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THE OMAHA DAILY BEE ESTABLISHED JUNE 10 , 1871. OMAHA , WEDNESDAY IMOllNl-NG , DECEMHEK 1 , 180(5 ( , KB 1 > Y FIVE CENTS/ HARIN MAY SUCCEED WEYLER Humor in Madrid that a Clmngo in Ouban Commanders Impends , DISCIPLINING OF GI3UJEDA THE CAUSE lcmlM of tinMiijor nt Court Olijee.1 to tin- < . ' < mrue Piirniieil by Hie Ciijtfnlii Jenernl After .Mneeo'o Dentil. MADRID. Doc. IB. Tlio report that Cap tnlii Uuncr.il Wcyler has onlcrcil proceedIngs - Ings to lie taken against Major Glrujcda , because tlio ninjor , after the death of An tonio Mncco , wont to Havana without thu permission of his superior officers. Is caus ing discontent here , owing to thu popularity of Glrujcda. Although the ministers retain reserve on thu subject It Is slated that thu cabinet tnny consider this question , and It la further stated that lho ministers may IIHO | discuss the execution of General Wey- ler's plan of campaign , which Is criticised In certain quarters. According to surface Indications Captain General Weyler will soon bo relieved of his command In Culm. The discontent with 'Weylcr Is noticeable even In the govern ment organs. They nay that Instead of go ing to Havana to receive an unmerited ova- lion , ho ought to have continued the mili tary operations In the province of IMnar del Jtlo. Jtlo.A A bud Impression has also been created hero by the dispatches of the Spanish cor- tespondcntR at Havana , announcing that General Weylcr has suppressed all dis patches referring to the ovations In Spain In honor of Major Glrnjcda. It Is supposcil the captain general's action was due to jeal ousy , and It Is currently reported that thu government is disposed to replace Weyler by General Marln , now governor of the Cu ban province of 1'lnar del Hlo. It haa been decided nt the cabinet coun cil to purchase the Ilrlllsh transport Prince of Wai en. The Impartial Rays the ministers have no knowledge et Captain General Weylcr hav ing taken any action against Major Glrujeda nnd regard It as being Improbable. The 1m- parelal also says 'that the report that Cap- lain General Weylcr Is shortly to be re placed Is not confirmed. WASHINGTON , Dec. If. . General Mnrln lias seen conaldernblo military service In the cause of Spain , having participated In the late Cuban revolution , having for adversa- rlofi among the Insurgents some of the men who figure prominently In that service today. General Marln came to Cuba permanently wllh Martinez Campcn , when the latter was appointed captain general of the Inland. Ho acted as captain .general when Campos was In the field against the Insurgents , and when Campos V.IH recalled us thu result of the ills- Batlsfactlon of the Spanish government with his campaign , Marln took his place during the- Interim between the departure of Cam pos and the arrival of Woylor. With the advent of Weyler , Marln was appointed gov ernor of Porto Illco. General Maria Is about CO years of ago. MHXICAXS MAY TAKK A HANI ) . I'oinilnee tit Sim Iills I'oloHl Itenily to AltneU the Sinnl.sli | Consulate. CITY OF MEXICO , Dec. 15. There are unconfirmed rumors circulating hero to night thill n mob In Dnrccloua has assaulted the Mexican consul on account of his Cuban syrupaihlcK. Considerable 111 feeling against the Spaniards 1ms been nrouscd hero by an anonymous circular signed "Son of Ilelayo" nnd containing phrases Insulting to the- Mex ican nation and government. The Spaniards claim Iho Cubans got it up to further In- lluino the public mind against thorn. All telegrams from San Luis Potosl tonight say this document , together with Imprudent arti cles In Coreor do Espana , have contributed to bring nbout n state of high tension there , and fears arc expressed that the police will have lo bo called In lo prevent n collision between the populace and resident Span iards. The goveinor has given orders to protect the Spaniards. A further eaut-o of the Irritation Is an at tack mndo on n laboring man In this city , who. having shouted "Viva Cuba. " was set upon by two Spaniards and beaten. The newspapers tonight print nn account of the ease. Popular sympathy Is especially en thusiastic with the Cubans and their cause Is Immensely popular , since it has come to bo believed thai Macco was betrayed to hla death. The Mexican pcoplo cannot under stand why the United States docs not recog- nlro Cuban belligerency. V The epidemic of smallpox In Yucatan has disappeared. _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ ' .11,1,10 SAXCIIIM.Y'S XKXT TRIAL. Ciine AVIII He Heard Aifiiln III Hnviiiin Iliirlni ; .Inniiiiry. HAVANA , Dec. 15. It Is understood thai the retrial of the case of Julio Sangullly , cent bnck on appeal from the supreme court of Madrid , will not occur until January S. Abclardo Cnmpanonl , a member ot Juan Delgado's Insurgent band , surrendered yes terday to the Spanish authorities , and waa granted amnesty. Captain General Weylcr has published a decree regarding Iho reports hcreloforo sent to the Associated press from here. This dc- ereo says thai Maeeo's body Is burled near llojiical , between San Diego do Las Vegas and Hlncnn , In Havana province. The dlsprtchos bulletined today by the general staff give only unimportant accounts of spattered skirmishes , In which the losses on cither side were Insignificant. The Span ish transallnntle liner Alfonso Doce has ar rived here wllh l.in ! recruits , being the last Installment of the 25,000 reinforcements dis patched from Spain In the last three weeks. The forllficallons of the town of Guana- hacoa. just across thn bay from Havana , upon which attack * hnvo been made several times by raiding parties of Insurgents are being actively pushed. The name of Obispo street , the principal Btrcct In Havana , has been changed lo Woy- ler. oul ot compliment lo thu caplnln gen eral. IHCK.S SPAIX TO I1AV13 PATIHXCH. I.oiiiliin IMItor Severely CrltlelseN the .IhiKOfN In Hit : .Senate. LONDON , Dec. 1C. The Times today com menting on tin * Cuban question expresses the hope that the Spaniards "will continue ) to disregard the vituperation of the jingo sen ators and abstain from Imitating ihcm , " milling : "Tho American government main tains n correct and neutral attlludo and as longns It does so Spain can afford to smile nt Senator Chandler's off-hand recognition of the Cuban republic. " The Olobo this afternoon says : "When these wild men rave at England , Ilrltlah feeling regards them us amusing lunatics whoso grotesque antics do not carry danger to either country. Hut the Spanish are more easily Inllamt'il to anger and there Is come danger ot Spain falling Into the trap when the piratical Laurada reaches Valen cia. Spain has endured much