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ESTABLISHED JUNE 39 , 1871. THURSDAY T ' 31 , 1890. SINGT/lfl OOPV FIVE CENTS.
MEETS WITH REBUFFS ONLY
Spain Sounds the Powers and Gets but LSttlo
Consolation.
PLATONIC SYMPATHY AND GOOD ADVICE
X2tirnivnn Ciovi-rnnipiilN Inlliiind-
CaniMiiH 'I'llill Illn Cunrnr IH til
Hi-lllo vtllli Culm on Any
TIT inn Without Iela > .
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MADRID , Dec. 30. ( New York World Ca
blegram Special Telegram. ) Here are the
exact facts concerning what has passed be
tween the Madrid government nnd the other
European governments In regard to Cuba :
In order not to give offense to the United
States government or arouse suspicion , the
Spanish government carefully avoided con
sulting the European governments officially
In any shape that would have to appear In
an official blue book. Nevertheless , the Span
ish representatives at the various European
courts and the duke of Tctuan ( the minister
of foreign affairs ) , In conversation with the
foreign representatives here , have repeat
edly sounded the dispositions and opinions
of the European courts at every Important
stage of the Cuban Insurrection affecting the
relations between Siwln and the United
States. Tl'c duke of Tetuan and Premier
Cauovas thus derived Information which con
vinced them that not oven In the event of
war with America could they expect more
than moderate platonlc sympathy from any
European powers ; certainly no collective
media. Ion.
No pressure ot European governments In
"Washington could be attempted. In the
llrtt pacc ! , all the powers had ascertained
that none- would bo tolerated , even by Pres
ident Cleveland , and In the second place ,
Uuroiunn powers have too many Interests
that clash on more Important Issues olsv
whcre to allow them to risk them giving
offense to the United States. When the
proposition of pending a memorandum 10
the Euroiean powers was mooted last sum
mer , It was abandoned Immediately afler
Minister Taylor , on August 12. at San Se
bastian , pointed out to the duke of Tetuan
the lamentable effect on the relations be
tween Spain and the United States which
might ho cudsed If the government per-
lstc.l In sending out a memorandum , ol
wlilr'i n drnft had been read to seve-al ol
the foreign ambassadors and rather coiJly
received by thorn at the court of MaJrld.
URGED TO SETTLE WITH CUIJA.
On that occasion and on several other oc
casions previously and subsequently , the
Madrid government was i-trongly advised
though quite unofficially , by the other Euro
pean governments and their amlmrsadors
not only to come to an understanding will
the United States , but also to make the
liest and the quickest terms possible will
the Cubans , by granting them as large and
liberal measures of self-government as
would be compatible with the prtservatlor
of Spanish rule and sovereignty In both the
West Indian Islands.
It Is absolutely false that Germany has
offered to Spain help or mediation up to the
present time , though German diplomacy has
coquetted with Premier Canovas nnd the
duke of Tetuan so as to obtain commcrcla
conventions favorable to Gorman Imports Into
Spain and her colonies , especially the Philip
pine Islands. After President Cleveland sen
hla message to congress , and after the rccen
demonstration of the American senate the
European powers and their representative.
again repeated the advice to grant prompt
sincere and complete homo rule to Cuba as
the beat means to avert American Inter
vontlon. Some even recommended Spain note
to discard the preferred assistance of Presl
dent Clovi'land. If such a thing would bo con
slstent with the drift of Spanish domestic
I repeat that all this was behind the sccnci
of diplomacy In conversations' , conlldentla
correspondence and exchanges of views o
which no compromising official record shouli
bo extant which the Cortes could call for
Nevertheless , the attitude of the Europcar
powers became generally known , at court , am
even among all the Intelligent classci
throughout Spain. Hence the bitterness o
the tone of many newspapers agalnat the
European powers , and particularly agalns
England , for having assented to the pre-
tcntlons of the American government In the
Venezuelan affair.
WORKS AT CROSS-PURPOSES.
The Madrid government affects to greatly
desire to dispel In America all suspicion o
Us harboring any Idea of courting European
support of mediation ot any kind In Its re
latlon with the United States and Cuba
The Tlernpo publishes the alleged text o
a letter addressed by Maximo Gomez to Mar
shal Campos , at the end of January. 1895
a few days before General Campos left Cuba
to which General Campos replied that ne.
rould do nothing , as ho hod resigned his
command , but would communicate the let
ter to his successor. The letter runs thus
General : As you nre a gentleman and
owing to your high qualltleH , deserve the
sympathy of the whole country. 1 tippe.i
to jou. I would not do so to r.ny other
person representing the nuMmrlty of Spain
on the Island. We mint all liuniut Hit
Hbcddlng of blood nnd the ruin of Culm Per
my part , I would wish to contribute to
Htopplng eo much detol.itlnn. If jou ean
llnd > iomo means for working out peace ,
luwe no scruples In telling me so , because ,
I will make any H'icrllico to devise on my
Bide some formula of compromise
Strangely enough , General Campos was not
allowed to carry out tlie homo rule reform ,
which might have checked the uprising.
Most Spaniards , especially the liberals , can
not help thinking now how practical and
politic It would bo under the present cir
cumstances to send the gallant marshal
back to Cuba.
There Is a widespread rumor In military
circles that General Wcylcr probably will
' lie suceeidcd by Marshal Prlruo de Rivera ,
the captain general of Madrid , who will have
two able ntBlitnuta. In the persons of Lieu
tenant Generals Maclas and Correa. The
change , however , depends on the failure ot
General Weylcr's present plan of campaign
and his persisting In refusing to come to
terms with the Cuban planters In regard to
allowing the gathering ot the crops nnd the
working of the sugar rnllla. I believe the
rumor Is prematures
Premier Canovas has again authorized the
Madrid pret > s to deny that ho has negotiated
with or given any pledge to the American
. government concerning hh plans In Cuba.
ARTHUR E. HOUGHTON.
SI-AI.V wui < citiisii iinnm.s FIHST.
Mi-illation or HrforniN Willie
tlit > Situation I" IIH lit Prem-nt.
MADRID , Dec. 30. The Spanish premier ,
Bcnor Canovas del Castillo , has Informed
the Irnparclal ot this city that Spain will
not accept Intervention lu Cuba nor Intro
duce reforms In th.it Island so long as the
rebellion Is not confined to the eastern prov
inces. The premier , however , added that
Spain would shortly Introduce reforms In
the Island of Porto Rico.
El Llbora publishes an Interview with
Scuor Sagasta , the liberal leader , In which
lie Is quoted as saying that Spain has the
sympathy of Europe lu maintaining her
sovereignty In Cuba , but that Europe desires
the establishment of reforms In that Island.
