PROGRESS Of I CUBAN WAR.
HORRORS IN CUBA.
They trt Wert thin Those of Crtt and
Armenia Combined.
I'. E. Aker, who bat (or two year been
the London Times' correspondent la Havana
declarer that the worse horrort of Crete an!
Armenia nre equaled by Spanish barbarities
In Cuba, fccd the moral duty of the United
States is to stop the war. Mr. Akers says:
I hi' end of tho dry season is now nt
band, and Spain has accomplished little to
ward the paciileatku ot Cuba. Certain gains
have rrrtHiLly fallen to the Spaniards, the
death of Slaceo In December and the capture
of lluis liivera a few days ago being the most
notable, liut at what Cost has the campaign
been conducted? The provinces of 1'inar del
Kio and Havana iiul largo portions of Ma
tanr.as and Santa Clara are one staring mass
of cinders. 1i eolation mid extermination
meet the eye at tv 'ry xnnt : ruin In the pre
sent, famine. !.scu-o and death la the future,
nre all that the Cubans can hope for while
Cuba reir.ains in JMianl.-h rule. Coder these
cireuiiiftbiici-e 1 do cot think that the death
of this or that leader euu bring vletory any
nearer to the Spanish arms. While oje such
man as Ituis liivera it lost to the iusurgouts
a hundred t-jtiuji up to take bis place. More
over, it rr.fl not be forgotten that this guer
rilla warlure needs not any great mililary
gi nine to . -undiiet it. It 1.-, to a very great
extent 'every muu tor bimsulf and the devil
take the lilndermoM.'
The only objeet in view is to keep the
country in such n eondiliou of unrest as to
make Imperative the pretence of an enor
mous nr:ny of occupation. Small parties of
50 or 100 men scattered throughout the is
land can do this more elTectlvely than a con
centrated loro of :'0,00u or 30.000 men upon
which the Spanish commander-in-chief could
at once mass greater numbcrs,equipped with
superior armament.
"Gen. Wcyler's policy of eitermluation
and devastation is nothing short of the al
most insane worklug of an ignorant and
completely unbalanced mind. To kill peace
ful people on the technicality that they have
negicc oil to obey the order to leave their
homes and take up their residence In BOiue
own where no menu? of subsistence exist is
.jiexciisabie. To devastate the whole island
4f Cuba on the plea that by so doing all the
supplies will pe hut oft from the rebels
i lily demonstrates the dense ignorance un
der which the Spauii-u general is laboring.
The rebels can got food enough to live on
(or the next ten years. If necessary, while
the cattle alone now roaming wild in the dif
ferent districts will supply the insurgents
wiih huef for nt least a couple of years, to
oome. As for the foreigners resident in
Cuba, they have but huh feeling with regard
to Wcyler f method!- of conducting the mili
tary operations. They consider Weyler and
his actions as nn flex of the worst barbari
ties of the middle ages far more britni, in
deed, than many of the most severe means
employed t y the, holy iuqulsition to attain
Its ends. And can they be blamed for passing
such jinlgir.i i.t on this bond Incarnate In hu
man shape i Is there nny precept advocated
by (iod or man that jiisiltlos the wholesale
slaughter if innocent men, women and
-hildreu on no other pietcxt than that they
refuse to h ave their homes anil willingly
subn.it to lie slowly of starvation Is such
places as Weyier may ordcrr
"The object id Weyler's present policy is
to exterminate the Cuban people - a people
composed 1 tome 1, '..'00,000 whites and GOO.
000 negroes of mixed blood. To kill every
peaceful male inhabitant of the country ts
one of Weyler's methods, and to drive Wotiieu
and children into tho towns to die of hunger
Is another. Not in one Btugle case since Consul-General
Lee assumed the duties of the
Havana consulate have any prisoners been
accorded the privileges' they are entitled to
under the Spanish-American trebly and pro
tocols, Hen. Lee stales that bis effort to
obtain the f u .i treat v ""'" fnrnoie"
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GENERAL RIVERA.
He May be Pardoned Under Certain Condi-s-
tiont.
Acting Captain-tieueral Ahumuda lias re
ceived three orders from Minister of War
Azcarragn, nt .Madrid, not to try General
lluis Itivera Immediately by court martial.
The minister thinks that a summary court
martial, followed by the shooting of" ltlvora
and llussnluo, would have a bad effect in
Europe,
The Spanish General Velasco has been In
structed to offer liivera pardon on condi
tion that be will use his liillucnce to induce
Brigadiers Ducuisso. Yldnl and Delgndo and
otlur insurgent leaders in l'miir del llio to
surrender under the amnesty decree. )ol
gado said ho would lay down bis linns to
save llivera's life on condition that he him
self and bis immediate follower bo paroled.
ft has just transpired that ltireru wus cap
tured in a hospital and not in battle, as tun
ofHcial reports alleged, liivera had been
wounded in a skirmish two days previous to
bis capture, and when seized was receiving
treatment in a Cuban hospital, lie had with
him his slnrT and 1C0 men.
Tho attack on the hospital was made Mon
day and it was surrounded by 4,600 Spanish
troops under Hcrnninler. Velasco. Invent,
though wounded, endeavored to cut bis way
out. but fell, pierced by two uioro bullets.
Rivera's men nttempt"d to oarry him
away, but were cut down by tho Spaniards,
liivera is in prislon and is not allowed to
eo anyone, lie is improving.
More Insurgent Loetei.
