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The herald., 1898-12-10
QUAY'S CASE
Made to Look Like a Political
Conspiracy

PHILADELPHIA, Dec. 9--Counsel for
Senator Quay in the conspiracy charges for
which he is to be tried next week, today
subpoenaed ex-Common Pleas Judge James
Gay Gordon and ex-Postmaster General
John WanamakeD as witnesses for the de-
tense. This step is regarded as interesting
in view of the known opposition of both OF
these men to Senator Quay politically, and
in view of the statements recently made by
Senator Penrose, in which he asserted that
the charges against Senator Quay were the
result of conspiracy to defeat him for re-
election to the United States senate and in
his place name person favorable to Messrs.
Wanamaker and Gordon. Subpoenaes were
also servide on several persons in Judge
Gordon's law office.
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Associated Press Special Wire


HAVANA, Dec. 9.-The first United
States troops to march through the streets
of Havana will be the Two Hundred and Sec
ond New York regiment, which, with band
playing and colors flying, will march Sun
day from the San Jose wharf, after landing
there from the transport Minnewaska,
| through the heart of Havana to the Western
railway station. The line of march will
be through the Prado and Central park.
These troops will be sent to Pinar del Rio
province.
The troops will remain on board the Min
ncwaska tonight General Davis and his
staff landed at noon today and reported to
General Wade. No objection has been
made so far by General Castellanos to the
march through the city.
1t is intended that the first appearance of
the United States troops in Havana shall
have an impressive moral effect upon the
! Cubans Today number of Spanish sol
diers gathered in the vicinity of San Jose
wharf to get look at their late adversaries.
Friendly gestures were made on both sides.
| The Spanards commented upon the large
size of the American men.
| Until further notice General Davis will
exercise the functions of military governor
of the province of Pinar del Rio, now COM
pletely evacuated. The oath of allegiance
will be administered to the mayors of the
towns, and other civic officials. The exist
ing authorities are to be continued with
notifications to suit future conditions.
General Davis has had conference with
General Wade who acquainted him in part
with the instructions the latter had re-
ceiived from Washington.
The correspondent of the Associated Press
fact that he would find Cuban troops occu-
what he should do.
"The authority of the United States must
be recognized as paramount" he replied,
''but | can see no reason why the Cuban
troops may not remain organized as military
companies, though naturally when the neces-
sty for their remaining in arms shall have
: passed, l suppose they will disband.
have no apprehension of trouble"
General Davis said he did not intend to
disarm the Cubans or to interfere with
them unless that should be necessary to
preserve order
Captain Hellings of the signal corps re-
ported to the United States evacuation COM
missoners today that under orders from the
war department, he would take charge of
telegraph lines upon the Spanish retirement.
The Spanish commissioners on learning of
his assignment issued orders that he be
given every opportunity to familiarze him
self with the lines. The United States
evacuation commissioners have turned over
to Greene hundreds of applications for po.
lice appointments. General Greene will
await the arrival of Mr.. McCullagh, former
New York chief of police, who is coming to
consult regarding police reorganization be-
fore he takes any application into considera-
tion.
A committee of Cubans called upon the
commissioners today to complain that Span
ish officers were tearing miniature Cuban
flags from their coat fronts. They were adj
vised by the Americans not to wear these
flags during the remainder Of Spain's tenure
of sovereignty, or, if they preferred to wear
them, to ask General Castellanos for pro-
lection.
The herald., 1898-12-10
BULLA BIDING HIS TIME
ALL KINDS OF WEATHER
OF WHICH THE TEXAN CANNOT
TAKE HIS PICK
The Storm Extends From the Noun
tains to the Lakes, With Some
what Mixed Effects

DALLAS, Tex, Dec. 9.-Texas was biz
zard-swept last night and today. All kinds
Of weather, rain, hail, sleet and driving
wind, prevailed. The snowfall in western
Texas and the Panhandle district is very
heavy and traffic has been delayed or
stopped. Fourteen inches are reported from
some places in the Panhadle, while in north
ern, eastern and central Texas the fall il
about four inches.
All unpicked cotton will suffer greatly
but the snow almost assures fine wheat
crop, of which cereal there is largely in
creased acreage.
Tonight it is clear and cold, the tempera-
ture having fallen several degrees since
morning. 1t is the earliest blizzard in Texas
for number of years.
No losses of live stock have yet been re-
ported.
Reports from Indian territory say the
storm in that section was very severe.
The herald., 1898-12-10
THE BUFFALo'S TRIP
Will Go to Manila if Her Engines Will
Last

