THE LATEST NEWS FriOM WASHINGTON NATIONAL AFFAIRS. Vhat U Going On la the - Departments Capital Notes. The lighthouse tender Maple, bcnrlng the President nnd pnrty.oomprlslng Dr. O'Hellly, his physlolnn, nml Cnptnin I,nmberton,Nnvnl Inspector of Lighthouse, nnehored about two nng half mllos tooth of (Junntlco, Vn., Wcdnesdnv. The pnrty worn the guests of Cot Webster Waller, whoso flui-k fi-edlng grounds nml numerous blind nre reporb-d to lie among the best along the Potomac lllvor. The member of tho party worn astir early. Shortly after their arrival thn decoys wore et, nml tliey licgan the onslaught on tho ducks. The sport continued for almost two hours, when low tide neei-ssltnted a post poncmcnt until tho afternoon, when the sport wa re sumed. During the morning hours tho pnrty are reported to have killed oft ducks. The weather was delightful and the wnter very calm. The President went ashore during the fore noon ami spent somo time In oonvcrsntlon with his host, Colonel Waller. The Inttcrac companlcd the President nlionrd the Maple and joined with the otltcr in shooting tho game. The President eoeom panled ly Ir. O'Hellly. returned to Washington from his brief shooting trip to Oinintlco, on the l'otomno river about 9 o'eloek. The return Journey wns made on tho lighthouse tender Mnpln. Cnptnin Lnmborton, of the tender, joined the l'rosldent in the sport. The rittslmrg Hteel and Iron Manufnctur Ing company, the new llrm whleh roeently purchased the Moirhend-Mi,('leane plant. In ' Hoho, 1ms gone into the hands of a receiver. Judgo Joseph UulTlngton, in the United States Cireult Court, appointed the Union Trust Company an revolver. Senator Allen, Populist, of Nebraska, has Introdueeil a bill to prohibit the use by the government of any wares mnde In a peni tentiary, work house or prison, or by eonvh-t labor. It was referred to the Committee on Education and Labor. Secretary Hernert reports to Congress thnt since his eiitr; Into office he hns put a stop to grnntlng furloughs to nnvnl oltleers to allow them to enter temporarily into other business. Ortr Coait Defeneelees. Mnjor-Ceneml Nelson A. Miles lieforothe committee on coast defense stated thnt the guns now mounted ut Haviinnnh, Charles ton and other ports nro smooth bores of ob-. aolete patterns and useless, and are mount ed on rotten oarrtagi-a. The only places where provision hns been mnde for any con siderable defense lire are New York, San Francisco and Boston, nnd defenses nt these places are entirely insufficient, He said our cities are open to ntttick by any country hav ing a Inrge navy, and thnt it would take years to create the necessnry armament. He estimated the entire eoet of coast defenses or adequate protection of the country nt nbm t fM), 00(1. 000 for fortification and guns. Thin would not Include the cost of ammuni tion and projectiles. EIDDLED WITH BULLETS. Lynohers Had Quick Work of Negro Who Killed a Fastenger on a Train Alexander Jones, a negro with a bad rep utation, was taken from a train at Welch, W. Va., by a mob of 100 men, who dragged him to a tree, swung him to a limb and rid dled his body with bullets. On his corpse they left a note saying: This deed was done for the purpose of ex ample and warning to the negroes. Ho be ware. Jonea bad boarded a passenger train at Keystone. Whisky had made him quarrel some, and when Conductor McCullough ad vised him to keep epiiet he pulled a couple of revolvers from his belt and began shooting wildly at all the people in the car. One bullet struck W. H. Htrother, postmaster at Elk horn, in tho abdomen and caused almost instant death. Peter ltlca, a colored miner, wns allot through the right breast and prol ably fatully hurt. Conductor McCullough was shot in the side, but not seriously in jured. Jones was overpowered by the train hands and placed In the jail at Elk horn. The offi cers started at 2 o'clock a. m. to take him to Jail at Huntington, and when the train reached Welch it was flagged by a danger signal wnicn t lie lynonors una put out. i bey forced the officers to release the prisoner, and within a few minutes he was a corpse. TWO TOWNS TAKEN. Tli Cubans Succeed in Capturing Jiguanl and Balers. News oomes from Bayamo, In eastern Cuba, that the Important towns of Jlguanl and Daiore, on the road between Manzanillo and Santiago de Cuba, have been captures after severe lighting by Colonel Wilson and bis party of filibusters. Tho town churches, which were used as Strongholds by the local Spanish troops, were blown up. Wilson took 160 prisoners and seined 300 Muuser rifles and 60,000 car tridges. In Havana the news of the foundering of tne steamer nawkinSj carrying ueneral ual lxto Garolu's party from the United Htntes, caused a great commotion in both Snaulsh and Cuban circles. Extras Issued by the evening papers were eagerly bought up. A large proportion of the men on the steamer were well known in Havana. The steamship 3. W. Hawkins, which had been fitted out at great trouble ana expense as a niibuster, was wrecked off the eastern end of Long Island on Huuduy night and abandoned by the revo lutionists ana tne crew. PROFIT IN IMPORTING GOLD. Believed Largs Amount! Will B Froonred For Bonds. Owing to the favorable conditions now ex lating In the foreign