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The morning news., 1897-12-29
FORTUNES OF THE WAR.
Spanish Troops win in More skIrm-
ishcs With the Cubans.


Havana, Dec. 2S-According to an
nouncements from Spanish sources, the
combined operations undertaken by Gen.
Aguirre, in the province Of Santa Clara
have resulted in the capture of an insur-
gent camp, twenty of the enemy being
killed and three captured. The Spanish
loss was two men killed and seven
wounded.
It is further reported that the Spanish
troops have been engaged with the fnsuf7
gents commanded by Napoles In this case
the insurgents are said to have lost sew
eral men killed and the Spaniards say that
after the engagement the insurgent cap
tain and seven armed privates surren
dered.
The Spanish troops have left Manzanil-
10 to relieve the garrison of Santa Cruz,
which is threatened by the insurgents.
A report is current here that the son of
Gen. CaliXto Garcia died recently from
wounds received in the recent attack upon
Guamo.
The insurgents have dynamited a rail-
road bridge at San Rafael, between Minas
and Campo Florida, this province
Congressman William II. King has gone
10 Matanzas, Sagua la Grande, and other
towns in the interior, bearing letters from
Senor Joseph Congosto, secretary general
of the government, to the local authori-
ties.
Tomorrow the Official Gazette will pub
lish a decree establishing an autonomie
government and administration of the ISL
and of Cuba from Jan. /.
The morning news., 1897-12-29
MAY BE SANE IN A MADHoUsE.
Habeas Corpus Proceedings Begun
to Secure "A WOman's Release.

"bc"S NOrpus proceedings Begun
to Secure IA WOman's Release.
Baltimore, Dec. 2S.-A hearing was
given to-day in Judge Dobler's court in
the habeas corpus proceedings brought by
George II. Willis and Joseph R. HAZEL,
counsel for Henry Carter of this city on
behalf of his sister, Mrs. Mary Lucy Car
ter Ford, of Richmond Va, now confined
at Mount Hope retreat in the suburbs of
Baltimore.
Mrs. Ford is the wife of A. ]. Ford of
Richmond, Va, the proprietor of Ford s
hotel in that city. She has several grown
sons and is a beneficiary of the trust es-
tate, which is extensive, and pays a large
sum. 1t is claimed by Mr. Carter that this
is the foundation of all her troubles.
A short time ago Mrs. Ford was com
mitted to the Mount Hope retreat on petit
ton of her children and on certificates of
two Richmond physicians, Drs ]. W. Ken
son and G. L. Siegel.
Mrs. Ford's brother said that when his
sister visited him not very long ago she
showed no signs of insanity, which is the
alleged reason for the commitment He
therefore thought she was wrongfuly
committed, and sued out a writ of habeas
corpus in order that his sister might be
discharged, or that her insanity might be
inquired into by competent tribunal
A number of witnesses were heard, but
no decisions was reached to-day.
The morning news., 1897-12-29
Disastrous FIRE AT DETROIT.
The Free Press Company and Several
other Firms Lose Heavily.

Detroit Mich. Dec. 2S.-rhe Arcade
building, owned by the Heineman estate.
on West Larned street, burned early this
morning. completely destroying the pa
per stock Of William C. Jessup, the stock
and plant of Charles L. Rohemesson
wholesale confectioners. and the stock Of
perfume materials OF the EIysium Manu-
featuring Company.
The hve-story structure to the west Of
the Arcade building, occupied by the De-
troit Free Press Printing Company, was
for a time threatened with destruction. The
building was flooded with water, and the
stocks and plants of the Free Press Print
ing Company, WIFI & Higgins, bookblnd-
ers, and the Habbin Engraving Company
were nearly ruined.
The total loss on the two buildings and
their contents will reach S125,0O0, Of which
the Free Press Printing Company, sus-
tains the heaviest share, about $50, 600, at
$4,000 Insurance. The other losses are
fairly covered by insurance.
The morning news., 1897-12-29
SIX LIVES LOST Ar SEA.
Toreyard of ship Parts ana Falls
10 the Deck.

