Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, February 18, 1896, Image 1
THE OMAHA DAILY BEE. ESTABLISHED JUNE 10 , 1871. OMAHA , TUESDAY MOUSING , FEBRUARY 18 , 180G. SDS'GKLE COPY FIVE CENTS. ORDERS AFFECT ALL ALIKE General Weyler Explains the Purport of His Proclamations. PROVISIONS WILL BE RIGIDLY ENFORCED AmrrlriiiiN to llo Troll toil an Other mill I'milNhnl Ac- If Tliry Violate the Olllclnl IiiNtriiftlonx. /Copyrlrlit , Wf , by I'r < sa I'uUlsliInc Company. ) HAVANA. Cuba , Feb. 17. ( New York "World Cablegram Special Telegram. ) "What can I do for you ? " asked oneral Wey- ler , as I was ushered Into his presence at the palace toGday. Tlio general has converted the picture gal lery Into his private work room. The desk at which he sat , near a window , was covered v/lth mar maps and reports from generals In the field. Scores of generals , other offi cers of high rank and citizens with petitions were In the ante-room , all anxious to see the new governor general , when I presented my card. An adjutant , took the card to General Weyler , and a few moments later I was ad mitted , General Weyler received me with the greatest suavity , and greeted me with the Inquiry as to what he could do for me. "General , " I replied , "I want to know how your new proclamations' , Issued yester day , affect Americans In Cuba. " "They do not refer to you , " ho answered , cmlllr.gly shaklnR hands. "The American correspondents are exempt , unless they fur- nlMi Information to the Insurgents concern ing the movements of the Spanish troops. I know you would not do that. " "I am here solely to send war news , " I explained. "How do the proclamations apply to other Americans on the Island plantero and merchants ? " WILL MAKE NO DISTINCTION. "Naturally , " raid General AVeyler , "I ex pect everybody , Americans Included , to com- l ly with my orders. They must not , and I know will not , communicate with the enemy. Should any American violate the orders.In . that respect he w"ll bo treated In strict ac cordance with the treaty stipulations. I shail always adhere strictly to the letter of the treaties between Spain nnd foreign natlon.3. " "Do ycu Intend to go to the field soon to take command ? " "Not at present. I have too much work on hand. I am familiarizing myself with the stcto of affairs In Cuba. Should an emer gency arlee , and should my presence be needed In any particular place , or should there bo a midden change In the situation > 'Uc-h au I do not expect I should go to the field Immediately. " I told General Weyler that the American correspondents were pleased at the an nouncement of the removal of pome restric tions upon the Bending of news. "I want you to rend news with perfect freedom , " the general declared. "Any time you are In , dcubt about anything come -to me. I will gladly help you. I want you to know I am your friend. " General IVeyle 's proclamation outline. ? h's plans for distinguishing between the friends and the enemlea of Spain , and for disposing of the latter. Beginning at he eastern part of Cuba , where the Insurgents have full sway outside the garrisoned towns , the general orders everybody to leave the country regions and gather at he different military headquarters , where they will be under surveillance. Even the stores are to bo abandond to the gov ernment , and any sort ot property which does or may afford a hiding1 place for rebels may be destroyed In the discretion of the district commander. General Weyler assumes supreme judicial authority , and delegates It to the military commanders In certain cases , their action to bo subject to his approval. THESE MUST DIE. The proclaimed enemies of Spain , made punishable by death or life Imprisonment , as General Weyler may decide , ore : ThOFe who Invent or circulate by any means whatsoever news Information which directly or Indirectly favors the lebelllon. Thosa who destroy or damage railroads , telegraph or telephone lines , or Interrupt communication by destroying bridges or wagon road ? . Those who set lire to any place of abode , Those who sell , enrry or deliver arms or ammunition , or In other way furnish or keep them In their possession. PersDna knowing of the Importing of such articles and not causing their seizure merit criminal responsibility. Telegraph operators who deliver war mes- ( npcs to other persons than those who by reason of their olllclal posts are entitled to the Information. Those who by word or through printing or In any other manner belittle the prestige of Spain's , army , volunteer" , llremcii or any other force operating- tins army. Those who by the Fame means endeavored tn praise the onemy. These who furnish the enemy horses or other menni of service- warfare. Those who act as spies. Those who , having acted 0.3 rebel guides , fall to report Immediately and prove that they were compelled to do so by force , furnishing on the spot proofs of their loy ally. These who adulterate provisions for nrmy or combine to raise the price of the same. Those who violate the royal decree of October 17 , 1503 , regarding the use of ex plosives. Those who use carrier pigeons , rockets or other signals to convey news to thQ enemy , MOVEMENTS OF THE REBELS. General Maceo was at San Antonio do Las Vegas yrstcrday with a strong force. That town Is six miles noitheast of San Felipe , which ls considered a strong point on the troclm. Colonel Scgura , learning Maceo was there , led a Spanish column out from San Felipe , but the Insurgents retired to the hills without much fighting. With Macco were Ilia rebel leaders Ulro and CaKello. The Spaniards are said to have captured Fcventy-one horses and a "largo quantity" of arms and ammunition , though It Is con tinually reported on both sides that the rebsls are very short of these articles. A train convoying a Spanish force under General Echaguo was attacked at Molina by Insurgents , who thought the troops muet ho guarding a valuable train of mer chandise. The rebels were driven off with out stopping the train , Maceo , with sixty mon a an escort , passed through Vapore last Friday , later ho wns Joined by COO followers. Forty-two political prisoners \\ero exiled to Hie Isle of Pines yesterday , The- Children ' Protective association a charitable InMItutlon of this city BUS- talned by private contributions , has been compelled to close Its doors" from lark of inorey. The Royal Foundling asylum U also reported to lip In a dlstreislng condition. Perhaps nothlnc better Illustrates the scarcity of money In Cuba than the affairs ' the lotterv. which for many years lin * I't-en ' one of the most productive sources r * revenue for tlio government. Its revenue has been decreasing gradually , and nearly lialf the tickets were untold at the last drawing. All sorts of efforts havn been made to keep Jt nn a naylnis basis. The felling of tickets cf ether lotteries Ims been for- Mddcn In ordr to prevent competition , but that did not Improve nutters. The report of the death of the rebel Ic.ider Menocnl , nephew or Anloctp Menocal , cf tliu American navy , .Is untrue. ROEDER. So.