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H 1V ... " THfi SUN, THURSDAy,' FEBRUARY 10, jgfl6. '
IS I
;i tween Ddpny da Initio and a representative et
B& tbe United States Government,
Realizing that tho Stato Department would
B.w act quickly, tlio Spanish Entoy Rent another
flfe cable message to bis Government saying that
mfc bis letter to Csnilcjns containing Indiscreet
f criticism of President McKinlcy had corns into
tho poigcttlon o( tho United States, and ho
JltS thought it the wisest poller to rocall him at
l once, as his usefulness hero was endod.
, Minister Woodford's Instructions sent by tho
mw State Department wero to secure a compliance
fu with his damintl for Dupuy do Lome's recall
f without delay, so that It bocaino practically n
'f; race between the Spanish Minister and the de
li partment In communicating first with tho Mln
S Jsterof Foreign Affairs at Madrid. Gon. Wood
,W ford was directed. In tho ovent that no answer
f was returned to his demand by midnight to
ft K' night, to so Inform tbo department, and ho was
also told that If tho demand was not compiled
P with by that tlma Minister Dupuyde Lome's
m passports would be handed him to-morrow
f' morning.
I 'Ibis Is tho whole story of Dupuy do Lome's
$ downfall. Ho mot his ordeal with n display of
stolidity somowhat at rnriamo with tho Can-
t tlllan character. Friends who saw htm
S today found htm In n cheerful mood
$ and wilting to acknowlodgo that he had
K made a grave mistake which might In-
F v jure his futuro courso In tho dlplomatlo
v f eervice. Tho Impression In dlplomatlo circles Is
'.' K, that Dunuv de LOrao has been ruined In tbo
I. eyes of his Government unless tho peoplo of
X f Spain mnko a hero of him for his attack on
J I President 11 cK! nicy.
j What clToot tho recall or dismissal of Dupuy
'A s do Lome will have on the relations between
i 1 Spain and the United States can only be aur-
Dilsedatthts time. Tho general belief Is that
V tho Spanish Ministry will do everything it can
I to maintain friendly relations with this country
i I by disavowing any symDathy with tho utter-
1 i' ances contained in the Canalojas letter
' and .by ronowed assurances of esteem for
s. the President and the Govornment of
J tbo United States. Much will depend on
If bow tho peoplo of Spain accept tho brooking of
jjf their enx or. If they show their disapproval of
,f the action of this Government by riotous domon-
j" etratlons atntnst Amorlcans troublo is likely
J to follow. On the other band, tho Incident may
i ' pass quietly and the courso of tho negotiations
between tho two nations flow along smoothly.
t Sefior Don Junn du lloso. First Secretary of
I tho Spanish Legation, v. ill bo tho Chared d'Af-
S; (aires of Spain In Washington after to morrow.
i He is a young man who has had considerable
V experience In diplomacy. Tho handsome rosl-
denco at 1785 Massachusetts avenue, occuplod
IK by the Spanish Minister, was only recently
j leased, Tho Dupuy do Ionics will loavo tho
I bouse as soon as their personal belongings havo
. been ipackcd, and, in acpordanco with custom,
tho Minister will sail for his own country in tho
:' quickest posslblo time.
f CUBA'S 1TAE IN THE SENATE.
i Canaoa ana Slnmn Man stirring Appeals for
the Patriot..
Washington, Feb. It. Tho friends of free
f Cuba assembled in prcat numbers In tho Sonate
!'' galleries to-day to hear and applaud the speeches
; of Senators Cannon of Utah and Mason of Illi
nois in favor of tho resolutions offered respec
tively by them yesterday looking to tholmme
, dlato recognition of belligerency nnd to the uc
' Icnowledgment nnd malntcnnnce of Cuban In
s dependence. Mr. Cannon's speech was pol
ls ished'and rhetorical, Mr. Mason's forcible and
w vehement to such an extent nt to stir ud the
S? galleries into frequent violations of tho pro
Si prlettes of the occasion with outbursts of np
jf plauso. At tho closo of each speech tho rcsolu
9f tlon to which it applied was, on motion of Sen
3& ator Halo of Maine, referred to tho Committee
A' on Foreign Relations. In maktrg tho first of
, thoso motions Mr, Halo expressed his opinion
jS that tho object of tho resolution was to "put tho
W Administration Into lending strlnRS in relation
, to itB policy In Cuba." Tho Intention was, ho
i aaid, todrlvo tho AdmlnlstratlonUnto acourso
ijf fraught with danger a courso which might in
nf. Tolvo the country in nn armed conflict with a
f,V now friendly nation. Mr. Mason took up theso
S? points and illicusscd them nnlmniely, asserting'
j:V over and over again that his resolution did not
p mean war, but peace.
'! Mr. Cannon's resolution provided that on or
jA beforo the 4th of March next tho belligerency
of tho Cuban patriots bo recognized and the In-
i dependence of tho republic of Cuba asserted
within ninety days thereafter.
S Mr. Cannon began his speech by quoting a
Washington despatch to a New York pnper, say-
3, lng that nothing moro harmful than talk would
result from jingoism In tho Hen at o. and that tho
President was much displeased with the agita-
'4 tlon. Ho thought ho was not mistaken in as-
if- aumlng that statement as tho Icw of tho Ad-
i ministration at tho presont timo. What nc-
I ? cess, hn asked, had that now spaper wrltor to the
i purpose of tho Administration! What justi-
if fled tiie declaration that no substantial result
,' could follow from a movoment in Congress to
F recogniro the Cuban patriotsl It would ap-
jfc pear, Air. uannon sain, tbat some concerted
i.i:, plan hod been agreed upon to forestall nnd pro-
it I vent any possible action by tho Senate, just as
'J; any posslblo action bad been forestalled and
I prevented in tho Houio of Ilcprcsontatlvcs, to
3 the end that tho will of the peoplo might be un-
r done and to the end that some policy not yet to-
: Tooled might bo cnrrlod out. Hu asserted that
-i iomethlnif more hurtful than talk would result
; to men in high plaoes in this country.
fc "Wat," ho said, "is ended in Cuba. Tho hero-
Kt Ism of battle has gU en placo to a controversy of
f ' hunger. Spain no longer has tbo courago or the
p credit to maintain offenstvo operations in tho
7J -''floId. 8ho is only holding to the appearances
r; of a struggle in Cuba in order to satisfy the
l creditors who hae advanced the millions by
, vrnlch sho has sought to hold tho Cuban people
In subjection. Spain has been bankrupt in
I B money tor muny can. Sho Is bank nipt now in
I credit. Her greatost statesman is gone. Her
i people no longer havo tho ability to furnish ar-
, mles for tho Jlold. Tho polloy of Spain toward
Cuba is not that of warfare. It Is a policy to
ubduo by bribery, by corruption, by starvation
tho peoplo whom Spain nnd her cohorts could
' not conouor in tho field. If there bo any policy
' on tbo part of tbo United States, it Is one of
affiliation with that mocmcnt by which Spain
anall bn enabled to saddle on Cuba tbo ust
; amount of debt incurred in the vain endeator
l, to.conquor that island. Moro than four hull-
. dred millions in bonds aro held by Spanish
creditors the at mass of which was Issued
. to obtain funds wltn which to carry on tbo
i atruggle in Cuba.
,I cuargo that tho purpose of tho Admlnistra-
I tlon in delaying uctlon on the part of tho Amor-
. lean peoplo Is In consonamo with. If not In
direct partnership with, tho will of the Spanish
bondholders, who aro determined that beforo
freedom is allowed Cuba, security shall ho
r (riven on that bloodstained island for tho debt.
