THE NEWS. Emanuel M. E. Church, Wheaten, Lancas- ter county, Va., was destroyed by fire. Rev. E. F. Hall, the pastor, held services in the evening at 7.8) o'clock, and the tion was dismissed at 9, Dut little left in the stove, und the urigin of the fire is unknown. The church was about four years ago at a cost of about $1,300, No Insurance, Fire broke out at Martinsburg, W. Va., in the kitchen of the house belonging to Mrs, William Shipley, and the flames spread to the property of Mrs. Henry Matthews, which adjoins, Both houses, together with most of the contents, were completely destioyed. The loss is about £1,200, A pool room in the Open Board of Trade building, Chicago, which is patronized Uy women exclusively, was raided by the police, and twenty women, who were betting on the races, were taken into custody. Many of them were richly dressed and two had babies in their They were on bail later in the day Lawyer H. 8. Scovel, counsel for Eli Shaw, was found uot guilty of the charge of em- bracery by a Camden (N. J.) jury. Miss Jessie E. Parker Las been Mayor of Kendrick, Idaho, after a spirited contest. Her opponent wus one of the most popular men in the city. Pennsylvania passenger train ran over an unknown man near Steubenville, Ohlo, It was stopped and a freight train coming on behind erashed into it, wreeking three cars and injuring four passengers, fire was erected Arms, all released elected The Uncompaghres around Ouray, Utah, are highly incensed allotment com- nissfoners for their dilntory action, Indian Agent Cornish has left for the Willow Creek district to inform the Indians that the lands are open for settloment, and that the whites were entitled by law to squat thereon, The annual election for Mayor and City Coupeclimen of City, Md., was held, resulting in the ei tieket elected by a large majority, wae chosen: Riley M. Stevenson, Mayor, 251 majority over E. G. Polla, Republican; Jas. FP. Blaloe, City Co over Hugh Veasey, atl the Pocon ke sens belog tepublican, ernport, Md., instantly killed Frank ley, apd probably fatally injured his brother Edward, While driving near Mise Annie Kent and Zingle torown out of the buggy. Miss Kent buried agalnst a fence and lostantly her neck being broken, William Rust was run over by on the raliroad at Martinsburg ane being cut In was about 63 years old. and bad ployed in railroad yards for many years, He leaves a famil Alfred Ballensi, alias Wm, Bloomery, W. Va. George iy kiiled, bis tx dy tw been em- y of seven children, on conviction of baviog swindled the Wil liam E. Marcus Company worth of gems and jewelry. leged to have been on» of those concerned in the financial ruin of Max baudy, the Parisian bankrupt in 1896, W. C. Jackson, Uni misssoner at Museo; Indian Agent D. Choctaws are pect of out « Te who were war with 8g two regiments have been ready to Newport one of the United States, Mr. W. P of the Chesa paralyzed, a The New opened on Go« move to the front on she News, Va. the heaviest « Walker, general traffic maz peake and Oblo od is in a seri York B8toek d Friday fo years, owing to the possibil A spowstorm was general over the said to have to buddiog fruit. States, and is fone muel Twenty-three drowned and seven vy ging are the latest from the Shawneetown, Ill The Ohio discussed measure regulating grounds of public heaith, Democrats won in Chicago. A silver mayor of Milwaukee, Wann Post, No. 49, Grand Army of t} ris Legislature defeated th IOArrs v int wid municipal elec democrat was to the present difficulties with Spain, offering their services, should war “im defense of the honor aad glory of old flag.” Aan oe jured by belng knocked from her bors while riding several improving each day. Her so greatly Improved that making arrangements {or her to leave Alken, KR, C., on a speelal train for New York. weeks ago, is " i condit Firs which broke out at Vicksburg, Miss, , destroyed the Piazza Opera House, a drug store and a harness factory and buggy ware- bouse, The loss will be about 15,000, par- tially covered by insurance, The San Francisco typographical bas ipaagurated a strike to enforee the nine. bour day decided upon by the International Typographical Union, Reveral have conceded the demand. About 1.500 work- men are out. Four hundred are working. The home of James Michels, near Sisters- ville, was destroved by fire, and the wife of Michels and his two-year-old child were found side by side in a room, The remains were burned to a crisp, Foul