THE ONLY REPUBLICAN DAILY IN LACKAWANNA COUNTY. EIGHT PAGES 5G COLUMNS. SCRANTON, PA., MONDAY MOItNlXG, MARCH 9, 189(5. TWO CENTS A COPY. U Jl Ji Op IMS AND In Correct Spring Styles WE ARE TODAY SHOWIN'O A l-X'I.L I.I X K OK SEPARATE SKI Ifl's WHICH, l'UIt EXTENT ANU VA RIETY, WILL r.NDOrHTHDLY J1HKT THR FTLLHST REQl'l CE MENT tE TH H WEST DRESSED WOMEN IX THIS CITY OR AX OTHER CITY. THK MAT E RIALS l-'ROM WHICH T J IKY ARE MADE VP A R E THK NEWEST AND REST OX THK MAKKIOT, AND Vol. CAN IKPKXI THAT THK MAKE, A RT AND FINISH ARE yl'lTE IT Ti I OCR I'Sl'AL HKiH STANDARD OV Blacks, AXD A HOST OP FANCY XI IX TI'RES AND SIIADINHS C.IVK A H I XT AT COLOHIXHH, WIIILK THK MATERIALS ARE AS VARIED AS IN A DRESS CIOODS AXD SII.K BTOCK.' Sin fits THE FORERINNERS OF COMING DELIVERIES ARF. NOW TO HAND. THEY 01.'(JHT TO INTEREST VOL IF FOR NO OTHER KKASOX THAN TO OKT A LOOK AT STYLES THAT ARE SURE TO LEAD AS THK SEA SOX ADVANCES. Wai WE'RE MAKIXO NO OPEX SHOW YET, BUT THEY'RE IX STOCK IN ROYAL ABUNDANCE. OF COURSE, WELL RE MORE THAN PLEASED TO SHOW THEM FOR THE ASKING. GLOBE WA Navys sis THE SPANISH-WN WAR Result of Monday's Session of Con gress Anxiously Awaited. SPANISH MERCHANTS AXGRY 'I hey Threaten to lloycott American Hoods-Seville Ship Owners Offer the Spanixh Government Bouts for Navy-Other War Notes. Havana, March 7. via Key West, March 8. The tension ill the public mind slnee'the actum of the senate mid house continues. The results of Mon day's session is uwuiled with greut sus pense. The Spunlnrds are much con cerned. The talk of war between Spain and the United States adds Joy to the Cubans. The students made no attempt at a demonstration and are divided among themselves. The Spanish merchants made themselves ridiculous by threat ening to boycott American goods. The leading newspapers udvlse prudence and calmness. There is some hot Span ish tulle in the cafes, hot led and clubs and some threats of dire results to fol low the final action of the United States. Troops ale still kept in the city as a precaution. (ieneral Weyler is ready to slop any trouble. The prospects of grinding cane Is growing less. Thousands of acres have been burned recently in Matuu.as, Santa Clara und Havana provinces. Tim insurgents are inure numerous than ever in these provinces. Marco is in Havana province, and (iotnez is in Matanzas near the Santa Clara line. Several recent encounters between, these troops ami large forces of insur gents are not reported officially in de tail. There were two engagements so close to the city that the wounded were brought to Jesus Del Monte, a suburb. Ladlsiu .luintero, the American citi zen taken prisoner In bis own house ta liuatao and afterward shot In the arm Is still conllned in Morn castle. Mar tinis Ci'i vera and Cuotaln Calvo, who commanded the troops at the (iuatao massacre, still hold positions. The in vestigation has had no result yet. The wives of the murdered men and also those of fifteen prisoners tuken have visited the palace several times but were prevented from seeing Weyler. A Frenchman, named Hernado Hu arle, manager of the Oyalita estate, near San Domingo, was shot dead in the act of raising the French Hug on March I. A Spanish ollicer look the (lag. The rebels hud camped on the estate ami were dislodged just before Duarle was killed. After Hie light the troops burned sugar houses and all buildings on the eslate except the residence. Thirteen dead bodies were found after the light. Eye witnesses say the troops tired right ami left upon entering Oyalita, killing Diiarte and thirteen oilier pacillros. one woman was among the dead. Nearly every government report of an tngagemeu: mentions a number of prisoners taker. There Is no subse- oii.nl mi alio.') and the men drop out of 1 sluht. The terrified relatives ask no j iltiestlons. Tim commanders of columns j are authorized to take summary pro- ; codings III cases of prisoners captured. The provisions require detailed reports, but if reports are made all ure sup- ' pressed, (ieneral Weyler says no oxc- cut ions ure being held. I MACHO'S MOVEMENTS. i Insurgent (Ieneral