PAGES 8'fcbW'V''V' PPJ V -JlV4 pAGES. TWO CENTS. SCltANTOy, PA.. SATURDAY MORNING. MARCH 5, 1S9S. TWO CENTS 1 I . - ., r ' SPANISH FOR Fleet Organized at Cadiz Will Soon Sail for the Gulf. MYSTERY OF THE MAINE Court of Inquiry Unable to Form an Opinion. Tho Rvidonco or Dlvors Will Proba bly Ho followed by Rjpert Theore tical Testimony--Work of the Divers at Hnvittin--No Bodies Itr covorcd Ycslcrdny--Spnninrds Aro Gratified by Iho Discipline of the Vlscuyn--Hurrlcnuo Svvcops tho Pott ol llntubono. London, March 4. A letter just iV celved here from Madrid says it Is defi nitely reported there that a fresh Span ish squadron, destined for Cuba, is be ing organized at Cadiz. It consists of four Ironclads, the Carlos V, Pclavo, Alfonso XIII and another, several gun boats and a trans-Atlantic steamer. Active work is also proceeding upon the torpedo boat destroyers Prospeilna, Audalre and Asoda and upon tho tor pedo boats Ilabana, Retamosa and Barcelo, w hlch form the second torpedo boat flotilla which Spain, is sending to Cuba. Two cruisers, which the Armstrongs have been building for Brazil, are said to have been purchased by Spain. They aro the Ammazanius and a sister ship, unnamed, of 4,000 tons each, 23 knots and 10 guns. Spain Is also negotiating for and will prtlfv y secure two cruisers of a simi lar which have been building In Franct Air Brazil. I The Ammazanius Is ready for launch ing and her sister ship will soon be ready. The Spanish government is also en deavoring to secuie guns and large sup plies of ammunition In England and on the continent for Immediate use. Key West, ria., March 4. After two postponements of Its departure the coutt of Inquiry left for Havana this evening on the lighthouse tender Man grove. It is believed by the bet In formed hero that tho court will com plete Its labors In the Cuban capitol within ten days. Only three of the six days the court was here were devoted to the woik of Investigation. The inactivity of yes terday and today Is still unexplained, except by a seml-olllcial statement that Rear Admiral Sicard was awaiting In structions fiom Washington. The sessions, it is generally under stood, developed no evidence by which the court could definitely determine the cause of the explosion. A naval officer in close touch with the members of the court said to this cor respondent: "With one exception the witnesses who testified hete weie Maine survivors. Tho evidence though in most cases taking longer to tell, can be summed up in the words of an en listed man, who, when Judge Advo cate Mailx asked him what he knew about the explosion, teplled 'Sir, I was blowed up. I was saved and I'm hero.' That was art he could swear to." One important fact has been learned however. It Is this, although the mem bers of the court may have their In dividual theories, they are by no means prepared as a body to tender a decis ive verdict. The officer already quoted said: "If the court has vet heaid any testimony which would enable it to decide intelligently that the Mlalne was blown ud from external causes, I am the most mistaken man In the world. Before tho coming Havana sessions are over it may secuie such evidence and possibly find the blowing up was In tentional. It will learn from the divers the actual condition of the ship after the explosion and It has already learn ed from the survivors most of the de tailti of the ship's condition before the explosion. With' tjtese bases thorough ly established the court will hear more expert theoretical testimony and then reach a verdict." This statement can be taken ns more worthy of reliance than that of the Maine olllcer who said tho other day he believed the court was bound on evi dence already heard to find the cause of the explosion external. Its conser vatism Is also at variance with the opinions of many other naval officers here, especially thoss of tho younger set, and directly contrary to the belief of most of tho Maine survlvots that their ship was Intentionally blown up. Before sailing tonight Captain Samp son had u long consultation with Ad miral Mlcard. STILL IN THE DARK. Tho Court of Inquiry Cnn nt Present tSlvo No Definite Information. Washington, March 4. It was de veloped this afternoon through tele graphic correspondence between Secre SQUADRON CUBAN SEA tary Long and Admiral Sicard that the court of inquiry is unable to tlx even an approximate date for the con clusion of its Investigation Into the disaster of tho Maine. Sharing the general anxiety for some Information on this point Secretary Long today at the Instance of the cabinet sent a tele gram to Admiral Sicard asking him when It was