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T h e r e w a s a p a r a d e fh th e m o r n i n g a n 1 a r e q u i e m m a s s w a s c e l e b r a t e d in t h e c a t h e d r a l . I n th e a f t e r n o o n th e r e w a s a m e e t i n g in th e th e a t r e , a t w h i c h th e d e a d s o l d i e r w a s e u l o g i z e d . T h e c r o w d t h a t a s s e m b l e d in th e m o r n in g w a s n o t o r d e r l y . C a r l o s G a r c i a , w h o m a n a g e d th o affA ir, fa i l e d t o n o t i f y C o l o n e l B e a c o m , th e A d j u t a n t - G e n e r a l , w h o is In o o m m a n d o f t h e c i t y d u r i n g th e a b s e n c e o f G e n e r a l W o o d , a n d th e A m e r i c a n s k n e w n o t h i n g o f t h e c o n t e m p l a t e d p r o c e s s i o n u n t i l a h u n d r e d C u b a n s , a r m e d w i t h R e m in g t o n r i f l e s , m a r c h e d p a s t th e p a l a c e . T h e s e w e r o fo l l o w e d b y tw i c e a s m a n y m o r e b e a r i n g m a o h e t e s a n d p i s t o l s a u d C u b a n fla g s . T h e A m e r i c a n fla g h n d n o p l a c e In th e p r o c e a s i o n . A t 9 o’c l o c k n e a r l y a l l th e c r o w d e n t e r e d th e c a t h e d r a l t o lis t e n to t h e re l i g i o u s s e r v ic e s . T h o a r m e d C u b a n s o u t s i d e fired t w o « a l n t e s w i t h b a l l c a r t r i d g e s , a n d tw o o f t h o b u l l e t s c h i p p e d p ie c e s o f m a s o n r y fro m th e c a t h e d r a l c u |k o ia . A ro a n w h o w a s r i n g i n g tb o c h i m e s w a s so b a d l y f r i g h t e n e d b y th o c l o s e a p p r o a c h o f th e b u l l e t s t h a t h e c a m e d o w n a n d c o u l d n o t b e I n d u c e d to g o in t o th e o u p o l a a g a i n . W h e n C o l o n e l B e a c o m h e a r d th o v o l l e y s h o im m e d i a t e l y s u m m o n e d G a r c i a b e f o r e h im a n d d e m a n d e d b y w h a t a u t h o r i t y h o b r o u g h t a r m e d m e n i n t o th o c i t y . O a r c l a s a i d h o t h o u g h t t h a t th o C u b a n s ’ p l a n to c o m m e m o r a t e th e d e a t h o f M a o e o w a s k n o w n to t h e A m e r i c a n a u t h o r i t i e s . H o w a s o r d e r e d b y C o l o n e l B e a c o m to Im m e d i a t e l y d i s a r m th o m o u , w h i c h h e d i d . T h e q f t e r n o o n p r o c e s s i o n to th e th e a t r e w a s m o r e d r d e r l v . A h a l f d o z e n s p e e c h e s W e r e m a d e In th e t h e a t r e , th o s p e a k e r s c o n f i n i n g t h e m s e l v e s t o u t t e r i n g p a n e g y r i c s o f G e n e r a l M a o e o a n d d e n o u n c i n g th e H p a n i o r d s . N o r e f e r e n o e w a s m a d e to th e A m e r i c a n s . T h e d a y w a s th e first t i m e a r m e d C u b a n s h a v e e n t e r e d th e c i t y sin c e th e 'A m e r l o a n o c c u p a t i o n . T o w a r d n i g h t t h e c r o w d b e c a m e d r u n k a n d b o i s t e r o u s . T h e y th r o n g e d th o s a l o o n s a n d c a f e s a n d th o p l a z a s , m a k i n g t h r e a t s a g a i n s t t h e S p a n i a r d s a n d A m e r i c a n s . A t 6 o ’c l o c k th r e e h o r i e m o n , le d b y a w h i t e m a n w e a r i n g t h e I n s i g n i a o f a c a p ta i n In t h e C u b a n A r m y , r o d e to th e e n t r a n c e 6 f t h o C l r c n l o K s p a n o l a n d k n o c k e d o v e r th r e e p o l i c e m e u w h o w e r e g u a r d i n g th e d o o r . T h e y th e n ro d e i n t o th o r e c e p t i o n ro o m , w h e r e th e y sp i i i s h e d tw o c h a n d e l i e r s a n d so m e f u r n i t u r e , a f t e r w h i c h th e y r o d e o u t , w i t h th e w h i t e m a n s t i l l a t th e i r h e a d . H e w a v e d h i s m a c h e t e o v e r h i s h e a d , a n d s h o u t e d in S p a n i s h : “ I a t n J u a u C a s t i l l o , a c a p t a i u of in f a n t r y (n th e a r m y o f lib e r a t i o n o f C u b a . I d id th i a a c t o n a c c o u n t o f m y m a u h o o d . ” T h e n , w i t h h i s th r e e c o m p a n i o n s , ho g a l lo p e d d o w n th e s t r e e t , fo l l o w e d by a c h e e r in g c r o w d . A f t e r t h e h o r s e m e n h a d d i s a p p e a r e d a n o t h e r c r o w d a t t e m p t e d to b r e a k iu t o th e c l u b , b u t th o e n t r a n c e w a s b l o c k e d b y C a p t a i n R a m o n M e n d o z a o f G e n e r a l W o o d ’s s t a f f . W h e n t h e m a t t e r w a s r e p o r t e d to th e A m e r i c a n m i l i t a r y a u t h o r i t i e s L i e u t e n a n t M a t t h e w H a n n a b r o u g h t a d e t a i l o f tr o o p s fro m th o F i f t h R e g u l a r s n n d p l a c e d tn m n a s g u a r d s a t th o S p a n i s h C lu b a n d th o S p a n i s h B a n k , w i t h o r d e r s to b a y o n e t a n y o n o w h o a t t e m p t e d f u r t h e r d i s o r d e r . L i e u t e n a n t H a n n a p r o m p t l y d i s m is s e d th e th r e o p o l i c e m e u w h o h a d a l lo w e d th e m s e l v e s to bo r u u o v e r w i t h o u t r e s i s t a n c