DONS DRAWN INTO H DEATH IRAP.
SPANIARD'S SLAUGHTERED.
Oraphio Detcripton of Otreia'i Victor
Or r Kuncr.
A npncial dlspntdi from Key Went, Tin.,
nys:
A letter has been r'--i vn.l by n Cuhnn
Ica-t-T here, describing a recent battle on
tho Cuuto river. In which. Cnllxto Hnrcln 1
feate 1 tlm Spanish gonornl, Nuno.. The
letter wim written by I'rank llriirii' tt.u I'cnn
sylvanlm. w lio if companl"'! liureia to Calm
on Hi" ttrrifiiitn. iti.l t.iok part In the
battle. l;i!im tt nun- r- sided here nml Is vll
known.
letter Is dnt"d in thi' province of San
tlngo do rulin. April 2 After describing
(lar da's nuir-h from tlm west to Hid east,
K:n:ti"t i'iin'i ti tlm battle, which was
fought tlilrly iiorih of Mnnznnlllo,
Oi'inTiil Nunoz, with SKinliird, was
trying to prevent (ir.i''l from crossing tlm
( auto, (tarda lui I ri.iiiMi iimn, ti-1 1 1 I i br Hut
columns of liuM ft t Mutyil Ho Irlguc.. J im
Ictt'Tsltys.
(iar.li I'-u rti-.I Hint tlm Spaniards irM
advancing ur'l- ! un l set n trap for tlmm
I ' ti 1.001 men Hard i awaited their coining,
Hii-t I : m I I mi. I Ko.irig'ic, Willi 'i.iMMi men,
WT" ordered . -triko Nuiioz's forces In tin
Hank and rctr. I lm S anl.tr. I rami' on, not
su-pocting dang, r, and when tlc-v w with
In 7. ) iris nf ii", iitrda orlci-cl u to lire,
which wni 1. !!-. with deadly effect. I win
l rut i n lt tlm galling cun, ami at Mm JIM
discharge it M' ini-l t nm that u Imtilr-1
Spaniards were cut ilown. 'Hid Spaniards
broke aii'l retreated down tlm ilvor. .lu-t
tlmn t!i lumii of Hnhr uihI Hoilrlgim.'.
Ktr'.n'li them on tlm Hank und p ar ami '.hey
hit I tlm I'uii.'ini on three sides anil tlm tivr
on Ih" fourth. We i. min il In several volleys
nii'l t'n' Spaniard sum l iiiim J .inl ---t ri. k -
mi. Many of tlmm t : t m 1 1 . 1 int . tlm river nml
Were ilro -Vlmd. 'I hit S UhluM , With Ml I-
ill-'il mi tlii-riviT l ank ami r-t irii'-it only 'i
Scattering lire to olll Volley. It !H lllll'illy
n Initio, (tiifcT nn'pi of n -iaiKhti r.
'I in-mally got .rry for tlm poor iji-viic.
nnl Mint my eyes when I f n I ) I thocrnnk of
thi' gulling mm. to i'-im" seeing tin' span
lards tumid". It s'emed that pvcry Spmlnrd
would ! kiih'il whi n lli- gunboat, which
Null"!" Iiii't or.li rod to cit-opcritte with hi.-"
fores hovi' in sijjht. Tin' t'iiiil'ont I'l'iran
xli' lllm: our " lt I. in ami moli r i'ovit of tlm
llr, partialy r fonui il liN nifti. itnr hoi IIitm
wri' ani on to liaii.'i'.liiitiiari'la pp-vi'iiti'il
m Kaylm.' that wi' "iiiil n mipll-h nothing
oiraint thu Kntilm.'it.o
" I h hpamarili tli-ti ri'tn'atu 1 ilown thu
riviT, i'ihiti iI I'V tlm Kunlioat
thi'ir ii:ii aii'l maiiv of thu v ill n i I. Af
tor tlm h;.iii'iariH ritii'ali'il. n I'niiiitn.l
nmrii than :.H0 IhhIIi j. Wo think mori- than
n lintnlri'il SpanlariN W''r ilrowin'il. TIotd
Wi'ri- also '.i.n SpaiilapN ho ha lly !hnt th"V
ooill'l not walk. Many oth' r wi-n' woiniil
1, unl wi'iit away w it li tlmlr r-t r-nt I live I'oin
riiilii. iinr loK.i'w'iit only ;ls kill.'. I nml "J
woiiiiiIi'i. noiin of tln'Mi mortally. (nr hiiimII
lom wan iliin to tin- fai't that wn font-lit from
Hln'lti r, an I MirpriM" I tlm Spnnlnr.l. 1( wo
hill foiiu'lit in thu opi'ii of in mi r-o' our lon.i
woiihl liavn lii'i n mni'li rr-iitT.
1'iirim.' th" Imttl". whii'li lat''l ahont two
lio.iri, Ihri'" hpanlMh loilli-tx paiHi"! through
(lari'la'H i'lotlii'4, an I olio of tlm .litily from
tlm Kiinl'oiit '.ploii'.l ni'nr him. Imt tho "u
ral .how". not a trai'ii of ni'rvoii.mi.i."
STONE'S LABOR BILL OPPOSED.
Agouti of Btctmihlp Coiipaaii Down On
Hli LofUUtioa.
It"pr-.pntBtlTe W. A. Ptone fln'Is tho In
fliH'ime of tlm Htrnmnhlp ronipnnlin vry
rtrmiK RKitlnitt hi.t hill for th further rntri7
tlon of InimlirratloD ty consular Inopivtlon At
thn port of dcpiirturw. Thnre I li'tnrtnln'tl
ITort to nronmi tlm (Ifrmnn-AniHrl.'nn ritl.
