i ASKS FOE RELIEF. Frriidsnt Bead! the Mnoh-Btpsalod Doe umtnt to Congroei. A special cabinet meeting held Mon day morning nt which tint draft of the presi dent's Cuban mraMKt dm rend. It wm sub mitted to congress soon after noon. Special meetings of the senate and hnim committees on foreign affairs warn also In session, nml thn wheels ware all put In motion for acting promptly upon such recommendation as the president might in n 'Hi" message says official Information ahfitra Unit American pltbetis are lu great destitution nml Hi" authorities aro uiinbla to relieve thM distress. HI hundred Amorlcnns nrn In tills cnndl t l,i, mi l Hi" sum ( "iii.imu Is recommend ed for relief. I'nrt of It should Imi used fur sending a ship to bring tha destitute homo. 'I In message ns outlined nlmvn wns rend In tlii' senate nml then a resolution enacting hln recommendations m presented lJf tha senate foreign committee and wan at once considered, 'Hi niessngn in ns follows: "To th" Semite nnd House of I'eprosentn- tlvs of the United States: "Official Information from onr consuls In Cuba establishes th fa"t Hint a large iiuin lier of American citizens In Hi" Island nrn In a Mate of destitution, suffering for want of fml and medicine. Thin applies particu larly to tha rural t lt rl. t of the central and eastern parts. Tim agricultural ehiaeshave been forced from their furma Into tha near est Ititvtia, where they oro without work or nnniv. "Tha local authorities of tha several town. however kindly disposed, are unable to relieve tlm needs of llo'lr own people, nnd nrn altogether powerless to help our Citi zens, "Tha latest report of Consul General La estimates Unit li'iO to H00 Americans lira without mi'iuiB of support. I hava assured htm ilmt provlnloii would bo made at onco to relieve them. "To that ami I recommend that congress make an appropriation of not less thiin fi0,0H0 to itiiinailintaly avnilalilii for no mi'lar 1 h dlrai'iion of Iho secretary of Mat". "It It desirable that n part of tlni sum which may be appropriated I y congress aliotild, In thn illr-ratlon of the secretary of stale, nlso bo used for tlio transportation of AtiiarlaiMt citizens who, desiring to raturn to Ilia United Stales, lira without Hi" mean to do so, Wii.i.iam .MiKini.i.y. "Executive Miuialon, May 17, IW." NAMES HIS TERMS. The Forts Makes An Official Reply to the Powers. Tha porta tins rapllad officially to tha note of thti poivars nnd daailm's to agree to an or mistien until tha following conditions are liccaptad: Tha niinexntlnn o Thessnlv, an Itiilamnity of ITO.tKiD.oiM) Turkish nnd Ilia aliolltlon of tho capitulations. Tha porta proposes Hint plaiilpoti'htlltrlaii of III" pnwarit thollld lliai't lit 1'hnrHiiloa to illiciii tlio taruii of paaca and ilai'liirax that if IIishh coiidlUoim nta a. oliiiad thu Turkish nruiy will contintiu to ad vanca. Tli ilamiiml for tha niin"ntnn of TliaFa ly In tiusad upon tho fact tluit tiio pro ae wan orlKlnaUy aadail to (Iraacn on tha a llca of tha powara with the ol'Jact of imhH nit l.rl Knnilauu nml (iraak Iticurxioiia Into llttonuin territory, tlin port" ballavniH at tlia lima that tha cahhatl'iti would allalii thami ohjacta, lint tha rai'aut iiiPiirKloiis of llraak l iimln nml llm avi'litu immi'dintaly pracadlnt! thu war ha vu proved to tho contrary. Tills Isthusuh atatica of tho reply. Tlio AiiiliiiwHilorH mat to coiiiI.Iit thv I'orto' niiHWcr, which lu rcKardad as rittftnn an extramaly rava insua. It is tialiavad that reprcscntiitiun will ho mndo to tha Miituu pardonnlly to Iniluco n modillcntlon of thesa larmn, hut It is forexean that thin will be vary lilllcult, owIhk to tha uttitudu of the power ful old Turk war party. If tho port" should provo ohdurnte a European confereueo In uot iinprohnblo, altlioueli at piasant llusia Is opponad to this. It Is regarded as quite certain that tha powara will not eminent to a retrocession of TliPMiily. Kven (larimiiiy la believed to ho refolut" on tills point liecnuae It would in volve a violation of thn llarliu treaty and Im peril the paaca of thu lialkaiis. Altogether the reply of tho porte hascaused tho grautcst silrprlna. It appears that duriuK the dlsuuii aion of the note from tha powers by the council of the sultnu's mluhitars.news reach d thn council that 8.000 (ireeks had limited nt l'nloun and were marching to Janioa with the Intention of co-operntinir with other foroas from Artn. This created a bad Impres sion among the ministers. ODS SUITES AND CHEESE ABROAD. Efforts Being Mds to Extend the Rale of Both. The agricultural department is engaged In (orio particular experiments with a view to extending our butter market abroad. Our foreign cheese market has declined steadily for the uaat 20 years ami In reoent years has suffered Immeuse damage from the shipment nt 'tilled cheese" and other Inferior cheeses. Twenty yenra ago tha United Htates shipped to the I'ulted Kingdom about half the cheese Imported by the lirttish lslvs. t'nnada has steadily displaced our cheese until now we ship to England leas than one-quarter of her Imports, while Canada sends one half. Inasmuch na Kngland Imports twice as much cheese as she did In lt7l the lots of our trade lu this one Item is enormous. T he agricultural department has shipped to London 2,000 pounds of boat American