As to autonomy. Its offer was an insult, and if
r It had bceu oiceptu.1, It would luno bcon car-
Jed out only as a pretence. 1 ho President of the
United States can by a pen stroke stop tbo bar
barities that aro lelng committed, tut Cuba
frco, and lellcve tho Island from tho burdens
which sho sustains. It Is almost earthly omnipo
tence which ho poswsjea. A recognition of
- belligerency at any tlmo i-inco the war tiegan
would hao brought tho war to a speed) con
clusion, and would now absolutely ttrmlnato
the attempt of Spain to hold possession of Cuba.
Ono .word .will do it. The bare signature of tho
President s name to tbo recognition of bclligor
, yncy will do It. bat hand Is it that stnjs Wil
liam McKlnloy from signing his name to a rec
ognition of belligerency! What whisper is it
that says to him, "Wait I' Wo hao waited,
whllo Americans contlncd in Cuoan prisons
havo been starved, tortured, and assassinated.
Wo have waited until all, American property
In tbo island and all commerce with the island
nave boon destroyed. Wo b.io wnltoi until
war Itself has ended nnd until starvation has
l begun. Ouriupof waiting h full,
i .."'V? ua, lxJon doubly guilty of cowardice,"
Mr. Cannou went on. '"We hovo refused to
1 recognise tho belligcrencr of tho Cuban patriots
, so that they might enter this country on equal
1 , terms with the tyrant of Spain und buy muni,
tions of war and supplies for their armies and
suffering people, whllo at tbo same time our
Bullish rommorcv has sold rltlos to tho Cubans.
Every railroad and express company engaged
in that common o has made Its exactions of
ilood. Kvery skipper of n craft that has ruu as
a filibuster has taken his deadly toll, until
every rltlo tlmt has conio Into the bands of a
patriot in the field has cost Cuba 'JOO."
Mr. Halo lltep. Mo) uppearod as Snaln't
champion in replj to Mr. Cannon. He railed at
tention to tno fact that not un unemployed man
In the united States, not n veteran of the war.
and not a relative of the Cuban Senators had
gone to fight for Cuba. He added that not a
Uoglo Aparican with an KnglUU name was
Jtta iiTthatank of the Cuban Army. He
-Manded rtul&tnVtjeovxM of .apparent 1a
activity, and appealed to the Ssnate to stand
by him. Ha asked that the resolution go to the
Committee on Foreign Halations. The motion
was carried.
Senator Mason (Itep., Ill) then arose to advo
cato his resolution requesting the President of
tho United Statoa to notify Spain nnd the In
surgents of Cuba that war (so-called) must at
once ceaso and bo discontinued, and that the
United States of America hereby declare and
will maintain peace on the Island of Cuba.
In reply to Mr. Halo ho said that many Amer
ican boyawhou. ho knew personally nad be
come Cuban soldiers. Kmbargoes hart been
placed upon tho shipment of arms to Cuba, ho
said, and not a straw placed in tho way of Span
ish murderers. At this point thero was great
applauso from the galleries.
Mr. Mason said that he was not nn annexa
tionist and doubted If he would vote for tho an
nexation of any country. Ho was fighting for
peace in Cuba, ho said, not war. Ono word
from the Administration would bring peace,
but ns the PrcsUcnt docs not speak It, he
thought Congress should. Ho referred to the
horrors committed by tho Spanish In Cuba and
to tho thousands of starving human beings.
Ho read from tho statistics of deaths and out
rages fumlshod by the Ulsbopof Unvunn. show
ing that 000,000 bad perished within tbo last
year.
Mr. Halo denied this point blank. That
number was 33 1-3 per cent, of tho entlro popu
lation of Cuba, a statement, Mr, Halo sold, that
was absolutely beyond belief,
Mr. Mason read from the letters of nowspapor
correspondents with whom ho Is personally ac
quainted, nnd Mr. Halo Interrupted to say that
ho could submit letters from equally intelli
gent and reliable men that tako an exactly on
poslto vlow and give contradictory information.
Newspaper letters, he said, could not be ac
cepted as official evidence.
Mr. Mason read Clon. Gomoz's Indignant re-
nlr In flnn. Tlliinrn'ji tirnnntltlnn tn tirlhn htm
Into submission.
"Think of it." he said, "think of this old Go
mez, brave man that ho Is, fighting In sunshine
and in rnln. bis only son, 'soul of bis soul,' as
bo expressed It, sacrificed on the nltar of his
country, approached by n brlbo-givor, Illanro.
lllanco had been beaten in tho field, and now It
remains for him only to offer bribes. lllanco is
not fearful of bribery, but ho has never been
known to meet tho Cubans in tho open field of
fight."
Mr. Mason read a prlvnto letter to a lady in
Now York from on American lady, now tho
Mothor Superior of n convent in Havana, de
scribing tho terrible state of affairs In Cuba, and
saying tbat whllo many suffer, others havo
grown rich and do not want tho war to end.
"Thero is no vicarious atonement," Mr. Ma
son exclaimed, "for n nation's crlmo, no escap
ing tho cross of Calvary. We lived In tho
shadow of tho law of compensation for a hun
dred yenrs. We set our flag in tho sky nnd
said: This is the land of tho free and tho home
of the brave And ut tho samo tlmo we were
selling womon and children to tho highest and
best bidder for cash. Tho law of compensation
went into operation, and wa dld'not hne ma
terials enough, at tho end of the war. to make
headboards for our soldiers' gracs. Tho bank
ers and keepers of bucket shops aro wiring ma
to dny to consider tho prico of wheat and pork
In my own State. I say to jou that, with tho
picturo ofBtarving women nnd children In
Cuba, I have no hoart to look at tho price of
pork In Illinois. (Applause. They toll us that
war iii hell. In Cuba It is worse than hll.
Danto with all his word pointing bos never de
scribed anything so horrible. And this is tho
war which the Republican party promised to
stop. 1 deny tho right of any ono man to bo a
hotter Itcpubllcan than I nm, whether bo Bits In
tho White Hnuso or In tho Sonate of tho United
Stales. Applausc
Mr. Mason provoked nn outburst of laughter
by the remark thnt, although tho Scnato might
pass his rcsolu t on. It was not so sure thnt the
man on the other sldo meaning Speaker Itccd)
would pasnit. If the plan of national coward
lco were to bo carried ou nnd to continue, tho
tlmo would conio ffhen foreign fleets would
float In American harbors waiting to divide tho
spoils of war. He had the same respect for n
boy who rvould not fight for his rights as ho
had for a nation that would not fight for its
rights. Tho boy grow up usually half way:
and so with the nation. Spain was pin) lng her
last hand, with tho Intention of forcing tho
American Government to buy tho islnnd, or of
so destroying it thnt Its independence would bo
unprofitable, ltwos a confidence gntncXbo de
clared; nnd If thoso who played It were caught
phiylnir such a gaino on a train going into Chi
cago they would bo clapped In Jail w lthln twenty-four
hours.
Ho went on to rldiculo tho scheme of auton
omy and to show thnt it differed from that
which was first offered by cablegram and by
which the President had been entirely misled.
This, ho said, was another confidence gamo;
anotherenso of "stocked cards." tho sovereignty
of Spain had been turned o er In Cuba into tho
bands of an nssassln nnd bribe giver. The
autonomy had been heralded by the President
of the United States as a thing calculated to
give local go eminent to Cuba; nnd yet Sa
gasta, tho Spanish Prlino Minister, said to tho
yuccn of Spain, "In nothing Is the central power
and sovereignty of Spain lessened by the pro
posed autonomy." Mr. Mason wondcrod
whether tbo President bad ever road that
speech. The proposed autonomy was of a pio:e
with Spanish fraud and chicanery. It was au
tonomy in namo only. Sagasta was right when
he spoko to his Queen; nnd ho testified falsely
whon ho spoko to the American Ooernment.
