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* ' B THE-OMAHA DAILY -BEE--FRIDAY , DECEMBER 80 , 1898. "Wo bare srJcnt more than llJ.OOO In ou preparations foi the celebration , It wa very difficult to get this money ando fee the inJURt * : of , newt bcjng told wa can no celebrate. Qur .ccl.ebratjon would bo quit as much an American as a Cuban affair. A It In we feel that the United States mllltar , authorUlcs do not .trust us- " , ; FLAG RAISING AT MARIEI Colonj-l < < > CuliiuiH During tlic Cere ni on > - . HAVANA , Dec. 29. About l.GOO Spanlg t troops 1,0ft Havana front the vicinity of th . palace , the arsenal , Morro castle an i Cabanas fortress for Ouanajay yesterdaj t Two companies of'the ' Pcnnsylvnnlans , undo t Major Mayor , went to Marlel yesterday. / Cplpnel Scyburn oMherTwo Hundred am Second New York raised the American flai yesterday over the municipal building a < Marlel , In the presence of a number o s notable , per ona and the people ot the town i Ho made a speech In English which wa interpreted into Spanish , In the course o S which he said : ' 'In ' this solemn act yoi r iWUst not see any lupanlpg , except paterna c love and protection ? never domination. W t do not. wish .to , iaee differences betweei i parties. , All Cubans ought to unlto will . us , so as to ro-creatc Cuba. In the name o c tiiy govqrnmpnt and nation , I assure yoi . that in proceeding this way you will obtali t a free and happy country. " . , The. cplonel caused DQO rations to be dls trjbuted to the poor and the event wn : > celebratedj \ a .ball at night. Colonc I Soyburfl goes to Cabanas and IJahln. Hondi * from Model in order to distribute , rations. ' PRESIDENT SNOW SPEAKS Emphatically Declare * that the Mor mon Church linn ftnthlnV'to' ' Do 1 with Coiifrroxniiifiii Robert * . ' 5 . SALT LAKK CITY , Dec. iOi In connec tion in 1th the election of B. H. Rob'erts tc * ' congress and certain charges circulated bj the PrefibyterlarVMxjard of mlsslonfe/Prefe- ! dent Lorenzo M.'SitaN * , of the Mormon ch'u'fcii " furnished afilgncd statement to'an afternoon , paper hero ( odliy , In which he says'ln part : . < I declare moat polbmnly1 and 'cmjitintlcailj that the statements which are5 belmf pub s' llshcd to the effect that the Morm6n church I Is encouraging and teachlng'polygamy or * utterlyuntrue , , Evr , , since theIssuance'ol the Vtf * manifesto _ _ fl * _ on'this At > . " , subject _ * . _ . ' " " " ' v W the * presidency of'the chui-cTY'tof " 'JetJua - Christ of Latter Day Saints I'haVe m > eatl. 5 edjy asserted my./iatentlon to stftnd. by.thdt ornanlfij to anil my.detqrmlnatloji | nat.itojp r- . mlt ny i marriage to talto placeupilortht sanction of the ' 6hurch which Is contrary to the law of the state , and I now reaffirm that * * * * " ' ' statement. ' f * The enabling act required a provision In the constitution of the'state ot Utah that polygamous or plural marriages should bo forever prohibited. The election ol " Roberts ( o the oftlco of representative party. Non-Mormons also aided in his feled- < lon. Many Mormons , not being of hla party , voted for his opponent. < He was elected as an American citizen by American citizens , t . and the question of religion did not enter Into the , purely political contest. The church has nothliiR todo vvlth the sictlon of congress - > gress In relation to his seat. If , however , notice Is to * be" taken -of * Alid statements j and anttMormonrJCulmlnatlons from the nul- f pit and , the prcs8tp ' ' the effect that. Mr. Ilotj- a vprta bus .yljla'ted'tho state legislation'and the requirements of the enabling act , It Is proper for me to state , ns I do most posi tively , that the charge which , incidentally , affects the church of which wo are- both merabeiB , Is .entirely without foundation In fact , MERRI AM SLATED f OR. RUSSIA Mlnn Hntn KX-GiK t'rnor ' aid { a Stand In the Etlniatloii of'i i ' 1 " - | ( ; . 29.-A special , from ( ' Washington " say's : .Former Governor W , H. -Meiflainpf ; "Minnesota Is said to bo slated to succlied efaretary 'Hitchcock ' as ambassador to Russia. "Mr. Merrlam's friends assert , with' every indication of assurance , that the incident Is closed between the president and the forrder governor and his name Is ex pected to go to the senate soon after the holidays , ' n Mr. Mcrrlam Is now in Washington and has had Several Interviews with the presl- dent , but * ho declines to confirm , or denj th'o rcDortJ. Those' familiar with Minnesota } ? 6il0 We ? aware that thpM'pfe3ld < m.t 'tide more'-than ' ' as passing friendly regard fo Mr. Merrla'm and had he only to cons'ult his personal desires a place In the cabinet would have' been 'bestdwed upon the former gov ernor.lHe 'Was ' also'favorably mentioned IE the * early stages o < 1 the , present admlnUtra- lion In connection wth | various 'diplomatic mission abroad , from ambafqador . t $ the court' ' ot St. James donn to' consul general * ' # t in Cuba - t - r- i , ; A i. ' ' ' Confunlon In itniiiturt'nit Diet. ' ; j ' nUDA PEST , Dec. 29' There was a re- . ncwal today ot the uproarious scenes In the lower house , of the Hungarian Diet. \YhHe the'prenMer , Baron Banffywas de- r tending the government's policy , he said * the government ' Intended to' steadfastly - , parry out l ( , duty.and re-establish parlia- - . aentary 'order , , being lonylnqail , that , the ministry waq ijeffndlng the'Hungarlan con- tructlou. The words were almost drowned , by the uproar o the leftists , . , . nuke Will Become .Admlrnl. J" ' . . LONDON , Dec. , 29. The Press assoclatlo | , 'today announces that Iho dilke of York wlli probably ; bo , made a rear admiral before th ( squadron of American war ships which 1 : : expected to visit Europe reaches Spltbcad in whose reception , , it Is added , the duke wll ! ' .take a prominent ( part. * _ ' . Gale CtintlnnVp on'KnidUh CoMt. ; i LON.DOfy' Dec. 29. Another vtolqnt calc l wept over the English channel'and' lh < ; east coast if Great Britain today and'thi , < trans-channel service was again interrupted ' Several small wrecks have been reported ant