CLERICALS THE AGGRESSORS. All the Citlee Armed, and Preparing to Support or Antagonize Zclaya. A illimti'h from Managua, N'lcnrnngn doled February 27, says: Tim revolution la now In full Mint. All the cities of Nicaragua on till! side of tlif country nr in nrms and preparing fltln-r to support Pp-shlent liiya or to contribute men for the march of III enemies upon Hie capital, Managua. Tlx1 town of .uguroto was 1 iln-il mul taken by storm ly tho government troop. This town Ik ii' iir the western shorn of l.oke Managua mul only n few mile from the border of tlie department of th" Occidental. It I about 'ili miles northwest of the i lly of Maligna, ami mi the route toward l.eon, tho Wilt of tln revolt. 'i ll" niornl effect of Its enpture I hound to lie great, ti ml It I n gurded us ii most liiiporliint victory for tlie government. Fugitive who linve ren-hed Miimirnn from l.eon, th" oM cupltiil of Mciirngiiii, lieiid nnurtcrs of the rebels, which l opposed to tlie Liberal or Zchiyu piirly on general prln-clpli-s unit ns n result of illMercucs of loiiif slnnding, chief of w hich Is the transfer of the the capital from l.eon to Mana gua. nv the I.couists lire in nnus to n man mid rapidly organizing an army with will, h to advance upon Managua. They lime the ndvnntiigo of possessing modern nrnis nml nrtlllory, hut th" m llicrents of the president nrc not ills "oiinijcil, especially ns Hie (linnu ilu Cons native declared themselves In fa vor of Zduyii. Tills menus utmost hnlf the bottle won," for Ma-aya w ill undoubtedly fol low the l"ii'l of (irnuudii. 'Ilio hitter has moni Importiint commerohil Interests thiui Any other city of Nicaragua. CUBA RECOGNIZED. Only Six Senator! Opposed Granting Belli gorent Rights. ISy the overwhelming vot" of fil to 6 the pnnto on Frlilny adopted concurrent roso lutlon fnvornhle to Cuban liellgoreney nml inilepenilcnce. "ilesolved, l!y the senate (the house of rcpresciitntWus concurring) tlmt in the opin ion of congress n eomlltlon of puhlic wiir exists between the government of Spain nml the government prticlnlmeil nml for some time in it I ii In I n 1 1 hv for f artns.hy the peo ple Of nihil. Mini tllllt tllO I'llltl'd Stllt' S ol Aincrlcn should maintain a strict neutrality between the contending power according to eneh nml nil tlie rights of belligerents In th" ports mul territory of the I' lilted States." Mr. Cameron morel to runeml l,y nddlug the text of his resolution ns follows: "lie it further resolveil, That the presi dent Is llen'hy requested to Interpose his friendly unices witii the Hpnnish government for the recognition of tlm Independence of Cuba." When this rvult wiir nunoiinccil tho dcnsely-pinkc! galleries broke into long contlnued npplans" which the vlee-prcHhlent chocked with dlllloiilty Tlm result was readied nfter n ilny of fervhl sp.'cches, which nt times aroused the crowd of spectators to enthusiastic demonstrations. The kis'ii puh li! Interest In the subject was evinced hy the presence of the largest crowil since Congri'ss - assembled. Tho represeututlveii of foreign powers were niimeronsly in nttendanee, the occupants of tin diplomatic gallery. Includ ing Ministers Memloncn, of liruxll. Hatch; of Hawaii, I.no-Arriagn, (iiinteiniila, liengifo, of Colombia, nml Karon Von Kctticr, of tlm German cnibas.'y. Honor Dupuy de Lome, the Spanish minister, was not present, hut two of the attache ot the Hpnnish legation occupied scats with tho other diplomats. Tho nuilti feature of the debate was tho speech of Senator Sherman, etinirinnn of the committee ou foreign rclutiona. Ah a rule the veteran eenator from Ohio speaks with reserve nml conservatism, so that it was the moii- surprising when hu nrriiigiicil Hpaln Bud Governor-iieneriii Weyler In the most mercilcs ami S' atlilng language. Mr. Shor ninn read speclllc Instances in which Weyler was pictured ns stripping young girl cap tlves nud making tin in dance before the Hpnnish troops. Other speeches were mudohy Mr. Lindsay, Lodge, Cort'ory nud Allen. The voting began at 4 o'clock, according to agreement. It was Blmplilled by the withdrawal of eonlllcting amendments, so that only three votes were necessary. The ili-st illsposinl of the r'Soln- tlon of Mr. White, limiting the action of con gress to a reipiest on the president to grant beiigeroney. Tills was tabled 67 to IX The amendment of Mr. Allen, directing the JiresMent to recognize the Cuban republic iw ndependent, met like defent D2 to 17. Thcu came the llnnl vote, as above recorded. BOUNDARY DOCUMENTS. Venezuela Hat Forwarded Lot to the High Comminion. Minister Andrea, of Venezuela, linn receiv ed a cablegram from his government an nouncing that the original documents, maps and records collicted by tho historical com mittee appointed by President Crcspo will bo aent forward at ouce to tlie high boundary commission. An a steamer left La (iuynra for New York it li) likely that these Import ant data will reach W aslilugton tho latter Jinrt of next week. The minister in his mall which arrived also received the ollleiul appointment of Win. L. Bcruggs, of (icorgia. formerly. United States minister nt ('areas, ae eonsol of Venezuela be fore the commission. Mr. Scruggs Ib now in Washington where ho bus been for some time busily engaged In working on the case, and a volume edited hyltltnoohtaluingooples of all trcutii