1 UIBI OS FROM 1 CM. THE GOLD SYNDICATE. Its Final Dissolution Annonnoed by Banker Morgan. 1 tin government bond syndlnntn linn Iwn dissolved. Mnmbers nl thn syndicate re ceived In their mnll on thn 13th n eln-u-lnr biter from J. I'. Morgan A Co., relens Inic tlmm from their commitments to fur rdsh tlmir pro rut n' lnn.OrtO.OilO In gold nnd n second tldO.OOO.OiK) If desirable, tak ing their payment therefor In 4 per eent. govnriimcut linn. I. Accompanying this let ter win n circular explaining why the syn illi'ato wns formed, wlint action wns taken on Its behalf, nnd why It Is now dissolved. The tfiwin given for th dissolution of tho syndicate Is that tlm syndicate contract nulled for n Mil of "nll or none," nnil, thcn f re, Mr. Morgan win unwilling to make n b d iitilr thn pn-sent circumstances, as lm might seem to I'ti'Ml for consideration by tlm scrctnry tlin throwing nut of smaller bids imnln lii good fnlth under tlm public nil. The only emergency, In Mr. Morgan's Judgment, which would Justify smii u course would he tin failure of thn public to rt spend to thn nil of thn government. It has tmnn necessary to delay thn dlssolv IliK of tin' syndicate up to thn present time as every financial Interest required thn protec tion 'nflorilod by tlm knowledge.! thnt thn sviull'iite wos In existence, prepared to mnkn tlm l n n success under any circumstances. Thn circular nimclinlcn "I feel perfectly entls IIihI that then' Ik no question an to tho sue ipw of thn loan.1' Si-cn-ttiry Carlisle declines to express nny opinion an to tlm dissolution of thn syndicate, Tim irnnnrnl opinion mining treasury i.tll'-lnln In that lt dissolution will him no iippn-l-ahlee!Ti-t on tin- troM, whether controlled by tlm syndicate or hy Individual acting Inde pendently. SCHEDULE OF PAYMENTS. Carlii'.e Tt 11a How the New Bonds May Be Paid For. Seen-tary Cnrll.-le made public tlm follow ing circular, modifying tho conditions for payment on tlm ndvertlsed bond issue; "Treasury "Mp blur. (No. 3, lsiUI), dated Jnntmry II, "ll'.in. Inviting proposals for tlm purchase of on hundred tnillloii dollnrs ( MtlO.IMI.fltttll of United States 4 per nnnt bends Is hereby ho modltled that lifter tlm payiin nt of t t"i find Installment of iO pnr ri'iit Willi ai-'Timd liiP pf ts, as rniiilrml In niilil limn In r, thn rninlmlnr of thn ninoiiutx Mil may In- paid In liistnlliimiitx of tnu pnr nnnt ill! pi r nnnt I muh, mid nnnrnnd Intnr rtn, nt tlm inl of na. h 15 dav.H thnrnaftnr, lint all nnnnpti'd I'ldilnr may j ay the wholn nmoiint of tlmlr Mdi nt tlm thnn of tlm llrst iiiftnllmi'iit, mid all nnnnptpd lilddnra who hnvn. paid nil limtallnmiiiB previously ma tiirlnu, may iiay tho whole amount of their Hilt nt any tlnm not later thuu thtt majority ol tlm hift Installnmnt. "Aeeepted Uldileni will pny the wholn nmuunt at tlm time of tlm flrM installment or nt any 1 datn tlmrnaltnr, n al'ovo provided, will lie entitled to renelvn at tlm datn of thu paymmit thn whole nmount of lionds nwnrd fd to tlmm, mid annnptnil lildders who pay by Installments will be entitled to r Ivn at tlm datett sueh payments tlm amount of bonds pnld for. " "J. O. I'ahlihi.e, 'Swmtnrv of tlin Treiwury." FOB A SHIP CANAL. Bill to Authorlto iti Introduction in Con gress. Bnpresnntntlvo Pnlxnll, of rnnnsylvnnln, baa Introduced n bill Amstitutinit Andrew Cnrni'glo, (leorn A. Knlley, C'hnrlea V Batohnlor, C. L. Jtaxno nnd twnnty-slx other iinrsotis a corporation undnr thn name of tlm ,uko Erin and Ohio ltiver Hhip ( niml I'om pnny, with power to nonstruet and maintain a earial oonne-'tlnx I.nko Erin and tlm Ohio rlvor. Tim bill also ronfi-ra authority on tho oompnnv to establish various brunch ennuis. Tho capital stock is not to nxeecd e. II II), 000 pnr mile and tlm bonded nnd other Indebted ness is not to exceed a similar sum. The company is authorize,) hIho to Iwiin llrst mortiraK- bonds to tho amount of 6lO,UOO.OHO to carry out its work. The Monroe Doctrine. Tho Senate Committee on l'orelirn Ilcln tlons was In session I-'ridav. Tim only ipies tion before it was th lei;!slntlvn ntllrmation of the Mooroo d,'tri!;n, nnd the discussion pronnd''d upon thu basis of tt resolution Senator Davis hud prepared under the In atructlons of tho nonnnittn at tho ment lnK hiid last bHtiirday, Tho terms of the resolution arc known only to the members of the conimlite, and the prospects now urn thnt If tho committee aunt s to report It, the wording will not b known until It shall havo been brmikiit Into the Senate. It Una been found dilllcult to so phrase the docu ment ns to suit the Ideas of all or of even a majority of the committee. Tills fact ac counts for the lenicth of time Klvcn the sub ject, and also for tho careful manner lu which its text and even Its outlines uro re garded. ' Publio Land Suits. The President sent a ipeetnl message to the House, urging the necessity for immedi ate legislation to extend the limit of time within which suits can be brought by the f overnment to annul grouts of public lands, le oallod attention to the numerous compli cation that hua arisen between railroad a to grant that overlapped and the necessity tor adjustment. The time in which suits can be brought expire March 8, 1HU0, and if the time limit were allowed