I Gomez had a two hour's - THE ovsnl m u ANT T5 CUBANDESBANDMENT? —fim_ Generals Brooke and Gomez Confer Regarding Details. BISTRIBUTIONEECESH TO BEGIN SOOE The Cuban Leader Is Making an Ex- cellent lxnpression and Is Wonk- ing In Good Faith to Carry Out Ills] Pledge to Porter. HAVANA, March 9 —-General Maximo confezcnce With Governor Geneial Brooke yestere day regarding the details 'of the pay- ment to the Cuban army of the $3. 000. 000 tendered by the United States as a con- dition of disbandment. He is working in good faith and expects to disband the troops with 01 without the consent, of the disaffected elements. He is making an excellent 1mp1esswn upon the Unit- ed States military authorities here, and they confidently believe that he will be able to make good his agreement with M1. Robert Porter, President McKin- ley’ s representative. It is expected that the distribution of the cash will begin in the course of a fortnight at the latest. General Brooke and his advisory cabi— net are censidering the expediency of issuing a decree concerning debts and mortgages, fixing terms of years in which the payment of principal sums should be made according to the condi—. tion of the lands pledged, interest to be liquidated after principal sums. Association of Planters, co- -operating with the bankers and meichants, has submitted to General Brooke the form of a decree to cover the case. It is sign— ed by Mayor Lacoste, Senor de Castro" and many well known sugar planters. Chief of Police Mario Menocal submit- '> ted to Major General Ludlow at the end of February the police pay rolls for that month. ‘The men have not been paid even yet, and as a consequence some are doing duty who do not have money with which to buy food or are compelled to borrow of friends. The force com- plains bitterly. -General Ludlow has not yet sent to- General Brooke for approval the Feb- ruary pay rolls, though the reasons for the delay are not ascertainable at his headquarters. Moreover, the fact that the policemen are to receive Spanish gold is an undoubted hardship, especial- ly when it is considered that they‘were compelled to pay for their uniforms and equipment in American gold and were gi'v to understand at the outset that as employees of the United States mili- tary administration they would be paid in American gold. The payment of odd sums on last month’s salaries in Span- ish silver on a gold valuation resulted in a surplus of $300 in the hands of the department rightfully belonging to the men. When they are paid this month, Colonel Evans intends to make restitu- tion pro rata. As the police force is ef- fective, the removal of .United States troops from the city parks to the camps across the bay is daily expected. The United States battleship Indiana enter- ed Havana harbor yesterday morning. A Shift In Utah. SALT LAKE CITY, March 9.'—0n the first ballot for United States senator __ yesterday Heber Bennion, a Democrat of Salt Lake City and formerly a Mc- Cune man, made a strong shift in fa- vor of Hon. George Q. Cannon of the first presidency of the Mormon church. Bennion said Mr. Cannon had assured "him that he was an advocate of free silver. Representative Bywater strong- ly opposed Cannon. The ballot result- ed: j‘King, 13; McCune, 25; F. J. Can- non,‘9; George Q. Cannon, 13; Suther- land, 3. , - Damage by Floods. STROUDSBURG, Pa., March 9.——Re- ports from the upper Delaware river. near Milford, Pike county, indicate a se- rious state of affairs. Meadows and fields are overflowed, and the stream is gorged from the Hallway House to within 'a short distance of Milford. The Jersey flats across the river are also submerged, and three bridges have been carried away by ice near Milford. At the water gap all the ice has passed off without causing any trouble. Seal Hunters Inspected. ST. JOHN’S, N. F., March 9.—Sir Henry McCallum, the governor, yester- day held a formal inspection of 3,000 seal hunters who are to leave for the icefields on _Friday. It is believed he took this step in the interest of the British government. with a view to de- termining the utility of the men for the colonial naval reserve. He expressed himself as well pleased with their phys- ical appearance. Much Coin For Haxvaii. .SAN FRANCISCO, March 9.—~The 1m: portations of coin into Hawaii for the first three months of the year, Minister of Finance Damon reports. have been and will be very large. In January the importations were $203,000, in February they were $150,000, and it is expected to have $300,000 in March, in all $653,000. The Guiana Boundary Dispute. RIO JANEIRO, March 9,—The Bra- zilian government has accepted the pro- posal of Great Britain to submit the 'Guiana boundary dispute to arbitration. Senhor’ Joaquin Nabuco, former Bra— zilian secretary of legation in London, has been appointed to represent Brazil on the arbitration commission. Iron Puddlers Strike. HOLLIDAYSBURG, Pa., March 9.