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ESTABLISHED JUNE 10 , 187J. OMAHA , WEDNESDAY ft , . NOVEMBER 25 , 180CJ. SINGLE COPY FIVE CENTS.
Ir
Bays Hia Campaign Against Macco Was a
Success ,
REBELS SCATTER IN ALL DIRECTIONS
SIIIIINI | | Oenernl AincrlN that the Ile-
MillM of lllH Fetv Injn' .Mnrcli-
Are Oiilv Im-
porlniit. , ,
( Copyright , use , by Prem Publishing Company. )
HAVANA , Cuba , Nov. 24. ( New York
World Cablegram Special Telegram. ) Cap
tain General Wcylcr has occupied nearly all
day In dispatching personal correspondence
and olficlat matters cf an urgent nature.
The stereotyped response given by his ad
jutants to audience aeckcra , who thronged
the reception room and corridors , was that
the gcncral-ln-chlcf was too much engaged
to grant an audience to any ono save by
cpcclal appointment. Politicians , local offi
cials and military men , as well as newspa
per reporters , watted In vain to get their
cards sent In. At midday , however , I re
ceived word through Don Jose Porrua , civil
governor of Havana , that General Weylcr
would be pleased to receive me aa the World
representative at 2 p. in. I was accompa
nied by Don Domingo Blanco , the Havana
correspondent of El Emparclal ot Madrid ,
ono of the foremost dallies of Spain , many
of whoe Interesting articles on the Cuban
situation , largely Inspired , have been widely
quoted abroad.
WEYLER'S APPEARANCE.
At the appointed hcur wo were ushered
in 'tho great vice regal picture room occu-
as a private dispatch office , the captain
general rising from bis desk and advancing
as we entered. General Weylrr greeted IM
moat cordially , Inviting me to a scat by
his side. I found him somewhat browned
by his fortnight In the field , but lacking
nothing of his characteristic coolness , determination -
termination and enthusiasm and confidence
In the ultimate triumph ot Spanish arms
ln the Island. With the results of recent
operations against Maceo he expressed entire -
tire satisfaction , confirming my own pre
vious dispatches to theWorld. .
General Weylcr tells me that Maceo , al
though comparatively well supplied with
ammunition and with his rebel forces occu
pying a posltlcn supposed to bo almost Im
pregnable , did not dare to rUk a decisive
engagement , and was compelled by lack of
food , sufficient to keep any considerable
number ot men together , to virtually dis
band his army , breaking It Into small
groupt ) , which have nlnce scattered over the
province , sweeping southward from Bahla
Honda and ether points on the north'coast.
Wejler says the loyal forces captured Im
portant rebel positions nt Galalon dc Laca-
rajlcara , Soroa , Puerty , Hurallo , Rcgona ,
Rosarlo , Oleaga , Tuinbes , Gloria , Brujo ,
Itangcl , Brujlto , Carambola and Morlche ,
driving the enemy from their ncrthcrn and
eastern hill positions and now occupy all
the passes and points of strategic Impor
tance In the- immediate territory.
In brief. General Weylcr considers the
backbone of the revolution In PlnaF del Rio
broken , and he expects , with the arrival or
reinforcements now leaving Spain , to shortly
restore peace and order throughout the west
ern districts.
Tbo Marlel-MaJama trocha , the . general
tells me , has been BO reinforced and
strengthened as to make Mseeo's escape
from Plnar del Rio , even with his mere
handful of followers , quite Impossible.
General Weylcr attaches no Importance to
the late activity ot Callxto Garcla's Insur
gent forces In the east. The Interior towns
seized by them , after great waste of rebel
ammunition , are. after all , he said , but of
little strategic valueto Spain at present
from a military standpoint.
REBELS DEMORALIZED.
In Las Villas , the death ot Serafin San
chez has for the time completely demoralized
the enemy , he sa > s , giving rise to Innumer
able Jealousies among the surviving local
white chiefs , leaving Qulntln Banderas and
hta oriental contingent ot blacks and mu
latto's to bear the brunt of a vain defense
of the rebel positions against the numerous
and well organized Spanish columns operat
ing In combination aud harassing them on
every hand. The death of .Mayla , Rodri
guez and Soto In Mantanzas , the Inactivity
of Lacret thcro and of Agulrro In Havana
will , the captain general thinks , make the
V pacification of these two provinces , once
! * - , . , Plnar del Rio ls free of Insurgent bands ,
comparatively an easy problem.
The weather continuing good and the
progress of military operations satisfactory ,
General Wcylcr believes It possible that he
will be by February In a petition to permit
loyal planters In the great central sugar
districts , whose cane may not have been de
stroyed , to save and grind their crops. His
amnesty decree will be continued in effect
and repenting rebels who surrender them
selves will bo pardoned as heretofore.
In closing the conversation General Wey
lcr expressed compassion fcr those young
Americans unaccltmatcd to Cuba and unac
customed , to the rigors ot guerrilla warfare ,
who. Induced to Join filibuster expeditions
dispatched by Cubans from the United
States , soon become disgusted or 111 , and
cither die abandoned by the wayside or
eventually fall prisoners. Could their de
parture from lie me bo averted It would save
them suffering and prevent sensational
newspaper sorlcs , he said. The captain
general would not say how long he expects
to remain In Havana , nor whether ho In
tended to return soon to > Plnar del Rio.
IFIAT
lM Win a Fliht mill Kill
Three Hundred Siilillerx.
LONDON , Nov. 24. A Singapore dispatch
to the Times says the Spaniards have been
defeated by the Insurgents in the Philip
pines , with the loss of COO of the troops.
Siillnii IN i\eentlitKT : IteforniN.
PARIS , Nov. 24. At a cabinet meeting to
day the minister for foreign affairs' , M. Hann-
taux , explained the situation In Europe. Ho
etateU that the reforms affecting the Turks
an well as the Christians were beginning to
bo executed In the provinces , especially the
rcronstltutlou of the municipal councllu and
the amount of local taxation.
M. ILanotaux announced also that as the
British government had not offered any ob
jection , the trial ot Emllc Arton , thu Panama
lobylst , on the charge ot bribery , nould be
begun forthwith , the prisoner having waived
Ills extradition rights.
Seconil-lliiiul TooU Taxed.
WINDSOR , Ont. , Nov. 21. A party of
fourteen Poles and ono American crossed the
river thla morning , bringing with them a
full kit of lumbermen's tools. They stated
that they were going to Ruscombe , a small
station on the Michigan Central railroad
ucar Tilbury , to work In a lumber r.unp for
thu winter. The customs office Icnle.l 35
per cent on their tools. This U the first
time that tolls have been charged on stcoud-
hand tools coming Into Canada teuiionily. ! .
and it Is believed to have been i'or.0 ' on ad
vice from Ottawa.
n\l > ortM of Craln friini Montreal.
