THE OMAHA DAILY BEE ; FRIDAY , MATtCII 18 , 1808.
GRAHAM IS HOT IHPEACHE
Lincoln's I'ayor Escapes from the Tr !
Before the Council.
ONE VOTE SHORT OF STICKING H
Ten Seeded anil Only Xlne Cant
Favor of OufttltiK the Incum
bent of the Executive.
Office.
LINCOLN , March 17.-Speclal.-Thc ( I
( leachment case before the city council ca
to til end today , and the prosecution fal
to rally enough votes to Impeach the may
The day was devoted to the argument of
case , the attorneys for the defense cspecla
attacking the character of tbo evidence
troduced by the prosecution , necking to eh
that much of the testimony was false ,
was given by persons who were not entlt
to credence. Late this aftcrnocn the on
tnent wa.i completed and the council tool
vote. There were eight votes for Impea
ment and five against on all the counts ,
one , there bMng nine votes for Impeachm
on one count. To oust the mayor from
flee It was necessary to have ten vote * . (
of the members was absent , but would b
voted with the mayor's party. The couii
men stood exactly the same as they did
fore the trial commenced.
The fuslonlsts arc not having very smc
Balling at the commencement ot the '
campaign. The three conventions were
as harmonious as could hnve been wlsi
the democratic and populist wings having
cued each other of trying to get too larg
Share of the spoils. This resulted lu
forcing of ono man off the ticket and
nomination of another man to take his pi
The second nomination was made at a m
Ing of the "conference committees" In
evening after the conventions had adjoun
The nominations of Wheeler and Fleury
the Excise board have created much
satisfaction. Popocrats themselves say
Wheeler has so often been a candidate
office , from supreme Judge down to Jus
of the peace , and has made BO many cnci
in his own paity that It would be lm
slblo to elect him to any office. On the o
hcod , it Is acknowledged that the re ]
llcan candidates for excisemen are the '
strongest that could have been nominate
The catering to the third party prol
tlon element by the nomination of A
Wolfenbarger and H. W. Hardy Is
acknowledged to have bcdi 111-advlscd ,
opinion being that some less prominent
vocatcs of the cold water theory should 1
been selected. Both thesj gentlemen I
been aggreislvo and oftentimes offenslv
their campaigns for the prohibition pi
and the fear Is that they will not be i
vote getters , and that they will drive \
way from the balance of the ticket.
The dissatisfaction among the fi
forces Is so apparent that It' Is causing r
. uncaolnoss In the ranks of the state h
party. It bad bosn the fond hope of
Btato officials and those engineering i
politics of the fusion brand that the c <
tion of municipal affairs In Lincoln
result In the turning down of the repub
party In Lancaster county. Now they
to acknowledge that a very weak and U :
Isfactory ticket has been nominated by
three conventions and to order to rei
affairs a party headed by E. C. Rei
.yt . stewird of the asylum , Is bringing a prei
to bear on the various committees to
two or three of the candidates pulled of
ticket and substitute others more sail
tory to the voters. Whether this m <
would heal the breach or cause more tn
remains to be seen.
LINCOLN LOCAL NOTES.
The eighth annual commencement ol
"
Lincoln Medical college wa"s held last i
and eleven young men were launched
the professional sea as physicians. The
clpal address of the evening was by Re'
Percy Silver and was full of kindly tni
agemcnt to the new doctors. Uavli
Stephenson ot the graduating clans re
thesis on "The Family Physician. " Thi
President V
grees were conferred by
Aylesworth of Cotner university. At
conclusion ot the exercises the gracl
and 'their friends partook of a spread u
Llndell hotel.
Frank Jacobs was held up by two met
night when he was coming down town a
bicycle. When ordered to throw up his 1
he did to , at the same time openlni
mouth and emitting a yell that scare <
would-be bicycle robbers away. The mei
their faces masked with handkerchiefs.
The Irish people ot Lincoln will cele
St. Patrick's day Sunday evening , wht
appropriate program of speaking and i
will be carried out at the Oliver theati
The history department ot the Woi
club met this afternoon and bad under
eideratlon King Philip's war and othe
dlan troubles of that time. A very i
eating feature of the program was a ta
Indian manners , customs and characte
Mrs. T. H. Tibbies , herself an Indian w
formerly known a * "Bright Eyes. "
At a meeting of the school board lost
it was decided to seed down all of the si
bouse- yards to blue grass ana clovei
otherwlto beautify tbo surroundings c
schools.
