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THE OMAHA DAILY BEE ESTABLISHED JUNE 19 , 1871. OMAHA , SAT L ft DAY IMOUNINGr , JXECEM03EE 19 , 189G TWELVE PAGES. I3 COPY ITIVE CENTS. t 'i pntM n TA nppr p\Ttr/n mini AGREES TO RECOGNIZE CUBA Cameron Joint Resolution is Wade Even Moro Emphatic , COMMITTEE ON FOREIGN RELATIONS ACTS ItrnnlnHoii Will lie Itonortcil to the Next Monday a nil TiiUcn' Up After the Ilollilnj-N. , WASHINGTON , Dec. 18. The meeting of the senate committee on foreign relations today was Important In two respects. It resulted In an agreement to report the Cam eron resolution for the recognition of Cuban Independence and It developed , through the statement of Secretary Olney , the administration's policy In regard to the Insurrection In Cuba , 'llio committee changed the resolution so as to make It moio emphatic. The title was changed lo read , "Joint resolution acknowl edging the Independence- the Republic of Cuba , " the words "tho republic of" being Inserted. Instead of declaring that the United States "should" use Us friendly ofllco It makes It read the United States "will' do so. Tito resolution as amended In as follows : llt'Molvcd , Hy the Beniite nntl IIOUHO of rcpresentntlvcH of the United States of Amt'tlen , In congress ussc-mlilttl , That the Independence of the Republic of Cuba be iintl HIP sntno IH hereby lu-knowledgoil by the Vnltnl States of America. Thill thf fulled States will use Us friendly ollk-is with the government of Hpalu to bring to u close thu wnr between Spulii and Tuba. Secretary Olney occupied the greater part of the time of the meeting answering qucs- turns and suggestions made by members of Mo committee. Ho and Senator .Morgan engaged In several spirited colloquies. Mr. Olney made two polntu against the Cameron resolution , as follows : 1 That the Cuban Insurgents have estab lished no government. 2. That the right to recognize a new state rests with the president , Independent of con gressional action. Ho contended , In elaboration of the first 'point , that the pretended government of the Island was without habitation. "Suppose you recognize the Independence of the Island , what aie you going to do with 117" "I. for one , " said Senator Morgan , "while advocating this recognition , want It under stood that I am opposed to annexation. " "How , then , would you maintain Its Inde pendence ? " asked the secretary , himself be coming Interlocutor. "How would you , for instance , prevent Spanish domination over the Island7" "I would. " replied the Alabama fenator , "establish , If need be , n protectorate. I would follow much the same policy wo are pursuing with regard to Hawaii , and I would send an army of occupation to thu Island , If necessary , as wo did In the case of Mexico. " OLNEY'S OPPOSITION MILD. The secretary made the Impression upon nonm of the mongers of the committee , by the way he pursued this line of Inquiry , that while ho was dlcposcd to hold out strongly for the president's prerogative , ilo was not nearly so strongly opposed to Cuban Inde pendence as he had been a year ago , and that he would bo entirely reconciled to It If satisfied as to the future coursa to bo pur- eued He did not dissent -Strongly from a point made that his'own report allowed a nulllclcnt cause for action , nnd he admitted that a statn ot affaire which permits the killing of American citizens and the dc- Rtructlon of American property was deplor able. "They aro. however , " ho added , "the Incidents of war. " "Not of war properly conducted , but of anarchy , " was the response. The secretary sot at rest the story , which has been very Industriously circulated , that Consul ( icneral Leo has provided thu State department with an elaborate report on the condition of affairs in Cuba. "It Is not true. " he said. "Ocneral Lee has made no general written report at all. Ho has made reports on several special cases , but not on 'j\\.f situation as a whole. " It also developed \ 'ilurlng the examination that the government lias made no demand In the case ot the Competitor nnd In other cases ot a similar character beyond for Information. While the committee will report the reso lution as agreed upon Monday , It Is not ex pected that the question will bo pressed until after the holidays. The disposition ot Ihu committee " ' 111 bo to press the resolu- . to a speedy determination as soon as possible after the question Is once taken up for debate. The committee was prompt In be ginning Its work nt the flpeclllcd hour of 10:30 : today , all the members except Senators Gray and Daniel being present. The meeting was for the express purpose of continuing the discussion of a policy on the Cuban question to bo recommended by the committee , and Secretary Olney was present for the purpose of giving advice -and placing before the committee Information In his possession bearing upon the question. The meeting was strictly private , Mr. Olney being the only person not a member of the committee who was admitted to the con ference. It was early understood , however , that the tendency of the ccrctory's advice was against precipitate action by the committee , but that the advocates ot the Qamcron reso lution were not displaying any disposition to change their determination to report It. Secretary Olney. It Is claimed by the members of the committee who favored action on Cuba , did not have any new In formation to present nnd they say the com mittee knew as much about the condition ot affairs In Cuba as the secretary did. The Becrctary counseled moderation and urge < I that there was no regular form ot govern ment established there. ' CAMK TO THE CAMERON. The regular call of the Cameron resolution was reached Immediately after Mr. Olney loft the room at 12:15 : , and was arrived at without division or expressed difference of opinion. The only division was oa to the time that the resolution should bo reported to HIP senate. Senator Cameron moved Its report on Monday next. Senator Sherman suggested that the report should not bo put In until after the holidays. When the question was put to the committee the Cameron motion prevailed by a largo major ity. Secretary OInoy did notmake , any state ment regarding the attitude of foreign gov ernments In cnso the United States took Koine action In favor of the Cuban revolution ists , The secretary did not proffer very much advice to ( ho committee , but con fined