.MONTREAL. Nov. 21.-The last exports of
"grain from thla port for thu ecanoii ot 1S9C
were oil Saturday's steamers and this port
may now be considered doped. The eaaon's
cxporta Include a total of 6.9U5.702 bushels
of wheat and 6,481,420 bucbcta of corn.
C'liiiilinnlnl Died ill llln Home.
ROME , Nov. 24-The only particulars ob
tainable t prraent regardlm ; the death at
Ititlo Cnmnanlnl , tha great tenor , aio that he
died at hi * OIYU homo near 1'anna a lv\\
day * ego alter a long lll&ess.
WIVIIH : CANXOT FI.MI MACIO.
Cniitnln General Ailmltn the Failure
of Illn CniiMialKii.
( Copyrtchl , IBM , by the AMOcl.tcJ PreM. )
HAVANA , Nov. 24. The unexpected
arrival hero of Captain General Weyler from
the province of Plnar del Rio without having
been successful In bringing about an en
gagement of any Importance with the In
surgents under Antonio Maceo Is causing
considerable co'mmcnt here today , and there
are many rumors In circulation. On one
side It Is asserted that Weyler will shortly
let urn to Spain , and on the other side
this Is dented. However , the Impression
prevails that there will be shortly Im
portant changes here. La Luchas , cor
respondent In the Held , had an Interview
with the captain general previous to the
lalter's arrival here from Artlmraa and
Marlel , and It Is gathered from the state
ments the captain general In said to have
made that he may not resume personal
charge of the Insurgents again In Plnar del
Rio. In the Interview the captain general
was asked for an expression of opinion as
to the course of the campaign , and he said :
"I am contented with It. We entered Rubl
hoping to give battle to the combined In
surgent forces , and you know the result
they went south , much to our regret.
Macco has gone toward Mocurrlas Mayrla
aud Corojal da Yanlguas. Nevertheless our
columns In the two divisions arrived with
out firing a single shot , and only saw a
band of about 150 Insurgents In the woods
near San Luis. "
The captain general was then asked If he
know thu whereabouts of Antonio Maceo at
present. Ho answered : "Ills whereabouts
arc not known. The truth Is that the Insurgents -
surgents were not found In the mountains
nor on the plains. Nevertheless , they boast
that our troops always fly before them. "
General Weyler was then asked It many
cattle remained In that part of Plnar del
Rio which ho visited and he said : "Not
many. Only a few bullocks and calves re
main , the Insurgents have killed or cap
tured the rest. "
Speaking of his operations elnce leaving
Havana the captain general explained that
he had been all over the mountains , and
had camped several nights In the woods.
From other sources It has been stated that
he has frequently been without his regular
meals and slept on the ground In the rain.
The correspondent then asked the captain
general how the Spanish soldiers had be-
ha\cd and whether they had shown the
right spirit. H'e ' eald : "The men are con
tented and show themselves courageous at
every opportunity for fighting against any
odds. The result Is satisfactory , although
v.-e have not yet finished our work. But
enough has been done until the end of the
year. I am now going back to Havana. "
"When will you return ? " asked the cor
respondent.
The captain general said : "I can never
say what I shall do. General Munocz will
take charge of the division as soon as his
health Is re-established. "
The captain general also took the oppor
tunity to warmly praise Generals Munoez ,
Echague , Obregon , Bernal , Agullar , Suarcz ,
Ynelan , Hernandez and Vclasco.
In Insurgent circles It Is said that their
leaders claim that the return of the cap
tain general to Havana without bringing
about an engagement with Macco Is equiva
lent to a defeat of the Spanish forces , for
the latter have completely failed to carry
out the program mapped out by the Spanish
commander , and he returned here In every
way unsuccessful. H la asserted that the
plan of Maceo was to avoid a general en
gagement with the Spanish trocps , as he
feels confident that the wearisome campaign
being conducted by the Cubans must ul
timately exhaust the Spaniards and bring
about the concession of any or all demands
of the Insurgents.
rnisoxnns SAPIS.
Arraignment ofo I'nrtlenlnr Im
portance nt I'renent.
( CopyrlRht. I8M , by Pws Publishing Company. )
HAVANA. Cuba. Nov. 24. ( New York
World Cablegram Special Telegram. ) The
proceedings on November 14 In the case of
the Competitor prisoners were simply Uic
taking of the prisoners' declarations aa a
preliminary step to their formal trial.
WASHINGTON. Nov. 24. The State de
partment has received absolutely no Information
mation ot any kind from Havana or else
where concerning the report that the Com
petitor prisoners have been tried In Morro
castle by a secret and summary court-
martial. Under those circumstances no
statement will be made at the department
concerning the report , but In view of the
provisions of our treaty and the clear rights
of the domestic law of Spain , the officials
are lethe to believe that the report Is cor
rect. It Is pointed out that under the law
for public order promulgated In Havana
some months ago. It Is absolutely essential
that counsel shall be allowed to prisoners
on trial , and that there shall bo no secrecy
In proceedings. Under the protocol of our
treaty with Spain likewise Is a provision
for publicity In trials and for full repre
sentation of accused by counsel. It Is be
lieved. In view of these provisions ot law ,
that the authorities at Havana would not
make such a flagrant breach ot law as the
report alleges.
From further Inquiries It Is apparent that
the reports concerning the Competitor's
prisoners are at least based on a miscon
ception of the nature of the present proceed
ings. They have not yet been placed on
trial In the general sense of the word , the
facts being that the Spanish authorities
are making an Investigation of the Competi
tor cases similar to that provided for under
our grand Jury system , that Is , a sort of
preliminary examination. The consuls and
vlco consuls of Spain In this country are
Investigating the claims of the persona ar
rested to American citizenship. For In
stance , one of the men claims to bo a rest-
dent of Kansas , and the consul for that dis
trict Is engaged In an Inquiry as to his
citizenship , cither by birth or naturalization.
From Spanish sources It Is learned that
there U no Intention of dealing with the
Competitor prisoners In a harsh or unjutt
manner.
