The San Francisco Call. Newspaper, June 25, 1896, Page 2

2 THE SAN FRANCISCO CALL, THURSDAY, JUNE 25, 1§96} awakening there, as here, the ‘earnest appre- hension of statesmen and financiers. The restoration of the equilibrium of the two metals thus disturbed is a problem the solu- tion of which 1s of the greatest consequence to the prosperity of both this country and of Eu- rope. A Such co-operation by “thé united efforts of statesmen and wage-earners here and eise- where is believed to be near at hand and to be possible to secure by earnest and well-directed effort. Free coinage of silver by the United Statesalone can have no other effect than to change our present standard to one of silver— now a deprecieted coin—and to retard, per- haps destroy forever, the success of the move- ment now general throughout civilized coun- tries for the restoration of free bimetallic coin- age in the principal mints of the world. The proposition to separate ourselves from the great nations of the world and adopt the mone- tary standerd of Mexicoand China does not comport with the pride and financial industry of the State of New York or the United States. Itshould be resisted with the fervor of both partisanship and patriotism by Democrats everywhere when the adoption of such & course threatens as it does untoldevilsto our Na- tion’s commerce and industry. For these reasons and with these convic- tions the Democrats of New York in conven- tion assembled make the following declaration of their principles and appeal to the Demo- crats of other States to join with them in incorporating these principles in the party platiorm to be adopted at Chicago: First—We are in favor of gold and silver as the standard money of the country. opposed as a permanent financial policy to gold monometallism on the one hand orto silver monometallism on the other hand. The pledge contained in the repeal of the Sherman law, which repealing act was passed by & Democratic Congress and approved by a Demo- cratic President, should be faithfully carried out, wherein it was declared that the efforts of the Governmen! should be steadily directed to the establishment of such a safe system of bimetallism as will maintain at all times the equal power of every doliar coined or issued by the United States in the markets and in the payments of debts. We believe that such bimetallism, to which the Nation is solemnly pledged, can only be safely secured and permanently maintained through the concurrent action of the leading nations of the world. Neither this country nor any other country independent and alone 18 able to maintain it, and it-would be folly to sttempt it. Being so convinced we are op- posed to the unlimited coinage of silver in the absence of the co-operation of other great na- We are | delegates at large and W. E. Decker, Casper V. Hoppley, P. H. Degner, John W. Conwell, alternates. The State ticket honiinated 1s as fol- lows: Supreme Judge, E. J. Blanding, Cleveland; Secretary of State, Ckilton A. White, Brown County; Focd Commis- sioner, Patrick McKeown, Cincionati; Member Board of Public Works, William Beaumont, Licking County. The convention was called to order by Chairman Smalley at 10:30 o'clock this morning. W. A. Taylor was introduced as temporary chairman. In the course of his address he said: *“Tbe danger which threatens this coun- try is not her rich mines of gold and silver, but that grasping financial policy which has made England the home of landlords and tenants, and which, being surrepti- tiously engrafted upon our ownlaws by the Sherman act of 1873, has made 1t possible to turn the United States treasury intoa broker-shop and enrich a foreign syndicate with unpatriotic American connections by compelling the issue of the bonds of the people to keep intact a stock of gold, which it turns to its own sinister account at pleasure. You have no war to make on | capital. You will make no war upon it. You intend to respect its rights, and you intend that it shall respect your rights. If you did more or did less than these things you would be unworthy the title of an American.” At the end of Colonel Taylor's speech the report of the committee on rules was called for, and the overwhelming vote by which the report was adopted showed that any opposition from the gold delegates would be futile. The committee on perma- nent organization then presented its re- port, which was adopted, naming General A. Warner permanent chairman. In taking the chair General Warner made a short speech. He said he believed that Major McKinley was honest in his money theory, but he could no more bring prosperity to the nation that way than he could lift himself by his bootstraps. By a vote of 542 to 128 the convention adopted the following platform: We, the Democrats of Ohio, in convention mbled, hold that the money question is the vital and paramount issue now before the Major Charles L. Dick of Akron, Ohio, Who Is Said to Be Slated for the Sccre- taryship of the Executive Committee of the Republican National Committee. tions. We declare our belief that any attempt on the part of the United States alone to enter upon the experiment of free silver would re- tard or entirely prevent the establishment of international bimetallism. Until interna- tional co-operation for bimetallism can be se- cured—to which end all our efforts as a Gov- ernment end as a people shouid be in faith directed—we favor the rigid maintenance of the present gold standard as essential to the preservation of our National credit, the re- demption of our public pledges and the keep- ing inviolate of our country’s honor. We in- sist that all our paper and silver currency shall be kept absolutely at a parity with gola. The piatform opposes legal-tender paper money as a part of our permanent finan- cial system and refuses to sanction any par currency inconvertible with coin. United States notes and treasury notes, being in fact debts of the Government, should be graduatly paid off, retired and canceled, in such manner asto cause no contraction of the circulating money of the country. Opposition is expressed to the repeal of any existing statute which ena- bles the Secretary of the Treasury by the issue of bonds or otherwise to provide ade- quate funds for the rederaption in gold of our paper obligations whenever necessary. A tariff for revenue only is favored and opposition expressed to ‘‘Government partnership with protected monopolies.” The platform further says: *“We indorse the administration of President Cleveland and particularly commend him for his de- termined efforts to maintain the financial credit of the United States. The delegates to the National Democratic Convention selected by this convention are instructed to vote and act as a unit.” The platform .was adopted. unani- mously. Ex-Governor Flower then of- fered the following, which was also adopted : WHEREAS, Party division at Chicago on the silver question will endangeg Democratic suc- cess at the polls; and whereas, Republican ascendency in the Nation would undoubtedly be followed by another attempt to establish minority rule in the Democratic Southern States by means of & force bill; therefore be it Resolved, That the Democrats of New York appesl to the Democrats of the South in the name of their political liberty and their prop- erdes to avert the possibility of & force bill by uniting with the Democrats of the East and the West in framing & platiform on which all Democrais can stand, the united support of which will lead to a glorious Democratic vietory. Congressman Sulzer offered a resolution warmly sympathizing with the Cubans in their strnggle, and John Greene of Kings moved to amend it by urging upon the National Government the advisability of intervening with a view of bringing about a cessation of the struggle. The amend- ment was Jaid on the table and Sulzer's resoldtion adopted. After the election of the delegates at large, as named, and of district delegates, the convention adjourned sine die. —_— STRONG FOR SILVER. Ohlo Democrats Instruct Delegates to Champion the Cause of the White Metal. COLUMBUS, Omro, June 24.—The Democrats of Ohio in convention as- sembled to-day adopted a strong silver platform. Allen W. Thurman, E. B. Finley, L. E. Holden and John D. McLean were chosen people of this country, and that its early and correct settlement is necessary to the revival ;zi business and the return of prosperity; there- ore, Resolved, That we are unalterably opposed to the single gold standard and demand an im- mediate return to the constitutional money of gold and silver by the restoration by this Gov- ernment, independent of other Nations, of the unrestricted coinage of both silver and gold into standard money at the ratio of 16 to 1, and upon the terms of exact equality existing prior to 1873, such silver coin to be & full legal tender, equally with gold,for all debts and duties, public and private. Resolved, That the delegates at large this day chosen by this convention and the delegates to the National convention from the several Congressional districts, be, and they are hereby instructed to use all honorable means to se- cure the adoption of the principles contained in the foregoing resolution by the National Democratic Convention, to be held at Chicago July 7, and to vote only. for candi- dates for President and Vice-President who are known to be in full accord therewith, and to accomplish these ends to cast the votes | from the State of Ohio as a unit, as the major- | ity muy