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' CLAIMS
British, Fre‘nohand Germans
In Cuba Ask Large Sums.
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Payments “fill Be Largely in Matte:
of Discretion: With the United
’- 1 V”, States—Damage \Vns Done
Under Spanish Rule.
WASHINGTON, May 15.==The state
department has bee informally ad-
vised that claims aggregating a consid-
’e.'a‘ol 2 arucu: t have been made by Brit-
ish, French and GL 11112111 '
Cu‘ .1 during the recent insurrection and
that these'ultimately will be pressed
against the United State —s government.
The claims them lSC-‘.':-:S have- not yet
been presented, but one being; collected
by the several foreign Cfi'lCBs as the
claimants send them in. In scme cases
schedules have been made uni the ag—
gregate stated to the authorities here.
”he French claims aggregate between
12,000 000 and IS, 000, 600 francs. The Ge1 -
man lclaims are understood to, be sligh: -
137 under ,those of the French, VV hile the
British claims are said to bc considera-
bly more than either the French 01
German.
These foreign claims are quite distinct
from thoseof citizens of the United-
States, originally against Spain, for
damages sustained in Cuba during the
insurrection. The peace treaty specific-
ally prO'Vided for these American claim-
ants, releasing Spain and stating that
the United States would {nake such set-
tlement as was propel. Under the
clause claims aggregating several mil—
lions have been filed. No provision.
however, wasmade by the treaty for
foreign claimants, and there appears to
be much doubt as to who is liable since
the sovereignty over Cuba has passed
out of the hands of Spain] The United
States having undertaken to look after
the American claimants, the foreigners
are desirous of being treated in the
same manner. It was stated at one of
the foreign‘establishments that there
was no disposition to push the claims
unduly, but to bring them to the atten-
tion of the United States government
in order that the Question of liability
might be determined and such relief
granted as the merits of the cases war-
ranted. It is appreciated in these for-
eign quarters that payments will be
largely a matter of discretion with the
‘United- States, as the obligation to look
after the American claimants was as-
sumed voluntarily, and there is no obli-
gtion either in the treaty or on general
minmples of law for assuming the
olalms growing out of Spain’s inability
to maintain order in Cuba during the
periOd of Spanish rule.
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Dr. Briggs a. Priest.-
NEW YORK May 15 —.Bishop Potter
ordained Dr. Charles A. Briggs of Union
Theological seminary to the priesthood .
of the Protestant Episcopal churclryes-
terday morning. Before a congregation
which filled the procathedral to the
doors the former Presbyterian knclt at
the bishop’s feet and received from him
the Bible, the book which Dr; Briggs
and his fellow higher critics say is filled
with error. No one objected to the 01'-
dination. Had any of the high church
men interrupted the service by accusing
Dr. Briggs of being a heretic the bishop
would have gone right on with the 01'—
dination. To guard against any out-
break. the church was guarded by a
squad of policemen.
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Err-Governor Plowcr‘s Funeral.
NEW Y 0 -‘1K, Flay l..'.. —The funelal of
Roswell P Flow: 1' will take place f1 .11 .1
St. Thomas’ chu1ch Fifty— third street
and Fifth avenu 'c, this afternoon at 4: 30
Dr. John IV esley
Brown, rector of the church, will offi-
ciate. The special train which will
carry the remains to VVatertown will
' leave the Grand Central station at 9 p
111., and- the burial will be fliom the
home of Mrs. Taylor, Governor Flower‘s
only surviving child, at 2 o’clock lo—
morroVV afternoon. Only members of the
family will accompany the body to “'51-
tcrtowm .
Refused to “'ork Overtime.
TRENTON, May 15.——TVV'enty girls
employed in the Reebling wire works
have been discharged for refusing to
work overtime in the evenings. The
girls appea ‘ed to Mr. Charles C. Roeb—
ling from t1- 1e action of the foreman.
1.18“ is Snow, ‘."V1 0 discharged them. Mr.
Roebling declined to interfere. The girls
threaten to bring the matter to the at-
tention of the state factory inspectors,
claiming that working overtime 'is 'con-
trary to law. Mr. Boebling claims that
the overtime was an emergency and,
was una-V'10 dable.
King Humbert Approves.
