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A psncit or 81. 900. 900 = month and Nc Wa
OF Covering ~.

Special Gable Dsspdich 10 THR Sun.
MADRID, juno ia bad impression has been
made hero by Q cable despatch, dated Havana,
juno Ii. received by the Correspondence dc
Espnnd, which is a scrni-oficial organ. The
despatch states that tho financial situation in
Cuba Is more alarming than ever before. The
Government is over $36.oO0.OOO in arrears,
which sum Ia owing to the civil and military
services and to contractors who have furnished
supplies to the army. The last settlement with
the contractors was made in December. Nobody.
the despatch adds, secs any remedy for tho OK
listing condition OF affairs. The monthly ex-
pcnses amount to Sl0,0oo.O 900. Some 81, 1000.
900 is received from the homo Government,
and 81 600, 900 Is collected by taxation in Cuba;
hence the monthly deficit Is about 100000
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1897-06-19
ruPPER RAeEs AT us.
Canada's Government Replies That the Paris
Award Will stand.

NNN-N
OTTAWA, Ontario, juno 1s.-Sir Charles Tup-
nor directed the attention Of the Government In
the Commons to-day TO a cable despatch to the
Canadian press stating that Col. John Hay had
obtained from the British Government an under
standing that the Bchring Sea case should DO
reopcned before tho expiration OF tho terms OF
the Paris award. Sir Charles wished to know II
there was any truth In the report, which no was
inclined to credit. He accused the Ministry OF
plnying into the hands OF the United States
and neglccting tho interests OF Canada in allow
ing Americans to exploit tho situation to their
own advantage without protest-a course calcn-
lated to mislead tho Imperial Government. Tho
Americans published the reports OF their own
commissioners who had boen sent to inquire
into seal life in the Behring Sea, and the great
American journals OF New York and other cities
OF the Union were constantly publishing, reports
on the subject, and thus creating q. public opin-
ion in their favor. He charged the Ministry with
unwarrantable neglect in Withholding from pub
LEGATION the Canadian commissioners report,
which was adverse to the American contentious.
lie vehemontly declared the position OF the
United States az untenable.
The Minister of Marine and Fisheries, reply
inu for the Government, stated that the Cana
dian case was irresistible, as compared with
ton that seal life was being destroyed by
pelagic sealing was entirely unfounded.. He as
sured the House that the rumor that the Behr-
ing Sea case would be E, reopened was utterly fro,y
tho Imperial Government was that the Paris
award would not be disturbed, except at the IN
stance or with tho assent OF Canada, and this
Government would not recede from its deter
There was no reason TO fear that the award
would DO disturbed.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1897-06-19
LAID ON HANDS, BUT DIDN'T CURE.
Now Mrs. MetcaIr wants Her . BACK from
the Vitapnthic Institute.

Now Mrs. Metcair wants Her SIS Rack from
the vitapathic Institute.
Mrs. Charlotte Metcnlf Of this city Is suing the
Damon Vitapathic Institute, of which DR.. A.
Bigelow is alleged to be the proprietor. to re-
cover $75 in fees, which she asserts was col
lected from her under a promise that the insti-
tute. by its remarkable methods of treatment,
would cure her daughter of epilepsy within two
months from the time Of beginning the treat.
ment.
Mrs. Metcal"s daughter is 90 years old and
has been suffering with epilepsy for ten or
twelve years. She had been treated by regular
physicians. but without being cured. and. in
fact. some OF these had declared that her case
was beyond help.
Then one day Mrs. Mctcalf saw the advertise
ment OF the Nitapathic Institute in the journal
and visited II. Tho doctor wanted his money in
advance and she paid him BIO. The Glowing
Saturday she paid him $65 more. The doctor
rubbed his hands over the girls head and gave
her some tablets to take. She followed his
directions. but instead Of getting better she
grew steadily worse.
Finally Mrs. Metcalf became convinced that
the institute" was a fraud. and she brought
suit to recover her money. The hearing of the
case was begun before Civil Justice Wauhope
Lynn In the First District Court on Thursday.
and the case is still pending.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1897-06-19
MONEY FOR CUBAN RELIEF.
Republican Women Subscribe ESQ for the
RED Cross.

