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4 ' . . .. - 4 111 till ill ifi ftrf'flt) mii ! VpL I- No. lC. '. RALEIGH, N.G, THURSDAY MORNING, JANUARY 28, 1897. ' i.. YMr. - . . , J . UVnti a Copy. 4 t - HUItMIIIIH1 h Hii MHnilM " CONVENTION OF THE NATIONAL ASSOCIA- : MR. n Appropriation Which Gave Populist Allen an Oppor tunity to Air His f ALLEN A AtELANCHOLY EXAMPLE OF POPULISTIC NOTIONS." he Immigration BIN Passed the House Yesterday NIcaraguan Canal BUI Discussed In the Sen ate. V.f .ir 'rn, I). C. Jan. 27. Th- J ;;.r A r'-'ob-my Appropriation bill was Si i in ti t- Senat today, after a lonj: rn-wl at amusing controversy oer a-r I t i. ndiner.t providing for the py f th exiens s of the attendar.ee Wi rt Point cadets at the inaugu It-"" parade. Tie prop sition was made xr, I iy Mr. Allen (Pop.,- Neb.) of a tjwrtatioti n the virtues of the cM ft :! ?.tii:t Democratic simplicity, of i,- -dry rot which is det-troying the lii re. n tejuMic as it de&troyed tin l ituit IImpir ami of an attack on Mr Jr, C I ---- 11.) for inconsistency in fn liiul' in cratic caucuses and chiitn 3toUa D m erat, wnile to all in e: ts and purp s he had been a He pub icat. f-r the lat three or four years." li il tlee .s am ther distinguished Viibt- r. Mr. Albn added, pointing to b- m nt f Mr. Hill (Dem., N. Y.), who id th it he, t . w,n a Democrat. he-e r mark-, nude with all the serious-cha-. e". ri-t e f the Nebraska Vpnlixt SeiKiit.r, wire received with Dileniy the two Senators alluded to 3d by n- h!' S- n.ib. Mr. Ir.iv contented himself with the nurk th.it Mr. Alien wan a melancholy taiup'e f the c;Intof Populistic no- 3r. nv.tl til t l.e would probably pre:er i L ive ,t nri!!!U'rr.t of Coxeysarrn. .t :': i r! - i:iu ;':jr;ition parade; and Mr. J.'. .) a ir:iit it-.l that that would be a .tt! n.nrr relevant. Fir:. -thy i he amendment was rejected e.tx 2. nays .V and the bill was passed, t appropriates 4?!,."i7.', or $5,000 more I ui the hill a it parsed the House. t:A- 1,ooo js for the purchase of one J.ivni sem -automttie fivcjpounder jLii k tiring pin. f liie in. iiiornl of Henry Dup nt of D Itware in wr ieh he as?rts lint his il urn ti'i it t m the Seiiate was defeat xi la-t m:s oh through a miscount, or lhr tun h n i-t ike at out airst pre- t d y Mr. Cmrdier (Hep.. N II ) mi wa rfc r-ii t the Coinmitte on Pm ih tesan-l Klecti-'ns. TheNuar:ua bil! t i-ik ti up. It ave rist-toqui'e 1 ptntel d. hstte, in ti e cciurse of which Hr. S ei m hi nii:e(teil blthoUKh hr w. iii. i v. te f r i he bill in any fonn pre f ris.d. that it would lie better to let it h-1 v.r in. til n xt srion, and intimated that .e WfiiM favor tl.e negotiation of n w treaty on tl e linei tf the Frelmhuy Z . v !a tr. -ty. A m tion to eeom ' 'i " bill ws inade by M.I. Vilas (Dem., -. an I ttHH ending when the benate t 4 i ..i j nrfd iiiii tumorrow. U a-!, in -ion. I). C .Jan. 27. By a vote c" to in, "ou;-e todav agreed to tl.e r un ft mic e on report on the immiirra- : ;n, ucii emiiouiea suDstantiaiiy a v n.cixure, beinr dilTerent in some ri ; tx from either the Senate or House p'vclies in favor of the report "vtrr in.;,. j,v Messrs. Danford (liep., i: ;jo. who presented it from the con f Tt , x; ( w Stone (Htp a ) Johnson !:;. I rid ). Corliss (Hen. Mich.). Morse (K' p . Masx ) Wilson (Dtm , S. L.), Tay lor llo'i lI,i, nml Hpntiiirn llen.- l v.it and in opposition to it bv Mess: 1 '::!. ..Mi (Hep , Mo ). Chairman of tl Messrs. ti. .Mo t. tuairman oi tne li ;e l i n i:iiti' n Inini-ratinnr Thirk 0;-:n . I. a i. Park'er (Hep., N J ), Walker ('!p.. Mass ), Cannon (IUp.. 111.), Gros- ; r (lb p , Ohio). Dolliver (Hep., Iowa) J r.o.itiu r (Dt-ni , La.) CI. airmail Iiartholdt refused to sin report t ( the c emmitlce recommend - He till i r irii!cipal ibjection to the bill was l utxe n 'quirinj immigrants to read : write "in the laniruaire of their na ' r resident country." ... it n pointed out. would pre ' J eeral classes of people in Europe in Central America and Mexico L'nininir admission to the United r.tx i tcauxe they do not speak either