THE OMAHA DAILY BEE
JSSTAHLrSILISD JUNK 10 , JS71. OMAHA , MONDAY IMOKNLNGt'EECBACKER M , 1SJG. ) SINGL13 COPY FIVE CENTS.
PREMIER SEEKS A PRETEXT
Oanovas Anxious tbat Weylcr Shall Do
Something Decisive.
SHOULD FOLLOW UP HIS ADVANTAGE
\etlon IPS tin * Caplala General
\\lll Pliable .Siiilii | In Vverl
Aiac'rlcan Interfi'riMicM' In
Cnliiiii Matter * .
( lYp > right , \VA \ , l > y rrrim I'tilillshlni ? Companj )
MMMU1) , Spain ( Via Ilnyonnc , France ) ,
Dec 13 ( New York World Cablcgium
Special Telegram ) European governments
friendly to Spain nrc much Impressed by the
killing of Ocnernl Antonio Maceo They
Htrongly rcccrnmcnd that Spain ndopt n
course which shall ward oft Intervention In
Culm by America.
The Spanish government la reticent In re
gard to Its military and political pluns for
Cuba , but I learn In | iolltlcal clrcle-H that
Premier Canovas lina cabled to Captain
General Wojler , urging him to follow up
( ] tilr ! < ly th ( > advantage obtained through the
death of General Maceo The premier de-slrcn
a decisive military micceas , one that will
furnish an opportunity for announcing a
new departure In the colonial policy , per
mitting Spiln to hold out a promise of c\cn
more liberal reforms than thc.au voted by ( ho \
Cortes last > rar At heart , Scnor Canovas ,
wants n plausible pretext to enable him to ,
avert Intciferenco by tlu > United Statin
Aimiuu 13. iiouGHTON.
MADRID. Dec 13 A meeting of the
cabinet council lug been fixed for Tuesday ,
thla Lclng the drat meeting of the cabinet
since President Cleveland's message was
transmitted to congrcis on account of the
illness of fcnnr Canovas , the premier Ac
cording to some of the Spanish newspapers ,
the ciucstlon will he lalsed at thla cumuli
of the expediency of a Lonlldcntlal note to
the ambassadors of the powers hero In Ma
drid in regard to President Cleveland s
message The cabinet milliards themselves ,
however , maintain an absolute risen c on
this subject and therefore nny newspaper
btatumcnU on the subject are premature
Reports ate current here tlmt the question
has been raised of calling attention to the
prejudice eaused to tbo Interests of Spain
hj defects In American legislation In that ,
despite the good faith of the Washington
irovernment. Hlxtv-fmir flllbURterlnir oxnedl-
lions organized In the United States have
landed In Cuba , without whoso aid the
Cubans could not have continued the wai
Notwithstanding the currency of these re
ports It can be authoritatively stated that
nothing has jet been decided upon and It
Is believed In some iiiartcrs | that the cabi
net ministers will pontponc taking anj reso
lutions on the subject of President Cleve
land's message
In an Interview with a correspondent far
the Madrid Nuws Caitaln General Wejler
ntatcii hit hid returned to Havaiu In order
to dlsperfn the rebels who are Hocking Into
the province of Havana He says he will
then return to Plnar del Hlo , where ho hopes
to effect the pacification In three weeks Cip-
taln General We'yler raid to this correspond
ent that Macoo'u death was o terrlblo blow
to the Insurgents , that they had no other
general eipul to him In prcstlgo and that
many Insurgents were likely to abindon
their arms In consequence of his death.
CtrilAV LKKATlOa IS VIJIIY ACTIVi : .
AiinicrouH Callers at the WiiNliliinrtini
Ili'iiiliinarterH of tin * Junta.
WASHINGTON , Dec. 13. The headquar
ters of the Cuban legation In this city was
the center of Interest to a number of callers
today who had como to express to Scnor
Qtiesada theli sorrow at the death of General
Maceo and to offer their sjmpathy , and In
Fomo case help for the Cuban cause. Theue
callers Included a number of congressmen
and two scnatora ( whoso names the Cuban
representative declined to disclose ) , who told
of their desire to see eomo action by con
gress that would be of assistance to Cuba
Senor Qucsada said he has received during
the pist few dajs about llftj letters , manj
of which came fiom persons and organiza
tions offering to send men to assist the Cu-
Inns In lighting for liberty Among the
Ht.etes and cities represented In this list
nre Washington. Wjomlng Indianapolis. Hur-
falo Evaibvllle. Ind , and Waterbury , Conn
Itesponslvo to these letters Mr Qucsada
authorizes his former statement that the Cu
bans have enough men and leaders to gain
the cause fo- which they are lighting Thej
can avail themselves of 1)0,000 men and more
If neceeaarj hut what thc-j need Is arms and
ammunition and medicine for the sick ami
wounded
It Is said offers of assistance from abroad
have been received. The Paris agent of tin
junta KUJS not only thu Cubans , but the
Ficnch people after hearing of the assa&slna-
tlon of Macro , are now arranging an expedi
tion to bo called "the expedition of General
Maceo to Cuba " Senor Quesnda sajs that
from Son Domingo and Mexico came alwo tm
Burances of ccntributloim to the cause , while
the worUlnnr.cn and mechanics of Tampa
aj they v 111 work three Sundajs In everj
month In older to glvo their wages to free
CubT
The agent at Jacksonville , Fla , wires that
the. people there can bo counted on for 100
rllles
There was no Information lecclvcd nt the
hcaduaitcrs | todaj other than a telegram
fiom President Es.tr.ida Palma of thu Cuban
junta vvhlcl attributed Maceo's death to as-
elimination bj a plot arranged between Ahu-
in.ida and Dr.-Xertiidia , which was published
todij 'Iho circumstantial accounts of Ma
ceo s death now rot vlnce the leaders there Is
llttlu doubt that he has been killed but they
reassert their belief this will not Interfere
with the success of the Cuban arms
Mr Do Lome , the Spanish minister , had
no additional facto In regard to the death
of Mi-eo to communicate to thu picas to
night So fai as can be ascertained the State
department has not jet been notified.
MTITI ( tJlUTICAI , AT I1\VAN\ .
Advle'CH from Therelleclare * that
riKlilliiK IH ( iolatV on III MllinrbN.
CINCINNATI. Dec U A special to the
Commercial Tribune from Key West , Fla.
bajs Advices from Havana state that La
Lucha and other Spanish papers arc quite
bitter over the storj sent out over MaceoV
death and denj It Palace olllclals also den )
It and It U stated that General Wejler will
deny It over his own signature.
More fighting IH reported In the suburbs
and the Inauigent fotces are reported as
numbering several thousands The work of
intrenching Is being pushed to the utmost
mid manj pieces of new nrtllleij have been
mounted
Two thousand troops arrived from Spain
today and thcj were enthusiastically re
celvcd as they marched through the streets
They were all undcislzed and appeared like
boj , The anti-American feeling Is growing
and several American coi respondents have
been warned to be more careful In their dls
" * * patch on pain of being deported
Kiilfi Mn > lleeoiue a llailleal.
