LKTEST HS IRl WASHINGTON.
AFTER BIG PLATES.
Navy Department Trying to Find
Large They Cm Be Hade.
Bow
The ordnnncn officers of tlin Nnvy Depart
ment nrw In correspondence Willi the Cnr
ricglo Stool compnny nnd tho Bethlehem Iron
company regarding specifications fir the ar
mor pinto Intended for tho new hntt!w!il,
Kentucky nml Koarsnrgo.
It I understood thnt tho speeHlontlonx
will differ very slightly from those under
which previous contracts have been made.
Tho conditions of tin- n ptnnce twt will ho
probably ui'iro seven than they nn now.
Tho specifications will U completed nml
hlli Invited wltliln tho next week.
Thi-ro linn been some ih'lnv on account nf
pertain inquiries sent to Plltsshurg nit'l
Bethlehem n few days ngo. Tin so two Arms
were Invited to let tho department know
whnt nro tho largest shod plates which
could bo gotten out with the priKont fin-ili-ticx.
Since tho lust contract was made hnth
llrms hnvo enlarged their pliinta, anil l-ttT
facilities linvo been irvl-li l for tho nninu
Ini'turo of armor, ami both concern nro now
nlilo to furnish plates of larger dimensions
thnn were manufactured under tho previous
specifications.
It lx desired ly the ordnance officers, In
providing nnimr fur warships, to have as
few separate pinto a possible. Hie Idonl
standard of armor. If It wore possible to at
tnln It. woulil to to encase xhlpn' hulls in a
guild snoot of heavy nickel steel.
Tho specitlcntlons of tho now bnttb'shlps
will not le completed ns regnrds tho size of
thi rospii-tlve plates until thu exact capacity
of tho two armor plnnlx lx known. Hiillli'lont
time will bo nllowi'il tho two tlrmx to propnro
their hlilx. It is anticipated thnt tho contract
will ho about oqually ilivliloil between the
two companies, nx It has boon In tho past.
STATEHOOD BILLS.
Ariiona and New Mexico Will Be Consid
ered Next Week.
The statehood bills for the admission of
tho Torrltorloa of Arizona nml Now Mexico
will bo again passed upon by the House Com
mlttee on Territories at It meeting noxt
Thursday.
Tho committee decided without any forninl
Vote totuko tho blllx up noxt week nil I vote
upon thorn n second time. Tho Now Mexico
bill nnx peen repotted tnvorooiy to ino non
nto, but tho Huiixo Committee by a very
close voto taken several wn'kfl ago decided
not to roport It to tho Ilouxo.
It lx now claimed by tho advocati of stnto
hooil thnt two committeemen who voted
ngnlnst reporting tho blllx havo decided thnt
tno liest plnn will bo to Iny thorn ht-fora tho
Hoilxo nml lot tho wholo House tnko tho re
Bponxlhlllly of passing or rejecting them.
1 his course hns been odvocactd by xonie of
the party lenders In tho Ilouxo.
Copyright Reform.
Tho Investigation of copyright laws which
hag been carried on for several weeks by the
house Committee on Patent will probably
lead to a more or less comprehensive re
vision of the copyright system.
One of the principal ehangi-s likely to re
sult will be the establishment of a bureau of
copyrights In connection with the Congres
sional Library, which now has chnrgo of all
the copyright business, but which has not
a sufficiently large clerical force to properly
handle this work.
Mr. Hpofford, the Librarian of Congress,
has been asked to report to the committee
the amendments of the present Inw, which he
considers desirable, and when the committee
has discussed his recommendations there
will be drawn n substitute for the Treioar
bill, embodying snuh improvement as meet
the approval of the members.
Warner Miller, rresldout of the Nicaragua
Canal Company, appeared before the House
Committee on Commerce, Ho severely crit
icised the report of tho Government Com
mission which visited the lxthinux lost sum
mer, saying thnt, without knowledge of en
gineering, it had made impracticable recom
mendations. Ho also complained of the ef
fect the Henate bill had had lu influencing
capitalists against the company.
TRADE REVIEW.
Ho Important Feature! Exoept Exports on
American Wool and Iron.
It, O. Dun A Co., say: The returns of
failures have swelled the aggregate ot de
faulted liabilities for three weeki of March to
$12,883,014, against (11,271,121. last year,
which Includes 259 fnllunis in the United
(States, against M4 last ye.r, and 39 In Can.
ada against 42 last year. No Important
change has occurred In the general condition
ot business during the week.
In Iron and steel conditions are slightly
more hopeful. The demand for women's
dress goods Is the best featuro of the woolen
markets. The sales ot wool have fallen to
less than half an ordinary week's full con
sumption, amounting lost week to only
2,926,760 pounds at the chief markets. A
striking feature this week haa been a sole of
850,000 pounds of Am rican wool for ship
xuent to England.
The iron and steel markets have disclosed
similar featuro, for a little Alabama pig has
- tieen sold for export. The combination of
lake ore producers has at last anuouneed its
prloes for the oomlng season t4 tor first
class Bessemer; 43.40 to 8.76 for Meeaba and
8 for Don-Messemer ores, and it Is oalculat
ed that with coke at (2 per ton, Bessemer pig
can be produced at about 4M3.25 at l'lltsburg,
which is now the current price there, but
the slow marketing ot finished nroducts la
still the main trouble. There has been a
little more activity this week, and the Car-
segie woras nave som iu,uuu aieei raue to
Japan, thus scoring a noteworthy success.
but In the main the market is about as in
active and insufficient as It has been.