tl.e laniruaires to which the clause -tx them. It was admitted that the -' -uaje was intended to prevent the :n of the great body of Hussian i ' " A x 1 lie vote was taken on the adoption f tie conference report, and on a divis- it was agreed to 116 to 10"i. Mr. ; l-.rtholdt demanded" the yeas and nays I h resulted veas 131, nays 117. . The uxual motion to reconsider and t lav that motion on the table having t'vnm.ide bv Mr. Lanford and agreed . l", the House at 4:4o adjourned until to i row. Thousands of Cattle Die. Dnhou, ltx , J. ti 27- Piominert stock men of th lidan Territory ano th- Pan Ilndln rep. rt that the rtcen but, id ia resulted in the death of tbi tj-aLds of cattle on the range. Fui Jre firt time in a Dumber of year -rgtt water course are frozen oyer. ers. DRY 0 CONVENTION OF THE NATIONAL ASSOCIA TIQN OF MANUFACTURERS- It Discusses the Tariff Question The Words "Tariff Should Be Made as Low as Possible' Bring On a Lively Discussion. . Philadelphia, Pa., Jan. 27. The con vention of the National Axeicciation of Manufacturers in Bet&ion heTe tcdy adopted r solutions favoring the Ten nessee Centennial Expnt-ition, which opens i;sgtt8on My 1, 1697, and recom mending that the uitrnbeis of the Na tional AsHOciation of Mir utacturers cive it their in bt c rrdial hUpporc. rii-c .mmiiue to c ns ier the quest n n of tMrilf njvjited the following reeolu- ii )mh: H -solved. That it is thf-s-neof the National A'ss-K-iation of Manufacturer. hattheta itf la -v should Oe reviaeii at treeailiest posbitde moment in ordir iha ui c rtamty may te removed, con fidence restored and businet-s permitted to revive. Hesolved, That rates of duty should re ma ie as hiw as p isxibie coniMent with ad equate protection of our nianiifcliiring and agricultural iuduxtries and the LUr they empi y. The tarill" should contain only scilie duties or mixed ad valorem and hpecitie dutien. Hesoived, That O ngress he invited to ro establish and extend the system of reci procity which my he employed to secure for us tarid favors in Latin American and oilier markets in whi.'h we are the lirgest buyers, while E -rope is the preferred se ler solely because of the lower wae rales and lower general costs of production in Lurojiean factories. The resolutions caused a lively discus sion. Mr Hamilton, of California, con tended that importers had no business in the convention, as their interests are di rectiy opposed to the interests of the manufacturers of the United states. He asserted that Congress is COmpOSea largely of lawyers and scheming poli ticians, who hold the country up" sim ply to get the popular vote of the country. Mr Harm ton said that he had no use for the convention if it did not demand adequate protection. Mr. Hamilton charged that the importers of the country are lobbying to nave tne ways auu Means Committee make the duties in the new bill as low as possible. Mr Hamil ton spoke earnestly and almost passion ately as he pleaded lor a high protective tarilif, and was warmly applauded as he concluded. Mi. ilistings of D-lawate criticised Mr. II.mi toii'8 remarks as tend ng io mislead, piobably unintentionally, the convention as to the bet.se of the it sol u ti n. Mr. Uastinga argued that the words in the rexolution "should b made an low ax po.-s.ble," did not me to that Ararican n.QU'tries shou d ieceive fid pr- t c ion. Mr. Hamilton lepbed to Mr. Hastings and ot jced to li e ieso ution bung made toreprts nt the sen-eof the associ ation on the quts'ion of t ie tariff. Mr. Hamilton pro di sijd that ' the ompen- ion of Japan and ter ori-ntal coun tries woul I min the Uune lSttus unless ih-ir go ds ie 'la-red out Mr. Hamilton! asked that the words "as low as possde' in the. resolution be f stricken out In the course of nis re marks, Mr Hnmilion referred to Mr. Hastings' business iron plafes and Mr. Hastings replied that he Old not want anv higher protection in his business; anil he believed he voiced the wishes of all those in his business when he said that the present duty was high enough. Mr. Heber Clarke, rep ying for