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advantage Of the man.of.war in that Il
was light aud could make better head
way In shallow water. Another and
another shot were fred and became
thoroughly frightened. had no fear
Of being shot. but IL was the dread Of
being captured and imprisoned in Moro
castle that prompted me to do what I
did. ! Ithought Of being taken a pris-
oner and committed 10 Moro castle.
felt that 10 be captured would mean iu-
prisonment for the rest Of my life and
perhaps death
Il ran up on the deck and tearing OF
my clothes plunged into the water. The
water was heavy aud to swim swiftly
was no easy matter. Il was too shallow
for the Spanish boat to make good head
way and she finally gave up the chase
and was soon lost 70 view. swan
nearly two miles to the advance camp
Of Maxine Gomez. where was given
clothes and a warm welcome. The next
day We resumed our journey for Key
West aud arrived thore without further
/ incident.
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MADRID, Dec a2.-The Corespon-
dencia asserts the gendarmes have dis
persod a small evolutionary band or.
ganizad near this city.
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IWEYLER GIVEN HINTS.
Must Push the Fight Before
Congress Reassembles.
He TAKES THE FIELD AGAIN.

The Reason Given Il That somsthing
Must ne Done TO Fors.tAiI Action o.,
the Cameron Resolution Many Paclh-
COS Found Murdered aud Many Driven
Prom Their Homes 90 siarve.
NEw YoRK. Dec. 22.-A Key West
special to The World says General Wey-
Ter proposes 10 take the field In Santa
Clara province now, IL Is learned from
Havana, and force the fighting. The
captain general Is disturbed by reports
Of insurgcnt operations In Santa Clara
Besides, a strong hint Is said 10 have
reached him from Madrid that some.
thing must bo done by Jan. 10 Fore.
stall action by congress on the Cameron
resolution.
A number Of dead bodies Of pacifcos,
four Of them bodies Of women. were
found by a Cuban band Saturday near
Alfonso after a Spanish column had
passed. An the huts and dwellings in
that section have been burned and the
crops destroyed. 80 that the country
people have little left TO live on. Many
are on the verge Of starvation.
The paeiheos living on farms near r..
tervs were driven from homo on saiur.
day and forced 20 10 into town or bo
killed. When they went there, accord.
ing 10 orders, they found little provis.
len made for them. With nothing 10
do and no money 70 buy food. their
cases are pltiful II they 90 back they
will DO killed; II they remain they will
siarvo.
Affairs east Of the trocha grow worse.
The Spanish officials there cannot cope
with the iusurgont bands In operation
IN tkat section, using the hills a. the
base Of their operations. and they are
confined to the towns Several engage.
ments took place between small bands
Of spaniards and Cnbans around San
ChristobAi Saturday. Reinforcemerts
have been asked for by the Spanish
commanders there
lt Is expected IN Havana that General
Rivera viii try 70 cross the trocha soon
In force, as several messengers from
him have been captured by weyler
lately with dispatches on them indicat.
ing such purpose.
Heavy rains and high water at the
southern end Of tho trocha have in.
creased the number Of sick soldiers.
Hardly a train now goes 70 Havana bu,
has several hundred sick and wounded
soldiers.
Two large and well armed block
houses have been built BY weyler. com.
manding the main roads into Havana.
Insurgent gncrrillas IN MaianEas prov.
ineo captured on Sunday good supply
Of stores on the way TO a Spanish gar.
rison.
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PARIS. Dec. 2s.-The secretary Of the
Spanish embassy mere. Marquis do No
vallas, in an interview. declared that
but for American interference the Gu
ban insurrection would have terminated
long ago. He Is quoted as adding :
Recognition Of the independence Of
Cuba BY the United States would only
be the result q an insignificant whim.
] believe the struggle viii terminate be-
fore the end OF February"
The soleil says: III the United
States recognizes the independence Of
Cuba, European opinion viii unAni-
mously support Spain against America. "
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NO ACTION WAS TAKE.I
The Cameron Resolution Giver
to the Senate.
OTHrR RESOLUTIONS PROPOSED.

