Evening Star Newspaper, December 31, 1896, Page 1

THE EV Seiak toes ese Be PUBLISHED DAILY EXCEPT SUNDAY, AT THE STAR BUILDINGS, 1101 Pennsylvania Avenue, Cor. 11th St, by e Evening Star New t Company, 8. H. UPFMANN. Pres't 7 New York Office, 49 Potter Building, ‘The Evening Star is served to subscribers In the city by carriers, on thelr own account, at 10 cents Der wi or 44 cents ¢ month. ies at the founter J cents each. By mail—anywhere ia the United states or postage prepaid 60 cents mont Pgaturday Quintaple Sheet Star, $1 per year, with ““Gaiteréd at the Peat Otice’ at Washington, D. C., second-class mail riatter.) "CF Ail mail subscriptions tust be paid in advance. Rates of advertising made known on application. Che Lvenin oy Star. WASHINGTON, D. ©. THURSDAY, DHGEMBER 31, 189>—-TWELVE PAGES. TWO CENTS. If you want today’s news today you can find it only in The Star. PACIFIC RAILROADS Funding Bill toCome Up in the House Next Week. FATE OF THE MEASURE DISCUSSED eae Representative Danford Will Fight It to the End. MEN AND METHODS =e There will be interesting scenes in the House next week, when the committee on rules gives time to the Pacific ratlroads committee fer the consideration of the Powers’ funding bill. It is doubtful if any representative who is not on the Pacific railrsads committee will have an oppor- tunity to speak, because all of the time, which Is limited, has been spoken for, days ago; or, if any others do speak, they will be among the Californian delegation. The fate of the bill affords a subject for lively discussion among the congressmen who have remained in Washington during the recess, and have little business outside of department routine to occupy their time. Will Fight the Bill. “I will fight this bill as hard as I can,” said Representative Danford of Ohio, in conversation with The Star reporter, “but I have not prepared to make a speech, be- cause I understand the time will all be con- sumed by the committee which reports the bill; neither do I propose to print any re- marks, but I shall do all else in my power to kill the bill. I am tired of seeing this Pacific railroad item carried in our month- ly account of debts. A lot of schemers started In to beat the government, and they have become rich at their game. Now I hope the government will have the good sense to refuse to hold the bag any longer. “If I knew absolutely nothing of the facts in this Pacific roads case I would be moved to vote against the Powers’ funding bill by what I know of the men who are advocating its passage and their methods. While I was here in the Forty-fourth Con- ress Huntington came on to fight Tom tt. Scott wanted Congress to give him certain Jgnd grants, for he wished to paral- Jel the Southern Pacific. Huntington spent considerable time here, and succeeded in beating Scott in committee. The power which Huntington had over Congress at that time was not one-fourth as much as he ts bringing to bear now for the passage of the Powers bill, and I am some afraid that he may win over us. Huntington's Methods. “When Huntington went into this Pa- cifle railroad scheme with Stanford, Hop- kins and Crocker he was running a little hardware store at Sacratmento, and was worth perhaps $0,000. His partners each had about as much. Today their estates are reckoned to be worth $20,000,000. Originally these men, constituting the Central Pacific company, tssued first mort- the payment of which the ernment guarant After a while a law was passed releasing these bonds from their status as first mortgage liens, and the company issued a second lot of bonds that became a first mortgage lien and were not guaranteed by the fed- eral government. The indebtedness in each instance was nearly $30,000,000. Now, the government has been paying the inter- est on the debt which it stood good for, and the amount has grown to over $00,- 000,000. It is this debt which Huntington wants refunded. “When these bonds that were guaranteed by the government were sold Chinese la- bor was employed and the road was built for very little more than the proceeds of the sale. The organizers got rich, but the government was the loser. If this first mortgage lien was cleared off the govern- ment might hope to get something out of the road. But with conditions as they are we have little to hope for, and the scheme which Huntington proposes ts rotten clear through. The business of the Central Pa- cific and the Union Pacific has been wrecked to promote other schemes. If the government will foreclose now it may get something; if !t doesn't it never will get anything. It will be a great pity if the funding bill passes. Will Settle by March 4. “I am informed by men who ought to know that this administration will clear up the Pacific raflroad matter in some way before March 4, and not leave it as a leg- acy to the McKinley administration. Pres- ident Cleveland and Attorney General Har- mor have beep examining the law on the case, and if Congress does not do some- thing very promptly they will foreclose the mortgage and sell the road, whether they get anything out of the sale or not. They ind abundant authority for foreclosure under the law drafted by the late Allen G. Thurman while he was in the Senate, and I believe chairman of the Pacific railroads committee, about the year 187%. The re- port which Senator Thurman drew up to accompany the bill was very