IKE U1BT FOREIGN iNTELUGENCL
PLOT AGAINST THE KING.
Premi-r Ralliand Bit Colleagues Said to Be
Planning to Overthrow tht Dynasty.
The Berlin correspondent of lha Daily
London Mail says:
"From a ltussiau source comes news of a
conspiracy against Klnc aeorge, of Greece,
far mora deeply rooted than was supposed.
There Is indubitable evidence thai Premier
Italli aud tils colleagues in the Cabinet are
are gravely implicated in a plot to overthrow
the dynasty.
'The Cologne Zeltung nays that Greece
will have to pay a large Indemnity. to reduce
tier army to ao.OOO men anil to give up her
fleet."
The correspondent of the Time at Con
atautlnople says: "The Hullau has ordered
the official oeusora to suppress any sym
pathetic allusion to, or anxieties concerning,
the Greek royal family, or to mention the
Improvement In Greek lumls. Tile police In
the (ialnta section of the city have lieen ord
ered to arrest all persons dealing In Greek
securities."
An Athens telegram says: There appears
to lie little Inclination here to accept the au-cu.tttti-jiiH
agin list the royal fumily made in
certain of the newspapers auJ the mainten
ance of order Is fully accused.
Crown Prluce Constantin has rocelved nu
invitation to attend Queen Victoria's !la
raond Jubilee next month. The opportunity
for kuch n visit on the part of the Crown
Prince ha given rise to much discussion.
The Athens correspondent of the Standard
says- "King treorga paid a visit to M. Ouou,
the lliissian Minister, and af:r a two hours'
Interview sent a long telegram to Emperor
Nicholas, urging him to intervene on behalf
of Greece."
A dispatch to the Times from Cnnia, Isl
and of Crete, dated Sunday, suys that armed
Mussulmans made a sortie from Candla Sat
urday night, killing 14. The dispatch adds:
"This is certain to havo a serious conse
quence, ns It will Incense the Cretans, who
will make reprisals."
THE 6DSDHY CIVIL BILL
Home and Senate Conferreet Agree Upon
tht Amendments to the Measure.
The conferrees on the sundry civil appro
priation bill have nerved. The most import
ant amendment to the bill whs that revoking
the order of President Cleveland of February
22, 1"'J7, yetting apart -.'1,000,000 acres of laud
as lorest reservations. The Senate amend
ment hat beeu modified by providing that
tlm President may modify or revoke the
proclamation and It Is provided that the
lands embraced In the reservations not dis
posed of before March 1, lcWH, shall bo sub
ject to operations of the order of February
22. or as they may be niodilled by the Presi
dunt, The general provisions for the govern
ment of the forest reservations are retained
as provided in the Senate amendments. A
provision is inserted allowing settlers to take
other lands in the public domains.
The appropriation (or Pearl harbor, Hawaii,
iarcdiui'd to S10.0O0. The appropriation for
a government exhibit ut the Omulia Expo
sition is loft at tUOU.OOO, the (7J.IHI0 increase
of the Senate being stricken out. The amend
ment for investigation of sugar production
remains In tbo bill. The appropriation for
the Improvement of tlm Lower Mississippi
river Is Increased to 82,!3:l,;i:l8 and is made
Immediately available, by contract or other
wise, in the discretion of the Secretary of
War. 'I he net reduction from the Senate
ainendineiils Is tMO.OOO. Tlio total of the
bill as agreed to is W,WJ,II5I.
AN INTERVIEW WITH WEYLER.
Ha Says Reoognitloa of Cuban Hone
Thieves Would Be Ridioulous.
The New York Morning Journal prints,
under dale of Cliufu'M'e'ubn, May ill, an
luterview wlih ( apt. Gen. Weyltr. Speaking
of the action of the senate in passing the
Morgan belligerency resolution, Weylor suid:
"I am not surprised, nor shall I be, if the
house should concur in the senate resolution
Ulld send it to the president. Your jingoes
aremtno saddle, and evidently bent upon
forcing the country into some serious foreign
complications In order to ill-tract attention
from the fast approaching internal crisis.
The. few acatleilng bauds of Cuban
dynamiters, railroad wreckers, horso and
cattle thieves, plantation burners and high
waymen, now in the Held here, who hold no
I port and possess no seat of civil government,
lave no right to expect recognition. Such
distinction at President McKiuley's hands,
issued in the face of my own proclamation
officially declaring the greater part of the
island to be already pacified, would hold the
Washington executive up to the ridicule of
European powers and prompt a healthy out
burst of sympathy.
BANK OFFICIALS 00 WRONG.
Cashier and Teller Short in Their Ac
count!. National Hank Kxutiilner ('banning Iling
tain has sworn out warrants before I'nited
states Commissioner Kirk;vrick, at F.aston
I'a., for Ihe arrest of ".lohu B. Melxell,
cashier, and Willis II. linen, teller, of the
liouth llethlehem national bank, fur embez
r.l'irueiit. The amount is not yet delluitely
ascertained, but from what has been discov
ered upon early examination it is stated
authoritatively by several of the directors to
be fi.OOD or 'J,0ii0, which amount will not
materially Injure the bank. The entire loss
will be made good from undivided profits
and ny the directors.
