1 Mllli WAS OVERPOWERED. A NEGRO LYNCHED. Troopi Fire Into an Angry Mob at TJr bana, Ohio. "Cliok" Mitchell, negro, who assaulted Mrs. Onumer, at Urbann, Ohio, a few days ago, confessed to the prims anil was sen tenced to twenty years In the penitentiary Juno 3. That night a mob surrounded the jail. Two companies ol mllltla were culled out. At 1:30 o'clock the mob advanced on the Jnll. and for two hours the Jnll was sur rounded hy n howling mob of at least 1,000 to 1,500 people. Twenty rounds were fired lv the milltln. The volley resulted In Hurry Hell being shot through the bend and killed Inetnntly. A young ninn named llnglns was hot through the body find killed iiiKtnntly. Dentils Craneev, of t'rhimn, wns shot In the right foot. Dr. Charles Thompson, of North Lewlsburg, received a slight wound on the forehead. Wesley Howen, of t able, wrs shot in the hip mid wounded seriously. Hay Dickinson, living near Urbane, way shot In Hie shoulder, liny MeClure, of t'rhnnn, was shot through tho muscle of the right arm. Almost Welser, who wns standing on tho street, received a slight wound on the face, mill John Wiink was shot In the foot. The mob liroke Into the jail, secured Mitchell, mid strung him up to a tree In the court house yard. Every one who could took part in the work, and no attempt wns miide nt disguise. The mllitnry nITered no resistance in view of the feeling against them. CANNOT AGREE Hawaii and Japan Quarreling Oyer Iraml gratlou. The following Hawaiian advices were brought by the steamer l'eru: The Hawaiian government In Its reply to Japan on May 24, refused to coincide with the rlewe held by that country on the sending back of 523 Im migrants brought by the Klnianl March 9. (illli'inl notice has been given Japan that the emigration laws of Hawaii are to be vigor ously upheld. The answer of Jnpnn bad not been de livered to Japan's Hawnllnn representative, ft wns learned, however, that the view tnken hy Japan l that, while the right of the Ha waiian iioveruineiit to pass reasonable laws respecting Immigration is not denied, It la contended that it tlie.contontlon of the Ha wallnn officials were correct the immlKratlon laws of that country were In contravention of the treaty existing between those coun tries Further, It was stated that Japan says tho action of the executive In returning the Jap anese immigrants was arbitrary and capri ciously enforced, and that the decision of the supreme court in the habeas corpus eases was it denial of Justice, and for that reason the llawlfnn government is expected to rec ognize the principle of indemnity in the canes of kiiiiiini Muru Immigrants presented to the government. The empire ol Japan also demands assur aucn of this government that a like action would not be taken with Japanese immi grants coming Into Hawaii. The position taken by the Hawaiian government Is that the immigration Inns are a reasonable exor cise of police power of the state, and that the administration had Impartially enforced them. F3r this reason, the Hawaiian gov ernment considers that the principal Indem nity cases do not apply. EEAIEN ON AN AFFEAL, George M. Irwin Loses a Teat Suit in New York Courts. Goorge M. Irwin, tho Pittsburgh broker' whoso "discretionary pool" achieved a well rcmembercd reputation, was beuteu on bis appeal from a Judgment of tho city court trial term. After his failure Irwin was sued by Henry Zeltner, of N"w York city, as as signee, to recover 1,451.30 sent by n Miss Smith to Irwin's concern for investment In the discretionary pool. Miss Hmlth having assigned Iter claim to Zeltner. Irwin in bis defense admitted receiving the money, and held that the contract, If any wns made, was executed in tho state of l'euiisylviinia, and that the state of New York had no jurisdic tion. The trial Judge held different views and directed a verdict tor the plaintiff. Ir. win promptly appealed. Now the general term sustain tho aotlon of the lower court. The decision Is Importnnt In view of the fact that there nro hundreds of people who sent money to Irwin under similar circum stances, and have only been waiting to bring suits until they learned the attitude of the general term regarding the contention of Ir win that the courts of the state bad no Jur isdiction. WORK OF A MADMAN. Ht Attempted to Kill Hli Fonr Children and Himself, Edgar Harris, a letter carrier, 32 years of age, living at 1724 Ashland avenue, Balti more, shot and killed bis 12-year-old ion George, and his 0-year-old daughter Ada, wounded bis daughter Ella, aged 14, and then turned the pistol on himself. He Is now lying at the point of death In the Johns Hopkins hospital. Little Kdgar Harris, Jr., aged 0 years, was tho only member of the family who escaped uninjured. He waa lying in bed beside bis brotner Oeorge In the front second-story room. His father tired at him, but the bullet missed his bead by a half Inch and burled It self In the pillow. The Insane fathor then rushed Into the back room to Kill the girl, and the little fellow fled down stairs and es caped. Harris Is thought to have been mentally unbalanced by the recent death of his wife, to whom be was deeply devoted. He had always been a devoted husband and lather. FOR CRETAN AUTONOMY. Scheme Fropotsd by Franeo That teems to be