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HAVANA. Cuba , Dec. 17. ( New York
"World Cablegram. Special Telegram. )
Armed * with the official order of General
"Wryler. 1 made the first visit to the prison
ers of the schooner Competitor that any
jiewapatier representative has nucccssfully
undertaken. Numerous have been the at
tempts ; equally numerous have been thu
failures. The United States consul general
on occa lonal visits to the prisoners baa been
) KI It oil at the entrance to the gorge of the
fort , where the people he wished to see were
conducted under a strong escort of soldlera.
When I requested General Weyler to grant
thn dcslred pcrmlHslon he considered a mo
ment and then nilllngly consented.
"You have heard the shark story , " he re
marked. "Perhaps the Competitor's crow
have been eaten by the big fish. " General
AVeylcr referred to a Cuban story sent out
from Jacksonville that prisoners In the Ca-
1mnas fort uro thrown to the big sharks
which swarm at the entrance to Havana
harbor. My companion said : "Perhaps the
KlmrkH scale the ramparts on scaling lad
ders a very scaly proceeding. " General
Weyler laughed as If he enjoyed the Joke
lillgrly.
I WIIH very politely received by the captain
cover nor of Cabanas , who , In addition to
General Wcyler's Instructions , had prepared
for my visit. The huge gorge loomed high
above on cither aide as I entered. A long
double row of ollvo trees extended through
U , and a sharp turn past strong enfilading
batteries leads a low deep archway. There
Is row of casements on either side of the
vaulted arch.
Wills KB THEY AUK KEPT.
A narrow gorge U formed by the front of
the casements on the one side and an enor
mous wall of stone , perhaps sixty feet high ,
on the other side. The lloor of the gorge Is
paved with tone. and from above the torrid
rays of u tropical sun beat down with noon
day fervor. In the row of casements extend
ing to thu left of the groined entrance to the
Korgo Is the casemate In which General
Julio Sangullly Is confined. The Competitor
prisoners arc In casemates Ncs. 40 , 41 , 42
and CO , which are to the right of the en
trance tp the gorge.
The casemates are much alike. They are
nrchcd stone chambers , with heavy turfed
rarth deeply filled above , and evidently
wore Intended as secure storehouses In case
the fort should bo besieged. The stone roof
l.i covered with stucco and the floor Is of
hard ewncnt. The area Is about forty feet
by twenty , and the height of the
center of the arch Is perhaps twelve feot.
Thu competitor men Captain Labordc , Mate
Glldea , Dr. Vcrla , Kdward Darnel and W. R.
Li-avltt and the newspaper correspondent ,
Melton , arc not confined together. They are
fcpparatcd In the different casemates , which
are shared by them In common with nu
merous other political prisoners. Captain
Lnborde is In No. BO. Ho has for company
a better class of prisoners than the others
havo. Lawyer Vlondl , the counsel of Gen
eral Sangully. shares the room with him ,
and there are Drs. Cususs , Sllva and Ala-
ran. The last named formerly WOB a pro
fessor of the University of Havana. Strong
gratings of iron separate the rooms from
the > gorge.
ALL LOOK HEALTHY BUT MELTON.
The prisoners were extremely glad to re-
cnlve the World's commission.
Chief Labordo was very neatly attired.
lie wore a blue sack coat and kept his head
covered with a light cloth yachting cap. His
beard Is long , but was as carefully brushed
as If he had just left his bed chamber in
Key West. His complexion Is fair and his
rolor Is quite as good as might bo expected
after his long confinement. U should be
borne In mind that the front of the cells ,
which are on a level with the ground , are
open to a strong sunlight part of the day
and thu bleaching element of semi-darkness
does not exist. The other prisoners , except
llarnctt and Dr. Vcrla , were In 'their shirt
sleeves. Dr. Vcrla wore eyeglasses and
looked neat In his linen clothing. Although
the' faces of the group were not as fresh
colored as would have been the case were
they walking dally In the sunlight , the
typical prison pallor was not perceptible
except in the case of Melton , the correspond
ent. The men wercx not In ns good flesh as
when taken prisoners , but their general phy
sical condition Is no worse than that of the
average Inmateof a penal Institution.
Poor Melton appears thin and wan. lie
l.i tall , slender and delicate , with fair hair
nnd blue eyes. A thin , yellow beard has
grown from hlo chin. His complexion. In
the best of health must have been as fair
as a woman's. Now It Is pallid , and lines
appear on liln brow. He clasped and un
clasped his long , slender fingers slowly as
he talked. The confinement tells on Melton.
He lias a good education , and Is Intelligent
and experienced In life for one so young.
Ho has been of n roving disposition , and
has visited many parts of the world. Ac
customed to liberty and possessed of a
constant dcslro of travel , the monotony of
a Jail is terribly irksome to him.
HOW THEY AUK TREATED.
I did not vllt the prisoners to discuss
the merits or demerits of their case , the
Justice or Injustice of their detention , or
their expectations. What the World's read
ers will be Interested In particularly Is to
know how thu Competitor prisoners arc
cared for 'by their Jailors , and to ascertain
if there Is any foundation for the frequent
icport3 circulated throughout the United
States that their condition U bad. and that
tlie- Spanish authorities have Ill-treated
them. Each ono of the six men were asked
repeated questions on these points , and each
replied fresly. all agreeing In their opinion ? .
Perhaps It will best express the views of thu
prisoners to quote Melton's views as re
gards his Imprisonment'
"Asldo from the fact that a prison Is a
prlvon , " ho said , "that confinement Is very
Irksome desperately so In my case and
tlmt the progress of the legal case against
us is slow , 1 don't know that wo have any
special grievance. We are treated as well ,
certainly , and In some respects , better , than
the Spanish prisoners around us. The
fitllccrs in charge , Captain Fernandez , the
Inspector , and Lieutenants Suarcz and Fer-
l < andez , act toward us like gentlemen. They
are kind , and I am sure arc well disposed
toward us. The soldlors on guard are good
raturcd and not offensive. Sometimes they
jest rather broadly , only 'as soldiers do.
however , There arc more prisoners to a
tell than agreeable , but wo get along
peacefully in our common misfortune. I
am not in good health , and confinement tellv
Injuriously on me. But I do not know that
I suffer any more than I would In a prison
in the United States.
DOKS NOT HEL1SH THE FOOD.
"Tho food Is not \\hat I like , The cookIng -
Ing U different from what 1 am accustomed
to , and 1 suffer from stomach trouble dys
pepsia , We get the same food as the other
. prisoners. I prefer thu food we used to get ,
which was the regular army rations of the
i'lmttlbli service. That WKO good enough.
