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IHIEUBE IROM WHSH1N6T0K.
IN FAVOR OP CUBA.
Vonenrreat Resolution ef Recognition
Adopted ky the House, S44 to 27.
Tire house adopted the conference report
en the Cubsn resolutions by a tote of 244 to
97. Eighteen Itopnblicsns and nine Demo
crats voted agnlnst the resolutions. Thorn
wwro but K more votoa agnlnst the repor
than agamst the original resolutions. The
former wote wan 282 to 17. By Its action the
lionse agreed to the eonnto resolutions ami
dispose of the Cubnn question for the pre
sent Those resolutions were as follows:
Ilcsolvcd, That in the opinion of congress
a condition of public wnr exist between the
government of Hpnln ami the government
proolnimed anil for some tlmo maintained liy
force of arms hv the people of Cuba, and
that the United" Htat'n of America should
maintain a strict ncntnrllty between the con
tending powers, according to each all the
rights of belligerent" In tho the porta and
territory of the flitted Htntos.
Resolved, further, That the friendly o fo
res of the I'niteil Htatea should be offered to
tt he president of the Hpnnlsh government for
the recognition df the independence of Cuba.
TROUBLE IN HAYTI.
President Hippolyte' Death Followed by
Night of Terror.
The New York Herald' correspondent ta
Toft an Trlnee, Haytl, sends under dote of
March 80, the following particulars of the
death of President Hlppolyte and the en
suing events:
The country has Iwen more or lees stirred
bythe entry Into Jnekmel of Gen, Merlsler
Jeanhla two weeks ago. He seized the
arsennl.took the amnninition and thoroughly
terrified all the inhnliltnnts. Hearing of the
eelr.ure, President Hippolyte decided to go to
the city. He started fur a 14 hours' ride
across the mountain nt 3 o'clock on the
morning of March 24. As he rode be was
suddenly selxcd with heart failure tod died
n a short time.
The groab-st excitement prevnlled through
out Haytl when the death was made known.
In Jnekmel, the troops were ordered outaud
by Thursday night the firing of pistols and
muskets was eoutlnued. Uenernl disorder
ensued, and .1. II. Vldnl, tho American con
sul, was obliged to pack his most precious
belongings aud transfer them beyond reach
of the rabble.
While Jnekmel was thus In tumult, Font au
Trlnco. havlnit laid to rest one of the beat
servants It ever hnd, started a species of
wake that was not appreciated by the peace
ful element. If ever tho capital passed a
night of terror it was that of March 211. Hold
lers were quartered at every available corner
and after sundown general 'llrlng began. The
one cry was, "Who will be our next Presi
dent? to which each faction replied with the
name of its leader.
How many wero killed or even wounded
will never be known.
VANDERBILT IN PERIL.
Gang of Anarohlsts Plotted to Abduot the
- Millionaire.
A conspiracy to hold up tho Vanberbilt
special train, and abduct Cornelius Vander
bllt, was thwarted by theconfcsslon of one of
the plotters. a bund of anarchists. The confes
sion was made to Detective (lard, of the
Papilla railroad.
"Hhoitly liefore the Vanderbllt party
reached El Taso," said Nr. Onrd, "I received
a letter containing the plans. They were to
hold up the Vanderbllt speoial trnln nt some
fiolnt in the Han Joaquin valley, nnd make
he best haul possible. If no money was to
, be had Cornelius Vanderbllt was to lie kid
naped, and held for ransom, and Chauniwy
Depew and every oue else in the party was
to lie killed."
The rallrond company took stops to pre
vent the hold-up, ufter being warned by
telegraph from I.os Angeles. This side of
Bnkurslleld the train was run only during
the day time. The visitors remained over
night in their train at Dukerefleld, after visit
ing Hiuita llarbara, and came up through the
Han Joaquin valley by daylight on Tuesduy
last. This upset the plans of the bandits.
Neither Sir. Vnndorbllt, Mr Depew, nor
any of the members of the visiting party
were informed of the anticipated hold-up,
and left the city last evening on their way
east without learning that they had lieen
made the objects of a conspiracy by a gang
of desperadoes.
IGNORED EXTRADITION PAPER8.
Tennessee Authorities Gave Them to the
Prisoner to Tear Up.
"lllg Dan" Banack, an ex-oonvlot from
Tennessee, was reeeutly arrested In New
York oity for raising a draft on the National
Commercial bank of Albany, N. Y., from Hit
to 1,600. While he was serving time In the
coal mines at liny City, Tenn., a requisition
waa Issued for him by the governor of New
York, but instead of informing the authori
ties here when his term In Tennessee was to
sxplre, In order that the papers might be
nerved, Banauk was turned loose and onme
oast voluntarily. According to Banuok's
atory, the papers were given to hlin when he
was released and he tore them to pieces
while be waa walking the street of New
York. Chief Willlard of the Albany police
auys that proceedings will be begun against
the Tennessee authorities for Ignoring the,
extradition regulations between the states.
ANOTHER BATTLE REPORTED.
Indian's Foroes Attacked in Cuba.
One
Hundred Wounded.
Passengers arriving at Tampa, Fla., from
Cuba report that Spanish General Inclau's
foroes were entirely surrounded by the In
surgents and a hand-to-hand conflict ensued
Tne conflict ensued In Vuelta Abajo district.
