All rubber-producing ‘countries are increasing their output. The present high price, about $1 per pound, is the incentive. It is likely the increased consumption will have the effect of holding prices at about present figures. The Imperial council of engineers of Russia pronounces American loco- motives the finest in the world, and right on the heels of their statement comes an order from the Russian gove ernment for fourteen more locomotives for use upon its roads in China. A London ‘‘prophet’” has damaged his" reputation by two performances. A week after positively predicting the end of the world in 1900 he paid a large sum to secure a : fifteen year lease of a house wherein | be carries on a mercantile business. The suggested plan of road improve- ment in Connecticut proposes the building of one great state highway East and West and another North and South across the state, with low grades, and touching, so far as pos- sible, the places of larger population. Should the German emperor go ahead and execute his threat to ex- clude American Mail and Express, that he dreads the brains as seriously as he does the competition of American fruit and other products. competition of American It will require from $60,000,000 to $100, 000,000 the Klondike regions this year to return to the pros- pectors who go there this spring and from summer as much money as they will require to go there and maintain them a year. This- thought may give a pause to some who are now enthusi- astic for going in search of gold. Only in rare instances does gold seeking prove a success. A new built for the Midland road,in England, made three- quarters of a mile at the rate of ninety miles an hour. As this is a better record than others reported in 1895, 1896 and 1897, the achievement pro- vokes great delight among railroad people on the ‘right little, tight little isle.” Excusably, too. It is almost equal to some of the spurts of New York Central trains between Batavia and Buffalo, where a rate of one hun- dred miles and hour has been ex- ceeded. The Rev. W. A. Hitchcock, a well- known clergyman of the Protestant Episcopal church, was a chaplain in the navy during the war, and enjoyed the unique distinction of preparing for confirmation the first class ever confirmed on a school ship. The ship was the Sabine, then at New London. Twice during his ministry of forty years Dr. Hitchcock declined the honor of an elevation to the episco- pate, believing that he could do bet- ter work in the parochial ministry of his church. Tocotiotiv e, The New York Sun recently con- tained an account of a New York policeman who is also a preacher. This worthy man, who is much es- teemed on the force, is a Methodist of the old shouting, praying, exhorting kind. He believes in muscular Chris- tianity, in fearing God, fighting the devil, and arresting rogues; and pur- sues all these ends with apparently equal zeal and success. This vigor- ous brother says of himself that he is a better policeman for his religion. He is not afraid to die,and he believes in law and order. It is to be borne in mind that Spain is such a little thing she could be picked up and laid out in Texas and Texas would still have 76,686 square miles of territory to spare. Four of our states taken together have a greater population than Spain has, and their people are far more intelligent, too. Only one nation in Europe is loWer in the scale of general enlightenment than Spain. Sixty-eight per cent. of her population can neither read nor write, and her credit is about as bad ¥as it can be. The biggest thing in Spain is her national debt. Says the Tialiimore Sun: Ex-Secre- tary Carlisle, in the Forum, urges an amendment of the constitution of the United States to permit the people to elect the president- and vice president in a different manner. He would re- tain the presidential electors, but would have their number divided among the candidates in proportion to the number of votes cast for the several candidates. In other words, he would give representation to mi- norities and destroy the preponderat- ing influence of the ‘‘pivotal states.” Other advantages would flow from the system, all in the direction of a juster distribution of political power. inconsistent | ter Chappey, students from the ! technical schools of the empire, it will simply mean, maintains the New York, G0LD SEEKERS CRUSHED 10 DEATH. SIXTY KILLED. An Avalanche on the Chilkoot Pass Ends Forever the Fortunes of Bearch- ers for Wealth. At about noon Friday on the Chil- koot trail, Alaska, between the Scales and Stone House, at least 31 men met death and a large number of others were injured more or less seriously in a snowslide. The dead were crushed under an avalanche of snow and ice, which came down from the mountain side upon the left-hand side of the trail, midway be- tween the Scales and Stone House. The known dead are: Gus Sebarth, Seattle; Steve