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CUBA'S
AWFUL
Terrible Sufferings of the
RcConcentrados, in
Matanzas.
DEATHS FROM STARVATION
Horrible Episodes are of Daily
Occurrance.
Small-Fox 1'nllent Are Driven Into
the Camp oi the InsurgcntS'-Cnnc-flu
Id i Hostroyed bv rrc-.33,000
Soldirrs in ttiu Hospitals rnd .Mini)
from tho Want ot Nourishment--Soldiers
Ilavo Not Iiccn Pniel Tor
Months.
Havana, via Key West, Flu., Nov. 21.
I.a Lucha, In a lecently published
rdltoilat, expresses doubt as to the Mn
terlty of the friendship for Spain pni
fesbed by the A met lean government,
and avs:
"If the American government cannot
pievent the silling from the poits of
thatcountryof expeditions In aid of the
insurgents and does not respond in
other was to Spain's elfoits to come
to favorable tcims, It is Uboless for
Spain to maintain filendly i elation?
with America."
Reports fiom Matanzas say that tho
corervntives having become enraged
at the chenge In the government's pol
icy, aie disturbing public order. Ex
Mayor Crespo Initiated the disorderly
e onduct by publicly giving offence to
Senor Armas, the new civil governor
of the province. The chief of police
followed Oespo's lead by endeavoring
to prevent aid being given to the suf
feilng reenncentrados by newspaper
correspondents and others. Of the re
concentrados In Matanzas, numbering
less than O,000, seventy-nine died in
two days, a large proportion of which
were tho result of staivatlon. In Jar
uco, about 63 per cent, of the deaths
are rauned by statvatlon, and the same
is true of many other towns. Owing
to the lack of proper clothing and of
blankets, the situation of the lecon
cenlrados Is becoming worse as the
winter teason approaches, dtsplte the
of" oris made to relieve them.
Ilonible eplsoder are of dally occur
rence among the rceoncentrado!-. Af
tet ljlng for three days upon the side
walks In front of a house In Matanzas,
a peer negro woman, who was suffer
ing tenlbly, and was unable to move,
was cairled away by a flood caused by
heavy downfall of rain. A short time
afterwaid. nor dead body was dlscov
eied a few blocks away, and nt last
lepoits was still lying In the gutter.
cab nmvnivs inhumanity.
A call dilver who was cairylng a
sick man to a hospital, observing that
his passenger was dying, dragged him
from his cab, leaving him on the cutb-s-tone,
where he finally died.
Cases similar to these aie of frequent
occurier.ee.
Reports from Candelarja, say that a
man who was suffering from small-pox,
was driven by the authorities into the
insurgent camp at Ceja del Negro,
Plnar del Rio province, where tin eats
were made to hang the man if he was
not taken awav.
On Wednesday evening the remain
ing canefields on the plantation Por
tugalete, owned by Dr. Manuel Calvo,
were destroved by lire.
Marshal Rlanco h'as appointed thirty
four new employes at the custom house.
Of these five nre native Cubans and
the remainder Spaniards and Reform
ists. The Autonomists are greatly disgust
ed by the appointments.
Sixty prsona employed at several of
tho docks and others In various parts
of the island have joined the revolu
tionists, and a number of ptlsoners at
Gutnes who were pardoned under the
recent proclamation have returned to
the Insurgents.
Small-pox Is ravaging In the neigh
borhood of tho Insurgent headquartets
in Plnar del RIo, and there are In tho
hospitals In the hills 1,700 persons suf
fering from the dlsente
Tt Is stated by n prominent resident
of Plnar del Rio, according to an offi
cial leport, that there are only 1.S00
armed Insurgents In the piovlnce, in
cluding the bands which have lecently
ntered the piovlnce, under Mayla
Rodileuez and other leaders.
General Hernandez Velascos confiims
the statement that the Insurgents In
Plnar del RIo nre abundantly provided
with ammunition. Several of General
Velascos' men have arrived at Plnar
del Rio suffering from wounds received
In recent engagements
TINANCIAIi SITUATION.
The financial situation of the mili
tary administration Is bad. Tho sol
diers have not been paid In eight
month. There Is a seal city In the
meat supply for the hospitals and In
many towns nu meat has been obtain
able for many days.
General Losada, sub-Inspector of the
health department, said lecently to the
correspondent of El Imparclul. of Mad
rid, that there were actually 35,000 sol
diers In the hospitals In Cuba and that
about 15,000 of this number vveie not
suffering from any disease, but simply
from need of nourishment.
A band of Insui gents tecently fired
on the town of San Nicolas, In Havana
province. RIo Seen, province of Ha
vana, roports that a fiesh band of In
surgents, well armed and equipped,
havKi appeared In tho vicinity. Tho
leader of tho band Is not known.
The police recently visited the house
of George W. Hyatt, chief of tho relief
department of the United States con
sulate, at 12 o'clock at night to make
Inquiries as to the destination of a
quantity of food which had been taken
Into the house during the day. The
female Inmates, becoming frightened,
refuged to open tho door and Insisted
STATE
upon being lnfoimrd of tho object of
the officer's visit. The poller finally re
tlrul, upon learning that the Inmutes
were Americans.