It is said that Cashier Melxell left town for
parts unknown. 'I lie teller, after laaving
the bunk apparently f,,r lunch, failed to re
turn, and the examination disclosed that bis
oash account was snort about S.UOO. al
though it bud beeu correct the day before.
Teller lloch returned and restored t.Hli) of
the missing funds. It is euld that ( ashier
Melxell bad been dabbling iu stocks. .Melx
ell is 45 years of age, married and well connected.
A CUBAN FILIBUSTER.
Ont IiiuiN of Haw Supplies. It., are
Lands! ea tht Island.
A detailed account of the loading ot the
tug Alexander Jones and her departuie with
the schooner John D. Long on a Cuban fili
bustering expedition was given out at
Wilmington, N. C, by member of the orew
of the Alexander Jones, which returned to
port several days ago. Ills story substanti
ally Is as follows:
On Thursday night, May IS, the Jones took
on a cargo of rifles, machetes,rapld-flr guna
and ammunition at the wharf of the Wilming
ton, New Hern A Norfolk railway. In the
southern limits of the city. Before she had
entirely finished her cargo a report was start
ed that officers were approaching and that
the revenue cutter Morrill was gettlug up
steam. Taking alarm at this, the Jones puli-
ea out, auu started uown the river at 10:44 p.
m., and In a few hours crossed the bar and
anchored outside.
The schooner John l. Long, having mean
while bn loaded with coal and other mate
rial at the Wilmington A Weldon railroad
wharf, wis shortly afterward towed out to
sea by the tug Jacob lirandon, going past
the revenue cutter Colfax. On the schooner
were General Nunez and another officer of
the Cuban army, a Cuban pilot and Captain
jonn u linen, oi tne iilibusterlug tug Daunt
less. At the sea buoy they went on hoard
the Jones, auchored nearby, aud Captain
O'Brien took charge of the expedition. A
hawser was made fast from the Jones to the
schooner, ami early Friday morning the tug
steamed to Ihe south with her tow. The Ja
cob lirandon returned to Soutbport.
On the way down the coast uo uort was
entered, but off I'nlm Beach, on the coast of
Florida, 62 Cubans were taken on board.
The Jones then towed. the schooner to the
Ilahamas, and iu the vicinity anchored in
Ihe open sen on Tuesday May 18. On
Thursday, May '20, the lllibuster linuntleas
hoved iu sight, and came alongside the
Jones and schooner.
TORTURED.
Armed Men Earned a Man's Hands and
Feet and Firs His House.
Shortly after midnight three heavily armed
men forced tbuir way into the home of
Henry Forsythe, an aged aud wealthy baoh
elor, living on Phillip! pike, two miles back
of Bridgeport. Henderson county, W. Va., and
awakeniug the old mau duinuuded money.
He gave them all he bad, but they were
not sntlslled and demanded tiiOO more,wbicb
he had been paid durlug the week for cattle.
Falling to make him turn over this amount
by threats, they bound him, saturated his
feet and bands with oil, set him all re and,
standing by, slowly poured the liquid upon
his burning body as tuey repeated their de
mands. Forsythe dually fainted, when the
Mends, thinking him securely bound, left the
building to search the barn.
When the Injured man camo to his senses
he found himself aloue, with the bonds burn
ed loose, and be managed to crawl out of the
house Into the woods. Later in the night
the miscreants returned, aud to conceal their
crinio they tired the building, which was en
tirely consumed. The tire aroused the
neighboring farmers, who hurried to the
scene. They fouu I F'orsythe in a frightful
condition, both hands being burned to crisp
and his feet entirely consumed.
ONLY THE OILT SI0N LEFT.
Two Blind Pool Conoerns Fail in Hew
York
The sign of '('. T. Smith A Co., Invest
ment agents, stocks, bonds, grain and pro
visions bought und sold," Is still up In gilt
letters on the door of au otUca on the fourth
floor of the Syndicate building, Liberty and
Nassau streets, Now York, but the ofllce Is
empty. The furniture was sold last Thurs
day to satisfy a chattel mortguge. C. T.
Smith A Co. advertised that their discretion
ary syndicates paid customers over (i per
vent, a week.
One of the firm was F. A. I'hllllps, Jr., a
member of the Consolidated stock mid I'o
troleum exchange, who failed in that ex
change a few weeks ago, aud whose connec
tion with C. T. Smith A Co. is now under in
vestigation Ho hud loft the concern before
he failed.
Tho agent f the Syndicate building said
that the rent had beeu paid for this mouth,
but that the whereabouts of Mr. Smith or
other members of the llrm was unknown.
11. M. Hamlin another dealer in discretion
ary syndicates, who bad his office at 115
Broadway, has ceased operations. He omit
ted on departing to pay his April rent.
POWER OF THE PRESIDENT.
Supreme Court Deoidei That He Can Remove
Officeholders at Any Tims.