butter, and it Is being sold under the name of United Htates butter. It Is hoped by tills introduction the market will be greatly en larged. IRON AND BTEEL W0SKERB. The ' Amalgamated Aeiooiitlon Opens It! Session. The Amalgamutud Association of Iron and Hteel Workers met In Detroit, May 18, to ad Just tha wage seals for the coming year. The duy was devoted entirely to routlno business, preparatory to 10 days of hard work on the wage scale. The uncertainty of the tariff question will have considerable Hearing lu the way of complicating things. Tha 17S delegates to be present will represent over 60,000 Iron aud steel workers. The aoolatlou is raid to be stronger than ever and In condition to put up a vigorous right for an advance. The Eastern organization! are represented to a greater extent than those of the West. Canuda has no delegate Iiresont. Out of au lucreuse of about 40 lu the uumber of delegates this year, fully two-thirds are irom recently organized unions aim repre sent a large Increase In membership. W hile there is la little talk about officers as yet, there seems no doubt that President Garland, who has held the oflloe sluca 1SU2, can huvo the place again. A BII-H0UB BATTLE. Uruguayan Troops Defeat tho Insur gents. A battle lasting six hours has taken plnoa between Uruguayan troops and the Insur gents under Lamas and Saravla. The gov. eminent forces were victorious, according to the official report. It Is further stated that tba revolution is dylug out, owing lo the In surgents lacklug ammunition and on acuouul ( numerous desertions from their rauks. INCREASE IN LOANS. Sna Argues Imprsvemeat la Soilness From This. II, O. Dun A Co.'s weekly review of trade says: Unmistakable evidence of Improvement comes In tha general Increase of commercial loans, mostly for eastern merchants, or com panies, though some well-known houses In the mlddln West appear with considerable rediscounts from the Month. Not for a long time have commercial loans bean fully half the whole, T he distinct change gives proof that new business has been larger than many hava supposed. Ilrcaipis of money from tha Interior exceed shipments H,M)0, 000, mostly from the middle West. Kxports of gold have no Influence and only signify tha willingness of lliissiii to pay a price for tha gold needed. The excess of merchan dise imports to answer demands for half a year to coma Involves a greater excess of ex ports when the anticipatory movement ends and crops begin to move, which fact renders Inrgn outgoes of gold less likely and gives tha country a stronger position In Interna tional markets. Meanwhile there Is a con tinuing tniireaaa distinct, though gradual, In the volume of business In demand for pro ducts of manufacture and considering the time of year, in movement of grain and pro duce. Whent again cheated hopeful buyers and fall nearly 4 cents, closing 8'ao lower for thn weak. Corn was a shade weaker. Cotton once more hopefully advanced to 71' conts, but fall back to 7 ' i cents, with poor support here or abroad. Until the volume of stocks and tha condition of domcatln and foreign markets for goods hinder advance and Inter acreage reports are better. The iron Industry has quite an Increase In new business. I'nrt was due to the rupture of the steal beam pool and the full In price from l.fi5 to (1.2ft, nomlnnlly quoted, and some good structural contracts ware at onca secured. Part Is due to a batter demand for plates and for pipe, of which one large con tract for Indiana Melds waa placed, and part to growing needs for cars and vessels. There Is also some Increase In rods, though the season for wire and nails Is nearlng an end, because of an expected pool of rod mills. Low southern freight rates marketed a little more Iron to the North, and eastern foundry Is slightly lower, with gray forge only H.JS at I'litsbbig. 'I he Carnegie works are now turning out 8,000 tons rails daily, nearly all on old orders, and exports of finished pro ducts Increase. Hnles of wool decreased, though still greater than when all the mills were busy, but manufacturers ore doing aenrcaly any thing, most of their possible demand for months ahead have been supplied. Western holders begin to oiler nt 1 nnd ljj'o lower than of lata. Wo ilen gonda are dull, but prices are firm. Tho strike of clothing hands somewhat restrict the new demand. Cotton goods are without change In prices, print cloths still nt the lowest on record and the demand Is still Indifferent, with talk of temporary closing of mills lit the Houth. ALL DENOUNCE TURKEY. London Newspaper! Think the Forte'l Stand Sedloulont. The bnrmony of the European press on tho subject of tho conditions of penco la re markable. The semi-official papers, the Times, tho Novoe Vremys, tlio Tamps, the North Herman (inzetio and the Fremdeiiblnt are ns one lu the vigorous terras in which they denounce Turkey's pretensions. Now that Hi" last obstacle to a speedy nrmistico is removed by Germany, which temporarily blocked noifotlutloiis, Laving Instructed her nmlinssudor at Constantino ple, llnron Von Hnuerinii-.leltHch, to join the other ambassadors In pressiug upon the porte the necessity of agreeing upon nn armistice, It can be taken for granted that the Innumornhle forms of coercion ready to the hnuils of the powers, the sultiiu