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The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1898-12-29
viii Tear Down Flags if Their Army
is Not at Evacuation.
ARMY IS STILL IN THE FIELD.
They Will Not Lay Down Their Arms
Until They Find Whether They are
to BE slaves or Frce-Gencrai
Brooke Does Not Recognize
the Cuban Army as
Existing.

CHICAGO Dec. 2S-A special cable
to the Tribune and Havana says:
Cuban residents OF Havana declare TO.
night If General Brooke does not resclho
his order. barring representatives OF tes
Cuban insurgent army from beng pres
e.,t al the evacuation day ceremonies on
New Years Day, they Will close their
houses on that occasion, tear down thelr
flags and decorations and remain M
doors.
A STORMY INTERVIEW.
The Cuban Peace Commission. atter
stormy interview with General broone
tonight telegraphed General Gomez not
to come TO Havana, as he intended az
no courtesy could be shown him.
The Cubans are greatly excited To-
night they stood on every corner OF the
city's streets. discussing the situation
I'm a half-frenzied matter. 1--WE have not
fought for change OF masters: we
have fought for liberty. and not Tor
new ownership" declared Juan Pred
erico Centernnallas. one OF the most
prominent Cubans in Havana. our
army Is still I'm the field. They shall
not lay down their arms until we hnd
out whether we ara 90 be slaves or
free"
DOES NOT RECOGNIZE THEM
Two nights ago General Ludlow fotihed
the commission that General Gomez and
other prominent Cuban army leaders
could be present at the ceremonies, and
that the Cuban army might enter Ha-
vana. Tonight General Brooke told the
commission that the Cuban army Is not
10 be recognized. and Is TO have no part
in the demonstrations Of January LIST.
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1898-12-29
TO PAY CUBAN SOLDIERS.
They May BE Paid from Our Emergen
cy Fund, Although Ii is Not Settled

WASHINGTON, Dec. 2S-Negotiations
are progressing in the matter of the pay
ment of Cuban troops, so that on laying
down their arms they may be enabled 70
enter upon civil pursuits and earnstheir
living.
Probably no further appropriation by
Congress will be necessary TO enable the
President to carry out the plan If it
should be decided, as II probably Will be
for advance money. charging it against
the revenues OF Cuba TO pay the Cubans
part OF the money due them for their
service in the Cuban army
This debt is not an obligation resting
upon the United States. but Is one for
which the Cuban government will be
obligated on its establishment of an in
dependent basis. Pending the establish
ment Of d permanent government, there
is no authority responsible for the pay
government advances the money as a
loan they will have to go for an indefinite
period without pay for services already
rendered in the war for Independence.
The special deficiency appropriation
bill carries an item of 100000 as an
emergency fund which the government
may use for any purpose, and the idea
IS 10 advance the money for the payment
of the Cuban soldiers out OF this fund.
IL Is understood. however, that the Presi-
dent has not consented TO this arrange
ment yet
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1898-12-29
THE FUNERAL OF
SENATOR MORRILL,
Services viii be Held in the Senate
Chamber Saturday at NOOn--ln-
terment at His Home,

