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GEN. GOMEZ CRITICISED.
Newspapers Refer TO Him as a Traitor to
Cuban independence.
WORK OF VERIFYING CUBAN ARMY ROLLS
Final List VIII Not Exceed 2s,ooo
Numes-Grcnt Distress in snncu
spiritus-Hnids by Bandits.

Havana Anril 2s--The attitude Of Cen
ersl Maxine Gomez. towards the interview
ing power, as be calls tire United states.
causes lively controversy among poll
ticians here and even among his friends.
La Discussions and El Reocncentrado
treat him as an ally OF the United States
aud refer to him as a traitor to the cause
OF Cuban independence.
La Lucia and La Patria view him as d
consistent leader Of the Cuban people.
General Brooke today issued decree
reducing the taxes en- mortgages, deeds.
requests and inherltsnces so per cent. and
10 some instances to one-third the original
amount
General Gomez and the consulting COM
mlttee. or junta of Cuban generals, are
pushing their inquiries in the work OF
verifying the Cuban army rolls, and It iu
now believed that the final list will not
include mare than $4,000 names.
La Lu>sa publishes a telegram from
sancti Spiritus describing conditions there
as most deplorabe The correspondent
says the Citizens can get neither food nor
work, and thousands are applying daily for
assistance to the municipal authorities.
La LA,ha publishes dispatch from Hol-
gum, province of Santiago reporting tnat
bandits yesterday sacked the villages of
Saro. Hut, Peregrina, Canelon, Sauna aud
san Andres. The outlaws robbed the
houses at each place, securing principally
groceries and clothing. The dispatch says
the Cuban general, Saazar, with seven
men, pursued the bandits and overlook
them in the VTlala mountains, where d
hot hight ensued The robbers eventually
were driven from behind the rocks and re-
treated. leaving one dead
squad of American cavalry has been
sent into the hills from Holguin to search
for the It1srauding bands
General Ludlow says that the time Is at
hand when it will not be possible to truth
fully say that Havana has no sewer sys-
tenn There are 5000 men at work IN the
engineering department.
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DOMESTIC.

Citizens OF Bonanza. Ark. nave srmed
themselves ard will assist the miners in
prohltiting the importation OF outside
labor.
Nop nion miners claim to have been
dett.Yod b, the Kansas and Texas opera
tors ara have begun suit against tie NJ ne
owners.
A j. aud Chas Whenever nned and i'm
prsored for cutting homestead timber
In Arkansas.
TIE tornado which swept Missouri,
N'el hfy and injured seventy at Kris
VILE AND rendered hundreds aoutlese.
Al Ncwtor nfteeu are known to have bttr
XII cd aud thirty injured,
Mss George who was accused II killing
George y. Saxton. President MoKipey's
brothcr-ip-lav. acquitted at Canton oil %.
pr Pretorlus. the German republican
editor OF the 81, Louis wes.licne FcFt.
says thar II an apti-cXpansion plank Is ro'
adopted by the next republican N1;i nal
convention. a new party will be formed.
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END IN SIGHT.
Washington Officials Expect speedy
Termination OF War.

termination OF war.
Washington, April 2S.--The end of the
Filipino Instruction is in sight in the
opinion of the army and navy officers A
telegram received from General Otis to-
day announced that Aguinaldo had taken
what is regarded as the final step towards
surrendering, namely, requesting eessa-
ton of hostilities. Secretary Alger said
as the department closed that. while It
could not be said that peace was assured,
he regarded the prospects as of the bright
lnsurrection was near. To his mind there
would be a repetition of the negotiations
which were had before Santiago.
Everybody is praising the volunteers. a
marked change In the sentiment expressed
a few days ago, when it was understood
that the same men were pleading to be
brought home. Colonel Funston came In
for The most commentator. General Cor
bin said that every volunteer who partiei-
pated in the lighting ia the Philippines
since peace was declared should have a
medal of honor. By the terms Of their
enlistment they We're entitled to with
draw from the service, but they had re-
| manned voluntarily performing more than
| than the ordinary duty of a soldier.
1t is expected that tomorrow there will
be further negotta1 cns with the insurgent
representatives While the hope is ex-
pressed that, our commission will not hold
| out terms so severe as to lead to a re-
newal of the fighting or the withdrawal
OIL me insurgents to another stronghold
lurther north 1t Is realized that General
Gus must exercise care to insure that
they do not in bad faith take ADVANTAGE
OF the opportunity afforded by suspen
SION Of hostilities to secure wharrT5r
dement, to themselves may come from the
rapidly approaching rainy season Cam
palsnlng on the part OF the Americans
VIII be almost impossible at that time
however, IL is believed that Aguipaldo is
now really in earnest and that his sole
ehort IS 10 shift responsibility for the sur
render to the Filipino congress.
Ad)htant General Corhn says the Fill
plpo peace oyartures will not bring about
any chanse OF plan in this country as n,
l.rwarnlng ships, supplies and tronps to
me Philippines. Transports are ahout 10
sen from san Francisco and q considerable
nuinoer OF troops are under orders IN
proceed to Manila ~
y IS said at the navy department that
the developments Of the day make II i'm.
pronabls that the Iowa will be sent 10
Manila according 10 the original nro.
Ehmme IN view OF the state of sffairs
~ ~ lna however, the American aeet On
We asl9tlc station will he kept at high
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ALLOTMENT or INDIAN LANDS.
Dawes Indian Commission Has M,s,
lis Report