ROME, May 15.-—-King Humbert has
approved the selections for the rec m-
structed cabinet made by General 1 el-
loux. The new ministry will be made
up in accordance with the original nom-
inations cabled last Thursday, except
that Signor Pietro Carmine will take
the portfolio of fluoride and S: gnorSa-
landra Will take thatyof agriculture; i11-
dustry and commerce instead or the
finance portfolio, or which he “WJS
named at first. The‘ ministry of posts
and telegraphs. goes to Signor Isinl ano.
Secretary Wilson’s Denial.
NE .V OhLEANS, May 15. -——Secre ary
of Agriculture Wilson was ”asked con-
cerning thestor" that he will advocate
inspection of beer and urge the ap-
pointment of brewery inspectors. “I
never heard of it. " said he. “I. know
nothing of it‘and therefore I have had
no discussion on the matter." He
thought the 1eport g rAw out of the pure
food investigation b Senator Mason’s
committee. The Seeretary left this
morning to visit the rice belt along the
Southern Pacific railway.
‘oting at The Hague.
LONDON, May lfi—A dispatch to The
Daily Mailfrozn- St. Petersburg says;
' “According to the. programme prepared
for the forthcoming conference at The
Hague, which is the work of M. Basil i,
director of the Asiatic department, who
accompanies M de Staal, the head of
the Russian delegation, one vote will be
permitted to each delegation 'on eveiy
proposal submitted to ballot, and this
will be cast by the chief representative
of each country.”
Weather Probabilities. ' I
ShoWers; winds shifting to fresh
nortlieasterly. _ _ ..
residents in
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times by
.and his recovery is hopeless.
WEEsLY'
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A HOME ire-a bew'sv.
‘ Counnlttce Named and Ready to
Receive Subscriptions.
WASHINGTON, May 16.—F. A. Van-
!erlip, assistant secretary of the treas-
Ury; Charles H. Allen, assistant secre-
tary of the navy;\Perry S. Heath, as-
sistant postmaster general; Brigadier
General Corbin and Ellis H. I'lobeits,
treasurer of the United States , Who
have been appointed a national com~
mittee to take charge of the funds with
which to purchase a home for Admiral
Derey, had a meeting yesterday in Mr
Vanderllp’ s office. Although the mem-
bers of the committee are all busy
men they were enthusiastic over the
idea of a greatznational gift of the char-
acter proposed for Admiral Dewey, and
they are willing to take up the work of
recciving those funds from whatever
quarters they may come.
The bommittec will be glad to serve
any newspaper, organization 01' indi-
vidual wishing to make a contribution
for the purpose in view. The national
character of the co1r'nittee makes it a
proper one to have c-.arge of the mat—
ter, and it is expected that the many
newspapers who propose taking up the
work' will co-operate with this commit—
tee. Treasurer Roberts is 11011 p1 epared
to receive contributions in any amount.
A handsomely designed rece1 pt will be
got out immediately by the engrav-
ers at the bureau of engraving and
printing, and each contributor will re—
ceive such a receipt. A formal address
to the public probably will be issued
soon. The first subscription to the fund,
$250, was received yesterday from Gen-
eral Felix Agnus of the Baltimore
American, and he will receive receipt
No. 1.
Change 1 In Uniforms No’t ‘W'untcd.
'VVASHINGTCIN, flay 16.-Many na-
val officers are sending in respectful
protests against the proposed change of
uniform in the navy. A delegation rep-
resenting the officers at the Naval
academy has called on Secretary Long
to urge that no change be made, and it
is said the officers of the north Atlantic
squadron also arousing their influence
in the same direction. It is urged by
these officers that the change would
entail an expense of $160 each upon
about 2,000 officers and that it is the re-
sult of caprice' on the part of a few
persons and not a movement approved
by the navy at large.
The Chicago Drainage Canal.
CHICAGO, May 16.—~It is announced
here_that St. Louis citizens will protest
to congress against Secretary Alger's
permission to open the Chicago drain-
age canal if an extra session should be
called before the time set for the open-
ing the big ditch. It was also discov-
ered that the channel cannot be suffi-
ciently finished this year to carry 300,-
000 cubic feet of water per minute as
required by law. This may delay the
opening for another year, for if Govern—
or Tanner wishes he can refuse to grant
permission to turn the water into the
canaL
Drcw Lots For Personal Property.
