'( SCORES BLOWN TO NECES. Eight Cam Lonitod With Dynamite Let Go Near Johannesburg. An explosion nf dyhiunlto incurred nl VI ileiulorp, h suburb of Johannesburg, Wednes day evening, nml wns most disastrous. , F.lglil tiillwny cur loud'-d with dynamite were l lug switched from mm truck to an other when tln explosion took plneo. At the spot where tin ilyurimlto exploded u hide .'III ffft td op will niailo In the ground nml every house within it radius of half n inllo wns rared to the ground. 1 ho tiuiiil'or of persons killed cnunnt yet Im even cstpnntol. Forty I'oill.H have bom fmiinl nml llio seim i Ik only just beginning. 'two hundred injured persons Imvo been taken to tho hospital whore several of litem Imvo ilh-.l. On tlio ground worn hlnckciitd In-iips of Imtmm roinnlnH limbs, bonds, trunks, soonlcd nivl lorn, The victims worn Malays, Kn'llts iiihI fhlunmcn, tlio whites heln i tit II nilnoibv lit V 1 1 1 I r i I . r : hut In vplto of this, iplli'ii number of whit" people. Including six i:rl-, nro among tho innny victims of Iho calamity. 1'rol nhlv tho best Idea nf the forii' of tho I'splo.dmi i nn ho lathered from th fact thnl tho Imn nxhs of tlio trucks upon whli'h Iho ilyniii.ilt" v.u-i hutili'il liuut been driven VII foot tnlo Ihe bnrd ground. Id iw the explosion nrroil I not known. Itul a Is Hid prevails Hint ii thieving hnlllr foitnit his tiny to tin Hhiintoit I rucks nml Hint In Irtiicr tn break open one of iho eases of tho explosive, being In ignorance of what it fntitiiluod, ho brought nlioiil Iho disaster. 'i ho exact extent of tho ilhustcr will novor In- known. According lotho estimates, Imtv ovor, nlioiil HI) persons Imvo I n kllloil. iiliont Villi wonmloil severely. iiihI about Kill tnoro Imvo lioon loss novoroly Injnroil. Hovr nl of tlio injuri'il Imvo since died, FATAL END OF THE CARNIVAL. Fire nnd Panto Cnuiie the lost of Many Livci in a rortngiicie Town. 1 hiring tho prngrcssot n masked dull given dy tho Artists' club, of Hnntnrcm, n tow h Ml miles from I,h,hon, Tuesday night, nt tho close of the onrnlvul thoro, llro hroko out In tho building Mini tho Humes Hproml Willi frlghtriil i :i 1 1 ill it y. A tcr rlhlc panic ensued, iiiiilminvol tho iljium iiihI novoriil 1 ut sbhrs who w.'iil In tin lr rescue, wi ro liln r binned to ili-iil h or triiuiplcl in the rush tn iwnpn from tlio burning building. 1'nrly bodies Imvo bi-en roi'ovoroil. Minors Entombed. as nut result or n tearful explosion of gas 111 tlio Mlloitn oonl tlllno lit Now I ll.it le, ( i on the Isth it Is believed that between lift v nml sixty moil lost thi'lr lives. 'I ho mini' Is on llro ami catiiinco tlirouh tho .shaft Is Im possible. Am hhhi ns the news of tin-explosion roaoli- ii now iimio, Miporintoiiiiont in. unit otosoii tho mini-H of tho Ciilorailo l-'ui I iV Iron oompimv ari l loft for tho ViiIoiiii nilno, whoro n lari;o I.imi in notlvoly oiikhkoiI In iiIiIIiik tno nttompiM ut riwoiio. I ho ouiiho of Iho ox plosion Im not known. It Ih uttrlluitiil to Hiilitorrmioiin kiismi m whloli Imvo lii-on notlvo In tho vli'lnlty for many joiin. It Is possihlo thnt tho origin may havo Ins'ii tho liroukliiK into nn iinmonMo pookot of jnn !oiioratoi hv tliiipxtorniil llroM whloli linvon ssltiitoil tho lloo.lliiK nl many iiiIiiom in thlMioluhhorliooil, On Folirnnry H. Htato t'oul Minn liiMpstor iimiuii in:.i"ot''ii tho iili'im nitno nml pro- uounoru ll in Hpli'llillil nonunion. Children'! Home Burned. Tho Dolnwnrn County t'hlhlron'R Ifomo. In- ontml jiiMt north of Holnwnr , Ohio, Iniriiitl itt miilnlvlit WoiliioHilay nli;lit. Whon tlio Dromon nrrivi'il tlmy ilovotoil all thi'lr timn pwiiliiif tho 44 inmiiti M, rniiKiiiK In W from B to 12 yciint. TIiomo woro nil takon out with ilillloulty ami clail uuly In thi'lr niK'lit cloth- VP TO THE MAXIMUM. ncguiar Army win now only Take on High-Clmj Raorulti. Tho now nvriillltiir M.VHtom for tho nrmy nnlivl liy tlio hard time for tho iast fow youm, lnm rosultoil In lirlnKiilt tho onllstoil RtnuiKth up to ItM niiixlmiim, nml n fow iIuvm no oruorM woro ishiioiI liy tho Ailliitant (Ion oral who Is tn I'linri-o of tho work, Instriii t Init tlm rocriiltiiiir nflhi'm iiooonlliiirlv. Hovoral of tho minor ntntloiiM, whom moil liuvo Ik'i'ii I'lill.-ti'.l, Imvo iM'on olosoil tomno- rarily, nml tlm oltloom ou tlio dotnll Imvo boon uivi'ii othor itutli m. HiHTiiltM havo Ik'oii oimilni? In rapidly for piuiio iiioiniiM, nun moy tiro u iooil oiiihm of mon, moMt of whom liavo I n out ot om- jiloynu'iit and Imvo takon tho army In profor- wj aiiyuni'onaiiiiyri'(."ariiini;tliolr tionril nml IikIkIiimT. Thou tho now ri'KiilatlonH kov t'rnliiK n-oriiltlnir phi.i'B makii It optional with roitiiiK'iital commnniloni nn to lllliim inoir onmmamiM. hum Hum roHiiltod in moro cam boliin takon, for tho ri'uimontnl adjut Biitn aro oairfiil to 1'iillst only buoIi mi'U iim will bo a crodil to thoir dlMuoriiiiioiit of vhar oi'tor. Tho now Instruction to tho rocriitlntf of flwre Im tlint thoy should on list only tlio Vory hlhi'st cIusb of applioniitii, nud ho vury puring iu enlisting thoui. AFTEH MANY TEABS. A Kan Separated From Bit Wife Since the War Findi Her, Mm. E. II. Bowuo, of Hartford, Conn,, has Just Iwen rouiiltcd to hor himbiind aftor a wpunitlun of 84 yearn. Iu 1HCJ Bowne went to the war, loavliiR hie bride of throe mouths At hi r homo in Kmiduky. At the ond of tho war, Downo, who hnil novor writti'n home, did not roturn. Ilia wife gave