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THE BOND ISSUE.
^Result .Mr. Elkins Aimed for Ilus
liccn Accomplished,
how no ned of a resolution
KNic West Virginia Senator is Given
H the Credit
for forcing administration
To lunr 1'opnUr Loaii?All Who KrnN
I Uc) the XrcMillf for Hrllcf of the Trc#*.
I urjr PlturU vllh the fact that the
llvilileiit Ilwlfd Public Kcnttmrnt And
I Ahnuilnnrti All IilrA of n Srcrct Drnl
I with theftymllrAte-HcpuhtlCAiuGlAitto
S#c mm lilt loimirj- win ?r .-T|w(n> ?%i?I
olhrr Scandal.
B Special Dispatch to the lntelll&cneer.
I WASHINGTON. D. C.. Jan. fc-The
advertisement for the sale of govorn
raent l>onds, promulgated by Secretary
Carlisle at 12 o'clock last night, attracts
I wide attention and Is variously com
sneatcd on. It 1b looked upon as a sur
render of the President anil Mr. Car
lisle to the overwhelming sentiment of
the country against private contracts
In bond sales.
The credit for this result Is conceded
to Senator Elklns. of West Virginia,
whose resolution of Friday last cre
ttted such commotion. The surprising
I facts brought out In Senator Elklns'
speech In advocacy of his resolution,
showing the enonnous profits resulting
I to the syndicate that manipulated the
I February loan, could not be withstood.
I The one fact alone that the expense of
I floating the 362.000,000 loan exceeded
1 the cost of all the great war loans, was
I enough to convince the flnance officials
I that any repetition of a private conI
tract would not be tolerated and would
I eventuate In the greatest scandal that
| ever came to any administration.
f Iff ft I (hi- P?<*.
[ Whether th?* resolution offered by
I Mr. Elklns shall be adopted to-morrow
I or not matters but little. His agitation
of the Question net the pace. the press
accelerated It and the administration
I came off the perch.
In all this West Virginia gathers
prominence and prestige.
Senator Kiklns Is In receipt of many
congratulations on his marked triumph
and upon thus early taking rank as
u financial and political leader in the
senate. It is due to his courage, firmness
and determination that there
should be no more bond transactions
made by aft executive In private and to
a few favored individuals that the
people are now to have a popular loan.
It is the general comment that this is
President Cleveland's first surrender
and West Virginia has cause to be
proud of the fact that it Was forced
by one of her representatives in Congress.
Senator Elklns Is quoted to-day as
being very well satisfied and says that
he will not press his resolution farther,
as the result for which it was introduced
ha* been accomplished In the I
call for a public bond sale. . I
V VABIOPS OPINIONS
On the Roml Circular ? Itcpnbllcan*
I'lrivil ?t Ihr Pmtdent** Surrciidrr.
WASHINGTON. Jnn. 6.?Senators
did not seem disposed to talk about the
bond call issue by Secretary Carlisle,
f Democratic senators *ren<*raJly were
I non-committal. Senator Gorman said
| the call was all ri&ht and was the same
as the first two bond Issues by this ad'
ministration. There were, not so many
Republican senators about the capltol.
Most of them wer?? reticent as to the call,
Senator Morrill, chairman of the finance
committee, said there was nothing to
say about the call; that it spoke for
itself.
Senator Teller. (Rep.) said that he
was gratified that the President had d<*elfleA
upon a popular loan and he hod
no diubt the people would respond in a
way [to Justify the coiiine decided upon.
Mr.,Teller <11'J not nencvc wi?u uic entire
I sum of flOO.QM.OOO auk ?d for would
Jecessary. For himself, be did not
Ider that any bonds were demanded
he thought that4?von from the Prist's
point of view a smaller .sum than
MX),000 would be sufficient.
r call was an entire surprise to the
e. for It had not been exported to
ar before the mlddl* of the wMk,
nor had Its terms been anticipated. The
plan Is generally approved by members
of both parties who believe ther?- Is u
necessity for bonds, and those who are
opposed to the bond Issues altOReth-r
think that the call for bids Is much bett
?r than the arrangement with the New
York syndicate which was generally expected.
Snmr Dfmorrptlc Critic'*
There was some dissatisfaction expressed
because the President had not
Keen fit to wait until the senate acted on
the house revenue bill although there Ik
no expectation that the bond LIU will
pass the sonata.
Among the Democratic enemies of
bonds talk was heard of a resolution de?'
irfng the ntlRiottt of the house to be
JMlnsit their Issuance. but this was conP
red Impracticable as well a:? exceedIr.irly
unlikely to pass.
