IT) THE SCRANTON TRIBUNE-TUESDAY. APRIL 12. 1S)8. J CONGRESS IS AT SEA Thrown Into a Chaotic State by the Presi dent's Message. DISCUSSING THE SITUATION Prospect of a Break in Ranks of President's Supporters. Tlio 1'orcigu Ittiliitioim Committed OefcM Action Until (icncrnl lii'i) Ciin lln lleiirilCoiiscrviitlvo Hi'" publican Senators Do Not Manifest Any Abatement of Tlioir Deter mination to Stnnd by llio Provident. The McvHiigo Criticized at tlio Democratic Conference. Washington. April 11. Notwlth- standing the early luljotirnnicnt of the ' senate today, many senators remained about the cnpltol during thu nttcrnoon discussing the situation In the senate . chamber and lu thu committee rooms. t The committee on foreign relations was in session, and the Jlcpubllcaii s-elisttors who Indorse the president's course, generally known as the con servatives, were In conference In the rooms of the romnilttee on rules, and ; several members of the senatorial Democratic steering committee were i "consulting In the Democratic caucus , room of the senate with some of the Democratic leaders of the house. In- ( eluding Mr. Bailey, i The foreign relations romnilttee sat for about three hours, and after the formal meeting had concluded, the Jtepubllran members held a conference at which they considered the possibil ity of securing unummuus action on their part. i The committee on such did not reach j a concdlusloii or even a decision as to whether n report should be made to- i morrow. One reason for postponement f action Is that the committee ue dcslres before reporting to hear Consul General Loe who has informed the chairman that he can be with them tomonow. The conclusions of the committee may depend largely upon what Gen ernl T.eo places before it. Several members of the committee were In clined to criticize the course of the president's reference to Spanish proffer of an armistice in Cuba. This, they say, goes far towards removing the cause for Intervention and some went so far In this connection as to say that In view of the mention of this fact and of the president's opposition to tho lecognltlon of either Independ ence nr belligerent rights nothing was left for this counti) but to decline war. anotih:i: di;vri.opi:mi:nt. Another ilcvolopHiwnt that some of the senators who had previous to the receipt of tho message in lieuted n w il llngntwa to conform to th? presldnet's wishes and to confine tho action of con gress to a declaration for intervention iiad changed their opinions and were now Inclined tn return io th" mlglri.U ponitlon for independent'" ctlpli-d Ub lnterventl.'n nnd it was stated by one of tho senators that the r?. ilutlona re ported would In nil probability contain at loan a recognition of the tight of tho Cuban people to fro-dom und In tlependtnce The conservative TfcjJtihlle.i.i sena tors were not Mow In recognizing the fact that the roinemont to B-cur' sup port for the president's proposition had lost ground since the re-lnt of the message. They did not, however, man ifest any abatement in their deiormln allon to jstitnd with lie pr.Mldent In the sonato nnd to oppose by debateorother wlso any proposition looking to more radical action than the executive, de sired. At tho Demoeiatio eoufore.neo the message was sharply cruized and while tlinro was much dli'reiene,.. 0f opinion ns to tlio course to be riurcued, thro is no doubt that resolutions recognizing the independence of the Cohans will bo introduced by Democrats In both bouses of congress. They probably will be pri-tented tomorrow. HOUSE COMMITTKK. The Hepubllcan members of the house foreign affairs committee were In ses sion all the afternoon to map out a t tlellnite Cuban policy, but were totally tumble to reach an agreement. It is understood thai many of the mem bers whose views heretofore have been pronounced In favor of Independence und Intervention in stating their posi tlou at this Informal meeting an nounced an nlmost complete change of position. These, it is understood, in clude Adams, of Pennsylvania, now acting chairman of the committee; Qulgff, of Now York, and Cousins, of Iowa. The meeting was very stormy and some exciting discussions occurred. Tho most pronounced sentiment in the committee In favor of Immediate Inter vention und the recognition of Inde pendence from Spanish rule was voiced by Pearson, of North Carolina; Smith, of Michigan; Iloatuole, of Minnesota, and Gillette, of Massachusetts. There were numerous resolutions drafted and offered for the action of the committee, as different In character und wordings as there were members present, but there was no action beyond their for mulation, submission and discussion. The steering committee of nine elect "d by tho conference of the Hepubllcan Cuban sympathizers In the