Maceo was report- 1 ed to be In the vicinity of Tupaste Fri- j day, and live columns of troops under ' (ienerals Mclgulzo and Rerun! were siiit to eut'iiiupass him. Through the neglect of telegraph operators the. or ders to the Spanish forces were delayed and Maceo was thereby enabled to es cape. The Spanish forces, however, met fiilil hundred insurgents under the libel leader, Mirabel, at Tapaste, and dispersed thcin. The rebels hud fifteen wounded, (Ieneral Maceo. with his forces, retreated to Cidru, province tif Matanzas, where he joined rebel leader Lucre;. The hitler has u force of GUI) j nun. The Insurgents last night attacked a j fort at lllonilron. but subsefpiently re tired. The rebels have burned the town of Crimea, In the province of Matunzas. WEYLERS PROCLAMATION. Havana. March 8. The following proclamation was Issued by Captain ileneral Weyler today: Harrusseil by our troops, beaten and de moralized, the rebel forces in the pro vinces of Ulnar Del Rio and Havann are returning east. The moment has arrived to pursue with all activity and vigor the small parlies, more bandits than ins'ii ttetits,, remaining in said provinces, and to iiilupt the necessary means to ail.iin grculer and more immediate success Hie amhorliles id Hie towns are given ten days in which make lists of Ihc people In their liiealiiies who ure in insurrection. Those on lest who full in presenting them selves within lirteeti days of the publica tion of this piucluinut ion. their properties will lie seized and Hiihifc led to civil admin. 11 rut ion, lor which a board will be ap pointed. If rebel panics have robbed, sacked, burned or commuted other crimes besides rebellion, the authorities shall Inquire Into the part tit ken by those. Rebels ill the ranks and also neighbors 1'fiiinining in Iheir houses helping ihesu shall receive a corresponding penalty. Rebels not tvsnniislble for other crimes who surrender to the nearest aulhorliv In el: her province within lil'teen days will' not lie molested, the military nnihm'iiles keep ing a list of those presenting thenihselves, thuse previously pardoned, those who have committed other crimes, mid those who have deserted official positions, which shall be placed at my disposal, those pre senting tlumselves with arms (with a spe cial recommendation if made cullectlveiv), and all those presenting themselves after the expiration of the lime placed by my disposal. Planters, estate owners and others with in said provinces who facilitate with money the elements of whatever class, ex cept they have been compelled to do so by pressure, which must be proved In an un doubted manner, will be considered un faithful for supiiortiug rebellion. A circular was also Issued stating that those rebels presenting themselves with their arms in the four other prov inces will be pardoned, subject to the supervision of the military. Those pre senting themselves without arms will be sent to military rumps, where they will be held under the vigilance of the troops. They will be fed the same ra tions as the troops. The civil guards in Pinur Del Rio ami Havana provinces will lie strengthened. The military commanders will be made alcades of tht towns and will be held responsible for the preservation of order. NEW TROOPS ARRIVE. The last of the 17,000 new troops ar rived last night. Yesterday the col umns of Gomes and Maceo and I.ncret numbering 7,000 men were near Corral Falso, In the centre of the province of Matunzas. They were attacked by Col. Vicuna, and retreated to San Miguel De Los Hanos. It is officially reported that 71 of the insurgents were killed. They carried off their wounded. The Spanish loss was three killed and nine teen wounded. Oeneral Pando reports that (Joinez is passing Voladores, near the line of the Havana proyince. Three columns are pursuing him. A passenger train on the Cardenas railway has been burned. Its escort caused a loss to the rebels. . (Signed,) J. Frank Clark, There la a discrepancy in the above deapatch regarding the position ot the insurgent commander in chief. General (loiiiez. This is probably due to the