The earnings of the railroads have been
rather less promising than in previous
months, averaging on per cent better than
lust March thus tar, and the tonnage from
Ohicago, wblcb has so long been much in ex
cess of previous years, has now fallen short
of the movement in 1HC3.
The boston Commercial bulletin saysi The
market is a trine more active, tnougn at no
hlaber nriaes. The new alio 1 opening at
dot less than last year's prices. The export
movement begun lust week and oontluucd.
lour houses have shipped American wools
abroad. The varieties are Oregon, territory
and line pulled Mexican. The ountlnent and
England are bring tried as markets, so great
. Is the descrepHiicy between our markets and
the other markets of the world. Mexico was
the beat buyer of all last spring. Kales are
not large, and the exportation is the result of
the unnaturally low price of American as
comparea wnii foreign woou.
FOUR PERSONS CREMATED.
Indian, Two Women and a Babt Feriih
During a Caroasal.
Four people met their death by fire at Bay
field. Wis., as a result of whiskey and care.
leanness. An Indiairfrom bad river named
Biquette, took a quuutity of whiskey to the
residence of Julia bird, a half breed, and
her daughter, Charlotte. Tbey were having
a great earousol when the neighbors discov
ered smoke and flumes Issuing from the
building. lTortewor made to rescue the
occupants, but without avail and all three
were burned. An Infant child of Charlotte
Bird was also burned.- Tbs eoronor's Jury
andered verdict of accidental death.
BATTLE IN CUBA.
The Insurgents Defeated With a Lou of
Fifteen Uen.
Tho column of troops eoininninleil by Col.
Pnvln has boon engaged with Insurgent enl
vorv, nnmlH-rliig about l.OiH) men. under tho
leadership of l.noret nt the plantation of Man
lompiln. Tho Np.-inMi cavalry elinrifd tho
enemy, and tho latter retreated, leaving llf
tecn killed on the Held. Among the latter
wen' three otli'-erx. Tho troopi nlso cap
tured n 1 1 1 1 n 1 1 1 1 1 y of arms nml iimmiinlllon
and enmp eiiilptntntx.
Tho columns of troops commanded by
Col. Hnnehez nnd Kehovnrrln have captured
the enmpx of the Insurgents at t hnrllo and
Hnnla Monica, prolnee of l'liwir del l:io,nnd
in xo doing nro xnid to have obtained pos
session of nearly nil tho supplies of the In
surgents In that' province. The Sinn's were
In charge of Ilunninb'se. and In the Engage
ments between the troops and the Insurgents
the latter left M) killed and retired win, ninny
wounded. The troops destroyed the stores
which could tint bo mndo nvallnl'lo for the
use of the nnny, nnd ns part of ttio plunder
lielongiHl to the Inhabitants of I'lnar del lllo,
who had suffered nt the hands of Macon's
raiders, n iuantlty of stolen property will bo
restop'il to Its owners. It Is estimated that
the stores enptun'd were worth over aMl.nilO.
TELEGRAPHIC TICKS.
A new brick rolling mill near Cincinnati,
will furnish work for I.ihk) ncn.
.ludge (Millions, nt Chicago, refused to n
polnt a receiver for tho Linseed Oil trust.
Albert M. Hall, a supposed newspaper mnn
of New York, committed suicide at a hotel In
Cincinnati.
Kenrnn Ileed, n retired manufacturer of
New York, aged 87 yenrs, committed suicide
because of disease and old age.
Mutiny has broken out In the nrmy o
Dollvln. and several havo been killed. The
elections may be declared oil' on this ac
count. Leon h H. llloom, of Galveston, the Inrgoxt
wholesale drv goods dealers in Texas, luuo
fulled, with liabilities ot (2,000,000 ami nssetx
of 2,500,000.
F.x-Pollco Captain, W. R. Hovery, was ac
quitted nt New York of the charge of extort
ing money from Contractor Urnncis Sea
grist. The schedule of Patrick H. Kelly, the
prominent politician who failed nt Ht. 1'aul
recently shows liabilities of (534, M7, and us
xetx of ?3M,'-1H.
Kittle Strain, a wnltn-xs In a variety thea
ter at Hncriimento, I'nl., was shot nnd killed
by her lover, Frederick Knglehanlt, on
Thursday night.
Hlrnm II. Morrison, of Boston, who wns
phi I under nrrcst Monday night after his
wife had been found dead in their home, has
confessed that he chocked the wi mnn to
death.
The colored people. of Columbia. Oklahoma.
have Imprisoned I'lenv lloulet. a French set
tler, and propose to hold him until France
gives reparation for tho Imprisonment of
winter.
The remnlns of Tenrl brvan. murdered nt
Fort Jackson, Ky., were interred at (Ireen
Castle, ind., Friday, although her father pro
tested against the burial before the discovery
of her missing head.
The National Llhcrnl federation of Oreat
Britain adopted resolutions declaring its cou-
linence In l.oni lloxePerry nml that it woum
not rest until the Liberal party bod again
peon restored to power. It ilenounceit the
expedition Into the Houdnn and blamed the
government for not suppressing the outrages
in Armenia.
