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ESTABLISHED J U.N ID 10 , 1871. O3IA1IA , .FRIDAY MORNING ; NOVEMBER 22 , 1805. Ifl COPY 1IVH CENTS.
ORDER MUST BE RESTORED
Strict Instructions Sent by the Sultan to
Officials in Armenia !
HELD TO PERSONAL ACCOUNTABILITY
Military mill CUII Aulliorltle * In Co-
Oj rrnt for Uie 1'roleotloii < if
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that of Kii
WASHINGTON , Nov. 21. Tint Sultan
Abilul Hamld II Is ranking efforts to quell the
disturbance * ! In tlio various provinces o
Turkey nml Intends to hold his subordinate
olllclals to nccount for future disorders seem
to bo confirmed by the follow Ing cable re
colved by the Turkish legation hero today
All news about plots against his Impcrla
majesty arc absolutely and entirely false
Transmit you below the text of three tele
grams that have been i nt to the vails and to
the military commanders of those province
where troubles lately took place mid ask you
to glvo them tin ; widest publicity :
First. Telegram addressed to the governor
general of the vlllaycts of Treblzond , Erzc
rouin , Ulttlls , Van , Dlarboklr , Manourctol
Aziz , SIvnB , Abaua and Aleppo , dated November
ber 15 :
The commanders of lirlgades In detach
Ing tlylng columns for the repression of ells
01 del R \\lll send out n proclanmtlon to the
people In order to advise those who nro In
uriiiH against thn legal authorities of thcl
ruuntry In give \ip thulr sedition * plans nni
to abstain from nil acts dltectcd ngalns
the wishes of htH Impcrlnl innjesty , th
nultiin. The commandcis will have to den
Immvdlatnly and by force of nrniM with al
perrons who disobey this Injunction.
They will nlio try to prevent , In plnclnR
tioons1 lit different nolnti. nil movement
on the purt of the rioters attacking
boroughs and villages. If murders or In
mirrectlonnry nct were to take ; place Slid
ilcnly wllhln the sphere of evolution of a
Hying column , said commander1 * will Imvo
to pursue Immediately , and without glvliii ,
uny preliminary warning , the nuthora o
tlio'-o rrlnux. The
- conimnnder-ln-cliler o
the Fourth Imperial corps will help with hi
troops thu commiindcrH of brigades nndc
Ills orders , with ihe view of securing the
J nieces * of their task. The Department o
War has been ln tructcd to transmit tele
graphic orders as above to the miichle nm
to the commandeis of snld Impel lal coiim.
The line of conduct of the civil author
Itles toward the agitator" , having already
boon shown by telegraph , according to ni
Imperial tirade , vou will have to tnnkc.
to the proper jiartles nil recommendallons
In ronfoimlty with said telegram before
the sending of troops for the repression o
tllsordoi * . The aliuva dlsposltlomt liuvlni
reccheil the Imperial sanction , the needfu
Instructions have been Eont to the Depart
incut of War and to tlm other v.ills. I ro
quell you again to conform jourself to
Mine as regards your vlllayot. Our aligns
toverelRii's determination la that older shal
be lestoiod Immcdlnlulv In all dlsturbei
parts ; thut the life , the honor and property
of every ouo shall be safcguaideil and tha
all acts contrnr\ justice and equity shnl
bo in evented. Vou will watch day nm
night to pecuro the realization of said Im
perlul determination by putting a Mop to
disorders , without delay
OFFICIALS UHLD ACCOUNTADLE.
Second. Telpgrnms addressed to the vails
of Van , nittlls , Erzeroum , Aleppo , Dlarh-klr.
Trebl70tid , Slvas and Manouretol-Azlz. datot
November 17'
Although leneiti-d Instructions were given
to yon with the vlr\v of adjusting In jour
vlllnyct nil necessary mea'-uict for pre
venting all iiobslble ( roullon ) and nil shed
ding of blood and forbidding- - well that
ono class of the population attack the other
or acts contiarv to justice should occur ,
Mich cases continue , however , to take place
Ono of the most Impoiliint duties of the
vails being , according to the formal orders
of his Impel lal imjcsty , tin- sultan , to so-
ourp public peace In the provinces , I hasten
to warn you th.it If , after the recclpl
of the present tolcirnitn there should occui
acts like llros , seditious movements , per-
tuibntlons of public older or shedding of
blood , such nil omission of duties could not
by any mo ins be forgiven , and would tairy
with It grave consequences. Such responsi
bility falling nlfo on the moutas ailffH and
culrnacnms. you nm t aKo put yourself Ir
iiui-uiii wmi inu cummnwit'rs lor uie adop
tion of the ' necessarv precautions. You
will principally look with the greatest care
after the protection of the consulates anil
foiolgn subjects , In ordci to place them oul
of anv danger , and to avoid nnv motive
for complaint on their part. All gulltv
parlies should bo arrested and punMied
according to law. You will telegraph In
plain woids every twenty-four hours to the
llopntment of Wiir. to the grand vlzlci
nnd to the Imperial palace the situation of
> our vlllnyetH.
Third. Tele-gram
addressed to the mar
shals of the rourth Imperial corps , and to
the military commanders of Aleppo , Hltllls ,
Ahann , Trehlzoml , Slvas Manourctol-Azlz
nnd other parts of Asiatic Turkey dated
November 17 :
The explicit will of our august sever
eign be ng that tranquillity of the countrv
should bo maintained moio than ever anil
In n moit cfllclont manner nnd In ordei
to prevent absolutely any sneh acts as
lire * rovolutlonarv movements , shedding
of blood , 01 attacks on the part of ono
class of the population on the other , or
ngalnat the consulates and foreign sub-
JootH , the necessary Instructions have al
ready been transmitted to functionaries
of the civil admlnNtiatlon. In conformity
with nn mnerlnl Hindi ? , the Imperial mili
tary authcn Itles shall put themselves In
npforil with the vnlls ami moutn sarlffH In
"ider to secure public peaci > nnd to see
Unit the olllcvrs and soldiers of tlm Im
perial agents art according to the military
iemulations , abstaining carefully fiom all
nets tending In cause complaints Any dls-
obedlvnco of the above
, anv negleut or anv
proceeding contiaiv to discipline , will en
tail grave lesponslblllly.
. \iiNlrln IN SntlNlleil.
nUDA PRSTII. Nov 21. In the Diet today
replying to a question regarding the situation
of affairs In Asia Minor , the premier , Ilaron
Ilinffy. said that tlio rcprtsentatlons of the
ambassadors of Iho powers at Constantinople
had led In a gratifying result. The Porte
had displayed nn earnest Intention to restore
tranquillity In the disturbed districts and to
piotect the Christians. The premier added
the mowt complete unanimity of opinion pre
vailed among the powers. The latter were
ilt'crmlned that pence nnd the status quo
muni uu ri'Biurt-ii iinu 10 lain cnu llieir IIOF18
had been sent to the levant. Harou llanffy
concluded by saying : " \Vo have reassuring
hope that Turkey will succeed In restoring
order , In which tack her efforts will certainly
lie supported by all Hie powers , which , with
out exception , attach the greatest Importance
to tlio maintenance of a peaceful state of
things. " _
Initnlreil About HlN Country men ,
LONDON , Nov. 21. A dispatch to the
Stindard from Derlln says thut Prlnco Itls-
inarek recently received Congressman Rich-
nid Ilirthfalilt of St. Louis. Mo. Ths ex-
chancellor asked niiny questions of the member -
ber of the house of representatives , Most of
those Inquiries wore about matters pertain
ing to the United States. Ho was especially
Rollcltoifti concerning the welfare of Germans
who have ssttled In America. Among other
things ho asked about , was as to vvhcthci
thn Jews who have left the old world and set
tled in America , are ever persecuted to any
extent.
