8RKK ClSHlER ADMITS HIS 6UIIT. $393,000 LOANED. Two Men tear tho Mono- and it Will Prob ably Never be Borer Ml. William J. quinlan. cashier or the chemical Nntlonnl hunk if New York, ha resigned his position. He arknowl vlgd In a letter tn the director that he hud loaned I3M.00O of the bank's money without nonmiltlnir the presl lent nnd knowing the directors would not approve of the nctlon. He denies that he profited by the Inane. Mr. quinlan' letter of resignation Is folh v: "New Tork, Jan. SI, 18!8. "To the Director of the Chemical Na tional Hank: 'Gentlemen Within the last few month 1 have made loan without ronultlng the president, to the amount nt about three humlreil and ninety three thousand (391,000) dollar, on col lateral which I knew Hint you would not approve, and hence I have con cealed these loan from you by meth od which were not right. "I have not been Interested .pei-sonoJ-ly In them and have not received one dollar of the proceeds of them, nor In but one Instance received any benefit from them, and then but for a moder ate amount; nor have I ever speculated to the extent of n single share in Wall straet. My error has arisen from the iver-conlldence In the representation of those to whom these loans were made, and, while I hope eventually no los will arise from them, I acknowl edge the Justice of the request for my resignation, which I hereby presented, both a a dlrctor and a cashier of the Chemical National bank. Thl termin ates a faithful service (until the above) of thirty-six year to tho Institution, which ha justly been the pride of my life. Respectfully, "WILLIAM J. QUINLAN, .TIL" The loans made by Mr. Quintan were ill western securities of various kinds tld were negotiated by Francis Ora hle. a promoter of land, mining and ir rigation scheme. The first known of tho affair by President Williams was when Qiilnlan called upon him at his home on Sunday last and made a full statement of the transaction. It I conceded that Quintan, as cashier, had the power to make the loan, but It Is held that In a transaction Involving so larare an amount of money he should have consulted the president. Mr. WU lllmi, president of the bank, said: "We think that absolutely the worst I known and we are strongly In the hopes that Mr. Quintan's expectation re true and that a large part of the Money will be recovered. We would rather face the matter and let the pub Ho know the whole truth." Mr. Williams added: "We have -barged off nearly the whole of the loans to our profit and loss account, al though we are satisfied that we shall recover a largo part of the money eventually." "In my opinion." said President Wil liams, "Mr. Quinlan has been made the victim of clever schemers. I believe that he has been mentally Irresponsible for months, though there was nothing apparent In his actions to betray this io n." The president of the Chemical Na tional bank of New York any that as Its profits last year were $1,100,040 the )utilan loas will not cut a great figure. REFUSED SILVER DOLLARS. a Detroit Attorney to Tort the Constitution ality of tho Blind AlUon Aft.. Fred A. Baker, a prominent attorney Detroit, has filed an answer to a suit brought against him In the Oak- rand county circuit court, Involving the constitutionality of the niand-Alllson act and other laws pertaining to silver a a legal tender. Stephen Baldwin bought a farm upon which Mr. Haker held a mortgngc that neeama due to tho amount of 8364, In eluding Interest. Mr. Baldwin ten dered Mr. Haker 304 silver dollars, and sked for the cancellation of the mort gagee. Mr. Haker refused to surrender tlK mortgage for tho 364 silver dollars, hot agreed to cancel It If ho received enough sliver dollars to equal, at the present bullion value of silver, 361 gold dollars. Thla condition wo declined by Mr. Baldwin, and he tiled a suit In quity asking for a decree commanding Mr. Baker to cancel the mortgage In view of the tender made. In tho answer Mr. Baker submits that under tho power "to coin money, regulate the value thereof and of for eign coins, and fix the standard of weights and measures," the congress if the United States has no authority r power, as far aa pre-existing con tracts for the 'payment of money are concerned, to diminish or Increase the number of grains of pure gold or pure silver In the dollur tn which a contract has been lawfully expressed, than It has a to pre-existing contracts to chango the number of grains In an ounce, or I he number of ounces in a pound, or the number of Inches In a foot, or feet In a yard, or to change any other standard of weights or measure. Several of the leading attorneys of Detroit ore inter sted In the eae. CHEAP ABM0B PLATE. By a How Prociu it Cm bo Kado at Lou than $300 a Ton. A Washington dispatch to the New York Herald says: "If expectations