TERRIBLE DISTURBANCES.
In the Antipodes There Are Hurricanes,
Earthquakes and Fires.
The most violent disturbances prevail In
the Antipodes. A second heat wnvo sent
the theremometer upward, the mercury
climbing to a point never before reached.
At Adelaide the temperature reached the
highest point yet recorded, while at Mel
bourne, denths from heat, apoplexy and siiu
strokn, have reached an alarming number.
Numerous serious fln'S also took place,
caused by spontaneous combustion, nnd nt
11 factories itouoie guants have tieon plnccil
to prevent combustion through hent generat
ing in cioseiv-xtorcn goons.
l'i the cotintrv large ranges of bush have
been set on Are and surrounding settlements
are threatened. At Alexander, Waterloo and
Waga. typhoid fever is raging, the mortal
ity being very gnat. The epidemic is caused
by impure water owing to the wells being
dried up. At Melbourne the typhoid epi
demic bos assumed alarming proportions,
the fever wnnlx In the hospitals are full ami
large numoors are turned away.
hen the steamer sailed the rivers were nil
rising In Queensland. The damage to the
crops is terrible and great destitution will
follow. At Adelaide a gale lasting 24 hours
did much damage. Great suffering prevails
at Townsville, Queensland, which was almost
wiped out of existence by a hurricane. Con
tributions nro being asked for all over Aus
tralia for the homeless. After the wind,
earthquakes took Australia in hnud, there
were two distinct shocks from eatt to west.
OPPOSED TO FREE COINAGE.
Minnesota Republicans Indorse Major
MoKlnlej.
Just before the State Republican conven
tion was called to order Tuesday, It was an
nounced that Senator Davis had wired Con
gressman Tawnoy withdrawing from the
presidential race. This action was due to
the refusual of throe district conventions to
indorse his candidacy. Before the adjourn
ment of the convention a resolution that the
well-considered and pronounced preferences
ot ne nepuuueans ot Miuuesota lor presi
dential standanl-bearer in lHtst was William
Mchinley, and pledging the delegates to do
all In their power to honorably bring about
the nomination ot William McKluiey for
pmxiuenioi me inuea mates, was auopieu
The four dclcgatos-at-large will be P. O.
Evans, of Minneapolis, George Thompson of
HI Paul. C. F. Hendrix. of Hault Center and
L. V. Hunt, of Maukitto. The lost three of
these are newspaper men.
Following is the llnaiiclal plank reported
to ino oouvumion uy me resolutions conv
niitteot
"Kjiolved, That we favor the use of both
gold and silver to the extent to which they
can be kept in circulation at a parity in pur
chasing snd Ueht-paylng power! that we are
earnestly opposed, under the pn'seut con
ditlous,to the free aud unlimited coinage of
silver.'1
8 AN FRANCISCO LOSES IT.
Tho W. 0. T. V. Convention Will Probably
Bo Hell at St Louis.
At a meeting of the general oClcers ot the
National Women's Christian Temperance
Union at Chicago, it was docldod not to hold
the next national convention in Hon Francis
co, although that city bad been previously
chosen. Among the reasons for the change
were the request of the Nutioual suffrage as
sociation, In view of its own active opera
tions on the Pacllla coast this year: the belief
that the holding of the next convention In or
near the Btate of Kansas would better con
serve the temperance Interests, as a crisis is
lmpeuding In that state; the refusal of the
railroads to make such concessions as were
,hoped fur. It Is probable the next national
convention win oe nuia wet. Louis In Octo
ber or Nowmber, 1M.
FailuroT
Lowell, Mass. The iirrl:iio mills dosed
down its cotton and print works. Tho mills
einploy 2,600 operatives,
Eoston. Pa. The Olmdou Iron company,
one of the oldest in the Lehigh valley, as
litfued. .
ihe w nil iii cum.
STILL DESTROYING PROPERTY.
Insurgents Displaying Oreat Activity In
. all Parti of Cuba
The Insurgents have burned 40 houses In
the village of 1'iintn llrnvu, nml on the farm
of San Hammi, In the Santa Spltltus district
of the province of Santa Chirn. They also
destroyed several stores at llaeiirando, near
Havana. In the province of I'lnar del lllo
the Insuigeiilx burned the Holds nnd hntiscx
on tho plantations of llegnnn, Dos Her
manns, Mcrccltn, Asciiiiciono and lira
males. Ihe Insurgents nn dlsplnvlng extreme
rigor In enforcing their prohibitions ngalnst
enuntVvmen luluilng vegetables and milk to
Snnctl Hplritux. As a consequence the xlck
and children are miII'i ring, nml gn rs nnt
cninybig tho beneilt of greatly enhanced
ir lei's. 'Ihe report that the' Insurgents
nntiged live labou rs In Santa Clam was In
correct. It I- renlllrmcil that Quiiitln Han
dera, the Insurgent leader died from bis
wounds.
In recent em-agements In the various
trovliit es the Spanish claim a total of 18
llled.
During the night of March 1H the forts of
Saudi spirit ux were attacked. No details
nre reported.
Colonel Martin n ports from Tunis thnt he
h'ls had live ilrhlx with the eiieniv nml has
captured the insurgent lender l.ngon, to
gether with his family and four others.
A MILITARY MISTAKE.
Each Force Took the Other for Insurgents.
Seven Killed.