to expire then, a portion of the adjustment act would be rend ered nugatory. The government, the Presi dent says In conclusion, should not be pre vented from going into the court and right ing wrcug perpetrated by it agent 1. AFTEE IRON BUSINESS. How Manufacturing 1 to be Carried oa at Niagara Fall. The largest real estate contract ever made In Western New York was filed in the county clerk's office at Lockport on the 15th, Involv ing the transfer of 20,000 acre of land under option to the Mugarn power and develop ment company, better known 0 Love' Model City. The company now control over 30,000 acres, and will push forward their canal, which was commenced lust year. The company makes the announcement that It ba made a contract to furnish Kfi.OOO hers power to a company that will Invest 1 10. 000.- vuo in tne niauiwacture ol iron ana steel in Model City. It is claimed that lending Iron and steel men are in the enterprise, and that 6.000 men will be employed and 1,000,000 ton of finished steel turned out annually. It I also claimed that steel can be.uiauufaotured in Model City t'i per ton cheaper than In rutsuurg. Lynohed by Bobber. A letter from Fiyuu Lick, in Jackson county, Tenn., brings new of a horrible double murder committed near that plaoe. five masked men eutered the house of Joseph Usy, on old tanner, wno was reputed to nave raonev hidden awav. and demanded the sec ret of bis treasuro. buy refused to give It up and after numerous tnreais, was tunen out of door's and hanged to a tree, The brutes then attempted to make Mrs. Day tell where the money was hidden, and when she refused beat her fralu out with a club. They then ransacked the bouse but failed to Bud the money. No arrests have been mode. The Populists national convention will be field lu t, Louis oa July TELEGRAPHIC TICKS. Tnn InHiinad house wnro burimil at Win chester, Out. I,om, (30,000: limiirniine, ei'J, 000. A maskoil robber took BOO of iiostolTlcM mon,y from l'ostinnstnr Johuaon, of rnndlc ton, On. .Indue I'nrknr, nt Ft. Hmlth, Ark., nonlnnc ml of imrokne lilll" to be hiiiiKcilonTuiKdnv, March 17. The slnnmnr Conifo wna sunk nt Mnniphls. four of the nmw nr supposed to liavn Ik-imi drowned. The wenther nt Klilnny, N. H. W on thn 1 It h Is thn hottest on mcord, and tlmro have been many deaths from sunstroke, Oim hundred Vortinrunso troofm fell Into nnibiiscndn nnd wnre slniiuhtnn'd nM'nntly by Insuritniit natives of Malabor, Indln, A. 1'. Collins, siiperliitendent of tho Tecum snh, Ala., Iron nompauy, was nssasslnatnd liy mnonshiiicra on Haturday, near tiiattntiooun, Tcnn. Tlm lirnr.illnn (fovnrnment has noiielmlml a contract for thn Immltrrntlon of Kiii.iXMI fr limmrs, Itnllans Is'lnu njmluded from the lirovlslons of the contract. Thieves broke Into tlm lint nnd fur store of Mel'ord A Co., No. fMIH Wood strnnt, I'ltts biirif. Isdore dnvllKht Tnesdny monilnii and stole goods to tlm value of 1,'iOO or 1.6(H). A siirvnylnK pnrty Is ninnliiK llims fornn extension of the Ht. rani mad from Cham pion, Mich., to Ishpnnilnif, which will bo built early III the sprimr. In time to connect with the Lnke Hiiperlor nnd IshpcmliiK. Tlm Mutual Kirn Insurance Ccmpnny of New York lirs dlsehnrKcd every man In Its Inspection service, 60 in nil, over the coun try. The Mutual Is one of the last eompnnles In the United States to abandon this sort of service. The account of the Fifth Avenue, Colum bus, Ohio Hnvlnirs Hank, which suspended Katiirdry, are short nboiit t74,0(H). John Field hat been appointed pi-elver, ('ashler John A. Knight has assigned nil his property to tlm bank. The Queen of Korea Is snld to be still alive, Itnvlntf escaped from the palace massacre at Seoul on November Her enemies iiretend nd that thny had found Imr body and thmc iimu huvn bnnn strangled for paftli'iiatiou in tho supposed nssassiuiitiou, A collllson between freight trains, which occurred on thn Allckimtiy Valley railway, resulted In the destruction "of the brldue over Mahoiiinu I'p-ck, nnd the serious burnliiK of inaiiy persons by an explosion of oil tanks. Two of thn injured persons may die. A uani; of tramps from Clilcniro, who had secured employment as Ice harvesters at Armour's lee houses nt Cedar Lake, 1ml.. succeeded In uettiiiK 1,000 men to strike, ami started an incipient riot which was ipiellcd bv SherilT Hayes and u Inrgn fomo of dnpu. ties, A bunnunt was irlvnn In 1loktn In honor of I'nltnd suites Mlulster McKlnley Sunday til urlit. The Vi'iicziu'liin minister, the cabinet ministers and many other diHtlmrulshcil per sonages attetideil. Several sasi'lin wnrn delivered, hlKhly luinlltorv to the citizens of the I'nlted States, l'resbient Ch'veliuul was congratulated. Information eon:cs from Carrlso, Tex.,tlint n party o( Amciicaus, James II. Mc Hun and son, A. J. lllcvliis and Walter StrlcklHiul, stnrted from Faitle Fas on a liuiitintf trip, were tln'd upon by Mexican soldiers about 40 mill s below that plant on Hundny. The party is on us way to j.arciio lo eompiniu IO ino goveriimeut authorities. CAMPOS TO LEAVE CUBA. The Spanish Government Recalls Him From Command. A dispatch to the Central News from Mnd- rldsays that the cabinet, on the 17th, decided to recall from Cuba Captain lleimrnl Ciimiios and his brother-lu-lnw, lleuerul Ardorlus, second In command. Oenerul Marin ami l'anilo will bu temporarily substituted lu their places. This action of the government was taken In coiisniiueuee of n demand from tlm leaders of tlm Constitutional l ulon and lteformlst parties In Cuba for thn recall of Campus. Campos held a conference with them and tlm leaders of tlm Autonomist party in Hav ana to discuss the conduct of the campaign. Tim Autonomists expressed themselves us thoroughly satlsllcil, but thn others were of the opposite opinion, and Informed the Mnd goveriimeut to that nllcct. 