censor either adding to or taking from the despatch as tiled by the United Press correspondent. AN OFFER OF SHIPS. Madrid, March 8. The ship owners cX Seville have ottered to the govern ment llfty steamers to be put to any use the authorities may deem expedi ent. The chamber of commerce of flran udo. have issued a circular note Invit ing u II Spanish merchants to bivik their commercial relations with the United States, and to cancel their pol icies) of insurance Issued by American companies. Many of the merchants have already done so. Several mine Spulilsh subjects who were acting us American consular agents have resigned. indignation meetirgs were held today in "many places In the provinces. Malaga, Spain, March 8. The sailors of the French warship Drome at this port paraded the streets yesterday sing ing the Spanish national anthem and the '.Marseillaise," mid cheering for both France und Spain. Kllbao, Spain. .March 8. A manifes tation of the popular feeling occurred at the Kileu theater in this city lust night. During the performance the French und Spanish Hugs were dis played, causing the w ildest enthusiasm and Vivas fur a Frencu-Spiinlsh alll unoe were repeatedly and heartily given. CAPTIKK OF A MI TK. Mcholus Colo Counnits an Atrocious As tault on Miss Van Riper thought to Have Uceu Connected with the Sullivan .Murder. r'aterson, X. J., March 8. Nicholas! Cole, 40. years old. ot the silk throwing firm of Nightingale & Cole, was ar rested this evening, charged with hav ing committed a brutal ussuiilt uu Miss Lizzie Van Itlper, aged IS yeurs, near the corner of Kust Eighteenth und Kill son streets, which Is two blocks from the place, where Mamie 10. Sullivan was murdered on Wednesday evening. It is ulle.geil that he followed the girl for about J0O yards, and when at a lonesome spot caught her by the neck. She cried for help but had scarcely screamed when he seized her by the throat and struck her twice In the mouth with his list, causing blood to How. Cole, seeing some one approuching, ran away but wus soon overtaken by a policeman. A crowd of neurly one thousand persons surrounded the pris oner and followed him to the station, and threats to lynch him were heard on every side. Cole is a married man and the falhcr of four children. He is separated from Ids wife, however, and Is seeking u divorce. The police tonight think that Cole possibly is connected with the Sullivan murder, and have begun an investiga tion on that line. I AU KDI KI IJ ANU MUTILATED. Two Undies Chopped in Small Piece Are f ound in a Parrel at Cbluatto. Chicago, March 8. The body of a man (diopped to pieces together with un in fant with Its skull crushed, was found in a barrel In the ulley at the rear of 4,SS Prairie n venue this ufteruoon. The remains were those of a man about 70 years of age und a male infant about ten days old. The body of the man was fearfully mutilated. The head was taken off and two holes had been bored ill the skull at the forehead with an auger. Tin; right leg was cut off about the knee ami two toes from the foot of the same leg hud been apparently severed with n cleaver. The right nrm was pulled out uf its socket the left foot, was sawed off ut the ankle and the fingers from the lcfl hand. This body of the infant was not marred, ex cept the skull, which was fractured by a blow. The bodies are badly decomposed, anil the killing must have been done at least two weeks ago. No articles of clothing were found, except u homespun shirt, which together with some cotton pud ding, was wrapped around the head and shoulders of the man. A physician examined the bodies to night and said the dissecting could not have been done by a medical student, no matter how inexperienced, and as the remains have not been in a pickling vat, it Is almost assured that the mur der was committed. SILVER MEN WILL EIGHT. Senator Harris Savs That There Will He No Compromise. Washington, March S. Senator Har ris, of Tennessee, who Is the odiclal head of the Democratic free silver or ganization says that so fur us lie and those whom he represents are con cerned, there is to