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The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1897-06-24
IN CASE OF CONFLICT,
Premier Canovas Says, Spain Would
Be Equal to the Emergency.


New York. June 20.-A dispatch from
Madrid to the Herald says:
Premier Canovas declared yesterday
that in the event of conflict between the
United States and Spain, the latter coun'
try was capable of rising to the emer'
gency.
Gen. Woodford's expected arrival awak'
ems considerable speculation, since 1t is
known here that from the date of his con-
frmation he is allowed thirty days to re-
ceive instructions and thirty days for the
Journey to Madrid. Under ordinary cir
cumstances. therefore. Mr.. Woodford
would be due in Madrid at the beginning
of September, when the queen regent is
at San Sebastian.
Her majesty makes it an invariable rule
that foreign ministers shall neither take
their leave nor be presented there since
the facilities are wanting for the requi-
site ceremony, and the royal family wish
complete retirement
SO normally, Minister Woodford can
not present his credentials until October
l, when the court returns to Madrid.
If the unusual course is followed of
Fastening his arrival here, or of pressing
for Il reception ahead of time, Spain will
regard it as an effort to precipitate events.
lei Epoca, discussing Mr.. Woodford' S
appointment, pays high tribute to Mr..
Taylor saying he conducted the many
critical affairs between the two countries
in calm and fair spirit, which tribute is
the more remarkable, as Mr.. Taylor en-
forced successfully every demand intrust-
ed to him.
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1897-06-24
HANNA HAD THE PULL.
Republican County Convention In
Cleveland Captured by His Forces

Cleveland, Ohio, June 19.-The republi-
can county convention was slow in con-
vening at Music hall this morning, and it
was nearly noon before the members got
down to business. Though the returns
ut the primaries showed that Hanna con-
trolled the convention, the Foraker forces.
represented by Mayor McKisson, disputed
the control and boosted that when the
convention was called to order they would
be in charge. The fight was precipitated
by the nominations of l.. Taft, McKisson
man, and Judge Francis j. Wing, Hanna
man, for permanent chairman. The ballot
resulted in the overwhelming victory of
Wing, and the convention thereafter was
clearly in control of Hanna. A resolution
ringing in its tone was adopted endorsing
Hanna for reelection to the United States
senate, and then the convention settled
down to elect seventy-six delegates to the
state convention.
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1897-06-24
p,pIomntic relations Resumed.

Paris, June 19-At the cabinet meeting
today the minister for foreign affears. NJ:
Hanotaux, announced the resumption of
diplomatic relations with Venezuela and
the apology of that republic for the in
cidcnt which led to the rupture. Nj. Hano,,
tank further announced that France had
obtained settlement Of the pending in
demnity claims with reference to special
commission and the arrangements on the
subject of tariffs. in which France had
special advantages. The minister for for
eign affairs also announced that an agree
ment had been signed at Pekin conced-
ing to France commercial and political
advantages in the districts adjacent 10
Tonouin, chiefly in the extensions of the
Ouang-Si railroad towards the interior of
China and in the permission for France to
penetrate into Yunnan and work the mines
on the Chinese frontier provinces with
French engineers.
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1897-06-24
THE COLLEGE REGATTA.
Program of the Races to Be ROwed
mt POughkeepsie.

Poughkeepsie, N. Y, June 20.-The
blue floats over the boathouse and the
training quarters and the boating colony
have score or more added to their num-
Der. The New Haven giants arrived to-
day. That the men who landed tonight
will be in the race on Friday is apparent.
So far as can be seen, they form as
formidable crew as ever hailed from
there. There is difference of IL IL
pounds in the average weight of the
crews. Yale is the heaviest. If weight
counts for endurance, then Yale has The
advantage, but on the contrary, Cornell,
with the lightest crew on the river, won
last years race easily. The average
weights of the crews, exclusive Of the
coXswain, are as follows
Cornell, 40; Harvard, 1853; Yale,
173 H.
The program for the entire series of,
races is as follows:
Wednesday, June 23-Two-mile race
freshmen of Yale. Harvard and Cornd
to be rowed between 4 and 5 o'clock!
Friday, June 25-Four-mie race foN
Varsity crews of Yale, Harvard and Cor
nell, to be rowed at $3.50 p. m. sharp.
Wednesday, June 30-Two-mile race,
Cornell, Columbia and Pennsylvania, to-
be rowed between 4 and 5 p. m.
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1897-06-24
ANSWERS QUEEN LII.
VIM. A. Kinney Says Annexation
Would BE the Salvation of
the Natives.