—*—- The puddlers at ‘the Portage Iron com- pany works, near Duncanville, went on strike yesterday for an increase from $2.75 to $3 a ton. Three hundred men are' affected. It is stated that the com- pany will grant the increase. Row County In Colorado. DENVER, March 9.———The bill divid— ing El Paso county and creating a new county named Teller, in which is the Cripple Creek gold district, passed the house yesterday by a. vote of 37 to 28. It is now pretty certain to become a law. _ Senator Jones Recovering. WASHINGTON, March 9.—Senator Jones of Arkansas is recovering grad- ually'from his attack of Monday and is resting easily and quietly. Belgian Queen Reported Worse. BRUSSELS, March 9.—-Extra. editions of the papers assert that the condition of Queen Marie Henriette has grown worse. . . _g l - of the insurrection in the central prov- The‘ 'ed on to Kiaochau. Captain MacNutt of t e" ordnance de- -4portu1ent conducted the test. THE INSURRECTION' 1N CHENA. Rebels Defeat Imperial Troops With Great Slaughter. VICTORIA, B. 0., March 9.—Details inces of China received by the empress of China state that the rebel forces and the imperial troops met? in a pitched battle on Jan. 23, and the latter were defeated with great slaughter. ' Hundreds were killed,- and their bodies, after having been‘ mutilated, were thrown intc! the river until, according to a correspondent of the China Mail, the -stream was like a log jammed- creek. After the defeat of the imperial troops the victorious rebels swept on to the cities of Kuyang and Meng- Sheng, which they took after a short siege. As soon as they passed the walls they massacred men, women and chil- dren and performed all manner of re- \olting cruelties. They then burned the captured towns. After these successes the rebels push- The gates of the city were opened by sympathizers with- in, and the horrors witnessed at previ—, ous captures were re-enacted. Kiaochau held out for some time. At length Niu and his followers gained an entrance to begin their slaughter. As a. revenge for his having held the city against the rebels the unfortunate commandant of the garison was butch- ered with savage cruelty. It is said that 200 men, women and children fell in the struggle attending the capture of the city. It is feared a great famine will fol- low the insurrection, for so te1r1fied are the natives that the crops have all been left standing and will not be harvested. CONDENSED DISPATCHES. Rudyard Kipling and his daughter Elsie are reported better. Conditions are reported favorable for a great flood in the Mississippi valley. , Princess Kaiulani is reported to be dying at Honolulu of rheumatism of the heart. The Twelfth New York,_ now at Ma- tanzas, Cuba, has been ordered home to be mustered out. ' . A Spanish paper in Havana accused armed Cubans of murdering Spaniards and terrorizing Mayori. The New ‘Jersey assembly adopted a resolution designed to prevent the con- summation of the reported combine of the coal roads. The president has tendered the office of congressional librarian to ex-Repre- sentative Barrows as a recess appoint— ment, and he has declined. . Eager to Join the Arnly. NEW YORK, March 9.—Enlistments for the regular army are being made at a. rate that has not been equaled for a long time. There are two general re- ‘ cruiting stations in this state, one at Albany and one in this city. The New Y01k city station, which is at 25 Third avenue and isunder the charge of Ma— jor F. A. Whitney, Sixth infantry, is re- ceiving about 2,000 applications a month and is accepting about 40 per cent. The general requirements are kept at the highest standard. No married men are taken. A large proportion of the men now presenting themselves for enlist- ment served as. volunteers during the war with Spain. This fact is significant of their satisfaction with the treatment they got in the volunteer service. ' Admiral Dewey In Poor Health. VANCOUVER, B. 0., March 9.