11 Mil r FATAL IXPL0S10NS CREMATED ALIVE. Tht Explosion cf Piano tmp Cauie FIt Death. The explosion of piano lamp on the sec ond floor of tlm four-story residence, DM East Fifty-eighth street, New York, resulted In the lom of five Htm. The dead aret Aaron Colilsmlth, 45 years ol I. ClothlMe Goldsmith, his wife, S3 years oiu. llorthn Goldsmith, 10 years old. Harry Goldsmith, R yean old. Frank Goldsmith, 6 years old. The only other person In the honse at the time of the Urn was Mary Koan. aged 20, a domeftlo servant who saved herllle by jump Init out of the window. The family was together during the even ing, the only other member ol the house hold, n Mr. Hirsh, brother of Mrs. Goldsmith, having gone out shortly nftnr the evening meal, According to the servnut, she was on the tntrd lloor ol thn building In the net of putting Hurry and Frank, the two youngest boys, to hed, when she heard the cry of lire coming from the floor Mow, with calls to her to come down. Hho ran out of the bd. room and hurried clown the stairs, and the little children followed her. A soon as she looked Into the front room on tho second floor she snwthn whole front end of the room nMnr.o. 1 In n she tieenmo frhrhtcned and run out Into a re;ir room and Jumped frotn an open window to thn ground. What more happened sho docs not know, lut she nnya that the lire was caused by the ttpsottttig of tho I n re piano lamp. MASSACRE AT CAVJTE. Friionen Ehot Sown and Other Recap ture! Fat to Death. A dispatch received from Singapore says that tho natives of Mindano Hand, one of the Philippine group, hare revolted and that many of tho native troops aro deserting to the Insurgents: It Is further stated that the situation at Manilla Is full of anxiety. Hands of tn.orgcnts frequently approach that town and lit night time lire vo leys Into the town. A dispatch to the Madrid Impatelal from Singapore admits that ihere has been a gon rul massacre at Cavlte.the lortllled senport town of the Island of Luzon. It adds that 160 persons revolted, killed six soldiers, seized nnns and tried to rnl the native In habitants ngulniit tho garrison. Continuing these advices s:y that the revolt failed, the revollnrs were shot down in the streets and a general ma-sacro fol.owed during tho night. Score of comse were picked tip and rtinny of the prisoners who were reraptureil were hot the following morning. HAWAII FEABS JAPAN. Minister Cooper Come to tho United States to Urge Annexation. The secret of Henry Cooper's mission to tho United Btntns Is out. Mr. Cooper Is tho Hawaiian minister of foreign affairs. Ue formorly lived In Han Diego and was prominent member of the hnr. Ho Is quoted as sayiug thnt he eaine to the United Mites to urge annexation, owing to the fears thnt Hawaiian government has of Japan. "The situation In Hawaii, according to Judge Cooper, is that tho Japanese far out number all other foreigners. The Americans are a handful In comparison. Hawaii has a treaty with Japan and cannot exclude the Japanese, who are pouring into the Island steadily and pushing Into every business. They are losln the humblo demeanor that characterize their countrymen on this coast, and through their great numbers and the prestige oi tho Jnpnneso-Chii.eee war are be ginning to demand an elective franchise. If they force Hawaii to give them the right to vote, then American ascendancy will be nt at end forever." Judge Cooper has laid the situation before the Influential men of the east and has so won upon their Judgment that he believes grant strides will be mada during thn next year toward annexation under the McKtnley administration. THREE KILLED IN WRECKS. Cow Derailed a Train and Two Freights Collide Several Injured. A fatal wreck from a Tory peculiar cause 'Occurred on the Baltimore and Ohio South western railway at Haniden.uear Chllllcotho O., Deo. 18. The fast westbound express struck a cow, throwing It against a twitch with such force as to throw It open. Tho .engine took tho switch track, while the conches kept on the main track. The coach os struck the tonder and Jumped to another aldkug, where they encountered a car nf helled corn. Michael King, poital clerk, of Cincinnati, was buried beneath shelled corn smothered o death. O. II. Smith postal clerk also of Cincinnati, sustained a fractured rib and was injured Internally so badly that te may die. Postal clerk Shannon, of Cincinnati, was seriously Injured. Conductor Brown was badly bruised In the abdomen. None of the passenger were Injured beyond bruises. A head-end ooitislon between two frleght trains occurred on the Philadelphia nnd Erie railroad near Driftwood. Brakeman Jonn E. Walker, of Binnnmahonlng. was In stantly killed. Whon clearing away the wreck the body of an unknown tramp was found. , A DEAD HERMIT! CASH. Tho Death of a Reoluie Furnishes a Bar prise. The body of John Powell, an eooentrlo old hermit, was found in hit but on the farm of Oeorge Itugg, of O'Hnra township, two miles .north of Bharpsburg, Pa., Monday. Be had died alone. He was last seen alive about Bun day evening. A searnh of the eabln by them brought to I igbt 600 In cash and oreated much surprise Jn the community. Inquiry will be made for ' his relatives, and