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Blacks,
Suits
New York Will Support Pennsylvania
for Second Choice.
QUAY'S PKIf.XDS CONFIDENT
Our Senator Will Make a Formidable
( uudidute-Mr. Paulson's Uouro.
lb r.i-iiotcrnor I Slif
and H ill Nut Talk.
Special to the Soranton Tribune.
Washington. 1. ('.. Murch . Senator
I'lult arrived today ami held a Ion? con
ference with Senator Qtiuy on the presi
dential situation tonight. It la said
the New Yorlier Is In favor of Quay
after Morton has been disposed of. He
believes that the ex -vice president will
be unable to stay In the tight mote
than two rounds, and after he Is
knocked out the New York delegation
will so to Quay. This will make the
sctiutur u very formidable candidate.
His trleiuls ure dally becoming mure i
loniidi nt that he will win and ute
working hard to bring about the nom
ination. Senator Quay Is in constant receipt
of encouraging news from all over the
country and he confidently expects to
make us good a showing on the llrst
ballot us any of his opponents.
W. R. B.
MR. lATTISOX IS SHY.
The Ei. Governor Declines to Dlseuse His
PreslJential Candidaer
Philadelphia. Mat c h 6. nen seen
this morning and asked us to whether
or not he Is a candidate for the Dem
ocratic nomination for the presidency,
ex-Governor Robert G. Puttlson re
plied: "I appreciate greatly the com
pliment which has been accorded me by
the mention of my mime lit connection
with the nomination for the presidency
by the resolutions of the recent gather
ings of the Democracy in Fcnnsylvn
tila. but 1 must at this lime decline to
discuss the question."
Governor Pattlson was seen upon the
subject chiefly because of What oc
curred at the recent meeting of the
Democratic county committee of York
county. A member of that committee
offered a resolution endorsing the can
didacy of Governor I'atthion for the
presidence. Prior to this, the commit
tee on resolutions, to which was ordered
to be referred, ull resolutions without
debate, had reported and their report
had been ucted upon. The chairman
ruled the Pattlson resolution out of or
der on the ground that It wus too late.
Ex-Lieutenant Governor Chauncey F.
Black then stated that the resolutions
committee's function huil ended, utid
that It had gone out of existence; an. I
further declared that "Mr. Pattlson Is
not a candidate." The resolutions were
thereupon decided to be all out of or
der and the merits of the cute was not
passed upon at ull. The friends of
Governor Pattlson complain that the
members of the Democratic county com
mittee were misled and declare that
York county Is a strong Pattlson coun
ty, in ls0 Paulson's majority In the
county was 4,49.
It now appear that Harry N. Gltt
and Jere Call, who were the opposing
candidates for national delegate from
York county, are both favoruble to the
nomination of Governor Pattlson ami
will stand with the friends of the reg
ular organization in the coming Dem
ocratic state convention. Mr. Gltt, who
was successful uml who was reported
In the despatches from York county as
being unfriendly, was In Philadelphia
today. When spoken to upon the sub
ject, Mr. Gltt said: "I expect und In
tend, us one of the national delegates
from Ynrk-Adums-Cutnberlund district,
to cordially support the candidacy of
Governor Pattlson for the presidency.
He is worthy of the support on Penn
sylvania and I shall do what I can to I
help vend a delegation to the Demo-
era tic national convention that will j
loyally support him. Any statement
that I am In uny way hostile or un
friendly to the regular organization of
the party In the state is without found
ation In fact."
MORTON 1IOO.MKRS WEST.
Tliey Offer tho Name of ilie Governor to
the People of Indiana.
Indianapolis, Ind., March . The ad
vance guard of the .Morton boomers
have Invaded Indiana. W. A. Slither
lull, of Rochester; Colonel A. H. Baxter,
of Klmlra. und 1). S. Alexander, of Buf
falo, urrived in Indianapolis last night
uml spent today conferring with Re
publican leuders of the state. This af
ternoon they issued a statement. Tiie j
siuiemeni renearses tne innumerable
times when New York has asked for
the political nominee and hud willing
ly supported other nominees when the
tide went uguinst the Empire state.
