PASSED THE SENATE.
f
THE IMMIGRATION MEASURE
COES THROUGH.
Illiterates Barred Oat—Eiclade# For
eigner# Over 16 Who Cannot Read and
Write tone Langonce—The Bill Non
Goes to Conference—Cohan# Fleeing
•From Spain Eiempted.
Immigration BUI Faaaed.
■Washington, Dec. 19.—The senate
yesterday passed the immigration bill,
known as the Lodge bill, with a new
section, providing that the exclusion
shall not apply to persons arriving
from Cuba during the continuance of
the present disorders there. The
strength of the bill was greater than
had been expected, the final vote be
ing 52 to 10.
As passed, the bill amends the immi
gration laws so as to exclude from ad
mission to the United States all per
sons over 10 years of age, who cannot
read and write the language of their
native country or some other language,
bnt an admissible immigrant, over the
age of 16, may bring in with him, or
send for, his wife or parent or grand
parent or minor children or grand
child, notwithstanding their inability
to read and write.
For the purpose of testing the abil
ity of the immigrant to read and write,
as required by the foregoing section,
the inspection officer shall be furnished
copies of the constitution of the United
States, printed on numbered uniform
pastboard slips, each containing five
lines of the constitution, printed in the
various languages of the immigrants in
uouiue sinau pica type, xnesc sups
shall be kept in boxes made for that
purpose, and so constructed as to con
ceal the slips from view, each box to
contain slips of but one language, and
the immigrant may designate the lan
guage in which he prefers the test to
be made. Each immigrant shall be
required to draw one of these slips
from the box and read, and afterward
write out in full view of the immigra
tion officers, the five lines printed
thereon. Each slip shall be returned
to the box immediately after the test is
"finished, and the contents of the box
shall be taken up by an inspector be
fore another drawing is made.
No immigrant failing to read and
write out the slip thus drawn by him
shall be admitted; but he shall be re
turned to the country whence he came
at the expense of the steamship or rail
road company which brought him, as
now provided by law. The inspection
officer shall keep in each box at all
times, a full number of these printed
pasteboard slips, and in the case of
each excluded immigrant, shall keep a
certified memorandum of the number
of the slip which the immigrant failed
’ to read or copy out in writing.
The Cuban section added to the bill
provides that the action shall not
apply to persons arriving in the United
States from any port or place in the
Island of Cuba during the continuance
of the present disorders there, pro
vided that such persons have hereto
fore been inhabitants of that island.
An amendment by Mr. Elkins pro
posing a £10 a head tax on immigrants
coming in other than American ships,
occasioned considerable debate, and
was finally tabled, as were several
other amendments.
The immigrant measure now goes
.nto conference, the bill passed yester
day being a substitute for the Corliss
McCall biv ''ouse.
GOV. bnm\
oortPRISED.
Daughter of Iowa’s Executive Secret/
Married Nearly Two Months Ago.
Des Moines, Iowa, Dec. 19.—Miss
Mary Lord Drake, daughter of the gov
ernor of Iowa, and George Sturdivant
of Centerville were secretly married at
Denver October 28 and the governor
did not learn of it until lie went to
Denver about ten days ago to rest a
little and to visit with his daughter,
expecting to bring her and his niece.
Miss Mary Carpenter, home with him
after the summer aud fall sojourn at
the Colorado resorts. lie was first met
by Miss Carpenter, who proceeded as
gently as possible to break the news of
his daughter's marriage. He would
not believe it until he had been shown
■the certificate of marriage, duly
signed.
“LIL’S” PLOTTING.
Eawailnna Not Worrying About the Ex
Queen’s American Trio.
San Francisco, Doc. 19.—According
to steamship advices from Honolulu,
no importance was attached there to
the visit of ex-Queen Liliuokalani to
the United States. She went, it was
declared, sim >ly for a change, hoping
to better her Ik altli and her final des
tination was Europe.
It was reported that Liliuokalani
would go to Washington to meet her
niece, Kaiulani, and that both would
sock an audience with President Cleve
land, but, in view of the ex-queen’s
abdication and Kaiulani's acceptance
of a pension from the republican gov
ernment of Hawaii, the announcement
was discredited.
