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THE OMAHA DAILY ESTABLISHED JTJ E 19 , 1871. OMAHA , WEDNESDAY MOHNtfrQDECJEMHEK 25 , 1805. SINGLE COPT FIVE CENTS. REBELS APPROACH HAVANA Spanish General Evaded by the Insurgents with Ease. DECISIVE CONFLICT. IS NOW IMMINENT riotnrr nnd MIICM-I > Midi I.armI'orctH In I'ONNenlon of .11 any Slronir I'olntM nnd . .Much Apiirelicii- J nloti IN .ManlfcKlcil. ( Copyright , 1S05 , liy I'rcrn l'ubll hlns Company. ) MATANZAS , Cuba , Dec. 24. ( Now York World Cablegram Special Telegram. ) Tlirc ? weeks ngo the principal scat of military op erations In Cuba was In the province of Pu erto Principe , between the line of the Trocha nnd the border of the province' of Santa Clara. Today the scene of operations Is transferred ICO miles to the westward , Into the heart of the province of Matanzas. Generals Gomez nnd Maceo , at the head of a column numbering from 4,000 to O.OOO1 men , probably the latter , have moved swiftly across the entire province of Santa Clira , and were at last accounts In control of the country defined by the railway from Jovel- lanoslo Cardenas , and the railway line be tween Jovcllanw and the city of Mntanzjs. They have blocked every communication be tween Jovcllanos and Colon , which latter Is an Important center In the province of Ma- tanzas. General Martinez Campos transferred his headquarters from Colon to Jovellanos three days ago , coming by a roundabout route , the direct railway line having been cut by rebels. Yesterday the railway stations at Collseo aud Josca wcro burned by the Insurgents. CONTINUAL SKIRMISHES. They are on the direct route to Matanzas about twenty-five miles distant from that city. During the week past the Insurgents have had continual skirmishes with the Span iards. It was thought that the latter had surrounded Maceo , but he escaped. Gomez marches with about 2,000 men. Maceo , with bis lieutenants , Qulntln , Bande-ro , Serofm , Sanchez , Aquerre and others , follow. The ' "country Is lighted with the llnmes of burn ing sitgnr estates. I know of twelve line properties which have been destroy-xl , Includ ing the Espann nnd Alavo estates , belonging to Romero Rnblcdo , the recently retired min ister of justice. Campos left Jovellanos yesterday at th3 head of a Spanish column of 3,000 soldiers , expecting by u quick' movement to nngoge the rebels. The latter wcro near C'miir- ' foncs , a point on the railway from Juvtllar.os to Cardenes. Small detachments were evi dently scouting or reconolterlng the country. The general character of the latter la that of n level plain. Luxuriant cane fields nre everywhere to be sesn. There have been sev eral sharp encounters between the Spanish columns and the Insurgents , but no pitched battle had occurred up to last evening. REI1ELS APPLY THE TORCH. General Navarro has had an engagement with Gomez on the Alava sugar estate. The rebels burned thccane and the Hpuiilards passed though the fiery fields after their ad versaries. Gomez entered tlio town of Itoque , a short distance cast of Jovall.uios. ths-te days ngo. Ho remained there for two hours , and afterward destroyed tno railway station at Qulntana. . The present location of the rebls Is onn- gcroijs from a military poln : of view. .Strong columns are closing around them. Gomez has probably become reckless , because of his wonderful success in moving west from Puerto Principe. rO-H 'trains wera running today beyond Coabos. a station fifteen miles east of Mntan- zas. It IB difficult to obtain Intelligence or to transmit by cable , owing to the strict censorship which Is maintained by the Span ish. I make no attempt to give the details of the news. The country bsing destroyed way , before Gomez" advance , nn earthly paradise , fertile and luxuriant. One reason why Gomez harhesn enabled to move so far to the west Is tha fact that the Spanish army In Santa Clara , numbering 7.500 men of all arms , was ? divided Into small detach ments , guarding every point worth hold- Ing. As long as the Insurgents continued In small bands , this policy was sniccsssful. Concentration of the Spanish troops Is rap idly going on. There ought to be 40,000 troops near Gomez by thsl time. LIKE SHERMAN'S MARCH. Ths looter's movement lo a great raid , larger than any that took place In the civil war , except Sherman's march to the sea. Gomez appears to hnvo no Intention of tar rying anywhere. He Is constantly In motion and carries no Impediments other than n few pack animals laden with ammunition. Hla followers are mostly men of color , who llvo contentedly on sugar cano nnd kill an ox now nnd then for sustenance when the time permit * * It Is not necessary for them "to trans-port , anything In the way of food. Ono object of Gomes : Is to nrlso the negroes , who constitute a largo portion of the popu lation of the province of Matanzas. They are of a quieter nature , less turbulent than those of Santiago ds Cuba. It Is nn Im- portnnt question whether they could get to the Insurgent arms 10 ns te bo of assistance surgent cause. I cannot ascertain that any pupply of arms Is available fop them. So It / In scarcely probable that they will rebel. " There have- been numerous reports of tha killing of generals on both sides , but noth ing of that nature definite enough to bo regarded ns trustworthy has been received. I nm psrjnttted to state tonight thnt the column previously mentioned ai > being led by Martinez Campos fell In yesterday with Gomez's forces near Collseo. A light took plnco In burning canoflolds. It It > officially statfd that the rebels lost largely and also that thn Spanish loss was only twelve. Campos fdept. however , nt Llmonar station list night , n point much nearer Matinzas than were his last headquarters at Jovel- lm.litmonnr Is only saventccn miles distant. WILLIAM SHAW BOWEN. CUIIAN CAPITAL IX A TURMOIL. h liiNiirKent Army 1)1- A | > l > i'onrli of < t tlirllH lll OUlKVIIH * UKIHl | - . ( CopyrlKht , 1305 , liy tlio A snclntcd Truss. ) HAVANA , Dec , 21. Shortly after noon to day the startling nowu was received from Matanzas that General Maximo Gomez , at the head of the Insurgent army , snld to number nbotit 12,000 men of all arms , fairly well supplied with artillery , had by a feint turned the flank of Captain General Mar tinez L'O Cnnuio ? , In command of the Spanish forcca at Colon , attempting to stop the ud- vane of the enemy upon Havana , and were well to the westward of Colon and threaten ing Matanzas to the southward , and striking directly ut Havana. The receipt of thla etarlllng news han caused the greatest ex citement here , both In official and unofficial clrcl js. As previously detailed In thes-j dls- patches , the Ir.surge-nti , a 1 ttlo over two weta ngo , entered the province of Santa Clara