exchange market the treasury department Is hoping that quite large shipments of gold will be made from abroad, to be used in making payments for the bonds to te issuea under tne can now ponding. The department is anxious that a large proportion of the gold offered in pay- nieut of the bonds shall be obtained In 1 Europe, and for the purpose of ennourogiug imports It is Intlmuted tuat the bidder wuo offers foreign gold will be given the prefer ence. At this time the premium on gold in New lork is quoted ut of 1 per cent tor buying and Voll per eent for selling. As near as can no asourtaiuuu tne average cost oi im- rorting gold from London Is a little lees than -6 of 1 per cent. Under these oouditlous a mall proilt, independent of the bond Issue, apparently could be realized on gold imports. Indiana Deolarei (or Harrison. The Indiana Bepublluan state central oom mlttoe unanimously adopted the following resolution! "After a full and tree Individual expression upon the subject, resolved, that the prUuere and member of this oouimittoa of the party iu Indiana hereby express the truest loyalty to General Harrison, and to bis renoruliiatlon and re-election as President of the United Htntes, should he become a candidate," Chairman Grady was re-elected Tsrriblo Destitution. The abject misery of the people In St. John's H. r., cannot ue expreeeea, jiuuureus an rrie and wuaout feel, while severs os d.hsi. !. 't 'i authorities en- CONGRESSIONAL, Summary of tho Host Important Measures Presented In Both Homes. THIBTT-SEVKKTI1 PAT. Hennte Senators Frnnk J. Cannon and Arthur llrown. of the new slate of Utah, took tho oath of office In the senate today, the former drawing the term ending Man-It 8. IWIt, nnd the hitler theterm ending Mnreh 8, 1W7. With the exception of tho contested Delnwnro case, this establishes tho political division of the tipper branch of congress un til March 4, 1M7. ns follows: liepubllenns, 44; Democrats, 8!'; Populists, 8. Totnl, H9. Necessary for mnjorlty, 4S. Aside from this event the session was given to further speeches on the silver bond bill, two of tho new members of tho body, Mr. Nelson, Iteptibllcnn, of Minnesota, and Mr. Hncon. Democrat, of Georgia, making speeches, the former against the free coinage of silver and Mr. Dacou arguing the evils of a gold standard. House The House took Its turn at tho un speakable Turk today, giving the Hultnn and bis Jiinlmrlen aterrlllc tongue-lnsblng before passing tho Hennte tolnt resolution de nouncing tho Armcnli! massacres nnd end ing on the Christian powers that signed tho :naty of Ilerlln to redeem tho pledge madn in snld document that tho Hultnn' Christian suhji-cts should not lie persecuted boonuse of their faith. Tho debate revealed a wide divergence of views on both sldi1 regarding tho form which the congressional protest against the Armenian outrage should take. THIRT T-CtOHTH DAT Hennto Foreign affair and finance oeeif led the attention of the Hennto todny. 4r. Thurston of Nebraska vigorously upheld a strong application of the Mon roe doctrine, anil was nt one time warmly applauded for tho patriotic ring of his sentiments. Henntor Turplo of Indiana touched upon tho Turkish atrocities In a brief but energetic speech, in which he de clared tho resolution lust pnssed by Con gress should he followed by a blow, a shot, which would crash through the sultan's seraglio, sweeping back Mohammedanism ami nuvancing cnristianity. .tir. voornees of Indiana, who was until recently chairmau of the finance riunmltton, spoke in advocacy of the rcmonctlKiitlon of silver nnd shnrply arraigned those responsible for the elimina tion I silver irom coinage. Mr. orny oi Delaware urged the advantage ol a gold standard. House A bill reported to the House for tho establishment of the Vlcksburg National Military Pnrk, provides for the appointment of a commission to consist of two Federal nnd one Confederate veteran, who served In the siege and defense of Vlcksburg. lty un animous consent a bill Introduced in the House bv Mr. Grow (ltep., Pa.), wns rend nnd referred to tho Commltten on Educa tion, It appropriate HOO.OIK) for the educa tion oi persons so that tnev shall ue oiiiillllea to teach deaf children to understand speech. THIRTY-BINTM 1AY. Hennte During tho morning business and when reports of committees wero cnlleil, Mr. Morgnn said that he reported back from the Committee on Foreign Relations a numlier of petitions on tne subject of rocognl.tng ihi igerent rights In Cuba, also a resolution offered by Mr. Call declaring that a state of public war existed in Cuba, and that belliger ent rignts annum ne accorded to tno ciionn government. He reported back, he said, a substitute, two resolutions accompanied by a written report. Mr. Cameron presented a minority roport, closing witn a resolution thnt the president Is hereby requested to In terpose bis friendly offices with the Hpnnish government ror recognition oi tno Indcjienu enco of Cuba. House Representative Achcson presented to the House resolutions adopted by the Pennsylvania Htate Hoard of Agriculture, ap proving the action of Hecretnrv Morton In abolishing the seed department nnd tho free distribution or seeds. A pnrty of Western Pennsvlvnnla business men appeared before the House Committee