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ARE JEALOUS or HAVANA
Great Distress in the Province Of
- Santiago.
CUBA MUST BE ANNEXED
Merchants and Land owners Are a
onit-Politicians Are Anxious to
Get Their Hands in the
Treasury.

Correspondence of the Associated Press.
Santiago de Cuba, Feb. 2S.-The COM
plexion of political affairs in the prov
ince of Santiago has been gradually
changing since the beginning Of Janu
airy. This is due to more than one cause,
but the main reason is probably the fact
that the people themselves are out of
sympathy with anything, even bene-
faction, that comes to them through
Havana. Men who. a few short weeks
ago, were enthusiastically in favor of
annexation are to-day talking about
declaring war against the United States
if the troops are not removed from the
island by July 1.
Herr schunlann, the German consul
here. an influential business man, says
that he believes Cuba has great possi-
bilitfes before her. He likes the people
OF Cuba; but from a purely business
point of view he thinks it is impossible
for the island to succeed in any way
unless annexed to the United States. He
says that the politicians do not seem to
realize anything beyond the fact that
SASA1 "ouia NC q treasury IUE THEM 10
dip their hands into; they do not seem
to be aware that the treasury has to be
filled by the business interests of the
country and that were the sugar indus
try annihflated it would reduce the rev
enues of the island by over one half and
the people would be groaning under the
burden of local taxation so heavy that
they would sooner or later arise against
the government and the island would
be plunged into the throes of revolu-
ton.
Other merchants here are as outspo-
ken, many of them being favorable to
the Cubans getting home rule in the
same way that any state in the union
has, believing that they should have
the right to govern themselves in the
matters of local taxation elections and
everything of that nature But it is
absolutely impossible in Santiago to
lind any man of business standing, any
man who owns any large amount of
land, or any man of intelligence, who
does not say that he is strongly in
favor of annexation to the United
states, not as a matter of sentiment,
but as matter of purely business com
mon sense, though many of them agree
that had Porto Rico and Hawaii not
been annexed they would have been
IN favor of Cuba being an independent
republic.
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NEARLY A BILLION.
Morgan Successfully Engineers New
Coal Combine.

Coal Combine.
New York March S--The world says: ].
Pierpont Morgan returned yesterday
(Tuesday) 5on the Kaiser Wilhelm. He
went aboard two months ago to secure
assent of the Reading English stockhold-
ers to a plan that the Vanderbilts, the
Pennsylvania Railroad company, Max
well of the New Jersey Central and w.
H. Truesdale of the Delaware, Lackawan-
ma & Western had formulated for a con-
selidation of all the great Eastern coal
interests under one management. Mr..
Morgan. when seen after his arrival, was
very reticent concerning his work in Lon
don. 1t Is Understood his efforts have
been successful From men whom
he had told and who have been in cable
touch with him during his absence a gen.
eral explanation of the plan was learned.
Hundreds of millions of dollars have been
brought into one commission. A pro rata
division of the coal output and of the
profits has been outlined. though months
will be required to finally adjust all the
details. 1t is estimated thai fully $3.2O0,00O
will be saved annually in operating ex-
penSes.
The companies said to be interested in
the deal are the Reading. Lackawanna &
Western. Pennsylvania Railroad COM
pany, New York Lake Erie & Western
Coal and Railroad company, Pennsylvania
Coal company New York, Ontario &
Western Railroad company. Central rail-
road of New Jersey, New York, Susque-
hanna & Western Railroad company;
Schuylkill & Susqueaanna Railroad COM
pany, with a combined capital of more
than $SS9,000, 900.
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GIVING OUT RATI0NS.
Only the Deserving Will Be Supplied
Hereafter.

