BOTH CRLW III VESSEL LOST. DIED IN THD RIGGING. Ths Crew of tho Calvin E Oroutt . Tied . thotniolvci Fait snd Perished. . Details hnyn unt been received at Chatham, Mans., of th.l awful storm nt Wednesday night, In which thn schooner Cnlvln 1). Orctttt of Perth Amhoy, was wrecked, and overy soul on board im lost. In the evening some fishermen on the north Chatham shore noticed the lurgo four-masted schooner very close Into Chatham bar, wallowing and pitching hnnvlly. whllo the sea was sweeping over her deck every minute. Khe was then too close In too fetch nut by Pollock II In, and the pale wiu crowding her on shore with mighty force. Her ml In were In ribbon and the enow that was falling sneosed tho can vas as If In a vloo. The vessel hove to a If to make soundings, and finally anchors were let go. It is thought the captain mlsudgnd his position. The schooner was llrst dis covered coming under sill I, and alter she had Anchored she was seen to be hedging down on the bar Willi signals of distress fly ing from her main rlirifltiK- Nothlng could be done by the fishermen, so they tramped three miles to notl'r t'apt. Doune, at (Chatham station. The place where the ship stranded was Just across a wldn.sut In the bench, un the south point of North Beach. Owing to the heavy breakers, the Chatham crew could not launch Its boat. The Orleans crew was tho only one that could possibly aid the schooner, but owing to the KCTvornmcnt telephone enblo being brokon It was 11 o'clock before the Orleans crew was aware of the disaster. It was n long distance to the wreck and It was 1:30 a. m. before tho crew reached the scene. After planting a snnd anchor, a line was shot from a gun. The foree of the gale caused the first one to go wide. The second shot threw tho line directly over the tnasts and It caught on the spring stays. Tho snow by that time had censed lulling and the moon was shining. Men were seen lashed to the rigging, mid the line hung over them, but no man moved, showing that the last spark of life hud gone before help hr.it ar rived. This was nt 2 o'clock, anil lllteen minutes later the masts fell, the schooner split open, and tho sea claimed the ves sel. CUBAN WAR MOVEMENTS. Spaniards Claim to Je BtUi Winning Vic tories. lien. Hcrnnndeis Yelasco, and Col Han Martin are still carrying on operations against the insurgents in and around the hills near Ban Cristobal, and several minor engagements have occurred, resulting iu the capture by tho government troops of 10 prisoners. Hevernl rebel camps have been destroyed, and a number of house burned, and the cattle and provisions of thn Insur gents have been captured. The ofllcurs re port that their operations have about cleared the zona of rebels, and destroyed their resources. Col Pavln reports having bad an engage ment with a party of rebels encamped nt Han Itendnndo, in the vioiutiy of It ol ii ii, killing 21 insurgents, and capturing and destroying their camp. The troops lost one lleutonnut nnd four privates killed, and a major, It cap tain and nine privates were wounded. The re-trial of Julio Hangullly, the Ameri can citizen charged with having conspired against Hpnnish authority, was continued. Counsel for the defense continued his mi dress, his remarks occupying nearly two hours. Ho spoke in the tnme clear. Incisive style in which ho began his ad dress, advancing argument after argu ment to prove the inuocense of Hangnllv, whose releaso from custody he requested upon tho ground that tho evidence brought out had not shown that tho prisoner was guilty of tho crime with which he was charg ed. At the conclusion of the argument for tha defense the tribunal adjourned without announcing Its decision. Judgment in the case, will, however, be rendered ut an early day. The ITavana newspapers publish articles, expressing approval of the attitude upon the Cuban question taken by PresldentCleve land and Hecretary Olney, both of whom are highly praised for their firm Hand In the face of tho action of the I'orelgu Hclittions committee of the Henate. Cubans are elated at the sentiment against the Hpaniards aroused in the United huue. There Is a growing conviction that the situa tion is appronchiug a climax, and should the United mates adopt the resolution recog nizing the Independence of Culm, thousands would at once throw their effort aud force of arms in favor of the Cubans. The indignation of the Hpaniards toward Weyler Increases dally. The planters lire almost ready to take up arms because they are not allowed to grind their sugar cnae. It is believed that orders have been given the Hpanlsh troops to burn the Holds of the Americans nnd kill their caitlu to prevent the continuance of the grinding. ALL BUT F00H DROWNED. Tht Bark Jamtcia Lost Off tha Pacific s Coait Tha bark Jamacla was lost off Dos Hosas Tobasco on the 12th Inst, and all on hoard save three mua und a boy were drowned. Thn Jamacla was on her way from Carapecha to Vera Cruz, and carried sixteen passen gers. The number of the craw is not as yet known. On the afternoon of the 12th the rudder became disabled, throwing tile vessel at the mercy of tho terrlllo storm. The passengers took to the boats, which wera repeatedly swamped. Most of the crew put on life pre servers and Jumped into the sea. The cap tain was one of these. Ho strapped 1U0 Mexican silver dollar upon him, uud cling ing tD a barrel, tried to reach shore. The survivors saw him sink owing to the weight of the metal. One passenger after another sank, tha boats proving nninanageable. 