ami correspondence bcuring on the controversy Is exvlcd from tho printer the first of next week. Mr. Scruggs will enter upon his new duties immediately nml the belief is entertained In ofthilul circles that tho government of Grout lirltuin will eventually authorize counsel to appear before the commission to watch pro ceedings ou their behalf. LOST THEIB LIVES. father and Daughter Drowsed ia Tough River. John A. Wolf, of near Bmlthton, To., ami ills 7-year-old daughter Lizzie, worn drown ed In the Tough river. The little girl attend ed private school, anil It was her father's custom to meet her at Sniithton station and tuke her home. He lived on the other side of the river aud when It was low avoided a roundabout way by fording the stream at tho station. Wednesday ha met his little girl as usual, and having a horse and buggy decided to ford the river on the way home. In mid stream the horse lost his tooting and the buggy overturned. Nothing mora was seen of man or child hy those who witnessed the accident. The horses body was washed ashore just ubova West Newton. TWO HUITDKED KILLED. A Powder Kagaslne Explodes, Scattering Death on Every Hand. A dispatch from Shanghai says that Anhu, troops at Kiang Yin. 9A mill's from Shanghai, have mutinied. Dy the explosion of the mulu powder mugozlne at that point 200 persons Were killed and many wouuded. One captain has been killed by the troops and the UHiierul has been made prisoner and Is awaiting death. The foreign Instructors of the troops are safe, and are being protect mi by the troops. CONGRESSIONAL. Summary of the Moet Important Hoainre Prciented in Both Homes. KUTi-riimT hat. Hcnnte TIip discussion of the Pontile reso lution to accord the Cuban revolutionists the right of belligerent was continued in the Senate to-day. Senator John Morgan, of Alabama, wlio holds radical views on this subject mid who advncntin war with Spain If she does not cense her oppressive warfare in ( una, lieiii ine noor for most or the nlter lioon. Ills speech was largely devoted to the Into wars In Culm and the attitude which the tlrnnt administration n-Snmed more than '20 years ago. The House III committee of the whole, ofter an interesting debate, by a vote of lultolit decided that none of the appropriations in the Indian appropriation bill for Indian seh, Mils should go to the sectarian schools. The only sectarian schools to which money now goes are Itomiin Cnlholle In denomina tion, and the fight was led hy Mr. I.inton, n Michigan Ibpnbllean, who is the most pronounced nml openly avowed A I. A. member on the lloor. In last year's Mill the appropriation was cut down W per wiit, with the understanding that II should li reduced iitl ht cent each year until It wascd nt the end of live years. The committee on Indian ufluirs.pur snlng that policy, this year recommended that this appropriation be again rcdiiecd '20 per cent, but Mr. Union moved nn nm 'iid ment to the effect tliiit no portion of this ap propriation ehould.go to sectarian schools. mxTV-HEooMii mr. In the senate to-day, during th" morning hour, n motion was made by Mr. Morrill I Hep., Vt. ) chairman of the llnance commit tee, to take up the house tarllT bill, lie call ed attention to the ilellelem'ii'sof the revenue under the existing tariff law nml said that something should be done to relieve the treasury department, nml to revive the busi ness Interests of the countrv. The vens and liavs were demauded hv Henutor Stewart ( Top., Nev. ami Teller t Hep., Col.) and the motion wns rejected. Yeas, Tit nays, H:i. Mouse The house promptly passed the I in I li ii appropriation bill as amended. No one demanded a separate vote In tho house on the I.inton sectarian scnooi iimcmiincnt ns ngr I to In the committee of the whole Mr. lilngh'V, chairman of the wiivh nud mean committee, then called up the bill reported from that committee Monday authorising the president to conclude ne- votlntions with Itiissla, Kuglund und Japan or cither of them for u commit-slon to Impiire Into the habits of the Alaskan fur seals, and the t'et method of preserving the seal herds, ponding which the pr'-sldent was authorized by the hill to conclude a modus Vivendi, to terminate January 1, 1W, fur the protection of the seals, and in case such a a modus Vivendi could not he concluded h". fore the opening of the present Season the secretary of the treasury was nuthorlj'.eil fo take anil kill nil the seals while ou their fii'iling grounds on the I'riMlof islands. The bill was passed without debate, mxTT-Timii hat. In the senate Mr. Allen i Top., Noli.,) offer ed a substitute for the pending Cuban reso lution. It niithorles and reipiin-s the I'ri'sl dent to Issue a proclamation recognizing the Independence of the republic of Cuba. Ho usked that the resolution He ou the table. Mr. Cameron presented to the senate tho petition of the (ilass llottle lllowers' asaoi la tion of the 1'iilted Stall's and Ciuiadn, urging the ri'-emictmeut of the free coinage laws ut tlm ratio or 111 to 1. A bill was Introduced by Mr. Hnlo for the appointment of (leu. O. O. Howard ns lieut enant general on the retired list of the army. In the house the ppcuker Inld before the memlsTs the bill to extend the time within which the government may bring suit to an nul patents to land Issued under nny railroad or wagon road Kr"ut, with senate