DEIIR UNDER flUING WALLS.
KILLED OUTRIGHT.
Explosion of Osttline Causes Frightful
Disaster in Cincinnati.
By the explosion of a gasoline engine In
the five-story building nt 430 nnd 482 Walnut
turret, Cincinnati, lit 7:45 Monday, the build
Ing was utterly wrecked, 80 to 40 persons
killed, and possibly more, nnd mnny per
tons wore Injured. The full extent of the
low of life cannot be ascertained nor will It
be known until the debris la entrtcly remov
ed. One reason for the uncertainty ns to the
' number killed Ik that there were two saloons
In the buildings, presumably having the
usual evening crowds, only these were In
etnntly crushed beneath the inion of brlek
end mortar. The four upper floor were
also occupied en Ant, containing mnny fnml
He, the full number of the member not
being known nt present. Hut that the low
of life hue been Krent. and thnt the catas
trophe l appalling, ere certainly known.
1 lie eene of the explosion I one of the
busiest, most thronged portion of the elty.
It la on Walnut street, between Fourth anil
Fifth street. The square waa crowded with
people at the time. The Mr Gibson Houae,
the tamoua coatly Mecca aalnoo by the aide
of the Gibson: across the atreet Mercantile
library and many other fine bulldlnKa in the
vicinity all felt the force of the shock. All
the adjacent buildings were dnmaged, not a
Ran of glsss being left whole In the Gibson
louae or the front of the Jobnaon building
aero he atreet
Thoae who were on the street when the
explosion occurred aw the flve-tory brick
building occupied by the splendid saloon of
Charles Drach disappear In a moment from
the human sight, a If Inalantly by ome aw
ful force. The wnlla of the two big build
in if which hugged the building lost to sight
were clean. There waa not a scar or mark
on them to ahow the awfulness and Instan
taneous departure of the building.
The ahock waa heard and felt two mile
away. Many trolley llnea were burned out
and the wire badly crippled.
The work of recue t-gnn na soon aa the
dene cloud of dust arising from the shatter
ed building cleared away. A number of the
victim were found to be still living but many
are injured beyond recovery.
TO PREPARE THE ROLL
Carter Issues a Call for a Meeting of the
National Republican Committee.
Senator Carter, chairman of the republi
can National committee, gave out the follow,
ing:
"The members of the llopubllcan National
committee are requested to meet at the
Southern hotel, In the cltv of Ht Louis,
Wednesday, the 10th of June,' at 12 o'clock,
noon, for the purpose of preparing the tem
porary roll of membership for the conven
tion, and for the transaction of such other
buKlnesa aa may require the action of the
committee. It appearing probnble that an
unusual number of contested case will be
iresentod to the committee for consideration
n connection with the preparation of the
temporary roll, It Is deemed advisable to call
special attention to the following clause In
he call for the convention:
"All notices of contests muBt be filed with
.the secretary of the National committee. In
"writing, accompanied by printed statement
of the grounds of the contest, which will lie
made public. Preference In the order of
hearing and determining contests will be
given by the committee iu accordance with
the dates of tiling such notices and state
ments with the secretary.
"All Demon flesirinl to nrAsent mnttor
for the consideration of the committee un
der the foregoing clause are requested to be
prepared to present their cases on the as
sembling of the committee on the date above
designated."
SENTENCED FOE LIFE.
Toothful Train Wreckers to End End Their
Days in Stats Prison.
J. Watson Hildreth, the boy train wrecker
of Rome, N. V., received a Hie sentence.
His companions, Pinto and Hibl.urd, plead
ed guilty to manslaughter In the first degree
nnd were sentenced to twenty years Impris
onment on two Indictment or forty years In
all.
These boys and another, named Bristol
who has since died of consumption, were ac
cused of planning to wreck New York Cen
tral express train for the purpose of robbing
the passengers. The affair occurred last
November, the place selected for the crime
being near Rome. Thh engineer of the train
was killearand the ttreman so badly Injured
that he he Is only now able to leave the hos
pital. A clerk in the railway mall service
waa also severely hurt. The clue to the per
petrators was a bat belonging to young Hil
dreth, which waa found near the wreck. None
of the lads was more than 18 years and ex
cept in the case of one of them their parents
were well-to-do.
X'XINLET IN CONTROL.
California Republicans Ssolaro for Him nnd
" Frse Silver.
The HoKlnley enthusiasts completely cap
tured the Republican state convention al
though the district delegates elected from the
Fourth oongresslonal district were un
pledged and were avowedly Allison support-
ers.
After eulogizing the American protective
tariff system as advocated by Diaine and
William MuKinley the platform enthusiasti
cally Indorsed McKlnley. The money plank
waa aa follows :
"We favor the free and unlimited coinage
of silver at the ratio of 16 to 1, and the mak
ing of sliver as well as gold a legal tender In
payment of ail debts, both public and pri
vate." The platform demanded that none but non
sectarian free public schools shall receive
publio aid.
Among the delegates-at-large was John I).
Bpreckels. John T. Lynch was nominated
for lieutenant-governor.
JERSEY PROHIBITIONISTS.