Consul General Leo was at the State de
partment again today. When asked as to
the report that the Competitor prisoners
had been tried at Morro castle , contrary to
the protest made by himself before he left
Havana , General Lee said : "I do not be
lieve any trial has occurred , It It had the
facts would bo speedily reported here by
Vice Consul Springer. There have been
some preliminary stcpi ) toward the trials
and the depositions of the prisoners were
taken , but further than this nothing has
been done that I know of. " When General
Lee wan asked as to the protest referred teas
as having been made by him , he said It
probably referred to the report made by him
before the first trial of the Competitor
prisoners and renewed In the present In-
etance that the crow of the American ship
was entitled to a civil trial rather than a
trial by court-martial , aa provided In the
treaty and protocol between the United
States and Spain. The consul general re
ferred to au open letter from a Fredericks-
burc. Va. , editor to Pn-jtldent Cleveland ,
which was published today , urging the
president to act on Cuba. Coming from a
fellow townsman and a close friend ot Gen
eral Lee some Igniflcance might attach to
it. but General Lee said he desired to have
It understood that he liner/ nothing about
the letter and had nothing to do with It.
wnvLuu TO"uTmrilx TO run nii.i.s.
AetUe Caiiiiiiiluiilnir Aicalnxt Mneen
Will lie IteMiineil at Onee.
HAVANA , Nov. 24. It I * probable that
Captain General Weyler will return to tbo
province ot Plnar dul Rio tomorrow to resume
sumean .ictUe campaign against the In-
nurgcnts unJer Antonio Maceo.
The city council li.la Eiibxcrlbed $25,000
as a patrhtle donation to ( heounded
and the military clubs nubtrrlbo $200
monthly for the t.mie purpose. The province *
are taking steps to form a eonimltteo for
Iho national defenses of the provinces.
Advices icccheil here from the provinces
say tlmt General C'clahert , who was wounded
In the piovlnco of Plnar del'Rio , dleJ-re-
cen'.lyi ' '
NO EXTENSION OF FRANCHISE
Hawaiian Government Eejscts the Addi
tional Offers by Epaulding.
HOPES FOR THE ORIGINAL PROPOSITION
XVoillil I.lUe to See ( lie Cnllle Unlit to
C'onneet nltli HIP fulled Stiitvn
111 AcooritnntM-
Aureemeiit.
HONOLULU. Nov. 17. ( Per Steamer City
of Pekln , to San Francisco , Nov. 21. ) The
j j ] matter of the Pacific cable franchise , which
j has been laid before the executive several
times by John W. Foster , was brought to
I a focus on the 13th inst. , when It was dls-
! cussed before the president and cabinet and
'
by a number of Influential citizens. Presi
dent Dole stated that a new arrangement
had been proposed by Colonel Spauldlng
and his colleagues , and before taking definite
action the government had deemed It ad
visable to consult with the business men
of the city. At the president's suggestion ,
Attorney General Smith read the outline
of the new contract proposed by the Pacific
' Cable company , which organization Includes
I such prominent and wealthy men as D. O.
Mills , ex-Major Hewitt of New York and
J. J. Hill of the 'Great Northern railway.
This company proposes that a contract be
made with them , by which they are to have
two years In which to obtain concessions
from the Japanese government , and from
the governments of the Australian colonies
relative to the laying of the cables from
Hawaii to Japan and from Hawaii to
Australia. The company offers to purchase
$37,000 of the new 4 per cent government
bonds , presumably at par , and to forfeit
$125,000 In cr.se an Inter-Island cable Is not
laid within a year. If the desired conces
sions from cither or both Japan and Aus
tralia ore obtained within two years the
company will forfeit $125,000 In each case
If It falls to construct a cable within three
years thereafter. On these lines they ask
a twenty-ear rxcluslve franchise. After
general discussion a resolution was unani
mously adopted against granting further
franchise.
Acting Minister of Foreign Affairs Smith
yesterday afternoon notified John W. Foster ,
attorney for Colonel Z. S. Spauldlng , that
after due and careful consideration on his
request for an extension of concessions al
ready granted Colonel Spaulding , the gov
ernment had decided that It Is not ad
visable at this time to extend any of the
franchises or privileges he may now have
regarding the laying of the cable from the
United States to Hawaii so as to Include
an exclusive franchise for a cable line be
tween Hawaii and Australia or Japan , or
both. While the government regrctpd that
It was uuablo to comply with the request ,
the executive wished to express hopes for
Colonel Spauldlng's success In building the
line originally proposed between the Uullcrt
States and Hawaii.
XBW MIXISTI2HS FIIOH CIII.VA.
Wii TintKniiK Coinen < o Wnxliliifrtoii
In I'lnce of VHIIK Vii.
PEKING , Nov. 24. Lo Fengle , Wu Ting
Fang and Hwang Tsum Hslen have been
appointed respectively Chinese ministers at
London , Waehlngton and Berlin. Yang Yu ,
the Chinese minister at Washington , has
been transferred to St. Petersburg.
WASHINGTON , Nov. 24. The Chinese le
gation received Its first announcement of
the change In Chinese foreign mlnlatera
through an Associated press bulletin. While
the news was read with Interest at the le
gation. It did not create any surprise , for
the reason that Yang Yu , the present min
ister to this country , has already served
three years , the customary perloJ , and
therefore wan anticipating a change.
It was stated at the legation that Wu
Ting Fang , who succeeds Yang Yu. Is a
man of about BO or 55 years of age. He
has spent considerable time In England ,
where ho studied law , and was admitted aa
a barrister. He had previously been edu
cated at Hong Kong , where English Insti
tutions ars prominent , and when he returned
to China was located at Hong Kong , where
ho acted au police magistrate. He has been
In the service of the Chinese government
for the past ten years , assisting , among
other duties. In negotiating the Japanese
commercial treaty. Ho Is also a govern
ment director of the railroad building from
Tien Tsln. The name of the new minister
to England Is Incorrectly given as Lo
Fengle. It Is Lo Sengle. For some time
past ho haa acted In the capacity of pri
vate secretary to Viceroy LI Hung Chang ,
and was with that dignitary on his recent
tour of America and Europe.
I'OOI , TO FIGHT DOCK STUllvGUS.
ilii CoiuimiileH Divert the
Trtiflle .from lluinbiiri ; .
HAMBURG , Nov. 24. Owing to the strike
of the dock yard laborers here , the officials
of the Hamburg-American line are diverting
their freight anj passenger business to the
Bremen , Antwerp and Rotterdam companies
belonging to the North Atlantic Steamship
association , who have undertaken all the
liabilities and contracts. The Borsenhallc
in this connection says : "The Hamburg-
American lice has been guaranteed from
loss by the so-called pool convention. "
The dockers' strike threatens to extend
from hero to Bremen , forty men having said
they would strike unless their employes
conceded an Increase of wages by C o'clock
tonight. The employers replied they would
glvo their decision In three days' time.