Sonnr Sagasta Is alto quoted as saying that
ho believes Senor Canovas del Castillo Is
only waiting for a report from Captain Gen
eral Weyler to the effect that he has cleared
the province of Plnar del Rio of Insurgents
In order to grant reforms , which will bo
followed by autonomy. Continuing , Senor
Ragasta declared that Captain General Wey
ler 1s himself an obstacle to the pacification
of Cuba , as ho U Impotent to quell the re
bellion , adding , "Diplomacy U more able
to secure peare than force of arms. The
viiclllutlon of the BOV eminent arid vast ex
penditure of time and money me cxIiaiiMInK
the resources of the countr ) The liberal
program Immediately vontcini'lutrH thu most
ample coimiiutluiuil arid tariff reforuu. "
rinu is TuitMX ! ACJAI.NST
i Mntilfmt OrouliiK Inipa-
IOIUT nt Illn Iniu'tlon ,
LONDON , Dec. 30. The Madrid cor
respondent of the Standard says : There la
much animation In political and military
Irclcs , where the tide Is setting against
Captain General Weyler. who It Is expected
will be speedily recalled unices he gains
striking successes.
HAVANA , Dec. 30. Dispatches received
today from General Wench , dated December
2G , say ho arrived safely on that date nt
Ilayamo , province of Santiago , with n convoy
of provisions , etc. , loaded on 100 oxcarts and
100 mules. Alter leaving Vegulta the con
voy experienced stormy weather on the road
and had several skirmishes with the insur
gents , who , however , would not accept any
real engagement with the Spanish troops.
HAVANA ( Via Key West ) . Dec. 30. Ever
since December 21 people have been arriv
ing at Outness from their country homca
In the region about. They come In carts
and on horseback. It Is a moving and pite
ous sight to see children and old men thus
wandering with nothing more than the
clothes they have on. Residents can see
From their dwellings at night In all directions
burning cane fields.
Several persons have been arrested at
Manzanlllo , one being a physician and one
a quartermaster and a civil officer. The
well known planters , Tomas and Rlcardo
Dcattlc , have been ghcn their liberty after
two months' Imprisonment , nothing being
proved that could Incriminate them.
General Segura has had a serious en
counter on the heights near Plnar del Rio
with the Insurgent leader , Pcrlco Dclgado
The Spanish troops sustained a loss ot
thirty-two soldiers and two officers killed *
many also being wounded. The details of
thlfl encounter are not allowed to be pub
lished.
The rnarquls of Apeztcgula will sail on
January 10 for Spain. The marquis has be
come dliplcascd with General Wcyler's pol
icy In not allowing the planters to put In
their grain.
It Is publicly talked In Havana that the
newly appointed military governor of Gu-
anabacoa , Fucndos Dcvlclle. has taken out
thirty persons at night and had them shot
without previous information as to the cause.
Among those shot were several hunters ,
shcpherda and others. Many ot the families
living at Guanabacoi arc coming to Regla
and to Havana on this account.
Enrique Ota/o , n naturalized American ,
has been arrested at Yaguararnas by Cap
tain Marti of the Guayablcs local guer
rillas. He Is kept In Ignorance of the where
about of hla family , who ore .much worried
as to his fate.
Country people from Zuraso , In the Rcm-
Idles district , report that on December 21
nnd 22 fifty armed Insurgents passed thcro
escorting COO unarmed countr } men going as
recruits toward Sancll Splrltus. The town
of Clenflcntes , In Santa Clara , reports that
the Insurgents are compelling all paclficos
to enter their ranks as recruits. A report
from Artcmlsa , Plnar del Rio. says numer
ous bands of Insurgents passed the railroad
station thcro Sunday night going south.
From Snnctl Splrltus It Is reported that
General Maximo Gomez has arrived In the
district nnd has united with Qulntln Han
dera , whoso forces now form Gomez's van
guard.
Salvador Hernandez , who was captured at
the same time with Henry Delgado , corre
spondent of the New York Mall and Express ,
says ho alto te an American , but has not
entered a claim at the United States consulate
and he hrn no proper jiroof.
The insurgent chief Perez with about 100
men and women has surrendered to thu
Spanish authorities at San Juan da Martinez
in Plnar del R'o '
A rumor comes from Trinidad that cannon
shots wcro heard there on December 20 at
night and It Is supposed by some that ihU
was a Spanish gunboat firing at the Three
Friends. H 'is reported that the Three
Friends Immediately ran southward without
.returning the fire.
hl'AIV AllTIIOItr/.IiS MOHK LOANS
Cniitiiln iiii < > riil of I'lillliiiliiiit |
Tel l to St'cnri * honuMoiif } .
LONDON , Dec. 30. The Standard's Mad
rid correspondent says. The government
authorizes General Polavlcja , captain gen
eral of the Philippine Islands , to borrow
several million dollars from the banks
at Manila and Hong Kong to continue the
campaign until the Cortes meets.
Dr. Rlzal was shot at Manila today In
the presence of an Immerse crowd. He
was sentenced under General Polavleja'h
now policy of vigorous repression and sum
mary carrying out of sentences. General
Polavlcja was prcaent himself during the
execution. Great precautions wcro taken to
prevent a popular demonstration. Dr. Rlzal
reconciled himself with the church of Rome
and begged hard to bo allowed to take part
In a civil marrlago with his Canadian mis
tress before he died. His request , however ,
was refused , as well as the petition ot hla
relatives to bo allowed to take charge of
the body , lest the funeral should bo made
a pretext for a demonstration On his
trial by court martial Dr. Rlzal admitted
that ho was the author of the constitution
of the Philippine league , the object of which
was revolutionary , but denied he had taken
any active part In the rebellion.
Meager accounts have been received of
an encounter between the Spanish column
under Colonel Segura and the Insurgents
under Hula Rivera In Plnar del Rio. It Is
known Colonel Segura , while reconnoltcrlng
on December 16 at Ilrazo Nogale , near Plnar
del Rio , came upon a camp of the Insurgents
consisting of manv huts. After a skirmish
the Spaniards continued their inarch and
at Cabczas , Rio Hondo , they met a number
of Insurgents under Ruls Rivera , holding
advantageous positions , The firing became
general and the Insurgents , nearly all of
whom wcro negroes , were dislodged and dis
persed after four hours of hard fighting.
They suffered hcavljy from the rifle and
artillery flro at short range. The Spanish
column had two soldiers killed and a lieu
tenant and sixteen soldiers wounded.
United States Consul General Lee paid a
visit to the American prisoners In the Cab-
auas fortress this morning. Vice Consul
General Springer was unable to sail for the
United States today , but will leave on Sat
urday.
General Ohrcgon. while rcconnolterlng In
the mountains of Tumba , In Plnar del Rio ,
discovered a factory for making explosive
bombs. Thcro were three boxes of djnamlte
In the factory , Hundreds of native huts In
the neighborhood were ordered burned ami
a woman , alleged to bo tlui mistress of the
Insurgent Nunez , was raptured and sent to
the jail at Candelarla.
I'AVIJVO IIO.M1S .MIT ( iOOIl .SKCt'ltlTV.
