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CUBAN DELEGATION
RECEIVED BY ROOT
Given Little Hope That Amend,
incnt Could Be Modified.
DINNER AT WHITE HOUSE
McKlslry Refaied to Talk Business-Prcsl
scsl Stssrmss Advises That Cos
ccssless Be uraoted-Aanci
silos Not Wanted.
WASHINGTON. April 2I.-The Cuban
delegation w President McKinlev
twice toduy, unre In the early pari ,f
the div hT) thTe wr; exjrei"lons
of rrl-ndhii rind iitfuJn at night when
tlir nn-mbirs f th 'i.cKa.tln w'vre
Kii-fitd i.f honr at .1 utate dinner ai
th White IIiiuw. Tlie r-a bunlnejm
which brought the dflejrtitlon here was
not trarm tried. On preotdent saying lo
the 'b-lcxit'.lmi thai h wouM confer
wlih Hri'iaxy Rxt who would art a
his repreM-ntntlve In cnfTenc over
the Cuban mtuittl'n.
The d'rica'lon and Brretary Roil
were rloM-trd for mme hours In the
aftcrniMin. Secrecy waa observed, the
statement Ix lnir miule ;hat after rmults
w-r mtclied somi' nws 0.1 to the con
clnl ns rnlKht be m.vl public.
Matters of importbne-e vcre not
touhed urm In the Interview between
the president nnl the deb-itates. the con-frn-nre
belnic a!mt wholly Informal.
Senor Capole In his address to the
iireld'-nt spoke erf th d"stre of the
I'ubnn to have the rlost pmurfble re
lations with the Vnlte.1 mates. He aJ
m Mnke of th- Rrathude which the
Cubans felt to !he t'nIUxi States for
nsKlstance rendered In her liberation.
In rmxmf the president eipnused
pleasure at meeting the deleiratlon and
d-lred 'hrouKh them to extend the
ktndem Ub'-s to the pliVe of the Isl
and. It win ma.le cienr !o the Cuban by
Secretary R't tha: no modification vt
U- I'l.irt amendment cnj!d be ma4e
by -he x.itlve .kfiarf ment of the
Kov. rn lu'iii .in I the Cutift is themselves
iindcrntniid that there Is little pon
lilllty of ssi(fpe'l'in.l action In that
(lllei tidtl.
It It und t'.iv.I that the Culxinx are
in,pres.d with 'he clr.. on the twtrt
"f thlc pvernment to diJ fairly by
Cii'm and the twll.-f t? expres-d ttuit
ih- ib-li'irti'lon will take bme favorable
reports f our intentloris. The delcpa
ttoti inu'le io loniplunt of the present
mllltsrv (fovernnvnt of O-neral Wood.
COMl'IlNT AUAISST W(OP.
NKW YORK. April ;5 The exact
nature of the promUlons to be submit
le, lv tl e Cuban eonimieulDners Is not
known, says a Trbune sfwlal from
WnshlnRtnn.
They imve hell a rather long execu
tive session at ?heir hrttalquarters In
ihe Short-ham. th obivt of which. It
w is announced, w as t devlde on a plan
of procedure, but if they reached a con
clusion they did not say so.
Tint the commissioners with practi
cally one voice will 1oJk with the pres.
Idem some kind of "mmJ'Vnt against
noveriior-Ui-nera! Wo si there Is scarce
ly any room or doubt. Nor Is there
any room for bulr; that thev will
not In any way we, ken te pwsldent's
confidence In that official.
I'KOI'OSAU1? PROM iA'Hl'RilAN.
ITHACA.. N. V.. April :S.-Presldcnt
J. O. Srhuvman spoke last night bfotv
the students of Cornell University In
Library Hall on the Cuban situation.
Ills recent return from the Island
where he spent two week, enabled him
to make the subject one of particular
Interest, After a reviewlntr i the gen
eral condition of the Tle, he touch
ed directly upon the question of the
Cuban opposition to the Tlatt amenl
ment. He said In part:
"It Is the revolutionary army and Its
supporters who are rcpreented In the
constitutional convention. That body Is
nioi" ridlcal than the Cuban people
n a whole. If It hesitates to adpt
the FNatt amendment, tbe people who
own property on the island would not.