e n n d a l s o s i x o t h e r s w h o fa il e d to p r e v e n t t h o tr o u b l e . S e c r e t s e r v i c e m e n a r e a f t e r C a s t i l l o a n d h i s c o m p a n i o n s , w i t h o r d e r s to b r i n g th e m in d e a d b r a l i v e . O U R A M B A S S A D O R T O M E X IC O . The Mexican Government Raise# tlie Rank of Its M inister to This Country. W a s i i i n o t o s , D . C. ( S p e c i a l ) . —T h e P r e s i d e n t h a s s e n t t o t h e S e n a t e th o n o m i n a t i o n o f P o w e ll C l a y t o n , o f A r k a n s a s , t o be A m b a s s a d o r to M o x ic o . B e n o r R o m e r o , th e FOWJCLL CLATTO*. ( M i n i s t e r t o M e x ico w h o h a s b e e n r a i s e d t o th e r a n k o f A m b a s s a d o r . ) f o r m e r M e x ic a n M i n i s t e r , h a v i n g b e e n r a i s e d to th e r a n k o f A m b a s s a d o r , M i n i s t e r C l a y t o n ’s p r o m o t i o n fo llo w e d u n d e r a n a c t o f C o n g r e s s . M A Y O R - E L E C T S E T T I N G T Y P E - P rinter J . G . W oodward Chosen as Muni cipal Executive o f Atlanta. A t l a n t a , G a . ( S p e c i a l ) . —J a m e s G . W o o d w a r d , a p r i n t e r , w a s e l e c t e d M a y o r o f A t la n t a o n tf e d n e s i f a y . I n th e p r l m n r \ W o o d w a r d d e f e a t e d E d m u n d W . M a r t i n , a p r o m i n e n t a n d s u c c e s s f u l la w y e r o f thl* c i t y , a l l t h r o u g h h i s in f l u e n c e w i t h th e la b o r i n g e l e m e n t . B u t s u c c e s s d i d n o t tu r n h is h e a d , a n d lie is u t w o r k a t hit T H E QUEENS COUNTY REVIEW will undergo some radical changes w ith the advent •I the new year. The subscription price has been reduced to $1.50 PER ANNUMN I ADVANCE. The publisher believes th a t a good live paper can be fu r nished to the reading public for the price, and w ill m ake every effort to make the paper even better than heretofore. T H E R E V I E W wilt continue to publish full reports of a ll m atters relating tn th . Town nnd County and w ill m aintain the reputation estab lished of giving nil the local news in attractive form . 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G r e a t I n d i f f e r e n c e to th e d e c i s i o n o f t h o C o u r t o f C a s s a t i o n Is d i s p l a y e d n t t h e h e a d q u a r t e r s o f tb « ' M i l i t a r y Q o v e r n o r o f P a r i s , G e n e r a l Z u r l i n d n n . G e n e r a l M e r c l e r , w h o W as M i n i s t e r o f W a r a t th e tim e t h a t D r e y fu s w a s c o n d e m n e d , is q u o t e d u s s a y i n g in th e c o u r s e o f a n In te r v ie w : \ T h e y w ish to d e s t r o y th o a r m y , b u t th e y w o n ’t s u c c e e d . T h e Hftmy w ill be f o u n d p a s s i o n a t e l y d e v o t e d to th o c o u n t r y w h e n it is n e e d e d . As f o r th e C o u r t of C a s s a t i o n , it Is d o i u g w h a t It is its b u s i n e s s t o p e r f o r m . ” * I t is s a i d t h a t M . L a b o r ! , C o l o n e l P io - j u a r t 's c o u n s e l , h a s m a d e a p p l i c a t i o n fo r che t e m p o r a r y lib e r a t i o n o f h t s c l i e n t . 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M A D n rn, S p a i n (B y (T a b le).— G e n e r a l K los, G o v e r n o r o f t h o V lsa y u I s l a n d s , c a b l e s tlm t th o tr o o p s a t M in a s r e b e l l e d , n n d t h a t th o tn u l j u y w a s s u p p r e s s e d a f t e r s i x o f th e s o l d i e r s h a d b e e n s h o t . A s i m i l a r re b e l l i o n a t T u t n b a c w a s a l s o s u p p r e s s e d . E i g h t o f t h e tr o o p s th e r e w o r e s h o t . T h e g a r r i s o n n t B i lb a o h a s nl9 o r e v o l t e d . G e n e r a l R io s s e n t r e i n f o r c e m e n t s to t h a t p l a c e . N e w R u s s i a n M i n i s t e r to C h i n a . P e k i n , C h i n a (B y C a b l e ) . —T h o n e w R u s s i a n M i n i s t e r , M . d e G l e r s , p r e s e n t e d b is c r e d e n t i a l s to th e E m p e r o r a few d a y s Hg<>. T h e E m p e r o r a p p e a r e d to bo w e a k a n d s i c k l y . T h e D o w a g e r E m p r e s s w a s n o t p r e s e n t . 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Al- d e r r n a u F l c k w a s th o o n ly d i s s e n t e r . T h e a c t i o n h a s c a u s e d g r e a t e x c i t e m e n t a m o n g : th e r e t a i l c i g a r d e a l e r s . T h e y h e ld a la r g e l y - a t t e n d e d m e e t i n g a n d v o t e d to lig h t th e o r d i n a n c e . I t d e v e l o p e d a t th e m e e t i n g t h a t o u t o f j t h e 5500 c i g a r d e a l e r s In C h i c a g o o n ly 2*25 i w e r o a b l e t o p a y th e p r e s e n t lic e n s e fee of > 0100, a n d it w a s d e c l a r e d t h a t If th o ta x ' w a s I n c r e a s e d , a s p r o p o s e d , n o n e b u t th e d e p a r t m e n t s t o r e s w o u ld b e a b l e to p a y i t . T h o a c t i o n o f th o C o u n c i l c o m m i t t e e w a s la i d to s p i t e , t h e A l d e r a i e n b e i n g a n g r