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VOL. 65. NO. 9.
CR
i fe That Is the Scheme of the
Spoilsmen.
CARCIi GOES TO SEE GENERAL GOMEZ.
Ho Is Filled With Resentment at the Way the Cubans Have Been
Treated and There Is Said to Be No Alarm at Washing
ton, But Bather Satisfaction at the Existing
State ot Things as Regardd the Cubans
Who Fought So Long For Their
; Liberty Other War News.
Washington, July 20. (8pcoIal.) The
government Is not greatly worried about
tho Cubans, and tho touo of satisfaction
with which soino membors of the admin
istration approach the subjcot indicates
that It la rather pleasing than otherwlso
to have tho rosentment of the Cubans.
Indeed sorno allege that tho.pcaco party
only relinquished Its opposition to tho
war whon It WE3 promised to decline to
declare the existing government of Cuba
tho proper government. That gives them
lmmento opportunities to got in control
of the Island, and a pait (ft their work is
to declare the Cubans a band of incom
petents and create sontlmont against them
In this country. Tho politicians and
spoilsmen will then haveafrc3 hind in
Cuba. The Cubans wero given no
opportunity to.bhow tholr incttlo and, It
appears, uro to bo given no opportunity
now. They naturally foel tbo slight and
aro-full of rosentment. Still tho con
servatlve mombors of tho administra
tion think that Garola Is not so level
headed as Gomez, and that tho latter will
put a stop to tho resentment, so that tho
Cubans may have at loast a 6inall show.
Thore seems llttlo doubt that tho Can
ton soldiers ore a Dloodthlrsty sot efter
tbelr foe hrs Lean vanquished, but the
objection Is now mado that tho few
soldiers In tbo csstoin portlofrshould be
taken as a sample of tho entire race of
Cubans. It Is tbo avidity with which
Washington politicians solzo upon any
thing detrimental to tho Cubans that has
ralsad tho suspicion as to their sincerity
in shouting for freo Cuba.
GARCIA IS MAD.
He Hbb Gone to the Camp of Gomez
To See What Shall Be Dine
About Shifter's Actions.
Santiago, July 20. (Special Cables
General Garola has left tho Cuban Camp
ond hos started westward with a detnoh
ment of ploked men to confer with Gen.
Gomez. Garcia makes no 60oret of his
rosentment at Shaftei's course slnco the
surrender. His conference, therefore,, is
regarded as very important.
' AT FERNANdFa
Troops Will Rendezvous While the
Campaign at Porto Rico
Is Going On.
Jooksonvlllo, July S0.-(Spcolal,)-
Tainpa troops aro now on their way to
Fernaudlna. Boforo tho ond of the week
all the troops thoro not lntonded for the
Porto Rloo expedition will be sent to
Fornondlna. Three of Gou. Oopplnger's
lnspeotors wero at Fernandlna yesterday
Inspecting the camp slto. Thoy report It
oil roady for ocoupanoy.
GUNS OFF
When the Cristobal Colon Was Caught
By the Americans At
Batlago de Cuba,
London, July 80,-(Spoolal Cablo.)
A proralnont Genoese moiohant vouohes
for tho statomont that whon Italy sold
the Cristobal Colon, then tho Garlbolda,
to Spain, her big guns arrlvod too hto
to bo tested before bolng mounted. Ac
cordingly they wero put aboard without
being tvsttd, but tbo Armstrongs,
makers of ibo guni, Indited on them
Iwing UwWd. The Bpanlih commander
fHUtirt vjtfomily, Anally a hw
sfetfk
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The test was very satisfactory, but tho
commandor sailed without again ship
ping tho guns. This accounts for tho
fact that tho Colon was found without
hoavy armamont whon tho Amorloans
rcaohed her.
COALITION ORGANIZING.
Madrid, July 20. (Special Cable.)
Newspopors say a coalition Is being or
ganlzod among tho different patties and
the government of Spain, on account of
tho suspension of tho constitution.
MAKE FOR PEACE,'
That's What tho Cabinet Will Do,
But Blanca.pK.J Total JrQ
Being Criticised.
London, July 20. (Special Cable.)