Nothing oftlolul bos been published, but 100
wounded In this engagement were brought
into Havana Friday night. All the wounds
were machette outs, lnclun also was wound
ed. Qulntln Handera, the insurgent chief,
has sent a lettur to General Weyler request
ing humane treatment fur helpless families.
The Cubans here intended to burn the Span
ish (lag and Wcyler's picture last night, but
the police interfered.
EMPLOYED FOREIGN LABOR.
A New York Man Fined tl.000 by tbe
United States Court.
' A verdict of 1 1,000 In favor of the goven
ment was rendered In the suit brought In the
United H lulus circuit court against August
Wlttemanu, of New York. Wittemaun was
accused of having Imported into this country
Carl BalUer to tun a steam Albert type pruks
manufactured by a Lelpaio firm. The de
fense olaimed that Jialtzer came here to
Work a new Industry not then established iu
this country. The court bold that the con
tract bad been proven, and even if the in
dustry was new the defendant bad not
made a proper effort to secure an operative
here.
Whlteoaps la Kentucky.
One hundred whltecapa visited tbe house
of Nauoy Blair, near Htookholin, Edmonson
county, Ky., and gave her aud her daughter,
Mm. Adaliue Dugger. a terrible, whipping
and ordered them to leave the community.
The mob then tore the house down. The
women went to the home of Beth Davis, but
, , the regulators notlltsd Davis that bis house
rouui t torn down U bo harbored then.
KILLED TWENTY MEN.
John Selman, Who Had a Beeord, U at
Last Brought Dowo Himself.
John Sol man, the victor of not less than
twenty fatal shooting affrays In Texas, the
exterminator of "bad men" and the slayer
of the notorious John Wesley Hardin, Is
lying with a bullet hole through his body.
About two or three months ago Hchnaii and
United Htntes Deputy .Marshal George Hear,
brough hnd a quarrel over a game of cards,
since whleh o,curren,e the relation between
them have not been very cordlni.
riunday morning at 4 o'clock thsy met in
the Wigwam saloon at El Taso. Texas, and
both were drinking. Scarborough says that
Hclmnn asked him to "cumn out hero, J want
to see you," and that the two walked out In
to the alley beside tho saloon and Hclmnn,
whose son is la tho Jusi-eg, .Mexico, jail on
the charge of abducting a young lady from
this side for immoral purpose, said to Hcnr
bnrongh: '1 want you to go over the river
with me this morning; we must get that boy
out of jail."
Scarborough expri-sscd a willingness to go
with Helm an, but stated that no bad breaks
had been made in Juan'. Scarborough
snvs that Helman then reached for bis pistol
with tho remnrk, "I believe I 11 kill yon.
Scarborough pulled his gun ami Iwgaa
shooting. At the second shot Hclmnn foil
and Scarborough Dred two more shots as
Helman attempted to rise. When Helman
was searched no pistol could be found on
him or anowhere around him. He says that
he had a pistol but that it was taken from
him alter he fell and before the police reach
ed him. He was hit by every shot Scar
borough fired.
Hcarborough Is about 8 years old, was
born in Louisinna, but was raised In Texas,
and we sevoml years sheriff of Jom county,
Texts. He l now out of jail under bond.
He Is about 6H years old and bus lived a
stormy Life. hen not drinking he was as
gentle and modest asa child, but he did not
know what fear was and has killed not less
than twenty outlaws. He was a dead shot
and quick as lightning with a gun. Last Au
gust In this city the notorious John Wesley
Hardin challenged him to a 'rce flglvt in the
Acme saloon and Helman killed that danger
ous outlaw.
AN AWFUL SIGHT.
Churoh Goers Case Helplessly While a Fam
ily is Burned to Death.
At Whetstone, .Marshall county, W. Vs.,
an entire family was cremated Saturday
night In a fire which destroyed the dwelling
house of Jackson Martin. The dead are:
Jackson Martin, his wife nnd child. They
had only recently moved into the house.
Home neighbors were returning from church
on Hnturduy night, and when passing the
house noticed that it was on tire but not
knowing it to do occupied they pussed on to
the next house and reported the fire, when. to
their horror, they learned thnt the burning
house was occupied by a family. They hur
ried buck and tho spectacle that met their
gaze was horrible, i'hoy could see the roast
ing bodies in the lire, but were too late to
give any relief. It is supp'd that Martin
woko up, aud that the smoke, being so dense
Critvented him from finding the door, and
e huil torn a plunk off the wall, as his body
was found in the operJng he bad made.
SHOTS AT THE POLES.
Twenty-Six Hen Laid Out At Election
Plae.ee in Chicago.
Shooting wus common at Tuesday elec
tion. The Drat case occurred near the ballot
ing booth at 400 Dcarborn-st. Joseph (irog
an, a rallrond man, was shot down. The
wound may result fatally. Grognn was pass
ing on his way from lunch when n colored
man commenced shooting, in n fight nt the
polls in the First wurd Frank Martin shot
'Hull" llickey through the wrist. Another
shooting affray occurred at Twentieth and
Htntn-stH. J. 11. Hansom (colored I llred at
Walteg Hill, also colored, but the bullet
missed the mark. Full returns from the
First and Nineteenth wards, iu which the
most of the lighting occurred, show that 20
men were luld out In one way or another
during the day, Joseph Tregun was shot iu
the unkle, James Dawson hud his skull frac
tured, Oinf iiensou's nose was smashed Hat.