Approved. The French government has submitted to (he powers proposals on the subject of Cre tan autonomy. They comprise the enroll ment of a foreign gendarmerie and a loau to fay the gendarmerie and provide for tho In ilnl expenses of the administration of the isluud of Crete. Itussin supports those pro posals, and It la believed Great Britain also favors them. Edheni l'Hsha has given ail merchants 15 days In which to withdraw their goods from the custom house at Volo. At the expira tion of that time all goods remaining in the custom house will be confiscated by the Turkish authorities. A dispatch from Ilerlin says that the Turkish government has opened negotiations with un Euglieli llrm for overhauling the eu ire Turkish Heet. All the Irouclads will be reconstructed and six new men-of-war built. ALEXANDRIA FIRESWEFT. Tat Virginia Town Sadly Outtrd By a Mid Bight Blase. The groatest oonflagrntlon that bus ever visited Alexandria, Va broke out In Bryan's fertilizing mill on the river front shortly af ter midnight and raged wltb great fury for about eight hours, causing a total damage I including loss of time to mills, etc.), of from 4oO,COQ to COO.OOO, partly Insured. The entire block, bounded by the "Htraud," Duke, Uulon and Frluoe streets, was almost completely wiped out, only one warehouse wlU in contents being saved. SPREADING WAR'S HORRORS. Osn. Weyler't Latest Dsorss. Aa 111 tor Works off lorn Spite at TJnolt Bam. A decree Issued by Capt. Gen. Weyler an nounces the approaching commencement of military operations In the eastern part of the island of Cuba, and orders the enforcement of his decree of January 30 In the provinces of I'uerto Principe and Hnntlago de Cuba, the organisation of cultivation r.ones, the closing of stores In unfortified towns, the concentration of the country people anil the destruction of all resources. He gives the people of the two provinces one mon:h In which to comply with the decree. El Comtnercio violently attaoks the Uni ted States. It snysi "It Is neoemary to prove to the Americans that we care nothing for the Insulting and aggressive stand taken by the American sen ate. A country where the old have less Judgment than the young is a degenate country, a country of premature civilisation, which will rot before it ripens. Let us tell them, or better still, let us prove to them, that we can laugh nt their braggadocio." The plague of the berl-beri continues to ravish the province of Hnntlago da t uba. There are oiuiiicipiil doctors who Inhumanly allow hundreds of the poor to din without offering them the slightest assistance. SWALLOW FOR TREASURER. Pennsylvania Prohibitionists Nominate the Fighting Prssohsr. With more enthusiasm than Pennsylvania rruhlbltionlsts have manifested In recent years, the 249 delegates at that party's state convention In Altoona, nominated for Htate Treasurer liev. I)r. Hllas C. Hwallow, of llarrlshurg, editor of The I'ennsylvanln Methodist, nnd for Auditor General, W. W. Lathrop, of Lackawanna county. Both nominations were made by acclamation. A regulation Prohibition platform was adopted and over 4,000 was raised toward the cam paign. Itev. Richard II. Gilbert, of Huntington, presided over the convention, and there were a score of vice presidents. The business was concluded promptly and the convention clos ed early. Alter the convention adjourned, the Htate Central Committee met nnd appointed the following executive committee: Chairman, Charles II. Jones, 1'hlladelphla: secretary, Oeorge Hoffman, Montgomery county; trea surer, ( levari Dlnges, Lycoming county; H. W. Murray, Northumberland; A. O. Thinas son, Lnekliwannns Hiram DeWnlt, Philadel phia: F.llsha Kent, Mcfiean; Oeorge ('. Mor gan, Montgomery: John D. Olll, Venango; J. T. Mansell, Lycoming; Homer I Castle, Allegheny: B. II. Engle, auphln: Dr. T. M. Johnson, Lebanon) William Macpeak, Wash ington. The mass meeting In the evening wns large ly attended. Address were made by National Chairman lilekle, Ilev. C. H. Mead. Qulncy Morrow, ltev. Dr. Hwallow and Mr. Lath rop. PEOPLE'S PARTY MEETS. It Adopts a Platform end Nominates Stat Offioers. The Pennsylvania state convention of the Notional People's party was held In Altoona, 45 delegates, representing 10 counties, being present Judge Htevenson,of Allegheny,was elected chairman. The following ticket wns nominated by the convention: For state treasurer, Dr. Horace Ayers, of Columbus, Warren county .auditor general, Ir. C. L. Taylor, of Philadelphia; state chairman, Charles M. Miller, ol Mead ville, editor of tho "Sledgehammer," the statu organ of the Populist party. The platform adopted favors an American policy, Including both lluanclal and trade systems. It ceusurcs the treseut state ad ministration fur extravagance and tho creation of useless olllccs. The Investiga tions are denounced as having been scandal ous, while public schools suffer for appropri ation?. Mention Is made in the platform about favored banks holding state deposits and paying no Interest, and recommends a change. Olllclal salaries should be reduced to correspond with the wages paid to work ingmen. They urge all county nnd local or ganizations to their duty of standing by their organisations until its Juat principles are en grafted with the public law. The