NEWPORT NEWS, Va, Dec. 9.-The
auxiliary cruiser Buffalo, which sailed from
New York with 900 troops for Manila, ar
rived at Old Point Comfort this afternoon.
The Buffalo came inside the capes about
l p. m. She was signaled by the flagship
Texas and drew up near the battleship,
which was lying off the point and dropped
anchor. The Buffalo is on her long voyage
to Manila by way of the Mediterranean and
the Suez canal route. Last Tuesday a six
hours trial of her engines was made at
Tompkinsville, S. l., and the test showed
them to be in perfect working order.
The cruiser is heavily loaded with stores
for Dewey's fleet and carries large number
Of officers, jackies and marines for the ad-
miraps ships. The Buffalo was formerly
the Nichtheroy, a dynamite cruiser, built
at the Newport shipyard. tt is probable
that she will receive orders to proceed to
her destination tomorrow
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eastern interests of the United States and
England will be brought into line, and viii
be jointly safeguarded by combination
so strong and imposing that no other power
nor powers could venture to defy it."
The Times thinks the advocacy by the
Chicago Tribune and the New York Heral!
of the joint construction of the Nicarauguan
canal is significant evidence of the dominance
Of this feeling, and addsr
whether or not such a co-dominion
would be entirely free from objections, we
hesitate to say, but that it was suggested
is substantial proof Of friendly feeling"
The herald., 1898-12-10
Ships in Trouble

ASTORIA, Dec. 9.-The steamer Elmore,
which arrived from Tillamook and Nehalem
today, reports two schooners, the Three Sis
ters and the Volante, from San Francisco,
imprisoned in the Nehalem river and in .
serious predicament, owing to the sudden
shoalnig of the bar. The schooners have been
bar-bound for the past six weeks and on the
last attempt to go out the water was found
too shallow to allow them to cross the bar.
The Elmore brought the captains and crews
of the schooners to this city, and the latter
will be paid off here and discharged What
will be done with the schooners is not known,
but it is hoped that in the spring freshets
new channel, deep enough to permit their
escape will be made
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the storm before they had been swept into
the sea.
The steamer j. II. CorcorAn did not get
in from Stockton until late Four miles from
Stockton she went aground, but got off
again. At Antioch the full force of the gale
was encountered, and there Captain Nc
Murty tied up until the storm went down.
The steamer did not leave for Stockton
until midnight
At section two of the seawall is the Brit
ish ship Miltonburn The battering she
gave the grain sheds has left them in such
a condition that if another storm comes up
before repairs can be made they will be car
ried away. Over two hundred feet of the
wharf is torn up, the underpinning is gone
and much grain has been lost. AT the Ore
gon dock 450 feet of the roof was wrecked
Considerable damage was also done to sec
ton three of the seawall. A rock barge at
Angel island quarry went ashore, but the
tug Sea Witch went over and towed it off
and to a place of safety under the lee of
the island
The steamer Orizaba made port in safety
from Southern California The City of
Peking, from China, and the City of Pana-
ma, from Central American ports, are both
Deulilu tlille. ne Ctdte OF Odll1Orn1d went
out on her way to Oregon. Several high
fences in this city were prostrated, but no
one was injured.
At Oakland the big chimney of the Home
for the Blind was blown down, and at the
mole part of the shed was blown across
the track and derailed local train, and
out at the race track, at Emeryvile, the
wind blew down the long covered way lead
ing from the station to the grounds.
A section of the iron roof of the Piedmont
power house was blown away Several small
vessels were damaged at the narrow-gauge
mole, and few yachts on Lake Merritt A
piece of the roof of the Asbury NJ E. church
was found on Clay street. The waves dashed
so high over the Oakland mole that wagon
traffic was suspended
The herald., 1898-12-10
A NEW COMBINE
Wheat Screenings Controlled by Min.
nesota Commission Men


ST. PAUL, Dec. 9-Several large commits
sion firms acting with prominent Twin City
millers, have secured a corner on wheat
screenings and control all of this product in
the northwest.
They have already raised the price per ton
from $5 to $3.50, making it impracticable for
western ranchers to send their sheep to St
Paul to be fed during the winter months
Over 100000 sheep have been diverted this
month to the corn belt in Iowa and Ne
braska, instead of being sent here for their
winter feeding.
The cattemeR announce that if the
screenings trusts continues till next summer
they will ship all their live stock past st.
Paul, and feed them on corn meal instead of
screenings, as they find it much more prof
table at the price now being asked for Min
neapols screenings.
The railroad men as we'll as the stock
yards people are up in arms against the
screenings combination.
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Glad It Is Ended

