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A: GAME for. CHANCE.
“Pretty, isn’t she?” said Tom Vin-
.cent, as he rode along by his half-
brother’s side across the undulating
veldt, and Ralph nodded, although no
name had been mentioned.
There was no need of a name, when
their . list of ‘ feminine acquaintances
was so strictly limited. One might
have searched within a radius of -
twenty miles round the spot, near their
home, where they were speaking, with-
out finding more than three European
ladies, and of these, Mrs. Marsden, at
whose hospitable farm they had just
been visiting, was decidedly homely,
and her little girl took after her. Mr.
Marsden’s niece, Viola Gray, however,
was of‘a different type altogether, and
as Ralph thought of her delicately-col-
cred oval face, with its frame of gold-
red hair, and its soft, dreamy eyes, he
felt that to speak of Miss Gray as
_“pretty” was to do her an injustice.
“Beautiful, rather,” he said, quietly,
and flushed a little.
Tom was the first to speak again.
, ”If I had khO'Wn that Viola—that
Miss (ii-a" was coining to the Mars:
dens, I should fibt hate Suggested
sending for Floss to come and look afé
ter us.”
. “Y‘Yllyl'p’
“Well, a sister is rather in the way
when one marries," said Tom, slowly.
“You know what the proverb says
abouttwo women in one house.”
“We have not got one woman in the
house at present,” said Ralph, and his
half-brother smiled with easy self—con-
iidence.
“No; but it won’t be my fault if we
don’t have one soon, whether Floss de-
cides to come or not. Directly I saw
Viola, last week, I said to myself,
There is the wife for me.”
“You have said that to yourself be-
fore, haven’t you?” asked Ralph, and
Tom smiled good-naturedly.
“Lots of times, but this time it is
serious, and there is nothing in the
way. We can either of us afiord to
marry.”
“And so Miss Gray is willing?”
asked Ralph, clearing his throat.
“I haven’t asked her yet, but she
seems to like me; and out here, of
course, I have not much fear of a
rival.”
“No?”
There was something in the tone Of
"the short monosyllable which made
his brother turn sharply.
“Well, what rival is there?”
Ralph’s face had grown a shade pal-
er than usual; his lips were tightly
compressed.
“Why don’t you tell me?”
Tom. -
“I suppoSe it would be more fair and
w,“
A i
asked
square if I did,” said Ralph, slowly
and thoughtfully. “I am sorry, old
man, but you have one rival.”
““7110?”
“Can’t you guess?"
“‘I am hanged if I can. You don't
mean that head-man of Marsden's,
Clayton?”
“Of course not. But is there any
particular reason why I should not
think of marrying?"
_ Tom pulled up his horse to stare at
zh'im in unfeigned astonishment. ‘
“You—think of marrying—Viola
Gray?”
“Why not?”
There was something in Ralph’s
voice again which surprised his broth-
er, and made him stifle the inclination
‘he had felt to laugh.
“I do not know why I should be sur-
prised,” he said, seriously, “but some-
‘how I never thought Of your marry-
ing. We always looked upon you as
:a ’ confirmed bachelor.”
“Because I never met the right wo-
man.”
“And you have met her in .Viola
,Gray?”
“This is awkwa ," he said. “You
cannot expect me to give up my claim
to her?”
“You have'no more claim than 1. She
likes me at least as much as you.”
“That is a matter of Opinion,” said
Tom. “I am going to ask her to be my
wife to-morrow.”
“So am I,” said Ralph, and his
brother laughed unpleasantly again.
The unanticipated rivalry made Tom
. feel more determined than ever to se
cure Viola for himself.
His face and voice began to betray
some little anxiety.
“‘Do you think that Viola is in love
with you?” he asked, trying to cover
the anxiety with a sneer, and Ralph’s
voice came as a pleasing contrast with
its quiet earnestness, as he answered:
“I do not think that she is in love
with either of us, although she certain-
ly likes us both."
“Then the one who speaks first will
have the pull," said Tom, quickly, and
was sorry the next moment that he
had not acted on the idea instead of
putting the enemy on his guard by
mentioning it.
Ralph did not answer. He was real-
izing how true the words were likely
to be, and that the chance of a word
from his brother might lose for him
the woman who seemed to him the
one for whom he had always waited
and looked forward.