The cuhan Question was brought Up
b. senators and = Lively Debate Foi-
lowed. In which Many Toot . Hand.
The Hoass Completed Another of the
appropriation NILS.
WASHINGTON, Dec. 9g.-Tho senate
was literally delugod for half an hour
yesterday with reports. resolutions and
spirited colloquys on the Cuban ques.
ton The intense public interest In
this question was shown BY the presence
OF the largest crowd since the opening
day Of the session. The main event oi
the day was the presentation By Mr..
Cameron Of the report Of the COMMITTEES
on foreign relations favorable 10 his res.
oiution recognizing the independence Of
Cuba. This proceeding was brief and
perfunctory, the report not being read,
and an agreement speedily reached b.
which the resolution and report will gC
over until after the holidays,
Aside from the Cameron report Mr..
Morgan Of Alabama presented furthel
report on the same lines. embodyinl
the views Of himself and Mr.. Mills. The
Offering Of the reports served as a pre-.
lude 70 several brisk exchanges between
the senators. Mr.. Hill Of New Yorh
desired TO know whether the reports
went into the constitutional question Of
the legislative power Of recognition oI
Independence. Mr.. Cameron promptly
answered that everybody conceded thi.
power, and Mr.. Morgan pointedly added
that denial Of such power was ''pre.
posterous.
Mr.. Vest Of Missouri also came for.
ward with some remarks which prom.
ised to give 4 sharp personal turn 10 the
debate. He spoke Of bis astonishmeni
In seeing Secretary olney's public state.
ment declaring that the executive alone
had the power 10 recognise independ'
ence. Mr.. Vest had hardly begun when
Mr.. Hale rep, Mel made a point oi
order against him on the ground that
the debate was out Of order. The Mis-
sour senator willingly yielded and an
nonnced that no would s,,oak today
On the resolution he had previously Of
fered. declaring that the recognition o
in6sI'endenoe is a joint power Of th'
legislative and executive branches.
Several other Cuban resolutions wer,
offered. those by Mr.. Hill Of New Yorl
aud Mr.. Chiffon Of Texas. declaring
that state Ct war existed IN Cuba war
ranting che recognition Of belligereui
rights Of both parties. and calling fol
the observance Of strict neutrality By
the United States, and one BY Mr.. Ba
con Of Georgia, declaring that the pow
er Of recognizing Independence is a pre-
rOgativo belonging exclusively to thl
congress.
Mr.. sherman from tho committee OF
foreign relations, reported favorably thl
resolutions Of Mr.. Call asking for infor
nation rel-tive to American citiEen
confined In Spanish prisons. and thi
was agreed TO by the senate. Asldi
from the Cuban question the session wa
not fruitful.
The house practically completed thl
consideration Of the legislative. execu
tive and Judicial appropriation bill. bu
hnal action will not be taken until to
day.
The senate amendments 10 the immi
graticn biz were nonconcurred In and
conference agreed to.
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DEApwooD, Dec. 29.-Thcre Is much
excitement at Deadwood over the great
strike at Ragged Top, In the Dacey
shaft mines. The bed Oro continues 70
show evidences Of fabulous wealth. II
is as sensational as the Black Hills and
hundreds are ioCking TO the scene I,
is the rival in richness Of anything In
the history Of western mining, the ore
running over $50 per ton. A rich drift
was started on hgnro and a wonderful
bed Of ore was discovered within Il
feet. Tho wonder Is owned By Kiipai,
rick Brothers and Collins.
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MAYcAuYAN AFEAIR 1RIvIAl.
The Rebels RstFeAted Every Time the
soldiers Gave Chase.


soldiers Gave Chase.
NEw YORK. Dec ga dispatch to
Tho Herald from Manila says the affair
At MAycauyan was trivial. the rebels
numbering 1000 scarcely firing That
very few spoils were taken goes TO show
that they are wretchedly armed. No
pursuit was made, and except a few
who woro killed by shells all escaped
eastward to the hills.
Tho Spanish troops behaved well, but
the action was really no test. The
rebels tactics are to tire the Spanish
troops by constant alarms. rotreating
from a superior force and refusing an
engagement on equal terms.
Tho affair at Maycauyan was intond.
cd 20 divert attention from Cavito.
General Polavaieia has already cleared
the Bulacan villages that were occupied
by the rebels. Some Of the prisoners
awaiting trial thero aro native priests.
Qua the secretary Of bishop, whose
throat was 20 be cut whilo asleep
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WEYlER lEAvEs HAvANA.
Gone 10 PinAr del Rio to again Re.
sumo Control of the Troops

Gone 10 rinAr del Rio TO Again Re-
sumo Control Of the rroop&
HAVANA. Dec. ss.-Captain General
weyler left Havana this morning on
board the Spanish cruiser Isogaxpi bound
Tor Mariel. the north military line
across the province Of Pinar del Rio
with the intention Of resuming personal
command Of operations against the In.
surgents In that part OF Cuba.
General solano reports from Santa
Clara, that Lieutenant Colonel Oliver,
In command Of the Granada battalion,
had an engagement la that district with
force OF insurgents. The general adds
the enemy had over 900 killed and
wounded.
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Manarsr rnlmsrs !. n.,,sr.