Exonerated.
Cincinnati, Ohio, Dec. 19.—President
Samuel Gompors was given complete
exoneration of the charg -s preferred
a ainsthim by the Federation of Labor
last night. Some of the Republican
delegates had charged that he prosti
ti tvd his office by being active in Mr.
1J •van's behalf during the campaign.
After an invest gation the Federation
voted Mr. Gompers a resolution of un
qualified indorsement.
Canada Prepared for Defense.
London, Dec. 19.—The Daily Graphic
publishes an interview with Sir Charles
Tapper, the Canadian high commis
sioner, in which he says: “Canada is
quite prepared to take her part in the
admiralty scheme for imperial defense
outlined by the Duke of Devonshire.
In the event of war between the United
States and Great liritain, Canada
would be invaded by land. That is
why, during the recent difficulties,
Canada voted a large sum to equip the
militia. There is no fear that a hos
tile army could bo landed in Canada by
sea.”
..... ' • * •
' FOR CUBAN INDEPENDENCE
Senate Foreign Committee Act*—Radical
Position Taken.
Washington, Dec. 19. — All of the
members of the Senate committee on
foreign relations except Messrs. Oray
and Daniel were present when the
committee met this morning for the
express purpose of continuing the dis
cussion of the policy on the Quban
question to be commended by the com
mittee. Secretary Olney was present
for the purpose of giving advice and
placing before the committee informa
tion in his possession bearing upon the
question. The meeting was strictly
private, Mr. Olney being the only per
son not a member Qf the committee
who attended the conference. It was
early understood, however, that the
secretary’s advice was against precini
tate action by the committee.
Soon after Mr. Olney had left the
room the committee, without division,
agreed to report the Cameron Cuban
resolution as follows, after amending
its title to read: “A joint resolution
acknowledging the independence of
the republic of Cuba:
KUI.L RECOGNITION FOR CUBA.
“Resolved, By the Senate and House
of Representatives of the United
States of America, in Congress assem
bled, that the independence of the re
public of Cuba be and the same is
hereby acknowledged by the United
States of America.
“Section 3. That the United States
will use its friendly offices with the
government of Spain to close the war
between Spain and Cuba.”
The only division was as to the time
the resolution should be reported to
the Senate. Mr. Cameron moved its
report Monday and Mr. Sherman sug
gested that the report should not be
put in until after the holidays. When
the question was put to the committee
the Cameron motion prevailed by a
large majority.
Secretary Olney, it is claimed by the
members of the committee who fa
vored action on Cuba did not have any
new information to present, and they
Bay the committee knew as much
about tbe condition of affairs in Cuba
as was known by the state department.
Mr. Olney urged that no action be
taken at present and pointed out
that there was no real government to
recognize. He confined himself main
ly to a statement of facts in possession
of the state department regarding the
condition in the island and what this
government had done. These included
information furnished by the American
consuls and agents, also information
furnished by the .Spanish authorities.
MR. OLNEY PREDICTED WAR.
Members of th<f committee are very
reticent as to what Secretary Olney
said or what advice he gave, but it is
very certain that he advised against
any action, especially such as that con
templated, as no doubt was expressed
that such action would involve war
with Spain.
One member of the committee said:
“Of course Spain will fight. The Span
iards do not know any better. But
there is no danger of other countries
getting in our way. No other Euro
pean nation wants to fight us, and we
would wind up a war with Spain in
short order.”
The opinion was also expressed that
President Cleveland would veto the
joint resolution when it should come
to him, which is taken to mean that
Secretary Olney took emphatic grounds
against action by Congress. A mem
ber of the committee said he believed
in ease the President should veto the
resolution that it would pass over the
veto, as he believed there were more
than two-thirds of both Senate and
House in favor of it. Some point was
undoubtedly made that the present
administration did not feel like leaving
a war legacy to the incoming adminis
tration, but this point) was not made
prominent.
