meUIOI OR VENEZUELA. AGREEMENT SIGNED. Summiry of ths Treaty Between Oret Britain tad ths Unltod States. Tho London Chronicle publishes n sum mary of the a,roement nf tint Venezuela boundary dispute between tlin I'nltcd Htnte and Orent Jlnluln. There aro four eepnru'.a heads to llm agree ment. The first head provhb- for thn ap pointment ot nil arbltrntinu tribunal to de termine) the boundary between Venezuela nil British (lulnua. Thn second head pro vided (or thn appointment of n trlliiiiinl con sisting oT two to be nominated ly the Jus lice of the Hupromo Court of the rnlU'd Hlute. two to lie nominated by tln Ilrlilsli Huprcme Court, nnd tlm II fill, a Jurist, to bo selected by thn o'hor four. Iu llio event of their failure to agree, Oscar II., King of Hwcdon nud Norway, la to select tbo llflh member. Thin Hfih mny bna Jinlgn of thn snhl court, nnd he will preside over the tribunal an it bend. The third head of the agreement direct that the trlbunnl shall investigate nil thn fact necessary to divide the controversy a to the extent of territory known to belong reepeotlvely to the United Netherlands nnd to Hpaln at the date Ureal ltrltuln acquired OlllHIlN. The fourth head provide that the arhllra tor shall ascertain all the facta necessary to arrive' nt a proper decision and shall be governed In the.lt finding by three short rules, thn most Important of which provides that actual holding of prescrip tion of AO yenrs ahnll make good tint title. The arbiters nre empowered to give effect to aettlers' right In establishing facta) the or dinary rules of law shnll prevnll. The agreement la dated November VI, and la alKiied by Mr, Olncy and Hlr Julian Pauncefotn. The agreement will be the basis of a trenty to be concluded between Great llritnln and Venezuela. In tact. It will bo a treaty In Itself, only requiring clauses to be added relating to the procedure, the compensation of members of the tribunal uud other minor routine matters. DESTRUCTIVE FIRE. A Welt Virginia Town Loaea Many of Ita Basinet Honaea. Spencer, W. Va., ni almost destroyed by Are rlnon Holiday midnight. Thirty-nln -stores and dwelling houses were destroyed, many of them with their entire contents. The (ire bad Its origin In a room over Hltn mons A Co, 'a general store. This building atood on the main business street, and when the fire wd once started It swept the street, leaving destruction In its path. There was no eltoctivo wny to combat thn flumes. Men, women nnd children curried buckets of water, which were thrown on the blazing buildings, hut the angry lUmos'lIck ed It up nnd, gathering rem wed strength from n stiff breeze, swept up along the street, nnd throwing tho iconic of the town lot terror ami panic. After leaving one square, It darted Into a Bide struct, sweeping along both aides. Among tho building burned were the Hlm mons' general stop', Mcintosh, lliirdiuiiii Ic Co.' big hardware store. Chapman House, Chamber Hotel, Chapman's drug store. Parson s drug store, J.lewcllyu'a grocery store, llovt llennett cigar store nnd photo, graph gallery, two restaurants owned by It. A. Casto and 10. W. Cnsto, Goff's store, Kmllh's clothing store, and other bouses nnd etores, tho entire business portion of tho town being wiped out. The Masonic, temple was destroyed. The bank was located In this building. The tiro marled nt Ilfl)4 Ruudny night, nnd burned until Monday morning. The lire burned down to the depot, but did not get a aturt on that building. A lot of cars stand ing on somo sidings bad to lo moved to scape destruction. This la tho sccund time Hncncer has sulTered from a coiillugrntioii. About seven years ago, practically the same portion of the town which went Holiday night was destroyed. Tho total loss la estimated nt 200,000. The asylum buildings, being acrosa tho creek from Hpencer, were out of danger, but the burning buildings could be secu by the Inmates, and the attendants had their hands full In handling the patients, who were frightened and terror stricken. Bpcncor la the seat of Hoauo county, nnd Is on the Itavonswood, Hpoueer A tlleuvllle railroad. WRECKED AKD BURKED. The Steamer Wallula Ooea on tho Rooks at Conneant The steamer Wallula, oro Indeu, from Ash land, Wis,, to Ccnneaut, O., went ou the rooks while trying to make the latter port Friday morning nud was burned and sunk. Ten of the people aboard were reaoued by the life saving crow, and two sailors, known only as Wilson and "Pat." wero drowned. The Wallula endeavored to come Into Con neaut harbor while heavy seas were rolling, and as she neared the shore signals of dis tress were sent up, Hhe woe so heavily laden and rocked so violently that a rudder ohaln broke and tne crew lost control of her. In order to put the vessel ashore as safely as possible, Captain Holmes ordered the sea cocks to be opened to let In water. One cock broke and the water rushed In so rapidly thai she rapidly settled. Thou all hands were sent to the pumps, and as the vessel sunk the oaptnin directed the men to look to tbelr safety. The lifo savors were striving to reach the sinking ship and got ueur enough to send lines aboard and save ten Uvea, The vessel drove on tho rooKB with the gale blowing 88 miles an hour nnd as she struck bottom a blaze sprung up amidships aud oontlnued to burn until darkness fell, Tho Wallula was owned by Thomas Wilson of Cleveland, O., was valued at