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The morning news., 1898-12-02
TO STUDY CUBAN CONDITIONS.
Special Commissioners Robert z. POr-
ter at Santiago.

Santiago, Dec. 1.-Robert P Porter,
United States special commissioner TO
Cuba and Porto Rico to study the economic
conditions in both islands, had a long in
terview with Gen. Leonard Wood. gov
ernor of the military department OF Sant-
ago, who afterward gave him offices at
the palace to enable him to meet proml-
nent business men in this locality, and 10
transact other business
This afternoon committee of the
Chamber of Commerce waited upon Mr.
Porter and presented memorial upon
problem of paramount important impera-
lively demanding the attention of the gov
ernment According to the memorial, the
financial situation of the country and its
very economic life depend upon a reduc-
ton of duties. Sugar production, for IN,
stance, has suffered severe blow during
recent years, falling from LOCO, COO tons In
1894 to 600 tons in 1897
Meanwhile prices are lower and difficulty
of transportation is greater, while there
is deficiency OF apparatus and interest
is all the lime accommodating on debts
The chamber recommends freedom from
all taxes for reasonable number of years,
the abolition of duties on machinery and
free admission to the markets of the
United States. Regarding tobacco, the
chamber desires that the Importation OF the
foreign leaf be absolutely prohibited, in
order to avoid the manufacture of the
same, which is then sold abroad as the
product of the island, to the prejudice of
the Cuban manufacturers and agriculture
The chamber requests, too. an extension
of the privileges granted to Spain in the
Cuban mining Industry for an additional
ten years, expiring in 1913, owing to the
fact that the warfare during the last three
years has seriouly injured the mining in
dustry
The chamber considers that many things
are greatly overcharged under the exist
ing tariff, and others greatly benefited
| The chamber also asks the entire sup
preston of export duties with q view
| to the development of Cuban industries
and an abolition of the duty on passengers
arriving in the island.
| The memorialists, in pointing out their
understanding that American currency is
obligatory tender in all transactions that
take place in the territory under American
! control, characterize this regulation as pre-
| mature, because the political situation In
! Cuba is not yet settled, and there is a
! lack of American currency to meet all
transactions. These objections are inde-
! pendent Of the fact that such a regulation
must deprecate the Spanish gold in circu-
latlon thus being prejudicial to the public
wealth and commercial interest.
The meporial requests that waste lands
be granted to natives who desire to cult.
vate it and that facilities be given fol
railway construction and other means OF
transportation and communication.
Gen. Wood a few days ago, proposed q
plan to the war department 20 mount two
companies to each white regiment in the
province and to amalgamate them in q
regiment of mounted infantry. He has
received by cable an approval of his sug
gestion and the information that 1,00
horses, with the necessary accoutrements
will be forwarded Immediately.
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DAILY, so A YEAR
CEIrrS a COPY.
WEEKLY 2-TIMES-A-WEEK ia TEAM
OMISSION OF DUTY CHARGED.
GRAND JURY FINDS THREE INDICT-
MENTs AGAINST GOV. TANNER.

