V
II INUR STKTE COMMERCE II.
LONG AND SHORT HAUL
The Supreme Court Decide! Against the
Railroads.
An opinion was rendered ly tho rtuprcmo
Court Monday In thocnseknown nsthe "Ion
ami short haul" ease. Involving In validity
of tho provision of tho Intor-Stnto Cnmmereo
act, prohibiten ft higher charge for n short
haul thnn n long haul, appealed from thi
decision of the Circuit Court of Appeals for
thn Fifth circuit, ihenppcnlwn taken ly
the rnilrnnd.
Its title was thn Intor-Stntn Commerce
Commission vs. tho Cincinnati, Sow Orlcnn
A Tern PaolOe ltallroad Company, tho
Wi-stern and Allnntiu Bnl.road, and thn
Georgia railroad. The decision of thn court
below wn affirmed in the main, tin opinion
holding tlmt In cose of shipments from one
state to another on through bills of lading
rallrond companion could not exempt parlies
nnd give them special rate?. Justice shirn
delivered the opinion.
Thn depute concerning this matter Is one
that has lieen continually nrlrlntr in various
parts of tho country, nml it has I n of great
public Importance, s well to thn Interests
of cominereo ns to our railroads in every
part of the country, that tho question be put
nt rest. There was aho drawn iu ipie.tloii
in tho case the very important one of tho
power of tho Inter-State Commerce Com
mission to tlx mnximum rates it cases 'prop
iTly brought before it, ns tli.-tlugulshcd from
n mere decision that a pnillcuiur rati) is ex
cessive. Tho thn1 rnllroad companies are tho con
necting linen running from Cincinnati to
Augusta, tin. This litigation began through
tho complaint of n seller of bungles at Cin
cinnati to the lnlor-Stato Cominereo Colli
miSHlon, that thn rates to Augusta, nt thn
end of tho Georgia lloilrond, and to Social
Circle, which was point on the (ieorgln
Itnilroud, f0 miles lielow Atlanta, were such
ns to unfairly discriminate against Social
Circle.
'Ihn Texas Tni-idc and tho Atlantic and
Western railroad claimed In their answer
that tho rato to Social t irele could only lie
made by tho consent of the Georgia road on
which It Is located. The Georgia company
admitted that thn rates to Social Circle worn
tho rate to Atlanta plus the rale from Atlan
ta to Social Circle, and contended that tin y
worn not unreasonable, the rato to Atlnutii
being less than It should he beennsn if tho
ci iiiH'tiUi)U v llli II in a from that city to Dul
tiinoro. WATCHING THE STEEL MEN.
Their Proposed Organization li Expected to
Help Basinets.
H. O. Dun A Co., say: Tho regular quart
erly statement of failures show 4,301, with
liabilities of e57,4Ai:i5, ogttlnst'8,802 last
yenr, with liabilities of f47,H13,63.
Ah consumers make spring purchases they
must lessen stock and compel less buying.
The stocks taken In advnnco of consumers'
demands last summer have boon distributed
far more slowly than was expected, but
months of waiting has helped to lessen the
,loud which, It is hoped, spring buying will
clear nwny.
Apprehensions of foreign or financial dif
ficulties have hindered, but nro now scarcely
felt. Oold exports nro rumored, but at this
wnson are so far natural tlmt they have no
itch power to cause alarm as they had in
winter. Tho gigantic stisd combination Is
expected to have n grcnt lullm-nce in sustain
ing markets and stimulating conllilcnco, and
though such operations often miss the sue.
oess they seek, they rarely fall to klmlln
speculative buying for a time. Tho sudden
advance of 2 a ton in billets a week ago lias
raised Bessemer pig 1 lit l'lttsburg and the
demand for structural forms Increases the
expectations that prices will advance. Nail
associations have given notice of another
advance of 15 cents at the end of this month.
Bars have been greatly demoralized, but
some makers now hope to re-estnnllsh tho
eombluution, as steel burs will become dear
er. The stool coucerns propose to restrict
production by allotment, those producing
morn than their share $2 per ton to those
who produce less.
A HORRIBLE BUTCHERY.
Gov. Robinson Cables an Aooount of the
Fight at Inyati.
Sir Hercules Robinson, governor of Cape
Colony, has cabled to the British govern
ment the details of the mussncro of white
men at Inyati in Matabeleland, including
Messrs. Cos, Ilandly and liurford, which
was exclusively reported to the Associated
Tress on Tuesday.
Assistant Commissioner flrnhara was mur
dered by the Mutubclcs at luyiiti on March
27. A general attack upon the whites fol
lowed and they were entirely outnumbered
and almost overwhelmed, being; unable to
make any effective stand ngulnst the rush of
tho native warriors. They managed to get
hold of a wagon, and with this thev effected
a retreat of three miles. Their flight was
perceived and they were closely followed the
whole three miles.
Home 800 Matabelos then surrounded the
wagon and put a stop to its progress, and
the hard pressed whites were brought to
their last stand with nothing left them bi.t to
sell their lives as dearly an they could. T hey
kept off their foes as long ns possible with
their Urenrmes, and when the bluoks closed
n upon them a fierce and desperate hand-to-band
aoniliot ended it Overborne by superi
or numbers, six of the whites were killed.
Donovan, the only survivor of the massacre,
managed to esoaie by biding In the long
grass and creeping away undiscovered.
