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ESTABLISHED JUNE 19 , 1871. OMAHA , 3TUIDAY MOUNING , DECEMfcEB 23 , 1898 TWELVE PAGES. SINGLE COPY FIVE CENTS.
AWAITING THE LIGHT
Oabanaa and Mono Nearly Heady for the
Sun's ' Glorious Beams.
DUNGEONS WILL GIVE UP THEIR SECRETS
Huge Oharael Houses Soon to Be Thrown
Open for All Time.
AMERICAN TROOPS READY TO MARCH IN
Spaniards Preparing to Turn Everything
Over to Uncle 8am ,
CARRYING AWAY EVERYTHING PORTABLE
Friend * nnd Relative * of Prlnncr
Within the Gloomy Walls Anxlon *
for the Fnte of Tliclr
Loved One * .
( Copyright , 180S , by Pm * Publishing Co. )
HAVANA , Dec. 22. ( New York World Ca
blegram Special Telegram. ) ( By Way of
Key West , Fla. , Dec. 22. ) Cabanas and
Morro are being prepared for delivery over
to the Americans. Every article capable
of being moved has been token away , all
the swords have been destroyed or packed
In huge cases for transportation to Spain
and the Interiors of these huge charnel
houses , which have held so many Spanish
secrets , have been prepared for the flood
of light which will be thrown on them when
ihc American troops march In. Secrecy as
dark as the grove has been maintained In
regard to both these places , and the destiny
of their thousands of prisoners Is still un
known. Friends and relatives of missing
men wait anxiously to as-certain whether
they still linger in dungeons or have gone
the way of thousands of others In the bloody
laurel ditch. Captain General Castcllanos
paid a visit to Cabanas yesterday to see
\ for himself the progress of the prepara
tions for the departure. The Spanish gov
ernment Is exceedingly anxious not to leave
behind n trace showing the gross Irregu
larity with which trials were conducted or
the exact number of victims who have gone
to their doom there.
During the last two days La Machlna
wharf has been crowded with departing
Spanish soldiers. On Monday there sailed
the French steamer La Navarde with the
Barbastro battalion and the Miguel Gallart
with the San Marclal battalion and the pro-
vlslonals of Havana. Yesterday the FrencU
steamer Cherlbou sailed with over BOO sick
and the battalions of Union Peninsular and
Ban Qulntln.
Will Die on the Way Home.
The sight as these men embarked was
pitiful In the extreme. Sallow , wan , filthy ,
with a starved look and scarcely enougn
strength to carry their rifles. Even of these
who still retained regimental formation
many will die on the way home. The men
were scarcely able after a quick march
through town to hold their place In the
boatij. UMng ; tljcm.joyhe > jtransports end
several fainted- from sheen txhuuBilon 'Ou ,
V tad way.
As for the sick , their condition was beyond
description. Suffering from all kinds of
diseases , principally fevers and horrible
kin complalntp , many dlea before they were
lodged on board the fearfully crowded trans
ports. One poor fellow on La Machlna wharf
asked for water and was given a large glass
Iced. He took a huge gulp and fell back
dead , the shock of cold on his weakened
frame killing him on the spot.
Before the Cherlbou sailed a permit from
a Spanish official enabled the World corre
spondent to go aboard and ascertain the con
ditions. The ship was crowded from truck
to keelson , having more than 2,000 men on
board , 600 of whom were sick. These lat
ter unfortunates were crowded in cots on
the lower deck and surrounded by filth of
all degrees and a stench unbearable. They
had been only ten hours aboard , but eight
had died already and their bed lea awaited
burial when the ship got to sea. Uncared
tor , living and dead lay together , bodies
touching In some cases , a dead man's stif
fened arm resting on the shoulder of a
still suffering comrade. Three doctors and
several hoipttal corps will go with the
ship , but there Is a total absence of medi
cine and supplies. One doctor estimated
that 30 per cent would die on the voyage.
llnrrldon Called Down.
HAVANA , Deo. 22. Major Russell Harrison
risen , the provost marshal , who on Tuesday
raised the stars and stripes over Fort Atares
without orders and In contravention of the
promise of the United States evacuation
commissioners that no American flags should
be raised In Havana or its suburbs until
January 1 , was today formally repri
manded by Major General Lee and was In
structed to lower the flag. Lieutenant Lee
reported a' few hours later to headquarters
that the flag bad been lowered. Never
theless at the hour of filing this dlapatcb ,
4:30 : p. m. , It Is still flying on a tall staff
over the famous fort , plainly visible from
( he harbor and city.
Major General Lee , having received a
cable dispatch from General Algcr saying
that the secretary of war understood that
there were thousands of persons starving in
Havana and directing him to feed them
"without delay , " Immediately ordered Lieu
tenant Colonel Wood to distribute rations
and to make systematic efforts to feed the
helpless , carefully avoiding waste.
Destitute I'emon * In Ilnvnna.
There nro hundreds In Havana today
who , though not actually starving , are In a
deplorable state of weakness and disease ,
the effect * of the cruel reconccntratlon
policy. They need hospital treatment , which
Is not always available. Much of the
wretchedness la duo to the neglected con
dition of the tenements. Every day or so
the relief distributors come upon dead
bodies , terribly emaciated. Two were found
In the suburb of Cerro yesterday. U Is
difficult to distinguish between the profes
sional vagrant and tbo really deserving
cues , but the committees with local knowl
edge are able to render excellent service.
The Cuban colonel , Raoul Arange , with
COO horsemen , paraded In Jesua del Monte
today and then marched out again to camp.