John Watson's ear was torn off and John
Mol.rath was shot in the back.
Ill-turns so fur indicate that the Republi
cans carried the city by a large mujorlty.
CUTTING DOWN EXPENSES.
Rigid Measures of Retrenchment Crdered
on the Ft Wayne.
The employes of the Pennsylvania lines
west are alarmed at the sweeping changes
that are being Introduced under the regime
of the new general manager. Ordors have
been issued to cut down the operating ex
penses at all points, and wherever a man
can be spared let him go. The Ft. Wayne
dispatchers and operators all along the lino
have felt the first effects of the new policy of
radical economy In rather a severe manner.
The train dispatchers' office force on the en
tire northwest system has teen reduced to a
minimum. On the eastern division of the
Ft. Wayne one set of dispatchers huve been
taken oft, and the division between Home
wood and Crestline have been doubled up,
making the operating division 165 miles in
length. Heretofore there have been two sets
of dispatchers handling the trains between
the points above mentioned,
England Displeased.
There Is much indignation In England over
the Intention of the Sultuu of Turkey to ex
clude Christian missionaries from Asia Minor,
and those who were active In measures In
behalf of the Armenians take a leading part
also In voicing the publio sentiment on this
question. The case of the lie v. (1. 1 Knapp,
the American missionary at Ditlls who Is
detutned at Diurbekir, Is attracting much at
tention. NOTES OF THE DAT.
An iuceudiury lire destroyed four squares
of Comptellsviilu, Ky.
At the present moment out of the 71
i members of tbe Irish Nationalist party 10 are
During the Franco-rrussiun war tbe cost
to the French nution of euch I'rsuslan killed
was i 20,000.
Thelps k Miller, the largest Jewelry firm of
Han Fruuoiseo, have fniled,wlth liabilities es-
tiuiuieu at vu,uuu.
The shin building concern of Hlr W. O.
Armstrong & Co.. limited, of Glasgow, will
esittuiisu a piuui in jupuu.
Kangaroos are such a plague In Australia
that the government pays a bounty of 8 pence
tur eacu uniiuuj uiui is Kllieu.
A grand niece of Oeneral Israel Putnam,
Mrs, Lwcy L. ileckery, died In Bangor, Me.,
a lew days ago at the age of 89 years.
It Is Intended by German doctors to cele
brate May 14 the one hundredth anniversary
oi ut. iunner s ursi experiment ui vauclua.
tion.
Cecil Ilhodes, ex-premler of the Cane Col
ouy, who reeeutly started from Capetown to
Buluwuyo, Is sold to be suffering from an ttt-
lauK oi lever.
Capt J. B. Johnston, Third Cavalry, who
died at Jefferson Barracks, Mo., was burled
lu the Arlington National cemetery with mill.
uuy uonors.
The New York sunreme court has decMnil
that a aurgeou making an autopty without
tlie consent of the relatives of the deceased
la liable to be sued for damages.
The bank statistics of Ireland for 18U5 are
the most satisfactory ever recorded, and
shows that Ireland has but to be let alone to
obtain a thoroughly sound economic condi
tion, i
CUUIES AND CRIMES.
A TERRIFIC EXPLOSION.
Seven People Killed and Several Injured by
a Premature Explosion.
A terrific explosion, nvulting In the killing
of severnl men nnd Injuring of several oth
ers, occurred shortly after six o'clock
Weilmmlny evening, In the canon four miles
from Ogden, Utah, April 8. Tire men were
employed by the Pioneer Power Dam com
pany, nnd were about to prepare a blast
when a prematura explosion occurred.
The killed ares Dan Moornn, Ogden: II.
Kirkman, Ogdent George Weaver, Ogden;
Nate Kcmpton, Provot .Hit Iluby, llunts
ville, rtah: Mike I.cnnsn, Provot Hnmucl
llittllcld, 1'rovo. The wounded were Andrew
Sprowes, Alfred Ellingstou, George Slater
and several others.
A report was wldly circulated at night
that then' were over 200 men nenr the scene
of the accident previous to the explosion,
and it is generally tx-lloved thnt the loss of
life has lieen fur greater than at first re
port etL
A BOILER LETS GO.
Two Ken Killed and Four Persons Perhaps
Fatally Injured.
A terrible explosion occurred nt th saw
mill of Dennis lioyd, situated at the North
mountain, nine miles north of Newvllle, Pa.,
which resulted In the death of two men, and
the Injury of four other persons, two of them
girls. The dend are: John llovd. US years
of age, son of Dennis lloyd, the proprietor of
tne mill, and George oiler, 22 yenrs old, son
of Andrew Oiler, a well-known citizen of this
place. 1 he injured are: Andrew Oiler, who
lost Ihe sight of one eye, and bad his arm
broken; Oiler's two youug daughteru and a
on.
The explosion occurred Immediately after
tne men had finished their dinners, and were
sitting lu front of the huge boiler.
Killed in a Price Fight.
