10 THE KCKANTON TRIBraE-TLllJKSDA Y AI'IUL 7. 1808. THE SENTIMENT IN THE SENATE How Ibe Announcement ol Delay Message Was Received. In iN MARKS OF FAVOi AND DISFAVOR Jlnnr Inclined to Crlllclso ilia Ad ministration Tor Not Ucmovtiig Amcrlcnnn from Ciilin I'nrllcr In tho I'roceedliiRs Uomorvntlros lUx pron Tear That llio Hnr .Spirit Mill Ilrctik Out Anew Tndnv Washington, April fl-Tlie delay In the settlement of the Cuban ciuesllon Involved in the announcement niudc to tluy that Hip president's message would probably not be sent to coiiricss until next Monday was mcelved In tho sen to with varjItiR dt'ineui of favor or disfavor, depending largely upon lho predictions and ueinnnl and political nssoclatlons of setintors. All unite In the necessity for protecting the safety of Gcueial Lee, and the other Ameii cn citizens In Cuba. Jinny, hoeer, were Inclined to ciltirlze because our citizens had not been lemoveel heieto foie, while others declnicd piottctlon for them should have been cent to Iln Miim "It Is ii humiliating spectacle," said Senatot Utiny, of l'ctinsv lvanlu, "Hint with our licet within ninety miles of Havana we are unable to piutect our people- In that puit." "The leqnest," Mild Senator 1'iottm, "meiely Illustrates the ehiiirii'tcr of the people We ale dealing with In this mat ti " The Intense Cuban sympathize!" on both sides of the senate chamber weie free in the expression of opinion that theie was some motive foi the ilelav that did not appear in the Minute. They did not question the good faith of the lepicseutatlon as to the dinger of Ann I leans in Cuba, but they aigucd that time must have boil, other mixes for the administration's tout so. "When a Madrid bulletin stating the probability of an aimistlce In Cuba was made known thev found In It u Vei Ideation of theli suimlses. At one time during the afternoon the indica tions were stioiig that dissatisfaction would Unci voice in the open session of the senate, but thoo who felt disposed to discuss the question weie lestralned largely f loin n feeling of dellcae, be cause not full icitaln of theli ground. RKCHirr or consj:hvativi:.s. The consei vutlve element did not llnd pih uuiugcini.nl In the situation. They weie not displeased oer the piospeet ot elelav. but thej expiessed legiet at the oc tasion for it. "Tho publication of the fact of dangei to Anict leans In Cuba," said one ot them "will -.ft i10 country allanie and the war splilt will be more lamp.int tomoirow than eci." Senatoi Hlkins was among the consei -vntlves who expressed appieheuslon as to the effect of the iepoits from C!en eial I.ee, but he tound gieat enccnu ngement in the outlook for a peaceful Fcttlement of the dlllliulty. Other enn seivative senators weie Inclined to minim!?!' the aimistlce lepoit Thi peisonal follow!, of the pic--denl declined to see any othei leason for his action than that of conserving the safety of Atnei leans In Culm, and said that fm lilm to have taken any other cuuise would, under the eiieuni stances. have been Inconsiderate and Inhuman nnd thtiefoie not like the piesldent. Altogether Hi day's pio i -edlngs h.id the effect of leaving the si nute In an unsettled condition, but It also icllevtd the tension to a peitept !lik degiee. DISAPPOINTMENT IN IIOUSl. It.ulical llitiiihi-iH Appear Vitislicd vv nli I'ii s d" ill's i vpl 'ii'1'eii Washington, Apt II !. Notwithstand ing the impatience and disappointment caused among the llepubllcun mini bus of the house by the Withholding of the piesldt til's message tcda. the frnnK statement of tiie piesldent to ihe lendeis and to seveial piomlnc-nt lipnioiuitH that such a loui'i- wits dinned absolutely neccssaty by Con sul General I.ee to insuio the safe de patture of the Americans rllll In Cul a, li'is mused them to incept the shita tn n in good faith. Some of the moat nidlcMl, nttei heating the statements of those who saw tin- president, ap pi ill ell satisfied Tho-,e with wh in the piesldent talked tame awuy With a very sttong Impiesslon that Hi" message would mean win unless Spiln lu uiii clown squ.uely. One ot them i who has been very active in antagou unit? delay, savs the message will be perfectly satisfactory to him and will fully mcttt the expectations of the country. Pending the ttansinlttal of the mess-ige, lu view ot the situation, piesentul by Hid pii'Mdent, all plans looKIng lo action In tho house will be abandoned, llul those who have been taking pail lu the i.idienl movement and who always admit the possibility that the time maj coniu when thev will have to ; art company with the piesldent, ale, accoidlng to tin lead ns of the movement, more cleteriTiined limn ever to ultimately obtain what they deslie. The, howovn, ate nt inesent nitlslled with the nssuianeu Hint they have leielved ns to the ilnir actei of the messag' Hut