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Omaha daily bee., 1896-12-27
QUALITY OF STEEL on WAR SHIPS.
Report OF Board Which Investigated
COmnInints neimg CnmsiLcrcI.

WASHINGTON Dec. 26-Secretary Her.
bert today took up for consideration the re-
port of the special board which Investigated
the complaints for the Newport News con-
structors that steel of inferior quality had
been supplied by the Carnegie works for
the battleships Kentucky and Kearsarge.
The report Is cOpious statement OF the
facts disclosed by the many tests made by
the board, and the defective plates are fully
identified. The injury has demonstrated that
the present system of inspection is inef-
fective. and plates are shown to have
reached the shipyards that never were in
spectcd at all; at least they bore none of
the inspectors marks. The board has not
yet examined the plates for the battleship
Illinois. but as far as IT has gone the in
CURRY has revealed the necessity for another
arrangement in the inspection and Secre-
tary Herbert viii probably substitute ex-
pert civilian inspectors for the inexperienced
naval officers now employed acting under
special board composed of a constructor and
engineer and one line officer for the pres
ent steel board made up of line officers.
Omaha daily bee., 1896-12-27
PHELPS SAYS OLNEY is CORRECT.
ES-Minister To England Uphoids the
SecretnrN of StnIc.

BURLINGTON. VT. Dec 26-Hon. Il. J.
Phelps, ex-minister to England, gives his
opinion on the recognition of Cuba in the
following language: II have no doubt thai
he position of Secretary OlEey, rs recently
published, is entirely correct. The question:
which government shall be recognized In 4
country where an attempt at revolution Is
In progress is certainly for the executive 10
determine and not for congress Legisa-
lion hy that body can under no provision
of he constitution decide IL. They can, cf
course, pass resolutions upon this subject
II they please but they in no respect can
control he discretion or action OF the presi-
dent.
Besides, no government can be recognized
until II exists. The government recognized
nv other governments when a dispute IN
respect TO 1t exists Is always de facto gov
eminent. The recognition by other ma
lions OF government now in existence
must always continue until II Is actually
subyer.ed and a new one put in it's place.
when II Is oyerhrown and another 60
tablshed the new one becomes entitled to
recognition.
THE rebels In Cuba have no organized
government, nor even an abiding place
which they can call their own. They are
merely a guerrilla force. which would
Omaha daily bee., 1896-12-27
PLAYS ron HELPING our SILVER.
Committee Mt Work on the Proposed
International Monetary Conference.


WASHINGTON, Dec Pet is the eN-
pcctation OF the friends cf the movement:
for an International monetary conference that
the question WIN be taken up in the senate
soon after tile holidays. though 1t may be
considered fret III a republican caucus. The
committee which was appointed by the
| caucus TO Kraft measure has had tho
matter under consideration and Senator
Wolcott who's Isl chairman of the caucus
committee, has prepared the draft OF a bill
which IL 1t is' not accepted as a whole will
probably be used as the basis of whatever
action Is agreedgupon.
The tendency among the members OF the
committee is to leave the selection Of the
conferees entirely to the president, and thus
depart from the precedent established In the
Ftfty-third congress. when provision was
made for the representation Of this country
at conference then proposed by dividing
the selection OF the conferees between the
president and congress. II Is also proposed
to leave the number Of members to the dis
erection OF the president depending upon the
action OF other countries on this point An
appropriation will be provided for carrying
the action into effect.
II is not yet definitely determined how
far the proposed legislation will go in provd-
Ing for this country taking the initiative in
securing the conference, but the probabilities
are that this will be left to the discretion
and inclination OF the president The bill Is
being prepared for the purpose of providing
the means for carrying the republican plat
form on this subject into effect and the
members of the committee generally hold
chat Mr.. Mckinley will require only the
means to proceed with to cause him to use
his utmost endeavors to secure an inter
national agreement.
The committee has been considerably en-
couraged over the reports received as to the
probabilities of the success of securing
conference and of its success when once
secured. Senator Hoar. who is a member OF
the committee. has given the other members
much valuable Information collected by
himself while in Europe last summer. He
has told them that France was aggressively
in favor of an International understanding,
and that the sentiment in Germany was very
favorable, but that the emperor was the
stumbling block in the matter. He also
expressed the opinion that England would be
found much more tractable on the question
than is popularity considered probable, and
has suggested that little pressure of a
business character might be brought to
bear with good effect on England, going so
far as to say that the payment of some of
the debts owed in this country to England
in silver might bring the English people to
a speedy realization of the Importance of an
agreement on the subject and prove valua-
BILE object lesson.
Omaha daily bee., 1896-12-27

