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CEBU 181111) 011115.
The American Flag Raised 111.1
the Capital.
NO FURTHER
At Manila It Is Thought the Insur-
gent Lenders Are'Getting' Desper-
ate and May Induce Their Fol-
lowers to Afttuck Our Lines.
‘1G111111G 11 110110,
MANILA, Feb.“ 27. —Saturday night
.the rebels concentiated in such num—
bers near the Chinese cemetery that
General MacArthur anticipated an at-
tack and asked for ie- -enfo11cements.
Two companies of the TVV'enty-third
regulars were sent to Caloocan and a
battalion of the Twentieth regulars to
the cemeten about midnight.
But the expected attack was not
made, the rebels, after making a great
noise with bugle calls and yells of “Viva
independencia!” and “111111.611; malo
Americano'” and firing volleys, disap-
pearing in the VV oods.
It is believed thei1 leaders are getting
desperate and am attempting to force
the United States troops to" make an
attack in the hope of breaking thicugh
the American lines, but the 1 bels are
evidently unwilling to be sac11flced
when facing the Americans. It is just
possible, however. that they will the
goaded into such a move before more
re-enforcement': arrive. All was quiet
during the night. except near Caloocan,
where the enemy’s sharpshooters con-
tinued to annoy our troops at compara-
tively close range. One man of thc
Twentieth K111 as was killed in A111-
quina village, which was burned'las;
were wounded in the
skirmish, one of the Idaho, one of the
Minnesota and tho of the Pennsylvania
regiment.
>No such emergency exists here as is
represented by reports circulated in the
United States, and cabled back to Ma-
nila, to the effect that Admiral Dewey
has had a collision of a forcible chai-
acter with the German naval com-
mander
According to the advices b1011°1ht yes—
terday by the steamer Neustra Senora
del Carmen, whose arrival brought the
news that the American flag had been
raised over the island of Cebu. the Unit—
ed States gunboat Petrel, Commander C.
C. Cornwell, visited Cebu on Feb. 22.
Commander Ccrnwell sent an ultima-
tum ashore, declaring the intention of
the Americans to take possession—
peaceably if possible, by force if neces-
sary. The rebels immediately vacated,
ppm-.1 their guns to the hills. A party
iejackets was lauded,
flag was raised by
.. _ government building,
1,- :. occupied when the
liCLthtt Mixers. “1 Carmen left.
A battalion of the Twenty—third regu-
lars left for Cebu yesterday bv the Unit-
ed States transpmt Pennsylvania.
The same steamer brought dispatches
1 321121211 Millei, at Iloilo,
' 1 ):is, reporting that all
.It there had been no
' roat confidence had
“our. .-;--::1:-. business was being
generally resumed. General Miller
thinks it probable that the natives will
soon be convinced of the error of op-
posing the inevitable and that the ex—
ample set by the inhabitants of Negros
is having its effect among the other is-
lands, which. though not entirely con-
vinced, are, in General Miller’s opinion,
open to reason.
'l 7:13 11' .1133 Bad News.
. 3‘11, . 27.—An official. dis-
111 z ; ' ‘-‘. cubs-1 says:
-* 1 1 1: 1ere is very serious.
1.... lotc g1. ua1si11ps are disembarking
V‘.’ '1; v.
.,IrI 1‘
troops. General Rios will leave Manila
and go to Zamboanga, island of Min-
danao."
The government has received a long
dispatch from General Rios at Manila,
. but 1efuses to impart its contents.
El Imparcial. which asserts that it is
in 'a position to know the truth of the
situation at Manila says:
“There is constant fighting between
the Americans and the Tagalos. The
,courage and stubbornness of the latter
have caused great anxiety to the Amer-
ica-11s, who do not conceal their belief‘
that the war will be a long and desper-
ate one. The1‘e is the greatest alarm
among foreigners in Manila, and the
command—“rs cf the foreign warships
have decided to land forces to protect
theii subj e.’cts
\Vnshington Authorities- Doubt.
WASHINGTON, Feb. 27.—The gov-
ernment officials here discredit the
statement in the above dispatch that
the foreign warships are disembarking
troops at Manila Spanish sources of
information respecting affaiis in the
Philippine Islands they say, are not to
be relied upon, as the press and people
of Spain do not hesitate to circulate
statements inimical to the interests of
this country. Secretary Alger was
shown the dispatch last night and with-
out entering into a discussion of it sim-
ply said he had heard no new of that
sort. Such of the dispatches reaching
the war department yesterday from
General Otis that were made public
were confined to routine matters, while
Secretary Long said last night he had
not a word from Admiral Dewey durmg
the entire day.