expected that the report of the court would be made, and late tonight tho following reply was re ceived: Key West, March 4. Secretary of tho Navy: Hove tnlkcd with tho nrcslilent of the court of In quiry and nerpe with him that It Is not yet possible to fix o date for tho finding, us so much depends upon tho progress of the divers and wreckers and tno tesults they obtain, lively effort Is being made to advance the Inquiry. Tho court leturns to Havana by the Mangrove this evening, having finished tho examination at Key West. Sicard. Admlrnl Sicaid's' message Is re garded officially as disposing of tho repoita that tho court has as vet ob tained positive or conclusive informa tion bearing upon the object of their investigation. It is taken to mean that upon the testimony or discoveries of the divers will depend the finding, the examination of tho ofllcers and crew of the ship having been insufficient to enable the court to even form an idea as to what lines may be opened up fiom tho investigation of tho wreck itself. r While the tclegtam was naturally somewnat of a disappointment In leaving the termination of the Inquiry ns much In doubt ns ever, it was wel comed as practically setting at rest tho reports as to tho results of the investigation up to date. It is stated that the board In all ptobablllty will not return to Key West, the depart ment having intimated that it was its desire that the examination of tho ofileers and men should be concluded at this sitting as they are needed for reassignment to ships. THE OLYMPIA TO .RETURN. It is probable that the Olympla, (lag ship of the Asiatic squadron, and Peer less Queen, of the cruisers, will come homo to San Francisco. The naviga tion btfreau has this movement under consideration and In view of the fact that the ship has been three years away from a navy yard, engaged In hard cruising service, even If there were no other reason. It Is probable that the order will be given. The Olympla Is a protected cruiser of ex traordinary speed and endurance with a batteiy stiong enough to overpower almost eveiythlng shoit of a battle ship and speed enough to run away from that or anything else she does not care to tight. The torpedo boat Wlnslow at Norfolk has completed her repairs and will join tho flotilla at Key West as soon as the gale on the coast blows Itself out and mal es the run down sea. Naval olllcials ate deeply Interested In the reports of the nui chase of war ship? by Spain and make the teports of these transactions thu text for com plaints of the inability of our navy de partment to do likewise. However as the leport from Londcn todnv of the purchase of the Amazonas by Spain It Is said ut the depattment tint this vessel sailed tor Brazil several months ago and has Leon delivered to the Bra zilian governmnnt. Her sister ship Is near completion In the Armstrong yards. They are useful cruisers, copies of the Barossa, now of the Brazilian navy, and their strong point is their gieat radius of action 3.000 miles which would enable them to cross the Atlantic nnd re-cross without renew ing their conl supply. The other two ships building for Brazil in France which arc also leported to be alout to pass into Spinlsh possession are piesumeel to be the Deadoro and tho Florion.t, which are building at La Selnne, Toulon. These aie small but powerful little bat tleships. Their tonnage is only 3.1C2 but they carry four ten-inch lilies in tunets in addition to two fix-inch and four 1.7-lnch guns and a good tecondaiy battery. Their coal endurance, how ever, is small and their forte would seem to lie coast defense operations or cruising near a base of supplies. The London reports also caused com ment at the state depattment. In some quarters the feeling was expressed that pending the finding of a couit of in quiry on a case having tho interna tional phases of the Maine explosion the Obligations Of IleUtmlltv wnra nu strongly imposed on Oretit Biltaln and war.ii as in time of war The preced ents aPDiy OlllV tO a condition nf wn- and not to conditions which may even- unny lead to wur. In the Geneva award, hcwevei, unfriendly acts bv Oieat Britain nrlor to tho Ihmii,,.. ,, of the rebellion instituted part of the case on which heavy damages- were awarded airalnst her. But n n n-on. eral rule foreign governments aie free eo sea waismps either directly or through their citizens up to the ac tual date of hostilities. Matters were very quiet, at least ex ternally in the war department today. There was a strong indisposition to discuss the proposition to resume pos session of Diy Tortugas, but tho olll cials did not hesitate to declare