Donovan estimates that fully llity of the
Matabelos were killed before the party of
White men was overpowered.
BISMARCK'S 818T BIRTHDAY.
Emperor William's Frssent to the ' Aged
Ej-Chanoellor.
Frinee Bismarck was 61 yean old April 1st
and In bis honor bands of muslo played In
he Schlost park all the morning. Represen
tatives of the Hamburg somite and several
friends waited upon Prince llismurck, who
also received many lloral tributes and pres
ents, and a large number of telegrams, la
eluding one from Frluue Henry of Prussia.
Emperor William's present to Priuoe Bis
marck was a photograph of the imperial
family, in a group, enclosed lu a huudsome
frame.
I'riuoe Bismarck entered tne salon at 11 :30,
and was affectionately greeted by his .sou,
Count Herbert Bismaruk, and by his daugh
ter, Countess ltuutzau. After dinner the
prince appeared on the balcony, and the as
sembled bunds pluyed a chorul. l'rince Bis
marck said he was pleased at having enjoyed
the aoustuut sympathy of the Hamburgers,
which he hud uever lost, as he had severul
other sympathies. In conclusion he culled
for cheers fur Humburg and It rulers.
Then followed a brilliant torchlight proces
sion, whiuh ououplod 4o miunles lu passing.
, Triune Bismarck stood most of that tiiue.con
Unuolly expressing his acknowledgments to
those panning. He observed that he was no
longer able to move as they did, but that hi
heart went With them.
CLARA BARTON HEARD FROM.
Distress ant Sissait Increasing at an
Alarming Bate In Armenia.
Clara Barton has telegraphed from "Per a
e lollowai "The distress and disease at
a araeh luiireoslug alarmiugly. ' I have ord
ered eluht physicians with inudlcul supplies
to prou(Hl fct A-ah frwa Beyrouth at
( " ' ' ' '
A TRAIN HELD UP.
Three Masked Hen Loot the Safe After
Blowing It Open.
The cost-hound cannon-ball train No. A on
the St. Louis and Frisco railroad, was held
up three miles cast of Lebanon, Mo., nt 1:05
Wednmdny morning by three masked men
and the safe blown open nml robbed. 1 he
robbers biiard"d thn train at Lebanon nt
I2:."i0 a. hi., nml after patching the scene of
tho roblH'ry held up tho ciiitiuccr mid llre
nmn, stopped thn train, and with the en
gineer In I r t 1 1 of them, marched to the ex
press enr. 'I bo messenger refused to open
up and the door was blown open with dyna
mite, the safe cracked and Its contents re
moved. Several package of valuable, papers were
found liesido tho track end some money
which had been overlooked in tlto hurry of
departure.
'1 he passengers were not undented. Thn
enulnes were detatched and run by the rob
liers to Sleeper, w hern it was abandoned. A
brukeinan hurried back to the city nnd
started Sh"ritT Jones and n posm on thn
track of the robbers.
'Ihren strangers who are supposed to be
the robbers were seen drinking in one of the
saloons nt 10 o'clock Tuesday night here and
they were seen near the depot by Night
Operator Martin only u few minutes before
tho cannon-ball arrived. The brakemmi
furnished a fair description of the men to the
olllcers In pursuit and the railway olllciais
are conlblent they will bo speedily appre
hended. While the amount of money secured by tho
robbers is known to hno boon considerable,
the local express officials will not place an
estimate on it.
TELEGRAPHIC TICKS.
Earthquake shocks wero felt Sunday a
Rawlins, Wyom.
A drnmatle college for ladles is to lie start
ed In one of the suburbs of London.
Iternnril Menslng set 71.101) ems In seven
hours on a linotype machine at St. Louis,
Mo.
W. I-:. Strelhliigor. 20 Kueli.l avenue,
Cleveland, poisoned himself nt Detroit, Sun
day. T he gold reserve Monday w as . 12. 7 11, Will,
tho highest point reached during this admin
istration. A dispatch from Mexico denies that thn
republic will Join with Spain agalnt this
country.
Janu s Haines nnd his son Zch, buth miners
at Jellieo, T'eim., have been family shot in
drunken quarrels since Saturday.
The Cuban Junta iu New York is receiving
$4,000 every month from pome mysterious
unknown, as well as other anonymous gifts
of cash.
M. Sarrlen. deputy from Hoanc-et-I.olre.
has accepted the portfolio ns French Minis,
ter of the Interior. Ho held the same cabi
net office in ln7.
The Inter-State officials in Chicago lire,
it Is said, planning to make 1 rouble for some
of the large shippers who have been receiv
ing cut rates from the roads.
The numlier of Immigrants from Italy lias
Jumped since last winter from about U.000 to
2,0n(i. This increase is. It Is said, largely
due to the disastrous war in Africa,
Tulasdl Duckworth, who killed his wife
and daughter and committed suicide Sunday
at lingers. Ark,, had been brooding over his
Inability to provide for his family.
Osman Digmn, the Mndhist leader, Is
marching on Slukat and the ltrllish Souda
nese troops instead of going up the Nile have
been orderiil to Tokar, on the Bed sea.
At Clinton. III., Kd. 1'ot.m shot his wife
and mother-in-law iu tlie head with n shot
gun' killing them instantly. Domestic trouble
una the cause. l'olen then nttemiiteil to
commit suicide liy throwing himself In front
of a train, but was only slightly injured, mid
is now In jnil.