Washington, June 19.-The Evening
Star publishes the following interview
with Mr. William a. Kinney, one of
Hawai's special commissioners. III
answer to Queen Liiuokalani's protest:
1t is charged in the queens protest
that the annexation treaty is an act OF
wrong toward the native and part native
people of Hawaii Without attempting
to now reply to her statement as a whole,
ton treaty is not, it is just this what Is
charged against it; for annexation Is the
sole hope of the native Hawaiians.
speak of the common people Their fll-
ture is one of two things-to pass under
Asiatic or Anglo-Saxon control. The
hope of these people as nation was dead
twenty years before this queen ever
assembled the throne. If Asiatics domi-
nate, the native must become coolie, for
certainly he can not expect to be better
off than the rank and file of the dominant
race If America takes Hawaii, the
native becomes an American citizen, and
the American scale of wages and the
honorable position occupied by labor in
America will prevail in Hawaii, and
every native will have the benefit of it.
1t is n choice between the status of a
white American laborer and that of an
Asiatic coolie Iaborer. The white race,
if Asiatics absorb Hawaii, can get out
to their country. The common native
has no such choice. He must stay and
meet his fate. Notwithstanding the in
disputable blessing annexation will he to
the common native, the queen, playing
upon the inbred devotion of the natives
to their chiefs, has, together with the
official class among Hawaiians, insisted
upon the natives holding out against
their own good and following with her
the will-o'-the- of restoration of the
monarchy, which will not cure or touch
the Asiatic question, but will, on the
other hand, irrevocably commit Hawaii
to Asia rather than to America. There
is no power within Hawaii to withstand
the Asiatic tide, native or Hawaiian, or
both combined. 1t needs the strong arm
of the United States. The patriotic
thing for the queen to do is to secure to
her people the high and coveted status of
the average American citizen. Instead
of eni-Ntaining any such ideas. however,
she is evidently bidding for the support
of Japan to scramble back to her throne,
mt Il fearful cost to the native people.
The fealty of the native Hawaiians to
their chiefs knows no limit. and often is
exercised in a way beyond the pale of
reason or argument, and they will prob
ably follow her lead if they have their
own way to the undoing of themselves
and everybody else in Hawaii. but it
becomes a perfect caricature of the truth
for her to protest against annexation in
the name of the native people and as a
wrong against them
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1897-06-24
NEWS FROM CUBA.
Battle In Which Spnniards Were De-
fened-HOspitnl Supplies Cut on.

Havana, via Key West, June 19.--Ac-
cording to an official report from Manza-
Milo, the insurgents continue to surren-
der.
The firm of Alojandro & Gonzales, pur-
yeyors to the military hospital in Santa
Clara, have refused to furnish the hos
pital with supplies of provisions, owing to
the fact that they have not received
payment for their goods for seven
months. They claim that the govern
mcnt now owes them over 100000.
A few days ago n party of soldiers ar
rived here from Fort Mogoles, live
leagues from the city of Santa Clara.
They say an attack was made upon the
fort by band of insurgents and that
most of the garrison died defending the
fort. All the ammunition was captured
and all the survivors of the garrison, eX-
ccpting themselves, were taken prisoners
by the insurgents.
Captain General Weyler will 80 to
Santiago de Cuba by the end of the pres
ent month to assume command OF mill
tary operations. He will take with
him 10000 men.
According to official advices, Col. Ozce,
with the PAWS battalion, after n hot
fight, seized a number of positions held
by the insurgents which were considered
imprcgnable, and destroyed an insur-
gent camp and hospitals in the Bambu-
ranoa ranges. Jobo RobadO is also re-
ported to have destroyed Il hospital near
Sehoruchnl. which the insurgents mad
just abandoned, burning the beds and
furniture.
From the Juarco-Moron trocha come
reports that large forces of insurgents
have approached the trocha with the in
tention of crossing. They are believed
to be under the command of Gomez.
Official advices received state that n
hot engagement has occurred at Mantua,
Pnar del Rio province.
The Spanish marines and infantry
forces were largely outnumbered by the
insurgents, and after several hours fierce
fighting the regulars were compelled to
seek refuge in nearby town. They met
large losses in killed and wounded, many
of whom were left on the field.
The insurgents have recently destroyed
with dynamite two culverts on the road
to Gibcro.
There are actually 10000 sick soldiers
in government hospitals, and the authori-
ties have been compelled to reopen the
regular sugar warehouse for the purpose
of receiving the suffering troops.
Dyscntery is making havoc among the
troops in Santiago de Cuba. Medical
Inspector DR.. Justo Martinez will sal
shortly for Santiago with 700 beds.
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1897-06-24
Pretends to Know 1t All.