——Cap- tain Fraser, late of the imperial forces, Was a passenger on the Oriental steam-\ er arriving here yesterday from Ma- nila. He visited Manila and made a careful study ofthe conditions there. He said it will take some time for the Americans to down the Filipinos, pos- sibly two years. “The Filipinos do a. lot of getting out of the way,” he says, “and keep up an irritating sharpshoot- ing. I dined with Admiral Dewey. He is in poor health and certainly should be ordered home. He has aged much. His hair is very white. He is an un- , assuming man and a brave command- E er. The strain which he has undergone 1 is very great.” I Welleslcy’s New President. XVELLESLEY, Mass, March 9,—At the conclusion of chapel services at Wellesley college yesterday morning the Rev. Alexander McKenzie, D. D. pies-i ident of the board of t1 ustees of the col— lege, announced that the tiustees had elected Miss Caroline Hazard of Peace- dale, R. I., to the presidency of the col- lege, to succeed the present incumbent. Mrs. Julia J. Irvine. Miss ‘Hazard, the new president? 42 years of age, widely . known both b her writings and her‘ membership in a family which for many generations has been prominent. She is a granddaughter of Rowland G. Hazard, a manufacturer of Peacedale and a- well known writer on philosophical sub— jects. ' Hot at ‘Manila. MANILA, March 9.—T11e temperature yesterday at3 o clock was 87 degrees, 1 but the cloudy air was like steam, and, the troops were greatly inconvenienced} on the line in spité of the temporary shade afforded by matting and bambgos wherever feasible. There were fewer prostrations, however, from the heat. The rebels seldom appear in the open, except in the (3001 of the morning and in the evening. our soldiers will proba~ bly feel the heat less when they are on the move. The following lights on the coasts of Panay and Guinaras islands have been re-established: Manigonizo, Zigantes, Calabazas, Sietepacados, Iloilo : and Luzaran. Ocean Tug and Crew Lost. NORFOLK, March 9.—Captain C. G. Cannon of the steam dredge Admiral, a resident of Camden, N. J., and the crew of the dredge, Who arrived here last night, told the story of the loss at : sea of the tug James Bowen of 'Phila- delphia and every one on board. Elev- en men were drowned in the snowstorm of Tuesday. The dredge, towed by the tug, sailed from Norfolk, where it had been engaged in dredging the harbor, on Thursday last for Philadelphia, the headquarters of its owners, the North American Dredging company. A New Gun Tested. READING, Pa... March 9.—-A prelimi- nary test of the new Brown segmental tube wire gun was made; em gy at mppm: of the (pr-Wing grounds 'oE'QBfri eboro. Three shots were fired, and the sun worked sotidtoctory. ,...- -~. ' Germans. ALL-(11111111511101 Male Adhgrents of Malietoa Departed or ~'Fined. llAllAFA’S RULE. 1101 1 SUCCESS. Nully One-half of the Natives Are In Opposition—German Consul 0r- dcred to Recognize the Author- ity of Chief Justice Chambers. _ ' APIA, Samoa, Feb. 22, via San Fran- lisco, March 9.—Four weeks have elaps- ed since the mail dispatches left here for San Francisco concerning the out— break of civil war between the adher- ents of Tanus Malietoa and those of Mataafa. During this time Samoa has been free from any active warfare. The provisional government under Mataafa has not been a success. It has estranged the feelings of many of its own support- ers by deportation of the Malietoa chiefs and the banishing from Apia of all male Samoan adults who were on Malietoa’s side. . All Malletoa’s adherents who were not deported have been fined, and inoffen— sive natives, the servants of whites, who had been in no way connected with the fighting, ‘have been arrested. A sharp remonstrance from British Consul Maxes, who now has two men-of-war supporting him, has prevented a recur- rence of this annoyance. The natives of Tutuila have declared in favor of Ta- nus, and the deported chiefs are having a pleasant picnic among friends. Malle— toa seems to be gaining strength every day, and several of Mataafa’s chief ad— herents have gone over. to his side. There are not much more than one-half the people on Mataafa’s side, and it is doubtful if more than one-third of the population are his active supporters. Among the British and Americans here it can not be seen how the powers can act in any other way than to stand by Tanus as king. It is argued if they do not they deliberately break the Ber— lin treaty and cast a slight upon their. nominee, the chief justice, and, in the case of Great Britain and the United States, they go back on their consular representatives here, who have ac- knowledged Tanus as king. ' The German consul has received a ca— ble from Germany directing him to rec- ognize the authority of Chief Justice Chambers and to withdraw from the stand he and Dr. Raffel had taken in regard to the supreme court. This news has discouraged Mataafa, and in addi- tion the United States