There are now 5.500 Hamburg dockers out
on a strike , but the sailors are also disposed
to strike for higher wages. The London
Seamen's union has promised to support
them financially and to refuse to discharge
Iho cargoes of non-union vessels arriving
( rom Hamburg.
ArrextN ( he Hutlre .Stuff.
LONDON , Nov. 24. .Mr. Hess , proprietor
of tbo Johannesburg Critic , has received a
cabin dispatch saying that the whole ttaff
of Iho paper has been arrested by the Ilocr
authorities under the provisions of the new
Dress law.
JOHANNESBURG. Nov. 24. The prosecu-
tlon In the case of the staff of the Johannes
burg Critic , arrested under the provisions cf
the new prceu law , having failed to establish
the charges made , tbo prisoners were ilia-
charged
SnIUImry Aeteil Cleierly.
BERLIN , Nov. 21. The Fremdenblatt , dls-
uucslng the settlement of the Venezuelan
question , eays : "Lord Salisbury acted
cleverly In so directing his policy that Great
Britain It again friendly with the United
States , His consent to submit certain dis
putes of the two Anglo-Saxon nations to
arbitration emphasizes this sentiment of
kinship. Therein lies the sagacity of the
British action. Great Britain does not wish
to have an enemy In the United States , and
the price ehe pays therefor Is not great. "
Cerninii SliootK 11 French I'unelier.
PARIS. Nov. 24. The first serious frontier
incident In a long time occurred on Sunday
at Munxter , when a German forest guard
shot an alleged French poacher. Inflicting a
flesh wound. The government Is inquiring
Into the case. Jean Pcrrln , who fired a
blank cartridge at Preldeitt Carnet In 1SS9 ,
and who xvaa adjudged Insane , has Just been
sentenced to three months In prison for
conducting a swindling servant's registry.
Perxliin Premier HeiiljjiiH.
TEHERAN , Persia , Nov.24. The premier ,
Sadraazcn , has resigned ; Muahlrcd Dowlch
has been appointed minister of foreign af
fairs' the ihah's uncle , Abbasmlr Zaraulkara ,
ha bairn made minister of JuMIre , Multh-
bo-red Douleb will administer the Depart
nirnt of the Interior , and Muzrcted IJowlch
will have charge of tbo War department.
connnx cM'irs AXX A14 MUKTIXG.
'
UtiennlneNH Created bj ; the
tlve ' I , en n Inn Tomtril Prblretlon.
LONDON , Nov. 24. The tr.nitat meeting
of the Cobdcn club took place this i-fter-
noon , Lord Farrar of Abjog presiding. The
committee's report for l$55was ! > < ! rc.il. U
speaks of the tendency o"fltt > o .onsirvailves
In the direction of protectloji and the no d of
Increased vigilance on the 'part of the < * ob-
dtnlles. t
Continuing , the report- quotes Canndhn
and other colonial statoiai' n ngaln.it the
plan of Mr. Joseph ChamlwUla. the esere-
tary of slates for rtie colonl < 4 , for the estab
lishment of on Imperial wjHveroln and de
nounces the cattle bill of i * ) > last session as
a measure of protection. It regards the
Canadian election s moil .bncoura ln , ; to
free traders aud expresses thfc hope that "the
circumstances under which , . mo election was
fought In the Unltsd StaU- * will avert In
jury to International lrfM.J , which might
otherwise be expected from < the election of
"
McKInley. " . *
Only thirty-five mcmbersjjpfithe club were
present , Including T. Klst.c.r Unwln , Sir
Wilfrid Lawson , G. J. SUfw-Lcfcvre , and
Sir lltnry Rwcoe. ? < , .
Lord Farrar revlewol at length the rc-
lathas of Great Britain with the other
powers In regard to free , trade and said :
"The most Important cvc.nl of tbo year Is
McKlnlcy's election. .He was the man
Cobdenltcs thought the \\6Yjl that could be
selected until Bryan was nominated and we
do not disguise our dcljgfit'.at McKlnlcy's
election. We shall await Ills action re
garding protection. " . ' ' , '
Lord Playfalr explained 'tt length the la-
SUM of the campaign In tha ( United States ,
said free trade had cut no part In It and
showed the club members present a dollar
which he said contained. lOfi'cent3 worth of
silver and contrasted It wlt.h another dollar
wnlch he produced contalntrg 51 cents worth
of silver. These coins w.licn passed among
the audience created amuejpient. In the
course of Uls remarks Lord Playfalr said :
"When I arrhed In America In August last
tha mills were ell closed ia < l when I left
they were all running and fvcry nan was
employed. I talked with- many manu
facturers who claimed that the Wilson tar
iff Is good enough. They , paid they did not
dcslro a change and thous'ut the return to
high protection was not lively because SIc-
Klnlcy was elected by all partjes. " Through
out his speech Lord Plnyfajr ( whose wife
was a MUs Ruraell of Boston , Mass. ) , re
ferred to Mr. Bryan as Bryant.
IAUI. nussuLT , ox * THE STAND.
Evidence In llln Oven Hclmlf lit the
Crlmliinl Libel , ijiilt.
LONDON , Nov. 24. Wlienj the trial of
Lady Scllna Scott , mother of.'Countess Rus
sell ; John Cockcrton , an c-ngtneer : Frederick
Ktst , a groom , and Wlllia'p Ayjette , a valet ,
charged by Earl Russell1Kvlth criminal
libel , wen resumed at thc Qld Bailey this
morning Justice Hawkins-announced that a
scandalous attempt had * , been made to
tamper with the Jury Sbymeans of an
anonymous letter to the foreman. The
Justice added that be hopetl to discover the
writer , who , If found , would have cause to
regret the action. Earl Ruwellvaa the first
witness today and ho emphatically denied
the allegations of mUconducU
The eari described fronl < hls diary and log
book the incidents of tbt voyage of bit
yacht Royal , on board of which most of
the offenses are allegcd it > have occurred ,
his evidence tending to short that It was
Impossible for them to have taken place on
the datea mentioned. *
After Earl Russell hod been on the" wit
ness stand for a couple ; , of. hours Marshall
Hall , counsel for the hia ) * , - , ap
plied for permission to ate'r"tbe dates In
the plea of Justificationhit ! clients. The
offenses charged against E rl Russell are
said to have been committed as early at >
the summer of 1SS7 , during , whlch time his
lordship made several ctulseis In the Royal ,
a small steam yacht. ' i
Ttc Justice stated that any alterations ol
dates In the plea of Mr. Hall's clients would
have to be supported by the strongest af
fidavits. Earl Russell Introduced the name
of Santayana , professor .of. moral philosophy
at Hartford , who , witness testified , was
with him during part ot the ISth and 19th
of June , 1SS7 , at Winchester , and It was this
statement apparently \ihlch Influenced de
fendant's counsel to ask that the date be
altered from the 19th to the 20th. Prof.
