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VOL. V
SENATE FOR CUBA.
MEASURES INTRODUCED IN CON¬
GRESS FOR HER RELIEF.
Brief Resume of the Routine Business
Transacted by the Upper
and Lwer House.
A ripple of interest swept of the
house Wednesday when it became
known that Speaker Reed was the re¬
cipient of a call from Mr. M. A. Hanna.
The speaker, who was in the chair
when Mr. Hanna’s presence was an¬
nounced, turned over the gavel to Mr.
Sherman, of New York, and stepped
back into his office. Several congress¬
men had already gathered there and
witnessed the presentation. It is said
that the speaker and the manager of
McKinley’s campaign had never met
before.
The session of the senate “Wednes¬
day was attended by several interest¬
ing and important incidents. A joint
resolution to continue the powers of
the joint committee on the removal of
taxes cm alcohol used in manufactures
and the arts was reported as passed.
The committee on interstate com¬
merce was instructed to institute au
inquiry as to the prevention of busi¬
ness competition by the joint traffic as¬
sociation of railroads,-the flour millers
and the window glass manufacturers.
In the chaplain’s opening prayer in
the senate the late Speaker Crisp was
referred to as “a man faithful and loyal
in all his relations; an admirable pre¬
siding officer and an earnest and faith¬
ful servant of the people.”
The independence of Cuba was the
subject of three joint resolutions in¬
troduced bv Senators Cameron, repub¬
lican, of Pennsylvania; Mills, demo¬
crat, of Texas, and Call, democrat, of
Florida.
The first acknowledges the inde¬
pendence of the island and directs the
tender of the friendly offices of the
United States government with Spain
to bring the war to a close.
The second directs the president of
the United States to take possession of
the island with the military and naval
forces of the United States and to hold
possession till the Cuban people can
organize a government. recognizes the repub¬
And the third
lic of Cuba as a free and independent
government and extends to it all rights
in the ports and v.ithin the jurisdiction
of the United States.
The first two were referred to the
committee on foreign relations and the
last was laid on the table temporarily
until such time as Mr. Cay^nftv/
waUproWuebu by a motion made by the
senator from Nebraska, Mr. Allen, to
take up the Dinghy bill for action so
as, he said, to preclude the necessity
for an extra session. The motion was
carried by a yea and nay vote—-20 to
21. A very interesting colloquy fol¬
lowed, and was still in progress when
the morning hour expired. The mat¬
ter then went over without further ac¬
tion, but may be taken up at any time
that a similar motion is made by any
senator.
The immigration bill was then taken
up as unfinished business, but no ac¬
tion was taken upon it, and the senate,
at 2:!10 p. m., adjourned.
The house, at Thursday’s session,
indulged in its first political discus¬
sion. It was provoked by the Consid¬
eration of a bill amending the Jaw pro¬
hibiting the alien ownership of lands
in the territories so as to permit aliens
to acquire possession and under foreclosure
of mortgage hold the land for ten
years, within which period they must
dispose of it. Mr. Hepburn, republi¬
can, of Iowa,asked by what rights dele¬
gates from the territories sought to
change a law now in accordance with
the platform the inhabitants approved
by their votes at the last election. A
breezy discussion ensued. The terri¬
torial delegates urged the passage of
the bill as a matter of justice to their
people, who are now deprived of the
benefits of foregin capital, but the
house—60 to 73—refused to pass the
bill to a third reading. Under the
call of committees bills were passed
prohibiting the sale of liquor in the
capitol building—104 to 8—and pro¬
tecting the rights of dramatic authors
and musical composers in their pro¬
ductions.
The independence of Cuba and the
recognition of the insurgents as a
regularly organized government had
two advocates in the senate at Thurs¬
day’s session in the persons of Sena¬
tors Cnllom, republican, of Illinois,
and Call, democrat, of Florida. Mr.
Cnllom delivered a carefully prepared
speech in support of liis views, while
Mr. Call contented himself with a brief
discursive statement.
At 5 o’clock the house took a recess
until 8 o’clock, the evening session
being devoted to the consideration of
private pension bills, and at the ex¬
piration of that session the house ad¬
journed until Monday.