WASHINGTON. Dec. 2s.-Arrangements
for the funeral Of the late Senator Nor
riu. of Vermont. who died at an early
hour this morning. We're completed to-
day.
The funeral ceremony will De held I'm
the Senate chamber on Saturday next at
~ O'Clock noon.
Until then the body will remain at the
family residence, on Massachusetts ave
nue. and will be borne TO the Capitol
early Saturday morning.
The services at the Senate will be con-
Quoted by Rev. r. Bradford Leavltt. Of
All Souls Unitarian Church. where Sena-
tor Morrill, was an attendant for a num-
ber of years. assisted by Rev. Dr. Mil
burn, the blind chaplain OF the Senate.
The remains will be taken TO the family
home at Strafford Vermont for burial
alongside the remains of Mrs Morrill,.
although they will probably De entombed
here for time until the family mauso-
leum now under construction is finished.
TRIBUTES OF RESPECT.
Al tho residence of Senator Morrill,
there were many evidences of affection
and regard during the day. Senators
and Representatives who had served
alongside the venerable statesman for
years called to pay their tribute Of re-
sages Of coincidence came by telegraph
from all parts Of the country The mes
sages represented all sections-thc South.
the West and al parts Of New England
SOLEMN SERVICES.
Tho services in the Senate chamber
viii be marked by those characteristics
OF solemn dignity usual on such occa-
sions The casket will first be borne 10
the Marble Room. and then. Immediately
before the ceremony. the active pail
bearers viii bear IL TO the Senate cham
Der. where it will rest Immediately i'm
front Of the presiding officers desk. The
seats i'm the front circles of the cham
ber will be reserved for the President
ami members Of the Cabinet. Back of
them on either side the honorary com
mittees from the two houses wearing
large Grape bands about their arms will
be seated Back of them will be the
members of the Senate and Of the House
The fureral cortege enters and leaves
the Capitol by the main entrance on the
Hast front The honorary committees
have not yet been appointed.
Nice-President Hobart telegraphed he
would be here TO attend the funeral The
committee of senators appointed con-
sists Of Messrs. Proctor. Allison. Hoar,
Morgan. Cullom. Vest. j. T. Jones Tur-
pie Aldrich Gray. Chandler Faulkner.
Fairbanks. Wolcott to attend to the ar
rangement OF the House-Messrs. GrOut.
HIT Dingley. Hall Grow. Bankhead
Catchings. Richardson. Foss and Joseph
Wheeler.
The special train which will bear the
remains 10 Vermont Will consist Of three
cars The remains VIII be taken To
cemetery I'm Montpelier and placed i'm a
vault pending removal TO the Mauseloum
now under construction at Strafford. VI,
their final resting place.
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1898-12-29
THE MUSTER OUT.
Philippine Troubles viii Make No
Change in the Original Plans.

WASHINGTON, Dec. 2S.--lt is said at
the War Department that no change IN
the plans as 10 the mastering out OF
troops will be made as result of the
threatening outlook I'm the philippines.
The Secretary of War made some pro-
gress in designation OF regiments in the
muster out, but no announcements VIII
be made until the list is COMPLETED. II
Is believed. however. that the list Will
include Thirty-hrst Michigan. now at
Knoxville: the Second Tennessee at Co
lumbia s. c.. the Third Tennessee at
Admission, Ala: the Third North Carolina
(coloredl at Macon; the Sixth Virginia
(colored at Macon. and the First West
Virginia ut Columbus. Ga. These regi-
ments would constitute good part Of
the volunteers to be mustered out for
the entire number will not run very nigh
owing 10 the purpose to first muster out
the volunteers at Manila and reduce the
regin ents down to the number contem-
plated by law when the war closed.
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1898-12-29
THAT " EMBALMED Beef"
still the Subject Before the Inyestigat-
ing Committee.

WASHINGTON, Dec. S.-Wm. H. Hill.
assistant secretary OF the War Iuvesti-
eating Commission and who served I'm the
District Of Columbia volunteers as first
sergeant and acting quartermastcr SER
geaht was the only witness before tho
commission to-day.
Colonel DENLY. who presided. questioned
the witness regarding the mOOtcd Ques-
tiOn Of the canned beef furnished the
volunteers. Mr. Hill discOuntenanced the
complaints made by the men. He said
they came from those who would COM
plain against anything. lie said the
health Of his company was excellent at
Tampa. ana he credited II largely 10 free
use Of lemonade. The canned beef first
furnished the men. he said, was lean.
dry and hard lacking nutriment Enough
later II was considerably improved. He
believed the canned beef which he ex-
planned was cann9 just after being boil
ed was perfectly nt TO eat" though once
in a while he would receive A can that was
spoiled and smelled badly. He knew a
large lot OF spoiled canned beef had been
found az Tampa before his company sail
ed for Cuba. The men seemed to like the
canned beef he said but ater became
surfei,od with H. The refrigerated fresh
beef. he said. had no evidence or chemi-
cal treatment and had a natural appear
ance The trouble with the refrigerated
beef. he thought. was the men overfed
themselves and ate IL half cooked.
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1898-12-29
Mr.. ROBERTS, OF UTAH.
\ New York Correspondent sends an
Interview Which lie Denies.