Stevenson, Seattle; Ritchie, residence unknown; Tom Col- lins, Portland, Ore.; C. P. Harrison, Seattle; Garnson, residence un- Known; one woman, name unknown; Ed Atwood, New York; Durber, Seattle; C. Beck, Sanford, Fla.; L. Widelein, Kansas City, Mo.; Mrs. Ryan, Baltimore, Md.; John Morgan, Empor- ia, Kan.; Grimes, Sacramento, Cal., who has a brother in business at Dyea. Two of the seriously injured are Wal® of New York, and John C. Murphy, of Dixon, Dakota. Fully 50 people were overtaken by the slide and are either buried in the snow or scattered along the borders of the avalanche in a more or less injured condition. The point at which the ac- cident occurred is about five miles above Sheep Camp. A blinding snow- storm was raging all day upon the summit. As a consequence many of those in the vicinity were making no attempt to leave. Sebarth, Sprague and Stevenson, of Seattle, were travel- ing together as partners, and were found side by side in bed. Thousands of people were encamped in the vicinity of the accident at the time and were soon upon the scene, rendering such assistance as was possi- ble. All day Saturday and Sunday a southerly storm, with rain, wind and snow, prevailed in this vicinity, and it is believed the softening of the snow on the mountain side was the cause of the avalanche. It swept directly across the which, notwithstanding that the weather was unsuitable for travel, was thronged with wayfares. The last ves- tige of the trail in that vicinity was wiped out of existence, and where it lay is now a mountain of snow and ice, under which are many dead bodies that cannot be recovered for days to come. People were digging up their goods when the slide occurred, at noon. Later details received from Alaska increase the horrors of the avalanche in the Chilkoot pass instead of lessen- ing it. Sixty-nine dead bodies have thus far been recovered, and the names of 150 missing have been reported as unaccounted for. It is barely possible that some of these had succeeded in crossing the pass before the avalanche occurred. A conservative estimate is that between 75 and 100 persons killed. trail, A Startling Statement. All the electric lights in Havana were extinguished the moment the Maine was blown up. Consul Lee be- lieves the electric current turned into the mine was so strong that it was useless for lighting purposes. This may prove a strong argument showing that the Maine was destroyed by design. TRADE REVIEW, Business Continues Brisk and is Not Af- fected by the Impending War. R. G. Dun & Co.’s weekly review of trade reports as follows: When everybody is asking whether it is to be war or peace, the state of busi- ness is not easy to judge. Since nobody can judge just how wise bankers may be in an emergency, there is some un- certainty, but thus far scarcely any stoppage whatever of manufacturing concerns appears, ncr any indications that the producing force is likely to be diminished, nor is any such symptom to be seen in business reports. Evi- dence of existing conditions is not con- fusing or unfavorable. So far, panking conservatism has not caused failures, which continue smaller than for many years, as In March, nor has it causgd stoppage of any manufacturing con- cerns, nor lessened the volume of bu=i- ness reported by railroads in tonnage, or clearings at principal points. The wheat outgo counts for much and continues, Atlantic exports having been 2,240,172 bushels for the week, against 1,521,122 bushels last year, and | Pacific 1,226,674 bushels, againgt 447.55 bushels last year. Since corn « orts continue, 3,485,685 bushels, against 3,323,211 bushels last year, the strength of the demand is not to he attributed to speculative agencies. "It is f riun«cte that western receipts of wheat do not fall short of the extraordinary gain. but are still 1,901,205 bushels, agair st 1,789,110 bushels last year, so that the stories of the nearly exhausted supp {es of wheat are fables for children. The price rose steadily and closed 2¢ high«r for wheat, with corn lc higher. At the same time the exports of cotion are ex- traordinary, though just now deferred by the caution which causes larger shipments by rail to New York instead of outside from gulf ports. For four weeks it has averaged nearly $2,500,000 per week greater than in 1885, from the largest crop ever grown in spite cf the fall in price, which has not changed during the week, in spite of many re- ports of decreased productisn. In such conditions heavy industrial demands for a great force of operatives have been effective. Disasters in trade by separate branches the month of March, and also the first quarter of 1898, make the best report that has been possible for five years. It is interesting to note that nearly all branches of business show surprising movement. Meanwhile banks are e¢x- tremely cautions, and commercial loans are but 10 per cent of their aggregate. The belief that quick expansion in all branches will follow greater liberality and" patriotism.