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