that only normal movements worn p-niur- r. - ...v u".t3 I'M. It was alo unknown oillclally that the troops at bait Lake aie being reviewed, and It was said that if this w,v Ur. It could be nothing more than the usual peiiouie-ai inspections required by the regulations. As for tho reported oidera to Inspection officers ut Bethlehem to be ready for a quick start It was said that Captain MeNutt and Lieutenant Denet, who have been on Inspection duty for several years past are not to be disturbed and hove no ordeis such as have been lepoited from Beth lehem. CABINET MEETING. Todav's cabinet inor.H.n- iwnnni.i about three lioura and at Its conclusion u wan announced mat nothing of an Imnntpnt until. Vm.i .v..ma -kt.. information of any character, It was Htuted, had been received either from Uenerul Leo or tho court of Inquiry. The only wprd received at the state department from General Lee read as follows: "Havana, March 3. Have established asylum for destitute small orphans, re gatdless of nationality, Tho money sent by you will be applied to the purchase of food for said orphans. Lee." Tho wnr department, It Is under stood, will endeavor to Induce the treasury officials to return the Tor tugas Islands to Its jurisdiction, but at the treasury department It is said that no request has yet been made to the secretary of the tieastiry for the re-transfer. The request, If made, will be com plied with at once. Representative Hull, of the house committee on military aunlrs, expects tho Hawley bill for the Increase of tho nitillcry forces to bo bi ought up In the house either tomorrow or next week. The Democratic opposition to tho measure, which at one time promised to reach foimldable proportions, Is lapldly disappearing. Tho house committee on naval af fairs agreed today on the Boutelle bill for the relief of the victims and sur vives of the Maine disaster and au thorized the chaltman to report It to the house with a locommendatlon for its passage. WORK AT TIIH WRECK. Divoro Scrum! .No " lies Yesterday-Hurricane nt Until liouo. Havana, Match 4. The American dlv eis having examined moie or less thor oughly the ward room of the Maine and the senior and Junior officers' mess looms, aie today tiylng to effect an enhance into the petty officers' com partment, In the hope of finding some bodies there. However, each day the belief giows stronger that few, if any more, bodies will be tecovered. Not one body was recovered today. Captain Shaip, who Is In chat go of the Meiiltt . Chapman Wiecklng out fit, nppieclates the difficulties of the situation better than otheis Ho will not specify any time when the big guns will be released. It Is necessary to first remove the tops of the tunets. These are held In place by steel bolts, which must be tut loose. The best effected people here think a month will elapse before the tuirets are opened. In tho meantime work on the minor details of the wieck will pioceed with all possible speed. The correspondent has been oillclally informed that the United States light house tender Mangiove, with the naval board of Inquiry on board, will return hete tomorrow. The discipline on board the Spanish cruiser Viscaja is very high, which natuially gratifies the Spanlurds. Senator Proctor, Geneial Fltzhugh Lee, Captain Sigsbee, and many other prominent Amu leans nttended the ceremony of decorating the graves of the Maine's dead today. A hurricane which has swept over the port of Batabano, on the south coast of Cuba, opposite Havana, has done great damage. It destroyed a hut In which were quartered a number of soldiers belonging to the Castllian bat talion, killing two of the men and wounding twenty-five others. Thou sands of trees weie swept away and the ships In the harbor were obliged to put hurriedly to sta In older to avoid being wrecked. A Colon cemetery this afternoon tho giaves of one hundred and sixty-one who perished in tho Maine were dec orated with two large floral wreaths and a cross In the presence of a peoie or more of Americans, Including Con sul General Leo, Captain Sigsbee and Chaplain Chldwlck. Neither Consul General Lee nor Cap tain Sigsbee spoke. The American flag w?s spiead for a time over the grave, but eventually removed and In its place was laid a red, white and blue ribbon, with the tallowing stamped In gold letteis: "In -Uemoiy of Our Dead American Heroes American Citizens Mourn Their Bovs." OUR SHIPS MED DOCKING. Ill Case ot Hut They Mould II o Handicapped Considerably. Washington, Mai eh 41 he navy de partment feci? that it would be most desirable to dock "-ome of tho war ships now at and near Key West, and If it were rot for