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LATER
NEW S.
The monthly statement of the re
ceipts and expenditures of the United
States shows that the total receipts for
December were <41,404,793, as com
pared with <59,640,093 for December,
1807.
General Maximo Gomez, from his
camp, 200 miles westward, near N'ar-
ciso, has issued a proclamation to the
Cuban army advising against disband
ing until the proceedings at Washing
ton regarding tlie pay of the insurgent
troops have been completed.
By tlie purchase of a large block of
stock of the Calbarien railway, in Cuba,
L. Ruiz & Co., bankers, representing
English capitalists, have secured a con
trolling interest in that line. The
same men have also been laige pur
chasers of tlie stocks of Saguaand Cien-
fuegos companies.
The monthly treasury statement of
the public debt shows that at the close
of business, December 31, the debt,
less cash in the treasury, amounted to
<1,129,176,280, an increase during the
month of <1,702,799. This increase
is due to the delivery of 3 per cent
bonds of tlie new issue, previously paid
for.
At Evansville, Ind., Minor Garrett,
Edgar Gardner, Elijah Scott, Frank
Curl and William Morris, boys ranging
in age from 10 to 12 years, were given
a public whipping in tlie police court
for stealing some old wash boilers.
Their parents were given tlie option by
Judge Winfrey of whipping tlie boys or
having them sent to tlie reform school.
Governor Roosevelt, Greater New
York’s new exeuotive, has estalbished
a code of rules to govern his considera
tion and determination of applications
for pardons ami commutations of sen
tence. He will not exercise executive
clemency in bel.alf of a man who has
been convicted of murdering or abusing
liia wife, nor will lie pardon any hab
itual criminal. His mercy will bo
shown only to those whoso sentence
seems to have been severe or whose
commission of a crime was the result
of influence.
A most remarkable wedding has
taken place at the village of Trail, O.,
four biothers being married to four sis
ters. The four knots were tied at the
home of tlio brides, who are tho daugh
ters of a fanner named Janies Hocli-
stetter. Their ages range from 18 to
28, and the ages of their respective
husabnds vary only slightly.
Tlie
grooms are four sons of John Summers.
Tho ceremony of marying the four
couples oocnpied almost an hour, the
same clergyman performing all. The
four brothers and tlieir wives will live
within a stone’s throw of each other.
A dispatoh fiom Rome says a mob of
4,000 people hud assaulted an internal
revenue sentry box, aud stoned the
gendarmes around Niscemi, Sicily, as
a protest against ex loinmunicatiim. A
number of persons were wounded.
John Wellmer, of Lafayette, Niool-
lett county, Minn,was shot in the head
ami hip by two tramps, to whom he
had given shelter. They hound Mrs.
Wellmer to a lounge with a clothes line
and escaped with Welliner’s team.
Tho grip, and the ailments attendant
upon it, that are now included in its
train of ills, have prostrated an unus
ual number of residents of Washington,
D. C. An observant pharmacist esti
mates tliat ¡0 per cent of the District’s
population is suffering in ono way or
another from tlie new generic grip.
The governor’s office at the state
house in Springfield, III., was entered
by parties unknown aud <580 stolen
from a drawer. The crime is sutround
ed in mysteiy, as all floors of the build
ing are guarded by watchmen. The
theft was discovered by Colonel J. M.
Tanner and an investigation is pend
The British government favors the
canal being built by the United States
with guarantees of its neutrality in ease
of war.
A crisis is imminent at Berlin. The
emperor and chancellor cannot agree,
ami a new cabinet is looked for. The
principal trouble is over the wholesale
expulsions of Danes and Austrians.
The new year brings Ireland the
greatest experiment since Catholic
emancipation, namely, the initiation
of the local government act, wliioh
really, in many of its features, is an
extension of the emancipation acts and
policy.
The war department has come to the
conclusion that it will bo necessary to
accord General Brooke, military gover
nor of Cuba, the assistance of a special
cabinet approaching in functions the
late autonomist cabinet of Cuban ad
ministration of the civil affairs of the
island.
The situation at Iloilo is grave. Fif
teen bundled natives, fully armed,
are at Melo, a snbnrb of Iloilo. Seven
teen thousand more, it is reported, are
awaiting orders to embark at several
points on the island of Negros, 15
hours’ sail from Iloilo. All the women
have withdrawn, and many families
have taken refuge with the Americans.
