HEWS FROM THE NATION RL GKPIIAL
CAUTIOUS ABOUT CUBA.
Ho Easii Tt Tor Recognition of the
Rcboli At Celligorents.
On tlii" authority of those In clos relation
with the administration. It niny bo reiterated
that tli" President mi l Soer-fary Olney will
take no ir"'l.ltnti' iftl'in with regard to tlm
recognition i( nf Him t'ul. an insurgent.
They, ami u large and Influential element In
Congress. re"..giilre Hint thl Is lint n mutter
to lie a 't'"l U "II solely nil tin' ground nf
sympnthv with b ( pi" ttruuif Km; br frit
lorn. TImT" Inn wnv nf till sympathy
passing nvi-r tin- unit rv ju-t imw, vi. tunny
wnll-nmiuiiiig pei.pl" iTitniso Congress mid
the iidinliii-triitlon f..r Heir it ) m r t ln -k of
friendly feeling for tin- uSiins.
Tin' admlni-trullou has ii'i ith r" ji'-'-ii r:tt
Information nf tlm mal - 11 ' 1 1 1 1 . 1 1 nf affairs
In Cuba than has tin tint ry generally.
Doth sides ;ir" iinlMi!.l'vll mi-repp-cnting
tin' Hit 11111'. 11. Wlillo tin- llii- ii re lit I'lllllll
that thu Spaniards nro pra.'tl'ally ' aged up
In Havana, the Spunl-h iiithoritl's as per
sistent I) 'fliilin Hint tlmir form's ur- driving
tin- iiiurgonts f'T" tin n tn Unlr ring's
In tlx1 hills nii'l w ;i in . I'ntil a tnul km.w
l"lr of th" sltullth.ll is ll.'nl, tills govern
ment has no l'ii-iri ( ir n r---' 'i.int t- n ( tin'
Insurgents, mi l It w.'iil'l rt.iinl v ho ( In 1
inn vitv awkward .. : t i -ri 'lit It t
rocognitl rt Ft-1 thus f'irfi-11 its r'-'lit to claim
lllllllllges for l .( pP j iTtV owned Iv It"
citizens in I i l.ii , f . 1 1 1 v 1 1 1 1 . 1 ; r i -. i -. anil valu
able ma f i i n r v having already I rt 'l"-t p . -
'I. !: rinii 'ii "f i" lt' p in'v "iill : i x
to fipatn til'1 right ' - nr.-h m. ri an l-i
(r article- i. trnl and war. ami 1 1 -: this
I'oiihtry inii'lit if i i.M '"il''l P. wit i.i t'li
utter i i lin of Hi.' i..-i:rr. " ti"ii nml th"
triumph "I . .iiti.
Il i- (lie, . "i;.nrtii:it iU"-li"ii-. it i- -in I,
wlili'h ilillil"ii tl;" a lii'li.i-trnti.'ii t.i n.-t
with ''iiiiti.'ii. ii 'I it I n- tii" ,ii ",rl "f iiiiiiiv
l.'il III g li 'I .1 .1 mi-. It I- -.ii.l tliut tin- il"'
I .'t v .f tli" II ii-' l'"P i.'ii All. r. .'"liiiintti'i'
to ri'l'iTI n I n' mi r"-",.;tl"ii. i- ; t i th" .'i I
vl (."n;,"r I:.-" I, .ni'l Unit chairman
Mitt Ir. ..I til" -.111 l!,i
H0CSET0-H0U5E COLLECTIONS.
Poitoff.ee Department to Try It In
Twenty-fivo Cities
I ' -t miiHt T lb in-nil 1 1 7- r i i-rii" I ii gen
eral oi'l'T providing tint in nil I'lti. - and
towns hav tin; tree I I i v ry . -t.il s. r i t Ii"
! t ftl S-t''Ill Li- tXt.'l I '.I t" 111 ill l'"l ll'Mls. -
to-honsc I'i'lii'. tliiii-.. '..r tl iim i i ii".'
nf llin ili'i nrt:ii"iit, ln 'vrln- iiitr i.liii ti iii
of lioxi'f In t Ii" hmiHi'n in, til I'lrll'. r unli r.
mill I" iillin il to tl' .'.viiii,' tu"iil-tlvi-
.ii". n: I'l.rtliiii.l. .M"., .St. A 1 1 Vt..' r,...-i-t"i:.HnlTiil'i
nnil sni"ii-i', N. V..i:n-t ilini.k.'",
N. .1.. S.ritill"l., .Mu--.. Alh'k'iii'iiv. 'n..
Win i'Iiiii;. W. Va.. ( li'wliin.l, (I., l'-tr..it,
lii'iiiin;i...li. ,l"li"t. III, Miiiiii ii,i.iM, i w
Orl' iint, Hi. l.ini'i.il, St. I. ..ill-, t.
I'iiuI, Minn., Sim Knui 'i-".., ,S rin.MI"! I. III.,
THi-oniii, .i!-!i., Tnl".o, i., nnil Vi"k-i.un;.
M
I In- union tnki'ii I" th" r -i It nf 'rii"tl"iil
ti'ntti m ill" in M, I.,, in- aii. Vii.-liinctoii.
'J'hi'n' wr.' ri'k'a.-'l"'! in itiitl-fn.tory nii'l
irol.iiliv th" tlni" .nivril to ''iirrii'ri.iio nii;i'r
iioiiiii'II"i to aiMiit aii-wiT" to lii'Mn, iiiay I."
tilillzi'il in furtln r i't"ii.liin tin- lioiiii l.iry
of rniiti'n in rai,i.-i;rowiiii; I'lmmniniti.
lloti-"holil"rs in ilii'n' i ltli . will li,- ri'.iilr".
for tln lr own uv-iiiiii'i- nnil at tln'ir o vn
i,,"ii-i, in Mi,,ly a i.iiltiil.1" l.oy ,, a l.iii'l
ulr 'inly n.ir.ii"l l,y lli J.-f.; i ttti'-ut.
8ILVER SENATORS' DEMAND.
They Insist the Republican Party Must
Recognize the Motnl.
Til" l!".lll li' Mil hllvi-r n lllltori llllV" -ill"i
ik 'li'i'laratii ti vhi"h i hit. nil". 1 to I." ii-"i in
th" rmniiii; i'aiii.ali;ii u-th" il"iii,'ii. wlii 'li
til" nilviT ini'ii will milk" for a lank In ih.
national i-iit i. .11. In 1 1 1 - ( r 1 1 1 1 1 I - it i-
ri'i'lt"'! Unit t!i" i-ri'iu'iit tiiiiii. 'i.il - -ii-in "ti
ilain;"i tli" iii'lii-triui io-."rit v of tli" 1'iiit
il Miit'-N, w l l' li I- tlir aii'ii "I i.y limn ni l
.Inpim ns a r Milt nf tli" i"i-r"ii " in tli" .iiii"
of dlvi'r. ami tli" illil. ri ii f i-vl'iini;. t-
tW"i li mIImt ami Kn. n-iin; oiintri"-. It i-,
thi'P'fnr", ri -'.hi'.l tlini tin- MirniT- f uortl,"
fr"" aiul nnliii.il". I "oiniiu-" ..t -iU.t nt a r H o
of Hi t" 1. f,.r Hi" mu .-" if "l I it "rutin,: tin
llft"p'ii t .'liii n l'", wlii.'li is i""lar.-.l to
o."rat" i: a ln.iii.iy ..n tl, i-ji,.h ,,f .ro.i.-t,
.from ilv"r-i,-in mtri. .- I.. u-ol l-n-iin;
"oiiiitrli b. Il i- ill ", r. -,..h. .1 that th y f.u. r
n tiiri IT w lili li 'Irill i'.iiali" tl:" .iilii ri'ii
In tli" i'ost i .f Inl.nr lii-iHi i ii tliis mtr, imi
tl iintiii". nf i;ur"." ami A-i i. It is tli
!'iirins" nf tin.-" wlm a r" i ir.'iil itm; tli"
ili- 'laratioii to k'"t all tli" li" ul'.i 'iiti -iIm r
ini'ii in "oimi". to siun it.
RED CROSS IGNORED
But Clara Barton Will Bo Recognized By
The Sultan.
Owiiik' to tli" I'ln'rui'tli' r"ir.'s.'iitut.)tiM of
rnit"'l Stat ,s Miiiistnr 'IVm-ll, Mis-i Unrtoti
Mini Imr iirty will I"' I t mil t I ly th" Turk
ish Kovnriiiin'iit to ili.-trii.iil" r.'ln'f to tln
illHtr".s'il Ariiii'iilaiis, altlnnili tin' !;!