The present , food comes from the city prison
on lluvana , and IK not as good , I have nut
received a cent from the United State *
blurt1 my confinement. Prisoners with ready
. nonoy can always purchase llttlti dellcaclct
that are otliorwlsp unobtainable , I liopr
Iliu ca o will be Nettled soon I would
railier go to Ccuta than remain here , doliui
nothing but wait , wait , wait"
I'tiplaln Labimlo said ho had beau III In
the hoapl'al front tame head trouble , am' '
vat well cared ( ot * there. He has no com
plaints to make of hi * treatment. Ho shares
the specially provided food of the well-to-do
Inmates of the casemate In which he is
located. The other prisoners agree that they
would pcrfcr thu Spanish army rations they
used to have to their present fare.
"I eat what Is set before me , end then
1 could cat more , " said Mate Glldra. "The
ofllcers are very kind to us and 1 like
Captain Fernandez , " he continued , pointing
toward a stout , little Infantry ofllccr who
stood at * a distance quietly smoking a cigar.
I should mention that no Spanish olllcer or
soldier was close to me when I convcrjed
with the prisoners. Several soldiers with
rlllca wcro stationed a dozen paces away , but
CMptaln Fernandez thoughtfully withdrew be
yond hearing while I questioned the men
In order that I might ascertain the con
dition of all American prisoners confined In
the Cabanas.
YOUNG AGU1RRE IS COMFORTABLE.
General Weyler ordered that 1 be given
access to G. W. Agulrre , nephew of the
rebel general of that name. Ho Is a mere
boy and was captured , It Is alleged , whllo
bearing Intelligence from the rebels In the
field to the junta In New York. Young
Agulrre wished to discuss the merits of his
Imprisonment , something 1 could not do
under the terms of my visit. He extends
greetings to his friends In the United States.
Ho makes no special complaint of anything
connected with his Imprlonment. His food
la provided from private sources.
A young man named Fernandez , who Is
connected with the Three Friends expedi
tion , was seen. He looked fat and anything
but uncomfortable , and had no complaint.
The following statement was signed by the
rrisoneri :
FOIITHKSS LA CABANA , HAVANA ,
Cuba. Deo. 17 , 1VJO. We , the undersigned ,
prisoners from the Competitor , give our
thanks to the newspaper , the VVorl 1 , of
New York , for Its attontlon and courtesy
In having sent n special commission to
visit us In prison. This Is the f' ' < stlslt
wo have received since being here from nn
American newspaper correspondent. We
uutliorlzu publication by the World of
our conversation with Its representative to
day. ALI'MIKD LAHOHDU. Mniter ;
WILLIAM OIL13KA , Mute ;
C. HAUN12TT ,
W. 1C. UCAVJTT ,
KLIS VKIUA.
ONA MELTON.
This statement was carefully perused by
Captain Fernandez , who afterward submit
ted It to General Currish. It should be
stated that Judge of Instruction Saul , who
is taking the preliminary evidence In the
case for the Competitor people , courteously
suspended his work today to enable me to
converse with them.
WILLIAM SHAW BOWEN.
OI.XI-JV 1V1I.I. TKI.I. Cl'llAX SUCHUTS.
CoiiMilontlnl Information to lie Fnr-
iilxliiMl Senate Coniinllloo.
WASHINGTON , Dec. 17. It Is stated that
Secretary Olncy will go before the senate
committee on foreign relations tomorrow
and give the committee a great deal of
conpdentlal Information relative to Cuba
which Is In hla possession.
A majority of the members of the com
mittee express Ignorance of the Intention of
Mr. Olney to appear before the committee ,
but there Is no doubt that he told Senator
Sherman , who saw him for a few minutes
today , that he would be glad to appear at
the committee meeting to throw all the light
possible on thu subject for the guidance of
the committee.
For the protection of his advisers , Sec
retary Olncy undoubtedly will ask that his
communications be kept strictly secret. It
Is the expectation of all the members of the
committee that a vote will be reached at
the meeting tomorrow on the Cameron reso
lution , declaring for Cuban Independence ,
und the friends of the resolution express
no doubt that the resolution will receive the
support of a majority of the committee.
So confident are the advocates of the
Cameron resolution of their success In thu
committee that they have already prepared
a report on the subject so as to have It
icady to present to the senate as soon as
agreed upon. The report Is the work of
Senator Cameron , who from the first agita
tion of the question has taken a position for
the recognition of Cuban Independence and
tried to have the committee pronounce for
that course when It declared for the right
of belligerency Instead. It is said that he
goes Into the subject exhaustively and the
report , when presented , will be a very
thorough review of the Cuban Htuatlon.
The Intention of the majority of the
members of the committee on foreign re
lations who Intend to vote for the Cameron
Cuban resolution Is to vote to report thu
resolution tomorow and allow It to remain
on the senate calendar until after the holi
day recess. The report that has already
bien prepared Is known to be very satis
factory to the majority In favor of action ,
and It Is not believed there will bo any facts
presented by Secretary Olney which will
materially change the conditions.
The Post tomorrow will say : The sec
retary of state has cautioned the members
of the committee on foreign relations to
go very slow In regard to the Cuban ques
tion. The secretary of state urgently recom
mends that all action be postponed In con
gress until the end of the present cam
paign , when. If the Spaniards are not suc
cessful , ho believes , as recommended In the
president's message , that some form of In
tervention should be applied by the United
States.
.SAXdII.I.Y LOOKS FOIl A I < AAVYI3I.
Trlnl ot ( lip I'rlNoner at Havana IN
.IiiNt About to IloKln.
HAVANA. Dec. 17. The legal formalities
In the case of Jose Sanguilly , thu American. .
citizen who Is charged with conspiracy
against the government , etc. , has been
completed , and he luis been notified by the
olllclals of the First district criminal court
of Havana to name before the expiration
of twenty-four hours the lawyer who Is to
defend him. Thu time expires at noon
today , and If the prisoner does not select
a lawyer by that time , the court will ap
point counsel to defend him.
Advices received here from Pinar del
Klo say that the colored insurgents are not
willing to recognize Hul.i Rivera as the
successor of Antonio Macco. and want Quln-
tin Bandcra , who Is In Santiago do Cuba , to
command them. On the other hand , the
whites arc desirous of following Rivera.
The Rey battalion has penetrated the In
most fastnesses ot the hills of Plnar del
Rio on the outsldu of Costllla arid Itelim ,
without being molested by any Insurgents.
General Obregon Is operating from the So-
corro hills to Cajaljabcs In the north dl-
vUlan of Plnar del Rio. Brigadier General
Velasco Is at Agulcate. Hundreds of huts
have been burned In the hills , nnd there
lias been found a quantity of tobacco and
rice stared and cattle grazing In the valleys.
as well as many horses. It Is believed
here that the western nnd eastern bands
nf Insurgents arc about to concentrate. In
Santa Clara province. In the engagement
reported yesterday between Colonel Lara
and Mayla llodrlquez , the Insurgent majors.