The case ot the stat of Nebraska at
Frank Hilton , ex-oil inspector , which
to have been heard In district court
week , bas been continued to the next
A case has come up In district court
involving the validity ot contracts sign
Sunday. Some time ago Louis Poska e
a stay bond with Ernest Hunger on t
Judgment. Now Poska come * Into cour
csks for an Injunction against the owi
the Judgment to prevent him from le
on the property ot Poska , the reason
for the application being that the bom
Igned on Sunday and Is therefore vol
Omaha people at the hotels : At the
dell J. A. East. F. L. Lewla. J. F.
Charles McArthur , R. J. Eraklne. A
Lincoln K. P. Jordan , John McDau ;
and wife , J. C. Williams , M. M. Rayl
Valentine' * Xerr School Ilullilli
VALENTINE. Neb. . March 17. ( Sp
Valentine has Just completed an
echool moved Into a new edifice. The '
ing Is ot brick and stone , seven room :
designed by C. F. Belndorff of Oma
heated and ventilated by the Smeed h
system and la a model In every parti
The building cost close to $15,000 and
honest Job throughout. Valentino '
corps ot five teachers , of which Prof.
Watson , ex-county superintendent of
ders county , la principal- the grade te <
being selected from the beet In the si
Pout NalU n Lie.
COLUMBUS. Neb. , March 17. ( Spec
Ex-Chief Justice A. M. Post of thi
was much surprised when bis attentlo
called to the story in a recent issue
Omaha paper regarding his asplratloi
United States district attorney. In i
tervlevr this morning he said he never
talned the slightest idea of anything <
sort ; that he bad no claim or title
ever to the office and that the repor
Blood
Humor !
Whether Itching , burning , bleeding , sc
cruited , pimply , or blotchy , thother iitn
scrofulousor hereditary , from Infancy to :
peedlly cared by warm baths with Cirnc
BOAP , gentle anointing * with CUTICUUA ( c
ment ) , the treat tVln cure , and mild def
of Ctmcunx RBOLYBXT , gteatott ol b
purifier * and. humor cure * . ,
Qticur ;
a fabrication. Mr. Post desires to si
that he has retired from public life and h
resumed his law practice , which Is a vc
lucrative one.
B W. Tlcc , New York agent of the Ch
drcn's Aid society , will be here April
with a car load ot orphan children and
committee of six prominent business m
will assist him In trying to find sultat
homes for them among the good people
I'latto county , The children range from
to 16 years of age and have been pick
up In the cities ot the east , where they we
without parents or friend * .
MECtIM DECLAIIUU SOT GUILT
Jury Clenrn Sinn Churned wl
Aminult on I'eter CnrtU.
PLATTSMOUTH , Neb. , March 17. ( S )
clal. ) The Jury In the c fc of the Sti
against Herbert Mccum , charged with i
sault with Intent to kill Peter Curtis , al
o'clock today returned a verdict of i
guilty. The general opinion has been tl
the man would be convicted , but owing
the Illness of the county attorney his a
was not as strong as It might have be <
especially his plea. Several Instances
oversight on some one's part have be
brought to light , one being no lew than I
loss of the shoes which Mecum wore at 1
time of hs ! arrest and which correspond
so minutely with the shoo tracks found
the field at the scene of the crime.
The court today Is occupied with ( he ci
of James McComb , charged by the state w
shooting with Intent to kill one Prink Rai
some time last spring. McCo-nb's case M
set for last term of court , but when the c :
was called McComb was a minus quantl
After court adjourned he suddenly oppca
and said ho was ready for trial , having J
returned from a pleasure trip Into Tex
He was given accommodations at the cou :
basilic so that he would not go to Klond
for his health. Matthew Gcrlng is defe
Ing him , whllo County Attorney Graves ,
slsted by H. D. Travis , has charge of
prosecution ,
ChooMno ; Local Uulern.
SHELTON , Neb. , March 17. ( Special
A largely attended citizens' caucus was h
last night for placing In nomination :
trustees , to bo voted for at the April e !
tlon. The following were selected : J.