platform ends by appealing to the citizens who desire prosperity to vote with them tills full. CHLORINE FOR DIPHTHERIA. Jersey City Board of Health la Testing It, The Board of Health of Jersey City, at tho suggestion of and at the personal expense of ex-United Htates Honator MoFherson. Is test ing the chlorine treatment for diphtheria, by Inhalation, as given to the medical world by Dr. Bracelin, in the published formula In the medical Journals of the country. Mr. J. J. Russell, of Chicago, has been oo-operat-ing with the health officers and physicians In applvlug the new remedy, the contention being that It Is superior to the antl-toxlne given to the medical fraternity through the German specialists. Tne dally papers print In detail the results of the official tests now being made, and cite tbat several remarkable cures have been made wbere the antl-toxlne remedy had failed. John I. Crimmius, of New York, has made an offer to supply certain of the New York City hospitals with the chlorine for experimental purposes, but thns far they have declined, on the ground that they are entirely satisfied wltb antl-toxlne treatment. OLAD HEWS FOB APPLICANTS. Democratic Postmastsrt Will Not All Serfs' Their Pull Tim. The ru.e announced shortly after the ad ministration assumed charge, that post masters wonld be allowed to serve out their full term unless removed for cause, has been modified, and it Is expected tbat wholesale appointments to postolllues will be made soon. It was officially announced that the President and the Postmaster Oeneral will consider as having expired all postoffle.es which are due to expire between now and July 15. It is understood that the matte" was dis cussed and the decision reached at the Cabinet meeting. The reason assigned for the modification of the announced polloy of the administration is that It Is the ueslre of the Fostoflloe Department to till as many of fices as possible before the expiration of the llscal year, July I, in order that accounts may be begun wltb a new quarter. Big Countsrfsitlng Soheme. One of tbe most extensive counterfeiting plots ever discovered by the secret service bureau was brought to light In New York, when lllehardo D. He Queseus and bis wife Eugenia wore arraigned before Commission er Shields, charged with issuing counter felt bonds of the Costa Hican government of the denomination of 1C0 pesos. He Quesens has u priming establishment lu MuldeuLane, New York. 'J be woman said she met lie Quosent sev eral months ugo.und that ho told her he had "a big scheme to float in Costa Idea." Both prisoners were held lu default of 3,000 bull, Tbe counterfeits are excellent Imitations of the orlgiual bonds, nud beur tbe signa tures of the president, F. Pesultn, and Sec retary Outuno. It was reported that fully 1 1,250,000 of these bonds had beeu floated. Explosion at a Firs. Fire broke out lu the warehouse of Chas. Ring A Hous, at Charlottesville, Va. A dozen or more persons entered the building wltb a view of saving books and other prop erty, when a keg of powder exploded, de molishing the building, catching several under tbe falling timbers and bricks, and In i Hiding Injuries (rem which one bat Ultd. he mitM ion mieiligk CAMPOS HAS BEEN CALLED. Queen Regent of Spain Hsstlly Bsndi for tnba'i Former Captain-Osnsral. The resignation of the Spanish cabinet and the general stnto of political uneasiness ab sorb publlo attention. A cabinet council was held, the queen regent presiding. The re tiring premier, Senor Cannvas del Castillo, made a long statement regarding Cuba, the Philippine Islands, the International situation and the relations between Hpaln and the I nited Htates, which led to his resigna tion. Her majesty declared herself satisfied with the explanation of Senator Canovns, and begged him to continue tbe government until the crisis was solved. Henor Canovas, after the council, said the queen had asked him to telegraph Marshal Mart I tier, de Campos, asking him to come to Madrid, and that the latter had replied that he would arrive here to-morrow. Henor Canovas added that a solution of the crisis would be difficult, and depended upon tbe conferences between the queen regent, Gen eral Campos and Henor Hegastn, the Liberal leader. It Is said the latter Is prepared to apply extensive reforms to Cuba through the Instrumentality of Oeneral Campos, vdio, It Is believed, will shortly succeed General Weyler as captain-general of Cuba. ANGELL AND THE TURK. Objsotlont to tht New Minleter Withdraws by the Porte. The objections of the Hultnn to receiving Dr. James II. Angell, of Michigan, as minis ter of the V nlted Htates has been withdrawn. The state department was so notified by Mr. Terrell, the present diplomatic representa tive of the country In Constantinople. Mr. Terrell tins sought from the first to disabuse the minds of the Turkish authorities of prejudice against Dr. Angell. It was be who notified the state department of the feeling of the porte against the new minister, which brought forth an explanation from Dr. An gell that waa transmitted to Turkey through this government. The principal complaint of the porte against Dr, Angell was based on on croup ous idea of the Congregational churoh, of which the porte understood Dr. Angell was a