The National tribune., 1897-03-18

so; amount paid in on the guarantee fund to
date Si7..So; total amount paid in to the
Treasurer from sale Of privileges. $5.6S2.55 ;
making grand total Of the receipts of the
committee, SIG, 0G6.05. The total number Of
subscribers to the guarantee fund is 324.
TUESDAY, MARCH 9-Robert Gillespie Blaine.
the last surviving brother of the late James
G. Blaine, died here. Mr.. Blaine was about
6s years old. His hair and beard were snow
white, aud he bore decided resemblance 10
the famous statesman. He leaves q widow
and six children-Robcrt g. Blaine. q youth of
90 and FIVE daughters two of whom are mar
ried.-The first Cabinet meeting took place.
1t lasted just an hour. 1t was stated that no
questions Of importance came before the
Cabinet meeting, the remark being made
that, fortunately, affairs as to Cuba aud
Hawaii were unusually quiet at present.
WEDNESDAY,, MARCH 10.-Gen. Russell Has
fings. who commanded tho 23d Ohio of
which President Mckinley was . member.
met with painful accident shortly after
noon that resulted in q broken leg. The
General accom- panied by Gen. J. L. Botsford
and wife, had just called at the White House
to pay visit to tho President and was re-
turning TO the Ebbitt House, when he was
struck by a heavy wagon. message was
sent to the White House notifying President
Mckinley of the misfortune, and soon the
Emergency Hospital. A beautiful bouquet
of flowers had preceded him, having been
sent by the President. The President was
shown to the bedside of his old commander,
= when he said: General. am indeed sorry to
find you here but understand it is not ser.
GUS and that is good. The last time saw
You wounded was at Winchester" Mr.. Nc.
kinley added that there was vast differ
once in the Generals present condition from
what it was at Winchester. The President
asked that everything possible be done for
Mr.. Hastings. Gen. Hastings is at present
located at Bermuda, and came to Washing
ton TO witness the ceremonies attendant upon
the induction of his comrade into the high
est office in the Nation. He was to have
sailed for home Saturday.
MARCH 1.-THE widow of DR..
Ruiz, who was assassinated in prison in Cuba,
arrived here with her five children, and is
stopping at q private house. She has come
for the purpose of presenting through the
State Department a claim for indemnity
against the Government of Spain for the
murder of her husband. She intends to
claim heavy damages, but if she has the same
experience as other claimants it will be
many long day before she realizes anything.
The Spanish Government has commended from
the first that Ruiz was not a bona fide Ameri.
can citizen. His long residence in his native
country VIII make III somewhat OlinCuit 10
prove to the contrary.
FRIDAY, MARCH l2-Mrs. Ruiz called at the
State Department and met Secretary Sher.
man. Mrs. Ruiz was accompanied by friend,
who acted as an interpreter, and by her five
children, ali dressed in the deepest mourning.
Secretary Sherman received the party in his
private office aud listened with sympathetic
interest to Mrs. Ruiz's representations. She
expressed her intention of preferrng claim
upon the Spanish Government for indemnity
for the killing of her husband. Secretary
Sherman. without committing himself, sug-
gested that she reduce her statement to writ
ing and submit it to the Department, which
might thus use it as basis for an investiga-
ton.
SATURDAY. MARCH 13-A statement prepared
at the Immigration Bureau shows that during
the six months ended Dec. 81, 1896. the num-
Der Of immigrants who arrived in this coun-
try was l49 sos. a decrease as compared with
the same period in 1895 of $4,000. For the
month of January last the decrease as COM
pared with January, 1886. was 1925, making
the total decrease for the seven months
45, 525. This decrease is said to be duo largely
TO the difficulties and uncertainties attending
a landing IN this country. An important
factor, also, is believed to he the proclamation
of the Italian Minister of the Interior warn
ing undesirable classes from embarking for
this country and refusing them passports.