THREE HHPS' fl 1 NAVY $5,000,000 EACH. Oaeof th OialMri t be Bamod After the 111-Psted Mslne-Two store May b Parohaied la logUnd. Three new battlenhlpii of the staunch rut type afloat were authorised by the (inline committee on naval affair Fri day and a provision for their construc tion was Inserted In the naval appro priation bill. At the same time the committee agreed on a maximum price of I4 per ton for armor plate for our vessels, Increased the force of naval marines by 473 men, and put matters In fair shape for a decision to-morrow on the location of dry docks, probably four In number, capable of accommo dating; the largest-slued war vessels. The new warships provided for will be of the finest pattern. It will be two years, doubtless, before they can be placed In commission. One of them, the committee decided, should be nam ed after the Ill-fated Maine. The cost It Is expected will be about five mil lion dollars each, though for the fiscal year covered In the bill, the nnmunt of xpendlture may not exceed two mil lions each. The war department last week pro mulgated Its order creating- the de partments of tlie gulf and the lakes and abolishing the departments of the Missouri and of Texas. The department of the east will embrace the states on the Atlantlo coast to and Including North Carolina. tho department of the lake will Include Wisconsin, Michigan, Illinois, Indiana, Ohio, Kentucky and Tennessee, with headquarters at Chi cago, and the department of the cult will comprise the states of Couth Caro lina, Gorgls. Florida, Alabama, Miss issippi, Louisiana and Texas, with headquarters at Atlanta. Major Gen eral John R. Brooke will command the department of the lakes and Brigadier General William M. Graham the de partment of the gulf. The navy department has reason to believe It has secured the two war ships Amasnnaa and her sister ship now building In England for Braxll. It waa stated at the cabinet meeting by Secre tary Long that the naval attache at London, Lieut. Col. Well had almost completed the negotiations for the sale. Bald a Spanish consul at Berlin: "So soon as war la declared a large and well-equipped fleet of privateers will Immediately begin hostilities against ths great American commerce. Spain haa not remained Idle since the first misunderstandings. Ninety good steamers lie In the harbors of Barce lona and Valencia, ready to sail and do execution, and we have friends, power ful ones, who will assist us. If not with men, with money; but, I, In common with the Spanish government, trust peace will be preserved." ENGLAND CONCERNED. Ear Commorelal Interna Would Buffer In Cut of War With Ipain. That Great Britain Is not only friendly to the United States, but also that hertrhterest would suffer In event of war with Spain, waa shown by a visit of Sir Julian Pauncefote to Presi dent MoKlnley a few days ago. Queen Victoria has, through Sir Ju lian PauncetMe, conveyed to President McKlnley her gratification at the wise and conservative course which he has thus far pursued In relation to the Cu ban and Spanish situation. She also expressed the sincere sympathy with the efforts put forth by the United States to relieve suffering humanity In Cuba, with the hope that these endeav ors may be conducted to a successful conclusion without war. "The desire of the queen that war should be avoided was emphasised for several reasons. It was pointed out that tho commercial relations of Great Britain with the United States were too extensive to be jeopardized by a war between this country and Spain. The blockade of the port of New York, for Instance, It was pointed out, would be of Irreparable damage to British ship ping, while the cessation of the ship ment of food supplies to England would be exceedingly serious. "The reply of the president expressed his pleasure at the utterance of the queen, with the additional statement that he also hoped that war could be averted. Publio announcement of the real purpose of the ambassador's visit has been avoided, and a denial of the faot that It had relation to the present crisis has been made because It waa feared that the friendly utterance might be misconstrued. It was thought that the approval given by the queen to the president's course might be dis tasteful in quarters and might be re garded as unduly Influencing the presi dent's actions In the future. There waa another reason, however. which had Its weight in the direction of secrecy. The attitude of Great Britain goes further In this matter than a mere expression of good wishes. There Is a desire, which has yet only reached the tags of tentative suggestion, that an alliance may be formed between Great Britain and the United States. It