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spcetiot into the civil and military health
conditions in the north Of tho province,
General Wood wishes to know himself the
exact statua OF the smallpox enlaepiie IN
Tho HcIgmin district, He believes the re-
ports are somewhat exaggerated.
In tho Inst two days two murders haze
occurred III The vicinity Of san Luis. ai-
peaiing to be The work of revolutionary
CGhans. General EwtGs today told mn The
body OF a Frcnehman, named Louis Saln-
non, d planter. was found Wednesday few
miIef west OF town, On Friday the body
OF the fl vt sergeant tcolored1 az the tighth
Illinois, was found on Tho bank OF a lrank
Two miles from the camp, wih're IL appears
he hnd gone to battle. The Frenehmsu was
SHOT several times. The negro was shot
through the head There IL "A figh state
Of Indignation among the cuDans OF san
I,llis over the recent incident between the
sotdlors The Cubans ara believed to have
caused the assasslnanons. Salonon WAS not
Ia sympathy with tho nsurreotion OF the
Cuhang. though he took no uart AGAINST
the Cubapa.
General Ewers brought TO Santiago to-
day john e.. Williams OF the Nihta I'M
munes, charged with anticipation In san
Luis riot. The evidences against hin, 10
strong. but he denies completely. 1t Is be-
i!eyed If he is found guilty he VIII betray
his companions in crime. General Ewers
SAYS there is nearly CROUCH evidence 10
make other arrests soon.
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THE NIoARAGuAN CANAL.
president IEIesins Fayors Iutcrnn-
tional Control OF the project

president IgIesins Fayors Internn-
tional Control of the Project
Washington, December 3.--PresIdent Igle-
sias said his ad!eus TO the president and
the .csbinet officers today in anticipation OF
his departure for the Continent tomorrow.
Now that President Jglesias' visit Us about
to end. It is said by those near 10 him that
nothing In the nature OF a formal treaty
has come out of the conferences he has
held with public officials. but that these
have been productive OF very full na-
derstaudinG.
President Igleslas has made It clear that
he favored an internAioEal agreement n
the three countries directly ia ereste -
the united States. Nicaragua and Costa
Rica-whieh tould take common action 10
prevent any Isthmian canal from pass z
in the hands Of foreign control. even
though II be OF privste foreign capitalists,
The control OF the Suez caaai has oeen
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THE TEXANS.
Congressman SInyden Assured They
VIII Soon BE Mustered Ont.

Especial Dispatch TO The Post.)
Washington. December !. --Congressman
slayden filed at the war department today
in the !ntsrest of a number of young men
DESTROYS of being DISCHARGED from one Of
the Texas regiments applications for dis
charge. MI. Slayden says the assistant adj
iutant general. TO whom he talked. and also
the assistant secretary of war. both said
that inasmuch as the peace treaty vas
practically signed and There was really no
need for these troops the probability is
that all Texas troops will be mustered out
of service very soon.
Mr. slayden ssid he got the impression
from what Assistant Secretary Mcikleiohn
said that he would strongly recommend
such action.
All the Texas delegation in congress- are
here tonight except Senator Chiffon and
Representatives, Detiraftenreid, Hawley,
Cooper, Stephens and Lanham.
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Philippine SITUATION.
AEutnnIdO Must Release All OF The
Spanish Isris0ners.
fgDecfaf Dlsputeh n, The postA

washington, Decembst 3 II Is freely
stated In administration circles that II
Aguinaldo does not release the spaniardl
denagd VIII be made on hin. just "a
soon as the treaty Of psace Is ratified. and.
Calling to comply with II. he viii be com
3elled to give up the prisoners. The au-
'hoiitles ere hopeful that Arunaldo Will
~ willing 70 disband his army and sur
ender his prisoners
Spain has only one shin In which 10 take
away her troops now in Philippine waters.
The Buenos Ayrea, au auxiliary cruiser.
and she will have 10 send nthpr steamers
10 those islands to Accommodate all their
troops desiring 10 return 10 the peninsula.
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TO PROMOTE ROMERO.
He VIII Be Made Ambassador lAstcst,i.
Vi Minister 10 Washington,