if any are found, the money will be tnrned over to them. CUBA'S LIBEBTY ACKNOWLEDGED. ForigiKtlatlnt CommitUs Adopt Camer on's Etiolation. The Senate Committee on Foreign Rela tion has deolded to report favorably to the -Senate Monday 4ns joint resolution of Sen ator Cameron, recognizing the Independence of the Bepubllo of Cuba. Tho resolution, title and all, Is as follows Joint resolution acknowledging the inde pendence of the republic of Cuba. Resolved by tbs Benate and house of repre sentatives of the United Bui tee of Amerioa, la congress assembled, that the Independence of Cuba be. and tbe same la hereby acknowl edged by the United Bute of Amerioa. Beotlon t That the Uulied States will use Its friend It o Aloes with tho government of Mpsla to bring to eloso tun war between fcpain ana unos. It baa been estimated that at least V per sen oi me enure population oi ine united r - make their living out of tbe electric 1 t and power Industry and the branches ex una airsetl opouoanl upon K. TRADE REVIEW. General Preparation Continn for Larger Trade in the New Tear. R. O. Dun A Co.'s Weekly Review of Trade says i Cubnn rcports.nnusunl closeness of money In Germany, and the decision that there will be no action on the tariff nt this sesslon.have not really nhanged thn situation, but have ueen mined snout as ir they might change it. A sudden demand for gold from Germany, Just before the close nf tho year, is not un Usual, nor does it count for much. No facts, but only desires or fears, have led some to look for a change ol tun If before Mnreh, and considerable speculation based on thnt Idea has been arrested, but other business waits for the gradual Improvement of the consum lug demand. The holiday trade Is nenernllv large. though nt some points more con lined to cheap goods ihsn usunl, and the lutluence of an Increase in the working force is folt In other ways, liut until the New Year the only materiel changes expected are such as pre pare for a large business next yenr. Iu the Iron and steel industry these appear of the utmost importance. The control of the Mountain Iron Mosnba mine has been leased for BO years or pur chased by the Carneuln Interests from John I. Itockefeller, tho ore to bo shipped by tils new steamship lino on the lakes and by thn new railway wntrn tne I nrnegin company is imiiuing io I. nue Erie, 'nils. Willi the erec tion f 1H new open hearth furnaces, mak ing ;M1, insures enormous Increase of pro duct at extreme low cost, and will nlfeet all comhinntlona In steel products or In ore. The lliliet Pool lias uractleally dissolved. ami Kales nro reported nt (IU to 17, with contra' ts to supply consumer through most of the whole ol next venr. Thn Ileum Pool has revived and restored thn price to Dill, but nails nnd steel bars nm a rhiido lower. Thn Uall Association has been In session, nml our Philadelphia dlspntch elates that Mils nro sold at f Jo, against SS, long main, tallied, Bessemer nig and grey forgo urn a shad" lower nt Pittsburg: Vlrginln nud Ala bama Iron are olTeind nt 2.1 cents lower at the F.ait, and with so much uncertainty rn- gnrning great ciiuugos in progress very lit tle Is done In finished products nnd gnnernlly nt concessions. A snln of 3,000,000 pounds laKo copper Is reported nt 11,'jo. Coke pro duction Is Increasing, with contracts report- ted at 1.60. GOMPHERS RE-ELECTED. Most of tho Old Offiosr of tho F deration Reinstated. The American Federation of Labor re elected Hamuel !om pnrs, president. Seem tary Mcllrlde Iwlu j; dlre.ite I to eat the en tire vote of the convention for him, 2,447. Mr. Oompere made a short and eloquent ad dress of acceptance. P. J. McUtilre, of Philadelphia, was also unanimously ro-clccted flrxt vice president, but declined, saying 10 years' continuous service was sutllclent honor for nny one man. Un was good-naturedly cried down and bis declination declared out of ordor. Other re-election were as follows! Jnmeo Dtiu-'nn, of Baltimore, second vice president James O'G'onncl, of Chicago, third vice president. M. M. (iurlnnd, of riltsburg. fourth vice president. Tho name of Thomas Klderkin, of Chicago, was presented for fourth vice president, but Mr. Flderklu withdrew. Delegate Edward Hitch, of Baltimore, pre sented the name of Friink Morrison of Chic ago, tor Secretary, vice August McCrnllh. Mr. Morrison received thn unanimous vote of the convention nnd responded with a speech. John B. Lennnn. of Bioomliiglon, III., was m-elected treasurer without opposition. ltesolutions were Introduced this mornlns by Delegate Ashe, of Boston, demanding such amendments of the constitution of tho United Slates ns will deprive the Supreme courts of the power to set asidn laws duly enacted by the representatives nf tho people, ami declar ing the proper function of courts to be to ex pound and administer law, but not to make it. During the discussion of the resolutions it was urged that thoy would be construed as reflecting upon the courts of the country nnd especially upon the Bupremo court. The vote resuiicu iu tne ueteat ol the resolutions DEMANDS OF WOOL GROWERS. WiU Not Oppcn the Dlngley Bill if It Is Amended For Protection. The National Wool Orowcra' association adopted