o THE OMAHA DATTA" HIDE : MONDAY , JAXtTA'RY 23 ! , 1890.
men can 1 keep them In order. The 300
rural police thcru have heen of great value.
I think the Cubnnw make Ideal rural police.
They have done good work In the apprehen
sion of crlmlnato In the city nnd suburbs.
"From the time 1 arrived on December
22 until January 1 there were In Havana two
factions which had good reason to hate each
other. There were the Irritation of defeat
and humiliation on one side and the feeling
of rcrcngp and exultation on the other. To
prevent collisions there were In the city
practically but two regiments of American
troopa. Notwithstanding this there was up
to January only one small district left un
guarded nt any time by our soldiers and
tli 18 was so left because of a Spanish trick
employed probably to cause ! us trouble. The
Spanish authorities notlllcd neither General
Wade nor myself that they were to evacuate
thu district this side of thu Caatlllo do
I'rlnclpc and It remained unguarded for a
time. When the last detachment of Spanish
soldiers from thu castle came to march
through the district they were shot at once
from a house. It was thi-lr own fault.
"In making appointments I have discussed
each ono with men of all shades of political
opinion and have endeavored to name men
representing neither ono extreme nor the
other. ' I feel that I have succeeded and an
ticipate no great dilllculty from now on. "
IJNi ! fur CiiMoniN IttM'clplN.
HAVANA , Jan. 22. All the expenses ot
the Island for January , provincial and mu
nicipal , will bo met out of the customs re
ceipts. There will bo no attempt to collect
other taxes to meet the flrst month's pay
roll. It Is possible that the expenses for
February will bo provided for In the same
way.
way.Until
Until the tax system has been revised the
civil salary list will be met out of the cus
toms , which will be ample for this purpoao.
as no new public works will bo begun until
the- revision Is completed. The military ad
ministration now has cash In hand to the
amount of $900,000 at Havana , $523,000 ; at
Santiago , $250,000 ; nt Clenfuegos , $25,000 ; at
Matanzas , $80,000 and at eleven minor points ,
$20,000. These amounts will be Increased 23
per cent by the end of the month.
The provincial governors have been di
rected by Governor General llrooke to prepare -
pare estimates for January. Havana police ,
sanitation , street cleaning nnd other Items
will probably require $ HO,000 at the lowest
estimate , but the
as annual customs re
ceipts of the Island can safely be computed
at $12,000,000 , the Cuban exchequer Is not
likely to run short. At all events there will
bo enough for ordinary expenditures.
THOL'IHj ; IlltUWS1X SANTIAGO.
CnliniiN Objrct to DoltiK Saiiltnry
Work for IltitluiiN Alone.
SANTIAGO DE CUI3A , Jan. 22. The or
der from the United States military author
ities In Havana , directing the authorities of
the Santiago military department not to ex
pend a cent of the customs recclpte with
out the permission of the governor general ,
nnd the order directing that hereafter the
bulk of the sanitary work shall bo done
without money pay and for rations merely
were given to the local press for publica
tion yasterday. though received here last
Thursday. El Cubano. In commenting on
the Instructions of the governor general ,
says : "Tho Iccllng Is prevalent that the
only coureo now U to retire to the moun
tains. "
This Is of course an exaggeration , though
the fact Is that there are people who make
just such threats. As showing how far the
province has drifted backward since the flrat
announcement that the customs were not to
bo freely expended for provincial Improve
ments , the Santiago Heraldo reports that a
band of men are committing whole-rale dep
redations In the Jlayarl district , where several
'
eral people havo' been murdered , and that
another band In the Uuantanamo district has
burned all the cane prepared for pressing
on the Isabel plantation.
"Theae outbreaks. " aays the Heraldo ,
"are the first frulta of the money centrali
zation system. "
As yet the Mayarl report has not been
verified and Mr. Brooke , owner of the Isabel
plantation , who arrived yesterday , says that
the burning reported on the plantation must
bavo been Anne since he left , as the cano
there was Intact when ho started for San
tiago.
So far aa the order regarding sanitary
work Is concerned , a Cuban Inspector tn
the sanitary department told Senor George
N. Harbour , the sanitary health commis
sioner of Santiago , yesterday that the Cu
bans had at last regained their self-respect
and v.'ould not work again for rations.