amend ments. sixTV-roi'nTn hay. Hcnntor Proctor, of Vermont, addressed the Senate to-day on the question of const de fenses. The senator's former service as sec retary of war gave added interest to his re mark. In tlie course of his remarks he snld: "It would Is' much Is'tter to provide the land fortlllcatloiis at ncost so many times hws than the expense of making our navy anything like eiiiinl to that of tireat llritain, inasmuch ns it is universally admitted that the hind fortillentloiiH will render our const Impregnable. The needs of the country n peal to Congress for action in this direction; the boundless capital represented in property that could he destroyed by bombardment ap peals to usi the material Interests, of the whole nation that would be affected by that diKtruetloii, appeal to us; our common sense appeals to us. We can effect our purpose more cheaply now than hereafter. Let us provide sellable f,,rlll' iitlons nml render our harbors impregnable. Whatever works are made will lie such that additions can from time to time be made to them, to make them them ciiial to withstanding the advances of science. If wo do this, wo will receive tho commendation of the whole country. HIXTV-FII'TII DAY. The speaker laid beforo tho houso a ro spone from the secretary of wiir a reply to the resolution of the lltli lust., directing him to furnish Information Und estimates relative to tlie cost of making a survov of the outlet of Lake Krle and other hikes ami rivers. The chief engineers repeats a former stiitcinent tlmt a thorough Investigation should extend over a snllli'ieiit time nml eliminate nci Men tal fluctuations and cover nil stuges,aud mny have to be continued several years. These surveys and investigations will' eust approxi mately from frlSO.OOU to H7u,U0O. Terrell Critiolses Congroes. Cnltod States Minister Terrell wrlt'W from Constantinople to his brother. Hon. J. C. Terrell of (Fort Worth, Tux.,) as follows, under a February dntei "England bos played her cards badly; all the massacres could huve been avoided had her policy Is'on different. llesldi'S this, tho American press and American congress, in abusing tlie Sultan and norte. will destroy my Inliucuce hero. And then the poor mis sionaries wnom i novo now protected from the lllock to the Caspian sou, are contin uously writing buck home nhunlng the sultan nml porto, and their friends In tho United States have letters published, and uisrs containing them are sent to the Kovernmeiit hero Immediately. How can I any longer Iirotect such people? If the Itiisshiu alllauoo formed then tlm worst will soon be at hand. I think I will be ablo to start for home In Amll, and when I see you will tell HEWS NOTES. Tho Spanish cortos has been dlssolvod. Ran Fruuclsoo Anarchists will soon organ ize. Brazil and Franoe will arbitrate their boundary dispute. The 111 House Immigration bills will be merged luto one. McKlnley delegates were chosen in tho Twelfth Texas district. Ex-Hpeakor Crisp has formally announced nis oanuiuacy lor tue tinueu muios don ate. The Bt Louis Merchants' Exohange have voted out me bucket snops. Edison will send cathode ray shadow graphs to the New York Electrical Exposi tion. Coal miners of the Dos Moines (la.) dis trict will strike for a restoration of the old wages. Warner Miller says the proposed canal route Is not uaVctod by the Nicaragua revo lution. Hours of lubor In the Columbian factory at Greenville, N. (,'., have been reduced from 4(1 to ao a week. Aiiu Toumuuiiui vuuxreiMi um jJUMBnu resolution ot thanks to the Government and The Venezuelan Congress has passed people ei tue iuncu oiaios. L" TEST Ml U HIE CIPiE CENSURE OP BAYARD. The Houee Foreign Affaire Committee Crit loloe the Ambamador. Chairman 11 It t. of the Foreign Affairs Committee on Tuesday reported to the House the preamble unit ri'solutlons agreed on hy the Foreign Affairs ('ommltteo censuring Ambassador Hayard for portions of speeches mini" at I'.dlnhiirgh and Iloston. Accom panying the preamble nml ri'solutlons Is n brief report, which sets forth Hint Mr. Itny nrd did make the speeches containing the features alleged to he ohjoe tlonnhlo, nml saving that no action had been taken by the government thereon. The preamble contains the extracts of speech es, which brought forth the resolution on the subject in tie Mouse and they are followed by the following resolution recommended by the committee: "Ilesolved, That It I the sense of tho House of Itepri'sentiitivc that Tlioma K. Ilnvitrd, iimhussiidor of the t'niteil State to (I rent llritain. In pnl llenlly using the lan guage limited has committed an offense iivnlnst diplomatic propriety and an abuse of the prlvlh'gi-s of his exuiilted position, which should make him the representative of the whole country and md of any pollth'al party. Such utterances arc wholly Inconsistent with that prudent, delicate ami scrupulous re serve which he himself, whim Secretary of State, enjoyed upon all diplomatic agents of the Culled States. In one s eh he olfeml n groat body of his countrymen, who believe III the policy of protoothm. Ill the other lie offends all his countrymen who believe that Americans arc canahie of self-government. 