Havana, March In pursuance of
Major General Ludlow's proclamation
that the utmost care is to be used in
giving out rations so that only the
really deserving may receive them,
1000 rations will be distributed daily
for a time in Havana city at Rega
Der distributed 10 days ago.
The strikers on the Western railroad
addressed a communication to the mil
itary authorities here having superVis-
ion of the railways, asking for supply
of food, as the petitioners had had
nothing to eat for two days. The adj
innistration replied regretting that it
could not assist them. and the Workmen
are now applying again. There have
been several such strikes recently in
Cuba which have been amicably ad-
justed.
The so-called military assembly held
another secret session this afternoon,
a strict guard being maintained about
the place of meeting to keep off the
public.
Governor General Brooke to-day sign
ed decree restoring to the courts of
Matanzas and Santa Clara the powers
that were suspended by General Blanco
Admiral Sampson paid a visit this
morning to General Lees camp, but the
review of the 7th army corps. which
General Lee had arranged to hold to-
morrow will not take place. as Admiral
SIMPSONS arrangements would not al
low him to attend. The 1st Maine ar
tillery is embarking to-day on the
United States transport Michigan.
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NO CLOSER AGREEMENT.
Cornish Talks of the Absorption of the
H-<ns Oregon Short Line


Omaha, Neb., March Wv. D. Cor
nish of New York, president of the Ore
gon Short Line who is now in the West
attending the land sales CT his own
road, says that all that will be done for
the present has been done in the steps
looking to the absorption of the Ore
gon Short Line by the Union Pacific
company. Three-quarters Of the stock
of the former road have been exchanged
for the stock of the Union Pacific, and
this completes the transfer of the prop
erty as fully as is now contemplated.
THE Union Pacific said Mr.. Cor
nish, owns a majority of the stock of
the Oregon Short Line, and the latter
road owns majority of the stock in
the Oregon Railway & Navigation COM
pany, and under these conditions the
three lines can work together nicely
without any closer agreement. There
is no probability at present of the NOV
ing of the Short Line headquarters back
to Omaha. There are good reasons why
these offices should be kept separated
the Union Pacific in this city, the Short
Line in Salt Lake City and the Naviga-
ton company at Portland 4.,"
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NEW RACING BOARD.
The Number of Representatives Largely
Increased.

The Number of Representatives Largely
Increased. 49,
Pittsburg, March president Keen
an of the L. A. w. to-day announced
the makeup of the new racing board as
follows: Fred Gerlach, Chicago. chair
man; Arthur W. Robinson, Boston. c.
A. Dimon, Philadelphia. J. w. Brig
man, Louisville. w. /. Doty, Denver.
Robinson and Doty were members of
the old board. Doty will have super
vision of racing interests in Colorado
Kansas, Oklahoma. Texas, New Mex
leo, Arizona, California, Nevada, Ore
gon, Washington, Idaho. Montana, Wy
oming, North Dakota and South Da
kota and Nebraska
The number of racing board repre-
sentatives will be largely increased this
year, and their powers enlarged in or
der that the work of the board may be
more thoroughly and expeditiously
done. In some instances they will be
almost ON the same footing as the
board members, with power to grant
sanctions, etc. The list of handicap
pers will also be enlarged.
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AN. IMPORTANT DECISION.
Colleges and Churches Given to the
Liberals of the Church of Christ.


Liberals of the Church of Christ.
Cincinnati, March THE United
States court of probate to-day rendered
decision involving the title to the
large publishing house at Dayton, nu-
merous colleges and thousands Of
churches held in the name of the
Church of the United Brethren in Christ.
The case grew out of division in this
church many years ago, since which
time one division has been known as the
liberals and the other as the radicals.
The decision rendered by Judge Iurton
was from an unanimous court and 1t
sustained Judge Taft in giving the prop
erty to the liberals as against the radi-
Gals. This decision from the federal
court is in accord with similar decisions
that have been rendered by the supreme
courts of Ohio. Pennsylvania, Indiana,
Illinois, Oregon and Missouri. 1t Is
stated by the liberals that they have
been compelled to spend about 100000 in
defending these suits from radicals for
church property in different states. In
some of the states decisions have been
rendered in favor of the radicals. but the
decision by federal court of final jnr
isdiction in such cases ends this agita-
ton, which has been going on all over
the country for almost 30 years.
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AN ENORMOUS TASK.
A Thorough Examination of Every Route
Required.