contumacy from tlu > great republic ; but there are many Indication ! that this p.itElvn submission to Inault will not last much longer. It would bo well , therefore , for the Washington gov ernment to place restraint upon Senator Chandler and hla collcaguex. If Spain de cided to uphold her honor by anna a naval war might have results not at all agreeable to the American Chauvinists. " SpanUh War Venue ! * . \ ri.VnnieroiiH. . CINCINNATI. Dee. IE. A Commercial- Trlhuuo special from Key West. Kin. , tays : U U reported by ( spongers coining In thut there are unusially largo numbers of Spanish war vessels lying off the Florida coatt ; that they K" out to sea during the day , but at night come eloio to land , throw ing their seari'hllf.hts In all direction * , They have be en clhtcil several lluic * by people on thore. KXI.ISTIXU KOH "Ct'ii.v imm : . " Proee M Xot Entirely Free from Dnti- Ker Hveii Without Seeing Weyler. WASHINGTON , Dec. 10. The attention of officials has been attracted by the stories coming from all portions oC the country In dicating that enlistments are going on of par ties of men to go lo Cuba lo Join Ihe Insur gents in thrlr struggle against the Spanish. Thceo enlistments are In direct violation of the neutrality laws , and arc prohibited un der fevero i-ennllles. For accepting a com- inlfislon to serve against Spain , n country with which the United Slates Is now nt peace , the penalty prescribed by section 6.281 , revised statutes , is $2.000 fine nnd three years' Imprisonment , while for enlist ing to serve ngalnct Spain or hiring any ono lo enlist the penalty Is almost as heavy , being a maximum of $1,000 fine and three years' Imprisonment , Iho enforcement of those laws naturally falls within the func tions of the United States attorneys , to whose knowledge the attempt at Infringe ment Is brought , but If the movements con tinue on as largo a scale as reported It Is probable Iho Department of Justice will send Instrullons ot a special character to all of Its agents , calling their attention to the proclamation Issued by the president last spring , enjoining upon them a strict enforcement of the neutralllx laws. ANXIOUS TO FIGHT FOR CUIJA. NEW YORK. Dec. 15. The olllccrs ) of fhc Cuban junta were besieged today by appli cants for enlistment In the Cuban army. Even before any of the officials connected with the legallon hail arrived , n crowd of sturdy young men Mood nl Ihe entrance to the headquarters , waiting for the doors to open , and before 9 o'clock , the Cuban cause could have had sixty able-bodied recruits. All were dismissed with the Information thai no men were wauled. The Cuban ofil- clals said today thai Ihcy had been qulto overwhelmed with applications and that dur ing the last twenty-four hours nearly SOO men had applied for enlistment , all of whom had been refused , owing to the law prohib iting enlistments hern for service In foreign armies. Many more applications had also been received by mall. The Now York Council of Cuban Revolu tionary Clubs has Issued an address , paying tribute to the character of the soldier nnd martyr , Antonio Macco , and concluding as follows : Let every Cuban family renfllrm Ha warm devotion to the cause of Independence by forwarding to our btethien now struggling on the Hold of battle , ns a cheering- voice from every homo and as new proof of our close union In the common eaiise , at least one rllle 'ttlth which a new arm , also ready to fall In glorious death before yielding , Khali respond to the supreme and llnal ef fort and to the presumptuous confidence ot the Spanish people. Three thousand members of the organlza- tlon known ns llio "American Friends of Cuba" will march next Monday evening In a body to Cooper Union and participate in the demonstration to bo held there In sympathy with the Cuban patriots. Tlio organization I-- made up enllrely of American citizens. In Iho parade will inarch a company costumed a Cuban soldiers. President Frank Mayo , who Ic * ono of the survivors of the Virginias expedition , will head Iho line. A maso meeting to express sympathy with the Cuban Insurgents was held In Jersey City tonight. Among Ihe speakers was S. C. Henrique- ! , who was United Stales consul nt Cardenas during the Harrison administration. Ho said that Spain was exulting over the foul as3srlii3llon of as grand a man as ever wcnl forth to gtvo battle In the cause of human liberty. The United Slates , ho declared , could no longer afford to bo one of the nallons who oppress Cuba. JUNTA GETS LOTS OF SYMPATHY. From all parts of the United States , from Mexico nnd from Paris , telegrams were received by the Cuban , junta.nnd.by prominent Cubans in New York , In which the correspondents expressed their sympathy for free Cuba nnd offered financial assistance to Ihe men who are making n flghl for liberty. On ? of the most nrdent writers was Her bert Wolcott , chulrman of the Cuban Amer ican league ot Cleveland and brother of United States Senator Wolcott. In his com munication to Fidel G. Pierrera , Mr , Wol cott said ( ho American-born citizens of Cleveland were Intensely cnthutilasllc and reprobated the murder of Macco and his Mad. Money , Mr. Wolcott said , was com ing In fasler than at nny time since Iho war began , and If men wore wanled Ihere would be no trouble In recruiting more than ono regiment. So fervent ia the sym pathy for Cuba thai the Junta would not bo asked to expend a dollar of its funds for equipment or transportation , Mr. Wol cott raid. Ho wioto thai members of the Grand Army at the Republic In Cleveland who were officers In Ihe civil war had vol unteered to go with enlisted men and assume command of Ihcm In Cuba. W. R. Galbralth , librarian of the Ohio state library at Columbus , communicated with Mr. Plerrcra. caking Information as to the shipping of munitions , the trans mission of funds and the forwarding of men to Cuba. Mr. Galbralth said the pcoplo of that city were thoroughly In earnest and thai they could be counted upon for larger subscriptions than ever before. In this city funds have been pouring In to aid the Cuban cause and many Inquiries are being made of Iho Cuban officials as lo Iho besl way lo Iransmil funds and sup plies lo the men who are fighting. COMPANY OF COLONELS READY. LEXINGTON , Ky. , Dec. 15. At a big mass meeting called by Mayor SImrall to take action In teferenco to Ihe Cuban revo- lutlon , Iho court house was crowded tonight. Resolutions were passed lhat Cuba must be free ; lhal Ihe United Slates should help Cuba lo freedom by peaceable measures if the could ; by forcible measures If she inn.it. rolonpl Tom Davidson , after the nicotine. burned the ship's flag , amid huzzas and Cr.p- Inln Ixmgmlrc