The Insurgents, It Is loportcd, have
captured 150 mules from tho Consola
tion del Sur government loseivntlon.
A dispatch from Madrid says that
Soncr Glberge, deputy to the Spanish
Cortes and leader of tho new Autono
mists, Is on lils way to Cuba, where ho
will enter the Autonomist party upon
condition that Senores Montoro, Fer
nandez do Castro, Cueto ami '.aina
leavo tho boaut of dliectors of the
party, it being nssortcd that they are
too pronouncedly Spanish to succeed
In Inducing the Insurgents to accept
autonomy under tlu'lr leadership.
Senor Jose Ualvez will icmaln chalr
nian of the party.
APOZTEQUIA IS CAUTIOUS.
Loader ol'Cuba's Conscrtntiio Party
'1 tilnU the United Mates In Hostile.
New York, Xo. II Marquis Apeto
gula, leader of the Conservative party In
Cuba, arrived hern tcvtav on the Flench
liner La Champagne, from llavic.
The marquis said he bad been In Spain
for the last ear, and that he is going to
leave this city for Havana on Wednesday,
probably by way ot Tampa. Ho spoke
vciy guirclt'dly of the Cuban war and
Spain's attitude toward Ameilcn,
"It seems," be said, "ns though tho at
titude of the United States Is hovtilo to
Spain, though perhaps It Is not meant
to be so "
Tho marquis repeated the oft-rablfd
Matemeut that the Llbeial party In Spain
lias been much opposed to General Wey
ler's method of warfaio in Cuba, al
though the Conservatives vvero not in
imical to Weyler The marquis also laid
that from recent accounts In the public
press he thought aftalis In Cuba were
moving satisfactorily for Sp iln.
Whether Marquis Apczteula. Is boind
for Cuba with a peclnl government mis
sion bo did not say. It Is hardly proli
able, as the part of which ho l tho
head Is by no means tho suppotler of U.o
Sagasta ministry.
CRISIS IN FRANCS.
Premier Mclinu Fvplnius the Cause
and PromiBCH to Introduce n Kill.
Paris, Nov, 21. In tho debate in tho
chamber ot de-putles csteiday on tho
subject of tho ugrluiltuial crisis the pre
mier, M. Ft line, declared that tho causes
of tho citsis was the progiesslve fall
during tho last twenty jears in tho prico
of all agricultural products, combined
with the depreciation In the prlco of r.il
ver. France, the premier continued, was
poweilcss to solve these questions, bo
caaso they are of an international char
acter, llio agilculturiits, he explained,
wero not only beset by foreign competi
tion, but they had to light the middle
men, who weio far too numeiou.?. Hut,
according to M. Meliue, the latter evil
may be remedied by Inci eating tho num.
bei of unions and co-operative societies.
It was tilt) duty of tho government, M.
Mclino .il'o bald, to bring the consuaifi
ntaii and ncaier to the pioduccr, a.d
consequent! tho fcoviinnifnt would
thorn try submit a bill tor the umanwsi
tlun ot an agiiciiltui..l credit csAbilsli
meiit and for ihe establishment oi agri
cultural Insurunce office. In conclusion,
the prLmlei said. 'These measure will
havo mutual treatment, as thelt basis
will also chlabllsh an (dd and pension
fund "
Tho statements of M. Mellne were greet,
ed with loud cheers-. Georges Graux, In
dependent Republican and a strong ad
vocate of tho Interests of agriculture,
then moved that tho premier's speech bo
printed and posted up In every commune
throughout France. The motion was car
iled, amid great applause, by a vote of
33S to 6.
Later the cl amber of deputies adopted
a resolution, proposed by Paul Uesthanel,
Republican, an authority on administra
tive reform, and the same lesolutlon was
afterward adopted by the government as
follows: "The chamber, consldcilng that
the transformation ot Individual property
into collective property will ruin agricul
ture, and being satisfied that tho whole
of tho legislative reforms, by tho devel
opment of tho principle of association
and mutual dealli g. Insure the protection
of tho national market and decrease tho
cost of production, passes to the older
of the day," This motion was adopted by
a vote of 348 to 1U.
TWO CHILDREN MI'RDERED.
A Horrible and .ll)sterious Crime
Committed in Oconomowoc, Wit,
Oconomowoc, Wis., Nov. 21. A myster
ious and shocking tragedy was commit
ted at this place some time last night,
at the homo of Rmest Cornell Two lit
tle children, Willie Cornell, six jears
old, and I.illle, four years old, were found
de.id, lying on their bid. with their
thioats cut, and Rmest Cornell, their
father, was ljlng on the Moor with a
gash across his thioat which extended
from ear to ear. Cornell was nble to
make a statement after his throat was
sewed up. He said that a man named
Lewis, who had boarded with the fam
ily for some weeks, last night Induced
him to drink a lot of whiskey. He soon
lost consciousness, and knew nothing
moro until ho was awakened by tho
clock striking at 5 a this morning
Cornell said that last evening he asked
his wife not to leave the house with
Lewis, but she refused and went. In spite
of his entreaties. When Mrs. Cornell en
tered the hoiifeo this morning she ex
pressed great surprise at the condition
of Cornell, and later appeared greatly
shocked when she saw tho two children.