CaroU , Doc and Lostein , of Santiago de
Cuba , were killed , as were Tojedor Carlos
and Anacleto.
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WOJIHV I-'KJIIT WITH I.YI3 WATHIt.
Demi anil Mother llylnir anil a
liyneliliiK' In ProHpcet.
CHILLICOTHE , 0. , Dec. 17. There U
great excitement tonight ut Bellied , u small
town three miles south of Klngttun , this
county , occasioned by a horrlblo atrotltv
which occurred there this arter/ioon. Two
nmrrU'd women named Moon and Shell col
Into a quarrel over a trivial matter which
resulted In the Shell woman throwing a
bucket of strong lye water Into thu facp
of Mrs. Moon and her Infant daughter. Both
have their eyes burned oiitMnd tliplr hrada
and faces wcro also horribly burned. The
baby died In a short time and Ihu mother
U In terribly agony hur death bcliiK looked
for every moment Mr * , Shell made her
cacape. but U being puruunt by wenil
hundred mm and boys , jisnlsted by Jog * , and
If captured < v Ijnehliih' will follow The
pidlcu of this city have been summoned to
tin * scene.
CANOVAS IS IN A QUANDARY
Sees His Service as Premier Depends on
Woyler's Success in Cuba.
MAY SOON HAVE TO CHANGE HIS POLICY
'nloMM tin ; Itoliolllon IN ( 'r
\\ltliln n .Month .Slelis Will He
Taken In Settle with I'rcn-
lilent Cleveland.
( Pcpyrlght , ISM , by Press Pulillxlilng fompnny. )
MADRID , ( via Bayonne , France , ) Dec. 17.
( Now York World Cablegram ( Special Tele
gram. ) The death of Macco happened most
fortunately for General Weyler , as Premier
Canovns and the minister of war were so
Indignant when they heard that Maceo had
crossed the trocha and entered Havana prov
ince by land that they had determined to
recall General Weyler nnd replace him by
General Marln from Porto Rico. Anyhow It
Is an opi > n secret In political , military and
diplomatic circles that Weyler will only
bo allowed to remain in Cuba If ho
promptly and signally crushes the Insurrec
tion In the provinces of Havana and Plnar
del Rio , and If ho puts stop to abuses , cor
ruption , and extravagant waste In commis
sariat and army contracts to which the gov
ernment has called his attention severely.
Ho has also been warned to give satisfaction
to planters who ask to bo permitted to re
sume work on sugar and tobacco plantations ,
and to avoid giving grounds by his severi
ties for such claims for damages , as not
only America , but England , Franco and
Germany are pressing.
General Weyler seems to be aware that
he Is losing favor In Spain with the public ,
with the government and even more so at
court. Ho Is trying to create an Impres
sion that the Spanish parties In Cuba are
not so dissatisfied with his military and
political conduct as ore the press and people
nthome. .
Premier Canovas Is bound to persevere
In his war and repression policy without
making any except officious and unofllclal
overtures to the United States government
as long as General Weyler _ and the Spanish
parties In Cuba hold out a hope of early
results from the effects of Maceo's death
upon the Insurgents. But the patience of
the rest of the government and of the nation
Is well nigh exhausted. If nothing decisive
occurs In Cuba by the middle of January
Premier Canovas most likely will recall
General Weyler and appoint In his place
either General Marln or Senor de Azcarraga ,
the minister of war , and then change his
policy in Cuba with a view to coming to an
understanding with the United States gov
ernment before the close of President Clove- ,
land's term of office. The queen regent
would welcome any honorable solution of
the problem compatible with Spain's rights
In Cuba In order to avert a conflict or even
a misunderstanding with the United Statss.
Therefore Premier Canovas may be stirred
up to changing his policy , especially , as
he knows that thu liberal party Is willing
to take office for that purpose If the queen
bids it to do so.
ARTHUR E. HOUGHTON.
IIAWICKYHS TO lfljf.i TllU CrilA.XS.
Company Stnrtu from DI-M MolnoM ami
OllicrN Are Wlllliif ; to ( io.
DES MOINES , Dec. 17. ( Special Tele
gram. ) The local organization of Cuban sym
pathlzers announces that tomo'rrow a num
her of men will leave this city for Cuba to
Join the Insurgents. About forty of them
are expected to go , nnd they represent all
parts of the state. Their names are not
made public , and It Is explained that they
will go by different routes to a point on the
gulf coast , where they are to rendezvous and
bu taken across to the Island. It Is also
stated that another party lies already gone ,
anil some of Its members left Galvcston a
day or two ago for Cuba. " Thu local organ-
Izcra say men are paid $26 a month , and
money Is In hand to pay them , raised In the
main in this country. Men are required to
furnish their own weapons and n stated
amount of ammunition. George P. Guyon ,
chief of engineers of the Iowa National
Guard , a graduate of West Point , has been
active In the Cuban movement here , and la
organizing a company to join the Insurgents.
A story was started today that he would be
court-martialed for his activity , and Gov
ernor Drake was asked about It. Ho de
clared that Guyon had a right to do such
work If he chose , and that he would have
nothing to do with any court-martial. The
governor declaica ho Is with the Cubans.
OTTUMWA , la. . Dec. 17. ( Special Tele
gram. ) Company H , Second regiment of the
Iowa Guards at Charlton , passed resolutions
pledging their services. If action were taken
against Spain , deprecated Spanish cruelty
In Cuba , and the reported killing of Macco.
ROCK RAPIDS , la. , Dec. 17. ( Special
Telegram. ) At a mass meeting of the citi
zens of Rock Rapids last night , wherein
old and young participated , the following
stirring resolutions were offered and unani
mously adopted :
"Whereas , The struggle between Cuba nnd
Spain has bctm fought with the most In
famous nssasslnntlon and murder on beliulf
of the Spanish soldiers , \ > c It
Resolved , Tlmt we , not forgetful of our
early struggles for liberty and Independ
ence , profoundly sympathize with the In
surgents and hereby tender our assistance
In nnv way that will In the most effective
manner accomplish the liberty and "Inde
pendence of the Cuban patriots from the
tyrannical oppression of the blood-thirsty
Spanish government , not Inconsistent with
the fundamental principles of International
law , and be It further.
Resolved , That we respectfully request
nnd urge our congressman , Hon. Oeorge U.
Perkins , to exert all his Influence In the
eonnrc-ss of the United States for the reos-
nltlon of the Independence of Cuba.