consul has writ- ten him to the effect that, notwith. standing rumors around Apia, the Unit— ed States has not recognized Mataafa as king and that the consul has noth— ing on the matter from his government and is awaiting dispatches. In addition to these disquieting facts Mataafa has had a little trouble with the British warship Porpoise. The Por- poise, after matters had settled down in Apia, went for a cruise around the group. When she returned, Captain Sturdee found that no natives came near his ship and that a taboo had been declared against his vessel. .He at once sent a note to the provisional govern- ment demanding an apology and a withdrawal of the boycott. To this Dr. Raffel, as executive head, replied that the boycott was not against the man- of-war, but against the chief justice, who was a. guest on board. A still sharper note was sent by Captain Stur- dee to the effect that he wouldta-ke de- cisive action at once, and the boycott was removed. Her majesty’s ship Roy- alist is now here. The chief justice, although now recog— nized by the German consul under in- structions from Germany, is still being thwarted in every possible way by the Dr. Raffel was cited by the chief justice for contempt, but declined to come to court and placed himself under the protection of the German consul. ‘He was arrested by the mar- shal of the court, but, on ’his refusal to go no attempt was made to force him. The Delaware Senatorial Contest. DOVER, Del.. March 9.—The entrance of Willard Saulbury of Wilmington into the senatorial race yesterday presents a new aspect in the contest. Mr. Sauls- bury, who received the full support of the 21 Democrats. may also be voted for by the entire minority on the last three days of the session of the legislature, Friday,_Saturday and Monday. This will be done, pose of endeavoring to draw sufficient strength from either the regular Re- publicans or the union Republicans to secure an election. ‘Voi st In Forty hears. ' BOSTON. Mazch 9.——Mr. George How- and Vood of this city received a brief lettei frion Captain Atkin of the Cu.- nard liner Pavoni a yesterday, which contained the startling information that Captain Atkin, while bearing up at the time of sending the letter, was fearful. that he would collapse under the strain. The letter was mailed at Fayal, Azores. Referring ‘to the terrible trial which the ship-had undergone, Captain Atkin said that in 40 years he had met with nothing equal to it. Syndicate For Philippines. NEW YORK, March 9.—Edouard C. Andre, the Belgian consul at Manila, is in this city trying to form a stock com— pany with a capital of $10,000,000 for in- vestment in the Philippine islands. “The Philippines are no place," said M. An- dre, “for men of little or no capital, but i for a big syndicate there is much money to be made. VVe‘propose to build a rail- way in Luzon 1,800 miles long at $30,000 a mile.- very fertile and much money can be made there." Rolling Mills Combine. YOUNGSTOWN, 0., March 9.——Repre- .5 sentatlves of the Mahoning Valley Iron company, the Brown-Bonnell Iron com~ . pany and the Andrews company, three local rolling mills outside the two great combines, are in Chicago forming a combinatioii with representatives of 31 other mills west of Pittsburg. It is reported here that the big deal will be consummated and that the capitaliza- tion of the new concern will be $20,- ‘ 000,000. . Merrimuc River Dangerous. HAVERHILL. Maés., March 9,—The Merrimac river has continued to rise in cold weather and islsteadily proachlnr’the danger paint. 3611111 ‘or Ego loWer Wharfs. are flooded. The bro- ken ice has gone dowu the river to a. point about a. mile below the Bradford maze, where it has formed 11 Join. ,lialves, it is understood, for the purw The northern part of Luzon is- G. , , MONEY FOR Guanine. The $3,000,000 Nearly Ready to Leave-the Subtreasury. NEW YORK, March 9.—Paymaster General Carey,-United States army, vis- ited the subtreasury yesterday and pre— . sented a warrant for $3,000,000 drawn on that department at Washington. The money will be drawn from the subtreas-' ury and shipped to Cuba. this week. It will be used to pay the Cuban tI‘OODS in the field, as arranged some time ago by Special United States Com- ‘missioner Porter and General Gomez,» the.latter representing the Cuban army.