Santayana , It appears , was the guest ot Earl
Russell on his yacht In June , 1SSS. while
ascending the river Rhone from the Mediter
ranean. ,
Later Earl Russell recounted the Incidents
of his marriage and his , meeting with H.
A. Roberts , master of Dath college , with
whom he was charged wltji Immorality In
his wife's suit for a separation in 1S91 , Sir
Frank Lockwood explaining ( hat Mr. Roberts
had since obtained damages .to the amount of
{ 3,000 against Countess Russell for libel on
the charges made.
HOYS .van SIXTIXCI-I > JFOU
Four French VontliH Sent to .lull anil
One. the Iiiforiner.xAeiiullleil.
PARIS , Nov. 24. The trial was concluded
today of the five youths wio were charged
with the murder of the aged Baroness De
Valley , on June 1C last , Irt-tho Rue do Pen-
thlcvre. The two noincut Klsslngen and
Truell , who were the actual murderers ,
were sentenced to penal etrvltude for life.
LaGuenncy , the son ot the deceased bare
ness' servant , whom the baroness had vir
tually adopted , Is sentenced to ten yean , '
solitary confinement. This youth. It will
bo remembered , procured the keys of the
old woman's apartment , .tr'orn . which dupli
cates were made for the 'gang , which was
plotting her murder. Farond Is sentenced
to five years' Imprisonment. All of these
are also condemned to pay damages. Dur-
lln , who Informed on his confederates , was *
acnuittcd.
Siiiinr Men Wnnt protection.
PORT LOUIS , Island of Mauritus , Nov. 24.
The sugar planters of this Island have de
cided to Join with those ot the- British West
Indies In representations to the government
of Great Britain regarding sugar bounties
paid by foreign countries , wlth the view to
bringing about some counteraction to en
able the planters hercr to compete moro
Fairly with their foreign competitors. Dele
gates have been appointed to present the
jrlovancca In the proper .quarters.
Mliilnter AiKlriiiJc , Uf Home.
NEW YORK , Nov. 21. A "dispatch to the
Herald from Caracas , Venezuela , says ; Senor
Andrade , Venezuelan.minister to the United
States , arrived hero/on tljq last etcamer
from New York , and" wilt give the govern
ment full details in relation to the agree
ment between the United- States and Eng
land , upon which * the ' ' Aoglo-Venezuelan
treaty Is to bo based tot llie disposition of
the disputed territory.
Iiiihor Troiihlen In Germany.
HAMBURG , Nov. 24. A 'dispatch from
juebeck announces that'eerfoua labor dls-
.urbancca broke out caVly this morning.
lYhllo the employes' of Thlel's enamel
'actory ' were going took a body of strik
ers belonging to the same concern attacked
the workmen and a frco'fight followed. A
number ot shots were.fired , eevoral persons
were seriously wounded and many arrests
were made.
Oath Hie Fouudiitlnii of Ulxeliilne.
BERLIN , Nov. 24. The Lokal Anrelger
saja that the emperor In addressing the na
val rccrultu at Kiel today eald : "Tho oath
you have Just taken bi the foundation of
llsclpllne. Without God and religion , no
discipline cati exist' Do honor to your tore-
fathers In the cmperor'a coat , At the pres
ent moment there is no enemy to fear , but
f one comes you must face him boldly and
learlesaly. "
Hi rvi.lit ( ilrl Helil for Muriler.
KANSAS CITY. Npv1 24-AlIce Plait , the
servant clrl w'io wan' suspected of having
Itofuoned tv.'o children of lawyer Cliurlen
Mu rcy , W.IH today held tu the. grand Jury
on a ciinrRc of murder In the first dt-jirv . >
rilic ttua i-onmlltnl : tu Jail without lml > It
await trial , the date for which tiaa not yet
been llxeO.
AIRS A CITY HALL SCANDAL
Des Moincs Oity OfRoials Are Very Heavily
Involved ,
PURCHASING COMMITTEE INVESTIGATION
Clreiit ( luiuitltleH of Stinnlle * Alle eil
tu Have lleen Furnlxheil lit I'rlccn
I.aruely In i\eex * of the
Legitimate Schedule.
DBS MOINCS , Nov. 24. ( Special Tele
gram. ) The city liall scandal has como to a
heart. When the administration was turnei
over last spring to a new mayor and councl
an Investigation was begun of the records
of the last few years , and It has Just been
completed to the point of making public a
statement. An expert accountant , J. M.
Zane , was placed at work on the records of
D. A. Kooker , clerk , and Thomas Walters
auditor , under the old regime. He has
been at work for months and today made
public the results.
The evidence Is that a conspiracy existed
between the purchasing committee of the
council , the auditor and the clerk. Walters
Is at the head of the Wattcrs-Talbot Printing
company , and It Is found that many thousands
of dollars of printing bills In favor of thU
tlrm were allowed at prices , In many cases
more than twice the current rates. Xol
only thla ; amounts for certain supplies were
paid for on bills rendered by this firm BO
unreasonable that It Is certain they were
never delivered. For Instance , one bill for
$500 for lead pencils for a short period
was allowed.
The Wntters-Talbot company organized a
straw corporation , the DCS Moincs Book &
Stationery company , through which much ol
Ha business with the city wcs done , and
this company also charged Immense prlcca
end sold quantities of supplies that the city
could not possibly have used. It la pre
sumed that a large proportion of the sup-
plica were In fact never dclhcrcd at all.
HAISED FIGURES OM BILLS.
Not content with raising prices. It wca
also customary to change the figures on
bllla after tjcy hod been approved by the
council. The totals would be raised by
erasing , or partly changing the figures ; for
Instance , a 1 would be changed to aI
or a 7. Then the auditor would Issue the
warrant for the new amount and the sur-
plua would find Ita way Into ( somebody's
pocket. Sometimes , In case of raised bills ,
two warrants would be drawn , ono of them
In the name of the person to whom the ac
count was due and the other for the amount
that was to bo stolen , In the name of some
body through whom the steal wcs to be
made.
