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NEW YORK. FRIDAY, DECEMBER 30, 1*398.-TWELVE PAGES.
PRICE THREE CENTS.
CUBANS HELD IX CHKCK.
?GGG????? ?? HAVANA DEUCATE BUT
Nor CRITICAL,
SARAPES OF AI1MK11 CUBAN! (FORBIDDEN
BT AMERICAN AVTHORITIBaV-FBBUNa
AROUSED OVER THK MATTER,
;?t cauli: to Tnr TMar?XB.]
Havana. Dec 29.?The situation here Is sol
tritlca.. but It Is delicate. The Cubeta leaders
Ifthpplns 'be Washington authorities will per
?jjK a parade of their forces on Monday, winch
?gould not complicate the transfer of Spanish
jovercignty on Sunday, and would not commit
Bgt V? :? 1 Ptat.s to an official reongnltl.in of
tv.e Inaurgenl army. Neither Onerai Brooke
n-r Oen ral Ludlow has been willing to take
Stia reeponelblllty. c,?mf.z w)!i not c,.ni,. uni,.ss
ijrc.A-. be received by his army. The lhaurgent
r- inder? promise t., take full reeponi
for repressing dlaordcT and rualntalnlng
; I fail to do so, It would
c It - Influent*?. If ino reception to Gomel
1. the Cuban oomm!t!e?s .:,v
tbat tl brat!? ns will b .?.
I |- Ii both the Amcrtran and Cuban flaps.
??- ' "? - heen flying from the houses of
? taken down and no demonatra
Th?y declare that while the people
?/?? I I ? disappoinrled. no trouble will
Their ability to keep this promise has
a ?
of th? radical Insurgent commandera of
g - ade insist that th??;.? will enter Ha?
tera with ?he-.r forces and celebrate, but con?
titra counsels have up to this time pre
??
The force of two hundred lnroi*?TentS doinp
j ity at Vendado under Colonel Hernandez
WR.? wlrhdraAvn to-day, btBCSUM the I'nlted
Pta:'? military authoritlea could not recognize
tii?"' except as individuals. A misunderstand?
?rr between Generals Iaee and Ludlow regard
:-- " pe made the entrance of the
Suurj lo police duty necessary,
Ti".e newspapers this afternoon counsel mod
era-, r. but urge that the insurgent troops be
pun " I 10 rater Havana and take part in the
CUBAN DEMONSTRATIONS PROHIBITED.
? \?"???">? BT AMFRU AN" AT"THi"'HIT!FS
TO FRFFKRA-E ORPF.P, IN HAVANA
Havana, Dec. 29.??No processions or open-air
i"??? ig?ea of banda of Cuban BOldlen will
: In Havana during the first Avpok in
January. The rlans of the patriotic committees
- to the soldiers in the Prado, a Civic
; and five days' of public demcnstratlon
?rrlll noi be permitted. No cui,an aoldlera ea
? - Indiv?dua!?, can enter Havana. Should
mea and an armed following, large or
?? attempt to reach this city, they Avili be
bach The American military adminis?
tra' ?: Is determined not to allow conditions
fave?: ibla to an ebullition of violence. It is
I out thai crowds are easily led. and that
tl bo crowds are permitted to assemble ther?' ?
?a**tl be no mobs to lead. General John ?
th? Oovernor-General of Cuba, is do
??rmlned that no outragea tire*) the retiring
or remaining Spaniards tvill be allowe 1 to occur,
t no Spanish etoreB will be Bached if the
Amei .an previ nt it.
Brooke has communi
?filnent Cubans in Havana. Laat
: ? ? ini: of Ih? pati tic < ? imltteea waa
h and this morning a deputation conaiatlng
.! :.?.?: P. ? ?farru?. ) ' ' ra, AngCO
? ??, Emiliano Xur.ez und Alpejdo Zayaa,
??Trait? . upon General Ludlow to ask whether no
? of the programme might be carried out.
? as th? spokesman of the
General Ludlow a Avritten
< pi ? n programme of six days' featlvltles.
Ing: r?ti the fust day g
? ?; the second, a parade
Bl llowed by a dinner; on the
'?? ? ? r,cession: on the fourth, public
? and ape? ? be fifth, a carni?
races bet tajeen the a meri
Th?? programme called
? ' -..?? and n.usic every nif-ht.
wley argued that General Ludlow
- -j rdera He eald thai th? ; ???
; oppreaaed, merely wlahed
I ? rt unity for publl? ? ? and as the
?americana were going I -trate, the
He said that the
?ffa.r in th?? Bona al? on Tuesday night
?r.d the ?tabbing of a Spanten policeman yea
? ? he Spanish had
? ? portion of the city??alwaya
?. IthOttt giving
the American tr ll there AAas
Bo Bill irlty in th? ? ? th* time The
Aaaei ans, h?? argued, uirht not to conclude
that th? Cubans we;.? turbulent on that ar
Jf part ,.f th':r programme, as adver
irere carried out, tb- I" pulatlon could not
that there was any disagreement he
?Sfl ? thl Cubana and Americans; if none of it
*M carried cut, th? populace mlpht not under?
?ta..-.-; thi reason and might draw eiTOneoua
' ?
fien? Ludlow, who ar<as "rery polite to the
hesitation, ask? i them to leave the progrannne
?dtk ;. ?? ar ,j pijromleed to give ihe matter car??
- After the deputation had
? he conferrod with (;?-::???,?1 Brooke,
? id? d that it would be wtsot noi to
1 any public manifestati? nn on th?? part of
aa? Cubana Onerai Ludlow prepared s writ
W? re] ?.? pointing OUt the extreme need of
ft?..? ? g order In the interests of th?? people
Bt Cube and lhe sympathy of the Americana
f the Cubans to celebrate. He
""fifed, however, that while this feeling ?as per
tRtly natural, there was the danger of giving
"> opportunity to ill-disposed or thoughtless
?Wrsona ? make trouble, which would harm the
trial and cnmmcrrlal Interest! Oa
*?l thee? grounds, concluded Oen? ral Ludlow,
?dient that there should ba no gon
*r*> ?? ? ?! splay of feeling.