He Is Charged with PaIpabIe Omis-
sion fsDuty and MaIfeasance in
ohice-NIanRger LuISin's Charged
With ManSIauehter on Two
Counts-1hrce of His Deputies In
dicted for Murder-Gov. Tanners
bond Placed at $500.
Carinville, Ills, Dec. 1.-The Virden riot
grand jury made its formal report to
Judge r. B. Shirley this evening. Judge
Shirley came down from Springfield, where
he was holding court, and held a short
half-hour session to receive this repost.
The grand jury deals perinently with
the affair, and as far as it was able to
ascertain, returned true bills against the
principal participants in the tragedy OF
Oct. !. at Vlrdeu
Ten indictments, involving ifty-four per.
sons, were returned.
Against John r. Tanner. Governor Of
Illinois. there are three counts for palpable
omission of duty and malfeasance IN office.
Fred w. Lukins, general manager of the
Chicago-Virden Coal Company. is charged
with manslaughter on two counts. with
Lukins. his deputies. Frank Wilder, j. E.
Sickles and J. II. Smith. are indicted for
the killing of Joseph Gitterole, a Mount
Olive miner.
Sixteen Thiel guards are held for riot.
In the indictments against Gov. Tanner.
the complaining witnesses are John
Graham, win Mitchell W. A. Wilson.
Clarence Ross and Charles Stuart EN-
ployes OF the Chicago-Virden Coal Conn
pauy. They testified that they were intm-
idated and prevented from following their
legitimate employment by an armed body
of men numbering 1000, who unlawfully
were assembled IN Vlrden: that the Cow
ernor had been notified by the sheriff OF
Macoupin county that no protection was
to be had from the county, and was earn
estly importuned for state assistance
Judge Shirley fixed Gov. Tanners bond
at $500.
A. J. Roberts, foreman of the grand
jury who was also foreman OF the coro-
ner's jury, is a Virden police magistrate.
He was strongly opposed to indictiug Cow
Tanner.
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couRTMAnTrAL MUST BE OPEN.
French senate Votes TO Abolish se-
cret Examination.

French senate Votes TO Abolish se-
cret Examination.
Paris, Dec. 1.-The Senate this afternoon
adopted the motion Of M. Constans placing
court-martial under the operation OF the
law Of 1897, which abolished the secret ex-
animation of accused persons prior to
trial
An amendment proposing to retain se-
cret examination in cases involving ma
tional danger was opposed by the minister
for war. M. DeE'reycinet and rejected.
NJ Waldeck- -Rosseau demanded urgency
for a proposal to empower the Court of
Cessation to order the stay OF any prose-
cution calculated 10 hamper revision
case.
One hundred and thirteen voted for and
one hundred and thirteen against the mo-
ton for urgency, which was, therefore,
lost, the tie voting results in the measure
being referred 10 a special committee so
that II cannot be passed soon enough to
apply to the Picquart case.
Legal opinion leans to the view that NJ
Dupuy, the leading member, was mistaken
yesterday In declaring that the Court Of
Cessation had power to delay the Pic
quart court martial and Il was on the
theory that the premier had erred that VI.
Waldeck- -Rosseau introduced his bill
The conversion of NJ. Herve, editor Of
lie Soleil, the Royalist organ to the Pic
quart cause to-day caused a great senga-
ton.
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CLEvELAND's HUNT CONCLUDED.
He and Party Leave Georgetown for
New York.


Georgetown, S. c., Dec. 1.-The hunting
party of ex-President Cleveland ended their
sporting trip this morning with a big deer
drive on South Island, and several fine
deer were brought into the club. Com
modore Benedict and Mr. Huntington did
not join the hunt, but came to the city
and spent the morning IN visiting the his
toric points of interest IN and around
Georgetown. In company with corre-
spondent they attended a fashionable
wedding at the old Church of Prince
George Winyah.
After getting the noon mail they went
down the bay to the Oneida, anchored at
the Estherville canal, and soon afterward
were joined on board by Mr. Cleveland
and Capt Robley d. Evans. The yacht
passed down between the Islands, and at
$50 o'clock crossed Georgetown bar on the
return trip TO New York.
The Oneida will put in at Cape Henry,
where Capt Evans win leave the party
and go to Washington, while the others
will go with the commodore to New York.
Capt. s. n. Ackley and Gen Anson d.
McCook came up from Santee this after
noon on the launch Water Lily and took
the o'clock train for the North They
brought ten bags Of game with them.
which were sent away by express The
entire party are jubilant over their recep-
ton and stay at the hospitabie Santce
Club
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THE UBIQUITOUS GILLETT.
Reports That He Is Under Arrest ne
Two Different Points

