rrLHE OMAHA ) DAILY BEE.
ESTABLISHED JUNE 19 , 1871. OMAHA , MONDAY MOBNLNG , DECEMBER 12 , 1898. SIXGLE COPY FIVE CENTS.
WORK OF THE SENATE
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Hicaragua Canal Bill May Be Taken Up
Birly This Week.
MEASURE WILL CONSUME MUCH TIME
Opponent * Desire a Postponement Until
After the Holiday * ,
CULI.OM BRINGS UP ANTI-SCALPING BILL
Bogistry of Foreign-Built Ships i > the
Order for Today.
BILL ON SUPREME COURT SITE FOLLOWS
Alllion Hope * to Present Urgency
Deficiency Dill Tnemlny Which U
Jn Hand * of Committee on
Appropriation * .
WASHINGTON , Dec. 11. The course of
Proceedings In the senate this week will de
pend upon the disposition that Is made of
the Nicaragua canal bill. It Is Senator
Morgan's Intention to call up this measure
Monday and he has expressed the hope that
ho will secure action at the Monday's ses
sion. Few of his co-workers agree with him
In thla opinion and the best Indication Is
that unless an agreement can be reached for
postponement several days at least will be
consumed In Its consideration.
The opponents of the measure will meet Its
supporters with a proposition to defer con
sideration until after the Christmas holidays
and they will give aa their reason for this
request the fact that the report of the gov.
crnmcnt commission appointed to Investigate
the feasibility of the canal has not yet been
made , urging the Importance of receiving
the Information which the commission will
bo able to furnish upon so vital a question.
If the bill Is taken up It will probably con
sume the greater portion of the senate's
time until finally disposed of.
Another subject on the calendar Is the
antl-ecalplng bill , which Senator Cullom has
informed the senate ho will seek to get up
at an early day , but he will meet with opposition -
position If ho makes the effort and Is not
likely to succeed thus early In the session.
The special order for Monday at 2 o'clock
Is the bill providing for the registry ot
foreign-built ships , but It the Nicaragua
bill should be taken up the registry bill
would not be allowed to consume much
time. Senator Morrlll has given notice ot
a motion Tuesday to consider the bill provid
ing for the purchase of a site for the Unite 1
States supreme court , but the proceedings
with reference to this measure will be con
fined to a speech by the Vermont senator.
The urgent deficiency bill for the army
mill receive attention some time during the
week. The committee on appropriations
Will meet Monday and It li not believed that
mo'ro than one meeting on the bill will be
Alllion , chairman of the
JVT > , 'Xt'lMw'been prophesied that the array bill
1 would be used M a pretext for discussion ot
* he Spanish war and the fear ot tuch a
course haa not entirely subsided.
APPItOPIUATIONS IN TUB HOUSE.
Program Mapped Oat for Flrt Part
of the 'Week.
WASHINGTON , Dec. 11. Beyond tbe first
three days there It no program mapped outer
( or tbe house this week. Tomorrow will be
devoted , under the rules , to the consldera
.
( Ion of business relating to the District of
.
Columbia and on Tuesday the District of
Columbia appropriation bill will be taken up.
This is in pursuance of the determination of
( he leaders to give appropriation bills the
right of way whenever one Is ready. There
Is nothing In the district bill this year to
attract opposition and unless the unexpected
happens the bill ought to pasa Tuesday or
Wednesday at the latest.
The appropriations aubcommlttee on pen
sions will commence work on the pension
appropriations bill tomorrow , but It can
hardly be ready before next week. It is
confidently expected , however , that It will
" lie passed before tbe holidays.
r" It is possible that Chairman Hull of the
military affairs committee will be able to
bring In the army reorganization bill as soon
M the district appropriation bill is out of
the way. He is exceedingly anxious to get
tbo bill into the house at tbe earlleit pos-
elblo moment , as be in particularly so
licitous that It should pass the house before
the holidays. If it ahould follow the dis
trict bill a very Interesting debate would be
precipitated. The future policy of the gov
ernment ordained In the bill for the In
creore ot the standing army nnd the whole
subject will be opened up.
The democrats arc divided upon the ques
tion of increasing tbe regular army , but bow
far the opposition will go in antagonizing
the measure it la impossible to forecast.
Only last week during the debate on the
urgent deficiency bill Mr , Do Armond of
Missouri , one of the leaders , evaded a reply
when the question was put fairly at him by
Mr. Cannon , chairman of the appropriations
committee. If the army reorganization bill
does not come up the various committees I.
under the call , will probably be allowed to
clran 'up business which they have on the
calendar.
WRECK ON OREGON RAILWAY
Four People Are Injured , Includlnu :
St. Paul Travel In * Hun ami D.
A. EIWer of Blonk , III.
PENDLETON. Ore. , Dec. 11. A rear-end
collision occurred today on the Oregon Rail
way & Navigation company's main line sev
enteen miles east of hero between the west
bound fast mall and freight train No. 21.
Four persona were seriously but not
fatally Injured. The Injured are :
Jay Adams ot San Francisco , general agent
of the Nickel Plate road ; cut and scalded.
David A. Elgcr ot Monk , 111 , ; cut about
head and acalded.
Louis Flelschner , traveling salesman for
Gulterman Brothers , St. Paul ; slightly cut
and scalded.
Harry Burrows , fireman of the freight
train ; cut on the head.
The passenger tialn stopped near Cayuse
elation to remove a horse which had been
caught In tae cattle guard. A brakeman
itav sent back to flag the freight train
Which was following , but before the freight
tnclnecr could stop his- heavy train it
crashed into the Pullman sleeper. Tbo Pull-
nan was crushed to splinters and several
freight cars were piled upon the coach.