‘No Interference Intended;
LONDON, Feb. 27.—The Berlin corre-
spondentof The Daily Telegraph, who
says he is “authorised to deny that Ger-
many has any intention to interfere in
the Philippines," adds: “Neither has
any other power, and the Oregon, can;
not, therefore, have been ordered to Me'-
nila on that account.” II
, Dewey Declines {'8 Answer.
MANILA, Feb. 27.—Admiral Dewey,
when asked to gi’ve' his reasons for re-
questing Washington to,Send the bat-
tleship Oregon to Manila, firmly de-
clined to discuss the matter. "
\Vuges Raised Ten Per Cent.
SHARON. Pa., Feb.‘ 27.—The Besse-
mer Furnace association, of which all
blast furnaces in the Shenango and Ma-
honing ‘valleys ‘are members, has ad-
vanced the wages of all employees 10
per cent, to begin on March 1. About
4, 000 men are affected. ‘
Grip In the City of Mexit‘so.
oITY OF MEXICO ‘Feb.\21.—T11.
boardHOf health reports that there at;
' more than 35, 000 cases of grip 111 this
city's" The disease is preving fatal to
mgPJ-CPQW? 1‘99"” people. 1
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SEEALY¥AORWALR
WATCHING THE MONARCHiSTS.
Paris Police Making a Strict Inves-
tigation of the Pretender’s Doings.
PARIS, Feb. 27.—In consequence of
the placarding throughout the city of
the speeches of. the Due d’Orleans, the
Orleans pretend ,.’ recently delivered at
San Remo, andge seizure of scarfpins
and medals bea‘,‘ , g the pretender’s p011-
trait the prefect of police was ordered
by the governm nt to make a st11ct in— ,
vestigation into the recent proceedings
of the Monarchis‘t party.
The prefect communicated the result
of his inquiries'to M. Dupuy, premier
and minister of'the interior, with the
result that the minister decided upon
vigorous action.
Yesterday M. Cochefort, chief of the
secret police, was summoned to the pre—
fecture and directed to .prepare 17 con-
fidential letters and 17 warrants, which
were handed to 17 police ‘commissaries.
authorizing a search of the residences
of suspects, particularly M. Guerin,
manager of the newspaper Anti—Juef;
MM. Buffet, De Vaux, Robert de Cha—
villy, Thiebaud, De Monicourt, secre-
tary to the Due d'Orleans; Dubuc, pres—
ident of the Young Anti-Semites, and
Comte Sabran de Ponteves.
The confidential let s indicated that
the wariants aimed to discover the ex-
istence of any political action on the
part of the Anti-Semitic league or its
relations with the Royalist and Bona-
partist committees or with the other
leagues. '1"
No incident occurred in the couisc of
the domiciliaiy vis'ts. 1‘1 l' 11ffet
1ep1 cscnts the Due d O11eans, vigomus—
Iy protested against the violation of his
domicile and declared that the Royalist
party would always conspire even if
threatened with imprisonment. Many
documents were seized.at M. Buffet’s
residence.
Quantities of p10 agandist pamphlets
and poitraits of the Due d"O1leans, a
list of members of the Royalist com-
mittee and voluminous correspondence‘
were seized at the headquarters of the
Royalist committee, in the .Faubourg
St. Honore, and at the residence of
Comte Sabran de Ponteves. The com-
missary who visited M. de Monicourt
surprised him just as he had returned
from Brussels with letters from the
Due d’Orleans addressed to Royalist
personages and instructions from the
pretender to his supporters. All these
were seized.
M. Thiebaud expressed surprise at the
proceedings against him on the ground
that he belonged neither to the Royalist
committee nor the‘Anti—Semitic league.
Altogether a large quantity of docu-
ments was secured and placed under
seal. All whose residences were search-
ed denied the possession of compromis-
ing documents, but it is believed the
raids will be continued.
Duke of Orleans at Turin.
TURIN. Feb 27. ——The Duc d'101leans
ar1iv ed here last eV ening from Brussels
CONDENSED 'DISPATCHES.
A dinner in honor of Carl Schurz’s
birthday was given in Berlin.
Secretary Alger has abandoned his
proposed trip to Cuba and Porto Rico.
President 'Zelaya’s army overthrew
the forces engaged in the Nicaraguan
insurrection.