Rcd Gross.
The woman's West End Republican Club had
a rousing meeting yesterday afternoon. Mrs.
Clarence Burns presided. and nm unusually largo
number of members and visitors were present,
as notices had been sent out announcing that
Mrs. J. Ellen Foster, President OF the Womans
National Republican Association, would speak.
Mrs. Fosters subject was Cuba, v but. before
starting in on 1t, she made some remarks con-
corning national and local politics which caught
her audience.
WAR ia a beautiful thing" she said, "com-
pared with the butchcry going on in Cuba. Tho
question comes plainly, What shall we do with
Cubaf We said as n nation to other nations
only a year ago, You can't como within our
territory Cuba is within our lines. We do
not allow other nations to Interfere. and we do
nothing ourselves. We cannot move our Presi.
dent 10 any quicker action than his own wise
"in Washington last week tho women rose up
and formed the National Relief Association in
can, the aid to be applied through the Red
Cross. The. Red Cross 10 not a voluntary or.
ganization between individuals; IL Is a treaty
Between nations. Cuba cannot belong to it for
she is not a nation. Spain belongs. ana her fSed
Cross takes care Of the A spaniaEds; W Tns take takes
ought to do It. Months ago Clara Barton got
permission from the Queen OF Spain TO carry
Of the question that they raised no money for
her work. / went to Miss Barton after the asso-
| citation was formed in Washington last week
and askcd whether IL the money were raised she
would go or not. She stretched out her hands
end said: Seventeen years ago told the
American people that l would take their money
where they chose to send it to the suffering. and
l will go. My hands are empty. That IL the
reason l am not there now
THE association in Washington has appointed
mo Acknowledgement l have been told that
this club has a little money in the treasury, and
! want you TO appropriate some part OF It to the
Red Cross work in Cuba this afternoon
Mrs. Burns suggested that the club appropri-
ate $25 TO the cause and go on record MS tho frst
organization to contribute to the new associa'
ton.
Mrs. Cornelia s. Robinson moved that the
club give $50. and IL went through with q rush.
Mrs. Kate NJ. Bostwick. President Of the
Brooklyn Club. and Mrs. Perry. also an officer.
said tibet although they had suspended for the
summer, they hoped not to be far behind Now
York with u contribution. Mrs. Parker. President
OF the Harlem Club, announced that her club was
small, but its heart was large. and that 1t would
do something. Mrs. Swinney Of the Chelsea
Club said that its membership was mostly made
up of widows and that they would add their
mite.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1897-06-19
SAVED AS1hE FACED DEATH
HIS PARDON ARRITED WHILE TIE
SOLDIERS TOOK AIM.

Joss Fernsnaer, stood Up Before the ESocu.
tioucrp In the Cnbanas Fortre.s 20 runer
tho Penaity TOR Having Killed His Cap
tain. Receives Mercy in tho Nick or TiHne.
HAVANA, via Key West, Juno 1s.-one OF the
most dramatic incidents OF tho Cuban war hap
pened this morning when Jose Fernandez was
about to be executed. For some time tho priest
and many OF tho most influential business men
and politicians have been circulating q petition
for his pardon.
Yesterday morning they presented the petit
tion to Gen. weylcr, and after examining 1t he
told the priest that, while he was In favor OF
pardoning the man, he did not have the author
iy to do so. Weyler explained that only tho
Queen Regent had the authority TO pardon him.
The priest then begged that he cable the petit.
ton to tho Queen Regent, which Weylcr con.
sented to do.
All day news was anxiously looked for from
Madrid. but up to the closing time OF the Office
nothing had been received. Most Of Fcrnandez's
friends lost hope, but tho priest requested that
the cable office remain open all night Weyler
consented to this. and instructions were issued
accordingly. Then came the long and dreary
watch OF the night.
The cable office was besieged all night with In
quirics by telephone and in person from tho
, friends Of Fernandez, but the night passed away
and morning broke. Still the pardon had not
come. 1t was fast nearing tho time for the exc
i cution.
At Cabanas fortress tho soldiers had been
placed and the priest was with Fernandez in his
cell. At exactly eight minutes to z Fernandez
with two other condemned men, marched be-
tween the files Of soldiers that lined the way to
the place OF execution.
The two Cubans were placed on the death
block, their faces turned from tho oxeoutioners.
The Spaniard alone was allowed to face the
military. Tho squad Of eighteen mon was called
to attention" by Lieut.. Ramos. Tho death
sentence was read. Fernandez was hardly ablo
to stand.
The order was given to make ready; then came
| the order to load. Just as tho command was
given to take aim an attache Of the Government
was seen coming through the big gate, hat In
hand. breathless. and struggling with exhaus.
ton. He cried out in Spanish. "Stopl stopi"
and the cry was taken up by the crowd.
The courier broke through the crowd and de-
livered tho pardon to tho Lieutenant, who or
dered his men to stack arms. he started to
road the pardon. but before he had finished Fer
nandez had tainted and been carried away by
friends.
Fernandez was charged with killing his Cap
tain and afterward attempting to join the In
surgents. He was captured in Matanzas dis
trict and brought to Havana and tried by court
martial, which sentenced him to death.
After comparative quiet was restored the
two Cubans were shot.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1897-06-19
k1ILED Hls s~onooLMArE.
now ElEht-year-oid white Schneider Cauae to
st EfrN % lnain NIlIIer,a Clothes.

