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AROUND THE WORLD. INTELLIGENCE FROM ALL PARTS OF THE GLOBE. from Foreign Shore*—l»ome*ttr *♦*> yelling*— I'errnmnl Pointer*— l-st*** Nntee - Political Otcurreuce*—Flraa. Crimea. Eto. AN EXPLOSION. Fourteen Mlner*«rc Killed at Isabel*. Pa. Bodie* Mutilated. Dtlßois (pa. I special: There wuaCP ezphaion on the Berwind-White .haft at toe eastern Inuits of town, Tuesday, and fourteen miners were killed. It is a new mine which the company has been o|*ning np and working crews were In the shafts to push the headings out in various directions for big work later on. Eighteen men went on at 7 o'clock m the morning, fourteen going into the north heading and four into lite south beading. About N o’clock tiie Utter were sensible of a shock and a few tuinutes later tiie mine boss Canb to ihem and told them something had happened and that they should gat out as aoon as they could. Wlren the party then Uori'isting of five, readied the foot of the ahaft. they were nearly wercome by gas and were hurriedly taken up in the cage. Assistance was immediately summoned and miners from the Bell Lewis and Yates company mines immediately volunteered their services and as the work of rv»cue proceeded it was discovered that the shock in the north beading was so terrific that the bodies were mutilated almost beyond recognition, and that those who had not yet been found could not possibly haw escaped violent death. An OH Couple Rol>b*<! four masked men entered the residence of Mr. and Mrs. Thomas Hunt, an aged cnuple and widely known. Bring in the outskirts of Toronto, Ohio. They told the old couple to keep quiet and they wiuldn’t hurt them and demanded SI,OOO supposed to be ui the bouse, but were finally persuaded. alter ransacking the house from top to bottom, that there was no money, only securing 42 and a gold watch. Mrs. Hunt was tied m a rocking chair during the search, but by hard pleading for her freedom to eare lor herjiusband, who is very feeble, was released after she was compelled to kiss the Bible and swear not to leave the house before daylight, li e outrage created great indignation, and the offenders will be severely deait w itb if caught. Spain Issue* It* Desi. A special from Madrid says: Two articles that appear in the Epoea, which are supposed to reflect the views of the cabinet, have caused much comment. The first article challenges the United States to east aside its mask audio show its colors. It says it America wants a war, Npain is ready to face it with dignity., Ilf a war is not wanted the American politicians ought to desist from the vexatious debates. The second article reviews possible European alliances. It finds fault with them all, but incline* to those Countries whose interests are equally opposed to the American claims. All the Madrid jsipers concur in the belief that anything would be better than uncertainty. A Double Tragedy, A double tragedy occurred on the farm at William Frost, seven miles nothwest Noblesville, Ind. James and Jlenry McCay were two young men who have been living in that neighborhood for a year or more. Tiie other morning the latter left his home to haul some w<>od. Wlien he returned at noon he was met in the yard by his brother James, wlui, without a remark, emptied the contents ot a sliot-gun into his body. The murderer ended his owu life by shooting himself in the mouth. No cause is assigned for the deed. Settled it With Seeorda. Rome special: A duel has occurred between General Moceuni, Minister of War in the Crispi Cabinet, and Signor liarzalai, Wising out of a sharp personal altercation, which took place in the Chamber of Deputies on Saturday, regarding the recall of General Baratieri from Abyssinia. Signor Barzalai was wounded in tiie left cheek, as a result of the duel. Terrific Explosion. A terrific dynamite explosion occurred at Ellicott City, Md., resulting in the mangling and killing of ex-Tax < ollectot John Clagett of Howard County, and Lee Williams, colored, employed on the grading work of the Edmondson Avenue, Catonsville and Ellicott City Electric Rail' road. Fire nt Joliet. The Joliet mill of the Consolidated Steel and Wire Company at Joliet, HL. was destroyed by lire. The nail, barb, drawing, and store room departments are a total loss The fire was started by friction of a shaft. The total loss is $150,000 and covered with insurance. JHusonic Temple Theater, Ft. Wayne Indiana, April 9. Ruliert Mantel). April 29.—“ Trip to Chinatown.” Fine Hor*eficnh Lost. Aiken (S. ('.) special: The Highland Park Hotel stables, owned by Bradwell <fc Lamar, were destroyed by an incendiary fire, A number of horses perished in the flames and many vehicles were destroyed T. W. Fox of Philadelphia, lost his line horses in the fire. The loss is heavy, Death by Fire. Claude Hopkins, who resides in TavenAerville, VV. Yu., was fatally burned ieoently. While standing near the fire her clothing became ignited, and before help could teach her she was fatally burned.