y be- 1 c a u s e th e c i g a r d e a l e r s h a il b e e u ta k i n g a n a c t i v e h a n d in p o l i t i c s la t e l y . C i g a r e t t e # M a k e # a H o y B u r g l a r . M o u n t V e b n o n , N . Y. ( S p e c i a l ) . — W ith in a s h o r t w e e k R a p h a e l M o n o t h a s d o g n ti- c r a t e d fro m a g o o d lit t l e te n - y e a r - o l d bo y in t o a n a c c o m p l i s h e d h< u s o b r e a k e r . C i g a r e t t e s p r e p a r e d h i m f o r th e d o w n w a r d p l u n g e . T h e I n f l u e n c e o f b a d b o y c o m p a n i o n s k e e le d h i m o v e r t h o m o r a l p r e c i p ic e . T h e c h i l d Is th e o n l y s o u o f L o u is M o f f o t , a c a r p e n t e r o f th i s p l a c e . I t a p p e a r s t h a t t h e b o y b e i n g p r e s s e d fo r m o n e y w i t h w h ic h to p u r c h a s e c i g a r e t t e s , b r o k e I n t o th r o e s t o r e s , s t e a l i n g th e m o n e y a n d th o c i g a r s a n d c i g a r e t t e s t h a t h e l a i d h is h a n d s o n . H o w a s , h o w e v e r , c a u g h t , a n d n o w la n g u i s h e s In Jm l. 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T h e n e w O h io la w g i v i n g to j u r i e s th o o p t i o n to Im p o s e e i t h e r d e a t h p e n a l t y o r life im p r i s o n m e n t in m u r d e r c a s e ? h a s j b e e n p r o n o u n c e d c o n s t i t u t i o n a l by J u d g e j D a v i s , in th n C o m m o n IM eas C o u r t . T h e j d e c i s i o n w a s r e n d e r e d In th e c a s e o f ; l l a r r v J o n e s , c o l o r e d , c o n v i c t e d o f ro u r - j d e r i n g A n n a J o u n s o u , n n d s e n t e n c e d to : life I m p r i s o n m e n t b y tin* J u r y . A m o t i o n I fu r a n e w tr i a l w a s o v e r r u l e d . Forty-five Men Rescued in Mid-Ocean by the Steamsh;r> Vedamore. TWENTY-FIVE MEN WENT DOWN. T h e B r i t i s h S t e a m n h l p I . o n d o n i a n S i n k s n t S e a —I n G r e a t D i s t r e s s W h e n S i g h t e d b y th e V e d a m o r e —T h e B e s c u e r # S t r u g g l e d T w o D r y # In a S t o r m to T a k e th e • ’t e w F r o m th e D o o m e d S h i p . B a l t i m o r e . M d . ( S p a c l a l ) . - F o r t y - f i v e s h i p w r e c k e d m a r i n e r s fro m th e L o n d o n l a n , w h i c h w a s r e c e n t l y r e p o r t e d a s f o u n d e r i n g a t s e a , w e r e la n d e d h e r e o n T h u r s d a y b v th o J o h n s t o n L i n o s t e a m s h i p V e d a m o r e . T h e V e d a u io r o w n s s e v e r a l d a y s o v e r d u e , a n d f e a r s f o r h e r s a f e t y w e r o b e g i n n i n g to b e f e l t . C a p t a i n R o b e r t B a r t l e t t is h e r m a s t e r . T h e L o n d o n i a n , f r o m B o s t o n fo r L o n d o n , w i t h a c r e w o f n e a r l y e i g h t y m e n , a n d a c a r g o v a l u e d a t a b o u t 0300,000, in c l u d i n g 650 c a t t l e , f o u n d e r e d N o v e m b e r 25. A b o u t tw e n t y - f i v e o f t h o c r e w w e n t d o w n a n d tlio r e i n n i u i n g o n e s w e r o p i c k e d u p b y th e V e d a m o r e . T h o s a v e d m e m b e r s o f t h e L o u - d o u t a n 's c r e w n u m b e r e d t w e n t y - t h r e e m e n . I n a d d i t i o n , th c r o w e r e tw e n t v - t w o c a t t l e m e n s a v e d , in c l u d i n g P a t r i c k W a r d , o f B o s t o n , fo r e m a n fo r S w ift A C o ., w h o h a d 263 h e a d o f c a t t l e o n b o a r d , a n l D a n i e l C u l n n u , o f S o m e r v i l l e , M a s s , , fo r e m a n fo r N e l s o n M o r r i s A C o ., w h o h a d 392 c a t t l e . T h e e a t - tlo m e n in th e g a n g s w e r o A. M a n g e l , J o h n J . N e v i lle, o f W a t e r b u r v , C o n n . ; M ic h a e l M a lo u e , o f F a l l R i v o r ; J o h n F . 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T h e ill-f a t e d L o n a o n i a n le f t B o s t o n o n N o v e m b e r 1C. a n d o n N o v e m b e r 23 i u a v i o le n t g a lo h e r c a r g o s h i f t e d a n d s h e a l m o s t c a p s i z e d , f i n a l l y r e s t i n g o u h e r b e a m e n iH , w i t h b i g s e a s b r e a k i n g o v e r h e r . H e r l u c k less c r e w w e r e h e l p l e s s to r i g h t h e r , a n d f o r t w o d a y s s h e d r i f t e d a b o u t a t t h e m e r c y o f t h e w i n d s a n d w a v e s . A s s i s t a n c e c a m e a t 5 o 'c l o c k o n th o m o r n i n g o f N o v e m b e r 25. T h e V e d a m o r e h o v o in s i g h t fiv e m ile9 d i s t a n t , a u d a s it w n s s t i l l q u i t e d a r k th e L o n d o n l a n b u r n e d s i g n a l fire s a n d fire d d i s t r e s s r o c k e t s . T h e s i g n a l s w e r e se e n by t h e o f lle o r s o n th e V e d a t n o r e 's b r i d g e , a n d r e p o r t e d to C a p t a i n B a r t l e t t , w h o g a v e o r d e r s t h a t t h e V e d a m o r o ’s c o u r s e b e c h a n g e d . S e c o n d O ifico r H o b b s a n d a v o l u n t e e r e r e w , g a l l a n t l y la u n c h e d o n e of th e V e d u - m o