How EtEht-yenr-old willie SchuotdeF Came 70
Set Eirc 10 Sosio %NlrIer's Clothes.
Josephine Miller. tho nino.ycar-old girl who
was burned last Monday at tho school she at
attended at R~idgowood, L. l., died tho next day.
and on Thursday she was buried.
Last night eight.year-old Willie Schneider. n
schoolmatc. was arrested on n charge that he
had caused her death. He was locked up In
Scwtown.
When the girl was taken to her homo at z
wykoff avenue. Ridgewood. by Janitor Vanser
Of tho school, shc told hor father an incohorcnt
story about n big bonfire built by the janitor
and about being pushed by a boy.
1t is now said, and then she told her father that
on Monday afternoon she went into the school
the yard, and tensingly he blocked her way. She
pushed him aside. Ho tried to block her way
rl CI, Il. but she Was stronger, and Schneider
from Ms pocket ho c,yIiod, she said, in anger:
He struck q match and applied it TO the little
girls clothing. which was Of light material. Tho
ing out .b Of ihs s sonq @lr yard sp past st. III big ~ pile TS 2,
%ianitor was standing, By the fire and he rushed
after her. Then In her agony. she turned and
overlook her. He had whipped OF his coat and
with IL he soon extinguished the flames.
MeHnwhilS the boy vent home H,S and said moth ii,
mond concluded at first, that in romping. Josie
had fallen into the bonfire, or had been uninten-
story that Josie told 10 her father tho next day
was repeated TO the principal he addressed the
school and demanded to know what boy had
been the cause OF setting Josie Miller on FIRE.
Schneider arose from his bench, lifting his hand,
and said:
81 did"
Principal Dentond took the boy into his private
room, and thoro he described the manner In
which he had put the LIGHTED match to the girl,s
and apparently hcartbroken.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1897-06-19
ANDREWS'S SILVER IDEAS,
BROWN UNIVERSITY hUTHoRITIE,
PROTEST Against THEM.

They say That tho President or tho in,titu,Ic,
Nirrcprescnt- II I'm tho Matter or Rcouom,c.
"A Request 60 Ne Made That Ilerenr,cr
He withhold ltis Opinion In such ~Slattcrr.
PROVIDENCE. II. l., juno ls.-Durinr IN,
meeting OF tho trustees and fellows OF the Brown
University yesterday Congressman Joseph n.
Walker Of Worcester arose and said that ho
considered 1t his duty TO make a statement as IN
certain principles Of teaching by President
Andrews OF tho university. His teaching in
economics was contrary to the opinion of nearly
every man in Rhode Island, consequently Mr..
Walker urged that this Board OF Fellows OF thu
university, who had in charge its curriculum
should see to IL that In his outside work prcst.
dent Andrews should not misreprcsent the uni.
versity.
William Goddard OF Providence. Chancellor q,
the University, and others Endorsed Mr.. Walk.
er's remarks. A committee consisting OF
Chancellor Goddard, Chief Justice Durfee, and
Francis waylnnd was appointed to confer with
President Andrews and notify him OF the wish
OF the officers that he refrain from teaching
these economic doctrines.
During the meeting a long letter. received by
DR.. Anderson. Secretary Of the corporation.
from President Andrewg, was read. The letter
was dated at London, and in It President
Andrews, after telling Of the places he had
visited, said he would sail for home in about .
month, after witnessing the m OF the
Queens Jubilee.
The meeting Of the trustees was q long ono.
lasting from 10 o'clock until about 3 In the after.
noon, and discussions were frequently heated.
1t is said In some quarters that 1t would not bo
surprising II President Andrews's resignation
should follow any attempted interference with
the expression Of his private opinions. Others.
however. assert nothing Of the kind is expected
by the members Of the corporation.
Except in tho ono matter Of economic, 1t 10
said each and every member of the corporation
has the highest regard for President Andrews.
President Andrews's views regarding free silver
were frequently commented on during the 70
cent Presidential campaign, and the prominence
they achieved gave great offence to the business
and professional men Of the State
Scarcely a man of prominence in the connu.
nifty but condemned President AndrewB's posi-.
ton, and the Official criticism Of the corporation
was expected. President Andrews has been
abroad about q year in search of health. and Il
is understood that in this he was successful.
The outcome Of the action Of the corporation 70
awaited with interest.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1897-06-19
FOUND DEAD IN HER CELLAR.
MRS. Rodgers Had Been Missing for Several
Days-NNRs She MurderedI