TO the Deck.
Halifax. N. s., Dec. 2s-A special dis
patch from Bermuda reports an accident
at sea on the ship Vanloo In which six
lives were lost. The Vanloo, which is on
a voyage to Cardiff from ST. Johns. ". b.,
has put in there with a loss of sails
She reports that on the Goth inst. the
foreyard suddenly parted and fell to the
deck. number OF men were at work In
the rigging at the time and others were
were carried down by the falling yard, or
were struck. three were instantly killed.
and three others who took chances of es-
gaping, by jumping into the sea. were
drowned
On the day before this accident one OF
the crew was killed by falling from alofk
to the deck
The ship Vanloo belongs to Yarmouth
The man killed In the first accident by
falling from the loft was Patrick Wat
tersan Of Barrow, England.
The victims of the other accident were:
John Brown Of Lisbon. Portugal, able
seaman.
Adolphe Kerger of Hamburg, German.
ordinary seaman.
T. B. Gilles Of st. John N. B.. able sea-
man.
Robert Miller of Glasgow, able seaman
James Ellingson Of Norway, able sea-
man.
Brown and Kerger were killed by falling
TO the deck and the other three were
drowned
The morning news., 1897-12-29
DAhY's RIGHT VERY DANGEROUS.
EVerhardt in Danger of a Knockout
When Time was Called.


New Orleans, La, Dec. 2S.-Jack DAILY
and Jack Everhardt met before the Tu-
lane Athletic Club this evening, with
about 1000 spectators preseGt for a per-
centage of the receipts. The match was
originally for twenty rounds, but the
mayor would not issue the permit for over
ten rounds, and charged $500 for that
Everhardt said he had trained for twenty
rounds, and refused to go on unless he
had an agreement that If both men were
on their feet at the end of ten rounds the
fight would be declared a draw.
Everhardt tried TO make il a rough and
rushing fight from the start but Dalv
was clever enough to keep away from
punishment. Days left was weak, so that
there was not much harm done until the
seventh when DAILY learned to use his
right and keep ii going on the body.
In the tenth round Days right did a
rushing business on Everhardt's body. and
there was danger of a knockout. Then
Everhardt clnched and wrested and
scraped with his skin until time was call
ed, when Referee Duffy declared it a
draw
The morning news., 1897-12-29
STRENGTHENING GIBRALTAR.
Great Britain MOdernizing the For
tidcatiODs With Rush

tificatiODs With Rush.
Washington, Dec. 2S.-Reports received
at the navy department indicate that the
British government is pushing the work of
undermining the great fortifications at the
Rock of Gibraltar with all speed, and that
not less than 5000 Spanish workingmen
pass daily over the lines to and from their
work on the fortifcations. A large num-
Der of the heaviest pieces of artillery are
being put into place, great dock is under
construction, and the plan of defense per-
tnits of the absolute protection of a vast
British fleet under the guns of the fort
ress. Contrary to the policy pursued in
some other British Notifications, the SOL
diers in charge made no objection to an
examination of the works by American
naval officers and sailors and seemed
rather proud of the strength of their DO
sition.
The morning news., 1897-12-29
EUROPE AGAINST AMERICA.
Claim That TariH War Is Involved in
Chinese Situation.

Vienna. Dec 2S.-The Neues Wiener
Tageblatt claims that Count Goluohowsk
the Austro-Hungarian foreign minister
foretod everything in the famous speech
appealing to Europe to unite againsl
America. II adds: There Is plenty OF
room for all. and II England will fight
with the European powers against those
dangerous rivals, the United States and
Japan the proof OF what united Europe
Is capable VIII be given in Eastern Asia"
The morning news., 1897-12-29
CABINET TALlls OF CUBA.
President Anxious That Relief Con-
tributions should BE Generous.


Washington. Dec. 2S-To-day's cabinet
meeting was unusually brief. Secretaries
Gage and Bliss being out of the city aud
Secretary Alger Ill, only five members at
tended
The appeal to the American people for
aid for the sufferers in Cuba was the
principal topic of discussion. The Presi-
dent and all the members of the cabinet
are deeply interested in the relief project,
and have taken every means at their COM
mand to facilitate the extension of relief
through the state department here and
Consul General Lee in Havana. 1t is eX-
pected that the first responses to the ap-
peals win come from the large cities Of
the country, and the belief is expressed
that they will be both prompt and gener-
Gus. Several departmental matters of
minor Importance were also brought to
the Presidents attention.
The morning news., 1897-12-29
DURRANT's OUTLOOK DARK.
supreme Court Denies Last App1ica-
ton of His Lawyers.

San Francisco, Cal, Dec. 2S.-The SUI
preme court has denied the application Of
the attorneys for w. II. T. Durrant the
condemned murderer Of Blanche Lamont.
for a writ of probable cause. It was con-
tended by Durrant's counsel that Judge
Bahrs erred in having fixed the date for
the execution Of their client in less than
sixty days after the date upon which he
was committed 10 the custody Of the war
den OF San Quentin prison. The supreme
court, however. after hearing the points.
relied upon for the reversal, denied the pe-
tition unanimously.
The morning news., 1897-12-29
LUErGERr sTESoGRAPHERs aurr.