Another terrible mistake, attended with
loss of life nnd resulting In many soldiers lie
Ing wounded, has taken place. In some
ninnnnr uto xplalic'd, two enliimnx of Span
ish trooj opened lire upon each other on the
24th.
According to the few detnlls reeelved here,
the column of tmnpx commanded by (len.
Ilodoy and Col. Holgiiln, nt the Santa Itoxa
plantation, m ar I si.-ralia. provtn f Santa
Clara, mutually mistook each other for In
surgent forces, 'owing, it is said, to the thick
ness of the xuirar cane. Kach detachment
opened lire upon each other and for 10 min
utes shuts were exchanged, resulting in the
killing of 17 xi Idlers, among them being
Lieut, Col. Fin niniivnr, of the Nnvnx Initial
Hon. In addition 5 officers and H4 soldiers
were Wounded, Two of the luttur have slucu
died and Si nre -erlniislv wounded.
Smallpox Is ephlcuile at llegla, lu Havana
harbor, according to La Lucba. There is
considerable yellow fever in the lluviuia
Hospital.
The Bermuda Reaches Cuba.
Informath n has been received In New
York thnt the steamship Ileriuuiln, which lelt
that port March 111, loaded with arms and
ammunition lor the insurgents, bus safely
landed lo r cargo on the shores of Cuba. It
wns reported that Callxto (iiir"la headed the
party, and that the vast quantity of arms
and ammunition on the Bermuda bnd been
conveyed to the headquarters of the Cuban
forces.
WANT EIGHT HOURS.
Carpenter's Union May Test This Question
by a National Strike.
The executive committee of the National
Federation of Labor begun its regular con
ference lu Indianapolis, Ind., March 23.
Those present were: President dumpers. Sec
retary August McOrnlth, 1'. J. Mngulre of
Philadelphia, llrst vice-president; .lames
Duncan, of llaltl'iioro, second vice-president
James O t oniiell, of Chicago, third vice.
firesldent, nud M. M. (Inrlaiid of Plttsbunr.
ourth vice-president. The conference lasted
until n late hour and was devoted ehielly to
rj disci:slou of the best means of bringing
aljuTil fin f fgTd-hfoir Jay.
A poll of those present showed n unani
mous s-ntiment in favor of taking executive
action at once thnt will test the questlnn as
to whether the affiliated labor organizations
of the country are capable of securing wViul
they claim to be their rights in this particu
lar. To devise ways and means the matter
was referred to tt suli-eommlttee composed
of Messrs. Maguire, Lenunu and O'Connell.
There an three national organizations, the
Carpenters, Iron Ore workers and llorse
shoers, who hnve volunteered to do anything
that the council tuny order, to bring about
the desired result. It was given out by
Secretary Mctirulth that the Carpenters' na
tional union will probably be seleeteil to
make the tort, and when questioned, he said
that it was not only pofslhle, but probable
that the council will onler a strike of the
union throughout the country.
The secretary s report submitted shows a
marked Increase In the federation's finances
and membership, two charters having been
issued this year to one during the same time
last year. Grievances of the musicians ut
Milwaukee, and painters ut Pittsburg were
discussed without action, It was decided to
scud President (iompers to Washington lu
Novemls'r to the National Musicians' con
vention to espouse labor bills before con
gress. RIOT IN A MICHIGAN TOWN.
Mob Foroes the Polios to Surrender a Pris
oner i'n Jail.
The recent horsewhipping of Frank
Blootcr, correspondent of a sensational sheet
at Grand Rapids, Mich., which occurred lu
the presence of city police, provoked a
monster moss meeting on the public square.
By the glare of a bonfire violent speeches
were made denouncing the city government.
City Marshal Yunrv attempted to arrest a
man but the crowd rallied to the fellows sup
port. I he marshal, with the assistance of
other officers, put the mun In Jail. The mob
followed, threatening to break down the jail.
To save bloodshed the man was released and
he was carried back on the shoulders ot bis
friends.
Five well-known citizens were arrested
eburged with horsewhipping Slootor.
Vessels for the Lskos.
There was launched Monday at Nixon's
shipyard, at Eltzubeihport. N J., the llrst
of a fleet of 18 steel vessels which are des
tined for service on the great Ink' s. The en
tire fleet Is to be ready for service this season,
and three more vessels will brobably be
launched this week.
NEWS NUGGETS.
Violent shocks of earthquake were felt In
portions ot Maine Sunday.
Ike pfeer, a negro, was lyuched near
Shreveport, La., tor assaulting two young
ladles.
Attorney Tatrlck YV. Rnowhook, ot Chi
cago, has made an assignment. Asset are
3L0,iU0 aud liabilities t'iOO.OOO. ,
Heavy rains hnve stopped work In the
lead aud ulna mines of southwest Missouri
and doua much damage property. ,
Mrs. II. Adicock, of Fort alley, Miss., is
suing to recover elH.oOO which was fouud in
a well, and which she claims berhusuaud
burled during the war. 8ft years ago.
The bodies or three boys, aged 1H, 10 and
11 years, Boone Smith, Tom Shiller and
Charles McMillan, were fouud ou the rail
road track two miles south of browusboro,
Tex. They hud been killed by a traiu. .
James Homers and Harry Ford, painters,
were struck and killed by lightning while at
work on a church spire at (irand, near
fluthrie, O. T., Huturijay afternoon. The
church took fire, but a heavy rain subdued
tut) i!iuuc.