house met today and appointed a special commit tee of threo to secure u statement of tlio position of tho two foreign com mittees In congress. The committee consists of Joy. of Missouri; Tuwney, of Mlnnosotu, and Lorlmer, of Illinois. Their instructions were to ascertain what the committee of both houses proposed to do and then report for tho consideration of the conference. Tho full foreign affairs committee of tho house will meet tomorrow morning, when tho president's message will bo taken up. It Is possible that tho spe cial committee will havo decided what It fhall report to the Cuban conference. There aru about sixty Hepubllcan rep resentatives who have participated In these conerencas and one of their load ers stated tonight that ho believed he c-orreotly reprosentod tho majority In paying that they favored immediate urmed Intervention and a declaration that tlm Cuban people should una of n. right ought to bo Independent of Span ish rule. CIIAQRIN AT KEY WEST. Presidents .lie Mucin Is Uncoiled with lOviddil DlNplitiisiire, Key West, Pit., April 11. Tho day has been ono of tension, rclloved by the news of the president's message, but then changed to a feeling almost of disgust. leouuso It Is considered that tho messago will be treated by con gress as a semi-routine matter. Of course people hero are Ignorant of the motives nctuutlng congress, of the plans made, of the necessity for tllg nllled delay, and of the propriety of se curing time. Still It Is hoped by all and believed by many that the final arrangements made would be welcome. The corre spondents who left there such a short time ago know how likely the popu lace, led by the soldiery, is to indulge In riot, possibly bloodshed. No ono takes nny stock whatever In General Hlanco's armistice. All say that It is not for Illanco. but for General Gomez to suy when the shooting Is to stop. THE PRESIDENT'S COMPLETE MESSAGE iLO'ieliiUul from Page 3.1 mnml the support aud approval of the chilzcd world. The War Must Stop. 1113 LONG trial has proved that the object for which Spain has waged the war cannot be attained. The fire of Insurrection may llanie or may smoulder with varying seasons, but It has not been and It Is plain that It cannot be extinguished by present methods. The only hope oi relief und repose from a condition which can no longer be endured Is the enforced pa cification of Cuba. IN THE NAMH OF IH'MANITY, IN T11K NAME OK CIVILIZATION, IN BKIIALF OF KN- DANOKUKD AMEIUCAN INTEK- I ESTS WHICH GIVE t'S THE RIGHT I AND THE DUTY TO SPEAK AND TO i ACT, THE WAH IN CUBA MUST STOP. ( In view of these facts and of these i considerations I ask the congress to authorize nnd empower the president to take measures to secure a full and I final termination of hostilities between the government of Spain and the peo ple of Cuba, and to secure In the Island the establishment of a stable govern ment capable of maintaining older and observing Its International obligations, ensuring peace and trunoulllty and the security of Its citizens as well as our own, and to use the military and naval forces of the United States as may be necessary for these purposes. And In th- Interest of humanity and to aid in preserving the lives of the stnrvlng people of the island t recom mend that the distribution of food and supplies bo continued and that an ap propriation be made out of the public treasury to supplement tho charity of our citizens. The issue is now with the congress. It is n solemn responsibility. I have exhausted every effort to relieve the In tuitu able condition of aflalrs which Is at our doors. Prepared to execute every obligation Imposed upon me by the constitution and the law, I await your action. 1'ostcript. YESTEKDAY, nnd since the prepar ation of-fhe foregoing message, ofllcinl Information was received by inn that the latent decree of the queen regent of Spain directs General Illanco. In order to tn-ptinrn nml fnnlll. tate pence, to proclaim a suspension ot hostilities, the duration and details i of which have not yet been communi cated to me. This fuct. with every other pertinent consideration, will. I am sure, have your just and careful attention in tho s-olemn deliberations upon which you ore about to enter. If this measure attains a successful re sult, then oilr aspirations as a Chris tian, peace-loving people will be real ized. If it falls, It will be only another Justification for our contemplated ac tion. (Signed) WILLIAM M'KINLEY. Executive Mansion, April 11, 1S9S. THE HERO OF AUDRID. Senor Aquilcrn, the Civil Governor, (Jii"ll mi ingrv 'lob. Madrid. April 11. Today's hero Is ' Senor Agullera, the civil governor of j Madrid, who by his presence and ae- tivity quelled the mob lust night when ' at Its worst. Among those arrested for ; Inciting