the committee, s ated tuat the iesolutions were prepared with the idea of meeting the wshes of all as far as a happy m an between extreme hvsh protection and low protection. Mr CI rKe explained that the word adequate" was intended to mean a duty wiiit h wou d protect, for m-sUnce, if one arth le wmis en 'er cent, prmeetion and another 100 per cent., ilien the asso ciation akd lor these duties and so adeq-iate protects n would te afforded mcii of fhe-w- it dusiries. Mr. Tompkins, of North Ctrolina, arguel f r a duty tetween theex reme protectionists and the lree trader ana tavord the- resoUitioii;. G. F. II nxon, of Grgia, a member of the c in hi i tr-e. rgueu at length in fvor f tl e ti s Inti n. Mr. Hanson contended that a moderate tariff with fair protection should be asked for. , . , Mr. Solomon, of Newark, X. J., regis tered himself against the words "as low as possible?' An amendment striking out the words "as low as possible," and substituting the words "shall be as low as consistent wi h." was offered. On a vote the amendment was agreed to by a vote of 75 to On motion, the words "rates of duty" were changed to read "that duties shall be as," e c The resolutions were then adopted unanimously. It was agreed to send a copy of the resolutions as passed to each member of this and the next Congress. The following resolution introduced from the Committee on Hesoluiions was agreed to after some debate "That the Senate of the United Stares Is hereby urgently requested to enact 6uch a Jaw as w ill allow distillers to Dot tle distilled spirits in bond so that the restrictions now placed upon our man ufacturers which prevents the exporta tion of distilled spiii's in bottles and cases In bond may be removed, thereby largely increasing our export trade to all parts of the w rid, particularly in Ontral and South America and Mexico; and affording our manufacturers oppor tunity for 8ucces"s.rully compctine with foreign competition, particularly Cana dian distillers, wbo now enjoy this priv ilege to the detriment of home produc I Was Laid Away With All Due Pagan Form and Ceremony I I WAS A FEATURE IN TtfE PROCES SION AND CEREMONY. Little Pete's Death Will Be Avenged and Alurder is Expected to Be Rampant During Their Holidays. San Francisco, Cal , Jan. 27. The funeral of FongChing, otherwise known as Little Pete, the murdered leader of the San Yup society, took place yester day and was conducted with all due Paan form and ceremony.. The p$ncipal s rvices were held at Little Pete's la e residence, 819 Wash ington street, where hia shoe factory is located. Many large and handsome floral pieces were arranged about the casket, most of them the gifts of Chinese, though the donors of several were Caucasians There was mucu that was picturesque in the strange chanting of the priests, the barbaric notes of the Chinese musicians, the paper burning ceremonies, etc. During the morning eighteen roast pigs, two roast sheep and wagon loads of poultry, sweetmeats, etc., were sent to the cemetery, and thither the ways were conveyed. I he ban i. ups marched . ! in a bodv as did several other societies to , , , , , . hplnntrml wnrl the line of carriages was fully a mile long. - After the funeral a meeting w;as held by the See Yup society which, it is al leged, plotted Pete's murder in celebra tion of his death. There is general joy in the society over the event, and with them it is considered that the death of their enemy is one of the biggest vic tories in the history of Chinatown. Peace reigned in Chinatown last night, but Hatchetmen from all sections of the Pa cific coast are hurrying to San Francisco to avenge the death of Little Petev The majority of the San Yups and upper class believe that murder will be ram pant in Chinatown during the holidays, which begin February 1. The noise which usually attends the celebrations at that time will afford t' e highbinders an opportunity to use their weapons with little danger of detection. 111 D. C. REOPENS HIS CONTEST FOR SEAT IN THE U. S. SENATE. It All Hinged Upon Senator Jones' Pair. r Washington, D. C, Jan. 27.