Daw son , F. D. Reed , J. B. Hedge , Ji
Conroy and L. L. Weaver. The first th
are present members of the board. Ap
cation will bo made , provided license
voted at the election , for three saloon t
mils at $ $750 a year.
WEST POINT , Neb. , March 17. ( Spec
The citizens of West Point last evenlnf
mass convention , nominated the follov
candidates for city offices : Mayor , D.
Glffert ; city clerk , James C. Elliott ; i
treasurer , Peter Poellet ; city engineer , Fr
L. Boyer ; all present Incumbents.
ASHLAND. Neb. , March 17. ( Special T
gram. ) The first gun In the municipal
palgn In this city was fired tonight at
meeting of the republican city ponven
In the Lynura building. The meeting
organized by the election of W. N. Bee
Jr. , chairman , and John W. Moon , ( secret
Nominations for city officers resulted as
Ions : Mayor , John C. Rallsback ; cl
Russell D. Pine ; treasurer , John W. Mi
police Judge , Jesse N. Moon ; member !
city council , John H. Granger ( one yt
term , to fill vacancy caused by deatl
David Baker ) , First ward ; John A. Re
long term ; Second ward , Jeff Smith ; mem
I of the Board of Education , A. S. Von M
i feUo and Fred Christian. The meeting
Journed after electing W. N. Becker ,
chairman of the city central committee
the ensuing campaign.
Conntry Killtorx' Conclnre.
EMERSON , Neb. , March 17. ( Specla
Following Is the program for the North
Nebraska Editorial association , which n
hero April 22 : Address , President A. J. " *
son , Coleridge Blade ; paper , "Strict ' ] ;
Advance , Cash Subscription Plan , " /
Langer , West Point Republican ; gel
discussion led by W. S. Goldle , Wayne I
ocrat ; paper , "Patents ; " A. P. Chllds , OH
son Reporter ; general discussion , Eu
Muse , Ponca Journal ; paper , "The Edit
Page , " E. Cunningham , Wayne Republl
general discussion , led by E. B. Wl
South Sioux City Argus ; paper , "Postal 1
Relating to Newspapers , " M. W. Mui
Fender Times ; general discussion , E
Carter , Lyora Sun ; paper , "Nonpar !
Newspapers , " IE. E. Shackletord , i
News ; general discussion , J. W. Hi
bcrger , Fender Republic ; paper , "I
Rates , " Phil Sprecher , Norfolk Jou
general discussion , E. J. Barnes , Newc
Times ; paper , "The Free List , " J. C. E
Dlxon Tribune ; general discussion , Id
Warner , Lyons Mirror.
Verdict of Guilty.
BEATRICE , Neb. , March 17. ( SpMlal
egram. ) Late last night the Jury In the
of the State against M. S. Woolather , cha
with aiding and abctttlng the cutttn
young Sherman at Cortlaad Christmas n
returned a verdict ot guilty. \
ather Is an uncle ot young VauDerpool ,
has confessed to having done the cu'
Ho Is only 16 years of age. D. J. Hoi
-soy , charged with bursliry and grand
ceny at Adams , was tried today , the
tonight rendering a ver.llct ot guilty of j
larceny.
Neat of nobbern Unenrtheil.
ASHLAND , Neb. , March 17. ( Specl ;
A nest of robbers bas been unearthed c
0 Island In the Platte river about-seven i
northeast ot this city and near the cc
it , enco of the Elkhorn and Platte rivers. B
i. g hounds from Beatrice were secured tc
. on the trail of the robbers of Langan I
store at Gretna Tuesday. They follow *
the Platte river and were then taken ate
nd to the Island. The officers placed two
d under arrest and took them to Faplllii
> 8 await trial.
idg Wonmn'o CInb.
g i ASHL-VND , Neb. , March 17. ( Specl
The regular session of the Woman's cli
Ashland was held Wednesday afternoc
the residence of E. A. Wlggenhorn ,
twenty-three members present. The 1
urcr's report showed the club to be In
financial condition. Committees reportcc
ty arrangement * bad been perfected fet
entertainment of the Plattsmoutn and V
Ing Water Woman's club * In this clt
May 12.
ie Forty-Hour Devotion.
iWEST POINT. Neb. . March 17. ( Spe
is St. Patrick' * day was celebrated li
la Mary's Catholic church by the Instlt
Jf of a forty-hour devotion , which comm
" this morning. Very large numbei
ln people attended the opening services.