SUAMOKIN. Pa. , Dec. 13 Congressman
SI. H. Kulp of the Seventeinth congrcbulonal
district left for Washington tonight to he
present tomorrow In anticipation of action
should the report of General Antonio Macco'a
murder by the Spaniards bo confirmed He
was Nhacki'd upon li'ainlng of the alleged
< rlmo and If the Ktory of the assassination
proves true' , he saj-s he v.lll unhcaltallnglj
vote for the suppression of further hcxtll-
Itlea. Hirutoforc ho has been very conseiv-
atlvo
olelliTN for Calm.
LARNED , Kan , Dee 1.1-A man luprc
Hcntlng himself to be u recruiting officer for
the Cuban army and to hall from St L6uis
hau enlisted llUeeti ur twenty joung , men m
this town and county under promlio of good
pay and ( rcu trautportatioa lo New Orleans.
M\KI : A iioi.mvv roit win i.r.it.
SpnnlnrilM lit Havana "l c tlir Captain
( icncrnl a Xenilolf.
( fopright , 1 8 liy Trees 1'ubllfhlriK Pnmpnnj )
HAVANA. Dee 13 ( New York World Ca
blegram Special Telegram ) There WRB a
big demoniitratlon hero tonight In honor of
General Wejler at the call of Mjrimls do
Alicztcgula , chairman of the conservative
ixirtj' . It Is estimated that 20.000 people
turned out. The city IB ablaro with fire-
worku. A reception was given at the pihce
l y the Spanish committee of public defence
and patriotic societies. Great entlnisla m
was manifested.
Private Information has been received
that Perlgo Delgado Is wounded
Major Clrudea has been promoted to be a
lieutenant colonel
I Don Fernando Wejler. the captain gen-
i cril'u f n. hau arrived from Ppiln. Ho came
on a iitoamthlp which brought 1 773 recruits.
I The Cubilis were about to attack Majajl-
I gtia , Santa Clara province , when a volley
, frcm the Spinlsh garrison exploded tl cr !
cinnon , which WSH loaded with a djnaralto
o'icll , killing two American gunners and
womdlng manj Insurgents.
General Barnal's Infantry column sunpartel
by artillery ci'ormod the > Cuban positions at
the entrance to the Rosa Rio hills and cap
tured them. The Spanish lo t a captain and
five prlvalco killed and a lieutenant colonel ,
two lieutenants and eighteen privates
wounded The Cubin los'i Is "e-tlimted" In
the Sp-mlt'h offlchl report to bo "grcit. "
MUIII : IHTAII.S or vi vFr.o's DKATII.
Ciiliini Leader PallN IIM Hit * Uennlt nf
HlN MlMlaKe.
HAVANA , Dec 13 Further Inquiries bj
the correspondent of the Associated press
have elicited the following details , which j '
are positively reliable , of the manner In 1
which Antonio Marco mot his death It is
known tint Miceo expected the Insurgent )
brig idler general , Sandier , to concentrate ;
bin force-n In Havana province In read In ens i
IT Maceo when ho ehould pa 3 the trocha 1
It happened , however , that In passing the | I
Spanish column commanded by Major Glru-1
Jeda , Maceo mistook the force of guerrillas I
under Peral for Sanchcv's vanguard and
found himself amrng them before ho dis
covered his mistake At the flr t volley from
the Spanish Maceo fell wounded. The Insur
gents , taken bj surprise , comme-nccd a gen
eral lire an they rctreited and abindoned
Macro In a dying condition
Colonel Feljoo haa had an engagement at
Campo Florida , ne-ar Havana , with the ccn-
contrated force1' of the Insurgents which were
with Maceo at Iho tlmo ho was killed and
which are-now following the leaders , Agulno ,
Castillo , Cardenas , Gallo and Lo/o , and
which number 1,300 horsemen Colonel Jel-
Joe again mot these forces at Tumbaquarto ,
where ho mulcted a lo p or I'igniecn MUCH ,
their wounded being carried off The Span
ish had nineteen wounded Private advicoi
from Santiago elo Los Vegas In this province
state that the prominent Insurgent leader ,
Pcrlco Delgado. ha > been iJTloUsly wounded
and lm remained hidden In the wo/xto e'nco
the last engagement with General Figuor-
roa These advices add that It Is expected
that several bodies of Insurgents will eon
surrender to the Spanish The steamer San
Ignaclo has arrived here , having on board
1,210 soldiers to reinforce the Spanish forcea
In Cuba.
Colonel nances , as a representative of the
volunteers , made a report to Ciptaln General -
oral Weylcr , congratulating him upon the
fcUcce-M of hlt pUn In the campaign and ex
pressing a desire for the prompt pacification
of the Island discovered by Columbus Cap
tain General Wejler dU"lajed ) much feeling
as ho returned thanks. Ho said that all
brunches of the tcrvlee. the armj- , the navy ,
the volunteers and the firemen , wore making
an equal effort and were , Illto himself as the
firs' soldier , trjiiig to have an end to the
vvnr. Ho snld the volunteer * wcro the bul
wark of the rational Integrity
M.T-H-O'H death , ho added , had taken place
while the volunteers were preparing their
arms to strengthen the trocha Maceo find
ing ho was not sife on the other sldo of
the trocha. had taken to precipitate Illght
General Woyler expressed Ida pleasure at the'
unity of the Spaniards , who will , ho bald ,
after peace has been pecurod. reconstruct
the country by the agreement of the political
parties Ho terminated hlo speech with a
warm tribute to the mc-'hcrs ' of thofo who
had been sacrificed In the war The cap
tain general then passed to the balcony of
the palace , where he wai greeted with the
vivas of the crewel , which added vivas for
Spain , the king and the army.
The queen regent Inn offered her congrat
ulation ! . ! to Captain General Weylcr.
Upon the Initiative of the chiefs of the vol
unteers , there was a grand demonstration
at the palace tonight In honor of Captain
General Wejler By 8 o'clock In the evenIng -
Ing the streets along the line of inarch were
packed with a moving mass of people , and
the balconies of the houses were covered. At
8 30 o'clock a procession of volunteer troops
marched to the music of a band down Oblspo
street to the paace , amid the vivas of the
populace There was more enthusiasm even
than on the day Captain Wejler returned to
Havana.
UIJAUV TO IMlHHTAlCn WAIL
iiMtlc MIINS McctliiK nt Dallas.
T < - \ . , In Ilelialf of Culm.
DALLAS. Tex . Dec 13 There was a great
meeting at the city hall this afternoon In the
Interest of the freedom of Cuba. Two thou
sand icprcKntatlve men and 100 vvomen were
present. At drew Jackson Houston , u sou of
the hero of San Jacinto , presided and made
a characteristic speech Addresses were also
made by Dr Charles Worth and II C. Stev
enson , and the following preamble and reso
lutions were adopted
Flist. That this meeting voices the unan
imous M'litlment of Texas III the declara
tion tlmt Spinlsh domination In Cuba
should lie nt once ended
The second resolution embodies the reso
lution Intioduecd by Mr Mills on December
10 and heartily and cordially endorsed It
Tint Texiis "Th" Children of the
Alamo" HtnneN .ready to honor any eliafl
made upon them by congress and pusldeiit
for men and material to i ml the * bloody ,
eiuel and barbiromi reign of tln > Spinliuds
la Cuba and erect it In a free American
state.