member, The representations made to the Turkish government, Mr. Terrell says, were that the Congregntlonalists were a political-religious body, likened by the Turks to the Jesuits, aiid that bad designs on the welfsre of the Hultnn's empire. The Hultnn was therefore advised to object to re ceiving as the representativo of a friendly foreign power a man who was a member of and in sympathy wit'.i, if not actually con cerned in, a body that wns working against his Interests. This and the other objections were explained away by Dr. A.igell, and Turkey is now willing to welcome blm with Ottoman cordiality. GEN. RODRIGUEZ DEAD. Spaniard's Capture the Psperi of an Insur gent Commander. The Bourbon Iteglment of Cavalry, under the commnnd of Colonel Pcrot.lt Is officially reported, has engaged, pursued and dis persed at Novedud, Province of Havana, a force of Insurgents believed to nave been commanded by General Alberto Hodrlguex. Tho enemy left eleven men killed. The In surgents are believed to have suffered heavy loss In killed and wounded, who were carried awav. Documents which fell Into the bands of the Hpnnlards upon this occasion show tbat Gen eral Alberto Iteilrlgiioz died on May 18. It is officially announced thatdurlngsklrmlshes which have taken place between the Kpnnlsh troops uud Insurgents within the lost ten days the latter left 827 men killed, the troops captured 10 prisoners and 1M0 firearms and 52 armed Insurgents surrendered. Among the Insurgents killed, It is further stated, were ono colonel, two lieutenant colonels and seven officers of minor rank. The Spanish forces during these engage ments the olllclal report continues, lost 2 of ficers and 25 soldiers killed, nud had 0 of ficers and 113 soldiers wounded. Captain Oeneral Weyler has arrived at rJnnctl Spirit us. Province of Hants Clara. CLEVELAND REFUSES AN OFFER. Deolines to be Counssl for Vsnexuela in the Boundary Arbitration. Ex-rrosldent Grover Cleveland has de clined an urgent invitation to become one of the counsel for the Venezuelan Government to present the cose of that country before the trlbunnl of arbitration whloh will deter mine the true divisional line between Venez uela and British Guiana. On the death of J. J. Htorrow, who served in tbe capacity of legal adviser when nego tiations were pending for tbe reference of the question to arbitration, it became neces sary to secure the services of a lawyer whose high standing and prestige would strengthen Veuer.uela's presentation. President Crespo wrote an autograph letter to Mr. Cleveland and forwarded it to blm by special messen ger, W. L. Scruggs, special counsel for Ven ezuela, He took the letter to Princeton and delivered it In person to tbe former Presi dent. After giving the proposition due consider ation, Mr. Cleveland In turn wrote an auto- grapb letter to President Crespo, In which e thanked blm for tbe offer, but said it i would bo fmpoislblo for him to accept It, In assigning reasons Tor bis declination, Mr. Cleveland lafd hit in view of his well known friendship for Vensfflsia, and bis be lief that right It on ber side of (Tic contro versy, ns shown by various oflloiul acts and representations during bis service as Chief Magistrate, he felt that It would be mani festly Improper for blm to now perform servtoe for the country be had championed and accept compensation for so doing. 1 he position of counsel will be tendered some other lawyer of prominence and recog nized standing. THE MILLS CL08ED. Tht Strike Compels Jones A Langhlini to Shut Down. Tbe Jonet A Laughlins plant at Tlttsburg has Been forced to slose down entirely In all departments because of tbe strike. Tbe bot toms of the cupolas In the steel mill were dropped during tbe morning, and after 9 p. m, smoke oensud to rise from tbe stack, and the atmosphere on the Houtb Hide became so olear that the sun shone unobstructed on the streets for tbe first time in many months. The shutdown affects about 8.600 men, In cluding tne strikers, who number within a thousand of the total number employed. The shutdown affects about BOO tonnage men. They are all members of the Amalga mated Association, and before July 1 tbe Uim will be called upon to slgu tltelr new toule. DISPENSARY LAW IS VOID. South Carolina Stats Saloons Can Have No Monopoly. Judge Hlmonton, of the United State cir cuit court, tiled a decision In the onto of Van deroook county against the state of Houth Carolina, restraluTug tbe state from prevent ing the sule of liquor brought Into the state. This decision, If tustulued on appeal, It Is claimed, will have tbe effect of rendering nugatory tbe state dispensary law. Under the decision of Judgo Hlmonton any person may Import sud sell liquor lu, original pack ages. . SPANISH CRISIS. Government Knooksd Oat By tht Fit of Tetusn. The premier, Henor Canovas del Castillo, has tendered to the queen regent the resig nation of the cabinet, owing to the difficulty tbe ministers experience In carrying on the government In view of the parliamentary sit uation caused by the refusal of the Liberals to take part In the deliberations of oortes. This attitude of the Liberals Is duo to the personal encounter between the duke of Te tusn, the minister of foreign nfTnlra, and Prof. Comas, a Liberal senator, on May 