E. SIXTEEN CHILDREN DEAD. Extent of the Catatrophy TJnsuspecttd Un til Search BevaUd It Sixteen little girl end boys are dead as a result ol Ore at the Buckncr Orphan Home, at Dallas, Texas, and blue other are serlnu-dy burned and crushed. Three of the injure t. It is thought, cannot recover. Tuo ludness o( the holocaust was not dis covered and fully realized until Haturday. The fir-, which commenced about 10 o'clock Friday night, and raged until the boys' dor mitory um destroyed, did not cool enough for search for bodies In tho ashes until early Saturday morning. At that timo it was thouK'lit that only Eve children hud been burned to deuth. When the ashes had cooled enough to ad mit of a search, scores of sympathizing trleuds and neighbor began the m. task i f lluding tlio bodies of the live whom it was known had perished. The search had hardly been Instituted when tho terrible truth ap peared that there were more than live bodies in the ashes. The search continued until dawn, wbeu 1! bodies bud been found. CHILDREN, ASPHYXIATED. Three Little Girls Found Deal in Bed in a Boston Suburb. Three young lives were destroyed by gas In a tenement house ut Hoxbury. Muss. The dead lire: Mary N. licynolds, 7 year old; Margaret H. licynolds. 4 years old, and Annlo ( onii' Uily, 10 years old. The two clill'lren were the daughters of John 1. ltuyuolds, u laborer, who occupied the middle iloorol the tenement. Tho Con neally girl was n niece of lleynnlds' wife, mplujcd to take care of the children. Her mother, Mrs. Mary Conneuliy, a widow, lives with hr seven other children in Hox bury. John I), Iteynolds, the father, discovered tho dead children shortly after ho urose in tho morning. The family occupies four rooms and tho Comically girl slept with tho two children. Iteynolds discovered the gas, and breuklug In tlio door kuw tho three chil dren deal. Carelessness or Ignorance in using the Uxturo is the supposed cause of the deaths. GARCIA WINS A VICTORY. Ths Battle of Oabuquito Ends in a Cuban Triumph. Ono ol tho most brilliant victories achiev ed by tlio Cubans sluco tho beginning of tho revolution was won lat Wednesday ut Oabu quito, near Mouzunillo, according to advices received by the steamer Olivette, which reached Key Went Fin.,, Ian. 1(1, from Havana. It seems that Gun. Culixto Garcia, with a strong force of Insurgent., 1ms inndo his heiulipiurlors at (iisbutiuito for some weeks. ion. Hvguta, with 4,UU0 Spaniards, was operating near Muuminillo and determined to attack (iaiiuiuilo, although the Cubans were strongly entrenched, beguro's plan wuh to storm the place, and ho led his men to the charge in person.but the Cubans greet ed tho Spaniards with such a deadly lire from rifles and llotehklssguns that the latter retreated in gieut disorder. Hogura ruilled his men und unoth'jr charge was made, but tho lire ot the Cubans did such execution that the Spaniards were driven back. Koguru wus umtblu to rally his men for another at tack, and withdrew. It is stated from ( iibun sources that the Spaniards' loss was 300 kill ed and about 400 wounded. Among the kill ed it is said thero were many Spanish o Ul cers, and Segura himself is reported slightly wounded. COXEY'S HEW PARTY. Organized by Twenty-Three Uiddle-of-ths Boeder at Bt Loui. General Jacob S. Coxoy called to order the conference of "reformers," who met in Ht Louis, January 13, pursuant to a call is sued by the "Commonwoal" leader for tha purpose ot forming a now organization to take place of tho People's party, which he declared is dead. Thero were Ti middle-of-the-roaders pres eut, most of tlicm being local lights. The conference which was held behind closed doors, organised by selecting "General" i'oxey ns chairman, and Carl llrowuo as sec retary. Among those present wero: John J. Btreetor, of Hinsdale, X. 11. j T. T. Tavlor. of Philadelphia; 1'. E. Berry, of Hushvllle, ill.; J. L. Dodge, of Council Ululls, la., and Jos eph l'arvin. of Philadelphia. Letters of re gret wore received fmni u largo number of 'sympathizers In different sections of the oouiitry, among them being Paul Vnnder vort, of Omaha; 1 1 ill j ill Beaumont, of Wash ington, V. ('., and George Francis Train. ilutler, Weaver, Jones ami the other Popu list leaders wero denounced by speukers lor ' selling out to the Democrats at the lai.t dec- ! tlon. A resolution was presented declaring I that the action of the People's party leaders j in the recent national campaign, in making j tho party merely a tail to tlio silver Jicnm ratio kite, has resulted In so crippling its good name os to practically kill its future usefulness as a reform party. The resolution says that tho new party shall bo known us the "United States party,'' that the initiative and referendum shall bu tlio party procedure through the American "Triouoiniu" ballot system, mid mills that the national provisional organization com mittee be Instructed to proceed to organize cluls throughout the I Uiti'.l States, these dill s to send delegntes to a national conven tion to be held in Nashville, July 4. 