"They do good work. " he said , "and de
serve to bo paid In money. If they are or
dered again , to work for rations most of then )
will go to the mountains. "
The Independence , which publishes the
two orders. n comparatively temperate In
Us editorial comments , except that It In
dulges In the usual personal abuse of Gov
ernor General Drooke. The editorial con
cludes with the defiant declaration : "If nec
essary the Cuban will know how to act. "
M to Meet.
CINCINNATI , Jan. 22. The correspond
ence of Secretary E. P. Wilson of the Na
tional Association of Manufactures Indicates
that most of the1.200 members will be In
attendance here this week nt their annual
convention. The fact that a memorial will
be sent to congress on the question of ex
pansion as well as on other Issues Is likely
to secure a largo attendance. The- local
board of this city and the Cincinnati Com
mercial club last night adopted resolutions
tn favor of expansion and It Is thought that
mich will likely bo the course of the Na
tional Association of Manufacturers. At < ho
opening session on Tuesday morning Gov
ernor HiiHhnell and Mayor Tafel will de
liver welcome addresses , to which President
Theodore O. Search of Philadelphia will re
spond. After the appointment of the usual
committees the reports of the ofllcera will
bo submitted. The program for the three
day * Includes many addresses and discus
sions and social events. The annual election
occurs on Thursday evening and on Friday
there will bo an excursion up the Miami
valley to Dayton.
Woman HuriiN to Death.
SAN FRANCISCO. Jan. 22. Miss Jennie
Moore , daughter of the late I. C. Moore and
a prominent society belle , died today at the
family residence on Ooush street from the
effects of lire. Whllo dressing for dinner
the lace curtains In her room became Ig
nited from a gas Jet , she attempted to ex
tinguish the llame , but her clothing ( -auplit
fire and she ran Into the hall , her clothing
ablaze , which was extinguished by the
family. The young woman , who was 23
years old , was noted for her great beauty.
Train Itolilirrx Art * In Di-iiiaiul.
ST. JOSKPH , Mo. , Jan. 22. The United
States district attorney , M. D. Purdy of St
Paul , has demanded that the throe men tn
Jail hero known as John Allen , Harry How
ard anil James Qllmore , charged with the
Great Northern train robbery near Fergus
Falls , Minn. , bo turned over to the Unltei
States to bo tried tor rnhMtig the malls
Prosecuting Attorney Mytton refuses to de
liver the men and It Is probable that there
will be n clash. The men were Identified
a few days ago as the Fergus Falls robbers.
Res'oro full , regular action
of the boweU , do not Irri
tate or Inflame , but leave
all tliK ilflirMe illpettlve or.
( . nnl m In pfff' t rontlltlnn.
unly tv C. 1. HooJ A Co.
Mother * ! ! Moilimlll
Mrs. Wlnslow's Soothing Syrup has been
used for over llfty years by millions of
trainers for their children while teething
with perfect success. It soothes the child ,
softens the gunn , allays nil pain , cures
wind cello -uul is the best remedy for
Plurrhoea. Bold by druggists In every part
of thu wurld. Ho sure anil ask for "Sirs
Wlnslow'a Soothing Syrup" and .ako no
tther kind. SS cents a Bottle.
TO RESUME BALLOTING TODAY
Legislature Will Vote for United States
Senator the Sixth Time ,
LITTLE PROSPECT OF MATERIAL CHANGE
Sllnlit IiuTcniir In Hnrwnril Column
IN \ < > t Improbable , White Ab-
Mny AfTcut ( Srnnil
Tiitnl cif VolCH Clint.
LINCOLN , Jan. 22. ( Special Telegram. )
The legislature will commence balloting
again for United States senator tomorrow at
noon , when It will vote for the sixth time.
There Is little prospect of any material
change In the balloting except possibly a
slight Increase In the Huywnrd column. It
Is possible , however , that the example o'
Israel , who left Hayward Saturday , may be
followed by one or two others , yet all agree
that the Hayward maximum strength has
not been reached. It Is simply a question
whether he can continue to Increase and It
not how long ho can hold his own.