him up for dond, and eoon r moved to Hartford. Homo timo Binoo kIio lourned that K. U. Bowuo hud obtuined u pouMion. Cnrrrapondcnce with the PoDMlon Buroau resulted In loonting tho pensioner, aud Jlre. Bowne arrived Iu Handusky a day or two alnoe. The meeting wo a happy one, and the reunited couple ia now domiciled ill the city. BED CBOSS HAT ENTEB. Turkey Open Wide the Doer For Belief Work. A cablogram from A. Vf. Terrell, TJnitod States Minister to Turkey, dated Constanti nople, announced that the effort of MU dura Barton, president of the American National Hod Cross society, to obtain the permission of the Turkish government to distribute relief to theaulToring Armenian had been suooessful. Miss Burton was presented by Mr. Terrell to the Bubllnie l'ortu aud received aasurauoe of full protection and aid for her agents in dlspensiug charity. Her assistants, says Mr. Terrell, will go to the interior. Miss Bartou's headquarters will be at Para. The dispatch ends with these wordsi "The door is thus ojwued wide for churlty." Oolng to Mexico. A colony of 60 mechanic aud their families I being formed In Clevelund by William I). Lovetlay, who has spent most ot his life in the tropics, U settle on a lurge trout of land In Oaxaoa, Mexico. The Mux loan Govern ment bus ottVuii extra Inducement for Northern oolonWlon In that region. Mr. Xiovoday and & eoaxuittue will visit the place iwxt huptewlMjr. CONGRESSIONAL, Eiimmnry of the Most Import lVjaiure Presented In Doth Mouioi. nm-rifTii hav. Mr. nillehell, of Oii'tron, elmlrmmi of Ihn sonuto eoiiimlttiii on privileges nml elect lone pn'sotiteii to tho senate Iho timjorltv report on the 'Infill of Mem v A. IHmioiiI i lleinilill emi I to be nilmliteil n n s nalor from lieln- ware tor me term eomun ni'lng Mured 4,ni,v III Sleei.sshili to Mr. IIIi.-i;Imm. i ho ileml lock III tho lielawnro h nislaluro and Iho peculiar ineis 111 com nun nun ,vir. iinponl n sel tloti render tho enso one of special Interest, 'Iho House to. day resumed Iho eouslilern. Hon ot Iho iiirrleiiiliirnl npproprhilinii hill mid tlio nttaek upon Hi'eri lnry .Morton ami Ills policy occupied mosl of the session. tiKir six rii nar. Heiinto -Tho resolution offered some Hum lime n i' o liy .Mr. roller, l'opnlll, of Kiin-un, for n hihi'IiiI commllleo to luuulro Into tho elrcllllistnnees of the recent bond Issue, was taken up and discussed, nud then went on the ciih'iitlnr. 'I ho military academy bill was passed, Ihn mneiiiliiient oITi r-d veslerilnv lv Mr. Vilas I'enioeiat of Wlseon'sln, for twii ml. Illl. .mil cadi ts nl-liirtfo from each state having been defeated liy Ihrco iniiorilv. 'I ho pension appropriation bill was passed, nmoiintliiit to $ 1 1 2, nisi, (sin. .Mr. ( nil. Iieinoeriit, of I lorldn, Introduced n resolution, which, went over, dlroetlnir the Hceretnrv of tho Treasury In dispose of tlm hipsoil bids In tho r tit bond sale to "the hlKhest bidder, Ineluilim; iu the hi. Is such as havo Ih'iii r Ived Up to tho llnioof the pns-ano of this resolution, when such bids shall Ih opened hv Iho Heeretaiy of the Treasury." Adjournment followed.' 'I ho House to. ilny pnsse.l tho nirrlctilttirnl npproprhillon hill. AmeiidineutH were in corporated In the bill inaklnir It miuidatory upon the Hecntary tn luir-'htiso mid ills- tribute s I, ns bus Ins'ii the custom prior to tho suspension of the praelleo last vear, wllli- olls referi'lieo to the ri'ipiiremelits of the Mtalulo that HieyHhall bo "rare mid line, mi- mon" ns that phrase was eonslrucil hv H retary .Morton; Increasing tho appropriation for seeds from if l;m,nnii lo IMi,ihki, and ro hahllllllllliir the seed division, abolished by Heen tiiry .Morton lust year, with n full ipiotii of clerks to I'tiahlo the Hecretarv In ex ite the law. It was became bo il I Mn.l n.. "rnre nud iineoiiiiuou" sisnls that Hecretarv Morton do elded not to ill-tribute any last summer, mid abolished the s I division. I ll i v-Hi.vi-.N i ii nr. Nenate - Mr. Curler ulTeioil a resolution to r limit the tariff hill to the llnmiec enm- mlltee Tor further conslilerntion. About sixty private pension hills were passed .IimIiil; the ilnv. The bill pensioning the widow of the lale Sei rolarv llrisliniii an brlu'inlh r-i-eneriil at 4-2(111 mo'utlilv, with uu nmeinlmeni makliiK the amount 4 It II I niouth Iv, went over willioiit a.-Hoii In order to per mit Mr. Voorhees to sneak against the iimi'iiiliiient. House - 'I ho Homo today devoted Itself strictly to business. The army appropria tion hill, oiirrylnii 4 2:l,7ri,!iu, 'was passed, the conference report on the uruent di lleleiicv bill was adopted, mid the bill to extend I. live vinirs the time In which the Koveininent can hrlnic sull i to niiniil pnlerits to public lands lmilcr railroad mid w auou rond grmibi, w as passed, III 1Y-1 Inlllll DAY. Senator Cameron, of l'eiinsylvaiiln, ad dressed the Hcnate nt soiuo len'uMh on his subslltiite for Hie Cuban resolution reported from the committee on foreli:n nlTalrs. Mr. Cameron'H substitute reiniests tho I'reslilenl to Interpose his friendly oHl. es with the Spanish Kovernincnt for tho recognition of ine imiepeiiilciice ot ( llhu. l'ollll.'H formed a InrKO share ot today's diversion In the lloiiso. After the conrer enee report on the dlploimitic nnd consular bill was iiki-ociI to tlio Scuato amemlineuts to the pen-Ion hill were sent to conference, and me in. nan appropriation lilll was taken up. 'I his carries M.