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J H. KSTILL, PriSldent. )
FATAL collapse of a floor.
thirty people killed and
many IN Jl KED IN ONTARIO.
t if, Hull at London the Scene of the
tn lnmlty—The Hall Jammed by
i.OOO People to Listen to the
Speeches of the Successful Candt
didates In the Municipal Election,
l'nnlc Narrowly Averted in a The
ater Across the Street.
London, Ont., Jan. 3.—Twenty persons
are known to have been killed and many
injured by the collapse of a floor in the
city hall to-night.
To-night closed the municipal campaign,
and the hall was crowded to hear the ad
dress of the successful candidates.
At midnight the bodies of the following
had been taken from the wrecked build
ing and identified:
F. Heaman.
E. Lux ton.
It. L. Rich.
L. IV. Burke.
Talbot.
John Turner.
John W. Bernland.
Frank Robinson.
C. Beckett.
N. Carrothers.
Harris.
John Smith.
A. Phillips.
Ben Nash.
Hilburn.
James McLean.
John Barridge.
Oswald Bruce.
B. Jacques.
Fnidenttfled man.
The injured, so far as can be learned,
Include the following:
Dr. Wilson, the mayor-elect, leg broken.
Alderman Carrothers, slightly injured.
Edward Merkln.
Burgess.
William Gray, leg broken.
Fleming, both arms broken.
William Jones, water commissioner
elect, badly bruised.
Joshua Darch.
John Blanch.
Alderman Nell Cooper.
Van Wyck.
George W. Yates, city editor of the
News.
Harry Passmore, reporter on the Adver
tiser.
How many were Injured will never be
known, as those who suffered but slightly
at once made for their homes, or were
cared for by friends. Those who were more
eeriously injured were carried to neighbor
ing drug stores, whence they were taken
to the hospital or to their homes after
their injuries had been attended to.
The dead were taken to the committee
rooms of Alderman Parnell, the defeated
candidate for mayor, directly across the
street. ,
At the close of the polls a crotvd gath
ered in the city hall, where it has been
the ouslom for years for the successful
candidate to address the electors.
The building was crowded to the very
doors, probably 2,000 people being jammed
within its narrow space.
There was a lull in the proceedings when
the audience called for several of the new
ly elected aldermen at once,and there was
some delay in securing a speaker to ad
dress them.
Alderman Carrothers joined the mayor
In an effort to secure quiet.
In response to numerous calls R. M.
Toothe was pushed forward to the plat
form on which the speakers stood. As he
reached it there was an ominous crackling,
and the raised platform on which the
mayor and newly elected aldermen were
seated seemed to pitch forward to the
floor. There was a sagging of .timbers and
the next moment one hundred and fifty
People were hurled twenty feet to the floor
below.
A beam running twenty feet along the
renter of the hall ha<l given away and
the crowded mass standing above that
section of the floor was thrown in a heap
to the bottom.
A large safe stood in one corner of the
hall, and with a huge steam coil, weigh
hig half a ton, came crashing down on
the heads of the victims.
Following the crash there was a wild
rush for the doors. At the south door,
where the majority of the crowd had en
tered, there was a terrible panic. Those
in front were thrown down by the oncom
ing rush, shrieking and lighting for the
door and sufely.
Only one-half of the rear door, a space
°f probably three feet, was open, and in
the mad rush no one thought to open the
door in its entirety and 000 people strug
gled through the nftrrow space, the strong
hearing down the weaker.
Within a moment after the floor had
fulfil in there were not more than three
I" r-ons in the hall on that portion of the
floor which had not fallen.
A.derman Nell Cooper was among the
hr.i to be dragged out of the mass of
brok, n booms. Ho was quickly carried
mi adjoining room, and in a moment
half a dozen more were keeping him com-
Pan;-.
Several men lowered ropes and ondeav
cn'd to haul the wounded out of the pit.
from under the massed weight of the
broken beams came many cries for help.
The windows on the ground floor were
broken in and the living and dead were
tenderly passed to the waiting ambu
lances
An investigation Into the cause of the
< v ■ strophe disclosed the fact that a whole
p iion of the floor had dropped, joists
h iving been neatly out off, as though the
work had been done with a saw.
The building Is an old one. having been
crested in the early 50's, and of late yeats
additional stories had been placed on the
"3118,
In the Grand Opera house, which ad
joins the wrecked building, the first act
01 "A Girl From Paris" had Just been con
cluded when word was passed through the
> neater of the calamity. A panic was
imminent, but it was averted by the act
o and ushers and the people quietly left
the building.
Many of these carried down by the fa!l
-the floor were boys, 14
'' lti years old. Some of them
. nagi',l to squirm under heavy beams,
thi " ,l "' men coul( l not move. Despite
ban' a - mimhfr were killed, their lives
ln * e'tusheU out by the beams gradually
The morning News.
settling on them, being borne down by
the heavy safe and the steam coil, which
bad fallen on top of the wreckage.
