1 i. 1 IN END 10 1 HORRORS OF WAR PEACE DECLARED. Th United Blitel and England Agree to Arbitrate. Secretary Olney, In behalf of the United Htnte, and Hlr .lullnn l'niincnfntn. on thn part of Great llrllnln on Monday affixed their slgnnluro lo a treaty by which for a term ol live year, tho two Kng'llsh-spcaking nation ngroo in nnme in pence mill without a resort to arms, nil possible question of vntrnvery being referred to a court of arbi tration, Willi thn slngln exception thnt neither nntlon surrender Itn honor or dig nity to thn Judgment of nrlillrnllon. Later In tho ilny President Cleveland flit thn tmity, mul n mcssngn earnestly approving It, to the Hi n ito Thn following lo thn text of thn Presi dent nic;ugn transmitting thn general treaty: To'tho Rcnatn: "I transmit herewith n treaty fur tlm nrhl. trillion of nil matter In 1 1 11 f ' n between Ihn L'liltt'il Slate nnil Ori'nt llrllnln. Thn rnviion of ihn treaty nrn ih" result of long mid patient deliberation mid represent con cession nimbi by each party for thesuknof agreement upon the general scheme. "Though the result reached limy lint meet thn view of tho ndvocnte of Immediate, un limited nml Irrevocable itrhltridlon of nil In turniilliinnl controversies, It In, nevertheless, onllili'iitly believed Unit thn tronty cntinni fail to h everywhere recognized an making Ion slop In Urn right direction ami em bodying n practical working plnn by which deputies betwi-cn thn two countries will reach n peaceful adjustment a a initltnrof oourso nml In onllmiry routine. "It la eminently llttlng.ns well ns forliiniiln, thnt thn nttcmpt to accompll-h result no nenollccnt should lm Initialed by kindred peoples, speaking Ihn satnn tr nguo ami joln "I together by oil thn (Ira of common tradi tion. I'ommon Institution nml common -ilrntlon. Thn experiment of substituting .-Ivlllzod motlimla for bruin force na thn mean of settling Intnrnatlonnl question of right will thua Ira tried uinlnr (ho hniiplost auspice. Ita ueco ought not to bo doubt ful, and the, fact that Ita ultimate ensuing lionellta nrn not llknly to bn limited to thn two countrloa Iminndlntnly concerned ahoiild cause It to Ira promoted nil thn moro eagerly. Tho exampln act and the lesson furnished by no successful operation of thin t rent y nrn euro to bn fell and taken to heart aooner or Inter liy other nullum, and will thua mnrk the. beginning of a now epoch In civilization. rroloundiy impressed na I am, Iherefiire, t'V the promise of transcendent good which thla treaty nffnrda, I ilo not bealinto to an. oompnny Ita transmission with an expression of my eurn"st hopo that It mny commend II eclt to tho fuvoruole consideration of the Hen- ate. 'onovKn Cleveland. "Exeeutlvo Mmifion. .Inn. II. 1m)7." Tto 13 article conMltntlnit tho treaty denl with tho anlijucls which aro to be aulnnittml to arbitration, and the milliner In which tho court of iirliltrntluli Ib to be conititnted. Thn InnmiiiKti tiaed in embrnciiiir nuhjccta beforn inu conn nna oeen cnoaen with thn Kmntcat enre, tho purpose beliip to ninlio tlm terma ao compreiieiiHivo thnt no oui'Ulon enn nrlac ID the onlihiiry (leiilinKa bctneeii tho two oovvrnmentn which will cnuno a rcaort to war. Thn artb ln which mnkea nn exception in thn ciu of nn Insult to tho notional Imnor alao wna ao carelnlly framed that onllmiry quratioiid, which to aomn extent Involve n nation a 1101101-. couia not lm lirmiKht wilhlti It. Iu hurt, tlm terma of thn 13 nrticlea arc txillevod by air. Olnev and hlr Julian to cover avury uanalcontlimency liy which a illllnr once could arinn between tho United Hlntca ami tircnt iirltnln. Throuuhout thn necotlntlona thn ilealrn of both thu Hen.-etnry nml Amlauamlor wna to mako thn InnKtmuo ho broud thnt when 11 ooniroveray oroao It wouM lid ncoompnnled by the Inovitnbio knnwUnlKO on both bides of the water that arbitration, not wir, would iveiiiu The London Chronicle anld In an mlllnrlnl We nunoiincti thla moruinir the event of tho Mlneieonth cenlttry,' ami follows this with the preamhlo ami Ibe text of 15 articles of j lie Kenonu arnttrutlon trcntv, signed at Waablnitton between the United Mutes anil 4mnt llrltmn. Tho treaty, aatlrnwn and agreed to by Mr. Olney and Ambiuvador l'auuceforto. cover these points: First It establishes a hlph court of arbi tration. The commission is composed of three memticrs of the supreme court of the United Htatts, to bo chosen by thn president, and of three member of the ulKh oourt of apprnls of Great Dritnln, to Ira selected by vine prime minlstur. Second The treaty Is to be operative for a period of (Ito yeara from tho Unto of the xchnnve of rntlllcailona. Third Tho oourt of arbitration shall have axcluxlva jurisdiction over all questions be tween tho two countries on which differences are now pouillnir, or which may arise durluic the life of the treaty, with the exception of the Bering aea question and the Venezuelan dispute. ioiirlb No dispute Involving national honor sovereignty Is to bo submitted to the -arbitration commission. WEST VIBOINIA LAWMAKERS. Xht Osnsrat Assembly Conysnsd and Or ganiisd. The State LegUlnture convened at noon 'Wednesday. The llepubllcana bare a big majority in botb branches and oriranized the House and Senate. Nelson A. Wuitnkor, a Wheeling manufacturer, waa elected presl dent of the Henate, and 811ns U. llauen. a Marshall county farmer, Speaker of the House. The reading of