NEW YORK, Dec. 2.-A Salt Lake
special to- the Evening World says;
Congressman-Elcct b. II. Roberts to-
day made the following statement 20 the
Evening World correspondent:
-lf "a time comes when IL is necessary
for me % defend myself. L shall he right
there on the spot. and 4 appreciate that
the members of Congress ana the Amerl-
can people are more liberal, brodd-mlnd-
cd and generous titan fcw bigoted ana
contracted preachers of the PrcsDy terrain
church whose training, mode Ol life and
trend Of thought tend 10 unit tnem Tor
practical life.
.Joseph Smith received command
ment from the Lord 90 Introduce our
order of marriage into the church, and
ON the strength OF that revelation, and
not by reason of anything that Is writ
ten in the Jewish Scriptures, the Latter
Day Saints practice plural marriage.
"Polygamy is not adultery. for, were
IL go considered. then Abraham, Jacob
and the phophets who practiced it would
not DE allowed heritance of the King
dom. and If poygamy is not adultery,
then it cannot be classed as "a sin at all.
10 appears 90 me that modern Christians
must either learn 20 tolerate polygamy
or give mp forever the glorious nope OF
resting in Abraham's bosom.
"That which God approves and so
strikingly approves. must be not only
bad. but positively good. pure and holy.
NOtWith3t;I dlnC this however, the hand
of the Gontics was laid so heavy upon
the people o. the Lord. that in His mer-
cy. God permitted them ID cease there
from fg,ih eApedicncy and true to the
pledge given ty the Church. no polyga-
nous marriages have since been cele-
Iratcd Ly tire Church. But not even the
Church can take away from man the
wives r. has already given him. They
are his for time and for eternity. and !
think the great, brOad-minded and Just
American people Will not require man
TO cast OF the wives he has. with whom
he has lived. nor TO abandon his chill
dren.'
At the most. Mr. Roberts says his Of
fence is unlawful cohabitation. and he
remarked. II am here and the courts
are open. n any one wants 10 test the
uoint the way is clear
10 mas been urged by some that Mr.
Roberts. owing 10 the operation Of the
Edmuuds-Tucker act, which disfranchised
all pOlygymists is legally barred from
taking his seat in Congress ln regard
to this Mr.. Roberts says be has had
the best legal advice obtainable. which
conriuecs him that there are no legal
obstacles i'm the way Of his taking the
sea-.
SALT LAKE. UTAH. Dec 2S-Con-
sman-EIect Roberts was to-day
shown the dispatch 10 an Eastern paper.
claiming 10 be an interview with him in
church matters. Mr. Roberts said he had
not given the reporter for the paper
anything OF the kind. He said he was
called upon for q statement and told
the reporter he had nothing 10 say on the
subject. Alr Roberts says ne called the
reporters attention 10 the difference be-
tween pOlygamy and unlawful cO-habita-
ti0n. Further than this. he said nothing
that IS contained in the allgeded inter-
view
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1898-12-29

ately caught fire from an explosio" VI
gas from the composite car ana thc ~"
tire four cars were burned up.
Those I'm the composite car are repols
ed badly injured No one was killed pu'
twelve were seriously injured as follows
Conductor c. ID. Boucher, Las vegas,
both hands and face badly burned py gas
explosion; Frank Bohe, brakeman las
Vegas. seriously burned about face Ind
hands: c. c. Fairbanks Pullman porter
Chicago, head cut and slightly burned
about face; NJ. ID. Baer. news agsn'
Kansas city. bruised and hip slightly in
iured. Charles l.. Beyeren, OF New York.
slightly bruised on head. A corpse,
which was EN- route for Philadelphia
was cremated A corps of physicians
were taken from this city and cared Tor
tie injured people, after which they were
token TO lie Junta.
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1898-12-29
BRYAN ON THE ISSUE.
Uncertain Yet What Relation Ere
Silver VIII Bear to Imperialism