himself mainly to a statement of facts In possession of the State department re garding the conditions In the Island and what the government had done. These In cluded Information furnished by the Ameri can consuls and agento , also Information furnished by the Spanish authorities. The time of the commllteo was taken up largely with Secretary Olncy's statement onil with reading portions of the report on the resolution prepared by Senator Cameron. Mr. Gluey refused , after leaving the com- , mltttco room to reveal the nature of his com munication to the committee , "All that I can say as to our proceedings , " said n member of thu committed. "U that wo adopted a motion to report the Cameron resolution Immediately after Mr. OInoy left. " Another member of the committee- re- iponvlblo for the statement that there was , 110 division on thin proposition , "Do you mean , " ho was asked , "that the committee was unanimous ? " "Yes ; it amounts to that. Tlioro won coino difference of opinion as to the time that the report should bo made , some of the mcmb-rs holding that the question should not bo opened In the uenato until after the holidays. " Senator Cameron's report deals at length with ( he question ot precedent ! ) In the mat- Continued on Page Two. ) iA\in : iiM.isT.Mn.vr KOH CIJIIA. ( iovernnient of TliN Country Will Tnlio Aetlon AKfilnxt OITiiiiilorN. WASHINGTON , Dec. IS. The Department of Justice hag not yet received any olllclal Information of the enlistment of companies In different parts of the country with the view of joining the Insurgent forces In Cuba , nor can It bo authoritatively stated Just what course would bo pursued by the gov ernment should these enlistments be brought officially to its notice. The position taken by the govornrhent , however , In the "Horsa" case would seem to govern In these cases. In the Horsa case the contention of the gov ernment was that under sections C2S1 and 5282 the enlistment of men In this country for service- Cuba , cither In behalf of the Spaniards or the Insurgents , was a high misdemeanor , punishable by a flno not ex ceeding $2,000 and Imprisonment for not more than three years. Nor Is It necessary for a man actually to enlist , Inasmuch- the law Inhibits citizens under the penalties named above from enlisting or entering themselves , or hiring , or retaining another person to enlist , or going bzynnd the limits or Jurisdiction of the United States with Intent to enlist as a soldier or marine or seaman , etc. This act was held In the Horsa case to bo sufficiently comprehensive to war rant the arrest and punishment of the per son offending , nnd It Is believed that should any of the reported movements reach n point where proof of the facts could bo obtained the government would not hesitate to take Immediate action. DENVER. Dec. IS. The Rocky Mountain Cuban volunteers , nearly 1,000 strong , de cided today to leave for the Florida coast on December 20 on foot , provided horses enough are secured to carry their supplies and ac coutrements. Colonel McAndrew , commandIng - Ing officer of the volunteers , has received scores of letters from various sources offerIng - Ing material nlds. Judge Asa A. Story , com mander of Humphrey Pont , 0. A. U. . Twin Ilrooks. S. D. , writes that hla post will Join the movement practically In n body. Us mcm- brr.4 furnishing their own arms and mounts. Colonel McAndrew today received a letter from Senator Culloin , thanking the volun teers for tliclr Indorsement of his recent speech on the Cuban situation. OKI'KIt IIO.MH IIUI.H TO IMHITO 1IICO. Kpnnlnli Cnlilnet | ) | HOONION n I'lan for Ceiieral Koforin. WASHINGTON , Dec. IS. The dispatches from Madrid that a cabinet council has taken up the question of applying home rule reforms to Porto Rico are regarded by officials here as having an Important bearing on the proposed reforms for Cuba. The two Islands have been treated together by Spain and In the plan of home rule re forms proposed some months ago both Is lands were Included In the same bill , the mcasuro bring entitled , "A law for the reorganization of the civil administration of Cuba and Porto Rico. " Under these circumstances the action of the cabinet council In taking up the Porto Rico reforms Is considered by officials here as meaning that the Cuban reforms will also be considered. It Is believed the action of the council will bring about one of two results , either to put the Porto Rico reforms Into speedy cxcc'itlofl and then follow them by applying the reforms to Cuba , or else n postponement ot both projects because uf the agitation In Cuba. As peace- prevails In Porto Rico the reason for not applying the reforms there has not been obvious , and a delegation from the island Is now at Madrid urging action. The Islanders have found some fault with the proposal plan because It requires a property qualification of $10 for voters , while thu properly qualification proposed for Cuba Is about $5 , * and therp Is no propertynulUlca- tlnn in Spain. Tilts has aroused an opposi tion on the ground that people In Spain were "first-class Spaniards , " while those In Cuba wcro "sccond-clafs Spaniards. " This distinction Is explained by the ofllclato on the ground ot a depreciated silver currency which would make n $10 payment In Porto Rico equivalent to $5 In Cuba. When thta feature Is adjusted It Is beftovcd tlio next stop will bo to apply the reforms to Cuba. The general character of them has been given heretofore In these dispatches , the cubstjntlal feature being homo rule. MA.NV CI'IIA.V .MASS .MKKTIVGS. Ttvo TlioiiNiinil nilr.ellN of Atlanta K.viiroNH Tliolr Sympathy. ATLANTA , Go , , Dee. IS. The most en thusiastic public meeting ever witnessed In Atlanta was held at the court house tonight , when 2,000 citizens expressed their sympathy with the Cuban patriots. Ex- Governor Northen presided. Resolutions were adopted favoring the recognition of Cuban Independence. LITTLE ROCK. Ark. , Dec. IS. A mass meeting was held hero tonight at the Hoard of Trade rooms and resolutions were adopted urging the recognition of Cuban In dependence. The meeting was participated In by many leading citizens. NEW YORK , Dec. IS. A mass meeting of colored men was held tonight at St. Mark's .Methodist. Episcopal church to express sym pathy with the Cubans. A committee was appointed to go to Woahlngton and urge thu adoption of the Cameron resolutions. COLUMUUS. 