General Velasco reports that lifter tho fight
with lbs insurgents during which Ueuural
liivera was captured, ho pursued the enemy
to the heights of Urujo.whore the latter oeou-
ied a strong position, but were rou'.ed,
Having six dead in the Held. Tho Spanish
loss whs one n.nn killed and eight wounded.
Continuing the pursuit, the Spanish troops
reconnoitered and destroyed the Insurgent
prefectures nt lbiuuis and llato Neuve.
A dlspntch from Matanzas nniiuunces the
surrender there ot Major Valllua, Captain
Barroto, Prefect Captain Snldlnn, Lieutenant
Yollojit and 14 privates of the Insurgent force
turn posing the remains of what the Spaniards
term the "Knrroto bund."
Noinmatiore.
The President sent to tho Senate tho fol
lowing nominations:
Chnrlemague Tower, of Pennsylvania, to
be envoy extraordinary and minister pleni
potentiary ot the l ulled states to Austrla
liungary. William S. Shallenbergor, of Pennsylvania,
to be second assistant postmaster general.
H. Clay Kvaue, of Tennessee, to be com
missioner of pensions.
Anton Burllngame Johnson, of Colorado,
to bo consul of the I'nited States at Fuchnu,
China.
Thomas llyan. of Kansas, to be first assist
ant secretary of the interior.
James 1. Gill, of Massachusetts, to be col
lector of internal revenue for the Third dis
trict of .Massachusetts.
The Coke Trade.
The colio trade took a discouraging turn
last week. The estimated production woe
107,050 tons, as compared -with 111,1-13 tons
tho week previous, Shipments also fell off,
being for tho week 'Jtij cart less than for tho
week ending March 20. Tho hesitating
action of the irora markets Is responsible for
the Mump in coal production. Tho unsettled
condition of freight rates has affected the
output of pig iron, which reactt upon coke.
Accidentally Omitted.
Through oversight the House neglected to
adopt an amendment to the tariff bill to put
copper on the free list, which bad been pre
red by the wave and nieani committee.
TRADE REVIEW.
Salsa letret tad Uaeertoia Waeat H
Tall a Away.
The market are ttill waiting, tome tag
ging downward and otheja recovering. The
vote ot the House in favor ot a new tariff
bill hot made no Impression on basinet,
tinee It hat been expected tinoe November
that tome measure of the tame general char
acter would become a law. If the bill ttandt
with Its provision! making new dutiet ap
plicable April 1, chances are that foreign
imports and treasury receiptt may be for a
time considerably restricted.
The market for products hot been variable
and uncertain. W heat close a eeut lower
than last week, and the May option bat de
clined i cents, and western receiptt for the
week have leen '2,781, 6i7 bushels, against
l.v&l.'-'OO last year, wniie Atlantic exports,
flour included, have been !2,IH5.278 bushels,
against 1.2X0,013 Inst year. The movement
of corn continues to large at to materially
nuect tue demand lor wheat, western re
ceiptt having been l,01;l,Hti2 bushels for
the week, against l.!M0,0A5 lost year, and
Atlantic exports, 4,'J!U,f.."J against l,0O5.U'.Hi
last year.
Current trade estimates regarding; the
wheat crop nre a .little more favorable, and
are somewhat more likely to prove reliable.
I as the advance of the season makes the con
dition of growing wheat better known. Cot
ton has not changed in price, although the
floods in the Houtnwest have doubtless done
much harm.
The cotton and other textile manufacturers
are slowly gaining in business, though print
cloths anil most staple cottons remain
unchanged In price, and restriction of output
H'ms to have given some relief to the mar
ket. The buying of wool by mills is still a
noteworthy feature being far in excess of
curreut consumption, but there It a much
greater volume of transactions between deal
ers and at the three chief markets the sales
of five weeks have been 63,726,'iOO pounds,
against 115,377,076 in the same weeks of
when tho miils were well employed. Prices
are very strong, both here and at London,
where the advance since the tale began is
from 15 to 29 per cent, but there nre feverish
irregularities, Indicating that holders are not
all of one mind, and somo remember that
many of the large mills have taken stocks
for a full year's consumption.
The iron and steel industry hat been stag
gered, so to speak, by the decision of the su
preme court aflectiug railroads, since it it
apprehended that purchases not only ot
rails, but of cars, locomotives and bridge
materials, may be affected. The demand for
rails is still considerable, nm one order it
pending for 10,000 tont tor Jnpun, bat the
reduction in Mesaba ore, with the want of
ngreement as yet among producers of bard
ores, tends to encourage the belief In lower
prices for llnisbed product. nnd to to hinder
buying. The great struggle between the ore
producing companies of Mesaba has not yet
so far developed that anybody can foel con
fident as to the future cost of iron. Mean
while with pig aecumulntiug, although some
furnaces have stopped production, the price
of Bessemer at Pittsburg is a shade lower at
ID 2S, and grey forge nt (9, but there are
quotable changes in prices of finished pro
ducts, although the tone It rather weak. The
new combination in cut nails only affects
selling prices In eastern markets.
NOMINATION!
Rome.
White to Bsrlin tad Draper to
Tower Wat Confirmed.
The president tent to the senate the follow
ing nominations:
Andrew I). White, of New York, to be am
bassador extraordinary and plenipotentiary
of the United States to (iermauy.
William F. Uruper, of Massachusetts, to be
ambassador extraordinary and plenipoten
tiary of the United State to Italy. .