this has not prevented thorn fron organizing for possible contingencies. The cnnfeionce which was to have been held tonight after the message was In, w.u abandoned, but fifty of ihos, who oiiglnnlly Inaugurated the movement met immediately after tho house adjoin ned to dlscu.ss the situa tion. All who weie not heaitlly In svmpathy with them weie Invited to leave Those at tho meeting unani mously agieed to wait upon tho mes sage but the movement loi a caucus' stalled by tho ptesldent's suppoilcis which was also abandoned during tho afternoon, exposed to thi m a danger upon which they had not leekoned. namely that a caiiemi ol Republicans might be called to bind them by the paity action and place them lu tho position of bullets if the occasion arose for them to adopt an Independ ent plan of uctlon. A committee of eight was therefore appointed to count noses, to watch the situation and to devise some ways and means to meet any tactics of tho opposition. The committee is n follows: Messrs Hopkins, of Illinois' T.orlmer, of Illi nois. Taw iioj, of Mlnnesotii: 'impel, of Wisconsin; Jlepbui.i of Iowa; Iiroinwell. of Ohio, Joy, of Mls-onil, and Knox, of Mass.ichusettn Si vial rather vigorous speeches in elenui" 1 1 tlon of any policy of dluy weie nuido In the course of the meeting, one by Mr. .Smith, of Illinois In oidci to emphasise this position u propo- Itioii was made to unite with the Democrats nnd block all legislation adjourning from day to clay until tho muHsago ap peared, nnd tho house had acted en the Cuban resolution. But Mr. Hull, of Iowa, who Is pushing the army le-t-rcanlzatlon bilk made such an ardent pica to allow the bill to come to a vote Hint the pioposltlon was temporally abandoned. Whether It will be levlv ed depends largely upon the course of events. It can bo stated however, that It Is seriously contemplated. One of tho other chief developments -jf the daj vn the piobublllty tint, in tin event of a snllt on the Jleptibllcan side, the Demounts would unite with the radicals and allow the latter to force tho Issue. If tho Democrats should seek to assume the nggresslve the chances are they would solidify the Republicans against thtni. CROWD DISAPPOINTED. TlioiiMiuil Walt in the Homo (Jnl leilesto lleurthc licence. Washington, Apill fi After waiting pitlently in the galleries nnd coiri tlois of i ho house for hours, tinny of llietii fii'in 8 o'clock this morning un til shortly befoie .5 o'clock this aftei iiooii, the thousands who had come to henr tiie toii'ent'H Cuban message, tin n'l away, weiry and disgusted nt the delay Never was theie such ills .t P'llntmenl at the nipltul. The lnein 1 ers felt It oven moi' Keenly than the spectateis and for two houis nf ten.iiiil they stood about lobbies ells ciKvluir the latest ph me of the situa tion 1 hf news of Hie proposed ni mlstlce which tame on the heels of the announcement tint Genet nl l.ee had cabled for delay letelved quite as iiiiicli nttentlon as the i ('quest of Lee, The debits ill plogiess ill the house ovr the mmy e-oignnlz.itton bill nt tuiited little or no attention It wiih completely overshadowed by the inoie abscublng question. Cri'ihldi table opposition to the bill developed on the ground that Its pro vision for an extension ol the tegular aimy In time of war to lu 1,00(1 men would lie inimical to the national guat d aril the volunteer foices upon which the country had heretofore re lied In time of distiess. There will be n stionsr effort to leeomnilt the bill tomoirow. When the senate convened todav Intense expectancy amounting to ex citement li o ailed both on the iloor and In the galleiies. The president's message had been positively pi utilised and Its coming was awaited with eenulno anxiety. Ten minutes after tin- somite convened nnideintlon of the sti'idiy civil bill was resumed and with the exception of eight minutes v .ns'ime.l bv o.e utive session In which Senatoi Divls announced that no message wuiilcl be stilt In mdiiv, iliiest the entire session was con sume 1 by thi" 11 ptupti.Ulon bill. It was iiactball completed when laid n-lili for the elnv. TESTING THE GUNS. 