---Col. H: A. Dupont of Delaware, in connection with his prayer for the re opening of his claim to a scat in the Senate, today sub mitted a supplementary petition, which was referred to the Committee on Privi leges and Elections. In this new peti tion Mr. Dupont claims that the refusal to seat him was due to the wrongful pairing of Senator Jones of Nevada; against Mr. Dupout, with Senator Wolt cott, on the statement made by Senator Brice that Mr. Jones had given authority to pair him against Dupont. Mrl Dupont intimates that if the priv ilege is accorded him he expects to be able to show that there was no authority for pairing Senator Jones in opposition to his beingseated; that if this announce j ment of this pair had not been made the vote would have resulted in a tie, which would have caused the failure of the resolution declaring him not entitled to a seat and would have left the question pending in the Sen ite. As a nece-sary consequence he cla ms that "the affirmative resolution reported from the Committee on Privileges and Elections is still before the Senate as a question of hiirh constitutional and per sonal privtlege.t, The paper also states that the oleottxjones pair was not an nounced from the clerk's desk, and he claims the privilege of reopening the case on well-established parliamentary practice, that whenever an erroneous announcement of the record of a vote is made, the vote becomes null and void on discovery of the error. , In the petit on appear quotations from be Kecord which show hat while tne announcement of the pair was made on the authority of Senator Brice, he him self was not present. Town Creek. N. C, wants Improvements .aniugtou, Ll. U., Jan. 27 colonel Heap a corps of ergineers, in a re per laid before the House today on a pre liminary examination of Town Cretk, Brunswick county, North Carolina, re commends its improvement to the ex tent oi $ 500. Bank Cashier Suicides. Leigh, iNco., Jon. 27 - Lst night FraDk J Lepa, cashier of the Claik on State Bank at C aikson, Neb., com m-tted suicide. He had recently old n interest which he held in the bank, and no reason for his act can be as signed. ill POULTR 11 . lIMISPOSHIfl ((j(f SKINNER EXPRESSES SATISFIED HIMSELF AS Over the Result of the Caucus In Raleigh Last Night. Special to Tub Tribune. Washington, D. G, Jen. 27. Senator Pritchard arrived trday, but was too indisposed from cold to go to the Senate in the furious snow storm that has the city in its icy grip. Speaking of the Republican caucus ?n Raleigh last night, Mr. Skinner says the result is satisfactory to him. Xj self respecting Populist, he says, cat oe dog whipped out of the party by aian who has been publicly denouncer oy the vice-presidential candidate x,f the Populibt party as a traitor. J. B. H. Sfrudwlck-Arrowsmith. Special to The Tribune. Hilisburo, Jn. 27. -Miss Mary Strud ick, tte beautiful and acomDlish daughter of Dr. Wm. Strudwick of 'his City, was united in marriage today it three o'clock at the home of her oarents to Mr. J. M. Arrowsmith of Oailsle, K. Mr. and. Mrs. Arrow- smith will res?d in Greensboro, N. C. FORTY SHOTS FIRED. A Battle in Which Eight of the Number Took Effect. L-xiogton, Ky., Jan. 27.- Lite yes terday afternoon, on Green River, near Brownsville, a battle occurred in which tony snois we e nrea, eigni oi wmcn took effect. Tne combatants w-re Eu g-ine i carrier, j. i uirner, iainn aagesiand Lamer fecaggs on one side and G. W HnzliD. AUodso Hz-lm nd his son on the other. G. W Hiz-- np was shot in the groin ai.d hand ano Aifonso in the breast, arm and side, Xithan Scaegs was shot in the should r and Ben Scaffffs a bvstacder. in th irm ine two tiaziiDS win aie. ine trouble occurr-ed over th9 alleged be nrayal of thn C trriers1 sister by Alfonso tlazlip. Al' ar ororninent people. Wolcott Gone to Paris. Inndoo. Ian 27- TJuitea S;ates Sen ator L. O. Wolcott, with his family, xtarted for Dover this morning en roun for Paris, where he will continue his mission in the interest of bimetallism. Among