London, June 21.-The Washington cor
respondent of the Daily Chronicle reiter-
ates today his previous statement as to the
alleged instructions given by President
Mckinley to Gen. Stewart l.. Woodford.
minister Of the United States to Spain, and
adds:
'Spain will be permitted to exercise a
titular sovereignty over Cuba. She will be
compelled to withdraw her troops and to
permit the Cubans to make their own
laws, to raise their own revenue. and to
control their own expenditures.
president Mckinley believes Cuba
must ultimately be annexed to the United
States. The withdrawal of the Spanish
troops will lead to a repetition of the Ha-
waiian incident"
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1897-06-24

$50 from Z to 6 cents, and on those of
more than $50 threads from 10 to y
cents. The committee amendments were
accepted.
The next paragraph, 345, was agreed to
without division.
This concluded the hemp schedule and
brought the senate face to face with
the wool schedule.
There was an evident disposition on
all sides not to take up the wool ques-
ton and after the passage, at the in
stance of Mr.. Mantle, of bill providing
for the erection of public building at
Butte, Mont to cost 100000, the SEN
ate went into executive session, and at
4 10 adjourned.
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1897-06-24
Severe Tennessee Storms.

Knoxville, Tenn, June 2O-Reports
from upper east Tennessee, southwest Vir-
ginia and North Carolina indicate severe
storms during Saturday night and Sunday.
A clOudburst just across the Virginia
line near Bristol did considerable damage,
and has delayed trains on the Southern
Railroad. The Washington and New Or
leans vestibule train is being held at Bristol
on account of trestle washing away at
Wallace, Va. Two hundred yards of
track on the Norfolk and Western road
was also displaced
Throughout upper east Tennessee there
has been general storm, with hard winds
doing damage to growing crops
Beaver creek, which carried the water
of the cloudburst is swollen like a river,
and several citizens have vacated their
houses.
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1897-06-24
Japanese Position Explained.

Washington. June 10.-The japanese
minister has filed with the secretary of
state formal statement of the position
of his government with respect to the
proposed annexation of the Hawaiian
islands by the United States. Although
it is officially denied that Japan has pro-
tested against the annexation treaty, it
is admitted that that government has rep
resented in the strongest terms its expec-
tation that its treaty rights in Hawaii
shall be fully respected in case of an
nexation. The letter of the japanese
minister on this subject will be forward
ed to the senate for its information in
the consideration of the treaty.
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1897-06-24
FOUR PARAGRAPHS Defeated
THE FINANCE COMMITTEE MET IT'S
FIRST SERIOUS DEFEAT IN
THE SENATE.
COTTON BAGG|NG ONE OF The ITEMS
Two Straight Republicans Voted
with the Democrats, Besides Sill
yer Republicans and P9pu-
Iists-WOOI Schedule.

Washington, June 19.-Today was rem
dered noteworthy in the senate by the
defeat Of the finance committee on four
important paragraphs in the flax, hemp
and jute schedules of the tariff bill.
These were the paragraphs relating to
floor mating, plain jute fabrics, burlaps
and cotton bagging. The democrats
were enabled to carry their point against
these paragraphs by the assistance of the
silver republicans and populists and by
the help of Carter and HansbrOugh,
straight republicans, on the paragraph
relating to mating. 1t was the first
vote during the consideration of the bill
in which any republican had broken
away from the party and naturally oc-
casiOned some comment.
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1897-06-24
The BarnatO Interment.

