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New-York tribune., 1896-11-27
FOOD SCARCE IN HAVANA.
HORDEs OF HUNGRY PEOPLE REPORTED swARx-
ING ABOUT THE wHARvEs

HORDES OF HUNGRY PEOPLE REPORTED SWARM
ING ABOUT THE wHARvEs.
PhIadelph~, New 26.-The scarcity Of food In
Havana Is said 10 have become serious matter.
Vessels arc carefully watched by the Spanish Gus.
toms officers to see that nothing IS taken ashore.
but small quantities of the necessarles Of life are
frequently given to the hordes Of hungry persons
who swarm along the wharves and ask for some-
thing to eat
The British Gsamer Ardanmohr. which has
Just arrived at this port from Havana, had an
unpleasant experience with the Spanish officials
while there discharging her cargo. In some way
lot OF small things. like coffee and sugar were
given to those need OF food by some OF the crew
of the vessel and II became rumored about the
harbor that supplies for the insurgents were being
shipped over the vessels side. surreptitiously and
were being carried into the interior. Captain
Davey, the Ardanmohr's commander, was sum-
moned before the captain OF the port and informed
that he had been fined for having violated the Gus.
toms laws of Cuba. despite his protests that II
was done without his knowledge or consent. The
Standards were inexora ble and the consgnees were
compelled give security before the release OF tne
Havana the fine has been increased. on the ground
that the Spaniards say that they have newly -dis:
covered evidence showing that more goods nao
been landed than was at first supposed Ihe mat:
ter was left be settled by the vessels agents ana
the British Consul.
New-York tribune., 1896-11-27
TELEGRAPHTC NOTES.

youston Tex, Nov. 26-The schooner andre Bow
don IL reported aground at the mouth of the st.
Rernard River. near Quintana she was beached
and her cargo Of cotton thrown overheard. The
vesse IL a tot loss. The crew were saved.
Dubuoue Iowa, Nov 26.-The Metropolitan Court
Yesterday heard the arguments on the appeal from
Rlshop Bonacum. OF Lincoln. by Fathers Fitzgerald
and Murphy. suspended for contumacy; Decision
will be pronounced Tuesday. FROM this declslon
the Bishop will have 10 appeal
confused OF local capitalists yesterday disposed OF
its interests in the Indiana oil field. consisting OF
so acres OF good territory and several producing
wells to the Northern Indiana OlI Company. Inc
purc base price was about <5o,VW
Monmouth Ill.,. Nov 26-George Shugarts gal
last night by unknown parties. The building was
totally wrecked. but no ore was hurt lie had
been selling liquor against the Ia" anu '"e "''"eS
of the citizens
one Years old who murdered Gabriel Guarin.
eighty-four years old, on the night of November J.
died at this place last nignt from WounHs 'I
i'm the county Jail here. He frequently made
threats OF SUICIDE
Chicago. Nov $.-Chapel attendance at the Uni
vcrsity OF Chicago has been made compulsory the
day in the week. This step IN the reguiation St
institution opened. In 1882. there has always been
more or less talk respecting attendance at the daily
ouired however. and as a result but small per-
centage Of the student body has attended.
Los Angeles. Cal, Nov. 2s.-The pretty little
port town OF San Pedro narrowly escaped being
washed into the Pacific Ocean Tuesday night 10y a
cloudburst Several streets were cut to a depth OF
dwellings undermined. and In some instances
carried down grade and stranded on adjoining lots
property stored therein destroyed The damage to
property will exceed $4,000.
New-York tribune., 1896-11-27
STABBED WITH A TEN.INCH BLADE.
STREET DUEL FOLLOWS AN ITALIAN
CARD PARTY-WILD CHASE AFTER
THE CULPRIT.