?..? order was Issued to-night:
?al Ludlow has Inatructed me lo direct
"hat ; .her?? spirituous ? r "ther Intoxl
r?tiru? : shall be closed; that or?
lerved al all tlmea; that there
neringa of dtlsena on the
Kraeta an : ? ? parad? - by nlghl or day;
t??!?* bo pistola firearms kniv-s ?t other deadly
***&'??? ? .ui:?-i b: ..ri." one, except
? I on duty, that persono carrying weapona
01 any kind in the at ree ta Bhall "- "'
?"?1 their arme conflaoat<ed; that ail persona who
?*!'? Ini xlcatlng liquore of whatever kind
?*? Prohibited from Bell Ins or giving th??
?fBoidlera and tbat any public place in which
?} I* f'.und that liquor is sold or g?v*-n to sol
e'*re roast be closed and its proprietor arrested.
BENTLET M??TT.
M ijor and Assistant Adjutant.
Tb!? crierai order will be exeri't.-d as regarda
Cuban soldlers, as well as United States tro-.ps.
A Joint mat ting of tba eommltteoa of the tu?
Houe Cuban BOCletlea AAa? held ihls afternoon
** <he Irijoa Th'-atre to d'l-cuss the situation.
0G? TREATY WITH SPAIN; annotate?! by
vn*? H?r:,r> Butler; 25 eta.; all tjoo?.atande. -Advt.
The proceedings vere private, but tt was de?
cided to endeavor to prepare hastily a petition,
to be Signet] by tmsincss firms m Havana, re?
questing General Brooke to allow the demon
itimtlon. This feature of the proceedings i* the
only .m?? made public it Is reported, however,
that mog| of those present advised that all
Cuban (lacs be taken down on January 1, and
the ?lay made a day of mournlnff. the rubans
carefully keeping away from the Americans.
The minority, on the other hand, urged
? that it would be better to keep cool, to
, trust the Americans and to wait and .????? hOW
! how their policy would work out.
Befior Perfecto Paciste, who presided at the
meeting, is said to have expressed Ml YleWi in
this wise:
"I am satisfied that th?- American? do not un
deretana! ua, and their moral position is essen?
tially weak. lnst? ad of laying to us. "Go
ahead and have all tbe pleasure you want ln an
Innocent way, and if you fight and destroy prop?
erty expect to be punished,' they suppress the
natural enthusiasm of nur people, forbidding
free assemblage, free speech In public, and all
other methods of expressing our delight at th?
advent of new condition*. For years we have
suffered, only to see. at this hour, mir emotions
changed from pleasure at th<? departure of th'?
Spaniards to apprehension at the arrival of the
Americana."
About sixteen hundred Spanish troops left
Havana, from tho vicinity of the pah.ee.. tho
Arsenal. Morro f'astle and Cabanas Fortress, for
Guanajay, yesterday.
Two companies of the Pennsylvanlans, under
Major Meyer, wenl tu Martel yesterday. Colo?
nel Bey burn, of the 2G2d New-Tor* Regiment,
raised the American fine yesterday over the
pal Building si Martel, in the presence
of a number of notable persons and the popu?
lation of the town. He made a speech In Eng?
lish, which was interpreted into Spanish, dur?
ing the .ours?? of which he said:
"In this solemn act you must not so? any
meaning except paternal love and protection,
? ? domination. We do not wish to see dlf
es between parties All Cubans ought to
with us. so as to recreate Cuba, in tbo
of mj Government and Nation I sssure
you that in proceeding this v\.;y you will Ob?
tain a free and happy country."
The Colonel caused five hundred rations to be
distributed to the poor, and the occasion was
elebrated by a ball at nlgh,?.
Colonel Seyburn g?i to rabanas and Bahia
TP nds from Marie!, in order to distribute ra?
tions.
CRISIS IN MADRID PO S ? FOXED.
WILL WAIT UNTIL THE RATIFICATION IN
WASHINGTON OK THK TREATY
oy PEACE.
Madrid, r>e<\ 29.-?The newspapers here ex
press the opinion that th" decision attributed
ln this city to Prealdent McKinley to hav th??
treaty of peace ratified in January, alters the
aspect of political affair? in Spain. Ministerial
think it better to postpone the settle?
ment of the crisis until the treaty is ratified.
Tl ? r? are mysterious rumors of a recen: meet
Ing of a dosen generals, the object of which has
not been divulged. But it is said that the meet?
ing may have an important effect on the situa?
tion. The Government is believed to be aware
that the meeting has taken place, and is under?
stood to be taking the steps necessary to pre?
vent undeslred d? velopments.
The Minister of Foreign Affairs. Duke Almo?
dovar de Rio, and the Minister of the Interior,
Se?or Capdepon. have thought It advisable? to
? deny as absolutely unfounded the stories of the
I Republican and ?'ar^isr press afT?rmlng that a
foreign Power is preparing to intervene in the
I even: of the internal and financial affairs of
8paln taking a bad turn, and that r.reat Britain
has designs on the Balearic islands and tbe
of Gibraltar.
THE TRANSVAAL A VOWANO.
BOERA AND LTTLAJiDERB Af.AIN ON THK
VERGE OF OPEN WARFARE.
Lonfon, Dec '-"?'? A disquieting situation is de
Veloplni at Johannesburg.
rdii.tr to the Istest advices from there, the
: li seething ?rith discontent, ss on the eve
Jameson raid, in consequence of recent and
. . ? m. saur? ? which th?
rs regard si ??-?:?? a fr. sh series of ??
tions. In addition, racial animosity If Intensify
? rhe vexatious treatment of the Brltlsh-Ind
boys.?' which is rousing muc?_blt
ternesa There w..s a serious develop)
week when a Moer policeman murder?! an hr
llshman named Edgar, entering th?? tatter's noues
snd shooting inni. The policeman eras arreste^
upon the charge of murder, hut on the following
dav the ? r,,,? )?.- W ?? p 1 I? ? i to one of m:in^
,..r ,-,,., hi llbertj on ball.