'lie Hioi.K'vtt's I'iglil-Iiich Helen. dels Are (Jiven n l'rinl--He- siilts Very Milislaclorj. Toit Monioe. Va , April fi -'1 he Brooklyn flagship of the hying squad ron, tiled her eight-Inch guns today In oiiki lo tet the new elevating .ip Ptuati's designed to give them gient u lamre. The test was not ma le sole ly to ileiuonstiate the utllltj of the iip paiatus hut also to ee If ihe tutiets after lit lug so matetlally e'langed would stand the shock to whb'ii they weie subjected Th lest 'vhleli ,w.s undei the dliicllon of Ommioilote Schley r.nd Captain Coo'; vas of a most sntlsfuctoij nntuie 'ind coniuio cloie Schley said that the Ihookljn was In the bert of ilghlliiF tilin. At 1 o'clock this nfliiuoiu the orJcr "clear ship foi action- was ,;lvn and in tl.ii ty-llve minutes evety tu'llug, cveiy rope, capstan, anehoi, small boats and loose hamper of cvty kind had been icmoved and Hi" big ctuls ri stood out glim and dellaut in tho sunlight. Tiie guns used wen. the tor vvnid eight-inch pnli miJ the lite vwis under the dltectli n of Iili'u'nant Coin mandei Mason, vitli Lleiri'nuni liush in command ot the turn1'. Comino doie Schley and Captain Ciuk stood en the iiuaiter deck tj notice the vllna tlon of the tut lot width etteuvatd was deelaied to be at a minimum. The tu st shot was "il out with a. set vice chat go of 8" iioiiiels ol nowder, thf- gun being elevated ot live de gl ees The two bundled pound shell left the milale of the gun at a lelosltv ot 2.0H0 ttel a second It stitielc tile wutir two and thiee quuteis- miles ft nit this ship, sending up a vast column of water Tho tooiul shot v. as with ihe lull powdei charge llu pounds, at.d sent the projectile vi mar tour miles putting It In the water at a speed of 1.000 feet per second Theie wts no peiceptible J.u ring from tho shot Commodoie ,-chlej said tonight that he had not et icce'veel an otdeis fiom Washington. CORRchPONDEMS IN HAVANA. I'liu Bight Belt There Don't I'ancv I lieu .lobs. New toil.. April C V. st'Uf cones pondent of the Associated Piess Wl it in,; In a peisonal communication noin Havana last night savs "The lettei pint ot the week has not beiti pailK'ulail pleasant for the eight Atueiltilii coltespondeiils lc-ft lieie. We have been tuigcts 'or thie-its of assassination and recipients of In numerable warnings;. We heed the warnings and dlsiogaul tlu threats with such iiimpostito its s given to each ot us. As thero Is a good deal of 'walking In the dmk' about Hie wholu thing we will all be gild when It come to a deflnlii Issiu c,n wuy or the othei." I'liiee Pithoih Creiiiniiil. Bowling Oreni, Ohio. April fi. Mis. Gcut(,u Can mid her two small chlldirn wile liunu'cl to death lit U.i.s last night. Tho Curr home WdS discovered to be on Hie ami Mis. Carr rushed In to reieuo her two sleeping childleli. He fore she could do ho howevei, the building was envclopid In Humes and ull tluce pet Ishcd I'cnii.vhiuiia l'osliiiiili i, Wushlngtoii, Apill The following font th-uliiss Pennsylvania postniustets weie appointed today llopwood, Ba yetto comity, ilitrshull Sllbaugli, Ilhone, l.uzerne county, Igmiu Welsliergei, West Nuntlooke, l.iuetne count j. Anna l'rlii- gle - - - - - IIASI: BALI.. At WuKlllllKtilll UiOlgL'tliWIl College LchlKli -At Ailulitii-C'lilciiKO, :l Atlanta, 4 Are much in little; alu.i)! ready, efficient, satisfac tory prevent a cold or fever, cumuli liter Ilia. Hik liftml die, jaundice, conitlpatleiu, etc I'rlre ; cruU. Tliu uulr I'llli to Uk wltU Uont'i H'tuuuiiu MILITIAMEN ARE READYR)R WAR Effects of Hie Mull Dill on Tliclr Standing. A POWERFUL RESERVE FORCE Ono 1 1 mi tl reel 'J' ho ii on ml Adequately Drilled .Hen Bendy to Co-opornte with the llcgnliir Army -- Tho (Jiiestlon o( Ariiiiimcnt--i:ipenill-turo ol the llnicrgency nr I'und. V-irhlnrton, Apftll 0 Cemtrunlca tlntis fiom militiamen of the various stntes to the war ilepin liiient, regard li.g Huh status in the event of hostili ties, ate ot such a chaiueter as to I- ave no doubt In the minds of tho fif th ials Brit this htiiiug eneanlzed le setve of the utmy, of nunc than 100, 000 men, will be found ready at any call that may be made upon them for assistance in tlmo of need. Al the 'ime time theie seems to be rente fear among the member! of a nuinbei of these otgnnlzatlons that the Hull in my te-organlzatlon olll, which has the apptoval of the administra tion and Is now befoie c ingress, will operite to their dlsndvanlnje. This bill contemplates the expinslon dur ing the time or win ol the regular aiinv from .'O.0C0 men totlol.OoO men. Tin Idea seems tu pitvail In Hi" niimW of nillltl linen that if the legulur aimy is Inrreaseil, as provided lot In the bill, It will pietlude Hicli" patllclpitlou In the win, as the number of soldiers piovlekd will be all that the govern ment leqlllres. Colonel Hulston, of the Tlili d legPiient of Hie Pennsylva nia State militia was al the war de pigment In connection with various matters that have eonie up Incident to the pioscnt eninigcitey. THK SlH'PIiY Of AI1MS The oidnani" buteau has on hand a huge stock of the Kiae-Jotgenseii lilies now used b thi- in my, but tho olllclals decline lo say v. nether It Is sulllilent to tup. the mlUtia The arms owned by the littei an- in mail' ie sp"cts Inieilo.', and in many itisunics mo said to be, such as hive ben lls eaided by evet nation under the sun If hostilities come then.fn . and the mllltla P tailed Into servo. then- will be a big demand on the oiduinee ollh e foi a supply of the aims now In use by the tegular m my The allotments made by the pivi dent out of the emeigeney Hind fo: the vvii dipartment up to this time ai'iount to about 57,000,000, most of wh'f'h has gone to the engine"! s' oltlee nnd the fortifications biiieau. The sum of $.