21, when'tbn duke slapped the face of the sena tor and knocked blm down after a heated debute on the Morgan belligerency resolu tion adopted by the United States sennte. The Madrid correspondent of the London Times says: 'The queen regent has accepted the resig nation of the cabinet of Henor Canovas del Castillo. It has caused a profound sensation. Before taking this step her majesty begged Henor Canovas to remain In ntilce until to morrow In order that she might have another opportunity to consider the matter In council, but this only meant that the resigna tion would bo accepted. Henor Canovas tendered his resignation because he could not again undertake to re-establish his re. latlons wltn the Liberals. Ho preferred to leave the crown full liberty to decide as to the best solution. Both houses of the oortes voted without debate the financial supplies necessary to enable the cortes to adjourn sine die, nnd granted authority for the issue of treasury bonds nnd the contraction of loans guaranteed by the Hpnnlsn treasury to cover expenses of the wars In Cuba and the Philippine Islands with n special lien on the revenues of Spain of the Cuban war loan. "The queen regent then signed tho decree suspending the sittings, whereupon Senor Canovas immediately tendered his resigna tion. COKE PLANT PROJECTED. Every Arrangement Made for a Great Conoern. An extensive new coke plant Is to be built on the McCreory farm In the vicinity of oungwood, Vn. About ISO ovens will be erected nt once and some 300 men will find steady employment. The recently incorpor ated Southwest Connecting llailroad Com pany will In a few days begin the construc tion of a single track line from ileatty.on the Pennsylvania ltailrnad, to Traugar, on the Youngwood branch, a distance of seven miles. The new railroad will be a passenger and general tralllc line, but tho ultimate pur pose Is to transfer the coke to he produced at the new plant. The cost of the construc tion of tho railroad Is estimated at 6160,000. The new road will have ts own rolling stock. The route for Kastorn shipment will be shortened about 25 miles. Several hun dred men have been engaged for tho build ing of the road. The MeCreary tract, upon which thn coke Idunt will be located, contains 1,'IG acres and s underlaid with an eight-foot vein of the best coking conl. One of the finest coke plants to be found In tho region will be built. I hero will be 40 double tenement houses and other bulldlays erected, The Incorporators of tho rond nrn princi pally Pittsburg men, among them Charlea E. Spoer. President of the First National Bank, and Jjlm W. Wilson, of Pittsburg. Mr. Hpuer is rresldeut of tho company. Tho. coal tract was purchased for 00,000. HER ERROR WAS LUCKY. A Typewriter Csuest a Speolal Session by Mlstske, but Saves 844,928. Miss Margaret Williams, the typewriter of the New Jersey State House, who acquired oonsidernble fnme because she made the error that caused tbe special session of the Legislature, Is now regnrded as n heroine, and letters are arriving offering bor both consolation and congratulations. The error she made was in the bill provid ing for a special election, so that tho people could approve the amendments In the con stitution. A special sesslcn of the Legisla ture cannot rectify eriors in work of a pre vious Legislature, so a new election bill had to be passed. In drafting the new bill tho ltepubllcaii leaders concluded they had been too extrnvairant In allowing tho Board of llegistry to have three days' pay to do vir tually nothing. The new law only provides for one dny for registration purposes. There are in the the Htnte 980 voting (daces, and four mem bers of the Board of llegistry, for each place who receive 3 each. The curtailment of two service means a saving of 24 for each polling place and an aggregate saving of 44,U2H to the people ot the Htate. Senator Johnson, of Bergen county, has written to Miss Williams explaining to her how she has really been of service to the Htate, nnd thnt the people are really under obligations to her for creating the oppor tunity for maklnx the correction. CRUSHED 10 DEATH. Five Psoplt Killed and Fiftssn Injursd by a Train. Five young people wers killed and a num ber of others Injured In an accident which occurred at Valley Spring, Long Island. A tally-ho, with a party of 21 excursionists from the Green Avenue Baptist church, started out for a day's outing through Long Island, was struck by a train on the Long Island railroad, at the Merrick boulevard crossing, and these were Instantly killed: George F. Fashloy, Jr., H24 Hasley street, Brooklyn: William Gilchrist, Jr., 233 But ledge struct, Brooklyn; Winslow Lewis. Dee kulli avenue, Brooklyn; Lester E. Itoberts, Monroe street. Brooklyn; Dora Burtscb, Htuyvetant avenue, Brooklyn. ALMIGHTY VOICE SILENT. Ht and Hit Band of Indian Murdsrsri De stroyed by Voluntesrs. Almighty Voice is stilled. The Indian trouble at Duck Lake Is ended. A special from Duck Lake says: "The Prince Albert Volunteers got Impa tient and prevailed on the officer in oburge to allow them to rush up the bluff, where the outlaws were biding. They were led by William Druin, James McKay, Q. C.,and Po lice Otilcers Wilson aud McDonald. On the first rush they did not find ttiu hiding