THE NEWS. The Cuban Junia in New York announced officially that they would not accept au. tonomy in the ixlaud. The body of a girl was found in a buggy at Napa, Cal., and she Is supposed to have been killed by her companion, a young man, whose lifeless body was found a short dis- tance away, The list of dead by the Chicago fire, bas been swelled to seven by the discovery of ad- ditional bodies, John P. Crum, special commissioner of the Postoffice Department, is at Bpokane Wasnington, to establish an Alaskan postal pervice, A return miner from the Klondike, says there is food enough to last the population two years, Walter Sanger Pullman, G. M. Pullman, was married cisco to Mins Louise 1. West, A semi-official note was issued in Madrid to the effect that Investigation showed that the Maine explosion was due to an internal explosion, and that should the United States demand indemnity, it would be indignantly repelled by Spain. Houore Laine, the correspondent expelled from Cuba publishes a letter alleged to have been written by General Weyler, in which the former captain general of Cuba is re- ported to have said that he had prepared the harbor of Havana for the visit of American warships, and that the Americans koew the terrible punishment that awaited them. The Cuban Junta issues a proclamation to the American people that Cuba will pot ac cept, or even discuss, proposals for au- tonomy. The American flag was hoisted on the new cruiser Amazonas at the English shipyard Friday. t is reported that Italy has sold the mored cruiser Varez to Spain. The cruiser Montgomery salled {rom Ha vana for Key West, One thousand gold hunters were rej orted to be snowed in between Wrangle and Gien- ora. Officers of the American and the Express Companies are taking stef to consolidation, John Reed was sentenced to eight years in state prison for buncoing farmers iu Massa- chusetts, Eleven b tenton Cotton turned to work son of the late at San Yrao- ar- Pacific s looking dred operatives of the W hit- Mills, Taunton, Mass, re- Robert N n. Ya. of The board Cuba, By a fire In the Bowery Mission York eleven were burned to death, Many prominent labor leaders were pres- ent at the conference of railroad workers in Chattanooga. The weavers in the big cotton mliil strike refuse to come to terms with the manulac- turers and no settlement is yet In sight, A new line of steamers is to placed the ocean run between Seattle and Dawson. The British ship Corsalr went ashore Harn Island, Miss, and will prove a WU Css, . Fren acquitted in Staun- the murder of Edward Merritt ol Thurston dled on the yacht Sagua barbor, wile , in in New union [ on on tal 8 brother convicted of high- way robbery, Frank Hill, at C feased to me and was senten penitentiary. W. McCoy has Ore, on a After seeing his hicago, eon- the cri ced to the George been arrested in Portland, using the m roe of 1 srs tiv rharge of frauduls ouy tf tx a view ol proposed Klondike expedition, E. (. Basaiok who located a aorado sliver mine and by it t ilonaire, died at Denver, duections of the MesKinley and ' yn the grounds of the Trans-Mississippl Exposition at Neb, Thesmallpox situation at Mu 1dleab roug Ky.. bas bec lan ger 1s that the Un ted States government sent assed Assista Dr. Wertheimer, of the Unit States Army take charge of house, ‘he State medical auth rendered only « rders from F The ¢ house and the ior starvation, patients and 400 s alls with cing a famous Col- ecame a Ini lepr wes will be « Bryan Coming Omaba, me 84 Surge +3 the rankfort. the ounty refused to support wera on pest Targe smallpox ntire com- nates the [here 0 uspecls, and oo of Are This e munity is alarmed The ratives of the nunton, Mass. strike lastiog 1,100 Cotton Mills, work after a Ten of the | fixers, who organized pirike, not be given employment, The State Supreme Cs of Pennsyivasnia f the Dauphin C sed to grant an restrain the Capitol Ballding dom awarding contracts erection of the State capitol ig W. J. Bryan spoke at Atlanta, Ga, in the Auditorium to 10,000 people. His address was along bis of argu ment, returned to five weeks, om- the will urt bi irmed the decision ¢ ty Court, which tion t« Otifi- refu usual line FIELD OF LABOR. Paint is made of seaweed Dresden has a paper watch, Idabo has two dally papers, Lougshoremen have eighty-six unions, One woolen mill in Misslssippl, Japan boasts commercial