Mr. Cannon (Itep.), chaihnnn ?.f the
impropriation!' commit? . said >.f the
< -II: "As I uti lepstand It, the propone!
f ridlcate ar. ingomcnl < subxtontially
1 ked toward blueing the bond* In the
1 : Ited HtAt'rs. If there bonds w? re now
! idy for dellv ry and the Country understood
that t y could bo had f >r 110
' r 112, which lr< be low the market prhv
-r Hlmllar bon'li, I have no doubt the
banks would tult them tolncriaj. their
circulation, using ih? gold in their
vaults to imiko i yru-?nts. I hoj e th<
will do so, as*the bonds rutt for thirty
years and ran no doubt bo bought on ii
throe per " fit lnwl.i nm] would i? )?l ?
funall profit to the banks for clr< illation
on that ban In."
Mr. VVnlk'-r (IU*p.). of Miunar 'tia:??*tln.
chairman of the bunking and i 11:. u committee,
xaid: "When the I; ... M.n<
' haw a chan'-'- to l?vuo ten yc.i 1.011,1.,
and Iiwwh thirty year bonds hp <J<> >? an
act. thnt will li<* unlvfwally co. *?<-mm-. 1
In the near future if not to-d
people will demand that the? bunds
will lie pnld ? vcn at a corn 1. rnl(|.premium
IW"r<' f<*n year* amI i ->thttbly
within 11 v?* and will execrate nieii
who have bound them hand and ,t f,?.
thirty yearn."
Mr. Kophiirn. <Rrl?.. 1? ). tutld:
"Thin rail plnrcn 8?-nator ?(j!| f)t ,,
rathr-r queer lijrht after bin u> . rti .tu
that no thine >r tto *ort n ,?i.
plati'd. It looks UH th< igli hill d f"11 .
<>f the administration .rim maiuth<.i
c Ixed,"
Why Hrpniilli'Min \p| i<Mf ,
Mr. Dlngley, chairman -r th<> v.-nyand
moan* committee, dcuitn-d to 1,
Quoted, The wti' tnl opinio \ ,,f f
puhlleami nemnn to bo, how. rci, an .m>
jiruvul of th<* deti-rnftlnat1'! r u,.. j-,
ident to offer the bond- 1 tj,?
1
but regret wm expressed that an Invitation
was not extended to the public to
take the bonds at once. A general fear
waji expressed that the delay of a month
before the result of the offer could he uhcertulned
might have a depressing effect
on business and might Imperil the
gold reserve too much.
Mr. Pattrson, (Dem., Tenn.,): "I i
thoroughly approve of the circular. I |
think It will tie popular an<l successful. (
I am glad the clauso Is Inserted that |
gives the public an opportunity to bid
under the provisions of the house bill In
ease It passes the senate. The determination
to let the public bid for the |
loan plucvs the administration In tjie
best possible attitude." I
Up to the time of closing the department
to-day the treasury olllclals had
received only a few telegrams concern- |
lng the new loan and these were not of a
character to Indicate how the an- |
nouncement had been received throughout
the country. Although the Fre^l
dent was constrained to make this a
popular loan, so far a* possible, by soliciting
Individual subscriptions, It Is understood
that neither he nor Mr. Carlisle
place any reliance In its success
except through the aid of the syndicate,
not because of any lack of confidence,
but for the reason that the Bold of the
oouniry Js very largely In the hands of
the bankers who urq unwilling to part
with it except to their own advantage,
especially at this time when it Is at a
premium.
PUTTING ON Till-] SCREWS.
Foreign Hanker* Take the Opportunity
to Fortj Americans to Take a Hack
Track on the Venezuelan <lne*tlou?
NBW YORK. .Inn, C.-The World will
publish the following cablegrams:
LONDON, Jan. 6.
To the World, New York.
In nnswer to your telegram of the
4th, we beg to say that under ordinary
circumstances we would never venture ,
to offer on opinion on any financial
Question which* Is under discussion by
a foreign government and Its leglsla- I
ture, but we are always ready to give |
our advloe on any practical Issue when j
called upon to do bo by those who have I
power to act. ,
We must tell you very frankly that
In our Judgment the severe financial
situation at presnt In chletly caused by I
the political crisis, and as soon as the |
American and Kngiish governments j
have satisfactory settled the question
xit issue ine imancjai *ir??n ??? uv nun- |
slderably relaxed, if it docs not alto- I
gether disappear.
When tho political horizon is quite j
clear, und It 1m finally established In the I
inlnds of all men that the good feeling
and understanding which exists in tho
hearts ot the people of England and
America Is beyond doubt, and Is ac- !
knowledged and ratified by the two
governments, then will be the time and j
opportunity for America to apply to
the British capitalists.
(Signed)
H. M. ROTHSCHILD & SON.
LONDON, Jan. 6. '
In my official capacity, I cannot ox- i
press any opinion.
GOVERNOR BANK OF ENGLAND, j
' LONDON. Jan. 6.
Cannot express opinion as to continental
Investor*. Doubt if sufficiently
attractive here In form suggested.
COUTTS, HANKERS.
LONDON, Jan. G.