play is sus- pected. v $ union firms SPAIN HELD RESPONSIBLE The fennte Foreign Relations Committee Is Ready to Report, A despatch from Washington, D.C. says: The full Senate Committee on Foreign Re- jations has practically agreed to report the Foraker resolution of independence for Cuba and armed intervention. An amendment of two lines has been added. It holds the Spanish government responsible for the de. struction of the Maine and the slaughter of 266 American officers and sailors, and cites this ss a eanuse for American resentment, if pot for war, The report which will accompany the res. olutions will bs unanimous, It Is vigorous in tone, and dwells particulary on the Maine incident, It is likely thst the President will be made acquainted with its contents before it is presented in the Senate, Some of the members of the committes are disposed to regard as positive the proof of Spanien duplicity ia the Maine affair and to resent it as an set of war, and there fa good reason for believing that there bas Leen mare or less discussion In the commit- tee of the advisability of a declaration of war on account of the explosion, rather than » reeoguoition of Cuban independence merely. At any rate the Maine incident will be thoroughly exploited and made the basis of mueh that may be said, The com. mittee feel this the safe course in view of fpain's recent action concerning the recon eentrados. MESSAGE DELAYED. United States Consul General Lee Asks For More Time, AMERICANS IN DANGER. A Great And Final Attempt to Reach an Agreement Is Reported to Have Heon Made—Signs That spain Will Yield, But Will Want The Concession Brought About 80 As Not to Humble Her Pride. A despateh from Washington Pros. ident McKinley did not send hls message on the Spanish-American situation to Congress Wednesday txpected. The message probably will not be transmitted until next week and there is a possibility that it may not be sent then in the form in which it was written for transmission, says us f reasons for withholding Los There were two advised the President that it would be impossilie to get all the Americans out of ( before Sunday, and that they would grave peril if the message was sent to Congress be fore their departure from the island, The nd reason was the President's hope, io view of developments at Madrid, that the differences between the United States Spain could be adjusted without resort to war, the Spanish government having mani to make concessions which it had heretofore refused to consider, The President is thought to the master of the situation, as far as Congress is concerned, and If further postponement is considered necessary it may in by Congress. discontent on the part of bers of the House at the d ting ti by about | hes r the adjournment « the message, Consul-General iba be in S60 and fested a disposition be still be acquiesced There were expressions Republican aiay In transmit a conference Representatives 1@ message, and attended iblican { the was held aft Vigorous speeches denouncing the policy of delay was made, and it was decid- ed to appolot a « watch ation, A special that a great and flaal A surprise is sald to b to pr situation, A Associated dispatch from t t urrent there but not « mmittee to the situ- Madrid attempt gt peace is sablegram from foot there, devel p out Spanish Spanist gives a report ¢ Melially has taken tion of affairs ou The Queen Regent practically the direc ber o i inisters, and { peace, The has left Ma: family States jegation Woodford's France, It is semi-officia the principle of an armistice irgents as prog 8. Rat ihe to Horatio ans, consul DANE w understand insurgant Baurganis iased by wilh a pr § assured the Cu An omind {vions, prevalls ’ @ fears th A war! athy Ihe Washington eading I which was ndly offi representatives iropean powers bad a drafted a joint note ¢ ces of thelr g¢ suggesting actual mediati has not yet been delivered to aritment, It is reported that the ight three torpedo boats in Italy and that the armored $ United States pain bas secured fuseppe Garibaldi, THE MESSAGE WITHHELD, Gen. Lee Feared Injury to Americans in Cnba The Caban situation changed with seted swiftness Wednesday, The galleries Senators and 1 Congress were crowded, Hepresentiatives were anxious an diplomatie awaiting a message the United States to the ( agitated, sven the even th corps was from the ‘ongress of the mean the very people ihat might War when, with excitement at highest, like