UlEff IK ROM WASHINGTON. ARMOR MAKERS SUSTAINED. (eorttary long Bays a Government Plant li Impraetioabl. Secretary Long ha sent ft communication to Chairman Unix, of th Hcnnt naval mm mlttcx, with regard to the amxndmxnl of ered to th" sundry civil Mil by Henator Perkins, of I allfornlH, nnd Chandler, uf New Hampshire. Thxsx nmi'li'lmi'iilK llxed the prion nl nrmor 'lnti nt t"0 pxr ton, "nil appropriated l.ooo.doo for nn nrmor plnnt, while Mr. Chandler wnntcd tliH government to take possession of the present plants and use them until thi wli now building " supplied with nrmor, allowing- the courts to llx t h im iiimn t ton for such use. The bureau u( ordnance, to which lit"'' amendments were, referred, reports tlmt to establish nn nrmor plant would not only hx tnii'l vlpntilo. Imt Impracticable, and only nlsnlute necessity should rmuf the govern ment to enter Into thx manufacture of nrmor plate, Thx burenit does not believe ttiiit either the Cnrnxgie or llcthlehxm eompn nln will furnish pint nt tint price, nml thx npproprlntlnn ol l.cOt'.OOO Ik Inadequate to establish i plnnt, nn one separate from on forth ninntifiiotiirx of steel Ingot would be useless. 'IIio Inrgest steel Ingots cfliii only I furnished l.y the fnrncgie nnd Bethlehem compntilxn, nnd the trnusportn tlon to tli" proposed government plant would tin Impossible. A plant complete In every respect would lix necessary, mid (or thl piirpoe :),(nl'i,0(MI would tin n- iiri-r thx rout tltnn frl.'ilMl.iniil. 'I h bureau recommend Hint thx price for nrmor lix llxed nt tot), nml :1,0(I0.0iH1 bx iif propriMcd for n plant. Hhoiild Congress fail to do thin, nnd thx companies refuse to fur nish nrmor plate nt f:).'0,the bureau any the only thing possible It to furnish thx three nxw battleHhlp.n with Inuilnntxd nrmor.whlidi, though Infxrlor to nolld, onii be procured within thx tlioo limit from othxr innnufau Hirers, nnd without excessive delsy. Mxep'tnrjr I, hub ngroes nubstnntlnllv with tho lilirt'Hil, nnd I of thx ( pinion Hint to take possession of thx fnrncgie nnd Ilethlchcm plHiit mlirlit only result in giving tin g mint lit what tlm compnnIM hi r nlrcii.ly i on-rxd to xll thxm nt a i rkx nur-xd upon , f ,2 ,r No , Rl N,.w Vork thornth only or IUx, by nrbllriiilon. A It I xnld thnt thx 1n.aftiRxdfor oiiihrd. llxducxd outh. ompHiilx hnvo nlrxn.ly rxixlvxd thx cut of i Hrn (rKht here linvo not nltxrxd thx mnr thx.x pmiit In jirollts th.i nnult of n jury k(,t mRtxrinllv, nnd nt t'lilcneu nloo the locnl trlnl nilcht bx to nlrnnlv miv thnt '; n . ...i.,. h . i ,.i,,.,,i K. cond time, n thx liup't plnnt would linve to le tnkcu nlno. A FREE M0N0NGAHELA. S'crntary Algsr Aceipti thi Viowjri' Award and Toll Will toon B Abiltihed. Kxerotary Algxr bna ncoxptod thx award mndo In thx enno of the Mononi;nhxln Nnvl. (tntlou I'ompniiy.nnd hn rxquxstxd Attorney ixurul McKxuun to tnkx thx necessary xtep to have thx tltlx of thx property trnmlxrred to the irovernmHut of tin Culled Htnteti. J he ! nenn tnry in of ihx opinion that thx n nurd of t l.7til,uio 4 1 4 a fair one, and lis thx com- ; pnuy tins HKrt-Hil to nccxpt thx nnard, he will I do so on belmlf of thx I'nlted hlater., I An noon n Attorney tleueral Miller ml vine ; him thnt the title I perfect, nud that thx I property nan oxen truii'terrcii to tnx I mteii i rjtnien, lie will draw n tvurrniit fur the sum nnmed In favor of the company. It In ex- j peeled thnt there will not bo much further : llny in the matter, nnd that there will soon be a free Monoiii;alieln river. I The tolls Hint huvo been collected yearly ! bv the nnviKnilon comininy represeut lo em u ! ebipper Immense protlts, nnd tho sliippers enlculntn that with the lolls converted into their own pockets and their business mnn nKed on the amx or even mure economical line they will bo able to tun thx mines Htendily nnd eompeto for nn ludeMiilto lime with the K'tmwtin district operators. THE WAR IN CUBA. tSen. Gcmsr li Beporttd to Hara Approach ed Within 30 Mile of Havaa. The Sew York Hnn'a Havana eorrespon dent tends the following: Klt;hteea wound ed Hpsnhdi soldier Imvn been brought to Ilnvaua, It I believed that they fought In 41 battle against Hen. Oomvii. It I said Ho mer Is Id Huvnna I'rovlnco, nnd thnt a big battle wns fought Monday nenr Hulnes, 80 mile from the city ol llnvana, In which the Hpanlard were routed with heavy losses. At nn earlier hour excitement wa created here by the new that Uen. Homer, wa In llermiv ja, in Matanzaa Province, ten than IS mile from the border of th Province ol Havana. The Havana authorities denied the tact In a ml-offlclal way.aud asserted that thet'ubaa chief at Bermeja wa Hen. (Julnttn Handera, with hi force of Infantry from Orient; but Qulntln Handera happeu to be in I'lnar del Hlo Province, and another report wan receiv ed confirming the newa o( Gen. Homes' presence so near Havana. The entire guerrilla lore of Bermeja wa captured by Gen. Gomes, and ten 8panlh oldier who belonged to the guerrilla were set free by the Cuban leader. They return ed to the Hpanlih outposts, declaring that the commander ol the Cuban force who had a talk with them, wa Geo. Gomel h tra vel f. They declare that he hnn about 2.000 well-armed men, almost all cavalry. It I aald among the