the mob were Huron Son ! Ciiierren, Senor Halves Holguin and two rather prominent Republicans. The remaining arrests were unlmport nnt, but none of the persons In cus tody will bo liberated until the public effervescence ceases. A proclamation by the civil governor posted today warns tho public that all future demonstrations will be sup pressed by force. NAVAL ORDERS. Wellington. April U. The lollowlng navul orders were issued today: Cadet C L. Lei per, detached from Rrooltlyn and ordered to Yosemlte. Cadet C. L. Lelper, detached from Alliance and ordeied to DIMe. Cinluth II. C. HIskpI, from Texas, and A. W. Marshall from Massachusetts lo Yankee. Cadet W. L. Llttlelleid, from Massaoliu setts to the Prairie. Cadet J. 11. Henry, liom Htooklyn to the Prairie. Lieutenant Commander C. T. Force, do tachiid from navy yard, New York, to U'ke ihurtse of Uio third dlstilct men quito fleet. Lewes, Del. Lieutenant commander W. II. Ilecder, deluched eominnud St. Jlury's nnd to take charge of the fourth dlsulct mos ciulto (lest, Fort Monroe. onmmnder W. Goodwin, superinten dent iv.tval observutory. Washington. Naval Cadet P. WuFhlnglon, to Ver mont at once. Naval Cadet A. F. Ciensliay. to Ver mont at once. Naval Cadot G. 8. Lincoln, detached I mm the Momidiiock and to the Vermont. Lieutenant J. F. Smith, detached f.-om the Fnterprlse end to the Yosemlte. Lleutenont H. C. Pounds, detached from the bureau of odrnnnce und to Yorcndte. Lieutenant II. F. Jones detached from tho bureau of equipment und to yo semlte Ensign A. F. Chester, detached from the Franklin to the Yosemlle. c'ommardcr C. II. Davis detached hi. superintendent naval observatory and m command the rdxle. Lleuternnt C. A. Merrlain. detadied from the nrval ncatlomy and to Dixie. Pennsylvania Pension". Washington, April 11. The following 1'ennt.ylvanlti pension has been Issued: Additional Da'mnji Gture Rurlingtoii, Ilrndfercl P' 'oy GENERAL LEE THE HERO OF THE HOUR Receives a Continuous Ovation on Ills Trip North. THE ENTHUSIASM OP VETERANS At Kvcry Station Along tho Lino tho Train la IlcMeced by Crowd t ho Aro Anxious to Obtain u Glimpto ol tho Popular Coiisiil--Tollinoiunli in the Vtny of .Music Bouquets and Artllloty. Way Cross, Ga., April 11. Every sta tion along the route of Consul General Leo's special train lavished apprecia tive tributes upon him. The country for miles In the Interior furnished ar dent admirers who came In carts, wagons and on horso back. Ladles lllled the car with handsome bouquets accompanied by missives expressive (J their admiration. "Where Is Lee?" wus the cry from Tampa to this place and until he made his appearance the crowds could not control their Impa tience. Whenever the general stopped to tho rear platform outbursts of ap plause greeted him. Before teaching Jasper, Fin., three telegrams were re ceived on the train urging him to make his appearnnce so that the people could see him. Arriving there the local com pany of state troops and a score of Confederate veterans with a wild crowd met him. "A thousand welcomes to you. General Lee, as a brave man, it thousand welcomes to our old Con federate comrade, ten thousands of welcomes to you six for your admirable ofllcinl course as our consul at Hav ana." said one of the (fey haired men. "1 thank you sir," said Lee, "for your kind expressions. I thank the Ameri can people for the commendation they have shown my administration as-your consul general at Havana I have never really known until today how united the people arc In sanctioning my course." In the afternoon he endeavored to get some sleep but It was Impossible. The crowds would besiege the train nnd even attempt to force doors of the pri vate car In their frantic efforts to see the popular general. One aged veteran said; "I am sixty-two but all I want you to do Is to sound the bugle and 1 will be with you saddle nnd boots. Don't put It off too long general. Let us go to haul down the Spanish flag." This sentiment was general all along the line. A PRESIDENTIAL ROOM. Johnstone, Ga., April 11. Way Cross exceeded all previous points on giv ing General Lee an ovation. As the special train rolled through the rail wuy yard every whistle and bell pealed forth In welcome. Cannon roared and musketry rattled while ffur thousand wildly excited persons frantically crowded up to the car. General Lee was taken bodily from, the car and was Introduced to the crowd by Colonel S. G. McLendon, of Georgia, In the fol lowing words: "As long ns human his tory Is written, as long as human history Is read, the name of Lee will shlno out as a beacon light on the shores of truth and honor nnd courage. This gentleman Is Fitzhugh Lee, of America." An afternoon purer, in a big scare head, announced "Lee for president in l'JOO." The speclul