Two boys were killed and a third se-
verely injured by an explosion of fire-
works on Staten Island.
Much damage to property was immi-
nent from the ice gorge in the Susque—
hanna at Lancaster, Pa.
The extradition treaty with Mexico
has been agreed upon and forwarded to
Washington for action by the senate. .
Concerns controlling 90 per cent of the"
paper bag industry of the country have
formed a trust with $27,000,000 capital.
The Italian government declared that
it would take no part in the disarma-
ment conference if the Vatican is rep-
resented there.
The president nominated William R.
Day, formerly secretary of state and
peace commissioner, to be judge of the
Sixth judicial circuit.
The Cznr's Conditibn Alarming.
LONDON, Feb. 27.—The Copenhagen
correspondent of The Daily Mail says:
“\Vell informed persons here assure me
that the health of Emperor Nicholas is
far from good and that his condition
excites the gravest solicitude. A long
threatening ailment assumed a critical
form soon after the issuance of the
manifesto in behalf of the limitation of
armaments, and the czar is now pros-
trated. The malady is of such a char-
acter as to forbid all intellectual exer-
tion. His participation in the govern-
ment is merely formal, confined to sign-
ing documents of whose contents he is
ignorant. The Grand Duke l‘-.-ichael
possesses the executive power. and all
government decisions are arrived at
without the czar’s co-operation or
knowledge.‘I'I 1
Affairs In Spain.
MADRID, Feb. 27 .—The newspapers
are urging the government to maintain
its precautions against Carlist activity.
especially upon the frontier, where at—
tempts are being made to smuggle arms
and ammunition into the country with
a. view to an early Carlist rising. El
Correspondencia Militar estimates that
440,000,000 pesetas will be required to
cover the cost of the last two wars in
Cuba. The‘commlttee of the senate for
the verification of credentials has ex-
amined Admiral Cervera, who had con-
tended that he was entitled to sit in the
senate inasmuch as criminal proceed-
'ings had not been taken against him.
North Dakota’s Marriage Bill.
BISMARCK, N. D., Feb. 27.—The sen--
ate has passed the Creel bill to regulate
the matter of marriage. The bill pro-
vides for the appointment of a. commis-
sion of three physicians in each county
for the examination of all applications
for marriage licenses. No license to
marry can be granted under the bill un.
less applicants present a certificate
from the board of examiners that they
are free from certain diseases and ail“
merits, including dipSOmania, heredita-
ry insanity and tuberculOsis. A fee of
$2.50 is required for the medical exami-
nation. -
American Locomotives Wanted.
LONDON. Feb. 27.—The Financial
News says that the management of the
Swedish state railways intends to buy
20 locOmotives in the United States b‘?‘
cause the European factories cannot de-
liver engines with sufficient celerity to
meet the requirements of the lines.
Weather Probabilities.
Clearing; fair; fresh to brisk easterly
winds, beoOming southerly. . 1 _ .
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CAMP 1111111113 10011.
Report by. Commissary Arra-é
smith to Board of Inquiry.
LARGE 11111111111 REFRIGERATED 11111,
It \Vas of Good Quality. and Not a
Pound ‘Vas Lost—The Canned Beet
- Received Gaye Entire Satisfac-
tion—All [lotions Excellent.
WASHINGTON, Feb. 27.—The army
board of inquiry has received the report
of Major J. M. Arrasmith, late commis-
sary at Camp Thomas, Ga., upon the
character of the rations issued at that
point. The ‘report covers the rations
supplied to the 77,000 soldiers mobilized
at Chickamauga park from May, 1898, to
January, 1899, and was made in accord—
ance with an order from General Miles.
The report is dated at Chickamauga,
Ian. 27, and is as follows:
“In compliance with instructions cen—
tained in your letter of the 23d inst. I
have the honor to submit the inclosed
report relative to rations issued at
Camp Thomas, Chickamauga Park, Ga.;
also amount condemned and solder de-
stroyed. All stores unfit for sale or is—
sue were acted upon by a board of sur—
vey and in all cases were condemned
prior to issue to troops with the excep-
tion that in a few instances damaged
“ hi) spolatoes and bacon \\ or e. returned to the
depot comm‘ ssaiy and exchanged prior
to condemnation;
“The :- "00’ pounds of beef condemned
and this boy: (1 was local beef purbhased
in Chattanooga.