determine. After selecting the delegates and the State ticket named the conyention at 5 ?. M. adjourned sine die. i s IS THEIR CHOICE. Silver Democrats of Texas to Sup- port the Missouri Statesman for the Preslidency. AUSTIN, Tex., June 24—The silver Democratic convenion adopted a platform to-day which favors the free and unlimited coinage of gold and silver at the ratio of 16 to 1 independent of the action of any nation, and demands that a law be enacted by Congress making gold and silver coined at that ratio full legal tender. Governor Culbertson, J. H. Reagan, H. Clifton, H. Duncan, Congressman Bailey, E. O. Sen- ter, W. A. Oake and ex-Governor Hogg | were elected delegates. The delegates were instructed to vote for Bland if, in their judgment, at Chicago he proves the most available free-silver Dem- ocrat. He was declared to be the’choice of the Democracy of Texas. VICTORY IS ASSURED. Representative Babcock Says the Republican Nominees WIil Ba Elected. NEW YORK, N. Y., June 24—A Her- ald special from Washington s that Representative Babcock @ Wisconsin, the chairman of the Repubsican Congressional Committee, has returned from the Bt. Louis convention. He believes that the Republicans will have no difficulty in electing a large ma- jority of the members of the next House of Representatives, and that McKinley’s election is assured beyond all doubt. He admits that the Republicans will lose some votes on account of their strong declaration against the free and unlimited coinage of silver, but he believes that, on the other hand, they will gain very largely through the accession of gold men from the Democratic ranks. He looks fora re- shaping of political lines to some extent in all the States, and believes the Republi- cans will profit by the changes that will take place. At the rooms of the Democratic Con- gressional Committee there is not that BLAND ’confldence which characterizes the Re- publican committee and the action’ of the Chicago convention is being awaited with a great deal of anxiety. Should the declaration be for the free and unlimited coinage of silver by the United States, in- dependent of other nations, it will be practically useless to attempt to elect representatives from many of the Eastern districts. The committee will govern its action largely by the action of the Chicago convention, although it is probable that sound money candidates will receive as- sistance from it, no matter what the declaration of the convention may be on the financial issue, o A GREETED BY EDITORS. Men of the Press Pay Thelr Re- spects to Major McKinley at Hls Canton Home. CANTON, Onio, June 24.—The interest- ing feature of the day in Canton was the reception of Michigan editors and their wives. An address was made by Editor Gilson of Benton Harbor, to which Major McKinley responded heartily. Messages of congratulation reached Major McKinley this afternoon from Governor Bradley of Xentucky, Governor Morrill of Kansas and Major-General O. 0. Howard, Mr. McKinley received this evening the following dispatch from Senator John M. Thurston, chairman of the notification committtes “The notification committee will reach Canton on a special train Monday fore- noon.” This message was made necessary by reason of a false report sent out by the Chicago Associated Press. to-day stating that the notification committee had changed its plans and would not call on Major McKinley until Tuesday. bt alha To Select Silver Delegates. DENVER, Coro., June 24.—Seven hun- dred delegates from every county in the State will hold a convention to-morrow for the purpose of selecting delegates to the convention of the National silver party to be held in St. Louis July 22. Teller will probably be indorsed as Presi- dential caudidate on a single plank, though sometuing may be added relative to protection. The silver Republicans of Colorado are enthusiastically supporting this new party movement. MIKIKG PAPER BULLETS The New Kind of Cartridges Tried by the War Department. ‘ Experiments Result in the Selection of a Harmless Contrivance for Salutes. WASHINGTON, D. C., June 24.