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San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1897-03-31
GEN. RUIZ RIVERA.
Interviewed in His Cell By a News,
paper Correspondent.

interviewed III his zen by IL NEWS
paper Correspondent.
Havana, March 31.-Gen. Ruiz Ri
vera, Gen. Maceo's successor in Pinar
Del Rio, who. vas captured by Gen.
Hernandez De Velasco on Sunday in
Hondo, came to Cuba in 1868. For
four years he had followed the call
ing of a civil engineer at Barcelona,
SPAIN He remained in Cuba during
the long war of the rebellion which
vas suspended, though not subdued,
by the articles of peace signed at
RAMON. He refused to sign the peace
agreement and for a time continued
the war with MaceO and Leite, but
finally left the island in the steamer
Catalico furnished by Gen. Martinez
Campos.
For fourteen months he was the
secretary of the Spanish-American
Gas Works at Havana. Later he held
positions of trust in London, Manita
and Honduras. During his residence
here the last time the fresh revolu-
ton broke out. Not sympathizing al
together with the plans of the leaders
of it he left the island for British
Columbia, and in due time brought
up in New York. He has a wife in
New York now, but nc children.
He returned finally to Cuba on Sep
TENDER 8, last, at the invitation of
Gen. Maceo. Besides Spanish he
speaks French and English ~fiuently.
In a conversation today with the rep
resentative of the American Press,
Gen. Rivera expressed his gratitude
at the treatment he had received from
his captors. He declined to talk with
reference to the rebellion.
Gen. Rivera looked to be about fifty
years of age. His features though
somewhat bold, are finely cut and his
expression is animated. His hair and
his long moustache are quite gray.
More than twenty years ago while
leading a charge of Cuban revolution
lists against a Spanish convoy he lost
the forefinger of his right hand which
was carried away by a rife ball.
At the interview between Gen. Ri
vera and the correspondent of the AS
ISOLATED Press Colonel Pedro Bacal-
lao, who was captured with Rivera,
was present. He is a dark complex
Toned young man with a dignifed car
riage. He did not take part in the
conversation. Bacallao is a native of
Colon.
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1897-03-31
CYCLONE IN KANSAS.

Kansas City, Mo-, March 31.-A
heavy and destructive wind storm,
which at some places seemed to have
been a cyclone in nature, passed over
Southern and Central Kansas last
night. From reports already received
here there is every reason to believe
the loss of property is heavy. So far
as known no fatalities have occurred.
The storm must have been sever in
Harvey, Sedgewick, Mcpherson and
Marion counties.
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1897-03-31
KILLING FROSTS.

CalifOrnia's Fruit Crops Greatly
Damageds
San Francisco, March 31.-The local
office of the United States weather bu-
reau here has received dispatches
from the various fruit sections of the
state to the effect that during the
last two nights killing frosts have Sc
riOuSly damaged the fruit crops.
Pruncs and apples are not sufficient
" advanced tn receive so much harm
as apricots and almonds, which in
many sections have been totally de-
Stroyed. while peach trees and vines
have also been injured, though in a
less degree.
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1897-03-31
SNOW IN COLORADO.

Denver, Col, March 31.-All Colo
RADIO is buried under a foot of snow,
The storm abated this morning but
the temperature has dropped below
freezing point and the stock on ranges
will suffer severely. Trains on Colo
RADIO lines are running pretty nearly
on schedule time.
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1897-03-31
CAN BOND

Austin. Tex. March 31.-(SpeciaD-
The House this morning passed the
joint resolution authorizing the West
Texas and the Panhandle counties to
bond themselves to assist in the con-
struction of railroads.
The COlquitt delinquent tax bill was
under discussion at
The Senate considered minor House
bills.
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1897-03-31
THE YANTIC AFLOAT.

New York, March 31.-The Herald's
correspondent at Montevideo, Uruguay
telegraphs that the United States cruz
ser Yantic is aflOat. The cruiser suf-
feTed no damage.
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1897-03-31
ONTARIO
Retiring Allowance Fund For Postal
Employees.