Kansas City. Dec. Lit Is stated here
tonight that Grant c. Gillett. the Kansas
City cattle man, whose financial collapse
last week revealed the fact that IN less
than three years he has piled up an IN
debtedness Of more than 81, 100000. Is under
arrest somewhere in the Southwest.
Charles A. schaefer, president of the
George Holmes Commission Company.
swore out a warrant here to-day charging
Gllett with having obtained $95O0 by
false pretenses. The warrant was placed
in the hands OF an officer and the officer
left the city tonight.
M. A. Fyke, attorney for the Holmes
Commission Company. tonight made this
statement; "Gillett is under arrest In
Mexico. An officer has gone for him and
we viii get him back we hope at very
early date"
In other quarters 1t Is stated almost pos
itively that Gillett Is not In Mexico. but
that he Is In custody on American soil,
that he has a large sum of money In his
possession and that his captors are nego-
tiating with his creditors here to exact a
stated percentage of the money as their
price for turning Gilett and the funds
over to his creditors.
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sHAFTER on SIMPSONS REPORT.
Greatly Annoyed, But Would Not
Make an Extended Reply.

Greatly Annoyed, But Would NOT
Make an Extended Reply.
New York, Dec 1.-Gen. w. r. shafter
was to-day shown a copy of Admiral
Simpsons report on the operations of the
United States fleet at Santiago after the
destruction Of the Spanish squadron, in
which the admiral denounces as false the
suggestion, which he attributed TO Gen.
Shafter, that the navy was unwilling to
cooperate in forcing an entrance to the
harbor, and intimated that the services
Of the navy were not properly recognized
by the commander OF the land forces.
Gen. Shafter did moi conceal the fact
that Admiral SIMPSONS criticisms an
noyed him greatly, but he declined to go
into any extended reply to them
This controversy has been fought over
before" he said. THE records speak for
themselves. My letters and dispatches to
Admiral Sampson as given In his report
tell the story. ] have nothing 10 add to
them"
The general went over the newspaper
synopsis OF the admirals report and point
ed out that the correspondence given
therein showed that he had requested Ad-
miral Sampson to send a representative 10
the ceremonies Of the surrender Of San
tiago and that he did not sign the terms
Of surrender himself
"As / did not sign them certainly
would not consent for Admiral Sampson
TO do 80" he said.
The morning news., 1898-12-02

TRIED TO FIRE THE BUILDING.
Man Caught While Putting Torch to
WMnamnker's Establishment.

Man Caught While Putting Torch to
Wmnamnker's Establishment.
Philadelphia, Dec. 1.-The timely dlscov
cry by a special officer of a miscreaat in
the act of starting fire in the basement
of John Wanamaker's extensive depart
ment store this afternoon no doubt saved
serious confiagrauon and possibly the
lives of many personsf
The store covers an entire block end
has five sales floors ana the building was,
at the time crowded with thousands of
people, about 80 per cent. Of whom were
women.
Flames were seen to spring from a pile
OF wicker baskets and at the same moment
an officer seized a man who was sioop-
ing over the baskets In the act Of strik-
ing a second match. The fire was quickly
extinguished and few of those in the
building knew Of their danger.
The man who gave his name as Michael
Morgan, was locked up in default OF 5000
bail. Morgan said he had no home.
The morning news., 1898-12-02
SUNSET LIMITED WRECKED.
Engine Goes Over an Embankment,
Hut No One Is Killed.

Engine Goes Over an EmbanlSment,
Hut No One Is Killed.
Jennings, La, Dec. 1.-The elegant Sun
set Limited trans-continental train of the
Southern Pacific, was badly wrecked at
4.SO this evening, two miles west of Jen-
nings, on what is known as Grand Ma
rias.
The train left New orleans at 11:2O to-
day and reached jennings almost on time
The train was running sixty miles an
hour at the time of the accident. 1t is
Impossible TO tell the exact cause of the
wreck, but it is surmised that an axle on
the locomotive gave way. The pony
trucks left the rails and ran 300 feet on
the ties. The engineer reversed his en-
g.ne, but could not stop the train, which
was under full speed
The engine finally left the track entirely
and plunged down an embankment, the
forward end dropping and the engine turn
ing completely over, where it lies on its
left side, over half submerged ia water
and mud.
1t was miraculous that there was no
loss of life
Engineer w. E. Ragsdale of Houston
was caught in the cab and his left foot
badly mashed.
Fireman F. H. Booth of Houston had his
back and shoulder severely sprained.
Conductor Richard Qualtrough of Hous-
ton had his spine seriously injured.
Chief Air Instructor Cox of Houston was
caught in the engine, in which he was rid
ing and fatally injured internally.
The first three cars left the track, jump
ed from the trucks and partly down the
embankment.
The Limited carried forty-three passen-
gers, none of whom were injured.
The morning news., 1898-12-02