Cross itsi lf will in.t llk'iir" in th" work.
This n"W i'ihii" to tin- Stat" l'".urtiii"iit in
H "Htili'iirnm from th" Mliilsti'r to Si'i'r"tar
Olin'V, in wlii' li Ii" says that whil" th" I'ort"
rnfusi .s Hu. li i't riiii.-.-1'.ii t" tin' ll"'l i. s, or
to tin- in' inl"'rs nf thn lli-il i ross ns Hii.'li.ainl
thnri'l'V il.'i'llni'M to nftl 'tiilly 1 Kill' that
iniii'tv. it will I'l'Niilt liny "'rson wlnun tli"
Ministi'r iiiiiin's ami t .j r. .v.- to ilistiilnit"
r'li"f in tli" Inti-rinr nf I iiiki y, .rov."il tin
Turkish a. illioritl 'S am in (. .rtm il f what
tln'V ar" .loiiiL'.
Th"r" ''an I'" in iii"-tion that Miss linrton
ninl Imr party will I." so il"sit;iiat.', hy Miu
Utnr 1' "ir. II, 'l. nt it is ii.i't. l"lnl", thai. tln'V
will "li inti r alino-t liisiiniioiiiitahl" oh.
Htll''.- In ri'M.-hlllk' th" lli'l.l nf lli'tinll, ilM tli
mount, mi n.i' lii tW' i n tli" M'ahoar.i ami
tli" lnl"rl..r nr" now ra"tii aliy impitssalii".
Iwltl to til" ll"" MIoWS.
HOKE SMITH PROTESTS.
Against the Homestiad Bill Now in House
Committee.
Tim Hoiiso iiiumitt"" on ruMi" I,ninls
has rfi'nivi'il from S",'r"tary Smith a loin;
a.lviTK" r"...rt aK' iin-t th" fr"" hoiniti'ii.l
bill. Th" I. ill iitisolvin all '"rxoti.s oomii't
n llv" y"nrn r"siil"iii'" mi tlm liiinls takmi
mill oi'i'iipli'il unih'r tlm lnini"st"a. laws from
uiakiiiK fiirtln-r .nytin'nt to si .'iir" tlmir till"
otlinr than f"'s in.'l .-i,t to tllinu ami olitnln
iiitC proof. Tlm mi'niri' is u nw""ilni nn
aii'l lainl . 111. nlll. 'litis "-tlinntn its .iia-i.
woiihl Involv" nt l"iist t.t.lNMI.INH) of t-ost to
tlm Oovrnnn'iit, ami t l.'i,il;0,IHH) in Okla
homa alon". '1 Ills is th" llinolint .iu 1 to thn
Iinlinns for tlm ri'liii'iiisliiii"tit nf tlmir lamls
th"r'. (iiiiinlHsinniT LaiimrHiit of th" K"ii
oral lainl nlll"", in n rnport a '.'otiii.anvlni;
rtocri'turV Siiilth'n l"tt"r iirics shvitbI riia.soii
why thu I il 1 Hlni'nl.l not pass.
CAPITAL NOTES.
Yarn; Yu, thn Chini'st minister to tlt
l'nit"il Stati'M, lias I .""ii nppointi',1 hih pri'-nt
of t'hinu.
James H. Chaff"" has clv.'ii up nil I'laini to
th tiO.OiMI worth uf Mtoli'ii prnpt'rty fouml
in hin poss"s-ion at lloston.
Th" postmastHr ut Ilnallsvill", Washington
county, I'h., has Ihi-h Krant"J an iii"r'itnti ol
fHO a year for rh'il.'iil n.si!.tani,'.
A hill to iiuik" l.iii"oln's lilrtlnluy, Knliru
ary a l"al holi'lay, lias l."nn IntroJnneil
by It"prhii't'"a v'i'iym 4l tMn HmltU. uf
Mli'hltfiiu.
TELEGRAPHIC TICKS.
tlinrifi- War.1, n ('hi-roki'fl Inilnn, wan
hniiK'sl nt Van Iturn. Ark., for tnnnli'r.
Two mi'ti wi-rp klllml In a railroa I tnnii"!
nt St. I. mils by a train.
Th" rtnfTlit I"i'rtiii"iit tins il's hli il to
try th" hnii.H -ti-hniis' rollis tioti plan by l"l
i t'r rarrli-m tu twi'titv-flvn I'ltlnn.
I t'olori'it ffrinlnnt.'s nf Hampton Institute
havi bi-n is'fnso.1 iiiiarti'rn nt hoti'ls anil
j hnnriliiiK lionsi's at Ilartfonl, Conn.
I'lm nt Toronto, Out., ilfstroyiil I hp warn
hiiiiu s of Ht""l" llrn,.., Mi'lntosh A '., anil
l urk, llla.'kwi'll A Co. I.oss :HI,IHKI; partly
lllSIIP'll.
.Inhii linflitt, f.f I 'li ii- 1 n ii in , hiut biH'u
n'.olnt". ii .-killi'il typi writT nt 41,'MMi ht
i nr, in in" iiuan"riiiiist"r K''ii'Tnl a nllli'i',
I army i"piiitiin'iit.
' Miss Mary M"N'iilty has bi'i'ii nrnn!"i n
ill torn" at Kmi-as city from Itnv. ( harlns
M' Nulty, a rp'sliyti'rian miiiistnr, formerly
. f I'hilnil.'lphia.
i I'rank l'it;"ralil, wnnti',1 at I.oraln, O.,
for irruii'l lar""iiy, hiut burn "a.tiir". nt
i Until, N. Y., ami Is bi'lii hi-l'l th"r" for tin1
. Ohio antlioritii s.
Ambrns Wi'si ami his wlf" wnp' klll", In
th"ir hoin" at I'hil.'i b'lphia I'p'iitlilii; tlm
I fumi's nf "oal bus "s.',i.iin frotn a stovi-whil"
tlmy wr ' n.-l""p.
I A law to i'niiipi'1 th" "ity "niini ll nf Mm
, puna, Kan., to irlvn pr"f"r'iii'" to i,. .nl.i"r.s
i in n ".inlin'iits hiL- I n ibvlili'il by .linlK"
ainIol'li to Hi' InoprratlV".
In a "ol'l-lon l.. t""ii n a--, ni'r ami a
fp iu'ht train mi tli" Kansas ,( Inxas railrna l
In ai l!",'ii"il". Mo., I iri'inan Harp tt
was kllli il ami l.iiu'in. it M"ioiia' was in
jur". I.
Mr. ami Mr-, li.'.rk'" W V-t i iiliotis", Jr.,
mi l Ma-ti-r I ii'orc W, -iiii;lioii". arnvi il in
W ii-hitik'ton, I 'liurs'lay lilwlit. I ln-y will Ink"
I "ii n th.. liinin" m ii iil' .ii in a l"w
.In-. .
I h" I'.rili-h sti nnn-r l'.ifi int-'t' m, whl"h
Milli'il fmni ImiI.". .lapan, I "inl.i'r :i, for
l..i; h"iik'. I- nil in i:. Sin' "nrri.'il thp "
I j a-s, nt'i r-, a rn-iv "I U ami n "nrtfo nlii"i
at tm l.i ii in.
I In-s""Pt:iry of war .'"lit to tli" Siiiatt',
llll'I'T a Psolutioli p'llltlV" t l th" i'ost nf
-it' - f .r tli" .iir."..' of it" tinif fortitl' iiti nis
ri'i'l ". a-t il"t"ii- , a ri'i'ort -tatiiii; that Tl,
.iiiii.iiihi I-, n -vary.
I k'P
mini II. I. .M"li"V was "ii'iti'il
I l int' il stat - Si'iiiit.T bv tlm Mi.-:.! pi
I'-ui-liitiim by a..t"i.f liiilto . Ill" latt'T
w"t".n-t by l'o.nli-t mi'ml'i'is for I'.iliii.r
I i uik llnrklit, tln'ir "an.li.lat" for ;.'ovi rnor
at th" last I'l.'. tioii.
' John K. I .mi n. (.inTiil uisi n! th"
I l;:i'ti:ii"i" ami Mil . biiilroa.l "oin any, ami
p .p 'ntativ" in I oiin ss from tlm I'oiirth
Marilami I i -1 r i . was -i t - 1 pri-nl 'iit nf
th" I'.altlmoP' ami Ohiotosn il t barb's
j f. May.T.