SAN FRANCIsCo. Dec. al. A. Fill
more, manager Of tho Southern Paciac
Railway oompany's Pacific division. IL
a very sick man. Less than week ago
IL was thought he simply had a bad
cold, but the cold developed into pneu.
monia Monday morning his life was
despaircd Of and a consultation cf doc.
tors was held. Now Mr.. hllmoro's con.
dition is much improved and the physi.
clans say he will recover.
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LONDON. Dec. aa-A special dispatch
from Paris says IL is suggested that
Great Britain, France and Italy, the
three powers most interested. offer thei-
services in the Cuban question in order
to prevent conflict between Spain and
the United States and to terminate the
revolt
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THREE OF A FAMILY SHOT.
The Hushaai shoots the wIfs. . step
sou and HIMSELF

sou and HIMSELF
CINCINNATI. Dec. 22.-James Preston,
aged 90 years. sho, his wife. Amanda,
aged 81, aud the lAtter's son, William
Bryant, aged 10. % the residence Of
Mrs. Preston here Preston is farmer
near New Richmond, o. His wife left
him sometime ago and came tothis city,
taking up quarters with her son and
making living At dressmaking. Pres
ton followed his wife and tried 10 effect
a reconciliation. he called at the house
and a quarrel followed. during which
he began firing. shooting his wife and
stepson, the latter in the lefs elbow, and
then himself. The hospital physicians
say Preston and his wife will die.
II is evident Preston was acsuated by
jealousy, as he had in his possession a
letter written to his wife BY another
man.
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VEST pIo NOT TAX


Postponed Ms Cuban speech Untn Some
Other Time.
WASHINGTON, Dec. sg.-Senator. Vests
anticipated speech concerning SEQ.
retary olney's attitude toward tho
Cameron resolution filed the senate
galleries 10 overfiowing today. There
was considerable disappointment ex.
pressed when word eOt out that Mr..
Vest would not continue his rcnArks.
which wtro cut of BY objection.
The urgent deficiency bill was re-
ported and passed with minor amend.
ments IL carried tSsl. $50. the larger
part for the continuation Of work in the
navy department.
Mr.. Pettigrew rep. s d. called NJ
his resolution appropriating $4,000. .00l
to take up the trust notes Of the Union
Pacific railway. lie said this step wa
imperative 10 protect the interests Of ths
government against those who held ths
notes. whose purpose was 70 Absorb
branch lines Of the Union Pacific IL
declared Il was his belief that the Union
Pacific was not insolvent, and that 4
floating debt was created for the ex'
press purpose Of oOmpliOating and en-
barrassing the government liens. Mr.,
Pe,tigrow urged that the government
should embrace this opportunity tcr an
experiment in the government owner
ship OF q great continental line. He
believed the government should take
possession and operate the Union Pacific
rad ssa is branch Inca
Messrs. rlatt and Morgan both spoke
On Mr.. Pettig-e@'s resolution and both
urged that something should be done n
once
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WAsluSoroS. Dec. a2-Ths president
has signed the act providing for the par
licipasion In she Centennial exposition
at Nashville, renn., and making an ap.
preparation for q government building
and exhibit.
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PAlMe,s scARe 40 gsoAPe.
TELLS Of nls "Trip on the last Ezpedl
,ion Of She Three Friends.

AeiA ot hn TIP on the last EApcdl-
'lon Of she Three frienda
BosroN, Dec. ss.-A special to Tho
Journal from Holyoke, Mass, quotes
the experiences Of James A. Ia Palmo,
who has just returned from Cuba, hav.
ing been a passenger on tho Three
Friends, which recently landed a ali.
hustcring expedition in Cuba
Mr.. Ia Palmo says that while the tug
was speeding along OF tho coast Of
Santiago province Spanish man.oi.
war hove in sight. almost at the same
instant" he said. "the gunboat shot Ai
rs, the charge whizRing by within "a
feet Of our boat We could SEQ that
they were chasing rs. The Three
Friends Is a speedy craft and it had the
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ooarrsamsa Asked 20 suppor, n.

SEDAiIA, No, Dec ga massmeet.
ing called at the courthouse here adopt.
cd resolutions calling upon Missouri's
representatives In congress to support
the Cameron resolutions for the rccog.
milton Of Cuban independence.
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BlnmS0HAM. Ala, Dec, aa--Joo
James. colorod, was lynched At Wood.
stock Tor an attempted assault on Fan.
mic Smith. aged u years. while on her
way TO school.
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Washington, d. c., Jan. 2, 1896.