of ordinance experts as to the ballistic qualities of a plate being manufactured at the works of the Carnegie Company are fulfilled it will be possible for the government to purchase armor at a cost below the limit of tSOO per ton imposed by Con gress. "This plats In question is being man ufactured by the Chase-Qhantt pro "ess, under government supervision. The Bethlehem Iron Company manu factured a Chase-Ohantt plate about a year ago, wmcn snowed certain good qualities, but was brittle. The promo ters ot me cnase-unanlt process ac cused the Bethlehem company of hav ing burned the plate. "By the Chase-Qhantt process the processes of cementation and reforging art not employed. This means a sav log of both time and money. The plate - now In course of manufacture waa originally eighteen Inches In thickness, but it haa been forged down to ten in ches. Tests made with specimens of ut plate show that is so far equals narveyixea armor. Laid off by tho Trust The employes of the hoop mill of , the Cleveland Rolling Mill company were laid off Indefinitely last Wednesday Until the Cleveland company went Into the hands of the trust all of Its mills were running full turn, The hoop mill had run steadily for several years, About a week ago 60 employes were notified that their services were no longer needed. The mill waa then run half time until Tuesday when the en tiro department waa shut down. Tha trust Is regulating the output In order to uso the surplus stock. Him? TOLD TELBOBABt. A $1,000,000 hotel will ln erected In New York for nrlf-supportlng women. The Y. M. C. A. building nt Bcranton. Pa., waa destroyed by fire Friday morning. Mrs. Ida Roach wa burned to death at her home In Pittsburg last Monday evening. Twenty-foot snow drift engulfed mall huildlng at Watervllle, Me., Inst Wednesday. The Individual communion cup has been denounced by health authorities nt Indianapolis, Spaniard In Cuba believe that an nexation Is necessary to save their live and proerty. Spain haa for th third time refused ho friendly nfllcr) of thn tlntted States In mediation for Cuba. 100 acres of land haa been purchased In the salt district west of Detroit by Pennsylvania company. Thn Cathedral of Bt. John thi Bap tist was burned at Savannah, (la., last Holiday. Ioss, 1325,000. 17,000,000 represents Boston's loss In the recent great hllr.zard which swept the New Knglnnd slates. The wages of I. BOO Carnegie mine em ployees nt Ashlnnd, Wis. were Increased 10 per cent, a few days ago. M0 reindeer. In charge of 87 Lapinen and women, have been shipped from Norway for use In Alaska. High mas was said nt Pan Jose, Cali fornia, the other day for rain. The crop situation Is serious In th state. Kx-l'nlted Rliiles minister to Brnr.ll Thomas L. Thompson committed sul- Kie, at Janln Itosa, Cbi., the other day. Archbishop Knln, of St. Iouls, will lie one of a committee to welcome (ten. liootli, of the Palvatlon Army, to that city. Olnra Barton of the lied ros So lely has left for Culm. Bhe has been promised $10,000 a month for relief work. The 800 employes of the Whlttenton mills at Taunton, Mas., have lipen no tified 6f a 7 per cent, reduction In wages. The New lork Central railroad has absorbed the Lake Bhore and the Van- derbilts have now a direct line from New York to Chicago. M .m.l Alexander, nt Chicago, at tempted to commit suicide by freeslng to death n few days ago. sue was neatly dead when found. American horses develop Influenxa lifter Importation," says the Herman minister ot agriculture at Berlin. This may bar tho animal from (let-many. William Waldorf Astor Is becoming unpopular In London, (lis grounds, which under former owners were open to the public, am now being walled In. A young man of Frankllnvllle, N. Y who expects to start for the Klondike shortly slept In the snow one flight re cently as a training for coming hard ships. For slandering his wifo. Frank Rc- lew killed his brother and sister by placing rat poison In their tea, ut Fair field, Cal last November, Ho has Just eonfeReed. While hastening to curl her hair Miss Klla Detterllng of Wilmington, Del., ac cidentally burned out one of her eyes with a red hot curling Iron the other day. A Populist, Robert Laird, and a Dem ocratic editor, H. J. Brooke, knifed each other recently at Luverne, Ala., without doing mortal injury. Political differences was the cause. The state Industrial school of Colo rado for girls Is to undergo on Investi gation. It Is said that unruly Inmates were placed In dungeons, fed on bread and water and subjected to cold show er baths. Thomas Stewart, Mrs. Mnthln Mos- ner and Barbara Mowner, her daugh ter, were struck by n, train anil killed at Snginaw, Mich., the other day. Mrs. William ManrUo, another daughter. Is badly hurt. Attorney Harmon, addressing the Jury In tho Luetgert case