Arthur Bradley and Diehard Ingram, two
factory hands engaged in a prize light at
Haverhill, Mass., and as a result the latter
was killed. The light was to be a friendly
one, to settle the question of which was the
belter limn.
DYNAMITED THE SCH00LH0USE.
Dispute Over the Building's Location Leads
To Its Destruction.
The little township of Curt in, about 12
miles from Bellefonte, Pa., Is In a turmoil of
excitement over the burning and blowing up
by dynamite of tho district schoolhouse. Hail
feeling was aroused about two years ago
over the selection of a site for the school
house, and the courts bail to decide the mat
ter. One faction was still dissatisfied and
before dawn 'i'nesdav morning about 20 men
and boys set the bniidiug on fire.
1 he other ractlou was soon on nam and
tried to queuch the flames. Tbo lucendiaries
wero, however, hiding In the woods, ami
Willie some of their enemies were In the
urnlng building they threw dviuimite ou
the roof. The building was completely de
molished and thofe inside unrrowly escaped
with their lives. The two (actions then en
gaged in a pitched battle in Ihe darkness
aud some of tne participant!! were badly cut
bv the woodmen s axes.
More trouble is feared, nnd District-Attorney
Hlngor l"ft for the scene of the trouble at
ouoe determined to arrest tho belligerents.
TURNS IN A SQUALL.
Strange Disaster to an English Bailing Ship
in San Frsnoieoo Bay.
No stranger disaster ever happened to n
vessel than that which befell the British ship
Blalrmore at 7 o'clock Tuesday morning.
While riding at anchor in Han Francisco bay
the vessel was struck bv a violent squall.
which together with the swift flood tide.
sizing hor completely and sinking ber In less
than la uuiiutes.
Fifteen acumen struggled In the water.
Hlx were confined in the hold, and wero
probably pinned down by the falling dun.
tinge used to hold the ship's ballast In place,
The imprisoned sextette never reached the
;leck, and their bodies are imprisoned iu the
steel hull. The Bluirmore's musts lie level
with the bay bottom under seven fathoms of
water, ami not a sign of the sailors tomb is
visible above the waves. Tho unfortunates
who lost their lives were: T. IiUdwig, llrst
mate; Henry Clark, seaman; liolaud Hiegel,
apprentice; (l. iieinnuum, seaman; ll. Bin
strand, watchman; Hnm Kerns, steward.
RECIPROCITY BILL.
Favorable Sub-Committee Report on Mr,
Hopkin's Measure.
The sub-committee of the bouse commit
tee of ways and menus agreed to report favor
ably tbe bill offered by Representative Hop.
kins.
Tbe first section authorizes the president
to euter into reciprocal trade negotiations
wltn several classes of countries. 1 he sec
ond section gives an arrangement made by
the president the force of a law upon pub
lication. Tbe third section provides that if
any country refuses to enter into a reclpro
clal arrangement, the highest rates of duty
shalr immediately apply to the imports of
such country. The fourth section provides
a moans by which any oouutry upon which
the excessive duties lie may secure their re.
mission by making concessions, and the last
section provides that the act shall go Into
enect inimeuiuteiy upon us passage.
A PURE FAKE.
That War Over a School Honse Did Not
Take Plaoe.
Tbe citizens oT Curtln township, Centre
oouuty. Pa., who are as peaceable as can be
found anywhere, are greatly incensed over
an Item sent out this week, In which it was
stated that they assembled iu opposing fac
tions ut a Bcbool bouse, burned and blew It
up witb dynamite, and tbeu fought a buttle
with axes until tbe district attorney was call
ed on to quell tbe riot. The entire storv was
a fake, witb the exception of tbe fuct that the
school house wus dust roved by tire, but It
occurred at night, and us no one is known to
have been within a mile of it at the time of
the blaze, the lire may have been purely ao
ciuentui.
Battle in Nicaragua.
After a truce of 15 days, during which all
attemnts to arrange terms of neuoe between
President Zelaya, of Nicaragua, and the
leaders of uie rebellion nave teen futue, an
other battle has been fought between tbe
government forces aud the revolutionists at
La Cecilia. Tbe number of men engaged
was about 500 on either side. Tbe action
lasted eight hours, and detuils received are
so meagre that It Is Impossible to ascertain on
Which side viotory rested. Tbe prisoners
ana ueseners wno nave reacuea tne capital
declare that tbe Insurgents situation is des
perate. The government is prepurlug for a
general ultuo.
Fivs Outlaws Captured.
Two deputy United Htatea marshals cap-
turea s gang oi nve ouuuws soutnwesi oi
Coftey villa. Kun , after a hot fight, in whloh
Oliver Books, one of tbe desperadoes, was
mortally wounded. Book's horse was shot
from under him and be wus wounded before
he would give up. The four uninjured
jrueien were brought to this oltv " '
CONFESSED THE CRIME
The Murderer of the Stone Family in
Custody.
Detectives Dornn nnd Decelle of Cleveland
who have been employed on the- Stone mur
der use for the past week, arrested John
Hmlth, the ex-hired man of the Slone family
in Tnllmadge and took him to Akron. He
was Immediately placed In the county inll
nnd Ihe chnrge entered against him of mur
dering Alvln N. Stone, his wlfennd Ira Htlll
son. Tho detective have been following
smitn s movements very closely for the past
week, but did not feel convinced to bis guilt
until Wednesday. Hmlth Is about twenty
oue yenrs of ug and came to Rummlt
county nine months ago, working for Mr.