Senator Cameron’s report will deal
at length with the question of prece
dents in the matter of the recognition
of the republic and intervention of
whatever nature by the United States,
beginning with the Greek revolution
and coming down to the present time.
Senators who heard the report say it
is very thorough in this respect and
sroes over the entire ground.
ONLY BRYAN MEN WANTED
Governor-Elect Stephen* Declare* Him
self a* to HI* Appointment*.
St. Louis, Mo., Dec. 19.—Governor
elect Lon V. Stephens, accompanied
by his wife, arrived this morning from
Hot Springs. His purpose here is to
took over the local political situation
with a view to making his St. Louis
appointments. With him is Ed Orear.
‘‘Sly time,” said Mr. Stevens, “will
be occupied in advising with men in
St. Louis, who I think will be able to
help me in making appointments. My
desire with reference to this city is to
appoint men who will advance the in
terest of the party. This will be my
chief aim. I am a Democrat above all
else, but I shall also remember that I
am a business man, and in makiug se
lections will keep in view the wishes
of the business men of the community,
tine thing, however, I wish distinctly
understood, and that is that I will ap
point no man to office who did not vote
the Democratic ticket straight from
Hryan on down.”
Bryan Lecture Contract Sold.
Rai.eigii, N. C., Dec. 19.—Anthonj
Comstock, manager of the McBee
Hryan lecture combination, stated that
the contract with Mr. Bryan had been
sold by Mr. McBee at an advance of
825,000. Mr. McBee refused either to
confirm or deny the story. The pur
chasers are said to be an Atlanta syn
dicate. _
A Railroad Official Mangled.
Erie, Pa., Dec. 19.—John S. Ham
mond, formerly general freight super
intendent of the Erie railway, with
headquarters at Buffalo, attempted to
crawl under a Lake Shore freight
train which blocked the crossing at
Northwesa. Pa., yesterday and the
train started up and he was killed.
Two Women Killed on a Trestle.
Crawforpsville, Ind., Dec. 19._
Mrs. Martha McGill and her 16-year
old daughter, Esther, were killed last
evening while crossing a trestle on the
Midland railroad by the east bound
mail train.
TALKING ON TARIFF.
DINGLEY BILL DEAD BEYOND
RESURRECTION.
I* la 1*14 A war by tha Senate—Obtaqnlaa
Attearted by tha Most Exciting and
Kvaatfol Ceremoalea la Either House
la a Lons Tina—Senator Teat Starts
the Ball Hollins With a Characteristic
Speech.
The Dingier Bill Dead.
Washiitotoic, Dec. 18.—Yesterday’s
session of the senate developed the
most eventful and exciting debate that
either branch of congress has heard in
a long time. It brought forward the
recognized leaders of the various
parties and elements, including such
conspicuaus figures as Messrs. Sher
man, Frye, Teller, * Gorman, Vest,
Aldrich, Platt, Mitchell of Oregon,
Chandler, Hale and Allen in notable
statements on the leading questions
which have engaged the attention of
congress and the country of late. Not
only were the lines laid down on tariff
and finance, but the debate partook of
all the pent up feeling resulting from
the recent national contest. Often it
was dramatic in its intensity, and at
all times absorbingly interesting to
the crowded galleries and intent body
j of senators. Political difiicul ties came
in for a fair share of attention, and
the names of Mr. McKinley and Mr.
Bryan often were heard. President
Cleveland also came in for a share of
attention. Mr. Allen declaring that
the President was a Republican who
rejoiced with Republicans over the
recent mutual victory.
The debate came unexpectedly when
Mr. Vest called up the Allen resolution
. for consideration of the Dingley bill,
in order to make some remarks upon
it. Mr. Vest was in his usual caustio
vein, and his speech teemed with those
graceful and catchy phrases for which
; he is noted. It severely arraigned the
doctrine of protection and derided the
promises of prosperity held out, he
said, by Mr. McKinley, which could
not be fulfilled by levying more taxes
on the people. There were frequent
sharp and amusing crossfires between
Mr. Vest and Messrs. Aldrich, Chand
The debate advanced to a more acute
state when Mr. Allen, with his usnal
bluntness, began to question Mr,
Chandler as to the future of the Ding
ley bill. He asserted that the Repub
licans had no need to fear opposition
from the President, who had “gone
over" body and soul to the Republican
party. This brought forward Mr.
