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About Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922 | View Entire Issue (Dec. 27, 1896)
Announced Hint lie would not mnko any other appointment for the present , but until ho should require tlio ncrvlcc * of an expert on concessions wllliln the next thirty ilnyn. The tenders of room * for headquarters , which hud been referred to the executive committee tiy the directors , were referred to n committed comprising Messrs Mndsey , Klrkondall , Hrcd nml Ilrtlcc to report nt the next meeting of the executive cammltlec. MIITI\U op ifminoii : 4 is nni.n. Hector StiiriMlMnUrllclil on Hie llnnril. A meeting of the board of director * of the TraniiuilMlMlppI and International Expo sition association wan held at the Commer cial club rooms at 3 o'clock yesterday after noon. There were thlrty-nltio directors present The rcslgratlon of John A Wakofleld as a member of the board of directors wan read and accepted , and the board proceeded to nil the \ncnncy by ballot. Nominations being In order , I. W. Carpenter nominated George . Urlitgor. C. F.VclIer nominated Allen T. Hector. W. N. Ilabcock prcaenti-l the claim of Fouth Omaha for reprcaenta- tlon en the board and placed Thomas lloctor In nomination F M Youngs made an ap peal for further representation of the laborIng - Ing Interests and nomlnatul William Hell , one of the three men selected by ornanlzed labor Messrs Wharton and Ilruce were ap pointed tellers and the balloting commcnccil. The \otc stood as follows. Llnlngcr , 4 , Hector , 21 , lloctor , 11 : Hell , 2 ; J W. Hartr , Council niuffB , 1. Allen T. Hector was de clared elected Set retary Wokoflcld requested that a com- mitten bo appointed to audit his books. On motion of J. C Wharton the chair ap pointed a ecu mllteo of three , (1 II. I'ayne , A. T. Hector and I. W. Carpenter. Tenders of rooms for the use of the exposi tion association wcro opened and read. These were as follows Thomas L Klmball. the third Moor of the Strang building at Tenth anil Parnam streets at ? 50 per month , the board to place the rooms In repair and mnkd such alterations as may bu necessary , W. A I'axton , jr , ten rooms on the llfth floor of the Wore block at i960 per annum , \ \ ' A Paxlon , ten rooms on tlif sixth lloor of the I'nxlon block at ? 1,200 per year , In cluding heat and janitor service , J J Drown , the cntlro third floor of the Drown block , Sixteenth and Douglas streets , consisting of sixteen rooms , at { 250 per month ; Thomas Swobe , manager of the Mercer hotel , as many room * in the Mercer hotel ns may be necessary at j.100 each per annum ; N 1 * Tell for Iho Dee Building company , sovcn roonri on the fourth floor of The Dee build ing at $ ! 0 pur month , with the privilege of Qddltlon.il rooms at specified tinees The tenders wcro referred to the executive com mittee. The by-liwo prepared by the executive committee wore rend. Th ° y were amended to provld.0 that regular meetings of thu board of directors shall Im held on the Friday fol lowing the IIrut Saturday In each month and were then adopted. Allen T. Hector , the newly elected direc tor , was introduced and made a brief address , pledging- support of the exposition J CVhai ton Introduced a resolution pro dding that the president , secretary and chairman of the executive committee be made A committee to devise a plan for extending the expedition throughout the tiansmlssls- slppi states and report the same to the board at Us next meeting. The resolution wag adopted 1' M Youngs , the labor representative on the board , Introduced a icsolutlon providing that "all questions of paramount importance and the letting of all largo contracts for buildings , grading , etc. , shall bo submitted to the boatd of directors befoio final action li taken by the cxecntlvu committee. The resolution was generally discussed , the con sensus of opinion being against It , on the gioutid tli.it It was too sweeping and would simply sonj to hamper the executive com mittee A motion to defer action was voted dona and the motion WIIH lo.it by an over whelming vote. The board then adjourned until January 9 , when tenders of an exposition Bite will be Opened MIITS WITH r\misin's A K\i Mltli > n SnliNi-rliitlniiN In Si-iTftiir.i of Interior. WASHINGTON , Dec. 20 ( Special Telegram I'icsldent Cleveland will bo gram ) form ally notified on Monday by Sccietary Car- llslo that he has approved of the stock sub scriptions made In favor of the Transmls- slsslppl and International Imposition , to be held In Omalm In 180S , and has passed fa vorably upon the iirtlclcu of Incorporation IIled with the State department of Ne braska. When Hepresentatlve Mercer left the amended articles of Incorporation and the icqulrcd certification with the secretary , then acting Hon. W. E. Curtis , ho was as sured that Immediate action would betaken taken The Treasury dcpaitmcnt passed upon this matter today , and Immediately recognized the gilt edged chaiucter of the subscriptions , which amount to upnaids of J350.COO To make Immediately available the sum of $200.000 , appropriate ! at the last session of congress , tbu sanction of the sec retary of the treasury had to be bad , therc- fore this action. I'luiis nro being made In the architect's olllce for a building to cost about JMI.OOO , and the president In consid eration of the communication from the Treasury department will name the govern ment commission to have- charge of tlu > gov ernment exhibit within a day or two Should the amended bill , Introduced by Mr. Mercer last Tuesday , bo passed , be says It would In no wlso Interfeie with the appointment of commissioners , but would give them ex tended powers and wider scope In which to form and inaKo the gnv eminent exhibit and also larger anil more commodious building for Iho same. The president will appoint representatives from the Treasury depart ment. Bureau of education , Interior depart ment Fish commission , Geological survey , PoMolllee. depnitment , Department of Agil- culture and other departments mentioned In the act These commissioners will be empovutod to einplnj labor and help neces sary for prepailng the exhibit and earpcn- ters and day laborers to set It up In the government building In Omaha. There- was no question as to the character of the stork Mtbscrlptlons as filed by di rectors of the Exposition company and