0. , Dec. IS. Fifteen hundred citizens attended a mass meeting at the city hall tonight to exprcs-j sympathy with the Cuban Insurgents..evolutions were adopted urging the president and congress to rccognlzu thu Independence of Cuba. Congressman-elect John , J. Lcnz was among the speakers , Volunteer Company for Ciihii , NEW YORK , Dec. IS. The Jersey City branch of the Cuban Junta has received this letter from Gustav Sclmlchtcr , 07G Mar ket street , Phlldelphla , second lieutenant of Co. U , Third Infantry , Pennsylvania National guard : "I have the- honor to hereby tender you as a representative of the Cuban Junta the service of a thoroughly equipped and drilled company of fifty volun teers , who have seen service In the United States army during the Indian troubles nnd at present nro members of the Na tional guard , They have seen service In artillery , -cavalry and Infantry. Included In this number nre two qualified surgeons , an apothecary , two electricians and two tele graph operators. I can assemble my com mand at three hours' notice. " UiixhliiK I'rovlNloiiH Into Culm. NEW YORK , Dec. 18. During the com ing week largo quantities of provisions , principally lard , hams and bacon , will be shipped from this city to Cuba In order to be entered before January 1. On that date General Weyler's order raising the tariff on Imports G per cent goes Into ef fect. Thousands of tierces of lard and hams nnd boxes of bacon are being hurried off. This rush began immediately after Wcylcr's order a month ago. Some flour has also been shipped , but not any great amount , owing to the discriminating duty. iK llorNon for Culm , HILLSI10RO , Tex. . Dec. IS. Deb Fergu son , who has a largo stock ranch in the west , was hero today. At Fort Worth ho says ho met an agent of the Cubans who Is in Texas for the purpose of buying ! 50- 000 worth of horses for the Insurgents , Ho sold htm a largo number of horses from his ranch at 120 per head , Tha exact number Is not yet known , but the agent has the privilege of selecting an many of them as he tees lit for the use ot the In surgents. _ _ _ _ _ _ Heavy Artillery ln lloulo to Culm , LITTLE ROCK , Die. IS. Two carloadq of heavy artillery passed through this city yesterday fr the south , over the Iron Mountain road. The conductor said the cum were billed to a Texas port and that the artillery wa consigned to Cuban parties , but will not give their names , nor the port to which the car a wcru destined. Thu conductor slated that the arum wcro for tlio Cuban purlrlots. SPANISH SOLDIERS SUFFER Fourteen Thousand of Wojler's ' Men Crowd Havana's ' Hospitals. DISEASE DOING ITS DREAD WORK AVI low .Tuck , Lit Vlrtieln , rover niul Anne , llhouiiiiitUm niul nail ColdfN .loin In DccliiinlliiK the Imperial Army. ( Copyright , 1596. l > y Prejs Publishing Company. ) HAVANA , Culm ( by way of T..mpa , Fla. ) . Dec. IS. ( New York World Cablegram Spe. clal Telegram. ) Tlioro arc about 11,000 nick soldiers In hospitals In and about Havana. Tlio regular hospitals spcs'llly became over- crowilcil and warchouaca and other large buildings arc now used for tlio purpose. Four hundred and thirty-eight cases ot yel low ( ever liuvc been reported In this city In the last seven days , .proving that the disease Is epidemic. Smallpox continues epidemic , but chiefly among civilians , only a few cases being reported among the sol diers. Thu dleiase has assumed the hemor- rhaeic form , a severe type , and there are many deaths dally. No attempt Is made to Isolate smallpox. I saw n child suffering from the disease In a cab yesterday. The child's face was covered with postulcs. The army has had a great lot ot sick ness to contend with. There have been numerous yellow fe\er caacs and cases of simple chills and fever have exceeded tlio usual figures 10 to 1. The country has been rank with malaria and the unaccllmated troops have suffered severely. The gov ernment was compelled to temporarily dis possess the hundreds of orphans In I.a Ilcnellccncla asylum , on the beach of a western suburb , and about 2,300 cots were placed In Us dormitories and corridors. The cots were filled speedily with the sick sent In from Plnar del Hlo. I visited all the wards and found fully four-fifths of them suffering from malaria In aomo form. There were.about sixty casca of yellow fever , but no attempt was made to seclude the pa tients , The hospital Is thoroughly Infected , of course , and there nre numerous patients there to be treated for malaria or other comparatively simple disorders who will con. tract the yellow fever and die. LIST AND CAPACITY OP HOSPITALS. Hero Is a list ot the military hospitals of Havana. Alfonzo hospital , on the hill near the Principe fortress , has -1,000 beds ; I.a neneflcencla lias 2,300 beds ; San Am- broslo , the hospital In the city near thn ar-ienal , provides 12,200 beds. This great building has boon used as a hospital dur ing most ot the present century. It Is saturated with the germs of contagious dis eases and was abandoned last spring by the medical department of the army. The Influx of sick soldiers necessitated Its use again , and the cot beds are all occupied. It Is a wretched place , unfit for the purpose-of curing the sick. The Infant hospital near the Ccrro 13 a small affair with 400 beds , all fillrd. The Madcrli barracks on the Juan I'csco have recently Lecn utilized as a hospital and have about 1.120 beds. The Santa Catallna hospital waa formerly a great warehouse It puts out Into the har bor from Hcgla , opposite Havana. . Two thousand beds were placed there and they wire filled yretcrOay. Two other houses near by arc also In use. for hospital pur poses. An far ns It Is possible' the medical de partment , presided over by the chief Inspector specter of sanitation , General Dorldo , fur nishes good treatment and care of the sick. At tlu Alfonso XIII hospital I found the ward.s clean and beds in good order. There were numerous attendants. The same maybe bo fald ot La Heneflcencla and San Am- broslo , but at the recently Improvised hos pital of Santa. Catallnn I found a bad con dition ot affairs. There was difficulty in securing - curing a competent force"of attendants. The nurses are mostly Chliintcen , who do the best they can , but who are far from being trained. The place Is unclean and unwhole some. Yellow fever cases arc sandwiched between the patients aflllcted with common colds or