Ho told one story at homo and another story to
the United States.
"Wo will show," ho continued, "that the
Spanish statement is falso which says that wo
aro seeking for land, or power, or treasure. The
nations of tho world will see, as wo tako Cuba
and bind up bar wounds, that In tho beginning
of the new century there is ono nation which is
not scoking conquest or power, but is acting tho
natt nf tlm rrnnH Kainnrltaii In tlm milillmn
thought, 'hear vou one another's burdens.' I
have no disposition to put tho Administration
In 'lending strings.' I am part of tho Adminis
tration. I do not turn any part of my responsi
bilities to nny other officer. I do not seek for
war. Hut if wo nro to have war let it be a war
in defence of humanity, and not a war upon
women and children. Let it bo a glorious war
in defence of the weak against tho strong, and
In defence of Christian civilization. If there
must be war, let it bo war In defence of thy
honor of our country, which is moro precious
than jewels, moro sarrcd than life."
Mr. Mason closed In a hum of suppressed ap
plause. He had spoken for noarly two hours
nnd had all tho time an Interested and approv
ing audience. Ills resolution was Immediately,
on Mr. Halo's motion, referred to tho Commit
tee on Foreign ltclatlons, as Mr. Cannon's had
previously been.
WAJtSUIPS IN OVnAN POETS.
The Montsomery Arrives at Aanllaae Stores
Sent to the Maine at Havana.
Washington, Feb. 0. A despatch to the Navy
Department from Commander Converse of the
cruiser Montgomery reports his arrival at San
tiago de Cuba from Matanzns yesterday. No
excitement was caused by tho oppearanco of
the cruiser. Tho Montgomery will remain at
Santiago for a faw days and will then go to l'ort
Antonio to await orders from tho Navy Depart
ment. Secretary Long to-day sent a telegram to Capt.
Snmpson, temporarily In command of tbo North
Atlantic squadron at Dry Tortugas. Fla., to
send tbo torpodo boat Cusbing to Havana with
stores for the battleship Maine. Tho dishing
is at Key Wost. She will return when tho
stores nro transferred. It is said at the Navy
Department tbat tho length of the Maine's stiy
at Havana has not been determined. An effort
to determlno bow soon tho Maine will bo with
drawn lias been niado seml-ofllclally by tho
Spanish Government, but it met with no satis
factory response. Tho information was given,
bowovcr, that another vessel would take tho
placo of the Maine when she loft Havana.
Resolution In the Assembly Condemning De
Lsnr,
Albany, Feb. 0. In the Assembly to-day Mr.
Roche (Dem., N. Y.) sent to the Clerk's desk the
following resolution:
Whtrtai, A letter from Enrique Dupuy de Lome,
Spain's accredited representative at tbo capital of
tbU nation, to Heflor Catialrjos. wblcb apiiears in the
publlo press to-day with surtlilent wealth of detail to
jiuarantro Its genuineness, contains exprealoos boar
lug fcoaWly analnat the character and sincerity of
fresldsnt llaKlnley: therefore Ixi It
lieiotrtd. That the peoplo of the State, of New York,
through their representatives In the Assembly, ex
press untwunded confidents In the loyalty of 1'resP
densMcKlnloy, anil deem It unieise to tolerate longer
the presence of a Minister whoso Ulplomsey seems to
consul of Insults levelled at the coossn ropresenta
tliei of the Ainrrlcsn people.
It was not offered under the proper head of
business, and was sent back to Mr, Hocho. It
will be Introducod later.
raeto Wan led Ilecnrdlna the Condition In
Cuba Under Dlauco.
Wabhwotov, Fob. 0. The House Commlttoe
on Foreign Affairs has reported favorably a
resolution calling upon the Department of Stato
for tbo Information In its possession concerning
tbo present condition of the reconcentrndos in
Cuba, what steps havo been taken to prevent
them from starvation and suffering, and, also, if
not incompatible with the public interest, to in
form the House of tho general condition of Cuba
since tho advent of the new reglmo under Gen.
Blanco.
Spaalets Crnlstr Almlrast Ocuend I'omlns.
Smiclal CabU Dtipatch to TBI Sirs,
Maumd, Feb. 0. The armored cruiser Aim!
rante Oquendo left Spain for Havana to-day.
From Havana she will visit several ports of tho
United States.
It is said hero tbat tho number of Cuban in
surgents submitting to Spanish authority has
decroased since the arrival of American war
ships in Cuban waters.
Blaae Koturai ( Ilavaaa.
Havana, Feb. 0. Gen. Blanco arrived In
Havana at & o'clock this afternoon by a special
train from Bataband. Gens. Panda and Gon
sales Parrsdo wejit to receive him at tho station
and esoorUd hlmo too paiacff.
sstssfesftasEsSsS
WAR IN CUBA MOST STOP.
SEW TOES. BUSINESS MEN SEND AN
APPEAL TO TUB PMBSIDBNT.
It Is Sls-nsa by Scores or the Lais; Bankers,
Morebaata sal Manansetarers T This City
They Say the War Has Cast American
Commerce BBOO.Ooo.OOO Thai Far naSWa
Ara 1Otlna BIOO.OOO.OOO a Tear They
Ask Tbat Steps Bo Taken at Oaee to Rail
Iba Strussle That Has Devastated Caba.
Washington, D. C, Feb. 9. A memorial by
New York bankers and merchants, asking
President McKinlcy to take steps to end tho
war in Cuba, was presented to tho President to
day. The memorial represented that tho Cuban
war has already cost American commerce $300.
000.000 and Is now costing not less than $100,
000,000 a yoar. Messrs. Gcorgo Turnure, Mooro
Carson and Gcnrgo Mosle wero the bearers of
tho memorial to Washington and wero recoived
by tbo President this afternoon.
They spoko briefly on the subject of the peti
tion, but did not read It, as Mr. McKinley said
that tt should bo prosented to tho Stato Depart
ment. Tho memorial was later placed on fllo at
tho department.
This important petition, addressed to tho Ad
ministration nnd slgnod by many banking and
commercial firms of tho highest financial
standing in New York, Is an appeal to Presi
dent McKinlcy to establish peace In the Island
of Cuba. It Is considered to bo ono of the most
serious oxprosstons of publto feeling that has
been mado In this country with regard to Cuban
affairs, and It is likely to mako a profound im
pression upon the President under tbo present
circumstances.
August Ilclmont & Co.. Lawrenco Turnure &
Co., and othor bankers of the same standing,
and such firms as Mosle Bros., James E. Ward
& Co.. and about a hundred other gentlemen
havo signod tho document. Tho majority of
them wero also tho signers of an appeal to tho
President to intervene In behalf of peaco In
Cuba, which was presented to Secretary Shor
man In May, 1S07.
In their former petition the signers reviewed
tho financial situation in Cuba from February,
1805, lo Juno last year. Thoy chiefly dealt
with tho great loss to American trado duo to
tho terrlblo war in tho island. They said that
prior to 1805 our Imports from Cuba averaged
75,000,000 a year and our oxporta $23,000,
000. In 1800 they declared that thoso figures
had dwindled to $30,000,000 Imports and
$7,000,000 exports.
In eloquent words tho signers described tho
awful state of devastation In which the wnr had
already plunged Cuba in 1890. Famlno stalked
over the island. Industry and commerco wero
ruined and tho population hnd been fearfully
deplotod. Was It not duo to humanity that this
conaition oi tuings soouiu uo sioppoa ana
In the bUBlncss'nspects of tho matter, should not
tho war be Btopped on account of tho great in
jury it was inflicting on American property and
American commerco I Tho Bignors did not then
suggest what steps tho United States should
tako to accomplish this end. They only said
tbat thero was but ono remedy for tbo evil, and
thnt was peaco for Cuba.