'Their chief com- 'laint was that t.nmpos Is too bumtiue In lis treatment of tlm insurgents. Oenerul ValerlHiio Wcylcr ho accepted the appointment to the governorship of I una. lie will sail tor tnat Isiami on j-rlday next. Oenerul Snare Viildcs has been ap pointed second In command. A dispatch from Havana reports an inter view with (leneral Marin, governor pro tem pore of Cuba, In which he suld the situation there was not dangerous, since the Insur gents were defeated lu every engagement In which they took part, lie Intended, he said, to organize a fresh plun of cumpalgu in Cuba. Although Martinez Campus ha declined the post of President of the supreme military court of Justice, his appointment will, never theless, bo gazetted. Oeue nil Marin ha been uppolntod governor of 1'orto tllco. H0BSE THIEVES LYNCHED. Part of a Thieving Party In Oklahoma Bun Down. Near Jaques' store, south of FU, Holmes, 60 mile south east of Oklahoma city, a vigl lunce committee ot farmer and ranchmen captured and hanged two desperadoes. They werei x om r oicy, a man Known a " vt hu Horse," and a bulf-breed Choctaw named Marina. Tuesday night these meu, with others, rob bed i diiiea' store and asseulted his wife. In the light one of the pursuing party was kill ed, Three of the gang made their escape. but Foley and his two companions took re fuge in a deserted hut, from which they were dislodged with dynamite and hanged without Judge or jury. lietore uylug roiey saia two ol tne , men who escaped were JJuD and Hill Christian, The vigilance committee is still in pursuit. Fifteen Were Injured. A frightful accident on the Midland Ter minal railway occurred. The train was en- route to Denver aud Colorado Springs and was just auove tne city limits of Victor, l it- ly, one or two of whom will probabtv die. The 4:20. p. m. train for Colorado Springs was backing out of the main track in tho cut when it was met by an empty runaway box car, which had broken loose near Independ ence station, about three-quarters of a mile auove wnere ine collision occurred, it struck the first coach on the Dasseuirer train with terrlllc force uud throw the latter from the track. Both box car and coach were telescoped for about II ft eon feet. Chlosgo Won. The Dcmoorntlo National Committee voted to hold the national convention at Chicago on July 7, Chlcugo won by ouly two votes, the ballot resulting, Chicago. !IOi HI. Louis. 24, and Cincinnati, 1, the vote for the Ohio city being cast by Scnutor Urice. Chairman Hurrity was among those who Voted for cnicugo ui tne uuai uauots. Neurly all the eastern members voted in the same way, when the contest narrowed down to Chicago or au Xiouu. Congressman Hloks, of Altoona, lutroduo hi I.IIU, lm.N.iJud .1... . u Muslliut to t00 and of . H. White to tSU per UlUUlM. IM1IH FROM OTHER LANDS. FOREIGN BUDGET. Germany Will Do Everything la Iti Power for Husbandry, Tho Prussian diet was opened on the 15th In the white hall of the Hchloss, The speech from the throno wns devoted to domnstln nITalrs. it Is estimated that the budget for lH'XI will show a smaller deficit than that of lHtlft, owing to Increased railway receipts dun to Improving trade. Hills were announced fur extending the rallniudst for Improving the position of school teachers; to extend thn cstiilillshmnnt of nhiimrMTs of eommernn. etc. It whs added thnt the government will ein i loy every menus to remedy the condition of husbandry, mid that It lutnnds to propose furnishing llnaii'inl assistance to those shown to be In tmnd of It, to establish no opnrntlvn gnuinrle and to legislate In re gard to Hi' tenure of leasehold land. VENEZUELA CANNOT SELL. Arbitration the Only Constitutional Method of Settlement, In the light of the precedent established by her most distinguished authorities, It Is dlfllcult to see how tho government of Vene zuela can consent to enter upon nn agree ment to compromise her territorial claim with (Ireat llrltnin.or, as It has been suggest ed by recent London dispatches, to mrt with any portion of her claims for a llnnmiul non- siiinnitioii. lor no mss an nutnority tnnn ouz nian lilanco Is on r rd as declaring such a course to be distinctly unconstitutional. Congressman lleatwole, who has given some attention to the Venezuelan question, has procured a ropy of an Important docu ment published lu 1h7 for the government of i'iieznein, euinraeing nil tne corrcspoinlenco between Its n'preseutiitivesnndtlioseot On'iit llrltaln upon diplomatic matters between the two governments, from the years 18S8 to Iss7, when the most active eftorts to reach a letcrmitintlou of the boundary line were under way. In this I'orn spondenen Vnnezinin rnpent