The l ulled States Supreme oourt render
ed au important decision. Among them was
one adverse to the claim of L. K. l'arsons,
late I'nited States district attorney for the
Northern district of Alabama, l'arsons was
removed by 1'resldent Cleveland, but set up
a claim that be was entitled to hold the office
for four years. The court ruled that the ap
pointment might be terminated atauytiuie
at the discretion of the 1'resident. This is an
important decision, as It confers upon Presi
dent McKlnley the power to remove officials
whose terms have not expired.
Another decision was tlm. a national bank
has no right to purchase or subscribe to tho
stock of another banking corporation, and
that this want of authority can be urged by
the bank to defeat uu attempt to enforce
against It the liabilities of a stockholder.
The case of Blytho vs. Hinckley, Involving
th "state of the lute Millionaire ltlvtho, of
California, was dismissed for want of Juris
diction, The elTect Is to leave the property
In the possession of Mrs. Hinckley, daughter
of the millionaire.
AN AWFUL COLLISION.
Fatal Railroad Aeeldtat ia Idaho in Whloh
Hint War Killed.
A collision between a freight and a pas
sengertrain at American Falls, 25 miles west
of Pocatello, Idaho, caused the death to tar
as known of nine men and the serious injury
of eight others. Two of the Matter will die.
It was the worst wreck that hat occurred on
the short line In many yean.
The west-bound passenger train was wait
ing for the freight at American Falls, stand
log in front of the station. The freight com
ing east ran away on the bill It Is thought
the airbrake was tampered with. The
freight, runuing 60 mllea an hour, crashed
Into the passenger tram, which was already
backing up right in front of the station.
Two men were on the station platform, of
whom one was killed and the other fatally
Injured. The station building was shatter
ed. Both engines were converted Into scrap
iron aud 20 freight cars piled up In aheap.
Eight sheep shearers and tramps were
crushed to death.
SHOT FOUR MEN.
Brother Of Ont of the Viotimt Then Killed
the Murderer With A Gun.
The little town of Oak man, Walker county,
Ala., was the scene of a desperate shooting
affray. The following are the dead:
Isaac Appllug, aged 60, mayor of Oakman,
aud leading merchant of the place.
Charles Williams, aged 80. a machinist.
Andrew Richards, clerk in the store of
Appling Bros., shot lu the head; will die.
Montgomery Appling, brother and business
partner of Mayor Appllug, shot in the body;
wound not fatal.
William liiincan, an Englishman, shot In
the head an back: will die.
The two Apnllngs, Duncan and Richards
were shot by Williams. The latter was slain
by Montgomery Appllug. Williams was a
traveling machinist, who recently came to
Oakman from Mississippi to secure work at
the coal mines. While intoxicated he enter
ed the store of Appling Bros., the largeit
business bouse at Oakman, and became bois
terous. Mayor AppllDg, after ordering him out. was
about to call the police, when Williams drew
a revolver aud opened fire on Appling, who
fell dead at the llrst shot with a bullet in bis
heart. Montgomery Appling, who was stand
ing behind the couuter.only a few feet away,
snatched up a Winchester rifle and began
llrlug on the murderer. Williams received
two rille balls in his body, but after he had
fallen continued llrlug until he bad emptied
bis pistol.
Andrew Klchards, a clerk, was shot in the
head by Wllllami while trying to escape
from tho place. William Duncan, who has
been prospecting lu Walker county, was shot
in the leg and back. Montgomery Appling
was also wounded. It Is thought both Duncan
and Klchards will die.
SILVER MEN SHUT OUT
BANE TAX IS LEGAL
The Pennsylvania Aot of 1831 is Constitu
tional. The constitutionality of the legislative act
of lrt.il of Pennsylvania regarding tno taxa
tion of national hanks was affirmed by the
l'nit"d states uupreme court. It wusthu
case of the Merchants A Manufacturers' Na
tional bank of Pittsburgh against the com
monwealth, and the opinion of the court,
which was handed down by Justice Brewer,
affirmed the docisiou of the supreme court
of the stute.
This case Involves ubout (20,000 In taxes
due the commonwealth, nud the Third No
tional, the First National and the Peoples'
National hanks of Pittsburgh are also inter
ested In the decision. '1 he ease was argued
at Washington, D. ('..about three weeks ago,
with Deputy Attorney General Elklu for tho
commonwealth and Judge .lore Wilson, of
Washington, for the bank. This settles the
litigation, and the stute treasury will soon
receive back taxes to the amount stated
above.
Bulleti Prevent Elopement
May Campbell, a variety actress who came
to St. Louis from flDciunatl, hid In a clothes
oloset In Maud Devere's room and listened
while her husband aud Miss Devere arraugod
fur an elopement. Then Mrs. Campbell
merged with a revolver and put five bullets
into her husband and onu into Maud Devere.
She then walked to the F'our Courts and gave
herself up. Campbell was taken In a dying
condition to the City Hospital. When a de
leotlva brought lu his wife and asked him to
identify her as bis assailant be refused to do
o and kissed her uffoctlountely.
A New Triok.