jio,G00 and was Insured lor 470,000. PITCHED BATHE WITH MEXICANS. Fits Horso Thieves Captured, One Killed and Six Oot Away, Five Mexican boras thieves are In Jail at Arapahoe, Oklo,, and one .of their oomrades Is dead after a torrlolo battle with tho sher iff's posse from Oreer ami Wlshlta oouutles. The band bad been perpetrating many out rages through Western Oklahoma. The oflloers of W Uihlta and Ureer couutles, led by Hherlff Ureunun, orguuized a posse ami started on tbelr trait They came up with the Mexicans la oamp about 75 miles south-west of Perry, The robbers opened lire and a pitched battle ensued. More thun 100 shots were Bred. The oflloers surrounded the hand, and when the smoke bad cleared awuy one Mexi can was fouud dead and two wounded. Two 1 the posse wero wounded. Uix of the Mexi cans escaped. NEWSY NOTES. The Spanish authorities ut Havana report some but skirmishes la I'lnur del ltlo pro vince. Tbs Mexican Government has sont to Con gress a bill to make military service rout pultory. Tho twenty-first annual convention of the Mutuul Lite Underwriters' Associutlou is sil ting In Kansas Cuy, Tho baes Car Wheel Works, at Ft. Wayne, lad., have received friOU.UOO Worth of orders sine election. Tha twelfth annual meeting of the Unitari an Congress ol the Middle Blaies and Cau SS Is being held in tioebester. N. T. BURNED TO DEATH. John Dolan Lot-a a 13-Yesr-Old Daughter Along With His Property. A serious Urn with disastrous result oc curred t Jacksonville, Center county, 1',, Hinidny afternoon, when the dwelling iiousn, bam and all the outbull. lings on the farm of John l'olan were completely destroyed. The origin of the conllau'rutloii Is a mystery. Mr, Doluu, mi aged man, wax asleep up stairs, nnd the only oilier occupant of the house was n l.'l-ycar-old daughter, In the kitchen. Thn girl was burned to deiith nnd Mr. Dolun csenped by Inmplnt; from n see. oiid-s nrv window. All the hooseholil elTects, the year s crop In thn ham, with nil the stock, were entirely destroyed. '1 hn loss Is about 1.1,1X10, on which them Is no Insurance. The family nre prostrated over the burning of I he you ngest daughter. An Alton special snysi linker' (Inuring mills, one of the oldest bind marks of lllalr eounly, were destroyed Icy (Irn, The build ings were constructed In lf4 at a cost nf 10,000 by Kiln linker, an old Iron master. For thn past 15 years thn plant has been en tirely Idle. Just previous to thn discovery of the (Irn three tramps were seen entering one of the mill en I ranees. In a short time two o( them came out nnd lied to the bills. What became of the other tramp I a mystery as yet un so veil. There Is a suspicion. In circulation that be may have been the victim ol foul piny nt the hands of his two companion. The rnln will be searched. The tire was undoubtedly of Incendiary origin. MORRISON PLEADED 0UILTT. The Defaulting Bank Cashier Gets Ten Tears In Prlaoa. Oeorgn II. Morrison, recently treasurer of llnnssolnnr county, N. Y pleaded guilty to two Indictments, one charging felony In re fusing to turn over 1 2,111,000 to hi successor ami tho other for misappropriation nf 4,S00 of the county fund. Cuiin.nl for the accused snld that they were satlslled that the people oould sustain the charge. Morrison was ar raigned Immediately and sentenced by Jus tice Parker to Dnnnomnra for Inn year and live months. Thn sentence on tte first In dictment was for seven years, the remainder coming under thn second Indictment 1 he prisoner took bis sentence coolly but wns visibly effected when his counsel. Judge I.llliu of White Hall, made a very Impressive plea, Morrison's case was called for trial Tues day. Ill counsel then made n motion for a continuance, which Judge Parker overruled, Hevnn Jurors had been accepted when the court took a recess. I'pon the reassembling of the court thn proceedings worn suspended by counsel tor Morrison announcing that their client wished to plead guilty to the in dictments. BIO SHIPMENT FOR YOKOHAMA. A Pittsburg Agent Seoures a Profitable Contract for His Road. District Freight Agent John II. MeAdoo.ot the Great Northern railroad, with head quarters In l'lltsliurg, has Just closed a con tract with tho Carnegie steel company to ship from Pittsburg to the Japanese (loveruinent nt Yokohama, Japan, 0,500 ton of steel lulls and fastenings, the shipment going viu Cleveland, Northern steamship company. (Ireat Northern railroad from Duluth unci their steamship Hue, the Nippon Yusou Kui shn, from Henltln to Yokohama. This Is probably one of the largest ship ments that has ever gone via the l'a"lllc eoosi to Japan, nnd II Is a creditable relloo tlon on Mr. McAdoo In securing this business, as heretofore all large shipments to China and Japan have gone via New York, The II rent Northern roud has every facility for handling this business In n successful manner. Its contract with the Nippon Yuseii Knishii, which translated from tho Japanese means Japanese mail steamship company, is fur 10 years, and by it tho railroad uouipuny can send cither freight or passenger business to any point on thn Asiatic coast from north ern Japan to the Huex canal. CANADA 6EEKS RECIPROCITY. Will Open Negotiationa aa Boon aa MoKln. ley la Inaugurated. The statement made In New York by Hon, W. H. Fielding, Canadian Finance Minister, that efforts will bo made by the Cuundlnu (lovernmnnt to secure a