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    THE OMAHA K DAILY BEE.
ESTABLISHED JUNE 39 , 1871. OMAHA , MONDAY MORNIN y DECEMBER 7 , 1800. SINGLE COPY IT I'VE CENTS.
> AttCKS WAR OF DESOLATION
Woylor Busily Destroying Everything Pos
sible in Finar Del Rio Province ,
HOPES TO STARVE OUT MACEO'S ' MEN
Unarmed .Men and HoNplliil ' '
llutclicrcil , While Women nnd Clill-
dren Arc Driven to tlic Moim-
< ft _ _ liilnx for Shelter.
( Copyrlclit , ISM. liy Preen Publlthtnic Company. )
ARTHMISA , ( on the Western Trocha In
Cuba , ) Dec. 3. By way of Key West , Fla. .
Dec. C. ( New York World Cablegram Spe
cial Telegram. ) Though no official Informa
tion of General NVeyler's movements can
bo obtained , I have private advices that
otterrecor.nolterlng westward from the
trocha as far as Plnar del Rio City without
encountering serious opposition-the general-
In-chief has established headquarters near
the provincial capital.
The time of grace having oxplrcO , his
orders declaring paclficos or country aettlere
who did not by a certain day remove with
their families Into towns garrisoned by
Spanish trorw | to bo without the pale of
the law , are now being rigidly carried Into
effect. Columns have swept all the districts
adjacent to the railway , burning farm
houses , killing unarmed peasants and driv
ing helpless uomcn and children thus left
roofless , hurtandiess and fatherless to suck
refuge In tlio mountains and forests. In
a single day ono of Weyler'n columns alone
net the torch to over 500 buildings In a
forced match through outlying settlements.
General Mclqulzo the day previous destroyed
300 houses and besides raided a rebel hos
pital and put all the Inmates to the machete
without Icelng a man In the attack. The
nick and wounded were too feeble to re
sist.
sist.Tho
The torch , by the captain general's com
mand , Is also being ruthlessly applied to
corn fields. All plantings are being de
stroyed , and every living animal encoun
tered by the Spanish troops that might servo
the insurgent * as food Is being killed. It
la n campaign of destruction nnd desola
tion , sowing the sccda of starvation and
death.
Maceo'a scant food supply In the hills
wlli eventually become exhausted , and Wey
ler proposes that the enemy shall In the
end be compelled to come down from their
mountain retreats and face the Spanish bul
lets or clan pcrlau of hunger.
ROYALISTS MEET DEFEAT.
HAVANA. Cuba. ( Via Key West , Fla. ) . Dec.
C. ( New York World Cablegram Special
Telegram. ) General Aldea has been defeated
and driven ) back wltbj heavy less by Gomez's
Cuban advance columns under Qnlntln Han
dera's command , at Han.ibana , upon the bor
der of Matanzas and Santa Clara provinces.
AM details are olllclally suppressed at the
palnco hero. In scml-ofllclal circles , however.
It Is admitted that Aldea lent seventy-five
men and Handera's losses are put at upward
ot 300. Private Information from Cuban
sources Just reverse the figures.
The correspondents of Madrid Journals are
Indignant at the rcfueal of General Weyler'a
press censor to allow them to cubic the
facts to Madrid , and say , too , that It General
Weyler continues his present efforts to con
ceal the truth from the people of Spain , who
are making sc | many sacrifices to supply the
necessary alnews of war , ho Is doomed to
early recall and personal disgrace. The
representatives of the Liberal and the Hcr-
aldo o'f Madrid , find themselves compelled ,
. . . .
Havana 'to6eh'd' the Inilk'of their dispatches
to Key West for transmission therefrom.
The Lucha , In a significant editorial , makes
between the lines , n most vigorous protest ,
warning General Weyler that neither poli
ticians nor generals , who would bo popular
and ouccfssfnl , must forget that the press
l/i fiftfMt ttilnrlitlnt * tltntt ( ( in fit id nin nnf
bo trampled upon or nnubbed with Impunity ,
that the whole world respects it , and that
no ono man , however despotic or arbitrary ,
can absolutely control it. Unwritten victo
ries add little luster even to a soldier's
glory.
glory.WEYLER'S
WEYLER'S FUTURE PROGRAM.
I learn from seemingly trustworthy authoi-
Hy that General Weyler will return hereon
on or about the 7th to welcome his son , now
on the way here from Spain. Whllo ho is
In Havana. It Is expected that the captain
general will Icsue a new proclamation , claim
ing that peace has been virtually restored In
Plnar del Rio and Havana provinces , but
declaring at the same time that the scat
tered groups of Insurgents still remaining
there under Macco and Agulrrc's direction
are simply bunds unworthy of pursuit by the
regular army. Ho will leave them to bo
hunted down by mounted forces of the civil
guard and local guerrillas , while he turns hU
attention to Mntauzas und the central and
eastern districts , now overrun by the rebel
armlcf ) of Gomez , Callxto , Garcia and Lacret.
A committee of army and navy officers has
been appointed with Instructions to take
Immediate steps to strengthen the coast
and harbor defense ! ) of Havana and other
Cuban ports of Importance.
RAIN IN PINAR DEL RIO.
The World correspondent's private advices
from Plnar del Rio announce excessive rain
throughout that province , it It continues
It may cause a temporary suspension ot
active military operations. The government
reports an engagement In Plnar del Rio
between General Melqulso'a force and a body
of Insurgents entrenched lu thn caves ot
Sabalo , lu the Gulmuda hills. No details
nro given ,
The Cuban leader , Aranguren , waa
wounded during the attack on Cuanabacoa
Tuesday night. Enrique Masarun , one of
Valencia's adjutants , wae killed , his body
being abandoned. The Insurgents lu their
retreat carried It oft. A negro also was
killed , and fifteen Cubans were wounded
juuro or ICFS serially.
The Sp.ir.liih Transatlantic liner Alvaro
do Duseiui , which cleared from Cortina ,
fipaln , November 21 , with l.srj troops , re
inforcements , and was due In Havana Krl-
ilny , has not yet arrived. It Is feared that
din ) has encountered a storm and met with
an accident. _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
I.VSUII < JI\T : it.vin ox OUAXAIIACOA
Cnliiinn Inlllct < 2rcitt DiinuiiYO Vcr ;
Ncur tu 11 if MI n ii ,
JACKSONVILLE , Flu. , Dec. 0.--A special
to the CltlJ.en from Key West says : A Span
ish officer who passed through on the Olivette
last night reports that General Maceo , with a
band of COO men , succeeded lu breaking
through the trocha , and will meet Genera
Gomez In Hn\ona province. Maceo left Gen
eral Rio Itlvero In chnrgo ot his forces In
Plnar del Rio province. Macco goes to get
the utttlstHiice of Gomez to help the Insur
gent army In Plnar del Rio.