They had reached the farm and a
Kaffir servant was coming out to take
their horses.
“Omwayho seems to have a letter,” '
said Tom, who had caught sight of
hint first. “We shall see whether Floss
has decided to come.” '
He took the letter from the Kaiiir as
he approached, and glancing at the ad-
dress, handed it across to his brother. '
Ralph opened it quickly.
“Is she coming?” asked Tom, al-
though the arrival of his sister was a
, matter of less importance to him since
ViOla had come to the neighboring
farm. ~ ‘
“She has crime, of course,” said his
brother, trying to hide the eagerness
in his voice, and his face fell when he
found that Ralph had realized what
his absence might mean.
“I do not see why I should go,” said
Ralph in a way that surprised his
brother and showed him that, easy-
going as he was ln an ordinary way,
he could be firm when he liked. “You
were all anxiety to go when we first
spoke of Floss coming out.” ’
3 “I have changed my mind,” said
Tom. ' .
“But I have not agreed to your
changing it," said Ralph. “Unless you
can give me a good reason for doing
so, I shall certainly refuse to take your
place."
“Then Floss will have to come here
by herself.”
“What! all the way from Natal,
more than a week's journey through a
coimtry that she knows nothing about?
We cannot think of it.”
“I suppose not, so you had better go
for her.” ._ .
“Or you,” said Ralph. “You must
see in common fairness that it is as
much your duty as mine. But it is
of no use quarreliug about it. We must
decide it like sensible men, and broth-
ers.”
“How?”
“Tlieifairest thing-seems to be to
toss up which goes." _
Tom’s eyes brightened. After the
decided way in which, before Viola
Gray’s advent, he had declared his in-
tention of meeting his sister at.- Natal,
if she came, and spending a week or
two there, he was afraid that Ralph
might insist on his holding to his in-
tention.
His face flushed as a sudden thought
came to him.
“Let us decide it by a throw of the
dice. Clayton gave me a set to-day,"
he said. ‘
9 “Anything, so long as it is a matter
of chance,” said Ralph; and still red,
his brother felt in his pocket for the
cubes which were to decide which of
the two was to have the field to him-
self in trying to change Viola Gray‘s
liking into love.
“Do you want to throw at once?”
“Why not? The one who has to go
will have to start as soon as it it light.
If I am unlucky I shall turn in as soon
:5 I have had my supper. Hand me
the dice."
.,.T.\’..'§.. ,
" ‘11 right."
.l'niph shook them up in his hand. as
2;" filial-re and threw them on the ta-
ble. bending over it anxiously to see
the result. His face had turned pale
again under its bronze as he thought
h1=w much depended fifl‘on the result.
will decide it on a single
lie breathed a sigh of relief when he:
looked down at the dice. fie" had
throunflfteen. It was scarcely likely
that his brother could be more success-
ful.
Tom’s face had grown whiter than
his when he took up the dice, and
tried his luck.
“Eighteen,” he said sharply, and
there was no exultation in his voice,
although he had won. “Eighteen. You
will have to go, Ralph.”
“I suppose so," said Ralph, huskily.
‘Welll good-night. I shall turn in
now, and start before you are up.”
Tom flushed again as he took his
outstretched hand.
“Aren’t you going to have supper?”
“No, thanks. I am not hungry. Good-
night.”
He, turned into the small white-
washed room at the back of the build-
ing where he slept, feeling that the
dream of his life was ended.
At the very shortest, the journey to
Natal and back would occupy him ten
days, ten days in which his brother
would seize every opportunity of see-
ing the woman he loved and making
her care for him.
His brother rose later, in the best
of spirits, and as Ralph had expected,
started as soon as he had breakfasted
and walked round the farm, to ride to
the Marsden’s.
A lady’s figure had appeared in the
pretty verandah, and was coming to
meet him, and Tom Vincent's face
brightened at the sight. .
The brightness disappeared as the
figure came. nearer, and he saw that
it was only Mrs. Marsden; but Viola
could not be far away, and he had no
rival now. , '
“Here I am again,” he said. “Ralph
has gone to Natal, and left me all
alone. . I thought you would take pity
on me in my loneliness, Mrs. Mars-
den.”