- Half of the money will be in $5 gold. pieces, $1,000,000’in standard silver dol- lars and the remainder, $500,000,. in quarters, dimes, and nickles. This will be the first shipment of Unit— ed .States silver dollars ever made to Cuba by this government. The silver dollar best known there is the Mexican. which passes current at about 50 per tent discount. Shipment will be made on one of the regular steamers plying between this port and Havana. General Carey has been directed to care for the money. He will be accom—' panied by a detachment of regulars, who will guard the treasure on its way to Cuba.- The money will be packed in small safes and stout boxes. Most of it has been made ready for shipment. One Word Prevents Getting A'rmor. WASHINGTON, March 9.—It now has been discovered at the navy de- partment that in all probability the department will not be able to buy even Harveyized armor for the three battleships Maine, Ohio and Missouri and the four monitors under construc- tion. This is owing to an e1‘ror _made in the last paragraph of the naval ap- propriation act. The word “this” was used instead of “that” in the sentence authorizing the secretary to purchase armor for the vessels “under.the limi- tations as to price for the same impos- ed by this act.” It happens that the armor making companies are so filled with contract work that they will not be free to assume any additional con- tracts before next February, so that if congress comes promptly to the rescue of the navy at the beginning of the next session no actual delay will re- sult in the case of‘ these particular ships, though the vessels newly au- thorized will suffer. Explosion In Ogdensbung. OGDENSBURG, N. Y., March 9.-A terrific explosion startled this city Tues- day night. Cleveland Bros., contractors of Watertown, are cutting a new north channel from the Windmill light to the head of'Galoup’s canal, taking off a. piece of Spencer island. A man named Miller of Utica, an operator of a steam shovel, occupied a cottage on the island and cares for Jarge quantities of dyna- mite and powder cartridges. Tuesday night the building caught fire and reached the cartridges An explosion followed, blowing the building to atoms. Miller and his wife fled to the opposite side of the island and escaped injury. The force of the explosion shook build- ings in Ogdensburg, giving the impres- sion of a heavy earthquake. Brooms Will Come High. CHICAGO, March 9.——The convention of manufacturers of brooms, after a two days’ session, adjourned yesterday, having decided to raise the price in! brooms throughout the United States 50 cents a dozen on all grades under $3.50 per dozen. The broom corn dealers also adjourned, but did not decide upon any- thing definite. A second meeting will be called within a few weeks. The meeting will be held in Chicago, and members of the association forecast an advance of $1.75 a ton on broom corn. Still other advances in prices may be looked for, the manufacturers declare, if the. visible supply does not increase. Postmasters Appointed. WASHINGTON, March ill—The fol- lowing fourth class postmasters have been appointed: ville, Jacob E. Wars. New York—Cin- conia, John Sanderson; Mills! Mills, Isa- belle Crane; Rowland, Isaac Stringham. Pennsylvania—Balllett, J. A. De Woody; Hynemansville, Wilson Acker; Lacey- ville. Harry L. Johnson; Mast Hope, William J. Hughes; Spring Creek, S. S. Wead; Sugar Creek, H. A. Culp; White Rock, Jacob E. Stively. Botkin \Vants a Divorce. SAN FRANCISCO, ‘March 9._—-Wel- come A. Botkin, husband of Cordelia. A. Botkin, convicted of the murder of Mrs. John H. Dunning of Dover, Del., through the agency of poisoned candy, sent through the mails, has applied for a div01ce on the ground that his wife has been convicted of a' felony. Miss Terry Injured. LONDON March 9. —Miss Marion Ter- ry, the actress, sister of Miss Ellen Terry. Sir Henry Irving’s leading wo~ man at the Lyceum theater, is serious- ly ill. She was thrown from a cab and was unconscious for several hours. \Vcnthcr Probabilities. Fair; warmer; fresh to brisk east to south \1i11ds.. , New York Markets. FLOUR—State and western steady, but quiet; winter patents, $3.75@4; win. ter straights, [email protected]; Minnesota pot- ents, $3. [email protected]; winter extras, $2.50@ 2. 85. WHEAT—No. 2 1ed weak and heavy under selling for both accounts, easier cables and favorable crop news; ,March, 82@82%c.; May, 75%@760. " RYE— Dull, state, 621/20; western, 67c., f. o. b. afloat. CORN—No. 2 opened steady, but sold off with wheat. OATS—No. 2 (11111;. track, white, state, 36@40c. , track, 11 hite, western, 36@400. PORK—Quiet; mess, $9@9. 75; family, $9@9. 75. LARD—Firm; prime western steam, $5.60, nominal. BUTTER— Firm; state dairy, 14@ 191/»c. , state creamery, 16%@200. CHEESE—Firm; large, 'white, III/fie; small, white,12%,c. 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