LATEST NEWS FROM THE CAPITAL.
KING OSCAR ACCEPTS.
Be Will Serve as Umpire oa all Arbitra
tion Tribunal!.
Tbe last step, nsldo fron the ratillcation of
tha treaty by the Congress of Venezuela,
necessary to clve effect to the Venezuelan
lipltll rat tim u,fttan,..t.t l.i irfinn tlm 1ttiwl
States nuJ Great Britain, has lcn complet
ed by the formal assent of King Oscar, cf
Sweden, to tha clause of tbe arbitration con.
ventiou which make btin the 11 mil arbitra
tor in case the other members of the tribunal
are uuuulo to agree. The Congress of Ven
ezuela meets iu l'cbri)ury. mid while there
has been noma oigeetiou raised in Venezuela
to the agreement fur a settlement of the
louK-Rtiiiiiliui; lioumlary dispute, it Is under
stood that these objections lire not potent
enough to prevent ratification of the agree
ment In the fuee of it strong indorsement
by I'reshlont Crospo and tho uioruliers of his
I'ubiiiL't.
HUNDREDS OF HOMES BURNED.
Flames of Conflagration Lighting Cuba
Eky at Night
A dispatch from Key West says: Over &n0
families are reported to. havo been burned
out of tholr houses owing to tlio recent ord
ers to destroy th property uud even the
homes of pucilleos. Many of these persons
have been nimble to i-uveeven their clothing.
Mothers nro carrying their babies In their
arms, and are without fund and res iug
places, Dlil gray-headed men nud women
are biirdly able to move, owing to tlm pro
longed period of sulleriiig.and many of them
will proounly starve to deutli.
Tho magiiillceiit xiignr estate of Kimta Kosa,
ueur Kanohuelo, has Uoii burned by the in
surgents. For several days tlio horizon was
brilliiintly illtimltiiiteil by tho destroying
llres. Many of the can" IIM.Is In this vicinity
are still burning. Toe sugar plantations of
Hormiguero, 1'nrqne, Alto, 'i ll nihil and Saco,
all belonging to foreigners mid located In the
Cleufui'KOH district, have received orders to
suspend tho grinding of enne. They hope to
commence again on Jamin y 12. Tlm colony
of Kl Toclno, near Esperanza, has also been
burned by the insurgents, and the destruc
tion of property Is repor ed as being very ex
tensive. A Inrirn number of huts In the
vicinity of San Felipe were burned on the
night of January 5, leaving tinny country
families destitute ami homeless.
Reports received from Hun Antonio do Lo
llanos are to tho effect that all last ninht
and early this morning llres wero illuminat
ing the horlzlou In all directions. The de
traction to property going on seems to be
specially serious in the flections of county
between Ooncn and Tiiinbndors.
Itemed!' s report indication tlint the insur
gents have for a third tin.e boseigod the town !
of Slaynjlba, Tills Is the town which offered
such heroin resisteneo to tho Cuban forces.
Only recently tlio garrison was increased
there, and a Inrite supply of ammunition was !
ordered in the local formication. In the i
district of ltemedlos and ISancti Splrltus it is
viileiit that a forward movement Is going on
among tho insurgents. A concentration of
large forces of Cubans liatt evidently been
planned, and It Is supposed that they are
awaiting tlio arrival of Maximo Gomez at
Hemedios.
Near t'atnpo Florida it Is repnrb'd more
than 2,000 insurgents urn banded together, u
formidable and well armed lorce, .In other
sections In the vicinity of Ciimpo Florida
small corn panics of Cubans nru reported, and
it is evident that an effort will ho tirade tb
prevent tho advaucu of tho punish
forces,
Mutiznnillo reports havo linen received to
the effect that tho insurgents not long ago
Bred on the coast steamer I'austo and as
result two of the passengers wero wound
ed. It Is reported that the soldiers who killed
De la Uiirza, a Mexican citizen, und for a
time brought about an International compli
cation threatening to result in trouble be
tween the Mexican and Spanish authorities,
were Intoxicated at tho tltuo the outrage wns
committed.
INAUGURAL DAY ?LANS.
Commit Us Confident of Making the Event
Successful On ,
Tbe arrangements for tho Inauguration of
Tresident-elect McKInley are; progressing
very satisfactorily and it is believed that tho
decorations, illuminations and ceremonies
incident to the event will equal to beauty
and lmpre.-slvene.ss those of auy former in
aucuriuion. Ail of tho mnney asked for by the execu
tive commit e" bus liven contributed, and
and many of the contracts havo already been
let
Cnnlrman Wright of the committee on
public comfort, reports that hn will be aide
to furulsh lodgings for 100,000 persons It
necessary. General Clay, from the Cuinmit
tee on military organization, reports that
there would be in the parade the entire divi
sion from l'ennsylvnulu. consisting of ir.o
governor and his staff, division and brign.de
commanders and their staffs; three regiment
of 10 compaules; VI regiments of 8 companies
each; one battalion of four companies; one
separate company; threo troops of cavalry;
two companies of naval militia, In all 8.000
men. Maryland will send her entire Nati
onal Guard, and larirn bodies of troops nro
expected from New York, New Jersey, Ohio,
ltliode Island, Massachusetts nnd other
states.
The cadets from the United Ktntes military
academy ni West l'oint nud from tno L'lillell
Status navll academy at Annapolis also will
be In line, its well ns cruck military organiza
tions from different parts of the rouuiry.