From passengers on the Olivette details ot
the successful raid of the Insurgents on
Guanabacoa across the bay from Havana
were received. The raid took place on Tues
day night and the Spanish outposts near
Havana and Mariano have been attacked
nightly since. The greatest of excitement
still oxluts In Havana and nil of the uuburba
of tha city. lu Tuesday's raid the Insur
gents captured a large number of American
park mules and munltloim of war. About
forty-six houses were burned. The nttacklni ;
party rode Into the city and took charge
The commander has been severely repri
manded for Ills feeble resistance. Hundreds
of families are leaving Guuanubacoi for
Havana.
.Murderer TnoU HIM Victim'iiine. .
SYDNEY. N. S. W. , Doc. 0. A solution
has been found for the mystery Hurrnundlnt ;
the disappearance of two perrons and the
unearthing of the body of one of them at
Linden , The body of the second man hiis
now also been unearthed and haw been Iden
tified na that of Captain Wtller , It was
tinder the name of Captain Writer that the
man who U under suspicion In connection
with the case nailed for Snn KrunclKCo , A
police ofllcer will go to England to arraiiKC
for the extradition of this mau when he U
arrested ,
MOIIU SPANISH THOOPS IN CUBA.
Two Shipload * Arrive nl llnviuin .
XIMVH of Wfj-lcr nnil Mncco.
HAVANA , Dec. C. The steamers Cato-
luna and Isle do Panaya , having on board
2,550 soldiers , arrived here.
JACKSONVILLE , Kla. , Dec. C. A special
to the Citizen from Key West says : The
steamer Whitney brought Havana news this
morning In relation to Macco and Wcylcr.
PaBsensero elate that Weyler himself Is now
encamped ten mlleo from Artemlwi and his
army Is scattered along the trocha nnd
through the Plnar del Rio dlrtrlct. When
Maceo retreated from Wcylcr In his first
campaign his plan was to surprise Weyler
at the first opportunity and now Maceo has
1 la army on either side of Wcylcr nnd they
nro having dolly skirmishes' . Weyler Is com
pletely currounded and If ho shall attempt
to move he will bo compelled to go to Arto-
mlai. Small bands have crossed the troclia
Into Havana district and are attacking thu
outposts and villages of that province. In-
jnirncnts numbering 7,009 are encamped In
Havana province , twenty miles ? from Havana ,
and will go to Macco's assistance when
needed. Spies In Havana are keeping the
Insurgents pouted as to the movements of
the Spanish troops. A movement Is on foot
to capture Weyler If he shall attempt to
go to Havana by rail. Firemen and volun
teers In Havana arc being sent to Weyler s
relief. Heretofore these troops were used
In the defense of the city.
Since Tuerday's raid on Guanabacoa the city
has been attacked almost every night and
Thursday night 2fiO Cuban cavalry rode for
two hours through the city. The damage
done amounts to thirty-six lioupea burned
and a largo quantity of supplies and ammuni
tion Kclzcd ; alto a largo number of mules
loaded and ready to leave the city were
"JACKSONVILLE. Fla. . Dec. 6. Sharp fir
ing has been heard zgaln today In Havana ,
from the neighborhood of Guanabacoa nnd
other suburbs of that section , and all
Havana la excited over the occurrence. Over
500 refugees have passed Into the city dur ns
the past five da > s , from the section , fearing
for their liven during the flghu between the
soldiers and the Insurgents. Nearly all the
Havana volunteers have gone to the front ,
but as fast as they rout the guerrillas In one
place , they encounter them In another , malt
ing a succession of running fights , all within
five to ten miles of the city. About 100
soldiers have been killed or wounded , so
for , In these engagements.
BI-'I-'IJCT 01' ' KASIUIl SIOXKY IIATKS.
SecnrKIc * on Hit ; London
Mnrlit-l Show nn Advance.
LONDON , Dec. C. Easier money rates arc
producing a further advance In Investment
securities. The stock market has been quiet
and Is not likely to be active until the new
year. Homo railways and foreign securities
were firm. Egyptian securities have risen
and It Is believed the decision of the tribunal
holding that funds advanced by the Calsso
of the Egyptian debt for the Dongola ex
pedition must bo refunded will In the end
prolong the British occupation. Brazilian
securities went up a point on the news that
the Chamber of Deputies had passed a bill
authorizing the government to assume the
responsibility ot note circulation to leasa
the Brazilian railroad. Uruguay securities
were depressed on the contradictory rcporta
on the progress of the revolt there. Mines
had another bad week , French and German
holders selling largely aud reports of the
shutting down of mines had a bad effect.
Denver & Rio Grande dividends had an
added effect on the market , though Baltimore
& Ohio fell 2 points on Mr. Little's report ,
but the hope Is expressed that the cabled
summary ot the report dwells unduly on
the unfavorable features. Canadians have
been fairly , flrm. The , week's Increases were
asTolIbwB : ' ' L'ako''SliordB& 'Mlchlgan-Soutli-
crn , 2 points ; Denver & Rio Grande pre
ferred and Louisville & Naohvlllo , UJ points ;
Erie mortgage and Missouri Pacific 2ds , 1
point ; Chicago , Milwaukee & St. Paul , %
point. Others showed a fractional Increase
with the exception of Pennsylvania railroad ,
which was down V4 point.
UKVOI.T I.V imt'OUAY IS BM1I3I1.
Laconic TclcKrnni from ( lie KorelKii
MlnlNlri- Which Tell * theStory. .
BALTIMORE , Md. , Dec. C. Mr. Prudenclo
do Murgulondo , consul general of the re
public of Uruguay , today gave out the fol
lowing statement regarding the political as
pect of affairs In that country : "In answer
to a cablegram font by mo yesterday to the
Uruguayan minister of foreign relations , re
questing Information as to the state of the
revolution lu tlio country , I have received
tha following reply :
" 'Rioters completely defeated. Revolt
ended. Situation of government Impregna
ble. HORDENANA ,
" 'Minister oM < - ' "
oMorelgn Affairs.
IllH Picture * Arc Ilcnr ( o Him.
LONDON , Dec. C , The report that Law
rence Alma Tadema was painting a largo
picture for an American patron , Mr. Tadema
Informs the Associated press , Is without
foundation , and the distinguished artist adds :
"Tliero are too many of my pictures now In
the United States. When they go there they
have clipped through my fingers and I can
sco them no more. "
Cxnr Does Not Kavor I'vneiiiitlon.
LONDON , Dec. C. Jt Is seml-olllclally an
nounced that Russia has notified Franco that
the Interests of the government In thn mat
ter ot the evacuation of Egypt Is quite re
mote. The czar Is said to have expressed
the conviction that Great Britain has earned
an Indemnity by reason of her beneficent
Intervention in the Nile valley.
Kulciilicr ; ? CiiicH ( ollerlln. .
BERLIN , Dee. 6. Count Zu Eulcnbcrg
has started for Berlin to testify In the trial
of Major von TaiiRch , the commissioner of
detective police , who has been suspended
from his duties , pending the result of his
trial for Intriguing against the authorities
of the Foreign office.
Mnddc'ncd ! > > ' I'nrciiiiltcil I.ove.