Tho second petition, which roached Washing
ton to-day. Is far moro important than tho first
one, and in addition to tbo signatures which
wore attached to tho earlier petition it has
many others, representing tbo highest circles In
flnanco and commerce. Theso gentlemen, in
June, last year, though holding the samo views
as the signers of tho petition, preferred to wait
for further developments, cither in Cuba or in
tho Cuban policy of this Government.
As 1807 has passod without any effoctive
remedy having been applied for putting an end
to tho war of devastation which is waging as
llorccly as over in the neighboring island, tho
second petition was drawn up and signed by all
the leading Jiouf cswboso Interests aro so Inju
riously affected by tho present Btato of affairs.
Tbo document says tbat its signers represent
tho bankers, shipping Arms, merchants, manu
facturers, and, in general, all classes of Ameri
can industry nnd commerce affected by the
Cuban war. It also says tbat, besides tho large
interests tho signers represent in this country,
they aro all Amorican citizens.
They estimate that tbo loss to American trade
in Cuba in tho throe years of the war now
amounts to tho enormous sum of $300,000,000,
which is a conservative figure. They illustrate
with statistics, drawn from tho most re-
llablo official sources, tho great devastation
of the Island and dcclaro that if the war con
tinues, not only tho Unltod States will lose
about $100,000,000 n year, but Cuba will bo
destroyed. They call attention to tbo fact that
tbo United States Is as much interested
in tho commerco of Cuba as Spain herself
and prove tills statement by a comparison
of tho trado relations between Cuba and
Spain and between Cuba nnd this coun
try. As In tho petition of 1807 not a word
of international or American politics Is to
bo found in tbo document. Neither do tho
politicians suggest to tho Adminstration how
peaco is to bo restored In Cuba by tho American
Government. Tho signers know that tho end of
tho war is tho only remedy for existing evils,
and they ask President McKinlcy to end tho
war.
But In spitaof tho studlod moderation of the
document it Is clear that In the minds of the
signers peaco can be brought about only by the
intervention of tho United States. This now
step, taken by most important repre
sentatives of American wealth nnd com
merco, is a very empbatio expression of
the public conviction that autonomy is a failuro
in Cuba and tbat Spain la unable to end tho war
there. In the face of this authorized expression
of tho feelings of the lenders in busi
ness and flnanco In this country who
have intorests in tho island, tho echemo
of tho Spanish Government to make a treaty of
commerco between tho United States and tbo
Cuban Autonomists, falls to tho ground covered
with ridicule. It is clear tbat the manufac
turers, merchants, bankers, and all classes who,
according to Spain, would profit so much by
such a treaty are convinced that peaco Is the
first essential, and tbat beforo it is secured It is
sheer nonsense to talk of commercial treaties.
TIIE BnooKLYN littT HOCK.
Constructor Ilovtlea Hnje, That It hen nepalrea
It Will no teller Than the Plans Inteuded.
WA8IHJ.OTON, Fob. 0. Tho House Committee
on Naval Affairs to-day heard Constructor
How lis of tho navy and Mr. Simpson of the
Now York Dry Dock Company in relation to tho
condition of Dry Dock No. U of the New York
No vy Yard. Secretary of t bo Navy Long was an
interested listener. Mr. Simpson said tbat the
troublo with the dock was that both the design
nnd workmanship wero faulty. Mr. Bowles,
who Is now in charge of tbo ropulrs being made,
contended that tho designs wero nil right, but
argued that tho workmanship was faulty. Thero
was now in ailablo $45,000 to carry on the work,
ho said, nnd In all probability that sum wouid
cover all tho expense. Whether an extra ap
propriation would bo necessary or not, he
thought that when the dock had been repaired
it would ba bettor than tho plans Intended, and
would bo as useful to tho Government as it
nothing hud happened to it.
Republican Contestant from Alabama Seated
In the House.
Washington, Fob. o. Mr, W. F. Aldrlcb.
who has twice run for Congress in tho Fourth
Alabama district, w-ss seated to-day for tho sec
ond time by tbo House of Representatives on a
strict party vole of l'JO to 114. Democrats, Pop
ulists, and sllverltes supporting Thomas S.
Plowman, tho sitting member, and Republicans
the new member. Mr. Aldrlcb s contest In the
Flfty.fourth district was against Gaston A.
ltobblns.
Mr. Aldrlcb appeared at the bar escorted by
Mr. Taylor of Ohio, Chairman of the committee
which Investigate i thocontest, and reported in
favor of seating blm.
Before the election case was taken up the
House passed a bill appropriating $375,000 for
the payment of witnesses' and jurors fees In
United Slates courts, to supply a deficiency.
Henry J, Widen tlreaiis a Cellar Boae,
Henry J, Widen, 31 years old, a surveyor, of
Paterson, N, J., accidentally fell into the cellar
of the power bouse of the Kings County Electrto
Light and Power Company, at the foot of Gold
street. Brooklyn, yesterday, and fractured his
collar bone., lie was takeo to the Cumbsrland
Htrett Hospital. . . ,
iMifawanst timnnssnnmviy liirifV 1Wiftfri' fr &'
TBET TniNK JIJ JEAN ZANBEBZ,
nare4 Identification r that SUtllated
Carasr.
No positive Identification of tho dismem
bered body of a man which was found on Tues
day morning In tho Inclosuro betwocn tho slips
ot tho Roosevelt Street and James slip fer
ries was made yesterday, although indications
point to It being that ot Jean Laneroz, n French
man, who had been employed as a carver in
Mouquln's restaurant on Sixth avenuo near
Twenty-eighth street for Ave years. Lancrez
disappeared last November, but as ho was in
the habit of going on sprees, nothing was
thought ot tbo matter by his emplocrs. Tho
man didn't return within a week, ns usual,
and his friends concluded that ho had gono
book to Franco a thing ho frequently said that
bo would do.
Thero wero fully thrco dozen callers at tbo
Morguo yesterday who claimed that thoy had
relatives or friends missing who thought that
tho body might be that of tho missing ono. They
wero all allowed to see tho remains, nlthough
It was noticed that most ot them had conio
out of niero curiosity, Tbo majority of them
went away saying tnat they couldn t identity
tho body, but somo felt pretty certain that it
was that of tho person thoy wero looking for.
Nona of thoso alleged Identifications was taken
seriously by tho pollco until an oxcltcd young
man ennio along and nsked permission to seo
tbo body. Half a dozen Central Oftlco detec
tives asicod his namo, and whon ho had gli en It
they hustled him into tho Morguo to show him
the body,
"That's him, I'm sum of it," the man ex
claimed. "Who is It!" domnndod a detective "What
was your friend's namoi"
"Jean Lancrez," replied tho young man in
tremulous tones. "I'm sure that's his body."
Whon the detectives brought tho stranger
out they surrounded blm so thnt reporters
couldn't get near him, and ono or two who tried
to address him wero thrust aside Cant. Mo
Clusky declined to tell tho namo of tho young
man. Dut ho said that the Information ho had
given was of great Importance From other
sources it was learned that the man Is Julos
Moda, a Frenchman, who keeps a restaurant at
20 Cornelia street. A Sun reporter bow Mcda
at tho restaurant Into yesterday afternoon. "I
nm under Instructions from tho Dctcclho Bu
reau to keep my mouth shut," ho said,"and thero
Is llttlo that I can tell you. I know Jean Lanc
rez well, and slnco ho disappeared on Nov. 4 I
havo felt suro that something had happened to
him becauso ho kept away from this restau
rant, whore he had eaten bis meals for years.