Z"iw aualiiM ih Mil, nii'l Mr. riton rwclvi'il
Him following from a Gorman npir ml
HmIi'mI In l'ltt.K'mrif, nml Iliivn4 to I lank
ly owmul l.y thi iiu'i'iit of the Gorman ("ti'am
ship 'oiiiiiuil' of that Pity. Thn Mi-Krnm
roii'lit:
"Von arc niNtiikon In lu'llovlinf that (l"r-maii-Amorl.'iniK
inor your I In. Only r
pi'titly, tin1 'I'ui nori", of this np.'tlon nuti:!i"r
Inu ovi-r ri.lHHi, a'loptpil nioliitl.ir of iftati
tiiiin to Mr. linrtholilt nml iirotiviti'il nnln-t
pftrh'tivH tin'iuuri'i."
Mr. Ktoiiff l. i'iiiil.iMit that tliln tipwpupor
iIopb imt ri'pri'f i'ii t th hoiii'iit ci'titlini-iit.-t of
tht (ii rman-Anii'rl.'nnn. TIip Iiai-tliol.lt ini'ii
tloni'il In tin- ti'li'Krnm latlia Clialriiian of tin1
'ommitt'ii. II", too, li tn'Mevii'l to hnv" tli
lnti'r't of Hip xti'nrtnihlp i-ompaiilon tnor
at hi'iirt tlnm Iip Iiiih Hip propi'r r"trl. tlon of
iiiiili'slrul.l" Iminltrratloti. Mr. Mtorm, In n
jilylnx to tin' ti'li'irram itoiit th following:
"I i-nn wt'll uii'li r-taml howotmof tin1 pro
prl"torn of your pappr, an nK'lit for M'vprnl
Kti'iiniKhip i'otiip'iiil"!i'iifiini.i in tlip liiiilin'H
of lirimriiiK Immigrants to Hilt country, i
opp noil to r-trl"tltiif ImnilKnitlon, ninl I
nm ! how, through Ills column, nn l In
other pnpprn similarly IntprintPil, iiiiiny
hon't icrmiiiis nrp h'il to oppni' tho r".
strl' tlono of I'tiniU'ratlomliut I ilo not IipIIpvo
that tlm majority of tlm IntplliKPiit tii'rmnn
Amcrii'itnn of thli I'onntry ili'slrc to m-p Hi"
shipping of Much lartfp niiinl.i rit of unil"!lr
ii'il" Immigrant Into t III pntintry poiitlnim.
" Ih" ticrmanM nrp n fruiral, mi vim;, liaril
worklmr cIiim aii'l inako go l Aiu"rl' nn
cltii'iii. I ho ImiuiK'rnnt pau;i"r lafmri-r
Irom Soiithi rn I'.uropp i i.l.'r. ' Into illrm't
ronipi till. in with th" ticrman Inl'.ri'r,a. wdl
n oilii'rx lii rc, ami lut Hi" lalmr mark"t.
'Ilii! what ki'cpt th" prlco of common
liilmr ilown ninl put it at tlm morcv of cap
ital. "I. w ith many otlmn who havclii cn wurk
ItuMo r.-tri.'t liniiilfratloii. nm of (Icrman
il"i'i'iit an. I hiic a common riifht to ipi ak
fur Hip ( i'Tllilin-A IIH'ri''al.
" I'lm-p puiiai,'" I In tho iiiIiipk4 of lirlm;
im; chi'iip pnupcr lalmr Into thi country
chri willy think Hint If they nrniy Hip ti -r-maii-Aiiiprlc.iiin
iitfnli.Ht Hip movcmiint to r
Mrl' t Immlk'nitloii, thpy will to IrU'hti'ii tlm
two crciit parties In HiU country that Hmy
will imt ilaro to piiHt n rc-trti'tlvp law. 'l in y
havp i. i Inr en cj that If midi IckI'Ih-
Hon (iilli in tills l oncri'sH, It will do l i'i'iiu-i
tin' t iprman-Amcrlcium an1 IippvpI to lm
Imiviiii; all ' 'o-'n'i'-t It, ami to that piu! nuiim ticrmiiu
new paper iiuvp -oil onrn.
"Hut I tin not lii'llcvii that thu lii.rman
Ampiii'an.x ar" airaiiiit It, ami I ln r"l.y In
vit" tin icrman-Ami'rlciinn of my district
mi. I of th" state to wilt to hip ami to other
im inliers of ( oinfri Hs, kIvIhk their vIcwh on
this iuestiin. I woiil'l like to know If Hmy
are really opposed to restricting InimU'ra
Hon." t'harlcs It. I.ln-oln, .Jr., of rittslmrif, at
tempte'l to eominlt siiI.'IiIp at Urintoii !
shooiim; liitn-i'if. Mi" youiirf n. an Is a crip
pp nml ilesperati'ly In Iovp with Miss Naniil"
lloylP. His crippled coiiditiou prcVPIite.l
him from seciirlnt; employment, and th"
ulrl'n mother forl.ad" her daughter kw'liif
cuiupany with him.
PROGRESS Of ME CUBAN Pi
ORDERED TO DESTROY ALL.
MISS BARTON FULL OP HOPE.
Oomej'i Initrnotiooi Art CtrrUd oat
moit Under Woyler't Koi.
Al-
INDIANA REPUBLICANS
Declare For Horn it Money and Endorse Me
Kinlcy For freiii'.ont.
The Indlanii Stat" lli'pulill.'an Coiiventloti
Diet at Indianapolis on tlm 7'.h.
The ilc!ci;aies-at-larKP were lnstruct"il for !
Mi'Klnlny. There wiw opposition, hut the
Olilo iiiun hitd a 'liorltv.
' Its r,pC.
stor
.n un party n !
.nir.i ration .f m.rnhaui
KlnniiiK
Lincoln
tu
tlm close of fiat of lleiijaniiii Harrison. Of
thu latter he says that the experience of the
last thiol " us tiring out in a clearer llclit
thu ex. 'eli. n. e of his splendid ailii.liil-lralioii,
under which we nttaiued a measure of pros
perity iini'iiiiati'il in the history of the nv
priiii.eut. rin platform declares that the
repul.ll.'iins of lndiann are in favor of pro.
tectlou and demand a tarilT that will imt
only secure the in s-ury amount of rcveium
liut' will alt'ord niciiiute mid certain prot
tlon to the whkp earin rs nml producers.