exhaustive, and was carefully prepared. Not the slightest flaw can be found in the law, but it is silent as to the court in which fore- closure proceedings shall be brought. I be- lieve that if it became necessary to fore- close the suit would be brought in the Dis- trict courts. Feeling in the House. “I fear the House will pass the Powers bill If the Senate delays action on it or the opposition undertakes to talk it to death, it is possible the administration may begin foreclosure proceedings at once, with- out waiting any longer on Congress. But in the House, among the members with whom I have talked on this subject, I find that some are in favor of the Powers bill, as reported by the committee; others wili support the minority report by Bell, with his amendment providing a 3 per cent ex- tension, instead of 2 per cent, on the con- dition that the companies arrange to se- cure the government's debt by a first-class mortgage on the property, and a great many more will vote against both propost- tions and advocate immediate foreclosure.” ——_—_-e—______ Personal Mention. Speaker Reed will return to the city this afternoon from a business trip to Bos- ton and New York. Surgeon W. 8. Dixon of the Brooklyn is at 142] 20th street on leave of absence. Capt. Frank Taylor, 14th Infantry, visiting friends at 1622 Q street. Mr. Le Ghait, the retiring Belgian min- ister, called upon Secretary Olney today to say farewell prior to his departure for his new post at St. Petersburg. George D. F. Robinson, who-is home for the holidays from the New York military academy, Cornwall-on-the-Hudson, {s now enjoying a visit from Mr. B. L.’ Wilson, one of the faculty of the academy. Mr. Daniel A. Farrell, a prominent business man of Anniston, Ala., is in the city. For the New Year. The beginning of the year is a good time to start a year’s sub- scription to the Saturday Star for some out-of-town friend. The Saturday Ster fer 1897 will be sent to any out-of-town address in the United States for a dollar. THE SUSPECTED FILIBUSTERS| THF INAUGURAL BALL No Clearance From the Spanish Consul for the Dauntless or Commodore. His Refusal Based Upon the Law Pre- venting the Landing of Arms in Cuba. If either of the suspected filibustering craft, Dauntless or Commodore, sail away from Jacksonville for Neuvitas or Santi- ago, Cuba, they will do so without clear- ance from the Spanish consul, and there- fore will legally be debarred from entering any Cuban port. Instructions have been sent to Senor Soulis, the Spanish consul at Jacksonville, who at first was disposed to clear the boats upon application on the theory that he was bound to do so, not to issue clearance papers to the boats and also to withhold bills of health. The rea- son for this action on the part of the Spanish authorities is that under the Span- ish law ro arms, ammunition, nor explo- sives can be landed on Spanish soil with- out a special permit in each case, and as the cargoes of the Dauntless and Commo- dore are alleged to be made up of tliese things, they are proposing to violate the Spanish law, something that no Spanish consul would be permitted to sanction by the issue of clearance papers. This partic- ular law is not a war measure, but oné that has its parallel in the French and German law, and operates in time of peace. as well as during insurrection and war. In particular cases, as for instance where explosives are required for mining pur- poses, and where employes of the mines seek to bring into Cuba firearms for sport- ing purposes, permits have been issued for their landig, but otherwise no war stores are admitted as merchandise. So if either of the vessels try to enter a Cuban port they will do so under pain of forfeiture of the cargo if not of the vessel also, while on the other hand if they go out under a United States clearance alone and fail to land thelr cargoes at the ports named in their pepers, the parties responsible sub- ject themselves to severe punishment un- der our laws for perjury if it is possible to prove by any members of the crews that the arms have been turned over to the in- surgents. This at least is the contention of the administration people. THE ARBITRATION TREATY. Unexpected Delay in Affxing Signa- tures to the Document. ‘The new treaty between the United States and Great Britain, by which all differences between the two countries for the next five years are to be referred to arbitration, will not be signed at present. Secretary Olney and Sir Julian Pauncefote closed the nego- tations about seventeen days ago, and the final draft of the treaty was made and for- warded to Lord Salisbury. As it embodied all the features which had been agreed on during the negotiations, no doubt was felt that a speedy approval would be given by Lord falisbury, and that the signatures to the insirument would thereupon be affixed at Washington. All preparations for the signing had been made. Considering the date when the draft was sent to London, the expectation was that it would be signed about the present time, being coincident with the new year, and one of its most memorable features. This expectation will not be realized, however, and the signa- tures are not likely to be affixed before the end of next month. The causes for the de- lay cannot be stated, but they are sufficient to defer the consummation of the project. In the meantime there is no reason td