be no compromise whatever with the single gold standard party. "We are going to make the Issue at Chicago next July. We purpose to force the fighting. We believe that the people have been duly educated. I am sure that we will have a mujorlty of the delegates to the national conven tion. I say this because of the corres pondence my committee has had with prominent Democrats in all the states of the union. We are busily engaged In circulating our literature nod there is tin doubt whatever in my mind that we will control the declaration of the next Democratic convention upon the financial quest inn." KUKNED 11Y HOI 1.1 N(J OIL, Several .Men Injured at Works of Stand ard Oil Company. New York, March 8. Rolling hot crude tar overflowed one of the Stand ard Oil company's big tanks soon after midnight this morning in the com pany's yard ut Hayonne, N. J. A gung ot men at work about the tank run for their lives, but live of them were over taken and severely scalded. The in jured are: Michael Doyle, feet, legs and hands burned; Timothy Calahan, feet, legs and hands burned; James Dumdum, legs and hands burned; John St. John, feet and ankles burned; Ernest Chlseti, feet and ankles burned. None of the men were fatally Injured. FARMER CRUELLY MURDERED Victim Pound In Hi It am with His Skul Crushed. Fond du Lac, Wis.. March 8. A cold blooded murder occurred last evening at a farm house about four miles south east of this city, the victim being Fred Messnier. whose body was found In the barn with the skull crushed. Tramps are suspected. The victim was about 40 years of age and was prominent In Fond du Lac and Winnebago counties. Quay I ndorsed for President. KmiHjrlum. Pa., March 8. The Reptihll. can county committee, of Cameron coun ty met Saturday and ordered a conven tion to lie held April 14, to elect a delegate to the stute convention ami iilegates to the district convention nud that the con. venlon to nominate eounty officer be held August or September. Senator yuuy was endorsed for president. ' M KINLEY STILL LEADINC Republican Presidential Sentiment Beginning to Crystalize. RE SILTS OP THE C0XYEXT10XS Out of 1 25 belegotes to St. Louis Alrcadv Chosen, Sixty-One l avor the Ohio Candidate -List of Delegates elected I p to Date. Washington, March 8. State conven tions for the election of delegates-at-large to St. l.ouls have been held in Arkansas, Florida, Louisiana untl Mis sissippi, and delegates have also been chosen In fifty or more congrvssi dis tricts. Nine Important states Ohio, Kansas, Texas. Iowa, New York, Mas sachusetts, Minnesota, Wisconsin and South Dakota will hold conventions within the next three weeks; so- that by the end of March nearly one-third of the Wis delegates who urt to as semble at St. Louis will probably have been elected und the preferences of the great majority of them will be definite ly known. VICTORIES IN THE SOUTH. The results reached In Arkansas. Mis sissippi anil Florida all holdlnic con ventions during the last week- seem to verify completely the estimate made I wo weeks ago In these columns of tJovernor idi Kinley's strength us u. can didate, and to emphasize the decided lead which he iias already secured In the race for the presidential nomina tion. Ills friends controlled all three conventions and secured solid delega tions from Arkansas and Florida, as well as the six delegates so far oliosen In Mississippi. In Texas, where- sev eral district conventions hnve been held, great confusion and uncertainty exist. Contesting delegations have been elected iii seven districts, and ill many ruses both contestants anil "reg-iilurs" seem to have given pledges of support to several of the rixol eandlilutfs. in Florida four contesting ilelegatt'S-nt-large will uo to St. Louis in tlie tinti Kiuley interest, favoring ell her tJover nor. Morton or Speaker Heed.' A significant Incident of flic lust week was the capture by McKinley of two delegates 111 the Seventh Illinois district. It was thought that Sfiintor Cullom, the "favorite son" of Illinois, would secure a solid delegation frtun his own state. Hut after un open fontest at the :irlniaries in Chicago the two delegates chosen on Thursday In the Seventh district wi re Instructed uncon ditionally to support McKinley. 