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VOL. XIX.— PRICE TWO GENTS— J JSHSSSR. \ BULLETIN OF THE ST. P/ttJL GLOBE. MONDAY, JAN. 20. Weather for Today— Fair, Cooler. PAGE 1. Grain 'War at Wadena. Repuhiiean Committee at St. Louis. No Mercy for Cuban*.. PAGE 2. Sympathy for Armenia. Wide-Open Policy- Condemned, PAGE 3. News of Minneapolis. A. O. V. W. Memorial*. Early Day Railway Fares. PAGE 4. Editorial. Endeavorite Convention Talk. PAGE 5. Curlers Return Disgusted. Utilise and Senate Predictions. PAGE 6. Farm and Household. J.iKh.ln- the St:,--,-. 'f PAGE 7. World** Market Quotations. . Popular Want*. i PAGE . 8. Insersoll's Sermon to Curler*. Bond Loan Is Popular. Thrilling Western Story. TODAY'S EVENTS. Metropolitan— Bicycle Girl, 8.15. Grand — Fantasia a, N. 15. MOVEMENTS OF STEAMSHIPS. NEW YORK, Jan. 19.— Arrived: La Bre- tagnc, Havre. PHILADELPHIA — Arrived: Belgenland, Liverpool. HAVRE— Arrived: La Gascogne.New York. ". : : — _»_ And still the horse is trotting merrily And still the horse is trotting merrily on toward the horseless age. ■"•"■ — r- - - It appears that there are others who It appears that there are others who make good — Albert Berg. -el*. It is better that the war scare should die than that men should die in bat- tle. . «♦» I will command no armies and dictate no telegrams this week. Capt. Gen. Campos. _«». When one comes to think of it. It was impossible for Campos to cut much Ice in Cuba. Paderewski went from Chicago to St. Louis, a plain case of going from bad to worse. -«»_. It will be entirely appropriate for every man in town to wear his skates this week.. ;.-,>^ ;,;;v: , -_«*_, , . The Germans have lived In unity The Germans have lived in unity twenty-five years, but they haven't lived in harmony that long. . -*»_- ■ The queen of Corea is still dead In .spite of the rumors to the contrary •rom Duluth and Yokohoma. -e» The Schomburgk line is such a knotty problem that somebody must have spent a week tying knots in it. -<t-. . Having tried the business of running Having tried the business of running Russia and become infatuated with it, the czar is going to be crowned. .._-.. zy. : — «-^- It would be appropriate for Great Britain to sink her flag ship, Revenge, and run up the white flag, Arbitration. •■- : -»n_ _ A gang of bicycle thieves has been run down in Chicago. It wa.s not run down at the instigation of the Chicago council. ; -*— — ft is a mile from the Chicago coliseum to the nearest saloon. But Democracy. has overcome much greater obstacles than that. ■ — «s>_ Chicago has become tired of antl- :.. Chicago has become tired of anti- Itoxine and commenced treating diph theria with bactericide. It is reported wonderfully successful. o Borealis Rex should bring a moder- Borealis Rex should bring a moder ately... cold wave with— him, as the .-weather bureau seems disinclined to collaborate with him. '. ' :ff'XZr:.ZZZ: " ■• • ...„. •^■_-%" ■ — «s>- iV_ — The throne "of. Napoleon is to be sold at auction at Rome. It is just as well; ■ as none' of the family would be able to - use it without having their motives suspected. An Indiana colored man has been ar- . An Indiana colored man has been ar- rested for using bad methods to reach a good end. He stole chickens for a year and saved the proceeds to get married with. «o_ — A near relative to Joe Mulhatton has A near relative to Joe Mulhatton has been dug up in a Cincinnati police court. He said he stole two cows be- cause raw beefsteak overcame his con- . scientious scruples. • - • ~~Y~. — ■*" ~-rr* .- Y The man most likely to issue the next ultimatum is Commander-in-Chief Walker, of the G. A. R., and it will' no., doubt be in favor of St. Paul as . the encampment city. There is nothing new, under- the sun. • The- world's fair officials are still awarding "medals and Robert P. Por ter's census bureau is still at work on the census of 1830. y* ]. * v 77 "•'""" ~~ — ""T^3-*" — '" ?" " ?■ - that they have opened a class Now that they have opened a class . for ancients for the. Republican nomi- nation for president, headed by Levi P. Morton, Col. Dick Thompson, of Indiana, aged eighty-seven, ought to be eligible. "-rO- ; i r-\ The secret of Mr. Harrison's regard for Mrs. Dimmick is out. He once said Z of her when she lived in the Harrison * home in the White house: "She is the only woman around the house who does . not talk when I ■ want to think." 