Gov. SlacCorkle s neasage was postponed until Thursday. One of the most Important bills to eome before the Legislature will be one to create a new county In the northern part of tho Htnte. It Is proposed to have It contain 4U0 square miles, and portion are to be taken oft four conutles, namely: Mononiralin, Hb miles; Marlon, lt8 mllcxi Wrtze), 125 miles; Harrison, 206 miles. Mannington la to be the county seat and the name suggested Is Augusta. If formed It will Increase the number to (6. TWO BOADS CONSOLIDATE. P., . L. B. aad P. & Row Oni Line. Largo Improvement! Ordered. The itockholden of the rittsburg, Blien , ango & Lake Erie and of tbe rittsburg and Sutler railroad companies met at their gen eral offices at Hoadvllio and Pittsburg and ratified tbe consolidation under tbe name of iba Pittsburg, Bessemer Lake Kris rail road company. An enormous sum of money will be expend d for Improvements 00 the line between Conneaut and Cranetville and the harbor. The barbor and docks will be operated by aha Conneaut dock company, which Mr. Carnegie controls. With tbe mammoth coal, loading machines that will be plaoed ou the docks tbe cost of loading coal will be re. 4uoed from IT cents a tdu to 1 ceut, and will also do away with huudreds of ore and coal handlers. Ten milea of track will be Juld round the dock. A fight la Cburoh. ' Official advloea from Jerusalem show that there has been further throuble among the worshipper at tbe Cburoh of the Holy Sep. ulcbre. It appears that the Ilomaa Catbq. Hea were opposed to tbe members of tbe or thodox Oreek church euteriug the cburoh by . certain door on tbe evening of January 6, tbe day observed by the ortbudoi church as Christinas, Th latter Insisted upon tbelr right to en er, and tbe result was tbat the two faotlona became Involved in a serious fight, wbloh Ud not eud autfl the Turkish authorities Iu. tatveaed to restore order. Some of the epra tanta vera badly Injured, bat It. li lot , Aaowa whether asrbody was kliletL PLED FROM DEATH. Th City of Bombay Deserted by Half Its Population. Over half the population of Ilombay, esti mated to amount to about WM,000, hna flo l from the plague, and the usually crowdnd strenta, dock and bnr.nnra aro not recog nizable, lliinlnesa In pleen goods, metals, rrockery nml hardware Is nt n stnnilntlll. The conns nro deserted and the judge and oftl clals have gonn to a healthier cllinn. Many pfthntintlvn doctors, gindimtes of tho col leg", hnvn lied, nnd tliosn reinnlnlng refusn in auenu pingun casea, or When they ilo at tend to I ln-iii will nut touch the sufferer. urcniling contagion. Clerks nnd other wnono yucnttoiis call them to tho city dully removed to siiinirlan station, whero the people nrn moatly llvliifr In thatched hut. It I estimated that KOn,0IX) peranns are en camped nt Andhcri, whence tliny will aoon be forced ut migrate owing to thn lack of water nnd sanitation threatening to breed cholera. The ccmetorle arn already filled to overflowing and tho wind I spreading thn Contagion. '1 he night nrn madn hideout by cyinbnl nud ru'lam-holy dirge, Often dilTI eulty I experienced in burying the dend, friends nnd relatives refusing to carry tho corpse. la some Initnncc women hnvn n listed In carrying the dead bodies. A large number of pingun corp nt the Tower of Hllencn, thn l'nrseti burial place, hnvn bwneatnn by tun vulture luhnblilng It. Corpses have been found in thn strent. Thn ofHclnl returns show thnt up to Wed nesday ovenlug thern were H,l('.i4 case o biiliimlc nliiuue nnd l.ftna llellllia lr.ii Oil disc its e. HIGHER WAGES WANTED. Rites Inareised in tbe Scale Adopted by The miners. Thn National miners' convention declared for a sharp advance In thn price of mine la bor. The committee on wngo scale made ita report, and o far as consideration had pro ceeded nt the hour of adjournment, the re port was adopted without material amend ment. The icnlo report so fur ns adopted Is ns followst "llesolved. That thn prlen for pick min ing shnll be 0!l cents perton In I'ennsylvsiiln, fill cent In the Hocking vnllny, CO cent In Indiana, M cent In thn Grape Creek dis trict, and the rate of IHM for the baluoco of Illinois. 'll'-solvnd. That the price per ton for lending and drilling after mnchlne In 1'enn eylvutiln. Ohio nnd Illinois do three-nfth of llie pick mining rate, nnd that thn nrlce t.er ton for entering, cutting and loading tnnch lunennl In Indiana shall Ira fnur-fUlha of the pick mining rate In Indiana, mid thn price for all other machine work shall Ira advanced In proportion." Tho clmisn of the report not acted upon ynl IB in- lonuwiiig; All tiny Inbor wage shnll bo advanced nt the same rate In the Mnlllou and In Jackson illslrict them shall be a (lUfcron. tlal of nine cents per ton over the Hocking vniii-y. The constitution wn amended an n to abolish ileegateH-nt-large; to require tho I'l'-utinii 01 onicers 10 iime pince luimeillntely mi' i ni" i-imveiiiion is organizeii. A plan for a general delenso fund nro. Inc. od by mid to be used by nil union labor In one federation, was reported and endorsed Ly tho convention. J. A. Cnlrns, ex-prcildcnt of tho Fennsyl- vniim orKiini7.aiion, wno was expelled .uiv-iiii-ug to urciiie trouoie. OEAB'8 BILL FINOS FAVOB. A Ciblnit Commission to Sottl With raoiflo Roads. th Tho Hnnato committee on Pacific rallrouds ngrecd to report favorably the Ocur blll.pro vlding for a commission consisting of thn At