from the province of Puerto Principe , nt ' Iguara , and there dcf .atlug Colonel Seguera and a Spanish column , they made a most wonderful ndvunco through the province , pasted through the flower of tlu Spanish army assembled there and raid to number about 6,000 men , After Eoma tharp skirmishes In which the Spaniards were worsted , General Campos , who had made hit headquarters at Santa Clara , transferred them to Clcnfugos , with the announced Intention of personally com manding the troops which were to check tbe Insurgents' advance * . But In gplte of the re pented repulios the Insurgent ! pressed on ward , and , paging Plucctas , Santa Clara , San Juan tie Laiyer&s , lUncliucla and other towns , pushed on for the frontier of Matan- Z18 , DECEIVED THE SPANIARDS , At oue timeIt was reported that they In tended to Attack Santa Clara , but their tactics seemed to be to pnis all the big towns , and preu on for Havana. It was only few days ngo that the announcement was made that the Insurgents were at Las Lnjas and marching on to Havana. Then came the news thnt the Inrmrgents had entered the province of Matanzas nt Pnlma Sala. Before this , however , General Campos had changed his headquarters to Colon and he com menced hurriedly concentrating his forces there , Intending to compel General Gomez to fight a pitched'battlo before passing thai place. A day or so ngo the Insurgents caused a scurry In Colon. Firing was henrd nt AJuca , about fifteen miles from the place and reinforcements were pent to the fronl but this turned out to be little more than an outpost affair , nnd while the Spanish troops made for this point , the main body of the nrmy passed south of Colcn , near the line of railroad , nnd headed for the frontier province of Havnna , thus turning the flank of the captain general , who , with the bulk of the Spanish forces In the Island of Cuba , In now well to the rear of the In- eurgent columns * . The latter , moving much more rapidly than the Spanish troops , who nro utterly unused to traveling In this wooied country , without regular roads , and with heavy grasses and low brush wooi ! to Interfere with every movement , are not likely lo bo able to catch up with the quickly moving Cubans , whoso machetes clenr n road for their advance , and who are mora familiar with the country nnd ac customed to the climate. EXAMPLE OF GOOD GENERALSHIP. Gomez , by a beautifully executed counter march , has turned the flank of the famed Spanish commander , and today with his nimy made his appearance closto the town of Jovcllano. well to the rear of Colon , and commanding the railroads to Cardenas , Matanzas nnd Havana. The movement ol the Insurgents was an example of splendid generalship , accomplished under the most trying circumstances , nnd In the face ol overwhelming numbers of Spanish troops , commanded by the best olllcers of Spain. The Cubans were divided Into three columns , one to the south under Lacrcto and Suarez , numbering over 2,000 mtn ; another north ward under Antonio Maceo , numbering over 3,000 , and the center , the main body of the ItiHUigonts , numbering over 0,000 , under General Gomez. In the center of < ach column was the artillery , consisting only of two field pieces for each column. After each of the three columns was the vanguard of 1,000 men , commanded by Gcn.ral Fran- clslco Peres. The Insurgents burned tlu railroad station of Qulntana , eastward of Jovollano , and destroyed the railroad behind them to pre vent the advance of the Spaniards upon their rear. The 1-ast news received this nffrnoon was that they had passed Llmonar , a small toun only a few miles from Matanzas , and were pushing for the railroad which connects Matanzas with Havana. It seems there Is nothing likely to prevent them from besieging Havana within the next few days , for the Spanish commanders appnr to hnvo entirely lost their heads , and unless Gen eral Campos has accomplished a miracle of daring strategy In allowing Gomez and his forces to slip by , In order that the Spanish troops may bo carried after them and by a sortlo from Havana catch t"hm between two forces , the Insurgents are masters of the situation. The odds against the Spanish being able to press on after 'the Insurgent army are very heavy. Not only have the Insurgents de stroyed the railroads behind them , thus burnIng - Ing their ships , ns It were , but they have In many other ways done everything possible to Impede the progress of the Spanish nrmy and the friends of the Insurgents hero are confident the arrival of Gomez before Havana will shortly be announced. As It is"tho in surgent cnvalry hns bean sighted within about fifty miles of Havana , to the westward of Matanzas , and had apparently taken pos session of the railroad Hues joining that sea port to this city. Railroad and mall communication between Jovollano , Colon and Matanzas are Inter rupted , and It Is believed to be only n ques tion of n lew hours when the telegraphic communication with Matanzas and the east will bo cut. General Campos has ordered the Spanish commanders near to the Insur gents , Generals Valdes , Alrocoa and Navarro , to do everything possible to attack the in surgents under any nnd all circumstances , but It is not thought likely that these generals will be able to do what the captain general has so far been unable to do. FLOCKING TO GOMEZ' STANDARD. A later dispatch says that General Campos has managed to get out of Colon , and that ho has placed himself at the head of the Spanish forces at Llmonar , twenty miles east of Matanzas , where ho expects to be nblo to strike at the Insurgents. Thousands of people plo from all parts of the country around Matanzas nre flocking In terror Into thnt city , nccording to the official dispatches. But other reports say that they are In the main offering to Join the Insurgents , who are being supplied with provisions by the Inhabitants of all the towns along the route they follow. At the llttlo town of Jacan , Santo Domingo , a detachment of Rovcnty-four soldiers , under a captain and two lieutenants of the Spanish army , were attacked , and , for the most part , cut to pieces by the Insurgents. HOPES SOON SHATTERED. Christmas eve Is ushered In with something Ilka dismay In this city , and there lo appre hension , hourly gaining ground , that Havana will Us besieged by armed forces before Christmas day Is ovr. The advance of the Insurgents seemed at latest advices to be un interrupted , thu.3 contradicting a report sent out during the afternoon that they had been turned back In a pitched battle by Compos himself , and wsre striving to make their way back Into Santa Clara province. This rumor stated In great detail that General Campos , In person , nt the head of the Spanish forces , had