the passengers on board th two. with Mr Wolcott was Genera' Jharles Pin. nf B iton f EI COMPLIMENTARY TO MISS JOSIE TAYLOR AND MISS DAISY COX, f Guests of Miss Lilly Richards at Hillsboro North Carolina. Special to The Tribune. Hillsboro, N. C, Jan. 27. An elegant banquet was given at the home of Mr. "WYE. Stewart last night from 9 to 10:30 o'clock, comnlimentarv to Miss Jos e , - - Taylor and Miss Daisy Cox, two of Dur- ham's most charming and beautiful voung "belles," who are the guests of " Miss Lily Richards. Among the invited guests who were present were Miss Josie Taylor of Durh m with Mr J. C, Cek, Miss Daisy Cox of Durham with MrrW. II. Rosemond, Miss Lily Richards of Hillsboro with Mr. D. S. Tianin, Miss Ella Cheek with Mr. T. D. Tinnin, Jr., Miss Jennie Tinnin wbh Mr. N. .W. Brown, Miss Nettie Tinnin with Mr. C. R. Parish, Miss Lily Adams with Mr. T. M. Foster, Miss Alice Padgett with Mr. George Lynch, Miss Floy Booker with Mr. W. J. Rosemond, Miss Willie Woot en with Mr. F. It. Faucette. After the banquet a delightful german was given. The german was led by Mr. J. C. Cheek with Miss Josie Taylor of Durham, assisted by Mr. T. D. Tinnin, J t. with Miss Cheek. This was the greatest social function of the kind ever witnessed in Hillsboro Considering the Treaty. Washington, D O , Jan. 27 The Senate Committee on Foreign Relations today considered the general treaty t f arbitration between this country ana Great Britain without reaching a cou- elusion. The general drift of the dis cussion indicated that the instrument mu9t be amended so as to eliminate an p ssible inclusion of questions concert iog the domestic or foreign policy of either of the cmtrecting parties. It is believed by some members r f the committe-) that a cot elusion will b reached at a special meeting on Stnr day a d that the treaty will be reported to the Senate Monday. Farewell Peffer; Good Boy. Good-bye. i Top-ka, Rta.. Ju. 27. At boon to day the Kansas Legislature met in j int convention and eh-cted Wm. A. Hrns to th United States Senate, to succeed Mr. Peffer. - B NOU He Kicks the Bill Gotten Up by the State Teachers Association, and FfiLLS BACK ON THE DMOCRfiTIC PLAN '1 ' LONG AGO GREATLY OF AS SOMETHING SUPERIOR. a The Friends of the Bill Will Have Something to Say About the Matter. J To The Tribune. The bill now before the Legislature gotten up by the State Teachers' Asso- - ciation is worse, if possible, than any d thing heretofore presented. Bevond creating nice offices for 30 or 40 teach - ers there is nothing whatever in the bill rIf il bad been the intention of the teaclr- ers to have gotten up a school law for their especial benefit, they could not improve upon the, present monstrosity in ten years; I am pained and chagrined over the failure pf the association. Like many others, I expected something real ngible from the association. The bill contemplates dividing the State into school districts, composed of two or more counties, and to appoint a super vsar cf schools for each district. Du- plin count v, for instance, has 120' public schools, and they are mostly all run be tween December 1st and March 1st, .00 davs Now if there was go ng to be supervision that really supervised, it (would require the seroces of the super visor m that county alone tne w hole sea son. The supervisor should spend at least one day at eacnscnooi eacn year, but under the present bill before the Legislature the supervisor would never see one-tnira oi tne scnoois. Again, it is provided that the same su pervisor examine the teachers for two or more counties, l his .is one ieature oi the law that mightnot.be objected to since there will only be one examination during the year, but the idea of pre- tending to give an institute for the. ben- efit of the teachers for one week each year and examiae 50 or 7o teachers the same week, is ridiculously absurd. Beln something of a cross-roads ex-teacner, I reiterate, I am pained and disgusted at this bill. Any one who ever attended these one weeK institutes know the truth of the assertion when I