An inquest has been ordered for to-mor
row morning, and the authorities say that
the investigation into the cause of the dis
aster will be a thorough one.
London, Ont., Jan. 4. la. m.—At this,
hour the deaths resulting from the wreck
of the city hall number thirty, and it is
expected that the list is likely to be even
larger, many of the Injured being in a
serious condition. Owing to the fact many
of the injured were carried to t heit
homes, it is difficult to get their names.
London, Ont., Jan. 4, 2 a. m.—Twenty
four known dead is the list at this hour.
In addition to those named already', these
are dead:
W. H. Dell.
Stephen Williams.
John Fellows.
Alien Lowe.
Both of the city hospitals are full, and
many of the injured are at their homes.
Further search in the building has been
abandoned for the night.
MONETARY COMMISSION HEARING.
House Hanking' Committee Prepar
ing for It On Jan. IS.
Washington, Jan. 3.—Chairman Walker
of the banking and currency committee of
the House, has called a meeting ot his com
mittee for Wednesday to make arrange
ments for the hearing to be accorded to
members of the monetary commission Jan.
13. Mr. Walker is very sanguine that the
committee will report a bill embodying the
features of the old Suffolk system to the
House.
“We will report a bill,'’ said he to-day,
“which will meet, not tentatively, but
flna.ly, the objections to the present na
tional banking act. The bill will not dis
turb the greenbacks, the silver coinage,
nor the gold coinage, but it will absolutely
relieve ihe treasury of the redemption of
any form of paper or coin certificates. It
will make the provision that all other
progressive countries, except ours, make,
and keep nil forms of money at par.
Guarantees will be furnished for all pa
per money, precisely as is now furnished
by the bond security held by the govern
ment. It will be the old sound state bank
ing system naturalized—the ’Suffolk sys
tem, as it is called."
'Mr. Cox of Tennessee, the leading minor
ity member of the banking and currency
committee, does not believe that the com
mittee will ever unite on the bill, but he
thinks it entirely probable that they will
agree to report a bill to the House for dis
cussion, similar to that offered by Secre
tary Carlisle during the Cleveland ad
ministration.
CHINA FOOLED BY RLASIA.
Might to Occupy Port Arthur Secur
ed by Trickery.
London, Jan. 3.—The Shanghai corre
spondent of the Daily Mail says: “The
Russians tricked china into consenting to
an occupation of Port Arthur by repre
senting that the British fleet was coming
to capture it. They also asked the Chi
nese to prohibit the English from land
ing. The latter request was refused, but
Englishmen, who get ashore at Port Ar
thur, are shadowed by the Russians.”
BRITISH NOTE TO CHINA.
Manchester Guardian'* Statement
Not A’et Confirmed.
London, Jan. 3.—Up to a late hour to
night the statement of the Manchester
Guardian this morning has niether been
confirmed nor denied, and the general be
lief prevails here that whether a note has
been sent to China or not, the Guaidian's
statement represents a perfectly safe
policy.
DEFENSE DEPARTMENT ACTIVE.
Glu. Lord AVol*eley Spend* Severul
Hoar* nt the AA'nr OlHce.
London, Jan. 3.—There is considerable
activity in the defense departments. Lord
Wolseley, the commander-in-chief, came
unexpectedly to London 10-day from
Brighton, and spent several hours at the
war office.
BISMARCK'S FEET TAPPED.
Ill* Physician Expects His Gout to
l'ass Axvny Soon.
Hamburg, Jan. 3.—Prince Bismarck’s feet
tapped to-day by Dr. Freeze of this city.
London, Jan. 4.—The Berlin correspond
ent of the Daily News says: "There is no
favorable news from Friedriehsruhe, al
though the recent alarming rumors were
grossly exaggerated. The rigorous way in
which the manor house is closed to every
body facilitates the circulation of unfound
ed reports.
Dr Schwenninger has expressed the
Opinion that Prince Bismarck's gout is
taking its normal course, and will soon
pass over. It must not be forgotten, how
ever that his medical advisers are doing
their utmost to prevent any unfavorable
reports from reaching Bismarck, who
takes a very pessimistic view of his condi
tion.” _
FIRE SWEEPS FAHMATLLE.
Thirty-six Buildings Burned nt n
I.oh* of fl50,0(MI.
Farmville, Va„ Jan. 3.-Fire broke out
late last night in the storage warehouse
of Duval, Uoberts & Cos., commission mer
chants, and liefore it was subdued, de
roved thirty-six buildings.
The loss is es' imated at *150,000. on which
there was insurance of about one-third
that amount.
Among the buildings destroyed were
thirteen tobacco factories, a large ware
house and many small dwellings and
Hundreds of laborers will bo temporarily
thrown out of employment.
