MAINE AT HAVANA. Every Naval Courtesy Extend. ed to the Battleship. PAPERS SARCASTIC Ther Regard the Visit As Likely To En- courage the Insurgents A Report Cur rent In Havana Of a Slight Misnnder standing Between Seneral! Lee and Dr, Congosto. The United States battiesbip Maine, com- manded by Charles D, Sigsbee, which left Key West, Fla., on January 24, arrived in Havana at 11 o'clock Tuesday morning and was saluted by the forts and war vessels A naval lieutenant of the Spanish cruiser Alfonso XIII, the Bpanish flagship, visited the Maine early in the afternoon, as did al- so an officer of the German crusier Gu nau, the schoolship. Both visits were turasd by Captain Sigsbee, who at 6 o'clock called upon Rear-Admiral Vincente Mante- wola at the admiraity office, and upon Vice- ‘Admiral Paator, after which he had a pro- longed conference with Counsul-General Lee, The Malpe came to ders from Consul-General [ee aod probably romain for some time, Captain Rigsebes has expressed himsell as much grat- ifled by the reception tendered him and the courtesy and cordiality shown. The Maine bears a peaceful mission. The American Newepaper correspondents will give a ban- quest to Captain Sigsbee, Consul-General Lee and a number of Spanish officers, A report is current that the United States counsui-general, Fitzhugh Lee, Dr Congosto, secretary-general of the govero- ment, have had a slight misunderstand Ing After forwarding the bulletin referring to the report ln elrculation of a slight misun derstanding between Gen, Fitzhugh Les and Dr. Congosto, the correspon the Associated Press called United States con nothing p torview when, ramor took place, Shortly after the arrival Lisut. Albert Medrano, representing captain of the port, Viee-Admiral tor, visited the United States battleship aud extended the customary courtesies I'he arrival of the warship caused much surprise and excited considerable curiosity. At night all the wharves were or with people anxious to get American warship by night played her searchlight on the fortifications. Ture re- Havana to receive or- will and of between had it wded of the Mains and 2 glimpse The arsenal RECEIVED EVERY COURTESY, Consul General Lee's Heport To the State Department. A talegram was received | eral Lee by the Washingt ment and was taken by Assistant Bec Day to the Whites House f of the President, | Maine had been received with teay. The commanders of the German Spanish ships of war in harbor called upon the commander of the Maine who had returned calls: the Spanish forts had fired salutes, the ceremon- ies demanded Liv nov observed. In addid stated that everything was tranquil ia rom 1&1 rom Cons Sate the infor: General Lee sal every cour. the their had been onsul-General Ha Yana SHIP ORDEKED HERE leturns the Compliment of United States, Spain After a meeting of the Ms Wednesday orders were Chacon to have the baltle- of the largest vessels of ready at ones for sea. She can be coaled in about 24 then she will be ports. Just what officials will be assigned to bas not been decided upon as yet, Sepor Sagasta, the Premier, read to the Queen Regent what is described as a very “satisfactory dispatch” from Washington. Itis probable that Senor Moret, Minister for the Colonies, will announce at the next QGabinet council a project of political and sfministrative reforms for the Philippines, Admiral Dermejo, Minister 6f Marine, has suthorized the officers of the Spanish squad- ron at Havana to attend the naval banquet to be given by United States Consul-General Lee. ordered to American her ABOUT NOTED PFROPLE inte Charles A. Dana sour in Oriental pottery and porcelains, and at the time of his death owned the largest aud most valuable collection in America, with but one exception, ths Walters eollec- tion in Baltimore, It i= not generally known that Ex-Senator Tabor, who has just been appointed Post- master of Denver, sold to the Government for 81 the land on which the Denver Post office stands. Ex-Vice-President Adlal E, Stevenson isto be the orator at the unvelling of the monu- ment to the signers of the Mecklenburg Declaration of Independence, in Charlotte, N. C., May 