at Chicago, accused Inspector Schaack and Ser- geant Dean of placing there the rings found In tho vat and alleged tn have been Mrs. Luetgert a. More than $!)0,0flfl,000 of government. state and railroad bonds have been sold during the last month at New York compared with $38,138,000 for the same month last year. This is the highest monthly record in history. Dan C. McClelland, aged 43, employ. ed In the paint works of George P. Mep- han & Klein, at nt. Louis, put his In ail between the ponderous wheels of a ma chine known a a putty chaser, crush ing It to a pulp last week. Deputy United States Marshal J. M, Rowen, formerly of Mt. Vernon, Worth, and Andrew McOrnth, of Cuncorn, int., were shot and killed In Juk Klce's variety theater at Skuguay, Alaska, by Ed. Fay, a bartender. The Young Women's Christian Tern pernnee Union of New Jersey adopted resolutions by which they agreed to in fluence young men to attend some other college than Yale, because of tho ex tensive sale of liquor to students. Thomas Nulty, who has been on trial for the past two weeks at Montreal, Quo., charged with the murder of his three sisters and brother last Septem- ber, was last week found guilty and sentenced to be hanged on May 20 next. Two young men of Dubuque, la., slept In the snow tho other night as a preparation for going to the Klondike. During the night It snowed, and a wa- gonload had to be removed before the young men were released. They were found alive and in a state- of perspira tion. The reported action of ex-Secretary of State Olney In contributing $100 for the relief of the suffering in Cuba through the 8anlsh minister In 'Wash ington, Ignoring Consul General Lee, ia criticised by Americans as tending to cast discredit upon the contributions through the state department. A cow derailed the northbound Texan special on the Pt. Louis, Iron Mountain & Southern railway part of the Mis souri Pacific system at Hematite, 86 mile south of St. Louis, recently, re sulting In the death of Englne-r Francy and Fireman Child and the Blight In Jury of two passengers. Andrew Case beer, 91 years old, was granted a divorce from bis wife. Mary Jane Casebeer, at Butler, Ind., the other day. HI wife is a few years younger than himself, and now lives with a daughter in Chicago. Mr. Case beer walked a long distance In a blind ing blizzard to be present at the trial. He ia hale and hearty. The reclaiming plant of the United State Rubber Company at Naugutuck, Conn., waa gutted by fire the other night, causing a loss of more than 1700, 000, partly Insured. Most of the rubber mills throughout tho country are de pendent upon this plant for stock, and It Is possible that the fire may neces sitate tha shutting down of some of the factories, One of the most remarkable birth re cords has occurred near Pollard, Ala, Seven years ago Mrs, J. D. 1'ettU gave blrtn to tnrea c.nuuren iwo Kir is ana bov. A few days sines she gave birth to four boys, all now living. Two of them weighed fiVfc pounds each, 10 PEOPLE CUBAN MB. 100,000 MEN WANTED. scheme of a Western Haa ts Develop Laali doing to Wait Jim Patterson of the Boston block. Minneapolis, who Is well known throughout the Northwest, ha been In Aoerdeetl, H. D Working quietly but persistently upon a scheme to take 100,- ooo men to Cuba and land them there on the 4th of July. Ho say he la back ed by a syndicate of Americans, who have large loud Interests tn the Island, ami claims tnese Americans are anx ious to cut up their large holdings and dispose of small plantations to able bodied men on long time and at a low rate of interest. They require no cash down, and nil the money the Intended purenaser needs Is enough to pay his expenses from here to Cuba. On ac count of tho large number of people wnom they intend to transport the traveling expenses will be nominal. Mr, Patterson say excursion rate have al ready been arranged for, and that there will he enough steamers at New Orleans on July 3 to carry the 100,000 excursionists to Havana nnd other ports on the Island where they Intend to land. The company guarantee pro tection from Spanish Interference from New Orleans to Culm, and when tho men arrive they will he such a formid able body that Spain will not dare to Interfere In the peaceful pursuits the Immigrants intend to pursue. If an attempt should be made to Interfere the men will he instructed to arm themselves and protect their rights. The company's agent clultna that a vnst amount of money baa been lost to American property owners over there because the Spaniard would not nllow them to work their plantations. They Intend to plane a man on every few acres, and If he stands up for his rights nnd works the property as it can be worked he will become the nbsolate owner of his plantation in a few year. The company guarantees to