London, June 2O.-The interment of tbe
late Barney Barnato. the South African
diamond king. took place this afternoon
Sunday at the Jewish cemetery in Willis
don.
An immense crowd of Londoners at
tended the funeral services, the Jews of
the East End predominating. Nearly all
the Leading men of the London financial
world followed the hearse.
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1897-06-24
EMPEROR WILLIAM ALARMED,
Lest the United States Should Take n
Dish in the Worlds Affairs.

London, June 21.-The Paris CORE
spondent of the Times reports a converse
ton affecting TO represent the views Of
Emperor William, in the course of which.
speaking of his anxiety as to the future Of
Europe, he says he does not fear Chinese
ambition or the anarchists, but he does
fear the expansion of one of the great pow
ers and the intervention Of the United
States in the affairs of the world.
This, according to the correspondent, is
the reason why the kaiser does not allow
himself to be drawn into the ambitious
conceptions too readily imputed to him by
those desiring to disturb Europe on the
pretext of wishing to prevent him from dis
turbng it.
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1897-06-24

active republican. He testified that the
law had been faithfully observed, with
one exception. Mr. Castle thought there
was great injustice in promotions and
reductions in the executive departments
Mt Washington. He said he knew Of at
least 100 cases in his own bureau where
republicans had been reduced or dis
missed and democrats placed in their
places. He had found that in Washing
ION the clerks rely more upon political
influence to secure promotion than upon
their efficiency.
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1897-06-24
Texas Republican League Meeting

San Antonio, Texas June 19.-(Special.)
The executive committee of the Texts
Republican league met here today and
elected delegates to the national conven-
ton of clubs to be held in Detroit next
month. Among the resolutions adopted is
one complimenting President Mckinley
ised the people during the campaign. The
resolution concludes with, "That the as
surance of protection to wool and hides
has revived that industry and added mil
lions to the wealth of our state"
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1897-06-24
FOREIGN ITEMS.
Draft of the Peace Treaty.

Constantinople, June 19.-The draft of
Turkey is likely to be submitted to the
powers next week. The amount of the in
demnity which Greece will pay. it is be-
lieyed, will be- 5.0000O0 Turkish pounds,
the largest amount the Greeks could pay.
1t has also been generally conceded for
some time that the Turkish government
has given up the idea of retention of
Thessaly and it is understood that the
changes in the frontier line will be slight.
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1897-06-24
Three Persons Drowned.

Rome, n. Y, June 20.--Phillip Ortiz re-
siding near this city, his wife and his
sister, Libbie, were drowned in the Erie
canal today. The three were riding in u
some unexplained way got into the water.
There were no witnesses to the accident.
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1897-06-24
Cblnese Rebels In FOrmOsn.

Victoria, b. G., June 19.-Northern Pa
cilic steamer Bracmcr brings news that
the Chinese rebels in FOrmosa are pre-
pairing for second attack upon Taipeh,
the capital of Formosa. The government
authorities have taken vigorous measures
TO meet the attack and are enlisting
numerous volunteers to aid the regular
troops stationed there.
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1897-06-24
Chicago Platform Won.

Cleveland, O.. June 19-The democratic
county convention to elect delegates to the
state convention met in Army and Navy
hall this morning. The convention en-
dorsed the Chicago platform throughout
An endeayor was made to restrict the en-
dorsement to the money plank, but it was
defeated and the entire platform en-
dorsed. The convention had no senate
rial preference. ..-.. ...
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1897-06-24
Rotterdam Flooded.

Rotterdam, June 19.-The streets of this
city have been flooded by a severe storm
of rain and wind which has done much
damage to all coast towns. In the latter,
however, no lives are reported lost.
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1897-06-24

Antwerp. June 19.-Seven fishing boats
on the Belgian coast have been lost with
all their crews and twenty fishing boats
have been lost off Scheveningen, ON the
Dutch coast.
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1897-06-24
Storm I'm the English Channel.