It is estimated that tit least 1,000,000
pounds of tobacco was consumed
The origin of the fire has not been as
certained, although there ts a belief that
it was Incendiary.
Gov. Atkinson ot Fort Worth.
Dallas Tex.. Jan. 3.—Gov. Atkinson and
his party were banquetted ta-night by the
mnvV>r of Fort Worth and the Georgia res
ent*. All are having a most delightful
trip and being shown many courtesies.
Esterhnzy to Be Court-Martialed.
Paris Jan. 3.—Gen. Saussler, the military
governor of Paris, has decided to try Maj.
Count Ksterhazy by court martial behind
closed doors on Jan. 10.
SAVANNAH, GA.. TUESDAY. JANUARY 4, ISOS.
HANNA THROWN DOWN HARD.
HIS FOES CAPTIHE ORGANIZATION
OF THE LEGISLATURE.
Desperate Fight to lie Made to Save
Him From Oofent in Hi* Candidacy
lor He-eleetion—lndignation Meet
ings to Be Orgnntxed in tbe Home
Counties of the Republican Legis
lator* \\ lio Entered the Combine
With the Democrat*.
Columbus, 0., Jan. 3.—The senatorial
contest in the Ohio legislature has become
desperate. The combine of ten anti-Hanna
republicans with the democratic members
on a caucus last Saturday night and again
to-day has resulted in organizing both
branches of the legislature in the intet
ests of the “combine” and in opposition
to the re-election of Senator Hanna.
There are two dates for the test of
strength, the joint balloting in the senato
rial caucus next Wednesday night and the
joint balloting for senator one week from
Wednesday, Jan. 12.
With the complications of the legislative
organization and its patronage disposed
of, the Hanna men to-night begin a most
desperate fight on the senatorship. The
Hanna men deny that they will form a
coalition with Calvin S. Brice, a gold dem
ocrat, for senator, rather than be beaten
by a free silver republican, or that they
will do anything else but fight it out, if
it takes all winter.
While they are unable to give a list long
enough to elect, they claim that Hanna
is stronger than Boxwell and the other
regular republican candidates in the or
ganization of the legislature, and that the
opposition has not enough votes to elect
a senator.
The Hanna men concede that they have
lost the power of the organization ot
both branches, can name no chairmen,
place no members in desirable positions on
any committees, or dispose of any other
state patronage, but they have carried the
war into the home counties of the bolt
ing republican members and expect the
necessary changes before next Wednes
day night.
The developments of last Saturday night
and to-day have caused the Hanna men to
admit they were outdone in the prelimi
nary orgamzadon for this contest and that
they under-eslimated the opposition, and
especially the extent of it since the No
vember election. While ex-Chairman Kurtz
was thought to have been organizing
against Senator Hanna ever since the re
publican Siate convention at Toledo, yet
the participation of Gov. Bushnell and
others had not been fully anticipated.
The democratic siate headquariers have
been kept in operation by John R. Mc-
Lean, and others, ever since the Novem
ber election, ostensibly to prepare for a
grand free silver carnival here on St.
Jackson day, Jan. 8. It now transpires
that the democratic state headquarters
were kept open to get all the democratic
members in line for what took place to
day, and the defeat of Senator Hanna.
Meantime Mr. Kurtz was marshalling
every possible republican in line against
Senator Hanna and communicating with
the committee on arrangements for St.
Jackson day.
When this fact was no longer conceal
ed to-night by the opposition there were
more republicans openly complaining
against Senator Hanna’s managers. Sena
tor Hanna did not arrive here till last Fri
day evening, and was in Washington till
the holiday recess. He heard complaints
about his own absence and about under
estimating the organization of the oppo
sition in a very good natured manner and
insisted that he would yet win out.
The superior organization of the opposi
tion was shown in the combine securing to
day nearly all of the doubtful voters.
The opposition has had an army of
workers here for a week, who have kept
close to each one of the doubtful republi
cans.
The opposition marched to the state
house in a line like troops, and worked
like soldiers under orders. They had been
doing picket duty, skirmishing and walk
ing guard lines, and they had their tri
umphal march in the most unusual man
ner because of their confidence in their or
ganization. The managers of the “com
bihe” secured choice seats in advance in
the legislative halls awaiting the arrival
of the members and the most elaborate
floral designs were on hand for the mem
bers.
The State Journal, the republican organ
of Central Ohio, prints a large picture
of Gov. Bushnell with heavy black bor
ders. Some republican clubs have can
celled their engagement of quarters here
for the inauguration exercises next Mon
day and many protests ate being received
at the state house.
Col. T. W. Moore of Marietta, another
appointee of Gov. Bushnell, to-day resign
ed as trustee of the insane asylum at Ath
ens.
The feeling of revenge was shown even
in the routine legislative proceedings. Rep
resentative Brambey of Cleveland intro
duced a bill to repeal the fifty-year fran
chise law for street railways in which Sen
ator Hanna is largely interested. Mr.