The coroner's jury began an Investiga
tion, but adjourned until Monday, when
the Inquest will be resumed The general
opinion Is that Cornell killed the children,
and afterward attempted to commit sui
cide, becauso of his ilomestlo troubles.
Sheriff Palmer said this afternoon that,
after making a partial Investigation of
the murder, he was unable to decide who
killed the children and Injured the fath
er Cornell's razor, with which tho deed
had evidently been done, was lying on
the floor. Mrs Coined will bo arrested,
and she and Lewis will be hold.
Stabbing at Iii.lo(on.
Hazleton, Pn , Nov J Metre Hadullsh.
was stabbed In a d rim Ken brawl In Runic
cr Hill, a few miles from hpre, last night,
and when hc was found today In an old
shanty, his condition was such that death
may Insuc. Wurrants have been sworn
out for tho arrest of two Hungarians
who arn said to havo been Implicated
In the affair.
m
Widow Will Sue the Count)-.
Dlsmarck, N. D., Nov. 21. The widow
of Cadott, lynched In Rmmons county
last Saturday, will sue tho county for
JM.00O for the lynching of hpr husband.
Kmmous county Is nlreadj almost bank
rupt on account of tho trial of the gelf
ronfissed murderers, of which Cadott
was one.
COL. TRENHOLM'S
CURRENCY SCHEME
President Cleveland's First Comptroller
Olfcrs Suggestions.
NUMBER OF ENTIRELY NRW FEATURES
Recommends n Fusion oi Green
bachs unit Sherman Notes Into One
Form of Paper lledcomabte in Gold.
Tho Colonel Also Oilers n Scheme
for Hanking v hlch Is Quito Unique.
AVashlngton, Nov.il. Colonel William
I. Tronholni.whowus comptroller of the
currency under President Cleveland's
(list administration, has Just sub
mitted his views of curiency tvfotm
to the monetary commission. They
cinbiaco n number of features entire
ly dlfleient from those of other expeits
und have been caiefully studied by the
conimI"slon duilng sevctnl recent hes
slons Colonel Tienholm recommends
the fusion of the greenbacks and Shei
man notes Into one form of paper re
deemable In gold. Ho thinks that the-o
notes should bo Issued In denomina
tions of $1, $2 and in order that the
people may have confidence in the
money In current circulation. Ho be
lieves th.it a redemption fund ot $100,
000,000 would bu sufllclent to maintain
the parity of tho entire volume of about
$450,000,000 The suggestions of Colonel
Trenbolm legnrdlng banking nre ns
follows:
First To make adequate provision for
tho recognition of existing clearing
houses and tho establishment of others
by allowing them to be organized, in
central reserve cities under tho nation il
banking law with defined powers and le
sponslbllltles. Second To empower dealing bouses
thus organized to license banks In their
respective cities to accept circulating
drafts diawn by banks situated at places
where thero aro no clearing houses. Such
drafts to be flee of all taxation, fcdctal.
stato or municipal, and to bo payable to
bearer.
Third To limit the maximum amount
to which any bucIi bank may have ac
ceptances outstanding at any one tlmo
to a certain propoition of Its capacity
and surplus.
Fourth To prescribe that no such bank
be licensed to accept such drafts without
taking from the drawers adequate se
em Ity therefor to the full amount of
such contemplated acceptances, which se
curity may be In the foim of discounted
papers, also without having deposited
with tho clearing house, security to tho
amount of tho circulating drafts applied
for, ithe sufficiency of such cccurity both
In amount and character, to be certi
fied In each Instance separate to the
comptroller of the currency by the prop
er authorities of the clearing house and
approved by tho local bank examiner.
Securities bo deposited to bo released only
upon presentation to tho clearing house
of cancelled drafts, which drafts are to
bo delivered by the clearing house to
the comptroller of tho currency for de
struction. Fifth The circulating drafts authorized
to be accepted unili r tho above condi
tions, mav be drawn by any national
bank or by any state or piivate bank,
which will submit to such examinations
by the local examiner ns may be pre
scribed by tho comptroller of the cur
rency. Tho amount of drafts of any such
ill aw or outstanding at one time to bo
limited to a proportion of Its qulck-nsspfs,
Including those held by the accepting
bank.
Sixth Tho circulating drafts so auth
orised shall bo of uniform design, and
may be In denominations of $1, $2. 3 $3
and multiples of five dollars, having
engraved upon their face tho name of
the accepting bank, with blanks to bo
filled with the name of the drawers.
Seventh Such circulating drafts to be
ptepared by tho comptt oiler of the cur
rency and ls-ued to each clearing houso
association upon Its re qulsitlon made,
from tlmo to time, under regulations to
be established by the comptioller of tho
cuirencv.
Flghth This plan, If adopted, Is expect
ed to work out in the following manner-
RESULTS EXPr.CTED.