Hherp were- nine passengers In the Pullman ,
but all escaped Injury except tboae named.
Elger , Adami and Flelschner , passengers
Who were Injured , were dressing at the time
of the accident. The steam pipes of the
nglne burst and escaping steam scalded the
iMfcu Injured aea.
NEW YORK SUNDAY TRAGEDIES
Violent Denth of Prominent Tnninmny
Mini In Itnnawn ) MhontliiMT
nml Mulclilr * .
NEW YORK , Dec. 11. The Sunday death
list In New York and vicinity was greatly
Increased by causes that ran the gamut
from suicide to murder.
The most spectacular tragedy of the day
occurred on the speedway. Thousands of
people who had gathered there to watch
the speeding gazed eagerly at what they
thought was a race. It was at first , but It
ended In a runaway and James McDonald ,
a * prominent Tammany man and one ot the
best known horsemen In the city , was car
ried to the Manhattan hospital , where he
died six hours later. McDonald had taken
a fast horse to the speedway for a warmIng -
Ing and had been challenged by a friend
to a test of speed. The horses went along
at a furious pace , with the thousands of
spectators applauding the brush. Then , with
a mighty effort , McDonald's horse took the
bit and with a defiant toss of his head shot
to the front. Two blocks ahead the speed
way was Impassable to the flyers and Mc
Donald , realizing this , stood up In his rig
and , dropping one rein , gave the other a
mighty jerk. He throw his horre , killing
It , himself pitching high into the air and
Bomo twenty feet forward , falling on the
hard road. His skull was fractured.
Vlncensco Garagusl , an Itallnn banker
and prominent In the Italian colony , was
shot and killed In front of his home In
Droome street tonight. Lawrence I'rlore , a
clerk employed In a drug store , was
urestej , charged with the murdei.
William Walters , 28 years of age , bought
10 cents worth of carbolic acid today and ,
after kissing his wife good-bye , Bald he
would go and call on his mother. Ho
stopped at his mother's home but a few
moments and when leaving drank the con
tents of the bottle , lie died en route to
the hospital.
Cathrcne Werener , a factory girl , 25 years
of age , drank carbolic arid today and died
shortly after her removal to the Flower
hospital.
Thomas McKeever , 31 years old , a freight
agent at Roselle , N. J. , was found dead In
bed In an apartment In "Soubretto Ilow"
this morning. The cause assigned by the
coroner was heart disease.
Elizabeth Clinton , 64 years of age , was
burned to death In her home on Bedford
strc.Pt. Her clothes became Ignited by the
bursting of a kerosene can.
A man believed to be Peter Thompson of
Brooklyn fell or Jumped off a dock In Brook
lyn. He was taken out of the water alive
but died a few hours later.
David Walsh , 22 years old , of Hobokcn ,
while walking along the tracks of the Erie
railroad at Hoboken caught In a switch and
was killed by a train of coal ears backing
up on the track where he was caught.
UNION WORKMEN ASSEMBLE
DeIcRate to Annual Convention of
Federation of Labor
Their Conference.
KANSAS CITY , Dec. 11. The annual con
vention of the American Federation ot La
bor will be called to order at 9 o'clock Mon
day morning. There will be a full attend
ance of delegates-according to the present
outlook , and an Important meeting Is looked
for by the leaderr , . . .Delegates are here from
arriving since Friday , and 'the last delega
tion will not be her * until tomorrow morn-
Ing.
Sunday was spent In Informal confer
ence and in greeting the late arrivals.
President Samuel Gompers was the life of
all groups. The so-called fight on Gompers1
re-election has not yet 'developed. On the
surface there appears no material opposition
to him.
Mr. Gompers refuses to "discuss his re
election.
"It rests with the party of the second
part , " be said. "It I am elected I want to
enter upon ray duties untrammeled by
pledges so that I may do for my chosen
people what I think the Interests of labor
demand. "
Mr. Compere refuses to say what the
probable action of the convention will be
in regard to the socialist pronunclamentos
which some delegates will demand , oph
will be the outcome ot the fight In the con
vention for the endorsement of free silver.
"In the past we have defeated tbe eoclfl-
Ists , " ho said. "And in tbe past , likewise ,
wo have come out for sliver. But since the
latter has been a political Issue the action
of tbe convention tbla year may be differ
ent. "
KANSAS POPULISTS' PLANS
Extra Se lim of LeitUlatnre to De
Held to Make Leiclnlatlon Re
publican * Cannot Oturrulo.
KANSAS CITY , Dec. 11. A special to
the Journal from Topeka , Kan. , says :
It Is stated positively tonight by State
Bank Commissioner J. W. Brledentbal and
other populist officials that a call for an
extra session ot the Kansas legislature will
be Issued next Tuesday by Governor Leedy.
The actual date of convening Is not given
out. The main object of the call , it Is stated ,
is to pass a railroad bill to empower the
state railroad board to fix maximum freight
rates , and Investing In that board the
power of a district court ,
Other measures to bo passed will be a
law creating a state bankers' guarantee
fund , making It obligatory upon banks to
pay Into the aUtc treasury a certain sum
to guarantee their depositors agalnat loss
by failure ; n bill to tax -chartered corpora
tions , and tbo confirmation ot the recess
appointments of Governor Leedy. The pass
Ing on these appointments will give the
populists control of the State Agricultural
college for au additional two years ; give
them a working majority In the State
Board of Charities and Insure the retaining
of several minor populist officials through
out the state. The Importance of the acts
of the extra t > esslon Is appreciated when It
Is stated that the senate- , which is a Jiold-
over body , Is strongly populist , makhig It
Impossible for the Incoming republican ad
ministration to turn over any legislation
which the populists way create.