furnish the settlers with machinery nnd arm them, If It becomes neeewsnry through Span ish Invention. Mr. Patterson snys he has been very successful In securing men from the two Imkotns, Montana and Minnesota who nre only too will ing to accept the company's flattering Inducements, and i-IhIois the gigantic excursion "is already nn assured suc cess. Mr. Patterson says he will go to east ern points to prosecute his labors In securing volunteers. Advlnes from Oiliara, Santiago de Cuba, say that an American who has been serving with the insurgents as captain of artillery, and who had !,000 In a belt, haa surrendered to the Span ish authorities thcro. It Is added that the captain took this step because tho insurgents hail failed for some time to give him his pay as agreed upon. The name of the American Is not mention ed. Tho insurgents have captured fourteen men, Including six volunteers, who were bathing In the river near Cihara. The fate of the prisoner Is not known. SHOWING 8I0HB OP WEAR. A Row Seal Nooeiiary In tho Treaonry lie partmont The seal of the ti'easury department, which hns been In use for 36 years In the division of loans and currency, be gin to show signs of serious wear, nnd It will be replaced by a new one. The present scnl has been Impressed on bonds of tho United Htatcx aggregating at their face value 10.2N7.:if.4,ooO. The treasury possesses one other seal, a du plicate of the one used on the bonds, but this one Is used only on paper of a legal nature which require the secre tary's signature. Secretary (lags hns authorlred the engraving of a new seal of tho same de sign as the old one. The design con sists of a shield surrounded by l.'l stars. Below the shield am two crossed keys. The seal bears thn words, "Thosour. Amor. Soptont. Slgll." seal of the treasury of North America. The full history of tho mechanical device Is not known to the treasury ofllclals. It Is operated by an Immense lever, which Impresses the seal on live bonds nt a time. ATTEP. THE FIBE. Six Men Loio Their Lives by tbo Collapie of a Burned Bonding. Six firemen, Including a district chief, a captain and a lieutenant, were killed at a lire at Boston luxt Suturday, which burned out the interior of a five-story building; ocupted by (1. W. Bent & Co., manufacturers of beds, bedding, etc. The dead arc: District Chief John F. Kuan, Captain James Victory, Lieu tenant Ocorge J. Ootwuld, IloHetnaii Patrick 11. Dlsken. Fireman John J. Mulhcin and tdwoman W. J. Walsh. Alter the fire had been almost gotten under control the accident took place. The men of engine 7 were on the fourth Moor and engines 38 and 39 were on the second floor when the rear section or the roof collapsed, carrying down por tions of all the floors through the base ment and burying the firemen beneath a great mass of debris. Prisoners Burned in a Jail Three men were burned to death and another received fatal Injuries in a fire which burned the Victor Jail at Crip pie Creek, Col., the other day. The dead nre: Thomas Qulnn, railroad grader, of Philadelphia; railroad grader known as Shorty, James Connors. The injured man was named Dublin. The four men were arrested during the night for raising a disturbance. Their screams, for help wero heard by hun dreds of people who were powerless to aid them. CAPITAL OLE AMINOS. The I'nlted States cruiser Mont gomcry will visit the smaller ports of Cuba in a few uuys. The senate has confirmed the nomina tion of C. H. Duull of Syracuse, N. Y., to be commissioner of patents. Tho senate Is InVHStlgatlng the charges that negroes have been exclud ed from tho United states courts in Louisiana. Representative Robblns, who has In spected tho system under which immi grants are landed in this country says the system Is a raroe. All Porto Rico tobacco haa been for bidden entry Into Cuba, according to United States Consul Hanna at Sun Juan, In Porto Rico. The war department Is nrglnv con gress to provide more military posts for Alaska, so that tho disorderly element in the gold Uulds may bo controlled. Order have been given by Becretnry Long to have the big armored cruiser Brooklyn make a cruise through the West Indies, and especially among tho Windward Islands, St. Thomas and St. Crua. Representative Barthnld, of Missouri, the other day Introduced a bill for an International exposition to bo held at St. Louis In 1903, the centennial year of the Louisiana purchase, to bo known as the Mississippi Valley International KsiHisltlun. FEW FAILURES. tood Showing for Janaory in Trtdo Circlet - Somonl forFlnlihod Iron. n. O. Dun ft Co, reported ns follows for Inst week: Actual payment through clearing houses In January made a remarkable showing, being much larger than In any previous month, 36.8 per cent, larger than the name month last year and 7.1 per cent, larger than In 