Applica Ion from many civli societies and
clubs for positions are also being received.
The inaugural ball promises to bo an ex
ceptionally brilliant ufTnir. Tho contract
for the banquet was let to Carl ti. Kssner,
of riiiladelpliia. A military baud of ij
pieces, and an orchestra of 125 pieces will
furnish the music, from separate stands.
The committee of elvl" organizations con
templates the erection of information booths
along tho line of tho parade, nud in tho
business portion of the city to be manned by
tho Washington high school cadets. Tho
Washington light infantry, veteran associa
tion, has tendered its services to do escort
duty.
WAS $60,000 SHORT.
A Baltimore Bank Cashier Upon Being
Discovered Commit Suloide.
Itlchard Cornelius, Cashier und for forty
two years connected with tho National
Farmers nnd l'lanters Bank. In Baltimore,
Mil , of which Enoch I'ratt was president up
to tho time of his death, was discovered to
be short in his accounts to the amoant of
about $00,000. Monday Mr. Cornelius was
notllled of this discovery .Hid left tho bank.
At 1:15 o'clock Monday afternoon bis dead
body was found in the duck pond at Druid
Hill park, lie had committed suicide by
drowuiug. On Saturday last, tho attention
of the bank officers was called by the bank
examiner to an irregularity in the accounts
of a country batik, for which the National
Farmers nud l'lanters bank wns correspon
dent, and the ofllcers immediately begun
a quiet investigation of the cashier's ac
counts. When Mr. Cornelius nrrl veil at tho lank
Monday morning he was summoned before
tho board of directors. Mr. Cornelius, It Is
understood, claimed that be could uiuke a
satisfactory statement, and he was allowed
to go into another part of the bank to get a
certain paper, lie did not return, nnd after
the lapse ol some time, the directors ascer
tained Unit he hnd left the building. Detec
tives were at once summoned and they trac
ed Mr. Cornelius to Druid Hill park, where
in a short time his body was found In the
pond.
Mr. Cornelius begnn his career with the
the National Farmers and l'lanters bank
forty-two yvurs ugo as messenger boy nnd
worked his way up to tho position of cashier.
UiitJI ,'Utunliiv d'loie IiaJ'uover boon foen .
susp clou against his integrity. Ho was
never kuowu to speculate and lived very
frugally.
CHURCH CROWDED
&ni n perish nitm
TRYING TO SAVE OTHERS.
A Terrible Dis.-.iUr in a Canadian Con-Tent
Tho lives of seven Crsullno sisters were
lost In a fire that destroyed tbe convent of
Our Lnuy of Luke ty. John, at Roberval,Lako
St John, Quebec. Tho establishment was
controlled by the Ursullnes of Quebec, a
cloistered order, and tho oldest religious
sisterhood in Canada,
Tho names of tlio dead arc as follows: Miss
Eliza Oosselin nnd Miss I'.tFe (Jotn lin, Kb
Jean Chrystostome; Misses Emma Lestour
neau, Quebec; C. fiumeau. Kt Foye; Laura
Ituilon, Uerliertville; JlDUlllu Ucacnamlauit,
and Louise (ilrnrd, iioberval.
When it became known that the convent
wns ou lire there whs consternation in tlio
village. Ordinarily in that institution there
were almost 60 young ladies under tuition,
besides a number of nuns, novices, etc.,
making a total of almost 100. Most of the
students wero away, however, on their holi
day vacation. The utmost confusion pre
vailed lit tho senna of the lire. Nuns nnd
Duplls rushed from the place. All the young
ladies, so far ns could be learned, escaped.
They are quartered comfortably, and so far
none are reported missing. With the nuns,
however the case was different Theirs was
the especial care of looking after the young
girls, and when the roll was called, seveu de
voted women did not answer. They were
overtaken by flames and smokonnd perished.
Tho loss is es: hunted at fc73,000, with only
about $l'.,000 of insurance.
MASSACRED IN AFRICA.
Kino Englishman Killed Near the Guinea
Const.
Un tho Guinea const Consul Phillips, two
consular olllcers, Locko and CampbclLMajor
Crawford, the Deputy Coi-misslouor; Cup
Ulns Uolsragon and Mating, officers belong
ing to tho Niger coast force; Dr. F.lllott nnd
two civilians, with n inimiier of kroomcn
and native carriers, have all In on massacred
by tlio King's people while on a peaceful
mission to ltenlu city.
Tho Consul's yacht has just returned to
llonny wltn tho news.
A cable message from London snys: Tho
Foreign oftlce has received private conllr
mation of tho news from llonny, on the
Oulnen const telling of the massacre of Con
sul l'lilllips and his companions while ou a
peaceful mission to Benin City. The news
has createil a great sensutiou, as the victims
are ail well known.
Lord Salisbury cume to tin Foreign office
ospeciaby from Ilatlleld House to receive
the earliest ofllciul detulls und to consider
them.
It Is stated In the Foreign office ndvlces
that the party was unarmed when it left tlio
consulate at lli'idn, on tlio west Bldo of the
Niger, traveling toward the AdniiKiL-ue
country. They were surprised on the fron
tier territory at Benin City where they wro
tired upon suddenly and mas-acred. The
object of the murder is not v t known.