-coooo was givci U the quar term isteis' bureau, lo be cpendd. If neeessniy, In the n-ovement of triops, siibs!stenc', eatop equli.ige, etc. The subsistence bureau, whUh piovides for the feeding of the aimv. Is pie pal eel ptnnipHv to give orders for all "iippHes that may be needed at any point. QUESTION OF CUBAN BONDS. Brought Before! oitiiiiittcc on for eign Belntioiis, Washington, April f At the meeting today ot the senate committee on fot eign lelatlons the question of Cuban bonds was i.ilstd. It was btought up by Senator Fuiaker, who said that he had heard it Intimated that theie was speculation In Cuban bonds behind his lesolutioii declaring for the recognition of Cuban Independence. This, he said, was not title In unv lespoct, and he added that he had not known when the lesolutlon was diawn that theie were am-Cuban bonds out. He had Investl-I gated the question since, however, and had learned that only $73,000 of Cuban bonds had been sold. Bven this, the senator said, in a sat castle tone, he did not conslelei sufllclent to Inlluenee the course of events. Mr. Fcunker then stated that there was another point on the bond question to which he desired to invite the at tentlon of the committee and this was the possibility of the United States having to assume tesponslblllt for the pa men t of the Into est. If not the ptln cipal, of the Spanish bonds secuied by the Cuban levenues In case of the In tervention of this country in Hie Cuban war without fii.t recognizing the Inde pendence of the Cubans. He said be would not assert positively that sui h would be the ease, but he believed the pioposltlon strong enough under Inter national law to make giound foi an In tel national lawsuit He stated that theie weie no less thnn $100,000,000 of the Spanish bonds. MINERS' CONVENTION. So Coal Operators Ace pt Hie Invita tion to Ailcinl. Altooiui. Pa., Apill 6. The conven t' n of the mlneis of ellstilct No. i came to an end this moinlng without having atcoinpllshed its put pose the enforcement of the Chicago agreement. No opetutois accepted the invitation to attend. Bisolutions weie adopted which, aftei disavowing any deslie to act lashly upon it question Involving the coal tinde of the eastern compet itive Held. Instincts the distilct oillcers to pel feet the oiganizatlou and con tinue negotiations toi a confeienee with the operatois and. falling In this, to oider all the men out fiom Tioga county, Pennsv unlit, In the notth, to Tazewell. Va.. lu the south, when In their jiiili'inent the oicrunizntion 1ms been piifected and the condition ot tiade waiiants It. H was fin thei lesolved that the miners of the Second district should lemain at wot I; tin the present, al though any locality may stilke to rem edy local giievaitces. HYIM1 THE MINES. r.nuineei- Ceiips Begins OpeintioiiK nt Butrniice of.New orK Harbor. New YoiV. Apill 0 The en','in s'llng corps under diiicttoii of I'oinnel Hon iy M. Itobeit has begun opera'lf.ns ior the submulne mining of the i'iitriince.s to New Vork and othei harbois i.lotirf the Atlantic totist. Betachments of englncis fiom Wil lcts Point were today sent to Poitlnnl, llostou, Chaileston. S C, Hamilton Hoads, Port Wadswoith ntid Knit Hancock to lay cables and ilectilcil apparatus for the moniln;; and open tlrn of controlled mines The tuliiln? fields foi this hattoi will be off Sandy Hook, between Km ts Wndsivoith and Hamilton, and nt the eastern iiuutt.ee to Bong Island nound. U will take only seven hours to 'oinpl.Jtel mine this haibor. The appiratus for man Initiating the Key board-. Is in peifect oldei. Hill lliiligi'd lor Miiiiler. Stii quintln, Cula,, April 6 llniijuniln Hill was haimtd here today for the min der of his wife. Hill Hindu a confession and oxuiessed Dinlttmce. kuynl make the lood pure, whotcjcime nnd dcllcloui. mm ATtr?r.r?tx vsk mmm Absolutely Puro ROTAl 6AKINQ POWDER CO h YORK. J imnv DECLARATION FROM RUBENS tConehided from l'nge I "The Cubans ate already fully In formal ot this entente between the Spiulh and Ameiltan governments, veiled as it Is iiy evety semblance of an open lupture; and I speak with full authoilty In snying that the Cu bans In the field can be idled upon to resist ull met tin oh for peine unattom panled by toinph'te Independence. The Cubans will not tiust the Bulled States first to obtain possession and then giant Cuban liulepc rdeiice. The very fact that recognition Is o.piossly with held now, ImpllcM the oosslbllltv that It raaj be peimanently withheld. "In fact ve moie that half know v hat to exnert In the event of tho I tilted States