SOLDIERS' DEATHS AT MANILA
Frank S. flloier of Company A , Flriit
Nebraska , Succumb * to Typhoid
Fever December 5.
WASHINGTON , Dec. 11. Major General
Otis , commanding at Manila , has made tbo
following report of deaths In his command :
MANILA Dec. U. Following deaths since
last report , December 3 :
Amasa J. Hawkins , prhate , Company I ,
Thirteenth Minnesota , smallpox. December
4 Harry A. McDowell , prhate. Company M ,
First Colorado , eutclde by cutting throat.
December C Frank S. Glover , private. Com
pany A. First Nebraska , typhoid fever. De
cember 7 William P. Vancei , prlvnU , Com
pany I , Twentieth Kansas , typhoid fever ,
on board transport Indiana , In Manila har
bor. December 8 Fred J. Norton , private ,
Company F. Second Oregon , dysentery ;
Frank M. Hlbbls , private Company A , Second
end Oregon , dysentery and heart failure. De
cember 9 HarT G. H'bbard. corporal , Com *
pncy K , He-nnd Oregon , typhoid fevr.
SLIM SHOW FOR BUILDINGS
Other Demand ! foi Honey Too Posing to
Admit of the Appropriations.
CANNON OPPOSES ALL SUCH MEASURES
Nnmlier of nill * Ilcforo Mer
cer' * Committee Nehrnnkn. Well
Heprencnted Stnrk Ilcnd *
the Llt. i
WASHINGTON , Dec. 11. ( Special. ) The
beautiful models of the battleships which
were on exhibition at tbe government build
ing In Omaha this year and which attracted
universal attention on account of tbe part
their originals played In the war of 1898 ,
are being placed in their old positions In
the corridors ot the Navy department.
Around them dally are gathered thousands ot
sightseers who admiringly look upon the
models with the utmost veneration and the
fplrlt of Americanism Injected In their re
marks Is worth going many miles to hear.
Representative Mercer's committee , that
of public buildings and grounds , will hold
Its first meeting In almost a year next
Friday. Upwards of 400 bills for public
buildings have been referred to tbe commit
tee , Nebraska furnishing Its due proportion.
Mr. Mercer's own bill to increase the appro
priation for the public building at Omaha to
$2,000,000 will probably have consideration
before the adjournment ot the third and
final session ot the Fifty-fifth congress , but ,
whether the other building bills In which
Nebraska Is Interested will receive any con
sideration Is a much mooted question. Judge
Strode of the First district has pending
before Mercer's committee a bill appropri
ating $11,500 to pay for the sidewalk around
the public building In tbe capital city ; also
a bill appropriating $75,000 for the erection
ot a building and the purchase of a elte
at Plattsmouth and this session ne has In
troduced a bill appropriating $75,000 for a
building and site at Falls City. Congress
man Sutherland of the Fifth district has'a
bill appropriating $10,000 for the purchase
of a site for a public building at Hastings.
Congressman Green of the Sixth district
has a like bill for the tame amount for
Kearney. Judge Stark of the Fourth dis
trict , however , caps the whole with his
bill appropriating $100,000 for public build
ings at Wahoo , David City , Osceoja , Au
rora , York , Seward , Wllber , Geneva , Hebron
and Falrbury. There Is a senate bill pend
ing before the committee , Introduced by Sen
ator Allen and passed In the senate -ln
February , appropriating $20,000 for the pur
chase of altea for public buildings at Nor
folk and Hastings. Congressman Mercer
has also another bill before his own com
mittee for the purchase of a site and the
erection of a public building at Dlalr , ; for
which $50,000 is asked. Whether there will
be any bills reported by the committee ' 15
the house Is a subject for considerable
speculation , Chairman Cannon of the ap
propriations committee' being eomewhat
averse to any appropriations fort public
buildings at thle session owing to the drain
made upon the treasury for the conduct of
the war.
Decoration for Augnnt fetfrutn ,
Scandinavian papers announce that his
majesty , the king ot Swedenrand < Norway ,
sen of Washington , -the"knighthood of the"
Order ot Wasa , which will be of specialIn
terest to a number ot Nebraakans who know
Mr. Petersen. This order Is one of the oldest
In Sweden and dates as far back as 1772 ,
when Gustavus III instituted the order In
the name and In the memory of his ancestor ,
Gustavua Wasa I , tbe liberator of Sweden
from the Danish under Christian the Tyrant.
The word "waaa" signifies in Scandinavian
a sheaf. The royal family carries a sheaf
on its arms. Gustavus III designed this
order to recompense such persons as had
rendered specially distinguished services to
their country. The king alone Is grand mas
ter , but he baa not the authority to abolish
the order , which is perpetual. He names the
members , after having on the date of bis
coronation sworn to observe the existing
statutes. The insignia of the order are an
oval gold medallion , united flexibly to a
golden crown enameled red and having In
the center a gold sheaf bound by a gold
ribbon , around which U the inscription In
Danish , "Gustavus III Instituted this order
In 1772. " Mr. Petersen , during his first few
years In this country , was connected with
the Kansas Pacific Railroad company ,
along which line he settled prosperous
Scandinavian colonies. Later be was closely
Identified with the Northern Pacific railroad
and during his trips to tbe fatherland and
especially to southern Russia ho was In
strumental In the formation of one of the
most Important colonies in the northwest ,
that of the Mennonlttn , some of whom were
also located in Kansas at the same time.