On the uiom y iiicstioii the platlorni says:
"We am llrm ami emphatic in our demand
for holiest money. Wo tielieve that our
money should not lie inferior to the money
of the most enlightened nations of the earth.
Wo are minlterniily opposed to the scheme
that threatens to dVlmsP or depreciate our
currency. Wef.ivor Hip iip of silver a-
curri'iic'v. l ot to tlm I'Xteiit only and under
such regulations that its parity with Kild
can I.p in. iititiin eil. and in coiis"iiciice nro
Oppi si'd to Hie tree, II 11 II III Iteil IIII'I I ll'lepell. 1-
t'ut lolnii),'" of ilvr at a rutloti of 10 t j 1.
THE WAR IN CUBA.
TO PREPARE THE ROLL.
Ctrter Innei a Call for a Meeting of th
National ReDn'j jt.n Committee.
hPTiator '';;i,.r ehairman '' tin llepul.li
ciiu Natlo-,,,1 ooiiiinitlep, Kii'out the follow
ink; Tin' P.ifmhpra of Hip l;pmi''llcnil National
i Pommilt,.M r re,uiiHtei 0 meet lit Hid
nolllliern hotel, ill Hie clt.V OI i'
Wedii'-s .lVi t, iii.i, ... juu,
noon, for ii,,.
i .u. .v.. kii ioiaiim'rsuli or (tin cotiVPii
tlon. and for Hip transaction of such other
business as may require the ttclloii of tlm
oiiiiuittpp. It iippeariiiK priil.alile that an
unusual IiiiiiiIht of coiite-tcl cases will ho
presented to the Illliittci) for OollHldPrntloll
In coniiectloii wiih tin preparation of thn
temporary roll, It Is deemed ii.lvl.-al'le to call
special attention to the followlm; cliiunu In
he cull for tlm convention:
"Ail nutlet of contests must lie filed with
the secretary of Hip National committee, In
writing, acciimpaiiieit hy priiited statPUiPiits
of the ground of the contest, which will he
made puhllc. rrelereiicc In Hip order of
heiirlnn and deterniinllnt coiitests will ho
Kivcn hy the committep in n rdaucw with
tlm dates of lllllil? Niidi notices uud .-tlllc-meius
w ith Hip spcretary.
"All per-oii di'siriiik' to present matters
for tlm consideration of tlm committep un
dcr tlm foregoim; clause arc rpiiiected to lm
prepared to present their caseu on the n
si'iiiiillnt; of the enmiuittco on tho dato uOovu
d .-ifjniited."
THE WOMAN QUESTION.
to th Annual
A mi fjom Havana via Key Went
tlx, fJnttO'l May 6th, contain thi follow
Ill8: '
"To Colonel Jol t Aiilrr, Cut, an H'opratlni;
army, r.on.) of (Juiiunhacrt:
You will procppil Immediately to destroy
all towns and village within your jurisdic
tion. I. ease iiothnn; unilesiroycil. Io not
fall to commence executing this order in
utautly upon receipt of this uutimrltv.
ooMk."
Thl order recnive l at tlm camp of
I.on I'nlo April 20, ami Atf'iirrp ln,medinlely
Khvp iiotlPH to the peopp of thp towns in Ills
jurisdiction that Hit order would ho carried
out to tlm letter.
Ou.uiiihaeo Is not yet destroyed, Aeulrr"
Im-Iiii; too lilisv In other dlreclioiin, hut lis
turn In pxppetpd any day. It means that
Oompf! wants a clear path across thn pr.
tinen of Havana for his westwnrd niar. h.
If there Is no town or villain to Kuard
there W ill lie no Soldiers to oppose his pro-
Kress. His men will linvn rest from lUlitlmr
ami will 1st reinlorced hy troopn of lusur
tfents who are now roiiinini; aimlessly over
Hie provllic
Oouie. w nuts a larirn force under his n
Hvp commainl. He now has in the imltdiLor
hood of 'ri.iHiil iiipii. nml will pl"k up fully
15.IHM) more hefore lie reaches. Ins lijectlvit
point. What Oonmz proposes to do daily
liecouies ii greater m vtcry. l"tn" think til
ls Kollltf to Hie relief lit Maeei). others
thiiik Maceo Is drawing the parn-li troops
into the troclia In order to give Oomez an
opporliinlty to attack tlm city of Havana.
Nmirly every nvailalile S 'niii-h column Is
how at tlm troclia, and Havana city could
almost lie iestroyei hy the so I. Hers.
Nev -r was there a Is tter opportnnlty for
the In-ii r ents to stride at the capital of
( ul'ii. If (ionic, should appi ar in tlm out
skirts of Havana to-night tim city would lm
mi piiv prey. If his oliject is to attack Ha
vnnn, that'wlll he tlm master-trokp of tlm
war. nml if tlm city fell Into his hands It
would prol ahly sound tin) death kimll of
Spanish rule In this Island.
Two-thirds of the population of Havana
hope that Is tlm commainler-lii-ehief In
tention. Thousands of young men in the
city would rise up In arms against Hip hpiiu-i.-h
at Hip llrst sound of the Insurgents' gun
in the outskirts of Havana.
Whatever his ol.ject may he. he !s milking
rapid time from tlm east. Last night his
advance guard, under Son ran ( laimlmz, win
at II. ma liana, on the I, order, f Matanus and
Santa t iara provlnci'S. 1 Iip main army is in
'.Iip imigliliorhcint of J u I. a 'no, in the Monte
ro inoiiiitains, I( they continue westward as
rapidly as they have hi-n coming Hmy
should lm In the Mil. I. II. of liavaiiii province
I In ID days time.
I At present Uiiumz's troops are engaged In
I destroying ruilroals, telegraph linos and
property in this district. Last Sunday night
! I.imiO Insurgent advanced . close to Havana
i city as I'tinta llrava, a .own of ;nu houses
and 1,'JDU situated three miles west of this
i city.