an electric flash, the word passed that there would be no message, [ts suddenness stunned the public, which lieard the news in distorted form and amazed veteran members of Congress, Ultimately it became known that wculd there be no message, but no this week, and that It was at least a possibii- ity the message written and approved might never go to Congress at all. The first reason for the delay was that the administraticn received advices [from Geos eral Lee, at Havana, indieating that all Americans could pot be removed from the island immediately and wouid be in grave peril if the message preceded their depar- ture. The second reason was the hope of a peaceful settlement, owing to encouraging advices from Madrid, Spain May Make Concessions. This important news was that the Spanish government bad decided to reopen the case, closed so far as this government was con- corned, by the refusal of pala to make sat- isfactory response to the representations made by the United States [ast week, and, in order to avert impending war, had de elded to make concessions beretolore re fused, What will be the final suteome, it is too early to say, but the aspect of affairs is more pacific and sufficient to renew the hops of the President in a solution of the Caban question satisfactory to the American people snd achieved without bloodshed. The de- talls remain to be worked out, but itis ex- pected that between now aud Monday a clearer light will be thrown on the future by action at Madrid, of which one important feature at Jeast is the doclaration of an armistice by the Queen Regent of Spain, This armistice, it is expected, will lead to the ultimate independence of Cuba from Spanish rule, but by what intermediate steps perhaps even the governing powers do not at this time know, Much, it Is supposed, will depend upon the Cuban insurgents and the people of the United States and Spain, A Naticeable Improvement, The improved vondition of affairs Is re- flected at the White House, among cabinet not only message officers and at the embassies and legations, including the Spanish legation, At the iat- ter establishment Senor Polo sald that while he could not disclose any of the information reaching him in an oMeial character, yet he folt that the strain of a few hours ago Was materially relieved and that the prospects for pence looked much brighter, He would the view entertained in other bigh official quarters that Bpain ia slowly but surely yielding, and confined his utter. ancos to the general statement that condi- tong were Improving, Accompanying the actual developments of the day came a flood of tional churacter, few of thom, he fog any authentle basis. The rumor of dis turbance at Huvana were not borne out by any official advice, The uncertainty followiog a great disay polntment was the condition at the Capitol at the elose of the day when the expected did happen Nenntors members wero at sea as to what was of next, not discuss rumors of a sensa IWever, hav existioning not nnd ning Leaders Summoned to the White Mouse. While the message there came a hurried summons of leaders of the Senate and House to the White House and they were Informed that the message was to be withheld upon the information received from ¢ The he entirely satisfactory by Renate, to arican was awaited onsul-General Lee, reasons gave were deemed all, and Senator Davis informed the while the House leaders carried the new that body That the danger to A nsidered sufficient reason I n appeared in the postponement” sed meetings to copsider the fa His Was o« acti rope ion, I'he proposed armistice another festure into situation, the discussion apd while some were very ho t a satisfactory solution of th ght result from it, the general ronditions in Cuba, the deten y of the jpsurgents to ht feeling was continue recogn country in favor ’ of Bpaln, possibly i this line too Iate, PERISHED BY HUNDREDS, A Levee Breaks and an Indiani Town Swept by Floods. shh from Evaosville, Ind. ook in the alterncor wn, Jil, brokea m from wil the Inform be se learned that a destr yed a large number of ¢itizens has Hiawaeetow!: is w Lvaos situated ia a bh hills skirting It In twouty-five foot to hi much iu the position it was of ti piace hia ihe pia has ured great been seventy-five lies bel wn the Ohio River. It ol ville extremely ow and valley the rear frovet inves in ti The town floud {a tort struck the place like sweoeplug everything belors It Houses wore overturned