r u 's b o n t s a u d a t t e m p t e d to r e a c h th o s i n k i n g L o n d c n i n n . F u r th r e e h o u r s th e s t u r d y B r i t o n s b a t t l e d w i t h w in d n u d w a v e In a v a i n a t t e m p t t o r e a c h lie r , b u t w e r o fin a l l y f o r c e d t o r e t u r n to th e i r s h i p . M a n y a t t e m p t s w e r e m a d e to ro n c h th e s l u k i n g s h i p w h ic h p r o v e d f r u i t l e s s , a n d a s It g r o w to o d a r k to d o a n y t h i n g m o r e , C a p t n i n B a r t l e t t s i g n a l l e d , \ W i l l s t a n d by y o u u u t l l t u o r u l n g . ” T h e p i t e o u s s i g n a l , \ F o r G o d 's s a k e d o n ’t le a v e u s , ” c a m e b a c k lu r e p l y , a n d to th e m u t e a p p e a l e v e r y m a n o f t h e g a l l a n t c r o w o f t h e V o d a t n o r e p l e d g e d h i s life to re s c u e t h e h e l p l e s s o n e s . D u r i n g tb e n i g h t th e w in d in c r e a s e d , a n d b y m o r n i n g it w a s b l o w i n g v e r y h a r d . T h e n it w a s t h a t a n o t h e r m e a n s of r e s c u e w a s d o c id o d u p o n . F o r h o u r s llf e - b o u y s w i t h lin e s a t t a c h e d w e r e f l o a t e d to th o L o n d o n i a n , a n d a t l a s t h e r c r e w s u c c e e d e d iu g e t t i n g o n e a b o a r d . A h e a v i e r lin o w a s s t r e t c h e d b e t w e e n th e tw o vestfela a n d o n e «>f tin* V e d a t n o r e 'a life b o a t s w u s im p r o v i s e d u s u lif e - c a r , to be h a u l e d b e t w e e n t h o s h i p s . I t m a d e n tr i p s u c c e s s f u l l y u n d tw e n t y - t w o h a l f fro z e n , e x h a u s t e d m e n w e r e h a u l e d u p o v e r t h o h i g h sid e o f t h e V e d a m o r e u u d g i v e n e v e r y c o m f o r t th o s h i p a f f o r d e d . A s th e b o a t w a s g o i n g b a c k to th o L o n d o n i a n w r e c k a b ig s e a b r o k e o v e r It a n d c a p s i z e d it. A n o t h e r b r o k e o v e r it a u d d e m o l i s h e d tt. T h o lin e s w e r e a l s o c a r r i e d a w a y a n d th o c o m m u n i c a t i o n b r o k e n . C h i e f O f f ic e r D o r a n , o f th e V e d a m o r e , t h o u s t o p p e d u p to C a p t a i n B a r t l e t t a n d v o l u n t e e r e d to la t i u c h a n o t h e r life b o a t to a t t e m p t tb o re s c u e . A n o t h e r s e t o f b r a v e s e a m e n d r o p p e d d o w n iu t o h e r n s sh o to u c h e d th e w a t e r , a n d sh o b o u n d e d a w a y o n th e c r e s t o f a b i g w a v e lik e a ra c e h o r s e . F o r t w o h o u r s t h o b o a t 's c r e w s t r u g g l e d u t t h e o a r s , b u t c o u l d u o t g e t n e a r e r th a n s i x t y y a r d s to th e w r e c k . T h e y w o r e a t la s t f o r c e d t o g i v e u p a n d r e t u r n to th e i r s h i p . A n o t h e r fe a r f u l n i g h t o f p e r i l n n d f e a r p a s s e d . T h e n e x t m o r n i n g tw e n t y - t h r e e o f t h e m e n o f th e L o u d o u l a n s u c c e e d e d lu l a u n c h i n g o n e o f t h e i r o w n b o a t s a n d r e a c h e d tin* V e d a m o r e in s a f e t y . T h e i r b o a t w a s a l s o lo s t , a u d u ll t h a t d a y w a s sp o u t in tr y i n g to a g a i n e s t a b l i s h c o m m u n i c a t i o n w ith th e w r e c k . T h o g a l e w a s c o n s t a n t l y .in c r e a s i n g , n u d a l l e f f o r t s to sa v e o t h e r s w e r e iu v a l u . E v e n a f t e r n i g h t h a d fa l l e n th o V e d a - m o r e w a s k e p t c r u i s i n g a b o u t i n tin* v i c i n ity , b u t w h e n d a y b r o k e u e x t m o r n i n g th e L o n d o n l a n h a d v a n i s h e d . T h e V e d a m o r e th e n p r o c e e d e d to B a l t i m o r e . T h e w r e c k e d s t e a m e r w a s first s i g h t e d iu la t i t u d e 43.30, lo n g i t u d e 15.10. G E N . W H i E L E R T O Q U IT C O N C R E S S . P r e f e r # A r m y L i f e an«l H o p e # t n Noon B e 01(1 E n o u g h to M a k e a G o o d S o l d i e r . W a s h in o t o n , D . C . ( S p e c i a l ) . —M a jo r - G e n e r a l W h e e l e r w ill r e s i g n h i s s e a t ] iu C o n g r e s s n n d r e t a i n h i s c o m m i s s i o n In th o a r m y . H e s a i d : \ I h a v e c o n s i d e r e d tb o m a t t e r e n r o - j f u l l y n n d d e c i d e d to r e s i g n fro m C o a - g r e s s a n d r e t a i n m y c o m m i s s i o n . M y i re a s o n s f o r th i s s t o p a r e m a n y . I t ^ is p r o b a b l e t h a t a b i t t e r o p p o s i t i o n w o u ld bo r a i s e d If 1 a t t e m p t e d to r e t a i n b o t h p o s i t i o n s , a n d I p r e f e r to s e t t l e th o j m n t t e r in th i s w a y . I h a v e n o t y e t d e c i d e d j u s t w h e n I s h a l l r e s i g n , b u t i t w ill be i v e r y s o o n , p r o b a b l y w i t h i n a few w e e k s , j A t p r e s e n t I a m m e r e l y e x e r c i s i n g th o p r i v i l l g e s o f a n e x - m e m b e r u p o n th e flo o r o f th e H o u s e , a n d iu th i s w a v I h a v e ! a v o i d e d n u y