She smiled a welcome. .
“We are always glad to see you; it is
duller for us now that Viola has gone."
“Miss Gray gone?” he said, staring
at her; and Mrs. Marsden nodded.
“Of course you have not heard. The
niail last night brought a letter from
her brother in Natal. He is ill, poor
fellow, and she wanted to start at once
to nurse him. George was going to
take her as far as Ochefsdroom. but
luckily they met Ralph at Gayler’s.
Drift, and George put her in his
charge. It is lucky for us that your
brother was going to Natal, wasn't it?
George is jIIst back.” '
She ran on chatting without notic-
ing the change that had come into the
young man’s expression as lief/rode
slowly by her side to the house. But.
she noticed that he was unusually si-
lent.
He scarcely spoke until they had
reached the house, and she ran in-
doors while he was. attending to his
horse.
Tom waited until she was out of
vsight, and then taking the three load-
ed dice which Mr. Marsden’s overseer
had given him as a curiosity on the
previous day from his pocket. he.
threw them down and ground them un-
der hid heel.
“This is all you have done for me.”
he said, and ground them again. as
he thought of the journey that Viola‘
and Ralph would have together. He
knew'so well what the end would be.
Islamabad
Big Flurry Over the Administration’s ,
Cuban Ultimatum.
SHARP SHAFTS OPOEN SURE.
Senator Chandler Is Particularly Bitter.
Littlo Hope Now For the Cameron
Resolutions — Spain Confident of
Peace, but Preparing For War.
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WASHINGTON. Dce. 21.—The statement
by Secretary of State Olney of the views
of the administration on Senator Cam-
eron’s resolutions declaring for the recog-
nition of the independence of Cuba—viz,
that such resolutions, if adopted, would
only be an expression of ‘opinion on the
part of those voting for them, as the ex-
inflame the public mind, and that if adopt-
ed it would be only to meet; with the veto
of the presidents—has caused a genuine
flurry in official and congressional circles.
The statement of Secretary Olney was
read with unusual interest by members 6
the house. Many of them refused to ex-
press their opinions, as they declined. to
comment upon the action of the senate
committee in reporting the resolutions,
upon the ground that it might be consid-
ered discourteous for one branch of the
government to criticise the course of an-
other. It was apparent, however, that
Secretary Olney had made an impression
on the house, and several of the leaders on
the Republican side - indorsed his views.
The statement reopened discussion of the
pendence or belligerency of another gov?
ernment was an executive or legislative
act, a question which was warmly debated
before the foreign aflairs committee when
the resolutions to recognize the insurgents
as belligerents were under consideration
last session.
This session the sentiment among mem-
bers of the foreign afiairs committee of
the house is not so strongly in favor of
radical action upon the Cuban question as
it was during the last session. It is evi-
dent from the conversation of the menr
bers that a majority of the committee op-
poses recognition of Cuba’s independence,
at any rate until the next administration
comes into power, unless there should be
changes in the situation in the island
which would demand action or much new
evidence regarding the conditions there
secured. Messrs. Hitt, Draper and Adams,
the members of the subcommittee on Cuba,
are all opposed to the action at this time,
and the three members at least who voted
for recognition of belligerency are now op-
posedto recognizing independence.
Little Chance is Pass.
Whatever disposition the senses the;
make of the resolutions, it is improbab e
that the proposition will be brought be-
fore the house for a vote during this ses-
sion. The Republican leaders, Whose
hands are on the throttle and who direct
the course of legislation, will exert all
their influence to prevent the passage or
€in the consideration of the proposition.
It is possible that if the senate passed the
resolution the Cuban enthusiasts in the
house would vote to consider it as soon as
it came to the house without the formality
of referring it to the committee, but with-
out some tactics of this nature it is prob«
_ able that the committee on rules will
‘ stand in the way of action. .
Most members predict that if the reso-
lutions were put to avote before the house
they would be adopted by a large major-
ity, but many who advance this prediction
express the hope that they may not be'
called upon to record their votes. They'
do not wish to be placed in the attitude of
opposing any struggle for the establish-
ment of a republic, yet they do think that
the reports from Cuba up to date are too
conflicting and indefinite to justify recog-
nit-ion.