rheumatism. I saw the body of a soldier who died a few minutes before of yellow fever lying on a cot next to a bed occupied by a soldier with a swollen leg. Ho waa sitting up playing cards with a soldier well enough to walk. The cot on the other side contained a soldier down with bronchitis. A tour of the hospitals shows compara tively few soldiers suffering from wounds. There art less than -100 wounded now In the hospitals and many of them have been hero several months. The largest number of wounded under treatment at any one time In the whole Island was C04. SCENES IN' TUB CITY. The picturesque park In front of the palace , an ornament to the lower part of the city for a century or more , has been destroyed. The fine old trees have been cut and space leveled. General Wcy- ler was led to make the change because the windows of the palace were commanded from tin thick growth ot vegetation In front of It. A. Wllkes Uooth or Gulteau could do mischief with a rifle. Therefore the park was swept away as a military precaution. A stranger landing In Havana would not know the country Is In a blate of civil strife and that the city Is under martial law. No soldiers arc on duty. The usual spick nml span poltco loiter on street corners. The familiar guard of volunteers Is posted In front of the palccc , the Spanish bank and the prison. The shops are wide open , but the clerks and porters do not display much activity , principally because there Is noth ing to bo active over , for trade Is lan guishing. The Stock exchange , the Produce exchange , the sugar and tobacco markets and all business that depends for success on agricultural prosperity are at a standstill. There Is little shipping In the harbor. The wharves are usually lined at this time of year with vessels loading with sugar. There arc none now. One only seta Spanish liners that have brought troops from over the sea and tramp steamers discharging coal or military supplies. There are small garri sons In the harbor , forts , the Morro , the Cabanas , the Atartcs and the Principe. The theaters are open , prcaentlrg Spanish farce , vaudeville and comic opera. The great square In front of the town theater Is filled at night when the military band plays , and numerous bright-eyed young women with attendants promenade , their gay raiment contravening with the sober blue of Spanish olllcera. Many officers are to be seen , meat of them convalescent or on return to duty In the field. WILLIAM SHAW DOWI3N. \vuvi.iit SAYS XOTIIIXG AIIOIT ; IT. Decline * to Talk on ( lie Action of tlio .Semite Committee. HAVANA , Dec. IS. The1 correspondent of the Associated press obtained an audlenco with Captain General We'ylcr at the palace tonight , the captain general having been In formed ot the object of th visit , and having had presented to him a copy of Senator Cam eron's resolution agreed upon by the for eign relations committee of the senate. Cap tain General Weyler read the resolution very attentively , but In reply to a request for an expression of his opinion ho replied : ' 'I ' cannot say anything upon the proposition of the senate committee. " The correspondent urged General Wcylcr to nay something , but hu KsUted upon maintaining a strict re serve , The Havana newspapers as yet have nothing to say of the resolution. I'or tlio A III uf Spa M I li Soldier * , MAD1UD , Pec. 18. Tlio comleeso do Paris has sent 1,000 pesetas to the relief fund for wounded Spaniards In Cuba and the Phil ippines and n letter eulogizing the soldiers , Tlio mother of thu comtcsto do Paris , the dtfchtMe do Moiitpeiislur , was a Spanish In fanta , TIIIIKI : rntnxns nu.vcuun CUIIA , Itohorto Solar Ilrlim * Important Itemx ofOIVH from tlio iHlitntl. TAMPA Fla. , Dec. IS. Roberto"Solar { , who spent seventeen months In the Insurgent camp of Colonel Raoal Arrange , In the prov inces of Havana and Matanzas , arrived on the steamship Ollvetto tonight. Mr. Solar , in an Interv'c-w ' said : "I was told before leav ing Havana that the last expedition of the Thrco Frle-nds had been successfully landed on Tuesday night. I believe , the report to be true , as official circles In Havana were grcaily ag'tatcd that nlght.- "Thero can be no longer any doubt that Maceo Is dead. I saw a letter which should now be In the hands of the junta from Brig adier Adolfo Castillo , who te nghtlng In Ha vana province , stating positively that Maceo had been killed by Spanish'treachery , Ho did not give any partlculars flaylng ho would forward then In a few days or ns soon as he was si.tuned that he 'ind obtained the true story. 1 also saw the In surgent accredited agent in Ha vana and ho told me Maceo was dead , but that his death was surrdundcd with mys tery. I cannot doubt this proof. The con- dltlo-.is In Cuba are such that the Spaniards have dominion only over that part of the Island on which they stand ; that Is princi pally the cities. The cntlro country Is In Hosacislon of the insurgents , oven that Im mediately surrounding Havana. The talk of the Insurgents being starved out Is ridicu lous. lous."Thn "Thn world may not bojlove it , but the Spanish authorities arc drowning some of their prisoners nt Playo del Chlvo ( Iracli of the Goal ) , near Havana. Those whom they dtown they declare belong to n secret negro society called "Natilgce , " but , as a fact , they class any one ntiXanlgos If they wish to drown them. The victims are taken out In boats , their handseled up to their necks and a weight fastened to thorn , so that when they are thrown overboard they plunge head downward into'lho water , which Is allva with sharks. " I1'M ' MACI30 MISTOOK THIS TIIOOI'S. Hodo Out to 'Meet t ho 5c.norrllla At- tnohoil to ( Slriijcilu'N Column. ( Cops-right , ISWJ , Iiy Press 1'ubllsldnn Company. ) HAVANA , Cuba , Dec. | 18. ( New York World Cablegram Special ) Telegram. ) A letter written by Jose 'Mlro. chief of staff , describing General Maceo'sjilealh , has been shown inc. Mlro planned 'many of Maceo's operations. The letter In * dated Managua December 9 , two days after Maceo's death. Mlro writes that Maceo TVIV < encamped near a email house and was expecting to be Joined by the forces of Castillo end Sanchez. He saw the advance guardof / Spanish ) Irregular cavalry ( guerrillas ) belonging to Major Glrujeda's column , and iqde forward to meet them , believing thcmto-bo | friends. A volley was discharged at him and his troop and ho fell In the