.laiin s I-h, tlm wniilthy yotinrf man who
ln-t Jill." iiiiipIitiiI W'. . I hai.pi'l, th"
il.ii.imi.iir of l.-h's wif", i l.'ii.l" I i-niitv to
j iMin-liniu'litiT nt 1 1 ii i ii 1 1 it ami wits ,-"iit"ii I
to iiiii" months In pri- 'ii. At his trial tli"
jury li-a;r I.
I I h" Yi'imzni'laii Comtnl--lon h"bl its llrst
I T' tnliir W""kly tiiis'tiiic "ii tlm t'.h. I'h"
I pr ipal 1'iisiimss traii-a. t"il vns tli" p"' p-
li"ii of a partial H'pi.rt Ironi Cointnis.-ioinT
(iiinuui upon tlm i.-1'imral snl.j""t nf tnnpsi.f
tlm ti'rntory iin..U". in .lispnt".
CLARA BARTON SAILS.
1 Trask Blames the Turkish Press for the
Opposition of the Sultan.
Ml ( Int. t I'.arton ami Imr staff. tm inbiTs
of th" National :! Crnn so.'lnty, .snili-.l on
tin- JJ l on tin--t'-aii -hip N"w York. Thow
win. i oni.aiii. . Mi-s llart. ii WT" lr. J.
li. Hiil.bi'll, li"nl acnt: Mi-s I . liC'iiVi's,
:-t' iiok'taplmrnnil t rit T; Karm -t Mason,
Int'Tpp't' r ami linuni-t, ami lii-nri;" II. I'ull
maii, -"'T'tary to Mbs llaiton. In I ' r I 1 1 y
thsi'iis-iiiK lu-r plan-. Miss lnr,.ii all:
"I "Mil Hi" Villi lilt llV 111 I II lit t Wi'l'-
p"i t to pm.'Ii I'lislantinopl" within tnr""
ui.'ks. 'I Itl- ill allow f..r ililay iin I tr.ins
fi r in I. "ii. I. ,ii. pah- ami i.i iii'Mi. 1 hav" no
ih Unit" plans a- "t, bnt 1 -hall inntiir" plans
win n I n-a -h tin- Iml'l of opiTiitioii. I was
a-k to io this ivnrk I an-" tin v "oi.l.l m t
i;"t itnv
li"
"I-
I am tlm
I n rt ii 'ii In r
tool."
W Imn nski ! a f"W - ill"
Harlon sai l in p plv : "I .1
nun lint nf th" Aiiii'-iiImii i
hp tr -iiit to f I tlm himr.
in--li-.ii-. Mi-s
In t klmw III"
ll.'f fillnl. W"
mi'! that is li
tar .is Iiiiv" liibl imr plans at pr
shall, upon arming at i ..n-tantii:
ib aV'T I" "tili-t Ih" sympathy nf tin
nt. I
Pi". ".,
I int. . I
! snaii s inini-ii-r in nun pia. ". I io m t kinov
; yi I wlmtlmr I shall mak" an nllort to hav"
at! an Imii"" wMi tli" s'll.li'n" port" hlm-i-lf,
in- 1 liavn only in w-i api r k now .1,'" thnt
tlm .-ill limn port" litis, throiiirli tlm liirki.-li
, ii. ii. ist. r at Wn-hiiiutiiii. aiiii..iin.'''l his ,..,.,
I sitioii to th" ili-tiii.nlioii nf this p'li 'f fmni "
I S "ii 'iT Trask, vim is .in uilini-r nf t!m
, Nnw York bran, h of tlm so.-mtv, sai.l: "It is
th" fault nf th" pp's that antaitniiisiii to tlm
li"i ri ss sn.'ii'ty ha- ."i i .-how n by th"
pnl'li" ami by th" l urki.-h "ovninii'iit.
VALUABLE ANTIQUES STOLEN.
I Portion of a Collection Worth 8340.000
Carried Off.
Si .tii" tim" imar niiilniulit Satnr lay th"
p'slili'in t' nf It. Jalin, in N"W York, was "ii-ti'p-il,
ami it "a.-" nf niiti'pms vain... I at
tJii.ikio was taki'n away. Th" antiipms,
Wllji'h WIT" Stoli'U, WiT" part nf th" I'lllli'n-
tl 'ii known lis tlm Snlilll ill"i tioii, whl' h
wit" boiiyht soiim yars ano by Jir. .lahn Inr
T 10.010. ami wnp' priin ipiiHy itilaiil i?nt
ami silvt r work. Satnr.lay nviiiiirf Walt"r
Kliim. an "piTt in anli'iii's, who was m
"darn" of th Ilni'tiiiii, W":it nut on busi-
U"ss. II" p'tiinmil al iiii'lint'lit ami foiunl
th" front iloor npi'ii. II" ran up stairs, uml
mi t'litiTiiiu tlm show room on tlm s""oin
Hour, h" in.ti.'.'.l that tlm nils" I'lintainiint th"
aiitb pit's, ami whi. li lm valiiml at Jil.thKI,
Inn) I'.'i ii tnki-ii. It. Jalin is in I'.iimp", ami
W'lIK l..tlli"l by "llhl" of III" rol'IsTV.
Al th" station linns" Captain I'i.'ki'tt r"-fiisi-il
to "ithiT iilllrm or tb-ny th" story, but
nil invt'sliK'atioii il was li'iirimil that thn
robl.iT nr rohisTs yaiin'il t'litratn1" to th"
lion-" through n mar wimtow,
FINANCIAL NOTES.
Th" I'roi'tor ami danil'l" Company has
ili'i'lap'i) a s.'inl-anniial ilivblmiil of ti pr
""tit on thn t-niiiinon stork, puvnbl'i Kobrmiry
15th.
Wh"ii th" bon.l fimnlar was IssimJ wo
W'T" lolil that thn fomiijniTs woiihl not buy
a I'nin boml, but now tlm Piik'Hih ami (Inr
man sul.s.'rlptl.iiis nru i'stliimln.1 nt r .10,000, -UOt).
It is saiil that th" Knillsh systmn nf rail
way miuiai,''iii"lit, whinh s.'parat.is thn llnan
t'iai ami npt'iatiiiK l.r.in.'lms, will bo u loptuJ
by th" llaltunorH ami Ohio,
SAVED FROM LYNCHERS.
Twice They Had Organized to Hang Rattle
snake Bill,
llatlli'snnk" Hill, tho notorious out-throat,
who klil.'.l yoiin; Ilowanl ItubnrU, in hid
fntlmr's hoiiso ut Isal.i'lla, Kas. , Thurs.lay
lilht, is in tho liiunls nf th" ollb'i'rs. Tlm
viuilnni't' fiiiiiniittt'H kt pt up th" pursuit of
th" tnuritiTiT for 'H inilt-H ami brouitht him
to lav in thn llyp hills. It took six hours to
Uislno tho niurilnmr, who t'litP iii'lnvl lilm
"lf lii'lilml rot'kit mul foiiKht ilespiTiitnly un
til hl ammunition kvh out. Tin mob oaino
tinar lym hliiK him, but dually foiii'lmlinl to
turn liiut ovor to the uulhorltiut at Vila
ADVICES FROM 1 CUBAN WAR.
DEFEATS OF CUBANS.
Spanish Accounts of Victories Orer Two
Foroet.
A spis lal from Havana. Cuba, unyn: Nn
mi'roim rnports hav Isi-n rffi'lvil of itklr
mlsh"s Intli'-ntinit uiiiisiial mnimiiv critiK on
both nlil" In llaviinn provin'. iMnlb'tl m
pnrts ar also "otnini; In of Oi'imral Lmtun's
njii'rntloiis in I'lnnr ib'l Hlo provlii"", nun Inst
Mii"''o. Alinost I'ontlniioiis IlKlitinu (or thn-"
lays is sal, I to hnvn ri'nltil in thn r-tri'iit
of .M'i"i'o fori,i S.tHKI strotiK. Th" -vi-nstt
'iiKairnnmnt tu that provlti"" so far
wan nt Tairmms, l'tw""n I'lnnr tl"l Itlo t'lty
nml Coloma. on th" south "oast.
1'iniTiil I.uiiii", It'iirnini; January IN thnt
rt'bnls it" tliP'" uillt'i smith of th" t'lty
wiiltiuitto Httnnk n wiitfi'ti trnln "oiivi'viiiK
100,(100 rations for th" Spnnlsh troops,
nuin lmtl nirainst tlmm with ll.otKl troops, In
I'lii'llnif tli i nrtil'-ry uml a ."piinlroii nf i nv
nlry. H" fniinil tlm Insiir'iits In strotuf
pnlsti. .lis ni hills oil bntll sl'b'S of tin' P.M'I.
il" il"pli.i'i his vimiruapl ami l"'l his main
for"" uloiitf th" rou l tlip'i'tly in townr.l thn
stroi"st pi sitioii n"i'iipl"i t y th" rnlit-ls.