The Ololm puhlislros a news ngeney dis
patch which says that tho Government will
send 5.0(H) troops to the Cape Colony assoou
as possible. The dispatch also says that tho
('bartered South African company has ap
pealed to the government to dispatch live
thousand troops from tho Cape Colony to
Buluwuyo at once.
GEORGIA TOWN DESTROYED.
Host Disastrous Fire Visits Brunswick,
Oa.-I.oii SS0 0,000.
Severul years ago Brunswick, On., was
visited by a conllngratlon which destroyed
It, nml on Thursday thn disaster was almost
repented. A lire started about 1 :30 p. m.,
which swept away many of the most prosper
ous business enterprise of Brunswick und
for a time It was feared the whole, tow n
would be In ashes. Tho total loss Is con
servatively estimated at about (500,000 and
the Insurance I placed at 400,0(K). A strong
wind forced on the llnmes and llio local lire
department became powerless so thnt assist
ance was telegraphed for to Savannah, Way
cross and Jacksonville, whoso departments
promptly responded that they would send
aid. At 4:80 the lire was gotten timlvr con
trol, but not before one life hail been lost.
Charles Smith, nil employe of the Brunswick
& Western railroad was overcome by the
beat and died.
A numU'r of sailing vessels were in danger
during the progress of the flames, but nil
were saved. The flames started on the
Brunswick A Western railroad wharves, and
within an hour the wharves, two large ware
houses, a number of cars, including the
freight contained therein, were consumed,
entailing a loss to the company of t'i00,uOO,
larllally Insured. The extensive property of
he Downing Company, dealers in naval
stores, became Ignited and the structure with
its vuluuble stock was consumed. The loss
is estimated at 200,000 almost covered by
Insurance, The flumes then swept up Bay
street and a large portion of the business
section of the town was In danger. As it
was some thirteen stores, including the
stock, wure demolished, the loss on these be
ing about $100,000, insurance 70,000. The
fire spread to the Ocean Hotel block, bat did
not make much headwav tbore, the loS9 to
hotel being about 620,000.
A PHYBICIAH KILLED HER,
Jackson and Welling Will Hake That
Defense.
It has Just developed that the attorney
for Jackson and Walling Intend 'to spring a
sensation when the trial oomes up on April 7.
It is said that they have gathered evidence
that neither of their clients was the real
murderer of Tearl Bryan, aud they intend to
show that she died while in the bunds of a
certain physician and while under the lu
flusuce of drugs; that neither Walliug or
Jackson wure present at the time, but that
they were sent for by the physician aud
threatened with exposure unless they would
ut once dispose of the body.
It Is also said that Jackson threatened to
Involve the physician who was the operator
aud the three joined In the subsequent pro
ceedings. Jacknou and Walliug s attorneys
will uIbo try to show that l'euri Bryun was
dead when decapitated.
HEAVY BPANI8H L08E8. '
Eight Hundred Said to Havs Btan Killed
. In One Battle.
In a fight In Fluar del Wo province, Tues
day, between the forces of Maceoaud Colonel
Iuulun, the latter was seriously wounded, It
is rumored, and the Spaniard lost DOO men.
The Insurgent loss, also, It Is said, was
heavy. .
Torres acknowledges the loss of 67 men by
an attack upon an exploring engine near
Esperausa, Hauta Clara. The insurgent lead
er Brunei bos burned iti houses in the village
of Brenas, Hauta Clara. Iu an engagement
at iltuiiaaragua, Hauta Clara, the iusurgeuts
suffered a loss of ' " '"M '
UN IKES WERE LOST III I
SUFFOCATED IN BED.
All Escape Cnt off Several Jumped Through
tho Windows.
Ten persons perished by suffocation In n
Brooklyn tenement enrly Wednesday morn
ing. The dead an': August Bruno, . 40 ynnrs of
age; Marin Bruno, 35 years; Hallio Bruno, 5
years; Johanna Bruno, 18 months old; Lena
Trillin, HI years old; Ni 'hohis Tralhl, 2 year
old: llomlnlck Trails, 4 yenr old; their In
fant H days old; Cornelia Marrettn, 25 yenr
old.
The lire started In thn lower hnllway of
the building, which Is a four-story tenement
in I'nlon street, nnd before the sleeping ten
ants could lie warned of their danger all es
cape was cut off. The flaini' swept up the
stairways and the hall and rooms were
qulckly'lillcd with smoke. Ten of the ten
lints were suffocated In their beds.
I he section of tlie city when) the disaster
occurred Is nenr the water front. The ma
jority of tlm ri'siilents nro Italians of the
poorer class, and they form the biggest
colony of that race In Brooklyn. The llre
meii Micceede.l In getting the lire under con
trol utter it short time. 'i hn damage to tho
building Is estimated nt (4,000.
There were many exciting incident con
nected with thn lire. Dim man. nn Italian,
jumped from n window In the third story
and escaped with only n few burns anil
bruises. Thn family of Joseph Lstoslto.
living in the second story of the house, hail
n narrow escnpe fromdeath. When aroused
they found their way cut olT nml tin) flames
were sweeping Into their apartments. Lsto
slto led his wife and three children to tho
cornice in front of the house, nud guided
them along It to the building adjoining,
from the roof of which they were taken by
firemen.
l.ach Hour of the burned building was di
vided Into live rooms. There was one largo
front room with two windows opening on
the street. A hall bedroom adjoined, with n
window also opening on tho street. In the
rear was another large room with two win
dows, w ith n good sized kitchen adjoining.