In our opinion the success or otherwise
of an Issue of Amerloan bonds in
England would depend on the feeling
existing between the two oounrfrle* at
r?nn.na a nn
uiu uiuv ui laouv, ?? ww.
PARIS. Jan. 6.
Hoi love European Investors would
readily take United States threes, principal
and interest payable In sold, but
coin or currency bonds, evert tour per
cents, would find quite a limited market.
MUNROE Ar CO.. HANKERS.
PARIS, Jan.
French capital would largely participate
In United States loans provided
principal and lnt?re*t be payable In
g>ld. Term3 would depend on circumstance*.
| THE PREPTT I,YONAIS9E.
Ibutk* will Tnkr Thr-m.
NEW TOHK, Jan. C.?The World tomorrow
will say: In response to an I
Inquiry sent out Sunday night by the |
World, the national banks of tho smaller
cltios and towns of the United States
within ten hours yesterday pledged
themselves to take over fifteen millions
of government bonds upon a 3 per ceik
basis.
? >?? thn hfir.I nml fnut nffoftt
specifying the omunts to bo taken. In
addition hundreds ot hanks declared
their wllllngncsJi and Indeed eagerness
to subscribe, but for various reasons
were unable to name any particular
amount. It cannot be doubted that
th?-?e banks represent at least another
fifteen millions.
All these /matters were to an inquiry
a? to whether the banks would invest
Jn the bonds on a 3 per rvnt basis. This
means practically the payment of about i
117 or 118 for the bonds proposed In Secretary
Carlisle's call.
Alf Tliey Knot* About It.
LONDON. .Tan. 7.?The financial nr- I
t!rJe Jn the Standard says:
"It cannot he supposed that Ruropcan j
Investors will respond to President
Cleveland's appeal." ,
The Daily News' financial article 1
tayn:
"The United StateR Is appreciably
near the danger ?>f a silver basin. The
national subscription which President i
Cleveland Invites, is obviously inadequate
to get what he requires."
Ilnltlmotx ItmikB.
DALTIMORE, Jan. C>.?A number of
Baltimore financial Institutions will respond
to the call of Secretary Carlisle
tor bids f<>r a $100,000,000 gold loan. It
Is cxpectc I that the bids aggregating
11,500.000 will l>o offered from this city.
8EXATK SUBSTITUTE
far the Bowl Jllj) to Im- llrpartrri To-ilny.
ThrTsrlfT mil.
WASHINU'J'UJV, 1J. Jan, u,?iih;
senate finance comraltteo has decided
to roporf a senate rnbstltuto for the
house bond bill, tin- measure wrreed upon
by the sliver majority. The substitute
provides for the fren coinage of
sliver, for the rnliiiiKv of the selKiilortigc
in tin? treasury and makes It optional
with the seiretary of the treasury
to redeem greenbacks and trenmiry
iiot?H lu either silver or gold. The bill
w.il bo reported to the senate to-morrow.
Tlie silver substitute also provides for
the retirement of nil notes of less denomination
than $10,
The finanee committee tmrnot/tately
l>e;:an consideration of the tariff bill.
It is I'f that this bJJI tvlll be reported
*iihntantlslly ail It came from the house,
' xvvjtt flint tut advance of Ifi per cent of
the present <luty on sugar will be provbh
>1 for and the iiirrleultural schedule
Will be Increased to 20 or L'fii per rent, of
the present law. It In expected that
the tariff hill tvlll be ordered reported
it It hfiti ;!? the absence of Henator Wolm
i ay provt nt such action to-day,
nle n pair In the committee can be
.tiniMiied f??r him.
In fltr lloimr.
WASH IN#; TON, I>. Ja"- fl?The
session of the house to-day was excead#
lngly brief. Mr. "Rroderlck (Hop., Kas.)
preferred n request for unanimous content
for the swearing In of Clarence E.
A Hon, elected to represent the new
state of Utah. He explnlnod that Mr.
Allen's election was regular and there
was no contest, but as the governor
and other state oillclala did not assume
their ofllccs under the President's proclamation
until. to-c\ny, their signatures
to Mr. Allen's credentials, of ooursc,
had not been signed.
- Mr. Crisp (Dem., Go.) did not question
the facts as stated, but thought
Mr. Allen should not bo sworn In until
a report had been made upon the case
by a committee.
The nmtter was therefore referred to
tho Judiciary committee witn leave 10
report at any time.
On Mr. JUtt's motion a resolution wm
adopted appointing lion. William I<.
Wilson on the board of regents of the
Smithsonian institution.
At 12:20 the house adjourned until tomorrow.
j,
"Iff ALL PEOPKB WAYS"
PoBlmmtrr firnrrul Wllion Buy* Poatnl
Urftnulinlluui May Work,
WASHINOTON.D. C., Jan. 6.-Postmaster
General Wilson's attitude on
the organization of postal employes Is
explained In a letter sent to M. J.
