Grand Rapids Herald-Review Newspaper, January 7, 1899, Page 2

‘The Berald-Beview. By B. Kiley. GRAND RAPIDS - MINNESOTA, When a man plays the races the races work him. " A tailor is sometimes able to mend everything but his ways. The cowardice of some men prevents them from posing as cowards. Ulsters and roll-top desks hide: a great many things from the public. Some men can’t understand why the fool-killer doesn’t call next door. Secret societies evidently originated in Egypt. Mummies the word there, The original settler in Tennessee was probably the first man who tennis It isn’t vanity that makes a man go out between the acts and look in the glass. According to the old saw, every dog has his day. So has every saint, for that matter. It’s pretty hard to make a schoolboy believe in an all-wise Providence when it rains on a holiday. Truth is mighty and will prevail. Of course it will—just as long as that which prevails is labeled the truth. Spain might utilize Cow-king Gillett in her cabinet. Just at this juncture his borrowing talent would come in quite handy. Great wit may be akin to madness, but the relationship isn’t to be com- pared to the madness of the small wit whose..contribution is “declined with thanks.” A German dentist, Dr. Herz, pro- poses to put microbes into our mouths to steal away our pains. His discov- ery consists in an inoculant prepared from microbes he cultivates for the purpose. When applied'in the case of a decayed tooth it stops ‘the pain, but does not destroy the nerve; further, it again fixes the tooth and makes it pos- sible to put in a lasting stopping. He has already treated'a number of cases with it, and’they have proved most suc- cessful There has been something substan- tial behind John, Bull’s protestations of brotherly love and his moral sup- port during the Spanish difficulty. Some of the things which England ex- pects of the United States are set down in terms by that blunt newspaper, the London Saturday Review. It expects us to deal generously with Canada in the matter of tariffs; it expects that Great Britain will be remembered when the United States government firmly establishes its authority over the Phil- ippines; it especially expects the as- sistance of this government when the inevitable struggle over China begins. A serious question of jail etiquette has arisen at Eureka Springs, Ark., where four convicts absented them- selves without leave from the county prison and went ‘to a dance, In the morning they were all back again at the jail door, clamoring for admission and breakfast. The justly ‘incensed jailer refused to take them in, saying they had abused his hospitality. The matter was taken to higher authorities and the exiles have obtainetl ‘their old quarters. On ‘the whole, ‘this decision was just. Some slight punishment should be inflicted on the absentees, but a good deal can be excused to high spirits, while ‘It should not be held that a mere frolicsome escapade like this shouli ‘forfeit a -prisoner’s legal right to foot and shelter. ‘There is a time to dance, ibut one cannot be dancing all the time. The jailershould not allow personal pique ‘to interfere with grave constitutional privileges. A decision of no little importance has been rendered ‘by the Supreme Court of the United States in refer- ence to the power of states ‘to tax for- eign corporations dding ‘business with- in their limits. The decision was ren- dered in a case imstthuted against the comptroller of the state of New York to vacate an assessment mate on the capital of a large western drug house having a branch in New York city. The walidity of the New York law was sus- tained by the Supreme Court in af- firmance of the decision rendered be- low. Judge Shiras, who announced the _deaision of the court, said that the law was settled that a state might impose -such conditions for permitting a for- eign corporation to do business within its mits as it might deem expedient, and that it might make the grant de- pendent upon the payment of a spe- cific license tax or a sum proportioned to the use of its capital used within the state, and that this did not consti- tute a discrimination against the prod- ucts ef other states. A visitor from another planet, where parties and @ections are unknown, might naturally ask on the day after an American election, “Where are the ex- cited, applauding, denouncing eitizens I saw in vast crowds during the week before the polls gpened?” The