MONTREAL , Dec. C. Maddened by unre
quited love , Homer llowcll , aged27 , shot
and fatally wounded his former sweetheart.
Miss Annie Sims , aged 21 , at her homo In
thin city today , and thru put a bullet In lilJ
own brain , dying on the spot.
Knure. .tiny Vlxlt Vlctorln.
LONDON , Dec. C. A dispatch to the Sun
day Times from Paris nays : If President
Faurc visits Russia ho wilt then visit Lon
don. It la reported the queen lias Invited
him as a special mark of courtesy and honor
to visit her at Obborno house.
liiilil on li London dull.
LONDON , Dec , C. A hundred constables
raided the Pattcnbcrg club on'Ooswoll road
at an early hour on Sunday morning and
arrested 150 persons , Including many women.
Ciillforiiliiii I'liulH n Itrlilc In Knuliind.
LONDON , Dec. C.The engagement l an
nounced of Walter McCrcary of San Fran
cisco and Miss Somerset , daughter of Major
MrAdam , lute of the Seventh dragoons.
Indian I'anilnc Will He .Severe.
LONDON , Doe. 6.-The Chronicle eays It
hears that Independent reports anticipate that
( leapttn tliu rains tlio fninlne will bo by far
the worst nver known In India.
.Milceo Sulil fo Have Left Culm.
MADRID , Dec. C. A report reaches hero
from Havana that Antonio Marco has gone
to Now York to consult with the Cuban rev
olutionary committee I lie re.
lOlO'l'l ltfin > N ( lie .Money ,
CAIRO , Dec. fi. Tlio Egyptian Kiiverniiient
lias refunded to tha C'alsno of thu Egyptian
Debt the ? 2.500 advanced for the expenses
of the Nile expedition ,
HUv Xnviil ( Vcdllti Tii IVancc.
PARIS , inc. O. lt l.i expected the govern
ment will consent to r.aval credits to the
amount of 130,000,000.
BAYARD DECLINES THE GIFT
Writes a Letter Full of Gratitude to the
London Telegraph ,
SAYS HIS OFFICE PRECLUDES ACCEPTANCE
SulifturlptlnitN Will Ilu Urdu-noil , lint
NMt Mitllltcr CIllllllN ( llO ItOHIIOIIHCM
Have Shown the < ini.il Will lie-
twueti the Two Nations.
LONDON , Dec. 7. Mr. Bayard , the United
States ambassador , lias ) written to the Dally
Telegraph , under date of Saturday , confirm
ing the report ( cabled to the Associated press
on Saturday ) that ho would decline the
preferred Christmas gift Intended as a com
pliment to him niul In honor of his efforts
to bring about an cr.i of good feeling be
tween the United States and Great Britain.
Ho hao oi&cd the proprietors of the r.owrj-
papers not to proceed to carry out their
"kind and generous proposition" nlous the
lines planned. Ho then proceeds to describe
the manner In which ho first learned of the
proposal Thursday afternoon by reading the
announcement In the columns of the Tolo-
graph. He says that ho was naturally deeply
touched and gratified , still more when the
following Issues of the paper contained PO
many spontaneous trlbuleo of respect and
kind feeling from men of all clauses , occupa
tions and varying degrees of fortune. Con
tinuing , ho says : "A few hours of reflection
hero brought mo to the sober Judgment that ,
holding my present ofnco , Inverted with Its
discretion and duties , I should scrupulously
respect and obey the spirit us well as the
letter of my country' ! ) law , written and un
written , which Inhibits any ono holding an
office of trust or profit under the United
States of America from accepting 'without
the consent of congress , any present from
any king , prince or government. ' The rea
sons for this Inhibition apply with special
significance to the representatives of tie gov
ernment abroad. "
Mr. Bayard continues hU comment , re
marking that republican forms of govern
ment require strict and delicate obedience
to ouch principles , so that not even the Knell
of smoke can lurk In the folds of official gar-
mciila , ,
"Tho ermine of the Judge , ' says Mr.
Bayard , "should not be more stainless than
the robe of the law giver , nor that of thu
legislator ttuu that of the executive of-
fleer.
"The patriotic and admirable Intent of
your Influential journal haa been surely
accomplished , for It has evoked much ex
pressions of widespread sympathy and ap
proval us 'like the breath of the ocean will
fill the sails of two great ships of otato
ns they are borne- onward by the Irresistible-
currents of our common civilization.-
Ambassador Ilayard concludes with an
expression of sincere gratitude , and says
that "while 1 live I will not cease to thank
the people of these Islands for the whole
hearted and unstinted welcome and warm
hospitality showered upon mo and mine. I
am .sure I serve both countries best when
I decide as ambassador not to receive the
valuable and most delightful present pro
posed. "
In on editorial the Telegraph announces
that the derations will bo returned , and
repudiates the charges of "meanness and
presumption " but "no regrets for the ac
tion taken" are expressed , since sucft
prompt sympathy throughout England and
America has been produced , as evinced by
the cablegrams received from Frederic U.
CouTlof tri3. " L. ' GcdkltT "ex-Governor Flower ;
Bishop Potter , President Eliot of Hartford
university and others.
In conclusion , the Telegraph eaya edi
torially : "If the effort failed of Its Imme
diate and innocent purpose It has gone far
enough to prove the sincere good will of
the nation toward Ambassador Bayard. "
TO A HOLISM CATTIIClUAKAXTIXE. .
Cannillnii MlnUtcr of Agriculture Will
Conic to AViiNliliiKtoii.
OTTAWA , Ont. , Dec. 6. Hon. A. S. Fisher ,
minister of agriculture , will bo In Washing
ton on the ) 15th or 18th Instant. Ho goes to
discuss with the American authorities the
qucatlon of abolishing the Ijtprnatlonal quar
antine against cattle. If tiiu American gov
ernment will agree to abolishing quarantine
agalnsti Canadian cattle It Is understood Mr.
Flatter will agree on behalf of the Canadian
government to abolish quarantine- against
American cattle. The minister will remain
In Washington about two weeks.
.tlllltnry .MoveinciitN In fircecc.
ATHENS , Dee. 6. The king of Greece han
Issued a manifesto demanding army
maneuvera on a largo scale , and summoning
10,000 men from the reserve for the forma
tion of a permanent camp. The selection of
a new rifle for the army and other military
extensions , long advocated by public and
military opinions , has caused a sensation.
Ship OWIICFH HefiiHe to Arbitrate.
LONDON , Dec , C. A dispatch to the Tlmrs
from Hamburg saya. A second meeting of
employers has reaffirmed their refusal ito arbi
trate the dockers' strike. This Is duo to the
fact that a guaranty fund of 250,000 has been
signed for the protection and arsistance of the
smaller employers.
HUM a Hll7 Wlient Crop.
LONDON , Dec. 7. The Times , In an artl-
clo reviewing the official returns , finds that
the estimated wheat crop of Great Britain
Is 20,000,000 bushels above that of 1S95.
lllll ! lI'AlllllllIu Id III.