May Vlult Iioniliin ,
T.ONPON , Nov. 21. The Manchester
fiuarJhin today nnyw that It Is reported that
In Ihe coinmunlcatloii from the sultan of
Turkey read by the marquis of Salisbury on
Tueiday latt , at nrlghlon , Kngland , before
the National t'nlon of Conservative Assocla-
UoiiK , Abdul Ilanild offeree ! , after the execu
tion of rrfonns In Armrnlu , tolslt London
iul oilier European capitals for the purpose
pf arrhliiK At a complete understanding with
the powers relative to the future aOtulnbtra-
tlcn of the Ottoman cniptro.
i SU'iiiucr Gm'iinliori - .
LONDON , Nov. 21. The Ilrlllsh steamer
Neksmoro , Capt.\ln HlcharJson. from Mon
treal en November 5 for Liverpool , Is shorn
mi Oilt Wand off tie coast of Scotland , with
loiirUfn feet uf water In tier hold. The crew
Vf-e landed safely. The Ncstmoro was built
lit n irdovv. UiiKlun J. In U82. She Is a screw
btBttnier of 2.210 tons ml rtl tvr , ana Is
> wucd bYllllaw Jobnstono fi Co.
.si i/r.i. > AT ins oi.n THICKS ACJAIV
nn Olllri-r Who In
fill In niiulnnd.
( CopyrlRhtKl. 189 ; , ly the AMOClnli-l PrcM )
CONSTANTINOI'LK , Nov. 21. Matters po
litical do not took as bright today as they did
yesterday. The expressed determination of
the sultan to act aggressively In suppressing
the disorders In Asia Minor hid n decidedly
good effect here and elsewhere , and the troub
les which threatened to cause the disruption
of the Turklth government vv.a looked upon
as almost ended , lint n fur'hsr ' jarring hai
occurred , ard It Is once more Ilahrl I'aahn
who N the disturbing clement. This notori
ous olDclal made himself so conspicuous by
his cruelty to Armenians and maladminis
tration of his district when governor of Van ,
that the Ilrltlsh ambassador Insln ed upon his
removal. Aft r considerable correspondence
on the subject , plain evidence of the Pasha's
unfltncFg for his position having been fur-
niched to the sultan , the latter removed the
pasha. Ilahrl , however , brought the strongest
Influence to bear upon Abdul Hanild , pro
tested his Innocence of the charges brought
agaln't htm , chimed that his removal was
brought about by the liitrlgn ° s of the Arme
nians , and evidently \is \ was not only for
given , but was decorated with the Order of
the Osmanlch and complimented upon his
efforts to suppress disorder.
Soon afterwords Itas rumored tint Ilahrl
Pasha was to be unpointed to command the
large force of Turkish troops being concen
trated at Marash for a movement upon Z l-
toun , which Is held by the Armenians who
had captured the Turkish garrison , consisting
of about 400 men. This report ralsoJ such a
storm of Indignation In diplomatic nnd other
circles here that the plan was abandoned , If
Indeed , It had been formed.
STOUM HURSTS AOAIN.
Now , however , the storm has burst again
for Ilahrl Pasha has been appointed military
commander of the Aleppo district. The bn
Impression which this has produced cat
hardly be exaggerated , for the- diplomats fee
that it will bu almost Impossible to proven
him from pursuing the same tactics at Aleppo
as ho did nt Van.
Upon receiving the n ws of Ilahrl Pasha's
appointment to the military command o
Aleppo , the representatives of the powers
held n meeting ami discussed the matter fron
all Its standpoints. The result was that they
have Joined In n note to the Turkish govern
ment saying that they canr.ki tintwer for the
consequences which might en ue should the
Armenians ofCeltoun be massacred after
their surrender , which the Armenian patri
arch , at the Instance of Ihe representatives
of the powers Is endeavoring to bring abou
In order to prevent further bloodshed ,
AlEppo Is situated about nevcnty-flve miles
distant from Marash , which Is about fifleet
miles ficm Zeltoun , Is the capital of the
vlllnyct of Haleb , In which both Marash am
& 3ltoun are situated. It will thus be seen
that while the sultan , alarmed at the disap
proval which the rumor of Bahrl Pasha's ap
pointment to the Immediate commind of the
Turkish troops a' Marash caused , refralnct
from confirming It , he hau made him military
commander of the Aleppo district , which vvll
glvo him contiol over the commander of the
Turkish troops nt Marash.
A dispatch received hero from Aleppo says
that the greatest alarm prevails there. Hur-
rle I nnd frequent councils of the ministers
are being held nt the palace nnd some plain
linguas Is ta'd ' to have been used by the
sultan. That a swooning out of the present
cabinet Is contemplated nobody doubts ; In
deed , people arc astonished that It did not
take place when the sultan underwent his
change of mind its a result of the assembling
of the foreign nests.
The Ilrltlsh fleet Is still at Salonica and the
Prench and Italian fleets are at Smyrna , abcu'
200 miles fron. Salonica. Smyrna and Silon-
Ica , however are about an equal distance
from the entrance to the Dirdanelles
SIR PHILIP CUHRIR ABSENT.
Thci British ambassador Is still away fiom
his post. The latest news fiom him received
at the embassy located him at Vienna , but
Sir Philip Is expected here by the end of the
week. He In said to be the bearer of a letter
from the marquis of Salisbury In reply to the
sultan's letter.
The United Stales minister. Mr. Aletandsr
\V Terrell at the request of ths American
missionaries nt Khaiput , has prevailed upon
the Tuiklsh government to telegraph oidcrs
to the Tuikish commander there to furnish
Hit missionaries with un ri-cort of troons to
conduct them to thp nearest point on Hit
Ulack soi coist , possibly Tieblrond , In order
that they may embark for this city. Mr
Terrell hss alto advised the missionaries In
other disturbed district" to retire from their
pests for n time so that their presence may-
no1 bo made the excuse for further disorder
It Is believed that his suggestion will be
adopted In several cases at least.
The city Is quieter than It hap been for
some time past. The polite have release !
several additional batches of Armenians nnd
the latter are reopening their stores and
circulating freely about the main thorough
fares. This looks well and seems to indicate
that matters must be In n more eatlsfactoiy
state than for bomo time past , although
people here would feel easier If more news
was obtainable from the piovlnces.
