"7 .I By the year 1000 Japan mill nave to pay 825,000,000 a year as Interest on Iti national debt. The spindles at work in the cotton mill in the United Mates have In jreased from 10,070,000 in 1883 to 17,900,000 at present. The Pall Mall Gazette nays Oer many holds the balance of power in the Far East and that Emperor Wil liam cau dictate terms. The average yield in farm products (apart from animals) of the three prai rie states, Minnesota, North and Houtli Dakota, is estimated at 81)00 for each (arm last year, A Leipsie professor delivered a lec are the other day on "Darkest En ope" Upper Albania, where tlio mstom of blood-fend cost the country 1000 lives a year and makes most peo ple afraid to leave their village. According to Dr. Bchwnrtz of Her in marriage is ' the most importnnt , feature in longevity. No doubt this because bachelors keep such late lours, are irregular in -the hours it which they dine and are liable to nave holes iu their stockings. Sir Michael Hicks-Bench has de clared that England will insist, even it the risk of a war, that Chinese ports shall remain open' to the trade f the world. This is the most vigor us and inspiring utterance that has some from official Europe since the retirement of Mr. Gladstone. Butchery, starvation, bribery. That Is the Spanish record for three years in Cuba. Is it any wonder that the 3panish cause seems to be on the brink of collapse? And when col apse Qomes, it is not likely that there sill be a general agreement thnt ;t was well' deserved? 'asks the"Vah .ngtou Star. . , ' " An Anstralinn merchant, in a long letter to the London Times, tells of the superiority of American as com;' pared with British methods obtaining in the Australian mnrkot. He en larges upon the typewritten letters, ;nrbou triplicate invoices, the avtintic tnd very attractive catalogues, and the willingness of American makes to put the merchant's imprint upon all printed matter, the listing and illus trating of parts, the carefulness and tttractiveness of the packing, the ab sence of disputes of shortages and breakages, and many other less im portant trade influences that are char icteristio of American dealings and goods. ,. .,, . ... The free lib.varvijnoveuient in rural towns has been greatly encouraged by ihe liberality of the Wisconsin, New fork and Massachusetts legislatures 'n providing state aid for towns in ;hose commonwealths that are willing o make an effort to establish a free public, library. These institutions do much to add to the attractions of ru ral life, maintains the American. Agri culturist. It is probable that ere many fears, every thrifty town in the country will have its free library. ' New ' Jersey; Ohio, Iowa and .other . itatea whose legislatures are in ses - lion this winter, should see to it that "' due provision to encourage this move 4 tnent is made by the state. ' - As in the case of many another herb romance and treachery are mingled in the tragio fate of the "Sheridan of ' Cuba,"' remarks the New York Mall .,' tnd Express. True to the traditious of his original race, Aranguren was both valorous and amorous. His is the tale of troubadour as well as of loldier. There is the flavor of medie valism in his dashing raids and in his tourtahip. He never laid down the tword, but he sometimes carried the (uitar. The world, outside of Spain, has admired his courage; and all the world that loves a lover will sympa thize with his gallantrv. His deeds tnd his death together make the theme for both historian and poet. It is not difficult to aooount for the mnrest prevailing in the agricultural districts of Hungary, if the condition at the inhabitants was described truthfully at the recent congress of Hungarian agricultural laborers at Budapest. The assertion was made, and not contra lioted, that the priuci- pal food of the farm hand consists of bread and onions, and that his aver age daily wage for the greator part of the year is sixteen cents iu some dis. . triets, and twelve cents In others, while it occasionally falls ai low ss tea feat, or even eight cents. , Dur ing the harvH it rises to thii ty-thre cents, an I at tine to forty cent -er y. It i obvious that such condi-t'oust-ovd teuton wide Held to (' 'r aolivity. SPAIN PORCHISES BiniE SHIPS SHE HAS MONEY. Oraleert Intended for Other Rations Tarns! Over to the Spaniard. Since the explosion of the Maine Spain has with fearful expectancy watched the successful efforts of the United States In enlarging and making