0HE KILLED, FIVE INJURED. Fatal Grade Craning Colliiiea at Allen town. Vive persons wera Injured and one killed Friday afternoon In East Allentowu In t grade oroaslng accident. A passenger train ob the Central railroad nt New Jersey struck a trolley car. L, J. Ware, the rootormau, was Instantly killed. The injured are George Greaser, trolley car conductor: Mr. and Mrs. John Drink, 1. Gehinuu and K.I SVerg. Trie last four live In Bethlehem. None of their Injuries are sorious. The locomotive struck the trolley oar at Mitt, front platform, carry ing the motoruian distuuoe of seventy-live feet. The others were butt by living frag, mrnt of the car. , TELEGRAPHIC TICKS. Mrs. Mary Hottlnger, a widow, committed suicide ut Mussiilon, O., by tuking carbolic, acid. Prof. Witt house, who baa analyzed the stomach of Frank P.Arbuukle, ha finished. He find no traces of poison. At Hannibal, Mo., ex-Congressman W. H. Hatch died of complication 0( troubles re sulting from Bright disease. Tbe government gunboat Petrel, now lying at Vallejo, Cal., Is titling out for three year cruise ou the China elation. The President baa signed tbe pension and argent deficiency appropriation bills, the latter of which Includes (700,000 lor the navy. Premfor Canova of Spain, while saying that war fa unlikely between this country and ts United States, yet declare that Boats will not yield en lues Iron her oslttoa sward Cubs. . THE FAILURES FELT. Chioago and St Paul Smaihei Felt la Bull roil Clrclos. II. 0. Hun nud (Vs., woekly review of tratlo saysi The failure of two Important banks, the second in size of business at Chicago nud thn oldest nt Rt. Paul, with snmo others de pendent upon them, closes not favorably a month which protnlred to end with only moderate commercial disasters. It does not lessen tho elTcct of these failures that one was caused by enormous loans In an electric railway and other concerns, and that the other appears to hnvn resulted from heavy ventures In unsalable renl estate. Hlnee several thousand business men and deposi tors are, for the time, embarrassed as much as the speculators that caused thn trouble, the breakdown is the reverse of a hopeful present, although It come when markets are well supplied and wben no serious ef fect In business is to be apprehended. Other Important events of ,the weex are tha failure of the billot and rail pools to find a basis for agreement, and the somewhat extensive dis charge of hand or reduction In the shoe manufacture. The holiday trade baa been fair, but generally in article of medium grade. The fall In ateel billet from over ffJO to about fid at Pittsburg nnd in steel rails from 21 nnt for mills to (25, leu broker commissions, produces so great a change In other prices nnd conditions of business that the meeting held Inst week for the purpose of reviving pools and fixing prices, In fluenced quotations throughout thn country. Hut no agreement was renched, nnd mean while eontrncts have been made covering tho wnnts of most producers for three months, nud some for the whole year 1 H!7, -utd it is snld th.it such large contracts have been made nt tlft.fiO at Pittsburgh and 17.60 nt thn Kust. In the cotton mnnttlttcturn there Is further decline In some staple goods, and takings by northern spinners are dlsuppolntly light. Print clothes accumulate nnd do not advance. Haw cotton comes forward Just as it did ln other years, wheu ofllcinl and other stories of Injury ended In great orops. Hales of wool are restricted by the general conviction that prices asked by Interior holders cannot be realized, and there Is considerable disposi tion to unload speculative purchase at sta bonrd markets. Most manufacturers have more wool thun they have orders, and others meet as yet no satisfactory demand for goods. Hales of wool wens only 2,:kl!I.IK)0 pounds for the three chief markets, against U.II24.20O Hounds for tho same week Inst venr. Wheat bus grown a little stronger In spite of tho disturbance of ths Chicago market. Failure for the week have been 207 In the I'nlted Mates against ,'122 lust year, aud 44 In Canada, against 10 last year. Tho aggregate of gross earnings of nil rail roads in the I'nlted States reporting for the first half of December, or a part thereof, is tl2.017.12fi, a decrease of 4.5 per cent com pared withiast yeiunnd of 11.4 per cent com pared with the corresponding time of 1802, tho latest period of ordinary Itislnns pros perity with which comparisons can now be made, of sections of the irtintry In which representative ronds have reported, western roads. Including tho grangers, make the most favornblo showing. Houthern and southwestern roads report a small loss. In the other groups reports arc as yet Incom plete, All classes of roads report a decrease com aril with both years with which com- finrisun is made. Trnlllc on all roads has icen fur from satisfactory for several months and as yet there is little Indication of Im provement, but tho heavy losses In gross earnings reported by many roads Is not en tirely lue to loss of traffic. The falling off In traffic hns been In the high class freights and the loss in gross eurnlngs Is consequent ly relative larger than the loss in truffle. THE WHITE HOUSE CHRISTMAS. The President's Children Had a Christmas Tree. Christmas was celebrated In a Joyous, home-like fonhlon at tho While House. The children, not only of the president, but