th nresent condition of trails that course would be ndopt ed speedily. The icgulatlons provide for docking every six months, in or der to keep the big ships free from marine growth. That peilod of time has been exceeded in the case of sev eral of tho ships of Admiral Sicaid's squadron. The battleship Iowa Is tho worst off. It will be n year next month since she was docked. The battleship Massachusetts comes next, and it will bo a year In May since she was docked Even In Northern waters that length of time without docking would leave the bottoms of the ships badlv fouled, but It Is considerably worse in tioplcal wnt ers, particular those about Florida, where the marine growth is very lux uriant. The navy olllcials say the condition la not so serious In injutlng the hulls of the shirs as In crippling their move ments. It makes them slow to tespond In action, and piactically pi events lap id manoeuvres. OFFICERS' PRELIMINARY ORDER. Thane ut llctlileliem Receive Notice to lie Ready lor Service. Bethlehem, Pa March 4, Tho army and navy officers now representing tho United States government at tho Beth lehem lion company's ordnance works here, have received orders from head quartets to bo ready on twelve) hours' liotlee, for service. Woik on the government contracts at the works Is being pushed ns rapidly us possible. Concert for .11 ill no Widow. New York, March 4 A concert for tho widows and orphan of tho men Killed-ln tho Maine disaster was hold In the ball room ot tho Waldorf-Astoiiu tonight. One of tho guests was Marquis Tiexelr, a nephew of Dorn 1'cdio, late emperor of Brazil, who gave a check for 1100. The ro celpts amounted to about ti.W). Tho fea ture of the evening was an eloquent speech by Chaunccy M. Depew. Two Vnst"il Schooner Ashore. Lowes, Del., March 4.-Asateaguo life saving station report rn i-t '. . -masted schooner auhoro Inside tho fishing point. Tho llfu Having trov, imn gwi- ,j her assistance. SPENT TOO AUICII ON ELECTION. A Mayor Iteinovcd from OIllco by nn Ohio onrl. Springfield, O., Match 4. The circuit couit this afternoon handed down a judgment to oust Mayor John M. Good, Democrat, for violation of tho Garfield law governing corrupt election prac tices. This Is the first time In thi United States that any mayor has been ousted from olllce for spending too much money at election. Judge Adams, of 5anesvlllt repoited the finding. The evidence proved that J. S. Elliott, a member of the board ot oubllc af fairs, gave Captain Rudd, of tho Bush nell Guards (colored) $25; that ex Mayor Burnett spent $25 for drinks at Oiler's saloon and $43 at a Red Cross dance for dtlnks, and that beer was bought at various other places. The total of $2S3 wus expended. The office was declared vacant, to take effect In five days. Tho Garfield law was re cently declared constitutional by the supreme court, and limits the expenses of money by a candidate to $100 to eich live thousand voters. City coun cil will appoint a mayor to servo until tho spring election. FLOWERS FOR AN ASSASSIN. Womuii Dock to tho Cull of Presi dent ISonln's .I'lirdnrnr. New Yorl:, March 4. Granville Stu ait, former United States minister to Utuguay and Paraguay, who was with the president of Uruguay, Juan Borda, when the latter was assassinated, ar rived today fiom Colon. "Anandondo, the young man who shot Boida, Is still in jail," said Mr. Stuart. "The people twin to be large ly In his favor. The women fill his cell with flowers and give him soup and dtllcacies." BUSINESS MOVING ON. Itecl.les9 Hni Mories Do Not Ser iously Aflect Trade Interests and Industries -- Greatest Production in Pis lion. New Yoik, March 4. R. G. Dun & Co.'s weekly icvlew of trade will say In Its issue tomorrow: Stories of the most reckless sort, dls pioved promptly, nnd many of them befoie they are told, affected specula tion in stocks much last week, and at times this week, but they have not dis turbed the Industries and the trade of the country at all. Theie Is confidence that the authorities are doing what is proper to provide for public defence, and business is moving on with the as surance that It will not be ssrlously dlstuibod In grain, cotton, meal products and petroleum, markets have been strong with gradual increase in tho demand for manufactured pioducts. Failures In Febiuary have been "mallei than In anj i-eher month, ex cept thiee of the previous ill months, with lem.irkable decrease In the fail uie for $li'0,OOC and over, though In number and amount the smaller fail uies show less change than might have been expected, indicating that In good times or bad, a large proportion Is due to causes apatt from