Washington, April 2s. The Dawes IN
dian commission has forwarded to the IN
'erior department. report Of plans for the
allotment and citizenship enrolment and
other work required by the Indian Terri
tory act,
The full hoods of tho Creek Nation have
been very slow TO aooede to the policy
of the government as expressed In recent
legislation and the work of enrolling has
been retarded by determination on their
part to Ignore the requirements of the
commission. Upon the establishment OF a
lana ONCE at Muskogee. however, they
have been appearing for enrolment,
The report in discussing the enroll
ment details, calls attention to the oppor-
tunity for fraud and error There is A
large colored population in the Creek Ma
ton having no citizenship rights, hut
claiming them.
Cattlemen, e is stated, In many in
stances are endeayoring to induce citizens
to file upon certain lands with a view
to renting them for grazing purposes and
great is the necessity for caution 10 pre-
vent imposition on the more ignorant
classes.
The commission viii soon commence to
enroll the Choetaws corps OF clerks
has been organized for that purpose The
principal difficulty In the Choctaw enroll
ment probably Is with the freedmen, many
of whom attempt frauds involving valuable
properly rights
The classification OF the Seminole lands
under the present plan viii be accom-
plished In about six months and a small
party Is now at work on Il.
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rrcsihcntin No,x Ya.n

New York April 2S.-Cheers ana the
waving of hats greeted President McK,a
ley s MIS- Mckinley and their party when
'nsy reached the Manhattan hotel his
evening The president remained within
SCOTS tonight He expressed himself a.,
pi,t pleased with the news from the
nnlilppines. Il am very glad to hear nj
tne success Of our men" said the nre,i-
uen'' ana glad that the prospects Of neace
are Frightening. l heard from GenaraI
1es lust as ! was stepping into the car.
ttase 10 go to Hotel Bellevue. STONED
sne carriage and Immediately sent mess
n rsn. VI CONCENTRATION to the troops, That
IN regard to the Philippines"
Inc presidents plans with regard N
ms stay in this city we're not made pubIic
tonight. Puoiio
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American admiral's position may Il
how differently the Americans AL
Ehsiish in Samoa Interpret instr|
received simultaneously Il Is BID
here that an understanding has BID
rived at between the governments
United States and Germany, not j
to their relations in Samoa, but IN
to other portions of the world as Il
Some of the Berlin newspapers
condemn a speech made recer.ly
United States consul at Amsterdam
George c. Corey, in wsech 1t was sal
from the year 1868 Prince Bismsrd
been constantly scheming - seize ri
The North German Gazette comm
on this assertion, says that the
states seems to pick out singular
mems of mankind for diplomatic ID
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SUMMARY OF ToDAY's IMPORTANT Me
THE PHILIPPINE SITUATION.

General Otis cables that the 'nsurGept
gc"t instructed their generals to
resoilate for a suspension of hos'liues.
after taking Calumpit, Macarthur
liylscn crossed the Rio Grande. Co'chsl
Fun.ton's achievement in crossi1E tie
river is regarded as daring ana skiilful
and will earn him promotion.
General Otis notified the Filp.no off,
GERS that he would not recognize their GOV.
eminent. so they returned aud another
Conference will be held today 20 negotiate
surrei der.
Filipino iuuta Ia London credits tie re.
p,gt aLort peace negotiations AMI states
ia, Aeuinaldo and Luna hava ppit
From February 4 to Aprl 2s 1913 Ancii-
cans were killed and iii Souadcd in
fshts with the Filipinos.
Washnston officials think the en- Of the
wa In the Philippines is in slelt. they
expect a repetition of the pRrleying at san
tiago,
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I,ot'AL.