1 herefore, ns the Immediate repn-senlatlves ol tno American people ami in ttieir name, w indemn nnd censure sahl utterances of 1 homiiH I. Haviird. Ilesolved further. That in the opinion of the House of llepresentutlves, puMIc speech es by our diplomatic or consular ollleers iioroini w iib n display partisansiiip or w iileii condemn nny political party or party policy or orgnnlatloii of citizens In the 1'nlteil States an- In derell 'tlon of the duty of such ollleers, Impair their usefulness lis public servants, nml diminish the conlldem e which they should nlwavs command at homo nml ! abroad. A minority report containing tho views of the members of th" committee opposed to the resolution will, It Is cx ted, also be presented. A NEW FIELD OPENED. American Students Granted Concessions by the French Government. The recent action by tho French Govern ment In opening the French university nn 1 high sc hools to American students Is regard ed by the public cdm ntors in this country ns a matter of great Interest to all Amerl -an In stitutions of learning and to those Interested 111 higher education. The decree which has Just boon Issued by the CollS"ll Hllperleur le I Instruction Puiiiioiio practically re moves the restrictions upon the ii'lmissioii of foreign students to Ilio i-p-neii uulveisitis. it gives them a statu suhtantfiillv similar to that already accorded by the (iermaii uni versities. 1 he concession hv the French authorities I the result ol a movement instituted hv I'rof. H. J. I'nrber: of Chicago, who In May last nddnsscd the Ministry of Public In struction n memorial calling intention to tic the immense disparity lu tin- number of Ame-leaii student lit the l'r"iiei uui- vcrslth'S ns coiupured with those engaged In post graduate work in Germany, and suggesting In u general way certain inoillllciitioi.s In the French regulations which would have a tendency to secure to Franco n fair share of the patronage of the American students desirous of completing their studies lu Kiiro pi!. As n result of rep resentations tmt were niiid" the t'onscil Siiperleur de ITiistrui'tlon I'lihllpiio voted a decree introducing into the Freii'di fnciillli'S of science nil the best features of tho German system. A s'.i dent will hereafter tie ndmltted to tlu-se fneiihtes on un Amerl"an bachelor's de gree, ami will he permitted to choose his stililli'S. After pursuing any scientific course for a year, ho can if he wishes, apply for an examination In this branch, und, If success ful, obtain n eeitlllcatiid'etiple. Three such ceitlllcutes will entitle him ton license es si lence and ho will then he eligible to the l-rendi doctorate, If ho wishes, from one one university to another, studvlng lit tho nnmo time whatever other subjects he mav choosc;nnd he has the privilege of taking his t'xumlniitluii In succession, THEY SAVED OVER $3,800,000. Value of the Weather Reports In the Jauu uary Cold Wave, Chief Slooro, of the weather bureau, has made a special report to the secretary ot agriculture with reference to tho actunl money value of cold wave warnings to the people of this country, with s inl refer ence to the cold wave lasting from January 11 to 5, of the present year. This wave, tho report says, was of unusual severity, spread ing over the entire country east of the Itocky mountains, with the exception of the south em portion of Florida. At every weather bureau station throughout this region the cold wave flag was displayed, aud warnings were distributed ut least 21 hoUM before the wave occurred. Reports received from 102stntlons Indicate ed that these warnings were directly Instru mental lu saving from destruction property exceeding H, 600,000 u value. '1 he largest saving reporti'd was by owners aiel shippers of perishable produce. Water pipes were protis'ted in large factories, n sldcuccs ami public buildings, the size of trains regulated by rail mail oDIeiuls, while llorlsts nud agri culturists protected their hothouses. SED CROSS VICTORY. An Imporlal Order Permitting Hist Barton to Distribute Aid in Armenia. An Imperial trade has been Issued permit ting Miss Clara Burton, president of tho American lied Cross society and her repre sentatives, to travel in Auntolia und dis tribute relief to sufferers there. United States Minister Terrell accompanied Miss llartnn and tier party to Selamlk. t lilted States Minister Terrell at Constan tinople has advised Secretary Oluey by cable that the In habitants of the town of Ziotoum and vicinity are suffering from the ravages of smallpox aud other diseases nnd are lu want of food. Un says that rsllef expedi tious are iltting out as fast us possible, but that progress Is necessarily slow aud uncer tain, because tho valleys are deep lu mud and almost Impassable, while the mountains are filled with snow nud the weather Is un usually eolib The llritlsh vioe-cousul has sent relief to Harpoot, and the sultun has Is sued an imperial decree forwarding protec tion and ordering other facilities for Miss barton in her work of distributing relief. THE IRON AND STEEL TRADE. Aooordlng to a Chioago Authority There it a Marked Inoreaso in Aotlvity. Iron and steel show a marked Increase in aotlvity, with Inquiry and demand both greatly Improved. I'pward of 111,000 tons of steel rods were contracted ut tVO deliver ies running to July 1, while orders for billets and rails have been satisfactory. Inquiry and contracts placed forstruetural material foot up some 10,000 tons for bridge work and