becoming mastet of the situation. A plebiscite would follow, the people would he pet mill nt to choo-e between ullegiante to Spain under the forms of autonomj, or Inde pendence and annexation to the I 'lil ted States' and the presence and piessure of federal fence would de termine the election in favor of an nexation. The Cubans are resolved to innKe no such farcical nppaient choice foi themselves Thev will make only nil absolute flee e liolfe and that choice has been. Is and will be one thing oi ly absolute Indepeneh nee. They will not have the 1'nlled States step lu at the eleventh hour of the most beiole and elf-.nu Hieing snuggle igalnst tjtanny reconled in all hlstcay and leap all the fiults of It, saddling us among other things with the finan cial tost of Us unwelcome Interven tion. "But should the Cnited States leiog nlze our Independence and then Inter vene It would be moit welcome to the Cubans and the expense would gliellv be lefiaypd from the tieasiuy ot the lepublle. There Is a view of llii" matter w.hlch It behooves the Uni ted Stales to weigh carefullf. Should his lounttv forcibly Intervene with out teeogttlzlng any government In Cuba, It would be tesponslble to all mtlons of the eatth for ever Injuiy ta their sulijects or their proptty dur ing the whole pel Ind of the occupation, wheieas, should the lepublle of Cuba be ietoenl7el as the lawful sovereign ty In the Island, upon It would di ve lvo all responsibility. XO 3-AITH IN BI-BCTION'S . "It may be said that the I'nlted States would vbe too high minded to inllucnee the result of the plebiscite of which I have spoken, as tho sequence of occupation without lecognlthn. But has not the United States corrupt ike- tl..ns In Its own holders'' Could ,t guatante' an nbsolutel fair nnd un biused election in Cuba? Shall it set up for the Cuban people a standard of pmlty at the ballot box which Its ov.n mot" inllghtenei citizens have not been nble to cnteitiln? "The mlstak" of the United States Is In mating tlu Cubans us clilldiei , instead of men fighting for llbeit and pie pal eel to keep up the eonlllct to the deatn against whomsoever opposes their one object We should Infinitely pr -for 'hands olf thnn that the United States should Intervene w Ithout recog nition of Cuban IndepenJence. Theie sue 4C.000 Cuban gutilllns to oppose such Intel ventlon But, of coutse we hope for better things. We expect. even that emigres will upset this clev er scheme of Spain and our executive nnd drcl ire lint, our independence and then Intel ventlon to secure it MAY BAYE BBBN MISQUOTBD, Washington, April 6. When the dls patch containing Mr. Bubens' state ment was shown to Tomas Estrada Pnlmn, the upiesentutlvo In the United S.itts of the Cuban republic, who ar ilvtel In Washington this moinlng, Mr. 1'ulma turned the dispatch, after peius Ing it Httentlvely, ovei to Senor 5on snlo de Quesada, who rend It carefully and slovvl. Minister Palma said: "I cannot say anything about this dis patch until I communicate with Mr. Bubens " Mr. Qucs.ida at 2 o'clock went to the telegiup'.i olllce nnd sent an Inquliy to Mr Vitbens. Messis. I'alma ond Ques ncU think Bubens must have been mis qi oted. Mr, Palma did not hesitate to reiter ate, with m eat emphasis, his lecent dedaiation that Intervention for tho pjiiose ef establishing autonomy In Hi' Island would not be neeepted, and that Cuba would become Independent. THROE MEN KILLED. Wreck ol ii New York mid New lliiwn Train at I hniiiustoii. Tliomnston, Conn Apill fi. A New York, New Haven and Ilaitford wmk train wn.s derailed at noon near u bildge, two miles to the north of this place. It Is l open ted Hint thiee men on Killed and one or moie fatally ln Jilied. This tl (tin. It is suld, was baching to a siding to permit the passing of a icgular, and went down an embank ment of fifteen teet. I'eiinllv ol i'riiiid. New Yoik, April C-Kiederlek Milne, fm iiui- assistant englneu of the city winks department, Brooklyn who was indicted on Ihrce luutits for auditing liaiidulint claims against the citv In connection with the pub. c woiks dipuit mint, was sentenced today to six months In the penitentiary and lined W. BlHWeiit I'loti'fct Against lleei lav. Washington, April o A delegution rip leseittlng the United Steles Iliewois' us soclntlon appealed before tiie ways and means committee of the house today ami piotiHted against the pioposed Inoreasi of the tux on beer to meet the war emerg encies. Snow nt SclieiH'cliuI.'