The fact that the house passed a bill
Thursday to prohibit the sale of liquor
in the capitol, induced Rev. Cowden,
the blind chaplain, to refer in liis in¬
vocation at the opening of the session
Friday to that fact. "We thank Thee,
Oh Lord,” said he, “that the house is
no longer responsible for the liquor
traffic within the halls of the national
capital. -Grant, we pray Thee, that
the bill passed here yesterday will go
through the regular channels and
speedily become a law, never again to
Ire repealed in the history of our na¬
tion. ” The conclusion of the prayer
was greeted with an unusual demon¬
stration. Half a hundred members
applauded vigorously, but Speaker
Reed promptly suppressed this out¬
burst. On motion of Mr. Dingley, the
floor leader, it was agreed that when
Cleveland Courier.
Devoted to Education, Mining and Agriculture in White County and North-East ( eorgia.
CLEVELAND, WHITE COUNTY. GA., FRIDAY, DECEMBER 18, 1890.
the house adjourned it be to meet Mon¬
day. The joint resolution extending
until the close of this season, the time
in which the joint committee for the
investigation of the subject of the re¬
bate of the tax on alcohol used in man¬
ufacturers or arts may report, was
alopted. The house then on motion
of Mr. McMillin, democrat, of Tennes¬
see, went into committee of the whole
for the consideration of bills on the
private calendar.
Congres kfenal SI, ling-.
It is expected that a nmfiber of res¬
olutions will be introduced in congress
ouestioning the sasreta yof war why
contracts have not been made at various
points for beginning river and harbor
work in accordance with the provisions
of the river and harbor act, and also
why certain work has not been ordered
where contracts are not necessary.
The secretary of state has received
so far returns from the governors of
eight states on the result of the recent
election of presidential electors. These
returns are from Alabama, Connecticut,
Delaware, Indiana, North Carolina,
Ohio and New Jersey. Copies of them
have been sent to both houses of con¬
gress and they will be published in a
local newspaper as required by law.
The bill to restrict immigration was
taken up as the unfinishable business
a motion by Mr. Gibson, democrat,
of Maryland, to postpone its consider¬
ation till the first Monday in January
having been defeated by a vote of 13
to 37. Various amendments to the
text of the bill were offered or sug¬
gested; but no action was taken on
any of them, although they were dis¬
cussed a couple of hours, and at 3:55
p. m. the senate, adjourned till Mon¬
day.
The Unofficial reports from Venezu¬
ela that an agitation has sprung up
against the boundary settlement agreed
on between the United States and
Great Britain, causes much surprise
and no little concern in official quar¬
ters at Washington.
the program of the ways and means
committee to prepare a tariff bill for
the extra session of congress, meet s
with general approval among the re¬
publicans. It is expected that the bill
will be brought forward very early in
the extra session and passed untier a
rule its fixing a time for debate, so that
fate will be in the hands of the sen¬
ate early.
The repnlilccan members of the
ways and means committee have all
been elected to the next congress, and
it is presumed that Mr. Reed will be
chosen speaker and will not change
the personnel of the committee, so that
there is no probability tliat auy e Hurt
will be made to do the work over
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the Cuban quesfSm .mu ; to High - tension
a
among the members of congress. His
betrayal by the Spanish officers has
done more perhaps to incite indigna¬
tion against Spain than anything that
has yet taken plaee. Representative
Hitt, chairman of the foreign affairs
committee, said that for cowardice and
murder nothing in the annals of war
could equal the act perpetrated by the
Marquis of Ahumadn, under the direc¬
tion of Butcher Weyler.
TRADE CONDITIONS
As Summarized for the Past Week by
Uradstrect.
Bradstreet’s in their report of trade
conditions the past week says that
there has been no improvement in gen¬
eral trade except in holiday specialties.
At Augusta, Louisville, Nashville,
Charleston, Chattanooga, Cincinnati
and Memphis the condition of business
is unchanged.
Like reports come from Cleveland,
Providence, Chicago, Omaha and Du¬
luth, where activity is confined to the
retail demand for holiday goods and
requests for staples continued moder¬
ate.
The situation at Milwaukee, Galves¬
ton and Birmingham is characterized
as disappointing, but at St. Paul and
Minneapolis there is more active de¬
mand for drugs, groceries, shoes and
hats, and at Jacksonville, Atlanta and
New Orleans for staple goods.
