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THE OMAH DAILY BEE ESTABLISHED JUNE 19 , 1871. OMAHA , TUESDAY MORNING , DECEMBER 13 , 1898 TWELVE PAGES. SINGLE COPY FIVE CENTS. DEBATING EXPANSION i > Vest's Resolution Opposing Imperialism Galled Up in Upper House. COLONIAL SYSTEM A COPY OF MONARCHY Vigorous Objections on Constitutional Grounds Are Urged , MORGAN WANTS ACTION ON CANAL BILL Amendment Accepted Excepting Canal from Huutrahty Agreement. BILL FOR RELIEF OF REGULAR SOLDIERS According to Its Provisions Thane Who Enlisted Only for War and Are .Needed at Home 31 ay Leave the Army. WASHINGTON , Dec. 12. Discussion of two questions , each of Importance and In terest at this gcsslon , was begun by the senate today. The territorial expansion ana the construction of the Nicaragua canal oc cupied the attention of the body during the greater part of the afternoon. As soon as the morning routine business had been disposed of Mr. Vest of Missouri called up hit resolution , offered lost week , declaring It to bo unconstitutional for this government to acquire foreign territory , ex cept for coaling stations or some like pur pose , unless Ha Intention \\as to confer statehood upon the territory and citizenship upon Us Inhabitants. Mr. Vest declared that it was a basic principle of this government that "the pow ers of the government were derived from the consent of the governed , " and main tained that the federal government had no authority either In morals or In the con stitution to go beyond that principle. He held that the principle had been sustained by the supreme court In various decisions and that no public man of prominence and no recognized tribunal had ever been reck- leis enough to controvert It. Mr. Platt , republican of Connecticut , took Ismio with Mr. Vest and announced that at some con venient time In the near future he would offer some remarks on the resolution , In the course of which he wouM endeavor to show that the Missouri senator waa wrong In his interpretation of the constitution and in accurate in his deductions from the law. Opened by Morgan. Mr. Morgan opened the debate on the canal bill with a three-hour appeal for ac tion at this eesslon. The whole country , he said , would be disappointed it congress did not act. He was willing to take any measure which would result In the build ing of the canal : In the course of hls > re marks ho agreed to accept an amendment pectflcafly excepting the canal from neu trality with regard to any country with which the "United State * might be at war. At the opening Mr. Hoar and Mr. Hale .presented resolutions of citj- xens of their states"'reamonstratlng against the txtenilon of American sovereignty over the Philippine Islands and gainst the acquisition of foreign territory without the consent ot the people of euch territory. The resolutions were referred to the committee on foreign relations. Mr. Pettlgrew Introduced a bill authoriz ing A. A. Bartlett to raise the battleship Maine and transport It to the United States. Mr. Hoar introduced a resolution for a com mission to prepare and carry out plans for the celebration of the centennial ot the city of Washington as capital of the United States. Mr. Hoar introduced the following reso- lutlon : That the committee on military affairs be instructed to Inquire and report as soon as may be , whether some policy may not be established by law by which soldiers In the regular army , who have families or parents depending on them tor support , or whose education or opportunities for business will be seriously interfered with by longer con tinuance In the military service , and who enlisted for the war , or under assurances that they would be held only while the war lasted , may be promptly discharged and their plactt , so far as necessary , be filled with new recruits. Vest Takes the Floor. Mr. Vest then called up hla resolution of fered last week , declaring that the constitu tion confers no power on the federal govern ment to acquire territory to be held and gov erned permanently M colonies and addressed the senate thereon. He did not , propose , he aid , to ray anything that would necessitate ft secret tesslon , u he had no intention ot discussing any treaty now pending or which was to bo proposed hereafter to be ottered. It seemed to htm , however , peculiarly appro priate to dlKUSs the powers of the United States government under our constitution. Senator Vest said that the declaration of Independence had been drawn up with the Me * that all governments derived their Just powers from the consent of the governed. It wai incredible that the founders of the government could have looked forward to the time when millions ot human beings could be held without their consent , merely us chattels to be disposed of as the sovereign eign power * ot the mother country might choose. Mr. Vest declared that the United States supreme court had settled that question for all time. Mr. Vest maintained that the con stitution applies alone to the states of the union. In favor of what he termed "this monstrous proposition , " he Bald the expan sionists quoted Daniel Webster , for whose opinions he himself had Ibe highest respect. The argument of Mr. Webster referred to bad been made In a debate withJohn C. Calhoun when slavery was a dominant Issue. Mr. Calhoun had maintained that Inasmuch as slavery was recognized by the federal constitution , Its extension Into the territories acquired by the union of states was consti tutional. Then It was that Mr. Webster had declared that the constitution applied to tne states alone. "To say , " declared Mr. Vest , "that citi zens of a territory are excluded from the privileges guaranteed by the bill of rights and are mostly the subjects of the arbitrary will of congress Is a monstrous proposition ; but fortunately the supreme court has de termined that question In many