OMAHA. NEB., Dec. &.-William j.
Bryan arrived In Omaha to-day from
Chicago. lie called on friends in the
city during the morning and this even
ing left for Lincoln
When asked II he thought the ques-
ton Of imperialism would overshadow the
money issue in the campaign of 1900. Mr..
Bryan said il was difficult at this time
10 say what relation these subjects
would bear 10 each other then. He
thought if Congress would adopt a reso-
luton pledging this Government to keep
the Philippines only as Grust for their
people as We do Cuba. until "A stable
government Is established. The expansion
issue would be at an end II. however.
the question Is not settled I'm some such
way as this. he said. II would continue
TO be matter of discussion until Il was
disposed Of. and would. therefore. re-
main one OF the issues before the peo-
pie
With Porto Rico, Mr.. Bryan said the
situation could be simplihed easily. He
believed the people OF the island should
first be permitted to vote, whether they
desired annexation to this country or the
formation OF an Independent republic.
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1898-12-29
ANOTHER CATTLE KING FAILS.
Walter VI. Clarke. of Kansas, Goes to
the Wall for 100000.

KANSAS CITY. MO. Dec. &.-A spe-
cial to the Star from Milan, Mo. saws:
Much excitement prevails I'm this city over
the failure Of Walter NJ. Clarke. Sulli-
van county cattle king. Although his
failure has been expected for nearly nine
years. the crisis has served as a shock
TO the whole country. The records OF
this county show unsatished over $4,000
of mortgages on cattle alone while deeds
of trust on his big farms and Individual
Indebtedness vii swell the total TO over
500. OoO OF the $4,000 half of the paper IS
held by the Chicago Live Stock Commis-
sion Company, the balance by the j. G.
Bohard Commission Company. of St
Joseph. Mo. NJ. A. Burwell, OF Kansas
CITY, the First National Bank OF this city
and Moorehead and Sandifer OF this
county.
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1898-12-29
AN IOWA TRAGEDY.
4 Young Lady School Teacher MUIR
dered by Her Sweetheart.

SIOUX CITY. IOWA. Dec. 2s.-A spe-
cial TO The Journal says:
A district school house. about two
miles from the village Of Clare. was the
scene of a tragedy this afternoon whereby
May Thomas. a popular young teacher.
lost her lie.
This afternoon a yOnng man came 10
Clare on the north bound Rock Island
passenger train hired horse and drove
out 10 the school house where Miss Thom-
as teaches. He entered the building ana
they convcrsed for some time. finally
walking out together After going down
the road "a short distance, the man drew
A revolver and shot her. killing her al
most Instantly. lie then shot himself
and died a few hours later.
The young man was not known M Clare
hut n was learned that his name Is Harry
Garyey. He had been keeping company
with Miss Thomas, who refused his FUR
thor attentions.
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1898-12-29
CHICAGO STREET RAILWAYS.
The Grand jury Investigating Charges
of Bribery Connected with Them.