buildings. Flutes are In good de mand nt about tl 70. J'ig Iron Is moving loKrijr. luuai niruauva uiiviuh uikikhu D,tnill or VT,000 tons of foundry grade at a bash) of vv lor no.it TELEGRAPHIC TICK3. F.dgarW. f"l:iH"l Nye wns biHrdntl! ft. in. Tuesday nt Fletchers, N. C, Fail Hi M .papers i redlet the fnll of the Cabinet on the Income tux iptestlon. About S."0 negro emigrants for Llbcrtn sall' d from Siivniiiinh, (In., Thursday. The garment-worker ,,f paltlmore, who number R.IIOD to fl.OOO, decided to go on strike. The revenue of the chartered Potith Africa company wns I'llH.tKiO for the year and lis expenses M'J. I'.'il. The Paris Figaro pervlds in saying the Fgyptlcn iinestioii Is In lug discussed l y Kiiropenn tlovernuicnis. F.dwnrd Illekey was slabbed lo death In Chicago by F. Ilass, a butcher, whom he was trying to fob In his shop. Friday, April in. mid Friday. April '24, linve been it. situate. I In a pro lamiitloii Issued by tlov. Hustings as arbor days. The schooner Josle II, Kent. Philadelphia to New lledford, with coal ami n crew of eight men, Is believed to be lost. Spaniards In Furls raised a row over the Hoisting of the Cuban nag over a newspaper oltlee, ami several of tliem wro nrr'sucd. Tlie Jauunry statement of Teiine"" Coal ami Iron shows surplus earnings of 111. .Mill. against n deili lt of H,70tl for the correspond ing mount nisi year. The Ohio Supreme Court has decided that a wholesaler's want ol knowledge of the goods he handles does not protect him from prosecution for violating urn pure food law, The ferryboat Sheniingo Is adrift on Lake Krle without steering gear. Twelve of her crew reached port liover, (Int. i over the lee, ami twelve men anil n mate are still niionnl. I-ivo hundred lithographer struck In New York for recognition of the union, iiholltlon of pice worn, aud minimum wage of IH n week. The strike Is expected to take in all me inrgu cities. BIO CTRIXE I!? CHICA00. Garment Workers Struggling for Their Vnloni and Wngos. An Immense muss meeting of male nml fe niipe garment workers, organized and un organized, wns held lu Chlengo, 3,(100 attend lug, to show the Interest In tlie struggle against the manufii"ttinrs. Witli unanimous and strong-voiced approval, resolutions were passed endorsing th" stand tak' ii by th" cutters ami trimmers union, pi edging tin support of all garment workers, declar ing the notion of tic mnniira"turers a conspl- rnev t'i rodiio" the win,'!--! below the decent living point nnd to breiil: up the clothing unions in tit" eltv. These resolutions cited the successful light inaile against the sweating svstcm In New- York, and declared all orgaiilz"d garricnt workers would relusc to mnke up clothing cut hy iioii-uulon men. About is.lHifj of the :ill. 11(10 garment workers of Chicago are organized and a large number of the un organized enrolled th'-ir name for new unions nfter the me -tlug. WITHOUT CATHODE RAYS. True Pictures Made Without the Aid of Tubci Purely Mngnctlo. Since l'rof. lloeutgen's discovery of pho tography by menus of the cathode rnys, the most important resnlls in tlie line of Investi gation have r ut ly been obtained hy Will iam I). Crumble, nn assistant lu the L'liltcd Stutes laboratorl" in New imk. Mr. Crumble luis lately shown that the ltoert'jen il'-turos, so-called, may Imi ob tained without the use of the tubes, nnd, therefore, with nit the cathode rays, v.hleh were supposed to be absolutely essential to the process. The results of hls experlnients without light lire pictures not shadows clear lu form ami outline. He begun his Investigation with the as sumption that the pictures were produced not by tlie rays, but by sum" Inliucuce In the magnetic field. His experiments linve shown to him the truth of thlH theory, though he frankly admits that he Is unable to ilellnn the Inllucnee which has produced such uh totilshliig results. THIS SETTLES IT. The Next 0. A. R. Encampment Vill Bo at Bt. Faul. Adjutant Oeneral IlnM-lns authorized tlin publication of the following pnrugraph from general orders: The Conimii!!iler-ln-Clief announces that the Chicago Great Western Hallway, having grunted the time limit of !I0 days, in the ter ritory of tho Western Fii-scnger Association anil the Wisconsin Central, the Minneapolis and St. Louis and the Sioux railroads, hav ing also agreed to glvctho same uniform rate of 1 cent per mile to nnd from St. I'nul for 15 days, with the pilvllego of a 1'i-ilays' ex tcuitou to those who deposit their tickets with the railroad agent nt Nt. l'uul before the expiration of the llrst 1ft days, thereby secur ing to nil who may attend the sumo rates nnd extensions heretofore given tho thirtieth annual encampment of the Grand Armvof the llepublh' will be held at St. l'uul. Minn., tlie llrst week in SeptemlsT, as provided lu general orders No. 4, C. S. IOWA PROHIBITION DEFEATED. Constitution Amendment Resolution Voted Down. In tho Iowa House tho Prohibition consti tutional amendment resolution was brought up and the vote taken without discussion. The resolution was defeated by a vote of 52 to 41. A motion to reconsider was made nnd laid on the table, nml the consideration of tho resolution was ludilliiitcly postponed. Burned to Death. Three children are dead, and one Is lying nt Jotins Hopkins Hospital lu a precarious condition ns the result of tlm lire caused hy the Igniting