trnaty of reciprocity with the United Htntns us soon as President elect McKluley shall assume olllco, baa awakened the greatest Interest among busl. ue38 men lu Montreal and throughout Lua nda. The commercial Interests of the Dominion, regardless of p lilies, nre almost a unit in favor of a renewal ol w hat Is known a the F.lgln reciprocity treaty of lHfit, and It la be lieved that when the representative of the Canadian (lovernmnnt visit Washington next spring they will eudcavor to secure recipro cal legislation along the lines of that treaty. Two Kl led at a Crossing. Charles Bright, aged 39 years, one of Reading, Pa's., well-to-do oitlzens, and Cath erine Hoynr. Ill years of age, were killed at the (llbralter crossing of the Pennsylvania railroad Tuesday, llrlght waa a married mau, and had taken the young woman out for a drive. The buggy wua struck by a fast freight at the crossing, Bright being thrown under the wheels and ground to pieces. The girl died a few minutes aftor the accident. Hhe was a daughter of William Boyer, of Ulandon. Work Begins. The New York papers have been tabulat ing the returns from the mills and factories slnos Tuesday of last week. One showed that In the four days of last week 272 firms resumed operations, giving work to 163.0W men, while niuetoen other II r ins that bad been running short time renniod In full, af fecting 10,060 men. The tabulated statemnut of the other New York paper showed that 187,010 men bad been given work lu tho four days following the election. Hlitorlo Mines to Be Opened. The Dean Iron mines, near Highland Fulls, N. Y., after being closed down for two years, are about to resume work again. At the time of the Involution those mines were worked night and duy to supply the patriot army with war material. For mom than a hundred years the mines never were closed until two your ago, when the general de pression caused them to shut down. Many othor business enterprises aro starting up along the Hudson. Sank in Her Dook. The United mutes battleship Texas, while lying at the Cob dock, 11 rook I vn navy yurd, Moudny, had a 13-lnch hole stove in her side, cauaod by the breaking of her sea cock, and alia now Ilea at the bottom of the dock with her engine room full of water. . Tha Champan Derrick and Wrecking Com pany wus notified of the accident, and sent the wrecking Uiga William K. Cbapinun and the Hustler und the tugs W. H. Lewis aud thn Astoria to tbs navy yard to raise the sunken battleship. Employment for 8,000. Tho Portor brick yards, located at Ohestur ton. lud., which have been Idle tor alx mouths, reaumed operations Monday morn ing. Flftoeu huudred meu returned to work. The syndicate operating the Porter yards control Immense brickmnklug Industries lu Ohio, Michigan and Illinois, aud the resump tion of work furnishes employment to over 6,000 men. Three Hundred Miners Strike. The 800 miners employed at the Fort Pitt and Morgan uiiuea of the Millers Hun Coal Company, Allegbeuy county, Pa., struck tor an luorwusa of, wages paid for cutting coal by machinery. NEWSY GOSSIP IU ME CAPITOL . ANOTHER DISPUTE Conoornlng a South American Boundary tins Placed With Ui. Another long-standing American boundary dispute la to bo setlled by arbitration In c. cordance with a trenly executed severnl dnj ago nt llogoln by which Costa Illca nnd Co lombia having agreed to leave their terrl tonal divisional line to thn decision of the president, or In the event that he cannot undertake the responsibility. President Dlnz, of lcl o, will hn asked, nnd a a measure of extrcniH precaution. In case two re fusals srn received, tho never-falling last re source of a reference to the president of Hwltr.erlnnd Is provided for. Neemtnry Olney has Just been nfflclslly In formed of thl arrangement by HenorCalvo, the Costa Itlenn minister, to whom he ex pressed grntlllcntion In the most cordial term. T he announcement coming o quick ly arter the substantial settlement nf the (luliina controversy Is particularly pleasing to the l nltcd Htatea, a In both case tha I nlted Htate has been Instrumental In se curing arbitration, our mediation. In the Costa lllcsn-Colomblan question, having been confined, however, to an earnest ex pression of concern and a proffer of good of fice and not to an undertaking vl forcing one of the disputants to term. On Hecretsry llayard's advice the contro versy which Involve a large and valuable tract of the American Isthm us wo referred to Hpaln for delimitation, that monarchy be ing at the time engaged In druwiug a bound ary line between Vener.ueln nnd Colombia. Tha Hpanlsh government deferred taking up the Costa Ilicun ease until It oould complete the Venezuelnnn-Colombln boundary case, which Involved considerable labor. During this dolay Colombia mucin grants In the dis puted territory to a New Jersey company for a road from lloca del Toro to the interior, with grunt of bind, beside awarding to the Panama Canal company over a million acres located wholly within thn limit stenunusly rluiined by the Uontrnl America republic. In the resulting friction, Colotnhlu claimed that the time within which Hpaln should have aeteil on the boundary question had ex pired, and In INtll withdrew from Its treaty. Two year ago Hecrntnry (Iresham urged both countries to submit the matter to im partial adjudication and from negotiations then Inaugurated tho treaty of