torney General and tbn Hecreturles of thn Treasury nnd Interior, for thn settlement of llie ilclils ol Iheso romls. At Mr. Mornn'. suggestion, the following proviso was added at the end of section 4. which Hies the IiamIh of settlement, and, with this ngroed to, tho uiu was ordered lavorubly reported by unanimous vote: "Thnt said commissioners In mnkhiD nnv settlement under this act shall reserve to Congress thn right to regulate or prescribe mo iiii-ii ui ion or enarges lor ine transpor tation of freights or pnssengersto be charged on any or all of snld rnilrouil. nml nil rb.l,i iiiiu poius, in respect 01 sniu railroads anil rniirouii couipantes, as they now exist. CHRISTIANJ FOB PEACE. Besolutioni Adopted hj a Great Foroiga Mission Mm Meeting. General James A. Dcavor.of FonnsylTanla, presided at a groat interdenominational mass mooting In the Interest of Torelgn missions, at Carnegie liall, New York, Jan. 15, and General 1 leaver, Uishop Charles 11. Fowler and ltev. Dr. Itluhard 8. htorra wore (he speakers. This resolution, to be fr.rwardnd to tne presiding olllner of the United States Senate, wns adoptedt "That thl conferenco of forelgh mission boards, representing, as Its member believe, the sentiments of tne great botlv of Protest ant Chiisiluns throughout the United States and Canada, rejoices In tbe prospect of the early ratillcatlon by their respective Govern ments of the general treaty of arbitration nud respectlttliy urges prompt confirmation of tbe inme." Weit Virginia Legiilatnr. Doth branch of the Legislature met In joint so slon Thursday and canvassed the rc. turns of the November election for State offi cers. All the Republicans were declared duly eluctod, the vote being as follows! For Gov ernor, Atkinson, Ilopubllcnn, 108,729; Watts, Democrat, 94,1S4; Johnson, Prohibition, 1,203; Fitzgerald. Populist, 1,12ft. For State Auditor, LurolletolItepubllcau,106,231sUnggs, Democrat, 113,929. For Treasurer, Kendall, ltepublican. 103,135; Tucker, Democrat, 03,. 840. For Stato Superintendent of Free Schools, Trotter, ltepublican, 105.316; Lewi Democrat, 03,021. Attorney General, ltucker. 105,432; lliley, 114,000. Tbe reading of the Governor's message was completed In tbe House this afternoon and begun in the Senate, and will be OnUhed Saturday, until which day tbe Senate ad journed. He Credit to Britain. Tbe London Globe say It aeea no reason for Britons to rejoice at tbe conclusion of tbe arbitration treaty with tbo United States, addingi 'Great Britain'! experience In arbitration with America baa always been futile nnd ri diculous. It Is no particular triumph tor the Marquis of Salisbury's atatasuutarhlp. and most self-respecting Englishmen would like to forget tbe slruumstanoe leading to it. The passage In our history beginning with the Venezuelan trouble and President Cleve land's gross Insult, and ending with the con clusion ol the treaty, contains nothing to be proud off, and a great deal which molt of us would be glad to obliterate." CONDENSED ITEMS. Crather at Caverblll'i warehouse at Men. trool were destroyed by ore. Lou, t800.. 00; Insuranoe, 200,000. Husked men, In an attack 00 Wm Row land's home, near Macon. Ga., killed Mrs. ltowland. A mob with bloodhounds la lo pursuit. , President Thomaa B. Baitlngi, of the Union theological seminary of New York, has resigned. Rev. Cuthbert Hall, of Brook lyn, will succeed bim. William P. Bt John, treasurer of th Dem ocratic national committee, la very III at but home Id New York, the result of overwork la th recent oamnalga. 10 CORE 003 WWM EVILS. MONETARY REFORM. The Indlsaapolli Conference In a Work ing Seiiloo. Tho National Monetary conference wa called to order in Indianapolis, Jan. 12, and addressed by ex-Gov. Htnnnnrd, of Missouri, temporary chairman. Of the 270 delegates present nnnrly all were of Slates north of the Potomac and east of tho Missouri. In bis opening addres Mr. Htunuard laid he be lieved thnt there I a strong anil Increasing conviction among the people In favor of re tiring thn United State nnd Treasury notes, lie would retire them by the Issue of bonds bi-nrlng n low rate of Interest. He pro pen. ed to permit thn national bank to Issue note up to thn par vnlro of tho bonds ilc. posited to secure circulation nml to reduce the tax on circulation ,'4 of 1 per ceut. lie believed that bunk should bo permitted to establish brunches In small cltle, nml that fhern might be advantage In withdrawing nil paper money uuder tlO note, thus forc ing coin Into use. K.x-Secretary of Ihn Treasury Charle H. ralrehlld was Hip next speaker. lie spoke of the rnennt election a being a great test of our Institutions, and now the necessity Is be fore the country of going onward nml up wind In another itiroctloii. As to thn asser tion that there were sectional Interests Iu this matter and that New York wa thn creditor of thn whole country, the last ncimii showed that 27 per t ent of thn mortgage Indebted ness of tno U11I ted states was upon New York properly. If Ihn debtor who has nn obligation upon hi real estate Is to bo bene lited by any manipulation of the currency New York will get morn than onc-qtiurtcr of thn hoiiellt. Hut 110 government could give n value to something by calling It money and Investing It with the legal tender quality. J. 1 1 arsmi llhoiles, of New York, wa ap plauded when he said thnt ho could sen no reason why tho government should not