Chandler-Hale, of Mlne,-o be secretnry
of the vmbasv ol the liv , ik?',t 'ne.
mLo-I .frt,taU,8 ''i'oUu, Chlnal
Wluolj iiurllngame J innsou, of Colorado.
ujuiun in v uueu niiiivs l Amoy, (. Ulliu,
Ills nomination to be consul nt- Fuchnu was
withdrawn,
llcnjamln Mutterworth, of Ohio, to be com
missioner of patents. .
Oliver L, ttpnulding, of Michigan, nnd
William 1). Howell, of New Jersey, to be as
sistant secretaries of the treasury.
The senate confirmed Charlemagne Tower,
of Pennsylvania, to be niluibtcr to Auslro
lluugary. A TOWN IN RUINS.
A Famout Watering Place Almoit Dcitroy
ed By Fire.
Cambrldgcboro, the well-known watering
place near Meadville, Pn., was visited by n
fire which destroyed property valued nt
-JJ.",000 and resulted In one fatality. Tho
tire started in tho Novelty store of Mrs. AVell
niau about 10:30 a. in., and spread with such
rapidity that an appeal was sent to Meud
ville n half hour later for assistance, as the
borough has no lire protection. An engine
and firemen left immediately by special train
to be followed later by more apparatus from
Meadville, also from Corry and Union City.
A high wind fanned the 11 nines, which spread
over neurly tho entire business portion of
the town, covering both sides of Main street
for 1,000 feet from the starting point of the
lire. At Spring street its furllier progress
was chocked by demolishing a building. An
explosion in the drug store of James I.ydell
destroyed it nnd tho adjacent store of Fellow
A Hayes.
Western Roadt Agree.
The general passenger agents of the west
ern roads met in Chicago to formulate an
agreement under which tho Western Pas
senger association will bo conducted here
after. The now agreement will be similar to
the old one, with the exception that it will
omit all reference to rales or the maintenance
of rates. The department work that has
fallen upon the association will be continued,
nnd the clergy bureau and the inileago bu
reau will be kept in effect as heretofore.
IHE WWW FOREIGN INTELLIGEKGL
TOOK ACTION LATE
Pewert Disarm - to BaaM Btioakt, Wat
Tired en Women and Ckildrea.
The actual work ot disarming the Basbt
Buzouka began early Sunday morning and
hat continued throughout the 'day. At tbe
village of Kalleul they refused to deliver np
their arms and demanded an order from the
governor of the island and the personal
presence ot Kdhem Pasha. The foreign
troops then cordoued the village and the
Austrian colonel, who wot In command, ord
ered that the search f ir arms should begin,
when Kdhem Pasha arrived. Then the cord
on closed around the Jlashi Dazouks, who
yielded quietly.
The F.uropean troopt guard the gates of
the town. The Arab quarter also it guarded
by European pickets. A proclamation has
been Issued announcing that all who refuse
to yield up their arms will be shot. In re
sponse to this only 100 have as yet surrender
ed their arms.
The insurgents have succeeded in ex
ploding heavy dynamite cartridges upon the
walls of the fort itt Kissamo.
In spite of the orders of the admirals the
Turkish authorities refuse to release three
Greeks who were captured nt Akrotiri.
The whole trouble to-dny grew out of a
mistake, at a result ol which many people
were killed.
Admiral Cnnevnro, nn Italian admiral, in
command of the fleets of the powers, autho
rized the insurgents and their families to
quit tho Akrotiri penin-ula and prooeed in
land, where they would be in a better posi
Hon to obtain food supplies than on tho
bights of Akrotiri. Confiding in bis author
ization, the Insurgents and their families,
driving their cattle, descended from the
heights of Akrotiri with the Intention of mov
ing inUnd.
As soon ns they reached the plains, how
over, fire was opened upon them nt a range
200 yards by 2,000 iiasht liazouks. The Turk
ish force was largely composed of refugees
from tho garrison of Seliuo, which, in spite
of the promise mudo to the representatives
of the powers, have been rearmed by the
Turkish governor. As soon us tho Hash!
lla.ouks began tiring on the insurgent party
the latter returned tho lire and killed muny
of their assailants.
The international forces did not take a step
to prevent this collision, which might have
resulted in the ninssacre of large numbers of
women and children, to say nothing of the
insurgents, who had moved from a practically
Impregnable position down to au exposed
plain, in the belief that the foreign admirals
had guarantied them a safe pasfiigo acrof-s
the plains to the hills inland, where the
fUshi liazouks would not dare to follow
them. The foreign warships in Sudu bay
did not fire a shot to check tho onslaught of
the llashl liazouks, although orders were
sent later to the international forces ashore
to proceed to disarm the Turks.
After the lighting on the plain ot Akrotiri,
a force of llritish sailors was landed to bold
tho Mussulmans, in check. The latter nro
known to have lost heavily, and already 50
killed and wouudul bave'been brought in.
All the Mussulmans on reaching the fortified
lines outside the town coming hack from the
light were disarmed by the Italian tailors
and gendarmes. The ' disarming ot the
Mussulmans greatly incensed nil ot tlielr co
religionists in town, and they began assem
bling in large numbers In the main public
square.
WINTER WHEAT VERY POOR.
Itt Condition Reported Lower Than For
Ten Yean.
The monthly crop report ' the Orange
Judd Farmer. cmuilcdJr.H.n!.4V21.0fy rcturus
condition of winter wheat tho lowest since
1886, nnd with that single exception the
lowest ever reported. The general nverngu
is e3.5, against HI last year nnd 85.3 in 1H95.