Trie Hritlsh ageni demanded s restitution ol lh?
charge of murder, snd s mass-meeting,
? .i by nve thousand Cltlanders, was held at
Johannesburg on Sunday to protest sgslnsi the
murder of Edgar, snd to present to the British
s strongly worded petition to the Queen,
reciting the wrongs of the Ultlanders and appeal?
ing for protection and such other st'ps as may be
found necessary to "terminate the existing intoi
erat.ie ?tate of Affairs.'' There were no speeches,
owing to the lawi prohibiting political gatherings;
?? demonstration war- very Impressive. The
p whs presented to the consul on the bal?
cony of the consulate, the whole multitude signify?
ing assent by uplifting their hand?. References to
the Hot poll? ?-man Ciid'ed ihOUtS of "Lynch
him." The meeting, however, was peaceful, witn
the exception of a slight affray with the police at
Iti ? ...sion.
The newspapers publish venomous articles on
ibject. The B?r organ, the "Rand {
?y discussed tr.? prospect of war with Grsat
.. and sdvised thst on the first Kritish act
of war, twenty-four hours to le.ivo h*. given the
women snd children at Johannesburg, and thst
the whole piace in then rased and that "the per
; ? thee? tun, ??-nt proceedings, if caught,
I \? thrown Inte the deep shafts .,f their
who ihe debris of their mschlnery for
COStl) ShrotldS," addine that "the who!?? ol J I
nesburg Will exult If the Afrikander Ward Is con
Into ? gigantic nii>t.:.--h heap, ,.s ? mighty
tombstone for th<- shot-down authors of the mon?
?I roliS deed."
The Pretoria "Volksteln" suggests that January
?? h< observed as Jai in Day, and that Dr. Jawe
? I.un.cd in effigy.
? -
THE PONTIFF p l?.Vfl CATB0LIC8.
A DOCUMENT 0! ITi WAY PROM WiME TO
? ORDINAL GIBBI 'Km,
Rom*, Dee 2G? It Is asserted here that ? Pontifi?
cal document concernili?; religious matters In Amer?
ica, has been dispatched to Cardinal Gibbons, ?nd
will be published In Europe a.-< eoon as it r
him.
Although dealing principally with local ? istoms
and modes of action in conformity with ? .?
Ugtous liberty a? ?ordtrd In the i'nited gtates, th?
nderstood, warni Catholics sgs.lnsi
the dangen of certain unorthodox regulations
touchini ? onsclence, such ?*. were ad?
min tori upon "The Life
of Father .1- mar." and the dangers of doctrines
Uh? t?. ? evolution upheld by Dr Zahn
?
THL KEVf VICEBOl EEACBE8 BOMBAT.
Bombay, i" ?> Baron ?'ur_.n of Kedloston,
the ???.?' Vi**eroy Of India, and Lady CUTSOn, wi;h
their children, srrived here to-day on the Penin?
sular end Oriental steamship Arahla. whl. h l> ft
London OB ? ? ????ember 0
?
ROTAL LIMI1 BD
VIA C. R It OF N. J . P. AND ? ; Il AM? 0
New-York to Washington dal.v. Mi p. in. White?
hall Terminal (South Perry) and | y m fool Llb
ertv Htreet Exclusive /'iillman Kfjulpment. Dining
Car Service unequalled No ex.es? rares Kmeit
train* and qiilkerU time betweeu New-York and
Waihlnfton.-Advt.
COUNTY BOND PLAN GIVEN TT
RAPID TRANSIT BOARD NOT LIKELT TO
PISH IT FURTHER
???????? APPOINT-- T? > PSKS-NT *. MEMORIAL
TO THg UCQISLATUltE PglVATg CAPTTAli
Tin: PROBABLE MEANS A Bl'OOBg
II ? THAT MAT 1 ? ? ? ? PAVOR
The probability that the Hoard of RApId
Transit Commissioners will ultimately decide
that the only speedj means by whi? h the under?
ground railroad can be constructed Is by giving
the work over to private capitalists Is becoming
?trongeT each dsy, A month ago the Board was
apparently determined upon building the tunnel
by th.? Issuance of bonds on the county of New?
York, an?! "ti se,-king special legislation to raise
the necessary funds by "he issue of county
bonds. They agreed, as an alternative, to ask
for power to carry out their project with the aid
of privat.? capital. From the first this latter
alternativ, for reasons which hav? slresd?
1 In The Tribun?, has been fought by COO?
troller Coler, and it would seem from state?
ments made aft.-r the r? guiar meeting of the
!? ird yeeterdsy tbat the Controller hau suc?
ceeded to some extent in bringing the Commis
? 11 to his vii vv.
At any rate, Controller Coler and George L.
i; ., were resteras) sppolnted ss s committee
to draft S memorial to the Legislatur?? explain?
ing the pr? ent situation of the rapid I
scheme, and outlining the views of the Commis
rs as to th?? best and quickest way of ob?
taining the money necesssry to build the tun?
nel It is certain that the Controller will not
rece?],, from his opposition to the bond sugges?
tions, and as th?? only desire of the Commls
? work begun on their plans, it
is not Improbable that the memorial will urge
th?? expedlenc) of employing private capital a?
opposed to issuing county bonds. This much,
in fact, was admitted by Lewis L. Delsfield
after the meeting, although he would not com?
mit hinis>;f to any official Utterance.
THK CONTROLLER'S STATEMENT
Controller Coler, however, was more com
municStlve, and said: "You en ? ItStC for me
that the capital for the rapid-transit system
will not com?? from issuing county bonds. That
suggestion will never be considered again seri
ously."
In view of the likelihood that privato capi?
talistic sources will b" relied upen for the con
?tructlnn of the tunnel, and in view also of the
admitted fa.t that the Metropolitan Btreel
way Compsny will becmie a bidder for the con?
tract, sttentlon Is being attrai ted t- suggestions
made by a writer in the current Issue of "The
Engineering News." Whether ?the artici??? was
Inspired or not is a matter only of conjecture,
but, nevertheless, one of th?? Commissioners said
yesterday i' contained mm h common ?
whil?? it? suggestions were feasible and wi.rihy
??f consideration. In explaining his plan, the
writer in "Tl;?? Engineering News" says;
The origin ? ??;:.? of t Transit
Commi Drehende?] ? four-track road from
tii?? Battery up Br.Iway to the northern limits of
ij with various? four-track and two-track
ii. ?! .? ? oditi? d the tour track
? wai stili adhered to ?hile the foui
scheni" was an ? i ; r op? '
whs planned, the man h of eventi has noe r<
ll ibsolet? If the local linei ot the pro]
lr.licit rnllwaj were now ? would
he forsaken by travelli rt for th? u on
I
carrying out of the New-Tors rapid transit enter?
prise Is m build iwo-tni' k tunnel road?, /or eiprtM,
trims only, beneath some of th?? principal north
nnd Koutii line* of th?? present elect rie conduit sys
tem. Of course, these proposed expresa trn.-ks
would need to i"? operate*! In entire harmonj with
railways, snd this ?,.
predicali) thai they must !.. bulli and op?r?t?
an ar : I
the M< in politan .-'t? ? ? ? illwaj ? "orni
an arrangement, if we may Iron
? rul? ? our
?
year I d ??:. a tirm basil
? ?