more powerful Its navy. Bpaln was stimulated to activity. Now Bpaln has purchased two cruis ers In London, which the Armstrongs have been building for Urasll, the Am isonlus and a sister ship, unnamed, of t.ODO tons each, 23 knots and 10 guns. Bpaln Is alsonegotlatlng for and will probably secure two cruisers of ft sim ilar type, which have been building In France for Ilntr.ll. The Amaionlus Is ready for launching, and her sister ship will soon be ready. The government of Spain seems to have fund for It Is understood to be paying a large part of the purchase money In cash, giving good security for the balance, these being the only terms upon which the Armstrongs would deal. Some weeks ago Spain attempted tn purchase ships and supplies In Englnnd on credit, from prominent firms having close relations with the , government, but after Inquiries the firms, refused to (rive credit. Since then Spain has rais ed funds from unknown sources. Diplomats In London express the be lief thnt French financiers are helping the Spanish government. It Is known that Spain Is trying to purchase three other ships which are being built by the Armstrongs: but she has not yet succeeded in making a bar (Tain, consequently there Is still time It the Unied States wishes to forestall her. The United States could also forestall Spain In the purchase of other ships building In English continental dock yards. While Chill denlew that any of the iihlps ordered for that country are fot ale, It Is believed by naval construct jrs that Chill's best cruiser, the O'Hlg gins, which is Just finished, could be purchased. A letter Just received here from Ma drid says It Is definitely reported there that a fresh Spanish squadron, destined for Cuba, la being organised at Cadis ft consists of four Ironclads, the Carlos V., Palayo, Alfonso XIII. and another, several gunboats and a trans-Atlantic steamer. 1,200,000 for an Invention. Sxezehanlk, of Vienna, Inventor ot the Fernseher. an electrical teleoptlcal apparatus which enables any one to see an object in its natural colors, no mat ter at what distance it Is away, has sold the right for the,publlc exhibition of, the apparatus and all subsequent rights In France to the directorate ol the Paris exhibition of loo for the sum of 6,000,000 francs ($1,200,000). CABLE. BFABKS. 1 ' The Austrian cabinet has resigned. Wednesday Pope Leo celebrated his 88th birthday. Discriminations against American fruits still continue in Germany. In . Berlin 12,000 shoemakers have struck for a uniform rate of wages. The Jubilee anniversary of the Italian constitution was celebrated last Satur day. Newhaus. a Belgian official, was eat en by cannibals on the Congo laet Jan uary. Price of wheat Is so high In Spain that importation duties have been re duced. Arrangements are now being made for the German emperor's trip to the Holy Land next October. London editors were unanimous In be llevlng that Intervention In Cuba by the United States Is Inevitable. Arabs have pillaged the residences ot Jews and abducted Jewesses in the He brew quarter at Tatxa, In Tangier. Cabinet makers of Hamburg hav struck for a nine-hour work day and 8,000 cigarette makers at Dresden havt gone out on a strike. Fifty persons have been arrested at Constantinople accused of murdering a Bulgarian editor. The editor was shot for not publishing a certain Item. Japan has addressed a note to Russia demanding an Immediate and explicit statement on the' question of the con tinued occupation of Port Arthur. Four flshjng vessels belonging to Me mel at Koenlgsburg. ' Prussia, were wrecked In a storm last week. Ten fishermen, were drowned and six others are missing. From Buenos Ay res via London comes the report that the Argentine govern ment has obtained a loan of 10,000,000 In London, secured by the alcohol and tobacco revenues. , By means of magnets It Is Intended to raise the British battleship Victoria, which waa sunk In the Mediterranean sea a few years ago. She now lies In 450 feet of water. Colonel Plcquart, who gave testimony favorable to Zola In the famous trial at Paris, fought a duel with and wounded Colonel Henry, his successor In the secret servico ot the war olflce. The London Times, In Its anual state ment, says the drink bill of the United Kingdom is nearly 117.500,000 In excesi of that ot 1896, averaging about f 1S.U for each man, woman and child. The Chilian government has offered 15,000 (175,000) for the Argentine steamer Britannia. Capt. Arsteg, now