The transport Mlnnewaska , which left
Savannah for Cuba December 19 , with the
Forty-ninth Iowa regiment , arrived here
this afternoon.
Today the Spanish transport Cludad do
Cadiz and Neustra sailed for Spain , the
former with 1,285 men and officers , bound
for Santander , and the latter with 1,033 for
Cadiz.
S1IMTAHY TELEGRAPH IN CUBA.
Wire U HnuK from Puerto Principe
South to Hailta Cm * .
HAVANA , Dec. 22. The military telegraph -
graph from Puerto Principe southward to
Bantn Cruz , the cable point , Is nearlng com
pletion. Thus wire connection with Cen
tral Carpenter will soon be made. Colonel
Dunwoody , of the Signal corps , , says th
telegraph will bo built as If for military
purposes , and will require no land lines
to Santiago as projected.
The War department has directed the
transport Chester to take General Greene
and his staff to Savannah. It will salt to-
night.
Marshal Blanco , though not requested to
do so by the American commissioners , la-
sued directions before leaving Cuba that
the rich palace silver table service be
left for the Americans , and that the mag
nificent furniture of the reception room be
also left for the American occupants. The
official coaches , with the arms of Spain , and
the furniture of the Treasury department
will bo sold.
A proposition has been made In the
municipal council to change the name of
Obtspo street to Lee street. This thor
oughfare for a time was called Weyler
street. Action In the matter has been de
ferred.
BRYAN ON HIS WAY HOME
He Did \ot Confer vrKh Carnegie
and Itelterntc * View * on
Expunlon.
ST. LOUIS , Dec. 22. W. J. Bryan passed
through the city last night on his way homo.
He arrived on the Baltimore & Ohio and de
parted on the Missouri Pacific. . Ho was met
with friends with whom he dined ,
"Is It true that you went to New York
for the purpose of consulting with Car
negie ? "
"No , It la not true. Personal business took
me to New York. I held no conference with
Mr. Carnegie , " Mr. Bryan replied. "I have
read his opinion In reference to annexation
and the military question and am very glad
Indeed to know that he bos taken the posi
tion he has. "
In reference to the annexation and ex
pansion question Colonel Bryan said he
stood whtre he always had stood opposed
to a headlong policy of Imperialism by the
annexation of conquered territory without
the consent of the governed.
Little Indication of Colonel1 Bryan's recent
rank In the army appears In his apparel ,
though a white campaign bat would suggest
to the passerby that the wearer had prob
ably seen service. He has apparently com
pletely recovered his health.
CASE FOR CONGRESS TO SETTLE
State Department linn No thl on to Do
with Settling Clmreli Affair *
In
NEW YORK , Dec. 22. A special from
Washington says : David J. Hill , assistant
secretary of state , said that the disposition
of the property of e Catholic church In
the Philippines rests with congress and not
with the State department. He continued :
"I should think that a court similar to
that which was organized after the an
nexation of our Mexican possessions would
be the proper way to determine the owner
ship of landed estates. This court of pri
vate claims has examined the title of In
numerable pieces of church property in
Mexico , Arizona and California and It has
given universal satisfaction. There is no
reason whatever for Catholics to think
that their churchmen will not be honor
ably treated by the United States govern
ment. Nor U thrre any reason for any one
to believe that the administration will not
'proC.eed-'on broad lined , * almlag-to""forir/
the 'Philippine * a government which will
develop them socially , religiously and ma
terially. "
RELEASES THE COSTA RICAN
Brother-ln-Lnw of President Iftle la >
Una Trouble In New York In
Connection with Civil Suit.
NEW YORK , Dec. 22. William H. Linn
the brother-in-law of President Iglestas ol
Costa Rica , who was arrested In this city
on December 6 , in connection with a civil
milt , applied today in the supreme court
to have the order ot arrest vacated. Justice
Prior granted the application , and as It was
shown that Mr. Linn was one of the Costa
Rlcan president's party , ho characterized the
arrest as a gross Indignity upon a sister
republic The suit In connection with which
Mr. Linn was arrested was brought against
him and against Francis1 C. Hatch ot
Phoenix , Ariz. , for an accounting of a part
nership which Francis S. Lusk of Wyo
ming , the plaintiff In the action , claimed
to have existed between them in a con
tract for railroad construction In Costa Rica.
MADE GRAB FOR GREENBACKS
Tvfo Men Fall In an Attempt to Rob
German National Bank ,
Cincinnati.
CINCINNATI , Dec. 22. Three men at
tempted to stcaf a largo amount ot money
at the German National bank at 3 o'clock
this afternoon. They came In at the front
door and walked directly to the desk of
Cashier Herzog. He was counting the money
after the close of business and had a large
amount of It on the counter. One of the
men reached through the window In the
wlro screen and attempted to seize the pile
of greenbacks. The cashier struck him on
the band and the men seeing tielr effort
was futile , ran out of the bank and down to
the river landing.
STOPS A VETERAN'S PENSION
Ileennne He Drove Mule * In SpnnUh
War Bureau Ilule * He In Not En
titled to DUabllltx Claim.
CHILLICOTHE , O. , Dec. 22. John W.
Kelley , a veteran ot the civil war , received
notice from the pension bureau today that
his pension of $12 per month , Issued for gcn-
eraf disability , had been stopped because he
did service In the war with Spain. Kelley
first offered to enter the service as a soldier ,
but was rejected on account of disability and
he then secured a place as a mule driver.