of eoul oil In the house of Fred erick Koso, at Baltimore. The dead are: Theresa Hose, ageil H Hannah llose, ugisl fit Mary Hose, au infant of HI months. Willie Hose, II years old, Is severely burned about tlie head, neck, hands and Huihs. There Is no hope for his rwovcry. An Offor From England. The Venezuelan bonndary commission has received from Sir Clement Markhnm, presi dent of the llritlsh ltoyal gengrnphlcul so ciety, au offer to furnish the American com mission with all the charts and Information lu Its possession touching the location of the true boundary between Veuozuola and British Guiana, Tho offer will be held under consideration. Transvaal Bays War Ooods. The London Globe learns that there have just been shipped from Antwerp two and three million rounds of ball cartridges aud 46 tons of ammunition for Held artillery. The artillery ammunition was consigned to tho Truusvaal govemmeut. Large exports of ammunition are also being made from Hum- uur Unole Sam Offers a lob. The civil servioe commission will hold an examination, commencing. Maroh 13 and con tinuing the following day, to secure an ex pert iu food und nutrition In the oltlee of ex periment stntlons.depurtiiient of agriculture, at a sulury of cl,00 per annum. FINANCIAL NOTES. Borne of the big Chicago commission houses are very bullish un ooru. East-bound shipments from Chicago laBt week were 67.fl'J tous, against &t,3Vi tons for tho corresponding week iutt year. 1 ROBBERS USE BULLETS. A CASHIER RILLED. TV70 Different Money Institution! Attacked In Broad Daylight. War Two robh-rs entered the City national hank, of Wichita Fulls, Texas, Tuesday nud deinnnded the money of Cashier Kor.iey, who resisted them. Shooting begun, result ing In tlm ilea. h of Osnlcr Frank Horsey nnd the wounding of Hook keeper I'. 1'. t.ang- forit. l.niiL'foril s wound tire not serious. b'-lng slight Ih-sh wound':. The robbers secur ed only n few hundred dollars In silver. They tlien mount' d their hori s ami made a run tor their lives. J ly this titan miinv eltbims hail nriiied tliems'-lves. and a small battle took place. On" of the robbora" horses was shot from under him, nml It I believed the robber was wounded. He mounted be hind hi partner, an I about one mill! from town they met ii farm' r In n bugvy. They took his horse nnd made a break for the hills. The two men who robbed theClty National bnnk nt Wl'-hlta I-alls, Texas, Tin-sdny and murdered Cashier Honey were huchoil that evening. One of the robbers proved io be the noted outlaw, Poster Crawford, and hi companion was a f ir.n hand from it'-ar here, known by the n une of "Ih-'Khl." They were captiird Wodm-silay night nine miles from town ult-T n light of an hour. A daring hut unstieecs'ful i.,,rt was iniido to rob the Merchants and 1'laitters bank of Warren, Ark. About 11:30 o'clock the tho men entered the bank, und two of them writ behind the eich'suro where Mr. Adair, the cashier, was seated, In conversation with T. M. Ooodwln nml l W. Sutton, Their ilrst salutation wns: "Hold up your hands." Mr. Adnlr sprang for his pistol, when the men commenced shooting, mid Mr. (bmdwin received what Is tliomht to tie a mortal wound, nml Mr. Adair was shot through th" shoulder. Ho returned the Urn and evident ly wounded ore ol the men, as when he rode off he was seen to be hl"edlng. 'I he llrlng of the pistols startled Hie cltl- zi-iis, who came running from nil direction,' iiini tno robbers wore forecii io retire witn out accomplishing th "lr object. As they rode out of town they kept up a fusillade of shot nml went out northwest of town. The plans were well laid, ami no doubt the bank would have I u looted hut for the promptness of Mr. Adnlr with his pistol. Mr. Goodwin is In a critical condition. Jlr. Adair's wound Is u very pnliitiil one. THE SULTA?rS REPORT. Horrible Atrocities Choroid Agnlnxt Ar menian by Olilcials. The Turkish legation nt Washington bus received from Hie Hiiltiin a copy of the ex haustive r'port of the uprisings In Turkey, made nfter lnv"stl;;nllou by the special com missioners of the nillnn. Numerous out breaks were In-'luilcd In the Investigation, hut the report ln iates that each of these, without exception, were duo to seditious plols by Armenians. I'.xtenslve oulracis and massacres are alleged to have been com mitted by ArmonWms. '1 lie report gives the following li-t of villages hurried by the In surgeiits In the distild of itoi n and An derln und In tho common" of Vei.illgi, Kalnii Itcchan, f7 housis: Gurtol, r.ii houses: Gurtel Kertler, H lions, s; I.',usa (iuerill, Ml house; Gucchourkn, 61 houses: Jlou-nl, Jill houses; Harrison. 4!l houses, and several other less Important villages. The report adds: "'I'll" olilcials who were charged to Inves tigate the mm-h.to-hc-rcgrcttcd Telioiikour Klssar incident report there wro W) killed nnd 15 wniiud"d, men, women and children, of whom they gave the names. These olil cials testify that fliey saw lu u neighboring ravine 20 or more corpses of Mussulmans ilt'tr,'llng from the sane- rope. A large num ber of women were ina.-saered and n number of llttl" bab.