p o s s i b i l i t y of a q u e s tio n lu t h a t d i r e c t i o n . I h a v e h a d . o t h e r m e m b e r s in t r o d u c e m v re s o l u - i tio n s , a n d th i s w ill c o n t i n u e u n t i l I r e s i g n . I p r e f e r th e a r m y life to th e life o f a m e m - I b e r o f C o n g r e s s . ’ I fee l a s y o u n g a s w b e u i was a boy, and, although some llttla dU- I’u s s io n h a s b e e n r a i s e d a# to in y a g e , I h o p e t o s o o n be o ld e n o u g h to m a k e a g o o d i s o l d i e r . I Im v e b e e n r e - e l e c t e d to th e ! F i f t y - s i x t h C o n g r e s s , b u t 1 w ill n o t s e r v e t o u e d a y o f m y u e w t e r m . ” E f f o r t t o H o n o r G e n e r a l G a r c i a ’s M e m o r y C a u s e s a C l a s h . THREE CUBANS SHOT TO DEATH. C u b a n # S h o t In a n E n c o u n t e r W i t h 8|> a n - l# h O /H cp r#—C a p t a i n - G e n e r a l C a s t e l la n o # O r d e r # C a te# a n d T h e a t r e # C l o s e d —T r o o p # G u a r d H o t e l laglaterra-* C u b a n G e n e r a l # E s c o r t e d to M arlanao. H a v a n a , C u b a ( B y C a b l e ) . — T h r e e C u b a n s w e r e k i l l e d a n d o n e S p a n i s h o f f i c e r a n d t w o C u b a n s w e r e w o u n d e d M o n d a y n i g h t In a n a f f r a y b e t w e e n ro m e S p a n i s h o f f i c e r * off d u t y a n d a n u m b e r o f c i t i z e n s a n d a p a r t y o f C u b a n ? w h o w ish e d to c l o s e th e 7 'a c o n T h e a t r e o n a c c o u n t o f th e d e a t h o f G e n e r a 1 C a r c i a a t W a s h i n g t o n . T h e S p a n i s h d r o o p s o n d u t y in t e r v e n e d n n d r e s t o r e d o r d e r . A C u b a n o f f i c e r in u n i f o r m b e c a m e in v o lv e d In a q u a r r e l w i t h a S p a n i s h o f f i c e r a t th e C a f e T a e o n , a d j o i n i n g th e H o t e l In - g l a t e r r a . O t h e r C u b a n a n d S p a n i s h of* f l e e r s , a t t r a c t e d b y th e ro w , c a m e fro m e v e r y d i r e c t Ion, a n d b lo w s w e r e s o o u e x c h a n g e d b e t w e e n th e o r i g i n a l d i s p u t a u t s . T h e n th e tr o u b l e b e c a m e g e n e r a l . S e v e r a l s h o t s w e r o fire d , a n d th e c r o w d , w h i c h b y th i s tim e ha<l g r o w n to la r g o 1 * r o p o r t l o n s , m a d e a r u s h to w a r d th e H o t e l n g l a t e r r n , w h e r e n n u m b e r o f A m e r i c a n o f f i c e r ? a r e s t o p p i n g . T h e f i g h t i n g cotv- tln u e d lu fro n t of th e h o t e l , a n d s e v e r a l m o r e s h o t s w e r e e x c h a n g e d , b u t n o a t t e m p t w a s m a d e to a t t a c k th e A m e r io m s . G e n e r a l G r e e n e a n d G e n e r a l H u m p h r e y s , w i t h th e i r s t a f f s , d i d th e i r b e a t to r e s t o r e o r d e r . G e n e r a l G r e e n e s e n t n n a i d e t o th e p a l a c e to In f o r m C a p t a l n - O e u - e r u l C a s t e l l a n o s o f t h e tr o u b l e . T h e C a p - ta t n - O e n e r n l I m m e d i a t e l y s e n t a d e t a c h m e n t o f tr o o p i to th e h o t e l to m aintain o r d e r . D u r i D g th e f i g h t i n g J e s u s S o t o l o n g p a n d P e d r o B. J i m l n e z , C u b a n o f f i c e r s , a n d E u s t a c e L o m u s , a n e g r o , w e r e k i l l e d a n d A r t u r o T o u z o t , a F r e n c h c i t i z e n , a n d s e v e r a l o t h e r s w e r e w o u n d e d . G e n e r a l C a s t e l l a n o s I s s u e d t h e fo llo w i n g p r o c l a m a t i o n : \ A s th e r e a r e s o m e I n d i v i d u a l s w h o w ish to d i s t u r b p u b l i c o r d e r In t h e c e n t r e o f th e c i t y , w h e r e is l o c a t e d th e h o t e l iu w h ic h m a n y A m e r i c a n c i t i z e n s a r e s t o p p i n g , a n d b e i n g m y s e l f re s o l v e d to p r e v e n t , w i t h a l l m y a u t h o r i t y , a f u r t h e r r e p e t i t i o n o f s c e n e s s u c h a s o c c u r r e d la s t n i g h t , I o r d e r : \ F i r s t — T h a t a f t e r t o - d a y a l l the c a f e s a r o u n d th e C e n t r a l P a r k a u d tho Hotel I n g l a t e r r u b e c l o s e d a t 6 p. m . \ S e c o n d — A f t e r t h a t h o u r It is fo r b i d d e n to d r i v e c a r r i a g e s b y th e s e p l a c e s , w i t h th e e x c e p t i o n of t h e c a r r i a g e s o f t h e S p a n ish a u t h o r i t i e s a n d th e A m e r ic a n G e n e r a l s . T h e tr a m w a v c a r s a n d o m n i b u s e s w ill b e p e r m i t t e d to r u n a s u s u a l . \ T h i r d —A ll p e r f o r m a n c e s a r e f o r b i d d e n in tb e th e a t r e s a n d n o p u b l i c b a l l s w ill b e a l l o w e d to b e h e ld e x c e p t b y p e r m i s s i o n of th e c i v i l G o v e r n o r . \ F o u r t h —AU th e s t r e e t s a d j a c e n t to th e H o t e l I n g l a t e r r a w ill bo s a f e g u a r d e d b y th e f o r c e s of th e a r m y , w h ic h w ill b e a p p o i n t e d to th a t d u t y b y th e M i l i t a r y G o v e r n o r o f t h e c i t y . \ F i f t h — T h e tr o o p s w ill d i s p e r s e all g r o u p s o f p e r s o u s in f r o u t of tlie H o t e l I n g l a t e r r a a f t e r 7 o ’c lo c k a t n i g h t . ” I n n c c o r d a i c e w ith th i s p r o c lu m A t lo n tr o o p s a r e n o w g u a r d i n g th e h o t e l . 