Coniit'f'tttMit Hank CoiunilNNlonern
ArlM < * AKiilnnt Tlirlr I'nrc'liiiHi * .
HARTFORU , Conn. , Dec. 30. In the
annual report ot the bank commissioners
they urge reform In the Investments In
that class of securities known nj "special
assessment bonds. " The commissioners salil ,
"tome savings banks have been Investing
In a certain class of securities called street
Improvement bonds , Issued by cities princi
pally In western states , tno pa.vnunt for
which securities Is predicated on the col
lection of nBEctsmcnu from abutting
propel ties on certain streets. "
The commissioners , after taking counsel In
tie matter , have decided that thcto bonds
are not advlrable Investments find notified
the banks to make no further put chares till
the state legislature can pa a on the ques
tion.
Movi'iui'iitN of ( tornn Vixxi'lN , net * . . ' ! ( ) .
At New York-S illcd Werkcndarn. for
Rotterdam ; Nrw York , for Huutlmmpton ;
Kuliln , fyi NnpIcM , tc. ; Teutonic , for Llv-
eipnol ; Kotttfulum. for llutlcrdnni.
I'leiircd Ethiopia , for Glasgow ; Veuiidnrn ,
for Amstcidilm ,
At RotterdamSall"d Ain.iti'ul.un , for
Now York
At Liverpool Arrive I-\Vnwlaiiil. from
IMIIndeliilila , Catalonia , from lloston ,
Sailed Vnjeto | , for N. w York
At HoutlKimptt"rrTi | | l.irn. finin
Jftw York for llrt irn. I' rH from N w I
York HalU'd Ppr o tr ill Umndl. fir
Ntw Veil ,
At OwriiHtownArrivedUermanlc , from
Xc\v York , for LUcipuol.
ALLOWED TO CLEAR FOR CUBA
Dauntless Receives Permission to Sail with
Arms for the Insurgents ,
OWNCRS MUST TAKE THE REGULAR OATHS
rilllintcrliiK VcNNcl Now dill on
\VrccUliiHT Trip , lint Will Itc-
tiiru In it TIMV Dii ) N anil
Take Out I'liprrn ,
WASHINGTON. Bee. 30. For the first
time since the present struggle began In
Cuba this government has given permission
to a customs official to clear for Cuba a
vessel loaded , according to her manifest ,
with munitions of war consigned presumably
to the Insurgent army. The vessel In this
case Is the well known alleged filibuster ,
thu Dauntless , but the concession leaves the
situation , as far as she Is concerned , quite
as Involved as before , as the statutes pre
scribe that before clearance shall be granted
for any vessel bound for a foreign port the
owners , shippers and consigners ot the cargo
shall state under oath the foreign port at
which the cargo Is to bo landed nnd penalties
are provided for violations of this require
ment , Including the confiscation of the ves
sel. Some time yesterday the secretary of
the treasury received a telegram from the
attorney of the owners of the Dauntless at
Jacksonville , stating that the owners of the
Dauntless artd her cargo wou'n. apply to the
collector of customs at Jacksonville for clear
ance to a Cuban port with a cargo of arms ,
stating , however , that the oiths required
by the statutes would not be taken. The
question was asked whether under these cir
cumstances papers would be Issued. Later
In the day a telegram was received by the
collector at Jacksonville stating that appli
cation to clear the Dauntless for the port of
Ncuvltas , Cuba , had been made and asking
foi Instructions. This morning the secre
tary replied substantially as follows : "If
the master of the vessel nnd the owners
thereof , shippers and consignors of the cargo
comply with nil the laws and regulations
concerning the manifest and take the oaths
required > ou may grant a clearance to Ncu-
vitas. The oaths must be taken nnd sub
scribed-In writing as required by sections
4197 , 4198 nnd 4200 of the Revised Statutes. "
The port named In the application as the
destination of the cargo Is on the northern
coast of Cuba and Is occupied by the Span
ish forces. The treasury officials therefore
are of the opinion that the oaths required by
the statutes will not be taken.
Late this afternoon the collector of cus
toms at Jacksonville wired the secretary of
the treasury that tha steamer Commodore
had applied for clearance upon practically
the same statement of facts as In the case of
the Dauntless. In response the secretary
wired permission to Issue paptrs to the Commodore -
modoro in substantially the same terms as
were named In the former case. Up to the
hour of closing the department no Informa
tion had been received as ID the movements
of cither vessel or whether the conditions
Imposed had been accepted.
NEW YORK , Dec. 30. The steamer Ber
muda , known In connection with alleged fili
bustering expeditions to Cuba , was searched
by a United States revenue olllccr as she
lay off Liberty Island today. Last night
the Bermuda took coal and provisions on
board nnd today she shipped n crew of
twenty-five men. Tiie revenue cutter Man
hattan Is detailed to accompany the steamer
to the throc-milo limit when she goes to sea.
JACKSONVILLE , Fla. , Dec. 30. The
stcarne.-l Dauntless Is not Iii | port at present
The olllccrs say It , has gone on a "wrecking
trip" and may not return for a week. The
DauntlcQS gave the revenue cutters the slip
jestcrday , going out of the river from one
of the shallow channels , and this has
aroused the suspicion that the vessel Is
again on a filibustering trip. The ow'nors
say that the vessel will bo formally cleared
for Cuba as soon as It shall return. The
Commodore has also been granted permis
sion to clear with arms and will do so In
the morning. Several carloads of arms and
ammunition are In the city awaiting ship
ment.
A rather anomalous fact Is presented
In that If cither boat shall clear for Cuba
the Spanish consul or vice consul will have
to sign the clearance papers , this being re
quired when a vessel clears for a foreign
port. In tliLi Instance It would be a case
of a Spanish officer afilxlng his signature
to a document permitting a vessel to carrj
war material to a people fighting agalnat
his government. Consul Soils was asked If
ho would refuse to sign the clearance pa
pers of the Dauntless. He said that he
could not refuse , as It was his duty to
sign the papers.
The cargo of both boats will be shipped
to Salvador Clsncres. president of the
Cuban republic ; the Dauntless cargo eon-
signed to Nouvltas , and that of the Com
modore to Santiago.
NEW YORK , Dec. 30. Thomas Estrada
P.ilma. president of the Cuban junta , said
today afler reading the order of the secre
tary of the treasury relative to the Daunt
less clearlne : "TMs da a victory for us no
far , as It allows tha boat to leave port. Wo
have forced the authorities at Washington
to give us clearance papers , although some
time ago they declared that such boats as
the Dauntless could not get them except
under stringent restrictions. This IB a step
forward. If a vessel clears for a certain
liort she has to Klvo a reasonahla excuse
If she does not deliver her ctfrgo at that port
Hut stress of weather , > ou know , or some
other accident , might compel her to throw
the carco overboard or deliver It somewhere
else. We 'In New- York know nothing of the
Dauntless czoc. Wo hope It will result In
a proper construction of the law which Is
now vague and difficult to understand. Evtti
the authorities at Washington are at sea
regarding It and It will ba a gooJ. thing that
wo have got a rullnc , "
rituni/rins no INMIJIIV TO SPAI.V.