will yield to the Inevitable within a day or two, especially as tho capture of the (track posi tions at DomokoB will go far to satisfy thn Turkish war party. An order telegraphed to Eillium l'nsliii to cense hostilities probably Indicates that the Turkish govnruinent Is nlioiit to ylehl to the demands of the powers. It Is further stutud the port" Is now disposed to enter into negotiations to bring about fiermnnent penes with Greece upon terms ess onerous than those which have been hurutoforo demanded. SPANISH CLAIM VICTORIES. They Also Say That tho Claimi of Cubans Are Untrue, During a number of small skirmishes which have taken place recently In the pro vince of Hantii Clara, the Insurgents bad 80 men killed, an insurgent major and a sub prefect surrendered and Hi armed lusurgeuto were captured. In the proviuees of Matan r.as, Havana and I'iuar del lilo, 211 Insurgents were killed In reoent skirmishes nnd la sur rendered to the Kpanlah authorities. In these engngements.accordiug to the official report, the government forces lost six men killed and had 27 men wounded. A detnehmeut of troops commanded by General Molina, which waa escorting a con voy from Manzonlllo to Bayamo, In tha provlnoe of Hantlngo do Cuba, has dislodged an lusurnent force from the position which it occupied, Tho troops had 25 men wound ed. The Hpanlsh officials say that tha stories f ublished by a New York newspaper from lavana via Key West, announcing tho defeat of Colonel Itulr, near Manzanlllo with a loss of many killed, and the defeat of Colonel Agullnr, near Oulnes, Havana province, re cently, by Insurgent forces, are untrue, WILL RECOMMEND $400. Senate Committee's Aotioa on Armor Plate Coatraote. Tho eennto naval affairs eommlttos had be fore them Secretary Long, of tho navy da partment, having under consideration the subject of armor plate for battleships. The committee decided to recommend that the price of armor pinto manufacturers would willingly accept 426 per ton, but it was be lieved that they would also accept tha lower price. A proposition to not tha price at t42S per ton was first considered, but Senator Till man moved to substitute 400. The recom mendation Is to cover only the armor for tho inree oaiuesnipe in course or erection, and will not bo made at all unless assurance is received from tha secretary that the price recommended will be accepted by the lieth lehein aod Carnegie works. Tha proposi tion of the Illinois steel works waa not re garded as practicable for the present. HON AND STEEL W0BEER8. Amalgamated Committee Fixes tho Pad. dllng Prloo at $4.60. Tho general wage oommittee of tha Amalg amated Iron and Steel Workers' association has practically agreed that the puddler rate for the coming year shall be 14.60 per ton, the same as the present rate. There Is a strong seutimeut for a 5 rate among the puddlere because they say that the Pennsyl vania mill owners promised them au increase this year in tha event of MoKlulvy's election, and many of them express soreness over tba poor outlook for any higher rate. It is probable that no change will be made lu the niuokuieu's rate over last year s, which was an lucreuse of 12.' 4 per ceut over the pud dler's rate, Detroit will doubtless ooutiuue to be the annual meeting place of tho Am algauiuted aaeooiuttou. Contribntloa to Oreeoe. Mrs. Theodora Italll, president of the Greek ladies' committee, whlon Is raising fuuds for Greece, entiled another t!,0(J0.lu lue neauqitoriers oi me lurm at aiuous. ii UlESI FOREIGN UHE. SAGASTA SCORES SPAIN. Tho Liberal Leader lays the Could Not Bo Oloomler. Situation At a meeting of the Mbnril Senators anil and Deputies In Madrid, Henor Hagastn, former Premier, made an Important speech, n the course of which he said: "We have 200,000 troops In Cuba, but we are not even masters of the territory trodden by our soldiers. At the snina time Carllsm Is organizing Itself In the peninsula nnd men aces us with a new war, thanks to the im punity it enjoys, while tho sends of separ ation are germinating In some of tho prov inces. "Tha picture could not bn gloomier. Wo have war in Cuba and in tho l'hlllpplnes.nnd we hava atteinpta at civil war at home. The Government Is not responsible for them, but It la unfortunate In Its administration, lie forms In Cuba will not solve the Cuban problem." Henor Hagasta severely reproached tho conduct of the Government In financial, political and diplomatic emergencies, and said: "It Is In this way that a new conflict has arisen with the United Htntes. Wa wish to know what has become of the sixteen mil lions of the former loan, since eight millions are still due the army. In Culm no Import ant problem haa henn solved, aud thera has been only an aggravation of long-axlstlng evils. "In the face of this situation, the Liberal party hns decided to break tho truce II has accorded to the Government ilurl g tho last two years. Tha Government has existed un til now because of the complnUancn of thn Liberals. Henceforth the I.llnsrnls will throw all the responsibility upon tho Gov ernment." T he speech, which was greatly applauded, portends stormy sittings for both chambers. Many Mheruls predict tbnt Hnnora Cnnovns will lie thrown from power within a fort night. Political passions are thoroughly ex cited. BIG LAKE STEAMER