\ < nil Dt'olliifM tlii ) oiidcTHlil | . . LONDON , Feb. 17. In response to ( he letter addresicd to him by Timothy He-ily Thomas Sexton hav finally refused torr , it tun leadership of tlio Irish party , nutwlth. ftandlne Mr. llealy's earnest appeal to him to do so and the promise cC the hcaity sup- purl ot ( ho Healyltcs. Sallilniry Ili-nlvN u Itiinuir. LONDON , Feb. 17 , Tlie marquis of Sails- bury replying to correspondent who queHloned him on the subject , has written a letter eaylng there la no truth In the report that the Berne tribunal lm ordered thesulx of tie ! DolJ oj Day railroad. nntini , AIJMIXISTIIATIOX OP .if sTicn Chief Haiti Mnkrn Short AVorli of n llatrli of ThlrvliiK Caniifollo rr . ( C'op > right , ISM , liy I'rrM 1'uhllehlnK Company. ) HAVANA , Cuba ( Via Tampa , Fla. ) , Feb. 17. ( New York World Cablegram Special Telegram. ) The Santlsomo sugar plantation at Trinidad , near Sagua la Grande , Santa Clara province , belonging to the Count Mora estate , has suffered but slightly at the hands of the Insurgents. The residence Is one of the finest en the Island , and In front ot U stand four palm trees , famous tor their height and beauty. The place Is dcecrtcd now , the planter having come to Havana with his family. Three thousand rebels , un der Rabl , visited the plantation a few days ago , had breakfast and then rode away. The old keeper , left behind to watch the properly when the planter came" here , was Just con gratulating himself on what he considered a narrow escape , when there was a loud knockIng - Ing nt the main gate. Loklng out , the keeper saw eight "platcados" ( camp follow ers ) . The Spanish soldiers always shoot a plateado when they find one , and Gomez has given positive orders to hang them. The plateados finally broke the gate , entered the mansion and began to ransack It. The keeper slipped out the back way , mounted a horse and gallcpcd In the direction taken by the rebel band. After a mile's hard rid ing he came up with Chief Rabl and re ported what had occurred. Rabl took a de tachment and went back to capture the band. As the Insurgents nenred the planta tion two plateados escaped , but six were captured. Rabl had them searched and found on each something belonging to the plantation. The captive ? were then tried by a drum-head court martial and sentenced to death. NOT WORTH A SHOT. "Wo cannot waste valuable ammunition on you fellows , " said the rebel chief. TurnIng - Ing to the plantation watchman he asked , "Havo you any stout rope about the place ? " When the condemned plateados heard this they begged for mercy. "Mercy , " laughed the rebel chief. "You fellows don't deserve any. You show no mercy to the poor people you rob and kill. " The watchman scon returned with ssveral pieces of rope. Two plateados were grabbed nnd hanged to two large , ornamental brass and Iron lamp posts In front of the mansion. "Where are you going to put these other fellows ? " queried the chief of his men. "If we hang them all to these posts we might Injure the posts. " "Why , hero are four palms , " said a lleu- tcrant. "That's true enough. " replied Chief Rabl , "and what's more , wo have Just four fellows left. Hoist up , boys. " A few moments later the four plateados were hanging to the palm trees. "If you have any more visitors 'of the kind these fellows belong to , " remarked the rebel chief to the keeper , "let us know. We arc always glad to be of service. " A few moments later the rebels were off again end the watchman had a job burying the six plateados. MAKES TRAVELING DELIGHTFUL. Mr. Schutto. a native of the United States , who has lived In Cuba sixty years and owns a Inge plantation near Collsco , Matanzas province , left his home a week ago to come here. There had been no train ? running eai't of Matanzas City , but when the railway au thorities finally determined to try to run one , Mr. Schuttq dec'dcd to risk the trip , as he had important business. Twenty-five vol unteers went along as a guard. Among the few passengers aboard was an American whose name I did not learn , and his flvo daughters , whs left home to escape the revo lutionists. At Co Us co the train was blocked by the burned station. A small band of - insurgents surgents suddenly rode up and the volunteers piomptly fired on them , shooting out of the cars. In a very short time the train was surrounded by 500 insurgents , who opened firevigorously. . The volunteers jumped out Of the cars and took to the woods , while the unprotected passengers threw themselves on the floor of the cars. When the Insurgents saw the volunteers running cff they stopped firing on the train and a squad with revolvers went through It. The passengers were told to leave the train. Then the baggage was seized , the cars were set on fire and the engine was wrecked. The passengers were not harmed , though badly scared. INSURGENTS ARE PLENTIFUL. Mr. Schutte was compelled to return homo over the mountains. The next day he started east , again , on horseback , selecting moun tain paths , known only to natives. I asked him If there are many Insurgents In Matan zas province. "Yes , " he answered , "In the part where 1 live there Is scarcely anything elre. Insur- genU actually swarm there. " "Havo they burned any of your cane or destroyed your property ? " I asked. "No. They treat mo all right. They come to my place often , make themselves at home , help themselves to a horre or coater or a pair of shoes , or take a hat and that's all. Now I am trying to get back homo again. Goodness knows how I'll get there. " ROEDER. IIAl'TISM , OP AX U.