Ore Pool to Be Formed.
CLEVELAND. 0. . D c. 22. A now ore
pool is to be organized. U Is to be known
as the Non-Bessemer Producers' Pool and
will be organized on a bails similar to that
ot the Bessemer pool. A meeting was held
hero yOBtorday. It Is Just learned , which was
attended by all the uon-Beisemer producers
and It Is said that the preliminary steps
were taken toward an organization.
Convention of Colored People.
NEW YORK. Dec. 22. A call was Issued (
today by Bishop Alexander Walters , pres
Ident ot th National Afro-American coun ;
cil , for a convention of colored people , un
der the auspices ot the council at Washing
ton , on December 29. All organizations hav
Ing for their object the amelioration of the
condition ot the Afro-American race ore In
vited to send delegates.
To Survey Porto llleo
BALTIMORE , Dec , 22. The east and
geoJetlo survey steamer Blake left Balti
more today for Porto Rlcan waters. Its de
parture marks the beginning of work by
this government In the new possession , this
being the first expedition aut to any of
the Ulands for the purpose of making sur
veys.
Jnssia Solves the Problem of Disposing of
Surplus Population.
TRANSSIBERIAN RAILWAY SYSTEM DONE
John W. Ilonkvrnlter Snr Ccnr'n Em
pire Will Seek Alliance for Con-
uuent of Anln nnd K Friend
ship \ecded. .
LONDON , Dec. 13. ( Correspondence of
the Associated Press. ) John W. Bookwaltcr
of Ohio , who has Just returned from a three
months' Journey through Russia , told the
correspondent of the Associated Press In an
Interview that ho enjoyed unusual facilities
'or ' observing what ta going on In that coun
try. He traveled 17,000 miles to the ter
minus of the Trans-Siberian railway , to tne
end of the Jlne reaching the1 frontier of Af
ghanistan and to the end ot the one pene-
rntlng China through Manchuria. All these
are now practically completed. '
Mr. Hook waiter was allowed to go everywhere -
where , to see everything and to take nunn
dreds of photographs , thanks to special pers
mils Issued to him by the minister of the
Interior on the application of the United
States ambassador at St. Petersburg. Durv
Ing his Journey bo conversed with the gov
ernors of provinces and with military and
civil officials of all ranks.
"Everywhere I found , " Mr. Bookwalter
said , "tho kindest and most ftlendly feeling
toward America and Americans nnd heard
many expressions of satisfaction over Amer
ica's success In our war with Spain. To
this there was not a single exception. Wherever -
ever I went everything was thrown open some
mo simply because I was an American.
"America's best open door to central
Asia and China Is through Russia. Already
all the locomotives and rolling stock on the
railways are of American manufacture.
Central Asia will , In the near future , bo the
greatest market in the world for manufac
tures of all kinds and our obtaining the
virtual monopoly of this market only flc-
pends on our retaining the friendship Rus
sia now has for us. A great surprise to , tno
world Is In preparation In that part of the
earth and It will come , I believe , very soon.
Jtnmilu Will Seek Alliance.
"Not many years will elapse before the
world will see Russia , England and China
combining for the partition of Asia. The
very force of circumstances will bring this
about. England and Russia will never be
able to agree on a partition ot China between -
tween themselves. Still less will they allow -
low the other powers to share with them
In the spoils of that empire. They will be
forced to defend China , which alon * is
helpless against the rest of the world and
share with It the dominion of Asia.
"The alliance of England , Russia and
China , of two-thirds of the human race ,
will be such an alliance as history baa
never yet seen. It will be one that will
give peace to the world for centuries. All
Its Interests will make for peace and it will
be able to dictate terms to the rest of the
world.
"America has very little to gain by an
' 'open door' in China. That , country , is' kh
(
day and that day is near at. hand what
ever China buys from the rest of the world ,
will reach U through Russia and Central
Asia.
"Russia , in the last thirty years , has
done more to open the doors of China than
England and all the rest of the world has
done in fifty years. No one , unless he has
seen it with his own eyes , can have the
faintest conception of what Russia has done
and Is still doing In central Asia.
"I have traveled over 1,200 miles of rail
way which that country has built from the
Caspian sea to Tashkend , In Turkestan ,
over a branch of this line which runs to
the northern frontier of India , over an-
I other branch which goes from Mory to the
border of Afghanistan. This last branch
was not completed when I was there , but it
will be open to traffic next week. There are
| also Russian lines along the Persian front -
J t tier and penetrating Into that country ,
either completed or rapidly approaching
completion. AH the work on these lines
has been done by soldiers , who , In thin
way , are not in Russia as elsewhere , non-
producers.
GlRantlc Knulneerlnur Tnnk.
"AH this tremendous Asiatic railway sys
tem is owned and operated by the govern
ment. All the lines are almlrably built and
splendidly equipped. Why , I saw a bridge
across the Amudarla in central Asia , at a
point where the river Is three miles wide ,
that cost 20,000,000 roubles and is the great
est piece of engineering work ever accom
plished. There is nothing llko It anywhere
In the world , the celebrated Firth
bridge , near Edinburgh , not exceptcd.
"Wherever I went I saw cities and towns
springing up , such as Askobad In TurKo-
manla , for example , which already has 23-
000 Inhabitants. Near Merv the czar Is
building a magnificent palace. New Bok
hara * , twelve miles from old Bokhara , has
102,000 Inhabitants.