quiet acceptance of fairly wrought defeat, the return to ordinary rounds of duty, a whole nation stirreé and then calm— all this might seem imexplicable. The story is told in # word: The republic has cherished the principle that the honestly ascertained wil] of the major- ity shal) prevail. ui 88 sn aS ne an Cn ed nm SESE SSS SE A RE 'THE NEWS. RESUME] coma, EVENTS OF THE PAST WEEK IN A CONDENSED FORM. ‘A General Resume of the Most Im- portant News of the Week From All Parts of the Globe, Boiled Down and Arranged in Con- venient Form for Rapid Perusal By Busy People. From Washington. The Washington government, accord- ing to a dispatch from Aucklandé, has instructed the United States consul at Samoa to act with greater vigilance, and not to entrust his duties to his | British and German colleagues. Col. Marshall, chief quartermaster of the Department of California, has re-; ceived authority from the secretary of war, through Quartermaster General | Ludington, to expend $113,339.50 on} the new pavilion hospital to be erected | at the Presidio. | Gen. Miles declines to discuss any | further subjects covered in his recent evidence before the investigating com- mission or the course of Commissary | General Egan in reference to this evi- dence. A copy of the evidence has not yet reached him. Harry A. Garfield, president of the Cleveland chamber of commerce, has been in Washington for the past few days in connection with consular re- form measures, which the Cleveland chamber of commerce and other ¢om- mercial institutions throughout the country intend to urge upon congress. Acting Attorney General Richard has rendered an opinion in which he holds that retail dealers are not re- quired to pay the additional tax of $1 per barrel on beer purchased by them prior to July 14, 1898, the day the war revenue act went into effect, and held | by them on that date. | Personal. | Judge Day is said to be booked Tor | the rational supreme court. Senator Morrill, the patriarch of ‘the senate, dies of pneumonia. i Admiral Dewey is now the senior officer of the navy. The late Gen. Gareia’s daughter died | recently of consumption. Thomas McNulty, Catholic bishop of the diocese of Meath, Ireland, since 1864, is dead. Ex-Mayor Charles D. Jacob died at his home in Louisville, Ky., of heart trouble. He was sixty years of age. Col. John Hemmenway Roberts, for- mer commander-in-chief of the Union Veterans’ union, died suddenly at his home in Chelsea, Mass. Charles G. Martin, a California ‘pi- | oneer of 1849 and formerly sealer of weights and measures at San Francis- ; co, is dead at his home in Mount Ver- | non, N. Y., aged eighty-four years. Capt. Henry D. Barry, assistant a rector, naval intelligence officer, Brit- | ish admirality, has been appointed to | the command of the British squadron | in New Foundland, with the rank of | commodore. Dr. Charles H. Read of Porfland, Or., has gone to Princeton, Bureau | county, Illinois, where he goes to as- sist in settling up and rece!ving his | share of a large estate left by his un-/ cle, Charles G. Read. who died four | years ago. Mr. Read's portion will, not fall under $100,000, and may be} considerably above. | Criminal Record. | A man was lynched in Indiana last i week for attempted wife-murder. Trade checks are now being counter- | feited. A Georgia man was recently held up by five robbers. He killed two of them and made his escape. A Big Stone Gap (Ky.) special reports a fight near Flat Top, Letcher county, Kenteucky, between revenue officers and moonshiners, in which Sam May of Coburn, Wise county, one of the rev- enue raiders. and two of his compan- ijonss were killed. A woman about thirty years old, well | dressed and bearing evidences of re- finement, was found dead in bed in one of the rooms of the Crittenden ho- ; tel at Columbus. A half-emptied two- | ounce vial of carbolic acid and one-| ounce bottle of laudanum nearly full. were found on the stand near the bed. Mrs. Joseph Graff of Cleveland, O.. declares that her husband attempted to hang her, and, failing in that, dragged her to a police station with a rope around her neck. The policemen at the Ninth precinct station corrobo- rate the portion of the woman’s state- | ‘ment relating to being dragged through | the streets. Casunities. Fire at Joliet, Ill, destroyed the Drew-Inman dry goods store. Loss, $50,000; insurance, $35,000. The transport Chester will be dry- docked at Savanah, Ga., for repairs. One-third