-s and children hurled Into the nlr cyd spiked in falling ou the points of a dagger. "These atroelth s.thc occupation of Zeltoun by the insurgents, the piling,- and burning of the administrative pnhce at Anderlu iiini of the ii'-lL'hhoriu villages, as well ns the many murders committed all went greatly to aug ment the audacity of the Armenians at Mar sh, who, as it was, acquired the habit of constantly citu-Ing brawl to arise In various parts of tho city mcl of llrlng without reason from their windows." The report conclud' s: "Latterly a number of Armenians have expressed a d sir" to em brace Islamlsm, but as they lye not believed to lie sincere they linve been repulsed by the authorities." MOTORS FOR MAILS. Horseless Wagons to Be Introduced in the Mail Service. Horseless mail wagons will soon bo used In all tho large itl-s of the United States. Tho credit for th" application of the horseless electric motor carrhi:ro to the mall service belongs to Second Asl-itnnt l'ostmastor-Oiic-erul N'-ilson. He has for several mouths been studying the project, and a few day ago complete! the plans fur the novel currhigc. U is now in course of construction and will be completed very soon. '1 ho dimensions of this new wagon will h 12 feet long, 6 feet wide and a trllle over 0 feet high. It will simply be 0 small postnfllce on wheels. It will be fitted up precisely as in a mail car, except that the sculo will bo smaller. The b dy of the wagou will bn hung on springs und counter springs, and the w heels shielded with heavy ruhls-r tires. For a longtime Gen. N'cflson has been engag' d lu making in vestigations of the various means by which ths inuiis may be transport". 1. 'iheso Itwcttl gntl'ins lnclud'-d street i urs- pneiiinutic tubes and the electri' borsch k wagons. It has now b'M'U dellnltely declde.l by the postofflce department to employ the horseless wagons in the transportation of the mails In city and country distrMs waoru there are no railway lines and where the service can he Im proved by making "separiitlons"(assortlngtlio mull J between offices while In transit. It Is intend ed to place the horseless wagons in service In clttt s w hich cover a large area and where "separations" between four or five stations gruutly facilitate mail delivery. WORSE THAN DYNAMITE. Manufacture of a New Explosive Is to Be gin Soon. A company has been organized nt Bridge port, Conn., and a tract of land purchased for the building of a plant to manufacture a cannon Invented by William Horus. The can non will use tho now explosive Invented by Thomas Carroll. It Is promised that the new cannon will as tonish the world because it can use Carroll's wonderful explosive, which the inventor says has an exploitive force 70 per cent, greater thau that of dynamite. In appeurunce the explosive looks like brown sugar, and the component parts by themselves are harmless. Carroll has contracted with the United Status Government and Germany to furnish them with large quantities of his explosive He also made a contract with the Cuban In surgents to blow up the Idnnd. He returned from Cuba about a month ago, fuyiug that it would be wise to keep an eye upon Cuba, for things were bound to Hy. Three Thousand More Slain. The Anglo-Armenian Associatlou of Lon don has received a telegram from Constanti nople which says that a, 000 Armenians have been massacred at Aruhklr, and that the widows aud orphans of those killed are in terrible distress from hunger und cold, Tlie dispatch also says that the Armenians of bl vas and Ceearea are In dally fear of massacre. STONED BY A MOB. Spaniards Attaok tnole Barn's ComuUte at Baroelona. The fever of Indignation and hnto against tlie f nlted States which seems to havo taken possession of the heart of nil Spain over tho a-dion of tho United Htntes Renate In recog- liMng the provisional government of Cuba ns belligerents nnd In calling upon President Cleveland to use the high olllccs with Hindu to secure the Independence of Cuba, culmln nled lu violent scones at Hiirci'loim, nml an iittack upon the United Stati-s cnusninti. The trouble did not nrlso nut of the fpnn Inncoiis formation of the mob whl''h din the violence, but was the outcome of a public meeting which had beca lnllticucru by fervid speeches. inn piiiuie iicmotiM nil inn to protest against the united Sinn's senate s action was orgituho'd by the political leaders, Including lloptihllcnns nnd men of all shades of polltl- pii I sentiment. It wa 8 o'clock In the afternoon when the meeting had assembled, and there were fully I.j.iiHI people present, all In n state of high put Hollo enthusiasm nnd ripe for nny manifestation of tho emotions which Pos sessed them. I hero were addresses by the ornlors pro vided for the occasion mid tlie purpo.se of S the meeting explained ns one of protest f ngulii'd Hie recognition ot the Cuban govern ment ns a belligerent power by the United Sta'.