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The news & observer., 1896-12-29
But Sanguilly's Attorney Takes
An Appeal.
GEN. LEE VISITS TIE PALACE
Is Shown the Portraits and
Spanish Manners.
THREE FRIENDS IN THE ToIe s
Much Complaint From Spanish Sour
ces Touching PecuniarY Interest of
American Custome OfFicirs in
FiIibutera investigating.

Havana, Dec. 28.-Julio Sanguilly, the
American citizen who was arrested in
1895, charged with conspiring against the
government and who was sentenced by
court martial to life Imprisonment, APP
pealed and obtained a civil trial which
has been going on for some time past,
and was formally sentenced to-day to inn
prisonment for life and to pay half the ex-
penses of the trial. He was subsequently
declared insolvent. Sanguilly's lawyer
has entered an appeal to the Supreme
Tribunal of abrogation on the ground Of
errors in the evidence in the proceedings
and in the law bearing on the prisoners
case.
The news & observer., 1896-12-29
TWENTY -FOUR PERSONS KILLED.
Mineral Train Drops Through Bridge
40 Feet High.

birmingham, Ala, Dec. 2S.-.-The death
list from Yesterdays wreck sat Cahaha
river. whereby Birmingham mineral
railroad train dropped through a bridge
10 feet high, appears now to nave
grown to "A. This includes tAe death OF
W. d. Rast, bridge forman, who was
killed in a second wreck, which resulted
from a collision of construction trains
at the scene of the first disastes, six hours
after the bridge catastrophe.
Tlwenty-one bodies were taken from the
Cahaba river and since then It has been
asserted that s. w Tibbs and; wife, who
,hoa,x1ed the Inflated train at Gurnee for
Adger are missing. Tibbs anil his wife
had been on visit to the lattGr's father,
residing near Gurnee They went TO
Gurnee early yesterday morning and
boarded the train. Since then nouhing
has been seen or heard of them. so far as
can be ascertained. Their bodies were
not found in the wreck and thesr absence
can only be accounted for by the fact
that they must have been burned up IN
the wreck.
The railroad authorities say .that they
have received inquiries about sihe Tibbs
family, but know nothing of tfEem.
Andrew Bryson, of Blocton, enc of the
injured passengers died at a: hospital
in This city tonight. His deatls will run
the number of dead up to "a.
Bryson was frightfully mangled
and burned. Several persons from
Blocton who were early lon the
scene OF the wreck still declare that =
bodies were taken out of the fiver and
that the railroad authorities are lstill mis-
taken in the number killed. The Bloc
ton people seem to think that several
bodies were taken away by friends be-
fore the relief tran left on its return trip
with the dead and wounded. I'he rail-
road officials, however. are firm; in the
statement that only u corpses gere re-
covered. They say oil reports, 10 the
contrary and to their minds wild rumors.
The fact still remains, nevertheless,
that it is and always will be imbossfble
to know just how many passengers were
on the train and who they were OF where
they were going.
The body OF james Bowling, express
messenger has been shipped to bis for
mer home, Guthrie, Kentucky.
The Birmingham mineral accommodation
has no mail service on Sunday and this
fact explains the escape OF railway postal
agant Bass, who at first was reported
among the missing
Conductor Robert Rutherford, report
ed missing, was not on the train.s Yes
terdayday was his regular trip, but Con
ductor Connell was running extra in
place Of Rutherford.
The news & observer., 1896-12-29
GOVERNOR WILL ACT ALONE.
Bradley VIII Quell Mob Violence Re
quest or no Request.

Louisville, Ky, Dee 28.-Governor
Bradley has had several companies of
the second regiment OF the State militia
practically under arms for 48 hours owing
to the fear that an attempt will be made
to lynch johnson Howe, the negro being
held at Paris for the murder of policeman
Charles Lacey, at Cynthiana The Gov
ernor is supposed to call out the militia
only with the request OF the sheriff, but
there have been so many lynchings re-
Gently and the sheriffs have been SO in
active that Governor Bradley has pre-
pared to act ON his own responsibility.
The news & observer., 1896-12-29
TARIFF HEARINGS BEGUN.
Briefs Will be Accepted Until January
18th From Interested Parties.