The resolutions wcro adopted by a rising
and umnlmous vote After that the meetIng -
Ing formed a permanent oiganlratlon for the
purpose ) of helping Cuba In every necessary
waj to throw off the joke of Its oppressor.
VHKs \s Hois r.M.ivr POII cun\ .
ll . | ireKuliil ( > eof Hit * .linidi
l/lilli for Hie SIriiKMlf.
FAYETTKVILLE , Ark. Dec 1.1 A com-
p.inj of tv enty jnung men In this city have
organized Mid In a few elajs will start foi
Cuba to join the rebel army Several elajs
ago a Cuban , said to bo an agent of the New
York Junta , had n secret conference with
some of the foremost joung men In this
vlclnltj. kneivvn to be > In sjmpafhj with the
Cuban patriots , and since then the work of
enlisting recruits and securing material aid
for the Cubans has been carried on quietly
until now the ambition of many haw been
llrcd to take a hand In the struggle for Cuban
lnilepender.ee The company w 111 start foi
the coast about twentj-flve strong , and ex
pect to be convejed from some point near
Gulveston to the Island
v en.i vrr.iits : i : > iioMiTs TO ci'iiv. '
( 'om | > iiii > of Sl\l > on Their V\a ) to
the * Si't'iie of War.
KANKAKEE , III , Dec. 13 A repicscnta-
tlvo of the Cuban Junta has been' In this
vlclnltj the past few clajn superintending
the forwarding of recruits for the Insurgent
army. Sixty lecrults passed through hero
last night on th ? Ill nols C ntnil. They were
gathered In from Chicago and Wisconsin
points During the night twcntj-flvo moio
ai rived from Stieator , Hpiing Valley and
other points , and were fiirnlbhed trnnspoita-
tlon to New Oilcans It U probable a num
ber will bo eiillDied at thin point.
lilnlio t'oiiti'llinlliiK to the vvar ,
SALT LAKE , Dec 13 - A special to the
Tribune from llolne Idaho , HUMI It U
trained that u company la being quietly or
ganised here to un to Cuba to nssltit the in.
TURKISH ENVOY MUST LEAVE
Said Bin Pasha Interferes with tbo Reforms
in Crete.
GETS FORTY-EIGHT HOURS TO GET OUT
H I'nKc III n > ote > to Hie
l'orli > lleniitiiilliiK lluil It * 1'rc'H-
oiit IteiircNi-ittiitlvc He
Wllhdiiitv n.
CONSTANTINOPLE. Dec 13 Tim ambar-
cidora of the powers * have sent a joint note
to the I'orte. demanding the recall w'filn '
forlj-eight hour * of the Porto's , special en-
vcy to Crete , Said Bin I'asha , who Is ac
cused of thwarting the reformo projected
there- . These reformo Included the nomina
tion of the Christian governor of Crcto ,
which vvaa accorded , economic nutonomj ,
with the payment of a tribute to the sultan -
tan , the reorginlzatlon of the gen d'armerle
by Euro lean olllcers. and the Independence
of the' Judlcliry of Crete by the creation of
u high court at Canca.
sis rui\cn : v\vv
Pollej of ( he MliiUlrj Meels ullli 1,11-
tl < > OiMionltloii.
PARIS , Dec. 13 The Chamber of Deputies
jestcrdaj commenced the discussion of the
nnvy budget. M Gervnllle-Reacho , deputy
from Guadaloupc , Interpellated the govern-
ment In regard to the recall of General
Dodds , v ho Is of negro blood , from IndoChina -
China He said It was reported that the gen-
oral was recalled In order that a place might
bo made for one of the proteges of Admiral
Ilermnl , the minister ef marine The ad
miral vigorously repudiated the report and
said it was necessary to replace General
Dodds by a general of division The minister
of mnrlno wan londlj cheered on leaving the
tribune M Mcllne's motion to drop the sub
ject and proceed with the debate was car
ried by a vote of 300 to 228.
M Delcasse , a deputy frrm the Arloge ,
asked the earnest attention of the Chamber
to the budget Ho said that he recognizes !
t'"t ' iwrlous offortu had been made In recent
joars , but nnnj' reforms vvcro necessary to
make the Prench fleet cquit to Its task
It was ncccssiry to cjtablleh a channel
squadron for permanently active servlco and
the number o ! flrst-cla'o vessel" inurt bo In-
crca'pd The speaker also chimed It was
necessary to organize the defense of the
and asserted that the country would
not stint the money needed for both objects
( Applause and loud cheers ) The house then
adjourned for the day
IIMNS n\vT : CIASIII : : IN IMIIA.
DlNtri'Nx. Ilot\t'\er , HUH lleen Much
llelli'il l > > VV lull IIus I'nlleii.
LONDON , Dec. 13 The vlccroj of India
has cabled a statement to the effect that the
last week has been ralnlcsj Owing to pre
vious rains however , the number of these
rcemlring icllef In the Northwest provinces
has been reduced by from 25 to 30 per cent
Rains at Bombay have considerably con
tracted the area of distress. Late sowings
continue at Bombaj and Madras At most
places ruin Is needed later In the season for
the. purpose of maturing farm products
Spring crop conditions are favorable. Win
ter rains In the northwest provinces arc re
ported to have been fairly abundant. In the
northeast and central provinces prices have
risen again , the advance being a sharp one.
In the Dcccan district and elsewhere prices
are stationary or falling. Over 321,700
have been expended on relief work.
( ermanj's > Arllllerj.
LONDON , Dec II A Berlin dispatch to
the Dally News eajs It Is rumored the gov
ernment will submit a bill to the Reichstag
for new urtlllcrj , which will Involve a great
expenditure , Prussia's shaie footing up $13-
750,000
The Chronicle's Berlin correspondent saja
It Is reported Baron Marschal Is serlouilj
111 The Sunday Itjue of the socialist
Saschlschen Arbeltcr Zcltung of Dresden
has been confiscated and the editor arrested
for lese majcstc
I'roNiieetx for Inilln'N Crop.
LONDON. Dec. 14 According to a Cal
cutta dispatch to the Times , the ofllcial
weatitcr forecast sajs that the winter rains
will be generally normal , with perhaps a
slight exceed In upper India and Rangoon
Over .10,000 people are on the relief work
In upper liurmah , wheie the scarcity Is
widespread Portunatclj the paddy crop Is
now leaping in the lower province. It Id
estimated 1 , 800,000 tens of lice are available
for export. _
llerllii riirmlxt I.nsi-M III * 1. 1 IV.
LONDON , Dec. 14 A Times dispatch
from Berlin says that on explosion occurred
Saturdiy In the Moabit quarter In the house
of the scientist , Gcorgo Isaac , who was ex
perimenting with the manufacture of acetj-
Icne gas. Isaac and three assistants were
blown to atoms It Is stated that Emperor
William had Intended to visit Mr. Isaacs
laboratory as his experiments had attracted
the emperor's attention.