Ilenlu ( I y Is within the M ;er protector
ate, and ia CO miles up the river Benin. The
population is 60 0UO, and It is governed by a
fetish priesthood, notorious fur human sac
rifices. It Is thou lit that tho massacre
is possibly connecied with tho recent escape
of the King of the Orika tribe in New Cala
bar, lie hal been ruptured by the British.
It is tearod that the disaster wid have a bud
effect on the Niger Company expedition,
which Is about to proceed at'iilust the F.mir
of Nupe.
The SulUn Coerced.
A dispatch from Constantinople to tho
London Standard says that rumors of n mas
sacred of Christians at Trehlzond, which
originated by tho statement that an Italian
gunboat had been ordered thither, nre un
true. An Italian subject named Marnnl was
secretly shipped at Treblnond for exile to
JCns 'roum. The Italian ambassndor, Stgoor
l'nnisa, demanded tho Immediate return to
Constantinople for proper trial, and threat
ened to send gunboats till the port" gave a
written proml-e of compliance. The Inci
dent has caused a sensation at Constantino-
ln on account ol tho belief that Italy was
weKeu oy tuo pow ers.
Idleness Causes Insanity.
On tho 3rst of tho mouth convict labor
won abolished In all tho prisons of New
York state, and on last Friday Frederick
Hoffman, a prisoner, while depressed from
laok of employment, threw himself from a
gallery to the Uoon, 75 feet below. He. can
not recover. Hoffman told Wnrden Kugo
that he feared bis mind would glvo way uu
less be bad work to do. Ho was a printer.
Killed Bats With Powder.
kt MlUersvllle.. Ohio. ion of Alex I)ol.
wick got hold of several pounds of blasting
t.vto ins foi'srjtccompanlert
When a Terriflo Explosion Bailed the
Floor Ftnio Followed.
An nwful crime was attempted Friday
night nt the JlcKndree Chapel, two miles
east of Buenu Vista, Ohio. Bev. Dumb has
for somo time been holding revival meeting
nt McEndree. Friday nlt ht the house, a beau
tiful frame, new and strong, was packed
with neoiile. Kuddetilv. ns the conifrcL-iiHiin
was kneeling to pray, a deafening explos- I
ion took place ueueuin tno Hour of tne
church. Tne lloor seemed to raise several
Inches, nnd the whole building was shaken.
F.verybody became piuilc-Btrlcken. Many
rushed out to Bee what was the matter.
Kverythlug was quiet, and not even tho
smell" of powder could bo detected. No
ri'ii.nn la Ln'tU'ti f.ir tint 11 ' lem mini .orlnm
One of the ofllccrs of tho church stated that t
nan mo oiasi oeen morn cioseiy couiiiieii.uuii
the force of the explosion not been allowed
to llll the entire space under the church, it
would have succeeded, mid doubtless many
lives would have been lost.
Mail Delivery to be Curtailed.
According to Assistant I'ostmasler Gen
eral Jones the l'ostofllco department will not
hereafter extend the letter carrier system to
the suburbs of cities and boroughs. Where
the system is now In operation It will not be
chiumcd, but in nil future cases the delivery
system will stop at tho corporation lines.
This Is an Important decision to boroughs
which have outgrown their original lines
without annexion tho additions built up, as
no additional letter carrier will be granted
to serve the outlying parts. Under this rul
ing the two additional carriers asked for at
Washington, Fa., will hardly bo granted.
Vest Renominated.
Tha Democrat!" caucus at Jefferson City,
Mo., nominated Senator George O. Vest as a
candidate for United Status Senator to suc
ceed himself Governor Stone's name was
placed before tho caucus by Wushburn, of
I'olk county. Speaker Farrls, for the Gov
ernor and by his authority, stated he was not
a candidate, and withdrew his name. The
Legislature will vote for Senator on January
10, when it is confidently expected that Vest
will bo re-elected.
CONDENSED ITEMS.
t
E. 8. Droyer, the Chicago banker who Is
very ill, caunot be told yet of the gulolde of
his trieud and fellow banker, Win. A. Ham
mond. It Is stated that Baroness Illrsch will give
another 2.000,000 francs (HOO.OOO) to build
it hospital for consumptive children on the
Bivera.
Tom Johnson, tho Cleveland street car
magnate, completed a deal, in Detroit which
practically gives him entire control of the
lines In that city.
Torpedo boat No. 5 was launched nt tho
Columbian iron works, Baltimore, She is
one of a fleet of 16, each of which is to mike
24) knots an hour.
Tho Inst official act of Gov. Ulsham, 'of
Wisconsin, was to pardon Boso Zoldoske,
who has already served four yenre of a Hie
hentence for tho murder of Etta Maley.
New York police say Belle Morgan, tho
Cincinnati suicide, has a record all over the
country as a thief under the names Mary
rituart, Mabel Stanley and Mabel Millet
Tbe Chilean government Is sending thirty
families to colonize the Island of Juan
Fernnudez, which tbo skipper said be saw
disappear some time ago. It Isthoreall
right
' United States RcnnSor-eleot Money created
excitement at Havana? by teroalning away
A CUBAN RETREAT.
Insurgents Cut Crops as They Took the Eaok
Track.
Advices from Ilavnna show that at 4 o'clock
on the afternoon of Janunry 3, tho Insurgent
force commanded by Juan Dolgado, opened
Are on tho forts at Colabu;:nr, province of
Havana. The military governor, Maj.