the following resolutions: "Whereas, The National Wool Growers' as sociation recognizes the desirability of im mediate action to Drnvent the flood of sneeu. Intivo importations of foreign wools which would occur In advance of a proposed In crease of duties, and while wo Insist upon tbe 8ccdy preparation and passage of a law which snnii give to ine wool growers tno most ample protection promlsuS by tho St. Louis platform, upon widen the recent Re puhllcun victory was achieved) "itesolved, That we do not oppose tho Im mediate passage of the Dlngley bill, itroviil- lug only the following amendments are In corporated therein: First, removing thn pro vision that the law s'-all continue until 181M; and second, that thn duties on woolen shod dies, wastes and other wool substitutes shall be practically prohibitory." lhe association also passed resolutions urging Congress to Incorporate In any tarltT bill that may lie passed this session or next, the wool schedules ndoptod by the association at Its meetiug In Washington In December, 18U5. An extra session of Congress was favored. Among those present at tbe meet ing werei William Lawrence, Ohio, Presi dents J. M. Smith, Utahi Hiram Young, of l ennsyivauiat n. Cu unrtman ana jonn slo Dowel!, Pennsylvania. THREE MEN LYNCHED. AKentuoky Mob Disposes of Thro Mur derers. At o'clock Friday morning a mob visited the oounty jail at Russeltvillo, Ky and after battering down tho front djor and forcing the Jailor to give up tho keys, went to tho cells for the Proctors. The oldest, Will Proc tor, cursed the mob and wus shot dead In his eelU Tho other two were taken out and hanged. Three weeks ago Arch Tractor, aged 20. stabbed Aaron nnd Doc Draf.oii to death at Adalrville. Aaron died Immediatelv.and his brother lingered for a week. One week ago the Proctors had their examining trial for tne gluing or Aaron i raiton, ami will and Dink worn acquitted. Their examining trial for the killing of Doe Crafton was set for the lth. The mob numbered about 100 and did tholr work quietly and with dispatch. BUI Proc tor had been tried three times for murder. Indiana Froailng te Death. . A bunting party of 17 or 18 Yakima In diana are starving to death in the Cascade mountains. They are snowbound, and Judge Erwln, the agent at - Fort Hlraooo, who baa charge of the Yakima, baa organized a re lief party at ChehalU to go to tbe base of Mount Taootna on this side of the range. Judge Erwln received a message from tbe Indian department, at Washington, Instruct ing him to spare uo effort to rollers the Im prisoned Indiana. Monty' for Cohans. Tbe Mansfield Ohio News bat started a popular subscription for the Cuban relief fund. I: says that the ooutllct that la now being waged on the Island of Cuba in which Americana are being imprisoned and mur dered for expression of horror at the war of assassination and extermination waged by tbe Bpanlard , calls for some substantial ac tion. To contributors the New offer It aervloea to receive and receipt for by public acknowledgment In it column ana to tor- ward all money to tneir proper destination. if 10 TAKE IIP W. TO FIGHT FOR CUBA. Thousand! of Enthnslastio Reorniti Ar Enlisting. F.lghly-nve men, strong fellows, Intelligent and well up In military drilling, left Boston bound for Cuba, wbero they will light In the army of the Insurgents. They were In com inniid of Louis Marshall, or Fast Boston.who has seen service In actual Wat hire. He was a corporal In the army of the rebellion. Blnce the outbreak nf war In Culm, Ills sympathies have U-cn with thn Insurgents nnd he bos In many wnjs nsd)it"d them materially. A meeting Wns held nt llomestoa.l, Pa., to orin a military company to go to Cuba to as sist the patriots In their struggle for liberty. Correspondence will be opeued at once with tne lunin ni new lorx. The Cubnn Junta has established several recruiting olllccrs In Indiana and an eiTort will be utndc to take nt least 1,1X10 men from inn mum to limit tor t.'liuan Independence. Armed to the leetli nml uniiltin.i.l r... ... - - a company of .100 m-n with cannon nnJ ramp utensils, will leave Denver, Col., In n few days to can their fnto with thn Cubi n Insurgents. The men will lio under the lcaiiernnipnflir.il. L. Darnell, who has a brother In the Cuban Junta in New Vork city, with whom ho has been in correspondence for somo time. The arrangements are prac tically complete. Two hundred of the men nave gixen up lucrative pactions. Dr. Dar nell says he cannot as yet glvn their names. Homo ol them ant military men of ability, trained to thn maces ol witr. Xhov will hhv all expenses of their campaign, even In tho expedition on Ihn sea, asking nf the Junta only a guarriinten that thoy be safely tiiiuleii where the lighting Is thn thickest aiid whero there are plenty of Hpniilnrds. Twenty young men of lliirnellxvlllc, N. Y., recently madn known their Intention of as. sifting the Culinn Insurgents in their struggle lor independence, nud wrotn for particulars. A letter has been received dated Vera Crux, December B. and signed D. M. Mnva. seere. tary, which savs: "We are unable to send any more men to Cuba at present." FAIR WARNINO TO ENLISTERS. Penalties For Joining ths Armies