SUNK. Florida Went Down In Lake Huron. Mem bers of Crew Saved. Tho steamer P.orlds, of the Lackawanna line, bound from Chicago to Iluffnlo with grain and general merchandise, was sent to the bottom, of Lake Huron, by a oolllslon with the steamer Georgo W. Iloby, between Middle Island and l'resquo Isle, The crew of the Florida were all rescued by the ltoby, which, badly damaged, turned back aud ar rived at Port Huron, Mich. It was vary foggy at the time of the collision. Captain Win. Kmlth, In command of tho Iloby, states that whan lie sighted the Florida through the fog he stopped and backed bla engines, tut tlio two boats ware so close together ID"! ii wns impossiDi" lo avoui me crasn. The Iloby struck, the Florida on the star board side about amidships. A holo 12 foot long was cut lu that steamer's wooden side. It was Instantly seen that it wAs only tl ques tion of a few minutes before tho Florida would go down. The ltoby steamed along side of tho doomed boat and took off part of Its crew. Tha remnindor of thn crew low ered tho yawl boat and succeeded in getting free or the sinking steamer. Ihey wore picked up subsequently by the ltoby. In about two minutes after the crash tho Florida went to the bottom, sluklng stern llrst, and breaking In two about amidships. As It went down thn Imprisoned nlr In its hull blew off the cabins and upper works. The cargo of thn Florida consisted of 50,000 bushels of wheat aud about CliO tons of mer chandise, mostly flour, shipped by Chicago ami western miliars, uuiwenn mi ann w mills wore represented In this item. The lost on the cargo Is estimated at about (00.- 000. Tho Florida's valunilon was about 100,000; insured for tHO.OOO. MISBINQ WITH 820,000. A Boston Bank Messsnger Disappears Host Mysteriously. Albert M. King, a 18-yoar-old messenger of the Iloylston National Bank, of Boston, Is missing, together with about (20,000 in cash and a 1 10,000 United Htates certlllcates not negotiable except between banks. King started for the clearing house at 10: 15 Wed nesday morning to settle the balance against the bank, and on thn way, according to in structions, transacted other business involv ing something like 45.000. King bad been employed by the Iloylston bank about two vears ana naa carrieu as mucn as viuu.uiiu oi the bank's money at a time on previous occasions ana never lost a uoiiar. IN JAIL. Ono of tho Sugar Trust Ken Looked for Befuslng to Testify. Elverton It. Chapman, the recalcitrant sugar trust witness, who refused to answer a senate committee's questions as to whether he had acted as a broker for any Senators In speculations In sugar trust stock, ocouples a cell at the district lull In Washington, and will continue therein fo 25 days. Chapman surrendered himself to United States Mar shal Wilson in accordance with an under standing previously reached. Tho commit ment pupers were given Deputy Marshal Cock, who in a private carriage escorted the broker, who was accompanied by Attorneys Wilson and Distenboelter and Broker Mc Cartney to the district Jail. The trials of Havemeyor and Searles, presi dent and treasurer respectively of the Ameri can Sugar Hetlnlngoompany, for refusing to answer questions of the Senate sugar trust Investigation oommittee has been postponed until Tuesday, May 25. ANTHRACITE VINE CONDITIONS. Company Stores and Immigration Among tho Evils. The legislative committee Investigating anthracite mine conditions learned that groat aufforlng exists throughout the Sorunton region ;tbe miners, sinoe the first of the year, averaged (9 to (17 monthly and laborers less; that company stores were maintained by all the smaller oompanies, at whioli ex orbitant prices prevailed, but store man agers swore no employes were obliged to trade there, aud that there were twice as many openings for mines as necessary to produce ooal needed for market, T. V. Powderly, formerly head of the Knights of Labor, waa the principal witness, and 20 men from the mines followed blm. The latter condemned the docking system. the failure of the two weeks' pay law, the company store system, Immigration laws, mine inspection laws and the industrial situation. They decidedly urged, as a remedy, the immediate passing of the tariff bill and tba restriction of immigration. The committee will examine company stores aud the ducking system. FIVE VICTIMS POUND. Sheriff Makes a Report on tho Dsad Indian Ahvote. The sheriff's poese haa returned to White hills from the chase after Ahvote, the Piute Indian murderer. They report that tha body of Judge J. M. Morton was found In a cabiu at Gold bug, seveu miles below Eldorado canyon, shot through the head, Morton had lived thirty-six hours after being shot. Ahvote was killed on Cottonwood Island, In the Colorado river, thirty miles below tbe oanyoo. The bodies o(veo(. bis victims have boon fouud. TO CEASE HOSTILITIES. Bnesla Palled the Wires la Bulgaria sad Ceastsatiaoplo Had an Eleotrle Shook. Tha war between Turkey and Greece seems to be ended at last. The great battle at Domokos. another disastrous defeat for the Greeks, waa tha final Plash of tha drums and cymlmls. Tha white flag of peace has been Hosted over the Turkish camps and the opposing commanders are arranging the terms of armistice. "Two events conspired to forpa tha Sultan to cense hostilities. 