AiniiHe > ANsoeliillon liUr-rlVreN.
LONDON , Dec. U The Amnesty associa
tion has taken up the defense of Edward
Ivory , alias Bell Messrs Day Russel and
Brougham have been ln.structccl as Milleitora ,
and at their request upon the ground of thcl
recent Introduction to the caue , the treaatirj
has consented to postpone the case until
the January sessions at the Old Bailey It
will probablj be called January 11
lt 'N 'IU' I'llllTllKl'H Cl-CM.
I.QNDON , Dec 13 The Norwegian vessel ,
Hoveling , Captain Olscn. bound from Quebec
for London , has arrived at Qucrnstovvn with
the crew of the Norwegian ship Palermo
which was abindcnrd In a waterlogged and
sinking condition The Palermo Captain
Lirscn. silted from St Thomas , Canada , No
v ember 7. for Limerick.
Itolilieil ( InDriul In a lliMilln | I.
PARIS , Dec 13 A female attendant at
La Rohe'splerro hospital 'has been arrested
on the charge of robbing , during a score of
jcair , a large number of the dead patlent.s
It Is claimed she succeeded In stealing con
siderable property from the bodies of the
dead. A sum of monej amounting to about
$3,000 was found In her po si tlon.
llnlj anil tin- 'Irlplcllliuire ,
LONDON. Dec 13 A dispatch to the Ob-
torvcr from Homo sajs Premier 1)1 Itudlnl
IK dcsirouu of bringing about the dlbiolutlon
cf Parliament. hopliiR thereby to preserve
tie radical vote- , which Is 09 eclally anxious
of bringing about an abandonment cf the
Triple alliance for the purpose of forming
an alliance with Prance
.loin ) Vliolltloii nt SiiKiir lloutitli'H ,
PARIS. Dc'c 13 The Temps announce *
that an International conference of the repre
sentatives of Germany , Austria , Belgium ,
Prance and Rub la will meet at Paris In
March of next jear for the purpose of con
sidering the best mean * of bringing about
the abolition of the sugar bounties
of Turl.i' ) KuuaiieN ,
IIERLIN. Dec. 13 The TuRcblatt MJH that
ox-Sultan Murad hag cfcapoJ from the palace
near Cciulantlnople , vvhcru ho hau remained
practically a prisoner siiue ho became Inuino
in ISTfi. _ _
Ili'iulM of ( Silt 01 niiii'iilN lo Mi'el.
PARIS. Dec 13 La Llbio Parole tajt
that there Is talk of u meeting bct.vtei
Quern Victoria. Emperor \ \ Illlam and 1'ren
nlcnt Paure at Dlnard In the uprlni ;
C'liniuu' for a ( luxli.
PARIS , Ore 1.1 The U.ilon alig ! > 4 Hut
the Rnyal Niger coir. p-u tlni'i'hi .3 ci
croachlng upon the Prench sphere on the
Niger In the direction of Dahomey.
TO WAHN THU I , VUUAI1.\'S CVPTAI.V.
Utilloil ' .Inten CoiiMiil nt Vnlrneln Tr > -
IllKto Axolil TroMhlf.
VALENCIA , Spain , Mjrc. 13 , Tueodore
Mertens , United States consul nt Grajo , the
seaport of Valencia , ha * Informed a journal
ist of his Intention to1 proceed to sea and
meet the United Statca etenmcr Laurada ,
formerly engaged In flllmiMerlnR expeditions
to Cuba , whose reported intention to come
to Valencia has caused apprehension of
trouble. Mr Mertens nays If the captain of
the Laurada rejects his advice not to pro
ceed to Valencia , he will order him In the
name of the United States government not
to anchor In the port of Grayo The marl
time commander of Valencia has under
taken to furnish the consul cvcrj thing
needful for the Laurada to continue on her
vojage In the event of private persons dc
cllnlng nss'st.incc.
MADRID. Dec 13 The minister of ma
rine , Admiral llcrangcr , states In an Inter
view that he has given orders to the marl
tlmo commander of ValcncK to receive the
United States steamer Lanrada as ho would
any merchantman upon 1 or entering that
port and to give her facilities to continue
her vojage , In accordance with the marine
regulations If the Laurada needs coal , pro
visions , etc , and private Individuals refuse
to supply her. the marine authorities will
supply them. As the presence of the Lnu-
rada might cause dlsordcH , the authorities
have taken the precaution of having at Val
encia the cruiser Marie Theresa , the gunboat
Vulcana and the coast guards Admiral
Ileranger stated , In conclusion , that ho hoped
the Latirada would avoid Spain , and he
trusted to the discretion of the residents of
Valencia to refrain from disorder In case
the vessel put In there.
LONDON. Dec 13 A Homo dispatch to
the Dally News reports that the American
steamer Laurada had gone from Palermo
Captain Hughes , upon being asked whether
It ucs true that ho was going to Valencia
to bo captured , so as to piovokc a catisus
belli against Spain by the United States , re
plied he knew nothing and must await or
ders Ills ultimate destination , ho said , was
Baltimore
The Standard has a Madrid dispatch , which
sajs the government has Irtcrcascd the force
of police and military nt Valencia The
Laurada will be allowed tn anchor alongside
the men of war In the harbor , but not to
approach the wharves or to load Slip will
bo requested to leave promptly. The govern
ment Is determined , this dispatch goes on ,
"to enforce the respect for a vessel carrjing
the American flag like any other , hut It will
let the responsibility for the consequence of
any conflict lest with the owners The
Washington government's advice to the
Lammli not to come to Spain Is highly ap
preciated in official circles.
OU'I'VIN MICN" AM ) AHMS.
Important Mot cini'iit for ( he Itellrf of
the * liisurumtlN.
TAMPA , Pla , Dec 13 , Sixty-seven men
left here on the regular Florida Central &
Peninsular train In two private coaches
for a point near Jacksonville , where they
will embark tonight for Cuba General Car
los Roloff has hailed from some northern
port In the Bermuda It Is said that he is to
Lo met by two expeditions ns he comes
south Rumor has It one Is to be made up
from the Atlanta Cub-in ro'ony , and to go to
the nearest port , where tucy will embark
The second party left here thin morning ,
among them being five Americans. It Is
thought thcj will BO to Trout creek , arrive
there afte.r dark , and emtark at once
on The Three Prlends The Cubans here state
they vlll be on the ocean'Jit midnight.
At daj light this morning small squads of
Cubans , all arrjlng bundles , were Been
making their way toward the Florida Cen
tral depot , They vvcro unilci' the leadership
of Perez Gonzalcs and Allgusto Arnao Those
of the partj" who came -from Tampa crossed
the bridge near the Tampa Bay hotel and
took1 the back streets to the depot
According to the best Information obtained
this Is to be the Itigcst combination ever
attempted by the Cubans. The Hermudi
carries the ammunition , Riven as followt >
Six thousand rifles , 4,000.000 cartridges , font
HotehklEs guns , two djnamitc guns , COO
hand bombs , projectiles for the cannon and
medicines Gencial Holnff Is directed to go
to the province of Sanctl Splritus , and take
command In place of General Serafln Sanchez ,
lately deceased It Is raid that in all three
expeditions will bo about 300 men The
Cubans here are elated over the magnitude
of the expeditions , aud Intimate that with
this acquisition the Cubans will make con-
Fdurable { showing for themEelvr < i during
the next month Gomez has started an ag
gressive and active winter campaign , and he
sent Roloff over to the states to secure the
material necessary for It.
