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ESTABLISHED JTOTE 19 , 3871. OMAHA , TUESDAY MOB.NING ; . XOVEJUSEI ! 24 , 189i. ( SINGLE OOPV FIYD CENTS.
WEYLER IS BACK IN' HAVANA
Cubans Are Jubilant at trie Apparent
Failure of His Expedition ,
MACEO SET A PRICE ON HIS HEAD
Captain Cenernl .SniMioneil to lln\e
Ileen PrlKhteneil , lint He MIJX It
\Vnn Too Hot nnd Dn-
henlth } to riKht.
HAVANA. Nor. 23. Captain General
Wcjlcr airheil bcre this evening on board
the cruiser Lc'Gazpl from Marlel.
Exploring trains left Artemlsa last
night and this morning for Can-
ildarla and San Cristobal , In order to
prepare for the arrival nt Artemlsa of Cap
tain General Weyler. At 7 o'clock this
morning Artcmisa and Its vicinity was in a
state ot considerable excitement , for it be
came known that the captain general was
at Mangas , five miles distant. General
Arolas , acco-npanled by his staff and an
escort of cavalry , started soon afterward
for Mangas , and at S:30 : news was received
at Artemlsa that the cruiser Lo Gazpl bad
arrived at Marlel , the port at the northern
extremity of the military line across the
province of Plnar del Rio , with Instructions
to her commander to place his vessel at the
disposal of the captain general. At 9 o'clock
General Weyler entered Artcmisa with col
umns commanded by Generals Agullar and
Arolas. The captain general was consider
ably sunburned. Ho wore a field uniform
with a Panama hat and rode a black horse.
Ho put up at a house of a citizen , whose
largo gardens enabled the Spanish com-
W&ndcr to receive there the staff officers and
others nnd transmit orders In various di
rections. There bo also transacted consider
able business with his chief ot staff. The
captain general was received on his ar
rival at Artcmisa by crowds of people and
bands of music. Trumpet salutes were
sounded and the bells were rung In bis
honor. After visiting the military hospitals
and breakfasting , the captain general
started for Marlel.
Prof. Jose Diaz of the University of
Havana has been suspended on a political
charge.
A dispatch from Santiago de Cuba an
nounces the arrest of Francisco Bercnger ,
Vlctorlna Ruez and Jose Garras.
Colonel Seguera's troops have escorted
to Candelarla , Plnar del Rio , large num
bers of families who were camping about
In different parts of the country , owing
to the destruction ot their homes by the
Insurgents and the burning of the prefec
tures and villages ot that province. In an
engagement nt Daman , the Insurgents left
thirteen killed on the field , burled sixty
dead and retired with 130 wounded.
At the approaching trial of Louis
cmmcllen , thti American citizen who
lias so long been Imprisoned on
charges of conspiracy , arson , etc. , counsel for
the defense will demand his acquittal , basing
the request upon the conclusions arrived at
by the public prosecutor when the latter
asked that sentence ot Imprisonment for
life bo Imposed on the prisoner.
Insurgents hive djnamlted an exploring
train near Cardenas , province of Matanzas ,
derailing the engine and upsetting and
burning the cars. A passenger train which
followed It was fired upon , and although the
passengers threw themselves upon the floor ,
a woman and five men , gendarmes and fire
men , were wbundcd.
HALIFAX , N. S. . Nov. 23. The steamer
Bermuda , which left New York a few days
ago , arrived at this port today. Captain
Scott , her commander , denied the published
storks concerning the Bermuda's Intended
movements , and her owners , Mugrave &
Co. of this city , said positively that they
had no dial re to risk her In such a business
aa that of filibustering , and that she Is to
bo used In legitimate commercial enterprise.
The \essel has been chartered to load
apples here for the London market. On
hi arrival here the Burmuda was not
searched by the military authorities , only
the usual customs regulations having been
carried out.
WAS FORCED TO RETURN.
NEW YORK. Nov. 23. A dispatch to
the World from Jacksonville , Fla. , says-
A cipher cablegram from Havana tonight
to a Cuban leader says General Weyler
has been forced to return to Havana and
that tha city Is In great confusion. Weyler
gives no excuse , It Is said , except that it
is too hot and unhealthy to do any fight
ing. It Is openly asserted In Havana that
Weyler became frightened because Maceo
had set a price upon his head or his cap
ture. Wcyler's scouts suggested to him that
Maceo might make an attempt on Havana ,
and the Spanish general retreated In hot
haste to the safety ot his palace. It Is also
stated In the cablegram that Weyler's re
call Is assured now. as the Spanish gov
ernment Is Incensed against him for his
dilatory tactics. Cubans here are Jubilant ,
for they think this will have a favorable
effect upon congress.
A dispatch to the World from Havana
under date of November 20 sa > s The Com
petitor prisoners have been tried by court-
martial In the fortress La Cabana In splto
of Consul General Lee's official protest , filed
Just before ho left Havana. Tbo exceptions
takin by the prisoners were overruled by the
naval courts. General Lee's note was pig
eonholed and In defiance of Secretary 01-
ney's Intimation of disapproval the Competi
tor's crew and Mr. Melton , the American
newspaper correspondent , have again been
tried by a drumhead court sitting within
the walls of a Spanish fortress , where , ac
cording to Captain General Wcylcr't orders ,
the representative of the United States con-
eulato may not enter. The prisoners were
allowed neither Interpreter nor counsel.
Those partly acquainted with Spanish were
compelled to interpret for the others. So
aultly was the affair conducted that Acting
General Springer does not ) et know , it Is
cald , that tbo case was virtually closed
November II , on which day Melton , Maza ,
Dr. Vedla and the witness , George Perrau ,
were forced by Naval Judge Fernandez to
sign statements admitting their complicity
in the filibustering expedition which the
Competitor Is alleged to have brought under
Monson aud Laborde to the Plnar del Rio
coast. This written evidence Is now under
consideration by the court. Judge Saul said
today that a decision may be rendered at
any moment. It Is expected Uiat all the
members of the party whose American citi
zenship has not been clearly shown will
bo shot. The bona fide Americans probably
will bo sentenced to from three to ten > ears'
Imprisonment In some Spanish penal station
off the coast of Africa.
< : o MI/ HAS HOIT.S VICTOHV.
Culinii roiiininnder Write * In lloie | > iil
htilrltH to the Junta lit .Veil t orU ,
NEW YORK , Nov. 23. The protracted
lllcnco ot Commander-ln-Chlef Maximo
Gomez of the Cuban army , which bad caused
considerable anxiety among Cubans here ante
to his eafcty has at last been broken , and
the Junta In this city haa received a commu
nication from him.