—THE CaLL correspondent made inquiry at the War Department to-day concerning the report that paper bullets were to be used in magazine rifles in firine salutes. Gene- ral Flacler was absent from the depart- ment, but one of the chiefs of the bureau made the following statement to the correspondent: “Yes, it is true that we are going toissue paper bullet cartriuges to the army. In order that your readers may clearly under- stand, I will say that the army now uses about §00.000 of these blank cartridges each year, so you can see that the cost is considerable. The blanks are not all used in firing salutes; in fact, very few are used for that purpose. When a general officer or other dignitary visits a port cannon are fired in his vonor. A great many magazine rifle cartridges are fired over graves at funeral ceremonies, but the most of them used in the army are fired in skirmish and other drills. Of course, vou understand that the 45-caliber car- tridges used in the old Springfield rifles have been repiaced bv 30-caliber cartridges used in the new magazine gun, There- fore, the blank cartridges have been made of brass, ‘bullet’ and 2ll, but in order to cheapen the cost we have been experi- menting with wood and paper. We found that the flying wood splinters were dan- gerous and that the paper bullets hereto- fore made were influenced by rain and even by damp weather, so that they swelled and would not fit the magazine. ‘We then experimented with water-proof paper bullets and by coating them with paraffine they gave very satisfactory re- sults. They are just a trifle smaller than the old paper bullets, so that even if there should be any swelling they would yet fit the gun and not stick. These water-proof paper bullets have been experimented with at Frankfort Avsenal and are now pronounced perfect, and will be issued to ike army upon requisition in place of the old ones. The cost 1s only about one-half that of the brass ones. “Qf course, you understand that these blank cartridges do not oontain bullets, but, in order that the cartridges will fit the magazine, it is necessary to give the tip of the cartridge the shape of a bullet. The paper bullets are hoilow, and |in the cavity will be filled smokeless itself. Heretofore powder has only been put in the shell, while the bullet has been bollow, but we founa that the fragments of flyinfi brass, wood or paper ware danger- ous, and so we now charge the bullet with powder also, so as to explode it before it can do any damage.” MANY DEGREES AWARDED. General Miles Among Those Honored by Harvard College. AMHERST, Mass., June 24.—The sev- enty-fifth commencement exercises of Ambherst Colleze were held in College Hall to-day. Among those awaraed the degree of B.A. were Arden M. Rockwood and John A. Rockwood of Portland, Or. Among those who took B.S. degrees was Richard R. Rollins, Des"Moines. CAMBRIDGE, Mass., June 24.—To-day was commencement day at Harvard. The following honorary degrees were conferred : LL.D. neral Nelson A. Miles, U. 8. A.: Alexander Graham Bell, inventor. D.D.— M. E. Bishop John Heyl Vincent, of Kansas. A.M.—Booker T. Washington (colored), principal of the Tuskozee Nor- mal and Industrial Institute. Thisis the first and only honorary degree ever con- ferred by Harvard on a colored man. NEW HAVEN, Coxx., June 24.—Yale’s formal commencement exercises were held in Battell Chapel to-day, and were the most impressive ever hel Among the candidates for degrees were: LL.D., Hon. R. W. Peckham of the United States Su- preme Court and Hon. J. W. Foster, for- merly Secretary of State; M.A., John La- farge, the art critic, W. H. Hunt of the Montana Supreme bench and Henry R. ‘Wolcott, a prominent Colorado lawver. LONDON, Exg., June 24.—Hon. Thomas F. Bayard, United States Embassador. to the Court of St. James, was the recipient to-day of the degree of D.C.L., which was conferred upon him by Oxford University at Oxford in the presence of a large and distinguishea company of guests. —_— Besieged by Matabeles. CAPE TCWN, SourH AFRICA, June 24.— Reports have been received here that various stations in the Matabele country have been attacked by the rebellious natives and the white inhabitants killed. The whole country around Fort Salisbury, according to the advices received, is in re- volt and relief is anxiously awaited by the beleaguered white residents. powder, as well as the charge in the shell | INDIANA WANTS FREE SILVER Hoosier State Democratic Convention So De- clares. SCENES OF DISORDER. Hot Fight Over the Seating of the Marion County Delegation. PLANES FOR THE PLATFORM. Governor Clande Matthews the Choice for the Presidential Nomination. - INDIANAPOLIS, Isp., June 24.—As predicted, the silver men had control of the Democratic State Convention to-day, and although the small gold minority made a desperate struggle they were “turned down’’ mercilessly and a silver platform adopted. The delegates at large are: D. W. Voorhees, David Turpie, G. V. Menzies and Jimes McCabe. The State ticket is as follo Governor, B. F. Shively, South Bend; Lieutenant- Governor, John Lawler, Salem; Secretary of State, S. M. Ralston, Lebanon; Auditor, Joseph T. Fanning, Indianapolis; Treas- urer, Moregan Chandler, Greenfield ; Attor- ney-General, J. G. McNutt, Terre Haute. Nominations for Appellate Judges, Super- intendent of Public Iustruction and State Statistician were also made. The convention was one of the