ACTIVITY ( IP Till : ril.llll STU1IS.
Steamer C'oiiiiuoiloi'i * , l'rr | > nrliijto
I.CIIM * for tinI'oiiKl nf Colin.
JACKSONVILLE Pla. . Dec 13 Every In
dication points to the departure tomorrow
morning of another Cuban expedition The
steamer Commodore has received permission
to leave port , and Is Ijlng at one cf the
railway whirves , preparatory to taking on
a cargo early In the morning , the captain
having left ordeio to be called at 2 o'clock.
After loading the aims the owners of the
steamer will demand clearance papery fern
n Cuban port , on authority of the decision
of Attorney General Harmon , and custom
house offlclals are expected to grant clear
ances If the steamer shall then be scUcd by
a revenue cutter the owners will turn the
vessel over to the goveinment and then In
stitute suit to iccover the value ) of the
vessel and cargo The Three Friends and
the Dauntlcsu are expected to follow the ex
ample of the Commodore , BO that there are
Indications of considerable activity In 1111-
husterlnc circles during the coming week
A large number of Cubans anlvlng In the
cltj today from Tan > w and other points
are reported to hnvo left foi Fcrnandina
A rendeyvouB Is expected at some point
down the river. A party will board a steamer
and follow- the Commodore , effecting n Junc
ture at te/mo convenient point on tlui Cuban
'
coast.
wn.i. si i : A siMiii ros > i i. .
Ovtner of ( lie laiiatlf N DrinaailN
Unmade * for Ueti-ntoit. ; !
JACKSONVILLE , Fla. , Jec. 13 W A
Blsbec. owner of the steam ) tug Diuntlcss of
nilbusterlng fame , will lljrtltutu suit this
v.cok against Scnor Soloi , the Spanish consul
for Florida , located in thlri cltj' . The basis
of the suit will bo the { detention of the
Dauntless Thursday night , when It wan pre
paring to leave for New Smyrna , utter the
wiccked schooner Nathan F Cobb Upon
the representations of the ; coiif.nl that ho
had suspicions that the boat was about to
engage In a filibustering- expedition , its pa
pers were taken away and ( t v.as not allowed
to leave. J _ _ _ _ _ _
OIICIIN Ueei-nllliuc llrmlf.iinrtri M.
KOKOMO. Jnd . Dec. 13 , A nil anger , de
clining to give his name , ( opened headquar
ters hero today to recruit volunteers for
the cause of Cuba lie has suecedecl In In
teresting a number of people and hopes to
mustri a full company In this vicinity to
fight ( ho Spaniards ,
UK- Saloon In Di-lroll.
DETROIT. Mlei. , Off. -Todny vvlt-
nifHcd the ) hcKlnnlnf , of the Anti-Saloon
league' movement in Detroit AddreuHcs
were madu 111 behalf of the leuiKUc In most of
tl.e prlncl.j.il ehurcluMi mid nmny entered th
move mint It IH liilondtel to prone : n to the
woik of edueitlntr public. Kciiitlmi nt. HI curIng -
Ing a vote upon the i.ueatlon of loeul op
tions enforelng tbo tfrment liquor lavv- < and
MceiirliK , ' more 'stringent lliiuur le lH iitlon
throughout the mute
Movcme'iilH of Oij/liii Mejaiiiei'N , Dee , CI.
At New YorkJfAnIvuil Liiciinlii , from
I Ueipool , Knilvrtih f < om Ilrmmn : Sainl.i
from ( luioa. l-e Houritonne , from llnvre
At llivre ? Ariv | < I t.i HrvtuHi.t frr
.i vv Yoil'
At Uunii-tovvil BilM JUrili irjm L v
i rr ol for NI w Ycr
At Naples Hailed O Jir.plu. for Nc'A 'i ork
At lie ton- Hulled 1 lunsla. for ( Jla ow
tpnniipn ii IIAT i vvTm iit > i PP
ASSURES PrRHANENT PEACE
Arbitration Treaty witb Great Britain Soon
to Bo Consummated.
WIDE SCOPE OF THE GREAT MEASURE
Will III' > o Caiim- for Alarm Over 1'n-
tiirenlaVreiii'eN , Nil Mailer
Hint liiiiiiirliint UN < ! eu-
cral TvrniM.
WASHINGTON , Dec. 13. The negotiations
between the United States and Great Urltaln
for n treaty of geueial arbitration , covering
all subjects of difference between the two
English Bpeaklng nations , present and proa-
pecll\e , has advanced to a stage of com
pleteness far bejond what the public lies
had reason to be-lle\c. The purpose of Sec
retary Olney and Sir Julian Pauncefoto Is
to conclude the negotiations within the ne\t
two wcc'Ks. All of the substantial feature's
of the treaty ha\o been agreed on. Prom
the present status of the negotiations It la
believed the follow Ing will be the Important
terms of the treatj :
Plrst , a term of five > cars from the date
of the exchange of ratification within which
the treaty shall bo operative.
Second , a couit of arbitration of six mem
bers , three to be drawn from the Juellclarj of
the United States and three fiom the judi
ciary of Great Britain.
Third , the submission to this tribunal of
all difference between the two nations now
pending or to arise within the period of five
jcars , this not to Include the llerlng sen
ciucstlon or the Venezuela matter now before
Independent commissions , but to Include the
question of the boumlaiy between Alaska
and British North America
The completion of this treaty will marl ,
an important epoch In the relations between
the two English speaking nations , and In the
judgment of those who have been most Iden
tified with ltd consumatlon. It will be the
most Important document of a peaceful char ,
acter In the history of their mutual dealings
The president made pausing allusion to the
subject In his recent message It has been
undcrti'ood , however , the main purpose of
Mr. Olneyvnu to reach mi agreement as to
Veneruela , and that having been accom
plished , the larger question of arbitrating all
differences would reiulro considerable time
for Its complete development Hut the ne
gotiations have proceeded with stirprli''ng
unanimity , so that thooa engaged In the
woik confidently believe It will be ruilj
agreed upon and the signatures of the con
tracting parties placed to the doemnoils
within three wceki > This will give full ) two
months for the consideration and ratification
of the treaty at the present cession of the
United Statcu' senate , and unless some uncx-
peo'ed obstacle should .irUo In tint quarter
there lo evcrj riMHon to believe that the
tr aty nny bo made effective before the clew ;
of the present administration At least this
lo the confident hope of them most concerned
In the negotiations. '
At'Ido from the previously referred to
points It can bo stated In a general waj that
the terms of the present agreement are such
an to cjcar the board of nil the vexatious
quu'tlomi which have nrlscn between the
United States and Great Britain
NUMEROUS DIFFEHENCES.