7? ;' - __». — ____ — __ . The Cora Belle' Fellows fiasco is a les- The Cora Belle Fellows fiasco is a les- son to white girls .that it is unwise to marry Indians with the idea of reform- - Ing them. •'. Cora married Sam Camp- ' bell, an uncouth red man. • The 7 latter deserted his wife for a squaw and has fust been sentenced to jail for theft. -his mm. TH--. NORTHWESTERN FARMER TREATED SHABBILY BY THOSE WHO RUN ELEVATORS. SING H.M A SIREN'S SONG, TELL HIM THEY HAVE ; NO SPACE TELL HIM THEY HAVE NO SPACE FOR THE BETTER WHEAT GRADES, • 'zffy i ?7 ■ -. ' . .-'Y'r ■' ■ ' '■ ■'■'-■■'■. ' '.■' ■; BUT FOR THE LOWER GRADES BUT FOR THE LOWER GRADES THEY HAVE PLENTY— THE FARM THEY HAVE PLENTY— THE FARM- ER MUST ACCEPT OR TAKE HIS GRAIN HOME. SEVERAL CENTS ARE LOST. HISTORY OF THE QUARREL THAT HISTORY OF THE QUARREL THAT HAS BEEN GOING ON AT AVAR REN. >7 COMBINE OF WHEAT-OWNERS. COMBINE OF WHEAT-OWNERS. WAREHOUSE COMMISSION CALL-D IN— FOR A TIME HIGHER ""RICES RULE. THE SITUATION ILLUSTRATED. '■'•ff* ■ Sacks of Grata Lie Stacked ln the Sneks of Grain Lie Stacked in the Snow, Awaiting a Place of Shelter. Special to the Globe. WARREN, Minn., Jan. 19.— For many years the producers of the Northwest have suffered at the hands of the eleva tor companies. The farmer has done all that he could tc protect himself, but every move he has made has been met by a counter move on the part of the - elevator ' combination. In the main the producer, the tiller of the soil, has been compelled to accept whatever the lordly wheat grabber saw fit to allow him as compensation for the fruit of his labor and the return upon his investment. All sorts of schemes have been work ed upon the poor agriculturist, who has scarcely been able to keep his head above water, while the wheat barons have grown richer every year. In the early eighties the elevator sys tem began to extend itself, and now its arms are stretched out over the entire wheat producing district of the North west like those of a gigantic octopus and its elevators are like the suckers of that hideous monster. Like the octopus, the elevator monopoly seizes the victim with its powerful arms, then saps its life through the almost numberless suckers. The producers began early to fight the wneat combination, ring, or what ever name may be properly applied to it. They have succeeded to a limited extent only. Their pleas for fair and just treatment were met with promises which were not fulfilled. Their at tempts at controlling the wheat hand ling business through the machinery of the law were always fought by a lobby in the employ of the wheat ring. Their plans for the erection of private or co-operative warehouses were thwarted 2 2 WHEAT SACKS AT WARREN. by the same agency. It was only after years of fruitless effort ■ that farmers were able to secure legislation on this subject. Every law. that was enacted was found to contain flaws or there was some way by 7 which the elevator companies could escape. "*-,.■." The elevator companies were the suc cessors of the Minneapolis Millers' as sociation In . this line of business. . : In order that ? the producer might ' make a stand against it the "Grain Growers' association was '■■ formed. It struggled long and well, but Its \ strugglers were against a powerful and wealthy baron, ST. PAUL, MINN.: MONDAY MORNING, JANUARY 20, 1896. who felt absolutely safe in his strongly ] constructed castle. The result of the ■struggles was that the baron com-* manded his vassals tc levy- heavier tribute upon those* who- had dared jto oppose him. That is precisely what the elevator barons are doing today, and the vassals must either obey or they will feel the . master's • lash. :. :rf WON THE BATTLE. The people along the St. Vincent line" owe a debt to. the merchants and other public-spirited men of Warren. They fought the elevator companies, won the battle, and the effect has been felt from one end of the St. Vincent branch to the other. The wheat combine desisted from their intended establishment of stores, banks, etc., at Warren, to com pete with the merchants of that town, because they. had dared to take up the fight