The Government records for tho past 16
yeara show that that the April report bus
averaged nearly one point higher than the
May following during that period, and ua
unusual allowance for possible future re
covery has been made in figuring this re
port of condition, It may be accepted an a
fact that the country is face to lace with a
third short winter wheat crop.
To localize and Illustrate the disaster which
has overtaken the crop.the present condition
ill the six great winter wheat States Is given,
with the changes from conditions reported at
this date a year ago: Ohio 80, or 14 points
better; Michigan, HI, or 4 points lower: In
diana, 70, or 13 points lower; Illinois, 45, or
41 points lower; Missouri, 75, or 10 points
lower; Knnsns, M, or 3 points lower: geueral
nverago of the six States, 70, ngalnst S5 lust
year. On the Pacille coast, in Texas nnd In
the Kasteru St'ites the season has been satlib-
faetory aud State averages nru unite gener
ally higher.
1 lie crop was seeded lato nnd did not
secure good root growth before the heavy
freeze of tho latter part of November. It
went Into winter lacking in vigor and niffer-
eii from the abnormally cold weather in
January, when there was little snow protec
tion in the Ohio and Mississippi Valleys.
MARCH CROP CONDITIONS.
The Weather Bareaa fepatta far th Pott
oath.
Th Weather Bureau hat returned publi
cation ot itt weather orop bulletin, in a re
view of crop condition during th month of
Mar oh It aaya;
Fanning opera lions haw been retarded by
wet weather in the State of the Central val
leys, and the season la somewhat backward
generally.
tome corn hat been planted at far north
at Tennessee and the southern portion of
Missouri and Kansas. Farther south great
er progress has been made, planting in
Tex and Northern Louisiana being about
completed, aud in Alabama, Mississippi and
Tex the early planted is up.
Cotton planting In Texas hat progressed
favorably, and some has been planted in
South Carolina, but In other States of the
cotton belt practically no planting had been
done up to the cloie of the month. In (Ala
bama, Mississippi, Louisiana and Oklahoma
preparations tor seeding are in progress.
Winter wheat Is reported winter killed to
some extent In Missouri, Iowa, Illinois, In
diana and Wisconsin, aud, while the crop has
sustained injury in Ohio, the outlook in that
State is reported as not discouraging. The
eany sown in Kansas is in excellent condi
tion, aud in Oklahoma, Arkausas and Texas
the crop is reported as promising. In Mich
igan and Indiana the crop bos been damaged
by floods.
Spring wheat is doing well In Kansas, and
preparations for increased acreage are in
progress in Iowa. In tho Pakotas and Min
nesota preparations for seeding have not yet
begun.
A RIOT
Of Japanese Cooliot on the Island of
Maul.
The schooner Transit, just arrived at Ban
Francisco, from Honolulu, brings the newt
of a riot among the Japanese coolies employ
ed on the sugar plantation on the Island cf
Maul, on the 1.1th instant. Three hundred
Japanese beat one of their number to death
and afterward beat his body to a pulp with
clubs. The murdered mnu was an inter
preter named Kawata. Ho was accused of
wrong doing in regard to money intrusted
to blm and for overcharging them tor ser
vices rendered os interpreter.
A number of white men tried to presorvo
order and save Kuwuta's life, but they were
too few to cope with tho crowd and were
obliged to flee. As soon as the news of tho
murder reached Waiiulu, Sheriffs Scott and
I'ow, with a number of deputies, visfted the
plantation and though many threats wero
made by the Japanese, four of tho ring-lenders
were arrested and taken to the jail at
Uallulu.
The coolies planned an assault on the jail,
but before the mob reached It the abend's
were not I lied nnd they called upon the
Citizen's guard for assistance. These guards,
with a number ot armed volunteers, turned
out to pro'ect the jail. The Japanese were
ordered to return to their plantation Immedi
ately with the alternative of being II red upon
within live minutes. They slowly dispersed
nnd went back to their bouses, but it is be
lieved had not n strong stand been made the
wild band of coolies would have destroyed tho
jail and overrun the northern part of Maul.
FOUR HANGED
End of the Career of the Aitaiiini of Sheriff
Chavez.
Frank and Antonio Iiorrcgo, Knurinno
Atnrid nnd Patricio Valencia, the murder
ers af ex-Hherlff Frank Cheves. wero hanged
nt Hantn Fe, N. M April 1.
President McKlnley refused lo do any
thing' lurtber aud the rcHe'Jii. ,davs,
which l.e bad .Prnure-1 ".Voodiest nnd "mi.
I Ilia Btllll it..- .
Wlrjj. )"i'Vpter in territorial nisiory. j ise
Fhliinninn Rebels Subdil-d.
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ft m.,il ,iiu. m..iii -....lei
.til I'm in. iiir'f.ii ii limn .iiiiiiiuii, Dt'oiuii i
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( v'i in.- iiiii i'i'iiii- Afiiiuii.-, ftiiiiuuui; milk ill
, nn engagement between Spanish troops and
: insurgent forces III) Insurgents were killed
ane l,bi7 surrendered. Three thousand
I families from the insurgent camp have reach
ed Manilla.
TERSE TELEGRAMS.
Lyman Cutting nnd wito wero killed by a
train while attempting to drive across "the
track at Shirley, Mass.
At llevier, Mo., the Bevier coal mines were
destroyed by tire. The loss is 120,000, and
200 men are thrown out ot work.