A gentleman who stands very close to
Speaker Reed and is acquainted with the
speaker's views on the question said: “It
is highly improbable that the Cameron
resolutions will pass the senate, because
there is opposition to them by several sen-
ators, and they can be talked to death. If
would be passed by a. strong majority, be-
cause members would vote against their
own judgment in deference to what they
believe to be the public sentiment of their
constituents. The resolutions will not be
given to the house, nor any other resolu-
tions to recognize Cuba, unless there
should be some change in the situation in
the island which would more certainly
justify interference by this government.
It is possible that the question might be
raised in the house as a privileged matter
by some hook or crook, though I do not
see how that could be done. ”
Some Stiff Kicks.
Senator Chandler said that the state-
ment by Secretary Olney Was extraordi-
nary. “Bcfore a resolution is reported
from the committee,” he said, “before it
is passed by the senate. before it is passed
ment, saying: -‘If you pass it by both
houses, it will be vetoed; if passed bytwo-
thirds majority over the veto, it will be
defied.’ It is the most startling proposi-
tion coming from an executive officer. ”
“Worse than Andrew Johnson, ” said
Senator Wilson, who was sitting by.
“Yes, worse than Andrew Johnson,”
assented Senator Chandler, “and a cabi-
net officer issuing such a statement should
be subjected to severest censure. The idea.
of announcing in advance that the presi-
dent willnot carry out the '- expressed will
of two-thirds of congress is most repre-
hensible. '
“The only trouble,” concluded the sen-
ator, "is that. if we were to pass the reso-
lutions over the veto and Mr. Cleveland
should refuse to execute the law there
would be ”no time to impeach him.” -
“I cannot conceive,” said Senator Blan-
chard, ‘ that Secretary Olney could have
, given utterance to the statement attribut~
: ed to him. What? Congress without the
.5 power to order the recognitiqn of Cuban
independence !
“If this authority dO‘e‘s not exist in con-
gress, it exists nowhere. The president
cannot declare war. That rests with con-
gress alone. Yet here is the novel conten-
tion that the power which may declare
war cannot recognize sovereignty, and the
power which may not declare war can rec-
ognize ,soVercignty. It is preposterous. If
the Cuban resolutions puss both houses of
congress, is vetoed by the president and
then passed over his veto, the“ executive
will be bound by his oath to give effect to
it just as he is bound to give efi'cct to any
other law enacted. by congress. ”
“The secretary,” said Senator Morgan,
former chairman and now the ranking
Democratic member of the committee on
foreign relations, ‘ takesvery high ground.
and he cannot maintain hislposition. His
ecutive alone has the right to take such .
action; that they would simply serve to ~
Question whether recognition of the inde- I
‘ explainablc only in the light of their abs
they Were brought before the house, they
by the house, the secretary issues a state- ’
acquiescence in the butchery of American
citizens in Cuba, scarcely recommend him
to the American people. I, for one, resent
and detest it. ”
course in this matter, and especially his l
Think Olney Is Right.
Senator Hale of Maine, one of the ac- .
! tive opponents of the resolutions, said:
“Secretary Olney is clearly right. Recog-
nition rests with the executive.
lutions would be usurptaion on the part I
r of congress of" executive functions.
The reso-
It is
well that Secretary Olney has made the :-
statement. It will afford an oprlfrtunitw ,
for the sober second thought of the peOpIe
to find expression.”
Mr. Dingley of Maine, who stands next ,
to the speaker in the leadership of the l
i
l house, when asked for his views upon the
Cameron resolutions, said: “I have al<
ways believed that it was the best policy ;
for congress to leave diplomatic matters to
the proper department of the government.
l When the legislative branch of the govern.
ment attempts to interfere with the diplo-
; matic, there are likely to be serious errors .
4 committed.”
General Henderson of Iowa, the second
member of the committee on rules, spoke
tersely, saying: “Asa citizen of a repub-
lic, my sympathies are strongly with the
Cuban insurgents. As a citizen of this
republic, I am in fairer of attending strict-
ly to'our own busines .”