Washington, March 1.-THE president
brought to the attention of the cabinet
to-day the provision of the river and
harbor bill relative to the construction
Of an isthmian canal. 1t was realized
that the task set was well-nigh impos-
sible of compliance on account of the
enormous amount of work involved in a
thorough examna ton of every route, as
was shown by the fact that the Walker
commission, under the ad1niral's ener-
getic direction, was not able to present
more than mere outline of the survey
made last summer of the Nicaraguan
route. No decision was reached to-day
as to the details. but it is believed that
the president will have recourse to the
plan of appointing one or two additional
members to the Walker commission and
extending the functions of that body to
cover the whole field, in Colombia as
well as in Nicaragua and Costa Rica.
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purposes. The delegates claimed that Dead
Mans island is part of Stanley park,
which was conveyed TO the city by an or
der In the council for park purposes. 1t
was admitted, however, that one of the
delegates, J. C. NJ Lasan, had been nego-
tiating at one time with the provincial
government for the park. 1t was also
shown that the island had been used by
the city as a contagious disease hospital
and cemetery ana not cent had been ex-
pended on it for park purposes. The
terms of the lease were then explained
and the premier asked the delegation to
put its views in writing. 1t is generally
believed that the lcssees will not be dis
tGrbed
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IMPROVED RELATIONS.
Cambon the Guest of the London Cham
Der of Commerce.

London, March IN. Paul Cambon,
French ambassador to Great Britain,
was the principal guest this evening
at the banquet of the London chamber
of commerce.
In reply to toast. the French am
bassador said that peace and war no
longer rests with governments. but
with the people. He note with pleas
ure the determination of the promoters
of commerce in Great Britain and
France to augment the cordially of re-
lations between the two nations and
foster that real spirit of Cancellation
by which all differences can be readily
settled"
These utterances of NJ. Cambon are
particularly notable as rejecting the
Improvement of relations between Lon
don and Paris. -----=
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A Satisfactory Settlement.

Paris. March THE following semi
official note was issued this evening:
"A satisfactory settlement between
France and Great Britain of the ques-
tons arising out of the Fashoda incl
dent may be expected within a fort
night. The delimitation of the respect
i've territories has so far advanced that
the starting points and general direction
of the frontier have already been ar
ranged and Great Britain has admitted
that France was entitled to a CONNER
cial outlet"
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Rome, March THE Italian govern
ment is determined to obtain an apology
from China for the tsung II yamen's
refusal of the demands of Signor Mar
tino. Italian minister at Pekin, of con-
cession at Sanmun bay, province of
hina-Kiang. TO be used as a naval base
and coaling station. Five cruisers, with
100 guns and 1900 men, will soon arrive
at Sanmuu bay
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TWO THOUSAND VOLTS.
Joseph Hampel Survived the Terrible
Shock.

New York, March 7.-Joseph Hampel,
an employee of the Lexington avenue
cable power house, While working at
his switchboard, received and survived
an electric shock of about 1000 volts
The mans body was badly burned from
head to foot, every stitch of clothing
was torn from him and he fell sense
less through a hole instantanecusly
burned in the floor by the terrific cleo
trical power. The doctors who attend
ed him say there is no case on record
of q man withstandng a similar shock.
The accident was caused through Ham
pei trying to tighten loose screw on
the switchboard and in some way craft
ing circuit The enormous power of
the shock may be judged from the fact
that until the circuits We're readjusted
all the cars of the road were brought
to a standstill
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Dayton, Ohio, March John. Van
Heest of Hot Springs won holly
contested bout tonight over Australian
Billy Murphy in the sixth round. The
men fought at catch weights and Van
Heest had the advantage. Murphys
science was of no avail against his
opponents hitting powers. The final
round was settled in a minute and a
half by left and right swings which
put Murphy down until nine was count
ed. He got up so groggy that the ref
cree gave the decision to Van Heest.
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Chicago, March PLANS for the for
nation of mammoth soap trust were
discussed to-day at a meeting of the
Chicago soap manufacturers called for
the purpose of taking some action in
regard TO the prices of soap. which If
is claimed, are ruinously lew, A cant
taiization of fully Sc, 900 900 will lie rep
resented if this plan is carried out
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A Wholesale Drowning.