Bramely is a contractor who has large
contracts under the municipal administra
tion of Mayor McKisson and other mem
bers of Cleveland, who are supporting Sen
ator Hanna, ore said to have measures
ready for charges and investigation at
Cleveland that would affect Mr. Bramley.
Representative Jones of Stark county, a
representative who Is opposing Senator
Hanna, has been frequently reminded that
the county convention that nominated him
adopted strong resolutions instructing him
to support Senator Hanna. Mr. Jones was
chairman of the committee on resolutions
in that county convention and declared
himself then for Senator Hanna. To-day
Mr. Jones offered a very strong Cuban res
olution that is In conflict with Senator
Hanna's vote on the Cuban resolution in
the Senate.
Both sides are spending the night In close
conference.
All the changes that are being sought
are anticipated from republicans. It is con
ceded that Mr. Burke, one of the republi
can senators from Cleveland, who has not
yet appeared, will be here to vote against
Senator Hanna. His attorney to-day pre
sented his certificate of election io Lieut.
Gov. Jones just before the Senate conven
ed. The Senate will cast 17 votes for Sen
ator Hanna and 19 against him. If Sena
tor Hanna is no stronger In the House
than the Boxwell ticket was to-day, when
Mr. Boxwell received 63 votes and Mason,
56, for speaker, then Senator Hanna would
have only 70 votes on Joint ballot and 73 are
necessary to elect.
Notwithstanding the .results on the or
ganization of both Houses, both sides seem
to be fully confident in claiming the sena
torship on joint ballot.
LOSS OF THE LEGISLATURE.
Vote of One of tile Members Controll
ed by Hl* Wife.
Columbus, 0., Jan. 3.—The Ohio legisla
ture convened this morning nt 10 o’clock.
Owing to Ihe senatorial contest, unusual
interest was taken in the organization of
both houses. The caucuses last Saturday
night were not on the usual lines, between
the republicans, owing to some of the re
publican members having formed a fusion
with the democratic members for the de
feat of Senator Hanna. The Senate stands
eighteen democrats and eighteen republi
cans, with party lines drawn in the Sen
ate, Lieut. Gov. Jones, rep., would have
the tie vote to cast, and he has been con
sidered as opposed to Senator Hanna.
The House stands 62 republicans and for
ty-seven democrats, the former including
four fusionists from Cincinnati.
At the republican House caucus Satur
day night, nine republican members were
absent, because they were opposed to Sen
ator Hanna, and regarded 'Mr. Boxwell as
the Hanna candidate for speaker. These
nine republican members met with the
democratic members and Indorsed Harry
C. Mason of Cleveland, an anti-Hanna re
publican, for speaker.
In the hall of the House the wildest
scenes were witnessed during Ihe first
hour of the session. All of the IC9 mem
bers were in their seats. After the name
of Mr. Boxwell had been presented as the
regular republican candidate for speaker,
the name of Representative Mason, rep.,
was presented by Representative Jones,
rep., and seconded by two other republi
cans. The democrats did not participate
in the speaking.
As the ballot was proceeding there were
loud cheers as the doubtful members re
sponded to their names, and when the roll
call approached the close and Mr. Mason
secured the necessary majority, there was
a great demonstration that delayed the offi
cial announcement of the vote.
The first ballot resulted: Mason, 56; Box
well, 52, ns had been claimed since Sat
urday night by the combined opposition to
Senator Hanna.
The combine then completed the organi
zation of the House.
The morning sessions of the Senate and
House caused no surprise at the Hanna
headquarters at the Neil house or in the
opposition headquarters in the Great
Southern hotel. The demonstrations of re
joicing at the latter place were beyond de
scription. The opposition Insisted that Mr.
Hanna was not as strong as Mr. Boxwell,
that Mr. Hanna would not have 30 votes
In the House or 17 in the Senate, or a total
of 57 votes on joint ballot, which Is six
short of election. It is considered that
Speaker Mason will dispose of all the pa
tronage of the House in the interest of
Mr. McKisson and Gov. Bushnell and
against Mr. Hanna, and tho state execu
tive administration being also against Mr.
Hanna, his defeat is predicted, unless tad
ical changes are made within the next
week.
It is stated that the Hanna men will
to-morrow enter on another programme,
which Includes visiting delegates from
some of the counties to hold indignation
meetings at the capital to express pro
tests on the action of certain republican
members In voting against their regulat
party caucus nominees and in proposing
to reverse the action of the last republi
can state convention that nominated Mr.
Hanna for senator.
Previous to the convening of the legisla
ture the democrats and the anti-Hanna
republicans joined aims and marched from
the Great Southern hotel to the state
house, dprming quite a procession, and
during the noon recess they went over to
gether, Joining in luncheons and various
gatherings of jollification.