Aftor tho meeting of tho cablnot at
Madrid today, whlob Bopasta permitted,
ho announced that tho cabinet unanim
ously agreed to make for peace. Tho
ministers again reltorated a denial that
Gen. Toral had received tho sanction of
the cabinet to sutronder Santiago. They
lay all tho responsibility of tho scrrendor
on tbo shouldors of Blanco and Toral and
also Insist tbat Toral had no authority
and no right to surroador tho forces out
side tho city and Its dofenses.
RIOTING.
Spaniards Claim That Porto Ricans
Sympathize With Americans
and They Are Killed.
St. Thomas, July 20. (Spcolol Cable.)
Serious riots resulting in many deaths
ocourred at Mavaguez on Sunday last,
Tho Spanish residents attacked the Porto
Ricans, dcelerlng tboy wero Amorlcan
sympathizers and Intended to aid Gen.
MUes's Invading army an its arrival.
Aftor tbo rioting nlno persons killed and
scores of wounded were taken to their
homes and tho hospitals and somo may
dlo.
. HAS HE GONE?
Reports That Miles Is Delaying Until
All Ilia Army Is Where
He Can Join It.
Washington, July 20. (Hpeclal.)
Positive Information U said to bo In
possession ot tho war department to tho
effect that Gen. Miles has not yet loft
Guantanamo for Ports Rico and the
belief Is strengthened that ho will not do
so until tho troops whloh left Tampa
Monday night shall have rcaohod a point
whero the commanding general can oaslly
join them. This would mean that Miles
will not leave Guantanamo for at least
four days rnoro.
SCIENTIFIC DOUBT.
A Question Concerning the Honorable
Marcus Hanna That Ought to Bo
Cleared Up This Summer.
" Chicago,- July 20. (Spoolal.) Tho
Ohronlole, whloh in 1800 supported tbo
Banna campaign for tho.gold standard,
and Inoldon tally for Mr, MoKlnloy, has
lomowhat louted on Maraui. In its
current lwuo tho Chronicle layit
SoloutUU and theologians agree npon
ono point that every animate object
terra a dlitlnat purpose In the uwnomy
ot Ratsre. Tho j Is ne lte4, however
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CANTON,
Its oxlstonco a distinct service to tho rest
of creation.
Taking this view of the matter, we pre
Inclined to bollevo that an opportunity
Is In sight tar utilize tho Honorable
Marcus A. Hanna of Cleveland, O.
Hlthoito even tho solonttsts and theo
logians have been unablo to assign any
plauslblo causo for Marcus's existence.
Like tho mosquito and tho housefly, ho
has been and unmitigated nuisance, but,
unllko the mosqulto,ho has croated rather
than destroyed malarial germs, and,
unlike tho housefly, ho has not acted as a
gonoral scavenger. On the contrary, a
bad odor has followed him wherever ho
has gone. Ho has beon an exception to
an othorwUe universal rule a lusui
naturae, a freak, an lndlotment against
Mother Nature. His deeds havo boon
ovll, without tho ono redeeming com
pensation. But bis chance is coming. Ho can bo
sont to Cuba to ran the proposed pleb
iscite. Tho situation Is disagreeable
One crowd ot Cubans, the Masso-Qomoz-Gtrcla
crowd, ore ot daggers' points
wlt2 tho other crowd, the so-oallod
loyalists, and no one can tell whloh
crowd ronlly represents the sentlinonts of
the Cuban pcoplo. Already tbeio are
rumors that ballot-box stoning, intimi
dation and other unpleasant proceedings
are In prospect, and unless tho matter
can bo amicably edjusted the United
States will bo In an unpleasant prodlcc
ment, not knowing to whom too turn
over tho Island.
The man who shall unravel tho situa
tion will bo a bonefaotor to humanity In
goneral.and this, we conceive, furnishes,
an opportunity to utilize Marcus. In
company with Davo Morton, Mot Quay
and Major Dlok, let him be turned loose
In Cuba with a trunk full of 82 bills, and
with ploncry powers. If within forty
olght hours ho does not seoure a unaulous
voto for ono faction or tbo other, thus
precluding argument, we shall havo to
admit that he' still constitutes the sole
oxoeptlon of nature's rulo, and that thero
Is a cog loso In the ' schemo of creation
somowhora.