on Itivers ahd Har bors In behalf of government appropriations for the Improvement of the Allegheny rivor. Among the bills Introduced nnd referred wns one by Mr. Galllnger. grnntlng a pension of rioo a montn to tne widow oi ucnerai rnos. Ewlng, who died in New York last week. roRTlETH DAY. Senate Most of the morning was consum ed in a discussion upon the joint resolution ordering the purchase and distribution of Seeds by tne Hecretary of Agriculture, on which no action was taken, and during the remainder of the day speeches were made on the House Pond bill, with the finance com mltteo's free coinage sulwtltuto. Henntora Call, Democrat, of Florida, and Mitchell, Ho. publican, of Oregon, argued in support of tne substitute. House Mr. Wndsworth reported the agri cultural appropriation bill for the year end ing Juno 80. ltsi)7. It wns referred to the calendar of the whole house. The elections committee reported In favor of D. 11. Culberson, from the Fourth Texas district, which wns agreed to, nnd Miles urowiev, irom tne icnui jexns uistrict. Mr. Uoollttle reported from the committee on interstate and foreign commerce a reso lution asking President Cleveland to trans mit to the bouse at his earliest convenience the report of the board of engineers appoint ed by him to examine the route of the Nicar agua caiuu. it was passed. rOBTY-riRST DAY. Senate When the Senate convened It was technically a continuance of the session of j'nursuay, as a recess was taxen lost nignt. The silver bound bill, therefore, bad imme diate right of way, whh Mr. Vilas. Democrat. of Wisconsin, recognised to speak. There was a very meager attendance. Mr. Allen cnllod attention to the absence of a Quorum. This necessitated a roll call, which brought senators from committee and cloak rooms. and disclosed 40 senators present, one more than quorum. Mr. Vilas then addressed the Bunato. House The house passed a bill today granting the Christian Endeavor society the use oi some oi tne government reservations in Washington during their meeting bora next summer. The report of the elections committees on the contest of Rosenthal (Hep.) vs. Crowley, from the Tenth Texas district, in luvor oi urowiev, was Adopted. Most of the rest of the session was devoted to the District of Columbia appropriation bill. An evening session was held to con sider private pension bills. rOSTY -SECOND DAY. The Senate took a final vote on the silver substiute for tbe bond bill and passed it by a vote of 42 to 33. Senator Uuay had paired with a silver man and Cameron voted for the bill. The Senate then continued the nomi nation of Colonel Copplnger to be a briga- aier-gcnuroi. The House Committee on Foreign Affairs, by a party vote, adopted a resolution of cen sure of Ambassador Bayard for bis Edln- burgn ana iioston (tngiaua; speeenes. WILL HAVE TO HANO. Klllionairs Snsitrow Coaviotsi ol Plrit Dagrss Kurdsr. The oelebrated oasa of Dr. Arthur Duett- row, tbe St Louis millionaire, who has been on trial during tbe past month for the cold blooded murder of his wife and baby two f'eara ago. ended Saturday, tbe jury return ng a vorul ot of guilty of murder lu tbe first degree. Thsterrlbls crime with whfoh ba was charged was committed In February. 18M. One day that month his wife and child were at notne awaiting bis coming to take a drive. 1- V. . .. 1... .. k. .. V. Tl who was drunk, began to abuse his wife, and dually shot Iter down In cold blood. He then picked up his 8-yoar-Dld boy, a beautl- tnui ojuid, ana uoiaing it at arm s longtn, killed it with pistol shot through the head. His wife lingered for several days and finally Osatb-Lsallns? foruado. A terrible tornado, aueompauled by flood. ooourred In North Queensland, Many vessels are mlsalug. The ralutuli amounted to 36 lnhH The property loss will amount to 4ou0,tt, A ikrg number of persons war arownao. . mm FROM THE CUBAN WAR. SCARED OFP BY WEYLER. Dotens of Spaniards Leaving Cuba at Fait at FoMlblt. A Havana letter under dnle of January 24, saysi "Tho effect of tho more announcement of Weyler's appointment wan wonderful. Many people of nil classes, from the wenlthy to the laboring poor, begnn to make prepara tions for leaving the Island, nnd during the fiast tnreo or lour dnv outgoing tenmers or New York, Key West nnd Tnmpa, and other American ports, a well as for Spain, have been crowded. Local newpaer men, those who have liocn employed on paper wnoe pontic lavored tno revolution have been foremost among those who obtained rnnsports nnd steamship lli-kots. Hundreds of other are In rcndlness to leave as soon as thev are iN'iinln that Wevlor has sailed from Hpnln for Cuba. Even l'anilo, whose nnme was mentioned a the coming cnptaln general of tho Island, Is notthe terror for Cuban that Weyler Is. The latter an nounced by cable from Madrid his progrnm, and if ho carries it out the end will be ap palling, lie say among otner tilings that he will deal only with Cubnn nnd HpnnlnnlH, In other words, there will be no neutrals. Every man In the Island must lie either for or against him. Therefore hundreds nre lay ing their their plan accordingly. Weyler gained this unenviable reputation in the Inst war. Ho was only a brigndler genernl then, but he mnde a record that 20 year have not effaced. The