(i:iO,ll!ill, or UW.ilIU less than Hie law lor the current year. IIITY-NIMTII HAY. House Mr. Colson Introduced In the House a resolution to Invesllgiitn Keerotary Carlisle's notion In declining ton pt the (Irnvcs bid for bonds. Tho resolution was us follows: "Wlu-roiis, It has boon charged bv Wllllnin tlm ves in ii statement mmle by 'Mm and given to Iho public press, that Hon. John (I. Carlisle, tho secretary of the treasury of tint I'lilted States, had refused to deliver to said William Urn vis I.Uiii.IMIU In bonds of the I lilted States at ll5.:utii rider having in ocptcii the hi of tho said William Oraves therefor at said llitiircs, although the said William (i raves had tendered the secretary of tin-treasury tho amount or said bid for said bonds in gold nt the siiMreusury In tho city of New York, mid that the secretary of ine in-nsury nils awar-u-ii snl.t iuuiiIh to S. I Mori;iiii .t Co.. at n sum ir'Jil.llnu less than the iimoiini inn anil tendered liy tho said Will, lam II raves. "Kcsnlved, That n committee of live mem- tiers of this house bit iiimoliited bv the S-akcs or this house to investigate said churKo mid report to this house iu writing llio result oi tno lllVestlKlltloll,' vt hllo A r. i,i l-rt of South Cnro nn nml Sir. Bowers of California, two rnlher hot headed Kentlemeii, were llllmmcrlllg nwny at each other during the debate with much lustiness of voice and II whirlwind of ires. ticiihitlon, someiinleiit sportsman called out. "Uo II, J'ltz." During Hie liuightnr that fol lowed, some ouo cu led "Tliiiit." uud tho in. chloilt closed. llm house nil lourned over Saturday ex. cept for n night session devoted to private pension inns. MUST BE ABLE TO BEAD. Senator Lodge Boportt Bill to Boitriot Immigration. Senator Lodge, chairman of the committee on immigration, reported a bill from that committee for tho restriction of Immigration. The bill provides for the exclusion of all persons who nro so iirnorunt ai to bo unnble to rend and write any ImiKUUiru. Senator LodKO presented a written report on the bill, iu which he Biiysi "'i'hla meiuiiro, if adopt, ed.will exclude a lurxe portion of the present Immigration nnd witli a fow exceptions will tell exclusively on the most undesirable portions of immigration alone. No measure can be devised which will let in absolutely everyone who ought to come In nud exclude every linmiKruut who ouk'ht to 1st shut out, out iub percentage ot nesirame immigrants who would be excluded by this bill would be reduced to the minimum. The committee also suvs that there can ha no doubt Unit there is a general and very earnest desire umonir tho neonle of the United States to restrict Imuiiunition. ! Is obvious that immiurutlon in its present unrestricted form," the report continues. "threatens to injure the aualitv of our citi zenship and lower the rates ot American waxes. " The com mitt i3 sav that all that hu hither. to been done to improve and restrict Immi gration nas noon tninetiutul but tuut It has not been sufficient to roach the obieetiouable classes. BBIEF ROTES. In Norway irlrls are Ineligible for matri mony until they have earned ocrtlticate of proileiuuoy iu knitting, baking and spinning. Young man, go to Norway! And now the sumo Doonle who brought about the full of Campos, are trying to have Weyler deposed. Perhaps the wily Cubans have friends in disguise at court. A beautiful cemetery for net docs nt the Mw York Pour Hundred has been laid out with all the landscape gurdunur's art. It is not iiKsiy mitt sucu a piece of nonsense can be found anywhere else on earth. Tha at. fete East! IfllfSI NEWS U THE CAPITAL. THE MONONGAHELA RIVER. rto Money This Year, hut Congrninien Ac eept Junknt Invitation. The old story with regnid to llm freeing of fie MonoiiKiihehi In general tinvlitallon was repented In Ihn House fmunillli-e en lilvers nd Harbors Thursday morning. I Here were pn soul llm representatives ,,f Iho Moiionimhela Navlitalloii Coiniinnv, plead llll! for It to lie nllowcil to lie. or If It mils! reuse, io nave i no Iiovernuient nay n proper price for It. I hero were rciircm-iitiillvi s of ine I'oiil I'.xciiancn nml Hie Nnl oonl lli iird ot Sleniii Niiviiralloii , n band to show muul P-esons why the river should be mmle free. The hoiirbiir was not Hiitlsraoim-v ,,, u,.nr..i.. ly Halt n iior.en meinl.ets of the commht Were present. Nearly all of thorn Imvo I r,l (lie nriiniiientn pro mid eon In lh . case hi fore, nud there seems to be a settled Idoil that no moiiev will be appropriated this year for Hie piireluuie of the plm I, so the Interest was not very marked. the lilvor nnd Hnrb.ir Comtnlltee Intends nuiklnir a lour of the Mi iinnunhchi mid (thin rlvois next mouth, nml will look more fully Into Iho n Is of that lo tion then, 'I hey cx t to start from I'alrmoul, W. Va., about Hie I at h of March, run down Hie Minimum. hi'la b I'lltshurir. I'roui IMttsburu to ( ln- clnillltl the euniililt'ee will bo thouuestsof ii l nl n II. It, lllnckliurn on his new stearic Vlrulnla. ( 'aidaiti Hrnvo iiret-ciited n most l,ilen.l llilt aririimeiit, n ivln nuionir other tlilms- A few facts will ilemonslrate the i;n-nt eoinnierelal viilue of the Monoiioahchi river, the commerce of which ex Is the coluhlll- ed value of that of l.'l other main tributaries of the (Mil. i, which have cost llm Nml. mid lloverilllienl 1 I.HIfi.MI'J, while not ouo did lar of (loveriimeni funds has Is en expended In the Improvement of tlm Nt mil's of Iho .Mouoiiciiheln In I'oiiiisvlvniihi. which fur. nlslics so larifc a share of the tonnaio of the minium .Mississippi rivers. I he cotnmcr f tho Monoui;ahelu Is I I times ('renter than that or the Missouri. I ho Improvements uf tin- Missouri has est over tH.iHHi.ntiii, but the m mill s ,,f the Monoiu.li- In. with Its II limes i-renter tnilll ', has ml I'elvcd I ny of 1 1 n I . I (- fund i for Im provement. 