train will reach Washington at 2 o'clock tomorrow af ternoon. CKUISERS AT HALIFAX. Tlio Sun FruitciHco unit New Orlnnun Union Stmiiiv Piinsmsc Halifax, N. P., Apill 11. The Ameri can men-of-war, Snn Francisco nnd Mew Orleans (formerly the Rrazlllan ship Amazoua) urrlved here this morn ing at 11 o'clock short of coal. Roth vessels loft London on the 27th Inst, nnd had a stormy passage during the last eight days. On Monday, the fourth, heavy winds and rain were met with. The ships were together up to tint date, but on Tuesday became sep arated anil did not get together until twenty hours had elapsed. The San Francisco came through all right, but the New Orleans experienced gu-.u dilllculty, one of her starboard boats being smashed In and steering gear was for a time deranqed. As 4dm came up evidences of her rough passage was easily discernible. Preparations were quickly made to load the coal and the ships will b- ready to sail tomorrow. Gieat excite ment prevailed in the city when tho signal station announced the approach of the ships. The San Francisco ex changed salutes with the forts and tho olllccts reported to the authorities shortly after entering port. AH hands on both ships are In good health. STRIKE AT I'ATTON. Htivon Hundred Men (Jolt XI ork Oiling lo Local Giievniice. Patton, Pa., April 11. A strike was Inaugurated today In the Cambria coal region, affecting the miners of the Pat ton Coal company,- about seven hun dred men, together with the McCormlck mine, employing one hundred und fifty miners. The strike Is owing to local griev ances. For some time the company has been running its Ashcroft mine by tho car Instead of paying the district price, forty-live cents per ton. The car sys tem Is mi obnoxious one to miners. licintcin-( ttinplie.l Atlitir 11 Draw. Pittsburg, April II. The twelve-round boxing contest tonight between Joe liern Htiiu, of New York, and Louden Camp bell, of Pittsburg, was declared a draw by Refereo Eyrie. The Pittsburg Ath lethlc club auditorium Was crowded lo Us capacity by enthuskibilc sports, who seemed satisfied with iho bout and do tislon. Hiiilcy in Prison. Chester, Pa.. April 11. Charles under arrast on suspicion of tlio of lyahel Rldgw.iy, his house and her son, Clmiles, was com- West Harley, murder keeper, milled t o prison today to answer at court. The alb Bed double riime was commltteu !.', when the two bodies were Marcli found w 1th the throats cut. Sniiiiihh I riiiai.rw ShII Nmiili. TenercflV, Canary Islands, April II Tho Spanish armored cruli-ers t'listol: Colon and Murki Teresa have passed il bal v u,wi, ciii, .Ki.im tciiBii iiuve ip?fu lllin Inland, going south. A battalion ot Span ish lufuntr and two batteries of moun- Ills tinii artillery nave airiveu here. & Cure all liver illi, illi, bilious- r-jsk a n n , sour stom. fCM gljlm -SuiTiUKlr IBIS nrss. headache. ach. Indlcestloa. Urn. Titer art aattlv. with. mitiln or frriie. f,nM ty all itruppliti. n centi. l:io ,mlr rill, tn ul.e with Hood's Sursaparllla. H9 ynfww iwwwMM Ke)al mak the toot) pure, wholesome anJ delicious. Absolutely Puro 0l bAn0 f 0Dt CO. . St VOM. imjiufamtnmnM RIOTS AT MADRID. Nitmorouti Groups in I'ront of tlia omens ol .Minister oftho lntorlor Shouting "Vivn Knpntin." Madrid, April 11, 10.30 p. in. Numer ous groups In the Puerto del Sol and In front of the otllces of the minister of the Interior this evening have raised the cry "Viva Espanu." The gend armes and police scattered them and occupied the square, but the groups quickly re-formed several times, until Hnally the gendarmes charged, the sroud. Many were Injured or arrested. Senor Agullera, the civil governor, call ed out the civil guard to clear the street, but ut this hour several groups are parading thoroughfares In the cen ter of the city. Madrid, April 11, midnight. Through out the evening demonstrations have continued in various quarters. The po lice and gendarmes have repeatedly dispersed large crowds and there havo been several arrests In the lower quar ters. Calm has finally been restored, but the gendnrmes are patrolling the streets and other precautions are main tained. Madrid, April 12, 2 a. m. All the crowds have dispersed and the streets are deserted. WAR SCARE IN DELAWARE. Negroos I'leo to the Wood to Ilscnpe I he Enemy. Wilmington, DeV, April 11. Captain Philip Reybold, who arrived In town last night after -having taken the steamer Favorite from New York to Haltlmore, Md., for the Queen Anne's railroad, says that during the recent storm he ran the bout into Sand Shoal Inlet on the Atlantic coast, below Cobb Island Inlet. Va. The negroes In the neighborhood thought the Favorite was a Spanish war vessel that was to begin an at tack on them, and they fled to the woods. The captain secured a stock of provisions, but