tho entire onblnct circle, held high carnival In the White llousu library, A noble fir tree stood In tho center of the big seml-clrcular room, so tall that it touched the lofty ceiling and so thick and broad that it nlmost filled the large room. Until latu in the night many willing bauds had worked under Mrs. Cleveland a direction In heuutl'ting this lirUtmus tree, nnd as It stood when the blight sun of Christmas day shone upon its tinsel and gill nud sparkled on the arti ficial snow and the pendant icicles and be. trayed some pretty tuy or knlcknnck con cealed in the thick foliage, It was n tree worthy of tho White House. The children were early awake up. Indeed, even before most of the servants -aud were soon gloat ing over the presents that lay piled up around the foot of the tree, und over the content of their stockings which were gen erously filled by Hantn Onus. After break fast, the visitors began to arrive children of the members of the cabinet, and the dny's njoyment was tnirly begun. There wero presents for each of the llttlonnes from Mrs. Cleveland, aud in turn most of the visitors brought pretty tokens of remembrance for tho Clevulond childreu. ilarloa anil Until, w ho have gotten along nicely in the study German, gave soino pretty recitations, and there wore somo Christmas carols sung. The president and Mrs. Cleveland exchanged presents, as baa been their practice ever since their marriage, and ull the employes of the White House received some appropriate nod useful token of esteem. TRAIN WRECKERS FOILED. Removed A Bail From the Traok on a High Bridgt. Home scoundrels, Intent on robbery, re moved plates from the rails on top of Mo Comb's trestle, IS miles east of Birmingham Ala., on the Houthern railroad, and moved a rail 12 Inches out of plane. Train No. 87, consisting of an ongitie nnd six cars, with more than 100 passenger ou board, came down the mountain onto the bridge. F.n glnecr Jim ilawes discovered the rail out of place, reversed and put on the air brakes, but too late to prevent the entire train aud englue leaving the rails. The train went its full length and ten feet on the timber on top of the trestle but for tunately did not turn over. Had It not been for the move of tho engineer the train would have dropped HI feet aud not a aoul escaped. The work was done by train robbers. TOBACCO TRUST BAB A RIVAL. A Powerful Opposition Coaotra to Build a Factory. The Tobacco Trust will soon find a power ful new rival In tbe Drummon Tobacco Com pany, capitalized at 1,000,000, Its stock will be held chiefly by the trade throughout a section where the trust ha bad It strong est bold. Work on tbe factory at Pavonla, N, J., will beginsoon. The plaut will have the most Improved machinery and will produoe all forma of chewing and smoking tubaoco and snuff. The new company is strongly supported by tbe trade, which Is dlssutl.tlud with the busi ness methods of the American Tobacco Com. puuy. Besides the Drurumous, well-known Virginian are back ol the venture, Chinese Ost la by Fraud. The United Htates custom authorities at Seattle, Wash,, have unearthed another gi gantic Chinese certificate fraud, by which hundreds of Chinese have undoubtedly gained admlssloo to this eouutry. A gaug of clever white and Chlues forgers are lu the plot, which consists of purchasing the certificate ot Culuem wbo are about to re turn to Clttua permanently. ini mm of i um TWENTY-EIGHT KILLED. Tha Total List of Dead Hay Be Consider ably Increased. One of tho most disastrous wrecks In the history of Houthern railroads happened Of. miles south of Birmingham, Ala., Hilndity morning nt 7:50, In which 2S persons were killed outright, and ton others Injured, two of whom will cl'n. Tho Ill-fated train was a I.oiilsvltlo A Nashville one, which runs from lllrmliighnm to lllocton, distance 40 miles, 1 lie tram left here at 6:40 In charge of F.ngl tier Frank While and Conductor A. P. Con nel. Four miles north of Blocton, the en tire train, mnde up of an englue, bag gage car, ami two passenger coaches, crashed through a bridge several hundred feet long and 120 feot high Into the Cnhaha river. A rail had been removed from the track, and when thn engine struck this WO feet of tho bridge gave way and wont down With the train. Immediately the wreck took tire, the water being nbcut three feat deep. Before help could be secured two passengers and train men wbo were pinned under tbe debris were burned to death iu sight of other vh-tlms of the disaster. Home of tho pas sengers, not so badly hurt, mnnnged to crawl nut anil did all they could In assisting others, but with little avail. ' Tbe bridge was a wooden structure, with an Iron span of 200 feet In the center, nnd Just at the beginning of tbe Iron work train wreckers bad pulled the spines and remov ed one of the rails. W hen the englceer dis covered this, ns was evident from the posi tion of his throttle nnd reverse lever, he at tempted to stop, but was running at such a rate of speed ns to carry down the. bridge. Every evidence showed that train wreckers hud been nt work. ISoth the Louisville and Nu-shvlllo nnd Houthern railways sent out relief trains, loaded with physicians and others, nud everything was done for those fortunate enough to get away from the flames, which quickly Consumed nil of the coaches aud part of the bridge. Many of the dead were charred campletely beyond recognition. Tho exnut number of persons perishing Is not known, but will