'These warn the sudden decision of thn Prltipeof Duluaria to moblllr.n his army and the request of Hie German Am bassador at Coiistniillnopla thst thn killing should Ihi stopped. The German F.tnperor wss slow tn making tip ins muni to join witn his Christian neighbor In the interest of peace. It was announced from llorlln that the Gorman Ambassador, llnron von Jaltseh, had finally been Instructed to co-oparntn with Ilia other Ambassadors In thn efforts to secure nn armistice. Thn wnr whs stopped, however, baforn noon, Jues'lay. Telegraphic orders worn sent to thn Turkish coiiiiniuiders in Thassaly and r.plrus to canse hostilities. soon after noon a telegram from Arta announced that the Turks lied displayed a white ling. There was a sudden and unexpected change tn the political situation nt Constan tinople shortly before noon. Itiissln quietly showed bar hand and fharaby foreeil Ger many and Turkey out of the game to nil in tents and purposes. Tuesday night nml ear ly Wednesday morning Turkey supported by Germany, was piaetieally defying llussla, r ranee, Austria. Grant liritain mm Italy, in sisting qpon the annexation of Thessaly, in addition to a huge war idemnlty, and seem ingly waa determined to mnrcli upon Ath ens. The Ministers received official advices from Holla T uesday announcing that orders had been issued for the partial mobillr.ntlon of the llulgnrlnn army, possibly at the insti gation of litissin. 1 hero was a hiirrleil i-onetiltntion of thn Ministers. Thn wnr party wns for further itcllance, hut in tha end pacific counsels pre vailed, for, nt 11:113 a. m., orders ware tele graphed to Edhetn Pnshn, thn Turkish Com-niander-ln-Chlef In Thessaly, to cense hostil ities. The panoe negotiations will now tio undertaken In rani rnrnest, mid tha Greeks will most likely bn spared any further hu miliation. Thn officials of thn British Foreign Office Tuesday availing confirm tho report that tho Turkish commanders havn received orders to nrrnngn with the Greek coinmundcra for nn urmlstlce. INTERSTATE COMMERCE. Tho Commission Desirss More Power to Regulate Bates. The Interstate commerce commission hns sent to Senator Cullom, chairman of the In terstate commnrcn committee, a loiter rn ganllng thn ponding bill to amend the Inter state comniercn nei. t.omniissionnrs jiorri son and Clements) concur in their sugges Hons that if pooling nrrnngements aro nu thorlzcd tho Common carriers should first Im required to specify their proposed rates for approval by the commission. Tho time of notice of Incrcnsn or reduction of rates should bo extended to f0 dnys, so as to pr1 vent sudden changes. Messrs. Morrison and Clements oppose thn proposed exemptions or otienucrs against tne inw from imprison ment nnd arguo thnt thn minings of the commission should be continue to bo prima rneio evlilenco in nil judicial proceedings, They insist tbnt the commission should be empowered to determine what is or is not a reasonable rnto nnd to enforce its decision. Commissioners Yeomnns nnd Prouty np prove of these suggestions, except that they are opposed to the pnssngo of any pooling bill until the commission Is given full power to rcguinto interstate commerce. TRYING TO SAVE DURRANT. Affidavit Made That Pastor Oibion Was tho Murderer of Blanche Lamont. William T. Bryant, nn Inmnte o f the Sol diers' bomn at Montevlsa, Col., made a sworn statement that Theodore Durrnnt, who is under sentence of death for tho mur der of Blanche I.nmont in F.mmnnunl church, Snn Francisco, la not guilty of the crime, but that llnv. George J. Gibson, pns. tor of the church, is the murderer. His statement Is as follows: "Mv name is William T. Bryant. I am C3 years old. I have lived In California since 1H40 up to March 1, lHOfl. I am familiar with the location of the Emmanuel Baptist chunm in which liiuncna l.amout wns mur dered. I was in tlm church the night of thn murder. I saw Uev. J. Georgn Gibson, with a woman in his arms, in tho body of the church going toward the south corner of the church. I heard him any: 'This kills tbat evidence.' I know Bev. J. George Gibson perfectly well. I beard tne woman groan a number of times as though In mortal agony. I make this statement ns an act of Juttice to an innocent man. Theodore Durrant did not murder Blanche Lamont, but Uev. J, George Gibson did." A FINANCIAL CRISIS. President and Vios President of tho Bank of Venetuola Besigned. A flnnnoial crisis rooently burst upon the market of Caracas. European exchange banks refuse all commercial operations. The president of the Bank of Venezuela, Mr. Vaaraonde, and the vice president, Mr. Han tana, sent in their resignations. It Is said that thn government Intends to export gold in order to effect the payment of the Venezuelan debt, which is largely held abroad. The anuso of this rise is the unusual demand of drafts for Europe and the small crop of coffee, which will uot permit draw ing against Europe. The commander of the Venezuelan artil lery, General Gonzales, waa shot dead on Thursday, May 6, by a worklngmnn, while passing ulong the streets. The murderer tried to commit suicide, but he only suc ceeded In wounding himself, and was drag ged off to prison. No reuson for the crime can be discovered. Dr. Victor It. Zerpa has been appointed minister of the interior to