* Bides the local clergy the Rev. Victor
of Clean and the Rev. C. Wallbau
3 * Howclls are present. The devotion
close on Saturday evening.
Celebrate Their Golden Wriltll
HUMBOLDT , Neb. , March 17. ( Specl
Mr , and Mrs. J. J. Morris of this city
ty brated their golden wedding annlversa
as the home of their daughter , Mrs. Val 1
in last evening. Mr. and Mrs. Morris
or been residents of this rectlcm for many ;
n-
nT - UenUon Caiicnueii.
The DENISON , la. , March 17. ( Special. )
tM republican caucus held tonight mad
M following nominations : Mayor , B. Y.
olson ; solicitor , J. B. Ahrens ; treai
E. S. Plimpton ; assessor , A. J. Bond ; ;
men , E. Qullck , S. Luncy , L. B. >
'Max ' Sune.
Insane.
CLAY CENTER , Neb. . March 17.-
clal. ) The commissioners of ineanlty ol
county yesterday adjudged William
ot Sutton Insane and , ordered him tak
the asylum.
Heneco Clul > ' Hall.
A social dance was given In Morand'
lost night by the Heneco club , compos
the employes ot Hene & Co. It wa
first social Fathering of tbo society , t
Is of recent organization. A long i
program was In charge of a good orch
The otllcers of the club are : Fred I
president ; Miss Annie Calvin , vice
Ident ; L P. Hansen , secretary ; Miss
Kle , treasurer. The club Intends to i
the affair of last evening- intern
two weeks. ,
Order the Volunteer * to Drl
HAVANA , March 17. General Arola
called the colonels and chief * of volu
together and ho * ordered them to dri
etoerwU * trala U U * a U BlUtarjr
NEW HEARING FOR BARTI.E
Supreme Court Makes the Annonnccme
Just Before Adjourning.
DEFAULTER'S APPEAL WILL BE REAKGUl
One Member of the Court , Snlil to 1
Judge Sullltan , Denlreii to Hear
the Attornc } for
Defenie.
LINCOLN , March 17. ( Speclal.-The i
prcmo court this afternoon announced t !
the rchearlngs asked for In the cases ot
D. Mllle , convicted of unlawfully borrow
mccey from the treasurer ot Harlnn coun
Carroll and Brown , convicted of burglary
York county , find the bondanen ot Dan
Scott , had been denied.
Upon the adjournment ot court this cvi
Ing It was announced that a re-argumi
had I/pen ordered In the Bartley case. Me
bcra of the court stated that the attorni
would bo given time to prepare their an
mcnts and supplemental briefs , and that I
case wilt bo hoard at the next sitting or '
ono following. It Is the long standing r
ot the court that where ono .member
elrcs a re-argument In a care It la gran
without division , and It has leaked out t
Judge Sullivan was the member who as )
"or the re-argument In this case , he be
he only member ot the court who was
iresent at the other hearing. Judge Su
'an ' was Interviewed tonight , but declined
: onflrm or deny this report.
The court handed down a number
iplnlons , one of which was In the c
wrought by the officials ot the city ot I
: oln to decldo whether under the new cl
er the offices of city attorney , engineer i
vater commissioner are elective or appo
ve. Under the old charter these offices w
leotlve. but the new charter gave
mayor the power to appoint. The sec' '
elating to this was the one that also (
alncd the provision tor the appointment
. ftro and police commission , and that I
if the section relating to the commlst
having been declared unconstitutional by
: ourt In a former decision , It was dee
a know if too same ruling would a |
: o that part ot the section providing for
ifflces which were to be filled by the ma
and there was much anxiety to have
question settled before election , each pi
In the meantime nominating candidates
he poaltlcas referred to. The court dec
, hat the entire section of the charter to \
and that the offices are elective , the ru
being that "when the Invalid part ot
act was the consideration or Inducement
ho residue , the valid and Invalid port
will fall together. "
In the case of Emtnct and Prank Pej
convicted by the district court of Dou
county with having committed assault
Intent to .do great bodily harm , the J
ment of the lower court Is reversed and
oise Is remanded. This Is done on ace
ot Improper Instruction on the part of
trial court regarding on alibi.