Thooa ha\o been numerous In recent years
and home of them h-ivo threatened terious
coii'ioqueucct' . Hut thcw familiar with the
exact terniB of the negotiations say not one
of the causes of friction will rcmiln. Some
of them are withdrawn from the operation
of the Heat ) from the fact that other meth-
oJa of settlement alread } have been agreed
upon. This le the case with the Venezuelan
question , which , by the recent agicemcnt
pertaining to that subject alone , is sub
mitted to a special court of arbitration The
IJering eei elalms ore now before a com
mission dented by a special treatj , ra that
thii' , too , will not fall within the scope of the
treaty. Other qiicsClonn have been similarly
disposed of and , considering them all , it It.
raid by those familiar with thi'in that the
AUikin boundary will bo the only pending
con rovtrhy likely to come within the e-opo
of the now treaty. The main purpose of the
tieaty , however , Is to guard against future
dirtercnc ° a threatening a rupture , and In this-
the negotiators believe the terms of the In
strument will be puch as to avoid all poiul-
blllty of International conflict for the fu'urc
This Is regarded as the main achievement
It is ono talil to be peculiarly Hdvantagcou. '
to the commeiclal interests of both coun
tries , assuring them against rumors of war
or the wrlotiB prospsct of war As one of
thot'o concerned Iu the negotiations I'ims
up the result
"When a serious difference arises between
the two countries , Instead of a public feeling
that war may result and a consequent un
settling of commerelal interests , as ocuirred
during the Vcncruclan crisis , the public will
know , bejond all possibility of rumor or re
port , that the difference is one which will
i bo settled by arbitration Instead of a pos
sible resort to aims This public sentiment
against alarm Is felt to bo no less beneficial
as one of the features assured by the treatj
than the plan of arbitration Itself The rea
sons for limiting the treaty to live jcars
are doubtless to place n measure of this
extent on fair trial , after which , If the re
sults are as good as anticipated , the treaty
can be renewed or bo made permanent.
CIIAHACTI3U OF THE COURT.
"It Is felt that the character of the men
In such n court will remove It from the usual
divisions based puicly upon the nationality
of the arbltiator. and , moreover , n majority
vote of the arbitrators will doubtless bo re
quired AH jet It cannot bo stated dell-
nitelj whether the treatj will cover differ
ences involving national honor and sovcr-
cignty. This was a point of disagreement
early In the negotiations It Is probable ,
howcvei , an except Ion v.lll occur In this
icspict , as the tieatj Is meant to cover the
usual and ordinal y dlffcrencis which arise
bttvvcen nations , lather than such cxtraor
dlnary events an an Insult to the Hag or nny
other national Indignity , which aio usuallj
considered outside the scope of arbitrations
All the negotiations have been can led on
In Washington , and the signing of thu In
strument will occur here Mr Olnej anil Sir
Julian I'auncefoto hnvo borne the brunt of
the woik the lattci executing the views of
Lord Sullsbuiy In such a way as to expe
dite the final arrangement Mr llajard has
not taken part In the ncgc/atlons although
Indirectly ho has contributed to the result "
rente.nits APTKH'A UK ; roii'iisi : .
Olt-i elanel MIIII'H MinnI'lil on Sevi-ntj-
I'lve TliiniHHiHl-lliillnr Llii'i'K.
CLEVELAND. Dec. 13 The name of
Judge E. T Hamilton of Cleveland vvaa
forged to a $75000 check Satuiday Early In
the afternoon n man appeared at the Lor
raine Street bunk and presented an oriler for
Hut amount on the Dime Savings and Build
ing company , pajablo to C N. Cunningham
The trcBsuier off tied an excuse for not pay
ing it and at once Cunningham departed
Mcanv. hllo the B.gnaturo had been pro
nounced n forgcrj bj Judge Hamilton At 3
o'clock Cunningham again appeared Ho was
told that the bank had fulled to gut the
money and was askud to return at C He
agreed to do HO and has not been seen elnce
rum i isTicM.s A'CAMM.I : rvcTonv.
Himilnril Oil Company I.iiNi'H a III * ;
riiml In Itlilo.
CLEVELAND , 0. Dee 13.-The three-
ttcry brick candle factory of the Standard
Oil ocmpiny on Jamct street wa * dojrojod
by tire tliIB ufternoon The loss on the buildIng -
Ing and itoek In about 100,000 and the Imwr-
anco IK only f8 000
Murili-reil Dili-hue a III niil.i-ii Uuarri'l.
< I'lCAOO , Ui II I'tirliiK " ilrunl
O.U irrel at a < lirlntcidnjf In tin- home of
U till'in Kiriinn unVrelier avenue thin
uf i < t noon Kir nun vv i I a.ill.v nhai l > > J hu
Mtn > li , Kodfallur of ttii ilu.d K > in
dUil nt u latu hour toiuylit. Tin , murderer
11 111 jail.
r.vnt , IMNCII : , f B-i' A roitcnuv.
i\lMTtM : So 1)l < l'tEJHt | ( . IllMlrilllll-lll Oil
' " " * It lHllforiilii.
SAN rit.VNClSCOHc 13 The Chronicle
Riys that Mccsra * f f and Carvalho , the
New York experts fiH amo out hero In tbo
Interests of the rn > Bdldren , have made a
ivport In which thjHftclare the pencil will
to be a forger ) T Heils to $ ' 00000 worth
of propertj luhl b Rvi Nettle It. Craven ,
and her contract liligo [ with the" late
Senator fair , are H placed In thesauu <
eategofj When > r Fair died he loft
n vrot isttttealu7dat from J O.OOO 000 to
? 100000)0 ) In his will he took elaborate
precautions to keep the estate Intact and tlu >
propertj was left In the slnie of a trust for
the benefit of his chl'dren. ' Mra Herman
Oelrlcla of New York. Ml s Virginia Pair
and Chalks L Kalr The ehlldren objected
to the trust clauac and sought tome waj to
avoid It Thin it was that Mrs Craven , a
school teacher , and mother of Margiret
Craven , the actirss , pro lured a will of n
laler dito , written with a pencil. In which
Senator Pair dUttlbutcd his cs-t.ite among
hlj rhlldien without anj trustH Thu hells
were at Hist disprsed to accept this pencil
will but changed their minds when Mm
Craven piodtieed duds \nimble propertj ,
which she > eald had bun made bj Somtor
Pair , an 1 also a marrhgc contiact with ( lie
late hfiiator Tiien It was that the New
York experts wore brought here to e\tmlno
the various documents Their belief Is us
Htated , that Mrs Craven's documents are all
forgerlai , cleverly executed
Hy the terms of the trust will , Me yir8
Angus , Crothcrs , Ooodfellow and llicsse weie
made executors of the estate I'nder the
pencil will. Angus Crothcrs and Ir ) Marc
Livingston , who attended Pair during his
last Illness , were named as executant lr
Livingston tried to 1mo the pencil will
probated and the cose came up for hearing
In court Hefore any action could be taKcn ,
however , Livingstons attorney withdrew the
pencil will. The explanation offered was
that It was thought best not to jeopardize
Mrs Craven's suit to establish the legalltj
of her deeds , as would happen If the pencil
will were denied probate The Pair children
ami their attorneja have had no hesitation
In denouncing Mrs Craven's documents as
forgeries , even before the New York experts
had been engaged.