Smith, of St. Louis, Mo., aocretnry of
the local branch of tho National Association
of Potto!flee Clerks. Mr. Smith
recently wrote a letter for information
whether the postmaster general was
opposed to such an organization, and If
he desired Its dlsbanUment, The reply
Is as follows:
"I am not in the slightest degree opposed
to the National Association of
PoatofTlce Clerks as organized at present.
My order No, C21 has no bearing
on tho question of such organization.
I have no desire that your association
or any other should disband. They
have my best wishes for tnc accomplishment
of all proper purposes."
The order wns the one recently Issued
prohibiting postal employes from coming
to Washington to urge legislation.
MINISTER TERRELL.
Ill* Kflfort* for Armenian MUalottnrle*
(irnlrfnlly ArknowIrdRrd.
WASHINGTON', D. C.. Jnn. 6.-The
following letter addressed to United
States Minister Terrell by the president
of the American College at Marsovun
<s mode public as an evidence of
the result of the minister's efforts to
protect th-2 missionaries Jn Turkey:
"Dear Judge TerrellMiss Strawn
who has bean a guest In our house for
two and a half months and shared our
trials and perils with us. can tell you
much more fully than I can write concerning
our situation. There Is not a
soul of us who does not appreciate fully
and gratefully what you have done for
the protection of us and our friends In
other stations. I know not what you
may think or feel on the subject, but I
think whether you would have chosen
so arduous a work or not you were called
by providence at this time to save
the lives of many of us.
"We thank you for so making known
our position cad character as men devoted
to Intellectual and spiritual work
and free from complicity in political designs
that his majesty, the sultan, has
I hUoaiwI fn flffnrd lia RhivJal tiro
taction In these fearful times, when,
without It we must have perished.
Though the more intelligent of the government
officers and their people understand
us. the Ignorant and mad
crowds do not. Without government
protection we should be In the most
grave peril still. I cannot doubt. Wo
ore grateful that we havo It We long
and pray for peace. "Yours as ever.
"C. C. TRACY."
PARCELS POST.
An ArranRtmrn( n?twern ThUConntry
ami England Likely.
WASHINGTON, D. C.. Jan. fl.-Slr
Julian Pauncefote, the British ambassador.
and Lord Gough. first secretary
of the legation, had n conference with
Postmaster General Wilson to-day, at
which the establishment of a parcels
post convention between the United
States and Grrat Britain was urged.
The vJslt was the result of a communication
to tho ambassador from the
postmaster general of Great Britain,
urging the adoption of such an arrangement
as a benefit to the service.
Tho ambassador was -assured by Mr.
Wilson that the matter would be co?nui.lor.?1
n<i Bonn n? rvmslhle. Mr. Wll
son explained thnl the United States
baa no parcel-post convention with any
European country, though having surh
conventions with a number of British
colonies. the Hawaiian and Leewanl islands
and other small countries. The
objection urged by postal authorities in
that the Introduction of tlie arrangement
would be disadvantageous to this
country oh the mails are liable to transportation
over more territory than In
England and It would create more work
in this country by allowing a maximum
of eleven pounds to a package in the
malls Instead of four na at present.
A Veteran on Uir Floor,
tpeclal Dlnpatah to the Intelligencer.
WASHINGTON, I). C.. Jan. 6.?Hon.
J. Marshall I lagans, of Morgantown. is
here. The Judge Wan the last Itepubllcan
prior to Mr. Hay ton's election, to
represent the Second district In Congress.
lie was on the floor ot the
house to-day and found but three of
his associates of '72 among the present
membership, Home who are now
in the senate were representative:! when
Judge llagans served, but the grent
mnjorlty are no longer in public life;
and many have Joined the silent hosts.
Two Rxr-iptlonul Cimrii.
WASHINGTON, D. <?.. Jan. 6?The
senate committee on public lands today
decided to report favorably aii the
nominations befnro It except in eases
where ii non-resident had been sent
to another state or territory. Two nominations
of this kind arc before the
committee, one being W. It. Anderson,
of Shelbyvllle, Ky.. to be register of
the. land olilce at Enid. okla.. and another
nomination in Oklahoma Is op
posed uy wciegnie j'jynn, ??i lutiiuioina,
and was laltl over until the next
meeting.
A 1*111 tlial Should l'n?<.
WASHINGTON, D. C.. Jnn. Tito
Invalid pensions commit tec to-day
agreed to report n bill provldlmr that
In conelderlng claims Med under the
/ict of Juiio 21, 181)0, thn death or an
cnllHttxl men (?r nfflccridiall be considered
as sulllclcntly proved If satisfactory
evidence is produced and establishing
tho fact of tho continued abaonco of
such person from home and family for
seven years. during which period no intelUgenco
of his existence has boon received.