PARIS , Dec. 6. The Duq d'Aumalo Is 111
at Cuauttlly. The duke Is 74 years old.
m\ot.N'cis ; : iiiu\viir.s .MOVUMEXT.
Mrx. Ilnrford of llic W. O. T. U. Crc-
ncn it SciiNiillon In IIIIIIHIIN City.
KANSAS CITV. Doc. C. Sire. Helen Dlck-
crsun Harford of Oregon , national organizer
of the Woman's Chrhtlan Temperance union ,
created a sensation today whllo filling the
pulpit of the Dundee Methodist Episcopal
church In this city , by denouncing In unmeas
ured terms the acceptance by the city of a
memorial , to bo erected In the center of the
city , to the memory of Ferdinand Helm , the
brewer , lately deceased. The Helm bothers ,
who succeeded their father In business , had
drawn plans for an Imposing structure to
bo erected to the deceased's memory and
successfully tendered It to the city officials.
Today , In the course of her cermon , Mrs.
Harford arraigned the city fathers for their
action , alludeJ to the memorial as a "monu
ment of Infamy , " and appcaKd to her con
gregation to prevent Its erection.
; .Ml lie I'M Can NO Trouble ,
SCRANTON , 1'n. , Deo. G.-Severnl hun
dred ( striking- Italian miners nro causing
trouble nt the Forest Coal eompany'B mine
tit Archibald , a few miles north of this
city , und excitement there Is Intense.
Bloodshed was narrowly averted last night
by the employment of armed duceutlven
to preserve order. The Italians * objected
to the deduction from their pay of the
cost of employment of export overseers ,
who were keeping watch over tlio miners
tu prevent the robbing of pillars In the
milieu , They also opposed the removal of
eoal stored In the forty ears In the drift
of the mine , The defectives dispersed the
men and made elcht arrests.
Will Context tin * IMnh Klcclloii.
SALT LAKH CITV , Dec. C.-Tlio legality
of the recent election In Utah will bo con
tested. Judge ICItchlu of the district court
of thin pity , a defeated candidate for
, will , tomorrow axle the supreme
court to fsmie an order , problbltltiK the
Hlatij Hoard of Canvassers from canvass-
IliJT the1 return * . Tlio chief polntM relied
upon to KUutitln tlio cnac are that the law
under which the i.-loctlon w hold was
not properly paused by the legislature ami
oven If It hud bet'ii properly panHt > d It
would nut do constitutional for the rtuson
that U did not provide for a ( secret bal
lot.
no AII DKPISMIS HIM IIUOTIIKU.
Drill.tlif ChiPlro ttml . * lii S
Court WHM 1'iU'kcil.
WORCESTER , Maas. , .Doc. 6. Senator
George F. Hoar has written " a , l < r | Mii\
defending his brother. th"6 l taJi ; R , Hoar ,
attorney genctal In the Grant cabinet , from
attacks made during thbjrccenti presidential
'
campaign. Mr. Hoar B'MTI In explanation
of the letter : "About ! fortnlghM ire
the election , when on mV. way to a f , icr
of the Norfolk club. I road In j nV'in'Inp '
paper that Mr. 'Falrchlld , fpTmcr L > oironrj ! ;
of the treasury , had repeat ( > iU Lipccch
before the Reform club , thr BLotten
contradicted that the supre BB tin-
United States had been prflV MPrcVcrsc
the decision In Hepburn against Gtlawold ,
In which the court held the legal tender act
unconstitutional. At the dinner a few
hours later , I criticised this statement as
being as vile a slander 0.1 ever was uttered
upon the stump. I do not suppose that
Mr. Falrchlld was aware of 'the falsehood
of the charge that ho endorsed , Ho only
made the too common mistake of adopting
without Investigation an error which had
become current In regard to a fact of po
litical history. " f
After entering Into < lotnlls ; concerning the
matter and quoting liberal ! ? from the rec
ords. Senator Hoar makrs 'public two let
ters Just received from' tvV , of , the mem
bers of the cabinet of President Grant.
Says Senator Hoar In thisconnection , : "I
have received this letter' riyiGovcrnor
Cox. Ho was then secretary ot 'tficT In
terior In Grant's cabinet. ffli < ! dwelt In the
same houeo with AttornoRivOgjjarnl JJaaii-
during the summer untU. * > ihd' meeting or
congress on the 1st of December , 1869 , and
was the Judge's Intimate'personal : friend.
Ho would have known of - * matter It It
had been known , both ca n. ' membcr of the
cabinet and from his familiarity with Judge
Hoar. Here Is the letter :
CINCINNATI , Nov. C , IfclS. My Dear Sen
ator Hoar : In reply to yours' of the 3d In
stant I would say thatI- have always * re
garded the charge that .the supreme court
was packiil to reverse tha 'local tender de
cision In Hepburn versus Qrlswold , na one
of tCio most curious Instances of declaring
an unwarranted conclusion.'from a mere
coincidence. When I originally heard the
assertions made I carefully ; reflected to see
whether I could recall 'any. fact that sus
tained It. I could not. &Vivy Incident per
taining to the appointment'of a judge to
till the vacancy WJIP , so 'far an my recollec
tion could reach , exactly -what hlph-mlndod
men would wish , exnctlywhat all who Icnew
Judge. HO.JV would expect ft-om an attorney
general having1 his high- Ideals of public
duty. - .
I can recall some dlscucslon of the char
acter and qualities of Judges Strong and
Uradley among meinbcrae.t the cabinet , but
not a single word of reforcnpo to their opin
ions , on the legal tender .question or to any
case pending , or likely to' bo pending In the
supreme court. Nothingc'c.ould bo plainer
than that the attorney.general -was earn
estly determined to recn.ilrtond only such
men as combined the qualities of able luw-
ycrn with those of perfectly pure , single-
minded and upright citizens. When the
nominations were madeVlve felt that Just
such men had been selected. I .am the more
Hiiro Uhat I would have been quick to notice
anything Inconsistent with the goer pur
pose I have described , bedauce , as a matter
of fact , my personal convictions then were
and still arc that the opinion of Chief Jus
tice Chase In Hepburn versus Grlswold , as
well no la the subsequent Icgill tender cases ,
so-called , was the betterjnno In law , and a
sounder ono In statesmanship , ns well as a
solid barrier against nil forms of fictitious
or "flat" money. One1 of your brother's
strongest 'Claims to publltv reverence ns a
departed worthy In mjvji < dgment Is the un
changing adherence to-llifi highest possible
rule of action In pf ) ting-and selecting judicial
nominations as attOrncy/general. ; and this
was most noticeable , ruf ( l should be. when
the positions to be nilediiverc the highest.
Faithfully yours , , ' . * ( J. I ) . COX.