Alderman McElderry had the contract to
furnish the city's coal for a year , and It Is
found an Immense quantity was sold anil
at a price about CO cents a ton , or 23 per
ceitt higher than current rates. An Im
mense number of specific cases of fraud Is
developed and the matter has been placed
In the hands of the city attorney for Inves
tigation. It Is promised that civil suits will
be brought to recover , and also that criminal
prosecutions will bo commenced.
1'AUIi MUlilJEU. lJASlT is OX TJUAL.
IOTVII Jinn Defenillns ; Illmielf ApralMHt
a firnvi * Charge. .
WEBSTER CITY , la. . "Nov. 21. ( Special
Telegram. ) The James Paul murder case
was called here this morning In Judge Weav
er's ) court and promises to be the most sen
sational case of the kind ever tried In this
county. Paul Is accused of the poisoning of
his mother-in-law. In this county , last mim-
mcr. and his wife In Webster county a few-
weeks previous. The bodies of both victims
were exhumed and a chemical analysis of
the stomacha revealed unmistakable evidence
of ctrychnlnctMn sufficient quantities to cause
death. He was first Indicted In this county
for murder In the first degree , on which
charge he Is now being tried. A venire of
fifty Jurymen was summoned and only forty
of them exhausted In securing the neccKury
twelve , which was finished at noon today.
The afternoon has been consumed In state
ments of the case by the attorneys and the
arguing of points In law. Tomorrow morn
ing the examination of the state's witnesses
will be commenced.
CoiiNoIlilntlnf ? LlKhtliiK : 1'liuitx.
DES MOINES , Nov. 2t.-(2peclal ( Tele
gram. ) The General Electric company of
New York today bought at master's sale
the plant of the Des Molnes Water Power
Electric company for $ $7,000. The General
Electric company some time ago came Into
control of all the other electric plants In
the .city and now has a monopoly of all
lighting. It will close two of the plants
and run only one Immense one for the city.
The council la having plans made for a
plant which the city will probably build In
the spring to furnish city street light.
IteHtrletlnK niHorrterly HOIIHOH.
DES MOINES , Nov. 24. ( Special Tele
gram. ) The grand Jury has at lost taken up
ths charges against the demi-monde of the
city , who since the advene of the present
administration have been confined to a
district known as "Whttecbapel , " and prac
tically licensed. The Jury has summoned a
largo number of witnesses and It Is an
nounced will Indict all the keepers of places
on the charges of illegally selling liquors
and also for conducting disorderly housed.
MOII THIHS TO ATTACIC SLATTKUV.
Hx-Prlent KNCHPON from nil
Crnml l > y Ilmirillnp : Triiln.
NEW YORK , Nov. 21. It took all the po
lice reserve In Newark , N. J. , to save Slat-
tcry , the ex-priest , from being mobbed. Ho
lectured In that city this evening and at
the close of the performance a crowd of
some 1,500 gathered at the doors to wall
for his appearance on the street. Slattery
and his wlfu waited In the church until the
crowd began to disperse. A guard of
twenty-five policemen then escorted the
couple to a cab which was tn'Valtlng , Then
the cabman lashed his horees and attempted
to break a way through the mob. Orders
In the meantime had been Issued for the
reserve police , who came double quick to the
scene of the trouble. As many as 3,000
or 1,000 people were still massed together
the most of them with the sole purpose In
view of reaching Slattery. It was a strug
gling , howling mob , and the cx-prleat drew
a revolver. A shower of stones and other
missies greeted this action and until the
end of the perilous Journey Slattery was In
danger from frequent attacks of this nature.
Slattery and Ills wife had Just got safely
aboard a train bound for New York when the
crowd began to pour Into the citation. It
was Impossible to do the ex-prlcst any harm
before the train steamed away.
SAW IIAUV THUOWX IXTO A FUIIXACK
.SeiiNiitlonul ClinrjteN AKiilnxt n Ma
ternity Hoxitltal In Clili'iiKii ,
CHICAGO.'Nov. 2 . The police are closely
investigating charges against the Maternity
lospltal conducted by Mrs. Benson at 111
Honoro street. The sworn statement of
Miss Martin , who , with her Infant. Is now
at the county hospital , Is as follows : "While
I was In the house , " aald Miss Martin ,
"there were probably twenty-five casco of
maternity handled. The children never had
to be cared tor. I was a wltncm to the
crcm&tlon of one Infant three weeks ago. "
Mrs. Grace LJonohue of Houghton , Mich. ,
who h harbored temporarily In the Young
Woman's Christian Association home , said :
"Tho treatment my Infant received brought
about Its death. Wo found two babies In a
jslli tub ono day , and I know of enc > which
nils thrown Into the furnace. "
Mm. Demon was called upon by the police
and wta clwely auditioned , but not ar-
rcsto' ' ,
coi , . oii.ns FITCH rxnnu AIWIJST
Former Oimilin Mnn Aeeuweil of Ml"-
nitroirlntliiK .Money.
ST. PAUL. Minn. . Nov. 21. ( Special.Tele-
gram. ) Colonel Giles II. Fitch ]
been residing with his family
plnco last May , was arrested by
States authorities today upon
from Omaha , charging h'a Im
that city for embezzlement
funds. Colonel Fitchea arral
United States Commissioner Spe
default of $1.000 ball was coin ml
Ramsey county Jail , pending an I
for a warrant of removal , whlL
made before Judge Lochron tout ]
The papers upon whloh the arrl
wcs made charge the uilsapprol
J27S if pension money paid to Jl .
man. who la a ward of Fitch's , confined In
an Insane asylum near Omaha. In his ca
pacity as guardian It Is alleged that Fitch
received the funds from the- government ,
but failed to convert them to the use of
his ward. Mr. Fitch denies the charges
ngnlnst him and brands them as having
originated with some of the maliciously In
clined citizens of Omaha , where he llvcil
for many years , and claims to have held
a number of public otllccs. He admits a
willingness to go to Nebraska to face his
accusers , and expresses his belief that he
will have no dllllculty hi establishing his
Innocence.
Fitch was arrested at his home by Deputy
United States Marshal Henry. He will be
taken to Omaha tomorrow.
HHUTAMTY AT SOLDI HHS' IIOMH.
Investigation Ilefore CniiKreiNlotial
Committee 1'roee.etlN Slouly.
LEAVENWORTH , Kan. . Nov. 24. The
Soldier's Home Investigation , contrary to
expectations , did not conclude today , there
being many witnesses yet to bo examined ,
and It now may last through the week.