At any rato, let Marcus proceci to
Cuba. Wo cannot afford to negloot such
on opportunity for cloarlng up a
scientific doubt.
DISTRIBUTING BOATS
In Neutral Harbors Because of a Fear
of Watson's Call On the Other
Side ot the Atlantic.
Gibraltar, July 20. (Spoolal Cablo.)
Whllo tbo Spanish ministers claim to be
making for poses, It Is certain that the
Spanish merchants, espeolally those who
own ships, have received no Intimations
that tho claims aro gonulne. The avorage
merchant seoms satisfied that unloss ho
gets his property away from the Spanish
coast or gets his vossols into neutral
ports at occo they rro liable to fall Into
tho hands of Watson as prizes. Many
merchants nro making for this poit and
tho Spanish Transatlantic Stoamshlp
Company, fearing Watson's raid, Is busy
distributing its stoamors at ports along
the coasts of noutral powers. Tho Clnbad,
Conda, Ilabana ond Cataona arrlvod here
this morning.
OHIO, THURSDAY, .JUL
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COL. WILLIAM I BRYAN
Leaves Omaha With Ills Regiment and
Is On His Way Sonlll to Join the
Command of Gen. Fjtzhngh Lee
Omaha, July 10. (Special.) William
tannings Bryan ond bls'rcglmqdl are off
for tho front. Thejjvjefs yesterday after
noon for Jackson vlllon nil tonight are ex
peoted to havo.reaohta'fir far eg Nash-
villo on tbelr jdurney Tbe regiment Is
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a flno body of men and Mr. Bryan Is tho
typical American and in his uniform his
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COtONEL WILLIAM J. BnVAN IN UNIFOKM
splendid physical proportions show to
good advantage Mr. Bryan enlisted as a
private and was appointed colonol by tbe
governor. Thero seemed at ono tinio to
bo a determination to keep him out of ao
tlve duty and It Is not yet known whottcr
his regiment will got to tho front but be
will bo attachod to the command of Gen.
Fttzbugh Lee and if tho war continues
to such a tlmo that It U necessary to take
Havana thero Is no doabt that Genornl
Leo and bis command will bo chosen for
tbat undertaking.
KVKRY INCH A SOLDIER.
Cleveland July 10. (Special.) Tho
Loador this morning prints tho follow
ing reference to Mr. Bryan and his regi
ment: Major Wlllim Moneghan of Cleveland,
recently appointed by President MoKln
loy as ono of tho paymastois of the Be'
partmont of tbo Missouri with head
quarters at Omaha tells In a letter to
a Clavoland friend of a meeting with
Colonol William Jennings Bryan on tho
ocoaslon tbat tho latter's reglmont, the
Third Nebraska Infantry oxeouted Its
first regimental drill.
"Colonol Bryan looks evory lnoh a
sold lor In his colonel's uniform" remarked
Major Monaghan "ami he has a flno
body of men In his reglmont, and ho ox
prossed himself as proud of thorn. His
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lloutcnant colonel Is a voteran and a
splendid specimen of tbe Grand Army
that did battle for the Unlun. Colonel
Bryan expects to loavo for the south In a
few days. I.bollevo bo Is assigned to
Leo's corps. We had a pleasant chat ond
among other things ho saldthat he had a
William MoKlnlcy In his regiment, und
that bis first official act would .bo tbe
promotion of William MoKlnley fb tho
position of orderly at his headquarters."
The outh of allegiance to tho govern
ment by Colonel Bryan and other officers
was administered In the presenco of
Governor Holcomb, Adjutant General
Barry, Major Mannghan and Adjutant
General II. M. Byers of Iowa.
FREE CUBA.
Will It Be Free In Fact or Only Free
To the Plunder of Politicians
nud Speculator?,
Pittsburg, July 20. (Special.) The
Dlspatoh (Bep.) today says:
Tbo friction botween tbo Cubans and
Amorlcansat Santiago is a sorry ex
hibition, it It is not exaggerated liko tho
alleged relations between Bowoy and the
Germans. It Is such because It Is un-
nocvsrity. Thero Is no reasonable doubt
tbat tbo Cabins would bave beon willing
to permit the United States to administer
the affairs of Santiago If tboy bad been
given some small share of recognition as
a guarantee of good faith for tho future.