The tendency of prices is more con¬
spicuously downward, notably for Bes¬
semer pig iron, steel billets, rails,
hides, leather, flour, wheat, corn, oats,
lard, cotton and petroleum. Compara¬
tively steady quotations are' reported
for raw wool print cloths, lumber,pork
ami sugar. Coffee is higher.
November gross railroad earnings,
as expected, are the poorest for over
two years. Total November earnings
of 115 companies aggregate$38,154,762,
a decrease of 10 per cent from 1895,
where there was a gain of 6.3 per cent
over 1894.
Bank dealings show the expected
falling off’, amounting to $1,065,700,
000, or 15 per cent less than in the
preceding week. 381 business failures
There were im¬
ported in the United States the past
week, au increase as compared with
the average in recent weeks, and 68
more than in the like week one year
ago.__
GIVE M’KINLEY A CHANCE.
Chairman Lane, of National Bimetal¬
list Committee, Accepts Verdict.
In an address issued to the bimetal¬
lists of the United States, Chairman
Charles D. Lane, of the national bi¬
metallic committee, urges them to
accept the verdict of the country and
uphold Major McKinley as president.
He advises them to cease active agi¬
tation on the subject of free coinage in
the hope that the theories advocated
by the republican party will bring
relief, but says the struggle should be
renewed until bimetallism is an accom¬
plished fact if the republicans break
their pledges and resort to the issuing
of bonds to maintain the country’s
credit.
WAS ASSASSINATED
MACEO, THE CUBAN LEADER, BE¬
TRAYED BY HIS FRIEND.
The Junta in New York Hears From
Their Agents Sent to Make
An Investigation.
The Cuban junta at New York, at a
late hour Saturday afternoon, heard by
way of Jacksonville, Fla., from their
agents sent to investigate the facts re¬
garding Maceo’s reported death.
The dispatch to the junta says that
Maceo was assassinated through the
instrumentality led Maceo of Dr. Zertucha, who
and his staff across the tro
cha, where they were met by Akumeda,
and Maceo and his entire staff’ were
assassinated with machetes.
Dr. Zertucha was the personal friend
of Antonio Maceo and his personal
physician. He has been, apparently,
one of the most patriotic members of
the insurgent forces and held the per¬
sonal confidence of every member of
Maceo’s staff.
The plot, by which the great general
and his staff were assassinated, was
well planned and one of the most dia¬
bolical in the history of wars.
Maceo’s party was composed of forty
men. The night was dark abd stormy.
Maceo was accompanied by Miro, an¬
other important insurgent leader and
member of his staff’. They landed near
Banes and shortly afterwards came the
encounter with the Spanish troops un¬
der Cirujeda, resulting in the death of
the Cuban chief and the entire force.
The Cubans were not expecting battle
and catne in contact with the Span¬
iards, who were in waiting armed and
prepared for the work of extermina¬
tion.
That Dr. Zertueh was employed to
betray his leader there is no question.
What he was paid for it, however, is
not yet learned. He has asked the
Spanish' government for passes to
Spain and for official Spanish protec¬
tion ,
The details of the assassination are
arousing the wildest kind of indigna¬
tion.
l)r. Zertuclia’s “Surrender.”
The. story of Maceo’s death, as told
from official source, sustains fully the
theory o£ assassination. General Ma¬
ceo, instead of crossing the troclia
directly with his men, was, through
some Mnriel covert influence, induced to pass
oji boat, and to reach his forces
on t he east side of the death line. There
•••“•i Vi king was in readiness h\ tin
iSJtolsn
Spahinds.Nvlo JJ?r- wtjm* ** Ui
ustially kill considerate every tun
in sight, should have been
enough to have allowed Maceo’s pky -
sicians, Maximo Zertucha,.to
dev. Instead of putting him in chains
and rushing him off’ to a dungeon, ho
is treated with distinction, is paraded
before newspaper correspondents, and
has that freedom of speech which "is a
novelty in Cuba.
Arou-ed to Desperation.
The depression into which t he Cu¬
bans were thrown upon the first an¬
nouncement of Maceo’s death, now
that (he fact of liis cowardly assassina¬
tion is confirmed, has changed to that
of desperate determination, and will
make even more persistent their fight
for freedom. Maceo’s assassination is
pointed out as conclusive evidence that,
Spain is still a stranger to civilized
methods, and the lesson drawn there¬
from by the Cubans is that they might
as well die with their faces to the foe,
as become the victims of assassination.