-by the banks i= not wholly unfounded, and the heavy re- ceipts of gold from Europe counts for little, compared with the greater or less liberality in loans by banks, Dis- turbance does nat yet appear, however, and failures for the week have been 232 in the United States, against 252 last year, and 32 in Canada, against 36 last year. The fron trade continues to report a large volume of business be¢ing done, but it is: becoming evident, that this is chiefly upon orders previously hooked. Engagements for future work "have diminished alike in number and vol- ume, particularly in the East. pending the outcome of foreign complications. A feature of trade at leading cities this week is the adlive business in bicycles in Chicago and New York where sales are the largest on record. St. Louis re- ports boot and shoe shipments for the quarter as heavier than ever before at this time. shown this week of business for were LEE LEAVES HAVANA. General Blanco Refused to Say Farawell to the Courageous American. Saturday afternoon Consul General Lee, accompanied by his staff, boarded the Dispatch boat Fern, and Consuls Springer and Barker went on board later. The Machina wharf, where they embarked, was crowded with curious persons, but no discourtesy was shown the officials, At 5:3 the American ves- sels began leaving. The steamer Evelyn followed with about 5 passengers, and after her came the Olivette with 247 passengers, among whom were Miss Clara Barton and the other representatives of the Red Cross Society who have been en- gaged in relief work in the island. I'he Olivette was followed by the Bache with 10 passengers, and last of all came the Fern, having on board Consul General Lee, Consul Springer and Barker, Consular Clerks Fosca, Dclz and Drain. As the Fern rounded to, headed for the open sea, she passed near the Maine wreck. The group had been laughing and talking, expressing their satisfaction at leaving Havana. With one accord, each man doffed his hat in salute to the hrave dead, while silence fell on all several minutes Gen. Lee being on board the Fern, made that boat a target for redoubled hisses, groans, catecalls and whistles from the crowds on shore. “Get out, Yankee swine,” the mildest expressions seemed to strike every one «as ludicrous. Vice Consul Springer, who had been on the island 30 years, waved his hand to a particularly abusive group, saying in tones loud enough for all to hear, “Wait, wait, my friends, we shall all be back soon.” There was one pretty incident. On the Cabanas shore, a British steamer was unloading at her wharf. As the Fern passed the Union Jack -was dipped, while the English crew gave a hearty cheer. It is needless to say that the compliment was returned with all possible gusto. Saturday morning Consul General Lee, accompanied by British Consul Gollan, called on General Blanco to bid him £00d- by. The governor general was very busy and could not receive General Lee. Gen. Lee Sunday and Washington. PLOTTED AGAINST LEE. Men Charged With the Attempt Now in Prison at Havana. was ampang used. his on board arrived at Tampa, Fla. left immediately for Havana is guarded more closely than | ever, the Arolas Battalion being posted around the limits of Vidano, the swell suburb of the city. Within the last few days a number of Cubang have been arrested and are now confined in the Cuban fortress charged with various offenses. Some gay the prisoners have been engaged in a plot to assassinate United States Consul General Lee, and others assert that they have been acting as spies for the United States Covernment. There is no doubt that the Spanish Government is more alarmed than it has ever been before and is taking every precaution. There are reasons to believe that there was a plot to kill General Lee, and that it was allowed to come to a head by the Spanish de- tectives in order that they might get credit for defeating it. EUROPE WOULD PROTEST. Neither Spain Nor the United States Will Engage in Privateering. Spain and the United States are the only two great powers which do not prohibit privateering. A treaty to which every European nation except Spain is signatory provides that let- ters of marque shall not be issued in a war, authorizing private armed ves- sels to attack the merchant ships of an enemy. The reasons advanced for this at- titude were considered good and suf- ficient by the civilized powers which made the treaty. It was urged that the margin between a privateer and a pirate was too easily abolished. If business should be dull in the priv- ateer’s legitimate line the temptation to strike the merchant ships of a neu- tral nation might be too strong to be resisted. While there is no treaty stipulation to prevent either Spain or the United States from sending out privateers, it is not believed at Washington that either nation would be permitted by the great powers to resort to