The purpose of tbe government Is
stated to be, according to dispatches trom
Washington, to maintain exclusive juris
diction over'all captored Cuban territory
until poaco has been scoured; to then
supervlso tho creation of a Cuban govern
ment by popular vote of all the peoulo,
and finally to maintain military control
of tho island until tbat government Is
acknowledged by all the Cuban people,
Except tho last clause tho programme Is
not objeotlonablo. The last clause Is
objectionable because- It Is extrcmoly
elastic and affords so much opportunity
for tho Unltod States to fall Into tho
tomptatlon to vlolato Its own promises.
If tbo first two olauEOs wero meant In
good faith it seems that a good way to
prepare for the llnal evacuation of the
United Statos would bo to tabo some of
the Cubans Into tht machinery of govern
ment and teach them by oxamplo and
precept tbe art of popular government.
Do the authorities at Washington ex
pect statesmen to spring, fully developed,
from tho atomlnablo mlcgovornment and
tyranny ot Spain? Do thexpo ot to
aontlnuo tbe occupancy of Cuba by tbo
army for 10 or IS years, uutll the
emigration of Amorlcan citizens has
poopled the island with men who have
been trained under Republican govern
ment? Thorn Is something wrong In
this whole matter and the suspicion Is
natural that tbe siact of It may be
-some such caballstlo syndicate as was
behind tho Hawaiian annexation job
somo sobemo for tbe private enrichment
ot politicians and speculators.
STRUCK BY LIGHTNING.
Mount Union Collego at Alliance was
struck by lightning Tuesday afternoon
and damagod to tho extent of several
hundred dollars. Lnsklly, classes bad
boon dismissed, and the building was
porfeotly ompty. No ono was Injured.
TTTST
ONE
Canton Soldiers Are Prob'
ably With Gen. Miles.
ARE EXPECTED AT PORTO RICO TONIGHT.
Garretson's Brigade Has Gone and Unless the Canton Companies
Were Detached Permanently Alter Leaving Camp Alger,
They Aro With the Expedition-The Distance
From Home Precludes the Possibility of
Hearing From Them Personally
For Several Weeks.
Information with reference, to the
whereabouts of the Canton boys who uro
In tbo war Is mcagro, but there seems to
bo ovldenco for the presumption that
they havo gone to Porto Blco aftor oil.
At any rate It Is evident that tbe brlngdo
of Gen. Garrotson has gono, as Gorretson
cablod to his home In Cleveand on Mon
day that his command would go. The
command of Garretson Included the
Eighth Ohio at Camp Alger, but when
the Eighth went to SantUgo It first went
to New York and In so doing was dcluch
euffrom Garretson and was in command
of General Henry. Gatretsou may have
secured all tbe regiments making up his
bilgade'after he arrived at Santiago, but
ho and the others comprising tho brigade
did not get there till the Eighth bad boon
there about two days and lad been as
signed to positions In the trenches. It is
probable, however, that he assumed com
mand of the regiment he had at Camp
Alger, and In that event tho Canton
companies are with blm and are duo to
arrlvo and make a landing at Porto Blco
this evening.
The island of Porto, Rico is one of tho
most Important of tho West Indies and
Is situated southeast of the island of
Cuba. It is about 600 milos from San
tiago de Caba, 1040 miles from Havana,
and about 1,400 miles from Now Vork.
The landing place Is likely to be at
Ponco, a few miles from San Juan, whloh
oity Is tho object of attack, as with Its
fall Spanish resistance will bo futile.
Tbo war department bos sent an Im
mense force, In the hope tbat tbo Span
lards will seo that It Its useless to fight
and will lay down their arms.
PEACE OR WAR?
Dewey Wanted to Know What the
German Admiral Meant by
Monkeying About Manila.