the general con dltirn of business. The ratio of de faulted liabilities to payments through dealing house Is but 1.71 per $1,000, a lower rate than has appeared In the hrst quartets of any jear, except 1SS0 and 1881, of the past 23 years. The best evidence of general im provements thiough clearing housea for the past week have been 2S.0 per cent, lai gor than in 1S!2, and outside New Yoik, with its speculative Inter ests, 17 C per rent. Compared with last jear the gain has been EG 2 per cent, for the week and 49.8 per cent for Febtuaiy. Production of pig Iron Is the greatest ever known, some furnaces having staited in the past month, but Bes semer billets nie so scarce at Chicago that some works are embarrassed, and heavy put chases at Pittsburg, Includ ing one of 25,000 tons, have stiffened tho price so that Bessemer pig and local coke at Chicago are stronger than since November 1, with Grey Forge unchanged at Pittsburg. Foundiy at tho easit Is slightly lower, basic pig hav ing been offered In a shaip competition at about $10, though southern makers In Alabama and Tennessee, excepting two, have agreed upon a plan of sales through a commission. The demand for finished products covers work far ahead In plates.structural forms.sheets, in pine since the ndvance In oil, and in rails, with a Chicago sale for a Can ada road to Alaska, but bar Is weak with incerasing use of steel, and tin plates aie quoted at $2.85 against $4 for the same quality of foreign. Tin Is stronger at $14,2 and lake copper at 11.S7 cents. The stilko in cotton mills does not spiead, but helps to a slightly better demand for some goods, while In wool ens the business Is slow in sonie of tho finer qualities, which have been much advanced In pi ice, nnd in these nnd other grades as well cancellations have often exceeded re-orders, indicating less dlstllbution than was expected at the advanced pi lees. Wool has yielded a little, the average of 100 quotations by Coates Bros, for domestic being 20 23 cents against 20.83 cents February 1, nnd while yielding is thus far main ly In lnfeilor qualities stocks at least thiee years old are pressed for sale. Wheat has grown stronger, expoits (Antlnulng at a rate whlcu threatens exhaustion of supply, If trade lepoits of farmers' stocks uro collect. From Atlantic porta 2,420,240 bushels went out, Hour Included, against 1.3S6.41? last year, and from Pacific ports 801,993, atalnst 179,059 bushels last year. The pi Ice has risen one cent, but it Is pos sible that the estimates of last veai's stocks, though fifty million bushels In excess of the government estimates, may prove too email. Corn has de clined only one-quarter of a cent, with exports of 4,718,843 bushels ugnlnst 5, 221,785 last year. Falluies for tho week hnvo been 251 in the United States against 246 last year, and 32 in Canada against 59 last year. Scovi I I'll iid Not Guilty. Cnmdon, N. J. Miticli 4 Lawyer Harry S. Seovel, vho wus counsel for Ell Bh.iw, tho alleged murderer of his inothei and grandmother, today pleaded not guilty to tho charge of embracery. Chief of Po lieu Samuel M. Joohnson, of Stockton, ex JuBtlco of tho Peace George W. Miles und John Median were uluo niruigued ut tho sumo time und entered like pleas Tho four men uro ullesed to have tampered with tho Jury which was selected to try Shaw. HOMESTEAD LAW TO BE EXTENDED Bill Oranllng Privileges (or Right -of Way for Railroads. THE MEASURE PASSES THE SENATE Appropriation Bills Sent to tho Prcs-ldont--Actlon Taken on It tils Re sulting trom Wnr Claims An Agreement to Pay lor Cotton Seized During tho lit hellion. Washington, March 4. After a de bnto lasting several days the senate late this afternoon passed tho bill ex tending the homestead laws and priv ileges for right of way for railroads In the district of AlaeKa. Comparatively little discussion of general Internet was created by the bill, Section 13 provid ing for certain bonding concessions to Canada in lieu of privileges to bo ex tended by the dominion government to this country, however, Induced a pietty lively debate as It brought Into the controversy the old fisheries question on tho New England coaat, which has been pending between the United States and Great Brltuln for a bundled yeais. The statement was made on the floor of the senate that there was every leason to bellevn ihat by the passage of the bill tho fisheilos ques tion could bo settled without great effort, as ussurancea to that effect had been reached fiom a large and Influ ential element In Canada. Two more appropriation bills wore sent to the president todayj the pen sion bill and the consular and diplo matic, both