HE‘iEvaNI VG GAALTIL GOMEZ MAKES REPLYf He Thanks the Assembly F01 Relieving Him. ALWAYS THE 11111311) 011111; 01111115 The Assembly Has Never Been Rec- ognized by America—Action Has No Weight—Cubans Censure the Deposing of the Geneial. HAVANA, March 13.—General Maxi- mo Gomez has issued the following statement to the Cuban people and ar- my in answer to the announcement that the Cuban assembly had relieved hirx from command of the army: “By the use of the supreme faculties with which it is endowed the assembly representing the army only, has depos- ed me as commander in chief .of the Cu- ban army, which grade it conferred up- on me during the last war. As com- mander in chief I always followed the dictates of my best conscience and the call of great national needs. I endeav- ored in all circumstances to fulfill my duty. “The assembly considers the fact that I do not aid it in efforts to raise loans which later would compromise the greatest financial and political inter- ests of Cuba to be an act of insubordi- nation and of want of respect. The pri- mary cause for the action taken against me is my conviction that Cuba should begin the exercise of its own sovereign- ty, as a republic of union and concord, proclaimed at Monte Cristo and sus- tained unimpaired on the field of battle . free from all compromise, keeping the nation’s honor spotless. “As for the rest, as a sincere man, 1 confess I thank them, because they re- lieve me of great political obligations and also leave me free to return to my abandoned home, which during the 36 years of continual strife for the good 01 this country that I love so much has been my one aspiration. Foreigner as I am, I did not come to serve this coun- try by helping it to defend its just cause as a mercenary soldier; and, con- sequently, since the oppressive power oi Spain has withdrawn from this land and left Cuba in freedom, I had sheath- ed my sword, thinking I had finished the mission which I had voluntarily im- posed upon myself. I am owed nothing. I retire contented and satisfied at hav- ing done all I could for the benefit oi my brothers. Wherever destiny rules that I make my home, there can the Cubans depend upon a friend. ” Governor General Brooke was notified of the deposition of Gomez, and when seen yesterday he was much interested to learn the details of the assembly’s proceedings. He said he could not ex- press an opinion as to the effect of the assembly’s action uponthe future rela- tions between General Gomez and the United States, particularly in the mat- ter of disbursing the $3,000,000 offered by Washington to the Cuban troops as a. condition of disbandment, but the im- pression seems to be among the Amer- ican authorities that as the assembly has never been officially recognized by the United States government its ac- tion, so far as Washington is concerned, will not amount to more than the reso- lutions of any other body of. individuals. The assembly is being strongly cen- sured by Cubans on all sides, and there were popular demonstrations yesterday in favor of the deposed commander in chief, the crowds shouting “Long live Gomez!” and “Death to the assembly!" General Gomez during the day received numerous visitors, all of whom assured him of their affectiOn and loyalty and that the declarations by the assembly on whatever subject could not represent even the army, as the elections which gave its members their present posi- tions are really voidable for illegality and political jobbery. There is no doubt that a majority of the people support him as against the assembly. The local press will probably attack the assem- bly, urging its dissolution as the best thing that can happen and insisting that there is no reason why the United States authorities may not continue to treat with General Gomez in the matter of the payment to the troops. General Gomez enjoys the full confi— dence of the American military author- ities, and, although he says he is glad of his new found liberty, since it will enable him to return home, it is not be- lieved that he will leave Cuba at pres- ent. He has always insisted that an active share in distributing the money would fall to him, and there seems no good reason why he cannot continue to act as General Brooke’s adviser and helper. ' General Keifcr’s Wif‘c Dead. SPRINGFIELD, 0., March 13.