A new swindling game has come to light
which deserves special mention in order to
put rural friends ou their guard. Some time
ago a mau cume Into tbo neighborhood of
Vienna, Ohio, aud claimed to be selliug car
riages, having three or four along. He hail
sold several and was on his way to deliver
them. In order to avoid jading his horse
with nn unnecessary loud, he asked Frank
Booth to allow him to store one of the
vehicles in his barn until he returned, which
would lie the following day. This was allow
ed, but the man failed to return until last
week, when ie returned demaudlug pay on
the claim that he hud sold und delivered the
carriuge. Booth demurred aud the matter
has been taken luto oourt.
Steel Fenoes For tht C. and P. R. R.
The Cleveland A Pittsburg division of the
Pennsylvania lino is to be proiectei from
cattle by steel fences. One thousand steel
posts have been ordered from the Bond Steel
Post company of Adrian, Mich., and they are
to be put down at once. It Is understood
that woven wire steel fences will be attached
to the posts. Such fences are very hand
some aud durable, aud easily kept iu repair,
and are rapidly laklug the place ot other
kinds of of fauces.
BRIEF MENTION.
The Nebraska Prohibition state convention
omitted a money plank as au olive branch
to the free silver prohibitionists.
The large grain elevator at Kndford, III.
owned by Wllker A Snell. was destroyed by
fire. The structure bad Just been rebuilt
A Ht. Louis millionaire and bis secretary
were arrested in New York for attempt lug to
smuggle (3,000 worth ot jewelry into the
country.
An engine on the Jamaica railroad ran Into
a trolley car In a tunnul killing three persons
aud Injuring four others at Kingston,
Jamaica.
No Room in Rational Bepublioan League
Convention.
The National Republican leainie has aerv.
ed notice upon the league In the Western
silver States that the delegates to the Nation.
al convention In Detroit in July must be In
accordance with the party platform. The
.r.jUuu cuuiuimen oi ine league met iq
make urrungements for the coming conven
tion. The condition of the league lu the
Western Ktutes where tbo party veto was
nearly wiped out but fall was brought up
through the presence of John A. Deweese, of
Denver, who said hu represented the Repub
licans who voted for McKlnley, and he waul
ed to know what the convention proposed to
do lu the way of reorganizing the Republi
cans who stood by their party in the Silver
States. He disclaimed being a place hunter,
but, ho thought the league should recognize
tliut the leaders iu Colorado had deserted
the organization last fall. He suggested the
league be reorganized iu that State, The
Executive committee delegated to President
Woodmausee and Seeretury Dowllng tho
duty to appoint a provisional organization lu
Colorado aud any other State lu which It
might appear that the old organization is uo
louger lu control of Republicans iu accord
with the party. The basis of representation
to the July convention was made four for
each congressional district and 10 at large in
each State.
A TENDENCY TO IMPROVE.
President Thomion, of the P. R. R, Talkt
After an Inspection Trip.
President Thomson, of the Pennsylvania
railroad oompany, has returned from an In
spection trip over the lines between Phila
delphia and Pittsburg, and the Pennsylvania
company's lines west of the latter city. Mr,
Thomsou said:
"I am very much pleased with the general
conditlou of the property, notwithstanding
the enforced economies of the past eight or
uine months. In Pittsburg, Cincinnati, Cleve
land, Louisville, Indlauap.dis aud Chicago I
foiiud the tendency toward improvement
strong. The universal opinion lu the west
is that tho crops of the coming season will
be unusually heavy.
"As soon as we find that the trnfflo Is In
creasiug and other conditions warrant It, we
are prepared to expend the usual amounts
for improvements. The commercial depres
sion has been felt most severely lu the iron
aud steel business, aud us the Pennsylvania
system passes through the districts most
directly interested iu that kind of traffic, we
naturally feel the depression more keenly
than some of the other roads. However the
teudeucy toward Improvement U strong,"
SIX MILLION FOUNDS.
BIG STRIKE OF MINERS.-
Vatioaal Exesntivs Beard of TJalUa Xtmt
Worktn Decide to Tako Astitr.
One of tho biggest strike to tho history of
tho eoal Industry it about to begin. This
hat been decided by tho national executive
board of tho United Mlno Workert ot Ameri
ca, It will be tho climax of a series of long
struggles, and the Pittsburg district will bo
the center ot operations. With tho minors
in the Pittsburg district, tha'diggert in Ohio
and West Virginia wilt also go out When
tho order to strike go into effect in a tow
days, more than fiO.000 men will begin a
grand struggle to get higher rates for the
production of coal.
It will bo a strike against a strong combi
nation of coal interests, which by reason of
business opportunities has been formed. It
was tot organtzed with any concerted action
or understanding. AU ot tho largest opera
tors went into the scheme to get control of
the business, and if the mines were kept run
ning during the lake season tbey would be
masters of tho situation, as far as tho price
concerned. This year the conditions lu the
lake markets are entirely different from
what they were in former year. Time was
when the smaller operators could market
coal on the lake front, but thlt year all has
beeu cbauged. Now tbey cannot dispose of
any coal unless it goeo through tbo hands of
one of 13 coal companies.
While the miners in the Pittsburg district
have been battling against a reduction ot 64
cents a ton the operators have been quietly
at work on the lake fronts. Every toot of
dockage is now In the hands of one of the 13
companies. With coal mined at 54 cents,
they would lie In virtual control of the mar
ket and need not (ear inroads by any ot the
smaller operators.