be- lieve that the prospects of ultimate agree- ment are less favorable than they have been, the delay doubtless being due to some unessential question, as there is complete understanding on all material questions. —_—__-o. THE CUBAN QUESTION. Animated Discussion of the Subject at the Capitol. The Cuban question is still fresh enough to engage the attention of members of Con- gress who meet at the Capitol these days. There was an animated discussion of the subject today when Representatives Cooper and Pendleton of Texas, Baker of Kansas and Kyle of Mississippi got together. Mr. Kyle is opposed to the Cameron resolu- tions, while tke others are strongly in favor of their passage. Mr. Kyle asserts that the passage of the resolutions means war with Spain, which this country, he says, doesn’t want. He says that the agitation over Spain and Cuba is similar to that which President Adams confronted In regard to France. The feeling then, he says, was in favor of war with France. President Adams did not desire this. The result was that everything was amicably arranged. Mr. Kyle believes this will be done in this instance. Mr. Pendleton refers to the fact that Presidents Madison and Monroe granted belligerent rights to every South American republic struggling for freedom. In many cases, he says, the belligerents were not as much entitled to recognition as the Cubans are now. He says there was no war then, and wouid be none now in case the Cubans are given the same recognition. Mr. Pen- gleton also refers to the alleged attempt to intimidate this couniry by threats of Euro- pean interference in behalf of Spain. Speaking on the same subject to a Star reporter Representative Cooper said: ‘“These attempts to bulldoze Congress will, as inti- mated in The Star yesterday, have a con- trary effect. Americans are the last per- sens that intimidation can be practiced on. If the Cameron resolutions reach the House and a vote can be obtained, they will pass with a flash. I know that there is a good Geal of opposition to the resolutions, but a great majority of the members this body are in favor of the resolution: General Curtis expressed to a Star report- er the belief that the resolutions will not pass the House, and he thinks the agitation in favor of thelr passage is dying out. ——_-e+______ MR. TOWNE’S SUCCESSOR. Representative-Elect Morris Says He Expects an Extra Session. Representative-elect Morris of Minnesota, who made such a favorable impression up- on the ways and means committee this morning in his argument in behalf of the great lumber interests of the great north- west, is the man who defeated Charles A. Towne, the young silver republican who bolted the St. Louis convention and ran for re-election with the indorsement of all the silver forces of his district. The fight was one of the hottest of the last cam- paign. Both of the candidates are young men and exceedingly popular, and the vic- tory of Mr. Morris was pleasant to the managers of the cempaign. It is said that no other man couid have defeated Towne. Mr. Morris will be in the city about ten days. He did not come here as a repre- sentative of the lumber men, but was call: ed on for service after the got here. “Yes, I am expecting an extra session of Congress,” said Mr. Morris to Star re- porter, “ am arranging my affairs ac- Asked for his views on Cuba, Mr. Morris said he expected to carefully survey the situation before voting, if he were called the next Coustene Ias aaa a ie next Congress. He not a war with Spain, he coming C ie Arrangements Made for the Use of the Pension Building. EXPECTED DIFFICULTIES OVERCOME: Ex-Confederate Representation in the. Parade Considered. CIVIC SOCIETIES COMING ge Chairman Bell and Pension Commission- er Murphy had an extended and satisfac- tery conference today over the use of the persion office building for the inaugural ball. There were also present Secretary Fred Brackett of the executive committee. Chief Clerk McCoy of the pension office and Capt. James E. Bell, chairman of the committee on public comfort at ball room. The agreement entered into between Chair- man Bell and Commissioner Murphy, in accordance with the directions of the Sec- retary of the Interior, gives the executive committee every opportunity for decorating and preparing the structure and allows its use cn March 4, 5 and 6. This will give opportunity for concerts on Saturday, as well as Friday, and is conse- quently particularly gratifying. It was ex- pected that great difficulty would be pre- sented when the removal of the immense wooden cases that now occupy a large por- tion of the pension building court was com- menced. These cases contain the papers and records in hundreds of thousands of pension claims, and are among the most precious archives of the government. It was thought they would have to be carried to the upper floors of the building, and this work would have entailed im- mense labor and heavy expense. An esti- mate was made yesterday, however, of the space in the rooms surrounding the court on the same floor, and it was ascertained that ample accommodation could be made therein for the cases. The rooms to be used for this purpose will be those used four years ago at the ball for waiting and retiring rooms, and this time apartments for these purposes will be designated on the second floor. The arrangements of the building other- wise