Washington, ID. c., Jan. 2, 1896.
The Senate Committee on FINANCE
will report to the Senate tomorrow or
on Tuesday a free-cOinage Dlll IN the
nature OF a substitute for the H0use
bill, There is a clear majority OF three
free coinage Senators on the commit
tee. and a majority of at least ten IN the
senate. The bond bill will be thorough
Nv debated and the free-colnage oil
substituted for 1t will be sent 70 a con,
ference committee, from when IL VIII
probably not emerge.
A prominent member of congress To-
night expressed the opinion that there
is soon 10 he a realignment of parties
upon the financial question. lie gave
the names of numerous leaders or the
two old parties who had told MN that
they did not expect to remain win the
old ships which they had stayed with
so long, unless there We're changes III
the commanders and in the plahks Oh
the vessels. He REQUIRED to the Mem
mis- silver convention, and told the
whole history Of how Ii came about
Then he stated as a fact that there was
distinct compact among the leaders
of that convention that Icy would
DESERT THE DEMO ATTIC PARTY
II II waited to give silver the showing
| which they demand Il know what
am talking about" he said, earnestly
"because the men have told me so with
their own lips They are not in public
proclaimlng their intentions, preterrine
| to remain in the party with the nope
that they will control 1t instead or being
controlled. 1t is not only this way WITH
the silver men. but the gold men stano
ready to pull out from the old shiI
| If things don't suit them. Senator
Morgan and Speaker Crisp are about
the only two free silver men | know
who declare they will stick to the par
ty through thick and thin.
Now, this is how it stands In Dem
ocratic ranks In Republican ranks l
is the same way although there is no
quite so much to indicate the fact. TIT
Republican minority vote the other dal
on the bond bill shows to any studen
Of politics that there is a spirit of in
dependence and n disregard of the par
ty whip. The real meaning OF the &C
ton Of the minority Is hidden, but wi
crop out. / confess that l disliked tn
Democratic stand on the question, an,
voted with them simply because
looked to me to have narrowed down I
a party fight Many others shared m
views. After all it was simply gam
on the political checker-board withou
| patriotism in it,
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First State Dinner.

Washington. Jan 2.-The first State
dinner of the year at the White House
to the Cabinet, was given by President
and Mrs. Cleveland tonight. The man.
sion was appropriately decorated for
the occasion with a profusion of cut
flowers and ported plants.
The guests were: The Vice President,
the Secretary of State and Mrs. Olney;
Secretary and Mrs Carlisle; Secretary
and Mrs. Lamont; Acknowledgement
and Mrs. Harmon; the Postmaster
General and Mrs. Wilson; Secretary OF
the Navy and Miss Herbert, the Sec
rotary of the Interior; Secretary of
Agriculture and Miss Morton. the
Speaker of the House; Senator and
Mrs. Morrill,; Senator and Mrs. Haw-
ley; Senator and Mrs. Palmer: Senator
and Mrs. Brice; Representative and
Mrs. Catchings. James T. Woodward,
Mrs. Charles s. Fairchild, Edward
Bacon Mr. and Mrs. John A. Stewart,
Frank Thompson and Miss Thompson,
Mr.. and Mrs. John 8. Kennedy. Mrs.
Minot, Miss Boardman. Miss Francis
Walker, Mr.. and Mrs. John B. Hen
derson and Mrs. Micou.
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washington. Jan. president Cleve-
land announced the appointment of the
Venezuelan boundary commission as
follows:
David j. Brewer of Kansas, Justice
of the United States Supreme court.
Richard II. Alvey of Maryland, Chief
Justice of the Court Of Appeals Of the
District of Columbia.
Andrew D. White of New York.
Frederick r. Coudert of New York.
Daniel C. Gilman of Maryland.
The commission is regarded here,
among those who had an opportunity
to see the list of names after they were
made public, as a very satisfactory one,
whose opinions and conclusions VIII pc
received by the American public with
the confidence which the standing OF
the members of the commission IN the
public eye inspires.
SOMETHING OF THE MEN.
| Justice Brewer is a Republican In
! politics, and about IS years of age. he
| is a graduate of Yale, and has spent
considerable time in the practice OF MS
| profession in Kansas. where he hlled a
number of judicial offices. In 1854 ne
was appointed Circuit Judg9 or the
| United States for the Eighth district
and was appointed Associate Justlce
| of the Supreme court in December, loe9
| by President Harrison.
Richard II. Alvey is Democrat III
politics, and a man of marked lega
ability. 1t was the great reputation
he gained as Judge in the Maryland
courts which led President CleVelanc
to appoint him Chief Justice of the
Court of Appeals of this district. liz
is about 60 years of age.
| AOdraNV n White is a ReDuDllCan II
politics. He is one of the best-knowr
| men of letters in this country, and per
haps in the world; is an author anC
historian, and has been the president o
Cornell University. Mr.. White was ap
pointed Minister to Russia by Presl
held through Harrison's Administra
ton and for year or more during MI
Cleveland Administration.
Frederick r.. Coudert Is a Democra
in politics, and is one of the best
known members of the bar in New
York MIR. Coudert was one of tn
counsel for the United States on tn
Boring Sea Commission, and In tina
capacity made one of the most eloquen
|, and effective speeches delivered in be
half of the American contentious.
Daniel c. Gilman, president of tn
Johns Hopkins University, rs we
known as an authority on internationa
law. He was at one time president o
the University of California, and wa
later called to take up the work of tn
organization of the university of whic
t he is now at the head. One of hi
, principal acquisitions is the master
Of the science of physical geography
| | he having studied in Germany under
: prominent instructor ana IN TINS coul
trv under Guyot. He is the author {
, a life of President Monroe. Mr. Gil
! man has never figured prominently !
politics. At the White House 1t
stated that he has no politics, but n
proclivities are understood 20 be R'
Publican. Both parties, it will be seel
are equally represented on the con
e mission with the fifth member havin
2 no outspoken policy. All will accel
l the places to which they have been al
. | pointed
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eovernor Morton for Arbitration.