Munzia Valiant, An italian laborer' twenty-three
wears old who lived at No. Al East Onehundred-
and-hfty seco1d-st was fatally stabbed last even
Ing in a fight over cards by Joseph sarardarre.
twenty-four years old, Of No. 4S5 East One-hun-
dred-ard-ffty.Nrst-st The fight started In Yallanis
house and was finished in notwithstanding
second-st between Morris and Vanderbilt aves IL
caused by an accusation OF cheatihg' Inc
quarrel began over the table. but the two dis
putants went downstairs TO the street 10 "s"' "
out the Of the twelve or more players s.ras-
Cling behind Valiant was getting the best OF the
fight when Sarardarre drew from underneath MS
coat 4 long cheese knife. The blade which was
fully inches long and thick at the pacK' "au
been ground down to a sharp point az 'he emu
Sarardarre plunged the weapon into falahi > iei'
side Just below the lowest rib Nearly ten ihches
OF the blade buried. slanting DOWNWARD Hi'o
the mans abdominal cavity.
Policeman Kipp OF the Morrisania station was
already on a run toward the comba;ants from
Morris-ave. when the stabbing occurred ana ia-
lan fell Sarardarre him coming and. huri-
ing the knife far he could along the street
he dashed up One-hundred -and-ifty -secCnd-st to-
ward Vanderbit-ave. The policeman whistled Tor
help. and seeing another officer coming to the IN
jured mans assistance. ran on The Harlem Raii-
road runs along Vanderbilt-ave. in deep cut,
fanked by stone walls twenty feet high. Sarar-
darre to the edge Of the cut and, seeing the
policeman gaining upon him. leaped down over
the wall.
Kipp not realizing what he had done. Jumped
after him. The Italian landed safely but the police
struck a rail Of one of the tracks and fell in
heap. Sarardarre ran across the cut ana ma mace .
desperate attempt scale the opposite wall Dut
laborers were running toward him from up ana
down the tracks, and after struggle thsy causht
him. The policeman, recovering from the shock
caused by his jump able TO take the Fellow 10
the Morrisania Police Station where ne was
locked up
Valiant in the mean time had been returned 10
Fordham Hospital He was conscious, put !. w Mas >
priest administered extreme JUNCTION to him. The
knife with which the stabbing was done was pickeu
up by an Italian and handed to the police
New-York tribune., 1896-11-27
ASSAULT IN A BROADWAY CAR.

CRIPPLED NEwsBoY ATTEMPTS TO STAB THE
CONDUCTOR-wANTED TO RIDE FREE.
There was a lively scrimmage yesterday after
between Frank f.. Ccrvi conductor OF Broad
way cable-car No IA. and William Franklin.
twenty years old coored ncwsboy. who walks
the stumps OF his legs. which have been ampu-
tated at the knees. Franklin boarded the car at
Barclf y-st. The conductor demanded his fare. ana
the cripple refused to pay 1t. saying that he hal
no money. Cervi attempted to eject Franklin
from the car, but found that difficult task, 90
the negro held on to his legs At last the news
boy drew an open penknife and attempted TO sta9
thc conductor who called a policeman and had
the cripple arrested He was locked up in the
Church-st. station. charged with felonious, az
sault The policeman had to carry the GRIPPE
through the street.
New-York tribune., 1896-11-27
4 COTPLTNG-PTN CAUSES DAMAGE.
1T SKATERS A Pf.ATI, GLASS WINDOW IN BROAD
WAY AND WRECKS 4 SILK HAT IN
IT'S FLIGHT.

