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If THE OMAHA DAILY BEE. 1 ' ESTABLISHED JUNE 19 , 1871. OMAHA , WEDNESDAY MOUSING- , NOVEMBER 10 , 1 SOS-TWELVE PAGES. SINGLE COPY FIVE CENTS. * MAKES HIS REPORT tf Wr Eobert P , Port r Submits Beiulta of His ; Investi ationi. * DETAILS THE CONDITIONS IN CUBA Goes Back Orer Besords for Period of Fourteen Tears. EXAMINES FIVE HUNDRED WITNESSES It Will Be of Interest to Prospective American Investors , ' TARIFF LAW NOW MOST IMPORTANT Commlnsloner Present * Some Sugges tion * Alon Thin Line In the Shape of a Com plete Bill. WASHINGTON , Nov. 15. Robert P. Porter ter , special commissioner for the United States to Cuba and Porto Rico , presented bis report to tbo president and secretary to day. The report submitted contains about 60,000 words and goes fully Into the finan cial and economical condition of Cuba , ana- Ilzlng the budget of that Island for four teen ycart , showing the sources ot Income and the causes ot expenditure. There are some supplementary reports yet to be made. There are also among tbo data and testi mony collected many valuable statements relating to the financial , Industrial , com mercial and social condition of the Island of Cuba , which form a nucleus for a report of prospects for American enterprises and the opportunities for American capital and later when the more pressing question ot the government and revenue and taxation of the Island have been settled. Mr. Porter , In the opening of bis report , testified to the consideration and courtcg ) abown him by Spaniard and Cuban alike , In 'both civil and military positions , in furnishing him Information for his report. The Cubans engaged in business , and the military commanders In tbo field , from Generals Gomez and. Rodriguo down , alike have shown their sympathy In the work en trusted to Commissioner Porter by the gov ernment of the United States , and proffered their services In its prosecution. The following extract from a letter writ ten to Commissioner Porter by General Gomez , tinder date of October 3 , will be read with Interest : "I must congratulate you cordially for the high mission which yeti have had entrusted to you. I am completely Identified on all nnd with til conccrnlnjc . On my side I am doing all I can for the Immediate re construction of the country. Its wounds will heal with the rapid promotion of the work. This U tu * bsttle w ' are now fighting and all men ot good will should join us In our struggle- " Mr. VTrt r nxMnf/iwl / berth " * nthe .L'nite Btatea and In Cuba , some EOO wltuesecs , all of whosb testimony is published In the np- Tcndlk io the report. ' Mr. Porter has also submitted for the ap proval of tha secretary of the treasury s complete revision ot the Urlft in tha form of a new bill , -which will bo examined oy tha experts of the Treasury department , and U approved will bo promulgated by the president and take effect at the port ol Clcnfuegw December 1 , that being , In all probability , the first .important port to com * Into the poHesslon ot the United States. In the consideration of the Cuban question U became apparent that the most pressing ueod of the Island was a larlff that would bear lightest in the directions where th < people could least afford the burden of tax atlon and heaviest on commodities whlct the well-to-do and those engaged In large enterprises required. Commissioner Portei says : * The Spanish tariff .was made by Spaniard for Spain , in the Interests of the Span ards That seemu to be the onli' principle In It In adopting for an exigency measure th rate of duty which Spa'u lovrlel for its ow commodities , the United States acted wisely Those rates were , however , full of Inequal itles and were not levied OP auy souir principle , but the "heads Spain wins am tails Cuba loses" idea prevails In the wnol flSlTVasbfound that the on'v wiy to remcd the Inequalities , equal's ' : , ) tin raw of dutv Improve the administration and to roJue the rates of duty on all irtlcl.ss } ' * consumption was ti > practically frarin * a no. . not been thought ejvlable to mak radical changes In the admlnlstraiU branches , nor to ehsnge. weights nd meas ures Into the United States equivalent , because cause the people of Cuba" are accustomed t the metric system. United States currencj however , has been su's'ltilted fnr the Spa.l Ish peios. This will simplify the collectlj of duties , as customs duties nt the prcseu time are collected In Cuban ports in I > OH owlon of Spain In three < Sltf-out classc of currency gold , silver and bank ii'itts II , even the gold , fluctuating In value. Reduce * the Dntlei. The tariff thus proposed and tbo adoptlo of which by the United States when th military forces take hold of the custoi houses , will reduce all duties about 60 pe cent on the old Spanish rates and will avei Age two-thirds less than the rates now au thorlztxl. In ports In posseision of Spain. The following table compiled by Mt Porter shows the general average of reduc tlon on various articles Imported into Cuba together with the value of the Imports fo 1806 : Per Value Cent R ( Commodity. ! m2rlf ; ducllot Stones , earth * , ores , etc..H,733,3S8 01 Metals and manufactures 2 aj 61 , PharmacVand'chemlcalB. 2.1C6.U4 ss , Cotton and manufactures of . 5,908,303 64 Hemp. flax , jute and other vegetable fibers and manufactures of . . . 3,5S7T1S 62 Wool , bristles , etc. , and manufacturer of . . . 1 , $ J.193 70 Silk and manufacture of. 315,010 59 Vaper aid Its applications 1.257,132 76 Wood. ttc. . and mami- farturts of . . . . . . . J.OM.OGT 65 Animals and animal wastes . . . . . S.8SO.J09 Cl , Instruments , machinery , _ . _ _ _ etc . 2,123Slj eo Ellmentary substances . . 