He VIII Be Made Ambassador lMstcs,i
VI Minister Ia Washington,
City Of Mexico. December 3.--Mexlco
makes new departure In accredtiIg the
Hon. Matias Romero, long minister at
Washington. as ambassador. II is rulporsl
that General Clayton viii be made ans
bassador here On the part Of the Unitsd
sfatea. i
The Mexlca, Herald declares that The
Monroe doctrine y lost IN the blue wayaS
OF the Pacific aud says II Latin a - 4r.ca
were fully alive today TO the perils pf the
future, the advice given few Years ago
By President Dinz la announcing y DIS
tlnctly Latin-Amerlcan "loctftne." wpilid
be heeded. In union theirs IL strength. bud.
tlIs present condition OF tho inler-Latth
rivalry ard jealousy ahows the feehlepess
OF I.atin-Amer lea. It should only look =
ixeif for protection sgainst the greed oe
the great military and colonising povtFtA
OF tho Old World. IL "a
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THE pREYFus CASE.
Lending Frencbmcn Take strone
stand for Revision.

Lending Frencbmcn Take ~ strone
stand for Revision.
Paris, December 3.--.An Important meet
Ding was held hero this evening In the
Grand Orient hall In favor OF a revision Of
The Dreyfus case. AMI TO protest against
the g'lcquart trial. speeches We're madc
by Anatolc France, the poet Paul Reetua
and Jose Reinaoh, formerly republican
neinbcr OF the chamber OF deputies, de-
ananding an abolition OF conrtmartiais and
q civil trial for Plcquart, After the mee,-
Ing demonstrations WERE made against
MIM. Dunlont ana Rochetort In front OF the
newspapers Eclahe and Libcrte Parole.
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o,t,gd "a an experience 10 be ayoiaea.
Tine authorizes hare. !. is undeIs.ool y;
have been glad to hear tue assurances "
Sood feeling and co-oae7iiion, pn, nav
hsld that nothing in The lac OF snteln tn
Tonal agreements IL feasible uatii 80 w.
gn..ss mas definitely determined uooh i'ns
~ uolicy as To he canal 4.
one .. Mr.. Igsesias' main purposes "a
ering 40 I.ordou Il TO foiwari me en'p "
n NJ. eoA standard. which cos.a N'cs mas
hro,rght sbont under rs gu.oAnee'
New York. December a.--sena'or war.
ner Miller. who was formsrly at he head
az the Nlcaragusn Canal company, IN . pu2-
No statement today touching the fact ma
rsoresentatiyes OF the Panarna Cana COM
parry are reported % have ssne 70 Wa9h-
ing.oo, supposedly TO oppose the bssill 4
q, Inc Nicsr2guan canal, said he icekea
upoa IL a. an as;oumitng piece OF ahroalnfy
a, the pat OF the French company
Mr. M,ilsr then said: THE American
~ ot,,e will have 10 caral under any au-
fpices save their own. under thfir own
guyefnment, ana II the Panama canai rs
ever 10 bs built, It must be surrender to
tho control OF the American government
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PRESIDENTS MESSAGE.
No Fixed Policy for the Government
% the New Possessions.

% the New Possessions.
Especial Dispatch 20 Tho Post.)
Washington. December 3.-The message
OF President Mckinley, which win be sent
to congress Monday, recommends no fixed
policy for government OF the Philippines,
Cuba and Porto Rico; urges the increase of
the standing army to 100000 men; shows
that the war tax must be continued fcr
some time; does not. In view Of the present
conditions, strongly recommend financial
REFORMS; recommends the construction of
the Nicaragua canal by National aid.
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ne 2aral. Tho company s.ill has six yea
In which to carry on the work.
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GERMANS Al MANILA.
They officially State that They Are
Not Hostile TO the Insurgents.

Manila, December 3.--T'he Hong Kong
newspapers having asserted that the atti-
,ude of The Germans here was hostile 10
tho insurgents, the Germans of Manila
have circulated . statement saying the Gcr-
mans are thoroughly friendly towards tho
Philippines. This statement Is signed by
the German consul and the German busi-
ness Arms. The natives infer that the
Germans are favorable TO the Independent
motion.
Adyices from caplz say that the spa,-
iarda have abandoned thai town aud that
500 insurgents with eight cannon. advanced
upon !. on November "a.
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MEDALS ron HEROES.
Queen Victoria visits the Invalid
Soldiers Of the sOudian.