illv alllrms bv Imr minister of foreign affairs. Itiifacl Siijus, and afterward by Ouzmiin lilanco, acting lu the capacity of special nn- v, that It Is impossible for her to com promise the boiimlury claims by any treaty or convention, beeniise of the terms of her national constitution. It was her adherence to this position that luruclv frustrated thn at tempts to arrange n general treaty imtwenn the two governments, nnd seems to hnvn led tlm severance of diplomatic, relations In 1HS7. This proposition was most ch-arly enun liited bv Oii7miin lilanco, when in n memo randum to Lord Siilisluiry, limn foreign sci rcturv, lr. savs: a V.'iiMiii'ln has n'peatedlv held forth to Orent llrltnln her impossibility to alienate imv part whatever of the territory ot the republic, such a thing being explicitly proiiiniteil oy tne constitution: so tiiai mere remains but arbitration for bringing thu dis pute about the boundary to an end." AMERICANS NOT IMPLICATED. Those Arrests In Johannesburg Need Some Explanation. Mr. Wlltse, a colleague of John Huy Hammond, the American mine euglueer.who was arrested nt Johannesburg on chnrgi's of treason, informed thn United l'rnss that no Ciililornliius were arrested except llum- iiioinl, ( naries nutters, nun ( apt. Jiein al though Hammond had V0 Cullforiilmis work ing for him. J. S. Curtis ami T. II. King. the other Americans arn-sted ore from tho eastern part of the United States. ,ur, Hiuse, wno nasjiisi urnveu nere iroin the TriuiHViial. savs that the lives and prop erty of the American lii'Joliaiiiiesluirg are in no danger, liie Americans who were arrest ed did not belong to thn rnform union, and never took part In polities. Tho evolution in Johannesburg, he continued, was an en tirely peaceful one, ami the only motive for It was the protection of the lives and prop erty of the people there, 'fhe Washington government, be declared, should make a strong protest against the nr rest of Americans, The English government has too tunny complications on Its hands, and is not able to take us strong n stand as the United States could take. The Transvaal govnrninnnt has always been friendly to the L lilted suites, uud would give the fullest consideration to any dlrtvt protest tho American governmeut might muku. U. 8. TRADE DAMAGED, Details of a Treaty Between Braill and Chile. Itlo Jimero advices state that the treaty re cently signed by Druzll aud Chile contains an ugreemeut to subsidize a line of steamers between the two countries. In thn event of these treaties working ns successfully as Is now coiilldnutlnlly express ed for them, the trade of the United States with the countries parties thereto will be Im paired. Especially hard will tlmy bear upon the shipments of flour. The Chilean treaty with lirazll has been shorn of its importance by the announcement that Argentina bos a treaty with lirazll, giving all the rights of a favored nation. It is the Intention of the United States minister to demand of Brazil that similar privileges be accorded that coun try. WILL BE TBIED IN ENGLAND. Xruger Consent! to Jameson and Hii Offloero Being Taken There. The final agreement between President Knigerand Sir Hercules Robinson, governor of Cape Colony, regarding tho disposal of the prisoners captured as a result of Dr. Jumesou'i raid in the Transvuul, was com- Jileted on the 15th. By Its provisions Dr. nuieson and bis officers will be tried in England. The rauk and file ot the free booters are now on their way to Natal, where they will be handed over to the British authorities, who will decide upon the treat ment they are to receive. Sir Hercules ltobiuson bus left Pretoria to return to bis post. Italian Hemmed In. Dispatches from Milan quote the military fiaper "Esenito" us saying that the cnpitulo lou of Makkitlu in Abbyssiida by the Italian is Inevitable, owing to the lack of water. It Is also said by the "Italia Militant" that the garrison cannot save Itsell oy Illgnt. The statements made in the Italian news papers that Oreat Britain had ceded Zi'ihlh, uu the strait of Bub-el-Muudeb, to Italy is of ficially denied. .cllah Is a small port on the Abbysslnian Coast of Ituleul-Muudeh, the strait which J........,.. .1... UUU f .U. lw. T...H.,.. A..-.U.. aud Is probably desired by Italy us a base of operations against tne Aupyssiuiuus, Seven Smothered. I'etor Hougnurd, a Dune, living at 781 Bixty-llrst S'.reet, Kuglewood, Chlcugo, killed himself, bis wife aud his live children Nun- day night by turning on all the gas Jets lu the house anil fulling to light them after the family had retired. Everything showed that Houguurd hud carefully pluuuud aud exeuut- uu uis crime. Boasted in a Coal Mine. A disastrous fire occurred in the Her- mlniglldo eoal mine with mucn loss of life. Fifteen bodies have nlreuiy beau recovered aud sevoutoou Injured minor have buvu tttkeuout. F0RAKER ELECTED SENATOR. Every Ohio Republican Legislator Voted For th Ex-Governor, J. IJ. Fornker, In the senate, received 29 Vote for United State Hnnntor, Brlno t and Oeorge A. Oront, Populist of Cleveland, 1. The senate ha 80 Republican, one of Whom, Senator Porter, wns absent on account of sickness In his family. The six Democrat voted for Mr. Brim?. The Populist, William V. Conley, of