They fee that ihe Dntt amendment
Is Indispensable to the -peace and pro
tection of the Island and tbe prosper
ity of Its people.
"Still, I think preat consideration
should be sh nvn for the men who won
Cuban Independence, and, after all. the
constitutional convention Is the only or
snnlzed body authorized to express
Cuban sentiment and opinion. I had
tha honor week before last' of confer
ring with two large delegations from
the convention. In which were Include,!
all of the members of the committee
now at Washington. Their complaint
was thres-fold, first they objected to
the manner In which the Tlatt amend
ment was forced upon them; secondly,
they criticised It as a limitation of the
sovereignty rights of Cuba; thirdly,
they deprecatJd the omission of
clause providing for freer commercial
relations between Cuba and the L'n'.t-i-d
Hut".
The first objection, which Is a matter
of form rather ' than of substance. Is
now Irremediable and we need not dl
eiisa Its merits. I believe the second
objection rests on a misapprehension
which President McKluley will In all
pr-ibiblllty lie able to remove In a con-f'-renco
with the committee; for the
I'latt amendment, while continuing the
historical policy of tbe T'nlted Slate
toward Cubvt, may be fairly described
as a guarantee if the Independence of
Cuba and th formulation of th meins
to protect It both against Invasion and
dommtlc disorder. The third objection
will In my Judgment prove th hard
est to overcome.
"liut the convention Is not In a way
of success when they propose: a lower
dutv on sugar as a quid pro quo for
their acceptance- of the Piatt amend
ment, which Is quite as advantageous
to Cuba as to the United States. Let
them on the contrary accept the Piatt
amendment, which in substance Is In
dispensable to Cuba as It Is expedient
for the Unit1! States, and then let
them appeal to the great heart of the
American people to furnish a market
with proper protection for home Indus
tries to the exports of their neighbor
ing sister republic, which has suffered
untold aginte : the struggles for free,
dom and whose prosperity Is bound up
with the prwperlty of the United
States, and I believe they will win their
rase.
"The Cuban problem Is at bottom
an economic anil a financial one. And
the United State ha the control of it
In Its own hands. There are two meas
ures by the enactment of which con
gress might win the heart of Cuba.
One is th reduction of the duty on
sug-ir. The other Is a loan at a low
rate of Interest of some $15,000,000 for
ihe payment of soldiers honorably dis
charged from the Cuban armies. Would
not both In the long run be wise In
vestments for ua?
'Neither In Cuba nor In the United
Statea do the people desire annexation
at present. Let as aid the Cubans to
set up their -own republic. With the
esubllshment of a republic under the
guarantees of the Piatt amendment,
with a conequnt Influx of capital,
which Is now greAtly needed, and wlih
a market for augar In the United States,
the Island of Cuba would become one
of tbe richest and happiest In tb;
world."
CLARK'S PETITION DBNIED.
Not Allowed to Withdraw From Bond
of Montana Ore Purchasing
Company.
IH'TTK. M-nt.. April 23. A special to
the Miner from Helena says:
The supreme court this afternoon de
nied the petition of United States Sen
ator Clark and C. W. Clark to b; al
lowed to wi-hdnw from the bond of the
Montana Ore Purchasing Company, of
which F. A. Heii:e Is the principal
owner. In the su't of the latter against
the Amalgamated Coper Company.
HAMMOND GETS FRANCHISE.
C ranted by Kureka City Council to
Klamath River Railroad Com
pany. EUREKA. Cal.. April 23-The city
council has passed ihe franchise asked
for by the KUmath River Railroad
Company. The corporation Is headed
by A. B. Hammond, of Oregon and
Montana.
CROW'S NEST RILL PASSED.
VICTORIA, n. C. APril 25,-The
Crow's Nest Southern Railway bill has
passed ihe legislature.
UNION
SUITS OR
ml oeiumr J
EIGHT AMERICAN
SOLDIERS SHOT
Tortured and Butchered by Fil
ipinos.
SUCCESSOR TO AGUINALDO
Oesertl Ctlllct Proclaims Himself Dictator -
Commissary Serjeant Sesttactd to
Two Years' Imprlsoiaeil
Maty Sorreiiers.