stormiest ever held in the State, the proceedings at times being almost riotous. The first row came when the report of the credentials committee was read, displacing the gold contestants of Marion County. The con- fusion was so great that a recess of thirty minutes had to be taken. After this, when the platform had been read, W. D. Bynum, on behalf of the gold men, tried to offer a minority report. Chairman Bell declared him out of order, but Bynum would not down. Finally, after an hour and & half of wild scenes, during which personal altercations were narrowly prevented in one or two in- stances, Bynum was given five minutes and made a motion to strike out the finan- cial plank and insert ia its stead the plank adopted at Chicago in 1892. Such a storm of hoots and howls gieeted this that Mr. Bynum was compelled to leave the platform. The convention then adopted the original resolutions and completed its business. The convertion was called to order this morning at Tomlinson’s Hall by State Chairman Sterling By Holt. The conven- tion will nominatie the full Btate ticket from Governor down, will select delegates to the National Convention and Presi- dential electors. In the matter of nomi- nations there is as yet little indication of the action of the convention, except that none who is not a radical free silver man stands the ghost of a show of receiving any favors at the hands of the gathering., D. F. Shively of South Bend, a red-hot silver man, probably leads for the Guber- natorial nomination. All over the building were tastefully decorated flags and big lithographs of Claude Matthews, Indiana’s choice for the Presidency. No other Democratic face ap- peared apon the walls. President Cleve- land’s likeness was conspicuous by its ab- sence from the decorations as well as his name from the platform. The report of the Oregon delegation de- veloped the fact that the silver people had made a new move to down the Marion County gold crowd by not recognizing the aistrict meeting of the night before and requiring the Seventh District to hold an- other meeting with the silver contestants seated. Assoon as the report was read Judge Branyan moved as a substitute the name- of J. G. Shanklin for that of Menzie. By num called for a rolleall on the original motion, but was interrupted by Shanklin himself, who came forward to withdraw bis name. He was greeted with cries of “No! No!” There was the wildest de- light when he branched off into a silver speech. A viva voce vote was taken on the adoption of the whole report. It was declared carried, though the noes were in the majority. This carried with it the throwing out of the Seventh District se- lections. Holt at once introduced Permanent Chairman Senator Bell of Fort Wayne. The Marion County row was immedi- ately precipitated upon the convention after the speech of the permanent chair- man. Bellamy read the report of the credentials committee, the silver men evidently having the better of it. The report closed with a resol ution ordering the delegates of tne Seventh District as made up by the credentials committee to retire and make new selections for dele- gates and Congressman. The report was adopted under the operation of the previous question amid very great con- fusion. 1in obedience to the order the silver delepates from the Seventh left the hall, but the goid delegates never left their seats. The platform was started on its way by a motion for the previous question. By- num arose and a wild' scene ensued. - The convention endeavored to howl him down. Chairman Bell declared him out of order and then declared the platform adopted, but Bynuin gesticulated and declared that he was acting under the rules. The financial and tariff planks in the platform are as follows: We reaffirm our adherence to and faith in the” Democratic doctrine of bimetallism, and therefore we demand the immediate restora- tion of bimetallism by the free and unrestricted coinage of both silver and gold as primary money, &t the ratio of 16 to 1, without waiting the co-operstion of Great Britain or other for- eign power, all such coinage to be full legal tender in the payment of all debts, public and private. Resolved, That we believe the existing tariff will be fully equal to all demands for needed revenue for the expenses of the Government, economically administered under the condi- tions which will arise from the restoration of bimetsllism, The remainder of the platform favors ‘prompt adjustment, punctual and regular payment.of all pensions; believes in ac- cording all the rights of bellizerency to the people of Cuba; favors the election of United States Senators by direct vote of e the people; opposes all subsidies-of land grants to private corporations; indorses the