PHILADELPHIA. Pa, June 1s.-The body OF
Mrs. Mary Rodgers was discovered this evening
In the cellar OF her home, sl6 Capitol street.
near Twentieth and Brown streets. Her hus-
band. Albert Rodgers. notified the police this
afternoon that his wife had been missing since
June 8.
He showed tho police a pair Of gold spectaclcs
she had been in the habit OF wearing. Tho glass
was knocked out of tho right side and the rim
was spotted with blood. Two days after she
disappeared Frank Adams, q nephew, also dis,
appeared; at the same time Mr.. Rodgers missed
"a large quantity OF iewclry.
The body of Mrs. Mary Rodgers was concealed
nj the bottom OF the cellar stairs, under n lot of
washtubs. There were no external marks of
violence. Tho police arrested Albert Rodgers.
tho husband. and n search was begun for the
nephew who disappeared.
The nephew had recently been released from
the penitcntiary, where he served "a four years
sentence for larceny. Before that he was i'm
prisoned In the House OF Refuge for four years
and the Huntingdon Heformatory one year for
inCorrigibility.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1897-06-19
HOW THE CUBAN WAR INJURIES US.
Omcial Report to the PRECEDENT OF Its Disns.
trous Enect ON Our Trade.

Omcial Report to the President OF Its Dishs.
trous Enect on Our Trade.
WASHINGTON. June 1s.-Secrctary OF Agricul-
ture Wilson submitted at the Cabinet meeting
to-day a statement showing the disastrous effect
OF the war upon the trade relations Of tho
United States and Cuba. According to this
statement. which will be issued as one OF the
regular series of Agricultural Department
bulletins, tho total value of the Cuban trade
last year amounted to only $47.54s,6lO. MS COM
pared with SlO2, 1854. 2O4 in 1898. The esti-
mated amount of trade for this year is about one
fifth of that of 1898, or SO, 0OO.O 900. The sugar
trade has suffered greatly during the Cuban
war. On this subject the bulletin will say:
Among the products imported from Cuba
sugar is by far the most important, amounting
in value to moro than as per cent. of the entire
imports for the decade, 1ss7.ls96. The heaviest
shipments on record occurred in 1894. reaching
as high Us o,127,5s2.3l9 pounds. with q value
of $63, 147,7 45. During the two succeeding
years tho importations Of sugar became very
much smaller, amounting in 1896 to only 1,O93,-
III 1872 pounds. valued at $24. 100. 1886. Re-
turns for the nine months ended March 81.
1897. exhibit a still greater falling off. the rec
ords for that period showing a total importation
Of only 2~o5,579.795 pounds. with a value of
The imports of molnsses from Cuba. which
in 1894 amounted to 15.s93,579 gallons. valued
at 81. 14s.4l2, wcro reduced in 1896 TO /, no.
161 gallons, valued at $l2s,474.
Next to sugar the most important com:
modify imported in our trade with Cuba is leaf
tobacco. Prior to the fiscal year 1896 the larg.
est importation recorded was for 1893; and
8 ,94O.O5s. In 1896. however. these figures
were considerably exceeded; tho quantity i'm
ported during that year being returned ut
g9:7z1;sl7 T Pounds u and the value At So,
are probably accounted for by tho fact
that the western end OF the island. where the
chief tobaccogrowinR. districts are situated, has
only recently been invaded by the opposing
forces. the contest having until the present year
been confined almost exclusively to other por-
lions of the island. Since tho invasion Of this
region. however, there has been a great
decline in our impOrtations of Cuban to-
bacco, the records for the nine months ended
March 81, 1897; placing, the total amount
received during that period at 3,413.929 pounds.
and the value at 81 ,6sl ,29s. According TO the
returns for the corresponding months OF the
fiscal year 1896. the iniportations during that
value reaching So. O5S T.
Similar statistics with regard to lard. dairy
products. breadstufs. &C., arc given In the bull.
Ietn, which was prepared at the request of the
mont of the Cuban policy of the administrators
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1897-06-19
GOLD EXPORTS PICK UP.
There,s Interest 20 Pay Abroad ana There Are
Tourista' Credits TO Meet.