damage has been done at different sea > "porta ' ' Cnrson * Arrive at Bombay. " BOMBAY , Doc , 29. Baron Curzon o Kedleston , the new viceroy of India , am t Lady ( Ju'rzdn , vvlth. her children , nrrivei ' * here fo'day on the' Arabia , which left Londoi 'December 0. ' > - ' . < > . ' > CurUnvllc : Trouble Settled , . . iCARLINVIL'LE. 111. , Dec. 29. The strlki 'in the Carllnvillo coal shaft is ended , thi \unlon miners returning to work toj.ay. Tb < \qauBe , of the controversy was settled whei Alva Witt , the topman , whpse "dUcnargi "vtas demanded by the union , voluntarll : . quit. Thei < ttrmln tlon of- the .strife * < U fortunafe nerCarlldvllle ! wduld.ttvj had a coal famine 'in a few da > s , - * ' - ' ' ' . . . . ' . . . . , i . i Buluei.rivp.uble * Caue Satelde , . CHICAGO. Pec , 2 ? , H. Clay Montgomery AJ prominent merchant ot Decatur , III. , aoi .ax-treasurer of Macon county , shot am Xlled ) himself today In his room at thi 'Great Northern hotel. * Ho' had been deai some tlmo when found. Business trouble * ar supposed to have been the cause. Hood's , Should be In every family "jpedlcln * chest and every Rills v'li ! oui'if Drtiri cot * h * Aeb . blllouDtM , tnd fjll UTK toOuUst. UUA Md tAcltut. Mutt , EIGHTY MILLION FOR PEACI Obristlans of Many Denominations Unite i : Appeal to President. DELEGATION WITH TWO PETITIONS HEARI 4 McltlnlcyAmures Them'tlmt Whil He Srmpntlilie * with C ( > r. ' i I'ro- pinnl , United State * Armament Cnnnut NO > T He Lcim-ned. WASHINGTON , Dec. 29.-A delegatloi presented the president today two pctl tlons , one from the great majority of th Protestant Christian churches of the worli and the other from the -Presbyterian al fiance. Doth petitions had been placed li charge ot Rev , William Henry Rogers , th American spcretary of the Pan-Fresbyterlai alliance , and with him Rev. Wallace Rad cllffe and Rev. A. W. 1'ltier of Washington D. 0. , Rev. W. W. Barr of Phlladelphli and Rev. J. B. Drury-of NowiDrunswIck , N J. The first petition TTOS signed by the rep rosentatlves of 145 national , and donomlna tlonaf churches , existing on all the six aon tlnents , namely : The Church of 'England the Church of Scotland , twenty-nine othc churches in Great Britain and Ireland , tin general of the Salvation army , two churchc ; in Belgium , two In Switzerland , six In. Hot' land , tvtefve In Australia , twenty-eight litho the United States and slxtjvfonr othei parts ot the world. Baptists , * rCongrega tlonallsts , Lutherans , Methodists , terlans and Episcopalians unlto In their pro\al of the petition. ' It asks for the reduction of the' ' htavj armaments maintained , by Christian nations "ready npon provocation to go to war nni settle their disputes by bloodshed" ant also requests the Influence of the govern ment of the United States In favor of in ternational arbitration In place ot war. The second petition Is from the Pan- Presbyterian , which Include * eighty na tional and denominational churches through out' the world. This second petition asks for a permanent and peaceful method foi the settlement of all controversies arising between the peoples of the British empire and 'the republic of the United States. " k. , ( Spanlnh War I * j'qnt. , . The delegation In presenting the petition ! emphasized 'the fact that both originated It the United States , .the first for dlsarma- ttW'in ' lsstl.whh the general assembly the Presbyterian , Qtmrch South. The dele- ftUlon.alsq stated thatthey were not. to > . .b < regarded . as "the advocates , or .peace at an'j prkp ; or with inalntalnlDgMhe opinion thai valor Is sinful. They quoted the West minster confession to the effect that > "clvi magistrates may rightfully now , , under th < New1 Testament , , wage war upon 'Just anc necessary occasions. " The president was congratulated upon the results tot the rightful war recently waged by .the American , people In the cause of Jus tlce and humanity and the divine blessing was Invoked upon him as the man "ordalnec ot God in a great crisis in human history tc be the leader of this people , and also to b < instrumental. through both war and peac < for the Inbrlnglng of Christ's unlversa kingdom. " The signers of these petitions represent more than 80,000,000 of Christians In al parts of the world , 25,000,000 of whom an Presbyterians. > i ' , ' . , The president responded cordially tto till delegation , ijayjng that he favored arbltra tlon as between Great Britain and America Ho also said that Tie .had regponded prompt ! ; to the czar's proposal forMlearmament , bu that under present circumstances the arma' ments of the United States , could not.nov be lessened , 'but ' would In anjr event' be fell than would satisfy BilnJ eKui tfatldnii. ' ' , . - _ ( Kutlmate * on Twp Best Knowt Roatca Made tor .CqinmUiIpn. WASHINGTON , Dec.29The full , t 1 of the preliminary report' of the Nicaragua canal commission , , was today made public- Is asjollows : / - . / MV , - " , ' , ; , DBPAUTMBNT OP STATE , 'NICARAGUA &ANAL COMMISSION , .WASHINGTON , D D. ' . Dec. 28. The 'Honorable , the Secretarj af State , Washington , D. C. Sir : We hav < the honor to acknowledge the receipt ol your letter of December 19 , enclosing i cppy of a resolution * f the s nate of 'Decem- ' ber 15 , requesting a reporfof the progresi made by this commission in ibvestlgatlnt the question of the proper route , feaslblllt } and cost of construction of the Nicarocut canal. . ) , , < Jt > This commission has Understood the Tav by which It was conftltuted , appfoyed June 4 , 1897 , to require that all routes' heretofort proposed , having any merit , are to bo con' sldcred , new routes that appear to havi merit are to bo developed .and tha entlr < region of canal possibilities- > be'.examinec with sufficient thoroughness enable a Jus and comprehensive comparison of the varl- oua. routes to be made , and the most de. Blrable one selected. * In shorf. tq euabli this commission to make a "complete ant exhaustive report. t . , . * With tills * In * vlew , thp commisslo vlsltet Nicaragua , personally .examined the entln