Lose nil Its Issue upon the gold utmidnril mid re place ad notes by coin cerllllcate protected by a 25 per cent, gold reserve. Mr. I'misinau, of ( hi. ago, presented a plnn for tho appointment b the President of a llnanco commis-doii of thn members. In. eluding one member from tho Senate Fi nance committee, and onn from thn ilouso Hanking and Currency "ommlttee. three oHtixora, mren merchniii or maiiuractiirers, and one polliienl economic!, this commission to mnko reports to Congress. Mr. Pent, of St. Paul, offered resolution niivncntiug the maintenance of tho gold slnndnrd, withdrawal of the government from the banking business, thn authorization .f braiichea of national banks nnd thn reduction of minimum capital stock to (25.0HO. George O. Tanner, of Indianapolis, offered resolutions declaring In Invor ol tho national debt, retirement of greenbacks, a morn ex pansive system of national bank currency nml thn Imposition of severe penalties upon iiniioiini oiiiik uireciorn mr iniiuro 01 uuty. II. II. 1 1 ii 11 nil , of Inillminpolls, presented n srlicmc, for the appointment of 11 monetary coiiiiiiiuee 01 11 meinocrsto on named bytno convention, to investigate tho financial suli- jeei, meir conclusions to bo reported to uu uilliiurned meeting of thn convention. Kiigenn Levering, of llalluuore, submitted resolutions ilocluring that legislation I n led for thn maintenance of the gold standard, thn cancellntloii of United States note nml thu creutlon of a nafo and expen sive currency upon tne bonis 01 the U.ittl more plnn. '1 ho convention adjourned Wednesday. Following Is tho resolution adopted: J his convention declares that It has be come absolutely necessary thnt a consistent, straightforward ami deliberately ulsnnoi monetary system shall bn inaugurated, tho iiiuiiameiiiui oasis tl wnicn snail be: f irst, that thn present gold standard shnll be maintained; second, that step should bn taken to Insure thn ultimate retirement of all clusac of United States notes by a grnd- uni nnu sveuiiv oroce? nnu o a to avoiii in. Jurlous contraction of the currency or dis turbance of the busities Interest of the coun try, and that until such retirement provi sion should be made for a separation of the revenue una noio issuo uenartments ol trea sury; third, that a banking system be provid ed, which should furnish credit facilities to every portion of the country and a safe and ciasuo circulation ami especially with a view of securing such a distribution of tbn loanable capital of thn country ns will tend to equalize tho rates of Interest In all Darts thereof. For thu purpose of effectively pro moting the above object. UNITED MINE WORKERS. Annual Convention Onini at Colombo! With Good Attendinos. Tba national convention of tbe United Mine Workers opened at Columbus, O., with about 80 delegate!, representing nearly all the bituminous coal districts of the United States In attendance. President I'enna iu his address reviewed tho wage troubles of the year and said many methods had been advanced as a moans for bettering the con dltlon of the miners. Among thum la the restriction of the output by limiting the nr. moor of cars which a miner mav load In a day, or tbe number of hours in a day a miner may work. President Penna did not baiiove suoh a proposition practicable. He was also opposed to a national suspension of work. Hie chief obstacle to any plan, he laid, was that more than 90 per cent of tba mtuers are unorganized or remain indifferent to their condition. Offtrof thi Bad Cron. Secretary Pullman, of the Red Crna fln. ciety. bos furnished the followlna for oubu. cationt "iu view of thn deen Interest manifest.! by the people of the United State In Cuban affair, It Is, perhaps, proper that It be stated that thn American National Ked Cross waa oOlclally tendered for service, In Cuba, by In President, a month ago, and luter Mis Burton offered the individual services of her self and assnuints, tbe same as In tho relief expedition to Turkey, the two necessary conditions being that acceptance and eutry beafforded by the Spanish Government, and the fundi needed to aupply such relief be provided, as was tbe case In tbe Armenian relief, by tbe American people. "It I but iuat to add that nn ta the n res ent time, not a dollar from any source has Deen onereu, nnu tne npanutn Government la still holding tbe Red Crosa proposition under advisement." Xoaongabila Dims. Major Uoxle, of the Corns of Army En. f iueers, has Just returned to Washington rom a survey of the Up tier Monoogabela river to select sites tor tne uovernment dams, for which aa appropriation baa born made by Congress. Major lioxle reuorta In favor of locations for four dame, the ilrst and upper one being a little below Fairmont, the next at Opeklskie, tbe third at Ilolttowa and tbe last at a point a little above Horgaotown. Representative Dayton, of tba Morgantown district, says he la determined tbe contract bail be let and work begun at tho very earl lest moment practicable. Killed By Mooaehineri. Deputy United States Marshal W. A. Balrd wa killed la Breathitt county. Ky. Bird had arrested Bam Neace for moonihlnlog, aud waa riding to jauksou with Neaoe on hi horse behind blm, Jacob Neaoe and Dan Farley, relatives of tbe prisoner, overtook the marshsl and demanded tbat Nanoe be re leased. Nanee rolled off tba bone and but relative! began tiring on tbe officer. Mrd re turned the