"w EEK 1. Y - N o R w A L711. (1A2 E'r'r. E. 1111511 11111111110113 Santiago Improvements Cease For Lack of Funds. REINII MERCEDES AGAIN AFLOAT. The Penurious Management at Ha- vana. Throtvs Seven Hundred Men Out of Employment and Stops Public \Vorks at Santiago. SANTIAGO, Cuba, March 3.—A cli- max has been reached in the affairs of Santiago. The estimates for February have been reduced from $70,000 to $30,000, and amounts aggregating $80,000 ex- pended last month have been disallow- ed by the authorities at Havana. General Leonard Wood, military gov- , ' ernor, says it is impossible to estimate exactly a month ahead and thinks the best plan would be to forward a certain percentage to Havana every month, the department commander having the privilege of using the balance, subject to objection later, as under the present system it is impossible to run the gov- ernment here. For the month of March all expenditure for the entire province must be kept within $10,000. Even those Cubans who are most friendly to the United States authorities say that this amount is less than what was allowed at any time under the Spanish regime. In the opinion of others, the object of the restiiction is to discredit the work already done here by th10wing out of employment a large number of men and c1 eating discontent and d1stu1 bance This is, of course, an altogether erro- neous assumption, but the fact is that more than 700 men will be out of work, a circumstance generally recognized as a dengerous menace to public safety at just this juncture and involving a large additional police force. Some merchants say it will necessitate the presence of additional regiments, 'eVen if an insur- rection does not finally result. Many Cuban politicians who have not received appointments will, it is feared, use the occurrence to inflame the minds * of the unemployed. The result is diffi- cult to forecast. It is significant, how ever that the Cu~ ban extremists, who talk openly against American rule, go about explaining how 5,000 of their men, properly armed, could Santiago in two days, if the plan were properly arranged beforehand. The men who indulge in this sort of bluster are mere nobodies, but the fact that any- body will listen to them indicates the general discontent born of these vexa- tious instructions from Havana. ' Reina Mercedes Raised. SANTIAGO, Cuba, March 3.—After considerable delay the former Spanish cruiser Reina Mercedes, which was sunk in the channel of Santiago harbor dur— ing the bombardment byAdmiral Samp- son’s fieet on June 6, has been raised and pumped out, the government tugs assisting the wrecking company. She was brought up to the city yes— terday. Such repairs as can be readily effected will be made here. after which she will probably be towed to Havana, though final orders as to her movements , have not yet been received. The Reina Mercedes is a steel cruiser and was built at Cartagena in 1887. She is of over 3,000 tons displacement, 278 feet 10.inches long and 42 feet 7 inches broad and draws 16 feet 5 inches of wa— ter. She had 3,700 indicated horsepower and carried a crew of about 370 men. Want Sagasta to Remain. MADRID. March 3.—The queen regent has consulted upon the cabinet situa—v tion with General General Azcarraga nd Senor Silvela. Though the reSult of these conferences has not been announced, it is almost artinez Campos, - certain that General Campos advised: her majesty to continue Senor Sagasta in office with the present parliament, while on the other hand Silvela, the Conservative leader, it is believed, ad--' vised a. change of policy. There is every probability of the continuation of the ly supported by Senor Romero Robledo, General Weyler and even the Repub- licans. The Wife Murderer Confesses. CHICAGO, March 3.—Albert Becker, the self confessed wife murderer, was yesterday taken by the police out on the Randolph street viaduct to the point where he claims he pushed his wife into the lake on the afternoon of Jan. 27. Becker coolly pointed out the spot where his wife stood when he threw her into the water. The police have strong doubts of the truth of Becker’s confession, and they are strengthened by statements of fishermenand others around the pier that the ice in the lake on Jan. 27 was at least 12 inches thick. 01d Schedule Restored. ‘- NC,HESTER N. H., March 3.—The zliil’il EEEI CHARGES lepresentatives of Meat Pack- ers Before Miles Inquiry. “COLD Alli” THE ONLY PRESERVATIVE Dressed Beef Supplied Army Posts For Seven Years—Millions of Pounds of Canned Roast Beef Furnished For British Army. WASHINGTON, March 2.