of company E , State Guarda , raid ho had forty men ready to start to Cuba on twenty-four hours' notice , under command of Colonel Davidson. KANSAS CITY , Dec. 15. Already over 300 Cuban recruits have been enrolled in this city and Colonel 0. S. Harriman , head ot the local movement , stated today that there are just as many more In Kansas City and vicinity ready and willing to go to the front. The men average between IS and 35 years and are generally unmarried. The enrollment 1 going on In Harrlman'tj office and no secrecy of tiio purpose of the move ment Is made. "Should congress take ac tion. " said Colonel Harrlnpn. "thai would permit armed men to go to Cuba without molestation , these men will be notified and sent In a body from Kansas City. " There lias been some talk that two Spanl.ih spirc liail recently arrived In the city. In this regnrd , Colonel Hnrrlmnn says : "Spanish spies cannot etop us. " CINCINNATI , Dec. 15. A special lo the Commercial Tribune- from Jacksonville. Fla. , says : The streets ere crowded tonlghl with n grand outpouring of the citizens In a torchlight parade nnd mass meeting In favor of Cuba. Ex-Mayor Fletcher , titate Senator J. E. Hartildge. J. M. Ilarr , Hon. C. J. Stockton nnd many other prominent citizens addressed the vast throngs. Span ish outrages were denounced and strong rerolutlons pa.ucd demanding Ihe govern ment to now Interfere in the Interests of humanity. Several ministers were on the Stlll'l. ' ST. PAUL , Dec. 15. The physician ? of St. Paul , aroused by the reports of suffering from the Cubans , have etnrtcd a subscrip tion llet throughout the profession for.money with which lo buy medicine and bandages ( o send Immediately by way of Tampa , Fli. , direct lo the campn and towns of the patri ots , The affair darted with Dr. W. T. Kelly and Dr. Charles L. Whrnton. The list Is going among iho physicians this afternoon nnd by tomorrow It la expected that qulto a largo bum will be realized , aa others < Uo are subscribing. The phyalclaiu Intend lo buy nil thu medicines , bandage , material ? and cxprcis H Immediately to Tampa. Kin. , and tUelH'i ) to the coast of Cuba. If the government attempts to Interfere In this Immune movement , an appeal will bo had to the president for the expedition as made from b humanitarian standpoint , Thu story tlmt comes from Cuba to the physicians of thla elty U4 that there are ti5,000 sick people In Cuba. WEYLER DENIES THE PLOT Spanish General Declares His Opponent Was Not Assassinated , MACEO WAS NOT SHOT FROM AMBUSH * Ix 11 tllllt the Clllinn Lender Dleil 111 n | | . | > NN At I fin | ll lo | MVIII > C After III * Mi-ii lluil I DlNlilinileil. NKW YORK , Dec. 13. The World this morning prints the following signed state ment from General Weyler In regard to the alleged assassination of Antonio Macco : "To the Editor of the Now York World : Maceo died an a result of the feeble state In which were the Insurgent bands nt Havana. Doubtless , before the sudden attacks and constant persecution of the battalion ot San Quliitin , they were losing ground. To re organize those bands he put himself at their head , and for this he died , with part of the staff accompanying him. In the same man ner have died many generals In all the wars over the world. "Maceo was not killed In an ambush. My abortion can bo proved by the fact that the Spanish column which fought against his forces had to maintain Itself against the flre of the Insurgents , and the Insurgents were strong enough In number to retake the bodies of Macco and the son of Maximo Gomez , which were carried away from the field. "Macco was surrounded by his own men , who embarked with him and passed the trocha , It Is afllrmcd by his own physician , Dr. Xetucha. It Is not trim that Macco was coming for any conference with me. f can provo It with two rossons. The first Is that If I were lit the province of IMnar del lllo. how could I summon him to the province of Havana ? The sscond Is , that Knowing myself the situation In which Macco was In IMnar del Rio , knowing that his situation was so desperate that ho asked help from the rebel forces in the other parts or the Island , I would not be so Innocent as to agree to a conference with him In a plsce where he would bo out ol the trocha. Once In Ha vana , he would have solved the problem ol breaking the. circle In which I had him and his forces In Plnar del lllo. Maceo dice ! as fell all who command forccn who at the sight of the enemy fly away. "This discouraged band ho brought to Havana with the hope of making it fight. Any chief , In similar circumstances , if his men disbanded , would be sure to die. Anil that Is what happened to Macco. Macco."WEYLER. "WEYLER. " WASHINGTON , Dec. 15. The following dispatch from the Spanish minister of for eign affairs In regard to the death of Gen eral Maceo , received at the legation , was made public by Minister do Lome : MADRID. Dee. 13. Spanish Minister , Washington : Mnceo'H denth took pl.ice In loyal fight at Pnntii lirnva nnd was caused by our soldiers' bullet * . Thlj Is pro\ed by the letter written by Hie son of ( Jonic- , In whleb bo states that he killed hlaisolf In order not to abandon the body of the gen eral. The handwriting of the letter has boon verified and also details of iho light , time and circumstances when M-ueo nnd the son ot Gome ; ! were wounded All lhei < e details have been published In ? 5uropc by telegrams from Spanish ana forrlmi corre spondents. TUTITAN , HAVANA , Dec. 1C. The second trial of the crew of the American schooner Com petitor , captured on April 29 last by a Spanish gunboat , whllo apparently landing a filibustering expedition on the coast of Cuba , Is still In Its preliminary stages , and consequently , according to Spanish law , the proceedings are yet prlvato. It Is ex pected that the proceedings will shortly pass Into open court. Itt'IS ItlYRHA IN TUB FIKU ) . Mneeu'M .SiieeeKsor OIICIIM n Vigorous ClIMIIHlIlVII AKTIllllHt tilt * Slllllllr.ll. HAVANA , Dec. 10. Fighting la reported west of the trocha In Plnar del Rio province , whcro the Insurgents under Maceo'a suc- cesyjr , General Ruls Rivera , have taken the field against the Spanish forces left there by General Weyler. No details have been re ceived yet. but fifty wounded soldiers came in yesterday from the neighborhood of Artlmesa. It Is stated In Havana that Gen eral Weyler has called In some of the trooi now stationed outside of the city , fearing an attack by General Gomez , who lo reported us coming eastward with a large force , well armed and provisioned. The Insurgents have already occupied several email towns held by the Spanlarda In the eastern part of the province of Havana nnd have met hardly any