LONDON, Dec. 9.-The Madrid CORE.
spondent of the Standard says:
Senior Montero Rios acted under instruc.
tions from the government when he de.
clined to accede to the American demands
concerning the Carolines and intimated a
desire to close the negotiations.
Both the government and the press ap.
prove his action, and protest against the
conduct of the United States.
Everybody in Spain is pleased that the
negotiations are ended, because all had
been apprehensive that fresh pretensions on
the part of the United States would be
sprung upon the Spanish peace commission.
ers at every sitting.
The herald., 1898-12-10
On the Lakes

CLEVELAND, Ohio, Dec. 9.-Captain
Little of the schooner Mont Blanc, which
arrived here today, reported sighting the
schooner Ganges, owned by w. Fl. Oakes of
Detroit, frozen fast in a great field of ice off
Bar point, Lake Erie. The passage of the
vessel was effectually blocked and she will
probably remain in her present position un.
til the ice breaks up or powerful wreckipp
tug is sent to her assistance.
The few vessels that succeeded in MAKING
this port today resemble icebergs, covered
with heavy ice from stem to stern.
The herald., 1898-12-10
In Arizona

PRESCOTT, Ariz., Dec. 9-After several
days of threatening weather, snow com.
menced falling here last evening and has
continued ever since with prospects of a
big storm. 1t is welcome, as water was COM
mencing to get very scarce and the railroads
have been compelled to haul water for their
engines.
The herald., 1898-12-10
DELAYED bv Chambers

SAN FRANCISCO, Dec. 9.-The sailing
vessel Tacoma, which was to have sailed
this week with mules for Honolulu, has
again been delayed. Chambers has broken
out among the mules at the Preside. Two
have died and some special medicine has to
be secured from Chicago for the others. The
vessel will probably get off in a week, talk
ing her cargo to Honolulu, leaving them
there and reloading with mules and horses
taken there on her first trip and destined for
Manila,
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In Trouble Again

SEATTLE, Dec. 9.-The noted Cuban fill
clustering steamship Laurada is again in
trouble with the United States government.
Her offense this time consists in smuggling
whisky into Alaska at divers times during
the last summer, aggregating in value 1915.
United States Attorney Gay filed libel
against the vessel today.
The herald., 1898-12-10
In California

SAN FRANCISCO, Dec. 9-The only Sc
rious accident of the gale here was the
drowning of two italian fishermen. They
had been up the river in their boat, the
Santa Eliza, and came down flying before
the gale. When off Goat island they tried
to come about and run for Fisherman's S
wharf. The boat missed stays, and the next
moment the wind had filled the sail and
their craft was capsized. It's occupants,
Galetano Balestrere and his partner, known
as Giuseppe, were drowned. Balestrere's son
and brother, in another boat, made heroic
but vain attempt to rescue the victims Of
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Bandit Policemen

SANTIAGO DE CUBA, Dec. 9.-The ex.
anxious to assume the responsibility for the
outrage at the Spanish club Wednesday
evening, when Juan Castillo, former Gu
ban officer, accompanied by two negro SUBJ
ordinates, rode into the club rooms and with
their machetes smashed several lamps and
did other damage.
Ell Porvenir, the organ of this faction,
claims that the act Of Castillo Represents
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In Colorado

DENVER, Col, Dec. 6.-With tempera.
ture of 10 degrees below zero, Denver was
the coldest place in the United States today
with the single exception of Valentine,
Neb., which reported a record of 20 degrees
below At Cheyenne, Wyo., it was degree
warmer than in Denver. The weather is
fair but the indications are that it will not
be much warmer for day or two.
The herald., 1898-12-10
Seeking Citizenship

WASHINGTON, Dec. 9.-The brothers
Cortez, wealthy Filipinos, who have just
arrived in Washington from Manila, called
at the state department today and were rc.
ceived by Secretary Hay, who listened with
interest to their statement of events and
conditions in the Philippines. They seek,
as a measure of recognition of services to
the United States, the gift of American cit.
izenship by special act, in advance of other
Filipinos.
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In Louisiana