succeeded In coming face to face with Gomez and his forces at the plantation of Cotlsso , which was In flames. This plantation Is sit uated twelve inllru frc-m Cardenas and twenty-one miles from Matanzas. The In- uurgcnts , It was oald , were hemmed In and wcro compellsd to fight. Desperate engage ments were reported , the combatants being surrounded by the flames of the burning plantation. The Insurgents , It was said , were dispersed , leaving 700 dead and wounded on the field. The troops' Iws was , It was re ported , comparatively Insignificant , being only fourteen , and General Italdez and General Luquo had already started to Sobanllla del Incomdadum , supported by. several other col umns , In pursuit of the flying Insurgents ; who were supposed to bo making their way hack to Santa Clara province at their best speed. Thla report had the effect of greatly restor ing confidence here , and It was generally be lieved for a time that It Indicated that Gomez had given up lib campaign for lack of sup port In Matanzas. The details of this engage ment had hardly become disseminated through the city , however , before there came a further 'report that the Insurgents wcro marching toward Guanabana , and that Cap tain General Campos had hastened to that point to oppose the advance , thus ones more moving lila headquarters westward and nearer Havana , aj ho has lad t3 do so often within the lo.it few days. Guanabana Is only about ftvo miles out of Matanzas and ten or fifteen miles west of Cotlsuo plantation , where Gen eral Campos was said to have won his Im portant victory over Gomez In person , AUTHORITIES ALL AT SEA. It became evident that the reports of Gen eral Campos' successful stand and rout of the tnmirgenti ) were cither unfounded cr that the force he had met was merely a wing of the Insurgent nrmy eent to make a diversion , while the main columns pushed on to the westward. All Is contusion of mind here- and tha authorities arc apparently ull at sea as < to what will b * Inn next step of the Insurgs-nts , whether Mutanzns will be besieged or whether the advance on that point U merely a feint to hold the Spanish forces tlire , whlla the Insurgents make away once more In the wtst for Havana , which Is lest than fifty miles from Matanzay. The- near approach of the Insurgents to Matanzaa has , in fact , had the effect of concentrating all the available Span ish forctii at that town , and the country people plo for miles around have flocked Into Ma tanzaa. The report was circulated yesterday that General Oliver had hen wounded end that Generals Sprabe and Modoy had been killed In battle with the Insurgent * . All tlieio re ports turn out to be Incorrect. General Na varro has had several bklrmlrhft with the Injurgenta while purtulng them townrdt the province of Matanzai , and ban killed fifty- three of them. SOBER WORDS FROM ROSEBER1 Language of the Liberal Loader Praised bj His Party Organs. JOHN REDMOND DENOUNCED AS A TRAITOI HIM I'ledRC of Irlxli Support to Ameri can ArniH IlrliiKH DIMVH on llln Head tin * Outpouring of i Tory Wrath. ( CopyrlKht , 1S35 , by I'rcss Publishing Company. LONDON , Dec. 24. ( New York World Ca blegrnm Special Telegram. ) Today , as yes terday , In the case of Mr. Gladstone's inc. ' sage , both morning and nfternowi papdrs civ the leading place to the cablegram from Lori Houjbcry , Mr. Redmond nnd various Engllsl bishops to the World. "At a time like this , " says the Standard "no methods of eliciting opinion aids tin cause of brotherly forbearance can bede spitted. " "Tho words t > f Lord Rosebery , " eaya tlv Westminster Gazette , "are words of sober ness nnd reason , put with point nnd cvci plcturesqucness. " Tlia St. Janic * Gazette heads Its republlca tlon of Redmond's dispatch , "An nllegei treasonable statement , " and oaya editorially "When a man says that In case of forclgi war he would side with the- enemy against hli own country , thnt man Is a traitor. Tills Ii conduct which has seemed suitable to Mr John Redmond , If ho has really made thi Btaement wo reproduce. Mr. Redmond sayi that If America , fights \n to assert the Monroi doctrine , Ireland will go solid for the re public against this country. Wo believe thai Mr. Redmond Is a llbellsr , as well as i traitor. Ireland , when It had Jueter rcasor for discontent than any It has had for de cades , did not side with the cnamlcs of : Eng land. It Is true a few Irishmen did so , ani some of them received punishment , wblcl this braggart , who poi'M as a rebel as long a ; It lo safe , would certainly deserve It ho liai the pluck to talk treason when treason rcallj meant dnngtr to his own cowardly skin. W < wonder , by the way , what would happen U an American politician Just now , who said ii the union went to war with us he would fi&hl for England ? " LIBERALS HOPE FOR ARBITRATION. The throa organs of the liberal party , the News , Chronicle and Westminster Ga zette , express the hope that Lord Sallsburj may yet find his way opan to arbitrator with due regard to England's honor. This would bo much more significant' It " came from any one of the administrative organs , The Times , from the beginning , has "beet ; quite resolute , maintaining that the Amer ican contention Is altogether wrong anil Lord Salisbury altogether right and should be maintained to the end. The Standard declares today that in the unanimity of European nations , one of which must necessarily bo the arbitrator , agalnsl President Cleveland's contention lite question has already besn decided. It may , however , be of some significance that the Tablet , the organ of Cardinal Vaughan and the- English tory Catholics , says the responsibility ol the threatened grave Issue is to bo fixed upon X.ord 'Salisbury and his predecssjoi at the foreign office. Lord Klmberly. It says Lord Salisbury's refusal of arbitration left President Cleveland no- other course than that of inviting congress to hold nn inquiry for the satisfaction of Its own con science to determine tha proper frontier between Venezuela and British Guiana. "The only fault we find with the- president , " It continues , "Is that ho has been needlessly abrupt in closing the door on further ne gotiations , making their resumption very difficult. " It also recalls the fact that in' the sum mer of 1891 the president of Venezusla commissioned Archbishop Tontl of Caracas to go to Rome and beg the 'pope , whose Intervention In the controversy as to the Caroline Islands between Germany and Spain had resulted so effectively , to offer his ser vices as between England and Venezuela. WOULD HAVE BEEN GRATEFUL. "Leo XIII. In the cause of peace , " the Tablet contnlues , "was quite willing to un- dertnko the difficult duties of nrbltrntor , but Intervention which Prince Bismarck had