Justiz, hnd charge of the troops iu the garri
son nud they resisted the attack of the in
surgents so briskly that tin latter wero
obliged to retreat On tho following morn
ing the insurgents renewed their attacu
simultaneously un forts No. 5, No. C, No. 7
nnd No. 8, with a lively discharge of muske
try, which was answored by ttio garrison. At
tlio siunu time the insurgents burned the flue
dwoiltug of Senor Fernando (iurcla, situated
near the railroad station. The flames from
the burning build ng brightly illumiuiilnd the
city, causing grcut alarm uuiong tho people
iu the town.
The bullets flow thickly, many of the mis
sives penetrating dwellings nud the store of
1'edro Burcens wns pierced in twenty differ
ent places. The Spanish forces llmilly com
pelled the insurgents to retreat. While the
Cubans wero retiring they destroyed with
their machetes all the tobacco that 'had been
planted In the vicinity.
Advices received confirm the report that
CalWlo Garcia, with fi.UOU well nrmed Insur
gents, after an cnimp-mont nnd upon the ar
rival of Gen. Bosch's convoy at Baynmo,
mnrclied toward Iguani, which place they
nesi 'geii tor a space of llvu days, it is sni.i
that the garrison of tbo town heroically re
sisted the tittuck of tho insurgents until the
nrr.vil of the column of Gen. Bosch, when
Calixto Garcia und his men were compelled
to retreat towards Santiago do Cuba, coun
termarching ufiurwards iu the direction of
Holguin.
One hundred and fifty-six wounded Span
ish soldiers arrived at Havana from the
province of I'iuar del Bio Tuesday last
TEE FOOTPAD FOOLED.
I oi Once tb Farmer Outwits the Bunco
Man.
James Young, a furmer of Klecknnrvllle,
Lehigh county, Ta., figures as hero in get
ting tho best of a hlgbwaymau and capturing
.r.00. While driving homo he was accosted
by a woman carrying a tsutcbol, who asked
permission to ride.
Shortly after tbe pnescnirer got Into the
wni;ou louiig discovered tlint hlscempnuloai
wus a man In woman's clothes, poorly dis
guised. Without betraying bis discovery tbe
driver resorted to a clever ruse, lie an
noyed the horse by twitching nt the Hues un
til tho animal became nppurently very frac
tious. Then Young dropped bis whip in the
road, and remnrked that be dared not get
out and vet it "for fear that frisky nag would
break sometliiu'," and so ho diplomatically
got his skirted companion to jump out und
pick up the whip.
As un soon us tho man dropped into tho
road Young i-ave the word and the liafto
dashed off to a mad gallop.
Oaths now cume from tbe deserted foot
pad Iu skirts, nud with his volley of epi
thets he sent tevi-ral bullets whizzing past
Young's heinl. But homo and driver went
spinning alone dowu the road and escaped
unhurt.
When Young got home and investigated
the contents of tho stranger's satchel he was
astonished. Iu addition to a kit of tho best
burglura' tools and explosives there was a
compact little roll In bruwu paper tucked
nway iu a bottom comer of the Krip. Un
wrapping this, Young found that the roll wili
made up of bai.k bills and treasury notes ng
grega.lug S500.
CHOLERA ON SHIPB0AED.
English Troop Ship Manages to Keep It
Well Confined.
The cases of cholera ou board tho troop
ship Nubia, which arrived at l'lymoutn, Jan,
10, have been confined to the troops. The
dentin of the two Lascars which occurred
on tho voyage, are now attributed to dy-en-tery,
though they were nt first reported as
cholera. The Nubia proceeded to sea on
Saturday night to bury the body of u victim
who died nftor the arrival ut l'lymouth.
Another soldier died on Saturday night and
was taken to be burled at sea. On Sunday
most of the passengers landed after the
usual precautions aguiust infection had been
taken. Tho remaining cholera patients, to
gether with a few of the suspects, wero taken
to the hospital ship, while the troops were
still dotulued on board.
Enloide of Anothsr Bankar.
Christian Sehauer, Jr., treasurer of tbe
Nations Bank for Savings, of 110 Federal
street, Allegheny, l'a.. was found bunging
In a closet of tbe Allegheny Gymanstlo club,
corner Ohio and North streets. Mr. Sehauer
had been a member of tha Allegheny Gym
nostia club for 25 years. For a like num
ber of years he bad been connected with tbe
Ileal Estate Loan and Trust company, of
Allegheny. Horns years ago tbia company
consolidated witb the Workmuns Saving
bank, and Sehauer was reduced from the
position of cashier to that of bookkeeper.
Two nnd a half years ago bo was permuutly
retire The fact worried hhn. He has
brooded over It ever since that time. For
six or eight months be was unemployed and
then be was appointed to tbe position which
be held up until the timo of bis death.
To Limit Judicial Fewer.
The bill limiting the power of Judges to
punish for contempts of court which Bepre-
sentativo nay oi new lors: iramea as iuo
stltutefor a bill, passed by the senate last
session, was acted upon favorably by tbe
house committed on Judiciary.
Bv a vote of eight to four the committee
decided to report favorably the bill to the
bouse, those voting tor it weret Benubllcans
Henderson, of Iowa; Ray. of New Yorki
PIRACY ON THE SEAS
Ilk nv un viue "uwsuiuu wwaj liruucnvta ui anusuj v su. ui iunn.
Tbia is tha Chart; Unole Sam Brings.
Against tha Three Friends.