road.Jf'MIro makes no charge of treachery or bid faith against the Spanish commander. } . * Maceo was uncompromising , the Cuban sympathizers say , and would liavo listened to no overtures from his fcncnilrs. It waa war to the finish with hlm-glTiave also seen two letters written by Iiacrct. the Cuban leader In Matanzas province. lie complains of the failure of the Juntalto respond to bin calls for ammunition. Ho writes he hna sent considerable money to Ntjv' York through trustworthy channels , butjhas had no re sponse. He says that unl < ss , > ho U aided he cannot hold out much lonqfr , " I am not pep milted to quotp the two \ny Interesting let- teni In detail. They read as If wrltlen by a brave , earnest , honest mnst WILLIA51 SHAV I30WEN. " * * " - TT I GeiivrnIVnJwitri1 "jpli'vnt Towiirtl HAVANA. Dec. 18. It In now established beyond doubt that the Insurgents arc con centrating tlirlr forces In the province ol Santa Clara , with the Intention , apparently , ot moving westward to the provinces ol Matanzas and Havan-i. The Haragcsa battalion at Slnobro and Miraguaya , province of Santa Clara , has been engaged with a band of 600 Insurgents under the leadership of Ermon Alvarez. The enemy left fifteen killed and the countrymen of that vicinity say that the Insurgents carried away thirty wounded. The troopa had one captain and five soldiers wounded. The Insurgent colonel , Pcna , has been wounded In the Manzanllla district. Dr. Zctucha has arrived hero and will visit his brother , who Is . Imprisoned In the Cabanas fortress. The official gazette publishes n notice announcing the disappearance of Prof. Frias of the University ot Havana. ScrloiiH CompInlntH from Mnilrlil. MADRID , Dec. 18. The newspapers here publish dispatches from the United Statco reporting that the Cuban agitation there la growing , and declaring that certain Ameri can newspapeiB are publishing false news. In order to excite public opinion. El Liberal urges the government to act energetically ana to frankly make known the situation In Cuba. * VI3XI37.ii3I.A.VS ; rMII-Ul.STAXI ) IT XlMV ( lot tlio Import of tlio Arbitration Trout > ThroiiKli Tliolr lleiulN. ( Copyright. 1590. by 1'rers 1'u'lillslilHK Company. ) CARACAS , Venezuela , Dec. 18. ( Now York World Cablegram Special Telegram. ) The people and the press of Venezuela are beginning to understand that the treaty of arbitration negotiated , with Great Britain by the United States Is In behalf of Vene zuela and Intended to settle the boundary dispute. The ChaY'ame Guarlclo gold mine has been bought by a Franco'Engllsh syndicate for 10,000.000. _ ItiiNxlii AViintN to Send Cooilx Here. ST. PETERSBURG , Dec. 18. The min ister of ways and communications , Prince Chllkow , and the minister ot finance , M. do Wltte , with a view to promoting ex ports to America , have resolved to Intro duce a direct reduced 'through railroad tariff to Hamburg , lircmen and Dromcr- havcn. _ Spain SeiulH TroiifiH to Manila. MADRID , 'Dee. 18. Fouri' additional bat talions of Spanish troops pmbarkcd for the Philippine Islands ycstcrdafy and General Pollvljada , the now captain 'ficneral of that colony , has nskcd for reinforcements of ten additional battalions. ' ; \ < MV South \VaIeM Mim Inumrt Wheat SYDNEY , N. S. W. , Dec' 18. The gov ernment statistician estimates that the wheat yield for New South Walcn la 7,354,000 bushels , which U ; j,230,000 bushels below the local wants. I'lilini JoliiH ivltli OtJ'criitloiiN. . WASHINGTON , Dec. 18. A cablegram re ceived from United States Minister Dcnby at Peking today states that China has ac cepted the rules for the prevention of col lisions at sea. _ . ' ' Kraneo Will Tnlfo INirt nt , PARIS , Dec. 18. The -Chamber of Dep uties today adopted a credit , of 519,000 francs to pravfda for the cfllcla ) participation of Franco In the Drussoln exposition. Crlxitl'N ImiKlilr KlonoN , MILAN , Dec. IS. The Sncolo states that Slgnor Crlspl's daughter , the Princess Lin- Kiia-GlOBsa. has doped with one of her ser vants. I'll ! to I'rolillill Colored .ADELAIDE , South Australia , Dec. 18 , The bill to prohibit emigration of the colored racea ha * passed the legislative council , Kcaiio A r riven nt Homo. ROME , Dec. 18 , DUliop J , J. Kcane , for merly rector of the Catholic nulverulty at Washington , has arrived here. .South Amerlemi Steamer Axlioro. COLON , ( via Galvcston ) , Dec , 18. The Earno line steamship Earnwoll , Captain Hacks , Is ashore off Vcnto Frlo. NEBRASKA FOR CUBA LIBRE Congressmen Willing to Support the Oamoron Resolution if Eoportcin WILL PASS IT IN SPITE OF CLEVELAND Hnonitlt VotoH In Fnvnr of ilio Dor- Inrittlon to ( Jive It Life Over Hip 1'rt'nlilont'n Veto ! | If Applied. , WASHINGTON , Dec. lS. ( Spcclal Tele gram. ) Conversation with representatives ol the Nebraska delegation now In Washington , leads one to believe .that they will nil vote for the passage of the Cameron Cuban reso lutions , it it should be reported out of the house committee. There Is no doubt but that eventually the resolution will pass the senate and bo reported to the house , where it will go Into the hands of a committee un favorable to any hasty action. It Is , how ever , confidently believed that definite action will be taken Immediately after holidays , nnd it is though ; that enough votes will be se cured to pass the Joint resolution over the president's veto , Should ho decide to with hold favorable action on the resolution. Amended , or rather revised deeds for South Omaha postolllco site have been received at the Department of Justice nnd conditions now seem favorable for request that trail- ticrlption of the abstract shall bo sent on to Washington In order that the authorities may see the condition of the property. This Is purely a mnttcr of formality and will require but few days until the deal Is finally settled nnd checks drawn for the ncvcral amounts named In tlit deeds. Representative Mondell of Wyoming In troduced a bill today locating and fixing the silo for monuments on a battle field known as "Mastacro Hill , " where Lieutenant Col onel Fetteiman nnd eighty-six men In the Sioux war of 1SCO weru massacred by the red men under Red Cloud , near old Fort Phil Kenn-ey. It Is regarded as one of the most historic places In western history. The bill carrlca an appropriation of J5.000. Mr. Mnndcll wcs also able to pass through the house a bill pensioning E. W. llrum-r ot Cheyenne , carrying a pension of $12 per month. Representative Andrews succeeded In passing bills for the relief of Andrew G. Wlllclts of Red Cloud , granting a pension of $30 per month , and George W. Churchill ot Clay Center for $30. Hills were reported favorably today for the purchase of sites for the location ol public buildings at York. Hastings , Norfolk and Plattsinouth. The PlatUmouth bill waa Introduced by Representative Strode , and while It carries an appropriation of $100.000. Is limited In cost with others In purchase of a site. It Is not expected that any of these bills will be passed at this session , but "they are rcporled for the purpose of giv ing them a status In the Fifty-fifth congress. Will Owen Jones , managing editor of the Lincoln State Journal , and wife arc In the city for a few days. 1TSIIIXC ! IMUVATH I'lJXSIOX IIII.I.S , Sumo Will Ilo I'liNsoil Over the I'ronl- dent'H Veto If I'oHHllile. WASHINGTON , Dec. IS. Representative Picklcr of. South Dakota , chairman of the committee on Invalid pensions , eays he In tends to press forward as rapidly as possible the consideration of the bill granting n pension to Nancy C. Allabach , which the senate recently passed over the president's veto. Mr. Picklcr says he will follow this up by urging the passage of other pension bills which the president vetoed. During the first besslon of this congress his pension bills were disapproved by the president , and subsequent action was taken by congress In three Instances. The Francis E. Hoover bill was passed by both housei- In May , 1SUG ; the Nancy C. Allabach re ceived the approval of the senate , and on December 14 last the house refused to paaa over the president's veto a bill pensioning Lydla A. Taft. The other measures Mr. Picklcr desires to press to a vote arc these In thu interest of Charles E , Jones. Caroline D. Mowatt and Rachacl Patton. These bills will have first to be acted upon by the In valid pensions committee before being re ported to the house. VISST AXI > KKAXCIS1 Al'I'OIXT.MKXT. SHJ-M the Soorotnry Cannot Inllneiioe the Senatorial Kleotlon. WASHINGTON , Dec. IS. Senator Vest of Missouri has been considerably annoyed by the report that ho Is holding up the nomination of Secretary Francis until nttcr the senatorial election in that state. " Refer ring to the report the senator said today : "It is absurd. There is not a Palmer or XIcKlnley democrat in the MUsourl legisla ture , and I do not ace how Secretary Francis could be a fartor In the election of a United States senator from my state. Dcsldcs this the regular democrats who supported Uryan have a clear majority on Joint ballot over all other parties and I have no oposltlon In my own party. The nomination of Francis was postponed until after the recess , as wcro the nominations of all thu Palmer or McKlnley democrats. " _ HATCH OK I'l III.IC liril.DIXC IIII.I.S. Throe XohriiMlin TOWIIN Are Kavoroil Iiy the MoiiHe Committee. WASHINGTON , Dec. IS. The house com mittee on public buildings voted today to report and place on the house calendar a largo nuirber of public building bills which It had practically agreed last session to report. The list Includes bills providing for building in the following cities : Hast ings , Nob. ; York , Neb ; Plattsmouth , Neb. ; Clinton , la. ; Dolsc , Idaho ; Reno , Nov. ; Santa Rosa , Cal. ; .Salt Lake , Utah ; Alamcda , Cal. ; Tacoma , Wash. ; Stockton , Cal. ; St. Cloud , Minn. ; Fergus Falls , Minn. ; Fulton , Mo. ; Woodland , Cal. ; Cheyenne. Wyo. ; Kansas City. Kan. ; San Diego , Cal. ; Fresno , Cal. ; Deadwood , S. P. . and llutto , Mont. Do I. oino SnyM Ho Will Say X WASHINGTON , Dec. IS. Senor Dupuy do Lome , the Spanish minister , was In formed of the action of the senate com mittee on the Cameron resolution soon after It occurred. He did not seem either dis turbed or surprised. Ho said , as It was a matter before congress , he must decline to discuss it or comment upon It In any way. Anticipating , however , that state ments of various sorts would bo attributed to him by the press , ho wlehed to forestall them by saying through the Associated press tlmt any alleged Interview with him v/hlch might appear would bo unauthorized. \O\VH for the Army , WASHINGTON , Dec. IS. ( Special Tele gram. ) First Lieutenant Frederick R. Day has been transferred from company 11 to company C , Twentieth regiment. First Lieutenant John J. Pcrshlng , Tenth cavalry , has been ordered to this city for temporary duty. Leaves of absence : Captain George E , Pond , csslstant quartermaster four months ; Second Lieutenant Ernes' 1) ) , Gosc , Eighth Infantry , extended one month. TrouliloN n f n TOVIIH C WASHINGTON , Dec. 18. Representative Miles Crowlcy of Texas today forfeited | G collateral deposited by him at the police Hta- tlon late last night as security for his ap > pearancu In police court today to answer a charge of disorderly conduct , growing out of his alleged rough handling of an old woman organ grinder. _ fiiNh III tint Treasury , WASHINGTON , Dec. 18. Today's ntute- mcnt of the condition of the treniiiry shown ; Available cash balance , $220,033,188 ; gold reserve , $134,060,300 , THE BEE Weather Forecast for N Knlr ; WnS Variable WlnJs. 1. Snmtr Coinniltlrp iKg&iilr.r * Culm. Tliotunndu or SpiiMlaBalcller Sl NetiriipUn CniiKroMiiHfflflriuly for War. IliiNtim TrniMirrr 2. I.nlmr to lluve Sn I'tt7KliiiinoiiK li ne Kentucky Mali Tiilu S S''eo ' Victim * . 3. Lincoln Mity Tnko u Street Hallway. South Diikntn KU-rtlon I.iuv KipluliU' Soldier * ' Iliiinn Trintoo * INc-iipc. Affair * nt South Oiniihii. 4. Kdllorliil anil Comment. B. Rtiito Olllrrrs Are for NrlmnUn. Tlmi-Ktoii ltlllr Olxerve u Itlrthdiiy. . Council ItlulTH I.oeiil Mutter * . NfliniHkit Supreme Court Syllnbl. 7. Commvrclul and I'liiiuiclul N'cwx. llli < lao N of t.intVerk lleilewed , H. Shock to SpolNnmn'K System. Clieyrnuo Iloh on Typewriter * . II. Kloctlon Conteit llnromi lnti < rr tltiK. IliillnmiM Cutting Tliclr free l.Ut. IClllott 1'iitM oa a Hold I'aee. I'lirxun I'lmsiiuire l'a < moti Awity. 1 O. Active Career of Antonio Macro. 