"The Russian policy in central Asia Is not
to bring the new and the old Into too close
a contrast and so It builds the railway sta
tions a tow miles away from the old centers
of population , thus forming new and en
tirely modem centers.
"Where do the people come from to In
habit these towns ? Why , from European
Russia. The government Is turning Its
surplus European population Into central 1
Asia Just as the United States turned Its
surplus population of Ita Atlantic States
Into the great western territories. What I
have Just seen In central Asia Is almost
an exact reproduction of what I witnessed
years ago In Illinois , Indiana and Mis
souri , when the emigrants from the east
were pouring Into the west. No human
power can stay the onward march of the
Slav through Russia , which will be the
feature of the twentieth century , Juat u
the march of the Anglo-Saxon through
America has been the feature of the nine
teenth.
"Already , thanks to the railways , Russia
can at any time , pour Its armies across
the frontiers of India by the same routes
that Alexander , Tamerlane and Kubla
Khan marched to the conquest ot eastern
Russia. Russia today has 25,000,000 re
serves , all of whom have served In the
army from three to five years. One-fifth
of the population has been drilled and dls-
ctpllned to military work.
"Tho United States will be committing
a woeful mistake If It fails to retain the
friendship of this great world-power ot the
future. "
Two More ( in111 llciirliitr Creck .
VICTORIA. Dec. 22. The Rosalia , which
has arrived here from Skagway , reports the
ureck ot a sloop which left Wrangel two
weeks ago for Skagway with a party ot
twelve bound for Atlln. The sloop was
found bottom side up by Indians and It Is
feared that all have been lost. Fred Smith
of Victoria brings news of two more rich
gold bearing creeks discovered. The new '
find * have been christened Moose aud Goose > j
I
creeks. He bad both hands -frozen nnd
nearly lost his Ufa on tbo r
I.V TUB IKTBKIOIl O
CtilinitH Steallna- Cattle i'n-Wnn on1r
Cnttlnic TclcBi-nphV-WlrOK.
SANTIAGO , Dec. 22. GeneWCdstlllo ; re
turned today from hie trip /nto the Inttrlor
of the department of Santlag'pywhere , under
the direction of General Woo'd.vtho military
governor , be has been establishing the minor
civil ofTlces. Ho reports thatUb'ere has been
considerable cattle pteaMng lA the neigh
borhood of Snn Luis. ' , / " '
According to General Ca tllo-tho | Cubans
hnvo again been tamperljigj' flth the tele
graph line. The line to QUaVfanamo nas
"
boon maliciously cut twIce."Xi 4h both cases
the cutting was absolutely Vah'uw , because
the wire boa not been UEtedais In the cam
ot the cutting of the wlr Into Alto Bongo ,
for binding hay. The offenders merely cut
it I and left It. Colonel V llents has'ipcclal
Instructions I : In this matter. " ' * .
PROTEST OX
United Stn < e * and liftttxli Mlnlntcr *
Join In the Representation * .
PEKIN , Dec. 22. The JJnlled States min
ister here , Edward II. jCajjger , has entered
a protest against the proposed'extension ot
French Jurisdiction at'f&hanghat. This ,
added to the vigorous British protest on the
same subject , will uttdoUbtedly stiffen
Chinese resistance to the French demand ,
but , unless the Chinese Are sustained , they
win be compelled eventually to yield.
Llpton' * Yfieht.
( Copyright , 1S9S , by Prcs Publishing Co. )
. LONDON , Doc. 22. ( Nejv York World Ca
blegram Special Tjlegrara. ) Inquiry today
at . Thornoycroft's torp'cdb 'building yard ,
Chlswlck-on-thc-Thamfijnoar Richmond ,
elicited the Information that '
. Upton's chal
lenger will bo built the'e. . Thorneycroffs
manager declined to confirm or deny the re
port , but an employe of the firm In.a respon
sible position says the challenger was to
bo constructed first at this yard , .then taken
to pieces again , each plato being numbered ,
packed In cases and eutdown ) to Thorney
croffs other yard near Blackball , whore too
yacht would be finally ' , put together. The
decision to have the yachYbUUt In London
Instead of Belfast hai'i ; excited surprise.
There will bo nothing Irish' ' about it okccpt
Its name and owner. It'Is designed by a
Scotchman and built in England :
OppnMeM Corte * ' DlMiolutlon.
LONDON , Dec. 23 , The Madrid cor
respondent of the Standard says : "Most i
of the liberal loaders whom \Senor Sagasta i
has consulted strongly opposed a dissolu
tion of the Corte * on lhe'ground that It
would be Imprudent' to" plunge the country
into i an electoral agitation under existing
conditions. ( Saner MontWo Hloa and others i
urge , that every effort'bet made to reunite ;
the , liberal party. Apparently , Senor Gam-
azo'a party of dissenters Is relenting and
, '
there are 'better hope's of a better reconcili
ation. * '
Carllt Are Active ,
MADRID , Dec. ? 2r The Carllst agitation
continues in several > of , 'the northern prov
inces and a number'of agitators have been )
arrested at Morejla , province ot Caa-
telloh de la Plana , owing to Carllst dem
onstrations. A Carllst has also been ar
rested at Placencia , . province of Caceree ,
for distributing arn n , _ ,
Th'o reporWthtpDon/Carlos ha * contracted
. $ j n ft } EBgJkna'ta"d.enlod. ' It ; to explained
'
In Aid of Jenner Intl4nte.