this method of war- fare. The United States, of course, would not countenance privateering, and it is said in official circles that if Spain at- tempted it the warships of Europe would take concerted action to make her amenable in fact to the treaty which she refused in terms. The priva- teers, after due notice given, would be destroyed as pirates by the warships of Ilurope. It has been suggested in congression- al circles that a portion of the Ameri- can merchantmen might be floated un- der the flag of Great Britain. This might be done in the case of vessels engaged in deep sea trading. The drawback is that ship owners couid not bring their vessels back into American registry after peace was declared with- out an act of congress. In the case of vessels engaged in the cbastwise trade the plan is absolutely impracticable. The law prohibits ships of a foreign nation from engaging in coastwise trade. Tt is the only vestige of protec- tion left for the American ‘merchant marine, and the New Englanders cling to it tenaciously. If it were proposed to suspend the law for this purpose the suspension would let in a horde of for- eign ships which would immediately drive. our schooners from the trade. The navy department does not antici- pate damage to the ice and coal trade of the coasters. They will proceed as usual. Only vessels sailing, to gulf ports will be in danger. Predicts a Lengthy War. Lloyd's Weekly Newspaper of I.on- don recently published an {interview fvith Colonel John Hay, the American Ambassador, whose remarks are of the most discreet character. The paper also publishes an intervigw with Count de Rascon. the Spanish ambassador, who is reported to have said: Y “The responsibility rests with Presi- dent McKinley, If he makes war there will be a war which will last five or six years or for- ever, and will ruin both Spain and the United States. We shall avall our- selves of letters of marque. The Maine was lost through the ignorance or care- lessness of her officers and crew.” The lack of cheap coal is a serious impediment to Mexican progress, as with the extension of railroads and the development of manufactures the de- mand is increasing rapidly. 3 At 9:30 a few mornings ago an offica on Exchange street, Bangor. Me., had not been opened for the day.: On the door was a sign, “Not Dead, but Sleep- ing.” There were in 1801 only 21 towns in Europe with a population of over 100- 000. ~Maine and the horror this PROSPECT OF WER NOT S0 GERTAIN. NEW DEVELOPMENTS. Spain Makes Concessions Which the Presi. dent Presents to Congress in His Cuban Message. Although it was expected that the present week would open with decisive action on the part of this government toward Spain, indications now are that there will be another delay. Spain has apparently yielded to the curopean Powers, and granted an armistice to the Cuban insurgents. Should the Cubans recognize this ces- sation of hostilities, then the United States must keep hand off Cuba in or- der to observe the neutrality laws. It is not likely, though, that the Cubans will yield, and the original plans of the government will not be altered. After a cabinet meeting night, one of the members said: “Our meeting to-night was for the final reading of the message which will be sent to congress. It is a strong state paper and will contain a review of the conditions existing in Cuba for years past. The president will ask that he be given authority to use the army and navy to bring about peace in the island of, Cuba, and to insure there a stable government. An argument is ‘made against the recognition of indepen- dence of the insurgents for the reason that there is lacking the essential feat- ures of an independent people. There is a quotation from one of the former presidents, who argued against the recognition of the Texans when in re- bellion against the Mexican movement, and from the opinions expressed by President ‘Cleveland and Secretary Olney during the last administration in opposition to a recognition of inde- pendence. “There was but one addition made to the message, and that was in relation to the dispatch presented to the state department by Minister Polo de Ber- nabe and containing the information that the queen regent had granted au- thority to Capt.