Lawyers for the Defense want the
State to Pay for Them.
Chicago, Dec. 2S-The stenographers
employed by the defense in the Luetgert
case have struck. They did not appear in
court when the case was called to-day
and the defense may have to depend upon
the notes taken by the states attorneys
stenographers, If it Is found necessary to
take the case to the United States SUI
preme court. Mr. Harmon says he will
ask the court to require the state to furn-
ish the defense with copy Of the testi-
mony each day on the ground that Luet-
gert has no money to pay for stenogra-
piers ana that the life of the prisoner will
be imperilled unless provision Is made to
protect his rights.
The morning news., 1897-12-29
LENz's MURDERERs SENTENCED.
They Are Given Fifteen Years, But
Have Escaped to Russia.

washington, Dec. 28.-An indication OF
,he willingness Of the Turkish government
to oblige the United States minister at
constantlnople who has been pressing for
the punishment Of the murderers of the
American bicyclist Lenz, is contained In
a cablegram from Minister Angel, receiv-
ed to-day al the state department. an
convicted ana sentenced to fifteen years
imprisonment. These murderers, however.
are at large, haviue escaped months ago
into the Russian Caucasus. 80 that the
Turkish government has prosecuted. con-
demned and sentenced them In their abb
aence.
The morning news., 1897-12-29
GOvERNoRsHIP OF CRETE.
Russian Proposal of Prince George
COIdIY Received.

London, Dec. 2s.-The Constantinople
correspondent of the Times says that at
the last meeting OF the ambassadors Of
the powers the Russian representative
created surprise by proposing Prince
George of Greece as governor of Crete.
The proposal was coldly received.
The morning news., 1897-12-29
TWO AuToNoMrsT MAYORS.
People of BejucaI and GuanabacOa
Receive Them with Cheers.

PeOpte OF BeJucal and GuanabncOa
Receive Them with Cheers.
Washington, Dec. 2s.-The Spanish min
sister has received a dispatch from Havana
stating that the autonomist mayors OF
Bejucal and Guanabaeoa had been inaugu-
rated amid great enthusiasm, the people
receiving them with shouts of "long live
Spain"
The dispatch adds that the patriotic
spirit shown at these demonstrations gives
assurance of the speedy realization of the
good effects of an autonomous form of
government in Cuba.
The autonomous mayors In these two
cities are among the first to be named
in each case, succeeding a military rule
and under the martial system hitherto in
force.
The morning news., 1897-12-29
POISON IN wIFE's CORPSE.
May Have Been Injected With the
EmbaIming Fluid.

New York, Dec. 2s.--Charles Zanoll, the
barber, who is suspected of the murder
Of Jennie SUMNER his fourth wife, and
who obtained insurance on the lives on a
number of persons, was again arraigned
in police court to-day. AS Prof Witthaus
had not completed his chemical analysis
Of Jennie Summers body. the case went
over to Jan. So Assistant District Attor-
ney Van Wick stated that Prof. Witthaus
had told him that he found three kinds
of poison in the body, but has not yet been
able to ascertain whether these poisons
were injected with the embalming fluid or
were administered before death.
The morning news., 1897-12-29
GERMAN TARIFF saUABBLE.
National zeitung Denies That NeEo-
tiutiOns Have Been Broken on.

Berun. Dec. 2s.-rhe National Zeltung
to-day denies that the tariff negotiations
with the United States have been broken
on. adding that they have only just COM
menced aud Will continue.
The morning news., 1897-12-29
BURGoMAsTER A PRISONER.
Compromising Documents Relating
10 the Riots in His Possession,

Vienna, Dec. 2s.-The burgomaster Of
Werschowitz, suburb of Prague, has
been arrested. In his possession have
been found many compromising papers
concerning the recent riots in Prague.
IL Is alleged he assisted In placing the
bomb under the German school house at
Werschowitz. which the Czechs attacked
and attempted to demolish last Thursday
when the police interfered and fred on the
rioters.
The morning news., 1897-12-29
FRANCo-RUssIAN FRIENDSHIP.


O'NA - Il NOpOsCU
Goodness.
London. Dec. 2S.[The Paris correspond
ent of the Morning Post says: Russia
has long been negotiating to raise a Chi
nese loan of 100000 in France to pay the
Indemnity and secure the Japanese evacu-
alton of Wei Hal Wei. The negotiations
were broken off owing to France insist
ing that the Bank of France should issue
the loan, Russia desiring that the Russo
Chinese Bank should take the lead. Hence
the GOODNESS that now exists between
France and Russia
The morning news., 1897-12-29

disregard the efforts made to improve the
situation After all. il is probably un~
necessary to answer those who will go TO
such an extreme as to mix Intervention
and intrusion with the acts Of mercy of a
charity
The morning news., 1897-12-29
cotton Crop Estimate reduced.