aaministration of Governor Matthews, commends him to the Democrats of the United States 2s a candidate for the Presi- dency,instructs the delegates from Indiana to the Nauonal Convention to cast their votes in his favor for President and in- structs the Indiana delegates to vote as a unit upon all questions involving platform or candidates in that convention; opposes redemption and final cancellation of United States notes (greenbacks) or any other notes of certificates issued by the United States to circulate as money; demands a sufficient stable volume of money, gold, silver and paper to meet the requirements of our growing population and the con- stant increase of our productive indus- tries, and protests against the increase of the public debt by the issue of interest- bearing bonds or otherwise in time of ace. When Mr. Bynum was finally given recognition he attempted to offer a substi- tute for the financial plank as stated in the foregoing, but after another scene of great disorder was obliged to leave the platform. The convention then proceeded to the selection of delegates and a State ticket, after completing which it adjourned sine die. ACCEPTED 1HE OREGON. Secretary Herbert Pays the Union Iron Works. WASHINGTON, D. C., June 24.—Secre- tary Herbert to-day formally accepted the new battle-ship Oregon from the Union 1ron Works of San Francisco. The re- mainder of the contract price was paid to the company, with the exception of a small sum retained to cover the cost of any changes or repairs for whicn the con- tractors may be responsible. ADMIRAL RAMSAY CHOSEN Will Be the Naval Member of the Board to Select the Deep- Harbor Site. Work to B: Commenced in August or September, When the Rival Claims Are to Be Heard WASHINGTON, D. C., June 24.—Rear- Admiral Ramsay will be named as the naval member of the board to determine the location of a deep-water harbor for Port Los Angeles in Santa Mcnica Bay or at San Pedro. He will be only temporarily de- tached, and during his absence his place as chief of the Bureau of Navigation will be filled by Captain F. A. Cook. Rear-Admiral Ramsay’s selection is the first step in the direction of carrying out the law of Congress in connection with the settlement of this controversy. The warm debate attending the adoption of a pro- vision in regard to the location of the pro- posed deep-water harbor at Santa Monica or at San Pedro will be recalled as well as the crimimnations and recriminations in- volving the name of Huntington and his railroad. The matter, as finally passed upon by Congress, provided that the location of the harbor was to be determined by an officer of the navy, “to be detailed by the Secretary of the Navy’; an officer of the Coast and Geodetic Survey, “to be de- tailed by the Buperintendent of said sur- vey,” and three experienced civil engi- néers skilled in riparian work, who shall be appointed by the President. The other appointments will be extremely impor- tant, not only because of the large amount of money involved, but on account of the fight being waged by and against Presi- dent Huntington and the Southern Pacific Railroad. The board will probably not commence its work until August or September, and its duty will be to personally examine the harbors, the decision of a majority of ‘which shall be final as to the location of the harbor. When the report of the board is sub- mitted the Secretary of War is empowered to make contracts for the completion of the improvements to the location adopted at a cost not exceeding $2,900,000. In order to prevent a monopoly of the use of the harbor by the Southern Pacific, the act provides that if the board shall determine in favor of the construction of a break- water at Port Los Angel«s, no expenditure of any of the money appropriated shall be made until the Soutbern Pacific Railroad shall execute an agreement that any rail- road company or any corporation engaged in the business of transportation may share in the use of the pier now con- structed at the port upon terms that both parties may agree upon. ITWO WILD BOOK AGENTS, They Predicted the End of the World To- Day. PITTSBURG, Pa., June 24.—Henry Koerner and ‘Maurice Ruben, two Pitts- burg men, who made a prediction that the world would end to-day, have attracted the attention of the pnblic several times. Ruben is a Hebrew and his brother is the owner of a large department store here. He claims to be a convert to Chbristianity, and has devoted much time to spiritual in- cantations. The men made so much noise at night that neighbors called the police. Ruben’s relatives at one time had two insanity ex- perts examine him. They found him in- sane, and he was committed to Dixmont Asylum. A few weeks later his friend Koerner got Ruben out ona writ of habeas corpus,,and the judge lectured the physi- cians for committing him. Since September Ruben and Koerner have been lodging at the Oxford Hotel. They make their living by selling Bibles and religious publications for the Young Men’s Bible Society of Alleghany. The hotel guests say there is nothing about either man to suggest insanity. —_— ‘FATAL RAILWAY WRECK. One Man Killed and Two Injured in a Smash-Up. OHICAGO, Ivi., June 24.