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oHIO TROOPS WITHOUT ARMS.
A Result of the Spanish War Developed
by the Case of the Zeltners.

Result of the Spanish War Developed
by the Case of the Zeltners.
TOLEDO, O.. March 27.~-Paul and John Zelt-
ner. who shot Attorney Westenhaver and Clar-
ence Wittemeyer, and surrendered after a
siege OF their farmhouse, are safe in the prison
at Bowling Green. so far as lvnrhing is con-
ccrned. They refuse to talk about their ease
The calling out of the troops to capture and
guard them developed a peculiar condition Of
affairs in the Ohio National Guard When the
companies were called into the Federal service
they surrendered their State arms to the State
authorities. When they left the Federal SER
vice they gave their guns back to the United
States. and. as q consequence. the companies
called olt on Saturday were without arms or
ammunition. The Bloomdale Company bor-
rowed such rifles and ammunition as could
be found in Bloomdale. Several had Winchss-
ters. one or two had Mausers. and some had
od,style mUzzle leaders. Only thirty rifles
could be procured. When the State officials
were notified of the need of troops a special
train. under command OF Col. Freeman Of the
State Arsenal. was sent out with Springnelds
and ammunition for them. These supplies
owing to the condition of the roads Col Free.
man took his train to Bowling Green and the
arms Will he distributed among the companies
in that part OF the Slate.
The sun., 1899-03-28
DINNER AND FIGHT FOR ST.
LOOKS As IF BRFAN WOULD NAVE AN
INTERESTING EHENINO.

Silver Faction and Labor Faction Declare
War and Both Propose to Take Charge
of tho Jehersonian Celebration on
the 19th-Brewster's Get the Money.
The two opposing factions OF the General
Committee originally formed for the Dollar
Jeifer,onau dinner have now formally de-
clared war. Each side says that it is giving
the dinner and that any one who arranRes
with the opposing side to go to the dinner will
make the mistake OF his life.
The silver Dem mocrats met last night In
Clarendoa Hall About sixty were present.
Including twenty. six OF the original commit
tee. James II. Brown was made Chairman
and Henry A. Golden Secretary. Two SER
Reants. at arms we're appointed to watch the
door.
II move" said man named Levy. that. in
view Of the pandemonium which reigned here
last night. every one be requested to leave the
room who is not a Chicago platform Demo-
crat"
No ono went out Richard j. Muoy moved
that the action Of the ''so-called committee OF
seven" which changed the name Of the dinner
charged.
other speakers declared that the labor
% David B. Sefi Hils SH and N Mr. S McLaushIns LA chest
nuts out Of the fire. There was good deal OF
talk eSSn hSSr aS% 5sers % ike ai he nso. at last
nniehts meetlpg to run thngs" sail Or.
% w9ud ath the M Mr.
IL contact with such scum"
This statement was greeted with cheers and
sha h. ON Sunday neh
was caused by Tammany buccaneers
Not only is the Committee Of Seycn rotten
rotten,' said Charles Fl. Hbberd. who was re:
terred to as an old Jetrersonian He wanted
D. Cayenauah reported that a committee
had called upon Treasurer Eugene Brews-
ter and that Brewster had assured the com
Il am master OF the situation" Brewster
nsen are f9nSf dResrs to this Chicago
Al. We can go ahead with the dinner said ,hd
tae hpse n.
the action OF the Committee Of Seven. which
meetins On sunday nigh... It was decided TO
form new Committee of 100 com posed OF the
people in the hall and any other silver Demo no
dinner. James r. Brown was made perma,
neat Chairman Of the new COMMITTEES Of @ 100
committee meeting will be held In Clarendon
Hall Tonight, no one TO be admitted who Is
not Ss cbisEo orsns 9
e s tho oes Sh %f.
xsrs sreTe and Aaed
ton What happened they would not tell.
George H. Warner who says he 10 the press
agent Of the committee. said yes.e erday:
Tho people who want to call the dinner
Chicago platform dinner can do nothing. Mr..
Bryan understands that it is TO be working
mems Jeffersonan dinner, We have the con-
tract for the Grand Central Palace on April 10
and have deposited $3.50 and We will give the
dinner. II Mr.. Brewster Is with the faction
that is trying, to break up the dinner. why
didn't he.:attend the meeting2"
Treasurer Brewster said that he had on hand
nearly $1,000 in subscriptions and for the
tickets. Nine out OF every ten Of the persons
who sent the money did 1t on the understand
ing that 1t was to be silver dinner with
Bryan present.
The sun., 1899-03-28
NEBRASKA'S TRANSITION.
No Longer n Necessity for Paying n Bounty
to Encourage Tree Growing.