. Schenectady, N, Y.. April C The heav iest snowstorm since the first of February Is being experienced here today. Sovei al Inelien of snow lum fu.ll. hi. ' m SOME PLANS FOR NAVAL WARFARE The Flying Squadron lo Dasli Across the Atlantic. CANARV ISLANDS TO BE SEIZED A Bain nl Operations Bill Bo Bitnb-linlioiN-'riii'iica the Waishipi t-'nn lliirimi Hie Contt ol Spain-- The Fleet nt Turluga to Kucngo the SpniilarcU in Cuban B'ntcrs. Washington, April 6 The pi in of action for the naval forces in event of hostilities Is now comptetcd pr.ictleal 1. Ollleers have been at work on It constantly foi seveial weeks. While the pi m is guni ded closely It m iy bo stated on high authority that one fea ture conteniplutes a dash by the Hying squadron under Commodoie Schley to the Canary Islands. The proposition Is as i't tentative, as all project.! sub ject lo unfores"tn conditions musl be, but has iceelvcd most caieful con sideration bv the naval authorities. As outlined by a high naval olllclal the plan Is that In event of a declara tion oi war. the Hying squndion, as It Is composed now, or possibly with the addition of a few more ships, will stmt for the Bust with the Canatles as Its destination. Naval olllclals do not think Hint It would be a dlllleult task for so poweiful a Meet to establish a station at that point and operating from It us a base, hiitiss the coast of Spain. Fiom that point the squadion would not only be placed advantage ously to Intel cept Spanish meic. ant men, but would be In a position, should tlroumstnnce demand, to at tack ii staport. It Is also pointed out that if our vessels seize and hold the Canary Islands, It would be a seveie blow to Spain Inasmuch as the Is lands lie between the Cape de Vetde Islands and Spain, and are In direct line with the toute to Cuba. Should sue h a plan be put in opera tion the 'American licet in Cuban waters would be composed of the pres ent squadion at the Tortugas and such uddltlonal vessels as could be spaicd from the protection of tho toast further up While there would, of cout.se, said this ofllcer, be a ceitaln amount of danger In temoving the living squadron so far fiom home, It was felt that cir cumstances might arise which would Justify the dash to the Canaries, hence the plan was among those considered by the depaitment, though, of course, not as yet finally decided upon, SPAIN'S SUPPLY OF COAL Xnvtil Intelligence Bureau "cll In formed a lo Ihe t'li'iipnient. Washington, April 7. The naval In telligence bllieau of the navj eleDilt tnent has kept Itself fully Informed of the amount of coal owned by the Spjnlaids in the West Indian islands. Like much other Information which this buteau obtains, the olllclals de cline to make public, but it Is said in some quartets that the supply will last for a le.isonable length of time. The bureau of equipment of the n.ivv de paitment is also straining eveo nerve to get adequate supply of this valuable lequlslte for a lleet of ships at such points on the gulf as may be leudlly obtainable Likewise the officials of the navv department aie making every effort to obtain coaling stations In the West indies. Two desirable locations, which, It Is believed, aio under consideration, are the Hole St. Is'leholas, Haiti nnd the Island of St. Thomas, which he longs to Denmark. If these two places could be acquired, then with supply stations nt Key West and at Dry Tor tugas, it is believed the facilities for obtaining coal would be reasonably adequate for all purposes In tho event of a war. Although tho benato acted adversely on the pronosltlon to pur chase St. Thomas, It Is believed tho department has not given up all hope of securing some accommodations there for coaling station pin poses. STEELE'S FUlvTHLR HEARING. Bx-Bovcrnor I'ntlisini Explains II U 1'cliitions vvnli the llaiilc. Philadelphia. April fi William Steele, formerly eashlei of the cjI laped Chestnut Stieet National bank, who is chaiged with falsifying the re potts of the Innk to the comptroller of the cutieney, was given a further he.ulng today befoie United Stutes Commissioner Bdmunds. nimiber of vvltnesses were exam ined including ex-Governor Paulson and Moes Lelpet, a dliecor of the bnnk. Mr. Pattlson icad a statement, which was published last SiinrJay showing what business iel.it Ion -i ho hud with tho bank. The te-uhnonv brought out loitav wan meielv cor icboiative of that elicited at last week's hearing. The heailns vii3 con tinue I until Apill 14. STRIKE SFTTLED. .1liis-,illoii Minos IJehiinie Opornlioim nl I'eruiH nl the Binplovers, Masslllon, O , April 6. In a Joint con ference of committees lepresentlng the toal opetatois and mlneis of the Alas slllon ellstilct, held In this city this af ternoon, an agieement was reached and most of the mlneis will lesunto work toinoriem at the opeiatois' teinis. At meetings held at the vailous minis, the action of their olllilnls'ln oulerlng a stilke wus condemned by the imnci.i and theli committee was institicted to tench a settlement by terim- in accoitl nnce with the Chicago agieement The points In dispute weie the Satur day half holiday and the half-hour noon demanded by the mlneis