“The iefrigeiated beef v11.~a1 sufficient
in qua11ti1y and exrellent in qualitv, and
the fact that the depot commissary in—
spected and issued over 5,000,000 pounds
of this beef and in a hot climate with-
out losing a pound of it indicates the
splendid condition of the beef and the
care exeicir zed in handling it.
“The bread condemned was purchased
in Nashville during the time the reghlar
troops were here and prior to the ere}:-
tion f the bakery at this camp. The
bread baked here was very geod. I have
never see‘h betzer bread issued to
troops.
“The" bacon condemned was a portion
of the large amount sent to and stored
.in Chattanooga for the use of the army
at Chickamauga. It deteriorated rapid—
ly in this climate, and a portion of it be-
came infected with skippers and when
shipped out to camp some of it had to
be condemned and replaced by good ba-
con. Ther greatest care was taken by the
depot commissary for the preservation
of all subsistence stores, and any dam—
age that occurred was due to climatic
and natural causes and was incident to
the service. The canned beef and baked
beans were very good and showed no
signs of fermentation. The damage to
he two cans of the former and the nine
cans of the latter was due to accident
nails having been driV en th1ough the
boxes, penetrating the cans.
“Only 192 pounds of canned roast beef
was received, and this ambunt wassold
to officers and men of the command and
gave entire satisfaction. The greatest
care was necessary for the preservation
of vegetables in this climate, particu-
larly at about the time that the supply
of old potatoes was exhausted and the
new potatoes were beginning to arrive.
Fifty- ~fou1.1 hundred pounds of sugar
were damaged by a heavy rainstorm,
which. owing to the roof of the building
being defective, flooded a portion of the
commissary. .
“The quality of the rations furnished
was excellent and probably the best
ever issued to an army of 60,000 men,
with the exception of some potatoes and
bacon that spoiled owing to ,natural
‘causes, and this slight defect was
.quickly remedied by being replaced by a
good quality of the same, and, taking
into consideration the fact that approx-
imately 30,000,000 pounds of subsistence
stores were shipped here and issued, the
percentage of loss is exceedingly small.”
The table accompanying this report
shows that 5,163,900 pounds of refriger-
ated beef was issued without the loss of
a pound.
A Filibusterlng 'Expedltion.
KANSAS CITY, Feb. 27.—The Times
prints today the details of an alleged fil-..
ibustering expedition having for its ob-
ject the overthrow of the government of
Guatemala, in Central America. Ac—
001 d1n<r to the s t1-01y1a regiment of 1,000
men has been formed in Kansas City.
St. Louis and Chicago, and a second
regiment has been formed in the east.
Two companies are to leave Kansas
City tonight, it is said, en route to the
scene of the proposed invasion, via St.
Louis and New Orleans. The men en-
listed here for the expedition were all
members of the Fifth Missouri regi-
ment of volunteers. A Guatemalan
named Sandoval. the representative of :1
foxmer government of
said to be the or- ganizer of the expedi-
tion. -
New Professorship For Princeton.
NEW YORK,I Feb. , 27.—The Tribune
prints the following: “Princeton univer-
sity is to have a new chair of English
literature, and it is confidently expected
that the Rev. Dr. Henry Van Dyke, now
pastor of the Brick Presbyterian church
of this city, will be its first occupant.
For some time graduates and friends of
Princeton have been quietly securing
subsoriptions toward the fund for this
purpose. The endowment is so nearly
complete that its success is assured.
It will be of such an amount as to yield
an income which will rank as a hand-
some salary so far as salaries in Amer-
ican universities go.” .
Lord Beresford’s Movements.
NEW 'YORK, Feb. 27.—Rear Admiral
Charles Beresford spent Sunday in re-
sponding to social calls upon his time.
He began with a. breakfast given by
Commodore Philip, commandant at the
navy yard. He was at luncheon with
Mr. and Mrs. VVhitelaw Reid. Tonight
Lord Beresford will dine with Mr. and
Mrs. Levi P. Morton. Mr. and Mrs.
Hewitt will give a farewell dinner to
Lord Charles tomorrow night. He‘ sails
for England W'ednesday, accompanied
by his secretary, Mr. Robin Gray.
Thrilling Experiences on Bulgaria,
LONDON, Feb. 27.—The Daily Mail
publishes the following dispatch fmm
Ponta Delgada, Azores islands: “The
passengers of the Bulgaria give thrill-
ing details of their experiences. They
feared the vessel would founder at any
moment. Her chief engineer WaS‘heard
to threaten to shoot the first man “110'
,shiiked work or refused to perfu m
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Guatemala, is
I I BANQUET ITO ooMEz.