Mr. Cannon of Illinois said: “We have
had no real information of the state 01
affairs In Cuba since the president's mes-
sage. Reports are printed in the press one
day and denied the next. I can see no use-
ful end to be attained by agitating the '
question of what my own or the action of
the house would be on a supposed state of
afiairs. When we are called upon to act ,
upon information on areal state of afl'airs, [
we will take such action as justice and 5
patriotism shall dictate, with due regard ‘
to our treaty and the real interests of the l
United States.”
Mr. Quigg of New York, member Of the
foreign aflairs committee, said: “ The sec-
retary’s statement expresses my views oi
the relation of congress to the act of ac-
knowledging sovereignty. I don’t; think
we have anything that can be described as
power. But the secretary, I think, is un-
duly anxious. The Cameron resolutions
will not get past the house committee, in
my opinion. The Cuban question must
await the judgment of President McKin‘
ley. We are not going to start his admin-
istration with a war, at least until he has
a chance to say whether in his judgment
a War is what the people want. ”
SPAIN’S fiTITUDE. ,
Premier Castillo Confident of Peace, but
Preparing For War.
MADRID, Dec. 21.—In an interview ob-
tained by your correspondent from Senor
Canovas del Castillo the 322519.625 (if @115
council expressed himself as having confi-
dence that the friendship and the correct
statesmanship of President Cleveland and
Secretary Olney and the good sense of the
conservative section of the Arm .lcan peo-
le WOuld prevent international war.
Spain, the premier said, would do its ut~
moSt‘ to avoid friction with America, but
he was of the opinion that. no Spanish gov‘
ernmeut could overlook national dignity
or oppose the patriotism of a nation whose
history contains only deeds of heroism and
records of brave actions regardless of the-
consequences. The warlike attitude of the
American politicians and certain classes
of citizens and sections of the press was
solute ignorance of the true state of affairs
in Cuba. .
According to the prime minister, the
people of Cuba have always received spe-
cial favors from the mother country in-
stead of tyrannical acts, as imagined by
the Americans. If the former administra.
tion of afiairs in Cuba was immoral, con-
tinued Senor Canovas del Castillo, it was
a‘fault largely of the Cubans, who received
the principal benefit from the dishonesty
of governmental employees from the pe-
ninsula. The gOVOrnment is seriously dis-
posed to grant“ satisfactory powers of self
administration to Cuba on submission of
the insurgents, he explained. The rebels,
he added, do not want reforms, but inde—
pendence.
Senor Canovas del Castillo said that
Spain would succumb rather than give
Cuba. her independence voluntarily. In
conclusion, he said that Spain was prepar-
ing against all eventualities. Should mat-
ters require the assembling of the cortes,
the government will instantly summon
the members of the Spanish parliament
together, and in case of a great. national
struggle he thought that all Spaniards
would become as one party for the pur-
pose of defending national honor.
Admiral Beranger, minister of marine.
has wired instructions to the government
and to all private shipbuilding yards to
hasten forward to completion all the war-
ships now in course of construction. He
received replies to the effect that all these
orders would be prOmptly carried out.
Popular excitement. because of the re-
cent. action of the foreign affairs commit-
tee of the United States senate continues,
but no demonstration against the Amer-
icaans in this country are reported.
WE MAY HELP SPAIN.
Embassndor Taylor‘s Significant Statement
as to What May Happen.
MADRID, Dec. 21.—-Embassador Hannis
Taylor, during the course of an interview
with your correspondent said that he at-
tached slight importance to the resolutions
Offered by Senator Comeron and reported
favorably by the United States senate
committee of foreign affairs. He thought
the probable result would be a friendly
understanding between the American and
Spanish governments and that this would
ultimately lead to a guarantee by the gov-
ernment of the United States for the Cu-
bans of a satisfactory system Of self ad-
ministration, but not of absolute inde-
pendence, a condition of affairs for which
the mixed Cuban races are unfit. ‘* \
Continuin:, '2 .oassador Taylor made a
significant statement, to the effect that
should the Cuban insurgents refuse over-
tures consid¢.ed fair by both the govern-
ments of Sf "in and the United States the
American government would so help the
Spanish nation that the insurgents, find-
ing their cause desperate, would be com-
pelled to submit. The solution of the en-
tire question, he thought, depended upon
the finding of a. mode of procedure where-
by the United States could help Spain
Without. offending the haughty character
of the Spaniards and the feelings of the
Spanish military classes, whose spirits
and interests require conciliatory meas-
urcs.