The ballot tomorrow may also show some
variations due to absentees , as many of the
legislators left the city over Sunday and It
would not be surprising If a number of them
failed to return before the joint session at
noon. The coming week , however. Is sura
to see a realignment of the forces , because It
Hayward does not make the election within
a few days those who have been voting for
him because their constituents demanded
It will feel free to vote for their personal
choice. Judge Hayward's friends refuse to
bcllovo that his candidacy Is yet endangered
and Insist that he will still secure the neces
sary votes now lacking.
Everyone looks forward to more exciting
scenes during the coming week than have
) een witnessed since the campaign opened.
IIKVIVES MEMOIIY OF OLD TIMES.
Mct-tlng nt Exposition Medium nf Ile-
ncmil of Soldier Aciinnliitniioe.
CRETE , Neb. . Jan. 22. ( Special. ) Mr.
Sam Couch of Omaha was In Crete last
week. Ho related to us an Interesting
ncldcnt of the civil war. At the surrender
at Vlcksburg , July 4 , 1803 , Sam was ser
geant major of the Twentieth Wisconsin.
\s the confederate army marched up to
stack arms they practically surrendered to
and became the prisoners of the federal
regiment which happened to be opposite to
hem In the line. The Forty-first Georgia
thus surrendered to the Twentieth Wiscon
sin. Mr. Couch at once hunted up the
sergeant major of the Forty-first Georgia
and found him a young man a year or
two older than himself , named Robert Doug-
as. His home was In Atlanta. During the
time of his captivity quite a strong friend
ship sprang up between the "Yankee and
Johnnie" sergeant majors. When the con
federates wcro paroled and marched out
of Vlcksburg , Mr. Couch filled his haver
sack with hardtack , coffee , sugar and fat
) ork and presented It to his departing
friend. Through all the passlpg years
neither one heard from nor knew the fate
of the other. Ono day last fall Mr. Couch
stepped Into the Georgia building at the
exposition and there found a bright colored
man who had lived all his life In Atlanta.
From him he learned that a Captain Rob
ert Douglas was a merchant In Atlanta , but
whether he was his former prisoner he did
not know. Mr. Couch wrote a letter de
tailing the above Incidents anil a few days
ago received a long and welcome letter
stating that ho was the same Douglas who
more than thirty-five years before was a
prisoner at Vlcksburg and ho remembered
clearly all the incidents of the occasion.
Ho stated that after being exchanged he
went back Into the array and remained
with It until the close , being three tlmei
promoted and mustered out as captain ,
lie was in the battles of Chickamauga ,
Missionary Ridge , Franklin and Nashville.
Ho said In the summer of ' 64 a small detachment -
tachment to which he belonged was or
dered to make an assault and check , If
possible , the advance of Sherman's army , at
Jonesboro , south of Atlanta. He said
of the 183 men who went Into the charge ,
every man was cither killed or wounded
and ho was ono of the thirty-nine who sur
vived , so he says , "You will see that we
hid a hot time In several old towns" alt
along the line. The correspondence be
tween these old-time enemies , but now
friends , will bo continued and In all proba
blllty they will again meet face to face , to
talk over the Incidents of army life of the
long ago.
Pulillt * InntnllMtlon.
GRAPTON , Neb. , Jan. 22. ( Special. ) The
Grafton camp of Modern Woodmen on
Thursday evening hold a public Installation
of ofllcers , as follows : J. W. Archerd , V. C. ;
T. J. Arrow-smith , W. A. ; J. E. Mcnzte ,
banker ; G. F. Halnes , clerk : Dr. Archord ,
camp physician ; John Keenan , escort ;
Charles Marsh , watchman ; Thomas Murphy ,
rcntlnel. The Installing officer wat Amos
Combe , V. H. C. , aislited by Charles Das
Eorman , chief forester. The meeting was
addressed by J. K. Waring of Geneva.
rinttr Illvcr nrlilice * In Uniuter.
SCHUYLER. Nob. . Jan. 22. ( Special. )
Hecause of the unusual thickness of the Ice
on the Platte river this year , some of It
being nearly two feet thick , grave fears are
felt for the safety of the old wagon bridge
at this point and for the D. & M. railroad
bridge as well. Last year the water rose
before the ice broke and pulled a number
of piles loose , a part of the bridge being
carried away. There Is greater danger of
the same occurrence this year.