there was no doubt ns to action that would betaken taken by the secretary of the treasury. The fact , however , that the secretary passed upon the stock subscriptions favorably to day and transmitted a formal letter of their acceptance and certifying the articles of Incorporation makes It obligatory upon the president to appoint the commissioners within the next few days. This letter will ieach the president on Monday and he will consult with heads ot various but cans , ex pecting to innke exhibits In Omaha In 1S93 , for the purpose of appointing as commis sioners the very best men who are In thu dcpaitments A number of them have gone through exposition work before at Atlanta , Philadelphia and Chicago , and It may bn possible that some ot these same men will liavo charge of the exhibit at Omaha , Hcprcsentatlvc and Mrs. Mercer leave for the west on Sunday morning and will be In Omaha at the Mlllard hotel December 30 and 31. tlcfore leaving Mr. Mercer stated that he had requested the president to Is sue his proclamation. President Cleveland stated to him that It was not customary when not requested to do so In thn act. Mr. Mercer rcctui-slcd him a second time to Is- silo a proclamation , but has not jet re ceived bin reply. The matter , therefore will remain In abeyance until Monday or Tuesday , when a definite answer may bo expected from the president. vi imcniis' II\I : > IH.H : .inn i.tvr err Mni'li Iitillttmitloti A monK tlif SI reel Cur Men In Iliixloti. ilOSTON , Dec. 2(3. ( There Is much Indigna tion among the street railway conductors and motormen who participated In the re cent tlc-up of the West Und street railway over the manner In which the ofllclals of the load have discharged the men who were rc- iUisled | to take out cars on Thursday. Ac cording to the union olllclals every member of the conference committee , every officer In the union and SOO of the rank and file lm\c been refused reinstatement , and many more dismissals are expected before the cud Is reached. So great has the Indignation be come that a public mass meeting has been called for Monday night In Paneull hall , to which a number of prominent professors anil business men have been Invited. A special Invitation was sent this evening by President Young to President Little of the road to give his version ot the controversy , which will be answered by Picsldcnt Young The headquarters of the union have been tilled all day with a crowd of angry men , who , smarting under the defeat they have sus tained and loss of employment , have made accusations of "selling out" and "treachery" against the leaders and denouncing all the union olllclals for the manner In which the strike has been handled. Thu men bay they are practically at the mercy of President Little and his ofllclals , and there Is slight hope of their reinstatement. Many of the men have largo families , and the prospect of being out of work In midwinter IB not cheer ing. At the company's olllces on Water street a line ot between SOO and 400 men can bo seen at all hours of the day waiting for a chance to register for employment Among them were many of the old employes who , after waiting five or six hours to reach the olllce , were told when they gave their names that they were not wanted Kvory car was run on schedule time today. Among those Invited to the meeting Monday are Hcv. 13. n. Hale , Hov. K W Hurr , Vicar General Uyrnes , Hov Father Scully , Dean Hodges , General Francis A. Walker , Mayor Qulncy , FMwnrd Atkinson , Thomas Wentworth - worth Illgglnson , George Fred Williams , H. M. Whitney , Hobert Treat Payne , Prof. Francis H. Peabody and Mrs. Ole Dull. i.t Miir.it MIN DISCI ss TVIIIKP. in or a lint } ut T o llollnrH on Itoliuli I.imilMT. MINNEAPOLIS , Dec 20 Hcpresenlatlves of the lumber Interest of the northwest met this aftorroon at the West hotel In con ference with Congressman Tavvncy ot the ways and means committee and Congress man Fletcher and Congressm.ini-elect Mor- lls of the Sixth district over the duty on lumber , which la to be made n pan of the now tariff bill. In general It seemed that a tax of $2 on rough lumber was favored The meeting \vas attended by the ofllcers and directors of the Mississippi Valley Lumbermen's association In a body , In ad dition to a number jf local lumbermen S T MeKnlght and T. IJ Walker of this city will attend the hearing of the ways and means coirmlttee In Washington , which CongiesMinan Tawney announced for Dcccm- bei 31 , as Kpicsentatlvis of the lumber Intercuts of the northwest The lumber men propose an aggressive campaign to secure protection for their business and after mak ing Congrcnmiali Tawny thoroughly fa mlllar with the need of such legislation demonstrated to him today that they will make a fetrong light bofoio the committee for what the > are after. In working for legislation the lumber Intercuts have never been so unitedly together as they are In the present case. CVIIIMT orricniis CA.VNOT ro. ChlriiKo M 'ii Iiit lit * Cleveland mill Oliu > > ti > u liiniii ! | < > t Ne\l Month. WASHINGTON , Dec. 26 - President Cleveland - land and Secretary Olney were waited upon today by a delegation from Chicago and in- vitrd to attend the Jackson Day banquet , to be given mainly by Chicago gold democrats on January 8. Mr. Cleveland oxprc od bl-s regiet-s. and Mr Olncy practically gave the delegation to understand that It would be Impossible for him to accept The chief ob fltacle ls the cabinet dinner , to be given by the president on the evening previous to the banquet In Chicago. All the members of the cabinet have been Invited , but it Ib llkel > none of them can arrange to go. The CM- cage men expect Assistant Sccietary Hain- lin and Comptroller L'chcls will be pi-cnent. and Invltatlont ) will be given to Henry Wat terson. John P. Irish of California , and cx- Mlnister I'hclpi of Vermont. I'lllllTlll Of Cllllllllll I.eillOII. WASHINGTON , Dee. 2fi-Special ( Tele gram ) W 11 Taylor of Omnlm was oneof the honorary pall bearers ut the funeral of the late Captain George i : . Lemon today. nx-Governor W Pitt Kellogg vvaa ulrto I among the honorary pill bearers. I < > ln < > > Cniinol lie lit ClilciiKro. I WASHINGTON. Dee. 2 ( ! . Sccrotaiy Olney j has been obliged to decline the Invitation to attend tl.o Jncksonlan dinner of the Chicago cage gold standard democrats , because his attendance is expected at a cabinet dinner on January T \ \ Mlncj ( inliiK .South. WASHINGTON. Dee. 2C lion W. C. Whitney , formeily seci clary of the na\y , passed throtiKli Washington tonight with a party of fi lends enroute to Alken , S. C. , via the Sou'hoi n railway. Coiiilitlon ( if I IIITreiiKllr.i. . . WASHINGTON. Dec. 20. Tolay's stalo- ment of the condition of the tre-asury shows- Available cash balance. 