'Ihee,...lv .Missouri Is free lo all nuvltfiitors. The fr.-li;ht-pro.iiohu( but oslra -iscd M.iiioiii;iiln'hi is liarrl- ade l acalnsl free tinvltralloii. The commerce ,,f II,,. M.moiii.-aliela In elihl times i-renlei ihnn that nf tlm Tcmrc.cn. I'lio itllliroveril-'lit'i of tin Telilu ssee hlivn si over tl.M'n.nnii; Ihe , Icht times creator itntncrec of Ihe M'l mlh-s ..file' Monoie.ile'ln s left out III the c, ,,,, .,, , from llll rlcmal ik'iiiilon. The Tcn'iosHco is fie. to Iho linviu-ntors rrom all cIIuicm nml nil colors ri,,,ratl,,i toin-ntcs eonrrotil the mitliMt.irs ol the Moiioncale hi. for.-lii'-shlniiers to i.av iiuniiiillv sonic l;,n, (I'll! for what the Ton. iiessee shli cr get. for nothing, a free river lor n rre nino-rcn. I ho Monolu.-ahell fllllil died HI! tier i I of llii minor f the lllilo, oilier commerce of I hel ililocxe, e line lice, ml i IK', I coinlliercil or llm upper and lower Mississippi and .Missouri rivers. I'ort v-slx inllllimn id I'nil- e, Sab s tiuuls have I u expended for the Improvement of tliesii rlcis; In the mean time, the mh miles id the rrcMit-nmiliicluu .Moiioiiijuheln are deiilcl liny t, tic Ileal Con- Kressloiuil r million. I hose MM miles havo furnished, for moro than half n century, fuel lor Iho suuar nlau- tntloiis mid cotton presses of the South mid furnished the fuel of great steamers which, have sailed every ocean of tho iflobe. laden with tlio products of the farms nnd shops of the empire vnlleys of the Ohio and .Mississip pi, ami yet these HH miles have pleaded In vain nt tho doors of Coiign-s-i for rcli-itso from the grasping exactions of a xlaht cor poration, (I rent as Is the toiimu;o of llm Mouoiiualiela, It would 1st twofold Its present mauuitiide If It were not for the hindering potency of toll charges. STBICTEB DIVORCE LAWS. Important Measures Favored by the Honse Judiciary Committee. Two Important pieces of territorial nnd statu legislation have been decided upon by the house Judiciary committee. One or them contemplates restricting tho ready divorce Industry by making one year's residence n prcreipilslt for liny divorce In the territories. Tills bill was prepared by Fred II. (illletto of HprliiRllcld. Mass. 'The other measure was recommended by the Judge iidvocnte general of tlm nrmy and vests Jurisdiction In United States courts of any offense committed In any plain jurisdic tion over which has been retained by the I'lilted Sliitcs or ceded to It by a state, or which has been purchased with the consent of a state for the erection of u fort, magazine, arsenal, dockyard, or other n Iful building, the punishment for which Is not provided for by any law of the United States. In such eases the courts urn empowered to Indict tho same penally as Is provided by the laws of the state In which the place is situate, I. The Judge advocate general in support of this bill states that under the present defec tive law, eases of riot, aggravated assault, t.ilho Imprisonment and ussniilt with intent to commit murder committed on territory within the exclusive Jurisdiction of the Unit ed States, arc held to be unprovided for and unpunishable. Tariff on Top Again. Tho Populist Senators hnvo now decided that when the motion is renewed for the con sideration of the tariff bill thoy will cast their rote In the affirmative. If they adhere to this decision thoy will be able tn turu the re sult from tha negative to the alllrinatlve side of the scale, and thus secure the considera tion of the measure In the senate, providing ns lurge a number of ltcpubliciin senators vote Iu the afllrmutlve as did on tho first oc casion. The Populist senutors say thoy hnvo never been opposed to tho eoiisldcrntion of the bill, but that thoy were taken by surprlsu by the llrst motion. CAPITAL K0TE8. The Semite passed a bill giving a nensi on of $100 a month to tho widow of Uunerul Thomas Kwing. The House Pensions Committee agreed to report lavorumy a inn restoring to tho i.en- sion rolls the re-married widow of a dead soldier. Senator Elkins ha Introduced a resolution to revive the grade of lieutenant general In the army, which was referred to the Com mittee on Military Affairs. The Rouse Committee on the Territories reconsidered the adverse rote on the bill to admit Arizona to stutchood. aud this leaves the bill open to a report to the House. Congressman Dunford. ot BL Clalrsvllle. Ohio, introduced a bill to nay Margaret Iuvis, ot rJteubenville, $',1,000 for wounds re ceived in a skirmish between Morgan's raid ers and citizen near Wintersville, Ohio. July 83, 1803. Congressmen Hullngs, of West Virginia, Introduced bills to pay the trustees of the Oauley Bridge Baptist church, Fayette county. tHOOi the trustees of St. Murk's Episcopal church, Coalsworth, Kanawha oounty, a.fxlfl for the use of the churches by United Status troop during the wur. COLD COMINO FBOM CUBA. Amerioani on th Island Are Afraid of , Property Confiscation. On the Ward line steamship Heguranea, which