Mercer, tho only Populist ever elected to the Ohio leglsliitun', voted for Mr, Oront. Oovernor Husliimll nnd ex Oovernor McKlnley were present. Fornker1 nnme was presented by John J. Sullivan, of Trumbull, and seconded by Sen ator Adolph ftunmer, of Cincinnati. Hen Hysell presented Mr. Dries' name. In the bouse the Vote stoodi Fornker, H7, llrlce 21, John A. Thomas, Stiringlleld, 1; Isaac Kagy. of Bilcvrus, 1; Judge E. J. Illiitidln, of Cleveland, 1; Lawrence T. Nnnl, Chllllcotlie, 1, all Democrat excepting Fornker. For nker n'cnlvnd the full itcpuhlicnn vote, The two Houses of the Legislature In Joint session Wednesday; conllrmed the n'Spixilvn nets of the previous dny by electing J. B. Fornker United State senator, term to begin March 4, 1HH7. Joseph Benson Foraknr wns born In a log onbln, near Itiiinsburg, O., July S, lNiil. Ills education until lfl vnars of age, was secured lu the district school. On July 14. Isii2, he enlisted as a private In Company A, Klghtv Nlnth lleglment O. V. I. Ho served In this regiment until the fall of Atlanta, by which time, by successive promotions, he hnd risen to the rank of llrst lieutenant. After the full nf Atlanta he lie was detailed as a signal of ficer on the staff of dsn. Sloeum. After tho mnrnh thmiigh Ooorgla he wns promoted to bmvet captain for etllelciit nervine during the rnmpulgns of North Cnrollun ami Oeorglu, and was made an aide In the stntf of Oi-u. Sloi'iim, This position ho filled until mustered out of service, June in, inns, Capt. Foraknr thus had served three years ns a soldier before ho wns 1!) years old, and returned home to the farm. Later he attend ed the Ohio Wesleyan University, nt Dela ware, two vents, and wns graduated from It July 1, lHtlfi. ('tolior 14 he was admitted to the Imr of Hamilton county, nt (incititmtl. On Oetoccr 4. 1m"0, dipt. Foak"r married Miss Julia llunily, daughter of thn late Hon. Hezeklnii S. llundy. of vYellstoti, O. Their ehildn'ii are Joseph Benson, aged 28; Arthur St. Clair, nged 4; Florence Margaret, 21; Clara Louise, p.l: Julia Unruly. 111. In April, 1H7II, Cnpt. Foraker was elected Judge of tlm Superior Court of (iniiiinatl. a position he resigned three years later. In 1HHJ ho wns tlm lloptihllcaii nominee for gov ernor, but w"nt down with his ticket. Two years later he wns elected and served two terms as governor, and wus defeated for n third term lu IHis. PETROLEUM PROSPECTS. . . . The West Virginia Fields Northwestern Ohio Active Indiana Looking Up. Oil operations In West Virginia extend over n vast urea of territory, and on tho whole nro of greater Importance that any other portion of the Southwest. Bettor results havo been attained lu this Stutn than in Pniinsvlvnnln or Southeastern Ohio. Tvlnr, Doddridge, llltchie, Wetzel, Marlon, Wirt, lieiisants and Wood counties have contributed to the lost year's new productions nnd have large tracts of undeveloped territory in reserve. the lug runt region lu Doililrlilgn, the Buck Bun development in Wetzel, nnd the imep territory on r lat linn. .Marlon county. am prolilln producing districts, nnd start invomiiiy with the new year. J tie uverly pool has been dellued and the new Eureka pool has a ncord to make. Tvlcr countv. in the Middle Istnnd nnd Suncho Creek country have been Interesting. The excitement oc niislound bv the Dye-Brook and Keener sand discoveries did not last the old year out and begjus the new year wttli no new offer ings. 1 he drilling In of the Kyle well, on Indlnii Hull, In Tyler county, has raised the produc tion from 60 to 100 barrels tier day. aud tho fact marks the discovery of another big pool ot Hue oil in the Big Injun sand. Other oil devciopmenlH are located miles distant. Al reauy there is a rush ol speculators to too new llciii, and lenses nro tieing gopnieit up. The North l'eun Oil nompauy began drilling on a test well near the renusylvanlu state line lit viola, Jiiirsiuiii county. Ohio's Foreign Export. Thn new veur shows ireater netlvltv In thn great oil tliid of northwestern Ohio. Terri tory Is being taken under lease in all direct Ions and during the present year the drills will lie pushed in various counties tltat have oeeu coinlcinneii for the oast hair oozeu years. Large blocks of luna are being leased in Wvnmlot. llurdiii, Logan and other conn tics. This will bo the greutest year lu tho history of Trenton rock oil. Toledo hu been mudo the hnndiiuurtnrs of the Wnstnrn Oil Men's Association, covering tnn Ohio. Indiana, Kansas. Colorado. Wyoming and California oil Held. During Ih'.i.v (iiiiiu. Japan, India, Java and Singa pore Imported tl,D0ll,H54 cases of American petroleum, a decrease of 8,80,08 cases coiu- puruu with 1HU4. REFORMS FOB CHILDREN. Ten Legislature Asked to Inoorporat Them Thii Tear. President Aluxuuder Hoaglnnd, of the Boys' and Girls' National Home and Employ ment association, has by resolution of the national board forwarded to the governors of the following 10 states where legislatures convene this winter live laws regulating crime among youth: Georgia, Alabama.lowa, Kentucky, Louisiana. Maryland. Mississippi. Ohio, Utah and Vermont. The bill nulls for no appropriation uud contuln the following provisions: t irst i lie restoration to tneir pomes ol all truant