to Encourage Tree Growing.
LINCOLN. Neb.. March 27.-The complete
transition Of the State of Nebraska from por-
tion Of the great American desert to an agri-
cultural commonwealth was siRnaized to-day
by the action Of Gov. Poynter In signing bill
passed by both houses repeating a law. enacted
In the early days. providing for the payment OF
bounty for the cultivation Of tim ber
The law thus wiped or the statute books was
enacted twenty years ago. In the desert days
patches Of woodland were few and far between.
Only along the watercourses could they bs
found. and Nebraska was never very we'll
watered. II was argued by the pioneers that
timber culture was essential to prevent the re-
current droughts that baked the early efforts
OF settlers to till the soil and in 1870 bill
passed providing that when any person planted
and properly cultivated for six years six rows
OF trees eight feet apart and the trees four feet
apart in the rows along either the north sec.
ton or the half section line. running east and
west" or kept in cultivation any rows Of trees
previously planted. the County Comm missioners
pantsd and cultivated for for period a. not ito to
exceed flVe years and to an extent not to e1
coed three acres. The provision that the trees
should be planted on the north section line was
the conservation of moisture. Underits work
lngs the culture OF timber has been so greatly
longer exists From spa r.ey W tim S bered as stats
to one with woodland on almost every quarter
section. save in the stock country and the sand
hills the transition has been rapid and steady.
The Governors approval to-day marks tho
end OF the necessity for legal encouragement
Another notable law eliminated from the
statute books provides for public destruction OF
grasshoppers. In the early seventies success
aive invasons ofthe pest ruined every growing
crop: AS consequence, a law was passed re-
quring the supervisor OF each road district,
when the grasshoppers had been Matched and
before they became full fedged and able TO- hy.
district between lB and 80 years OF age to per-
form two days labor which might be extended
to twelve DAYS. II the necessity existedl in de-
duty was required OF each resident
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CAPT. FORTSOS A LAWYER.
Company p of the First Washington, Which
He Led, the Military Model of Its State.

Can't. George II Fortson OF Company b.
First Washington Volunteers. who was men
toned in tho list Of casualties from Manila in
yesterdays Sun as being mortally wounded.
was a well-known lawyer in Seattle. Company
r. which he commanded. was tho crack com
pany OF the militia Of the State As originally
organized moro than fifteen years ago. it was
called:the Seattle Rifles Judge j. G. B. Heb
bard. now Of the Superior Court bench In San
Francisco. was its.organizer. and the COM
pany was made up OF somo II the most prom-
nent young men In Seattle. The organization
served during the Chinese riots In 1885, in the
big fire which wiped out the business section
of Seattle in 1882. and on several other occa-
sions.
Capt. Fortson went to Seattle from the
South. OF which he was native about eleven
years ago. and entered thecompany as private.
He held various ranks until he was elected
CAPTAIN. about four years ago. He acquired in
his business relations reputation for honesty
and integrity which made him many friends
in the city. Four years ago he married Miss
Frye, granddaughter Of Arthur A. Denny. the
founder Of Seattle.
It was largely through Can't. Forston's ef-
forts and work that the militia Of the State OF
Washington attained the rank that it holds.
as the company he commanded has always
been the model for military organizations
in the State. Capt. Fortson Is about 40 years
old
The sun., 1899-03-28

Gen. Hughes Will Succeed Him Mt IIoilo
and Col. Anderson Brigadier.