succeed General Koldan, who bos resigned. Congress closed on Muy 20. NOT "OFFICIALLY" KNOWN. Senator Sherman , Cannot Tell Why tho Ar nitration Treaty Was Bejeoted. Secretary Sherman has formally notified the British government, through Sir Julian Puuucefote, ambassador nt Washington, that the United States Senate having failed to ratify the treaty providing for general arbitration, that document has failed. The secretary was unable formally to Inform Sir Jullun of the reasons why tbe Senate bad re jected tiie treaty) indeed, be Is In the dark himself In tbat matter, for bo has no notice save the statement of the vote iu the Senate, of which he must take cognizance Of course, it Is kuown why the treaty waa ob jected to, but the absence of official objec tions prevents any attempt being made to meet the objections in au amended treaty. An Anonymous Contribution. Tbe Princess of Wales fund, started at the suggestion of tier royal highness to provide a dluner or some substantial meal during the week of tbe jubilee commemoration fur tbe poorest of tbe Londou poor, beggars, outcasts aud tenants of tbe slums, received au anonymous contribution of X'25,000, Lord Mayor Faudel Phillips has announced that with thn receipt of this donation tbe fund is closed. The Princess of Wales head ed the subscription with ATOP. Shut Up National Bank. Tha State National bank nt Lognnsport, Ind., was closed by Natloual Bauk Exuuiluer George It, Caldwell. ' MEWS FROM THE KnilONHL CAPITAL STEWART'S TREASURY SCHEME. Re Embodies It la an Amendment to tho Tariff Bill, llr. Stewart, of Nevada, gave notice In the senntp Tuesday of nn amendment which he would offer to the tariff bill, and which he asked tn have read. It provides that thcro shall be at all tlmps a reserve fund In the treasury of triO.000.000: that whenavei the available balance In the treasury exceeds irAO.OOO.OOO it shall lie the duty of the seo retary f the treasury to Invest the sur plus over thnt of sum in I lilted States bonds, and Hint when lass than .'.0,000,000 lie shall Issue legal tender non-Interest bear ing treasury notes to mnkn up thn dellelcney; that sii"h notes shnll bn redeem able out of the first surplus over 60,000,000; that In ansn Insuniclent coin to meet Urn coin obligations of thn I'mted Htates shall come into the treasury throiign the ordinary sources of revenue, the secretary shall ex- clinngn thn sliver rerllllcntea pant lor inn coin in the treasury for the coin which is in the treasury ror their railempttoni thnt tne coin paid in, nnd obtained through the con version of silver cart lit elites, the coin oblige tions of the L'nlle States shall bn discharg ed: nnd it shnll bn thn duty of the secretary oi tne treasury i coin suiiicieni silver mil Hon purchased under thn law, to supply the deficiencies in thn supply of coin to meet ana inscnarge ail cum obligations pre sented. Tho Report Attacked. Thn Havana I.n I.iicha editorially Im peaches the Hicuracv of the consular reports ns to thn distress of Americans in Cuha,upon inch President Men Inlay a special massage to congress wss based, mid questions whether mere nra actually boo hungry Americans In the Island. The paper adila: "Hut. now that Congress haa voted the t.'sO.OOO there ill soon be li.OOO alleged starving Ameri cans anxious to figure In the consular dis bursements. AN ARMISTICE DECLARED. Turks and Oresks Agree to Stop Fighting Tor Seventeen Days. Tho commanders of the Greek and Turk ish armies In Kplrus and Thessaly agreed to an armlsticn for seventeen days. Although It Is not dehiiltely settled, it Is thought tho pence negotiations will be concluded be tween Turkey nnd Greeco direct nnd that afterward, following the precedent of the treaty of St, Stefiino, the terms will bn sub mitted to a F.uropeiin conference, which will nrohiibly mat t In Paris. T he correspondent of tho Associated Press who was with mo ureeg nrmy niter lis re treat from Domokos bus arrived at Athens, He furnishes a picturesque account of the battle of Domokos, foiiglit on Monday 14th, conllrmlng the stories of thn heroin conduct of tho Grerks, but also furnishing confirma tion of the complete breakdown of all the Greek military organizations nud the failure of their geiierulshio. Ho says: "On Xiiturdny Crown Pnuen Constantino informed thn British ambulance, dootors filed Cross society) thnt there would be no light ing and they had bettor disband the hospital and ambulance corps. On my way to the front 1 found around Lamia 40,000 refugees, miserable from three days' incessant ruin, having no shelter except a few blankets. Women were giving birth to children on the sodden ground, and the road aloug the pre cipitous pass was encumbered with com missariat trains, composed of rickety coun try carts drawn by foeblu horses. 