Now they think the time Is ripe for
them to have It. and they offer the name
of Morton to the people of Indiana. A
long history of the candidate's life is set
out. showing his generosity to all wor
thy enterprises; his success as a poli
tician, and his able conduct while the
chief adviser of Secretary Sherman.
M'KINI.EY BOOM.
Pittsburg F.xeentlvo Committee Declares
in tavorof the Tariff Champion.
Pittsburg, March 6. The Republican
executive committee of Pittsburg to- I
night declared in favor of William Mc
Kinley for presidential nominee, and
requested the county committee to ar
range for primaries at which the voters
may express their preference for presi
dent. The committee also denounced Sena
tor Quay for attempting to dominate
local politics.
TOO MICH POLITICS.
St, l outs Manufacturers Withdraw from
tbe National Association.
St. louls, March 6. The Manufac
turers' asosciation of thin city has tak
en the steps threatened for some time
and has withdrawn from the National
Manufacturers' association. At the
meeting at which the action was taken
A. J. Shulti. who headed the delega
tion from St. Louis to the recent na
tional convention at Chicago, made a
report.
The Chicago meeting, he said, was a
failure. There was too much politics
in it. This he said was due to the effort
of the organisation to turn itself Into a
McKinley attachment.
ADMIRALMIRTOX RECALLED.
To Return with Ilia Flagship from the
South Atlantis Station. .
Washington, March 6. Orders have
been sent by eable. from the navy de
partment to Montevideo directing the
return of the flagship Newark to the
United States and the retention of the
Lancaster on the South Atlantic sta
tion, to take the place of the flagship.
Rear-Admiral Norton, commanding the
Utton, will return to this country on
the Newark as will also Captain W. B.
Huff, of the Lancaster, who leaves the
ship In command of Captain Yates
Sterling, who hus commanded the New
York. This will leave- the United States
fleet on the South Atlantic station com
posed of three vessels, the flagship
Lancaster, the dilapidated old Yuiitlc,
which Is unable to go to sea from the
River Platte, und the gunboat Castlne,
the only modern naval vessel of the
three.
The Newark Is recalled to Hampton
Roads, uccordlns t' the statement
made ut the navy department, because
she is not suitable for the work of the
particular station on which she hus
been serving.
KOMAXS QllKTIXft DOWX.
.MsianU tl ttudlai Is Expected to f orm a
Cabinet-Anxlet? for an Italian Garri
son In Abyssinia.
Rome, March 6. The Marquis dl P.ud
Inl will probably undertake the forma
tion of a new cabinet, with General
Rtcotti as minister of war. Generul
Kleottt hus already held thut portfolio
three times. In ls"u. LH73 and ISM. He is
credited with having greatly .Increased
the efficiency of the Italian army by
the introduction of new arms. etc. ,ulid
reforms of various K inds. Ha was born
In ISJ'J. In YWl he wus chosen leuder
of the Right party In succession to the
late Signer Sella. In view of th ex
tensive military operations undertaken
by Italy, it Is considered that the min
ister for war will be In a position of
neurly as great Importance as the prime,
minister.
In this city toduy thero Is a decided
change for the belter In the attitude
of the masses. Business is transacted
in the usual manner, and the only evi
dences here of the recent disturbances
are the additional guards of soldiers
about Hit" palace and public buildings.
There were a number of meetings lust
night of the different brunches of the
opposition, but nothing definite was de
cided upon, although a group of mem
bers of the Right party passed a resolu
tion demanding: the complete abandon
ment of F.rythrea, as Its retention
would only Involve a waste of money
and men.
The students of Tlsa last evening In
vudtd the railroad station there, as a
result of a report having been circulat
ed thut the artillery of the garrison
of that place was to be transferied to
Naples for shipment to Africa. They
murched In Mocesslon to the stutiou
shouting "Down with Cilspi," "Get US
back our soldiers," "Death to Bar
a'.l. rl,' ttc. The students were finally
dispersed by the police.