A SPLIT IN TEXAS.
Ths Cowboy State Convention Ends In a
Free Fight.
The Texas Republican state convention,
which had been in session In Austin since
Tuesday, finally adjourned sine die Thurs
day afternoon. The result of tho convention
was foreshadowed by the roport of the env
dentlalx committee which Tavored the II .
Allison deleunti'S as against those of McKlu
iey. The Heed ami Allison men then organ
ized tho convention, though not without a
light, In which blows were exchanged,
The convention adopted a platform, the
currency plank of which n'ails as follows:
"Yn reaffirm the historic adherence of the
Itepiiblican party to xound llnnnce. YVe de
mand an honest, dollar of greatest purchas
ing power for every class alike; the target
Issue of gold, silver and ii"T compatible
with tradn and tho requirements of trade,
all of equal value Interchangeable one for
the other, every dollar resting on gold ns
ns money of II mil redemption. The llopuh
licanx of Texas declare this to be their de
liberate judgment, the only basis for B large
and liberal circulation ol money nnd for the
maintenance nf universal conlldence.
' Tile convention then el-eted the following
delegates to the St. Louis convention: N.
W, Clltiev, of ttalveston, colored, Allison
man: W. It. Mnkemson. of Georgetown. Heed
man: K. II. Terrell, of San Antonio, Allison
nmnt C. H. reriruxon, or llleliinotnt, lleeil
man. Alternates W. F. dross. D. C. Kolp.
John C. Cain and 11. B. Smith. Electors
(SeorgeC. Clllford, of San Antonio, nnd
Eugene Marshall, of Texas.
A row followed the selection of the elec
tors, the McKlnlev men making an effort to
capture tho convention, tin the platform
they were opposed by President Cuney nnd
Ills followers. The llrst negro lu the rush
made n lunge nt Cuney, but found himself
confronted by a revolver in another man's
hands. A light followed, In which the chair
man nnd several others were knocked down,
but order wax llnnlly restored and the con
vention ndjoumed sine die.
Immediately after tho n'gular convention
adjourned the McKinley faction took charge
of the hnli. and organized n con
vention In due form, electing the follow
ing delegates to St. Loulx: John flant, of
Shermon; Frank Hamilton, nf Austin; S. L,
Smith, of Colorado, and Y. K. Davis, of Ft.
Worth. Alternates K. D. Anderson, YV. II.
Love, It. O. Colllux and HI. -hard Allen. The
electors named were: E. P. Hunt and A. II.
I nldwell.
1 he convention did not consider a plat
form, but adopted resolutions Indorsing Mc
Kinley for President, and Instructing the
delegates sent from Austin to vote tor him
as long as his name was before tho conven
tion. ,
NEW YORK'S NEW LIQUOR LAW.
The Raines Bill Knocks Out Sunday Saloons
and Free Lnnoh.
Oov. Morton signed the Kiilnes liquor tax
bill. The bill, w hich was violently opposed
by the liquor Interests, Is designed to bring
nbout n rudlcnl reform of the excise laws. It
does away with excise boards lu cull's and
towns and gives the power to grant and re
voke licenses to a single board uuder State
control.
It Is expected that the new law will reduce
the number of saloons. will bring clubs under
a unltorin license system and will protect
churches nml school-houses. It will ulso aid
Sunday enforcement, ns blinds will be kept
up nml the bill provides for the forfeiture uf
licenses. Free lunches nre nlso prohibited.
The principal argument against the bill wns
that the poorer class of saloonkeepers, chief,
ly those that sold only beer, would be forced
out of the business by the high license fee
which the bill provides for and that the
ne asure wax then-fore, class legislation.
The Stnte Brewers and Malsters' associa
tion iutend to light the Haines law. They
have engaged two leading law llrms to do
the lighting for them. Mr. I'ntermeyer said
that as soon ns the law goes Into effect
he will get up a test case and bring the mat
ter iuto the courts.
TWO LIVES LOST.
Fir Follows and Explosion of Gas In a
Mine.
The gas in mine No, 1, at Adrian, operated
by tho Buffalo, Rochester and Pittsburg Coal
and Iron Company exploded Sunday and the
mine Is on lire. It is impossible to get Into
the mine any distance. although the explosion
occurred two n,ii(.a tmeic. Shortly alter 11
o'clock the lire boss heard an explosion, and
lu the morning the men going to work were
overcome. Some escaped and the alarm was
given. When suporliitenilent til Koblnson
and a crew went to rescue the men they were
overcome. Three escaping miners found
Itohlusou and dragged him out us far as pus-
slid", w uen, to save tneinseives, tney urop
ped him, making their escape. His brother.
Oenernl Manager L. YV. Robinson, then went
In with a crew and brought him out uncon
scious. Eleven men were brought out, with
two dead, j tie (lead are: Isaac J ou'-s. mar
ried, with three children; Joe Lawrence,
widower, with 11 children. Both the meu
were rescuers.
TURRET 0BJECT8.
An Appeal Asking th Intervention of Rus
sia and Frano.