sought Lord Klmberly declined. The decision of tuch an arbitrator , In whoso soever favor It were given , would bavs been gladly accepted as final , by the Catholic people of Venezuela , while our own gov ernment , If they had the Instinct of states men among them , would have welcomed an honorable and dignified way out of a difficulty which now threatens us with the most hideous calamity which could possibly befall either branch of our race. " BALLARD SMITH. niUTISH SHIPS OO DOWN 1ST GALES. Xliieteen SallorN of Ono VOHMO ! Drowned In SlKlit of Land. DUBLIN , Dsc. 24. The British ship Moresby , Captain Coomber , was stranded yesterday off the Ballancourta light house near Dungorvcn , about a mile and n half from the shore. Her crew , numbering thirty-six men , were lashed to her rigging throughout the night , mid It Is believed they will perish , as the sea Is too heavy for a lifeboat to llva In It for any length of tlmo. Later In the day a life boat succeeded In gjttlng to the Moresby and rescued several of her crow. The rest , however , remained lashed to the riggings. The Moresby , at the time the- life boat waa driven away from her , was breaking up. In spite of all efforts mads to save them stvonteen of the Moresby's crow were drowned when the vessel broke up. A large three-masted vessel has ben ae-'a flying signals of dlstresn In Kingstown hay. A lifeboat which went to her ajslstanco was caps'zed nnd her crey of sixteen were drowned. A second lifeboat which started for the rescue was also overturned , but tlu crew managed to cling to the boat , which was finally righted. The second lifeboat which attempted to put off , finding It Impo3i < ! ble to board the ship , returned to the tlioro with tha greatest dlfllculty , the- bottom of the- boat balng stove In , The coxswain states that he did not tee any one on board the ship. Whether tha first lifeboat took cff the crew before capsizing Is not known. Tlis name- of the vcDjel Is also unknown , but It U be lieved to be a foreigner , It Is now known that nineteen of the Moresby's crew perished , Including the captain , his wife and son and all the officers. The captain , with his son strapped to his back , made a gallant attempt to swim ashore , while the mate swam with the captain's wife strapped to Ms back , A large steamer Is ashore tonight In Dun- dalk bay. A lifeboat has gone to her assist ance. Tbe crew of the three-mailed vessel are feii to be still on board , and have cut down the masts In order to eteady ths ship. A Echconer has ben ttranded on the Tyne and wrecked , the crew of seven bslng drowned , H of Ilif llerlln Sail at I.iiHt. SOUTHAMPTON , Dec. 24. The passengers of the American line steamer Berlin , which was In collision on Sunday morning' with the ilrltlsh ship Wlllowbank , tallid for New York today from Liverpool on board the iteamshlp Hbynlacd. CAX UX.VMIXi : SPANISH III2COUDS Conceded It nn n Cotirtciir bat Not Ac- l < tu rlcilHliiK the Monroe Doctrine. LONDON , Dec. 24. Lord Playfalr , whcs wlfo wns Miss Russell of Boston , wrltos t ( the Times this morning , as follows : "We rr < npt to forego the numerous expressions o friendly and even brotherly sympathy tha both countries have manifested toward .eacl other. " Ho cites his numerous visits to thi United States , nnd especially In 1887 , whei ho Introduced the English deputation of mem bers of the House of C.iTiimons , who wen In favor of arbitration , to President Cleveland land , "who then s-poko noble words cs t < the need of close relations Uetwec-n the twc countries. Mr. Blalne nlso wrote sharp ills patches ns American polltlclnns are cpt to but on ono occasion he tmtlujrUshl me to tel Lord Salisbury that nothing ; would ever In duce America to go to war ; with England My object In writing Is to. emphasize Mr Gladstone's ndvlco upon the necessity foi common sense. " The Times has a dispatch from La Guaynrn Venezuela , snylng : "Meetings approving t' c nttltudo of the United States and antagonistic to England continue to be held. A decree hns been published ordering the Immediate enrollment of the militia In the various states. " A dispatch to the Standard from Madrlc says that their correspondent understand : that Spain will not object to the American commission consulting the Spanish archives about Venezuela , but will .clearly Intimate that this Is on act of courtesy which does not Imply the slightest admission of the Mon roe doctrine. A dispatch from Moscow lo the Standard says : "The entire Russian press discusses the chances of a conflict between Englani and America with an ardor .approaching en thusiasm , and In a tone of frank hostility to England. " The Vienna correspondent of the Standarc quotes a journalist , who had an Interview In Paris with Dr. Ralmundo Palaclo , cx-prcsl- dent of Venezuela , In which he declared that neither Venezuela nor the United States could yield , and that the question could only b3 settled by arbitration ; but that It was well known , both in Venezuela _ and the Unltet States , that there would be no war. All themornlng papers have editorials breathing Christmas sentiment of peace an < ! good will with reference to Venezuela and Armenia. Various English bodies hnvo cabled to their brethren In America their sympathy with their efforts for pease. LONDON , Dec. 24. The jOhronlclo says * Mr. Augustus Hemming ; who was appointed as governor of British Gularta , , goes to Guiana In February. Mr. Chamberlain , the secretary of the colonies , selected him on account of his intlmato acquaintance with the Inside facts of the case , and his knowledge of DownIng - Ing street methods. API'KAI. OK AUTHORS FOR PEACE. imen AddreNM nil. Open Letter to ThoNC of Aiitsrlen. LONDON , Dsc. 24. An appeal has been Is sued by the British authors , plgned with 300 names , to their confreres In the United State ? . The names Include thos > 3 of Walter Besant , John Morley , John Ruskln , Hall Calne , Rider Haggard , Sir 'Edwin ' Arnold , George Meredith , Prof. W , iE. II. Lecky , Martin Conway , R. D. Blackmore , William Black nnd Alfred Austin. The appeal says : " "At this crisis in the- history of theAnglo - Saxon race there- are two paths. One leads wo know not whither , but In the end through war , with all Its accompaniments of carnage , unspeakable suffering1 and hideous desolation , to the Inevitable sequel , oC hatred , bitterness and disruption of our racel. It Is in this path wo ask you to Join iis ln an effort to make It Impossible. Not on the ground pf po litical equity dowo address you , but we are united with you by many ties. We are proud of the United States. There la nothing in our history that has earned us more glory than the conquest of the- vast American continent by the Anglo-Saxon race. "When our pride is