arrived at Now York February 18, from Havana, was (000,000 in gold, con signed to the Western Exchange National Bank. ' ' " REINDEER IN ALASKA. A Lnrg llarrl Scoured to Fnollltnto Traytl In That Country. The si'orcliiry of the Interior litis approved and forwarded to I'mmrosthn recotniiiciidnl thin of Hut commissioner of elocution Hint the sum of i'l.in.ll should Im impropriated the r -si nt year for Ihe pur.'hnso nl reindeer Ihe same to be limil' hcl by the lowest bid. di r mid ib llvercil nt sulluMo iioluts on the Al'iskan cole I. I' lflis ii hundred to ! Mm reindeer would, It Is Ihoiit'ht, bit secured by this nun. All ied lo the I no or morn deer alreiolv iu H,o herd kepi at Port rlnrcnco, near II, ilng s r.ill, there will be n slock of i,nisi or more. Whi r 'lis moy Inti reommuiih allon Is lwecn Hm vlllngi s In Aim ku Is xery pre. ntl.iiis In the winter llm due to Ihe fuel thnl Hut dogs that draw lh i,, di(c4 have to creep along from tillage I,, vlllnifii to pne-uro Hu Ir necessary food, on Hie other hand tlio reindeer can procure his rood linmcllatelv Irem Hi" moss under the show nt any point Where he s turned loose, Tho dogs Iravel ill the rate of :ifi miles a dav, while the rein deer trim-Is wi mil, s n day. It would I possllile to have collllliuillcill Ion with all Ihe seitiemcnls scniicreil through Aln-ka once In two weeks ilurlng Iho long winter season i luce large herds of reindeer in i stnbll' hed In Alaska, n plentiful supply id the best food will n verywhern nvallable. 'Ihe danger lo inln -rs m d other settlers who run Ihe risk of coming slmrl nt provisions Iu en-m ol mishaps to their annual stores would be removed, ns Well lis tho lllllli;er to those natives who have been deprived id their rood ov im, ili-siructltiu or tno wn rns ami whn e 'I hero l no reason why n population id hiirdy iei,,i suoui'l li, il live iimi nml prolllalile In- ni-iricM III AIIISKI1. THE VENEZUELA SITUATION. England's Claim It Indemnity Hot Contest ed by Clovuland, The London Stmnlurd nnd, 'islands Hud Attorney (li'iiernl Sir llleluird Webster has revls d the statement or Ihn llrllbh cas.t on the Veiieuelii dispute, prepared by Sir I'red. iu k I'niiooK. oiinior.l I nlver-.llv. mid that il will b Issued only ie xt n-is l:, Willi map' ntnl do'-umeiitH. Wo believe." savs the Sliiiidard. "that Hill (lovernilieht regard the British oiism lis hls- ricallv iiii-is'iillahle. alll fh the dlnlii- matlc aspect Is by no melius free fiom enn rusl,.,,.' 1 1 " Hlaielnrd ids i has nu e III, .rial on this subject which, r unlhig Ihn rupiroeic- lei nt bi'twi - n I nirliiud and America, i, ro te-la tur.tinst nn, bin ha-.l'i In settling the Vi iicr.ui la iIImpuIc. It cotniiiend i tin-(lov- ernmcnt f, r going slowly, and belli yes that tic A-iierl- nn I lovernuieid Is cipially circum 'I he Slntnlard n! in claims authority In as sert Hint I'r'-sldent Cleveland bus refused to I'd President ( r'-siio in resisting r.nghind s ehil'ii f or bnlcniiilly, nnd It thinks the fuel that tie- Wi'shlmrlnn Uovcrntuciit hiiMbroiight Slr.liillan I'niii b.te, i,t illieet cmininil- ciilioii wllh Honor Andr-ide. Iho Veiie.uehiii Minister. Is hois-fill roe Ihe resiimi tloii id ro- liitlous bi'twi en Vi'iieii "la and Km-I'in l. Sir. H. (I. Itailen-I'owell. ( oiiMervatlvn liieml ri,r I'arllament, who i,-tei ns Ca iiadlau Coiiiiiilssloiier on the Joint commis si, in on the condition ol seal life In Ih ring Sen In ism. writes to tlm limes, suggesting that beroro Knglaiul ngrei s to a lolnt com- inbsbui, she should ascertain how Veiie-.ueu Would be I, i, uie I by Its decision, nnd what de cision, mid what ip-gnu ol responsibility the I'lilted Slides assumes In tho control ol Venezuela. ASKS SPAIN TO BE FAIR. The President of Eouilor Pleads For the Freedom of Cuba. 1 Tin president of l'.euador, on tlm l!Hh of IieeeinlH-r, sent to the ipi-t -n regent of Spain n letter regarding Hut struggle In Cuba. It mis jiiMt pi-en puiillshcii, and Is in part ns follows: 'iho peoploof Kciiador. which oneo form ed part of tho Spanish monareliv. and to which It Ih bound by ties of frlei'elslilp, of blood, of language and of traditions, is dep. ly moved Iu the presence of the t"rrll,ln and devastating ttrugght carried on Is twoon Cubans for le r politicnl emancli allori inid the mother country for tho Integrity of In-r rrnory, ".My goveriimciil. eomnlvlng with Inter national law, will observe the neutrality which thi y pps -ribe: but tln-v cannot re main deaf to the clamor of this i.eoiilo do- siroiisof Hie termination of llm struggle; mid it Is Hue lo this that I have the honor to ad dress your majesty, ns mi cinai l,ate child would do to mi albs-tlonat't mother, to Inter pose tho good olilces of friendsliln nnd to ask your majesty Hint Iu your wisdom mi I Inspired by your hiiiuaiilt irian mid iioldo sentiment'., you adopt uil dignilled uieuns to return pence to Spain nml Cuba. Ily granting Culm her Independence Hpnln will protect her Interests and will havo done justice to the aspirations of Cuba with out liny loss of decorum. I Ic-g your majesty to receive this h Iter us a proof of the loyiil friendship which Ivmudor profcss-s to Sjciln, for only a high motive impels ine to address it to you, as well as my sincere deslro to see the glory of your throne Increase, of tlio throne which you. with so mudi nruilencu ami foresight, occupy in the luimit mid r'-iir-!. Mentation of youriuigu.it child, Alfonso XII J.. whom uud save." COUNTED BY TEN THOUSANDS. The Real Extent of tho Atrocities ia Ar menia Boy. Newman Btnytho of Center church. New Haven, Conu., furnishes Important now with reference to tho Armenian massa cres, as follows: "Letters have liei-n shown mo from tier- sons euguged In relief work among the Ar menians, which give the following carefully prepared statistics concerning tho recent massacres by Turks under tho toleriineu ol Cliistlun powers, iu tho yeur of our Lord l'J5-0. These statistics urn given in detuil r the several villages in llamoot province. I give herewith the summaries, us follows: "hllleil, 30.001: burned to death. 