A clearing house asnoclatlon will,
from time to time-, mnk.es lequlsltlon
upon the comptroller of the currency
tor a ceitaln amount of such circulat
ing drafts to bo accented by ceilaln
narr.ed banks, members of that asso
ciation. The banks for vvhos,e benefit
such circulating diafts aro called for
will satisfy tho authoiltles of the
cleaving house association of their
compliance respectively with the re
quirements of the system; whereupon
Issues will be made to such banks, and
each of such banks will cau. a to be
filled in the name of the drawer, and
then execute its accepuinc unon the
face of the drafts. Thes" drafts may
be then sent a incomplete currency,
ns now pent through the malls or by
exprebs at a moderate charge, as they
will not become effective for calcula
tion until duly signed by the diaweis.
When signed they will be paid out by
the drawing bank or hauler for local
use tlrst nnd will giadually llnd their
way back to the accepting banks where
they will be redeemed and pent Into
the clearing house-. In older to release a
proportionate amount of the seemltles
Mieie held against such Issue.
The oblect of this suggestion Is to
enable banks at remote poln's thinugh
out tho cour.tiv to meet the local de
mand for currency win n it arises and
on! as It does nrise, and, at tho same
time, to limit and control such issues
thiouph the operation of tho ptlnclple
of self-protection which will assert It
self In the management of tho accept
ing banks.
Regaidlng the disposition of tho sil
ver dollars and silver certificates, Col
onel Trenbolm suggests that the silver
now in the treasury now be constituted
into a reseive fund for the guarantee
ot outstanding stiver dollars and that
the silver C(rtlflcate In excess of the
actual bullion value of the coins and
certificates outstanding should be can
celled from time to time as they come
Into the treasury. He lecominends
that sliver certificates bo Issued in de
nominations of T10 and over, and that
some of them be Issued In inomlna
tlons of $1,000, $r.,000 nnd $10,000 in or
dei that they may be held by national
banks in the proportion of 20 per cent,
of their lawful money reserves.
J. D. ROCKEFELLER'S GIFT.
Forest fit It l'nrk to He Added to tho
C'ilr I'lcninro Ground.
Cleveland, Nov. 21. It Is authoritative
ly announced heio that next spring John
1). Rockefeller will present to the Paik
board of Clevelund Forest Hill p.itk,
which ho now owns and for somn tlmo
has been Improving. Tho Information
Iconics from J. Q. V. Covvles, who la Mr.
Rockefeller's real estate agent here. For
est Hill park can ba connected with tho
Cleveland paik system by a driveway
which at present Is owned and used by
a prlvato family. In tho center of Foi
est Hill park is Mr, Rockefeller's sum
mer homo In Cleveland. Recently Mr,
Rockefeller has had men grading the
driveway connecting Forest Hill park
with the park system of the city
A short tlmo ago Mr. Cowies took a
sixty dajs' option on a plcco of prop
city, which would bo necessary In mak
ing tho connection, nnd ho said today
that ho did so under ordors from Mr.
Rockefeller, If Mr. Rockefeller makes
tho gift to tho Park board, tho city
paik system will extend seven miles
south fiom Lake Frio to Shaker Heights.
WILL SUPPRESS WEYLER.
Demonstrations in His Honor to He
Proliibltcd--Cirllsts nnd Socialists
Wero .Making Capital oi Thcni--1'repnriiiR
n W clcoino nt i'nlmn.
Madrid, Nov. 21 Tho subject of per
mitting demonstrations In honor of Lieu
tenant Gene ral Weyler, a number ot
which have been pltnned, was discussed
at tho cabinet council held today, and It
was pointed out by Senor Gullon, min
ister of foreign affairs, that lln Carllsts
nnd Socialists In Spain wero making cap
ital of the proposed demonstrations.
Tho cabinet finally decided to prohibit
any oiganlzed welcome of General Wej
ler. General Correa, tho minister of war;
Senor Capdepon, minister of tho Interior,
and Senor Grolzaid. minister of Justice,
wero delegated by tho cabinet to take
measures to cilriy out a sweeping policy
for preventing members of tho army from
lnteiferlng In politics.
Palm i, Island of Majorca, Nov. 20 A
demonstration in honor of General Wil
ier has been arranged hero with great
enthusiasm Tho steamer Montserrat.
with tho general on board, will touch
here on her way from Corunna to Uar
celona, and ns this Is tho blrthplaco of
the former captain gencial of Cuba tho
Inhabitants have been decorating their
houses and have prepared a grand sere
nade. The general will bo met by a dep
utation of joung girls and will be the
recipient of many honors upon the part
of the people of Raima.
TURKEY MAY DROP NAVAL PLANS.
Russia Demands Payment an Ac
count of War Indemnity Arrears.
Constantinople, Nov. 21. Tho officials
of tho Russian embassy esteiday sent
a second note to the Turkish government,
pointing out that in times of difficulty
Russia abstained from urging the pay
ment of tho war debt due to her by Tur
kej, but tho note added, now that tho
government of Tut key has decided on
lresh armaments which aro not warrant
ed by tho present situation, Rusbla de
mands a portion of the arreais, on the
oamo grounds that Austria urged the pay
ment of tho claims due to the Oriental
railroad, an Austrian corporation, for
transporting Turkish troops in the re
cent war with Greece.
In consequence of this communication,
tho Porte has infosmed tho Russian
charge d'affaires that nothing has been
dcvielcil concerning the armaments, at
tho same tlmo bestowing on that official
tho grand cordon of tho Osmanll order.