cases. I do not deny the power of the federal govern ment to acquire territory , but I do deny us powers to acquire territory peopled with mil lions without their consent and with no in tention of conferring upon them citizenship. I may be answered that the point Is not good ; that it may be evaded by the tsklng in of vast tracts of lands peopled with bar barians. It may be held merely for com mercial advantages , when the congress of the United States shall become so degraded as this , it Is only a question ot time until the end shall come , "An Appendage of Monarchy. " "We Are a great people , " concluded Mr. Vest. "We are told that this country can da anything , constitution or no constitution. W r0 a sreat people , it is true , but we do more than another great people did a people that conquered the world , not with steel ships and modern cannon , but with bare swords and primitive galleys. The colonial system destroyed all hopa of repub licanism In the other time. It Is en ap pendage of monarchy. It can cxlct in no free country , because It uproots and elim inates the basis ot all republican Institu tions Chat governments receive their Just powers from the consent of the governed. I know not what may bo done with the glamour of foreign conquest and greed of the .money classes of this country. For myself , I would rather quit public life this minute nay , I would bo willing to yield life Itself rather than give my consent to this fantastic and wicked attempt to revolutionize our gov ernment and to substitute the principles of our hereditary enemy for the teachings of Washington and his associates. " Mr. Platt of Connecticut , In expressing the hope that Mr. Vest would not ask for Im mediate action upon his resolution , said he desired to offer some remarks upon it , but was not prepared today to do so. He did not , he said , acquiesce In the law as stated by the Missouri senator. He believed that the power to acquire territory was Inherent In the nation and was not subject to limi tation. In the remarks he proposed to sub mit , ho would endeavor to establish this belief. He thought It perfectly evident that If the United States , in fighting a war , came Into possession of territory , the prog ress of Us army and navy could not be stopped until the constituted authirltles de clare whether It Is the purpose to hold the acquired territory , with the ultimate Inten tion of conferring statehood upon Us in habitants. In response to an Inquiry by Mr. Hoar , Mr. Platt declared that the power of the gov ernment to acquire territory was full and plenary. To this proposition , unless It were accom panied by declarations as to the purpose ot the government , with the territory acquired , which purpose should bo within the power of the constitution to confer , Mr. Hoar said he desired to enter his emphatic dissent. Call Up Canal BUI. Mr. Morgan called up the Nicaragua canal bill , which was read in cxtenso , and Mr. Turple thereupon suggested to Mr. Morgan the advisability of postponing the considera tion of the bill until after January 1. He called attention to the fact that the president In his message suggested that matters should remain in statu quo until the report of the canal commission was made. It was an open secret , he said , that the commission would report by the first of tbo year. The report would deal with questions vitally im portant In connection with the bill. It would report officially upon the feasibility of the enterprise , the practicability of routes and the estimated expenditures. The work of the commission has cost { 250,000. Why not wait ? Why go it blind ? Mr. Morgan said that the country had reached a , conclusion upon this question and would not be satisfied , ho thought , to eee this session pass without the enactment of legislation which would secure the build ing 01 ifle canal. Nicaragua and Costa Rica recognized what was the universal opinion of mankind , that the canal across the isth mus must be built under the protection , control and management of some great maritime power. The terms of the Menocal- Cardenas concessions proved this. The two sovereign republics took stock in the com- > any when organized , Nicaragua retaining > . per-cent ot the paid uj > stock and Costa Rica 1H per cent. They .had * Waived their sovereign rights1 in favor ot the congress ot : he United States. They had waived them for the benefit of their own countries in order to accomplish that without which they were the most minute , microscopic dots on the map of the world. It was pledged In that treaty with Nicaragua to protect the canal. Our armies must go there it the rights of the canal were In vaded. The rights of an exclusive charter pos sessed under the treaty of 18C7 were In violation lation ot the Clayton-Bufwer treaty. But seven years before Great Britain had pro cured a treaty with Nicaragua Identical In terms , BO that the Clayton-Bulwer treaty had vanished Into thin air by Great Brit ain's act. The main difficulty that con fronted us arose out of the fact that when Cleveland withdrew the Frellnghuysen-Ca- blllo treaty ho expressly took tbo ground that It established an entangfing alllanco and violated the Clayton-Bulwer treaty. Clayton-OnliTer Treaty Dead. "It could not violate a treaty that was dead , " said Mr. Morgan. "So that Mr. Cleveland by his first diplomatic act against the Judgment of congress gave vitality tea a treaty that waa dead. " A question was raised as to the language of the bill guarnateelng the neutrality ot the canal In case the United States was at war with a country. Mr. Morgan said that the language of the bill specifically excepted such a case. Mr. Hoar differed with Mr. Morgan. If the United States were at war with England and England should dispatch a hostile fleet to San Francisco , could that fleet pass through without Interruption , asked Mr. Hoar. Did the