A CUBAN NEWS BUDGET. Mpatllali Volunteers Slaughtered -111- ill-limit) Pa ill to Farmer* Itrook* iTliiftt First tilve I'ermUaiou. Havana. Jan. 20. —Gen. Castillanos, former captain general of Cuba, has complained to Gov. Gen. Hrooke that the Cubans in the province of Santa Clara are murdering Spanish ex-volun teers. He says that etigh% have been killed in one week. Chief Sturgeon Ma us, of the Seventh army corps, has decided to open a dis pensary at Muriainao for the free dis tribution of government medicine to the poor of the district. Rations will he issued to the needy, and the whole community forcibly vaccinated. A fresh supply of 10,000 vacctine paints lias arrived. The military administra tion has l»een indemnifying Cuban far mers for the land occupied and crops destroyed by the United States troops at various points. Santiago, Cuba-, Jan. 20. —The United States military authorities in Havana have cabled the Santiago department an order directing that not a cent of the customs receipts of the depart ment is to be expended without the permission of Gov. Gen. Brooke. The order also directs that the greater part of the sanitary work performed shall be done without money pay and for rations merely. The direct ions regarding the cus toms funds have not yet 'been made generally known. As most people, re lying upon a recent dispatch from Joa quirn Castillo, now in Washington, have regarded this point as definitely settled in favor of -Santiago, it has been considered advisable thus far not to allow tthe order in question to become public, lest there be a renewal of the popular excitement provoked by the issuance of the original order for the concentration of customs at Havana. Intelligent Cubans who are in JKXS session of the facts are greatly wor ried over the situation, as are also the Americans, for this and other recent orders virtually reduce the military governor of the department to a mere automaton. JOHN RUSSELL YOUNG. Noted Traveler, lN'e\v*paper tlan and Autlior Hie*. Washington, Jan. IS.—John Bussell Young, librarian of congress, died at his residence in this city Tuesday. He was take n sick about three weeks ago with inflammatory gout and grip, which developeel into pneumonia. John Bussell Young was bora near Downington, I'a., in IM4I. His parents went to Philadelphia when lie was a child and at 16 years of age he was a copy holder in a Philadelphia proof JOHN RUSSELL YOUNG, room. Next he became a reporter, and t.hen an editorial writer. In 1862 he became managing editor of the Phila delphia Press. Then followed a long and varied newspaper career. He ac companied Gen. Grant around the world and wrote a book on the subject. President Arthur appointed him min ister to China, a position which he re signed in lh.ss. A NEW EXECUTIVE. Col. Stone In Inaugurated (.overuorol tlie Kcyntone State, Harrisburg, Pa., Jan. 18.—Col. Wil liam A. Stone was on Tuesday inaugu rated governor of Pennsylvania. Gen. J. I'. S. Gobin, at the same time, was inducted into the office of lieutenant governor. The inaugural procession was one of the' most imposing ever seen in IJarrisburg. The inaugural ceremonies took place on the west side cif tin* Capitol in the presence of the- members of the gener al assembly, state otlic.ia.ls and numer ous other spectators. Col. Stone was greeted with applause as he stepped to the front of the platform to deliver the Inaugural address. Gov. Stone said that what the state needed at this time was more of a bus iness administration than a political one. Legislation should be confined to clear and admitted wanits, and should not be speculative nor adventursome. An .*nglo-Freneli Treat). l/indou. Jan. 21. -The Paris corres pondent of the Daily Chronicle says* "1 am informed that Sir Edmund Mon son (British ambassador to France) in an interview with Al. Delrasse (French minister of foreign affairs) has virtually laid down the lines of negotiation upon all disputed points 'between France and Great Britain. The program so far amounts to an Anglo-French treaty of the highest importance." Itiild If lull wsiymen. Chicago, Jan. 18.—Three highway men chose a policeman in full uniform for a victim yesterday and held him up at the points of Revolvers. They robbed him of his own weapon after making a vain search for money and then ordered him to hurry on and no tify his police station. \toulil Control Cuba'* Tobacco Crop. New York, Jan. 20.