Htone. Two weeks before the murder he
had a disagreement with Mr. Htono, and left
him going to work for Edward Porter, who
lives only a mile away from the scene of the
murder. On the day after the murder he
Mt..rul..n.l.ul I,., Ma..,l ... nA
evidence could fie secured agninst him.
Hmlth was much enamored with Flora, the
youngest daughter, anil bis attentions were
llstasteful to the father. I lorn was the only
one of the family not injured by the murder
er, and on the morning after the murder
she made the statement that the voice sound
ed like John's. The name Smith rs an as
sumed one. by his own statements.
1 he onicers secured a detailed confession
from Cotell, but only a part of It has been
made publio. He says the devil told him to
commit the crime nnd how to do It He had
a grudge against the murdered man because
he had not paid hlin C7 still due foe work on
the farm. Hmith gained entrance to the
house et the back door and having killed the
old people he killed Htlllson. the hired man.
and attacked Kmnm Htone, and thought he
had killed her. When he was locked out of
the room In which Hnttlo and Flora Htone
had slept he secured a knife from Htillson's
fiocket and going down stairs slashed the
urmer nnd wife to make sure they were
dead. The mask and base ball bat the mur
derer hsd. have been secured from the wood
shed at Porter's farm, where Hmlth was em
ployed. It was largely through working up
up his religious fervor that the confession
was secured.
TURKEY BACKS DOWN.
Christian Missionaries Not to Be Expelled
from Armenia at Once.
The steps taken In behalf of the mission
aries In Asia Minor have had a beneficial ef.
feet The Turkish government replying to
the renewed representations on the subject
made by the British Ambassador, Hlr Philip
Currlo, and the United Htates Charge d'Af
fill res, John W. Biddle, assured the diplo
mats that the missionaries In Asia Minor
would not be molested "so long as they con
iorm witn tne laws of tne country."
This assuranco does not carry with It the
weight which it would In coming from nnv
other government, it is claimed, as there Is no
question but the lurklsh olllcluls have been
trying to prove that the missionaries nre not
"conforming wltn the laws of the country,"
and It was on this ground that the Sultan
prepared and prof ably signed the irade pro
viding for their expulsion from the Turkish
dominions. But the publicity given to the
matter In the press has certainly caused a
Hesitation at tne palace, and It Is now
thought likely that the trade will be withheld
at least, until llussia boa been further con
sulted on the subject.
GEN. HARRISON MARRIED.
The Ex-President and Mrs. Mary Lord
Dimmiok Made One.
The marriage of Mm. Mary Lord Dimmlck
to Gen. Benjamin Hnrrlson was solemnized
nt St. Thomas' church, New York, Mondny
afternoon at 5:30. Dr. Wesley Brown, rector.
oniciatuig ut tne ceremony. J no marriage
which took place In the presence of twenty
relatives and select friends of the bride and
groom, was a very private affair. The edillce
was not decorated In the lavish stylo that
marked the nuptials of Miss Vanderbllt and
Miss Whitney, the two most Important wed
dings ol the season: but the flowers used
lilacs and nscenslon lilies ore arranged in
exquisite tnstc, and the chancel looked even
prettier and more effective In the perspective
thnu nt the two previous weddings. Mrs.
Dimmick arranged all the details regarding
the decorations, nnd ber uncommon good
taste in the selection of the beautiful flowers
used and tho simple and unostentious nr
rangemeut of the decorutious by Mr.
Fleischmaun, the florist, were very marked
at the ceremony. The nltnr was relieved
with palms, tropical plants and bnuks of
wane macs surmounted witu bundles oi as
cension lilies. On either side of the altar was
a large vase of white lilacs and directly In
front of the two end pews, on either sldo of
the chancel, was arranged two largo unv
brellns of white lilacs, tld with butterfly
bows of white ribbon, with largo clusters of
catalava orchids attached to the ribbons.
forming an April shower of delicate white
nowcrs.
NEARLY 1,000 KILLED.
Cubans Win a Dsolsiv Viotory at Pinar
del Rio.
A letter from General Carcla has been re
ceived announcing the safe arrival In Cuba
on March 2 of the Bermuda flllibustcring
party of 108 men, together with artillery and
tons of ammunition. The party was met by
General Maceo. Tbe letter continues:
"Mnceo and Garcia, with 9,000 men, went
down upon Pinar del ltio early on the morn
ing of March 2:1. Tbe 6,000 Spanish troops
were thrown into panic by the onslaught.
The use of tbe heavy artillery which Gurcla
bad brougnt added to their terror.
"Tbe Hpaulsh loss was 860 killed, and 200
wounded, while tbe total Cuban loss in kill
ed and wounded waa 1M. In addition the
(.uuans captureu two pieces oi neavy artil
lery, 1,700 Muusser r I lies, 1,200,000 cartridg
es, 2,500 swords nnd stores. They burned
000 bouses.
"General Garcia expects to soon have an
organized army of volunteers, which will
nuinlier 25,000 men, aud a regular force of
lU.uou men.