has been shown that the Interests of Eng land and this country are not only Identical In a general sense, but are especially Identical In the great que tlon of finding In China and the east a market for manufactures. CUBABI BUST. Waiting for Hostilttiss to Opsn Bttween ths unites states and ipain. A dispatch to the New York Sun from Santiago de Cuba, under date of Feb ruary 18, says President Bartoloms Maaso has been Informed from New Tork of the strained relations between the United States and Bpain, and the possibility of war, Masso Immediately called meeting of his cabinet to als ouss the news. According to most trustworthy Information received by the Sun correspondent, the Cuban gov ernment has decided to address u mam festo to the oountry aa soon as hostlll ties are opened between the United States and Spain, Inviting every Cuban who la now on the Island living within the Bpanlsh fortified towns to take the Held ana loin the Cuban army. Pre vious lawa forbidding unarmed men to Join the Cuban forces, will be abolished. Reports from Havana say that the entire Spanish guerilla force of the bat talion of Cadli waa exterminated by the Cubans. Their leader, Lieut Pero- Jo, waa one of the first men killed. Gen. limine Castellano lost in a subse quent engagement 800 more men and was compelled to retreat to Puerto Principe. Only a 7w Can Inllit Slnoe the War Department sent out oroers to enlist men tor the two addl tlocuU regiments of artillery, the re crulting station at Boston haa been un Muaily busy. On an average SO men bv applied dally for enlistment In the r ht and heavy artillery raglmtnts, but I -o--- iaan ui been virv t '. v, ovt of n p who .: t - : 1 1 ' h . . .. - ....... tBLBOBAM TBBISIT TOLD. Prince Albert of Belgium haa arrived In New Tork. Gen. W. S. Rosecrans died last Friday morning at Los Angeles, Cal. Carnegie will shin S.ooo.onn ton of ore from his Michigan mines this season. James Anderson, a Jealous colored man, murdered his wife at Pittsburg last Sunday. A Chinaman was hanged at San Franrlsco lost week for the murder of his uncle. A man was arrested In Pittsburg the other day for spitting on the floor of a street car. Spaniards are making an attempt to expel American newspaper correspond ents from Cuba. , President Dole, of Hawaii, has return ed home, and says the American senti ment Is In favor of annexation. John Wanamaker will be the candi date of the Muslness Men's Republican iCegue of Philadelphia for governor. A steamer from the United States de livered 6.OV0 packages of provisions at Havana Thursday for starving Cubans. Ex-chlef of Police, George H. Jacks, of Muskegon, Mich., Is held nt Chicago, charged with murdering Andrew Mo- Gee. The New York Central Ijihor union adopted resolutions the other night calling the verdict In the Lattlmer case a farce. Cases of fond coming from the Unit ed States as relief for Cubans are said fcy Spaniards to contain ammunition for the rebels. Armed robbers held up a trolley car on the Cicero A Proviso line, Chicago, Wednesday night and secured $40 from conductor and passengers. Ex-President Cleveland will speak at the Iroquois club dinner at Chicago April 23 on "Sound Democracy ana Hound Mor.ey Demonstration." Robbers broke Into the house of Jos eph Christie, 247 Desplalnea street, Chi cago, and on the occupant awakening, cut Mrs. Christie's throat. She wilt die. A burglar trying to escape from the residence of William O. Hutchlns. a manufacturing Jeweler of Providence R. I., the other day, shot Mr. Hutchlns dead. A severe storm swept the Sicilian coaat a few davs ago. The steamer Or al nl was wrecked and It other vessels more or less damaged. Many persons were drowned. Ex-State Auditor Eugene Moore, of Nebraska, waa arrested at Lincoln the other night on a grand Jury Indictment, charged with stealing 130.000 fees irom Insurance companies while in omce. Ten dollar Is the lowest price a seat can be obtained for at a concert to be given In Havana shortly. The money I to be used a the nucleus tor a pop ular fund with which to purchase war ship for Spain. Acting President Cabrlara, of Guate mala, haa Issued a general decree of amnesty to all person who were driven out of the Southern republic during the late Barrier regime. All confiscated property will be restored. one of me nianaara on company pipe aprung a leak Sunday and 60,000 gallon of petroleum flowed Into the Pequonnock river, polluting the mil lion of gallon of water intenoea tor Newark and Jersey City consumption. In a battle with moonshiners In the Oxark mountains, near Fayettevllle, Ark., Granville Phillips, leader of the moonshiners, waa killed, a revenue of ficer was dangerously wounded and others had