1 heard a sud nccount of tho army. Thn men had no tents lu tho heavy rains, nud for dnys they Iny in thn trenches or on thn open ground. The weather was bitterly cold, the neighbor ing heights being covered with snow, and there was much lover and dysentery among thn troops. Tho correspondent then describes the bat tle of Domokos. In writing of the bravery ol the Greeks, ho refers especially to the young recrulta and tlia Gariraildiuns who, "in red shirts, cans nnd green trousers, did splendid work nud inspired all," Continuing tho correspondent says: "With the Gnrlbaldians was a vivandlnre with a red lacket. She fearlessly attended tho wounded under a hot lire, and during the confused retreat never lost touch with her wounded until she bud them safe In the Gorman ninbulnuce hospital at Port Marino. M. Baill. the Grecian preminr. in the courso of an interview, said: "The Indem nlty which Greece will pay to Turkey will be in proportion to the resources of Greece, and her lluauclnl position. The cession of territory Is out of tha question. Greece can not accept a modification of the strategio frontier, which would render easy the the raiding of Greek territory by armuu oanas, and which would compel Greece to main tain a numerous army in order to prevent such Incursions. Cuban Belief The resolution appropriating (60,000 for the relief of suffering Americans in Cuba was signed by Speaker Heed. The secretary of state lias directed Consul General Isee at Huvana to draw for immediate purchase of suuulies and medicines for the relief of American citizens and transportation of suob as are without means and desire to return to the United States not to exceed 10,000. He was also instructed to furnish L. H. oon sols at Cuba at bis discretion funds for this Eurpose. U. S. Consul Bryce at Matanzas as been Instructed by the secretary of state to apply to Consul General Lee for funds with which to relieve American citizens there. Valuable Horse Traoed. C. It. Page, a resident of Streetaboro, O.. baa finally learned what baa became of a valuable horse which waa stolen from blm 13 months ago. Ho has received a letter from a woman lu NUns who stated thnt ber hus band bad confessed to the theft when he was dying. At the time the borse was stolen an other man was arrested. He proved au alibi. Mr. l'age was Informed in tne tetter mat tne horse bad been sold to a man living near Lodi, by the name or Ellis. Tracing the story out, he learned that the missing animal aud the man who bad bought it were killed in a railroad crossing accident. Military Train Wrooked. A train conveying a detachment of re serves Irom Westphalia to Meu ran off tbe rails between Hillosbeim and Gerohrbelm. Nlue persons are known to have been killed and So injured. The aoaident was caused by the trulu breaking in two, tbe rear portion subsequently overtaking and crashing into the iront pari. TEB8E IBLE0BAMS, Benito Lopez, aged 70 years, wns banged at Folaom, CaL, for the murder of Georgo Washburn. Tbeosopblsts have purchased land near Sau Ulcgo, lal., on wnicu tuey win erect temple costing 1 2 50,000. Governor Black, of New York, haa refused his signature to the graduated Inheritance tax bill passed ut the recent sesslun of the Legislature. Congressman Thomas II. Tongue, of Ore gon, was painfully but not seriously Injured by being knocked down by a cable car lu Washington, The vituscope clotures of the Corbett Fltxsimmous tight will be barred from Cana da by a law to be passed at tbe instance of the Canadian minister and the Dominion government Bert Jenkins, a young man living near Bharpavtlle, Pa., waa in the act of cutting his throat when two friends took tho knife away, one of them receiving a bad gush across tne wrist. THE CONSULS' REPORTS. Seorots That the Stats Department so Long Kept Hidden. The secret archives of the state depart ment, which have held the oonsular reports on the Cuban war from the public, were partially disclosed Wednesday, by Senator nraker, of Ohio, Especially startling was thn letter from Secretary Gluey, In which this country offered mediation to Spain, and tne reiiisni oi mat country to accept the proffered aid. W hile one of the consular reports was read Without the name of the author being dis closed, It is stated to im a communication rrom conaul-oenernl I.ae, which fully seta forth his idea of the conditlou that exists In Cuba, The extract waa quoted partly as follows. no date being given: "I cannot understand tha truth of thn clnlm that all thn provinces of thn Island are pad lied, except that of Hantlngo de Culm, because there are morn Insurgent, under arms nt this time than whan 1 llrst reached the Island, about tan months ago, and I do not think it a fair inference to draw from ex isting conditions that the war Is approach ing a termination, because, in pursuance of an established pulley, the Insurgents avoid as far as possible all serious engsgerannts. i eoiiciunn mat tne war will drag Its weary length along so long as the Insurgents can dig sustenance from tha ground on the one side, or money to be obtained bv thn oth. er, with thn continued result of untold hu man surrcrlng, loss of human life, tho mur der of Innocent men, women and children y both shies, and the frightful havoc which disease makes in the ranks of thn soldiers, pnnicuinriy nmong mn unncciimatao ripan lards. T he poverty and dlstrasa of the pno- le are increasing, and tne loss of nronertv of ail sorts dally Is becoming more enor mous, .No one can fully appreciate the sit uation without being here in parson. The number of ). nondistressed, starving woman, children and old men of ail race has great ly increased In this city within the past few weeks, while In o'her points on the island the suffering has been proportionately greater." Iho letter from Secretary Olnay to