—Propositions of American capitalists to control the Cuban tobacco prod not ion and manu factures are taking definite shape. The pi a n originates with some New York banks and includes banks in P.oston, Washington and other cities. The pre-semt syndicate is composed entire ly of banks. The pre>posi'tion is to oi>- tain control of tobacco lands in the Yuelta Alva jo or I'inar Del Kio elistriet, and also of the Partido district in Ha vana province. These districts com prise two-thirds of the production of the island. SENDS A WARSHIP TO APIA. I'lM'lr Sam Taken Action to Protect 111* Intereat* In Samoa -Germany'* t'onaul Itlamed lor tin- Outbreak. Washington, .Jan. 20. —The navy de partment has prepared orders for the cruiser Philadelphia, uo>vv at San Di ego, ( al., to proceed to Samoa at ouce to represent the United States inter ests there. The commander of the Philadelphia will act. in conformity with the instructions of the United States consul at Apia so far as those instructions are in line with the treaty of Berlin, which the United States contends must. l>e literally enforced until amended. It would take the Philadelphia about 16 days ito make the run from San Diego to Apia, touch ing ait. Honolulu for coal. The <l<'<"i«'s.t concern is felt by all t.hree parties to the llerlin treaty at the outlook. The common belief is that the German representatives in Samoa in adting in tlhe arbitrary manner they did exceeded their instructions from their own government. It is certain that they exceeded the authority with which (they were clothed by the treaty of Berlin, and it is expected that the German government will condemn their actions as soon as it has become officially advised as to what has hap pened. The authorities feel that the greatest element of danger lies in the possibility of trouble before Katfel and Rose can be restrained by government advices. It is not conceivable that they would undertake to carry out the threat reported to have been made by them to forcibly board the British gunboat Porpoise, for even'though the latter might have to reckon with the German gunboat Falke. 'lying in her immediate vicinity, it is felt here that her captain would resist such an at tack or demand to the last extremity* Auckland. X. Z., Jan. 20.—Further particulars regarding the disturbances at Samoa show that Mataafa's follow ers nmm be red about 5,000 men and that the adherents of Malietoa were only about 1,000 in number. There wa« two hours' fighting between the rival forces, during which several war riors were decapitated. The American consul issued a proc lamation claiming that the Berlin treaity had the same force as a law of congress and an insult to the su preme court o Samoa is, therefore, equivalent to an insult to the govern ment at Washington. London. .Tan. 20.—A dispatch from Auckland says the British and Ameri can consuls were compelled to force the doors of the supreme court at Apia. Samoa, in which the German consul had established himself, and to push him into the street. All parties at Apia unite in condemn ing the German consul for the fight ing which has taken place between tlhe rival kings. It is pointed out that in violation of all agreements the con sul accompanied Mataafa's forces ■ when the claimant invaded the town, Merlin. Jan. 20. —The news from Sa moa is received with foreboding. The I.okalan/eiger says: "All this, doubt less. signifies an appreciable quarrel and with the unceremoniousness which the Americans have affected lately toward us, it may easily take a serious turn." The Vossischezeitung says:"The situation will became even graver when the American warship arrives at Apia. It is said that the Washington department of sitate has instructed the Unfiled States consul general there, L. W. Osborn. not to trust the German consul. Evidently the United States, who are least interested in Samoa among the three powers, do not mean to respect Germany's paramount in terests. Germany will have to show firmness." TORTURED IN A DUNGEON. Victim* of a Plot Knglneered l>) I>l»- lioneat Spanlftli Ofllcial* laidiircd threat llardnlil|>*. Havana, .Tan. 20.—The American board of pardons has recommended the release from jail of seven men who have been confined here without trial since 1X97, for the alleged rob bery from a safe of funds belonging to the wavy paymaster for San Juan, Porto Kieo. The prisoners declare, and information from San Juan tends tio sustain them, that the .alleged rob bery was a plot mpoii 'the part of Span ish officials to cover up their delinquen cy and to obtain scapegoats for the Spanish paymaster at San Juan, who, it is asserted, was probably a party to the dishonesty in appropriating the funds. Following the disappearance of tlie money at San Juan some 200 suspects were arrested and (they were all re leased except seven, who were tor tured for the purpose of obtaining a confession and were shipped to Ha vana in March. 1H97. 