—Mrs. J. lVarren Keifer, wife of Major Gen- eral Keifer, died here at 3 o’clock yeS- terday morning of pneumonia. She had been ill but little over a week. Major General Keifer and his son, Captain .Keifer, a member of his staff, are on their way home from Havana, but will not arrive here until tomorrow or Wednesday. Mrs. Keifer was 64 years of age. She was married to General Keifer in 1860. During President Ar- thur’s administration, while General Keifer was speaker of the house, Mrs. Keifer was a prominent figure in Wash.- ington some—tL___—____ Leopold to Abdicate. ANTWERP, March 13.—The Orchestra announces that King Leopold will ab- ,dicate after a parliamentary vote is taken on the question of the annexation of the Congo Free State as a Belgian colony. The paper adds that elaborate preparations are being made at Beau- lieu, probably with the view to King Leopold’ s retirement to the Mediterra- nean. . .\ Whale Caught 01! Long‘ Island. . MONTAUK, N. Y., March 13.—Captain W. B. Parsons of the Hither Plains life saving station and his crew captured a fin back whale 58 feet in length yester- day afternoon. The whale lies close to their station, out on the dreariest por- tion of. the coast, and the men hope to ' .realize a nice little addition to their field have been bOught up the Md-, yard Oil company. The Isl companion have the option of taki all such, a part cash and part stock an oil ”In: pay. The capture was effected easily. Warsaw Salt Wells Sold. LONDON, March 13.—A dispatch to The Financial News from Warsaw says that all the salt wells i): the Warsaw party in payment for their proportion. - northwuteriy winds. THE PAVONIA'S EXPERIENCE. Officers and, Crew Arrive at Liver- pool—A Terrible Ordeal Passed. LIVERPOOL, March 13.——The Cunard line steamer Pavonia, Captain AtkinS, from Liverpool Jan. 24 for Boston, which was towed into St. Michael’s on Feb. 18’ disabled, has» arrived here in tow of two tugs from Ponta Delgada, Azores. The officers maintain the ut- most reticence regarding the steamer’s experience. ' It was gleaned from the crew, how- ever, on their dispersal that the Pavo- nia passed through a terrible ordeal. Hertroubles began with a terrific gale on Jan. 30. For three days the engines were slowed, and mountainous seas tossed the Pavonia like a shuttlecock. Then her boilers began to move in their cradles and to bump against each other. It is not true, though, that they bumped her sides, for if this had been the case the crew Say she would not have floated long. Eventually the engineers, after the most arduous labors, secured the boilers with ropes and chains, and the bumping ceased but it was found that the steani‘ pipes were broken. The crew, it appears, never lost con— fidence, though they assert that the vessel rolled so tremendously that it would have been possible sometimes to walk on her inner sides. Three boats Were lost, part of the port rail and the galley were carried away, and the bake- house was stove rn. Altogether, as the Pavo now lies at the dock, she pre- sents a pitiably damaged condition. SAN JUAN HILL. Probability of Its Purchase For Pub- lic Park Site. SANTIAGO, Cuba, March 13.—A movement is on foot here to persuade. the United States government to pur- chase San Juan hill to be used as a public park. The idea is that a certain portion could be set apart to be used 'as an American cemetery and the site of a mortuary church. A few thousand dollars spent upon the rest would make a beautiful recreation ground, includ— ing a half mile race track, a baseball diamond and tennis grounds. General Leonard Wood, military gov- ernor, and other prominent Americans favor the project, believing that if the land can be obtained at a reasonable figure the suggestion should be carried out in memory of the heroic charge of the American troops. Senor Bacardi, mayor of Santiago, yesterday planted a tree of liberty in the Plaza Dolores in the presence of more than 3,000 children, -representing the different schools of the city, as well as a large concourse of citizens. He spoke of the glorious deeds of Cuban patriots during the last 30 years and of their up hill struggle in the face of im~ mense odds. He paid, a warm tribute to the good work done by General Wood during the American occupation and glowingly ‘prophesied regarding what will be done “when the Cubans manage their own country without assistance.” Other speakers followed in the same . strain. CONDENSED DISPATCHES. Rats fatally gnawed two sleeping chil- dren in Dorchester, Mass. Mrs. Keeley, a noted London actress, is dead in her ninety- -third year. Ninety- -nine ballots have been cast in the Delaware senatorial contest with- out result. Granite