In thU communication , which was dated
Las Villas , Santa Clara province. General
Gomez < a > s ho haa at hli command 35.000
well equipped men. and that with these
ho Intends to proceed to Havana province
The commandcr-ln-chlef writes that on ac
count of the condition of the roads. It took
hd | force of men twelve boura to pats a
certain point. General Gomez added that he
R
Is In KOOJ health and haa great hopes ot
victory. _ _
Sillllu I ) i1 in II ll ll .Hiitlxfnrtloll.
MADRID. Nor. 23. The Spanish minis
ter at Waahlneton , Setior Dupuy do Lome ,
has been Instructed to complain strongly ot
the flag Incident at Ncwcatt'o. Del . Wcdnc *
day lait , upon which occasion a number of
men In the armory of > , Qn\pany H. 9 if
militia , ton- down the Epaulib flag and eel
flro to It.
CO.MHTIOX OP rOIIKUiX MAHKKTS.
Mnrk I.nne Kxpreiin i : | tloltn the 1'ren-
eiit Sltnntlon.
LONDON , Nov. 23. The Mark Lane Ex-
prods today , commenting on the wheat out
look , a > s- " \Vo expect that the decrease
of the French wheat acreage In 1S97 , owing
to the lateness of the seeding season , will
be much larger than any Increase In thla
country. The sowings of Azlma wheat In
RtiMila are now admitted to be smaller than
usual. The rise In prices has stimulated
Rinslan markets , and the line of spring
Ghlrka sowings Is likely to offset the Azlma
deficiency. We must await further news
from India before concluding that the drouth
la over. Injury has been In any event done ,
and there cannot be any wheat available for
export before 1S9S. Australia Is Importing
California wheat , and has no surplus availa
ble for shipments to Europe. "
Commenting upon the past week's quiet
markets , the .Mark Lane Express remarks
"The farmers are spoiling the market by
oversupply We suggest that a central cham
ber organize a society of wheat growers
pledged to sell only in such quantities as
the situation demands. "
Continuing , the Mark Lane Express says :
"Tho advance of 2s Sd In the price of wheat
In Paris since the end of October Is a mat
ter of some Importance , as France haa
hitherto been boasting that she has a well
supplied market. It the purchase of foreign
wheat by Franco Increases the situation will
become much stronger.
"Tho wheat on passage to the United King
dom on Saturday totaled 2,100.000 quarters ,
uhereof Russian wheat was 3SO.OOO quarters ;
North American , 2CO.OOO : South American ,
100.000 ; California , 1,250.000 ; India and Aus
tralia , nil ; elsewhere , 70,000.
"Tho maize market has been against hold
ers at Mark Lane , Hull , Liverpool , Bristol ,
Glasgow and Leeds , but the decline docs not
exceed Gd per quarter.
"There are now 1,048,000 quarters on pas
sage to the United Kingdom , against 551,000
In November , 1893. "
.V\TIVIS A in : Mu.n I.IKI : SHIII' .
Six to Ten I > OIIIIIM n Henil for Dunky
.Nt-TV IlehrlileM Ixlinulerx.
SYDNEY , N. S. W. , Nov. 23. Reports
have been received from New Hebrides
Islands , Ijlng west of FIJI , that the natives
arc being sold like sheep for from C to 10
per head and that many are subjected to
great cruelties. The New Hebrides are un
der Joint Anglo-French control. The New
Hebrides company , which has large Inter
ests In the Islands , last jear sent a deputa
tion to Sir T Mcllwralth. the colonial treas
urer ot Queensland , complaining of this Joint
control and suggesting that Sir W. Mac-
Gregor , administrator of British New Guinea ,
should also have Jurisdiction over the New
Hebrides. Sir T. Mcllwralth said In reply
that the only solution lay In the annexation
of the Islinds by Great Britain or in the es
tablishment of a protectorate over them.
There Is a British high comml&aloner of
the Western Pacific who has Jurisdiction to
settle disputes between British subjects liv
ing In the Islands and others. The Anglo-
French control was flxed by a convention
between Great Britain and France on Octo
ber 24 , 1SS7 , In which It was agreed that the
protection of persons and property In the
New Hebrides should be secured by means
of a mixed commission composed of naval
officers belcoglng to the English and French
naval stations In the Pacific.
0\ TRIAL roil MUHIinit UP A JIISHH.
rivellojH Churned In Purl * nlth Klll-
inK a'i Old Woninn.
PARIS , Nov. 23. There was a large and
aristocratic assemblage of persons. Includ
ing Mme. Georges Hago , at the opening of
the trial cf five souths today for the mur
der of Baroness de Valley , an aged and
eccentric miser , last June. The baroness
was S2 jears old. The police believe they
have evidence , given them by an Informant ,
that the murder was the result of a plot
by an organized gang , one of whom was
the protege of the baroness , a lad named
Lageny. He procured the ke > of her apart
ment for a sufficient time to have duplicates
made. It has been alleged these keja were
made by the man wha afterward turned
Informer. Hla name was Raoul Durand. A
man named Ferrand and the two Jullens
were the other members of the gang. After
tbo crime bad been committed Lageny told
Durand all the details and he went immedi
ately to the police and told them. It Is
supposed the actual murder was committed
by two jonths named Pierre Ferrand and
Jullcn Klngsen , who were supported by
disreputable women In the Latin Quarter ,
and who wrote for publication , the one
verses and the other fiction. They are be
lieved to have acted merely as the tools
of the others.
OF i.in : ix MAIITI.MQUI : .
HxteiiHlie FlooilM IteNiilt In General
IllHllMfr on the iHlniiil.
( Coji > rlffht , 1 6 , by I'reia 1'utllslilng Company. )
KINGSTON. Jamaica , Nov. 23. ( New-
York World Cablegram Special Telegram. )
Advlcce from the Island of Martinique re
port extensive floods there , causing great
loss of life and damage to property. Mar
tinique , one of the French West Indies and
the flrst Island of Importance In the Wind
ward group of the Lesser Antilles , is Jus :
about three times as largo as Staten Island
It la regular In form , high and rocky. Less
than half of It la under cultivation. Ex
tensive masses of volcano rocks cover the
Interior , rim to a great elevation and stretch
from the six extinct volcanoes to the shores.
Between these rocks the Irregular vallejs
are of great fertility. The mountain slopes
are mostly covered with primeval forests
Numerous streams flow from the heights ,
but most of tlfem usually are mere rlvuleta.
The population Is 190,000.
CA.NAIMAX PAlUinitS HOLD AVIIIZAT.