In view of the fact that American inter-
ests must suffer enormously by reason Of
the continuance of the Cuban war, busi-
ness men everywhere would prefer peace
to “jingoism,” said Embassador Taylor.
In conclusion, Mr. Taylor said that Spain
now had the opportunity of pushing the
Cuban wu r to a rapid termination and,
that this would prove a far better policy
than that of handy-ing words of defiance
BERLIN can LETTER
The Courts Reforms Bill Obnoxious to
the Government.
BEATEN IN THE REIGHSTAG. -
The Labor-s of a. Couple of Years Arc
Thus Destroyed, and Intense Dissatis-
out the Entire Country.
l
faction Has Been Aron-ed Through- [
BERLIN, Dec. 21.—Intenso dissatisfiac;-
tion has been aroused throughout the
country by the refusal of the government
ganizations bill, which resulted in its en-
tire rejection. The reichstag’s labors for
a. couple of years are thus destroyed.
The bill was the result of demands made l in the death of— Maceo.
by the courts, lawyers and people alike to
abolish certain hardships, especially in,
the shape of inadequate safeguards for de-
fendants in criminal cases and defects in
the criminal code, and court prOcedurc.
The government insisted upon the intro-
duction ' of fresh hardships and illiberal
court measures in exchange for old ones.
One Of the most objectionable preposals
of “the government provided for the im-
prisonment of ' Opposition papers’ editors
in the event of their refusal to disclose the
authorship of article and the government
also declined to ace 6 to the granting of
compensation to innocently convicted per-
sons.
certain to mean the loss of many seats in
by elections arising from deaths and res-
ignations of members of the reichstag.
The rejection of the bill, moreover,
throws light upon the temper of the reichs-
tag, which is likely to reject the scheme
for the reform of military courts unless
the bill proves more liberal than expected.
Incidentally the fall of the courts bill has
deprived Herr Bebcl of his chance of rais-
ing a debate on the Luetzow trial. He had
amassed a. lot of sensational material,
which he is now unable to use until the.
second reading of the budget, The case,
however, will be discussed in the diet on
the police estimates. -
Both the reichstag and the diet have ad-
journed for the holidays, The diet will
reassemble on Jan. 8 and the rcichstag on
Jan. 19- I
Keeping France In the Dark.
The government has made confidential
declarations to “c budget commission Of
the reichstag legarding the projected re-
arming of the artillery, for which it is
stated that 177. 000.000 marks will he need-
ed for Prussia alone. The whole matter is
being handled with the utmost secrecy in
order to keep the powers, especially France,
in the dark respecting the precise charac-
ter of the innovations. '
The **** :ror was present at Prince Ho-
hcnlohe s parliamentary dinner on Thurs-
day. H is majesty was very cordial toward
the chancellor. and in. conversation with
party leaders like Levetzow, Manteuffel,
Lieber amd Rickert he intimated the ho
that the new sacrifices demanded of t c
fatherland would be ungrudgingly voted.
This remark is understood to refer to the
naval budget and to the new artillery
scheme of the emperor.
According to the newspapers, Emperor
William has little sympathy for the Ham-
burg strikers, and he is reported, in speak—
ing to a guest of the chancellor’s party, to
have expressed delight at the Opposition of
the employers to the “unjustifiablede-
mands” of the strikers and is said to have
added that the victory of capital will be
of advantage to the workmen in the long
run.
Herr Fuchs, editor of a Socialist news-
paper of Munich, has been sentenced to
six months in jail for publishing a sarcas-
tic poem on Prince Bismarck. This is the
first such convict-ion since the fall of the
prince from power, and it is significant
that the trial occurred in Bavaria and not
in Prussia.
The Kaiser's Christmas.
Emperor William will spend Christmas
with his family at Potsdam, the elder
princes arriving home today from the mil-
itary academy at Ploen. Six splendid fll
trees have been ordered from the Hertz
mountains for the imperial family. The
distribution of gifts will take place in the
Shell hall Of the new palace.