canal region from ocean to ocean and em ployed some seventy engineers , with theli laborers and helpers , for ten months , ii making careful survey * And examinations o the' canal region.'Same' meteorological am hydroglcal observers- are < st > U continued it Nicaragua , with fc'vlew to 'obtaining ful year of i observations of Ahat nature. * Th < required field work ha J > een obtained. Thi reduction Of.thld field vork , .together wlU the compilation and 'comparison ot tonne surveys going back nearly fifty years-hai been ? IB pf ogMSB'for , men * tiMr tw6monthj Thb 'commli bmtaBl le ei Ihit'thai'const rue tlqn-pr A e nali erc s Nle suft Is entire ! ; feasible. . -.tl'-'W &SVS ' "The. eat ( mates for two.pf'tb * best knowi characteristic routes pbed.'nearly'com pleted.1These -routes arek'feno.wn as thi Maritime Cabal 'company's -'rXxtto'1' and' th Lull route. tT&elr estlmitdd'.ccet Isap proxlmatelyrM4,000,000.WdlJl 5.pOO,0001 re pectlvely. - } & , * > . , % . . s Thtf assumed dtmVEpiuqns1 re .copslderabl : greater than eVer-tfetoTe. proooisd ; both h length' oflocks Jan\-ttt" \ } > la tc , 3epth"am radius of cUrvature'arcatiaJv Tb ) ncreasei dimensions have b n-m d ilieces3ary b ; the demands ot moderjHtemiAerot , Ue am draft of modern ships , . etc. Tfal .h s neces earlly made a corresponding i erease lnTth estimated cost and lrf ( p.tio way-lnconslstpn with the efttlmatesMflaflotfrom Jormer sur veys , which" contetnplated a ; ' muchsnjalle and cheapef-oanol. " * % \ * i { * A canal of smalUr dtmenrtdhs , Just'sUlfl clent for present needa , ls'JBela | [ Citlraati < for. Such > a * canal would'-coit conslderftbl * less than the e timattDr , NMnal' suitabl for modern necessities which. Is referred < above. ; > f + , / t It Is the optnloa ot ihls cDmmlulon th of the two rputesherewith. . * Mttmated fo the one called the LmllrraUos Is the mor desirable , bccaOso ItIse l r Dl , construe tldn , preseats no pr6Wetns.'not'w ll withl : good engineering precedents 3and * will , , be ' safer and more jrelUbloXiCanal whencom pleted. It also belteveR that the dlmeorton and form ot construction preferred by tb commission' ar ' betten th n % ' < ! he cheape 'form , wlthiamaHer dlm nilon3v which .woul undoubtedly call for expensive Improve ments within a short tlmo after its com 'pletlon. ' . t' Both of the routes referred to above 'ad ml ot variants , which may reduce the 1 coal These are now being * considered by the con mission. The work necessary tor an ex haustlve discussion ' 6f and report uponth entire canal problem Is. being pushed a rapidly as its great magnitude permltb an when completed th report will be submltte without delay. We are. sir , with great respect , you obedient servants , * ' J. B. WA'LKER , R r Admiral. U. B. N. , President of Commission. LEWIS M. HAU.PT. Chll Engineer , Member of Commission. I concur with the other members of th oammlsilon In respect to the constrttctloi wbrlc > aml > fMslbillty of the , oanal. ' but thmk , * hi Tiew of the Increased size of th canal eitlm t d ( or * nd dUDculttes locidca to w6rK In tropical countries , that The estl mate is lower than It should bo by abou 20 per cent. PETER C. HAINES , Colonel Corps of Engineers and Member ' o Cotnmteslbn. " , i' * _ TIME FOR N GROES TO ACT Ulnliop Wnltera , pecjarei I.ync.hlnjii in * 8oulh Crinnnt HP HcfciuToil on Ground of Protecting Women. WASHINGTON , Oec. 29. The first annua meeting of , the Afro-American councl opened In this city , today. Bishop Alcxandci Walters of New Jersey'presided. . Thi council grow out of the meeting of prom < inent colored men at Rochester Septemboi 15 and was called In the interests ot thi amelioration of the condition of the Afro- American rncp. Rov. I. I. Thomas dellvereO the address of welcome , to which Hov. J , M , llendoreon of New York responded. Bishop Walters delivered a lengthy ad dress , In which ho reviewed the condltlor of the negroes from the time of the revolu tion down till today. The south , he said cjitst treat the negro as it , would haVe the negro treat the south. The' so\ith could nc longer shield its barbarity to the negro witt the excuse of protecting Its women. Btshor Walters said he could not understand 'the motives of the members ot the race who counsel Inaction. With the president sjfenl In his message upon the rlotrf nt Wilming ton the time bad come for the 'colored man to act , to act with firmness , calmness and after duo deliberation , Representative ) Dalzell accompanied o delegation of colbrcd men from western Pennsylvania , Who called on President Me- Klnley to put in a memorial against the re ports of the' lynching ot colored men Jn the south. The memorial ' severely criticised conditions In the eouth and alleged brutal lynching of colored men without' cause and for no other reason than their color. , They appealed for a Just enforcement ot the laws. . IIATC TUT ON FUIIISIGN COINS , _ _ _ f French and , pnnlu Money Accepted In Cuban CimtoniH. WASHINGTON , Dec. 29. The'presldenl has Issued the following "executive'orde'r : -WASHINGTON. ' .D. C. , Dec. 28 , 1838-it'ls hereby ordered'that on and after January 1 , 1899 , and until otherwise provided , all cus toms. taxes , public and postal dues In the island of Cuba shall be paid Inthe United States money or In foreign- gold , such as the Spanish Alphonsluos ( centea ) . and -the French Louis. , which will be accepted , Ir payment ot such customs , taxes , public hm postal dues nt the following1 rates : ' ' 'Al- phonilnos (25 ( peseta piece ) , ' $4.82Uoui ; (20 ( franc piece ) , ' )3.86. > . ' , . ! ! That.