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Cuban Liberty the T211110 'ne of the
1 Speakers.
HAVANA Feb. 27.—T'he.banq‘tiét at
the Tacon theater proved a brilliantly
successful affair. GovernOr ,General
Brooke and Major General-Lee spoke.
Cubans generally regard the occurren-
ces at the function as the most promis-
ing auguries of Cuban independence
since the peace protocol was signed. The
theater was crowded to overflowing
with spectators, and more than 200 cov-
ers were laid for the banqueters. Be-
sides the governor general and General
Lee the company included Major Gen-
eral Ludlow. General Chaffee, the gov-
ernor general’s chief of staff; the staffs
of Generals Lee and Ludlow and other
army and navy officers, together with
many prominent citizens and Havana
officials. General Andrade sat on the
right of General Gomez and Mayor La;
coste on his left. ,
- The boxes were filled with people rep-
resenting Havana’s best society. As the
American generals entered a trumpeter
at the door blew once. whereupon a con-
cealed band played “The Star Spangled
Banner." When the Cuban commanders
entered, the trumpet was sounded twice,
and the band played the Cuban hymn.
Among the speakers were Senor Pedro
Llorente, Colonel Carlos Garcia, Gual—
berto Gomez and D1. Lanuza, sec1 etary
of the department of justice. The ten—
dency of all the speeches was toward in—
dependence for Cuba, with eulogy of
General Gomez and assertions that he
must never more leave the island. The
spectators called vociferously for a
speech from Major General Lee. His re-
marks and those of General Brooke
were translated for the benefit of the
assembly by Senor Pablo Desvernines,
secretary of the department of finance.
Both the American generals repeated
former statements of the military ad—
ministration. ch'iefly along the line of
assurance that the United States in—
tended to establish a stable government
'in the islands and then to deliver it to
the Cubans themselves. These, assur-
ances were vociferously applauded.
Colonel Garcia explained the disinter-
ested position of American military offi-
cers in Cuba.
The Census.
WASHINGTON, Feb. 27.—~The con-
ferees on the census bill have agreed
. and will make their formal report early
in the week. Certain features of both
the senate and house bills will be re-
tained. The census will be nominally
under the direction of the secretary of
the interior, but all appointments in the
census bureau will be made by the di—
rector of the census. The director, as-
sistant director and 300 supervisors are
to be appointed by the president and
confirmed by the senate. The director
receives a solary of $6,000 and the as-
sistant director $4, 000.
President Moliinley \Vill Attend.
BETHLEHEM. Pa..- Feb. 27. —Presi-
.dent McKinley has notified the Mora-
vian college for women that it might
announce the fact that as far as the
present outlook was concerned he
would be able to attend the exercises on
the one hundred and fiftieth anniversa—
ry of the seminary, to be held on June
14. When the president’s attention was
called to the fact that the doors of this
institution of learning had never been
closed for 150 years he was much pleas-
ed. President McKinley assured the col-
lege that he would be accompanied by
Mrs. McKinley.
Revolutionists Ready to Disarm.
MANAGUA, Nicaragua, via Galveston,
Feb. 27. ——President Zelaya. received Sat-
urday night a dispatch from Blueflelds
via. Greytown, dated Feb. 23 and signed
by Captain Murr of the British cruiser
Intrepid and Captain Symonds of the
United States gunboat Marietta, saying:
“For humanity and to spare bloodshed
we guarantee that the revolutionists
will disarm if you will guarantee their
lives and property and maintain order
at Bluefields and the existing treaties.
O11 receiving your approving reply we
will arrange an armistice.”
A 06:11 Strike Probable.
FORT SMITH, Ark., Feb. 27.—Every
coal mine in Arkansas and the Indian
Territory will be closed down next
Wednesday if the present programme
of the miners and operators is adhered
to, and there is no reason to think that
any deviation from this programme will
occur. Over 4,000 miners are involved,
and mines supplying a large section of
the southwest with fuel will be affected.
A coal famine is sure to ensue,~ as the
supply on hand is small and will be
speedily exhausted.
“Mud Dogs In Long Island City.
NEW YORK. Feb. 27. —Within the
past three months about 17 children in
Long Island City have been bitten by
dogs supposed to have hydrophobia. and
two of them have died. Last week three
children were bitten by a valuable St.
Bernard dog in Steinway. Yesterday
two boys were bitten in Astoria. They
were sent to the Pasteur institute. Many
of the dogs thought to have hydropho-
bia are thoroughbrcds.