\fiLI.SII 1MUXCI3. Scrond Neil of Inl < e of York ChrlMt- ( IIIM ! at SanilriiiKhain Chtiri'li. LONDON , Feb. 17. The baptism of the second ion of the duke and duchess of York took place In the church at Sandrlngham today. The occasion was made a general holiday for the people of the neighborhood. The outside cf the church was decorated with flags and the Interior , which was crowded , wai plentifully hung with floral emblems of all descriptions. Among these present were the prince and princess of Wales and their daughters , the duke and duchess of Connauglit and the marquis of Lorno and Princess Louise. The secretary of state for homo affairs , Sir Matthew AVhlte Ridley , the court of ficials and the duke and duchess of York entered together , the duke of York being the laft of the party and carrying In his arms his eldest sen , Prince Edward Albert , who was born Juno 23 , 1801. Accompanying the duke-of York was a nurse bearing the Infant prince. Dr. Sheepshanks officiated. The princess of Wales'pronounced the name , Albert Frederick George Arthur. A hymn and the blcpiing finished the ceremony. IliiHslnii Ordination Xot Aui'i-ril To , LONDON , Feb. 17. The under Eecretaiy for tlia foreign office , Mr. Gecrgf N. Cur- 7on , replying in the House of Commons to day to questions on the cubject , mid the powers had not Informed Ruwla that her occupation of Armenia would not be objected to. Such occupation , ho added , without the consent of the sultan , would be In violation of the treaties tf Paris and Berlin , Mr. Curzon also said that the statement of tlie Russian mlnlpter for foreign affairs , Prlnco Lobanoff-ltestovsky , that llurMa was willing to undertake to maintain order iu Armenia , was spontaneous , .Mnilr tin * Order More Mlii-ral. KINGSTON , Out , , Feb. 17. The outcome of tlio meeting of the prand council uf the Canadian Protci'tant Protective association , held huro ycttorday , liah l-een a complete cliango In many requirements of the order. Clauses prohibiting membsis fiom employing or supporting Ir elections Roman Catholics have been abollthcd. Henceforth 11 candi date far olllce , In order In gain the support of t ho association , may ) > o of nny religions belief to long as Iiu U an upholder f free dom from any IOnJ of clerical iitle in affairs \\lilcli are clearly secular , IMtlxh Murliifx I.iimlfil In Cnrra. LO.SUON , Feb -)7 , The otHcliilv of the foreign ofllco confirm tli newrpJi'cr roptrta itying : that a detachment of Brltlt-li mormcs , among ethers , have been lauded at Chemulpo and MM : ! to Seoul , caplUl of CorCa , In or-J rte to protect the British legation t lie re , 4i.i < Tk'nn * Aiiiont ; tlm I'rlru Winner * , NIOB , Feb. 17. The second SMIH ] battle of Mowers tock jilaco tcJay on the Prome- niJtf dv Angelic. The prlie w'nncri In- cluled Miss llmtJflf ) cf Nc v York and tlio Mlssex Xi'itli ct NOT READY TO MAKE ANSWER Balfodr Tolls the Honso of Commons tlio Government Oannot Reply Now , CHOKES OFF THE VENEZUELA DISCUSSION Amend nirtit to tlic Ilcply to tlio AitilrcNM Withdrawn nt the UrR-t-nt HcqncNt of Tory anil Liberal I.radorx , ( CopyrlKht. UOO , by l > rtM rul < lljlinR ! Company. ) LONDON , Feb. 17. ( New York World Cablegram Special Telegram. ) Tonight's discussion of the Venezuelan question In the House of Commons may lend to Im portant developments. It Illustrates forci bly the points made In the London Times' recent New York cablegrams , outlined In my dispatch to the World last Saturday , as well as the warnings given In this cor respondence for a month. Atherly Jones , the mover of an amendment advising the settlement of the dispute by ar bitration , Is personally of no consequence , and his long speech contained no new facts. When ho finished , Arthur Balfour , as a leader of the House , took the highly excep tional course of Interposing with a strong appeal to the members to let the debate drop It on the grounds of national policy. .The exact concluding words of his brief speech are so significant I reproduce them. lie said , with a solemnity of manner that had an Immediate effect on the British members present : "I do not Intend to make a speech In Intervening between the mover and the seconder ; I only desire to make an appal to the House on my responsibility ns a member of the , government. In my Judgment n con tinuation of tlila debate cannot serve the objects which the honorable member quite tiuly says he had In view. It will not have the effect of making a satisfactory and honorable arrangement more easy. 1 earn estly trust that the House , feeling how grave rra the matters at stake , will not take this premature opportunity for discussing the policy which has been pursued , and which Is being pursued. " SMOTHERED THE AMENDMENT. Mr. Labouchere rose It ) second the amend ment. Though ordinarily by no means amenable to ministerial appeals , he responded to Mr. Balfour by admitting that In the face of such an expression from a responsible1 minister. It would bo Inadvltable to pro ceed with the discussion. The Irish nationalist members , however , declined to assent to this proceeding. Mr. Dillon expressed a strong hope that the mover of the amendment to the address In reply to the queen's speech would press It to a division. Sir William Harcourt , the liberal leader , on the other sand , pleaded that the amendment ba withdrawn by consent of the House. But at the same time he complained of the delay In presenting the British cas > c and made a strong argument In favor of arbitration. The manifest anxiety of both the govern ment leader and' the opposition leader to Dmother discussion was responded to In a re markable manner by Speaker Gully , who de- cleared the power's withdrawal of the amend ment carried , though at the moment Michael Davitt was on his feet to continue the discus sion. The coup by the speaker was Deceived with obvious satisfaction by Mr. Balfour and his colleagues , while the Irish members strenuously protested that an unfair ad vantage had been taken of them. Immediately on the conclusion of the dis cussion a representative of the World had a conversation in the members' lobby with a prominent official of the late liberal govern ment , an eminent authority on foreign af fairs , who stipulated that his name should not be published , Being asked far his in terpretation of Mr. Bilfour's great nnx'ety to etop the discussion , he said : "I believe the affair Is In a decidedly deli cate position. I know Sir William Harcourt thinks it to be most critical , but my Information mation from various sources does not lead me to believe it to bo really very threatening to the peace of the two countries. Tlio dif ficulty in the way cf