-nll ( existing contracts for. . the pnV- mentis , of money shall be payublq/oteulh / * money denominated Ja such contract * . . where French and Spanish gold hnll He , ( He stipulated money of payment they , shall U received In their bresent decreed inflated values 1. c. , Alphonslnos (25 ( peseta. piece ) 15.30 ; Louis (20 ( franc piece ) , 14.24 , orlr United States money , at the relative value set forth in the above table , namely. $4.8 ! for Alphocelnos (25 ( peseta piece ) ' and J3.8 ( for Louis (20 ( franc piece ) . It is further ordered thot on and aftei January 1 , 1899 , ' and until further provided the following Spanish silver coins lnow li circulation In the island , of Cuba > .shall ty received for customs , taxes , public and. posts. due * at the followlnc fixed rates in Amer ) . can money : The peso. 60 cents ; the medlt pepo , 30 cents ; the peseta , 12 cents ; the real , 6 cents : the media real , 3 cents. Bronze and copper coins now current Ir the Island ot Cuba will be received at theli face value for fractional part * of a'flollar , U a single payment to an amount not exceed' ing 12 cents (1 ( peseta ) . WILLIAM M'KINLBY. ' PENSIONS POH ' 't _ 8urVtorn Of the Civil War Hetncm. ' bcred by the GoTernmcnt. ' ' WASHINGTON , Dec. 29. ( Speclal.--Th < following western ' pensions have .beer granted : * . ' * > J i"4 - Issue ot December IB : t > > Om ha. , Omahd. . * 8 to $10 ; 'Heriry "A. Allpress , Western , \ ( to 8. ' . ; v Iowa : Original Perry McGrlff , ' Medora $6 ; John Rink , Shelby , $6 ; Charles South' wck ( , Waverly , $6. Increase William Blooni. field , Doran , $10 to $17 ; Ebenezer W..Hufcti- Ison , Anderson , $ Q to $8. Original , widows tc. Mary A. George , Shambaugh/JlJ , Colorado : Original Nelson Gasklll. Mitch ell. $8. Original , widows , etc. Margdrt Dolan , Denver , ' $12 ; Minnie E. Brown , 'La mar , $8. Montana : Reissue Thomas M. Gasaway Rosebud , $8. Original , widows , etc. Zereldi Bevan , Helena , $8. , RELIEF SHIP BHATTAN'S VOYAGE _ * / " t Delleveil to Have Supplied Enough- < i , X a.Over Crl l in Cab . } . , i > j , , uWABIHNGTON , , D&o. 29. General Jagan commissary general [ Of the army , ; has -re celved a detailed report from the officer , ii command of the expedition ou , ( he shli Brattan , . which carried relief supplies , ti the. destitute , Cubans. This smallerahli preceded the relief trip. , of the .Comal. ' am made many , stops Along : the Cuban. cpast where the destitution was great. Th vepor enow s that the supplies came most oppof tunely for relieving the -widely prevalllni distress , The < tomal carries 11,500 pound ; ot rations and Is putting off supplies i potntsmot pouched , by the Brattan. Genera Eagan Is hopeful that those two large con .slgnments will be ( Tdequate to meet the mos pressing existing necessities. ' Dntlei of Commercial Agent * . WASHINGTON , Dec. 29. To correct ai Impression that has obtained' In some degree to the effect that commercial agents , Ot thi United States"abroad have special fiinctipni In the colltctioh of information for America manufacturers hnd' exporters , the Bl/reall'6 / Foreign Commerce has published Veyhop'sli of _ the regulations on the subject * ' Tbesi 'sh'ow in brief that the commercial agenti have hi b other status than that 'df 'ordlnar ; consular officers and are not more par'tlcu larly engaged in securing commercial In formation. They ; are' appointed directly b : the secretary tof'etatp , rank with captalm 'in , the navy or brjgadjer * ge.ncrols4. In thi army and In. the consular sc'rvlce faH be low consuls but above vlcp consular offlcera U is usual to ask an exequatur for. them. ' . Ordered to Yoiemlttr'for Crul e.x WASHINGTON , Dec. 29. Several navi offlcera were today ordered to duty on thi auxiliary cruiser Yosemlte , now flttlng'loij ' ! for a cruise to Guam , as a station ship Among the number are Lieutenant Com mander 7. H. Moore ot ttfe Columbia , Lleii tenant C. It. Harlow of the' Vixen , Ltei tenanj , C. J. Boush from the , Yankee. 'Lieu tenant J. B. Melton has been detached fron the Yosemlte 'and ordered to the Badger Lieutenant P. E. Sawyer has. also been de tached from the Yosemlte and granted sicl leave. Domestic 'PuMtmite Doe * Not Apply. , WASHINGTON , Dec. 29. The postmaste at San Francisco has called attention to thi large amount 'ot moll matter accumulatlm there under the mistaken notion that do mestlo postage 'applies to Hawaii. Letter for residents ot HawalPstlll require- the in terriatlonal postage ot S cents per hal ounce , though all mall to people Inth United States-Tnllltary or naval service 1 'transmlseiblo.at domestic rates , ' > ' rnyinent pt Chlppevra Annuities. WASHINGTON , Dec. 29. To meet th complaints of the Chlppewa Indians In Mln nesota that they rarely see the agent li 'some portions of the reservation , Comlnla sloner of Indian Affairs Jones1 today directed Indian Agent Sutherland to make the an nulty payments next month In foUr placet These will be at White Eartb , , Leech Lak and Cosa Lake on the Red Lake reservation When you" ask for De Witt's Witch-Haze Salve don't accept a counterfeit or Imitation There are more cases of piles being cured b this than all others combined. CONTEST OVER PVAHAN Bill * _ " ' ' ' " Varinncs crNVlowt ra Proposed L wt in Ter , . iltorial Committee , . i i * < j i * t. INNOVATIONS IN THE MAJORITY REPOrV i * i * - Danger * Pblhto'd AOnt In' Ornntlni ' ' Judiciary Too lAtecn Power kind In Ueiiufrl K Property QnUll4aiflonot Voter. WASHINGTON , DecI-29. A.shnrp contcs will occur UMho house over the legtsUtloi for the government , of .Hawaii , as the ran Jorl'tjr and minority of the commlttco 01 territories do not agree as to the form o the bllh Neither does.the ( majority agree ti Iho senate bill 90 relations , but all thi .differences are net auch as to cause grea , L difficulty . n t /The / juniority report ( lof the house com mlttee obang tbo ty'l Introduced by Mr HJtt only slightly , vvlth the exception of Ui < qualifications ( or , ecuatora.and rcprcsenta live * . The property qualifications . nri stricken out and any oltlzen who ts a vote ; and has been a rpsldepL ot Hawaii f/Jr thrci years is , eligible. , ThoEo who were citizens of Hawaii 01 August ; 12 , ,1848 , are made citizens of thi United Slates. One , house will not be al lowed to .eqnstllute , the legislature In cast the , other. , adjourui , .nor , will It be necessar ; to have the sanction ot three members ti Introduce a bill la the legislature. The dele gate to congress shall possess the. sami qualifications as a voter. Bonds Issued 01 the credit pt the , public dqmaln shall DI payable In not lees than flvo nor more ttiai fifteen years. Onq year's , residence must b < proved to obtain a divorce. Minority , Report. The minority report was prepared by II B. Fergusson , delegate- from New Mexico who Is ft'tnesber Of the subcommittee. Mi Henry of Texas ti also a minority membef but la now absent. < > , The report says. the -minority Is unable t agree to some prominent features of th bill as Introduced- : as approved by th majority of that subcommittee and contln ues : "v "It Is' Important to * emphasize the fac that new territory , as acquired should b governed , oa. other-territories of .the Unltei States .have been Jrpmithe , foundation ot thi government , 'with , the * view , to ultimate ad mission to s.tatehqod.