Unless congress should pass a law
authorizing him to remain on the ac
tive list, Kear-Adrniral Dewey will be
placed on the retired list on December
20, 1890. Only ono other retirement
will occur this year, that of Commo
dore II. Li. Howison, now commandant
of the Boston navv-yard. There is a
strong sentiment in naval oiroles in
favor of tlm passage of a law which
will permit the retention of Admiral
Ilowey upon tlio aotive list for 10
years, ns was done in the case of heroes
of the civil war.
Tho American line steamship Palis,
which has an ived in New Yolk from
Southampton, after a tempestuous pas
sage, reports that Tuesday, December
27, in latitude 40:20 north, and longi
tude 31:20 west,at 83:0 in the morning,
she sighted a steamer (lying signals of
distress. She proved to be tlio British
tank steamer Vindohnln, Captain
Clink, from Rouen, France, Dcoumber
15, for Philadelphia, in ballast. She
showed tho signal letters, “ Must aban
don vessel.'* The Paris rescued her
crew, nnd no lives were lost.
Only about <¡400 wortli of property
was recovered Iroui the wreck of the
Maria Teresa.
Gold shipments from Australia for
tlie year 1808 amounted £12,820,000.
Hhipmenta to Aiueiica increased by
£2,000,000.
A deficit in tho German beet sugar
crop of at least 350,000 tons is figured
upon by United States C o u h ii I Diedrioli,
at Madgebuig. He says that tlie back
ward season resulted in a deficiency.
Negotiations me progressing in the
matter of tlie payment of tlie Cuban
tioops, so that on laying down their
arms they may be enabled to enter
upon civil pursuits ami earn their
living. Probably no further approptia-
tion by rongiess will be necessary to
enable the president to entry out the ing.
plan, if it should be decided, as the
One of tlie most notable oelehia-
money will eventually come out of the
tioniis in tlie history of American col
revenues of the island.
leges was in commemoration of the
Immediately upon the ratification of 100th anniversary of Transylvania uni-
the peace treaty by the senate, the veisity, at Lexington. Ky. It was no
president will recoinmeml to congress table on account of its many famous
the enactment of legislation looking to alumni, including Jeffeison Davis,
the settlement of the claims of Ameri president of tlie Confederate states, and
can citizens for damages sustained in Justice Harlan, of the supreme couit
Cuba, l ’oito Rico ami other Spanish of the United States, scores of con-
possessions which formed the seat of giessmuu and men prominent in public
war. Claims to the amount of <20,- life.
000,000 on this score have already been
King Charles has opened tlie cortes
lodged with the state department.
gerures at Lisbon. In tlie oonrse of his
Near Austin, Tex., a passenger train speech fiom tlio throne, King Charles
escaped a serious wreck through the in said that during the war between tlie
tervention of a bird. Some one bad United States and Spain, two friendly
tied a rail securely across the truck. A
1’oitugul proclaimed, and, ns
few miles before teaching the spot a nations,
was her duty, maintained strict and
bird, blinded by the headlight, flew absolute neutrality. His majesty said
against the glass, breaking aud extin
gieatlv sympathize«I with the czar’s
guishing the light, which necessitated lie
disarmament proposals, and made a
limning slowly to the next station. s reference to the oolonies which appar-
The train, at reduced speed, struck the ently disposes of the rumors of the sale
obstruction, tearing up the tiaek ami
damaging the front of tlie engine, hut of Delagoa bay.
In Chuna tho Yellow river floods
no one was injured.
have destroyed the crops, and famine
Part of Red Rock inontitnin, accord has resulted. Thousands of natives
ing to a dispatoh (rem Airolo, a village are starving. Thousands of hungry
of Switzerland, canton of Ticino, has and ragged refugees are moving down
fallen into Airolo, destroying a hotel the river in boats, only to find the
and seveial houses. The scene of the walls o( the cities lower down closed
disaster presents a terrible spectacle, against the starving hordes. The gov
the debris of the avalanche covering a ernment appropriated 300,000 taels for
square mile. Tho hotel, with eight their relief, hut less than otie-fifth has
houses and 12 other buildings, weie been distributed. It is claimed dis-
swept into a great Heap of matchwood. honest officials have pocketed the hal-
A new terror was added by theoutbrealc
anee. A relief fund has been started
of tire amid tlie ruins. Tlnee dead at Shanghai, Rev. B. Craig Patter-
bodies have been recorded. It is esti- .
eon, of the Chian Kian missiou,appeals
mate«l that the damage will reach
to Auiericau friends for aid.
A40,000.
I
STEAMER PROTECTION 1081
Foundered in a Gale Off
Tillamook Rock.
O N L Y O N E M A N W AS D R O W N E D
S u r v iv o r « P i c k e d F p b r B r it i s h S h ip
G a l g a to « n il B r o u g h t t o A s t o r ia —
V e s s e l W a s L o a d e d W it h C o a l.