I'rrjllillcc III UuI'll HIM ! StntcN
AHcrllMMl to Continual MIsdri'ilH.
LONDON , Dee. 30. An editorial In the
Dally News sajs : If the Spaniards were In
formed on foreign opinion they would sec
that their cruelties raise the strongest preju
dice against them In the United States.
Rlzal ( executed at Manila ) may do his cap
tors more harm dead than alive.
The Parla correspondent of the Dally
News , reviewing the news as to the Spanish-
American relations from various quarters ,
says the trend of circumstances Is toward
compromise. "It Is stronger that the stiff-
nccKcd Spanish pride , " the correspondent
continues. "Tho Spaniards are sick of
Cuba ami those who arc behind the scenes
say that Senor Canovas la preparing to
forget his rash vows and to compromise
with the rebellion. The Jesuit fathers at
Manila vainly tried to worm .from Rlzal
thu details of his conspiracy , but ho stoutly
declined to turn Informer. "
Thu correspondent of the Chronicle nt
Washington , In a cable dispatch to that
paper , declare them Is no doubt that Spain
has unofficially through Senor Dupuy do
Lome. Its minister , promised to accept the
United States mediation directly after Gen
eral Wojlnr has cleared tha province of
Plnur del Rio of rebels and to then grant
aio thing short of actual Independence far
Cuba. The dispatch continues : "None of
the IXrropoan pouora have pretexted rgalnat
American Intervention In Cuba. On the con
trary , Mr. Olncy has bean imured of their
approval. England , however , remaining
stilrtly neulrnl The reports of a European
pir.t st wera Inspired by Mgr. .Martlnelll , ihu
pontiacal do'.ejiatc lo the United Slates , "
The rhronlrle Uo again anertn "ihat the
rldl uloua Muti-inon' ' of M < ! < HloulU , tin |
Par eorr p > nd nt of ihu Tlnud that Ger
man ) and rther European p vcrnmonta were
preparing tu pr tott against American In-
toivuntlon la Cuba U absolutely unfounded.
TIIIIKU YHAIIS rOUZrllK A.SSASSMS.
Two AllpKPil Mtirtlcr r of Slninliou-
lofT Scute no IM ! ami Oni A 'iiilllfil. |
SOFIA , Ulllgarla , Dec. SO.- The procurator
general , summing up fn tlio prosecution of
the alleged assassins , t > f | ex-Premier Starn-
bouloff , dwelt upon thellmpurtancc of the
trial to the vvholo civil lied world and In
sisted that political cBAsldcratlons should
be rigidly excluded In ar vlng at the verdict.
Counsel for the defense-again submitted that
the condemnation aroused would serve to
useful purpcsc , pointing to the fact that the
friends ot the late M. Stambouloft did not
regaid the prisoners as the real culprits anil
that his friends would "take other means of
vengeance agalnct the assassins. "
Nnumm Tuffckchet and Atzoff , two of the
prisoners , were sentenced to three jears' Im
prisonment , thu time which they have been
under arrest to bo counted In the sentence.
Donl Gorgelcff was acquitted. Tuffekchef
was an employe ) In the Department of Pub-
lie Works , nnd a brotheriif Dlmltrl Tuffek
chef , who died In prison , tils asserted by the
enemies of M. Stambouloff' , nn a result of tor
tures Inflicted by order of the late Itulgarlan
premier. Atzoff wts the caclnnnti who drove
Stambouloff when he was murderously as
saulted , Georgeleff was , a former servant of
Major Panltza , who was executed nt the
Instance ot M. Stambouloft for conspiring
against thu government. i
IVOUV ASKS POU I.YJIA.VS ADVICH.
I , } mini SIIJN Ho IVIIOMHotlllnpr of ( ho
C'IINI * nn it AVII1 hit ) Xoth I ii IT.
NEW YORK , Dec. 30 , William Lyrnan ,
president 'of the Irish National alliance ,
has received a long letter purporting to
come from Charles Rusaclt of the firm of
Russell & Day , solicitors for Ivory , the al
leged dvnamltcr. The letter seta forth that
In the opinion ot the- counsel , Carson &
Taylor , and In their opinion also , It woulil
ho better for the accused to plead guilty ,
as ho undoubtedly would be convicted and
his sentence would bheavier. . It was
stated that Ivory would act only on Lyman's
advlco or consent. Mr IJyman sa > s he can
not understand why such a communication
should have been sent ( D him ; that he
knows very little about jivfcry nnd Is anx
ious to aid him only because he believes
him to be absolutely Innocent ot the charge
brought against him , and aa a true Irishman
ho would not undertake to advise a man
about something of which he had no knowl
edge. Lyrnan further' plates that counsel
and witnesses from this side will be on
hand for the trial.
DOV CVH I , OS TALKS PIW TIII2 I'UI2SS
SUIIIHI Pri'lcniliT ( JIvVw Illx Vlrun
on I IKC'nliiiii 'Situation.
LONDON , Dec. 30. A special dispatch
flora Madrid eavs that Uan Carles , the
Spanish pretender , again denies that he
will resign the leadership ot the Carllst
party In favor of hla sAn , jDon Jaime , who ,
the father- adds , Is In perfect accord with
him on the question. In regard to Cuba
Don Carlos believes that Spain ought to
concede administrative autonomy , with a
viceroy of the rojal blood.
As to the Insurrection In the Philippine
Islands , Don Carloa saya that the recent
events there will u call en the prestige of the
rcllglflus orders.
Rcferilnn to home politics , Don Carlos la
quoted as sajlng that the politicians ol
Spain are worthless ami only unite out ol
desire for office. The inisjed. however , ho
asserts , are atandlng.together. . In conclu
sion , Don Carlos Is said fo have remarked
that the formation of a national government
! a at present Impossible. i so < * ' '
st'SPKMi III.SI.MSS
Centum Corn mill I'roiljioc nvcliniiKCN
Oliji'i't to I.mv Atcalnxt Kntnri-N.
STETTIN , Dec. 30. The Corn exchange
has decided to suspend business as a protest
against the new law , prohibiting specula
tion In futures.
HERLIN , Dec. 30 Tu6prx > duce exchange
haa followed the example.of the Stettin Corn
exchange In deciding to euspend budlncis
as a protest against the , n.\v law devised lo
prevent speculation In futures.
vussni. eons IMIW.V iyrun IIAHIIOII
llrltlMh Mil | Delta SlifkN at IM > inoiitti ,
HIIK : . , anil TMO Are Drouncil.
PLYMOUTH , Eng. , Dec , 30. An explo
sion of dynamite took place today on board
the British ship Delta IrVhhls harbor. The
vessel sank and forty mennn board her were
at first believed -hav'perished. ' . It was
learned later , however , ( bat only two men
had been drowned. \f
SliaiilHhfv : n from * lic IMilIIiiiIii > H.