of Any Foreign Country The attention of official nt Washington has been attracted by the stories coming from all portions of the country Indicating that en listments are going nn of parties of men to go to Cuba to Join the Insurireuts In their struggln airnlnst the Bniiiihirds. These en listments are In direct violation of the neu trality laws, and are prohibited Under severe penalities. For accepting a commission to ssrve against Hpnln, a country with which the i nucn mates is now at peace, the penalties imu-rioeii oy section o.tnl, Iteyised Statutes, Is 2.0fl0 Hue nnd three veurs' Imprisonment, While for enlistment to serve nmilnal Hnnln or hiring nny one to enll:t, tho penalty is al most ns heavy, being a maximum ol i,IH)0 Ann and three years' Imprisonment. The enforcement of these laws naturally falls within tho functions nf the United Stales ofllclals, to whose know ledge the attempt nt infringement Is brought! hot If tho move ments continue on as larira a scale as rennrt- ed, It Is probable that tho Department of Justice will send Instructions of a special character to all of Its agents, calling their at tention to the proclamation issued by the i resinniii last, spring ana enjoining upon them a strict enforcement of the neutral, tv laws. The Government. doiltitle. will be nhlhred to do this in order to tnnnifest Its purpose to meet tho reaulremeuts of interniitiomil law. Just as It has warned the shipping Interests nKiHiiiti taxing pari iu mibu tormg move ments, nnd has sent rlirid limtriietlmia to Judicial olllccrs nt Atlantic ports to prevent tbe Infraction of the laws in Hint respect. Slaughter of Spaniards. Believers nnd doubter of the rcnort of Mucoo's death are equally divided at Tampa, I'la. A letter report an engagement in Havana province in which the Insurgents under Ailolfo Costello killed 800 Spaniards. Another Insur ent chief. Andres He nnuden, found 75 Hpanlsh guerillas cutting hay near Mariano for their horses, and killed them all. Q til u tine Handera, of Gomer.'s advance guard, la in Uavaua province. PEOPLE DIE LIKE SHEEP. Awful Soourgs of Yellow Fever Ravaging Port An Frlnos. The brig Arcadia, Captain Fisher, which arrived In Philadelphia, Deo, 16, from Port au Prlnco via Turks Island, where she took on Douni a cargo ol salt, brings accounts of the dreadful suffering of the native of this pesthole from thn ravage of the yellow fever. The disease is tile worso known to have prevailed for over twelve years, aud the puople are dying like sheep. It Is Im possible for the authorities to treat all tho uases and the suffering and the misery wrought by the scourge U Intense. The dls- eusu has broken out on board a number of vessels In the harbor, In somo instance car. rylng off tho entire crows. The mate of the Portland schooner Clara E. llandall, which arrived at Port au Prince Keptomlier 'il, from Fuilndelphiu, died of yellow fever while tho vessel wns at that port, Capt. Conners,ot thn Boston schooner Max, and the steward, whose nuuio Is not known, died of the fever at Port au Prince. Capt. Htrutton, of the Boston schooner Me costa, wo stricken with the fevor and so were several shipmates. The country about Port au Prince, which lies at the head of the Bay of (tennises is very marshy and tbe cli mate Is very unhealthy. Deeplte tho fact that the Arcadia lay lu tho harbor several week her crow remalurd healthy throughout the entire trip. ASSASSINATION 8T0RT. Spanish Minister Denies it and its Origin Is Being Investigated. The following dispatch from the Hpanlsh Minister of Foreign Affair In regard to the death of General Muoeo, received at the lego, tion In Washington, December 15, was made publlo by Minister dn Lome: "Maoeo's death took place in loyal fight at Punta Brava, and was caused by jur soldier bullets. This is ovidentiy proved by the lat ter written by tbe son of Gomez, in which be itates that he killed himself in order nut to abandon the body of hi General. The hand writing of the letter ba been verified and al so every detail of the tight, time aud circum stances when Maoeo and tbe ion of Gomes were wounded. All these details have been Subllshed in Europe by telegrams from both panlsh and foreign correspondent." Mr. du Hose, the Secretary of the legation, apeaklng for the Minister, said that tbe olH cials of the legation hoped to .discover the origin of the. report of Maceo'a asuaasiuatlou, and to trace It to a certain Cuban resident of Strike Solution. Illinois Central railroad ofllclals have be fore them the application of 1.600 employee of tnat road who doslre to purchase the company a stooK. in me success ol tne plan of making the employes financially interested with tho executive It Is believed the com pany ba taken a formal step in tbe direction oi solving ine sense prooiem. Preaohers With Cub. The Cleveland ministers' union, composed of tbe Protestant pastor of the city, adopt ed resolution extending sympathy to the Cubans, and pledging hearty support to the fiovernmeut In any human action which may nd to th securing of Cuban Independence RELIGIOUS CRANKS. On Man Driven Cratjr By The, Strang Korethtn'i Doetrim. Henry Mensdorf, one of Teod' convert, I ocked up In a padded cell