until the boat emerged from the Inlet not a negro could be seen In tho neighborhood. WE MV BUY THE NICTHEROV. The .Vuvy Department' Ivc9 011 the IJrnzillnii Cruiser. Washington, April 11. The navy de partment has under consideration the purchase of the Rrazlllan cruiser Nlcth eroy, one of the most formidable ves sels of Its kind afloat. The Nletheroy was a high-speed mer chantman purchased by Brazil in this country dining the Mello revolution. She was transformed into a naval ves sel, with several others of her class, and hurried there to meet the vessels which under the revolutionary admiral were investing Rio. She was armored nnd equipped with a large pneumatic dynamite gun and a secondary battery of light power and machine guns. She Is still borne on the Rrazlllan naval libt. SOL BERLINER DETAINED. Statu Department Authorize lilm to Deler Him Departure. AVashlngton, April 11. Sol Berliner, of New York, appointed recently Fnl ted States consul at Tenerlffe, Canary islands, has been authorized by tho state department to defer his depar ture to his post "until the situation is cleared." He had arranged to sail from New York In a few days, but in view of the Spanish crisis deemed It advls abl. to ask the department for instruc tions. Assistant Secretary Adee wrote him a reply that he had better remain in New York until further orders. INDIANS AS PREACHERS. Lone Wolfnnd liullolo .Meat Talked lo HnptiMf. Camden, N. J., April 11. Two full blooded Indians, Lone Wolf and Huf falo Meat, attended the Easier services in the North church hero last evening. They preached through Interpreters, telling of the work done by them among their people, the Cheyennes. The men are graduates of the Bap tist Indian college, at Talequah, In dian Territory, and are going to Hoeh eater, N. Y., to attend tho national an. nlversary of the Baptist chutch. BASE BALL. nadtinicro, 23; Toronto, 10, Philadelphia. 5; Moutieal, 1. Pittsburg. 'J : Columbus, 2. New Yoik, It; Itocbester, (J. rinciim.itl. 1; I11di.il .polls, 0. Princeton. 9; Georgetown, ". University of Pennsylvania, 11; Georgia university, 2. Lancaster, Pa., Aprl 11. A rain slorm stopped tho bas-e ball game today be tween Lancaster, the champions of the Atlantic league, und Boston, champions of tho National league, after eight Innings had been played In tho presence or a crowd of 1,600 spectators. Score: R.H.E. Lancaster 003100037 10 3 Boston 0030010 03 ti 0 Batteries Clausen and Wente for Lan caster; Klobedauz, Willis and Prentiss ond Yeager for Boston. ('uncus ol Itepuhllcnns. Wiiuhliigton. April 11. A caucus of the Hepubllcdii members of tho house foi tign affairs commltteu was held tonight at thn residence of Hepresentatlvo IJII lett, of Massachusetts: It was lu ses sion until a late hour but none of thofe prenent would vouchsafe nny Information at to tho conclusions. If any. that were reached. Failure at DnljcTllle. Syracuse. April II. A special to tho Herald today says: "Justice Hitchcock, of Herkimer, today appointed Nicholas Kernun, of Utlcn, assignee, and A. M. Mills, of Llttlo Falls, receiver for Alfred Dolgc, manufacturer of Dolgevllle, Herk imer county. Tho proceedings were brought by Itudolph Dolge, of New York. 0ml POWDER BERANGER TALKS OF TORPEDOES Former Spanish Minister ol War Is Interviewed. THINKS SPAIN CAN EASILY WIN He Hays That 1UO Torpedoed Wore Sent lo Cuba und Placed in the Ilarbors--Alno Status Thnt the Atiieiicau Sailors Would llucomo l'rightoued ut Spain's Warriors. Madrld.April 11. Kl Heraldo do Mad rid publishes un Interview with Ad miral Berangcr, former minister it marine, in the course of which ho ex presses his confidence In the ability ot the Spanish navy to win in the oven of war with the United Sates. Said tho Admiral: There is no fear of our Cuban ports being exposed to a nliOit attack, Inas much us Havana, Cicnfuegus, Nue vitas and Santiago de Cuba aro de defended by electric and automatic torpedoes with a largo radius of ac tion. The late Senor Canovas del Castillo, who paid attention to these rumors, decided in accord with myself, to send to Cuba 10O torpedoes, which must have been placed In these harbors. Chacon, the well known torpedo ex pert, undertook to convey and place these engines. I havo alrcudy said that by sea wo shall bo victorious. 