Th?? writer suggests stations only a? Twenty
thlrd-st., Fifty-nlnth-st., Ninetietl
hundred-and-tuenty-ftfth-et., and Hsrlem Rlvei
and . ? ilio* Ing for stops a?
e tot time ? onsumed by the trains
?i. th-? two termini of the line
eighteen and a iia'.'" p ?)? the possibili
tv of . ven this time being shortened.
Whil Presiden! Alexander E Orr and other
member.- of tb.? Commission would noi .iir*-?tly
discuss the sdvsntsges of this suggestion, or
tli?? possibility ? it being consid rred, >??: I ?
pi? 'ing togi t).? r the dlsconn? < t? ? ?
each to various Inquir?? then la reason ti
lleve thst the Bosi \ ??? ould be d i they
believe ? Ir? imstsi ? warranted, to mal?
teria] alteration in their ?
WOULD HAVE TO BEGIN AFRESH
Hut in this event, as Mr. <~)rr pointed out yes?
terday. It would be necessary for the Hoar: to
begin all ov?-r airain, t?. obtain new consents
from property-owners, or, in default of that, to
appeal to th?-? court" for authority. In si ll
these drawbacks, however, it is apparent that
if th??? Commissioner* .? t th?? contra ? t.. private
capita! th.? successful bi.hb-rs win assured I)
seek ? t the plans already drawn
up, to meet their own views. Am! as tli?? suc?
cessful bidders ar- more than likely to be the
m? ? w ho are behind the present electric sur?
fece system, it is natural to assum?? that they
will desire to operati? the underground road in
Connection with their present r-nds. and when
It i" remembered that by th?? -?.Mem of transfer
th?? people of this city could have th,? us.? fur
? ?..? fare of the surface llne.s for short distances,
and of the tunnel for >ng distances, ther?? i.
reason to In ? el ll th>? commissioners ??
? rhe exigencies of the occasion by agreeing
to various changes in their present plan?.
FIGBTINO IN BRITISH EAST AFRICA.
ItKPr-T.s ??t?? a BRITISH FORCE PKTtinvs
^?SSVis ON HUTU SII
Calcutta. tdricei received here front
British Esst Afri??;? say tha* r 10 a force
ttacked a detachment "f thirty men b
loosing to if??? 27rh Be uchis, ommsnded by Ut ??
ter..int Hannynton, which was marching to Ma
sindi. A native officer and t-A.-iv. men were kin?ii
and nine w. r.? wounded, Including Lieutenant II in
nynton, arho was fhot througn the right arm
had hla left hsnd shattered by s bullet The par
guard repulsed thi nd the wounded were
eyed fourteen miles to Kissllxl, on the west?
ern shore of Lake Kloga, winch place was held by
a company of Bsluchia
Th? r.p. Is lost one hundred men Later the
attacked Kisalls! twenty-dve men.
Th'? casualties on tbe British side were two n?.;>
wounded. Troops, the advices added, were ?p.s
j etched to pursue the rebela
The Bsluchls engaged originally belonged to
colon-: Martyr's exp?dition, which left Uganda In
October, going in the direction .f the Nil?, s "?
the object of joining cer.r.ii Kitchener's f ?
The Baluchls were lift behind ? Unyoro in order
to dispos?? of th?? remnant of the s?? id
which rebelled under Macdonald snd took refuge
at G??
NEWFOUNDLAND FREE TO TREAT.
WILL Bl I'bHMlTTKl? ? ' MAKI a PlgHKRY
ARRANOEMENT WITH THK [?????
.-TATJ^
8t John'?, ?. G . ? ?? ? ?? it ?? generally ???,
1??p? that tt;.? failure "f the Canadians to s?? nre a
fishery arrangement through the negotiations of
th.- loint High ?'ommli?on at Wgshlngton will re?
sult in the British Government permitting thl? col?
ony to negotiate a separate srrsngement with the
Btates upon the basi? of the Homi nuin*
? nil?n vAhl'h allowed Sem fou
entri Into the Ameri sn markets A mei
receiving fre? Ing privilege! in New
foundlan I v?
STANDARD, BOTTLED AT THF. BBEWERT,
fi l'i per CSSS of 24 bottles ?m s??!?? at Hotels, Ret
taurnnti and Grocers Mill order or telephone I'M
Wllll_mstiur*|h. Otto Huber Urewery, llklyn.-Advt.
NO DECISION AS YET.
SUCCESSOR TO GEORGE W. ALDRIDGK
STILL UNKNOWN.
COIvOVKL R?M-)SKVKI,T CONFERS AVITI! SENATOR
I'IaATT, ANI? Mkssi:s. "I I.!.. WOODRUFF
AND OTHBatfl COIaON'SX J. N. TART
mi"ii?: sah? To SI SB?""*?!
MI.M'KI. ItV BETH U 'AV
The selection ?.f ? successor to George W.
Aidriilg.? as Slate Superintendent ?>f Public
\ Works had noi ?.? decided upon last nipht,
although Colonel Theodore Room*-v.it, the Gov?
ernor-elect, spent nearly all day In this city
consulting with Republican Laders and other
men In the eff?>rt to reach a d?*clalon. Colonel
Roooevell left his borne In Oyster Hay early in
the morning, and when be arrived in the ?dty
he went t?> th?? Fifth Avenue Botel, where be
s Dent a few hours talking with persons over the
taleohone, making appointments fur confer
and attending ? p lenca. He said
he expected bla family to follow him to the elty
and meet him in the evening at the home of his
Bieter, In Madie? ?