arbitration Is Lord Saliybuiy. I know that Mr. Balfour and Mr. Chambirlaln personally favor arbitration ns strongly as does Sir William Harcourt , but Lord Salisbury so far won't concede what Is necessary to make arbitration possible. " BOTH SIDES ARE WORRIED. Mr. Balfour'sactlon has caused a very un easy feeling among the members of Parlia ment generally , as It was fully cxpcctad that the negotiations would liava proceeded far enough by this time to enabla some general announcement to be- made by the government. The sudden curtailing of the discussion Is calculated to produce In tlio public mind precisely these Injurious effects Mr Balfour obviously desired to prevent. Sir William Harconrt's dlscovo'y for such It appears to be that Mr. Olney had stated In his dispatch that the settled or occupied district should be a subject of special ref erence in th e arbitration agreement , was one point which appears to make for an amicable feolutlon. The Irleh members will decide at their meeting tomorrow whether they will "put down" the amendment again es ns to force a division and compel the government to dec'aro Itself one way or the other. Mr. Davitt told tlio World correspondent to night that he favored pressing the govern ment to a definite policy or to a definite Imue , and thinks it likely that the party will agree with him. If Mr. Balfour nnd Mr. Chamberlain take a determined attitude against Lord Salts- bury , he can reslet them , but the danger Is that an opportunity for a settlement may be gone beyond recall while they are settling their dlfferencey. DALLAIID SMITH. 3I.YKIXC ; OVKllTUUKS 'TO MAMTOIIA. Dominion AnUiorlllt'H I'ny a VlNlt to WINNIPEG , Man. , Fob , 17. A very de termined effort ID being made by the leaders of both parties' here to reach an amicable rottlement of the troublesome school ques tion , .Sir Donald A. Smith of Montreal , a m.tn who bos the confidence of all clashes of people in this country , arrived hero to day , and , It I ? rumored , comet' as an emis sary to make oxorturoa for a settlement. Sir Danald does not admit this , but hl visit IH certainly opportune , and may result In healing the racial and rcl'istouH ' differences which threaten to wreck the peace of the dominion , Sir Charles Tup- pcr will follow him here shortly. The Manl- tobi advisory board , which regulates the course of tcliool studies , met today and pro posed , as a means of settlement , striking nut the reading of the Lord's prayer and the Ten Commandments ; In other words , to make the schools absolutely secular. The only opponent of this was the archbishop of Rupert's land , head of the Church of Eng land In this country , who refuses to g've his- sanction to what ho terms GoJIen Cllilni ) , In I'rnt'cHN of Si-tllt'iui-nf. MONTREAL , Feb. 17. The report comes from St. John's , N. F , , and Is said to bo haja I "n semi-official Information , that nego tiation ? mo progressing between England and Franco which will for all time Erttle ( ho Newfoundland French shore question , The Inn's of the question Is said to be the ceding to France of England's Interests' ' In the state of I'unlt' , Africa , In eithange for the French In Newfoundland. I , on * ' 1'i'iiiiHTn ( nriIn ( 'aiiiula , TORONTO , Out. , Ffb. 17. The signal olHco icp.rtu thr- following as the lowest tempera ture reacl.nd loiUy at the various polnlo named ; Ottawa , 30 below ; Montreal , 31 below ; Toronto. 18 below j Quebec , 24 below , and Halifax 4 belvw. VOTIXt * DOWN TI1IO AMB.NDSIKXTS. Majority In the Common * A A inn f sty for 1'olltlral 1'rlHoniT.i. LONDON , Feb. 17. The OebiU ' ' " > address - dress In reply to the queen's gpef con tinued In the House of Cora'- . ' { * " Tim othy Harrington , Parnelllte member tor Dub lin harbor , moved an amendment to the effect that amnesty be granted to the Irish political prisoners. The motion was sup ported by Mr. John Redmbml , Tarnclllte member of watertonl city ; Mr. II , C. Plun- kett , member tor the south division of Dub lin county ; Prof. E. II. Lecky , liberal union ist member for Dublin university , and others. Mr. Balfour , the conservative leader , moved the closure , which was carried by a vote of 270 to 107. Mr. Harrington's motion was then de feated by n vote of 279 to 117. Mr. Atherljr-Jones , liberal member for the northwest division of Durham , then moved the following amendment : "And while we are glad to hear that her majesty's relations with the foreign powers continue to be friendly , we deplore that her majesty's speech does not contain an assur ance that all matters of difference between this country and the republic of Venezuela In relation to the delimitation of the fron tier of that state nnd British Guiana will be re ferred to arbitration , In accordance with the proposal of the government of the United States. " In moving the amendment Mr. Atherly- Jones wld ho thought the government should be grateful for an opportunity to ascertain the opinion of the House of Commons upon the policy It ought to pursue. In accepting the amendment In that spirit , lie continued , It would only be following the example of President Cleveland , who asked the opinion of congress upon the message submitted to Orr > it Britain. Mr. Atherly-Jones then asked the House to act In the spirit of the resolution already adopted , that all disputes and difference ! . ' between Great Britain nnd the United States should bo settled by arbitration , falling any ether mode. While the speaker had a high regard for the marquis of Salisbury , he In- Elbted that the question involves such tre mendous ISSUCB that lie believed he was ex pressing the views of everybody of demo cratic tendencies when he said they would not be Justified In leaving thtm In the hands of two or three men , however able they might be. The speaker -submitted that arbitration of the present dispute was most In ccnscnance with the honor , dignity nnd permanent Interests of Great1 Britain. It wan quite admitted that Great Britain had the right to resent Interference on the part of a foreign state when such interference lavored of menace , but hedetiled that this character attached to the course taken by the United States. , Continuing , Mr. Atherly-Jonfs remarked : "That state would have been untrue to Its great position as the protectories the repub lics of America If It had not responded to the entreaties of Venezuela/ ' Mr. Atherly-Jones said It , was admitted In 1841 that the Orlnocs should