Spaniard re gard him as talented, cunning nnd cournge oui the Cubans think him a bloodthirsty villain. Upon the departure of Martlneis Campos. It was snld In Havana thnt a duel between the old commander and Premier Cnnovn would take plnce upon the arrival of the former in Spain. Canovn ha been a secret oniony of Campos for years and-It I said here that ho telegraphed it ns the queen's ih-slrethnt Campos turn over the govern ment to Alarm. Campos believed the prime minister was acting without her majesty authority and denounced him a a liar and a traitor. Still. he was glad of tho opportunity to leave Cuba, nnd he nt once nls-vcd. An hour Inter ho rei-elved from Oueen Mnrla Christiana a telegram expressing implicit continence In him and assuring lilm of her teuderest per sonal regnnl. Th,.re lire mnnv horn who licllcvo an on- Counter Ix-twi'cn tlio two men Inevitable, and they recnll a former unplensnntin's in the Spanish senate upon the close of tho lnt war. In public debnte Cnnovn dcmniuled ol Campos a statement of military expendi tures. The latter aroso nml told the present prime minister that he would give lilm an i-xolanatlou at the point of the sword. A duel wn prevented by friends, but the breach widened. PLACING THE BLAME. Campos Dlicums His Failure to Sqnelob the Rebellion. Before General Campos sailed from Ha vana for Spain he sent tho following cuble dispntch to President Canovas, nt Madrid, with the understanding that It should not be made public until after his departure: "On boarding the vi-ssel on which I return to spnln I would not I doing my duty if 1 raiiiHt to express to lour fcxeruency and tno mlnliters for the colonies and of the treasury for the effort madn In my behalf, leav ing nothing undone which would lead to my succeas, not only for thn National welfare, but out of personal affection for me. "It 1 nnve lulled, ail responsibility lies en tirely with myself. The Government hns nut obstructed in the lenst my netlons, either military or political, i nave not been suc cessful in exercising the unlimited pow ers with which I have boon Invested. have not been able to satisfy nil the political parties. I nave not prevented tne rebellion from invading the provinces which remained quiet during the ten yearn' war. "Perhaps I could explain my failure by causes entirely foreign to the Government and partly so to myself, but this is not the proper time to do so, and alter assuring you anew of my gratitude to you, I beseech you to express to Her Majiwty my loyal devotion now more resiectfnl and more grateful be cause of her kindness to mo." A special dispatch from St. Petersburg says! All arrangements point to a conclusion between llussla. Great llrltnin, France and Itnlv for a tlnnl settlement of the Armenian question. These Include ltussla's occupation and administration of Anntolin and the pur chase ol Cyprus ny urout liruaiu. EN0BH0VS CHINESE FORGERIES. It is Claimed They Amouht to Fully S3, 000,000. Latest advices from China tell of the ut tering of Chinese forgeries on the Island of Java ot 3,000.000 of Java bank notes. In order to have the notes accepted forged not ary acceptances were placed on them. Al ready aimju.uuu ot lorgcu ana many promi nent Chinese merchant have been placed under arrest, Including Capt China, one of the wealthiest Chinese In Java. It Is believed by the police thnt the for geries were completed In Singapore. One house, that of Tan Kim TIJaug, discounted X':I00.000 of forged nob: Nasb A Co., jC136,0O0, and other bouses that discount ed are practically bankrupt. Nearly all the leading Chinese merchants In Java have been victimized, Kwoe Khosoe, a native of China, now a resident of Hourabaya. and a band of native etchers have been arrested. Kheaoe has confessed to having committed tbe torgorh and Implicates many others, all of whom in sist they are Innocent. Abyssinia Olotatas Terms. Terms of peace bave been dictated to Italy by King ajenelek. The Abyssinian monarch demands that the Italians shall withdraw to jMassowah, Keren and Asmara, almndoulug all tbe territory now occupied by them, aud renounce the protectorate ot Italy over any Abyssinian territory. Tho Kahdi Overthrown. A dispatch from Carlo to the Pall Mall Garotte says that a revolution has broken out in the Khartoum, aud thut tbe tribes from the Interior bave come to the support of the Mahdl's former followers and over thrown hiin. F0REIGH K0TES. Clara Barton and her Bed Cross society assistants are in London, uncertain when they will go to Armenia, or whether or not tbey will go at all, The Canadian government has relinquished all claim to Coleman Island, on official survey demonstrating that It lies in United States waters, Clarence Murphy, wanted at Salem, Mam., for tho alleged embeszlcmuut of 60,000 was arrested in San Francisco. He escaped, but was recaptured by policemen who fired sev eral shots at aim. Tbe missionaries expelled some time ago from Cuaoo, wbosought to bold tbe Peruvian government responsible, have decided to reoognUa the good Intentions and aeoept as settlement tbe puymjut of their actual losses. United States Ambassador Bavard and Bt. Hon. John Hurley were Included among the guests at Uie banquet of the Henchera of the Middle Temple, which was givon