Delsgatss to the Pittsburg Convention
Zlsoted at Trenton.
The New Jersey Prohibitionists held their
State convention In Trenton tor the election
of delegates to the national convention nt
Pittsburg. About 100 representatives of the
Sarty were present. Robert J. T. White, of
ontolalr, chairman of the Htate committee,
called the eonventlon to order and tempor
ary arganuuLtiou was effected by the election
. of Rev. Charles H. Mead, of Montolair, as
obairman.
The temporary organization was mode pes
manent and after recess the convention chose
it electoral tluket from the eight distrlots
and two electors-at-large. Fifteen hundred
dollars was subscribed for campaign pur
poses, after whloh the platform waa reported
and adopted. It arralgna both the great
parties lor truckling to the liquor dealers
and declare tor woman's suffrage. In the
evening delegates to the national convention
were chosen.
Coming E rants.
National Domooratlo convention at Chi
cago July 7.
National Populist oonvention at St. Louis
July 22.
J-rolilblSon National convention at Pltts
tinrg May 27.
Ueuerel assembly of the Presbyterian
chii" o of the United States nt Baxatoga. N.
STONE'S LABOR BILL OPPOSED.
Agents of Steamship Companies Sown On
His Legislation.
Representative W. A. Btone finds the In
fluence of the steamship companies very
strong against hi bill for the further restric
tion of Immigration by consular Inspection at
the port of departure. There Is a determined
effort to arouse the tterman-Amerlcnn citi
zens against the bill, and Mr. Htone received
the following from a Herman paper pub
lished in Pittsburg, and believed to lie large
ly owned by the event of the Herman steam
ship companies of that city. The telegram
reads;
"Vou are mistaken in believing that Ger-ninn-Amerlenna
favor your bill. Only re
cently, the Turner, of this section number
ing over 0,000, mlopteil resolution of grati
tude to Mr. ltartholdt and protested against
restrictive measure."
Mr. Htone I eonlldent thnt till newspaper
does not represent the honest sentiments of
tne Herman-American. J he Immunol men
tioned In the telegrnm Is the Chairman of the
committee. He, too, Is believed to have the
Interests of the steamship companies more
nt heart ttmn he has the proper restriction ol
undesirable immigration. Mr. Htone, In re
plying to the telegram sent the following:
'I can well understand how one ot the pro
prietor of your paper, a agent for several
steamship companies engaged In the business
of bringing immigrants to this country, Is
opposed to restricting Immigration, and I
can see how, through his columns, and In
other papers similarly Interested, mnny
honest Hermans are led to oppose the re.
strletlons of Immigration ;but I do not believe
thnt the majorltv of the Intelligent Herman
Americans of this country desire to see the
shipping of such large numbers of undesir
able immigrants Into this country continue.
"The Uermnn are a frugal, saving, hard
working class and make good American
citizens. The Immigrsnt pauper laborer
from Southern Europu enters Into direct
competition with the Herman Inborer.as well
a others here, and gluts the labor market.
This Is what keeps the price of common
labor down and puts it nt the mercy ot cap
ital. "I, with many others who hnvebeen work
ing to restrict Immigration, am of Herman
descent and have a common right to peak
tor the Herman-Americans.
"Those engaged In the business ot bring
ing cheap pauper labor Into this country
shrewdly think thnt If they array the Herman-Americans
against the movement to re
strict Immigration, they will so frighten the
two great parties in this country that they
will not dare to pas a restrictive law. They
have so far succeeded that if such legisla
tion fails In this Congress, It will be because
the German-American are believed to lie
against It, and to that end some Herman
newspapers have succeeded.
"Hut I do not believe that the Oormnn
Americnns are against It. nnd I hereby in
vite the Herinnn-Amerlcnns of my district
and of tho state to write to me and to other
members of Congress, giving their views on
this question. 1 would like to know if they
are really opposed to restricting Immigra
tion." Charles H. Lincoln, Jr., of Pittsburg, at
tempted to commit suicide at Brtnton by
shooting himself. The young man Is a crip
ple and desperately In love with Miss Nannie
Boyle. His crippled condition prevented
him from securing employment, nud the
girl's mother forbade her daughter keeping
compnuy with him.
INDIANA REPUBLICANS
Declare For Honest Money and Endorse Me
Kinley For President
The Indiana Htate Republican Convention
mot nt Indianapolis on the 7th.
The delegates-at-large were Instructed for
McKlnley. There waa opposition, but the
Ohio man hud a clear majority.
The committee on resolutions In Its dec
laration of principles, recites the history of
the republican party from the beginning of
the administration of Abraham Lincoln to
the close of thnt of Benjamin Harrison. Of
the latter he says that the experience of the
last three years bring out In a clearer light
the excellence of his splendid administration,
under which we attained a measure of pros
perity uncounted in the history of the gov
ernment. The platform declare that the
republicans of Indiana are In favor of pro
tection and demand a tariff that will not
only secure the necessary amount of revenue
but will afford adequate nnd certain protec
tion to tho wage earners and producers.