aad tossed ab The people were not warned and for that reason s were many at home sought refuge aad ou b 3 were carried bel prouatiy ths wor yi set J» t Ts ’ . aN fo the avaianoh i ands from stan ver the town Cypress SAYS Iw i : were drowne indation of this place, The north at 4.30 ool M.. and the Ohio river flowed over the town many feet deep. Ahawnestown, six miles levee broke Heores of houses are floating about, and many persons are clinging to the wreckage in the hope that rescuers will soon Appear with boats to take them io places of salety, All communication with off. Tralos ne and telegraph wires are down. The reached the town is cat eannot reach there, and tele first report that Jor Was The levees was bulit by the government, peopie bad takefi Bo precaution against pos. sible flood, It is reported that the flood now extends four miles inlasd, asd people ars flees for their from the a f Hyves lowland FIELD OF LABOWK Colorado claims 45 000 unions, reamen have 87 unions, ‘Longsh« Canada’s pottery trust has been reorgan- ized, Connecticut lee dealers have Siate Detroit chalrmakers, earning #1 struck, Deb's 8oclal Democracy is represented in thirty-two Biates, : Michigan embalmers formed a State or ganization, The land tax (single tax) is the only legal tax in China, All union wen in St. Louis bulldiog trades are employed, A Denver lawyer was disbarred for eriti- cising a judge. Montreal cigar-makers, earning from #5 to $8 a week, struck. Detroit machinery moulders won a strike for §2.50 a day, Pueblo, Colo., will build a levee and pay §2 lor eight hours, Atlanta unionists want convicts employed on publie roads, Alderman Tossy, of Detroit, Is an izer of the Federation of Labor, Cleveland unionists kiek against the em- ployment of convicts on street work. Proprietors of Baltimore talior shops were arrested for using ofl stoves in overcrowded houses, By act of the Georgia Legislature ail con- viet camp preachers are paid #3 a sermon, Detroit barbers ask clergymen to aid them in keeping their shops closed off Sundays. Washington Chinese labor union pays its walking delegates $2.50 a week, New York portable bolsting englacers want 85 a day ou May 1, Missouri Supreme Court decided that in- surance must be paid to the family of a sui- cide, Employes of Milwankee sash, door and blind factories want the eight-hour day on May 1. Wages of Erie (Pa) iron work employes wers voluntarily increased 10 per cent. on April 1. a day, organ- ABSOLUTE INDEPENDENCE. These two words have conveyed to Minister Wood- aud of Cuba, lomutie terms, or if the Spanish authorities ¢ government, these two words have removed issue made up and definitely closed, look forward to the possibility of Cuba and be plunged into conflict with her familiarity with dip iid not wholly comprehend the stiitud« of this all doubt, And here the case rests, with the Bpain chooses the alter. her sovereignty over yield ywhn subjects at home, was in effect a formal expression of friendly come In Cuba without war. } It was in no ser The note of Washington in the slightest degree, Is unequivosal and conclusive, Consul General Fitzhugh Lee will leave The recall of Consul Genoral Lee will be a p is at band, Representative Grosvenor, conservative ofthe gravity of the situation, announced to averted, been hoping against hope for that result, no Counsel Reubens’ {1l-timed ight the United Btates troops solicitude, and a hope that peace many yel ise intervention, No pressure Is being or will President McKinley » intlon at reply the powers does not affect the sit Havana on Saturday. Minister Wo diord s in any peril. to the wi that war ractioal agnouncemant rid and cool, who speaks with the full knowledge Congrass Thursday that war could not pow be of peacs, and who longer expect a peaceful solution, insurgents would of changed the sentiment Cuban by a recognition There Is every reason FOREIGN AFFAIRES, Ii the British House f Commons Charles Dilke made a motion cot indirect attact on the foreign | Mr. Balfour replied to him. the Aus government will for asing the strength taining an It is announced Vienna tria- Hungarian about $24 000,000 for incre of its navy. The German go order expelling Miss 1 representatl Liman y Arthur in Ark vernment has recalis yuna Barrison Ort stewart Parnell, netery, ismark celebrated the eighty anniversary of ing al at Friedrichsru ¥ Jobin # (0) seals, Other bave laken Iarge und eighteen saance |{ WVOLLA -nitrenched steamer with