of which went through their flnnl stage In the house today. This was private bill day. Tho most Important action taken was acquiesc ence In an ngieement to make the bill appropriating about $1,200,000 for war claims nppioved Uy tho court of claims under the provisions of the Bowman act a special ouler for n'Jct Friday. The claims carried by the olll, 7J0 In number, aie for stores nnd sup plies seized (luting the war In tho southern states. Only two bills were passed today, one to pay the heiis of Sterling T. Austin about $09,000 for cotton seized during the war, arid the other to pay an aggregate of $3,300 In email claims growing out of back pay, etc., earned during the war. The house adjourned over until Mon day. The senate today confirmed the nom ination of B. B. Blown to be collector of customs at Hrle. Pa, THE CONDITION OF CUBA. Senator Morgnu to .Unko Another Ite il'iest tor I In 'orro"ipoiidenci'. Washington, March 4. Senator Mor gan said today that It was his purpose to Introduce a resolution at an enrly date making a second call on the pics Ident for the consular correspondence bearing upon the condition of affairs In Cuba. "I think," he fiald, "that tho senate and the country aie entitled to know officially what the condition there is and that the reports of the consuls should not be withheld for rfn unusual length of time. I do not, however, wish to complicate this matter with the Maine disaster, and shall not In troduce the resolution while the court of Inquiry Is sitting, unlea Its report is unnecessarily delayed. I have fet no time for the presentation of the matter, but will be guided as to the time by circumstances ns they arise." He said In reply to a question that the icsolutlon proposed by lilm would bo couched In teims demanding the submission of the correspondence. ASIATIC FLEET'S SUPPLIES. Tho .Mohican to Cairy Thirty Tons of Ammunition to It. Washington, March 4. The navy de partment Is making preparations to leplenlsh the supply of ammunition of the United States warships on the At lantic station. To this end ordein have been sent to the training ship Mohican, now at Maie Island, to cairy the am munition. The ship was 'just about to leave for a long cruise with the naval apprentices, going as far as the Sa moan Islands. Her first stop was to be at Honolulu, and the department has seized the opportunity to utilize her as a powder ship without Inter feilng with the itinerary already ar ranged for her cruise. She will curry thirty tons of ammunition for the fleet, and will start almost Immediately. It Is said at the department that this Is only a part of the regular supply of ammunition forwarded to the United States naval stations abroad when op portunity serves. PERPETUAL A10TI0N MACHINE. liie Idea, This Inventor Snys, Cnmc to Him In n Dream. Syracuse, N. Y March 4. S. S. Rog. ers, of No. f!27 Bui net avenue, has solved, so ho believe", tho problem of peipetual motion. The Idea camo to him In a dream. His machine has two wheels which run In opposite directions. In each of theo wheds nre gtooves running In a circle to the centre. Shot or mercury Is placed In these, and when the wheels start the mercury or shot, traveling down In tl clicle, gives an Impulse to the wheels. The anangement of the grooves is such that in some manner he has five paits of the mercury con stantly tiavellng downward, while two parts are moving upwaid. ... Slnel M ire. Combine. New York, March 4. Tho plan for a combination of the steel who lod an 1 nail manufacturers was practically con summated at u meeting In this city toduy. The combination will icpredcut about VJ). 000,000 In capital. Tho imniu sclietod for the combination will bo tho American Steel und Wlro company. Tho laigext st-el wire and rod companies In tho country to the number of 1. ,ecn will ba In the combi nation. i Tho Ci'iriiiH Improving. Berlin, March 4. It Is announced hero that tho czarlru, who, It is mid, has been suffering from a slight Inflammation or the lungs, following un attack of measles, is improving. THE Mm THIS MOUN'INU Weather Indications Today! Talri Northwesterly Winds. 1 General Maino Inquiry Court Goes to lluvnno. Mcro Warships for Spain. Scnuto Bxtends lloiueslcud Laws. 2 Stuto Grover Cleveland Advises Sound Money Democrats to Pull Themsolves Together. 3 Local Sattcrcl'o Follows Assailants to 1 his City. At tho Play houses. 4 Bdltorial. Comment of tho Press. 5 Local Social and Personal. Religious News of tho Week. C Local Y M. C. A. Secures Base Ball Park for Field Sports. Poor 'District Receives Stato Allow ance. 7 Loral Confesed Gulltj Ten Minutes Later Denied It. Mr. Orlcr and tho Board of Health. 