.MILLER , S. D. . Dec. 17. ( Special Tele
gram. ) Forty-two men signed a paper here
today to font n company to assist the Cu
bans against Spain. Frank Myers , an old
veteran and who also participated In In
dian wars on the frontier , Is captain and
Ifader of this company. It Is reported that
a company of twenty-two men has been ee-
curcd at the town of St. Lawrence , just east
of here.
HAS I.'OL'tSIIT IX CrilA FOIl CUIA.
.Member of ( lit * liiMiirKont I'orooN llo-
crnlliir TrnniH | In .VolirasUn.
FREMONT , Dec. 17. ( Special. ) A stranger
arrived hero this morning on his way to
Rushvlllo who claims to have served In the
Cuban army. From reasons which he thought
good bu declined ta give his name for pub
lication. 'He says that ho went to Cuba In
a tlllbuiti > rlng expedition last year sailed
from Florida for Plnar del Rio province.
They went over In a small Bailing vessel and
hovered about the coast until In response to
signals from fihoru an opportunity was had
to land. He served in a company In Ma-
eeo'a army , and many times saw that fa
mous officer. Ho gayo that one of Maceo's
staff ollicerfi much resembles him In appear
ance , and he believes that It was that ofll-
cer. Instead of Maceo , who was" killed. Ho
was In cveml engagements , "most of wh.lch
were attacks from ambush upon thn Span
ish troops , followed by the withdrawal of
the Cubans. He saya that fever prevails ex
tensively In the bland among those unuc-
cllmatfd , and thn Bpunlanl.s aru losing men
by the hundreds from that fioutrit. He said
the reason ho left Culm WUK on account oC
the fever , but ho wan Intending to go back
soon , nndlie Intimated that b would take
n company of men with him. Tli man waa
very much tanned and nun-huriicd. and bore
every Indication of having xren Imrd service
YORK Neb. . Dec. 17. - ( SpecialThe ) Cu
ban ( jiieMlon IK receiving mucli di.viieab ! :
lu tblK city Indignation at tu ! < deutli of Mu
reo and thu cruellies of Hraiil-1 ; warfare mini
high. A number of York > oung men arr
thinking of going to Cuba If they can get
OI.\t ! TO l-'IOHT I'OIl C'l'IIA.
l.nrKo I'nrly of Colormlo' Mlm r Or-
Knnlr.o fur ( lie I'nrit i r.
There was something akla to consternation
In railway circles yesterday morning ,
when It became known i that within
the next few days { hero would
bo a movement of ' Colorado miners
from Denver to either Qalvcston or
New Orleans , desirous if Joining the Cuban
Insurgent array. There' Will bo somewhat
over 200 In the party , n sufficient number to
cause a lively ncramble- for the business
among ; the passenger 'agents of the western
llnea operating between Colorado and Texas.
That there Is something more than Idle
rumor In this proposed movement Io evi
denced by the preparations being made for
the trip nnd the strict 8icrocy ) surrounding
all negotiations with the railway companies.
Several railroads with headquarters In this
city have been asked to submit rates for
running n special train , carrying the am
bitious soldlero from Denver to either Gal
vcston or New Orleans. As all communion-
tlona that have been received from the
Denver recruiting office by the local
railroaders have been marked "strictly
confidential , " It Is difficult to obtain many
of the details of the matter.
It Is known that at least 500 men have
been secured by the rcjrultlng officers at
Denver and It Is Inferred that 200 ot these
are ready to start right a > vay , us this Is the
number for which railroad rates have been
asked. The ambitious sold lets arc said to be
mostly miners , formerly employed In the
Leadvlllo mines , but who have been out of
employment since the strike ot last summer.
The railroad officials say that they do not
know from what point they are to receive
their pay for carrying the soldiers , hut most
of them think It Is to come'from cither the
New York or the New Orleans junta.
It Is hardly possible that the troops will
come via Omaha , as shorter routes arc
offered through Colorado , Kansas. Indian
Territory , Oklahoma and Texas. The three
routes that arc under consideration nro the
Union Pacific , Denver &Gult ; Gulf , Colorado
& Santa Fc and the Chicago , Rock Island &
Pacific. The Union Pacific , Denver & Gulf
has the shortest line between thu points
named , but the passenger representative's of
all three roads are right after the haul.
PORT ANGELES , WaUi. , Dec. 17. The
Cuban junta has a representative In this
city , who has succeeded 10 recruiting eighty-
five young men for the Cuban army. They
are prepared to leave for , the cast on receiv
ing transportation , which has been promised
by the junta. It Is authoritatively stated
that they will be joined by several other
companies forming on the eqund.
The plan Is for them to go to St. Louis ,
where they will be suppljed : with arms und
six months provisions. Their destination
from that point Is kept Et'Cret , but they are
promised safe transportation to Cuba. In
event of the success of. the Insurgents , those
who enlisted are to recelvo'a tract of land ,
the amount of which Is to Depend upon Its
value , but to be not'Ies ? than eighty acres.
This land Is to bo supplied by the confisca
tion of Spanish plantations. Agricultural
Implements are also rrro'mlsed for working
the land. " 5
CHICAGO , Dec. 17.Af a meeting ot the
executive committee ot the Polish National
alliance $500 was appropriated for tbo aid
of Cuba , and It was declflcd to collect $2,000
more for the same purpose among the
Polish citizens of Chlcj o. Resolutions ot
grief nt the death of Maceo and sympathy
for the cauRe of Cuba were alro adopted.
NEW YORK , Dec/ . Ill Franz Mayer ,
president of the American Friends of Cuba ,
received letters today from Senators Rullom
and Mills , in which KG > " . promised to call
the attention of the Mmoiltrco 'on- ' foreign
affairs to the appeals ofTth ? society.
DENVER. Dec. n.ec.'ulting In Denver
for the Cuban InsurgMt , armies has been
claied temporarily. , < rirles F. Green , the
recruiting officer , turned over to his superior ,
wlioao Identity remains concealed , a muster
roll of f.10 men.
MITCHELL , S. D. , Dec. 17. At a meeting
ot Cuban'sympathlzers In this city last night
a number of rousing speeches were made.
Fifty men pledged themselves In writing to
take up anus for the Cuban cause.
HRU3IAXX , THIS MACiICIA.\ OKAI ) .
Famous I'roKthllKltntor Suooiimlix
Ninlileiily It ) Heart INOIIMC.
ROCHESTER , Dec. 17 , Hermann , the
magician , died today in his private car at
Great Valley , near Salamanca. Ho was on
lils way to Bradford. The remains will bf
forwarded to New York.
Hermann completed an engagement at the
Lyceum theater In this city last night , nnd
had Inter been entertained at the Genesec
Valley club by a number of his friends
Dnxth was caused by heart. disease.