say that if these in stitutes are to do any good then it would take at least one week for that alone. It would take a week to thoroughly exam- he .c0 or 75 teachers. For the benefit of the children and the .taxpayers, who do not want to see their money wasted, I trust that this bill will die aborning. We live in an age of justice and fair play. hue there are many sincere friends of the public schools many who want to improve them, it not now sooner or later the friends of the public schools will agree with me when I say that the old .Democratic law, which required a county superintendent and board of education .for each county .111 V . : ,1 r t' "evur utJ mjproveu upon We were o toorlior nnHor 4 riot crctum flnr! wo k ()f . .vorkin,r of .ie Jaw. and I must acknowledge, for the benefit of the schools, that the former law was - n .. rwi. ... J i i I 1 -nnnueiy superior, i ne oiu law requireu kuc jupci iuicuucui isj in b at iiau vvyuiihjr seat and to countersign all vouchers Now ii is the chairman of the Board of Commissioners who does this, and he can live in any hollow in the county. Gentlemen of the Assembly, you are there to make laws forJ;he benefit of the people, and the greatest servic you can do the public schools is to re-enact the Democratic law that was repealed in 1S95. 1 am in favbr of the best laws, ir respective of what party enacts them If taxes were to be increased the schools might be improved upon, but unless this is done the old law is the best. Even the present law is superior to the one contemplated. ll this bi 1 becomes a law somebody is go ing to be sick. The jr sent law requiring teachere to pay for their examination is a grievions error. H.m n nature i-the e&me the world i ver. If t-e examiner is to get his pay by examining, th n the more be ex amines tlu more pay. 'He must also ena ur age this coming, and the only way he can do this is to give certificates to unworthies. This has gone so far io some counties til first grade teachers are compelled to teach or $20 and $25, or leave the field for others less comjietent. Real good teach rs are driven out of the business in many caM-s. Abolish his fee system and elect superin tendents and pay them for examining teach en, then there will be nohiducetueiit to give incompetent certificates. 8. M. Hill. Fire Flames and Destruction. ToIed . Ohio, Jan. k6. For over two hour-, this afternoon ihe. business eee'lon of the ciiv was threatened with de-truc i. n by hre. Jt lames bn.Keoin in ine . r . . . Pop livery stables, oa Clair street, be tween the Lot ffice and Hotel J fi-rson. nd were witk aifSruby confined tot that bnddinc. Twentv five borw-s and nam erous vehicles were dst'oyed and the building gutted. The total io-s 50,000 dollars with little im-uram e. The fire de-tioved ne residence and damaged two others on Robinson are u. involving a loss ox about 10,000 dollars. NO HE HE GQMEZ -CRITICISES PRESIDENT CLEVE LAND. No Compromise With SpalrwSO.OOO Rlfle and f.000 Cartridges for Each Would Settle the Business. Atlanta, Ga., January 27 The Even ing Constitution publishel today an au ihentic interview with Gen. Maximo Gomez in which he denies that he ever wrote a letter favoring home rule for Cuba. He opp ss a compromise with Spain and says that if he bal 50,000 rlls and 1,000 cattridgea for ech he cotild drive Weyler IT the War d within a mcnth. The General ctiticises Mr. Cleveland for non-interference. The interview was obbiimd by C. II. Hernando, who was sent to Cuba by Rev. A. J.. Diaz with a commission to have a personal inttrview with Gen. Gomez. v. Dr. Diiz is the Biptit miwtionaryj who Wiis re'eed from Moro castle Ut Mini mer through tie intei vntion of the Uuited States. Mr. H rn indo wrote him from Jaruco undrr date f J.inuary 19. IIrnHndo went from Atl.mt tlinct to Havana. He left that city s a Cuban cow boy and two days later t eached the camp cf Gomez in the mountains cf Lis Escaleros De Jiruca. Hernando sayn: "Although it was not yet 6 o'clock in the niorrnrig. the (enral was up, booted, wearing his large som brero