schools, Detroit waitresses may organize, Savannah police work eight hours, 1sdianapolis barbers will reorganize, Detroit makes stoves for South Alriea, New York has 500 union shoeworkers, Utah florists have a State association, Springfield has a needle workers’ union. Milwankee is Yo have a school for cash girls. Detroit Manufacturers’ Club debated sin- gle tax. Springfield (Mase, ) lathers want 16 cents a buneb. Pittsburg structaral ganize, Cleveland sailors and freight handlers will organize, Tilincis and Wisconsin coal dealers held a convention, Chicago and Indianapolis bave no idle union priaters, New Jersey unionists want company stores abolished. Chicago F. of L. wants swimming tanks in public schools, Colorado unionists will hold a State con- vention May 2. Detroit cigarmakers’ union pays idle mem- bers $1 a*week, Southeast Laneashire, England, has 75,- 000.000 cotton spindles, A mass-meeting to denounce blacklisting was held at Chieago. Ohio commercial travelers favor the 2-cent railroad fare Lill Toledo unionists want a new office created «city sealer of weights, Duluth Cliamber of Commerce asks eiti- gens to buy home-made goods, Wages were advanced in Japan recently when machines were introduced, % hen employes of the Uslon Pacific road are sixty years of age they are die eharged, fron workers will or- SPAI Presence of the Key West Fleet a Subject of Protest. HAS OBJECTED. NO CHANGE OF POLICY, The Approach of the Elections Is the Hes son Advanced for the Sending Away © the Ships ~The Opinion in Congress Is Against Any Change in the President's Policy. A despateh from Washington, D. C., “Definite representations have been sub- mitted by the Spanish Government to the State Department concerning the assemb- ling of a large fleet of American warships at Key West, the war preparations, and the iufluence which they have had on the approaching electiogs in Cuba. While these representations caonot be properly regarded as a protest agaiost the attitude and acts of the United States government, it may unquestionably be set down as a remop- strance caleulated to have an effect in Eu- fopesn court cireles, Not, however, belng a yshnical protest the statement has not oa ¢ te forth any official rejoiner on the part ol the State Department, for it is lacking tangible accusations, belong rather mentative presentation grievances, Stated in detail, the representations pro- posed that iI the United States fleet was withdrawn from Key West, the Bpanist troops would be sent home from then an opportunity wot ali the — ( the Approac pays f in an Argus of alleged Spanish iid be af { the island to partic iD etions, when the pi nomy uid be to a test, argued that the presence of the fle menace to the Ca iL was ¢« hing ele aut Ww ban gove sidered a va surgents, who w Arms as lon UAL Ri uid no g.as there w demonstration in their ment. The ruggestion has the statement that this country whatever to do with the tr and II Spain desires to them tirely drawn them, it is a q On the othe country to conceded that Bpaln bas any the disposition of the American § ally woen the ships are assemble can waters and are not upon b sion. as a | favor Ly t been Las ps Keo jestion en decide aot sli A Topic of General Comment. The suggestion of the Spanish ge caused much tal’ in all official circles, Thi was especially true in Congress, several hours It was not bad seriously put forward su + Tb tion. LOE vernmoen where [« wi conservative gressional circie that unde affo Nepator iki which ought t namely, that nited State: } cern in Caba, and that Spain bad 1 ; ning ite isposition of our erfectly sound one, aod woald } A'l the interviews Hreumstancs ar 0 ident rd to acceds to El Stated that assumed e the 1 i for questi s day v lier sald that ould the fleet be remove ya. of Iilinols suggestion was in purpose of in afl jo timent against CHR the JP ipon the Us ; may follow the self-government on the effort to create au anti-American in Europe iviog the offi State Deg iy {atiure the pain to estal Th sentimer lish island EF 8 § j i Do fais of the artment the least cot NO WARSHIFPF FOR CUBA. Cruiser Montgomery Ordered to Join the Fleet at Key West, It was determined by the Navy Depart ment to recall the Montgomery from Have ans, The cruiser will be repiseed by the dispateh boat Fern, which has sal from Key West for Havana. She goes to relieve the Montgomery as a home