On the money question the platform says:
"We are Ann and emphatic iu our demand
for honest money. We believe that our
money should not be interior to the money
of the most enlightened nations of the earth.
We are unalterably opposed to the scheme
that threatens to debase or depreciate our
currency. We favor the use of silver as
currency, but to the extent only and under
such regulations that its parity with gold
can be maintained, and In consequence are
opposed to the free, unlimited and independ
ent coinage of silver at a ration ot lb to 1.
THE WOMAN QUESTION.
It Has Been Referred Back to the Annual
Confsranoos.
By a vote ot 428 to 98 the Methodist Gen
eral conference decided that the four women
delegates may retain their seat. This does
not mean that the women have won com
plete victory. The decision waa reached
simply as the result ot a compromise, and
with the understanding that it should not
prejudice the claims of women in the future
or establish a precedent for future confer
ences to follow. But by the same vote by
which the women were given seats, the con
ference also decided to submit to the annual
conferences a proposed amendment to the
constitution providing that hereafter all gen
eral conference delegates shall be over 25
years of age, and that they shall have been
members of the Methodist church for at least
"live years prior to their election. It also pro-
viuos mat no conierence snail be debarred
from at least one ministerial and one lay
delegate.
The constitutional amendment is to be sub
mitted to the annual oouferenuee aud roust
receive a three-fourths vote to be adopted.
The amendment Is construed to mean that
women as well as men, will be eligible as lay
delegates, the word "layman" not buiug
used. The members of the committee on
eligibility who signed the compromise report
were evidently of the opinion that the ques
tion could be settled bv the General Confer
ence, as It was only one which Involved the
proper interpretation ot the constitution.
However, it was deemed better to allow the
annual oonfereuors decide the matter, hence
the proposed change in the constitution was
submitted.
Will Lsavs Catholicism.
Father A. F. Kolaszewskl and the 8,000
Tjarlslltoiieni Of thA PnlUh Unman -Lw.ll-
church at Cleveland are negotiating to go
into the Methodist church in a body. They
mwiM w himtuw ma luiamuimy ot the
Pope and the doctrine of transubstautatlon.
The report is confirmed by Cnaplalu C. C.
McCabe, of the Methodist general confer.
enoe.
BRIEF MENTION.
A number of business blocks were destroy,
ed bv lire In Drumuiundtnwn v Mf..wiuu
night. ' ' '
Russia has offered Korea a big cash loan In
return for permission to pauify the kingdom
by force of arms.
The Columbus, O.. packing company, a
dressed meat eonoern, has tailed. Liabilities.
100,000; assets about the aatue.
Andrew Wyley died suddenly at Bavannah
On., at the conclusion ol a friendly boxing
niatoh. The oorouer will Investigate.
Daniel Ross was fatally In lured by the ool
lapse ol a house be was repalriutf at Chicago.
Three ooouoents escauud unhurt
PROGRESS OMHjnil Kill
ORDERED TO DESTROY ALL
Oomei's Instructions Art Carried out Ab
most Under Weyler'i Nois.
A message fiom Havana via Key West
Fhv, dated May 6th, contnlna the follow
ing: "To Colonel Jose Agulrre, Cuban liberating
army, zone of Huannbacoi
Vou will proceed Immediately to destroy
all towns and village within your Jurisdic
tion. Leave nothing undestroyed. Do not
fall to commence executing this order In
stnutly upon receipt ot this authority.
GOMEZ."
This order wiw received at the camp of
I.o Palo April 20, and Agulrre Immediately
gave notice to the people of the towns in his
jurisdiction thnt the order would be carried
out to the letter.
Ounnithnco Is not yet destroyed, Agulrre
being too busv in other directions, but Its
turn Is expected any day. It mean thnt
Homez wants a clear path across the pro
vince ot Havana for his westward march.
If there Is no town or village to guard
there will be no soldier to oppose hi pro
gress. His men will have rest from lighting
and will be reinforced by troops of insur
gents who are now roaming aimlessly over
the province
Homez wants a large force under hi ac
tive command. He now ha In the neighbor
hood of 25,0110 men. and will pick up fully
18.000 more before lie reaches his objective
fioint. Whnt Homez propose to do dnlly
lecomes a greater mystery. Home think he
Is going to tho relief of Muceo. Other
think Mnceo Is drawing the Hpnnish troops
Into the trochn In order to give Homes an
opportunity to attack the city of Havana.
Nearly every available Hpanlsh column Is
now nt the trocha, and Havana city could
almost be destroyed by the soldier.
Never was there a better opportunity for
the insurgents to strike nt the capital of
Cubn. If Homez should appear In the out
skirts of Havana to-night the city would be
an easy prey. If bis object is to attack Ha
vann, that will bn the masterstroke of the
war, and If the city fell into his hands It
would probably sound the death knell ot
Hpanlsh rule In this Island.
Two-third of the population of Havana
hope that Is the commander-in-chief's In
tention. Thousand of young men In the
city would rise up In arms against the Hpan
lsh at the first sound of the Insurgents' guns
In the outskirts of Havana.