Cnloiml lli rniimli';'. tonk u posltlnn on tin'
b'ft nf th" n il, I. nin I tlm mpnrt iissnrts th"
Insnru'i'iits stralu'htway !l"il in ilisnnbT !"
fnp'aslint was llp'il. lint th" p'port nlso
ib"'lar"i that Cnloin l Trupon TiiT"iI tli"
Tivulr v to i har", nml that th" trnopiTs irnv"
ii i!u.-hltitf i'xliii'1'lon nf "oiirai;" umbT a t"r
rill" Mr" imar th" nltii'.sl Impnviuibl" slnml
nf tlm lii-urirt'lits.
Astlm iii.-iirk'i'iits ht" all mi .1 1 nt "il . It was
Imp' s il l" tn mak" n bayotii't "linrir",
nml liny wit" faM.P'.l by illnbTbru-h nini
th" bp. ki n t'lnii'try, tlm p b"ls sin'i'i'fib'il in
k'ainintf sin ltiT. tn n Tal l uipi" wnsi'.piallv
siii'i'i s-tul in ili-i"li;i:ik' tlm minis on th"
rik-ht nf tlm rmi I, tin1 n-port savs. Tlm p'bi-ls
r. lr. .'il".. takliiir up a position on still hl.'h r
froiimt. IIm main bmly nf tlm liisiirirint
for.'. lin n iitnt"'t to p -i-t th" S niil-li a I-
M.ii.'i s, Imp upon llv nip anil s of arlil-
i ry i'pi ii". llr" upon th" t iiinpa.'t hum nf
.I.IhiiI liisuru't'iits, spn-ii'liiiu ifn at havon. II"
iitta.'kfil th" miiii" fop ' s th" in xt tiny, ib.i
f 'Tit i mi; tlmm.
OOMEZ IS DYING.
Reported That Cuba's Great General Can
not Live Two Months,
l'or sum" tlni" past r ports hav" b""n In
"ir."ilatloii at Havana .'"ii""rnlni? tlm physin
al "oii'lition of Oi'ii'Tiil Mimimo ilottnz.
i'om'niin..T-iii-"hl"f of th" insiiri-'i'iit fur"".
Oil" story has assiTti'il that h" was sinTi iim;
from woiiinls, an t iinotlmrthat h" was sTl
nusly III with f.'MT. I appi'iirs, Vom In
formation ibTivt'il from l.''istwnrthv amir
that imltlmr nf tin's" mnt is "orrtvt, imt It
Is posillvt'ly 11,-siTti'il thaf , Uw it'iit "hii'f
is n vitv si' k mini. It is'--' . upon tli" au
thority i'it"i that th" ilni-i 'itti'ii'laii.'"
upi.ii Oi'iii nil (iiiini'7, r. . , v.-,,iiMili-
ntioii ami illuKnosi., , i,., ... .."ini; mi inl-
VIII I stilt of "li-islllllptlnll, "Otllpll'-.ltfll
with fi'HT. It is furtlmr statt'il that th"
pli vsi. l'iii- Irnv iltii'toth In'liisioii that
lioiii". . an only liv" nl. out two months lonit
nr. Tims" .'tuti'timiits huv" naiisi'il i'nnsi"r
abl" nlariii amoni; th" insiirifi'tits ami th"lr
Irii'inl.-, a-, "V"ii thiiimli bis "oii.liti.'ii niny
b" i'.li;K'iTllt"i to solll" ili'liP-", it is bt'llnvfil
th" main fimts ar rris-tly stat". I.
ISi-iib s, iinniipliiii; to tlm mpi rts fn.tn tlm
fmiit. h" Is bi'lni; shnri.ly pu.-lmil by th"
Spaiil-h. ami Is unttiiiK in rt now', ilay
or biht, 'J h" i ff""t Is t'."!t his uio"iimiit
' an u't 1." tuarki'il I y a trail nf tin' l out nr
lain" h irst s, w hi' h th" iusurp'iitH l"nv" b"
hiii'l tin in. Tlm opinion is "Xpn -s".l
that th" liisiirtfi nts nr" In ib'sptTiit" straits,
ami that for ioiimz I'ViTythliii: now ib'pi'ii Is
upon tlm sal" arrival in tlm i.rnvlui'" of Hav
ana of tlm t iu-t'-rn arinv nf Insur"iits umbT
I) "imriils Jos" Mai'i'o ami Itahl.
THEATER DISASTER.
It Now is Believed More Than Seventy
People Lost Their Lives.
Tlm nfl'i'lal lnv"sliiiitloii into th" mius" nf
tlm lln- whinh tl.'si royi'il th" "imus tlmatiT at
llrkat'Tiiiosl'iv, t'aplt.il nf th" Soiitn Kits-liii-sl
in ifoMTiuni'iit of that niinm, has m.t
I n u!. I" to "-tahlisii th" r'-al i-au-" nf th"
ili-a-t"r, whi' h Is bnlmvi'il to havn msiiitml
In th" los, of i.vnrTo livi's. Mm drst iilnrm
was u'ivi'ii by an a"tr"ss who app"ap''l t"rror
stri 'ki'ii mi tlm stii).'" ilurliik' il "hll'lp'ti s
matin"". Sim si'ii'iinmil with fright ami
tlin w tlm vli.." aiiilii'ii"" into a paiii". Mi"
th 'at' r 1 1 1 1 tn I jut I v I'.'icnn to till with Mi:..k"
ami ll.iui". A ti-rril'l" rush was ma.l" for
III" lloors nf nil" l.llll.llllk'. but only two nut
of hi" "ik'lit wiia vmt" opt'ii.ihi'ntrmrs havlm
bi'i'ii Mi'i'iip'ly i-los.'.l mi nni'iiiint nf tlm t'ol.l
wi'.iilmr.
'I li" lion roof of tlm hull. lint "ollap-",,
killing' iiiiml.'Ts of persons. Tli" vi.'tnns
wit.' muliiK i hil'lr ami in ii'l.litloii to III...-.'
burnt'tl to tl. lit ti. siilbn-nti'il by th" siimk" nr
iTii.-lm.l by tlm fall of tlm nmf, many wit"
trampli il to ib-ath. lloilii s hp- still l..-in p
I'nvi'p'.l In mi tlm ruins, ami tli" opinion Is
t'xpp--i'il that th" llrst "stiiual" that 70 livns
WiT" Inst will b" shown to b" short of th" m
aiity. It'st.l" thus" who lost tlmir livns a
vry Kmal iiumbiT of "liililrt-u with tnom nr
l"ss injiirt'il in tlm rush townpi ih" tloors.
ENGLAND READY TO QUIT.
Willing to Discard the Schomburg Line
and Avoid Trouble.
Th" I.oti. Imi Minns says "illtorially: "Tlmr"
is a sim-tT" tb'sim hupi to arrlvn at u frit'ii'lly
au'riii'iimnt with Wiit'unla so as to minov"
all nuns" nf I'nntrovtTsy with th 1'iilttnl
Stat"s. A basis of in'K'.tiittloiis Is i rovi,",
in our willlnuiit-ss to ilis.'ar.l th" S.-lioml.uri?
liii" us a limit, ami only to t'x.'lii.l" th" s"t
tlml ilistrii'ts from nonsiiliTiition. If a pro
posal to thlsi'hVi't with mailt' I'v V"ii"zu"lii
nr tlm l iuti'il StatKH mi tlmir bnlinlf. u s"ttl"
mi'i't wmilil imnii'iliati'ly t'oiii" in vi"W."
J'h" Chroii'b'l" iiiiiliTstniiiis that Sir Kmil
nrii'k I'olla.'k, I'orpus proh'ssor ot jurl-prml-t'lii'i'
at tlm iiulviTslty at Oxfonl, Iuls l.""ii
"iitrusti'il with thn t'oiiipilini; of th" liriiisii
mis" in its li'ifal asp.'.'ts on th" Vt'imzimla,
boiimlury. Sir FrftbTink vlsitfil th" I'nitt'il
Stint s last siiuuimr to ilnlivt'r mi mhlp'ss at
Harvanl unlvtTslty. "Wf ar" sum," sny
tlm Chroiiii'l", "that l.or.l Salisbury ami Mr.
I li am l "Tin I ii will put no obstanli a In thn
way of ii Vi'imzui'ln si'ttli'iimnt."