aud tramping youths found in any of the cities, towns and villages ot each state. Second 1 he opening of free eouuty In telligence offices lu the office of the county clerk In each county. Third Protection of children In the home of dissipated and immoral parents. Fourth Imprisonment of all youth apart from old criminals. Fifth Providing for boys and girls and minor children lu nil cities, towns and vill ages being at their homes aftoe nightfall. LEGISLATIVE NOTES. The. one hundred and twenty-fifth legisla ture of New Jersey aonveued on the 14l.li, Both branches were organized by the Repub lican, uovernor wert s annual message In dorses the suggestion that country roads bo provided with wide steel rails upon which wagon ana carriuge wueeu may run. South Carolina' general assembly met Tuesduy. The governor's message recom mended that in tne passage of election laws adjusted to the new constitution the famous eight-box ballot law be allowed to remuiu In force as a breakwater against negro vote in case the federal courts should invalidate the suffrage clause of the new constitution. Frank J. Cannon hnd Arthur Brown were nominated for the senate by the Republican caucus of Utan legislature. Bed Cross Submit. In an Interview with Miss Clara Barton, of the lied Cross, regunllug the sultan's Inter dict lou of that society s work 111 Armenia, she 1 quoted as saying that Turkey is not antagonistic to the Red Cross ns suuh, but objects to the distribution ot foreign relief on entirely uiiiereni grounus, ueuuer iu iu power uor mat or tne socieiy to control. She adds that any statement that the Uud Cross is aggressive and intend to sot lu spite of the prohibition is eutlroly Incorrect and luitounueu. CONGRESSIONAL Summary of th Most Important Measures Presented In Both Houses. TWXHTV-niOIITH DAY. Senativ-The bill granting a pension of 7B monthly to tho widow of ilrlgniller-flnnnral Coggswell caused n long debate In tlm senntu today. The bill pnssed. The Bond sliver bill was taken up nt 2 o'clock, and Mr. Butler (Pop. N. fl.) offen-d nn amendment prohibit ing me issuance ol intcrist Hearing Poinls, nnd directing the so-rctiiry of the treasury to pay In gold or silver, ncconliug to tlm mar ket voliie of the coins. Mr. Butler spoke In opposition to thn bonds. House inn House look up the pension appropriation bill Immediately on convening ami Mr. North way (Hep., Ohio) r-'pll'-d to the crltllcsms offered yesterday by Mr. llart b'tt. Mr. Ciimmlngs (Dem., N. Y.J created the sensation of the duy by a short, but bitter arraignment of the pension office anil nn eloquent repudiation of the sentiments ex pressed by his colleague, Mr. Bnrtlett, yester day. He deeluri'd It wit" time some rational netlon was taken to call n halt on tlm pension offlnn. At thn conclusion of Mr. Cummitig's sp'-nch tho committee rose, nnd thn speaker annoiinceii ine appointment ol mo t hl"K amaugn commission ns follows: Messrs, Orosvenor (Ohio), Keller (Mlnm soln).Htroiig (Ohio Avery (Michigan), Bowers (Califor nia I, llcpuhllcnns: Wheeler (Alabama). Cox (Ti'iinessi-e;, Mnddox and Crisp (Georgia;, Democrats. Tho house nt 4:25 adjourned. twenty-sixth pat. Hnnntn Mr. Hlmrmnn secured tho floor shortly after tha session of thn senate began today and presented nn adverse report on inn phi proniniting citizens ot the tinted States from accepting nny tub's decorations, etc., from foreign nations. Mr, Sherman said there appeared to l no need forthe pro posed legislation, nnd the consideration of the bill was Indiilultely postponed He re. portnd favorably a Joint resolution npproprl ntlng (78,000 for the expense the com mission engaged In lixliig tlm boundary Hue lietwnen Alaska and British America, and tho resolution wns passed. Mr. Mills (Dem., i nxasi men iook ine noor in support or ins resolution Introduced yesterday concerning sliver, bonds, etc. House After disposing of minor matters. the house resumed consideration of the pen sion bill. The most notable incident of the debute wns the attack made by Mr. Grow, of Pennsylvania, upon what he termed the ex traordinary attempt of the president ami his clerks to encroach upon the prerogatives of the legislative branch of tlm government. He denounced Siercturv t nrlisle for sending n financial bill to congress and the iftiou of the president in having read thn famous let ter to Mr. ditching on the Wilson bill Just before a vote on the bill, which he said was an attempt to Inlluenco the vote. Congress should resent such encron'itments upon Its prerogatives, Mr. Grow declared. THIRTIETH PAY. Senate Mr. (Milium (Hep. Ills.,) offered a resolution, which was agreed to, calling on the secretary of state for Information as to whether ratiiralizcil citizens of Armenian irth nrn allowed to visit l urknynnd whether United States passports held by them am recognized by the Turkish government; also whether thn families of such Armenians naturalized citizens residing In Turkey are ponnltted to leave that country under tho usual protection. Mr. Call ( Dem. Fla..1) offered n resolution calling on the secretary of state for copies of dispatches of United States consuls in Culm relating to thu war now carried on iu that Is land The resolution was laid on the tnbli for tho