and. a clean linen drts. The only arms he wore was a small Spanish re volver. "Upon acquRinting the general with the report that he had given hi-s adheion io the policy of home rule or autonomy for Cuta, the same as accorde d to Canada by Gitat Britian, he said emphatically: ,. "No, sir; I have wriilea uu such letter nor given my assent to the p dicy. .1 am the general in command of the,, Cuban forces and mv only bu-ine-s is to plan and fiht battles in order to drive out the Spanish from the b-land. ) bring the war to a succet-ftful irsue. I have been entrusted with this duty by the Cuban government through its ptoj er agencies. "If any action is ever taken In regard to the political settlement of. Cuba, It will have to be by President Cisneros and his cabinet, who alone are authorized to act., Besides this, there is an article' in the Constitution ' which We have adopted, providing that even the Prcsi deiik nd his caom. t would have to call the General As?nn ly to ttlle uch an important matter as this. My only, duty is to fight to keep the banner of Cuba flying, and in no manner would I conflict with the" properly constituted auth. rity of my government." ' 'But,' I afked the general, do you know of any movement even tn the art of the govemmtnt for such a purpose as thisT . ; " ' Why, no,' replied the general. 'The Cuban people were never so determined as they are now. . At no t me since tho beginning, has the army been In better condition, or better drilled than it is at lresent Our men are full of enthusiasm for the independence of our country, and never in its history have they been so set against taking advantage of any temporary oiler. The Cuban army and the Cuban people have ftarttd out for absolute independence, and , they will never lay down their arms until it has been achieved.' "D recting the . attention of Gen. Gomez to the unfrundly policy of Mr. Cleveland, he smiled grimly nd said: "When we rose up in arms against Spanish tyrrany we did so trusting in God and in ourselves. We know the enemy whom we had elected to mee,t, so that we did not measure the stature of the giant,, or the power of the lion Con sequently we are here, armed and organ ized and ready to sacrifice our lives for Cuba." The General walked up and down as he spoke, his eye flashing, then he added: "'I know I should be guard'ed in what I say. Mr. Cleveland is at the head of a great nation, for whose people I have the most profound) respect, and he is well acquainted with the truth, but no man who was not of Anclo-Saxon descent could act sO cold bloodedly as he has done. I know all the people of the United States are in favor of our cause, and am acquainted with the posit on of the United States Senators, although there has been some friction among them, for which I am sorry. "There is one thine, however, that I do not understand how it is that Mr. Cleveland can be so complacent with the Spanish government, which has in sulted bis flag, as Weyler haa done In Cuba and as has been done in Spaiq; how Mr. Cleveland can reat content when be sees the Spanish government shedding the innocent bhwd of non combatants, is past my comprehension, if it was only for humanity' sake, he ought to stop the barbarities in a friend ly way.' . "At this point the General dropped that point of the conversation, and in reply to a question -as to . how long he thought the war would last; said: . Mi I could baTr-50,U0O.ifl sand 1.000 cartridges for ech gun I would clean Weyler and his trooi s from tneiennd in side of thirty days. I have endeavored in my conduct of the war to observe tne rules cf humanity. I have refrained al most at the point of revolutions in my ranks of making reprisals for brtarjii-a never known in hii-fory before. We say that we are in ihs fight for life or death, that even the strongest suggestion of peace which Spin can makr, m only for the purp se f giining advancage. , Only a Few $100,000 Skort. Naw Turk. Jan. 27 Treasury bal- fVnn. 1122 510,120; currency.. ...:L
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