reach 35. To cap the climax, one of the relief train which left Birmingham ran Into the rear end of the wrecking train, which was stopped about 150 feet from the bridge, nnd came near knocking It In on top ot the burled train. In this accident the following were injured: Ham Lustus, will die) Will Hast, will die; Wood Campbell, leg broken; Charles L. Htone, legs badly hurt; John Illttcnbury, nu kin broken. The scene of tho accident wo about 80 miles southeast of Birmingham, near the boundary of Bibb and Hhelby c-ountiee, In the mineral belt. The road here crosses the Culmha river, a stream that rises nenr Birm ingham und running parallel with the moun tain ranges flows Into the Alabama. To add fury to the event the tlnmea Ignit ed the wreckage, ami the entire mass was burned to the edgo of the water. The only one of tho train that escaped with his life from the wreck was the colored llremun, "Ham" Hpenccr. A NEW REPUBLIC IN MEXICO. Confederation of Three Central American Btates Recognised. After sovural weeks consideration of the status of Henor Rodriguez, tho first Minister of the Oreater Ibqiubllo of Central America, President Cleveland received hliu and accepted his credentials, in n short speech, which, while formal In tone, w-as thorough ly earnest lu its evidence ot good will toward the new American Union. The President emphasized the purpose of our Government to bold the Individual mates of the new Union to responsibility for past claims, und he indicated un expectation that lluatemala aud Costa lllca, which have so far refrained from joining with the others in the new republic, would soon give their ad herence. The Minister was accompanied to the Htnte Department by his secretary, Hcuor Corea, and his son, J. D. Ilodrlgir.-o, Jr., who Is an nttnehe of the legation. He was escorted to the White House by Heertitary Olney, and, being Introduced to the Pre-ldtnt, delivered his credentials. After presenting hia credentials the minis ter made a few tirief remarks, to which the President replied: "I tako pleasure In recognizing, In the name of the United Htates of America, the Oreater ltepitbiln of Central America, and In entering Into diplomatic relations therewith, Huch recognition Is glveu and such relations entered upon in the distinct understanding that tho responsibility of each of these re publics to tho United Htates uf America ro maius wholly unaffected. I discern in the article of association from which the Diet derives Its powers, a step toward it closer union of Central American Htates In tbe In-ten-si of their common iteleuse and general weltare, and I welcome it as the precursor of other steps to be taken In the same di rection, and which it Is Imped inny event ually result In tho consolidation of all the Mates uf Central America as one nut Ion for all thn purposes ot foieign relations and In tercourse. To o" I extend a cordial greet ing, both personal uud official, and I trust that your renewed residence nt the capital of this country will bo ns ugrreublu lu Its personal relation as I believe it will be tiso lul and profitable for tbe countries you rep resent, netwoen each of which and the United Htntea ha alwaya existed, and It is hoped alwaya will exist, the cloiest ties of friendship." The President expressed hope that the new republic would aoon include Costu Itlca and Guatemala. BAD LOT OF IMMIGRANTS. Two Hundred Held Up on Ellis Ie'.and by the Authorities. Of the fill passengers that thn French steamship Patrla brought Into New York Deoemtmr 23nl, from Marseilles aud Naples, 200 aru detained en Ellis Island by order of the Immigration authorities. W hen the passengers of the Pstria were landing on tho Island, Assistant Heoretary of the Treasury Wlke nnd Hupuriutendeol htutnpf were present. Neither seemed to be prepossessed lu favor of tbe new arrivals. Dr. Henner nud others said thoy were the worst lot of Ir migrants that had reached these shore in a loug time. Most of tbe de tained immigrants are Italians, who boarded the ship at Naples on December 0th. OZRKAHT HAY ASSIST. Paris Writer Bays Sh Would Help Spain Again, the United States. Tbe London Times' correspondent sayss "The Washington government has been con fidentially in formed, although In very friendly terms, that the European powers could not remalu passive should the United Htates recogulze or encourage the Cuban Insur gents. If my Information Is correot, an in timation bu been further given that Ger many is quite ready, even now, to take Hpain'a side should tho United Htates show a disposition oflloiully to side with the rebels. These warning originated In the course of pourparler for a European coalition against revolutionary socialism." Earned to Death. Mrs. Phillip McKltn. of Itookland town ship. Venango couuty, Fa., who had gone to a neighbor's, about 40 rod diataut (root her own home, discovered her bouse was on fire. Hbs hurried back with John Taylor, a uelghbor, who rushed upstairs at the risk of lila life and rescued one ohlld wbo waa al most suffocated. Three other small children could not be found, NEW MINE INSPECTOR LAW. A Bill to Make Baedtd Reforms In the Sys tem Ready for the Legislators. To correct the defects In the itnto mining laws, a general act will bo introduced In the next legislature, whhh will npply to the en tire nnthraelto and bituminous regions of Pennsylvania. The measure will have the sanction of tho state authorities, and will establish a bureau of mines