1223,312,593 ; gold re serve , $13rt.023.ii9. I'oilinl Miirilrrril on ( lie ItonilNlilr. Ni\V : HAVKN. Conn. Dee. 87. Thomas II Fitzgerald , aged 50 , u well Known painter mid musician , vvns murdeied In MINI don street shortly before 1 o'clock thin morning llo started to go to Merlden , vvhele ho bus been recently employed , ut US' , nnil vvai : discovered half un lioiir nfliirwards lying on the sidewalk , dying find coveted with blood. Thelo was n stab wound an Inch and n half long In bin luck between the ribs. and the Gray. Both moil nndwomen are npfc to fool a little blue , when the gray hairs begin to show. It's n very natural fooling. In the normal condition of things gray hairs belong to advanced ago. They have no business whitening the head of man or woman who has , not begun to go down the slope of life. As a matter of fact , the hair turns gray regardless of ago , or of life's seasons ; sometimes it is whitened by sickness , but more often from lack of care. When the hair fades ' or turns gray there's no need to resort to hair dyes. The normal color of the hair is restored and retained by the UHO of Ayer's Hair Vigor. Ayer'i Cureboolc , "n itory of cure * lold by the cured. * lee p ec . free. J , C. Ayer Co. , tovvell , Mans. TALK IT OVER WITH ECKELS I * LILJL * Oomniitteo of Directors of the Ohicngo Bank Go to Washington , RANK DIRECTORS VISIT THE COMPTROLLER 12 * cry Kirnrt (11 llo Mmle ( o llrlnn Order Out of the Cliiiim of the . \nllniinl llnnU of 1111- U reel ; . WASHINGTON , IJcc. 20 A committee ot the directors of the collapsed National Hank of Illinois , located In Chicago , called upon Comptroller Cckels today for a peiuonal con ference regarding the bank s affairs The directors thought a better understanding of their 'own positions and that of the comp troller would bo obtained by a personal In terview than by correspondence They also dcslied to see the originals of certain lettem which passed between the comptroller and the directors , some question ot authenticity of signatures having arisen. The committee of directors Included Wil liam I ) . Kerfoot. George n. Adams , William U. I'agc and Charles H. Corwlth. They reached the Treasury department shortly be fore 11 o'clock and were ushered Into the comptroller's olllce , the doors being locked and the conference held In secret. The conference vvos an extended one. The directors slated to Mr Eckels that they de sired to make a statement ns to their con nection with the affairs of the bank and to explain their relation to Ho management since the letter written the directors by the comptroller In 1S95. Mr. 1'ckel.s eald to them that ho felt confident that the manage ment of the bank had been \ery negligent. The directors thereupon explained that the bank's directors since the receipt of Mr Eckel's letter had repeatedly tried to close negotiations for the sale of the Calume Clectrlc railway stock , with aIevv to realizing upon It , but the business conditions of the country , the long political campalgt and the trouble with the Diamond Matcl company had caused a failure of these negotiations thus far. They cxpicsscd a desire to do everything In their power to aid the receiver In realizing the utmost fiom the abscts of the bank Mr. I.Vkela impressed upon them that ho would expect them to make every possible effort to realize from the Calumet road am at the best figure possible. The dclegatloi Informed the comptroller that they had no one to recommend for receiver and no pie test to make against the appointment of nn > one , and vvero perfectly willing to co-operate with any one Mr. Kcke's might sec fit to ap point as receiver. The delegation said that the directors were very hopeful that the affairs of the bank would be completely nettled within the rext twelve months , and that every obligation would bo met and that the assets prob.ibl > would be sufllclent to leave the real estate clear. This afternoon Mr. Adams , for the com mlttee gave out the following : "We had a very pleasant Interview will the comptroller. Our purpose was to show what we had fried to do to Improve the condition of the bank since the receipt o the comptroller's letter a year ago Our talk was mainly about the Calumet electric stock. We feel that the comptroller will do all he can to rcalbe all that can be pocul- bly realised out of the assets. We fee ! hopeful about the result Wo made no suggestions about the receivership , either for any one or acalnst anv one. " Comptroller Kckels said this afternoon tint ho had decided to appoint Natlona Hank Kxamlncr McICeon , now In temporarj charge of the failed National Hank of Illi nois , permanent receiver of the Institution The appointment will bo forwarded this afternoon. ain : M voiJOTs T\ < ! t . iiini Klnil llorp I'miltM In Hoi-r from ( InI nltcil StntfN. WASHINGTON , Dec. SO. There nro general Indications that the war on American meal products In Germany Is to be prosecuted with fresh vigor United States Consul Warner at Cologne has this to say on the subject In a report to the Dopaitment of State- . Notwithstanding the assurances ol the United States government that all meat products for export are subjected to a strict examination , the Interminable agitation li Germany against \\hohrfomeness of these products still goes on. At a recent meet ing of the agricultural association of the district of Cologne , the subject of adulterat Ing German sausage with American diseased beef was discussed. One speaker drew special attention to the fact that beet wco examined for maggots In Germany , but not ao In America. Since In the former coun try ( Germany ) sausages were more adulter ated with American beef that was Infested with maggots and with potato meat , the law In force in Germany against dishonest competition , it was said , should bo applied In the ca.se of sausages , which would re quire the marking of the goods as to whether they were of German or foreign origin and had been ofllclally examined or not. Another