—Two freight trains on the Chicago, Milwaukee and St. Paul Railway collided last night between Monroe Center and Davis Junction. One man was killed and two injured. Thomas Moore, the fireman, was killed. A man named Daley was badly crushed and will die. Another man named Baer was se- riously hurt. X Thirty-four cars were smashed and burned. The wreck was caused by the preaking in two of the west-bound freignt. When the two sections met again several cars were thrown on the east-bound track just as the east-bound train came along, and it ran into the wreck. . — Angell’s Anniversary. ANN ARBOR, MicH., June 24.—An ova- tion is being tendered to-day to President James B. Angell of the University of Michigan by the students, faculty and alumni of the institution in recognition of the completion of the twenty-fifth year of his presidency. It is the star event of commencement week. An ode written for the occasion by Charles Mills Gayley of the University of California was rendered by the choral union. THO SPANISH VICTORIES WON, That Is, if You Take the Spaniards’ Word for It. FOURTEEN MEN KILLED. Battle With Filibusters in Which the Rebels Were De- feated. PRESIDENT CLEVELAND BACK. He Will Consider the Several For- eign Questions That Are Now Pending. HAVANA, Cusa, June 24, — General Gonzales Munoz reports that on June 19 he left the Brameales estate, near the Cabanas province of Pinar del Rio, and marched toward the Rubi Hills. The rebels opened fire upon the troops from strong positions, but after a vigorous attack they were obliged to retreat. Con- tinuing their march on June 20, the troops captured a rebel camp at Animar after a short defense. The troops destroyed in- surgent plantations and burned over 300 huts. The rebels were ccmmanded by Bandera, Delgado and Diaz. They left fourteen dead on the field and carried away many wounded on their retreat. Nine prisoners were taken by the Spanish | They will be summarily court-martialed. The troops lost thirteen wounded, includ- ing Lieutenant Surgent. A filibustering expedition which landed recently between Varadero and Camarioca, near Cardenas, had an engagement with the troops under Colonel Gaston. The fighting lasted five hours and the filibus- ters were disiodged from several posi- tions taken up by them. The rebels, who were commanded by Ricardo Trujtllo, lost twenty-tbree killed and many wounded. The Spanish loss was nineteen wounded, including a cap- tain. The troops are in pursuit of the rebels, who fled into the interior. Two brothers named Joaquin and Jaime Bucet, who were dccused of complicity in the recent blowing up of bridges, have confessed their guilt, but declare that they caused the explosion as anarchists and not as rebels. L g THE CUBAN QUESIION. President Cleveland Will Consider It Im- mediately. NEW YORK, N. Y., June 24.—A Herald snecial from Washington says: President Cleveland will return to Wash- ington this afternoon and will then be on the ground to consider the several pend- ing foreign questions. Secretary Olney, who is also out of thecity, having left here Monday night, presumably for Massachu- setts, is also expected to return to-day or to-morrow. It is expected that one of the first sub- jects referred will be that of Cuba, al- though it can be stated definitely that the administration has no intention whatever of changing its attitude on this question. Whilenotatalldisturbed at theanger being displayed by Spaniards against this coun- try, the authorities are watching closely the developments in the Spanish Cortes. It is expected that the Ministry will resolutely oppose the passage of any meas- ure having as its object a criticism of the United States or a direction to take any action against it. In case it should be done, the Ministry, under the mode of procedure in operation in Spain, will ask for a vote of conifidence, and if 1t fails to receive it, it will step down and out, and another Ministry favoring the views of the majority will enter into power.. In case such a Ministry were formed it would necessarily have to carry out the views of its supporters, and then consequences might be fraught with veril to the rela- tions between its Government and that of the United States. Senor Aguirre, a prominent advocate of Cuban independence, who was for some time connected with the