The story Of the bogus revenue stamps.
Meeting of the manufacturers commit
tee Of the Business Leaeus
An effort to organize a race mestlng Ter
next fail,
The criminal court adiourns for the term
TODAY.
How the Confederate Veterans viii en-
Joy themselves at Austin.
Gus Albers will have preliminary hear
ing al : D m TODAY.
Evidences of a crime found in a box
car.
The funeral OF ed Thomps> IN, the nrs-
man who was crushed under railroad
train Thursday
cna Ellison to be buried at 10 O'Clock
this morning,
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B1'AIE.

Lieutenant Governor Browning wants
the proposed antitrust law enacted in It's
present shape.
state Medical association elected officers
and adjourned
Adiutant general calls for a complete
list Of fugitiyes from Justice want d IA
the different counties OF Texas
There are slX cases OF SMALLPOX at
Sherman. all isolated; four cases at Wor-
than.
Loni,iana scllan charged with the
mt rder of Ave persons in that State. has
been captured at Lockhart
Galveston people have serveal projects
concerning attractions at the beach for
summer visitors.
Mr.. Kitueil thinks the anti-trust bill
would prove most disastrous TO the State
OF Texas.
state y. NJ. c. A. convention at Gisen-
Vile orRanized and several Interesting
paI ers were read.
Dr. Blunt is considering the raising of
tbs quarantine AGAINST Laredo.
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CHAOS REIGNS AT BLUEFIELDS
American Merchants Hoist Old Glory for Protec-
tion-Torres Seizes Property of Americans.

New York. April ga special the
following Bueheds Q OF prl9
OF
OF the American osed.
This
who were dying the American flags explain had raised the emblem
liberty
they had closed
were safe.
Having eheekmaed
the
Involved
Of o the seizu
The cruiser Detroit arrived anchored blum this
Nerss
Nicaragua
sarsby,
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SCENES Ar NEWTON.
Fifteen Known TO Have Been KILLED
and Thirty Injured.


Chilliccthc, Mo, April 2s.--soenes Of
otter distress and desolation were pictured
today in the little tornado swept burg OF
Newton, forty miles north on the st.
Paul railway. day OF ceaseless search
among the ruins and wreck for the injured
and suffering followed night OF gloom
and despair Fifty families are homeless.
there are about fifteen dead and over thirty
injured, while half OF the place is in ruins.
A complete lises'of the casualties will not
be known for several days.
The known dead are
s. Deeper. wife and three chdren.
Laban Evans and two daughters.
William Hayes. wife and two children.
Injured
Three children of William H'-yes.
Ella Evans.
A. ]. Jones. wife and two children.
Mrs. Mary Gregory and daughter.
Mrs. Pierce and sister.
Mrs. Flagg.
Mrs. Wilson.
Mrs. Timsey
Dave STAFFORD wife and three children.
Mr. McQuiston and wife.
Nose Guyman and Wife.
Mrs. Johns.
The storm struck Newton al S:i5 o'clock
In the evening 1t came without warning
and few were able TO take advantage Of
their storm cellars. Striking the eastern
end Of town 1t cut a clean swath 500 TO
500 feet wide through the best portion OF
the place. sweeping everything before IL.
over thirty houses we're torn to Splinters.
On one street alone row of ten houses
were entirely demolished. There was
scarcely anyone escaped death or injury.
The walls Of buildings fell with crash
that sounded above the roar of the storm,
buryng people in the ruins. Frame
buildings were twisted and lifted from
their foundations. Others we're utterly
demolished. pieces of them being carried
for miles,
The storm lasted Ave minutes. When
IL had ended the sun came out for a few
minutes and shone brightly over scene
of ruin. Women and children ran shrek
ing through the streets while men busted
| themselves attempting to restore order
A thunderstorm followed and darkness
| gathered quickly The night proved &
most dismal one. Numbers of citizens
piled the ruins necessarily needing the
cries OF the injured. carrying the dead &c
! The depot and the wounded to places Of
safety.
When morning broke over the scene Vic
search was begun with renewed activity
and has been kept up all day. Consid.
cradle CONSERVATION prevailed and night.
fall found the searchers still Mt work
with no knowledge OF the actual dead anC
wounded a complete list, In fact vii
! probably not be had for several days
Scenes Of intense grief were enacted OF
all sides Much damage to property wal
done in the country contiguous to New
ton.
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SHORT NEWS STORIES.