18th From Interested Parties.
Washington, Dec. 2S.-The hearings
which the Ways and Means committee
of the House will give to the representa-
tiYes Of the various industries interested
In the preparation of the new tariff bill.
began in the room Of the committee, at
the capitol, to-day and will continue
daily until January 11th Much interest
was manifested and the room was CON
stantly thrOnged with delegations and the
representatives Of various trades Owing
to the brief time allotted for hearings
and the desire Of the committee as ex-
pressed by Chairman Dingley, to avoid
unnecessary repetitons, many Of those
who appeared simply filed their briefs
and made no oral arguments
Mr.. Dingley expressed the opinion that
the presentation Of condensed briefs
would answer the purpose Of the COM
mittee better than argument and ad-
Vised the filing of such briefs, where
possible. He announced that briefs
would be received until January 11th.
Only seven of the seventeen members Of
the committee were present to-day,
Messrs. Dingley, of Maine; Payne, Of
New York; Evans, Of Kentucky; Dalzell.
u 4 IhAASS ~ eAAAd7 anu UVuuEOIs OI
Dakota, Republicans, and Messrs. Nc
Millin, of Tennessee, and Wheeler, OF
Alabama, Democrats.
The schedules upon which hearings
were accorded to-day were those relating
to chemicals and spirits and wines. There
were no particular Incidents.
Without exception, all who appeared
asked for an increase of the duties on the
particular industry in which they were
interested. Almost all of those who ap-
peared in behalf Of changes in the chemi-
cal schedule urged change from ad
valorem to specific duties Those who
made oral arguments on the chemical
schedule were: Thomas f. Harrison, of
Philadelphia; III. Krubbs, of San Fran
cisco; James Mcguire, of New York; w.
II. Fl. Childs, Of New York; j. IT.
Schoellkopf, Of Buffalo; J. S. Page, of
New York; III. G. Stewart, Of Philadel-
phia; James Hartford, of New York:
Samuel Merz, Of Newark, N. j.; w. w.
Skiddy, of New York; J. A. Bean, Of
New York; N. A. Overburg, Of New
York; DIR, Schaeffer, Of New Haven;
Thomas NJ. Cuthbret, of New York; o.
II. Jones, Of Philadelphia, and Alonzo L.
Thompson, of Boston. The following ap-
peared to urge changes in the schedule
relaung TO wines, liquors and other beYer-
ages: John B. Thompson, Of Harrods-
burg, Ky; Edward L. Snyder, of New
York, and Frederick jacob, or San Fran
cisco.
Washington, Dec. 2S.-In the afternoon
session the first speaker was Mr.. J. A.
Bean, of New York, a representative Of
Linseed Oil Manufacturers The busi-
ness for which he appeared, he said,
would be satisfied with a continuance of
the present rates of 20 cents a gallon on
the oil and 20 cents a bushel on seed.
While a greater tariff would help them
they deemed it unwise to agitate the
question and unsettle business. The
price of oil at present is 20 cents, he said,
about one third of the rate FIVE years ago
and the lowest price which had ever pre-
vailed
The news & observer., 1896-12-29
HEsTER's COTTON STATEMENT.

New York, Dee. 2S.-Secre:ary Hes
ter's cotton statement for the week end
ing December 25 shows an increase COM
pared with hast year of 74,000s bales, a
decrease under year before last of IT.
600 and an increase over 1898 Of 10000.
For twenty-five days of December the
total showed gain over last year Of
10000, loss from the year before of
387 900 and from 1893 of $4,000. Ror the
116 days of the session the aggregate is
ahead of last year 1886, ,259 bales, be-
hind year before last of $50, III and a.
head of 1893 by $50, ,959.
Including stocks left from the last 1rop
and the new crop, the supply to Decem-
her Is is 6.405, 1928 bales against 5,040,474
FOR the same period last year.
The news & observer., 1896-12-29

the road and want it bad, and now that
they have already won half the fight,
they'll not willingly let it slip from their
grasp.
There's Robert Hancock, whom, it is
SAID, they propose to make president for
his part in the fight and Major Grant
and John r. Smith. OF Goldsboro, and
Il. ID. Williams of Newbern, and r. G.
Duncan, of Beaufort, all slated for direc-
tors.
1t is stated by those who are in a posi-
ton to know, that RusselPs policy is to
sell the road out and out. Knowing ones
also say that if he can annul the lease OF
the North Carolina Railroad, he will pur-
sue same policy in regard to that.
The news & observer., 1896-12-29
srAMBULoFFs AssAssINs.
Madame Stambuloff Dramatically Ac-
cuses the Government of her hus-
bands Murder.