.MADRID , Dec. 30. Aft special dispatch
received hero from Manilla savs the
Spaniards under Gcuerull JIateo , In two cn-
gagcnunts , have defeatM the Insurgents ,
killing 107 of them. TlJnSpanlsh loss was
small The Insurgents tlravo captured the
ceaport of Moron , PJ-ovInce of Italian.
General Rlos has driven'the Insurgents out
of llallcnag , kllllug 3&0 ( ) f them.
I'ri-iicliinilli ( Jrln . , DaiiinticH.
DERNE. Dec. 30. A frenchman named
Fabian lodged a claim br 46,000,000 francs
soruo tlmo ago agalnst Venezuela on ac
count of a denial of Justice by the Venezu
elan courts. The maltfcr was eventually
submitted to the arbitration of the presi
dent of the SwUs republic1 , who has awarded
Fabian 1,300,000 francs ( JSGO.OOO ) .
Aiiii-rU-iiii Arrrhtfil In .Spain.
ST. SEI1ASTIAN , Spain , Dec. 30. An
American ramed Bass'haa been arrested here
for trying to cash a forged draft for C.900
pesetas.
\W\KIIS IIO.NOII A\ OMAHA 51A V.
J. A. C'a\anaiiKli Oliom-ii Si-oonil Vlei-
I'ri-Mlilciil of Die , AHNOcliitlon.
NEW YORK , Deq. 30. Today's session of
the American La\\jcra' Rssoclatlon waa nl-
mcst exclusively confined' to the discussion
of a national bankruptcy law. Among ttioso
present were. J. C.Frtfnolscus ( of Philadel
phia , J. A. Cavanaugh of Omaha , Colonel
Thomas S. Hodson of tialilmorc , J. A , Kll-
ton of Denver , G. E. Nqvycll of Chicago , F.
L. Slddons of Washington , C. M. Steel of
St. Joseph , Mo. ; E. W. Modro of PJttyburg ,
D. L. RfGscIl of Detroit ] and Judgii T. A
McCcstlln of Cleveland.3 All the ajiuikeu :
favored a bankruptcy ' -law , similar to the
Torrey bill , which has Uejen h ° fore 'ongre-s
for several session ) . 'These officers were
elected for the ensuing yfcAr : President , V. I )
Baggot ; first vice prculirerft , T. A. AlcCastlln ;
second vice prrsldeat , . A. Cavanuugh ;
secretary and treasurer ! . O. Franclaiun.
STOCKMn.N'S WAI HS AVI3IITI2I1.
HIi ( ri > O niTM DiM-fiUi Kol < o In\n < li-
( In.State. o ( { pnl < irailo.
DENVER , Dec , 39. 'Wafc- between Colorado
cattlar.cn and I'tah clicepmcn la Colorado
has been averted. It seems that ehccpmen
In Utah were under thrflpipresalon that the
'
quarantine proclamaUogp'sEued by Governor
Mclntjro would bacomy void on hit ) ictlre-
rnent from office. January 1 , and. while
Governor Adams wtfj RfjUlng ready lo Issue
a new proclunatlon , tjicy could move their
sheep Into the atata a Ot. be In posuesslon of
the ranges before anything 'cbuld bo done
to drive them out. Alibrney General Carr
having given an oplnionilhat the proclamation
remain ? In foiao ntll It Ja resrlnded by
executive order , the ) sheepmen have decided
not to Invade tliejiitao. |
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HfMiiril fur * ( 'r.itii Wr < < ! < ITN.
LOl'ISVILLE , lire NX Th * olllclulH of
the Loulsvll'o ' & . fjosuillp ral'wny In this
city notified the repre-3"Utatlvu of tr-e As-
roclnted profs thai fie Loulxv'lllc & N.ish-
vlllo rind HIP Routtr-Oi Jtnllw.iy camp my
had offi-rid a reward yt UO.'W ' ) for the ar-
ri t i ml conviction of the prxon or | > er-
HCDH lnujll aicd In the Cahala tirldno tlU-
iiuur iic-iir lilocton on Kunduy last T * o
fill' till i of both rallnatU nro making stren-
jnus efforts to uupturo the guilty par-
ENDS A DOMESTIC QUARREL
D , M , Oonnrtl Shoots His Wife and Then
Himself at Holtlrogo ,
MRS , COM MAY SURVIVE THE SHOT
Victim Prominent In KilmMittntint Af
fair * of tin * Mute niul Well Con-
ncctcil with ( lit * b
i of That Cltj.
HOLDIinan , Neb , Dec. SO. ( Special Tele
gram. ) Mrs. D. M. Canard , 'one of the
teachers In the public school here , was
fatally shot by her husband on the street
this morning , while on the way to , take the
train foi Picniont , Neb. , to visit her mother
who Is on a bed of sickness. After ( mooting
his wife twice Conard turned the revolver
on himself and sent a ball Into his own
head , about the center ot the forehead.
The trouble aroae over their little boy , 4
jcars old , which Mrs. Conard wanted to
take with her and which Conard wanted to
keep hero with him. They had word ! over
the subject jcstcrday , but friends Intercede ! '
and Conard consented to let her take the
child , and , after eating breakfast at their
boarding house , they all started for the
train , IJr. Shields accompanying them.
When about two blocks from the depot
Conard pulled his revolver and commenced
shooting.
Ml * . Conard taught hero last jcar and
gave good satisfaction. Her huaband nnd
boy staved In Fremont , their former home ,
until last September , when they moved to
Holdregc.
The condition of Conard tonight Is con
sidered very dangerous and the doctor savs
hs cannot live , as the bullet , a 3S-callhcr , Is
lodged lu his brain. It tore a' ' hole one and
one-halt Inches square In his skull.
Mrs Conard'o wounds arc not so serious.
The bullet was found embedded In the nock
and has been abstracted and hope Is enter
tained for her recovery. The middle finger
on the right hand Is shot off , the bane being
entirely s'lot away.
Connnl Is still rational , but Is not ex
pected to live many hours. He stated to The
Ileo correspondent that howas sorry that
he had ahot his wife , but ho was tired of
living and ho thought'It beet for both to die
nnd ho tjcprepsed the desire to die soon. He
was placed under arrest shortly after the
shooting by the sheriff and carried to the
Jail on n col , where ho now lies charged with
shooting with Intent to commit murder.
TUOl Ill.nS l.N IIAMvINd CIHCI.HS.
rimiiiflul Situation III MlniuaiollM
lliH-li r ni | > r \ < > < ! .
MINNEAPOLIS. Mlmn. . Dec. 30 The finan
cial situation Is much easier here today and
no apprehensions are felt ns to the sccuritj
of any of the largo b-iiiks. The announce
ment that the Hankers' Exchange hank had
suspended pavment for n few dajo caused
scarcely a tipple , as the Institution Is n
very small one , with only $30.000 capital
There ) has been a run on the bank , which has
drawn J3B.OOO from It In three weeks. Cash
ier Field declared that he had plenty of ready
money In the vault , but preferred to await
the bapk examiner's advice before making
further payments. The Northern Trust com
pany , through Ita vice president , George
Muxwcll , applied to the district court tliln
morning to : a receiver. The hearing was
postponed one week. Ex-Governor A. It.