of her propeller is gone. An explosion of red-hot cinders at the Indiana Iron works at Muncie, Ind., dangerously burned five persons, Albert Porter, colored, will die. At Harrisburg, Pa., St. Patrick’s ca- | thedral, the church of the bishop of | Harrisburg, Roman Catholic diocese, was destroyed by fire. A dispateh to Lloyds from Amoy, China, says that the American ship Berlin, from New York July 24 for‘ Amoy, is ashore in Hooe Tew bay. Assistance has been sent her. An explosion of natural gas wrecked | Henry Kruff's grocery store at Mun- eie, Ind. William Gragoo, Mr. Krull and two boys, Arch Breeze and Abel Mitehell, were badly burned. By the breaking of ice on a pond at Brookline, Mass., thirty boys and girls; were thrown into eight feet of water, | and though numerous spectators and | the police worked hard to rescue them, three were drowned. They were James Clattenberg, ten years old; Arthur Collins, twelve years cld; Emma Mill- er, fourteen years old. Foreign Notes. it is. believed, seeks reci- procity with the United States. England is said to have assurance of American moral support in China, The Grand Duchess Xenia, sister to the czar, has given birth to a son, The Nicaragua canal commission es- timates the cost of the canal at $135,- 000,000. The pope has issued an order direct- ing that opposition to the so-called poh- cy of “Americanism” must be stopped. In one group of the Bahama Islands the people are starving, due to the de- struction of their crops by storms. According to the Rome correspond- ent of the News, King Humbert has signed a decree granting amnesty to minor offenders in the recent Milan riots. . Serious street disorders occurred* at Tolouse, France, between the promot- ers of pro-Dreyfus and anti-Dreyfus meetings. Several persons were se- verely injured and the windows of a number of Jewish shops were broken. ‘On the arrival at Plymouth, Eng., of the British steamer Golconda from Cal- cutta Nov. 19 via Mediterranean ports, for London, it was reported that there was a case of bubonic plague on ‘poard, the patient being one of the cabin passengers, an officer in the India company’s service who was re- ‘turning home on leave. It is semi-officially announced in Russia that the minister of finance, M. Dewitte, is unable to accept the pro- posal (recently communicated by the United States charge d’affaires, H. H. D. Pierce) of William M. Ives of New York, the representative of a group of financiers, to make a large loan to Rus- sia. The Vienna correspondent of the London Daily Chronicle says he learns on the best authority that Count Golu- chowski is about to resign the portfo- lio of Austro-Hungarian foreign min- ister. His resignation is the outcome of the present policy of the Prussian government in expelling Austrian sol- diers from the northern provinces of Prussia. At the anual convention of the Con- | servative party in East Prussia, Count | Klinkowstroen, referring to the meat inspection law, said that when Dr. Von Holleben, German ambassador to the United States, was asked, during his recent visit, how the United States would receive the bill, he replied that the Americans “were very sensitive with regard to petty vexations,” but that if a strong law were adopted they would “quietly yield.” General. Senator Frye denies that EurSpe is hostile to the United States. This has been the best business year on record, excluding even 1892. A scheme is on foot to widen the Erie canal. ‘The American Association for the Advancement of Science holds a, meet- ing in New York. The United States will take posses- sion of Wake island, in the - Pacific | ocean. Argentina has moved for the restora- tion of reciprocity with the United States. , Many thousands of people in New York and Philadelphia have the grip, and a number of deaths have occurred, The Rock Island and the Chicago, Burlington & Quincy reads may be ex- tended to the Pacific coast. J. R. Dodge, formerly statistician of the department of agriculture, refutes the statement that a wheat famine is imminent. The American Newspaper Publish- ers’ association has presented to the joint high commission an argument in favor of free paper and pulp. Charles Christian Henry, a wealthy coal operator of Charleston, W. Va., and Miss Bessie Kate, oldest dauggh- ter of Gov. Atkinson, were married at the executive mansion. ‘The grippe has gained a secure foot- hold in Toledo, Ohio, and all physi- cians are busy with it. While it ‘is impossible to estimate the number of ‘cases, they will run into the thousands. The auxiliary steamer yacht Utowa- na sailed from New York with her owner, Allison V. Armour, and a party of guests for Yucatan on a botanical expedition. The government of Victoria, accord- ing te a special dispatch from Mel- bourne, has accepted the tender of the Pennsylvania & Maryland Steel com- pany for 35,000 tons of steel rails at £15,000. Lieut. Col. Ray reports to Gen. Wood | at Santiago that several bands of band- itti are operating in the neighborhood of Guantanamo. He also asserts that Col. Francisco Valiente is arming the insurgents, and that there may be trouble. The Goodrich Rubber company of Akron, Ohio, will not be. the mechan- ical rubber combine which is being en- gineered by Charles R. Flint. The Ak- ron company was approached but re- fused to enter the combine. The plant is the largest of its kind in the coun- try, employing 2,000 men. Miss Louise May Hecker of Detroit, daughter of Col. F. J. Hecker, of the transportation bureau of the war de- partment, and Guyla de Szillassy, an attache of the Austrian legation at Washington, were the principals in « very exclusive society wedding at De- troit. The Drake & Stratton company of Pittsburg has just received a contract from the United States government, through the war department, for the construction of a great dock at Hav- ana, Cuba, and a short railroad to | Morro castle, costing altogether about $500,000. Edward J. Ivory, the well known Trish agitator, who was arrested’ on a charge of conspiracy a year pr two ago, filed a voluntary petition in bankrupt- ey in New York. His total liabi aer $5,9113, due principally to a brew- ing company for money loaned to him in 1894. 6 Gen. Guy V. Henry, military govern- or cf Porto Rico, reduced the budget for next year from 4,000,000 pesos, as under the Spanish regime, to 1,700,000 pesos. He asks for authority to apply the custom house revenue to the im- provement of roads and the cleaning . of cities. rs CUBANS ARE IN _ AN AWFUL RAGE BITTERLY CHAGRINED AT THE TURN AFFAIRS HAVE TAKEN, Developments of the Next Few Days | May Mean Peace or War Between the United States and Cuba—Gen, to Allow the the Brooke’s Refusal Cubans to Participate in Evacuation Ceremonies Causes All‘ the Trouble—Feeling in Ha- . Vana Is® Intense—President Me- Kinley Asked to Interfere. Chicago, Dec. 31. —. A special cable- gram to the Tribune from Havana says: Startling rumors are flying | about and are given eredence by ex- cited crowds thronging the streets. It was reported that Gen. Mariano Meno- cal and his Cuban forces at La Paya had been asked to take the oath of al- | legiance to the United States and had refused. The news that Cuban sol- diers had refused to take the oaths of allegiance was cheered by the crowds | and mounted insurgents clattered through the town, telling the people in the-street that Gen. Menocal had with- drawn his troops from La Paya and ; taken to the field. This story, regard- less of its truth or falsity, is chiefly worthy of serious attention because of | the eagerness with which it was re- { ceived by the crowds who insisted upon its truth. They justified Gen. Menxocal’s reported sensational action. This situation grows out of the refusal of Gen. Brooke to permit of the par- ticipation of Cuban troops in the ex- ercises on evacuation day. The feeling in Havana is intense. The United States flag was torn down from many houses in the lower districts of the eity last night. - Appeal te MeKinley. Upper-class Cubans sent cablegrams without number to President McKin- ley begging him to interfere. Cable- ; grams have been sent broadcast over the United States asking for public ; meetings and appealing to the common | sense and justice of the American peo- | ple. The Cuban leaders here are do- ing everything possible to prevent an outburst, but say that if Gen. Brooke's command is carried out, not only will | they be helpless, but they will think that whatever happens will have been caused by what they consider the ar- { bitrary and unjust action of the Unit- | ed States. Judge Advocate Charles Gould, of the American commission, cabled to President McKinley that there is intense uneasiness in the situ- i ation here and advising that the Cu- bans be permitted to participate in the evacuation ceremonies. No word has been received from the president re- garding this matter. The more excita- { ble of the