when they saw the farmers, whose market naturally should be at Warren, hauling their wheat to East. Grand Forks, a distance four or flve times as great. The elevators were full of wheat, or, at least/claimed to have no bins for the higher grades, although they could usually find a place for a lead of No. 1 hard or No. 1 northern if the farmers would sell it for the price they chose to give for No. 2 northern or No. 3 northern. The buyers at the elevators claimed that these were the only grades for which they had bins, and the farmers had to submit to a loss in actual value of their wheat averag ing at least six cents a bushel. Then they began to haul their grain to East Grand Forks, nearly thirty miles west of Warren. Early In the season there was no blockade at Warren, for at that time there was prospect of the Keystone spur of the Northern Pacific being ex tended to this place. When the work of grading was begun there were plenty of cars here and the elevators had bins for all grades of wheat. * They main tained a spread on terminal prices that together with excessive dockage over that at -terminals, and j squeezing on grades, gave . them a wide margin of profit. This profit, even when there were plenty of cars.was.including hand ling charges, from four to five cents a bushel. Early in the season the wheat naturally tributary to this place all came here and, while the farmers were dissatisfied with the prices real ized for their grain, they were able to keep up the prices by Independent ship ping. The merchants were enjoying a PERIOD OF PROSPERITY and the farmers began to see a ray of hope and to believe that the days of oppression from the wheat barons were near at hand. 7; .7.7. A little later in the season, however the supply of cars in the territory along the St. .Vincent branch I was practically cut off. The elevators at Stephen and Argyle, north of here, as well as -all the warehouses in this town, were full of wheat. So the agents of the wheat buyers said, at all events. The strange part of it was that there was always rcom for No. 2 and 3 wheat, while the bins for No. 1 hard and No. 1 northern were invariably full. Nearly all the wheat grown in this locality was of the two higher grades, and the farmers naturally objected to selling it for the price offered for from one to three grades below its actual quality, in ad dition to the other shrinkages. When they did sell their high grade wheat for the price offered for No. 2 or No 3 they were still compelled to submit 'to the dockage "for dirt and other causes" imposed upon them by the wheat buy ers. .7 ';',.-'.:'•;; "-.;:- J 7--*>-.t*«?. When they tried to get cars for in dependent shipping they found that the elevators had orders in ahead of them and they could do nothing but submit to the terms offered by the agents of the wheat barons or haul their grain back to the farms. Many of them did this and then hauled it to East Grand Forks,. nearly thirty miles away. This state of affairs continued to grow worse and the merchants saw their business going to a town that had no right to be a competitor to Warren. Leading merchants wrote to Gov. Clough, to the railroad and warehouse commissioner* and to railroad officials,. urging- them to intercede and afford them some relief They were informed that nothing could be done, and that there was a scarcity of cars all over the Northwest. This did not satisfy them, and the board of trade decided to bring the matter to a focus, and on the evening of Oct. 27 passed this resolution, relating to their grievances: Reserved, That we earnestly request the state iailroad' and warehouse commission -to visit our city for the purpose of investigating the condition of affairs, and to take such ac tion as will- give us immediate and perma nent relief. • The commissioners replied and set the hearing for .-. Nov. "5. ; Immediately upon the arrival of the commission, all the members, viz: 7 Col. W. M. Liggett, chairman; Gen. George L, Becker, i -'.'-.."'