It has been well known for a year
past that there was a price set upon
Maceo’s head, ami that Captain Gene¬
ral Weyler looked toward assassina¬
tion, and not military triumph, for
victory.
Weyler’s Opinion.
Regarding (he effects that’ would be
produced in the rebel ranks and among
rebel sympathizers by tlie death of
Maceo, Captain General Weyler says
in an interview that it will be demor¬
alizing, since Maceo’s prestige among
them was very great. He was filled
with the fighting spirit, was a dashing
commander, and was ready to give
battle to the Spaniards when the time
and opportunity suited him. There
were, however, other rebel leaders of
importance. The prestige of a leader
was an important factor for the insur¬
gents.
CORBETT ANXIOUS TO FIGHT.
Offers Hob Fitzsimmons go ne Ex in
Inducements.
Harry Corbett is in receipt of a long
letter from Jim Corbett authorizing
him to make every effort to get up it
match with Fitzsimmons, and as a re¬
sult, Harry Corbett gives out the fol¬
lowing:
Corbett will meet Fitzsimmons be¬
fore the Olympic club for from $5,000
to $2,000 and a side bet of from $1,000
to $10,000 and for any purse that will
be offered.
In order to show his readiness to
fight, Corbett will not insist on a side
bet.
MINERS BACK AT WORK.
Coal Operators and Employes Agree
Upon Sc de of Prices.
Within a week about one thousand
idle coal miners along the Monouga
hela river will go to work as a result
of the amicable adjustment of the wage
scale between the operators and their
employes at a meeting in Pittsburg,
Pa.
I he w ages for the coming six mouths
will be 62 cents per ton in the first
pool. «ud 48 cents per ton in the sec¬
ond, third and fourth poofs. Work
v. ill resume as soon as the mines'can
be jiiit in condition.
L1LIOVK4LAN1 IS WITH US.
Ex-Queen of Hawaii Making Her Way
Towards Washington.
Ex-Queen Skn %ilioukal ani, of Hawaii,
arrived at Francisco Thursday
unexpectedly {from Honolulu on the
steamer Chiuil. The object of her
visit is at present unknown, but the
impression wjiieh existed among the
passengers was that Lilioukalani is en
route to Washington, where it is her
intention to make a final and urgent
appeal to President Cleveland for the
restoration of her throne.
From tkeMu' ts which were gleaned
it is evident raid the starting of Liliou¬
kalani from Hawaii was enveloped in
mystery. No announcement was made
of her intention to leave during the
time which the China lay at the wharf
between her larrival from Yokohama
and departure. About ten minutes
before sailing? time Lilioukalani made
her appearance on board, going at
once to a stateroom, which hail been
reserved for her, and in which she
remained until the vessel was well out
to sea. ,
Colonel MeFarlane, who was cham¬
berlain to her brother, the late King of
Ivalakauka, ntet the queen upon the ar¬
rival of the steamer at San Francisco,
having received a notification of her
presence on hoard, and escorted her to
the California hotel. In an interview
the colonel raid he had no knowledge
as to the plans of Lilioukalani and
that her comtfig was a complete sur¬
prise to him,
“I was never more astonished,” he
said, “when'I received the announce¬
ment of her presence here, and as yet
she has not Confided any information
to me. Frio® her conversation I gath¬
er that she: Will remain in San Fran¬
cisco ton and a week’^tnd possibly then visit Washing¬
London. It is cer¬
tain that the tjj-jj, j s made in the inter¬
est of herselfsiu K l people. What the
business mayfbe, I do not know posi¬
tively. will Ill a.R. w days, the queen tells
me, she lqake a statement of her
plana to the foblic. ”
The ex-qm%n -; s extremely reticent.
To all questions as to her intentions
she replies: Wl have not yet matured
my plans.”.