_
XVrhhnm Tnkra IllaSmt,
WASHINGTON, l?. Cv Jan. 6.?Associate
J us I let.1 peckhnm, the latest n?-?i'?l sitlon
to the supromc bench, took bis
sat n? n mcinlier of tho hlghoHt court
of tho bind to-day. Tho Initiatory ceremony,
consisting of tho taking of the
oath of offlce. wan brief nml simple,
lt? 1 I*m Hli-ntliign.
OMAHA, Neb., Jan. rt. -Tho report of
tho expert submitted ?>> the city council
tii-nlght shown that fhi* onth'p defalcation
??r ox-City Treasurer Honry Boll
amounts to more than $ii&,om.
STARTLING REPORT
OS Cuban Triumph Rccclvcd. but
is Unconfirmed.
TROOPS REPORTED HEMMED IN
Ainltlie Patriots Have thu Best of
the Situation.
INSURGENTS GAINING GROUND
And the Contagion of Panic In the Capital
Increasing ? The Cuban Army
K\vrcptug Everything Before It, nml
Thoiuauda of lUfa|(ei-> Flocking to thu
City?A Kpanlfth Fnpcr Announce? tit at
the SpunUh Coinmaudcr Kan Ilril^nrd,
Great Excitement In Madrid Produced
- hy Kevru from Calm,
BOSTON, Jan. C.?The Traveler has
received the following dispatch:
HAT AHA NO, Cubu. Jan. 6.?At 10:30
this morning the cable operator here
received the following dispatch:
"Cubans have captured the city (Havana).
Moro Castle alone holds out.
General Campos *'
Hero the dispatch ended abruptly, as
cable communication between Havana
and this point was out off.
KEY WEST, Fla., Jan. 6.?Jesus Potuna,
a well known Cuban patriot, received
a cipher dlupatch from On. Gomes
this morning declaring that the
Spaniards were hemmed In on all sides
and that before nightfall Havana would
be in possession of the patriot troops.
NEW YORK, Jan. 6.?There has been
no confirmation of the statement contained
in the foregoing dispatch that
Havana has been captured.
DETROIT, Mich., Jan. G.-Thc Hon.
Don M. Dickinson stated to-night that
hu had received a dispatch from a Cuban
in Washington confirmatory of the
bulletins to the effect that the Insurgents
were actually entering the city
<>f Havana. Commenting on the fact
that the Cubans are evidently about to
achieve their independence, Mr. Dickinson
said:
"Every member of Congress should
bow his head In shame thnt no steps
were taken towards recognizing the
state of war that has existed."
REPORT IS UNCONFIRMED
Rnt tile .\cun Very i'.iicattmfilitfz for t)ir
Cnlmu Cnme.
HAVANA, Jan. 6.?Little news is received
in this city regarding the movements
of either the Spanish or Cuban
forces, tho lines of communication being
cut in every direction out of Havana.
Enough is reported from polnta
in the province of Pinar del Rio, however.
to show that the insurgent columns
have covered a wide territory
In that province, and are unceasingly
destroying the sugar cane and damaging
tobacco crops.
At Cabanas, a seaport town of considerable
importance on the northern
coast, the Insurgents have destroyed
the light house.
The destruction of Gulra Melena, the
burning of which was yesterday reported
in the?e dispatches, seems to have
been complete. Gulra Melena Is an important
village of 4,000 Inhabitants, situated
In a fertile district. The report
from there said thnt the insurgents
plundered the church, the business
houses, the stores and private residences
and then destroyed thorn entirely.
They are also said to have
killed the mayor and a prominent mer
* -' ??? oifnilnf tnlnu come
vnuut Ui cult ^ijukv. .... .
from other towns In the route of the
Insurgents' march. Gunra, a small village
oast of Gunra Melena, and west of
Gulnes, was also burned.
The mayor of the village of San Felipe.
It 1b wild, was Intent upon offering
a vigorous resistance to the Invasion of
his town by the Insurgents. The mayor's
temerity caused much surprise to
Maximo Gomez, ami his forces set
about to hurnthc village. The citizens
went to themoyor with a request thnt
he offer no resistance to Gomez, nnd
thereupon, snys the report, he desisted.
The zone Included In the country about
tin- vlllagse of Quivican, Duron and
San Felipe, in the southern province
of Havana, and the plantations of Salvador
Julia, San Augustln. Santa Teresa.
Meredlta, Mora and Mlrosa have
been burned.
Cnntnploit of Alarm.
Jn-comliiK trains from the south are
bringing in vast throngs ef refugees,
men, women and children, some or
whom have been burned out of house
and home, but most of whom are pimply
Mooing from fear of violence, having
hastily gathered together a few
household goods. This large Infusion
of panic-stricken people Into the city's
population .spreads a contagion of
alarm, and the force and proximity of
the insurrection becomes more real to
the mind of Havana every hour.
Last night a torpedo was exploded In
front of tho Corona cigar manufactory
i in the city, but no one won hurt and the
lire that resulted was extinguished
without much damage, but the incident
has a sinister look and Is a tangible expression
of anything the most hopeful
citizens fear, and thnt Is an outbreak
In the city of disaffected elements in
case the Insurgents should come within
reach of an effort at co-operating, in
such an attempt. Near Atarcs, ulso, a
bomb has been exploded.