Through peculiar accident which occurred a'
about II o'clock yesterday forenoon the heavy IRON
cOupling-pin OF "a sandcar belonging 10 III" h'o""
way cable road became dislodgcd from its cohn'e-
ton and flew with great fore. through the "ir
landing iu IN. show window OF store. The ac-
cidcnt occurred at broadway and Tweniy-'hrd-si
Tho piai"-rlass window In Charles ]. RliZnan :
photographers' supply store. AT No '" hro"""'y
was shattered by the missile. and considerable
damage done to goods in tn" WINDOW "''o'u
ing 70 the police report man Was struck by
the nying piece of iron. but was not seriously IN
iurod He was Clarence \. Thompson. fotiy-'lsht
wears old Of so II WOushby-st.. Brooklyn
/, appears that at the time Of the accident
cahle-car was coming downtown. drawing TIA" sand
car after H. Just after IN" cars had com" hronnh
tho curry. at Twcnty-third-st and turned INTO
broadway tho sandcar left the track jumping over
onto the uptown track and blocking uanlc Nord
vas sent 10 the power house In Twenty y-hiih-st.
and gang Of sent 10 clear IN" ROAD
While the men were pulling on rope "hirh h"H
been fastened 10 the car. the couping-pih sun
denly flew on, II went about hny f""t INTO inc
afr and then fell shaitering the window Of RITZ
mans store
The police say that the coupling-pin struck
-rhomnson b.fore II crashed through the window
name Thompson's high silk hat was broken. ana
he tel 70 the sidewalk II he had been shot
For a few minutes there WAS much excitement
Tho crash Of glass was followed by IN" nol OF
the breaking Of several cameras which ~er' III tle
window when the heavy IRON pm zen among
,h.r Thompson was carried into the stor" ana
physician who happened To be near examined MN IN
lie required no nssistance' an" s'"'''" ''' ''9
home a few minutes later ,., ,,
THO clerks I'm Rltzman's store picked the coupling
min ont from among the broken things They de,
he had sustained damag" 10 the extent ol apout
sgs The accident. 1t Is SAID. delayed traihc Oh
half m
New-York tribune., 1896-11-27
o.rrtrury TO ESCAPE TlXlTION.

cr,,r,e okla. Nov. 26.-Judge Tarsney yesterday
.od.r.d a decision that is OF great interest 10 All
NJ the cattIemcn Of the southwest ~ was III '"''
Oh NV ,.,ou, and Comanche Reservation. to
o'o""" - ,oIrt I'm the law passed by the Legislat-
' 900, sivlng the counties TO which Indian res
"'' uere attached for Judicial purposes the
rnn, ~ levy taxes on all property in the reserva-
, ',7"' ~, h.loneing to Indians The Supreme Court
in september declared ha and Gny 'Ss desd 5Dr
tNpeiss r. r.troactive clause in the law. wherein II
as attempted lesaii1s nd d, an aI " & 10y
these CON- Gun, iudgc Tarsney holding that an assess
,o made before the law passed ~ Iss' was vo'n a.
Inrh' ,',on ,'a will be a saving of SlOOO' or more to
New-York tribune., 1896-11-27
.,rrDrTaPy FRANCIS on TRi SITS.

,rg the gold standard Democrats here
,s,'h, by the reading OF spirited letter from
,'s' "a m srorc,s Secretary OF the Interior at BAN
~ t,1 IN celebration OF the recent defeat OF
t", ~ .,vcr After referring TO the result OF the re-
aar, election and declaring that In his opinion II
se,,led the financial question al 'eas' un' ,"e
,r'al secretary Francis sad
,'.,,,o I agree with the advocates OF sound money
T., ",hn dehi recently made. there are many prn-
III NV "s by some OF those who have been
ciiii,,,.s of that cause to which cannot SUB
sr,bc II some legislation s not enacted 10 chcck
:. rrouinr influence OF wealth and circumscribe
~. Covers of the and monopolies, there VIII
hn an uprising Of the people before the century
closes which will endanger our institutions.
New-York tribune., 1896-11-27
MAJOR M'KINLEY'S THANKSGIVING.
THE PRESIDENT ELECT AND MRS. MKIN-
LEY DINE WITH A RELATIVE.