Soldiers Of the sDuunn.
London. December 3.--qmeen Victoria
visited Nettley hospital this afternoon and
presented medals TO inc invalid soldiers
who took part IN The recent soIdan cam
paign. Geaerai Lord Kitchener OF Khar-
tcum accompanied her majesty and intro
dueed tho wounded soldiers 20 her.
BY the express desire OF the queen the
function was devoid OF state ceremonies.
royal party at the hospital and Justify
ci5fered her majesty when she appeared
The queen WAS wheeled lhf0u&h the va
rlous wards In chair aud she addressed a
few words Of sympathy To each recipient
Of medal. X
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two AssAsslNATIoxs.

French Planter ma Negro Amer
icnn Soldier Were the yiettsnr.
Especial Cable Dispatch TO the Hew York Her
eid and The Houston Post, cDDyrightsd
1893. BY Jaines Gordon Bsnnetti
Santiago. SATURDAY The gunboat Hist.
Captain Young. Left this afternoon TO- O.
bara. M
General Wood will make tour OF In
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PANAMA. CANAL SCHEME.

washiug,o.. December s.--I-rormation
ha. Teen communicated to the stale de-
partment by Consul Hart that the house
Of representatives at Bogota, coiombis'
haa rejected the petition OF the Panama
Canal company to extend for six Years the
time for completing the construction Of
The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1898-11-24

ers OF the state refuse to lie down un-
der the Plat machine. They deiantiy
say that the proposed pure beer bill
has no terror for them because they
make pure beer now. and they defy Mr..
Platt to strike" the brewing interests
In that way. They say that pure wat
er, cheap hops and competition keep
the quality Of the beer at high stand
ard. One prominent New York brewer
aid: The best evidence that we are
making nothing but pure beer lies in
the fact that our brewery is open at
all times for the inspection OF the pub
lie. The state board Of health looked
into this mater some time A COM
plete and impartial analysis was made
of the various beers brewed in this
city. and they were all found to be first
class. Competition alone compelS the
brewer to brew nothing but pure beer"
Another says that the talk Of using
substitutes is all pure nonsense. and
that there is absolutely no such thing
on the market as a substitute for hops.
He adds that IL there were such q thing
the brewers would be foolish to use II
when hops are SO cheap.
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South Dakota viii Try IL.
~HE Sioux City Journal say the
pops have left South Dakota "a