will be somewhat similar to those on former occasions. The hat boxes will be placed in the rooms on either side of the western entrance. The supper will be served as formerly, in the rooms extending from the G street entrance around to the 4th street entrance. The kitchen will be in a temporary structure erected on the parking on G street. The press will be accommodated on the first floor, where there will be also rooms for the policemen and firemen. Chairman Bell will occupy a smal] room on the 2d floor at the west end of the build- ing, and the executive committee the ad- jcining apartment. The retiring and wait- ing rooms for the guests will be on the same flocr on the north side. The President will occupy the rooms of Commissioner Murphy, and the Vice President those ad- Joining. Tae diplomatic corps will be given apartments on the same lire toward the east. Chairman Bell apointed Secretary Brackett and Commissioner Murphy ap- Pointed Chief Clerk McCoy to represen: them in the arrangement of all details of the work at the pensicn building. Music Stand Problem. It is probable that the arrangement of the music stands at the ball will be en- tirely different from what it has been on former occasions. These stands at previ- cus balls in the pension building have taken up a vast amount of floor space in the court, which would have added greatly to the comfort of the crowd had it been at thelr disposal. Mr. Edwin B. Hay, the vice chairman of the ball committee, who has had valuable experience in helping to make the two last inaugural balls successful, is well aware of the inconveniences occasioned in the past by this location of the stands, and has been making a study of the pension office court with a view of bringing about a needed change. He has ccncluded to urge a novel innovation by recommending that the music stands be elevated on a level with the first gallery and hung between the huge marbleized pillows, the orches- tra to occupy one stand and the band the other. Mr. Hay’s plan embraces a striking addition to the adornment of the court. Cadets Will Not Come. Unless present plans undergo a radical change in the meantime the United States 4dets at the Naval Academy will not take any part in the ceremonies attending the inauguration of President-elect McKinley. This decision is the result of a full and serious consideration of the question by Secretary Herbert, Assistant Secretary Mc- Adoo and Admiral Ramsay, chief of the bureau of navigation. It is the unanimous opinion of the gentlemen named that it would be extremely prejudicial to the real interests of the cadets to take them away from their studies for the length of time entailed by a visit to Washington on the occasion in question. It is estimated that in case the cadets were ordered to take part in the inaugural procession that they would lose at least three gays from their studies. It is also stated that demoralizing re- sults followed the visits made to this city: by the corps of naval cadets on the occa- ston of the second inauguration of Presi- dent Grant and at the inauguration of President Garfield, not the least of which was the sickness of a large proportion of the class in consequence of their exposure to the weather, which was especially se- vere on both occasions named. For these and other reasons the Navy Department has decided against the proposition to or- der the naval cadets here for the coming inaugural precession. Secretary Lamont and the other officials of the War Department are understood to take the same view of the question, and that the order for the corps of cadets at the ‘West Point Military Academy to come here on the 4th of March would not have been issued but for the expreseed desire of Presi- dent-elect McKinley that the cadets should be here. In fact, it is officially admitted at the War Department today that the order In question was issued by Secretary Lamont ‘at the instance of President-elect McKin- le; 5 Ko intimation that Maj. McKinley desires the attendance of the naval cadets has been made to the naval authorities. In case such intimation is made, it will be re- spected by pecrerary sienbers but other- wise no cl will made in the present decision that the cadets shall not be or- dered here, Ex-Confederate Clubs. Mr. A. P. Funkhouser, the editor of the State Republican of Harrisonburg, Va., was a visitor to headquarters today. Mr, Funk- houser, during the recent campaign, or- ganized a party of 1,500 ex-confederate sol- diers and sons of confederate veterans, and tcok them out to Canton. Mr. Funkhouser is interested in having a similar representa- TO OPPOSE CONFIRMATION SENATORSHIP FIGHT Silver Senators to Oppose Nominations Made in Place of Silver Men Removed. First Alignment on Financial Question Since the Election—Some of the Cases Involved. the The silver senators have been consider- irg among themselves during the Christ- mas recess the question of the attitude tkey shall assume on the nominations to cffice made in place of silver men who were removed because of thelr alleged partic- ipation in the recent campaign, and have decided with practical unanimity to oppose confirmation. Just how many nominations there are of this character no one seems to know or to have taken the trouble to determine, but the matter has been placed largely in the hands of Senator Jones of Arkansas, because he is both a silver