1 will give you my reasons. Tho llrst Is, tho excel lent discipline maintained on our war ships; the second, is that 011 board the Amciican vessels as soon as firing Is opened, a panic will set lu, since it is 'uinmon knowledge that their crows eomprlso men ,of every nationality. Pitted ship ngalnst ship then, we have nothing to fear. El Itnparclal, commenting on this in terview, says-. That these torpedoes should be sent lu case wur should break out la very natural; but that us much should be admitted at this moment constitutes a two-fold Imprudence; In the first place, because It warns the enemy und, the enemy being warned, It will do Its best tocrlpple those defenses, and secondly, because the jingoes, availing them selves of the evidence tifYoidcd by the minister of marine of the late Senor Canovas. will ascrt that one of the torpedoes he describes caused the Maine explosion. STARS AND STRIPES INSULTED. An Angry .tlob .Makes n Demonstra tion nt Snutingo tie Culm. Kingston, Jnmlca, April 11. It became known today that a few nights before Mr. Hyatt, the I'nlted States Consul at Santiago de Cuba, left that port under Instructions for Port Antonio, Jamlca, a mob of Spaniards made a demonstra te" before the consulate and threw to matoes, eggs and stones at the stars and stripes tloating over the consulate. Tho crowd which took part In this demonstration had .lust left a theater where a performance had tnken place for the purpose of raising funds to In crease the strength of the Spanish navy. The Spaniards surrounded the consulate, shouting "death to Ameri cans." long live Spain," etc, nnd In so doing pelttMl the flag as described. The mob was eventually dispersed by the police. It also developed today that Pr. Camlnero of tho United States Mar ine hospital at Santiago de Cuba was visited by the local Spanish committee who asked him to buv tickets for the benefit of the Spanish navy. The doctor told tho Spanish committee to "go to h-." PROVISIONS 00 UP. Prices Are Doubled in Hnvnna. Blanco's Decree Ptibllshrd. Havana, April 11. Noon. The offic ial gazette today publishes a decree signed by Captain General Blanco, an nouncing that the Spanish government yielding to the reiterated wishes ot tho pope, hud decreed u suspension of hos tilities in Cuba In order to facilitate the restoration of peace in the Island. No time; Is fixed for the expiration of the decree. About the usual business movement was noticed here today. Provisions, however, have been doubled In price. Killed liv lull ol Slate. Dubois, Pa., April 11. Joseph Goodyear, aged to, and his son were killed by a fall of slate while working in Shawmut mine this afternoon. Ooodyear was a local poltlcin of considerable prominence and has held several local otllces of trust. He was an active member of the Knights of Pythias, Golden Eagle nnd other fra ternal societies. Condltltlon of Wheat. Washington. April 11. The report of tho department of agrlculturu lor April 1 makes tho average condlton of winter wheat K against M.4 last Apiii and 77.1 on April 1, 1SW. The leading winter wheat states report averages as follows: Penn sylvania, ft!: Ohio, id; Michigan. 92; In diana. !7; Illinois, 73; Missouri, M; Kan sas, 101; California, 62. English Itiinner Sttccensliil. Dublin, April ll.-Georgo H. Tinkler, the English runner, and Mullen, the Irish champion runner, contested in it two-milo raco hero yesterday. Tinkler, by 14 splendid spurt about 130 yards from home, won by 2.1 yards In 9 minutes and 30 sec onds. .Madrid filet-lions. Madrid, April 11. The result of tho sen atorial elections is that HO ministerialists havo bcvii elected cut of ISO senators voted for. (icn. Lee Loaves Tnmpu. 'lamp.i, Fla. April 11. -General Leo left here ut 11.30 o'clock on u xnorlal train over the Plant sjstem for Washington. Wost Torturlnrj, Dlcflcurlnc Humiliating Of itching, burning, Ik'edinj, scaly nkin mul scalp humors is Instantly relieved by a wnrra bath with Cctioura Soap, n single application of Cvticuka (oint ment), tho groat skin cure, and a full cloio otCi'TlcuKAltasoLTNT.groateatof blood puritiera and humor cures. mm ItKMicoiES speedily, permanently, aud economically euro, when till clao falU. IVttir Dtra ani Chim, Cfi. Kal Vt , Triton. 03 " H'w to Cut fcm Kkla uuj UluuJ Uouiur, ' frvw. PIMPLY FACES'eVi'criilTJ J rati FIRE SALE H 11 lib. U'OLiU Doubtless you remember the great fire in Philadelphia a short time ago, during which the magnificent Carpet stock of John and James Dob son, valued at $700,000, was injured by Fire, Smoke and Water. This magnificent stock was recently sold and we have purchased some ?4,ooo worth ol the Most Desirable Goods. These goods we niicc 011 oaic jiunhai, AI'HIL 4tll. Royal Wiltons, Velvets, Axminsters, These goods we have placed on sale in our Basement, and they will be sold at 25c. On the Dollar. We wish it distinctly understood that these goods are entirely separate from our regular stock, on which we have made Special Reductions Tor this tircat Sale. WILLIAMS UNCLE SAM'S NAVY. Here It a Lot of Interesting la formation About It Put Into Few Words. Frank Lee In Times-Herald. The United States is tho llfth naval power In the world. The navies of Great Urltnln, Kranee, Russia and Italy rank ahead in the order