-s senate. The spirit of the crowd to'7 Urn nml they set off for the Hutted Htuti consulate. The lenders who had organized the meeting seemed to hrivn realized thu ser ious conseipp tice which might follow upon n iicnionsiraiion mat iook mar. iiirifcnon lu they made every cllort to dissuade the nn from this purpose. Hut their cllort were no nvall nml the crowd set off for tho Unit' States consulate. The authorities of the city find by lhl: tlr taken alarm und a force of police was sent the cotisulnt". The ex"ln d crowd was n Intlnilnnti'd by the show of force from gall cring is-ioro mo consulate ami snouiit "Long l.lvo Spain." and ''Down With t Yankees!" These verbal missies did not long entb the aroused passions of the moo,, and It shrrt time stone began Uylng from t crowd, which broke a number of thowindo" In the United States consulate. Tho force of os police waited for no fur ther manifestation, but charged the crowd under the onh is of their ollleers nnd rough ly dispersed them, wounding several. Bo lar as learned there were no fatal results. AN ENGLISH VIEW. Comments of the London Timet on The Cuban Resolution. The action ot the United Htntes Senate on the Cuban ipi'-slloii has arouse-l comment lu tiia press of London. An editorial In the Standard says: "Tlie Senate has placed President Cleve land In n hh-hly cmbnrraslng po- Itiou. It is imllk"ly ti nit the proud Spnnish nation would yield If America threatened war on I" half of Cuba. It Is much to be honed that president Cleveland wili net prudently." An editorial In tho Thru on the same sub ject says: "The resolution Is very emharas sing for Spain, who, while she ennnot but regard the r "ognltlon ns nn unfriendly net. in In no position to resent it. She could gain nothing by declaring war against the United states, who. In addition, can make out a case wlil'di is at least plausible, tmit It Is merely a tardy and reluctant recognition of palpable fact'. "The supplementary resolution was avow edly added lu deference to those who would gladly provoke n war with Spain. The proposals for the Independence of (.una, pre sented us they probably will be.wlth A direct ness of speech In which American politl Inns oltdi Indulge, could not fail to move In tho hlgli' st degree offensive to a proud aud sen sitive poopm. "Whatever course the Precldent may decide to tnk", this resolution, and Hie iuilammsr tory Innguuge in which it was illst-uss'-d, de mand the most serious coiiHidera:lo.-i hy Spain. Her po-ltlon is one of such dilu -ulty iifnl d'-lh acy that she may well commund Un sympathy oven of those disapproving the ru c 'ni history of Cuba. V Histasieful a almost nny cour.'V snve an ohstinr.te continuance of tho strugilb'.must 'must I nicWfrcr J tl,M l.cfel- be to to the majority of thu Mpauil may porimps no advisable to whether home rulo for Cuba is not the best" solution." A dispatch from Madrid says that tho pa pers there publish some curious statistics as to the cost ol the Cuban war. Nearly 118, (100 men hav'i ts-n sent to the Island and the eopt of the relsilllon has already amount ed to -r..0.'j;i(),-)0'l, anil for the second year it will exceed ir7S,(i(ia,oo;). The correspondent says that Captain General Weyler reports that It will take at least two yearn to crush the rebellion. SUSTAINED BY HO Business on a Standstill Wlta Llttli mnnd for ftlanufaotured I'rociu'jts. It. O. Dun Co. sny In their woekl; view of trade: Failures In threu wed F'bruury show llohliltles of 10,88L-,93(J, agalnsl f -t,."i2'l,0J-i Inst year, nnd 11,420,41s in l -c.r-. Failures lor the week have been 27 In the United states avninst 2."0 iust year,and OS iu Canada against 81 last year. Iu some (planer business gains, at the West rather than the Fast, but there is no general change for the bntter,nllhougu hopo fulness still predoniluur.es. Public opinion turns moro resolutely toward sound money, but want of sufll'iient demand for the pro ducts of great Industries, retard actual Im provement. The volume of business dons nut Improve. Hailroad earnings for the third week of Feb ruary exceed last year's 6.7 por cent., and for February thus fur, have been 11.0 per cent, greater than last year. Block specula tion has been Irregular, and Cubii'i wurtolk on Friday caused a br.mk In railroad stocks averaging 63 points. Hlsuppolutlng Indus trial stnteincnts, together with the general break, lowered trusts fcl.48. Wheat has taken a flight upward, advanc ing K cents for cash, ami 2 for May, with rumors of for'-lgn supplies ns the only basis. -Tho mhrket for textile goods Is disappolnt lngt Woolen mills are receiving oonsidera hlu orders for sprlug gooils, but business for the future does not mend. The range for all woolens Is scarcely 1 per cent, higher than a year ago, although wool 1 more than 7 per e mt higher, and a good many mills are cloe i i(f or reducing time. The Comet is Coming, pcrrlne'e comet which la moving along at the rate of about 30 miles a second. Is to strike Mother Earth on March 15. This ap parent calamity can only lie prevented by fdniictary Inllucnee by which Its headlong nap at tills orb may be checked, and it course diverted. II y the calculations of Prof Lcu.'hner, of the University of California, the comet Is about 40,000,0(4 milea from the) earth. This Is somewhat less than half the distance to the sun. It is moving toward the earth at the rate of , 1,600,000 miles a day. ITEMS OF INTEREST. Reports have been received laying that fresh massacres have occurred at Uaiats aud a -ven other points of Armenia, Parisian newspapers express the belief that tho coming debate on the proposed Income tux will determine tho fate of Jhe govcrn- nt uiciiu m Juan V. Vertuga, a Spanish merchant, has bnon arrested at Ibarra, Mexico, en the I charge of committing a (40,000 robbery ki J Hpuin ten years ago. I The London "Chroniole" editorially he- I (ifvt nirjuuHtiuuun ui uv i?iuvB.iioa nriTiT will follow tin death or Uaurul Boota througb fua-lly dittoiui.
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