At Milan lust tvenlnsf a large mob
marched through the principal stieets,
smashing windows, shouting denuncia
tions of Crisp! and his ministers., und
calling for the trial und prompt execu
tion of General liaraieti. The rioters
made their way to the railroad station
with the intention of preventing the
departure from Milan of the umy re
serve of that cltv und neighborhood,
but the uuthoritios kept the men In the
barracks of the gairlson and sent n
ivulrtient of iui'iiniry to guuid the rail
road station. An uttempt was made to j
1'ICUK lllto me ucpni, ami u liuiliuri ti
sharp Sfrlniinu.ps behv. en the rioters
and the soldiers und police followed.
The soldiers were pelted with stones
and the points of bayonets and swords
were used to drive buck the crowds. A
number of soldiers and policemen were
injured, und scores of rioters were
slightly wounded. The dtstnrl uncescoii
ti nued until - o'clock in tln morning, at
which time the troops, ut the point of
the bayonet, hail cleared the Irllroad
station and Its neighborhood of rioters
and established a cordon of soldiers
about It, while guarding with strong
pickets ull tip- approaches.
The work of sending reinforcements
to Mnssowah U going on vigorously.
On board the chartered transports
gans-'s of men lellve euch other, so th it
the tilting out of these vessels Is contin
ued ihiotighoul the night. The army re
serve men of the class of 1ST:!. Jtirr
culled to the colors, will, us soon as
equipped, relieve regiments now doing
garrison duty, und the soldiers thus
rendered available for active service
will be shipped to Africa us promptly
as possible, unless the incoming minis
try makes u complete change In the
colonial policy of the country. Among
the military men there Is a strong sen.
tlnniit In favor of pushing the cam
paign In Africa to the utmost, even If
It is necessary to cull out nil the army
reserves und send M.onO additional
troops to Abyssinia. But the represen
tatives of the business community ad
vocate n policy of peace. Moi l of the
people, too, are opposed to uny fin I her
sacrifice of the lives of Italiun soldiers,
und they ure In complete sympathy
wllh those who favor a complete
change In the colonial policy of Italy.
The financial situation is alarming,
and this, it is lu.ped. muy bring about
the udoption of a pollcj of Conciliation
and economy.
London, March C A desputch from
Koine to the (.'eiitrulNcws asserts that
King Humbert bus declared that he
would sooner abdicate the throne of
Italy than U abandon the Italian prov
ince of Krythrea In Africa.
REPRIEVKJOB TK.IITS.
AinV.mv Coin-touk' Hills Doomed in
t uiumlttcc I cglnletors in Albany Con
elder Their Provisions Altogether Too
Sweeping.
Albany. March C The "female per
sons" who appear upon the stage in
tights, publishers of magazines, art
dealers and cigarette manufacturers,
who distribute certain photographs,
will be intetes'ed to know that the
Wilson antl-tlshts bill and the Husted
measure prohibiting the printing or ex
hibition of pictures of the nude will die
In the judiciary committee of the as
sembly. The committee hus been
polled, and the result shows that the
bills cannot be got out because they
are tio sweeping In their provisions.
The first bill provided thut "nny fe
male person who shall In uny theater,
opera house, concert hull or nny public
place whatsoever, when any person
or persons cf the mule sex are present,
expose herself in a nude or semi-nude
state, or expose her form or limbs In
tights without other covering, Is guilty
of a misdemeanor.
The second bill provided dire penal
ties for managers and bill posters who
stick up representations of such female
persons as, were' they In flesh, would
fall within the law's meaning; and pro
hibited the printing or sale of any book
or pamphlet of nny kind containing
any advertisement, giving Information
directly or Indirectly where or by what
means any such representation might
be seen.
Mullorv nil Urlght.