Ice Destroyed Scallops.
CHATHAM, Mass, Feb. 27. —-The
great sheets of ice that formed in Chat-
ham bay during the recent cold snap
not only destroyed vast quantities of
scallops, but has well nigh ruined this
lucrative business for years to come,
with the result that a large number of
fishermen dependent on the spring catch
will be forced to seek other employ-
ment. '
1, Speaker Nixon to Preside.
ALBANY, Feb. 27.—If everything goes
well with Speaker S. Fred Nixon, who
is rapidly conV ales cing from a severe
attack of pneumonia. at his home in
Westfield. he is expected to make his
reappearance in the assembly tomorrow
morning. A statement to this effect has
been given cut by Leader of the Majori-
ty Allds. .
, .
Kentucky Honey 1 '51] Be Scarce.
LOUISVIL LE. Feb 21'. ——Ti1e recent
seveie weather cild gieat injury to one
of thr- most p1ofitableindust1ies in Ken-
tucky'. lepmts just receiV ed show that
millions of bees were killed during that
spell 1 :11] that honey making has practi—
cally iieeu cxte11'minated .in this state.
Distinguished Austrian Dead.
VIENNA. Feb. 21411111111 Jean Ber—
nard Rochberg. the distinguished Aus-
trian statesman, 101111191137 minister qf
foreign affairs: and the incumbent of
other Important administiative posts
Lunuler Emperor Francis Joseph, died
Vestei day in his ninety- third year.
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GuuiNGTo GGMEZ
Havana Gives a. Wildly En-
thusiastic Reception.
PATHWAY STREWN Willi FLOWERS.
The Cuban Commander In Chief Wel-
comed by the Governor—Bands I
Play American and Cuban Airs. '
Thousands of People In Line.
HAVANA, Feb. 25. ——General Maximo
Gomez, the Cuban commander in chief,
entered Havana. yesterday afternoon,
escorted by General Ludlow and his
staff and Troop L of'the Seventh Unit-
ed States cavalry. I-Ie marched at the
head of 2,000 armed Cuban horsemen and
footmen. The population of the city
was wild with enthusiasm, throwing
themselves in front of the general’s
horse. impeding its progress, and pelting
him with fiO\\€lS. The general reviewed
the troops at the p...;1_-c. General Go-
mez arriVed 011 the edge of the town
from Marianao at 12 .30 p. 111., escorted
by the Second Illinois band and three
battalions. These battalions then re4
turned to their camp and did not enter
the city.
The procession stopped frequently,
eventually filing into the main streets
of the city, passing Central park and
arriving at the palace at half past 2
o’clock. The Prado and other avenues
were lined with patriotic clubs, taking
up various positions of vantage and
then joining the procession as it passed
on from the palace, from a balcony of
which' it was reviewed by General Go-
mez.
Once at the palace, the Cuban com-
mander in chief we s welcomed by Senor
Federico Mora. the civil gm 91 nor, May-
or Perfecto Lacoste, the members of the
city council, the Junta Patriotica, the
members of the assembly, the secreta-
ries, officials of all classes and numer-
ous patriotic clubs. The palace was
beautifully decorated, and all previous
efforts" in the display of banners and
bunting were surpassed by the almost
endless showing of silk embroidered
standards and flags, hundreds of which
were carried by Havana’s daughters.
Following the procession were many
private carriages filled with women rep-
resenting the best society, some alle-
gorically dressed and others waving
flags. The Cuban bands played the Cu-
ban national hymn, varying this with
“Dixie,” “The Star Spangled Banner,”
“The Stars and Stripes Forever” and
popular American marches.
There- were many allegorical floats ex-
pressing the friendship between Cuba
and the United States. Two attracted
particular attention, each drawn by
three. yoke. of oxen.
the Cuba of yesterday, a woman stand-
ing with manacled hands, a broken
wheelbarrow and other signs of desola-
tion at her feet; the other the Cuba of
today, a woman under a palm, smiling
and surrounded y many evidences of
prosperity. The contrast was very ef—
fective and everywhere applauded.
Many Dominican flags were shown,
and there was one representative float
in ho or of the count1y of Gomez. Sev-
eral figures dressed as North Americ...
Indians were conspicuous.