Porty Per Cent of the Criii Hetnlneil
for HlKher 1'rleex.
WINNIPEG. Man. . Nov. 23. Wheat Is be
ing rapidly sent donn to the seaboard , but
about 40 per cent of the crop Is being re
tained by tbo fanners In the expectation of
higher prices.
With tbo advent of Mr. Slfton , ta minis
ter of the Interior , a new emigration policy
will be adopted , vvhle-h will rapidly fill up
the vacant land of the prairie province. It
U estimated about 5,000 people hive Immi
grated frcm eastern Canada during the
summer , and 100 from Michigan.
SAYS IT 31iS U'AIl WITH KUIIOI'U.
HNlerlenl I'lii-raurrH of 11 Preiiuh
IMItor.
PARIS , Nov. 23. The Figaro today , com
menting upon the relations between it ?
Unltt-d States and Spain on the Cuban quc-t-
tlon , eaja :
"The American newspapers , which are
rgglng the United States to war with Spain ,
zhould reflect that war with Spain means
war with Europe , and. In the Interest of the
United States Itself , it Is to be hoped that
this eventuality will not arise. "
A f rnlil of Amerleaii Competition.
LONDON , Nov. 23 The St. James Ga
zette , commenting on the ttatcmcnt that the
government Is meditating the appointment
of a eommUalon to Investigate on the spot
.he critical condition of the. sugar Induttry
In tbo Went Indies , saja : "Unices the gov
ernment mieta the European bounties by
duties on beet sugar or an equivalent
measure , the ruined sugar planters of the
West Indies arv liable to conclude that the
stars and stripes might do for them what
the union Jack will not. "
New Trnnnnllnntle strainer IInc.
LONDON , Nov 23. The Pall Mall Gazette
this afternoon publishes a dispatch from
Calais , PranLc ia > Ing that plans are being
arranged to establish a line ot steamships
to run between New Orleans and Calais , to
< .arry grain , cotton and general merchandise.
DUTY TO EDUCATE THE PEOPLE
Ohatmcey M. Depaw Talks to Sons of the
American Revolution.
COUNTRY ENTERING ITS FOURTH PERIOD
Viixt Stride * Tomanl , lie Sa > , llnc
Icil Up toi n Time of Dlxrotitent
from Which the .Nation
Will Safely
MONTPELIER. Vt. . Nov. 23. The Ver
mont Society , Sons of the American Revolu
tion , assembled at the state house this after
noon and escorted Chaunccy M. Depew of
New York to Armory hall , where he de
livered a lengthy address. A military band
headed the line , which contained about a
thousand members nnd guests of the society.
Including many ladles aud members of the
legislature. Mr. Dcpew said1
Now , more tlmn nt nny time during the
present generation , It Is Important to touch
the principles upon which our government
nas founded nnd the policies which have
made It great. The patriotic societies have
before them n most Important Tvork. Their
llrst duty Is to educate the people Hoth
tlio e who have landed on our shores from
foreign countries and these of later gener
ations who have forgotten the revolution I
must be tnught the dangers of moving the
republic from the safe moorings of the
past.
The 107 years since Washington's Inau
guration may bo divided Into three periods.
We are now entering upon the fourth. It
Is remarkable that each ot these began
with a threat against the republic ns
created by the fathers The nation has
come wifely out of each trial. The first
period was one of construction nnd hero
worship. Our forefathers lK > ll ved that they
should avoid European entanglements At
the same time. In the Jny treaty with
Great Britain , they laid the principles upon
which , with skill , dignity nnd patriotism.
Secretary Olney has ended the Venezuelan
dispute. The second act began with the
nullllcatlon of the federal revenue IUV.H by
South Carolina. The hero worship of the
time ga.vc tremendous authority to living
leaders vho pose sd the people'a love ,
nnd no man more conspicuously met this
requirement than Andrew Jackson. The
generation which came upon the stage be
tween IVd and iwo knew little or nothing
of the revolutionary war. Slavery more as
an Investment nnd a business than as a
sentiment held the republic by the tliro.it
nnd constantly threatened Its dissolution.
Thus this period which had forgotten the
revolution , which had become sordid and
surrendered everything to profit in Its rude
awakening , sucrlflcd millions of lives and
millions of treasure to maintain the union
upon the foundations where the revolu
tionary fathers had placed It.
We then cntere 1 upon a thud. It was that
of reconstruction , of Invention nnd of ex
traordinary accumulation of national and
Individual Wealth.
Mr. Dspew referred briefly to the vast
strldco forward that had been made In that
time. He asserted that In the general up
lifting the people , the whole people , were
better educated , better clothed , better fed ,
had fewer hours for labor and had larger
wages than ever In the history of the world.
But almost without our knowing , and cer
tainly not recognizing Its extent and the
possibility of concentrating It as a political
force , discontent had seized upon the people
03 never before. It assumed again the form
of an atsi'iilt upon the time-honored and
revolutionary principles of American liberty.
In this connection , Mr. Depew declared the
shifting standard of value Is cot American ,
a paternal government Is not American and
any effort to carry the people into classes ,
when employes and employers are constantly
changing places , la not American , and an
asaault upon the Independence of the judi
ciary Is not American. He spoke of what
ho said the country owed to the supreme
court and to Its Interpretations of the law
and closed with a patriotic appeal to learn
and teach the principles upon which our gov
ernment has crown.
DKAT1I OP CAMI'AXI.M , TIIIJ
rninoiiM Italian Tenor Curried Off nt
the Amor Plfty.
LONDON , Nov. 23. The Chronicle an
nounces the death of the great tenor , Cam-
panlnl , at Parma.
Campanlnl was born nt Parma , Italy , In
1SIC. When 14 jeara old he enlisted as a
soldier under Garibaldi. In the following
campaign the discovery was made that he
possessed a voice of extraordinarily line
quality. When free from his military obli
gations the youth entered himself as a
pupil at the conservatory at Parma , where
ho continued two years. His flrst appear
ance was In the name city. Campanlnl'a
early experiences were not encouraging
nnd In 1SC9 he became a , pupil of France co
I-amportl at Milan. When he reappeared
before the public his succiss became Imme
diately assured In 1 < > 2 lie sansr In Lon
don ; the next year In New York Since th n
his visits to the chief cities of Europe and
this country ha\c resulted In his undis
puted supremacy as the leading tenor of
his nge.