lying at Buenos Ayrea, with the view of using her In the event of trouble with Argentina. Slgnor Felice Carlo Cavalottl, poet, dramatist and statesman of home, w v killed In a duel last Sunday, His oppon ent waa Slgnor Macola, an editor, who had ridiculed Cavalottl in his paper, Cavalottl was Crtspl'a bitterest enemy. The French bark President Fells Faure, Capt. Fossard, from Barry on November 15 for Port Plerdo, has ar rived at Adelaide and reports that dur ing a gale on February I her second mate and 15 sailors were swept over board. The British government Is ordering large quantities of guns at the govern ment factories, while the war office hai approved the adoption of the Dumdum bullets for the Russian army, and ii seeking to Improve on Oermany's quick flrers. The Island of Mayotta, Comoro roup, woe swept by a cyclon Feb ruary 17. The government buildings were partly destroyed, many of lha na tive villages and crops were destroyed and large numbers of people were kill ed or Injured. The r?st are now suffer ing from famine. The population if about 11.000. The British first-olasa armored cruis er Australia, twelve guns, 5.600 tons, coast guard In Southampton watera had a narrow escape last Wednesday. Two seamen were playing with a fus in the shell room when they set (Ire t some stores. The flames were exting uished by the prompt flooding of tbt apartment. ' TBLIOBAMI TIBIILT T0LS. Crown Princess Stephanie of Austria 8 very 111. Oen. Rrisecrans Is reported dying at Cos Angeles, Cal. The great Iron Pando bridge In Cuba las been destroyed by Insurgents. Luetgert, the Chicago wife-murderer, vlll make sausages for use In the prls in. Mutilated bills are held by the New rersey court of errors not to be legal nder. The Carnegie steel workers at Home itead, Pa., are drilling dally, preparing or war with Spain. Ex-Mlnlster De Lome will now pub Ish a book, dealing with his retirement is Spain's representative. Fifty Apache Indians, In full war alnt are marching toward Cuba to Ight against the Spaniards. Because a headache annoyed 18-year-ld Clinton T. Jones, he committed aul tde at Chicago a few days ago. Quarrelling over a quarter's worth of It-Inks Mike Cogglns killed James Mo tlahon In Chicago the other day. Thirteen Cincinnati breweries hnve ased Into the hands of a trust. The lew company has a capital ot $10,000,- HW. Judge John Newton i Hendern, the ast trensurer of the Confederacy, died tt Staunton, Va lost week aged 75 rears. Ex-Mayor Wasbburnc has been In llcted at Chicago of certifying to can lldntes for the police force who were 'nellglhle, A terrific hurricane has devastated "lew Caledonia, doing great damage, to ihlpplng. The French gunboat Loyal y was sunk. A camera attached to a kite for the lurpose of locating distant warships it sea Is a suggestion meeting the ap proval of naval experts. The press censor of Constantinople mppreBSod the news of the attempt nade on Saturday last to assassinate .he King of Greece. After obtaining $21,509 worth of lewels from his sweetheart at Chicago, Hudford C. Baxter, started for the Klondike. The police are after htm. In a combat with Cubans recently :he Spaniards lost 1,000 men. The suc cess of the battle Is due to an expedition srhtch sailed from Long Island a few weeks ago. After writing a note, In which C. E. Itathfon, of Ypsllanti, Mich., explained :hnt he had ' disgraced his family, he took poison the other day and died In I Pittsburg hotel. The yellow fever germ has been dls fovered by Prof. Krtbs; 'of Chicago. The professor Is the discoverer of the llphtherla microbe which led to the in troduction of antl-toxlne. ', James Carrlgan Is suing John " D. Rockefeller for $1,000,000 worth ot Stan lard stock, In a Cleveland, O., court. He claims that the millionaire defraud ed him out of this amount. Two persons were killed In a Pitts burg fire Hunday. Mrs. Dominic En rlello and Ethel Verllnskl were burned '.o death. Six others-were Injured. The (Ire occurred In a tentment. ' The supreme court of Wisconsin has rendered a decision which will force nun ranee companies operating In this itatc to pay, back taxes ..amounting to, 1104,000, or forfeit their charters. ' A reward of $1,500 for each of the murderers of Posfmanter Haker at Lake City, ,8. C, has been offered by Postmaster General Gary. Blake was! :olored, and killed on the night of FeM ruary 21. A concert was given at the Hotelf Waldorf, New York, one night last! week for the benefit of the survivors oil '.he Maine explosion. Chauncey Depev.1 nade an eloquent speech. $2,000 waa ;onulbuted. , Strikers tn the number of 3,300 have returned to work at the Pepperell and l.aconla cotton mills In Blddeford, Me. 1'hey accepted the company's term's, that the mills would not be the last t j restore the old rate of wages. Will Overton, assisting Arsenal Keep r Dixon in firing 100 guns In celebra :lon of the Irish anniversary at Frank 'ort, Ky, the other day, was blown al nost to pieces and Armorer Dixon was oadly hurt by a premature explosion. The reindeer expedition which the government Is sending to the relief of the Alaskan miners la now speeding icross the country. It consists of 537 reindeer, 113 Laplanders, Flnlandenj ind Norwegians .and several carloads jf sleds and harness. Tuesday morning Charles M. Lowe ww his wife, rom whom he had been eparated some time, walking with mother man at New Orleans. He gave the man a severe beating, then killed lis wife and then himself while stand-, ing oyer the dead body. Commenting on the rumor that a Jap anese loan of 150,000,000 yen- will be raised In the United States through ex Minister Dun, the London Globe says it may be regarded as certain that when the loan Is definitely decided upon It will be floated In E.urope, , ', Sergeant Fisher, chief, of the West Point Academy police, committed sul fide a few days ago by turning on the gas. In a dispute with a private as to Spain's responsibility for the Maine ex plosion, he lost his temper and drew a revolver. He was interfered with and reduced to the ranks On the logging road of the Peters .umber company, six miles from Brew ton, Ala., the other day the boiler ot a lummy engine which was pushing a train of logs, exploded, killing six men. The dead are: William Kelso, fireman; Andrew J. Wright, Arthur Atkins, Peter Thomas, David Alston, G. W. Tompkins, laborer. Four men were found dead In a re frigerator car at Fort Worth, Tex., a tew days ago. Death resulted by gas from a fire built with coal. Six men, iupposed to be tramps, entered the car :loslng the door behind them. Two of the men escaped In a dying condition, but were resuscitated. They are. Char es Ryan and Jim Taylor. W. Reining (on la the name of one of the dead men. The other three are unknown. The powerful wrecking tug Under writer, of Boston, foundered oft Capt Hatteras In the storm which raged last week. The Underwriter belonged to the Moriitt & Chapman Wrecking Com-, pany, of Boston, and was bound foi Havana, there to Join the tug Right Arm and derrick Monarch In working it the Maine's ruins.- She was 600-horse power and carried additional divers and men to the wreck and had orders to lose no time.- John Canon, a fanner of New Lisbon, Pa., has been placed In the Newburg asylum mentally deranged . over . the present war talk. He is laboring undei the delusion that he . command an army. In the Jail he tore the beds apart and It required the combined efforts of six ,men to put him -in -restraint. . He frantically waves his hands over hii head and cries to Imaginary men to follow him to Havana. A hurricane which swept over the port of Batabano, on the south coast of Cuba, opposite Havana, has done great damage. It destroyed a hut in which were quartered a number of sol diers belonging to the Castlllan battal ion, killing two of the men an! wound ing twenty-flve other. III IFFHI1E IE MURDERED. TRAGEDY IN JAIL tbeat to Take Leave From Her Hotbsnl Whsn he Oats Her Threat A poor woman visited her husband at Sing Sing prison last Saturday. She had left her three children at home, hoping to return to them after seeing the man whom she loved, yet who had issaulted her. Her husband, Ilraun, la German, 35 years old and a cigar maker. He waa sentenced on August 11 of last year to serve a two years' lentence for assault In the second de gree and was received at Sing Sing on September 1. He was convicted of hav ing beaten his wife, but notwithstand ing this Mrs. Braun forgave her hus hand and expressed sorrow because ot tils Imprisonment. She has been living In New York City with three of hei hlldren, her two other children having been placed In an asylum. Mrs. Braun decided to visit her hus band. She went to State Detective lackaon's office and Inquired for net husband. He had been serving In the mess room, acting as a potato peeler. When the two met they kissed each ther and were very friendly. They sal lor half an hour conversing only a few feet away from the desk of