No fewer than 25, 000 people. were in
line, requiring three hours to pass a-
given point. The horses of the Cuban
' cavalry were scrawny and ill fed, and
the cavalrymen were clad in a vague
Cuban uniform. All carried Reming-
ton carbines. with nondescri‘pt bundles
of clothing and bedding. They marched
in line of toes. The infantry occa—
sionally kept step and as they passed
the palace presented arms. Most of
them carried Cuban flags stuck in their
rifles.
The enthusiasm of the crowd was di-
rected to General Gomez and certain
well known commanders rather than to
the troops themselves. As compared
with the way the American populace
welcomes back soldiers—the men who
have done most and suffered most—the
Cuban troops seemed neglected. -
After the review at the palace Gener-
al Gomez, accompanied by his staff,
proceeded to El Vedado to visit Gov-
ernor General Brooke. Last evening he
attended the charity ball at the Tacon
theater, where the best Havana society
Boxes for the function
were sold at a high premium.
The foreign consuls raised their re-
spective flags in honor of the day. The
crowds throughout were orderly. Alto-
gether the entry of Gomez was well
timed, his presence making the anni—
versary festivities doubly important
and giving the enthusiastic people a
twofold opp01t11nity to 'express their
emotions.
A Banquet and Medal For Schley.
BALTIMORE. Feb. 25.—General Felix
Agnus, chairman of the committee hav-
ing in charge the. arrangements for the
banquet to Admiral Schley, which will
take place in this city on Tuesday next
at the Hotel Rennert, announced that
all of the 300 seats had been bespoken
and that no more are available. It was
also announced that General Miles will
be present and respond to “The Army."
The banquet is to be made the occasion
for the presentation of a medal to Ad-
miral Schley by the state of Maryland
in recognition of his services during the
late war with Spain.
Accused of Smuggling.
NEW YORK, Feb. 25.—Emil Beme, a
cabin passenger on the North German
Lloyd steamship Saale, which arrived
yesterday, was arrested 611 a. charge of
smuggling. Beme gave his address as
the Hotel Bismarck, 130 Rudolph street,
Chicago. \Vhen searched, a number of
rings, watches and other jewelxy,
worth about $500 in all, were found on
his person. Beme VV as arraigned before
a United States commissioner and held
in $1,000 bail for a further hearing.
Susquehanna River Ice Gorged.
LANCASTE ’1, Pa., Feb. 25.——Ice in the
Susquehanna iver has gorged at Safe
Harbor and Turkey Hill. The tracks of
the Columbia and. Port Deposit railroad
are under water at several places, and
all trains on the read haVe been an-
nulled. The‘ situatio n a; Columbia.
Viashingtcn Bmough, Safe Harbor and
other places along the liver is veiy se-
rious.
121-50111 Corn Goes 11).
MATTOON . lit... I cb. -5.~At° 1. meet-
ing of the bioom corn buyers of central
Illinois the price of ‘
brush has bee: at—
v anced to $17 0 per ton. This makes an
.1dva11ce of $50 pe': ton in the past four
months. -
,Should these three senators
One represented ‘
,Leonard Wood, on reliable authority,
. July Cuba would declare war.
new YORK LEGISLATURE.
The Jutloolzl" .1 or Special Legislation
For the Greater City.
ALBANY, Feb. 27.—Legislation for,
the New York city police department
forms the topic of most absorbing in—
terest before the legislature this week.
Although it has been agreed that the
bill drafted by Elihu «Root shall be
amended to deprive the governor of the
power of removal of the commissioner,
no definite programme has been ar-
ranged for the further progress of the
bill. While this amendment removes
the objections of the two Republican
senators from New York city, Messrs.
Ford and Elsberg, yet there are known
to be three other Republican senators
who are unalterably opposed to the sin-
gle headed commission, and without
their votes the bill cannot pass. A con-
ference of the Republican senators will
be held during the week, when the
whole matter will be thoroughly can-
vassed and an endeavor made to reach
some'sort of an agreement. Later a.
caucus will be held and an effort made
to bind all to the support of the bill.
absent
themselvesfrom this caucus the fate of
the bill is in doubt, and it may never
find its way from the committee. The
bill ceitainly will not be presented to
the senate until all the Republican sen-
ators are present.
Two other measures which will be
made party measures by the Democrats
are scheduled for consideration this
week. Senator Donnelly’s antitrust bill
will be given a hearing before the jiidi~
ciary committee of the senate on
W‘ednesday, and on Thursday the as-v
sembly cities committee will give a
hearing on M1. Harburger’s bill provid-
ing for 90 cent gas in New York city.