NEW YORK , Nov. 23. One of the oldest ,
best known and most distinguished mem
bers of the order of Knights of Pythias ,
Martin Luther Stevens , died at his resi
dence In Brookljn this afterncon Ho bad
been III for a long time , his illness being
brought on primarily. It is believed , by
overwork. Early this summer he was
stricken with feer , which returned a short
time ago , and since then hU recovery was
deemed Impossible.
Mr. Stevens was born In Richmond , Me. ,
In 18M. the son of a Baptist cleryman. He
was educated In Hamilton college and for
a time served aa superintendent of schools
In Portland , Me. For the past thirty years
he has been engaged In the life Insurance
buElnes.s Mr Stevens was one of the old
est Pythlans In the country He was
especially dl.dngulshed In connection with
LUC uiui-i uj ma irruiia n cmurnmn or
the committee pn foreign correspondence ,
which had made his name famous In the
order from ocean to ocean.
R03EBURG , Ore. , Nov. 23. Lafayette
Lane , congressman from Oregon from 1874
ta 1870 , died at his home In this city today.
He was the son of Hon. John Lane , the flrst
United States senator from Oregon and can
didate for vice president on the democratic
ticket In 1SCO.
ST. PAUL. Neb. , Nov , 23. ( Special. ) Ras
mus Morteraen. one of the early Danish settlers
tlors on Turkey creek , eight miles from here ,
died Friday morning , 52 years old , Mr. Mor-
tensenwas an honored and reopected nnn
In the community. He" leaven a wife and
nine children In comfortable circumstances.
CLEVELAND , Nov. 23. Mlle Stevens , one
of the hist known pension attorneja In the
United States , died at his home , 578 Cedar
avenue , today , aged 55. Mr. Stevens ever
slnco the clcao of the war was known far
and wideas a pension attorney , having been
at the head of the firm of Milo B. Stevens
& Co. with the principal office In the
Glover building , Washington , and branchco
In tliU city , Detroit and Chicago.
MADRID , Nov. 23. General Dlova Palaclo ,
the Mexican minister to Spain , Is dead
LONDON , Nov. 21 The Times this mornIng -
Ing contains a notice of tbo death of Sir
Charles Stavely at Dublin ) esterday. He
was conspicuous during the Crimean and the
Chinese wcrs and be made valuable military
sketches at the time of the Oregon difficulty
with tbo United States.
Counell hurrenilem to the .Major.
BALTIMORE. Nov. 23 The city council
combine surrendered and tonight confirmed
the appointment to municipal ollleea made
by Mayor Hooper last night. These are
the. appointments which were "held up"
so lone without action , and which caused
the council to pa s an ordinance depriv
ing the mayor of the appointing power. The
decision or the court of appeals rendered
last wi-rk ilpclnrlntr the council had trnn-
8 ended Its poAer. doubtless Ktrveil to brine
the matter to a i-lotc.
Ciintrnel Iet to Oinalni I'lriu.
SHAWNEE , Okl , Nov. 2.1-A contract
was let today for the construction of the
St. Lrula. Oklahoma & Southern rallro.id
from Clnremore , I. T , to Bhawnce Cal la-
him & U'ogan of Otnahu , Neb. are the
contractors.
M'KIM.KV TAKP.SX UlItbY I11IIVU.
Iletnrn * to I-'lnil n Xnnil er of Caller *
nt the llonxe. .
CANTON , Nov. 23. Major and Mrs. Me-
Klnlcy had a pleasant drive this morning ,
the sunshine and the jerlup air of the enrly
forenoon making the " 3rlve particularly en
joyable , and both werd much refreshed by
the airing. When theY returned to the
house they found a numtfcr ot visitor * await
ing them , amtng whom was A oner McKln-
ley. who arrived from the Mat on a morn
ing train. Among thoao who called today
were Colonel Carleton of Frankfort , Ky. ,
ex-Governor LucjUd Hubbard of Mlnnceotn ;
cx-Congreesman and Mrs. Bellamy Storer of
Cincinnati ; David Armstrong of Cleveland.
An express wagon unloaded a large crate
at the McKinlcy gate thJa morning On ex
amination It wee found to contain a splen
did prlng lamb , sent by an admirer In
Hampton. Mo. A plscard cj the crate read
"This lamb's dam U In MU , ourl and Dock-
cry and the dogs are after/her , She Is bleat
ing for protection. " J
Colonel Fred A. Grant KRS the guest at the
McKinlcy home this afternoon , having come
here from Cleveland where he spent Sunday
with National Chairman Hanna and other
friends.
CLEVELAND. 0. . Xov/23. U Is officially
announced that Troop A , Ohio National
Guard , of this city , will act as the military
escort of PresidentelectMcKluley at the
Inauguration ceremonies' In Washington.
The troop tendered Its services before elec
tion and It Is hinted tli.cy were accepted
then , provisionally of course. Troop A ,
which was until recently an Independent
organization under the name of the First
Cleveland troop , Is one of the" finest military
bodies In the country and probably embodies
the most wealth In Its membership. U Is
splendidly equipped and wcl ) drilled. In fact
It has elicited expressions ot admiration
from regular army cavalry officers wherever
It has been seen.
TORONTO. Nov. 23 , President-elect Me-
Klnley will be Invited to attend the conven
tion of the International Epworth league In
Toronto In July and reply to the address of
welcome to be delivered by Lord Aberdeen
MIKHMAX IS IX HVX.VA'S WAY.
Mny He Olven Stne Portfolio to I < et
the Cliiilrmnu Into the Semite.
CLEVELAND , 0. , Nov. ' 23. A close friend
of Chairman Hanna today explained under
what circumstances Mr. Hanna would ac
cept a place In the cab'lnet. '
"Mr. Hanna , " bo eald , "will either go
Into the cabinet or he will be the next re
publican United Statee senator from Ohio.
Mr. Hanna's course mujt .be decided by
Senator John Sherman. Both. the chairman
and Mr. McKinlcy understand that and they
are watting to learn what-pcttltlon Mr. Sher
man will take. Mr. 'McKlnley wants Mr.
Hanna to accept the treasury portlfollo , but
Mr. Hanna has other aspirations. He be
lieves It would be a greater honor to be
senator from Ohio. But Senator Sherman
stands In the way of that Mr. McKlnley
will offer Senator Shermiii the position of
secretary of state and lf > hc declines to go
Into the cabinet , then Mr.jHanna will accept
the position of secretary ; of the treasury.
Should Mr. Sherman detld * . hojvcver , to be
come one of President McKlnlcy'e advisers ,
thus vacating his sett in the senate , Mr.