their horse killed under them. Dr. Trumbull Cleveland, a prominent and fashionable physician, waa arrest ed a few days ago at New York, charg ed with manslaughter. It Is alleged that by Ignorant treatment he caused the death of the Infant child of James L. Carhart. A severe hall and wind storm passed over Ganado, Tex., the other night. Several houses were demolished and much damage was done by hall. The residence of Wm. Dodson was blown to pieces. Mr. Dodson and a 9-year-old boy were killed. Dodson may die and two younger sons are seriously Injured. A heavy rain came with the storm and the country Is flooded. DAHOXBOUS.COUtmtBFBITl. Cong ress Kay Adopt a Hew Design for ths liver Dollar. During the last two week the atten tion of the business men of Denver has been attracted to the unusually large number of counterfeit silver dol lar made of silver that are In circula tion. The counterfeit are remarkably close Imitation of the genuine coin. rhe situation Is so serious that the Treasury haa made It the aubject of a communication to Congress regarding the propriety of adopting a new device for the coin. It Is estimated that there are fully 12,000,000 worth of these spurious coins In circulation In the country. All that have been found bear i no man oi me flaw urieans mint, a lower case "o' Immediately under the eagle, and the dated 1888. The Govern ment effort to detect the men en gaged In this business so far have been without success. BHEBIFF VABTIH ACQUITTED. Hii Deputies Also Upheld in th Shooting of mnetetn men lii September. Sheriff Martin and his slxty-sevon deputies were acquitted by a Jury at Wllkcsbarre, Pa., last Wednesday. The sheriff and his deputies were on trial for killing nineteen men during a riot at Lattlmer, Pa., last September. Judge woodward haa received many threat enlng letters; so haa Sheriff Martin and his deputies. There Is talk at Wilkes barre that the greatest strike In the history of Haxleton la about to break out as a result of the verdict. Edward Uffalessary. editor of a Llth unan weekly paper published at Wil- kesbarre, la responsible for th state ment that the Austrian government, despite the result of th Lattlmer trial. will demand Indemnity for Its sub jects killed at Lattlmer. pain Beporti a Cuban Defsat A Spanish column under Col. Tejeda, according to a Spanish report, haa captured several entrenched Insurgent camp In the Manxanlllo district. In eluding the camp of El Chlno. Th troops, the Spaniards add, killed nine men, made three prisoners and captur- ed "an armory with many tool and destroyed many great huts and hos pitals.'' Col. Tejeda'a oolumn, It Is further announced, will continue pur suing the Insurgent, who are laid to be in retreat. There waa another en gagement between those opposing forc es. It appear, at La Sierra, and the Insurgents are alleged to have lost over 100 men, while the Spanish colonel re port only two of bl men killed and fifteen wounded. . ' A v City lata Klondike, A latter Just received from a Montre al man nt Bkaguay states that a new elty baa been bora at Lake Bennett and baa been named Ptage City. All th Istct pw-j If j-h rl Bennett U I i t Mi v. V lEMoneniou FOUR IDENTIFIED. , The Bowery iMion at How Tork, Condaotsd by ths Christian Herald, Destroyed, lighted Oigarett th Came, The careless throwing of a cigarette among a lot of papers resulted In ths death of eleven lodger at the Bowery mission, wew lorn, mintiay morning. inly four were identified. Ellas Cuddnh. John Foran, McDermott and Wil liam Bodan. No. 105 Bowery, which was swept by fire. Is one of the best-known lodging nouses on that .thoroughfare. It is called the Bowery Mission lodging house and Is conducted by the Chris tian Herald. In the basement of tho ulldlng there Is a cheap restaurant. while the ground floor Is used exclu sively for mission purposes. Gospel services having been held there dally for several years. The four upper floers were mted up as a cheap lodging house, with ncromuinilntlons for 1 60 ma w, who puld in, liO nr 2f cents iucIi, accird- ng to the location of the rooms. After the fire had been extlngulshd rulllclently so that a search of the p. ace was possible, the police and firemen entered the building and the work of searching for the victims was begun. Heveral bodies were found near the windows on the two upper floors where they had been stricken down by at tempting to make their way to the fire escapes. So many bodies were found In the early stages of the search that It was estimated that over forty persons must have been killed. However, the ofllcers, fortunately, over-estimated the loss of lite, and eleven bodies In all were found. Some of these were dis covered In the