3U79.g 61 , Miscellaneous . lUa,16o 61 Totals $61.413,331 63 The report slio contains an analysis an discussion of the Cuban budget , In whlc the affect ot tha new tariff on the countr nd the sources of revenue are explalne and discussed. To the question , with such Isrge reduction of duties , bow la It roselbl to secure revenue for the purpose ot ad ministering the government of the Ulan the report says : There are several answers to this que ; tlon and the facts bearing on the subje are given In full In the proper place In tl report. The general answer is that - I reason o ( fraudulent classification and smui gllnK most ot the revenue collected from tl people of Cuba never found lu way Into tl treasury of that Islam ! nor of Bpaln. The cupidity and rapaelty of the Bpanli official In Cuba Is beyond conception and V * way Judga br the results at Santiai the United States officers will be emblcJ to collect as much revenue on a tariff , the duties ot which arc more than a half , or nearly two-thirds less than under the In iquitous law now in force. The reduction to a reasonable rate of duty In certain schedules , euch as thoec relating to machinery , railway supplies , etc. , will Increase the Importation and the revenue will certainly be greater than during the period when the duties have been pro hibitory. A railroad company naturally hesitated to Import a locomotive when the duty was equivalent to the value of the en gine. With a revised tariff of 2. > per cent , for Cuba has no locomotive works. It may Import two , or four , or even six. The same Is true of a variety ot other articles. In all cases where there am some Indus tries In Cuba capable of supplying a manu factured product made by home labor care has been exercised , either by making free the raw material or not ranking a radical reduction of duty , not to injure their pros pects. In to doing It la only carrying out the policy which has been so fruitful In de veloping the industries of the United Stit < - * and securing diversified employment for la : laborers. Below 1 n showing of the average annual custom houte receipts In the Island of Cuba from 18S6 to 1S97 , Inclusive , which Mr. POL ter .has compiled from records ot the sev eral custom houses named : Havana , $3,841- 496i Clenfucgos , $1,140,928 ; Matanzaa , $7S1- 821 ; Santiago do Cuba , $049,041 ; Cardenas , $363,661 ; Sagua la Grande , $249,506 ; Cal- barlen , $142,12t > ; Nuevitas , $130,382 ; Guantanamo - tanamo , $115,057 ; Glbara , $98,873 ; Manza- nlllo , $76,158 ; B.iracoa. $31,124 ; Trinidad , $16,221 ; Santa Cruz , $8,991 ; Zaa , $7C06 ; total , $12,645,894. Moner All Dlnniiiicared. In an interesting analysis of the Cuban budget , showing how much revenue is re quired and how much may bo reasonably be expected of the tariff to bo enforced , Mr. Porter says : The money collected from Cuba , whether It was $26.000.000 or less , has all gone and nothing Is llkily to bo found In the treasury but numerous evidences ot promises to pay , records of receipts given by the government lor goods not paid for , debts ot all kinds , including tbo salaries of a largo number of minor officials The first and moia Inipurt- ant item ot expenditures Is for sovereignty expenses , and aggiegates a sum exceeding $22,000,000. These expensm are sub-divided i.s follows : Intprrot on public debt and gen eral expenses , $12,571,709 ; religion and clergy ( state religion and justice ; , $329,072 ; war , $ . " ) .396,740 ; navy. $1,035,136 ; executive , $2- C45.149 ; total , $22.500,800. The largest item in these expenditures Is ot the Interest on public debt , which aggre gates $10,435 , 83. Tbo other Items of expense undur this bead seem to be of a mlsctllan- cotis character , including some salaries , pcn- slcns , civil , military and naval pensions , public works and gratuities. The next largest expenditure Is for pur poses of war , $5,396,740. These Items are ol especial Interest to Amirican readers. Ihe expenses of Ihe navy aggregate $1.055,1"6 , and of the c-xecutlve department $2,645,141. Under the last section comes the salary < , ( the Cuban governor general , $40,000 , and the expenses of his office. $4G,450 , aggregating $86,450. In this division it appcarx the civil guards were paid , this body of men receiv ing in all $2,095,221. The second largest item In this total U the subsidy to1 the Cam- punla Transatlantlca , which amounts to $471,836. A study ot these several Items at once shows the principal expenditures for the Island of Cuba are those which have di rectly to do with the control of the island by Spain. Cannot Make tin Kntlmntc. It IB Impossible at this moment to snake a satisfactory estimate of this new budget , nor can It well bo done until after the United States forces are In full posscoslon and atle 0 A.-cur& 'complete ' data as to the personal leeds ot the government ot Cuba. Xt ) course he largo Items , such as Interest on public obt , expenditures of Spain for the purpose ot conquering the island , will disappear leaking a reduction. If we include the civil gvardtt , of $18,000,000 or $20,000,000. How much of this amount will be required foi necessary expenses under the new prder ol things It will be Impossible to forecast. Following is a balance of the estimated receipts ai.il expenditures of the budget o he Irland of Cuba for the year 1S9S-99 , U Spanish pezcs : KXPENDITURES. Sovereignty expenditure $22,500Sft Uencntl expenditure ? 15i'J ! ) : Charities , justice and government. . 