at the Allegheny General hospital, a rnvlng maniac. Ue I constantly crying for "Toed" and praying fnr hi relatives. The Allegheny police caused his arrest nt the request of the man' friends. They feared that bis hallucinations would cause hi in to injure some person. Mensdorf a year ago was an Industrious carpenter, owning n shop and living In his own home on Middle street His wife and her friends learned of thn presence of Teed in Allegheny, nud curiosity attracted them to several of bis meetings, 'I lie Impression they received nt these meetings mused them to think seriously of thn doctrines, and In a very short tlmo tho Mersdorf fumily wilt con verted to Teed teachings. The litishauil became Interested through thn wife' persuntdnns. W hen the tlmo to leave for Ltitero county. Florida, arrived Mersdorf sold out all bis belongings, broke tip his home nnd moved with Ins Inmlly to the wilderness, tho then newly established colony. '1 lio family has lived thorn ever slncn. several weeks ugo Mersdorf returned to Alle gheiiy.preMiinnhly for the purpose of attend ing to some private buMluesi. Ills actions soon became so strange thnt bis friends found It necessary to have him conllned. Ho Brained HI Father. With the cryi "I nm the Messlnh nnd God has hidden me do this du-d," Lulgi Jurio, of Vlnehinil, N. J., battered out tun brains of his agetl father Willi a chili lireausn the old man hnd begun to doubt the divinity of his on nnd lose faith In his Motcdnhshlp. 'lhe entlro Jurlo family have become crnjted over mllulon. They nil believed Luig Is thn Mess ah and popsestcd of supernatural powers. 'J hey nil believed he can heul tho slckt but thn father nt lust became skeptical. liuarrois followed argument, until in tho heat ol n rel gious ill-wtinMon the climax was reached when Lulgi selr.ed a club and struck bis father a blow upon tlm head and felled hltn to the ground. Then he beat h!s fill her s head iuto a Jelly. ESTIMATES FOR 1897 B MADS. 621,607,889 Voted to Ran the Three Gov ernment Department Next Tesr. The House committee on appropriation bns finished tho bill for the legislative, exec utive and Judicial expenses of the govern ment for the fiscal year ending Juno 80, IS'JU. The bill curries a total of 'JI.IHi7.til, which rl,0!n,l les.1 than the estimates and :)?, 8HU leji than the appropriations for tho cur rent year. The principal new Item Is for the clerical force of the now congressional library, which will number 1H7 men, mi Increase of 144. The salary will aggregate 177,"00. Thn sal ary of the librarian Is increased Irom 4,000 to l),0'0; a chief assistant librarian at 4,0U), and nine additional employes In the cata logue department are provided for In accord ance with the recommendations of the Joint committee on library. It is provided that the library employes be selected by the libra rian by reason of speciui aptitude fur the work. A reduction of five employe In the Car son, Nov., mint is madn and tho amount fur wages of workmen and adjuster In New Or leans I reduced from if 74,"u(l to (10.000. but there are xtniill Increases In the Philadelphia and Helena mints. For government of the territories tho allownuco Is decreased 74, 000, because there are no legislative sesslous to he provided for. Tbe coin e!iat Ion of others, of course, In thn Indian territory Is omitted, It bn'iig tho Intention to change them from salaried to feed olllccrs on the line of tbe UpdcgrafT bill MORE POSTAL FACILITIES. Stamp Can Hereafter be Bought from the Csrriers. The Poitorflce Department has issued an order extending the house-to-house collec tion and delivery system, now In operation In !U cities, among which are Allegheny, Pa. and Wheeling, W. Vn., so at to provide for tho sale of postnge and special delivery stumps by letter currier by mean of the nouse collection nnd delivery boxes approv ed January 'JO, 1HUU, and an olllclal atamp selling envelope approved Monday. This order provides one of the most radical Improvements yet made In the postal sys tem. Persons who avail themwlvesot It advantage will be able to post their mail and purchase postago and siiealal delivery stump without leuvlng their borne, stores, shops or olllces. In each house collection box will ba placed a celluloid envelope, on which aro Instructions nnd blank for order ing stamps, and In which the money for the sumo i placed, thn carrier delivering the stamp. If the sender has no stamp or de sires o special unlivery nanip placed on tbe letter, the money can be placed in this en velope, and the carrier attend to tbe rest. PITTSBURG'S CASINO A WRECK. Handsome Bnllding at Sohsnlsy Park En trance in Ruins. Tbe Casino building at Bchenley Park en trance 1 In ruin. It waa destroyed by fire, which originated from an exploilon of an ammonia pipe In theice-mnklng department. The 3re is the most extensive that has oc curred In the city for a number of years. The aggregate loss will nut be) less than f o"".ooo. The only portion nf tbe building left I the Immense brick smokestack and several sec tions of the brick wall on tbe side next to the ravine. These will have to be raxed. The Casino was opened to the publlo on Wednesday, May !M, 1H0S. It waa consider ed one of