constitute the boundary. Since that time there hr.d been seven changes In the boundary .claim. In the face of these facts , how could It be contended by Great Britain that the Scnomburgk line was outside the pale of arbitration. Having expressed dissatisfaction at Lord Granvllle's treatment of the ( question in 1SS1. Mr. Atherly-Jones protested , , against the as- 'sumptlon that the action , cf the United States government was only an election dodge. "We ought not to Judge the action of the government by President Cleveland nnd Secretory Olncy's .dispatches , , but by the friendly representations received subse quently. " j DEBATE HINDERS SETTLEMENT. Mr. A. J. Balfour , first lordof tlie treasury and government leader , thtfl.jarose to reply and said he desired to appeal to the House- that In his opinion a continuation of the debate would make an honorable arrange ment of the matter- greater difficulty. He trusted that the Hbuee wjuld not take a pre- matuio opportunity of discussing the policy which had been pursued or wlilch ought to be" pursued. John Dillon , anti-ParnslHte , thought that the American people ought to know that Intense feeling existed In the House of Com mons against any attempt to bring on a war en thla question. The conduct of the American , government , he skjd , had been most patient and fair. It was only after a year's delay and shuffling on the part of Great Britain , followed by an Insulting dis patch from Lord Salisbury , that the presi dent had ssnt his message. It ought to be understood In America that Lord Salisbury's dispatch did not represent the feelings of England or Ireland. Sir William Vernon Harcourt , the liberal leader In the Houoe of Commons , said Mr. Atbeily-Jones' amendment had been moved In the interes-t of arbitration , but It was couched In a form which woijld censure the government , and If a devlslon were taken upon It there would bo a great majority agaliiBt It , and It would go forth to America nnd to the world that the Housp of Commons had pronounced against arbitration. He be lieved a great majority 'In the Houseof Commons and elsewhere "wcje In favor of arbitration 'on a proper basls' and the main object should be how best to give expression to this feeling. He deplored the use of ex asperating language. Nothing could be more Injurious and untrue , he said , than to say that .the president's message was an election dodge. The United Statesjiad been pressing the question for settlementf4r , ten years In the most salutary manner. We must all endeavor on both Hides to remove the sources of Irritation and secure a speedy settlement. He was strongly Impressed , he continued , with the evils and dangers of delay In com ing to some agreement. He would be glad to know from the government the cause for the delay In presenting the British case. It waa desirable the public oil both fildfs of the Atlantic chould be Informed of this In order to conc'llato ths differences between us. Many differences had already been removed. Instead of resenting wo should now welcome the co-operation of the United States. So far as tlis question cf arbitration 'went , all were agrufd that It was an Impossibility In the present circumstances to lay down a fixed boundary. He also agrcod with Secretary Olnoy that the arbitration cjionld embrace the value of the 0893(1310(1 rescriptlve titles by occupation. * ' Sir William Vernon Harcpurt concluded a * follows : "I believe the. real points of difference , 'botween the two goveinments arc Infelgtihtlcant. But nothing Is so dangerousf 03 to Icava dlo- putes of this kind to the 'Igiwant prejudices of the people , who do riot understand the Quet't'on. ' I venture to suggest to Mr. Atherly-Jones that after tliobtatement the government has rnado It would ! be useless to pursue his motion to a division ; , which would entirely misrepresent .tlie feeling of the , Hous ? , besides doing Infinite Injury In Amer ica , I see no maner pf settling this ques tion , except to encourage nupport of the gov ernment In a course \v/ilch. If followed , will most epodlly and r8ucc i'ully lead to a good understanding between England and the United States , " ( Cheeis ) . Mr. Atherly-Jones tlion withdrew his amendment. Mr. John Dillon objected to the withdrawal and an altercation with the speaker ensued , but the latter refused to uphold the objection. .Irui-nllnr Xi'Kntlntlii * for Dcfi'imcx. ( Copyrliilil , IfOC , liy 1'ron puUII lilns Company , ) COLON , Colombia , Feb. 17. ( New York \Vcrld Cablegram Special Telegram , ) A liirfr.os Ayres dispatch reports that the Argentine government Is considering a Ger man syndicate's proportion to build defenses and guns for the rher La Plata , and to fur nish two armorej ships. Senor Marques of Canca baa InvsntdJ a mode of telegraphing music. i'liainhi-i' I.IUrlv ( o Iti-riMli- . LONDON , Feb. IS. The I'arls correspond ent ef the Tlmes'says lie does not bslleve the Chamber of Deputies will c ntln'ua to defy the Senate In Us refusal to grant a vote to the ministry , _ Olllftr : Will lie C'mir * Mnrllnlril. LONDON , Feb. 17.-r-Tli Time * " y > there lit reason to believe that all the oltlcers holdIng - Ing the queen's commission , who were con cerned In the Jameson raid will be court- martialed , TARING A SECOND THOUGHT Germany Decides to Reconsider Its In- snranco Decision. AMERICANS GIVEN ANOTHER- HEARING SrtulN to CoiiRroKN llir Cor- niue In tinCIIMI State Ioiartmttit MnkcN 11 PruU-Nl. WASHINGTON , Feb. 17. The president today sent to the house In answer to a resolution elution of Inquiry , nil of the correspondence had with the government of Qcrmany relative to the restrictions placed upon American In surance companies In Prussia. It Is shown by the correspondence submitted that on April. 27. 