When I read of this caso In tho papers I went to
tho Morguo to bco If tho body was not tbatof
Lancrez. I was excited, becauso I nm not in
thcjiablt of going to such places. Tbo body at
tho Morguo is that of a big man. Lnnercz
was a great, big, muscular man. 1 Bald I was
suro it was ho, but of courso I cannot bo sure,
with tho body in such a mutilntcd condition.
Still thero are many things which mako mo feci
that It Is that of my friend."
Mcda explained that tho similarity in Biro
and muscular development Impressod him moro
than anything elso. Then, too, ho said. Lanc
rez had sandy hair, which had turnod gray on
tho back of tho head.
Moda said that thero was n scar on ono of his
oars, tho result of an abscess. Thero is a small
wart behind tho right oar of tho corpso, but no
marks on tbo ear Itself. Tho entire left Bide of
the head is missing. Mcda thought thnt tho
mark on tho left oar and tattooing on tbo arms
might account for tho mutilation of tho body.
Mr. Mouquln gnca description of Lancrez
which talliid with that given by Moda. Lan
crez. ho said, was in the restaurant up to noon
on Nov. 4. Ho Ihon wont away and never re
turned. For two wooks Mr. Mouquln felt con
fident that tho man was on A spree. After that
he got a man in placo of Lancrez and gavo tho
latter no further thought.
Another alleged identification of tho remains
yestordny which was regarded by tho police as
Important was made b) Herman Strosscrof 41
Goerck street. Htrasscr Bald tbat his brother-in-law,
Jacob De Monde, a Bhoomnkor of Pat
choguc, L. I., came to town on Saturday on
business. Ho hnd considerable monoy with
htm. He spent Saturday night with Htrasscr,
and went nwny on Sundar, snvlng ho was going
to look over tno How cry and then go home.
Yesterday Strasser got tho following telegram
from his sister in Patchoguc:
Please let mo know If Jako Is at your home.
MltSIE.
Strasser Immediately went to tho Morguo to
sco tho body. Ho said that It resembled his
brother-in-law In mnny ways, but tbat ho
couldn't bo euro whether it wns or not. He
was bustled off to Pollco Headquarters by n
detective and was seen no moro around tho
Morgue
Tho autopsy on tho body, which was per
formed yesterdny morning bt Deputy Coroner
Donlin nnd Dr. McAllister of Bcllovue Hospital,
showed conclusively that the man wob mur
dered. Tbo doctors found the hyold bono und
tbo cnrtllngo of tho throat broken, indicating
that tbo man had been choked to death. Tho
chest bone was broken, and the spinal col
umn and every rib fractured. Dr. Donlin says
that there wero nt least two men concerned in
tho crime, and probably more. The broken chest
bono would indicate that the man wbo did
tho choking was kneeling on his victim at tho
time.
Un tho stump of tho loft leg powder marks
wore found, but no bullet wound.
During tbo afternoon and ovcnlng Central
Oftlco detectives went to tbo Morguo with a
number of French men nnd women and had
them vlow tho body. Nono of them would
talk, but It seemed evident that tho pollco at
tached lmportnnco to tho supposed Identifica
tion of tho remains as thoso ofl-ancrcz. Capt.
McClusky admitted that ho was much Im
pressed with the storlos told by tho French peo
ple. "I shall know within twonty-four hours
whether tho body lis that of Lancrez," ho said,
"ana within forty-eight hours thero should cer
tainly be bomo positive Identification."
saleable Ensravlnr Presented to the Library
or Congress.
WABniNOTON, Feb. 0. Senator Hoar of Massa
chusetts presented to tbo Library of Congress a
valuable engraving, representing tbo ffto given
by Bonaparte, the First Consul of France, at
Morte Fontaine, his country seut. In honor of
tho conclusion ot a treaty of peace between
France and tbo United Statos. Sept. 30,
1800. So for as known It Is the only
cony of tho engraving In oxlstonco. It was
referred to In tbo rnomolrs ot Bonaparte,
and In the report ot Charles Sumner on tho
French spoliation claims, and Senator Hoar has
for years been trying to obtnln one of tbom.
Henry Mlgnaud. first Secretary of the American
Embassy at Paris, recently discovered tho print
and forwarded It to Senator Hoar. Tho artist Is
Francis Pironesl.
Sf. I.oiilB Onrnnlses n Aaval Iteserre.
Washinoton, Feb. 0. Tho first city of tho
central West region to enter tho field of naval
reserve work Is St. Louis, which has notified tho
Navy Department ot tho organlrailon ot threo
battalions and asks thnt tho usual allotment of
money authorized by the Government bo turned
over to help get tho men In proper trim to fight
tho now ships If their services am demanded.
Two battalions of reserves, forming n part ot
tho Illinois organization, nro located on tho
Mississippi, but St. Louis Is tho first strictly in
land town which has undertaken to organize a
naval militia. Tho officials bavo encouraged
the movo and promise St. Louis every assistance.
Including boats, rapld-flro machine guns, nnd
everything else which tho organization has al
ready askod for except a war vessel.
Senator niackbnrn'a Daushter Out or Danscr.
Washinoton. Feb. 0. Senator Blackburn's
daughter, Mrs. Lane, who was acctdently Bhot
somo tlmo ago and whoso llfo has been
despaired of, showed such wonderful improve
ment to-day that tbo family pbvslclan
announced that bo would return to Ken
tucky, A consultation was held this morn
ing between the Kentucky physician and
three Washington phvslclans, after which Sen
ator Blackburn was Informed that the develop
ments of tho last twenty-four hours wero most
encouraging, nnd they pronounced her on tbo
w ay to recovery. Owing to ber enfeebled con
dition, duo to tno nervous shock sustained, her
return to complete restoration will be somewhat
slow.
Westrn Kleclrlo Appliance Company Incor
porated, Articles of Incorporation of tho Weston Elec
tric Appliance Company wero filed with the Es
sex County Clerk In Newark yesterday. The
capital stock Is $750,000. of which ff'.'O.OOO has
been paid in. Kdward Weston of Newark,
Franz C. Matbleson ot Now York, and Henry K.
Nlese of Jersey City are tho Incorporators. The
company, with four others of which Electrician
Weston is the bead, will build plants at Waver
ly, south of Newark, during the coming spring.
nominated by Ibe President.
Washinoton, Fob. 0. The President sent tho
following nominations to the Senate to-day;
John II. Banman, Beeelvrr of Publlo Moneys at
Tueion, Arts.
Oeorje W. Stewart, Iteslster of the Land Officio at
Ylsalla, Cal.
Charles Wllklos, Indian Agent for Umatilla Agency,
Oregon.
Edward MoCreary, Postmaster at Parktrsborc,
W.Va.
Sow fourth Clasa Postmasters.
WABniNOTON) Feb. 0. Among tho fourth
class Postmasters appointed to-day were the
following:
New York Spriorflell Center, Otsego county, (Ted
J, Max ted i utile Vtlca Onondaga county, Charles A.
Loseyt WUMlaw, Xaalton couutr. Tboaiw Vlvyan:
Kavarlno, Onondaga onnty, O. YV Crysleri Norlh
Syracuse, Ooondasa eonnly. Oaae K. Cramp ton i
Turin. Lowls eoiiatr, Uath Huabesi Warner, Oaoo
d county, fiusaa Lsiue.
Ns Jersey-Dolawus, Warren county,, Junes P,
lWpwils
QUEEN LAVINIA CROWNED.
A GREAT CltOVTD SAW IT DONE AT
THE WAZaOEF-ABIOHIA.