Governor Cox reslgn d'Uils .placo In the
cabinet not long aftpr"4s.hlD" transaction ,
stating In a public letter'JilB rca.sons Jor
resigning , that ho hag Blot'Tieen ' July sup
ported by the president' , ) ! ) JilB , attempts to
protect JLho rights otfi'lei" United Statco
agalnfct ' fraud. It Is 'absolutely .Incredible ,
and I do not believe that 'any man in the
country will cuggcst , that Governor Cox
would huvo forgotten ruch > transaction or
that ho would have screened It from public
condemnation ,
"I Also have a letter from Governor Bout-
well , formerly secretary of the treasury. I
believe he and Governor Cox ore the sur
viving members of'that * cabinet. Ho writes :
GltATON , Nov. fi , .iSHU-My Dear Sir :
My answer to your letter of the 3d of this
month must be by negative statements
rather than by affirmative assertions. The
charge to which you call my attention Is
this : That In the year 1S7U the supreme
court was packed by "President Grant for
the purpose of reversing the legal tender
derision In the case of Hepburn against
Grlswold. and that , whcn the names of
Messrs , Strong and Uradlry were sent to
the senate In February , . 1870 , the nature
of the decision In the above named case ,
although It had not been Announced from
the bench , was known fo the president
and cabinet.
I was a member of General Grant's cab
inet at the time mentioned and I was pres
ent at one or more cabinet meetings when
the subject was considered and when opin
ions were expressed us to the fitness of
Messrs. Strong and Hntdley for the vn-
cent places upon the bench of the su
preme court. The legal tender controversy
was not spoken of nor In' any manner re
ferred to by the president nor by any mem
ber of the cabinet. IndcctI the conversa
tion was limited. Strpng and Uradley were
then without controversy at the head of
the profession In the states of Pennsyl
vania , New Jersey , Maryland and Dela
ware. At that time there was a Justice
on the bench from Now Kngland , ono from
New York and ono from'the Pacific coast
and four from the central states of the
west. At that time the south was not con-
Biuprcu.
Since the controversy was opened the
statement linn been mada that Judge Strong
had recognized the constitutionality of the
legul tender law In his place as Judge of
the supreme court of Pennsylvania. I can
not say whether that rapt was known to
the president or to any member of the cab
inet. but there waft no , rcforcnco to the
opinion of cither Strong or nrndley. Very
truly. GUORGtJ S. I1OUTWKL.U
. o
coxiirrio.v OF FAJIOUS IXVAMHS.
ItohWrll fS. Ilorr IN
u ( litIltinil tn.-Hrcovory.
PLAINKIELD , N , J. , Dec. C. The condi
tion of ex-Congressman > Roswell G. Herr ,
formerly of Michigan , no * of this city , who
Is III , was much Improved today. No com
plications of a serious o'rder have as yet
appeared and the family and physicians be
lieve Mr. Herr will 'recover.
NEW YORK. Dec. 6.i-Thaugh the general
condition of District Attorney Fellows Is
unchanged ho Is gradually growing weaker
niul sinking slowly. He still remains In the
uaml-comatce ? condition , that has marked ! ili >
Illness elnco Friday. Latf ( oday Harry Fel
lows , sou ot the district ! attorney , told the
reporters who called at { he house , that his
father's condition remained unchanged. How
ever , ho passed a roicbs ; night and It Is
bcllovod ho lu gradually idling strength. 'Hli
phyt > Iclani > , Dr. Fleming and Dr. Rodonstcln ,
remained with him throughout the night.
Just before midnight. Cdlqnel Fellowo , real
izing that his end was jiear , summoned all
the membero ot his f8R"jfe b ) ils bedside.
Mrs. Fellows , ier twp.fflj orii and Harry
Fellows , the youirgr - Bathered around
Colonel Fellow ? , whouV each In turn an
affectionate farewell. TOfn AV. Fellows , jr. ,
wao the only membfr of the family absent.
Ho Is expected to arrjvp on Monday after
noon. ? ' \
NB\V YORK , Uoc. C. General Franz
Slgol , who hao been 111 .from pleurisy during
the past two wctOt , hoa beer- pronounced out
of danger by attendant physician ® .
MONTREAL , Doc. - /YJ-chblahop Fabro.
who haa been suffering for nome tlmo with
cancer , lf | wolae , and Is pot exjqctcd to live
over tomorrow. \
Voiinur MIIII'H AlyiltrrloiiH Hulolilr.
NEW YORK. Dec , . Walter C. Holnecke ,
20 years old , a son of Edmund Hclncckc , who
clalmtil to be it German count , died today In
Manhattan hospital. Younu Helnpcke waa
employe * ! In-the otllce of tlie struct cleaning
department. IiHt nliht he shot himself in
the temple. At thr hospital I'O said he at-
temiHfd tha nuloldobecause 'ho was no
longer able to do elorlcaj work. The family
of the young man wn j warned by ( i mls-
tt-ilouH letter written Ifi u woman's hand ,
but the letter came too ] late to prevent his
self murder. The vritfr Is unknown nnd
the police believe younKUfelncrko had othci
motive * for taking hi4 llfo than the one
which ho CO.VQ.
TO COMPETE WITH CARNEGIE
John D , Rockefeller Intonth to Piguro as
Y a Now Iron King.
BIO PLANT TO BE BUILT NEAR CHICAGO
Standard Oil Mmrmitf One * Into Slccl
Hull Mint Armor I'latc Iti
uu III * Own Account niul
I on a I < nrKc Scnlo.
CHICAGO , Dec. C. A morning paper
makes the following announcement : John
D. Rockefeller is seeking to outdo Andrew
Carnegie as an Iron king , and has plans al
ready matured and about to be carried out
aiming nt that end. The Standard Oil com
pany , directed by Rockefeller , will bo the
fee of the Scotchman. This company has
purchased In South Chicago along the shores
of Lake Michigan and at the mouth of the
Calumet river a plot of ground several
acree In extent and with a water frontage *
of 3,200 feet. On this , H Is sai rolling mills
will bo erected , to ccst 110,000,000 , and pos-
olbly twice that amount. With this plant for
manufacture , with the vast mines In the
-3'rasaba region for the raw product , and
with eighteen tank vessels to carry the ore
to the very doors of the works , all owned by
the Rockefeller company , that corporation
may bo able to dictate tcrmo to Mr. Carno-
gle and his associates , Instead of being dic
tated to.
Mr. Rockefeller's scheme la not now. He
has had it In mind for several ycaro , but
not until now has he been ready to put It
Into effect. His prcllmlnaty movements
have , as usual , been kept quiet. Not until
today did anything reach the public , and
then accidentally. Some weeks ago a large
plot of land was purchased In South Chicago.
The sellers were the Calumet Canal and
Dock company , and several private Indi
viduals ; the real buyer waa not publicly
known. The price was In the neighborhood
of $500,000 , divided Into three payments.
The first Installment waa paid when the dcc-d
waa signed , and the next two will be made
December 15. It was not necessary that
Mr. Rockefeller should divide the sum.