Sherman and Mr. Teller. The Ohio
senator spoke with deep earnestness,
declaring that it was a crime for con
gress not to give the government
ample revenue for needful expendi
tures. He characterized the silver
substitute to the Dingley bill as a
monstrosity designed to cripple legis
lation and obstruct the operations of
the government. He approved Mr.
Cleveland's course in issuing bonds to
maintain the gold reserve.
Mr. Teller followed, pointing out the
futility of urging the Dingley bill. As
to future tariff legislation he reserved
his judgment on it until the measure
was presented and its merits consid
ered. Mr. Gorman pointed out the
uselessness of urging the Dingley bill,
conceding, however, that after March
4 next the Republican senators would'
be in sufficient strength to pass a tariff
bill. As to the course on the Demo
cratic side he said he anticipated no
obstruction to such a measure beyond
an insistence on reasonable debate.
Throughout the debate, the senti
ment had prevailed that the Dingley
bill was dead, and to give this linal
and apparently official sanction, Mr.
Platt of the finance committee an
nounced that no effort would be made
to urge the bill to passage. Mr. Sher
man promptly arose and said, in view
of what had been said, he acquiesced
in the general sentiment that no fur
ther effort should be made on the
Dingley bill. This was regarded as
the final disposition of the bill.
' The discussion drifted into technical
lines, concerning the wool schedule
prices at various times, etc. There
was a burst of laughter at one point
when Mr. Aldrich referred to the po
sition of Mr. Vest and his great leader,
1U I. VCidUU.
“My former leader,” interposed Mr.
Vest, with such vigor on the “former”
as to make senators and galleries roar.
“While I may be subjected to the
charge of being a lunatic, an anarchist
and a repudiator,” declared Mr. Vest,
“I assert that the only relief for the
people is to give them more money. If
we are lunatics and anarchists because
we ask for the opening of the mints to
the feee coinage of Rilver, then over
6,000,000 American freemen who voted
for William J. Bryan are lunatics, and
may God help the republic. But it is a
vile slander. The men who supported
that great leader, William J. Bryan,
are as loy#nl and as intelligent a body
of men as any in this country. The
gold standard at the root of this evil is
the vilest monopoly ever conceived in
the mind of mortal man.”
The senator spoke of the recent elec
tion as a parody on free institutions.
He was anxious to see what became of
the investigation proposed by the sen
ator from Nebraska (Allen). He was
inclined to believe that the senator
from New Hampshire (Chandler) was
right when he declared that the St.
Louis convention was honeycomoed
with fraud, and that the delegates
there had been bargained for and
bought. To a question by Mr. Aldrich
as to why it was that the woolen in
dustry and all other industries were
asking for more protection, Mr. Vest
answered, that of course they wanted
more protection. Like a “lot. of coy
otes,” greedy and famished, they
awaited more bounty. They would
come with the plea: “1 subscribed; I
voted for McKinley; I want more pro
tection.” __
A Missourian Makes a Little Money
Fending Divorce Action.
Cnn.r.icoTiiE, Mo., Dec. 18.—C. E.
Demitt, wt1io came here recently from
Albany, sold his wife last night to
Bobert Winston of Carrollton for 815.
Mrs. Demitt has a divorce suit
against her huRband pending, and
Winston is also suing for legal separ
ation from his wife, and Demitt is said
to have received the SI 5 from Winston
with the understanding that he
(Demitt) should not appear against his
wife when her suit should come to
trial at Albany. Demitt accompanied
Winston and Mr3. Demitt to the train
and bade them good bv
RECRUITING NOT ALLOWED
■t> Xante and Dallas Ofllelate Qln Wiin*
Inga—Kaniana Ready for Bervlee.