speakci remarked that It made an lmmcn.se difference to the welfare of the German people- whether home or foreign meat wan usc-d. He , therefore , deemed It necessary that the origin of the meat used In the preparation of the sausages be given A chemist present said the American beef wao not oo profusely Infested with maggots , but that It came to Germany prepared with borax In un astonishing manner. On the exterior of the meat there was ho asserted , a complete crust of borax , and the meat was actual ! } pickled with It If sausages con tained meat piepared In this way and were offcied for sale It vvat clearl > a fraud In the said of foodstuffs. < li.ii.iTY op ynii , ONvit suiivs. lli'l'orl of Hoard \\lilrli ComiiliiliilM Melon : CiuiNlilereil. WASHINGTON , Dec. 2G Secretary Her- belt today took , up for consideration the re port of the special board which Investigated the complaints for the Now port News con structors that steel of Inferior quality had been supplied by the Carnegie works fet thu battlctdilpi , Kentucky and Kearsarge Thu report Is copious statement of the facts disclosed by the many tests made by the boaid. and thn defective plates are full ) Identified. The injury has demonstrated that the piescnt system of Inspection Is Inef fective and plates are shown to have reached the shipyards ) that never were in spected at all ; at least they bore none of the Inspector's marks The board has not yet examined thu plates for the batlleshlL , Illinois , but as far as It haf , gone the In quiry has revealed the necessity lor another airangement In the inspection and Secre tary Hoi belt will probably Biibstltute ex pert civilian Inspectors for the Inexperienced navaj oincer ? now emplo.veil aetlnc under E special board composed of a constructor and engineer and ono line ofllccr for the pres ent steel board made up of Hue alllcura. SAYS MIIKA.SKA CAN mtou' nnivr.s. TnKiMl Mnli-H CoiiHiil nl Clienmll. . .Sn > \\V .NiM'il N it Import II. WASHINGTON. Dec. SO Germany sent out In the season of ISM-PO of rnw beet sugar U58is tons , agaliifct l.Olfi.OIIt tuns In the preceding > eai. The homo consumption vas COS.S60 torn , , ngalnst fn..Gl'G ' tons la 1SP4- tS. llio factorkn employed In making sugar lumbered 0 ,458 , and they consumed 11.700. 100 tons of hrot root The bad business of ho preceding jear forced the sugar makcrii o offei less for the roots , mid this In turn cuuiicd Hit } farmeis to plant less United States Consul MonoKhan at ChemnlU eenda hesti statistics to the State department to back up his statement that Uermany'x beet ugar Industry has been making lingo strides n a doMMi years , In part owing to Intelli gent government aid , and also to the energy of the manufacturers , who bcllovo lu helping bemsedvcH. Ho IUI.VK that Intensive fann- IIK , rather than extensive farming , may bo nadn ap piodtalde In Nebraska and Ohio as n Germany , and 1m ccs no reason to doubt hat America ran jnoillabl ) make her own ie > et sugar and save the millions of marks hat are annually ipcnt lu Germany for this article. , 1'i.Avs roji iim roiuinltfrc nt U orl ( on Hie I'rniinoiMl IlitcrtiiiMoonl MoiirlurConfiTi'iu'e. . WASHINGTON , Dec 20. It I ? the ex pectation of the friends of the movement for an Intern.itlouAl monetary conference tint Iho question vdfl bo taken up In the "onate- soon af'er tlfc bdlldAjs. though It may be considered flrtt IH-a republican caucus. Th committee ( jh'ch ' wnn appointed by th caucus to nraft n measure has had th matter under , consideration and Scnato Wolcott , whoNls chnlrnnn of the MUCH commlttoe. haSTpcopafed the- draft of a bll which If It | /not accepted as a whole wll probablj bo Used as the basis of vvhatcve action Ij agrccditipon , The- tendency 'among ' the members of th committee Is to leave the selection of th conferees entirely to the president , and thu depart from the precedent established In th Fifty-third congress , when provision wa made for the representation of this countr ) at a conference then proposed by dlvldln the selection of the conferees between tin president and congress. It Is also proposei to leave the number of members to the dls cretlon of the preal'Jent. depending upon th action of other countries on this point. Ai appropriation will ho provided for carr > lng tlu > action Into effect. It Is not yet definitely determined hov far the proposed legislation w 111 go In provld Ing for this country taking the Initiative- recurlng the conference , but the probibllltlc are that this will bo left to the dlscrctlot end Inclination ot the president The bill I being prepared for the purpose of providing the means for can > Ing the republican plat form on this subject Into effect and the members ot the "committee generally hoji that Mr. McKlnlcy will require * only- the means to proccel with to cause him to use Ms titnuxU endeavors to secure an Inter national agree-mcnt. The committee has been considerably en couraged over Iho reports received as te > the probabilities of the success of securing a conference and of Its success when once secured. Senator Hoar , who Is a member o the committee , ban given the other members much valuable Information collected b > himself while In Europe last summer. He ha.s told them that France was aggresslvclj In favor of an International understanding and that the sentiment In Germany was ver > fn\orable , but that the emperor was thi stumbling block In the matter. He also expressed the opinion that Cngland would be found much more tractable on the questlot than Is popularly considered probable , am has suggested that a Illtle pressure of a business character might be brought to bear with good effect on Hngland , going so far as to say that the pa > mont of some o the debts owed In this country to Englani In silver might bring the Cngllsh people t < a speedy realization of the Importance of at agi cement on the subject and prove a vilua- blo object lesson. llelulnn tllo Inter IM llrclllleil. WASHINGTON , Dec 2fi After sevei jcara' service In Washington as the repre tentative of his goveinmont. Mr. Alfred he Gholt , the Ilclglan minister , has been re called Today he presented his formal let ter of recall to President Cleveland and ex pressed the regret bo felt at being obllget lo sunder tlmrtico'whlch have bound him ti Amcilrn. The piesldcnt ic.sponded li suitable ternts , congratulating Mr I.o Ghol upon his weU