The Armenian patriarch , ns well as the
sultan , has undergone a healthy change of
mind as a result of the advice he has recelvvd
from the representatives of the poweis. He
has , as already cabled , been strongly advlsel
to co-operatp with the Turkish authorities In
their efforts to u-store order and It Is under
stood that It has been plainly Intimated to
the > prelate tint the Armenians need not look
for the sympathy of Europe If they continue
causing outbreaks against the authority of
the t'liltnn. It Is also understood that thp
leprescntatlvcs of the powers lntlM that the
Aimenlnn clergy throughout Asia Mlnoi must
co-operato with the Turkish olllclala in sup
pressing the anarchy which IMS existed In
many districts for months past ,
LONDON. Nov. 21 A dispatch to the
Times from Constantinople says that Ihe
Australian. Italian , Russian and Drltlfh
representatives there have applied to th ?
sultan for firmans allowing the pissage
through the Daidnnellt's of a nocjiul dlb-
pateh boat to ho attached to each of the
lespectlvo embassies ,
ROMR , Nov. 21 Italia , onr cf the lend
ing dally papers lieie. announces that King
llunhert , upon his cnlv.il lieu- today , told
ils ministers that he was full of coiifldcnca
that the peace of Europe would be preseivtvl
n spite of the present troubles In the Turk-
tli urovlneea.
LONDON. Nov. 22. A dispatch to the
Ohrinlclf from Constantinople says that a
ncmber of the Inner palace circle , In nn
ntervlew recently , declared that It had been
.lio sultan's plan for years past to make
he finance mlnlettr pay all of the palace r.\-
> eiEen. ! AH a result of this method of Turk-
9)1 ) financiering the pultun has u [ 15,000,000
saving from the civil list fund deposited In
ti.EsIa nnd America , whllu the Impel lal
coffers are empty. The sultan It a mono-
narlao on the subject of his personal safety
Tlio person Interviewed dee ] ires ho has not
the slightest consideration for the lives of
) tl.crs , and his most trusted advisers enter
nto his presence with fear and trembling.
MIMIVIS' : : ; cTuvni. . ! * coui.u AVI.V.
I.CIIIlIllll TIllll-N MllUcN II ( llll-HH Oil
Aiilcrli'iin INilllli'N.
LONDON' , Nov. 21. The Times this morn-
n g editorially expresses Iho opinion that it
\as not President Cleveland who was civer-
lirovrn In the last elections In the United
States. Accoidlnn to the editorial , In the
recent democratic defeat the paity was com-
iletcly routed , but the pnutlgo of the prctl-
lent was Increased rather than diminished ,
"It Is not unlikely , " the Tlmts continues ,
'that If the democrats will rally around
'le\ eland he will lead them to victory In
ho next presidential conti-sl , the repuh-
ICMIU having no striking policy to attract
> opular fcyiripathy ,
"It Is thla position of parties and men
vMch gives unusual Importance to Secrt-tirj
Carlisle's recent speech at the dinner of
he New Yoik Chamber of Commerce , If
Jleveland Is able to bring the party Into
Ine with the aspirations expressed by Car-
Isle lie may yet open a now chapter In
American history. "
lliilfour'N SctMiiiil Trial.
LONDON , Nov. 21. The trial of Jabcz S ,
ialfour anil bis fellow defendants In the
Jbera'or company's frauds en the second In-
ilctim'Jit found igaliut lliciu \ \ e commenced
hs [ morning.
THREATEN SUGAR PLANTERS
Insurgents Strike a Serious Blow nt Ameri
can Interests in Oubn.
GOMEZ ORDERS PROPERTY DESTROYED
clM Iti-piorl to DcMiicrnti * MfiitiN lo
( Oiln > IViMHlhlo
from Spain ArNliiK Out of
tliu SiiKiir Indimtf ) .
( OopyrlRht , 1E93 , by lrc PuMlrlilni ; Company )
HAVANA , Cuba , Nov. 21. ( Prom a Staff
Correspondent of the New York World. )
Amcrlcan-owned sugar property In Cuba
worth $20,000.000 Is jcopardlred by General
Maximo Gomez's recent order to destroy
every estate whose owner tries to make
sugar this winter. Consul General Williams ?
who has been In the sugar business In Cubi
or In close touch with with It for more than
forty years , thinks that estimate Is not too
high. Gomez's ' order Is , In part , as follows :
Article I. Plantations will be totally de
stroyed , cane Holds nnd houses of the en
closures burned , together with the rnlltoud
lines.
Article II. Any laborer lending his nld
to the sugar manufacturers shall be con
sidered a tinltor to the country , ns wo
must cut oft these fountains of resource to
the enemy.
Article III. Any person caught In
llagrnntc dellctti , or who Is known to break
article II , will be shot.
The bulk of the sugar property In Santa
Clara Is owned by foreign capital. The Cuban
owners hold more than the Spaniards. The
Soledad estate , near Arlniao , Is owned by Ed
ward Atkins of Doston ; the Hornlguero es
tate Is owned by the brothers Porret of New
York ; the Constancla estate Is owned by
Pfrklns & Welsh of 41 Wall street , New Yoik ;
the San Augustln and the Lc Quleto estates
by an American syndicate , of which Colonel
James S. Murray Is the manager. In Trln-
lilad there Is the great property owned by the
Havemeyers of Ntw York , Edward Atkins and
others. In the Sagua district Is the George
Thorndyko estate , those of Hemingway of
Doston , the Snntana and St. George. The
Victoria estate Is an American property , nnd
Perkins & Welsh of New York control a large
sugar estate. In Santiago arc a number of
American sugar plantations.
Kcny of tne American sugar properties on
the Island will be forced Into bankruptcy
If they are not permitted to make a crop
this coming winter. One representative de
clares that If the revolution continues Cuba's
fate will be the same as Haytl's.
CAMPOS pno.Misns PIIOTHCTION.
Campos will place the negro contingent of
troops in Santa Clara provinc' . He has
assured the planters that he will do all In
Us power to protect them. I have reason
to believe he contemplates a policy toward
Incendiaries and Intlmldators of labor dlf-
fcient from the course he follows toward
antagonists in the fluid.
Hepicsentatlve sugar growers nsirert that
the loss ; from the Inability to clean the grow
ing cane properly from weeds will prevent
more than thiee-fourths of a crop , even If
sugar can be made at all.
Several wild rumors have been flying about
Havana , such ns alleged encounters bstween
Goirex nnd tlio Spanish general ? , Suniez ,
Valdez and Garrlch near Santo Espltltti.
There has been great activity among the
Spanish troops. The generals have kept
nearly 30,000 soldiers trotting here and there ,
and the Insurgents have ben taxed more
severely than at uny previous tlmo duilng
the war In keeping out of the way ,
Antonio Macco has had intentions on Santa
Clara province , but he was unable up to
fcnr days ago to dodge the strong Spanish
forces ttatloncd along the bolder between
Snrto Esplrltu and the Trocha.
INSUHGENT STRENGTH OVERRATED.
Details of the encounter November 15 at
Habanllla near Sequanea Valley , are her ? .
Ono of the dead Insurgents is Dr. E. Itruno ,
an Ameiican citizen , formerly a dentist in
Clenfiicgos. His father was a Philadelphia ! !
and he has ssveral brothers In or near that
city. Another practices * In Paris. The battle
demonstrated that the Insurgents In the
Sequanea had not nearly an many men
as had been believed by the Spaniards.
There was goad reason for supposing that
there wore over 3,000 men In the valley , but
Colonel Arl/on pressed Rego hard and the
latter mustered only 1,500 followers to op
pose the Spanish advance.
I have obtained accurate Information con
cerning the homo government's finances.