Tho llnrliu I'orn spmn b'lit nf tho Dally
T"l"i'ra.li says that h" Is assumtl on itoml
authority that thn ilisput" will bo s"Ul"J til
n't'tly bt'lwt'i'u KiikIiiiiiJ nml Vnnt'.ut'lu,
A Determined Sheriff.
A mob at Sullivan, Intl., tn.li'avopsl to
lyiu'h (I runt Attorluiry, who Is unJ"r urptit
on il I'lliirtr" of assnultltiK his sialiT-in-law,
but wan tlrivt'U oft by tho Hhorlll. Th" tloor
of th" jail was brokmi tlown, Hint nu "ntnuit'o
fop."i. Hi" HlmrllT I'onfronti'il tho moti ami
thmatnim.l to kill tho llrst man who t'ainn up
stairs towttnl tho ""Il room. Tho mob haltinl
mill liiially wltliilmw, but thri'iitt'imd to ro
turn w ithin 2i hours. Attorbury strouifly an-si-rts
his Iniioi't'in'", uml tho only t'vi.li'ii""
HKulnst him ia that blooilhouutla followuU ti
trull to his ho us",
FOREIGN NOTES.
PortiiK'tl tun isstmil an oftlnial ilmilal ot
tho mporti'il wilo of lH'luKoa liny to Eiik
lantl. Italy iloulon tho
Makailn lias bts'ii
laus.
Htory to tho offot't thnt
i iipturi j by tho Ahysslu-
M. Alfmil Amlm, a l ankt'r, P'k'nnt of tho
Hank of r'raimn, a t lmvalmr of tho In'k'lon of
Honor, and 0110 of tho rli'lmnt umii la i'rauoe,
ia ili'tttl.
Thu Frtrirh KovtTiiniont hits annouunnil
th ut by tho tornia of a trout y iilciiuti January
IH, tho Island of MadU(rH8eur is declared a
Frenvb pomviiblou.
TRADE REVIEW.
Much Retarded hy
Tactics in the Senate.
Business
Dilatory
It. O. I)un A Co.'a wm-kly n-vlow of trado
nay:
Tho Wti'k hiw boon miirkotl by Improve
mnnt, nppart'tit rntlmr than mal. I'rloi
of somo iToilimt. havt rls"n. Imt only lw
ratiso ituppllin am ln'lli-viM to ls amallr
than was oxpt't'tml. Tho smnit" still Injuros
biilni s by tloiiiK tiit tiimt. ami th" tP'a-niry
cannot oxptvt to irain in K'ibl n y"t, but
liisns li-ssthnn wns pxpft'toil. It I (rt'imrally
nssunioil thnt tho now loan will bo pla-fil
without (llllli iilty, thoiik'h tho u"i'"slvi'
pnvnit'iits may oaurn mntiniKsl illsturbnimo.
A iloli'K'i of fomlitn mportu favoriiblo to
whtvi.t spi'i'iilatlon foiiinl rnaily answor in an
ailvnnt'o nf ovor 6 ooiits h"ro, tn epit" of
wostorn mot'lpts boln f.O por oont. Innci
than last yar. Atliintin cxporta for tho
wiH-k worn also niimh InrifiT than Inst yi'nr
fur tho llrst tlmo in snviTitl months, but for
tlm tTnp y"iir to ilnto nil rxpnrts hnvo Isnm
nhont n'.rtiO.ooo bushi'ls ctniilliT thnn Inst
vi'iir. Th" nuirk' t has th" bb n that forolk'ti
ib inmiils Imp'iifti'r must bo numh ifn'Htor Ih--i'iiiis"
of ili'lb'ii'iit supplii i l.-'-whiT", but no
ntio oxpt'i'ts that tlm limmHsn will boat nil
t'oiiimi'iisiiriit" with th" I'liormous ln.T"n"
In wt storn ris-nlpts. 'J7 it "otit., hIiu'o tho
rrop yt'iir bt'k'aii, lllT.i.on.iHiO buslmls, atfuiust
WT.I'sr'.l'.il bilsln'ls last y.iir.
Corn iiilvaimml Is-i'iiusk wh"at ntlvanooil,
& Ipts ami oxports "outiiiuiinr ns Is-fum.
Cotton ms" mi I'lk'hth. nltlioiitfli Mr. Klllson
"-tlinnt.'.l tlm yii'itl lit ".Oon.fioo bnl.'s, ntnl
rnni'lpts to tint" t'oiillrm that t stimuli', but
tluT'-ar" many who rnasnii Hint tli" surplus
will b" ibiiik'iToUslv small lit th" t'lnl of til"
iTop yar, "M'n if th" y i 1 I Is 7,ihmi.0iii
1'iili's. 'llm n'liinl nuirkt'tiiik' of tfnmls in
I'lirop" ami in thl- t'oiiutry lianlly supports
that vl.'W.
Th" Iron nml st""l biislni'ss flmls t in'oiir
j ii.'iin'iit In th" ii'l mi"" of lli sst hut plif to
t I I at I'lttsbiirir. ami irray fori?" to ? 1 1 . 2..
I but Hit's" hp p'snlts nf th" ii'lvan"" npli'p'.i
I by tin mliliiatti'iis in "ok" i ii-1 i r". An-
. thra.-it" is m.t tlminT at th" 1ji-I. nml Smith
I "rti pli; Is pr ssn.l for sal". l iiil-lmil pr..
i tlii. t hp' ti--t stroiiif. r. whll" 1 'Ik' iron litis
. inlviiu I In. '.1 pi r ""lit. siimt' Jaunary 1.
! GOSSIPS OFTHR CORRIDORS.
Glimpses of Notable Men in Various De
partments.
II'T"'s nil" nil til" Monro" I'lH'trltl". It
was a NVfsttTii Ci nifp ssman who ris-fivnil a
IfttiT this tlni". It was 11 mipii'st frotn mm
of his "niistltuti'iits, f..r information iibmit
tlm iifor-'salil iloi'ii'vint. !'. - 'rr..l All
tlm fools :i my tow n nro t.ilkiiik' nbout tho
Mo'..-.,.. 1 1... trlii". nml imlioily knows whnt it
is. If th" k'uvriiiin iit is Kiviiiit any nf it
away, plt'iis" st'ii'l 111" sonm." Tlm" I'onstl
tut'iit wan iluly suppllml with "lit'Tiitup'."
Th" itmmbtTs nf th" I'liU".! Stains Supp'tim
Court ar" all u I pi'.b'strlntis i'.x""pt Justlno
I l.'l.ls. who Is too nit"'l to Ink" mu"h X'T
"is". It is 11 pp'ty lulu; walk for most nf
tlmm from th" Capitol to tlmir hotims,
but Justlno Harlau uml Justinns W hit" ami
llrown am niton snt'ii on th" Avoini" pimiiik'
it 1'iu.ily ami stfii'llly tok'i'tlnT. Justlno Shi
ras usually walks iiionn, ami tlm fii""s nf all
th" p-st nr" familiar to tin pnopl" on tho
"Ity's ppuiib'-t stp-t't,
Si'tuitor Ilimoti, nf (o'ork'ln, Is ntn publin
ollli'lal w ho will imviT allow hlm-"lf to I n in
ti'rvmwi'it. II" talk plfiisantlv ami niirt"oiis-
ly to in-wspupiT limii wlio approimh him for
1111 intnrvli'W, but II rni 1 Infoniu's tlmin that
lm iii'Vit talks for pul. linalion. II" will m l
bn tpmtt'il nn any siil.ji.rt, mul w.nil.l not
talk nil "th" wontlmr" if lm th"Uk'ht it was
for publinatioli.
Th" olib'st mt'inbiT nf tlm lloiiso Is (Pil
ush.i A, Itpiw, of r.'iiiisylv.aniii. who Is imw
iipproai'hiiu; 7.1. 'I h" yiunu."st Is Mor
inau A. Mozli'V, nf Missouri, who has just
turn. '.I :lo.
nonrotary llorbtTt rnports to Cmiirri'ss that
hliino his oiitry Into oltb t' h" has pul a stop
to k'raiititik fiirloiik'hs to naval olllnt rs to
allnw tlmm to t litiT tnmporarily into ntlmr
bllsllmss.
Ci.iik'ms.-man Nnrthwny, nf ,oT"rsoii, O.
has lntroilii. "i a bill to pon-loii Mrs. Kllnn
1. CamplH'll.
CONDITION OF THE BANKS.
Quarterly Statement of the Comptroller of
the Currency.