ad- vocate and chairman of the democratic na- tional committee. Senator Jones says that while ordinarily he has no disposition to in- terfere with the presidential prerogatives he thinks that in cases where there have been removals justicé to all persons inter- ested calls for an investigation of the charges upon which the displacements were made. There has been no formal conference as to the policy be pursued, but that there is an understanding among the senators of silver proclivities 1s made apparent Ly the unanimity with which they announce thelr desire to have removals investigated and their intention to oppose confirmation where the investigation shows to. their minds that there has beep any discrimina- tion against silver men holding office as such. It now looks as if the question which these removals will raise will be the first since the election to cause an :lignment of parties on financial questions in he Sen- ate. The indications are that the silver Tepublicans who bolted the St. Louis con- vention and the populists will stand with the silver democrats in opposing confirma- tion, while it is probable the republicans and gold democrats will support the presi- dential appointees in most cases. Some of the republicans are not very zealous, however, in thels support for the reason that they realize that failure to confirm democratic nominees will throw the nominations to their party after March 4 and thus increase the kepublican patron- age. The offices at stake are in most cases Postmasterships in the Mississippi valley states and include such offires as those at Springfield, Waukegan and Evanston, Ill; Boone, Iowa, and Benten Harbor, Mich. At Benton Harbor the postmaster, Ramon Jarvis, was removed because he became a candidate for Congresy ad went on the stump in his own integest.- In the case of Henry D. Clayton, district attorney for Alabama, his successor, sGeorge F. . Mooré, is finding difficulty in sechr the indorse- ment of the Senate ae a betause he is 0; sed by the silver senators.” The silver menage sert that there are inst”inceg in which office- holders of gold precliyities participated in the campaign as activély gs did the silver men without arousing’ the displeasure of their superiors at Washington. In remon- strances sent to sene! against the con- firmation of the appointes from the Titinois offices, made vacant because of “pernicious pelitical activity,” it is urgéd that the men removed participated in the campaign to no greater extent than did Secretary Carlisle, Controller Heke} and ppitinaster Hesing hicago an: undr of oth as States official: eae Senator Jones says he does not want the nominations plgeon-holed or confirmations defeated in any indirect way, but that he Wants them voted upon in the Senate and directly confirmed or rejected. He thinks the Senate should pass upon the question involved in the nominations. —_—_—_-e-. a EXECUTIVE CLEMENCY. One Bank Embezzler’s Commutation and One Application Denied. ‘The President has ‘commuted to five years’ imprisonment, with deductions for good behavior, the sentence of seven years’ imprisonment imposed on Augustus C. Ha- gen, convicted in New York of embezzling funds of a national bank. “I have lately extended clemency,” says the President, “to the party who was convicted of par- ticlpation in this prisoner's crime. I think the facts presented in this case justify me in making a deduction from*this convict’s sentence that will preserve the difference made by the court in the sentences: of the two parties, and at-the same time fully answer the objects of their trial and con- viction.” The President has denied the a: lication for pardon in the case of. Joseph We Witsoe, convicted in Illinois (but sentence suspend- ed) of embezzling national bank funds. in bis indorsement on this application the President says: “This application appeals very strongly to my sympathy, and, if I owed no duty to the public, I would un- hesitatingly yield to the pity aroused for the convict and his family, but my. respon- sibility to the public and the care I should have for the integrity and safety of our rational banks, as well as a due regard for the just and equal administration of the laws passed for their protection, restrain me from granting a pardon, even before his sentence, to this convict, concededly guilty of embezzling the money of a na- ional bank while in its trusted employ.” ——-o- ____ THE MAILS TOMORROW. The Washington City Post Office Will Make the Usual Holiday Deliveries, The money order and fegistry divisions of the main post office will be closed to the public tomorrow. A delivery by carriers from the main office wilf be made at 7:30 a.m. Carriers’ window’ Will be open for delivery of mati to clerks in the depart- ments from 9 to 10:30 sm., andufor the general public from”6 to 7 p.m. Collections will be miaé af-12:30 and 9:20 am. and 5 p.m. Del stations at 7:30 qm. Collections it 12 8 ant and 5’ p.m. ections. 