Ore, but Jacob Nanoe shot him through the breast. Bird then loot Bum Neaoe la tha leg. when bla boiaaluand into ib rt m isms scroti, SCARED BY A SUN SPOT. Nogroei Confining Their Sini and Prepir lng for Judgmint The appearance of a large black spot near lliocentnr of the lun ha caused a panle among the negroes of AUchtia.Levy and La fayette counties, Florida, which la spreading lo other sections. The negroes believe the soot is a warning mat Judgment Is near and they have quit work and are preparing by lirnynr and confession of ln to meet their maker. J he spot seems to havn been Ilrst discovered four day ago by llnv. James Mnhry, a negro preacher, who told his Hook that thn spot wa a sign that God would soon come to udgn tho world. This Interpre tation drove tho negroes wild with fear mul they have since been preparing for the end. Mnhry'a explanation of thn meaning of thn sM.t has spread so rapidly that in thn counties tinmoil, work has been nlmost entirely sus pended. Thn negroes are gathered nt their churches, singing and prnylng and confess ing Ihelr sins. Many of them are refusing to eat, claiming thnt lood would render them unlit tor translation. Mnlirv Is traveling in other counties pointing to the blemish 011 the sun nn I warning the negroes lo lleo from Ihn wrath to come. Seeing the spot, the negroes ucllove mid Immediately fail to praying. Thn cram promise to prend over Ihn en tire Stntn times Ihn spot soon vanishes. onn result of tho crnr.e bo been tho i lcnrlngnp of several mysterious crimes In Alm-hii county. Under the lnllucnceof thn fenr that tho world Is soon to bo destroyed, threo iiegrne near High Nprlng havn con fessed that they murdered a peddler Who ilissnpenri-d nhoiit a year ago. Thn spot can bn seen during the nnllm day, but is nmro plainly visible early In the morning nnd Into in the afternoon. No sclentlllo eiplnmitioti has been offered. FIVE CHILDREN DROWNED. Wont Under th Ioe While Skating and Could net be Reseued. Flvo children wero drowned In Ht. Louis. January IB, while skirting. At Kossuth nve nuo and Ashland place n crowd of children worn skating on tho Ice In an old quarry. J he Ice guvo way mid tho children worn precipitated Into thn water and drowned lm torn help Could reason them. 'I hey nn; Amanda Arnold, aged 15 year, Arthur Ar nold, aged Itl year: Georgn Malthims need 0: S111II0 Matthews, aged 1 1. John Olenson, aged 15, who made a heroin attempt to rn cue hi playmate, fell Into thn water, and 11 n result I In a serious condition. in nnothnr linrt Of Ibe i-llv Al Volmnr a.reil 11 wns drowned In a pond while skating. tOXEY'S NEW PARTY. Organized by Twenly-Throe Mlddle-of-the Roader at St Lonle. General Jacob S. Coxey called to order tho conferenco of "reformers," who met In SU LoiiIg, January 12, pursuant to a call Is sued by thn "Commonweal" lender fur Ihn purposo ol binning u new organization to lake place of tho People's party, which ho uccinrcu is ocnii, '1 hero worn 2J mlddle-of-the-roaders pres ent, most of them being local light. The conferenco which was held la-hind closed doors, orgnnlxcd by selecting "General" Coxey ns chairman, nnd Curl lirowno ns sec retary. Among those present were: John J. Streetor, of Hinsdale, N. II. ;T. T. Taylor, of Philadelphia; F. K. Iiorry, of Kiishvilln, ; J. I.. Dodge, of Council ill ii ITs, la., nud Jos eph Parviu, of Philadelphia, Letter of re gret wero received from a large number of sympathisers In different section of tho country, among them being l'uui Vunder vort, of Omaha; ltulph llciiiiiuoiit, of Wash ington, I). C, nnd George Francis Train. ilutlor, Weaver, Jones mid the other Popu list lender were denounced by speakers for selling out to the lleinourntH nt tho Inst elec tion. A resolution wu presented declaring that the action of tho People's party lenders In the recent national campaign, In making the party merely a tall to tbe silver Jiemo rallo kite, ha resulted in so crippling its good name as to practically kill Us future usefulness as a reform party. The resolution says tnat thn new party shall be known a tho "United Statu party." ihut the Initiative and referendum shall lie the party procedure through tho American "Trlonoinlii" ballot system, and Adda that the national provisional organization com mittee be Instructed to proceed to organize clubs throughout thn United States, these clubs to send delegates to a national conven tion to be held In Nashville, July 4. IHK7, to outline a policy of campaign for 18'jn and 1100, based upon the non-interest bond plan as a means of providing lufllelent legal ten der money lo do the business of tbo United States. Tula was discussed until a lute hour. WHAT THE MINERS DEMAND. They Abolish the Diitrlot Byitim and Vast ly Inorim tbe Boals. Thn National Miners' convention was re markable for tbe antipathy shown bv the delegates toward their officials, the following uemg nuopiou unanimously, in spite of the protests of all tbe officers present: Whereas. The present system or method of entering Into contract! or agreement! by state or districts Is detrimental to us a a mluingcrnfl, because mine owners nnd oper ator! are given ao undue advantage over us, and by such means they are enabled to en force unjust demands upon ui; therefore be Resolved. Tbat we. the renrmentntlvne of the miners. In convention assembled, do hereby declare tbat we are ontioaed to thn signing of any scale or entering