The Iron and steel business at leant that
part of It dealing In steel rails la controlled
entirely by Carnegie and his two allies , the
Illinois Steel company of Chicago , and the
Colorado Fuel and Iron company of Pueblo ,
Colo. The prlco of ralKi at I'lttsburg la $23 ,
at Chicago $29 , at Pueblo $33 , whichever of
these three concerns 1s nearest the purchns-
ciu , gets the order. Ralfa cannot bo had of
any ono else. This Is the situation which
Mr. Rockefeller hc tackled. Ho expects to
make steel ralla from 25 to 50 per cent
cheaper than the trust can and can sell them
much cheaper. The new mills at South Chicago
cage will not bo confined to the manufacture
ot stccJ rails , however , but will make struc
tural Iron of all starts 03 well.
It la stated further , and on good author
ity , that Mr. Rockefeller may even go Into
the armor plate business. The site of the
now worKa is good ror a mammotn roiling
mill. The river at this point Is twenty feet
In depth , enough to float the largest lake
vessels , and provides a perfect entrance for
the Standard Oil ehl , which will carry ore
from the mines aT 'Lake ' Superior. These
same boats will ocrvo as a powerful whip In
the hands of the Standard Oil magnate. In
case .the .railroads attempt to fight him , for
they can also be used for the'grain trade ,
and literally demoralize freight rates In
every , direction.
! , .
CHEA11 TELKIJIIOXKS FOR ST. LOUIS.
*
GlKiiiillc Deal to Include Varloun
Klcvtrlcnl EiiteriirlHCN.
ST. LOUIS , Dec. 0. A gigantic deal , In
volving a revolution In the telephone and
electric lighting business of St. Louis , has
been consummated. Three big companies
with an aggregate paid up stock of nearly
$3,000,000 , have been organized by about
twenty of the most prominent and -wealthy
cltlicils of St. Louis. Ono of the companies
will Introduce a new telephone system In
St. Louis at much lower service rates than
Uicno prevailing at present. It will estab
lish a home telephone plant which will In
time extend to neighboring points. The
second company , owned by the same per
sons , will operate an Immense electric plant ,
supplying power of all kinds for public and
private use. The third company will con
struct the telephone and clcctrl ; plants for
the two other companies , manufacture the
equipments and will construct a complete
system of underground conduits. A fourth
company Is also In the deal , but It will not
figure In the proceedings at present. The
local capitalists Interested In the new com
panies arc : E11U Walnwrlght , Adolphus
Uusch , August Gehner , Sam M. Kennard.
Julius S. Walsh , Rolla Wells. Charles H.
Turner. William F. Nolker , William T. Haar-
tlck , William F. Marquard Forstcr , Henry
Nicholas , George J. Kobuscb , Philip Stock ,
Lawrence B. I'lcrce , IJrecklnrldgo Jones ,
C. K. D. Walsh. Otto Von Schrader , Wil
liam D. Orthwcln and II. S. Priest. The
Klnloch Telephone company Is the name of
a concern chartered at Jefferson City Sat
urday , with a paid up capital stock of
$1,500,000. The corporators were the St.
Louisiana just named , and Hionklns J. Han-
ford of Evanston , III. , and James H. Par
ish of Brooklyn , N. Y. The capital stock
of the company , however , will all bo taken
by the St. Louis parties. Articles of In
corporation of the St. Louis Electric and
Construction company , with a fully paid
capital of $000,000 , were filed In the re
corder's office of this city. The papers con
tain the same list of Incorporators. Late
yesterday afternoon the same gentlemen
held a meeting and clcccd a , deal which put
them In possession of the Citizens' Electric
Lighting and Power company and the Telephone -
phone and Telegraphic Service company ,
both of which have had but a nominal
business for many years. The Citizens'
Electric Lighting and Power company wan
then practically organized with a fully paid
capital stock of $750,000 and officers were
elected.
The deal Is one of the largest ever ac
complished In St. Louis , and Its effects arc
far reaching. The combination was made
for the avowed purpose of revolutionizing
the telephone and general electrical busi
ness In St. Lout * . The local capitalists
start out with the announcement that the
new telephone company will provide tele
phones at $36 per year for residences , $50
for physicians and $ GO for business houses ,
The present telephone rate Is $100 per year
for the Hell telephone service. The new
company will open general offices next week
and will at once get out and hustle after
prospective subscribers. The local capital
ists apparently mean business , as they filed
their applications for conduit space with
the Hoard of Public Improvements late yea-
tcrday afternoon and also filed four bonds
aggregating $140,000 with the mayor and
council ,
FAST STIJAMHItS FOK TIIU PACIFIC.
Will Ciiniit'tt > In Speed und MiiK'iilll-
ceniMltli Illwr P. & O. llontn.
LOS ANGELES , Cal. , Dec. C. The much
discussed steamship line from Japan to a
southern California port , which Japanese
capital la said to have been toying with
for some months , will bo owned by Ameri
can ! . The press dispatches from Chicago
stated that E. C. Potter , son of 0. AV. Pot
ter , the noted financier of that city , Is
working on the rutablUhment of such a
steamship line. It Is learned from Secre
tary Wlllard of the Chamber of Commerce
that the nown Is correct , uud that the en
terprise U In a fair way to bo uucces ful ,
Mr. Potter has been In southern California
for Homo dayct , and la now at the Coronado
hotel. The project li hacked by himself
In connection with the larger holders of
Santa Fe securities and the Cramps , ship
builders at Philadelphia. The project will
not be olllclally connected with the Santa
Fe railway , but will bo In full sympathy
With that corporation. TheH ltat stock
will bo about $10,000,000. AHdlo portion
has already been taken. TtBjrjjescncc of
Mr. Potter 1s duo to hla ileslMWI ascertain
the truth of the claims mAdivlBM h.in n.nilc
a careful Investigation , and MS ! rcoponncs
have been very satisfactory , & ] Chamber
of Commerce hero has lakU"Jie matter
In hand and Is pushing farw BwIth zeal ,
The plan Is to have built thiHBst passen
ger steamers of the day , co B $ tBOQ,000
each , to bo S.OOO tons burdcn. lll partlcu *
lars to excel the best of thj Hilnsiilar A
Oriental vessels. The proJrej Rlgure that
East Indian travelers to KnqlH will save
at least throe days' tlmo ns against the
Suez route. The tlmo on freight will also
be materially reduced and rates consider
ably reduced. The whole enterprise Is
based on the lines of magnificence and
the greatest popslblo speed , with the ex
pectation of depriving the Canadian Pacific
of Its trade and the English Peninsular &
Oriental company of a good proportion of
theirs. The service Is to bo ecmt-mnnthly
at least. The port has not been selected ,
but Is likely to bo San Diego until San
Pedro Is made a deep water harbor.
iv.\cin.\o i.v
ot Mm. AVtmier niul Her TITO
Itiitilcn TnUcu from .lull liy n Moll.
KANSAS CITY , Dec. 7. A special to the
Journal from Lexington , Mo. , eays : At
about 1 o'clock this ( Monday ) morning a
mob of Ray county farmers broke Into the
county jail here , secured Jesse Winner and
James Nelson , held for the murder of Mrs.
Winner and her two babies , and lynched
them.