humbled by a report that you do better than we It Is also- uplifted bj- the conscious ness that you are our kith , and kin. After dwelling upon the Intimate ties of relation ship and brotherly sentiment the appeal con tinues : "There Is no anti-American feelIng - Ing among Englishmen. It Is Im possible that there con be anti-English feeling among Americans. For two such na tions to take up arms would be civil war , not differing from your calamitous struggle of thirty years ago , except that the cause would be Immeasurably less humane , less tragic and less Inevitable. "If war should occur between England and America English literature will be dis honored nnd disfigured fox n century to come. Patriotic songs , histories of victory and de feat ; records of humiliation and disgrace ; stories of burning wrongs anU unavenged In sult these would bo branded In the hearts of our people. They would so express them selves In poems , novels , and plays as to make It Impossible for us who live through the fratricidal war to take up ngaln the former love nnd friendship for the United Anglo- Saxon race that owns the great names of Cromwell. Washington , Nelson , Gordon , Grant , Shakespeare and Milton. There is such a future as no other ra'cshas had In the history of the world ; a future that will be built on the confederation of sovereign states , living In the strength of the same liberty. " SPAXISH Ml.MSTKIl ilNOISTUHIlED. IlldleiileH the Idea of Gontea Cnptur- IIIK Iliivann , WASHINGTON , Dec. 24.-yrbe " officials of the Spanish legation appear ! not to bo dis turbed by the news coming from Havana. They rldlculo the Idea of 'tho InsurgJnts taking possession of a city Ijke Havana with its oppulatlon of 300,000 people. Minister De Lome has received several dispatches fiom Havana , showing In part the condition of affairs. A dls-patch from G neral Arderlus , who Is second In command , reported that at 1 o'clock tcdoy ho had jubt had a confer ence with General Campos. General Campos Intended to start for Guanabana , where he expected to pass tonight. Thi latter Is n regular point of railroad communication , nnd Is to the west of Llmonar , Yesterday the minister Is advised , Campoa met the band of Maximo Gomez , the engagement taking place on a. plantation whiro the fires had been started by the Insurgents , Tlio Spanish loss was twelve wounded , who were taken to the hospital at Matanzas , The Insurgents fell back and divided Into groups. Cen trals Valdez and Luquo aw In the vanguard of the army in full communication with the comniander-ln-chlef , } A dispatch received by the , minister yester day reported that the l\tidq ( of Maceo and Oomez are avoiding fighting and burning the caned Ida All the engagements , the ilUpatch says , had been satisfactory to the sovcrnment. The rebels , the dispatch ne- scrts , hav ? not tnken any towns. They ire roaming In theprovince of Matanzas , trying to destroy prop'rty and prevent the grinding of sugar. MlnUUr De Lome ex pects some dt'Volopmentu of an Important nature very soon. Soldier * Cannot Get PHILADELPHIA , Dec. 24. Detail * of the terrible sufferings of tlie Spanltih troops In the outlaying and remote Cuban district ? , and accounts of their dying like sheep from fever nnd starvation , were br&ught hers today by the crew of the Norwegian steamer Morlngcn , Captain Olen , from Uaracoa. The Spanish soldiers cannot procure sufficient read to live , nnd contracting fever through weakness , dlo by hundred ! . Around Baracoa excitement 1s Intenue and every vewel ar riving from the north Is searched by custom officers and carefully watched , Ileeelver for Hntrl Property. NEW YOUK , Dec. 24i-Chancellor Mc- 3111 of New Jersey has appointed Lewis C. lleneger temporary receiver for the St. lames hotel of this city. The stockholders ire ordered by the chancellor to appear be fore lilin January G and show cause why the recelvtrehlp xhould not be continued. The llabilltleH of the company nro : l-'urnl lure , { 25,000 ; book accounts , $1,000 ; mortgage on furniture JIO.OOO : attachments. 111,311 ; outstanding debts. 128,000. HOPE TO SETTLE THE ISSUt Qreenwayites Oonfulont of Success in th < Electoral Battle , MANY CONSERVATIVES ARE WITH THEN l-'eelliiK AwnliiNt the Ottawa Govern ment , Alrrmly Hitler , IN llremulnur Store So Every liny OiionliiK of ( hi % CniiiptllKii. WINNIPEG , Jinn. , Dec. 24. There Is grwl excltemtnt nmong polltlclnns here over the announcement cf general elections within three weeks' time. It Is n light between the Dominion and provincial authorities. The general opinion Is that the province can- net lose. Defeat nt the polls on th school question would ho n bad blow to theGreen - way government. The Tribune , orgnn of Hit Gtccnway government , sounds the keynotj ol the campaign In these words : "Thero ore few honest , patriotic Manl- tobans but who heartily cndorrc the action of the Gro'nway government In deciding even as hurriedly as they did , to ask a verdict fiom the people of the province on the con duct of the great Issue that has troubled us for years , and to secure the dictum of the poplo ; to go forward nnd stoutly maintain the undoubted right of Manitoba to preserve the prcstnt system of schools. By what right docs the Dominion government dare to deprive this- province of her autonomy ? If wo did not know that In s ? king to coerce this province the Dominion government Is weakly yielding to the demands of the Homan Catholic hierarchy of Quebec In ordei to secure the support of the church to ke'fi It In power , the case might be different , am Monltobans would have some patience with the Ottawa ; authorities In the course they have chosen to follow. Hut In the face of the actual and deplorable facts , how Is II possible to entertain feelings toward thai government other than hostility and con tempt ? "That confusion and defeat will overtake the Dominion government for Its traitorous conduct cannot be doubtnl , for thousands of the best citizens of Manitoba , whoso custom It has been to vote for the conserva tive party In Dominion affairs , are staunch supporters of the local government , anO will be found voting- for nnd working with the local government during th ? coming struggle for the maintenance of our rights nnd the preservation of our national school system. " It Is announced tonight that Archbishop Langevin leaves on Friday for Baltimore , to be present nt the confrrrlng of the red lint on Cardinal Satolll. The school question will probably bo discussed with the heads of the. church while Archbishop Langovln Is In the United States. PLEADING I.-OII 01.1) DILI , VOS11UUG. Recorder Ooflt Ur ed to StiHiieml Ill * Sentence Indefinitely. NEW YORK , Dec. 24. Old Bill Vosburg the green goods man who swindled Anoton Clmfel , a farmer of Clarkson , Neb. , out of ? 