20, Miss Phoebe C. Edgar, of Rahway, N. J., bas been a teacher for 60 years in the Bun- day-school of the Second Presbyterian Church of that place. Recently the officers and teschers commemorated the event, and presented her with a set of engrossed resglu- tions reiting the good work she has per- formed, and expressing the universal esteem in which she is held by the community, Henry Charles Flsaher is about to resign the controitership of the Cootral Telegraph office, in London, whieh he has occupied ever sinee the telegraphs were taken over by the Bgate., Ii» is 8 German by birth, but has lived in London for 40 ysars, Augusta Evans Wilson's work as an an- thoress ceased with the death of her hus- ®and. asd the author of “Baelah.”™ “'8t. El mo and *“Vashti” says she will never resume her writing, Quioen Vietoria has created 284 new peer. nzes during her reign. Of thess Lord Mel bodrne was résponsible for 26, Sir Robert Pesi for 5. Ear] Russell for 21, Lord Palmer stan for 22, Lord Derby for 15, Disraeli for 31, Gladstone for 74, Lord Rosebery for 9, and Lord Salisbury, wb» holds the record, for 8. Thers is little to choose between Lib- eral and Conservative administrations in this matter. Elenors Yon Wiegant, who is now living alone in Ohioago, is the widow of Prince Vou Pegrafl, and was, befors her marriage, ome of the greatest operatic singers of Earope. i ae was a ¢ LGROR- THE NEWS. Frederick Cook, who, with Captain Hedg- don, was acoused of having set fire to the Tountine Hotel, at New Haven, Conn. and who pleaded gullty, was sentenced to seven years in the State prison. Mrs. Edwin F. Ubl, of Grand Rapids, Mich., was elected president of the National Federation of Musioal Clubs at its final meeting in Steinway Hall, defeating Mrs, Theodore Butro, of New York. The miners in the Northern Colorado coal district, who have been on strike several weeks, resumed work, snd will depend upon the tate board of arbitration to settle the question between the miners and mine- owners, The contract for the construction of a jotty at Gray's Harbor, Washington, has beon let by the government to Hale & Kern, & contracting company of Portland, Ore, The contract price is $770,000, Thomas McCaffery was shot and mortally wounded by Joseph Byrneson, in the for- mer's saloon at Tracy, Cal. Five shots were fired, three taking effect, one in either arm and one below the heart, The will of the late Jacob Gi. Neafle, the founder of the Neafle & Levi Ship and En- gine Building Compsaopy, was admitted to probate in Philadelphia. The value of the ostate is estimated at between #4, 000.000 and £05,000,000 Henry Starr, leader of the daring gang of train and bank robbers which has been ter rorizing the citizens of the Bouthwestern States for the past ten years, has been re ceived at the Ohio penitentiary to eight years for robbery and one for slaughter. Eli Blake wins waylaid and beatsn to bly by a gang of local toughs wis a deacon of the Baptist been a leader in an attempt saloons out of Tongawa All the people ou board the Duluth, wrecked off Mrs, Wil rescued, is snrve man- te UK: postmaster at Tongawa ieath, presuma- Blake, Church who had frive the steamer ily Joseph, Mich liam Tryon, of were rescued the women dying from fects of the exposure, being badly frozen in the passage from the taal Qa K nt one of the ef 1 wrecked vessel i« the President McKinley deliver of the Natio turer in Now declared that tho ge ntil an y t has been secured, 1 HG vintained murder vas remanded in New York. An accident occurred ory building in course of roadway, In New York iy result in the death injured are George Mel mond and Michael An the fifth floor superintending the | a scaffold over an de st his balanes and shaft. On the fourth were standin Bear eevalor yond already NCaman the throe lar below An John's in years are erected ove arried the se men crashe bart repor vw York Trade 8 Joseph Miller onerated by & cor cided that the sh natal lental, ed the I tthe entire 1} was kilied by dgrass and twe pred Loss, $100,000, John Donnelly died In the Clocianat! Hos rom tho effects of & blow administered Ben Green. Donnelly and a friend bad