Cuban aoldlera that the Cu ban geuernl, Francisco C'arrtllo, I following Gomer. with 8,000 men, and that be I proba bly in about the center ol Mntanzn Prov ince. The Rermeja guerrilla band captured by Gen. Gomes wa. composed of 4 J men, 8' of tbem belug Cuban employed by the Hpanlsh government on uccount of their knowledge of the country. Gen. Gomes freed the 10 Spaniards of the guerrilla and ordered the 8'i Cuban to be hanged on the spot trait or to their country. The order was Imme diately executed, OBAT0BICAL C0HTI8T. PenniyWiaia and Wsat Virsjlala Colle glass Compete. Tb interstate college oratorical contest, participated in by Western Pennsylvania and West Virginia students was held In Morgan town, W. Va., May IX Gov. Atkinson pre sided. The judges were Hon. Nathaniel wing ol I'nloutowu and Judge 11. W. Irwin, ol Washington, Pa. The orator and the subjects of their oraitons follow: W, C. Hbrum, representing the Western University ol Pennsylvania, "The Third Uevolutioui ' W. N. Campbell, West Virginia university, "The Freuch llevo lutloai" James M. Feigusuu. Westminster college, "Iudlvlduu'.lty Endangered;" Hurry Hunter ol Geuova college, Tub Vital Prin ciple of Society;" c, M. Prestou of lletbauy college, "Political Conservatism i" Tboma Watson ol Thl-t eollege, "America's Mis sion;" Paul Weynnd ol Allegheny college, "The Judiciary the Palladium ol our Lib erty:" C, M. Llpplnrott ol Waynnburg, "A Mortgaged luheritunce." W. N. Campbell, ul the West Virginia uni versity, received the gold medal; Paul Wey nnd, ul Allegheny eollege, wn second; J. M. Fergusou, ol Westminster college, third; ('. K. Preston, nt lletbauy college, fourth; li. M. Llppluoott, Vjf Wuyunburg college, llttu. ABWISTICE AT LAIT. It Bai Been Conoludsd Betwiss Oreek tad Turkish Foroes. A dispatch to "Le Journal," of Tart, front tb correspoudeut of that papr at Lamia, ' about 18 mile southeast ot Domoko, says It la leurned officially that un armistice be tweeu the Greeks and Turkish foroes has I concluded. , PRICES ADVANCED. SpeenUtors la Maay Prodaots Oct Better Figures. It. O. Pun A Co.' weekly review of trade snyi speculator have enjoyed nn advanc In wbtnt, corn, cotton nnd eotno othxr pro dui'tfi, though obliged to Mil wool nnd sugar nt lower figures In onlxr to realise. Ktockn have ndrnui'xd 7c pxr tlOO nnd trunt ntockn lout HH cxntn, without xiiouuh dxinnnd to coufdltutx n mnrkxt. Import, of inxri'hnu (ll.x, tlH.3Hl.ui'J for thx wxxk nt Nxw lork nlonx, nrx lit pxr cxnt. Inrfr thnn n yxnr fiKo, innklnK thx Inxrxnnx 47 pxr cxnt. for I lix pnxt mil wxxkn, nud hnvx nrfiM-ixd thx -cliniiKH mnrkxm nnd hxlpxl furthxr hl(i- tnsiitK ( l(old, whhdi nn nt for thx wxrk to li.7W),nno, Imt nrx prm'tlcnlly bnlnncxd tiy rxoi'iit from thx Intxrior nnd cnurix no xrl on npprxhxni-lon of llnnnxlnl dlnturlmnox. Mn fxxl Hint prxuxnt con lltlon nrx only txmpornry, nlthoiiKh thxy txnd to prxvxnt Immxillntx lmirnvrmxiit In irxnxrnl I rude nnd hlmlxr Immxilin'.x Inrrrlmxnt4. Th fovxriimxiit crop report xptlmntx cotton iirxntx nt II pxr cent Ixx thnu InM yxnr, nnd In cnnlixrxil xiiivnirnuiiin lixcnu-ix mi ll(ht n dxcrxnux from thx llnuit mny lix xnnlly inndx up. I'rli'H linvx ndvnncxd ',0 on llvxriool npxi'iilntlon, with nothlnir hxrx to wnrrnnt thx rlxx. Thx winter whvnt re iort, which In mipponxd to Indlcnlx n j lxld ol Vt7,UoU.0tH lu-ihxiii, I conlrHKtxd with xtntx roportx inui'li lixttxr or much worx, Imt I ittriintid mnlnly lixcnun nil ilcpiirlmxnt XHtlmntx of ncrxnitx for yxnr Imve hon wildly xrrotixnui". Wxn'xrn rxcxipt con ttnux Inrijxr thnn l"t yxnr, 'i.lOH.lW buhol, nunln-tt I.MM.Hii? lomlixlun vxnr hko, nnd At Inntlc export" Kino Incrxnw for two wxxk of Mny, nuiouiilliiK to 8,in.!Kl!l liuhxl, flour iiii'iiidxd, niinlnxt J,(l:l,4M hunhxl Inut yxnr. Import ol corn r mill Inrux, B.fixri.Hfift liuh'ln for two wxxk, niinlnpt 3, 004. 1 I IiuhIixI lt yxnr, nnd In pnrt nccuunt for mnllxr ilxmnnd for wheat. Thx output of pig Iron for thx wxxic xnd Iuk Mny 1 wan lin.O-'H toiip. nitnlnnt 1 7:1. a" April 1, nnd thx ntockn unnold, xm-liiiivn of thoiK hxld liy thx itri'nt "ti'i'l-mnklhtf com piuilHP, IniTMnaxd only 8.WIM, 000 ton. Hxv nrnl furnncxfi, xupxclnlly thorin produclnR foundry Iron, hnvx Mopped production for this mouth, but no Itnportniit cIihiikc nppxur in piK Iron, which l quoted nt tH.'i for nry ,..., plu,i,r.. ....i ,; tor bxuxiiiHr. Tlm ,,m.,n,i fr fliiiKhcj products I bxlo (n npaulty of work In oporntloii, nnd Hi thx nwtird of thx contract tor thx Montrxnl brldnx. which In said to nt HO cent for benms, n"it!nst fjrj t'.iinicd tea coil su:v.c:s fh thin ccur.t:y. 1i.:j oSlu.iliiniVl tfoilbln in the beam nssoclntlon, nnd there nre report that it han been dissolved. Auitles nre quoted nt 115 exut per 100 pound, n nhadx lower nnd steel plate arx iUotxd lower hxrx than nt rhllndxiphiii. t 'upper 1 active, with lartfx nlxtof Inkx nt 10,.'t5 cents, mid tin plnte nrx quoted 10 cent below price Used by thx association, and 00 cent below price uf tho hhiiio ttrnde of foreign plate. Nothlnir new can be mid of the cotton mnnu'nciurx, which Mill lack demand xnouuh to lift print cloth nhovo the lowest point ever known, nnd price of other rn.lxn of cotton do not Improvx. In enHral thx sale ol cotton products