Tvvcnty thtee bundled men will return to woik. VICT0RV TOR STRIKERS. Burgt! oiiirni'tors in Clncngo Sign Union ( in peulerh' Vgreeinen'. Chicago. Apill C The carpenters' strike, which began Monday; came to a sudden end todaj, when all the linger contractois signed tho union caipen teis" agieemenl. This Is a vlctoiy for the strike is. The siiiko caused 3,001) union cuipenters to quit woik Tho ii m foment slgntd Is prattleally the same as the one previously In fnice, except foi the piovlslou for a weekly pay day, Satutday half hollda ; din ing the summer months nnd u incite hlilngt'iit cnfoicenient of the 471& cents an hour wugo si alt RED WILKES SOLO. Two ('rent Stallions Bring Bidiru inilv niiiiiII Price, Philadelphia, Apill 0 The gient stallions Bliectoi and Bed Wilkes wore sold at auction today on the Clo veirdnll stuck farm of tho latu Andriiw FIRE SALE Doubtless you remember the great fire in Philadelphia a short timo ago, during which the magnificent Carpet stock of John and James Dob son, valued at $700,000, was injured by Flro, Smoke 1111(1 Wiltcr. This magniliccnt stock was tecently sold and we have purchased some $4,000 worth of the Most Ucslttllllo Goods. These goods wo Place on Snlc MONDAY, AP1UL Ml. .Stock comprises : Royal Wiltons, Velvets, Axminsters, These goods we have placed on sale in 0111 ""iasement, and they will be sold at 25c. On the Dollar. We wish it distinctly understood that these goods arc entirely" separate from our regular stock, on which we have made Special 'eductions Tor (Ids Great Sale. WIlLiW k McANULTY M. Moore, nt Colmar, I'n , near this city. They brought ridiculously small figures iciinpnied with their original cost. Dliector, forvvhom Jit Moore is said to have paid $73,000, btought only $1,275, and was purchased by Bobert McAfee, of Allegheny, representing the Locust stock farm, of New Castle, Pa. Bed Wilkes was bought by William C. HendilckMin, pioptletor of the Belle Mead stock fnnn of Belle Mead, N, J for the sum of JGOd. Director Moore, four yeais old, half brother of Nancy Bnnks, was sold loi $1,"'.'5 to T. A. Wilson, of Beading, Pa. Dliector Is one of the finest hied trotteis In the vvoild, but he Is 21 yeais old and his future usefulness In the stud Is pioblematleal Wllkos is 21 years old ,IIo Is the slro of 138 horses In the trotting list, Including fourteen that hnve trotted a mile under 2 13. Among the other thoroughbreds sold today were Mudrona, record 2.26, to James Butlei, Bastvlew, N. J., for $1,230; Maigaiet S. 2.12-, to W. H Achuff, of Philadelphia, $1,023. a year ling sister to Trevalllnn, to W. Btin iui, of Philadelphia, for $1,010; a jear ling half bi other to Nancy Hanks, to P. Duije.i, Lexington, Ky., for $300, The farm of 233,000 acres with build ings, was ottered for sale, but was wlthdiaw, only $29,000 being bid for It. RI0IIT TO SKARCI1 SHIPS. American or SpiinMi I'rivntperu Cou ncil Be Trrntiil ns "irntCN. Washington, Apill 6 The views of Sir Blchard Webster as to the tight In the event of war of search ot neutral ships by Spain or the United States elclvered In the English Bouse of Com mons jesterday are concurred In by the State Department. It Is pointed nut that the capture of contraband Is legi timate (lining hostilities and that .earch Is necessarv to determine the chniacter of a ship's tat go It Is also stated here that Sll BIchaid Webster's statement us to the status of Spain and the United States under the dec laiatlon of Pails is collect The tact that neither Spain or this eountiy are signatories cf the Pails convention has taused considerable dis cussion as to the possibility of priva teering In the event of vvai. It has been suggested that the povveis might attempt to treat the prlvateeis of eith er nation as pirates. An official ot the State Depaitment said today, however, that It had been held by the best au thorities of Intel national law that tho dedaiation at Paris that "pilvateering Is and remains abolished," Is merely a compact and tunnot affect International law , consequently no nation by reason of its being a member of the Parts tieaty can treat pilvatteis of non slgnatorles as pirates, nor Is it pto hlblted fiom using privateers Itself when nt war with a nation not a mem ber of the Pails convention. STRIKE ON AT WIBEUNa. Wheeling. W V.i . Apill fi A strike Is on in the Wheeling mining district, the operators have declined to treat with IB miners colic ctlvely as to tho details of the Chicago agreement. The men nt tho Itlchl.ind Hoggs Hun (ind Monndsvlllo mines are out ami committees hive been working on the nun at Blm Glove and C.lendale mines, whom they expect to bring out The miners Insl&t upon every term of thi Chicago agieement The operators want a screen of slightly larg et opening Bond (Jtnilily of Dogs. Pittsburg. April C Tho annual