Tampa, Fla., March 6. The schooner
Mallory hus been released and has ul
rea ly departed for Port Tampa. Her pa
pers weie legitimately drawn ami Hie
collector here was very much surprised
and disgusted at the bout's arrest and de
tention on the charge of lilibuetering.
hetlrcd Officers.
Hanipburg, Pa., March . An order has
been issued fin.ii National Guurd heud
quarterw pia"ir.g on the roll of retired
orHcere: First Lieutenant John R. Matt
lack, Jr., Second regiment, and Colonel
P. B. Carpenter, Fifteenth regiment.
THE DEATH OF A UNSTER
William Etlinyer Holds 2000 Armed
Men ut Buy for 24 Hours.
HE THEX COMMITS SlICIDE
Makes tile Wife a Prisoner In tbe Uouse
'I hat Was UcklcgeJ by the Sher
iff and Ills Posse-Her
Narrow F.scape,
r.ellefonte, Pa.. March 6. After hold
ing the sheriff of Center county and
2.(100 armed citizens at bay for twenty
four hours, the desperado, William Kt
ilnger wus only driven from his house
today when the burning embers of the
structure were falling about his head,
and 'then, desperate to tne last, and
preferring death by his own hands to
surrender, he blew out his brains upoi
the threshold of his dwelling.
All efforts to dislodge the man had
been In vain, and as every one who ap
proached the house exposed himself to
death from Ktlluger's rifle. Sheriff Con
do found u man to rbk his life in setting
tire to the structure. Then It was that
Kt linger allowed his two children to
leuve the burning building, but his wife
only escaped death by breaking away
from her husband's grusp, as he hud
intended to kill her us well as himself.
As it was tUllnger tired four shots af
ter the woman as she tied from the
building, and then stepped outside and
killed himself. Ktllnger lived in the
little village of Woodward, in the east
ern end of this county, lie was about
L'j years of uge, und umong his neigh
bors he hud the reputation of being a
man whom it was not best to provoke.
Several months ago he assaulted his
father-in-law. Benjamin Mender, and
neat ly sculped him with a piece of cord
wood. Ktllnger was arrested at the
time und brought here, lie secured
bail, hut when the case was called for
trial Ktllnger failed to appear. A
bench warrant wus Issued for his ar
rest, but the man had taken refuge In
the mountains that surrounded the
hamlet in which he lived. He was oc
casionally seen, but none of his neigh
bors wus venturesome enough to ut
tempt his arrest.
Yesterday afternoon Constable Bar
ner heard that Ktllnger was at home.
There hud been a feud between Barner
und Ktllnger and the constable deter
mined upon the arrest of his enemy,
lie deputized C. G. Motz and John Hos
termun to assist him In arresting U.t
llnger. The three went to the house of
Ktlugeii und found that the latter, with
his wife und three-year-old daughter
und two-year-old son hud barricaded
themselves 4n the second story of their
frame dwelling. The officers entered
and Burner kicked In a panel of the
door on the second Moor. Evidently
reckoning on no desperate resistance,
the constable started to crawl Into the
loom in which Ktllnger hud taken ref
uge through the broken door. The mun
hud prepared himself for resistance
however, uml as llcrneVs heuoi .uiul
siiotili'ers appeared 'in thcVoom, I'.illn
ger tired a. lille ball through his head,
killing him Instantly. Ki linger then
fired through the door at the other two
men and AloU wus struck und badly
hurt. The two deputized constables
bent a hasty retreat from the house.
THK TOWN AROUSKD.
They uroused the town und men
guthered on their firearms and hast
ened '.o Ktlluger's dwelling. A shot
f iv m the house quickly warned every
man that came within range that Kt
llnger wus prepared to do further mur
der In the defense of his. person. Sheriff
Coiido was telegraphed for here and
with sixteen urmcd deputies went to
Woodward on u special truln.