KITES AS WEATHER PROPHETS.
Tbo Foreotttt to Bt Improved By Beadingi
From Aloft
For tome weeks the weather bureau liss
been experimenting with kites tent up from
one or two miles above tho earth, and at a
result the officials believe that they will toon
be able to forecast the weather for at least
10 hours longer than at present aud with
greater accuracy. Dally readings have been
taken at three altitudes, and the fact bat
been established that shifting of the wind
occurs at a mile level above the earth's sur
face from li to 16 hours before the tamo
change ot dlreotlon occurs on the surface,
Thlt It doe to the same forces which operate
to cause wlndshlftt to produce a storm, one
condition being dependent on the other. The
moat Imperfect part ot weather forecasts
now it the prediction it to ral i or snow.
Meteorologists for the past 10 years have
been Impressed with the fact that future da
ta at to storms must come from a knowledge
of upper air conditions. The aeroplane iu
vestigatiout have reached that point where
It can be sufely Mated that within six
months the government weather bureau, for
the llrst time in the history of auy meteorol
ogical service, can construct u telegraphic
synchronic chart based on air conditions
one mile above the earth. This chart will
cover the conditions between the Alleghen
les and the Buckles at the outset.
Powtn Deoidi This tht Highest Hark for
Indemnity.
"The dispatches which the government
has received from the representatives of
Greece abroud all Indicate that the peace ne
gotintiens have taken a turn mora favorable
to Greece. Turkey's proposal to occupy
Thessnly no longer receives any considera
tion owing to England's attitude, while the
proposal to abolish the capitulations lu the
case of Greek subjects In Turkey Is rejected
and the suggested extradition treaty Is ap
parently set aside.
"The powers havo fixed 1'6,000,0U0 as the
highest limit ot indemnity and will allow
only Buch a strategic alteration of the fron
tier as will not Involve the subjection of any
Inhabited district to Turkish rule. Ger
many's demand for an Internatlonar control
of Greek finances has not been favorably re
ceived, as the government hopes to raise a
loan abroad on the guarantee of England.
Bussia and France at low interest, to pay the
indemnity, conceding certain revenues but
not accepting tho principle ot foreign control."
ABSCONDER MADE RECEIVER.
A Runaway Cathier Oott Work at Cripplt
Creek.
Harry Clark, the cashier ot the Bridgeport
O., National bank, who abscounded two
weeks ago, It In Cripple Creek, Col. Within
a week after hit arrival at Cripple Creek ho
waa appointed receiver for a fallen bank
there, the name of whloh It unknown to hit
friends, who were appraised of tho taut In a
long letter received by Mrs. Clark.
LESSENED RAILWAY PROFITS.
-
Report of Directors of tho Peuniylvania
Company.
The board of directors of the Pennsylvania
company, operating the Pennsylvania rail
road system west of Pittsburg, met In Phila
delphia aud adopted the annual report which
will be submitted to the meeting of the stock
holders. The Income acoount of the report shows a
net nroilt for the year INtNi, after paying all
expenses, Interest, rentals, advauces, etc., of
t23H,2t6. This amount has been placed to
thecredit or the profit aud loss account The
detailed expense account shows losses for
tbo year in operating leased lines as follows:
Pittsburg, Ft. Wavue A Chicago, (jlS.K'.Ki;
Erie A Pittsburg,(321,755; Massiilou A Cleve
land, (x,773,nud New Castle A Beaver Valley,
(US7. The profit from operating the Cleve
land A Pittsburg railway was (37,302.
President Thomson, iu a general summary,
states that the operations of the tatlways em
braced iu the system west ot Pittsburg, in
cluding the Northwest und Southwest lines,
clearly rolled the depressed condition pre
vailing in the Industries of the country
durlug the past year, the doorcase iu tonnage
upon the entire system having been 0,1 12, 0S
tons as compared with lM'.lj.
A SUIT FOR $1,000,000.
Nephewi ot 8amuel Cos Want a Share of
tho Property.
A suit for a 111, 000 000 has been begun lu
the I'nited States court at Hartford, Conn.,
against Mrs. Elizabeth Colt, of New York, by
James B. Colt, of Washington, D. ('., and
Norman B. Colt, of Seattle, Wash., nephews
of Samuel Colt, who died in lstli The suit
is the revoking of legucies to the plaintiffs by
Samuel Colt, who made a fortune out of
the manufacture ot firearms. lu the com-
tlalut, wnioh is sworn to before Charles W.
loeuker, notary public, Washington, by
James B. Colt, eldest ton of James Colt, the
brother of Snmuel Colt, It Is charged that
Mrs, Colt influenced her husband to revoke
certain codicils to his will which gave to the
plaintiffs a certain share ot his estate. She
also Induced Samuel Colt to believe, It Is al
leged, that letters ooutulnlng scandalous
matter were written and sent by James B.
Colt or his wife or someone acting under
his direction. It Is further asserted that
Samuel Colt desired a reconciliation with
James B. Colt, but that Mrs. Colt prevented
it.
CUBANS FOUGHT ONE ANOTHER.