population of Havana's low- ' er districts are beginning to hoot the American soldiers. The higher-class Cubans are bitterly chagrined and dis- | appointed at the turn affairs have taken. They hardly know what to say or do. The plans were to have 1,000 picked men, the flower of the in- surgent army, march into Havana on Jan. 1. Has Been Their Dream. The Cuban soldiers came into camp at La Paya and Marianao with the un- { derstanding that they were marching © to Havana for evacuation day. They bought new uniforms in honor of the occasion. The streets of Havana have been most lavishly decorated. The people intended to meet the insurgent soldiers at the outskirts and escort them with music and cheering to the Prado. The soldiers are the popular ideal of the people of Havana. The | entrance of the Cuban soldiers into Havana had been the dream of the ! people of the unhappy island for fifty , years. During the late war Havana , had ever been the objective point. Now Spain has been driven out, but the Cuban soldier must not enter. The Cubans compromised on the original plan two days ago. It was said the soldiers might enter on the 2d proximo. | Five days’ rejoicing were planned The people of Havana planned a great feast for the soldiers. Gen. Brooke, who is supposed to act under instruc- tions: from Washington, said this ar- rangement could not be carried out. The developments of the next few days May mean peace or war between the United States and Cuba. Havana cit- | izens say they beg not to be driven away from the United States. KILLED THREE MEN. Missouri Man Too Handy With His Gun. West’ Plains, Mo., Dec. 31.—At Am- | brose, Ozark county, William Barton ; shot and killed two men named Cobb. The murderer was found near the scene of the tragedy, but upon being arrested he shot and killed Henry ; “Winger, a member of the posse, and then surrendered. The murderer is in jail at Gainesville. No Evidence of Bribery. Chicago, Dec. 31—The grand jury in- vestigation of bribery in the city coun- cil is at an end. After a day and a} half of earnest effort the grand jury was unable to develop any evidence { upon which to base indictments. Compensation the Main Thing. Paris, Dec. 31. — The Matin says: France would probably be inclined to renounce all rights along the New- foungland French shore, but the com- pensation for renouncing must be large. Misappropriated Funds. , Richmond, Va., Dec. 31. — A man giving his name as Vivian I. Smith, but whose real name is said to be L. §S. Hatch, was arrested on a charge * from Butte, Mont., which implicates him in the misappropriation of $790. Gales Swept the Channel. London, Dec. 31. — Another violent gale swept over the English channel and eastern coasts of Great Britain. . Several small wrecks were reported and damage has been done at several seancrts. laxvEsTIGATING THE BAUER CASE. | Spontaneous i call on a neighbor. Hospital Trustees Take Testimony at St. Peter. St. Peter, Minn., Jan. 1. — All the metnbers of the state board of hospital trustees arrived at St. Peter and im- mediately commenced an investigation of the charges of cruelty to patients recently brought against the St. Peter institution. Rev. Bauer of Minneapo- lis was present and made the direct charges. Chairman Mason examined the witnesses, and from the testimony gleaned the board decided that a post mortem examination would be neces- sary,‘and the board will adjourn after all the witnesses have been examined until the examination is completed, which will probably not be until Tues- day of next week. On the whole the affair partakes of the nature of a farce. The trustees, however, will give the matter a full and impartial in- vestigation, and if the hospital au- thorities are at fault the offenders will be punished. WARMED THINGS UP. Combustion Causes a $70,000 Fire at Milwaukee, Milwaukee, Jan. 1. — Fire, which ‘ started from spontaneous combustion in the dry kiln of the North side yards of the John Schroeder Lumber com- pany, caused a loss of about $70,000; partially insured. The flames, after wiping out the dry kiln, communicated ‘to the large planing mill, which was also destroyed. The large lumber yards escaped. The loss to the com- pany is $50,000; insured for $25,000. The coal sheds of the Louis Henes, Jr., Coal company, adjoining, where 10,000 tons of coal are stored, also caught fire. The loss to this property is partial and is estimated at $20,000, fully insured. The steam barge Grace