The case from Otoe county , where !
man named Davis had been sentenced
'arceny an bailee , Is reversed and remar
beccausc ot the fact that the trial c
allowed the Introduction ot evidence a
other acts ot the prisoner having no bee
on the case except to prejudice the Ju :
The Browning burglary caeo from (
county 1 rsversed and remanded for
reason that the prisoner was not arral
and allowed to plead before trial.
The- Sons of Veterans camp at 81
wrote the adjutant general ot the Nat
Guard , asking If the state could furnlst
camp muskete with bayonets attached , I
used for drilling. General Barry a < ns
that there are no muskets that can be
out for sued a purpose.
Captain B. J. Young of Sante-e Ir
agency writes to Adjutant General Barr ;
permission to organize a company of
National Guard at the agency , to bo
half-breeds- and Ind
posed of whites , - -
He eays that all of them have good he
and that about thirty-five ot the men
scouta under General Ouster. If perm
to organize the- new company wishes to 1
to drill April 1.
Yesterday Governor Holcomb received
following telegram :
NEW YORK , March -8llas A.
comb , Lincoln : Will you kindly teles
New York World your views on pro
tlon to adjourn congress , leaving Cu
Spanish question open. Should not
gress take definite and Immediate acttc
relieve public tension over the crisis ?
THE WORI
The reply to the above was sent today
was as follows :
LINCOLN. March 17.-The World ,
York : In my Judgment It Is the dut
our representatives In congress to re :
in session until the Spanish questloi
definitely settled. They would be reel
to their trust and unworthy of the c
dence reposed In them If they failed i
80. SILAS A. HOLCOJ
The governor also telegraphed Senate
len today to the following effect :
LINCOLN , March 17. Hon. Wllllar
Allen , Washington : . The patriotism
loyalty of Nebraska's citizens In the pr <
crisis would be very appropriately n
nlzed by christening one of the rec
purchased battleships "Nebraska. " :
this may be done.
SILAS A. HOLCOMB , Goverr
Movement * of Oeenn Ve elH Mare
At New York-Sailed Nomadic , for I
pool ; Weimar , for Breman.
At Stettin Arrived Island , from
York.
At London Sailed Massachusetts ,
New York. Arrived Manitoba , from
York.
At Qucenstown Sailed Rhynlaml.
Philadelphia ; Germanic , for New Yor
At Rotterdam Sailed Rotterdam ,
New York.
At nremer Haven Arrived Havel ,
New York.
At Genoa Arrived Saale. from
York. Balled Ems , for New York.
6
FORECAST OF TODAY'S WEATJ
Partly Cloudy , lAcvoiiipanled
Xortltrnnterly Wln < 1i.
WASHINGTON , March 17. Fvrecas
Friday :
For Nenraska-lPartly cloudy ; nortl
crly winds.
For lown Generally fair Friday ; sll
colder ; easterly winds.
For South Dakota Fair and sll
co'.der Frldajnortherlv ; winds.
For Missouri and Kansas Threat
weather and probably rnln In southern
tlons ; easterly wlndf.
For Wyoming Fair Friday ; va
winds.
Local Iteeonl.
OFFICE OF THE WEATHER BUR
OMAHA , -March 17. Omaha recordi of
peraturo and rainfall compared will
corresponding day ot the lost three yei
. ' 1898. 1897. 189C
Maximum temperature . .49 CO 2
Minimum temperature . . . 28 42 2
Average temperature . . . . 3S 54 31
Rainfall 00 .06 .1
Record of temperature and preclpll
at Omaha for this day and since ! k
1. 1837 ;
Normal for the day
Excess for the day
Accumulated excess since March 1. , . . .
Normal rainfall for the day ( v
Deficiency for the day 0
Total rainfall since March 1 i
Deficiency since -March. 1 2
Deficiency corresponding ; period ' 97 .3
Deficiency corresponding period ' 96 .1
ileporti front Stations at 8 n.
T todloiU * trace ot precipitation.
U A , WBUJt , LoeaJ rereeait oa
THUIM : Moftfc noniE *
en roll I nor , the nuliiftrnf the tn 1
ChlcnKo HlrV !
CHICAGO , March n.Rrree burned and
mangled bodies were tak0n > tpday from the
building 216-221 Wabash avenue , which was
destroyed by fire yesterda'y1 'morning ' , This
brings the number ot Whbwn dead to rlx ,
whllo fourteen persons rjp fed as missing
tad not been accounted if6rltal a late hour
onlght.