-. . X. c , *. Judge Ira B. Mills and A. K. Tiesberg, the secretary, being, present; they be gan the hearing in tttie court house hall. Chairman Liggett ' asked that the CAUSE OF 'COMPLAINT be stated. Then came a surprise for the commission. -for tney very evidently were not prepared for the mass of cvi- dence that was fired at their heads dur ing the sitting;. . Affidavit after affidavit was presented 7 to the- commission of farmers who had been offered No. 2 or No. 3 for. their wheat at Warren, and- told by the buy erst that they could not j and would not pay a higher price while j they afteiwarus7-fepld tne same wheat. at" East Grand Fbrks jor Keystone, re- 1 ceiving the ' thief-grade " and the full market price, - which often ?! ' afforded them a profit ofT- from, eight to nine .cents a bushel over the price offered by ; the warehouse man at Warren. Others set forth the unsuccessful efforts of the farmers to procur6 cars' for indepen dent shipping. A 4 of this was re-en- forced by the oral .testimony of farmers who had driven Ui through the rain and mud to relate, their grievances under oath to the commissioners. The commissioners promised to do all in their power to aid the farmers and explained to them what course to pursue in cases Where there was a dis pute between the seller and the buyer as to the grade, of wheat or the amount of dockage ' exacted. The Warren Sheaf expressed the sen- timent of the people in its editorial ref erence to the matter as follows: "; .;-'. The Sheaf believe* "that the commissioners now fully appreciate the situation, that they were convinced of the justness of our com- plaints, and that ; they will do all in their power to give us relief. They are great and good men placed io their, high position to promote justice between the railroad and ele vator companies. ar_fl the people. .That they will do all they can |to help us, we doubt not, and they so expressed themselves before leav ing. But if they are powerless to secure Jus- tice for us, then, we think, the commission has failed in the purpose for which It was created and better be abolished as an expen sive and useless ornament to the state. We hope to see immediately a decided Improve- ment in the condition of the wheat market at Warren. ... . J* * - The next week, or. Nov. 13, R. C. Bur dick, supervising j inspector of country elevators, and .representing the rail road and warehouse commission of the state, appearedl, at a meeting of the board of trade,. which was largely at- tended by farmers as well as by all of the business men of the town. The ground he took.wds that there was no discrimination being practiced against Warren and that the grades given for the wheat were all that the grain would stand. When he told the meeting that only '7..V . lZ '■'." ABOUT 90,000 BUSHELS' 'Y'": of wheat had been marketed at Warren of wheat had been marketed at Warren from the crop of 1895, there was an up rising 5 and many .'-■ uncomplimentary things were said to. Mr. Eurdick. At that time the elevators were full, and their capacity is shown to be 234,000 bushels. This only, covers the wheat then In store and not that shipped by the elevators. or independent shippers. • The members of the board withdrew to another room and- at once decided to em-ploy. a man to ; look after the ship- ment^ for the farmers. They employed R. Glavin as the!* agent, and the next: day he issued the following circular* H°^> J^^cCan-SGet -Better??; Prices • For £»_?* ♦2V h£aV, Yo»*-lntereated ? -If so, •£«?_! *y h£aV, A£° You Interested? If so, Read the -Followfng-and Then— Hustle"' Among . the moat eeri°ti_i ■ problems which confront the farmer* and business men gen erally of the Red river valleyYat the present moment is how-to. provide ways and means for the shipment of. wheat without havlne to patronize the elevators. - ... ° - Stated generally, : the situation throughout . the valley is this: The means provided for the shipment wheat on track are burden- some and difficult Cars, when ordered are uncertain in their arrival, which- is both dis couraging, and disappointing to the shipper necessitating a constant watchfulness and anxiety for the arrival of the car. Elevator companies are. of course, apprised of this abominable state of things and become more oppressive with each succeeding delay To abuse the railroad company and patronize the elevator companies will not remedy tho sit- uation. The time has: gone by when into.li- gent persons expect to make any progress or gain one point by abuse. What, then, is