The mob broke Into the jail with little
dllllculty and speedily accomplished their
object of meting out punishment to the
alleged butchers. Lon Lackey , who has also
been In jail under a clmrgo of complicity lu
the murder , was taken to Richmond Satur
day , which fact alone saved his life , as he
would certainly have been lynched
with the others. The probabilities
are that vcngoanco will be mctcd
out to him later , possibly before
morning. Several attempts were made to
lynch Winner and Lackey , whllo they were
In jail at Richmond , which led to their re
moval hero for safekeeping. Nelson has
been In Jail hero only since Saturday , hav
ing been arrested on the strength of a con-
fccalon made by Miss Maggie Katron , who
made a sworn statement that she , Winner ,
Lackey and Nelson committed the
murder. The crime for which Win
ner and Noaon ! were lynched was
the brutal butchery of Mis. Winner ,
wife of the lynched man and of Clara Win
ner , aged 3 years , and Pearl Winner , a boy
aged 18 months. The Winners lived north-
cast of Richmond. On October 26 Winner
left homo for a day or tv.v > and the next
day Mrs. Winner and the two children were
found with their throats cut. Mrs. Winner's
head had also been split 'with an axe. Her
body lay Just outride the house and war
frightfully mutilated by hogs before It was
dlocoverr-d.
CO.VfJllHSS OK I.AIIOU M T WHISK.
American Kcilcriitlon to Meet In Con
vention nt Cincinnati.
CINCINNATI , Dec. C. Ono week from to
morrow , the sixteenth convention of the
American Federation of Labor meets here
for n session of eight or ten days. Tim
'two English representatives have already
arrived. There will bo only 1BO delegates
representing a membership of over 000,000 ,
as follows : From national and Interna
tional unions of less than 4,000 members ,
ono delegate : 4,000 to C.OOO members , two
delegates ; 6,000 to 16,000 members , three
delegates ; 16,000 to 32,000 members , four
delegates ; 32,000 to 64,000 members , flvo
delegates , and so on. But each delegate
casts one vote for each 100 members ho rep
resents. The paramount question this year
will bo to perfect a more complete or
ganization of all the worklngmcn. More
strenuous efforts will be made to have the
eight-hour law go Into effect May 1. The
present ofllcers are : President , Samuel
Gompcrs ; vice presidents , P. J. Magulre ;
James Duncan. James O'ConnoIl ; eecrctaty ,
August McGrath ; treasurer , John B , Lcniion.
Tiicro are candidates , as ueual , for Gompcrs'
place , but It Is the general opinion ho will
bo re-elected. He was president for the
first thirteen years of the federation , and
after ono year of service by John MeBrlde ,
succeeded to his old place. The local com
mittee has secured $2,000 for the expenses
and entertainment of the convention.
Rev. llcibert S. BIgclow , pastor of the
Vine Street Congregational church , has an
nounced his Intention of Inviting Samuel
Gompers. president of the American Fedora-
tlon of Labor , to deliver an address In his
church one evening during the convention of
the federation. It Is the general belief
among local labor officials that President
Gompers will accept the Invitation. The
pastor of this church has done a great deal
for labor , and ho Is deeply Interested In
social and economic questions.
TIIAI.V CIII3W AVKXT TO SMSKP.
ItcHIlK WIIN li IIi-iltl-KiDl Collision In
VVIilch Five .Men Arc Killed.
SAN ANTONIO , Tex. , Doc. 0. A head end
collision between two through freights on
the Southern Pacific road near Wucldcr this
morning resulted In the death of twn cn-
gincrs , two firemen and a brakeman. The
crow of the eastbound freight went to Bleep
whllo waiting on a blind siding , and the
crow , on waking , thinking that the second
section of the through westbound freight
train was the third section of the freight
train , took the main track. The weather
was foggy and the eastbound freight and
the third section of the westbound freight
train came together a few miles from the
siding. Tlio dead arc :
T. P. CODY , engineer.
W. II. BROWN , engineer.
WILLIAM , HOLT , fireman.
GEORGE ASKINS , fireman.
WILL HEARD , brakeman.
A relief train was neiit from this city ,
with a corpu of phyrtclaw , and the dead and
Injured were brought to San Antonio.
iM > icTi2i >
rn' I.cmlci-N nt I.eiidvllle ( ilvc.
TlieniNcIvcs I'p to tinPolice. .
LBADVILLE , Colo. , Dec. 0. About 1
o'clock thly morning John R , Ambiirn , who
wao president of the Cloud City Miners'
union when the Coronado and Emmctt mines
were attacked , Gcorgo II. Handy , former
secretary of the union and now a member
of the executive committee , and Edward J.
Dowar , present secretary of the union , walked
Into the sheriff's offleo and stating that they
understcod they hud beuu Indicted by
the grand Jury , wld that they
were ready to bo taltcn Into custody. The
sheriff thereupon took charge of them. The
three men are said to have been Indicted
for murder , though this will not be olllclnlly
announced until an application for hall Is
nude for t&om. Today John Walsh wns
arrested and Jallod , being Indicted for arBon
at the Coronado inlno , Intcime excitement
prevallu and the air lu full of ruinirs that
wveral of the Indicted men have Hud fn.m
tlio city.
, Movt n < of Occiui VcHMcIn , DIM ! . < l.
At New York-ArtIVMl-TJiliiKVulln , from
Slottln etcPai'lilo ; Kin * , ' , from Lynn ;
Mantlnla , from Liverpool , etfi.s Hiltaiinliu
from Venice , etc. ; Aninnlo Xainlienann ,
from Sanchez ; I.n Clmmi'aKne , from Havre.
Sallod-l'alatla. for llamluirK ; Ludgato
Hill , for ixmilon ; fTehlodam , 1'or AmHter-
At London Arrived Jume.s Ilrand , from
Philadelphia ; Montana , from llaltlmoiu ,
Halled ChltkahonilMy , for Newport Mown.
At Liverpool A'rjlvod Indiana , from
Philadelphia ; Navigator , from Now Or
leans ,
At Havre Arrived La fJoncoKiie , from
New York.
At Qucoiistown-TSallcd-Lucanla , for New
Yorlc.
WORK FOR CONCRISS TO DO
Weighty Mutton Discussed in Trionnly
Way in Hotel Lobbies.
MARK IIANNA THE CENTER OF ATTRACTION
Advance Anent of McKlnlcy AdnilnU.
( ration Tutu * ulltt Many I'nrty
Lenders on ( IncMlloit of l.etf-
and Appoint men IN ,
WASHINGTON , Dee. 6 , That tonight was
the eve of a new wsslon of congress was
apparent In the Washington hotelp , which
are always barometers of political activity
under the dome. Sonatoro ami members com
ing to the city by every train , reinforced
by the attaches and lookers on of coiiKreiw ,
were drifting Into the lobbies , greeting ono
another Ilka schoolboys after a vacation ; with
much handshaking , with reminiscences cf the
campaign nnd many explanations of how their
re-election or defeat had been brought about.