dWerved promotion , ho hav ing been transferred to St Petersburg , am wishing him a safe. Journey : * , N lor Ilii" Army. WASHINGTON , I Dec. 20. ( Special Tele gram. ) Lieutenant Colonel John I. Ilodgcrs Second artillery , hiis been detailed as an ad dttlonal member of the board on rcgulatloi of fccacoast artillery fire. Flist Lleutcnaht * James K. Wilson , Pourtl artillery Is ordereM to Delaware City , Del to assume charge , of construction of build Ings at 1'ort . ( Delaware. M Tinci : ON .111,10 SANGl'IM.V I- _ HllMliln 'iMlliimiil CIvi-M Him l'l-l. Muyi Aipenl.j HAVANA. Dec. . " C , The reunited tribunal which judged the proceedings against Julio Sangullly , a native American citizen , .chargci : with conspiracy against tho' Spanish gov ernment , met today after the adjournment for Christmas. The Judges decided that Sangullly was guilty of a modified qualifi cation of the crime of which be was accused and beitenced him to eight jears and ono days' Imprisonment The sentence will be published next Monday. Julio Sanguilly vvds arrested with thirty others , Inclu ling many members of well known families of Havana , and confined In Moro castlo. An attempt was made to tr > him by court-martial , but , through the ef forts of Consul Hamon 0 Williams , San- gullly's Ameilcan citizenship was estab lished and ho was given a civil trial. The prosecution attempted to prove that Snn- gllly was the head of a local conspiracy and the chief resident Instigator of the Insui- gent movement , and that he had been cs- , peclally appointed by Jose- Marti to assume command of the forces of Matanzaa and Santa Clara , which vvero expected to rlso In arms against Fpaln The chief evidence produced at the first trial was In the shape of a document , alleged to have been hlgned by Sangullly , the text of which , according to an expert government penman , could not be read , owing to the damaged condition of the paper. Sangullly. however , was found guilty on Decembci 2 and sentemed lo life Imprisonment at hard labor In the mines of Ceutn , Africa The case was appealel to the supreme court at Madrid. The grounds upon which the United States government Intervened in bU behalf vvero that his trial by a military tribunal did not neco.d with the terms of the Spanish-American treaty , and ho was granted a new trial b > the MI- premo court. Iho case excited much In terest at Havana , owing to the prominence of the prisoner and the questions Involved , and a laigo crowd was In constant attend ance In front of the building wheio the- trial was held to witness the entry and dc- paiture of the accused. The trial has been going on for the past week Sangulll > was brought from the Cabanas foi tress under the escort of sixteen armed soldiers , and Azcuy and Sanchez , two witnesses , who vvero held for the purpose of testifying against the prisoner , were also brought to court by an armed escort. There vvero five Judges on the bench and Vice Consul General Springer , who acted as ccnsul general during the ab sence of General Lee. was assigned to a special seat near the. justices It It ! e.xticmcly probable that another ap peal will bo inaijQ to the higher courts , the defense during the proceedings having urged that the tribunal was Illegally con stituted , since six judges should have presided - sided , and not , five. The attorney for thu defense disputed the competency of the court to hear and 'jtcljjf ' ; the case , claiming the prisoner was entitled to a trial by six judges , accoutlBg the law prevailing In IS''I , when the Spanish-American protocol was drawn , efcndant n counsel Insisted that the prisonjrichuld not bo legally tried under the lavvriofe IK77 He made a motion to this effect ) " but ) It was overruled The defendant's attoniay then announced the defense wouldl Ititur. protest against this de cision I ' O I Major Ochoajowlillo reconnolterlng In thu vicinity of Giiarpmanca. province of Santiago do Cuba , has ihiufc a skirmish with the In surgents , durltucuvfhlch nlno of the latter wcro killed ami itlu > troops captured eight prisoners. WUilnxCie column was return ing to Gloria It nqii attacked by the enemj but the InsurftimU 4vcro dispersed , with the loss to the trooji-iivf two men killed and flvo wounded. ti ( , (1 On the banks of the Joaqulbo river , prov ince of Santa Clara , Goncial Montaner bus Tad a skirmish with the Insurgents , after wards capturing the enemy's camp and 12. , horses. The troops engaged had IIvo men v/ounded The luMirgentH recently exploded a quantity of dynamite.1 on the Ca I bar en rail road at the moment nn exploring cnglno was passing The eiiglno WHS derailed and an armor plalo car attached to It was cap sized , killing two and wounding IIvo men nf the escort. The soldiers composing the rest of the escort repulsed the enemy An Insurgent party last night near Hnnclio 3ro > ere , Havana , Indulged In considerable firing , which lasted , half an hour. TinIn - iiirgentx vvero Ilnnly ) silenced , but later they attacked one of the fortifications. They were , however , repulsed with serious loiscs. lleporta Imyu been received to the effect : lmt the Insurgents attacked the town or anltago de Ion Vw. In tills attack the Cubans are tnld to have used explosive dynamite balls with considerable effect. The Austrian war ship , Fraiuburg , will envoi on Monday for Bermuda. , CUBANS REPEL WEVLER'S ' HEN Qonoral Rivonv Dofomls Ilia Forts from mi Attack by Spanish Forces. OVER FIFTY OF THE TROOPS ARE SLAIN iiiKUK : < * lit < * llt In DiMilfil III Olllellll Clrot > M In lint mini lint tin * .Source of I lie Inforiiiiitliin N TrtiMtorth > . CINCINNATI. Dec. 20 A special to the Commercial-Tribune from Key West , Fla. , flajs- Reports from Havana tonight are that an attack was made on ono of General Hlvera'a foothill forts > eaterday by ROIIIC of Weyler's forces , and that the Spanish were repulsed , the big dynamite gun belonging to General Hlvcra's command securing tbu victory for the Insurgents. It Is reported that over flft > men were lost on the SpmUh sldo and fewer In the Cuban ranks. All Information Is refused In Havana , where the otllclnls say no auch engagement took place. As the report came through the teg ular Cuban channels , It Is believed hero. Colonel San Mai tin's columns have been burning and destroying plantations all through the section south and west ot Arte- mlsa , as far out as