The front and rear rooms were connected by
a hall and bedroom.
An Iron ladder at thn roar of the house ran
down between tho kitchen window. It had
lieen rendered so hot by tho (lames, how
ever, that thelnmates of the house dared not
use It. Lxeept the lire escape the only out
let from tho crowded rooms on the upper
floors was the narrow wooden stairway,
escape l.y which was cut oil soon after tlie
lire started.
GARROTED.
Horrifying Exhibition of Torture at a
Spanish Exeoutlon.
A startling exhibition tf bungling in the
execution by the gorrolo of five Cuban pris
oners took placed in Havannii, March 31.
The men, classed as "murderers, violators
nnd Inccnillurlos," belonging to Cayajabo,
were recently sentenced to garroted nud nt 7
o'clock this morning n strong force of Infan
try was iliawn up lu thn form of a square
nround tlie spot where the garrote had been
erected. The instrument of execution, a
chair Willi a post behind It, on w hich was
fastened an Iron collar nnd screw, which,
when turned, strangles or breaks the neck of
the victim, was set by thn famous exectioner,
Valentine Bitlz, wdio, for some reason, not
fully explained, ncted upon this occasion as
the assistant to Ills own assistant, instend of
as the principal executioner.
At the hour the troops wero ilrawn up tlto
live prisoners were still In their dungeon
receiving thn ministrations of the priests.
One man confessed himself to be guilty of
the crimes charged against him, and n-sertcd
that his companions wero innocent. The
hitler stoutly maintained their innocence to
the la-t. and prayed that their deaths might
te avenged upon those who had falsely sent
them to the scnfl'olll, and then tho Whole
party was escorted inside tho squnre formed
by the soldiers.
The bungling of tho executioner prolonged
the torture of the prisoners and sickened
the spectators.
A CUBAN MANIFESTO.
It Defends the Policy of the Insurgent
Armies.
A manifesto signed by Salvador Clsneros,
pnsdent of the Insurgent Cuban govern
ment, has just reached the United States. It
states that the insurgent armies havo not
burned c6untry dwellings, except when used
by Spanish troops as fort or garrisons, nml
that for the sake of tho families, wive and
children of non-combatants, food is aliowd
to enter towns and cities at present held by
tiie armies of Spain on tho pnyment of au
import duty.
CiMieroa emphatically denies that bandits
or outlaws form any pint of or have any
connection with the Cuban army, and pro
iclulms that notwithstanding the course being
pursued by Spain toward captured Insur
gent soldiers and political prisoners, tho
Cuban government will not retaliate,
Tho manifesto concludes with these words;
"We are now strong In numbers and in hope,
but if our armies unfortunately suflur defeat
In the field, wo will never give up. Cuba
will perish with the world looking on before
renouncing her one great hope and aim
independence."
TRAIN BOBBERS CAUGHT.
Five Hen Try to Hold Vp the B. k 0. Ex
press at Garrett, Ind.
Five meu attempted to hold up the west
bound express on the Baltimore A Ohio
Wednesday morning. The robbers boarded
the train at Garrett and robbed Theodore
Bellsleln a passenger, and threw him from
the moving train. He recovered aud walked
to Garrett to notify the olllciais. Night police
went to the depot armed, aud when the train
arrived a des; erute battle took place. Three
of the robbers were arrested and placed In
the Bremen lockup. One of them is mortally
wountieo. a posse is searening lor tne two
Who escaped.
NEWS NUGGETS.
The rush to the Alaska gold fields Is In
creasing, Spanish agents have ordered 80,000 Mauser
rifles iu Berlin.
Senator Voorhees Is lying seriously 111 at
Washington, and bis friends are uneasy over
flu oouuiuon.
Matthew Adams, the defaulting district
clerk of Denver, who fled from thoro last
November with 175,000. has been arrested at
Southampton, England.
Booth Tucker, the now commander of tho
Salvation army in America, is to make a tour
oi tne country, ana intends lurmlng a plan
for the relief of tho poor.
Colonel Neff, the Inspector and the deputy
United Stutes marshal with bim, escaped the
fate of their eight companions, reported
drowned in the Rainy river iu Montana.
A counterfeiter's oave baa been discovered
on an Island In the St. Joseph river, between
Bristol Ind., und Mottvlllu, Mich., and A
large quantity of spurious coin brought to
light.
Wm. Haley, colored Is In the Memphis
hospital, badly beaten aud wounded with
bullets lu threo places. He had been mobbed
by whlteeaps because of smallpox lu his
family severul mouths ago. .
William H. Wanamaker, brother of John
Wanamaker, ha joined fiolllugton Booth's
new Defender's league.
FOR THE RIVERS.
Monongahela Hay be Fret and the Alle.
gheny Imptovod.
The Rivers nml Harbor committee report
ed to thn House thn bill mnk lug the appro
priation for tho construction, repair nnd
preservation of rivers nnd harbor. The bill
contain appropriation for thn Improve
ment of thn A Ih gheny river nnd for thn pur
chase of lock nnd dams In the Monongahela
river. T he Sis-retary of War Is nuthorlr.ed
to Institute proceeding for tho condemna
tion of nil the property of the Monongiiheln
Navigation Cointmny and $5,000 Is appropri
ated to tart sneii proceedings. For tlie Im
provement nt Hens Island tl'i.Ono Is appro
priated nnd $5.M0 I given to Improve other
pnrts of thn Alhitbeiiy river. For the upper
Monongaheln river irfll.OOO Is appropriated,
nnd $2in,lNK) is appropriated for Ohio river
improvement, $'jfi, 000 of which Is npproprl
prate for a survey from TIltMburg to Mar
ietta. ().. with a view to ascertain tho num-
ls-r of movabln dams Ih nt will bn necessary
to Improve the river between those points
and provide six feet of water during low
water pel Ions.