Varterntrd Costume. Holland Dames, Kalsbts,
Mrs. Oliver Cromwell's Veil nnd ex-Muror
Irons; Were In the Thro as murmurs af
Treason Miss Dempoey to Par the Bill.
Lavlnla It. Van Wostorvelt Dempsoy was
crowned Queen ot tho Holland Dames of tho
Now Netherlands and of tho Knights of tho
Legion of Honor of tho Crown last night at the
Waldorf-Astoria amid such pomp and glitter
nnd glory as wero never seen beforo In the
United States of America.
At, 8:30 o'clock the Astor Gallery, tbo special
clovator that takes peoplo to it, and tho rooms
nnd hlals adjoining It wore filled to overflowing
with pooplo who had been Invited by Miss
Dempsoy to participate In tho ceremony, Somo
of tho guests worn in strnngoatllrc. Somo wore
costumes that wero supposed to bo fac-slmllcB
ot thoso of tho tlmo of William tho
Conqueror. Others adopted tbo stylo pre
vailing at tho court ot Mary Queen ot
Scots. Othors had French trappings ot Louis
XVI., and yet others were dressed in tho buff
nnd bluo of tbo honest men who declared tho
Independence of tho Unttsd States ot America
from all tho whims and fnnclos of an individual
King by hereditary right. There wero many
presont who wore ordinary costumos. Among
theso were Mrs. Frank Leslie Mrs. Ella Whee
ler Wilcox and her husband, Clon. Ferdinand
Plnney L'arlo and Mrs. Karlc. Mrs. Donald Mc
Loan, and ex-Mnyor Strong and his wife.
Thopcoplolncostumowcro gathorod Into tho
Colonial ltoom tn tho Astor Unllcry. Tho others
lllod into tho ballroom between Sir Knight
Dempsoy, a brother of Miss Dempsoy, nnd Sir
Knight Bogart, who stands high In thoQuocn's
confidence. Tho two Knights scrutinized every
tlckot holder, nnd wero very careful to sco that
tin flnfr1flnt(flr.ri lunnn wm nd,t,lttA.V Tlinan
who wnro fortunate enough to get In wero
eeatod from flvo to eight deep around thrco
sides ot the great ballroom. In tho two tiers of
boxes wore members of tho Society ot tbo Hol
land Dames from almost every Stato In tho
Union,
Tho ballroom itself was magnificently dec
orated. No matter how the plain American on
looker may havo regarded tho general coro
mony, ho had to acknowledge tho boautyoftho
decorations. On tbo southern sido of the room
was a platform ralsod thrco feet aboro
tho floor. In tho centro was a great
throne So much of tho framowork of
tho throne ns was exposed was gilded
and pollsbod. Tho seat and back wore uphol
stered in orange satin, and on tho scat was em
broidered tho coat ot arms of Holland. Over it
nil was a canopy of ormlne On the walls ot the
room behind, rising nbovo tiers of magnificent
palms, wero fostouns of orange, varied here
nnd there with American flags. Tho tiers of
boxes wero festooned with orange bunting and
decoratod with tho coats of arms ot the various
States of the Union. Thero was scarcely a
square foot of tbo walls not covered with tinsel
and bunting,
Tbo guests wero almost all In their places at a
quarter to 0 o'clock. Out In tho anteroom
among thoso In variegated costumes and pon
dered hair at tills tlmo there w as tho utmost con
fusion. HlrKnlghtthoIIon.C. W. VandcrHoogt
of Baltimore was hurrying hither and thither
drilling various members of tho court In their
duties. In tbo midst of bis excitement Mrs.
Frank L. Osborn of Chicago, who was hurrying
among tbo masquoradors trailing behind ber n
long train ot purplo ana onmno nt which two
llttlo boys clutched nnd stumbled, touched him
on tho shoulder and told him tbat it Was time
to go for the Queen.
He went down to tho street and got into an
over) day Amorican carrlago and drove to tbo
St. Cloud Hotel. Ho entered tho St. Cloud and
ten minutes later camo out again, preceded by
two llttlo pages in oraugo tights, who carrlod
trumpets on their hips. Behind him camo
two court ladles dressed In gorgeous silks and
robes beyond tho power of tuan to describe. Be
hind them came tho Queen. Her main dress
was of greenish bluo velvet. Her pottlcoat
wbb of silvery stuff cmbossod with orange
tulips. She wore orange entin slippers,
with largo square diamond buckles. Her
boillco was cut square, with u high Catharine do
Medlcls collar of lllngrce sliver. Behind her
trailed a train eighteen feet long, supported
above tho grimy Bidowalk by tbreo botol hall
boys. She was ushered, with her court ladies,
bv tbo fantastically attired Sir Knight Van dcr
Hoogt into n carrlago drawn by four horses.
'1 ho coachman wore n groat bouauot ot orange
tulips at his coal lapel. Tho footman did
likewise. At tho blinders of tho four
horses thero wero also bunches nt nrnno-n
tulips. When tho Queen was fairly Tn
hor coach Sir Knight Van dcr Hoogt,
amid tbo cheers of tho gathering populace,
betook himself to tbo carriage In which he camo.
Miss Dempscy leaned out of tho door of her car
rlago and spoko In quiet tones to her coachman.
Ho Btood un on tho box nnd shouted to tho
coachman of tbo other carrlago:
"Oh. Moike," ho said, "Drolve very slowj but
not too dom slow."
With ono last choer from tho populace
tho carriages started. They wont through
Forty-second street to Fifth avenue, down
Fifth avenuo to Thirty-fourth street, and from
thero to tho western cntranco of the Astoria.
A great crowd had gathered there to sco the
spectacle. It bad bcon waiting for almost an
hour. When tbo four chestnut horses trotted
up to tho canopy there was a faint cheer from
halt a dozen seedy looking men who were lined
upon tho curbstone Two or threo of thorn threw
their hats Into tbu air. Thoy did it, not enthusi
astically, but as If they were paid for
It. Sir Knight Van dor Hoogt nnd bts pngeB
jumped out of tho II rot carriage nnd oponod the
door of tbo Queen's coach. Iho two pages
marched sldo by sldo Into tbo hotel. Sir Knight
Van dcr Hoogt followed them, nnd after blm
camo tho Quocn, followed by the two court
ladles.
In tbo lobby two llttlo boys In orango tights
and slashed doublets sat in carefully arranged
positions of assumed carelessness on tho stair
way, and on the stool w hlch was placed against
tbo wall opposite tbo stairway. As the door
opened to admit tbo two llttlo pages
and Sir Knight Vau dcr Hoogt, these two bovs
sprang up, nnd, shoulder to Bhoulder, bowed
low. Then thoy faced about, put trumpets
irum written nung uniiners cuiuroiaerea Wltn
orango crowns lo their lips, and shouted.
"Wclcomo to tho Koonlgln." They went
up tbreo steps nnd onco more shouted "Wcl
como to the Kocnlgin." From nbovo. from the
anteroom ot tho ballroom, enmo fifty volcos
shouting In concert, " Welcomo to the
Knenlgln."
Tho llttlo procession moved up tho winding
stairway until it wns on tho lovel of the ante
room. There stood In n double row the moro
J imminent members of tho Society of tho Hoi
nnd Dames in nil their varlcgnted costumes.
As the Dagos, tho vcllow-costumod Sir Knight
Van der Hoogt and tho Queen passed be
tween tho rows members of tho court bent over
double Uku jackktiiv ns and shoutod, " Wclcomo
to tho Koenlginl" 'ihon Iho procession entered
the ballroom. It was headed by two pages nnd
Mnstor of Corcmonles Van der Hoogt. Thon
came two Knights of the Order of tho Crown,
preceding Mrs. Johanna C. Mitchell, tbo Direc
tress of tbo Order of tho Holland Dames.