Observation of an Ecllpe.
Acting Secretary Spaldlng of the .Treasury
department has transmitted to congress a
communication from the secretary of the
navy submitting an estimate of appropria
tions for observations of tbe total eclipse
ot the sun in May , 1900 , for which $5,000
Is asked by the superintendent ot the Naval
observatory at Washington. In his letter
to the secretary of the navy Captain C. H
Davis , superintendent of the Naval ob
servatory , says that while thla eclipse Is
visible at Washington only as a partial
eclipse , tbe path of totality passes through
New Orleans , Mobile , Ala. , Raleigh , N. C. ,
and Norfolk , Va , and It Is bis desire that
observing stations along this line of totality
bo erected and properly equipped parties
from the observatory be assigned to thess
stations. He thinks the traveling expenses
of these parties might be covered under
the regular naval appropriation for the
year , but the estimate submitted , $5,000 ,
Is Intended to Include the preparation and
outfit of instruments and their transporta
tion and the additional purchase ot ma
terials , including photographic supplies ,
the erection of suitable buildings at each
station and generally tbe expense of
preparation and observation , including tbe
living expenses of the parties at the sev
eral stations. As to tbe Importance of this
work , the captain states that foreign par
ties representing their own governments
will bein this country and it is desirable
that the United States should not be behind
hand In an astronomical event which occurs
In Its own territory.
FIGHTING ON PANAY ISLAND
Report * of Euirnitement * Around
Hello , In Which Iimm-Knit * Meet
with Heavy Locum.
MANILA , Dec. 11. According to reliable
advices received from Hello , capital of'tho
Island of Panay , in the Vlzayns group , the
Insurgents attacked Hello on tbe night of
December 1 and captured all the Spanish
trenches , except one. They then notified
General Rlos to remove the women and chil
dren and threatened to renew tbo attack
the following night.
Wben these advices left Hello General
Rlos was expecting reinforcements and field
guns. The plan waa for the Spanish gun
boats to ebell the town it the Insurgents
effected ia entrance * Tba foreign re |
dents were greatly nlarmisUtmd all mer
chantmen have , been ordered * outsldo the
harbor In order to allow tUe gunboats to
operate. Meanwhile tbeSpanish author
ities have been advised Ibtt the Tullsan
troops are acting In dUobcdlcncc to orders
and cannot be restrained.
On the other hand the Spilnlsh transport
Isla de Luzon reports that the Insurgents
around Hello were rep'uBed | with great
slaughter on December ft tVhlle attempting
: o storm the last entrenchment. According
to this story 600 Insurgents were killed or
wounded by the machlno guns.
WORK OF RECONSTRUCTION
Ifoiv Spaniard * Devastated llnlgulu
Before They Lett-fijfeonomlval
Ma > or Appointed.
SANTIAGO , Dec. 11. General Leonard
Wood , military governor of the Department
of Santiago , has returned from his tour of
Inspection along the north , coast very well
satisfied with the results at his trip. He
considers that Colonel H < xj ! of the second
Immune regiment , who Is ( n "command of
'
Holguln , has d'one excellent work In the dis
trict. -
It appears that when the. Spaniards * left
"they " filled the cisterns1 wltjl ! manure , ren
dering It extremely dlfflcull to.get water.
They killed all tbe animals they could , leav
ing the dead bodies In .the streets , and
burned all the furniture th'ey were unable
to remove. In fact , theyjdevastated the
town. "
General Wood approves1 alt the appoint
ments made by Colonei' IiJOd | , who appar
ently has followed General ( Wood's sugges
tions as to methods' of eefjptloru He found
smallpox prevalent , but It i * under control
and being reduced by Dh' Vpodson and his
assistants. The health of tjjfc troops la ex
cellent , there not bclng butt'caso of serious
sickness. * " V *
General Wood also found/Jlbara In good
condition with smallpox online decline. All
the lighthouses along the rtfikh coast of the
province ore now In usecAijfc , $ > 0 to the wreck
of a Spanish brig loaded'wuh cocoanut oil ,
which proved opportune In-jthf * case.
No little Interest attachesijo the appoint
ment of a mayor at Mayaf } General Wood
found three candidates all ibpbt equally sup
ported. The average triairil' expenditure Is
$1,000,000. When he had"dlscovered that
the revenue Was somethl under $400.000
General Wood asked If therfe were not some
reputable citizen wltb p'atr'otlras enough to
give his services for nbhi % A merchant
promptly responded and -appointment is
acceptable to everybody,5 et ept the three
other candidates. The , joiv offices were
filled at a considerable reflation In salaries ,
' '
bringing down tbe expense J'WayarI , which
Is up the Mayarl river * C"jeW miles from
Nlpe bay , to a point WJwW-.ihey will not
exceed Us revenues. VJL1.
DELAY OCCUPATJOriiONE DAY
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evr Yorker * Did
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HAVANA , lec.
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th'elr baggage * , compejledft e wo .Hundred
and Second New T6rkHf .ak < iBn > ard
tbe transport Mlnnewaatai Juawtad , ot , march
ing through tne
men will' leave f
Preparation * for ta
a * . 'General 'Oreeae
from Avshtngteut OU $ .
supplies are on the way to. establish a mili
tary postofflce and that John McCullagh ,
former * chief of police 'of New York City , '
Will arrive here tomorrow io islst. In con
structing the police * yitert. An arar offl-
cial will be commandant of police , but In
other respects tbe force probably will be
civilian and recruited 'from the Cubans.