Provision Is nlso made under thn continu
ing contract system for movable dam two.
three, four, live and six between Davis Islnnd
dam and the mouth of Beaver river, tlie total
expense not to exceed if 2,:i2.r.OUO. Thn featum
of the hill Is thn considerable number of pro
ject placed under thn continuing contract sys
tem for ninny of which comparatively small
appropriation are made for thn coming yenr.
The hill also contain these Item: Improv
ing F.Ik river, Vest Virginia; continuing Im
provement, k 2.000 to ho expended on said
river from Frametown, Braxton cotintv, up
said river; Improving tlnvnndottn river,
11 a Vt i ... . At enn. I ...
,,?.i. iirKiiiiu, mr mniiiiemwe ' , ri,iniui 1111-
provlng (liiuley river West Virultila. contin
uing Improvement $11,000; Improving Client
river, West Virginia, continuing Improve
ment In accordance with recommendation
of Mnj. If. L. lloxlc, $3,000; Improving Little
hnnawhn river cst Virginia, for mainte
nance $1,600.
An iippropimtlon aggregating morn than
$1100 000 is named in the bill for improving
the lower Delawnre river and for improve
ment at I'liiiiiiieipnin.
Tlie totnl appropriation carried In the b ill
is !l.n"7,tl::0. The tstlmntes of the chief en
gineers were In round number f 12,000,000.
The Inst Congress appropriated $U,47:,1M)
for rivers and harbors, or about $1,700,000
mom than Is carried lu tlie present bill. In
addition to tho cash appropriation that will
be available at tho close of the llseal venr.
contracts am authorized in the bill foran
amount in addition aggregating $51,000,000.
THE COST OF CANALS.
Twt Routes To Join the Mississippi
Lake Superior.
Secretary Lnmont sent to tho House the
report of MuJ. HenrW corp of engineer on
thn survey for the location of a ship canal
connecting Lake Superior nnd tho Mississip
pi river. Mnj. Sear states Hint he made sur
vey of two rutitiw, namely, by Allouse bay
nud thn Brule and St. Croix rivers nnd vlii
St. Louis, Last Huvaimali und Trnlrlu river
and Sandy Lake.
The cost of n largo canal 80 feet whin nt
the surface, 50 feet wide at tho bottom and 7
feet dis'p along the first route ns estimated at
$7,f00,0o.0, exclusive of compensation tor
logging Interests.
The cost of n enna! of similar dimension
nlong the other route 1 $10,575,715, exclu
sive of compensation for the rights of water
from the St. Louis river. A steamboat eaual
100 feet whin at the bottom, 121 feet wide nt
surface and seven feet deep along this route,
will cost about $lH,01A,m.
Tho construction of a canal by the first
route would take four yenrs nnd by the sec
ond ten your. The most feasible rotito for
tho locution of the ennnl, the report says, I
via Allouse bay nnd the Brule and Bt. Croix
rivers.
HONOR TO AMERICANS.
Veneiuela to Ereot Another Memorial with
Impressive Ceremony.
Trcsldcut Crespo, of Venezuela, lias taken
another step toward tho conspicuous honor
ing of American eUi.ens by Issuing a decree
directing tho erection of a bronze column in
honor of thn citizens of tho United States
who aided Ventzuola lu the llrst struggle for
Independence. The decree has Just been re
ceived at the Venezuelan legation at Wash
ington. Venezuela has honored this govern
ment heretofore by erecting a statute of
Washington and projecting another statute
to Tresident .Monroe, commemorative of the
Monroe doctrine, so that the erection of this
bronze column is a further evldenco of the
friendly feeling existing.
The decree state that tho column I a
memorial to the following citizens of the
United State: Captain Donahue, Lieuten
ant Billop nnd Trlvatee James Gardner,
Charles Johnson, (lustnviis Bugrud, l'aul T.
oeorgo, Daniel Kemper, Miles i'. Hull, John
Ferris nnd Siib-Licutciiunt Francis l'anpilwir
son. It recites the Interesting services of
these men, who Joined Minimis in nn expedi
tion which left New York lu 1M05 for the
avowed purpose of freeing Venezuela from
the Spani.-li rulo, Tbo party were captured
at l'orto Cubello aud the Americans were
shot by Spanish soldiers outside the castle of
San Flllppe, Miranda escaiod aud subse
quently took part fu signing tho doclarution
of Venezuelan independence.
The ooluiuu is to Im erected nt Puerto
Cabullo, at the point whero the Americans
ion.
The unveiling of the column Is set for July
4. and it is to be made notable by a demon
stration lasting three days throughout Ven
ezuela. ON SUSPICION.
Anson B. Strong; Arrested for the Stone
Hurder.