Ilegota Is the outcome, Costa Idea claims on thn Atluntlo coast a far south as thn istaud of Kscudo do Verngua nnd the river Chlrlipii Inclusive, nnd on thn l'nclllc as far as liurica Point. Colombia claims north to Cnpe (Iraclas a Dlos, on the Atlantic, nnd to the river (lolllto, emptying Into thn (lolfc Dulce, on the l'sclllc. The I nlted Htnte has large Interest In this ter ritory, particularly ut the point near Doca del Toro. UNCLE SAM'S ARMY. Oen. Miles Believes In It, and Thinks It Should Be Largor. Ion. Miles' annual report la Issued, He believes that tho freedom of the country of lain from Indian outbreaka la to be ascribed to thn fact that the Indians now receive bet tor treatment from the government, that they nre more Impressed with the power of the army to punish them nnd that tholr af fair nre in many case mnnaged by compe tent army ollloers. Therefore, he mcotn tuend that this same policy as to the Indians bn coulinund. lien. Miles again devotes a large portion of his report to the consideration of quest ions of coast defense nnd he renews forcibly all of the recommendations on that subject made In li it former reports. (ton. Miles suyat "Aa unwise argument lias been tuailn against the construction of modern appliances of war, on the theory that It Is a danger nud a menace to the laboring classes. In some instances marked pro tests bnvo been mado against such a national policy. The arguments seem scarcely worthy of consideration; vet It is deemed proper to call attention to the fact that these national safeguards are iu no sense n menace to nuy class of our citizens, not oven to the humblest Individual; but ou the other baud tbey nre a protootlou to the life, properly and welfare of all classes from the highest to tho lowest. They protect not only the commercial ports, with their ac cumulations of public buildings und private dwellings, commerce and shipyards, but the factory, the foundry, the workshop, and also the savings banks aud thn cottages. In fact tho destruction of our great commercial and mnnufactiirlng cities would be a national disaster far mure serious and appalling to the great masses of the laboring population thnu It would be to any other class of our people." (ieueral Miles renews his former recom mendations for nn Increase of the array on the ground that It has not kept pace with the Increased weulth of public aud private Interests, and he suggests that the eullsted strength of the army be fixed ut one soldier to every 2,000 of population as a minimum, the maximum strength not to exceed oua soldier for every 1,000 population. Nest Congren. Although the olTloial oouut will bn re quired In a number of congressional districts to determine who baa been elected enough returns have been received at congressional headquarters to show that tha Republicans will have a majority In the next house of over 60, and will proceed to do business as soon as President McKlnley colls them to gether for that purpose, A conservative es timate shows that there will bo 200 Republi cans In the next house of whom but five are for silver. This la a falling off of 87 votes In tbs Republican strength and a gain of 24 votes to the Democrats aud 13 tor the Popu lists. While the Republicans made some notable gulne In some states, they suffered decided reductions in others, MILLIONS ARE STARVINO. Word From Bombay Tells About Riotous Hungry Natives. A special dispatch from Bombay says that In eleven districts of the Duocun aud t oucan a million and a quarter of people are believ ed to bo on the verge of starvation. Tho dispatch adds that riots have occured nt Hhuliabad and Kaeox. Prince Obolnuskl, writing IheXovoe Vrem yea. recommends tbo export, of Russian cereals to India and suggests tbut ryo should be sold iu Odessa at 40 kopeks pur pood. It Is understood lu this connection that the British ambassador at Ht. l'otersburg, Hlr N. It. Connors, recently visited Odesau, The Russian uewspupera are making warm ap peals to the people of Russia to contribute funds for the relief of the famine sufferers In India. TELEORAPH TICKS. The president of Hru7.ll, Dr. Prtidente J. De Moraea Itarros, la seriously 111 at Rio do Junulro. At Ft. Stevens, H. C, Fred Van Zebeter shot bis wife then himself. Hhe will live, be is duad. Bishop Johnson, colored, of the Indepen dent M. K. Church, wus convicted of perjur at Ft. Hoott, Kuu, He awore falsely to a pen slon paper. Governor-elect Tuylor of Tennessee la starting thn ugh tho Houth leoturlug on "Tbo Paradise of Fools." A mn-s meeting at Chlakerlng hall, New York, Monday, protested vigorously against Turkish treatment of the Armenian". A report received at Washington ehowe that the German ineurunoe companies have done well In the year pant, placlug 110,000, 000 worth of life policies. Hon. H. J. Jewett, formerly president of the Krie road, Is dangerously 111 at bis bums near Landsdown, N. J, He Is 87 years of ago and quit feeble. W. C T. U. CONVENTION. Miss Franoes Wlllatd Waa Preaent at th Opening. The 500 officer nnd delegate of the twoti-ly-thlrd annual convention of the nntlona W. ('. T. U. were called to order In exposi tion music hull at KL I.ouls nt 9 o'clock Fri day moriilti.t by I'resldont France K. Will aid. Prior to ibis a morning prnyer meet lug was cotidiictnd In Hcuylor memorial hall by Mrs. Dllwilieth (Irennwood, of Now York, At 11 o'clock the