Hanna will become hla successor. Mr Mc
Klnley will not decide on his. course until he
learns exactly -what position Senator Sher
man will take. "
This same friend of Mr. Hanna said that
It had practically been decided that Con
gressman Boutellc ot Maine would , be the
secretary , of the uavy. Desplte'tho fact
that both General Miles and Colonel frcd
Grant held a conferencc.wlth Mr. McKlnley ,
neither of them , eaya C
get the portfolio of war.
'
coi.oxcb FUID 011.1x3 ; is WILMXR.
Would Gladly Accept inf Plncu In Mc-
Kliile > * M C < ihl iet.
CLEVELAND , Nov. 23. Early next week
National Chairman M , A. Hanna will go to
Washington to make arrangements for the
ceremonies In connection with the Inaugura
tion of President-elect McKloIcy. It 13 the
Intention to make the occasion , so far cs
numbers are concerned at least , one ot the
greatest events of the kind that has ever
taken place. It U already- known that the
attendance from Ohio alcne will be. nearly
double that of any previous Inauguration.
Colonel Fred D. Grant , who is in the city
over Sunday as the guest of Mr. S. T
Everett , went to Canton today for the
purpose , he states , of paying his respects
to the president-elect , In an Interview.
Colonel Grant said that be was aware that
his name had been mentioned in the news
papers as a possibility for secretary of wsr
in McKlnley's cabinet. "But , " he said , "I
do not deny I would like to be tendered the
place. " _ ! _
Ai.iK in FRAUD ix KHXTUCKV.
* *
DemoerntH Sny llr > mi' Mioiilil Ha\e
T el\e of the nieelorx.
LOUISVILLE , Nov , 23. Secretary Rich
ardson of the democratic' state campaign
committee , tonight gave out a statement
covering tha grounds on which a contest on
the electoral vote Is to bo made , flrst be
fore the contest Aboard and. If unsuccess
ful there , before the courts. It Is claimed
that Irregularities have been discovered
affecting sufficient votes to Insure the elec
tion of twelve of the democratic electors.
It is claimed that on a great many ballots
tbo voter's cross was placed only before the
name of the flrst elector ; that these bal
lots , In the case of the republicans , were
counted for the entire electoral ticket ,
whereas the democratic ballots of this sort
were counted for only the flrst elector , W.
B. Smith. _
< ) > crriilrH Iteiiiihllcnn ProU-slN.
COLUMBIA. S. C. , Nov. 23. Republican
candidates for congress In the last election
( lied protests with the board of canvaaaeiu
today against awarding the certificated to
their successful democratic opponents They
allege that the registration law la unconsti
tutional , that many negroes could not regis
ter , and that many who 4te-'vero ' not allowed
to vote. There wereproteats from all of
the several districts , 'except one. Congress
man McLaurln's , but thciboard overruled
each case , and declared' the democrats
elected.
Demoerat * ( Jnlii n CpiiirroxHiiiiin.
RICHMOND. Va , , Nov. = 3. The democrats
gain an adldtlonil congressman In Virginia
today by the act Ion "of the ctate board of
canvauers. which gave tbo certificate to
riood In the Tenth district , owing to the
fact that the Buckingham county returns
were returned for Jacob Test , when the
other returns were for J. Test , thla gave
Flood a plurality.
HAMCiit ItOZHLAVIia. PUIMD GTILTV
AilmllH He K Hiillljof Crime In the
Hniiilllnw of * < - Fiiiulh.
CHICAGO , Nov. 23. Dx-Bankcr Anthony
Kozel , who failed last May for J100.000 , ad
mitted today that be wad guilty of crlmo
In the handling of tbo bank'a funds and
has surrendered by bhi bondsmen. He
atated that he had decided to aband'n any
legal fight and to accept bis punishment.
It has been arranged that be plead guilty
to larceny tomorrow and be sent to the
penitentiary. Kozcl's bank was one of the
oldcat on the west side and had always
been regarded aa financially dou id. It vsas
patronized principal by worklngmen and
amall tradesmen , vcjio Inn everything.
Ksiiremi AKent Helm Hilt Couiimuy.
NILHS , Mlcb. . Nov. 23. Dclbert E ,
Mitten , messengeror the American Ex
press company , waj arrested today ,
charged with stealing { 2,000 from the com
pany. The crime la allc-gtd to have been
committed Uat Wct'm&tlny , when a package
Containing )2,000 wa t rent by the Cltlier-o'
bank of thb city to the Hanker * National
Hank of Chicago. About half of the money
Uia been recovered.
COMPETITION KILLS A TRUST
Treasurer Parks Explains Why the Nail
Association Broke Up.
CLEVELAND FIRM SAYS THE POOL LIVES
Combination linn Simply Adopted
.New Tnetlex to Kill OfT tlic Small
I'netorles nnd Seeure Con
trol Once More.
*
BOSTON , Mass. Nov. 13. J. H. Parks ,
treasurer of the Nail association , when
aslied regarding a dispatch from Chicago
stating that the Wire Nail Manufacturers' as
sociation had dissolved , said It was sub
stantially true. The Nail association , he
said , had Hied much longer than Its most
sanguine promoters expected and as a finan
cial undertaking had been an unprecedented
success. Its present abandonment , he said.
Is not duo to any conditions In the organi
zation or to any Internal differences or short
comings , but solely to the large growth of
outslJe competition , which has sprung up
within the past few months.
"We do not think It would be good busi
ness longer to continue a policy , " ho said ,
"which is Increasing competition so rapidly. "
The story that the association has large
obligations which It Is unable to meet is
declared false by Mr. Parks ; he says such
an Intimation Is a reflection on the honor
and good faith of the nail manufacturers.
CLEVELAND , Nov. 23. It is announced
that , beginning tomorrow , the wire nail
pool will discontinue paying subsidies to
the wire manufacturers to keep them ont
of the market. H Is believed this indicates
the intention on the part of the pool to
crowd the small wire nail manufacturers
out of the field.
The H. P. Nail company of this city , a
member of the pool , denies emphatically that
the pool has quit business. A manufact
urer who sells steel rods to wire nail con
cerns said today : "When the nail pool was
organized $1 70 a keg was made the basis
and for each keg sold the manufacturer who
entered Into this 'gentleman's agreement1
was to receive that sum , the money coming
through the combination and the sales being
made by the officers of the pool , who have
their headquarters In Boston. The output
of each mill was fixed by these officers In
order that the supply of nails should not
exceed the demand and thus bear the mar
ket. Sales being made through the office
of the pool , each manufacturer In It was
credited with $1.70 for every keg sold and
the difference- between the pool price and
the market price was turned Into the treas
ury and Invested in good Interest-bearing
securities. This surplus has reached a good
size and Is owned by the pool as a whole.