small rooms they hod occupied, while others were found In the hallways and on the stairs of the fourth and firth floors. All of them were naked, and most of them were burned and charred beyond recognition. A soon as the bodies were carried to the streot they were transferred to the police station. Coronqr Zucca was aummoned, and after looking the bod lea at the station house over, gave a permit for their removal to the morgue. Manager Sardlson, of the Christian Hurald, who has direct charge of the mission and the lodging house, called at the Eldrldge street station later and told the officer In charge that he would bury the dead. PEACE DESIRED. Ipanith Minister Moots and Addresses Frsiident HcBinley. Sonor Luis Polo dc Uernabe. the new Spanish minister, who succeeded Senor Dupuy de Lome, was formally present id to President McKlnley Saturday. J he reception, which was without Ind ent, took place In the blue parlor. The exchanfp of greetings were most cor dial and occupied about 20 minutes. The Spanish minister said: The principal object of mv honor able mission Is to endeavor, so far as possible, to maintain and draw closer between our two countries the most friendly relations. In order to attain this end. ao much In harmony with my own pedsonal feelings, t am ready to omit no effort whatsoever on my par." "It Is very gratifying to me to receive the assurances you have Just made of your purpose to endeavor to maintain and draw closer In all possible ways the most friendly relations between the two countries, and In response I assure you tnat my own efforts and those of this Government will be no less earnestly directed toword the some high end." Senor Polo also expressed the well wishes of the queen regent, and the President replied In kind, referring also to rienor Polos distinguished father's services as minister to tho United States. PREPARATIONS T0B WAB. The navy department has found available ship at Italian shipyards. The United Btates cruiser Montgom ery has anchored in Havana harbor. A concert at Philadelphia netted SB.- ooo for the Maine survivors last Friday. Two car loads of torpedoes are now being laid in the harbor of Key West, "Treachery," It Is asserted, will be the report of the Maine Inveatlgatlng Doara. Threo shift of men are working 24 hour a day at the Washington navy yarus. It I authorativoiy stated that Spain will receive no aid from Germany In event of war. One thousand Chippewa Indians of Northern Wisconsin are ready to fight against Spain. William J. Bryan approves the action of President McKlnley In hi attitude toward Spain. The United State cruiser Helena and Bancroft of the European squadron nave been oraereo nome. A Spaniard recently wrote to a friend in New York for a map with the loca tlon of the banka marked. Gen. Lee la very much overworked, but win not leave ni post at such a critical time aa the present. For the first time since the civil war the war and navy departments were open Sunday at Washington. Reports from all recruiting stations show that the two artillery regiments would be recruited many times over. General Wesley Merritt claims that 30,000 United State troop would be sufficient to send to Cuba in event of war. The Carpenter steel work at Read ing, Pa., are enlarging their plant, and will work day and night manufactur ing projectile. Fifty more mechanic were at work at the Watertown, Mass., arsenal Mon day, and night work in the machinery department was begun. Folllwlng I the present strength of th Spanish navy: "Protected ships, 17 unprotected, 20, gun-boats. 80; torpedo boat destroyers, 14; torpedo boat, 14 transport, 16." Th Holland submarine boat waa given a successful trial at New Tork last week. She travels under water, and unawares sends a torpedo against the enemy snip. . The "Paris," a French paper, says: "The European concert which prevent ed the partition of Turkey, owes it to Spain not to allow her to become the first victim of Pan-Americanism." Hundreds of workmen are being ad ded to the usual force at the navy yard at Vallejo, Cal., to rush the work of preparing the Charleston, Philadelphia, Hartford, Pensacola and Adams for ervlce. The Etna Powder Company, at Miller Station, Ind., has received an order for 100 ton of powder and too ton of dyna mite cartridge from the war depart ment. Th work will be run day and night. Th Staple Coal Company of Taun ton. Ma., ha received requests from th government to nam th selling price of th two large and powerful f. i C i. "v" $50,000,000 APPROPRIATED. Congress latins tit Adablittation in Ft. p.trlng for Bmorgsaoy. President McKlnley' hands have been upheld by both branches of the American congress. With enthusiasm expressed In