She w ill my even say why she left
Honolulu. The Hawaiian consul,
however, hiiaWapeived advices from his
government of her Hating that on the morn¬
ing departure, Lilioukalani call¬
ed on ('resident Dole and informed
him that she was going to Boston to
see relatives qf .her husband, the lute
John DoGhiij*.
country KopW^intpfnv.- ,-,.. eu of niri,rju;ied Hawaii ,to in show this
tile ex while ( she
q ucui 1 ... >ry courtesy,
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Sentcncn\ V. to 10 Hang On the M
M * Li unary - Next ,
1 Taylor Dell; has been sentenced to
lmng on January 27th. After remain
mg*closeted in a small room in the
courthouse at Zebulon' twenty-four
hours,, almost to the minute, the jury
filed in with a verdict.
As soon as it was known that a de¬
cision had been reached there was a
stir of excitement about the town and
people who had been waiting for hours
for some turn in the case rushed to the
room to hear the result of the hearing.
It had been whispered that if a ver¬
dict of acquittal came, a mob would
rush in, seize Delk from the hands of
the officers and deal summary punish¬
ment. This report reached Judge
Beck, and in order to provide .against,
any demonstration, should conviction
come, or violence should acquittal fol¬
low', he instructed all in the court¬
room to take their seats. Should they
more or show the slightest indication
of dissatisfaction or approval they
would be fined to the full limit of the
law The sheriff with an increased
force of deputies was stationed in the
room prepared to act at any moment.
As the jury filed in there was an ex¬
pectant hush. The foreman rend the
verdict, “guilty, without recommen¬
dation,” in firm tones.
As soon us he heard the word “guil¬
ty” Taylor Delk made a sudden start
from his chair and gave a deprecatory
swing to bis iii'in. In a moment lie
was himself again, sullen, imperturba¬
ble, apparently indifferent and was
ordered to stand up and receive sen¬
tence. In making the sentence Judge
Beck reviewed (lie ease, going rather
into details. Several times Taylor
Delk interrunted the judge <0 make
some minor correction. Judge Beck
put January 27th, as the day of execu¬
tion,
The old man will be kept in Fulton
county jail at Atlanta until a day or
two before the date set for his execu¬
tion, His attorneys tiled notice of an
application for a new' trial immediately
after the verdict was rendered. The
motion will be heard at Jackson Janu ¬
ary 16.
Tom Delk will be hanged at, Zebulon
next Friday.
PAPER MAKERS COMBINE.
Thirty Companies Are Interested in
1 he Movement.
Conferences of the principal manu¬
facturers of w hite paper used by news¬
papers were held in New York city the
past week to consider the formation of
a general stock company to handle the
products of the mills and to act as the
general agents for the allied concern.
These negotiations culminated in (lie
practical agreement of all concerned to
pool interests and to deal with con¬
sumers only through a general agency,
which is to be established in New York
city. The plan involves the formation
of a national association, capitalized at
a moderate amount, which is to con¬
trol the product- of all the mills.
By this arrangement the manufactur¬
ers expect to reduce running expenses,
to reorganize the trade and to promote
friendlier relations between all con¬
cerned.
VENEZUELA KICKS.
SHE IS NOT PLEASED WITH AR¬
BI I RATION ARRANGEMENTS,
Ami it Seems Evident That the Whole
Matter wilt he Called Off for
The Present.
A special cable to the New York ,
Journa! from Caracas, Venezuela, says:
Senator Andrade, the Venezuelan !
minister to the United States, was to
leave yesterday for Washington with
the cabinet’s approval of the Guiana
boundary arbitration treaty, but his
departure was suddenly stopped.
The interpretation put upon this
move is that public opinion lias con¬
quered and that Venezuela will with¬
hold her consent to the arrangement
entered into between Secretary Olney
and Lord Salisbury for the - settlement
of the dispute between this country
and Great Britain, thus nullifying all
the work that culminated in this
treaty.
Comments on the part of the press
and public on the negotiations con¬
tinue to be very bitter. Senov Thomas
Mic-hclenn, one of the public’s greatest
jurists, who was Venezuela’s minister
at the court of St. James when Vene¬
zuela broke off diplomatic relations
with Great Britain on account of the
boundary question, published a letter
Thursday morning which lias created
a sensation.
It is an open secret that the intense
feeling which it lias engendered Andrade’s was
the cause of Minister de-
1 art-lire being so abruptly stopped.
The president and cabinet had hoped
hat their formal acceptance of the
treaty, subject, las the constitution
provided, to its ratification by con¬
gress would allay the public’s hostility
to the document, but these later de¬
velopments have alarmed them.