present upon objections of Mr, Sherman (.Itcp. Ohio,) nnd Mr. Piatt (Hep, lonn. i A resolution wns offered by Mr. Howell (Hep. . J. ) ninl laid on thetaiile temporarily declaring that the Monroe doctrine was never intended to lie applied in the manner nnd for the purpose now proposed bv the president of the L lilted States: and that tho president's action was premature (looking to the history of the controversy) and Inopportune in view of the business uud lluancial conditions of tho country. TIIIHTY-nnsT DAY, Tho hnusn passed the pension appropri ation bill to the consideration of which it bus devoted the entire week and then adjourned until Monday. Mr. Bnrtlett raised points of order against nil new legis lation proposed lu the way of amendmi-ntH. such as that of looking to making a pension a "vested rigid," etc., and Mr. Dinglcy, of Maine, who wns In the chair, sustained him. In this way tho clause in the bill chunking existing law so as to ullow w idows to obtain pensions under tho net of lHtK) whose net in comes did not exceed 500 per annum wns stricken out. NINE &EN LOST. A Fishing Schooner Sunk in a Collision with a Steamer. The Gloucester Ashing schooner, Fortunn was sunk lu a collision with the Boston Fruit Compnny's steamer Barnstable, off Highland Light. Nine of thn Fortunn' crew were drowned. Fourteen were saved. The lost nrei William Ackman, Roliert Child, Harry M' Fee, Thomas Steward, Crawford Mlnie h, Harvey Emcncau, Slinou Doviin, John Clark, William Tobin. The llrst news of the disaster rea'drnd Boston on tho arrival of the Barnstable with ten survivors of the Fortunn' crew on board. From these men It was learned that the col lision occurred nt about 7:80 p. m. Monday, when the vessels were about four miles (iff Highland Light. The night was extremely dark aud a lumpy sea was running. The Fortunn was bound for the Oeorglcs, carry ing a crew of V!l men, Including the captain, John W. Greenlaw. The schooner was on the startionrd tack going at a good rate. The Barnstable's lights were seen, but know ing she bad the right of way the schooner's course was not altered until too late. The steamer struck her well forward, cut ting a deep hole, nnd the schoouer begnu to sink immediately. Befora the bouts could bo clcured she went down ami the crow were left struggling iu the wutur until 14 of them were picked uy tho Barnstable's boats. The others bad gone down. HEAVY LOSS IN EXPORTS- Their Excess in 1S99 Over Import S125, 000,000 Lets Than in 1894. The chief of the bureau ot statistic re port that the total value of the exports of merchandise from the United Status during the 12 months ended December 81, 18U5, was i&i,fM,i2i, against $823,102,248 in 18U4. During the 12 months ended December 81. 180A, the excess of exports over imports wus t'JH.26,H04, and the excess for 18!) was 148,789,307. In Dei-ember, 1895, the exports of gold ex ceeded the imports by tl4, 170,200, and dur ing the 12 months ended December, 181)5. the excess of gold exports over imports was 72, 06o,687. The excess of exports of silver over imports during the 12 months ended Decembur, 18US, was t42.36tl.876. A Mother'! Awful Crime. A terrible tragedy is reported at Morysville, Kan. On a farm six miles south of Murys vllle lived Joseph HUdebrnnt, his wife and family of eight children, the latter ranging from two to 14 years of age. Hildebraut 1 at Kansas City being treated In a hospital. His wife, becainlug despondent, administer ed poison to the children, and seven have died. The other is not expected to live. Then she completed tha work by hanging herself to a rafter. The cause of tne tragedy was poverty. Mrs. lliklebriuit had become despondent on account of the aliment of her huband, and it is supposed her mind be cauie alleuted. , . SIX HUNDRED MURDERED. Women Butchered Naked Maidens Drag ged Through the Street. The Armenian Belief Association of New York made public two letter which described the horror of the recent massacres In lur knyi Czsauza, November SO, lRO.I. Whllo thn Armenian were engngea In their business as usual, tho Turkish mob fell uf on them, 4 Killing iiou ijeiensoit ss men, aim wounoing a thousand more. The mob divided Into four pnrts. The llrst plundered tho store) the second looted the houses; tho third secured the maiden and young brides, whllo tho fourth (lends Incarnate attacked tho public baths. '11110 human devils killed six linked women In tlm pn'senee of the others, snatch ing their babies from tlmlr arms nnd huyonet tlug the mothers. The shrieks ami agonizing cries fif these poor creatures mnde no Im pression upon (lie mind of the savage Turks, wno laughnii at their imntii agonies, j hey tlmn took some of the young girls who were with tlmlr mothers nt the I nth and tlrngqed them miked by their feet through thn stn followed by a I's-rlng nnd hooting mob. The Turks who nttn-ked tho houses kl the women nnd children and then flrod houses, the cry of the women In dlst mingled with Ihe honrss shouts of the To made n sound that can unver be forgo: 'I lie men who survived the sword were covered, taken to the magistrate and sear ed, but no arms were found In their poss slon, not even a knife. When released al allowed to return to tholr homes they w confronted by n most ghastly picture. Ho found their wives (lend others horribly n tllateli dniighters hail been outrnuecl tips rung, My hands almost mil m ; to wr the horrible particulars. It Is impound iieserine it. it iook tnreo or lour unys toy move tho bodies of the dead with forty cur Add to this the want, the desolation! my God, for how long! how long! W nro those Christian powers who aved . can slaves? 