through exposition work before at Atlanta,
Philadelphia and Chicago. and II may be
possible that some OF these same men Will
have charge OF the exhibit at Omaha.
Representative and Mrs. Mercer leave for
the west on Sunday morning and will be In
Omaha at the Willard hotel December 30
and 81 Before leaving Mr. Mercer stated
that he had requested the president to is
sue his proclamation. President Cleveland
stated to him that 1t was not customary
when not requested to do so in the act. MIR.
Mercer requested him a second time to is
sue a proclamation. but has not yet re-
ceived his reply. The matter. therefore.
will remain in allegiance until Monday or
Tuesday when a definite answer may be
expected from the president.
Omaha daily bee., 1896-12-27
MEETS WITH CAruIsLE's APPROVAL
Exposition Subscriptions satisfactory
Z SecreimrN Of Inierior.

10 s"cre'"rs Oh ,"'"ri"r'
NAShlNulo>, Dec @o'-(Speclal ieie-
gram)-President Cleveland VIII be form
ally notified on Monday by Secretary Car
,is,e that bn has annroved of tho stool, sub
,.nt,,,i,,,,, ii H. g., 80 81, r,n.-,,,,a
i'"'. "a '"''i Va '"V
slssippl ana international Exposition, TO De
held in Omaha in 1898, and has passed IA
vorably upon the articles of incorporation
filed with the State department OF Ne
braska.
When Representative Mercer left the
amended articles of incorporation and the
required CertifcatiOn with the secretary,
then acting Hon w. Z. Curtis, he was as
sured that immediate action would be
taken. The Treasury department passed
upon this matter today, and Immediately
recognized the gilt-cdged character Of the
subscriptions. which amount to upwards of
$350,O00. To make Immediately available
the sum of 1000, appropriated at the last
session of congress- the sanction of the sec
rotary of the treasury had to be had there
fore this action. Plans are being made in
the architects office for building to cost
about $50 900, and the president in consid-
Grafton of the communication from the
Treasury department will name the govern
ment commission TO have charge of the gov
eminent exhibit within day or two. should
the amended bill. introduced by Mr.. Mercer
Omaha daily bee., 1896-12-27
SPAIN ORDERS ANOTHER WAR SHIP
VIII Have m Armed Cruiser BETTER
Thnn the Now York.

WASHINGTON. Dec 26.-An interesting
item in the last publication by the Naval
Intelligence office is the statement OF the
naval construction that the Spanish govern
ment has in hand. 1t appears that orders
have been given to a big Italian firm near
Genoa to build Immediately an armorcd
cruiser which will be named the Pedro
Aragon. She will be on the lines of the
crack cruiser Giuseppe Garibaidi H. which
Spain has purchased and rechristened tho
fi'stObal Colon. The latter is TO be de-
livered by the builders to the Spanish gov
ernment complete next February.
Only fifteen months are allowed for the
construction OF the Aragon. Both of these
cruisers are TO be supplied with the tubular
boilers in vogue in the French navy. When
finished the vessels will be slightly more
formidable than our best armoTed cruiser,
the New York
Omaha daily bee., 1896-12-27
SEE MAGGoTs IN AMERICAN MEAT
Germans Find More Faults In Beef
from the LnitcI SIuics.


from the United States.
WASHINGTON, Dec. 26.-There are general
indications that the war on American meat
products in Germany is to be prosecuted
with fresh vigor. United States Consul
Wamer at Cologne has this to say on the
subject in a report to the Department of
State. Notwithstanding the assurances OF
the United States government that all meat
products for export are subjected to a strict
examination, the interminabe agitation il
Germany against the wholesomeness of these
products still goes on. At a recent meet
ing of the agricultural association of the
district of Cologne the subject of adulterat.
ing German sausage with American diseased
beef was discussed. One speaker drew
special attention to the fact that beef was
examined for maggotS in Germany, but not
so in America. Since in the former coun-
try Germany sausages were more adulter-
ated with American beef that was infested
with maggots and with potato meat, the
law in force in Germany against dishonest
competition, 1t was said, should be applied
in the case of sausages which would re
quire the marking OF the goods as to whether
they were of German or foreign origin and
had been officially examined or not Another
speaker remarked that il made an immense
difference to the welfare of the German
people whether home or foreign meat was
used He, therefore deemed it necessary
that the origin of the meat used in the
preparation of the sausages be given.
chemist present said the American beef was
not so prOfusely infested with maggOts, but
that it came to Germany prepared with
borax in an astonishing manner. On the
exterior OF the meat there was he asserted
a complete crust of boraX. and the meat was
actually picked with it. If sausages con
tanned meat prepared in this way and were
offered for sale it was clearly fraud in the
sale of fOOdstuffs
Omaha daily bee., 1896-12-27
HONEY AND WAITER Fon SMALLPOX.
Young Girl Accidentally Makes nm
ImUOrtant Discovery.

