The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1896-12-20
GOSSIP FROM GOTHAM
Leading Financiers and Business
Men Chary of Offering Opinions
on the Cuban observation-disclosures
That They Will Oppose Gamer
on's Resolution-A New Philan-
thropy-on the Rialto-Herr-
mann's Estate.

New York Dec. 19.-Francjs NJ Scott,
chairman of the conference of National
('sound money! Democrats, which
was held at the Hoffman House on the
evening of December 3, has appointed
the committee of L., as was directed
by a resolution adopted at the confer
ence, to cooperate with the New York
City members of the state committee
OF the National Democratic party to
determine upon a plan to strengthen
and extend the organization in this
city.
The leading business men and finan-
ciers OF New York were, as rule,
cautious about expressing an opinion
on the Cuban resolution last night.
Their attitude in the main was indi-
Gated by Roswell p. Flower, who said:
II do not know what the circum-
stances are in Cuba, or the form of
government which exists there. and 1
should prefer to be guided by the state
department, because l think its in
formation must be authentic. If all
the stories about butcheries in Cuba
are true, they appeal to my sympathy
Just as strongly as the treatment of
the ArmenianS in TurkeS. l know
congress so well that l believe it Will
take from now until March to pass
this resolution, and when it has been
passed, if the state department has
no further news from Cuba of diff
ferent character, i shall expect a veto
of it from President Cleveland"
A few took strong ground against
the passage of the resolution. George
E. williams, president of the Chemical
National bank, who was one of these,
said: 1T seems to me that the resolu-
ton is an unwise interference with the
affairs of Spain, and that action of
such an important character should be
delayed until the time is ripe for it.
NOT HEADED.
Mr.. Thomas c. Plat said: THE ac-
ton taken by the senate committee
seems to have caused excitement
among investors, simply because the
action was unexpected and not because
it materially changes our relations with
Spain. The senate is not a hot-headed
body. Should it pass the senate, which
no one is warranted in predicting, the
resolution then goes to the house,
which has already, in time of inter-
national excitement, proved itself to
be conservative under wise leadership
The rights of Spain and of Cuba alike
will be carefully weighed, and while
public sentiment is momentarily in
an excited state, / do not think that
we are on the brink OF war or aav
nearer to it than at any time since the
trouble in Cuba began
General F'itzhugh Lee, United States
consul general to Havana, viii start
today for Havana by way of Tampa
Fla. Mrs. Lee and their daughter will
accompany him. and spend the winter
on the island Both Mrs. Lee and her
daughter declared yesterday that their
proposed sojourn in Cuba had no ter
rors for them, and that they expected
to enjoy their stay there.
A NEW PHILANTHROPY.
1.-THE Greater New York German Or
phan Dowry Society,"" is an organiza-
ton which has been founded by Lag
arus Morgenthau. a philanthropist. The
object of this society is to protect