Binds of Castillo aud Delgado Had a Fra
trioidal Quarrel.
It Is officially reported that between Ojo
Agua and Uabiuey, Province ot Havana, in
surgents of the bauds under Castillo und
Delgndo fought among themselves, with the
result that five were killed.
According to the same authority, the sur
render of armed Insurgents continues, and it
is said that a band ot insurgent negroes,
numberlug 300 and well armed, was surpris
ed by local guerrillas, assisted by Spanish
regulars, nt Han Dimus, l'lnar del Bio, and
compelled to retreat with heavy loss. The
guerrillas lost two lieutenants and 35 pri
vates, lu Matnuzos 1C armed Insurgents
have turrendernd.
WAS A SERIOUS AFFAIR.
Report From tho Cathedral Firt at Pita
Show Nino Killed.
The official report of the disaster at the
cathedral In Pisa, Italy, upon the occasion
of the unveiling of an Image ot the Virgin,
when a candle fell, tetllug fire to the build
ing aud causing, a panic, shows that nine
persons were killed aud 21 others seriously
injured.
Most of the victims were women, and all
ot them residents at Pisa,
Dithonett Nstivst.
Lord Barstook, Secretary of the Society for
the Christian Succor of India, has received
a letter from the Rev. J, O. Denning, an
American clergyman at Narslnghbur.relatlve
to the dishonesty and Incompetence of the
natives who are administering the famine
fund. Mr. Denning aayt that owing to the
action of the Hindoo members of the Local
District Cotnmittoe not a tingle half-penny
hat reached the poor Hindoot. Ue adds that
the members of tbit committee opposed all
relief of children on the ground that the only
orphanage It Christian, and that to help tbo
children would be helping tbo Christians.
EBSfCO:i!i:EjEllClFlllL
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FREIGHT RATES.
Can't be Fixed for f atara Uee by tho Iator
ttate Commission. '
Tho Cnlted State tupremo court decided
two cases, holding that tho United State
interstate commerce com mission hat no
power to prescribe railroad ratea whloh may
control In the future. The cases were those
ot the commission agalntt tbo Cincinnati A
New Orleana railroad company and the
Florida A Wettern company. The decision
of the court is construed to mean that the
Interstate commerce commiasion baa no
flower to past upon ratea before they are put
nto effect, being oimply empowered to de
termine tno equity and justice ot the estab
lished rates.
The expected decision of thesupreme court
In what Is known at the Nebraska maximum
freight rate case was not rendered, and, at
the court adjourned for the term, a deci
sion cannot be anuounoed before next
autumn.
When the court crier announced the final
adjournment for tbo term there were appar
ently 3) cases on the docket undisposed of,
but there were actually S6S casea, 31 having
already been argued and submitted. This is
a smaller number than the records of the
court have thown for thirty year. At the
conclusion cf the term ending a year ago
there were C33 cases undisposed of, and since
then 284 have been added, makiug a total of
817 contained In the docket for the year. Of
this number 437 have been finally disposed
ot and the prinolpal labor done lu 21 others.
Included in the 21 cases which have been
argued, but in which no opiniona have been
rendered, are several of considerable import
ance. Among them are the Nebraska maxi
mum freight rate case: the controversy be
tween the Bayden Power Brake and West
iughouse Airbrake Companies as to the val
idity of the letter's Investion; the Alabama
Midland case, Involving the validity ot tho
long and short haul olause ot the Interstate
commerce act; the Southern Pacific land case
und two or three important private land
grant cases.
MINISTER TO COLOMBIA.
Editor Hart, of Whttling, Nominated by
tho President.
. Cbarlea Burdett Hart's nomination for
minister to the United States ot Colombia
was tent to the tenate by President McKln
ley.
Charles Burdett Hart, who bos been nomi
nated by President McKlnley to be minister
to Colombia, is edltur-lu-chief of the Wheel
ing Intelligencer and one of the foremost
leaders of tbo Republican party In West
Virginia. He is a warm personal friend ot
President McKlnley, and his paper was one
of the first to advocate McKiuley's nomina
tion. Mr Hart was born In Baltimore, June 10,
1850, and is ot English ancestry that emigrat
ed to thla country before the revolution. He
was educated in the public schools of New
York and Brooklyn, and In F'renoh and En
glish academies of the latter city, and grad
uated ut Trinity Hall, Maryland. lie read
law with Benjamin Harris Breweter.of Phila
delphia, but turued his attention to journal
ism, and was connected in various capacities
with the "Chronicle," "luqtilrer," "North
American" and "Press," of Philadelphia.
While an editorial writer on the Philadel
phia Press, In 1882, be purchased an Interest
in the Wheeling Intelligencer and succeeded
A. W. Campbell as editor. From the start
he took a lead lu Republican politics. Uu
led the state delegation at the Minneapolis
convention in 18U2. Mr. Hart has never
sought nor held a publio office. He is nn ac
complished linguist, being especially pro:
tlcieut iu Spauish and French.
Riotoui Legislators.