named. Germany and the United States are about tied. Our present effective; lighting force consists of four battleships of the llrst class, one Imttshlp of the second cluss, two armored cruisers, eighteen cruis ers, llfteen gunboats, six double tur reted monitors, ono ram, one dynamite gunboat, one dispatch boat, one trans port and eight torpedo boats. The Iowa weighs nearly 12,000 tons, and as twenty tons is the average load of a freight car and twelve cars Is a good load for a locomotive engine, it would take lifty locomotives to haul the great steel structure. The powder used is brown and In chunks the size of a caramel. A charge for the biggest guns weighs EOO pounds and Is hoisted to tho breecti by a der rick, the powder being sewed up in burlap bags. Armor plates aru tested )y firing steel projectiles weighing from 100 to 1,500 pounds at thorn from guns charged with 100- pounds of powder and at a. distance of about a city block. Our battleships have a speed of from llfteen to seventeen knots an hour. Cruisers make nineteen to twenty-four knots, whllf the monitors can travel cnly five to seven knots. The biggest guns in the navy are forty-nine feet long, big enough for a man to crawl into; four feet in diam eter at their larzest part and weigh 125,500 pounds or thereabouts. There are six rear admirals In active service. The olllce of vice admiral and admiral aro unfilled, so there is no head of tho navy excepting Secretary Long. fUirnaeles form on the hull of a ship, Impeding Its speed. A six months' cruise will decrease the speed of a ship fifteen per cent., and It must go Into dry dock. Sixty-one merchant vessels belong to tho auxiliary navy. These ships aro subsidized and by contract must bo given to the United States on demand. Some of the guns In tho navy can firo a shot twelve miles, farther than a man can see, for the guns are aimed and sighted by machinery. The amount expended by the navy department lu 1S7 was $.11,561,548. This is a larger sum than has been expend ed in any year since lSGtf. In a battle the wondwoik and all ar ticles of wood are either stowed below or thrown overboard lest the men bo injured by splinters. The origin of the navy department may be said to date from Oct. 12, 1775, when congress authorized thu equip ment of two cruisers. The fastest vessels In the tiuvy are the torpedo boats Porter and Dupont, p.'tch of which can travel 27.5 knots nn hour. Battleships cost from $2,500,000 to $3, 7.10.000, and cruisers from $600,000 to $3,000,000. A good torpedo boat costs over $100,000. Battleships are for the heavy work; cruisers are commerce destroyers; mon itors are useful only for coast de fense. The Indiana could lie outside Sandy Hook and throw 1,200-pound shots Into New York at the rate of four a min ute. Those urtlsts who show smoke In their pictures of naval battles aro whol ly wrong. Smokeless powder is used. All of the cruisers are named In hon or of cities, and the battleships, ex cept the Kearsarge, lu honor of stntcs. The "grog" ration was abolished lu 1S03, and since then the crew has been forbidden to drink whilo on duty. Marines aro the police on board ship. Originally they were employed to pre vent mutiny among the sailors. The guns of a battleship can carry from six to twelve miles, hurling u shot weighing half 11 ton. ' Only 60 per cent, of tho enlisted men nro Americans, nnd a smaller percent age yet am native born. Projectiles thrown by naval guns aro shaped much as the bullets shot by the ordinary rlilu. A li'g battleship lias on board nn eloc. trie plant cnpa'blo of lighting a town of .".000 Inhabitants. The bollets of the Iowa, havo a heat ing surface of eight acres mid hold thirty tons of water. Croat Hrltaln has 291 torpedoes and torpedo-boat destroyers; I.'nclo Sam has only eight. I''ivc hundred and twenty-six men and forty olllcers nro required to ninn tin' cruiser -Vow York. liutttt'shlpti aro covered with armor of nickel steel from live to t-ovon Inches thick. We have four armored battleships the Indlnna. Iowa, Massachusetts anil Texas. A submarine torpedo boat to i,.. construction. Pehliul the heavy nriuor there Is n padding of either corn plih or coco.i IuhUs. it costs $500 every tlino ono of tho big guns on board a ship Is fired. The UiooUlyn nnd tho Now York nro our armored cruisers. Sallois aro paid from $9.50 to $12.50 per month and board. An act of congress In 1S72 abolished flagging In thu navy. Tho Anmrlcan navy has practically all been built since 1SS3. At prwont the total enlisted force of I known as the Plunger Is now under ARPETS OF Stock comprises : Body and Tapestry Brussels, ingrains, Hall and Stair Carpets. , iMNULTY the naval militia Is 3,870 olllcers and men. A captain in the navy ranks with a colonel in tlio army. The