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H is m o t h e r h e a r d a s h u t , a n d r u s h in g u p s t a i r s f o u n d h i m ly i n g d e a d o n th e I f l o o r w i t h a p i s t o l a t hi# s i d e M r*. W h ip ju** w h # so o v e r c o m e t h a t s h e f a i n t e d , a r i l tt is n o w fe a r e d th a t s h e w ill d i e I t w a s b r o u g h t o u t in th e te s t i m o n y a t t h e in q u e s t th a t s h o r t l y l»efore th e a c c i d e n t th e boy ■ h a d lo s t a p a i r o f r u b b e r b o o t# a t s c h o o l a n l w a s m u c h v e x e d h e c a a s o hi* m o t h e r | h a d c h i d e d b lm . T h e j u r y , h o w e v e r , r»*u- j d e r e .l a v e r d i c t o f d e a t h b y a c c i d e n t A Fugitive Killed by a Train. T h e b o d y o f a m a n . a u p p o a e d to b e t h a t o f G e o r g e (’h a w , w h o liv e d a m ile w e s t o f W o l c o t t , N . Y .. w a - fo u n d io a s n o w d r i f t b e s i d e s th # C e n t r a l r a i l r o a d tr a c k s , n e a r < R o c h e s t e r . T h c b u : k o f 111# h e a d w a s c u t a n d hi# le f t le g w a s b r o k e n . I t i# t h o u g h t t h a t h e w a s s t r u c k by a n expres*# tr a i n W a r r a n t # w e r e o u t f u r h is a r r e s t o n th e '•U a r g e o f s t e a l i n g , a n d it 1# r e l i e v e d t h a t h e w a s a t t e m p t i n g u n d e r th e c o v e r o f d a r k n e s s , to e v a d e th e o f f i c e r s w h e n h e m e t hi* d e a t h . As Alleged Message Iruin An dree A n a l l e g e d me**age I r o m Andr*e- th e P o l a r e x p l o r e r , h a # b e e u p i c k e d u p iq a b o t t l e in t h e U r a l M o u n t a i n s . R u s s i a . GENERAL J. D ies niVKBA. (T h e C u b a n G e n e r a l W h o H a s B e e n R e le a s e d F r o m a S p a n i s h P r i s o n . ) o n e r s o b s o r v e d by . S p a in a f t e r th e c e s s a tio n o f h o s t i l i t i e s . 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T h o R i v o r N ova su d d e n l y ro s e n i n e fee t a few n i g h t s a g o , I n u n d a t i n g th e lo w e r q u a r t e r s o f S t . P e t e r s b u r g , R u s s i a , w h e r e c o m m u n i c a t i o n w u s c a r r i e d o n b y b o a t s . T h e in h a b i t a n t s w e r e p a n ic s t r i c k e n , a n d th e r e w a s g r e a t lo s s o f p r o p e r t y , b u t n o lo s s o f life h a s b e e n r e p o r t e d . R e g u l a r Troop# F o r M a n i l a . j Total Vote F o r Qoverner Plngree. T h e W a r D e p a r t m e n t a t W a s h i n g t o n w ill g e m i-o f f ic la l fig u r e * o f th e e l e c t i o n In se n d r e g u l a r r e g i m e n t s to re l i e v e t b e M | o h | g f tn p | ftCo G o v e r n o r P l n g r e e ’# e x a e t v o l u n t e e r s In M a n i l a j u s t a ? so o n a# tr a n s - p | u r a |t t y a t 75,079. 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T h e S o u t h e r n g o l f lin k # a r e o p e n i n g r a p i d l y a n d n e a r l y n il th e p r o m i n e n t c o u r s e ? nr** a c t i v e l y u n d e r w a r T h e H a r v a r d - C o l u m b l a d u a l la c r o s s e le a g u e h a s d e c i d e d to a d m i t C c r u e l l . u n d fo r m a tr i p l e n l l l a n c e . T h e U n i v e r s i t y o f P e n n s y l v a n i a ho# ta k e n u p f e n c i n g , a n d J u s t i n llu o n a f o u s w ill tie th n ln s t r u ' - t u r iu s i n g l e s t i c k , foil a n d sa b r e . M a lco m L e e M B r i d e , o f C l e v e l a n d . O h l*'. w a ? u n a n i m o u s l y e j e c t e d c a p t a i n of th e ) a le fo o t b a l l elev**n t o s u c c e e d C a p ta in C h a m b e r l i n . T h o m a s T m x t o n H a r e , t b th e U n i v e r s i t y o f P e n n s v te a m , w a s u n a n i m o u s l y e h n e x t y e a r ’# e l e v e n . F r a n k C. 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A c c o r d i n g to th e ro o e t c o n s e r v a t i v e e s t i m a t e s . th e T r e a t y of P e a c e J u s t c o n c l u d e d b e t w e e n t h e U n i t e d S t a t e s s n d S p a i n c a n n o t c o m e to a v o t e In t h e S e n a t e b e f o r e th e m i d d l e o f F e b r u a r y . Hob#on Ordered to Hong K n n g . S e c r e t a r y L o n g e f t b o N a v y D e p a r t m e n t , W a s h i n g t o n , h a s in s t r u c t e d L i e u t e n a n t H o b a o n to p r o c e o d to H o n g H o n g , t h e r e to h a v e c h a r g e o f th o w o r k o f r e p a i r i n g n n d r e c o n s t r u c t i n g th e I s l a d e C u b a , t h e Isla d e L u z o n a n d th e D o n J u a n do A u s tr i a . T h e s e S p a n i s h vessel# w e r e r a i s e d In M a n ila H a r b o r u n d e r th e d i r e c t i o n o f N a v a l C o n s t r u c t o r C a p p s . T h e y w ill bo p u t in s h a p e a t