W O RKS
SM OOTHLY;
Cuban» W e ll F le a .e d
K ill»
W ith A m e ric a n
TOOK I l i M il I f OFFKf
at H avana.
New York, Jan. 5—A dispatch to
the Tribune from Havana says:
American rule in Cuba works smoothly
Generals Biooke and Lndlow are begin
ning the reorganization of the civil ad
ministration satisfactorily. The Cu
bans are well please«!. Part of the
Spaniards are sullen, bnt tlie commer
cial classes are satisfied with the new
regime.
The understanding is that no mem
bers of tlie former autonomist cabinet
are to be included in General Brooke’s
proposed council of advisors. They
are all unpopular, and lack confidence
of both elements.
Civil Governor de Castro, by order
of the military authorities, has abol
ished the use of passports and of
stamped paper in the government office.
They were annoyances.
Prompt stepB have Also been taken
for improving the section of hygiene.
The chief interest on Monday cen
tered at the custom-house. Colonel
Bliss was assisted by tlie treasury ex
pert, Mr. Donaldson, who will be in
charge at Santiago. The merchants
had prepared for a change. Since noon
on Sunday 16 vessels had entered the
harbor with cargoes, for discharge un
der the Amerioan tariff. The first
vessel was the Norwegian sohooner
Kitty, from Mobile, with general mer
chandise. A Spanish ship, the Mexi
co, of Barcelona, arrived in ballast.
Among Monday’s arrivals was tlie Seg-
uranoa, from New York,with merchan
dise. American shippers seem to have
improved their opportunities. Some
confusion resulted, as no tariff rates
had been translated into Spanish.
That deficiency will soon be corrected.
The importers bad secured American
money with which to pay duties.
Tlie postofflee service for the oity and
foreign mail sliows improvement. Tlio
confusion still is due to inefficient em
ployes.
The demoralization in the
island service cannot be remedied im
mediately. Chief Director Rathburne’s
first order after taking charge was to
abolish tlie franking privilege, which
has been grossly abused.
A mistake made in Washington in
printing 2 -cent stamps for American
correspondence has been remedied by
selling the stamps for two cents.
The police service is being slowly or
ganized. No general disorder exists.
Two or tbiee homicides during the last
two days bare been of the ordinary
kind, and have had no significance.
Cubans and Spaniards are getting along
together pretty well. Some fears of
social demoralization, of which Ameri
cans complain, will be corrected when
the police organization is more ad
vanced. The military authorities do
not want to use troops for duty of this
kind.
John C. Chase, First Socialist
Mayor Ever Fleeted.
H A V E R H IL L ’S
NEW
E X E C U T IV E
W ill F « e H is P o w e r S t r i c t l y
L in e o f S o c ia l la in —S p e c if ic
m e n d a t lo n « M a d e .
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Haverhill, Mass., Jan. 4.—John C.
Aso.ia, Or., Jan. 5.—The steam
Chase, elected on a socialist platform,
schooner Protection, from Seattle, with
took the oath of office as mayor of
a cargo of coal for San Francisco, foun
Haverhill today.
In his inaugural
dered and sank off Tillamook rock on
speech, Mr. Chase assured the members
the evening of December 81. But one
of tlO city governwnt and the people,
man was lost, and he lost his life in an
that” ‘every atom of power possessed
attempt to lower a boat after it lia«l
by the mayor would be exercised for
■been determined to abandon the vessel.
the defense and support of principles
The Protection, with a full cargo of
of socialism, insofar as they may be ap
coal, including a heavy deckloail, left
plicable to a municipality.”
Seattle Thursday, December 29, at 2
The mayor then referred to the de
o’olock. While the vessel was heavily
sirability of preserving equal right»
lat'en, she made fair time, and at 5
upon which "the liberty and happiness
o’clock on the morning of December 30
of every man, woman and child ’ are-
was off Cape Flattery. During that
conditioned, and asserted tliat these are-
day tlio wind was light, but there was a
principles of attainment “ only through,
heavy westerly swell that seemed to
tlie establishment of the co-operative
strain the vessel, but it was not until
commonwealth.” Continuing, Mayor
the morning of the 31st, when the
Chase said:
Protection encountered the southeast
“ I believe tliat every power the mu
gale that had been predicted on shore,
nicipality possesses should be placed
that she began to make more water
at the disposal of the people in the in
than usual. Chief Engineer George
terest of civilization. With tliat aim
IL Morse notified Captain Eiickson
in view. I submit tlie following recom-
that it was necessary to use steam to
mendations-
woik the pumps, and the vessel was
‘‘First—The passage of an order es
partially slowed down to use the steam
tablishing the minimum wage for
on them. Captain Erickson then had
street employes at <2 for eight hours’
all the available men on board throw
work.
the deckload overboard, but the water
“ Second—Union wages and condi
kept gaining.
tions to prevail in al’ brick and stone
It was not until late that afternoon
mason’s work performeil under the di
that the necessity of taking to the
rection of tlie street department.
boats became evident, and at the time
“ Third—All city printing to hear
it was blowing a southeast gale. When
tlie union lab el” .