It Is believed that tho Turkish govern
ment will now drop its plans for tho re
organization of the navy, although the of
ficials of the German embassy have been
Instructed to support tho offers of the
German firms to le construct the flett and
supply the necessary arms, ammunition
and uniforms.
TVVENlY.FIVf-: MILLIONS CAPITAL.
A Rig Combination of r.nnnii'lled
nre .tlnnuliicturers Formed.
St. Louis, Nov. 21 A huge combination
of capital has been formed here. The St.
Louis Interests are the so of tho Ncld
ringhaus Urothers, known as the St,
Louis Stamping company, and the Gran
Ito Olty Steci company. The plan Is to
concentrate tho manufactuio ot enam
elled ware, which will hereafter bo en
tirely under the patents of tho Nedrlng
lnghaus, concern. Other companies, it is
said, aie Interested In the new corpora
tion, including two in Now York, three In
Chicago, and one each In Milwaukee, Bal
timore, Boston and Philadelphia,
The capitalization of tho new corpora
tion will be $23,000,000. The president will
be F. G. Neldrlnghaus. The other offi
cers have not been selected.
ROBBED THE DUCHESS.
Her Dressing Case Stolen in Pnd
dington Station, London,
London, Nov. 21 A dispatch from Ox
ford received tonight says the dressing
case of tho Duchess of Marlborough was
stolen fiom Paddlngton Station this af
ternoon as the duchess was about to
start for Oxford. The maid who accom
panied tho duchess left the case for a
bhort tlmo In order to purchase tickets.
I and when she returned to the spot where
sat' nan put it oown, sue lounu mat it
had disnppe-ared.
Whoever stole the dressing case no
doubt thought they had obtained a ilch
haul, but they were disappointed, as
there were few valuables among Its con
tents. DESPERATE HIGHWAYMAN.
A .Mnskcd Xcrio Holds lrp a Street
Cnr.
Kansas City , Mo,, No , 21 A masked
negro attempted to hold up a stieet car
at the end of the Flghtcenth street cable
lino at a late hour last night. Tho grip
man, U. R. Prewctt, threw a grip hook
at tho highwayman, who insvantly shot
the giipman in tho groin.
Conductor G. W. Church came to hit
asslstnnco and was stiot la tho breast
being badly wounded Tho negro escaped.
ArclibiNliop of Canterbury to ltcsigu.
London, Nov. 21. The Right Hon. nnd
Most Rev. Frederick 'iemplo, D. D,
atchblshop of Canterbury and prlmata of
all Fngland, will, It is reported, teslgu
the nichblshoprlc afterttho soventy-slxth
anniversary of his birth, which will oc
cur on Nov. SO. The urchbtshop of Can
terbury, who was enthroned on Jan. 8
lust, was born In 1S21 He took a doub.c
libt class at Oxford, and married it
daughter ot the Right Hon, W. S, Las
colics, CnminUfliouors For Alaska.
San rranclsco. Nov. 21. A bill has been
dratted for Introduction ton congiess at
tho ni-xt Besslon prov idlng for the appoint
ment of a board of code commissioners
for tho district of Alaska, to draft a
code ot criminal and civil laws and to
tovlso the act creating the circuit gov
ernment for tho district. Tho measuro Is
drafted In nccoreUr.ee with the Ideas of
tho five principal commercial companies
doing business In tho territory,
Luetgert Cnsr.
Chicago, Nov. 21. The Luetgort caso
will bo called for a second trial tomorrow
morning In Jud;go Horton's court. Tho
state will announce its readiness to pro
ceed but It Is pXtbablo that Attorney
Phalen, for tho defense, will ask for a
contluuunco or a chance of venue.
ANNUAL REPORT OF
SECRETARY OF WAR
Review of the Last Quarter ol the Fis
cal Year Eliding June 30.
SUGGESTIONS FRfM GENERAL MILES
The Necessity oflncrcnslng tho Ef
ficiency of the United Slates Army
is Clearly Pointed Out--Pny of Un
listed, .lion Who nre Stationed nt
Alaska Should be Incrcused--.More
Funds Needed for the National
Guard.
AVnshliigton, Nov. 21. The annual
report of Secrutaiy of War Alger de
parted fiom the custom, of his pic
elecessois who reviewed the itooits of
the commanding generals und tho
bonds of butvnus. As only tho last
quarter of the fiscal year ending Juno
30 fell within the piesent secietatv's
term, he presents a nnopsls of tho
leports prepared by tho officers Imme
diately responsible together with their
recommendations for legislation tend
ing to the better administration of
their elepditments. The secretary then
expresses his judgment of each, re
port with sucn recommendations as
seemed to him appropriate. General
Miles considered the in my, although
Inadeciuate In point of numbers, never
In a higher slate of ellleieucy. He
lecommended that nitlllery gunners
and gunnei y specialists- receive proper
compensation He pointed out tho
recesslty of ginnaslums and diill halls
along the line of north jm military
posts. In the consttuctlon of modern
fortifications and high power guns, ap
proximately $J6,000,t00 bad been ex
pended, neatly ono-thlrd of what was
required to put the country In a rate
condition rf defense. Geneial Miles
recommended the addition ot two regi
ments or nitlllery that the mortar bat
tel les and high power guns already In
position might be properly preserved
.and manned In time of hostility. The
general pi in for defoie adopted by
the government should b- steadily pur
FtiPd until tho nation Is In a condition
of seem lty. Ho recommended that In
the appropriations for the coining fis
cal year a lai ge sum be devoted to har
bor defer ses.