Employees.
Ottawa, March 31.-The postmaster
general has introduced in the House
of Commons a bill abolishing the civil
service approximation system and
establishing instead a retiring allow
ance fund. The bill provides that n
certain percentage be deducted from
the officials salaries and this amount
with interest added half yearly at .
per cent per annum will be given to
the official when he retires or TO his.
relatives should he die in the service.
The debate on the Catholic school
question was resumed yesterday. So
lieitor General Fitzpatrick stated
that his recent VISIT TO Rome had'noth-
ing to do with the question whatever.
He went there as a Catholic in the in
terests Of certain Catholics in the pro-
vince Of Quebec.
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1897-03-31
A NEW BILL.

Washington March Ex-senator
Hasbrough, of North Dakota, has iu-
troduced a bill TO prevent inventors
and others from being deceived and de-
frauded by alleged patent attorneys.
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1897-03-31
F, GrOOS ( Co., Bankers

AND DEALERS IN EXCHANGE.
Sight drafts on the principal cities
of the United States and on all Euro
pean countries. Also drafts IN Mon
terey, Mexico, payable in Mexican dol
lars. Foreign coin and currency
bought and sold.
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1897-03-31
TELE

over h lines of the SOUTHWEST
ERN TELEGRAPH AND TELE-
PHONE COMPANY to many of the
principal cities and towns of
TEXAS
Toll Stations in the Central Office,
Hotels and other convenient locations.
M. F. THOMAS, Local Manager.
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1897-03-31

A CORPUS CHRISTI APPLICANT.
Washington, March 81 Among the
applicants for office is II. I. Roy for
the position Of collector of customs a.
Corpus CriSti, Texas.
The advocate., 1897-06-23
OFFICIAL STATE PAPER.


which as an independent nation it is now
possessed. And henceforth said Ha-
waiian Islands shall become and be an
integral part Of the territory Of the
United States"
The Hawaiian government cedes to
the United States the absolute owner
ship OF all the public lands, public
buildings, ports, harbors, Notifications,
military and naval equipments and all
other government property 1t is specif
ically provided, however, that the exist
ing land laws of the United States shall
not apply to the public lands of Hawaii,
but that special laws shall be madefrom
time to time for their disposition, the
proceeds of any sales Of these lands to
be applied to educational purposes in
the islands.
The islands are for the present to con-
stitute Territory OF the United States,
their local laws remaining in force until
new ones are enacted. A local legislature
is provided for, but the veto power is
vested entirely in the President Of the
United States. A commission of five
persons, consisting Of three Americans
and two HawRiians, to be nominated by
the President and confirmed by the
Senate, is provided for the purpose OF
formulating the mode Of government for
the islands.
The treaties Of the United States with
other countries are substituted for the
treaties Of Hawaii with the same coun-
tries in the controlling international
relations Of the islands.
Further immigration Of Chinese labor
ers to the islands is prohibited, and the
laws restricting Chinese immigration to
the United States are to be made to
apply to the prevention Of Chinese re-
moving from Hawaii to this country.
This country agrees to assume the debt
Of the island republic to the extent OF $4,-
100000.
As soon as the reading of the documents
was completed, Senator Davis, chairman
Of the Committee on Foreign Relations,
moved that the message and the treaty
be made public. Senator Gray objected
to a vote on the motion and, under the
rules, a single objection carried the
motion over until tomorrow. Senator
Davis gave notice that at the next ex-
ecutive session he would press the motion
for publication, as the essential factsand
aim ost verbatim copy Of the treaty had
been published in the press OF the coun
try.
There was some discussion as to when
the treaty might be considered, and SEN
ator White asked if it was the intention
to push it at this session, and, upon the
reply being made that it was possible,
the California Senator said
~ desire to announce that l am pre-
pared to stay here sll summer to pre-
vent the ratification, which / consider q
very bad proposition"
"I'll join you," said Senator Pettigrew
of South Dakota.
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The advocate., 1897-06-23
A NORTH AND SOUTH ROAD.