Colonel Dunwoody of the lignal corps will
bave charge of all the telegraphs on the
Island with provincial uperlnUndent ,
*
among them Captain Hellings for tha proy-
ince of Havana and Captain Ambrose Hlg-
glns for the province of Pl'naf del Rio.
It la believed here thait.Mr. Robert P. Porter
ter will bo superintendent * of customs for
tbe entire island.
Great destitution preraljskmong the labor
Ing classes In Havana. Tier * has been no
steady employment since the blockade began
last April , the only food available bting
rornmeal. The local authorltlw can do noth
ing more , a * their funds art exhausted. " Doc
tors , nurse * , medical supplies , rice , con
densed milk , crackers , bacon nd canned beef
are needed at once and In sufficient , quanti
ties for 30,000 people. '
Tbe United State * transport Roumanian ,
which left Savannah on Thursday with < < he
First North Carolina regiment , waa lighted
off 'El Morro at 6:80 la * evening and en
tered port this morning.
By the end ot the we k probably 5,000
American troops will b encamped at Playa
de Mariano.
MONUMENT TO 'DEAD HEROES
Soldier * ' and Sailor * ' Memorial Dedi
cated by Key We t People Work
of Union Veteran * .
KEY WEST , Fla. , Dec 11. The dedica
tion this afternoon of a handsome fence ,
enclosing the plot of ground In the city
cemetery In which rest the remains of the
sailors who were killed la , the explosion of
the battleship Maine , as well as tour men
from the Wlnslow , one from the Marble-
head , one from the Newport , one from the
Yankee and thirty-six 'others killed during
tbe rebellion , was the occasion of one of
tbe greatest demonstraRuijs'ever witnessed
here. '
The fence was purchase by popular sub
scription under tbe auspices ot the Union
Veterans' Legion encampment No. 69 of
Washington.
A procession was formed 'at the city ball
and proceeded to tbe ceinetery , where ap
propriate exercises w rpheld , addresses
being made by Captain -Tflron , Major Butts
and others. Immediately' after prayer by
Rev. Father Friend the fits of the Maine
was raised upon a staflr made from the
mast of the torpedo boat 'Wlnslow ' , while
the band played "The Star-Spangled Ban
ner , " In the parade were soldiers , sailors ,
civilians and school children. During the
exercises the children dedoreted the graves
wltb flowers. Fully 10,000 people viewed
tbe procession abd tbe exercises of dedica
tion.
REFUSED TOOBEY SENTRY
_
Two Kentncklan * 'Attvwpt to Board
Traimnort and Guard Fracture *
Skull of One of Them.
NEWPORT NEWS , Va. , Dec. 11. Henry
Rcffett , private of Company I , First Ken-
ti-cky regiment , was killed and Henry C.
llrehme. private of Company B of tbe same
regiment , Mas seriously wounded last night
by p. sentinel , who was , stationed at the
gangplank ot the' transport Berlin , which
brought the regiment from Porto Rico.
Tbe men started to board the transport
but did not have a pass. They Ignored tbe
injunction of tbe sentry to "top , and wben
they attempted to pass him be struck each
ot them over tbo bead with his bayonet.
Reffett's skull was fractured and ho died
thirteen hours later. Brebtne was trans
ferred to the hospital Hat night. He will
COMMISSIONS ON GOOD TERMS
Friendship Springs Up Between Spanish and
American Members.
UNOFFICIAL HOSPITALITY IS LACKING
Conrteny to Senate Prevent * Publica
tion of Treaty , hut Further De
tail * of Itn.Artlcle * Arc
Announced ,
PARIS , Dec. 11. The United States peace
commissioners rested today after the long
strain of dally conferences anl almost dally
sessions with the Spaniards , the Intensity
of which they hardly realized until It was
over. Warm personal friendships and
mutual regard have arisen between the two
commissions as the result of their ex
tended controversy at close quarters.
Today several members of both commis
sions exchanged calls. The American com
missioners unofficially Informed the Span-
lards that they would be glad to have the
two commissions dlno together. The reply ,
which like the Invitation was conveyed
diplomatically through a third party , was
that the Spaniards would be most pleased ,
but feared It would be Inadvisable , because
It might be misconstrued at Madrid where
already much feeling existed against the
Spanish commissioners.
Test of Treaty Withheld.
Several of the United States commloelon-
crs were Inclined at first to publish the
text of the treaty , but Senator Frye made
a strong plea yesterday for the observance
of courtesy toward the United States sen
ate and his arguments prevailed.
Further details , however , have been
learned as to the wording of the treaty
\\hlch provides that Cuba is to be relin
quished and that Porto Rico and the Philip
pines are to be ceded. The Americans are
to pay for the repatriation of the Spanish
troops from all the colonies. The Spaniards
are to return nil prisoners held by them.
They are to retain possession of all mili
tary stores and munitions of war In the
Philippines and of such ships as have not
been captured. The commercial treaties
between the two nations which the war
ruptured are to be renewed at the con
venience of the two nations.
The protocol makes nearly 600 typewritten
pages.
The United States commissioners have
been almost overwhelmed with offers of
dinners Jn England , prompted by the desire
of prominent Englishmen to emphasize the
Anglo-American entente , but they will re
main In Paris until the day before sailing
for the United States. They will make for
mal calls upon President Faure and high
officials here to thank them for official hos
pitality. Unofficial hospitality to tbe United
States commissioners has been ostenta
tiously lacking In Paris.