When Colonel Roosevelt left the hotel in the
forenoon he said he eras soins to consult aeveral
persons about men who had been mentioned as
suitable for appointment t.. the office of State
Superintendent of Public Works, bui he might
not reach any decialon on the subject before
cojnp to .Albany, and he did noi wlah t?> tell wh.?
w. r.? to be bis advisers. It ?as understood that
he talk??,? with Beth Low, EHhu Root, Joseph H.
Choate arid several prominent engineers in the
city in the aftei noon.
About E p. m C ? ??! Rooeevelt returned t"
the Fifth Avenue Hotel, snd went to ihe rooms
of Senator Platt, who received h:m there in
company arlth ? I? Odell Jr., and Lieutenant?
Oovernor Timothy L W.Iruff. Mr. Odell, who
A\as Buffering from a sprained ankle an?l walke,]
with the ?(id of ? stali cane, came to the city
from h:s home In Newburg early In the after?
noon to attend the conference. Mr. Woodruff,
it Mas linderst?? !. had been called into c.?n
Bultatlon on account of a recommendation of
Colonel John ? Partridge, of Brooklyn, for the
office of State Buperlntendent of Public Works.
Beth low, it was said, bad recommended Colonel
Partridge as a aulta ?le man for the place. The
.enee in the rooms of Senator Platt lasted
until 6:80 p. m.. When Colonel Roosevelt went
t?. the hom? of his sister, at No. ?*.S!) Madison?
ave As he was leaving the hotel Colonel Ro.se
v, It said to newepsper men that there had been
no decision ns to Mr. Aldrldge's successor. There
had not been any decision, either, as to the ap
polntment of a Commissioner of Labor Btatla
H< bni decided not to appoint both the
rlntendent of Public \v,?rks and tiv Com?
missioner Of Labor Statistics from New-York
City, and if a New-York City man was made
Rtendenl the Commissioner would be
taken from up the State.
Colonel Rooeevelt was Avlth his family In the
home c.f his sister In Madison-avo., last night.
He said he would start f,,r Albany at 1 p. m.
to-day. There bad been no cha?are In the politi?
cal situation, he s.ild. and probably would not
be any change before he went to Albany. Sena?
tor Platt, Mr odell and Mr. Woodruff talked
the Fifth Avenue Hotel last night,
bin t: le? red there was no new develop?
meni a . ?Ointments.
?'olor. ! 'iridar declined to ?ay at his home
In Brookl! r ' he Avould accept or decline the
office of s ate Superintendent of public Works
If it Airr?* offered to him. H said it had not
been offer d t" htm, snd he doubted if Colonel
Roosei ?II thought of asking him to take the
place. Alfred ? White, "f Brooklyn, the former
Commlaaloner of City Worka, declined the ot?
time a???. It was said at th?? Fifth
Avenue Hotel Issi evening that ?Trancia Hen
a ho had the recommenda -
if the Republican organization for the of.
flee, waa no longer c meldered a candidate for
it. He bad allowed the us?? of his nani??, it A\as
although he did noi desire any office, bul
when opposition to him was shown he withdrew
the us?? ..f his name.
FOR THE QOVERNOR'8 STAFF.
THF. POUR MEMBERS FROM CIVIL LIFE
WILL BE COLONELS.
The nppolr.tmen? of S Dana Greene SB the rep
? ?;?.?< ?' the Saval II litla on the ?uaff of
? ir Roosevelt leave? I elee in that
? ? w ode provides tl at four of th? Oov?
ma ?.' ? ? nel? re ? from civil
they ? ? Ire any rank that the Oov
?. ? ?, ? . . t bei ; ? ?
>? ? - f th? m imp may be
? ??,! by the Governor of euch grade ss he may
The othei ten atdee-de-camp shall be ap
;???.? rn >r from 11
of the National Q the Naval Militia
that n< I."
Of the ten aldea-de-camp from the Mattonai
I who have already been named, the hlgheet
In rat.k Is Lieutenant-Colonel William H. ?'liaptn,
jr.. of Buffalo The othera are lieutenant? and cai?.
?mutender, it |
? Colonel ??reit arili ?ive to the four
additional members of hla staff ;he rank of eolone?,
.?tai gossips in National Quai ? circles have named
oi officer? and ci villana ns the <-?????? colo?
nels I? Is believed that Colonel Astor would have
mi- ? If he had desired ihe place, and th.>se
wh,, BIS now mentioned as sure of appointment are
ral Howard Carroll, ?who naa served aa chief
of artillery on the staff of Governor Morton and
rnor Black; Captain Craig Wadaworth, of
It'a Rough Ridere: William Lit
lauer, of Gloversvllle. brother of Congreaaman
N. Lltiauer, ??a F Norton Ooddard, of this
Nal ?:?.? Plrst
rnanl David ? Inglehart. 112th Regiment)
? ' iptaln Georgi A W Ingate . ?'. ?:? ?Imeni. i laptaln
M Andrew?. 2d Regiment; First Lieut?
W, Mather, 10th Bsttallon; Lieutenant
It Chap?n, ??' a Regiment; Fin??
? ' J. Miller 11*1 Benarat? ? "omp iny;
' Jam' ? *Vraj ? ?? ?reland, Tt h Res?
?. Fir?! Lleutenanl R beri ?. Prentice, Squad?
??.? ? Lleutenanl William ?. Flanagan, 2d
I a!,-r B. Dana
Grei ne, lai ? ival Bal I ilion.
COMINO OF THE NEW OOVERNOR
Till". ROOSEVELTfl TO BE OUESTB Of Till" BLACKS
IN ALBANY ?? ? DAT
Albany. De? -'.? '.-,? lai) William .1. Tounga
privai " retary of Governoi eleel Roosevelt, er?
? ,\ ed her? thla aft? rn? oi ?< ? d e a - pi ?
mi ' ?r ? o'clock
ar.d ,!?? ?ar, d Theodore Rooeevelt to h tv.? been
li Mr Ifoungs brought Oov?
R ? elt'a first messag? I.? - ? I ??
will t..? presented to thai body next Wednesday,
? m ii ;.. the Btat? Printer.
?Olor?.?! Ri ? ? ted here tomorrow af?
ternoon with , - family. They will go it e
the Executivi Manelon, where they win be the
rnor and Mr?. Black until Saturday,
when Mr and Mra Black will turn the ma
?