NEW ORLEANS, Dec 9.-The weather
throughout this state, Mississippi and north
and central Texas during the past twenty
four hours is the worst experienced in De-
cember for many years.
Specials from the territory named report
rain, sleet and snow and high winds. fol-
lowed by freezing weather. The cattle
ranges in southwest Texas are in bad condi
tion because of a drouth during the summer
ard the losses to stockmen will be quite
heavy.
The herald., 1898-12-10
But Treaty Conclusion Gives
Leisure for Rest
THE HARDEST THING OF ALL TO BEAR
Is the Repeated Assertion That the Bateship Maine Was
Destroyed by or at the Instgation Of the
Spanish Government

of religious freedom in the cedcd territor-
les, in the same terms as the Florida treaty,
the Americans having steadfastly refused to
incorporate any guarantee of the United
States determination to favor the prop
erty of the Catholic church, leaving it sub
ject to the general laws on the same foot
ing as private property.
Senator Gray, though well known to be
radically opposed to the policy OF annex
alton or imperialism" will vote in the
Senate to ratify the treaty, considering that
his signing that document binds him to sup
port it.
Commissioners Comments
NEW YORK, Dec. "a dispatch to the
World from Paris says:
"A final definite treaty of peace, contain
ing fourteen articles, has been agreed upcn,"
SAID Senor Abarzuza, of the Spanish Com.
mission.
1T has been ordered drawn and engrossed
on parchment in duplicate and will be signed
at the Quai d'Orsay, French Ministry, where
the Peace Commissions have met, on Satur-
day, or at the latest on Monday.
nC <huirllt uCttpbtu CeTtulH UOulH-
cations proposed by us, and we accepted GER
tain notifications proposed by them. Among
the former is one proposed by me that should
American occupation of Cuba cease, and
new Cuban government be set up, America
will advise that the Cuban government shall
accept all of Cuba's present treaty obliga.
tions and those incurred in the interim.
Except in tho clauses relating to the
Philippines, the treaty contains no import
ant stipulation. For ten years equal priv
ileges there for Spain may be granted; and
likewise to all other nations, but for that
period they cannot be taken away from
Spain.
81 do not expect that the treaty will be
well received in Spain, where the recent dis
cussion of the Maine incident has again
aroused popular indignation
Judge Day, the president of the United
States Commission, says the treaty is a
secret document until it reaches President
Mckinley and the Senate, hut he adds:
"The conclusion of peace by treaty was
very gratifying thing. Failure in respect of
it would have been misfortune for both
countries"
The herald., 1898-12-10
Forger Becker's Sentence

SAN FRANCISCO, Dec. 3.-Karl Becker,
known to the police all over the country as
the prince of Forgers," was sentenced by
Judge Wallace today to serve seven years
at San Quentin for defrauding the Nevada
bank of this city out Of over $20,O0O by
means of raised check. Becker has al.
ready been imprisoned three years and IL
failing very fast, being more than 60 years
of age.
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Friendly Feeling

LONDON, Dec. lo.--The Times, dealing
editorially this morning with the evidences
Of strong opposition to the annexation pol.
icy in the United States" and the rumors
that America will resell the Philippines.
says;
Despite all this, we believe that the far
The herald., 1898-12-10
In Utah

SALT LAKE, Utah, Dec. 9.-This section
was visited by severe windstorm last night
which did considerable damage. Between
this city and Ogden loaded freight car on
the Oregon Short Line was blown from the
track while the train was in motion.
The herald., 1898-12-10
Harmony Hall Burned

PHILADELPHIA, Dec. 9.-Harmony
hall, at Eleventh and Brandywine streets,
the headquarters of number of German
singing societies, was today destroyed by
fire. The loss is estimated at $4,000.
The herald., 1898-12-10
General Garoia's Condition