A DISASTROUS FIGHT.
CoL Stevant Compelled to Evacuate Kas
sala, Nsar Moisowa.
A dispatch from Massowa has been receiv
ed in Borne by the way of Perlm Island re
porting that after Col. Htevanl's victory over
the dervishes near Kassala on Buturday in a
battle In which he lost 100 men and Inflicted
a loss estimated at 600 upon the dervishes he
returned to Hassuiu ana the dervishes re
tired to the forts and lutrenchments at
Tucruf. On the following day CoL Btevani
made a reconnaissance of Tucruf and vigor
ously attacked the forts. He captured some
of them, but was unable to entirely dislodge
tne dervisues. lie tnereiore returned to
Kassala and Informed Gen. Buldlssera. com
mander of tbe Italian foroes In Africa, that
he was convinced that his forces were strong
enough and that he proposed to renew the
attack In the morning. In view of the gen
eral situation, however, Gen. Baldissera re
fused to sanction this plan and ordered CoL
Htuvaul to evacuate Kassala and to .retire
with bis oolumn upon Agordat, half way be
tween nassaia ana uaosowan, wnicn cob
Dtavaui is now aoing.
FOREIGN NOTES. -
At Kube, Japan, besides tbe black plague
tmuupox ana cuoiera are epiueiuio.
Princess Maud of Wales will be married at
Bt James, July 7, to Prince Charles of Den-
mart .
Germany has joined the protest against tbe
king or norea s presence lu Me Hussion la-
euvn m mui. r
II!
A FATHER'S AWFUL DEED.
Kills Hi Daughter, Wound Her lever
Then Kill Himself.
At Mllllcan, Tex., John Brooks shot and
killed bis daughter, Miss Mollle Brooks,
seriously wounded her sweetheart, A. C
Worrels, and then committed suicide-
Worrels and Miss Brooks ware lovers snd
made up their minds to mnrry, In opposition
to the wishes of the young lady s father.
When tbe north-bound Central train stopped
at the station the young people were there
rcauy io gei nnonrii and run away, worrels
helped Miss Brooks upon the llrst step of
the platform, nnd just as she got up her
father, who stepped from the other side of
the car. llred upon her, shooting her through
the right breast, the bullet passing through
her body. Hhe fell backward In tbe arms of
tier lover Wltn the words: "Oh, Arthur,
father bos killed mo," and Immediately ex-
pireo.
As Worrels bent down to Inv her on tbo
platform Brooks fired upon htm under the
cnr. the ball parsing through his neck and
making a serious and probably fatal
wound.
After the shooting Brooks, who has been
employed at the rock quarry of Green A
Olive, went to the quarry and tried to
borrow a pistol, but could not get one. He
then went to the powder-house, secured a
oox oi uynnmite ana going away about iuo
yards, sat down upon It and applied a match.
A terrlllo explosion followed, which tore him
to pieces,not enough fragments being gather-
eu up io mi a cigar uox.
TELEGRAPHIC TICKS.
Out of everv three companies registered in
England two become Insolvent. .
Princeton Unlversltv has received a gift of
-TOO.OOO, with which to build a new library.
Taylor brothers, who were to hang April
80 nt Cnrrolton, Mo., for the murder of tbe
jit-ens inmiiy, escaped.
The house committee on territories has
voted in fnvor of reporting the bill for the
Bumission of -ew Mexico as a state.
Fully a thousand seals have been tnken off
Ht Johns and the neighborhood during the
past three days. Ihe steamer Katie arrived
With 9,000 seals.
V. C. MeKitrlck, treasurer of Dover town
ship, Athens. O.. was arrested charged with
emberalemcnt of funds of the county aggre
gating t,uuu.
James Hnuborn, of HefTersonvllle, a clerk
In the Bonk of Commerce, of Louisville.
has disappeared and bis accounts with the
bank are short tl0,000. The money was
lost ou nurses.
Fire In the Hope mine nt Butte. Mont..
caused the death of the following seven men:
John Buckley, shift buss; Pat Buckley, Mnr-
tin nuiiivnn, iiugn .McHeown, vuruey Hail,
Will Bcldcn and F.d McArthur.
MEASLES IN THE WHITE HOUSE.
Esther Cleveland Gets the Disease and
Stops Cabinet Meetings.
Measles has broken out In tbe presidential
household. This disease has been almost
epidemic for some time lu Washington. Pri
vnte Secretary Tburber's children have all
had the disease in regulnr course, and to
prevent its transmission to the White House
Sir. Thurber has absented himself from bis
own domicile for the past week. This sacri
fice was of no avail, for this morning the
eruption suddenly appeared on little Esther
Cleveland, lo prevent the spread of tne ut
scase among the families of the cabinet onic
ers word wus sent by telegraph to the various
departments thnt there would be no meeting
of the cabinet, and steps were tnken to com
bat tbe disease.
Orders were sent to Woodley the Presi
dent's suburban resilience, to put the plnce
in shape for the immediate reception of the
family nnd Mrs. Cleveland accom uuied by
nil tho children immediately left the White
House. Little Esther was taken nway lu a
separate carriage aud will be secluded from
the other children. Meanwhile the Presl
pent nnd Mr. Thurber will remain at the
White house until the measles has run Its
course lu the family, and the mistress and the
cniuiron are duck.