CABINET APPROVES THE PROTEST.
Will Declare Crll * and Shut Off De-
tmte on Adoption of BUI.
MADRID , Dec. 11. The government en-
, tljnly'appTJTnHh-i emor 4um of protest
'against the action of the UnlteU States com
missioners filed by Senor Montero Rlos at
. ,
Cortes IntactBenor .dagalEC Will ask ah
Indemnity bill for the cession of the Phil
'
ippines. The cabinet will then declare that
as it finds Itself at a crisis It cannot permit
any debate and it will , therefore , demand
the Immediate adoption of the bill , after
which Benor fiagasta will sublmt the ques
tion of confidence to the queen regent
El Heraldo says tbe government believes
that In the present circumstances the hold
ers of the Philippine debt will accept the
arrangement arrived at and consider that
the Cuban bondholders should demand of
the future government of Cuba a fulfillment
of the contract by claiming a mortgage on
the custom * which guarantee the debt.
The memorandum protest * against the re
fusal of the Americana to surrender the se
curities deposited In the treasuries of Cuba
and Porto Rico by private Spaniards , re
marking that "never baa a civilized nation
committed such an act of violence. "
Secondly , It protests against the ulti
matum demanding the Philippines.
Thirdly , It protests against tbe position
in which thoie Spaniards are placed who
desire to remain in Cuba.
Fourthly , U protects against the reference
to the destruction of the Main * In Presi
dent MeKlnley's message to the United
States congress. On this point the memo
randum says : "Spain has proposed arbi
tration , but the United States refuses to
give It the right which is granted to a
criminal , namely , the right of defending
Itself. Tbe Spanish commissioners leave
the care of fixing the reaponslblllty of the
explosion to the entire world , which will
say whether those arc responsible who de
sire the truth or those refusing to seek it. '
The newspapers generally express relief
at the signing of tbe treaty. Tbo Jnde
pendent organs , most of the provincial pa
pers and tbe Carllat and republican jour
nals attack both political parties , conserva
tlve _ and liberal , reproaching thtm equally
with having brought the country to tbo
present pass.
El Imparclal alone publishes the con
tents ot the treaty , which produces a less
unfavorable Impression than had been ex
pected , owing to the commercial and other
concessions to Spain.
nEPRIEVE WAHK'S SENTENCE ,
Royal Artilleryman' * Cane Stir * Vp
the Ennll Ii Dlood.
LONDON , Dec. 11. Lieutenant Wark of
tbe Royal artillery , who on Thursday last
was sentenced to de&th for murdering Miss
Jane Yatcs of Liverpool , a girl of goo < !
family , by conspiring with her to procure an
Illegal operation which resulted In her
death , has been reprieved.
The evidence In the case tended to show
that the girl was solely responsible. She
made a statement before ehe- died exonerat
ing Wark , who after the Jury bad returned
a verdict of guilty protested bis Innocence
in open court.
Tbe ecene when he protested bis Inno
cence was highly dramatic and was followed
by an extraordinary demonstration against
the trial Judge when tbe latter left tbe
room. The , newspapers took the matter up
declaring that even it the verdict were legaj
it would be an outrage to carry out the
sentence , as Wark was evidently entirely In
nocent of deliberate participation In the
girl's crime.
For Threatening a Mlmilonnry.
LONDON , Dec. 11. The Pekln corro
spondept of the Dally Mall says : An Im
perlal rescript , Just Issued , sentences to
death a Chinese llteratus who wrote
threatening letters to a foreign missionary
In Klang-Shl. Tbe edict astonished the
Chinese and tbe action of the empress dow
ager Is likely to have a salutary effect
Turkey Will I'ay Indemnity.
CONSTANTINOPLE , Dec. 11. Oscar
BUaUBs , United State * minister to Turkey
hid an audience wltb tbo sultan on Frl-
uay. U w-as exceedingly cordial and it Is
understood that such assurances were give *
to tbo American minister regarding a e
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sfactory settlement of all pending ques-
Ions between the United States and Turkey ,
ncludlng the payment of Indemnity for
American losses In Armenia.
HYK ON INTKHNATIO.VAI , U.YM12.
Uiuperor' * Slicnillcnnt Remark * to
Metntiem of llHclmtnir.
BERLIN , Dec. 11. Emperor William today -
day received the recently elected president
of the Reichstag. In the course of a general
conversation he said that although Germany
was on a peaceful and friendly footing with
all the powers the International situation re.
quired great attention , "as Indeed every lay
man can see for himself. "
His majesty urged It was necessary to
carry out the proposed completion and per
fecting of the army.
"What I propose , " he remarked , "Is cer
tainly not much , but consideration for the
taxpaylng capacity of the country would uot
permit more to be proposed. "
LONDON , Dec. 11. The Berlin corre
spondent of the Dally Newi says : "I have
not been able to procure an authentic record
of Emperor William's conversation with the
Reichstag officials , but I have reason to bo-
love It covered a large Held In foreign poli
tics. The emperor , I understand , discussed
the eventuality of a serious Anglo-French
conflict , expressing the opinion that England -
land was In earnest and was pursuing Its
political objects with unusual tenacity ns
the United States did before the late war. "
LONDON , Dec. 12. The Berlin corre
spondent of the Standard says : "It Is
rumored here that the great cowers con-
ccrned have agreed to a German occupation
of the Samoan Islands , beginning with
Upola. "
WILL WAIT FOR SPECIAL SESSION.