St. Louis, Mo., Deo. 18.— Senor Ra
mon Aquabello, who had been getting
up a concert to aid the cause of Cuba
libre, received a note yesterday from
Assistant United States Ciroult Attor
ney Anthony calling his attention to
the section of the United States neu
trality act providing a penalty of a
fine of 83,000 and three years' impris
onment for breaking it. Under this
section the audience and the perform
ers, as well as the managers, would be
guilty. The concert la off -for the
present, but will be given later, prob
ably to raise a hospital fund for the
wounded soldiers of Cuba. Meanwhile
a mass meeting has been called by suoh
men as Lieutenant Governor O'Meara,
City Treasurer Soudder, City Comp
troller Sturgeon, R. S. McDonald, A.
N. Milner and Colonel John F. Cahill
for Saturday night to memorialize Con
gress to recognize the Cuban insur
gents.
Dalus, Tex., Deo. 17. —Hearing
that the local Cuban organization con
templated equipping men for Cuba,
United States Marshal Love went to
the headquarters yesterday and in
formed the officers that such action
was a violation of the law. There
upon the officers of the club issued an
open letter declaring that their pur
pose was to give moral aid to the Cu
bans through congress, and that un
der no circumstances could any move
ment looking to the recruiting of a
company be tolerated.
Lawrence, Kan., Dec. 17.—John
Mathias of Rosedale; president of the
Benior class of the School of Pharmacy,
is working among the students to get
up a company to go to Cuba in the
near future. Mathias is a promising
student and a man of great force and
determination.
GxqpKx Crrr, Kan., Dec. 17.—George
Mallonee, a veteran of the rebellion,
has olfered to furnish himself and
seven of his sons to fight for Cuba's
independence if needed.
M’KINLEY IN CHICAGO,
Th« President-Klect (Irfllttd bjr Hun*
dreds on HU Arrival to Bat,
Chicago, Deo. 18.—President-elect
McKinley, C. O. Dawes, Abner McKin
ley, George B. Frease of Canton, Ohio,
and Captain Helstand of the United
States army arrived here this morning
from Canton, and took dinner in their
private car. j
Mr. McKinley’s first question to La
fayette McWilliams, when the latter
entered the car was: “How is Ida?”
Assured that his wife was well, noth- i
ing seemed to mar the full content
ment of the rest he is now starting in
upon—the first attempt at a vacation
for nearly a year.
“I will remain until the first of the
week, captain,” said the major, when
pressed to resolve at the start to spend
the holidays here. “I will want to be
home for Christmas dinner with
mother.” j
In the train sheds at Chicago the j
president-elect returned the saluta
tions of hundreds of Chicagoans gath
ered along the Canal street parapet,
and as he left the train and passed
through the station at the Canal street
entrance a crowd of several hundred j
cheering people rushed after him. He '
quickly stepped into Captain McWill- '
iams’ carriage and immediately started :
for the McWilliams home. A drive j
through the boulevards of the South
side was on the program for the after
noon and Major McKinley expects to
spend a day during his Chicago visit ,
with Charles G. Dawes of Evanston,
where Jud^e and Mrs. Day of Canton,
personal friends of the McKinleys, will
also be entertained.
FIFTY SHOTS EXCHANGED.
Offloera and Crook* Bar* a Pitched
Battle Near Fort 8eott.
Fobt Scott, Kan., Dec. 18.—Chief of
Police Roberson and two patrolmen of
this city engaged in a pitched battle
with six desperate men, supposed to
be crooks from Kansas City, last even
ing. The men were camped near this
city and had stolen goods in their pos
session.
About fifty shots were exchanged,
two of the fellows were captured and
the other four escaped, but it is
thought one is shot in the hip. The
police went out to arrest the men, who
opened fire on them from behind trees.
The officers returned the fire and the
battle continued until every officer
had exhausted his ammunition.
With two captives and a part of the
robbers’ clothing the police retreated
and hurried to town after more effect
ive weapons. They were rvnforced
by other police and railroad detectives
armed with Winchester rifles. The
robbers fled from the recruits and
were pursued for a mile, when they
escaped in a thick timber just at dark.
Crisp Succeeded by Hi* Kon.