Th" iib-tni 't from th" rnports nia l" to th"
nomptrolliT of tlm t urrminy by tlm ;l,7iii; na
tional banks in tlm I'niti'l Stati's sliouini;
tlmir nomlltl. .11 H mbtT I I. IVO, slimis
loan-ami ilis.'oimts iiuiountiiik' '' T-'.o.'ii.-
'.Mil.7'.'-.', Ilk'lllllst Tj.O.'il'.IOS.IOJ on .Si-,ti'iil "r
Js, ivi.i, llm ,at" n( th" la-t ri pnrt. Tlm
k'"l'i . "in In .t l y tho national banks mi
ii nt ini'iT last nmoiiiiti'il to 1 l l.s I I. Iiki,
iik'ainsl i 1 o,:i;s.:i i), .si pii-inbiT 'Js. Mm unM
tn nsiiiy I'lTtill. ati s mi haml atnoniiti .l to
irO.'.'.'til.Oilo. as nomparotl witli TlH.WO.SO 011
Si -1 't ii, t ir ';s. ho k'"l.l oloiiriiik' lioii.-o I'tr
till. ati s iik'k'P k'litotl t1.4tl5JMNI, its I't tiipart-'l
with T'll.O'JI.otHl at hk-t p'port.
llmsilviT tp'iistiry oortillmitoa amoiint.'.l
to ia.-,t7s,:)j.'l, as I'oiiipiip'il with iiJ.'JH.lstl
in si ptntiibiT. Th" total s in mi haml
lii'.'t iiil'i r I I. was i-J0ii.7PJ.110, as n..uipar"il
with Ti'.Hl,j;i:,HI I .11 Soptombor 'Js. 1 lm
h'k'nl ti'l.ibT liott s oil lllllnl nil I "lllbtT 1'),
umniiiiti'i! to t'.".i, ji'.i.K':, as nuuliist '.i:t,!Ui;.
l.s." mi Si'pti iiil.iT JS. '1 lm I'niii'il stall's oor
tiMi'iitt s nf iloposlts for li'k'al ton. lor unto
nil haml iiu'k'P-k'att'ii Tll, 41.000, m. ucaiust
tl:",'.'Ji,tKMi ai th" tiiim nf tlm Sopti'tuiii-r m
pnrt. '1 lm mport shows that bi'twot'ii Sfptmnls-r
Js, l-'.i:, ami l 111I..T 11. tlm national banks
tlmir 1 1 1 . 1 1 v 1 . 1 1 1 : 1 1 iloposlts from l,701.iwJ, iJt
to l,i.'U,d,V.I.'Jll.
THE P0PULIST8' CALL.
Synopsis of Their Announcement For a
National Convention.
Th" followlnif Is 11 synopsis of tlm oall ut
thn l'niipl"' party for th" national ouii voli
tion whinh is to nn'.'t in St. I.ouis July Tl:
Tlm nmmbors nf tlm lVopio's party ami nil
othiTs who favor Its prlin'ipl.'s am invit.'tl to
ossi'iublo In tin Ir vai Ions Statos ami t"rri
torli's, auil nlioos" tl"l"k'at"s to tlm national
t'onvontioii, ut su.'ll timo mul phi"" as thn
Slato Ciiinmtttno in ou"li Stato shall ilot'T
lli 110. I'.a.'li Statu is k'lvi'II olio ilolt'Kali) for
ou.'li si'iiator ami "oiikp ssman. ami t.no a.l
illtioiuil il"li ut" f..r oii 'li 'J,0oo votoii oust tor
tho I'npulist I'an.Ii.latos in is:ij, lsk r is Jo,
tho lllullist Vnto fniitrollinir. Tho null U
slifimil by II. T. Tiiult'U"i'k, "hairnian; J. H.
Tunmr, womtarys I.. J. M.T'liiirllu, nonro
tary, ami M. C. Itanklu, tmiuumr.
BRIEF MENTION.
Sonmtnry I.aniunt has rttiontoil Cntonol
II. E. M. Craituu, I'. S. A., to mtlro, Iwoiiuso
of s"iiinlals in Ills mKimniiL, Crattou rt-fusin
to do ao,
('. I,. Mlt.'lmll, a pationt at tho Mattowan
Hospital for Urn Now York Stnto liisano wt
llro to tho Institution In II vo (UtTnmut pla. o
ami for a f"W lioura tho bulKlins wont
thmati'iind with ilnstrui'tlou.
A aovore storm of rain am) aloof provallnU
tn Now York ami tun Now Eu'uuti atatoa
Frltliiy.
Hiram Sava.lk'", a promlnout polltl.'lau of
Oiniiha, Is iu Jail for iTlmliiiU assault upon
AllsTta lilno, 17 yeura ohl.
CoiiKmHsnmn H. I). Monoy hus Just boon
uominatoil by tho MlssUslppi lH'mofratin
I'liu.'iis an I'uitott Stntoa aouulor, to nuooouj
St'uator J. Z. UnnrK".
At a nmotliik- of ailvor loatlora iu Washliur
ton, tho Inttor part of July wan liouldod onaa
tho time lor hol.lliiK a national oouvt-ntiou.
W hi'tlmr a soparate tlokot will bo put la tuo
Quid will then ba decided.
ftl DiniN.fl (OIlKt
OVER FIFTY KILLED.
Terrible Explosion In a Colliery Near Car
diff. Wiles.
Tho r"sl'lrnt of tho town nnd vlnlnity of
Tylorstown, imar CnnllfT, Vnlos, wore torrl
fltvt by a torrlllo rovorliorntlon Monday whinh
shook tho wholn town. Tho oonnunslon was
rausoil by nn oxplosloti in n ii"ltfllorln mil
IIitv. with tllsast r.ms oonsfijiipni'oii to llfo
nmf prnHTty.
Th Intt'st ropnrt plnnon tho nnmbor of
tlmul nt 4, thoiik'h It Is fnnrotl that oxplora
tlon of tho wroi kml mino will ills.'nvt'r tho
botllin of mom.
Tho lint rnports kv tln'numlsT of minor
In tho shaft nt f4, but a tho iiudiIst of tho
r foviTttl tloml kp'W from l'J to IS, Hu n 20,
nml liiially 'J', tho list nf tli..." known to
havo Is't'ii In tho shaft k"pt t'ontliiiinlly
frrowintf.
Tho pit i niik'lit fir" nnil tho lilmlran. " that
this I'Miisoil to tho work of tin' p-soiio pnrtl' S
n.blo.l to tho i'xnlt"iiH'nl nml tonalon f 1''
InK. It was onlv ihroiiKh brnvitiK tho utmost
r(l that tho living w ro nblo to prosimit"
tlmir tpit'st for th" tb ml. Th" Work nf rx
ploratioii Is iroliiif st. 11. lily forwiinl, but
iituItT Kr' iit tlnlli ulty, tho iiunmroiis "tivo
Ins t.li.-truntiiiif tlm inlvaiu'o uml mnkiiur It
linptissllilti to miii'h P inoto portions nf tlm
llllll", Willi" til" ib'fni'llV" Vlltlllltlo!! oftftl
ilrlvi s I n. k thus" who iimnilvnmiiik'nii tlmir
sii.l iTrmul. N.um havo boon fouml nlivo,
ami It Is not imw 1 1 - I that any will Is-.
It was mport". I at mbliiikiit that mom
btttll.'s Im i bi'i'ii brought to th" surfa.'" nf
th" w p'i'koil mill", nml sotno of thoso who
wit" In th" 111I11" havn I mh -n n-.'ii"i nilvo ami
t'il torrlbl" storii s nf ;m sm'ti" tlmy witm ss
"i nml Hi" tbaf boili 's Hi y foiiml or
stuinl."'l nvor. A llp'iiinn who was in th"
lulim w Imn tlm i xplosloii nnnurrnil startml to
work his way In th" tlir"'tioi of th" ou
trun"". In on" sp"t h" was nblici'il to stop
ami wait for a fi'A' hiuiis mi 11 1 1 nt of tlm
liltiT'lain. f"W slot s fiirttuT lm Ini.l to
wait allot Imr two hours, Am.tlmr llp'tnim
mliitos that h" pusscil iiiimoroiis iimn who
wit" iiimoiisiious nml Imlpbs nu.l bmlly
buriioil.
TEED OF A LUNATIC.
Hacked His Uncle's and Aunt's Hotds With
an Axe.
Privnn to fmnzy by bp'oiliniJ ovor wrotifs
h" thoiik'ht wop- piTpt'trati'il upon him
I'atrink Mi'.Muhon. son nf 11 rl- h onrpont'T. In
Now York, omnmittoi! a liorril 1" ii"t Sumlay.