LONDON , Dec. 22. Lord Iveagh ( Edward
Cecil Guinness ) has presented the Jenner
Institute with the sum of 250,000 in aid of
scientific research In bacteriology and other
forms of biology. The Jenner institute in
cludes most of the leaders In medicine and
Its allied sciences In Great Britain.
Secret Domiler I * Ready. ,
LONDON , Dec. 23. The Paris correspond
ent of the Dally Mall says :
"The government has decided to hand the
Dreyfus secret dossier to the court of cas
sation. It will also bo communicated lo
Mme. Dreyfus and M. Mornard , the counsel
for Dreyfus. "
Rioting In Tonloiie.
TOULOSE , France , Dec. 22. Serious street
disorders occurred here this evening be
tween the promoters of pro-Dreyfus and
anti-Dreyfus meetings. Several persons
were seriously Injured and the windows of
a number of Jewish shops were smashed.
SnKintn Seriously III.
MADRID , Dec. 22. The premier , Senor
Sagasta , \ worse today. He Is very fover-
Uh. His condition caused Spanish Interior
securities to fall from 50.25 to 55.30.
Fnnr NOTIlrltUh Wnr Ship * .
LONDON , Dec. 22. The British admiralty
has , It is reported , Just placed orders for
four war ships with shipbuilders on the
Clyde.
Money for Artillery.
PARIS , Deo. 22. The Chamber of Depu
ties today unanimously voted a credit of
66,000,000 francs to complete the new artil
lery.
Cnmhon to De Transferred.
PARIS , Dec. 22. M. Jules Cambon , French
ambassador to the United States , will prob
ably be transferred to Berlin.
TWENTY DEATHS FROM GRIP
Epidemic Attain * Set Ion * Proportion *
In Neir York and Brooklyn
Cae * Inoreaalnir.
NEW YORK. Deo. 22. President Murphy
of the Board of Health expressed the opinion
today that the city would be fully able to
control the epidemic of grip which is now
prevailing hero. The Injunction by the
Board of Health to elevated roads and city
transportation companies to fumigate and
thoroughly clean their conveyances Is being
carried out.
The health authorities of Brooklyn report
that during the twenty-four hours preceding
10 o'clock this morning twenty deaths from
grip nnd pneumonia occurred. The number
of cases 13 Increasing rather than diminish
ing.
HAWKINS IS FOUND GUILTY
Convletril of Killing Tliomn * Jnnen ,
Venllet IleliiK for Murder In
the Flr t Deitree.
STOCKVILLE , Neb. , Dec. 22. ( Special
Telegram. ) Andrew Hawkins was today
found guilty of murder In the first degree ,
the penalty recommended being life Im
prisonment. The verdict was returned by
the Jury at 1 o'clock this morning , after
being out eight hours. Sentence will bo
passed by the court at noon today. Hawkins
killed Thomas Jansen nnd burled his body
in a well.
llnttlehlp Mn * uihuiietM' DnninKe * .
NEW YORK. Dec , 22. The examination
ot the battleship Massachusetts today dis
closed three large dents In the port side of
tbo vessel forward , One of the officials told
ft reporter that the Injuries were much more
serious than bad been anticipated. From abele
bole In the bottom of the Massachusetts several
,
eral long splinters of wood were token. This
Is thought at the navy yard to Indicate that
the ship struck the wreck ot a barge which
ank off Governor's Island several years ago
and which at extremely low water has beea
menace U > navigation ever since.
ENFORCE LAW BY HORSEWHIP
That's the Way the Authorities Secure Clean
Streets in Santiago.
STARTING NEW ORDER OF THINGS IN CUBA
Snnltnrr CommUnloner 1'nbllcly
HoriioivhlpM People for Dlrtlne
nnd They Are Sentenced
to Work on BtrccU.
WASHINGTON , Dec. 22. Robert F. Porter
ter , special commissioner from the United
States to Cuba and Porto Rico , has re
turned from Santiago and has submitted his
report to the secretary of the treasury.
While In Porto Rico Mr. Porter held pub
lic hearings nnd all persons Interested in
the welfare of the island were" invited to
submit statements and give oral testimony.
The Chamber of Commerce , representing
the commercial and Industrial Interests of
the provlnco , responded. The machinery of
the military government , Sir. Porter says ,
Is running with a fair degree of smoothness
and the men responsible for it understand
their business thoroughly.
The disagreeable smells of the typical Cu
ban city , the report says , nr IPRS pro
nounced In Saritlago , while whitewash , lime-
wash , painting and all sorts of deodorizers
have purified the surrounding atmosphere
and made the towns quite habitable.
The streets are no longer used as sewers
and the hapless Individual who violates the
law and escapes the lash of the sanitary
commissioner's whip is compelled to work
on the streets for thirty days. This offi
cial , Mayor Barbour , with 12C men dressed
In spotless white and thirty-two good United
States mule teams and carts , having dug out
from the streets ot Santiago the filth ot
ages , Is now able to keep them abso
lutely clean. Every day , by the aid of pe
troleum , the garbage of the city Is burned.
Ilurneithipped for Dlrtlne * * .
The work of sanitation is not confined
to the streets , but extends to the dwelling
houses , shops , buildings of all kinds. To
accomplish this , however , the doors ot
houses had to bo smashed In and people
making sewers of the thoroughfares were
public horsewhipped In the streets. Eml
ncntly respectable citizens were forcibly
brought before the commanding general and
sentenced to aid In cleaning the streets they
were In the habit of defiling. The cam
palgn has ended In a complete surrender to
the sanitary authorities and the Inhabitants
of Santiago , regardless ot class , have had
their first object lesson In the new order of
things Inaugurated by the war.