Drummond, belonging to the John Shroeder Lumber company, and which was lying in the river, was _ slightly damaged. BANQUET TO BRYAN. Business Men’s Bryan Club of Lin- coln Entertain the Colonel. Lincoln, Neb., Jan. 1. — A compli- mentary reception and banquet to Col. W. J. Bryan was tendered by the Ne- braska Business iagas eaeter club at the Lincoln hotel. vitations were sent to 250 admirers of Bryan which were, with few exceptions, accepted. The only notable absentee was Con- gressman Bailey of Texas, who was to have responded to the toast “Democ- racy,” but who telegraphed from Washington his inability to be pres- ent. The dining hall was thrown open at 9 o’clock and the speechmaking be- gan an hour later. Mr. Bryan respond- ed to the sentiment: “America’s Mis- sion; Let not the crimes of the East e’er crimson thy name, Be Freedom and Science and Virtue thy fame.” CHILDREN INCINERATED. Small Boy and Girl Meet a Terrible Fate. Osseo, Wis., Jan. 1. — Two little children, a son an daughter, aged four and two respectively, of Mr. and Mrs. Herman Bonger, were burned to death in their home at Lincoln. It is be- lieved the fire was set by the little boy because he was punished, and that part of his plan was that his sister should die with him. Mr. Bonger was away at work at the time and the mother of the children was making a The boy had been punished and was heard by his mother to make a remark that he was going !to die and take his sister with him. The fire was started in a room where there was no stove, and it is believed the boy carried out his threat as planned. POSTAGE TWO CENTS. Dominion of Canada Comes Down in Its Rates. Washington, Jan. 1.—The Canadian government, in a telegram from Post- master General Molock to Postmaster General Smith, announces that it has reduced the domestic letter rate from 3 to 2 cents per ounce, commencing ! Jan. 2. Under the convention between ! the United States and Canada letters are sent from this country to Canada for 2 cents, the domestic rate of each country applying to letters sent. The reduction now made is reciprocal, and, for the first time, permits letters to be sent from the other side at 2 instead of 3 cents. SAWYER WILL IMPROVE. Wisconsin’s Former Senator Has Undergone a Critical Surgical Operation. Oshkosh, “Wis., Jan. 1. — Former United States Senator Philetus Saw- yer, who has been suffering from an abcess on the back of his neck for some time, has just undergone a suc- cessful operation for a removal of the growth. It was thought, owing to the extreme age of the senator, that con- siderable danger would attend the operation. However, Dr. Walter Kempster, his atténding physician, re- ports his patient as getting along nice- ly and that nothing serious is expect- ed to result from the treatment. VICTORIA FIRE. Business Portion of British Colum- bia City Scorched. Victoria, B. C., Jan. 1. — Fire broke out in a cigar store on Government street, in the very heart of the city, and caused damage to the extent of $35,000. The fire department was out to an outlying suburb and valuable time was lost in getting. to the fire. The Heathery block was gutted. The loss is about $20,000; partly insured. Bad Weather in the Mediterranean. Paris, Jan. 1.—Terrible weather pre- vails in the Eastern Mediterranean. Several mail boats have been dam- aged. Farm Residence Burnea. Jamestown, N. D., Jan. 1—P. Mor- an’s farmhouse, a few miles out, was completely destroyed by fire, with con- tents. Loss, $5,000; partly covered by insurance. ‘The fire originated from ashes thrown near the building! Incendinrism, Owatonna, Minn., Jan. 1. — Fire to- tally destroyed the Rosenbrock build- ing, occupied by the Salvation Army, together with two adjacent frame structures. The fire was of incendiary origin. a CUBANS YIELD TO GEN, BROOKE GIVE UP THEIR PLANS FOR A CELE- BRATION. Excitement Continues, but It Is Thonght Violent Incidents Will Be Prevented—Cuban Committee Issues a Manifesto tp the People— Nothing Will Be Done Against American Wishes—Details of the Evacuation Ceremonies Have Been Completed — Promptly at Noon United States Regulars Will Patrol the Entire City. Havana, Jan. 1. — The Cuban patri- otic committee, consisting of 150 lead- ing Cubans — lawyers, doctors and business men — at a meeting which lasted until 4 o’clock in the morning, decided to yield without reservation to the wishes of Gen. Brooke and Gen. Ludlow in the matter of postponing the six days’ celebration. The