in London. Nr. Bayard was given an effusive welcome upgn bit appearanue lu tlie .banqueting ball. EXPRESS ROBBERS FOILED. Ho Itolt 138,000 From a Western Express Company. riiiknrton detective have arrested Express Agent Krout, of Colorndo Spring, on the chnrge ot being Implicated In the theft ot 35,000 from the Wells-Fnrgo Company sov- ernl month ago. HI fnlhor. who recently onmn to Colorado Sprlnir from Illinois, wns nlso arrested on a trnln nt Walsenburg ns bo wn leaving the Stnto, nnd about M.IW0 wn found sewed up In his clothing. The robbery occurred on the night of No- vemlier 11 at tho Snntn Fee depot In Colora do Spring, Just after tho night train pulled out South. George Krout. tho agent, said t t two men had overpowered him In his ivilco and taxen two paexnge consigned from Denver bank which contained 35,- 000, overlooking another package containing fill. ins?. A Mr. Krout had been In tho employ of the Wells-Fargo Express company for a number of yenr suspicion did not nt first Point to lilm He told a very plnusible story and It wa lielleved In spite of the fact thnt robbery wa reported by lilm to Have taken place when tho station platform was full ol jieoplo. Ho said the robber hid In tho office while ho wa looking after the express matter that came off the train, nnd two masked men fnced him when ho entered. They closed the door and locked It; made him deliver the money, and nt tho mantle of a pistol, or dered Mm to g"t into bed nnd rover up his hend. There wns a cot in tho office, and the ngent snld be did a the robbers bid lilm, but be gave the alarm as soon as they were off. Krout s father, a farmer, came to Colorndo Springs from Cerrognrdo, III., January lil. Ills action excited misplclon, nnd lie Pas been constantly shadowed. Monday he boarded n train on the Gulf rond after hav ing purchased a ticket for Fort Worth, Texas. Detective W. II. Snyre boarded the same train and telegraphed Sheriff Ed. Fnrr to meet him nt Wntsonburg. There hniut was arrested nnd tnken back to tbe Hprlng. He protested thnt hi nnme was Ham Jones, and that ho knew nothing about tho express robbery. When he was searched l.tino wa found, most of It sowed to tne Inslilo of Ills shirt. FOLLOW BLAINE'S LEAD. National Board of Trads Demands That Reciprocity Treaties be Be vised. The National Hoard of Trade In session at Wnshlngton discussed nt somo length tho re port of tho committee to which hn been re ferred tho evernl resolutions benrlng upon the money and currency questions submit ted by a number of the eoiiKtltutcnt bodies of the board. Tho committee. In Its report states that it Hnd tho unfortunate condi tions wlib'h existed one your ago to bo suli stantinlly unchanged, mid states that In "the Judgment of the national board of trade tho establishment of n sound, stable and efficient monetary system is essential to tho restora tion ot coiiililence nnd the prosperity of our Industrial Interests, nnd such restoration Is an Immediate and urgent duty of congress) that thn essential provisions In such a sys tem should Include tho relief of the govern ment by the retirement and cancellation of the legal tender notes under safe and proper conditions ns to tbuo nnd niethodst also, provision for the revision and extension of the national banking system under condi tions which will oialnlaln our monetary standard, and secure to the country a safe and ample currency to take the place of tho nob's so retired." The report of tho committee was adopted by a vote of 48 to 9. The committee on bankruptcy reported the following, which after discussion, was adopted: "licsolved, That the national board ol trade affirm Its approval of tho T'orrey bankruptcy bill, nnd urges upon congress it enactment of the only measure that can give fiermaneut bonellclnl results to the nntloual nteri'sts of tho United Stairs. "licsolved, Thnt the passage of an equita ble bankruptcy law during the present ses sion of congress is Impi-ratlvely demanded in the Interest of the entire country." The committee on reciprocity, of which Dellamy Htorer of Cincinnati Is chairman, made a report embodying the following reso lution, which was unanimously adopted: "That the national board of trade urgently demands of congress the enactment of such legislation as will re-establish and secure our former reciprocal trndn relation be tween the United Htntes nnd Mexico, and the Central nnd South American countries aud SpauUh American colonies." 8I0NS OF IMPROVEMENT. MerthanU and Bankers Bos a Promise ot Good Spring Trade. II. G. Dunn A Co.'s review ot trade snys Though business is still waiting, there nro somo signs of definite Improvement. It Is now beliovod thut the II rut payment for bonds will cause no further pressure, nnd the money markets are easier ns regards loans on collateral, though the difficulty of making commercial loans still checks operations. Merchants and bankers roport thut signs promise a good spring trade. Signs of improvement in the Iron and steel business are gratifying, even though they spring from combinations which have raised the price of coko and allotted the output of lake ore. There is nlso a better demand for wire nails after long stag nation and also for sheets. Pig iron is rather weakor. southern works compet