they dared venture Dur ing the past week over 400 housca and many plantations have been deatrojed , 400 head of cattle secured and a number of tobacco Melds and cane patches laid waste Wey ler's orders are to spate nothing. A num ber of paclflcoa , It Is reported , offetcd re sistance to the taking of their cattle , say- Ing their families would starve , and they were killed. Over twenty-live such lnatanccj were recorded. General Illvcra'a forces are Increasing , and lip has had accessions to bis stock of arms and ammunitions this nook , an expedition having landed on the south sldo of the Island from Ilondutiis or Mexico , It Is presumed. An American correspondent , name not given. lias succeeded In getting through thu Span ish llncu and joining Hlvcra's column. nt IUIIMJ wfi.i. M T "ASSIST SPAIV. ml Stor > of n I'nrlH 1 > illlor IN Spoiled. WASHINGTON. Ucc. 2C. U can be- denied olllclally and authoritatively that any European government , cither directly or in directly , has made any representation what ever to the United States to restrain erin in event Its free action In connection with the Cuban insurrection. A similar report was denied by authority several weeks ago and the latest denial results from the publica tion of a Paris dispatch In thu London rimes. The London Times dispatch was denied not only at the State department , but In diplomatic circles , which declared the storj to bo newspaper gossip. Mr. A.on llruen- ing , Hie bocietary of the German cmbassj , said toJay relative to the statement that German } was already prepared to cspouto Spain's cause , that so far as the embassj hero was concerned , no such intimation had been received. He discredited the whole story. "Wo have not bcaid a word concernIng - Ing Cuba , " said ho , "for three months. " The dispatch printed In the London Times , and which Is discredited at the State depart ment , bore a Paris date and was to the effect that "the United Slates has been coiin- dc'titiall ) informed In the most friendly terms that the European powers could not remain pabslvo In the event of the United States abandoning the attitude of President Clove - land and bis cabinet. Should the United States presume to exercise pressure upon Spain by iccognlzlng the Cuban Insurgents or encouraging them In tholr resistance , It has been Informed that Kurope generally become uneasy at the Idea of Mich an extension of International action by the United States , Inubinuch as It might at n given moment threaten almost all thu-powers uhcje possessions are In proximity to the United States , and might tempt the spirit of enterprise and encroachment that Is Inspiring the senate committee on foreign relations. " "If , " continues the dispatch "I am cor- icetly Informed , the United Statea has been concurrently Informed that Germany Is quite prepared to Hide with Spain In the event of the United States bhovving that slu * Is disposed olllclally to side with the icbels. Moreover , academic conversations aie frequent In some circles In regard to the action of the powers to form a syndi cate against the Invasion of socialism , which 3 now Invading all political quarters. It was during these pourparlers that the 'ilomlly warning to the United States orlg- nated , Senator Cameron's resolutions for the recognition of Cuba being icgarded In some quarters as revolutionary. " C1VH1IA1ITOV AM ) TIIH Cm\\S. ! lo rc < MIC ( 'annul A 111 nnil Grin CaiiNtlr l.rltrr from Mr. Y'ortiuu * . JACKSONVILLE. Fa. ) , Dec. 2C A few- days ago Joiquln Fortune , a well known Cuban leader In Jacksonville , wrote to Miss Hat ton , president of the American Red Cross society , for aid for the insurgent wounded In Cuba. The reply has been ro- qelved from Miss Harton. It Is dated at Washington , December 20 , nnd says : It Is not possible that you ulll attribute liny Inaction on my part to want of sym- 1 atby with or lespect for the nil-engrossing subject which you bring before me , but I understand th.it , holding the position that I do , I nm tlie last pur.soti in .ill our eoun- tiy who iciild net Independently in a i nine at once so delicate and HO national The proper nnd necies.iiy conditions given , I trust that there will be no lack of xyni- I.ilby found In theAmeileaii Hod Cross lioplng for better days for you and all lovirs of humanity , 1 tcnmin , most Bln- c-uely yours , CI.AHA I1AUTON , President Anierlciui National Hed Cioss Mr. Fortune wrote a caustic letter In re ply. In which he bald. Mlbs Clara Hilton. Washington : Noble Madam I am In leeelpt of your fiuor of the 20th Inst In amiucr to my appeal to the Amelieaii National Hed OIOSH In favor of my suffering countrymen In Cuba. It Is a conclusion ho extraoidlmiry th.it I am fully vvai ranted In bringing It to the know bilge of tlie American people , that they may know that existing clreumst uiccs of a nature that you do not ( Unclose make It Impossible for the highest Institution of charily In this country to offer aid to an American neighbor and friend. It IH my duty UH a Cuban to bring this fact before the American people that they may decide e-onsi li ntlously If micli sentiments aie con sistent with Ameilcan charltle-s and Amer ican ldean of i elision. And I , theiofore , joyfully publish your letter and mv aiiHwcr , giving both to the public press that this until people and their congressional representatlven during their hoIlday-H may lelhet on wlnt these existing circumstances mean , feelliiIIH - Hured that tlie seventy mlllloiiH , who are Just , and Inave , and getieroiiH , will not tolerate comlltloiiH against the handful who arc neither Just nor bravo nor gen- uroua. JOAQl'lN FOHTl'Ni : . MIKM'h SALS OIAI2V IS : \-MlnlHter lo Ciifvliiiiil liiiliolilM tin- . > < < ( .rrlao of Sliid- , nUHLINGTON , Vt . Dec. 20 Hon. 13. J 'helps , ex-minister to England , gives hi.s pinion on the recognition of Cuba 'In the ollovvlng language"I have no doubt thai lie position of Secretary Olney , ts recentlj nblishcd , Is entirely correct -Tho question vhlch government shall bo recognized In u ountry where an attempt at revolution Id n progress Is certainly for the executive to etermlnu and not for congress. Lglvla- tcn by that body can under no provision f i ho constitution dc-cldo It They can , t.f ouifio , pac.i resolutions upon this subject ' they please , but they In i.o respect iau ontrul iho discretion or action of thu