During the siege yesterday afternoon
Ktllnger sent a shot through the win
dow of a house next door to Ills and
Frank Ueiswhite. who was lying ill
therein, was hit und dungerously
wounded. A little later Ktllnger tired
into the house of Mrs. Robert Miller
ami the bullet Just missed that lady.
John Musser, who was watching Kt
lluger's house was shot in the neck
and severely wounded.
Upon the urrlvul of the sheriff on
tho scene that oillcial took charge of tin
siege. Their band und more uround the
house kept up u fusilade of shot until
the ammunition of the little town was
exhuuiUed. The only way that seemed
possible to dislodge Ktlinger without
sacrlUiiiig the lives of several men was
to fire the house, but. on ui count of
the children und Mrs. Ktlinger, the sher
iff determined to not resort to this ex
cept as u last mcuHtire. The house was
guarded throughout the night, and as
the news of the siege hud sin end. by
daylight Giere were fully i.UOO armed
men ubout the house.
This morning Shel l if Coiido deter
mined upon attempting to curry .the
house by storm. With u iimnbw of
demitles he made a rush for the build
ing, but the whistle of the bullets from
Kllinger's Winchester speedily took lie
courage out of the party und drove them
buck under cover. Then the sheriff de
cided to tire the building. James Cor
lielley, a Bellefonte deputy, volunteered
to apply the inn tch. Under the cover
of u fierce lire directed against the
house by the crowd Cornellcy made his
way to the building und applied the
torch and returned In safety.
TORCH APPLIED.
The Humes made slow headway, and
It was fully nn hour before the building
was faiily ubla.e. The heat of the lire
drove Ktllnger and his family to the
cellar. When the building had become
too hot for habitation the cellur door
was stealthily oiiem d and the two chil
dren pushed through into he street.
Closely following the children Mrs. Kt
linger burst through the cellar door and
staggered out. The crowd was hot In
anger against the woman, as they be
lieved that she had assisted her hus
band In defending the house, and as she
mnde her appearance a cry went up:
"Shoot the witch." Cooler heads rulsed
a shout und prevented any lirlng at the
woniun. As she fled from the house her
husband tired four times after her, but
each shot went wide of the mark.
liy this time the building was ablaze
from cellar to roof, and with the choice
of death by cremation or at the hands
of the mob. Ktllnger decided to kill
himself. He suddenly stepped from
the cellar way with a rifle In one hand
and a revolver in the other. On a de
mand to surrender the outlaw threw
down his gun and undauntedly facing
the mob cried out: "1 don't want to
kill uny other mun but myself, but I
will not be taken alive." With these
words he put the revolver to his heud
nnd fired two bullets into his bruin,
falling dead in the street.
A rush was mnde for the door and
the deaVl body of Constable Burner was
ilrapged from the burning building Just
ns the roof fell in.
BARN Kit MUTILATKD.
The crowd was hoi rifled to find that
not only had the entire top of Bn; ner's
head been shot away, but thut his
throat had been cut from ear to ear.
When Mrs. Ktlinger hud somewhat
recovered her composure she told that
she was not a willing defender of the
house with her husband, but that she
had been detained there liy him and
to Insure her not escaping hf had hand-
THE NEWS THIS MORNING.
Weather Indication! Today t
Rain; Warmer.
1 Mr. Piatt and Mr. Quay Confer.
Death of a Mon.-ter.
Cubans Outgeneral theSpunlsh Army.
Sulvuiion Army Imbroglio.
Marquis Dl itudlni to Form an Italian
Cublnet.
2 The Proceedings in Congress.
General Market and Stock Quotations.
Dun's Weekly Review of Trade.
3 Novel Religious Campaign Planned.
Archhhthnp Ryun to Be Here.
Miner Instantly Killed.
4 Editorial Comment.
What Our Contemporaries Say.
5 Excitement at Poor Board Meeting.
New Local Sanitary (.'ode.
W. Scott Watrous Dies in Colorado.
6 Doings In Soe'iety Circles.
The Latest Theatrical News am Com
ment. Music und Musicians.
Industrial and Railroad Notes.