Several Important streets have been re
paved , all the public buildings have been
thoroughly cleaned , the work even extend
ing to the opera bouse. The law courts ,
which were abolished when General Shat
ter took the city , have been reorganized.
The supreme court , the report adds , Is com
posed ot carefully selected Cuban Judges ,
the appointees nominated .wholly on legal
attainments , the bar association of the prov
Ince having been consulted as to the char
acter and qualifications of the new Judges.
In the same manner the government has
been restored and native mayors and city
officials appointed , the only requirement be
ing that persons accepting such offices shall
.take thj th recognizing 'the mllitary oe-
"eupa'tfon tn"e"Tsland by 'tlie tfnTlea 'States
but In no way committing them to any
future form of government.
Taze * Diverted to SpanUh Pocket *
The Spanish , when in possession of Cuba ,
not only assumed absolute control of the ju
diciary , but of the municipal government ,
a larger portion of the taxes raised for
municipal purposes being diverted with the
other revenues into channels which , says
the report , either led to Spain or Into Span
ish pockets. Mr. Porter advises that these
taxes hereafter must be used exclusively
for local purposes and , as far as may be
deemed practicable , they be collected anc
distributed by properly constituted loca
authorities.The rural districts of Santi
ago have been so depopulated that It wll !
be almost impossible to collect taxes over
and above those needed for schools , for
the poor and probably small sums for the
Improvement of sanitary conditions. The
dawn of prosperity , however , should be the
signal for Inaugurating systematic work on
country roads.
The British government spends annually
for the roads In Jamaica about $500,000
where there are now 2,000 miles already
constructed. The money expended on roads
whether from the 'general funds of the
Island or from the local budgets , woulc
come back a hundred fold , It is stated , and
make Santiago one of the richest sugar
coffee and fruit growing districts In the
West Indies. Bananas can be grown at a
profit and as It takes only fourteen months
to grow unlike coffee and oranges th
poorer classes could undertake their cultl-
vatlon to their great advantage.
The Internal , Industrial , professional
licensing and other miscellaneous taxes
have BO far been remitted In this part o
Cuba , but the authorities are now prepar
lug to enforce them.
Recommend * Internal Revenue.
Now that the customs tariff has been
disposed of Mr. Porter recommends that i
tariff bo prepared for Internal revenue foi
the entire Island. The question of sepa
rating these taxes from purely muntclpa
taxes should also be considered. The larg
amount of delinquents for the last thre
years , which have amounted to abou
$6,000,000 , was , ot course , due to war. In
normal times there are $4,000,000 or $5,000 ,
000 of revenue that must not be over
looked revenue , which If properly anc
economically employed , would aid In th
Industrial rehabilitation of Cuba. Some o
the more- onerous duties , however , shouli
be abolished.
Mr. Porter makes several other rocom
mendotlons , principally with regard to Ira
provements In the harbor and the estab
llshment of lights and buoys and tbo re
nioval of obstructions.
Mr. Porter speaks In high praise of th
administrative- ability of General Wood , th <
military governor at Santiago , as shown In
bis admirable management of the affairs
of the province under his jurisdiction.
SCHLEY RECEIVES A SWORD
Presentation of a Handsome Slcmorla
oil Behalf of People of
Three State * .
PHILADELPHIA , Dec. 22. Rear Ad
mlral Schley was tonight the recipient ot
handsome and costly sword , scabbard an
belt , presented to him In behalf of the pea *
plo of this city and other cities In Penn
sy Ivan la , New Jersey and Delaware , wh
contributed to a fund established for th
purpose. Colonel A. K , McClure presided
The formal presentation was made b
Miss Rena MacNeall the
, IC-year-ol
elstcr ot Private Harry MacNeall of th
marine corps , who distinguished hlmst- :
during the battle of Santiago by clamorln
ont on the muzzle of one of the cruise
Brooklyn's big guns during n heavy fir
and removing a loaded shell which had be
come fastened In the breach.
The award , scabbard aud belt represen
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cost of J4.200. The blade Is of fine
Jamascus steel , appropriately engraved , and
he hilt Is elaborately decorated with diamonds
mends and other precious stones.
DEFENSE OF BOTKIN BEGINS
Inetor TeNtlfleH ( lint He Culled Upon
Defendant nt Hour It In Clulnieil
Nlie IlotiKlit < lie Cnnily.
SAN FRANCISCO , Dec. 22. The defense
t Mm Cordelia Botkln for tlio murder of
Irs. John P. Dunning opened today , but the
rogrcss made In the breaking down of the
ase of the prosecution was very slight.
Dr. George M. Tyrcll was the principal
fitness for the defense today. Dr. Tyrcll ,
on ever , was so uncertain In his testimony
nd contradicted himself BO often that ho
lid the defense but llttln good. Ha testified
hat ho vial toil Mrs. Botkln on Sunday after-
loon , July 31 , between the hours of 3 nnd 5
'clock nnd treated her for headache. This
s the time and date sworn to by Misses
Icnrl and Dllmarr of Haas1 candy store
when they sold Mrs. Botkln a box of choco-
ate bonbons. Dr. Tyrell , for some reason ,
made no entry In his visit book and ren-
lored no bin for services to Mrs. Botkln.
lo could not specify the time of his visit
better than "between 3 and 5 o'clock In the
afternoon. "
When questioned regarding arsenical poi
soning the attorney for the prosecution
made It very clear that Dr. Tyrcll knew
Ittle If anything of arsenic. Thomas J. Ford
if the San Francisco postofllco testified that
.he package of candy was not packed accord-
ng to the rules and that It was remarkable
hat the box shoutd have reached Delaware
n good order. Ho Identified postmarks on
; he anonymous letters as being those of the
San Francisco office and described the
methods employed In caring for letter malls.