MliiliiK Company Meet * .
WEST POINT. Neb. , Jan. 22. ( Special. )
The Rosebud Hydraulic Gold Mining com
pany of the Black Hills held a special meet
ing at WUner yesterday , for the purpose
of making changes In the by-laws. Will
Eraley of Wlsner Is president and most of
the stock Is held by Cumlng county pee
ple. The company bat valuable property In
the Hills and the necessary machinery to
develop It.
Wrlpoine the Soldier * Home.
FULLBRTON , Neb. , Jan. 22. ( Special. )
Since word reached here fthe mldde ol
the week that some of the members ol
Company B of the First regiment had ar
rived in San Francisco and were en route
home , there has been great rejoicing among
the relatives and friends. Several went
to Columbus yesterday to meet the boys ,
but only three arrived yesterday and two
today.
( ienevu'M VolnntcerN Iloneli Home.
GENEVA. Neb. . Jan. 22. ( Special. ) Yes
terday several hundred people collected at
the O. & M. depot to welcome the return
ing soldiers from Manila. Only four ol
Geneva's boy § arrived , the other four being
Etlll on the road. Those who came were
William L. Smith. William Merrill , Carl
I'ropst and Sylvester Eaton , They were ex
hausted and glad to get home.
Flrumrn Elect OfHeern.
CHADRON. Neb. . Jan. 22. ( Special. )
The annual election of officers for the Chad-
ran volunteer fire department has Just been
held and resulted In the selection of the
following : President. Frank Benecke ; vice
president. William S. Gtllam ; secretary , B.
F. Pitman : treasurer. Anthony Nelson ;
chief. Jamea L. Paul ; assistant chief , S , II.
Sampson.
nenth of Unfortunate Shnrmnker.
ASHLAND. Neb. . Jan. 22. ( Special. )
William Bootltnd , an aged shoemaker , died
this incrnlng ID utter wont and destitution.
He has been a resident of this city for over
wcnty ymrs. Last summer he was swindled
out of his savings by a stranger , who pro-
> osed to start him lu the shoo business , nnd
lootland has been drinking heavily since.
Rev. J , C. Jackson of the State Antl-S.iloon
eague addressed u small audience Wednes
day night In the Interest of the league. Ho
was accompanied by Rev , J. D , Cams ot
-Incoln , state organizer of the league ,
Tivo llnd
HEBRON. Neb. , Jan. 22. ( Special. )
This county was this morning relieved of
wo of the worst prisoners It has had for
many a day. They wcro only kept the few
days they were by the strictest possible
guard of the Jailers. They were arrested
at Belvldere Wednesday night as supposed
accomplices of the clothing burglar who
s held here , As they were Identified as the
Columbus Jail breakers they were turned
over to that sheriff.
In ( irlpiic nt Fnllerton.
FULLERTON , Neb. , Jan. 22. ( Special. )
There Is an epidemic of the grip In Fuller-
on and surrounding country , many entire
anilllea being down with It , There arc
also many cases of mumps.
.VHiriiNlui NeirMOPN. .
The new school building at Fullerton Is
ready for occupancy.
The annual poultry show for Nuckolls
county will bo held at Nelson. January 30
and 31.
Some wild animal , species unknown has
> een killing largo numbers of sheep near
Ravenna.
The Gibbon Reporter , for nlno years a
> opullst paper , has decided to be nonpartlsan
n the future.
.The annual rabbit hunt , which Is one of
ho features of Henkelman sporting life , oc
curs on January 24.
Brown county stockmen complain that
.hero Is too much cattle and hog stealing
going on In that section nnd threaten to
resort to the old-time methods.
Isaac Hogaboom , on Inmate of the Sol-
llers' home at Grand Island , returned to
his former home at South Sioux City re
cently , was married and started back for the
Soldiers' home with his brlds.
C. H. Frady of Nellgh , who for n number
of years has had charge of the American
Sunday School union work In northwest No-
iraska , has been transferred to a wider
field , having been given general supervi
sion of the work in Wyoming , Montana nnd
Idaho.