-Gen. Blanco to issue an armistice, the terms and conditions of which would be left to his judgment. This was the first communication the state department has had with the Spanish minister since a week from last Friday. So far as I am aware there has been no suggestien made to the in- surgents by this government with a view to their considering the proposi- tion for an armistice authorized by the Spanish government. This government has never had anything to do with the gentlemen composing the Cuban junta in New York. I do rot think the ar- mistice idea will have the least effect on any action that may be contemplat- ed in congress.” The Spanish government, through its minister at Washington, Senor Polo de Barnabe, Monday, delivered an important officia¥ document to the state department stating that the ar- mistice which the queen regent of Spain had commanded Gen. Blanco to proclaim was without conditions, that her majesty’s government had granted liberal institutions te the island of Cuba which *he coming Cuban parliament would develop, re- calling the condolence and sympathy expressed by the queen regent and her government on the disaster of the disaster had occasioned, and appealing to the cour- tesy and sense of justice of the United Btates government to enlighten public opinion upon the attitude of Spain. The nete also reports an offer of the Sane ish government to subject the Maine question te experts designated by the maritime powers of the world. VICTORY IS NIGH. Sunday With Liberty Almost Within Their Grasp Cubans Want No Armistice. Mr. Quesada, the diplomatic repres- entative of the Cuban insurgents in Washington, was seen this afternoon by a reporter in regard to the con- stantly reiterated report that the Queen Regent might issue an armistice proclamation. “It is useless for us,” said Mr. Que- sada, ‘to reiterate again for the thous- andth time that we will not accept an armistice and give up the advantages we naturally possess in the rainy season. We understand perfectly that Spain seeks only delay. We will have nothing but an independence. As a matter of fact an armistice is a suspen- sion of hostilities to be arranged by the opposing Generals. General Blanco and General Gomez would have to agree to an armistice. Does anyone think that General Gomez would sus- pend hostilities just as we are about to win the great boon for which our peo- ple have fought and struggled so long?” AMERICANS LL SULTED. Newspaper . Men Spat Pen by a Howling Spanish Mob. The steamer Utstein arrived at Port Eads the other day from Matanzas. On board were Messrs. Curtis and Rich- ardson of the Kansas City Star, who represented Kansas City in the distrib- ution of 600 tons of relief suppiies to suffering reconcentrados. On Monday the supplies were landed, but only with great difficulty and amid the abuse and insults of the Spanish poputace. Much excitement and bitterness was evident and the British and Amepicanr consuls advised the two newspaper meh to re- turn on board the Utstein for safely. They were followed from their hotel io the landing by a Lkowling mob. wha hissed, spat upon and otherwise inzult- ed the Americans; crowded in front of them, jostled them and at ons time threatened to push them bodily into the bay. The Utstein is now at the quarantine station and will be subject ed to three days’ detention by the healtMauthorities. One Million Volunteers. Since the excitement begun the war department has received a million ap- plications from men who wish to volu::- teer. Circular answers have been sent that the national guard will have firs: chance, and orders have been sent to commanders of rational guard com- panies to assemble their men in the ar- mories and give them formal n«tifica- tion that they will have preference, if a call for volunteers Is made by the president. If they do not wish to enter the regular gervice, but prefer to re- main as a national guard, they will be considered exempt. The name rosary first occurred in the thirteenth century, and is pretily de- rived from rosarium, a garden or chap- let of roses—‘' ‘Rosa Mpystica,” a title given to the Virgin herself, well suited to the spirit of the times, which was weaving more and more a halo of ro- mance, devotion and mysticism round the Virgin and Child, and delighting to call her “Queen of Heaven,” “Swect Star of the Sea,” etc. John L. Goodwin, of Berwick, Me, has a new version of the psalms of David bearing the date of 1756. The book was the property of his grand- father, Benjamin Berwick, who was a native of Berwick. CONGRESS. : Senate. It was frankly and openly charged in the senate Monday by Mr. Perkins of California in a set speech that Spain was responsible for the Maine disaster, as it had been brought about by Span- ish machinations and Spanish treach- ery. Mr. Perkins referred briefly to the scheme instituted by Weyler to starve more than a million of Spanish subjects into submission and declared that nothing in all history compared with the atrocity and brutality that Weyler had exercised against the Cubans. The time for action had, in his opinion, ar- rived. ‘A little more delay,” said he, “a little more waiting, and the United States would become an accessory to the greatest, the most appalling crime in history. The patience of a great na- tion has its limits, and, in this case, the limit has been reached. The time for the horrors in Cuba to cease has come, and cease they must.” justice and humanity demanded that this government intervene to stop the cruel warfare being waged by Spain against the Cuban insurgents—a people who were struggling for their freedom within ninety miles of our own shores, Mr. Perkins, who has had a lifetime of experience in the handling of great vessels, discussed the destruction of the Maine from the view point of an ex- pert. “The United States ought immediate- ly to declare war against Spain and to maintain that war until the people of Cuba are made free from Spanish star- vation and cruelty, and the government of the island finally established as an independent republic?’ This utterance by Senator. Chandler, of New Hampshire, in a carefully pre- pared statement of his position on the Cuban, crisis was the climax of an ex- tended discussion of the subject par- ticipated in by several members in the Senate Tuesday. Speeches had been de- livered by Mr. Turner (Wash.), Mr. Harris (Kan.) and Mr. Kenney (Del.), all of whom took strong grounds for vigorous and instant action by the United States. ‘When the Senate convened Wednes- day "intense expectancy, amounting to excitement, prevailed both on the floor and in the galleries. The President's’ message had been awaited with genu- ine anxiety. Ten minutes after the Senate convened consideration of the sundry civil bill was resumed, and with the exception of eight minutes con- sumed by executive session, in which Senator Davis announced that no mes- sage would be sent in, almost the entire session was consumed by the appro- priation bill. It was practically com- pleted when laid aside for the day. An amendment by Mr. Cullom appropriat- ing $15,000 to restore the banks of the Ohio river at Shawneetown, Ill, recent- ly swept away by flood, was adopted. An amendment which was practically a war measure was proposed by Mr. Pettus (Ala.). It provided. an appro- priation of $200,000 to be immediately available for the improvement of Mo- bile bay in order that warships and their barges might reach the wharves of Mobile to obtain coal and supplies. House. While there was no attempt to force consideration for a resolution regard- ing the Cuban situation, in the house Monday, there was a brief outbreak in ‘the course of which the war-like tem- per of the crowded galleries was so manifest that Speaker Reed threatened to clear them if it was repeated. The outbreak occurred over a bill to author- ize the president to erect temporary fortifications in case of emergency upon land when the written consent of the owners was obtained, without awaiting the long process of legal condemnation. This led to a demand by Mr. Bailey, the Democratic leader, for information as to the facts which warranted all these war measures. The particular state- ment which aroused the galleries was to the effect that while the Democrats were willing to wait any reasonable time for the president to transmit a message that would meet the approval of the American people they would not wait a minute for him to continue ne- gotiations with the ‘butchers of Spain.” When the demonstrations in the gal- leries were rebuked by the speaker, Mr, Bailey dclared that the galleries were the American people in miniature. ir. Cannon accused Mr. Bailey of “posturing” and playing: to the gal- leries. Mr. Hopkins (Rep., Ill.) that there was need of discretion such times as these. “We cannot ad- vertigse our weaknesses,” said he, ‘nor make war preparations with a brass band.” The crowds which thronged the gal- leries of the Hoyge Tuesdays were dis- appointed. Theré were no outbreaks of any kind on the floor on the Cuban question. Severa. bills were pasged, among them one to pay the heirs of John Roach, the shipbuilder, $330,000 on a claim which has been pending a dozen years, and another to pay O. C. Bosbyshell, superintendent of the Phil- adelphia mint. 817,000 extracted from the gold vaults by a weigh clerk. After waiting patiently in the galler- fes and corridors of the House for hours Wednesday, the thousands who had come to hear the President's Cu- ban message turned away weary and disgusted at the delay. Never was there such disappointment at the capitol. The members felt it even more keenly than the spectators, and for two hours afterward they stood about the lobbies discussing thls latter phase of the situation. The news of the proposed armistice, which came on the heels of the . announcement that General Lee had cabled for delay, re- ceived quite as much attention as the request of Lee. The debate in progress in the House over the army reorganiza- tion bill attracted little or no attention. There was a scene of great excite- ment in the house Thursday during the consideration of the bill for the reor- ganization of the army. It was caused by Mr. Lentz, an Ohio Democrat. who made a vicious assault on the admin- fstration. Mr. Lentz was met by Gen. Grosvenor with an emphatic reply. Gen. Grosvenor declered that it was stock jobbers who were behind the as- saults on the president. In Nagasaki, Japan, there is a fire- works maker who manufactures pyro- technic birds