I Colonel A cost ii, thn lender of tho reljpl
forces, divided his men Into two groiij .One
' division took cure ol tint horses outside of the
; city, while the other gave .iittn to the sol
I illcrs. Two forts of thn town werp tiiki-n
! with case, and i'.u Spanish soldier were com
pelled to surr "iidcr. W lulc the light lasted a
! child ran in rossthe line of lire and was kill
1 ed. After silencing the forts tlm tusiirgeuts
took possession of the yiiuipuu'iit of tho iiol
dlur. The Cubans foiiud tlm merchants had
i closed their slon s, ami that tlm termrstrlok
I en Inhuliltaiils were III. ling in ail sorts of
daces. ' hn rehplg coinisdled torvi to
n. nn 'onllscat- cauglit
tlm resiliences nml saturated every house In
town, uftcr which tlm torch was applied.
Tlm IiIiixp was plainly ppu from tho root of
1 1 u VII lilt houses,
(ii'neral Wcylcr hurr!"d a largn forcn of
men to I'uiita llrava, hut when thpy arrived
tlm town w is In ruins and the InsureiitH far
away. Spanl-di prisouen captured In tlm
forts had I wtut ll's-rty. I'll ' people of
I'uiita liran are now domiciled in Havana,
adding to the already congotcd population
of rolugecs and iiipudh auts.
FIRM IN FINANCE.
I The Exportation of Much Gold Hai Canted
t No Flurry.
No Turning Back From Bar Great Belief
Work Tt
Miss Clara Barton, In a letter from Con
tnntlnopln. datixl April 14, to II1 Crow of
ficials. rwplTPil In Washington, May 6, dis
pones of ths fpars exprosspil aomo tltna ago
that her mission would fall, on account nf
ths opposition of Turkish authorities, and
shows that aim has no Idea of alininlonlngthe
work, now so successfully Inaugurutnl.
friends misled hy reports of thn dlftlcultlps
shn was encountering, hnd urged hnr to ru
turn, and in reply she writes: l
T hiiyp n liody of relief on these flelds.hun
dreds of miles nw.iv In the motintaius, a
thousniid miles away from me, that 1 could
not draw off In six weeks. Th" iest we could
do would 1st to ai audon 1U.WH) poor, sick,
suffering wretches to a fate that ought to
shock the entire World; dying, sick, foodless,
nnke.i nml not one doctor among tlieimwholn
cities scourged and left to their fate, without
a hand raised save the three or four ri-solutn
missionaries, tired, worn. Hod-serving at
their posts until they drop. The elvllixed
world Is running over with skilled physicians
and not one there; no one to arrange to Ret
them there; to pay expenses; take espivlal
charge and thus make It posslhlc for them to
"And we, seeing Hint state of things, hold
ing lu our grasp the relief we had been
weeks preparing and orgimllng In antici
pation of this, to turn hack, draw off our
helpers, send hack th doctors already start
ed, give up all, lipcnuse somebody hnd said
so, the press had circulated It, the world
ha I believed It, our disappointed rommllteisj
had lost lmnrt and grown sore struggling
with an occupation rHtlmr new to them, and
the people had taken alarm nml failed to
sustain them, was this all there was of xin't
No jiiirpose of our own t lu the name of
(oil and humanity this Held must ! carried,
tlmse people must be rescued, Skill, Pare,
ineiliciiies and food for the sick must reach
tlmin. And It is a glad sight to mv soul to
think of Turkish troops taking these bands
of doi'tois on to Macascli. Thev hnve done
It, and are at this verv hour marching on
with them to their Held of labor. W hat does
one care for criticism, di iaiiproval or nii-
itoviiI under i'lr.'Uiiitiinces like these
1 'ou t be troubled. We can carry It We
re fair lliuinclars. not dismnved and Ood
"elplng, eail S.'IVP olir hospll.lls."
"Miss I '.art on reports Dr. HiiblsU party at
Miiraseh and Mr. W Wars at Orfn. She says
It is Impossible to describe tlm Joy of Hie
desolate people in , welcoming the relief
parties.
A BIO FEDERATION.
The Six National Order of Railway Man to
Be United.
On" of the most Important meetings of
rnllwiiy employes ever held to place at the
hen liUiirters of the ord"r of Hallway Con
ductors, nn Market street, near Seventeenth
St.. st. Louis. It represented olllelully six
national orders and brotherhood. I u fact,
they may . called liit'Tiiatloiial, as the
membership of of each Includes men employ
ed on lines iCnuinlii and Mexico. K I".
Sargens, gr iiid-ma-tcr of the Dri.llierliood of
Locomotive l lrenieii. a nnpanled by Frank
W. Arnold, grand secretary and treasurer of
the order, came from l'eoi'la, HI., to attend
the meeting. 1'ntrl. k II. Morriswy.of linh's
burg, grand master of the llroth'erhood of
Hallway Trainmen, was there, as was also E.
K. ClarK, grand chief conductor of the order
of Hallway Conductor. (iriind Master
Arthur, of the lirotherhooil of Locomotive
Engineer, was unable to come, but was rep
resented olllelully, as were tlm chief olllcer
of the Switchmen s l iilon of North America
and the order of llailroad 'Iclegruplmrs, and
menibers of the grand lodtfe of ein-h of the
six orders attended the convention. There
were some tioO pree'lit.
The chief result of the convention wai the
ad iptiou of a ri'ilutlou to form a fmloretlou
of the six orders named. TI" move eut
had no opposition, ever- 'av H
i ue leileraiiou and every man present io tig
for It. The ou'y differpnee of opinion wu
on the qiieetloii of ailmittlng the American
Hallway liilou. As llrst submitted the
proposition Included Eugcn e V. Debus' or
der, but an amendment to strike It out was
carried with only to or thrive dissenting
Votes. Tlm otlleeri of the grand lodges of
the six orders represented at the meeting
were authorized and Instructed to formulate
a plan for uniting the six under a general
council, similar to the governing body of the
Federation of Labor. The convention
adopted resolutions favoring arbitration and
appeals from tlm dcplsions of the federal
court, after which the convention, adjourned
rill" die.
CANNIBALISM.
Minister Eagatta i Inclined to Side With
General Wcyler.