8 Local West Sido nnd Suburban. 9 Lackawoi na County News. 10 How Havana City Would Bo Captured Should War Ensue. New York Fashions. 11 Sunduj-Sehool Lesson for Tomorrow. Prudent Caro of Children's Uvea. 12 Evidence Is All Heatd In tho Martin Case. Financial and Commercial. EVANS BILL'S EFFECT. Would ('really Reduce thu Number of ( liissilied I'tnplovc h. Washington, March 4. The civil ser vice commission has prepared for sub mission to corgi ess some lnfoimatlon ns to the effect of th'e enactment Into law of tho Evans bill now pending In the house. This bill removes from tho operation of tho law all positions now in the classified service below the $900 .ind above tho $1,800 grade, besides limiting its applhation lu other re spects. According to the commission there nit- jiuw uoo 'I'jsuoiiiees 111 mu ciassincu 'ervlce with 20,900 employer, CJG of which, Alth' 13,000 employes, would be withdrawn from It if the bill were passed. The number of custom houses Lin which the employes are classified would be reduced fiom 101 to C, and the employes of tho following named buieaus of the executive depaitments would bo withdiawn fiom the classi fied serviee: The steamboat inspection service, the marine hospital serv Ice, th'e lighthouse establishment, the life-saving cqrvice, all the assay offices, the revenue cutter service, and In addi tion several positions classified by President Arthur when the present law went into effect. Tho total number of employes now In the classified seiviro is S4.210, 51,253 of whom would bo tak en out by the operation of tho F.vans bill und of those remaining !i,b03 nie in Washington and 24,121 in other cities. ITALY'S JUDILEE. riftloth Anniversary of tho Adoption of the Conslilution Celehntteil. Rome, March 4. The jubilee anni versary of the Italian constitution was celebrated today with general rejoic ings. The city was filled with visitors, who thronged the handsomely decoiat ed fctreets At S o'clock In tho morn ing the gieat bell at the capitol sig nalled the opening of the fetes, and an hour later King Humbett, on horse back, accompanied by the Count of Tin in, and tho foreign military at taches and the minister of war, at tended by a brilliant suite, rode to the San Marco Esplanade, where he re viewed the 8,000 ttoops of the garrison. The queen viewed the match past of the ttoops and their majesties mot with an enthusiastic reception from tho ciowds Dreocnt. The eeiemony of laying the coiner stone of tho monument to Chailes Al bert, King of Sntdlnla, has been post poned until tomorrow. LOWER RATES FOR FLOUR. NortliwpMcrn Railroad Announces n fill for I'liroiisli I'reiirht. Chicago, Match 4. Tho Northwestern has announced a 21 cent thiough late on flour fiom Minneapolis to New Yoik, enectlve tomonow. Tho late Is made with the concurrence of the Lake Shore nnd tho Michigan Central lines. Tho AVlsconsIn Cential nnd Erie lines will, It Is undei stood, meet the rate of the Vandeibllt lines. Other lines are ex pected to follow suit. The officials of the Northwestern and its connections say they are simply meeting the tariffs put in some days ago by the Soo lines nnd the Duluth, South Shoie and Atlantic fiom Minne apolis, TWELVE CARGOES BURNED. Loss ol Ameiicnn Cotton by I'lro in .li-.pun I.issi'han Itepor'rd. London, March 4. The cotton burned In the conflagration of tho dock sheds at Kobe, Japan, ycsteiday, as leported, was from the cargoes of twelve vessels, one of which was the Btitish steam ship Braemar, from Tacoma, via Yoko hama, Feb. 24. The only American cotton in the lot destroyed came from her cargo, In re spect to which the loss amounts to about 2,000. " THREATENED SPAIN'S PREAHER. Ac ltnlian Arrested in .Mudrid--lla Is Thought to He Insane. Madrid, March 4. Tho police hero have ai rested an Italian who, a month ngo, rushed up to the carriage of Senor Fugaatu, the premier, and threatened him with a stick. The mon vvas shad ow el by the police and has been found pruwllng aiound Sener Sagasta's house. Inquliles aie being made to ascertuln whether the Italian Is connected with susie2ted prisons. He shows signs ot insanity. WilKcs-liiirro I'ntrloU. Wllkos-Baire, March 21. At a meeting of tho Democratic committee of the first legislative dlstilct, 'vv'tkes-Uurio city, held today, tho following men wcio eleet id dotosutoB to the stato convention: Peter Foive, John T Lenahan. M. F. Whalen und W. R. Gibbons. Meniiislilp Arrivals. Now York, Mureh 4.