the tv ial ANT The Fron inshed the making alley y Estarhazy oO he Angio-} he Nile has 03 I'he average pay o tradesmen in China Is cents a day CSAPAIN BLaW LY THE MAINE, Majority In Con gress Regards the Case in That Way, Sepnior Butler says, “The at the situation in this way the Maine and murdered our That is sufficient cause for warand therefore there cannot be any Spain blew up BRLIOTE compromise of the Cuban question which would leave out the Maine, he United States would Cabtans to compre mise their nol allow the differenens 80 war, even if t is the duty of this coun- this whole Western hemis- #00 that rights of other nations will permit it, “Spain's mismanagement of Cuba and ber treachery and infamy in blowing up the Maine are sufficient cause for the United States government to tell Spain to get off the Western bemisphere, and get off it must.” ZOLA'S SENTENCE QUASHED, French Court of Cassation Teclares His Conviction Veid. The Paris Court of Cassation has quashed the sentence of one year's imprisonment and 3.000 francs fine imposed upon M. Emile Zola on February 24, a resuit of charges made by him in the Aurore against the con duct of the Esterhazy court-martial, The Aurore contains a statement from M. paper in the Zola trial, in which he accuses the Minister of War, General Blllot, of at- tempting to coerce the Court of Appeals in- to sustaining the conviotion of Zola jo the Chamber of Deputies, in reply to attacks by radicals, the premier, M. Meine justified the conduct of the government, ex: piaining that General Billot wold summon the military court, which would decide whether or not further action would be taken ngalost M. Zola, SPANISH FLEET TO sAlL. Fifteen Men of War Ordered to Leave For the Canaries. Fifteen Spanish men-of-war will leave Cadiz immediately for Cape Verde Islands, and several battalions have started to rein. foros the garrison at the Balearic Islands in the Mediterranean. The provinelal militia In the Canary Is. lands will be placed on a war footing. Lieut, Gen. Correa, the Minister of War, and Ad- miral Bermejo, the Minister of Marine, were aotivily at work in thelr departments de spite the holiday. i r FLANS OF OUR STRAGEISTA, The First Bleep the Fpanish Will Be Fleet and Belze the Canaries to Destroy i i A despatch from {| The naval plan of operation tt Washington, , BOYS at will be fol {lowed In Bpain, both « framed and { r ily ¢ ut ppeedily russ t hug been mmanders Hau af the f tha of Lhe floet at Ke) mst and loads, and the prec bat will be taken { the navy it i Ling been general that the Canaries will be 1 that with Lhe | Aanerican fer estal ished upon against Bpanish ports ¢ say the navy will 0 the Havana; ret strike navy and not o be coRsRYiiyY object will destroy all ’ ) thus legve Loe way free t Havana t should rleat Spain re take Havana pra and C8 made has heen unt i pilack wii i beaten the bard and therefore, fe the war agreed 1 be almost as for with t of supplies or peiied tO wi Canaries « According necessary to land and hold Havana e 8 iarge foroe these sirategisis 1 ake i re. ig with a0 O00 8p anish aquir perale insurgents and hem the sen and The mere fact of bombarding the surrender and the only ceom plished would . Working in conjunc the harbor, troops between the ships al American troog reduciog Mor city we Castle id not the it | Havana {6 meme way ; the war vessels in ADVISED TO LEAVE CUBA, Clara Barton Informed by General Lee That She Had Better Embark, Stephen B ! Cuban Relle! received ao ton, President ¢ ciety, who is at present in ( she bad been advised by ( artna, Chairman of the Central he had egran Miss Clara Bar f the National Red Cross Bo. saying that yasul-General Lee to leave the island at once, as it would be unwise for her orany other American to say inter than Friday. Miss Barton said nothing of the condition of affairs in Cuba, Committee, said that from aba, WAR THE BETTER CHOICE. Gen, Correa Fars He Prefers Hostilities Abroad to Fighting at Home, : Bpain’s laconic Minister of War, Gen. | Correa, bas at last broken bis silence, In | an interview the General has given an in. | teresting account of the situation, saying “War is the better of the two evile, It Is better to fight foreigners thao to fight Span- jards rising in indignation if thelr honor and rights are trampled under foot” QUEEN APPEALS TO QUEEN, Spain’s Nonimal Ruler Asks Vietoria te i Ald In Averting War, It is reported in London that the Queen | Regent of Spain bas