Colonel Sidney 0. Conk of Herlngton , Kan. ,
local manager of the home , was on the
stand for two hours this morning , and wan
Interrogated by Congressman Line concern
ing the alleged brutality of the home police
and the operations of the Kccley Institute.
Ho testified that there had been complaints
of the brutality of the police that had led
to the discharge of the lieutenant of po-
llco and two other men.
"What do you know about the manage
ment of the pension fund ? " asked Congress
man Dlue.
"Tho pensions are drawn by the treas
urer of the homo and paid out by him to
the men ; they do not draw their pensions
the usual way. Authority Is given the
governor to withhold all or part of the
money where the pensioner Is Insane or In
competent or Is unable to make USD of It
properly , and men with families must re
mit a part of their pension to them , or
It Is generally recommended by General
Franklin that they be discharged.
THItltlFlG UTAH .MIM2 KXIM.OSIO.V
Two Men Killed FliiineN Mioiit Up n
Hundred Feet In tilt * Air.
SALT LAKE CITY , Utah , Nov. 24. A
special to the Tribune from Price , Utah ,
says a heavy explosion occurred at the St.
Louis GlUon Asphaltum company's mine
near Fort Duchesno at 3 o'clock this after
noon In which two men were killed and
two Injured. The killed are :
CHARLES ANDERSON of Ashley. Utah.
ANDY GARNS of Park City , Utah.
The Injured are freighters from Price ,
Utah , named Warren and Bunco anil one
unknown. The explosion was terrific , the
report being distinctly heard at Pcrnal ,
thirty miles distant. All the buildings at
the fort were shaken and many windows
broken. The explosion was caused by the
combustion of asphaltum dust and gas , the
mine Immediately taking fire. The heat Is
so Intense that It U Impossible to get near
It. The ( lames are rising from all three
shafts 100 feet In the air and there Is no
possible way of extinguishing them. It la
not probable the bodies of Anderson and
Gams will ever be recovered. The entire
command at the fort was hurried to the
scene , but could render no assistance.
PUTS FIFTKUX TIIOUSAXD TO WOIIIC.
Io up : Standing Wane * Dlxpute In
"Window ( iliiNH Trnile Settled.
PITTSBURG , Pa. , Nov. 24. The differ
ences between the window glass workers
and the manufacturers , which have kept the
factories of the country closed since May
30 , were settled nt a wage conference to
night and 15,000i or more men dependent
on that Industry will be at work again on
December 15. When the two committees
came together this afternoon the manufac
turers were firm in their determination-
to pay more than last year's wages and the
workers finally agreed. The scale Is 10 per
cent below that asked by the union at the
opening of negotiations. A proviso was In
corporated In the agreement which stipu
lates that should the Dlnglcy bill pass con
gress and an advance In the tariff of 15 per
cent results , the blowers and gatherers shal )
receive an advance of 10 per cent In wages.
If the tariff advance should be less than 15
per cent these wages shall be adjusted In
proportion. Should the tariff advance to
moro than 15 per cent the wages of the tour
trades In the window glass business shall
bo readjusted in proportion to such ad
vance.
MOTH nit CUTS HHII/IIAIIIKS' TIIHOAT.S
Terrible Trane l > - on n Haiirli In
War.hlllKnit Stllti1.
TACOMA , Wash. , Nov. 24. The Ledger
received news today that Mrs. Swcarnler ,
the wife of a rancher living In the north
western section of Lewis county , on Friday
last cut the throats' ' of. her thrco little girls ,
aged respectively 5 years , 3 years and 9
months. Mrs. Swcarnler then used the knife
on herself. Inflicting a severe , but not neces
sarily fatal , wound. The 3-ycar-old child
died almost Instantly , the Jugular vein hav
ing bv'en sf\cred , and the elder ono IB not
expected to live. Mr. Swearnler , the hus
band , was at work In a barn a short dls-
tanco from the house , and when ho returned
the mother and the three children were
found lying on the floor bathed In their
blood. The awful deed had been accom
plished by the aid of a common butcher
knife , the blade being driven Into the throats
of the victims. Mrs. Swcarnler has been
In 111 health for some time , and who Is be
lieved to bo Insane.
FUTILE HUXTS FOR nSTATKS.
Secretary Oluey Given Little I'neour-
iiKemciit to TreiiHiire HeekerH.
MARION , Ind. , Nov. 21. In reply tea
letter from Congressman Steele , one of
whoso constituents was Interested In the
alleged Kronk estate In Holland , Bald to
amount to-$75,000,000 and about which Mr.
Stcelo was seeking Information from the
State department , a letter baa been received
'rum ' Secretcry Olney , which In part aays :
'This department has for many years been
n receipt almost dally of letters making
nqulrlea about value of estates In Holland.
In many Instances families liava spent
largo sums of money In the employment
of agents and attorneys to recover alleged
estates , but In no Instance , to the knowl
edge of the department , has the least suc
ceed attended their efforts. "
MovrineiltN of Ocellll VcNxelN , It'll V , ill ,
At New York Arrived Bohemia , from
lamburt ; ; Obdnm , from Rotterdam. Balled
Cevlc , for Liverpool ; Lahn , for Bremen , etc.
At Liverpool Arrived Catalonia , for
Uoston.
At Halifax , N. 8. Arrived Mongolian ,
'ram ' Liverpool ,
At Philadelphia Arrived Rblncland ,
'rom Lherpool ,
At Glasgow Arrived Norwegian , from
New York.
At CJuocnstown Arrived Majc-tlc , from
s'ow York , for Liverpool ,
At Rotterdam Arrived Vcendam , from
New York.
At Amsterdam Sailed Edam , for New
York.
STOCK CERTIFICATE MOVING
Will Likely Bench the Secretory of tha
Treasury Today ,
APPROPRIATION SEEMS COMING NEARER
lleil Tnpe of the Department { N SIo lj ;
Unit liiillnur , Promising the Kil
ter nrlne Illicit n rnue in en t
In the Knil.
WASHINGTON. Nov. 24. ( Special Tclc-
gr.im. ) Chief Clerk Logan Carlisle of the
Treasury department stated tcday that the
certificate of Transmlsslsslppl Expedition
stock subscriptions would In all probability
go to Acting Secretary of the Treasury ;
Curtis tomorrow. That If , upon examina
tion , tbo stock subscriptions were fouuil
to be In good faith , he had no doubt b'ut the
secretary would so certify , and the way bo
thus paved for actually beginning plant !
for the government. Mr. Carlisle stated fur
ther that he understood It was Congress
man Mercer's Intentions to endeavor to se
cure a larger appropriation for the ex
position , which he looked upon as being
entirely proper , "for , " nald Mr. Carlisle , "If
the government Is going Into the show bual-
ness , I believe In making It the biggest
kind of a show In thii whole country. "
It Is believed In treasury circles that only
the appropriation for $150.000 will haveto
bo taken euro ot In the sundry civil , or
sotno other appropriation bill , $50,000 being
appropriated outright In the Exposition bill
for the construction of building- ] .