500 , was arraigned for sentence before Re corder Goft In part II of general sessions today. His counsel made a plea for clemency , based upon the ground that his client had never pought to-'tnke ' human life , Vosburg contenting , hlmsalfl with making war on property. The attorney concluded : "In brief , let the law bo iherclful and grant a suspension of sentence on account of Christ mas and the crucifixion of our Lord. " Recorder Goff said ho thought the legis lature had made a law declaring that the farmers who came on to buy green goods should bo prosecuted as felons. H ? had no sympathy for them. They were greater crim inals than Vosburg/becauea hs was but flesclng thieves. "I will consider your plea , " said the recorder , and he asked the district attorney during the day to endorse the papers with his recommendation. "I will dispose of the case after that. " It Is thought the recorder will suspend wntence. Late this evening Recorder Goff called Vosburg up again and allowed htm to go under a suspension of sentence. Recorder Goff referred to the prisoner's very bad rec ord and stated thnt he discharged him on the recommendation of District Attorney Fellows and In view of the prisoner's age , and also an his own and his counsel's promise that bo should obey the law In the future. Senator VcHt UciilcH n Story. KANSAS CITY , Dec. 24. A special to the Star from Sedalla , Mo. , says : Senator Vest , In a telegram to the editor of the Democrat of this city , denies In tote the story pub lished In the Sednlla Capital Saturday mornIng - Ing under a four-deck head and sent by tele graph to the metropolitan yapers that night. to the effect that he had become Interested with Consul General Crlttenden of Mexico nnd J. C. Thompson , tha absconding cashier of the defunct First National bank of this city , who Is In Mexico , and whoso extra dition the government of the United State ? failed to secure. In a i > hoa manufacturing concern In the City of Mexico. Senator Vest says ho never heard pf the company , and pronounces the story of his connection with : he concern a base fabrication. The published story was to the effect that the company , of which Thompson Is to bo the secretary and manager , had received a concession from the Mexican government for the exclusive manu facture of boots and shoes on a very largo DcntliH of a Dny. BELFAST , Dec. 24. Sir Edward Harland , tend of the famous ship-building firm of larland & Wolff , died today. H was n mem- ) er of Parliament for South Belfast In the : cnservatlvo Interest , was C4 years old and wlco mayor of Belfast. Sir Edward Har- and was for many years chairman of the tarbor commission of Belfast and was one } f the foremost organizers of the Ulster : onvntlon. His baronetcy was the gift of jord Salisbury nnd d-Hes from 1885. Hun Into a Wharf. CHAULESTON. S. C. Dec. 21-A shifting engine on the West Shore Terminal rnll- way crashed through a trestle extending nto the wharves on the Ashley river , thla : lty , this morning , killing Engineer u. 1) . Inxter und Jirnhemun Clarence II. Turner. W. A. llewey. n fireman , jumped from the : ab , and Conductor W. P. Danncr from the > llot , escaping with slight Injuries. ISaxter vas 75 years old und had been nn engineer forty year * . Turner wan 21 year old und jnmarrled. _ 'nnv AKIIIIH | < Mr * , llrnrnu BOWLING QllKEN , ' Mo. , Dee. 2l.-Lato his afternoon a telegram came to Dr. learne from Ills attorneys at Hannibal , Bay- ng : "I have letters from H. Clay Heather , irosecutlng attorney , authorizing him to llsmlss the ciino now pending- Plko clr- : ult court ngalnst Mrs. Fannie C. 1 learne , ; harK d with the murder of A , J , Stlllwcll , Dr. Hoarno and Ills family at once began ireparlng- leave for California , They tope to go awny tomorrow nlclit. at ii liny. PARIS , Dec. 2 ( . Max J.ebaudy IB dead. Max Lebaudy purchased the Bolr last suin- n cr. Ho has gained considerable " notoriety is a sportsman. One of the "first tlilnga he lid upon coming Into his fortune wus to onsult with an architect for a bull lUiht- I\K \ arena , which was * built , und hero .ebaudy cave matinees for bis pnorilnK 'rlcmlH , Previous to lila majority , lie wus lotorlous In 1'arla as a plunger , Indicted for Hearlm ? Armour. CHICAGO , Dec , 21. The Brand Jury today otod an Indictment against 8. A. Owen , ho metal worker , who Is accused of having nailed dynamite machines to Armour und 'ullman , million Thief UuU UlKlit Your * . CAnSON , Nev. , Dec , 21. James Hender- on , convlck-d of stealing from the Untied itaten mint , hna been sentenced to eight rears In the Nevada penitentiary nnd a Ine of 15,000. TO THE TEST Vnlted StntoiH HILliot Afford to Re cede ftaRFllM Position. CHICAGO , D c. 24. Senator John M Thurston of Nebraska , who left here tonlghl for his homo In Omaha , believes congress Is thoroughly In earnest nnd will stand bj the president In his proportion on the Mon roe doctrine. Snld he : "Thtr > r.ccms te be only one sentiment In Washington. Mid that Is In favor of standing by the position taken by the president , whatever may be the result. I do not think congrus was txclto.l or wns led to unanimous endorse- in tut of the president's policy by any mere enthusiasm or warlike fervor. The fact Is that , our people have had great occasion In recent limes to think very do'ply of this so-called Monroe doctrine. The Monroe doc- trill ? has bron an American assertion mcr < than anything else. It has ncv-r been put tc n severe test because no great complication has arisen. "I bellevo mysvlf , nnd I thing that opinion Is shared by the- lawyers In congress , thai tlu Monroe doctrine Is not n part of what is International law , and , ns Lord Salisbury laid , It has never been accepted by the nations of Europe as International law. But Hero Is the apparent necessity for securing HurccjgnKlon as lntcrnntlon.il law for tli future , so It can never again be n serious matter of complication between this country nnd Europe. The caseof Cuba has been cited In private conversations among sena tors nnd members of congress , and It has been suggested lately that Spain and England were negotiating for a transfer of Cuba to England. It Is felt tlu extension of Great Britain's dominion by a purchase of that kind would not ha such as this government would permit. In other words , the Ameri can position is and ought to be , that all inon-irclitnl dominion In the western hemis phere must not exceed Us present limita tions' , and no chang : ought to bo permitted except a change from foreign nils * to a re publican form of government. "I think the universal opinion was and Is that the position now taken by the United States will be maintained , whatever results may follow. The United