Dr. S. O. Armour, formerly of Millcrsburg,
O., later in the employ ot the llelglnn gov
ernment, died in Central Africa ot jungle
fever.
Colonel Frederick 1). Grant hat decided to
decline President Mckinley's offer of the
position of the first assistant secretary of
war.
At a meeting of tho Lake carriers' associa
tion in Cleveland tho wage for crews tor the
present season was made lower than last
year. Tho erewt anticipated a heavier re
duction. "Secretary of tho Hcnnto John liloor, of
Montana, was Indicted by tho grand jury far
falsifying the publio records. Martin Buck
ley, an ex-stato representative, was ludiuted
upon tho charge of accepting bribes.
Auditor Frank Ilorst. ex-Auditor H. M.
Cofilnberry, now deceased, ex-Treasurer
I). W. Fair and ton, Perry Fair, deputy
treasurer; ex-Treasurer Reuben Hauvel, ex
Surveyor Jacob M. Hook, er-Doputy Auditor
Frank Dills and W. II. Mcintosh, a capital
ist, were indicted at Butler, Ind., for having
embezzled 150,000 county funds. .
MUTILATED BY MOSLEMS.
Treatment of the Bodiet of Six Cretans
Killed at Akrotiri.
Six Christians wero killed and eleven
wounded Saturday. The bodies of the dead
were savngoly mutilated by the Mustlemuus.
The gnrrlsou of 'linen was under arms nil
night long, and the town was strictly patrol
led because of fear of incendiarism.
The blockade of the island continues to be
enforced closely. Already complaints nre
coming In that signs are not wanting of less
hope by the insurgents in some sections of
the island, In these districts the speedy end
of the present unsettled situation would be
balled with rejoicing. A majority of tho
Christians wish for annexation. They at
tribute the cause of the present struggle to
the Porte, and therefore desire to sever nil
connections with the Sultan, but in tho
minds ot many whose Judgment enn bo re
lied upon autonomy under international
guarantee is the best form of government
tho powers enn confer upon the Islanders.
Suit Againit tht Carnegie Company.
The Harvey Steel Company, of Newark,
N. J., has eutered suit against the Carnegie
Steel Company, In the United States Circuit
Court, ullegiug the infringement of a certain
Eateut kuowu as tbe Harvey process for
ardeulng steel. No tpeciflo sum of dam
ages Is designated, but an accounting Is
asked for. It it stated that the defendant
company has used tho process In making
plates for tho Russian government and in
filling other contracts. Tbe plaintifl asks
that tbe earnings and proms of the Carnoglo
Company he disclosed and that It be made to
pay over such gains, and also asks an in
junction against the further use ot the pro
ofs by the Carnegie Company.
f lath Literature Their Ruin.
Ernest and Alexander Ulance were hanged
at Lafayette, Lo., for tho murder ot Martin
Bugnntid, whom they robbed ol 43,300. The
boys weut to France uud from there to Cali
fornia and from California, after spending
all their money, they drifted back to Lafay
ette. Ernest made a speech from the gal
lows.saying that bis sius were due to reading
such boots as the life ot Jesse James.
Two Ken Drowned.
William Ituyck, a grocer at Wooden Look,
and John O'Hulllvnn, the agent ot the Dela
ware & Hudson Canal company, at Com
ttoakt, N. Y were drowned in Woods creek,
about a mile aouth ot Comjtook. '
oi me lour men nas ueeu stayea until tnu i j
hnustiou of all possible resources fulled to
save them.
Just before leaving tho White House Presi
dent Cleveland was appealed to and he
granted a respite extending over into hit
successor's term.
The four meu belonged to the "Button
gnng," which terrorized New Mexicans for a
number of years, aud could not be reached
by law because it controlled the state ma
chinery in all brunches.
Six persons, including the owner nnd chief
chemist of the mine, were killed in a lire
damp explosion nt the Ilorslg colliery, neur
Zabrze, Persia. Tbe mine is still burning.
A POWDER MILL BLOWN VP.
Shamokin Company's Works Explode
Three Houses Wrecked.
All tho buildings of the Shamokin Powder
Company at Sliatnoktn, Pa., were completely
wrecked by a terrific explosion which
occurred In the mill of tho conipnny. For
tunately there were no lives lost, nil tho
workmen having gone to their homes. The
dwellings of l'avid Hanu, F.manucl Kllnger
and liaulel Osmau, together with the out
buildings nnd barns, were badly damaged.
The powder mill is located about Fve miles
from the city, but the force of tbe explosion
shook nearly every building, and many per
sons rnniieu irom incir nouses to ascertain
the cause of the shock. The only person in
jured was Mrs. lliinn, who was badly cut
about tho face and body. The damaged resi
dences nre located nearly half a mile from
tbe scene of the explosion. Mr. and Mrs.
llunn and Mrs. Klinger were buried in the
beds beneath the debris.and boulders weigh
ing 200 pounds were hurled through the
sides ot the dwellings. The lois will amount
to nearly 50,000.
!EE IHt IC'J SIS BIPED
SLLN BY THE STORM.
ADOPTED BT THE HOUSE.
The Tariff Bill Safely Through One Branch
ot Congress.