Prof. Hermann , -whose father was a
slelglit-of-band performer , made hla lUbut
as a magician when he was but S years of
age. It was nt a performance given by
hli > brother in St. PotursVurtr , llussla. The
little fellow performed 'such .istun'MliliiR
feats of legerdemain tlmt his brother regu
larly engaged him nnd young IK-imami
traveled as n magician nil over Europe
until bo was 14 years pld. In Portugal the
king decorated him. and thu king of Spain
made him n knight of the order of Jla-
chulla. Hermann left hla brother after
traveling six years with him , and then trav
eled himself all over iKurOpo and America.
He amassed a great fortune , but lived high
and spent a great deal. of money. Her
mann hml a theater In this city for several
seasons , and of late years has , nado New
York his home. Hermann had a handsome
summer homo nt "Wliltcsionc , Long
Island.Ho owned n tine ptenm yaidit , the
Frn Dlnvalo , In which he made many
cruises In American waters. He tpoke
seven languages fluently , nnd hud traveled
around the world thrro' times. Ho was
naturalized In Boston In ,1S7G.
NEBRASKA CITY , Doc. 17. ( Special. )
Gertie , wife of Herman HIenrlchs , died at
her homo near this city , ; of heart failure.
Shu was C4 years of ago' ' and had long been
a resident of Otoe county.
ASHLAND , Neb. . Dec. 17. ( Special. )
Mrs. Martha , wife of Charles Calvert , died
suddenly at their homo ,011 the farm , live
miles north of town , last evening , of heart
trouble. Calvert was working In the corn
field and when , he returned to the house
found his wife dead. Mrs. Calvcrt was the
youngest daughter of' ex"-Senator William
Saunders of this county. Her remains wers
burled from the Chrlatiaa-.churcli In the clt }
this afternoon.
SCRIBNBR. Neh : , Dap , 17. ( Special. )
Augusta Dalil , a young .woman about 20
years old , died of consuriiption Wednesday.
She was one ot a largo vcll-to-do family.
PARIS , Dec. 17. M. AIIe Pocandc , com
mercial manager In this ( city of the Coni-
pagnlo General Transplant Ique ( French )
Steamship company , agcdj74. Is dead.
INDEPENDENCEKqij. . , Dec. 17. The
wife of ex-Judgo Turner -of this place Is
dead at She.iard , O , Jullge Turner was
chief Justice of Arizona for four years and
Mrs. Turner was a Sunday ; sdiool missionary
worker ot note. i
More ( inlil CoineM from AiiNlralla.
SAN FRANCISCO , Dec , 17. The Htenmcr
Mnrlpofa , from Australia , which arrived
this morning' , brought 20,000 , equal to
about $1.750,000 The coin was shipped by
the Bank of Australia And tlio Union bunk
of Australia to the Anglo-California bank
and the London , ParlH nnd American bank
of this city. ' * '
I.lttlo Hope fur HiiHtrell llorr.
NEW YORK , Doc. 17.-Koswell _ C5. Horr.
formerly a member of congress from Mich-
Ivan , Is slightly better today , but hlx physi
cians hold out no hope of Ills recovery.
HnvcniontN of Ocean VONHON | Dee. 1(1 ( ,
At flonoa-Snlledf Knlscr Wllhelm II , for
New York. rAt -
At Jloston-Arrlvfa Cntnlbnla , from Liv
erpool. jr
At Phlladolplta | ealled-NotifrlandB ! , for
Antwerp. " > '
At New Vorkr Arrlvwl Lalin , from
llremi n.
At Liverpool Arrived -Pennlnwl. from
Philadelphia. Hallfd I'uvonla. for Boston.
At London Arrived Manitoba , from New
York. Hailed -Maine , for Philadelphia.
At Hiumni'-Arrlwd- , from New
York , via Hcnitlmniplon ,
At ( jneenstowii Hilled Teutonic , from
Liverpool , for Nvw York ,
At Hotterdam Airlvod Ohio , from Haiti.
more , Sullcil Vecndum , for New York.
ENGLAND IS BADLY SHAKEN
Whole Country Experiences nn Unwonted
Subterranean Manifestation !
AT HEREFORD A WOMAN DIES OF FRIGHT
Most Violent SrlNiiiti * Dlntiirliniiop of
Hoot-ill Yearn lloooriloil In the
, Southern I'art lit
I till * Inland. , a
LONDON , Dec. 17. Great Britain Is In
the I Ill-oca of a genuine anil unprecedented
sensation. An earthquake , the most violent
lent ever experienced In this country , has
shaken every eplro from Durham to Surrey
nml from London to the Welsh coast. The
subterraneous disturbance was first noticed
nt about 5:30 : o'clock this morning , and
lasted from four to thirty seconds. At some
points two shocks were experienced.
The most severe shocks were felt at Chel
tenham , Ledbury and Danfort. The earth
quaking was accompanied by n loud , rushing
sound. Buildings \vero violently shaken.
furniture was shifted , doom were thrown
open and pictures and other ornaments were
upset. The Inhabitants were panic-stricken
and fled from their houses.
The earthquake also visited Birmingham
and various points In Shropshire , and
was violent In Worcester and the country
surrounding that city. Houses were rocked
and furniture overturned. The shocks were
followed by a tremor of earth and were
accompanied by a rumbling , sound , The
greatest alarm prevailed everywhere. Chim
neys were overthrown and windows , etc. ,
were smashed. At some points persons on
the country roads were thrown down and
a number of people were thrown out of
their beds.
Hereford cathedral was injured. There the
dull rumbling beneath the earth's surface
was followed by two loud crashes and a
terrible lifting and rocking The panic at
Hereford was so great that one woman died
of fright. People rushed wildly Into the
streets. Many chimneys fell crashing to
the ground. Towers and oil the pinnacles
of St. Nicholas church toppled over , and
part of the pinnacle of the cathedral fell
to the ground. At Liverpool the earthquake
was preceded by heavy thunder and a fear
ful ball storm.
In London the earthquake was only
slightly felt. A singular phenomena oc
curred nt Brldgcnorth , near Shrewsbury ,
previous to the disturbance. The streets
suddenly seemed to be on fire , and there
was a violent rush , accompanied by a shak
ing of the earth. People who wrre going
abroad in that vicinity say that they wore ,
for a time , unable to walk , owing to the
vibrations. There was very great excite
ment among the people about Poolc , who
thought that the end of the world had
come.
Houses shook for nearly a minute at Bristol
tel and Clifton , causing much alarm In
those districts. The rallioad employes at
Crcwo report that they felt the rails oscil
late. At Eversharn the shock was followed
by n brilliant light In the sky. Up to Turo-
day the weather In England was unusually
mild , but on Tuesday there was a sudden
chan r to severe frost , which was followed
* 'i7 denffi fogs and snow on Wednesday- . . *
In the mining districts It was at first
thought thu' the shocks were the result of
colliery explosions.
