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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.
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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 ,
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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
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