Whatever his object may be. he is making
rapid time from the east. Last night his
advance guard, under Hoe fan Oanchez,
at Hna liana, on the border of Matanzns and
Hnnta Ciata province. The main army is in
the neighlinrhend of Jubacao, In the Monto
ro mountain. If they continue westward ns
rnpldly as they have been coming they
should be In the middle of Havana province
In 10 days' time.
At present Gomez's troops are engaged In
destroying railroads, telegraph lines and
property in this district. Last Hundny night
1.000 insurgents advanced as close to Havana
city as I'uuta llrava, a town ot 800 houses
and 1,200 situated three miles west ot this
city. '
Colonel Acostn, the leader of tho rebel
forces, divided his men into two groups.One
division took care of the horses outside of the
city, while the other gave battle to the sol
diers. Two forts of the town were taken
with ease, and 00 Hpanlsh soldiers were com
pelled to surrender. While the light lasted a
child ran across the line of lire and was kill
ed. After silencing the forts the Insurgents
took possession of the equipment ot the sol
diers. The Cubans found the merchants had
olosed their stores, and that the terrorstrick
en Inhabitants were hiding In all sorts ot
places. The rebels compelled the stores to
open, and confiscated everything thnt caught
their fancy. Then they took kerosene from
tho residences and saturated everv house In
town, lifter which the torch was applied.
The blaze was plainly seen from the roots of
Havana hotises.
General Weyler hurried a lorge force of
men to Puntn llrava, but when they arrived
the town was In ruins and the Insiirents fnr
away. Hpanlsh prisoners captured In the
forts had been set at llliertv. The people of
Punta Urava are now domiciled In Havana,
adding to the already congested population
of refugees and mendicants.
FIRM IN FINANCE.
The Exportation of Muen Oold Hat Caused
No Flurry.
That exports ot 5, 850,000 gold last week
has caused no monetary disturbance Is at
once proof of the toundness ot financial
conditions and ot the prevailing confidence
in better things to come. Much of the hesi
tation at present Is due to temporarily re
duced demand In some Industries, and In
Iron and steel the power ot the new combi
nations la being generally tested by refusal
of orders, so that production exceeds con
sumption, but consumption exceeds new
buying. The general Irregularity of prices
and slackness ot demand for finished prod
ucts do not prevent the marking up ot prices
by comlilnntlons,butare largely due to doubt
whether such prices aa are fixed oan be
maintained. Tig iron is weaker at the East
and Also at Pittsburg, and most finished
products are weak, with remarkably narrow
demand. Minor metals are inactive, with
copper weak; tin steady and slightly lower,
and American tin plates 80c below foreign.
Traders In wheat have lifted prices a Tittle
and yet nobody questions the correctness
of western reports indicating more than or
dinary yield of winter wheat, and unusual
progress In planting of spring wscat. The
narrow stock, usual at this season, a specu
lation for advance always has many oppor
tunities, but western receipts nre still 40 per
cent larger thnu last year, while Atlantic ex
ports. Hour Included, are for this week 048,
067 bushels, against 1,018,051 bushels a year
ago. After a fall to 6H!ao, the price rose
about 2 cents. Corn Is also a shade lower,
but without definite reason. Cotton specu
lation has lifted the spot price to 8.81c, and
firollte have been realized from the men who
lave sold cotton they did not own, but it is
still a fact that the outlook for- next fall's
crop Is unusually favorable. while stocks here
and abroad exceed all possible demands until
Bepteruber 1. Failures for the week have
been 288 In the United States, against 227
last year, and 24 in Canada, against St last
year.
WOOL MARKET DULL.
Quarter Bloods Touch Tbsir Lowest Mark
in History.
Tb Boston Commerulal Bulletin says of
tho wool market: The market continues ex
ceedingly dull and listless on the eastern sea
board. The only purchases of note have
been by the Pacific Mails. Their buyers in
this market and In Ft. Wayne, Iud.. have
been taking on large lines ol quarter-bloods
at 14V 15c.
Tue Manchester mills have been looking
out for similar wools In Missouri. Quarter
bloods have touched the lowest prices known
In their history. Ohio XX is liu higher than
last year, and ordinary tine western wools
are from K to lo higher. Last year, how
ever, the Immediate future was bright, this
year It is depressing.
The sales for the week are 1,827,000 pounds
domestic and 208,600 pouuds foreign, against
1,18(4,000 pouods domostia and 427,000 pouud
foreign last week, aud 1,847.400 pounds do
mestic aud 828,000 pouuds foreign for same
week lust year 'J ne sales to date show a
deorease of 12.830,173 pouuds domestlo and
818,000 pouuds forelgu from the sales to the
same date la 18U6. The receipts to date show
Ut decrease ot 2,808 bales domestic aud an In
crease ol iv.tfti? bales foreign.
MISS BARTON FULL OF HOPE.
No Turning Back From Her Great Relief
Work Tst.
Ml Clara Barton, In a letter from Con
stantinople, dnted April 11, to Red Cross of
ficials, received In Washington, May t, dis
poses of the fear expressed some time ago
that her mission would fall, on account ot
the opposition of Turkish authorities, and
shows that she has no Idea of abandoning the
work, now so suecesstnlly inaugurated.