Albany, N. Y, Jan. 1.-Governor Lew
p Morton's second annual message
was submitted to the Legislature up
on the converting of that body today.
Tn II after a brief historical survey,
the Governor touches upon the pending
controversy between the United states
and Great Britain in the following
paragraphs:
"The doctrine formulated by Presi-
dent Monroe, and which has since
borne his name, has become SO well
established in American National poll
CIV that there Is no room for doubs OF
the opinion of our people concerning It.
New York now has population nearly
equal to that of the entire Union when
Mr.. Monroe became President. and our
| peculiar geographical position, the To-
cation within our borders of tn Ameri-
| can metropolis, and the vast nd COM
plicated commercial inter- S of our
State, Justify our feeling and spirit
| concerning the present unhappy agtta-
| ton. Any disturbance of the existing
| friendly relations between the United
States and Great Britain cannot fail
to have a serious effect. Because OF
the possible baleful consequences OF
such disturbance, l deem myself justi
fled in making this reference to the
larger affairs of the Nation in which
we feel such a peculiar and vital inter
est.
Il cannot believe that the relations
between our country and Great Britain
will be ruptured or seriously impaired
by the misunderstanding now existing
between that country and Venezuel;
concerning the proper location of tn
boundary line of their possessions II
South America. Arbitration affords
simple, humane and honorable metho
of determining National disputes; an
1t is scarcely conceivable at this perio
of the worlds history that a great Ma
ton is willing to take the responsibility
of the needless sacrifice of human lif
and the wanton destruction of propert
, which would be the inevitable result {
an armed conflict"
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Monthly Debt stateme emit,

Washington, Jan. 2.-The monthly
statement Of the public debt, issued
from the Treasury department today,
shows that on December 3lst, 1895, the
public debt, less cash in the Treasury,
amounted to s947 ,262. or a decrease
for the month of s1,179.3i9. The debt
Is recapitulated as follows:
Interest-bearning debt $747, 361 800
Debt on which interest has ceased
since maturity, $1,674510; debt bearing
no interest, 1916. 2SS9 1902; aggregate debt,
81, 1875, 325, 462 exclusive of 1868. 023, 673 in
certificates and treasury notes offset
by an equal amount of cash in The
Treasury.
The cash in the Treasury is classified
as follows, cents omitted: Gold, $1l3,-
l9S.707; silver, 1901. 460554; paper, $751;
567 ,096; bonds, disburslng officers bal
ances, etc, $15.352,0SS Total cash
s7S7, 57S,447, against which there are
demand liabilities amounting to $685.
sol, 247, leaving a cash balance in the
Treasury of s17S,027, 200.
The Treasury today lost $60, 900 in gold
and $4,000 In bars in exchange for
legal tenders, making the true amount
of the gold reserve So, 56S, 234.