The disturbance was experienced with
great violence at Warwick castle. The earl
of Warwick was awakened and felt his bed
lifted as though by come ferro beneath It
and the furniture In his room was shifted.
The Inhabitants of Slough were awakened
by a shock so scvero that they thought the
Middlesex powder factory had exploded.
Near Stoekport and at Melton-Mowbray the
no Is ? which accompanied the earthquake
shock resembled a discharge of gun eolton
under water. Many strange experiences
were reported in connection with the earth-
filVH A IIAMU'liT TO Mil. IIAVAHI ) .
I'nltoil Stilton AiuliasNinlor SioakN | of
( \nllnnnl Tien.
BRISTOL , Dec. 17. The Chamber of Com
merce of Bristol gave a luncheon today In
the hall of th" Grammar school , at which the
mayor and high sheriff , the master of the
Merchants' Venturers Technical college and
about 100 other notable men were present.
United States Ambassador Bayard , who had
been Invited to present the prlzca to the
students , met with an enthusiastic reception.
Ho delivered an address , In which he
sketched the story of the enterprise of the Ca.
bets and of the people of Bristol In opening
up trade with the new world. Then , dwell
ing upon the mutual ties between the two
countries. Mr. liayanl said he had no nar
rower purpose in accepting the embassy than
that the peace made In 1S14 should never be
broken and that the war spoken of In
America as the "last war" could not have
a better name and he hoped It would keep It.
Mr. Bayard was presented with a hand
somely Humiliated address acknowledging
the services that ho has rendered to America
and Great Britain.
cuuiSKii IIOSTO.V it.vni.v DAMARKD.
UIIIIN AKroiiml mill Will Conic Homo
for llopiilrH.
VICTORIA. B. C. , Dec. 17. The United
States cruiser Beaten has been so badly
strained by running ashore on the Core ,
coast that It Is expected she will have to
return homo for repairs. News was re
ceived here today In u private letter to one
of the officers of her majesty's ship Impcrlus ,
flagship of this station , that on November
5 the Boston WCH proceeding to Chemulpo
when she struck heavily on a sand bank ,
twelve miles from the city. She succeeded
In getting off the next morning with the
rise of the tide , and it was at II rat supposed
her Injuric'i were alight but since then
she was found to be leaking , owing t'o a
badly strained plate amidships.
.Mm , DraylonVoil N A rnln.
LONDON , Dec. 17. Mrs. Charlotte Au
gust Drayton , the eldest daughter of Mrs.
William Astor , and who some time ago
obtained a divorce from her husband , J.
Coleman Drayton , on the ground of desertion
and non-support , was married this afternoon
by special license at St. Columblas church ,
to George Half ; of the firm of Halg & Halg ,
whlfilcy merchants of this city. Itcv. Don
ald McLcod olllclatcd.
To rr I HiSI it riu nt Colon.
( Copyright , I'M , by 1'rt'HH I'uMli-liIntf Company. )
COLON , Columbia. Dec , 17. ( New York
Cablegram Special Telegram. ) Steady
northerly winds , ground seas and a terrific
thunderstorm opened the December season
hero. Steamships have been compclU'd to
quit their moorings for sea , Ships dare not
approach tliu wharves , The casualties are
trilling. _
Iliiliniilii IMiinno In Humility.
IJO.MUAY , Dec. 17. It Is olllclally announced -
nounced hero that there have been 1.1SS
cases of rubonlc plaguu In this city and
1,091 dcathH from that disease up to date.
The exodus from Bombay continues. It Is
stated that 200,000 people have lied from
the city , _
XIMV I'l'oNliloiil for S'lVlUorliiuil ,
BERNE , Dee , 17. M. Deuschi'r of Turgau
has been elected president and M , Huffy of
Lausanne vlcu president of the Swlsn re
public , Both president and vlcu president
elect arc radicals. The federal councillors
worn re-elected.
MiinlorN a ( ionium Hunker.
TANGIER. Morocco , Dec. 17A Herman
banker named Haer-snor wa * murdered last
evening clcao to the town gate.
COM13S TO IJrgjH.X XKXT VRAM.
Irrigation ' ' ' "SSL" " P.loot-i Olllcor *
nm ]
PHOENIX , Arlec. 17. The Irrigation
congress elected jjj HollowIng named to be
ofllcers for the n Rg year : Chairman of
executive commin BE. R. MOPCS of Great
Bend , Kan. , ro-q pd ; as was also Vice
Chairman Drlglmm Young of Utah , and 1C.
0. Hudson of Illinois ; treasurer. E. L.
Bralnerd of Connecticut : national lecturers ,
J. Kmory of Kansas and I. A. Fort of Ne
braska.
Lincoln , Neb. , was fixed upon by unani
mous vote as the site for the next congress.
121 IV.so being presented and withdrawn.
The national committee chose vice presi
dents as follows : Arizona. James McClIn-
tock ; California , J. 1) . Schuyler : Colorado ,
A. L. Kellogg ; Connecticut , J. U. Abbott ; "
Idaho. R J. Mills ; Illinois , Dr. Clark Cal-
pln ; Indiana , Hon. Benjamin Harrison ; Iowa ,
Prof. J. L. Budd : Kansas. J. 11. Churchill ;
Maryland. 0. W. Garrctt ; Montana , J. E.
Mor.se ; Missouri , II. C. .Weber ; Michigan ,
Fred B. Spread ; Minnesota , T. M. Frost ;
Nebraska , A. C. Wolfenbergcr ; New Mexico ,
C. H. Fanch ; New York , Dix W. Smith ;
Nevada. L. H. Kyler ; North Dakota , W. W.
Barrett ; Oklahoma , Prof. Henry E. Glazier ;
Ohio , U. F. Shuart ; Pennsylvania , George
W. Alperton ; Rhode Island , A. Cutely ;
Texan. W. S. Marshall ; Utah. L. W. Shurt-
llfT ; Washington. L. S. Hewlett ; Wiscon
sin. J. E. Codding ; District of Columbia.
Judge Kmery B. Best. This evening the
California and Connecticut delegates re
ceived members of the congress at the Adams
hotel.
1U2U1CATI3 A HAMKSOMi : CIHilMI. :
I.nramlo ( VIolirntoN nil llvoiit ( if liu-
liorliinoo In llollfrlous ClroIoH.
LARAMIE , Wyo. , Dec. 17. ( Special Tele
gram. ) Dedicatory services of St. Matthew's
cathedral , for the Protestant Episcopal mis
sionary diocese of Wyoming and Idaho took
place at Laramlc today. The services were
conducted by the bishops of Colorado , Utah
and Idaho. Governor Richards and staff ,
the municipal officers of Laramlc , a number
of state officials , clergymen from Wyoming.