There has been a mass-meeting of
forces of troops In the northwest portion
of the province of Havana to-day,
which Is Immediately west and southwest
of Havana. There la some faint
attempt to hold out a claim that this
is designed as a strategic movement to
hold the Insurgents In Plnar ilel i:io,
as In a trap, as was claimed Would be
done when the Insurgents broke
through the line Into Santa Clara, and
again into Msmnziu. ljui mere m no
robust conviction In the mlndn of even
the most hopeful of the authorities that
Gome* win not bo able to load his forces
out of the province of IMnar del Klo
when ho Is so minded, or when any
peril develop*, there for his army. It
Is perfectly well understood that the
troops landing In position In the northwest
part of the province are designed
to protect Havana, and to repel a possible
attack by the Insurgent forces
now overrunning Plnar del Itlo.
iteyond the fact of the burning of the
light house at Cabanas there luis been
little additional news of the course
taken by tho Insurgents In their ndvanoo
Into Plnar del Hlo.
Loud disclaimers are uttered by the
authorities hero that they have any
fenr for the welfare at the city. It In
pointed out that the city is well fortified,
b?Mng protected by tin* strong
fortress Mora, and being garrisoned l?y
the Cabanas Prlr.clpe, A la res, Santn
Clara and Relna troops, with lieavj ??tlllory,
and by L'O.Oftt) volunteers with
10.001) more Joy a J citizens Jn the elt>
willing to take up arms. With these
forces at command, the aulhorlilCH say
the opinion with great confidence that
It would be Impossible for the insurgents
to capture the city unless they
were provided with siege artillery. It
Ih claimed that only small bands of Insurgents
are engaged In tho outrages
under Gomez and that they ore successful
In small townii.
The opinion again holds hern that the
movement of the Insurgents Is directed
against tho country districts, nnd although
preparations have been made
here against a possible surprise, there
Is no present fonr of an attack.
A statement credited to Dr. Artigas
thr.t the Spanish military doctors are
poisoning the slclc and wounded troops
Ih uronounced untrue and is attributed
to professlonal Jealousy. Dr. Artigasx*
course is pronounced most ungrateful.
HAS CAMPOS*RESIGNED 1
Conflicting Report* Come from the SpanUli
Capital*
MADRID, Jan. G.?An oillclal dispatch
received hero from Havana says
that the march westward of the insurants
has been arrested by Gen. Navarro,
who-has defeated them.
The Cuban news recently received
here has caused much excitement In
Spain and It It belloVed that further reinforcements
wljl bo dispatched to
Cuba.
The military authorities severely criticise
Captain General Martinez de Campos
for his conduct of the campaign;
but the government appears determined
to maintain him in command o( the
Spanish forces In the island of Cuba.
EI HemJdo announces thru Martinez
Campos, captain general of the forces
in Cuba and governor-general of the Island,
has resigned.
RECEIVES APPOINTED
Tt> .VrJJ thcScxr York, Pennsylvania &
Ohio Hood.
A KIK??, O., Jan. 6.?Judge Vooris
to-day appointed John Tod, of Cleveland,
who has been the receiver of the
New York, Pennsylvania & Ohio railroad.
as master commissioner to sell
-?? ? Tin* <if tho B.alo haa not
been fixed, but Jt will bo about the middle
of March. The price must be at
least ten millions, and must all be paid
within thirty days. The appointment
was made on the application of the
Farmers' Loan and Trust Company, of
New York.
Tho report of the auditor of the company,
which accompanies the report,
shows that the liabilities are:
FlrHt mortgage and interest, $44,848,000:
deferred warrants $27,640,345: Interest
earned and payable, $2,621,804;
prior liens, $8,000,000.
According to this statement after
the prior Hen Is satisfied, the first mortgage
bondholders will get but a small
amount of the principal and interest of
their bonds.
There will be nothing for tho bondholders
under tho Drlsler nnd Nleswanger
mortgage, which Is for $27,640,34.1,
to cover the deferred interest payments.
PHILADELPHIA LEX0W,
Rrsnmptlnnof tl*r ltivi ?il?o(lon-A Wltnru
Charged with I'rrjnry.
PHILADELPHIA, Pa., Jan. 6.-The
senate investigating committee to-day
resumed its work of inquiring into the
municipal affairs or tiua city, xweniyelght
witnesses were examined, Indicating
by their testimony the active participation
of the ninth district police In
the political affairs of the Fifteenth
ward.
Mayor Warwick Is a resident of the
ward and the evidence was almost all
In reference to the delegate election last
August, when the administration forces
were arrayed against Senator Quay.