nrx but mode- rate, vtojlxn itooil nrx dolnir better than tor weeks past, and yet tbeie In not enough demand to create enthusiasm or to mine prices, while there is great uncertainty re. garding thx future of tho market, hnies of wool have sharply decreased, nud for the week barely exceed n week' consumption, while price are weaker nt eastern markets, nceorillng to nonix report nearly 1 cent per pound nt Philadelphia, nnd nt tho West trailer for speculation hnve tieguu to sell for some concession with good reason. THE rOPE AND THE BVLTAlf. Caui of th Dltagrrtmint Between th Two Hen. Tho Rome correspondent of the London Btnndnrd gives the history of the discontin uance of relation between the porte and tho Vatican. Ho ays: "I.at summer the pope in nn autograph letter begged tho sultan to protect thxl hrls llnnn In Crete, The papal delegate. Mgr. Poiiettl, obtained nn nudlence nt 111" Vildlr. kiosk nnd formally prxteuted tl e Ixttxr. "The sultan, evidently lrritiued, said. In an undertone In Turkish: 'Who' tbl pope that' always meddling in tbx affair uf our stale?' nnd then aloud In Trench: 'Tell his bollux that It I my constant care to attend to the welfare ol all my subject.' "The pope tried another letter last Octo ber. This had a better reception, but was never answered and there ha been no direct communications between the Vatican and the porto since." ' BOBBED MART H0UBES. Spaniard Said to Have Deetroyed 7oar Hundred Dwslllnfs. The correspondent ol the Hpanlsh Journal El Pals, who ha returned to Havana from Mannanlllo, says that the 8pnlsh column operating In that locality retired to Portlllo on May A, altxr destroying several Insurgent camp and more than 400 house in the town ol Hraao, Heco, Barrio, Zevllla and at other place In th district. The Hpanlsh column was attacked by the insurgents all along tb route and especially at Purgatorio. The milk supply I very short. The milk dealers In Campo Florldo refused to accept (1 In paper for ten quarts, demanding the same price In silver. The senmHxse also complain that tho tailors pay them In paper, while they collect gold from their customer. MACID0HIAHS ABE BISIHO. They Cspturs a Pat and Will right th Turks. A dispatch to th London Pally Chronicle from Athens says that the Greeks who have arrived there from Pamla report a Macedonian rising in the district between Zlfdze aud Kozlanl. The Times, nn Athens evening paper, slates that there has been a riling In central Macedonia; that 4,000 In surgents have captured the pas forming a pnrt ol the principle Una ol communication ol the Turkish nrmy, and that they are ad vancing toward Elussona aud are preparing to unite forces with the band under Daveli, Zermas and other Macedonian chiefs. Been Show Muoa Nsrv. A dispatch from Capetown, Africa, says that tbx reply of the Transvaal government to the beligerent note of Joseph Chamber lain, British colonial secretary, insisting upon observuuee of tbe London convention, is delimit in tone. It Insists upon tbe right of tbe Transvaal to demand arbitration ot tbe questions in dispute aud also upou its right to pass tbe aliens immigration law, aud asserts that if Ibis right is disputed ar bitration is the best mean of arriving at a settlement of the question. Another dispatch from Capetown an nounoes that n serious engagement has tnken place In llechunnulnnd. Chief T'oto has been captured aud six volunteer liavo becu killed. Filled a Heated Boiler. A saw-mill boiler exploded ou Itoelfoot river several tulles from TiplouvlllH, Ky., killing Ivl. Puttersou and Dink Hodge, white, and two colored men whose uumes could not be learned. Three other men were terribly mnugled and will die. One man wa. blown luto piece aud the fragment scattered lor two hundred yard. The mill was a small porlabl affair, aud bad Just lo. eated on tb river. It 1 said the water wna ruu la the boiler while tbe boiler was too hot. LONO CAUGHT III M 01 IRAP. GARCIA WAS TOO SHREWD. H Tumid th TabUi and Cut th Spaniard Almoat to Pl'Oii. A letter from a Hpnnlsh olTlcer nt Mnurnn 1 11 o lo a friend In llnynna tell of a tremend ous defent aufTcred by tho ripimlnrdk nenr there. It appears thnt lienernl t.cnn, cniumnnd IiiK the Mnnrntilllo division, knowing thnt the insuritnnt attack nil convoy koIiir to llnynmo uu "dead mnn'R rond," ns It has been nnmed, prepared n scheme to entrnp the. Insurgents. He ordered thx departure of n grxnt convoy under a nmnll escort, nnd with a force of l.notl men took n roundabout course, with the Intention uf fnlllnit upon the lnsurient' rear nn noon an the ununl uttnek wn made on thx convoy. Whether Unrein, tmtlny the pnlpnble In sufllelxiicy of the xneorl, sunpecteil n trap, or lind been previously Informed, In not known, but nt nny mix h thwarted thx Hpnnlsh. He detailed a pnit of his force to capture the convoy nnd with the remainder, about vuo picked nnd weil-nrmed men, nwnlted I.ono's nrrlv al In a Mronir position. l.ono, surprised by the unenpected attack, fell back, despitn thx superiority ol hi num bers, and tried to gain Hi" convoy rond, but llnrcln.by a clever Hank movement, prevent ed him from even rxirentlna; to Mansnlllo. 