Spain has obtained a war loan through the
ability of Senor Canovas and his mlnlbtor
of finance There Is now available for war
purposes In Cuba ? 23,000OOCS enough nt
the estimated rate of expenditure to carry
on the operations until March. The Paris
hoiiio of the Bank of Pays-Das , an Amster
dam Institution , has floated the loin , which
Is In Cuban bonds , wen red by the customs
leceipts of the ( bland with the Indorsement
of Spain. The rate of Interest Is 5 per cent
with a commission of one-half of one psr
cent , the must favorable rate Spain has ob
tained In many a day. The Dank of Poys-
Da'i has promised another $25,000,000. The
payments to Spain art > In regular Instalments
as called for. WILLIAM SHAW DOWEN.
ATTHMI'T TO Ml'ltDHIt ' A MISSIO.NAIIA
CiitJiollr I'rli'Ht anil Companion *
CliiirKfil ttltli ( InDIMM ! ,
( Oop\rlKhtnl , 1585 , by Pi em 1'ublMilnir Company )
SAN JOSE , Costa Rica , Nov. 21. ( New
York World Cablegram Special Telegram. )
Exrltcment stilt prevails over the attempt
to murder Protestant mltalonarlea at Desam-
pardos. The priest , Zabclata , has been
Drought to this city and Imprisoned. He has
accused two leading cltlrons , Juan Uretia and
Juan Mora , of having been plotting with
lilm for some tlmo against the lives of
Protestants , Catholic union newspapers
dally urge the people to do away with the
Protestants , saying they should do every
thing possible to free the country from
infernal monsters.
COLON. Colombia , Nov. 21. ( New York
World Cablegram Special Telegram. ) Five
Imndred laborers have arrived from Car-
thacena. Work on the canal will bo pushed.
John Dillon Tal. < * a AVIfo.
LONDON , Nov. 21. Mr. John Dillon , ths
well known Irish leader and antt-Parnelllto
iicmbcr of Parliament for East Mayo , was
narrled tlilt morning at the oratory , Ilromp-
on , this city , to Miss Matthew , daughter of
Justice Matthew , After Ihe ceremony the
jlshop of Galwuy read a telegram from the
pope bestowing bis blessing upon the mar-
lage ,
POTMTM AclliiK : III 1'crfci'l Conci-rt ,
PARIS , Nov 21. At a cabinet council held
ifre this morning , the minister for foreign
bffalrt ) , M. lierlht'Iot , cald that the Informs-
Ion which lie received fiom various sour cot
did not justify llu alarmist reports In the
'rench prei-s. The agreement between th ?
lowers , ho bald , wan revealing Itself with
the turnout clearness and peruhuricy.
National ( irmiKt * bmHlon Kmlfil.
WORCESTER , Mass , Nov. 21. The twon-
y-nlnth uiinunl tension of the National
CiraiiKo closed nt midnight. The newly-
elected ottlcer * were Installed. The execu-
Ive commltU't ) will meet tomorrow morning
to plan for the work ot the coming year ,
Minnr.it WOMIAM : > , ciut.imi : >
Siumlflli .Soldier * ( Inllt ) of nit Aft o
TAMPA , Pis. , Nov. 21. Colonel Pernando
Tlguerdo , the Cuban leader ot this city , Is
In receipt , ot n letter from Havana giving
details of atrocities which wcr * committed
by Spaniards In Matanzns province. Cotone !
Mcllno , who commands a Spinlsh regiment
recently encountered lliehdvnncc gtlard 01
Gomez In Matanzas and was defeated. While
soldiers under Mcllno were In retreat they
met a group of women and children near a
little town called Cayoplno. As the soldiers
passed one of the women"1 * made a sneering
remark about the Spaniards. The remark
was overheard by the soldiers nnd so enraged -
raged them that they fell Upon the womCh
and children and butchered every ono of
them. There were ton women and about a
doren children In the group.
The letter say a that the Spaniards , after
bhoollng down their victims , stabbed then
wMth bayonets , Inflicting the most horrible
wounds One babv was killed al Its mother's
breast and the bullet that rH sed through the
Infant also passed through the mother.
Colonel Mellnu mads no report of the
butchery , but It happened that two of the
women murdered were wives of Spaniards
engaged In themwmlll business In Matnnzns >
When the husbands learned how their lovct
ones had been slaughtered they went to
Martinez d Campos , Informed him of the
horrible affair and demanded that Colonc
Mellno be punished.
It Is said that do Campos has ordered that
Mellno bo court-martialed and It Is thought
the butchers will be sentenced to death , ns
the massacre Is condemned as bitterly by
Kn.inlnrclR on hv flip fJiilinnn.
HAVANA , Nov. 21. Thece ave been sev
eral skirmishes In the province of Santiago
do Cuba , during which the Insurgents hat
flf'een ' killed , four wounded and lost one
prlsonsr. The troops lost one killed and had
thirteen wounded. ,
According to an official dispatch received
here from Clcnfngos , province of Santa
Clara , the Insurgent leader , Rego , with 250
followers , has surrendered to'tho authorities
of that place.
General Maximo Gomez , the Insurgent
leader who recently enlcrdd the province of
Santa Clara from the province of Puerto
Principe , captured Fort Paleyo , 'on the river
Zaza , In the provlnc ? of Santa Clara. No
detalln are given. *
Whllo a train conveying General Suarez
Valdcz was nearlng Santa Rita , In the pro
vince of Santa Clara , to < Jay , the Insurgents
flrad n dynamite shell at It. The explosion
blew up four wagons and the engine cf the
train. Two soldiers wcro seriously Injured
anl twelve others were slightly wounded.
The car In which the genaraj wao riding was
not Injured , and he went'on horseback to
Esperanza. ,
The signal towers betvveeji Veguitas and
"
Cauto , province of Santiago"'do Cuba , have
bcsn Inaugurated. During the day they will
communicate with each other by heliograph
and at night they will exchange signals
by the Mangln system , which Is said to be
equal to Morse's telegraph. Captain Amiga
Is going to establish communication batwo3ii
Holgtiln nivl IJnjnmo In Uie same province ,
and cable communication with ( he Important
southern porty will be , established about
January 1.
DHMA.M ) Ki-.COCJ.MTIOA roll CUIIA.
Strom ; SprcclifN Mude nt 11 MIINH Mcct-
liiK "t IMilIild.'lilhlll.
PHILADELPHIA , Nov , 2i The strongest
and most outspoken expregstons ol sympathy
for Cuba yet made In this fHy were heard
tonight at n meeting at the Academy of
.Music , umier the auspices if the Philadel
phia brigade , and In aid of thc'lr Antletam
monument fund. The spe.'i eja weri Qpy-
ernor Matthews of Indiana , Rfineral Gonzallo
de Qucsada , secretary of the revolutionary
party In the United States , and Captain W.
W. Kerr , owner of the fcteanier Lauradn.
Strong resolutions were adopted calling upon
congress Immediately after convening to re
quest President Cleveland to recognize the
Cuban republic without delay. General
Pnlma , minister plenipotentiary "of HIP
Cuban republic , and a nupiber of prominent
local Cubans were present , x
Governor Matthews was tile flrst sp kcr
General Quesada followed in a stirring up
peal for the sympathy of the American pee
ple. captain Kerr , in ms ypeecn , saiu : "ji
there Is a country on God's earth wo ought
to despisp and bare our breasts to their bul
lets , It Is Spain. "
Concluding he said : "Vessels will leave
this country every day andjand arms , am
munition and men on Cuba's shores until
she Is free , and If Spain will wait ten days.
she will hear of another1 expedition being
landed. " ? '
General Fra/er , chalrpiah of Ihe meeting.
announced at the close that bo had just re
ceived word that Congressman Amos Cum-
mlngs was at that moment preparing a resolution
elution to present to congress recognizing
Cuba.