for the officers engaged in supervising the wreeking opera- tions in Havana harbor. It asserted at the Navy Department that the Montgo is not withdrawn owing to soy suggests on from Spanish sources that her presence is not desired. It was the asocunced inten- tion of Secretary Long when the crulser was sent to Hayaoa to keep her jong as the Fern should be engaged in the work of distributing relief among the sul- ferers in eastern Caba. This task haviog been performed, and, owing to the return of the court of inquiry from Havana, there be. ing fewer persons to accommodate, the Fern, which is better equipped than the Montgomery to assist in the wrecking oper- ations, is returned to her position, A brief telegram from Admiral Sicard an- nounced the arrival at Key West of the Mao- grove with the court of inquiry aboard. Up to the close of office hours the Navy Depart. ment, though it knew officially that the eourt of inquiry had cowe over 10 Key West trom Havana, was not laformed as to the findings or plans of the court, ted is Nery there only so GOLD IN UNCLE SAM'S PURSE, A Total Available Hasobres in That Metal of 8250,000,000, Henry Clews' floancial circular says: “It is fortunate that the trade balance should stand so largely In our favor in the face of the possibilities of n foreign war, We have pow $123.000,000 of specie in the New York banks and $160,000,000 of gold in the treas- wry, which, with the current imports of £15,- 000.000, after deductiug the one hundred millions of reserve gold, makes a total avail able supply of $207,000,000, *To this may be sdded, on a very moder. ate estimate, $50,000,000 represented by for. sign ereditor balance still due to us; which, in the face of war possiblities, gives us a total available gold resouree amounting to over $250,000 000--to_say nothing of the other stocks of the metal In this country smounting to over §450.000.000. These facts show an ample flonselal preparedaess for whatever may come,” * BOLD MOVE BY BPAIN, Her Torpedo-Bonat Destroyers sent to Cabana Threaten the American Navy. Great concern is shown In Washington at Spain's sending a flotilla of torpedo boat de- stroyers to Cuba. A cablegram from Cadiz states that another flotilla will start soon, The flotillas are belluved to be eapnble of destroying almost soy fleet which the United States could present in Cabsu waters, and the American navy is weak Iu this class of vessels, The United Btates left Havana for Key West, A member of the eablnet expressed the opiajon that the findings of the court will be received by the President this week, He says the President has no Information as to what will be the nature of the court's conciusions War driils are held dally on battle ships Indiana, Massachusetts Texas, stationed at Tortugas. The crows are tralle d to checkmate attacks by torpedo bon The United States government is said to be negotiating for the Brazilian battle ship 24 de Mato, formerly the Aquidaban, which Las been reconstructed in England, it 1s reported that Spanish residents of Vern Crug, Mexico, will present a warship to Spain, A number of Spanish sailors who enlisted in the American navy before the ‘nt troubles between Spalu and the United States Fra: Lisbon 10- naval court of inquiry the and press began deserted while the Helena nnd Bancroft were centiy. Lisutenant-( naval attache Washingtor Ban ut former ul Sobral, } ommander of the Bpanish 1, praised President in an interview at Dareelona, but for the President's streugth of the House of It voted the Bey Jegation McKinley sald that character and presentatives ‘would have Jingo proposals,’ orts that Em i peror Fran whois all rst cousin Regent of Spalo, will intry intry aid great deal « extend Lave created a Mail Gazetls ‘Ope is ready Lo ’ Aa y » Pall ent tb y preven # ¥ ut ’ tho ih Spanist MAY BUY A MATTLE-HIP United States Sald to Be Negotiating For The Reconstructed Aquidatian. y United States government is negotial » flagehi been ward raised an It is reasserted that ment has secured the WILL NOT FAY INDEMNITY Held to be Accident. the Maine Dur to an Internal lowing nu Mad Havana, FOUADRON OF NAVAL VESSELS The Battle Ships Massachusetts and Texas to Go to Hampton Roads The latest event to official ¢ seton was the | f an ore of a pew squadron « joned at Hampt squadron in the begioniog wi all the Lest of , the battle i BAe 4 vu shi their 1ve