ing sharply, while speculative buyers of some uioutlis ago are selling below present furnace prices, but the average for nil products is practically unchanged and 11.4 per cent, below the highest lost year. Coke produc tion has again been out down 10,075 tons in a single week. Minor metals are strengthen ing a shade by simulation. Cotton is a shade lower, and cotton mills are talkiug of reducing production. Woolens are prac tically unchanged and Jobbers, clothiers and retailers have considerable stocks bt heavy goods remaining. Wheat has again ad vanced about 8 cents for cash, but only cents tor May, although Attuntio exports are little larger than a year ago. Failures this week bave been 404 In the United States, against 854 last year, aud 70 In Canada, against 54 last year. AFTER THE EVIDENCE Tho Veneiaelan Boundary Commission MJ Havs to Go to Enrops, The Venezuleanoommlsslon held Its weekly meeting Friday, aud took up the enormous mass of official documents bearing on the boundary controversy, it bas ueen already praetloallv determined that Secretary Malet Prevoet will shortly proceed to Madrid to ransack tbe Spanish archives for records that bis experience leads him to believe are In ex istence, but . bave not, up to tbii time, been connected with tbt case. Satisfactory assurances have been given that every facility will be afford ed lilm for bis researches, and no one bas any Idea that the British government will attempt to place any obstacles In tbe way of tut oommlsslon. O ue ot tbe commissioners, or an expert se lected by tbem, will, In all probability, U sent to Tbe Hague, to study tbe Dutch ar obiv es. As It is known that historical data oi the highest Importance Is in the possesslot of French national libraries. It is likely thai a number of the commissioners or tbeli agouts will go to Europe in the next two oi three mouths to hole a meeting. , Aimed at Train Robbers. , Tba epldemlo of train robberies In tbi Indlau Territory durlug the past year In duced the House Committee on Judiciary tt approve bill Introduced by Mr. Brodvriuk, of Kansas, partly aimed to prevent thoat Crimea, (Ill HOOD III THE MISSISSIPPI. LIRE INLAND SEAS. Terrible Floods Aro Raging In The Booth and Bouthweit The unprecedented rniufnll In tho lower Mississippi valley during thn past ten day ha cnused all streams to overflow and the low lands In Tennessee, Arkansas and Miss issippi are one vast sea of water. Prldgcs have been washed away on several of the railroad and traffic Is seriously delayed. In Arkansas tho damage from tho Hood will ren"h high llgure. 'I'ho Omichlta river roso thirty feet within thirty-six hour, nnd the torrent of wntor swept everything before It. Many lino plan tation and farms In thnt fertile valley bave bi en submurgeil, aud outhouse and fence swept away. Italn has been falling almost steadily during tho past fortv-elglit bourn, and tho water will go still higiier. At Port Gllison, Miss., rain fell for 80 hours continuous, beginning Friday night. The government gauge show a fall of 1 Inches. All streams are overflowed and bridge destroyed or badly damaged. Davo Hnrues, colored, was drowned by the upset ting ol a dug-out, In which ho wns nt tempt ing to cross nn overflowed Held. The water at Calhoun station was the highest for 20 year. At Terry, Ml., heavy rain for 4S hour causi-d a general overflow of streams, llrlilge were cnrrlod away In all directions, cnii-lng a loss ot many thousands of dullnis to the county. W. 0. T. V, FR0TEST8 Against Military Instruction in the Publlo School!. Mr. Francos W. Leller, of Mansfield, O.,1 oupVrlntondeut of the department of physical culture In the National W. C. T. U., through the department of legislation and enforce ment of law, of which Mrs. Margaret B. Ellis, ot East Orange, N. J., in superintendent, Is son-ling out the following petition to each legislator at Washington: "We, the uuderslgucd. In bohnlf fit tho 800.000 members of the National W. C. T. U., do most enrni-stly protcr-t against the pnssnge of nny mensure by your honorable body which nlms to provide military Instruction In the public schools of the country. We be llevethat tin-so schools have been established and supported for the purpose of developing oltlr.enshlp, and should, therefore, tench tho principle of true government mid peace, rather than the science of warfare. "We further believe that systematic body training In all grades of these school will help produce the best of which coch child Is physically, mentally nnd morally capable, a id Insuring the government the support of loyal citizens under any and all emergencies. "Will you use your Inllueuce, nml vote nfidnst all bills which In nnv wuy deslgu to l.iti-oiluoo and establish military tactics in the public school curriculum'" AN AMERICAN MISER. Died in Cheap Quarters in Fans With Hillions is His Clothes. A short time ago nn unknown American, a man apparently about 77 years old, fell In a Ht while walking along the Boulevard des Cupulucs, Pnrls, The police took charge, as there was no one accompanying lilm or within sight who knew anything about tho man. It was ascertained with somo diffi culty where the stranger lodgud, and be was taken then). Among the papers found on his person wns an envelope which he