Friend misled by report of the dlflleultles
she wo encountering, had urged her to re
turn, nnd In reply she writes:
"I have a body of relief on these del. Is, hun
dreds of miles away in the mountains, a
thousand mill's away from me, that I could
not draw off In six weeks. The nest we could
do would be to abandon 10,000 poor, sick,
suffering wretches to a fate thnt ought to
shock the entire world: dying, lek, foodie,
naked and not one doctor among them:whoie
cities scoumed and left to their fate, without
a hand raised save the three or four resolute
missionaries, tired, worn, God-serving nt
their post until they drop. The civilized
world 1 running over with skilled physlelnn
and not one there: no one to arrange to get
them there: to pay expenei tnke especlnl
charge and thus make It possible for them to
go."
"And we, seeing thnt state of things, hold
ing In our grasp the relief we had been
weeks preparing and organizing In.nntlci-
Katlon of tills, to turn back, draw off our
eliiers. send back the doctors already start
ed, give up all, because aoinebody had said
so, the press hnd circulated It, the world
had believed it, our disappointed committees
hnd lost heart and grown sore struggling
with an occupation rather new to them, and
the people hnd taken alarm and failed to
sustain them, was this all there was of us?
No purpose of our own? In the name of
Hod and humanity this Held must be carried,
these people must be rescued, skill, care,
medicines and food for the sick must reach
them. And it I a glad sight to my soul to
think of Turkish troops taklnir these bands
of doctor on to Mneasch, '1 hey have done
It, and are at this very hour marching on
with them to their Held of labor. What does
one care for criticism, disapproval or np-
irovni miner circumstances line these
on't be troubled. We can carry It We
are fair flnnncinra, not dismayed and God
eiping, can save our hospitals."
Miss Barton reports Dr. Hubbell's nartv at
Mnrasch and Mr. Wlstnrs at Orfa. Hhe snv
It is Impossible to describe the joy of the
desolate people In welcoming the relief
pnnie.
CAUSED A SENSATION.
Cabman Truity Htln Up Boms Interest In
the Jaokion TrlaL
A surprise sprung In the Hcott Jackson
trial Monday was that of William It. Trusty,
who testified that on January 81, ho drove an
old man, whom he supposed was a doctor,
out to tho Fort Thomo region, where the
lieheaitcil girl was found. 1 lie witness only
knew one person in this connection and thnt
was a woman with whom he was acquainted
six years, whose name was Georgle llaker
alias hmma Evans, lie knew nothing of the old
"doctor" or the young cab driven lie did not
even know the number of the house from
which he the corpse was taken. he only knew
the house was on the south side of Georire
street, near Kim street. All other testimony
was iiisigniiicnni compared wiin mis.
Witness Trusty was kept on the stand
much of the afternoon under a furious cross-
examination. He said his father was a third
cousin to John Hewnrd or Hvnrd, as he Is
sometimes spell In name. He lden-
nueu a piiutograpn ol luhn Howard, as
the same person ns an engraving on
the outside of a pamphlet 1n the hands of the
prosecution, which pamphlet was entitled
'The confession of John Hvnrd of his com
plicity In a murder in Casey county. Kv." It
also developed In the testimony of this wit
ness mat jotiu ncward served one term in
the Kentucky penitentiary. Furthermore, It
transpired that John Hewnrd hud visited
L'rbaua, HI., In February aud had talked with
witness, William It. Trusty, and his futher,
ii imam i rusty aooui tins muruer.
Furthermore, letter were shown from
Wllllum Trusty, Hr., to Mr. A. H, Bryan and
to Bryan's attorney, Mr. Hays, In February,
offering tor a sure consideration to thwart
the defense in It purpose to procure evidence'
to prove Pearl llryuu died Iu Cincinnati nnd
taken to Kentucky nnd beheaded. It was
Iso shown thnt John Seward hnd coached
tho witness, George Difyton, who nindo a
complete Hunk on the stand. They pro
duced written directions prepared bv Hewurd
and given to Dayton to testify to. He failed
to deliver the goods when the time came.
The prosecution anticipated this teatltnonv
of witnesses produced by Howard aud have
counteracting witnesses.
THE WAR IN CUBA.
Minister Bagasta is Inolined to Bids With
Oensral Weylsr.
Commenting on the declarations of Gen
eral Weyler inspecting the, duration of the
Cuban war, Premier Canovas says: "It is
natural that the commander-in-chief of an
army In a campaign should abstain from'
optimism, which might entail many respon
sibilities If bis promise failed; but I think,
fortune helping, that the war will end much
sooner than In two years. Bendes was talk
ing of two years when he left Madrid. Wey
ler, i tniuK, meant me winter campaigns, or
which one is now ending,"
To supplement this Information. Minister
Bagasta waa visited, who aald: "I cannot
see any reason for optimism on the part of
the government Weyler assures me It needs
two years at least to end the war. No Insur
gent bund has as yet abandoned the Held, and
although Maceo Is shut up in Plnar del lilo,
we don't know thnt he wishes to leave that
province. The burning of property still con
tinues and It la only when Hpain puts down
the insurrection in the provinces of Havana,
Pinar del ltlo and Matnuzas thus forcing the
Insurgents into the eastern department of the
Island, thnt the aspect ot war will have ma-
erlully changed."