CHICAGO. Dec. 2S. - Allegations OF
bribery in city affairs are under invcstga-
tion by the grand jury and the entire city
council has been asked 10 appear before
that body The inquiry was begun too
day and Il will be continued probably to-
morrow and Friday.
The investigation will not be confined
esreciany 10 charges connected with the
5l-year street railway franchise ordinance.
other matters will receive attention.
Shortly before noon to-day the clerk Of
the grand jury was instructed 20 send
out sia1pOenas for nine aldermen and two
ex-aldermen. All of these save one an
peared during the afternoon. All who
appeared were heard Enough evidence
of interest was brought out to determine
the grand jury TO proceed along the line
adopted and the clerk was INSTRUCTED to
send out summons for every member Of
the Chicago City Council 90 appear to-
meow.
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1898-12-29
SAM SMALL DISAPPOINTED.
lie Says Army Chaplains are Only a
Sop to Church Sentiment.

SAVANNAH. GA. Dec. 2S.-Rev Sam
Small. the noted evangelist is now chap
lain of the Third Engineers, L. :. V. lie
arrived here to-day. and one Of the first
things he did was 10 give out an inter-
view. Among other things he said.
"rhe chaplains are sort Of sop 10 the
church sentiment without much sub
stance 10 them. They just take minis
ter and put uniform on him with n
silver cross on the shoulder pay him
500 "a month. and turn him loose on
.2UO men without any of the implements IS
of the spiritual warfare 10 fight with.
I've been disappointed.
when ] get out / am going 20 suggest
that they do away with the chaplains. /
suppose there may be howl, but II is
better 10 raise the issue and have the
whole system revised. When we get down
TO Cuba I'll wager most of the men would
rather 20 10 "a cock night or "a bull ring
than attend services. To tell the truth,
/ am beginning 10 think there Is a heap
Of balderdash about what the chaplains
do accomplish outside Of meeting the
sentiment that calls for their presence
with every body of troops"
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1898-12-29
MANY DUELS.
First of Series Arranged Between
Hungarian Politicians Fought.

BUDAPEST. Dec. 2S-The first Of the
six duels arranged between NJ. Horans-
zky. a member of the Lower House OF
the Hungarian Diet and his seconds, and
the seconds of Baron Banffy, the Hun
garian Premier growing out of the dis
pute, still unsettled, between the princl-
pals, took place to-day between Baron
Feiervary. Minister of National Defence,
and Count Karolya. Pistols were the
weapons used, but the encounter was
bloodless. Baron Fejervary missed his op-
ponent and the pistol of Count Karolya
missed fire.
Later. Baron Banffy's second, VI. Ga
jan. and NJ. Horanszkys second, VI See
more. fought a duel with swords. In the
first encounter NJ. Szemore was cut on the
head. After his wound had been bound
up the duel was resumed and Nj. Szemore
was again severely wounded In the head
The seconds then stopped the fighting
and reconciliation followed.
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1898-12-29
MISS GARCIA'S FUNERAL.
Tender Hands Bore Body Of the Fair
Young Stranger to Her Tomb.

ATLANTA. GA. Dec 2,.-A special 10
The Constitution. from rhomasvile Ca,
says:
Notwithstanding they were strangers
I'm "a strange land the funeral of Miss
Mercedes Garcia. d-lghter of General
CaliXto Garcia. who died here Yesterday
afternoon. was largely attended to-day
The services We're conducted In the par
lors of the Masury Hotel az which place
the Garcia family are stopping. lThc
floral offerings were numerous and beau
ufuL The body was laid away in its
temporary resting place In Laurel Hul
Cemetery. but will be removed To- Cuba
as soon as the family can make the ne
cossary arrangements.
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1898-12-29
WRECK ON THE SANTA fe.
Four Cars Deraiied-NO One Killed,
But Twelve Injured.

TRINIDAD, COL. Dec. 2s.-The East
bound California Limited train on the
Atchison, Topeka and Santa Fe railroad.
was wrecked eleven miles east OF this
city at I o'clock this morning.
The accident happened on curve. and
II is supposed to have been caused by
the spreading Of rails. The engine, zone
Pullman and the dining car passed over
all right. The observation car, two
drawing room sleepers and a composite
car left the track. The wreck immedi-
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1898-12-29
SALE OF C. F. AND 6. Y.
The Competition viii BE Lively at the
Foreclosure To-Day.