NEW YORK, May 16. —The personal
property left by the late Mrs. Martha
B. Stevens of Castle Point, Hoboken, N.
which includes stocks, bonds. and
mortgages valued at over $900,000, was
divided into five parcels as nearly equal
as possible yesterday and drawn for
by her five surviving children. The
division was made by VVilIiam A. Macy,
secretary of the Hoboken Land and
Improvement company, who made the
appraisements, etc A few weeks ago
the personal belongings of Mrs. Stevens
were apportioned in a similar manner.
‘ Dewey “Till Be There.
CHICAGO, day 16 —The committee
in charge of the Chicago postofflce cor-
11erstone ce1 emon es yesterday received
word from Senator A.’J. Beveridge of
Indiana, who is now at Hongkong and
to whom the committee had intrusted
a special invitation to Admiral Dewey,_
announcing that the admiral would be
here for “Chicago day," Oct. 9. It was
also announced that President Diaz of
Mexico and Lord Minto, governor gen-
eral of Canada. would surely be pres-
ent simultaneously with President Mc-
Kinley.
A Fatal Fight.
SHAMOKIN, Pa, May 16.—Returning
from a mandolin club festival near
Paxinos- a number of young farmers
from Irish Valley Sunday engaged in a
deSperate fight, du1lng which Elmer
Haas of Stoningtonvwas stabbed six
Amos Ritchie of Irish Valley.
Ritchie escaped. Most of the wounds
of his victim are in the back. One of
the knife thrusts penetrated his lung,
Haas is
22 years of age and unmariied.
De Burris Held In Heavy Bail.
CHICAGO, May 16.—The Baron and
Baroness dc Bara when arraigned in
the federal court yesterday pleaded not
guilty in each of the 11 indictments
against them for illegal use of the mails.
The baroncss’ bond was raised to $500
in each of the 11 charges against her.
The baron's ball is $11,000.
Costly “fl-Iconic to Defi'ey.
NEXV YORK. May 16.—That New
York’s welcome to Admiral Dewey is
to be conducted on a grand scale was
shown yesterday'when the joint com-
mittee from the board of aldermen and
council decided to call on the munici-
pal assembly to authorize an appropri-
ation of $150,000 for the city's part in
the ceremonies. Mayor Van Wyck
heartily approves of such an appropria-
tion.
The President Enjoys Sunday.
HOT SPRINGS, Va., May 15.—Presi-
dent McKinley greatly enjoyed his first
Sunday’outing-here. The day was per-
fect, and he rested to his heart’s con-
tent. He attended service at the Pres~
byterian church in the morning and
took two walks along the country road
in ’the afternoon. Secretary Cortelyou
was veryvbusy. An unusually heavy
mail was received which it was neces-
sary to attend to at once, so he and‘his
assistants were occupied nearly all day.
. ”M. Sarcey Dead.
PARIS, May 16.—M. Francisqu'e Sar-
cey, the well known French dramatic
critic who died yesterday,'was for the
last 30 years the leading dramatic crit-
ic 111 France. He was born at Dourdan,
near Paris, in 1823.
Fire a! Colorado Springs!-
COLORADO SPRINGS, (3010.. May 15
—-The Manltou Park hotel and casino.
which VV- ere to have been opened for the
season on June 1. have been dpstI'OYed
by fire. The. loss is about 350-, 000. _‘ :
MAMA
A Meeting With Filipino Peace
Commission Probable.
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Ten of anton's Scouts Put to Flight
Two Hundred Insurgents and Take
a. To“ n—A Manifesto by Way of
Spain Tells of American Rout.
MANILA, May 15.-—-The civilian mem-
bers of the United States Philippine
commission are favorable to the meet—
ing with a Filipino commission which
.was suggested Saturday on behalf of
Aguinaldo by Lieutenant Reyes of the
staff of General Gregorio del Pilar, who
came to General Lawton under a flag
of truce bearing the proposal. It is
thought by the American commission-
ers that the idea may have resulted
from a recent meeting of the so called
Filipino congress at San Isidro. Definite
information on this point, however, can—
not yet ,be obtained, though the local
Filipino committee, which is in close
communication with the leaders of the
rebellion, is doing its utmost to secure
peace.
Ten members of Major General Law-
ton’s band of scouts, under W. M.
Yoimg, the old Indian fighter, entered
the town of San Miguel, about 15 miles
north of No1zag11ay, not aw are of what
place it was. They found 200 Filipinos
there, but the rebels, taking the scouts
for the advance of General Lawton’s
army, fled afte1 firing a few shots.