Atlanta, (ia., Dec. 18.—A special
election held yesterday in the Third
congressional district toil 11 the vacancy
caused by the death of Charles F. Crisp
resulted in the election of Charles R.
Crisp, eldest son of the distinguished
ex-speaker. Young Mr. Crisp, in re
sponse to a telegram from the Atlanta
Journal, wired that paper: “I am in
favor of the recognition of Cuba by the
United States.”
Sugar llountie* Illegal.
Lincoln. Neb., Dec. IS.—The Su
preme court has decided that the pay
ment by State Auditor Moore of 846,
000 in warrants for sugar bounties to
the Oxnard company is illegal. The
opinion, written by Commissioner Ir
vine, was handed down yesterday af
ternoon. There was no dissenting
opinion filed. The opinion was based
on a technicality, which the legislature
is ceitain to remedy.
Pacific Kailroad* Debate Fixed.
Washington, Dec. 18.—The House
committee on rules has decided to give !
the Pacific railroad committee the j
three days which Chairman Powers
has asked for to debate the bill, after
the holiday recess,-and the debate will
begin January 5 or 0.
A Jadjo Harries III* Stenographer.
Parsons, Kan.. Dec. 18.—Judge W. j
A. Randolph of Emporia, of the Fifth
judicial district of Kansas, and Miss
Emma E. Lane, for many years court
stenographer of that district, were
married at Vinita, I. T,, this morning. *
MONEY IN ELECTIONS.
NEBRASKA’S SENIOR SENATOR
CALLS FOR INQUIRY.
Tha Lata Presidential Campaign tha Sub
ject of a Resolution —Senator Morgan
of Alabama Calla for Aotlon In Caban
Matter*—state Department Called On
for Information.
Proceeding* of the Senate.
Washington, Dec. 10.—The Rot. T.
DeWitt Talmage delivered the prayer
at the opening of the senate to-day,
and, in the abscence of the vice presi
dent, Mr. Frye occupied the chair.
The house resolution for a recess
from next Tuesday to January 5 was
reported favorably and agreed to.
Mr. Allen of Nebraska offered a
resolution for a committee of nine
senators “on the nse of money in elec
tions.” The resolution directs that the
committee shall “thoroughly investi
gate the extent to which money, if
any, was used in connection with the
recent presidential election, either in
promoting the nominations or in in
fluencing in any manner the choice of
presidential electors, and to inquire
whether any such expenditures were
excessive, illigitimate, corrupt or
unlawful, especially to inquire and
ascertain to what extent, for
such purposes, the owners of silver
mines, gold mines, the bankers, the
manufacturers, the railroads or other
corporations and millionaires of all
classes made contributions and what
contributions, if any, were mode by
foreign persons or corporations.”
Mr. Allen made no remarks on the
resolution, but sent to the clerk’s desk
and had read several' newspaper clip
pings containing charges of irregular
ity in connection with, the recent
election.
The resolution was then referred to
the committee on contingent expenses,
Mr. Allen remarking that he earnestly
desired a speedy report to the senate.
The bill validating certain New
Mexico bonds was taken up, the house
amendments agreed to, and this, senate
amendments disagreed to, so that th*
bill now goes to the President.
Mr. Palmer of Illinois called up one
of the pension bills, heretofore vetoed
by the Precident, but yielded to Mr.
Morgan for a speech on Cuba.
Mr. Morgan said: “I will confine
my remarks to comments upon the
facts stated in the recent annual mes
sage of the President and the report of
the secretary of state. I am not able
to discover that the President has
made any specific recommendations or
indication as to any action he deoms it
proper or expedient for Congress to
take with reference to Spain or Cuba,
nor that he has indicated any course,
except a still patient waiting, that the
executive proposes to take. Congress,
thuB left to its own initiative, must as
sume its own responsibility in a matter
of the most serious gravity. Congress
must give to the statements of the
President unhesitating acceptance as
to matters that were committed by the
constitution to his especial charge.
When he undertakes to state the facts
that affect our relations with other
powers we must accept those facts
unless the disproof of them is over
powering. .