Sho was dressed In whltesutln. .Sho carried on
a ciisuinn oi oruigo biiiiii tiiorotui crown, jt
was mnde of gold, tho points of tbo crown onded
In gold tulips, and tho clrclo was filled In
with orange satin. Aflor bor followed Mrs.
Osborn nnd tno pages. Then camo two
Knights. Dr. J. It. Pect and T. Frellngbuyseu
Iteed. Then camo six Indies of honor. Onoot
them was Mrs. Mov Banks Sintoy. Hho was
mado up to look liko Mary Queen of
Scots. Sho had u crown ot pearls ana was
dressed In black satin. Down her back hung a
veil which, she affirmed, had beerf worn by tho
wife of Oliver Oomutll, nnd In her hnnris
she carried a pruvcr book, which she said
bad also been tho property of Mrs. Crom
well. Aftor theso ciunu tho Queen. Hor
train was bomo by seven little children,
threo girls on ono side, threo boys
on tho other and n llttlo girl holding up the end,
Bcblnd them camo everybody else who hnd a
costume, while tho orchestra plavod the
"Koenlgln'a March," composed by Sir Knlgbt
(iuy C, Dempscy, tho Queen's b-othcr.
They marched directly across the room,
turned to tbo right, mado a full circuit, nnd then
wont up to tbo plutform or dais. 'Ihc Knights,
ladles, and pagoj wbo preceded tho Queen w ent
to the places whiph had boon assigned to thorn,
and stood there respect fully until she seated her
self on tho throne. Then, two by two. tho rest
marched up nnd took their places beforo tho
double rows of chnlrs that extended from tbo
right and left of tliothrono to thosldosof tbo
ballroom. Tho tno heralds, one un either side
of tho throno, slcnped forward and put their
trumpets to their Hue.
" The Dlrcctress-Uencral is requested to crown
tbo Queen." they shouted.
Tho Directress-General stepped forward with
the gold circlet in her hands. The Queen In
clined her head.
"In tho namo of the Notional Order of the
Society of tho Holland Damos and oft he Knights
of the Legion of .tho Crown," said tho Directress
General In nn Impressive tone, "I crown thee,
Larlnia. Queen of the Holland Dames of tbe
Now Netherlands.'
the settled tbo crown on the Queen's head,
and deftly withdrawing a Jong hairpin from ber
own hair skewered it In position. Tbe room was
absolutely still. Tbo Queen's lips moved. Tbe
silence was broken by u hoarse whisper:
"My dear," It said, "are jou sure it Is on
straight!"
The Dlrectress-Oencral bowed low and reas
suringly. "The Itegent of the National Society," shout
ed the boyish voices of the two heralds, " Is re
auested to confer the sceptre upon the Most
racious Lady."
From the left of tbe Queen up rose the Itegent
of the National Society. ,
"Intbinrune of tho Holland DomeVof the
New Netherlands and. of the Knights of the
Order of tho Crown I confer upon you this
Insignia of your majesty and power." she said.
Tho Quson bowed and accepted the sceptre.
An ordinary nineteenth century Waldorf
ball boy rolled up the carpet that Pread
out before the throne and carried It
away, very much as circus employees do
the samo thing before tho elephant Is
brought In. Two llttlo children, quaintly
dressed In Louis XVI. costumes, danced before
tho Queon. Colored lights were cast on them
from thognllory. Tho elcctrlo lights all around
tbo room wore turnod down, so thatthey glowed
dimly. New York has seldom seen a more
flcluresquo soeotaclo than was presented by
ho gorgeously costumed knights and dames
with the Quoen sitting in the centre on a high
throno. and the two little ones, in tho vory
focus of tho colored lights, treading their state
ly measures before bor. But this was all
Bpollcd when tho lights were turned up
by a quadrille in which threo regents
nnd threo Sir Knights participated. So
long as tho music was slow they got along all
right, but when It quickened tho men steppod
on tho women's trains, and tbe women were
obllgod to. stop short and prance Instead of
gliding gracefully about, as thoy had intended
to do. Tho audience showod signs ot sanity and
began to laugh. . .
The heralds announced that tho guests wero
Invltod to join In tho royal lancors. Perhnps
half a dozen men In ordinary ovcnlng dress per
suaded women to como out on tbo floor with
them. Then tho heralds put their trumpets to
tholr mouths nnd shouted as loud as their little
lungs would lot them:
"Hor Majesty has signified a doslrototako
part. Sho assigns Sir Knight T. Frelinghuvscn
lo become her partner. Sir Knight, the mas
ter of ceremonies Is commanded to escort hor
Majesty to her plnce"
Tbe Queen Joined the sot Immediately bofore
the dnls, nnd danced in It; but before sbo began
sho settled hor crown more firmly on tier
head, and gavo tho hatpin an extra jab. After
this thoro was gcnoral dancing, and a
banquet, at which sir Knight W. L. Strong
made a speech In tho best English ho could
command, and Sir Knlgbt Van dor Hoogt made
a speech In Dutch. Hu then translated it for
tho benefit of everybody olso in tho room be
sides himself.
Yesterday afternoon, beforo the ceremonies,
there nroso serious dissensions In tho St. Cloud
Hotel or San Kloo Palace There wero mur
murs of troason. Soveral ot tho regents
nsscrted that to cnll only ono woman
by tho title of Queen was concentrating
too much honor in ono place. They did not
mind Miss Derapsey being Queen of the order,
they said, if thoy themselves could bo apDOlnted
doputy Queens or Stato Qucons or something of
tho sort. Tho murmur roached the Queon'a
ears. She sont by word of mouth a message to
tho ringleader of the mutineers, Mrs. Van
Sllngeland or Washington, D. C. That lady con
sidered tbo message for a moment, and then
mado this announcement:
"Well, I guosB Miss Dempsoy Is right. She
says thnt so long as sbo pays for tho whole thing
sho has a right to call horsolf what sho pleases,
and the rest ot us must take such titles as sho
gives us. and I guess that's so."
Tbo entertainment last night must havo cost
the queen between 97.000 and $10,000. Mr.
Bold t of the Waldorf refused to give any figures.
1AVTTT TN THE COMMONS.
Hs Says Enalaud Cannot Cennt on Onr 0oa
pore for lu Oriental Fntrsnne.
fwteittl CabU X)sssafeh fo Tsra Sea.
London, Fob. 0. In the House ot Commons
to-day Michael Davitt, Nationalist member for
South Mayo, declared that tbe Government de
sired to open tho markets of the East in the
usual British fashion, but sho could not count
upon tbo support of tho United States. Such an
alliance, bo said, was impossible, for If there
was ono European power that America would
not proceed against that power was Russia.
Mr. Davitt concluded his remarks by condemn
ing the lnadequato relief given to the Irish
famlno sufforers.
Mr. Gorald Balfour, Chief Secretary for Ire
land, denied that any famine existed in Ireland.
He admitted that thero was a scarcity ot neces
saries, however, and said it was proposed to
establish relief works for the needy, to which
tho Government would contribute three-fourths
of the cost.
MENEI EOCIIEFOET CONDEMNED.
He Mast Go to Prison Fire Days, Pay 1,000
Pranes, and Apologise.
SjhcUU CabU Dtipatch to Tna Sen.
Paius, Feb. 0. Tho court to day pronounced
Judgment in tho libel suit brought against M.
Henri P.ochefort, editor of the Intranstgeant, by
M. Joseph Reinacb, member of the Chamber of
Deputies for the Lowor Alps.
The court condemned M. Roohefort to five
days' imprisonment, to pay the sum of 1,000
francs damages to M. Reinacb, and to publish
an apology to M. Kclnach in his paper, the apol
ogy to be Inserted Are times.