What will be done with It only those on the
Inside know , but It is believed that It will
be used In bolstering up the pool manufact
urers , while the small fry are being strangled
out of exlstccco by the pool. "
COI.O.M7.ATIOV AVOIUCUHS' DHMALS.
South Dakota ronuIUtn Try to Ac
count for Unexpected Ilc-wnltH.
SIOUX PALLS , S D. . Nor. 23. < Speclal. )
L. -Estabrook , chairman of the populist
state committee. Join A. . Howler of the
democratic rtato committee and U. S. O
Cherry of the free silver republican state
committee are tout In a Joint statement , de
nying that there ban been any colonization
In South Dakota and challenging the repub
licans for proof of the charges made by
them. They claim that the Wheeler cenauo
of 1S95 , which , by the way , was little better
than an estimate and was condemned freely
at the timeU wao made , shows that the
voting population of Lawrence county a
C 294. In this election , the vote of thin
county was 5,116. No reference Is made In
the statement that the vote Increased this
year 1,200 over1 the vote cast two > earo ago.
They say that according to the Wheeler
census the voting population ot Union
county In 1S95 was 2,974 , and they call at
tention to the fact that in the recent elec
tion the vote cast was only 2,783 They de
clare -that they are willing to publish every
telegram , letter and communication received
and sent out by the committees. If the re
publican committee will do the same , and
aUo ithat they will publish an Itemized ac
count of expenditures If the republicans will
do the same. The republican managers only
smile at the letter , and say that if they flee
fit to take up the colonization matter they
will use the proofs they have where It prop
erly belongs in the courts.
I'XIO.V WILL KCI3P UP TUB TIGHT.
Month Dakota Prohllilllonlnt I.eadem
Meet nt Mitchell.
MITCHELL , S. D. , Nov 23. ( Special Tele
gram. ) Officers and executive committee
of the Nonpartlsan Prohibition union of
South Dakota met here this afternoon for
a two days' session. The object of It Is
not yet clearly defined. It is rumcred that
the union proposes to take the legality of
resubmUslon before the supreme court
for a decision , claiming that the prohibitory
amendment did not carry by a two-thirds
vote. The union proposes to keep up the
fight for prohibition and very probably wll )
send a committee to the legislative session
to aid In passing laws favorable to their
cause. ;
Klnnl IletnniM In South DaKoUi.
PIEimE , S. D. , Nov 23. ( Special Tele
gram. ) This Is the last day which counties
vote to the state canvassing board , and all
are In exce-pt Pennlngton and Hughes , of < the
organized counties. A messenger haa been
sent to Pennlngton at the expense of
that county , for its returns , and those of
the unorganized county of Zlebach , which
U attached to It for election purposes. The
recount under order of the court will be
roado In Hughes county Wednesday , and n
mcosengcr will be cent after the i-eturna
from the unorganized county Prcsho at
the expense of Lyman county , to which It Is
attached. _
I'll n i- nil oT .M. J. Itoche.
SIOUX FALLS. S. D. . Nov. 23. ( Special. )
The body of M. J. Roche , the well known
hotel man , who fell dead here of heart
failure Saturday , was sent this evening to
IJangor , Me. , where the Interment will be
made by the aide of the wife , who died In
this city in April , 1893. Mr. Roche was
one of the mcst popular hotel men of the
state , and had a list of frienda which reached
Into the hundreds. He was a member of
the Elks. which , with the Commercial club ,
bad charge of the funeral.
KHCUIII'M to IIitKlnnd.
MILLER , S. D. , Nov. 23. ( Special Tele
gram. ) When Sheriff Strulf went to arrest
Herbert Carr for criminal assault he found
lie had left for England. Carr was atco re
cently held for adultery and bis bondsmen
will have to pay.
_
.Mr * . ArhneUle SlnrlH for Denier.
NEW YORK. Nov. 23. Mrs. Arbuckle ,
In company with lUbert Porter , the nephew
of the dead man , started for Denver tonight -
night In company with the body. They
will stop at Erie , Pa. , where the aged par
ents of Mr. Arbuckle live.
DeHpi-rale OnllanN I'mlrr Arrrxl.
FLORENCE , Ala. , Nov. 23. The Ta > Jor
brothers , two notorious outlaws , who for a
long tltno werea terror to the people of
Tolbert and Frar.klln counties , were cap
tured In Colbert county yesterday ,
Treaty to He 1'nlilUlii-il.
PARIS. Nov. 23. La I'-ilx announcea that
bo text of a treaty signed In Park * by
'rtolilent Faure and the czar will be pub-
bhtd chortly.
Atll SHIP IS STIlISH MYSTHUY.
gX * B
Inteittnr Keep * ' " ' ] B < 't * nil UN
Identity In > BP Biov n.
SAN FRANCISCO , Nl3The story of
the nlr ship Is not genFJlWcrcJIted. The
Inventor cannot bo foAj Hid those who
are reputed to have sc l lrc not willing
to give definite tPstlm Hirorgo D Col
lins , the attorney wl Himc has been
connected with the Iq B applicant
for a patent , admits f f waa retained
for such service , but MRMIs some of the
torlci that have been published , describing
them as fakes. He declares that his client
Is working on a machine which Is a com
bination of aeroplane and tailless kite. At
torney Collins , however , ajs be has'not
seen the flying machine.
The Inventor of the mjsterlons air ehlp
U believed to bo ono "Dr. E. H.
Banjamln. " an alleged dentist who has oc
cupied rooms In an Kills street lodging
house for the past two Jears. but BO far he
has successfully evaded all attempts to dis
cover his Identity. His attorney. Collins ,
when seen > csterday and pressed to tell
something further about the alleged Inven
tion and his machine , said"This morning
the Inventor came to my office In the Crocker
building and told me that ho had tested the
merits of the ship in last night's storm with
the gieatest success. The vvlnd currents
were very contrary and the teat was one
that tried the merits of the machine in the
hardest pctslble manner , but It came out of
the oideal In good order , having braved the
storm RS well as any bird. He started from
the locality where the vessel Is housed and
flew over Allctraz and cut through the
Golden Gate , skirting the Cliff house and
returning by the same route across the bay.