States will not re cede. That Is the deliberate Judgment , based on the popular sense of American statesmen. Every ono would deplore any action that would plunge this country Into a great war , and every one hopes that Great Britain will see that her true course lies In submitting to the civilized process of arbitration In this boundary question. But no danger to cur sea port towns , no disaster to our commerce , will In the slightest degree deter the con gress from maintaining the position that has new been taken. " IIY UiaSCTKIClTV AXIJ 1JYXAM1TR. Wizard KdlHoii'M Startling IMiiti for Annihilating HoMtllcavloH. . NEW YORK. Dec. 23. Thomas A. Edison , who was asked by a reporter If ho thought American Inventors could dsvlso engines of destruction sufficient to destroy the British fleet , replied In the affirmative. "It would require but the Impetus of a war , " he said , "to bring forth such Inventive g nlus ns would astound the world. As It stands today , a battleon land need not be fought. A handful of men could sweep away an army. The destructive power Is found In electricity. I believe that the submarine boats now on trial by various nations can bo so Improv-d that they will be irreslstlbls when bent on destruction. With properly compressed nlr I think It would bo possible for such a boat to remain under water for a day at a time. At prescnf th-y arc- top slow- to be cff ctive. That could be overcome. "I bclUvo that the aerial torpedo furnishes us with protection from hostile warships. Wo dro Jurt beginning to understand how effective they are , and how ( > cy can he improved. I have not the- slightest doubt that an aerial torpedo can bo constructed that can bo steered. The cost of construc tion would be trifling about $1,500 for each. Each torpedo could bo set to explode at a certain time after being cut loose from its ship. Now , suppose fifty of these things were let loose at ono tlm ? , and sent out to sea with a SOO-poundi dynamite torpedo hang ing to acb. It would not be necessary to strike the ship when dropped and exploded. The very force of tlie concussion within two miles of a ship would almost shiver her. "Electric power can bo applied In so namy different ways that I am convinced It will furnish th ? machines to defend this country against all foreign attack. If there Is a war with England , which I trust there will never be , you may quote mo as saying there will bo some remarkable things den ? by Ameri cans. For myself , I will say that I will abandon nil clso and give my whole energy to the service of my country. The dynamite gun should b ? taken up first. A vessel armed with a dozen dynamite guns would be u terror of the raas. American Inventive genltio will won supply whnt the army and navy of the country lack. " "In the event of a war between Great Britain nnd the United States , " said Vice President George G. Ward of the Commercial Cable company , "It Is difficult to state what disposition would bo made of the Atlantic cables. I know of no treaty or international law that would protect them , and I presume that they would be subject to government seizure. " There nro five lines of cable between this country nnd Europj. All but two go by way of sonio point In. the British provinces , and the other two via St. Pierre , Mlquelon , a French Island. Of the latter two , ono goes from St. Pierre to England , and the other to France. In raps of an Anglo-American war the French cables would probably not bo dis turbed. The English cables are so laid that It the United States Invaded the British provinces , British warships could get In com munication with the foreign office at sea. The cables are hung on buoys , and , with the aid of an expert , the cables could be tapped without much dlfllculty. SIOUX FllIlN lit WIllHt. SIOUX FALLS , S. D. , Dec. 2J.-(8nclnl. ( ) A great whist contest between Sioux [ ? Ity and Sioux Fallu will come off , prob- ibly on the 30th of Ililst month. Lnst spring two crock tcnmH from Sioux Olty came lierc nnd met the local championstiiul were bunion. They have now challenged thu winners nnd the challenge linn buen ue- 3pjited. Sioux FnllH will send down hi'r three best teams , Sluox Falls , up lo last summer , claimed to bo thu chnmnlnn of -iouth Dakota , Iowa and NcbtuHkn , In Ihe Interurbaii tornnment of n year ago * o defeated Hloux City , Cedar Hnpldw , Den Molnep. Council Illuffc , Lincoln nnd Den- : ilson , la. , winning the nip. in the pprlng ; he defeated Hloux City , Later she beat Jcdnr Huplds , Still later Hho went down jtforo Cedar Rapids , und two weeks aso flood third In thu tournament at Council jlluffs. The teams which will RU to Hloux Jlty will be the strongest Hho has sent jut for a years , nnd she hopes to again also her tstundard. CIIMO DffentH UAWL1NS , Wyo. , Dee. 2l.-Hpeclal ( Tele- rram. ) A glove content occurred nt the jpera house last night between Kid Qnlla- Iher , backed by local sports , nnd Dick lace of Salt Lake. About 100 sporting ncn enjoyed the mill , which wan an exceed- ngly lively ono. First blood wns drawn ty Cace In the third round , when he broke inllasher's none. The fourth round wns n doody one , Gallagher receiving a fearful ilow In the face. Frow this on ( Tape hud ,1)0 ) fight all lilH own way , Gallagher ilucUly staying until the Rovcnlh , when he ccelvcd the knockout blow , o Colder Weutlirr I'redlcd-d. CHICAGO , Dec. 21. The weather bureau : onlght predicts a cold wave over Illinois , . jastern Iowa and eastern Missouri , the In- llcatlons being that tlio temperature will fall twenty to thirty degrees by Wednesday ilgbt , Dispatches from many points In Iowa and Wisconsin tonight report n heavy mow storm , which Is likely to continue all light. _ _ Hinall Kli M - for Creditor * . NR\V YORK. Dee. 2I.