evangelistic hour began, Tho noontide hour of prayer was observed at 12 o'clock. In the afternoon reports of committee Were In order, also report of thn secrn.itry nnd treasurer, the latter being given In ten minutes each Hnven departments only were represented nt this session. A welcome meeting was hold In the even ing. Miss Wlllard ha completed a survey of the progres of women In all part of tha world, chlnlly In imm. Hhe enumerates that women have about succeeded In gaining admission to the general Methodist Kplsoopal confer ences, and have been successful In preach ing the gospel In all but the Episcopal and Catholic fnlths. Hhe saysi "Women are engaging mora and more In business, and their ocupation embrace near ly all the trades, art and profession. Out of 461 college and universities In the United Mates only 41 are closed to women. All the olh"r are now eo-educatlonal) and, besides, women have 14.1 schools of the higher edu cational standard with 80,000 student. One fourth of the fellowships of the university of Chicago are held by women. F.leven states and 14 rolleges and universities are repre sented. Three women fellow have given Instruction In the university this year. Of 400.000 teachnr In the I'nlted Htatea, 48 per rent nre women) In England the proportion I even greater. Russian girl nra thirsty for knowledge. There were DO0 applications for the 1M) vacancies In the catering class for the higher course for women at the universi ty of Ht, Petersburg at the recent examina tion. T here are IZ'1,960 women teachers In England." TRAIN WRECKERS SUCCEEDED. Ugly Bmashup on tbs Louievlll and Nash vill Lin. The 2:!M train, from Iioulsvllle, 1'rldny morning, on thn I.oulsvlllo nnd Nashville, bound for New Orleans, wns wrecked four mile from Montgomery, lu a very wild coun try by train robbers. The engineer saw an obstruction on the truck, bill too Into to slop thn train, which went crashing down a steep embankment. A rail had been torn up and nailed down again, tliree or four Inches out of line. The train, comprising two mall coaches, baggugn car and two first-class conches, was completely wrecked. The truck wan torn up for fully 200 yards. Throe person were seriously Injiirnd. John Thwutt, of Atlanta, bound for Dallas, Tex., and W. (I. Mcllovey, of Monroe, being the most seriously hurt Two other passenger wero pinned tinder thn smoking car, and only after au hour's hard work worn they extri cated. Their name could not bn ascertain ed, but both cnine from Louisville. Bloodhounds have beeu set on the trail of thn wreckers by rullroa'i detectives, hut us yet no clue has been obtained to the guilty parties. Husplcion, however, rests on a colored trackwalker, who was captured neur thn place, Hn claims to have been posted there to watch (or train wreckers, by the compauv. Hn has been held. The damage Is fully 'M,0Ui. MAKERS OF BOGUS MONEY. The Business of "Raising" the Paper Currency Inoreased. Thn annual rnport of W. 1'. Hazen, chief of Hie Hncret Horvlce, atntea that the counter feiting of pnpnr money bus considerably de creased during tbo past year. This can In (art be accounted for by the Inrge Increase n "raised" or "altered" notes, some of which are most skilfully executed. He at tributes thn facility with which thn public sro deceived by raised notes to the frequent changes nf thn designs nf United Htnte notes, which make It Impossible tor the pub lic to become familiar witb tho currency. It is also plain that the distinctive paper in use Is an aid to I lie criminal rather than a pro tection to the public, because a note printed upon paper containing silk thread (as a number of the best counterfeits and all of the raised notes are) Is accepted lu a majority of Instances without hesitation, owing to thn erroneous impression that the paper used by the government is manufactured by a secret process and cannot be counterfeited. He has also become convinced that tbn Introduc tion nf silk Into tha paper tends to lessen Its wearing quality, nnd is therefore responsi ble for Its short life. Thn counterfeiting of gold nnd silver coin ha been on the Increase. Home counterfeits of silver coins have appeared on the l'aclflo coast that are quite as good as the genuine, both in weight and fineness, and made from dies of excellent workmanship. FAST MAIL DITCHED. Fifteen People Injured By the Derailing of a Union Paoiflo Flysr. Union raclflu No. 8. fast mall, weatbound from Denver, struck a broken rail at Ogallln, Nob. Ona tourist, two ohalr oars and one pullman turned over In tbs ditch. Fifteen passsenger were Injured. Those moat seriously Injured are: Con ductor 1- D. Pierce of North Platte, Neb., badly out and bruised. Mrs. Martha Brad shaw of Hheridan, Mont, right side of head badly bruised and crushed, Mr. Emma Thomas, en route from England to Butte, Mont., right side of bend bruised, collar bone broken nud side Injured. James McCanduch of Orund Inland, Neb., scalp wound und back Injured. Charles I,. Meyer. 