1,012S5 ! Treasury 703,1)7 ) 'ubllc Instruction 217.03 Public works nnd communications. l,03CoS : \KrIculture , Industry nnd com merce , 108,17 Total $26,374,04 Deduct expenses nut specified 17,31 Total $25,336,73 RECEIPTS. [ .and and professional tuxes $ 6,142,50 Custom hou'ic duties 14,705,00 Internal revenue l.ftlO.cr , Lotteries 1,900,00 Property 435,00 Miscellaneous receipts 1,356,00 Total $26,359.6o Sxcess , 2si Cuban * Stand by Gold. The next most Important subject reachei m the report is that in relation to thn cur rency. Says the rttort : Although Cuba Is afflicted with many kind of depreciated currency the establlshci nosis Is strictly geld , and In any rommer olal enKagoment 'the ' value Is understoni to bo In gold unless Ipeciiicd to the COR irary. Indeed there is soraethlni : almos pathetic in tbo manner which Cuba , thousl plundered nd depleted of its rtwoure * . and wealth , has never wavered from 11 gel oasts. The testimony taken and statements mad on this subject have been unanimously 1 , favor cf a continuous gold bat-lx fnr th Cubans have suffered so much from Spain' various attempts to force depreciated rur rcne.v uoon the people , both In the fore of silver and bank bills , that they wan no further experiment witu the currencj The Spanish silver money current In Hi Island Is onlv taken at the current value which l fixed by the larger or smaller UP rnand for wages and necessities of the gov crnment to pay trcoos. but principally h the continual fluctuation of the value nf th Spanish money In the European market. As this Spanish sliver Is legal tendr In Soaln for Us face value It is able t maintain a fictitious value for purpose r shipment to Europe. At the present mn mont. therefore , this dollar fluctuates wit the fitful change * In Spain's credit and i Is probable , should the United States rstati 1 lull American currency as sole legal ten der for the island of Cuba , Spanish sllvf dollars will all be shipped to Spain. There was , when your commissioner wa in Cuba in September , a margin at 39 pe rnnt on the silver dollars , and financial an business men of Havana do not think tliet dollars would go to a point where It woul not pay to ship the Spanish silver to Spal and Utilize the American dollars In Cubi In this event it will bo necessary for it United States government to ship as tunn silver dollars to Cuba a.s possible , ono pron Inent banking firm suggesting 5,000,000 < 8.000000 , which , with the subsidiary cnlni would be required for small payments. At Santiago the Immediate dlsappearanr of Spanish dollars and minor coins hn made small transactions extremely dlfficul ome think that the present Block of Span Ish silver lu the Island exceeds the ncc Allies , but this is evidently not the rase I Santiago. Trade nefasei Banknotes. Resides the silver there Is a banknol rlrculaty > n , but that bus nn actual bearln on Iho question of currency , as the trad nd business men have refused to accei it and U is at present que ted at less tha 10 cents nn the dollar. The greater pa ; nf this emission , which was a war issu was made by the Spanish government i Madrid , to the Banco Espanol de la Isle ( I * Cuba ( not by that bank ) , and your con missloner finds It Is largely In the hands i peculators and government contractors. Tl only public application Is for the paymei In the custom house ot tbo so-called 10 pi r ut duty assessed on the official value i Imported merchandise in addition to t ] ( Continued oa Third rage. ) BRYAN SEES SILVER LINING lepnblican Saccers at ths Late Elections Causes No Surprise. CHICAGO PLATFORM IS NOT REPUDIATED 'olonrl of the Third Nchraftk * Saj * the Wnr OverHhndovred All Other I tie * in the CampnlKn. LINCOLN. Neb. , Nov. IS.-Coloncl W. J. iryan tonight gave to the Associated Press ho following Interview relative to the late election : " \Vhllo I do not understand that service n the volunteer army prevents a soldier rom expressing opinions upon political questions , I declined to take part In the ate campaign lest I should be accused by > arti mn opponent ! ) ot attempting to cm- > : irrass the administration. Now that the ilectlon Is over I shall exercise a citizen's irlvllego of dUcuarlng the returns. "Compared with the election of 1S90 the cpubricans have gained In some places and ot In others. It was not a sweeping re- ubllcan victory. On the whole , the result s not surprising when It Is remembered hat the administration Is just concluding a Eticcts&ful war. "While a majority of the soldlcro are propably anti-republican , the management of the war has been entirely In republican hands and the strongest argument used 'tur ' ns the campaign was that a republican defeat would discredit the president In the eyes ot foreign nations , while his commis sioners were engaged in making a treaty. "It was not a trial upon the Issues now before the people , but a successful plea for a continuance of the case. The people have lot accepted the gold standard ; they have not fatten In love with the plan to give ho banks a monopoly ot the Issue of paper money ; they have not decided to retire he greenbacks ; they have not surrendered o the trusts. 'These questions were forced Into the background by the declaration of war , but .tiey must be faced again as soon as peace s restored. The Chicago platform presents for public consideration certain vital , eco nomic questions. That platform has not been abandoned by those who endorsed It n 1896. It will be reaffirmed In 1900 , be cause It gives expression to the hopes and aspirations of a largo majority of the party. 'When the democrats , populists and sli ver republicans favored Cuban Independence they understood that war would give a temporary advantage to the party In power , but they were willing to risk defeat in order to aid the people lighting < to be free. 