- . * , > , - t * "Upon thlsitheornwe bellovo that Hawal should be given substantially the same .torn of government- # , feae > teen accorded othe territories of the- United States ; and th < importance of thla vlw Is Increased rathe thau/dlralnUh'ed'by ' tW Immlhent'phlllppni question. New territory which we feel 1 unfitted , either from the character of Iti population or because of ito distance fron other shores , * for statehood In the unloi ought to be left alone entirely. "Wo therefore object to the provision o the bill making the supreme court ot thi territory ot Hawaii judge of the member ship ot the house ot the territorial leglsla < ture of Hawaii. We believe that each housi should be the flnal'-judge of the quallflca tlans ot Its members. Danger in Too-Mach Judicial Power "The lnnov tlott.t\Qt 'only /alia to pro serve. the conetltutlbua'l independence of < th < great branches of.'ihe government , eiecu Uve , legislative , , anftjlidlcial , but tend * t < degrade the court to t level of politic * squabbles and partUan bias. It tends alsi to increase < the . .already , dangerous power o the courts la our dys em of government. "We also otypcj o'w property quallflca tlon tor members , ofjAlje senate ot the Jegts raj.ure.pt .Hawaii. ? TljfpvdUqualincatlon alsi . . i. . * branch of the leglmSturia. f his is an Inno ' RK'reerfK ft WU , * the right of w0aWl to govern and,1fe certalnjy'a dangerous ten > dency In a , rejpjibl\Q \ already' ' threatened b ; the too great power' ot concentrated wealth "A residence of , .three years in Hawaii 1 ; niso necessary for one to become a qualified voter. As our deil're is or _ should > ( be ti Americanize ( tfiose islands , we tlilnk'a resIdence Idonce of even lees than one year wouli bo preferable. > "We think also that too great power li given to the goverpor ; especially wo ob Ject to his being empowered to nomlnati part of the Judiciary of that island for life We believe that all the judges , as in othei territories , should be appointed by the pres' ( dent and from the "bonaflde resident basi of the territory for a. term ot four 7ears If life Judge ? are > to-be appointed at all the * , should be appointed 'by the * president. " , There are other minor points of dlfterenci between the minority and majority of thi sub-committee , but'the above are the prln' clpal ones. " The minority makes no objection Ho thi educational qualification 'for citizenship * ai it 'bellcrfer thla > to ihavo worked well ii the- south , " - 1 % : " * TO HEST'I.V THB1H NATIVE LAND Docile * of Soldier * Klllca In Cobi Soon tjo Be Sent Home. .WASHINGT9N , .Dec. 29. General Lufl. Ington , 'quartermaster general of the army has completed arrangements tfor brlngtnt to this country the' bed lea of American of' fleers and soldiers Interred at and in thi vicinity of Santiago , F6nce and other poInU In Porto Rico , Manla | and Honolulu. The graves , hav'e been carefully market by official * of the quartermaster1 ! depart' ment , who have gone over the several fleldi abd have succeeded In identifying near ) ] all of the American dead. A large numbs ] of metallic caskets are now being manU' factored. The shipments ot the caskets wll begin about January 10 and a force oi skilled men will go .with them to attend tc the work of dlslnterment , hermetically sealing the , caskets and shipping them t < this country. They wtll be brought on the government transports. They .will probablj -.brought to .Now York and from thai poli t sent to relatives and friends , tin or der that people throughout the country ma : make' preparations , for securing the bodies of .friends , and relatives the Quartermaster1 ! department today made the following state ment : "Dulj1 'authorized relatives and repre sentatives of the families of the decease * soldiers who wish the remains sent to tbi homes are requested to notify the quarter' master of such desire , stating in full thi name of such soldleV , tho. company and regl ment to which ho belonged and the addren oMhe town , county and state to which thi remains are to be forwarded and the nami of partt 4n whose care the remains are t < 'be ' shlpped , BO that they can be' advised o the date , of shipment when made.1' [ Ctfhpfess appropriated | 2QOQOO | for thi purpose. It deemed , At one time that , the re .turn of the , bodies ( o American soli wouli be tmposalble , as it was thought to 'be ai 'undertaking attended with too many dim cuttle's and dangers. A strong popular sentl ment on the subject developed , however and In response to this congress made tbi provision of law.foj : the return of the bodies At the. time 'of the act last July the lum oner h at made the rembvals Inexpedient > Ut DOW .that thg cold winter months are 01 the. < danger ot inieetlon is entirely removed Quit * Bervlee of the Navy. WASHINGTON , Dec. 29. The navy 1 about to lose one of its brightest young of fleers in Passed Assistant Engineer Walte M. McFarland , at present attached to tbi bureau of sttam engineering as assistant ti lEnfineer-ln-Cblet | Melville. Mr , McFarlam leaves 4he navy t assume be office , ot as stitant general manager of the W stingbous < company at Plttiburr , at a salary four time ns great s that he now derive * from th government. ROMERO IS SINKING RftPIDLI Minuter front Mexico