oldest iron vessel is the Michigan, built in ISM. Five battleships are now under con struction. We havo tho only ram the Katahdln, Tho ships aro painted white. HILL MUST BE HANGED. l.onc Struggle to Savo 11 .lltmleror on '''ecliiiicul Grouudu 1 Knclrd. Philadelphia, April 1L The supremo cjurt decided today, in un opinion by Justlco Mitchell, that Philip Hill must ho hanged by tho sheriff of Allegheny county, and that nny further delay may subject the sheriff to penalties of an escape. Hill was convicted In Allegheny county of murder in tho llrst degree in killing George Lawrence, and on July 31, was sentenced to bo hanged. The governor fixed the Jay ot exe cution Dec. 8 last, and on that, day the counsel for Hill filed an appeal to this court, and the sheriff lielng Informed by counsel thnt It was a question whether the appeal was a supersedeas though It had not bean specially allow ed! by the supremo court, postponed the execution. 11 was subsequently con tended that this postponement must work the release ot Hill as the day for j his execution had passed, and t had I not been carried Into effect. I Tlie supreme court brushes aside nil I these contentions and sets the records I back to the lower court with an ordeo ' that the execulon be proceeded with. AHFFLINTOWN CONVENTION, Results of Primary Elections Hold on on Saturday. Mlttllntown, Pa., April 11. Tho Re publican county convention today summed up and announced the result of the primary election held Saturday as follows; Mahon, for congress, had no opposition. For tho legislature K. G. Shaffer defeated T. K. Heavor by 41. The two Wanamaker candidates for tho state convention, ltohcrt 1L, Pattlson and X. P. Sholllngsford, word defeated by V. 11. Gronlger.who favora Charles W. Stone, of 'Warren, and H. H. McClellnn. a Quay man. A resolution was adopted endorsing President McKlnley's administration! and his conduct of the Cuban questlonJ DEATH OF WALTER DAWSON. Walter Dawson, formerly master mc-1 ciianlc of the Delaware, Lackawannn nnd Western railroad, and a former resident of this city, died at his home! in Now York city at 9 o'clock lustl evening. m liitrignt' Knocked Out. Philadelphia. April 11. "Jock'' Daly, oil Wilmington, had tin- best of the (iigumeiitl with Kid Lavigiip tonlxht at the Arena.! The boat w nt the full six rounds, and" Daly had Hi" host of every round but the second. Ldvlgne was knocked down in the first nnd fourth rounds. In tlio ht'cond round Lavlgne punished D.ily with some heavy stomach blows. .1 11 1 In Arthur .Hurried. HoFtcn, April II,- Tho marriage of lien- 1 Jnmtii P. Cheney, tin well known million- aire of this city, to Miss Julia Aithur, tho ' actress, was unnoiinrtd today. The nn- nnunccmciil was a complete surprlso to all savo the mos.t intimate friends of tho coiinle. The ceremony took place soma time ago in New York. IiiiHt Chapter 111 II risers t'ane. Now York, April 11.- It Is believed that the last chapter In the famous Dr. Bilges case has now bom coni'lucli-il. At a meet ing of the New York presbytery today a letter from Dr. Hrlggs was lead with drawing from the Presbyterian church. Tha ifslgiiutlon was accepted. Spittii!i Yellow Journal CnufUcntcd Madrid, April 11. Tho Pais, the news paper which bus ben Hie most promK mill In fomenting the antt-govcrnmeiitl campaign continued Us sensational oollccl today and Its Issue or date was conllal cated by tho authorities. Drad in a freight ( ar. Oswego, N. Y.. April 11. -Th. h..Oj oil a man ." yoais old, who was found daii la a freight car hist nlflit ha.-, not yell been Identified. They nro ut Danes morgue and will bo burled tomorrow un less claimed. i: vi.-ii with Her Crtmit-Kxnmincr. Krom tho Cleveland Leader, "Now," said tlu lawyer who was con ducting the cross-examination, "ulll you phase stuto how and where you lirst met this man?" 'I think," said the lady with the sharp nohe. "that It was " "Neier mind what you tilnk, ' inter rupled tho lawyer. "Wo want facts heie, We don't enro what you think, and we haven't any time to waste In listening to wliil you think. Now. please tell us where and when it w.ts that you first met this man.'' Tho wltnois nindn u reply. "Ciinc, collie." urged tho lawyer, 'l demand un answer to my iiuc.ttlon." Htlll no lesooiise from tho witness. "Your Honor," said the lawyer, turning to the court. "I think I am entitled to mi answer 10 tho irui-stlim I havo put.'' 'Tlio wltiU'KS will please answer tne question," said the court In Impressive tones. "Can't',' said the lady. "Why not?" "The court doesn't cart) to hear what I think, does It?" "No." Then thuro's no liso questioning ma any further. I urn not a lawyer. I can t talk without thinking." So they culled the next wltneaa. i 1 '
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