In the Internal nlTalrs department, with n chief whose quali fications will lie similar to thoso required of mining engineers and mlno Inspectors, The creation of such a bureau, with a properly qualified chief, Is thought to be necessary, for the reason that no supervision by any stato official Is by law authorized oyer the mine Inspector of either the anthracite or bituminous mines In Pennsylvania. Complaints are constantly being made to the governor and other stateolficor by mine operators, miners nnd others connected with mine against mine Inspector for alleged failure to comply with the duties Imposed upon them by law, but the stute authorities have no legal right to Investigate such com- ilalnts and nothing is ever done In the mat er, except to refer them to the Inspector who hns been complained against. As it Is now there are to all intents and purpose eighteen different departments of mining In this state, each mine Inspector transacting the business of his own district according to hi own Ideas without Mug sccoiintable to a superior o.-dcer on the part of tne commonwealth, and yet all inspectors are paid directly from the stato treasury. Tho stato authorities back of the proposed legislation claim there Is need of additional mining laws on account of the alleged un constitutionality of the present act and of the necessity for state eunervlslon. which Is apparent to all who have looked Into the Bli'Mect. T le existing mining law is claimed by eminent lawyers to bo unconstitutional on account of its defective title and because it Is local In its application. The law defines certuln aids to b crimes anil misilemennors and yet Its title has no reference to this pro- Timun. in i ne nittiininous region the law regulating mining excludes Hiillirnn cauntv from the application of the uct nnd on nc count of this exclusion It Is regarded as local legislation. 1 hese defects are claimed to bfl In conflict with that part of the Constitution which re quires that the title of nnact shall clearly set forth what the law embodies, and, fur ther, that no local law shall be passed regu lating coal mining. This position was taken by Judge Uordon of Clearfield eomilvre. oently In tho trial of a criminal case. If his contention is sustained by the supreme court, to which the ease has been appealed, it fol lows that the whole act rciriilinlnir Dilutee In the bituminous reglou will fall. BH0DES EXPECTS TROUBLE HI Speeohe Conoernlng Hi Coming Hearing Hot Relished. Cecil llhndns' speeches ut Port Elizabeth Cape Colony, nre exciting tnnoh commsn ' both in London nud Cnpetown. In the course of his speech upon Inndlng in Port Eliza beth he snld: "1 am going to moot nnd bo examined by my fellow-countrvmeu. 1 know their unctuous rectitude, but I' know I also nave your sympathies lu the trouble I am about to meet.'' lu his speech lit the banquet tendered to him at Port Ellzals-th he referred to the mother country as a power out of sympathy with him to whom he had presented a nevr colony. The Times protests against Bhodes' bullying the British public, who have stood "by hi in during a year of trouble, aud who am prepared to accord him a fair hear- ng. Robbers' Christnu Gift. Four masked men entered the residence of Mr. and Mrs. tlcorga Tweedy.an aged couple residing three tulles south of Connenut, O., Dec. 211. and after blniliiiir nnd eniruinir the old people, ransacked the house for hidden money. They secured H4 In casli belonging to tho church, nud a gold watch, which lat ter they brought back after leaving the house and made Mrs. Tweedy a Chri-tnias present of it. The robbers escaped. All armed posse Is scsrehlug the surrouiidiug eouutry for them. A Illardsrer Biddled. The negro boy. Jerrv llurke who murdered Mrs. Fur's and her mother, Mrs. Kavauaugh, near Clio, La., was killed by a mob of twenty lynchers. They found hi in lu the woods, where he had been hiding since the murder. They tied hi in to a stake and the mob opened tire, riddling him with bullets. Burke con fessed to the murders, lie entered the house, he declared, because ha was oold, and said he had no intention of uommltlug murder. The sluht of the money excited him, anil then he murdered tho two women aud lied. Fonght for Life. A special from (iundaljnra. Mex says: Particular have been received here ot a desperate affray nt the much of Juan Vldrlo, this state. Vldrlo had trouble with some of hi employes a few duy ago, and thirty of them attacked him. He was seriously wounded by the first volley of shots, but took refuge In bis residence, and fired un his assuilun's, killing two of them, and wound ing seven others badly. Twenty members of thn mob have been arrested, and will probably be shot. In It Mother's Blood. Christ mas morning was ushered In with a horrible murder at Memphis, Tcun. Mrs. Frank Watson, 25 year of age, was found dead lu her residence on Pearce street. Her husband, a stationary engineer, and who worka for the Bohlenboua ice company, Is under nrrost. Wutson and hia wife huve had frequent quurrol of lute. A bbo a few months of ago was iound rolllug in its mother's blood, where it had keen u,l night. Brays Fullosman Killed. Lewi Klusmnn, a patrolman of the police force of Cincinnati, lost bis life while saving that of another man. At tbe intersection of Vine street and McMloken avenue, he caught a horse runniug away with a buggy.in which Dr. Hosier waa seated, lie checked the horse, so that the doctor escaped unscathed, but was pushed Into an excavation in the street nnd trampled to death by the frantic animal. Thirty-two Turk Killed. An Athene dispatch says that a desperate light occurred on Hunduy nt Prophetallus, iu the Olympus district, between a Turkish de tachment, M) strong, cunveying an Investiga tion oommittee ol eight Turkish officials and a Greek insurgeut band under Velondas. The whole of tbe Turkish committee and 24 of the Turkish detachment were killed, the Insurgeut losing only four killed.