Commenting, on the ileelarntioiis of Gen
eral Wcyler lespectliig the duration of the
Cuban war, l'renilcr Cuiiovos says: "It Is
natural that tlm commiimlcr-iii-chief of an
army In a campaign should abstain from
optimum, which might entail many respoti
hlhilltii II his promise failed; hut I think,
fortune helping, that tlm war will end uiii"!i
sooner than in two years. Hemic was talk
lui of two years wlmn lm left Madrid. Wcy
ler, I think', meant the winter campaigns, of
w hich one is new ending."
To supplement this Information, Minister
Hagiista was visited, who said: "I cannot
see tiny reason for optimism on tlm part of
the government. Wcyler assures me ft needs
two years at lea.t to end the war. No Insur
gent band hasas yet alum loiied the Mold, and
although Ma 'co Is shut up lu I'iuar dd Hio,
we don't know that lm wishes to leave that
province. Tlm burning of property still con
tinues and It is only when Spain puts down
tlm Insurrection in'tlm provinces of Havana,
I'iuar del Hio and Mataimi thus forcing tlm
insurgents Into Hie en-tern department of tlm
Island, that the n-pect of war will have uia
orlully changed."
INSURGENTS REPULSED.
Several Small Engagement! Claimed by tn
Bpauuo ai Victoria!.
Two rebel I. nn. Is attacked the town of
Guunajny, but were repulsed with heavy
loss. Heavy lirlng has bocu heard near j
Catianas, but no details of any IlKhllng at i
that place have been received.
Col, Tort reports that hi command has- had ;
an engagement with tlm rebels under Agra
nioutp, ii' ar San Nicholas, province of
Havana. The rebels lost seven killo.l. The
troops lost u surgeon uud ouo private
wounded.
Col. Delgndo report Hint he has captured
a rebel camp near Hodas, In the Cleufuegos
district. Ten rebels were killed ami one cup-tun-d.
The troops lost only one killed.
Insurgents have trlt'd to destroy w ith dyna
mite tlm tracks, bridges and culverts of the
railway between Malanas uud ilavuua.
It Ha Been Referred Back
Conference.
Hy a vote of 42.1 to tH the Methodist Gen
eral conference decided that tho four womeu
delegates muv retain their seats. This does
not ineitii that tin-woineii have wou a com
plete victory. The decision was reached
simply as the result of a compromise, uud
with the understanding that it should not
prejudice the claims of women In the future
or establish a pr h-nt for future eoufer-
euees to follow. Hut by the same vote by
which tlm women were'given seats, the con
ference also decided to submit to the annual
conlereiicps a proposed amendment to the
constitution providing that hereafter all gen
eral conference delegates shall be over 23
years of age, and that they shall have been
members of the Methodist church for at least
live years prior to their pIpcHou. It also pro
vides that no conference shall bo debarred
from nt least one ministerial and one lay
delegate.
The constitutional amendment Is to be sub
mitted to the nn ii tut I conference u ml miwl
receive n three-lourths vote to be adopted.
The amendment is construed to menu that
women as well us men, will be eligible us lay
delegates, the word "layman" not being
used. Tlm members of' the committee on
eligibility who signed tlm compromise report
were evidently of tlm opinion that the ques
tion could be settled bv the Geucral I oliler
ciice, as it was only one which Involved tlm
kroner luteriTcliiiion of the constitution.
, However, it was deemed better to ullow the
. iiiinuiil conferences decide the matter, hence
the proposed change lu the constitution was
submitted.
to
b
1
After Fact of War.
' -igli I.ce, new consul-general
i imp'iuieii to hi post
gular army, Major
!. Major Hayes
um.
I .
Jt:"-
t tasl -'--
Burned for Witohoraft.
News by mull from Freetown, Sierra Leone
Is to the ettect that the American mission-1
arles nt Tlmpany report that eleven natives
were recently burned alive there on the score
of witchcraft.
Deolared Innocent.
The jury in the ease of Ohio v ex-State
Senator John L. (leyer, of l'auldiiig, Indict
ed for alleged solicitation of bribes, returned
a verdict of not guilty.
BRIEF MENTION.
Itussin has offered Korea a big cash loan in
return for permission to pacify the kingdom
l.y force of arms.
The il' lilted States gunboat Concord which
has been stationed with the Asiatic aquudrou
for the Inst live years, urrived lu Han Fran
cisco Sunday.
Murderer Michael Mcltea, hanged at
Ozark, Ala., Saturday, stated on the scaffold
that a man hanged two years for complicity
with liitu was Innocent.
l'lshop W. Johnson, colored of the Kansas
district of the Mount Ion church, was ar
rested at Ft. Scott, charged with making
false pension affidavit. j
That exports of $.,C0.0.M gold last week
has caused no monetary disturbance is at
ou 'e proof of the couii'luess of llnniicial
conditions uud of the prevailing cotilldence
In better things to come. Much of the hesi
tation at present Is due to temporarily re
do I demand lu some Industries, and lu
iron and steel the power of the new combi
nation is hi-ini; generally tested by refusal
of orders, so that production exceeds con
sumption, but consumption exceeds new
buying. The general Irregularity of prices
and slackness of demand for llnlslieil pr.nl-
u.'ts do not prevent Hi" marking up of prices
by coml.iiiiiliolis.but are largely dim to doubt
whether such prices us are llxeit can ne
maintained, l'ik- iron Is weaker at tlm F.ast
uud also at I'lttsburg, and most llnished
products are wi nk, with remiirkably nurrow
demand. Minor metals are Inactive, with
copper weak; till hteaily and slightly lower,
and Amerlcun tin plates auc neiow foreign.