No consideration has yet been given
to the civil service bill or to the New
York rapid transit bill,. and o hearings
upon either measure haV .-been an-
nounced.
TROOPS WiTHDRAW;lNG.
The Force at Santiago Will Soon
. Be Greatly Reduced.
SANTIAGO, Cuba, Feb. 27.—The Unit-
ed States transport Minnéwaska will
leave tomorrow, having on board the
Twenty-third Kansas volunteers“ The
Roumania will probably leave on
Thursday with the Eighth. IIIinois regi-
ment. These troops, like the Ninth im-
munes, have of late had nolspecial duty
to perform. The Third immunes, now
at Guantanamo, are under orders to be
mustered out and will withdraw about
March 15, leaving only three white vol~
unteer regiments and one regiment of
regulars available for duty inthe prov-
ince. At least one more regiment is
needed by the department, preferably
cavalry, as during the rainy season it is
difficult to move infantry. -
It was recently reported to General
that a prominent Cuban holding a high
, position in this province’ under the mill-
' tary government: had openly stated that
if the Americans «did not “get out” by
Needless
to say, the military governor attaches
no importance to talk of this character.
Santiago province gave Havana last
Imonth $50, 000. All branches of the de-
partment government, civil and mili-
tary, complain that they are badly
hampered by orders from Havana. In
any event improvements have practi-
cally ceased.
Major General Reynolds Bead. ,
WASHINGTON. Feb. 27.—Major Gen-
eral Joseph J. Reynolds, U. S. A., re-
tired, is dead, aged 77 years. A month
ago General Reynolds had an attack of
paralysis, which culminated in a cere—
bral hemorrhage- The remains will be
interred at Arlington Tuesday or
Wednesday. Major General Reynolds
was born in Kentucky Jan. 4.11822, but
was appointed to the Military academy
from Indiana in 1839. .
Georgia’s Fruit Crop Destroyed.
ATLANTA, Feb. 27.—The announce-t
ment is made by State Fruit CommiS¢
sionerScott of this state that Georgia's
entire commercial fruit crop was‘de—
stroyed by the recent unprecedented
freeze. Mr. Scott returned last night
from an extensive tour of the state. He
states that not a single car of fruit will
leave the state during the ensuing sea-
son. -
The 11111111112111. Raids.
CAIRO, Feb. 27.—The war office has
issued a statement indicating that the
khalifa's recent movements have been
made for the purpose of raiding cattle
and grain. It is believed that the der- .
vish fmce is still in the country south-
west of Abbas island, 160 miles from
Omdurman. It is not proposed to send
re-‘enforcements to Khartum at present.
A Massachusetts Boy.
PITTSFIELD, Mass; Feb. 27.—Edward
Hampton of Company H, Second Ore-
gon regiment, who was killed near Ma—
11113. (n Feb. 22, is thought to be the‘
son of F. Hampton of this city. Young
Hampton left home for the Klondike
about two years ago, and the first his
father knew of his enlistment was when
he read the account of his death.
Fire In New Orleans.
NEW ORLEANS, Feb. 27. -Overcharg-
ed electric light wires caused destruc-
tive fires on St. Charles avenue yester-
day morning. Three tresirdences, with
contents, were destroyed. They' were
those of Morris Stern, J. B. Hobson and _
James Legendre. Loss, $150,000. Insur-
ance, $120,000. Many other residences
were damaged. . 1 5‘
The Roanoke 0R IFor Manila.
SAN FRANCISCO, Feb. 27. —The sup-
ply steamer Roanoke started for Manila
yesterday. ,Besides a general cargo of
supplies for the troops in the Philip-
pines the Roanoke carried 17 recruits
for the Fourteenth infantry, 11 men for
the Twentieth infantry and two men
and 57 recruits for the Third infantry.
Kipling’s Condition Very Serious.
NEW YORK, Feb. 27.—Rudyard Kip-V
ling’s condition has reached a crisis.
Yesterday, the sixth day since the au-
thor was taken ill fiom inflammation
of the lungs at the HotelGienobIle, found
him worse, and very much worse. «At
latest reports he was said to be very
low and unconscious.
Dixon 3 l1 arewcll.
NEW YORK, Feb. 27 .——Rev. Thomas
Dixon, Jr.,- preached his fagewell ser-
mon yesterday to the congregation of
the People‘ 5 church in the Grand Opera
House. With that service the church .'
ceased to exist, lack of financial aid be-
ing the cause ’assigned for its dissolu-I
tion.
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