Detective. Iafksiin. who was present. Finally De tective Jackson Informed Braun that his time was up. but Braun pleaded fot i little time longer, saying: "Can t we have a few minutes more?" Because of the trouble Mrs. Braun had taken to pay her husband a visit, ;he plea was granted. Suddenly Braun raised his arm, and the detective saw :hp glitter of a long, thin klnfe. Braun brought It down with fearful force igainst the left side of his wife's neck. Jne cut severed the great blood ves icls and almost Instantly the woman was dead. Detective Jackson sprang upon Braun, but the convict had time to rash the woman's head several times more. Two other convicts who wert In the corridor came to the detective's isslstance and the murderer was sub lud. Warden Sage had him removed but not. however, before another knife ilmllar to the one he had stabbed his a-lfe wl'h, was found concealed In his Docket. Warden SaRe questioned Braun as to why he killed his wife, but the man refused to say anything . Later he eemed to be sorry for what he had 'one' ( i '. . OKEAT BRITAIN FBIKHDLT. Ser Attitude Towards Bpaln Voted With j Plssinre by Amsrlcsns. .Americans In London express them ielves as being much gratified at. the friendly attitude which the British Government has evinced toward the United States. By advice of the Brit ish Government shipbuilders and deal ers In munitions of war Insist, practi cally, Upon cash payments In the case of all orders hooked by Spain. It teems that the Spanish Embassy, when bargaining with the shipbuilding and r.ther filins, indirectly, suggested that Dreat Britain sympathised with Spain. This coming to the ears of the British Government, the latter lost no time in putting the. firms which are In the habit it doing Government work on their guard. Another rumor which ha decidedly pleased Americans was that the Gov ernment has succeeded In obtaining :omplete plans of the principal Spanish harbors and their defenses. In short, both Americans and Eng Ishmen have about concluded that the present calm hus been brought about by President McKlnley In order to al low the completion of preparations fot defense and for possible Initiative ac tion, and few people will be sorry when a decision Is reached and- the long standing tension is ended Sherman's Opinion. As far as the United States Govern ment Is concerned, says Secretary Sherman, It has no Just cause to de clare war against Spain, nor will It have until It Is plainly shown that Spain has committed some overt act. When a great nation goes to war th E revocation mutt be great enough U ear the searchlight ot civilised na tion. TBI MAIM SIIAITIK. Th Spanish war ship Vltaya has ar rived at Havana. Two tons of dynamite were shipped from Cincinnati to Pensacola, Fla., Iat week. ' f Another 8panlsh battleship, the Al mlrante Oquendo. , has arrived at Havana. Eight old monitors are being oyer hauled at the League Island Navy yard near Philadelphia. , The survivors of the Maine have ask d an extra 'month's pay, to cover lost of personal effects, ' Three bodies were recovered from the Maine Saturday. One was Identi fied as Robert White. A consignment of Gatllng guns wer Shipped to Ponsocola, Fla., from Brooklyn the other day. Experts, examining the Maine, havt been requested to give no more theorlet to the press representatives. A man who said he sold to Spain th mines which blew up the Maine Is now In communication with government of ficials. The Winchester Rifle company hav topped work on sporting guns and art running 24 hours a day on navy rlttei and cartridges. Most Inhuman have been the utter ances of The Dlarlo de la Marina, th oldest Havana newspaper. In regard tc the dead sailors ot the Maine. Two American warships, the Mont gomery and Nashville, will , soon- sail tor smaller Cuban, ports, for the pur pose, it Is said, of carrying supplies to the starving people. The Spaniards in Havana, naving feared fearful American retribution, feel more at ecjie now with the Viscays In port. Capt. Eulate waa received on hore by 100,000 enthusiastic supporter of Spain. Senator Proctor, Oen. Fltshugh Lee Capt. Slgabee and many other promi nent Americans attended the ceremony of decorating the gravea ot the Maine'! dead at Havana last week, i A special dispatch from Bhangha says: ' "The United States squadron Is con centrated at Hong Kong, with a view of active operations against Manila Philippine islands, In the event of an outbreak of war between the United States and