Will Frolmltl ; Survive Operation for WASHINGTON , Dec. 30. At 2.SO a. this morning Arobasrador Ilomcro ot Mextc was reported sinking rapidly , The ambassador was operated upon to appendicitis Wednesday. Iteclprounl Mnll ArrniiKement. WASHINGTON , Dec. 29. The poatmastc general today signed an order accepting n private mailing cards both the Canndla mailing cards , bearing United States stamp and mailed on thla sldo of the line and th United States cards mailed In Canada wit Canadian postage. Thla Is the result of reciprocal arrangement between this and th Canadian government. Nctr Hntiipfthlrp Untile fnlln. WASHINGTON , Dee 29 , The controlle of the currency has received Informatlo of the failure of the Colobrook Natlono bank of Colebrook , N H , , BLIZZARD HAILS FROM NORTt Government SlRnal Service at CM caiio dive * Notice of Scvorent Storm of the Season. CHICAGO , Dec. 29. The government tig not service late this evening announced th approach from the northwest of the mos severe cold .wave of this season. By Satur day morning it is predicted zero wcathe will prevail In Chicago and the entire lak < region. The thermometer tonight reglsterci from IS to 21 degrees below zero In th northeast territory , the low mark belui reached at Winnipeg. At Havre , Mont. , tin northernmost station ot the United States the mercury Is already "on the toboggan' and at 8 o'clock this evening registered i degrees below zero , St. Paul and Cheyenm reported strong Indications for the approacu Jng blast with 10 and 8 degrees above , re spectlvely. In the district of Chicago 4 degrees above Is the ruling figure tonight but If Indications are worth anything a droi of 40 degrees will be recorded by Saturday WASHINGTON , Dec. 29. The air pres sure has increased remarkably in Albert ; and Alberton , a pressure being reported o 30.72 Inches and temperatures respective ! ; of 12 and 18 degrees. This high area ha' caused a sharp fall In temperature fron the middle and upper Mississippi valley to the plateau regions ot 50 to 22 degrees Temperatures In this region are from 10. ti 25 degrees below nbrmal. The cold wavi will spread in an easterly and aoutherly di < rectlon and on Friday night will read western Pennsylvania , West Virginia , per tlons of Tennessee and Kentubky , throilgl Arkanws and northern parts of Mississippi Louisiana and eastern Texas. It will extend - tend to the Atlantic coast , by Saturday , con' ttnulng in the Atlantic states and the lowei lake region till Monday. MEMORIAL HALL DEDICATED Magnificent Apartment I * FurnlKhct in Honor of Veteran * of the Civil War. , CHICAGO , Dec. 29. A magnificent me' mortal hall in honor of the veterans1 of thi civil war was dedicated today in the new public library on Michigan avenue. Ovei 3,000 persona were present , Including manj pf the state , county and city .officials anc judges of the supreme and superior courts General John C. Black , commander of thi Department of Illinois , Grand Army of th ( Republic , made the formal dedicatory ad dress. Mayor Harrison of Chicago , Judgi Kirk Hawoa and ColonelJames R , Sexton , cpramander-ln-chief , of tha qranjl .Army. 61 itheARepubllc/'nlBo spokeGoverno'r Tannei Was scheduled to speak , but on account ol sickness WAS unable to. .bo present. Tti < assembly rooms of the hall were furnlshec at a cost of $22,000 , appropriated by thi state. Among the furnishings are two large panels , one showing the fight between the Monitor' and Merrlmac , the other of thi Nineteenth Illinois at Chlckamauga. ENGAGEMENT IN HIGH LIFE Announcement Mode of Alliance Be tween Vlralnla Fair mid William K. Vnndcrbllt. NEW YORK , Dec , 29. The Herald says : The engagement of Miss Virginia Fair an < 3 William K. Vanderbilt. Jr. , was formaUj announced yesterday. .Miss Fair is a slstei ot Mrs. Herman Oelrlchs. She wai educated in the Convent of the Sacrel Hearl at San Francisco and later traveled abroad extensively. She came to New York eooc after the marriage of her sister to Mr Oelrlchs , and with her mother passed c good deal of her time with Mr. and Mrs. . Oelrichs , both here and In Newport. Miss Fair was an intimate friend of her fiance's IsUr , Consuello , now the duchess ot Marl- borough. RESULT OF AN INFATUATION Dr. B. E. Orar of Bloomfleld , Ind. Kill * Woman Who Led Him to Leave Wife and Home. , BLOOMFIELD , Ind. , Dec. 29. This after noon 'Dr. E. E. Gray killed Mrs. Lizzie Skin , ner on the streets within 100 feet of the depot in plain view of many people. He Jitabbedher _ four tlmca.wlth a eurglcal knife and she died Instantly. He made threat : this morning ( hat he he would kill her to- day. He was watching for her at the depot as she was coming to take the train. Aftei the killing he immediately gave hlmeelf up , .Mrs. Skinner left a former husband on ac count of the doctor and he has deserted a wife and family on account of her. Dr. Gray is about 30 years of age. RAILROAD LAW IS PASSED iKunia * BUI to Appoint Board for Ad justment of Tariff * Gee * Through Legislature. TOPEKA , Kan. , Dec. 29. The railroad law agreed on in populist caucus passed the house today by a vote of 70 to 39. It will bo passed by the senate and bo promptly signed by Governor Leedy and become a laVf March 15. The law provided for a railroad board , with Judicial powers to hear complaints and ad just railroad tariffs where unjust or ex cessive rates are proved. It allows appeali to be taken to the supreme court. The ap pointment ot the board Is placed In the bands of the incoming republican governor , Stanley , Holiller IleceUe * Fatal Injury. COL.UMBU8. 0. . Dec. 29. Corporal Martin J , Tracy , Seventeenth Infantry , fell while exercising In the gymnasium Tuesday. An X-ray photograph was taken and when the photograph was developed It showed that one of the cervical vertlbrae was dislocated and a rib torn loose from the spine. His recovery is not considered possible. Choken TlKbter * Locked Dp. MILWAUKEE. Dec. 29. A cocking main on the outskirts of the city , In which Mil waukee and Chicago birds participated , wat stopped by the police today. Twenty-two men are under arrest and warrants are Issued for the arrest of sixteen others. The raid was arranged by Superintendent White- bead of the Humane society. Recruit * for the Twelfth. CLEVELAND. 