1.-THE Sioux City Journal says the
pops have left South Dakota "a
legacy in the state saloon sys-
tenn. borrowed from the civiliz ition Of
South Carolina, and the initiaslve and
referendum imported from Switzerland.
which is likely to be the source Of on
siderable trouble to the people until
they shall be rid Of 1t. and even the
effort to get rid of 1t will be a trouble
itself" According to the same author
ity these constitutional amendments
were adopted by a majority Of votes
cast upon the question. but by a
minority of the votes thrown at the
election. The state saloon amendment
was submitted when the peoples at
tention was engrossed with more acute
questions. was the subject Of little de-
bate or investigation. and slipped
through because many voters did not
pay enough attention TO IL to vote at
all upon IT. and many others probably
voted Yes out Of good nature or a
venturesome spirit.
The submission OF a constitutional
amendment TO the American people Is
the purest form of the referendum. One
of the best of several reasons for doubt
ing the expediency Of adopting the ref
erendum in this country is the proba-
bility that approaches certainty. that
the people would fail to take the proper
interest In the specific questions that
might be submitted to them. At the
late election our own state voted upon
two constitutional amendments. They
were good amendments. and IL is I'M
derstood that both were carried. Yet
as compared with the hole number Of
voters the number Of people who voted
on them was so small as to prove that
neither had attracted general attention,
much less excited state wide interest.
They were completely overshadowed by
the parties and individual candidates in
competition.
This Is one weakness of the referen-
dunn, that IL defeats Its own purpose by
invoking the suffrage at a time when
peoples minds are absorbed by other
things. Under the most favorable cir
cumstances. the great mass of the peo-
pie would take little or no interest in
matters of ordinary legislation. A few
men that have for one eason or an
other devoted some time to the study
Of the questions submitted would be
the only ones to vote on them.
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been wearing his football suit under
his big ulster and il was not a fair
game. Why didn't Blank see him and
stop the game? Anyway. he was a fool
for leaving a pretty girl and coming
down on a wet field to get rolled over
in the mud. for that was what i in
tended to do with him and i was 60
ing TO do II right then, hard. clear over
the line-half back and full back to-
geth~- and the whole team!
II couldn't understand il. The girl
in my colors to whom i had given the
flag had struck me on the head with
the flag stick. II was not a hard blow,
but IL hurt that she should hit me.
The full back. who had made a quick
change to his ulster. W a standing be-
side her trying to push mt back. i was
attempting to climb over the rail TO
where she stood Every n on the
grand stand was yelling in my ears
and the din was terrific. Their IL ceas-
ed. Summer vacation had arrived n
the girl. now dressed in white. was sit
ting in the stern Of the boat while I
rowed lazily with the stream She
seemed to be talking. but ! couldn't
understand what she said. 1t was all
very comfortable. however. As she
leaned forward her hat fell of and
without waiting I cache for IL. tip
ped the boat over and began going to
the bottom. I never suspected that the
river was so deep. 1 kept going down
and down while my ears rang painful
ly and Their my feet touched something.
/ gave a spring and up I bobbed. I
shot up. My ears ceased ringing and
somebody held me up.
lis she drowned?' / asked, opening
my eyes slowly.
"'Downed squarely behind the goal
said a familiar voice. 1t vas Captain
Blank, and as ] recognized him !
said:
why. hello, old man. how did you
come hereg'
"I ran here he said with a grin.
and I ran like hell
lam I wet?' / asked obviously.
els he wet?' said Captain Blank TO
Well. what do you think OF that after
a 30-yard u through the whole team
winding up with pushing the half and
full over the line for a touchdown?
He thinks q little mud on his clothes
will sour the girl In colors up there
on the grand stand. Why. old man.
you were damned into the mud a bit.
hut you are all right II you are dirty.
Get up so. hat this Internal racket
may stop and that any one who has
any interest in such a coxcmb as you
are. II they happen to be In the grand
stand. can see h a you are not hurt.
That's right, up on your feet now. Nc
bones broken. All right. Now we Will
AXE IL out for a goal
II stood up. There she was wavine
my fag. and beside her. looking dis
c~oncolate, was the shap I had suppos-
ed was going to tackle me on the field.
No boat. no hat in the water and nc
drowning. lust a hard tackle. that's
ALL"
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Personal and Pertinent.