GREAT FIRE AT MANILLA.
Four Thousand Houses Burned and 80,000
People Homeless.
A terrible lire has occurred at Manilla, In
the Philippine Islands, by which 4,000 houses
wore destroyed and 30,000 peoplo left home
less.
Manilla Is the capital of tho Philippine
Islands and has a population of 100,000, or
with the suburbs li;0,000. It Is one of the
great emporiums of the east. Tbe principal
public buildings are the cathedral, the pal
aces of tbe Governor and the Archbishop, a
beautiful town bouse, ten churches of differ
ent religious orders, several monasteries,
convents, the arsenal, three colleges for
young men, and two for young woman, a
Supreme Court, prison, civil hospital, uni
versity, a marine and a commercial school, a
large tueater, a custom nouse ana nurracKa,
It baa frequently been visited by severe aud
destructive eurmquuites.
ALL TO BE EXPELLED.
Imperial Irade Against Christian Mission
aries in Armsnia.
The London Dally News and the Chronicle
have a report irom Constrntinople, said to be
on the best authority, that an Imperial Irade
has decreed tne wholesale expulsion or all
Christian missionaries from Armenia who
are maiuly French Catholics and American
Protestants. Tbe Daily News suys there is
reason to believe tne suitun nas signed the
deorue, but that It bos not been issued. The
Chronicle thinks the Irade is aimed at the
agents of the ndief fund, and is due to the
fact that tbe missionaries gave publicity to
massacres. The Chronicle believes Lord
Salisbury could count upon French as well
as American support In demanding the with
drawal of the irude.
Trial Postponed.
At Newport, Ky., Bcott Jackson, the alleg
ed murderer of Pearl Bryan, wne before
Judge Helm Tuesday for trial. Upon the
application of his attorneys the Judge post
poned tbe bearing until Tuesday, April It
The grounds set forth by Colonel Crawford
In his application for a postponement were,
first, Illness in bis family, which bad prevent
ed him giving proper attention to the case,
and seeoud, Inability to secure depositions
of witnesses residing at a distrnce. Tbe
Jurors were called and some of tbe witnesses
were sworn, aud all were dismissed until
April 21.
Rebel Have Fall Swing.
Tbe insurgent forces operating In many
parts of Cuba bave been aggressive the last
week. Half a dozen towns In Havana
provinces alone huve been attacked. Tbe
troops Invariably remain safely cooped up In
forts, allowing the rebels full swing. All
available Spanish troops are stationed on the
Trocb between Marel and Ajana, to prevent
the return of Moooo to Havana.
Senator Allen Deollne. . ,
Senator W. V. Allen haa addressed a letter
to Gov. Holcomb declining to lie a candidate
on tht Populists ticket fur presidential hon
ors.
CONGRESSIONAL
Summary ef tht Most ImportsatMoasare:
Presented in Both Heat.
msmr-THiao bat. ,
The nostofflce snnronrintlon bill, which)
has engrossed the attention of the Senate
for almost a week, was passed by that body
just previous to adjournment to-dny. The
entire day, except a few minutes nt the be
ginning of the session, was devoted to de
bate and voting upon the amendments pro-
posea io tne Din, me w oicott amennment tor
the consolidation of smaller offices with
larger ones receiving the greater share of
attention.
The House spent most of the dny debating
bill to fix tho standard of weights and
measures by the adoption of the metric sys
tem on and after Jul v 1. On a rising vote It
was defeated 65 to "80, but C, W. Stone, ot
Pennsylvnnla.Chalrman of Ihe Committee on
Coinage, Weights hnd Measures, who baa
given the subject much attention, nnd who
warmly supported It, secured tho nyes and
nays, and pending the roll call the House
adjourned.
HIXHTT-roOHTH' CAY.
passed the bill to adopt tne Metric system of
weights nnd measurers In all departments of
the government after July 1, IBM. and nink
Ing It the only legal system after January 1.
1001, The bill was championed by Mr. (!.
Stone, of Pennsylvania, chalnnnn of the
Committee on Weights nnd Measures.
HIKETT-FirTH 1AI. -
In the Renatn todnv Mr. Mantel (fir p.
Mont.) made his maiden speech, in favor of
recommitting tbe tariff to the finance com
mittee. There was special Interest in the
speech from the fact that Mr. Mantle wn
one of the live llepubllcan senators who
voted against proceedings with the tariff
bill.
The feature In the house todnv was on at
tack on the A. P. A. by Bepreseutntive Flt-
gorttld. Democrat, from Massachusetts. It
was on tne ueoate on tne lust net oi Colum
bia appropriation bill, which was recomm
V
an
ted early In March after a protracted Ugh
lor appropriations lor private ana sectorial
Institutions. The bill came back todar witb
the objectionable features stricken out, an,,
containing in lien a lump sum for charlll jT
to be expended under the direction of the
oistrici commissioners, wltn a proviso mat
no part should go to religious Institutions.
SIET1-KIOHTR PAT.
The Senate took up the question of sect
arian Indian schools today, but did not com
plete It. Mr. Carter, of Montana, proposed
to strike out the provision directing that
money should be spent on sectarian schools.