1805 , the Mutual Life Insurance company of New York was notified to con form to certain stipulatedPrussian methods within a fortnight on pain of the cancella tion of Its concession. Immediately upon hearing of this , Acting Secretary Uhl pent n cable message to Ambassador tlunyon stat ing on representations from the company , that the company's methods In Germany had been unchanged since the concession was given , and that It was Impossible to frame a special system for use In Prussia. In a let ter to Mr. nunyon , Mr. Uhl sayo : "How ever clear may be the right of each state to determine , the condi tions on which It will permit foreign corporations to carry on business within Its Jurisdiction there prevails In Mich matters a comity which It Is to the Interest of all nations to maintain and which Is well Illus trated In the freedom and equality with which foreign corporations are permitted to extend their operations In the UnHcd States. There Is ground for the belief that the necessary result of the curoa lately adopted by the Prussian authorities Is re- upcct to the Mutual Life Insurance company would bo to give to the beneficent principle of comity a restricted and uncertain oper ation. " A long correspondence followed the with drawal of the concess on by . .the Prussian government. The last Important communica tion In the correspondence Is from Mr. Run- yon to Secretary Olney , under date of Janu ary 5. It shows that the Imperial secretary had Informed Mr. Runyon that the matter of the reconstruction of the withdrawal of the concession would be considered and that the subject would bo referred by the new Prussian minister for foreign affairs to now experts on his accession to ofllcc. ALBANY , Feb. 17. Governor Morton lias signed the retaliatory Insurance bill. IJUMl.YVEX W1MOT APOLOKIXI3. StumlH Finn on HH Ooiiil Faith In linking : His Comiilnlnt. ( Copyright , 1886 , by Press Publishing Company. ) LONDON , Feb. 17. ( New York World Cablegram Special Telegram. ) It Is claimed en behalf of Lord Dunraven that A. Cats Lcdyard's icsolutlon was not fair In assum ing him to be prosecutor , a proposition he expressly declined , and which dlscla'meras several times repeated by Mr. A&kwlth , one of lib counsel. Lord Dunravcn went to New York e.a witness only and really to ex plain himself with a view to asauaglng the ill .feeling . "between- the two countries. The present attitude cf Lord Dunrave"n , as ex- pi cssed to his frlenda here and yachting sa- soclates , may be authoritatively stated. Before the meeting of the New York Yacht club Lord Dunraven had dlsatched hlo letter to Mr. Phelps , and It Is known this will be his final communication , and that ho will not write any further letter In consequence of terms , pending the motion , lib views' having been fully expressed prior to the. publication of the motion. It Is ieprted that , while naturally disagreeing with the suggestion In the argument of the report , that his complaint was unreasonable to make at the time , and still adhering to the opinion he has maintained that action at the time of the race , for the purpose of proof cr disproof , should have been taken , Lord Dunraven accepts the chief findings of the commltt5e , and Judging from views of Engllch yachtsmen generally Lord Dun- raven will object to the acceptance of the mathematical diagram as proof , and will not apologize for having made a bona fide com plaint to the proper authorities , whose duty It was to deal with ths matter. DALLAIID SMITH. IIIRISMIW SUES A BELGIAN I'APKH. CharucH of Extortion Mitilr the UIIMH of I'rooi'i-flliiKH In I-lln-1. ( Copyilght , 1600. by Press PubllnliliiK Company. ) LONDON , Feb. 17. ( New Yorw World Cablegram Special Telegram. ) Poultney Blgelow has pent Instructions from New York to his counsel In Brussels to bring suit for libel against L'EtoIle Beige , a newspaper , for recent publication , also copied In a New York paper , commenting very unfavorably upon Mr. Blgelow's recent vltlt to Berlin In behalf of a Now York state commissioner of Insurance , alleging that he had secured considerable payments In advance for his In fluence with the Gorman emperor , and that New York companies had demanded restitu tion. OllVreil a Loan ( o China. PEKING , Feb. 17. A French syndicate has offered to China a loan of 1,000,000 ( $20- 000,000) ) . Conihlnliifv Cli-vrliiiiil Stroi't ItnlltvnyM CLEVKLAND. Feb. l"-Further develop ments today point to the early consumma tion of the MB street car deal In this city , re ported as likely to tnko place several dnys ago At the board of control meetlnp today Mr , 15. Mahler , representing the Kverett Interestf , pret-onteu communication re questing the board to take no action re garding the application for n franchise to build u system of electric railways to be operated on 11 3-cent fore basis pending the outcome of negotiations between ICvorott nnd the old companies. Tills Is taken to mean that there Is to be n general con solidation , which will not only Include the old companies , but Hcveral suburban lines controlled by Mr. Kvorett und his associ ates n well. The combined capltnl of all the Intelests IB nearly $25,000,000. , St. I'll ill Mttlp Injured. NEW YOniC , Feb. 17 , The International Navigation company has received word from Newport News that the examination of the hull nnd engines of the steamer St. Paul has been completed und that there IB practically no damage to the hull of the ehlp. Portions of the machinery will be taken apart to clear away the accumulated sand und the parts broken bv working In the Kind will be renewed. The ship will nail from New York February 'fft , unlets detained In dry dock by lack of water to lloaj , her , UnuKi'il Out * anil Hit * Ollii-r KMiaM- | l , SOMERSET , Ky. , Feb. 17-Lant Satuidny night a mob of llfty men compelled the jailer nt Montlcello , Wuyne county , twenty- ilvo miles from here , to surrender the keys. Tncy took Fount Martin and Jim Strox- tell from their cells nnd hanged Martin. Hy > ome > means Hlroxtell made his escape and has not been caught. The men were In Jail on the charge of barn burning. When Stroxtell was aiii'sled last Filday night lie was hazed till neatly dead to cxjarl a confession , but he protested his Innocence. Colili-Hl XlKht of I IIIWlntir. . HOSTON , Feb. 17. The excessive cold continues tonight and the mercury Is gen erally shrinking. Returns from various jnrtB of New England Indicate the night will be the most severe experienced In New England this winter , llncKrlt KinlorNi-il for Si-iiiitor. I'TICA N. Y. , Feb. 17. At the llrst as sembly district republican convention here today C , W. Ilackett. chairman of the ic- publlran state central committee , was en- dureed for United Elates senator. SIJUH A MH'T 1ST 1'MXAXCl.U. CLOUDS. Capital ScrkliiK InvrMinriit In American SrcnrlllpN , NEW YORK , Feb. 17. Mr. Ansel Oppcn- helm , vice president of the Chicago Great Western railway company , arrived from England on the St. Louis. Mr. Oppenhrlm was at the Fifth Avenue hotel last night nnd said : "Tho Englishmen have stopped selling our securities. I have been six weeks In England and I learned