As George McDonald was returning homo
from a dance at Joss French's , six miles
north of Alnsworth , astrldo a spirited mus-
: ang It ran Into a barb-wire fence , injuring
t so It had to bo shot and cutting one of
McDonald's legs just above the ankle , tear-
ng away tendons , severing an artery and
making n ghastly nnd terrible wound ,
The shipments from the town of Danburjr
for the year 1S9S chow In a measure how
nuch of prosperity has come to that section
of the peerless Beaver valley : Ono hundred
nnd ninety-five cars of live stock and 21G
cars of grain , a grand total of 411 cars , were
shipped from Hint station during the year
ust closed. The value of the eame Is placed
it ? 185,000 , or about ? 300 to each farmer In
: hat section.
RAILROAD MEN 10 GATHER
nenrenentntlvm of AVc.it-
ern Linen Will Coimldor the
TcrniM of a Xcw Agreement.
CHICAGO , Jan , 22. Passenger representa
tives of western lines will meet In this city
tomorrow to consider the terms of a new
agreement. The meeting , It Is expected , will
last the greater part of the week and U U
hoped that Its conclusion will find all of the
western lines again united.
The agreement which will be presented
Is , In many ways , the most remarkable docu
ment of Its kind yet drafted. A committee
of the most prominent western passenger
men has been at work upon it for weeks.
They were forced to consider all changes
made necessary by the supreme court ruling
against trnlllc organizations and the draft
which they have prepared to report may be
said to represent the views of conservative
pas-senger men having full knowledge of
what the law allows and what the railroads
want.
The plans whereby rates may be main
tained are elaborately and carefully drawn
so as not to conflict with the supreme court
ruling.
Connection with the
DENVER , Colo. . Jan. 22. A special to
the News from Wallace , Idaho , eays :
It is announced here on what Is seemingly
authority that there will be a line built
from here to connect the Oregon Railway aud
Navigation company with the Burlington
road. The latter company Is to build from
Billings west , whtlo the Oregon Railway
nnd Navigation company builds east from
here. The pass over the Bitter Root moun
tains Is directly between hero and Thomp
son Falls , Mont. A surveying party has
been in the field here for several months ,
running lines which would be of no value
for a local line. The surveyors have , how
ever , been reticent as to their designs.
Shall I'orto Hlno lie n Statef
Our public men are trying to decide what
action should be taken regarding the status
of Porto Rico. Wo have never before had to
deal with a similar condition where nearly a
million people of a foreign tongue have been
annexed. Neither have we ever had before
such a reliable medicine tor malaria , fever
and ague as Hosteller's Stomach Bitters. II
drives the poisons out of the system and
establishes strength to resist future attacks.
Henry E\IIOHOIIM | ,
LEBANON , Pa. , Jan. 22. Three heavy ex
plosions occurred at short Intervals nt the
Blrd-Colemnn furnace plant at Cornwall , five
miles from here , last night. Buildings were
shaken and many window panes broken
throughout the town. The twin furnaces
were much damaged and the loss was heavy
Of the many hundreds of worklngmen none
were seriously Injured. The explosions wcro
caused by molten metal eating Its way out
of a stack and tillering the under pit , where
it came in contact with water.
7.liie Company tlrKniilced.
TOLEDO , O. . Jan. 22. The American Zinc
company , with a capital of $5,000,000 , has
been organized with J , C , Rodgers of this city
as the leading spirit. The plan has been
under consideration for the last year am
Mr , Rodgers has. H la reported , finally In
terested ex-Governor Flower. Daniel O'Day
and others ot the Standard Oil company
All the leading zinc manufacturers are In
the deal. The organization will bo per
fected In Now York this week.
1KOS CiiNtom HOIIMU SlntlNtlcn
show Importations la 1S3S ot SC.S55 cases G.
H. Mumm's Extra Dry , 62,649 more Ihan any
other brand. Its quality Is of uncqualed ex
cellence.
SiHMVhtoriit In Colorado.
DENVER. Jan. 22. Reports of a general
snowstorm on the mountains In Colorado are
coming In tonight. As yet the storm has
not reached Denver , although It Is getting
colder and sittings of snow have fallen
Railroad tralfic Is still unaffected and tele
graphic communication Is uninterrupted.
TrniiMport Srill * .
SAVANNAH. Oa. . Jan. 22. The United
States transport Manitoba sailed today for
Havana. It had on board six troops of the
Seventh cavalry , which arrived this morning
from Maeon.