Second Assistant Engineer Ed Benson
The mayor then took up tlie subject
finally left the engine-room to mu off
of tlie unemployed, which lie said bad
the last cocks the water was up to his
developed from the displacement of la
chin. Then captain Erickson called
bor by machinery and the concentration
all hands together and told them that
of capital, and was a question which
tho boats were their only salvation,
no municipality could solve, as it had
lie divided the entire crew of 15 be
becorno a national and international
tween himself and First Officer J. H.
one.
Giiffln, to go in the two boats.
"Y et,” he said, “ some little relief
In lowering one of tho hoats, First
at least can be afforded by this city
Engineer Carver was knocked overboard
government. I, therefore, recommend,,
and sank almost immediately. Assist
first that you proceed to secure a tiaot
ance was impossible.
of land suitable for tlie raising of food
The boats were lowered, and. under
products, and that such of tiie unem
instructions from Captain Erickson,
ployed as desire may he permitted to-
both stood by tlie Protection for a time,
use this land, the city to furnish proper
until she was seen to take a deep star
seeds and tools; second, the enlarge
board list and get deep in the water at
ment of tlie fuel yard at the oity farm
tlie stern, but she was not seen to ac
to such proportion as will permit all
tually disappear. As near as can be
who desire to earn, by tlieir labor, such
figured, tliis was about 80 miles off
fuel as they may require; tiiird, the
Tillamook rock. This estimate of the
survivors, however, is very uncertain. IN D IA N "M A SSA CR E IM M IN E N T . appropriation of such an amount of
money as circumstances may warrant,
The boats soon separated, and neither
knew tho whereabouts of the other, C h l l k a t s a t P y r a m id H a r b o r , A l a s k a , to be used in providing employment,
T e r r o r is in g t h e W h ite » .
directly upon public woiks, not in com
ami it was a bittor night. New Y’ear’s
Tacoam, Wash., Jan. 5.—Passengers petition with the regular employes of
morning broke with their boats tossing
in the face of utmost certain.death. who arrived on the Al-Ki from Alaska the city, but upon special works, two-
In the afternoon, 26 hours after leaving some of whom left Dawson as late as kinds of which 1 herewith suggest:
tlie vessel, the boat of Captain Erick December 8, report that the Chilcat In First, improvement of tlie park system;
son sighted a ship ami headed towards dians are terrorizing tlie white inhabi second, construction of a system of bi
it. From tho ship the boat was soon tants of Pyramid harbor, near Skag cycle paths through all principal thor
sighted, and the occupants were picked way, and have threatened to massacre oughfares.”
Mayor Chase condemned tlie system-
them.
up and safely landed on lioatd.
The night before Christmas whites of contracting witli the lowest bidder
Tho first thing that Captain Erickson
did on going aboard was to tell the appeared at the Ciiilcat village with a for city woik, apd said the system should
master that Ins first officer’s boat was big supply of whisky, which was sold not be tolerated.. He said:
“ Low bids mean cheap work; cheap-
in the neighborhood with seven men to tlie Indians without reserve. The
entire tribe got drunk Christmas, and work means cheap money and low
aboard.
The rescuing vessel proved to be tlio with knives and guns compelled all the wages, and low wages lower the staml-
British ship Galgate, from San Fran whites in that locality to leave. When ard of citizenship. The city should
cisco for tlie Columbia river, and as the Al-Ki left Skagway no blood had perform its own work and furnish its
soon ns her master heard that there been shed, but trouble was imminent. own materials, giving employment to-
On reaching Indian river the miners its citizens.”
was another boat of shipwrecked men
Tlie mayor advocated increased ap
near by, he sent u man uloft, who soon where informed that two inen, names
reported them in sight and hea<led to unknown, had frozen to death on tiie propriations for educational purposes,
ward the ship. Tlie vessel was then Yukon between Fort Selkirk and Daw and municipal ownership of theelectrio
backcil ami filled, ami awaited their son. They were guarding a scow load , lighting plants and street railways.
cohiing, ami without an aocident they of frozen dressed beef, and porished one
O L D G LO R Y E V ER YW H ER E.
exceptionally cold night in November.
were taken o il board.