the handsomest amusement build ings In the United State at the time of it erection. Tbe Casino had won a high plaos In pop ular favor. Last season It wo opeued as a summer theater, aud bad a lnrge patronage. During the winter the mnln feature was the Ice skutlnir, In which thousands participated. A number of hockey game bad been sched uled for the present season, and other at tractions engaged. All this must necessarily be cancelled. LUMBER MEN WANT A TARIFF. Convention of Delegates From 87 States at Cincinnati. Ovor 160 lumberman, representing 37 states, assembled lu Cincinnati, Dee. IS, at the national convention of lumber interest. Tbe meeting was presided over by President C W. Goodyear, of Buffalo, and tbe vloe presidents are H. Clay Tunis, of Maryland, and E. . Bklnner, of Florida. O. W. Well, of Illinois, was secretary. Bpeecbea were made by Bilaa W. Oardner, of Texas) W. B. Judson, of Chisago, and u E. Defebaugb, editor of tbe Timberman, tha tenor of which waa the desirability of tha restoration of duties on lumber. Among tbe delegate present la John Forseman, of Pennsylvania. A committoe of 10 member waa appointed to represent tho association before congress nd urge a protective, tariff upon lumber. Two member of this eommllten were A. H. Winchester, of Buekbannon, W. Va., and Ella Deemar, of Wllllamsport, Pa, Inagural Committee, lion. D. D. Woodmausee, president of tha National Republican league, appointed the following member a the Inaugural oommlt tei Ocuerul E. A. MnAlplue, New York) major r.vereu narreo, rennsyivauiat JUJue C, W. lUynvmd, Illinois! Hon. Frank J. 11 Ig gins, New Jersey i Thomas V, Barrett, West Vlrglulat K. J. Miller, Ohio, and Dr. W. U Boors, Maryland. IMMM 111 TOM CONGRESS ASKED TO ACT. Senator Call and Morgan Offer Resolu tion for Information. Mr. Call, Democrat, Florida, Introduced a resolution in the Bennte requesting the Pres dent to demand tha release of nil citizens of the United Slates held In confinement at Centn In violation of the treaty with Spain. The resolution was referred to the Commit tee on Foreign Delations. Mr. Call also of fered a resolution, which was referred to tbs same committee, declaring that the recent k lllng of Antonio Mneeo, a renowned gen eral In thn service of thn Ilcpuhlic of ( uba, if trun, while under a flag nf trace and with an assurance of safety fror- tho Spanish captain general, was a violation of the rules of civilised warfare, nn act of trenchery, a murder cowardly and disgraceful, which demands the execration ot every government nud of nil the peoples of thn world, whether civilized or savage) declaring that thn gov ernment which authorized, permitted or fulled to piinl-li the nsssKsin wns nn outcast from the family of nations, and from the pale of civillvntinn and public law, nnd di recting thn Committee on F reign Itelutlnns to Inquirn into tha facts nnd report nt an early day. A Joint resolution recognizing the Inde- iienb-nce of Cuba was Introduced In tho lonno by Mr. Howard, Populist, Alnhnma, Among the resolutions Introduced into thn Senate Is one by Senator Morgan of Aliv l ama, calling upon tho President to send to the Henntn copies of the papers relating to Cuban affaire, which were referred to In tho recent report of Secretary Olneyi nlso a statement of thn claims of citizens of tho United States against Spain, growing out of the Cubnn insurrection, and nlso all the cor respondence with the Spanish government relating to tbe Competitor ease. Tbe reso lution nsks for cseclal Information In re gard to tho trial of persons captured on thn Competitor, thn character of their treat ment while In prison, and whether they have had tho beuellt of counsel of their own selec tion. NO GOLD CERTIFICATES NOW. Secretary Carlisle' Reaeon for Refusing to Inne Them. In reply to a request of Franklin Ilnven, president of tin Merchants National Bank of Boston, madn In behalf of the Boston banks, that he should Issue gold certificates, Secre tary Carlisle hn written that be Is not pre pared to give tho order. Mr. Carlisle sayst "After the reserve has once fallen belqw 100,000,001) and tho Issue of such certificates has been stopped, It Is not certain that the Secretary ol the Treasury, especially In view o the existing conditions, would be Instilled In resuming their reissue. It baa been the experience of the department In the past thnt the normal Increase nf the gold reserve, enured by the exchange nf paper currency tor gold, is checked by tbe Issue of gold cer tificates; and. In fact, upon various 'occa sions considerable amount of gold hnve been withdrawn by the presentation of notes for redemption mid immediately rodapoalted In exchange tor gold certificates. Moreover the House of ItepresenUitlvns of thn Fifty third Congress passed a bill discontinuing their issiin entirely, and it Is tho Intention of the department to present thn subject again at a very early date, as tne amount of gold reserve Is largely determined from time to tlmo by the available amount of paper In circulation, it seems Inadvisable, at this time especlally.ln Increase the volume of that cur rency uy me Issue ot gold certlllcate." THREE BANKS FAIL. Berion Financial Trouble at Hollidaye