1AM: preucl'.ers and priests killed, 51; died from starvation, 2,4iil died from fenr, 6,(100; wouudeu, N.uou; nouses burneil, lis.oij; forci ble conversions. 15.0M: women aud girls ub- diictcl, O.Mo; forcible marriages, 1,SM; ciiurcnes nurueu, U' LUtut'i and starv ing, 117,450. "The uccount docs not add tho number of English and Amerl -nu cannon with the cob webs left over tln-lr mouths. Other hitters say that further massacres are feared in liar poot Tile Turks say that they killed too few lust time uud will kill mure in the next massacre. The Turkish government, having learned that our missionaries were giving 4 or 9 cents a day to tho destitute in some iu stance, huve taken this money awuy by foroo of taxi's, und from this cause, the letter states, muny are still Bturvlng and dying. "Allow me also to acknowledge the rooctpt ot (125 from students of Yule tor the relief of an Armenian student at Yale. This money bo been forwarded to the American board. Kcwuam Smvtue. BATA0ES 07 DISEASE. Boentgsn Bays Show Them Plainly on th Negative. Cathode ray will discover the bidden rav ag'" of disease. Tuberculosis was located in the wrist of a patient by Dr. James Burry and Electrician Charles E. Scrlbner at Chi cago. The full extent of tho malady was niusured. This Is the llrst time iu this country, If not in tho world, that the vuluo of iiouiitgen's discovery in lte expoilng of lutornul ravages of disease has been illustrate:' - AIDING THE CUBANS. Fleets of Tesisls Laden With Mnnitlons of Wur. Reeded Arms and iimmiinlllon for tint Insurgent patriots are pouring lulu I'uln from tlm I'lilted Stales, Vessel aller vessel Is leaving Hie see rut rendezyous hciir Philadelphia, nud each one Is laden lo the guards wild what Hut patriot need most In Hielr struggle for lr loin. T he Insurgents have plenty of men, bill thousands of I hem are iiruiell simply with the min-hoto, nud they need more eneet Ivo weapons In siicci ssfullv combat the Span ish I roups. Colnelilenl with the arrival In thi" "ountry of ir. Coslelhi. Hocricnry id Ihe T reasury of ( uhn, Hie seiiiling of aid to Ihe Insurgents hits been progressing inure rapid ly than over. T here Milled Inst Halurilny nflernoon rrom oil the Cnpes id Hie llelnwiire Ihe Norwegian sleiinier ((slerlii, with mi expedllloii ol WI men nud n large ipinntlty of anus and nm- iniiiiltloti, 'I ho vomm-I lias I a purelinsed outright by Hut Cubiiiis. nnd will Im urcil by them lor liilure work. She Is ho built that die can cushy make VI knots mi hour, mid, II Is i-h-imi'd. she can show her heels to most id Ihe warships Spain now has patrolling the Island. The expedi tion Is In "oiniriaiel id Ca plain Ivlwurd Arduo, who served through Ihe ten years' war. With him nro a number or ihe sops ol wealthy Ctil airs In New York city mid other parts ol the l ulled Slnte.i. Cablegrams Irom Havana say Unit (li teral Lilian s, while purming n number of Insur gents, met and nllaeked a torcn of Hu- enemy, couiinaiuled by (innoriil Mii'-on, on Ihn heights of I'orvenlr, near Chimin, tnro moun tain, Hi miles from Havana. T hu Insurgents noi'iiphd good poslilons, but they were driven Irom them with n loss of in killed mid il number of wouiided, the latter Is lng car ried away by tho ret real lug forces. Later, while recoiinollerlmf, (ieneral I. Inures eamit n-ross a foren or Insiirgeiils commanded by (lomeii. 'J he hitler worn passing through ii ib lllo when the Spaniards opened lire upon the Insurgents, Hm nrlllli-rv being brought nun piny as well as the Inlautrv. Tlm Insur gents lost six killed and Inei U7 wounded. 'I In-soiiinl of nrlllli-rv llrlnif wns nlso Ic ard nml it was belleyeil lleil t lie col nun, ol Span ish trooi s coiumamb il liv Colonel Seimrii nnd (ieneral Pruts bud l.ei n eiignged with Hi" eni'iny. A SPLENDID RELIEF FLT'D. Fivo llun-lrod Thomand Dollars Ttnisal f-ir the Explosion Suirerri. Tho T'rnnsvnal (loveriimeni Inn ir milled 2.1,0(11) poiiiids, the Nlhi rlnnds Lnllrond Company lO.OIKI pourels nud Ihn Hyuamllo company B.WHI ,ounis toward Ihe relief fund of the explosion, which Is approaching io:i, 000 pounds. I he N"Hif rimers ll'iilrond ('oiii.iiiiy's own reguhitloiis nn-shown to havu been broken In seyerril respects, notal.lv In iiII'iwIiik the trii'-ks of detonntors to bo lu proximity to tlm dynamite. I'reipient appeals have lioo(l madn to the company to prevent largo ipimi tili"s of dynamite from being delalm d on the sidings. A n-d hot bolt from the explosion fell Into iniigaliin belonging to the liyuuirilto Com pany tu-ar town, where 4'' tons ol dynamite was stored. ' ,n dynamite which euuseil Hi" explosion Is said to have amounted to 'It tons Luckily, tlm bolt fell into a tank of water. 