snipe, LNeir Types ships Nasachin ’ are withdrawn {rom the present No fleet at Key West ot Tort wi a grave wistake (0 suppose that in ordering this vement the Depart ment is aplmated by any purpose of yie iding to representations or islimations that may have come from the Spacish Minister as to the mischief! caused by the gathering of so jarge a naval foree as Admiral Sicard’s fleet fu the vicinity of Cubg. On the contrary the formation of the new squadron was brought about by purely strategic considerations although it appears from the nature of the force so far under orders to fendeavous at Hampton Roads, that this strategy is of a defensive nature. Atlant] uid be rtugas, Navy New Freight Terminal, The Baltimore & Ohio Railroad Company bas opened a new freight terminal with yard facilities at the foot of West 26th street on the Hudson River, in New York City. A iarge piat of ground between 26th and 27th sireets, fronting on 13th Avenue was secur- ed and tracks were laid to accomodate 100 cars, and in addition a warehouse 300x25 feet was built, Tracks have been laid across 18th Avenue to the pler, and a new bridge and other necessary adjuncts have been built to faciiltate the handiing of ears from floats to the lard. The establishment of this terminal enabies the Baltimore & Ohio Rail road Company to gather business from the extessive lumber yards and the pisso, structural iron, boiler and other manufac. turing industries in that vicinity, do livery of freight for firme in that n#ighbor- hood is also iacilitated by the improvement. Strong Words from a Minister. Dr. E. A. Warfield delivered a strong ser. mon on Cuta at the Methodist Protestan- Church, Lynehbdrg, cisiming that the law of humanity should lead the United States to tnke sme action, whether the Malone was town up by extersal or internal explosion and that war is oot an unmitigated evil, Lut a disbonorable and selfish peace is, IRE VICTIMS. Lodgers in a Bowery Building | Lose Their Lives. UPPER FLOORS BURNED. The Bullding Was Hun By the Bowery jsslon, With Hooms At 15, 20 Or 25 Conte nn Night Those Who Escaped Lost Much of Their Clothing And Some Lost All, A despatch from early Sunday New York gaye morning destroyed the Bowery Mission House, at 105 Bowery, burned to death e men, were Bg thd lodging there for the night The Bowery Mission House best-known ch lodging houses on thoroughfare was pducted by Christian Herald, Io the while the grou: IPOs thers daily for floors and leven who amon of the the the was one onl 1 of basement heap restaurant, d floor was used for m a § having been held years, The lour upper with secommodations f« men, who § in (Gospel services several were fitted ip one bund and filty aid 10 of the re wrding to the loeation c nOst every irday night a pled, At past orning a lodger discovered £1 from a washroom on the third | he had time bail LOOKS VEACEFL Holding Back the Doge of War, Gavernmenis t 4 great Have MOKME TORFEDO BOATS, The House Naval Committers Has Decided on an Increase, the moti to jction ew 1 provision the naval Appro- It als $100,000 and six and the six new do boat for this has orated in bill, It bas not decided what priation will be made for this j je sald to be likely that the torpedo bo will cost in the neighborhood of each, though it Is possible that the s may exceed thal, A member of the committee stated torpedo-boat destroyers may o« $200,000 and $250,000 each, rpedo~boats, destroyers, been 1ncorg Se rye evn iT Pose that the wt between TIME EXTENDED TO MAY 1. Veare in Caba by Then. Morning Post says: “1 am able to assert on the best authority that United States Minister Woodlord origi- pally intimated that the United States hoped and expected that Spain would re-establish peace in Cuba before March 1 of this year, Recently, in response to Spanish representa ticns, the United States extended the time to May 1. Both governments refuse to de. seribe this intimation as an ultimatum to Spain, “It has been given,” continues the corres pondent, ‘entirely irrespective of the Maine affair or of any other complications which may arise in the meantime, There was no suggestion as to what action the United States would take on May 1, should, as is certain to be the case, the rebellion be still 245, 000 Troop In North Caroling. Governor Ruseell, of North Carolina, ree ceived a message from the War Department asking how many