New York, July 10. (Special.) A
dispatch to the, World from Manila says:
Tho Germans continue to hold a big
fleet In Manila bay. Admiral Dowey,
dlsplousod at tholr aotlons In stopping tho
Insurgents' attempt to capture tho Span
ish garrison ot Suble bay, tont word to
the German Admiral Von Dolderlohs,
asking If Germany and America woro at
peace or at war. If at peaco, ho desired
the Gorman ships to pursue a different
course; If at war, he wished to know of
Its oxlstonco, so ho could govern himself
accordingly.
The Gormans' first reply was satisfac
tory, bolng apologetio In tono. Later
tho German admiral sent a note to Ad
miral Dowey saying he objfeted to tho
Americans stopping tbe German ships
wbloh had onco beon In tho bay.
Gorman ships have made o practice of
oomlng Into Manila, following this with
trips outsldo tbo bay and coasting about
tho Islands, returning in two or three
days. Tho German oontontlon was that
they sh ould not bo stopped nfter tho first
timo.
Admiral Dewey replied tbat Manila U
n blockaded port, and bo would oontlnuo
having all tho ships communicated with
Whon he deslrod, whether tho first or tho
hundredth tlmo ot ontorlng.
COME TO STAY,
The
War Tax and What May
Be
Expected After Peace Has
Baca Declared.
A pmntapit MttMalat lue tkta to
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DOLLAR PER YEAR.
to perpetuate it for tho uso of tho Iuh
porlalists :
In tho Republican vlow stamp taxet
havo como to stay. Senator Allison
who in tho '70a was opposed to an ex
cessive tariff tax as unwarranted by
tho needs of government or by a just
trado policy, now says without hesita
tion that tho stamp taxes will be re
tained. If tho war should stop tomor
row and need of extraordinary expen-
jditure should gradually coaso, etill vre
aro to take up tho administration of
various places tho government a?
which Spain found costly and we wil.'
need all tho proceeds of tho stamp tax
It would be idle to count on a large
war indemnity from Spain, which is t
bankrupt nation, but if tho affair ir
properly managed we will have in
demnity in somo sort, and whatever it
is it will go some way toward defray
ing tho cost of tho war if a reasonably
j economical policy prevail at Washing-
ton. But tho nation has learned to
disassociate economy and Republican
ism. Ono representation of Republicans
in ndvocating an imperial policy is
that all added territory will bo made
self-sustaining. This, however, is not
Senator Allison's view, nor was it the
experience of Spain, which taxed ite
colonies with a soverity that must have
been learned in the American tariff
school. A vast navy, a great army arc
absolutely necessary to a nation pro
posing to itself that it shall plant and
maintain its flag in every quarter of
tho globe. There may bo need in such.
event for the continuation of war taxes
indefinitely. The war is costing more
than a million a day, which extraor
dinary expenditure must bo met by ex
traordinary means, bond issnos and
stamp enactments.
Do we want to pay the price indefin
itely? Do we want to bo bothered with
tho infinite variety of stamp exactions
during a period of profound peace? If
we do we have but to return a Repub
lican Congress this fall, a Congress
tbat, having Imposed a tax on all Am
erican activities, would keep it there,
if fur no other reason than that it
would have lashings of money at the
command of the administration.
Congress has largo powers. It may
do protty much everything in the way
of demanding money from American,
citizens and onforcing its demands. It
may compol tho payment of tribute
not to tho government alone, but also
to Buch class of citizons as It may
choose to favor. But it must not touch
an income specifically. It mny declare
war involving tho saeriflco of thou
sands of human Hvoj, but oven to sup
port its armiea it must not lay a finger
on tho earnings of capital, oven if ac
cumulated through its favor. Thus
far and no farthor, says the omnipo
tent e upremo court Congress is alac
clothod with full authority over the
unorganized torrllory of tho Unltodl
States, and what that territory shall bo
when tho Congress to bo chosen thio
fall sits who can toll?
Congress, that may lovy other than
an incomo tax, may also repeal taxes..
That in due timo thoro may bo repeal
of the stamp taxes and tho extraordin
ary taxes on boor and tobacooltwillbo
neoessary in Novombor to olcot a Deia
ooratio houao.
PKltMITa TO MAUHV.
Ben S. Moore
Alliance,
and Blanaha Bonner,
George K, Miller and Kllen M. Dick
hoof, UlddhjbraBafe.
William K. HIm nwi AttUU X. M,
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