_
IMlOTKhT AG.VI.VST1 Tt IIKISII IlUjt.D.
l ullh. the
lilllty for IIxlHtliiK C tiill < lniiH.
NEW YORK , Nov. 21.--A. largo audience
assembled at Chickerlng hiill tonight at the
call of the Armenian Rclfef association to
protest against Turkish barBarltle1 ? and to ap
peal to the powers to protect Chrh'tlan and
Armenians , In Turkey. President Seth Lowe
of Columbia college pre UJed , and made n
short address.
Rev. Father Ducey made a speech and
Varlln Dllloghan , an Arjiienlan Christian who
escapel the mapsacics of rla i summer , related
his experience. The fallowing resolutions
were adopted :
"That In our opinion the t-iiltan of Turkey
has ; forfe'ted all light tp rue | over the Arme
nian people ; tlrat wo respectfully urge our
government to mnko ovary\ possible effort to
Induce the governments nl Christendom to
rousa themselves from tliclr apathy and put
an end of thin intolerable fctato of affairs
which threatens with extermination thousands
and thousands of Innocent fellow Christians ,
"Hut wo urge upon the government nHo
to do everything In II ? power to preserve
the fiulu of the work Of .American mlsslon-
aiies.
"Wo extend our ardent sympathy with the
unutterable bufferings of this persecuted racs
and call upon all Clirlt-'Jana to Inslvt that
these unuttciahle suffering ? shall ceasa. "
President Lowe , In Irrepecch , ad ! that
the powers of Europe were to blame for the
existing stuto of attain' , , and particularly
England , for s'lt hod , afjcr the Crimean war ,
practically guaranteed the protection of Chris
tians In Turkey. Speeches fere also made
by Dr. William H. Thompson. 'Rev. Dr. John
Hall and Rov. Charles' W. Seboyd , Lettert'
of regret worn read fron } Governor Morton ,
Cliouncey M , Depow njid'othe'rs. '
Domliilt'k
ST. JOSEPH , Nov. ? l.-K tlier Domlnlck
Wagner , cx-prlest of Bt , Jlifry's parish , who
cteated such n qensatlon by abducting Miss
Maud Steldel , unJ after yard marrying her ,
was tried to day on Uifr cnarge of embez
zlement of church furjls. The cose wan
bitterly contested , and melted the deepest
Interest , the couit room nelng HO crowded
that It was found neeitsary to lock the
dears. Lute thla uf let noon the casu went
to th& jury , who , after a thort deliberation ,
icturncd a veidlct of riot pullty. The other
cases agnlnet Wagner will como up gome
t'me ' the early part of next week.
Iliirrlxoii HUM' Many CallorN ,
NEW YORK , Nov. -Senator Sherman
of Ohio left this city for Washington to
day ,
Ex-Pi esldent Harrison Is still holding his
dally lovi'o In bin room/In / me Fifth Avenue
hotel. Ex-Secretary Neb c , Cornelius N ,
Hllss and ox-.Mlnlcter diaries Kinery Smith
of Philadelphia were the most conspicuous
of liln ninny callers. General llurrlfon
hopes lo Hulbh his visit by tomorrow , when
ho wll tuliu it train I'M- Saratoga , where
he proposes to hpend a day or two -with
"Little Hen" McKee , who la fully recovered
from lls | recent Illness ,
Sclrfd-d FuriuiH 'for I'rrMlilriil.
CHICAGO , Nov. Zl-rThe Eastern and
Western Fair association concluded lit
meeting today. Homo chanKes were made In
the clanslllcutlon of llye utock. and It. W.
Furnas of Nebraska nnd T. J. Fleming of
Ncrtli Orecnflcld. WIs . were re-elected pres
ident and secretary , respectively ,
AlliER REPLIES TO SHERMAN
Correspondence on the Subject Between
Hitnsolf anil the Senator's ' Brother.
DENIES OFFERING MONEY OR POSITIONS
of tin- Southern Volex CiiMt
tor AlKor tun ! MUTIIIIIII Ko-
Mlii-ctlvctj In tlic CoiiM'U-
*
llon of ISi < s.
DETROIT , Nov. 21 General R. A. Alger
has written n lenqthy letter to Hi ? Detroit
Tribune In reply to Senator John Sherman's
charges against the general's friends , as con
tained In the coml volume of Sherman's
Recollections. The writer quotes Senator
Sherman's language , In which Shcnran , In
referring to the circumstances attending
tlio republ'can ' convention of 1SSS , wrote.
"I believe , and had , ns I thought , conclu
sive proaf that the friends of Gensral Alger
substantially purchased the votes of irany ot
tlio delegates from the southern states , who
had besn Instructed by their conventions to
vote for me. "
He a\so \ quotes Senator Sherman's asser
tion to the effect that althoi'gh ho had
learned with complaisance of ths explana
tions of tliu wavering of the Ohio and New
Ynrlf ilntniTitlntia frn.it lili / Qt0rm4n'taim. ! .
port , "tho only feeling of resentment I e-'ter-
talned was In regard to the actions of the
friends of General Alger In tempting with
money poor negroes to violate the Instructions
of their constituents. "
In replv to these quotations General Alger
says that he should not have Intruded this
matter upon the public were It not for the
fict that It appeared tint Sherman hud gene
out of his way to Ins-ult his ( Alger s ) friends ,
as well as himself "What he writes , " Gcn-
nal Alger said , "would b > less objectionable
were It not that the second word In the flrst
paragraph Is written In the present tense. "
Genctal Alger says that when the senator's
chargey wsro flrst made. Immediately after
the convention , he was especially distressed ,
because of the warm friendship existing be
tween lilnii'lf and family nnd Geneial W. T.
Sherman and family. In view ot tills h :
wrote General Sherman assuring him that
there- was no foundation for His charges , and
that he had not replied on account of the
ago of tha rcnator ; second , an account of his
great rame , and third , because of the InJury -
Jury such talk would do the party.
OPINION OF A BROTHER.
General Sherman said in reply : "I assure
you that I entertain for yon the tama senti
ment of respect and affection as always. If
anything ever shook my faith In you It was
that you stooped to the level of a politician.
A soldier of reput ? , a gentleman , and one
who has such a family and buslnei'j as General -
oral Alger , ought to hold himself above that
level. Hut this is eminently a free country ,
and you had as good a right to ert'r the
rac ? ns had John Sl'ennaii. You made a good
show of votes , and If you bought some , ac
cording to universal usage , surely I don't
blame you. I laughed at John for trying to
throw off on anybody. He was fairly beat n
at the convention , and I congratulated him
on his escape. I frankly atu'ueryour Inquiry
by saying that my friendship to you has not
been shaken In the least that I wish you all
honor and happiness , and that during my
short remainder of life wo may often meet
here or on the Pacific. With great respect ,
etc. , W. T. SHERMAN.