Firemen today unearthed iho bodies of
Charles A. Price , cashlcrf'lfrnry R. Nelson ,
chemist , and Mrs. M. E. Harris , bookkeeper ,
ill employed by the W. jAiriOlmstcad Sclen-
Iflc company. n iit
The three victims wlio.lost their lives by
eaptng from the bulldlqe , to the pavement
iclow were Edward nlnzi cashier for Sweet ,
Wallach & Co. ; Miles Ajimlth and Samuel
A , Clark , employes ot tnc. ) Olmstead com
pany.
The missing , all ot whom were connected
with these two firms , ere as follows : W.
A. Olmstead , C. H. Arms , W. J. Wllcox ,
William Bass , Miss Hattle Davidson , M'.as
Anna Guest , William Marvin , A. N. Peter
son , Mrs. Walking , George Stltt , C. A , An
derson , Fred Robertson , Emma Carroll ,
"Tony , " an office iboy.
The search of the ruins will be returned
tomorrow. As most ot the missing \\cro
seen about the building durltg or Just before -
fore the fire It secma certain the list ot fa
talities will reach a score.
RUMORS ARE RIFE
( Continued from First Page. )
"The King , the Queen Regent and the Army
and the Navy of Spain. " Ho said : "Tho
present generation will never see another
banner than that of Spain at the entrance
ot the Gu.lt of Mexico. Thct banner , repre
senting Civilization , progress , liberty , hu
manity and religion , will be eternal like that
ot the first American nation. "
CONDITION OV S1'AI\ FINANCES.
Figured ShonrlnK Iliiukrnpt Condition
of the I'rouil Don * .
( Copyright , 1S9S , by Press 1'ubllehlng Company. )
MADRID ( via Baycnne ) , March 17. ( Now
York World Cablegram Special Telegram. ]
Just when schemes are mooted for the set
tlement ot the Cuban question by American
guaranties for the Cuban debt It may be
Interesting to place before the United Stales
the real figures of that debt and the eumc
required for Its Interest and sinking funi
annually. Before the present Insurrecttor
broke out the Cuban debt consisted first
of $124,000,000 C per cent stock redeemable
In forty jeare , created In 1S9G , which re
quire now $7,098,200 for Interest , payable It
gold , and $760,000 In gold for sinking fund
secondly. $35,000,000 5 per cent stock re
deemab'.e In forty years , created In 1S90
requiring $1,750,000 In gold for a slnklni
fund. Both these loans are guaranteed li
ic first place by a mortgage on the revcnui
t Cuban customs , hence their name , hypoth
cary Cuban bonds , then by a general reve
ue of the Island , and lastly by a subsldlar ;
uaranty of the Spanish Imperial treasury
Vhen the present rebellion broke out th
ustome revenue of the colony sufficed t
over the Interest and sinking fund on thes
wo loans. ,
It Is not generally known that the loai
t 1890 bas been much larger than the $35 ,
00,000 actually Issued , as the original Inten
Ion had been to create $10,000.000 more c
per cent redeemable stock , with coupon
nd sinking fund payable In gold , to rcplac
iy conversion ot what remained ot the * ol
per cent loan of 1686ictily the Madrl
government at that time , could not plac
dvantageously In 1899 the 5 per cent stocl
which consequently remained lu the band
t the colonial ministers.
When the present Insurrection broke on
he Cortez authorized the government c
anovas to make use ot these $140,000-,000 c
per cent stock , a part'of ' which was soli
a part serving as a guaranty for advance
t the Bank or Spain and other firms , thi
adding to the Cuban debt i. In capital , $130
000,000 ; Interest , $7.000,000 ; sinking funi
920,000. The Spanish .government has bi
Idea borrowed since lu Spain $160,000,000 1
he shape ot 5 per cent stock , redeemabl
n elfht years , guaranteed by the revcnt
ot the homo peninsular customs , though sal
oan and all Its annual charges for Interei
and linking fund , amounting to $24,500,00
not ID gold , but pesetas , are chargeable t
he Cuban debt and the Cuban treasury , bi
cause the whole proceeds ot this loan ai
aiflo used for the expenses of the presei
Cuban Insurrection.