1 KLK IATKS CHOSEN. One hundred and twenty-live dele gates have so far been chosen in the following states: Alabama, Arkan sas. Hi: Florida, 8; tieorgia. It; Illinois, IJ; Louisiana. It: Mississippi. G; Mis souri. :!; New York, !; Ohio. 8; Pennsyl vania, 1": Texas, IS; District of t'olum bia, L; total. U'S. of tbesn ivr, ilelegutes til lire Instructed for .McKinley, or are supposed to favor ids nomination: 2S are for Keed, li) for Cullom. 6 for Allis on, for Morton, and, grantiimr that I'eiinsylvunia "ill give a compliment ary support to Mr. ijiiuy, 17 are for Quny. It is only just to suy, of course, that In the southern states, where so ninny contests have been instituted, the ultimate partition of representa tion at St. Louis by the convention's committee on credentials may seriously alter present estimates. GOVERNOR MORTON'S liOOM. ills Friends Claim Twenty-three Delegates to St. bonis. New York, March 8. The Republican stale committee tonight issued the fol lowing to the press: "There have been more than forty Republican county and assembly dis trict conventions nlivatly eld in this trlct conventions alleudy held In this lican state convention which assembles in this city on March 114, have- been elected. Every one of these conven tions has endorsed flovernor .Morton for its candidate for president, and every one of the It?.'! delegates thus far chosen Is a. Morton man. Eight dele gates K the St. Louis convention have been elected, and every one of them is heartllly for (Sovernor Morton. "Ciovernor Morton's friends have ad Vices that already twenty-eight Morton men have been chosen delegates to St. Louis from Georgia. Alnbuma, Klorlda, Louisiana, and Texas. There are. there fore, thirty-six delegate to the- na tional convention already elected." NEWSPAPER FAKE. A Chicago Journal Publishes on In clusive Story of an Attempt to Blow I p Mr. Armour with Pvnnraltc Chicago, March 8. The employes of the Hyde Park postal station, ut Kilty lift h street and Kimburk avenue, were thrown Into u greut state of excite ment lust evening by the discovery of a supposed dynamite bomb that, from geuei-al appearances, was capable of blowing up the entire establishment. The box was addressed to P. D. Armour, 21 lit Prairie avenue. Chicago. . The box was neatly wrapped' In yel low paper, tied with green ribbon, and has evidently been mailed In t'hicago at some of the outlying districts. Should the box prove to contain dead ly explosives, the mulling will consti tute the fourth unsuccessful attempt that has been made to kill or seriously injure Mr. Armour, and in each In stance the United States mall will have been the menus of discovering the char acter of the missive. The officials of the Hyde Park postal station are of the opinion tonight Hint the bomb was mailed by a reporter for the paper which published the story ex clusively this morning. Superintendent Hendrlckson said the package hnul been In the office only twenty minutes when a reporter for a morning paper came In and made inquiries about it. Informa tion was refused, and the supposed in fernal machine locked un In the vault. Notwithstanding this, the paper pub lished a minute description of the bomb, anil Superintendent Hendrlck son says It could not have been written unless the writer had seen the alleged infernal machine. MURDERED FOR MONEY. Stephen Powell killed in front of His Own Home. Hempstead. N. Y., March 8. Stephen Powell, one of the wealthiest citizens and most prominent men on Iong Island, was murdered In a most brutal manner at about 11 o'clock last night hs he was returning from his place of business to bis home. Mr. Powell wus In the habit of carrying large sums of money upon his person. It Is supposed that his murderer or murderers learned of this and awaited an opportunity to way lay, him. The murder occurred In front of Mr. Powell's home. Directly opposite the gate an electric light was brightly shining. His assailants nre supposed to have been hiding- behind the electric? light pole, and as Mr. Pow ell passed he was struck over tho right eye, the blow uuttlnv a long gash. There THE NEWS THIS MORNING'. Weather Indications Today t Clear; Warmer; Westerly Wiadi. 