dog show of tiie Wifctem Pcnnxvlvanla Ken nel club which opened in Old City hall today. Is one of tho finest exhibitions of the kind evci held in Western Pcnn s!vunla. The quality and v.nlety of the clogs me up to the best standard at Mad ison Squaro Gaiden, New Yoi, or an where 1 Ne ll ii: ( out Cur Order. Pittsbutg, Apill 0 The Sehoen Picsstei Steel company wits today awarded the contract for the manufacture! of I.OuO stiel ears of the Oteand Conl Hopper pattern by the Pennxvlvanl.i Bnllroid company for a sum nppioxlmating $1.000.noo The cars will be the laigcst and stiongest ever made. Vndrep siory n I'nl.ei. Victoil.i, B. C, Apill fi Tho story told by I'mr the United States mall-carrier, that he had news from Anliee, the bal loouNt, proves to be 11 lake pure pud slmiilc Cuir got the Idea from 11 little papei published In St. Michaels which iccentl published a hlRlily Improbable stoiv leg.irdlng the mlsMiirf ueiotimt BiK-ing nl Nnttincliniii. London. Apill fi Al the second clips' racing of the Nottingham spilng meei imt toduv Lot d William Heresford's .1-vear-old chestnut lllly Libra, by Sc ns.i tlon out of Lima, won the lliutlnck slakes ( oppei llining otiipiiiiv. Album-, April fi.' rhe Huston and Mon tana Consolidates! Coppei and Hllvei Min ing tompanv of Ni vv Vorlt city unci Bos ton, wus iucoiporatcd toduy with a cap ital of S3. . 0-JO to eairy on a geneial milling business 'lmllniit''i Drnlli Aniioiiiu eel. London. April 7. At'cordlnir to a npe-e-l.il illHputPli fiom I'mlB tin Cluntoln mi iiounot'H tliut Sir OlnlHtono In cli'inl. .NolliliiK U Known Iictk tliut would Juntlfy tliu ntutoineiit, vvliloli In, without doubt, u ciiuinl. I'l-nnf yl viuiiii I'c ni ion . WiiBlibiKton Apill . TIichi' I'iiiuhjI. vanla poimlons Imvo bcum ibiiciI: Oiiw. Iliul. lanlel J0I1118011. Pickvllle. I.acKn vMiinii. $ Aclilitlciniil. John H. DcIoiik. Hlttunliouso, I.uzuriif, $1 to $ii. Uiiiiin I'nvii Hill sun, 1 Sonic, April ii Klnir Humbert leoi'lve-d in .iiidloni'K toclny Union 1'iivn, who will rull loi tho I'nitcil Rtntort ijeixt Tiics day to rciiuniK blx elutlcH as ltallmi uni. hihonlor ut VV'aililurtcia. CARPETS OF Body and Tapestry Brussels, Ingrains, Hall and Stair Carpets. OF SCRANTON. Special Attention Given to Bust, ncss nnd Personal Accounts. Liberal Accommodation Ex tended According to Ualanccs and. Kcsnonsibility. 3 Per Cent. Interest Allowed on Interest Deposits. Capital, Surplus, -Undivided Profits, $200,000 850,000 79,000 W5I. CONNELL, President. 1IKNRY BELIJT, Jr., Vice Pres. WILLIAM II. PECK. Cashier The vault of this bank is pro tcctcd by Holmes' Llcctrio Pro tective system. Steam and Hot Water HEATING Gas, Electric And Combination FIXTURES Electric Light . . . WIRING Charles B. Scott, 119 Franklin Ave. THE B POWDER CO. Rooms 1 ami 2, Com'ltli BTd'g, SCRANTON, rA Mining and Blasting POWDER 21 ado at Moculc ami Hushdale Work LAI-LIN & RAND POWDLR CO'S ORANGE GUN POWDER ritctrlc II itterlcs, Kloctrio IJxplodern. (or e.xploillug blastH, teatcty lutu uml Rep3uno Chanica1 Go's Gx"L0"ive3 THE DICKSON FVIT'G CO., i-ciunton and VV lll:es-lliirie, l'iu Man ifiiituieis ot LOCORlOTIVnS.STATIONARY ENGINES Iloilcr.4. llolJllneand Pumpinz .Machinery, iivuerul Olllce?, Hciautoiii I'll LADIES Clenii Minr Kiel (i oei with MILLER'S OLOVKINK. l'or sili'O-ilv by Menu J: llu Ken, beiiclqimritm lui ilres-ud u ul nnclresieil I kid uluvts In all the iiiot deHbablo hiuiji's. ' TIIGNP.W FORiSTRY LAWS. I'liu ('ri'nllT Iiifri'iiit' l ho Diiticn ot Itnrnl t'onstiiblrn. Tin new feni'stij I.IWM nmke the con stnblcfi ni" townshlpt ex-ofllclo (Ire war dens fyi tiu extlnttlcm of forest llrei nnd ifCUlies tlioin to lenoit to tha teitiit violation ot laws for the tuotec tlon of fnic'sts fnnn Hies Tho Act be- e'Hino ojierutlVf Jan. 1 of thta year. The constables lmvi power to call peo ple to theli asslstiini'e! to extinguish, forest Hies. The Hie wnrden is to ie celve 1." cents an hour for such wen Is and his iu-filstuiitH 12 cents an hour, one-half of such expense to be paid by the countv nnd the other half by tha stnte. Any pel sun who refuses to abSlst a the warden Is liable, on conviction, to a line or Sin and thlity clays lu Jail. The Hie VMiitlenn aie obliged to make ttun i etui us tn c unit of all violations or foi est Hies in their townships The fwoiiiI Act fur tho protection o fc. lists niithniistes constables or other peacu nlllceis to auwt. without vvai i lint, pel sons stispet'teil of llrlns tim ber lauds. TiiiIii 'I liriiuuli ii llridce. rishl.UI LandliiR. X Y. Apill 6.-A fielKlit train on the New Kntdund rail ond cihhIkiI ttiroiiKli a brldee at Storm itc luht nlKht and fell thirty feet All trullle will Iw blockiidecl until tomorrow Tlioin with loverul narrow ebcapes and uuu man was badly Injured.
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