1W7, to outline a policy of campaign for 1 Nils nnd WOO, based upon the non-interest bond plan os a means of providing sulllcient legal ten der money to do the l.t.sincsi of the I nked Stati s. Tills was discussed until a lute hour. WAR PRI30N On Johmon's Iilsni Bought By Ihs Fifth 0. N. 0. Kegirnent. Tho Fifth I'.egluient, O. N. (i., stationed a Cleveland, has purchased S5 acres on John son's Island, near Sandusky, which will be titled up and used for permanent encamp ment purposes. The tract includes the cemetery wherein lies the remains of 250 Confederate uflleors who died us prisoners during the war, when Johnson's Island was used as a depot for Confederate . officers takes captive. Tho old prison ground proper has passed into possession of the Fifth regiment. Tho old olllcers' barracks used by the Union tot co on detsli as guard over the prisoners will be fitted up as an olllcers' clubhouse. The old fort Is also owued by the Fifth JJegl ment, as well as the blockhouse and powder magazine. About 1600 an acre Is said to nave been the price paid. THE STRIKE BROKER. Jaoksoa County Hinsr Returning to Work. 1 he sir Iko which, bos kept the miners of Jackson county, Ohio, out fur the post three months was broken when a number of them returned to work, cleaned out their rooms and started to get out coal. The mines were started for their benellt within the post S4 boors. Sentiment is this district has been strongly In favor of returning to work. A meeting will be held to decide the question and ihore is no doubt but that tha vote will be largely in favor of returning to work. FLED FROM DEATH. The City ef Bombay Deserted by Half It Population. Over halt the population of Bombay, esti mated to. amount to about 900,000, ha Bel from the plague, and the usually crowded streets, dock and bazaar are not recog nizable. Business In piece goods, metals, crockery and hardware Is at a standstill. The courts are deserted and the Judge and offi cials have gone to a healthier clime. Many of the native doctors, graduates of the col lege, have fled, and those remaining refuse to attend plague cases, or when they do at tend to them will not touch the sufferers, dreading contagion. Clerks and others whose vocations call them to the city daily removed to suburban stations, wbero the people are mostly living in thatched huts. It Is es. limited that M00,000 persons are en camped at Audhcrl, whence they will soon be In reed to migrate owing to the lack of wuter and sanitation threatening to breed cholera. The cemetorles are already filled to overflowing and the wind is spreading the contagion. The nights are made hideous by cymbals and melancholy dirges, Often diffi culty is experienced in burying the dead, friends and relatives refusing to carry the corpses. la some instances women have as sisted In carrying the dead bodies. A large number of plague corpses at the Tower of Silence, the l'arsee burial places, have been eaten by the vultures inhabiting It. Corpses have been found In the streets. Tho official returns show that up to Wed nesday evening thero were 3,81)4 coses o bubonic plague and 1,3W deaths from tha disease, HIGHER WAGES WANTED. Rate Increased in the Scale Adopted by The Miner. Tho National miners' convention declared for a sharp advance in the price of mine la bor. Tho committee on wage scale made Its report, and so far as consideration bad pro ceeded at the hour of adjournment, the re port was adopted without material amend ment. The scale report so far as adopted Is as follows: "Itesolved. That the price for pick min ing shall be C'J cents per ton In l'ennsylvauia, 110 cents in the Hocking valley, CO cents In Indiana, 05 cents in the Grape ('reek dis trict, and tho rate of 1804 for the balance of Illinois. "Itesolved, That the price per ton for loading and drilling after machines in Penn sylvania, Ohio and Illinois bu thrce-tlfth of tlio pick mining rate, nud that the price per ton for entering, cutting and loading mach ine eoul la Iudiaua shall be four-llfttis of the pick mining rutn in Indiana, and the price for all other machino work shall be advanced in proportion." Tho clause of the report not noted upon yet is the following: "All day labor wages slinll be advanced nt tho Bamo rates. In the Massillon nml in Jackson district there shall Le a differen tial of nine cents pvr ton over the Hocking valley." The constitution was amended so as to abolish delegates-at-large; to require tho election of olllcers to luko place immediately after tho convention Is organized. A plan fur o general deleuso fund produc ed by and to bo used by all union labor in one federation, was reported nud endorsed by the convention. J. A. Cairns, ex-presldent of tho Pennsyl vania organization, who was oxpolled threatens to create trouble. GEAR'S BILL FINDS FAVOR. A Cabinet Commission to Settle With the Paolflo Road. The Sennte committee on Pacillo railroads agreed to report favorably the Gear bill.pro viding for a commission consisting of tho At torney General and the Secretaries of the Treasury and Interior, for the settlement of the debts ef these roads. At Mr. Morgan's suggestion, the followlug proviso was added at the end of section 