1N2. The failures In January were Htnnller than In any pre vious year of which there Is record, and were probably smaller than In any other January since IsHI. The state ment by branches of business given this week shows a surprising gain In most departments of manufacture and trade. Meanwhile the money market I as cnnlldent a ever; gold doe not come from Kurope In large amount, only heeause hanker find It worth while to lend American money abroad, and the romincri Inl balances ere heav ily In favor or the f'nited States, ns heretofore. Perhaps (lie most striking feature of the week baa been the decline in wheat. With exports of 3,01)4,017 bushels against 1.770.M6 last year, flour Includ ed, from Atlantic ports, and 776,840 bushels from Paelflu ports, against 814, .143 yast year, the temper of the mnr-ki-t has been weaker. The outgo of corn continues heavy 3,7im.7N6 bushels, nuuinst 11,343,400 for the same week last year, when exports were much the grentest ever known, Indicates a very heavy foreign demand. The spot price of cotton remains unehnng"'!, but the fact that receipts continue larger than during the same week of lMili, after the heaviest crop ever known, checks spec ulative operation for an advance. . The Iron and steel manufacture Is teadlly gaining in consumption of pig iron, nitnoiign tne production of the material Is still In excess of immediate demands, but not enough to cause a decline In prices In Pittsburg or Chi cago. Kvcn the southern producer are able to get a fair price at Chicago and at the cast, and anthracite pig Is un changed. The demand for finished pro ducts ha lieen very benvy and in cludes for structural work 5.000" tons for the atxte cnpltol building In Penn sylvania, 4,000 tons for the court house nt Denver, a.oou tons for elevated rail ways in Chicago, and numerous small buildings In various parts or the coun try. The demand tor car building has been very heavy, both vn.tt and west, and the plate demand grenlly Increas ed at the east on nccount of orders from shipyards. For plates, the demand from tin plate works ha been very ac tive. The prospect of a combination of wire manufacturers has stimulated the domain! nnd raised the price for wire rods. Of Cunnellsvllle coke, Jfi.fliKt ovens are In blast, with an output of lli.r,ooo ton weekly, and the quoted price Is 11.50 for furnace. Tin Is quint nnd steady at 13.85c, with a visible supply Fehruary I of 31, mo tons agnlnst 32.3.13 tons n year ago. Kxports or copper In January were about 10.225 tons ngalnsl P.006 tons Inst year, nnd the price Is held at 11c for lake. In woolen goods the demand I altogether more satis factory, an advance of slxiut 20 per cent, being paid on most grades of the finer woolens and worsteds and Pearly all the milts are active. The sales of wool at the three chief markets were 6.301.400 pounds, of which 3.fi'3.0oo pounds were domestic, against l:l.563.7i'n pound Inst year, or wmcn s,i;;,4ii pounds were domestic. Failures for tne ween were ;i; in ine I'nlted States, against .111 lost year. and 30 In Canada, against 63 last year. SHORTAGE FOUND. Twenty-Eight Export! Const Money for Pivo Hontha A recount of the Treasury cash, which wn completed last week disclosed s shortage of IK5II. The recount wo mad" necessary by the appointment in June of Kills II. Roberts ns United States Treasurer In place of I). N. Morgan. It wo beKun July 1, and since that time about S71'7.OOO,O0O In cash has lx-cn counted. No errors or shortages of Importance were discovered until thn Treasury Committee had begun work In silver vault No. 1, In which there where 103.- 653,000 standard dollars. A colored man named Martin, employed ns a laborer, was one day discovered In the coal and wood basement under suspicious cir cumstances, and a search resulted In the finding of a number of sliver dollars which presumably he had abstracted from some of the bags. Martin whs ar rested and made a confession, admitt ing thnt h had taken 2K, for which he had substl luted lead. The court Im posed n line or 850, and Martin wu re leased. This admission cast suspicion upon the entire- contents of the vault, und a rehandllng of each Individual piece was ordered. On September In 28 expert counters and a fuice of laborers and verlllers began tli" work of counting tho contents of this vault. The time employed, therefore, was nearly five months, the counters working cluht hours each day. The shortage of 85!i will be made good by Mr. Morgan, the retiring Treasurer. It Is probable, however, as has been done In similar rases, that Congress will make an ap propriation In Morgan's favor, coverli.g tho amount. A GREAT COMBINE. Craoksr and Blicnit Trait Kow Owns Every thing Prom Eaitto West All the biscuit and cracker companlta between Snlt Lake City on the west. Portland, Me., on the