MUOll M'KIM.m Mil TMCI2 \ THIP.
I'I'll-mlH VillNi- Him fo Klljoj 11 Short
\ niMitlon.
CANTON. O. Dec 13 One of Major Mc-
Klnlej's friends today remarked that iinco
Mrs. McKlnlcy Is In Chicago , he behaves
IlKo a new bridegroom scpirated for the
first time from his bildc Each morning he
anxlouslj awaits a telegram of greeting fiom
her , an 1 each afternoon he calls her up
by long distance 'phono for a chat. Ho re
ceives nothing but good reports from her.
She has experienced no Inconvenience from
her Journey , Is In her usual health and cn-
Jojlng herself very much Nothing can lie
learned hero of the probabllltj of the major
going to Chlcapo but It would be no sur
prise to his friends should he pack up and
start off almost anj day This would he
Mrj much In accord with his past record
In nearlj cver > Instance In which Mrs Mc-
Klnlcj has been separated from him foi an >
considerable time , or bj nny considerable
distance , ho has joined her In time to ne-
enmpanj her on the homeward journcj
Priends are constantly urging him to take
a little trip out of the city , and telling him
that he ennnot endure , without lesplte , the
strain of a constant stream of callers , some
davs numbered by the hundreds.
The major went to chinch at his usual
place of worship this morning , his old friend
George E Baldwin accompanjlng him. After
the service he went home with his mother
for dinner and npcnt part nf the afternoon.
Ed Goldburg nil old friend of the m.ijoi , and
a former Cantonlan now located In Wichita ,
Kan was ono of the several callers ,
CHICAGO , Pec 13 Mrs William McKln
lcy spent most of Sund ty In her room In
the McWilllams home in Lake avenue flu-
Is gradually recovering from the fatigue of
the campaign but was not able to attend
church. There vvcro no callers save the
members of the family and relatives It Is
expected that chopping will txgln this week
and that ordcia will be placed for the Wash
ington gowns
M vi riii < IMIMI\N THMMJTO mm : .
Crl 'li < iin 1,1nmnANHNIIK | | : tin *
\Vomilli In Her ItcNciKorlf. .
WASHINGTON , Dee 13 Mrs Kate Wal
ter Barret , who has been closc-ly allied heie
with the work of the Crlttenton league ,
apoko today of Mattlc Overman , whose name
was connected with Dr Brown In the San
Francisco church scandal , and of whom It
WZ3 stated that she was coming to tliL cltj
"Mr Crlttenton gave mo a check for $ CO , "
said Mrs Barret , "and I sent It to Misa
Overman to conio here , but since the pi CM
has announced the fact that she was coming
hero she will go elsewhere , and when her
tormcntcis hud nut whcro she Is wo will
take her somewhere else The meeting dc
stroycd Mattlc Overman a plans to come
here. She Is traveling In disguise under the
name of 'Sister Martha" and will continue
to work with the Crlttenton band"
flic was not coming here to join Mrs Bar
ret as was commonly announced , but she
Intended to live hero In the National Crlt
tenton home Mr Crlttenton ha.s taken an
Intelest In her case and will doubtless pro
\IJo for her Dr Brown claims that lu
Is trjlng to blackmail him , but the Crltten-
lei workers deny this and say that she Is-
simply trjlng to locso herself from her past
life and seek a refuge In disguise , v.heru
she can carrj on rc.scuc work a.s "SUtci
Martha " The place where Mlsa Overman
Is located Is suppressed by the Crlttenton
workers , who are trjlng to hide the woman
UKvi : < ; iii. rou.s THIIII : : uniiiir.ns.
sinI Mi'N a I.iiiiiii UN it Cl'ili Hullo
A IK'"IS' ' > .
WOOSTEK. O. Dec. 13 At an iarly hour
this mornlnt ; three masked hurglar9 bat
tered donn the door of the * faun house o'
IVrry Ilrlslow , an aged man living near
here. Juut as they entered the house Mlea
Alleo Ia\tei ! , Ilrlstou'.i housekeeper , met
them with a lamp In her hand As one of
them attempted to grab her bj the throat
fclie strutk him In the face with the lamp
bho continued to hammer him with the
braes handle of the lamp until he beat A
iutic.it and the other two robbers ran awaj
Ono of the three was aftciward airesleil.
iii.oomioi MIS ensi : A MI itiiitiit. : :
Mini KHlN Andrew IluH
Neiir Miirxlinlllovv n , In.
MAUSHALLfOWN la , Dec 13-Andrew
Halt , agul 'K son of a pioneer farmer nf
tills county WPS shot dead early this mornIng -
Ing bj an urknown man who had inured
the houuc , picBiimably for the purpose of
robbery A dcsperatd snuggle ensued The
murdeicd can IK d , but hundreds of armed
cltl/infl with bloodhounds are In pursuit and
Ijnchlni : U probable If the murderer Is cap
lured.
iitiiii.\Tio\ IIMIHS' ! : vinws.
lili-ii i > r < io\-
rriiini-iil lliillilliiK Itfhcrv ( ilrn.
DENVEIl , Dec 13 The American Socloty
nf Irrigation Engineers has adopted resolu
tions opposing the Idea of government action
In the building of Irrigation reservoirs and
canals , hut advocating a government torn-
mluilon to look over the ailil territory and
mulie sugRcstlons for the aid pf Iho mutes In
the woik. IVriiiunont hradquartciH wurn IH-
tabllHhed In Denver. The convention has ad
journed.
i\liiinii : > a I'Hrllli-il lloil > .
WAIlHKNSllPHC ! . Mo Dec 13 William
W White an iiirohut , with Co\i-'n \ ilnun ,
dli d Inn fifteen yeiifH IIKO and v. IH burlul
Iu in' liilllr collln In u prlvuti nimlirj
i-'t.rdij re Intlvi < ixhumed the body to
i nry it In tin city < nit ti ry mid i xnmln i
lion HhiMid Dial It u.is in trilled U hiti
was a liro' T of t' OhlU' . city editor of
thu Bloiu City ( la ) , Journal.
FATE OF THE AMENDMENTS
Deep Interest Taken in tbo Recent Vote
Concerning tbo Constitution ,
POPULISTS HOPE TO SAVE THEIR JUDGE3
IM > l.ooKliiK ; fin4 l.ooiiliolt'H In
.Maxwell Deelisliin us ( o Wha
a Mnjiirll } Ae-
C'OlllllIK tO I.IIVV.