that English finan ciers believe that American finances are all right , but they do not bellcvo that no have enough revenue to meet our expense' . They say that If we had this sufficient revenue , the so-called endless chiln of. depositing nnd withdrawing gold from the subtrcasury would be broken. There Is a general feeling on the other side that the whole world Is enterIng - Ing on a period of prosperity. The English men arc now buying our securities , all reports to the contrary notwithstanding. In all this recent trouble they did not heiltatc to advance me $1,000,000 for the betterment of the Chicago A Great Western. "Before six months have passed all first class American securities will be In good demand In England , ns there Is a large amount of Idle money , which sooner or later must seek Investment here. The English men prefer American securities to all other kinds of English securities. Money In London Is a drug at three-fourths of 1 per cent a year. The surplus revenue collected by the English government for the past year was 0,000,000 , or $30.000,000. English railroad earnings and dividends arc on the Increase and things look bright for American securities In England/ SUXATOIl PKTTiriltUW IS PHOVOKKI ) l'rOH > NCN tO SIlOW lllx PlllltlcMll ICll- < in ! ( : r. XIMV Trlok. SIOUX FALLS , S. 1) . , Feb. 17. ( Special Telegram. ) A great political f n atlon has been sprung here. Senator Pottlgrew ar rived from Washington yesterday , and nt cncs called a meeting of his political friends. It was decided to begin n most active and nggresrlve campaign. The senator has called a mass meeting to be held In the opera house Wednesday evening , nt which he rays that Jio will make n speech handling those who are trying to kill his political Influence , with out gloves , giving their political history for the past fifteen years , nnd proving that they are at present In the pay of the railroads. The other side has bought the Forum , will turn It Into a dally , with George Allen of the Brooklngs Press as editor , and will , they ray , give him as good as he sends. The sen ator's campaign will be nntl-rallroad and for free silver , and will extend over the state. Matters are nt fever heat here. ICIIIr.I ) KATIIKIl AXD DAUGIITHIl. One Ilnllt't PiiNNrH Tliroiicli the of Until. TALLULLAH , Ga. , Feb. 17. News has Just reached here of the killing of Joseph Crumpton , a farmer , and hla daughter , Miss Sallle Crumpton , In the mountainous region of Rabun county on last Thursday night. Crumpton was suspected of having reported an Illicit still to the revenue authorities. Thursday night as ho stood near the window of the dining room of his housj a > > ullet crashed through the window , striking him In the side , passtd through and entered the body of his daughter , who was standing near him. It penetrated her heart and she fell dead. The father's wound was not at first regarded as very serious , but the latest re port Is that ho , too , has died. Andrew Wll- born , who owned the moonshine still that was reported. Is suspected. He cannot be found. Searching parties are out , nnd If caught , there Is strong probability of his being lynched. MAXDUKSOX ADMIT ! ) HIS CANDIDACY VI.-lilH to tinUrgrcnt Sollrltatlnn of Ills FriuiKlH. WASHINGTON , Feb. 17. The cand'dacy ' of ex-Senator Charles F. Manderson of Ne braska for the republican presidential nom ination was announced today at the capltol by several of his friends. General Mander- son this evening. In conversation , paid : "For months past 1 have received letters from all sections of the country urging mo to enter the lists ao a candidate. These letters came from comrades In the war of the rebellion , from associates In public life , and , in addi tion , I received many personal requests from fellow citizens In Nebraska. I can now sim ply 'Say that under this urgency and the kindly encouracement that has followed It , I can do nothing but stand and wait. " llonurht n , Illoolc of M DEADWOOD , Feb. 17. The biggest deal In mining property In the history of the Black llllls was concluded today. For several months past a New York syndicate has had a bond on a large block of producing mines , and after paying Messrs. Hague and Daggett $30,000 to "expert" It , was satisfied with the property , but could not raise the amount of the bond , which was $3,000,000. A com- piomlse was made today whereby the Now York parties paid over $1,100,000 for one- third .of the capital stock of the compiny , No change in the management of the com pany's affairs will bo made. DvatliH of n Day. LAWRENCE , Kan. . Feb. 17. Mrs. Martin F. Conway , whose husband was the first Kansas representative In congress , died at the home of her daughter here this morning. She had reachpd a very old age. Sir. Conway - way died several years ago at Washington. AUGUSTA , Me. , Feb. 17. Mrs. Joseph Manley died of pneumonia at 3 p. m. WOONSOCKET , II. I. , Feb. 17. John F. Holt died at his homo In this city , aged 72 years. He had been prominently con nected with rubber Interests for many years. He was well known here through his fre quent gifts to charity. ) ' " Acnatnrlal Ilattli * . LOUISVILLE , Feb. 17 , A fcpeclal to tlio Post from Frankfort , fays : The roll call for tha twenty-fourth senatorial ballot showed the smallest attendance of the session , only 106 members being present. Necessary tea a choice fifty-four. The expected addition to the anti-Hunter vote did not materialize. Ballot resulted : Blackburn , 40 ; Hunter , 48 ; Carlisle , 3 ; McCreary , J ; Cochran , 1 ; Bale.l. No attempt was made to take an additional ballot. . , . Local I'll Mm , Coilr. STOCKTON , Cal. , Feb. 17-JIrs. Grace Goodrich Cody of Chicago , who disappeared from Tnconin on December 30 has been located here , She arrived Hcvernl days ago nnd said she was tramping through Cali fornia. She Is evidently Buffering1 from mental aberration. 8he imswers peifectly the description given of Mrs. Cody , Kela- tlven are enronte to Identify her. Tlrcil of I'M rll xii n WICHITA , Kan. , Feb. 17-In an Inter view today Mrs. M , K , Lease said ; "I wanted to preach yebterday , because that will put me outside of partisan politics , and that lias been my de lro for n long time I feel kindly ( owaid the populists , because they gave me an opportunity , and 1 think 1 have paid them well for It. " KlIIIHIIN .MllHDIIH III Sl'NNluil , KANSAS CITY. Feb. 17.