Tho object for which President McKlnley
called the Fifty-fifth Congress to meet in ex
traordlnnry session on March 15 wns accom
plished, so far ' as the House of Repre
sentatives was concerned, when the vote
on the Dingley tariff bill was announced
by Speaker Reed 08 yeas, 205; nays, 121;
answering present and not voting, 21. Tho
nlllrinalive vote was composed of 190 Ke-
ublicaus, 6 Democrats Messrs. Broussurd,
lovey nnd Meyer, ot Louisiana, and Kleberg
nnd Kinyden, ot Texas and one Populist
Mr. Howard, of Alabama.
Boiton Wool Market
There has been a sharp demand In the
wool market this week, and Indications are
that manufacturers will continue to buy wool
until the price gets so high that they will be
content to rest. Territory wools have met
with a largo demand, and are selling on the
scoured basit of 34 35c, while lott ot tbe
good staples are Belling for 37 Co 38c. Fleece
wools lire quoted higher all along the line,
but the market It largely nominal on many
grades. Australian wool Is very active, and
dealers hsve no trouble lu disposing of their
supplies at full prices.
LATE BREVETIEi
A new Atlantic cable Is being manufactur
ed at Calais, l'ranoe,and will shortly be laid.
J. II. liyun, mining editor ot the deadwood
Times, was instantly killed by a fall from the
tteps ot hit home In Deadwood, 8. D.
At Cleveland the Euclid Avenue Natlona
Bank began suit against the Little Consoli
dated street railway for (15,000 claimed on
stock.
The Italian government hat arranged to
end the cruiser Liguria to New York upon
the oocaslon of the dedication ot the Qrant
mausoleum on April 27, In retponia to the In
vitation ot President McKlnley.
loortt Pdtked ia tht Awful
1 Cyeloae.
Oklahoma
THROUGH A TREStJ"
A terrlJ cyclone struck the town ot
Cbandler. O mile east ot Guthrie, Okla., at
6 o'clock Tuesday evening, and the latest
news Is tbt 45 people were killed and more
than 300 bared, a dozen ot them fatally. .
Ho far 24lead bodies have been taken from
the ruin buildings. Chandler was a town
ot 1,500 liiabltanta, and was almoat com
pletely dttroyed, only two bulldingi being
left staudng, the (Hand Island grocery and
tbe Mltctil hotel.
A latetnetroge ttatea that a large num
ber ot pepl known to have been in busi
ness bulling! are missing, and it It feared
they are lead under the ruins. Chandler is
the seat f the Oklabama Agricultural and
Medical olleges. which it It reported has
been body wrecked. Many people are re
ported isured in the wrecked court bouse,
and the lsoster is believed to tie much worse
than at tret thought. The Injured will reach
over 200 and as there is no shelter and no
adequat medical attendance, It it feared
manv w'l die from exposure.
Minvil the wrecks took fire and burned
themscles out, several still smouldering
when nvrnlug broke over the town, trom
the flrel work may finally come the worst
reollzaton of tbe disaster, it is bellved that
many 0 the mifsing weje biirned to death.
This pbise ot tbe situation will not be clear
aA . Ju 1111 norfeet order has asaiu been re
stored ind a ca"reful tumnilng up ot the
storm'adoings are mndo possible.
The Cyclone struck Chandler without
clocu. Its work of car-
naira liisan before the Inhabitants realized
what ws upon them nnd hardly any meaDt
of eseane was left open. Tearing through
LTrsirkt Train Wrecked Witt i
X Ll..
The' McClura Avenua trestle eta..'
Connecting railroad, in AUeekr 0
Monday morning at a heav; tigj
train ot 16 freight ears werPilJj
The engine and IS cart were pv
dure avenue and
one man kr'
another was to badly hurt tbu facj?
noVMr. t
The dead man la Charles Hm. I
yean old, whose home it tt jjV"'
croaelng, near Enon. Hewii tUtl?
and was crushed beneath th. 1.
The Injured man la the nirliiit
(iraham, whose home is at Beavtr '. V
the b.
right 1
tossed.
iu win'
court i
li time district, stores were burled
kd left, lifted High Into the air and
n pvnrv d rect on. inecounuouse
h Chief Justice Dale wns noioing
as taken off its- foundation and tne
bulldiilt nearly crushed. Passing on Into
11,- nliiiKncn district, the wind demon
wre L-d its vengeance there and rushing
l.,s... nnen country llnttllv SllCllt itself,
The t,all to the left was one of wreck nnd
ruin most complete. Houset rested oa their
tops' streets were made unrecognizable by
bavlni" beeh piled blirh with debris. Hoon
nr.. followed the cvclone's work and here
and th 're bright flames flamed up Into the
sky. Overturned stoves had caugiil ana un
hampered the tiro begnn Its part of tbe work
nf ilmt ruction.
In a short time a heavy rain storm came
up. as night wore on, it developed Into a
delug'if and while It succeoded In completing
tbe dl:mul scene, probably saved tbe rest of
the toVn, for In many spots it quenched the
fires r'ind stemmed the conflagration that
Chamiiler's citizens could never have hoped
to Btatf.
MONETARY REFORMERS.
EfforM to Induoe the Present Extra Sesiion
I to Appoint a Loniraiiiion.
i:i. Iven of the 1.1 members of the executive
comn'ittee appointed by tbo Indianapolis
moneltnry convention last January have been
In Witshl gton ror several uays. lnatcou'
vmittion decided to urge a commission to in
..-ill-ate the banking and currency laws
wlthlview to their eurly revision, aud the
f .1 -i 1.1. ..1 n A.,t..i,
exeef ilivo CMmmiuee 11100 aeciuuu iu diw
llsn Iheiido'varters in Washington nnd en
ilunvfor to uroouro from Congress such legit'
li.io.ln at t'lls session as will empower um
"" . . . ... . -
dent to appoint a committee to consiuer
subject before the regular session 01
ress convenes in Iecember.
o members lw committee have con
members 0
AlftTi!'r- r.
n relative to I, mo tan 11
in .1 L ,. . . .. i . t . ... . I, .. . I. ..