There had boon comparatively small Interest
In the work of the coming session Ityolf ,
apart from the prMldcut'ii message , but
clouds of speculation were afloat dealing with
the politics of tlio new administration to bo
Inaugurated on the 4th of March and with
the personnel of the cabinet. It was unani
mously conceded that the republican program
wna to Ignore the Dlngley tariff bill and to
summcn an extra session of tinFiftyfifth
congress ) for the ICth of March for the pur-
poao of passing a new tariff measure , so
thc o features of the situation which have
absorbed the attention of palltlclans recently
had ceatild to bo of Interest. In their
place came the cabinet predictions and the
meyaigo. Curiosity was expressed over what
reference , If any , Prci-ldcnt Cleveland might
make to the Issue and the result of the
presidential campaign , and particularly as to
his policy upon the Cuban question.
The central figure of the night was Mr.
Marcuo A. Hanna , who Is looked upon hero
as the advance agent of the McKlnloy ad-
mlnlotratlon , with a commission to feel the
pulse of congress and to cammunlcato the
policy ot the president-elect to the leaders.
When Mr. Hanna appeared In ttio Arling
ton lobby after hlo dinner , accompanied by
II. C. Payne of Wisconsin , who Is scheduled
as a cabinet probability ; C. W. Dawcs ot
Chicago , n member of the republican com
mittee , and General Horacci Porter , the mar
shal of the Inauguration parade , the party
was surrounded by congressmen and other
politicians , who escorted them to Mr. Hanna's
room ? . Tlio republican chairman had been
Invisible during the day , trying to put aside
politics for Sunday , ho explained ; but
throughout the evening ho wao beset by visit
ors. Some ot the most consplcuojo men about
the hotel , most of whom talked with Mr.
Hanna during the evening , were Senators
Platt of Connecticut , and Aldrirli of Hhodo
Island ; Chairman Babeock and Vice Chair
man Mercer of the congressional campaign
committee ; General Grosvrnor of Ohio , Con
gressmen LMcey cf Iowa , Glllctt , McCormack
and Wilson of New YorK. KCBS , uciunap auu
Larimer of llllncls , Chairman Cinnon of the
committee * on approptlatlons , and "Deacon"
S. V. White , the Now York financier , who
served a term In congress and pcldom falls
to attend the opening of a session. With
most of his callow ? Mr. Ilsnna did much
listening and little talking. The chief pur
pose of his visit , to make preliminary ar
rangements for the Inauguration ceremonies ,
was dropped over Sunday.
MARK HANNA'S BUSINESS.
Mr. Hanna had breakfasted with Con-
in-cssrnan Buttcrworth of Ohio and with W.
W. Dudley , former commissioner of pensions ,
and had opent the afternoon driving with
Senators Sherman of Ohio and Proctor of
Vermont. Regarding the position of chair
man ot the Inauguration committee , which
has been tendered to Mr. S. W. Woodward , a
prominent business man of the city , Mr ,
Payne eald : "Mr. Woodward will glvo a
definite answer tomorrow. He fears that the
duties of the position would take more tlmo
than ho could spare from his biiBlncss. Ho
has talked with othcta who have been con
nected with Inauguration committees , who
tell him that ho would bo obliged to devote
two-thirds of Ma tlmo this winter to the
work. He does not feel that he can male :
the sacrifice. Mr. Payne said emphatically
that Mr. Woodward's hesitation waa not
Inspired by the objections made against him.
by local republicans on the ground that ho la
a gold democrat. Mr. Woodward will glvo
a definite reply tomorrow. The visit to
Washington of Mr. Dawca of Chicago Is enlil
to be connected with the proposition to
maintain permanent republican headquarters
at the capital , which will bo discussed whllo
Mr. Hanna Is here. Chairman Babeock of
the congressional committee wca noncommit
tal when asked whether his organization
would Join with the national committee/
the project , saying the matter would have
to bo dlsciifdcd by the committee. Interest
In the affairs of the Hawaiian republic haa
been rekindled' by the dinner which was
given Saturday night by ex-Secretary of State *
John W. Footer to Mr. Hanna. The guests ,
numbered a dozen , Include. ! the Hawaiian
minister of foreign affairs , ilr. Cooper , who
U lii the city , Minister Hatch and Secretary
Hastings of the Hawaiian legation , and half
a dozen members of the senate committee an
foreign relations , among thorn Senators Mor-
irnn _ Hnln nnil I.adun. who nrn flili'nmtcct of
annexation. It Is believed that the move
ment fur annexation la to bo brought forward
again , with the advent of the next admlns-
tratlon. and It Is likely to lie ono of the
leading nitrations with which President Mc-
Kinlcy and the Fifty-fifth congress will
have to deal.
Vice President Stevenson , who is now In
the city , will call the senate to order at noon
on Monday. Tlio first day of the pjii'lon will
bo dovntod almost entirely to receiving tlio
president's message providing It Is sent in
on Monday as It la generally conceded It
will be. Immediately after tlio opening
prayer , committees will bo appointed to notify
the president and the titut'3 of representa
tives that the nenatc Is organized and ready
to recclvo communications and proceed with
bucilneu' . The ecmitu will then In all proba
bility take n recess until It bccomcu known
whether the president will fend his mes
sage In on that day. If procedcnte are fol
lowed there will bo an adjournment Boon
after the receipt of the mew2o. | {
LOOKING l"0ll " LITTLE.
The first week In not expected to bo pro
ductive of Important results In a legislative *
way. There are many t-nnalors who think
that but little or nr-thlng thould bo dona
beyond tlio passage of the appropriation bills
at this session , anil an tlavo measucra
neccwarlly originate In the house , there will
bo a disposition to poutpaiie tlio vcason of
activity until Mini ? nf theto hills ran ho re
ceived from the other end nf the capital.
The probabilities are tliat the dully eesslona
at the beginning will bo comparatively brief ,
and that the noaato will content Iti'L'If with
four daya work each week. The calendar
presents a wide range of irulcrhl for con
sideration In case the fivnato xliowa a illi > -
poHtlon to bui y lUelf. In thin In included
the Immigration bill , which Is the "unfinished
btislncEw. " The Pacific road > funding bill.
( ho statehood hills und the Dlngloy tar ! IT
and hand bills , as well no tint Cuban and
Hawaiian ( ( uoution , Senators Ledge and
Chandler have announced their determination
to press the Immigration hill to u vole an
tipcodlly tip th'.y cm It will bo the first
regular bublnrxH to ho taken up and cannot
bo displaced except by vote or unanimous
consent. They hope to get the bill through
lioforo the holidays , It lu alpo [ upilbu ! the
president' ) ! manage may HUggeit Huhjectfl for
fpcechnu und thorn are Urni ; who predict
tlid Cuban qucsllon will receive vigorous at
tention from the bt'Klmiln ; nf Ilu * emlon. It
lt generally agn-fd that the republicans will
hold a ciuciiB to dotcrmlmi upon a line nf
policy , especially with rcfcronco to the tariff
und even after the exchange nf vlcnva , which
this conference will permit , no Btup IH likely
to L' " taken which will commit the parly to
any pwltlon on any question of political
.
The npcnltiK week promises to eo the