'They now show the effects of the torture upon them. The board of pardons examined many other prisoners and has recom mended to Gen. Brooke the release of 07 w ho aire in confinement. Tmti'd tin- Howell Carriage. (New York, Jan. 20. The board of fortifications yesterday tested the Howell disappearing gun carriage at the Sandy Hook proving ground. The carriage is the invention of liear Ad miral Howell and does not sink the gun under the ground and uses no pit. Five shots were tired from a 10-inch gun with a projectile weighing 575 pounds and 210 pouiids of powder. The total time of firing, including the han dling of the gun, was 12 minutes and 3ft -seconds. The test was very suc cessful. Completely Destroyed tlie Plate. 'New York, Jan. 20. \ new high ex plosive shell now being tested at San dy Hook was fired from a 12-inch gun vesterday. The charge of the shell consisted of gun cotton. At this test the gun was aimed at an armor plate, heavily backed up. The shot struck near the center, penetrated the steel and exploded. Aft T tlie smoke passed off t'he members of the board went down and looked for the plate. Here and there they found a few ragged pieces of steel, but the main part of the plate was blown off the face of the Hook. CAMERON COUNTY PRESS, THURSDAY, JANUARY 26, 1899. THE RIVER AND HARBOR BILL. It t ails lor mi Kxprndlture llurli«s tli* ( unilns Vrar ol ? I Washington, Jan. 21. —-The river and harbor hill was completed last night. It carries appropriations for the en suing fiscal year aggregating $12,503,- 138, and in addition to this continu ing contracts are authorized aggrega ting $16,791,538. Other conditional appropriations, contingent upon se curing certain results, amount to $770,000, but the payments on these would probably lie postponed beyond lihc ensuing' year. Among the appro priations above $50,000 for harbors are the following, the contract amount in each case under contract being in ad dition to the amount allowed for the ensuing year: Pennsylvania—Erie harbor $125,000, Pittsburg harl»or sllo,fit>2, Delaware river from Trenton to litis moirth $300,- 000, Monongahela river, enlarging locks, etc., $50,000, continuing con tract sl3/i,550. Ohio —A - h tabu la ha.rlx>r $50,000 and ocntlinuinig contract $430,000, Lorain harbor $50,000 and continuing' contract $045,500, Cleveland harbor $75,000, Fairpopt. harbor SIOO,OOO, Sandusky harbor SBO,OOO, Toledo straight chan nel through Manmee bay $150,000 and comtinuing Contract $855,000, Conneaut hairbor SIOO,OOO, Ohio river $375,000, Ohio river construction of dams 13 and 18 each $50,000 and each conti uu ing contract SBOO,OOO. 'Michigan—llav lake channel SIOO,- 000 and continuing contract $394,115, Detroit river, removing shoails from Detroit land Lake Erie SIOO,OOO and continiting contract $661,500, Orand river $75,000, Muskegon harbor $60,000, Portage kike refuge $75,000 and con tinuing contract $85,000, Sand I'eacih refuge $50,000 and continuing contract $200,000. St. Joseph hairbor $50,000 and continuing contract $300,000. NEW STEEL COMBINE. Ilillrt .Tlamirai-turrrs Plan to Pool Tliclr InlfrriU. Chicago, Jan. 21.—A new "trust" In volving the consolidation of important Pennsylvania, Ohio and Indiana plants manufacturing more exclusively "bil let," steel and tin pittite bars is said to have been planned ait a meeting of representative mill owners which was held here Friday. William H. Moore, of Chicago, who was the moving spirit in the recent American 'tin plate deal, is credited with tlhe promotion of the steel negotiations, though tin plate interests are paid in no way to domi nate the new combination. The con sol id ait ed companies, it is said, are not to IX' regarded, from the exclusive nature of their product, as direct competitors of either the Fed eral or Carnegie steel companies, though in some quarters the opinion is current thait once the combination of "'billet" mills is effected its absorp tion by the Federal company will IK; a natural and not improbable step. The proposed consolidation includes plants that furnish a very extensive percentage of t'he raw material con sumed by "merchant mills." Myron C. Wick. W. K. Taylor, llenry Wick, W. jr. Tialdwin, Ceorge D. Wick, H. W. Heedy and J. F. Tyler, of Youngstown, and \V. K. Miller and J. 11. Nicholson, of Cleveland, were among the .men out isde of Chicago who participated in the conference. FROM MANILA TO SPAIN. 1 noli' Sam W ill Pay lortlie Transpor tation ol IK,OOO S|»anlnli Prisoner*. Washington, Jan. 21.