11. lilts of IVmlnlne ( ! o lp. 12. "Mlnrrvy. " A ChrlMumi Story. Notes on Current Literature. i'inn ix UK ; ST. i'\n , IIOTKI , . It.van AIIIIOV , Seven StorloH ItlR-li , Tliroatoiiod foi * 11 Time. ST. PAUL , Dec. 19. A nre broke out In the Ryan hotel annex this morning about 2:30. : The building Is seven stories In height nnd occupied by several stores , principally clothing. i i | The flro started In Colhclm's furniture store , in the Ryan annex , on the Seventh street side. For a tlmo it threatened the Schuctte block and the Ryan hotel. The furniture company's loss Is estimated at $100,000. The Ryan annex was built at a cost of $400,000. Tim upper stories have never been completed. At 3 a. in. tli6 lire seemed to be under control. The flro Is confined to the annex. ARAPAHOE , Neb. , Dec. IS. ( Special Telegram. ) The dwelling house of Joseph Metzner was totally destroyed by nro this morning about 2 o'clock. Insurance , $ -100. ruoiti : HICII < ; eLi ) DISCO vr.uncs. Criiuil Knciuniinicnt the Soono of Much i\oltement nt Present. RAWL1NS , Wyo. , Dec. IS. ( Special Tele gram. ) John Myers came In today from Grand Encampment district. Ho reports the recent discovery by Robert Harrold of La ramie of n very rich gold lead. The crovlco is nttecn feet wide , nilcd with a red honeycomb quartz which glistens with good gold. There are about 100 men In the district , n great many of whom are employed by English capitalists. They have made some wonderful discoveries In Bold , assays running from $500 to $1.500 per ton. In the Gulden Eable , It Is claimed on good authority , that assays have run ns high ns $20,000 per ton , at a depth not exceeding twenty feet from the surface. The forma tion Is granite slate and gneiss. Great dykes of quarizlte and traehltc are Inter spersed throughout the entire mineral zone. DHKUXSH IX IlHXVKIl IIAXIC CAS 12. Attempt to I'lnoo All the Ultimo for the AVrooUliiK oil I ) . II. Miller. DENVER , Colo. , Dec. 18. The prosecution In the Commercial National bank case rested today and Attorney Charles Hartscll made the opening address , from which It appears an attompl will be made to place all blame for the check kiting , by means of which the bank was looted of $145.000 , on O. E. Miller. Mr. Hartscll claimed that President Charles II. Dow did not know the extent of Mlllcr'u operations and that Teller Sidney E. Mc- Clurken , the third defendant , In receiving Miller's bogus checks , merely followed the custom of the bank. McClurken-was the nrst witness for the defense. Ho did not deny any ot the acts charged against him. but .disclaimed responsibility for the bank's methods. CIIIXAMHV"CltMK l-'HOJI MEXICO. SiviirniN of ColoHllnlH SimiKKlo Thoiu- NclvcN Over the Illver. EL PASO , Dec. 18. During the past row- days Chinamen by the wholesale have been smuggling themselves across the river sev eral hundred miles below El Paso and also across the Mexican line In Arizona. J. H. Bohan , Chinese agent at this point , catches a bunch of the "yellow kids" every day tryIng - Ing to ixisa through to New Orleans or San Francisco. Today ho found locked up In a Pullman sleeper six Chinamen who had smuggled tlicmselvoH Into tlib country and had no tickets. The county Jail here Is full ot Chinamen , who arc hero in violation of the exclusion act. SKXATOIl WAIIIIKX IS QIMTI3 11,1. . ChloiiKo I'hyNloIniiH Operate Upon Him for AiioinlloltlM. | CHEYENNE , Dec. 18" . ( Special Telegram. ) The friends of United States Senator War ren are much concerned about his Illness. Senator Warren left hero for Washington early In December and was taken 111 nt Chicago , where he has slnco been under the treatment of physicians. It was finally de cided that an operation for appendicitis was necessary and the operation was performed today. A report received tonight from his physicians states that the senator stood the operation very well and so far as can now bo predicted will recover. HIM \Vlfe and Slcp-llrollier Head. ST. LOUIS , Doc. 18.-Anton Hetmlng , a huckster , returned to hla homo about C o'clock tonight ami found the dead body of his wife stretched upon a cot In one room anil In the front room the eorpso of hl step-brother , Henry Klmmerllng. both xhot through thu left templn and both cold In death. It Is believed KlmmerlliiK WUH In love with the woman and killed her through Jealousy , Soldier Guilty of .llniiNliiUKhler. CHICAGO , Dec. IS.-Prlvutt James D. Al len , n Holdlor In the Fifteenth Infantry , U. 9. A. , was found guilty of manslaughter In tlui fcdurul court today. March 20 Allen Bhot nnd killed Daniel M. Call , also n private In the Fifteenth Infantry. Thu hilling grew out of n boxing content , In which Allen wan worxlctl. John Iliiiuloliih Tiiekor IH III. LEXINGTON , Vu. , Dec. ISVHon. John Randolph Tucker , the eminent jurist and dean of thu law school \ViiHhliinton and Lee unlverxlty , In critically 111 at Mix homo hero ulth "Icurlny. Ho IH 73 ycurtf of nge. Two lien Killed In n AVroolc. CAM DEN , O. , Dec. K-Tho westbound Jlultlmoro and Kouthwcateni train was de railed nt n pA-lton near More. Two mail clcrkx wcro killed nnd two Injured , and two trainmen 'were ' hurt. TrouliloN In the IIUNliioNM World. CHICAGO , Dec. IS. Ole Hertf , munufnc- turor of moldliiKH and jilcturu frumeH , made an apHlKiuncnt today. The aaiic'tfl are J100.- UOO nml thn liabilities ) are cHtlmutcd nt nbout $ I2SOQO. MnvomcntM of Oeonn VOMHOM ! , Deo. IS. At New York Arrlvc'd-ICniB , from Genoa ; Europii , from London ; Norge , from Copun- liuiii-n , Kallru KiirlHriiha , for Ilromon. At Liverpool Arrived llrltimiilo , from Now York ; flcrvln , from Hoxton , At Gibraltar Airlvc-d Worrn , from Now York , for Naples ami CU-iton. At London Hailed-MnssachiiRotta , for New York , At Quceimtown Arrived Umbrlti , from New York. FIND HIS ACCOUNTS SHORT Tnistcd Treasurer a Defaulter Su a Largd Amount , CONFESSION OF FRANK C , MILES IloNtou Safety Deposit nnd TrusJ Comiianj's Director * ( Jive Out nu Olllolnl Statement to the 1'roNN , , | 110STON , Dec. IS. Frank C. Miles , fop more than twenty years the trusted treasurer of the Hoston Safety Deposit and Trust com pany , one ot the oldest establishments 111 this city. Is a defaulter for nt least $100.000. The defalcation was discovered late thl afternoon by the president and a meeting of the directors was Immediately called. After their hurried Consultation , a reporter of the Associated press was sent for , and upon his arrival at the banking roams the following statement , which had previously been pre pared , was handed to him by President Stone In the presence of the entire board ot directors : To the Associated Press : The examining ; commllteei ot the Doslon Safety Deposit and Trust companyIliidlng a ilollolt 111. their Nccurltlcp , cutlctl upon the treasurer , Frank C. Miles , for an explanation , when lie * confe.s od that he had misapplied se curities , which may Involve a loss to tlio company of from J.li.iXV ) to $1UO,0I\ ) . Th.