—The court of inquiry into the. beef charges held a long session yesterday examining ofl'l- cers and enlisted men and representa- tiv es of western meat firms. The meat packeis’ 1ep1 esentatives gave practical- ly the same testimony they had previ- ously presented to the war investigating commission,,but it is understood that this is only to get their general state— ment on the court record and that their examination yesterday will be follow— ed by a much more detailed examina- tion into specific incidents connected with meat fu1nished in Cuba and Por- to Rico during the war. Dr. W. C. Boiden rep01 ted on the beef experiment tiled on the enlisted men Tuesday. Dr. Borden said in preparing the various sorts of meat one plate of stew was from canned meat that had gone to Porto Rico and back, one was canned beef bought in open market, a third was of fresh beef bought in the market here and boiled thoroughly, while the fourth was of fresh beef par- boiled eight minutes and subsequently roasted half an hour. The latter was the way in which the packing houses said their canned roast beef was pre- pared. Four other plates of the same variety of meat were served cold. As a.resu1t of the test four of the enlisted men picked out the Porto Rico canned beef as what they had eaten in Cuba, two selected the canned meat bought; in open market and two picked out the fresh beef which had been simply boil- ed. Of the cold meat two men picked the Porto Rican canned beef, four-the canned meat bought in open market and two the boiled fresh beef. None of them picked out the fresh beef boiled and roasted according to the packing house recipe. Major George H. Sands of the engi— neer corps testified that his experience now gain possession of the province of,' With the canned roast beef had been - rather more limited than that of some of the officers who had testified; but said that on the whole it proved a satis- factory ration. The refrigerator beef re— ceived at his camp usually had to be trimmed before using, but lost little weight in this way and was generally satisfactory. The sickness of his com— mand in Cuba he ascribed to malaria and exposure rather than to insufficient or unwholesome food. Arthur Meeker, general manager for Armour & 00., described in a general way and at length the process of pur- chasing, slaughtering and packing meats prepared by his firm. The~recital was identical in detail with the testi- mony given by all the packing house representatives to the war investigating committee. Mr. Meeker said his house had been furnishing dressed beef to United States army posts for seven or eight years past. During the Spanish war they had furnished the government about 4,000,000 pounds. Colonel Davis then turned to the chemical phase of the inquiry and ask- ed, “What agent do you depend upon for the preservation of dressed beef?" “Cold air,” replied the witness. “Ab- solutely nothing else." Mr. Meeker said he knew that one Powell had made some'experiments at Tampa with chemically preserved beef. but he knew nothing of the details of this experiment, and none of the-beef was sold to “the government. Regarding canned roast beef, witness said there was no distinction between the packing cattle and those for refrig- erating, except that the canners and packers were leaner, so as not to get so , much-fat in the can. The leanest part -._... ”A. diis .tors of the Amoskeag corporation: have voted to restore the wages of 1897 after Monday, April 3. The increase amounts to more than 10 per cent. T‘hé' rumpany operates one of the largest cotton manufacturing plants in the world and employs 10,000 hands. It is. expected that the other cotton mills} here will adopt the schedule of 1897. Much Cotton and Phosphate Burned. CHARLOTTE, N. 0., March 3.—Fire here yesterday destroyed the Southern railway freight depot, a cotton com- press, the joint property of the Southern and Seaboard railroads; a large storage warehouse, 4,000 bales of cotton intend- ed for export to England and Germany and several hundred tons of commercial fertilizers. The loss will be about $100,- 000. Insurance unknown. Nicaraguan Insurgents Dispersing. COLON, Colombia. March 3,—The United States cruiserDetroit,Command- er J, H. Dayton, which has just arrived from Bluefields, Nicaragua, reports that the presence and joint action there of the United States gunboat Marietta, Captain Symonds, and the British cruis- er Intrepid, Captain Burr, pletely cowed the insurgents, who are 1apidly dispersing. 