The sum total ot the Cuban debt Is $2S3
760,000 lu Cuban 6 and 5 per cent bond
whose Interest and sinking fund are payab
la gold , and $180,000,000 Spanish custon
guaranteed 5 per cent bonds , whose Intcre
and linking fund Is payable In pesetas. A
most all of these bends are held by Spanli
Investors In Spain.
When the Madrid- government Issued tl
royal decrees establishing home rule In Cul
last November the settlement of the Cub :
debt and the share of the burden to I
borne by the colony and the mother count :
wan left open to question , to be dlscussi
and decided later on , after pacification , b
tween the Cuban and Spanish parllamen
and governments.
It would be difficult to ascertain tl
definite cost of the war and the amou
of debt and liabilities , as it Is admitted th
eu January 1 , 1898 , $70,000,000 were due
army , navy and civil functionaries , pe
eloners and contractors , for several mont
In arrears , outside and above the regul
debts.
Cuban autonomist and conservative repi
sentatlves have assured me repeatedly th
could not say that their la lend could pc
elbly undertake to raise by taxation t
face of the interest and sinking fund
the actual debt , as $42,208,200 is annual
required. Spaniards also argue that wl
their annual budgets producing $160,000,0
with difficulty from existing taxation , th
could not afford to be saddled with $42,000,0
more taxation. Even now , out ot a budg
of $160,000,000 , Spain devotes nearly $68,001
000 to its own peninsular debts. The Sptnl
exterior debt , with coupons payable In gel
amounts to $394,230,000 ; the Interior debt
$270,163,000 , with coupons payable In peseti
$310,355,000 of redeemable debt ; about $11
000,000 bearing Interest In pesetas and in In
Items in this data.
ARTHUR F. HOUGHTON ,
CHILI DRIVES A 1IAHD HAilGAl
WanU mi ? Money for the CruU
O'HlKRlnii.
( Copyrlsrht , ist)8 ) , by Pr8s Publlihlnir Compan
LONDON , March 17. ( New York Woi
Cablegram Special Telegram. ) Command
Brnwnson , special commissioner from t
United States , government for the purcbt
ot warships and material In Europe , w
arrived In London ladt joUht by the St. Pa
was seen this mornlii fl't the United Bta
embassy and In reglyo questions ea
"My plans are quite unsettled , I may lea
London In twenty-fopi ; hours or I may n
I can't say whether J ap going to Engll
ship yards or abro d.untll I receive
at ructions. I have otljtyig to do with I
Brazilian ships already .purchased. Thi
are In the hands of. Lieutenant Colwell.
had a flne trip over , n'd. expect to have
uncommonly busy time , on this side , t
can't tell how long I. may stay. "
Lieutenant ColwqU Lfald : "I hoist 1
United States flag o'nthe , Amazono *
Gravesand tomorrow"mdr lng at 11 o'clo
I have not a complete crow yet , but he
enough officers an ! meja' to bold the a !
until a orew arrives. , 'We shall then aw
orders from , the Navy department as to c
future movements. " ' ' ' t
"Has anything further been done abi
acquiring the O'HlgglniT"
"Well , that Is a question on which
don't feel at liberty to say anything. "
"Is it true that you are also After t
Argentine cruisers ? "
"We may bo. Where did you hear thai
"I vent a dispatch yesterday stating tl
the purchase ot the O'HIgglns depended
whether the Argentine Republic would c
their cruisers at the same time. "
"Well , there may to eomcthing In th
but you know I can't talk about those m
ten. "
Subsequent Inquiries In reliable quart
elicited the information that -the offer mi
by the United States for the O' < Hlggln v
the extreme outlay by Chill with 20 per c
added. The Chilian naval commission 1
declined * ' Is offer and I learn that even
U dUtculty About Argentine be lurmouo
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Chili will Insist on getting something more
than 20 per cent. The O'HIgglns Is really
a magnificent cruiser with every latest im
provement in machinery , armament and
armor.
UIVIXG 'AFTER ' THE BIO GU.\S.
Trying to Get the Cannon Oat of the
Wreck.