Young and another scout were wounded
and have been brought to Manila,
The 1'1'nth infantry and a mountain
battery of six guns have been sent to
the f1o11t.
The uniform quiet now prevailing in
Manila has led the authorities to relax
the rule under which the City streets
were cleared from 7 to 8:30 p. m., and
last evening there was the largest and
most brilliant assembly of pedestrians
and people in carriages to listen to a
band concert on the Luneta that has
been known since the Spaniards left.
Professor Schurman, president of the
United States Pih Lippine commission.
gave a tutor. ell luncheon yesterday to
Admiral Dew 2y, at which Professor
Dean C. \Vorcester and Colonel Charles
Denby of the commission, with General
MacArthur, Mrs. Lawton and others,
were present. The health of the ad-
miral was drunk with the utmost core
dialify.
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A Dispatch From Otis.
WASHINGTON, May 15. ——The follow-
ing dispatch from Major General Otis,
dated May 14, giving the status of the
military ' situation as it now exists in the
operations against the insurgents, has
been 1eceived at the war department.
”Situation is as follows. Lawton. from
Baliuag, has taken Ildefonso and San
Miguel, to north, with slight loss and
driving consideiable foxce of enemy.
Gunboats and canoes accompany 1,500
men under Kobbe up Rio Grande river
from Ca1umpit;depa1t 16th. MacArthur
remains at San Fernando, cov er ing coun-
try. Yesterday messenger from Agui—
naldo expressng wish to send commis-
sion to Manila for conference with
United States commission to arrange
terms of peace. Diiections given to
‘pass body representative insurgents to
Manila should it present itself’
Spain's Ill Treatment.
MADRID, Maj 15.S—— enor Don Fran-
cisco Silvela the S 1211ish 1:11':111io:. in an
interview 1e".11 t. 1:; the c.tt1(1\ by the
Filipinos upon the Spanish garr 'son a.
Zamboanga, is; and of Mindanao in
which two Spanish officers and three
men were Wounded and- one man was
killed, said: “It is very painful to us to
have suffered these losses in a territo—
ry that docs not belong to us.
thesetroops in the Philippines in the
hope that they might- aid in securing
the release of the c anish prisoners in
the hands of the Filipinos. Our efforts
in this direction have been fruitless.
Aguinaldo refuses to treat v. ith us, and
a Frenchman (M. Dumarais) who had
offered on our behalf to treat with the
enemy was killed by them.
“America has not yet succeeded, as
she has no more authority than we had.
We cannot leave troops any longer in
a territory that we are not obliged to
defend, and I have telegraphed General
Rios to use three steamers for the im-
mediate transportation of our troops
from Zamboanga and Y010 and to ac.—
quaint Major General Otis with these
instructions, so that the Ameiican com-
mander may possess the ter ritmies we
are abandoning. "
Madrid Hears Bad News.
MADRID. May 15.-—The Filipino com-
mittee has issued a manifesto to the
press declaring tl' at the “Filipino gov-
ernmen ” V" ill reject all negotiations for
peace on the part of the Amerlcans based
upon any scheme of autonomy and will
demand that the. United States fulfill
the engagement made before the decla-
ration of war ,with Spain. The mani-
festo denies that General Antonio Luna
has surrendered and asserts that Major
General Law ton is routed and that the
hospitals a1e “filled with Americans,"
hundreds of whom are lnsu'bordinate.
Insurgents Attack Spaniards.
WASHINGTON May 15. ——The war
department has received the following
dispatch from Mar. la, dated May 14: “It
is reported that at 7-21. mboanga insur-
gents attacked S canish troops 11th inst.,
using quick firmg guns andra-rms cap-
tured from Spanish gun‘ooats. Spanish
general and two officers w.ounded Few
casualties among troops. Spanish gar-
rison now besieged. Vv’ater supply out
off and troops caliing for relief."
Lake Schooner Lost. _
SAULT STE. MARIE. Mich, May 15.
—The schooner Nelson, deeply laden
with a cargo of coal. foundered in Lake
Superior off Grand Marais Saturday
evening and carried down all hands. So
far as known here no one escaped from
this the first disaster of the season ex-
cept the captain. The crew cons: sted of
the following: Captain Andrew Hagh~
ney of Toledo Captain’s VV1fe ‘z-vear-
old child of Captain Haghney, Fred
Haas, sailor, res’dence unknown; six
sailors, names unknown.