SOLDIHRS FOR ALASKA.
The demands for live additional in
f.antiy teclnients was Imperative be
cause of increased demands upon that
seivice, as for instanco the occupa
tion with suitable garrison of the great
fi'nltorv of Alaska. The strength of
the armv In time of peace should be
segulated to the population and wealth
of the nation The maximum of en
listed men should be limited to one
soldier to every thousand population
nnd the minimum one soldier to every
two thousand population. The secre
tary, in reviewing tho commanding
general's report, urrres the favorable
conMdetatlon ot General Miles' request
for two more artillery regiments. The
sectctaiy believes that further mili
tary reservations should s created In
laska On recount of the terrible
rigor of the weather, and also the In
ducements tor desertion, the pay of tho
enlisted men seivlng there should bo
inci eased, with the hope that extra,
compensation will be nn Inducement
for a v cry high rate of men to enlist
In that particular service
He recommends the revival of the
grade of ll'utenant general. In report
ing to the secretary the board of ord
nance found that English gun cotton
was slightly better than that of Amer
ican manufacture. The report of the
board of commissioners of the Soldiers'
home submitted to the secretary, shows
that on Sept. 30, there vvire 1,141 bene
ficiaries on the rolls Ian increase of
11 over last year) and that 724 of tho
beneficiaries were piesent nt tho homo
at that date The Income of the homo
was J221,58; expenditures, $194,846,
making nn Increase In the permanent
fund of $J,812, while the balance In
the United States treasury, Sept. SO,
was $2,737,r!7. The secretary of war
wants an increase In tho number of
cadets at West Point where on Sept. 1,
there was 33S, tho laigest number ever
there at one time.
CADETS-AT-LARGE.
He recommends that the president be
authorized to appoint ten cadets-nt-large
each year. This would be an ex
cess of 20 cadets over the numbr now
authorized Adequate appropilatlons
for the maintenance of the National
Guard was tho buulen of the
Inspector geneinl's recommendations
He thought funds should be appro
priated for field manouvres, combined,
when piacllrable, with tho National
Guatd. Secretary Alger dwelt upon
the necessity for legislation to pto
vlde a proper system of ordinary crim
inal Juiisdlctlon in military reserva
tions, to amend the summaty-court
act, and to leave to the discretion of
the secret.aty ot war the designation of
the amount of the reward for the ap
prehension of dcseiters as suggested by
the Judge ndvocnte general. Tho sec
retnty shows the need of nn Increase
of $100,000 In tho appropriation for
aimy transportation to move heavy
ordnance and an Increase of $1,5S0.000
to provide barracks and quarters for a
number of new posts on the see const
and to enlarge others. The surgeon
general's report showed that tho aimy
enjoyed excellent health during 1S,
the death rate being only 5 41 per
thousand.
Tho general Impression that white
troops excel colored troops in point
of health is ihovvn to "bo enntrurv to
tho facts.
Tho surgeon general recommended n
return t the foimer practice of pro
viding publio quarters for a stated
number of married men In each orgunl
7,atlon. This on nccount of the unsan
itary condition of the present quarters
at many posts. Tho secretary sas
while tluro is force In this suggestion,
the enlistment cf mairled men is dis
countenanced because of the fiequent
Inability to change station and to build
quarters os lecommended would add
largely to the expense, and Indirectly
encourage that which Is not favored
by the mllltaty authorities. The pay
master general Bhows that a fuither
upptoprlation of $35,927 is required to
complete payment of the army for the
year ended June 30, 1897, It nlso ap
pears probable that a fuither appropri
ation of not less than $450,000 will bo
required to enable the tinny to bo paid
in full for the fiscal year ending Juno
10, 1S9S. There is an increase in the
estimate for the next year over the ap
propilatlon for the year ending June 3D,
1S9S, of $S58,112, accounted for as fol
lows: The estimates for 189S wero very
closely made, yet congress reduced
the estimate $439,931 which will in part
account for tho apparently largo In
ciease In tho estimates for 1S99. The
principal Items of interest nre as fol
lows: NHW OFFICERS.
Forty-fivo additional second lieutenants
to ba piovldcd for at a cost of $Gj,0()0.
Tho lncrcaso of jjay of enlisted men for
length of service Is JJ32,7i'2. Tho Increase
In pay of totlrcd olllccrs Is $178,!H. Tho
luneaso on account of pay of enlisted
men on the retired list amounts to $l2b,ltO.