During the noon recess quite a crusade
was made In telegraphic protests to some
of the democratic members who had voted
with the republicans. The most notable
case was that of J. H. Griffith, the re
publican member from Union county, who
was made speaker pro tern by receiving
forty-seven democratic and nine republi
can votes. He received telegrams from
constituents asking him to resign, saying
he would be hung in effigy and that dele
gations were en route to Columbus to hold
an indignation meeting. Mr. Griffith has
withstood much agitation the past week.
Hast midnight the Hanna workers got
him into a conference at the Neil house,
and it is said that he was almost “per
suaded” about 3 o'clock this morning, but
that he did not want to change without
consulting his wife, who was strongly In
sympathy with the combine that nominat
ed her husband for the speaker pro tern.
The Hanna workers at 3 a. m. went to the
Great Southern hotel, got Mrs. Griffith
up, escorted her to the Nell house, where
she remained with liar husband till 8 a.
m., when the Kurtz workers missed both
Mr. and Mrs. Griffith, and proceeded to
the Neil house after them. While they
were being escorted out of the Nell house
several of the workers got into a fight
over Mr. and Mrs. Griffith. The anti-
Hanna men succeeded In getting Mrs.
Griffith to return to the Great Southern
hotel, where she had the last Interview
before the procession started to form foi
the state house for the opening session.
The wives, relatives and friends of mem
bers who are on the doubtful list have had
some experiences during the last few days
and nights almost like those of Mr. and
Mrs. Griffith and their troubles have prob
ably Just begun in that line.
While the joint senatorial caucuses are
held next Wednesday night, the balloting
in the legislature does not begin for nine
days, on Wednesday, Jan. 12.
The Hanna men have this afternoon car
ried the war Into the counties of trine of
the republicans who voted with the demo
crats, and trains will be chartered to
bring their constituents to the state capi
tal to "make Rome howl," as one of the
Hanna managers expressed It.
The caucusses of Saturday night and
the organization to-day were against Sen
ator Hanna and It is believed that when
he receives the renomination of the joint
republican caucus on Wednesday night
next, it will be by vote that is six
short of enough to elect, but the Hanna
men say that there will be such a revolu
tion In Ohio within the next week ns to
Insure Mr. Hanna's election by the full
party vote of at least 75 to 77.
At 3:15 o'clock the House took a recess
till I o'clock.
Wh"n the House reassembled at I o’clock
and just previous to the reading of Go”
Bushnell’s message, several bill* and resol
lutions were offered, two of them being
aimed at Senator Hanna, and both of these
measures being Introduced by republicans
Representative Brantley introduced a blli
to repeal what Is known as “the fifty-year
franchise :w for street railways,” that
was passed two year* ago. Senator Han
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SOLDIER OF SPAIN A SPITFIRE.
SENATORSHIP ENABLES HIM TO
DEFY THE GOVERNMENT.
Special Vote of tlie Senate I It am her
Necessary to Exempt Him From
the Immunity to Prosecution
Which Goe* With Ills Political
Hunk—Contradictory Belief* As to
the Attitude of the Army Toward
lllm.
London, Jan. 3.—A special dispatch from
Madrid says: "Gen. Weyler lias delicti ih i
government to take proceedings against
him. As lie is a senator, a special vole ;
is necessary to deprive him of im
inunity to prosecution, and the cabinet i
embarrassed, as the army appears to side
with Gen. Weyler in his attacks upon ,
the United States."
London, Jan. 4, 5 a. m.—The Times re- j
marks editorially this morning that the
of the European bourses to
(ion. Weyler's proceedings is solid and
satisfactory proof of the increased .-tuluil
ty of Spanish politics.”
It says: "Gen. Weyler's whole conduct
since he left Cuba has been most repre
hensible, and no self-respecting govern
ment could he expected to tolerate such an
act as his übsurd protest."
Madrid, Jan. 3.—Gen. Weyler has disap
pointed some of his followers by bis ac
tion, which is classed here as shuttling.
His apologizing to the queen regent and
hastily explaining to the premier, Senor
Sagasta, that he was not responsible for
the publication of his protest, has alien
ated many of his supporters among ih“
Carlists, who hoped to entangle the gen
eral in their revolutionary meshes. They
arc especially disappointed at the fact that
the government appears satisfied that the
so-called Weyler bubble has bursted, and
that the Spanish army Is not gangrened.
It is said that only three of the Spanish
generals are in sympathy with Gen. Wey
ler. The government will send five bat
talions of troops at the end of February
and further troops, up to 14,000, will be
sent to the island, if needed.
COMMENTS ON THE CABINET.
Madrid's Editor* Generally Give It a
Favorable Reception.
Madrid, Jan. 3.—The press generally
gives a favorable reception to the Cuban
cabinet, agreeing that the Insurrection no
longer has a raison d’etre, since it would
not be against Spain, but against the Cu
bans themselves.