Gen. Hughes Will Succeed Him Mt Iloilo
and Col. Anderson as Brigadier.
WARRINGTON. March 27.-Brig- Gen. Marcus
p. Miller in command OF the United States
troops in Iloilo. was placed on the retired list
of the regular army to-day on account OF age.
This is his sixty-fourth birthday. He will be
obliged to relnOuish his command. and Gen.
Otis telegraphed the Adjutant- General this
afternoon that he had sent Brig. .-Gen. Roh ert
P. Hughes Colonel in the Inspector Generals
Department. to assume charge Of military
affairs at Iloilo. relieving Gen. Miller Con.
Hughes has been serving as Provost Marshall
General Of Manila. and it was due to his
arran Gements that the uprising Of tho natives
and attempted burning Of the city were frus-
trated.
Gen. Miller will he succeeded as Brigadier-
General Of the regular service by Col. Edwin
V. Sumner OF the Seventh Cavalry. Col. Sum
nerEwas appointed a Brgadier- General of vol
unteers on May ~. 1898 He is brother
OF Major-Gen. Samuel g. Sumner. Unitod
States Volunteers. who is Colonel Of
the Sixth Cavalry. On being promoted
Col. Sumner will apply for retirement.
and he will then he succeeded as a
Brigader- General of the regular army by Col
Thomas NJ Anderson Of the Fourteenth In
fantry. who was appointed Brgadier-Gen-
eral Of volunteers at the beginning Of the war
WIN SPAIN ana 10 MaJOT-tenSf-
alley for his services in the campaign ending
with the fall OF Manila Gen. Anderson com
manded the first military. expedition sent to
Manila in response TO Admiral Deweys call for
troops.
A strong effort will be made on the return of
President Mckinley from Thomasville to in
duee him to appoint MaJor-Gen. Arthur Mac
Arthur a BriRadier- General Of the regular SER
vice. There will be no vacancy in the list OF
promoted to that grade, hut it is probable that
one OF the next places will be promised to Mac
Arthur, The magnificent work he is doing in
the Philippines has excited the admiration Of
military men In Washington. and some Of the
most influential of them will urge the Presi-
dent TO recognize his services, In the regular
army Gen. Macarthur is the senior Tieuten-
ant-Co!qnel Of the Adlutant. Generals Depart
ment: He was born in MASSACHUSETTS, on June
2. 1909 1t was said at the War Department
to-day that Ii Mac Arthur is appointed Briga-
der General Of the regular army now he will
become the Maior-General commanding before
his retirement.
Macarthur went into tho civil war as First
lieutenant Of the Twenty fourth Wisconsin
Infantry. This was in 1861 He was then
how the Colonel Of the Twenty fourth was
afraid TO give him any command on account Of
his boyish appearance" anil solved the difficulty
by appointing him rcgimental Adiutant. Be
fore he was 20 Macarthur was Lieutenant
ColoHei Of the regiment When the civil war
closed he was appointed a Second Lieutenant
in the regular service. and jumped to III" grade
Philippines a Brgadier- General OF volun-
teers. and was promoted to be Major General
on Aug. l3 1So~, for his success in the cam
paign leading up to the fall OF Manila.
The sun., 1899-03-28
JOTTINGS ABOUr TOWN.

The Grand JWy visited the old Tombs Prison yes.
terdty and praised its condition.
Justice Scott has granted al absolute divorce 10
Amaie Schofftr from Franz Scharer.
A seat on the New York Cotton Exchange sold
yesterday for $50 the highest price IN a Ca :. and
an advance froa s 90 t"ee mun,'ls ago.
Too Ssnr, Oh nrSa laundryu all Of -66 Cort ndt
avenue. wln vas G, n ,cted in - Gentra, sessions
Of assaultin- lHyebrold I"ul.a Strn,rreEKrr Of
sn2 Merosc avenue, was sentenced yesterday To ten
years IN state prison.
Joseph NJ. Aar"ns 20 years old printer. was ar.
rested yesterday at a Tuntlrg shop al II west Thr.
tcenth st'"et by Post OthcC inspectors Jacobs and
Gebhardt on 'rge Of forging his fathers name TO
postal money order for 500 IN March, 1898.
Frank Kahn If 22o b. very who was arros ed AT the
windsor Hotel hre with large bundle Of aluable
clothing and lew"lrv, which he SAID he was carrying
to place OF safety was discharged by AIapistrate e
Deuel. In The Centre street Police Court yesterday.
The sun., 1899-03-28

MURRAY. March %. While Samuel Den was
engaged in cutting up large tree he had felled
yesterday afternoon near the Marshall county
line he discovered in a cyst In tho tree lot ot
hoe bones. Thl:h were brought to town and pro
nonnced as human bones by physicians.
distinct. Old records show that in 1879 or
lS|O party OF coon hunters 81 arted out one dark
night to hunt the animals. and one OF their
number. Bardman 10y name mystsriously dis
appearsd II was thought that bar tman was
drowned. but II Is now believed that he had
"treed" a coon and then climbed up to get h :
game and was suddenly overcome and sank
INTO the big cavity in the tree and was there
The sun., 1899-03-28
PEACE CONFERENCE INVITATIONS
CEar Holds Them Back on Account of ths
Dispute Over the Pope's Representation.