Into any contructi by states or districts. Presldant Penna told the convention tbat If the resolution waa adopted they would nave no organization by me close of an other year. A scale committee was appointed as fol low!: Patrick Doian and Paul Tlmmer; Pittiburg district; W. T. Evans and T L. Lewis, OMo; W. B. Knight and John Ken nedy. Indiana, and James O'Connor nnd John Carson, Illinois. A resolution was re ferred to the committee, setting forth that that tbe minors bad beeu content to accent existing conditions and since thuy bad every thing to gain and nothing to lose, tbey should demand MS cent a ton for mining all com over mree leet tmcic ana 1 lor all coal under that tbloknrss: that 2.000 nounds make a toa, and that no coal be sold at the mines lor leaa tnan el. 60 a ton. Giintd Strlki and Union. Tbe strike of tha 800 workmen of tha Great Western Fire Clay company, of Toronto, O.. which begin two weeks afo, waa ended Friday by tba management lending foe tbe men to return to work at tbo old wages. The strike originated In a out of 20 per cent proposed by tbe manngemeut. 8 loco the strike the employes have formed a union, wniun embrace all grade of work, and with tbe Toronto union aa a foundation national organisation la under way. Before tbe atrtke began the day worker bad never been organized. Voor Mia Killed. A horrible accident haa occurred In thn Adit Mining Company'! tunnel near Ward. CoL Jobn W. Glover and Harry Glnmr contractors, and T. A. De Garmo and Jobn bcnreiver were killed by tbe explosion of 85 pound! of giant powder. Tbe bodies of tha meu were terribly mutilated, tbe walla of tba tunnel being ooyered with ihredi ot human Uesb for many yards. Cruksd to Death. Tour men were crushed to death at the Wadesvllle colliery ot th Philadelphia and Beading Coal and Iron Company, Potuville, Pa., by .ft JtfeiJrjnj (X jroDeajdJo a 9" . THE b'DBnN ARMY WINS 1 ViCTOnY. CAPTURED A CAPITAL lit! Clara Seised By the Oomei. Cabin Leader The New York Pre contains a Cubnn Mory to the effect that Gome lis captured Santa Clara aflnr a depersto battle. The commander af Santa Clara wa the governor general of the province, Gen. Luqiin. He nnu a garrison ol 2,0U0 men. Gome had H.OOO men. but arm for only nbout 11,000. On January 5, Gomer, decided to Invi-st tho town. Thn Infantry, under Gen. liulil, worn Sent to the west of tha town, 'i ho cavalry of wiiu-ii tucm were lour tlioussnil tinner lien. ernl Handera, were sent to the other thrco Bide. Gen. Until led ou'. his men In Ihn irrnv i.r in- in iriiing. it waa to no omy a reiiit. 1 hey opened lire, and keeping under cover crept closer nnu el ier lo tho city, llehlnd atoi knde and earthwork, tho Spaniards re turned thn lire cheerily, Inn thoso who looked to the east could sen the horse of the rav a ry odlners galloping from battalion to bat- iiiuon. lhern wn the clatter of horses' hoofs deepening Into a ronr. On they went i., ong row or horsemen, each striving to i. Ilrst to the outworks. Spanish rifle began o crack hero am there nlomr tlm I loo ..r loriiiicanon. I hen the shot camn bisinr and raster, until a linn of Union nnneareil In front of eneh work. Now thn cannon ocicncii, ami nn in tno citaitol thn irntlliiu K'ui iiurieil lis li-niie rain. ii the fnen of ihn hot Urn not a Cuban fi.l t red. Handera kept in tho b ad. Ills hor.s leaped over thn nearest earthworks, lie suisneu nt the timing garrison with hi maelh etn. Hi men wero right behind him. Suit di-nly ilmidern' muchetn fell from hi hand in nwnyen lor a moment nud then tonnlod I'.nrthwork. fortification, barricade earn way under the furious charge of the (4.0(10. Alany Cuban dropped on tho way. but the ruiiKS worn Instantly closed, nml thn on. naught continued. In in minute after i. aimer ten. inn victorious Cuban missed tiie Inst obstruction. Most of Ihn Spanish garrison and Gen. I. no no escaped to tlm south. Mnnv fell nt the hand of Gen, Itabl's men. The sun waa md up when tho vietorsoii Cuban worn In possession. Ueinex took thn oiinrtnr I .mum hud occupied and received report of the Utl.ll". 'ill" lose v,ern: Snmilsh. estimated kill. en nnu wounueii, uu; prisoner, 700; can non captured, H; battle standards, 4; rltle. In thn Spanish arsenal, 6,000, wltn plenty of mnnuition. Cubiitia Killed nnd wounded 1,600, which is IRiO more than thn Spanish loss. N. 11. Itorden, onn of thn liest known men In l-'lorliln, Is said to have landed in Cuba at tho head of a large expedition mid joined tho the Insurgent. Mr. Jlnrden inft Feriinndina, Fin., 10 days ago on the yncht Minnie, Thn yacht put iu nt liiscaynn bay and look on 80 nu n, and nrm and ammunition. The mun ition consisted of IM rlllc. 