MANILA. April 25. It Is reported
that lbs rebel general. Callleg, ordered
eight American soldiers shot April 21.
the same day on which he condemned
to death Colonel Sanchlo. one of his
staff officers, and Senor Delaros, a
wealthy native who had refused to con
tribute to the insurgent funds. San
chlo escaped. The others were
tortured and then butchered. Call-
tortured and then butchered. Cal-
the successor of Agulnaldo. Aguinaldo
denounces him. disclaiming responsi
bility for the previous atrocities of
Callles.
SERGEANT SENTENCED.
MANILA, April 25. Captain Jas. H.
McRae, with Companies G. and F. of
the Third Infantry, recently encoun
tered a force of Insurgents near Morxa
garay, province of Bulucan. killed five
of them and captured twenty-five ri
fles. Soon afterward General Morres.
with six men, came to Norzagaray and
surrendered. Later General Morales,
surrendered. Many surrenders are ex
pected before May 1, when the limit
of the amnesty expires.
Commissary Sergeant John Meeton
(charged with complicity in the com
missary frauds, whose trial ended April
15) has been sentenced to dishonorable
discharge and to two years' imprison
ment. The sentences of the other ser
geants and clerks similarly Implicated
will probably be greater.. -
Lieutenant William Patterson, of the
coast artil'ery. formerly a Philadelphia
lawyer, is to be tried by court-martial
for mlsapprJpria'ing the company
funds.
CONDITIONS IN ALBAY.
LEGASPI. Povlnre of Albay. P. I..
April 25. The administrative feature.'
of Albay province are backward. The
military situation Is Improving slowly.
Oeneral Belarmanio Is still operating
with 200 rifles. The federalists have re
quested Agulnldo's assistance in secur
ing his surrender.
One thousand men of the Ninth (col
ored) cavalry and Forty-seventh regi
ment of volunteer infantry are at pres
ent In Albay. The new Twenty-sixth
regiment (regulars) is on its way here.
There are no American schools and
few municipal governments. Although
unsettled, the sentiment Is strong for
Deace and civil government. Big turn
outs at the commission sessions In all
the Luzn provinces are being organ
ized. NE.V LINE TO MANILA.
SAN FRANCISCO. April 25. Private
advices to the merchants here state that
ihe war department has under favor
able consideration f.ir definite action the
plan for the establishment of an Ameri
can line of steamers to Manila pro
posed by the mercantile interests of this
city. The proposition of the various
MADE
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Are Made by Experienced Men
Are Made to Fit Better
.Are Made to Wear Better
Are Made by Fair Labor
To Sell at Fair Prices
ISSUED BY AUTHORITY OF
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REGISTERED
commercial bo-Ik- here Is that tr.e gov
ernment guarintee to any shipping firm
establishing a line of steamers between
Kan Francisco and the Philippines at
bast 2000 tons of freight each month to
be delivered In the Philippines.
STRANGE BANKING OPERATIONS.
President erf a Nw Whatcom Bank
Borrowed Entire Deposits.
NEW WHATCOM. Wash.. April 23.-
Under an order of the court. Receiver
Mulr. of the Scandinavian-American
bank, this afternoon filed a report of
ita affairs which lays bare a system
of reckless banking operations. Ac
cording to the report, the bank's pres
ident, H. St. John Dix. borrowed Us
entire deposits and 13000 of Its capital
on his unsecured notes. The other offi
cers are the bank's debtors to the ex-
t-nt of $1200.
The bank's nominal assets are $31.
776. Of this over 124.000 are unsecured
notes of Its president.
President St. John is In London
whither he went six weeks prior to the
bank's suspension. His proper name Is
H. St. John Dix. He went under the
name of H. St. John here.
GREAT FACTORY FIRE.
Two Hundred Persons Killed and In
jured as Result of Boiler
Explosion. .. . .
FRANKFORT. Germany. April 23.
The boilirs of the Griesheim Electro
Chemical Work near Griesheim explod
ed this afternoon and the factory
caught flr;. Fifty persons are reported
to have been killed and 140 persons
injured. The three boilers of the works
exploded. The explosion was audible
here. The Frankfort engines. ladders
and ambulances went to the scene of
the disaster.