1 The Spanish-Cuban War. McKinley Still Leads ill the Presidential Itaee. Another Romb for Mr. Armour, of Chi cago. A Puterson, N. J., Unite Captured. '.' Congressional Forecast for the Week, (ieneral .Market and Stock (Quotations. Spanish Students ure Still Warlike. Wielded a Knife with Deadly Effect. 3 Practical Sermon to Odd Fellows. The Consecration of Father llolmn. 4 Editorial Comment. What Our Contemporaries Say. 5 Our Anthracite Coal Supply. Coming Eisteddfod Will He a Success. Shot Around u. Corner. 0 "The Wife's Confession," a 1'nrlor Play lu Two Acts. 7 Happenings ini Scranton's Rusy Sub urbs. License Court to Open Today. Interesting Spurting .Miscellany, S News Tp and Down the Valley. Industrial and Railroad News. Is also a cut on the left wrist, but this wound wus probably obtained while endeavoring to defend his face. The llrst blow evidently knocked Mr. Pow ell senseless and his assailants then struck him terrilie blows on the back of his head, which crushed In the skull. Three negroes were arrested on sus picion of being imoMcntcd In the mur der. They Were held to await the ac tion of the coroner's Jury. iSeveral oth er men, both white and colored, are un der suspicion. Mr. Powell hud $200 In an Inside pocket which wus unnoticed by his as sailants, and they obtained only ubout $-.i0 in change. . NEW SALVATION ARMY. .Mr. and Mrs. Ilalllngtun booth Announce I heir programme at Cooper I nion. New York, March 8. Mr. und Mrs. Ttallington I.ootli addressed an im mense audience at Cooper Union to night. It was one of the largest gath erings ever held In the historic build ing. In Ids address to the gathering Mr. Hooth suld: "It Is true thut after de liberate thought we have decided to in stitute a new movement. (Cheers.) "Could It huve been avoided It would not have been thought or. Mrs. Hon Hi and 1 received assurances from the peo ple of the United States lighting on be half of Jesus Christ, that we hud done a work for which they were grateful anil would not quietly submit that we should retire to private life and relinquish a field which Is the largest of any on the globe, where there Is not only work for one Salvation army, but for ioo. "Wo do not Intend to enter Into any battle or strife with the Salvation army. We want no tight, neither ritual or verbal. "Wo want to have a mission to reach the musses. We have resolved that tin consecration we shall make shall be lasting." Mr. Hooth closed by saying: "I want to assure Mrs. 1 tooth and those offi cers who have taken a stand by mo that by faith I see in the distant fu ture a movement that we will not re gret having linked our names with." Mrs. Hooth spoke briefly und was cheered enthusiastically Sim made no reference to the troubles in the ranks of the nrmv. Mr. Hooth said In nn Interview that the name of the new movement lunl not been chosen, and that the name of the auxlxliory league would be "The Defender's league." A monster mass meeting will be held, he said, ut Carnegie hall ut some near date. MISS BARTON'S WORK. The Sultan lias Not Vet Permitted Her Agents to io to Anatolia. London, March 8. The correspondent of tho United Press In Constantinople confirms the telegrams saying that while the Turkish foreign minister had renewed In the presence of Miss Clara Rnrton his promise to permit the dis tributors of relief to go to Anatolia, the necessary trades are still withheld by order of the sultan, though It Is expected that they will be speedily delivered. Ill the meantime Miss Hnrton will be able to do much necessary work. The start of the Rev. fieorge P. Knapp the American missionary at Hitlis, with his family for Constantinople, has been delayed until April, owing to heavy snows and other causes. All the English newspapers of March and 4 have been prohibited from enter ing Turkey. - 1TSIIIXG I l (JOLD. The Treasure Itox of a Sunken