"P. S. Dest love to the family. "
, . Continuing. General Alger says that during
' ' ' '
tho'ticttpment'on888'he'lpa1dMIttle7rattenll6n
to the reports In question , as nothing had
appeared over Senator Sherman's name , but
that now the case Is different. He then
gives an analyals of the southern votes re
ceived by Sherman and himself nt the Chicago
convention. According ; to this showing
Senator Sherman on the flftn ballot ( the one
In which Alger received the highest number
of votes ) received 109 votes from southern
states , against Alger's sixty , not Including ,
however , twenty-eight votes from Arkansas
and Missouri , which came voluntarily pledged
tn Alcer under thn Ipadershln rDsnpntlvolv
of General Powell Clayton nnd Chatmcey I.
Flllcy. Of the other sixty General Alger
wrlteu that more than one-half of them
"had served either In the union or southern
armies during the war , and It was natural
that they should prefer a soldier to a civilian.
Many of these people I know personally. "
The general mentions a list of soldiers
and other friends of his among tlicbe dele
gates whom , he concludes , naturally ut d
their utmost endeavors with their respective
delegates In his behalf , and adds :
PAID NEITHER MONEY NOR PROMISES.
"No delegate or friend who went to Chicago
In my behalf or voted for me at the conven
tion ever asked for or received n Mingle
pledge from me for money or any office- . "
General Alger relates Instances of the
friendship between himself and the senator
of late years and of assurances given him
by Sherman that while his disappointment
had been great he did not believe Hint Alger
had any part In the scramble for votes , etc. .
In 1SSS. Alger also quotes an autograph
letter written him by Sherman In 1892 , In
which the senator reasserts : "I cherish no
prejudice or unklndncss for the Incident of
the national convention of IX8S. "
"In conclusion , " writes General Alger , "I
will only add that If Senator Sherman Is
willing to leave a record mude up largsly of
adverse criticisms of the public men of his
day , many of whom have passed from earth ,
he Is welcome to the task , I am sure he
Htands alone among our public men who
would ! > ! > willing by his own account to blight
the honorable record of the living and the
dead , "
A letter from James Lewis ( colored ) of
New Orleans la appended , stating that the
writer voted for Alger In the 1888 conven
tion as second choice to Sherman and denying
that negro delegates weru In the habit of
celling their voles.
MAY FI.VIJ 'I'IIIMSIIVIS IN MH.VICO ,
r.nttcr Country IIIJHK | Claim lo a
I-iirI of UK- Oily of III I-IIHO.
DENVER , Nov. 21 , A special to the Re
publican from El Paso , Tex. , says : Mexican
engineers of the International boundary com
mission , now In session bore , have been sur
veying and placing monuments through the
southern portion of the city , so as to take In
a strip of the- city ever a mile long nnd six
blocks deep. The American commissioner ,
Colonel Anson Mlll , was called here to con
sider a claim for Mexico , and while that
claim lia not yet been submitted , It la under
stood that Mexico will claim territory on the
north side of the riyer within the corporate
Imlts of El Paso , on the ground that the
original channel of tlie river run almost
through the center of this city , but that because -
cause of embankment ! ) the flood waters
unified the main channel over on Mexican
territory. Mexicans living In the southern
portion of the city are BO confident their
lollies will soon bo conceded to be on Mexican
soil that they are flying the Mexican colors
from their house tops , U Is claimed by
American residents that under the Guadeloupe
Ildalgo treaty the boundary line was fixed
a 1852 where the river now runs.
I.uti-Hl Turn In tlic Mil ) no CIIKP.
LOS ANOELES , Cat. , Nov. 21. Attorney
J , L. Murphy was arrested today on a warrant -
rant from the district attorney's olllce
charging him with subornation of perjury
n the Mayno criminal aesault case. A war
rant han been sent after Mrs. Bhlpton at
tan Diego , llotli will be tried on the charge
of Influencing Delia Shlpton to swear to an
affidavit Intended as a basis for a new
rial for Mayne , who was formerly un
Omaha real estate dealer.
lib IMI inn I IN in I.oiidN lo Suicide.
MILWAUKEE , Nov. 21. A tpcclal from
Wousuu , WIs. , says Nutlmnlnl H , Kldred ,
captain of Iho Wausau Light Guard nnd
nanuger of u branch housu uf Ihe Armour
'atklng company , committed suicide last
night by bhoollng. Tlio deceased was 23
cars of age and a rheumatic suffuier. Ilia
looks are snld to be all straight ,
TWO IMMinxU mOVlMiS IIIUM'.U
l.OMN on Tlu-in anil ( tf3F < Mil * AIII Tool
t n lo siRSVo" .
CHICAGO. Nov. 21 HJBB Excelsior buildIng -
Ing at Canal nnd JnclBH si reels , and an
eight-story brick strtict Hlinmcdlntfly ad
joining It , at 171 nnd j B South C.tnnl
street , were destroyed "j B this afternoon.
Not less than thirteen vl Ailc mamifac'ur-
Ing plints , located In Hu B buildings , wcro
lost , Including the Shober-rarquevllle Lith
ographing compiny , the Chirlep Emmerich
Feitlier compmy , and the largo establishment
of Straus * . Elsendrath ft Drom. The total
loss Is not less than $020.000. The flre wa *
a hard one to subdue , and attended with no
little danger The cscipo ot several hundred
girls from the Strauss. Elsciidralh & Drom
factory was made possible by coolness and
decision. A tiumbJr of the girls suffered
from fright , nnd sustained slight brumes.
llcfore the fight v 'th ' the tire was ended
Fire Chief Sweeny had exhausted the regular
calls for engine ? , and had to speclnlly Mun
ition twenty more.
An approximate lift of the losses Is : Ex
celsior building , seven-story brick , owned by
Warren Springer , total loss , Jlf.O.OOO ; Shober
& Carquovllla Lithographing company
$125.000 ; Charles Emmerlca & Co , feathers ,
$100,000 ; Gcorso E. Lloyd & . Co . bicycles and
ttersotyplng. $50,000 , Schmdlg Hros. & Co. ,
Sheet , $20,000 ; H. E Puffer K. Co. , felt
hats , $10,000 , Strauss. Elscndnth & Droin ,
ladles' wals's , $40,000. Several smaller con
cerns lo t an aggregate of $15,000. Eight-
story brick building , 171 to 173 South Canal
street , owned by Warren Springer , tot.il lors ,
fTG.OOD. A. J. Hcrbst & . Co. , typewriter carbons
bens and ribbons , $20,000. An aggregate loss
of $18,000 was sustilncil by the mallcr con
cerns In this building. Four-story brick
building. 1C5 to 1C9 South Canal street.
owned by W. J. WIKm , damaged
by water and falling walls to the
extent of $0,000. The tenants of the build
ing sustained nn aggregate loss of $11,000 ,
The flre started bv a dust explosion In the
renovating room ot diaries Emmerich &
Co. , on the fourth floor of the Excelsior
building ami spread so rapidly Ihat the work
men In that part of the establishment had
barely time to give the alarm and get out
In s > afety. On the sIMh floor a serious loss
of life was narrowly averted Straus ,
Elscndrath R. Drom , makers of shirt waists ,
employed 400 girls and none of them were
awnro of the tire until It had made con
siderable headway and the Ptnoko came pour
ing Into their working room In thick clouds.