bnrg, Pa. The following notice was posted on lbs front door of the First National bank of Holllilnysburg, Pa., Monday mornlngi "On account of the heavy drain upon this bank for thn past 30 days, und especially the last two or three days,the Board of Director have decided to suspend business until fur ther notice." Signed by Board of Director. The First Natiouul bank Is the oldest national bank in this section of tbe Btate.and ono of the 07 original national bunk In the United States. Its closing has parcluitated tho failure of the Martinsburg Deposit bank, of Martinsburg, this county, aud of the Williamsburg bank, ot Williamsburg, this county. These two bunks were incorporated and controlled by the stockholders of the Mrst National bank. The failure of these three banks lias produced great excitement. WAS IN THE LAST CUBAN WAR. History of the Probable Saocieeor of Gen- oral Weyler. Oenernl Marin, who I spoken of In Madrid a Weyler' probable successor, baa seen con siderable military service in the cnuse ot Spain, having participated in In the last Cu ban war. At that time be had for adversary on the insurgent side some of the men who figure prominently In that service to-day. General Marin oume to Cuba permanently with Martinez. Cnntpoe when the latter waa apmluted captain-general of tbe Island. Ue acted a captain-general when Campoa was iu the old Held a. alnsl the Insurgents, and when Campos was recalled, as the result of thn dissatisfaction ot the Spanish government with bis campaign, Marin took his place during the Interregnum betwi en the depar ture of Campoa and the arrival of Weyler, witn tne advent ol weyler, Unrtn was ap pointed governor of Porto Hlco. General Murln la about Ml year old. KILLED BY THE FAITH CURE , An Oklahoma Boy Die Owing to Laok of Mediosl Attention. Tbe diphtheria epidemic about Uopeton, In Wood county. Oklahoma, still prevail. Tho faith cure people, who compose the ma ortty of the com munity. In spite of the quarantine orders, persint lu holding publlo meetings at tne nouses wnore tne aisease ex ists, aud physicians sent out by the author ities have been compelled to nse force in order to examine the sick. A 11-year-old boy named Eltou was carried through tbe worst stages by a physician and volunteer nurse, and on Ills way to recovery, but when they left to attend others, the father refused to give the medicine left or follow any of the instructions, and the boy died of blood poisoning, tbe family and frlenda sitting around and praying, but doing nothing to relieve bis sufferings. Six or eight other have been allowed to die in the same way, Frosont to Prinoetea. , Junlu B. Morgan ot New York ba pre sented to Princeton university a collection of early edition of Virgil. Tbe book ar aaid to be worth 50,000. Tbe gift comprise 1)13 volumes) twenty-one of which are fifteenth oentury editions, luoludlog tbe first rare edition of Heveyhelra and Pannartx, Rome, 14U6, of whiob only six ooples exist to-day. TELEGRAPHIC TICKS. Tbe pope baa approved tha selection of the Rev. Fat er J. A. Qulgley to be bishop ol Buffalo, N. Y. JoseDh H. Cboata. of New York City, ba announced that he will ba a oandidute for the United Btates Benat toiuceeed David B. Hid. Tha bid Bailey court, London, ha post poned tha trial of Edward Ivory, the al leged dynamiter, nntll tha January tea. elou. ' CONGRESSIONAL. Important Maaiarei Pretented nnd Aoted Upon in Both Houeei. . SIXTH OAT. In the Benste to-day Messrs. Bherman, II. ptihll. ati, of Ohlot F.lkln, Republican, West Virginia, nnd Mitchell, Democrat, Wisconsin, were appointed as the Inauguration commit tee on the part of the Senate. A resolution wo olTered by Mr. Pellet, Populist, Kansas, and laid on tlm table for the present, for the appointment of a commission of fire one from each of tho four parties, Republican, Democratic, National Democratic and Popu list and one other to be chosen by the four to examine and study the general subject of nuance in reference to It practical relation to business. Mr. Hale, Republican, Maine, Introduced a concurrent resolution for the holiday reaassi from December x'i to January S, and It was referred to the Committee on Appropria tions. The House a lnptd the eonourrent reao Intlnn for adjournment from December 92 to Januarys. The bill amending the law regulating the granting of liquor licenses In thn District of Columbia was passed by a vote of 100 to 8!1. Mr. Trelvar, Republican, Missouri, Introduced a Joint resolution to amend thn constitution so that thn terms of representatives shall he increased to four yenrst of Senators to eight year and of the President to eight years making tho latter Ineligible for rc-eejtlon. SZVXSTK DAT. Senator Morgan nf Alabama held the at tention of tho Senate and well-lllind galler ies for an hour bv bis earnest advocacy of a strong nnd decisive policy In dealing with Cuhnti question. At the close of his address the Bcimln adopted Ms resolution, calling on the executive for nil the papers and all Infor mation available bearing upon the Competi tor filibuster cose and the trial of Americans at Havana. Tho House entered npon the consideration of thn Loud t.ill to nmend tho law relating to the