Ho hovered over the seal rocks for fully
ten minutes and played his searchlight on
the seals themselves. His Intention Is to
make another trip this evening , probably
over the same ground , running on his re
turn trip as far as Sacramento "
A dispatch was received from Sacramento
last night that hundreds of pcoplo had seen
the mysterious meteor In the heavens , but
as jet no one has been able to see the ob
ject sufficiently well to state definitely
what It is
WASHINGTON. Nov. 23. At the patent
office today nothing could be learned of the
application for a patent on the supposed
flying machine. The rules of the office for
bid any disclosure of the names of appli
cants or the character of the inventions for
which the ) seek protection Inquiry among
patent attorneys known to control Pacific
coast business failed to disclose any knowl
edge of the alleged success In aeronautics
at Sacramento. Prof. Langlcy of the Smith
sonian Institution , who has experimented
scientifically for some time with a view to
demonstrating the best methods of solving
the question of aerial navigation , excused
himself from discussing the matter , but his
manner Indicated plainly that he gave little
credence to the Sacramento reports.
SAX Iin.MTO IS FAST ACKOU.M ) .
of the Cre Drniriieil and
ThirtjPIv Are IteMcnril.
POINT ARENA , Cal. , Nov. 23. The steam
collier Eon Dcnlto Is fast aground a few
miles north of this place and will bo a total
wreck. Eight of the vessel's crew have been
drowned and the remaining thirty-five , after
suffering terribly from exposure , were taken
from the wreck today by boats from the
rescuing steamer Weeott. In the terrible
gale of Sunday morning the San Dcnlto
crashed arhorc In a dangerous locality , and
U now resting on the rocks , and Is being
giadually beaten to pieces by the combined
action of the gale and the surf. When
the steamer grounded , two boats were low
ered , but they were capsized 1n the surf , and
eight men were drowned. The captain and
the remainder of the crew fituclt to the
ship until taken off by the rescuing steamer.
Following are > the names of theaurvlvors :
William Smith , captain : R. Selling , chief
officer ; J. Swain , second officer ; C. Vlllo ,
third officer ; G. F. Nctson. carpenter ; J. M.
Wood , chief engineer ; Pete O'Leary. third
assistant engineer ; J. J. Wilson , cook ; W.
Sloan , storekeeper ; W. H. JefTs and J Mc-
Kecn , water tenders ; Frank Dean , tneea boy ;
J. Ward , water tender ; C. Meyers , waiter ;
G. Johnson , quartermaster ; J. W Stewart ,
N Nelson , J. Benson , J. H. Barclay and A.
White , seamen ; J. Perry , lamp trimmer ; J.
J. Rlley. J. Kehoe , J. McDald. flrcmen ; B.
Fahey , E. Fahey and M. Pendergast , fire
men , W Shean , M. FcrnanJez and M. Kelly ,
coal parsers. Six others have been landed
at Point Arena , and' tbo fate of the- balance
of the crew , who left the steamer In boats.
! s as jet uncertain.
IIUA.VY PLooiis I.N THIOIITII \vivr
\ VomnnViideH In Wafer AValKt Dect
to ha % e Her llaliy.
SEATTLE , Nov 23. News has Junt
reached this city from Snohomlsh , on the
Great Northern railroad , which Indicates
that the Snohomlsh river Is rising. The
river has Jumped Its banks In many places
and Invaded the homes of ranchers. One
instance Is given where a woman waded half
a mile with a baby In her arms through
three feet of water to escape the rising
river.
Houses have been swept away nnd big
trees , fences and other movable objects ore *
being carried off. A man named IJaker came
sailing down the Snohomlch yesterday on a
tree , while near him crouched a big black
bear. Near the town of Snohomlsh Mm.
Sanders saw a bear on a floating tree and
shot It dead and secured the carcacs.
inviv.4ij ix THI : .SOUTH.
IlliiMt PiimnccH In Alahaina Crimdeil
itlth OrilerM.
FLORENCE , Ala. . Nov. 23. The Sheffield
furnaces are enjoying a season of great
prosperity. Following closely upon the
largo order for 4,000 tons of pig Iron received
by the Sheffield Coal , Iron and Steel com
pany comes Information that the Colbert
Iron company on jestcrday shipped tvventj
car loads of pig Iron to eastern manu
facturers. Preparations are being made
to put two more furnaces In blast there.
Those now In operation are running to their
full capacity and making an excellent grade
of Iron.
Tlllii > TO IIL'IIY TIIKIIl WAV OfT.
PrlHonurft Plrc the Jail anil Are Con-
Hiiiueil In tinPliiiiiirN. .
MENA , Ark. , Nov. 23. Thomas Casey , a
boss at one of the Kancas City , Plttsburg
& Gulf construction camps , and Happy Hop
kins , a railroad boarding houcc man , were
put In Jail last night , charged with being
drunk. They attempted to burn their ray
out this morning about 3 o'clock and the
fire got bcjond control end burned the build.
Ing. They ue.ro overcome by the flames
before they could be rescued and both men
were burned to death.
liiveNtlKntlon nt Solillerit' Home.
LEAVENWORTH. Kan. , Nov. 23 , The
congressional Investigation of "the Soldiers'
homo at Fort Leavenworth developed noth
ing of importance tonight , the wltncscca ex
amined being trivial. The Investigation will
probably end tomorrow with the hearing
of a few witnesses for the defense. The
deductions of the committee will subse
quently bo printed and presented to con-
great early ID the ae&slon.
.Steam Launch IlliMm I'p on the III v IT.
CAIRO , III. , Nov , 23 The .itcam launch
Pilot , on which C. liryan , J. M. Mitchell ,
J , JI , Peterson and Daniel O'Dalky of Chicago
cage were preparing to take a pleasure trip
to New Orleans , blew up here thlH after
noon. J. M. .Mitchell and C. Urynn were
on board und ilio other two men were on
vhort . Mitchell Is dying and Hryun Is
seriously scalded. The other two are un
hurt.
Jlo euienlH of Oeeaii Vcxm-Ix , .Yov. - . ' ( .
At Queons'lown Arrived Cntnlonla , from
IJontnn for Liverpool , and prociedtxl.
At Marseille * Arrived I'ntrlti , from New
York.
At Gibraltar Arrived Um , from New
York for Genoa.
At Hreinvrhuvcn H.tlled Dresden , for
New York ,
At New York Balled-AnchorIa , for
Glasgow.
NO TARIFF THIS SESSION
Gorman Law Will Remain Unchanged
Until Next Year.
SENATORS OPPOSED TO THE DINGLEY BILL
Coming : SeN lon i\iieeteil to Do > oili
i\eepl : to I'liKN Needed
Appropriation llllln
anil lie Homo.