Sofia, Bulgaria, Dec. 28.-As briefly
cabled exclusively to the Associated
Press last night that Nine Stambuloff,
widow of the murdered ex-premier Of
Bulgaria, whose alleged assassins are on
trial here, made short but impassioned
speech yesterday before the mixed tri-
bunal which is hearing the case. Speak
ing in a voice shaking with passionate
emotion she said:
You have insisted upon my presence
and / ann here. have nothing to say
because ] do not see arraigned before
your honorable court those who are
known to be the real assassins of my late
husband"
Then with a gesture full of fire and in
dignation, the unfortunate lady exclaim-
ed, pointing to the alleged murderers OF
her husband: "Acquit these miserable
people. Summon before you the really
guilty men, who are at present the gov
ernment. / have nothing to add and
will now withdraw"
The news & observer., 1896-12-29
THE SCHOONER WHITFoRD.
Captain Hendricks Indicted for Failing
to Stop at Colon.

Washington, Dec. 2S.-The action of
the Columbian authorities in OBTAINING
the American schooner Whitford nearly
three weeks last spring at Colon, may be-
made the basis for the correction OF many
of the petty official annoyances and lille
gal obstacles that have been thrown in
the way of American shipping merchants
doing business with the Spanish main.
At least assurance was given to-day to
persons interested in the Whitford that
the State Department would move ener-
geticalIy in that direction. Leaopold
Sehepp, New York merchant, and own.
er OF the Whitford, with his attorney, Al
fred II. Seligsberg, called at the Depart
ment to-day and laid the facts in the
Whitford's case before the officials.
They told how the schooner was seized
at Port Cabello, under suspicion OF carry
ing arms and ammunition; how upon
search being made without success for
these the Columbian officials assered that
the manifest of the vessel was wrong,
and how they carried her to Colon and
detained her there for eighteen days
against the protest Of the owners. The
Concluded oa 4th paga.)
The news & observer., 1896-12-29
FOR HIGHER TARIFF ON RICE.
The Georgians VIII go Before Dingley's
Committee for Much Needed Relief.

The Georgians Will go Before Dingley's
Committee for Much Needed Relief.
Savannah, Ga, Dee. 2S.-At largely
attended meeting Of the Savannah Rice
Association to-day it was decided unan-
imously to unite with the New Orleans
and Charleston boards OF trade in en-
deavoring to secure a higher tariff on
rice
Col. J. H. NJ Clinch, chairman Of the
association was given authority to APP
point committee of two to meet with the
committees from the two other cities at
Washington on January f. A plan of
action will then be outlined and the joint
committee will appear before the COM
mittee on Ways and Means on the fol-
lowing day. The Savannah District Rice
Growers are desirOus OF securing an ad-
vance from the present tariff Of one and
three quarter cents a pound to the for
mer rate of two cents a pound. Origin
ally the duty was two and one quarter
cents per pound on the cleaned rice. I'm
der this tariff as we'll as under the two
cents pound duty it is stated the rice
industry hourished, there being over
thirty FIVE thousand acres planted in the
Savannah district, where there is now
but fifteen thousand acres with a prospect
IL the duty is not raised of the industry
being entirely abandoned.
The attention Of the Ways and Means
committee viii be strongly directed to
the decadence of the industry under the
low tariff and to the large number of ne
groes and others formerly employed who
have been driven to seek other employ
ment or are idle. If no relief can be OBJ
tained from the present Congress the agl-
tation will be continued with the hope Of
securing it from the next Congress.
The news & observer., 1896-12-29
WANTS LISTS OF DELEGATES.

indianapolis, Ind, Dec. 2S.-The exec
utiye committee Of the monetary confer
ence to-day began sending out call to
all commercial organizations previously
written to and not yet heard from, ask
ing them to send their lists of delegates
as soon as possible. No names Of dele
gates were received. 1t is now believed
that the number ef delegates to attend
sbe convention w.l be a0oat 600.
The news & observer., 1896-12-29
MRS BEEcHER SERIOUSLY HUTsT.