The Increase on account of travel pay,
retnlnrd and detained pay, clothing not
drawn, and Interest on deposits payable
to enlisted men on discharge amounts to
General V'llson, chlof of engineers,
shows that at tho close ot tho fiscal year
the cnips of engineers consisted of 111
otllceis, 18 of whom wero detached from
tho commnnd of the chief of engineers
and on sjicclal duty, Thero wns an ur
gent need for nn lucre ise In the number
of onglnee-r tioops, both otlkers and en
listed men At tho close of the fiscal ear
tho following guns nnd mortars wero
mounted and In readiness for Beivice-Twelve-Inch,
10, 10-Inch, 18; 8-Inch, li, and
mortars, 71. At tho close of the calendar
j ear It Is expected that there will be com
pleted, armed, or In readiness for aima
ment the following emplacements:
Twelve-Inch, 19, 10-lnch, CO; 8-lnoh, Jl,
rapid fire, 9; mortaro, 1W
Tho secretary says: "Tho time seems
to havo arrived when nn Increase In llio
number of officers and enllsted men ot
tho engine cr corps Is Indispensable Tlds
is ono special reason why It Is b.lleved
that an Increase of cadets nt Weit Point
will bo beneficial, as more than form-ilv
can bo assigned to the enr'necr corps
me! profitable employed, while thj ex
perience thus gained will bo of .rcii
benefit to them In futute jcars In the
lino of their ptofesslon
Tho chief signal officer, In continu
ance of experimental work with mili
tary balloons, asks an appropriation ot
$10,000 for the purpose. Secretary Al
ger says this is an object which needs
Investigation and as tho amount asked
for Is not large, he commends It, h.s
also the estimate of $20,000 for cable
systems for the harbors of New Yoik,
Boston and San Frnnclsco. The le
ports of the battlefields commission
show that tho work at Antletam is al
most finished, and no further appro
priation Is needed. At Gettysburg and
Chickamauga the magnitude of the
work Is commensuvate with the Im
portance of the battles commemorated
At Shlloh the work Is not yet beyond
the commencement stage. The army
department work expenditures for tho
llcal year ending June 30, 1S97. were
$49,350,136. The appropriations for the
present fiscal year are given ns $G2,
832,417, while the estimates for the next
fiscal year Is $96,258,445. Expenditures
from permanent annual appropriations
and appropriations for war claims are
not Included In the above.
rflGHWAYMAN ON LONG ISLAND.
lie Hobs vvheelmcn nnd Attempts to
Hold Up n Mail Coach.
Cutcrcgre, '.. I., Nov. 21 Henry Scy
muie, ot New Suffolk, was stopped at C.30
o clock last evening while riding a wheel
on the turnpike one-half mllo from hero
by a highwayman, who presented a re
v olv er a id demanded Ms money. Tho
joung man handed ovei $S, after which
the robber deliberately scorched every
pocket of his victim's clothing. After
satlsfjlng himself that Stymore cftirki
no other valusbles, he bade him deport,
which order the young man quickly
obeyed On reacheing this village Sey
more quickly gave the alarm
Tho new s had hardly reached hero when
a frightened moscnger dashed Into tho
vlllago awhoel and Informed th rsIJnts
that highwayman had at 7.15 o'clock at
tompted to hold up the mail coach, driven
by John Delaney. The latter whipped up
his horses and they almost ran over tho
robber. They soon left him far benlnd.
Fiom tho description given he 's doubt
less tho samo man who robbed Sejmore.
Two armed posses are now scouring the
surrounding country, and hope to appre
hend the robber before daylight.
GENERAI. ORDWAY DEAD.
Fxpires at the Holi'man House in
New fcork.
New York, Nov. 21 General 'Albert
Onlway, died at 7.15 o'clock tonight at
the Hoftman Houso In this city. Tho
general's death was doubtless hastened
b the sad and recent events In connec
tion with his wayward daughter, Bettlna,
Gerard, tho actress. Tho latter, a com
plete wreck, was a few dajs ago trans
ferred to a prlvato sanitarium from Belle
vuo hosrital. Owing to the pleading of
his wife, who had become reconciled to
her daughter, General Oidway finally
consented to the return of the prodigal,
and a reunion of the fnmlly In Washing
ton was arranged
General Ordway's death Is attributed
by tho attending physician to Jaundlco
and pleurisy, which developed from a cold
contracted In Paris.
The Herald's W cuther Tnrocnst.
New York, Nov. 22. In the middlo
slates and New England, today, paitly
cloud weather will prevail with fresh
and brisk southerly to westeily winds
blowing with considerable force oft tho
coasts followed by filling temperature
and light or moderate rain or snow In tho
northern districts of this section, clear
ing by the evening or In tho night. On
Tuesday, In both of theso iectlons, con
siderably colder and generally fair weath
er and fresh northwesterly winds will
pievall, preceded by rain or snow tn New
England.
btciitiiNhip Arrivals.
New York, Nov. 21. Ai rived: La Cham,
pagne, Havre. Havre Arrived: La
liretagne. New York. Queenstown
Sailed: Etrmla, from Liverpool, New
York.
THE NEWS THIS 310KNING.
Weather Indications Todayi
fair, Colder! Northwesterly Winds,
1 General Ouba's Awful State.
Col. Trcnholm's Outtency Scheme.
Will Suppiesn AVeyler.
Annual Iteport of Secretary of War.
Tho British May ItefciTt.
2 Saturdays Foot Hall Gaines.
3 Local Two Addresses by Rev. Dr.
Ciafts.