Interest Is being aroused on all sided
over the coming exposition , and western ,
men living here arc confident It will "oo
of vast benefit to the whole trausmlsslsslppt
country.
John T. Clarke r.nd W. E. Clarke ot
Oma'Ja were In the city today.
Comptroller Eckels today appointed Wil
liam H. Dent of Lemars , la. , receiver of the
First National bank of Dccornli. la. , which
closed Its doors about two weeks ago.
Dr. Victor Rosowatcr , managing editor ot
The Bee , Is expected to arrive In Washing
ton tomorrow from the south , and will spend
Thanksgiving with friends here.
CIIAMH.nil SAYS A l.OA.V IS VKnilKD.
SiiKKextM ( hut n Hundred .MIIIIniiH Ha
llorroueil for a Short Time.
WASHINGTON , Nov. 24. There la such
a diversity of opinion among icpubllcan sen
ators In the city as to the cour.se to bo pur
sued at the next scxulon with reference-
the tariff that It Is considered quite probable -
blo a caucus will bo held very early In the
session to decide upon a line of action. Sen
ator Sherman Is still understood to hold the
opinion that the Dlnglcy bill could be vnsscil
at the approaching session , while- other re
publican ttcnatoiu disagree with him , eomo
as to the wisdom of the measure aud otheru
en to the possibility of getting It through.
It In believed a line of action can bo agreed
upon In a party conference which will bo
satisfactory to all and which , when It la
once decided upon , will render unnecessary
much ueelcsa agitation. The Indications are
now that the decision of the cauctio wlion
held will be against the taking up of tbo
Dlnglcy bill.
Senator Chandler said today he thought
congress should make provision for a short
time loan at the coming Bftsslon.
"I believe. " he said , "wo can authorize a
short time loan , limited to fifty or a hundred
millions. Provisions may bo made for such
a loan to bo paid oft within a few years.
If we have not the money It 1ms to be bor
rowed and It Is offensive to every one to
have the government resort to the round
about and evasive methods adopted by Mr.
Cleveland In the loans he has negotiated.
Authority should be given nt once for short
time Inant , so that the government may beget
got out when It Unite Itself In a hole. "
"Would you make any provision for the re-
dcmptlon and retirement of the green
backs ? " asked the reporter.
"No , I am not In favor ot the retirement
of the grecbacks at this time. At present
the banks need them In their reserved. It
they did not have them , they would have to
hold their reserves In gold. The thing to
do now Is to provide means for getting
money until wo can put revenue legislation
Into effect. Theie will have to be an extra
session of the Fifty-fifth congress In in/
Judgment and wo shall then enact both reve
nue and financial legislation. I do not
eo how we can accompllih anything as to
cither of these questions at the coming
session. "
The senator expressed the opinion that
the next session would bo a quiet one. "Tho
republicans are not disposed to crow. " ho
said , "aud I see no opening for a rumpus ,
except between the silver democrats and the
gold democrats. " He expressed the opinion
that the silver republicans would bo ad
mitted to the republican caucus If the/
wanted to go In. "Wo shall not exclude
any senator who wants to como In , " ho
said.
"Speaking for myself , as a democrat , " said
Senator Roach of North Dakota , "I would ,
not Interpose any factious objection to such
tariff legislation as the republican majority ,
might desire to undertake. They ay pros *
perlty Is to follow republican supremacy ,
and I am willing to let them Have a trial
and , If It Is successful , to give them credit
for It. I do not know what general policy ,
the democrats In the senate may decide upon
In this regard , but those with whom I have
talked , have not expressed any Intimation
of opposing thp program of the majority. "
icu "HKCHII'TS FAI.I , OFF.
IKill IltlnlnexN WIIM Done DiirliiK the
Month of Oeloher.
WASHINGTON , Nov 24. The October
statement of rccrlpU at the thirty largest
postofficcs In the country ohow a net dccreaso
of $13,714 , or 1-.01 per cent &a compared with
October of the previous year and there la
nothing significant In this fact , as It ia
attributed to bualncHs Inactivity In tbo po
litical campaign. The Increcso of mall dur-
the campaign Is stated by postal officials
to have been nude up largely of frankc *
matter , o there ID llttlo to offcet business
lIstlcsancBS , Total receipts for the month
at these thirty largest olllcea v/or.i $2,932-
767 , against $2,976,632 In October , ISOS. Newd
York decreased from ? 7IJ/.02 to $691.084.
while Chicago Increased from $459,352 to
$465,913. The nejil largest receipt * were :
Philadelphia. $237439 ; Boston. $251,455 ; Rt.
Louis , $135,508 ; Cincinnati , $92S6J ; Balti
more , $95,692 ; Brooklyn , $9S,200 $ ; San FranCisco -
Cisco , $82,833 ; PltteburB , $63.618. Tha
greatest Increase , $12,427 , wan at Sun Fran
cisco. _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
I'lililleatlon of War Ilecoril * .
WASHINGTON. Nov. 21. The Board ot
Publication of War Records hnn eubinlttocl
Ita annual report to the sccrotary of war.
This work has been In progress for twenty-
ono years and 1s about completed. If pres
ent progress Is continued through ttio next
( local year , the records of military operations
proper , BUCU an battles , campaign. ! and othoc
active operations , will b completed by Juno
30 next , and the general Index , of tlilu vurlos >
will shortly thereafter bo ready to tend to
the printer. The work has tout thus far
$2,334,328. The clone of the present fiscal
year finds 101 volumes of the work IsvuoJt
and distributed to bctioficiarlea wlUi olh _ (
moro volumes In typo. ,
I'oNlotllce Fraiul Orilitm iNNiirit ,
WASHINGTON , Nov , 24.-Tho malls of
several western parties liavo been Mopped
by the government on Iraud order * Issued
today , The Nuw York Aurophono company ,
which was recently barred from the Newt
York and Boston and Bedford Sprlngu ,
Mass , , poatoinces , aluo operated at ChlcRKO ,
and a fraud order uualtist the vonicrn tlierei
where Its ( luai'tcr * wore. COT Masonictemple , ,
has been UiueJ. Edlcli * alto 'U.Vo goaf