Truders in wheat have lifted prices a little
nml vet liiibodv oucstlolis the Correctness
of western reports Indicating more than or
dinary yield of winter wheat, ana unusual
progress in planting of spring wuent. The
narrow stock, usual at this season, a specu
lation for advance always has many oppor
tunities, but western receipts are still 4U per
cent, larger than last year, win!" Atlantic ex
ports. Hour Included, are for this week
1 07 bushels, against I, (115,051 bushels u year
ugo. After a full to tKt, the price rose
about J cents. Corn Is also a shade lower,
but without dellmte reason. Cotton specu-
latiou lias lilted the spot price to tt.Ulc, and
prollts have ln ' ii rculic.l from the men who
liavi) sold cotton they did not own, but it is
still a fact that tlm outlook for next fall's
crop is unusually favorable.wliile stocks here
uud abroad exceed all possible deiuuiids until
September 1. Failures for the week have
been h lu the l iilted States, against '221
lint yeur, uud -I In Canada, against ft lost
) ear,
WOOL MARKET DULL.
Quarter Blood Touoh Their Loweit Mark
In Hlitory.
The Iloston Commercial Bulletin say of
the wool market: The market continues ex
ceediuglv dull uud listless on the eastern sea
board. The only purchases of note have
been by the 1'ucille Mails. Their buyers In
this market aud in Ft. Wayne, Ind., hnve
been taking on large line of quarter-blood
lit ll'n 15c.
Tim Manchester mills hnve been looking
out for similar wools in Missouri. Quarter
bloods have touched the lowest prices known
lu their history. Ohio XX I L'e higher than
last year, and ordinary Hue western wools
lire from 1 ,c to le higher. Lust year. how.
ever, Hie lm mediate future was bright, this
year It I uepressiu;;.
The sales for Hi week are 1.327,000 pound
domestic uud iOS.WX) pounds forugn, agalust
l,i:is,lHXJ pouoils uomeHtic ami -rji.uuu poutiu
foreign lust week, uud LIH7.4DO pounds do
mestic and U'Jtf.Ooo pounds foreign for same
week lust yeur 'I he sale to dutu show a
doorcase of 12.S30.17II pounds domestlu and
bT3,000 pounds foreign from the sule to the
same dutu lu 1895. The receipt to date show
decrease pi '..,308 boles,
By
Musionariei and Trader Butchered
Malayta Savage
The steamer Monawt, arrived ut Sun Fran.
Cisco, brings news of the wholesale massocre
of traders and missionaries by natives of the
Wine Is of Manning Straits and the Holomons
M.tinwa cuvuges butchered a whole boat
crew of men from the brig Hio Log" at ltubi
aim, two French undone American trader be.
Ing slaughtered.
The mission of the island has been nttacked
and the missionaries escaped with difficulty,
going back to Sidney bv the llrst shin. The
murders on tlm islands of Manning Straits
were followed by a 'ts of cannibalism. A
small trading schooner, owned bv a French
trader, was attacked, uud the owner nml Ins
American assistant and eight peaceful na
tives were lured ashore and beuteu to death,
nml the tnt ling station was sucked. Two
llrltlsh missionaries lire missing and It is
supposed they were also murdered. The
mission of lou mm island lias neeu anamiou
ed as the result of utrocities of the natives.
IMS? FOREIGN INTELLIGENCE-
"a
INTENDED TO SEIZE KRUGER.
London Troth' LaUit Information
garding Jameaon' Raid.
Re-
London Truth claim It I credibly Inform
ed that President Kruger possesses evidence
that the Intention of Dr. Jameson was tu
march upon Pretoria first, to seize President
Kruger and then to proceed to Jonannesburg
with the prisoner. Truth further an) It Is
ear that the raid was planned by Cecil
Miotics, Alfred licit and the aoeretray of thn
the chartered South Africa com pan y. The
article then proceeds to compare Cecil
llliixles toJnber. ltalfour and concludes:
' "Had Cecil Hhodcs remained premier of
Cajs Colony. I am convinced that as soon ns
Insulted his purposes he would hnve turned
onus (the llrltlsh government I and sought
to cut the chain which binds us to Mouth
Africa.
Sir William Vernon Hnreourt, Liberal
lender In the house of commons, spenklng at
the banquet of the National Liberal club
enid he would support the government In
probing the discreditable business of tho
Jameson raid.
CONGRESSIONAL
was occupied In the consideration
river and harbor bill. In which pin..
DEEPER INTO IT.
A Blacker Cai Againit th loath Africa
Company.
The Imlly London Telegrnph has a dis
patch from Cape Town which tndicntes Hint
thn conspiracy to over the Transvaal had a
still whlcr rs iii I Ileal Ion. This dispatch says:
"It Is stated that nil of the telegrams from
the Chartered South Afjlca Company in Cape
Town h ire the stump Min the company ser
vice.' From copies of the letters w hich the
Transvnnl obtained from I'r. .fiimc.son (upon
Ills ca lure) It seems that orders had been
given to prepare everything lu Matabelclaiid
for nn Invasion of tlm Transvaal."
A ill-patch from lvtorla, also to the Pally
Telpgiitph. says: "President Kruger keenly
sympi'hles with Colonial Secretary Chum
berlal i's dilemma nml is convinced that he
was q ilte unaware of the Intrigues going on.
The e.eeuttve council's decision in reward to
the s. ntences of the reformers Is delayed by
the tuhborn objections of lien, .loubert.
comnnnder-ln-cliicf of the Transvaal forces
nml i member of the executive council, that
then lioiild be a unanimous oplulou on the
ques i."
PERSIANS GRATEFUL
For
Tl
vey
lea
frlei
the n.
that,
cruel
under
WOllti
II uds
from
and
uud
Con
age of Sympathy Received from
thi Country.
rslun Prime Minister desires to eon
he Ciovemment ninl people of Amer
decp sense of gratitude for their
messages of sympathy, prompted by
ler of the Shah, nml to assure theiii
lie now almost heart-broken at tlm
nt. he hopes to surmount the trial
le new regime and to pursue tlm
iaths of peace and prosperity, lie
nfort lu the sympathetic expressions
i great republic which will renew
'iigthen the existing bonds of amity
d will between the two nations.
VOICE OF THE FARMERS.
.t loe;
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Eosli
all t
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titer t
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lent . p'
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htr
DISEASE RAVAGES IN CUBA.
At Thi Healthy Seaioa They Ar Very
Great.