ATLANTA, Ga.-Ths Association a, Msdi,,,
oiheers OF the Army and Navy OF the Con-
i.' erSey viii meet coincidRnt with the reneral
reunion OF the United Confederate VeteTaps
m Charleston, S. c., May 10.
SAN FRANCISCo.-Majo General w
spafter, who went East TO testify before the
court OF inquiry, has returned to This civ
ana resumed his duties as commander of ~
Department OF California '"o
NEW HAVEN, Conn.-The Yale eorporstio.
LaA hiled the vacant professorshlp of tna
Emily Sanford chair OF English literatur. hv
appointing Charlton NJ Lewis al nysssnt ~
lish FS"t OF Eng
Wen known ex-Coufederate soldier 49,
served through the ciyi war under GsnsrsI
f'rrests command, was run over ana IL
SANITY Killed by q Southern railroad rrsi.
benynn Station. near here. a.
SAN FRANCISCO. The United So.
Iffsports Senator aud Ohio have saflss IS
ms philippines via Honolulu. with IN ~ sos
'eentn infantry snd several hundred resr,,t,s
DENVER. cclc.-Ariicles of innorna,.,,a.
Of the Amerlcan smelling and RehyisS cm $40.
iaay have been niod With the sseretar sVI =,
stets, Tbs capital stock is SIS coo 900 'A'S oil
NEW foRk.-Ths United states e.h..,,,
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stepped aboard. At the same moment thu
gunners begun TO ire the National salute
and the tackles DOTTED their caps. Ae-
companied by Captain Coghlan the presi.
dent proceeded to the cabin of the cruiser
where he held an informal reception. He
was then escorted TO the lower deck, OF
which the sailors were lined up for in
spection Captain Coghlan introduced the
men of the ship as follows; Mr.. Presi-
dent--These are the men of the. Raleigh
Some of them are from the flagship Olym-
pia. They served through the campaign. .
After passing before them with barred
head, Mr.. Mckinley addressed the Manila
heroes as follows:
Captain Coghlan and Men of the Rail
eigh II gives me great pleasure to bid
you welcome home and to congratulate
each one of you on the heroic part you
played during the battle on the LIST OF
May at Manila, which was a most glo-
rious triumph ofAmerlcan arms and made
new and glorious page in American his
tory.
u assure you that when | give you well
come ! only speak the hearts welcome of
1S'O00o0O American citizens. who honor
you all for your splendid services to our
country.
This feeling not only extends to your
great admiral, whom we all love and
honor. but to the humblest member of the
crew who was in that fleet at Manila bay
give you all warm and generous
welcome and my thanks"
Secretary OF the Navy Long then ad
dressed the sailors.
Al the conclusion Of Secretary Longs
speech the sailors gave three cheers for
the president and three for the secretary
OF the navy. This was followed by the
ships yell:
Who are we?
Can't you see?
We are members OF the new naveeI
Kan, Rah, Rah, Raleigh"
This amused the president very much.
Inc president then shook hands with the
various officers of the cruiser and spoke
KIND word TO each Then, with the ladies'
OF the party, the president made tour of
inspection of the warship. He examined
the big gun on the starboard side which
spoke hrst at Manila, and displayed much
interest in what he saw.
general handshaking concluded tho
WISH and the presidential party returned
10 the tug. flying visit was ,ade n,
cramps shipbuildng yards, where The
oattleship Alabama. in course of constr,,c.
ton. was inspected
ne party returned to Hotel Bellevue
SHORTY after ! o'clock and left for New
9 9"rN oyer the Pennsylvania railroad al
200 o'clock The visit to New York Is
purely Tor recreation. The party srrivsd
81 Jersey CITY at IS p. M. and went az
once to New York CITY a.
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GERMANS OPPOSE EXPANSION
If the Republicans Do Not Respect Their Demands
New Party Will BE Formed

St Louis Mo- April
editor
ale Mississippi republican
party since its birth said the
press directed against
the meeting of the Missouri
asm ngosn
unit opposition forcbe
III demands of
will
ton of
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LEGIsI.A1'Iyr,.

The senate took up the anti trust bill;
amended it by making it effective Janu-
AIRY 81 1900. discussed amendments to nut
the bill in line with the Arkansas deci-
sion.
test vote in the senate showed tho
friends OF the antitrust hill in the as
ceudant
The house laid on the table a resolution
nrovidins for sine die adjournment. DC
cide' 10 act on the university item of the
APPROPRIATION bill Monday morning, con-
A'ued without action amendments to ,hs
Confederate home item OF the appronria-
ton bill PASSED the Cotton Belt consoli-
daton bill refused again to even consider
q libel bill.
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COMMERCIAL.