7 Happenings n Serantou's Suburbs.
S Interesting Sporting Resume.
Ten Years of Republican Rule In
Sciutvion.
Cuba In Time of Peace. '
II) The Wonderland of North America.
Mattei-s or Special Interest to Our
Welsh Heuders.
11 The World of Letters.
12 News Up and Down the Valley.
cuffed her feet together. Ktllnger had
anticipated an attempt to arrest him
and hud made a verltuble fort and arse
nal of his house. It was his plan to
hold out as long as possible and when
driven to extremities to give liberty to
the children and kill his wife and him
self. Mrs. Ktllnger Is prostrated by the ter
rible experience through which she
passed and her reason is threatened.
SALVATION THREAT.
Ualltngton llooih Warned by Colonel
Meol-Uints of Moro to Come-If the
Ex-Commander Persists the l ull Story
Will Be Given.
New York, March . The war be
tween Bullington Booth, the lato com
munder of the Salvation army, and
his sister, Kva Booth and the
two English commissioners who have
been sent here to aid her, may now he
said to be In earnest, and. as one of the
Salvation army soldiers put it today:
"The wur against the devil ami his
hosts will probably suffer because of
the war uguinst each other."
A carpenter und scrub woman were
busy today getting rooms Nos. 110, 117
und 118 in the Bible House ready for
occupancy by Bullington and Mrs.
Booth as the headquarters of the new
army they ure to lead.
William I'otilUe. treasure of the
American Bible Society, told it reporter
today that Bullington Booth had per
sonally engaged the rooms from him
and had stated thut he would like them
gotten ready us soon ns possible, but
did not suy Just how soon he projioscil
formally opening his hcuihiuurtcrs. The
lease, ,lr. Fotilkesald, had not yet been
signed, but that he supposed it would
be in a day or so. Asked If he knew
whnt financial backing Bullington
Booth had he snid that he did not. nisi
had asked no (juestions on thut subject.
At the Salvation army heiidciuurters
In West Fourteenth street Colonel Nlc
ol. one of Generul William Booth's com
missioners, said thut there wus no truth
in the reports thut there was apt to be
trouble In Cooper Union on next Sun
day evening between the two "armies."
The report of such trouble being
probable grew out of the fact that Will
iam K. Dodge, who hus heretofore paid
the rent of the Cooper Union hull for
the Salvationists, refused his consent
to their occupying It without Ballington
Booth's consent, who announced that
his own faction would hold a meeting
there thut night led by Mujor Glen.
"The public muy be sure," snid Col
onel Nicul today, "that the Salvation
army corps will not try to force their
wuy into the hull or cause any trouble.
We w ill hold a meeting In our own bar
racks, which is ulmost Across the street.
That meeting will be for the purpose
of saving souls and not for a clash with
Bdlllngton Booth's followers."
Continuing, Colonel Nicol said:
"I consider the action of Bullington
Booth thut of a dishonorable man. If
he continue his course he may force
the iSalvntlon army ollleers to make u
full statement of all the facts leading
to his retirement, und ns I have nlreudy
said 1 believe him a dishonorable mun,
you can druw your own conclusions as
to how the statement will reflect on
him. JOIther the present otllcers of the
Sulvutlou army have told deliberate
falsehoods or Ballington Booth hus. T
believe we ure able to prove the truth
of our statements."
Asked whut he thought of the report
thut three of tho New York city corps,
Including the Bowery corps would se
cede and Join Ballington Booth, Colonel
Nicol said he did not believe the re
port, and felt absolutely sure It wus not
true so far us the Bowery corps was
concerned.
It wns stated that lawyers represent
ing the army und Ballington Booth
were In consultation in Montclair, N. J..
today regarding the much discussed
transfer of the property.
O. B. MAC KNKillT FAILS.
Tho turnings of .Munv Poor Miners Are
Swept Awav.
Wllkes-Burre, Pa., March The
failure of o. B. MucKnlght, n promin
ent merchant at Plains, is announced.