the remedy? , - - * . '. Briefly this: The Warren board of trade after a careful scrutiny of the situation, de cided to establish an agency, ln Warren for the purpose of buying, aiding and promoting the shipment iof wheat. - Any - farmer who wishes to avail himself "of the privileges of tills agency can do so without any cost or charge whatsoever. I ; .The agency will order cars, notify parties of their arrival, help make ' the necessary papers for shipment, take care of and watch all wheat that is left or unload- ed in the city for shipment. Every available means will be employed to remove any and all obstacles for the shipment of wheat on track. Grain sacks will be furnished when ever deemed necessary, and all communica tions or requests appertaining to this work will be cheerfully complied with. Now is the time to - strike and conduct a battle royal. Let the watchword be, "No Wheat for the Elevators." : Let every farmer W!V2- is enterprising and energetic, compete with the. elevators for cars, get • together, and with the concerted' and united action of the business men of. Warren, success will crown your efforts- and better prices for your wheat will prevail. - , ■■; -.; i 'j*.. . - ■-■ - . _ — . . • - For any information' relative to the above, consult or address "-" '4 " ' - -'"" V ■ -'■ v - - — R. Glavln, Agent, Warren, Minn. 7 r A BIG BLOCKADE. ; . At this time the blockade* was at its height, ,- and . wheat was 7 piled - up in sacks along the rltwt of ? way waiting for cars, as is bh«wsiln the accompany"-" ing cut, which va?? taken at \ the time Continued on Fifth Page. ST. LOUIS' BIG SHOW TH-_ REPUDLICA3. SUBCOMMITTEE TH-_ REPIBMCAS SUBCOMMITTEE IS IX THE CITY PREPARING FOR IT. BYRNES ■ HAS AMBITION. BYRNES HAS AMBITION. CANDIDATE FOR OFFICE OF SER- GEANT-AT-ARMS— ROOMS FOR MINNESOTANS. ARMED PEACE IN KENTUCKY.I ARMED PEACE IN KENTUCKY. ■ Blackburn i!ii<i Hnnter Forces Are Blackburn nnd Hnnter Forces Are Afraid of Treachery From Their Opponents. ST. LOUIS, Mo., Jan. 19.— Some of the members of the Republican national committee's sub-committee en convention, are in the city and the re mainder are expected. to arrive tomor MISS DELLE MIXHALL, WHO IS SOON TO WED AUGUST BELMONT. Miss Belle .Mulhall la regarded the most i classically beautiful and roost supremely fort j unate young woman in St. Louis. She is now | the center of all talk in 'the swagger circles by reason of the announcement, that she Is to marry August Belmont, of New. York, just be fore the beginning. of the Lenten season. Miss Mulhall is not. long from the. boarding school and became a conspicuous figure a short timfe since when it was told in the 'town that she had been the model for John Wilton Cunning- ham's famous mural - scene in the Planters' hotel. The artist sought a representative type of French aristocracy, which founded the city, and after a long search Miss Mulhall was row morning before the meeting with row morningihfef ore ' the meeting with the local committee to make arrange ments for the convention. . John M. Ewing, of Wisconsin,., who holds the proxy of Henry S. Payne, of that state, and John R. Tanner, of Illinois, with the of Committeeman Campbell,, arrived last night and are quartered 'at. the Southern.^' Joseph H. Manley, of Maine; M. A. Hahn, of Mansfield.. C, 7 chairman and member respectively of the sub-committee, came in tonight accompanied by W. W. Johnson, of Baltimore. Richard C. Kerens, the St. Douis member of the sub-ccmmlttee met them and held a short "conference as to the work be fore them tomorrow. Powell Clayton, the Arkansas member, also arrived to night with .his family. Thomas H. Carter, of ?' Montana," chairman of the national committee,; and J. S. Clark- son, of lowa, a member of the sub committee, are expected to get in to morrow morning. Col. Swords, ser jeant-at-arms of the national com mittee, is also expected. ■ -'.' ,Y>..' Charles A. Stone, of Chicago, secre tary of the Illinois Republican commit tee, is at the Southern for the purpose of looking over the quarters selected for the Sucker state delegates and to have a conference with John R. Tan- ncr, - ths Republican candidate for governor. T. E. BYRNES, of Minneapolis, a member of the exec utive committee of the national Repub lican Deague of Clubs, is here to ar- range for quarters during the conven tion for prominent Republicans of Min nesota." r Tomorrow " the subcommittee will meet with the local committee and look > over.' the • plans and I complete - ar rangements for turning the north nave of . the Exposition building Into _ a con- vention hall. One? of the things to be done by the subcommittee is . the election of ser geant-at-arms for the convention. Mr. Ewing has brought a candidate with ; him In the person of George M.