LEY DINE WITH A RELATIVE
Canton. Ohio Nov. 26.-Major Mckinley was
up early this morning, and at $50 ex-senator
William d. Washburn. Of Minnesota. called upon
him and conversed for an hour Mr. Washburn
is in favor Of new tariff law, with strong re-
cprocty features. and thinks that the tariff cam
not be revised too soon.
Politics in our State" said he. "are rather
lively. and have two Cabinet candidates at
least. Ex-Governor Merriam is talked OF for the
post Of Secretary Of the Interior. and Senator
Davis for Secretary Of State. My impression Is
that the President elect has not yet made a maj
and definite choice for his Cabinet He has sew
eral persons I'm mind. but he Is not going to be
hurried into a selection"
Major Mckinley took advantage OF the brill
liant sunshine and bamy air to take drive with
Mrs. Mckinley and later a short stroll with one
of his friends
Major and Mrs Mckinley ate their Thanks
giving dinner with an Did friend and relative
Mrs Mary Lester Reynolds. There were twenty
five at the table and II was a merry party. Mrs
Reynolds has local fame account or her
Thanksgiving dinners. and 1t has been her GUS
tom and was of her parents and grandparents
ALWAYS to have a score and five family friends
at table.
Mother Mckinley the guest OF honor AT
Mrs w. X. Mers to-day.
All of Major McKinleys secretaries. with the
exception OF Colonel sam Saxton. were ou,
Of the city. Captain and Mrs H. {. Heis'and
are in Cleveland. MIR. and Mrs. j. +. smith am
Mr. and Mrs. James Boyle are in Crbana
Major Mckinley is in most excellent heal,h
and spirits to-day and says he mas n"t ielt pet
ter AT any time since the election He has been
pretty hard worked Of late, but shows no Signs
Of weariness whatever.
New-York tribune., 1896-11-27
B4DLY SCARED BY A FIRE.

THIRTY INMATES or A TENEMENT-Ho'Sh Sh
DRIVEN THROUGH THE WINDOWS.
The thirty inmates Of the four-story brick tene-
ront-house No 2is Stanton-st. were reused from
sleep early yesterday morning. by hre In the
grocery store on the ground floor. 1hey dld not
take any time to dress after hearing the cry OF
Fire" but crowded out through the windows on
10 the irc-escapes and worked themselves INTO a
state OF panic until the nremen arrived ana heped
them into the adjoining house
leaky gaspipc in the grocery store. the es-
Gaming gas from which caught fire from lighted
iet In the room, caused the fire The glare was
seen by Policeman McDermo.t. OF the Union Mar
kei station. and he sent In an alarm ana 'hch ran
back to the house 10 warn the inmates lhey
climbed the horoscopes. Tnuch eNclt'p; ana
pushed and shouted at one another Tor nan, an
hour until every one OF them had reached place
Of safety. -.
The IRE damaged end Of the grocery store
and burned through the raftcrs TO the moor ABOVE
The total damage was about S."H
New-York tribune., 1896-11-27
srDDEN DEATH or BANK CASHiER.

ch,c,yo Nov pa dispatch from Cincinnati
savs. Samuel W. Ramp died suddenly at MS nome
on College Hill yesterday. His physician says that
,,t about suicide is absurd and attributes death
49, hoor, failure Ramp formerly was County
,,orr ,ben cashier Of the Third National Bank for
,ur,oen wears and resigned TO become cashier Of
tho Market National Bank. Of which Charles
EIe,scbmann. the millionaire distiler and present
,,or,ber Of the State Senate. IS president. Ramp
~ n ,rembcr of the last State Senate and spent
nonev freely In Columbus. Early last year Senator
hIeIschmann prepared TO go TO his summer home
T., ~ Tatskiils and ordered $4,000 in cash from
III ~ nrivate account In NewYork. He placed II in
nsb,nr .s Ramps hands. with the Injunction that 1t
,o,'id moi he touched unless drafts on the bank
houid he 20 heavy as exhaust the cash on hand.
7, 10 alleged that Ramp squandered the entire $780,
600 in stocks. wheat and on the racecourse lie was
uftv-one wears old"
New-York tribune., 1896-11-27
CORPORATION LEGISLATION IN hANSAS.
PoPUILsT LEADERS DECIDE on A VIGOROUS
PROGRAMME

Chicago Nov 26-A dispatch from Topeka'
Kan. says: THE Populist conference. participated
In by over one hundred leaders OF that party.
which closed here last night discussed laws which
will be enacted this winter touching foreign cor
porations. and especially life insurance companies
and loan and investment concerns Life insurance
companies II Is contended. will have TO invest AT
least 10 per cent OF their Kansas premiums IN Kan
sas securities the same TO be deposited with the
c,o,o Treasurer Loan and investment companies
Will be nut under control Of the State BANK 'oni-
missioner who will have the same SUPERVISION over
them that he has over the State banks Ihese con-
Germs will have to submit TO a thorough exaihindc-
ZION Of their business by the proper oincal, anu II
49,, cannot comply with a rigid investigation and
show that they are solvent corporations they VIII
~. nrohlbi,ed from doing business in the state.
The pouulist leaders declare that the thousands Oh
wildcat money lending schemes that nave De.n
emitted 10 punder the State have done more 10
d.s,rov lis credit than all other causes. Tne new
law 70 be put on the statute books, they believe,
will weed out these credit wreckers
New-York tribune., 1896-11-27
PRICE THREE CENTS.
MORE DEGREES BY WEYLER
1T WILL BE CRIME TO KEEP CORN
AFTER DECEMBER 20
SILVER BILLS TO TAKE THE PLACE OF THu
PRESENT GOLD ISSUE IN CUBA-LOPEz CO.