2'J-ill Liberty street, New York, repreaentlng the Cripple Creek mining ayndlcnto, right knee bruised and sprained. A. W. Bristol! Chuy onno, scalp wounded. A number of other passengers received alight cuts from broken glass and some bruises, but were not seriously injureil. Her Meroy Saved Him. Will Bean, the negro who assaulted Mrs. Clark, wife of a prominent farmer in Marlon county, Kentucky, has been oaptured. Ho was tuken from tbn sheriff by a mob and taken into Mrs. Clark's presence. Hhe Is thought to be iu a dying condition as a re sult of the fright she received, but she fully recognized the negro, Tha mob was going to lynch him on tbo spot, but Mra.Ciark beg ged tbem to let the law take its course, and the mob permitted the officers to take the negro lo Juil at Lebanon. Advioea from Le banon ray that the prlsouer will be lyuchvd If Mrs. Clark dies. The National Committee. Chairman Hanna returned to Cleveland Wednesda. With refurence to the establish ment ol permuuout headquarters of the national oommitiee he said thut the commit tee will have oftloes In Washington. It Is understood, however, that the work to be done through these offices will not be of so extensive a ehnructer a somo persona would wish. In fuct, it la said, that nothing further will be attempted thnu the assistance of the congressional committee In its conduct of the congressional oainpuign In 1808. What Japan Wants. M. Osbtma, director of the proposed steel works In Japan, arrived at Hau Franuisco from Ynkobama lu company with four Japanese engiuoers. They will visit tha great steel plants of Europe and America with an order to buy machinery that will oust (2,000,000. They will atop in Pittsburg on their way to Europe, and will give the oontract wherever tha boat terms are offend. PROGRESS ffJEaill lit. WEYLER DEFEATED. His First Fight In th Field Said to Hsvs Been DUaatnui. A special from Key West saysi flen. Weylor, acting under Instructions from (hn home government In Madrid, to proceed to tho front Immediately, left for Marlel by sea, After arriving at Mark I he crossed thetrochn nnd proceeded to tluannjay, where he placed himself m the head nf the Hpanlsh fore,- and marched Into the Interior with 2"i. 000 men, where hn took thn Held as coinmnnder-ln-ehlef nf the combined force under (lenemls Arolos, Ntinos and Echngue. An attack was nindn u?on thn camp of Mneeo. who wns strongly lorlilled In thn hill of I'lnar del Rio. Oen. M actio had been prepared to give tho attantlng columns a warm reception, (Inn. Eehaqun attacked Maino on tho right and Oen. Mnlgulr.o at tacked tbn stronghold on the left. Mneeo had 600 sharpshooters, who singled out tha Hpanlsh generals, Echnque and Melgulr.a, and shot them down. Oen. Weyler, It Is re ported, wn slightly wounded In the leg. 1 his battle lasted several hours, and heavy losses are reported on both sides. Maeeo succeeded In routine: Weyler and hi troops. The loss of the two Hpanlsh gnneral hail thn desired effect and they made a hasty retreat. The result of this battle caused great ex citement III Havana, and strong protest have been forwarded to the home govern ment against the retention of (len. Weyler a captnln-genernl of Cubs by someof the Hpan lsh cltlr.ens of thn Island. The report that Mhcco hn left hi force and gone to Maximo Homer, Is without foun dation, He Is still with hi forces lu the I'lnar del Rio, his strong hoi. I. , The above version ol the first conflct between Oen. Weyler's troops iiuu) the In surgent under Mneeo d tiler materially from Oen. Weyler's offlclnl report, as cabled from Havana, In which he claim a victory. In nn Interview Friday morning, Premier Canovas del Castillo said that there had been serious reverse In Cuba, but thnt these ought not to discourage the national spirit Within tha present month, he said, thn government wero sending such reinforce ment to Cuba and.tlio Philippine Islands as should be able to put an end to tha war lu both countries In a short time. Until the country objected lo the sacrifice hn declared, thn government would never de slst in their prosecution of the wars In Cuba aud the Philippines. CEMER AL WEYLER Has Taken the Field In Person Outrags on an Amerloaa Captain (lonoral Weyler has tuken the field iu person ngalnst tho Inanrgents under An tonio Maceo, In the Province ol I'lnar del llio, and reliable news received from the (rout Indicates thut thn Hpanlsh culuinn is I npprouchlng close to the enemy. tlenerul Wevier left ifavuria on thn cruiser Lcgic.py after midnight ou thn llth bis destination being tbn port of Muriel, Prov lucn ol I'lnar del Rio. From Muriel, It Is understood, thn Captain (iencrnl will go southward on thn highway to the town of Artemlsa, and along tho Hun of tho troclia. Htrong rtdiilorcemeiits are being embarked to support the Captain Oeneral in the opera tion now Pi progress ngnlusi the insurgents, Oeiierul Weyler wus accompanied by nil the members of his staff, consisting ol (ieu eral Aguilnr, two colonels, two lieutenant colonels, two majors, lour captaiu and tin chlei of the Havana police. The Marquis de Asumda rcmnlns In nharge ol the Captain (lenernl's office nt Havana, with Colonel Ramon DomlngucE as his chief of etalT. Advices from I'lnur del llio announce thn surrender of tho Insurgent leaders, 1' lloineno Cllmino, Domingo Parra nnd Alejundro Ru bin nud eight of their followers. The Insurgent huvn attacked thn village of Han Vlnccntn and Dos Hocus, ou the rail road between Cristo and Hunthigo de Cuba, Irom which pluce Cristo is not lar distant. Telegraphic communication with Cristo Is Interrupted. Heavy firing was heard lu he direction ol .ayorro an 1 Maya. Near Jnguey lu (irande, nn electrical bnt tery and bli dynamite cartridges huvn been found burled, lu the niountniils