-.Wis- well» of "Milwaukee. : ':•?",". "" W. W. Johnson, .. of Baltimore, and Col. Byrnes, of Minneapolis, are also candidates for the office, which is one of considerable " Importance and ? much ; sought - after. The 'sergeant-at-arms has the appointment ; of .. deputies, - each • state having |a; quota, and* in addition I has the power, to control considerable patronage. Y7Mr.\ Ewing has engaged six rooms at the Planters hotel for Wis consin's ■ governor ■ and .' staff and a . fewl ; other leading Republicans of that state. He expects .to 'close , a contract with the Dindell ; or? Southern for sleeping rooms '■ for the entire Wisconsin delegation. Arrangements z have been r made ;by " a committee of ; prominent citizens of this city. for the entertainment of the mem- bers ; of the subcommittee while ' here. ,<V < Mr. Manley said tonight that the na tional committee had" given him power PRICE TWO CENTS-) J&gSiggi }— NO. 20 to complete all arrangements for the convention and to sign the contract with the citizens committee. The al lotment of tickets to the local com mittee, and all other matters pertain ing to the convention arrangements will be decided tomorrow, when the two committees get together. INGALLS HAS A BEE. INGALLS HAS A BEE. U. & Q. President Want* the Nation- al ; Presidency. CINCINNATI, O, Jan. Since this city did not get the Democratic na tional convention there is now a move ment to get the nomination. It is argued that no effort was made to se cure the Republican national conven tion, as Ohio had a candidate in Mc- Kinley and if the Democratc conven tion had been held here no local can dldatecould have been consistently pre sented. The Cincinnati delegation that went to Washington last week to pre sent the claims of this city to the na tional Democratic committee was head ed by Melville E. Ingalls, president of the Rig Four system, the Chesapeake & Ohio and other railways, and he is the man that a combination of business men and politicians are considering as a candidate who would command the confidence of business interests In these stringent times. The failure of James E. CamDbell again to become governor and of Calvin S. Brice to be returned as [ chosen to pose as the central figure. She Is j j tall, slender, with dark hair and splendid eyes. ! | Mr. Belmont- has conducted his suit with tho i I lavishness of. a prince, -and the theater and dinner, parties under 'his patronage have set j a new pace for the members of the St. Louis four hundred. The marriage will take place I early ln February,- but the ceremony will not j be as elaborate a., the bewildering events of the courtship might predict. It will be very j modest, at the home of Mrs. S. C. Mulhall, In i Chestnut street. • The wedding tour embraces j several years in Europe, and their future resi- j dence depends upon their own whims— with ; Paris, London or New York In the list of resi dence places. -•.= _ senator at , the last election ls cited as clearing the way for the Ingalls men to get a solid Ohio delegation and then the support of other, states. BLACKBURN IS WARY. Not Trusting- to Promise., of Ills Op- Xot Tr.