The obstruction which has characterized
the proceedings of tho reiohsruth at Vienn,
culminated Mondny In an unprecedented
scene. i he president became so much ex
cited in anticipation of trouble thnt he laiut
ed before the session opened und the vice
president bail to take the chair. For hours
the members of the opposition hud recourse
to every parliamentary device for obstruct
ing business, and Dually, when these were
exhausted, they overturned the desks,
smashed inkstands, flung books in the faces
of the speakers, Indulged in coarse Invectives
and Dually came to blows lu a general riot.
Mutt Pay Duty.
A difficulty confronts the government In
Its plan to aid distressed Americans iu Cuba.
Spain will not remit duties on supplies sent
to the IsUnd, iu spite of the Spauish govern
ment's promise to aid In the work of relief.
The Spanish government does trust the
American consuls, except Lee at Havana,
and Hyatt at Santiago, and fears the aid of
distressed Americans will be perverted to as
sistance to revolutionists. The new compli
cation may cause a further trouble in the re
lief measures. The government will not
abandon the purpose to purchase supplies
iu this country, und Commissary General
Sullivan will set bis officers to work.
Gtntral Synod Endtd.
The general synod of the Iteformed Pres
byterian church, which has been iu session
for the past week in the Euclid Avenue
church, East End, Pittsburg, finished its
work Wednesday, with a celebration ot the
two hundred nud Dftieth anniversary of the
adoption of the Westminster Confession of
Faith. The next meeting will bo held in
Philadelphia.
Instructions were given to aecept (500 for
famine relief in Iudia. The report of the
treasurer of domestic missions showed a to
tal contribution of (3,778.73, nearly all of
which bos been expended.
TERSE TELEGRAMS.
Theodore Durrunt will bang June 11.
llenlto Lopez, aged 70 years, was faangod
at Folsom, t al., for the murder ot George
Washburn.
The Turkish government Is not altogether
satisllod with Dr. Angell, the nowAmerlcun
minister assigned to the porte.
Tho waters of the Bio Grande began to re
cede Hunduy, but 600 families, numberlug
3,000 persons, are left homeless.
The sultan is playing a double game by
preteudiug to be conciliatory when he it se
cretly inciting the public to opposition.
An uprising of Iudlans took place In Man
itoba, and three members of a posse ot citi
zens and police wore killed In a light.
The British sailing vessel Rarkhurst Is
thought to have beeu burned at tea ou her
way to Panama. She was loaded with coal.
The 1G fishermen who went astray from the
schooner J. P. Johnson in dorlet on the New
foundland banks were picked up by a pass
lug vessel and safely landed In Boston.
The United States Graud Jury at Indian
apolis fouud nine indictments against John
F. Johnson, president ot the Stute National
bank at Logansport, Ind., for violating the
banking law.
Before the Amalgamated association at
Detroit closed a change lu the constitution
empowered the wage committee to meet the
manufacturers and make scales regardless
of the action ot the convention on the mat
ter. A form ot libel was presented at the synod
ot the Reformed Presbyterian church of
North America, In session at Beavor Falls,
Pa., against Rev. Dnvld McAllister, editor ot
the Christian Statesmau, of Plttaburg.who I
charged with heretical teachingt In hit pa
per. Reports ot assessors to tbo auditor of tho
state tbow a total lost In Iowa by epldemlo
bog obolera last year to be I33,300,000,repro
tenting that 3,830,000 hoga died from the
tlheaae. - -
BUTLTTTuiiJ:
aeh latiMM BiagBttt
lln. T
It. Q. Dun A Co.'s wet',
savs: ' '7
Piople are actually doia
than thaa nallM rv
but these are'muoh lower "t01 l
vioua year ot proep.rtt.1; M
margin for profit
most at much busing. vMttiil
yeart of greatest prop,ritv7
Increase in populatlOB i" J,
material expansion tht il
dUKJouraglng. The ri,?.1
hesitating and gradual bat" 1
done on the whole in iliir th
returna ot April show thi i
only 10 percent tm,uer
beet year heretofore, ,,
It. work every week w'T!
waiting because of poM.b,ii,,iul,1,
ton, who ought to be hiiio.Tl '
labor and tbo products of tj,
cveuis dto proved that th.
going out Is much large, t?. '
markets expected, and the W,J :
ior ore win were au per , , I
last year, while AtlantiV exl'rf
for four weeks G.415.:ii;t
eluded, against 4.SW8 777 u.."""1 i
season actual receipts eul m '
Drediotlons. and th. ,..1.?n"" WH
try has exported au extra, ,,, H
ot wheat and flour, and y" , 4
spare mai we nay option bu
lv a cent for the .i 1, "
corn larselv taking 11,'. ..u"1 'H
etgn consumption, is f., b.,0'!H
or expectation. m V
Manufacturers have espe? i
lav owlrnr to the ..n.,r"' c,1eJ
foreign goodt largely TbM
has been no sethiteli 1.. ..'. ''t1
ton goods are dull ..i.,. ... ! wbt1
aud print clothes are at the Vat
Is evident that production'. , ll
consuming demand has fut,T,i
into a waiting attitude. i.j(tll:" 1
drviMiodn Is at th. ' WiJ
cooler 77.
