Humanistic , Untimely Ending of an EXpedi‘iion to ‘ E ,, Aid Cuban Patriots. WEBB GARCIAS IN COMMAND The Ipnnish Minister Declares That They Were-Everybody on Board the Steamer J. W. Hawkins Man- aged to Escape In the Beats. BOSTON, Jan. 29.—An alleged filibuster- ing expedition has come to grief. The steam vessel J. W. Hawkins, commanded , by Captain Woodrow, sailed from New f said regarding the Venezuelan matter that ; he thought there had been misapprehen-. York with a party of between 75 and ‘100 men, bei’ind, it is alleged, for Cuba, where the party was to enter the ranks of the in- surgent army. When the Hawkins was ad the eastern end of Long Island, she sprung a serious leak, and the water-gained so rapidly on her that all hands were obliged to take" to the boats. : -‘ - The men were picked up 'on Monday morning by passing schoehcrs, among 'vvhich was the three masted schooner Helen H. Benedict, Captain Brockett, bound from Norfolk for Boston with a cargo of coal. _ The Benedict picked up 25 of the men and landed them at Vineyard Haven to- day, from which place they were transfer- red by the steamboat Susie D and landed at Wood’s Hell. where they took an early train for New York. ». They were very reticent about giving particulars of the disaster, and little could be learned from them. . The J. W. Hawkins was a steam vessel of ‘196 tons net and 188 tons gross. She - Wes built at ,Kennebunk, Me, in 1880, and hailed from Onanooek, Va. She has been engaged in the fishing business, but ‘ had been lying idle' in Baltimore harbor for some months. TWO Weeks ago Mr. Tonsley appeared in timer-e and desired to purchase the s ship for a Mr. Smith of New York. Was'Gareia In Command? NEW YORK, Jan. 29.—-Accerding to a story from Washington, the expedition aboard the Hawkins was under the com- mand of the famous Cuban general Calix- to'Garcia and his son Carlos. In response to the request of the Spanish minister at Washington, Senor Dupuy do home, it was said orders were issued by Admiral Bunce to the cruisers Raleigh and Montgomery to put to sea in order to intercept the supposed fllibu‘stering enter- 1 It is understood that the orders came direct from the state department. and in turn from Secretary Herbert of the navy. Then, it is said, the treasury department followed this action with orders to the revenue cutters McLane, Merrill and Col- fax to keep a sharp lookout for the expedi- tion and to intercept it if possible. Minister De Lome said that there was a large number of men on board, besides plenty. of. arms, and. ammunition. The Spanish—2. minister'disoiaredi alto -, that~ the: thklns' was to touch at Palm Beach, Fla, and take on more men and ammuni- tion. It had been reported that Garcia had sailed on last Thursday from Philadelphia on a fruit steam vessel, and that on the see he would transfer to another vessel, the Jaso'f, which was to be the head of a Mtge fllibustering expedition. A. Shrewd Plan. A second transfer was to be made of! Florida keys to another vessel, and the ex- pedition would then proceed direct to Cu- be. The Spanish minister declares now that this information was published by Cuban sympathizers for the purpose of throwing him 03 the track. He is confl- dent that Garcia boarded the Hawkins at New York, and it is reported that he asked the aid of our government in intercepting the Hawkins. The officers at- the navy department have declined to confirm the report that that was the mission of the cruisers dispatched by Admiral Buncc. but try to maintain the greatest secrecy in regard to their des- tination. The Spanish agents in Philadelphia and this city have been carefully watching Garcia, but it is thought that he has elud- ed their vigilance. ' To Tax Bicycles. ALBANY, Jan. Bil—Senator Ellsworth’s bill, authorizing the supervisors of Niagara county to appoint a side path commission to tax every bicycle at not less than 50 cents and not more than $1 a year, to be expended in the erection of cycle paths along the highways, was favorably report- ed by the committee on taxation and re trenchment today. Alleged Swindlers Arrested. KANSAS CITY, Jan. 29.—-Two impecu- nious young men, said tobe from New England and giving the names of Mason M. Tottel and C. T. Holliday. have been arrested here by postofl‘ice inspectors from Denver and St. Louis. ,They are accused of having used the United States mail in swindling several mining stockbrokers of Denver. Would Be Cracksman Arrested. LYNN, Mass, Jan. 29.——A stranger giv- ing the name of John P. Baker, aged 19, was arrested today for an attempt to rob the safe in a Boston and Maine railroad station at Lynn common. Baker was caught by cificers, who heard an explosion and hastened toward the place. . For Electrical Examining Boards. ALBANB', Jan. ESL—An important meas- . are introduced by Mr. Trainer today pro- vides for boards of electrical examiners in every judicial district, each board to con- sist of four persons appointed by the gov- ernor, two each to belong to the political parties in the ascendancy. Railroad Bill Hearing. ALBANY, J an. 29.—Next Tuesday has been set by the assembly railroad commit- tee for a hearing on the bill requiring rail- roads to get the consent of the state rail» road commission before makingan exten- sion to their lines. Antisweatsliop Opinion. ALBANY, Jan. BEL—Attorney General Hancock holds that it isn violation of the autisweatshoP law to use any room in any tenement er dwelling house for the purpose of manufacturing clothing by per- sons other than members of the family re- siding therein. - The B. and 0. Refunding. BALTIMORE, Jan. 29.——It is not improb- able that the refunding ”of the floating debt of the Baltimore. and Ohio Railroad oempeny will result in the formation of i. new system, to be known as the B. ,and 0. Northwestern. ~—Advertise in the “Gazette.” ‘ ' make at the meeting of the Authors' 80- Hon. Joseph Chamberlain Makes a Pacific Speech. ' HALL GAINB GIVES HIS VIEWS The Colonial Secretary Pays a High Tribute to President Cleveland -— Thinks the ? Two Nations Misunderstood Each Other-e'l‘he Copyright Question. LONDON, Jan. 27.