1 he result wns thnt l.ono, nflxr nix (lays of dxnperntx flirhtln- nnd rxtrentlim, nrrived with only a remnant of hi force nt Hpuntn l'ortilio, ent of rape I 'rti7.,wherx he escaped helnit thrown Into the nea iy the nrrlvnl of the nienmer llelnn de I.o Anttele. that hnd been sent frrm Mnn:'.nulllo to hi assistance, The Htpniilsh loss Is nut stated, but It must hnvx bxxn considerable, nlnee thx nlTnlr Is considered the most momentous of the war. SENATOR STEPHEN A. MALL0RY. Florida Contest Results in Giving the Prize to an Ex-Congressmsn. At Tallahassee, Fla., Stephen IL Mallory Ivan elected United Htates Henator on the twenty-fifth ballot The vote was: Malloryi fill: Chlplev, 44: Cull. 1. Chlplxy led after the roll en 1 1 on this bnllot, but the changing of vote giie thx x xctlou to .Mnllury. Stephen llussell Mullory was n member of the Fifty. second nnd Fllty-thlrd Congresses from thx First Florldn district. lie ien In pensiieoln, w here he was born In l"!". lie entered (ho 'mi federate Army In Virginia In thx .ill ol l"f:l, nnd Inter nerved nn u mld slili nmn In the Confederate nnw. After the wnr he entered Georgetown Col lego, IHntrlct of Columbia, and nfter gradu ation taught school nud studied Inw. In 1X74 be returned to l'ensneoln, nnd siucx then ban practiced Inw In Florida nnd nlso I'een In terested actively In politic, nerving In both branches ot the Hint Legislature, belde the National House ol llepresentntiven.whero be wn a lending member vt the Committee, on Commerce. AFLOAT IN HIS AIR9HIP. Barnard Makes a Voysge of Twelve Miles Bsatlng to Windward and Lsaward. After much dilllciilty In getting off, Friday nt 7 o'clock Prof, llnrnnrd attempted another voyage with Ills airship. It soared aioft rapidly and ns llernnrd vigorously worked the bicycle pedals of Ills steering nnd propell ing attachment the airship turned around sereinl time, but was drifting with the wind. It passed over the centennial ground, floated rapldlyover the city nt n high alti tude In n northeastnrly direction, nnd pnnsed out of sight III thx gathering twilight. At nhoiit 7:4ft o'clock p. m., thx inh"IiIiih IihiiI eil nenr Madison, aiioiit twelve mile eust of Kanhvllle. Prof, llnrnnrd snyn of thl trial trip: "I find that I can innuipulntx tbx machine right or left, even in a light wind. I cannot go directly ngnltist a wind of eight mile an hour with muscular power na nl present arranged, but by cutting across obliquely, 1 cau make progress In Hie direc tion desired." 1 urlher trips with chnnges in apparatus will be made, llarnurd returned tu .Nashville with hi nlrshlp. AFRICAN ATROCITIES CONTINUE. Ho Effort to Stop th Awful Barbarity oa th Upper Kongo. A representative nt the Associated Press bad nn Interview with llev. Mr. SJoblom, of the American Baptist Mission in the I'pper Kongo, who bus just returned to Loudon. He said: "When I left in February, matters In the Upper Kougo were as bad as ever. The commission which the King of the Belgians appointed to luqulre Into the atrocities com mitted, the victims being unlives, has had al most no result. The official are ludisposed to act on missionary evidence, aud only a few cases of barbarity wero punished. The Iniquitous rubber tralllc continues. When the native nre unable to obtain rubber the state troop burn the village, murder tho native and cut off their baud, which nre afterward smoked and sent to the state olll clala. Parts of the Kquatorsvllle district aru in a state of open warfare." It I understood that the statements of the Bev. Mr. Hjoblom will be made the subject ot a questlou in the House ol Commons. PLUNDERED BY B0BBEBS. Masktd Men Hold Up a Train la Tens. Tho wcsl-bound Southern express pass enger trnln was held up by masked men and robbed about 250 miles west of Han Antonio, early Friday morning. As rhe train pulled out of the little town of Lozler, throe men Jumped on tbe platform. and, pointing pistol at the engineer uuu iireinau, compeneu tue former to stop the train ubout oue und a half miles west of town. After forcing tho doors of the express car, one ot tbe rubbers enter ed the car an t uynumueu tne iwo suies ot the Wells largo Lxpress company. The local anfo contained about (H.OIHI or 3,(IC0. The amount secured from the through sufu Is not known, but it is believed thut it will not full below 7,0W or N,uOO. THOUSANDS SHELTERLESS. Eighty Thoutaad ThsssaUans ia Deep Dis tress. A dispatch from Lamia says that 80,000 Tbessallans aro herded there and In the neighboring villages after tbe success' flight Irom Tyrnavoe, Larlaaa, Puuraulo aud Domoko. The most pitiful scenes are to be witnessed on every baud. Thousands ol womeu and chiidreu are lying exposed to the continuous heavy rains. Most ol their carts and borseg have been requlationed by the military. Fire are ol nightly occurence, und village are burned wherever tbe Turks aro to be seen. The Greek authorities have endeavored to supply broad to thousands of the homeless, but their efforts nre almost un availing. Heavy Snows ia Europe. Heavy snowfalls nnd severe frosts oon tluuelunll parts ot Austria nnd Hungary. There have been uvnlnuchet lu the Austrian Tyrol and the Haogkamtncrgut. lu Hilesla aud Tcschen the people are sledging. Great damage tins beeu done everywhere to orops. vine und Irult. T he bruunhe are breaking with the weight ol the snow, willed Is three text deou ou tbe mountains ul t arlnlbia. Telegraphic and. telephone roinuiuutcutlou It luterruptvu. POWERS INTERVENE. A Colleotiv Hot PrBtd to KlBliUr Bkealoadl. A collective note from tho powers on the subject of mediation linn been presented to the Oreek minister for (orelj-u affairs, M. Kkouloudls, by the llusslan minister nt Athens, M. Onou. It In snld that the llrexk Rovxrnmxnt hnn accepted the condition Im poned and ban conllded Its Interests to the enrx id the powxrn. Active inennuren. It I further Mated, were taken at t'onstnnlinnple to stop the further advance) of the lurklnh troop under the command of Hdhem I'nshs. 