0. . Dec. 29. A telegram bos been received at the United States re cruiting office in this city from Washing ton ordering the recruiting of COO men for the Twelfth United States Infantry , which Is now at Jefferson Barracks , Mo. The regiment will soon start tor Manila. MILES SUPPORTS MS CLA1J Hogimental Offlojra Testify that Beef i Unfit for Use. LARGE AMOUNT SPOILED WHEN OPENEI Material Salil to lie the Itefnue o Ileef Kxtracti nntl Not Nutri tion , * Cane In Hot for January U , WASHINGTON , Dec. 29. The War Invcs tigatlng commission held a short session tc day , devoted to executive business. Thcr were no witnesses ready for cxamlnatloi The Swift Packing company ot Chlcagi which protested against the statements 1 General Miles' testimony derogatory to II canned fresh beef furnished his expedition : has notified the commission ot Its ability t bo on hand on January 4 , as expected , an January 9 has been act as the date for tb appearance of the representative. So fane no final action has been taken on the Insistence enco of Commissary General * Eagan that h bo called to testify In auswertoGencral Mile : charges , and no decision has been reache regarding calling Generals Miles an Shatter. The commission made public today evnopels of the reports of officers to Gcnern Mlfes , of the results obtained from the us of canned fresh roast beef , In campaign In Cuba and Porto Rico. These reports wer submitted by General Miles when he gav his testimony last week and presented 1 substantiation of his vigorous denunclatlo of the canned beef. General Miles stated a the tlmo that ho had started an Investlgatlo of the matter ot the canned beef suppllc and the reports submitted follow his ofllcla inquiry along this Hno. The statement glvei out Includes a statement ot Major John C Block , chief commissary sergeant , Unite States volunteers , and commissary at head quarters of the army in the field during thi Porto Rico expedition , dated December 19 on the tanned fresh roast beef received , Is sued and transferred by him. It shows tin totals received from all sources Were 12,60 one-pound cans , 80,292 two-pound cans , ani 2,220 six-pound cans. The total Issued am transferred was as folTows : One-pound cam Issued , 144 ; one-pound cans transferred 12,460 ; two-pound cans Issued , 42,168'two ; pound cans transferred , 44,126 ; elx-poUm cans Issued , none ; six-pound cans trans ' ' ferrcd , 2,220. " TeHtlmouy of Commanding Officer * A synopsis ot the reports as furnished fol lows : Commanding Officer , Fourth Infantry Major Baker The beef seemed to bo of In' terlor quality and was anything but pali- table. Quito a number of men could not and did not eat It. Commanding Officer , Sixth Infantry , Lieu tenant Colonel Mlnord The meat was ut terly unfit , as an article of diet , for eltue : sick or well. It had no nutriment In II and turned the stomachs of the men who tried to eat It. Commanding Officer , Ninth Infantry , Colonel Powell The meat produced du- ordered stomachs , watt not nutritious , soon became putrid and In "many of the cans wai found in course ot purification when opened. Commanding Officer , Twelfth Infantry , Major Humphreys The meat presented such a repulsive appearance that men turned from it in disgust. "Nasty" Is the only term that will fitly describe its ap pearance. Its use produced diarrhoea and dysqntery. , . Commanding Officer , Thirteenth Infantry , Colonel A. . T. Smith Many complaints were piadp.conoorplng the meat. It was found very unpalatable and Is unfit for { Issue , to troojsA * i rj' . < Commanding Officer , Seventeenth Infan try t Major O'Brien The juices.having been cooked out of the meat , it was not nourlsn- Ing nor palatable. It should no longer be issued. Commanding Officer , Second Battalion , Twenty-first Infantry , Captain J. W. Dun can The meat soon spoiled after opening the cans ; the men soon tired of it and It la not proper food. It Is not equal tn any way to canned corned beef. Commanding Officer , Twenty-second In fantry , Major Von Home The meat Issued was nothing more than refuse after various kinds of soups had been extracted from it. Further issues ot It should not be made. Commanding Officer , Second Artillery , Colonel Haskln The meat was generally disliked , was soft , watery and Insipid , agree able to neither eye nor taste. The men could be Induced to eat It only when' prepared as a stew. Commanding Officer , Fifth Artillery , Lieu tenant Colonel McCrca The meat was un palatable because of the excess of fat in it. Its appearance was black and stringy and none of the men liked it. When prepared as a stew U was more palatable. If less fat and mixed with vegetables it would de serve a further trial. Commanding Officer , Light Battery K , First Artillery , Captain Beet The appear ance of the meat was not inviting. The men soon tired of It. Commanding Officer , First Cavalry , Brigadier General Vlele The meat was a miserable apology for food in a hot climate , a slimy maes of beet scraps , unpalatable to the taste and repulsive to the sight. Com petition for the contracts placed the price 90 low that only tailings and scraps were used for canning. Officers1 , Ninth Cavalry Very unsatis factory ; men goon tire of It and will only eat it when they have nothing else. MRS. CORNISH IS INTERVIEWED Claim * She Ha * No Knowledge of the Family Where Her Divorced Huiband Henld l. BOSTON , Dec. 29. Mrs. Addle J. Cornish , the divorced wife of Harry Cornish , the Knickerbocker Athletic club manager , by whom a bottle of poison was received as a Chrletmas present , the contents of which caused the death ot Mrs. Kate J. Adams last night , stated today that ber only knowl edge of Mr. Cornish of late haa come to her through the newspapers or letters written to her by her daughter , Edith. Mrs. Cornish decfares that she Is not ac quainted , with Mrs , Adtma , described as the