CITY or MEXICO Dec. 2G.-The condi-
tlon of the British consul, Mr.. Garden, who
has been dangerously i'll, is improved today
and he is in no immediate danger.
Heavy shocks OF earthquakes are reported
as occurring on Christmas day at various
interior points. No harm was done.
Experiments made with smallpox patients
In OaXaca show that by administering honey
diluted In water 10 smallpox patients the
pustulos OF the worst variety disappear and
the fever is Immediately diminished: The
matter attracts much attention. The remedy
was accidentally discovered by young girl
who was down with the disease, who secretly
refreshed herself with honey and water.
with the astonshngly curative results, and
it was then tried on soldiers sick with the
diseaSe.
Omaha daily bee., 1896-12-27
CUBAN JuNTA has PLENTY TO DO.
Keeps Busy Denying Statements Made
bN Cnntnin GcncrmI McNIcr.

NccpS BUSN Denying statements Nutc
by Captain General WcyIcr.
NEW YORK, Dec. 26At the headquar-
tiers of the Cuban junta today, General Es-
trada Palma and his secretaries were kept
busy answering questions as to the DISPOSE
ton of the patriot forces in Cuba and deny
ing reports that General Maceo's death was
but the beginning of the ending of the
war. In talking of affairs General Palma
stated that the Cuban army was now as
strong in point of numbers and enthusiasm
have full faith in General Rivera, who has
succeeded Maceo in command. The Cuban
forces in the province of Pinar del Rio, he
said are encamped on the mountain tops
and could afford to laugh at General Wey
lers declaration that he would soon dis
lodge and scatter them and wind up the
war.
General Riveria," said General Palma
has 5000 armed men under him at present
and with provisions enough to last for six
months in his mountain stronghold. Ii
is simply idle for General Weyler to make
such sweeping declarations. There has
been and there will be no general laying
down of arms on the part of the Cubans,
such as has been reported AS for DR..
Zertuchas charges that Maceo was driven
to death by despair by reason of non-sup-
port accorded to him by Cuban allies In
this country, it is simply infamous and I'M
worthy of contradiction"
General Palma said that he had heard
nothing definite about the reported adyen-
ture of the Three Friends.
Omaha daily bee., 1896-12-27

Sensation In One Of ihc British Cow
eminent Departments.

LONDON, Dec. N.--Tho ObscrYer. rcfer-
ring to the recent systematic dlyugence Of
confidential information by persons employed
in one OF the departments of state says: The
sensation has developed unexpected surprises
1t IL apparent that secrets OF the British
service have been diyulged with impunlty
not only 20 foreign governments which pay
large sums for information of a certain
character. but also TO certain British news
paper Recent occurrences indicate that tho
revelations are OF great importance and that
the practice Of furnishing information Of this
nature Is spreading to other departments.
Certain II Is that these revelations have
created CONSERVATION in official circles AMI
II Is felt that the time has come to expose
the culprts. -
Omaha daily bee., 1896-12-27
CABINET OFFICERS CANNOT GO.
Chicago Men Invite Cleveland nnd
NInex To Rnnumet NcNi Month.

WASHINGTON Dec 26.--President Cleve-
land and Secretary Olney were waited upon
today by delegation from Chicago and in
vited TO attend the Jackson Day banquet, to
be given mainly by Chicago gold democrats
on January s. Mr.. Cleveland expressed his
regrets and Mr. Olney practically gave the
delegation to understand that it would he
impossible for him TO accept. The chief OBJ
stacle Is the cabinet dinner, to be given
by the president on the evening previous 70
the banquet in Chicago. All the members Of
the cabinet have been invited but it is likely
none OF them can arrange to go. The Chi
cago men expect Assistant Secretary Ham
lin and Comptroller Eckels will be present
and invitations will be given to Henry Wat
terson. John =. Irish OF California, and eX-
Minister Phelps of Vermont
Omaha daily bee., 1896-12-27
SAYS NEBRASKA CAN GROW nnETs.
United states Consul at Chcmnit..
SnNs We Need Not Imnnrt IL.