Joint Cnnndlnn Coiitml loit May Ail-
. Jonrii Till March.
ST. JOHNS , N. P. , Dec. 11. It Is re
ported In official circles here today that the
Anglo-American joint high commission ,
having under consideration the questions
In dispute between Canada and the United
States , will adjourn on Thursday next to
resume Its sittings next March after the
expiration of the present congress , when
a special session of the United States sen
ate , then under republican control , will be
called to ratify a treaty submitted by the
joint high commission.
DREYFUS SOON TO RETURN HOME.
Government Decide * to Afford Him
Eacort of Safety.
PARIS , Dec. 11. Le Sotre this evening
announces the return of Dreyfus at an early
date. It asserts that the government has
formally decided upon this course and has
ordered a 'body of soldier * to' te "fn'T'ead-
Iness to escort him from the port of landing
to ParUi. * < s * *
ing \ > < f y
„ "
La > 'L'ib rta. . says 'ftat/lae temporary "re-
' ' ' . ;
Fatal Accident IB Barcelona.
BARCELONA , Dec. 11. A large quantity
of brick work in a sewer in course of con
struction here collapsed this afternoon ,
burying many of the workmen. Eighteen
bodice have been recovered. '
HONORS FORCOL VIFQUAIN
_
eeeeed * Bryan a * Colonel of Third
Nebraska and I * Decorated by
Emperor of China *
SAVANNAH , Go , , Dec. 11. ( Special Tel
egram. ) Honors are coming fast for Lieu
tenant Colon * ! Vlfqualn of the Third Ne
braska Infantry , United States volunteers.
Colon * ! William J. Bryan is to resign next
week and he will succeed him. Added to
thU a communication wa received by the
lieutenant colonel today from the Chinese
legation at 'Washington t tlng that he had
been honored by tb emperor of China. He
ha * been made a knight of the Order of
tbe Double Dragon , which carries with it
the full title of mandarin. The appointment
was made for services rendered the Chi
nese residents of the United States of
Colombia by Colonel Vlfqualn when sta
tioned there as United States consul gen
eral.
eral.SAVANNAH
SAVANNAH , Ga. , Dec. 11. General Kel-
fcr , who IB In command of tbe remaining
troops of tbe Seventh array corps since
General Lee's departure for Cuba , tonight
confirmed tbe rumor of Colonel W. J.
Bryan's resignation of his command. Both
General Lee and General Kelfer endeavored
to Induce Colonel Bryan to go to Cuba , but
were unsuccessful.
IMPRISONED BYJHE FLAMES
Four , I'omlbly Six I > eron * , Lone
Tuelr Live * In n Rrooklyn
Tenement Fire.
NEW YORK , Dec. 11. Four persons were
killed by a fire in a five-story apartment
house at Prospect Place , Brooklyn , tonight.
A man and his > wife , names unknown , who
lived on the fifth floor , were burned to a
crisp. The man's body was banging out
over the window , where ho had evidently
gone to save himself. John Wlnne , a young
man 20 years of age ot 620 Carlton avenue ,
ran into the building to attempt a rescue ,
In trying to lower himself down tbo dumb
waiter shaft ho fell and was found dead
at the bottom. Another man , as yet un
identified , also lost his life.
At 1 o'clock six persons were reported
missing , two of whom at that hour were
reported dead. The supposed dead are : Jo
seph Noblett and his wife.
The missing are : Mr. Frank and wife
and brother and child.
At 1:30 : a. m. tbe bodies of Mr. and Mrs.
Noblett and that of Mrs. Mary Stedborn ,
the motber-ln-law of Joseph Noblett , were
found by firemen on tbe fourth floor of
the house after the flames had been ex
tinguished. Noblett'8 body was banging
across tbe window sill , burned almost be
yond recognition.
Dnmnice * to Mn ucliiiift ( * .
NEW YORK , Dec. 11. It was impossible
to ascertain yesterday -the full extent of tbe
Injuries received by the battleship Massa
chusetts , which struck a reef or sunken
obstruction near Diamond reef , oft Castle
William , Governor's Island , on Saturday
while on Its \vay from the navy yard to the
naval anchorage off TompklnsUllc. Staten
Island. It was found , however , that tbo
damage wrought was considerably greater
than was at first supposed and It is be
lieved fully ninety days wjll be rcqure ! <
ito put tbe vessel In condition to go to sea
Movement * of Ocean Vessel * , pea , 11
At New York Arrived Steamer Cumbria
from Liverpool ; La Champagne , from Havre
At Liverpool Arrived Gjeorglc , from
York. Soiled Cufic. for New York.
At Qttwn.stawB--Sfllled L.Ucanla. for Now
GEN. GARCIA IS DEAD
'otable ' Cuban Leader Succumbs to Attack of
Pneumonia ,
LAST THOUGHTS OF HIS BELOVED LAND
atal Illness Brought On While Attending
lilies' ' Banquet ,
ND OF A GREAT PATRIOT'S ACTIVE CAREER
Original Conspirator in Uprising Against
Spain in ' 68.
HIS SON , JUSTO , PRESENT AT HIS BEDSIDE
Many Public Men of Wnhlttirtoit
prt-M * Their CoiidoleticeH ( Jcu-
eral tiiirelu' * Slckue * * of
Hhort Duration.