deeds rather than oratory, with fervor and promptness almost un paralleled In the senate In time of peace, that body Wednesday passed the emergency appropriation bill, car rying iK3,ooo of deficiencies and plac ing nt the disposal of the president IW.OOO.OOO for national defense. The vote by which the measure was passed was unanimous. in a spirit of patriotism, with elo quent words ringing In their enrs, every member of the house of representatives Tuesday responded to the president's first call to meet the Spanish situation by casting his vote for a bill planing In 'resident McKlnley hands SnO.msi.ms) to be expended at the discretion for national defense. Party lines were swept away, and with a unanimous voice congress voted lis confidence In the ndtnlnletratlnn. Many members who were paired with nhsent colleague look the responsibility of breaking their pairs, an unprecedented thing In legislative annuls. In order that they mlKht k on record In support of this vnst appropriation to maintain the dig nity and honor of their country. Speak er Iteed, v.ho, as presiding officer, sel dom voles except In case of n tie, had his name called and voted. The scene of enthusiasm which greeted the an nouncement of the vote Ayes, 311; Nays, NONE has seldom been paral leled In the house. In all fifty-nine speeches were made. Gfn, Bingham spoke too conservative ly In regard to our relation with Spain and his speech was hissed by many members. The president nt 3.40 o'clock p. m.. Wednesday, signed the measure appro priating i.'O.ls.'l.ooo for the nntionnl de fense, to be expended by him as his wisdom may dictate, and It Is now a law. WAS NOT EXTERNAL Spanish Board of Inquiry falls to DlteoTot Evidene of Trsaobsry. Capt. Peral. the president of ths Spanish naval court of Inquiry Into the cause of the Maine disaster authorised thu following statement: W . . .. ,11,.,. - A. ....... I. ..nmln Ing the" hurt of tne Maine. Great dif ficulty Is experienced owing to the deep myid In which the hull Is burled and the condition of the wreck forward of amidships. The whole forward part of tho ship Is a mass of Iron and steel de bris. We have hoisted up much of It; but In the mud It Is not always possible to tell what parts of the ship, armor. deck, beams or stanchions are found. the explosion so changed their posi tions. 'We think we have located the ram or prow, but not in the position sup posed. The forward turret, mounting two large guns, was blown clear of the hull Into the water on the starboard. We shall continue our work nnd try to examine the hull forward down to the keel. It Is possible that we may pro pose to the American authorities to raise the hull by means of the floating dock, brought from England, and now In Havana harbor' 'We can not believe there was an ex ternal explosion of a torpedo, for the following reasons: A torpedo following the line of least resistance, must have blown a great hole In the mud at the bottom of the harbor. No such hole was found. A torpedo must havf thrown a large mass of water Into the air If exploded at a depth of only 21 feet or so. or at least have produced a wave reaching the other ships and the shore of the harbor, We have examin ed every one on shipboard or shore who saw the explosion; nut no one can ot found who remarked any upheaval of the water or a big wave. A torpedo ex plosion always kills fish In the vicinity. No fish were killed by the Maine dis aster, as fishermen who have known the harbor for many years testify. To produce the effects noted In the wreck, a torpedo would have been of enormous slse fully 150 or 200 kilos. Dependent on Amerioa. The Iron trade In London has been considerably stirred by an article In the "Stat st." pointing out that tne exports and home consumption or iron nave ex ceeded the whole output of the united Kingdom by nearly half a million tont and predicting a pig Iron famine before the end of the year. The "btatlsl" con cludes: "There Is quite a large proba bility that we may have to fall back on America at no distant tuture, to max rood our deficient supply on America. once our largest buyer of both pigs and finished material." The war department Monday opened bids for one of the largest orders of shot and shell for heavy caliber gun ever given, Including armor-piercing projectiles and deck-plerclng and tor pedo shells Loyal Brothers. - After aeelng hi brother convicted of highwby robbery, at Chicago a few day ago Frank Hill took the crime on hi shoulders, and waa sentenced to tne penitentiary. The brothers resemblo each other much. Witnesses pointed out Robert Hill as the culprit, and he was convicted, but Frank awore that he had committed the crime. CAPITAL 0LEAB1H0S. The