-Airlved; Lucanla, Livurpool. Cleared; Umbiia, Llvorpoolj Rotterdam, Rotteidam: Saulo, Genoa, Naples, etc. Llverpool-Arilvcd; Cam pulgua, New Yoik, SPAIN BUYS WARSHIPS Two of the Armstrong Cruisers Purchased from Brazil. HAS MADE A RAISE OF CASH Money Comes from Some Un known Source. Negotiations, I'robnhly Successfnl, for I'wo Olhors Bul'iling In I'rnnco lor I!rnzil--AII I'ast Warships of Ten 'uus--i:Hbrts by Spnlu to Su curo fSuns nnd Largo Suppllos of Ammunition, lor Iminedlnto Uso In 1'iiglnnd und on tho Continent. French Financiers Relived to Ho Supplying It--Crcdit of Loudon 1'lrms Refused. London, March 4. Spain has pur chased two ciulsers which the Aim stiongs have been building for Brazil, the Amazonius and a sister ship, un named, of 1,000 tons each, twenty-threo knots and ten guns. Spain is also nego tiating for and will probably securo two cruisers of a similar type, which have been building in Fiance for Bra zil. The Amazonius Is ready foe i launching and her sister ship will be ready soon. The Spanish government is endeavor ing also to secure guns and largo sup- JtZ plles of ammunition In Kngland and on the continent for Immediate use. -&Z Tho government of Spain seems to '" have funds, for It Is understood to he paying a largo pait of the purchase money in cash, giving good security for the balance, these being the only termi upon which tho Armstrongs would deal with them. Some weeks ngo Spain attempted to purchase ships nnd supplies In Eng land on credit of prominent firms hav ing close relations with the govern ment here, but, after Inquiries, tho firm refused to give credit. Since then Spain has raised funds fiom unknown; i sources. Diplomats In London express the be- lief that French financiers nre helplnr tho Spanish government. It Is known that Spain Is trying to purchase three other ships which are being built by the Armstrongs, but she has not yet succeeded In making a bargain, con sequently there Is still time If tho United States wishes to forestall her. The United States could also fore stall Spain In the purchase of other ships building In lmgllah and conti nental dockyards. While Chill denies that any of the ships ordered for that country aie for sale, It is believed by naval constructois that Chill's best cruiser, the O'lliggins, which Is just finMied, could bo purchased. THE WIFE OF A DAY. Snd Liperionce ot a Pair and foolish Maid. Sistetsvllle, "W. Va., March 4. Seven months ago Miss Inez Wyant, of this city, while visiting relatives In Hunt ington, "W. Va., met Martin Fralley, a dashing young cattle dealer of Wayne county. She supposed him single, and It was a case of love at llrst sight. Within fifteen minutes after they had met Mr. Fralley had pioposed, been accepted, piocured the license and wai married. Next morning Mlrs Wyant discovered that she had married a man already the husband of another woman. They then sepaiatcd, and almost Immedi ately she began to full In health. Last night she died. Her final request wa-j that she might be burled In Hunting ton, wheie she llrst met her best be loved, who proved false within a day. Her lemalns were shipped theio th' morning for lntennent. BABOON ON AN 'L" ROAD. Scare Among Passengers on n Brook Ivn Tiniu. New York, March 4, A baboon which 1 doing a nightly "tuin" in a Bicoklyu Music hall, eseaped today fiom its basket in tho smoker of an "L" train In that citv. Occupants of tho car fled, pursued by the baboon, who fol lowed them into the car behind. Wo men screamed and great excitement prevailed generally. Tho baboon be came frightened, nnd, dashing out of the door, climbed to the roof of the car. All efforts to catch him failed and the tialn continued on its way. Finally the baboon climbed down up on tho tender and made Ita way Into tho cab, to the consternation of the engineer nnd fireman, and when the train drew Into the Gutes avenuo sta tion tho beast was captured. RESTLESS CENTRAL AMERICA. Tho .Situation Between Costn Itica and Mcumcuit Improved. Washington, Maieh 4 Senor Corea, Chargo d'Aff aires of tho Ui eater Ro publlj of Cential America, tegaids tho situation betiveen Nicaragua und Cos tn llltn us more sutlsfnct' it. Ho bus leeelved a dispatch fiom Pies ldent Sielaya, of Nicaragua, making In quiries on sjveial subjects, but not 10 frtnlng to tho Oopta Rlcan tevolutlon, from which it is InfjpeM that tho mat ter Is In no way aeute. Tho HoinldN outlier Forecast. New York. Mai oh 6. In tha mladlo stutos und Now I'nglaml, today, fair to clour weather ond fiesh northerly to northwesterly winds will prevail, pieced, ed by ruin or snow ami northeusteily to northerly tales In New I'uelaud wlih nearly stationary followed lu this beetlon by slightly lower temperature. fc .'! ' : .i i J I
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