'Neither can the election bo regarded as an endorsement- any definite foreign pol- cy. Until a treaty of peace has been en tered into and the terms made known the people cannot pass judgment upon It. Whether the war wllr raise any question of sufficient Importance to turn public at tention away from domestic problems re mains to bo seen. " In regard to the Nebraska election he Bald : "A light vote was caet in Nebraska , Jut the fusjonlsts have elected the entire etate ticket and carried toe 'p&mo ' rnntiT't. slonal district * that they carried In ISStt. It .Senator Allen la defeated for re-election It will be because senators are elected by legislators Instead of by the people. If a republican senator Is chosen by the new legislature he will go to Washington to rep resent a minority of the people of the Mate and to thwart the wiir of the majority. " HANNA SETSJUWSELF RIGHT Doen Not Expect ComliiK SeKMlon of Conirremi to UevlHe the TurllT Lawn. CLEVELAND , Nov. lb. Senator Hanna said today that In his interview ccncernlng the necessity for a revision of the war rev enue and tariff law bo Intended to cast nc reflection on the Dlngley law. "What I said , " declared the senator , "was that a re vision of the tariff must eventually come , I did not mean that revision should neces sarily bo attempted at the coming session ol congress. The revenues from tariff duties lire , however , declining because ot the de crease in Imports. I repeat that I am IE favor ot putting duties on tea , coffee and other articles which we cannot produce. " Senator Hanna objected to the imputation that his views on the tariff and war revenue measures were associated with the policy ol expansion. "I said nothing whatever nboul expansion in my recent Interview , " said the senator today , "and nobody had authorltj to put wordn ! n my mouth on that subject. " OBDAM ARRIVES FROM SOUTH Elmer Hnthawny of Fort nilejr , Kan. Die * on Voyage and U Ilnrled at Sea. NEW YORK , Oct. IB. The transpon Obdam , from Porto Rico and Santiago wltt seventy-two convalescent and discharged soldiers and several civilians , arrived hen yesterday and anchored In the upper bay During tbo voyage to this olty Elmer Hatha. way of Fort Riley , Kan. , a member of th < hospital corps who was put on board ai Santiago as a convalescent , died ot con sumption and was burled at sea. Quartermaster Michaels , from Porto Rico and Lieutenant Livings ten of General Grant's staff , who are on furlough , came a ; passengers. Another passenger was Lieu. tenant Frederick L. Brandon of the Cubat army. His home is In Minneapolis , and hi vas a member of the staff of Brigadier Gen eral Sinchez. He bears dispatches for thi Cuban representatives In Washington. More Oblo Factional Politic * . CLEVELAND. O. . Nov. 15. Another stei was taken today In the Burke-Dellenbaugl controversy , which grew Indirectly out o the fight over the election ot Senator Hann In Columbus last winter. The Investlgatloi committee of the bar met and formally tcol up the charge against Vernon Burke , wh Is a state senator , as well as an attorney The charge is that he slandered Judg Frank E. Dellenbaugh by declaring to member of the common pleas bench tha Dellenbaugh , while a Judge , had receive : remuneration In a cae which , when it de veloped Into a suit at law , was heard b ; him as a Judge. The committee will begl : to take teotlmony on Saturday morning. Colonel Andel SPRINGFIELD. III. . Nov. IB. Colme Caslmlr Andel of the Fourth Illinois volun leers has resigned from his office at Ea vannah , Ga. , and left the regiment. He wll bo succeeded by Lieutenant Edwin Swift c the Ninth Illinois , the selection being mad by Governor Tanner. Tanltal U All Subscribed. PITTSBURG. Nov. 15. The last of th three-fourths ot the capital of the new tl plate combine to be apportioned among tb manufacturers was subscribed for todaj This completes tbo first and most Importer step In the organization ot the gigantic con : blnatlon. 1'nnk Uoea Into Liquidation. BOSTON. Nov. 15. The directors of tb Rovcre National bank at a meeting tods decided to place the institution in llquldt I tlon crt December 1. CABINET IS NOT UNHOPEFUL llrlleven Spain Will See the f Complying with the Amerl * cnn Demand * . WASHINGTON , Nov. 15. Attorney Gen eral Grlggs and Secretary BHui were not present nt today's cabinet meeting , having left with Mr. Dawts , the comptroller ot the currency , to attend tho- banquet tonight by the New York Chamber of Commerce. The meeting occupied less time than usual. Ad * ministration officials do cot Ab.ro Hip opin ion expressed In tomt- quarters that ths Paris commission will ( all In Its effort : ) to agree upon a treaty. This opinion Is not based upon any gpccldc Information received from Paris , but rathei upon the fact that by withdrawing from tilt conference Spain baa nothing to gain and 1 1) ) to lone. It Is undoubtedly true that ehould the Spaniards adopt this course they would sacrifice the Indemnity this government li now disposed to grant and would make fur ther trouble for themselves. The United States undoubtedly would Immediately take forcible possession of the entire Philippine group nnd at once enter upon a military and navJ campaign , which would end only upon an unconditional surrender of whatever ter ritory this government might see flt to de mand. It Is believed that the United States at this time would consent to a cash payment of from $20,000,000 to $25,000,000 rather than renew the war , but the longer a final set tlement Is delayed thr smaller will bo the Indemnity. In any event the president Is not disposed to brook unnecessary prolonga tion of the negotiations and It Is believed has so Indicate to our peace commissioners. NEW WYOMING POSTMASTERS Appnlnteoi