The woolen mill, are produc',.J
tbev have dune rn.v.,.. .l M
thin (h. eo..l,l . ' " , '. UmW 4
the wool market though sptculttiJ ! j
the sitlea Isrire
The Iron manufacture Ksimi,tt.
oioslng of some furnaces. TbeptuJJ
" -i tiU) aim U JkJ
decreasing, while the cousudiwu J
- " "e, m tjurt
several structural contract,.
Failures for the m,..L i,l. 1,. .
United States, the smallest In u. J
mpimiiiwr, iojo, against aa'J lul ,J
, isiuai j last ywr,
BOOTH-TUCKER COHVlCTn
Found Guilty of Msintsminji J,,
House at the BirritU
Frederick Do La Tour Uooth-TuetJ
mender of the Salvation Army inn,
States, was convicted 1,1 ,,..:....
orderly house at the hl ,
West Fourteenth street, New Vert J
hw jiuivuucii uuiu June s,iaili
mander was liberated on the Hutu,
bad been under, ( omnium, ... -
residents of the neighborhood 0! gj
racss. woo auegeu that tbey tan J
disturbed by the singing an I buii
at the Salvation Army meeting nl
those that lasted all uight. BwitM
was aeienueu uy ex-Mayor A. Hum I
who quoted from the Scriptun-jtoiiJ
Miritm wot the flrst lialMuiali laJ
that trumpets, cymbals, liar nil
cornets auu ninoreis were in j
cieni iieorews in tno worship of Oae.
judge's charge was unfavnmWe tottj
leuuaut. ine jury was out tlwloia
HUNDREDS DROWNED OH
El Paso, Texat, Flooded by the Imd
a Levee.
The levee of the Rio (inin lt broke
Paso, Tex. Not lees tlmu UlboM
swept away, nnd several huulwlmal
work on a new levee.
The splash of the house as thnlaj
mingled with the affrlghtcil em 0! t
and children who are .Invn Ira
homes. Several hun lreJ fsxiliaiM
housed in cars. The ritiuing of tnebrl
saved the lives of many is
asleep, Ignorant of their inng- r.
Bayard's Truit Extcutti
The Bradford manuscrlp. bistort i
new Plymouth colony, wlnoh u iq
to ex-Ambassador liayard I y theoossa
of London, was delivered lolb-sui
tborities by Mr. Bayard. Ineiwo
presentation took place lu a joint toH
of the Legislature, at nni'ii not
and the executive council werepwttl
ator Hoar made an addrrs. in wtlel
lated the value of this history of the hi
fathers and bis own effort lo ting
Massachusetts. Mr. Ilari upmn
Pleasure that he was able to deiiwri
priceless document, liov. Woi'ottH
the book and pledued the faith ol
uionwealth "that for all timethe mucq
should be guarded as uiw uf 4
treasures.
A Texai Duel
The neighborhood wasH-n'iulWHi
cliureb. eiubt miles from Swtri"Bt, 9
lu observance of Decoration lay. I"IJ
meu, Will Lewis and Vit llo-wura.
among the number. l!a i Uo l
between them. They alks. iwijM
crowd together aud stoppwUfWlW
distance, nppeuring to talk th
iLi.. 1 1, j 1 f to ifie.i
very ennui, uiuuuiii'u -the
other d'rew a revolver. Tlwoltw1
ed and both llred about the same am
continued until their revolver
Both were dead when their '"end M
them.
Woman Elder Kecogniial
Women scored a point t
.un,io. 1 1,1 . ,,i,..rU,ill 'rvtbytew.
oiuiuii sa auw vs" - - .1.
was on the questiou a t MWrL
Hgulres, of Kansas, should be row
a ruling elder. Mrs. Squires tot w
before tho Judiciary commit:.
1-1 ... . !, ,.,n,.rt wis Ke
r'.'x:".i .. 1" hi.
1110 vuuruii mvors m rr
men at ruling elders.
C. t....i Killed.
Two men were instantly "'"'J
others seriously Injured by ' ""i
a boiler In a sawmill of JfJTJ
Hazel, Elk county, Pa. ' J
lam Jonnson, tne nreniau, --.. 14
Sohaffer, both of lti'r""IJ.,,1l,Jl
the explosion, were Injured b I JJ
1 no accident 11 supponeu v -by
a defective boiler.
an.. Ti. Plata ScsJ
The Tin Date Woe ComM't
ond report made an averak"
scale of 10 per cent on o "
work, 'ine tteei wsg ' r' ugt
submitted It about ine
The rail ttralghteners ll,JnPi
n . .11.11,,,, ...ie. aoillDJ
other departments the m'"'u"j'j. li
In nnlr,ii last Vlf .4
. J...1.1...1 . ..iiniirn o' ji
liuw uvea ueciueu
No opposition
present officers
At a matt meeting of the
or, IlL, it wat deolded to V. ji
tcale offered by tne op- : d
em Illlnolt dlttrlct, Mu,.Z,f
rite of 6ai oentt per
field with a differential of 1 I
of the La Salle and Vrli'Zi,
practically endt thotuep'o'J
district where 12,000 tnH") W
against tne rr--- 1
has croppeuj; I
."unii Worfc V