4, which fixes the basis of settlement, and, with this agreed to, tho bill was ordered favorably reported by a unanimous vote: "That said commissioners in making any settlement under this act shall reserve to Congress tho right to regulate or prescribe the rates of tolls or charges for the transpor tation of freights or passengers to be charged on any or all of said railroads, mid nil rights mid powers, in respect of said railroads and railroad companies, us they now exist," CHRISTIANS FOR PEACE. Reiolutions Adopted by a Great Foreign Mission Han Meeting. General James A. Beaver.of Pennsylvania, presided at a great Interdenominational mass meeting In tlio Interest of foreign missions, nt Carnegie Hall, New York, Jan. 15, and General J'.eaver, Bishop Charles II. Fowler and Uev. Ir. Uichard S. Storrs wero the speakers. This resolution, to bo f'.rwarded to the presiding (.Ulcer of tho United States Senate, was adopted: 'That this conference of foreign mission boards, representing, os Its members believe, the sentiments of tne great laxly of Protest ant Christians throughout the United States and Canada, rejoices in the prospect of the early ratification by their respective Govern ments of the general treaty of arbitration ami respecttully urges prompt confirmation of tho same." Eillod By a Hidman. At the Hospital for tho Insane, at Sponcor, W. Vn., while on attendant was passing from ono wing of tho building to another he saw James Harrows, another attendant, full into the sorridnr from tho door of n room occupied by William Taylor, n patient from Summers county. Tavlor stood over him wl h a long Iron bnr and rained blows upon him until his head was crushed. An alarm was sounded, mid several attendants rushed in, and overpowered tho madman. Taylor hud asked his victim to open the cell door, and the request was granted, as Taylor had not been considered dangerous. Ho then assaulted tho utiendnnt with the bar, which had' been wrenched from n bedstead. Bar rows was -t years of uge ami lived in Glen wood. CONDENSED ITEMS. ('rather A Caverhlll's warehouses at Mon treal wero dostroved by lire. Loss, t300, 000; Insurance, (200,000. Masked men, in an attack on Wm Bow land's home, near Macon, Go., killed Mrs. Itowlaad. A mob with bloodhounds Is In pursuit. President Thomas 8. Hastings, ot the Union theological seminary of New York, has resigned. Itev. Cuthburt Hall, of Brook lyn, will succeed him. William P. St John, treasurer ot the Dem ocratic national committee, is very III at his home In Now York, the result of overwork In the rocent campaign. The Treasury deficit for the first halt of January is 6.HM).963, and fur the Uscal year to date, t44,76s,3t0. Over 500 citizens of Leadvllle, Col., have enlisted in the state militia, and when armed and uniformed will tnke the place of the guards now a, the mine where the men are on strike. William Ferguson.'correspondlng secretary of typographical union No. 6, ot New York, ond Jacob McKenna, a fell-w workman, were accidentally asphyxiated by ga in Brook lyn hotel Charles H. Cunningham, president ot the Warwick electric company, of Detroit, was Indicted for forging Judge Hamilton' name to a check for 975,000. Friends say Cun ningham Is Insane. io ci our wm EM MONETARY REFORM. The Indisaapolii Conference la a Work ing Benton. The National Monetary conference wa called to order In Indianapolis. Jan. 12, and addressed by ex-Gov. Stannard, of Missouri, temporary chairman. Of the 370 delegates present nearly all were ot States north of the Potomao and east of the Missouri. In hi opening address Mr. Stannard said he be lieved that thero is a strong and increasing conviction among the people In favor of re tiring the United States ond Treasury notes, lie would retire them by the Issue of bonds bearing a low rate of Interest. He propos ed to permit the national banks to issue notes up to the par value ot the bonds de posited to secure circulation and to reduce the tax on circulation ,V of 1 per cent. Ho believed that banks should, be permitted to establish branches in small cities, and that there might bu ud vantage, in withdrawing all paper money under 910 notes, thus forc ing coin into use. Kx-Necretury of the Treasury Charles 8. Fairchild was the next speaker. He spoke of the recent election as beiug a great test of our institutions, nud now the necessity is he fore the country of going coward uud up ward in another direction. As to the asser tion that there were sectional interests in this mutter uud that New York was tho creditor of the whole country, the lost census showed t!u.t 27 per cent of tho mortgage indebted ness of tho United States was npon New York property. If the debtor who has an obligation upon his real estate is to be beno 11 tod by any imuiipulntiou ot the currency New York will get more thou one-quuitor of the benellt. But no government could give a value to something by calling it money and investing it with the legal tender quality. J. Harsen Hhodes, of New York, was ap plauded when he suld thut he could seo no reason why tho government should not base ull Its issues upou the gold