defeats. Two train loads of provisions and arms were captured by the Insurgents on the Matanzas railroad Saturday and Sunday , with slight loss. It is reported that an expedition from Hon duras landed on the south side of the Island Saturday with large supplies of ammunition and arms and that the cargo was safely de livered Into the possession of General Rivera. III.OODY WOIUC IX TUB I'lIIMI'l'IXKS. SI > UIINI PIIIMTN Print Ili'iiorlM of An other SaviiKf .MUHNIIITO. MADRID , Dec. 15. A dispatch received hero from Singapore says the natlvey of Mlndano Island , one of the Phllllpplne group , liavo revolted and that many cf the native troops are deserting to the Insurgents. It la further stated that the situation at Ma nilla hi fill of anlcty. linmly of Insurgents frequently visit that town at nleht and fire volleys Into the place. A dispatch Ul the Imparclal from Singapore admits that there has been a genuine massacre at Cavlte , the fortified maport town of the island of Luzon. It adds that 150 prisoners revolted , kllcd six soldiers , seized arms anJ tried to raise the native Inhabitants against the gar- ri jli. Continuing , there dispatches say these cffort3 failed , the rcvollcru were shot down In the otreetB and another massacre followed during the night. Scores of corpses were picked up ami many of the prisoners who were recaptured were shot the following morning. ItAISB THOOPS KOI ! CUIIA.V A It MY. \Varlllio Cltlzi-iiK of ! > < * Molncn Form n Military ( ' < > in puny. DBS MOINES , Dec. 15. George P. Guyott , railway ticket agent nt the union depot here , has organized a company for the Cuban war. He has arranged to equip fifty men and has twenty-eight on tbe list now. The men have agreed to go aa soon as belligerent rights arc recognized. No two know who the others are , for fear of complications. Guyott Is a graduate of Or chard Lake Military academy , was sev eral years sergeant of the Second United States cavalry and Is chief of engineers of the Iowa National guards. Ho says several other companies are being organized In Iowa. All the work of organization 1ms been done flnce the assassination of Maceo. Another I'ro-t'uliaii ' Ili'Hiiliilloii , WASHINGTON , Dec. 15. Representative Woodman of Illinois today Introduced n Joint resolution directing the president to Intervene In Cuban affairs. The retolullon. after reciting General Maceo's assaFElnatlon and Spanish cruelties In Cuba , gays that thu president has failed to carry out llm wUhea of the people ; that the honor of the United States U at xtaho and that history gives no precedent on which to base a hope that Spanish operations will bo changed to com ply with civilized warfare. The president Is directed to express severe condemnation of the .Spanish methods of warfare , et-pe- daily the murder of Macco ; to recognize the Independence of Cuba and to demand of Spain the withdrawal of all troops from Cuban soil. He IB alro directed to tain proper steps to ECO that this demand U car ried out. I.At'ltAn.V ASICS tfOH rilOTKCTIOX. Sccri'lnry olnry Ur < jm-ti il to t'pltolil tlio .Vittloii'H Honor , IJALT1MORK. Doc. IB. J. H. Scward & Co. , fruit Importers nnd charter parties of the steamship Laurada , now nt Palermo , have sent a lengthy communication to Sec retary Olney In which they' ask that the vccscl be- duly protected at Valencia , Spain. She Is under charter t"6 take on the remain der of her cargo at the latt named place , and the cnptaln , having beVn advised by cable that trouble might ensue , declined to pro ceed to the Snanlflh port. The letter to the secretary of state has been made by ti.e firm to get the owners of the ship to have the cargo shipped from Sicily Instead of n Spanish port. "Sunday , " sa.vs the document , "we re ceived n cable as follow * : 'United States government advised captain ot Laurada not I to enter port. Won't bo allowed to unload. ' j I As Americana nnd merchants holding a charter of a vessel duly registered nnd cnr- I ] rylng the American flag , we fool It nnr duly nnd our right to csk yen , In your ofllclal cnpaclty , to protert our property under nuch flag as well ns uphold the nzticu H honor. "J. H. SRWARD ft CO. " WASHINGTON. Dec. J5. Mesurp. Tucker nnd Scwnrd of IJaltlmore , representing the Hilthncro concern which chartered the Laurada to bring fruit to the ITnltetl St'itcs , and John L. Vnmllvor , representing Hart & Co. ot Philadelphia , owners of the vessel , called at the State department this afternoon to Inquire Into the report that the Liurada had been prevented from entering the Spanlfh j port of Valencia. They tailed to see Sccro- | tary Olney cr Assistant Rokhlll , but the chief clerk listened to their statements nnd answered for the department. The shipping rticn Mid that they had been Informed the Liurnda had been forbidden by United Stateo Consul Merloni ) nt Grao , the port of Vuloncli , to enter the harbor. The. chief clerk replied that this was Impossible ; the department had sent no ouch Instructions to the consul , In fact had sent no Instructions nt all rela tive to the Laurada , and the consul certainly had no authority of his.own to forbid the t'hlp to enter. Mr. Tucker next asked what the Department of Stain would do If the j Laurada entered the port of Valcenla and was Eolzed by the Spaniards. The chief clerk de clined to aninvcr nny such , questions , but " .s- Eiirod Mr. Tucker that tlic , Laurada would bo nffordcil the same meirjfe-eJ protection that would be extended lo.any other American \TKJM ! under like circumstances , and with this statement the callers were obllned to content themselves and the Interview tcrmi- nitod. It l probably the'case that while the Stats department has -not communicated direr-fly with the consul nt Grao , It has been advised by United Statce Minister Taylor at Madrid of the situation nnd Is mtlsfled to leave the management ot the matter to his il'scrotion. i _ HOT CHASB AKTISIl'TJIIlUB FUII2XDS CrulsiTM XiMvlirlc nut ! IlnlHuli Trying ; to I'nK'li n KJIIbiiNlor. JACKSONVILLE , Fla."Dcc. 15. A special received by the Citizen from Key West states that the cruisers Newark and Raleigh received telegraphic Instructions from Wash ington at noon today and lhat the cruisers at once put to sea to capture the steamer Three Friends , which let ( Fernandlna at an early hour this morri | with n cargo of arms nnd ammunition , { besides about fifty Cubans , to be landed Ir-iCuba. Instructions were also received for , the revenue cutters McLaln , at Miami , and ] the Wlnona and Forward , at Key Wc-afc to Intercept the Three Frlendo' 1f possible. Every effort will thU3-be , mode to catch the little filibuster. whlchiuccccded In get ting away with US'tsf ndespite the vigi lance of the government : officials and Spanish spies. This was doneAbi1 using the. Com modore ns'-a decoy , < hji Cubans announcing that nil of the 'prep/tlons : belne made were to send th" 'Co"n"XAlore. ( with a cargo of arms and ammunition , to Cuba. The Commodore lay at Its wharf today , and no attempt was made to clear from the custom house. The actual cargo carried by the Three Friends was as follows : Four hundred thousand rounds of ammunition. 