The United states Marlue hospital lupec
tor at Suiitiiirio do Cuba, Is his latest otllclul
report hays:
"Yellow fever is still riiglnir nmong the
new recruits from Spalu, und the govern
ment llllS lit lust seen the WI:ldom of building
seiiarate barracks, where the sick from thu
fever are now coiiliimo.
L' lilted States Consul H valt. ut the same
nort. rcnorts to the stute depurttuent
"Smulii'ox Is eiiiileiule lu many purls of
einitern Cuba, and between the luck of sani
tary discipline nud moving troop mils tuir
to continue until. Is-tweeu the disease uud
vaccination, the Held Is exhausted."
The significance of these reports at a tlmo
when Cuba Is healthier than ut any other
tiortioit of the veur iudlutes whut U to be ex
nected when the hot season udv amies and
Hie full cITects of the negle 't Incidental to
the revolution commence to operate.
Spain Will InveitlgaU.
The protest of the United State govern
ment against l lie summary execution oi ciu
zens of this country, captured ou thu Com.
pntltor off the Cuban coast, has had Instant
effect on Hie Spanish official. The Spanish
government cables that the proceedings of
the court martial that condemucd the Com
petitor' crew to deuth have been ordered
acta to Madrid for examination by a higher
tribunal, thus staying the hand of General
Wevler's executlouer. The cniituln-Keneral
of Cuba, It la reported lu Madrid, together
with two other high officials, are determined
to resign It the deuth sentence is interfered
with.
CAPITOL CHAT.
No active step In the bond ale Investiga
tion will probably be tukeu before Congrowt
adjourns.
Comptroller Eckel hn called upon the na
tional bank tor a atutetueut of bualuea up
to May 7.
t of Depretilon and Want Horn Pro.
duct Protected.
T ntrons of Husbandry of Central
Pot nnia, through a newly established
pa ake this appeal:
'i ntiUuod deptraslon among the agrl
cul of the count ry Is growing In In
teuslty. The farmer 1 confronted witn , ..
for his products wnlcn are oelow me cost or
production. The receipts from hi farm have
been reduced, in many Instances oue hulf,
whilst hi necessary expenditures have been
Increased. The result is loss Instead of prolit,
and great deprivation In the value of land.
We disclaim, for the tanner, rosponsiiuity
for existing conditions. Sir far as legislation
Is concerned the farmer la not responsible,
except Tor Ins neglect In securing a larger
and lulrer representation oi agriculture irom
mining those who are directly associated
with this all Important industry oi our coun
try. If prosperity comes again to this coun
try, It must commence at the louutuin, wntcn
Is agriculture.
We long to Bee the Hum when every manu
facturing center shall be u hive of industry,
giving employment, ut good wages, to all
who desire to' work -these workers tu be fed
aud clothed by the honest, llliailulteruteil
nroducts of American farms, uud the surplus
of farm and fuetorv to be carried abroad lu
ships, manned by American seumeii and
Homing under the stars ami stripes, tnero io
he exchanged for such urticles as ure not
produced lu our own country, nudcr such
treaty regulations as will not operate to the
dlsudvautuge of the American producers.
WORKING THE RAILROAD.
Commercial Traveler' Scheme for Free
Baggage Transportation.
The Pennsylvania lluilroad has drawn a
a line on a custom recently Inaugurated by
many commercial travelers at tlreeusburi?.
The Pennsylvania people aud tho Jeniinette
and Oreeusburg Electric Hullroud company
have been spatting for some time.
The practice of tho commercial men, lu
folun over their routes, was to have their
iBggage chocked ot the Pennsylvania rail-
roud station for Jenunette, and then ut their
leisure the traveling meu would board a
street oar and K to that town, saving there.
by the dlffereuco In fare, yet the Pennsylva
nia company would tlelivcr their sample
trunks. The porters of the hotels usually
attended to the checking, and when n dis
pute arose the porter generally had lu Ills
Iiossesslou me truveiing suii'biuuu s iiiueugu
took.
The rennsvlvnnla com puny watched the
proceedings for a tlnm, uud then its foot was
with a good deal of force placed upon the
clever trick. Orders were promptly Issued
to the effect that sample trunks of commer
cial travelers and others bo not chocked mi
les tho agent had ample evidence that the
owtier thereof Intended to ko to Jenunette
over it Hue.
A Death Llt of Eleven.
The workmen have now so fur removed
the wreckage from tlm buildings destroyed
bv ex ulosiou on Monday night on Vt ulnu.t
street. Cincinnati, that It Is apparent that no
more bodlc are to be found, niihougn men
have been rumors of aeverul person wno
were mbmliig who might have been caught lu
thedlsustt r. The bodies already found are
those In different part of the liulldlng, as
well as on the sidewalk, aud It Is not likely
that any oae not connected with the places
would be eo remote irom tne otners as to
litlll be bidden. The death list, therefore,
will probublv remalu at 11.
Summary of th Moit Important X
Presented la Both Honut
120th oat.
Th time prior to S o'clock, when t'
resolution came up as unfinished
progress was made,
The opponents of four battleship
ed an overwhelming defeat fil t,,
tne House to-dny on tan propositi ,r
eept the Senate amendment to the r, "
proprintion bill reducing Hie nuinu .
1'JlTH DAT.
The House today passed a Joint r
fixing May H as the date for Until .
meut. May M was the date origins
the Ways and Means commlili., v
portinl the resolution, but It was el,.
the former date at Speaker Uec.lV .
Mr. llped is viry anxious for adj.
and siivs thi-rp Is no earthlr rcnoit ,
gp's should not close on May l..
During the long debate tu tlm S.
day. on tho bond resolution, S"iu
was a most conspicuous person. j.
dulged In a hot attack mi Senator
whom he belabored with shafts 0:
and sarcasm.
Senator Wolcott finally enme to t!.
rescue, only to feel the sting of ;
York Senator's running coinini...
disposing nf these gentlemen, n.,'
took up the defense of the Hel.r. .
li'iu DAY.