Neither Crespo nor the members of
his official family are willing to try
any longer to stem the apparently ir¬
resistible tide, and it is confidently as¬
serted that when Andrade leaves for
Washington he will bear nothing more
than a diplomatic note to President
Cleveland, saying that the treaty will
be duly laid before congress when it
reassembles next February in regular
session.
Mioheleua, in his , letter above re¬
ferred to, discusses tlie protocol in all
its bearings from tbe standpoint of a
'absolutely jurist, absolutely ^aud ends by dismissing it as
worthless. worthless,
U He says, first, that the" ltd'
.... . ...... republics of Sent 1 ;
America, and this move lie
would be most dangerous.
Next he regards the clause which
states that fifty years’ occupation shall
makegood title as “outrageously in¬
imical to Venezuela’s interest” and as
wholly in favor of England. ’’
So vehemently does he denounce
this clause that, basing liis opinion on
the whole of it, de declares that the
treaty is “nil English trick.”
“Better lose the territory by force,”
are Senor Michelena’s words, “than
acquiesce in the arbitration of the
question under the terms of this treaty.
We may regain it if we have to go to
war over it. It is lost to us forever if
we accept this proposal.”
Senor Michelena adds that arbitra¬
tion must be unconditional, and that,
above all, Venezuela must, be repre¬
sented on the tribunal.
Neither Secretary Olney nor tlie
British ambassador anticipates any
serious embarrassment iu the negotia¬
tions in regard to Venezuela arising
from the delay United’States’ in Minister Andrade’s
return to the and the
attack made upon the proposed treaty
by Senor Thomas Miehlena, the dis
carded Venezuelan minister to L 011 -
Ion. The cable dispatches received at
Washington ~ some days ago stating
regarded as L practically closing 1 ,h’ flic in
eideut
it has been previously stated that 1
the Venezuelan legislature could not,
be convened, except in extra session,
until February and that the constitu¬
tion of I tmt approved country required all trea¬
ties to be by both legislative
bodies- - house arid senate.
it is deemed possible that Mr. An¬
drade's delayed departure may have
been in response to 11 request from
President Crespo that, he would per¬
sonally explain to the members of the
legislature the attitude of the United
States in the matter, and convey to
them the intimation that the United
Stales had gone as far as it could
possibly go in the matter of interven¬ taking
tion and that if Venezuela, after 1
the refused good to offices accept of the the results United of States, those J
good offices v lieu they were most dis
tinetly favorable to Venezuelan de
mands, the limits of friendly interven
t ion would be understood to have been
reached. j j
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DAUN I LESS SL Zhl) AGAIN. ■
Revenue Cu ter Bout.rail Ordered to ,
‘ ’ 1 ’
A Jacksonville, , lla„ dispatch j
steamer Dauntless, which is now
under bond in two cases for violating I
the neutrality and navigation, laws, was
seized just before daylight Friday
morning by the captain of the revenue
cutter Boutv. ell a- she was going to¬
ward the month of the St. Johns river.
To prevent the Dauntless failing he:
papers were taken away and au officer
was placed in charge.
The seizure was made upon informa¬
tion given by the Spanish counsel,
Piedro, Solis, who alleged that the
vessel was starting 011 a filibustering
expedition. Later the papers were re¬
turned, but the vessel is still iu charge
of au officer of the cutter.
HOW MACEO AVAS KILLED.
Statement Made bya Former Surgeon
in the Cuban Army.
Dr. Maximo Zertucha, formerly the
physician of Antonio Maceo, who, af¬
ter the death of Maceo, surrendered to
General Tort at San Felipe, has been
interviewed by n reporter of La Luclia,
one of the leading newspapers of Ha¬
vana.
The doctor states that when, 011 De¬
cember 4th, the engagement took
place between the rebels and Major
Cirnjeda’s command, Maceo was en
camped with 2,000 men. When the
Spanish force appeared Maceo divided
liis men into two wings, bis intention
being to surround the Spanish column.
He remained alone w ith his staff’for a
moment, watching the fighting and ex¬
claimed: “This goes well.”
Shortly afterwards he was hit by two
bullets, one striking him on the chin,
breaking liis jaw and passing out at
the junction of the neck and shoulder,
ami the other striking him iu the ab¬
domen. Either wound would have
caused death and the rebel leader ex¬
pired in a short time.