Vancouver, B. c.. March Mail advices
from Tientsin, China, report that 200 per-
sons fell through the ice where three riv-
ers meet outside the wingate OF the ma
tive city. One hundred and six were
drowned.
In a riot near Ningpo the property of
the Pao Wo mine was wrecked, ]. e.
Rennison. the foreign manager, Narrowly
escaping with his life. A temple was de-
stroyed, British Consul Playfair has sent
in claim for damages.
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Elevators Burned.

Denver, Colo, March Fire partly de-
stroyed the Hungarian elevators here this
evening, rendering valueless from 100000
to 100000 bushels of wheat stored there
The loss is estimated at about $4,000
largely covered by insurance. The prop
erty belongs TO J. X, Mullen & Co.
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4 Terrible ExperIence

New York. March The Portuguese
steamer Vega. which started to-day
from ST MiChaeIs. Azores, brought the
passengers Of the Cunard steamer Pa
YUMA, which was lowed into St Mich
aels after terrible experience at sea
Inc total number of the Pavonia pas
seheetS was a. Of which nine were sa-
ION IN second cabin and 20 steerage.
Inc Vega also brought four men who
were on the German steamer Bulgaria,
Whlch put INTO st Michaels disabled.
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HER CARGO ON FIRE.
The Steamship Jamestown Had 100 Pas
sengers OH Board.

The Steamship Jamest0Wn Hhu IEU Fas-
sengers OIL Board.
New York, March 1.-THE steamship
jamestown of the Old Dominion line
came into port from Norfolk to-day
with her cargo on fire. The steamship
ran direct to her dock, where her 100
passengers were discharged, after which
the fire was extinguished by the fire
boat and the Jamestown's own crew. 1t
is not known how much damage was
done to her miscellaneous cargo. worth
probably $500, 900. The vessel was prac-
tically uninjured. There was much ex-
element among the Jamestown's pas
sengers when off Long Branch. where
a stiff breeze swept the vessel from
stem to stern and when the fire seemed
to be gaining Roadway, but quiet had
been restored by the time the steamer
reached the lower bay.
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Knit Goods Commission.

Utica n. Y, March 7.--Knit goods man
ufacturers here and in the Mohawk val
ley have received invitations to meeting
to be held at the Waldorf-Astoria in New
York on March 10 for the purpose of form
ing knit goods commission. F1fty-eight
concerns are said to have signitied their
intention of sending representatives to the
meeting. The proposed commission Will
be capitalized at s.. 900 900 if it is organ
lied
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Springfield, ILL.,, March 7.-Governor
Tanner signed the Alling street railway
bill this afternoon. The Alling bill re-
peals the Allen law passed two years
ago. which provided for 50-year fran
chise extensions, and re-enacts the old
horse and dummy act, with an amend
ment making it applicable to electric
or cable roads. Under the Alling bill no
franchise or extension for more than 20
years can be granted
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Washington, March 7.-Lfeutenant Dan
Godfrey and his British Guards band.
which arrived in New York on the Lu-
cania last Saturday, gave concert this
afternoon in the east room of the white
house in the presence of the president and
Mrs. Mckinley and the ladies of the cabi-
net This was the Inauguration of the
first general tour of the United States
that has yet been undertaken by an En-
gliSh military band.
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A Favorable Impression.

San Juan de Porto Rico, March T.
Gen. r. p. Kennedy. Maj. Charles W.
Watkins and Henry G. Curtis, members
of the colonial commission, who arrived
here yesterday by the United States
transport Mcpherson, are maxine a
very favorable impression with all
whom they come in contact.
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He FORCED THE FIGHTING
Goddard of Australia Defeated
by Gus Rubin.
RUHLIN WAS A FAVORlT {
And Held His Opponent Cheaply- Joe
Couldn't Offset His BUSHES and
%,.H- Went Down Without
Cause.