McUill Is Its president. It suspended paj-
mcnt during the panic of 1S93 , but afterward
resumad business.
DIRMINObAM , Ala. , Dec. 30. The Com
mercial bank of Selma failed to open Its
doors today. The- Commercial was estab
lished In 1SSO and has a paid-up capital of
$300,000 and undivided profits ot $50,000. The
New York correspondent Is the American
Exch.ango National and the Chicago cor
respondent the First National. II. M. Nel
son , president of the Commercial , Is well
known in Alabama nnd has for many yeara
been prominent In financial circles. He was
regarded as a conservative banker. There
are two other banks In Selma. one a very
small concern. The other Is the City Na
tional bank , which Is regarded as'tho rnosi
substantial financial Institution of the state.
WASHINGTON. Dec. 30. Examiner Tal-
bct , who was ordered to Chicago , will sur-
cccd Mr. McKcon as the regular examiner
of national banks for the Chicago district.
Mr Talbet was formerly examiner for the
St. Paul and Minneapolis district. Mr. Mc-
Keon's appointment as permanent receiver of
the National Dank of Illinois will occupy
all his time ; hence the appointment of his
successor In the examination district of
Chicago.
CHICAGO. Dec. 30. As the result of a
conference thla afternoon between William
Van Nortwlck , Congressman A. J. Hopkins
of Aurora , Charles Quarlcs ot Milwaukee
and Attorney A. W. Green of this city , It
was agreed that the Hatavla bankers , whose
failure on Monday afternoon affected so-
many Institutions In Kane county and else
where , would ask their creditors for more
time In order that they may bo able to pay
In full their obligations. No creditors of
the Insolvent bankers' were admitted to the
conference. What properties would bo dis
posed cf first anJ how much they would
bring was one ot the matters talked of , but
no arrangement was made. It Is believed ,
however , that the Western Paper Hag com
pany will go first anil that the Combined
Lock Paper company on Fox river will fol
low.
low.NEW YORK , Dec. 30. Everett's hotel ,
Vcsey and Barclay streets , one of the oldest
and best known establishments of Ha kind
In this city , was cloaed today. Its proprietor ,
Samuel II Everett , has been In trouble for
some time.
AUSTIN. Tex. . Dec. 30. 0. A , Uouhn , Aus.
tin's leading Jeweler , made an assignment
this morning , naming preferred creditors to
the amount of $30,000 , of which $5,000 Is
duo eastern creditors and the balance dis
tributed here , three national banks being
caught for some $10,000. The eastern cred
itors are secured by real estate to the full
amount.
WEST SUPERIOR , Wrs. , Dec. 30. The
Anchor Grain company , operating on the
Superior Hoard of Trade , aeslgncd this morn-
Ing.
Ing.NEVADA
NEVADA , Mo. , Dec. 30. The James-Jessie
Commlro'on company closed Its exchange here
tnday , because of the failure of a commis
sion firm at Chicago yesterday. Liabilities
aio not known ,
SAN FRANCISCO , Dec. 30. Levin nros. ,
grocers , operating two rtorcs hero and two
In Oakland , have failed. Liabilities , $ $0,000.
NEW YORK , Dec. 30 , Charles G. Ross ,
dry goods commission merchant , as
signed today. About $50,000 | s Involved ,
GEUVENEUR , N. Y. , Dec. 30. James C.
Lee , proprietor of the Edgewood hotel at
Star Like , In the Adirondack , and largely
Interested In several other ventures , made
an assignment today. The liabilities will be
heavy. Mr. Leo owned property In Denver
and Buffalo and at Murray Hill Park , the
now rrsort on the St. Lawrence.
PLATTSIUma , N. Y. , Dec. 30. A re
ceiver has been appointed for Wlthcrhce
Sherman & Co. owners of extensive Iron
ore mines and furnaces at Port Henry ,
Their property Is valued at over $2,000,000.
The firm Ins no Indebtedness and the re
ceivership Is for the purpose of selling the
property and terminating the partnership.
APPLETON , WIs. , Dec. 30. John S , Vnn
Nortwlck I'aa ; lailo an Individual orslgn
rncnt of htu Fox River property , naming
Pcatruastcr John * llror of this city as as
signee. The latter ban given bonds for $250-
000. The principal properties In the assign
ment are the plants uf the combined I.oJ :
Paper company and the Applctnn Paper and
Pulp company. Mr Vnn Nortwlck took 'he
step to protect hlnifolf ,
II. A ( ) . Minim Arc
HAKnSVILLE , O , Pee. 30The rniltl-
more & Ohio nillroad uhopa ut thin plue-o
hnvo licon ordered closed until further
not lee. Four hundred men rire tun * ) ! out
of v.'ork. i
I'AMII.Y OP SIX IS I'OISOMM ) .
Arnonlc In ( lie I'miil rrolmnly Dun in
mi AcoluVnt liy tlio ( "note ,
COLUMMUS , O. , Dec. 30. Mr. E. W.
Vance , of the Vance Cloak house , his nls-
tor. Mrs. D. E , Llnea , Mies Holdcn of Pitts-
burg , Mrs. M. L. Shaffer , n mil so , a colored
coarhruan and colored laundry girl , were
taken violently 111 at the residence of Mrs.
Lines. 12S2 East Main street , just after
the noonday lunch on Monday. A physician
wa.i called and found that the alcknerH was
due to atttcnlc.il poisoning. All the persona
affected nre out of danger. Mr. Vance , who
was the most seriously affected , was able
to bo up today.
The family positively refuses to make any
statement concerning the inittcr , except
that they believe the poi onlng was the re
sult of coreiecdiieril on the part of the cook ,
whose name Is said to be Ida Ilrjnn. She was
discharged .Monday evening , and Is said to
have gone to Chicago. The cook was the
only person In the household not taken olck ,
although aho complained that her stomach
was affected. It Is said the girl has beiMi
taking arsenic as medicine , but the family
believe If any ot that was In the fond It was
placed there through accident or carelisa-
ncos. The matter was not reported to the
police , nnd every eftoit was made to suppress
It. The only tcflectlon on the cook Is made
by the nurse , Mrs. Shaffer , who said the
Kill was In an 111 humor .Monday.
TIIAIV IS SVVUI1 IIV IiniM ! LATH.
AVroi'kvil anil rironmii ICIIIi-iI
lint Atlanta 12\trinN Mifo.