BALTIMORE, Dec. 2s.--William H..
Blackford, ohairma. of the Baltimore
Reorganization Committee of the cape
Fear ana Yadkin Valley Railroad Com
pany. has gone to Fayetteville TO at
tend the sale OF that property.
The road will be sold under foreclosure
tomorrow and the indications are that
there will be lively competition between
the Ssaboard Air Line, the Southern
Railway Company and the Atlantic Coast
Line interests for IL.
Ii traverses a rich section OF the South
and would be a valuable feeder for any
of those systems. If the Baltimore COM
mittee Dds IL in. the property will be
leased TO the Seaboard Air Line, an
agreement TO that effect already having
been signed. II the New York bond
holders secure the road either the South
ern railway or the Atlantic Coast Line
will operate 1t.
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1898-12-29
PANAMA CANAL.
Directors of the New Company Insist
Their Route il the Most Available.

LONDON. Dec. 2S.-The Paris corre-
spondent Of the Times says: At the meet
ing OF the new Panama Company to-day
"Wednesday, in addition To showing that
no definite plan has yet been adopted for
the completion Of the canal, the reports
refer 10 the American Interest IN the
Nicaraguan canal since the Hispano-
Americo war. and indicates the means
taken 10 acquaint the United States Gov
ernment and the American people with
the position and prospects of the Panama
canal On this point IL says:
1--WE have offered 10 place at the dis
posal of the United States every facility
for examining our works and plans.
which will easily convince them of the
superiority from al points OF view Of the
Panama route They Nill fad In the trea-
ties existing between them and Colombia
and i'm the facilities allowed by our sta
tutes all the guarantees and advantages
which their national interests can reason
ably require. The Panama route is indis-
putably the maritime highway which can
be opened TO navigation In the shortest
time and at the least expense
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1898-12-29

MACON. GA. Dec. 2S--Macon has. In
the opinion of the army surgeons sta
toned here. made one of the most mar
vellous health records In the country.
Seven thousand troops have been station
ed here for two months, and out OF this
causes. Both OF these men were sick
when they came here, and died OF pneu-
monia-
There are only twenty-three patients In
the division hospital. and nsna - them
ars seriously W
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1898-12-29
Judge GoR Not a Candidate.

WHEELING. w. VA. Dec. 2s.-The In
telligencer will publish a brief letter over
Judge Nathan Goff's signature stating
that he is not, nor does not intend 10 be.
a candidate before the coming Legisla-
ture for United States senator. He says
he Is not a candidate for any political
office. and will esteem II as favor for
his friends 10 deny that his name Will
figure In calculations OF his nature. The
leading Republican can iidates are. there
fore Governor Atkinson and Hon. j. B.
Scott
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1898-12-29
CRUSHED BY A MOUNTAIN.
The Swiss Village of fAiroIo Almost An
initiated by an Avalanche.

LONDON. Dec. 2s.-Part OF Red Rock
mountain, according 10 a dispatch from
Airolo 1a. village OF Switzerland. Canton
of Ticcino) has fallen into Airolo. de-
stroying a hotel and several houses The
scene of the disaster presents a terrible
spectacle. the debris, Of the avalanche
covering "A square mile. The hotel, with
eight houses and twelve other buildings
was swept into a heap OF matchwoOd A
new terror was added by the outbreak
OF fire amid the ruins. Three dead bodies
have been recovered.
IL Is estimated that the damage will
reach Gi0vv2
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1898-12-29
Sagasta Much Better.

MADRID. Dec 2S.-Senor Sagasta; who
has been suffering from pneumonia. Is
much better to-day and Is now considered
out Of danger.
Senor Emilio CASTELAR, the Repuohcan
aned IN his room for some time with
serious pulmonary catarrah Is improv-