New York, March Gus Rubin OF
Akron. Ohio, met and defeated Joe God
dard of Australia in the fifth round of
what was to have been 20-round bout
before the Lenox Athletic club o-night
Both men stripped in excellent condi-
ton, but Rubin had the call in the
betting. This was certainly justified
from his appearance, and from the out
set he held his opponent cheaply. He
evidently saw that Joe could not off
set his rushes, and from the very be-
ginning forced the fighting. The Aus
tralian went down frequently with good
cause, but toward the close Of the con-
deservedly disqualified. Rubin was a
2 to l favorite in the betting.
Round Goddard opened with left
to the body, landing lightly. Gus land
ed with left and right on the head and
body and was cautioned for hitting in
the breakaway. A light left from Gus
sent Goddard to the floor, but the old
timer was up Immediately, only to so
down again with a right on the jaw.
This time Goddard lay down eight sec
onds. When he got up he tented with
his left and was met with hard right
on the face and went down the third
time, remaining on the floor almost to
the limit, and when he got up there
were only a few seconds left before the
round ended.
Round 2-Ruhlin sent his left to thu
face hard and Goddard dropped three
times in quick succession. He repeat
eddy rose and was knocked down
I, al
six, nine and eight consecutively while
Goddard was trying to regain his feet,
the referee cautioning Goddard to stop
holding"
Round 3-Joe was quick in toeing the
mark and jumped to the center of the
ring. He lodged a vicious left from
Rubin, but went to his knees with
hard right on the jaw. After a lot of
fiddling Gus forced Joe to the ropes in
the opposite corner and put him down
with a right smash on the jaw. The
"old boss" seemed used to such rough
treatment and came on the defensive,
only to go down again with another
smash on the jaw. Toward the end of
the round they were both again eau
toned fer holding.
Round 4-Ruhlin landed two left
hooks and a right on the head. which
sent Goddard down. He stayed down
eight seconds and came up, only to
dodge a vicious left hook for the head,
but it landed in the shoulder and down
he went. Throughout the remainder
of the round Goddard remained on the
defensive.
Round 5--Goddard opened with left
lead to the body, but Rubin sent right
and left in quick succession on the face,
Then Rubin sailed In with a series of
rights ana lefts, every one of which
landed hard, and Goddard accepted
them like an iron man. Each man was
again cautioned by the referee to avoid
holding, but Goddard could not with
stand Ruhlins onslaughts and dropped
to the floor without a blow to escape
This being obviously a
of Queensbury rules.
Referee White ordered the boxers to
their corners and declared Rubin the
winner
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The Turk Defeated.

Boston. March Ernest Roeber de-
feated the Terrible Turk in a Graeco-
Roman wrestling match tonight in
Music hall. winning the bout. which,
under the conditions Intervening, was
also the match. The Turk was a giant
in stature as compared with Roeber.
and in skill was his opponents equal
until recently. The conditions were to
be two falls out of three, strange hold
alone barred, shoulders to be pinned.
flying or rolling falls not to count. The
match ended somewhat abruptly Roe
Der had repeatedly tried to throw the
Turk by means of head or neck hold,
while the later was ON all tours. He
failed each time to move the Turk, and
as rule relnquished the hold and re-
turned to the center of the mat. After
291a minutes Roeber had the Turk again
on all tours, the latter with his body
arched and with his face close to the
mat. By quick movement Roeber
weakened the extended arm of the Turk
and, bringing it to the rear, started a
back hammerock. Slowly the arm went
back in the dangerous position and the
Turks manager acknowledged the de-
feat in the fall. The Turks manager
explained to the audience that Graeco-
Roman was not the Turks advantage,
and forthwith challenged Roeber to a
match for $1,000 at catch-as- cat CHI can
Roeber declined to accept, owing to
contracting engagements.
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Ottawa, March IA delegation of VAN
couVer B. c., citizens called at the office
OF the premier to-day and protested
against the leasing of Dead Mans island
to Il Chicago lumber syndicate for milling
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Kidney and Liver
Troubles, Dyspepsia

Il was always a well man I'M
til few years ago when I be-
gan to suffer severe pains in my
stomach. At first l paid little
attention to them, but the pains
gradually grew worse and I felt
obliged to do something. l had
become quite fully convinced I
was suffering from some form Of
dyspepsia complicated with liver
and kidney troubles, and l began
taking Hoods Sarsaparilla
which perfectly cured me. Since
then whenever I feel all played
out / take Hoods Sarsaparilla
and 1t makes me strong and
hearty. It never fails to give
me relief and comfort. J. B.
Emerton, Auburn, Me- -
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Washington, March S-Hon, John Ad-
Olson Porter, secretary to the president.
has returned TO the city from a trip 10
Florida.