Hobart Much Better.
WASHINGTON, May 15.-~Vlce Press
ldent Hobart is gettng stronger daily.
Yesterday for tie first time in a long
while he came down stairs and enjoyed
luncheon with his family and friends.‘
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THE .EXETER DISASTER.
The Number of Dead From Friday’s
Collision Reaches Twenty-nine.
READING, Pa., May 15.-—The total
nmnber of dead as a result of Friday
night’s rear end collision on the Phila-
delphia and Readingrailway at Exeter,
six miles below here, reached 29 yester-
day, William D. Jenkins of Norristown
inng at the hospital at that place. Oi
the large number of injured persons
still in the hospital here three are in a
serious condition, and small hope is en-
tertained for their recovery. They are
William Friedenhorn, Thaddeus S. Adle
and George W. Holmes, all of Norris-
town. Holmes’ 9-year-old son was in-
stantly killed in the accident, but the
hospital physicians have not yet in«
formed the father of the boy’s death
All of the dead here have been identi-
fied and all the bodies have been claim:
ed by relatives or friends and have been
sent to their various homes.
At least 10,000 persons visited the
scene. of the wreck yesterday. Almost
everybody was bent on carrying away
some kind of a memento. Many of the
people did not hesitate to take away.
with them pieces of wood thoroughly
saturated with human blood. Every-
thing in the neighborhood of the wreck
is bespattered with blood, and the sight
was a grewsome one.
The question as to who is responsible
for the catastrophe is still being dis-
cussed here. That some one blundered
is generally admitted by railroad men.
Who it was that blundered, however, nc
one seems to positively know, and opin-
ions on this point differ widely. The
Reading railroad officials here took the
statements of the train men who were
concerned in the a1fair, and they Vvere
sent to the general offices of the com—
pany in Philadelphia.
The coroner will begin a rigid inquiry
today at 3 p. m. He has summoned a
large number of witnesses.
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CLEVELAND REPORTED DEAD.
Rumors That the Ex-Prcsillcnt Has
Died {It Middle Buss Island.
CLEVELAND, May 15. —Persisteni
rumors to the effect that ex-President
Cleveland, who is fishing at Middle Bass
island, in Lake Erie, had dropped dead
reached here from the east and west
last evening. Up to 10 o’clock last night.
however, it was impossible to verify the
rumor, and there appears to be no foun-
dation for it.
Middle Bass island is one of the group
lying off Sandusky, and it is only a
short distance from Put In Bay island,
which is connected with the mainland
by cable at Sandusky. The I’Vestern
Union operator at the latter place said
that, while the cable office on the island
had been closed all day, the cable was
in working condition. No message con-
cerning Mr. Cleveland or anything else.
he said, had been offered on the cable.
Reported Death Denied.
TOLEDO, May 15.—The steamer State
of New York arrived here late last
night, and Harvey Scribner, a. promi-
nent attorney of this city, was with
Mr. Cleveland at 4 o’clock and says he
was well at that time.
Mr. Cleveland All Right.
PRINCETON, N,. J., May 15.—A tele-
gram has reached Mrs. Grover Cleve-
land from Sandusky. 0., stating that
Mr. leveland is all right.
Rnll'way )Ingnatc's Sudden Death.
SCRANTON, Pa, May 15.—-Plummer
S. Pag e, the widely known contractor
and street railway magnate, died sud—
d..-nly yesterday f1om the rupture of a
blood Vessel in the head. When stiicken
he sent across the street for a physician
and was explaining his symptoms to
him, when he suddenly sank to the
floor and expired. Mr. Page was 53
years of age and was a native of Ver-
mont. He built portions of the Lacka-
wanna, Delaware and Hudson, Erie and
W'yoming and the New York elevated
railroads and owned large interests in
the Long Island Traction and Cortland
(N. Y.) Traction companies. In 1887 he
bought the street car lines in Scranton
and substituted electricity for horses as
the motive power, giving to the “elec-
tric city” its first trolley cars.
Beresfortl’s “Break Up” Criticiled.