statement In the bill as to the right of the United State * to protect the canal in time of war give us the right to say the canal was not neutral ? he asked. Mr. Morgan said no nation would misun derstand the language of the bill , but he was willing to accept any language that would make our right bore specific. Mr. Hoar suggested that the clause relat ing to the neutrality'of the canal should be amended so to read : "Except as to nations at war with the United States. " Mr. Morgan said he would accept the amendment. No senator should vote the bill on this Account. Mr. Morgan said the president , in whom congress had so wisely and confidingly en trusted a fund of { 50,000,000 to be used "at his discretion , " could certainly bo trusted to hear and determine the objections of Nicaragua or Costa Rica or the stockholders of the Maritime Canal company. Mr. Mor gan said bis plea was for action. This bill did not seek to build the canal. It simply placed the question In the hands ot the president. In reply to a question Mr. Morgan said that he did not believe It would be compe tent for the United States , Independent of any corporation , to proceed ( p the construc tion of the canal under the treaty ot 1867. At the conclusion ot Mr. Morgan's speech the senate at 5:10 : p. m. adjourned. WANT MORMONISM REBUKED Cleveland Minister * Denounce Elec tion of Drift-ham II. Roberts to United State * Congress. CLEVELAND , O. , Dec. 12. At the union ministers' meeting h M here today resolu tions were adopted denouncing the elec tion of Brlgham H. Roberts as a member of the house ot representatives from Utah , IHcause he belongs to the Mormon faith. Thj resolutions , which will be transmitted to the house of representatives , claim that Uoberts Is L tool of the Mormon priesthood and urging , that body to refuse to recognize him as a member ; that the most stinging rebuke possible should be administered to MormonlJin , which threatens church , state und ho.nc. If Mr. Roberts Is seated It Is lilmed that it will be taken by Mormon- tara as a great victory over congress and a notice that Mormon political methods are ute fiom interference by congress. . .ilLES . ASKS FOR MORE MEN Ntcewity it Shown for Increasing Military Establishment , ACQUIRED TERRITORY MUST BE PATROLLED ( oinmandlnfc General Point * Oat that Neither Colniitex Nor Home Fron tier Shonld lie Neglected Kiitl- snate of Troops Needed. WASHINGTON , Dec. 12. Major General Miles appeared today before the housu com mittee on military affairs tor a hearing rela tive to the proposed reorganization and In * ' crease of the army. Two bills for this pur pose are pending , one drawn by General Miles and Introduced In the senate 09 the Elawley bill and another Introduced in tba house by Chairman Hull of the military , committee. General Miles addressed himself to the general need of Increasing the army without reference to either bill. He said that he had always favored the establishment of a fixed standard for the army. The experi ence of the last year , he said , had demon strated that our present military establish ment was unable to maintain our position as a first class power. It was necessary now to consider both our military requirements at home , and those In our now colonial de pendencies abroad and also the rapidly In creasing demands made by our seacoast for tifications. The latter , as far as completed , required some 185 batteries of artillery and when the entire Increase In coast defenses was completed , 365 batteries -would be re quired. * | The war with Spain bad shown pretty clearly bow many men would bo required , General Miles said. The war had employed 52,000 men for actual field operations at various points. Ot these 22,000 men went to Manila , 20,000 to Cuba and 10,000 to Porto Rico. These were men actually In the pres ence ot the hosttlo enemy. Since then there ' had been reinforcements for garrison and other purposes. At the same time the general pointed out that the necessities at home must not be overlooked ; the entire frontier had been stripped of troops during the late war , and complaints were coming In that the lives , families and property of those along the frontier were Jeopardized by Indians. In particular there were fears of an outbreak In the Stoux country because of the absence of troops. It waa not desirable , therefore , so to withdraw our forces from the frontier as to leave them defenceless or to invite disorder. These considerations , said General Miles , had led him to recommend a standard of ono soldier for 1,000 population at home , with native troops on a basis of two native soldiers for every 1,000 population. "If we are to bo a first-class power In the world , " proceeded General Miles , "we must have a military system adequate to meet our responsibilities the world over. I believe in making that system so small that it will not bo a menace and at the same time large enough to make it adequate for any emer gency. " Ho believed one soldier to 1,000 popula tion would give an army entirely adequate for ev.enrva ? d. It/would' glveiaa.Atagt.