-J. . Bennett of flrooklyn has been nppolnted receiver of he Hocknway Electric Light company. The labilities uro flOO.OOO , and the asset * 1D- UrulKi-r Ala I in ; l'ul fo Sra , NI3W YORK , Dec , 21. The United Slates iteamnhlp Marine , which arrived fcqm s'owport. R , I , , left her anchorage this aft ernoon and passed to tea. TRUE LOVE ENDS IN TRAGEDY Romance of n Dos Moiuos Oouplo Brought to a Bloody Conclusion. WALTER SCOTT KILLED BY C. W. DAWSON Und Jimt Eloped With and MnrrU J " Clin-a Dawxon Polleentan Unval 1'lnj * a MrlMliint Part Tlio Story. DES MOINKS. Dec. 21. ( Special Tole- gram. ) Walter Scott , n young business man , eloped this afternoon with Miss Clnrn Dawson , - son , for whoso hand ho Imil been a suitor for two years. Ono hour after ho went to thehousa of the girl's parents to get her possessions nnil was shot dead by her father. After helping the girl out of nn Insane asylum , a convent nnd n private school that was n little better than n prison , Scott had her brought homo ami she refused to marry him. That was two weeks ngo. Hut they met frequently , ami toilny wcrs to be mar ried. The girl left her home , saying she was going down town to do tome shopping. She wont at once nnd met Scott nnd they were married at 3 o'clock by Justice of tlio I'fneo Sllvara. After the marrlags Scott took his wlfo to n hotel nnd went to her homo to get some of her belongings. He went first to the police station nnd nfkcd that nn officer be- sent with him. Officer Duvnl was detailed. They went nt oneo to the flat occupied by tlic Dawsons and were admitted. Dawson looked nervous and excited , and when Duval explained the ob ject of the visit , ho said that Urn girl's clothing wns not thsro. Duvnl Insisted , but was again refused. Then he and Scott turned to go , Scott going out ahead of the officer. POLICEMAN TOOK FLIGHT. As they wcro near the door Duvnl looked around and saw Dawson drawing n revolver. Tha next liH'tnnt It had been fired and the bullet wns In Scott's boJy. The officer be came panic-stricken , and Instead of making an "effort to stop the shooting , got out of the way. Dawson stepped to tlio prostrnto form of Scott nnd shot three times more. Two of the bullets took effect ; the last was shot Into the prostrate man's head , en tering behind the cnr nnd going Into the brain. Dawson stooped over him with the utmost deliberation as ha fired , and death was Instnntnncous. Duvnl was afraid to ar rest Dawson and went away. Dawson went Into n room nnd locked the door. A detail of officers canio In ten min utes nnd tosk Dawson to the county -Jail. He mndo no resistance. The girl nftor waiting some tlmo for Scott .0 return , w nt lo the homeof his parents , 1B25 East Grand avenue , and wns there when the news of Scott's death cnme. When a newspaper man went to tlio house and found the mother completely broken down , wcplng and In hysterics , the girl pnlo ns a ghost nnd almost ready to faint , was bravely trying comfort her. This evening the tragedy Is the only topic of conversation. There has been general - oral talk of lynching , nnd extra guards hnvo jcen stationed at the jail. It Is not thought thro ; la serious danger of trouble In tills quarter. STOIIY OP TI1EIH LOVE. Young Scott had long been n friend of Clnra Dawson , and for more than two ycnra was not only an open , but on nrdent and energetic suitor for her liand. Dawson'B father objected strenuously to Scott's at tentions , nnd endeavored by ordinary methods to bruk off the attachment between his daughter and the young man. Finally , ho adopted heroic measures , and the girl wns taken by her father before the commis sion on Insanity , which found her Insane and ordered her sent to the asylum at Mount Pl-ncnnt. Scott set about to get her re leased. Ho secured the aid of prominent people nnd yovcrnl woman's societies here , and they went before the superintend ent of the asylu'H , convinced him that the girl wns sane and had been the victim of ii r father's machinations , and secured her release. Scott went to meet her , but her father was on the ground and took her awny. Ho took her to Chicago and placed her In a convent. After several months Scott dis covered wlrro she was , and went to Chicago. It took ssveral days to locate the convent , but at last he discovered It and spent his tlmo walking around tlio building. After three days ho was rewarded by a sight of Lho girl at n window. He- signaled her , nnd she threw him n letter. He then wont to the police and told them his Btory , but they : oultl not help him. He hud a hard tlmo tel l < ec-p from being taken Into custody. Flnatljr lie wtnt to the convent and told the story : o the sisters , who decided to release the jlrl. Her father was Bent for , however , nnd ! io took the girl away. This tlmo ho took her to Ohio , and placet ! tier In a private school. Scott lost track of ! ier for n time- , but at last learned where ihe was. Then her father took her nwny , ind she was Bent to Keokuk to llvo with a Irleml. Scott wrote letters , one of which , vns Intercepted , In which ho urged the girl ; o let him come nnd marry her. Her father { ot one of these , and swore out a warrant n Iho federal court , charging Scott with sending obscene matter through Iho mails ; Scott , meantime had gone to Kcolnik. Officers followed him nnd traced him to the house ivhero the girl wus utaylng. Ho arrived inly a few momenta ahead of them , and was n the arms of his sweetheart w.hcn ho waa irrested. Ho was brought back here and ; ave bonds , proving that the charge against dim wns groundless. Tha girl's father wrought her back hero at thu same time. Last Satuulny , a week , Scott went to the lomo of the girl , accompanied by nome 'rletids , to demand that he bo allowed to narry her. She has but recently become of ige. When the party entered the house the ; lrl met them. Scott asked her to go with ilm , and nlie refused. She told him that eho 10 longer loved or wished to marry him , and 10 went awny disheartened. MEXICAN I'HKS AM * OK OMS MINI ) . Ail vocnlcH ii llnlli'il .Hliiml for ( ho Mil n roc DoL'Irlnr. CITY OF MEXICO. Dec. 21. The nttl- .lul o of the great majority of papers , In cluding oven the pnpers In opposition to ho government Is favornbb to the United States In Its maintenance of the Monroe loutrlno. Partldo , liberal , which stands ilose to the government , ridicules the at- .Itnde of the European press , which has aid that tlio American nation had no right o make the Monroe doctrine nn Intcrna- lonnl law and udvoc.itc-H tint all the Amcr- can nations shall unite' to adopt the Monroe loctrlno as a means of maintaining the lalance of power In this hemisphere , Monitor Uepubllcnno luartlly approves Cleveland's attitude and snys England , laughty , according to her Invariable ens- om , refuses to allow lier lights to be dls- lusi'jd , nn6 > ire'flcts ) | the downfall of Eng- und If the goes to war with the United States , Government Getx n TORONTO , Ont. , Dec , 21. The report of lie vote In the Cardwell bye-election today s. genuine surprise for nil concerned. Wll- oughby ( conservative ) went Into the contest > ledgd to support the Dominion government a Its cocrclvo Manitoba cchcol policy. Stubba ( McCarthyltc ) opposed thl policy , and lenry went In as a liberal , The result ; WIN oughby , 110 ; Btubb * . 1,201 , and Henry , 278. Hils Is considered a torero blow to the gov- irnment on Its Manitoba school policy , wo far is the province of Ontario Is concerned , iiniill Dividend lo the Con < riiI I'lioino , NEW YORK , D c. 21. The announcement vas tnado In Wall Direct today that tha Southern Pacific railroad would pay on Janu try 22 to the stockholders of the Central 'aclflo railroad , as under agreement , a icml lunual dlvlderd of H of 1 per c ut ,