Colorado and Idaho and local military and
civic societies attended the services. The
ceremonies consisted of communion and
morning prayers services and n dedicatory
sermon preached by Bishop Leonard of
Utah.
The cathedral has been built In the midst
of n period of great business depression and
yet the work has gone steadily on for the
past four years and Is now a monument to
the untiring energy of the bishop of the
diocese , III. Hev. Ethclbert Talbot. The
new cathedral Is n splendid building. Its
general plan Is cruciform , with n massive
tower and spire In the middle of the front.
Tli la forms a spacious and Inviting entrance
and vrstlbitlc. The chapel Is separata from
thn church and ha accommodation for 100
worshipers. The organ , throne , pulpit , lit
any desk , etc. . are memorial gifts.
THIS CLONKS THIS IIICTI < > \ HOOKS.
Soulli DiiUnta Stnto CIIMvilNNlimr llonril
.Million ItH Filial . \IIIKIIlllOOIIIOIltH ,
PIERRE , S. D. , Dec. 17.-Speclal ( Tele
gram. ) The state canvassing board met this
morning and completed Its work by canvass
ing the returns from Lawrence and Dutto
counties and the unorganized counties of
Harding , Ewlng , Wagner and Choteau , nfter
which it declared the result , and ccrtl-
cates have been Issued to the parties elected.
It gives the populists the governor , attorney
general and railroad commissioners , and all
amendments submitted were declared car
ried. The canvass of the congressional and
electoral vote was then taken up , and on
the completion of that canvass certificates
were Issued to the populist congressman and
electors. After the canvass hod been com
pleted today , the populists ' /Ithdrcw their
application for a mandamus , which they III oil
several days ago , as they had received all
they were asking for by the court and with
out any further action.
Governor Sheldon has appointed L. T.
Swezey of Vcrmllllon as a member of the
board of regents of education until March
1 , 1S9S , to take the place of J. W. Shannon ,
who has failed to attend two successive
meetings of the board , and Is considered to
have resigned ,
II.ICTIOX i'icnus : ix I.-OVH STATUS.
Minnesota , WON ! Virginia , Montana
mill South Dakota lloturiiN.
ST. PAUL , Minn. . Dec. 17. The canvas-
Ing board completed Its work on the state
and part of , tha electoral ticket today.
The vote for the flrst electors was as fol
lows : Walker , republican , 193,503 ; Borst ,
fusion , 139,735 ; Pinkham. prohibition , 4,503 ;
Howe , national democrat , 3IMG ; scattering ,
048 ; McKlnley's plurality over Bryan , 53,763 ;
McKlnlcy's majority over all , 47,241. For
governor , the state stood : Clough , repub
lican , 165,920 ; Llnd , fusion , 162.254 ; Dean ,
prohibitionist , 5,154 ; Ames , socialist , 1,735 ;
scattering , 25 ; plurality for Clough. 3,672.
WHEELING , W. Va. , Dec. 17. The secre
tary of state today finished the tabulation of
the official returns on presidential electors
and made the following final official an
nouncement : McKlnloy , 105,368 ; Bryan , 91.-
4SO ; Palmer , 675 ; Levering , 1,210 ; McKln
ley's plurality , IO,8SSj McKlnley's majority ,
8 ' 997.
'HELENA , Mont. . Dec. n. The canvassing
board declared the result of the election to
day. The vote was : Bryan. 42.537 ; McKlnley ,
10,494 ; Levering , 186. Kor congress :
Charles S. Hartman , sliver republican , 33-
932 ; O. P. Caddard , McKlnley republican ,
9,492.
me sun's ot'T i.TIII :
d'alr HUH CniiHoil ScrliiiiN UIIIIIIIKK < > n
I Iniw KiiKlanil Count.
BOSTON , Dec. 17. The big tlorm which
rushed from Capo Hatturas Monday night ,
and was central oft the i-ontliern Now Eng
land coast yesterday , wrought greut havoc
among the shipping. The storm was par
ticularly severe from Martha's Vineyard to
Capo Ann , and vessels hud the hardest kind
of a time getting Into port , In fact many
are still unaccounted for. Among the latter
Is the Norfolk steamer , Es x , three days
overdue. Six European steamers are still
overdue , and four of them fully seven days.
The New York steamer Herman Winter ,
Just arrived , reports a terrific tupslo with
the heavy seas off. Capo Cod , nine hours
being consumed In getting around Highland
light. Thu Pollock Kip lightship has been
blown from her moorings. Four passenger
train ! ) on the Capo Cod division of thu Now
York , Now Haven & Hartford railroad were
stalled In snowdrifts between Buzzards'
Hay and Kalmouth , all night. The passen
gers slept In the ears , and were supplied
with breakfast by the company. Three of
the trains arrived In the city tonight ,
twenty-six hours late.
IMii : > OX Till : IIOMKU'AIII )
,11 rh. .lolill J , Dlllllll of Olllllllll PIIHNOH
Ami ) ' XiMir KIIIINIIH City.
KANSAS CITY , Dec. 17. Mrs. John J.
Dillon of Omalm died In a Pullman berth
pn the Incoming Missouri. Kansas & Texas
train a short distance out from this city this
morning. Mrs. Dillon died of consumption.
She wan on her way homo and the body was
Immediately started for Omaha.
Mrs. Dlilun was the wife of J. J. Dillon ,
accountant fur the Charles Hlilverlelt com
pany. She hat been In 111 health for nearly
a year and aboMt a fortnight ago her hus
band took her to . .San Antonio , Tax. , hoping
that u. change of fcjlrnato might benefit her
condition. It prove ! In vain , however , and
Tuesday tin attendlnt physlclan advised that
she return to nor hoie. | She died nn ( lie
train twenty-Dim mllca south of Kan ha ;
City. The rnmalnn reached Omaha las'
nvonlng and were taken to the home of Hi
dc'ceasnd'H mother. Mrs , Mary E. Woodward
417 Williams mrecl , DecenM" ! wan 2'j year"
of ago- and lituvcs a family1 of four children.
The funeral will take place Saturday ,
I1I1IICRATION BILL PASSES
Sonnto Adopts the Measure Providing for
nu Educational Test.
ILLITERATES WILL BE BARRED OUT
Kxcoptlon IN Mnilc In tlio CM no of
I'nliii Unrlnir tlu > ronllniiance
of ( \Vnrlllll XIMV COON
to Conforonoo.
WASHINGTON. IVo. 17. The senate to
day paused the Immigration bill , known iia
the Ixidge bill , with a new section providing
that the exclusion shall not apply to per
sona arriving from Culm during the con-
llnuaneo of the present disorders. The
strength of the bill was greater than had
been expected , the final vole being fVJ to 10.