A Judgment note for f-O.WMt in favor of
Major K. A. Hancock, of Philadelphia,
was filed, as was also u second Judg
ment note for '14,000 in favor of Joseph
Blrkbeck. of this city.
The failure has created Intense ex
citement umong Ilie business men of
this community. He was looked upon
ns one of the solid men and had thous
ands of 'dollar nt his command. It
now turns out that his liabilities will
reuch 170.000 or more, not Including
$40,000 held in trust for a number of
poor miners who had explicit confidence
in htm. He had been a member of the
central district poor board for the past
twenty years until Saturday last when
the Judges of the court refused to. re
appoint hi in It being known that he waa
heavily In debt to the district for money
collected and not puld over. Mae
Knight has not been seen at his store
or home in Plains for the past two duyu
and nobody seems able to find him.
;itns for nnttlcshlps. -
Washington, March 0. The Bethlehem
Iron works of Bethlehem, Pa., today con
tracted with the navy department to sup
ply eight sets of forgliiKs for the l.'Mnch
guns for the new battleships Kentucky
und Keneearge. A contract for supply
ing the forglngs for the s-lnch guns for
these vessels will be signed with the Mid
vale Steel company, another Pennsylva
nia concern.
Seven Workmen Killed.
Hamburg. ' March C An unfinished
houpe In Punanhuder Stmsfe collapsed
toduy, killing seven workmen and injuring
eleven other severely.
SPANISH-CUBAN CONFLICT
Keylcr Is Outgeneraled by Gomez,
the Insurgent Chief.
COKRESFOXDEXTS BARKED 01 T
Newspaper Mea Not Allowed to Aeeom
paay the Spanish Armt-Amerieaa
Citizen la Spain Will Be Fatly
Protected la Future.
Havana, March 4. via Tampa, Fla.,
March 6. Maximo Gomex, in the recent
movement of the main body of Insur
gents east from Havana province
acrova Matanxua to the line of Santa
Clara, and then back to the center
of Havana province, again displayed
the genius which has mnde hit mili
tary operations remarkuble. General
Weyler, with more troops, better or
ganized, more thorough preiiaratlon for
transiiortatlon, and a more lurgely
augmented cavalry than Martlnex
Camjioa hud, lias been out-generaled
by the insurgents' chief. The official
reports had the two lurge rebel columns
surrounded by three columns of Spain's
best troops. The iroveriiment forces
extended their lines In the shape, of a
triangle and for two days a report of a
decisive engagement was awaited with
interest. An no correspendents ate now
permitted to nccoinpany the troops,
Just what occurred Is not clear. From
all I ran learn. I believe that Oomex
pushed one side of the triangle back,
while Maceo's troops threw back the
others and the insurgents passed out
at the opening. The fighting that oc
curred was not serious, for with about
10,000 on the Insurgent side and double
the number of Spanish troops the losses
ull told were less than one hundred.
When It was known that the rebels
had gone east into Matanzas, the troops
followed. When the troops started
east, it was learned thut both rebel
leuders wte going west. They hud
sent their wounded over the line into
Santa Clurn, nnd were unincumbered
for future operations.
RUMORS FROM MADRID.
Washington, March (!. The news
from Madrid that tho 1' nlted States
consulate nt Valencia, Spain, hail been
attacked yesterday Is probably founded
on a misapprehension. it certainly
caused surprise ut the state department
In view of the fuct that this government
hus no consulate or consulur idllcer
there. Secretary Olney went early to
the en bluet meeting und could not be
questioned on this subject, uthnr of
llciuls in the department say thut they
know -of no ollieial dispatch with re
gard to the alleged outruge.