—One of the articles of the treaty of Paris 'provided that the Cnited States government should carry back to Spain the Span ish prisoners of war in tihe Philippines and that the United States should un dertake this task without awaiting the ratification of the treaty. The undertaking in the caise of the Philippine prisoners is larger t hian the Santiago problem because the distance of transportation is nearly three times as great. The quartermaster general's department has issued advertisements calling for proposals for the transpor tation desired; the prisoners to be .ta ken up at Manila or the most conveni ent port in the Philippines and land ed at Cadiz or some ot'her Spanish port. The conditions 'are set out by the department in the advertisement, as follows: "Their number is estimated ait .about 16,000 men. Cabin accommodations are to be supplied for the officers and third-class or steerage accommoda tions having suitable galley accom modations for the enlisted men. The Cnited States government 'will deliver the prisoners on lv>ard the vessels at Manila or such other ports as may be designated for their embarkation." IT CUTS BOTH WAYS. Weal Virginia Legislators Prepare lo In Meat Their Political Foes. Charleston, W. Va., Jan. 21.—TVoitih houses of the legislature on Friday got down t'o business for't'he first time after being in session for the second week. The republican senate at last recognized 'the democrat, house. In the senate the republicans introduced resolutions for the unseating of Kidd, deni., and for t'he suspension of Ash by, dem., pending investigation kiito the contest for his seat. The demo crats in the house served notice of contest upon Spem-e.r, rep. The demo crats in tile senate introduced resolu tions declaring vacant, the seats of Pierson and Gctzendanner, alleging that by accepting commissions in the volunteer army they forfeited their right to their seats. t'lnirjjes ol liooclliii£c are !Vla<lc. Carson, N'ev., Jan. 21.—A sensation al statement was published last eve ning in the News, which is devoted to the senatorial aspirations of Congress man Newlands, charging that Assem blyman I.e'uly, of Rsmerahla county, had been paid SSO and 'had been prom ised a position in the Southern Pacific office at San Francisco to vote for the re-election of Senator Stewart. A counter charge is made by the Stew art managers to the effect that Leid.v was induced to remain away from the caucus through improper influences exerted on behalf of Newlands. WHEEL OSCILLATION. It Has lleen Shown That lllcycle Wheels Which Oscillate Are Not Necessarily lleat. There was a time, and not so very long ago, when the average dealer judged of the qualities of a bicycle by the number of times the rear wheel os cillated after it had been revolved free of the floor. At the last bicycle show, reports a wheel paper, this fallacy was taken advantage of by the shrewd sales men of several manufacturers who, rec ognizing the effect this balancing had on some of their customers, adjust ted the wheels shown by them accordingly. Now, as a matter of fact, this balancing has nothing at all to do with the run ning qualities of the wheel. It mean* nothing. It is the way a wheel runs when under a load that shows its quali ties, and experienced dealers and riders HON. BENJAMIN F. FIFIELD This distinguished New England Jurist was appointed by Gov. Smith to the po sition of United States senator from Vermont to succeed the late Senator Morrill, but declined the honor. Mr. Fifleld is 67 years old and has won conspicuous success as a corporate lawyer. His fees have been large, and from his income he has made profitable investments, so that he is now onsidered a very wealthy man. He has never filled a public office, except that of United States district attorney, which he held from l&u'J to llsSO. have long appreciated this fact. Last summer there was a coasting contest near New York, and among the con testants were two men of exactly the same weight. One rode a wheel which would oscillate for four minutes when it was free of the floor, and the other bicycle, no matter how hard it was sprung, would come to a standstill in half that time. In the contest the lat ter virtually ran away from its oppo nent. A perfectly adjustted wheel with out a tire or valve hole dees not oscil late at all. Place a tire on the same wheel and it will swing backward and forward for some time. The gyroscope top, which is so perfectly balanced that it will spin at any angle, dots not oscillate after it has expended its force. If.a small shot be soldered on the edge of the rim of the same top it will swing until that part of the top is at'the bot tom, but at the same time will not spin long. Paste graphite as a lubricant for chain or chainless gear may affect the THE LAST OF THE CANADIAN BUFFALOES. ———— - —————— ________ 1 ' The day Is rapidly approaching when the American buffalo will be extinct. Speci mens may still be studied in the parks of our large