of ( lego do A villa, province of Hnnta Clurn, there him been au Increase of yellow fever, and many natives have been attacked, A dispatch received from Key West, Fill., says: Advice received from Havana per steamer Olivette give details of un outrage on an American citizen and the butchery of 10 non-combatant Cubans, Including four women, by Hpuniah soldiers. Thn massacre occurred last Thursday, neur the town ol Han Josede Las Lavas, Huvuna province. A detachment of Hpanlsh soldiers surprised six Insurgents, who, however, made their escape, which lingered the Hpauiurd and tbey began to raid tne bouse In thn neighborhood, alleging that the innabltiint were in sympathy with the rebel. Thn Hpaninrds went to tho sugar estate ol Frederick L. Crayeroft, who came here fnm Indiana about three years ago. Home ol the soldiers entered the house and two of them seized Mrs, Crayeroft and assaulted her. The husband In desperation rushed to his wife's aid, but was struck down by a sword In the handa of an officer. Two terrible gashes were made In bis back and bis right arm was nearly severed. The Hpaninrds looted the bouse, took (R60 In cash and then raided other bouse on tbe estate. Tbey burned eight buildings and shot and killod 10 Inmates, four ol wbDiu were women. FARMERS IN C0NORESS. National Assoelation Opened at Indian apolis. Tbs sixteenth annual session of the Farm ers' national congress began at the Htnte bouse, Indianapolis, November 10, with about COO delegates In attendance. Many more who were interested lu the matters to be discussed by the congress are present. The body la a non-poliilcal organization, and Its sessions are open to tbe public. Tbe congresi was called to order ot 0:30 a. m. Jtev. D. D. Lucas offered prayer and ad dresses of weluome were delivered by Mayor Taggart, Oovernor Mutthcws, J. O. Ktugs burg, editor of tbe Indiana Farmer, and 1. O. Olfut, chairman ol the lunuers' executive committee. These were responded to by Hecretury John Htuhl, Vice President Cun ningham and President B, F. Clayton, of thn congress. This was followed by President Clayton's annual address, which showa a rapid growth ol the organization and an Increasing luterest in its objects. KENTUCKY IS M'KINLEY. Bourbon Democrats Admit Themselves Defeated. Headquarters ol both tha Republican and Democratic campaign committees are elosed. It being conceded now tunt, on tbn face of tbe official returns from 115 of tbo 110 coun ties, McKlnley bos carried the state. The ofllclul count Irom the missing counties will not alter tho general result. Chairman Roberts figures McKlnley's plurality at 444, saying tbut the ollUlal returns from the four couutles will Inoreuse this II g ore. On tbe same number ol counties the Courier Journal figures the plurality at 40H und the Times places It at 570. Bettors who wagered money thnt Bryan would carry Kentucky now concede thut Mc Klnley bus carried tbe state by a small bul sale plurality aud are paylug their bets. Twenty Spaniards Drowned. A dispatch Irom Hevllle, Hpaln. to the Central News says that two steamers have been a recked In a collision at the entrance to the Ouadalqulyer river. One ol the steam era was suna. Twenty passengers went down with It BIG CUBAN VICTORY. Inanrgents Take a Town and Capture Lot of Needed Stores. The siege nnd rapture: of (Inlinnrn, which hn been reported nt ' Key Weat, Fin., Is re garded by local Cubans in being of great Importance. The lot". I.t said to have been recently invested ninl token by (ieueral ( al Ixto ibircia, (liilmura was formerly a Inrge town situated ou the highway from Hnutlngo de Cuba. It was entirely burned during the ten years' war, hut was largely reconstructed after the war, fortifications of considerable importation having been thrown up. Three small fort worn erected. The torullcntlon were garrisoned by nt least 1M) men. '1 he-e were 18 miles southeast of Cascorro, and 64 miles from th capital of I'uettJ Prlnolpn, which should have been nbln to render as sistance to thn besieged force. A huttnllon rneenily arrived frnm Toledo, Hpaln, has Just beeu ordered to Havana. '1 Ills shitting of forces reduced the garrison of Puerto 1'rlnelpe to the same number of men as before the siege nnd the Insurgent were probably aware of this fact and availed themselves of the propitious circumstance, (ieueral Cuilxto (larcia, with a column of 5,000 men, all well armed, came expressly from thn vicinity ol La Tuna to attack and besiege the fortifications of Oulmnra. After a t- n dnya siege Ft. Bus, commanded by thn first sergeant, wo surrounded by the Cuban and captured. It waa afterwnrd retaken by a Hpanlsh captain. After four days' siege aud nn Incessant bombardment, the am munition falling, tha fortillcatlons partially ik'stroyed, thn troop without water, tha of llcnra seriously wounded nnd nimble to com mand, eight of the soldier dead, and over 20 wounded, thn town and forllllcntlona sur rendered to the Insurgents. A rich booty consisting of dry goods, gro ceries nnd aiuunltlon fell Into tho hands of the Cuban. Oen. Cnlixto Uurcla has sent a loiter to Gen. CiiRtellanos explaining the sit uation, nnd he may send for his wounded, previously taken to I'ulmarito and thenoe to liatcno. The ease ol thn Competitor' prisoners continues to drag Its slow length along with out protest. Consul-Oeneral Lee will un doubtedly take advantage of