8 Lt. Commander J. B Pigbury has been detached from the Naval 1 College and ordered to command thie ‘Vesuvius; Lieut. J. G. Quinby, ‘from the branch hydro- graphic office at Nort Lieut. W. F. Low, fro ard to Capt. Crusis Dity. Captain Thomas Cruse,’nesistant quarter- master, has reported-at the War Depart- ment under ordexs to struction of ae Mary! Latest Gossip in Regard to the Con- test in Kentucky. BRADLEY AND HUNTER AT OUTS Silver Men Laying Low and Waiting for Developments. GOVERNOR'S POSSIBLE ACTION The kaleidoscopic arpearance of the Ken- tucky senatorial race is sufficient to keep al) the Kentuckians in Washington guess- ing. The movements of Gov. Bradley are so fast that no record of them can be kept. Summed up, from the best-posted Ken- tuckians in Washington, the situation is that Gov. Bradley has decided that Repre- sentative Hunter shall not ccme to the Sen- ate. He finds that he cannot be elected himself, and he ts determined that Hunter shan’t be elected. Until he gets the fight against Hunter better in hand he will not call an extra session of the legislature. He may not do so until he is thoroughly satis- fied that Hunter 18 out of the race. He ts afraid now, it is said, that Hunter has too many votes. He knows there are certain followers of himself in the legislature who would not vote for Hunter, but he does not know how many sound money democrats have become disgusted with the delay, and who might vote for the leading republican in the race to get the contest over. This Would favor Hunter. Bitterness Among Hunter's Friends. While Governor Bradley is practicing this game on Hunter, who wants an early ex‘ra session, it is said, he has fatled to take into consideration the bitterness he is en- gendering among Hunter's friends. These friends are loyal to Hunter, and many of them declare that they will not vote for any other man, no matter what the cir- cumstances. If they persist in this atti- tude, even after it is seen Hunter can't be elected, they will jeopardize the chances of any republican being elected. That is one product of the fight which doesn’t seem to have attracted the notice of Gov- ernor Bradley. The democrats see this, and that is why some of them claim that there is a probability of the election of a sound money democrat. It is further claimed that this serious complication may prevent the election of a senator at any time the leg- islature may be called together. If the bit- terness between the Hunter and Bradley factions continues there is nobody who can tell where it will stop. Senator Blackburn and his silver demo- crats are watching all this with deep in- terest. They are laying low. In a quiet way they are said to be doing all they can to foment the bitterness. They hope that an election can be prevented until a new legislature is elected. This legislature, it is conceded on nearly every side, will be democratic. Wants No Office. The latest story is that Governor Bradley has written President-elect McKinley that he wants no office under the coming ad- ministration. At the same time the gov- ernor has notified his closest friends that his health will not permit him to serve out his term, and that he will resign during the coming year. If this is his determina- tion it accounts, it is said, for the independ- ence he is showing in the present situation. No longer having any political axes to grind, he can turn his attention to gratify- ing revenges and to aiding his friends. Among these friends are Yerkes and St. John Boyle. It is now said that Governor Bradley will appoint Yerkes to the vacancy and test the sentiment of the Senate about admitting him. If he is refused admission the governor will cail an extra session in time for Yerkes to be elected, before the democrats get control again. Under the constitution of Kentucky it will be impossible for Governor Bradley to resign until he has served two years— that is, without necessitating a special elec- tion, which might result in a democrat win- ning. After the governor has served two years the lieutenant governor is eligible to promotion, but not before. This would de- jay the resignation of Governor Bradley until next December. 2 MONETARY CONFERENCE. Resolution to Be Passed and Appoint- ments to Be Made by McKinley. The determination of the republican cau- cus committee to recommend the adoption of a resolution providing for a commission for an international mon- etary conference was reached after having a full understanding of th> desires of Mr. McKinley in the matter. If possible the resolution will be adopted just before the close of this session. An objec- tion to this is that it would give Mr. Cleve- land the right to select the commission if he desired to do so, but this objection will be removed by the understanding that Mr. Cleveland will not exercise this right, but will in good faith leave it to his successor. The understanding with Mr. McKinley is that the commission will be appointed as soon as possible after his inauguration, and that an international conference will be im- mediately invited by him. The advocates of this plan feel that they have assurances that every possible effort will be made to secure en international agreement, and there are certain views which they believe Mr. McKinley to hold which may make suc- possible. cess ————~—_____ Senator Pritchard’s Campaign. Mr. Hyams, the brother-in-law. of Mrs. Senator Pritchard, and the confidential adviser and secretary of Senator Pritchard, left Washington this morning for Raleigh, N. C., where he will have charge of Sen- ator Pritchard’s headquarters in the com- ing senatorial contest. The breach between Serators Butler and Pritchard has, it is said, been considerably widened within the Past few days. Mr. Butler’s choice for senator is Justice Walter Clark, an influential silver demo- cra —_-______ Going to Indianapolis. Chairman Walker of the banking ani currency committee of the House will leave here in a few days for Indianapolis to a! HURT IN THE HUNTING FIELD Lord William Beresford Injured at a Fence. His Horse Turned a Somersault and Fell on Him—Unconsel for Hours. LONDON, December 31.