'l‘rucsdulc S uccceds Sloan . .dale was elected president of the Dela- ware. Lackawanna and Western Rail- road company at a meeting of the new board of managers yesterday afternoon. Samuel Sloan, who resigned as Dl‘egi- dent, was elected chairman of the board of directors. dent since 1867. has com- , of the carcass was selected for packing. Witness said his company turned out a about 17,000,000 pounds of canned meats ministry of Senor Sagasta, who is warm— I last year The only byproduct of ”the canned beef was the water in which the meat was boiled, which furnished “an infinitesimal amount of beef extract.” Pressedto say how much beef extract would be made in packing 100 pounds of beef, witness pleaded ignorance. of ex- act figures, adding that scientific au- thorities agreed that it was impossible to extract more than 11/2 or 2 per cent of nutriment by boiling meat. He said in this connection that the beef extract business done by his company was in- considerable. Witness said his firm has sold a great many million pounds of canned roast beef to the British gov- ernment, by whom it was used in India, Egypt and South Africa. No complaints had been received. France had used the beef as regular army ration for years under a three year guarantee. The Ar— mour company had been underbid in recent years by a French Madagascar company, whose products came into France free of duty. Japan and Ger- many also used the canned meat with good results. President of Uruguay. MONTEVIDEO, March 2. -— Senor Cuestas has been elected president of Uruguay. Cuestas was president of the Uruguayan senate at the time of the assassination of President Borda in August, 1897, and assumed the presi- dency ad interim. He was afterward appointed provisional governor of Uru- guay. New Constitution For Rhode Island. PROVIDENCE. March 2.——The house of representatives yesterday passed the 1' new constitution after prolonged dis- cussion, only four votes being cast against it. It is the same document that the voters rejected last year, ex- cept that the first constitutional con- vention is fixed for 1906 instead of 1910. Mrs. Verincllle Acquittcd. NEW YORK, March 2.—Mrs. Louis Vermeule, who has been on trial, charg- ed with paSsing a worthless draft upon the firm of Rogers, Peet & Co.. was yes,- terday acquitted by a jury .in general sessions. On hearing this verdict in her ' favor Mrs. Vermcule promptly fainted. NEW YORK, March 3.—W. 1—1. Trues- - ‘ *— , ‘Mr. Sloan had been presi- ' American Brass Company. _ HARTFORD, March 2.—The Ameri- can Brass company- was organized yes- terday at Waterburyunder a. special charter of this state, with an authorized capital of $20,000,000, for the purpose of manufacturing, buying, selling and dealing in metals of all- kinds. :. L t ARMY BILL PASSED. The House Also Votes to Make Dew- ey Full Admiral. WASHINGTON, March 2.—-'1‘he"‘ last lingering possibility of' an extra session of congress disappeared yesterday when . the house passed the senate army reor- ganization bill. Very considerable and vigorous opposition to the acceptance of the senate bill was voiced on both sides of the hall, and for a time it appeared possible that the bill would not secure the necessary two-thirds to pass it un- der suspension of the rules. But the Re- publican leaders, Messrs. Henderson, “Grosvenor and Cannon, came toits sup- port on -the Republican side, and Mr. Bailey, the Democratic leader, threw the weight of his influence in favor of it on REAR ADMIRAL DEWEY. the Democratic side, arguing that it provided for only a temporary increase of the army, which would be made per- manent if congress were convened in extra session. . Another big element in the vote was Mr. Hull’s recital of a statement made by the president to him that he would not construe section 12 as authority to conscript the minority in volunteer or- ganizations which should elect to re- main in the service. The bill passed—203 to 32. It now goes to the president. The decks Were also cleared of many other important matters. The general deficiency appropriation bill, carrying $21,089,000, was passed under suspension of the rules without a word of criticism. This is the last of the appropriation bills. The senate amendments to the river and harbor bill were nonconcurred in, and it was sent to conference, the friends of the Nicaragua canal amend- ment having decided to postpone their fight until the conferees report. The conference reports on the omni- bus claims bills, the naval personnel and many other less important meas- ures were agreed to. The senate bill making Dewey a full admiral was pass- ed. The bill now goes to the president for his signature. CONDENSED DISPATCHES. Lord Beresford returned to England on the St. Louis. A baking powder combination has been formed with $20,000,000 capital. Iron, steel and wire companies in three states increased the wages of their workmen. The monitor Monterey started for Ma- nila from Hongkong, where she has been in drydock. Rev. James Monroe Taylor; president of Vassar, declined the presidency of Brown university. Rear Admiral Sampson arrived at Ha- vana with the cruiser New York and the battleship Indiana. The largest strike of coal miners in the southwest was reported from the west Arkansas district. George E. Baller fell under' the Buf- falo express at the Central’s Harlem station and had both legs cut off. Porto Rican Commission Sails. NEW YORK, March 2.