INC L6RIbldIlFb COlHHlAblt6 IuAHkb AuhJ lulS
is the Only Way to Secure Reasonable
Rates to the Gulf.
The Legislature by resolution provided
for the appointment Of committee to
Investigate conditions and report as to
the best means Of securing lower rates
on Kansas products to the Gulf ports.
This committee consisted of Senators
Campbell and King and Representatives
Hackney, Brown of Pratt and Johrson Of
Nemaha. The members are all Populists
except the last named. 1t has spent
considerable time gathering information
on the subject and has just completed
it's work and filed it's report with the
Governor. The report is very long and
it is therefore impossible to give it in
full. 1t begins as follows:
"Your committee from the first fully
realized the magnitude and difficulties
attending the undertaking before them.
Nor was it in any sense disappointed,
although it found many advantages,
both natural and artificial, that we had
not expected when we started on our
mission, and we are a unit in asserting
that the more we looked into the mat
ter, the fewer reasons we found why the
railroad companies should not give the
people Of Kansas, Nebraska, Oklahoma
and all the other Northwestern States
greatly reduced rates on the products of
their farms; on the contrary, we found
every reason reasonable and honest
man could conceive Of why they should
accede to the demands of the downtrod-
den people,"
Speaking of the hearing at Austin, the
report says:
president Ripley of the Santa Fe
took the ground that the consumer paid
the freight, and that instead of reduc.
tion in freight rates on grain acting in
way to raise the price to the producer,
it really left the price the same to him,
but reduced the price in a proportion
equal to the reduction to the consumer
at the place of final consumption, and
all the railroad magnates connected with
the great main lines seemed to concur
with him in this conclusion. Your com.
mittee regards this argument as falla-
ciOus and contrary to every attribute Of
common sense and reason, and we believe
every farmer and business man will view
it in this light"
The report states that the committee
has conferred with gentlemen engaged
in the business of building railroads who
would undertake to construct q line
from any point near Galveston to any
point in Kansas or Nebraska for $4,000
per mile. The committee examined and
passed over the line Of the Gulf e. Inter-
state Railroad and found it to be we'll
built line; and having access to its bUoke,
it became convinced that it's total cost,
including equipment, would be consider.
able less than $4,000 per mile. The
committee calls attention to the fact that
this road passes through sparsely
settled country, that it ID now without
The advocate., 1897-06-23
TOPEKA, KANSAS, JUNE %, 1897.


but one mixed train a day, but still it is
paying a fair dividend. tits only seventy
three miles long. A similar condition
was found to exist with the Hearne &
Brazos Valley Railroad, which is only
sixteen miles long. After calling at
tention TO these facts, the report says:
"We are fully convinced that a road
could be built and equipped, beginning
at the north line of the State and ending
at tide water near Galveston, for not to
exceed $8,OOOOOO, and we are further
convinced that this sum would be saved
to the people annually in lowered
freight rates. The railroad facilities to
the South are ample at this time for the
transportation of all the business Of the
Central West. There is but one reason
why a new road should be built, and
that would be because the present
roads should refuse to grant lower
rates. Some way must be devised
to bring the railroads under control, or
the people must take the bull by the
horns and help themselves. 1t is inn
possible for the farmers of Kansas to Ta-
ceive such returns from their labor as is
their due until there is radical reduc-
tiOn in the present freight rates."
The committee then states that it is of
the opinion shat true business principles
are thing Of the past so far as railroad
ing is concerned, and instead Of railroad
managers and directors trying to operate
their roads in way that would be fair
to themselves and just to the people, the
whole aim seems to be to ind some means
by which the real profits can be covered
up" 1t says that ''under the head Of
maintenance is hid away q multitude Of
extortions, robberies and other SINS"
One way Of covering up earnings is by
the hiring Of private cars. The commit
tee calls attention to the fact that
Kansas roads are crying poverty, but
that they paid over 81 100000 to private
parties for the use of freight cars last
year. The report says that the hiring
Of these cars is for the purpose OF giving
a rebate to large shippers or to increase
the item of maintenance and cover up
profits.
Reference is made to the fact that
while roads are failing the stockholders
are becoming millionaires, that attorneys
make fortunes out Of the receivership
and the road is later capitalized for three
to six times it's original value. Stock
holders are largely Eastern men who
looksupon any effort to regulate rates as
an act Of hostility toward the East. 1t
was intimated by them that it was little
short Of treason. References are then
made to rate determinations, and the re-
port concludes by saying that this con-
dition will continue. until Commissioners
are given power to make rates or until
the people build q road of their own. A
few such lines would break the force Of
the present combine and secure to the
people justice which has been 80 long
due them.
The advocate., 1897-06-23
HAWAIIAN ANNEXATION.
The Treaty OF Annexation Now Before the
Senate.