cutters at Quincy,1Mass., aft— er a two we-eks’ strike, will resume work at advanced pay. The Cuban asSembly has voted to impeach General Gomez and remove him from the army. General JOe Wheeler has denied the report that he is to marry Mrs. George W. Childs of Philadelphia. ' The fishing sloop Startle, from Prov- incetown, has gone ashore in the fog outside of Wood End, Mass. The transport Meade has sailed from New York with $1,350,000 in silver dol- lars of the $3,000,000 promised to Cuban troops. The cruiser Chicago has arrived at Hampton Roads. She is to be Admiral Howison’s flagship on the south At- lantic station. At Bristol, Tenn, General Walker shot Attorney W. S.’Hamilton, inflicting se- rious, if not fatal, injuries, and was in turn severely wounded by Hamilton. "Senor Rivera Coming. , PONCE, Porto Rico, March 13.—Senor Munez Rivera, former secretary of state in the insular cabinet, has left for Ha- vana by the steamer San Ignacio, en route for the United States. Before his departure he had a conference with the colonial commission, now inquiring into questions relating tothe civil govern- ment of Porto Rico, to which much im- portance is attached. The commission— ers declined to make public the nature of the conference on the ground that it must be kept private for the present. Before leaving Havana for the United States Senor Rivera will confer with General Maximo Gomez. Pope’s Recovery Celebrated. ROME, March 13.—A solemn Te Deum was celebrated at St. Peter’s cathedral yesterday to commemorate the pope’s recovery and his Coronation in the Sis- tine chapel on March 3, 1878. Cardinal Rampolla, papal secretary of state, of- ficiated in the presence of an immense congregation. In the evening the Piaz- za di San Pietro was illuminated. American Coal Supersedcs English. HARTLEPOOL, England, March 13.-— A large steamship owner has received overtures from American agents to car— ry American coal to Europe at from 11 shillings to 12 shillings freight per ton. North of England-coal merchants are alarmed at the steady growth of the American coal trade to European ports that formerly took-English coal. . Talien-Wan to Be ”Free Port. LONDON, March 13. -—According to a. dispatch to The Daily Mail from St. Pe- tersburg, T'alien-Wan, the Russian for- tified port in the Lian-Tong peninsula, will be opened as a free port on the completion of the Manchurian railway in 1902. Iron Novelty Plant Burned. LANCASTER, P9... March 18.—The plant of the Gray Iron Casting compa. nY. manufacturers of iron novelties and. - has been at Mount :16. shelf hardware, b7. completely- «destroyed Loss. about 800.000;psrtlally input-ea M ' , Weather Probabfl‘m Generally fair; colder; brisk in his) I" ' . w-z .hu'r- “RF“W'G‘NI‘ , " . ‘ , 1 COURAGE FAILS THEM Filipinos Plan an Attack, but Fail to Fight. MANILA IS THOROUGHLY GUARDED. omcers’ Wives Not Safe In the City. Many Soldiers Sunstruck In the ‘ Streets—Genera} King Has Resumedvflvis Command. MANILA, March 13.—General Whea- ton’s newly formed divisional brigade advanced at 7 o’clock this morning from San Pedro Macati for the purpose of corralling the enemy. It is now moving on Pasig, meeting with slight resistance, as the rebels are in full retreat. A gunboat is clearing the jungle along the river banks, which have been car- ried as far as Guadalupe. . The purpose of the move is to clean the country to Laguna de Bay. The Filipinos apparently had planned an attack on General Otis and General Hale yesterday, but their courage seemed to fail them, though, they fired signals and afterward kept up a fu- sillade along-the American front for an hour. Our. troops, in obedience to or- ders, refrained from shooting, with» the . exception of two companies of newly arrived men, who replied until they had suppressed a regiment of Aguinaldo’s Red brigade. ' This body of rebels seem- ed under better leadership than most of the others, and a white man was seen among the officers endeavoring to lead them to the attack, but apparently all efforts to induce them to leave the trenches were futile. The American authorities in Manila say the city is now so effectively policed that a serious outbreak is‘ impossible. The, presence of the families of offi— cers 1‘s discouraged, and many are leav- ing on board the United States trans- ports, some going to Japan for‘ tem- porary residence. General Otis has re- marked: “Manila is no place for wom- en. This is a war, not a picnic.” The British cruiser Narcissus has sailed for various ports