east. St, Paul on the north and New Orleans on the south are now under one management. The name of the new corporation, which waa incorporated In New Jersey Inst week, with a capital of 25.ouo.un of preferred and laO.Ooo.OaO of common stock, is the National Biscuit company. Tho actual transfer of the deeds of the various plants controlled by the com panies merged Into the National com pany took place In the oflice ot the Il linois Trust, and Savlnga hank. In Chi cago. Benjamin F. Crawford, of Mans field, O., was elected president. The American, New York and United States companies were bought for SltUM.noO in cash. Driving out tho Whitea A letter haa been received from Bri tish Honduras under date of January 28, which states that a reign of terror exists at Belize. The negroes, consti tuting fifteen-sixteenths of the popu lation, have given out that tiny Intend to drive out every white man In the place, and with this end In view have used the torch right and left. On thn night of January 26 14 houses, owned by white citlxen. were burned by In cendiaries. This was the third attempt to destroy the town. Bottled With Bovolvor. Peter Kindred owed the Alley boys a notJ at Princeton, Mo. Several unsuc cessful attempts hud been made to col lect the note, and as a last result suit was brought. Kindred, drunk, and with a revolver strapped about him, untered the store of the Alley boys the other day, saying that he had come to settle the difficulty. Some words were passed, and Kindred shot Joe Alley In the abdomen. Ho then turned on An drew Alley, and shot him twloe. An drew died about an hour later, and Joe mnnot live. Kindred wai arrested. BU68H10NDONFRUIT BY CERMnNY. HORSES HAVE INFLUENZA. Emperor William's Sobjeeti Trying to Pint Paolt with Aaorlcaa Imports. Tho entire liberal press of (lermany In at present opposed to the so-called retaliatory measures adopted last week against the I'nlted States. These meacures have been drawn up and pushed by the so-called Agrarians. Their adoption It Is said was a govern ment trick In order to obtain the Agra rian vole for Hinperor William's nnval bill. American fruit has been prohibited from entering Oennsny, because they are said to be Infil led by bugs. The only result of this act will be that fruit will be Imported from Southern Kurope at a higher price than was paid for American fruit. Dr. Holnrli h 1idhues, a prominent physician snys that the bug ware I entirely unjustified as he has examined the Imported fruits and plants. Several newspapers express the opin ion that the decree Is only intended as nn act of retaliation for American Irejt inent of Herman sugar. But Inquiry at the Herman Agricul tural Department show that the steps taken are but forerunners of others of more Importance. In the Itelehstag Inst week Dr. Hahn, a friend of Prince Bismarck, demanded the prohibition or American horses, cl'iliiiiug the Imports had Increased In 1HH7 to 4,27!'.0O0 marks, and that some thing must bo done "to show those overbearing Americans thnt an energe tic Herman Hovernment exists." The views of the Prussian Cabinet nre giiiiKcuhlc by a din larntlon made by the Minister of Agriculture, who de clared that American horses developed Inlluenxa after Importation, adding: "If the Importations Increase we shall certainly be forced to adopt a suitable quarantine in order to protect our selves." The toll) I exclusion of nil living caltl" and hogs is also under consideration. The syrup producers have petitioned the Imperial Chancellor. demanding that no tariff agreement shall be ac cepted unless the United States tariff on Herman sugar Is reduced 20 per cent, from the present scab' and an as lira nr. given that, no other count ty will be more favorably treated. Kngland has never complained of American fruit and laughs til (lernia ny's exclusion net. THE CHINESE LOAN, British Attorney Auerti tho United Statoo Would Betoond in Caio of War- "The far F.aslern situation I serious, and it Is believed that Japan is actively preparing for war." (lermany has further demanded com pensation for the assassination of the pallor Schnlx by a Chinese mob while he was on sentry duty at a railway line south or Kiao-Chou. The land already conceded amounts to loo II laoout 3'K) (nbles) around Kiao-Chou bay. Trustworthy Chinese assert that the killing or Shulx was Justifiable homi cide, and due to his own misconduct. The St. Petersburg correspondent of the London "Times" soys: "Represen tatives ot the Discnnto bank, the Deut sche bank und several other Berlin lirms have been here several days and have only Just departed. It Is reported that u liusso-Oerman loan of 100,000,000 roubles has been concluded, but the re port requires confirmation In detail," The Tsung-LI-Yamen proposes to di vide the loan equally between Oreat Britain and Russia. It Is now reported that Oormnny de mands thnt Port Arthur and Tn-Llen-Wan be made free ports, and that (Irent Britain has definitely withdrawn her demand for the opening of Ta-Llen-Wan. Several thousand Russian troops who have been guarding the Translberlan railroad, have entered Manchuria with th.