II ? ? nglneer-rlecl Bond was here to-day, and
! si th? off! ? ?f Secretary of Rt.it.? ?
thai he had ?Seen officially declared Ht.at. En|
an . Surveyor iftei ? ? \? ? iturdaj
,...?? ?? Hlack'a rial r? ? greee
n. m ' ? ilait, Ml ha?l J ? '?",v in I ?
The nature of ihelr conference with lb? Governor
? : hut I? was slat. .1 that th. y
were her? I ? preaa th? ippointmenl of a Mr. ?;n.
man sa I??; ontroHer. William J. Mor?
gan, the Controller?elecl ?a- in New-York.
?
ROYAL ???.G? LINE'S PHILADELPHIA, SALTI?
MORE AND WASHINGTON SERVICE.
THREK FIVK H? ?PR TRAINS
TO \\" ISHINGTl IN,
al Blue Limited." ?"IM train, dining an'. ; ,?
arly bull) for thla aervlce Fines) train
'inn? fr..rn atation Centrsl
: ? ?.? ? ?? -? . fool of Lll - rty-al
? p. Other Bv? hoar truiii? at 11 JO n m and
1 p. m I.e.iv? Sou?!: Perry, fo.t Whltehnll-st.,
fl\. mtnutea ?? ? r ?i?r These, ?Irh numerous other
fast t: line-table), ?Ive flne*t aervlce be?
tween New-York and a:>ov?r cltle?. -AdvL
MORE TALK ABOUT ALTON.
JOHN J.
MITCHELL AGAIN
CITY.
IN THIS
HE RESUMES HIS CONEBRENCBg WITH ? H
RARRTMAN BELIET THAT THE SAL?!
OP thi: ROAD WILL iOON
P.E ANN? ?I'M ?G?
Pince the return to Chicago, about ten days ago.
of John J Mitchell, president of the Illinois Trust
Snd gavlngs Bank, who was In the city for several
? lays at that time and held conferences with vari?
ous financiers In regard to the sale of the Chicago
and Alton Railroad, the controlling interest in
Whli ti he was believed to have been authorized to
represent In the negotiations, little or nothing was
hc.ird rib ut the Alton until yesterday, when It wa.-?
learned thai Mr. Mitchell was again In New-York.
. having arrived here on Wednesday night, and had
. resumed his confcrenc.-s with ?, ? Harri man,
! who represented important interests in the Cnlon
Pacific, snd Is also identified with VenderbUt ani
??????? Interests, and who said at the time that the
negotiation? for the purchase Of the road had been
Intrusted to himself. When Mr. Mitchell started
j for Ihe West It was generally understood th
Alton road would In all probability ha
, by a syndicate of banks and bankers, among them
heir.?? mentioned the First National snd Chase
! National banks and the tirm? of ?'uyler. Morgan &
?? and Kuhn, Loeh ? Co.. of this city; Hambleton
& ??., of Baltimore, and Norman ?. Ream, of Chi?
cago. This syndicate, It was added, was acting in
the interest of several Western roads, including
the Missouri Pacific, the I'nlon Psdflc, the Illinois
Central, and possibly also the Kan is City, Pitts
burg and Gulf, It being the plan to operate the
Alton as an independent road in the common inter?
est of all th? systems named. It Is known ihat
after the conference yesterday at the rnion Pacific
ornees, between Messrs Mitchell and Harriman,
Iher? ??? ' rence there of lawyer* repr
Ing the several interests Involved, and ii is gener?
ally believed In Wall Street that during Mr.
Mitchell's pr? ? ? In thla dty the negotiations
for the sale of the Alton to the syndicate, for ac?
count of the railroads referred to, win he definitely
compi? '"<! and that th?? announcement of the
transaction win soon be made.
The Chicago and Alton has been reported ?old
leverai times alti re ir was first known to be in the
market, five or six weeks ago. The Kansas City,
Pittsburg and Gulf Railroad, which hy acquiring
the Alton would get. an outlet to Chicago for its
line running between Kansas City and the ?'?Ulf of
Mexico wee Bret reported to be negotiating for
the Alton. Then the Vanderbllts were said to be
treating f?r it. as its possession would enable them
? . extei '. their system of Eastern linea now termi?
nating at Chicago to Kansas City, where connec?
tion could be made with the Kansas City branch of
the Cnlon Pacinc. Then the Qoulds wer- said to
be anxious to huv the riad. which, running betwei ?
St. I.ouis and Chicago, would give sn entrance
Into the latter city ? ? the Missouri Pacific system.
sr.d the Cnlon Pacific also, in which the Vander
bilts have large holdings, was at one time said to
be negotiating for acquisition of the line. All these
reporta were denied, but the fact seems to be that
the Alton will soon pasa Into ihe Joint control
of all the roads which have 1.??'?!? severally men
tloned from time to -ime aa Its prospect:??.? purchas?
ers, the Illinois t'entrai being associated with them
in th" transaction.
-e
? A CRY OF ALARM FROM CANADA.
AN EDITOR IN TORONTO CONJCRES UT A FRIGHT?
FUL VISION cip ANNEXATION TO
THF, I'NITED STATF?.
Toronto, Ont., Dee. 29? "The Toronto World.''
which opposes the present Liberal government at
Ottawa, has a startling editorial to-day under the
heading "Canada on the Brink," In which it warns
the people of this country that tlir.es are critical so
far a.? the maintenance nf Canada as a free, in?
dependent and Integral portion of North America Is
concerned.
"Cnless Canadians." declare? "The World." "are
fully luve to the situation and speak out in no un?
certain way. they will find themselves between s
grasping ennexntlon movement In the Cnlted
States, having for Its end the domination of the
whole continent, and s great party In England, pre?
pared to make almost any sacrifices to the I'nited
In consideration of some kind of support of
? ice with Russia, Prance and other
?. ,r ipi an I'"?ere."
'The World'' then refers to Cenerai James H.
Wilsoi sechat Macon, Ga., ln which Cen?
erai Wilson exp?e.sed the hope that he Would see
t!i?? day When the starry flag shail float everywhere
from 'he frozen North to the sunny clime of ''en?
trai America.