presl- nt. "Hcsldc.s , no government can bo recognized ntll It exists. The government recognized v other governments when a dispute In cspccl to U cxUts Is alvvan do facto gov- rnment. The recognition by other nu- oiiR of - \ government now In existence met al ajs continue until It U actually ubvorted and a naw ono put In Its ; ilac Vlton U Is overthrown And nnothtr < abllshod , thu new ono becomes ( milled to ccognlilon "Tho rebels In Cuba have no organized overnment , nor even an abldlm < place hid ) they can call their ov.n They nro merely a guerrilla force , which would rruf i FITT FEW LEFT BflBQ This week will be a good time to secure bargains in As before taking inventory January 1st we will make special prices on Stoves Stoves and Ranges , speedily annihilated If drawn Into a general engagement with the much superior Spanish army. It proves Its existence b > Its dexterity In averting an engage'incnt It would bo absurd to say that such a force constitutes a government , or that the Span lab government In Cuba has been ove'r thrown , or that any diplomatic relations could exlst between thcau rebels and the government of the United States. "If this countrj Interferes by anna In that contest , it must be assisting thu re bellion In Cuba to displace the Spanish gov ernment and to set up another , and this would be a declaration of war against a country with which we are. and always have been , at peace. It would be a groffl violation of International law , which no country can afford to perpetrate. "It would In my judgment be fatal to that restoration of business prosperity which Is now our most \ltal necessity. " ( "I MAN .ItVl'Y H VS IM.IJVI'V TO DO. ICceps Itnsy Uril.illlK SdttriiKMitN Mailc li.i Ciiptnlll ( JcixrnlV - > ler. NK\V YOUK , Dec. 20At the headcnmr- tcis of the Cuban junta today Gcneial I's- trada I'alina and his secretaries were kept bita ) answering questions as to the disposi tion of the patriot forces In Cuba and deny ing repoits that Gencial Macco's death was but the beginning of the ending of the war. In talking of affairs Gcnotal Palma stated that the Cuban * army was now as stiong In point of numbers and enthusiasm ns It ever had beun , and that the' Cubans have full faith In General Hlvcrla , who has oucc'1 < 'ded Muceo In command. The Cuban forces IP the province of Plnar del HIo , he said , are encamped on the mountain' torn and could afford to laugh at General Wey- ler'o declaration that be would noon dis lodge and scatter them and wind up the war "General Hlverla , " bald Gencial Palma. "has 5.000 aimed men under him at present and with provisions enough to last for xlx months In his mountain stronghold. It Is simply idle for General Wevler to make such sweeping declatatloiiH. There ban been and thcie will be no general Ia > ing down of arms on the part of HIP Cuhinn , such as has been repotted. As for Dr. Xertucha's charges that Macco was driven to death by despair by reason of nonsupport port accorded to him by Cuban allies in this country. It Is simply Infamous and un worthy of contradiction. " General Palma said that he had hcaid nothing definite about the reported adven ture of the Three Friends. M2W si'iinim TO ASSIST run i. AMe-lloilleil Men Willing lo Klulit I'liin lo I ; ( II | > | | HI Colonli'N. EL H13NO , Okl , , Dec. Si ! . Cuban Bjmpa- tbi/ers here- have formed an oathhouml organization which contemplates fighting for the insurgents without violating the United States neutrality laws. The mem bers , compobed of able-bodied men , are to go to Cuba as colonizers and to purchase or lease land for the "cultivation , manu facture and sale of tobacco. " After Cuba Is reached , say the h > laws , which have been adopted , "other civic enterprises , to he decided upon later , may bo entered Into " The minimum membership of the colony .shall not be less than 1UU nor more thaa 200 , and the membership fee , to be pi Id after arriving In Cuba Is set ut $100 The colonists are to provide themselves with firearms at their own expenne "foi personal protection , " and arc to pay their own ex penses to the teaeoast , fiom which they shall embark , going as Individuals. si'vi's oitmits AM > TIIIUvn suir. 1VII1 llm - nnrnieil Ci-nUrr llell.T Tliini tin * NcoiK. . WASHINGTON. Dee 26 \n Inteirtitlng Item In the last publication by the Navul Intelligence olllce Is the statement of the naval construction that the SpanlHh govern ment bus In hand. It appeals that ordeiR have been git en to a big Italian firm ncai Genoa to build Immedhtely an aimoicd ember which will bo named Iho Pedio Aragon She will be on the linen of the crack cruiser Gulseppo Garibaldi II , which Spain ban purchased and irchilstcned the f.rlstobal Colon. The lattei Is to be de livered by the builders to thu Spanish gov ernment complete next Febiuarj. Only Ilftcen months are allowed for the constitution of the Aragon Iloth of these crtilscis iiiu to be supplied with the tuthiilar boilers In vogue In thu French navy. When finished the vessels will bo slightly moie formidable than our be&t anno/cd ciutacr , the New York I'l'iioi.n e-iiIvii.AM : ) A.S TO cm v. CliloilKii lltixliii'MN Vlen I'IIHH nil Im- ! liluilU' Ili-Nolnllnn , CHICAGO , Dec. 2C \t ono of the largest meetings In Its history , held by the Com mercial club of Chicago at thu Auditorium tonight , Marshall Field offered tint following resolution , which was unanimously adopted amid great applause' Iteholved. Hint IhlH rluli hmitH ) and fnlb endorses the national admliilstiallon in Hi ) ! policy re-Kiiiiliiig Cuba I sny.ini ; oi < * run riiiici : ri ItiMCiini' OlllclnlMivalu Ciiilurc | ( In- ClllMIII I'lllllllSII-l * . WASIHNIjTUN , IJoc. 2fiThe ecretary of the troiifiiirv has iceolved ofllclal notice ot the weUui" > f the Thrcj Fi lends No action has yet u-.n Inkui o.i the Informa tion. ol > > ln heH n > -Klnlf l > Horn. CINCINNATI. IH'C M.