- consent of the Pekln authorities. Sir Richard Webster, the British at torney general, speaking at Ventnor, Isle or Wright, on the Chinese trouble, said thnt the United States was sup porting Kngland' policy with surpris ing unanimity. He declared that if (Sreat Britain were compelled to fight for this cause and should lose, the British people would huve p "quick and glorious response from across the sea." NINETEEN DB0WNED. Briluh Voiiel Strikes, a Bock Soring a Fog ana .inks. Tho mnll steamer Channel Queen waa wrecked Tuesday morning off the Is land of Guernsey. She struck on the rocks during a fog und sank. The t hanm.1 Queen s engines were reversed when the rocks were seen, but it was then ton late. The first boat load reacTPvI land and sought help of the, fishermen, who madu galltint res cues, although the heavy ea prevented their boat from approaching the wreck The survivors had to be dragged by ropes through the sea to the rescuing boats. The captain was the lost to leave the wreck. The chief engineer, three stokers and fifteen passengers, including fourteen onion sellers, were drowned In their cabins when the sea swamped the ve- rel. The rescued passengers lost every thing, even their clothing. CABLE SPABEI. Prince Maximilian of Baden will shortly marry Prince Pauline of Wur tembur. Turks and Thcssallun peasants had a conflict last week in which a hundred person were killed. The pope Is announced to be In ex cellent health and will shortly Issue an address to Catholics. By the capstslng of a navy launch at Kiel last week nine Bailors and three workmen vere drowned. Mrs. Cadwalader Guild, the American sculptress has been congratulated upon her work toy tne German Ktnperor. King George of Greece Is greatly de nressed by the situation of his country. and is willing to abdicate In favor ot establishing a republic. Dispatches from Madrid say that the Spanish government has decideU to send two additional cruisers to the United States. The vessel selected probably will be the Cristobal Colon und the Almirante uquenuo. A score of people lost their lives In the great storm In Italy last Tuesday American fruits have been barred from Germany. 16,000 barrels of Amerl ran apples have been forbidden to be unloaded. The state department is In vestigating, as the treaty between the wo countries, it Is asserted, has been violated. In an Interview on his return to Liverpool from the United States Dr Frldtjof Nanson. the arctic explorer, is quoted as saying that lecturing In America Is as bud as exploring, adding that when not lecturing he was travel lug, and the American style of travel Ins Is not to hi taste. PEACE WITHIN A MONTH. Sock it tho Deolarattoa of Oonoral SUn?e Is Bogard to tho Cuban War. A dlspntch from Mansanlllo, Cuba, to the New York Journal, give the text of an address made by Capt. Oen. Blanco In that place on January 29. Blanco declare that In view of thn new policy of the government, which count upon the support nd assistance of the best element of the Island, he looked for peace within the coming month. He amino that Spain Is prepared and de- erminwi to adopt a more energetic ana less moderate policy to all who despite her generosity In dealing with the col ony shall continue after the expiration or uny in arm against her author ity. Another demand la to be made on Spain for the payment of 175,18)0 Indem nity to the widow of Dr. Bull, for the murder of her husband In a Qnana bacoa Jail, Humors that the naval department at Washington intends sending another warship to Havana are given addition al credence by the activity In fitting out ne doutile-turreted monitor Mlnntono- niah, at League Island. Two gangs of men are employed. on on the exterior r the vessel and the other In the eab- Ins and In the hold, making everything ready for a sea voyage. The deck of nn Monitor Is a scene of continued bus tle In an effort to get everything In shlpshnpe. The Immediate cause of all this activity Is kept secret, but It Is known that on Sunday Capt. Longarre, the commandant of the yard, made a thorough investigation of the Mlnatono muh. As n result of this Investigation the men were put to work. I ne fearful Increase In the mortality month after month during iml In Santa Clara Ulty. Cuba, Is most Impressive proof of the ravage made by war In Cuba. The figure of mortality In the city during the past year are official and are taken from the Statistical bu reau: January, 78 dead; February, 114; Marrn. 333; April. 