Bpaln. The squadron, which ,ls powerful. Includes the cruisers Olym pia, Boston, Raleigh, Concord and Pet rel." - Pnoumatlo tubes In the Chicago post office are not a success. Tou don't require a big Income to "get along" In Japan, A man can Hv there like a gentleman on $100 a year This sum will pay the rent ot a bouse, the wages ot two servants, and, supply VlMty 9t food, . - TRADE REVIEW. (helaslnees ltaatloa. Ooailderei te he la ' Oeoa Cms It ton. ' R. Q. Dun Co.'s Weekly Review ofj trade 'reports as follows for last week! Stories of the most reckless sort, dls- iroved promptly, and many of them be Ore they are told, affected speculation n stocks much laM week and at times lils week, but they have not disturbed he Industries and the trade of, the lountry at all. There Is confidence that he authorities are doing what Is proper o provide for public defense, and b list less Is moving on with the assurance 'lint It will not be seriously disturbed. Failures tn February have been small ir than any other-month, except three if the previous fifty-two months, with markable decrease In the failures for 1100,000 and over, though In number ind amount the smaller failures show his change than might have been ex- ected, Indicating that In good times or ad a large proportion Is due to causes tpart from the general condition ot luslness. The ratio of defaulted lla illltles to payments through the clear hg house la but $1 71 per $1,000, a low ir rate than has appeared In the first luarter of any year except 1RX0 and 81 of the past twenty-three years. Production of pig Iron la the greatest iver known, some furnaces having rtarted In the past month; but besse her billets are so scarce at Chicago that rome works aro embarrassed.,, and) leavy purchases at Pittsburg, include ng one of 25,000 tons, have stlffehed the rlce so that bessemer pig and local Kike at Chicago are stronger than since Hovember 1, with gray forge unchang Id at Pittsburg. Foundry at the East s slightly lower, basic pig having been iffered In a sharp competition at about no, though southern makers In Ala lama and Tennessee, excepting two, ave agreed upon a plan of sales hrough a commission. The demand for Inlshetl products covers work far ihead In plates, structural forms, iheets, In pipe since the advance In oil, ind In rails with a Chicago sale for a Canada road to Alaska, but bar Is veak, with Increasing use of steel, and in plates are quoted at $2 85, against A for the same quality ot foreign. Tin s stronger at 14.20 cents and lake cop ier at 11.87 cents. The strike Ip cotton mills does not ipread, but helps to. a slightly better lemand fox Some goods, while. In wool ins the business Is slow In some of the Iner qualities, which have been much idvanced In price, nnd In these and ither grades as well, cancellations have iften exceeded reorders, indicating less llstrlbutlon than was expected at the idvanced prices. Wool has yielded' a Ittle, the average of 100 quotations by ?oates Bros, for domestic being 20.28 lents, against 20.82 cents February 1, tnd while yielding Is thus far mainly n Inferior qualities, stocks at least hree. years old are pressed for sale. Wheat has grown stronger, exports lontlnulng at a rate which threatens exhaustion of supply If trade reports of 'armer's stocks are correct. From At antlc' ports 2.426,240 bushels went out, lour Included, against 1,368,416 bushels nst year, and from Pacific ports, 861,99.1 tushels. against 479.959 bushels lost fear. The price has risen 1 cent, but it s possible that the estimates of last rear's stocks, though 50,000.000 bushels n 'excess of .the government estimates nay prove too small. Corn has declln id onlv M of a cent, with exports of 1,748,843 bushels against 5,221,785 bush ils last year. Failures for the week have been 251 n the United States, against 246 lOHt rear, and 82 In Canada, against 59 lasq fear. Big Chnnk of Olast. A year ago at St. Louis, when the Helta Glass Company failure occurred tnd the works shut down, the "pot" was full of molten glass. It was not trained off. but neglected and permlt- :ed to cool. Recently the property was purchased, and now It Is found that the pot contains a solid piece of glass 66 teet long, 22 feet wide and five feet thick, estimated to weigh almost 600 tons. A force of workmen has been put to work with drills, crowbars and ledge hammers to quarry out the solid mass, and a new company is organis ing to start the works again in tho tprlng. America Ket