Aa a result of the extraordinary cabinet
council, which lasted throughout Saturday,
the Turkish government has Issued an ap
peal, addressed to France and Russia, asking
tbem to intervene, wltn the object of regu.
luting the affairs of Egypt Oermany, It is
added, was also requested by the porte to
exercise her good offices in tills sense. In
structions were also dispatched to the Tur
kish ambassador nt London to make repre
sentations to the Marquis of Salisbury) but
their tenor is not known.
In well Informed circles It Is declared that
the action of the porte is due to the councils
of France nnd Russia, the governments ol
irhlch countries, it is claimed, have submit
ted that the present is un opportune moment
for Turkey to raise the question of her suze
rainty over tgvpt Deing practically usurpen
by Oreat Britain- The governments indi
cated, it is alleged, promised Turkey their
support in tue manor.
EX-PRIEST CAUSED A RIOT.
Ballets Followed Bad Eggs and Four Men
Wor Shot.
Following a lecture given at the Cnristlan
church at Punmore, Fa., by an alleged ex-
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during which about 50 shots were fired, and
four men injured. They are Fred Mink, of
I'lttsion, pronauiy lutauy snot in tue uacxi
Frank Heller shot in the leg; William
Hegraves, shot in the ankle and a man named
Murphy.
The ex-priest is charged with precipitating
the trouble. As be was leaving the church
fully bOO people gathered and greeted him
with a volley ot eggs. It is claimed he
immediately drew a revolver and Bred in the
air. Revolvers were then tired off la every
direction.
ATTEMPT 10 WRECK A TRAIN.
Obstructions Plaoed on th Big Fonr Track
by Train Robber.
The Big Four express train, which passe
Delaware, Ohio, shortly after midnight, nar
rowly escaped being wrecked on the night of
the 26th. A few miles out of town train rob
bers had Placed obstruction on the track
near a curve, and a long rail was placed in
front of tne wrecking material. The engi
neer hud tiot got his engine under a full head
of steam, and was enabled to stop his train
within only a few feet of the obstruction.
The engine was slightly damaged and the
people pretty badly shaken up on account ot
the sudden (top. Detective are Investigat
ing.
ihirieen ran in
AWFUL HAVOC
Wrought by a Mine Explosion la Pennsylvania.
There was n gas explosion at the Ilerwlnd
White vhnft.ut the eastern limits of Dubols.l'a.,
Monday forenoon, nnd thirteen miners were
killed. It Is a new mine which the company
has been opening up nnd working crews In
shafts to push the headings out in various
directions for big work later on. Eighteen
men went on nt 7 o'clock Monday morning,
14 going Into the north bending and four in
to the south heading. About 10 o'clock the
four wen- sensible of n shock and n few niln
lltcs Inter the mine boss camo to them and
told them xomethlng bad happened nud that
they should get out as xoon as they could.
When the partv. then consisting of live,
reached the foot ol the xbnft they were near
ly overcome Py gas nud were hurriedly
taken up In the uuo. Assistance was im
mediately summoned, practical miners from
the Bell Lewis and Ynti-x company mines Im
mediately volunteered their sorvl'-oa nnd as
the work of rescue proceeded It wns discov
ered that the shock In the north heading was
so terrllle that some of the bodies were muti
lated almost bevond recogntloti. nnd thnt
those who hail not yet I n found could not
possibly escaped violent death.
nearly an me poniex una oeen lounu ni
noon, lint up to that time tney Had onlv oeen
brought to the foot of tho shaft, where they
nro lielng collected preparatory to being
brought to the surface.
OPEN TO RED MEN.
Civil 8ervloe Appointments Extended
to
Embrace Poor Lo.
Tho president has Issued a comprehensive
order extending tho civil service to prnctle.
oily the entire Indian service, save those of
leers ubove and including that of agent, to
which iippollitmcnts nre made by the proxl'
dent, and the few minor positions of a labor
ng character iiko cooks ami washerwomen.
Indians who show their htness hereafter are
to be allowed appointment to any of these
positions, though they cannot secure trans,
fers to positions In the classllled service out.
side ot thu Indian work. The order Is as fol
lows:
'In the exercise of tho power vested In the
president by the 8d paragraph of section O.of
the act entitled, "An act to regulate and im
prove the civil service of the I' lilted States,
Kprovcd Jan. HI, 1NH3. I hereby direct tho sec
retary ot the interior to amend tno cinsmii-
cntion of Interior department so as to include
among the positions clnsxilled thereunder and
subject to competitive examination clerk, as
sistant clerk and other clerical positions at
Indian agencies anil Indian schools; likewise
to amend the classification of the Indian ser
vice so as to Include among the positions
clnssilled thereunder supervisor of Indian
schools, day school Inspector, dlxclplinarlan,
Industrial teacher, kindergarten teadier.
farmer, nurse, assistant matron nnd senm-
st ress.
"Indians shnll lie eligible for appointment
to any of sold positions on suchtest of fitness
as may bo required by tho secretary of tho
interior, ami without examination or certi
fication by the civil service commission: but
tney snail not lie transierreu irom sum posi
tions to the departmental service.
"Approved March 20. 1SU6, (irover tieve
laud.''
DISASTER TO AN ICEBOAT.
It was Smashed and a Number of Women
Spilled.
A part ot Joslah Slmpklns' comedy com
pany, which played at St. Ignuce, Mich.,
Tuesday night, started to cross the straits In
order that they might attend the Ice boat ro
getta at Mackinac Island. They were accom
panied by their bund, and engaged a big Ice
bout.