'J im collective note of thx power Is to the followiou effect: "I'pon a formal declara tion by Orxocx thnt nh will recnll her troop and nitree to such no autonomous relmo for Crete a the power In their wisdom shall deem best, nnd accept unreservedly the counsel of the powers, they will Intervene In the Interest ol pence.' (Ireeee bus formally adhered to th pre liminaries of pence n nirrecd upon between thx powers, nnd thx head of the dlfTorent h'ltatlnn have received positive assurances InventliiK them with authority to treat with Turkey. Negotiations nt Athens are rx Kitpled a concluded. The Oreek nrmy t-ccnple all of tho passes from l.nke Xynlnn, mill of llomokoe, to tlurii on the eust, the Inlter point bxlnit oc cupied by tlenernl Nmolennkl's brlnmle. Hklrmlshen hnvx oi-curred lit I'lakn. A (Th Irs nt Volo nrx nsniiniinit their normal condition, but the Itilmhltiuit nrx indluniiut at the way in which thoy wete deserted by the tlreek troops. URUGUAY REVOLT CRUSHED. Fighting Was Hot and Cenths Resehsd Into Hundreds. llecent mall advice from I ruguny stnte thnt the revolution has been cheeked nft"r n blootly battle nt Tres Arbules, In which a large number ol revolutionists wero killed nnd their leader driven to the frontier. At the same Hm thx government ban seen 111 to allay public, discontent by taking into the Ministry several leader who heretofore huvo been regarded n lender in the edl tious movement. Ilix Minister of Wnr, llon xrnl lUair, gavo wny lor thin purpose to General Perez, who wan acting president ol thx committee otllclaliy denounced nn sedi tious uttd revolutionary, 'lhin in necepted n the Mrst ntxp tuwiird n uking term with the revolutionists, Hltlioiigh n strict censorship ol the press prevent any construction being placed on the course o the Govern ment. 1 lie lighting ha been bloodv, the deaths renchlng Into the hundred. 'The President has Issued a proclamation congratulating General Munir, on hi lust success in dis persing the revolutionist nnd n dren sword I to be preeuted to him. Thx Govornmxiit force have been reinforced by moblllr.lng thx National (tuurd, made up ol O.WIO men, nnd InrtMi consignment of nrmn nnd ord nance have been received from Belgium, MUST STAND THE LOSS. Railroad Compnny Responsiblo for 840,000 Overissued Stock. Tho supremo court of Ohio decided lu favor ol the brink In the case ol the Cincin nati. New Orleans Tesa Pnclfli railway vs. the Cltl."ii National hank ol Cincinnati, in thx matter ol overlsux of toek to tbe extent of 400 share I. v George F. Dough ty, deceased, who wn secretary of tho eumpiiiiy iirior to bin death in 10. Those shares (ell luto Hin hands of the bank, and the railroad company Is now judi cially required to slniul (he I ops. The capital stock ol the company wan 1:1,000, IIOII in IIO.iMH) shnre ol tlMO each. Alter Doughty' death, the overissue coming to light, some ol thx holders, the evidence showed, had made Inquiry o( the president, Theodore Cook, who said the bunds were nil right. Other holder hnd taken Doughty' word Hint the Issue wn nil right. All of the bolder clnimed the Issue to have been sign ed bv tbe legitimate nfllcern. which wan true. Home of the court below made u distinction bet w, n holder who bad not inquired und holder who had, giving judgment to those who made Inquiry. Doughty, lu burning thx fraudulent bond, had taken advantage uf the fact that Presi dent took had Hlgned a Inrgn nuinher of stock certlflcntc In blank nnd left them with him for iibx lu making transfer. Doughty Issued the Mock III hi own name, using old serial numbers for the new cxrtlllcnte nnd entering it upon the certlllcatoHliih thnt the original number hnd been cnuceled, which wus of course not trim. LATE8T POPULIST IDEA. 8entor Harris Wants a Court of Railway Commissioners. Henntor Harris, of Kansas, Introduced a new bill for the regulation of inter-Htate commerce, tho transforming of the Inter ritnte Commerce Commission Into a Court ol Pullway Commissioners and the regulation ol pooling. The proposed court Is to consist ot seven member, and I to have exclusive Jurisdiction ol all mntters arising under the bill, aud to have concurrent Jurisdiction with other United Ktaten court in all case ol neg.lgence. The Jurisdiction conferred Is to be criminal as well a civil. The provision of the bill are mnde appli cable to expies and other transportation companies. The court In to sit iu banc at Washington, nnd the United Htntxslstobe divided into Heven district, enah to bo pre sided over by a member ol tbe court. Ap peals to the Circuit Court of Appeals