Senate.
WASHINGTON, d. c., June 1G.-The
treaty for the annexation of the Hawaiian
Islands reached the Senate chamber at 5
o'clock to-day. The Senate at once went
into executive session, and as soon as the
doors were closed the message Of Presi-
dent Mckinley, accompanying the treaty,
and the treaty itself we're read to the
Senate.
The message Of the President was not
a very long document. 1t dealt with his
torical facts concerning the island, and
showed that the United States and
Hawaii yearly grow moro closely bound
to each other. This was not really an
nexatioD, he said, but continuation Of
existing relations, with closer bonds be-
tween people closely related by blood
and kindred ties. Since 1920, he said,
the predominance of the United States
had been known. The sending Of the
first envoy there brought the islands in
closer relations with the United States,
and those relations had grown more firm
by succeeding events. AT the time the
tripartite agreement was made for the
government Of Samoa, he said, Great
Britain and Germany wanted to include
Hawaii in the group over which pro-
tectorate was established, but the sug-
gestion WAS rejected by the United States
because this Government held that there
already existed relations between Hawaii
and the United States which placed the
islands under the special care Of this
country, and this Government could not
allow any other country to interfere in
the affairs Of Hawaii The annexation
of the islands, said tho President, and
making them part Of the United
States, was in accordance with the
established policy of this country.
The President called attention to the
fact that a legitimate and existing
government of Hawaii offered to annex
the islands to the United States in 1851,
but, on account Of what was deemed the
best policy, the annexation was not &C
cepted by this country. He stated that the
United States virtually exercised pro-
tectorRte over the islands since the first
American mission, and guaranteed the
autonomy of the governments Of the
group. The islands had been largely
settled by our own people, and our
people we're now interested in them.
American interests predominsted, and
we had grown to consider them under
our own protection. The present treaty
was in the light OF contamination Of
what had practically been in existence
for years.
The first article of the treaty reads as
follows:
"The government OF the Hawaiian
Islands hereby cedes, from the date Of
the exchange Of the ratifcations Of this
treaty, absolutely and without reserve to
the United States forever all right of
sovereignty Of whatsoever kind in and
over the Hawaiian islands and their
d ependencies, Eenouncing in favor Of the
The advocate., 1897-06-23

The Appellate Court Of southern Illi-
nois division holds that blacklisting Of en-
ployes by railroad companies a Illegal
The advocate., 1897-06-23

Ex.Speaker Prather Of the Indiana
House Is under arrest FOR embezzlement.
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1897-05-25
NAY THROW IT OUT
COUNTY ATTORNEY ANDERSON RE-
PORTED AS SAYING HE WILL
NOLLE A CASE.
APPEALS TO COURT FOR TIME.
JUDGE LEWIS, HOWEVER, SAYS
THE CASE MUST BEGIN NEXT
MONDAY,
IF ANDERSON IS READY OR NOT.
Judge McCaf4erty Moses t. Qunsh the
Two Indie mems Against 4. :.
NittsOn-To Be Argued Later.

Much against the wish of County
Attorney Anderson, Judge Lewis de-
cided yesterday morning that the trial
of William F. Bickel on the Lucius
Indictment must begin next Monday.
The county attorney was much OPP
posed to going to trial so soon, and
strenuousIy objected that he could not
get ready within the time limited. The
defense insisted, on the other hand
that inasmuch as Mr.. Bickel was ready
and anxious to go to trail at once,
that the county ought not in justice to
keep him in waiting. The court
thought so too, and accordingly set the
case for trial next Monday.
County Attorney Anderson was
thereupon heard to remark that he
would nolle the Lucius indictment
rather than place Mr.. Bickel on trial
under it next Monday.
j. j. McCafferty also appeared before
Judge Lewis yesterday and in behalf
of Alfred s. Kittson, who is indicted
twice on the general charge of grand
larceny from the Minnesota Savings
bank, moved to quash both indict-
ments The motion is based on the
same grounds as in the case of the
Bickel indictments, namely, that the
grand jury was illegally empanelled
and that one of it's members was not
6 resident of Minnesota at the time
of his service. The motion will be
argued June 1, the date set for the
hearing of the other motions to quash.
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1897-05-25
CARING FOR SHADE TREES.
Those Set Out Three Years Ago to
BE Looked After.