carried In nu Inside pocket bearing the postmark lioston and en closing n check for 20,000 francs. The place whore, tho man lived and to which be was taken unconscious by the police, was a cheap lodging where It was learned he hud lived iu apparent poverty for twelve years. Ho ex pired soon after being taken to tills place, A search of his domicile wns thereupon made, which revealed a quantity of French b ink uotes, .American securities, etc., placed at various points iu the apartment, of the total value of 2,000,000 francs, Lllorts nro now being made to ascertain the nuuie ot tho num. BIDS FOR THE BONDS. A Largs Number Have Already Been Re ceived. A large number ot bids for tho new bonds luivo been received, nnd every mall brings additions. As to the amounts or prices of fered, even the secretary of the trensury knows practically nothing. There seems to lie no doubt that the amount of the bids will exceed the irlOO,U0J,000 to be offered, and It is exnectcd thut the foreign offers will be considerably more thau was cxiected when tho loan was announced. Tho Improved political situation abroad, It ht believed, will contribute to this end. The seml-offli'iul announcement that bid dors who Intend to pay for their bonds in foreign coin will bo given the preference in making the awards Is expected to stimulate foreign cbuiH-tltlon for the bonds. The thing most to be feared, it Is sold at the treasury, Is a possible combination by which a largo percentage of the offers will be at uniformly low rates. Then Secretary Cur lisle would not hesitate to reject low bids. WANTS TO INVESTIGATE, Tariff Discrimination Against Amorioan Producti. Tbe House Committee on Ways and Means adopted a resolution providing for an Inves tigation of tariff discriminations against American products, and of the effect of the repeal of the reciprocity laws. The resolution, which was Introduced by Mr. Tawney, of Minnesota, recites that it is desirable to extend the surplus of agricultural aud manufactured products of the United States to loreign countries, mat in certain countries their importation is prohibited, r strlcted or subjected to burdensome inspec tion, over valuation or discriminating duties, and authorised the committee to prepare a report which shall show in what countries sucn uiscuminations are in lorce, ana tne ei fect of the reciprocity treaties on commerce. aud of their abandonment. Experts to make the investigation are provided fer, BRIEF MENTION, The Kentucky House passed tho Hlles Compulsory Education bill, Tbe Hon. William H. English is critically ill at bis home at Indianapolis. Belva A. Lookwood, once a Presidential candidate ou the Woman's Rights ticket, and now a tiractloiug attorney in Washington has been disbarred from practice as an attorney or agent before the Pension Bureau. Tbe lower House of the Mississippi legis lature uuautmously adopted reeoutloua In favor of grouting belligerent rights to Cu bans, and requatlng Mississippi Senators and Representatives lu Congress to vote to that end. The good results of Speuker Bead's uear rule against smoking on the Aoor of the House of Representatives ure already ap parent. The air ot the old legislative ball Is vastly purer uud frontier than it ever wis lu pas toongresaes, and Its Increased salubrity U enjoyed not only by the statesmen them Hives, but by the visitors iu the gulerles. The atmosphere Is now transparent Instead of tale-blutt, Htatesmen cannot now bo seeu ouuglug on sofas aud standing iu the aUle smoking vile elgars.aud tbe stale odor of bad tobaoeo la no longer noticeable. AN IMPORTANT SUIT. Rind Land Cm Adversely Decided Under an Old Stats Law. The attorneys tor tbe defense (n the King Mullen land suit, on trlnl nt Parkernburg, W. Vn., Involving over 500,000 acres of land, rained at f 1,000,(100, naked Judge doff to ln truct the Jury to render a verdict In their favor under the old State Inw by whl h lands not entered for taxes for Ave year '.re for feited to tho Htnte. The prosecution object ed, claiming tho Inw to lie unconstitutional under tho fourteenth amendment. Judge GofT. however, decided tho State law to be constitutional, nnd Instructed the Jury to Hnd a verdli-t for the defense, which wns done. King's nttorncy will now tnko an appeal to the supremo court ot tho United Stnb s. Till case recalls nn Interesting piece of History in Whleh this Innd II mires, a littln more than 100 year ngo Alison Hatfield at tempted to kill King George III of England. He tailed and Hi d the country. He nrrlved In America at the beginning of the present ci ntury, staked a clnlm on the waters of the lllg Sandy river In Western Virginia nnd married a daughter of a neighboring pioneer, successfully resisted all attempt to oust him from the Inrge tract of laud ho claimed and lived thero for many years. Mnny of his do ecendant live on I fie old pntrlmony, and sevorni of them were hero as witnesses In tho Innd ease. The title of the great Innd enso the first of many soon to be instituted, is King vs. Mul len, nnd Involves almost two-thirds of thev laud In Logan nnd Mingo counties, hnlf of McDowell a part of Wyoming, nnd stretches over a dividing ridge Into Tnzewell and l)u chnnnn eountli, Vn., comprising nearly HOO, 000 acre, covered with Immense forests and underlaid with untold wealth In coal and other minerals. The aggregate of the lands that will eventually lie Involved In the de rision amounts to about 1,000,000 acres and thousands of people nre Interested. TELEGRAPHIC TICKS. Col. A. B. Colt, on trial at Clrelevlllo, 0. for manslaughter, growing out of thesup preslon of the Washington C, H. riots, was acquitted. 