- Blown to Fisess. A glycerine magazine near Montpelier, Ind, exploded with terrible forae. Harry Adams and George Pocock were blown to atoms. ' A great hole - lu the ground is tbe only mark left to show the loca tion of tbe building. Chimneys were thrown down end window broken at distant points, and tbe abook waa felt for miles around. The evidence of the cause ot it Is, of course, obliterated. HEWBT H0TES. llrvau Is the guest ot Governor Atkinson at Atlanta. Henor Komero, Argentine's minister of flnanoe, ba resigned. Miners at Grove City, Pa., have struck for an advauoe of 6 oents a ton. John Kllkaunon shot snd slightly wound ed bis wife at Omaha and killed himself. Governor Clrueb, of Minnesota, has par doned Philip Hohelg. who was sentenced lor J bank robbery. , 1 PHILIPPINES. I9.00P MEN WERE ENGAGED. Spanlihand Insurgent Hay a Real Battle And ths Don Are Whipped. Private ndvlcos from Mnniln, Philippine in lands, reached Han Francisco, December 7.2 and nre verified by nn account that appears In the Hong Kong press received per Belglo the snme day. The news contained In the communication deals with the attack by tho HpanMi on the Novelets Isthmus and the at tempt of the Hpanlsh to dislodge the Insur gents In Cavlto an Viljo. At the end of the campaign, which lusted until the 14th of No vember, the Hpanlsh authorities sent out dis patches reporting that the attack had been kiieceasful and that the rebel loss was very heavy. The Hpanlsh claimed to have lost about 8.1 killed and 100 wounded. It la now learned that the great victory that the Can llllniis Predicted ended In Ignominious de feat. The rebels held Noveletn against war ship and troop. The Hpanlsh retired after suffering heavy loss. The Hpanlsh force under General Rio were divided Into two brigade of 7,000 men each, supported by the Hpanlsh gunboats In tho buy. The Insurgents numbered about 12,WsJ, but they were strongly entrenched In Cavlto and Noveletn. At the head of the Noveletn penlnsuln, tho ground was honey combed with rifle pits and the town defended from assault by earthworks, planted with niild-llro canuon and several pieces of heavy artillery. llios attacked the first line of redoubts at Noveletn and the rebels fell back to the main line of Dononze, a mile In the rear of the picket line. The Hpanlsh hail their plans well arranged. They placed the cruiser Costilla close In shore, and their guns cover ed the attacks of tbe royal troops. Tbe cruiser' shells reached tbe outside defense of the city. The light started nt nine o'clock on Hundny November S.aud by 1 o'clock In the afternoon he Insurgents' outer work bad been evacu ated. Then a general attack followed, Itlo throwing the main body of his llrst brigade against the rebel entrenchments. The gun boats opened lire on the enemy, but owing to bad gunnery, fulled to cniise any dam age to the defenses. The CardeHa, the closest to Cavlto. was fully six miles from the town, and all her shell fell short owing to thn extreme elevation given the ship's cannon. When Bios' men reached the Insnrgent works, a terrlfin lire was opened on them. They inarched forward resolutely until the rllle pits commenced lo belch forth fire, inowln.i down the front ranks. Tbe column faltercu, then retreated slowly under faeavv lire. The Hpanih troops wero In the open and subject to the lull effect of tbe flrn. Had the rebel's gunnery been good, Illos could hnve been slaughtered. Tbe morning of the ninth the Hpanlsh were back in their camp again, nnd hud repaired the remnants of the llrst brigade. The second brigade had suffered very little. Tbe steamers Isabel I and a small transport were used to f'itch tbe wounded to port from the peulnsuln. At least 600 were brought from the battle tleld. Wednesday, November II, Bios prepared and headed a second uttucK on Novelets. He threw Ills entire army ngaiust the re doubts and was routed with a heavy loss In the first attack. The gunboats failed to aid the troops to any extent, their shot falling short. The Hpanlsh did not attempt to re. new action, but waited until tho morning ot the 14th, when a weak effort was made to flank the rebels, the failure of which ended the lighting for the tine being. FEDERATION OF LABOR. Important Routine Businei Trsneioted Legislation Favored. The convention of the Foderntlon of Ijibor did business Monday with over one-half of Its delegate- gone. At the early session con sideration was resumed of the Erdinun ar bitration bill, on n motion to refer its in dorsement to the executive council with in structions to have It amended, especially sec tions 6 nnd ft. It was carried. A resolution for a department of labor with another cabinet officer, was adopted, at: was a resolution for the better inspection of navy yards and arsenals, aimed at the Car negie steel works nnd others. It wa of fered by the machinists' union In Indorsing the Otey resolution pending iu Congress. A resolution was adopted for union latssla on