are provnieo. tor. l lie did pronioits poonug ex cept under cortnlu conditions. TBIPLE LYNCHINO. A Thoutaad Kaekid Hea String np Three Negroes. Near Rosebud, Tex., three negroes, Dave Cotton, Henry Williams and Babe Htewart, wore lynched In Jail Their Intended victim was a daughter ot William Cotes, white. About 1. o'clock a number of men heavily disguised, rode up to the jail and demanded the prisoners. Tbe guards refused to deliver them, and tbey retired saving they would blow tbe jail up with dynamite or have the prisoners. Im mediately tbe officers and guards sum monncd a bus and entered It with their prisoners, leuvlng bv a roundabout route to Martin. They wcrrf overtaken by about a thousand masked men, who overpowered them and took the prisoners and hanged tbem. Will Put Dowa 80 Wella The Devouln oil company, a syndicate ot Pennsylvania capitalists, has entered Iudi. ana oil fields and will sink 50 wells ia tbe Elwood llelds. It appears to be the purpose of the Independent companies operntlug iu Indiana to form a combination in opposition to the Htandard oil comtiauy. The present activity lu Indium oil regions, where Pitts, burg cupltullstn have large holdings, ia tbe greatest iu Its history. TEBEB TELEGRAMS. Peru and lioltvlu bavo submitted their territorial dispute to tba arbitration ol Bpaiu. Tbe Jay Paper Manufacturing Company i ilnnt nl Jay liridge, Uu., boa been sold lor 14.10,000. The Mlchlgnu Senate dofeuted the bill to Increase the Htuto taxution ol railroad to 700,000 a year. It ia said that President W. F. Hlooum, ot Colorado college, bus been Invited to tnk the presidency ol Oberiln, 0., college. nim DIM HI III ORE MI. TEN WERE KILLED. Hon and Boys Crushed to Death Under a Tipple, A terrible disaster occurred at the Mnk nxy, Txnn., ore mlues, DO miles (rom Flor ence, Ala. The tipple, or or) dump, 60 est high, ell, killing 10 white men and boys out right, and rerlouely injuring several o:bers. The killed are: Jose liemlngton, Cnl Kll burn, Will Unburn, .11 in llrown, nn ll-yenr-old son of , Mm llrown, Cnl Harris, l.andln Harris, lllchnrd llnrdwlck, Mat Crow and Jim Crow. The seriously Injured are: Hill Him, George tlnmblx, t ypx llnmldx Alex O lilil, Will hllpntrkk, Jox Newton, Dnnny llrown, two McF.lmorx nnd M. Christian. Of thx killed, llemlng nn. Cat Kill. urn, llrown, Harris and the two Crow lenve wive nnd Irom oue to live children. 'I h(.e who nre seriously Injured hnvx broken arms and leg nnd erusheii hip bones nnd Internal liijurl-s. At least half of those who arx In jured will die, but their name cannot bea- cerinineit. All ot the klle and wounded were on top of the tipple when It collapand. Only two escaped wlthont serlou Injuries. One young man. seeing Ms danger In tlm. lumped 3D eet to n tixi and received sllvht scratches, nnd another jumped to the ground, turning over several time and alighting on bis (eet, only nprninlng hi ankle. Thx cnusx ol the collapse I unknown. Th dump wn n new one, nnd wn tented with 110 car of ore lean thnn a in uitli ngo. There w only a small weight on it when it fell, The mine where the disaster occurred be long to. I, Crnig McLnnahen, Dm. Arnold nnd llrninlxttx went to the reene ou a special truiu aud cared fur the Injured. NICARAGUA NETTLED. A Steamer Puts Two Shots Across tho Rover's Bow. The American steamer ftovxr, which ar rived nt New Orleans, Mny II, reports that shewnsdred upou by the Lucy II., a Nio nragtinn steamer. The Hover arrived at Puerto forte:-, Honduras, May 0, and ran down to Omad, seven mile distant. Near thx hitter point she sighted the Mc nriiguuii steamer Lucy H., which fired a shot across Hie bow ol thx Hover and lollowed it by a second shot, which fell short of striking bxr amidships. On the Hover coming to ho wa boarded nnd nearched ly llxye' forces, miner strong protest from her cap tain. lie wa told he ought to lie thankful he was not sunk, a the American, including the consul nt Puerto Cortex, were warring ngninst Ilonlllo. The Hover proceeded to Oinnd nnd loaded with fruit for New Or leans, Cuming back she ran close to Puerto fort and saw tho Lucy II. lying near the shore, with pilot house nud portions of up per works shot awuy nnd appnntitly disabl ed by the llrlng from the Insurgents. It wns reported thnt the American consul nt Puerto ( ortez had been killed. The Hov er's captain saw severnl hlp on the way to nttnek Puerto Cortex, but be doe not think It can be captured, an most ol it dxfxndxr are Americans, and they bad cut off all mode uf aipruncli from th Intxrior. BOUND AND BURNED THEM. Masked Robbers Tortnr Three Helpless Ohio Women. Four mnsked men Monday night entered tbx fn nn house of F.lir.nheth llnlliet, nn In valid aged Ho years, who, with her two daughters, Kmeliiienud Kliznheth, lives two mile from anal Dover, O., nnd nre suppos ed to be wealthy. All were bound nud threatened with death unless tbey told where their money was coucenled. Tbe llendn applied a lighted torch to the feet of F.mellno and burned the lltish to the bones. Hhx wns left unconscious. Kllzabeth, the othxr daughter, wn struck over tho head with aeluband she, too, became Insensible. The aged mother was then beaten nnd bruis ed. 