sandwiches ordered at Green kooeked Don- head striking the other men wore in) refused to pay for Green's junch stand nelly stone. In St. Louis, Mo., Emile Urler, agod 22 | who has been (n the employ of the Bolland Jewelry Company for 10 years, and who was one of ita most trusted clerks, waa charged with stealing jewelry said to exceed £10,000 in value. A greater part of the stolen goods was recovered, down, his eurl arrested and silverware Helena, Ark., was earthquake shock, their foundations Mrs. Patrick Crowe, while at ment in Taylor's Opera House J.. was striken with heart in a few moments Hou, John D. LL vy. was unanime { the Massachusetts Total Abstinence Society at its apnual meeting at Boston. startied by a Houses were severe shaken U an entertain: I'renton, N disease and died Kee retar elonted 1 ng HRY It resident of Daniel HB. Hanna, the only son of Senator Mark A. Hanns, was for at Cleveland, Ohlo, by Mrs, Carrie May Hanna, The decrees is asked on the ground of neglect | and erueity, The couple were married in 1887. They have three sons, The annual report of Wells Fargo & Co, of precious metals produced in the States and Territorties west of the Missour! river during 1897 shows in the aggregate: Gold, $69,830 597; silver, 837,184 034: eopper, $36. 645.604: lead, $00,775. 144. A. A. Heard, of Buffalo, N. 3% of twelve heirs who fre joint owners of a sugar plantation near Havana, Cuba, has filed with the Rtiate Department at Washington a eiaim of $91,000 against the Spanish gov. ernment for property destroyed and loss of revenue, The difficulty existing between the miners and mine operators at Lafayette and Louls- ville, Col., which has caused a strike to ex. ist for 10 days, bas been submitted to the State Board of Arbitration, John E. Redmond, M. P., who bas been lecturing in this country on the “Irish Re. belilon of "08." salled for bome Wednesday, on the steamer Majestic, A premature explosion of dynamite on the Duluth asd Iron Range extension, north of Two Harbors, Ming. instantly killed Frank Barrows, Foremen Vandergrift and Jacobs and injured several other persons, Rev. Prof, George L. Robinson, who for about a year and a-bail has been professor af Old Testament literature and exegesis at Knox College, Toronto, Ont., has deaided to accept a similiar post in MeCormick Theolog- teal Seminary at Chicago, The Iowa Supremes Court uphelds the anti. cigarette law in the ense brought by Donald C. McGregor vs, John Cone, Sheriff of Linn county, The sales were not original paok- 1 iv fo sed GIvoOres one ages. The miners reiterated their demand for a ton cents advance and a uniform base of weights, st the Interstate Convention of Soft | BASTANDWEST. STOR Blizzard Raged in Michigan and Wisconsin. RAILROADS BLOCKE D. Telegraph Wires Prostrate, Houses Unroofed, Trees Uprooted and General Havoc in Many States The Gale Furious Along the Coast Vesselmen Say it the Worst Storm In Many Years, Wns The most severe blizzard which has visited Milwaukee in years continued in its fury until about six o'clock Sunday. Snow the depth of eighteen inches has fallen, and, with the wind blowing at the rate of fifty miles per hour, great drifts were formed in ull parts of the city, making travel almost an impossibility. On several lines of street railway traflic wus ata standstill early in the night, aed only the most {important thoroughfares were kept open with the aid of § hour before oweriul aweepers until an t. when these, toc idly Gaal the snow drift, very irregularly, each with the attempted to freight being wire in the news from the out trains came trains locomotives, wiiroad and only passenger nid of several get through, those carrying abandoned, Every telegraph state was crippled, and receiv wire side worid was Spe tance teleph of the boats Milwanke uo misl are xnown to i Beports from it that all w drifts and FRUWAY OIL Hines have s ir ais were jam and several smaller | Michigan ALIDE i0¢ fhe ngs lake and f (sraban MARGATE Were leag and anda ail ordered to 1 Milwaukee ther o n big hole At Buaeyr side tracks prVeral FIELD OF LABOR Americas bes 307 tinpiste mills Albany negro caterers organized Iowa