-siiiiu to Promises of Ills Op- ponentH. FRANKFORT, Ky.. Jan. -The city ls filling up tonight with the friends of Black- burn and Hunter. Although the leaders cf both parties had agreed that there should be no balloting for senator till Feb. 4, or until after the successor of Wilson had qualified, yet the nominees of the caucuses seem to be so suspicious of each other that they are marshaling their forces here for balloting In both houses separately Tuesday, and the friends of Hunter are claiming he will be de- ' clared elected Wednesday. • Some Republican senators Insist they will Join the Democrats In postponing the election till aft«r Wilson's successor arrives, as there was authority for the agreement. Some of Hunter's most ardent supporters think the scheme to postpone the election of a senator was a trick in the Interests of Bradley or Yerkes, and that they should, therefore, not abide by it. In - addition to - the . opposition from. those who want to stand by the com- promise agreement, Populist Poor has become estranged from Hunter, but he says. he will never go to Blackburn, so that it docs not ! seem possible for any election of senator to i occur this week. The deadlock between Hunter and Blackburn, with their fighting friends on the ground, is expected to make trouble. Both sides are very determined and suspicious. i,^ ?- HAMMOND IN DANGER. ■Will Be Tried for HI-.!: Treason To- day. DENVER, Col., Jan. 19.— Father Thomas E. Sherman, son of the late Gen. W. T. Sherman, who is engaged in mission work in Denver, today received from James L. Houghteling, of the Chicago firm of Pea body & Houghteling, a telegram to the efTect that the trial of John I Hays Hammond for high treason will occur j at Johannesburg tomorrow and urging him ' to use his influence to avert the heavy pen- alty that is likely to follow Hammond's con- viction.. . Father Sherman and Mr. Houghteling were classmates of Hammond In Yale. . Father Sherman . at ... once wired an appeal to his uncle. Senator Sherman, and to Gen. Miles, who is also a relative, to use their influence with the administration to interfere in Ham- mend's behalf. -;'.-.■. .j-;- •;.■■..,. - — : — : — •" — WOMEN WANT YPEACE# WOMEN* WAXT PEACE. Movement tor a Dig Convention in 1000. CHICAGO. Jan. Mrs. Charles Henrotln, president of the general federation of women's clubs,. has Issued a circular letter to all the club presidents, asking them to bring forward ; consideration of a peace movement in Europe j and .this. country. The ultimate hope Is to ' have a convention of the Christian powers In 1900,. with a view to establishing an Interna tional court of arbitration. ". Many of the club presidents have already acted In accordance with the letter. _^»_ "."■ ".-*-'■*' '. — ~ — " ; Sympathy for Armenia. : CHICAGO. Jan. 19.— A largely attended citi- zens' mass meeting was held this afternoon at Oak park for the purpose of giving an ex- pression ; of ' sympathy^ for . the suffering "Ar- ] menians .in ' the .Turkish empire, and ■ taking up a collection for their benefit. I I FlO JUERGY FOR GOB. I . WEYLER'S CAMPAIGN WILL BB WEYLER'S* CAMPAIGN WILI. BE. PRACTICALLY A WAR OF EX- TERMINATION*. ,HE ACCEPTS THE COMMAND. WILL LEAVE SPAIN IMMEDIATELY FOR THE DISTURBED ISLAND '']* WITH FRESH TROOPS. " THE REBELS ARE STILL ACTIVE. Their Movements Portent! a June- Their Movements Portend a June-- Y7? tion of the Force:* of Gomes anil Maceo. LONDON, Jan. 19.-A dispatch to the Tmes from* Madrid -.ays that Gen. Weyier. the newly appointd governor ! of Cuba, will abandon the lenient pol icy towards the insurgents and adopt a complete change of tactics. MADRID, Jan. 19.-Gen. Valeriano Weyier has accepted the appointment to ( tne governorsnip of Cuoa. He will, sail for that Island Friday next Gen Suarez Valdez nas been appointed •second In command. Gen. Gamir, governor of Porto Rico. has died of yellow (ever. ;,-;.; A dispatch from Havana reports an interview with Gen. Marin, gov ernor pro tern. of Cuba, in which he said that the situation there waa not dangerous, since the insurgents were defeated in every engagement in wmc-h they took part. He intended, he said to organise a fresh plan of campaign in Cuba. STOlt. OK DEFEATS. STORY OF DEFEATS. hiMiruent C'ubuus Make Several In. Buuveafsful Attack.* on Spaniard*. HAVANA, Jan. 15..