"We believe" "The World" proceeds, "that ties.?
words o( Mr Wilson only ahow too well the opinion
of a great number of Americana when once their
??? for expansion Is arouied in th?? dir?
of the North, and if once they get It Into their
heads that they only hav.? to go far enough ln their
ere;it game of bluff, which seema I ? be their best
ind I lelr atrongest ? ?ri in diplomacy, will force
Canada, willy-nilly, Into annexation." In con?
clusion Ci? "We ar?? n.-arer to absorp?
tion than ev.r we were. Do Canadians realise It?"
DUKE OF YORK To BE PROMOTED.
TO nr MADE A ItF.AP. ADMIRAL, WHEN HE W'H.t,
WELCOME AMERICAN WARSHIPS
London, Dec. tt.? The Press Association to-day
announces that the Duke of York Will probably
be made a rear admiral before the squadron of
American warships which Is expected to visit Ku
rope reaches gptthead, in whose reception, it is
a?! !????. th? Puke will take a prominent part.
l? RITI S ? WAR OFF ?c ? P?EELBD.
AN INVITATION TO THK FLORIDA MII.ITIA <T>N
VENTION NOT UNDERSTOOD IN LONDON.
London, Pec. 29 The War Office here is puzzled
hy an invitation received from the Governor of
Florida to ?end representatives to the National
1 Mllltls Convention, which Is to take place at Tampa
on February I The Hrltlsh officials have been en
deavortng t? ascertain th?? ; ?onven
? tion. and finally decide.) to writ.? to the Government
of th?? i'nited States on 'he mi:'.ct. asking for In?
formation prior to coming ta s le \tJon.
Governor Blosbsm, of Florida, has invited the
' ni! the Btates to lend practical mili?
tary n.en to attend a Nati?.nal militia convention
St Tampa on February i, tor the purpose of dis?
cussi:;?; in! formulating methods for reorganizing
the present defective State militia systems. No
doubt It la the ?erm "militia" which has confused
the Hrltish War Office officials The Hrltish militia
is a paid, regular branch of :h.? army of Great
Britain, though only placed under arms for train?
ing purposes yearly or In .??*<> of emergency, The
British ml I a, while forming part of the reserve
or auxiliary forces, is not included In the Volun?
teer Corps, which represents the militia of the
. Bl it? Pher? il out 140 ,>" militia ln
Britain snd th? lintl-h colonies, exclusive of
India, and ihere sre snout 170,000 volunteers, "f
which number a; out 210.000 belong to flreul Britain.
Chancellor MacCrscken of the New-York Univer?
sity, will address tb?? National Militia Conv?
In advocacy of Introducing a military drill system
tnto the put ???? -ch??.i- of the Cnlted States
?
(ll ? ? \ EL -filli /' /: INTERRUPTED.
VIOLENT OALES on* thf. hritish kart oust
WRECKS REPORTED.
London. Dec ? Another violent sab? swept over
the English Channel and th?? .-as? coast of creat
Britain this morning, and the trans-channel service
was again Interrupted Several small wrecks have
? ? irted and damage ha? been done at dlf
f. r ? nt ? aporta
QER VAN] AND the 8 ? i/o ? ? ?.<?. \ s ds:
nrp.'KTKi? aiihiv.h.
AN A M K It P-AN WAR?
SHIP CAUSES COMMENT IN BERLIN,
Berlin, Dec _? There Is much comment here at
the reported arrival of an American warship at
Apia. Hamo.., the ??????-?.? p.-rs regarding It as a sign
that President McKinley means to carry out the
prosi imme outlined In in? recent message to Con
Ph? ? "-sische Keltuni layi
NO doubt ? ir. at Britain will support America,
and thua paralyse Ihe ilowly acquired German i>re
ponderance ??.?G.? la no I? inca of Bei
many ^curing exclusive control.''
Hallantlne'i India Pale Ale. Hrewed in America.
Bottle?! st brewery. Sold every* here.-AilvL
NOT NEAR \ SOLUTION YET
FOLICFa AND DISTRICT-ATTORNEY WORK?
ING ON THK AI ?A.MS CASK.
AUTOPSY BEEsYS T? ? SHOW CYANIDB OF POTAS
hu m POIS? '.vim; ?TOWARD r it ,?;?:us. THU
roiSONED WOMAN'S SON-IN-LAW, HKRB
STATEMEHTS TAKEN FROM CORN?
ISI! AND M H? ROGERS.
The mystery surrounding the ,loath of Mrs.
Kate J. Adims at h?-r home, at No. 8] West
Elghty-slXth-St., on Wednesday morning.
seemed no nearer solution last nlsht than it did
at the time sh?? fii. .1 Th.? District-Attorncy'a
office, which has taken entire chSTge of the
case. Is confident that Mrs Adams was poisoned
by a dose of cyanide of potassium, taken from a
bottle presumably containing bromo-seltz?-r,
which was received as a Christmas gift by
Harry s. Cornish, physical director of the
Knlcherbocker Athletic Club.
Th?? Police Department, which was let Into the
case yeaterday sfternotm, la aleo confident as
to this dos?? causing Mr?. Adams's death, and
Deputy Coroner Weston, who ^rtornted the au
topsy, yesterday afternoon said that all indica?
tions pointed to cyanide <4 potassium ??????)
inrr. but before th.? offlc.uld fully determine
this point th?? content." of the woman's stomach
would hav?? to be analysed by th?1 chemists se?
lected by the Diati ?tt? r.? y's oflV.?. ami the
result of this examination would sol be made
publb" for several d*?VS
Edward F Rogers, the son-in-law of Mrs.
Adams, srrlved in New-York last nisht from
Buffalo. He went d!? tly to the Imp-rial Ho?
tel, and did not call a; the apartments ?here hla
wife lived with her mother. When geen by a
Tribune reporter late last nlsht, Mr. Rogare
Bald:
"I do not care to talk about the cast, and
have nothing to say whate, r lb? 111 it - at leaat
n"t now."
Mr. Rogers put some little emphasis cn the
i "at least not now." and rp-at??! it ?e'-eral
\ times, as If he might say something after, he
vis more familiar with the facts in regard to
the poisoning.