I!y th decisive vote of fil to r, ti
inaugurated an Investigation to I...
ed by the senate committee on llm
thp fitcltt still ef rpiitiiutitti...t ..,,!....
the sab of United States bonds by jj
tary of the treasury during tlm , P
years.
Congressman M'-fall, of M:i
Introduced a resolution in tlm h.
the committee on rules to bring in
order setting npurt tn'xt Snturdav
3 o'clock Munday afternoon for th.
iitioii of bills from the comtuitl""
grutiou and naturalization.
l'Jtril pay.
Anioni? the dozen or more Mil-
passed by the Senate to-day I...
werd unobjected to, was one pen.
erection lu Washington of a m .i
honor of Samuel Hahnemann. tic :
the medical school of hoiimo uthv .
printing 4,ooo to iietniy tin
foiinilatioii. Theonlv restrl
the bill is that the moinimi
placed In the cnpitol ground-. 1
'ration of the river nml harbor I
eluded with the exception of olm i
Involving the bitterly contested ,,
the location of a deep water hurl
ern ( alllornia. Senator lilt", i f
Hiblressed the senate III npposlti
coiniiiitiie ameiiiiment chnnglng i
from San Pedro to Santa Monl a
not finished his nrgumciit when ;
nt .1:15 p. m. adjourned until to-:i;
Heprt'st'titative W. K. liarntt
sachusetts. Introduced in Hi" l..u..
resolution proposing nn iimeu.l i.
Constitution of tlm United Htm. -,
that "Congress shall have power
priate legislation to limit tlm th
which persons limy be dully e
manufactories of textile frubrlei it
Industries. Hills were passed a
the construction of life saving -
Point Honlto, Ciil., ami port llur
appropriating t.').(HM) to enable tl
to deport about Mm (Canadian (
lu Montana to the border aud il.
to the Canadian authorities, mi l .P 1
pension bills. '
ViZiu IIAV.
. Dubois (Hep., Idaho) ercit'
Hurry on the bond iiiestlon ii
t-dny by asking Immediuti
joint rpsomtion providlngtl..
uds shall Is- issued by any .'
resident has communicated ;
ecesslty for the bonds, thu .
sue, uud until Congress li:i
thu , avmeiit of the bond. Issued.
whs passed for (ioverniui .t nurt
tl-i 1'u-i.-.u,M fi t.itt. i. n...
T. J 1 ex. .ent u .1
Oilveniment Commission to
(lovernment exhibit. Aptiroprleti
IM)0 ton a Government building an.
for a (lovernment exhibit were m
slderatlon of the river uud burb
theu resumed,
120th
The Semite had another
Sun Pedro uud Santa
of the members of the Commit!
merce opposed the amemlmci.t In ,j,
Santa Monica as tlm place for (is rs I
harlior in California. Senators iyr j:,,
and Cullery skoke against the nftb" ' t
Mr. Vest urgiied ngainst miikliit: id t i',.
atioii for a breakwater either at t r t trr
the other. tark c
The chairman of the comnilu - ka ipti
of Maine, coiniiicnced tho task mien th
nil the nbjpctioiis to the coiuu.' fci I. jj,..
meut, but had not llnished win i. Ire In . By'i
laid aside till to-morrow, but, u:rjeu tdst
Mr. (iorinun, of Maryland, gav I Ethna .
amendment limiting tlm annual mdantr I
under the pending ami lormcr n in confirm
bor bills to 10.UUI),(HHI. HlQa reet
At 5:35 tlm senate adjourned Jdaonht 'i
row. r' hrist
Miscellaneous business was : fer. Itjn ,
the House today. Hill were pa- - been
right of way over puhllo laii.N bat, tin
und Wyoming, except Y"llowst Wnrovvit
oil pipe lines und authorizing t' I' vial
of the Treasury to issue uud en! r ato,
Hons for the sufety of passemp' l." 8o
nt uny regatta or yacht race on : fla D04..11I
wuters of ttie United States. f ort ol
herln4 t'li
JERSEY PROHIBITIOS-'Pvli
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NOTES OF THE DAT.
The United States (fovernmeut presented a
reulumutiou to Spain protesting agaiust the
court martial of the Competitor llllbusters,
who were aeuteuoed to deuth.
Oeneral Marlot, a Cuban insurgent leuder.
haa notified all augur planters who grind
cane that they will be hanged without trial.
This was to offset the order of Weyler to re
sume grinding.
Ex-Congressmun McAleer may be the
Democratic nominee for the old Third dis
trict ot Philadelphia, which be once repre
sented a the auooeaaor of tba late Congrea-
m uu (UndttU.
Delegate to th PitUburg
Eleoted at Trenton
The New Jersey prohibitions
State convention in Trenton fr
of delegate to. the uutloual
Pittsburg. About !HM) represi'ir.
party were present. Hobert .1.
Moiitcliiir, chairman of the Su:
called the convention to order
ary organization was effected I
of Hev. Charles 11. Mead, uf
chnirinun.
The temporarv organization
nuiiient uud after recess the cm
Its electoral ticket from tin"
uud two electors-ut-lurgo. IV"
dollars was subscribed for ' -
pottPS, ufti-r which Hie plutforn 1
unit adopted. It arraigns I
parties for truckling to Hi' '
uud declares for woman s s 1
evening delegates to the unti' "'
were chosen.
M KINLEY IN CONT?
California Republican DeclvL
tree euver
The McKlnley enthusiasts o
tured the itiipulillcau statu
though the district delegates
Fourth congressional dlstn
pledged aud were avowedly
ers.
After eulogizing the Amen
tariff system as advocatcl
William McKtutey ttie I'.-'j;-cully
Indorsed McKiule I ''
was' as follows:
"We favor the free a ,i :i.
ot silver at the rutin ol i j0 f
lug oi sliver as wen as I KO.i
payment ot ull debts, 1 tn,tl
vale.
The n utform demur I led 1 1
sectarian free public icb
puiillo aid.
Among the delcgut
SpreckuK John T.
for lleutuuuut-govern
Another Bond
Those who buve
flnnnulul event say
will be foroed ti auo
tew mouHjSj
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