Spanish Cruiser Hecnvered. tliivann Tcul. -U 'I', ..,..,, -t.,..nV. fS. Yesterday nt noon the divers ut work on the wreck of the cruiser Sun chcz Hurculztegiii broke Into tin; state rooms of the submerged vessel. After much labor they removed the fasten ings of the treasure chest. The chest wus then hauled up and landed on the dock. It contains considerable gold as well as money belonging to the crew. Lust full the Sanchez Hurcniztegiil was sunk at tho entrance to this harbor by the I terrain line steamer Mortera. The div ers will cut away her musts and smoke stacks, an they are dangerous to navi gation. MORE 1 UNDS NEEDED. tack of Cash the Only liranback to HcJ Cross Work. New York. March 8. An urgent ap peal has been received from Constanti nople by the National Armenian relief committee for funds. In resposno, $iu,ooii was sent through Brown P.ros., who are the authorized treasurers of the Armenian Relief fund, and of the Red Cross, and to whom all contributions should be sent. Tin; greatest obstacle to the work of relief now Is not from the Turks, but from tack of funds. Wind and Rain Storm. Rraddock, Pa., March 8. A terrible wind and rain storm passed over this section yesterday doing, much damage to prop erty. The iHirouxh did not suffer mui-h, the most dumage being dune on the hills of North Hraddock und Sandy Hook, where houses were unroofed und a num ber of frame dwellings wera moved from their foundations. heaths of Admiral Wolke. Hrooklyn. N. Y., March 8. Hear Ad miral Henry Walke, United States Army, died this afternoon lit his home, In this city. He had been suffering since Tues day last with a sever attack of the grip, but the immediate cause of death was heart failure r.ncllsh Soldiers Offered. Madrid, March 8. Oeneral Azcarrag.a. minister of wur, hus received from un English gentleman an offer to suitnlv lil.OIH) ex-soldlers for the Spanish service on condition thut he himself be given the command of them. VIEWS ACROSS THE WATER Crisp Comments of the l'rcss of Germany. SOME ADVICE fOK SfAlX The Berlin Papers Advise Spain to Re pel Intervention of tho United States-Rsckct Over the Insurance Csses. P.erlin, March 8. It Is believed and utmost desired in official circles here thut Kins 1 lumpen will be unable to tlnd an Italian statesman to form a ministry who will be willing to (Con struct a cabinet on the basis of u con tinuance of the war in Abyssinia nud will consequently, after an Interreg num of a week be obliged to recall Signor CTIspl, who after strengthening Ids cabinet, will order (Ieneral Haldls scra to seize the first chance to light it successful battle with theShonus nnit then terminate the African campaign. As representatives of the official and popular views in (ionium of the nttl t ude of the United States houses of con Kress in regard to Cuba the expressions of the Vorwaerts. the principal socialist organ, may be contrasted. The latter journal, affecting national Impartiality, Hocuses the Americans of pursuing schemes tif trade and conquest under the guise of u feeling for oppressed nud suffering: hiimnnily. Spain accord ing to the (lazelte ought to repel the In tervention of the United States between herself und the Cuban rebels upon lines similar to those upon which the United Stales rejected the Intel volition of Franco and Faigland In behulf of the secessionists of the southern slates of America. The Vorwaerts on the other hand, holds that the vote of the United States senate favoring the recognition tif the belligerent rights of the Insur Kents lu Cuba, was of such enormous moral import that Spain will hence forth be aide by any possible successes in the field to accomplish the subjection of Cuba. This utterance of the Vorwaerts may menu to imply that n revolution In Spain Is among the possibilities, but it must bo uccepted us referring to the reports now current of un alliance be tween France ami Spuiti against the 1 'lilted States. The Vorwaerts adds: "Such an Idea ns a Franco-Spanish nl llance ugalnst the United States Is fan tastic. The great republic was founded with the aid of the French, who have