624: May. r.3: June. 531; July, 656; August, 645; September, :; October, 884; November, 1.037; De cember, 1.011. The total population of Santa Clara City Is 12,000. I he news from Clenfuego continues to be alarming with respect to the atti tude of uncompromising Spaniards and volunteers who nre In overwhelming majority there. They consider that the cam a few days ago or their leader. Col. Pertlerra. was a national loss. They made a formidable demonstration nt his burial, and their newspaper or gans compare Pertlerra' funeral with I lint or Oorixajo Castitlen, which led In 1K77 to the massacre of the student of the University of Havana. Dr. Hani lo r Agramonte, surgeon- general in th Cuban Insurgent army. has lust arrived from Kurope. bringing 140,000 raised In Paris for the Cuban cause. Dr. Agramonte say that popu lar sentiment In France Is strong In favor of success for the Cubans. "Among people of all claM." he pa i "there Is a desire that Cuba be freei The French government I restrained from taking any action In ravor of Cuba by the French Interests In Spanish bonds. A part of my mission abroad was to place before, tho Hed Cross o- letlcs of the different nation the man ner in which our sick and wounded have been treated In Cuba. I sent a manifesto to the Red Cross congress In Vlennu and talked with prominent phy sicians and ofllclals with a view of in ducing France and other nation to bring pressure to bear upon Spain to p-cognlse our Red Cross organization In Cuba. All we want Is to have our wounded treated like those of other na tions." fir. Agramonte said that In this mat ter he had been promised the aid of per sons of influence, but he did not know whether Spain would grant their ro piest or not A HEB0IC OIBL Ignore! a Threat of Death and Brivei off Eor Assailant The most sensational Ku-Klux raid ever perpetrated In Knott county, Ky was the other night when about 25 armed men came into Hlndman and attacked the house of Henry C. Moore. n reputable citizen, who had gained the lll-wlll of the Ku-Klux by denounc ing their unlawful acts. After firing several shots Into the house they tried to break in, but Moora repulsed them with nn ax. He had no firearms. The firing caused Jailor Strong and Deputy Johnson to run to the scene. They found the mob saturating Moore's house with oil to set it on Are. They ordered them to leave, but were met with a volley of bullets. Citizens, at tracted by the shooting, came to the oillcers' assistance. Moore's daughter Jumped from a window, and a she struck the ground u Ku-Klux member threatened to shoot her with a Win chester If she moved. She knocked him down, grabbed his gun and drove him ofr. The firing then became general between the citizens and officers and Miss Moore on one side and the Ku Klux on the other. The latter soon re treated. None of thn citizens were hurt. ' Pingrso Wins s Salt Judge ioinovan. of the Circuit Court, at Dotrolt, recently orderd Issuance of a mandamus against the Michigan Cen tral RnllrujyJ In the suit brought by Governor TTngreo to compel the rail road company to sell him a l.ooo-mlle mileage book, good not only for him self but for any member of his family, for S20. In his opinion Judge Donovan reviewed the railroad company's con tention and quoted several derlvUsna of the United States Supreme Court, under which the right to regulate fares and charges was reserved to the State. He concluded that the Michigan Central Is still under police power, reserved to the State, and that the "company cannot fix rates by laws repugnant to the lawa of the State; Father and Oanghtor Attempt Suicide. Miss Lucy Taylor, of Washington, who has been 111 for some time, Jumped through a window the other night, and landing in a snow bank, ran terribly rut and bruised through the streets, and after a half hour's search waa found In a snow bank almost nude by a policeman. She waa cut and bruised In many places. Shs was taken bom, and It waa then found that during her absence her father had hanged himself by a rope attached to the boiler of a stove. He was cut down and removed to the, hospital unconscious. The phy sicians reported that both Mr. and Miss Taylor were Improving and that there waa no longer doubt of their recovery. Church Trnitooo Beslgn. The trustee of the Fifth Avenue Presbyterian Church, New York, re signed lust Sunday. These trustees re present the wealth of 'the congregation and they are opposed to their pastor re maining In the pulpit. Dr. Hall resign ed a few weeks ago, but at tha urgent request of his congregation reconsider ed and decided to remain. Heavy Oold Shipments Arrive. The steamer Mariposa, from Sydney. Australia, is reported to have on board nearly $500,000 Australian gold, con signed to the Anslo-Cu'ifirnU)n bgnh o( Sun Francisco, " v
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