One of the results of the Investigation
thus far was the arrest to-day of John
Davis, an ex-i>olloeman. on the char??
of perjury. At a previous session of
the committee Davis swore he obtained
a place on the force without the necessity
of passing a civil service examination.
The warrant for his arrest was
sworn out by Secretary NelJl of the civil
service board.
The committee's counsel, Silas W.
Tottlt. will defend Davis at a hearing
to-morrow.
CORONER'S INQUEST.
Trying Co Account for the St. LooIb Explosion.
ST. LOUIS,'-Jan. C.~A large number
of witnesses were examined to-day by
Coroner Walte, who commonced the Inquest
over the Iwdles of the victims of
the recent explosion, in which seven
lives wore lost and $100,000 worth of
property destroyed.
The consensu* of opinion was that the
explosion was caused by a lire, but nobody
seemed to know how it started.
Fireman Thomas Haines, who was
early on the scene, declared that it was
dynamite that wrecked the buildings
and caused the loss of life.
H. It. Grubbs, the commission merchant
who handled the explosive tireworks.
denied that he had any dynamite
or giant powder in his stock, which wns
valued at about $6,000.
Coroner Walt adjourned the Inquest
this afternoon until to-morrow to enable
the city chemist to examine the
cannon crackers found in the wreck.
(tuny (JfU n Urqiuwt.
8CHANTON, Pa.. Jan. C>.?The following
telegram was sent from this city today:
To Hon. ?f. S. Qiiny. Washington, D. C.
At the ministers' meeting in this city
to-iJny, It was unanimously resolved to
wire you, asking that you protest as
our senator. In the name of 70.000.000,
against the inhuman barbarities perpe
trated upon Armenian Christians.
(Signed.)
JAMES McTjOITD. D.D.
W. H. PEARCE. D.I).
L. C. FLOYD. D.D.
11. M. HOIUS.
Committee.
Olilnlinnw'x Convrntlim.
PERRY. OKla? Jan. 6.?Tho itateliood
convention meets lit Oklahoma
City Wednesday and will be one of the
largest and most Interesting ever held
In Oklahoma. The Democrat:* will light,
for single statehood, while the Republicans
will probably endorse Delegate
Flynn's bill. It looks now as If the
Democrats have captured the delegates
from Oklahoma for single statehood,
for which the delegates from tho five
civilized tribes are wildly enthusiastic.
Nnrtlrrliiii <luh? Iloiif.
Rnpflnl m>nnlrh to tlift IntolllconrM.
SISTJSRSVILLE, W. Va." Jan. 6.?
On a jolmboat thlH afternoon Mollle
McCann, a proidltute, beat Kltl.lt* Minor,
a fallen woman, ho badly over the
head with a nuKar bowl that ahc will
die, IJoth women were drunk.
Tllr Ilnmlnimi Cnblftrf CrUln,
OTTAWA, out.. .Ian. fi.?A cabinet
meeting \\n? hold to-dny by tho premier,
Kir Mackenzie Howell, and the
!*lx remaining members of the ministry.
nt which It \vnn decided to fill
ImmediaMy the places nmde vuennt
by the roBtanatlnn of Messrs. Foster,
Wood, Tapper, l.>lrkey, I\. n, Mnntar.no
/tfi<l IhiKtnni. 1i understood thnt
Ibm. W. .? I'tiKK' -y, provlnclnl s??cretary
In the New Hrunswlek legislature,
will be appointed (o succeed Hon. CI.
C, Foster uts minister of llnaneo.
THE TRANSVAAL.
Committee Hitterly Oppose I'rcsiileut
Kruger's Terms.
THE POPULACE STANDS BY HIM
However, and a Merlon* CrtiU 1b Reported
by ? Delayed Dispatch?Hnrvlrors of
Jtmnuu'a Force Hold to be In a Terrible
Condition ? Americans In Rympatliy
Willi President Kxtiger If He Grants Reform*?A
Provisional Government De?
dared.
LONDON, Jan. C.?The following dispatch
evidently sent subsequently to a
dispatch which has not yet boen received
here, and which would explain
the reference to an armistice, has been
received here from Johannesburg, January
2, at midnight:
"The Central Committee of the National
Union Is bitterly Indignant at
the icrma which President Krugor ban
Imposed, and they declare that tfc*> position
the Ultlanders ore placed~ln is
solely due to the Imperial proclamation
forbidding the British subjects to aid
Dr. Jameson. The populace condemns
the committee. General Joubret guarantees
the safety of Johannesburg during
the armistice.
"A dispatch received from Krugersdorp
to-night reports that the survivors
of Dr. Jameson's focce are a
terrible condition, having no food^or
sleep since December 29."
A dispatch to the Times rrora <~a.pe
Town says that thirty-one American*
on the Rand have told President Kruger
that they sympathize greatly with
him, but that they cannot help him unless
he grants reforms. "Many residents
have begged Kruger," the Times
dispatch continues, "to avert outside
interference by coming to terms with
the National Union.