Anson B. Strong was arrested at Ravenna,
Ohio, on a warrant signed by Detective
Dunn, of Akron, wbloh obarges him with the
premeditated murder of Alvln Stone and his
wife and the attempted murder of his two
daughters and the hired man at their home
nt Tnllinadge early Sunday morning. Strong
is post twenty-five years of age, with a dark
complexion, dark hair, moustache and burn
sides. He has served two terms In the Ohio
penitentiary, one for horse stealing aud the
other for a fur robbery fu which be was con
nected last May,
The clue on which strong was arrested was
a threat be is said to have made several years
ago, when Stone's testimony against blm sent
him (Strong) to the Ohio penitentiary.
Strong was charged with horse stealing at
the time, and sentenced in 1KH8 to ten years
in the penitentiary. Being released at the
end of a few years, he returned to this vi
cinity, and was again arrested for horse
stealing, this time in Portage county. Mr.
Stone aguln testified against him, and he was
again convicted. He said at the time that he
would get even with Stone at whatever cost.
Strong was takeu to Akron jail.
BLOWN TO ATOMS.
A Portable Saw HiU Boiler Lets Oe. Kill
ing Two.
The boiler of a portable saw mill owned by
Frederick Groves, of Mlamlsvllle, Ohio, ex
ploded on the Woodville pike, four miles
north of Mllford, Wednesday morning. Two
men were killed and three Injured, one fatal
ly and the other seriously. The dead are:
W. H. FlUwrter, Ernst Martin. The fatally
injured arei Frederick Groves, spine Injured
seriously hnrti Hiram Fitawater, leg broken;
Aoqull (Uswater left arm broken and side
Injured.
SUDDENLY SWEPT ENfO ETERH11Y.
FOURTEEN KILLED.
Cloudburst Changes Kentuoky Creeks Into
Torrent! that Wreoked Many Homes.
Tho cloudburst on Little Sexton and
Buffalo creek, Ky., did morn dnmngo than
nt first reported. Instead of four there Were
probably 11 persons drowned.
Rextun crock rise near Burning Springs,
nnd I one of Ihn feeder of the Kentucky
river. I'eople little thought hat the brook
would rise so rapidly, or wn cnpnblo of
gathering such a Volume of water. Tho
cloudburst occurred up in thn gorge, the
water gathering In a moment, ami the
wild flood poured down In a solid wall.
Buffalo creek I even mom crooked nnd tor
tuous thnn Little Sexton. A great many log
Were hurled down with thn tide, knocking
the cabin and outbuildings to pieces.
Will Dili us s house went out oil the wnter,
nnd his two children were lost, l.lge
Darretl's daughter Mary wn drowned, and
two unknown people also lost their live In
that vicinity. A llttlo farther down the creek
the house of Mrs. (leorgo (lepson wn de
stroyed, and Mrs. (leorgo Oepson and three
children were drowned. Next to them wn
the home of John Crane, n rafter, w hich was
carried away, with Ills family, of wife nnd
three children. John Crane, fortunately, was
nenr, and ninnnged to ride the drift anil res
cue hi family, although hi wife wa fatally
crushed between timber.
On Sexton creek nud It tributaries flvn
worn drowned, as follow: Captain J. S. J.
Bull, Mr. Wndu Murder nnd child nnd two
unknown person.
Jackson county sufTered heavily, ns did
Clay and Owsley. It wn the most disastrous
flood in yenrs, and came so iiuiekly that It
Is a wonder that nny of the vnlley people e
ciipcd. RIVERS BOOMING.
Driving Residents Along the Banks From
Their Homei.
Tho winter rlso of the Ohio river I about
six week Inter than thn usual time The
river at Cincinnati reached 40 feet nbove low
wnter. lint ltow, nenr the Newport bridge,
nnd Hnusngo ltow, near the suspension
bridge, wero Inundated to near the second
Btory. Some commission house lu the bot
toms removed their good.
T ho Cumberland river is C5 foot deep nt
Burnslde, Ky., and out of Its bank. Many
families have been forced to the second sto
ries of their house. At Carthage, Teuu.,
the wnter Is above tho danger Hue.
A Bochester. N. V., dispatch ny: The
Oonessoe river I higher than It ha been for
20 year. Many nouses nro surrounded by
wnter and the occupants have had to desert
their home.
The Mohawk river gorged below Cannjo
hnrio and tho Now York Central roadbed be
tween Ft. l'laln ami St. Johiisvllln has lieen
wnshed out for several hundred feet. Her
kimer vlllago is under water nnd the resi
dents have to go about In boats. Tho flood,
however, Is rapidly subsiding.
FIVE MEN KILLED.
By the Explosion of the Boileri of an Oil
Mill.
At Greenville, Miss., tho two mnsslvo
boilers of tho I'liinter oil mill exploded
wrecking tho mill property nnd cnuslng tho
ih nth nf live men, as follows; Henry Wlll
nms nnd Oliver Humphreys, colored Am
nion: Ison Freeman, colored laborer: Horace
Wilkinson, colored carpenter, nnd Ld. Stru
snck, white carpenter.
The Injured are: Frank Wolfenden, chief
engineer; Columbus Washington, colored;
Tom Brown, colored; W. F. 11. Freeman,
colored; Alex Hughes und Fteemiin l'cndlc
ton. Tho causn of the explosion Is stated to bo
a dry boiler. This version of it is not, how
ever, delliilte, as all connected with the en
gine uud boiler room wero killed except tho
chief engineer, nud lit Is too bndlv injured to
make nuy statement. After the wreck of the
tdnnt by the explosion, lire seized tho ruins,
nut this wus suppressed by the lire deport
ment, not, however, until the bodies of tho
killed hnd been badly charred. T he loss will
reach $:IO,000, Insured In tho Hartford Steam
Boiler Insurance Company.