John P. Dunning was recalled by permlsfi
ston and asked If he had told Mrs. liotkln
hot his wife and daughter had taken up
heir residence In Dover , Del. Ho replied '
hat he had mentioned the fact several
times.
W. Jj. Roberts of HumboMt county , a
: > rother-ln-law of the accused , stated that
Mrs. Botkln had been In the vicinity of
Sureka from June 2 until Ilio end of "the "
mouth. The prosecution admitted this resi
dence. It will bo remembered that one of
the anonymous letters was dated about the
nlddlo of June , but the prosecution will
prove that a mall bag was placed on the
wharf at Eureka on steamer days and that
letters were dropped In It nnd not post
marked until the steamer reached this city.
Dr. W. F. McNutt testified that the only
reliable way to prove arsenical poison was
> y an autopsy.
Mrs. Botkln was called to the stand at a
late hour this afternoon. She told of her
acquaintance with Dunning , denying many
of hU statements. She also denied much ot
the trstlmony ot Mrs. Lizzie Ltvernasif. a
reporter'who Wstffled to the-hysterlcal con
dition of Mrs. Botkln when Informed of
Mrs. Dunnlng's death and of several Incrim
inating admissions made by Mrs. Botkln In
Interviews with her. She denied ever having
purchased candy of Haas or that she ever
purchased a handkerchief ot the City ot
Paris.
ROLLINGER HELD FOR MURDER
Antrlnn Rntcher Annme * Hold Front
and Give * the Cut Dlreet to the
Woman In the Cune.
CHICAGO , Dee. 22. The coroner's In
quest was begun today In the case of Mrs.
Michael Rolllnger , who , the police assert ,
was murdered and partially cremated by
her husband. The accused man somewhat
startled the police and spectators when
confronted by Lena Hecker , the woman for
whose sake the crime Is alleged to have
been committed , by stolidly staring at her
and thn declaring that he did not know
her and had never even met her before.
This action on the accused man's part ,
coupled with his apparent utter Indifference
to bis surroundings , led the police to be
lieve that Rolllnger Is feigning insanity.
The Journal today points out twenty
points ot remarkable similarity between the
Rolllnger cose and that of Adolph Luetgert ,
now serving a life sentence for wife murder.
Love of woman other than the wife Is as
serted to have been 4he leading cause of
both alleged murders. Each of the murders ,
It Is claimed , was by strangulation. Both
men , one of whom was a sausagcmaker and
a German , tbo other a butcher and an
Austrian , quarreled continually with their
wives , and both suffered business reverses
prior to the alleged crimes. Luetgert nnd
Rolllnger were well acquainted with each
other and lived In the same quarter of the
city. In the Rolllnger case , as In that ot
Luetgert , a wedding ring will play an Im
portant part In the establishment ot the
corpus delicti , Mrs. Rolllnger's body has
been exhumed , and her wedding ring cut
from her finger ,
As a result of the Inquest Rolllnger was
held without ball on a charge ot murder , and ,
Lena Hecker was ordered detained as a
witness. In her testimony before the
coroner's Jury Miss Hecker stated that
Rolllnger had asked her to marry him , say
ing that In two months time "everything
woufd be all right. " She also testified that
Rolllnger frequently beat his wife.
KILLS HIS YOUNG" WIFE
STevr York Dry flood * Clerk I.earn * He
I * Wanted for Murder and
Give * Hlmelf Up.
SAN FRANCISCO , Dec. 22. Isldor Lor-
bor , a dry goods clerk , surrendered himself
to the police today , stating that the New
York authorities wanted him on a charge ot
having murdered his young wife in New
York.
On October 20 Mrs. Lorber , who had been
married less than three months , was dis
covered by neighbors dying from asphyxia-
lion. The husband disappeared and was
suspected of his wife's murder. Lorber's ex
planation Is that , having discovered that bis
brldo had been a mother , ho decided to
leave her and went to Philadelphia , thence
to Savannah , Ga. , finally locating In this
city.
Lome * on the Great l.uke * .
CHICAGO Dec. J2. Marino losses during
the season of 1898 wcro much greater than
during any previous season of late years.
The total losses no two underwrite will
make an estimate of within $500.000 of each
other. A general average places the aggre
gate loss at 12,600,000.
Dinner ti HpenUer Ileeil ,
PHILADELPHIA. Dec. 22. Speaker
Thomas B. Re > ed was a guest at a private
dinner tonight to Clement A. Grlscom , pres
ident of the International Navlxatlon com
pany , by William L. Elklni. the street car
maenata. t hll homo.
CUBANS WILL BE GAY
They Will Oelebrate Evacuation Day with
Great Rejoicings.
HAPPY NEW YEAR WILL DAWN FOR THEM
Festivities Will Begin January 1 and Last
for Five Days ,
ARCHES TO GRACE PRINCIPAL STREE1S
Grand Procession , Race Meeting and a Big
Campaign Dinner.
SPEECHESBY WELL KNOWN CUBAN ORATORS
Solemn High Ma * * In the Ilnvnna
Cntlieilrnl Will fuller In ( he
Day , When Speelnl 1'rnycr *
Will lie llenil.