WASHINGTON. Dec. 26,--Germany sent
out in the season Of lS95-96 OF raw beet
sugar 95S,12S tons. against ,OiG Oi3 tons in
the preceding year. The home consumption
was G6S,S6O tons, against So, sos tons in 1894
%. The factories employed in making sugar
numbered 06,45s, and they consumed II 700 20
900 tons Of beet root. The bad business of
the preceding year forced the sugar makers
to offer less for tho roots, ana this in turn
caused the farmers 10 plant less. United
States Consul Monaghan at Chemnitz sends
these statistics to the State department to
back up his statement that Germany's beet
sugar Industry has been making huge strides
In dozen years, In part owing to intelll-
gent government aid, and also to the energy
OF the manufacturers. who believe IN helping
themselves. He says that intensive farm
Ing, rather than extensive farming, may be
made NJ profitable In Nebraska and Ohio as
In Germany and he sees no reason to doubt
that America can probably make her own
beet sugar and save the millions of marks
that are annually spent in Germany for this
article. .#.....9 .'#u ~.
Omaha daily bee., 1896-12-27
STRIKERS LEADERS AnE LET OUT.
Much Indignation Among the street
Chr Men In boston.

Chr Men In Boston.
BOSTON, Dec. 26.-There is much indigna-
ton among the street railway conductors
and motormen who participated in the re-
cent tie-up Of the West End street railway
over the manner in which the officials of the
road have discharged the men who were re-
quested to take out cars on Thursday Ac-
cording to the union officials every member
of the conference committee, every officer in
the union and 500 OF the rank and file have
been refused reinstatement, and many more
dsmissals are expected before the end Is
reached SO great has the Indignation be-
come that a public mass meeting has been
called for Monday night in Faneuil hall, to
which a number Of prominent professors and
business men have been invited. A special
invitation was sent this evening By President
Young to President Little OF the road to
give his version of the controversy, which
will be answered by President Young. The
headquarters OF the union have been filled
all day with crowd of angry men, who,
smarting under the defeat they have sus-
tanned and loss Of employment, have made
accusations OF selling out" and "treachery'
against the leaders and denouncing all the
union officials for the manner In which the
strike has been handled. The men say they
are practically at the mercy of President
Little and his officials, and there Is slight
hope OF their reinstatement Many of the
men have large families, and the prospect of
being out of work in mdwinter is not cheer
ing At the company's Offices on Water
street line of between 800 and 400 men can
be seen at all hours of the day waiting for
chance to register for employment
Among them were many Of the old employees
who, after waiting five or six hours to reach
the office. were told when they gave their
names that they were not wanted. Every
car was run on schedule time today. Among
those invited to the meeting Monday are:
Rev Il. f. Hale, Rev. f. W. Burr, Vicar
General Byrnes Rev. Father Scully, Dean
Hodges, General Francis A. Walker, Mayor
Quincy, Edward Atkinson Thomas Went
worth Higginson, George Fred Williams, II.
NJ Whitney, Robert Treat Payne, Prof.
Francis H. Peabody and Mrs. Ole Bull
Omaha daily bee., 1896-12-27

WASHINGTON, Dec. 26.-After seven
years service in Washington as the repre-
sentative of his government, Mr.. Alfred lie
Ghoit, the Belgian minister, has been re
called. Today he presented his formal let
ter of recall to President Cleveland and ex-
pressed the regret he felt at being obliged
to sunder theties which have bound him to
America. The president responded in
suitable terms cohgratulating Mr. lie Ghoit
upon his we'll deserved promotion, he hav-
ing been transferred to ST. Petersburg, and
wishing him a safe journey
Omaha daily bee., 1896-12-27
News for the Armx

WASHINGTON Dec. 26.-(special Tele.
gram)-Lieutenant Colonel John l. Rodgers.
Second artillery. has been detailed as an ad-
ditional member OF the board on regulation
of seacoast artillery fire.
First Lieutenant James L. Wilson. Fourth
artillery is ordered to Delaware City, Del.
to assume charge of construction of build
ngs at Fort Delaware.
Omaha daily bee., 1896-12-27
EUROPE WILL NOT ASSIST SPAIN
Sensational story of Paris Editor
is Spoiled.