places of tbe Indluns.and they aaln went through, killing the only reinulutng Indian. "Almighty Voice aud auotber Indian wore killed by shells from tho ulne-pounder. No further casualties oocurred ou our side. The dead have been brought In. Tbe father of Almighty Voice Is under arrest at Winnipeg, Man., as an accomplice. No further trouble Is anticipated." Crstant Massaorsd. Beports are received at Athens of further massaores In Crete. Those advices say that the Turks made a sortie from Herakllon Frlduy night aud murdered six Christians at Gullfa, In tho neutral gone. The victims were killed while asleep. At a point beyond Guilts tbe Turks murdered three men, three women and a child, after which they return ed to Herakllon, where the governor tried to place the marnuders,under urrest. The at tempt to arrest them caused a riot, which was quelled with difficulty. Monument to Negro Soldiers. Decoration Day ot this year was ot par ticular slgultlcuuua on account of tbe un veiling of the elaborate memorial structure ou Boston Common, erected in honor of Colonel John Hubert Gould Shaw, of tbo Fifty-fourth Massachusetts lteulmeut, and the brave black men who comprised bis fol lowers, aud who tell wilb their colonel In tbe assault upon Fort Wagner, B. C, July IS, 1808. state or ifimns m m. CUBANS IN GOOD CONDITION. Will Aeoept Nothing But Indepen dence. Captain W. D. Hmlth, of the Cuban army, spent considerable time again with the Hen ate Committee on Foreign Relations. In a brief Interview with a representative of the Associated Press he said: "The Cuban army is now In better con dition to resist the Spaniards and to main tain the fight for Independence than It has been since tho beginning of the war. Gener al GomeK has a well disciplined army of about 40,000 men who are determined to hold out until their efforts shall be crowned wltb victory. Our soldiers are rapidly procuring arms, and every day serves to put them on a better footing in this respect. "The troops enjoy a vast advantage over the Hpniiianls, in that they are not In juriously afTcctcd hy the climate. I may state that 1 have not seen a case of yellow fever or smallpox among the Cuban soldiers since I have been on the Island, and that I have not been sick a dny myself. Further more, we have no difllciilty In feeding our troops. In thn portion of the country in which the Cuhnn troops are in contra! the provisions are protected, and we draw our supplies from this source. Our commissary Is therefore regularly reneweil and our sup piles are received In quantities qulto suf ficient to meet ail our wants." In reply to a question Captain Smith said: "All talk nbout autonomy and of Spanish re forms for Cuba Is so much breath wasted There Is not a man in tbo Cuban army who will agree to aooept anything short of abso lute Independence." Captain Hmlth is an American. He has been In Cuba for n year and is au offloer in General Gomez's body guard. A CRITICAL SITUATION. The Cheyennet Relnforoed by Sioux From Dakota. Specials from Miles City, the nearest town In Montana to thoCheyonno Indian troubles, say tho situation nt the agency continues critical. Families who resided near the seat ot the trouble continue to (lock to Miles City. It Is reported that Hum x Indians from Da kota have come to the agency and that run ners have been sent to Invite more Hloux to Join them on the war trail. Hi'tintor Carter will ask President McKln leythat Indian Agent Htoueh be instructed not to Interfere with the sheriff s posse and thnt tho military authorities support tliem in the Ciievennes resist the arrest of the In dian, "Little Whirlwind," known also as Htaiiley.ii graduate of Carlisle Indian Hchool in Pennsylvania, who admits the murder of Hheepherder Hoover. White Bull's band of wnrrlors, numbering 125, who escaped from the aceney F'rlday night, nre In the hills on the Tongue river, near Ashland, and this will lie tho scene of the first bloodshed should there be any. The settlers are not as well armed as the Indians, iiioiigu arms anil ammunition are ueing tor warded as rapidly us possible. DROWNED AT MIDNIGHT. Wreok of the Zeillks, and tht Lost of Twelve of the Crew. The loss of the British ship Zellika, bound from New York for Wellington, N. Z., result ed In the death by drowning of 12 men. The disaster to the ship wns reported by cable, but at the time the message was forwarded no details were known. The steamer Mar iposa from Hydney, brings particulars. The ellika went ashore at midnight of Good Friday, in l'alli.es bay, during a gale. The first news of it reached Hydney by a carrier pigeon, released from a passing government steamer. The crew numbered 21, aud 0 got ashore. Sohrsder In Trouble. "Divine Healer" Schrader was stoned out of Clayton, a suburb of St. Louis, by a crowd of men and boys. As Schrader was prepar ing to take a bicycle ride at his hotel, he wus greeted on the corner by n large and noisy crowd. He addressed the seaombliute and llnally exclaimed: "Those of you who are imposing ou me nre rejecting God." As soou as lie made this remark the crowd clos ed lu on him lu a threatening manner. Hastening to his room, ha gathered his few belongings, wbluh made a small bundle,and, mounting his wheel, turned south from the court house steps