standard uud re place all notes by ooiu certificates protected by a 25 per cent, gold reserve. Mr. Dausman, ot Chicago, presented a plan for the appointment b the President of a llnutice commission of the members, in cluding one member from tho Senate Fi nance committee, and one from the House Dunking and Currency committee, three bunkers, threo merchants or manufacturers, and one political economist, this commission to make reports to Congress. Mr. Pent, of St. Paul, ofTercd resolutions advocating the maintenance of tho gold standard, withdrawal of the government from the banking business, the authorization uf branches of national banks and the reduction of minimum capital stock to i 25,000. George G. Tanner, of Indianapolis, offered resolutions declaring In favor of the national debt, retirement of greenbacks, a more ex pansive system of national bunk curroney ami the Imposition of severe peuulties upou national bank directors for failure of duty. II. II. Ilanna, of Indianapolis, presented a scheme, for tho appointment of a monetary committee of 11 members to be named by the convention, to investigate the lluancjitl sub ject, their conclusions to be reported to uu adjourned meeting of the convention. Kugeiio Levering, of Baltimore, submitted resolutions declaring that legislation is needed for tho maintenance of the gold standard, tho cancellation of United States notes ami the creation of a safe and expan sive currency upon tho bush) of the Balti more plan. The convention adjourned Wednesday. Following is tho resolution adopted: This convention declares that it has bo come absolutely necessary that a consistent, straightforward and deliberately planned monetary system sliu I be inaugurated, the fundamental basis cf which shall be: First, that tho present gold standard shall be maintained; second, that steps should be taken to insure the ultimate retirement ot nil classes of United States notes by a grad ual and eteudy process ond so as to avoid In jurious contraction of the currency or dis turbance of the business Interest of the coun try, and that until such ' retirement provi sion should bo mude for a separation of the revenue and note issue departments of trea sury; third, that a banking system be provid ed, which should furnish credit facilities to every portion of the country nnd a sufo and elastic, circulation nud especially with n view of securing such a distribution of tho loanable capital ut the country ns will tend to equalize tho rates of interest in ull parts thereof. For the purpose of effectively pro moting the above objects. UNITED MINE WORKERS. Annual Convention Open at Columbo With Good Attendanoe. Tho national convention of the United Mine Workers opened at Columbus, O., with ubont R0 delegates, representing nearly all the bltutnluom conl districts of the United States in attendance. President Peiitiu in his address reviewed tho wage troubles of the year and said many methods had been advanced as a means for bettering tho con dition of the miners. Among them is the restriction of tho output by limiting the number of curs which u miner may loud iu a day, or the number of hours iu a day a miner muy work. President Penno did not bo ieve such a proposition practical. le. He was also opposed to a national suspension of work. The chief obstacle to any plan, ho said, was that more than 00 per cent of the miners oro unorgiiulzod or remulu IndllTeront to their condition. TWO ROADS CONSOLIDATE. P., 8. 4 L. E and P. ft B. Now On Line. Largo Improvement Ordered. Tho stockholders of the Pittsburg, Shen ongo & Lake F.rie and of the Pittsburg and Butler railroad companies met at their gen eral cilices at Meadvllle and Pittsburg and ratified the consolidation under tho namu of tho Pittsburg, Bessemer & Lako Erie rail road company. An enormous sum of money will be expend ed lor Improvements on the line between Conneaut uud Crunegville und the harbor. The harbor nnd docks will be operated by tho Connenut dock company, which Mr. Carnegie controls. With the mammoth cool loading machines thut will bo placed on tho docki the cost ot loading coal will bo re duced from 17 cents a toa to 1 cent, nnd will also do away with hundreds of ore and coal handlers. Ten mile of track will be laid around the dock. Konongahela Dam. Major Hoxle, ot the Corps of Army En gineers, bus Just returned to Washington from a survey of the Upper Monongahela river to select site for the Government dam, for which an appropriation baa been mode by Congress. Major Hoxie reports in favor of locations for four dams.lbe first and upper one beiug a little below F airmont, the next at Opeklskie, the third at Holttown and the lost at a point a little above Morgan to wo. Bepresontutlva Dayton, ot tho Morgantown district, says ha is determined the contract shall bo let and work begun at the very earl iest moment practicable. If ThereShould Be War. The House ooromlttoe on military affairs ordered a favorable report on the bill to In crease the efficiency uf the army. It author izes the President in time of war to increase each troop of cavalry, battery of artillery and company