tobies as well as ou cigar) also another that no ofllcinl of the American Federation of Labor should be allowed to affiliate or participate with any political parly- yeas 117, nays 17. A resolution by Delegate Boyee. recom meudlng that union men do not enlist in the state militia was udverssly reported by tbe committee, n Q the ground of being an In fringement of personal rights. The report was not concurred In and the resolution was adopted. Besolutlons were adopted against any street ears, not carrying malls, having marked ou tbe car the words "United Htates Mail:" for government control of telephone and tele graph service) revoking commissions of all organlzera and authorizing the issue of new commissions) for the more vigorous investi gation of defective armor plates for warships, und for the government to establish Its own works for mnklng suoh plates. The time of the federation waa principally occupied In the afternoon In a discussion of the special committee on immigration read by P. J. Magulre.of Philadelphia. It recom mended that tbe Lodge bill, now pendiug In congress ba passed. It furthermore recom mends that a competent attorney be em powered to draw a bill to tie presented to congress, embodying the following provis ions: That foretgu consuls be emigration agents to pass upon the qualifications of emigrants before they set out for this coun try; that all Immigrants received here should be required within a reasonable time to be come naturalized citizens) that paupers and criminals be excluded) that an educational lest be required; that penalties for violation of the alien contract law Iw lucreased. The report was adopted. A PEACEMAKER KILLED. William Brintoa Stabbed While Trying to StoB a Quarrel. While Interfering In a iiuarrel among Itnllauaat Kleunora, Pa.. William Britton. an American miner, aged 2& years, waa fatally (tabbed near tbe heart by Vcholoa Vlsk, a well known Italian blacksmith of that place, and also cut in tbe breast with a knife in tbe handa of VUk's acalstaut, Luport, a Pole. Brluton knocked dowu two Italians after be ing stabbed and then fell dead. He bad been married about three weeks. Vlsk and Leport escaped to tbe woods snd up to this time bave been able to evade a posse of 20 armed men. On Hunday after noon the officers came suddenly upon the fugitives and fired 20 revolver shots at tbem, but none took serious effect. This Is tbe fourth murder that has been committed In Jefterson county this year. Forty Persons Killed. The colliery disaster at Beech lira, resulted from an explosion of Are damp hue proved more serious than at first reported, 40 per sons bave been killed and 27 are still miss ing. There are two towns lu Western Bus lla, one of which is called Hexhitsa aud tbe other BotohltHS. Japan' Dsfsntss aad Ednoation. Tbe speech from ths throne at tbe opening ol parliament declares that Japan's relatioua with foreign states era increasing in oordl allty, and auuouuuea that the work of re vising treaties is nearly completed. Ooa- I tinulog, the speech says that the national de- leusee require perieviuig in proportion wuq the financial resources of tne smplre. fOkrff BY THE SENATE COMMITTEE. In Accord With ths Law f Hstloni-Ha-J - . moTOai Frtoedent Cited. Senator Cameron presented to the HnnatnV the report of the committee on foreign re. lations. favorable to the adoption of the Joint resolution, that the Independence of t in re public, of t uba be acknowledged by the i mien mates, and mat tne united mates use Its friendly o dices with the government of Hpuln to bring to a close the war between Hpniii and the republic of Cuba. Tho report saysi Congress, at Its last session, adopted with practical unanimity the view expressed by your committee that the time had come for resuming Intervention with Hpaln for the reeognitlon of the lude pendenceof Cuba. Hpaln having declined to listen to any representation founded on an understanding between herself and the In surgents, and congress having pledged It self to friendly Intervention, the only que, tlon that remain to be decided Is the nature of the next step to be taken with proper re gard to the custom and usages of nations. Before deciding this Question your com mittee has preferred to examine with some care all the instance which bave occurred, during thla century ot Insurgent peoples claiming Independence by right Of revolt. The Inquiry ha necessarily led somewhat tar, especially because the right of revolt or i Insurrection, If Insurrection van be properly called a right, seems In every Instance, ex cept one, to have carried with it a corre sponding Intervention. For convenience we have regarded both insurrection and Inter vention as recognlzid rights, and have at tempted to ascertain the limits within which these rights have been exercised, and their force admitted by the general consent of nation. The long duration of the French revolu tionary wars left It In a state of great con fusion, fixed the beginning! of our modern International systems at the year 181(1, in the treaties of Vienna, of Paris and of the holv nlllance. The settlement of local disturb ances, under the influence uf the powers, parties to theso treaties, proceeded without' serious disagreement uutll 3821, when the Greeks arose in insurrection aviilnst the sul tan. The modern precedents of European Insurrection and Intervention, wnerendepen dence was the Issue Involved, begun with Greece, After reciting the history