11.' tlnllhorutt'ly. aft'T niimfiil oiil'iilatloii,
liankt'il th" In nils .. his um l" nml aunt with
11:1 ax". II" trlml to justify l is ibs-i by 1 harir
liu; that tlmy pni-ui"'l his tuntlmr ninl s"par
nt.'.l him from his futlmr. .M.'Mahoii was
"niiimitti'il without ball in Yorkvill .urt by
Miik'l-trat" Simms, on a ohark'" nf fiioiiloiis
iissiiult. .Mrs. S"xmi, his aunt, was fouml 1111
oniisnloiis mi 11 pil" nf hi'iliim;, uml slm tllml
this iifti'rimon. I h" uiui" was nblo to i"iitify
tlm prismmr ns his assallont. II" was ton
woak uml sufttTliii; ton k"only from his In
jur!" to k'" into ilotnils.
H Is .olii'V". that M"Mahmi is insnim. Th"
lo'ikiibor-sai.l his talk of th" poismilnk' "f
j his tnothiT who ill"i two yoars mro, by his
I mint ami umio. wnm nly tlm ravines of a
j tlnnoiisinl brain.
ACTED LIKE WOLVES.
Thirteen Starving Men Picked up by a
Steamer.
i Ailvl 't's from Alaska stato that tin- xtonmor
Itustlor pli'kml thirt""ii starvitiij moii In n
; row boat. Tho mon worn mi tho way from
I Si'wiipl City to Juimau ami hint not hail fo.,.1
i i.r wut'T In t-o tlays. Tlmy ii"t"il lik"
; wolvi s.
I A ilonblo tuunli'r was "ommitli'il at Ifooti-
, ah. Alnsku, mi a unt nf thn failur" nf I-ii-
j Kahlsh, a iimiliniii" 11. 1111 of tlm Homiah trilm,
to "iir" 11 yniin; Iti lian. Tlm in" ll' iii" man
j blanmil a yoinik' tmlian, who lm no li ut "I
I shot th" tloi'tor. 'iimu llm tlootor's noiisin
shot th" slayt'r nf tlm 'lo.'tor. A f.-w blaukotv
siUiip' l th" il 1 al.
A FAMILY DROWNED.
Four Lives Lost While Trying to Ford a
I River,
j An ontlr" family was ilrowm'il In I'rari"
, l..k' fork, on Uml rivnr In Kamlull ".unity,
Ti xas. Jon Walk'T, wif" ami two ti.lMp'n
alli'iiiptoil to f.T.l th" stri'iun in a novi'm.l
! wiik'oii, uml tlm Imp' slippi .1. Th" futlmr
1 att' inpti'il to swim a-hi.m with mi" ohili mi
, his l ank, but bo sank to llm bottmn uml both
; lm nnil tho ohil.l worn ilrowiu'.l. Th" timiln r
nml i thiT ii:i!.l roiuaim'.l in tlm w 11 con until
it was ov. rtiirn. .1, uml In it Ii wit" ul.-o
ilrowiiml.
Ai.'.tliiT family, in n soi'mul wa;oti, turiu'.l
I ii"k in tiiim to sav thoiii-nlvi's, but t'ouhl
k'lvn no ikssisliiiii'o to th" W inkers.
j ... ..
His Own Fool-Killer.
Curb-ton linliwin, a yomik' fnrir.or living
tmar liiimi ( ity. I'n. . whilo hit'iiiiur up bis
horsns luiil trouble witli mm nf tlmm. II"
ru.-ln'.l Into tlm lions" f..r his k'un uml shot
iiim of tlm hor.-.-s, uml tlu'u u.'ii'b'iitly tlis
tiiurk'fil tho ntlmr barni of tho vvnapmi
whll" l.i'iitiiiit tlm tlyiiut uuimiil ovor tli" In-ui
with tho butt, kiliini; hiimvlf instantly.
Burned to Death.
As tlm ri'snlt of a lamp ox plosion ut tlm
limim nf John St -ii, 10J South Sixtot'iith
troot, rittsl.iirrf, two i hil.lri'ii, a"il ri'.-pni't-tivoly
A ami 7 yours, wop- burn". I to tloiith
uml tlnir iiii'tlmr was porhaps fatally 111
jumtl by jmupliiK out of u sonmitl-story w In
tluw. WOMAN SUFFRAGISTS.
Annual Convention et the National Asso
ciation in Session.
Tho twnuty-iik'htli annual i-onvoiition t.f
tho Wonmn SulTriiifo Asaonlnllon bonn ut
WiLshliik'ton. Throo Iniu.lp'il diinKiitis am
prnsi'iit. Tho nmotliik' will last ulx .lays.
Miss Susan It. Anthony pn nlini.
Miss Isabollu Howhuul, nf Now Y'ork, In
ili'liv.'rliik' tho mport of tho cormspouiliiiK
wiTotary, Mrs. Hanhmd Kostor Avry, of
rtiiliiihiphia, sal. I tnut tho work hai Imnn
himloroil by k'nimral muinoni'i'ptlon of tho ro
lailoii uf tho no-naJInil "woman' blblo" to
tho Ksso.iatlou. As ail orKimtxutlon tho bmly
liml In on liohl rosponeiiblo fortliountiou of an
iiiillvhtiinl UiuiliiK a volumo with u proton
tloiis titlo, i-nvorinit n jumplo of coinmi'iit
without 11 torury valao, ai't lorth In a spirit
imitlior ri'vorout uor Imiuirini;. Hho uruotl
thai tho nssoiiutlon by maolullou disavow
P'spoiisll.lllty tor tho publii-utiou.
A numls-r of pnrsmial oolloipitng rosultni,
ami tho mport lluuily fiu tublotl by a voto of
5'J to IH. Iu tho couni) ot tho report Mrs.
Avory urKoil that tUnsun.tisrt ot tho nauso Iu
I'tah oltarly ilt'inonstratoil tho uilvisubllity
of aocuriuK tbo liii of political purtit'a
through planks iu tin Ir ronpoi'tivo platforms.
ENGLAND IS READY.
Accepts th Flan te Arbitrate Be&lers'
Claims.
Hoorutary Olnoy wan f aJloil on by Sir Julian
Iuiiut'ofort, tho British Ambansa.lor, who.
eubmlltoil the fluul anonptunoo of tha ItrltUli
Kovorniimnt of thu plau of a Ilorlnu; Sou
Coiiiiiilslon, to pasa upon thn cialuiH of
Cana.liau aoulora anloj prior tu tbo l'arls
awunis. It riTiiainaon'y fur the proaldout to
aubmlt tlm plauto CoUKmse, unt aa tlm lola
latlvu braunh haa rofusod to pay a lump aum
for the seizure, It U certain that Uie Com
tubulou arriiuneiueut will be approvod.
CONGRESSIONAL.
Summary of tha Most Important Measure
Presented In Both Houses.
THIRTT-Tlltan pai.
Tho houso Tuosdav pas so, thn unronl de
fltionry bill. Tho 'till oarrtod 1.415.922.
:),242,W'J of whb'h wm for tho eieiuof
tho I iiltoil Stntoa t'mirts. Tho abnormal
growth of th expt'iisoo of ftsloral oourta
rme In for a b;oh d"al of orltlnlsm and
thorn wan a general oxprooolou In favor of a
salary fyntem.
Mr. Laooy, reeurring to tho abus" that
had resulted In tho piling up of tho exMn
of I'nltod Staton courts, argued thnt tho Inm
system wan responsible for tho bringing ot
mnny frivloous suits. II" tiled an liistaii'!
whom a man In tho Western district of Ar
kansas hold tho position of chirk of tho
I'nltod States illstrli't court ami clerk of thej
liiltn.l States oommllmi"r, nml drew ovor
I J.tllM) In f""s. H" ibiiHP'.l that th" wholt)
system was boneynomliod with fniud.
TlfinTT-t'Ol'Ml DAT.
Snate Mr. Ciillom. from the Sennto Com.
mltttsi on Foreign lielations, reportetl 11 reso
lution nintlve to the Armeniuii troubles. It
mi it"s tlm provision of the treaty nt Ik-rlln
as to religious freedom nml resolves that It
Is the imperative duty of tho t'lilled Mates
to exiip'ss th" hope that tho Kiirs'an
powers will bring about tho currying nut of
the trenty mid requests tlm pr"s.b'nt to trans
mit this r. 'solution to the powers. It as
sorts that th" Si'tintn mid llmiso will support
the J'resbb-iit in doing all ho 1 an to t.riiig
al.out 1111 iill"Vhiti..ii of tli" pp""'tit comli
tinlis. II" asks for imtut'illuti' u-'tloii nu tho
resolution, St'VTiil sonntors siii;g"st"d that
the ri-solntioii should go over, nml It was
overruled.