During the holidays his majesty will
make frequent use of the new athletic hall
which is annexed to Mon Bijou chateau,
where he plays football and cricket with
the eldest princes;
The emperor has slightly gained flesh
lately and looks healthier and more ro-
bust. On the other hand, the empress has
grown remarkably slender.
' Emperor William has dismissed from the
service Naval Lieutenant Ketclhodt, whc
recently killed a. lawyer named Jenker in
a duel.
The supreme Prussian court has con-
firmed the decree of the president of Posen
forbidding the display of any flags or col.
ors save the Prussian and German.
All the members of. the Bismarck fam-
. ily will assemble at; Friedrichsruhe for
Christmas. Prince Bismarck is feeling
pretty well, and every day loads of pres-
ents for him are arriving from throughout
Germany. Many are coming from Amer-
10a.
At the charity performance at the royal
opera the empress sgecially honored Leo-
nora Jackson, the American violiniste.
Her majesty called her to the imperial box
and congratulated her upon her playing
while making inquiries as to Miss Jack-
son’s nationality, parentage and study.
Organized to Murder.
GUTHRIE, O. T., Dec. 21.—There is
great excitement at Cloud Chief over a
confession made by a young man under
arrest for killing Alva Tropp, the farmer
found murdered in bed, to the effect that
he committed the murder to get. Christmas
money and secured $1.40. He says he is
one of a gang organized to murder and
rob a number of citizens and implicated
several other young men.
threats of lynching,
guarded.
A Liberal Won This Time.
CORNWALL, Ont, Dec. 21.—-Snelsingc.r,
the Liberal candidate, has been elected for
the constituency of Cornwall to the Do
minion house of commons. Cornwall
county has been represented in the house
by a. Conservative for the past 18 years.
Shot Himself Dead.
ST. LOUIS, Dec. 21.-—-James M. Glover,
aged 39 years, a brother of ex-Congress-
man John M. Glover, committed suicide
yesterday by shooting himsolf in the head.
Dcspondency caused the deed.
G. A. R. Railroad Rates.
New YORK, ,Dec. 2,1.--The Joint Trailic
association has granted a rate of 1 cent a
mile for the A. B. encampment which
is to be hel... in Buflalo in August of next
with a powerful enemy.
year.
Dr. Zertucha’s Own Amount of the
to accept amendments to the courts reor- i
This attitude of the government is .
in TRAITOR’S‘STORY
Death of General Maceo.
KEEPING SOMETHING BACK.
Will Not Tell It, Ila Says, Unless Certain '
Gentlemen In New York Force Him. ‘
In Self Defense, to Publish ;
It to the World. 3
4“.
KEY WEST, Dec. 21.—Advices received
here from Havana discredit recent cable-
grams received by Captain General Weyler
and Lieutenant Cirujeda. In one of the
messages Lieutenant Cirujeda congratu-
lated Captain General Weyler on the suc-
cess of his recent combination resulting
In reply, Captain
General Weyler congratulated Lieutenant
Cirujcda and assured him that he would
be rewarded for the splendid service which
he had rendered Spain. It, is now claimed
that these mutual congratulations were
exchanged for the purpose of concealing
the real facts regarding Maceo’s death. 4‘
Your correspondent here has just receiv-
ed a copy of a long interview with Dr.
Zertucha. This interview is written in
Spanish, and, it is is claimed, gives an an:
thenilc account of Dr. Zertucha’s descrip-
tion of the death of Maceo. According to
this interview, many of the American
newspapers have made numerous mis-
statements regarding Dr. Zertucha and
his accounts of the death of Macao.
Dr. Zertucha says that when Maceo was
killed Gordon Nordarse, Marquis di Abu-
mada and Justiz, were wounded. Nordarso
and Justiz were so badly injured that both
have since died in a place called Govea.