H o n g K o n g fo r a d d i t i o n to th e A m e r i c a n fle e t. Slaty Deaths « m » a Spanish Transport. T h e tr a n s p o r t B u e n o s A ires h a s a r r i v e d a t B a r o e l o n a , H p a l o , w i t h r e p a t r i a t e d tr o o p s fro m M a n ila . S h e r e p o r t e d s i x t y d e a t h s o n Ih e v o y a g e . Sheriff S«U# a Whole Town. Glen E y r e , a town lu P i k e County, Pann., wa# s o l d a t auction to the Mgbeet b i d d e r a few dav# aga. G»eo Eyra wa# a thriving v i l l a g e a few years ago. Now It I* a modern Goldsmith's deeerted village. TilC failure of t lie stone tm-ines- of Joan and Catharine Deming ruined the town. OutbeSUJ ncres sold were fifteen dwelling houses, a ratl- road de{ ot. a bla-ksm itb shop, a saw »IU, (-•outoffice, factory, stores and other b tllid - l« g » - ______ C ratser Baffalo S a il# F o r M a n i l a . T b e U n i t e d S t a t e # c r u i s e r B u f f a lo s a i l e d from Newport News, Y a .t for M a n ila with 900 men f o r D e w e v ’a f lees. T H E SABBATH- SCHOOL INTERNATIONAL LESSON COMMENTS. FOR DECEMBER IS- U n i Tcit: \Th. CspM.lt? a t JM M ,* J.r.m l.h III., 1 -lt— Oald.N T.xt: J w inl.h n l s „ 13-Comn.aftMj . . IM I.e . .011 by Ih. XU.. X». M. IlMIM. 1. “Zixlcktih vt* on. nnd twenty jrMd old when be begun to raigu, nnd he relgnnd eleven yenr. lu Jeru.alom.\ Alter th. &»tv of JotUb. the good king, three of bl* MM und one grnndeou .ucoeeded bla. reigning Altogether twenty-two yeete—Jonoebu.et Hhallum, three month*; Elleklm . or Jebol-X Akim, eleven y .- s: Conlnb,or Jocontnb.ot ' Jeholuchln, three month*, tnd Zedekwh eleven year*. Tbo nrat two »nd th* lu t . were eon* ol Joslnb, the third w*e 111 * grand- eon nud wn* thlrty-*even yean • u n til* Jn Dabylon (Jer. 111., Slh The »tory of tha final captivity of Judnb, the topic ol thin lesson, Is found In three other p lteu (lot, 1 1 1 I 1 ., II Kfhg) xxv„ II Chron. xuttL) . nnd mint therefore be something to bo |trnyerful!y pondered by tl*. 2. \ lie did that wltleli w u 0*11 In thn eye* of the I.o d, according to (II tb(t It* hoinklm Und done.’’ What a brief bat n n prelienslve summary of, * man’s llfa \ n il In the eye* of tbe Lord,” and how It con firms the statement that “tha carnal mind I* enmity against tlodl\ (Rom . vUI„ f.) The oyee of the Lord are running to and fro throughout the whole earth nnd wher ever there Is a heart trusting la Rim Hh will show Himself strong on behnWoMvnh (II Chron. xvl., tl). The devil b also going to and fro In tlio onrth seeking to dutmp man and turn blm from Hod. 3. \He oa.t them out from HU Pfaa- snce.’’ Thus th* Lord did to Joruulam snd Judah bscause of their sins, for lh*y mocked the messengers of Aod and do- spUod HI* words and misused Uls proph ets, until the wrath of the Lord ar*M against Ills people, till there w u no ram- „ sdy (II Chron. xxxvl., 13). Ua earnestly f iroteeted unto them, rising anrl; and pro* rating, but they obeyed not nor tnoliMd their ear and continued walking la tho Imagination ol their evil hearts ( I u . xl., T, »). It b Impossible to go where Oof cannot see us, but It b possible to too* tho sense of Uls preseaoe, u when Coin waot ont from the preaanoo of the Lord (R l cxxxlx., l-t; (loo. tv., IS). Tha preaeao* ol the Lord b tlie assurance of all rare guid ance and blessing (Ex. xxxlll., 14; HO). 3, 5. “So tho olty w u besieged onto tho eleventh year of King Kedeklah.\ Tho Lord bad u ld through Jeremiah that tho King of Babylon would taka tha olty aod destroy it, and for this testimony tho prophet was put In prbon (Jer. xxxiv.. It m i l . , 8), but sbattlng np n m sussgat of the Lora or stopping bb month or i killing him or buinlng np hta mt will not prevent the purpose ot tho from being fulfilled. AU Hertptnre surely and litarslly be foUUIad, nod lSADyion m v 01 Mt w o n d a n o lth lg g r . killing him or burning np hta message the enemies of Qod can only falsU i pleasure, for He maketh area ths of mac to pralso Him, and tha r doth Ho restrain. Th* King of was unoonsoloully God's ihltn. __ chastening His people ot Judoh no# aalem. Even Herod and PoaUua HIM* nud the geutlles aud Israalwhahthoy com bined against Christ were only bringing te pass wbat God forsaw would bo (LetlXV- 87.28). , 3. \Th* fumlne w u aor* I (Ah* -*•- — thnt thero was no bread for tbo pi tho land.\ Tho study ot th* f u Hcrlpture, with their reuonsand raanlta u m far as wa can Judge ot the urn*, b o m o # ' 'V prolltablo stuav; for example, tbs fnmfM ■ of Oen. xll. and Its results to Abraham, tho fnmtno In Bethlehem nnd it* oButo oa* Ellmeloob and Naomi aa roaordod lo m In Eaek. xlv., 81, lamina Is m I M # * I God’s four sore Judgments, hot io AgM. Mil., 11, we read ofths worst kind of (am- too, even a famine of hearing tha words ot . thn Lord. 7. \AU tho men ot war Bad aod waot forth out of tho olty by night.