In the Went.
Grand Pacific hotel. Chicago , modernized
and elaborately furnished ; finest cuisine
anywhere. Write for rates.
Movement ! * of Ueenn VCMKI-IM Jan. - -
At New York Arrived Cuflc , from Liv
erpool ; Werkendam , from Rotterdam.
At Philadelphia Sailed Ptnnland , for
Liverpool.
At Liverpool Arrived Nomadic , from
Now York ; Umbrla , from New York.
At Uavre Arrived La Champagne , from
New York.
At London Sailed Minnesota , for Phila
delphia , t
REFORMS FOR PORTO RICO
Difficult Task to Get the Island in Line
with the United States.
QUESTION MIJSF BE HANDLED CAREFULLY
Ollicrulxe flip l.nM Htntc of ( lie Inland
Will lie Worne Tlinti the Klrnt
Outline of What Should
lie Done.
WASHINGTON , Jan. 22. "If Porto nlco
s to become a credit to the United States , "
says Captain Augustus P. . Gardner , assist
ant adjutant general of volunteers , tn an
ntorcstlng report to Assistant Secretary
of War Mclklejohn , upon the educational
and other affairs of the Island of Porto
HI co , "and cot a continual thorn In her
side , It Is as certain as the rising of the
sun that the work of reconstruction must
30 done by men of disinterested motives. "
In considering , says Captain Gardner , the
various elements which go to moke up the
social system of Porto Rico , most worthy
of a detailed examination Is the method of
education. It Is on this branch that the
fruits which It Is hoped raav be gathered
u the future must all ripen. What pur
ports to bo a census of the Island Is taken
every ten years. But the only cue ever
published , apparently , was that of 1897. In
this the population was given at 80B.708. of
whom 111,380 , or 1C per cent , could neither
read nor write. A comparison of theae fig
ures with those of a so-called rectification
of the census for 1S83 reveals a gross blun
der Bomnwhere , as , according to the re
turns for that year , 23S.2D4 , or twice as
many people as four years later , could
neither read nor write.
For tlio city of Pence there Is an excellent
census for the year 1897. well compiled and
to all appearances accurate. According to
that the city Jurisdiction covers a popula
tion of 19,000. The percentage who could
read and write was 29.37. Captain
Gardner believes this percentage Is very
much too high. Captain Gardner says It
Is safe to average the number of schools
at BOO outside , of which lees than forty arc
private or religious schools.
Co in in oil School * .
The common schools are divided Into * u-
pcrlor , elementary , auxiliary and rural ,
with one teacher to each school , whose sal
ary ranges from 1,200 pesos , or say $600 per
year , In a superior school of the flrst class ,
to 300 pesos per year In a rural school.
The superior schools exist only In the seven
departmental cities. In each of which there
are supposed to be two superior schools ,
ono for each sex.
In the larger townships there la one school
to about every 1,000 Inhabitants. But edu
cation Is laid on a great deal thinner In
many parts of the Island , large country dis
tricts being without schools entirely , not
withstanding a compulsory school attendance
law. As each township pays for Its own
schools , It Is Impossible to estimate the
amount spent on education annually In the
sland. But the state's contribution amounts
to about 60,000 pesos per year , out of which
arc supported certain Institutions.
Summarizing the situation as a whole
there exists on the' Island a fairly good skel
eton on which to construct a school system.
The difficulty arises from the scarcity of
competent and reliable teachers.
In the nature of things for the present
but little progress can be made by American
teachers sent to the Island. Their sphere
of usefulness will not Include Porto Rico
until such time ae a' knowledge of the En
glish language has begun to permeate all
classes.
QnCMtlon of Religion.
With regard to the religious question ,
Captain Gardner says It does not appear
that the Inhabitants of the island have ever
taken their religion with any degree of se
riousness , possibly .owing to the fact that
the church Is regarded as one of the moans
by which Spain undertook to establish Its
sovereignty on the Island and to provide
for the maintenance of such of Us clergy as
could not be supported at home. Altogether
the clerical establishment maintains about
about 210 priests and assistants , the sum
total of whose salaries amounts to about
150,000 pesos annually.