transmission of second-class mail mat ter, 'lhe bill denies the right nf serial novels to admission to tho mails at the news paper cent per pound rates, denies to news papers the sample copy privilege, prohibits thn return of unsold publications at pound ra es, nnd makes soma other changes in the present law designed to correct existing abuses. Before this bill was brought np tbe bill to rcorganliio the Atlantic A Pacific rail road company wns called up and passed, with some amendments. EinilTB DAT. The session of the Senate developed the most eventful and exciting debate that either branch of Congress has heard In a long time. It brought forward the recognized leader of the various parlies and element, In cluding such conspicuous figures ns Sher man, Frye Teller, Uorman, Vest, Aldriob, Piatt, Mitchell of Oregon, Chandler, Hale and Allen, in notable statements on the lending questions which have engaged thn atteution ot Congress and the country ot late. Tha day In tho House wns productive of little progress. The army appropriation bill was under discussion, but a deadlock occurred over the proposition for the abandonment of thn Army and Navy hospital at Hot Springs. Ark., and the House d- ourned. XISTB DAY. The long fight to secure further and mora adequate restriction to Immigration practi cally ended today, so far as Congress I concerned at least, when the Benate, by a vote of fill to 10, passed thn Lodge-Me- I Call bill. There Is little reason to doubt that ' the Beu.ite amendments will be agreed to, and then ouly the President' signature Is needed to make the bill a law. Tbe bill makes ability to read and write tha test by which the Immigrant shall be admitted or debarred. NEW RULING ON FENSIONl Disabled Adnlt Children of a Soldier May Draw Feniion. An important pension decision wo render ed by Assistant Secretary of tha Intorlor Reynold in tho cos of Eva E. Cobb, of Washington, Pa. Until tho age of IS Mia Cobb draw a pension a minor child of Ed mund Cobb, deceased, late of Company (J. Two Hundred aud Third Regiment, Penn sylvania volunteers. Then her name waa dropped from the rolls under the provision of the general law. Her guardian applied for a restoration on the irround that, beina subject to epileptic ills, she was permanent ly neipiuss and Incapable or earning a living by manual labor. The pension bereaa de nied the application and nothing waa dona In the matter until 1804, 15 years after Mia Cobb was dropped from the roll. Then a second application was made, which wo also rejccieii. in is year Congressman Anbeson brought the case before tha board for final review, where it was again rejected and tbe pension commissioner, on appeal, affirmed the decision. Another appeal was taken to the secretary of the Interior, and Assistant Secretary ltoynolda refused all former rail ings nnd ordered Mis Cobb's name placed on the roll at tlO per month from July, 1HM. The decision I regarded as a very important onn, bringing an entirely new elasa of cases) within the provision of the pension lews. THE TEXAS ALL BIGHT. Ssorstary Herbert ley It I as Goad a Other Battleahips. The Secretary of the Navy baa mada pub lic the (ladings of the court of Inquiry upon the battleship Texas, which recently sank while being dry-docked In New York. The Secretary says, In substanoa, that tha Texas la ail right and ba (uffered no more accident than any other boat ol her elasa In the navy. She has been subject, be (ay, to malicious and surreptitious attack from na val officers, and be Issues a general order against officers of the department talking tor publication on such subjects. Hn quotes a letter from Charles Cramp, lhe ship builder, which say that American shipping Interests have boeh injured abroad by the reflections east on tbe Texas by tha Jiress. Tbe Texas Is not onn of Mr, Cramp's mats, but was built by the Govern intuit GRANDMA BFO0NER. Has Jntt Celebrated Her Third Birthday Past the Century. Tbe oldest woman In Ohio, Grandma Bpooner, of Kent, ha just celebrated ber 103d birthday anniversary. Mrs. Bpooner la an interesting old lady and la alwaya in a lively mood. Bbe waa bora at Plymouth, Mass., De cember 11, 17V8. and waa the daughter of Captain Judah Delano, a native ol Duxbury, Mas. She distinctly remembers standing at the window of her lather's residence In Port-, land. Me., with crepe on ber arm. watching w.wu wwu.uwuaw..avw VI HIV VntM of Washington. Bbe waa a classmate of N. P. Willi, the poet, ot Portland. In 1811 ah married John Bauford, who died In 1H40. In 1B47 sue married Dr. Ward Bpooner, who a few years ago died at tha age of Vtf. ALTOONA'S CONFLAGRATION. Boaiaei Fart of tha Town Suffer Lee of 1100,000. Fir broke out In th department store of Frank M. Morrow, of Altoona, Pa., Monday evening. The total los aggregates 100,000, and 160 person are throwu out of employ ment A large toboggan Christmas display was being exhibited in one ot the front win dow lu Morrow' (tore, and eottou waa used to represent snow.' It Ignited, oausing the lire. The (tore waa crowded with peo ple and clerks, but all managed to escape. Tbs flames then spread to an adjoining building. Y l;
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