in the island of Luzon to take on board British subjects who desire protection. , 'The Twentieth and Twenty-second infantry and seven companies of the Oregon ’volunteers have marched to San Pedro Macati to join General Wheaton’s new divisional brigade, which is to con- sist of the. Twentieth and Twe ty-sec- ond infantry, eight companies of the Washington volunteers, seven compa— nies of the Oregon volunteers, three troops of cavalry, mounted, and a bat- 'talion of light artillery. Although the rain which fell yesterday has cooled the temperature to 82 degrees, many dropped from the ranks, overcome by the heat. Several soldiers were sun- struck in the streets of Manila. Most of them were men who are not yet ac- climatized. Brigadier General Charles King has recovered from his indisposition and re- sumed command at the San Pedro Ma- catibridge. The enemy are very active north of the river, though not doing any firing just now. Otis Stops Negotiations. MANILA, March 13. — General Otis has forbidden the continuance of the negotiations between the Spanish com- missioners and the Filipinos for the re- lease of the Spanish prisoners held by the natives. His object in doing this is presumably to prevent the Filipinos from obtaining the immense indemnity which they demand for freeing the pris- oners, as the money Would undoubtedly be used in aiding the native cause. Haydn’s Cottage Burned. _ , VIENNA, March 13.—The cottage at Rohrau,. Lower Austria, in which the celebrated composer, Joseph Haydn, was born on March 31; 1732, was de- stroyed by fire yesterday. The Haydn cottage, long an object of affectionate interest to musicians, was built by I-Iaydn’s father, a worthy wheelwright. of whose 12 children the composer was the second. Schindler relates that when Beethoven, not long before his death, received a picture of Haydn’s birthplace he exclaimed, “How wonder- ful that so great a man should have been born in a peasant’s cottage." Bishop Foss Ill. ATLANTIC CITY, March 13.—The sudden illness of Bishop Foss, who is presiding over the Methodist Episcopal conference being held here, resulted in the omission of a greater portion of the spiritual exercises which were' to be held at St. Paul’s church yesterday. The ordination of elders and deacons was also postponed owing to the bish- op’s illness. Physical exhaustion from overwork is the cause of his breakdown. He Stole Church Collections. BOSTON, March 13.—William A. Dou- cette, 22 years old, was arrested yester- day morning in St. Cecilia. church, Bel- videre street, on a charge of embezzling $4,000 from the collection box of the church. Marked bills placed in the box were found on his person after his ar- rest. Rev. Dr. Barry, the pastor, places the amount stolen at $4,000. Two Boys Drowned. JEWETT CITY, Conn., March 13.— Charles Whalen, aged 14, and Alfred Hoering, 13 years of age, were drowned in Ashland pond yesterday by breaking through the ice. The bodies were recov- ered. Hoering lost his life in trying to assist his companion, who was unable to do anything t0ward saving himself. Khulna Hus Leprosy. LONDON, March 13.—The Cairo cor- respondentof The Daily Telegraph says he learns that Khalifa Abduilah, the dervish ruler in the Sudan, is suffering, from leprosy, which he contracted a few years ago through taking unto himself the wife of a. black emir, who has since died of leprosy. Blizzard In South Dakota. RAPID CITY, S. D., March 13.—The blizzard that swept over the country . east of this city was the worst ever 21- ‘ perienced here. Two men are missing‘-—-' ' the son of Shelby Reed, a wealthy sheep owner and Mail carrier Pearson. It is feared others were caught in the storm and have perished. . . = . Belgiu Queen Gallium: , ' BRUSSELS, March 18. ——'l'he following bulletin was issued last evening regard- ing the condition of Queen Marie Hen- riette: “The queen is progressing in her convalescence. She has refreshing sleep “15.133 regaining her strength.” BY SURGERY. A!!! Criminal Can So Alter mu...