again appealed to Queen Victoria direct, asking the latter to exert ber influence to avert war, andl, it is added, “touchingly recalling that both Vie- toria and herself are widows, and thus de- prived of advisers.” Maine Court of Inguiry Dissolved. The last chapter in the history of the edurt of inquiry which investigated the ios of the battie ship Maine was written at the Navy Department in the form of a letter to Cap- tain Sampaon, commanding the North Ai Jantic squadron, notifying him that the de- partment had no further instructions to give in regard to the work devoiving upon the court, and authorizing bim, st his disore. tion, to dissolve the court and thus end its cently at the age of 115, was chosen, count of his great age, to riog the : Beli for the first time io Chicago World's Fair. FOWENKS FORK PEACE, Foreign Embasssdors Present a Joint Note to the United States. Washington, D. C., The powers of Europe have spoken the Hpanish-American crisis, spoken directly through their Ambassadors, Minls- ters, and Charges 4 Affaires, to the Presi dent of the United States, and from bim have received with equal directness the views of the United Btates government conoerning Cuban the attitude of Europe toward it The representatives of the six great powees of Europe Great Britain, Frapee, Germany, Hussis, Austria, sud [tally—gave offielal form at noon Thursday to thelr recent cob- ferences in the t of 6 peaceful solu tion of i They called in White ise, presouted an ad- Presid ey in Biase received his reply hen proceeded A despateh from FRYE wh the conflict and interes the Cuban dress to the Room y Btate Department, where, with solemn by As snatie received the Wers Gipi Whe purely EX not an attempt 10 controversy be- Nosug~ Ole 3 ¢ and Bpalo, offers 3, BOG y be mad Note of the Powers, natives ¢ undersigr represent Aus Britain, Its in that behalf, ad respective governu tes the f fee { ings of of the President ane ple, in their existing difference with Spain. They enrnestly hope that f vegotia- agreement which, while irtier The President's Reply rent of 1 h has pro- iestion of the Austria-Hun- us unr eXx- + therein ex tustion in LE 1 by afford. rie ree. 0 (PID iistnrbance the interests Ameri id sonse. ur +f i sentiment © representatis gary, ¥ kia and ‘ ’ ot x a6 se £ ia 84 5 rance ' I bri italy regen the nu 1 * ip ak ¢ 1 States ap- lisinterested w made for its on wiil nee fish endeny nity by ending @ OLE ’ tio wi SPAIN BUYS SMALL AEMS, Order for 200.000 Hifles Has Bean Given to Vickers’ Sons and Maxis wns received a the Aferioan has contract 200 000 stands ons apd Maxim, 3 placed for large or these weapons, trequired burried not ught the depart. the entire number of arms ier a year, any small arms is & are asking today that MARY was 10 rithes themes ves her purpose in d States should at It was pointed punish troops iu Cuba ! modern Mausers, secured cannot, r their renrmament, rt small arms, Spain sheils for her located shore and on ship. and it iss * aulborities tedly b 3: F crdnance * defensive pur. wed ot unoou offensive ABOUT NOTED PEOPLE Jules Schulbofl, the pianist, whose “Galop age of 73 years, Mrs. Chapin, of Tampa, Fina, practically every detat] of the business, An autograph letter signed by Cora Urguhart Potter, the actress, is quoted of & price list at four times the value of one sign. ed by Bishop Potter, of New York. The marriage of Naime Sultana, a daugb- ter of Abdui-Hamid, with the son of Ghazi Osmon Pashia a few days ago, was a very guiet affair, contrary to the usdal custom, When the late General Rosecrpns was sta. tioned at Newport as a Jieutensipt 50 years ago he did more than any other’ layman in raising money for 8t. Mary's Cogel in that city. Manuel Garcia, Malibran's her, who sang the part of Figaro stthe firdt perform. ance of “The Barber of Seville” {bh New York 73 years ago, has entered bis 84th) year, and is still teaching singing in London ; The late Timothy Maber, of Ph : bequeathed one-fourth of his ane > #100,000 to charitable purposes. Fencing is tho chiel recreatiod of Sir Charles Dilke. At bis Chelsea homgh be has a splendidiy-appointed fensing rooks, Miss Mildred Lee, the daughter] of the famous Confederate General, was . & reception the other day in New ( by the Louisiana division of the ern Virginia. Benjamin F. March, of Illinois, most distinguisbed-looking : rose from & war, served io nine States and times.
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