'J he (lovernmi-nt now meditates ordering tho removal of tho iniigiieln't ten miles dis tant. WILL BE TBIED IN KENTUCKY. Alleged Murderers of Pearl Bryan to Be Extraditod. (lov. Biishnell T uesday honored the rnqul- union from (lov. Bradley, of Kentucky, for t'ie removal of Jackson. Walling and Wood, tho accused In tho pearl Bryan murder cant, to that rotate for trial. (iov. Bradley has announced ,ls Intention of going to the utmost limit to protect the prisoners trum mob violence wh n oic-e they nro iu his Jurisdiction, but sullen rnutterlru.s nro still le ard from tho Kentucky side of th'i river. .laekson nnd Wnlllng were arraigned In pollen court and at tint ri uuest of the at torneys on both sides, tin lr bearing was set for 1 ebruury 1:7. Thoy were then taken bu-k to Jail. J lie pollen have found a vehicle corres ponding In eveiy . aril ular with Ja-kson's di-Horiptlon, evil to tho ts-eulliirltb-s lu the way lu which tho curtains hung, the cab being nu old-fashioneil concern of n style seldom scon on Hot slnv's. 'Jim owner of the conveyance said he had rented it on the night of the crime, and that the lamp and glas.4 v.ore u!l rl.tht wln-n it left his stable. It ennui hack covereil with mud. The pollen have siibiected tho negro's storv to every posiiUo test, but us yet nothing has turned up to shako it. MAHER QUICKLY WHIPPED. Fitzsimmons Xnooks Him Out In Ninsty- five Seconds. It took Ilols-rt ITi.slmmons Just 05 seconds Friday afternoon to defeat Peter Jlnhnr, and Iwcomu the lieuvywelght champion of the world. Tho fight took iduen In a bottom on the llio (irunde river on the Mexican si lo, a ii'ii'i uii'i n iniii iiisiutii irom i.angiry iP-pot, Tc.xm. Even to his friends it was evident that the Irish In I w n not In it from tho ine start. Ji -fore tho round hivl progressed 80 swoiids Muhnr attempted a foul and was iieaiciiiy warned i,y tint referee. Pltzslm- r.ions coup w,is ouo of his famous unncr. hoof.s on the point of the law. the same kind of blow witli which ho knocked out Hail and broke the nose of Jn-i istolzennr, his trainer. Mahcr mud, i a gallant effort to get upon his feet when time was cnlle l, but after getting half way to a roeiimb-nt position hu fell bu-k and still bad his le a I on the tloor when time was culled, and tho decision wus awarded to tlio CornLshmuu. WENT THROUGH A BANS. Two Burglars Looked Clerks in a Vnult and Took the Honey. Three masked men entered the Market street bank, a small Institution In thoHpreok els building, Han Francisco, shortly after lo a. m., Tuesday and ordered Cashier Hopkins and Bookkeeper Huyhurst to throw up thoir bauds. Hopkins refused, aud one roblier tired, but no one was hurt. Thu robbers then climbed through tho hole in the wire screen at the cashier's window and seized the two bank official and hustled them luto the vault A idoee ot carpet eanght in the door of the vault, and the robbers did not take time to fasten the vault door. KusiUy dump ing a pile ot gold on tu cashier's counter Into a sack, they lied with it. Although Murket street was crowd's!, the robber made good their rsoape. It is supposed they secured ouly H0U. ITEMS OF INTEBEST. The Cuban sugar crop I amalL Forty-nine below at Surunoo iAke, New York, Clare Barton noplu. baa arrived at ConstanU- A new comet ha been discovered by a Nice astronomer. Canadian authorities threafbn to scire .American Usblng vessel. TELEGRAPHIC TICKS. Thern are nearly 270 different religions I the United King, loin. II Is srild f'.lklns has formally aclrnowledr d his candidacy for the Presidential norm nation. Tho llrnrlllnn steamer Lnuro ftodre, fro, J timsgow tor ram, foundered In thu I ri sen. Pour of her crew were saved. At Pittsburg the Jury In Hm murib rcn id Joseph (trust! returned n verild t llmlln blm guilty ol murder In the first d"grt-. I! killed Teresa liohak Iss-iuish she would in marry blm. The MIsslsslMil hntinn nf rerirofipnbiilv,. adopted strong tree eolniigii resolutions no J dechire It would not favor Hm tioiiiinatb ri ol nuy nemocrntlc cnrellilate r.ir Ihe prcsldon, holding views ndversu thereto, Madame Modjeska's farewell tours have s ins'ii given up mid her engagements crince,-r!i inei wiu-ihcr she will ever appear on tho slug llglllll Is a lloUhtflll Olllsilloii. Her c. , ,,i,.,. has been disbanded, and both aclois am, mniiiigers am now In New York Cliy. William Kollette, of New York City, Is oil o.s T.M.T io ic,iuFR,, ii iook ni i:iii new oi Melds ns nn expeit represeiitntlve of a rh i new lork syndicate, which will Invest m, reasoiiniiiu sum It the outlook Is good. Mr rolletle sins Ills lilorilint on Is Hint t',...,. sylvaiiliins urn lu Ihn majorlly In the 'J'onii --ssee iieios. .liidgn Johnson, In tho Itlstrlct Court nl I'l'iiver, nnproveil nn on er reiiu rbor l oll, . to remove tin lr hats, bonnets or other i urs pueriiiiiiii upon their lieadri during perforin nines ill Iho Talior liraiid (ipi-ra Hons. 