“ in Stature all to Entirely Defy . Recognition. ‘ One of a party of gentlemen lounging! in the office of a W'Ell-IkDOWn New Or- ..leans physician a fey/v evenings ‘ ago propounded a. curious question, apro- pos of a conversation whichhsd taken a turn toward the. bizarre, says the New Orleans Timesflem-ocrat. . “Doctor,” he said. "wouldn't it be pos- sible for a. man- Who had committed ' some crime, for instance, and who had strong motives for concealing his idenr tity. to permanently alter his whole ap- pearance by modern surgical meth- ods?” “Certainly," replied the doctor. “He could easily reduce his height, to begin with, by the. removal of a couple of sec- tions of bone fromhis legs. The opera- , tiou is often performed in ordinary _ surgery, _and a man. who was, say five feeteight, would look very different when. only five feet. six. . But he could be changed beyond» recognition by work on. the face. alone. Hisforehead could be. made high and hold by the-electric needle. His cars could be made to stand. out. or lie flat, just as he desired. and his nose molded into any shape from a. pug to a. high Roman. The en- tire expression of the mouth. can be altered by putting deep wrinkles in each corner, and the eyes equallytrans- formed by modifying the general direc- tion of the brows. All the operations would be of a minor character, and'twc months would be sufficient- for the job. mother wouldn’t. know him, and he could revisit. the scene of his crime. with impunity. The thing is perfectly'feasi- ble, theoretically, but fortunately 3 its practical operation—such things as time and money, and the difliculty oi finding secluded quarters and- a skillful surgeon willing to lend himself to the scheme." ~—._.-.- LIGHT ON GUAHAN. An Island Town Described—There Is Plenty of Food, Such as It Is. WASHINGTON, March 11.—The navy department has received a dispatch from'a naval officer connected with the Bennington regarding conditions in the island of Guahan. The report is from San Luis d’Apra and describes the con- dition at Agana. At this latter place he says there" are eight so called stores, besides small wretched huts where na- tive aguardiente is sold. It is made out of fomented cocoanut milk. The stores are classed first Manila, second Japa- nese, third Chinese, fourth Chamarro three of the Manila stores, where there are sold ready made articles of apparel, notions in general demand and canned goods of poor quality, but expensive. There are also poor cigars made of na- tive tobacco. The Japanese store is one of the best, carrying the same class of goods with some additions. It has eggs and bread, the latter baked every other day and of a poor quality. The Chinese store is very poor. The native store has a. supply of native cof- fee of fair quality and excellent choco- late, also cotton goods. The American store is more preten- tious, but inferior to the Japanese. It carries a large supply of canned goods, clothes, notions, shoes and furniture. Flour is difficult to obtain. Butter and lard are,not good owing to the warm climate. Chickens and eggs are plentiful. The beef is .poor, and no sheep are raised on the island. There are plenty of pigs. Yams, sweet pota- toes and corn are abundant. Bananas, cocoanuts and breadfruit are the chief sources of food of the na- tives. There is little fishing, fairly good .clams and a very small oyster of sweet taste. There are plenty of deer, goats, wild turkeys, plover, ducks and other game birds. GOOD THING TO HAvE. A Cross‘cut Saw *0! Codsidernbld Power Available for. Use ‘ by a Single Man. Most crosscut saws are made with two handles and are intended to be used by mo men, but it is frequently desirable on the farm to have the saw available for use by a single man. Logs to be sawedamay be 100 large for the bucksaw and a sharp, one- -man crosscut will saw almmt if not fully as fast asfia bucksaw HANDLES FOR CROSSCUT SAWS. and without the back-breaking efiect. In any event, whether a saw is to be used by one or two men, it is an advan- tage to hale one end of itiurnished with a two-handed handle. Somesmail cross- cuts are made with such a handle at one end (Fig. 1), but if not, the ordinary handle can be removed from any broad- blad'ed saw 21ml 8 bome- made handle' 1n- seried. (Fig. 2). will of course hold the main stem with will grasp the lower and forked part of the handle. He will be surprised at his increased command over the work: ing of the implement.—-—Guy'E. Mitchell. in Ohio Farmer. : extensive tableland of Central Asia called by the natives the “Roof of the 'World " They are bounded on the south by the Hindoo- Koosh mountains, j and the plateau forms the central node whence radiate the principal mountain nges of Asia“ The tract is mainly under Russian authority, but Sir-i- Kol. in which is Lake Sar- i- Kol. the head- waters of the Oxus river, has remained - disputed ground since 1895. At the end- of that time a man’s own- (native) and fifth American. 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