A favoring wind sent them along with
great rapidity for about a mile, when the left
runner of the b e bunt struck nn open crnek.
Iu a minute the boat was smashed to kind
ling wood, and the crack In the ce, opened
by the force of tho blow, wns tilled with tho
passengers of the boat. With their heavy
winter wraps the puity was powerless In tho
clill ing water, and had not help linn sum
moned from other boats and St. Ignnce the
majority of the party would have been
drowned.
The lee bont was a total wreck, and the
miracle is thut any escaped from the disaster
auve,
TO ABOLISH DEATH PENALTY.
Bill to do Away with Capital Punishment
Engages the House.
The House spent the most ot Monday con
slderlng the Curtis bill to abolish the death
penalty In all eases where it Is prescribed
In the federal statutes (CO In number; save in
cases of murder or criminal assault on wo
men under sections S.33V nnd D.345 of the re
vised statutes, where however, the Jury
might qualify the verdict "without capital
fiunlslinient. The bill makes no changes
u the penalties that can be inflicted by mili
tary and court martini. Among the crimes
hot punishable by death, abolished by the
proposed bill, are murder and robbery on
the high seas, accessory before the fact to
murder, piracy, etc., on the high seas, de
struction of vessels at sen, piracy, arson of
vessels of war, etc. J he bill lulled to pas
lor want oi a quorum.
A C08TLT NAP.
Fell Asleep in a Train and Was Bobbed of
20,000.
II. B. Kendal, who said he was in the em
ploy of Drexel, Morgan A Co., the New York
banker, reported at the Camden station that
he hud been robbed vt a satchel containing
20.000 in securities belonging to thut firm
while on bis way to Baltimore from Washing
ton In one of the Baltimore A Ohio trains.
On the way to Baltimore Mr. Kendall occn
I led a seat alone and put his satchel on a
rack above his bead.
He fell asleep and was awakened by the
conductor shouting Baltimore. He looked
at the rack but his satchel was gone.
New York for Morton.
Governor Morton gets the endorsement of
the state for president. The platform on
which he will stand is thoroughly Republi
can and declare in no unhesitutlug manner
for sound money.
An effort was made by the McKinley sup
porters to ring in a tioom and substitute dele-
flutes favorable to their Idol, but tln-lr reso
utlon was squelched by a vote ot 31 against
to 109 for.
The delegate-at-large will be Thomas C.
Piatt, of Tioga; Warner Miller, of Herkimer;
Chuuncey M. Depow, of New York, and Ed
ward Lauterbacn.
The alternates will be Hamilton Fish, of
Garrison; Frank 8. YVItherbee, ot Tort Hen
ry; C. II. Bubcock, of llocbester, and Daniel
McMillan, of Buffalo.
The electors at large will be Oen. Benjamin
F. Tracey. of New York, and Edward II.
Butler, of Buffalo,
BRIEF MENTION.
At Cleveland Bushrod Xelch was senteco
ed to hang July SU for murdering his divorc
ed wife.
Balllngton and Mr. Booth have announced
that uuder no circumstance will they ever
again take command of the Salvation army
in the United States,
Dr. A. YV. Jayne. of Towanda, Pa., was to
have buried Monday bat awoke from hi
cataleptlo condition in goocftima and much
refreshed by hi death-like sloeu.
CONGRESSIONAL,
Summary of th Most tmportant Meaittrt
Presented In Both Hon.
rmnTy-sricosn iat.
The Cubnn resolutions took the Course to
day In the Senate to which the cnrn'nt of
the debate has been drifting tor some tl.-tisi
pnst. 'Hint Is, the conference report was, o
motion of Mr. Sherman himself, disagreed
to; nnd the Senate Insisted on Its agreement
to the House substitute for tne Henato reso
lutions, nml asked for a further conference.
lo-dav's session of tho House was chiefly
given up to District of Columbia Business,
nnd the remainder of the session wns spent
In the consideration of n bill to mndlly tho
existing law regarding tho punlshtm nt ot
crimes committed under Federal jurisdiction,
Involving the denth penalty, so as to ullow a
sentence to prison for life.
rioli rt-TIIIHD PAT.
In the houso to-day tho bill to abolish tho
deoth pennlty In certain enses In which It l
iroscrinen in the HKierai statinm was pav ed.
Ir. F.vnns called un a bill to nineud the In
ternal revenue Inws so as to niBko the sale of
spirituous liquors, except under the luanil
which they worn known to tho trade, desig
nating the kind nml quality, punishable by a
fine of (500 nnd Imprisonment for six month
and the forfeiture ot the liquors. It was
pnsseii.
1 he matter of chief Interest In tho Scnnto
to-day was the speech of Mr. Mills. Demo
crat, of Texas, In support of his Joint resolu
tion requesting the President to procure from
the Spanish government the right of self-
government for t.uiia; or. In event of Spain
reiusai, to take military possession ot tnn
island and hold It until the Cubans organize
a government and raise military and naval
lorces ior lis acienso.
EtOTT-rot;TB DAT.