\ In ahoptar xxxlx., 3, we read that Zadeklah waot with them. Eseklol was at fhb time a eopttet . In Babylon, but God showed him nod M hy au object lesson showed the people A m ■ wbat was going on In Jeroulam at thin v time, so thut oven without telephone or telegraph the Jaws’at Babylon know Of ovonts nt Jerusalem the very da — poncd (Esek. xll., eto.). Uodhni man to bring to puss moat woadi In thess days In which we Uve. hot . . m In any nation hat been asen or beard soak wonderful tilings ns God lias done aad will Vi yot do In and for Israel, His chosen poo- r: 1 h! \Tho army of the Chdldeon* pursued niter the king and overtook fedrtMTta the plaias of JorloUo.” When Jonah would < fleo from tho nresenoe of (bo Lord, ol- ' t hougli he got off to sea and possibly famoM - % ho was really on bis way to Tnnulihi tfcb < Lord wanted him at NlnafeU and so aunt 9 two detectives ufter him. a storm to stop the vessel and a fish specially prepared to v bring him ashore. The king Zedeklab may , have thought himself sufaly away from thv ,J kiog of Babylon nnd nosstbl^iiHveridloalad the words of Joremlab, but if so It only proved thut ho did not know the Lord nor that every purpose of tba Lord muit bu performed. i). \Then they took the king aud oarrtad him up unto tho king of Dabylon to Jah, in tbe laud of Uamath, whore be g a n judgment upon him.” Thus It oabs IO uass as it hnd been foretold, but thf isod pitiful thing about It all, as It taemtto me, was thnt ono wbo should hava baaa nm honor to the Lord, on tho throna Of tha Lord at Jerusalem, is found a prlsonortB the hand# of an enemy of God, and thia enemy sitting In judgment upon blm. It .. was a sorry sight when Abraham waa ra- jj proved by Ablmelech because ba for faai of hi# life told a llo about bis wlfa. it WM n fearful thing when David by his n a i l sin gave occasion to the enemy to blaa- pheme; when Hiinon Teter by bis salt pan- fidonoe and following afar off denied hit Lord. But all these are written for onr instruction that we may not ain as taff did. . ^ m 10. \And thi) king of Babylon alow tba son# of Zedekiah before hts eyas.** This might have beeu avoided If Zsdeklab bad. -,v> onlv been obedient to the word of tba Lord' 1 < l>y Jeremiah aud bad surrendered to tba- king of Babylon, but be thought ba fcn#W bettor than Jeremiah, and he would nat beiiove God, but hardened bis heart and went hi.# own way until all this enwa spM him. It is bad enough to sufler oneself, but to be compelled to witness suffering which wo have brought upon others must be a terrible tblug. Yot wbat a man sow- oth that must he also reap. . 11. \Then he put out the eye* of Zada* kluh, and the king of Babylon bound btm in chains nnd carried him to Babylon nnd put btm in prison till tba day ot Ma death.\ Thus was fulfilled all tbatwrev written by Jeremiah and Ezekiel eonoern*_ ing him—that lie would see the king ol Babylon, that be would go to Babylon, but that ho would never see Babylon nnd yet die there lu peace.—LeasamHalpar. THE GOVERNMENTS RffCAIPT*. The I ner#as# la the Kipeaditaree le DBS to th« Wer Kxpeaeee of the Axmw* Tbe receipts of the Government far.tto month of November and compared with t t o similer month of last year were: CaataeiS 115,335,*201, increase •6,505,176}I I lM B fl revenue •21,380,743^ •15,335.201, re v e n u e • i l « i , d i n l . r s l l . n » o u . *2.»2*.*ll,d#cr*#*##I»^ 773,930; a totsl Ol 338,900,815, dscMOO* N c 482,390. T ill* a p p .r.n t d . c r . a s e b d a * 30 payment* durloo November, 1007, On OO- count of Paclflc IUtlroad debt*, th e to- crca»e durlDH tbe psst month for em toato nml Internal revenue being *15,51 LX70. r m the live mootb* ended November to UO IO-. c r e a s e In custom* received has amouotOO to 028.117.883, and (rom Internal revaooo 034,317,733, a total of *78,755,018. , . The expenditure# for tu# in o n ll om o 039 . 090 ,9e0, exceeding tbe rixwtpts b j }«».- 190 , 035 . For tbn flve month* of tho ioto# year the ei]>end|toree were 0*37,813.503, * • ■ increase of *107,33*JIM over th a M O* H |.e|1od Of laet year. Of t h b ,f i t n y n I. chargeable to o t •tp e m iM t m / 1' r'tbe army aad $17,053,381 for theO a V F , ill# tbe oilier Item* In the elfelbO O# j uni .bow n net dacreaa* of $ 7 J f l .l N . NEGRO SCHOOLS LEGAL. N o I.a w H r o k .a lo H l a c h P u p i l . , » • a J u r y I T h e Alton school ease was decided h r # Jury ill th e C i r c u i t C o u r t a t E d w a f d t o B h . III., w h i c h r e t u r n e d A v e r d l e t a g a in * * M t o ,\ c o l o r e d people who hod protested separate schools. Recently, because of a now o rder I b y tbe school authorities of Alton, w h i t e und negro children ware an *■\' different publle school*. Tlio p e o p l e resented th b , refsaad to c h i l d r e n to school and ouaof ttioi m andamus proceedings In tha C o u r t of Illinois against th* Keboel Board of Alton t o aoa| admit bis chlldraa to th* School, assigned to white eWMtaao. rro e c e Hae s C leat SeMla*. Paris recently bad a ahanea to ago j tallest soldier la tb* Frsneh *»**». namn Is Buoeau. When hta reglf O a J uy on the march Baraae Wh* ooff reach up u* bigb as the ehlu of L b ' on horeebsek. Tb* (U o 1 b O-fJU* years old. He aar* th a t i # did M» I ;o grow prodigloorijr oo*U hi* >ear.