SILVER BILLS TO TAKE THE PLACE OF TIN
PRESENT GOLD ISSUE IN CUBA-LOPEz CO.
Iona ExEcUTED-rwo sKIRMIsHEs.
Havana, Nov 26.-Captain-General Weylef
issued decree to-day ordering all growers Of
corn In the provinces Of Pnar del Rio, Havana
and Matanzas to gather together all Of the corn
still in their possession and transport 1t to tho
nearest towns and settlements by December 20.
After that date all corn found in the possession
Of farmers will be regarded contraband OF
war, and its owners will be liable to criminal
proceedings on charges Of disloyalty.
The Official Gazette will shortly publish .
decree. issued by Captain General Weyler, or.
dering the redemption Of the present gold bills
in fifteen days and a new issue Of $20.OOO,OOO In
silver bills In place Of them.
number of planters consulted General Weys
Ter to-day In order to obtain permission to grind
sugar cane at their risk. Their request
was refused, on the ground that the order stop
ping grinding was of a general character. and
would be enforced without any exception being
made
Lopez Coloma, who. 1t was announced. would
be shot this morning for the crime Of rebellion.
was kept in the chapel for the condemned for
twenty -four hours He was executed this even.
ing. No reason Is given for the unusual Do.
lay.
Two trains the Western Railroad were
fired upon by rebels yesterday in the province
of Pnar del Rio The conductor of of the
trains wounded
An official dispatch has been received here
announcing that body OF troops under Gene
eral Figueroa has attacked and defeated band
of rebels at San Jose in the province of Ma
tanzas. Nine of the rebels were killed. Official
advices have also been received Of the defeat OF
force of insurgents at FL Canof in the prov:
ince of Havana by body Of troops commanded
by Colonel Durango. ten Of the former being
killed. The losses Of the Spanisrds In both
2agements according to the official dispatch.
only six men wounded.
Barcelona. Nov. 26.-The steamers Alicante
and Buenos Ayres sailed hence to-day for Cuba.
having on board $500 troops and quantity Of
arms and ammunition.
New-York tribune., 1896-11-27
THE PRESIDENT AND CUBA.
A DECISIVE BATTLE THE ONLY THING LIKELH
TO CHANGE HIS ATTITUDE.