In his interview Zertucha asserts that
young Gomez came up while he (Zertucha)
was trying to put Maceo on a horse. While.
young Gomez was in the act 0f {1.5513,th
Zertucha to help Macao to mount,- Gomez
received a. bullet through the breast and
one of his arms, the body of the yoigh llv
ing upon the remains DiMaceo. r. er-
! tucha tried to help young Gomez to escape,
but he would not allow Zertucha to assist
him, saying that he wanted Macao’s body
taken aWay first. - I" ‘
1‘»). Zcrtucha then mounted a. horse, he
says, and made an attempt to notify the
insurgents of Maceo’sdeatb. Macao, in the
engagement, received a bullet in his face,
and" another passed through his breast. ,
The Cuban leader fell, mortally wounded?
and expired soon afterward. Then the
Spanish soldiers came up and dispatched
ydung Gomez, who' was still alive. Dur~
ing the absence of Dr. Zcrtucba for the
purpose Of spreading the news the son of
Gomez must have written the letter which
was found on his body. 0
Dr. Ze‘rtucha returned with Perico Diaz
and others for the purpose of carrying
away the remains of Maceo. The skirmish
with the Spanish forces resulted, and the
Spanish soldiers retired, with the personal
effects of Maceo and Francisco Gomez.
Dr. Zertucha assg‘rts that they had taken
these articles for the purpose of convincing
the world of the death of the Cuban lead-
er. The insurgents, however, succeeded
in efl'ecting a retreat, carrying the body of
Macao with them. . ‘
It is the intention of Dr. Zertucha to re
turn to Spain. He will live a retired life
there in some town of Viscaya. He says
that he does not intend to indulge in any
controversy over this matter of Macao's
death unless certain gentlemen in New
York force him to publish to the world his
defense. In that case, he says that he will
be willing to give to the world the facts
regarding Maceo‘s death which he has at.
his disp0sal.
SEEKING MAOEO’S BODY.
Cubans Anxious to Find It For Burial
With HonorS.
JACKSONVILLE, Fla, Dec. 21.—In a let.
tor just received by Colonel J. A. Huau,
Florida’s representative of the New York
Cuban junta, the death of Macao is con-
firmed.
“The writer is a man up in the councils
of the Cuban party in Havana," said Colo-
nel Huau, “and he knows Maceo is really
dead. While all the facts have not come
to light, still there is no doubt of the main
sad truth. ~
“When all the truth is known, the story
as first told of' Spanish treachery will be
found to be mainly substantiated. The
bodies cannot be found, though the Cu-
bans are seeking them very carefully for
burial with honors. ”
l
Armstead's Side of It.
DENVER, Dec. 21.—Harry H. Armstead,
mining engineer, who has been indicted
in Kings county, N. Y., on a. charge of
grand larceny, has agreed toreturn to New
York without requisition papers and has
been released from custody, having depos-
ited $50,000 to guarantee his appearance
when wanted. ' Armstead is said to be
worth $1,000,000 or more. vHe says that
‘ the deal on which Thomas Taylor of Mid‘
way, Pa.., who caused his indictment,
claims to have been swindled out of $45,-
000 was perfectly legal.
Want State Banks.
WASHINGTON, Dec. 21.—-Mr. William L.
Royall of Richmond has addressed the
house committee on banking and currency
in favor of a re-establishment of the state
banking system. He argued that state
banks were demanded by the south to se-
cure a. greater circulation Of money and
predicted that the silver question will cease
to be agitated in the south if state banks
are restored.
A Light Sentence. .
LONDON, Dec. 21.—The Board of Trade,
as a result. of its inquiry into the wreck of
the British steamer Memphis, Captain
Williams, which was lost, with ten m'en,
There are open _
and the jail is heavily l
in Dunlough bay during the night of Nov.
. 17, has suspended the captain’s certificate
for six months. The survivors paid a high
tribute to Captain Williams’ bravery. '
Big Fire In Elizabeth.
ELIZABETH, N. J., Dec. 21.—-A fire
which did over $250,000 damage started
last night in McManus Bros.’ furniture
stores by the explosion of a toy steam en-
gine. The fire was got. under control after
it had burned the entire block on First
~ street between East Jersey and Livingsto
streets. ,
Harris For Attorney Genet-l.
INDIANAPOLIS, Dec. 21.—Tho name of
Addisbn C. Harris has been suggested to
President Elect McKinley for attorney
general. Friends of Mr. Harris are doing
all they can to secure his appointment.
' Lt‘bor Headquarters Changed.
CINCINNATI, Dec. 21.—-The headquarters
of the American Federation’of Labor have
been changed from Indianapolis to Wall"
ington. .
Norwalk Chronicler