Speetai Cdbr. Dsspdtches TO TEE Sun
THE HAGUE. March 27.-The invitations to
the Peace Conference. which is to open here on
May TX. are still held in the Foreign Office. the
Czar not having as yet given the word to issue
them. The delay is ascrbed to ltal"'s objec-
tion to the Nnticans participation in the con-
ference. The Papal Nuncio here is making fire.
qunnt visits to the Foreign once to discuss the
matter. but it Ia not believed that he has had
any success
Queen Wilhelmna is delighted at the pros
pect OF receiving the delegates to tho confer
ence, and is personally supervising tho ar
ranGements to give them cordial reception.
This is regarded as welcome auGury Of her
reign. departinG as it does from the historic
reserve Of the house Of Orange.
ST. PETERSBURG. March 27.-Count Muravi-
eff. Minister Of Foreign Affairs. has addressed
a circular note to the representatives Of Russia
abroad conveying the thanks OF the Gar to a il
OF the powers which have expressed their as
sent to his Majesty's peace proposals.
The sun., 1899-03-28

Of the Twenty-thtrd Infantry on july 3, 1895,
which was one OF the first regiments OF the reg
ular army to go to Manila with Gen. Merritt
last year
- In hls despatch referring TO young Egbcrt.
Gen Otis said that Mrs. Fgbert and her un-
married daughter were in Manila and that 1t
could be given her boy Mrs Eghet accom-
panied her husband to Manila from San Fran
cisco Until the despatch from Gen. Otis was
received II was not known whether she had
remained there or had Joined tn" wives of
other American officers at Yokohama. where
they will remain until all danger OF an uprising
In the Phlinninns cn nital has nAsSod.
The sun., 1899-03-28
TR1JEELED PICS,
Arrivals from IA Colder Cline on Their WAY
TO the West Indies.

With more or less OF them looking out he.
tween the Stats. a lot of pigs rolled down
Eleventh avenue in Il bunch Of stock cars,
bound for city saughterinG and packing es
tahlishmcnt, The roofs of the cars were
trnged with icicles. Apparently they had come
from where it was cold though for that matter
1t was cold here. These pigs were perhaps
gathered up in Ohio aud lnl.ana, or they may
have com. from Canada. 70 he collected in But
filp and shipped thence East. Not many MIC g
raised west of Chicago are likely to get east of
that point alive
Whatever impression these travelled pigs
cciHr on Eleventh avenue, for what they SEQ
there is all they see 81 the town. They are
eaten here, maybe, or 1t may be to be shipped
e. Europe. but more probably to 20 To- the
West Indies; So that the pig that starts on its
tourney in the Wintry North is likely to find its
market IN q warm and sunny cline II will
nav" been butru"lGl, to Ue sur, N the meau-
time. but II will have visited New York any
how. II that was any satisfaction to it.
The sun., 1899-03-28
BISHOP DuGGAN DIES IN AN AsH1Ux.
Former Bishop of Chicago Had Been De
mented for Twenty nine Years.

Former Bishop of Chicago Had Been De-
mented for Twenty-nine Years.
ST LOUIS. March 27.-Bishop Peter Duggan
died at st. yincent's Asylum for the Insane
this morning. He had been patient at tho
institution tweRty-nine years He was "A
years old While Bishop Of Chicago hts INTEL
lect became clouded. and in 1870 it was found
necessary to provide for him at the asylum.
One of his delusons was that he was for
many years Pope. While under this deuson
he would give description Of how he led a
party OF 315 Americans in an attack on tho
Italians. At intervals he appeared to be en-
tlr y rational At such times he would pore
over ecclesiastical vpl2mes and recount inci-
dents Of his life. He was a lingust OF rare
ability. being proficient in Italian. Spanish.
Latin and French.
Fifty years ago Bishop Duggan was the
coadjutor and friend of Archbishop Kendrck
who looked upon him as his successor. Up to
the time OF his death he was always permitted
to retain the garb of Bishop.
The sun., 1899-03-28
DRUNKEN MAN SHOOTS 4 BOZ.
Murphy Was Angry Because Some Othe
Lads Made Fun of Him.