RALEIGH , N. C. , Dec. 30. Fireman Alex
ander Ovcrhy was killed and Engineer John
Robertson was seriously Injured In a wreck
early this morning on the Raleigh & Augusta
division of the Seaboard Air Line , just cast
of here. The locomotive and ten freight
cars wcro precipitated down a steep em
bankment , a rail having been displaced
It was clearly the work of train wreckers ,
as the wreckers left behind the crowbar
and other tools with which they had drawn
the spikes. The evident Intention was to
wreck the Atlanta express , which , luckily ,
was on hour and twenty minutes behind
time. An extra freight was running on
the passenger's time. Uloodhounds have
been placed on the track.
AUSTIN , Tex. . Dec. 30. An International
& Great Northern freight train wca wrecked
three miles south of here this afternoon
presumably by train robbers Ivlng In wait
for the passenger train. A brakemau ,
Pred Johnson , was killed , and Engineer
John Smith was seriously Injured. A
switch was left open and rocks piled 3on
the track.
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roi.icuMn.v i\.ii itnn iv A KICIIT.
ItiilluiiN I'Mr ICnlicN , IlcxolAorx anil
CluliM anil One Man Will 1)1.- . .
WILLIAMSPORT , Pa. , Dec. 30. A desper
ate riot occurred at Joliruonburg early this
morning , which resulted In the fatal shootIng -
Ing of William Ilcrgln and the serious InJury -
Jury of James McMInn , Charles Glover ,
Charles Wrallhall and several others , mem
bers of the police force. Tne trouble wan
begun by a gang ot Italians , who became
Involved In n fight , using knives , rcvolvcm
and clubs. The police were sent for , but the
rioters , headed by Tom Marone , met them
and a fierce battle followed. Marone shot
at Chief of Police Walsh , but the bullet
struck Bcrgln In the head. The police
closed In and the Italian thrust the weapon
agalnU Walsh's breast nnd fired. A defec
tive cartridge saved the policeman's life , and
Marone was knocked down nnd secured. The
other pollccflnen's Ir. 'irlcs were Inflicted by
knives and their cldlhlug was cut to pieces.
Marono carried a pistol and three knives.
u\i > nii.iu ritoM TIIIJ i\ciiAMJn.
n. II. fuMilioH t Co. Ai-piiHiMl of
HiifUrt Simp Mctlioilx.
NEW YORK , Dec. 30. The governing
committee cf the New York Stock exchange
today ended the case of the exchange against
n. n. Cuthbert & Co. by expelling William
Euclid Young , the board member of the firm.
The governing committee finds Mr. Young
guilty of frauds. The Cuthbert firm occu
pies an entire floor of the Johnson build
ing and lioa a great many offices In this and
other cities. His Young has been a member
of the exchang ? since 18G9. The specific
charge arralnst Mr. Youmr was on a com
plaint made August 28 by R. D. Stewart , a
customer of E. n. Cuthbert & Co. , who
claimed that on order given by him to buy
fifty shares of Ilurllngton stock , which the
firm represented to have executed , had not
been paid In other words , the firm was
charged with "bucket shop" methods. The
decision leaves the firm of Cuthbert & Co
cut oft from membership In the exchange.
STATiMivr nv IMII > IIHVP I.ITTM : .
IloHioa Strrrt Car Mfii I.rt Out Ilf-
faiiHt * Tlit-y llrnUi * KnKh.
BOSTON. Dec. 30. The o.llclals of the W Q t
End Street lallway , prompted by the agita
tion which has boon going on for the re
instatement of a number of employes who
were discharged after the strike of last
week , have Irsucd a statement to the public.
It la charged that the council broke faith
with the company and Is an Irresponsible
body. After the strike , It la stated , 315 ap
plications from striken ! for reinstatement
were rejected. Of the employes who were
taken back. President Little cays the past
will bo forgotten If their subsequent con
duct la gcod.
Inline Pliminaii'N KrlfinU HIIN > - .
HURON. S. D. , Dec. 30. ( Special )
Judge A. J. Plowman of Deadwood , judge
of the Eighth Judicial district , Is In the city
looking after his ecnatorl.il fences Ho was
not Inclined to talk ot his candidacy , but
ho has been In conference with several par-
tics whoso Influence Is worth courting.
They , like the Judge , are very reticent when
Interviewed touching the senatorial contest
The conference hero Friday of the popullpt
members of the legislature and prominent
members of that party will scarcely dare to
Ignore Judge Plowman's name when hclect-
Ing a successor to Senator Kyle. There
promises to be a pretty lively contest , and
It Is still more probable that the "confer
ence" will find It Impossible to concentrate
their forces upon any one candidate.
a Hank at MHclicll.
MITCHELL , S. 1) . . Dec. 30.-Bpeelal. ( )
A change will occur In the First National
bank of thla city January J , H. R. Klbhec.
the present cashier , having handed In his
resignation Mr. Klbbeo will be succeeded
! > > O L. Branson of Oirnond , Neb. Mr. Klb.
bee has already commenced the organization
of n new private bank , which ho expects to
liavo ready to begin business shortly after
ihg now > car. The corporators of the
: jank have not bean made public. This will
give Mitchell three banks again , as the old
Security wan recently consolidated with the
Flrtt National ,
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File n 'JVuiit lTi' Ml.
RAWLINS , Wyo. . Dec. 30. ( Special Tele-
; ram. ) Thp' Wjornlng Development and
Transportation company filed a trust drcd
n The county clerk's office today covering
: holr mlnlnu'property in the Oold Hill Mln-
ng district , and the right-of-way and all
ranchmen of a railroad from Fort Stculo
running up the Plattc valley. The amount
of the deed la $3,000,000 , The International
Trust company U made the trustee. Woik
will bo begun on the railroad as soon u < i the
jonds are sold ,
r < iuiil | Dciiil in a Coiil Sluifl.
FOHT BOOTT , Knni ( Doc OTThe body
of George IJrynntut found today In an
abandoned gpnl tnlru , Just south of the
city HmltH Ha Mini evidently fired .1 bullet
n to his own bin In and fallen to the hot *
om of the tluift. A vu-ik HBO Inxt Hun-
lay rvenlnir Uiyiinl , In nil Inn-iiio ruui-
shot ) IM | wife nnd her lined father N' 11
tune , bcraum. Ills wife would not "top nn
he Htrtul t cpciilc with him , Ho Hr.ipc'il
and pcmlntcnt Hcurch for him \vita kept uu
until today , Mru , Dryant cannot recover ,
ARGUE FOR A SUGAR TARIFF
Strong Picas for Enconrasomont to the
Boot Sugar Industry ,
HEARING BEFORE THE HOUSE COMMITTEE
Henry T. Oviinril WniilN llnlli nit ltn
port Duly mill n Homily with n.