“This message is therefore of the
most impressive importance, as a state
ment of the leading facts and con
clusions that bear upon our duties in
respect to the conflict of arms whicH
has raged for over two years in the
island of Cuba, and it has the support
of nearly all American belief. I have
not heard that Spain controverts any
statement of the president in his mes
sage. The evidence that comes from
private sources relative to the condition
of Cuba and the horrors of persecution,
rapine and extermination visited upon
the people of Cuba, admits of no donbt
as to its credibility. Yet it presents
Statures so incredibly inhuman and so
isgraceful to the civilization of this
age that it stuns the mind into disbelief
that such things can be true.
“If war with the United States is
necessary to reconcile the Spanish peo
ple to-the loss of Cuba by foreign con
quest,” said Mr. Morgan, “we shall be
compelled to meet that emergency. If
the destruction of Cuba is enough to
satisfy the popular sentiment of re
venge, we can avoid a war with Spain
by remaining inactive while our own
people are being ruined or slaughtered
along with the Cubans. If we mean to
take any action towards stopping this
war of annihilation and extermination,
we have no time to lose ”
Mr. Morgan spoke of the resolution
of Congress at the last session which
he said gave to the president the ohoios
of concurring with the policy of Con
gress or delaying. The president
chose delay. The war had*continued,
he went on, until it had reached the
final and desperate stage of a war of
devastation and extermination, with
the people of Cuba as a prey to those
who had set aside the usual honorable
usages of warfare, and had become
“robbers, cut-throats, assassins, rav
ishers and pirates.”
Mr. Morgan closed his Cuban speech
at 3:10 o'clock and the Senate agreed
to his resolution calling for informa
tion on the Competitor and other cases.
Harsh to Major Clrujsda.
Madrid, Deo. 16.—The report that
Captain General Weyler has ordered
proceedings to be taken against Major
Cirujtda, because the major, after the
death of Antonio Maceo, went to Ha
vana without the permission of his
superior officers, is causing discontent
here, owing to the popularity of
Cirujeda. Although the ministers
maintain reserve on the subject, it is
stated that the cabinet may consider
this question, and it is further stated
that the ministers may also discuss
General Wcyler's plan of camDaign,
wh ch is being criticised. It has been
decided to purchase the British trans
port Prince of Wales. *
OSAGE CABINET.
Governor “Canny Chief's” Faction Breaks
a Deadlock In the Council.
Guthrie, Ok., Dec. 16.—In the recent
Osage election the Conner-Big Heart
combination was defeated for the first
time by the Progressive party, which
includes most of the half breeds,
“i-aucy Chief.” a full blood, was elected
governor, and has just obtained con
firmation of his cabinet by the council,
which convened the first Monday in
the month, but was deadlocked awhile
by the filing of contests and other d.la
tory tactics by the minority.
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Hat aka, Dee. is. — The Uhfte*S§
State# eonanlate general in this city is
under a special guard of armed police*
men. This precaution is taken by the
Spanish authorities owing to the fear
that the indignation expressed hy the
Spanish sympathisers against the
United States would find rent in an at*
tack upon the consulate. There hare
been fresh iigns of the hostile feeling
against the United States in view at
the news from thereof the ardent sym
pathy felt with the insurgents over the
death of Antonio Maeeo, and the alle
gations there of the manner in which
he was killed. In the absence cf Con
sul General Fitshugh Lee the consulate
is in charge of Vice Consul General Jo*
esph £. Springer.
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Ntw York. Deo. 10.—From allparta
of the United State*, from Mexico and
from Paris, telegrams were received
yesterday by the Cuban junta and by
prominent Cubans in New York, in
which the correspondents expressed
their sympathy for free Cuba and
offered financial assistance to the-men
who are making the fight for liberty.
One of the most ardent writers was
Herbert W. Wolcott, chairman of the
Cuban American League, of Cleveland,
and brother of United States Senator
Wolcott. In his communication to
Fidel O. Pierrera, Mr. Wolcott said
the American-born citisens of Cleve
land were intensely enthusiastic
and reprobated the murder of Maceo
and his staff. Money, Mr. Wolcott
said, was coming in faster than at any
time since the war began and if men
Were wanted there would be no trouble
in recruiting more than one regiment.