John Murphy. a grocer Of Ais West. Thirty
second street. became intoxicated last night
in a saloon at Forty eighth street and Ninth
avenue. When he came out several boys fol-
lowed him d short distance iserng at and max
ing fun Of him. Murphy became angry. and.
drawing a revolver chased the boys TO Fiji
tieth street. BY that time the boys had got
far ahead Of their pursuer.
Murphy ahally ran into 17-year-o Herman
Fedshen OF 7'N Ninth avenue. who is an err
rand hoy 10 grocery store. Feidshen had a
basket on his arm. He had nothing to do with
the trouble: hut Murphy shot him in the
stomach. Murphy was arrested and locked up
in the West Forty seventh street station.
Feldshsn vas attended at his homo by DR.
William l.. kantor of l1A West Fifty 1rst
dangerous.
The sun., 1899-03-28
SELLS HER C. p. STOCK.
Mrs. Stanford Transfers $4,000 Shares to
Speyer Co. for @1,5Oi,OO0

Mrs. Stanford Transfers 22 900 Shares to
Speyer & Co. for @1,5Oi 900.
SAN Francisco, March 27.-Mrs, Stanford has
sold her Central Pacific Railroad stock for
$l504.O 900 to Speyer 4 Co, New York and Lon
don bankers. who are fnanciering the settle
ment Of the Central Pacific debt to the Govern
ment She disposed Of 10000 shares at
$50 sharcor total Of $3.50 900. short time
before her sudden departure from San Fran
cisco on Jan. 27, when she was summoned to
Early IN March, before her return to this city on
tn" 18th she sold the remaining 22,OvQ shares
for SJ2 a share, or total Of Sll44 900 The
sales ana transfer we're made to Spcver 4 CO,
direct without the expense or participation of
a thlr,i person.
Practically one twentieth Of the capital stock
o. the "OmpanY was sold by Mrs stanford who
held the largest individual block in total OF
6SOOOl shares, most of which are in posses
sion of hundreds Of Stockholders.
The sun., 1899-03-28
DIR. ECoB DECLINES THEIR GILL.
EliZabeth's Wealthy Congregation Ques-
toned His Orthodoxy,


ELIzABETH. N j.. March 27.-The Rev James
Fl. Ecob. D. D.. formerly of Denver. Col, has
declined call to the rastorate Of the West
minister PRESBYTERIAN Church. the wealthiest
congregation of this city DR.. Ecob is a Con-
gregationalist. but was at one time Presby-
teran. The call extended to him a few weeks
ago caused division in the congregation. and
protest to the Preshytery was prepared
Those opposed to him found fault with some
OF his utterances, which they declared were
not orthodox
DR.. Ecob in his letter to the church said: 1T
is a painful duty to return the call to you un-
answered, knowing as do the intense earnest
ness Of many whom have learned to love and
honor. but the interests OF the church must
always be placed first. These sacred interests
cannot be conserved without practical unanim-
ity. tntil that is secured the question OF the
pastorate ought not 10 be presented" o."
DR.. Ecob left the Presbyterian denomination
as protest against tho acts of the General
Assembly in connection with the Briggs case
The sun., 1899-03-28
orr LOSSES NEAR MANILA.