ot infantry to war strength not exceeding double the strength provided by law. The President may order any regi ment to draw Its recruits front state or states designated by him, the troops so drawn to be counted as forming a part ot tho quota of troops from the state called for bv too United States, THE PLAGUE'S AWFUL WORL. Theuaid Are Dying Sally Tnm Dlseu and Treat Hunger. Tho condition of India at tho present beg gars dlscription. Million ot women end women and children are starving to death, while thousands are dying dally from the the fearful plague. The death rate has been quadrupled. The natives have been reduced by lack ot food to little less than living skeletous in the most heavily stricken districts, and as such they can but full victims bv the thousand to the black pla;ue which threatens to in vade Europe through the Mecca pilgrims ana oiner sources lor tne spread ol conta gion which are too numerous to mention. In Bomoay alone 3.000 twonle have died, and the death roll at present reaches about 170 per day. One feature of t lie plague Is the fact that American and I'.urowuns seem singularly free from contagion. "In Bombay only three Europeans aud no Americans have died. It bos been suggested that the city be isolated and that escape by laud be prevented by a strong cordon of troops, and that escape by wator should be prevented by the patrolling of armed steamers. J'ho p ague which has been raging for six months past ot Domhuy. aud to some extent at other places in India, Is conceited to be "the true pluguo." In Its general character it is identical with "the Black Death," which in tho fourteenth century destroyed, it Is said, 100,000 lives In Loudon, the lives of seven-eights of the population of England Miid some 25,000,000 persons, or one-fourth of tho population ot Eurupe. But ssnltary science is supposed to have mitigated its vir ulence or lessened its opportunities. In Bombay, with 7SO.O00 inhabitants, tho mor tality is kept down to about 1,000 per week. Calcutta, with a million InhutiiluniH, owing to elllclent sanitation, is substantially free from the plague. At tho llrst outbreak in the past year nearly every cose was futal. Up to the third week l,t November 730 persons bud been attucked, uud of these 517 died. Its victims aro almost uniformly very poor and ill-fed natives. The Kugllsh seldom or never tako tho disease. The plague is a glundulur fever, attended with a swelling of the groin. It seems to bo unknown whether it is duo to a mlcrobs or to iusuuitiiry conditions. It ravaged Hong Kong a lew years ago, destroying many thousands there. It Is endemic in China and the Euphrates valley, just as ch dera bus its home in the delta of the Ganges. London suffered from it in 1CC5 und again in 17 JO. During the present century Asia hos been tho chief scene of its activity. In 1W ot Bagdad tho death rote from it wo '2,000 a day, anil on April 21 of that year as many ns 30,000 dend bodies wero counted there. It appeared uguiu on the Euphrates In 1807, 1873 und 177. Its ruvages in China have been enormous, but littlo was known in Europe of the extent of the losses It caused. SHERMAN ACCEPTS. He Say He Will be the Next Sceretary of State. "I hnvo accepted tho state portfolio," snld Senator John Sherman to the Associated Press correspondent ut tho Fort Wayne de pot at Canton, O., o few minutes beforo de porting for Washington Friday afternoon. The Senator culled on President-elect Me Kluley nnd nfter a few hours conference, the mutter of his appointment was settled. Mr. Sherman sold be did not knew who tho other members of the cabinet would be. Senator Sherman will bo 74 years of ago on May 11, and will hnvo served continuously in tho United States Senate. UC years, with tho exception of four years be occupied a place In the Cubluet of President 11. B. Hayes. FIVE CHILDREN DROWNED. Went Under ;he Ioe While Skating and Conld net be Retoned. Five children were drowned in St. Louis, January 15, while skating. At Kossuth ave nuo and Ashland place a crowd of children were skating on the ice in an old quarry. The Ice gave way und the childreu were precipitated into tho water and drowned be foro help could rescue tbem. Tbey aro: Amanda Arnold, aged 15 years, Arthur Ar nold, aged 1:1 years; George Matthews, sged C; Sudle Matthews, aged 14. John Gleoson, aged 15, who mode a hcrolo attempt to res cue bis playmates, fell Into the water, and ns a result Is iu a serious condition. In another part of the city Al Volmer.nged 11 was drowned iu a pond while skating. WHAT THE MINERS DEMAND. Thay Aboliih tho Diitriot System and Vast ly Increase the Soale. Tho National Miners' convention was re markable for the antipathy shown by the delegates toward their officials, the following being adopted unanimously. In spite ot the protests of all the officers present: Whereas, The present system or method ot entering into contracts or agreements by state or districts is detrimental to us as a minlngurnft, because mine owners nnd oper ators are given an undue advantage, over us, ond by such means tbey ure enabled to en force unjust demands upou