LONDON, May 15.—-The morning pa-
pers all devote space to the new book
of Rear Admiral Lord Charles Beres—
ford, “The Break Up of China,” which
is regarded as timely in View of the
news from Shanghai and Peking. The
Morning Post, which approves many of
the author's proposals, says, however,
that a quadruple alliance between
Great Britain, the United States, Ger-
many and Japan, such as Lord Beres-
ford suggests, is impracticable, as “the
'United States would not commit them-
selves ,to a policy involving a hypo-
thetical pledge to use force against
Russia." The Daily Telegraph, on the
other hand, thinks that Russia would
not be likely to foster such a coalition
against her.
The President Sustained.
MINNEAPOLIS, May 15.—One of the
largest gatherings ever seen in this city
yesterday adopted strong resolutions
upholding the policy of the administra-
tion in connecetion with the Philip-
pines. The names of President McKin-
ley and of Dewey were cheered to the
echo several times during the after-
noon. President Northrop of the Uni-
versity of Minnesota, one of the prin-
cipal speakers, severely criticised the‘
college profeésors and presidents who
have recently antagonized President
McKinley’s course in the Philippines
and declared that the president was da-
ing only that which could be done in
justice to all mankind.
Italians Adopt Lynch Law.
BRIDGEPORT, Conn., May 15. ——An
Italian named 0. H. Minotte was killed
here last hight by some of his enraged
countrymen for outraging the 5-year-
old daughter of an Italian couple named
Fonderelle, residing in the Italian quar-
ter of the city.
Bicycllst Killed.
WALTHAM. Mass, May 15.—*.'V'a1'ren
Brown, 23 years old. was thrown from
his bicycle yesterday afternoon through
his rear wheel being struck by an un-
known rider Le suffered concussion of
the brain '1' nd died two hours after be-
ing taken to his home.
Eight Mines to Open. \
LEADVILLE. 0010., May 15. —Eig,'l1t
large mines which were closed 0.)“ '1 in
1896 on account of the strike VV 1'1 resume
operations tv June i, furnlsl11.: em—
ployment to 700 men and producing
about 530 tons of ore daily.
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Brobke Does Not Credit His
Rumored Withdrawal.
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Fir-t Reported by Sanguily’a Mala.
contents and Not Worthy of Con-
sideration - Cuban Officer Said
to Have Padded Army Rolls.
HAVANA, May 15,—General Brooke
is determined to disregard. for the pres—
ent the reports that reach him from
various sources as to the alleged inten-
tion of Gomez to withdraw his co- oper-
ation and thus to throw into confusion
the carefully matured plans for distrib-
uting the fund of $3, 000, 000 donated by
the United States for’Cuban soldiers.
He believes that a personal interview
ought to adjust the matter and to point
the way out of the temporary perplex~
ity. He is unwilling to consider Gomez
as insincere or as acting in bad faith,
but the governor general still retains
the discretion reposed in him by Presi-
dent McKinley to abandon the effort '
to disband the late insurgents with the
gratuity and to send back'the entire
amount to the United States.
The Cuban‘ general Rafael Rodri-
guez, speaking for Gomez, said that the
reports of a difference with General
Brooke were absolutely untrue. The at-
titude of Gomez, he declared, had un-
dergone no change, and the principal
generals of the Cuban army, as well as
the rank and file, continued to support.
Gomez as they always had. He flatly
denied {that there had been any meet-
ing of Cuban officers, at‘ which Gomez
had been present or held with his ap-
proval, where a decision had been
reached not to surrender the arms, and
he explained that all the talk about re-
volt in the army against the surrender-
ing of the arms was the-work of mem-
bers of the former military assembly—
“a group of malcontents behind Manuel
Sanguily, w ho can give no trouble and
are not Vvio th consideration."
A ~ “pint VV as in circulation last even-
in'; 1: at the Cuban colonel -.guardin.
who has been employed in the prepara-
tion of the Cuban army lists, has been
detected padding the rolls so as to de~
fraud the distributors to the extent of
$3,000. The military authorities, howev-
er, deny the report. .
Transvuul’s “fun-like Preparations.
LONDON, May 15.—The Cape Town
correspondent of The Daily Mail says:
“At a meeting of the commandants on
the western border of the Transvaal in-
structions were issued to the burghers
to prepare to take the field at a. mo-
ment’s notice from Pretoria. The nego-
tiations are still pending for the pro—
posed meeting between President Kru-
ger and Sir Alfred Milner, governor of
Cape Colony and British high commis-
sioner for South Africa. Mr. Chamber-1
lain, British colonial secretary, it is
said, will not assent to the conference
unles s the Tiansvaal executive pledges
himself to initiate bona fide reforms.