Mr. Wolmitt spoke mi the Vnim7.'.i"bin
iii'stlmi. with piirtlniilar n fi rnn.' to thu
Monroe tloi'triim. I'he s.'tiator held that tho
soi'nili'd" Mniir Inot riim has 1'ii n mis-
iipplli'd in the 1 ending Veneirueln l oiiinlary
eontroviTsy: that so inmii nf l'rtsi.li m Mon
roe's inessiigo as p forp'il to th l..iu.'ii:loii
nf portions of Amorl 'ii by l'.iiropeun pi. irs
ild have no upplli'iil ility to any boumbiry
dispute ii..v exi-tlng in Si "mt Ii Atimrieu; that
tile llostillty to th" "Xti'lisioll by Kuropeiiu
imwors nf tlnir systems to nnv piirtimi nl this
Immlsplmp". us e pressed In ilmt mi ssngi'.hns
es I:ll P'f T' ll 'n In llm sy. t'llis nf govern.
th'.I't, wlil'ii wept basml '! th" divine riifbts
f klns wild whi-li w re dir".'t'"l to th5
overthrow of nil rvptiblt"s wlmre-.tT ojt
Iftlng; that the M"tir..o iloiti!u. ..- IB"
I ii" !-' tiUoinloil ns Insisting tipoti Ito
pO' ll'.'fta forms f goviTntin nt in this h "ttils.
phere or tut I'oinn.'ttiiig this goviTi,. ,.i (7
miiiiitaln the tlontriu" otitsbl Its nwn liorilefB
it ex 'ept as Its own Intngtity mlk'ht be uf.
f.'.'ti'd; that this country was embarking upon
n new and illlT'T.-nt p.. liny from tlm mm laid
tlown by our fathers; ninl that fmni 121
until inw. emu! mss had iiiiifnrinally tti'ohii'il
to ibilim the Monroe iloetrlno or to npopt It
11s 11 nil" of notion.
House Among tlm bills uml resolution
presented in th" house wits 1, ii ' to allow tha
president to veto nnv items In tlm nptToprt.
iilioti bills. Atiotlmr whs to establish 11 na
tional reserve nf mie r"killli'llt nf Soldi "ft for
"ll CnlilfP-siotllll ill-trl.'t. Hut llttl" hllsl
ims wus done III the hnlise. A resolution to
iipproprlnt" '.'j.liii fur iircliltecturnl nld In
t'iilitri"tlllg the t hi.'llgo postolllno O'.M'tlplud,
tiiui'h tim" uml was inlopt"d.
TitiRrt-rtt'Tii hav.
Si'iuit" Tho tlime Mibjnnts most promi
nently before the pulili.'tlm Monroe doc
trine, llnaime imi tariff --on. il eliiim in for
eoiislibTatioii In thn seiiiite today, Mr. Han
bi of Vlritinia speaking two hours In support
nf a vigorous upholding of tho Monroe doo
triti" n iippllnulilo to Voiiiv.uelu, Mr. I'uhols
of Idulio iloalitig with the silver phase nf tho
lliiainial iii".-ti,iii uml Mr. Warr-n ot
Wyniiiliig pointing out the disastrous offoetn
of the tnrill I' kislnlloii of th" last fmigress
mi farm produiis in k'nimral nml on Wool Iu
pHliii'tllltr. Ashl" from the.se speeches tho
day ilfViioii tl little of luipor'nlico. The
president sent to tho sennto a mplv to the
s-iiale resolution relative to tho nglitss of the
I iiil-d Stab's titli'iis of Ariiieul'tii birth who
up-allowed to visit Turkey mid passport
nr" rn.'ngiileil. Senator Warren of Wyoming
addp'ssed the sotmt" 1.11 his p solutioli calling
iitt' iitlon to tlm slirinkiign in iiuuibor nml
value of farm aiiimiils, uml uml roipu stlug
the liinin iiniiiittne to report uppropriatu
l"k'islatioii
House Ml" Hollsi' ton!; li'i th" ipinsllnn
nf ruins fur the prnmnt Congress, winTO con
sideration was po-t pmied nlioiit ti'iidays ago.
'I lie House was then nu tlm Tu.'ker ruin to
bring imvubiTs to tli" bur nf th" Hons ' ami
c unit tin ill. in-ti'iiil of fnllowiiig tlm Heed
plan of having the spnaknr "omit 11 iiiorum.
Mr. H"inl"is..ii 1 Ki-p. l.ii. 1, from tlm liulo
..tnmitt.'o. reportetl thn Tucker rule, with
soiim 111. .ilill.'li! Ions. A debute of over two
hours foll iwnil, partii-'pati'd In by Messrs.
l'e Armmnl iMo. i, liailny ( Te.x.i, 1'owern
1 Vt. 1, lirow (I'u. ), (iil.son' Teuil.;, lialzell
I l'u. )
TIIIKtV-slXl'lt DAY.
Senate Many iimmorlals concerning tho
Turki-ii uml Anneiiiau iiuestiou were p re
sent". 1 to tho senate. This led Mr. Hill
t Item., N. V.) to a.-k what had become of tho
resolutions for energetic net ion by tim l'resl
dont. Mr. Cullmii 1 U"p., 111. 1, wiio reported
tlm Turkish msnliitlmi from the committee
mi foreign relations, stud lm desired the
speodiest notion possible. Mr. CutTery ileiii.,
I .a. 1 culled the attention of the iuilicliiry
.'..iiiiiiitleii to tho iinportauco of tho sugar
bounty tpmstloii, which had been referred to
that committee, saying tint subject Involve!
th" grave ipn stioji of the right of subordi
nate ntll.'ials to nullify mi appropriation,
mu, 1" I.y Congress. The Turkisk-Ariiionlaa
resolution WUs tlmn nulled up by Mr. Ciil
lom. The senator spoke of th" serious Con
tlltimis prevailing in Turkey, saving ho was
iippulU'd by the carnival ot bloo.l prevailing.
TUlatT-HVl.lTll HAY.
Sennto Seiiutors Trunk J. Cannon nnil
Arthur llrown. of tho now stato of I'tah,
took the oa'.h o'olllco ill the sellllto totluy,
the former dr-eVrfiigj,1!" term ending Mar.-h
a. isflujid the lutlc: the term ending March
It, 1H7. titli Hie -'cptloii of tho contested
lieiawarn ca.se, tilis eslulilislies the politb-'al
tlivislnu ot (lm upper branch of congress un
til March 4, 1'J7. 11 follows:
llnpulillniliis, 44; Democrilts, 8',t; I'opillIsU,
6. Total, Hit. Necessary for majority, 45.
Aside from this event tlio session was given
to further speeches on ttw sliver bond bill,
two ot tlm new ineinlior of tho body, Mr,
Nelson, llepublican, of Minnesota, and Mr.
llacoii. iJemonral. of Georgia, making
speeches, the former against tho froo coinage
of silver ami Mr. Uncoil arguing tho evils ot
a gold standard.
House Tho Houso took Its turn at the un
speakable Turk totluy, giving tho Sultan and
his jauiuri' a terrillc tongue-lushing before;
passing the Senate joint resolution de
nouncing tho Armeuiun mussucrcs aud null
ing on the Christum powvrs that signed the
treaty ot Berlin to redecui the pledges mail
iu said document that tlio Sultan's Christian
subjects shoultl not bo persecuted because ot
tlnir faith. The debate revealed a wide
divergence of views on both sides regarding
the form which the congressional protest
ugalnst the Armenian outrages should tuke
The Houso Committee on Public. Lands de
elded to fuvorubly report the Senate bill to
devote 'ii per cent ot tho proceeds of the sale
of mineral lands in the publin land btutos t
tlm support ut schuoks of Billies.
NEWS NOTES.
The Mississippi Legislature has paseil a
law making pistol-carrying punishable by a
Due of iM or lltt days hi jail.
Thu Attorney (Inueral of Illinois will lusti.
tute proceeding against the Illinois See I 00 m
puny and the Juliet Steel conipuuy under the
antl-tniht law.
It is worthy to note that of the 7J, 160,900
In specie uuw In the Now York buuks, six iu
stituilous hold 31,U5,OOU, or 40 is r cent ot
... I l.l.u I.. .1.11 ,1... V-...1 ..I
tllO IIWII. AltV lltll'IIHHB III IUD ntltltJUtU ivjr
ltauk nearly 13,000,000 oonsll tute over
IU per cut ot all the ss(ie iu the 66 Kew
York clearing house banka.
room containtnir ojfu u-mvm w
. . . V .1
1 oommeoaeu uhh tw u