"The defense committee In Johannesburg
is serving out arms.
"A provisional government has been
declared with a force of*10,000 men.
"Thousands of Boers are outside of*
the town. OfTers of help from all parts
of Oape Colony have been received by,
the defense committee and men ore enrolling
rapidly. The Transvaal 11 a#
has been hoisted over the committee
rooms to Indicate that it does no* intend
to destroy the republic. The-^eople
are arming, and little anxiety, is felt
for Dr. Jameson."
The Berlin, correspondent of the
Times aays:
"The violence of the press against
England Is abating and the idea of a
German protectorate over the Transvaal
is warmly repudiated and denounced
as a malicious and detestable
Invention."
Unconfirmed Trannraal Ramon.
LONDON, Jan. C.?The statement
cabled to the United States by a News
agency that Dr. Jameson had been released
from custody at Pretoria, Transvaal,
is officially stated to be without
foundation Jn fact.
All sorts of rumors are In circulation
to-day, due to the delay in receiving
accurate news from Cape Colony. The
report clrculatcd on Saturday that the
Ultlanders had risen and rescued Dr.
Jameson is still in circulatlon.&lthougti it
had been contradicted more than
? ?- I
once. xnen asam, u is ?wcu vu?v
British government Is hurrying troops
from India to Cape Town. But, there
wouM seem to be no necessity for auch
a step as a concentration of military
forces from other British Africa? colonies
could be quickly made there if neoessary.
Small Riot In London.
LONDON, Jan. 6.?Disorders occurred
in the east end of London to-night,
growing out of the fact that German
and Dutch sailors were hissed and moJested.
The windows In the shops kept
by German Jews were broken, and several
German clubs were closed.
Dlwi?tron? Sport.
PITTSBURGH, Pa., Jan. G.-Chester
W. McCorkle, young son of the manager
of a mine at DeersviUe. is dead, and
Reuben Fisher, son of Rev. Fisher, of
the same placc, Is dying, the result of an
explosion of glnnt powder. The boys
had secured a can of powder and were
Intending to make powder "mines."
Fisher, In sport, threw some of the powder
Into the flame of a lamp carried by
McCorkle. which caused the latter to
<nmn no (tin Atiddimlv. He dropped the
lump into the open can, causing a terrible
explosion. The boys were badly j
burned and McCorkle died shortly after- ^
ward. Fisher can hardly live through
the night
Cold WcaCJicr fa Jfeir 1'ork.
NEW YORK. Jan. ^-Exceptional
Io<v temperature prevaHed In thia section
early to-day, the signal service
thermometer indicating three degrees
below zero between C and 9 o'clock.
There have been but two colder days in
the last twonty-flve years, on January
.1.1 S75. and February 6, 1S95, the record
shows C degrees below zero.
Incoming steamships to-day had a
decidedly wintry -appearance, being
coo-ted with Ice far up their sides and
tn some Instances even the funnels being
incased in lee.
In Out ml New York.
SYRACUSE. X. Y? Jan. (-..-Central
New York suffered the lowest temperature
in its experience this morning.
In the central portions of this city the
thermometers agreed at about 32 below )
zero. On College Hill, where Syracuse
University is located, the mercury,
tfoutfhod 3(5 1)1*low and one or two roports
have Indicated 38 below. AH
tihrolt&h 4itis station about the sam?
tomporofture prevailed and much suffering
has been experienced.
IjOWmI In F.trvrit Ymr*.
ROCHESTER, N.Y.. Jan. 6.?Dr. WI1K .
mometer to-day reached the lowest
point in tl years, registering at 10 de- j
grees below zero. All trains on the
Central were late, owing to inability to
make steaiji.
Cannlndagua reports 23 below. Newark
28, Genesee 10; Woleott 24 below
and Warsaw 11 below.
Chll!}' In Ho?(?ii.
BOSTON. Mass., .Tan. 6.?The tnereu- j
ry w&? after tho record In this cuy l-j\
v hon it started downward y?'!<f?'rday .;!
Afternoon, but it dl?l not quite tench It.
It fell tn 10 decrees below, the lowest J
record made at the signal station nine*
JSSfi.
Reports from nil over New Knghinfl.'. shotv
a t:d) In temperature to between
to and 28 degrees below raro. ' VSbb
Wenlhrr Forwnit f?r ToJ*T? .^ 4
For West Virginia and \V6st?ri\
Pennsylvania, partly cloudy* With light
scattered Fn>?\\M; southeasterly Winds;.
deotdedly warmer. , ?0
For Ohio, inctvnrinR cloudiness. Col- '
lowed by ruin Tumdftynight; wnriuwtf ^
southeasterly winds, ' f
TEMrKKATUH? YESTKttPAY J
a* furnished by C. SchnepL drugg|jlt? Spr?
lior Market and Fourteenth rt;tv?w; .
? ? tn 13'jp. ?}
9 a. in M)7fh in..If
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