ever since looked toward the sister re public." THK INSURANCE CASE. Huron V'ondcr Recke Vonder Hoist, Prussian minister for the Interior, has forwarded a communication to Wash ington llirnugli the regular diplomatic, channels, stating that he Is astonished to Hud that a certain state of the Ameri can union is seeking to negotiate direct ly with the Prussian government through a special envoy, thus Ignoring the established usage. The minister says he has not taken cognizance of the fact that (lovernor Morton has not yet ncted upon the proceedings of the Al bany Semite and assembly, and In turn admits that there was a chance that the decrees cancelling the licenses ot two Now York Insurance companies might be repealed. Hut, he adds, since the Interference of the amateur special envoy from New York state to Merlin the position bus been so completely al tered that the Prussian government cannot repeal the decree, us it might now be represented to the public that the inlluetiee of an umnteiir diplomat had cuused Prussia to yield. Even at the risk of Governor Mor ton's application of the recent resolu tion of the Albany legislature refusing to renew the licenses of Prussian In surance companies doing business in the stale of New York this decision, he says, will in the meantime be adhered to. MO BS A T VA LENCJ A. Madrid. March 8 The actions of the mob clement in Valencia became so threatening today that martial law wus proclaimed In that city tonight. A crowd numbering In.OHO persons met outside the bull ring and attempted to enter that place for the purpose of holding a meeting to express anti Amerlcnn sentltr -nts. The authorities had Issued un order forbidding the hold ing of such meetings, but no attention was paid to It. The gendarmes at the bull ring refused to allow the mob to enter and were told that they were tvaitnrs to Spain. Then several persons in the crowd cried: "Long live the re liublic" whereupon the gendarmes charged the mob. The crowd answered with several revolver shots and one of the gendarmes was seriously wounded in the chest. The situation had ns siiniPd such a menacing aspect that or ders were given to the gendarmes to tire upon the mob. A volley was llred from the carbines carried by the gend armes and the crowd scurried for shelt er. It Is not known positively whether anybody was shot or not, but It Is be lieved that the volley was llred over the heads of the rioters. Later the courage of the crowd re turned nnd with augmented numbers the mob mnrched through the streets shouting "Long live Spain", "Death to the Yankees". The police und gend nrmes separately opposed the crowd, lint their efforts to restore order were not of the slightest avail. The governor of the province then proclaimed niur'.iul law. und uny fur ther rioting- will be deult with sternly by the military power. The governor, acting under impera tive orders from Madrid had concen trated a strong force around the Ameri can consulate. The crowd attempted to pass these guards, but were unable to do so. Tonight the city Is quiet, the mob not having the courage to face the troops. There were several small disturb ances today ut other places but the au-" thonties were alert and determined and the rioters were easily dispersed. THE ITALIAN CRISIS. Signer Saracco lolls in Hi Attempt to tict a Cabinet. Rome. March 8. King Humbert, who asked Signer Saracco. minister of pub lic works in the Crispl cabinet, to form a hew ministry, has had to look In an other direction for a new prime minis ter, Signor Saracco having failed in his attempt to get a satisfactory cabi net. It Is stated that the task of construct ing a new ministry has been offered to ieneral Kioottt, who will yield the prime ministership to the Marquis Dl Kudinl. As yet nothing delinite is known, though In opposition circles It is stated that a Rudini ministry is al most completed. Rome. March 8. 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The Star and Herald publishes a dispatch from Hogulu stating that the Colombian government tias re quested the recall of the British minlrtef. WEICIEL