—Lord Wm. Beresford was seriously hurt while hunting on Wednesday last. His horse rolled on top of him, and he was unconscious for several hours. Lord William recently married the widow of the Duke of Marlborough, who is the daughter of Commodore Price, U. 8. N. The details of the accident to Lord Beres- ford show he was hunting with the stag hounds at Darking Surrey, when his horse fouled a fence of the Gatwick race course, turned a complete somersault and fell fuil on his rider. His lordship was removed in an ambulance to Charlwood Park, and later was taken to his residence at Deep- dene, where three doctors are in attend- arce upon him. The latter have not yet dctermined whether the patient has sus- tained internal injuries. He passed a rest- Jess night, but is now progressing favora- ply. The annual servants’ ball, which was to have taken place tonight, has been post- pened. Lord Beresford has a nasty gash on the forehead, and it is said that several of his ribs are broken. He insisted upon going heme, fearing that his wife, who is in deli- cate health, would be unduly alarmed. Leaves His Fortune to Science. STOCKHOLM, December 31.—The will of the late Alfred Nobel, the Swedish engineer who was the first to discover the means of exploding nitro-glycerine in a manner en- abling it to be used for practical purposes, bequeaths almoet his entire fortune to be converted into an international fund for the advancement of scientific research. ‘The interest will be expended in prizes for ccmpetition open to scientists throughout the world. Arthur Platt's Case. LONDON, December 31.—Arthur Platt, alias Edward R. Taylor, who is charged with the murder of Jesse Tyree, an insane patient at the Eastern Lunatic Asylum, Lexington, Ky., in December, 1885, was again remanded at Bow street police court this morning, owing to the non-arrival of the papers necessary to bring about his extradition to the United States. Platt was arrested at Oxford December 18 as he was leaving the jail, after serving six months’ imprisonment for burglary. French Steamer Founders. CALAIS, France, December 31.—The French steamer Deux Freres, from Fecamp for this port, has foundered. Fifteen of her crew were drowned. Read. —The funeral serv- fee over the remains of Gen. Meredith Read, formerly consul general for the United States here, who died cn December 27, took place in the American Church, on the Avenue De l’Alma this morning. The coffin was placed temporarily in a vault. The chief mourners were n. Read's ourgest gon and his son-in-law. The pall Soares were consul general Samuel E. Morse, Capt. R. H. Rogers, U. S. naval at- tache, the secretary of the British em- besty; Mr. Austin-Lee and Dr. Amy, a member of the French institute. = Gen. Biilot, the minister of war, repre- sented President Faure. Faneral of | PARIS, December ——_—>_—_ REVOLT IN PERU QUELLED. dians Has Been Put Down. SAN FRANCISCO, December 31.—South American papers just received here say that the Indian uprising in Peru has been quelled. The government sent Colonel Par- ra, an experienced Indian fighter, against the Indians, with a good force of infantry, cavalry and one or two Gatling guns. In small parties the soldiers penetrated into the mountains in pursuit of the savages, whom they encountered in several camps. Battle was given by the Indians with the result that the Gatlings so depleted the rebel ranks that old Jacobo, their chief, was hunted down with a few hundred braves. Colonel Parra united his com- mand in such a position as to rake the camp, and thus practically the uprising was exterminated. The situation in Uru- gvay is critical. The government troops have been worsted in their encounters with tke rebels, and there is a strong movement in favor of removing President Berda and establishing a triumvirate. Reports from the state of Vera Cruz, Mex., state there is much bitterness be- tween the Spanish residents and the na- tives and Indians, the latter being parti- sans of Cuba. 2 At Coatepec recently a priest raised a Mexican flag on his church and the Span- jards attempted to tear it down. The re- sult was a free fight, in which many heads ‘were broken and one Spaniard nearly killed, The flag was not moved. —_—.—__ THE VAN NORTWICK FAILURE. Uprising of the Brothers Said to Have Been at Log- gerheads. CHICAGO, December 31.—Attorney Chas. Quarles ot Milwaukee, who represented John 8. Van Nertwick’s interests in the conference held here yesterday between William Van Nortwick, Representative Hopkins cf Aurora and Attorney Green of this ‘city, has gone to Appleton, Wis., to confer with his client regarding his future course in the matter of the assignment. Various rumors to the effect that the Van Nortwick brothers were at loggerheads have been actively circulated both in Chica- go and Kane county, and if these reports are true an interesting conversation may take place between Mr. Quarles and John 8. Van Nortwick at Appleton today. se SS WRAPPED IN DENSE FOG. Cleveland This Morning Was Almost as Dark as Night. over. this section for several days was greatly increased today. At 11 o'clock this morning it was almost as dark as night in this city. It was impossibie to see dis- tinctly than a few a . The companies, which found it impossible to | SAID TO BE LIVING Maceo, the Cuban Leader, Reported to Be Recovering From Wounds, SHOT IN THE FACE BY ZERTUCHA Four Physicians Are in Constant Attendance. GEN. RIVERA IS WOUNDED ——— KEY WEST, Fla. December 31.