About a year ago tlie plant of the oil mill
wa destroyed by lire, entailing a loss of
something like 1(iO,000, nnd hud Imii built
on such a scale ns to make it one of the most
extensive nnd complete iu the South.
8,000 TROOPS TO MOVE.
England Bundling Many Soldiers off to
South Africa.
Tho St. James Gazette says that two regl-
monts which wero ordered to the Cape
Colony on Friday last, with order wero re
voked on Saturday, have again been ordered
to proceed Immediately In view of tho char
acter of later dispatches from Matabeleland,
representing that nearly all of that country
is lu a state of revolt.
The Bermuda Detained.
Senor Dupuy de Lome, tho Spanish minis
ter nt Washington, has received word from
Spanish diplomatic and consular olllciais in
Central America, saying that the steamer
Bermudn, having on beard munitions of war
for tho insurgents In Cuba, has been detain
ed at Fort Cortes by the Houduran Govern
ment and ber cargo seized.
Big Catch of Seals,
The steamer Labrador arrived at St. Johns.
N. F., from the sealing grounds with a full
cargo at 17,000 seals. She reports that the
Neptune ho taken 20,000, the Walrus 9,000,
the Kite 0,000 und the Leopard 10,000. The
Labrador's report renders the prospect of a
successful tlBhery season almost hopeless.
BRIEF MENTION.
A divine healer, boru at Greensburg,
I'o.. In 1B03, bos caused a stir In Cincin
nati. Many Syrians In Illinois ordered homo to
Turkey as soldiers have become American
citizens.
Five hundred lithographers on strike In
New York returned to work pending arbitra
tion. The Lawrence cotton mill at Lowell,
Mass., has shut down Indefinitely, rendering
2,000 people Idle.
Both Kansas and New Hampshire Meth
odists voted for womeu delegates to the gen
eral conference.
An association for the promotion of female
emigration lu the northwest territories has
been organized in Toronto.
William ruul, sentenced to be hanged Mon
day night, lu Columbus penitentiary wus re
spited for 30 duys,
Charles E, Clark, of Omaha, has been ap
pointed superintendent of the Childs-Drexel
home, at Colorado Springs, CoL
Another earthquake shock has been felt In
the province of Calabria, oauslug panics
there. The disturbance was also felt at
Messina and Milazxo,
The Wheeler A Co., shipbuilding Arm has
gained its point on payment by chock and
most of the 1,000 srlkur at Bay City, Mich.,
returned to work.
Samuel Cabot, the Boston flying maohim
inventor, wuoisjust starting to turope ti
study flvluir machines, has invented an)
tested propellex to be used in aerial na-
gauou.
CONGRESSIONAL
Summary of the Most tmportantHeainrtt
Presented In Both Houses.
eionTY-sr.vMTB est
Mr. Hoar (rep.), reported In thn senate to
day the houso bill to reduce the cause for
which thn death penalty must lie Inflicted
nml moved that It lie passed. He explained
that In ease of treason, murder nnd criminal
assault capital punishment was retnlni il; and
thnt, In all other cases imprisonment nt hard
labor for life was to bo inflicted where tho
Juries annexed to their verdict thn words
without capital punishment. The bill went
over until to-morrow.
Senator Ouny was In hi place In tho Hon-.
nto attending to hi d mil's. Ono of the llrst
things he did wn to Introduce a numls'r of
petition or memorials protesting ngulnst
sectarian appropriations, a subject that p
tienr to be of very grcnt Interest, especially
In certnln localities In lViinsvlvanla. Ho
next had called up nnd passed a' bill for tho
relief of telegraph operator who orvcil fn
thn war In their professional enpucttl".
F.intiTi-noiirH cat.
Senator Cullom, Chairman of tho Smafo
Committee on Inter-Slate Commerce and
author of the present Inter-Htiite commerce
lnw, announced bis purpose of introducing a
bill to amend the law so a to prevent the
transportation of foreign good at cheaper
rates than those of domestic manufacture, a.
Is allowed under the decision of theSupn hio
Court in the import case rendered yesterday.
The House spent the dav constiierlnir the
sundry civil bill nnd fair pnajros was made.
a ueiermineii ettort wn made ny somen! the
Southern representative to triko fro-n tho
bill the appropriation of 50,000 for thn pay
of Internal revenue reformer, which i par
ticularly obnoxious to people Ih tho "moon
shine" districts, but was unsuccessful.
KWHTr-SlJITH DAT.
Senator flnorgn, of Mississippi, delivered.
them ml Instalment of hi speech ngulnt-
the claim of Mr. Dupolit to tint vacant seat
In the Senate from the State of Delaware.
He spoke for over three and a half hours.,
and promises to continue bis remarks to
morrow. Another Cuban Joint it-solution wn launch
ed by Mr. Cull, of Florida. It recite thn
way by preamble tho continual volution nt
the usages nud rules of war by the Spaniards
in Cuba and direct that nn adequate naval
force ls Immediately sent to protect Vulted
States citizen by foroe if ni'ciwary. It
threaten forcible' intervention in case of a
recurrence ol murder, outrage or putting to
death prisoner of war. The Joint resolution
was laid on the table temporarily.