Tbe announcement of the probable pur
pose of the United States government to
prosecute tbe alleged filibuster, Three
Friends, and tbe men who fitted her out for
her lost expedition to Cuba on a charge of
filracy has caused a sensation. The libel is a
enKtby document. Tbe third count, which
la tne menancing ono, describes tha fitting
out of the Three Friends with munitions of
war to assist those engaged in armed resist
ance against the king of Spain.
It la sigullicent that in the libel no parti
cular section of the revised statues Is speci
fied as having been violated by tbe Turee
F'riends. '1 his libel also diff-irs from pre
vious ones tiled aulnst :be vessel in that tbo
persons are named iu connection with llttlng
out the allege expedition. These charges,
und the further fact that till Threo Friends
is reported to have used her Hotcbklss guns
airainst a Spanish gunbont, are responsible
for the Impression that the govern inent in
tends to proceed ugaiust the vessel and those
who fitted bor out on a charKe; of piracy.
The date named is the day on which the
Three Friends is said to have fired on the
Spanish nun bout
It should be understood thnt so far only
tho ve.-sel hns been taken in custody by the
government The men named in the libel
are still at liberty, and will not be arrested
until indicted by the United States grand
jury, which is now In session. But, while
nominally ut liberty, the men are closely
watched by the government detectives, and
would be immediately arrested if they should
altetnp to leave the city.
It is hinted that by playing on the fears of
one of the men who accompanied tho Three
Friends on her lust expedition, District At
torney Clark hns induced him to turn state's
evidence, and his testimony is maiuly relied
upon to secure indictments ugaiust the men
und their subsequent conviction.
Tbe district nttorney is snid to bo acting
under spcciul Instructions from Wushingtoj,
and be is ml I to be in constant teieraplilo
communication with Attorney General
Harmon. In this connection, it wus learned
tliut the libel was prepared upon lines pre
pared by the attorney general himself.
DEATH TO TRAIN ROBBERS.
Governor Btono, of Missouri, Urges Ex
treme Penalties for tbe Crime.
Governor Stone has this to say of train
robbery in his annual message to tho legisla
ture! "During the last throe years several
of these crimes havo been committed. Trains
have beeu stopped nnd express cars rifled,
and on one occasion a conductor wus shot
und seriously wounded. 1 euro neither
more nor less for ruilroad ami express com
panies, than for other corpora ions or citi
zens, but the crime is ouu which calls' for
more than ordiunry attention, und the neces
sity for Its suppression is so great that it
should be visited by the most cxtremo pun
ishment. U is a crime penetrated by makud
desperadoes, who go prepared to commit
murder if it Is ueccssury either to succeed
or escape.
"It surpasses all other crimes in Us detri
mental effect on the Mate. When such
crimes occur with frequency nn impression
becomes widely current that life and prop
erty are unsafe within the jurisdiction where
they prevll. It is a crime which should bo
absolutely extirpated, That cannot be ac
complished by penitentiary sentences. The
thirty-eighth general assembly, alive to the
importauco of the subject, made the crlmo a
capital offense. Tbe iulliction of capital
punishment, however, was left to the discre
tion of the Jury. Several convictions have
been had since tbo enactment of tbo law re
ferred to, but only penitentiary sentences
were pronounced. In my opinion the men
perpretrate these crimes shou d t banged,
and I believe that the law should be so
dmeUiW .is to prnvldo Ibat ovry person
convicted of it should suffer death. Tbe
governor should also bo authorized to offer
a reward of at least 1,000 for tbo arrest and
conviction of any person guilty of the offense
The measure 1 propose is severe, but tbe
crime should not be permitted in tho state,
und the milder remedies will not be sufficient
to prevent It."
A BURNIHG VESSEL.
It was Seen for a Tims, Bat Drifted From
View Off Southport
Wbut appeared to be a serious fire at sea
wus discovered by luhuldtunts of Southport,
Conn., eurly Wednesday. About ono mile
off shore a vessel of some kind wns burning
fiercely, and In about half nn hour it was ap
parent that the vessel would bo burned to
Uio water's edge. At duylight the weather
begnu to thicken and the burning vessel
soon drifted Irom view to the westward.
Owing to tho durkuess nnd thick wentlidr It
wus tinnossib o to tell the character of the
vessel, but Irom the volume of llames it was
believed it was either a threo-niHstud schoon
er or a sound steamei.
A tug put out toward tho scene from a
point west of Southport
TO TEST THE HEW HAVT.
Admiral Bunoe's Fleet Will Try a Blookade
of Charleston.
Admiral Bunco's squadron of evolution is
to blockado Charleston early in February.
Tbe scheme Involves the maintenance of a
strong blockading fleet off Charleston harbor
and the assignment of one or more fast ves
sels, Including the Vesuvius, to do ns block
ado runners. The fleet will be the most
powerful gathered Iu recent years, Including
tuo battleships Massachusetts, Iudiana,Maiue
and Texan; the cruiser- New York, Brooklyn,
Columbia. Newark, Balel-h, Montgomery,
Mnrblehead and Cnstlue; the ram Katahdlu;
monitors, l'uritun and Ainpblthrite; torpedo
boats Cuuliing nnd Ericsson, the dispatch
boats Dolphin and Vesuvius uud tbe trans
port Foru.
Wild Bear Causes a Runaway.