Prsparsd. The London "Daily Mall" discussing the "probability that tho United States -nay goad Spain Into declaring war as t last desperate move." says: "In America's unprepared condition Spain could inflict appalling damage Spain could Inflect Impelling damage. Neither could conquer the other; and the utmoat America could gain would be the, equivocal triumph of securing Cuban Independence. If Bpaln takes the' first step America Will have her self to thank." Bribery tn Chioage, Richard C. Gunning, assessor of the South Town. Chicago, waa Indicted on charge of soliciting a bribe. The In llctment alleges that Gunning suggest ed to Charles Fellows that for $1,000 he ivould reduce the assessed valuation ot the property known as the Reliance building. State and wasnington streets, $100,000. Japan Mar Threaten Ipaia. ' There were some Japanese sailors on Ihe Maine when she waa blown up. Secretary Long has been requested to ascertain the names and ratings of these men. Bpaln team that Japan will then auk recompense for each man's life. In the meantime Japan may send warships to the Philippine Islands pending a settlement. Government Beesivts a Million. ! fl-afr navmnnl ff 11.000.000 An an count of the sale of the Government's Interest In tho Kansas PaclQc railroad waa made during the present week. The remaining $5,303,000 will be made tn four equal Installments In 30, 40, 50 and fO oays rrom tne uaie ot me saie, yeoruary.iv- , IPAIB'I BBPBBSBHTATXYB A LIAB. le says a SaessssM Promoter ef filibuster lag Kxpsditloa v.miiiA VimM nmrnniw of filibuster ing expeditions to Cuba, spoke as fol lows the other day: 'My last expedi tion put Into Cuba 700.000 bullets loca ted a the end of 700.000 Mauser cart ridges. And every one of these bultoti Is now being used to let daylight lnt the Spaniards who think as Senor Dv Boso thinks. If Senor Du Boac knowi as much about my recent expedition as the Spanish authorities In Havana know about the destruction of thi Maine, and If Senor Du Boac says thai expedition waa a failure, as the Ha vana, authorities say the Maine blew ui on Its own account, then Senor Dt Bow, Is of the same stripe as the au thorities In Havana. He Is a liar." Mr. Nures expressed the opinion thai the battleship Maine was destroyed "by Spanish officials, with their knowledgt and by their hands." A flbrouss preparation of steel. mad In the same manner as the eo-oalled "mineral wool," by passing an air blast through moitsn steel, le coming rnt us for cleaning, polishing, eio., Instead of andnasr. SPAIN hill) HIVE IEE RECIllED, MAKES DEMANDS. The United Itates Ignores the aWqaests, Be Ing Vaable te Comply. Bennr Oullon, Spanish Minister of Foreign Affairs, recently Intimated to United States Minister Woodford that the Spanish Government desired the recall from Havana of Consul Gen eral Lee and that the American war ships which have been designated to convey supplies to Cuba for the relief of the sufferers there should be replac ed by merchant vessels In order to de prive the assistance sent to the recon oentrados of an official character. Minister Woodford cabled the -requests to the Washington government which replied refusing to recall Gen eral Lee In the present circumstance or to countermand the orders for the dispatch of the war vessels, making the representation thnt the relief ves sels are not fighting ships. Acting secretary Day said: The President will not consider the recall of General Lee, who has borne himself throughout this crisis with Judgment, fidelity and courage, to the President's entire satisfaction. As to the supplies for the relief of the Cuban people all arrangements have been made to carry a consign ment this week from Key West by one of the naval vessels, whichever may be best adapted and most available for the purpose, to Matansas and Sagua. For several days the Spanish news papers have been violently attacking Consul General Fltzhugh Lee. The "Imparclal, after remarking that "an American newspaper has Insinuated that General Lee Is a member of a syn dicate desiring to purchase Cuba," says: "His Ill-will toward Spain Is so mark ed that even American newspapers In imical to Spain are remarking It." The "Imparclal" calla upon the gov ernment to demand the replacing of Consul General Lee . wno. Instead or tlKhtenlna- the bonds of friendship be tween Spain and the United States, dally renders the situation more threatening." Key West authorities Insist on en forcing quarantine law against United