'lhe grand Jury at Columbus, O., found further Indictments against ex-Senator W. (J. Gear, Senator Idea and Senator J. J. Ab bott for bribery. An epidemic of spotted fever Is raging In tho convic t camp near Husk, Texas. Five .vinvlct guards died in one day aud others have thrown up their Jobs aud fled. Adolph NI"so ami wife, sentenced to 3 0 years' imprisonment for beating a 10-year-old son to death, cut their throats In Jail ut t'olvllle, Wash. Nlese Is dead and tbe wo man Is living. In tho omnibus bill for tbe payment ol war claims reported from the War Clnlmi committee, provision Is made for the puy-ni-nt of (21,211 to the estate of Nicholas J. Ulglcy, hitu of Pittsburg, deceased. Senator Pcffer, Populist, of Kansas, has Introduced a bill providing that where sol diers served In the Confederate army aud Inter served In the Federal army or navy, they shall not be debarred from pensloua. SIX MEN KILLED. Frightful Exploiion in the HolUdayaburg Iron Works. Thursday morning the 80-lnch cylinder boiler at the works of the Hollldnysburg, Pa., Iron nnd Nail company, exploded and was hoisted through the roof 800 feet in mldnlr, and enme crashing dowb through tbe root ol another department oi tne worn. J lie rntlro roof wns crushed to tno Hoor by the force of the explosion, and the works were practically wrecxeu. 1 hese workB are located along the line of the Morrison Cove branch of the Pennsyl vania. The Hying boiler almost caught the Mnrtlnsburg passenger train ill Its descent- Following Is a list of the dead employes of tlie works: George Lane, a mason, wns found Into a lifeless mass. Con. Evans, a boil Ills skull crushed. Morrell Troa iir-old boy, bad his head groundi wheel, iioia-rt Murray, samueL an lihknowu tramp. About tl wero inlurod.. Tbe boiler wos recently repnlrod by lieu Pros., machinists, aud was pronounced by them to be in ilrst-class condition. No explanation is offered as to tho cause ot tho explosion. The maiiugois of the company are exonerated from any culpability. SLAUGHTER AT ZEIT0VN. Tho Report of the Manao and Outrage Thero are Confirmed. Letters hnvo been received at Constanti nople from Marnsh confirming the storie storiejT wn l,l thut great slaughter occurred In the battlo between the Turkish troops Armenians who had captured Zeltoun. exact number of the dead Is not known, but it was very inrge. rwuive nuunrcd wound ed men bave alread reachod Marash, and many more are following them. Many ot the wounded have died, either in Maranh or or along the road from Zeltoun. A number of prisoners have been tuten to-Mariii-h. Their treatment was something awful. All sorts of indignities wore heaped apon them, and in a large number of cases they were so shockingly maltreated that it is Impossible to publish the details. Tho Governor ot Marosh bos again tried to bring about a reconciliation between the Turks aud the Armenians in Zeltoun, but his efforts have been in vain. Most of the pro minent Armenians in the Vilayet have been arrested. The sultan bag replied through Costakl Pnsha Anthopoulos, the Turkish Ambas basador to Great Brltlan. to the letter re- ' ceutly sent to him by Queen Victoria, rela tive to tho treatment of the Armenians. I JAPANE8B BUTCHERED. Details of the Uprliingiof Chinese in for moia. Additional news of the revolt In Formosa, gives details of the attacks on such of the Japanese troops as still remain In that terri tory. At Tatpeh tour Japanese outposts were attacked, the II rat at police station, where nine of the countable were killed; the lecond, a telegraph post, where 10 operators were butchered; the third, a military station, the garrison of which retired lu safety upon Talpch. aud the fourth, also a military sta tion, wberu the assailants wore driven book. Durlug the first three days ot the present mouth tbe rebels repeatedly attacked Tatpeh but reinforcements arriving they were re pulsed with heavy losses. Since the revolt began 160 Japanese lives were sacrificed bv i Jauuary 8, Including 18 constables aud six -' cbool teachers. . ibu cnlnese practice their wonted barbarities. Near the village of tilk kow were fouud the beadlees bodies of Japanese brutally mutilated. In the small town of Paohetin horrible excesses were eommltted, and tbe six school teachers murdered In the most brutal manner. CAPITAL NOTES, The President and Mrs. Cleveland 1 gave a dlnuer lost week to tbe members ot the Su preme Court. Secretary Mortou, in his annual report, figures that the farm property ot the United States Is worth r 18,000.000,000. there being 4,501,611 farms, averaging in value ts.VOO. The House ot Representatives of South Carolluu's General Assembly adopted a ruso- l,itl.,n iMii.litia , khrt ukltta d..uli Till.-..'-. bitter arralgument ot President ClvUuid' and tbe administration, pronouncing Map trlotio utteranoe. . 7
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