FOUR LIVES LOST.
Brooklyn Mothers and Children Burned
to Death.
Four persons lost their lives Monday morn
ing in a small fire iu the apartments of Mrs.
Cohen, on the third and fourth story ot a
brick building at 234 Johnson avenue Brook
lyn. The dead are:
Mrs. Coheu.
Mrs. Postrnek.
Mrs. Cohen's two children, Kark 2 years,
and Holoman, 8 years old.
The fire started shortly after 9 o'clock.
Tuesday, with the explosion of a small oil
stove, Mrs. Cohen was standing near It and
the burning oil igulted her olothing. -Alarmed
and frightened she ran Into the rooms oc
cupied by Mrs. Posternek. The latter made
an effort to save Mrs. Cohen, but while do
lug so ber own clothes caught Are. Both
women were found in the hallway by the
firemen and were curried to the street where
they expired.
.When the firemen entered the Cohen
rooms they found the two boys lying on the
lloor with their clot lies a mass ot flames. The
youuuators were tuken to Ht. Cathariue's
hospital, where they died.
AFTFR DUTCH RECORDS.
Frot Bnrr Going to Holland for tho Vans
' suelan Commission. -
Prof. George L. Burr, holding the chair in
history at Cornell Uulversity, who has been
working In Wadiingtou under the direction
ot the Venezuelan Boundary Commission for
the past two mouths as special historical ex
pert, sailed Saturday from New York to Hol
land to make un exuiniuatiou of the Dutch
records beurlug upon the boundary controversy.
LATEST FOREIGN WHE.
INTENDED TO SEIZE KRUGER.
London Truth'i Latest Information Re
garding Jameion'i Raid.
London Truth claims It Is credibly Inform
ed that President Krtiger poees evidence
that the Intention of Dr. Jameson wns to
march upon Pretoria first, to seize President
Kroger and then lo proceed to Jonnnnesburg
with the prisoner. Truth further says It Is
clear that the raid . was planned by Cecil
Ilhodes, Alfred licit nnd the secretray of the
the chartered Houth Africa company. The
article then proceeds to compare Cecil
Ilhodes to Jabez Balfour nnd conclude:
"Had Cecil Ilhode remained premier of
Cape Colony. I nm convinced thnt a oon a
It suited his purpose he would have turned
onus i the British government) nnd sought
to cut the chain which binds us to Houth
Africa.
Hlr William Vernon Harconrt, Llbernl
leader In the bouse of commons, speaking at
the banquet of the National Liberal club
said he would support the government In
iirohlng the discreditable business of tho
ameson raid.
DEEPER INTO IT.
A Blacker Cai Against tht South Africa
Company.
The Dally London Telegraph has a dis
patch from Cape Town which Indicates that
the conspiracy to over the Transvaal had a
still wider rnmiflcntinn. This dispatch says:
"It Is stated that nil of the telegram from
the Chartered Houth Afilcu Company In Cape
Town bore the stamp 'On the company ser
vice.' From copies of the letters which the
Transvaal obtained from Dr. Jameson (upon
his capture l It seems that orders had been
given to prepare everything in Mntnbelelnnd
for nn invasion of the Transvaal."
A dispatch from Petorla, also to the Dally
Telegraph, says: "President Kruger keenly
sympathize with Colonial Becretnry Cham
berlain's dilemma and Is convinced thnt he
wns quite unaware ot the intrigue going on.
The executive council's decision In regard to
the sentences of the reformers Is delayed by
the stubborn objections of Gen. Joubert.
commander-in-chief of the Transvaal forces
aud a member ot the executive council, that
there should be a unanimous opinion on the
question."
THE BANKRUPT BILL."
Provisions of the Meaiaro as Adopted in
the Home of Reprssentatlvas,
The bankruptcy bill which lias been pass
ed by the house at Washington and which
will presently como up for consideration In
the Hennte, orlglunted In the house Judiciary
committee, and was reported by Mr. Hender
son, whose name has been given to it. It is,
however, practically Identical with the Tor
roy bill, which was so earnestly debated lust
winter, nnd which, after eliciting favorable
memorials from hundreds of business bodies
was defeated by the opposition ot tho west
ern members.
The bill provides for both voluntary nnd
involuntary bankruptcy. There are eight
acts, anv one of which will be suflleient to
justify a creditor In forcing a debtor into
voluntary bankruptcy, but as a safe-guard
against Its abuse It Is properly provined that
petitioners ill nn Involuntary proceeding shal
file a bond suflleient to cover damages nnd
costs Iu case the petition I dismissed. The
eight acts of involuntary bankruptcy speclll
ed are as follows:
First If a person has concealed himself
with intent to defraud his creditors tor 48
hours.
Hecond Failed for 80 days, while Insolv
ent, to secure the release "of any property
levied upon for 500 or over.