LINCOLN. De > c 13 ( Special } -llave any
of the constitutional amendmenta submltteil
to the voters at the * hist election carried ? 1C
so , which ones ? Will the two Judges on the
populist ticket attempt to take their seats
upon the bench of the supreme court ? Tliera
are some of the qumtlons which are being ;
iwkctl about the state house and to which
no entirely satisfactory answers Imvo jet
been given
Thire teemy o be a wldcspicad Impresslou
tlmt the Incoming popullut admlnlstratlun will
endeivor In some waj to decUro that ono
or more of the amendments have carried
and to sent the new populIK Judges under
the first amendment , which Increaoes the.
number of supreme court Judges from three
to live. Jui't ' how this will be done \ prob
lematical. The total number cf votes cast
at the last election was 2.10.705 , while the
amendment which received the greatest vote
received only S4fi73 Since the decision ren
dered by Chief Justlco .Maxwell In 1885 In
the case of thci State against llabcock R haj
alwnjn been supposed that the amendment
In order to be carried must secure a mii-
Jtrlty ef the tolil vote cast at the e-Iectlou
In < ho btnte The conBtltiillonal provision
bearing on ( lily tubject rcnilo
Either branch of the leglslatuio nny pro-
pow amendments to this constitution , and If
the same bo agreed to bj threi'-llfths o
the membcrj electel to each house such
proposed amendmenta si oil bo entered on
the Journals , with the jeno and mjs , and
published at least once each week in at least
ono newspaper In eich county where n news
paper Is published for thrce months Imme
diately preceding the ne\t cle-tlon of sona-
trrs and representative" rt which election
Iho same shnll be submitted to the elector *
for approval or rejection , and If a majority
of Iho clectora voting at such election adopt
utich amendments the tumo shall become n
, , -n r nU | rnnntltntlcm When mora than
ono amendment IP subnillto. ! at the sJmu
eleotlon they nhtill bo M > Hiibmltted as to
enable the electors to vote on each amend
ment fcpiratcly "
WHAT IS THE TOTAL VOTE ?
Tli-point upon which there Is dli > agicement
Is jr-U what vote should he taken to icprc-
8int the total vote In the state In the di -
clslo-i referred to above Judje Maxwell said :
"In the absence of a state or constitutional
provlblon requiring a majorltj of all the
votes cast to be In favor of the proposition ,
theie Is no doubt that 11 majority voting
upon that question would bo sulllilent. Iu
biieh ease the failure of a party lo vote upon
the question may bo considered as tacit as
sent to the will of the majorltj of those voting
ing thereon , but such a iiilc cannot apply
where a majorltj of the electors of the state
voting at the election are required tooto
In favor of a pioposltlon to secure Its adop
tion In such case the votes In the amrnm-
tlvo must exceed one-half of the total of the
votes cast for senator * and re-presentutlvcH.
Wo hold therefore , that the amendment not
having received the approval of a majority
of the electors voting at the 'election at
which It was submitted was not adopted "
This decision was concurred In by Judge
Ucrs , but dissented from by Chief Justlco
Cohb who expressed the opinion that the HO-
callcd Icglolatlve amendment then under con
sideration was adopted bj n BUlllclont ma-
Joilty and had become a part of the constitu
tion In this case , however , there was a
stipulation as to the number of voles which
had been east for governor and other state
olllcers , and also as to the number of votes
cast for sciatois and representatives The
question Is , How can the number of votes
cast for senators and n-presentatlvea be ao-
certained' ' It Is an utter Impossibility to as
certain exactlj the number of votes cast
for the members of the lower house or the
upper house and a combination of the two
would be more worthless than cither
\\hlle It Is admitted on all hands tlmt
none of the amendments received a majority
of the total numbir of ballots ) last at the
election , vlW0.795. . It was at first con
tended that thej might poalUly Jinv hvl .
majorltj of throe ca ' for repuaentutlvrti and
acnatnrH To cany the amendments on this
theoiy. It woulik have to be nhnwn that the
vote on sen I'ors and leprraentatlvea was
ICES bj 60,000 than the total vote cast. A
Douglas county member , whose curiosity was
aroused by this run or , took the trouble to
compute the vote for his county and found
that while the total vote In Douglas county
was 25.435. the average vote on the legisla
tive ticket was 23Of S , or only 2,377 leea.
The difference Is , tlrrefoie. only about 8
per cent , while to fall short Wi ) , > 00 votes
throughout the state , it would have had to bo
over 30 per cent It Is believed , therefore ,
that even this ray of hope hai been given up
by the populist cuididitca for judges , and
their friends.
ANOTHER WAY TO FIGURE.
According * o a stoiy which Is now common
hero , the latest piopcwltlon Is to have the
legislating dcclaro that the amcndmoniK
were auhmlttcd at a sipaiatc election from
the election of state officers and Ic'glslatoro ,
and that the majority icqiiirrd Is ically a
majorilj of the total number of ballots cast
upon eoiiatltutionil amendment That l to
baj- , the majority should be a majority of the
number of ballots mniliod anil Inserted In
the eparato ballot box used for the election
on the nropnecd constitutional amendments.
If thU were done , the total number would bo
122 175 , ami the requlblto majority nccc'ssary
In order to carry an amendment would bo
01 218
Taking this as the test and nppljlng It to
the vote on the different nmemlmrntH It
would show that the * ami ndments that can led
vvcro as follows Iho amendment enlarging
the supiemc court by ridding Uvo additional
judges bj a vote of R1S7U , the amcndmmit
authorl/lng the legislature to provide ) for a
live sixths vcidlct Iu jury lilaK < , by a vnto
of 73r > 7J. the amendment rcdallng to olllccrii
nf the executive departme it and providing
for an elective railroad commluilon , conHlHt-
Ing of three membcis , by a vote of G7OIC ;
the amendment i elating lo the Investment of
permanent educational funds of the state , by
it vote of 78417 ; the amendment prescribing
the manner In which votesiflu.il bo east , and
Intended to admit of the u o of voting ma-
chliuti , by a vote of 02,303.
' On the other hand , the amendmenta
which failed to receive the requisite ma
jorltj under ttili inline would be : The
amendment authorising the legislature to In
crease the compensation of the mipicmu and
district court judges , the amendment au
thorising the legislature to Increase the sal
aries of Htato olllcers ; the amendment au
thorising the legislature to e-reato Infcilor
courts of appeal , the amindmenl authorIng ! / ; .
Ing the legislature to Increase the number
of miprcmo and district court judges ; the
amendment authorl/.lng the legislature to
create new Htato ollkcvt , the amendment re
lating to the merging of the government of
cities of the metropolitan class with the
government of the emuillcH In which they
are located , and the amendment relating to
donations to works of Internal Improvement
and manufactories
Whatever plan the legislature may | iur uo
on thin subject , the question Is expected to
coino up lor review before the unpremo court
In caset any attempt 1 * made to declare any
uf the amendments cunled. As the amend
ment receiving the highest vote U the ono
which relate * tei thu constitution of the su
preme court Itself. It will pronunt n very
delicate qucntlon Mueh Intercut Is helna
rhown In the matter hero and till * Is stlinu-
Inlid by the delay of thu ranva lng board
In declaring the remilt of the tic-Ulan Th
( levclojiinentH of the coin uro Iiclna eagerly
awaited.