new Spanish minister. Senor Luis Polo de Bernabe, has arrived In Wash ington. Senator Chandler predlctr that the President will Intervene for the Inde pendence of Cuba within 80 days. President McKlnley attended a con cert at Washington Tuesday given for the benefit of the Maine survivors. Wednesday crowds of people came to the Senate expecting to hear a flow of oratory on the ino.ouo.ovo war appropti atlon, but no speeches were necessary to pass tne dim. Prince Albert of Belgium was given a dinner by President McKlnley Friday evening. In New York he visited the stock exchange, lunched with Freder ck Coudert and drove with the Belgian consul to Grant' tomb. The House naval committee ha de cided that one of the three battleship they authorised shall be built on the Pacific coast. These great vessels, which are to be peera of any afloat, are to oot 18,000,0000 each. Honaa committee on election No. JL by a party vote th other day, decided1 to report in favor uf unseating William A. Young, repreientlng the Second Vir ginia district, and seating In hi stead Dr. R. A. Wise, the Republican con testant. W. BL Spencer, Journal clerk of th senate, died at hi room at Washing ton th other day. Mr. Spencer waa a bachelor and waa alone when be exolr- ed. He was on of th oldeat emoloreea of th senate, having first entered the service In 18(1 He was regarded as on or me aoiest parliamentarian in th United States. He wa a natlr of WlMOMln, and waa about II year all, WRING 10 E IHE wm. CRISIS MUST COME. ondoa Hwspapri Arranging for Corre-pondonta-Britlih Crnlisr Detailed to Hsk Beporti of th Conflict An American correspondent writes as bllowa from London: The acute crisis letween the United States and Spain the uppermost toplo everywhere In London. No one seems seriously to he leve that war can be averted. Tho ireat newspapers are making elaborate reparations for war correspondent. I am told by an admiralty officer that ;wo or three British war vessels, with complete schools of naval officer on tonrd, will be detailed to cruise In the Mclnlty of Spanish and American fleets to as to be able to take every possible ibservatlon. "The war between Jnpan and China Vas a revelation of the extraordinary towers of modern marine warfare, anil t Is firmly believed In London that tha American authorities possess some vonderful new discoveries In the wsy if engines of destruction. It Is believed lere that the American authorities will e Inundated with requests from K.ng Ish army officers for volunteer com nisslons, although, beyond Cuba, It Is ardly to be supposed that the Amerl !an army will do very much Invading. "The leading newspapers on tho con Jnent are In main sympathetic with the tmerlcans. The destruction of the Maine, whether by accident or design, teems to hove settled that. It Is believed lere that If Spain goes to war she will e In a condition of utter Isolation. Tho inly country which would give her noral support would perhaps be Aus :rla. Even there, however, Spain can ixpect no material aid. The Austrian lovernmcnt Is too much occupied with nternal trouble to extend material as ilstance. BIOTIIHCHIHA. txoltement in th Orient Otst Bnulan As- qulrmBt of Territory. The ateamshln Emnress of Indl& bring new from the orient that the Chinese of Hel-Lung-Chang are fleeing 'or tneir lives and 5,000 Chinese soldiers Ire beside themselves with fear about grossing over from Russian territory Into China of large bodies of Russian tavalry. Infantry and artillery. Anarchy exists around the city of Klo Chow, In the Island of Halnana, K here thousands of rioters have broken Into revolt against the mandarins. No less than 11 military camps and 28 vll- age nave been burned. The marau- lers are plundering the peaceable In habitants. Troops that were led against Ihe rioter were slaughtered. A German sentry haa been murdered between Chlmo and Klao-Chou. The murderer approached from behind and levered the sentry's head. Germany demand proof that the act 1 not of political significance. TH1 ISABGH FOB ABDBEB ling of Sweden Aoospts th Offer of th Unltod state to rind th Siplortr. The state deoartment at Washington ha received from the government of Sweden and Norway King Oscar' con ditional acceptance of the offer made through the United States government by Walter Wellman, to carry free of charge upon his north polar expedition steamer Laura, which is to sail from Tromso, Norway, June 20, a party of Bwedes to search for their countryman. Prof. Andree, In Fran Josef land. "The government of the king does not expect to send out a search expedition," says the minister of foreign affairs at Stock holm, "but If no news of Andree Is re ceived by July, gratitude would