-A Star special from Wichita , Kan , , Kays : Tim annual coivontlon of the Masonic irand bodies met here today for a three days session. A. A. Carnalian of Concordla was elected Illustrious giand master for the ensuing year and A , M , Culltihun , Tnpeka , treasurer and recorder , ' ' < > I'nliiHtriiitlcil. CHICAGO , Feb. 17.-Uepubllcaiis of the First congressional dlstilct today nomi nated James 11 , Mann. M. II , Mndde-i und Frank Roberta were chosen delegates to the national convention , They aie unliihtructcd. I'l'llll'l-IOII Hl'IlM-tM IH | PRINCETON , N. J. , Feb. 17The follow. InK men have been chosen to repiesent Princeton In the annual debate with Har vard. which takes place on March 13 nt Cambridge : Frederick Ix > etrher , ' ! . Iowa ; Robert McKlroy , ' 98 , Mlsnourl ; Herbert Uere , 'W , New Jersey , ALL ESCAPE CUT OFF Fire Breaks Out on the Sixth Iloor of a Largo Factory. THREE HUNDRED WOMEN IN THE BUILDING Largo Number Injured in the Rush to Got Out. SEVERAL JUMPED AND WERE KILLED Largo Number of Bodies Supposed to Bo iu the Ruins , NUMBER IS A MATTER OF SPECULATION Klrrinrn niul Puller Do UfTrrtlve Work In ItrNfiiliiK : { hi * I'nfortu- ' nnti-N Will IN Kail Itnoii Tno lU'N.-niTH. ! * TROY , N. Y. , Feb. 17. As a result of a fire in tlilg city tonight three persons nro known to bo dead and a largo number In jured. There Is good reason to suppose that a large number of bodies arc burled In tlm ruins , but how many or the names1 of the victims cannot be pecured tonight. The fallowing Is the list of unfortunates obtainable up to U o'clock. The dead ; MRS. MARGARET CARROLL , jumped from window. MRS. FOLLY , jumped from window. MRS. ROBERT KANE , jumped from win dow. * Injured : Mattle Day , jumped nnd badly , hurt. Annette Harrington , badly burned. Lillian Oathout , burned. Mamto Rourke , 'burned. Lillian Krelgcr , burned and badly bruised. James Qulnn , crushed under wall ; will die. Mrs. Johanson , badly burned ; wlll dle. Frank Rossi , Italian , bruised by falling walls. Policeman Burke , bruised by falling walls. Policeman Watson , brulped by falling walls. Fireman McGuIre , bruised by falling walls. Lottie Hull , severely bruised. Nellie Hull , badly bruised. Missing and probably dead : Mamie Banks. Katie O'Connor. Miss O'Neill. Miss Herbereoher. FIRE CUT OFF T1IEIR ESCAPE. A small boy carelessly throwing a match Into a pile of oily waste , a blazing mass of flames , 300 girls and women frenzied with fright , fighting for life as the blaze chased them , was the beginning- at a fire tonight that consumed .thousands , ot dollars worth of property and caused the destruction of many lives. From the out- slde of the high building the first notice of Impending disaster was lh Might of a b'ody of girls at ) they rushed out upon the fire tscapss from the windows , those who were- more fortunate crowding cut the entrance. Following them was a mass of smoke with flashes of flame. Then the mass of frenzied humanity , flndlnu the cgmnes too small for Instant escape , began climbing- over the sides of tha ( Ire escape nnd bundles of clothing filled with humanity dropped at the feet of horrified passersby. Within twenty minutes after the fire started there were three dead women laid upon tlio- door of an adjoining store , and at least a dozen burned and maimed girls and. women taken to the hospitals or their homes. Of the 330 girls and women In the building. It Is presumed that at leapt a half dozen are In the ruins , for It is impossible to lo cate all and tht-ro may possibly be a score of dead. It wns Just thirty minutes before the closing hour in Stctthelmer & Co.'s shirt waist fac tory , on River stre2t , and the .150 girls nnd women were working rapidly to finish up. In the cutting room on the fifth floor the 1C * girls were closing up their day's assignment * and preparing to leave when the whirls blew. Llllle Krelger , who wan working near a machine , called to a small boy to light tlio gas over her work. The boy struck a match and tlnew the burning stub to the floor. It struck a pile ot oil rags , and In an Instant the girl was enveloped In ( lames. With her clothes and hair burning , she rushed to the window , and In an Instant the room became a struggling , shrieking mass of humanity , filling the windows , the fire epcapea and the- only stairway. Jamming ami pushing , tear ing each other's clothes from tholr backs , turning In narrow corridors to find sister or mother , or friend , the number In the. exits was augmented every inlnutu by those from the other floors , FOUGHT FOR THEIR LIVES. These girls and women fought for their lives to Ket away from the flames that paemed to be growing to a monstrous size. With rare presence of mind. Policeman Fnr- rel , who was on the street , seeing that In the panic a number were Hablo to jump , let down the awnlne over the entrance. Barely wns It down when two or three forms cam flying down from the fifth and sixth storle and bounclnc from tlio awning fell to the * sidewalk. Lilly Krelger , over whose ma chine the fire started , was ono of these. Sim struck the awning , fell on her back and bounced to her hands and knees on the walk. She got up and staggered about unt'l people ple helped her to her feet again. By this time * nearly every window bad a female form dangling from It , and when the firemen arrived there was a hustle to get the ladders up. At the center window on the sixth floor a woman , hanging by her hands , was forced out by the llamea licking ; her face. With a last Klirlck , slio lot go and came tumbling over and over until she struck the pavement. When picked up It was found that she was Mrs. Margaret Carroll. Her hfilnal column waa forced through Into her brain. ' Jiirt below her , In another window , liunR a woman turning appealing glances to the crowd , The smoke was pouring from the- window , but as yet no flames were visible and tlio crowd yelled encouragingly to her to hold on , but a burnt of red Ilaino readied out just then and licked her fuco , and In an Instant her body wan rebounding from1 the pavement , She was Mrs. Foley , a widow , and when picked up was doad. On the eamo floor , hanging from another window , was another woman , and salvation In the shape of a ladder , wat almost within her grasp when her strength tolled and she vient whirling down to death , She was Mrs. Kane. OFFICERS SAVED MANY. I The firemen and police worked likeheroHl and to their energy wan due KteM saving ot life. At least a dozen women anil girls were