- com pany holds a responsible bond of Indemnity In the sum of J.IO.l'OO. ' Mr. Miles had no con nection with the safe deposit vaults of tlio company. W. R M. STONE , President. Moro than the above , the olllclal refused to say , except Unit Miles had boon treasurer of the Institution since It began , litislnc.sa In 1S75 , and during all the twenty-one years , had handled the funds of the company In the most conservative and cartful in.uincr , not oven a whisper being heard ns to his in tegrity until today. The company has a capital of $1,000,000 and does a regular trust company business , besides having a largo number of safe deposit vaults , which It rents to private partlcu for thu safe keeping of. securities. Miles had full charge of the cash deposits and securities belonging te > the company and those liMtl as collateral for loans and It Is from these securities that ho abstracted tlioj ? missing. At a latu hour tonight , the examina tion committee was still In session nt the bank trying to ascertain If $100,000 covered the ontlfo deficit. Papers to present for a warrant for Miles' arrest were prepared , but It Is too late for the granting of such a wnrraut today. Mr. Lincoln stated to the Associated press reporter that the securities of the company had probably been hypothe cated by Miles and the money raised on them and used In speculation. Miles , who Is10 years old had n luxurious home at 310 llcaeon street. The Iloston Safety Deposit & Trust company Is n state Institution nnd does not come under the national bank not , being directly under the supervision of the savings bank commis sioners ot this state. The last examina tion was made by the commissioners on November u , and according to the state ment Issued by the commissioners , all the securities we-ro Intact at that time. Iiv order to deceive the examiners at that time. Miles either substituted other securities or persuaded the Savings Hank commissioners that everything was all right and they took lila word for it. CO.MPAXV S\VIM > LIR is AUUHSTKII. Henry M. Armslend TnUoti In Denver on Complaints from Xoiv Vorlc. NEW YORK , Dec. IS. Henry M. Arm- stead was arrested today In Denver , Colo. , on Information furnished by the district at torney of this city. Armstcad Is Wanted hero on a charge of having swindled Thomas Taylor of Midway , Pa. , out of $15,000 In June , 1S ! > 2. In that year Taylor received what purported to bo a prospectus of nu Irrigation and hydraulic company , which claimed to control 12.000 acres of valuahlo land in Oolding , N. M. Taylor came to Now York , met Armstcad here by appoint ment and turned over lo him about 115,000 In notes for stock In the company. Taylor , who Is a minor , went to New Mexico and found that thu land was gold producing ami ho at once entered Into an agreement to slnlj wells. This ho did at n cost of $15,000. When the company did not pay him for this ho became suspicious and madu complaint. Armstcad th n gave him ns a guarantee 5000 acres of land In Tennessee , which wag found to bo worthless. Annsteud was In dicted yesterday. MOIISF. ] MiiD'.s ; TUOCIILKS Locked I'p ( IN n' CrnnU After n Spree 111 Xo v Voi-U. NEW YORK , Dec. 18. Edward Mor.io Field , eldest son' ' of the lute Cyrus W. Field , was arrested last night In u cur stable. Ho was talking loudly and gesticulating violently lently , and a policeman took him Into cus tody under the liupicssloti tlmt ho was a crank. His face and hands wexo smeared with mud , and ho was attired In n soiled suit of Scotch corduroy , Norfolk Jacket and cap. In thu police court this morning lia presented a pitiable appearance , shivering an If with the palsy. Ho wr charged with In toxication and made no defense , but an at torney for the Field family appeared for him and secured his discharge Iiy explaining that Field was not In his right mind. Edward Verse Field , who was his father's favorite iion , was educated at Williams col lege. Hu was the senior member ot the Unit of Field. Dudley , AVlechers & Co. , brokers , which failed In the panic ot 1S91. Field made $1.000,000 In his first ycur In Wall street , * and his father looked upon him as n mas ter of nuance. After the failure It was dis covered Dint Field had squandered at leant $2,000,000 , and that his forgcrlca wcro enor- muus. In one day Jusl before the failure $4-10- 000 disappeared , which never was accounted for. Field was arrested , and when put on trial Insanity was pleaded In hl.i behalf , but the Jury disagreed , and Fluids waa ucnt to the Iluffalo asylum for observation. lie was sub sequently adjudged Insane anil regularly com mitted to thu asylum , from which he wan reH'iiscil about a year ngo. Field bus re cently been making his homo in a Hulnen law hotel. HAitvAimvi.vs TIM : .ioivr nnn.\Tia | ) | NO.IIMMCN n SyNtom of Cnhlnot ( 'ov- oriiiiicnt ivllli I'rlneelon. PRINCETON , N. J. . Dec. 18. A largo at tendance assembled 'tonight in Alexander hall to hear thu joint dubutu between Prince ton and Harvard. Prchldunt Patton oC Princeton university made the introductory address and presented to the audience Tal- cott Williams HH the presiding ulllcer. Mr. WIlllaniH made a fuw brief nmiailtn , advo cating Intercollegiate debates. Mr. Wil liams stated the subject of debate as fol lows : HcHolvctl , That iiBHiimlnK thn adoption of adequate constitutional amendments , the United HtateH Institute a syiitt-m uf rcppon- Hlblu cabinet government. Prlncuton took the affirmative. The speak ers for Princeton were H. II , Yociim , Robert Sterling and R. M. MuElroy. Those for Har vard were Sydney R. WrlKhtlnglon , Frank D. White and Charles Grllk. After thu close of the speeches ( ho Judges , Senator Jemuph It. Hawluy , Provost C. U. Harrlxon and Ham ilton W. Mable , retired , and In ten minutes came to a decision in favor of Harvard. Princeton men tendered to the Harvard rep. rcscntatlve-H In the Joint duhuto a banquet. Company' * Permit Withdrawn. AUSTIN , Tex , , Dec. IS.-liiHiinuicu Com- mlHidoiicr HOMO today nerved u notice with * drawing the.- permit for the TCXUH Llfo In * suraiicii foini iny at Tyler , Tex , , to ilo biiBl. nous on the ground Unit It would bo ) mzur < Veils oils to public Intercut.