be felt If Mr. Wellman were to permit several persons familiar with the Arctic regions to accompany his expedition for that purpose. The government of the king has learned with deep gratitude the courteous and generous offer made by Mr. Wellman." Plago Blots In Bombay. Plague riot have broken out In the native quarter of Bombay with the result that many persons have been killed and wounded. British blue Jack ets Have been landed to quell the dis turbances and preserve order. The hos pital officer have been attacked by the mob and a plague inspector and tnree English soldiers were stoned to death. CABLB IPABKS. Queen Victoria ha arrived at Clmlei In her usual health. By a fire at Hakodate February 13, 100 house were destroyed. A glass manufacturing company ha begun operation In Yokahoma. The JaDan Railway Company la pre paring to run sleeper on its lines. The Jubilee anniversary of the Italian constitution was celebrated last Satur day. In one week In February over 700 deaths from plague occurred In Bom bay. Newhaus. a Belgian official, was eat en by cannibals on the Congo last Jan uary. A fresh rebellion In the Philippines last week resulted In the death of 63 Spanish soldier. The town of Manilla, Philippine Is lands, wa almost totaMy destroyed by fire recently. Loss, 15,000,000. Salvlatl. the well-known Venetian glass and mosalo artist, who executed the mosaics In et. Paul s cathedral. committed suicide in London. Two new torpedo boat destroyers were launched for Spain at Glasgow last Wednesday. At their trial they developed a apeed of thirty knots. The export of raw silk from Yokoha ma from July 1 to January 31 amounted to 46,113 bale, of which two-thirds waa to Europe and one-third to America. Janan haa addressed a note to Russia demanding an Immediate and explicit statement on the question of the con tinued occupation or port Arthur. Pirate made an attack on the town of Tung-Mok-Moong, bound the police killed all who opposed them and de parted, taking many things of value. The' British battleship Victorious, which recently left England for the China station, ran aground at Sues, February 13, and to got off had to dis charge, her coal and her guns. On the ground of religious scruple Hugh Pltcalrn, United States Consul at Hamburg refuses to sign Dills or laa Ins and other documents needed for tha departure of steamers for America on Sundays. He I very unpopular In Germany. Owing to unexpected and continuous demand from Hong Kong and Bhang hoi tor coal and naval requirements, th Drio of Japanese ooal ha risen enormously lnc th adoption of gold moaometaJllam in japan, uctooer 1. 1(87. Ths amount of llvr and note exchanged for gold ha aggregated SO. to0,tvQ yvtju of which oiwviUh waa TRADE REVIEW. War Talk Doe Hot Bctard t Progress. f Industry. n. O, Dun Co.' Weekly Review of Trade report a follows for last week: It Is most gratifying thai no Industry or branch of business show any re striction or hindrance, but some have been rapidly gaining for the past-week and monthi The railways are gaining, even while speculators are selling their stocks, and the demand for product for all the great Industrie Is Increas ing. More gold Is coming from Europe than Is needed, 110,868,000 having been ordered during the past week, and money markets are nowhere alarmed or stringent, though reasonably more cautious. The country rests assured that its industries, almost all of Its business, the foreign demand for Its products especially, and all its sources are beyond the reach of foreign power, and that It honor nnd foreign Inter ests are In safe hands. The greatest of all Industries I send ing grain forward as If there were no limit to the supply. Wheat exports have been 4.171 ,-4!7 bushels, Hour Inclu ded, agnlnstl, 208.171 bushels last year, from Atlantic and Pacific ports, and for two weeks 7,41-',7n0 bushels, ng.ilnst 3, Olfl.Mll bushels last year. . Exports of corn, In spite of smaller yield, have been 7,7H!.4!'4 bushrlH. In two weeks, against 9,T!0.!!9 bushels Inst year, nhen they far surpassed all records, wheat declined 2'i cents, but corn d'd not t-hango during the week. Cotton de clined an eighth, sales of fertilizers In dicating less reduction of acreage this year than was expected. Exports of principal products In February were il. 61)4,09 1 In value, with Increase over last year of about 60 per cent. In bread- ' stuff, In cotton 25 per cent., and 28 per cent. In the aggregate. The weekly output of pig Iron was 228,3.18 tons February 1, but 231,450 March 1, and the Increase of unsold stocks In February was only G.8R2 tons weekly, leaving 226.G32 tons weekly for export or consumption, against 218, 467 tons In January and 215,248 In