us; therefore be it Resolved, That we, the representatives of the miners, In convention u.semlilod, do hereby declare that we ore opposed to the signing of any scale or entering Into nny contracts by states or districts. President Pennu told the convention that If the resolution wus adopted they would have no organization by the close ot un other year. A scale committee was appointed as fol lows: Patrick Dolnn and Puul Tl turner; Pittsburg district; W. T. EvaussndT L. Lewis, Ohio; W. S. Knight and John Ken nedy, Iudinnn, and Jumes O'Connor und John Carson, Illinois. A resolution was re ferred to tho committee, setting forth that that the miners hud beed content to-uccept existing conditions and since tbey hud every thing to gain and nothing to Aise, tbey should demand Hi cents a ton for mining all coal over threo feet thick and tl for all oool under that thickness; thnt 2,000 poundsmnke a ton, and that no coal be sold at the til lues for less thun (1.00 a ton. GLASS WORKS WRECKED. Hurrioine Doe Mnoh Damage to Property at Andercon, lad. Sunday afternoon there was hurricane through the central part ot Indiana, doing damage at various points. The greatest wus the destruction of factory No. 4 of the Anderson window gloss company. The roof was corried away and the wails fell in on fired furnaces, and but for prompt work of the foctory firemen, a big 3re would have occurred. Insurance covers the loss. Fifty skilled man will be out of work for some time. The west wall ot the old three-story opera house block, burned out recently vvas alio blown down, and streets leading to It were blocked by debris. Unusually heavy wind were experienced all over Michigan Sunday afternoon. Con ditions developing Into a severe blizzard In the northern region. At Mnrqnette the tem perature fell 32 degrees in 10 hours, and two feet of snow fell. In western Mlohigan gales and snow storm prevailed. At Jackson the roof was blown off the malt house of Haoh nle's brewery, doing 41,000 damage and leaving 10,000 bushel ot malt exposed. . . Gained Strike and Union. ' The strike ot the 800 workmen of the Great Western Fire Clay company, of Toronto, O., which began two weeks ago, wm ended Friday by the management sending lor the men to return to wjork at tho old, wage. ItiKllOtOSIIiB. CAPTURED A CAPITAL. Santa Clara Slid By the Cuban Leader Gone. The New York Frees contains a Cuban story to the effect that Gomes has captured Banta Clara after a deperate battle. The commander at Santa Clara was the governor general of the province, Gen. Luque. He had a garrison ot 3,000 men. Gomes had 8,000 men. but arms for only about 6,000. On January 5, Gomez decided to Invest the town. The Infantry, under Gen. Itabl, were sent to the west ot the town. . The cavalry of which there were four thousand under Gen eral Bandera, were sent to the other three aides. Oen. Bnbl led out bis men in the gray of uj morning. Jt was to be only a lelnt. Thoy opened tire, aud keeping uuder cover orept closer and closer to the city. Behind stockades ond earthworks, the Spaniards re- lurneu tne ure cnocrny,iui inose wtio looked to the east could see the horses of the cav alry officers galloping from bultaliou to bat talion. There was the clatter of horses' hoofs deepening Into a roar. On they went, two long rows of horsemen, each striving to be first to the outworks. Spanish rifles begun to crock here and there along the line of fortification. Then the r hots came faster and foster, until a line of flame appeared iu iront ot enen works. Now the cannon belched, and up in tho citadel the gatliug gun hurled Its leaden rain. la tho face of the hot II ro not a Cuban fal tered. Bnnderu kept in tho lead. His horse looped over tho neurest earthworks. He slushed at thn Hoeing garrison with his mach ete. His men wero right behind him. Sud denly Bandera's machete fell from his baud. He swayed for u moment und then toppled over. Earthworks, fortifications, barricades rave way under tl.e furious charge of the 4,000. Many Cubans dropped on the way, but the ranks wero instnutly closed, and thu on slaught continued. In 15 minutes after llunoera fell, the victorious Cubans passed the last obstruction. Most of the Spanish garrison and Oen. Luque escaped to tho south. Many fell at the hands of Gen. llabl's men. Tho sun was not up when the victorious Culuns were in possession'. Gomez took the quarters Luque hud occupied and received reports of the battle. The losses wero: Spanish, estimated kill ed nnd wounded, 9U0; prisoners, 700; can non captured, 18; battle standards, 4; rliles, in the Spunlsli arsenal, 5,000, witn plenty of amunltiim. Cubans killed and wounded, 1,500, which is 000 more than the Spanish loss. N. B. Borden, ono of the best known mon in Florida, is said to hnvo lauded In Cuba ut the heud of a lurgecxpeditlon and joined tho the insurgents. Mr. Borden left Fernundino, F'lu., 10 duys ago on tho yuclit Minnie, The yacht put in at Blscayue bay ond took on SO men, uud arms and ammunition. Tho mun ition consisted of 000 rides, 100,000 rounds of cartridges and one dynamite gun. Tho yacht effected a landing ou tho const of