It is marked that this view also prevails
in the United States and has been ex
pressed by Senor Estrada Palma, of the
Cuban junta, in New York.
El Imparcinl says: "The mission of the
new cabinet is to aid the government ami
the governor-general in restoring peace;
and nobody is better qualified for this task
than the new miniatg/s, who know thor
oughly the extent of ,£be rebel resources."
POWER OF THE CABINET.
A Synopsis of tlie Duties Entrusted
to Each Member.
Washington, Jan. 3.—The large measure
of authority conferred on the new Cuban
cabinet iff shown in an official decree, is
sued at Havana, Dec. 29, copies of which
have been received by the Spanish lega
tion. The document apportions the budget
of the island, giving to each cabinet offi
cer the amount to be spent in his depart
ment, and then states in detail what sub
jects are to be managed by each minister.
The first proposition that the
powers of Capt. Gen. Blanco and his sec
retary-general, Dr. Congosto, will continue
to exercise the management of the affairs
between Cuba and Spain; the consuls und
diplomatic officers of foreign governments;
censorship of the press; public peace and
order; honors and decorations; relations
with the church.
With these, excepted powers the entire
administration of the Island is turned over
to the members of the cabinet. Each man
is authorized to select an assistant secre
tary and to employ his own staff of as
sistants.
The authority of the premier is then
specified as follows:
The premier. Senor Galvez, directs the
policy of the Island, confer* with the other
ministers and is the executive head of the
organization, the detailed Work being left
to the other ministers.
The minister of Justice and Interior, Se
nor Govin. has charge of affairs relating
to the cortes and Judicature, the appoint
ment of marshal* and other court officials,
jails and penitentiaries, municipalities,
provincial deputations, local police, public
charity, charitable institutions, etc., pub
lic health, asylums, etc., the press and
the theaters, etc.
The minister of finance, Senor Montoro,
has control of affairs relating to the cus
toms of the island, appointment of cus
toms officials, conduct of the treasury,
disbursement of public money, etc.
The minister of public inlructlon, Senor
Zayas, has charge of the University of
Havana, all colleges, professional schools
and other educational institutions In
which the control is not removed to the
province or municipality.
The minister of public works and tele
graphs. Benor Dolz, has control of the
poKtoffloe and telegraph system; railroads,
ports and lightships; public buildings and
grounds.
The minister of commerce, Senor Rod
riguez, has charge of agriculture; patents
and copyrights; banks and chambers of
commerce; public forests and mining.
This division of duties will continue un
til the Cuban legislature meets and estab
lishes by law the exact duties of the va
rious cabinet officers. It was decided to
have the cabinet begin work at once, so
that without awaiting for the legislature
to decree by law the administration of the
laws could begin.
The Spanish minister regards the decree
as fully carrying out the plans of turning
over the administration of affairs to the
Cuban officials. In doing this, the minis
ter points out that the decree reserves to
the governor general only those questions
that relate directly to Spain, or to her in
tercourse with the colony, but all the in
ternal affairs, such as customs, prisons,
etc., are conducltd by Cuban officials with
their own staff of assistants.
9AXGIIILLV AT HAVANA.
Registered Iniler an Assumed Name
and Police Watching Him.
Havana, Jan. B.—Maj. Gen. Julio Sun
guilly was a passenger on board the Ward
ilne steamer Saratoga, which arrived to
day. He says ho Is going on to Tampico,
Mexico, but the fact that he is registered
under an assumed name gives rise to the
belief that he intended to land her* se
cretly during the night or at some other
point on the island. The police arc watch
ing hint.
‘The Marquis Yendana, Spanish ambas
sador to Mexico, has arrived here from
Spain.
SALIMA'S POLICY SCORED.
Senor Pldnl Aim* nt Heeonstruction
of (he Political Parties.
Madrid, Jan. 3.—Senor Pidal, president of
the Chamber of Deputies, on assuming the
presidency of the Clrculo Conservation, to
night, delivered an important spe, eh, aim
ed at the reconstruction of the several
parties.
He denounced the liberal policy for re
moving Uen. Weyler; for granting Cuban
autonomy and urged a loyal following of
the policy of the late Senor Cnnovas.
in the course of a trenchant ultaek on
the behavior of the United States, he clt
• and its aoandonment ot the Monroe doctrine
in Haytl hi ihe face of "the ro.pacing
German warships.”
Senor Pidal said: “We must remark
that the scandalous violation of Interna
tional right with which America denounce*
Spain is a consequence of the ignoring of
such rights recognized everywhere by Bu
rials. Witness Poland. Ireland and the
pontifical states despoiled by di spoil*®.
The indifference of the conservative class
has only conduced to the present apathy,
whereby the world hears unmoved the an
nouncement of the American violation of
all rights and all law except brutal force.