The Italian Aretlo Bxpeaittea.
Sptctal CabU Dtipatch to Th Sen.
Rome. Feb. 0. Tho Agentia IlaXiana says
that tho object of the Duo d'Abruzzl's polar ex
pedition is to search for AndriSe.
BEVSniNQ BACMEZOn roOEMBBB.
Jersey's Actlits Governor Present at tbe
Launching or Two Dooms.
Bmcir. Cnimcif, N. J Feb. 0. The East Or
ange Republican Club gave a reception to-night
to Acting Governor Foster M. Voorhecs. Presi
dent Edw ard C. Stokes of the New Jersey Senate
and Senator Josoph W. Cross were also present.
The Gubernatorial booms of the acting Gover
nor and of Judgo J. Franklin Fort of East Or
ange wore launched.
Judgo Fort, who Is tho President of tho club,
in introducing Mr. Voorhcos, declared that his
only fault was that ho is a bachelor. The
guest of honor blushed and said It was hardly
fair to nlludo to this, especially as an effort is
being mnde to tax bachelors in New Jersey.
Judgo Fort declared that bo long as ho was In
tho judiciary ho would tako no part in politics.
If bo should he nominated for any office he
would resign his judicial place, but if, as It
seemed now, Foster M. Voorhees should be the
nominee of tbe Republican party for Governor.
East Orange would give him Its old majority of
SUES A LONDON INSUEANOE CO.
sir. Garber Wants Heavy Damages (tor fba
Accusation! It Made Acnlnst Him.
LiNCOMf. Neb.. Feb. O.W. a Garber. a son of
ex-Gov. Garber of Nebraska, began suit horo to
day against tbo Imperial Insurance Company of
London, asking damages in tbe sum of $50,030.
Garber was ono of the victims of a Are in Colo
rado Springs In May last and sued tbe company
on soyoral policies for largo sums, which suiti
aro still pending.
An agent of tho company filed a complaint last
month against him, charging him with arson.
He was dlscbargod on a preliminary hearing,
but says that tho news of his arrest was sys
tematically and with mallco published in the
various nowspapersof the country by agents of
tbe company, thus damaging his good name and
credit.
MES. 11ENIIT OEOEOE WINS.
The Pennsylvania Itallrond Ordered to Pay
Her SSOO UamsiN Tor m Sprained Ankle.
Mrs. Annie C. George, widow of Henry George,
obtained n verdict of f500 against tho Penn
sylvania Railroad Company for injuries bo
fore Justice Giegcrlch of tho Supremo Court
yesterday. Mrs. George was about to take a
train at Philadelphia for this city In March,
1801, whon her foot caught in tbo station floor
lng and her ankle wqs sprained. Tho station
was undergoing repairs nt tho time She had
to walkou crutcbesforaboutthreo months after
tho accident. Sho sued for 85,000. ""
llairn Million Dollar fire In Pert Worth.
Dallas, Tex., Feb. O.-FIro that started in the
dry goods store of E. Dreyfus & Co., at Fort
Worth, Tex., at 3 o'clock this morning destroyed
half a million dollars' worth of property. The
M. C. Hurley building, seven stories high, w as de
stroyed; loss 25O.O00. Tho Dreyfus Dry Oools
Company's loss is S75.000: fully insured. The
r nrmers and Mechanics' Bank was also burnod
out, but tho loss Is not fully known. It will bo
heavy, however. The bank had $35,000 cash
In the Clearing House, ondgoes on with bustneea
therewith tllf Its vaults can be reached Tn2
origin of tbe Are is conceded to have been in.
cendlary. m
An American Hank In Meilro.
Montkukv, Mexico, Fob. 0. J, D. Hanbury, a
New York city capitalist, formerly of California,
has arrived hero to make arrangements for
opening a branch of an American Bank of Mex
lco, the main Institution to be located In tlm
City of Mexico. Tbo bank will have a caultai n?
500.000 gold. Mr. Hanbury Is iViftXt Thi
stockholders are New York and CaTuSrnla ci?"
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KANSAS PACIFIC'S SALE.
The Covernment Propose, t. Paj the First
norta.ee Liens.
Washington Feb. 0. Secretary Qaire to-day
issued a warrant In favor of the United States
Treasurer for 97,015,208.15 to pay tho first
mortgage Hens on tho Middlo and Eastern divi
sions of tbe Kansas FaclQo Railroad, Tho
money will bo paid from tho New York Sub
Treasury to tbe United States Circuit Court at
St, Louis. This was In pursuance of tho Gov
meat's action in instructing the filing of amo
tion for Postponement of the Kansas I'oclflo
sale, which had been set for Fob. 10. It is ox
pectod thnt Judge Sanborn of St. Louis will net
favorably on tho motion on Saturday noxt.when
ex-Oov. Hpadloy. tho Oovornmcnt'a counsel,
presents his argument for postponement. Attorney-General
O rices has notified the lleor-
Kumzaiion ommiitee tunc tbouovorntnont ulll
entertain up to next Saturday a proposition lo
acquire tho road under foreclosure proceedings.
A"c lJSY.trnrnent w"l nt accept any sura leas
than ?6.3qn.(KX. which represents the amount
or bonds Issuod on nccount of the road. The
committee lias thus far offered only 91,000.(100
lor the Government's Interest In tho property.
Kx-Qov. George Homily said last oronlng thnt
the Government's motion to ho argued before
Judge Sanborn at St, Louis on Saturday was fur
Jo" o to pay off tho first mortgago nnd super
sede tho sale, whlih has been ordered for Feb.
10. and to havo a receiver appointed for the
Kansas I'aclllc property,
..V i8 tht mBan that tbe Government Is to
take charge of tho road t" r
"lo hove a receiver tako charge," Gov, Hoid- V
ly responded ; "tho motion Is for a recoh er."
,'Uoes It Indicate-, as has been stated, that
Is Is the first step by the Govornment to ns
sumo control of tbo road I"
"il Is to have a re elver tako charge of the
fop?- The Government hasn't any facilities fur
taking charge of It, has Itl'' wns Mr. lioadl) s
reply. "'Iho motion Is for leave to pay off tb.
flrst mortffage, as tbe Government tins tbo riirht
to do under tbe low. and clear up the title for
tbo Government. J've no doubt that tho Gov
ornment will be ready with tho money, as Urn
UastiliiKlon despatches say that somo one
for the Government will havo tho sum In rt.
Louis on Saturday. I haven't tho Treasury war
rant, .nnd I don't expect to havo it. I shouldn t
.I10 i0 charge of It. Tho amount stated
in the despatches, 87.510.200.10. is correct.
, My cr?a,rue'Judo;c. Cowln of Omaha, lent cs
ror hu Louis to-morrow, and I expect to be there
on Saturday toarguo tho motion. IloaveNew
York to-morrow at 1 P. 51."
Jacob II. SchlH of Kuhn. Loeb k Co. bad au
important conference In hand last evening, and 1
toaraquestforanlDlorvlewin regard to Kan-
sas Pacific sent the reply that ho tould not bs ji
seen during tbe evening. M
Uasblaslou Mate., JM
WAsniNOTOK, Feb. O.-Senator Allen (Pop.. H
Nob.) to-day offered a resolution, which was H
adopted, instructing the Judiciary Committco S
to Inquire whether tho executive order placing U
ihfJ?.Jon"'lf'nt looting Ofllce In the UasslQiil M
service Is valid and of bUdlng force.
g,1i,Jo1??' resolution appropriating $5,000 for M
Udlnsf tbe statue of Liberty on tho dome of the M
,JW" "Ported In the Senate to-day by Sir. H
5 22t Vermon nd Ped by a vote el 80 . H
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