want the pol 3 3 she New York men get $2.95 Detroit 8 Tax Clu! of 70 000 vacant lots, LET at fire insurance rates be roy a day, ston’s Merchants $ i } # AAG Legisinture passe ili to pro virginia s fg nen workers in =f jer sate for we Lm Some Denver people want bill boards abol i An « I'he Wind been abolished. she rdisnes bas been prepared office of financial w-{iiasn Ww wp retary ker Association A bili to prevent the manufacture lasses of belo Ohio Legislature The constitutionally of Colorado's law re- quiriog horseshoars (0 pass an examination will be tested, All the Taetoriea conirolled by the cement trust are ciosed, and the few independent mills are runniog overtime, Chicago Milk Bhlppers’ Union bast fixed the price of eight-galion cans at 90, 85 and #0 cents, respectively, for the months of February, March and April, Twenty-Ove delegates to the joint conven tion of the Workingmen's Assemubiy and the Federation of Labor stopped at a non-union hotel at Albany, A jury of farmers acquilted a Utica barber who worked on Sunday. Thuis shop ia the only non-union piace lu Uties, and the only one that has defiled the law, The Typographical Union has entered the Chio Legisiature with a proposition to have all sehool books manulacttired within the State, This is aimed al the Book Trust. Bellaire (0.) Central Union requested the Patebers’ Union not to hire a band until one of it members, who took a factory strikers’ pines, is eXpelind {rom the band, Washington's State Printer has sued the Reattie Typographical Unlon for $10,000 dam- ages, It circulated a card charging him with making the plant an unfair non-union office, &e, The Young Men's Business League, of Chattanooga, declined to adopt the resolu tion calling for a constitutional amendment to exempt manufacturers from taxation for a eortain time, ; Montreal Knights of Labor held its 15th annual benquet the other night. Several alderman attended, The May. or sent #25, and Lord Stratcheona pre. sented $100, ail goods in prisons is the re M'COMAS SENATOR. Chosen United dintes Benator to Succeed Gorman Amid Enthusissin. After a seven days’ contest and taking ten votes the General Assembly of Maryland, ip Joint convention, Tuesday elected Judge Louls E. McComas United States Benator to succeed Arthur P, Gorman, whose term exe pires March 4, 1800, The ote was: McComas, republican, 68; Shaw, republican, 4; man, democrat, 47; necsssary to a choles, OX, All the plans made by the Republican Irad- ors to win success for the now victoriou candidate were carried out suecessively fn detail, the first step toward their final con- summation being the change of the votes which had up to that time been cast for Gen. Thos, J, SBhryook, who retired from the fleld of battle and gave his strength in behalf of the Judge to reach an early conclusion of the fight. Next, those of the Eastern Shore votes which had stood out against the Bixth (ior - break in the ranks of the "Faithful Eleven,” which left only four of them to refuse to “‘oome into camp,” us Senator Randall ex- pressed it, before the vote was announced wondered why the Democrats ymbination with the Bhaw men before the caucus and thus elect some Repnblican McComas, There were several rats who sald that they would not vote for any Bepublican, no mat- ter what were surrounding ynsequently, as the entire num- ber of Democrats 47 belong two ab- and all the * were required to elaat, such Hence, all party voted i It tony be other than Dem the eireums- thers Eleven VOLO necessary earried out, the minority y for Benator Gorman until the ved the vote the of members end, REV, DR, TALMAGE MARRIED, Mrs. Elonore McCutcheon Collier, of Allegheny City, Fa. Image, the noted 4 and Mrs, Elenore Allegheny { in marriage at the McCateb 47 Irwin avenue ceremony perform ¥ Wis GOV, GRIGGS NOMINATED Chooses Him as Successor to Attorney-General MeKenna President Kew Attorney-General was born ualities of t wide reputatl 6 SRS [ire wit ‘rales Hobs { Presidont, 8 father of Mrs Mr, Griggs wart man of pron great positiveness and fen Heo ix the first Jarsey has af the State WN reputation I; form movemer Governorship { ruption ment, In 