The rebels who were lighting des¬
perately against the Spanish attack
were panic-stricken when they heard
of the death of their chief. They
fled in disorder, not making any at¬
tempt to take Maceo’s body with them.
The Spaniards then returned to
Punta Brava with their dead and
wounded. When tlie field was clear
some of the rebels returned and car¬
ried Maeeo’s body with them. Dr.
Zertucha says that he does not know
where the remains were buried, and
thus far tjie search made, by the Span¬
iards lias proved fruitless.
LOUD DEMOCRATS
HOLD THEIR FIRST CONFERENCE
SINCE THE ELECTION.
The Executive Committee Announces
In Favor of Maintaining
the Organization.
The executive committee of the na¬
tional democratic party held a confer¬
ence at Indianapolis Thursday after¬
noon.
This w as the first meeting of the
members of the committee since the
election, and congratulations there were, naturally, and a
good many back
forth. William D. Bynum, the ehair
iyv" of Dm national committee, was
-711 4r > ^ 1 that vT"*.-T ^pKTty
in unci thev are in favor of uiaiu
tu ning the organization. Tt it seems
probable that Bynum will be continued
as the head of the committee, anil will
be authorized to push the work of or¬
ganization. Mr. Bynum said that lie
was not certain that he would accept
the trust if it should be offered him.
He points out that the work will take all
of one man’s time, if it is done proper¬
ly, and lie adds that he would not care
to remain at the head of the movement
unless he was authorized to be aggres¬
sive.
He believes, and his views are ap¬
parently indorsed by most of the mem¬
bers of the committee, that tlie party
should be strengthened in every state
in the Union, and that special effort
should be put forth with the view of
becoming a great national party in
1909.
MILLER’S REPORT.
Ex-Commissioner of Internal Reve¬
nue Gives Out His Figures.
The very «-* voluminous report of Hon.
' To se P h Miller, until recently corn
missionei . of^ internal revenue, was
lna| l° public Saturday,
L he receipts for the year ended June
^60, were $146,830,615, au in
crease of $3,584,538 over the receipts
rent rent fiscal (is, ’ al year year the the commissioner commissioner esti- esti
mates that the receipts will aggregate
$150,000,000.
Compared with the receipts of the
preceding year tlie receipts of the bu
reau on the several objects of internal ,
taxation for the fiscal year ended June ’
30tli, 1896, were as follows: |
Spirits, $80,670,070, increase $807,-
445; tobacco, $30,711,628, increase of
$1,006,721; fermented liquors, $33,-
784,235, increase of $2,143,167; oleo¬
margarine, $1,219,423, decrease of
$189,778; banks, bankers, etc., $143-—
first assessment; miscellaneous,includ¬
ing penalties, opium for smoking and
playing cards, $445,113 a decrease of
$183,600.
MESSAGE PLEASES SPAIN.
Government and People Satisfied With
Our President’-* Language,
Semi-official advices received at
Washington from Madrid state that
government circles as well ns the con
servative element generally are eu
tirely satisfied with the feature of the
president’s message which relates to
( "J’* e firgt iull)1 . eS sions created by the
meager reports to Spain was not satis
factory and produced some irritation,
YVhen'the full text of the Cuban cliap
u , v ftp p eave q in leading papers of
the kingdom there was, a complete
revolution of sentiment, and the presi¬
dent’s courteous and considerate treat¬
ment of the subject received general
approval. president’s utterances taken
The are
on the whole to indicate a better un¬
derstanding between the two countries.
These advices contain the further
information that as it is the intention
of the Spanish government, when cer¬
tain of the provinces are pacified, to
give home rule to Cuba 011 the lines
indicated in tlie q resident’s message,
little fear of intervention is uow felt.
NO. 51.
TO AGITATE SILVER
A PROGRAM FOR THE PURPOSE*
IIAS BEEN MAPPED OUT.
The Outcome of William J, Bryan’s
Hunting Expedition In the In¬
terior of Missouri.
The result of a conference liad be«
tween William J. Bryan, Senator Jones
of Arkansas, Governor Stone of Mis¬
souri, and other prominent democrats,
which took place during their recent
hunting expedition in the interior of
Missouri, has been made known from,
a responsible source. distinguished
When the party of
hunters disbanded, it had been agreed
to can y 011 an aggressive campaign of
silver agitation for the next four years.