Third Made a transfer of any of his prop
erty with Intent to defraud bis creditors.
Fourth Made nn assignment for the bene
fit of his creditors. ,
Fifth Made, while insolvent, a transfer of
nny of his property for tho purpose of giving
a preference.
Hlxth Procured or suffered a Judgment
to be entered ngnlust himself with intent to
defeat his creditors, aud suffered same to re
main unpaid 10 days.
Heventh Secreted any of bl property to
avoid its being levied upon under legal pro
ceedings against himself.
Eighth HufTered, while Insolvent, an ex
ecution for 0500 or over to be returned "No
property found."
It Is pointed out In fnvor of the require,
ment of an Indemnity bond on the part of
the plaintiff petltioner.thnt without this pro
vision, in case the petition wus denied, the
first, third, sixth aud seventh clauses would
be specially open to abuse, but with that
safeguard petitioners would be careful what
they did, and not rush with their charge of
Intent to defraud creditors without having
what they believed to be good reason.
THE RIGHT OF ASYLUM.
Stats Department Has Boms Tory Deoided
Views on the Matter.
The state department has again taken an
advanced position relative to the limitation
ot the right of usylum as Is exhibited in the
correspondence between the department and
United Htates Minister Tillman respecting the
sheltering by the latter of an officer of the
overthrown government Ecuador last Sep
tember. While approving the course of the
minister, Secretary Olney took the ground
that although asylum might be afforded
In the case of an overturned titular govern
ment while chaos reigns nnd until the empire
of the law Is restored, when the authority ot
the state is re-established upon an orderly
tooting no disparagement of Its powers und
er the mistaken Hctiou of extra territoriality
can be countenanced on the part of the rep
resentatives of this government. In this the
members of such government are therefore
placed upon un equality with unsuccessful
revolutionists who cannot hnd In Uuitsd
Htates legations asylum ugalust the operation
of the local law.
Holmes Hanged.
H. H. Holmes was banged In Moyamens
Ing prison Thursday morning. The drop
fell ut 10:12,' o'clock. It wus not until a
hnlf hour later that bo was pronounced dead
His neck wus brokeu by fall. The marvel
ous nerve of the man did not desert bim at
the end, for on the scaffold he was probably
the coolest man In the solemn assemblage. In
a few well chosen words he proclaimed bis
Innocence of any murder, including that lor
which be was convicted and hauged. He de
clared that the only wrong-doing in the tak
ing of human life for which he could be held
responsible consisted In the death of two
women who died aa the result of criminal
operation at bis hands. He did not name
tiieae victims.
NOTES OF THE DAT.
'Willie" Wilde, brother of Oscar, was fined
five shillings for being druuk and disorderly
in Loudon. '
Four hundred union plumbers at Kansas
City went ou a strike fur eight hours at nlue
hours pay.
The steam chest of the vessel Arsonaut ex
ploded while near Hheboygun. The vessel
was disabled, but uubody hurt.
The gram) Jury him found Indictments
ngulust James 11. Duke and ulue directors of
the A in er leu n 'i'obaueo Company charging
them with "couduutiug a moupoly iu the
pupcr cigarette trade."
CONGRESSIONAL
Summary of the Moet Important Mitmrti
Presented in Both Homes.
117th but.
The Rouse passed the Henderson blll.baserf
on the Torrey bill, to establish a uniform
system of bankruptcy by a vote of 187 to 81.
An amendment was agreed to making the
non-payment of a note for 80 days an act of
bankruptcy.
Hflm nr.
The Senate gave evidence to-day of an
apfironching adjournment of Congress. An
agreement wns reached by which a vote up
on Colonel Hiipont's claim to a sent In the
Senate from Delaware will be had Immedi
ately after the passage of the liver and her- ,
borblll' Huch an agreement on an Import
ant pnlltlcnl question show that the Sena
tor are anxloun and willing to get away.
At o'clock the unfinished business came)
up In the form of the bond Investigation
nevilntlon. Mr. PefTer refused to further de
lay the matter, and his motion to proceed
with the resolution was upheld 88 to lift, thus
displacing the river and harbor bill. Mr.
Hill thereupon took the noor and spoke
until adjournment He will proceed to
morrow. To-day was "pension day" In the House
under the rules, and numerous private pen
sion bill were passed. The contested eleo-
tlon ease of J. C. Klrby vs. Jo. Abbott, trom
the Hlxth district of Texas. was reported from
Election committee No. 8, declaring Abbott,
Democrat, the sitting member, entitled to the
seat, and it was agreed to.
120th day.
The time prior to 2 o'clock, when the bond
resolution came up as unfinished business,
wn oosupted In the consideration of the
river and harbor bill, In which considerable
progress was made,
The opponents of four battleship sustain
ed nn overwhelming defeat 61 to 141 In
the House to-day on the proposition to ao
cupt the Senate amendment to the naval ap
propriation bill reducing the number to two.
122D DAT.
By the decisive vote of 81 to 6 the senate
Inaugurated nn Investigation to be conduct
ed by the senate committee on finance Into
the fact nnd circumstance connected with
the sale of I' lilted Htate bond by the secre
tary of the treasury during the last three
years.