amid showers of stones. He wns struck on the back of the neck by ono of the missiles, but it apparently inflict ed no Inji'.ry. It did, however, accelerate his speed as he rode on toward the country. Claim Treaty With Chile. The Senate Committee on Foreign Rela tions agreed to roport favorably a conven tion between this country and Chile, for the revival of the treaty of 1X93, for tbe adjust ment of claims against each government by citizens of the other. Tbe original treaty established a commis sion for the purpose specified, whose exis tence was limited to six months. The time expired while certain claims were still under consideration. The present agreement re vives the treaty for four months in order to permit the conclusion of tho work then un dertaken, but it does not permit tbe consid eration of new claims. Womsn Burnsd to iJtsth. Between 12 and 2 o'clock a. m., two men discovered a lire on the roof of the home of Ambrose Furman, of Strattanvllle, Pa. The inmates were aroused, but the stairway wss cut off by the fire, and they bad to Jump. Of the six Inmates of the house, live escaped with slight Injuries, while Mrs. Emma Liver mere was burled under the roof when It fell fin.l was Pruned to death. Furman, his wife and two children, and Llvormore, husband of the dead woman, escnped in their night clothes. It Is thought Mrs. Livermore weut bnok to get a dress when the roof tell in and caught her. Nothing was saved from the bouse. Another Extension. In reply to the demand of the foreign am bassadors for an extension of the armistice between Turkey and Greece until the con clusion of peace between these countries, the demand having been madu with a view of en abling the Greeks to save the harvest in Thessaly, and upon the ground tbat Greece Is unable to bear the expense of Indeflultely maintaining ber army uud feeding the fugitives, the porte bus offered to prolong the armistice for 15 duys beyond the time origin ally agreed upon. Died of Ysllow Fever. Angus McLellun.a second cabin passenger on board the steamer Alllauca, which reach ed New York from Colou, died of yellow fever, lie was a civil engineer from Plotou, N. S. W. , and probably contracted tbe dis ease at Panama. Herbert Gill, a waiter on Me Alllauca, was also taken 111 with yellow fever on May 27. Ha was transferred to tbe Swineburue Island hospital. Tbe other sec ond cabin pusseugers will be detained on Hoflmuu Isluud for live days. Spanish Shots Fired. Tbe Ward line steamer Valencia, which has arrived at Clenfuegos, reports thnt while off Guuntunumo bay the Spanish cruiser Relua Mercedes signaled to ber to display ber colors. As tbe Valencia did not Immediately comply, tbe Hetua Mercedes tired a blank shot, followed almost immediately by a solid snot, fulling out of rang. Tbe Valeuaia then displayed her oolors. It Is understood that the United Htates vlce-oousul at Santiago de Cuba bat protested agulnst tbe act, Tbe af fair will be investigated. MUCH ENCOURAGED. Dun Sees Only Good In Tht Prettnt Situation. It, O. Dun A Co.'s wtekly review of trade to-morrow taysi The statement of failures In May by brancoes of business gives much encourage ment. In amount of defaulted liabilities the month waa the smallest since Septembe-, 1NU5; In manufacturing liabilities the smallest since November, 1HH5, and In trading limits the smallest since September, except the last month in 1MI4. Failures of general stores have not been as small In any month as 1W7. as only two months of thirty-six have there been smaller failures la books and hats, only five In groceries and not one trading class In that month has reported failures larger than In the half preceeding months, though in furniture fall uses aie rather numerous. 'I he statement that exor pt for the tempor ary depression In prloee the tolume of busi ness transacted Is now larger than It was in lH9-the year of greatest persperlty haa been questioned by some, But a comparison of prices this week In the leading branches of manufacture not only confirms that view, but shows a remarkable similarity to thn course of prices In the earlier months of 1H79, when ihe most wonderful advance In production nnd prices ever known in this or any other country wns close at hand. The key of the situation Is the exclusive produc tion ot some goods lu advance of an expect ed Increase in demand. Ho In 1879 consump tion gradually gained, month by month, un til suddenly It was found that the demand was greater than the possible supply. All know bow prices then advanced and tbe most marvelous progrees in tbe history of any country resulted within two years. Re. porta from ail parts of the country now show tbat retail distribution of products it unusually large and Increasing. There Is no improvement in the market for farm pro ducts. Cotton is not higher; and the belief that the next crop will tie large In spite of the floods, is general, while the demand for goods does not change, although In this coun try it Is large enough. Nor is there any satisfactory demand for woolen goods, i i he Iron Industry Is apparently expanding production, and Is certainly getting larger contracts, in part because of very low prices, la being made for beams. Bessemer pig is stronger nnd gray forge a shade weaker un der pressure