-of 62,000 according to the last census and about 75,000 on < the estimated population of todiy. In addition to this force the use of native troops would make an effective body in the , several colonies. , "A'nd if we are to keep the Philippines and I have no more idea that we will give up Manila than that we will give up Bunker Hill or any other place Immortalized in our history then this native force will largely augment our ow troops there and I under stand the natives are ready to enter upon this service. " General Miles then explained In detail the bill drawn by htm. Ilearlnir Takes Spirited Tarn. The bearing took quite a spirited turn \rticn several of the democratic members of the committee began cross-questioning Gen eral Miles. When Representative Cox rV quested that the minority have an oppor tunity to ask some questions Chairman Hull expressed the hope that the committee would not divide on political lines , as it bad never before separated Into majority and minority. In response to questions General Miles said at least 2,000 native troops and 2,000 of our trcops were required to maintain order in Porto Rico. At least 16,000 were required for western posts exposed to Indian upris ings. When asked how many troops were required in Cuba General Miles said that as troops were moving there now be would not go into details on that point , as It might be erroneously construed as comment on his su periors In office. Ho expected that moat of the troops would be oft for Cuba within thirty days. "When will the Cuban government be or ganized ? " asked Mr. Sulzer of New York. "I do not know ; that la a political ques tion , " answered the general. Ho went on , to say that probably 10,000 men would be sufficient for Cuba In the near future. The officers In the Philippines estimated that there would be required 25,000 men , possibly more. Altogether about 40.000 men were needed abroad and 36,000 at home. When Mr. Hay of Virginia suggested that Jamaica , no larger than Porto Rico , wa governed by a British force of 1,089 , ' Gen eral Miles said the conditions were quite different. Porto Rico was adequately gar- rlsoned for a double purpose , ae a base- for our ships and forces and also to prevent Spain or any foreign power from attempting to take It. Friction Between Head * . At the afternoon meeting General Scho- fleld , who preceded General Miles In command ot the army , devoted his chief at tention to the friction Inevitably arising be * twe n the secretary of war and the com manding general under the present system. This had occurred during the command ot General Scott , who removed his headquarters to New York to avoid differences arising with the War department. It occurred also during the command of General Sherman , who went to St. Louis to avoid friction. The trouble arose out of the system which gave the head of the army the name ot com manding general , when , in fact , he had little or no authority , or oven Influence as com manding reneral. Whether he does any. thing depends largely on his personal rela tions with the secretary of war. If these relations are close , then the secretary of war gets to Ignoring the so-called commanding general. In that event the adjutant general becomes a more Important officer than the general. General Scbofield said that one of the essential features of army reorganization was to give the president absolute power to select his own commanding officer. In stead of creating the permanent place of lieutenant general he favored giving the president authority to select at any time a lieutenant general , the officer occupying that position retiring to his former grade. The title should also be general-In-chlcf , Instead of commanding general , as > thai would better express the idea that the head of the army was the executive officer for _ the president and secretary of war. Qen- | eral Bchofield urged also that the heads of the staff bureaus should , be subordinated to the general In chief. ' Concerning the size of th fir my under present conditions Oene/r.l Schoflcld r.i'd ' he estimated a need of about 30,000 fo , the Philippines. 1B.OOO to 20,000 tor Cuba , D.OOO to S.OOO for Porto Rico. 16,000 fo'r manning and caring for fortifications. 10,000 for the Indian country and IS.OOO a a reserve. He did not bfllovo Jn underestimating the seriousness of our t sk In the Philip pines. After General , Schofteld had con cluded General Miles saja he did not ap- pn r > hf HtiKr-'tlon thct the head of the army be an executive staff officer to the " president. MnkeH Plea for Rank. Most of the time Jurlnc the l t 100 years the army haflVheen trader the command of a general or a lieutenant gen eral and that wag the firactlce the world over. General Miles sldho , , did not speak from a personal standpOln fas he was romly to bp retired at any tlmf.But'he believed the principle of n r nk hn'd authority com mensurate with the responsibility. General Miles said In rc4ponse to a ques tion that he thought It' would be better for the president to have pie war minister more particularly to dlrcci the vast ad ministrative work of thoWar , , department , as It was manifestly Improper for any man to como from civil life amd at once become familiar with all the West appliances of war. -y- , General Miles pointed out that three major generals Merrltt , Brooke and himself had come through the recent war without hope of recognition. Ho".cared nothing as to himself , but he urged'that the services ot General Merrttt and deneral Brooke had been such that the rankt''of lieutenant gen eral for them , as would gbe given under his bill , would bo eminently fitting. ' In this connection he referred toUbe working of thee o sle'n by which Mde and Han cock had never received rank- and -recog- Htloi due tf'em for emlaint services , both of them going brokenhearted to their graves. General SchofleW'strongly endorsed what General Miles had sild on giving the utmost recognition and ra.dk to generals for their services. jjf At tomorrow's hcarlng AdJutant General Corbln and other bureau chiefs will bo heard. FEATURES OF NEW ARMT Bit ! , . Introduced In HonneTnnd Represents the Yonno-er Element. WASHINGTON , Dec.