A wild rush was made for the three ele
vators , which were kept .running to the last
posnlblo minute , and while most of the girls
escaped In this way , others took to the stairs.
When the main floor was reached the Jam
hee.nmo frlirhtfiil. and but for the efforts of
Officers Drcnnan and Miloney of the les-
plalnes street station , who managed to keep
the mass of frightened girls moving nnd in
some Instances by force , prevented them
from crowding too violently , many lives must
have been lost. Several of the glrlB fainted ,
but soon revived when taken to the open
air. Nearly all of the losses are covered by
Insurance.
nr.ns HAS MIIVII ; ) OIT ms rinu : .
Sentence i\iilreil : IIIN Klit While
IIu .Slept.
CHICAGO , Nov. 21. Eugene V. Debs be
comes a frc2 mm again at 12 o'clock tonight.
His term of six months Imprisonment In the
Woodstock Jail came to an end while he
snored blissfully In his cell. In no degree
clungd In his convictions ; In no wise re
pentant of his attitude In times past , ard
with the same opinion that the federal courts
have yet to leain how to administer Justice ,
Mr. Debs finish's Ins sertcncc In about the
&amo condition , both mentally and physi
cally as when Sheriff Eckert took him In
nest and ninj-nHIc champion of organization
of labor as In days gotn by , his genial dis
position not having suffered In the least by
his enforced confinement.
He explained nil this last night vvhllo pit
ting In the f'h'riff's office at Woodstock , by
saying1 "I have been sustained by the con
sciousness that I was paying the penalty for
doing what I conceived to be my duty. " Had
Mr. Debs so chos n , ho could have walked
out of the jail at midnight , but ho was satlb-
flfd with the comfort of Ills quarters' , and pre
furred to remain a prisoner until morning
A party of 300 ndmlicis and fi lends will go
out to Woodstock tomorrow afteinoon to
greet the lab'or leader on his release. A
party composed of representative ! , of all the
Central Labor unions will be among those to
flrst greet Mr. Dobs. Mr. Debs will receive
them at the jail , nnd will then march around
tlio public irjuaro with the party , to the
music of a brass bind and drum corps. Cof
fee and sandwiches will bo served to 1J"1
vlsltois In the restaurants of the lown just
hefoie boarding the train.
A deleffltlon of the Trades assembly of
Clncim all will unlvo over the Dig Four ,
and tnother from the A. R. U. of Cleveland
will at rive over the Nickel Plate tomorrow
to take part In the general jubilee , which will
IIP h3ld In battery U In the evening. Mr.
Dcbj has alicady laid plans that will keep
him very much before the public. Ho said
last night that ho had arrang d to visit all
the principal cities In the country , primarily
In the Interests of the A. It. U. , but combin
ing his efforts also to bring oiganlzed labor
into a defensive alliance.
oivii , .snuvicn unromi MAII ; : .
I'riMinrntloiiM for the Annual Meeting
to He Held In IVaNhliiKloii.
NEW YORK , Nov. 21. The annual meet
ing of the National Civil Servlca Reform
league will ho held al Washington on Thurs
day and Friday , December 12 and 13. Tim
detailed arrangements for the annual meet
ing are uy follows : The general headquarters
foi the league meeting of two days will be
at the rooms of the Cosmon club , Lafayette
square. A joint meeting of the general
commltteu of tno executive committee will
be held In these rooms at 10:30 : a. in. on the
Ilith. The annual address will bo delivered
by Ilia president , Hon. Carl Schuri , on Thurs
day evening , December 12. at 8 o'clock. The
special bualneEs sc-si'Ion of the league will be
field Filday , December IM. The business at
this meeting will bo the election nf a presi
dent and vice presidents , the hearing and
considering of reports , and other routine mat
tern.
tern.Public
Public meetings will bo held at the Comnos
club at 2.30 p. in. on the afternoons of the
12th and 13th , at which ihs following will
bo read : "The Repent Civil Service Reform
Movement In Chicago , " by Hon. John W
Ela of Chicago ; "Tlio Appointment and
Tenure nf Postmasters , " by Richard Henry
Dana of Cambridge ; "Superannuation of the
Civil Service , " by Hon. William Dudley
Foults of Indiana ; "The Interest of the
Worklngrnen In Civil Service Reform , " by
Herbert Welsh of Philadelphia ; "Tho State
of Civil Service Reform Sentiment In the
South , " by Herman Justl of Nashville ; "The
Important Function of Civil Service Re
form , " by F. L. Slddons pt Washington ;
"Tho Reign and Overthrow of an Omcehold-
Ing Oligarchy. " by Charles J. Hmiaparlo of
Baltimore ; "Tho Necessity of Thorough and
Permanent Reform In the Consular Service , "
by Jonathan Lane , president of Douton Mer
chants association
At 7 p m , on Thursday a reception to
visiting delegates will bo held at the. Ar
lington hotel ,
Seliliiitcr HUH an Imitator ,
ATCHISON , Kan. , Nov. 21. H. H. Wentworth -
worth , flagman at the Thirteenth street
railroad dossing- , claims to be nblo to pel-
form cures very much the same as Schlut-
ter , the alleged "Messiah ; liealer , " and ho
In attracting a- great deal of attention. He
la said to have performed a number of
cures during the past few days. nnJ u great
many people are Hocking to him for treat
ment. Hu Is 81 year old , has long hair ,
and Is very quiet. He makes no charge for
his Beivices. He claims tnat ho can cure
disease a thousand miles away If he known
of ltn existence.
ICIIIfil \olorluiiN Outlaw.
BPniNQFIELD , Mo , Nov. 21.-Frank
Huffman , the notorious outlaw , who has de
led the authorities , wan kllcd last night
jy Sheriff James 1C. Moore of Hickory
ccunty fifty mlluu norlhwc-s tof here. Huff
man was leader of the Ottervllln train
rubbery on the MlisourJ Pacific railway
and broke jail In Howard county eight
months UKO. Blnce then lie has been bid-
ng In th liHU of Hickory and Cedar rnun-
lies. Particular * of the killing nre han |
to obtain by reason of the place being re
mote from ttlesraphlg communication.
LOSS IS REVENUE RECEIPTS
lutomnl Kovonuo Over Tbrco Millions Less
Than Last Year.
COST OF COLLECTION HAS INCREASED
CiuiitiilxxloiK'r Mai. < < So niltlorom *
iiiriulnlloiiM fur I'hmiurs In ( lie
l.im , I'rhu'lpnll } t'oiH
IlOllllflllirolHIHMCM ,
WASHINGTON , Nov. 21. The annual re-
pou of the commissioner of Internal rcvcnuti
as Issued lodiy shews the receipts from dlf
fcrrnt sources during the last llscal year to bo
as follows From spirits , $79SC2C27 ; 'c- '
ciense for the year , ! 5.39Gfi2lj tobacco , $29-
70O07 ; Increase. $ I,0 ! > 7OOS > ; fermented liquors ,
? 3lGIOGI7 ; Increase , $2:5.S29 , Income tax.
$77,139 ; oleomargarine , $1,109.211 ; decrease.