Tilbutes to a. Bi other,
t Editorial
Comments of the Press,
3 lyocal limiiltrs Keep Police Bus
Child's Tiairlc Death,
Hpezlal Service for Young Men.
Ixicul West Sldo and City Suburban,
7 I'p and Down tho Valley.
S Largo Tannery Buincd.
Ti amp's Narrow Escape,
Tho Markets.
THE BRITISH
MAY RELENT
Differences of Bering Sea
Meeting Will Be
Cleared
TO CANADA'S ADVANTAGE.
Reciprocal Trade With Ameri
ca Necessary.
Ilritiih Authorities nre Kxoncdingly
Anxious to Close Up the Various
Irritating luostions Which Hitvo
Long i:lstcd Uetvvoen Canada nnd
the United Stntcs--Tho British
Ambnssudor Authorized to Ucgln
Tvcgotlations For Trcntlcs,
Washington, Nov. 21. There Is good
reason to believe that the British gov
ernment will view with favor the for.
matlon of a commission to clear up
vexatious questions between the United
States and Canada. This attitude will
be lmpoitant in the consummation of
the commission plan for the best ef
foits of the United States and Canada
toward a general fcottloment. Tt could
come to naught unless the impctlat
government approved the efforts and
stood ready to give them official expla
nation in the form of a treaty. At first
the sharp differences aioused by tin
recent Bering sea meeting led to tho
belief that Great Biltaln might stnnd
In the way of a commission which
would discuss among other question1
iuch Imperial subjects ns the tariff.
The British have been tenacious of
holding the advantages secured by
Canada's pieferentlal British tailff
and It was thought that tho colonial
office nt London would not view with
favor any movement by a commission
which would disturb this preferential
tariff. It appears, however, that the
British authorities arc sincerely anx
ious to close up the various Irritating
questions which have long existed be
tween Canada nnd the United States
through the medium of a commission
or otherwise and that no idea is en
tertained that w hen the commission
dealt with the Imperial subject of tariff
lb would Involve any disturbance of
the Btltlsh-Canadlan tariff relations.
Thote are said to be many articles, such
at coal and fish, which are not ex
changed between Great Britain and
Canada. On such articles, therefore,
any reciprocal arrangement between
the United States and Canada would
have no Influence on British trade with
Canada. Tho home government is sold
to be fully conscious of the advantages
which Canada may secure In the ex
tensive American markots lying along
side her and there it understood to bo
every desire to aid Canada In tho en
joyment of reciprocal trade with thl4
country. Already the British ambas
sador has been authorized from London
to begin negotiations for reciprocity
treaties between the United States and
tho British West Indian colonies. Thi.s
Is cited to show that the favor which the
London authorities exhibit is toward
securing the best reciprocal advantages
for British colonies. It Is said tho
same view would prevail as to Canadi
an reciprocity. In any event the work
of a commission would be preliminary
only, nnd it would remain for the Brit
ish government to give It effect by foi
mal treaty.
SUBJECTS FOU CONVRBSATION.
The subjects other than the tariff,
such a, liorder Immigration, fishing In
the great lakes, etc., ute not of an Im
perial chniacter, and concern only tho
United States and Canada. These, It
Is said, Great Hrltaln has no inttrest
lu whatever, except to see them settled
on terms batlsfactoiy to Canada. Th
lake llsheiles havo b'en a. prollfio
souice of trouble. It Is elximed that
the fish of the lakes, particularly while
fish, are being exterminated by tho
lax laws ot soma of the states boi del
ing on the lake3. Tho destruction of
the flh Is said to be analoyou3 to the
destruction of the seals in Bering sea
and ono ot the subjects which Canaua,
would urgo before the commission
would be tho motection of the f.shei
les of the lakes.
Professor D'Arey Thompson, the.
British seal expert, having: concluded
his lnbrus bete, left today for Toronto,
Intending to reach New York in tlmo
to take tho Lucanla for Liverpool later
in the week. His tilp to Canada la
personal and has no connection with
pending Bering sea negotiations.
Piofesssor Thompson expresses him
self as well pleased with tho recent
meeting of the exports and with the
results arrived at.
Since the expert azieement was
reached a protocol has been signed by
Mr. Hamlin, chairman of the expert
meeting and tho two secretaties, Mt
Venning in behalf of Canada and Mi.
Clailc In behalf ot the United States.
This protocol sets forth the circum
stances under which the meeting vva
neld, with tho minutes of the proceed
ings and to some extent nlds in tho In
terpretation of the agreement by show -Ing
all the circumstances leading up to
Sir Julian Pauncefote, the British
ambassador, has been confined to his
room f r the last two weeks with' a re
turn of his old ailment of rheumatism.
It piovented his attendance at the Ber
Inc sea meetings and in this nnd all
other affairs of tho embassy. Mr. Ad
nms.flrst secretary, has been In charge.
In the meantime bucIj quebtlons as re
ciprocity with the British West Indies,
the t-eneral arbitration treaty, etc,.
imvo i.f.ri in nbevance but they ara
likely tn come up for discussion tvlthl
the authorities hero ns eoon us Sir
Julian is fully reooverod, r
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