Several tons of mail for Dawson are S t a r « a n d S trip » *« A d o r n t l i e W r e c k o f
What was done to them is best toil
th e M a in e .
liy the survivois. Without exception, blocked at Lake Bennett, awaiting ice
Havana. Jan. 4.— It developed today
when asked about their experiences, transportation. The winter has been
they first told of the kindness of Cap so open tlint Lake Bennett remained that the company of the Indiana regi
ment wliioh waveil the Cuban flags dur-
tain Griffiths, of tlie Galgate, and his unfrozen up to December 23.
In October speculators cornered the , ing the parade was not arrested, as
offioeis and ciew. After 20 liouis in
night.
Investigation
the open boats they were almost dead butter aud tobacco market at Dawson, cabled last
from cold and exposure. They were and since then both articles have been showed tliat the flags were distiibine«!
stripped, rubbed, place«! in warm cloth bringing from <2 to <3 a pound.
to them by Cubans in the crowd, and
ing and then given something warm to
the act of waving them was thoughtless
W IL L BE M USTER ED O U T.
drink aud eat, aud made as oomfortable
and not prearranged.
Twenty-five Cuban horsemen, well
as it was possible. They are now here, S ix te e n T h o u s a n d S o ld ie r « on t h e L is t
W h ic h W hs D e c id e d O n.
being hospitably entertained, but their
roouiite«! and armed, joined tlie column
futuie movements has not been detei-
Washington, Jan. 5.—Secretary Al at tlie Prado, rode to Central Park an 1
! mined upon. Not ono is injured, and ger today made public a partial lizt of i debouched, into a side street. They
all are in good health.
the regiments and other organizations ' aroused considerable enthnsiasin.
[ First Assistant Engineer Carver,who which, as a resul*. of the signing of the
Three bluejackets from the Texas,
was «Irowned, signed with tho Protec Paris peace treaty, it lias been decided at about 12:30 yesterday, rowed to tlio
tion in Seattle, and little is known of to muster out of tiie service. Tlie list wreck of tlie Maine and hoisted a large
; him by the crew, except that he was an includes 12 full regiments and two in Stars an«l Stripes to the peak of tlio
’ English engineer, who hut recently te- dependent companies and three heavy wreck. The flag was saluted by the
I Oovered his American papers.
batteries of artillery, approximating shipping in the liaibor.
, Tlie first thing tliat Captain Erickson 10,060 or more uien, which, with their
An immense American flag was also
| did upon reselling Astoiia was to re present location, are as follows:
hoisted on top of a 200-foot spar at
port the circumstances of tlie wreck to
In Alabama, Sixty-ninth New Yoik, ‘the naval dock, where it could be seen
the collector of the putt ami explain Third Florida, both at Huntsville; for miles around.
that in the hasto of leaving the vessel Third Tennessee, at Anniston.
M in e r « ’ N a r r o w K « r:ip e.
his papers were lost.
In Georgia, companies A and B, In
Carlinville, 111., Jan. 4. — Early this
The Protection was a steam schooner, diana colored infantry, at Chicka morning tlie tipple and top works of the
about 400 tons buiden, and was en mauga; Third Nortli Carolina and Carlinville coal shaft, situated just out
gaged in running between coast ports i Sixth Virginia, at Macon; Third New side of town, took fire and burtie«!
ami San Francisco by tlie J. S. Kim Jersey nnd Fifteenth Pennsylvania, at fiercely. There seemed from the very
ball Company.
Athens. ,
start no chance of saving them front
In South Carolina, South Carolina total destruction. Between 70 and 80
K . l l u i a t e . fu r N e w W a r s h ip s .
Washington, Jan. 5.—Secretary Long heavy battery, at Sullivan’s island; men wore in the mine, and it was only
! has completed detailed estimates for Fourth Missouri, at Greensville; Sec after herculean efforts on the part of
‘ congress for the 15 new warships lie ond Tennessee, at Columbia; Ninth tlie mine managers and those of the
: recommended to lie constructed in his I Ohio, at Summerville.
miners who escaped at the first alarm
! annual report. The figures are for
In Texas, Third Texas, at Fort Clark. that tiie entombed miners were all re
' armament aud artnoi for all tho ships,
In California. Eighth California, at leased from their perilous ;>osition. The
! <14,108,400, and for construction and Benicia barracks; heavy batteries B propelty losses aggregate only a few
and C, California arlitlei y.
engineering, <30,100,00.
thousand dollars.