Valencia, wus formerly a commercial
agency of the Unit-d Slates under the
consul at Den la. It was discontinued
us such agency some years ugo. An
drew F. Fay. of Illinois, our consul ot
Denla, who hus only recently been ap
pointed and has. Just reached his p.ist
of duty, may possibly 'have tal.'eii up his
resilience In Valencia as It Is near Denla
and i may have been his residence
that wns stoned, but the state depart
ment as fur us can he learned, hus nn
Information on the subject. Valencia
Is a city of more than a hundred thous
and Inhabitants, situated I HO miles east
southeiist of Madrid, and two miles
from the sea.
No advices have been received ry the
Spanish legation on the matter, nor
ure any expected. After the prompt
apology tendered in the Barcelona uf
fulr tln fact Is understood to be ac
cepted by the United States that all
proper steps have been taken by the
Spanish authorities to protect the
American ting uml American citizens.
CANK TJUKNUD.
Gomez countermarched to the middle
of Matuuxas province where he stopped
to see thut the estates sliould not Obey
Weyler's order to ground cane. Those
found to be preparing had their cane
burned. Muceo returned to Havana
province. He brought with liiin his
own column of ubout 6,00u men and us
many more belonging to the column
from tiie Orient w hich have been mov
ing west for abot n month. Thes for
ces udded to those which remained in
this prirviiice make the situation more
serious here than ut nny time. The
outpost of the enemy are within tea
mill's of the city. Asa rule property
of Cubans who sympathize with the re
bellion, nb'O that of Americans, is
spured, though In some instances w hole
towns are given to the torch. The
Cubans melt nwuy on the upproach of
a large column of Spanish troops, but
reappear when the Spanish leaw.
Railroads ure operated in this man
lier. As telegraph wires are down most
cf the time there Is no telllii? what Is
uliead of the train; an exploring engine
with one armored car advances cau
tiously along the line. The engineer
watches for missing rails uml sawed
ties, while the troops watch for insur
gents. The rate of ppeed Is ubout live
miles un hour. The train Is followed
closely also with one or more nnnored
curs, with guard. AV'hen rails nro found
missing others pre laid down unless
there is an attack. Prowling bands of
robbers nnd Ineendiuriea follow the
movement of both columns of both
armies nnd commit outrages. The In
surgents hung those men, and the Span
iards shoot them, whenever they are
cuui;ht.
' The prospect of any kind of a BUgar
crop is less encouraging than over.
Gomez In a talk with an American
planter rontly said: "I divide th- war
into three periods that ot invasion,
tlmt of occupation, and that of ex
pulsion. We lire in the second period.
He ullnded to his march westward
nnd to that of Maceo through Plnar Del
Rio as the invasion.
(Signed) J. Frank Clark.
BROWN CASK NOT KT.ACIIF.n.
Premature'Annutincemcnt of the Supreme
tonrt' lecision.
Special to the Seranton Tribune.
Washington, March 6. The announce
ment in Wednesday's dispatches thut
the United States Supreme court had
announced a decision In the Brown In
terstate commerce case upholding that
clause In the law which compels wit
nesses to testify even where their testi
mony is self-lncrlinlnatlng. was er
roneous or at least premature.
While there Is pood reason to believe
that the court's finding will be afllrma
tlve, the case has not yet been reached
on the calendar, it Is r-xected, how
ever, that a decision will be announced
on Monday next.
SEVKN I'F.KSONS I'KKISII.
Terrible Fate or the Family of U.
oldhoitse.
Alma, Wis.. March 6. A family of
seven persons perished In their burn
ing home near hen? last night, O. Old
house, a carpenter, lived with h!s wife
and five children in n small house.
Neighbors saw the building burning
last night and when the tire was out
the bodies ot the entire family were
found in the ruins. The origin of the
fire la unknown.
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Till- ARMENIA RELIEF.
Tho Permit for Miss Barton and Her Asto
elates to l.nter Armenia.
Constantinople. March 6. The Turk
ish foreign minister has renewed to
I'nited States Minister Terrell, In the)
presence of Miss Clara Barton, presi
dent ot the American Ked Cross society,
the poverntnrnt's promises to permit
Miss harton and her assistants to trav
el In Armenia and distribute relief.
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