Since the invasion of the American troops
the salaries of all these priests , which have
heretofore been paid by the state , have been
cut off , a state of affairs which seems to be
viewed with perfect equanimity by all ex
cept the priesthood Itself. Roman Catholi
cism has had a better chance In the Island In
view of the condition of the native mint
than any other religion.
That the population of Porto Rico as a
whole has serious grounds of complaint on
account of excessive taxation ls not proved.
But that this taxation was so distributed and
administered as to serlouily interfere with
the small and especially with the native
merchants or planters cannot be doubted.
The total amount raised by national taxa
tion has been of late years rather more than
4,500,000 pesos , a sum equal to a little
over 4V4 pesos per 'Inhabitant.
To Americans who are accustomed to a
national taxation of some J7 per capita the
Porto Rlcan figures seem exceedingly small.
Contrary to the belief which has been stren
uously engendered the fact Is that out of this
4,500,000 pesos but 150,000 go directly to
Spain In the form of pensions. In all gov
ernments the expenses are largely for sal
aries and the Indignation of the Porto Ricana
Is vast that these salaries are for the most
part paid to citizens of Spanish birth.
Uiniciilt Uiidcrtnklnir.
Concluding the report says : "The re
organization of all thcso various elements in
the Porto Rlcan social system Is an under
taking of enormous difficulty , the extent of
which cannot bo appreciated by anyone wno
has not seen the dlfllcultles attendant on
establishing even a temporary modus
vlvendl. The task of simply making the
laws which will conform to American meth
ods fs simple. That can be done In Wash
ington. The task of making laws which
will conform to those of the United States
and yet will work In practice Is an under
taking for the greatest minds , the knowl
edge requisite for which can only be gained
on the spot. Taking It all In oil If the best
men are not put to this undertaking and
the Island Is allowed to become a political
playground , the Porto Rlcan will be worse
off. than ho was under Spain. "
Soldier * Kiironte Went.
DENVER , Jan. 22. Fifteen carloads of
soldiers of the Tenth regiment from Fort
Lcavenworth , Kan. , wcro transferred from
the Burlington road to the Union Pacific
hero at 1:15 : p. m. today and continued their
journey westward to Ogflcn , Utah , thence
to San Francisco via the Southern Pacific.
At midnight tonight. If there are no delays ,
the Rock Island will bring a. second lot of
members of the Tenth , who will leave as soon
as possible over the same route to the west.
Two trains of fifteen cars each are now In
readiness to accommodate this contingent.
I nil a I CD lllintilnatlnur
PHIl.AnEL.riHA , Jan. 22. C. P. Wolff.
aged about 32 years , of 271 Hamburg stieet ,
Brooklyn , committed suicide In a hotel to
day by Inhaling Illuminating gas. He came
to the hotel yesterday and sad he was an
Insurance agent. In his room was found
a letter addressed to bis wife at the above
address ,
Sale or n Cripple Crock Mine.
COLORADO SPRINGS. Cole Jan. 22.
The Moon-Anchor mine at Cripple Creek
has been sold to an English company. The
old company receives 60,000 shares of 1
each ( one-seventh of Its capitalization ) end
a minimum of fJOO.OOO cub , which will b
p ld as the stick li sold tn London. The
old i company also ret.ilim other valuable
properties at Cripple Creek , The deal was
made by Mr. Vorncr Z. Heed of this city.
DEATH RECORD.
Prominent llnnnlnn.
ST. PETERSBURG. Jan. 22. General
Michael Anncxkoff , the distinguished Rus
sian engineer who constructed the trans-
Caspian railway , Is dead. The late General
Annexkoff , w-ho was born In St. Petersburg
In 1S3S. wns a son of the famous General
Michael Annexkoff and was destined by his
father for a military career.
In return for his services during the
Polish Insurrection of 1SC6 he was promoted
at the age of 28 to the rank of colonel and
he remained for four years in the Immediate
service of the Imperial administration , Dur
ing the Franco-Prussian war ho accom
panied the German army as a Russian mili
tary attache , after which ho returned "to
Russia to take part under the orders of Gen
eral Skobcleff In the Mcrv campaign.
Specially assigned to the work of con
structing strategic railways he soon distin
guished himself In this direction and ulti
mately completed the great transcasplan line ,
begun by Skobeleff , personally superintend
ing the construction of the division between
Samark and Tachkcnd.