WASHINGTON , Dec. 11. General Cnllxt *
Garcia , tbo Cuban general , who came here
t the bead of the Cuban delegation from
lie Santa del Sur convention to confer with
ho American authorities , died at 10 o'clock
bis morning. He was taken 111 with pneu
monia several days ago. Owing to his ud-
uncod age , there had been llttlo hope of bis
ecovery from the first.
The change from the warm climate of Cuba
1th the hardships ho had there endured to
ho wintry weather of New York and Wuah-
ngton Is responslblefor the pneumonia which
esulted In his demise. Ho contracted a slight
old In New York , which did uot assume an
larmlng stage until < the early part ot last
veek.
On Tuesday night , General Garclu , in com-
iany wltb the other members of the com-
nlsslon , attended a dinner given In his honor
ly General Miles , and It was a result of the
xpoauro that night which culminated In his
death.
During the twelve hours or moro preceding
llssolutlon General Garcia was unconscious
most of the time. At In tennis he recognized
ne or more ot those about him.
l > nt Thought * of Ilelo\cd Country.
In his dying moments as all through his
busy and active lite his thoughts were for
Is beloved country and Its people and among
ils lost words were Irrational mutterlngs , la
which ho gave orders to his son , Who is on
ils staff , for the battle which he supposed
was to occur tomorrow and In which bo un *
derstood there were only 400 Spaniards to
combat Just before ho died he embraced ul *
son.
son.Rev.
Rev. Father Magee of St. Patrick's church
waa called In during the day and'was with
General Garcia until tbe end , administering
he last rite-of .tbe-Catholic ohurcb.Other
member * of the commission and Mr. Rubens ,
their counsel in thla country , was also la
the-.bedchamber when tbe end , , ca ev'Th , > r.ti -
"
remtlnsj were Immediately , -prepared , for
mrlal anr * - " ! T- iAjjtk * L'i * & ± -it ttS4t ±
room la which he died. A large Cuban fta *
erved as a covering and the head retted
on one of smaller dimension * . The fac *
and bust were left exposed to publlo
view. The feature * had a remarkably life *
Ike appearance and gave no Indication of
.he sufferings which the deceased had uorne.
lust above the head perched a magnificent
floral piece of red and white roses and crossed
palms tied with a pure white ribbon. By
direction of Major General Miles a detach
ment of soldiers from Battery B , Sixth ar
tillery , at the barracks here , under com
mand of Lieutenant Cox , waa detailed aa
a bodyguard for the remains.
Notlflea Provisional Government ,
After General Oar1 * ' * death steps wer *
taken to notify the government officials hera
and also the executive committee of the Cu
ban assembly , which has its headquarters at
Mariano , Cuba. Secretary Jose Vlllulon of
.bo commlslon sent a telegram of notification
to Mendez Capote , president of the Cuban
assembly , who Is now In Savannah. As soon
as death became known a number of visitors ,
including many publlo men , came to the ho
tel to express their condolences. President
McKlnley manifested bis sympathy by send
ing a suitably-worded letter and Vice Pres
ident Hobatt sent bis card. Among those
who called were Senators Foraker , Money ,
Proctor and Chandler and Majors General
Lawton and Wheeler.
General Garcia left a large family , only
one ot which , Junto , a captain on his staff ,
was wltb him wben he died. His wlilovr
and Mercedes , a daughter , 17 years of age ,
ore at Thomasvllle , Ga. , where the joung
Is quite 111 ; Marie , a sou , 19 years of ago ,
is with tbe mother at Thomasvllle , and Car
los Garcia , another son , Is In Cuba. A daugh
ter , Leonora , who married an American , is
now living in Paris. General Garcla'u
mother Is still alive and resides In Havana.
Gave I/lfe for Liberty' * Caue.
General Garcia , whose name will be ever
linked wltb those ot other patriots who
bave fought against unequal odds for the
freedom of bis country , has had a mo.-tt
active and varied life , much ot which hag
been spent In righting for the cause of Cu
ban liberty , which he bad the satisfaction
of seeing accomplished so short a time before -
fore his death. Ho was a man of culture
and refinement , of splendid education andl
came from a distinguished family of Jlquanl ,
of Santiago de Cuba province. He wo *
born In Cogquln , October 14 , 1839 , and was.
therefore , in bis 60th year. General
Garcia was educated In Havana and la
Spain. In 1S64 ho was married to Isjbol
Velez. General Garcia was the original
conspirator In the uprising of the Cubing
against Spain In 18G8 and In that war , unite *
Gomez , ho attained the rank ot a brigadier
general. In October of 18C8 he captured tha
towns of Jlquanl and Balre and recruited !
many hundreds of patriots. He bail com
mand of the eastern departments during
that revolution after 1873 and won nuny
notable victories , Including those at Mclnne *
and Aures. While the revolution wan n a
critical state In tbe other provinces anil It *
outcome uncertain he maintained It ult'a
vigor In the territory under bU command.
I'rcfur * Heath to Surrender.
In 1875 while rcconnoltcrlng with hli
staff he was surrounded by 2,000 Spaniards ;
Preferring death to capture , ho a I tempted
suicide by placing his re\olvcr under hit
chin and firing. Tbe bullet came out be
tween his eyebrows. For months lie lay
between life and death , but was saved
finally by Spanish Burgeons , who , j > o < nlbly ,
had owed their own lives to hl mercy. Th
Spaniards , believing him about to die , , x v
him a pardon. The bole which the bullet
made when , It entered the chin and can *
out between the eyebrows was always vl U
bio and shows plainly la the cilmnciJ o |
death.
For hU participation In the revolution *
ary movement General Garcia was Beat t
Spain , where- for four years hej wa *
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