"How often have 1 been called the ene
my of progress and civilization when re
fusing to applaud a violation of interna
tional rights practiced by nations possess
ing a majority of bayonets, mindful that
the same process might some day lte ap
plied against ourselves. How often have
1 been censured when quoting Detoque
ville's pictures of American degeneracy.
How often have t been ridiculed
by those who now suggest war with the
American Jingoes, holding that the United
States, far from the optstles of universal
peace, were converting the children of
Washington and Franklin Into a people of
radicals, who, while obliged to renounoo
in llayti Ihe insolent Monroe doctrine be
fore tlie guns of German ironclads, purpoao
to apply it in Cuba, believing that the
Spanish army Is decimated by tlie rigors
of climate.
"Let Spaniards who are opponents of
conservative principles confess the injus
tice of tlietr censure when I depicted tho
mercantile spirit of llulr false humanita
rians, burning with Indignation ivS|iecting
our excesses in Cuba. They who extermin
ated the Indians over Ihe entire territory
of America: they who In the war of seces
t ion committed horrors unequalled by any
civilized nation in the universe; they who
year after year, In the most unjust and
most cruel war, of which the abolition of
slavery, instead of lieing an act of hu
rnanliy, was simply the strategem of war,
! exercised (he most atrocious tyianny and
at the same time perfidy against the south
! ern states—they are the true fathers of the
i moral greatness and material progress of
the American nation."
The speech was greeted with cries of
“Live the union conservatives," “Live
Spain” and "Live (he queen regent."
FIRED ON A FILIBUSTER.
Tliree Expeditions Reported l ilting
Out lu Florida.
Charlotte Harbor, Jan. 3.—lnformation
lias been received here that on the night
of Dec. 27, the revenue cutter McLean
chased a suspicious looking steamer and
a.so fired upon her. The supposed fili
buster kept on her course. There are
three expeditions fitting out, on* at Plant
City, one at Bartow and another at Punta
Gordo. All the channels are guarded, and
two more revenue cutters are expected
here.
Gen. lllnnco to Take tlie Field.
Havana, Jan. 3—La Dlscussclon says
Gen. Blanco will take the field within the
next fortnight and proceed against the In
surgents.
Owing to his absence from Havana, Be
nor Galvez, premier of the new cabinet,
will not assume control of the government
at present.
Gold for Cuba.
New York, Jan. 3.—The steamship Bre
lagne, from Havre, brought s3<K>,ooo gold,
consigned to Muller, Bchall & Cos. of this
city, in transit to Cuca. The next steam
er will carry a similar consignment.
The steamship Kaiser Wlihelm der
Orosse, sailing for Europe to-morrow will
take out 440,000 ounces of silver.
Ei-LIE.IT. GOV. BOSS DEAD.
One of tlie Most Prominent and Pop
ular Xteu 111 Texas Gone.
Houston, Tex., Jan. 3.—Ex-Lieut. Gov.
I.awTenee Ross, at one time president of
the State Agricultural and Mechanical
College, and one of the most popular men
In Texas, died at his home here to-day,
aged fiO years. He was a celebrated rang
er during the early days of Texas, and at
tained to the rank of br.gadier general in
the confederate army.
NI( ARAGI A’S CONGRESS MEETS.
President Dupes to He Able to Se
cure Pence and Prosperity.
Managua, Nicaragua.. Jan. 3.—The con
gress of Nicaragua reassembled to-day.
President Zelaya read his message, re
viewing the disordered political and finan
cial conditions and expressing the hope of
Ix-ing able to secure peace and prosperity,
and suggesting a number of nets for the
benefit of the country for the consideration
of congress. _
JAPAN’S COTTON PURCHASES.
Pall Mull Gazette Points Ont the
Dnnurr to tlie Indlnn Growers.
London, Jan. 3.—The Pall Mall Gazetl.
commenting upon the increase of Ameri
can cotton shipments to Japan, says: "The
special Interest for us lies tn the Injury
to the Indian cotton growers. If th->
American staple continues cheap and the
American takings increase, it is more than
possible that liefore long America will also
shiii to China."
ÜBCfOR D. LANE ILL.
President of the Cotton Growers' As
soc in linn Stricken With Paralysis.
Nashville. Tenn., Jan. 3.—Advices from
Athens, Ala., his home, state that Hector
D. Lane, president of the American Cot
ton Growers’ Association, had two s'rokes
of paralysis last Saturday, and though he
la thought to be out of danger, he is still
very 111,
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J 5 CENTS A COPY.
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SWEETHEARTS DIE BY SHOTS.
THE FATAL 111 LLETS FIRED BY
THE WOMAN.
Room In the Hear of Her Lover's Sn
loon nt Fort Wayne the Scene ot
the Tragedy—Letter* in W hich the
Couple Express a Itesire to Die To.