( Copyright , 1S3S , by Press Publishing Co. )
HAVANA , Dec. 22. ( New York World Ca
blegram Special Telegram. ) The Cubans
will celebrate American occupation January
1 by tremendous rejoicings. The Junto ,
various patriotic clubs and an executive
committee In each district , have appointed
cn general committee to nuiko arrangements
nnd raise funds for the purpose. The fes
tivities will laet five days and will bo of
the ; most varied character. A great meet
ing ' ' will bo held In the Tncon theater , nt
which speeches will be delivered by well
vk
known Cubans. All the clubs will combine
lib a grand procession , a race meeting will
bn hold and a campaign dinner will bo given
to t the Cuban troops. An effort will be made
to t have Gomez como to Havana to tuko
part. Solemn high mass will bo celebrated
In the morning at the cathedral , nt which
special prayers , suitable to the occasion , will
bo read. Arches will bo erected In all the
principal streets and the houses will bo
decorated. Numerous private balls will bo
given , to which Invitations by the hundreds
are being showered on the American of
ficers.
General Clous nnd Captain Hart , the lat-
icr the official Interpreter of the comnils-
slon , called at the palace this afternoon to
arrange an Interview with the commission
and Governor General Caslcllanos tomorrow
to { draw up the details of the American oc
cupation January 1. Colonel Girnuta , the
secretary of the Spanish commission , ro-
colved them and gave verbal Information
as to points already evacuated by the Span
ish troops and the stations still hold. Sur-
gpoti Major John J. Ashenhard will make
his second Inspection of the hospitals In
Havana tomorrow to ascertain what can bo
utilized by the American authorities. Judg
ing from his first Investigation only the
Alfonso XIII hospital can be used. That
Is a modern hospital In a good locality , fitted ,
with electric light and other up-to-data
appliances. It has been selected now as a
yellow fever hospital. The other regular
hospital , San Ambroslo , js In I'ud condition.
It is Uoubttul U It ran avijr ba thoroughly
disinfected. The four others Re Ia , Beno-
flclo , Madera and Quemados are only build
ings temporarily used as hospitals and lira
in very bad condition. Hegla , which la
merely a wharf shed , now has 5,000 sick.
Colonel R. M. O'Reilly , at present In Jamaica
Investigating the British garrison there , will
come to Cuba December 30 as chief Burgeon
in Cuba. Surgeon Ashtinhard will be hl
executive officer.
Doubt About ClnnnlMcntlon.
General Butler of the American evacua
tion commission Is not ovcrsangulno that
Cuba will peacefully settle down under the
new American administration. In an Inter
view today he paid :
"In my opinion , for the purpose of carryIng -
Ing out this work of settling Cuba , It will
bo necessary at first to maintain a very
strong force of troops. I do not anticipate
serious trouble , either with the Cubans or
otherwise , but I think it a wise and safe
policy to bo prepared for all emergencies.
There should be at least a garrlion ot
60,000 troops on the Island. With this
force at Immediate command , anything
likely to disturb the public peace could bo
readily quelled. I do not think It likely
that we ehould be called upon to use the
troops , but the moral effect of such a largo
body of men hero would do muoh to over
awe certain elements which only await
an opportunity to give us trouble. The
military occupation of this part of the
Island Is likely * to last at least until the
rainy season. It will be necessary to have
matters In such shape then that the greater
proportion may bo withdrawn and a small
garrison say of 6,000 men be retained.
Possibly even this number may not b
necessary. A project has been discussed
which will solve the Cuban army problem ,
and at the same tlmo obvlato the necessity
for keeping American troops In this trop
ical cllmato during the unhealthy season.
This Is to form reglmenta composed of
Cuban soldiers officered by Americans and
utilized for garrison duty until the event
ual fate of the Island Is decided. I do not
know that this plan will be adopted , but It
has bcun given serious consideration. "
Strong protests are being made by the
Cubans against enlisting In the new pollcs
force men who lately wcro guerrillas la
the Spanish army.
HportH io tli Front.
On the heels of the announcement that
Jim Corbett will open a fialcon hero comes
the news that Bat Mnsterson , Wysart
Barp of Tombstone , Ariz. , "Doc" Holllday.
Ed Casey , "Tho Kid of Bkagway , " Alaska ,
and "Doc" Brown ot Spokane Falls are
coming to Havana to engage In various
enterprises. Judging from appearances ( be
early history of the western towns of Amer-
Ira will bo repeated In Havana. Gambling
houses are being opened everywhere. It
Is a poor building In the business district
which has not bids on It for a location
for an American bar. It seems to bo the
Idea among the sporting fraternity that
Havana will be made another Monte Carlo
to endure through the reconstruction period
at least.
The fight over electric street ralrway fran-
chlscti will begin again after January 1.
William Mackenzie , the president of the To
ronto Street Railway company , who Is here
with colleagues , representing the Montreal
and Toronto syndicates , IK confident of ob
taining a conccsalon , The position now.
slnco the revocation of the franchtoe granted
to the American syndicate by the civil gov
ernor , I" Junt as It was before. The Canadi
ans win again make an offer and It Is be
lieved in financial circles hero that the Har
vey syndicate will enter the field again
without the Montreal and Halifax backing
of Its previous offer.
More NpniilHh Itriirli Home ,
CADIZ , Dec. 22. The Spanish transport
Gran Antllla , Captain llayoma , which
sailed from Havana on December 2 for
Barcelona with repatriated Spanish troopi ou
board , has arrived at this port.
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