WASHINGTON. Dec. 9.-The conditiol
of General Garcia is less favorable tonigh&
though at midnight he Was resting sssilY,
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war, but many have since virtually been
bandits, out Of sheer hunger, as they could
not get ratons, because they were armed
and refused to disband He believes that
they would make efficient gendarmes.
Was Not Traitor
NEW YORK, Dec. ga dispatch to the
Herald from Havana says:
DR.. Zertucha came into unenviable motor
iety at the time Maceo was killed, when it
was charged that while acting as Maceo's
physician he betrayed him into the hands
of the insurgents where he died endeavoring
to cut his way out. Zertucha was said to
have received $4,000 for this infamous act
of treason. Friends of the doctor, however,
stood steadfastly by him, asserting he had
never any idea of betraying the insurgent
cause. Not long ago, he requested an official
inquiry into his conduct, which was ordered
by General Maya Rodriguez. The report
made by Alexandra Rodriguez, president Of
the board of inquiry, completely exonerates
Zertucha. The report touches upon Ter
tucha's services as surgeon and his having
exposed himself to great danger in fifty en-.
gagements. he was with Maceo when tho
latter was killed and made death certif-
cate before his interment and then deserted,
fearing the enmity of several Cuban leaders,
but even out of the army continued in many
ways to assist the cause of the insurgents,
proof of which has been furnished by many.
Last May he joined the forces in the field,
where he acted as chief surgeon and again
fought bravely in several battles. The re.
port concludes by giving him clear certif.
cate of character and patriotism.
An American syndicate has purchased the
Colon Market, covering block in the center
of the city. The terms of purchase are not
made public.
Charles w. Gould, attorney for the Evacu-
alton Commission, will have charge of the
distribution Of supplies coming from Savan-
nah on the Comal Mr.. Gould has just re-
turned from a trip to distribute supplies
which carried him as far east as Caibarien.
He says that with the assistance already fur
nished small farmers on the north coast are
planting crops and rebuilding houses.
In every city and village visited he found
the better citizens, particularly the Spanish,
more than willing to cooperate in philan-
! thropical enterprises.
He spent considerable time investigating
the general conditions of affairs, being in
effect a direct representative of President
Mckinley, to whom he will make an e.
haustive report. He had every opportunity
| to obtain information
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To March on Sunday Through
The Streets Of Havana
Two HUNDRED and SECOND NEW YORK
Will Enjoy the Honor Of First Unfurng the Stars and Stripes
to the Breeze Of the Capital Of
Cuba

the feeling of long-outraged but now SOW
ereign people,
Chief of Gendarmerie Valiente has now
ready 1900 men, from whom General Wood
may choose a sufficient number to consti-
tute the force of gendarmes which he pro-
poses establishing. Most of the men, Chief
Nalinete says, were good soldiers during the
war, but many have since virtually been
bandits, out Of sheer hunger, as they could
not get rations, because they were armed
and refused to disband. He believes that
they would make efficient gendarmes.
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Fight at San Jaun,

New York, Aug 1.-THE Herald has
the following from Cape San Jaun,
Porto Rico, Aug. 10:
There was two hours fight before
daybreak yesterday. Eight hundred
Spaniards attempted to retake the
light house, which was guarded by 40
of our sailors, commanded by Lieuten
ant Atwater, Assistant Engineer Jen-
kins, Engineer BrownsOn and Gunner
Campbell.
The Spaniards were driven back by
shells from the Amphitrite, Cincinnati
and Leyden. Refugees report that 100
Spaniards were killed.
William II. BOardman of the Amphi-
trite of Lawrence Massachusetts, a
second class man in the naval academy
was seriously wounded.
The Spanish advance began from Rio
Grande, whittier the SpanIards had re-.
treated after the first landing of troops
at Cape San Jaun last week.
They marched through Duquillo and
pulled down the American flag at Fa-
iardo and replaced the Spanish flag.
The terrified refugees warned the
light house force that the Spanish we're
coming. Sixty women and children
were in an outbuilding of the light
house during the fight.
The Spaniards opened fire with a
machine gun at 300 yards. The Ley
den, Ensign Crossley commanding,
rushed within 100 yards of the shore
and poured 1-pounders into the Span.
iArds. Captain Barclay of the Amphi-
trite used 6-pounders and the Cincin-
natl her 5inch guns. The ships land
ell $50 men during the fight and rein
forced tie lighthouse. A machine gun
rifles and ammunition were left by the
retreating Spaniards. Ensign Crossley
took the refugees off at day and
has gone to Ponce.
Our flag still floats on the Lighthouse
but the forces have been withdrawn.
The Amphitrite's guns cover the
lighthouse ready to annihilate the
Spaniards If our flag is hauled down
1t is one of the important lights on the
islands.
The Cincinnati has gone to the Sar
Jaun blockade.
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ed of the enemy. The American dead
were buried next day in the convent of
Maracaban.
On the night of Aug. 1, the fighting
was renewed, but the enemy had been
taught lesson and made the attack at
long range with heavy artillery. The
Utah battery replied and the artillery
duel lasted an hour. One man was
killed He was Fred Springfield, first
Colorado, and two men were wounded.
On the night of Aug. 2, the artillery
deul was renewed. Two men were
badly wounded and are this morning
reported dead, which brings the total
dead to thirteen, with ten in the hos
pital mortally hurt.