New York, Dec. 28.-The Daily Dry
Goods Record will tomorrow print a re-
vised estimate Of the cotton crop OF 1875,
placing the estimate Of the crop at 1O,-
257, $50 bales.
The morning news., 1897-12-29

London, Dec. 2s.-A dispatch to the
Times from Kobe. Japan. says the dsso-
luton Of the diet has greatly angered the
political parties. 1t is probable that Mar
quis Ito. former premier, and Count OIL
Iona, former foreign minister, will form
a coalition ministry, with a vigorous for
eign policy. The military party is eager
for action. Extraordinary activity pre-
walls at the military and naval depots and
warships are assembling at Nagasak.
According to letter which the Times
publishes this morning from correspond
ent at Toxic, a cabinet crisis occurred in
November, due TO the refusal of the pro-
gresssts to vote an increase in the land
tax, which is necessary owing TO the de-
ficits caused by the late war Parliament
would have expired next June, but the
progressists, with a general election in
sight did not care to risk unpopularty by
voting to increase taxation.
However, Count Okuma, the leader OF
the progressists, left the foreign office
says the correspondent, with an enhanced
reputation. and next oNMarquis Ito occu-
pies the largest space in the field of the
nations vision.
The Times, commenting editorially upon
this letter and its dispatches, says: 1.-THE
advent OF a cabinet led by two such states
men as Marquis Ito and Count Okuma
may be regarded as an event of great sig
n'ficance by the other powers"
The morning news., 1897-12-29

Washington, Dec. 28.-Secretary Aloer
who has been confined to his home by 4
severe cold, Is decidedly improved. and win
probably be az the department within .
few days
The morning news., 1897-12-29
FRANCE AND CUBA.

Has Been Sent Denied.
Washington, Dec. 2.-At the French en-
bassy it was stated to-day by NJ. Lafevre
charge d affairs, that the story that NJ
Melard had passed through Washington
en- route to Cuba with credentials to in
vestigate for the French government the
conditions on the island was a hoax. NJ
Lefevre never saw any such person and
knows nothing of any such mission.
The morning news., 1897-12-29
sOMMERs N. SMITH SEIZED.
Negroes Moving Her Coal In Search
for Contrabsnd Goods.

for Contraband Goods.
Mobile Ala, Dec. 2S.-The Pensacola pi-
lot boat Sommers N. Smith was seized to-
Special Treasury Agent Browder. She
was not allowed to leave the marine ways
this afternoon till a crew from the cutter
Seward. in charge of a lieutenant, was
placed on board. Late this afternoon a
gang of negroes were transferring her coal
from one bunker Is al9ther in search of
contraband goods
The morning news., 1897-12-29
TWO FLEETS All PORT HAMILTON


London, Dec. 28-A special dispatch
from Shanghai says the British fleet has
anchored at Port Hamilton. The dispatch
further says that a report is current at
Chez Foo to the effect that the Japanese
fleet has also arrived at Port Hamilton.
Port Hamlton-is a small distance from
Korea
The morning news., 1897-12-29
ACTOR RATCLIFFE SENTENCED.
six Months i'm Jail the Penalty for
Avife Beating.

New York, Dec. 2s.-Edward J. Ratcllme,
the actor, who was found guilty Of as
sault in the third degree for striking his
wife, was to-day sentenced to- six months
In the penitentiary.
The supreme court, Justice Dickey, "A
White Plains. this afternoon, granted
temporary stay TO Ratclife. returnable in
Brooklyn, Monday next The actor will
remain IN jail pending the argument as 10
whether there should not be "a retrial OF
1he charge Of assault
The morning news., 1897-12-29
JAPAN's CABINET OUT.
All the Members Resign on the Fail
ure Of Marquis SaigO.

Yokohama, Dec. 2S.-Owing to the failure
of the premier Marquis Saigo to recon-
struct the cabinet, all the members of that
body have resigned. The newspapers de-
mand the formation of a very strong min
istry capable of coping with the situation
i'm the east
The morning news., 1897-12-29
COMING TRIAL OF CARTER.
The Charges Against the Captain
Cover Fifty Written Pages.