—Senora Dolores Mirabel, the widow of Lieut. Col Mirabel of the insurgent army, who was killed in a machete charge at Tapaste in September last, arrived here last night on the steamship Olivette on her way to Tam- pa, Fla. It was at first reported that Senora Mirabel claimed to have come direct from the :nsurgents’ camp In the western part of Cuba, and that she had been at- tending on Antonio Maceo. Now, however, it appears that Senora Mirabel did not sec Maceo. But she says that just before her departure from Cuba she was informed by @ gentleman of Maceo’s staff, who had just arrived from the field, that Maceo was alive, but seriously wounded, with four physicians in attendance upon him. Senora Mirabel’s informant added that Maceo was recovering slowly, and he fur- ther stated that, during the engagement between the insurgents and the Spanish troops, under Mejor Cirujeda, Dr. Zertu- cha, unobserved, shot Maceo, and after- ward hastened to join the Spaniards For this the doctor is sald to have received $50,900, Prior to leaving Cuba, Senora Mirabel lived for eight months in a hiding place, known as the Jutia cave, in the province of Havana. Gen. Rivera Wounded. HAVANA, December 31.—General Ruiz Rivera, who succeeded Antonio Maceo at the head of the patriot forces in the prov- irce of Pinar Del Rio, is wounded, accord- ing to advices received here from Arte- misa. The Jw Incred: 'W YORK, December 31.—A repré ative of Dr. Palma was seen at the Cuban junta in this city today and asked about the dispatch from Key West which alle ees that Antonio Maceo is alive, and is ina Cuban hospital recovering from his wounds, His attention was also called to a ment that the wife of a prominent Cuban had landed at Key West and confirmed the statement that Maceo is aliye. Dr. Palma’s representative smiled in- credulously, and said: “You can fay that the Cuban junta believes that Maceo is dead, and that he @ied in the manner de- scribed in the circular recently tasued by the junte. We have fully satisfied our- selves of his death. We place no credence in these repeated reports that Maceo is alive.” . Watching the Bermuda. NEW YORK, December $1.—The steamer Bermuda, which cleared yesterday for Be muda, passed out quarantine at 9:56 this morning. The revenue cutter Manhattan, which has been watching her, passed out just ahead of her. It ts expected that the cutter will keep in company with the Ber- muda as far as the three-mile limit at sea. Wanted Peace a Year Ago. MADRID, December 31.—The newspapers here publish what is said to be the text of a letter which Maximo Gomez, the in- Surgent leader, wrote to Gen. Martinez de Campos, four days before the latter was replaced as captain general of Cubal by Gen. Weyler. expressing a wish for peace provided Spain offered eptable terms. It is added that Martinez de Cam- pos communicated the contents of the let- ter to Gen. Weyler and to the Spanish gov- ernment. Infcrmation is said to be coming into Havana daily giving precise details of the attempted killing of Maceo. It is said that when he fell from his horse his followers thovght him dead, but found that he was still living, and spread the news that he was dead in order to carry him to a place of safety. Under a strong escort they car- ried him to the Siguanes Hospital, where, urder the skillful treatment of Drs. Fer- min, Valdos, Dominguez and Panchon Do- minguez, the chief is now slowly recuper- ating. The acute period has now passed. It seems that only one wound is danger- ows, that being in the stomach. Fortunate- ly the bullet did not touch the intestines. It was feared that peritonitis might set in, but he escaped this. The other wounds are in the jaw and back, and are only slight. No bones were fractured. Zertucha’s treachery is confirmed. It ts said that Maceo’s first words, when he was able to speak, were to order Zertucha's cap- ture, but he had already fled to the Spanish nes. Zertucha wrote the paper found "on Gomez's body. Gomez was killed by a bayonet thrust, and did not stab himself, the Spanish say. Cuban Sympnthizers Meet. OMAHA, Neb., December 31.—At a meet- ing of Cuban sympathizers which was held at Washington Hall to receive the report of the committee appointed at a meeting held one week previously, there were fully 500 persons present and there was much enthusiasm. Senator Thurston was the principal speaker of the evening and he made a short but stirring address upon the Cuban question. He expressed the opinion that possibly action in the matter might be declared by the President, but predicted that two-thirds majority in both houses of would keep up the fight until! a law is on the statute books, with or without the signature of the President, that will solve the Cuban question. Following Senator Thurston, Judge Scott read the report which had ‘TO PAY ALL DEPOSITORS. its Perfected by the Dime Savings Bank of Chicago. CHICAGO, December 31.—The directors of the Dime Savings Bank of this city, who