The National Bureau of Volunteer
Speakers is organized, with headquar¬
ters in .Washington.
The purpose of the bureau is to
maintain speakers in every county iu
the United States. The speakers must
pars an examination as to their fitness
and will be supplied with all the argu¬
ments and statistics obtainable. The
field workers will organize free silver
clubs and make monthly reports of
progress. One of the incentives to
active work is a roll of honor. This
will be made up of workers achieving
the best results and a place on the roll
will be the strongest essential for pre¬
ferment. to a successful democratic
candidate for president in 1900. Will¬
iam J. Bryan has been consulted in
every step taken, and has consented to
become custodian of the roll of honor
in the following letter:
"I.ixeor.x, Nee., November 28, 1896.—To
the National Bureau of Volunteer Speakers,
Walter Yrooman, Chairman, St. Louis, Mo.
My Dear Sir: Yours of November 35lti
received. 1 note wluit you say in regard to
the plan of the National Bureau of Volunteer
Speakers. 1 shall he glad to receive tlie
honor roll of volunteer speakers who, under
llu-ausplees of your bureau, labor to culti¬
vate uu interest in political questions and
increase tlie devotion to our government.
You are quite correct iu saying that the
honors of victory must be shared by the
soldiers as well ns by the commanders. In
faet.it is much easier for soldiers to select
commanders than it is for commanders to
secure soldiers.
"Your plan of keeping a record of the
work done by each in this great contest
Ambles honor to be given where honor is
most due. Yours very truly. “W.
<1. Bai AX.”
It is Hit- intention of the bureau to
•«*« <x . Sf . -if I , !'•" M
three months, auu to keep the enthus¬
iasm going till election day in 1900.
T EDDY WAS A WINNER.
The Irishman Smashes Everything Ini
the Way of Bicycle Records.
Twelve thousand people saw Teddy.
Hale, the Irish hero of the six-day*
bicycle race at Madison Square Gar¬
den, New York, cross the finish lino
Saturday night a winner with 1,9ID
miles and eight laps to his credit, and
n purse of $1,300 awaits him. Halo
broke all records from 101 miles up
and shattered the six-day record by
310 miles and seven laps.
He set au example of what can bo
accomplished by pure grit and deter¬
mination that will long live in the
memories of thousands who roared
themselves hoarse in applauding tlia
magnificent pluck which prompted tho
Irishman to stay on and finish his task
even after nature herself had given,
out.
CLEVELAND A HUNTING GOES.
Will Shoot Ducks in South C arolina
Waters.
President Cleveland left Washington
Sunday afternoon on another duck
shooting expedition. ^est This time ho
wiU lm the of the Annaudal®
Club, UJnh, on on its its preserves'in preserves'in South Cai
oll,ia -
The journey to Georgetown, S. C.,
was made 1>y railway and the presi
dent leached his destination, Winyah.
kay, Monday.
Mr. Cleveland was accompanied by
liis old sporting companions, Captain
Robley I). Evans, of tlie navy ; Cap¬
tain S. R. Lninberton, also a naval of¬
ficer, and Major Robert O’Reilly, an
army surgeon and the Washington
physician of the Cleveland family.
A DISPLAY OF GAS.
tu que Exposition to be Held la
New York City.
in A Madison remarkable exposition will be belli
York, Square garden, in Nexv
opening on January 27tb, an
exposition of gas. Although similar
exhibitions have been held on the 1
other side of the water, notablyin Ber¬
lin, for several years, this will be the
first of its kind ever held in this coun¬
try. It is designed to do for gas in¬
terests what the fine electrical exhibi¬
tions in New York city last spring did
for the electrical interests, to illustrates
the present progress and the wonder¬
ful variety of uses to which gas is now
put.
WILL NOT ISSUE ADDRESS.
Tlie Executive Committee of “Na¬
tional” Democrats Adjourn.
The executive committee of the dem¬
ocratic party in session at Indianapo¬
lis decided not to issue an address at
the present time, but gave out a state¬
ment that the national organization,
will be preserved in all states; that na¬
tional headquarters will be in New
York and that no alliance will be madf*
with the republican party. In th*
meantime “ail honorable efforts wil
be made to reunite the two wings o:
the democratic party.’’