In tlic I'oatnl Service and Chnnprea In I > niitofllccn In > c- brnnka nnd lunn. WASHINGTON. Nov. 15. ( Special Tele gram. ) Wjomlng postmasters have been appointed as foTlona : David Yarlot , ot Bald Mountain , Sheridan county , and Mrs. E' . Wlddowflcld , at Widdowfield , Carbon county. An order was Issued establishing a postofllce at Andes , Charles Mis county , with Carl Oaghcr as postmaster. Alfred Worsdcll , Nebraska , wae today ap pointed carpenter at Morris , Minn. , Indian school at $600 n year ; Charles Dafdwin , Montana , carpenter at Shoshone , Wyo. , school at $600 ; Albert Wllltame , South Da kota , farmer at Cheyenne River. S. D. , school at $600. The contract for carrying mall between Nellgh and Tonic , Neb. , was today awarded to Ell Cobler at $325 a year. An order was issued today removing the postofflce at GreenfleM , la. , from its present quarters to the building owned by Postal , at a rental ot $160 a. year. IT MUST GETJHJT ON TIME Spain Will lie Compelled to Evacuate Cuba by Jnnaary 1 Next. WASHINGTON , NOT. "l5. Tha govern- mcnt has renewed and strengthened its de termination that the Spanleb evacuation o ( Cuba and the American'occupation shall not be deferred beyond January 1 next. This conclusion haa been communicated to the Spanish government within tbo last few days in answer to an urgent request that the date of evacuation be put off because of the large number of Spanish troorts re maining on the island , who , it Is repre sented , could not be moved before Janu ary 1. Not being a subject which couM b treated by the commissions at Paris or at Havana , the request of the ilpanlsh gov ernment was forwarded to Washington 'through the French embassy , which re ceived also , a forwarded by cable , the re fusal ot thin government to put off the date of assuming American control. NEBRASKANS DISCHARGED Instruction ! Given Out at ton to Relenae Certain Men from tlie Service. WASHINGTON , Nov. 15. ( Special Tele grams Telegraphic Instruction ? directing the Oscnarge ot the following members ol the Third Nebranka volunteers have been confirmed : Principal musician , Richard C , Abel ; privates , Ernest A. Ittner , Jesse P , Edwards , Band , Porter J , Hand , Israel ( ] . Rlckards , Company A ; Quartermaster Ser geant Herbert E. Covell , Sergeant Henry B , Corliss , Wagoner James H. Palmer , Private John M. Line , , . Company B ; Len Sledge , Company C ; Sergeant Walter D. Reynolds Company D ; First Sergeant Walter F , Elliott , Quartermaster Sergeant Albert E. . Barry , Company I. Soldiers are entitled to traveling expenses , DAHON HE1\UK1.MULLEII GOES HOME Mar -Return to ThU Country ai Aimtrlaii Ambassador. WASHINGTON , Nov. 15. The Austria ! minister , Baron von Hengelmuller , snd hli wife /ailed for home today , where the mln ister will spend a six months' leave. Baroi Retdl will be Austrian charge d'affaires during the minister's absence. There Is little doubt that negotiation : now in progress between this country an < Austria will lead to the accrediting ot am basaadors. Instead ot ministers , botwcei them and this change , It < expected , ma ; come about beforer Baron von Hengi.mullei returns. Austria Is the last of the grea powers ot Europe , and the only one ot ai Imperial form of government which con- tlnjiee to bo represented by a minister , i that the advance In rank and dignity wll bo welcomed by the officials. " " " " " FARNAM""IS""OUT OF A JOE Superintendent of South Omaha Pub llo Dnlldlnflr Removed on Account of Charite * Against Him. , WASHINGTON , Nov. 15. ( Special Tele , gram. ) An order was Issued .today removlnj from office Superintendent Farnani of thi South Omaha public building. The superln tendent of the Akron , O. , public bulldlui has been designated to succeed Farnam Strong -.barges were filed against Faraau the nature of which was not made public. Reciprocity Neirotlatlani Stopped. WASHINGTON. Nov. 15. Negotiations 01 the proposed reciprocity treaty between thi eovernment and Great Britain relative t the British West Indies have come to i halt with no present Indication that th treaty will be concluded in the near future The negotiations bad procewled to an ad vanced stage last spring , It being hoped tba the signatures would be appended befor congress convened. In order that the sen it might have an opportunity to ratify. Sine then , however , obstacles have developed an the negotiations which were so far alon have lapsed into a condition ot Inaction. Tereia Caunot Be Rescued. WASHINGTON. Nov. 15. Captain Me Calla , after examining the Teresa , has wire the Navr department that In his oplnlo U will be Impossible to reach the ehU > . TWELVE RILLED IN A WRECK Doisn Others Are Injured , Several of Them 8erions.lv , EXPRESS CRASHES INTO FREIGHT TRAIN Serton * Collision on Grand Trunk llniltrity > cnr Trenton , Out. , I * Attended by Great l.on * of Life. TRENTON , Ont. , Nov. 15. A Grand Trunk express train bound for Toronto jrnMiud Into n moving freight train near Murrey Hill crossing , two miles west ot here , at 3:30 : this morning and several cars \voro unmshed to splinters. So far as known twelve persons were killed and a. dozen or more seriously Injured. A misplaced switch was tbo cause of the accident , the west bound train taking the wrong track , on A-hlch was the castbound freight. Thb train , \\hlch left Montreal nt S o'clock last night , consisted of express , mall and uaggago cars , a second-class car. one flrst- "lass coach and two Pullman sleepers. The . cloud-class car was next to the baggage car and ahead of the first-class coach and sleepers. It was pretty well filled with people ple , there being twenty or more passengers In It , and hardly any