Whllo Lewis Weber aud sister were drlv
across Iron mountain, near Cumberland,
Md., in a buggy a largo black bearjumpou
out of tho woods into- the road ahead of the
buggy, which so frightened tbe horse that
it ran otf. Tho vehicle was upset and the
occupants thrown tu the ground and serious
ly injured. A party of hunters went after
the bear, but fulled to capture it
HEWSY NOTES.
Sir Henry Irving illness will keep bim off
the stage for several months.
Word oomes from Panama that a scheme
is on foot to revive the l'auama Canal Com
pany. In Kansas City two elevated eloctrie cars
collided and five people were badly hurt;
none fatally.
The majority of the Illinois Demoeratlo
central committee put tnrougu tne Altgeia
slate against Uec rlonaen.
M,rs. Lansing Rowan, who once challenged
Corbett to a light, is to marry Maurice de
vrits, tne opera taritone.
John Krause tried to drown himself at
Lincoln park, Chicago, but desisted when
policeman threatened to snoot.
Emma May Bradlsh, of Boranton. Pa., has
sued Hantord Grant, son of banker, for
110,0.0 damages for having kissed her. . (
All the trusts operating in Georgia hav
cancelled existing contracts with merchant
and jobbers on aooount of the anti-trus
law. i '
At Berlin It Is denied thnt Count Ppper
helm has began si divorce suit against hi
pnEssoTiamrin
GOMEZ PROPOSES PEACE.
Geo. Weyler! Recall the First Thinf Demanded.
A dispatch from Washington says that
positive statements are made, based on in
formation front Spanish legation sources,
that domes, the Cuban commander-in-chief,
has submitted a proposition for peace to
8enor 8casta in Madrid. The recall of
Weyler, the insurgents insist, shall be pre
liminary to all negotiations. It is also mat
ed that Campos inusl. or 1'ando will be ac
cepted in Weyler place. .
Tne proposal was submitted to the junta
December 29. Generul Gomes begins with a
vehement declaration thai the insurgents
will continue the tight as long as life lasts,
and until tbe Island is laid in ruins, unless
their demand for practical borne rule is com
plied with. General Gomez names seven
terms or conditions of treating with Spain.
They are;
First The recall of General Weyler.
Second Restriction of the preseut almost
autocratic power of the governor general,
sent by Spain to rule iu Cuba.
Third Flection of all mayors and munici
pal officers of the island by the people by
popular vote.
Fourth A new postal system.
Fifth A new system of" Internal taxation,
the money derived from Internal taxes to be
spent, w ithin reiLsou'blo limits. In Cuba aud
for the beuellt of the people. An abatement
of tariff taxes, especially in the case of Hour,
for which Cuba is doudeut upon the Unit
ed States, with provision for frcerer coin
morcial intercourse with the United States.
Sixth Au Increase in the Cuban represen
tation fn tbe Spanish cortea commensurate
wiih the population, wealth and revenues
supplied by the isluud.
Seventh An embodiment of tho conces
sions in the form of a treaty with tho United
States government as a guarantee that they
w III be curried out utter tbe insurgents lay
down their arms.
Honor (juusuda, of tho Cuban Junta, iu
Washington, made the following statement
In regard ty the published report that Gen.
Maximo Gomez, commander-in-chief of the
Cubuu n rm y. hud sent through an interme
diary to Scuor Segusta, Liberal leader in
Spain, the conditions on which the Cubuu
insurgents were ready to treat with Spain.
"i'lio whole story is a Ho, given out by tbe
Spanish legation, In their aim to divert pub
lie opluion. In the llrst place, Gen. Gomez
has no authority to do such a thine: in the
last wnr ho held the same position as now,
and did nut take any part in tbe treaty of Kl
Zanjon. siivlnir thai that wus not within his
jurisdiction. We can emphatically say that
it is a lie mat any euon letter has oeen re
ceived by the junta, on December 211, or on
any other dale.
A CHEAT RIVER ROAD.
Ten Miles of Right of Way Beoured From
One County.
L. II. Hamilton, of rbilndelpuia, a repre
sentative of tbo West Virginia Northern Ball
road Company, whose principal ofllca is at
Philadelphia, hns secured Irom the court of
Preston county ten miles of right of way for
tho proposed railroad down Cbc.it river. Tho
court granted the company tbo use of nn
nbandi nod country road, provided work be
commenced at once. Mr. Hamilton assured
the coiirt that his company would at once
commence the work on this roud, which is to
connect with the Baltimore aud Ohio at
Kowleiville, thence down the river to some
point pear Fnlrobanee, Ps, The road will
bencdytO miles In length and will pass
fl)V. blt'jsrt uodcveloied section of
valuable timber and coal lands.
J. J. Htoer and J. F. Stocr, of Fbllsdcl-
fibia. are known as being large stockholders
n the company, nnd other Philadelphia
people are interested. Tbe Messrs. Htoer
are owners of valuable timber and mlnerul
territory along tbe Cheat river and own
several large lumber mills In operation in
tins county.
A railroad down Cheat river bos been con
sidered for a number of years, and another
company has bad a charter for several years.
it is known as the Cheat lllver itallroad
Company, of Pittsburg. The correspondent
has beeu Informed that this company is bIbo
ready to build, and will do so If the Phila
delphia parties do not keep the franchise
alive that they acquired by beginning work.
'The only practical route for the llrst nine
or ten miles of tlio road proposed Is upon
the county roud, which has a natural gride.