After five hours the conflagration was
to some extent controlled and it was
possible to begin the work of extricating
bodies. It is feared that nearly two
hundred persons were Wiled or Injured.
SERVANT IS RESPONSIBLE.
Must Cho-iee Saf ?r Methods of Perform-
Dangerous Duty or Take
Consequences.
ST. LOUIS. April 25.-"Wherei th?re
is a comparatively safe and a more
dangerous way known to a servant, by
means of which he may discharge his
duty, it is negligence for h'ra to select
the more dangerous method and he
thereby assumes the risk of injury
which its use entails."
So held the United States court ot
appeals in an opinion handed down in
the case of John Morris, an agent of
the Duluth. South Shore and Atlantic
Railroad Company. Morris sued for
damages for the loss of a leg while
coupling cars.
BRYAN NOT A CANDIDATE.
Savs He Is Not Planning for Another
Presidential Nomination.
LINCOLN. Neb.. April 25. In a
statement given publicity tonight. W.
J. Bryan says in effect that he has no
intention of seeking a third nomination 1
for the presidency. Bryan's announce
ment is in answer to an article In an
Easter paper speculating on his fu
ture plans as a political leader. Bryan
says In part:
"I am not planning for another pres
idential nomination. If I ever become
a candidate again it will be because
it seems necessary for the advancement
of the principles to which I adhere and I
that does not now- seem possible." 1
UNION MADE
DRESS OR WORKING PANTS
3
THOUSANDS OUT
OF EMPLOYMENT
Relief Committees Appointed it
. Cities on Ohio River.
THOUSANDS ARE HOMELESS
FIojo" Resulted Is Far More Distress Tfc
Wis Expected -Less May Rat- tats
MlllMss-Worat of Flood
Orer.
CINCINNATI. April 25.-Tbe end of
the flood la in sight here tonight. At
( o'clock the stage was 53.1 feet. The
liver tonight was rising slowly for fifty
miles above Cincinnati. It was
stationary for 100 miles beyond that
oolnt and falling for 330 miles below
Pittsburg.
The Ho-kI has resulted in far more
distress here than 'as expected acd
tonight Mayor FHschman appointed re
lief committees and secured funds to
aid the distressed. Similar action was
taken In Newport and Dayton, Ky.
The estimates place the number of ma
thrown out of employment in Cincin
nati at 2000 and about half as many la
Covington and Newport, Ky.
At Ironton 2500 men are thrown out
of employment. An estimate has been
made at Huntington tbat over 3000 fam
ilies are homeless. In the southern
part of West Virginia. WOO men aro
idle and the loss In that part of the
state will exceed a million dolars.
MUST KE3P PEACE.
Sheriff Warns Contending
Parties in Utah.
RaUroad
SALT LAKE April 25. A special to
the Herald from Uvada, Utah, says that
the sheriff of Iron county, has entere4
tbe fight between the-Oregon Short
Line and S-jnator Clark's forces for pos
session of the old Utah and California
right of way and has notified both
forces tbat any infractions of the law
would be repress id. .
FIGHT WILL BE CONTINUED.
LOS ANGELES. April 25.-J. Rosa
Clarke and T. E. Gibbon's, of the San
Pedro, Los Angeles and Salt Lake
road, were seen today in regard to the
decision of the commissioner-general
! of tne jan4 0fnCe at Washlngtmi, award-
1 . tne djgputed Nevada right of
way to the Oregon Short Line. Both
gentlemen declared emphatically that
the decision will not Interrupt the work
being done.
"The Harrlman forces have scored
point," admitted Clark, "but the matter
has yet to be passed upon by the sec-
; retarv of the interior and meanwhile
we w ill relinquish none ot our righta..
LIVED MORE THAN CENTURY.
Ex-Slave 103 Years Old Dying In Coun
ty Hospital at Helena.
SALT LAKE, April 25.-A special to
the Tribune from Helena, Mont, ay
Carrie Henderson. 103 years old, if
dying In the county hospital. She work
ed as a slave In the South before the
civil war.
PRICE OF SILVER.
NEW YORK. April 25.-Sllver. 59.
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