cities, and there are a few small herds, part of them domesticated, in the territory west of the Missouri river and in. the Canadian northwest. For a long time a herd of some size was kept by the warden of Stony Mountain penitentiary near Winnipeg, Manitoba, but has recently been dispersed. Four animals now alone remain in custody of the Winnipeg city council, the last of their kind in Canada. oscillating power of a wheel, but when you are on the wheel it will run away from anything else. Kamoaa Cheat* Sold. A melancholy memory of the past was recently put up for auction by the government officials in Paris, no less than the cases in which the huge war indemnity paid by France to Germany was transported across the frontier. The chests in which the famous "cinq milliards" were held were sold for 2V francs! Evidently a lost opportunity for the antiquary. Stiitiit*M to (tuveii \ Ictorln. One of the statues of Queen Victoria was executed by Edgar Bochm, a sculp tor of Hungarian origin. The monu ment stands at Windsor. There are also monuments of the queeu at Liver pool, Glasgow, Aberdeen and Edin burg, and at Rombay aud some of the Australian towns. SOCIAL CENSOR. Credentlula of Applicants for Pres entation at Court Closely Examined. The necessity for censorship over the social credentials of applicants for presentation at Queen Victoria's court is apparent when the air is heavy with moralizing over Ilooleyism. says an eastern exchange. Lord Charles Ueres ford startled a London audience a year ago by declaring that money could buy its way into the highest places in England. He merely anticipated the records of the bankruptcy courts Mr. Ilooley did not succeed in establishing company' promoting on a permanent social basis. The bottom fell out of hi* enterprises before he had perfected his system of baitng small investors with the names of earls and the leaders of smart society. He was imposed up on by a swarm of speculators, solicitors and middlemen, and he was> a bankrupt before he could regulate the perquisites of directors in accordance with fixed principles of social precedence and in troduce a tariff with maximum and minimum fees for introductions to peo ple of quality. The bubble was prioked before the full purchasing power of the stock promoter's money was brought to bear upon smart society. Yet this traffic carried Mr. Hooley a long way into the social world. It produced for him the acquaintance of many people of distinction; it enabled him to enter tlie Carlton club, and to stake out a claim for a seat in parlia ment, and it put him in direct negotia tions with the political managers for the purchase of a baronetcy for about SL'3O.OOO in hard cash. Soldier* Munt He Swlmmeri. In the Dutch army a man must b« j able to swim as well as to fight. More- over, if he is in the cavalry he must have a horse which will take a river as easily as a hunter takes a fence. Swimming maneuvers are part of the regular drill there. Collapsible canvas boats, manned by a few oarsmen, lead the horses so that they do not attempt v> land 011 stone quays and other difficult points. The men swim across with their horses and on them. They do it in swimming costume and in all the ac coutrements of war. There are few nautical emergencies for which the Dutch army is not prepared. Some of the officers have even reached a de gree of proficiency that not only their horses and kit cross the river with them, but their pet dogs sit upon their shoulders and are borne over, almost without wetting'. DIIRIIIIU: IMc? ture a. In many European galleries the pic tures are dusted by means of air syringes. STANDS BY HIS GUNS. Knrgfun Daly s«y» III* Heport to Ob. illllr* Conrerulng Arm) Bi ef wan ■ Trie Siala-iiiciat. Washington, Jan. 21. —Maj. W. H. Daly, chief surfjeon with (Jen. Miles, ami whose field .service -stretches frouu Tani|>a to 1 'onto l&ico and wliose re port condemning 'the beef furnished ■the expeditionary forces created a sen saition some 'weeks ago, appeared as a witness before the war investigating commission Friday. Dal.v's report was the strongest in language of those submitted by (<en. Miles in substan tiation of his attack on the beef sup plies. The witness 'identitled t.he re iport subniiitted as his own. He was willing to stand by his re]>ort. At Tampa, on shipboard, he'had no ticed a quarter of Iwef hanging free n 'the sun on shipboard and he be came interested in the experiment of having fresh slaughtered beef placed under such moist clirnait.ic corn! i tions, to see how long it could stand it."l observed that tlhe flies, especially the bull flies, did not affect it, ilid not aHght on it, or if they did they got away from it very quickly. (He had cult off a piece of that beef at Tampa and cooked it, but it neither smelled nor tasted naturally." 