188% he was a delegate-at Republican National Convention st Chicago, nnd nomination speech for Wil iam Walter was a eandidats the Viee-] made the i hols who (ruverno: ns my tisiats wife and two sons and four daughters PENSION PUBLICATIONS, Cannon's BiH Printing the Entire List, senator Providing Senator Canpon jatroduced a bi Repate providing for the publication of | sion roll by January 1, 1899, and thereafter as Congress may direct, The bill provides that the ilst shall be in the form of pamphlets, and that there shal be one pamphlet for each State and Terr tory and oue for the District of Columbia. Each pamphlet is to contalo, arranged in and the postofice addresses of the pausion. within the State, Territory or Distriet cov. ured by it It is also to show in addition the relation ship of the peusioner to the person and the full name of the person who performed the service where the title is derivative: the company and regiment, or other arm of the military or naval service; the date and place of his muster-in aud the raak then held, and the date and place and manner of termina. tian of service and the rank then held; pres. ent rate of pension, and from what date pension was originally granted, with dates and amounts of iscrease, if any. The Heoretary of the Interior is directed to mail to each newspaper in the United States a copy of the pamphlet for the State, Territory or District in which the newspaper is published. BISMARCK'S HEALTH Physician of the Chancellor Says He Has a Number of Years to Live, Dr. Behwaninger, Prince Bismarek’s physi- clan, in an interview with the corresponden of the Associsted Press, at Birlin, said the condition of the former Chancalior’s health was not serious, provided be ix cautious in exposing himself to the weather and foliows strict hygienic rales, The recent troubls of the Prince, Dr. Schwenlnger added, was mainly swelling of the veins of the feet and legs. WASH OLE I Promote Annexation, The Hawaiian Executive Says That His The Annexation Situstion To May Be Desired. He Is Prepared Supply Any Infor mation That A despatch from Washiogton, DI. C., say President Dole, of Hawall, arrived here 2.20 o'clock Wednesday afternood and, behalf of the government the national capital by and Assistant Secretary several! hundred had assembled on Ne Capitol street and three platoons of mo policemen were on haad to act As the train and Mr. Adee stepped on the rear platforn and were met by who was welcomed 1 Becretary Sherman Adee, as an ort, “Oy : conducted them inside for the greetings to President and Mrs, Dole, Theres was a brief and informal exchange and then the party filed out to the waiting aud proceeded to Ariingtor Hawaiian guest, CAITIRY Ap where the axecald will be 1} nation’s President MeoKinley soon after } Dole's arrival, ar minutes, He was a tary, Mr. Porter wis met by Assistant Mr, Hateh, t ned about fiftes yn panied by hi ang NOCTeLAry he Hawalian jeed them to President and the trod her member a mutusl exe MeKin Eel, who was o K RARER icdic His for and the yas detorn A fu fifty SQ UATe-Set jd inite in 8 chiz and strength of Prosi. aoceplunies the Lie gives the im. stands for a pall purpose whitened yours in manner man by five : who CAUSO a great ope, carrying with { a'nation HERE TO STUDY THE «i CAM? TTA: VUE, he his words, and de 1 the question of an- thal he came 1 While frank ic repiying weigh carefulis » talk dire He sai 10 quest] 2 this Hawaiian Islands, if called upon of annexing the 1 by the ad- to FUppiyY any 2i may be asked. It eonfer with the Hawalian deicga- He is his States said that he main in Washington about via New Oglenns to the to returning to would pre “ asl, preparatory Hawali WASHINGION MOTs it is regarded as settled that the nay Mil now being anim ittee will al ap framed Ly a contain three im. namely, $1.000 000 for smoke £500 000 for reserve ammani establishment of a Government powder factory, Representative Fitagerald, of Massachus Hoqse stb jor the for a constitutional amendment to locrense the jength of the President's term to six vedrs, and to make Presidents hereafter in. Commissioner Evans, of the Pension Of order