So fervent Is the sympathy for Cuba
that the junta would not be asked to
expend a dollar of Its funds for equip*
ment or transportation, Mr. Woleott
said. He wrote that member" of the
Grand Army of the Republic in Cleve
land, who were officers In the civil
war, had volunteered to go with the
enlisted men and assume command of
them in Cuba.
In Florida. Louisiana, Georgia and
the other Gulf states, the feeling seems
strong against Spain as evidenced by
communications received here. It w
stated by prominent Cubans that it
vessels can be got out of this oauntry,
it will be only a few days before many
thousands of arms and many chests off
ammunition will be landed within the
'insurgent lines.
In this city funds have been pouring
in to aid the Cuban cause and. many
inquiries are being made of the Cuban
officials as to the best way to transmit
funds and supplies to the men who are
fighting.
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A LUMBER TARIFF WANTED.
Dealers
ef Twenty-seven
Together at OhutoaatL
CurcnrxATi, Ohio, Dea 16.—Pursuant
to a call issued ‘by J. C. Defebaugh,
publisher of the Tlmbermsn, and W.
B. Judson, publisher of the Lumber
man, 150 delegates representing twen
ty-seven states assembled here this
morning to take action for the better
protection of lumber interests. Moat
of the Southern delegates have been
free traders, but aU Insisted that iff
there was to be a protective tariff lum
ber should not be discriminated against
and that they would do all they could
to secure a tariff on lumber. They
stated that all other articles used in
connection with lumber in sdl sorts of
construction were protected and that
the lumber trade was now so de
pressed as to require relief.
A temporary organisation was per
fected with J. A. Freeman aa chair
man and J. C. Defebaugh and W. B.
Judson secretaries.
Mr. Freeman made a vigorous speech
against the tariff of 1894 as dlaerimt
natlng against lumbar and urged* the
convention to take such action as
would secure just treatment te the
lumber interests in the tariff bill to be.
enacted by the coming Congress Bee*
retary Defebaugh read many letter*
from the lumbermen who could not be
present, but who pledged their co-op
eration in any action the convention
might take to secure a tariff on lum
ber.
The usual oommitteea were appoint
rd by the chairman and a division of
the work for the session of two day*
was carefully made. While the pres
ent purpose Is to secure a tariff on turn
bee, yet a permanent organisation is'
being perfected for the general inter
ests of the lumbermen in the future.
Oregon land Areas Forfeited.
Washington, Dec. 16.—Chief Justice
Fuller announced the opinion of the
court in the case of the United States
va the Oregon Sc California Bailway
and the Oregon Central Bailway com
panies, involving titles to valuable
lands near Portland, Oreu€iiir*rsinff
the decision of the circuit (MHfeSlj
peals for the Ninth circuit dff
Ing the contention of the gov
■rrier* HI MU BUI
Washington, Dec. 16.— Paetmaa—
General Wilson has issued an order ex
tending the house to bouse collecting
and delivery system so as to provide
for the sale of postage and special de
livery stamps through orders to letter
carriers on slips contained in a unique
official stamp-selling envelope to be
furnished by the Postal Improvement
company.
Conscience Contributions.
Washington, Dec. 16.—Two
science contributions were received
by the treasury of the United States
to-day. Both were sent anonymously,
and no message was contained in either
envelope to indicate wby or when the
money was sent. One contribution was
of 8520 and the other at 8500. Both
were in bills.
To Lengthen Tones of
Washington, Dec. 16.—Representa
tive Treloar of Missouri, has introduced,
a resolution to amend the constitution
so as to lengthen the terms of office of
the president and senators to eight
years and of representatives to four
years.
Organising to Go to Cuba
Arkansas, City, Kan., Dec. 16.—
Professor James Hightower of this
city, is organizing a company of young
men to go to Cuba and join the insur
gents. Mr. Hightower has had mil
itary training, and at one time was Si
resident of Cuba.