'l>r. Daly said the attempt to pre serve the beef bv chemicals was not a success. That hail l>een his experi ence on the transport Panama, in the beef carried by which ship he was "pretty sure chemicals were involved." That l>eef, he said, was very foul. Most of the beef was refrigerated and it 'had a decidedly peculiar odor. "At Ponce," he said, "I observed the re frigerated 'beef taken from the trans ports. It had a peculiar odor. I ob served the examination of spoiled beef on one transport. It was done by a butcher down in 'the hold. He thrust his arm in every direction into the putrid meat, trying to find a solid piece. This meat had the same pecu liar odor." On the Panama, coming over from Ponce, he bad made some soup from the refrigerated beef, the same that had 'been condemned; had filtered it and sealed it hermetically in a can, and when he reached his home in Pittsburg had analyzed it. From this he got a lightish brown residuuutn. This, he said, disclosed the character istics of borax land salicyelic acid. Dr. Daly explained tlhe process of treating beef chemically. The boracic acid or salicylic acid, he said, was sprinkled mpou the meat in the shape of powder and that which would not adhere was brushed off. The 'meat ■was then hung in a room, where it was kept cold by means of ammonia or salts. This was one means of pre serving meat, but there were other methods. The substance placed upon tilve surface of the meat penetrated its inner tissues and there chemical changes took place. Dr. Daly also explained the methods of embalming 'human bodies. The common method wasc to use Ixiracic acid, salicylic acid or glycerine. Mr. Deniby asked Dr. Daly whether in his opinion an officer had performed liis dulty when knowing the beef sup plied the army was detrimental to health he had concealed that fact and had not reported for many weeks. Dr. Daly replied that lie had report ed upon the facts in a regular way and after mature deliberation. He could not. he said, "'howl 'alboult it to any and every one he met." A VICTORY FOR MINERS. Tliey lire <i ran ted the KiKlit-lloiir Day anil No Cut 111 Wajffc Pittsburg. Jan. 21. —Friday's session of tiie convention of coal miners and operators was taken up with a discus sion of t.he two scales presented on Thursday. Miners' District President Dolan said that the miners know when they presented the scale that they could not get lit, and the operators were not sincere When they drew wp 'their scale. Many operators, he said, were willing to concede the eight-hour day and the ruin-of-mine system. It was filially decided to refer 'both scales back to the joint committee for revision and the convention adjourned until to-day. The Post this morniing says: Eight hours' work for one diay shall be the rule in the coal mines of Penn sylvania. Ohio, Indiana and Illinois during the year beginning April 1. This was agreed to last night 'by the sub-scale committee of operators and miners, which is to dispose of the wage question for the next year. This conclusion was arrived at after the operative members of the committee had reocded from tluir position of de manding a reduction of ten cents in the rate of mining. The 'argument on (both sides was strong. The miners' members of the committee argued that the American Federation of La bor. with which they are atliliated, is ait their back and it would not do to recede from the concession granted by the operators at 'Chicago a year ago. No lliKtukcM Were San Francisco, Jan. 21. —Gen. Shaf 'ter was given la public reception by 't.he citizens of San Francisco last eve ning at. the I'a laice hotel, (leu. Shaf fer shook hands with thousands of cit izens. He made a, brief speech, in Which he reviewed the Santiago cam paign. In conclusion he said: "The eniaipaign had been criticized, but heretofore 1 have said little about it. Now that. I am iat home and among friends I have no hesitation in saying 'that not a mistake nor a blunder was made in tlbat campaign." tlueer Story ol an I'.niliezzler. (New York, Jan. 21.—Louis J. Snare, formerly confidential clerk for Mail del, I'ursch & Weiner, clothiers of this citv, is a prisoner, charged with steal ing $20,000 from his tirm. lie tied from this city in March, ISUS, taking with 'him his wife. She was threatened with consumption and it was for her, it is alleged, that Knure stole. lie scoured Kurope in search of some place where the climate would help 'his wife to overcome her malady. She did not improve. Snure returned with his wife to the United States, and lie was arrested. 3
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