stating that here. after the requests of attorneys for coosider. ation of title 10 fees will not be entertained in three years from the date of issue of pen sion upon which such fees are claimed. The Senate Committee on Military Affairs reported favorably a bill providing that ca dets to West Point should not be appointed unless they are bona fide residents of the districts represented by Congressmen mak- ing the appointment. The Treasury Dapariment bas received a cablegram announcing the sale arrival of the MeCulloeh at the Azores. The Porter has arrived at Mobile and the Machias, which i= on her way home to the United States from Chipa, bes arrived at Ville Franche. Donald D. Herr, of MifMinburg, Pa; Hor aoe (. Cope (altersate), of Greensburg, Pa. - and John K. Herr, of Flemington, N, J. have been appointed cadets at West Point, The gold reserve bas resched $163,670.000 the highest point in about seven years, The accumulation is becoming somewhat of a purden, and the governm ent & no longer ecouraging its deposit, a The Chinese dress in white at fuperale and in black ut weddings and old women always erve as bridesmaids, THE KEYSTONE STATE. News Gleaned from Various Parts of the State, BIG FIRE AT ALDEN. at 840,000 js Destroyed and Arson is Suspected -Lightaing De stroys "n Barn-Two Strueinres Are Burned and Four Cows Perishin Mid. winter —~ Killed on the Track, Property Valued The # mall t Aldon was almost de nock the other morn- earrying the flames rap- wers destroyed and $40,000, The vhistie at the colliery of y awakened the citd- y local fire company fire, LAV and he flery ele- about pe with such a flerce done wherever pe axibile. id b was to ¢ thi first broke out orge Bar- } ry of # wind blew a steady gale buliding. saloon were Al last thers yu enveloped the 3 sides of Barver's ignite, and fuel, The b BArVAr 8 Hs lehman om forks, on from two ding hey ra: He vy without effect. that they had 1 paper against m with coal ofl, match when dis AOBLGIATIOS Ho otmerved They aovered, The body « mel, was rand mountais BH ing t wniog, and of vi or inigry aries Kehler, of Mi a stone quarry va had been loading stone du as there are no marks iene on his person, 18 is sup- { that he that he Ph pos: find fro The Ir Wn LO n heart faflure, iiadeiphia AnDY suspen od ut the st C & Reading Coal! and ided about 100 of the bands empl repair shops at Palo Alte and inlr, near Pottsville, The local officials of the company say thers is nothing sarprising in the suspensions, as those taken off were only temporarily em. ployed during the past yoar to assist in re- pair cars that had accumulated. Coroner Shinde of Banbury, has rendered in the case of Lucas Homiak, of who, it was claimed, had Leen the Miners’ Hospital at Ash. land to inate bome in an ioe box while still living. The Coroner announces that ap inquest is unnecessary, He fully exonerates the hospital physicians, as he believes that Homiak was dead before his body was placed in the jee box. William P. Wharton, a farmer of Spruce Hill Township, Juniata County, while puts ting his buggy in his bam, was knocked down by a heavy barn door which was torn from its hinges by the high winds, He was fatally injured, and died withoat regaining consclousness, LESSON IN PALMISTRY. his decision Excelsior, shipped from bis The Lime of Mars Indicates Deceit, Policy and Tact, . The line of Mars, which the drawing indicates in a somewhat exaggeraied form by a dack stripe, is nbt found in g BA all hands, In face, it is seldom found developed to a con- €iderable extent, and this is well It fs a sort of sister line to the line of life, but it seldom Is so long. It leaves the line of life usw ally between the thumb and forefin- ger and starts across the Mount THE LING OF MARS. of Venus, rarely ex tending more than half the distanewe. This line indicates decelt, policy and tact, Society favorites usually have the line, and if enables tham to smooth matters and to always avold trouble. When it i= fully developed the person is tricky, but usually deceives the per. sons deceived into believing that every thing ix all right.
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