An important bill passed nt the clcse of the
debate was that providing for a trnns-Mlssls-slppinnd
International Exposition ut Omabn
In 1R'J8.
The House snout the entire dny In general
debate on the ''filled cheese" bill. The prin
cipal objection seemed to be raised to the tax
features of the bill, tiOO on the manufacturer
and HO on the retailer, while there appears
general unaniinty in favor of a bill to compel
the branding of filled cheese.
NINETY -SEVENTH PAjf.
Tbe house this afternoon, by a vote of lf.O
to 55, passed the "filled cheese" bill taxing
the manufacturer of the product one cent a
Pound, aud requiring manufacturers and
denlers to pay a reduction of the retail deal
ers' license from 1 40 to till a year, and that
was agreeu to.
STEEL BUSINESS IMPROVING
The Safe Pool Formed is Already Felt
the Trade.
The association or pool which was formed
ost week by the principal manufacturers of
soft steel In the East will bo far-reiiclilig In
Its elTects, and already a quickening Is noted
In the Iron market generally. The harmoni
ous understanding urrived nt by tho south
ern furnaces has also resulted in stronger
prices nnd Increased Inquiry. The sales of
pig iron during the pnst week 111 this markuff
aggregated not less than !H,000 to .10,000 tonf,
at about 1 1.76 for No. 2 foundry, for norli
ern coke, and ail. .IS for the same gradefof
sout hern. Home 6.000 tons of steel rods wore
contracted at $147.60 and 6,000 tons billets at
Wo21, which are now quoted at 421.25.
Current report is thnt a rod pool is to be
formed, similar to that of billets. About
a.soo tons of bridge plates tor railroads wore
closed at 1.50, and 000 tons heavy 0. 11.
steel at 61.63, for flume work In Colorado.
BRECKINRIDGE FOR CONGRESS.
He is Canvassing the Distrlot for the
Nomination.
Col. W. C. P. Breckinridge has been quiet
ly practicing law at Lexington ever since the
suit for damages of Madeline Pollard, two
yeurs ago, caused him to be succeeded In
Congress by Colonel Owens. Although MIsm
11..1I..K.I .. m lti.l.,m...t r..,. ftIK noil -I.a h.. '
never lieen nble to get an executlou or to ro-
cover anything. I
Now thnt Colonel Breckinridge Is canvnss-1
Ing the district again to run for oongress thlnL
..u . l,a ..I.I n.,.u.n...,. of 1, ln.ll..,. I. , l.a.
district being reorganized, and Colonel'
Breckinridge will haveiwouien against him
as be had two years ago. The friends if
"Kentucky's silver-tongued orator" express
the fullest conlldence iu his success.
Deetroyed by Cubans.
The Moralitos estate, the property of Man
uel Anton Morales, tbe American citizen, haa
been burned by the rebels, and the owner
has filed a claim with tbe United Htates con
sul for damages in the sum of 200,000. Tho-'
Han Antonla estate, near Alquinar, owned bf
Mamcrto Pulido and valued at 500,000, hi
also been burned by the insurgents nnd li
mngnlllcent Diana estate, In the provlnoe, oVy
Miiiitiiny.M. tiolorifrlnir tn the Cnmifc TII.Lnsv i
aud worth over t600,000, has likewise been
destroyed bv lire. I
Dueling in Disfavor. '
Tbe annual congress of German, adclstajr
ftbe nobility) was convened HnturdavT.
Among tho questions discussed of speoial (in
terest to the njlatrocracy of Germany wak
, that of the duel, apropos of the tnclilenwt
which are now exciting society and the gene
em! publio alike. This question was discuif-
sea exnaustiveiy ana it was nuaiiy resoiveqs
that It Is not a brand of dishonor for a nobh
man to refuse to light a duel If tbe groundfc
ol bis refusal are honorable.
ITEMS OF INTEREST.
It Is stated that nearly 1,000,000 pounds cf
fur lor nailer s purposes are produced In IU
Uuitea states.
Daniel Lietch, 80 years old, and Wllliad
HIIRO
I an
r)
I ee
Cunningham, 17 years old. wore Killed an
tnree otner men wounueu by a uouer ex
slon at liuigwuy, out , Monday morning,
A tract of 2,000 aores of land 10 miles
of Topeka, Kan., has been brought by prom
ni
3
mem ooioreu men, wuo win estauiisn a to'
exclusively for persons of their race.
Thomas Edison haa completed an Invei
tlon which be calls tbe vitasoope. being a
improvement ot the klnetoscope. By oom
bluing it with the photograph be promise
that people will be able to enjoy a distail
opera, j
The directors of the Sixth Avenue Having
Bank, of Columbus, O., which went Into tu
bauds ot a receiver several weeeks ago be
cause of a shortage, announced that the
cashier, John A, Knight, who up to this If
has denied all knowledge of deSvit, I
made a confession that he has taken at!
M6.000.
The Executive committee of the Teanei
Coal aud Iron railroad company, ordered
sales of iron to be stopped unless at
material advance In prices. All large bldi
for iron must be submitted to the chairman
of the Executive committee, who will decldt
what advance to charge. I
Three men dead lu one bed were found If
an Italian hotel, in Webster avenue, Pitta
vurg.