Gen. Otis Sends Additional Casualties, q
Killed and ~ Wounded.
WAsHISaToS. March 27.-Gen. Otis to-day
eabled the following additional casualties tsix
killed and forty-seven wounded In the battles
OF March "A. 20 and 21:
Killed.
Third Arhhery
KRAYENBuHL. NJ. g.. First Lieutenant, Third
ARTILLERY, and Captain and Com issary United
States Volunteers. Reported wounded yes
7nenheh Kansas
COHEN. MORRIS j.. Sergeant. Co. B.
FAIRcHILD. JOSEPH. Co. ID.
Second oregon.
STRAwDERMAN. l.. v. Co l..
TAYLOR. HAYES b.. Co. l..
T'rtniu-second Infantry.
Brooks, CHARLES f.. Sergeant. Co. L.
Wounded.
FIRST Idaho.
HILL CLAuDr Co A. chest. severe.
Trpnhah Kansas
BARTON. SAMUEL F.. Co B. leg. moderate.
HEsTEp. JAMES f.. Artitcer Co. d. neck.
MUIR. JOHN c.. Co f. lungs. fatal.
Thirtepnh Minnesota.
GEN, ROBERT. Co. F. thigh. moderate.
HAMILTON. JACK. Co. +. thigh and knee,
First Montana
ADAMS. F. j. surgeon mal9r: thigh slight
MORRlSSEf, EDWARD, o. D, afHl Sllknt.
First Nebraska.
SToRcH. JOSEPH A.. First Lieutenant. Co. C.
FEToHiE. HARRY. Co D. hand. moderate.
RonBINs. MELLON T., Go. A, thigh. moderate.
, sMIDLEy, WALKER /, Co F, thigh moderate
SuMERs. MATE. Co. NJ. neck. severe.
WAGNER. RED. Co. u. chest. severe.
First North Dakota.
DONOVAN. HARRY W.. Go. II. forearm. mod
erata.
BOWMAN. DANIEL c., Co. d, hand, severe
EDWARDS. FRANK F.. Corporal. Co N. thigh
PRHoKDAIE. RicHARD f., Co F, leg moderate
Tenth Pennsylvania.
BARNES. ELMER f.. musician. Co. c. elbow.
COLLINS. WILLIAM D.. Co. G. shoulder. severe.
HordENs. RALPH. Co H elbow. moderate
WALLACE. CHARLES T.. Sergeant. Co. X. neck.
First South Dakota.
ALLISON. MYERS. Co. l.. hand and arm. mod
CAREER, FERED, Co, J. chest. severe.
HASTINGS. BYRON. Co +. knee.
HuaHsE. ARNE. artihcsr. Co. c. thigh. mod
LoRENcEN. FRED. Co L. chest. severe.
PRATT. HIRAM A.. Sergeant. Co, F. thigh.
First Washington
MoH1N. ROBERT E.. Co. G. hand. slight.
7trentieth Infantry.
WR1oHT. IRA, foot. severe
Trenty-second Infantry.
DUNLAP. WILLIAM j., Co. l.. hand. severe.
ByRNE. PATRICK j.. FIRST Sergeant Co. E. leg.
slight.
CANE, SPuRaEoN musician. Co X. toe. slight.
GETER, WILLIAM. Co. A, forearm. slight.
HAGEBAuM. WILLIAM. arti ifcer. Co. +. back.
MILLER. JOHN. Co. l, head
SCANLAN. HENRY j.. Co. A. shoulder. slight.
WALMo OLE. First Sergeant Co. F. shoulder.
slight.
Third ArtiNerv
CALLAwAT. MASON. Battery l.. side. severe.
EoRFELDT, ROBERT. Battery X. leg. severe.
O'BRIEN, PATRICK, Battery X. forearm. severe
Sirth Artillery.
KELLEY. BRopERIcK J. Battery D. shoulder.
slight,
The sun., 1899-03-28
ARSON IN 4 CATHOLIC CHURCH.
Religious Fanatic Believed to Re a
Work in New Orleans.

Work in New Orleans.
New ORLEANS. March 27.-Fire was dscoy-
cred to-day in St Patrick's Church as Father
Fallon was celebrating mass. 1t started in the
sacrSty and spread so rapdlv that the church
would have been destroyed but for the prom pit
work Of the ilremen. Father Fallon remained
at ne altar n spite OF panic IN the congre-
mass hal been completed.
Chief O'Connor Of the Fire Department is
convinced that tn" fire was of incendiary
origin, This is the fourth Catholic building
which hes been, set on fire in the present
month Mayor Flower has ordered an investi-
CATION and has offered a reward for the arrest
Of the incendiary. who is believed to be re-
ligious fanatic
The sun., 1899-03-28
Spain Has Money to Pay April Debts.
&p,eiaL Cnhi, D,Innhrh 10 Tur aru

MADRID. March 27.-Marquis Vilaverde.
Minister of Finance, declares that he has tho
necessary funds to meet the April coupons, in
Guiding those OF the Cuban bonds.
The sun., 1899-03-28
GUAmS GOrERNoR NOT TO RESIGN.
Capt. Leary Says He Has No Idea of Giving
Up His Post ON His Lonely Ialand.

NORFOLK. Va. March 27.--Capt Richard
Leary, U, s. ~, recently appointed Governor
OF the island OF Guam. denied to-day that he
contemplated resgntng. He said that he
would not exchange his post upon the lonely
island for any other which the department
could offer him.
The auXiliary cruiser Yosemite. upon which
he will shorty sail for Manila and Guam will
first proceed from Nor ok 10 New York and
changed " -