of the Greek revolution from 1N21 to 1H27, tbe report next takes up the Belgian revolution of 1830. When the French revolution of July, 1890. occurred. It spread Instantly to the Nether lands. Towards the end of August, 18sW, dis turbances began and soon became so serious ss to threaten complications abroad as well ss at home. Without concerting with, or supporting. King William, the power imposed an imme diate armistice on both parties. Interventions have occurred in Hpaln by Prance, In 1H27; again In Hpaln and Portugal iu 18,10, by Enginnd and France, under what was culled the quadruple treaty; In Pied mont and Naples by the Holy Alliance, lu 1821 and In so many Instance Mnco 1848 that the mere enumeration would be long and diffi cult. From this body of precedents it 1 elear that Europe has Invariably asserted and prac ticed the right to Interfere both collectively and separately, amicably and forcibly, la every instance, except that of Poland, where a European people has resorted to insurrec tion to obtain Independence. ( The report then turns to the experience of lain 1 -. i. I A A.Im . - 1 1 V. I .. .11 . . . V. M,tnf,. wlmfl.aw 1m A.I..II. . L. .... t... on the right of Intervention. ine Ainericnn preceuenta am nanuieu ex haustively. It says that America, both North nud Houth, has always alined to mod erate European Intervention and to restrict rts exercise. President Andrew Jackson, In his Texas message of December 21, lf.'MI. said: "Iu the preamble to tbe resolution of the House of ltoprwoutBllvri.lt Is distinctly in timated that the expediency of recognizing he Independence of Texas should be left to the decision of Congress. lo this view, on the ground o exeliency, am disposed to concur: nud do not therefore consider it necessary to express any opinion as to the strict constitutional right of the executive, either apart from or In conjunction with tbe Henate, over the subject." The government of the United State ban always regarded Cub as within the sphere of its most active and serious Interest. As early as 182f, wben tbe newly recognized states of Columbia and Mexico were sup posed to be preparing an expedition to revo lutionize Cuba and Porto ltlca the United Htates government Interposed its friendly of fices with these government to request their forbearance. The actual condition of Hpaln seemed to make her retention of Cuba impos sible, in which cose the United Htates would have lieen obliged, for their own safety, to prevent the island from falling into the hand of a stronger power in Europe. That this emergency did not occur may have been partly due to tbe energy with whlili Mnnrm tintiiAiinMil m rt A our power to prevent it." and hia determin ation to use nil the roe,! within his com petency to guard against and forefend it." This right of intetventiou in matters re lating to the external relation of Cuba, as serted antl exercised seventy years sgo, hoe ln?cn asserted and exercised lu every crisis la which the Island has been involvod. In conclusion the report say: The only question that properly remains for Congress to consider is the mode which should be adopted for tbe step which Congress is pledged next to take. The government of the United Stated en tertain none but the friendliest feelings toward Hpaln. It moat anxiou wish is to avoid even the appearance of an aulrtendlt ness which la wholly foreign to that thought. For more than a hundred years, amidst di verging or clashing interest, aud under fre quent and severe strains, the two govern ments hsve succeeded In avoiding collision, and there I no friendly office which Hpaln could ask which the Luited Ktate. within the limlta of their established principles and policy, would not be glad to extend. Iu the present Instance they are actuated by an earnest wish to avoid the danger of seeming to provoke a conflict. Among the precedents which bave been rited, there . can be no douutjas to the choice. The most moderate Is the best. Among these, the attitude taken by President Mouroe In 122 la the only attitude which can properly be regarded ss obligatory for a similar situation to-dav. The course pursued by the United Htates in recognition of Co lombia Is tne only course which congress can adopt. ' Wastsd to Free Cuba. One hundred convlcta in the Frankfort, Ky., penitentiary tiled a petition with the governor for pardon. They stated In the petition it pardoned they would all go to Cuba and fight with the Insurgent to free the island. The governor could not see it that way, and waa inclined to think they might work for feedorrt. inside the wall, and their expected Christmas gift ba gone glim mering. CONDENSED ITEMS. ' A motion to investigate tbe death of Maoeo was opposed by Premier ltudini and voted down In the Italian chamber of deputies. Thomas Livingston ha entered suit at Youngatown, O., against the Erie railroad for 2,000 damages, ulieglng that he was un lawfully ejected from a train. Masked men poured oil about the bouse ot Joseph Jenkins, an alleged bad character ot Morgantuwn, W. Ya., aud started a fire which destroyed tho building. Goveruor Morton ot New York, has re fused a pardon to John Y. McKuoe. Mo Kaue's daughter and his blind son appealed to tbe goveruor, who was greatly moved by their grief. At Montreal Dr. Couaty, tne new rector of e Washington university, described him self as a Catbolio lit religion and an Amort can In politics,
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