-12. Representative McClellan of New York today Introduced In the house a bill for the reorganization of the army. It was drawn after consultation with army officers and Is supposed to represent the ideas of the younger element of the army. It makes some very radical changes in the staff and has seine novel features. It consolidates the adjutant general's and the Inspector general's1 department * In the general staff , absorbs the ordinance depart ments into the artillery corps , and abolishes the signal corps , transferring the duties of that corps to the engineer corps and the officers to the Infantry. It adopts the cav alry strength of the Miles bill , 'the artillery strength of the Hull bill sad the Infantry strength of the Miles bill. One of the new features Is a requirement that all officers of the general .staff shall per form a tour of duty before each promotion , which would give themJW duty/jit least every , Ua year * . This' * rk < . .juiO nnan method. x $ I tf/ & " * " * * " Westerner * Isv Washington. WASHINGTON , , Dec. 12. ( Special Tele gram. ) Captain WC A. Mercer and Mrs. Mer cer are at the Ebbltt , Captain -Mercer has been called tram the Omaha and Wlnne- bago agency by Secretary Bliss of the In terior department to talk over matters con nected with the White Earth reservation In Minnesota. Captain Mercer expects to be relieved of duty at the Omaha and Wlnne- bago agency and to be succeeded by a civ ilian. ilian.R. R. R. Blttlnger and wife of Omaha were in the city yesterday en route west. Tobias Castor Is In Washington upon mat ters connected with the Interior depart ment. J. J. O'Connor , agency trader on the Wlnnebago reservation , Is in the city. In Favor of Sectarian Schools. WASHINGTON , Dec. 12. ( Special Tele gram. ) Archbishop Ireland of St. Paul and Bishop O'Gorroan of South Dakota called on the Indian commissioner today regarding a petition filed by Cardinal Gibbons In favor of sectarian schools. The Indian commissioner has decided to take up this subject after the Indian appropriation bill has been disposed of and it la reported that high Unman Catho lic churchmen will appear before the com mittee in support of the cardinal's proposi tion. for the Army. WASHINGTON , Dee. 12. ( Special Tele gram. ) Leave of absence granted Captain John H. Brown , Third Nebraska volunteers , has been extended fifteen days. Leave granted Lieutenant Edwin R. Mor risen , Third Nebraska , has been extended twenty days. . An order has been Issued transferring Pri vate Ernest Coleman. Company H , Twenty- second United States infantry , now at Fort Crook , to the hospital corps. n' > i.riit to Banks. WASHINGTON. Deo. 12. ( Special Tele gram. ) The comptroller of the currency has been advised of the following changes In officials of the First National bank ot Wav- erly. la. : H. 8. Burr , president. In place of J. H. Bowman ; A. F. Bodeker. cashier , In place of H. S. Burr ; Henry Kasemeyer , as sistant cashier , in place of A. F. BodPker. The Chemical National bank ot New York was today approved as a reserve agent for the National bank of Sidney , la. Vnmi < llade a Pontmnster. WASHINGTON. Dec. 12. ( Special Tele gram. ) Edward Munn was today appointed postmaster at Hayward , Sherman county , Nebraska , vice C. Bass , resigned. NATURALGASEXPLOSION Two Men Instantly Killed and Oae Is Badly Injured Leak Nat Stopped In Time. CONNORSVILLE , Ind. , Dec. 12. Natural gas exploded here tonight In Henry Lu- ken's shoe store , killing two men Instantly and Injuring several others. The store and the one adjoining were badly wrecked. The killed : J. D , M'NAUGHTON. PATRICK READY. The proprietor of the store escaped mi raculously. McNaugbton was sent to stop the leak. He was brown fifty yards an ! killed. Dr. McNutt's leg was broken and he was otherwise Injured. Shipwrecked Harlnrm Return. NEW YORK. Dec. 12. Captain Corning and nine shipwrecked seamen of the Ameri can bark Glenelda were passengers on the steamer Orinoco , which arrived today from Bermuda. The Glenelda galled from New York on November 25 for Buenos Ayres , with a general cargo. When tno days out It encountered a ( terrific hurricane from the cast-southeast with tremendous seas , ! n which the deck load of resin broke adrift , and owing to the heavy sea carried away the forerlcglng. Meanwhile the vessel la bored and strained heavily , causing It tn uprluir a leak. On November 29 the British Bteamir Ivydene from New York to Rio de Janeiro rescued all hands ) and took the crew to Bermuda UNCLE SAM'S BOYS IN HAVANA With Martial Airs and Flying Banners Americans Pass Through City , WOMEN CRY AND MEN SHOUT "VIVA CUBA" War Department DenlKtmtCH General Lutllovr t Act an Flrnt Mllltnr > - Govcrnor of the City of Havana. HAVANA , Dec. 12.-Tbe Two Hundred and Second New York regiment landed at 6 o'clock this morning and at 10 o'clock a column about 10,000 strong marched from the Fan Jose wharf to the Chrlfltlna ralf- road station. The troops were led by Col onel Scyburn and Major Abbott , the regi mental band playing elmplo marching airs. Thp color sergeants bore the stars and rtrlpes and the blue and gold banner of the Ktatn of New York. The route , which was a mile and a half long , was the most direct course to the sta tion and did not pass through the principal , streets. There were only the ordinary num ber of prople on the streets and It was only occasionally thnt cries of "viva Cuba , " etc. , were heard. The onlookers were silent and i curious to see the American soldiers. i The regiment arrived at the railway sta tion at 10:30 : and after some delay two trains loaded with troops pulled out of the depot. Some of the troops belonging to this detach ment are bound for the city of Plnar del Mar , about 118 miles frrm here. The others will bo stationed at Gunnnjay and Marlel , not far from here , In the province of Plnar I del Rio. j The troops bound for the city of Plnar del Rio are duo to arrive there this evening. The First North Carolina regiment , which arrived here yesterday morning on the United States transport Roumanian , disem barked thle morning and marched through with banners and bonds to their camp at Mariano. By the time the regiment had reached the suburb of Cerro many hundreds of men , women and children were following , fill showing deep emotion , the men embrac ing ono another , the women weeping from excessive