Stamford, Conn, Dec. 28.-Hrs. Henry
Ward Beecher, Of Brooklyn, n. Y, srss-
tanned serious accident yesterday which
may result in making her a cripple fer
the remainder Of her life. She rose at 8
o'clock yesterday morning, was attacked
with dizziness and fell to the floor break
ing her hip in such a manner that she
win probably never walk again without.
the use OF crutches.
The news & observer., 1896-12-29
DEFIEs THE CATHOLIC CHURCH.

Montreal, Que, Dec 2S.-La Patri, OF
this city, comes out tonight in a two
column defiance of the Catholic church,
in which it calls upon all liberal Catholics
TO revolt. 1t calls the accommodation
the beginning of war TO the death. and
offers itself and all it's financial and in.
tellectual resources 70 aid In tho war,
The news & observer., 1896-12-29
A WISCONSIN BANK.

West Superiog, Wis, Dec. 28.-The
bank of Superior, doing business at the
East End, suspended to-day on account
of Iun with WHICH they were threatened
on account of the recent failures. The
deposits are mostlg in small amounts and
the bank expects to be able to hquidate
in full unless there is a continual decline
In asSpfS
The news & observer., 1896-12-29
ALSO KANSAS CITY.

Kansas Ciay, Mo-, Dec. 2S.-The Nc
Coy Banking .Company, OF Independence,
Mo, went ineo voluntary liquidation to-
day in compliance to an order made at
meeting of thes board of directors, held on
December 23rsl. The bank refused to
receive deposits this morning and began
naving its denssitors in full.
The news & observer., 1896-12-29
MINNEApoLIs BANK TO-DAY.

Minneapolis. Mimi, Dec. 28.-The
Scandia bark suspended to-day. 1t was
one of the smallest banks of the city and
was loaded: up with real estate upon
which it COULD not realize.
The news & observer., 1896-12-29
PAYING TELLER SHORT.

Chicago, Dec. 2S.s-A special from ST
Paul says: Leander Bourch, paying teller
of the suspended Bank Of Minnesota, has
disappeared. There is a small discrepancy
in his accounts.
The news & observer., 1896-12-29

Bataxia, H., Dec. 28.-&illiam NJ. and
J. S. Van Nortwick, banksrs and manu-
facturers, made an assignment to the
Equitable Trust CompanI of Chicago.
This was brought on by tse Atlas Ma
tional bank closing. Their. property in
terests are heavy and they sYill pay out
in full.
The news & observer., 1896-12-29
M,KINLEY WAVE ROLLS ON.

Easton, Pa, Dec 2S.s-The Lehigh Cot
ton Mills, of this city. shut down to-day
and will probably remain idle indefinitely.
The owners state that the mills might
reopen about the first Of May, 1897.
The news & observer., 1896-12-29
R LARGEST CIRCULATION OF NORTH CAROLINA DAILY PAPER

camped two miles from Los Palicios,
province Of Pinar del Rio.
The insurgents dynamited and derailed
n military train near Esperanza, province
of Santa Clara They then attacked the
train, but were repulsed by its escort.
The report of the death Of the insurgent
General Juan Ruiz is confirmed His
remains were buried at Ruiz del Jobo.
Kansas agitator. [volume] (Garnett, Kan.) 1890-1905, 1896-12-11

The situation in Turkey Little Changed,
But Reform Is Looked for-The
Venezuelan Incident Practically
Closcd-Tariff and Financial
Views Reiterated -Offens-
I've craftsmanship.
Kansas agitator. [volume] (Garnett, Kan.) 1890-1905, 1896-12-11
CUBA.

The instruction in Cuba still continues,
with all its perplexities. II is difhcult to
perceive that any progress has thus far been
made toward the pacification of the island
or that the situation of affairs as depicted in
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Coyotes Nursed by Cats.