troops the State could for. nish in case of hostilities, The reply of th Governor gave 245,000 as the number. NEW MINISTER PRESENTED, Fresident McKinley and Senor Polo ¥ Bernabe Exchange Greetings. A despatek from Washington, D. C., says Senor Polo y Bernabe, the new HEpanish minister, who succeeds Benor de Lome as wis formerly presented to President MeKin- ley. The reception took place in the Blue Room. The introductions to the President were made by Secretary Sherman, The cer emony was such as is usual on such OCCA: lous and passed off without incident. Spanish Minister's Address. Benor Polo y Bernabe, on belug presented “Mr. President sent to your I have the honor to pre- excollency the credenting letters which accredit me in the capacity of envoy extraordinary and minister plenipotentiary of bis Ma- the Kipg of Spain in the United Btates of America. The principal object of my honorable mission is to endeavor, so 181 as possible, to maintain and draw closer tween our two countries the most relations, “In order to attain this end, so mi barmony with my own personal feelings am ready to omit no effort whatsoever my part, and I doubt pot that 1 wed if, us I hope, 1 shall fortunate gaining the benefit of your excellency s goe d wishes and your effective co-operation. “In obedience to the special charge of her Majesty the Queen Regent of the Kingdon I have the honor to express to your €x cy the wishes of st soverign for your personal bap for the prosper ity of ited friendly shall sue- be ellen my augu {ness and the peopie of the Un Slates Ch Reply of the President. President MeK was Aas at Beliuno of the Prince of the Royal is the first doctor's Upiversity of will be not fee] just now, is § rep aring what “1 de write y read book. at present and cannot cently said to an re 1 die to women, Beld thing that | have at heart about them nterviewer, ‘Lut 1 BY AR RO about th | shall say every- vod deal re my des lerring to the eool- i not long the the red repre. cement Emperor Wii re ermat E f the , Bug. sai that white rep BR the black represented work, resented rest and peace, and sented blood, which was necessary to the others together, The Duke of Abruzzi, the nephew of King of Italy, who recently asc ended Mount #1. Ellas, will start next summer oD AL ex- ploring expedition to the Arctie regions, the ida Kahn, a Chinese woman who recently graduated from Ann Arbor Usiversity, after six years of study, bas just relursed to her native town, Kin Kisug, to practices medi cine. Bbe is China's first woman doctor, The Christ Church Historical Association Chureh, of that city, a bandsome tablet Herbert Spencer, who i8 now living in disease, is sald to be the only living writer whose name is incinded ip the long list of Congressional Library at Washington. George W. Vanderbiit proposes to con- tinue the development of the model viliage of Biltmore, N. C,, by the erection of a schoolhouse for white puplis, the bullding of several handsome dwellings and the es tablishment of an electric light plant. Sir John W. Maciure spent $350 in reply- ing to telegrams of congratulation when he was made a baronet. His Henor Judge John Wyekliff, Chief Justice of the Supreme Court of the Chero. k se Nation, is inpgaishing in jail at Vanite, I. T., on the charge of cattle stealing. Jue tice Wyokliff is a full-blooded Cherokee. Mre. Martha B. Cogises, of the Colorado Legislature, in the course of an address made to & woman's sudience in Brooklyn the other night, sald: “My legisiative ex. perience bas been pleasant throughout, and 1 have never found anything more disagree. able than women meet in getting up a church affair.” —————— EN — DOINGS OF CONGRESS, Senator Hoar introduced a bill prohibiting the importation into the United States of birds or their feathers for ornamental pur poses, and imposing s fine of $50 for each offense, Commissioner of Indian Affairs Jones Was before the House Commiuee on Appropria- tions and urged the adoption of » provision in the general deficiency bill vesting disere- tionnry authority in the Commissioner 10 ship Iodisn supplies throughout the country either by contract or direct shipment at cur~ rent commodity rallrond tariff rates, lepresentative Henderson, of lows, bas fntroduced au bill to prevent the use of the United States flag as a business advertise- ment or the use of any government publice- tion as advertising