"sni Q pnriliuuuiut nupvimiivii ..iv
lato 0f i1H lu thel Senate shoull not be
delated 0r ienpordhted. Tbe conclusions
tne Romntttee have reached are: J
"That aK, act be promptly Introduced in
both llousu .irovidlug for the appointment
by tbt Presided of a monetary con amission
of U members,' which shall, us so.on at it
maybe possible, after tbe constitution and
appointment thereof, enter upon a tf borough
nnd comprehensive consideration of) the cur
renoy ,,d bunking affairs of tide United
States and the laws relating thenlo.
' Tllu commission shall make within four
niontl9 a(tHr the ditto of their ufppointmenr,
and ilot later than October 1. 1407, a concise
and ilxact report of their deliberations, con
cluslf, us nnd recommendations!, covering the
sub.ot matter considered by tlhem. aucom-
'ylng the said report with vho proper bill
ills 10 carry tucir recommendations Into
ft-
fe.LB sLnTel,
pan
or I
effe
GRANT PARADE PLANS.
Arranging for a Splendid Ceremony In New
York on April 27.
1'reV.nratlons for the dedication of tho
Granlj monument on April 27 are rapidly
neuriig completion. Special Invitations have
been I sent to the I outedorato (lens. Long,
streolt and Uuckuer ou account of their per
sonal! friendship with Uen. Grant, aud the
two i'nited States Senators from Now Ynrlr-
to thJ "surviving- members of Oen. (irant's
class nt est Point, who nre Rev. Fathor
tieorgje Doslion, of the Paul 1st Cathedral,
iiimi. nvt-uu" nun riiiy-niruu street; uen.
Wnilalm R Franklin, of Hartford, Con. ; Oen.
Joscpli J. Reynolds and Uen. C. C. Auger, of
vt asnington, ana hamucl u. reuoh, of Co
lumbus, O.
Bishop Newman, friend of Gen. Grant, who
omen
posto
ted at his funeral and who was bis
ia Washington, has been Invited to
dolivt the prayer at the tomb on the dny of
the celebration. Formal Invitations will be
issued! to all the members of the National
Legislature. Tbe members of the diplomatic
corps 'win aiiu 11 in a uouy.
The Now Vork elty chapter cf the Daugh
ters of thfl American ftMVollttlnn hn. vaIu,I
dominium cost of the giant steel most, to bo
ereeico near tne loniD, irom wnicn Is to froat
on the ilav ot the eolohratkn the largest
Amerh iu flag In existence.
Three Pertoni Killed.
. Aboil 1 o'clock Wednesday afternoon the
people in Mar ;ity, Aric., were aroused by
the riirlug of a full-Hedged cyclone. It
made complete circle arotmd town, nearly
every house within a tmall radlua in every
dlrectbfa being totally demolished, while
large tnet were uprooted and twisted Into
fragments. The country roadt in every di
rection Ire Impassable. On Bayou Bartholo
mew Join C. Hendricks' plantation wat de
stroyed nd all the buildings demolished.
Three it Mr. Hendricks' workmen were
killed aid several badly wounded.
- Stolen Papers Recovered.
A nun er of historical papers stolen from
the Com reaalonal library have been recover
ed In N r York. The most valuable was
Oen. 1) iddock't journal or orderly book,
written y hit aide, Col. Oeorge Washington
from Fo ruary to June, 1755. The original
ot a oln ilar letter of farewell written by
Wasblug on to the governor! of the States
on his n Iremeut from publio life It also In
tbe collection. Tbe papers Include letters
from Benedict Arnold, John Adamt, Lafay
ette, cusn Alien, Monroe, jenerson, liewltt
Cliuton, obn Paul Jones and Oliver Wol-
00 tt,
A fooling Bill.
Benato,Foraker of Ohio introduced a pool
ing bill. It Is praotloally a reproduction of
tbe Pattetonbill introduced in th last eon
greaa. I it Intended to meet the objeottons
to poollnr which waa raised by tb supreme
court nl e United State la Its dtoltlon re
cently rodered In tho ,Traa-Mlaouri
freight ioelkUon. oat. ' ,
died at St. John' hospital about Uji
The trestle which broke bat looi
WOOlIrl .. 1
Scanned MoClure avenue. Th.Z1
drawn by engine No. 10S and tb -J, J
loaded with coal and Iron. Thynu
transferred from tbe Panhandle nn. ;t
heaviest ot the class used for freight.!
the road, and it was within a ?(,ui
rf thR wmr nft nf the trnetlu .
" "- "
wav. 1
There were only two cars on
vtian thA ftnirtna wAnt Hi. .l
with the exception of the last
.u - i n.a . a UJl
others. The drop was about 30 fat. tJ
several persons were very ciowtoib J
tlA ml thA limn tin nn wia im.lu. u 1
- - " " -UU7I II,
FIGHTING THE FLOOD.
T tn . TT I 1 ..
utroic nun is usiu tne mtn
aUlllllippi.