Lon Richards and Jack Hill, who
were out to Indian Greek last week say
that at Obe Corders they witnessed the
novel sight Of two old mother cats
nursing four young coyotes. The coy
otes were only two or three days old,
when captured, about three weeks ago.
About that time the cats had lost their
families of kittens; and, being curious
to know what the felines would do, the
coyotes We're placed with them. The
cats at once took up with the little
howlers, and fondled them as they
would their own offspring, and the coy
otes were likewise satisfied with their
foster mothers. At first, not being
pleased with the bed fixed for them In
the barn, the cats carried their adopted
kittens to the house several times.
They defend their unnatural family
upon the approach of a dog with all the
fuss and fury characteristic Of the cat
tribe. Wonder what the old cats Will
think a few weeks hence when the
coyotes have grown to be several times
larger than their foster mothers?
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Totals ............ 1895 1O7, ,920

Since the Indians have taken to the
arts of peace and abandoned the wer
path, life on the frontier for tie
American soldier mas become almost
burdensome. It is now question as
to whether the garrison posts which
were necessary along the frontier
when the Indian tribes roamed at
large at will, and at which trained
troops were held in readiness to take
to the field at moments notice in
response to the smoke of the signal
fires of hostile Indians. are now
needed, and some of them have al
ready been abandoned. Others are
being converted into military schools,
where the army, such as it is, may
be drilled in the art of war. Life at
the army posts has thus bee come
monotonous and desultory. San
| Francisco Examiner.
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him altogether. So he completed the
work of amputation, bound up the
stump of the leg and gave the dog first
class care.
"Boze" himself seemed to think life
was worth living, and in three or four
weeks ne was up and about. But his
gait was wobbly, and Garrett set to
work and made a wooden leg to
straighten him up. He Whitfield and
scraped and polished it, and fastened
it to "Boze" with clever arrange
ment of straps.
At first trial the dog didn't take
kindly to the addition that had been
built for him, but he couldn't shake it
off and finally concluded to make the
best of it. Within week he was
walking about with all the four cor
nered dignity imaginable.
When he wants to jump a fence or
chase an invading cat out OF the door
yard he folds the wooden leg up under
him. And railroad train is some
thing he has no longer any possible
use for.
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upon the Indian since 1889, is known
rs an educational and allotment one;
and to the education of all Indian
children at the expense of the Nation
is chiefly due the existing condition
OF affairs.
The best tests of Indian advance
toward civilization are the adoption of
the white mans dress and habits, their
engaging in agriculture or the me-
chanical arts and in consenting to the
education of their children. Judged
by these three standards the Indians
are slowly but surely progressing
toward Anglo-Saxon civilization.
Whereas in former days the Indian
children were allowed to grow up in
Incidence and hatred of the white
man and his methods, they are now
educated at National institutions,
and, being essentially quick and i'm
itative, soon learn the white mans
ways.
In addition to those on the variou S
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A NATIONS WARDS.
UNCLE SANS SUCCESSFULG GUAR
DIANSiil' Oh THE INDIANS.
The Once Hostile Tribes Have Aban
doned the Wa2 Path and Taken
to the Arts of Peace
The Custer Massacre
TT is fact worthy OF note that

TT is fact worthy OF note that
since June %, 1876, the date
upon which General George A.
Custer and his entire command
were mas5acred by the Cheyennes, no
serious outbreak upon the part of the
Nat1en's ward, the American Indians,
has occurred in the United States.
Yet, despite the fact that the Custer
massacre practically dates an entirely
new epoch in the history of the In.
dian races of this great country, its
twentieth anniversary, which occurred
recently, passed unnoticed and un-
honored, save by few individuals
with whom the memory of the little
band of heroes who perished on the
plains is yet green.
Prior to that time Indian uprisings
were of frequent occurrence, for of
the 200 or more tribes now in the
United States there are not ten but
what have been in revolt at some time
or another.
There are many residents of San
Francisco, says the Chronicle of that
city, to-day who can recall the Modoc
troubles OF 1873 and the Bannock war,
in which King Joseph asserted him.
self 30 persistently, while the Apache
outraees under the leadership of Ger.
. on 80 ~t''t fresh in the memory ol
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Wore Slippers to Business.

The wife Of a commission merchant
living in Drexel boulevard recently en-
broidered for her husband pair OF
satin slippers The husband usually
wears them at breakfast. The other
morning ne kissed his wife goodbye,
walked two blocks. and took a boule-
ward train to Van Buren, street. His
office is near the station and he went
directly to 1t.
He recently purchased a pair Of
toothpick shoes for which his partners
ioked him constantly.
AS he was putting on his office coat
he remarked that his feet had never
felt more comfortably than In the new
shoes. aud he looked at them. There
were the slippers, with their blue and
yellow pansies, and he is still thinking
what a figure he must have cut In Ii
Sale street that morning.-ChicASl
Tribune.