Cuba Sun day night. Lois Someilllan, tho naturalized Amerlcun citizen, who has been found guilty of con spiracy against the Spanish government, has been sentenced to be Imprisoned for life In chuins. Soineillun's lawyer will appeal to the supremo court at Madrid. A POSITIVE DENIAL. The United State and Spain Have not Reachod an Agreement It is positively and authoritatively denied that the United States and Spufn have prac tically concluded an agreement regarding terms to be offered tho insurgents for the settlement of the Cuban rebellion. It Is de nied ulso thot a special envoy of Spain has been or is to be sent to the United States shortly os a prlvute negotiator with speciul instructions from Honor Cauovas, the Duke of Tetuan. It is said thut this latter report probably arises from the fact that Senor Solar arrived in Wushiugton recently to sue. eeed one of the secretaries ot the legation. Senor Solar was formerly the secretary ot the Duke of Tetuan, and when his coming wus first announced u report similar to the present one was circulated and officially de nied. Senor Quesada declares there Is absolutely no truth iu tho reports of a pending com promise on a basis ot home rulo for the Cubans and says: "Tho'Cubuns are deter mined to full like men rather than shame fully and with cowardice renounce by enter ing into and accepting any agrwmeut which Would mean the abandonment forever of the high ideal of completeemuticiputlon. To a I such projects the Cubans will respond now nnd always with their motto: "Indopen (Jenco or Uealh." CUBAN REFORMS SOON. The Sptnlch Cabinet Deoides to Promulgate Them on the King' Fete Day. A dispatch to tho Pull Mall Gazette from Madrid says that at a cabinet meeting Just held, the (juoen ltegent presiding, it was agreed to lutroduoo reforms in tho island of Cuba, and a royal decree on the subject will be published on the King's fete day. It Is added that it is possible that Julio Saugiillly. the American citizen recently sen tenced at Havana to imprisonment for life on thu charge of conspiracy against the Gov ernment, will be granted a free pardon. The fete day referred to is May 17, and is the King's christening day. Ills birthday Is on the 23d of this month. The Spanish Premier, iu an Interview, de clares thut absolutely no negotiations ore proceeding between Spain aud the United States on tho subject of Cuba. Ho explained that ha Is Ignorant ot the source of te ru mors and ouly desired to slate that they are completely unfounded. . On the other hand, it Is declared thnt early In February the Government will publish a decree providing tor Cuban reforms, allow ing as much autonomy as the sovereignty of Spain Will permit. Killed By Moonshiners. Deputy United States Marshal W. A. Balrd was killed In Breathitt county. Ky. Bird had arrested Bom Neace for moonsbining, and was riding to Jackson with Neace on his horse behind him. Jacob Neaoe and Dan Farley, relatives of the prisoner, overtook the marshal and demanded that Nance be re leased. Nan eo rolled off the horse and his relatives began firing on the officer. Bird re turned the fire, but Jacob Nanoe shot him through the breast. Bird then shot Bum Neace in the leg. when his horse plunged Into the river ana swam across, when the animal reached the bank, Bird foil off, dead. This was the third attempt that the moon shiners have made to kill him. Consolidate d. It is said the detail are now being arrang ed for the formation ol a corporation with a capital of 5,000,000, which will Inolude three of the large Iron concerns of Youngs town. They are the Brown-Bonnell Iron company, the Union Iron and Steel company and the Mahoning Valley Iron eompany, and tbey will be nnder one management. Dur ing the week representatives ot the three compantes have been impeding all the prop erty and assessing Its value. It Is unders stoodhat the Ohio Steel company is Interest ed In the combination and will furnish steel billets to the new company at prices which will enable It to compete in the market with 11 comers. BETTER DAYS'Df SIGHT."" Buiasi Iapreveaeat Xa Im, u . gri For Tws Months. HlG Dun Co., any In their reru, trade: tjt take time for new eonfldeZ, reach through money markets, Urge resuming mills, expanding emplovm,! larger distribution, to the resin, V make stlU greater and lasting ran".1 Buch gradual and .tead, ImprX been in progress lor months. M The output of pig iron has gained n . cent since October L The outlet A1' ha increased 64.7 per eent aln a" Sales of wool have again l,TLl jiuurjr uiai aula irei aieauy Incretu i " demand for commercial loans Adiii work have gone into operation ai in January, and the working force t, Ji - "J .u. v. -uumilB, Thu J may be ascribed to the deliberate li.Ti " of the ablest and most prudent m?i ness. It is no limn for hii.h ... uwu . bu . uuib lur MI III I )ll f I. a ., " who are anxious to get early hold on n - - -.j hum ' markets are maklnic for tho mon,..,, prices than tbey could afford to II' i U . a .!. i uu wo increvo Ol mo OUtpoot 1,1 .l. Iron to 159,720 tons weekly, agi n,t last month, tho price is a shade low,. It? F.ast and Cbieugo. but heavy T.r', U, already advance licssemer .i.