No vember, 1895 the month of greatest con sumption before this year. For four months production has gained a little, consumption still more, and If prepara tions for war last only a few week they will add much to the demand. Other consumption for railroad cars, for vessel on the lakes, for elevator and oil pipe lines, for agricultural Im plement works and for sheets, Is be yond precedent, and structural and rail works are crowded with orders, though now receiving few. Iron bar works are depressing prices because some are not fully employed, while the steel bar milla at Milwaukee have to put on three eight-hour turns dally to keep up with orders. Prices are very strong, except for wire nails, which dropped because the great wire combination fell through, though a smaller agreement I expected, and In some western dis patches Is said to have been formed. Failures for the week have been 248 In the United State, against 256 last year and 81 In Canada, against 61 last year. CANADIANS IBDIOHANT. Beiont aa Attempt of the United Itatof to DlctsU Legislation. The passage of the Frye bill In the United States senate waa the subject of a heated debate In the commons at Ottawa, Ont, a faw day ago. Atten tion having been called to section 13 of that bill, Sir Charles Tupper asked If the government, In view of the ex traordinary proceeding at Washing ton Intended to proceed with Its Yukon railroad proposals. He declared that neither the Canadian parliament nor people would tolerate the dictatorial at titude assumed at Washington. He called on the government to resont this attempt at subversion of Canada's na tional dignity. The premier declared that It was not the intention of his government to yield anv of the concessions demanded by the United Btates. He said that by the treaty of Washington, free navigation of the Stlkeen was assured to Canada, and anv law passed by the American government which would render nuga tory the rights unaer mat treaty waa ultra vires, and would be so held In the United States courts. He said that if the difficulties at Wrangell became Insurmountable the government would construct a railroad from an ocean port In British Columbia to connect with the stlkeen route, rne iraae oi the Klondike belonged to Canada, and he proposed to keep and maintain It for Canadians. ION OF WAB. A Phenomena That Ezoitei th tapentitioM In How lorx. The sky at New York the other night was full of signs and portents. A red sworS hung In the sky and a white cross surrounded the moon. Tiny Ice crystals In the air caused the phenom ena, the reflecting moonlight forming the white cross, and light from a fire in Fort Lee, N. J., caused the other appearance, crowds stood upon tne street speculating upon what they were and what they meant. The swora, a long steady shaft of dull red light, large at one end for the hilt and tapering to a point, hung directly over the north ern section of the city, the hilt to the east and pointing west. Most people thought It a comet, and all the super stitious agreed It portended war. That the sword pointed away from Spain wa regarded as ominous, as a sword Is presented hilt first In token of surrender. Other said the way the hilt pointed means that Spain would begin the war. The white cross stump ed the soothsayers somewhat, though they agreed It general appearance wa peaceful. Ungrateful Yetorsa. A remarkable case of pension fraud, th latest development In which have f just come to night, ha been made pub- -' Ho by th pension office. About eight year ago George Watson, with tour aliases, was sentoncsd to fin and Im prisonment for having drawn four sep arate penslona. At tha time of his con viction he had two other claims for pension on file. Being an exemplary, prisoner Watson waa discharged la . June, 1896. Shortly after, under th name of Oeorge Kelley, he presented a claim for pension on account of serv ice In th Mexican war on th ship Savannah, and later Bled application for atlll another ship Fawnse. In this hi duplicity waa discovered, a the result of which he wa hold In Phila delphia soveral day ago In 81,000 ball. I Uont for Twelve Tear A peculiar roaaon for a divorce wa given at Chicago th other day In th suit brought by Mr. Catherine O'Reil ly, wife of Eugene O'Reilly, a retired merohant worth upward of half a mil lion. Mr. O'Reilly allege -that for twelve year her husband ha not spo ken a word to her, although living un der the same roof. This, n allege. I tantamount to desertion. In addition. she ohargea cruelty. Mr. O'Reilly haa -Bled a croa bill, alleging cruelr and voluntary desertion. Both re,iirly TO year eld and have been married U rear - ( c
Significant historical Pennsylvania newspapers