—The Right Hon. Jo- seph Chamberlain, secretary of state for the colonies, in speaking at Birmingham, sion on both sides of the water. When Sec- retary Olney’s dispatch and President Cleveland’s message were delivered, the feeling was reluctantly entertained in England that the Americans must have some hostile sentiments which En land did not share, and that the United totes was heat on picking a quarrel with Gredt Britain. The idea seemed to prevail in ’America that England was disposed to impugn the Monroe doctrine—a doctrine to which the people of the United States rightly attached much importance—and it was 0 believed-in America that Great Brit was disposed to deal in a harsh and arbitrary manner with Venezuela, but reflection had brought about a more favorable understanding, and America would regard with horror awar with those of her own blood and kindred. - , “Cleveland, whose acquaintance I have the honor to possess,” said Mr. Chamber- lain in concluding his address, “bears a high reputation for rectitude and honors- ble dealing. He is incapable of the wick- edness of inciting two kindred nations to strife and bloodshed." Hall Csine Fives His Views. Hall Caine, the author, furnishes an ad- vance copy of the report which he will eietry Monday. In this report he ventures the opinion that nothing in the Venezuela or Transvaal questions can be found more liable to breed serious international and colonial disputes than the Canadian copy< right question. He points out in his state- ment the power that Canada has to em— broli England in a quarrel through un— friendly legiSIation toward the United States on the part of the Dominion and details at length how a compromise may be brought about between the difierent in- tcrests. Commenting on the generous treatment which he received while in America, he continues: “On my return the Right Hon. Joseph Chamberlain, secretary of state for the colonies, expressed much gratificatiOn at the prospect of an amicable adjustment of what threatened to become an awkward question. The parliamentary council has revised the draft of the act with great wisdom, and after considerable research this document has been returned to Otta« we, where it now is in the hands of the secretary'of- state, Hen. W; H. Montague, ,whobelieves thatathe interests oi: *auth'ers we may congratulate ourselves on'having shown Canada a way ‘ to protect herself and yet' of adhering to the terms of the Berne convention, still enabling the Unit ed States to retain all of the substantial advantages of the American copyright, at the same time having reached terms per< mitting an expression of peace and good will toward all of the interested classes of the Dominion. ”_ Universal Copyright Law Desired. Referring to Professor Goldwin Smith's desire for one copyright law for the whole empire, Mr. Caine says, “That should be our watchword until the morning after America abandons her manufacturing clause and joins the Berne convention.” In conclusion, Mr. Caine said: “If we have solved the copyright question by con- sidering it solelyas a matter between Can- ada and America, which it is in the main, we have recognized at the same time that it is only one of the dangers that lies be- tween two great countries whose geegraph« ical situation may be the cause of many troubles in the future. It is hard to con. ceive for any just cause for a war between England and the United States, but if war . ever takes place it will be because of fric- tion between our great Dominion and the States alongside of it. An Englishman cannot cross the Niagara river without realizing to his great pain that the fire which burned so fiercely on Queenstown heights smoldcrs still on both sides of that turbulent water. ' ' ‘ St. Louis to Take St. Paul's Place. PHILADELPHIA, Jan. 27.-—The Ameri- can line steamship St. Louis, sister ship to ,the St. Paul, which was brought to Cramps’ shipyard on Wednesday for the purpose of having her smokestacks en- larged in order to increaseherdraft, has been ordered go New York to take the place of the St. Paul, which went ashore in a fog 01! Long Branch. The St. Louis is to sail from New York for Southamp- ton on Wednesday next, and she will de- part from the shipyard this afternoon or tomorrow morning. Favorite Comedian Passes Away. CHELSEA, Mass, Jan. 27.—William Car- roll, better known as Billy Carroll, the celebrated black face banjo specialist, died at his home here of a complication of dis- eases after a long illness. He was the high- est salaried banjo comedian in the profes- sion and was famous for his original songs and jokes, which made him a great favor- ite on the Pacific coast and in the east, es- pecially in Philadelphia and Boston. Pcstmasters Appointed. WASHINGTON, Jan. 27.—Thc following fourth class postmasters have been ap- pointed: Pennsylvania—East Greenville, J. L. Dimming; Lucon, J. D. Landis. New York—Hollis, Eliza Parkcs. ‘ New Jersey—Port Reading, G. S. Far- rel. . . “ . Defrau'ding the Railroads. FRANKFon'r-eN-MAIN, Jan. 27.—Owing to the discovery of extensive railway tick- et frauds, a large force of detectives has been making domiciliary visits here. The have been searched, and similar measures have been taken at Wiesbaden, Limburg and Cologne. Seventeen arrests have been made. "Consul Compelled to Resign. ' WASHINGTON. Jan. 27.—-The president has recognized Fung Yung Chen as con— sul general of the Chinese empire at San Francisco. This is probably the most im- portant office in the Chinese consular serv- ice. Li Yung Yew, the retiring oonsr’x incurred the ill will of the powerful s - companies, and they instituted a vigorous campaign to secure‘ his removal, with the “w E ‘s-K'L r VIN o a w ALI. c A z Ell‘h. _ ALBION W ' um, , THE PsocESSIoNAL. ' GRAND MARCH. .11 ' :1. 4.; 5“: W33.» \ m FRED. A. CHALLINOR. March. A 'ehould’be'sa-féguardedi In- the meantime. ’ ticket inspectors and cenductors’ houses ~ l result that he has at last been superseded. _ ~At1vertrse in the “Gazette.” ', The’Processieualurm. ._ _ ' _ . ‘A g 1 V. ~ ,_ ‘ “I. 2.‘ To Coda,
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