of them escaped with out Injury. Between Belleville and Murray Hill cross ing the road Is single tracked , the only plcco ot single track between Toionto and Mon treal. At Murray Hill crossing the west bound express usually leaves the single track and takes the double track , and it was cbout a mile and n halt west ot this point where the accident occurred. Whether the signals were right or not this morning ulll never bo known from the englnncr or fireman ol the wrecked train. fo they were both dead. Both engines weto totally destroyed and the freight en gine was thrown completely over the pas senger engine Into the ditch beyond. The engineer and fireman of the freight engine. Thomas Ivcns arid Alexander Top- pen , both nt Toronto , jumped and escaped with Might Injuries. fcW. H. Brady , en gineer , of Belleville nnd John McDonald , fireman , of Belleville , who were in charge ot the passenger engine , were killed. I'aMNCiiKer * Are Mangled. The greatest destruction was wrought In the second-class car. The baggage car was driven Into and almost completely through it , the passengers being crushed and mangled underneath the timbers of the car. The mall car was forced right on top ot the baggage car and the express car was wrecked. The first-class car was uninjured , as were also the two sleepers , but the pas sengers were awakened by the shock. Tha work of pulling out the dead and in jured was commenced Immediately , but it was late this morning before all the bodies were got out. Some of them were so horribly mangled that recognition was almost Im possible. The injured were taken to the hospital at Bollcvllle. Tha dead : WILLIAM LUNNES9 , cattle , drover , Toronto. CHARLES GOODCHILD , cattle drover. Toronto. JOHN CASEY , engineer , off duty , Bellfti villa. WILLIAM BRADY , engineer of Montreal express , Belleville. JOHN > M'DONALD , fireman of Montreal cxpress..Bellcvlle. ! MERIE C. KERN , native of Russia. GEORGE HABRICH , native of Russia. KATRINE HABRICH. native of Russia. THREE OTHER RUSSIANS , man , woman and female child , all unidentified. UNKNOWN MAN , legs and part of trunk only recovered. All of the Russian party had through tickets to Cincinnati. They arrived at Que bec last week on the steamship Lauren- tlan. tlan.The The injured : William Kiunear , Prcecott , wounded about the head. James Newman , baggageman , Toronto ; bad scalp wound. Leon La Blanc , baggageman , Montreal ; slightly Injured. John McNamara , fireman , Brockvllle ; con dition critical. Albert Tracy , Toronto , lego injured. A. P. Walker , fireman , Belleville ; face injured. Frederick Cohen , German Immigrant , thigh fractured and ekutl thought to bo crushed. C. Paulln , Chesley , 111. , Injuries slight , A. Carey , Coburg , shoulder fractured. B. Backus , Brookville , face lacerated. NEW REPUBLKTSROUGH ROAD _ Revolution ItreaUi Ont In Salvador with Government Only Two Week * Old. NEW YORK , Nov. 15. A cable dispatch received lu this city from Llbertad , Nica ragua , states that a revolution has broken out In Salvador. It ia only a fortnight since Salvador , Honduras and Nicaragua joined their destinies and formed the United States ot Central America. Merchants and com mercial men in this city who are famlflar with affairs In Central America , however , were not surprised when informed that a revolution In Salvador was reported to have broken out. Wbllo the federation of the three countries was approved and carried out by the presidents and commissioners ap pointed from each country to draw up a constitution , the peopre of Salvador have not been enthusiastic over the new scheme , particularly as it appears that the financial burdens of maintaining the new state win fall moat heavily upon them , on Ing to thcli having a denser population than cither ol the other parties to the consolidation. TexnH Concern In bmbarrained. ST. LOUIS. Nov. 15. A special to the Re. public from Dallas. Tex. , says : The Texa : Compress and Gin association , with mat ; offices in Corslcana , was today put In thi hands of a receiver by United States DIs. trlct Judge Boardman of Louisiana , actlm as special judge , at Marshall. Tex. L. A Plres of Dallas was appointed receiver Complainants In the bill were Charles Stor row of Boston and Kountze Brothers of Ncv York. Kill * III * Iirothcr > ! n-Law. WEST PLAINS. Mo. , Ncv. 15. V. L. Pen land , ex-clerk of this county , shot am killed his brother-in-law , James Kelly. Ii the public square of this city today. Tbi trouble grow out of a divorce wilt now pend Ing between Pennland and bis wife. Kelly'i sister. Each was armed with a revolver Pennland claims that he ahot in self defense. Ho is now in the county jail. Movement * of Orean Veels , Nov. in At New York Sailed Kaiser Wllhelm de Grossr , for Bremen. Arrived Aller. fron Genoa : Wcsternland. from Antwerp. At Marseilles Arrived Nucstrla , fron New York. At Rotterdam Arrived Rotterdam , fron New York. At Southampton Arrived Lahn. fron New York. At Antwerp Arrived Noordland , fron New York. At Philadelphia Arrived Siberian , fron Glascow. . CONDITION OF THE WEATHER Forecast for Nebraska Fnlr ; Cooler ; Southwest Winds. YeMerday' * Trmiu < rnttirc nt Oninlmi MME , PATTI WILL WED AGAIN Ilnrou Cednrntttttu. Swedlmh Gentle- 111 nn of Hluli Hoitror , IN Snhl to lie Ili-r Third Choice. ( Copyright. 