commit- tee approved a manifesto to the Cubam population of Havana on the lines of Gen. Ludlow’s reply on the subject of the proposed celebrations, quoting some portions of it and paraphrasing others. The Cuban citizens in Havana and the Cuban soldiers outside the city are intensely excited but the patri- otic committee and the military chiefs of the Cubans think they can quiet this feeling and prevent violent inci- dents. The city and suburbs of Ha- vana are absolutely quiet. The Unit- ed States patrol officers are keenly om the alert, penetrating into every cor- ner of the town. Senor Frederico Mora ‘said to a correspondent of the Associated Press: We are sorry we cannot execute our programme, but we agree with Gen. Ludlow’s desire. He will have diffi- culty in keeping the low people down and restraining the young people of the army; but we are sure no acts of disturbance will occur. Nothing will be done against the American wishes. Now is Cuba’s opportunity. If we go wrong now we shall never attain independence, never reach na- tional life, and the Americans would never leave Cuba. Evacuation Ceremonies. The details of the evacuation cere- monies on Sunday have been com- pleted. At 11 a. m. the American commissioners, Generals Wade, Clous and Butler, with their staffs, will leave the Trocha hotel at Vedado for the palace.. They will arrive at the re- ception rooms of the palace at 11:45, where they will meet Generals Brooke, Lee and Ludlow and their staffs. Capt. Gen. Castellanos, Admiral Monterola and the Spanish evacuation commis- sioners and their staff will@stand in the throne room, the throne having been removed, Castellanos will, in a few words, at noon sharp, turn over the command to Gen. Brooke. There will then be a short reception to the outgoing and incoming generals and immediately afterward - Castellanos will start for Cavalleria wharf, escort- ed by Gen. Clous. One division of Lee’s Seventh corps will, in the mean- time, be massed at the Lea end of the Prado, and these troops, 3,000 strong, under Gen. Keifer, will march on re- view. Three flags will be officially raised—at the palace, at Morro and at Cabanas—by Lieutenants Lee and Wade and Maj. Butler. all sons of generals. American artillerymen will first salute the falling Spanish flag, and then Spanish artillerymen will use the same guns to salute the Amer- ican flag. Promptly at noon United etnies regulars will patrol the entire city. CUBANS DISBAND. Feb. 24, on Which Date They Will Begin Their Celebration. Havana, Jan, 1. — A compromise has been arranged by Gen. Brooke which satisfied the Cubans and will result in all classes celebrating the evacuation on Sunday. The Cubans were feeling greatly hurt over the refusal of the American commander to allow them to participate in the ceremonies. Gen- erals Brooke and Menocal had a con- ference in the Inglaterra hotel, at which it was agreed that full sway should be given to the Gubans for a big insurgent celebration to be held in Havana Feb. 24, the fourth anni- versary of the uprising in Santiago province. Gen. Brooke told Menocal that the insurgents might march and feast to their heart’s content at that time. When this became known good feeling revived and plans were'imme- diately begun for a week’s celebration, It has already been.decided that the formal disbandment of the insurgent force shall take place on Feb, 24. FRANCE FOLLOWS SUIT. Strengthens Its Squadron in New- foundland Waters, St. Johns, N. F., Jan. 1. — Sir Her- bert Murray, the governor of New- foundland, dispatched by the British cruiser Pelican, just sailed for Eng- land, important charts and data re- specting the proposed fortifications here and the establishment of a naval reserve among the fishermen. The French government, following Great Britain’s example, will strengthen its squadron in Newfoundland waters next season, appointing to the com- “> mand Commodore Henrique, bureau chief at the French naval hydrograph- ie office. Captured the Chief. London, Jan. 1, — According to the Pretoria correspondent of the Times the police of the Chartered company have captured Mpfou, chief of the Ma- golios tribes in the Setlansberg dis- trict and sent him to Bulawayo. Monument to Lincoln’s Mother. Des: Moines, Iowa, Jan. 1. — A mon- ument to the mother of Abraham Lin- ccln is to be erected by the old sol- diers of the Second Iowa _ brigade, three regiments from Illinois and two from Indiana. x : oe ronnee — =