As passed , the bill amends the Immigration
laws so as to exclude from admission l
the t'nltpd ' States nil persons over 10 years
of ago who cannot rend and write the
language of their native country or some
other language , but an admissible Immi
grant over the ago of 16 may bring In with
him or send for his wife or parent or grand
parent or minor children or grandchildren ,
notwithstanding their Inability to read and
write. Kor ( ho purpose of testing the In
ability of. the Immigrant to read and write ,
as required by the forgoing section , tho-
Inspection officers sl'all be furnished copies
of the constitution of the United State *
printed on numbered uniform pasteboard
slips , each containing five lines of the con
stitution printed In the various languages
of the Immigrants In double small pica type.
These slips shall be kept In boxes made
for that purpose and no constructed as to.
conceal the slips from view , each box to con-
lain slips of but ono language , and tin1 Im
migrant may designate the language In
which he perfcrs the test shall bo made.
K'.u-h ' immigrant shall be required to draw ,
ono of these slips from the box and read
and afterwards write out In full view ot
the Immigration olllcers the live lines ,
printed thereon. Each slip shall be re
turned to the box Immediately nfter the
test Is finished and the contents of the
box shall bo shaken up by thu Inspector
before another drawing Is made. No Immi
grant falling to read anil write out the slip
thus drawn by him shall bo admitted , but
" 10 shall be returned to the country whence
ho came at the expense of the steamship
or railway company which brought him , as
now provided by law. The Inspection ofllcers
shall keep In each box at all times a full
number of these printed pasteboard slips ,
and In the case of each excluded Immi
grant shall keep n certified memorandum ot
the number of the slip which the Immi
grant failed to read or copy out In writing.
The Cuban section added to the bill provlik-3.
that the act shall not apply to persons ar
riving In the United States from any porter
or place In the Island of Cuban during the
continuance of the present disorders there1 ,
provided that such persons have hcretoforo-
been Inhabitants of that Island. An amend
ment by Mr. Hiking , proposing a $10 head
tax on Immigrants coming In other than
American ships occasioned considerable do-
t-.ite and was finally tabled , as were several
other amendments. The Immigration meas
ure now goes Into conference , the bill passed
today being a substitute for the CorlUs-Mo
Call bill passed by the house.
ADJOUIINS UNTIL MONDAY.
On motion of Mr. Hale , republican of
Maine , the senate today agreed that when
It adjourned today It bo until Manday next.
The house amendments to the bill con
cerning the lands of the Atlantic & Pa
cific Railroad company , were non-concurred
In , and Messrs. Hill , democrat of New York ,
Plan republican of Connecticut , and Clark ,
republican of Wyoming , named as sonata
conferees.
Mr. Chandler , republican of New Hamp
shire , presented a largo number of petltloim
from Alabama , reciting that by reason of
the election methods prevailing In Alabama ,
the state was without n republican form
of government nt the present tlinp. It
brought a statement from Mr. Allen that
the Alabama Investigation proposed by him.
had been defeated by republican votes.
Mr. Chandler responded that the defeat
was due to Mr. Allen's mUmanagena-nt of
his resolution , and that the Investigation
could bo resurrected.
Mr. Call , democrat of Florida , offered n
resolution , which was referred , appro
priating $10,000 as a relief fund for the
sufferers from the tidal wave and storm
which occurred on the Florida coast last
October ,
A bill was passed authorizing the Kaunas
City. Shreveport & Gulf Railroad company
to build a bridge across the Sablne river
between Louisiana and Texas , and another
to authorize the readjustment of accounts
of army officers who-were graduates of
the West Point Military academy.
At 1 o'clock the Immigration hill was
taken up , previous agreement-having been
made that the final vote would occur at
4 p. in.
Sir. Pascoe , democrat of Florida , secured
a modification of the senate mfbstltuto so
that the exclusion will apply to "all per
sons over 11 years of ago who cannot read
and wrlto the language of their native coun
try , or Koine other language , but an. ad
missible Immigrant over 14 yeara of ago
may bring In with him or send for his wlfo-
or parent or grandparent or minor child
or grandchild , notwithstanding their In
ability to read and write. "
An amendment by Mr. Palmer , democrat
of Illinois , to make the ago of admission
21 years , was defeated , and Mr. Lodge ac
cepted ono offered by Mr. Vest to make It
10 years.
MAKES AN EXCEPTION OF CUBA.
Mr Morgan , democrat of Alabama , of
fered a new section to the bill providing :
that the exclusion shall not apply to per
sons from Cuba.
Mr. Platt HUggestcd that the action would
bo Inconsistent with treaty obligations giv
ing like rights to all citizens of all coun
tries.
Mr. Chandler said that the name theory
as to excepting" Cubans would apply to Ar
menians.
Mr. Morgan uiged that the conditions In ,
Cuba were no peculiar that wo should wel
come the Cubans from thn rule of the most
tyrannical government In the world. Wo
should turn no Cuban back from our Hhore.
The senator thought the "mcist favored na
tion" clause ought to come out of all our
trcatifH , although ho did not believe this
exception would nffrct any treaty.
Mr. Hoar , republican of .MaHsa-husi t'o. SUB-
gested a modification of the Morgan sec
tion giving the secretary of state power to
except from exclusion such pursonH as may
Im fleeing frou. tyranny or the reaulla at
war.
war.Mr , Ledge said It would bo proper to rc-
colvo Cubann pending a settlement of the
disorders o > i the Island , but to make thu ex
ception permanent In tlmo of peace.
Mr. Hoar thereupon changed bU amend
ment KO as to except from exclusion Cubanu
arriving In thn United State * during the con
tinuance of thn prtHHil dlnorderH In Cuba ,
Mr. Caffery , democrat If Louisiana , op-
puned the bl'l ' ae a whole. Thn needs of the
woiitli and weal demanded an Influx of Imml-
grantn to aid In the development of UIIMO
flections.
The Cuban exception was adapted yea ,
47 ; na > fe , 6. The negative vote wan cant by
.Senators Caffery Hill , Llndday , Palmer , Pet *
tlgrmv and Waltlioll ,
Mr. Call alU ho would vote for the bill ,
but thn country hud need for the hurdy and
vigorous foreign lininlii'.mt ; to aid In great
projcctx of development
Mr. Mil ] " ' declared that reading and writIng -
Ing did not constitute good citizenship. The
bill was nn extension of the refinement of
the rlvll ficrvlco liiwn In the Immigrant
jei'lilni ; our HlinroH. It uet iinldo the drino-
rrntln Kpirlt nf mir liititltutlniiH , Ho would
WHlr-nmo 100.000 Ucnnan * Irishmen or Scan
dinavians to Tf.xan.
Mr KlUlim. ri'imbliraii ofV * l Virginia ,
offered an amendment providing u { 10