1SJ3 , by Press Publishing Co. ) LONDON , Nov. If , . ( Now Y rKVoriu Cablegram Special Telegram. ) The an nouncement ot Adelliui Paul's engagement to B.iron CeJarstrom , a Swedish gentleman of hlgli family , Is confirmed , though not directly , by the diva hertclf. She met Haron Ce-mrstran at I'ou last year where , by the way , she also made the acquaintance of the young Irishman , Jooclyn i'crsse , whoso engagement to her was rumored ii mouth ago. Baron Cedarstrom Is said to be a typical Swede about 33 years of age ; fair , tall , handsome , wlli a good baritone voice and an enthusiastic musician. Ho nan a small fortune of his own and was Invlteu toJoin the house party at Paul's Welih castle -ig-y-Nos last August , where ht stayed for a fortnight. The -actual engage ment ot the couple , however , Is declared to be but three weeks old. Uaron CeJarstrotn Is now with his family In Sweden and the weddlrfg Is expected to take place about Christmas time. Mmo. Pattl , according to my taformnnt , Is as freshly < lclghted ! a ! entering upon her third matrimonial ven ture as If It were her first , when she \va * only 20. Accrrdlng to report she Is worth over f2.500.000. DREYFUS IS SU bh NOTIFIED Court of Cnsantloti Taken the Matter Ont of llic HnndH of the MlnlNtry. PARIS , Nov. 15. The court of cassation has informed the minister of the c Ionics , M. Gulllau , that It has decided that Dreyfus bo Informed by telegraph that the revision proceedings have commenced and that ho prepare his defense. The minister of the colonies has received a cable dispatch saying that Dreyfus U In good health. The decision of the court of cassation to Inform the prisoner that the revision proceedings have commenced and notifying him to prepare his defense Is very significant , as It baa hitherto been generally admitted that no Innovation should bo Intro duced in the Dreyfus proceedings. Ques tions will now bo drafted and posted to Dreyfus , who will draft his replies. The Courier du Soir says : M. Cavalgnac. former minister of war , nnd M. DC Ruledc one of the most violent opponents of Drey fus' revision , called upon the nrcraler. M. Dupuy , today and asked him not to execute tbo decision ot the court of cassation to notify Dreyfus to prepare his defense. M. Dupuy refused , to comply with their request , whereupon they threatened to make an In terpellation In the chamber. The Courier du Solr adds' : i."Tho court of cassation has decided 4n principle. , to demand the produc tion of the secret'dossier , though the formal steps have not been taken. " La Llbcrtc asserts that the court of cas- ratlon has decided to Impart to .the counsel of Dreyfus thi text ot tbo depositions of the various ministers of war , the letters of Comto Ferdinand Walstn Estcrhazy seized by the court and the secret dossier If the latter is produced. Information as to the decision of thf court ought to reach Drcyfut on the Isle do Diablo within two layp. When the news was impr.rtcd to Mmc. Dreyfus she was ec overcome with joy that she was unable tc utter a word. TWO OCEAN PATHS ARE FIXED Conference of Transatlantic Ijlncm OntllneH Cotirncn to Be Gener ally Obnerved. LONDON , Nov. 15. At a conference be tween representatives of the Cunard line , American line , French Transatlanlo com pany. North German Lloyd line , Hamburg- American Steamship company , the Nether lands line , the Wilson line , the Atlantic Transport company and the Elder-Dempster , Furneas and White Star lines , presided over by Mr , Ismay , it has been decided that twc outward and two homeward ocean tracks will be used from January 17 to August 18 , and from August 18 to January 15. The reg ulations adopted will bo circulated , and hopes are expressed that all cross-Atlantic vessels and Newfoundland fishermen will recognize them. FREXCII DEPUTIES IN AN UPROAR. . Socialist A k Relief for One ol DrcyfUN * Defendern. PARIS. Nov. 15. In 'the ' Chamber of Dep uties today M. Antldo Doyer. radical eoclal- 1st. In moving the ex-tension ot the law of 1897 to military prisoners , by which th latter would have the privilege of legal as sistance during preliminary examinations roused an uproar by asking U the motlai was adopted It should bo applicable to Col onel Plcquart. who. he said , Is being prose cutes ! on charges known to be false. Thlt called forth numerous noisy protests from the centrists and the rightists , and the min ister of wai. M. De Frcyclne-t , contended tnat the governor of Paris. General Zur- linden , has acted in accordance with th < law In regard to Dreyfus. The motion wai accepted and the debate proceeded. WH.LIAM ON THE WAY TO GERMAN ! Royal Yacht with EicnrU 1'utn In ai Slnlta'n I'ort. VALETTA. Island of Malta , Nov. ID. Thi Imperial yacht Hohenzollern , lth the emperor poror and empress of Germany on board arrived here today , escorted by the Gcnnar war ship Hela and the British torpedo boa destroyers Ardent and Banshee. The fort : and tihlps saluted the Hohenzollern. The Hohenzollorn , on arriving here , flev Emperor William's pennant , Instead of thi Imperial standard , Indicating that bis maj csty was present incognito. * Rio * ' Enemy Driven Out. PARIS , Ncv. 15. The French police toda : conducted to the frontier a man named SI raon Rlvas , who had once attacked Heno Montero Rlos In the streets of Madrid am who bad followed him here , pr numabl : with the Intention of killing him. Grenfell Governor of Malta. LONDON , Nov. 15 , Lieutenant Genera Sir Francis Grenfell , Inspector general o auxiliary forces and In supreme command o tba British forces of occupation In Esypt has been appointed governor of Malta. War Preparation * G'oittlnnr. LONDON , Nov. 10. The Hone Kong ror respondent of the Dally Mall says ; "Wa preparations continue here without abate ment and the mlnPs In the Tat Mumm pas have been charged. " DEADLOCK IS SOW OFF Americans' Firm Attitude in Philippine Matter Causes Spaniards to Yield NO RUPTURE IS LIKELY IN CONFERENCE nstructious from Madrid Direct Repre sentatives to Waive Question , COMMISSIONERS STILL TRY TO AGREE American Contentions Arc Heeded , but Not Altogether Satisfactory , ANXIOUS TO MAINTAIN EXTENTE CORDIALE Spniilnh CantnilntlotierN Still Iln the Hope AmrrU'H Will Make Hiihatnii- tldl Ailvniivc on Orluluul I-'Innnoliil Propoanln , Copyright. 