Governor Foster, of Louisiana faj
proclamation to the people. H oalis
tion to the fact that the Icre
yit-J
though not yet entirely perfected, iiJ
l.A aBfA' nlvMll.n ILL. . I
naift v. . " hw ...... it, JKOlljJ
lies one of the most fertile section ol a
lea. Government and State aid
tended and the futuro depends uputtsi
jjiti iiu I'--""" 'ii vuirgt(i
work, and If the people help tbi'tn
despite the fact that the flood i :t pJ
ever known, all or most of the Inm J
held, and the future will bo brUbt
the system will be strengthened tat J
pieteu, nnu ine couuirj win nave ivjju
In Louisiana, her enterprise and he (J
lUUIIKB.
The se.itiment expressed took root J
tt was uttered, for all along the iiuJ
Valley road between New Orlennt itJW
Kouge mass-meetings were held u4 3
leer lorces orgauiKea to Keep strw mt
the hanks nnu to labor wuhUt. &.
strengthen them, even wtieni tbe iuf
not apparent except iu tbu rireri n
climb to the top of the profits,
works. Tbe warnirg of the weather to
to abandon homes and seek nMt'
has been disregarded, and itnt (
women and children, white aud tun
piling on dirt and building mjJ
seemingly fasolnntcd with the i'j-J
against the attacking m. nst r. 1
Ho tar there Is not n break In tbt J
Louisiana levee, not counting tbt nth
bayou Lafourche, where the leiw
known to be weak before I lie flood at
Lumber and sacks are bcin ilittnid
everywhere, even nulls are sblp4 s,
carload, and there will be no U.i of i
work during the week. The only cud
Is about the new work holding, liibl
weather has been and will continutkb
Important factor. Ho fur the 1tm
been drenched and softened almontol
high winds have made the blnn 4
stream more powerful.
TWO NATIONS SlSSAIISnQ.
Jawtn and Argentine Di Not lie
Dingley Tar ' Rill
e fl-t iind f i. . " (
dissatisfaction with the . m ur.'.i
the part of foreign nation; ooiiil
State department from Jupao u:J
line.
The Japanese Minister Ims ntti
regret of his government at the ppJ
auopiioa oi siik scneuines ttitl nt
promising to heln the inniiufni'tiimid
United States threaten seriously tbeaf
ant trade Japan has built up atKmtnJ
with the United mates in raw tti d
manuiaciurea silk.
Tho Argentine minister lm.) t.laWhi
lest, not, as bus been stated, in the Ion
threat of reprisals, but in tin' ii'iid
matia form, against the iirnpostdto
hides aud other raw materia; ooaufJ
his country in great iuaiitltln
I'nited Htutes. It is pointed out ll
thnt when the United States
Wilson bill placed wool on tlw fres itt
placed no duty on hides, the fiovirttd
Argentine voluntarily, iu rci'irnltioi l
friendly spirit shown by the I'uit'J $4
responoea by placing lumber, ot
great stores were exported to bVMl?
on their free list and by wltMoii
on other important imports Ira
United States. No threat is ancMM
log these duties to the old figure.
would be out of place ia aiili'loxa'i' B-i
the Initial stages of a protest aud mij VI
later.
Shot Three Women
Oeorge Miller, who was recent!? H
from an Insane asylum at Kim'iM
shot three women neighbors uil i 1
solf dangerously wounded while mtt
arrest, ine Injured women srsa
Durkev, shot iu the breast. prulmMy
Kllle Klrby, shotln the back, wll'
nle Klrby. shot in tho side, will w(
Miller bad called to see the Klrby W
the Durkev house, and being rein
mission broke through the doorui
down the three women as they iiMf
escape.
BBIEF MENTION.
The Mulrnnilltun Iron and fjaistlf
bat Increased wages 10 per erut-i-1"
wood, Mich., mines, and will put w1
men to work in it i.ast Aorrm uw "
mines.
Henorts nf I.imm Bustulned bv etb'
during the recent storm are remit
ly. On mnny of the lurge rain-s ,1
mated that losses will range Iron (f'l
cent of the herd. The enon lies "te uJ
half feet deep In (,'hevenne, tud tro H
ten feet deeD in the ravines. Muck""
I felt for Deraons reoorted missing-
TliA Villi A rwli
nht pictures bf means ol rtkiB"J
VltfaalMvnA rv a n blnrlMul itAVini ! '
mx PaI...I.I. a. Tatrrlliirlei baw
VI WIHIOVIw UI IUU v " M
favorably reported to the Senate. '-J
ond section of the bill DrohiliU 'M Tl
bv mail or otherwise of nicturei IlitMi!
such exhibition.
The fighting between th C'riitlu'J
t t i i.i.i. i Mnnfism
iUUMUIUIftUI WUICU I UHIIJ 'l J
k. i.u.h ,.i - . i. .uiii.a s rtn"
presslon in Constantinople, end II
that tbe Turkish governmeot will",
pose to the I'oweri that J -"J
permitted to take actlou against """l
The state denartment lits J
from the Tlirkiuh l-nvernment tD'
liirnnv.nlMiit tn rutaa tliA irrldS of If H
in Washington to thnt of an end"? J
count of the increased expense wow 3
thereby be incurred. ThU I"!JJ
Turkish government will prevent w
dent,under tbe existing law.from doc.
ex-Heoretary John W. Foster tMT,
to ConBtantlnople, at It It odow- j
hi uesire. I
Wycminf't Great MJ
Tt la Mtimatmt thnt th lolSBI r.
cattlemen during the recent stora ,
i in . ... m Mrlt
oming win rang irom aw r-
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