1,040 rlllcs , ono 12-pound Hotchklss gun , 20 machetes , 4,000 pounds of dynamite , bcaliles a quantity of medicine , provisions , etc. The expedition Is commanded by Pernz Calve , who was nn adjutant of Macco's stnff. rioNi * Wnli'h on ( lie Jjiiurnilii. LONDON. Dec. 15. The Daily News has a Rome dispatch which cays Captain Hughes of the Mexican steamer'Laurada denies the right of the Spaniards 'to' seize the Laurada , now lhat he has no firearms aboard. The dispatch also eays that the police have or dered n special surveillance to bo kept on the Laurada. Only it 'IViitiiorju-y Clicok. LONDON , Dec. 15. The Timea in an editorial says that It thinks that beyond n. temporary check of the Cuban Insurgents , Macco's dccth will chance the situation verv little. "Spain , " says the Times , "must soon bo alive to the urgency , of the problem. " Don CnrloN Hun > cit Aliillcntril. MADRID , Dee. 15. Thq rcpoit that Don Carlot' , pretender to the Spanish throne. In tends to abdicate Ma claim In favor of Don Jamie , his son , which this time originated In a dispitch to the Imparclal from Rome , Is without foundation In isf ? . A1BXA\I1BII SA.LVl.M IS I1BAI1. Tnloiitfil Son of tlu * ( Jrcnt Italian Actor llrcnlhc.s Illn l.iiMt. FLORENCE , Italy , Dec. 15. Alexander Salvlul , the son of Tomiuo Salvlni , the great Hallan actor , Is dead. Salvlni died of Intestinal tuberculosis. The newspapers publish eulogistic obituaries of the deceased actor. Alexander Salvlni was born In Homo , December 21 , ISIil. He was the BOH of the Italian tragedian. Tomaso Salvlni , and went to school In Naples , Florence' ami Genoa. It was Inti'lidod that he should be come a civil engineer and In 1SS1 he cume lo the fulled States for thut purpose with Chizxohi , who W.IH manager of IUSS'B ! | American tour. Hut Instead of looking for a place to develop bin engineering abili ties , young Salvlni traveled with the HossI company and afterward willed In New York to study KngllHh la order to be able to use that language on the stage. His llrst nppearance was at'the Union Square theater In New Vork IP Clunx Morrlx' com pany and ho aftcr'w.trd Client two seasons with Margaret Mather , playing Ilornto , Or lando , Rudolph In "Leah , " t'laudo JUel- notle and Clifford In "The Hunchback. " The older Salvlni came to the Tnlti'd States In USJ and lil con joined his company , playing In some of his father's pieces. A. M. Palmer cngaKt-il yoiWK Salvlni for his MadlHon Square Theater company. After three seasons at .tho Madison Square the ater Snlvlnl again joined bis father In a tour of the fulled Status , and after the latter returned to Kuropc youiiff Salvlni begun a Htairlntf four In America. For Hoinn time past younr ; Snlvlul has been se riously 111 nl .Monti ) Carlun , the homo of the elder Salvlul. near Klorenee , Italy. His wife , formerly Mlsn Maude Dlxoii , who wan the Iriidln lady of his company and to whom howast recently married , has been In con.tlanl lUtendaiK'e upon the mifferer. IVArtnxnun.- the "Three Guardsmen , " wan I'on.'iiJcr.'d to bo young S.ilvlnl'H most attractive part. He was a liandKomo man , Imbued with dramatic o.n- thuhlaHiu , and u great favorite In New York. Mr. Salvlnl'H last qppc.irauro in Omaha waa about i year ago , when ho produced "Ham let" and "Tho Thltso Guardsmen" nt Iloyd's. He was booked at that house for the pres ent seat-on , but the .cugacement was can celed by hla lost Illnetu. Ho was c strong favorite hern , ca elsewhere , and hln untimely ilrnth will t-c deeply deplored. Otlu-r Dcntlix oT ( Inliny , LONDON , DeeJ rir. , John Stuart Jlllfih , sixth earl of Darnlry , U dead. Ho wan horn In 1S2S. Lady Mary Illlfib. a daughter of the carl , wan found drownofl In a pond at Cob- lium hall near Qruvcsend In July last. Klin IB bellevrd to haye rnimnllled imiride while Buffering from dcspoiidoncy duo to an un- foi'tunuto Icve ftftalr. CINCINNATI , Dec. 15 , A telegram re ceived at iho War department * oday cn- r.ouncia the death at jlcrnardlno ranch , Arizona , of First Lieutenant Edward C , Ilulloclc , Seventh cavalry , from pneumonia. , . DEBATE ON THE FRENCH NAVY Lockroy's ' Motion for a Big Expenditure Easily Defeated * CHAMBER STANDS BY THE GOVERNMENT IniiiiNxllilllty of Fleet In Itecnurnlr.eil , lint liernnin.i'n liiorriiMi * IN l.onUiMl 1'iioit UN nil Incentive lo Do liiUrwlNC. I PARIS , Dec. 15. The discussion of the ; i naval budget was continued today In the i ' Chamber of Deputies. M. J. Do Kcrjegu , the reporter of the budget , representing Flnlsterre , said that material progress In j the construction of vessels had been made , | the delays in building them had been re duced , and the tendency , ho added , was In the direction of building homogeneous groups In different classes. A general reorganization - organization , however , was necessary and the naval committee regretted that In view of the Increase In the strength of the fleets of the Drelbuml nnd of England the French naval votes had been reduced to 79,000,000 francs. H was Impossible , he continued , to equal England In the number of ships , but the French licet ought to bo of n special character to enable it to defend French Independence and dignity everywhere. M. Lockroy , one of the deputies from the Seine , urged that the whole organiza tion of the army needed reform , nnd lhat the fleet , dock yards and administration ought each to be under separate control. The minister of marine , Admiral ller- nard , replied that the government Intended to Increase the number of vessels attached to the channel squadron If they obtained the necessary money. The admiral stated that the government also Intended to re inforce the Mediterranean squadron by sev eral first-class Ironclads and to renew many of the torpedo boats. In conclusion , the minister of marine pointed to the fact that the German fleet was being considerably Increased and that In order to prevent France from falling Inlo inferiority this government would shortly submit a bill to Increase the strength of the navy. The general discussion of the navy budget was then clcsed. M. l. * > r ] < roy's motion that the government expend 200onoC03 f nncs , dis tributed over four years , on the navy , was opposed by Admiral Hernard and M. Mellne , the premier , and wcs rejected by a vote of 335 to 73. During the course of n long speech , M. Lockroy declared that the govern ment opposed his motion because It emanated from a private member. He did not wish to provoke a cabinet crisis and would withdraw hla motion If the government would promise lo present It as a bill. The government , ho added , was wrong in reposing faith inlhc optimistic reports of Its officials. Ho main tained that the fleet was nol In effective con dition , and concluded : "We are curacd with the men who declared war In 1S70. without being ready , and I am not willing that some day it may bo said lhat I was cognlzanl of the prcscnl condition of Ihc navy and re mained sllcnl. " M. Mtlinc promised to submit the naval program at the beginning of 1893 , and M. Lockroy insisted thai Ihe government should devote part of the money to refilling ehlps. The premier said tnla was already done ac cording lo the needs of the navy , Thereupon M. Lockroy Interrupted the speaker nnd M. Mellne rclorted , sharply : "I shall eay noth ing to win your confidence. The house knows that , hidden behind your insistence. Is a po litical question. " ( Cheers. ) In conclusion , M. Mellne condctnnc'd the partial criticisms of the navy anJ assorted there was danger In pessimism. The vote ns already cabled Im- mcdlalcly followed and the house adjourned for the day. I , . ! IS XOT DI.SI'M'MSBII. .Sllnntloii nt Cnriii'iiH MlNiinoVi'Ntnoil In tin * United Slate * . ( Copyright. 1SSC , liy Press Publishing Company. ) CARACAS , Venezuela , Dec. 15. ( New York World Cablegram Special Telegram. ) Pres ident Crespo declines , for state reasons , to answer any questions concerning the Venezuelan government's attitude toward the arbitration trealy entered Inlo between the Ilrltlsh and United States goverumcnto. The situation here Is misunderstood In the United States , as Is evident from the false Impres sions which have been cabled. The beat men of Venezuela , those who understand Ihe matter , favor the treaty. Minister Andrade will call next Monday for his return to the United States , and this looks as though mattcra stood well. I'-I.VCBIl IX CHIXA'S 1MB. Itnllriinil Coni-eiNlnit Wliloli 1VIII OfT- hcl tin * DexlKiiN of HiiMNln. LONDON , Dec. 15. The Globe Ibis after noon says It understands thai Important negotiations are proceeding. If not com pleted , whereby Great Drltaln will derive considerable commercial benefits In the openIng - Ing up of China , adding that an English syndicate has obtained n concession to con struct and maintain a long railroad , which will be a powerful counter check lo Russian designs. i SiillNlinry SniuiilH I InI'oivorn. . LONDON , Dec. 15. The Chronicle's Rome corresponded reports that he hears that Lord Salisbury has asked Italy and Ger many to state what their attitude would bo In the event of armed intervention by England , Franco and Russia against Turkey. Italy , the correspondent adds , has prom ised her adhesion , but Germany has not re plied to the question. llr. llnrrmvN In India. J10MJ1AY , Dec. 15. Dr. Rev. narrows , president of the parliament of religions , landed at Ilombay toJay. Ho was warmly welcomed by represcnlatlvofl of Ihe various religious communities. Dr. Harrows re mains in India three months , giving the Has- kcll lectures on Christianity. .TliHt 1,110 tin * Texan. LONDON , Dec. 15. The Orient line steamer Oralava , while coaling at the com pany's docks al Tilbury , suddenly listed to starboard , filled through the open porl heads and sank. U Is believed lhat there were five men In the ballast tank ut that tlmo nnd that they were drowned. I'Voneh Mleniucr Goes DOTVII. ROUEN , Dec. 15. The French oioamer .Marle-Fannlo , from Hayonno for this port , hao been tolullv losl oft Iho Island of Aldcr- r.ey. Ttio captain was saved , but fourteen members of the crew were drowned. I'lipe Ien Approvi'M I InSeleutlon. . ROME , Dec. 15. The Pope has approved the selection of Rov. James E. Quigley , D. D. , to be bishop of Buffalo , N. Y. I'I IT Deiuirlini'iit HnriiH Out. W1SST BPI'KHIOn. WIs. , Dee. in.-Tho Wont End lire department building , to gether with HH tippnrntUH nnd one borne , WIIH destioycd by tire at 1 o'clock thin morn. Imj. The mvn barely escaped with their liven by Jumping out of the second tUory windows. Threw flreme.ii were injurctl. The Jail , adjoining , wan nluo consumed and Iho prisoners narrowly escaped. The fire wan a serious loss to Wc l Superior , an It crippleH the department and will lead to higher Insurance rat en. Loss , | : 5,090 ; no Insurance. Convlcli-il for KUN | < * .Stveiirlnw ; . CINCINNATI , Dee. 15. John Hinvard and William Trustee , \vltnonnen In the Pearl Ilryan murder cane , who were ronvlutcd of falHo wwearliiK wire today sentenced In Newport. Ky. Heward was given two years and Truslee ono year In the Ken- lucky puilienllury. They tilturnpted lo maku thu Jury belli vo that JVurl Hryiin was ht'hemlt-d on Iho Ohio Hldo of the river and conveyed lo Fort Thomas aflcr- wunl i.ioijxsr. VOTI snows ixcit Mnnleliuil KleellititN In llotloi. Olltpr MiiNNiioliiiNi-IlN Totvit' I10STON , Dee. 15. The republicano probably the mhantage In the elty el fit > n today , although In the absence of a mayor alty contest the report Is mixed. The city voted for license by n majority which , while somewhat smaller than In previous years , was relatively the same , owing to the- light vote. Then' was a. falling off of 30 per cent from the election ot a month ago. The vote for license stood : Yens , 39l2t > ; nays. Sfi.SL'O. The only rlvnl cnndldntes voted on by the entire elty were those running for street commissioner nnd one-year member for the school board. In the- former contest. Dunne , democrat , won by n small majority , while another republican candidate , Dr. Samuel E. Courtney , was elected on the school board , his majority being about 2,000. Tlu thirty-two municipalities In the state held elections this month. Throughout the state the republicans have seemingly lost 1 some of the ndvantage obtained In the state ' election , although In few Instances did na tional polities enter. The totnl license vote In the state shows n decided Inrrense for license over last year , whllo the no-license- , vote Is slightly reduced. The total vote was : j for license , 124.77(1 ( ; against license , 101,095. I ' In isn3 the vote was : Yeas , ll,3fi."i ! ) ; nays , 10.GS'J : majority for license. 