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.
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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.
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