100,000 rounds of cartridge and one dynamite gun. The yacht elTccted a landing on thu eoast of Cuba Sun day night. I,ol Somellllan, tbo naturalized American citizen, who hns boon found guilty of con splracy against the Spnnlsh government, ho bis-ii sentenced to bo Imprisoned for life In chains. Somelllnir lawyer will appeal to tho supreme court at Madrid. A POSITIVE DENIAL. Th United States and Spain Have Besohed an Agreement. not It Is positively and authoritatively denied that the United States and Spain have prac tically concluded nn agreement regarding terms to be offered tho insurgent! for the settlement of thn Cuban rebellion. I. I do llied also that a special envoy of Spain ha m-iiwiuun rs-iii to tne uniteii mates Shortly as a privnto negotiator with special Instructions from Senor Cnnovas, tho Dukn of Tetiinn. It Is said that this latter reiort probably arises from the fact that Senor Solar arrived In Washington recently to suc ceed onn of the secretaries of tho legation. Senor Solar wa formerly the secretary of thoftiikeof Tetiinn, and when hia coming waa first announced a report similar to the present one wo circulated and uflicially de nied. Senor Qucsnda declare there I absolutely no truth In thn reports of a ponding com promise on a basts of homo rule for the Cuban and nv: "The Cuban are deter mined to full like men rather than shame fully and with cowardice renounce by erfter ing into and accepting any agreement which Would mean the abandonment forever of the high Ideal of completeomunclpation. To nil such projects tho Cubans wlil respond now and always with their mottoi "Indepen dence or death." CUBAN REFORMS SOON. Thi Spanish Cabinet Dioidei to Promulgate Them on th Xing'i Fete Diy. A dispatch to the Pall Mail Gazette from Madrid say that at a cabinet meeting Juet bold, the Ouoen Regent presiding, It was agreed to Introdnce re for ml in the Island of Cuba, and a royal decree on the subject will be published on the King's fete day. It la willed that it li possible that Julio fiunguilly. the American cltiiien recently sen tenced at Havana to imprisonment for lif on the charge of conspiracy againit the Gov ernment, will be granted a free pardon. '1 he fete day referred to I May 17, and la the Klug'a christening day, on the 23d of this month. Uta birthday ht The Spanish Premier. In an interview, de clares that absolutely no negotiations are prect-edlng between Spain and tbe United States on the subject of Cuba. He explaiued that be is Ignorant of tbe source of the ru mors and only desired to state that they am completely unfounded. Ou the other baud, it Is declared that early in February thu Government will nubllah decree providing for Cuban reforms, allow ing as much autonomy as the sovereignty of npuiu vwii periuii. SHERMAN ACCEPTS. Hi Ssye Be Will be tha West loeritary of State. "I bare accepted tbe state portfolio," said Senator Jobn Sherman to the Associated Press correspondent at tbe Fort Wayne de pot at Canton, O., a few minutes before de parting for Washington Friday afternoon. The Senator called on President-elect Mc Ktnley and after a few hours conference, the mutter of bis appointment was settled. Mr. Sherman laid he did not knew wbo tne other member! of tne cabinet would be. Senator Sherman will be 74 years of age on May 11, and will nave served continuously in the United States Senate 30 years, with tha exception of four year he occupied a place In tbe Cabinet of President 11. Ii. iiayes. 1200,000,000 for Cuba. Representative Bpenoer, of Muplsilppl, In troduced a bill which followai "Tbe secre tary of state 1 hereby authorised to offer to the government of Spain a lutn of money not to exoeed t200,000,000 for th purohase of the Island of Cuba. Tbe lum ot (10,000 or 10 much thereof to defray the expenses of pending negotiation ii hereby appro prlatod." Iati HU Bud. Jobn M. Oossler, eaabier of th Lebanon Pa., National bank, attempted to commit lujcld by hooting hbjupu te the bjad. BETTER DAYS Wf SIGHT. Bnilnm Improvement Hal lies In Pr. grm For Two Months. ' JL f . Dun A Co,, sy In thnlr review of Iradei It take tlmo for new flonfldeno to reach through money mnrkets, large orders, resuming mills, expanding employment, aad larger distribution, to the result! which mnke still greater and lasting gain possible. Such gradual and steady improvment baa been in progress for moinhs. Thn output of pig Iron ha gained 41.4 per cent since October I. The output of noke ha Increased 6H.7 per cent since Ontober I. Hale of wool have again become large. Money niarkei feel a steady- Increase In thn demand for commercial loam. Additional works havn gonn Into operation each week In Jmiiinry, and thn working force la larger than at any limn for six month. Thn gain may be nsertlsid to tha deliberate Judgment of the nldeat and most prudent men In busi ness. It la no time for high price. Many who arn anxlou to get early hold on thn markets arn making for the moment lower price then they could afford lo. With thn Increase of the outpoot of pig Iron to 6u,7tt ton weekly, ngnlnst 142.27H Inst month, thoYrlee I a ahndo lower nt thn I'.ast and Chicago, but heavy purchase already advance llisssmer a ahadn at Pitts burg. Steel bar havn been reduced tn I cent and somo other finished product 01 per toil, but thn demand la na tlm lii,l. stendy. The eokn output hss risen from Wi.lKW to 04,1112 ton weekly, and minor liieuil arc a shade stronger. Textile manufacturers are not encouraged by thn demand for irooils. tl louih Itifipn nplni cloth wero sold than for many week. Though woolen gooda do not Improve, there hnvn been urclmse Inrge mill which cover for two week of January 11,110,600 pounds at the threo chief market, egulnst 11,1117,000 Inst year. Clearing house - changes for tbe month thua far arn lo than 1 e-ir cent. Iielow last year', though still 21.2 per oent smaller than 1H00. thevearof greatest prosiierlly. 'Ihn railroad lounge for January la light, owing to Western storms, but December re lurna rover 3H 6H,iiiii on road In the Unit ed State only 2. per cent. Ie than last year. 