pleasure and the children shouting endearing names as the North Carollnans mn the jong. The troops were astonished at the feeling displayed. Many followed the regiment all the way to Mariano , a dis tance of seven miles. The troops , in heavy marching order , made a fine appearance , reaching the camp about 11 o'clock this morning , where they -were soon comfortably I Installed. . I WASHINGTON , Dec. 12. Secretary Alger this afternoon designated General Ludlow to act as first military governor of Havana city with full power to deal with all local questions. He will leave for his post shortly. General Greene at Havana will re main there until relieved by General Ludlow and then come home tobe retired. CUBANS ARE KILLED IN QUARREL. Effort Made to Close Theater at Havana Hcsalt * Fntallr. HAVANA , Dec. 12. Three Cubans were killed-fend , . onoj/Bpantsh officer abd , two -Cubans Vwounded laiit nlght iU an affray between some Spanish officers oft duty and a number ot citizens and a party ot Cubans who wished to close the Tacon theater on account of the death of General Garcia at Washington. The Spanish troops on duty intervened and restored order. After the news of General Garcia'a death eprcad through Havana early yesttiday evening the Cubans wished to have all the places ot amusement closed. They suc ceeded In closing two p Faces frequented by Cubans , but the management ot the Tacon theater , where there were many Spanish officers among the audience , refused co close the house. Thereupon Allegretto , a former captain ot Insurgent troops , got into an excited argument with the manager of the theater and Allegretto was escort * ! to the sidewalk by the police. There Allegrette entered into a heated discussion with a Spanish officer , who struck him across the face with the flat ot his sword. Then there was a collision between the Cubans and the Spanish military men , more biows were struck on both sides and many persons from the cafes and park cheered for Spain and brought crowds of people to tbo spot from adjacent streets and j squares. Suddenly a shot was fired , whether by a Cuban or by a Spaniard cannot be said , and the Cubans retreated Into the Hotel Inglaterra. Moro shots were fired and Arture Tlset , a French citizen born in Havana , was shot and seriously wounded while sitting at a table. More shots were fired and Cubans ran through the hotel and made their way up stairs. Jesus Sotolongo , a Cuban , fell wounded on the stairs and another wounded man broke Into the room occupied by Lieutenant Lee , eon of the famous gen eral and former consul here , demanding pro tection. General Greene and several members ot his staff , who had been out on a balcony watching the crowd , heard the uproar In the hotel and went Into the corridor. As goon as the Spanish officers1 saw General Greene , who was in uniform , they stopped the pursuit of the Cubans , saluted and re tired. In the meantime Eastaqulo Lemus had been fatally wounded In the street and Pe dro Bleea and Senor Jlmlnez had been killed. Shortly afterward the Spanish guards on duty swarmed In from the neigh boring streets and order was restored. At tbo time the Cubans and pursuing Spaniards ran through the Hotel Inglattcra , General Humphreys was In the lobby , talk ing with Major Martin of Genarl Greene's staff and other gentlemen. A bullet shat tered a mirror near which they stood and two others splintered the staircase. R. S. Howland , dltor of the Providence Journal , and Mr. W. L. Rlley , a Now York ccntractor , were Jostled by the sudden rush ot shouting and fighting men. General Julio Sangullly was sitting at a table In the lobby. The violent scenes In the office and on the stairs lasted , however , for only a few min utes. On the outside the Spanish soldiers wore clearing the great square and streets In the vicinity. The hotel was full of Amor- Icon officers and civilians and come of them with their wives were standing on the bal conies at the Imminent risk of being hit by bullets fired at an upward angle to scare the crowds. From that point they watched the spectacle In the electric lighted square. It Is reported that in addition to those killed and wounded who have been pre viously mentioned , fourteen are being cared for in private houses. Three arrests were made. A few minutes after the shooting in tne hotel , frightened patrons and Cubans gath ered around General Greene , asking If tie would protect them. Ho assured them that he believed they were safe , but the only rec ognized authority In Havana was the Span- lib executive. He then sent Captain Cole and Lieutenant StevenH to General Castel- lauos to Inquire what waa being done to pre serve order. The latter replied that the cafes had been ordered closed and the streets cleared , while troops In sufficient numbers to keep the peace bad been po&ted in the squares and thoroughfares. Two of the aides of General CArtellanoa called upon General * ! CONDITION OF THE WEATHER Forecast for Nebraska Threatening ; Colder ; North Winds. Yenferdny'H Temperature at Omnlint Hour. Dour. Hour. Drir. B n. in 20 1 n. m UO < l n. m 10 2 p. lit 'M 1 n. ni 1H a p. tn. . . . . . Ui H n. Ill 17 ! p. Ill US On. tn. . . . . . 17 R p. ill. . . . . . V- 1 ( > n. m 17 ( I | l. Ill -0 II n. in Ill 7 II. Ill lit us m uo s n. m M 0 ! . " * . 