Congressman McCall, of Massachusetts,
Introduced a resolution in the house asking
the committee on rules to bring In a special
order setting apart next Saturday and uutll
3 o'clock Monday afternoon for theconslder
ntion of bills from the oomtrdttee on Immi
gration and naturalization.
121th DsY.
The House today passed a Joint resolution
fixing May 18 as the date for final adjourn
ment. Mny 20 wns the date originally set by
the Ways and Means committee, which re
ported the resolution, but It was changed to
the former date at Speaker Heed's request.
Mr. Heed Is very anxious for adjournment
and says there I no earthly reason why Con
gress should not close on May 16.
During the long debate In the Senate to
day, on the bond resolution, Senator Hill
was a most conspicuous person. He first In
dulged In a hot attack on Senator Pettlgrew
whom he bcluborcd with shafts of ridicule
nnd sarcasm.
Senator Wolcott finally came to the hitter's
rescue, only to feel the sting of the New
York Senator's running comment. After
disposing ot these gentlemen, Senator Hill
took up the defense of tho Hebrews. '
124th dav.
Among the dozen or more bills which were
passed by the Senate to-day because they
werd unobjected to, wns one permitting the
erection in Washington of a monument in
honor of Samuel Hahnemann. the founder of
the medical school of homeornthy and appro
priating $4,000 to defray the cost of the
foundation. The only restriction Imposed in
the bill Is that the monument I not to be
placed in the cnpltol grounds. The consld- '
erution of the river and harbor bill was con
eluded with the exception of one amendment
involving the bitterly contested question of
the location of a deep water harbor In South
ern California. Senator White, of California
addressed the senate In opposition to the
committee amendment changing the location
from Snn Pedro to Santa Monica, and had
not finished his argument when the Senate
at 6:15 p. m. adjourned until to-morrow. x
HepresentiitivH w. E. Barrett, of MasV,
snchusetts. Introduced iu the House a joint s
resolution proposing an amendment to the
Constitution of the I'nlted States, providing
that "Congress shall have power by appro
priate legislation to limit the time during
which person may be daily employed In
manufactories of textile frabflcs and lu other
Industries. Bills were passed authorizing
the construction ol life saving stations at
Point llonlto, Oil., and Port Huron, Mich. i
appropriating (5,000 to enable the President
to deport about 600 Canadian t ree Indiana
in Montana to the border and deliver them
to the Canadian authorities, aud 24 private
pension bills.
PLEADED NOT GUILTY.
Romulus Cotell, Murderer of tho Stone
Family, Arraigned.
When Itomulus Cotell was arraigned In
Common Pleas court and pleaded to the In
dictments against him, charging him with
the murder of Alvln and Serena Btone and
Ira Stillson, his voice trembled as he said:
"I'll waive the reading ot the Indictment,"
and pleaded not guilty. From all appear
ances he was perfectly cool, althongb ne has
grown pale and thin since his arrest.
He was remanded to the custody of Sheriff
Griffin without ball Judge Kohier appoint
ed Harvey Musser and E. F. Vorta to defend
the prisoner. These nre the same attorneys
appointed by Judge A. C. Davis, who retired
from the bench Mny 6. They requested that
they be given ample time to prepare their
case and secure testimony, and Cotell's trial
will be the last one In this term of court, so
will come on late In June. Attorney Vorls
will go to Turin and Cruwtordsville N. .,
Cotell's old home, to take depositions re
garding, his character from people there who
knew the boy.
Nothing more has been heard ol A. J. Co
tell, the prisoner's father, and it Is believed
he will not attend the trial. The search for
the underwear and watch taken from the
Stone home the night ot the murder have
been fuitless. These articles are very much
desired by the State as possibly strong evi
dence. INSURGENTS REPULSED.
Several Small Engagements Claimed by tho
Spanish as Viotorlss.
Two rebel bands attacked the town of
Gunnajay, but were repulsed with heavy
lues. Heavy Bring has been heard near
Cabanas, but no details of any fighting at
that place have been received.
Col. Tort reports that his command baa bad
an engagement with the rebels under Agra
moute, near San Nicholas, province ot
Havana. The rebels lost seven killed. The
troois lost a surgeon and one private
wounded.
Col. Delgado reports that be has captured
a rebel camp near ltodas, iu the Clenfuego
district. Ten rebels were killed and one cap
tured. The troops lost only one killed.
Iusurgents have tried to destroy with dyna
mite the tracks, bridges aud culverts ol the
railway between Matnuzas aud Havana.
After Faots of War.
General Fitzhugh Lee, new consul-general
to Havana, will be accompanied to bis post
by an ollicer of the regular army, Major
Hayes, an old personal friend. Major Hayes
win go with Henerul Lee In an uuolllclal ca- v
purity, but that his duties will be to gather x
Information as to the status of aftulrs in
luliAfroma military standpoint cannot be
doubted. The assignment of Major Hayes
proves that General Lee goes more as a com
missioner of the president thuu a oousul.