1SP3 , by Press Publishing Co. ) PAltlS , Nov. 15. ( Now York World Cn- olcgram Special Telegram. ) I can state on tlio authority ot a leading member ot tna ipanlah commission that uo rupture In the i > once negotiations will talto place. Today the Spaniards' Insti notions from Madrid ill- icct them to waive their objection to tlln- jusslnis the question of Philippine sovereignty eignty , which , If persisted In , would neces sarily have resulted In a deadlock. The Spanish president will present a memorandum answering the American ar guments and restating the Spanish case , out nothing In this memorandum will aftonl { round for breaking oft negotiations. Tim truth Is thnt the Spanish conimlfsloners still hug the hope thnt America will maku a substantial advance on the llnanclal pro posals put forward In the original Juu.uiJ .eapcctlng the Philippines. SpnnlnrdN Itofunnl Irrevocable. PAHIS , Nov. 15. The Spaniards declnr < that their refusal to sign a treaty based on any Philippine terms thus far suggested by the United States Is irrevocable. They say they do not and cannot view the taking of the Philippines ne anything else thnii a wanton ravishment of their possessions , unless It Is accompanied with a financial consideration ot eppreclable size- . There fore tb turn of events in the peace con-1 Terence depends on the purpose or the will ingness of the American commissioners to extend their financial terms. Spanish sovereignty In the Philippines Is now clung to by Spaniards chiefly n * a means to obtain financial relief it possible. It Is almost a pure matter ot money now , If the amount to ) large enough to absolve the Spanish government from possible charges by their creditors that the col- ; .ateral has been given away. Persons nw to Spain's heaviest creditor ) ) belbve that ahou'-i the Americans a ume * the Philippine debt or pay Spain Its lace imount In casii , the Spaniards woiild sign. Ibis view Is new in the quarters where it now prevails , because time ban been re quired for the Spaniards to become con vinced that the .American commission will do little If any diplomatic Jockeying anil Its filial attltudo may bo coincident with its first. Thnt Enorniniiii Debt. The Spanish commissioners will ulti mately advise the Americans tint they must 101 permit any controversy as to the bind ing character at the mortgage resting on the revenues of the Philippines to pay the so-called Cuban debt. Tenacious adhcrcnco to this clclm would set upon the Spanish side an ultimatum kinder which no treaty would be signed which did not state that the Philippines' revenues pay the Philip pine debt. In ouch event the American * would probably claim that the Philippine debt of $50,009,000 amounts to $20,000.000 In gold , of which about $11,000,000 has buoti employed In fighting the United States , leav ing less than $10,000,000 chargeable In gold to the Philippines The United States wouM Joubtlcs contend that even the rcducoil amount was used in fighting the Filipinos and object to the Spanish conclusion that it is a fair charge against the Americano. Trouble will arise , however , before that stage IB reached , as the Spanish commlH- slonerx will undoubtedly Inform the Ameri cans that tbo latter have no right to exact , a 'schedule of Spain's expenditures or any explanation regarding the destination of thu money secured on theee loans. SPANISH UBMANUIKG HOME HULK. from Cntnlonlani Handed In Un < * eii MADRID , Nov. 16. The Catalonlan delegation , which , In conjunction with delegations representing the other province. * of Spain , demands the decentralization ot tbo government , has handed to the queen rexc-nt a message aettlng forth the aspira tions of the province end demanding local autonomy , the government continuing to exorcise th functions relating to political unity and International relations. LONDON , Nov. 16. The Madrid corre spondent of the Dally Mall nays : A leading Carllnt tells mo he will ba astonished If a formidable uprising doc not occur in Spain within a month after the peace treaty Is signed ! The CarlUts have abundant supplies of money and ray In formant gays only something very big and unexpected can prevent an uprising , This appears to agrro with the news that Don Carlos ban succeeded In raising an Im portant loan In London and Paris and that wealthy Carllst families arc insuring their property against war risks. I questioned a prominent Spanish officer at ( he war office today and he said he was aware of the CarAst activity , but the gov ernment was even more ready than tha CarllttB. Tbo bulk of the standing army of Spain , be ald , Is now occupying Aragon - gen , the Basque provinces and other prov inces. There Is a larger number of troop * under the colors than the law authorizes lu ordinary times , the government deciding that this is necessary to preserve Internal order. During the last two months , still accord ing to my Informant , the government baa greatly Increased Its war material and haj replaced most of the artillery and ammuni tion sent to the Wc t IndUe. , My own opinion Is , however , that the Spanish people will not tolerate a CarlUt rising , bccau e civil war would only jcom- plete Spain's ruin. DISASTKIt IN HLSSIA * STIIHAM , Ice QlvrVny Under llrnry I.oml , Drownlnii Twenty Pernnim , ST. PETERSBURG. N v , 15. Thefroon surtaco of the ri > er Suchona at Vcllctut. In : ; broke today whilea number of pcoplu and vehicles were cnmlng the stream. Twenty perron * wer > drowned I