12 Greene and gave htm further personal as surances. Tha United States evacuation commission ers arid Uencrnl Orceno sent General Clous and Captain Hart at noon today to exchange views wltfc tht > Spanish commissioners , it was arranged thnt all the Cuban ofllccrR and Eohllert , Including Generals Julio Sangullly and Jo o Isacret , should go to the camp uo.ir Mariano and remain out of the city until the Spanish forces were withdrawn , Mr. Jerome , the British consul , had already called at the palace on the same mission. FAVORS A TRIPLE ALLIANCE Senator Dnvln netleve * the United Slateii , KiiKlnnil ninl Japan Should Join Their Forces. ( Cor-vrlo-nt , 1695. by Press Publishing Co. ) LONDON' . Dec. 12. ( New York World Ca- blcRram Specl'l Telegram. ) Senator Oavla , Interviewed by the Dally Mall on the United States policy In the far cast , said : "American and British Interests run quite parallel In the far cast , hence the United States and Great Britain shiuld act Jointly in regard to North Pacific and Abiotic Interests. Not only do I favor an understanding with Great Britain , 'but 1 fa vor a triple alliance , Including the United States. Great Britain and Japan , for the pro tection of all their Interests north of the equator. The rest of the 'world would have for us a wholesome fear synonymous with respect. Suppose a coalition -were formed afialust such an alliance , what of It ? The navy of Great Britain Is twice as great as that of any other power except Franco. The United States navy , now third , will scon be second. The navy of Japan la now seventh end fast gaining strength. "These considerations , taken in connection with our possessions , coaling stations and other advantages In the Pacific , show us to bo Invincible. There are 600 years of old vigorous fight in England , yet she docs not show even the faintest sign of decrepitude. As for the United States , strong as we are , It will take several hundred years or more to develop our promise and potency. We take up our new position in international politics with a full knowledge of Its re sponsibilities , yet without fear and with a bravo heart. I do not see why other na tions should object If England , the United States and Japan should unite for the pro tection of their interests and if they do ob ject let them. " DIGGING INTO THE TOMB Drac * Coffin to Be Opened Soon In Order - ' der to Establish Title to Vast Estates. < CopyMght.Vl kV't > y Preia AbllshlnK Co. ) LONDON ! Dec. 12. ( New York World Ca blegram Special Telegram. ) Intense ex citement prevails here over the opening ot Druce's coffin in Hlghgate cemetery. Mrs. Druce has At length overcome the legal ob stacles raised by the duke of Portrand and has now obtained a writ from the chan cellor of the diocese ot London permitting an Investigation ot the contents ot the cof fin , which she stated today she believed consists merely of an effigy with wax head and hands and a roir of lead for a body. Tha Druce vault In Hlghgate cemetery has been surrounded by a strong stockade to keep the public away and the day and hour of opening the coffin are kept strictly a secret , no ono being permitted to be pres ent except the duke of Portland and Mrs. Druce's medical and legal representatives. The duke of Portland has arranged for a private telegraph office at Welbeck to be kept open all night < to get the earliest pos sible tidings. Ho and the duchess are be ing wound up to a high pitch of excitement as the moment arrives when his right to a great title and vast estates and wealth is to be decided. PREPARING FOR DISTURBANCES. Extra Police Pat on In Paris to Pre vent Any Outbreak. PARIS , Dec. 12. Several thousand extra police and Republican guards have been distributed about the city to cope with the antl-Plcquart demonstrations which are ex pected In view of the reports that the colonel Is to be provisionally released today. The city Is greatly excited tonight and the troops are under arms. Colonel Pic- quart's release is still delayed , owing to the Judicial quibbles between the civil and mili tary authorities. Max Regis , mayor of Algiers , who was suspected by the prefect for a month on account of a rabid speech he made attacking the governor general , has resigned. Comte Esterhazy has written M. Mazeau , president of the court of cassation , declaring his readiness , If granted a safe conduct , to appear before the court to be confronted with all the witnesses and to defend his own boner and that of the late Colonel Henry. Cnmmlnilonerii Banquet at Paris. PARfS , Dec. 12. The United States peace commissioners gave a banquet this evening at the Hotel Continental to the United States ambassador. The banquet room was festooned gaily with American flags. The company Included , In addition to General and Mrs. Porter and all the peace commis sioners and their wives , Mies Gray , John Bassett Moore , secretary of the American peace commission , and Mrs. Moore ; John K. Gowdy , United States consul general , and Miss Gowdy ; Henry Vlgnaud , first sec retary of the legation ; E. T. Scott , second secretary of the legation ; Lieutenant W. S. Sims , United States naval attache ; General and Mrs. Bates and General and Mrs. Whlttler. The company toasted President McKlnley , Ambassador Porter and the United States peace commissioners. Expresses Sympathy for France. PARIS , Dec. 12. At a meeting of a religious society of which he Is president the British ambassador , Sir Edmund J , Monson , took occasion today to express his great sympathy for France and his pro found conviction that it would unite Itself with Enngbnd and the United States for progress and civilization. "I hope. " he said , "that at Christmas time there will be no longer any question of war between Great Britain and France. " Minn Yalen' Will. 