-A wpeelal to tbu Pommeielal Tribunefiom Fianklln , Ind , sivs The McKlnh.v M in-liliiK club of Kuxc.ul i. III iarrlnK a rmnmioth hoin to WaHhliiKlon ar < i t , Hiiffi red im uutia.n at Tiiifalgar , ilx inllen went of hue , about noon Whllo Iho caiileis vveie at illrnur at the home of Dr H > eri. tlic mob H'-nt a delegate lo Ur IJ.viT'rt linticc In lvc thu in n just ten mlniilfx to leavf town The irnli lon < off and binned the lint ; ind nmr'ied tbt * born line a xnnpclcux m IKS , An effnit will I" . ' made to p.itib U up In oub'r to cuotlnuii tbi. Journey. I MoreiPieiilH of Ocelli'esHelx , Deiiill. . . At New \orK-AnIveil New Yoilc , from I Hjiilbaniplun , Hotlerdain. from Itottenlam | Hlllcil-f.u ( liirtuiKlle , for lluvin , IMrurla , J fui Liveijiool ; Anehorla , for 'IliHijovv , Now. for Huttln Ai Houlli unplon--Hillcd HI LonlH , foi NIIVV Vork At PJillailolplilii-B.illiil-linlliina , for Liv erpool At Havro-Hailed La Normamlle , foi Nun Vork SEXOR ANDRADE REl'ORNS Vonczuolnu Miniator Gomes Back to His Post in Washington PROBADLY HAS A COPY OF THE TREATY HiinilN Ilu > Iteporlcr n ( "oi | > of u Cnrii'- t'lin Nc Ninier ShoivliiK | | ic 1'eellinr In tlinl C inir > Oit-r tinKrreeoieiit. . N13W YOHK , Dec. 20. Senor Jose Au- drade , Venezuelan minister to the United States , accompanied by James J. Storiow , counsel for Voncruc'la before the United jf States boundary commission , arilved beto f V-J on the steamer Caracas and left for WashIngton - ' Ington this afternoon. When Iho steamer leached her pier , Minister Andrade was met by the Vcneniclan consul and borne of thu olllcer.s of the consulate. \ \ hen asked ante to the truth of the reports which have bccu printed In reference to the- boundary treaty being acceptable to the Vcnc/uclan govern ment , Minister Andrado Mild1 " 1 have wilt- ten and tclcgiaphcd all I have to sa > and I understand It has been published in your papers. 1 cannot say anj thing more on this question. " Ho was then asked If It was trtio ho had come empowered by Piesldc'nt Crespo to signify the acceptance of the tieaty by Vcne/.uela , and he replied "That Is u matter 1 cannot discuss. " llo also said there was no sign of dis turbance In Venezuela , evctytblng was very peaceable and he did not anticipate any trouble when the Vene/uclan congress would meet. When pressed to say some- thing more about the treat ) , ho showed the leporters a eopj of a Venezibdan paper , uhlctT he said , expressed his views on the matter. This newspapei , tlie Venezuelan Herald , had several articles on the treaty and the following Is an extract from ono of them- Minister Andiadi Is going to U'aHhlngton nnd takes with him a copy of the u i ce ment. It Is In essential partleuhiM th same treat } offoied bj Venezuela forty years ago to Great lliltaln , which Uieat Britain icftiHul. I'mli r tlie llfty } e.n. < clause , the only ton Hen y vvhleli CJreat Britain will have Is tlie vettlcmeiitH be tween the IXscqulho and I'omeroon ilvetf. Tlie llfty } eaiit i-liu e will cxelule Clieat Britain fiom the Oilnoeo eouiitiy and the Ctiyuni i her , which Is the portion of tin- country thai Venezuela IIHH been especially deslious of Keeping I'nu. ui anted attacks bav < In en inndo on the MIX eminent but they are b.med on no Holld arKiitnent , and It suiprhcs us not u llttlo lo K e Hiieh a minor < oiieernlni ; thn - boundary question after cvei } thing imrf been settled. The L'nlted States ha.s been the friend and lepresontatlvo of Venezuela , 01 , lo iiut It exactly , thiough Its friend , the 1'nlieil States , Venc7.iiehi has negotiated the treaty. Mr Storiow was also disinclined to tallc of Iho boundary question , but said the treaty was satlsfactoiy to the Venenielaiis. Ho said a couple of coriespondents attacked llio tieal } In the papers , but , to use his own words , "they went off half-cocked. " When the more Intelligent and better class of people lead the inemoianda suvoial ai ti ed c.s wcro published In the papers , two of them by former ministers to England , and the public opinion was remoulded Mr Stor- row says the people aio well satisfied with the treaty and consider that It Ib about the best amtngcmcnt that could bu made. He said CiPbpo'H feeling In regaid to the Amcikan government was most Kindly and bo refeired to the- letter written by Piesldent Crespo to President Cleveland. thanking him for the Interest the Americans had taken In the Venezuelan mailers. Mr. Slor- row said It was nonsense for any person lo cay thcret was any ebanen for a icvolutlou In Vene/uela. Ho denied them was any possibility of an outbreak , and said had there" been any likelihood of such n thing ho would not have come1 nvvn ) . IIOMMI : \V\TIII : rou SMiii > o\ . ie Clrl Aei-hlenliill ; 'Miil.i'H 1111 linporllint I > | N < * O ikiM . CITY OF MI3XICO , Dec 2fl IJio condi tion of the Hrltlsh ronsul , Mr. Cuidon , who IIUH been dangeroilHly III , Is Impioved today , nnd bo Is In no Immediate danger , Heavy shocks of earthquakes are repotted as occurring on Christmas day at vuiloux Interior points. No barm was done. Hxpci Intents made with smallpox pallentti in Oaxaca hhow that by administering honey diluted In water to smallpox patients tint pustules of the worst vailcty dlsnppcai nnd the fever la Immediately diminished : The matter attracts much attention 'Iho iciiicdy vvns n < i lilt ntally discovered bj a young girl who was down with the dlseace , who eeietly refreshed herself with honey nnd watet , with the ns'onlidilngly ' eiirativo resultu , ami I * was then tried on soldlerh sleli with the disease nix i i. < ; iMJ 01. ' ST\TIJ .sncur/iN. .Si-iiMillon In One of UKHilllNli ( lin- irn in in t 1)e * pn il 111111 IN , LONDON , Dee. 27.--Tho ObRCiver , refer- ling to the lecent Sstnmatlc illvillcence nt confidential Information by persons Rmploj'jd In oiiu of th' dcparlincnlx of state , U.IJHIbo benKatlon li i dcvelojied unexpected HiiriilHcn. | It IH nppuifnt fiat xciretfl of the llrliUli service have hton dhnlKed with Imptinll } not only to fnielgn governnieins , which | iay largo siiniH for Information of a certain ( batacter , but also in a cerliiln llrlllsh II. .VK- piper. Itecent occuricncex indltutu that thii rcvidatlonu are of gicat lniortanio | ) and tii ' the iiraetlio of furnishing liifoimatloii of thin nattiu Is spieadlni ; lo other drpartm < ii' > > Ccilnln It Is that these revelations have ircated consir-riiallon In ofllclal drcles ati'l II li felt that the limn has come to c.xpw > u the culprits. - Tr.n rlei H HIIHI | > Money for n Home. 1 NIO\S VOU 1C , Dec. 20Tho Cmnrmirila ) TraviletH' fall la MiidlMon Hqtmro ( larden rloneil u tucee. , tful two vveilCH' inn to night Ono hundred tboiiHaiid pioplu vlx- lleil the fair and neatly l..UJi ) WIIH leall/i-d. Thc > money will nstilHt In the coiiHtnictlou ut n national homo for thn widown unit oiplmim nf commurclul truv > iein , nt lmiiir > toii , N. Y.