— A report comet, HAVANA, Jan. 19! —A report come. today from Santa Clara, that the In surgent band of Alberto and Pastor' Rejas. which is a part of the force from the Igastern provinces which Maxima Gomez ordered to the relief of the In surgents in the West, has made an unsuccessful attempt to break through the military .line of Da Troeha. This band came from Placetaa, and they at- tacked the- Spanish forces near Das Cruces, on the railroad running from Cienfuegos and Sagua Da Grande, which approximately marks the Da Troeha military lint*. * . The insurgents have also attacked a fcrt on the plantation of Constancia. in the Cienfuegoes district, and It is said Were repulsed with a loss of six killed. A train from vitas, In the province of Santiago de Cuba was dy namited by the insurgents and tho engine destroyed. No details are given of the casualties. ' In Havana' province the insurgents attacked a Spanish detachment at the ; plantation of Averhoff, near Aguacato, and are reported to have been repulsed With heavy . loss. The troops has two ' killed and six wounded. There Is to be no change in the policy of the government in Cuba, it 1b an nounced, as the result of the recent changes in the executive officers. It is also asserted that political re form will be inaugurated as soon as the progress of the war will allow. No further specifications are. given as to what the contemplated reforms are or how far they, will extend. A dispatch from Madrid asserts that Gen. Duke Alumada is to be appointed '■ centurian. in place of Gen. Arderius.! Further reports have, now been re ; ceived of the engagement between Col Galblo and the insurgents near Bata bano. I ATTACKED BY GOMEZ. , ..., It is said the Insurgent forces that attacked him wore those of Gomez. ; The troops met the attack of the in ! surgents on their knees and withheld the fire until the enemy was within short distance. The report says that the Insurgents left eleven killed on the I field and nine more were found In a j cane field a short distance away. The Spanish artillery did good execution. Tbe insurgents retreated. It is reported, with a. numerous loss, while the loss of the troops was insignificant. Although the report thus states that Gomez .was repulsed and defeated. It is reported that he moved afterwards south., ol Mclena upon Gulanas and In the direc tion of the village of San Nicolas. Then ' prints are east of the military line of : P.atabano, and would indicate thai | Gomez was successful in his attempt ito break through that line. During his operations yesterday Gomez Invaded ; Bario and Pueblo Nuevo, within the | limits of Pinar del Rio. The garrison ■ ; made a heroic defense, the colonel tak ing part In the battle, and upon being i charged with the bayonet the Insur- J gents are reported to have re hated J with a numerous loss. The troops lost I nine. Gomez is now proceeding in the I direction of Cienaga de Zapata, the ! great swamp in the southern part of : Matanzas, for the purpose. It is sup posed, of awaiting a junction there of the forces which are advancing from I the Eastern provinces. A large force lof the insurgents, consisting of the ; bands of Rabi and Jose Maceo, passed j the village of Manjuarl today. The in surgents have burned the railroad sta tion at Caobas, only a few miles from Matanzas. The column of Maj. Cedeno fought the band of Dencio Vidal on the planta tion of Natalia in the district of Sagua, i five taken prisoners. The troops lost i the insurgents losing eight killed and ; one killed and one taken prisoner. -. : ;?_ Campos Can't Decline. MADRID.. Jan. 19. — Although Martinet ' Campos has declined the post of president j of the supreme 'military court of justice, his I appointment will nevertheless be gazetted. Gen. Marin 'has been appointed - governor of Porto Rico. Raised the Cuban Flag: In Texas. GALVESTON, Tex., Jan. 19.— At a secret meeting here today of the Cuban club the Bag of the insurgents, called the Cuban flag, -was raised over tbe headquarters of the club. : *m :■' ■: [*;X BISHOP HAYGOOD DEAD. BISHOP HAYGOOD DEAD. Methodist Church In Georgia Loses ii Faithful Worker. COVINGTON. Ga., Jan. 19.— Bishop; Haygood, of the M. E. church South, died at his home in -Oxford, Ga, this ! morning at 2 o'clock, from paralysis. j Bishop W. W. . Duncan, of South Car ! olina, will : preach his funeral service Tuesday morning. ' " _.»_. ; " Divorced nt tbe Age of Fifteen. , JEFFERSON, 0., Jan. 19.— Ada Rose Owen. aged fifteen, was today given a divorce from Peter ■ Owens, who Is believed to be ln the United States army. Owens, it was proved, ! abducted tho girl when she was fourteen I and took her to Dunkirk, N. V., and married her. ' Afterwards they lived In ■ a hovel , near ; Madison, : 0.. . until the girl escaped, and. walking .. seven miles to the town, found