WASHINGTON , Nov. 23. Members of the
ecnato arc coming o Washington each Jay ,
and from Interviews with each of the ar-
rl\als It Is apparent that the senators ex
pect little save routine legislation , Including
the passage of annual appropriation bills at
the bhort semlon of congress. Senators
Cockrcll of Missouri and Han Icy of Con
necticut both gave expression to this opinion
today , and both likewise agreed In the
opinion that nothing need be expected at the
coming session In the way of helping along
an Intel-national bimetallic caucus.
Senator Haw ley did not believe the Ding-
ley bill would bo enacted Into law. adding :
"The Dlngley bill Is confessedly a mere
makeshift , with all the defect * of a horizontal
Increase or decreato of duties. If It should
be passed as It Is , It seems to mo It would
be the duty of the president to aoscmblo
congress as noon as possible after March.
4 for a diligent consideration and revision
of the whole tariff In a considerate and con-
sen atlvc spirit , to the end that a bill might
be passed that would stand the tret of
jcars , subject , of course , to nil occasional
correction where new Inventions and.
chsngcs in trade demand It. It Is to bo re
membered also that the Dlnglcy bill ex
pires by Its own limitation In August. 1S9S ,
and It Is Impossible to evade the question ;
therefore , the more speedily action Is takca
the better. "
Senator James K. Jones of Arkansas , the
chairman of the democratic national com
mittee , returned to the city today for the
congressional session. In his talk , the sena
tor expressed the opinion that it was not
at all likely the Dlngley revenue bill passed
by the house at the last session , would bo
favorably acted on In the senate. He fa\ora
a tax on beer In place of any general tariff
revision , and sajs that by making this ad
ditional tax $1 per barrel , about } 30,0)0,00 )
revenue would be derived. Sugar , the sena
tor regards as a necessity of life , and further
taxation of It would work against the In
terests of the people. The same Is true ot
other articles of consumption , of which a
great deal Is used by the poor. The sena
tor Also declares himself In favor of an In-
confe tax , so the rich should be made to con
tribute toward the burdens of the govern
ment. Senator Jones declares the battle for
free silver will be carried on until the
metal Is restored to the place It held before
1S73. The leaders of the silver movement
contemplate a gathering In the near future ,
when a discussion will be had as to the pros ,
pects and steps taken looking to a continu
ation of the fight. From what the senator
said , It Is probable the silver democrats
will establish permanent headquarters In
this city from which to keep up the cam
paign of 1S90.
CHICAGO'S I.AICC KIWIST CASH UP.
Attorne > M for Contending 1'r.rtlr * lie-
fore CommlHKloiier I imorriix.
WASHINGTON. ' Nov. 2S.The Chicago
lake front case came up for a hearing before
Commissioner Lamoreux today. It Involves
ICO acres of land whoso value Is estimated
by some as high as $20,000,000. Although
there are only two sides to the controversy ,
there are half a dozen Interests Involved on
the side whose contention is for public do
main. The other claimants , whose conten
tions are based on a patent Issued to ono
Klnrle In 1S37. are N. K. Fairbanks , the
Ogden-Shcldon estate and the Newberry
library and others now In possession of
parts of the land The city of Chicago also
has a claim through Its park committee.
The hearing begins today and Is likely
to last three daja Today was devoted to
the arguments for the Fairbanks , Ogdcn-
Sheldon and New berry library , made by
Attorney Nccdham and Cotton They sub
mitted that none of the lanilj In controversy
can be survejed as public lands The sur
vey made under the order of the office of
September 24 , 1S96 , should not be approved
and that the application of Bcnner and
Lafollette should not be allowed In any
particular They claim that the patent of
Klnzio was for lands to the lake front and
the accretions natural and artificial , be
longed to the property.
AIIM : Your.o uT : > JCM > THI : AU.MV.
IVrxoniil SlniiillilK of HeernltM Piiior *
nlily Commented I IKIII.
WASHINGTON. Nov. 23. The annual re
port of Major General Brecklnrldge. Inupec-
tor general of the army , made public today ,
covers a wide- range of topics , which are the
subject ot Inspection of ofllcciu of that
branch. As to the personnel of officers and
men , the report eajs :
"The reports Indicate n very satisfactory
state of affairs as to harmony and efficiency
amen ? the commissioned olflcera and the
number of all ranks serving at posts , who
pesicsB zeal and ability of a high order
and excel In the particular duties to which
they ha.vo been ccslgne.l , receives frequent
recognition. The condition and character
of the enlkitcd men appear to be generally
satisfactory , and the growing Improvement
In the qual'ty ' of the > oung men entering the
army , which has been GO noticeable during
the nast few tears , has not abated In the
least. In many Instances the recrulta are
said to be of excellent quality , and at only
three post * Is there any adyerae crltlclim. "
co.vsi'i. LII : CALLS ON MIL OL.MJV.
HeelliieM to Talk ivlth HeporlerH mi
AfTalrH In t'ulia.
WASHINGTON , Nov. 23. Consul General
Lee , accompanied by Mrs , Lee and his daugh
ter , called at the State department. Gen
eral Lee , when asUcd concerning the reports
that he had recommended Intervention by
the United States In Cuba , replied that hla
report had been presented personally to
Secretary Olncy and that unlczs Mr. Olncy
had given out Information concerning It , all
reports as to Its contents were mere con
jecture , for as far a he ( Lee ) was con
cerned lu > had not spoken to any one re
garding It. When questioned directly as to
the recommendation In his report , General
Lee said positively that ho must decline to
discuss It In any shape or form an bis re
port was In the hands of Mr. Olney , who
must make It public If It were to bccomo
public. General Lee said ho had not in a do
up bis mind as to exactly when he would re
turn to Cuba ,
MliinrMpiiIlN SnllM for Merdiin.
WASHINGTON , Nov. 23. The Navy de
partment Is Informed that the cruiser Min
neapolis bfts sailed from Smyrna to Mcrslna.
It U said tliU move has no significance la
connection nlth the Turkish trouble , for the
authorities have discredited the reports that
the ships vtra assembled at Smjrua for the
purpose of menacing Turkey.
The San I'ranclico , Cincinnati and Dan-
croft remained at Smyrna. The departure
of the Minneapolis wa not determined by
the Naval department , but was determined !
upon by the admiral for the better diapoil-
tlon of his ships on the advance of winter.
AlC I ) Illll I'KIMl III I IIIArlM ,
WASHINGTON. Nov. 23. The committee
of too two hoiueg of congress appointed at
the last tension of congress to Investigate
( bo rclatkn of alcohol to the arts and man
ufactures and to report upon the feasibility
of relieving alcohol wu-d In them from tax
ation , held a preliminary meeting In the
room of the senate committee on rulei to
day. TJif committee transacted no bunlnces
today beyond entering upon en cx.-binsu ct