( Copyright. 1S98. by Press IHiblliMnit Company. )
HAVANA , March 17. ( New York World
Cablegram Special Telegram. ) The Investi
gation of the causea of the Maine disaster
is about over. The American naval divers
have commenced to delve In other parts of
the ship for valuable guns. The Spanish
doing nothing. They tell their officers that
the Maine's ram cannot bo found. At least
this U what the officers say. But my agent
Is able to swear that the Spanish divers do
know where the Maine's bow Is and that U
Is Just where It has been shown to bo , ex
cept that It Is twisted at more than a right
i'O angle with the remainder of the wreck.
i'Or Such WCB the awful force ot that blow to
r tbo right that the two portions ot the Maine
at make almost the sharp angle of sixty de
JU grees , one to the other.
11 American divers got up two email rapid
fire cannon from the Intact stem of the
it , wreck and breech block * of two six.Inch
t- gins. The guns themselves are to come up
today. The wreckers rather thought the rais
rs ing of these Impossible without taking oft
de the decks and clearing away the heavy
aa debrle , but the clever gunner Morgan ex
nt pects to eavs them without extra and long
t * labor by passing holatlng cbalna through the
it bore and dragging them along the decks
ed under water untu under the hatchway ,
through which they may be freely hoisted.
The biggest problem presented now Is the
extraction of the forward big ten-Inch gun.
The portholes In the sunken turret arc not
largo enough for the passage ot the heavy
rifles. Probably the comparatively thin tur
ret top , the presence of which utterly refutco
all idea of the ten-Inch magazine explosion ,
will be cut out and the turret opened as one
would a can of tomatoes. The guns can bo
hauled out from the open top. The marine
growth U so rapid here that experts believe
the rifling ot tbo big guns h entirely culciod ,
even it the guns are hoisted. Even glass
bottles in tha captain's cabin have several
inches of weeds already.
- SYLVESTER 8COVEL.
UATTEIUKS STA11T FOR THIS COAST.
The e from Fort Illley Already an the
Iloail.
KANSAS CITY , March 17. Battery B of
the Fourth artillery and Battery F of the
Vlfth artillery , which had arrived In Kansas
City over the Union Pacific during the night
from Fort Rlley , Kan. , left over the Kaptrns
City , Fort Scott & Memphis this morning
( or the south. Battery C of the Fourth , or
dered to Fortress Monroe , Va. , will doubt-
lei * leave Fort Rlley during the day. .Bat-
terle * B and F left Fort Rlley at 10 o'clock
last night amid considerable commotion
among the townspeople. The batteries were
made up In two train sections , consisting
of nine stock car * for hones and baggage ,
three flat cars for gun * and caissons , two
tourist cars for the enlisted men and a Pull
man for the officer * . The trip to Kama *
City wa * made without Incident. The dif
ferent section * arrived hero about 5 o'clock
and were Immediately turned over to the
Kansu City , Fort Scott * Memphis road.
They were held in the yards of that com * ]
pany for breakfast , tbo first section leaving
for the south at 7:45 : and tbo other at 8:01.
this morning. Battery B , * Fourth artlllcryJ
which goes to New Orleans , will bo give *
over to the Illlnol * Central road at Mcmpblij
and battery F , Fifth artillery , destined fol
Savannah , Ga. , will bo transferred at Bir
mingham , Ala. , to the Central ot Georgia
railroad. The run to Memphis will be made
In about twenty hours.
A special to the Star from Part Rlley
Kan. , toys : Battery F of the Fourth artllj
lery , destined for Fortrees Monroe , pullc
out at 10:30 : this morning on a special Unlod
Pacific train. This train will reach Kaaca
City tills afternoon and leave Immediate
for the Atlantic , following the two batterle
which left last night.
Spaniard * Take Great Precaution * .
HAVANA , March 17. Last night on thd
occasion of General Blanco'a banquet to thl
officers of the Vlzcaya and the Alamlrantl
and the members of the autnamlst govern *
ment , with the correspondent of the Madrid
Imparclal as the only newspaper guest , tbl
palace was more carefully surrounded b |
soldier * an ! police than c > er before , even
the days of Weyler. U was very ovlden
that a dynamite plot or something slmlla
wu feared. Anierlccn cot respondents , whe
socking tbo censor , were ushered up eta'r
Into the presence of that functionary
tween two members of the Order Public
Tbo correspondents protested , saying the un |
forms of the custodians might well to dll
cardel for petticoats.
Kern. II ear lien Havana.
HAVANA , March 17. The United 6Ut
dispatch boat Fern boa arrived ber %