Ladenburg. Thalmann g. Co. withdrew $780,
900 in gold coin from the Sub-Treasury yester-
day, which will be exported by to-day's steam
ship. and Hcidclbach. Ickelheimcr & Co. ar
ranged to export 800. 900 obtained from out
side sources. These exports make the total
gold shipped since the present export movement
began 1885, 1920. Kidder. Peabody & Co. Of
Boston. through Barring. Magoun s. Co.. will
next Tuesday export $4,000 } in gold. and other
shipments will he made on Tuesday that are
expected to bring that days total up to the
neighborhood OF 81. 00O. 900.
The incrcas SO in the exports is attributed to an
increasing demand for exchange at a time when
the supply of commercial bills Is unusually light.
The demand. in addition to ordinary business.
Is to meet interest payments TO foreign holders
OF American securities. as well as letters OF
credit OF American tourists now travelling in
Europe. The demand from tourists is about ut
its height at the present time. and Is not likely
TO show much falling Off for thirty to sixty days
to come.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1897-06-19
THOUSANDS SEE A HANGING.
Tom Delk Executed BEFORE 0.OOO Persons in
an Open Field nt Zebuion. Ga.

ZEBULoN, Ga, June 1s.-Tom Delk. tho
Georgia outlaw. was hanged here this afternoon.
He was marched from his cell TO an open field
and died in view OF fully 5000 people. On the way
to the gallows Tom bowed TO the men and smiled
as he took his hat of TO the women. lie was in
good humor and said. as he looked at the throng:
Looks like II was election day, don't itf'
Fully half an hour was taken VI in the jour
ncy to the scaffold. the crowds blocking tho
way. but finally all tho intervening fields had
been traverscd and tho fences torn down, and
Tom ran up the steps of the gallows with his hat
in his hand. He made n speech declaring his
father. Taylor Delk. innocent OF the crime OF
son have been sentenced three times to death.
Tom helped sheriff Millncr to adjust the moose
The crowd was half crazy with excitement
when the trap was sprung. and no effort was
made to preserve order. The drop fell at 200,
Tom dead.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1897-06-19
HART's BONDSMAN FEAKENs.
Ono or the sureues or the Convicted FiIibuster
Withdrnws HIS Bond.

PHILADELPHIA. June 1s.-John d. Hart, who
was convicted of promoting a Cuban hlibuster.
ing expedition. and released on $1,000 bail
pending an appeal of the case to the United
States Court of Appeals, was surrend cred in that
tribunal to-day by Robert J. Barr. one OF tho
three bondsmen who became security for his
appearance.
Judge Butler administered a sharp rebuke 10
Bondsman Barr for not considering the matter
more fully before he signed Harris bond, and
said that IL IL were not that the Court were com
PEELED TO accept the surrender he would not do
1t. Bars place was taken by jeremiah l.. FL
dredge, q Delaware, River pilot and shipowner.
The other two bOndsmen arc John Bailey and
&. Il. Trout.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1897-06-19
MISS EDITH BLIGHT ENGAGED.
An Announcement That she Will be Married
to william r. Thompson.

An announcement That Sho Will DO Married
to william r. Thompson.
NEWPORT. r. l.. June ls.-Mr. and Mrs. Ather-
ton Blight announced to-day the engagement of
their second daughter. Miss Edith. to William
=. Thompson. The Blights arc OF Philadelphia.
but usually pass most Of the winter in New
York, their residence there being at SO West
Thirty-sevcnth street. They arc well.known
Newport cottagcrs. and have been at their villa
here about n month. Miss Blightls maternal
grandfather Is Richard Greenough, tho famous
sculptor. Closely related to her mother nro
Countess Roben Sevetzan. and Countess Van
at present residing with his mother at Red Bank,
N j.. Is the son OF the lato Col. w. II. Thomp-
son OF Ohio. from whom he inherited a largo
fortune. 1t IL understood that the wedding will
take place here in the autumn.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1897-06-19
IN.

The Brooklyn BOARD OF Education was allowed
81. Ia5, 900 for this year. bur the BOARD Of fst'0s's
has reduced the budget for next year by SlIF.A.3
Tho drowned man found on Fort HAmliton m
Thursday has been identified as Josepn Hence. 20
years old. VINO hRu been miAsicg from his home -
this city over q week.
DR.. John S. White. headmAster OF tho Berkeley
school. says that none OF the seven boys VINO w"Fs
arrested for bathing nude In the SURF at Coney Isl
and was n me nbsr OF mis- school.
The ll.sear old boy who had been In tho :Arr ~
the children's Society In BROOKLYN for over q wees
has been identified us Frank keiner. - Nos'rAni
avenue. This was his third disappearance from
home within n year.