'Jim tlnater Is nt present managed by ns Mghirs under direction from tho lllslrl, ( "iirl. THE SCOPE OF MONROEISM. The Doctrine Is a Proteotion For tl,rJ United States. , In n Sciuitn Mondny tint resolution hereto fore reported from the Commltteoon Porelgi Ib latloiis ror Ihn nppllentloii and enforcs. mi nt ot the Monroe doctrine wns taken tip so ns to allow Mr. Iinvls, liepubllcari, of Mill nesotii, Its author to address tho Hctiate b sui't'ort of It. .Mr. Iiuvls s,oke of thn conditions of our foreign ri'lntlons hrivln- ameliorate, I wit Mi He- lad moiiih.mid said that lr that nniellors lion v.re. He- r ult i f any concession of th itlii-ii,es ol the Monroe doctrine, the Auierl i nn e.,pe w eild r'so up in eondumiirilloii o K. I h" I nil d Hint 's. Im said, under th, Mom oe do' trine nnd urnb-r tho resolution ( u.' il no rcspi.ic il.lllty whatever tor th' eoieluet of Houlli Ann rlenu or (.'tru Ancrl nn States lownrd foreign tint Ions; nml none or thi'te goM-rntiients was to expect ex I'mptlon from the chastisement of war liy nny lorelgn iower. T I, Iniei venllon of the I'lilted States a lo be wln-n and only when the act threat "ncl or proposed bv a fori Ivn power might Is ibing, r-.in lo Ihn peace and safety of tin l i.l' d M'lli s. I hi i government hni d'i'-liirnd on various oeca-l ins, wh' n Hi" pn'slbln sale by Spsin of that b land wns hint, d nt. that It w mill not permit tim ir.insfi rof Cuba to any other governin -lit, mid yet no mm has ever asseit-i-d Hint Cils iidvaic'i d poslllou was a vlolu tiori of the M'Uiio-i doctrine. .Mr. Iiuvls showed that the Monroe doetrlm bad Is-en Invokt d time and again, the must notable Inslaiieo ol recent years being, Mr. I'nvls srild, during the con'fil'-t of the pres. cut a lmlnl. trillion townrd the recently In stituted republic ot Hnwnll. This govern- eminent was at that time attempting tore S'-at a bsrl'iiroiis ipus-n on an oyerturnsl throne. It It was prois-r to assert the lon- trinn Hu n, Mr. Imvls thought, It wan erpiully proper In the ease of Veiu-sucla, which was now uicier ii ii revs ny ureal itmuln and lei own wld In such a settlement could not, Mr. Jtuvls Is-lleved, 1st exercised. COMMONS FOB ARBITRATION. Disunion of the Veneiaelan Question Ii the Hons Cat OA. In tho House of Common Monday, L. Atherlcy-Joiics, Iludloul. moved an afi.cnd ini'i.t, wld' h was seconded, to Itie address In n-j ly to tho (jueeu's speech, (bVlorln thu iil .-enee from the speis h from the throne of an ii. .''itrriii'-e ttiiit Hit w l:o. boundary rl,s. ute with Venezuela v.lll l rrtfnrred to url 1 truth. n, In ii'-eordrtiice with the suggestion of Hi-I i If d States. If" declared that Ci.-i .it Britain bad seven tiri.es changed tho bour-1-nry b tw-een Jiritish (liilana and Vemvucla, aud ri -kcl bow It could ls claimed that the t'-rritory in dlrpnto could be outside the pule of iirbltr.'iti',n, A. .1, Jtmfoiir, First Lord of the Tr'-nury nn i (lov- rnii.eni leader, said tin desired f n; p' .'il to the Jlous't that In his opinion c u.tlnua'lon of the debute would noik- (in boiiorahlu arrangement a matter of gr or cilh'-ulty. He hoped that the Hons txitig how grave the Issue were. Wo further discus the rpiestion nt prepe Jl"-iry J.ittoueliero tho l.inllf-id said It was im,osslble to at prc-i'at coutl: the debute. ( i .iles of hear! hear! i John Dillon, ai.tl-l'arnelllte, suld it cu.:ht to be made known to the Americans that Lord Salisbury's dispatch to Hecretarv Olic-y did not represent thu feeling of the people of this country. Sir William Vernon Ifureourt, the I.lisrol b ader, said tho nrncrclmei.t, If prinsed to s division, must 1st lost by a lurgo majority, and It would go forth to America that the Jlouso had pronounced agnlnst BrbltrutliifT although It was convinced that it was the eAi.j that nil wished to attain. (Cries of hear! hour!; JIo appealed to Mr. Artherly-Jor.es to withdraw his amendment, which was done. . APPEAL TO SILVER MEN. Chs.irir.an Kott Urges th Eaction of sa Independent President. J. J. Mott, chul rainn of the national om-mltti-o of the silver party, has issued an ad dress to the people In which ha charges that tha demonetization of silver Is responsible for the scarcity of money and the full In prices, and that great suffering I hero as the r -sult. Ho says that a grave emergency now confronts the country, which must be settled by s ueeful methods. He urge tho estub ILthment of an independent American llnan clul system as a requisite to the restoration of pr-mperlty, but that it cannot Is done by either party, loth ot which, he charge, are under the influence of the eastern money powers. Ho then urges, the flist step u toet-sary to secure, this lluunelul system, the election of a president of Andrew Jackson courage nnd integrity. In the futheran- of this movement be appeals to the people of the whole country, without regard to party to co-oiierate In such a great non-partisan! patriot!! movement, and says that It was. such a sentiment which induced him to ac cept the chairmanship of the national sliver party. He make a speclui appeal to tho people of bis native Btate, North Carolina, who being in the agricultural class, and are) directly and disastrously affected by the op eration ot the single gold stundanL Daughters of th Bevolution. The fifth continental congress of the niior.. ol society of the Daughters of the American, rovoiuiiou met in Washington Feb. 18. and w.ts called to onler bv the nrmhlent Mr. John W. Foster. The i raver by the' chaplain general, Mrs. Harry tleih. was fol lowed by music. the"rJtar Soono-h-d ltn,rr" I being sung by ihe congress, led by tho young w,u Kuuiw ui iu ii, n, n. ine aauress of welcome, by the president Hjonersi, de scribing the work accomplished by the so ciety in tho pust year, comparing il with that of prvviou years.aud Makiug ot that which snoul I be Jone iu the future, wo intatrrupt oi again and again by bursts ot applause t i
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