-.i" burg. Steel burs have been reiiu,t ', cent nnd somo other finished DnnT Dcr ton. but the demaml i. .... UCM steady. The coke output bus -iJ. V 60,000 to W,3 tons weekly, and V metals are a shade stronger. lextlln mntnirHcliirem rM ..... by the demund for goods, though mwJZ rlntba vera anil (hni, f..- v,rpnst Though woolen goods do not lm,row?U have been i-urelms. by large mills cover for two weeks of Junuarv n nii2 nnnmli at tliu Ihnm ,.l.l..f "'"".Ml . j . v.vmiiii( QUO) n. I changes for the month thus far are lu,w 1 iter cent l...l..nr l.t u...'. ""WM irrnntcat nriniimrllv ' '' ine railroad tonage for January is im, owinif til Winlurn klnrma L,,t li..' . turns cover t38,586,yi2 o'n roads In tb f -j. -, uui; - )cr cent, lew tban jvnr. im lenusyivniiia unit seme mk. ..-i .i . T.l 7" . . .r"", "HW- ' cuouy improvements nuve luva or,l.i the Cnlllinliin lirM,... an,,- ..UH.. . . - rt" "uu ' " 'Hi; it if 7 m I tnn of fttHfil Afwl n tnrmttiul 1.. ' I i ue money morsel nas been disturUdbti Combination nf lnrLM lintilri.ra , 7 1 m... . I ...... 11. IU ,QQ call below 'J percent., which Invites alitor I ti. Mumjuiui 1UBUIUHOI.S io take the nunc I caused payment of bank louns f,r mm 11 1 llous and left supplies of funds so buavy tkc I nuio mull wcio si'itrpiy ii.arked don I More WAA itntiM in erimni.ir.ilnl ......... .1 : I . ....... t'lHr, I1CM I oiiermgs inureaseu nut mod-niti-lf. Lgl neoas unpens ten 1 per cent, brlovail Lnited Stutes, against 8!I5 last year, wn iu iimiu.ii, against ni nisi ycur. A SCALE OF PRICES. What Living Will Cot During fog. auguration. Washlugtonlatif, who ure niakingerrctlb so urrauge the Inaugural cercm. ..ninoH r..t.i..i.. - . . jUL-niiiii'jr, bo mub uuuu can VompIaJD, v disturbed by statements circulated Ion-, parts 01 tno country to the effect thsitr orbitant rates are to be exuded of thui come here to witness the inauguration m mcnies. Speaking to an Assucioted I'ra representative, Chairman Bill said: people insist on making their im rungemeuts, tho inaugural i'u::imiu not be held responsible, but it can urn any one who will address CulonHLl Vt right, chairman of thu conimltta public comfort, thut he will ran k them the best of accommodations at m able rates. Hobos listed ulreailv ireoiiti dations for from twenty to thirty thstsii persous, - mostly In private housn, itt are well located, and which r tnm With all modern conveniences. The 111 daily increasing. The rates will waij about as follows: 1 ror lodging only, tl per dnv forbtdiol 75 cents for cots: 1.25 to 61.60 forlctt nnd breakfast, and $2.00 to 2.50 fur IcJptl and meal. Good horses for the pnrade mavbeN for from (6 to S 10. If persons bare je ments it would bo well to bring tbea,H though such as muy not possess twso be supplied by the committee at modt cost. TURKISH REFORMS. Outlined in an Irade to Htkt't H - menians. An Irade to relievo tho distressed ArH inns, and which bos just been issued, H vides: 1. For a relief commission to rfiim'1 menians. 2. To remit by this samo comnLi' behalf of the Armeniuus the sum ui 1 Turkish. 8. For an agricultural bank, to tv operations with agriculturists by distrito tho loan of wheat. 4 To authorise the provincial toW muko a grout from one 10 two yaaiw Ing to position iu arrears due for exoneration. 6. To pay particular nttentlnn to ''' plication of "reforms, such as the atasj i.f tirillnAmnii tn nfiniiltittllent HI aSttSJ to (Jovernors-Oeueral, and to els 4 lands. J 11 Tt.iailmlaalnti nt AlnnlnVCft Sod men to employment In tho ottoman M striuion. Cholera and the Plague. France and Ital v ore taking shift Hons against England and ImaiM"! of cholera and tho plague, in the H stance on account of tho Hrltuo n"H Nublo, which reeently arrived ')' with cases of cholera on board. 1 burg-Anierlenu line steamers " "fj Houthampton, Instead of I'lytnouU, w present in their trips from Ncwto""' burg. France now subject su ri from P vmoinh to live an) -i France aud Italy havo also usuM providing against the plague. V.n Mm Killed A horrible Occident has wwji . ... in.) r liinnel 1ST" Allll annul i imiin.u. n "",- fif Col. John YY. Clover and Hurj 1 i' a fiu fiuraioaiwr contractors, nun i. a. Bcbrelvor were killed by A men were terribly mutilated. I"J tunnel being covered with snrrt flesh for many yard. I Recelvsr for W. lXJ Judge Taft In the United BtsW, Cincinnati, appointed Myron 1 r llobert Bllekeusderfer receivers v Ing and Lake Erie lloilrosd, 1 1 1 1 1 Was in me nature u, . , j p derfer is general auperiutondew and Mr. Herrlck is the well-kow j i"i capitalist. CAPITAL 0l ... . 1 AMtorfd seoretay ueroeri n "'"".iiiji". cadets from Annapolis to attend j atlon aud march In the parsd Jerry Blmpion, of KaD. ."i1 Colorado, are contesting f ' i Popullstlo nomination for I next House. ....v Owing to the defeat of the . funding bill In the House. "J", t canal blU will be given the rifl ., the Senate. j, J' House committee on ctded the contested esse of eT. from the Third Louisiana dWJJji of Mr; Price, Democrat, ta-
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