Tlie 1'ostolllce Appropriation "bill wn all
disposed of.wlth the exception of the amend
ment providing additional compensation for
carrying the tun I Is between San Francisco
and New calami and New South Wales.
A bill was Introduced by Mr. Butler, I'optl
llst, of North Carolina, and referred to tli
Fliiani-o committee, providing that payment
of notes, bills, cheek, etc., slinll lie lu legal
tender money, Irrespective of any stipulation
111 the contract. Ho explained that his object
wns to stop gold mortgages and gold notes.
It did not a fleet existing contract.
N1NF.T1 KTII DAT.
The postofflce appropriation bill brought
out a lively debate In the Henato to-day. Tho
propriety of abolishing the country post
olllces n lid absorbing them ns branches of
tho greater city olllocs caused some dispute.
Senator (lortnan opposed the plan in n bitter
speech, nssulllng it as tiii-Democrntle, etc.
llepri'seiitutlvo Danford of Ohio to-day re
ported to the house from thn Immigration
committee the Stone bill providing for tho
Inspection of Immigrant by United States
consuls. The object of the measure, says the
report, is to enforce existing law uud such
laws as may hereafter be passed by congress
restricting immigration.
NtNCiV-l'IH"T DAT.
The house to-dav revived tho agltntlon of
the ipiestlon of Cuban belligerency in con--neetlon
with thn conference report on thn
resolutions. 11 wn uot expected that there
would be much debate, but .Mr. lloutclle, liy
his opposition, prevented action. After A
lu iitcd dispute over n bill for another bridge i
across tne .Mississippi iit m x.oins, wnieni
wns passed. Chnirninn l'lekler, of tho pen-'
slons committee, Insisted on the regular
order, as thl was private bill day, saying
that Cuba could wait. After about 30 bills
bad been passed In something more tliniy an
hour, Mr. Krdman made n novel point of
order, demanding, nftor n bill hnd Iwmi or
dered engrossed, thnt a copy of. tits' engros
sed bill be produce.!. A3 tills could not be
dono the bill was laid over.
COLD WATER POLITICIANS.
They Have Big Delegation! and a Fight for
President.
Arrangement for entertaining the Nation
al Prohibition convention In l'lttsburg, are
being completed. Tho expense fund, while
still r'-'.Ouo short of the amount desired, is
growing rapidly. The last contrlbutiou was
one of v&OO made by tiio local traction com
panies. Chairman H. L. Cnstlo has received from
seven Stale replies to tho circular letter sent
by bim to tho various Htntn chairmen some
diivs.ago. The Massachusetts delegation
wlil bo 200 strong, Ohio will send 144 dele
gates and several hundred visitor.- Kansas,
nearly a many, l'ennsylvanla 17H delegates,
more than any other state; Connecticut, Del-
ware, .Maine auu lolorailo will send com
plete delegations and large numbers of visi
tor. Joshua Levering, of Maryland, nnd ex
I.leut. Oov. Metculf, of llliodo Island, aro
tho leading candidates for the Presidential
nomination, representing tho "narrow (
gunge" faction of the party. The principal i
"broad gunge" candidates are 0, E. Bcntley, f
of Nebraska, and It. S, Thompson, of Ohio., '
Col. Oeorgo VV. Bain, of Kentucky, who hi, .
Independent of both factious Is being strong
ly urged for the nomination.
STEEL POOL.
A Combination of ths Prinoipal Steal Com
panies in ths United States.
Twenty Bessemer steel companies, repre
senting 100,000.000 of capital, aud produo-
iug half the world's output have formed nn
organization at the Hotel Waldorf, lu New
York.
The price of steel billots was placed at (20- r
a ton. Last week they sold at tl7 andtlS,
A pooling agreement was reached by which J
the output is to be apportioned among tb I
members of the organization, probably on. I
the basis of lost year's output.
Among those present at the conference
were President John O.A. Lelahmsnn, of tho
Carnegie Steel company.l'lttsburg; President
Oeorgo T. Oliver, of the Httluneworth Steel
company, Pittsburg; Willis L. King, general
manager of the Junes A Laughltns, oompuny
l'lttsburg; J, D. Stuckhouse, of the Cumbria.
Iron company, Johnstown, I'o.; Tom L. 1
Johnson, of the Johnson Steel company, of ej
Cleveland; Cleveland Boiling Mill oompsny,
Cleveland: Otts Steel company, Cleveland;
Ohio Steel oompuny, Youugstown; Oclluire
Steel company, Bellalre, O.i Sheuango Valley
Steel company, Now Castle; Wbeejlng Steol
auu iron company.
An association was formed with MaJ. Bent,
of the l'ennsylvanla Steel company as presi
dent, and William O. II lee, of the Sheuango-'
Valley company, vloo president.
Illinois Banking Law.
The Supreme Court of Illinois hat handed
down a decision wbloh has oarrled ooustor
uation Into every banking institution In the
state. The decision announce that If a bauk
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80 days of date of suspension, the oftleurs of; .I
wiai iMut nro iiui'id to uniuiuai prosecution.
No matter what the olreumstanoes, no mat
ter what the causes of susH)usion may have
been, the law says a crime baa been com
mitted, for which the punishment shall be.
Hue or luprlsoument or both. No contention
of ahsenue of fraudulent intent, no , manner
of plea In extenuation can have any ataudlugr
court .