The first reference to the adjournment of
congress came In the Senate to-day as a for
mnl n-solutlonsifTerctl by Mr. Plntt propos
ing nn adjournment on May 9. Mr. Matt
said his purpose to call attention nt this
time to the desirability of an early adjourn
ment, j ne resolution was reierrcu to tue
appropriation committee, as any determina
tion as to adjournment must depend upon
the condition of appropriation blllx. The '
adopting ot a resolution allowing ex-President
Harrison to receive decorations from
Spain nnd Brazil was postponed by nn ob
jection from Mr. Allen, (Populist). During
tho uay Mr. oalllnger, or New Hampshire,
proposed nn amendment to the constitution,
to be known as article XVI., prohibiting the
united mini's or any state irom giving any
recognition or financial aid to any church or
ndlgious organization. Most of the day was
spent on the legislative appropriation bill,
which Is not yet completed. Tho paragraph
substituting salaries for tees for I'l.l'.eil
States district-attorneys nnd marshals v.ero
ngreed to, after a lengthy discussion.
The house took up tho naval appropria
tion bill, nud when adjournment was resett
ed all the paragrajilis had lieen passed save
those relating to tne Increase of the nacy.
Not a single amendment was adopted, al
though there was an effort to provido for a
new dry dock at the League Island yard.
EiOltTT-FIFTH PAT.
Mr. Morrill, of Vermont, presented the
Senate a Joint resolution appointing Ber
nard It, Green, a civil engineer, to succeed
general Casey, the deceased engineer in
charge of the library construction, at SS.OuO
annually.
'I he Joint resolution providing for the ii
poiiitiueiit of n commission for the prelimi
nary xnrvev of A sliln enroll Irom the tourer
shore of Lnke Michigan to the YVabash river
wax adopted.
'I he Senate spent the balance of the day on
the legislative appropriation bill, but did not
complete It, owing to Mr. Sherman's motion
to strike out the proposition for the change
from fee to salurios for United States dlstilct
attorneys and marshals.
'Ihe Senate passed the Joint resolution
allowing ex-Presldont Harrison to accept a
decoration from Brazil and Spain.
Senator Quay had passed In the Senate
the bill which he Introduced, appropriating
7.h00 for the erection of a federal building
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ElOHTT-SIXTH DAT, ,
The Bonnie indulged In nn acrimonious po
litical detiate to-day, which developed much
personal and party feeling and brought in
l'.vo xnarp personal exchanges oeiween .nr.
Hill and Mr. Llklns, aud between Mr. Brico
and Mr. Klkins.
There was sent to the Ifouse to-dnv
taiuing the recommendations by Lieutenant
Colonel J. A. Smith, upon the new pr Ject for '
Connenut harbor, ou Lake Erie. The new
project Increast the estimate for the com
plete harbor $H0,0O0, making it G 10,010 in
all.
STORE BLOWN VP.
Powder in Grocery Exploits With Disas
trous Retnita.
The frame building containing the grocery
store of Gates A Bitter, at Dowagiac, Mich.,
was Ijlowrl to atoms Sunday nfternoon. Do
shore's floral emporium on one side nnd
Bang's saloon on the other side were slightly
damaged. The plate glass In the building
was hurled across the street. Many window
opposite were broken. The cause was the
ignition in some unknown way of some
powder on the ground floor. Nobody wo
injured.
A Marriage at Sea.
Andrew Jackson Bloom, an artlst.and Mis
Selena Thiel, a schoolteacher, both of Guate
mala, were marrfed at sea on the steamer
City of Sydney on the last trip from this
port. The couple have resided in Guatemala
for several years, and attempted to be mar- ,
rn.Hl in opposition to tne law ot tnat conn-'
try, which require CO days' notice. They
went to the church of which Edward M. Hay
maker Is pastor and were about to be mar
ried, when the police interfered. The pastor
wrote a note to Captain Johnson of the
Sydney requesting him to perform the cere
mony, and the couple embarked at Guate
mala for Champerlco, They were united by
Captain Johnson six hours Inter. Chief En
gineer Itossiter gave the brido away, and R.
C. McGregor of the Stanford university acted
as best man, while Miss Mnry Hhevlin of thl
eltv acted as bridesmaid, San t'raucbico
Bulletin.
. Legislator and Moonshiner.
Thomas N. Williams, deputy United State
marshal, returned from a raid among moon
shiners lu Patrick couifty, Va. He found
aud seized over 1,600 gallons of whiskey and
brandy upon which the tax had not been
paid to L nrle Sam. Among those the offi
cer found with the prohibited fluid on hand
was a member of the legislature from Pat
rick county. The statesman had four bar
rels stored away in the basement of his
mountain residence. The o Itloeri seized it
aud required a bond of tho legislator for hi
appearance before the proper court to an
swer a charge of illicit distilling.
Dynamited, Bob bed and Fired.
The Grafton Supply oompany' store on
West Main street, Leetonln, O., was enured
by burglars about 3 o'clock Thursday morn
ing, aud the large safe dynamited. The
thieves got about (S20. Soon after the ex-'
plosion smoke was seen issuing from the
building, and the store was found to be in
flume. The tire was extinguished before
much damage was done.
Bloodshed in Bonth Afrioa.
Advieos from South Africa show that the
prising in Matabelu land Is serious. Several
whites lu outlying J la"oa are reported JtT
nave oeen killed l v siiitutwiesi it 1 assuinaa
that the outoreak Is partly due to the strin
gent measure receutly adopted to stump out
the rindurpust iu Khodcsia, The foudr.es
ot the Kaffirs for their oattlo b well known,
and the killing of them ho excited much discontent