Washington Nov pa glance at the history OF
Cuban legislation proposed in the last session OF Conc
gress goes to confirm the impression that without
decisive battle IN Cuba the attitude OF TINS Govern'
ment toward that country VIII not be radicaNy
changed in the approaching session. The records
sbo tha, no less than thirty three different and dis.
tnc declarations regarding the struggle In the island
were presented in the first session OF the LlNh Gone
cress OF these eighteen originated In the Senate
nine Joint resolutions concurrent resolutions ana
seven simple resoutons-and fifteen in the House OF
Representatves-three joint. three concurrent. and
nine simple resolutions or all these but one passed
all stages of consideration and received the sgna'
lures of the President Of the Senate ana speaker OF
the House That was the concurrent resolution Inc
troiuced by Senator Morgan from the Committee on
Foreign Relations. reading as follows;
Resolved. That in the opinion OF congress condi;
ZION Of public exists between the Government OF
Spain and the GoSerHmen rms bv a h peope aS of
time maintained oy iotee % alils ~ peops spps,t
Cuba and that the United states OF america sn2u1
p"wers according to each all the rights OF beger'
ent in the ports and territory Of the United States
While this was under consideration Senator Came
eron moved an amendment suggesting that the
r-,,ed States should intervene by its friendly offices
~ NM an end TO the struggle in lieu OF which the
Committee on Foreign Relations submitted the fol.
lowing which was adopted as part Of the original
resolu,ion
1-nfsd states should be offered by the President TO
the Spanish Government lor the recognition OF the
independe or Cupi
when the matter got into the House the following
substitute for the Senate resolution was adopted:
Resolved That in the opinion OF Congress state Of
,nlic var exists in Cuba, the parties which are
ntitied 10 bellgerent rights. and the United States
should observe strict neutrality between the bel.
'7Resoived That Congress deplores the destruction
of Ilfe and property caused by the now raging
IN that island and believing that the only perma.
nent solution of the contest: equally In the inter.
- ~ Snain the people Of Cuba and other nations
wonld be- in the establishment OF Government by
the choice OF the people of Cuba II s the Of
CONGRESS- that the Government OF the United States
hild use It's good offices and friendly influence 70
that end ,
vened in struggles between any European Govern.
,rents and their colonies this Continent bur
from the very close relations between the peoples
~ the United States and those Of Cuba. I'm coise.
ouancs OF ts proximity and the extent OF the com.
merce between the two peoples. the present war n
entaiing such losses upon the people OF the United
ment OF the United States should be prepared e
New-York tribune., 1896-11-27

nut no other Increase of the Army is asked for.
Ihe plan of seacOast defence involves 100 dis
tinct batteries in over twenty harbors. and
force must gradually he supplied to take care of
guns and fortfcatons as they are completed.
and maintain them in a state Of efficient defence.
Secretary Lamont says in closing his last
nual report: Il have satisfaction in placing OIL
record my high appreciation of the character.
ability and zeal of the officers of our Army. and
the general spirit Of loyalty and patriotic hspra
tion which pervades its ranks. To these officers
and men and to the heads of the departments In
the War Office. all Of whom have given faithful
support to the Administration of this Depart
ment, make the acknowledgment which Is their
due"
New-York tribune., 1896-11-27
TESTING 4 DEATH CHAIR WITH 4 Dog.

Columbus Ohio Nov. 2s-The first trial OF Ohios
electric death machine. just set up In the State
pcnitentlary here. made last evening. large
bulldog being the victim He was strapped IN the
chair exactly a man would be. and the hair
sbaved from his body where the electrodes were ap-
nllcd Fifteen hundred volts were turned on.
Death was apparently instantaneous The machine
Mn he tried in the presence OF the prison managers
viii a mule for a victim next Tuesday.
New-York tribune., 1896-11-27
mn MEET THE DAWES CONWISS|ON.

Nuskogec J. T.. Nov. 2c-The delegates ap-
o,,,,od ny the Creek Nation to confer with the
- ..or,u,iss,on with reference 10 allotment
irving and will hold "A meeting on Friday TO FIX II
ao,o for a conference with the Dawes Commission
G. A. Alexander delegate from Wairmka , when
isn. iand ,n the interest Of the speedy settlement
81 81 ,hc allotment question. said that the Indians. In
81 o. "n',inion had made their hnal offer. IL the
na mission does feel disposed to accept
~" i "nronositions then far as the Creek Nation
,s concerned. nothing can De ac'o"p'isheu py con-
New-York tribune., 1896-11-27
ELEVATOR INSURANCE.

man who owns an elevator or who operates one
NAV be compelled by the Courts to pay heavy dam.
ages for injuries sustained by any hurt IN OF
around the elevator plant. but he can protect him.
self by purchasing policy from The Fidelity and
Reguaris and frequently this Company inspects
ALI the elevators IL insures.
II employs none but trained mechanics than whom
there are none better These men 60 II over the
,nachine and It's attachments They know where
dcfects are likely to be found. They make valuable
Suggestions as to what should be done TO keeu
ev,rythng running smoothly. The result Is thai
often in a few weeks they show the insured how q
make economies which pay for one years premium
several times over. For informa ton and rates ad.
dress W. ]. Johnson. Supt. City Liability Depast
msnt 81 Cedar st.. City.-(Advt