—The United States transport McPherson left her pier in Brooklyn at 3:10 o’clock yester- day afternoon, having on board General Robert P. Kennedy, Major Charles W. Watkins and Congressman Henry G. Curtis of Iowa, constituting the Porto Rican commission. The commission will reach Porto Rico in four days to begin their work on the subjects of educa- tion, taxation, etc. They will remain in the island about a. month and will then return and report to President Mc- Kinley. One hundred and sixty re- cruits of the Fifth United States artil- lery were also aboard. Americans Dine In Paris. PARIS, March 2.—-Mr. John K. Gow- dy, United States consul general, pre- sided at the annual banquet last even- ing of American university men in Paris. Covers were laid for 80, and the company included General Horace Por- ter, United States embassador; M. Ed- mond Rostand, the dramatist; Mr. Wil- liam T. Stead. editor of Review of Re- views. and Mr. Edmund Kelly. Prosecutor Reed Disgusted. KANSAS CITY, \Iarch 2.—Disgusted with the result of the Jesse James trial, City Prosecutor Reed yesterday dis- missed all the train robbery cases on the criminal docket, and W. W. Lowe, the self confessed robber, Andy Ryan and Charles Polk left the jail free men. The dismissals include John Kennedy, now in jail at Springfield, Mo., awaiting trial . for a second train robbery. Against Slot Machines. , ALBANY, March 2.—The assembly codes committee will report favorably Mr. Finn’s bill providing that any per- son who has in his possession or under his control any slot machine is guilty of a misdemeanor. 'It is made the duty of any police oflicer to seize any such machine and arrest the person- having it in his possession. Democrats Oppose Biennial Sessions. ALBANY, March 2.—Tl1e senate ju- diciary committee at its session after the caucus of the Republican senators yesterday afternoon ordered a favora- ble report upon the biennial session res- olution. The report was opposed by every Democratic senator as well as by Senator B1 ackett Bank Circulation. WASHINGTON, March 2. — The monthly circulation statement issued by - the comptroller of the currency shows that on Feb. 28 the total circulation of national bank notes was $242,902,367, an increase for the year cf'$18,155,33_5 and a. decrease for the month of $330,134. THE Reports Are Conflicting, but There Is Hope of- His Recovery. ROME, March 2.—Drs. Mazzoni and Lapponi, when they left the pope’s apartments last night, expressed satis- faction at the condition of his holiness. They said his temperature was 99.5. The stream of callers continues, and sincere sympathy is shown in all circles, Ital- ian as well as papal. There is no sign of anything unusual at the Vatican. Cardinal Rampolla took his customary drive in the afternoon. The Case Still Problematical. LONDON, March 2.—The Rome cor- respondent of The Daily Mail says: “The pope is still suffering from dif- ficulty in respiration and from pain in the lumbar region. Dr. Mazzoni has in- formed me that it is possible pneumo— 11ia may disclose itself. Altogether the progress of the disorder is problemat- ical. “When he consented to the operation yesterday, his holiness said to Dr. Lap- poni, ‘It is a truly disagreeable thing to me. to separate myself from this cyst just when I am about to go, after hav- ing had its company for a third of my life.’ During the operation he cried out several times. “After it was over Mgr. Marzolini, the papal Chamberlain, on being asked what impression the illness had made abroad, replied that 28, 000 telegrams had been received at the Vatican. Queen Victoria telegraphed diiect to Cardinal Rampolla for news. “There is a rumor that the pope’s physicians fear blood poisoning.” POPE'S CONDITION. Smallpox at Princeton. 1 PRINCETON,'N. J., March 2.—Despite the fact that the faculty has gE'W‘ "a flea that there is no danger of demic of smallpox spreading through the college, which statement has been corroborated by the physicians, a great many students took their departure on the morning and afternoon trains yesterday, and last night found the dor- mitories with many empty rooms. Pres- ident Patton, when seen last evening, said that no new cases had developed, and there was absolutely no prospect of. any others; that Mr. Steen was suffer- ing with a very light form of varioloid and improving. The Filibustcrs Come to Grief. NEW ORLEANS, March 2.—The army of invasion, consisting of three of the companies of filibusters organized in Kansas City for the invasion of one of the Central American republics, ar- rived here yesterday about 300 strong, but went to pieces in the evening. The men are a rough looking lot. 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