thn opportunity afforded by Admiral Navarro of demonstrat ing that thn Competitor' prisoner were proceeding frnm III" Lulled htnte to Cuba, und that naturally they wore not registered lit the American consulate nt Havana. For this reason hn Is not able to prove from tbn records that they nre really American oitl reus. Rut It Is asserted that as soon as they prove their American citizenship their case will puss Immediately from n military to a civil court, according to llio treaty. WILL BE KEPT UP. The Battle for the Overthrow of th Oold Standard Has Not Ended. The campaign lor tree coinage of stiver will be waged with vigor during the next lour yours In preparation for the election la 10. Tho director ol the American bi metallic union, which constitute the bulk of thn silver leuilcrs In threw parlies, have de cided to maintain headquarters in Washing ton Irom which to send out literature. The branch office ut Chicago will be consolidated with the Washington oftlec, but the Han franciseo brunch is to I n continued. At the request ol the directors (b'ticrul A, .T.War ner, the president of the union, bus Issued nn address to the silver league aud bimetal lic unions of the United Stales, lu which he says: 'Silver has lost lu this election, but thn battle for the overthrow of the gold standard has not ended. T bn gold standard euunot be maintained by Increasing revenues, ne cutise revenues are not paid iu gold. The attempt to maintain the gold standard by perpetual loans must also, sooner or later, tail. Tho only other way is by contracting thn currency and forcing down prices so low that gold will come hern ol itself in such quantities as to constitute, in part at mast, thn currency with w hich revenues are paid, and no debtor nation can long maintain such a policy. Either course, therefore, lead to inevitable ruin. Either policy will subject (he I'nited Stab' absolutely to British dom ination, and bence the rejoicing o( the British press over the defeat of silver here, , 'J he victory for gold is a victo'y of trusts nud syndicate wcath, brought about by cor ruptiou and coercion, 'lbs uppreclatlon of money will, in bmf a generation more, trans fer thn bulk of nil thn wealth of thl country from those who bnvo created , It to the bunds of thn few who oontrol the money and own the debts. Tho buttle, therefore, for the restoration of silver must go ou without abatement, and I urge upon nil silver ana oimntuine tongues aud unions to keep up their organizations, nud to continue tbn fight till victory lor tha the people is finally won. ' J tic noble light madn by our Interpld lender In thn campaign Just ended endears him to all who believe In tbe righteousness ol our cause, and under bis leadership we believo victory will bo won In l'JOOi" MAN GIVEN A DOO'S NERVE. Remarkable Surgical Operation Performed in a Detroit Hospital. A successful operation was performed on N. (irayblel of Caledonia in (ho Butterworth hospital at Detroit, Mich., which Is believed to bo without a parallel In the history of surgery. Kix months ago Oruyblel bad his right hand tearfully mutilated at tbe wrist nu a saw. Tbe ulnar and median nerves were nearly severed, ana so badly torn that the hand was paralyzed. Last month hn came here for treatment, and Dr. B. Peterson on October 25 undertook tbe task ot remov ing the lacerated portion of the nerves and transplanting therein tbe sciatlo nerve Iroui a IIV3 spaniel. Ornybiel and tbe spaniel were placed under anaesthetic and an Inch aail s bull of each ol the torn nerves cut off. The ends worn made square aud the nerves from (he dog laid lu the breach. Hilk sutures were used to hold thn pieces together. Two or three days ago Oruyblel announced thnt feel ing had returned to his hand, and now he is nbln to move the band and lingers quite freely, aud full sensation had returned to tba Injured member. Tbe dog never recovered from tbe anaesthetics. The doctors say tbat In a short time tluj hand will lie us strong as ever aud the mau will suffer no Inoonvon iencu. LONDON PAPERS PLEASED. Soma of th Comments on Lord Salisbury's Addreis. The London pnpers are unanimous in ex pressing satisfaction tit the Marquis of Halis hury's annuuucenieut In his speech at tha Ouild hull banquet Monday evening of the practical settlement of the Venezuelan ques tion. The Pall Mall Gazette Bays: "The pres ence ol Mr. Bayard at the banquet gave ad ditional enthusiasm to the sutisfactlou with which It was received. The solution Is In every way honored and Una! and will mater ially streugtheu tbe ties between tbe two na tions." Tha CUobe says: "Tbe amicable and hon orable settlement Is creditable alike to thn dlsplomacy ot lireut Brituln and the United htuics. Tbe Westminster Gazette says: "Both Hecretary Oluuy aud Lord Ballsbury are en title I to say Unit they have suorinoed no principle for which ibey orlgiuully con tended." . . B0HSED TO DEATH. A Child's Dress Catches Firs and She Is Burned to a Crisp. Pretty llttln Nellie White, iha 5-year-old daughter of Mr. aud Mrs. James White, liv ing south ol W ashington C. II., O., was burned almloat to a crisp auddled in great agony a few hours luier. Mra.Whlto had left the chldren at borne to keep bouaa and about 1 o lock a form baud heard the Iran tie r creams ot the, children and ru-ihed to lbs; bouse, """
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