of great size that, when exploded, sail in a lifelike manner through the air, and perform many movements exactly like those of living birds. The secret of making these wonderful birds has been in the pos- session of the eldest child of the family of each generation for more than 400 years. suggested at The greatest density of populaticn in the world is claimed for Bombay, and is only disputed by Agra. The popula- tion of Bombay amounts to 760 persons per acre in certain areas, and in these sections the street area only cccupies one-fourth of the whole. The United Kingdom consumes 630,= 000 pounds, or about 4,600,600 gallons of tea every day, which is as much as is used by the rest of Europe, North and South America, Africa and Australia combined. Right,_ SPAN YIELDING 10° THE PONERS} ARMISTICE GRANTED. But the .Conditions are Such that it Will Not Affect tlie Plans of the United States. Senor Gullon, the Spanish Foreign Minister, at Madrid, having received important telegrams from Washington last week, immediately went to the re- sidence of Senor Sagasta, the Premier, where a. protracted interview was held. Seror Gullon then went to the palace, where a cabinet council was held, and the Prime Minister imparted the con- tents of the telegrams. He said the Ambassadors of the Powers had asked Spain to grant an armistice, with a view of allowing negotiations for a set- tlement of the whole question. The council had a long and anxious discussion, during which Senor Sagas- ta went out and consulted the Queen Regent, and it was finally decided to grant an armistice which should last five days on the following conditions: “That the United States should imme- diately cease to lend moral and mater- ial support to the Cuban insurgents; that the American squadron in the vie- inity of Cuba should be withdrawn, and that the American war vessels near the Phillippine Island also should be with- drawn.” If the United States declines these conditions, it is declared that the Powers will openly lend their support to Spain. The correspondent in Madrid of, a news agency says that if the in- surgents shall not have laid down their arms by the end of five days, the war will be resumed, and Spain will receive the moral support of the Powers. Later advices from Madrid and I.ondon stated conditions of a very material character. If these conditions, prove to be accurate they will, doubt- less, complicate the situation and leave the crisis quite as acute as it has been at any time heretofore. A Cabinet of- ficer at Washington said recently that the Administration had never consid- ered the proposition of withdrawing the American fleet from Key West, and while this was some days ago, it is not believed that such a proposition would meet with any serious consideration. Fears for the Italians. The Rome correspondent of the don Daily Chronicle says: “The Government is peace on account of the half million of Italian emigrants in the United States States, whose Spanish sympathies would tend, in the event of war, to bring them into dangerous conflict with the American people.” Lon- anxious for Finding Evidence. : Spain’s official connection with the destruction of the Maine is in a fair way of being finally determined. The authorities are conducting a quiet in- vestigation based upon evidence furn- ished by J. P. Gibbons, an electrical and mining engineer of England. Gibbons has declared that he sold several des- tructive submarine mines to Spain, to- gether with cables, wires and electrical appliances. He believes that one of his mines blew up the Maine. If any por- tion of the mine or cable leading to it can be found, Gibbons asserts that he can identify it. Retired Officers Will Serve. A bill which has official sanction, is ready for introduction in congress au- thorizing the president in time of war to assign retired officers to duty with the grade of their rank. It is believed this will return Lieut.-Gen. Schofield to the command of the army. Of late the war department in consultation with Secretary Alger. A Feud Settled. Henry and Ernest Howard, brothers, and James Murr were killed by John and Joe McGhee, father and son, and Thomas Howard received fatal wounds at Knoxville, Tenn. The. 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Hrsts........ x 5 11 NBW Yo FLOUR—Patonts.... WHEAT—Neo. Zred.. CORN—No. 2 OATS—White Westeru. ........ BUTTER—Creamery.......... 14 EGGE-iate of Penn. LIVE STUCK. CENTRAL STOCK YARDS, EAST LIBERTY, PA. CATTLE. Prime, 1,300 to 1,400 Ibs 8 5 00@ 3 10 Good, 1,200 to 1,800 Ibs 48 4wW Tiay, 1,000 to 1,160 lbs 4 4 75 Fair 1igut steers, 900 to 1000 Ibs. 4 20 : 50 Common, 700 to 900 lbs 3% 410 Meditm..........on0c cov, Heavy 0 eo BES CW &E8 SHEEP. Prime, 95 to 105 Ibs, wetners...$ Good, 85t0 $0 Ibs. ............. ® ® OVS C0 Mn i Ha o < w co , £3 BCE Fair to good lambs. ....... ves . WO CO a -3 oo — <Q
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