of southern anxiety to sell. The rail mills are all full, the Illinois Steel Company having orders for a railway and bridges in Coren, and there is better demand for plates and sheets, and from makes of ag ricultural implements at Chicago for bars. Shipments of iron ore from Duluth far ex ceed those of any previous year, both the Minnesota Iron Company and the Carnegie mills shipping over 100,000 tons each per week. While the tod combination nas not yet been formed, expectation of it with a large demand has uuvanced prices of nails 6c per keg. Tin is very llrm in spite of a visible supply of 84.430 tons at (13 50, and thero are larger dealings in copper, not above lie for lake. Lead is In fair demand nttf',c,nnd tin plates arc still telling at iS 30 for lull weight American. Crop prospects are so good that the ru mor customary at this season have no atten tion. It was stated a week ago that along the northwestern roads prospects wore re markably bright, and highly favorable re ports have since appeared from Kansas and from Texas are given In dispatches from tbe raclllo coast. The receipts from Western points are 2.068,705 bushels, ngalnst 1,006, 475 last year, and the Atlantic exposts, flour Included, were 8,105,787 bushels, against (r2,33!i,852 last year. The enormous outgo t; corn continues, receipts having been 5,3x2,Goft bushels, ngalnst 2,8110,00 bushels for the same week last year, and the ex ports were 1,92)1.566 bushels, against 1,293, 310 last year. Failures for tho week have been 241 In the United Htates, against 234 Inst year, aud 32 In Canada, against 29 last year. SLIGHT DAMAGE DONE. Chimneys Wert Toppled Over, Dishst Broken, and Furniture Moved. Pittsburg was traversed by an eurth tremor Monday afternoon at 2:10 o'clock. While no damage of any kind wus reported, the shock was quite decided and the vibration of the taller buildings widely noticed. The earth quake, if such It was, was felt in various parts of the Ohio valley, and messages were received from most of the towns between Pittsburg and Beaver Falls reporting it Tbe movement was from south to nor'.h in Pitts burg, and wns most clearly noticed in the downtown district and the East End. The shocx wns felt In many parts of the country. In all the towns around Pittsburg it was very noticeable, but nowhere did it cause any damage. The tremor was felt at Just 2 o'clock and lasted for some seconds. Those who observed It said there was a shak ing felt nnd arilolue about commenced to rock with a gentle motion. Chairs careened, desks lilted and moveable articles slid around. This was the case only in some f duces; In others persons falling to observe t at all. This Is attributed to tbe character and location of the various structures. It was most noticeable on the top floors of tall buildings or the upper floors of dwellings. What Is supposed to have been an earth quake shock was felt at Washington, D. C, at one minute of 2, It lusted about 60 seconds, and caused chandeliers to sway and floors to tremble preceptlbly. It was noticed at the capltol, In the tele phone exchange and svverul of the high buildings. In the Associated press office la the Post building the vibrations wore felt very distinctly. Hsuged by tht Law. James Lewis, colored, who was recently convicted ot criminal assault on Mrs. Iteldell of Fairfax, Va., was banged In the Jail yard, In the presence ot about 60 people. There was no demonstration of violence on tbe part of the crowd. Mrs. Ida Iteldell, a white woman, lived with her son some miles below Alexander, Va. The crime stirred the indignation of the people of the surrounding couuty utmost to the lynching polut. Lewis hud three trials in as many days, tbe jury In the first two cases being unable to agree, and on the last triul, declaring blm guilty, and imposing the death penalty. Hu asserted bis iunocenou until tbe day before he wus bunged, when he admitted that he committed the assault. New Plan for Cuba. Senor Dupuy de Lome, tbe Spanish Minis ter to this country, has presented to Secre tary of State Sherman a new plan for the au tonomy of Cuba, Just agreed to by the Span ish Government. heoretary Sherman baa given the proposed plan careful consider ation aud approves it, uud will use all bis In iluenoe and thnt of tbe Department of State to luduoe the Cuban leaders to accent tbs proposal of tbe Spaulsh Government for the settlement of tbe pending dllllcultles. Tbe proposed plau for Cuban autonomy. In brief, Is as follows: Spain is williug to give the Cubans 31 delegates to tbe Hpuuisli Cortes, with the provislou that seven of these delegutes are to represeut the trades and commercial interests of the Isliud. Wabash Coming East. Tbe Wabash Itullroud has leased the use of the Grand Trunk Ruilwuy tracks between Windsor, Ont,, and tbe Suspension Bridge, and tbe Erie Ituilroad tracks between Bus pension Bridge Buffalo, and by this means nave extended their eastern terminus from Detroit to Buffalo. Commencing Sunday, Juuo 13, they will place in service two daily fast trains running through to buffalo, un der the entire Wabash management aud under tbe aoutrol of the Wabash conductors and trainmen. This arrangement gives the) WuWti the only line with Its owu rails be tweeu tbt Missouri river and Buffalo.