New York reduces spo, cotton i.Iee
Houston and Galveston take lac on the
lower grades.
Cotton futures unchanged IN liverpool
10 points IN IN New Orleans and
points lower 10 higher in New York
Trading in stocks irregular and an I'M
favorable bank statement IS expected
Nav wheat ganed &c aud iulv NdAo
oats lost 'bc and pork and ribs csc o5cn.
Dun's report expresses surprise that
business is set back with conditions fay-
orable to trade Peculiar situation in
wool,
Bradstreet's hnds Industrial activity con
tinuipg, but distributing trade generally
quiet.
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FOREIGN.

German government has addressed an
eXrostulatory note to France regarding the
Dreyfus case.
Berlin newspapers think the United
stetes viii eventually side with Germany
in the Samoan matter.
George c. Corey American consul at
Amsterdam. has made himself objection
able TO Berlin newsrapers
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nncl. island Itcms.

Rock Island, Texas, April 2S.--Rev. D..
leclerc, presiding elder Of the Methodist
Episcopal church, held quarterly meeting
here Saturday and preached to large
crowd Sunday.
Quite crowd attended tho battle OF
flowers az San Antonio last week.
The public school at this place closed
Friday night with an entertainment which
was well attended.
Captain A. D. Rust Is spending a few
DAYS 10 Galveston,
7. J. sksggs is in Waco on business.
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Hooker will sail for Manila on Monday When
the Hooker arrives there. work will be started
Immediately laying the 200 miles Of cable
phich is on board BY means Of this cahls
eli the principal Islands In the Philippine
cfoup will be connected. and the business and
n itary facilities Of the islands will be much
improved.
SHERMAN waiter Hamilton. a promi-
neut young business man, died this mora
ing Of spinal meningitis.
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ANOTHER DOLLAR DIyyEI
Chicago Workingmen Invite
and Harrison,

Chicago. April 2S.-Workingmen
cago are planning a dollar dinner
to the one recently given in New
William j. Bryan and Mayor Cart
Harrison arc TO be the guests Of
while eX-Governor John p. Altgel
not receive an invitation. Prominsn'
oerats from all sections Of the We
South will be invited. The date
dinner has been set for May 10.
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Kansas City, Mo, April 2s.-colo'
W. Fordyce of St Louis, formerly
dent of the Cotton Belt railroad ana
ster Withers of Kansas City. appoln''
ceivers of the Kansas City, PF,spu,'
Gulf on Thursday, signed a bona o
today and took formal possession =
property.
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THE SAMOAN MATTER.

"erman Press Think uuIt.a
VIII Side with German. 's'
Berlin, April 2S.-The newsnaoers -.
commenting on the latest news sron, 80 ~
- ,s0s' express satisfaction with the attitude
q ADMIRAL Kautz, United States navy ,n
s.iprehns i as sign that the uni,es
sizes government will heneefoy,h s,ss
' ~ osrmshy in tbs Samoan trouble.
TIE seurHen Courier saws ina, -.
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a we'll from which the platform had been
blown away. The body has not been iden-
fihed
Mrs. Miller. reported missing. has been
found. seriously, injured.
The relief committee tonight received
$500 from various points.
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AS SEEN IN LONDON.

''o"i" hr No Interferepce from
Washington with Otis.
London, April 20 All the morning ns
pers contained editorials consratulatins
the United States on the prospect Of neacs
IN the Philippines and complimentinr Tho
bravery and endurance Of the Ameri,,o
troops which have produced the much az
sired result. All insist that the IfniIsd
states can not treat with the native troons
ana approve the demand OF General OILS
Tor an unconditional surrender and urrs
mat ne should be given full powers and
Washington. ''ni
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Taxxn Wined Ont.

Atwood, Kan, April 2s.-The ID
PORTION OF ST. Francis. county sed
Cheyenne county. was DESTROYED 4
which broke ont shortly after
this morning. Fifteen buildings wei
stroyed, leaving only one business
standing.
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WASHINGTON BRIEFS.

washington, April 2s.-Tho comptroller
OF the currency has approvsd ~, l,s, V,lei
ton of the following persons for "pp,,Ga-
70 organize the Wagner National hant ~
vernon, Texas, with a eapital of ga aoS.
~ "; Z: Neal OF Vernon, Texas; J. A Henyy
W, w. y, Anderson, Robert HousseIs
Woods, w. A. Wagner. N'ss's' D. D
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Phoenix Rioters Not Guilty

Greenville, S. c., April 2S,-Thd
of the famous Mccormick conspiracj
growing out of the Phoenix electio|
and lynchings in Greenwood COUNT
November ended in the Federal cour|
today, with a verdict of not guilty,