Dover, Eng, June 19.-The storm in the
channel continues. A large steamer is re-
ported adrift and the cross-channel boats
are greatly delayed
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1897-06-24

woodfOrd's Nomination Confirmed.
Washington, June 19.-The senate has
confirmed the nomination of Stewart L..
Woodfort to be United State minister to
Spain.
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1897-06-24
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The evening tribune. (Pawtucket, R.I.) 189?-190?, 1897-05-04
THE C JaRs or LEBANON.
s.seral Grss - the Famous Trees Ar,
bsfl al andtnc d

s1serai Crps =, ths Famous Trees Are
l bsili andsng. M
In st. Nj, .as tacre is an ar en-.
titled r> ! Cedl.rs," by Harry Fenn,
th" artIst"a riiing visit to the noun
t.-,' o; l. IN. Mr.. Fem says:
Every Y nd boy of the Christian
world has l. ID and read, over and over
sgain, OF tic "Cedars of Leba ,n," but
very few ha, any idea of the locality and
surroun ii1s Of the famous grove IL is
popular error. hy tho way, to suppose that
there are no other cedars remaining be-
sides this C. . at The head of the "Wady"
valley or a. Dn) Kadisba. There are, to
lily knowltd 4, ton other groves, some
numbering '1usnnd5 of trees This par
ticular grouv tnat We are about to visit Is
called 10y I! Arabs by name which
means, "Ce,Als oi the Lord" They num-
Der about 400 trees, among them circle
of gigantic fellows that are called by the
natives 1.-The Twelve Apostles" upon the
strength OF an old tradition that Jesus and
his disciples having come to this spot and
lett their st,lNes standing in the ground,
these slaves sIrout,d into cedar trees.
There Is every reason to suppose that in
tho time of King Solomon these scattered
groves were part of an enormous, unbroken
forest. extending the entire length Of the
Lebanon range of mountains, about 100
miles, running nearly parallel with the
Mediterranean shore from little below
Beirut. The SUBMITS of the range are
from 10 to 90 miles from the coast.
The Lebanon-that is, the "White'-
does not derive its name from glittering
snowpcaks, but from the white limestone
cliffs of its SUBMITS. The first historical
mention of the trees is in the Bible II Sam
uel V, lD, "And Hiram, king of Tyre, sent
messengers to David, and cedar trees, and
carpenters, and masons, and they built
David an house."
From that day to this the people have
been almost MS reckless and wasteful of
these noble giants Of the mountains as our
own people ere Of these cedars' first cous-
ins, tho redwood trees of the California !
coast range. As we approach the grove,
which stands upon the top of small hill,
the foliage Is almost black against the |
snow covered crags of Dahrel- -Kadib, which |
rears Its highest peak over 10000 feet |
above the sea-
There il a Maronite chapel in the grove,
Its patriarch claiming the sole right to the |
sacred trees; and, luckily, the superstition |
with which the trees have been surrounded |
has been their salvation. All the oedars of |
Lebanon would have been demolished for |
redwood years ago were not the people |
threatened with dire calamity should they |
take single stick.
The evening tribune. (Pawtucket, R.I.) 189?-190?, 1897-05-04
TruMes.

Lord Beaconsfield described trufIles as
Choking like rotten potatoes and tasting
like lucifer matches" IL this were the
popular estimate, there would not be at
this time tons of truffles, worth about
$3.50, 900, In one dark cellar In London,
every pound of which may be sold In the
market for from $3.50 to So. This cellar
is the central depot for the storage of the
fungus for the supply Of London. The
best sorts come from the vicinity Of Bor-
deaux and Marseilles. These sometimes
sell for e10 pound. The price depends
entirely upon whether q severe frost comes
early or late. In 1895 tho first condition
prevailed and truffles were costly and
scarce In 1895 frost was late, consequent
ly at the present time the price Is lnoder-
ate and the supply ample English truffies
found in Hampshire, Wiltshire and Dor
setshire are largely substituted for the
French sort. They are much inferior both
as to size and pungency of flavor. Re-
Gently, IL is asserted, truffies Of superior
quality have been found in California.
Dogs trained to hunt them out are to be
imported, in order that the value Of the
discovery may be learned. These animals,
of the French poodle variety, are now used
exclusively for this purpose In the place Of
hogs, which were formerly employed
New York Sun.