The Charges Against the Captain
Cover Fifty Written Pages.
Washington, Dec. 2S-Fifty pages of
typewriter charges will confront Capt.
Carter of the engineers corps, who has just
been relieved from duty with the Ameri-
can embassy at London. and ordered to
stand trial before a court martial which
will meet at Savannah on Jan. g. 1898.
From perusal of the document which
will be submitted to the army
court next month"; said an Off
cial of the war department, ''it
seems as though heaven and earth have
been ransacked for material 10 file against
Capt. Carter. There is a muddle in his ac-
counts, to be sure, but nobody believes him
guilty of wilful misconduct in connection
with his Office. This will be a celebrated
case, for there are many technical points
involved and some of the best legal talent
in this country will be found among the
counsel on both Sides
The morning news., 1897-12-29

The forts at Prevesa fired upon the
Greek gunboat Actium on Saturday last,
al she was leaving the Gulf of AmbracIa.
The Actium and several gunboats that
were following her were compelled to re-
turn to their anchorages. The Greek gov
ernment instructed the Greek minister at
Constantinople 10 ask the Turkish govern
nent for a friendly explanation and the
porte replied that the firing was due to a
misunderstanding.
The morning news., 1897-12-29
FORTS AGAIN OPEN FIRE.
Action for Which Turkey ApOIOgized
Repeated at Prevesa.

London, Dec 2S.-The Athens corrc-
spondent Of the Daily Chronicle says: "As
the Greek gunboats to-day (Tuesday)
were leaving the Gulf of Ambracia they
were fired on a second time by all the
Prevesa forts. The garrison, which was
outlying the quay also fired repeated vol
leys, though no damage was done. This
action, after Turkey had apologzed, is
supposed to be intended to create prece-
dent for closing the gulf
The morning news., 1897-12-29

Atlanta, Ga, Dec. 2S.-Col. Cook, COM
mandant at Fort Mcpherson, has receiv-
ed orders from the war department to
send two men to Savannah as orderlies
for the Carter court-martial They will
leave Thursday night
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1897-11-17

with medallion portrait Of Gen. Miles
in full uniform, riding a charger and
waving his sword, the mules would
probably look upon the brand as
decoration of honor. 1t might be given
only to mules that had shown conspic
uous gallantry in action. Then the
sting of the branding iron would be as
cheerfully endured as the blow of the
sword which transforms the worthy
citizen into the belted knight.
The idea is capable of still further
development. If the branding iron must
be used, it would be just as well to
establish a regular order of nobility
among the army mules. The Miles
medallion could mark the grand COM
manders of the first grade, with other
devices for the knights commander and
knights of the order Then the heat
ing Of the irons would bring joy to the
heart of the army mule, and each
morning would bring all of the corps
not yet decorated hurrying in to re-
ceiye the stamp of army mule honor.
The private soldiers might be included
in the lists. According to the Fort
Sheridan idea the mules and the prf
Yates are about on par. If the pri-
Yates are to suffer the ills, they might
as we'll be included when hOnOrs are
to be distributed
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1897-11-17
HIGH SCHOOL GRADUATES.
Statement of Facts From the Reg
iStraF,

The article in the C o b of Sunday call
ing attention to the fact that number of
were allowed to do so conditonally has caus-
ed a good deal of comment among the pc
pie of st. Paul interested in the public school
system. 1t thought that the whole ques-
ton of the high school course of study would
come up at the meeting of the school board
Yesterday afternoon, bat no mention. was made
of the matter 1t was formally discussed by
Supt. Curtis and several members of the
board after the meeting. The explanation fur
nished in regard to the matter is that those
who received the registrars notice Of def
cheney in mathematics were those that fail
ed to include higher algebra and solid geom
etrv in their courses at the high school. Some
were conditioned in one, others in both
studies. They were admitted to the univers-
ity on certificates from the superintendent of
the high schools. The explanation given yes
terday was that, owing to the fact that the
graduating class was admitted to the uni
versity on certificates, many entered that had
previously no intention to take the college
course. They had elected other courses in
the place of higher algebra and solid geom-
etry under the belief that they would not
enter the university. Then when the chance
was offered to enter without examination they
accepted with the result that they had TO
take conditions in these subjects.
E. b. Johnson, registrar Of the university,
was asked for statement l OF the 9eon iac e.
Paul this year. and the following is his reply:
The following is a statement of the facts
in regard to the pupils from the st. Paul
high Schools who have entered the university
this year. 1 do not know what the papers
NAV have reported in the case, for l have
not seen the reports:
Total number from st. Paul ...............47
Total number from Humboldt school $40. Z
Total number form Central school ......... 80
From a former year OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES.
All of those coming from the Humboldt
school were prepared in their mathematics.
OF the 80 coming from the Central school 1S
were not preDared in either solid geometry
or higher algebra; and - were unprepared
in either one or the other of the two sub
jects; only nine were prepared in both SUBJ
jects.