The work of fortifying the rcdoubts and
the hilltops at points of strategic im—
portance is progressing rapidly.”
E xposiiilon Site Selected.
BUFFALO 113‘ 15.——T11e board of di-
rectors of the Pan— American Exposition
company haVc unanimously agreed that
the Pan-American exposition should be
held on what is known locally as the
“Bumsey Farm,” located on the Niag-
ara frontier in the northern suburbs of
the city and including a portion of Del-
aware park. In their. report the three
experts, Daniel S’r’ Burnham. \Varrcn H.
Manning and John C. 01 istead, select-
ed~what was known as the front as
their first choice, with the Rumsey
It was found later that
the expense or .1 the limited space at
the former site rendered it unavailable.
Sir Henry Irving Ill.
. LONDON, May 15.—-Sir Henry Irving,
whose recent work in the title role of
Sardou’s drama. “Robespierre,” at the
Lyceum theater. has been exceedingly
trying. is seriously ill with an affection
of the throat. Dr. Fara, a specialist,
has been summoned, and as the i‘esult
of his advice it was announced last
evening that Sir Henry’s part during
the present week will be taken by his
son Lawrence. Mr. Lawrence Irving is
Sir Henry’s understudy in several nota-
ble roles. It is hoped that with com-
plete rest he will be restored to his usu-
al health by the end of the week.
Cold In Nebraska.
OMAHA. May 15.—T'he past 24 hours
have been characterized-by unseason-
ably cold weather, heavy rains and se-
vere hailstorms throughout Nebraska.
Light frost is reported in some locali-
ties. The worst storm of the spring
struck Omaha last night, when a. tre-
mendous downpour of rain accompa-
nied by hail occurred, breaking many
windows and doingother damage. Many
0f the hailstones were an inch and a
half in diameter. Street railway traffic
was interrupted and telegraphic and
telephonic communication interfered
with for a time.
Pattern makers to Strike.
LYNN, Mass, May 15. —Twenty-five
pattern makers at the General Electric
c'ompany s river works held a meeting
here yesterday and voted to go out on
strike, their demand for nine hours a
day being denied by: Superintendent
Fish. The men claim that'their going
out will seriously handicap the work at
the factory and that this is an, initial
step which will be followed by Similar
workmen throughout the state;
Brynn Invitation Annulled.
MANHATTAN, Kan, May 15.——The
board of regents of the State Agricul-
tural college, which is now composed-of
five Republicans and two Populists, two
Republicans having been seatedlas‘LFrj-
day in place of two Populists removed
by Governor Stanley, has adopted a res-
olution annulling the action of Presi-
dent Will inviting, Colonel William Jen-
nings Bxya'n to deliver the commence-
merit oration next month.
Three Thousand W’orkmen Happy;
BELLAIRE, 0.. Viay 15.——At the Be]-
mont mill,
of W'heeling and the Benwood blast
furnacemf Martin's Ferry. 0., four of
the Ialfl, 0 iron works in this section of
the-0110 valley, all of which are the
healing Steel and Iron
an advance in
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7-F9r Cuban Troops.
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General Gomez Is Still Friendly and
W111 Issue a Manifesto to the
Army—Washington Officials
, Think Situation Serious.
HAVANA, May 16.—There is trouble
ahead ‘over the distribution of the 33¢
000,000 sent by Uncle Sam to the Cuban
troops and the disarmament of the sol
diers. General Gomez yesterday told
General Brooke that owing to the cabal”
formed against him by Rodriguez, San.
guilly and other generals he could no
longer act as representative of the army
in the matter.
He said he was influenced by no un-
friendly motive, but that a majority of '
the officers having organized against
him to defeat the plan he thought by
having General Brooke unfettered he
would be able to act1effectively alone.
General Gomez communicated this in
person to General Brooke, who express-
ed regret, but said his purpose was un-
changeable.
' It was agreed that General'Gomez
should issue to the army a manifesto
. after it has been submitted to General
Brooke.
General Brooke is determined not to
be 'itrified with. He has the rolls of t1:
privates and noncommissioned officers,
who are Willing to accept $75 each, and
this amount will be offered on the con-
.ditions previously laid down.