official repre- sentation of the insurgents here, sharply criticizes the representatives of the Cuban Junta here, Senors Quesada and Palma, for what he declares to be their extrava- gant living and neglect of duty and their alleged action in antagonizing every move- ment set on foot for the establishment of a republic in Cuba. Senor Aguirre said: “The expenses of Quesada and Palma here are more than $50 a day. When the reso- lution recognizing the belligerency of Cuba came up in Congress the members who were desirous of aiding the struggling revolutionists consulted Quesada and Palma as to what was best to bedone. They informed the Representatives that they did not desire the resolution to pass. ‘What they wanted wasarmed intervention by this country. “So, also, when the question of the joint resolution came up Quesada and Palma fought it. They urged that a joint resolu- tion would look like an attempt to over- ride the President and they did not wish 1t. They prevented its introduction in the House. They could not prevent its intro- duction in the Senate, but through Sena- tors Lodge, Cameron and others they killed it in the committee. “So absolutely nothing has been accom- plished for all the outlay of money by the legation.” Quesada and Palma deny Senor Aguirre’s charges in toto. THEIR GOD IS KILLED. And Now the Matabeles Are Expected to Become Discouraged and Stop Fighting. LONDON, ExG., June 24.—The Daily Telegraph to-morrow will have dispatches from Pretoria and Kimberly saying that a rumor is being circulated in those places to the effect that the natives captured Fort Salisbury, killed and mutilated fifty white inhabitants and smashed the Maxim guns in the place. The foregoing report, however, lacks confirmation, as do the rumors recently current that Fort Salisbury, which has been hard pressed by the natives, has been relieved. There has been much fight- ing in various pTlces in the disturbed dis- trict in the last few days. Burnham, the American scout, found in acave in the Matoppo hills the famous Matabele god Mlimo, the prompter and fosterer of the outbreak, and vainly tried to capture Mlimo alive, but, being unable todoso, killed him. 1t is believed that the death of their god will discourage the natives and lead to the suppression of the revolt. o FOUR HUMNDRED SLAIN. Many Armenians Put to Death During the Owutbrealk at Fan. CONSTANTINOPLE, TURKEY, June 24.— Advices received here from Van, As‘a Minor, say that in the outbreak which oc- curred there on Monday 400 Armeniansg were killed and that the trouble was re- newed yesterday. A large number of persons nave taken refuge in the con- sulate. D OF 1IME. WITTE The Transcontinental Bicycle Eecord in Danger. POUGHKEEPSIE, N. Y., June John A. Wittes, who is riding from San Francisco to New York in an effort to beat the record of 47 days ahd 19 hours, arrived in Poughkeepsie last night at 10:10 o'clock. He left San Fgancisco on May 14 at 3:45 p. ., and is about eight days ahead of time. Titus and Chase met him here on a tandem and will pace him to New York, leaving about 3 A. M. Wittes on his arrival went to bed at the Morgan House. He was splashed with mud, covered with dust, the skin peeling off his‘face and he was thorou tired out. “I have had a hard trip,” be said, “but Idon’tcare if I can only make New York ahead of time. I reached Ogden in 10 days and 18 hours, and made my fastest time between Omaha, Nebr., and Ham- mond, Ind., which is just over tne line. The distanee is between 600 and 700 ruiles, and I covered it inside of five days.” Wittes is a young man of medium height and athletic build. He expects to arrive in New Yorkabout 100'clock this morning. STREET RAILWAY LOOTED, Make Peculiar Business Moves. Indianapolis Financiers Some Millions of Dollars Lost to the Stock- holders of a Prosperous Company. CHICAGO, Irv, June 24.—A special from Indianapolis says: Thelongexpected sensational exposure in the alleged wreck- ing of the Indianapolis Citizens’ Railway Company cume yesterday, when the law- yers for the frozen-out stockholders issuad a statement to the holders of 50,000 shares in Chicago, Pitisburg, Philadelphia and New York, saying that the present man- agement chould be called on at onceto account_for $7,813,000 in stocks, bonds, cash and floating debt. The circular says that after careful in- vestigation the lawyers can find no trace of $4,000,000 out of a §5,000,000 issue of stock; $3,000,000 out of a $4,000,000 bond issue; $513,000 in net receipts during the last thiree years, mor for what purpose $3,000,000 of floating debt addition was re- quirea during the same time. The circular shows that Verner & Mec- Kee, who purchased the plant from Same uel W. 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