Cuiind-rMilllnur Duly A
K\iort llounty
WASHINGTON , Dec. 30. The sugar
schedule was the subject of the hearing before -
fore the wajs and menus conimlttco today
niul It was thu moat Interesting , ascll ns
the most Important , schedule w far consid
ered. The conlltctlng Interests of the produc
ers , refiners and Importers were brought
out In slurp contrast , The producers wanted
higher duties nil along- the line , and the re
nnets pressed for high duties on refined and
not so high on raw sugars. The latter wcro
especially anxious that In Impeding counter
vailing duties against export bounty coun
tries the additional duty should be levied
only against the refined article. The Im
porters , the tane growers , the refiners and
the beet growers wcio each given Innings by
the committee. John Parr of Now York ,
Solon Humphrcvs of New York and P. J.
Smith of New York represented the Im
porters ; Colonel J. 1) . Hill of Now Orleans ;
represented the cano sugar growers ; W. J.
McCanu of Philadelphia the refiners , niul /
Henry T. 0\nard of Grand Island , Neb. , nnd x
Herbert M > rlck , the beet sugar Interests.
Francis Thurbcr , n New York merchant ,
and J. II. Slpher of this city ; lllshop Thomas
H. Culer. Utah , nnd K. M. Allen of Nebraska
also made arguments , \\lillo Senator Perhlu
of California submitted a printed brief.
Senator 1'erklns of Calllornla prcscntca
an argument In favor of the Imposition ot
a specific tax of 1 % cents a pound on Im
ported row sugars. He showed that the
consumption of Imported migar by the
United States Is about 1,700,000 pounds a
jcar. all of which. If protected , he said ,
could ho produced In a few jeara within ,
our borders. Ho showed that the area ea-
pablo of producing beet sugar was suffi
cient to muro than supply the demand fop
the United States and that sugar beets
could be raised on boll ranging In character
from the alkali plains of the Pccos river
In Utah to the rich soil ot California. Ho
pointed out the fact that Franco alone pro
duced sugar beets enough to manufacture
nil the sugar that wo Import and that Ger
many Is n still greater producer of sugar
of this character. Austria la also a largo
producer. These countries , he said , have
protected ( Ms Interest , BO that It has beca
enabled to Increase to Its present vast di
mensions , nnd arc now Increasing the boun
ties and duties In order to protect their re
spective producers against the competition
ot the European beet sugar countries. The
sugar ptoducera of the United States are-
forced Into competition with the protected
sugar of Europe , and for thla protected
sugar are paying out nearly JIOO.000,000 per
> car. This sum , ho argued , should bo re
tained In the United States and paid out
to our own laborers , farmers and mechanics.
Thu Importance of beet sugar lu the United ,
States was set forth , It being shown that
the benefits it conferred on a country , byT
glvlng a now source of revenue to lu owners ,
building up new and flourishing communl-
ties wherever a beet sugar factory Is cs- |
tabllshed , and by the addition to the gen
eral prosperity which It makes , furnished
the reasons for the protection of beet sugar
by foreign nations. The senator quoted
from the report of United States Consul
Muth , who urged upon the United Statca
the necessity of protecting the American
sugar Intorc.sta.
The Importers were heard first. Sir. John
Farr of New York opening the argument.
Their recommendations BH presented by Mr.
Farr were : First , On all sugar testing 75
degrees a duty of 1 cent a pound ,
adding 3 cents per degree to 100 degrees.
Second , an additional duty of about one-
fourth of a cent differential on all sugars
abo\o 1C Dutch standard lu color to prevent
icllncis from entering refined sugars at the
same duty as raw sugars of the snmo test.
Third , an additional discriminating duty
on all sugars from bo'yity-paylng countries ,
with authority to thf/'prcsldcnt to raise or
lower duties on goods from these countries
as the bounties were raised or lowered.
This scheme , the Importers estimated , would
yield the government a revenue of $50,000-
nOO per year , the amount of sugar paylug
duty being about 1,000,000 tons , the average-
polarlscopo test being 92 degrees.
In reply to a question from Chairman
Dlngley , Mr. Farr declared that thcro woa
no undervaluation of sugars Imported , but
owing to the strict Interpretation of the-
law by the customs officials the tendencyr\
was to pay more duly , .than the law cal'i
for. Appraisals wrtvHfcailc on the ba. . I
ot the estimated values In .Trinidad and
other countries , where there were no market
values.
LONDON PRICES MERELY NOMINAL.
"What would you say , " asked Mr , Ding-
Icy , "to the statement furnished the com
mittee by Henry A. Drown of Massachu
setts that the Invoiced value of all sugar
Imported In 1803 was an average of three-
tenths of a cent a pound under the London
dilatation ? "
Mr. Farr considered that statement un-
trutnful and entirely wrong. The London
valuca were not representative as Germany
had absorbed thu business. London prices
on cane sugar were merely nominal.
The next was Mr. Payne on the effects
of the operations of the American Sugar
Refining company on the business. The >
Importer said that only In occasional bar
gains could the American Refilling company
buy Its goods cheaper than other firms.
Its tendency had been to reduce the price
of sugar throughout the world. Under the
present differential rate of 3-10 cents the
Importations for the last > car had been
cr.,000,000 tons larger than ever before , A.
differential of one-fourth of a cent a pound
would enable the soft white sugars to com
pete with the centrifugal refined.
Mr. Solon Humphrcs of New York , chair
man ot a ccrr.mltlco appointed by the sugar
trade , explrilccd the dltllcultlcs of an ad
vaiori'in tariff on sugar and made a plea for
a specific fijhteni. The change , ho said *
was unanimously demanded py the trade.
Ail valorem valuations are unjust and Im
practical on account of fluctuations In
prices. The sugar schedule had given th
Treasury department more trouble than any
other feature of the tariff now In force. It
had been eftlmalrd by the department that
It would yield a revenue of $43,000,000 , but
for the last year the revenue had been Icta
than $30,000,000 , and under existing condi
tions It would not exceed $21,000,000 for
the current year. Higher prices for raw
sugar would undoubtedly bo the result of
the schedule oakcd , Mr. Murphy continued ,
hut the advance would bo so email It would
not bo felt by the average family. A duly
beginning at threo-fouithn of a cent at
75 degrees would yield $43,000,000 revenue.
Production of sugar was now regulated by
coimumtlon and no reduction In prlcca
could be expected lor Bevcial years. Speak
ing of bounties Mr. IliiinphrejH declared
they wcro a disorganizing factor In tho-
sugar buMncfH of the world. The Gorman
government recently had rained the bounty
to pomcthlng over one-fourth of a cent a.
pound , which enabled Germany to dlspooe.
of all her surplus product. Thu siatem wan
working ruin to all the IlrltUh Inlands , B
that they must resort to the eamc scheme ergo
go out of the buslines. Instead of ona-
tenth of a tent In bounty on sugar Im
ported Into thli country the duty should
equal the buinty.
P J Smyth , another Importer , made &
brief argument against ad valorem dutl i.
f'filund J. D , Hill of New Orleans , rc ro-
periling the Pane Grownfa1 Auioclatlon or
Lou'cilrna ' waa the first to apeak for tha
producer * lie firguid for u rcatorAllou ot
tlm duty of the act cf I8W. Ho epoko ot
the tlwulatlom produced by the * ' "