Mint of Mr , Cornish and the victim ot the uhrlstmas package. She says she never met Mrs. Rogers , described as the daughter of Mrs. Adams. Mrs. Cornish added that little Edith went to New York some time ago ind on her return told of having been to the boueo of Mrs. Adams , but beyond that Mrs. Cornish has no knqn ledge ot the woman. Edith Is now In Hartford spend ing the , holidays with he * grandmother. NEW YORK , Dec. 29. The Adama-Cor- nlah poisoning case remains as great a mys tery aa ever. When the detective bureau , the district attorney's office , ' the coroner tnd others seeking to find a solution of the strange case ended their labors for the day nothing bad .been learned that might as- list In bringing the guilty persons to Jus tice. The police are Inclined to believe that the person who sent the poison to Cornish Is a woman , although the evidence Is of the moat fllmiy character , and is largely baied on opinion. Hbnfter Hetnrn * to Coat. SAN FRANCISCO , Deo. 29. Official notice- lias been received by Major General Merrltm that General Shatter Is to be again assigned to the command of the Department of Cali fornia. It la expected that General Shatter will take charge about the 10th of next month. General Mcrrlam has not jet been assigned. HP mny gn north nraln to tht > Department of the Columbia. Tlu Impreci sion prevails , however , that hp ulll QO IO Denver to command the hepartment ot Colorado and thit the Departments of Call , * r * fornla and the Columbia \vlll bo combined under Shatter. PACKAGE OF MONEY IS LOST i\irrNH Ic-nnoiiBrrr nt Hnti Antonio SniiinMl | to lln\n Got AMII > - lth ifllll.OOO. 1. SAN ANTONIO. Tex. , Dec. 29. The local oftlce of the Wells-rnrgo cxpresa company . has lost a money package containing $00,000. The money wns sent here from Houston for the Southern Pacific to meat Us pay roll west from this city lo El Paso. It ar rived Wednesday morning and ttas given to C. A. Heeler , the Wells-Forgo money delivery clerk , to hand over. Heeler st.irtod for the depot and \SUB reen'en ' routo. Four hours after his departure his wngon was found flvo miles \\pst ot the city In a thicket , the horse almost dead from ithe effects of hard driving. Inquiry developed the fact that no delivery had been msd * . There was no evidence of a struggle In the vicinity where the > chicle was found. , Heeler had been Itl the cmplctyt ofthe company for nine years ami enjoyed- the confidenc-o of all. He spent several years on the frontier as a cowboy. Ills friends stoutly assert that he Is the victim of foul piny and his wife la also Inclined to this belief. Superintendent Tafl of the ex press company Id hero Investigating. ' Ho admits that the loss will reach t the 'sum stated , while rumor nearly doubles 'the amount. Ailnnm CIIHO Still n M > utery. NEW YORK. Dec. 20. According . o the statement of the officials who arc seeking the cause of the raveterlous death of Mrs. Adams , there were no ntw developments In the case todav. The corotier'a nlnslclan raid that ho would nerform nn autopsy , but the result of this would probably not bo known until tonight. The Rogers , , family and Mr. Cornish denv themselves to alt vis itors. Dr. Hitchcock * , who attended Mrs. Adams uml who himself suffered from the poison , sold that he believed thebromo - soltzcr bottle contained cynnlde ofpotassium. . If the district attortiev'e office or the police have any olew as to the Identity of the person who sent brornp-seUzer pottle to Mr. Cornish they keep it carefully to them selves. ' s ' Tronpn Ilench Home LEAVENWORTH. Kan. DeqT 29. Troops B , C. F and K. Sixth United Slatea cavalry , arrived at Leavtnworth today from Hunts- vllle , Ala. , and went Into camp * aorth of town. The soldiers will remain In camp until the Twentieth infantry. * under orders to go to Manila , departs , when , they will occupy the fort barracks. , nncklln'ii Arnica Snlvc. THE BEST SALVE In'the world for Cuts , Bruises , Sores , Ulcers , Salt Rheum , 1'e.ver Sores , Tetter , Chapped Hands , Chilblains , Corns and all Skin Eruptions , tnC positively cures Piles , or no pay required. It Is euai- antecd to give perfect satisfaction r'r money refunded. Price 25 tents per bjx. Tor salt by Kuhn & Co. AMUSEMENTS. FH-au-i-Cfgightan Thcitrt Teleobao 1S3I Omaha' * Society Vaudeville Theater * ARE YOU GOING TO THE MATINEE TOMORROW ? V It Will Only Cot Yon ZBc.i THREE SISTERS MACARTE , Marvelous Exponents of Euulpoee. B CA8.TILIAIVH B , . , , In "A. Game , of Wits " , \ , TOPACK A"8/TEptE. ' _ _ ' ILAH11Y .ALLI8TEU ) < i > > , , ' The Man with 100 Faqes. . , ' THE GLEASONS , ReHned Singing and Dancing Specialty. ORDWAV ATiD RANDV Comedy Trick Bicycle Acrobats. E. M. HALL , , , The Well Known Minstrel. , RARTELL AND MORRIS , Rcflned Novelty Musical Artlsls.v Prices never changing. Evenings Re. ssrved seats , 25c and 50e : gall&ry , lOc - " ' nee , any seat , 25c : children lOc. 80YIVS THFATFR P XTON * BUROESB. UUIUO I fibril LI ) Uantciri. T l. 111 * . SPECIAIj HOLIDAY ATTIIACT1OW ; Two Nights beginning Sunday Matinee. Jan. 1st. Special Mntlncc Monday. MR. DAVID HICCINS In hl > picturesque romance qf the moun. tnlns and valleys of Tcnneisee , "AT PINEY RIDGE , " Supported by MISS GEORGIA.WALDRON . , AnA a pnpablo Company. ' Night Prices lower Moor 76c-11.00 : bal : ony S5c and 60c. , Matinee Prices lower floor 60cbalconj | JOYD'S ' THEATRE ' TWO MGHTS ONE MATINEE , DEC. : i-ill. ( FRANK DANIELS In Ills Two Great Comic Opera Hits , fonlght and Saturday Matinee ' " TUB IDOL'S EYE ' Saturday Night Only , TUB WIKAIID 01 THE NILE. [ IUCES 25a to fl.no. \ . . , , , , ' Reserved seat tickets laid aaldo for cvcn < ng must be claimed bero.ro 3 p ! m. . . f T / | News Boys' \ Third Annu&t tf Ball * * * ' : zrzu r " ' Banquet . . Jan. / , Crtighton fSpp. Halt. Cakt Walk at zz p. Come and yet , your money's worth. Tickets , Ctnis- - per Couple HOTELS. THE MH.LARD 13th und Douglas Sts. . Omaha -AUKIUUAN AND BUUOPBAN CBNTUALLY LOCATE ! * . J. B. MAUKKL THE NEW . . American Plan . . . . . , : . . , , . ' . ' 'J r Wrl ± , " WM ANDUEWB. chief curtc ,