The level shore al mg the stream is not wide
enough for more than oue-liulf, hence the
right of way along the county road here is u
valuable one.
DIED FROM THE PLAQUE.
Fugitives From Bombay Carry the Con
tagion into the Country.
Dr. Monzcr, senior physician of tho prin
cipal bospltut in Bombay, died from the
bubonlo plague, which is epidemic there.
The authorities of the Indian government,
at Calcutta, have sent Dr. Cleghorn, the di
rector general of the medical service of tlio
government of Bombay, to investigate and
report upon tho increase of the plngue In
that city. Despite the panic which prevails
tteie, tnuny victims of tbe plague refuse to
accept medical treatment, regarding the
disease as a visitation of God.
It Is estimated that In the aggregate 35,000
persons have fled into tho country from that
city currying the contagion to places where
it did not previously exist, or where there
were only a lew cases of tbe disease.
8IX PERSONS DROWNED.
Five Children oi One - Family Among the
Victims.
One man aud flvo ohildroa woro drowned
by the floods in Texas county, Mo.. Thos.
Wilson, accompanied by his daughter, Mrs.
Kiunery, and her live children, attempted to
ford Pralrlo Creek. Tho team became un
manageable and lost their foothold. The
wagon sank and tbe whole party were thrown
iuto the water. Mr. Wilson and Mrs. Klu
liery succeeded in getting to tbe shore, but
tbe otbers were drowned. Daniel MaGloth
oran was drowned the same day while trying
to cross Mill creek.
Tbe town of Mill oreek Is flooded by the
Osage river, and a steam ferryboat is making
regular trips through the streets.
, Aa Awful Death Rats.
Tbe Times of India says that owing to the
exodus on aooount of the plague, the popu.
latton of Bombay bos been reduced one-half.
The weekly mortuary Is 200 per 1,000, and
more shops are closed than open In the na
tive quarters.
Tbe pieee goods market has been closod
cn account of the plague.
. It Is officially announced that 1, 210,000
persons are now engaged In the relief work
and It la added that the number will proba
bly reach 3.000,000 during tbe coming week.
1 publio meeting has been called under tbe
iresidwncy af the viceroy, tbe Earl of Elgin,
o consider the atate aud measures to re-
ollevn the famine sufferers. It is suggested
Dot st tuna be iormod ana subscriptions in
dted Irom Groat Britain, tbe colonies and
America,
" Looking to Bimetallism.
: Senator Chandler hu practioally made a
canvass of the senate on the proposition for
in international eonferenve on silver, and
enaolndes that th wl bejoprxwltiou
OWE. BIG ADVANTAGE.
"
ju sees DvmaiaiBf uea. ta tfc, q.,.
For 1897. "H
"The vear 1897 heirlna vltKnn.i... ?J
- " -""irarj,
tage; tbe past year has swept out of ta,
a great number of unsound concerns. i-
-v..,.., uuve bcf a K
gerous to business. Of the 15.26
and banking failures tn lk1, WlthhaJ'?'
crlppllug losses In previous yea's
violence of peoulative storms la uu
llrst hnl tot 190, whilo thousauds
suited from the fury of tbe political ?
last fall. Banking failures amounti?
156 each nnd were Ut per cent liiriro-1. I V
rVimmsrnlul f..ll.. u u... ...i . 'Q ' I
S34, a little over tl.OOa.OOO having tZ'. V
dod by tbe lost duy ol the year, but thl.
age of liabilities, tl4.99J, was smid!,.,;
The failures of brokerage and "otlie,--.
mcrciul concerns averaged 58.418 .,.i,
,.rniiatf, 1WQ n .......... lu.i-. . . . -Dt US
' pv-tveu. uioi low, WI1U9 In..
facturintr failures arer.-u'nl ')s kn ... . -
Increased S4 ner cent ami tr.,1,,'... .....
creased 18 per cent and averi'icftr
l,C0t each.' Over four-fifths of the '
iu umuuiucmmiK nuu trailing iHUuru. ni
lumber manufacturing, 170 per cent- d
goods, 60; woolen manufacturing lei-A
lug trade, 20; shoe trade,87; lea h'er and ,h
manufacturers, 107; groeerv tra.f j?
mnchlnery, 70; milling, 117; furniture nl.3
-. ... .... . , ,u lu,.r hr .
the Incrensu was moderate iu amount .j .
live ullh tl.n ,...!OI...i .. ,. ''Ul'M
trading failures, the liabilities wen. ....
than in imX ""
While banking faflnrcs have not (vtMjM
the West, apprehension about them h.. .7
maa It.. u..t.I.I...I I - . W V
wuuiijr DUUDIUI.-II, nail uo ST10ti9 U.
Manv iioiiiiil nmicenw ui.ru H... 1..1 r a
by the epidemic, but practically all thl''
(inui itiiu,-e mo iim-eu 10 disregard
uw and of banking souse at period
i....i: 7u 1. ...... ..:rr.."'" ic n
uuniuciw win uo kiiv nifuuuur uuer IU Clip
lug, and the return of money to Nw yn
has exceeded shipments to tho uiterlnrk,
2.000.tl00 for this week. r
Wheat rose to 92 cents nn M,it..l..