Those Set Out Three Years Ago to
BE Looked After.
The question Of what should be done
in the matter Of caring for the trees
which have been planted on number
of the streets under contracts made
by the board of public works was dis
cussed by that body yesterday. City
Engineer Rundlett called the attention
of the board to the fact that the three
years contracts, under which the trees
were planted, in a number OF cases
expired this month, and that some pro-
vision should be made for their care
President Wheelock, of the park board,
and Supt. NuSSbaumer were present at
the meeting yesterday, and the idea OF
the board is to haye the trees looked
after by the park board. Neither the
president nor superintendent or the
park board would agree to this, how
ever, claiming that they had no mon
ey to spend in this way. Supt. Nuss-
banner suggested that the most feasl-
BILE plan would be for each street to
have an Improvement association.
formed among the property owners.
who could, at a small expense, hire
some one to look after the trees. This
Supt Nussbaumer said had been tried
with much success by the property
owners on Lincoln avenue. Under the
contracts by which the trees wera
planted, the contractor was obliged to
care for and replace with new trees
those which had died within the three
year limit. In humber Of instances
the contracts ,exerea this summer, and
for this reason the, board desires to
have some provision made to take care
of them. The board has assessed the
property owners and planted trees on
the following thoroughfares: Fair
mount, Goodrich, Laurel Grand, Sum-
nit, Ashland, Osceola, Bates and Cher
ollee avenues, st. Adams and Avon
streets.
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1897-05-25
TowsLEY,s CASE DISMISSED.
His Attorney Claimed He Acted Hon.
estIy and on an Agreement.

Edgar Towsley, arrested on complaint
of Rev. Mr.. HultkranZ, who alleged
that the young man was engaged In
swindling operations in connection with
a proposed entertainment for the bene
fit of the Bethesda hospital, was tried
in the municipal court yesterday upon
the charge of obtaining money under
false pretenses and discharged. The
complainant in the specific case against
Towsley was R. A. Kirk, who had
subscribed 81 to the entertainment I'M
der the representation that Andrew
Schoch had contributed $50 and John
Mcclure $40 to the cause, when as a
matter of fact these subscriptions were
alleged to be falsely entered. The case
was dismissed through Mr.. Kinks in
ability to positively indemnity Towsley
as the person to whom he paid the 81,
though he testified that to the best Of
his belief it was Towsley.
Attorney Donnelly, Towsley's counsel,
expressed indignation at the charges
brought against his client by Rev. Mr..
Hultkranz, and threatened civil action
against the manager of the hospital.
It was claimed that Towsley's opera
ticns were in accordance with an agree
ment entered into with Rev. Mr.. HUT
kranZ, and that he had been perfectly
honest in his transactions.
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1897-05-25
sEyENTH-DAY ADvENTIsTs.
Worketrs Are Preceding the Camp
Meeting Next Week.

Meeting Next week.
The annual camp meeting Of the
Seventh-day Adventists Of this state,
is appointed for June IL, preceded by
a. workers meeting" Of one week,
which opens today. The meeting is to
be at Merriam Park, near the interur-
ban car line, and is accessible from
either st, Paul or Minneapolis, at only
one fare, by transfer to the Interurban
line.
The annual session of the Minnesota
Conference of Seventh-day Adventists,
will be held during this time, also that
of the Minnesota Tract society, and OF
the Sabbath School association.
It is expected that this will be
large gathering, and ample prepara-
tions are being made for the accom-
modations Of all. For a week workmen
have been busily engaged in erecting
TENTS and other necessary buildings,
so that the grounds already give the ap-
pesrance of a good sized camp meeting.
Public services will be held each even
ing this week, and visitors be made
welcome.
The railroads centering in ST. Paul,
give the usual rate of one and one
third fare for the round trip to all dele
gates. provided always that a receipt
he taken where ticket is purchased,
which will be signed by the conference
secretary who will have an office ON the
grounds. This will entitle the holder
r., return for one-third fare.