A dispatch from Washington on Nov.
2S announced that the French charge daft
faires, NJ. Thlebaut, called at the state
department that day to advise Secretary
Hay that the French government was
upon the point of adopting precautionary
measures" against the Introduction into
France from the United States of the
San Jose scale, adding that DEGREES would
be issued prohibiting the importation of
trees. shrubs and plants from the United
States, and requiring an inspection of all
fruits. fresh and dr,ed, at the point of
landing in France.
NJ. Thiebaut pointed out that these
measures were quite immaterial as af-
fectng the general trade from the United
States to France, as the Shipment Of
trees, plants and shrubs last year aggre-
gated only S32S, and those of fruit $4,000.
The morning news., 1898-12-02
PRoHIBITIvE TOBACCO DUTY.
Cuban Duty to BE - Per Pound on
Lear Tobacco.

Lear Tobacco.
Havana, Dec. Ia cable received yes
terday by the principal tobacco and cigar
exporters in Cuba. announces ON the au-
thority OF senor Luis Marx, special COM
missioner Of the Cuban tobacco manufac-
turers at Washington. that the United
States will place prohibihye duty on
leaf tobacco imported into the island of
s. per pound, and Of $3.50, plus 25 per
cent. on cigars. The export duties are TO
remain as heretofore, $3.50 per hundred
kllos on leaf tobacco and Sl.35 per thou
sand on cigars.
Last evening the Marquis Estaban,
Mayor Of Havana, had a long conference
with Gen. Greene concerning street clean
ing Gen. Greene undertook to clean and
d!sinfect the city forthwith.
Several Of the officials now holding
Office under the Spanish regime viii be re-
tained to assist the Americans with their
experience and special knowledge of the
city.
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ALL ON BOARD WE'RE LOST.
Schooner l.. v. Beebe Wrecked o"
Black Rock. Near Cohasseu.


RlncIS Rock, Near COhasseu.
PHILADELPHIA, Dec. 1.-The latest report
of the disasters on the New England
coast was contained in a private dispatch
received here to-day from Boston saying
that the schooner L. V. Beebe, from Phil
adelphia, Nov. II. for Boston, with l,o02
tons of coal, has been totally wrecked on
BLACK Rock, near Cohassett, Mass, and
that all hands, eight In number, persisted
This vessel and cargo were valued per-
hans az SGT. .OO0 She was commanded by
Capt. Daniels, whose son was mate Inc
Reebe carried a cargo of coal for the
Fitchburg Railroad Company. Capt. Dan
iels was from Maiden, Mass The crew
was composed of Henry Arnot, w. w
Phillips. Edward Wadman and Lewis ~.
Miller. They shipped from this port In
addition there was a cook and engineer,
who shipped from Boston. The schooner
was named after its owner, whose home IS
at Orient l.. i.
The Pollock Rip lghtship, which was
wrenched from its position at the eastern
entrance to Nantucket sound by the force
of the storm, and which was believed to
have been lost with all on board, Is safe
Il was picked up by the Red Star Liner
Switzerland Tuesday twenty-nine miles
east-northeast of Cape Henlopen, and
towed into the Delaware capes to-day.
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ANOTHER PROTEST MEETING.

Philadelphia Negroes Condemn the
Recent Race Riots.
Philadelphia Dec. lat a mass meeting
of colored citizens tonight at the Academy
OF Music, resolutions we're adopted con-
demnlng the action OF white citizens on
the occasion Of the recent race riots in
the Carolinas, and calling upon President
Mckinley and Congress to enact laws pre-
venting a repetition of the acts. The
meeting was addressed by a number OF
prominent whites and colored citizens,
among them r. Fortune, Of New York.
The morning news., 1898-12-02
BRYAN coMING Rack.
The Colonel Left Lincoln for sayan-
nah Last Night.