Mm. J. C. Whlmicrr.
Word was received In the city yesterday
announcing the death of Mrs. J. C. Whln-
ncry , wife of Dr. Whlnncry , at Indianapolis ,
Ino" . , where she went some weeks ago , hopIng -
Ing to regain her health. The deceased had
resided In Omaha a number of years and was
loved by a large circle of friends. She was
the daughter of Dr. Kuhn , a retired physl-
slan , and sister of Mrs. Charles Woodworth.
Mrs. Whlnncry leaves a husband and three
children. The children are Jean , a son , 20
years of age , who was with her when she
died ; Normun , 11 years of age and Gertrude ,
a daughter of 8 years. The remains of Mrs.
Whlnnery will be burled from the family
residence Tuesday afternoon at 2:30 : o'clock
with Interment nt Prospect Hill. The fu
neral services will be conducted by Rev. Me-
Cormlck. formerly pastor of the First Pres
byterian church. The body will arrive this
evening.
Veteran Iowa XcMVHpnprr Jinn.
DUBUQUE , la. . Jan. 22. James R. Scott ,
commercial editor of the Herald , Is dead ,
aged 70. Ho was the oldest newspaper
worker In Iowa , having been employed con
tinuously over forty years on the Herald.
He was a native of Connecticut.
Old Itenldeiit nf Grnfton.
ORAFTON. Neb. . Jan. 22. ( Special. ) J.
F. RIcheson. an old resident , justice of the
peace and clerk of the village' board , died
yesterday , aged 66. Seven of his sons are
here to attend the funeral.
FIRE RECORD ,
Dry Goodn Mentroyed.
NASHVILLE. Tcnn. . Jan. 22. Fire broke
out this morning In the building occupied
by the Maury Dry Goods store In Columbia ,
Tcnn. In three hours four of the hand
somest store houses In the town were In
ruins and the contents burned. The loss la
fully $75,000 , about one-third Insured. The
jrlnclpal losers are the Maury National
iank , A. B. Rains , druggist ; Dobbins &
Swing , the Mnury Dry Goods company and
: ho Deerlng Hardware company , on ma
chinery stored.
New York HiiHliieim Strnctnre.
NEW YORK. Jan. 22. Fire today In the
five-story building at 418-420 West Broad
way , used as a storehouse by H. Rosenthal ,
hats , and clothes brushes , did (50,000 dam
ages.
HlKh School nt Mltiden.
MINDEN , Neb. . Jan. 22. ( Special Tele-
5ram. ) The brick high school building here
burned at 1 a. m. today. Cause unknown.
Total loss , $10,000 : insurance , $8.000.
Iluriilnir Ol ! Ioen .
OLEAN. N. Y. , Jan. 22. A still burst at
: he Standard Oil refinery today , throwing
burning oil over the adjoining works and
: auslng $73,000 fire loss.
HYMENEAL
Hortzcll-WIlNon-Ilerron.
CHADRON , Neb. , Jan. 22. ( Special. )
Solomon Hartzell , one of the oldest resi
dents of Dawes county , who has passed his
67th year , has been married to Mrs. Martha
Wllson-Herron , a widow of 24 , the daughter
of T. J. Wilson of Dawes county. Mr. and
Mrs. Hartzell have begun housekeeping on
the groom's ranch near the city.
I'etemon-Kectlc.
ASHLAND. Neb. . Jan. 22. ( Special. )
Cards were received today announcing the
marriage of Miss Elizabeth Keetle to Ed
ward Peterson on January 21. Miss Keetle
was a teacher of the seventh grade of the
Ashland schools up to the flrst of the year.
They will be at home after February 1 at
Oakland. Neb.
Steel Coiniinny to lie Sold.
YOUNOSTOWN. O. , Jan. 22. It Is given
out here today from sources that are un
questioned that the Ohio Steel company ot
this city Is to bo sold to the American TinPlate
Plato company and operated by that con-
corn. The difference delaying the comple
tion of the deal Is said to be. the high price
placoj upon the plant by the owners. An
agreement on this point Is expected to be
reached soon.
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Mrs. Er.iZAnr.Tii WIIEELOOK , Magno
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