WASHINGTON Dec. 26-It can be denied
officially and authoritatively that any
European government, either directly or in
directly, has made any representation what
ever to the United States to restrain or
prevent its free action in connection with
the Cuban insurrection. similar report
was denied by authority several weeks ago
and the latest denial results from the publica-
ton OF Paris dispatch in the London
fines
The London Times dispatch was denied
not only at the State department but in
diplomatic circles, which declared the story
to be newspaper gossip. Mr.. A. Won Bruen-
ing, the secretary of the German embassy,
said today relative to the statement that
Germany was already prepared to espouse
SPANS cause, that so far as the embassy
here was concerned, no such intimation had
been received. He disCredited the whole
! story. I'VE have not heard a word concern
ing Cuba" said he, for three months"
The dispatch printed in the London Times
and which is discredited at the State depart
ment bore Paris date and was to the
effect that "the United States has been conf
dentially informed in the most friendly terms
chat the European powers could not remain
passive in the event of the United States
abandoning the attitude of President Cleve-
land and his cabinet. Should the United
States presume to exercise pressure upon
Spain by recognizing the Cuban insurgents
CT encouraging them in their resistance, it
has been informed that Europe generally
might become uneasy at the idea of such
an extension of international action by the
United States inasmuch it might at a
given moment threaten almost all the powers
whose possessions are in proximity to the
United States and might tempt the spirit
of enterprise and encroachment that is
inspiring the senate committee on foreign
relations"
"If," continues the dispatch, 81 am cor
rectly informed. the United States has been
concurrently informed that Germany is
quite prepared to side with Spain in the
event of the United States showing that
she is disposed officially to side with the
rebels. Moreover. academic conversations
are frequent in some circles in regard to
the action of the powers to form a syndi-
cate against the invasion Of socialism, which
Is now invading all political quarters. 1t
was during these pourparlers that the
friendly warning to the United States orig
mated Senator Camerons resolutions for
the recognition of Cuba being regarded in
some quarters as revolutionary"
Omaha daily bee., 1896-12-27
UPHOLD CLEVELAND As TO CUBA
Chicago business Men Pass nm EN-
uIntic Resolutions.

CHICAGO. Dec. 2G.-At one of the largest
meetings in its history, held by the Com
mercial club OF Chicago at the Auditorium
tonight, Marshall Field offered the following
resolution, which was unanimously adopted
amid great applause:
Resolved, That this club heartily ana fully
endorses the national administration in it's
policy regarding Cuba.
Omaha daily bee., 1896-12-27

CONCENTRATE Doc. IN-A 4prCIOI 10 The
Commercial Tribune from Franklin. Ind,
says: The Mckinley Marching club OF
Ruscoll, H. carrying il mammoth horn TO
Washington afuot. suffered an outrage at
Trafalgar six miles wcsI of mere. about
noon. While the carriers were AT dinner at
the homo OF Dr. Hyers, the mob gent a
delegate to Dr. ByCr's house 20 give the
mon lust ten minutes 20 leave town. The
mob Tor" of ana burned the Dag and maslcd
IN" horn into "A shapclcss mass. An effort
VIII he made TO patch 1t up Ia order TO
continue the journey.
Omaha daily bee., 1896-12-27

II. Fitzgerald aged so. well known
painter and musician. was murdered in
Meadow street shortly before | o'clock
this morning. He started to go to Meriden
where he has been recently employed at
12;sC, and was discovered half an hour
afterwards lying on the sidewalk, dying
and covered with blood. There was a stab
wound an inch and half long In his
back between the ribs.
Omaha daily bee., 1896-12-27
Movements of ocean vessels. Dee. 90

At Sew York ArriVcd-New York from
Southampton; Rotterdam. from Rotterdam.
Sailcd-Ln GHsCugnc, for Hayrc; Etruria,
for LiYerpool; Aachorin, FOR Glasgow;
n southampton Sailed ST. Louis, for
New York.
~ hla--sailed-IndIana. for LIv-
erpool
Al .Hayrc sailed-La NormandIe. for
New York.
Omaha daily bee., 1896-12-27
Condition of the TREASURY.

WASHINGTON. Dec. 26.-Toiay's state
ment of the condition Of the treasury shows
Available cash balance. S225, Sl2 593; gold re
serve, Sl36 023, $40.