Lincoln. Neb., Dec. 1.-col. W. J..
Bryan left this evening for Savannah Ga.
to rejoin his regiment His furlough does
not expire until the 5th, but his health be-
ing fully recovered, he felt il his duty to
return.
A number Of prominent political leaders,
among them ex-Congressman Towne and
Thomas G. Patterson of Denver, have been
III conference with Col. Bryan during the
week
The morning news., 1898-12-02

New York, Dec. l.--Tom ORourlSe Tom
Sharkeys manager, says: "sharkey viii
agree 20 meet Charley Mitchell In a twen-
fy-round bout, the contest 20 take place
before the Lenox Athletic Club IN jan
uary The Lenox Club viii offer a purse
Of $4,000 for the event"
The morning news., 1898-12-02

York and the Clara Leavitt of Portland,
Me-. were wrecked Saturday night near
the Gay Head life saving station. The
captain, mate and four seamen from the
Leavitt and one seaman from the Ireland
were drowned.
The captain, mate and four seamen OF
the Ireland were saved and one man
came ashore from the Leavitt on wreck
age.
The morning news., 1898-12-02
STATEMENT VIA MADRID.
Philippine Insurgents Refuse to
Recognize the CessiOn.

TNtCUI NUHNHVIHs
Madrid, Dec. 1.-Advices from the Phil
ippine Islands say the insurgents there
have decided not TO recognize the cession
of the island to the United States and that
they will resist to the last.
II is also claimed that the United States
will require 10000 troops to put down the
rebellion. and it is alleged that the IN
surgents hold 10000 Spanish prisoners
whom they will force to serve against the
Americans
The Philippine insurgents demand 7.Oo0.-
900 pesetas for the release Of the forty
friars imprisoned since the commencement
of The war
The morning news., 1898-12-02
nritish schooncr Lost.

Havana Dec 1.-The British schooner
Belle Hagen, from Montego. Jamaica. and
bound from Cayo Antilia for Grand Gay
men. was lost at sea. Her skipper four
members of her crew and three passengers
were drowned.
The morning news., 1898-12-02
Troops Arrive Mt Manila.

washington. Dec. 1.-Gen. Otis to-day
telegraphed the war department from
Manila that the transport Indiana with
the headquarters and two battalions of
the Kansas Volunteers arrived there this
morning There were no deaths during
the voyage and but little sickness aboard.
The morning news., 1898-12-02
,ethodist Conference at Chicago.

Chicago. Dec. 1.-The Methodist Episco-
nal general conference Of 1900 will be held
az Chicago. The conference committee
having in charge the location of the next
auadrlennial Methodist conference held
meeting to-day with representatives Of
Minneapolis and Chicago Methodists, and
after a protracted discussion of the induce
ments offered by both cities. Chicago was
decided upon.
The morning news., 1898-12-02
ANOTHER NEGRO LYNcHED.
lie Confessed That He Killed Farmer
Lion 10 Get Money.

New Madrid Mo, Dec. f.--Another
lynching occurred here yesterday, the
victim being the second of the two negroes
who killed Alex Lion. in Madrid Bend KY.
last Friday. The negro was caught at By
ersburg. Tenn.
The friends and relatives of the MUIR
dered man heard Of the capture, a mob
was organized the jail stormed and the
prisoner taken out and lynched near the
scene OF the crime with which he was
charged.
The unfortunate black made confess
sion, saying that he killed Lion IN order
TO get 500 which Is understood he had
on has person.
The negro who aided in the robbery and
murder was Iynched Sunday night
The morning news., 1898-12-02
BODIES FOUND on SHORE.
Great Masses of Wreckage ON the
Inside of Cnpc Cod.