Igetlier Found in the Death Chain
her—Both Bullets Fired Into the
Might Temple.
Fart Wayne, Ind,, Jan. 3.—At Monroe,
vllle to-day the dead bodies of Miss Viola
Mnrquandt, aged 23 years, daughter of a
wealthy farmer, and Michael Miller, aged
26, a saloon keeper, wer, found lying in
a room in tho rear of Miller's saloon.
Miller lay in tlie lied at the side of
the room. Blood from a bullet wound in
hla right temple covered the bedclothes.
Viola lay in a heap in the middle of thq
floor, shot to death In the same place.
A revolver with two chambers empty
lay near her right hand.
Miller returned from Fort Wayne last
night.
Both bodies were in full street dress.
Two letters, one purporting to be from
Viola and the other from young Miller,
were found. In each was the declaration
that they wanted to die together and be
buried together.
The coroner reports that It would hava
been Impossible for Miller to have moved
after receiving the fatal shot.
The letters tend to prove a double sui
cide, but the revolver near the girl's hand
cannot be accounted for, except by tha
theory that she died after her lover.
BCRRANT'S FIGHT WITH DEATH.
Hl* Attorney* to Annin Appeal ta
tlie Federal Conrt.
San Francisco, Cal., Jan. 3.—Contrary to
expectation the attorneys for Durrant, tha
condemned murderer of Blanche Lamont,
did not appear In the federal court to-day
to renew their efforts to secure a stay of
execution on bchulf of their client. This
action led to a rumor to the effect that
they had abandoned all further hope ot
saving Durrant's neck, but this they stren
uously denied, stating that they are too
busy preparing a petilion to the United
States supreme court direct for a stay of
the execution, as it would he futile to ap
peal to the state and federal courts.
While this legal battle Is being
contested an appeal to Gov. Budd will be
made, in the hope that the governor will
be Induced to grant Durrant a reprieve un
til the legal points at issue have been fully
determined.
In case all efforts to save Durrant fall,
as is expected, his father will stand at the
foot of the gallows to hear his son's last
words and to witness his death.
Mrs. Durrant will be with her son until
half an hour before the end. She will not
witness the closing scene.
MURDERER FELLS A JAILER.
Elevator Man Frustrates the Plot Its
Escape. ,
Minneapolis, Minn., Jen. Mos
chlk, the murderer, conocmned to death,
made a desperate attempt to escape from
the county Jail on the top floor of the
court house building, this morning. He
threw a handful of cigar ashes in tha
eyes of Special Watchman Peterson and
then grappled with him. He beat the
watchman into insensibility with a long
Iron hook taken from his bedstead, and
then, locking him in the corridor, made his
way Into the outer hallway. The only
mode of egress to the street below was
the Jail elevator, and Mosohlk rang the
bell, hoping to take the elevator man by
surprise. He was fooled In this, however,
us the operator recognized him before
opening the door and dropped his car down
quickly.
Moschik, caught like a rat In a trap,
was soon overpowered, securely bound and
placed in his cell.
Peterson's wounds are serious, but not
fatal.
COLLEGE PRESIDENT SHOT.
Wound Fatal anil Identity of Assas*
alu I nknoxrn.
Jackson, Miss., Jan. 3.—News has Jus*
been received from the Alcorn Agricultu
ral and Mechanical College for colored
people, near Rodney, Miss., that the presi
dent of the college, E. H. Triplett, waa
shot and fatally wounded last evening at
5 tfclock as he was on his way to attend
prayer meeting. He was shot In the bade
by the assassin with a +4 caliber Colts re
volver, as shown by the bullet extracted
from the body.
State Superintendent of Education Kin
caid hatf been notified and requested to
send bloodhounds. There is no clue to tha
assassin.
Triplett, at 9 o’clock this morning, was
sinking very rapidly.
TRIAL OF CAPT. CARTER.
Col. Thomas F. Barr to Act As Jutig*
Advocate of the Court.
Washington, Jan. 3.—By an order Issued
to-day from the war department, Col.
Thomas F. Harr, of the judge advocate
general's department, has been directed to
net aa judge advocate of the court mar
tial which will meet at Savannah, Ga.,
Jun. 12. to try Capt. O. M. Carter, corps of
engineers, for his conduct of the Savannah
harbor works.
Col. Barr takes the place of Col. Clous,
who Is relieved on account of illness.
TEXAS TOWN SWEPT BY FIRE.
Entire East Side of Commerce Barn
ed at a Loss of SIOO,OOO.
Commerce, Tex., Jan. 3.—The largest tire
In the history of this city occurred last
night, in which the entire east side of the
town was swept away, together with every
business house on South Main street.
The Are broke out In the Presby build
ing. on the south corner of the square,
about midnight, and, fanned by a high
wind, spread rapidly.
The aggregate loss Is estimated at *loo,*
WO, with possibly *30,W0 insurance,