1 UNSETTLED FINANCES I Are Having Marked Inflaenoe on Conntry'i Business. R, 0. Dun A Co.' Weekly Review of T enys: The situation could hardly bo r perplexing for illness men. Prni money market will lie disturbed or tho i r ury n srvn first diminished none can Tlin business world cannot know as yet fur foreign itn stlons may upset cnlculut though tln m seems every nnsou to t" peaceful Settlement. It cannot know what may bo the rtntf nny Important ilass of Imports a n hence, whether Imports are liicoly to vyt exports and draw away gold, whether! ib'lleit of revenue will continue or other taxation will be levied. Failure Semite thus far to take nny action llhtuiclnl measures proposed by the Prepi or those puss"d by the Hotiso affects unfa. nidv nil branches or business. I'nder such adverse elnuirastancns actually encouraging that shrinkage In t actions and resulting commercial dlsn have not been greater. But four large urcs within n luy or two Indicate thnt same condition cannot continue wit! much embarrassment. No brunch of manufnetuje has progms for ail am unavoidably waiting, both for tlcmciit of llnniuinl doubts aud for a den which dm s not yet appear. The Boston Commeio al bulletin says of wool mnrket: 1 he aavauco In Jondon ndvanced Australian wools here slightly has not increased thu demand for donv wool. Tho market Is unite llrm, as the mnrchnn's, manufacturer or bankers 1 have little sympathy for those who mlnlnX tlmlr dlllleuitics. I None rloiibt thnt the Government will nJ money to meet obligations, but how far no foreign wool, grade for grade, as, as ordinary American territory oua 'basflof fWr03ic lieiin, or Hun tnrritory at87n. rtl'he 1 depression in thu goods mark'ft has been I neet-niiiateii ny iiirtner nutting oi price on Kersey and clay diagonals. Tho worsted combs, however, are fairly well employed, but a large proportion of tho wool eanls are stopped. The slight improvement In conrso cheviot goods Is turning attention again to die up coins-1 lustrous wools to cost 'ibfii'lli clean. NOTHING TO BEC0ONIZE. The Cuban Not in a Position for Diplo -matlo Beoognltion. From on authoritative source It enn be said that the position of the administration on the question of the recognition of the Cu ban insurgents by this government is iioiiiti law miliums null uirra sunn iw i rilllliru, tjt 0!llu (V, .,. f U'JIIUIl' lion, iK'ioro ii can on recognizer! ana tllplo- miiiie reunions entered into. inis tne Cu bans do not have now. They are rather a band of marauders than a government, and are not yet, at least, In a position where tbey could bu recognized nnd this government oould negotiate with them for the protection i.t imnri.... l..tuH,U.a nn .l.n ..... I TV same authority said, however, that with the present progress of the insurrection, the time might nut be far ahead when the adminis tration would have to take steps toward . recognition. SNOW AVALANCHE IN ALASKA, It Swept Thing Before it for Fully Fi Miles. An avalanche of snow swept down frcl the mountain tops In Silver Bow basin m Juneau, Alaska, lust week, killing John T. Pearl and destroying a quartz mill and other property worth 40,000. Advice received on the steamer Cltv of Topeku states thnt the avalanche swept thnf ground clean of all buildings la its patn. A, ...l..l..,. .hut, , ..h.,bu.l n-lh . A..W 1 1 -1 II ill Bum, ,. . ..wnvu n.,u auu w M41U 111 f bris. ihe slide tore a path .200 yards wid for live miles. It struck the nrotroduinir polut of a mountain, carrying away million of tons of rock and earth. The rosr was In- discrlbable. It struck the mining camp build ings aud carried awuy the quarts mill and the buildings, together with the machinery. Many unoccupied miners' cabin went swept awuy, but fortunately the occupant were spending the holidays In Juneau, other wise muny deaths would have resulted. CAPITAL NOTES. Blaln W. Taylor, of West Vlrglnia.bas been appointed chief clerk of the postohloa de partment. Congressman Taylor, of Ohio, introduced a bill to pay Kuv. M. M. Travis, 765 for his library aud other property destroyed while he was superintendent of Indian Schools at the Preuia agency. Secretary Carlisle sent to the Court of Claims the case of the Oxnard Sugar Com pany, of Nebraska, which involves the eon stitunullty of the sugar bounty clause In the McKiuloy lurid law. The Society of the Army of tha Tennessee has started a movement for the erection lu Washington of a monument to Oen. Grant. It was decided at a recent meeting to ask Congress to appropriate i0,U00 (or plans, aud at thu next sosslou to ask for tibo.OOO for the inouuuieut. Ex-City Attorney W. C. Moreland and W. H. House, ot Pittsburg, were arrested aud held iu 10.000 bull each to answer ehurgea of embezzllL'g 10, 000 daring the last li Javs tuey were in omce.
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