'J bn Pennsylvania and some other road have commenced to buy raila and nev er! notly Improvement have been ordered, the Columbia bridge ionn calling for 7,000 tons of stent and a terminal Improvement for thn Krlu will cost 1,000,0.0. Thn money market haa been dlaturbed by a " combination of largn bankers not to lend on call below 2 per rent., which Invites all aorta of financial liistiliitlor.a to take thn market, caused payment of bank lonna for some mil lion and left supplies of funds so beavy that uino loans were scnrniv marked down Morn waa done In commercial tianar. thenon offering Increased but moderately. Lat week's import fell 1 per cent, below last year. Failures for tho week were 465 In the United Stale, against 805 lust veer, and 71 in Canada, against HI last year. BIMETALLISM THE OBJECT. Thi Seniti Bepublloin Csuoas A it eel to th Resolution. i hn ltepublican Senatorial caucus dccldod to h ave thn text of thn resolution providing for an International monetary conference as rnviously submitted to thn conference. It waa reported to tho Senate by Mr. Chandler nn Monday, who, In the absence of Mr. wolcott, the chairman, I acting in hla behalf. It was thought inadvisable to Insert thn word "unlimited. ' a niiulied to thn cnlnmra nf sliver, for thn simple reason that It wonld tend to confuse and possibly mislead Euro pean delegate. The resolution as adopted by tbe cauoua in ns follows: That whenever, after March a. tha President of thn United states shall deter mine that the United States ihould be repre- niiioii hi any international coninrence called y the United States or anv other country I with a view to securing by agreement a fixity I of relative value between gold and silver aa I money by means of a common ratio between I these metals with free coinage at such ratios, I ho is hereby authorised to litiDOint live or I morn commissioners to such International' conference; and for compensation of said I commission and for all reasonable expense! connected therewith to be approved by the 1 Secretary of State. Including the proportion w ne pam ny tne uniieu maree 01 tne joint expense! of any luch conference, the sum of 100,000 or so much thereof as may be neces sary Is hereby appropriated." 300 MILES OF GOLD. A Long Belt of th Preoious Metal la Aliska. An interning report made by Director Wolcott ot the geological survey, ihowlng tho presence of an enormoui gold belt In Alaska, boa been forwarded to tbe House of Representative by tbe Secretary of the In terior. The report telle tbe story of an ex pedition sent out by the geographical survey to determine the gold and eeal deposit alon the line of the Alaskan coast. A sec ond expedition followed In May, 1825, going to tho gold fields on the Yukon river to in vestigate the report that there waa large placer deposita along the stream bed. Tbe party traversed the valley of toe Yukon froas tbe I'.rltisb boundary on the east to the month of tha river on tha west. All tbe well-known placer deposit ware examined, aud the origin ot tbe gold In them wa traced to the quart! veins along the head waters of tha various streams entering th i UKon. numcieni uuta were secured to e tablish the presence of a gold belt 800 mil In length In Alaska, which enter the terri tory near the month of th Forty-Mil rrcex, ami extends westward aero tnexa- kon valley at tho Kampart. Ita further ex tent is unknown. It la th opinion of th geologist In charge of the expedition that it is entirely practicable to prosecute quarts mining inrougnout tne year in mil region. lie also discovered along the river areas of considerable extent of rocks containing bard bituminous coal. The director tbluks, in view of these facts, tbat a reconnaissance map should he made of tbe gold and epal areas, in order to annum an intelligent fton- ception of the resource of the interior of"! Alaska, and lor inn purpose ne asks an, im mediate appropriation of f 25,000. If Ihsrs Should BoTar. The House committee on military affaire ordered a favorable report on the bill to In crease the efficiency of the army. It author izes the President In time of war to increaa each troop of cavalry, battery ot artillery , and company of infantry to a war strength j not exceeding double the strength provided! by law. Tbo President may order any regl-1 ment to draw Ita recruits from a slat or I states designated by blm, th troop sol urawa to ue counted aa lortning a part on the quota of troops from to state called! tor by tn i niteu mate. i Sherman Will Aeoept Th Associated Press I able to poslthel auno'unce that Mr McKlnley haa tender. tho itute portfolio to Senator Jobn Hhermad of Ohio, and tbat in dlatingulabed Uuckny statesman boa accepted and will be thi premier ot th Incoming administration. Consolidated. It la said tbe details are now being arranay ed for the formation ol a corporation with a capital ot .1,C00,uO0, which will looiltd thro of the large iron eonoern of Yoonga town. They are the Urown-Donnill Iroa company, tha Union Iron and Steel company and the Mubontng Valley Iron company, and tbey will be under one management. Dur ing the week representatives of the thre eom punies have beeu inspecting all the prop erty and esaeeslug Ita value. It la uuder. stoodjlbat the Ohio Steel company la Interest ed in in eomoiuuuoa ana win luruisn stt bidets to tbo new oouipany at price which will eoahlit to compel In Ih market with all toman.
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