'J lie robber secured tft0 In gold nnd left their unconscious victim bound. Elizabeth came to. freed herself and liberated tier moth er und sister. All were bound live hours Hberiff Anderson wa notified of the outrage und wired to the workhouse nt Cnnton for bloodhound, which will be put on the trail. There h talk of lynching If tbe robbera are caught. CB0PS SEEM POOR. My Returns Show a Oroat Dscreiss over April. Tho Mny returns of the dxpsrtment of agriculture shows a decline from the April oonditlon of 1.9 points; M0. 2 against HI. 4 last month, and Hi. 7 May 1, 1896. Tbe averages of tba principal winter wheat state are. Ohio, 8'i: Michigan, HI; Indiana. Al; Illlnol. 87: Missouri, 64: Kan, W: California, 97; Pennsylvania, 00, The averages in the southern states aro high, ranging from 87) in Mississippi to (M In Texas, and In the miuor state. New Jersey, Delaware, Maryland and Virginia, from VS lu New Jersey to 102 In Maryland. As re ported In April, the worst injuries from treer.lug and dxtlcient snow nre In Illinois, though the bordering states, Indiana, Wis consin, Iowa and Missouri, report severe winter Injury, and state bordering these, Ohio. Mlahigan. Nebraska and Kansas, show reduced condition figure. Over the country elsewhere the condition ia unusually good, being practically normal east of the Alle. ghenles, and quite high also ou the Pacillo slope. WILL T0IB FOB SENATOR. Th Voters of th Stat Shall Select Their Representative. Tho twenty-fourth ballot for United Htates Henator was taken at Tallabasae, Fla., Thursday. During the past week Judge George P. Itaney's vote has been gradually shrinking and bis name was withdrawn be fore tbe balloting began. The result was: Chipley, 47; Htockton, 41; Hooker, 8; ltur ford, 1; Blank, 1; necessary to a choice, fifty. Chipley thus fell only three votes short of the number necessary to elect, and bis sup porters are more coufldent than at any time siuca the content began tbat be will, in a day or two, pick up euouga of tho scattering member to win. ltauey's support wa divided between C'blpley, Htockton and Hooker. A resolution was adopted declaring It to be tbe sense of the Joint assembly that at tbe general election next precedlugtne next elec tion of United Mate Henator the voter ot the Htute should vote for Henator and that member of the Legislature should be mor ally bouud by the decision of the people, LANDSLIDE TO LIBEBALS. Corservstives Overthrown In th Elsotlons la Quebso Province. The Quebec provincial election took place on the 11th nud resulted lu th com- rlete overthrow ol the Conservative party, u the Inst legislature the parties stood: Con servatives, 60; Liberals, 118. These figure have beeu reversed a tho result of the elec tion, the Liberal having elected 60 mem bers, with a probability ol 68, and the Con servative about iiO. Amougtbe prominent Conservatives de feated are G. A. Nantel, Commissioner of Public Works, and l.oul UouuMr, Cotuints Honor of Agriculture. TO HONOR WASHINGTON. Tho Oreat Mcanment Unveiled la Phlla delphle. The SOO,O0O bronxo monument of flenrg Washington In Fairmont park was dedicated Haturdny Afternoon In the presence of the) president nud eaiilnxt. The dxdlrntlon ex ercise were followed by a grand military display, in Which Inlted Htates troop and marines nsd the entire national guard of Pennsylvania participated. The netunl unveiling ceremony was Im presslvoly slmpie. IMshop Wbltnker opened with prayer, and MnJ. Wayne followed with an appropriate adrtres. Then came the unveiling by President MeKlnley and the re sultant clamor, augmented by the national salute ol Jl gons by tho artillery and by tha roreign ana American war vessel in the Delnwnrx, The formal oration wnsapokxn by Wllllnm W, Porter, a grand sonol David It ittxn house Porter, twice governor of Pennsylvania, and a great-grandson ol Use. Andrew Porter, who wa a memlier of Washington' staff, The formal presentation ol the memorial by the society to the city wan nnd by MnJ. Wllllnm Wnyne, president )( the Hnclety of the Cincinnati, to Mayor Warwick, with' short address by both, and then the mayor transformed It to th Fairmnunt park som mission, which body exxrelne jurisdiction over the greet pleasure ground. Ill the eienlng the Horlxty nl the Cincin nati gave a banquet. President William Wayne presided. The princlpnl speech waa mndn by Gov. Hosting. The monument to the memory ol tho Father ol his Country which the Hlate Ho clety of the Cincinnati of Pennsylvania ha erected In Falrmonnt park, Philadelphia, i thx most important group ol aeulpture ever raised In America. The society, more tban eighty-five year ago, projected it aa a tri bute from his comrade In arms. The almoat Insignificant sum at thnt time contributed has neen so carefully handled that It has ac quired the vast proportion ol a quarter ol a million ol dollar, nnd It I now the proud prtvlleiie of the original Cincinnati to fulfill their trust, nnd to present this beautiful structure to their chief city. Its dedication was nn event ol national significance and Importance. The collection of subscription for thl monument wa commenced In 1H11 by men who fought In the Continental army with Washington. On the Fourth ol July of that year the Hoclety ol the Cincinnati, which still hnd In it membership