States cruisers coming from Cuba, and a clnsh with the general government I expected. The "Globe." a Spanish paper, says: "Nothing could be more promising than the present relations, between the two nations. General Woodford's words. Peace forever." are hailed with de- ljght Sennr Sagasta, the cabinet min isters and General Woodford all make such explicit peaceful statements that peace may be regarded as assured. This Is all the more satisfactory, since tne late events all point to a different Is sue." . .... The "Liberal" says: "The high fever from which a portion of the populace has been suffering has considerably de creased within the last few hours." Most bodies burled some weeks ago are unrecognizable. It is against Span ish law to exhume until expiration or five years. Neither steamers nor au thorities permit shipment of bodies un less at once embalmed In metallio cases. Cost of embalming and encasing from $66 to $800 each. , It was Just learned at the navy de partment why the Maine was tied up to a buoy In Havana harbor Instead of anchoring, a fact that has been the baeo for some of the theories as to the cause of the disaster. It is stated that not only Is a man of war at a buoy In much better place for quick service than when anchored, but It appears that If a ship casts her anchor In Ha vana harbor, so foul and polluted with yellow fever and other disease germs Is the mud that adheres to It when it la hoisted that the ship must go Into quarantine upon her return to any Florida post. AMERICANS IN SAHOEB. Presence of Wsrihips In Havana Strengthens the Hatred of Spaniard. Reports from Havana Indicate an alarming situation. Blanco Is almost as good as nothing so far as affording protection to American citizens is con cerned. The wrath of the populace Is directed against everything American, and an outbreak Is expected hourly. The volunteers are rampant, and threats of violence are frequent and made openly. Blanco, who, according to re porta mean well, Is unable to control hie' men. The situation I understood and the danger realised by the .Americans In. Havana, who are making prepara tions to leave as soon as possible.. A merlcan merchants are .preparing to send their families home and to close their business. The presence of three Spanish men-of-war In the harbor has excited the population until the Spaniards believe that they are invincible. Outcries against Yankees are heard on every side. Americana are Insulted In the streets, and the volunteers cannot be restrained. They swagger about and talk war. They are waiting for leaders strong enough to lead them in an out break. The Spanish troops, since the coming of the warships, also have be come restless. Many who were of use In keeping the volunteers from talk of violence now are In sympathy with them. The situation Is known to Blan co, who Is on the verge of nervous pros tration, being unable to enforce disci pline either among the Spanish troops or the volunteers of Havana. Cosl for Crnliera The United States Government, bj Secretary John D. Long, of the navy department, has Just closed a contract with Peale, Peacock & Kerr, coal oper ators In the new Pittsburg district, tot the delivery at Key West, within el days, of 400,000 tons of steam coal. Thii contract Is unauthorized by Congress) but Is made under the emergency clause, which permits the heads of Na tional departments to make large ex penditures on the National credit with out specino autnoruy wnen tne occa sion arises therefor. The contract calli for the delivery of 10.000 tons of coal per day at Key West for 40 days, ship ments to commence on or before April L The budget committee of the German retchstag ha adoptud the proposal that th new vessels of the German navy shall be finished In six Instead ot seven years. Admiral von Tlrpita, sec-. retary of the Imperial navy, said Its, adoption would result in considerable military and political advantages. An old Indian doctor and a little girl who kept house for him, have been found hanging from trees near theft cabin at the head of Irish creek Mor gantown. N. C. The two came here about a year ago, and spent most ot their time tn hunting herbs. Threats had been mad against the old man. A plot ot ground has been secured at Key West, where the bodie of the Maine's sailor will be burled. Atlanta has a law prohibiting vewJ elea from paeelng places of worship at a rapid rat of speed on Sunday.
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