13,72fi. The only changes were Haverhlll from license tone no license and Lynn vice versa. siivr.m : sroim ox TIIH ATI\vric. VoMNcU Are Warned of Hie Aiminei | | ! of it Iliirrlenne. ATLANTIC CITY. N. J. , Dec. 15. A heavy wind and rain storm Is raging along the coast at this point. Today the largo Casino building , whcro the Elks' disaster hap pened two years ago , collapsed with n crash , carrying ) with it nn untenanted cottage next door. The storm had reached such a height tonight that Local Observer llrand i-ecelved Instructions from Washington to warn marlncro not to leave port , ns there Is a storm ot hurricane force on , the way. Special Instructions were also Issued to the crews ot the life-saving sta- llons along tro coast. NEW YORK , Dec. If. . The storm that has been traveling northward along the coast reached New York late tonight. At 10 o'clock the wind blew thirty-six miles an hour , carrying sleet. No reports of less to shipping , except Ihe wrecking of the schooner draco K. Green have been received. CAPE MAY. Dec. 15. A severe northeast storm is prevailing along the coast and hur ricane signals have been hoisted , warning vessels of the danger of going to sea. A driv ing lain has been falling and the sea Is run ning unusually high. SAXTA CI.Al'S STAItTS A IIAH PI HI * . I'liNOtH n Kerosene Lump In n Window mill llnriiH llu * Ntore. ALTOONA , Pa. , Dec. 15. Damage aggre gating $100,000 was done here last night by a fire , started by a boy playing ? anta Clans In a show window of V. M. Morrow's dry gooila store , corner Eleventh avenue nnd Twelfth street. The boy upset n kerosene Inmp , and In a very few minutes fire was sweeping through the store. The flro ex tended to the Odd Fellows' building , a three-story brick structure , in which the postolilcc Is located , and on the other Hide to the Simon building , n Ihree-story struc ture. The three buildings were gultcd. It was rumored thai two girls perished In Morrow's store , but the report could not ho verified last night. NEWARK , O. , Dee. 15. The Jones build ing was destroyed by fire last night , to gether with all Its contents. The structure was occupied by Allison Bros. , hooks ; Koes- lerlng & Myers , dry goods ; Drown & Rico , hair goods ; F. G. Warden , J. C. Jones. Ihe Odd Fellows and Ihc poslofnce. The uggrc- gale loss Is $80,000. THROWS OIM4X TIIKIIl IMIISOX DOOItS ( ovoriior Itlelcuritx PiiriloiiH n Mini mill Wlft * 1'iiJiiNtly Convletcd. HELENA , Mont. , Dec. 15.-Governor Rickards has granted n free pardon to Mr. and Mr . Edward Clarke , serving seventeen- year terms each In Iho penitentiary at Deer Lodge for the murder of John P. Stewart by poisoning. They had already served n year of the sentence. Stewart was a wealthy man and suspicion flrsl fell upon his wife , Mary Stewart. She was arrested at Spokane and tried nt MIs- coiiln. To save herself she accused her mother and stepfather. They were con victed by her testimony of murder in the yecond degree. Hut remorse overtook Mrs. Stewart and she finally confessed to an attorney and to ex-Governor Toole , but committed titilcldo before a written state ment could be signed. Governor Rlckardn made what reparation lay in his power by pardoning them. COAI , COMIII.M ; rsr.s COKKCIOX. ICiuiMliH Clly Cnl-Hilte Denier Itefuieil Coal liy Hie Mine On llrrn. KANSAS CITY , Dec. 15. The first real effect of the recently organized Kansas coal combine was made manifest today when a local dealer who had been culling rales and refused to enter the trusl received n Kansas Cily rale card , "which stated thai unless he chose to sell at the combine price ho would ho unable to obtain coal from the mines with which he had been dealing. " The local dealer bad an agreement with a Plttsburg , Kan. , mine lo servo him with coal , but tills document , the mlno owners now assert , Is not binding. The boldness of the trust has caused alarm among mnall dealers generally. HOT SPItlXGS Ml \ AHH AltOUSRI ) . .Slroiiur Protest AKiiliiKt CloningHie Army nnd Xiivy lliiNiiltnl. HOT SPRINGS , Ark. , Dec. 15. A mass meeting of business men was held today to protest against the closing of the United States Army and Navy hospital , as sug gested by the report of Secretary Lamont. It was decided to send a committee to Washington. Mrs. John A. Logan and Sen ator Vorhces arc expected lo lake a hand in Ihe matter. The hospital has trealcd over 1,000 officers and privates of Iho regular army nnd has cured 90 per cent. The an nual expense of maintenance Is less than $10,000. Olllclnl Vote of XIMV York. ALHANY , Dee. 15. The State Hoard of Canvanscrs lias completed Iho canvass of the votes cast In New York at the recent election. On presidential electors the vote WIIH as follows : MeKlulcy , M983S ; Ilrynn , orl,3Ct ! ; Palmer , 1H.2S3 ; soclnllHt , 17.CG ; blank , defeellve and scattering. 122.0SO ; Alc- Ivinley over Ilrynn , M > J,1C9 ; McKinley over all others , 215-Cu. Dr. I.iilirle I > lNiiiinerN. | | CHICAGO , Dee. 13 , Dr. Alexander La- brie , at one tlmo a physician on the corps of Iho Kankakec Insane asylum , has dl.H- apprarcil. U Is Ihoughl ho ha committee ! suicide , OH ho IUIH been suffering from paralysis and linn been despondent on lhat account. The doctor IUIH been well known in Denver , Hpokano and other western points ) . .liny TnUe Their CliiineeN , APPLETON. Win. , Dec. ir-At a confer ence of paper inanufacliirerH It was decided to Bend two inanufacliirerH from the Fox river valley to meet the representative ! ! of the organization. A Htrong feeding pro- vallii among the Wisconsin men thai Iho chuncPH will bo butter outHldo of a com bination. Scott ( InekHon UIIN Aniillier Cliiine.c. FRANKFORT , Ky. , Dee. IS.-Tho court ot appeals today grunted the attoiney : ) for Scott JaekHon thirty days In which to file n petition for rehearing. Movement * of Oeenn VCNNI-IN , Dei' , I. , At Ntw York Hulled-Spree , for Ilromen Hovle , for Liverpool. At Cherbourg Hailedllavel , from lire men and Southampton for New York. At Kouthninpton Arrived Trave , from New York , for IJreineti , 1IORCAN PLEADS FOR CUBA Senator from Alabama Advocates n Moro Dccisivo Policy , COMPETITOR PAPERS ARE CALLED FOR Alloit Offer * II IteNiiliitlon mi Inquiry UN to the Aliened DNC of .Money In the Ito- cent ( 'anuiulnn. WASHINGTON , Hoc 15. Senator Morgan of Alabama held the attention of the pcnaiu and \\ell-niled galleries for an hour tcdny by his eanuvt advocacy of a stronger declslvo policy In do.illng with the Cuban question. The prominence of Mr. Morgan In the Cuban debate of last sctulon , when ho had charge of the Cuban resolutions reported from the com- mltteo on foreign relations , gave special In terest to his ypeoch today , lie J-poke In ills- paMlonato style , although his word ; ) luul a directness and tworlty In picturing the horrors rors existing In Cuba such as re seldom ho.ird In the senate. Mr. Morgan spoke freely of the possibilities of war , welcoming It If necessary to guarantee the protection of American citizens , lie asserted thntl Spain's bankruptcy would prevent the collection of any Indemnity for wrongs. The senator ipiestlcned the wisdom of the president's peti tion that granting of belligerent rights would bo "untimely. " At the clew of Mr. Morgan's speech his resolution was adopted requeot- IIIK the secretary of Kate for papers and In formation relatlvo to the Competitor pris oners and other American citizens held In Cuba by the Spanlrh anlhorltlu.