Barnstabie. Mass, Dec. 1-Great masses
OF wreckage have been coming ashore on
the inside OF Cape Cod since Sunday.
piece of a vessel marked Emma ---,
Philadelphia" with a tonnage OF I 160O.
came ashore at Sandy Neck, near Barn
stable Light, and last night three bodies
were found near there on the beach.
Much OF the wreckage appears to be that
OF fishing schooners.
The morning news., 1898-12-02

International complications arising, espe-
clally with the United States.
Frlnce Von Areutsburg. president of the
ColonlaI Society, assures the correspond
eht OF the Associated Press that the ac-
qulsltlon OF the Caroline Islands is inn
Poftam less from the standpoint of COM
merce. which is insignificant there. than
from naval standpoint.
The morning news., 1898-12-02

philadelphia. Dec. 1.-The Court Of Quar-
ter Sessions to-day ia the conspiracy sase
OF United States Senator Quay and others.
Judge Finletter dismissed an the motions
entered by defendants counsel against tha
ave indictments found by fhe grand Jury
and fixed Dec. Y as the date for the be-
alnnlng of the lrlal
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THREE scHOoNERs GO TO PIECES.
Life savers Succeed I'm Rescuing
Nineteen of the Crews.

Nineteen of the Crews.
Buzzard's Bay, Mass, Dec. LA mem-
Der Of the life saving crew at Gay Head
who reached here this morning, reports
that on Sunday morning the schooners
Queen Hester, Vivian and Clara c. Baker
went to pieces on the rocks off Gay Head
where the City Of Columbus perished some
years ago.
The life saving crew, during forty-eight
hours of unceasing and unbroken efforts.
succeeded in launching their surf boat
for ten trips to vessels and succeeded in
rescuing nineteen men of the crews
Several, however, perished before as
sistance could reach them.
The morning news., 1898-12-02
STILL NOT HEARD FRoM.

vessels Blown 10 Sea Not Sighted by
Any Vessels.
Philadelphia, Dec. 1.-Nothing has been
learned by the Maritime Exchange here
OF the fate of the barge Enos Soule, which
parted from her tow, the orion, on Sun
day, or the schooner city OF Augusta,
which parted her hawser, and was blown
to sea Oh Monday.
Grave fears are entertained for the safe
~ Of the crews Of both craft, as neither
has been seen by incoming vessels
The city of Augusta has a crew Of eight
men and the E1nos Soule had four men on
board.
The morning news., 1898-12-02
Reference of germany.

London Dec. 2.-The Berlin correspond
ent of the Daily Telegraph expresses the
opinion that Germany would prefer to buy
coaling station in the Philippines from
the United States.
The morning news., 1898-12-02
INsTRu,sTIoNs SENT TO PARIS.
senOr sagnsta Says To-dny's Session
Wont BE the Last.

bCHOf Sng nsfn Snys TO-dnS's SessIOh
VEOn't BE the Last.
Madrid, lee. LA long cabinet meeting
at which tie Queen Regent presided, was
held to-day and a reply was formed to
Senior Morltero Rios, president of the
Spanish commission, relative to a number
OF points ia The treaty of peace upon which
he had requested instructions.
The premier, Senor Sagasta, after the
council said "To-morrow' meeting of
the commissioners win not be the last"
The minister of the Interior Senor Cap
depou. announced that there were several
domieiliary visits at Barcelona yesterday,
but that otherwise the country was abso-
lutely quiet.
The morning news., 1898-12-02
GEnMA'.Y WANTS THE oAROLINEs.
A Germnn Omcial Confirms the Re-
ported Negotiations.

Berlin, Dec. LA German government
official, in an interview with the oorre-
spondent here OF the Associated Press,
confirms the report that Germany Is ne
gotiaunr with snain for the purchase Of
The Caroline Islands. 1t is understood that
Spain expects 70 get 100000 francs for
them, Bh.ch Germany considers exccs-
sive.
Germany also made the provlso that the
negOlhllons shall be contingent upon no
The morning news., 1898-12-02
A ramii, burned to death.

Perry. o. r.. Dec. 1.-The home OF Hiram
Biggs. farmer living seven miles south
east OF here. caught fire this morning and
Blggs. his wife and three small children
were burned 70 death.