Mr. Rogers is general Insurance adjuster of
the Lion Fire Insurance C ?mpany, of Hartford,
and make.? hla headquarters in Buffalo,
One particular feature of the case which is
causing unusual comment Is the remarkable
activity ,f th?? District-Attorneys offlc,? in look
lnr after all matter? connected with it. in fact,
th?? Assistant Dlatrict-Attorneya on the case are
not only aitlng in their legal capacity, but are
also looking imo the case and apparently seek?
ing for c|.?ws Just as the detectives of the
("entrai Office would do. Assistant I ??strict-Attor?
ney Melntyre 'ailed at tho house where the poi
sonlntr took place late Wedneaday afternoon and
t,ok ?ntlre charge of everything there. He
gave orders to the policemen and Coroners' of?
fice officials as to answering questions in regard
to the case. He made tun other calls at the
house on the same evening, and yeaterday BU
extremely active In looking after the interests
of Mr. (Orn?sh and others connected with the
case This activity of Mr. Melntyre caused no
little comment, and at one time it linked as if
there ?Aou.d be considerable friction between
the District-Attorney's office and the Police
Department owing to the fact that the <-as?
had been taken out of the hands of the police.
This, however, was apparently settled at noon
yesterday when Mr McJntyre had a consulta?
tion with Chief of Police Devery and Captain
McClusky. Chief of I' lectivas Affer this
meeting Captain McClUSky went to the Knick?
erbocker Athletic Club and took the statement
of Mr. Cornish, and lat? r bad Mrs. Florcm-s
Rogers, the daughter of Mrs. Adams, at hi? of
fi'??. The result of these in |Utriee was not
given out by either captain McClusky or Mr.
Melntyre, who was present when they were
ma,]??. Mr. Melntyre, however, said that in the
evening District-Attorney Gardiner would give
out a type-written statement covering all points
In tii- case This statement, it waa snnounooA,
. be given out at th- Fifth Avenue Hotel,
ani not at the Democratic Club, which is the
political headquartere of Colonel Qardlner.
THE G'?????'?-???' IRNEY'S STATEMENT.
Th?? statement which was given out by <?,,],>
nel Gardiner's priva:?- secretary and the aon "f
Mr. Mdntyre is as follows:
The first inform?t;??? as to th.-? death of Mrs.
Adams received at this office waa communicated
I . Assistant Dlatrict-Attorney J..hn F. Melntyre
Wedneaday afternoon at t o'clock by H. s.
Cornish, athletic director of th?? Knickerbocker
Athletic ?'lub. Upon his arrivai at the Diatrlct?
Attorney's office Mr. Cornigli was directed to Mr.
Melntyre, wh?? Immediately thereafter appris.?.i
me of ih?? death of Mrs. Adama under auspi? loua
circumstances snd presented to me the full
facts, which had been detailed to him by Mr.
Cornish. Appreciating the gravity ot" ?he situ?
ation. I at once authorised .Mr. Melntyre (who
has had great experience In t:.?? prosecution of
cases of this nature, and In whom I have the
utmost confidence) to enter upon Immediate in?
vestigation, and further directed him to visit
the house of the deceased, an! ;;s?? every means
at his disposal t., ascertain the complete facts
! surrounding her death. In cases ?.f this nature
? it is of ihe hishest Importance that every cir
I cumstance connected with the death of the
| poisoned victim be ascertain??] and kept Intact.
as in several instances heretofore vital evi lenca
necessary to eatablleh guilt has been overlooked,
; due entirely to the inexperience ,,f the inveetl
; gatora and their lack of knowledge aa to what
? constitutes the important and vital legal proofs.
The exhibits In former casi?? owing to a lack
of knowledge as to their proper tracing and
identification, were excluded upon the "lai be?
cause the witness?.? could not completely trace
them through the bands of the ?vsrloue persons
through whom they had passe ! snd properly
Identify them at the trial. Such g condition
arose at the FlemiriK pois..nini; .ase.
sine the beginning of my administration ?is
District-Attorney of this county It has been my
policy to assipn a member of my professional
staff to fully investigate grave offencea of this
sort, as, for gxample, thos.? ,f murder and arson.
Immediately upon the r.Ipl of allegations of
! their commission. I considered such a course
my duty in order t, insure that all th.? required
technlcsl -nil proofs would l.btained As a
constitutional officer, th?? Dletrict-Attorney is
empowered t,> us?? every means st his command
to collect evidences ,.f th.? commission of crimes
Avithin th?? Jurisdiction of his ? fBce, and it be
comea hla duty to do so. Th ? Court of Appeals,
nlslng the Importance of the District v
torney being fouu?uum? ot every circumstance
C? ? nee ted with the commission Of a crime with?
in his jut ?.?diction, In a :? am In the
case of the Peuple ex r>'l Gsrdlnler agt. the
Board of Supervlgora ?KM ? v.. pages, 1, 4. ft,
?', and si held tb?? "a criminal cae? ariaee when
the offence is committed, and *h.? dunes of the
t Attorney prior to Indictmenl ara not
limited i" laaulns subpernss for wltneasaa and
attending upon the Grand Jury The whole sub
j.. ? of Inquiry Into the ? ?mm ia of ci m?ea in
his county is properly within th?? officiai duty
with which h.? is charged, and when he is gd?
visc.i tbat a criminal offene? has been commit?
ted tlu-re the duty to prosecute th?? offender la
with him, and It Is within his power to use such
means as ar?? legitimate and neceseary for th?
purpose.*' Accordingly, when Mi Melntyre n< -
quslnted me with th.? facts aurroundlng Mrs.
Adama'fl death as he had been infoiti'.??.! of them
I promptly suthorlxed him t.. conduci an in?
vestigati?,ii. und mal?' at, api ??unti.. -;it to meet
him at tb- Democratic ?'lub later in tb?? even
???. and to-day I assigned Maurice It. Hlunvn
thal. Assistant I ?ist rid-At! .rn.-v. to mMUUS Mr.
Melntyre :n such further proceedings as may be
taken by this otflce
MINTYHH VISITS THK HOUIB,
Mr. Mcln'yre visited th?? pi? rit;-es. No. 61
West Mlnhty-sixth-st., where Mrs Adams's
death occurred. Tin? police authorities were In
Charge "f the (.remises when he arrived. De tec
A?"KKIt. MFRKALL A '"??NDITS INt'RKASKD
BAUES
of the celebrated Poland Spring AVater testify t?>
Its merit. Pure, sparkling and delicious.-AdvL