Span ish Minister de I.omn under date of April 4, Dt'.Nl, is the one in which Intervention Is sug gested, in the letter Mr. Olnay said: "It Is Impossible to deny thnt the expecta tions you entertained of putting down tbe rebellion bnvn been completely disappoint ed. The insurgents seem to cnmmaod a larger part of the island than ever before. It can bnrdly be questioned thnt the Insurrec tion, instead of being quailed, is to-day mors lormidniiie than ever, and enters upon the second year of Its existence with decidedly im proven prosiaicis oi successnn results. Whether a condition of things entitling the nsurgents to recognition as belligerents has yet been brought about may, for the purpose of the present communication, be regarded as immaterial. After explaining the interest tha United States hns in the oase, Mr. Gluey proceeds: "To find a way to co-operate with Spain In the immediate pacillcntlon of the Island on such a plan as, leaving Spain her rights of sovereignty, shall yet secure to the tssople of the islaiid all such rights and powers of local self-government as they can reasonably ask Is thn object. Tn that end the United Htates offers ami will use ber good oftlcs at such time and in such manner as may be ueemeu most advisable. In closing lie says the communication Is prompted by the friendliest failings toward Spain and thn Spanish people, and adds: "Thn United States has no designs upon Cuba, and no designs ngulnst tbe sovereign ty of Spain." DISORDER IN CRETE. Mohammedans Attempt to Anstilne'.e tho British and French Admirals. The situation In Crete is most serious. There Is a revival of excltemei.t,both among the Mussulmans and Christians, in con sequence of thn departure of the Greeks- Some iinsiii iinzouks n red upon Admiral Harris, tne British commander, making his fourth escape since tin line lecu in those wnters. Later In thn day live shots were flrod at the French admiral while walking iu Suila with his clilef-of-stalT. Shots were also fired at a British signaler outside of Canea, nnd three insurgents at tacked and disarmed a British lieutenant near Hilda. Owing to this case the British admiral sent an ultimatum to the Insurgents, demanding thn return of the lieutenant's arms within 41 hours or action would be taken. Tho British cruiser Cambria has been recalled to buda Bay to be prepared for eventualities. Brigandage Is appearing among the insur gents. Two Mussulman children were kid napped and one of them sent back with a de mand for a ransom, falling which tbe bead of the other would be returned. A dispatch from Candlasays: The Cretan Insurgents have received Instructions from Athens to accept an autonomous form of government, on condition thnt the Turkish troops shall be previously withdrawn from tbe island. The Insurgents appear to ap prove of tbts plan tor tbe settlement of their grievances. . TRIPLE LYNCHING. A Thousand Masked Men String op Three Negroes. Near Rosebud, Tex., three negroes, Dave Cotton, Henry Williams and Babe Stewart, were lynched In jail. Their Intended victim was a daughter of William Cotes, white. About 12 o'clock a number of men heavily disguised, rode up to the jail and demanded the prisoners. The guards refused to deliver them, ana they retired saying they would blow tbe jail up witn dynamite or have tbe prisoners, im mediately the officers and guards sum mooned a bus and entered it with their rlsonrs, leaving bv a roundabout route to iartin. They ware overtaken by about a thousand masked, men, who overpowered them and took the prisoners and hanged them. Nsw Stylo of Banking Operations. The Armours of Ksneaa City and Chicago and several other large stockholders of tha Interstate National bank, have organized a trust company to be known as the Kansas City Cattle Loan company, which will lend money to farmers ami stock raisers through local live stock commission merchants, taking as security chattle mortgages on stock and corn. The company will deal in "cattle paper," buying from commission men and selling to eastern stock brokers, Tbe new corporation will bave a capital stock of bait a million dollars, Tbe organisation will furnish money for which eommaision men and stock men bave hitherto gone to St. Louis or the east. Dynamited a Train. Tbs Insurgents dynamited and derailed an exploring engine on the railroad betweeu Crlsto and Swrgo, province of Santiago de Cuba, and afterward fired on the train which followed It, plundering and burning three cars. The remainder of the tram put back to Crlsto. Tho local guerrilla force attacked tba insurgents, killed Ove of them and re captured the engineer of the exploring en gine nud three railroad employs, who had fallen Into tbe bauds of tbe insurgeuts. The guerrilla force had a lieutenant killed. Japan vs. Hawaii. The steamer Belgio arrived at San Francis co from Honolulu bringing advices to the street that tbe Japanese government da mauds damages from that of Hawaii for tbe refusal of the latter to allow the Jupauess immigrants to laud, and iu tbe event of Its refusal to pay the amount demanded will In sist upon knowing Its reason therefor. Both Minister Shimawaura and Counselor Yaml Akura are emphatic iu their assuruncss tbat Japan will not submit to arbitration, s
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