men who hnd lomrht In the devolution, met la the Htate House and adopted measure neeary to et on loot the erection ol a monument which should fittingly commemorate the character and virtues ol the Father of his Country. The Hoclety ot thx Cincinnati wa formed from the officer of the American army, and n they were generally tnken from the cltl xen of America they poseed a high ven eration for the character of the Illustrious Itomnn, Luciu (juintu Cincinnntu. and being resolved to follow hi example by re turning to their citizenship, they thought proper to denominate themselves the Hocle ty of Cincinnati. Among the immutable principle which form the 1 an Is of tbe society may be men tioned: "An Incessant attention lo preserve inviolate those exalted rights nnd liberties ot human nature, for which they have fought and bled, nnd without which tho high rank ot a rational being is a curse In stead of a blessing. "An unalterable determination to promote and cherish between thx respective Htatx that union nnd national hunor so essentially neces-ary to their happiness aud tbe future dignity uf the American empire." From an oblong platform 11 feet 8 Inches high, of Hwedish granite, and reached from four sides by thirteen steps, symbolical of the thirteen original Htates, rises a pedestnl bearing an equestrian statue in bronxe of Gen. Washington. The Father of His Coun try In represented In tbe coloninl uniform of the American nrmy. a Inrge military cloak being thrown artistically around his com manding llgurx. While dignified, tbe whole conception is full of animation. In his left hand Washington bold the reins of his horse, one ol tbe animal's lore feet being raised in the act of moving. At ihe (our corners of the platform are fountains, served by nllegnrlcMl figures of American Indians, representing four rivers, the Delaware, Hudson, Potomac, and Miss issippi. On the sides each ot these fountain I guarded by tvpical American animals, eight In nil. At the front and back ot tho pedestal are two allegorical group. Tbat on tbe front represents America, entd, and holding In one hand n cornucopia, In the other a trident, nnd having nt hnr fxxt chnin juiit cnt off. Hhe I in the act of receiving irom ber victorious aon tnetropnies ot tneir oonqueM. Below thl group la an angle sup porting th arms of the I'nlted Htates, The group In the back represent America arous ing her ona to a sense of their slavery. Be low are the arms of Pennsylvania. On the, side of the pedeatal are two baa-relief, one representing th march of the American army, the other a Western-bound emigrant train. On one fid th pedeatal bear the In scription "Hlo Hem per Tyrannls," nud "Per Aspera ad Astra;" en the other, "Westward the Htar of Empire Take It Way." Hur roundlngdhe upper portion of the pedestal Is: "Erected by the Hrate Hoclety of tba Cin cinnati of Pennsylvania." The equeatrtan ttue, th figure and the) ba-retlet, a well aa tbe numerous other ornamentation, aro of bronze, while tba platform, pedestal, Ac, are of Hwedlsa granite. Tb entire height of the monument I 44 feet. The ground plan of the platform ia (1 by 74 feet, and the pedeatal 17 by 80 feet. Tbe monument aa a whol present a moat plowing and elegant appearanox, and ia not only an embellishment to the hlstorio ground where it stands, bi.t also a valuable addition to th artistic atatuary of Philadel phia' city park. Prof. Hudoiph Siemering, the artist who designed the monument, is a celebrated sculptor of Berlin. PERILS OF THE SEA. Two Ship go Aground and 107 People Faoa Death- Tho French brigan'.lne Croslna, from Bayonoa for Ht, Pierre, with a valuable gen eral cargo, went aground near Lamallne, New Foundland. A heavy sea wa running and the crew succeeded only with tbe great est difficulty in launching the boats, which were almost swamped by tbe breaker, ihey rowed ail day nnd all night, but wero unabla to And tb land. Tbey had no provision, o hurried waa their mart from tb veasel, and tbey mfferad greatly from the cold and drenching sea. About noon Huoday they heard tbe log be)rn at tn entranse ot tne harbor of Ht. Pierre, and making their way toward tba port, were picked up by a pilot boat. Tho crew number 118, and most of tbem are greatly exhausted from hunger and rowing. The German steamer Arcadia, laden with grain and bound from Montreal for Liver pool, went aground Huuday morning near Cape Hay, ou the southern sld of the Gulf ot Ht. Lawrence, In a dens fog. Her pas sengers, numbering 'ii, and the crew ot C4, bad a desperate experience in trying to reach land. Three mcu attempted to swim, through tbe surf with tbe life-line, but fail ed. The fourth, however, succeeded, aad attached the hawser to the rocks ia a favor able position, su that all were safely landed after a hard struggle. Neither pusengore nor orew saved anything. Tbe vessel Is likely to become a total wreck, as sbe lie on Jugged rocks with n big bole iu ber bottom, A steamer will bo sent for the passenger. TEB&IBLE DISASTER IN BU83IA. A Hundred SoldUn Killed by a Railroad Catastrophe, A terrible railway disaster befell a military train between Kockenhof und Kilva on the Valkl-Jjirjev Uuc. bUtvcn cars wjiu smasb
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