mediums, Senator Lodge gave notice of an amend- ment he will offer to the naval appropria- tion bill appropristiog 25,000 for making soundings for a cable lipe from the Hawailan islands to Japan and also to Australis, Senator Foraker introduced a bill provid- ing for the awarding of public lands In the | arid land States to Iodividuals or corpors- | tions which may provide for their reciama- | tion by lrrigation, not more than 100,000 cres 10 be patented 10 any one person or 1 company i Hepreseria ive Newlands, of Nevada, In- | troduced a bill creating a public iaod com- | mission, to consist of the Commissioner of { the General Land Office, the Director of the | Geologieal three other persons made subject to Fenate, Its duties are ired topographic map Burvey, aud wWlLiose are 1« construct he Bee retary of the H report ou the check smuggling in Among other there } Treasury sent to the reforms needed Lo the Mexican free zone things he says “No doubt PPX rtunity for the perpetration of by the continuance Mexic Ustil the privi- shed by the danger 0 00 use a revs s Of enue wi pertainiog < he zone are abo * Mexican gove rament revenue will ¢ ti exist. COURT LEAVES HAVANA Starts for Key West on the Mangrove Members Make No Frophecy. - with the U board Bates na- i Tues- united salle r Key We = of the members { that alread ir Riheq il while further testim 1 I The Havana, this was to justity a lopger DR SRY arn i Or Wreckers Giscoveries Lh edgy can ret the divers make { Kuowi- at add to the stock already gatbered The § the submerged wreck, in the preparation of which Ensign Powelson has bad large share, are elaborate, and Sampson seys the py and iaus of tostiiin f the divers are full 3 Samson hopes the ©03 rest ri will be the bettie. toe the Marizx are New York, jtne its sittings on pear Key West, with officers of id be free n that re. Havans the Ts 4 itis BD turns 1c iRLE nhke as to ras to mui ¥ re. mmand- work ex- ses that in Havana, witl is General “quently nen bers, farewe] bee said a LATE INVENTIOXS. ned a new regi of an inded Or Canvas Omparatively #, in tury, covered made used for the i pose of iaflatiog marine buoys and he telng placed er portion of the i pur. floats, in = woy, to water is adnitted ent gas 1o generate per position again, Las invented a fy ment to window screens, a wire cone, with the Bnected with a passage along the bottom of the screen, in which the fies crawl and pass through the small end { the cone, thus cleariug the of the DRCLR, A noise i incandescent giving the air al cart * upp ausing suffic ¥ 10 Ils pre ia woman iantity of as it sloks, « a! to 1ift the bad A Peonsyivn attach BRCRpe for which is formed of inrge end of yal house ees AL flame fcr danced by rotary mution to | thoroughly mi they are admitted to the bottom of the burner, the mixed air and gas then being beated 1 y means of cor. | rugated rings in the burner, whica draw | heat from the flame above, i Carpet sweepers are being made with a brush mounted on a Gexitie shalt and sur | rounding 8 circular disk to revolve toward | the dust collector in the centre of the disk | as the sweeper is pushed along, motion be ing imparted to the flexible shalt by a sys- tem of gears connected with the central | wheels, ou which the sweeper rans, | Sunken iron ships which are too deeply ! submerged (0 permit tho descent of divers | to make connections for raising them can be { lifted by means of a powerful electro-mag- i pets attached to ting ropes, the magnets | being lowered until they strike the wreck when at electric current is applied through wir to cause them to grip the boat, Envelopes cannot be tampered with to re. move their contents in the mais without re. vealing the theft if a new safety is used, which consists of a piece of material to be inserted in the envelopes directly uuder the address, which becomes damp and blurs the wtiting when the buck of the envelope is steamed or saaked to span the flap. gus i — a Making Axles or Cannon Tracks. A large order for tubular axies for cannon irucks hae been placed by the government with the National Tubular Axle Works, of Emigsville, Pa. The works ase running iay and night and arc employlag a large toree of extra hands, — Parliamentary Election in Japan, rroceeding quietly, and it fs expected that ihe government will have » majority,
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