' The Cuban troops will be forcibly dis-
armed if the events of the next/two or
threew‘veeks show that such action is
necessary. , ‘
Colonel Reide has been making an in~
spection of the forts around Havana
preparatory to a report to General
Brooke. He says that enormous sums
were spent by the Spaniards upon de-
fenses that are now utterly worthless.
Cabanas fortress alone cost 0': eiginally
$14, 000, 000, 'but two or three Well direct-
ed shots would demolish it, and the
same is to be said of all the other forti-
fications, including Morro castle. Or
the 'land side the forts are equally un-
protected. Colonel Reide says that ons
sharpshooter stationed on the roof of
the Taco'n theater, with an ordinary
service rifle. could practically rende1
any Havana fort untenable. A singlr
artillery shot could in' many instances:
make a whole wall crumble into dust.
No Surprise at Washington.
WASHINGTON, May 16.—High ofi‘i
cials in the war department were re
luctant to discuss the Cuban situation
yesterday. The report of Gomez’s con-
duct did not cause much surprise among:
army officers who are well informer
about the Cubans, especially those who
are known as “soldiers of fortune” am'
who have been bitterly disappointed be
cause the island was not turned over t:
them immediately after the Spanisl
surrender. There is an impression als
that the intention of General, Brook:
to see that the $3,000,000 is distributed
among all the Cuban troops has causdul
disappointment among the many “gen
erals” and other high officers who wer:
evidently ekpecting to secure a larg;x
share of the money. '
The belief was expressed that the sit
nation in Cuba is serious and that care -
ful and diplomatic management will b
needed.
Cubans Get Violent.
CIENFUEGOS, Cuba, May 16.—About
5 o’clock. yesterday afternoon a gang:
of Cuban (loci: laborers called upon
Captain Barker. captain of the 1101".
and made a demand for back pay. A"
they were 'iolent Captain Barker drer
his revolver. The laborers retired, bu;
returned soon a'fter with 50 others an ".-
made a similar deuiand, using obscene
and profane language, insulting Cat:
tain Barker and offering threats. The
Cuban’police were ordered to ‘arrest tha-
malcontents, and a general street figh
followed, in which one laborer was kill‘
ed and semen persons VVere w undell
including three members of the polic
force.
Mcrrlnm‘s Arrests Must Cease.
HELENA, Mon, May 16.—Goverm11
Robert B. Smith wrote to General Mei:
riam yesterday, warning him that 12'
would not be permitted to make any ati—
ditional arrests of miners in Montaru:
without proper authority from tls
state. Since Gene1al Merriam has bee
in personal command of the mines
the Coeur d’Alene district in Idaho, afl
er the rioting there. he has taken ar’
vantage of his placing the affected di
trict under martial law to'make arros
by wholesale.
Applications For Captured Guns.
WASHINGTON, May 16.—Many ar-
plications have been made to the VV
department requesting that all useles;
cannon captured in the Philippines
turned over to the states as trophies r?
the regiments making the capture. Sec
retary Alger cabled General Otis aski1 ,2
what there was in the way of sur. 1
pieces and has received a reply statir.
that under the terms of the peace treaiz.
all obsolete cannon are to be turn).
over to the Spanish government.
. A President For Yale.
NEW HAVEN, May 16. —Circulati1
was given’last night in the circles 'J
the university and elsewhere to to
. catagorical statement, bearing son
marks of authenticity, that the suo
cessor to President Timothy Dwig ht o
Yale university had at last been/four.
and that at the stated May meeting r
the cOrporation next week or anoth-
closely following Professor Arth
Twining Hadley would be elected
that position.
Roosevelt Sneak: In Buflal‘o.
BU FFALO, May 16. ——Governor Recs.
volt was the principal guest and speal-
or at the dinner given by the Indepenr’
ent club in the banquet hall of the El
cott Square club last n1ght.. The 11:
was crowded, and the g0vernor w
given a most enthusiastic receptic-
The governor’s address was upon ti
important subject, “The Use and Abu
of Property. ”
Street Cal's so Public Nuisance.
.VVICHITA, Kan., May 16. -——This Cl
is now without street car service. In a
cordance with a decision by Judge D11
declaring the street cars to be a pub
nuisance the cars quit running yestt’:
day. The lease of the present‘ compa
expired some time ago, but "they cofitr
- and to run despite the city’s tee .
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