- ) . The qucs- tlon of passing the bill granting Nancy Alla- bach a pension , the veto of the president not * withstanding , occasioned considerable dob.itoi but was Dually pawed over the veto yeas , 41 ; nays , 11. Early In the day Mr. Allen in troduced ti resolution for the appointment of a committee of nluo senators to Investlgatu the extent to which mwioy was used In tha recent presidential electlcn. llev. T. DcWltt Talmago delivered the lirayer at the opening of the senate today. In the absence of the vice president , Mr. Frye occupied the chair. Mr. Hale , republican of Maine , reported the pension appropriation bill without amendments of any kind , and gave notlco that ho would call It up tomorrow. The house concurrent resolution for a holiday adjournment from December L'2 to January 5 was reported favorably and agreed to. Mr. Morgan , democrat of Alabama , pre sented the credential of Edmund Winston 1'cttus as a senator from Alabama for the term beginning March 4 next , to succeed Mr. Ptigh. ALLEN'S ELECTION INQUIRY. Something of a stir was cicated when Mr. Allen , populist of Nebraska , offered a resolution for a committee of nine senators "on the use of money In elections. " The resolution dlrect.s that the committee shall "thoroughly Investigate the extent to which money , If nny , was used in connection with the recent picaldential election , either In promoting the nomination * or liillnenclni ; In any manner the choice of presidential electors , and to Inquire whether any such expenditures were excessive. Illegitimate , corrupt or unlawful , especially to Inqulro and uncertain to what extent for such pur poses the owncis of allvcr mines , gold mines , the hankers , the manufacturers , the rail roads or other corporations and million aires of all clausesmade contributions , and what contributions , If any , were made by persons and corporations resldlfig abroad. " The resolution further empowers the pro posed committee to send for persons anil papers , and directs a report by the first Monday of December , 1897. Mr. Allen made no remarks on the resolu tion , but sent to the cleric's desk anil had read Bcvcral newspaper clippings contain ing charges of Irregularities in connection with the recent election. The resolution was then referred lo the committee on con tingent expenses , Mr. Allen remarking that he earnestly desired a speedy report bach to the senate. Mr. Dlngley came on the Moor during the transaction of morning business and conferred for some timewllh Mr. Aldrlcb , republican of Ithodo Ifclaml. The bill validating certain New Mexican bonds was tuken up , the house amend ments agreed to and the senate amend ments disagreed to , so that the bill now goes to the president. Mr. Palmer , democrat of Illinois , called up one of the pension bills , heretofore vetoed by the president , but yielded to Mr. Morgan for n speech on Cuba. MORGAN'S CUBAN PLEA. Mr. Morgan said : "I will confine my re marks to comments upon the facts stated In the recent annual message of the presi dent and the report of the secretary of state. I am not able to discover that the president lias made any specific recommendations or Indication as to any action ho deems It proper or expedient for congress to toke wltli reference to Spain or Cuba ; nor that he had Indlcatcdr any course , except a still patient watting , that the executive proposes to take. Congress , thus left to Its own Initiative , must assume Its own rc- Rponslhlllly In this matter of most serious gravity. " "Congress must give to the statements or the president unhesitating acceptance as to matters that were committed by the constitution to his especial charge. When ho undertakes to state the facts that affect our relations with other powers wo must accept those facts , unless the disproof ot thorn Is overwhelming. "This message Is , therefore , of the most Impressive importance as a statement of the leading facts and conclusions that bear upon our duties In respect to the conflict of arms which has raged for over two years in the island of Cuba , and it has the support of nearly all American belief. I have not heard that .Spain controverts any statement of the president In his message. The evidence that comes from prlvato pourees relative to the condition of Cuba and tli horrors of persecution , rapine and extermination visited upon the people ot Cuba admits of no doubt a.i to Its credi bility. Yet It presents pictures EO Incred ibly Inhuman and so dlbgraccful to the civilization of this age that It Ktuns the mind Into disbelief thut such things can , be truo. " Mr. Morgan's vlort's on the line of action which should he adopted were eiiinmed In the following : "Althuigh I believe that bel ligerent rlghtu should bo accorded to Cubans , Inasmuch mi the president prefers " nioro coercive policy and wurnj Spain that the tltno Is now near at hand for decisive action , I will Hupiwt him In any movement that will save our people * on that Island from further outrages. I will not obstruct his course with queatlonH of propriety , hut will follow the ciders when pluntc.V by the president on the advanced ground that thu conccn lon of bel ligerent rights has become untimely and that every duty dcinaudii active Intervention. If that crumbles away , I will ngaln fall hade to the portion that u Just care for our own people requires us to declare un armi'il neutrality ready to usual ! cither belligerent that Inflicts wronga on our people. If the president should nay , 'The time has arrived , the hour has struck , ' would any American bo in liiK ) as net to hold up bin Imiidf , whllo the batllo IH raging. " , AH Mr. Morgan opok.i the gallorleu filloil and IIH | words wore followed with close at tention by the sonata and the largo number of spectators. Mr. Morgan went on to speak of the tryIng - Ing oltuallon which lequlri'd prompt action to save thousands of poor people from cruel and deliberate butchery. The wholesale niiiKfacnfi of Spain were no surpilso to th * senator , who had anticipated It. NO Tiimn CHOICE. "If war with the Unite I Stated In m-cr > iry to reconcile the Epan'sh peopleto thu i > of Cuba by foreign conquwit , " laid Mr. Mf 'i. "wo shall bo compelled lo meet that einei'n 'icy , If the destruction of Cuba If