$31I,2CS ; miscellaneous , $ r > f > tb ! > 3 ; Increaw ,
$300fi54. The lo'al receipts from all sourcoa
arc $143,210,077 , n decib-ise of $ .1,922,371. The
total cost of collecting the revenue during tha
year was $4,127f01 ! , a percentage as compaiecl
to revenue of 2 SS per cent , against 2,70 for
the previous year.
During the year 3,309 violations of the In
ternal revenue laws were reported by rcvenua
agents ; 7S9 persons hive been arrested ; prop
erty valued at $340,905 Ina bjrn reported fop
fcclziiro and $139fiCO for nsscs ment for unpaid
taxes nnd penalties. During the same period
1,727 stills werpj seized , 147 stills removed ,
S7t persons arrested , one olllccr killed and
three otheru wounded.
Commissioner Miller estimates that 'the. '
revenues for the present fiscal year will ag
gregate $105.000,000.
The commissioner recommends amendment *
to existing Uws as follows : Provisions fop
nn allowance for los < cs > In transportation ot
splrlta to n general bonded warehouse ; that
general bonded warehouws shall bo usoil
only for storage of spirits removed from dis
tilling warehouses or from other general
bonded warehouses In the same district ; and
for a charge of 25 cents for each package
or such gum as may be neccstxiry to cover tlio
expense of ganging. He also recommended
legislation to enable distillers or owners or
sp'rlts In distillery warehouses to bottle the
same for export In bond or for domestic Ube.
linilnp irn\nrnmnnt Kitnnri'lilnn fift t * t\nt.tin. .
of the tax thereon.
The commlwloner also recommends that
collectoro of International revenue bo author- ,
led by law to keep records of the ownership -
ship of distilled bplrlts In Intertill bonded '
warehouses , such ownership to bo evidenced
by warehouse receipts , or by the judgments
of courts of competent jurisdiction. Also that
such a law bo pasxjJ as vflll tnnb'o the owner *
cf distilled Mplrlto In a distillery vvarehoiiro
or bonded warehouse to withdraw the same
upon payment of the tax or for any purpose
authorised by law , and In case of dispute us
to ownership or unadjusted claims on nc
count of storage or other charges , upon the
giving of an Indemnity bond by the party ;
other than the dlt'tlller ' applying to withdraw.
Ho also leconimoiid'i an amendment allowing
the u of fruits other than apples , pcaciies
and grapes for distillation ; nlwi a provision
that fcrmcntcrs not In ute at distilleries may
bo closed and fastened In : uch manner as
may bo prescribed by the commissioner or
Internal levcnue. Also a provision that store
keepers and gangers who are assigned to dl -
tllletlcs whosj registered capacity Is twenty
bu hclslprJitless1BballJrecelvo such comiienpa-
tlolTas may bo proscribed" by 'th.ecommls-
sloner of Internal revenue , not to exceed
$4 per day ; nnd alao tliut bakcro and manufac
turers of jcas > t may make and have on hand
mash , wort or wash nt for distillation In tlio
conduct of thcfo Industries , the quantity ot " *
such mash , wort or wash to be fixed and tho.
purpose for which It Is to bo used to bo
strictly limited nnd defined. Commissioner
Miller's final recommendation Is that action
Cl of the not of August 28 , 1894 , allow Ine
the use of alcohol free of tax by manufac
turers under certain conditions , be repealed.
MilU.\SICA'S MMJ.AK l.vriJK
I'ortjl'lTliuiiNaiHl DolliirN Homily ,
Claimed for tin- Yriir'xVorU. .
WASHINGTON , 1) . C. , Nov. 21. ( Special
Telegram. ) Commissioner Miller of Internal
revenue , In his annual report jiibt Issued ,
finds that three blates are largely Interested
in the production of beet sugar , California ,
Nebraska and Utah. Nebraska produced last
year C.GOO.OOO pounds , clearing as bounty ;
$45,087. The commissioner xays that In Ne
braska the Norfolk Meet Sugar company and
Oxnard Ileet Sugar company each compiled
with the law.
The Oxnard people did not produce sugar
subsequent to August 27 , 1894. The Norfollt
company has filed claim for thu bounty mou :
tloned.
For the district ot Nebiaskn James n.
North , collector , repot ts collections $1,14G , *
947.88.
Fourth class postmasters wcro appointed
today at Morse Illuff , Sounders county , and
Zlinmer , Frontier county. At the forme-ir
olllco N. C. Wagner succeeds J , F. Pralr , and
at the latter M. V. Doll succeeds KlliabctU.
Doll.
lown changes are : Arlspo , Union county ,
C. W. Dulcher , vice J. n. Rhine , resigned ;
Medford , Warren county , IJert Parr , vlco L.
II. Hranclit.
South Dakota : Delhi , McPherson county ,
J. W. Tookcr , vice G. W. Moidcll ; Newark ,
Mm shall county , W. L. Cornell , vlco L. M.
lllack.
Second Lieutenant Lutz Wuhl of the. Fifth
Infantry Is granted two months' leave , to
tnko effect December 15 ; station of Major
Chnilcs 10. Kllbnurne , paymaster , Is changed
from Walla Walla , Wash. , to Portland , Ore- . ;
six months additional sick Have IH granted
Second Lieutenant Sawyer lllanchaid , First
artillery.
bi-Ai.vs snxiyrniiVAS snNsrrivn ,
Ieft VriK-ruclii HITIIIIMI. of n Cuban
DciiioiiNtriitliin.
WASHINGTON , Nov. 21. The departiira
of tliu Spanish cruiser , Alplionse XII , from
Havana for Venezuela has been Inado tha
hauls for a 9 n&utlonal report that Spall )
would join with Fiance and Great Hrltaln lit
a demonstration against Venezuela. It la
stated , however , by officials conversant vvlthf
the fneta that tl.o Alphonsu XII goes ) on an
entirely pacific mission of conveying a now
ipanUli minister to Venezuela and that therci
in no project of trouble. It appears that
3enor Otl , the Spanish minister at Caracas ,
eft there uome- weeks ago becaiibo of a
2tiban demonstration held In Uollvur wjuani.
directly lit front of the Spanish legation , Nu
ndlgnlty was shown the mlnlilor , nor did
the Venezuelan minister take , any cognl/anea
of the meeting , The minister's suiuiua yj
departure created apprehension of trouble
with Spain , but the latter country has ovl <
lontly overlooked the affair. General Quo
uila of Venezuela , who took a prominent part
n the Cuban organization In Now York , has
returned to his plantation. He Is a prlvata
citizen and the Venezuelan authorities dlu *
claim all reypontdhlllty for hU action ,
.SrcrHnry .Morton Comlniv WI-M | .
WASHINGTON , Nov. 21. Secretary Merion
eft for the west today , expecting to bo-
absent for about two weeks. Ills trip If onu
of m-ientfon end most of the time will Id
spent In Chicago , j
Our I < n l < y OUliilioiiin Mnn.
WASHINGTON , Nov. 21. Tlio preslden *
ias appointed John T. Coinan of Oklahoma !
receiver ot public money at Alva , OKI.
Mnv riui-iilN of OriMiii VrxNitlN , Not' , 21 *
At Southampton Arrived New York , from ]
Nciv York. T
At New York Arrived , Cevlc , from Liver *
pool.At .
At Ilremfn Arrived Sprw , from New !
Yoik , via Houllmmpton. j
At IIanibura--Arrlved-Dai.la1 frcm New
York ,