..kviiuvu nfcnill ut 00,-4 f'U'ls, WIIU WlHtfrOa
.oijiia u minion uiisueia smaller thuij In
yeur. while Atluntic exports, flour in.imu
nu fl llQf mill I. ....I. ..I. .. .. . . .. U1
1.10 ,uui,uuv i-u-Mii-iB.tiKuius', a,.W,yj(ilni4
els last yeur. The trade accounts UAkiux
Croat muintitv in farrnntM hiin.lj .... L.
" , i uuuirni
permit moro than 100,000,000 busheli tj a
vav-j luu iu luu -uiaiuiUK SIX lUuntU'i.
MURDERED FOUR PEOPLE.
Simon Cooper Swings a Deadly At in ini I
Carolina,
Hlmon Cooper went to Lyunh:njtr;, s. (J
to force a young oolored girl to i.nnj
Sho and her mother escapod nn I rs &
tho swamp. A posse started Iu piurj)
Cooper, missed him, nnd next ri,tii.;
came out of tho woods, wont to h
a oolored man named Boyle, to liiib
ami compelled Boyles son ti
htm.
A nillo further on he went b
Benjamin Wilson, killed him
nis son, wesiey. Cooper l '
horse to Wilson a buggy uud :'.:v
gro numed 8mlth on the road ; i j
also. When tlio bodies of th ;
found tho old man was silt '. 'j, I
with a shotgun iu his hand; .1 . :,
was iu another bud with ' h no ,
while on tho -floor lay th" 1
woman, ber head smashed in i d her 1
cut.
A later dispatch from Humor m.,1:
mon Cooper, the negro outlaw, who
dered three members of tlx Kilnm V
anrf a colored servunt. -jias Un'hri.
Aerev Ooopef Wffi. vaptur.d v'thenf1
posse sod was being taken to i-iumtej-
the mob decided to hanir bu: Th..,-!
sheriff, aided by two nn , njiste!
lynchers, but were overpo- -ml "fl
was thrown over the limb uirrcwi
tho man swung npwurd tho body wm piil
by more than 150 bullets. Onu cut there?
and the oorpse fell to tho ground, whnts
coroner found It somo hours later, worts
went to hold an inquest.
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PHOTOGRAPHIC COUNTEBFini
Arrests Made in Detroit and s Big tosj
tion Promised.
United States secret servica ofliocn Uj
arrested Al Sopor, the third m:in Am
with Implication iu tho forgerlnof KWj
the National Bank of CnmineM ol H
Yurb nii.t tin TTiitiin -ntlon.il flunk ol
tr.itt Himii wiiu nn I'mnhivo ol t lie H1
Cndilluo burlier shop at Detroit,
per. the alleged principal 111 tun
t.flicors claim to havo found furtli'Htfl
noting evidence nnd other arnw "
t iftMf ml
lMootivu Burns saM that u larpj wj
culiitiou all over th VnilM M:ii"s. HtJ
tho prccw wns lirnt employe aw-j
vearw no, and it Mis PU'utiwy "" , J
Li.,..-...... tit.tii if hsad hsu'-iinti Tervut
ous. Kor two yenr.- the omYerfl of tlwrt
rrnintui imva vvvn ir. v -
ttt 11 sarfnif lira
ttltf.iwa ttu flifnilirh With ttlil
li'tvfj v " s;. i j
said he, "we will have a big sennaim '1
van rest assured 01 that.
CAPITAL MOTES.
The House Committee on I'uWic &m
nnd Grounds bus favorably 'P Zj
bill, which bus already passed tM JJJ
provldlmt for the erection of "f JJ
ni. nt unuliliiurnn. I'u.. Bl a vui i
The Houso Committee on ComBMiJ
thorized a favorable report "1"'"
man Dalzoll's bill permitting th" ' J
wav company to construct a J
k m.. i.oiu .ivi.r beiween
IIIO UUUUIlh'iliv.n i.''i
VOUUty UUU ill 1 111 U n. n 1. . 1 T - jm
11..1.. - 1,11mm -1
The House
favorable report ou tho Hmiato
W-I.f1
:ourt.
ed, relating to contempw of couru
present form tho bill provides . -i
........ I ,1,. nn.n,n of t he court B" 0
Ishod by the eourt alone, "'Jj
outside of tho oourt, except
witnesses or jurors 10 imcu... -by
a Jury If tbe accused so dfci""1
Aa English Sowdsl lull
The ropresentntive of jl
torlo families oi f nginiei, olnrt.iH
tne saiisiaciion oi Kum" h .
to prison for ciht montln, 3
sentence Imposed on Lady N '
T sk nnutV lilt fl
around. Tho case Is s sequel Mj' 1
bit
nrnnmillnint ' between WO
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wir whn ia a. dauuntur oi j
tltioned for divorce in WMaV
cruelty on tbe part of lhnr,cl
also making other odious cM,
.niti.. ni.uriir. 8he falieai"
ber case and was
of the suit, amouutlug to s-, M
.,.i- ' ..i...o,.la eattw"jl
(IllB IHO IllUllini-i- , inf Vir
charges to bo' printed aglw $
for this the lenirtby trial be'W nl-
plea of guilty, ahe has mm r.
term of eight, months wnnou
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BRIEF aUNtl0'
Herman ftlmm shot ami.-
and son at Janosvllle, !.," I
suicide. .1 . d Ir
Robert LaWghlln was "rr .
ville. Ky., BuWday for.tb
wife and nlecY k.ikaT.'
H.C.Benbar. P'1;11''
rested at BataVia, N. J.. ff
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