Miss Laura Cannon. daughter of Attor-
ney Michael Cannon of Wilkesbarre. Pa.
has been admitted to the bar of Luzerne
county In which she II the third of her
sex to be SO honored. In extending con-
gratulations Judge Woodford expressed
the hope that some day Miss Cannon
would grace the bench.
Professor Baron has bequeathed to the
city of Berlin the sum Of 10000 marks TO
found an educational institution for chill
dren. In which they are to he reared on
a strictly vegetarian diet. II IN uncertain
whether the common council will accept
the beauest with this condition. as the
members OF that body are nearly equally
divided In their views.
The professional bu~ll-hghters OF Ha-
vana are going to petition President Nc
Kinley to take no legal steps against the
amusement from which they derive their
living. This Is a fair illustration OF Span
ish slowness. IL the bull-fightrs were en-
terprising. they would renounce their pro-
fession and accept the situation. learn to
talk and become popular heroes Of the
prize ring.
The story that the German government
Is suppressing the illustrated postal cards
because some of them betray military Sc
crets by picturing fortiications seems in
credibie. A postal card may. OF course,
be big enough TO give such information.
but the makers of such pictures have no
means of getting closer TO the fortifca-
tons than the general public or the Sc
cret agents of an unfriendly nation.
80
Much of all that has been done In the
South African mining region I'm the last
10 years has been accomplished by Amer
leans with the backing OF English capt
tai. Gardner +. Williams. general man.
ager OF the De Beers Diamond Mining
company. is a Michigan man, and has
500. 900 salary. Hamilton Smith. John II.
Hammond. Charles Butler. Captain Mein
and John Weber are all Californians. and
each is In charge OF a large concern at a
great salary.
william Haggard. brother of the novelist,
has made himself persona non grata" in
Venezuela. where he Is the British min
lister. through n process Identical with
tina adopted by Dupuy de LONE In this
country. but the Venexuelans have so far
been unable TO secure his recall. Mr.. Hag-
gard is remembered in this county by his
marriage. while secretary of the British
embassy at Washington. to Mrs. Carrie
Kinney. n well known divorce. from
whom he has since been divorced.
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The United States has incurred a NOR
al responsibility for h alienation OF
the suffering In Cuba. and IT cannot
afford to delay its minlstrations until
the Spaniards have departed. The sun
Is right when It declares that 'it is not
n task which the heart of his nation
will repel or postpone. Liberty the Gu
bans now have; what we must send
them next. and in full measure. is food
for the starving. clothing for the ma
ked. medicine for the sick" The expert
ence with relief work in Santiago has
shown that many OF the Cubans are
willing to sit down and be fed indef-
nitely by the United States. falling out
of the lines formed for labor. as regu-
larry as they fall into the lines headed
for rations. From this fact many ar
que that relief Is of no permanent VAL
ne when directed toward the residents
OF Cuba. But II must not be forgotten
that In the United States can be found
thousands as reluctant TO labor as are
the Cubans. so long as the means for
existence can be obtained in any other
way. Laziness is not a trait exclusively
Cuban, and IL cannot be made an ex-
cuse for turning leaf ears to such pleas
as those of Admiral Sampson and Gen
eral Gomez. Aid must be given the
Cubans, for the deserving not be
allowed to suffer from the shortcomings
Of the undeserving.
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n FAIRS in Cuba since the close
n Of the war have not been con-
ducive to the prosperity of the

~ FAIRS In Cuba since the close
n Of the war have not been con-
ducive to the prosperity of the
Cubans. II there is any improvement
of conditions. II is largely because there
are fewer mouths to feed than there
were a year or two ago-death has
Been claiming its victims by the thou
sand The American people are re-
minded OF these conditions by a letter
from Gen Jose NJ. Gomez 10 Admiral
Sampson, which the admiral sends TO
the New York Sun with this note: II
lnclose the translation OF a letter which
represents many received from the dis
eressed people OF this island. Could
you. for charity. make 1t public and tell
our people that dire want In more wide
spread than at any time before? The
war has ceased. but the poor have
nothing 10 eat. and the desperately
poor include a large majority Of the in
habitants of the country. There is no
money coming into the country. no
work n being done. and the poor can
secure no employment Until h Unit
ed States take military control OF the
os1and. and commerce and agriculture
are thereby revived. the poor must be
TED"
II 10 clear that aid TO the cubans
cannot swsi 1.-THE evacuation Of the Is
land By the sraniards On January L
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| DISPATCH from Mayneld. KY,

~ DISPATCH from Mayfeld, KY,
n tells Of q noble deed performed
by a common tramp in that
town. in the performance OF which he
lost his life. The story rum that Miss
Lottie Ross. In attempting to cross the
track. at the Mayfield depot, in front of
a train had her foot caught in between
the rails. and. although she made every
exertlon possible under the circum-
stances. she could not free herself from
the dangerous position. The freight
train was rapidly approaching. and the
thoroughly frightened girl screamed
loudly In her terror. John D.. Kelly. a
ragged and penniiess tramp. heard the
girls agonizing cry and sprung to her
relief. 1t required considerable and
careful exertion to get the girl free,
and the man succeeded only as the
merciless train approached. Throwing
Miss Ross to one side of the track,
Kelly found that his own foo was
caught In the rails. and. struggling to
escape. the man. whose bravery and
alertness had saved the girl. vas
quickly caught beneath the wheels of
the ponderous train and he was in
stantly crushed to death. II was a
noble deed. inspired by the best impulse
of the human heart. Kelly. the tramp.
will be known as Kelly. the hero.