'Copyright , U9H , by Press Publishing Co. ) LONDON , Dec. 12 , ( New York World Ca- bregram Special Telegram , ) Miss Yatei left half her property to Lieutenant Wark , who waa convicted of causing her death by Illegal operation. He benefits under her will to the extent of 135,000. The will I * to be contested by the next of kin , FrlendJ of Wark are preparing a petition to the home secretary asking free pardon. ORDERED TO MANILA Regulars Will Sail for the Philippines in the Near Future THEY GO TO RELIEVE THE VOLUNTEERS Six Regiments Designated to Journey to Our Eastern Possessions , TWENTY-SECOND INFANTRY ONE OF THEM Pour Thousand Troops to Make Trip by Way of the Suez Canal. TWO TRANSPORTS ORDERED TO GET READY Mohican and Mohawk .Selected to Sail n * goon n Possible First Ne braskn Will Soon Itcttirn to Their Homes. WASHINGTON. Dec. 12. ( Special Tele gram. ) Four thousand of Undo Sam's Own are to make tbo trip from the coat to Manila through the Suez canal , two ot the largest troop ships in the service , the Mo hican nd tbo Mohawk , having boon decided lara go to relieve as ttmny volunteers now in the Philippines , the First Nebraska beIng - Ing Included In the volunteers to come home , now that the treaty of pcaco has been The Mohican and the Mohawk have been or dered to prepare for sea at once. WASHING'ON , Dec. 12. The War de partment has begun In earnest the rcllcl of the volunteer troops now stationed at Manila by regulars. This afternoon Secre tary Alger signed an order designating foi this purpose six regiments of United States infantry out of eight held In reserve for service In sub-tropical countries. The regiments are the Twentieth , at Fort Leavcnworth , Kan. ; tbo Third , at Fort Snell- Ing , Minn. ; the Twelfth , at Jefferson Bar racks , Mo. , and Fort Rlley , Kan. ; the Seventeenth , at Columbus Barracks , O. ; the Fourth , at Fort Sheridan , and the Twenty- second , at Fort Crook , Neb. They will go forward to Manila as soon as transportation can be provided. It may be that the two regiments still held tn reserve , the Twenty-fourth and Twenty-sixth In fantry , will be Joined to the others by the tlmo of sailing. The regiments were se lected In the reverse ratio to the loss sus tained by them In the Cuban campaign. The volunteers In Manila will bo retired In that order In which they reached that city. PROBLEM FOR WAR DEPARTMENT. Transportation of Sianlnh Garrisons ) from the Philippine * . WASHINGTON. Dec. 12. The quarter master's department o the army is now to face a formidable taskjof transporting from the Philippines all the. Spanish soldiers who constitute the gaj-rls * ? > of the islands. There are about 1G,000 oltb.K-a. _ according to tb best Information poitc-ssed 'by the War department All ot tbo government transports in serviceable condition are re quired for the movement of the United States army , eo the War department will be obliged to invite proposals from trans portation companies to carry the men. The officials from the secretary down have be come so thoroughly convinced of the wis dom of the policy pursued In the case of the Philippines and Santiago prisoners that they are disposed to repeat the experiment If suitable terms can bo had. In that case the Spanish transatlantic line , a govornment- alded line , was awarded the contract for carrying the troops to Spain. Though this at the time caused same criticism by friends ot American lines it soon became manifest that the War department had relieved Itself of an enormous responsibility. Placing the sick and unhealthy Spanish soldiers In the hands of their own people It avoided any charge of Illtreatment of the men that al most certainly would have been , made when the ships came Into the Spanish homo ports with the largo number of dead and dying men aboard. To carry the Santiago soldiers home cost $513,030 and it Is thought that the Philippines expedition cannot be moved for less than double that sum , owing to the distance of transportation. The au thorities are about to send Instructions at once to General Otis to seek once more through the use of his good offices to secure the release ot Spanish prisoners now held by the Filipinos. Until the final ratifications ot the treaty are exchanged the title to the Philippine Islands does not lie In the United States save in those portions the territory In the vicinity ot Manila actually in pos session of the United States forces. There fore , there is a question as to the right of our government to go outside of these limits to release the Spanish prisoners , supposing that Agulnaldo refuses to heed our peaco- I ful application. However that may be , the | prisoners will be released In the end , for i with the ratifications of the treaty there no longer will be doubt as to the obligation based upon our government to free them. POCA FEUD BREAKS OUT ANEW One Man Dead and five Fatally Wounded as Result of Attempt to Ilrcak Up School Show , CHARLESTON. W. Va. , Dec. 12. At a school exhibition near Poca , this county , last evening occurred one of the most terri ble tragedies ever enacted in the county , resulting In the death of ono and fatally wounding flvo or six others. A crowd of joung men attempted to dis turb the school exhibition and break up the rerformance , w < hen the teacher , named Fteher. tried to eject them. They turned on him and several of the audience coming to bis assistance caused a general free-for-all fight between the two factions , who liavo had a long-stand Ing feud. Harry Flasher van shot In the heart and died Instantly ; Henry Carney , shot In the back and la dying. Ralph Jones and two others , whose names are not obtained , were fatally shot. George Glbeon was shot In the hand. Has Harding bad his skull crushed and several others received minor woundi. This has broken out the old Poca feud and the end Is feared. No arrests have yet been made. flnnk Cnnlilrr rhnrcril tvltli Murdnr. SALT LAKE. Utah , Dec. 12. A. U. Jones , cashier of the Utah National bank , wan ar rested tolay , chanced with on attempt to murder Danker J. M. Stout , who was mys teriously shot and seriously wounded while walking on the street a few dnys IIRO. Mr. Jones appeared without previous service of the warrant and pleaded not guilty. Ho was released en $2,500 bond , MovrmrntH of Or run VriNcIs , lire. IS. At Stettin Sailed Hecla. for Now York. At Gibraltar Sailed Fuerst nismarck , for New York. At Boston Arrived Cephalonl * , from Liverpool. M Rotterdam Arrived Rotterdam , from New York. At Queenslown Arrived ravonla , from Boston. [