RIOT AT INDIANAPOLIS. Trouble Neault* from the Old Foundry Htrike. A serious lalmr riot which resulted fatally to one man and the injury ot several others, oci'ured recently, on W«*t Washington street, Indianapolis, the rioters k. . |.,ng up a running tight fot*more than a square ami creating intense excitement on •Jie crowd<*l thoroughfare*. Nearly a year ago Iho employes of TnjrJoy a Chandler's foundry went out on » strike oti account'of a difference regarding wages, aud tines* that time there has been periodical trouble, the strikers being determined that non-union men should not work and the management being equally determined to employ no other labor. Saturday evening when the men left the shop for the day a crowd of union men advanced upon them from the west, ami »t the same moment another crowd appeared on the east, thus having them ln-tw*r**n two sections of Uieir enemies. With a shout the striker* attacked Hie non-union men with clubs, stones, ami brickbats. A general fight ensued. While the nteti wen* thus struggling with each other, several pistol shots were fired, and William Watson, Walker Dsvl*, and Hooker Lee, a bystander, were shot. A number of the strikers wen* beaten with atones ami clubs, and some were badly battered by tin* tin dinner buckets tn the hands of the employes. Several of the employes were also beaten with atones ami clubs, but they acaltereil and ran w hen the pistol shots were fired and tiie full list of the injured could not be secured. The police finally quelled the riot. VIOLENCE AT CHIC AGO. The Talloru* Strike Almoat Precipitates a Riot. Chicago special: Nearly 2,000 tailors, hitherto unaffected by the strike, have quite work. About sixty shops are affected. it was reported at tinkers’ headquaters that all those employs*.! on special order work for custom tailors had gone out. The strike is in sympathy with that of the cutters. Tin: tailors also demand the 25 |«>rcent. increase of wages asked by the cutters. Bloodshed was narrowly averted in a clash between the striking tailors and Hyman Kauffman, at 433 South Halsted street. Kauffman fired three shots from his window at tiie men, but hit no one. ■Tiie police guard at the factory sent in a I hot call and the officers charged the incressing crowd in a body. Kauffman and three ot his employes were arrested w ith several strikers. The strikers claim to have received the assurance of the Federation of Labor's financial support when needed. A SI,OOO, 000 FIRE. The Pennsylvania Sult Manufactory Ablaze. A destructive tire broke out in the works of the Pennsylvania Salt Manufacturing Company at Natroiio. I’a., and lor a time threatened the destruction of tin* entire plant. A rough estimate places the loss at $1,000,000, probably covered by insurance. Tiie greatest loss is sustained through the melting of the tanks in wl io i the gold and silver solution* were stored, and their escaping into the river. Some idea of this may lie gained w hen it is said that 1011,000 ounces of silver and 3,000,000 pounds of copper were produced monthly. This department consists of a large number of of frame buildings, covering an area of three acres, and which contained blast furnaces, smelting furnaces and lead lined tanks fur storing Hie gold and silver.solutions. The flames spread with such rapidity :hat it was with difficulty that the men escaped, although only two were slightly injured. Tiie officials are reticent as to the origin of the tire, but it was learned from good authority that a quantity of water was allowed to escape into a furnace which caused the explosion. Unsuccessful Attempt to Hold Up a Train. A special from Tulare, California, says: An attempt was made to hold up the .southern Pacific Railway's south-bound passenger train No. 19 between Tulare and Goschen stations. In a duel with one of the robbers, Under Sheriff Earl Daggett was dangerously if not fatally wounded, and Deputy Victor Reed received a bullet in the shoulder which may prove fatal. One of the robbers, who is reported to be a member of the noted Dalton gang, named McComb, was riddled with bullets and dropped from the tender of the engine, rolling down the side of the dump, .wliere he was found a lew hours later stone dead. -Business of the Country. K. G. Dun Ct Co.’s Weekly Review of Trade says: A movement toward better things is still the exception. There is letter bossiness in shoes and small industries and there has been squeezing in short sellers in cotton, but the general tendency of industries and prices is not encouraging. Bad weather lias cut off much business, especially in the country districts. Some failures as a consequence paused especial caution. The root ot business is that in many departments men bought more and produced more, when prices were mounting and every issly was rushing to buy, last year, than they have yet been able to sell. Hbot While Ht eating Coal. James Winn, living ir the eastern part 01 Xenia, Ohio, went to his window at R o’clock the other morning, and seeing a man at his coal bin shoveling up a basket bf coal. tired at him with a revolver. The bullet took effect just lielow the thiefs shoulder, though Mr. Winn did not kiio*.' |t at the time, and he Is now in a critical condition with the chances of his living small. Tic man who was shot prin t'd to lie Edward Combs, a near neighbor. Both the parties are colored. No arrest as yet. Terrible Explosion. Winnipeg (Man.) special: Word has just been received of a terrible explosion at the gold mines of Rowland, iu the remote northwest country. As a result four tnen are dead and two more are seriously hurt and will pro ably die. Two l oxes of gunpowder ignited while they were being thawed out in a tunnel. The dead are: Thomas Giblions, Mike Ravi* bun, Joseph Dolan, Daniel Lynch. The injured: Ed Shanahan, single, not expected to live; Mike Brookes. Three Tramp* Killed. A freight train on the Illinois Central Railroad was wrecked near Coffeyville, Miss. Four cars were thrown from the track and three tramps, who were stealing a ride, were killed and another seriously injured. Popular Election* of Senator*. The Senate Committee on Privileges and Elections has made a favorable report on the amendment to the constitution provid-

ing for the •lection United States Senators by a direct vote of the jieople. Powder Mill Explndea. Tim Kitto® Powder mill explode*! at Kingstown, N. Y. Five men wen* killed, among them two brotliers named Itocker. Jones, Smalley, and I’elvrson me the names of the other m**n killed. The txslirs ot the victim* an* mangled lieyond recognition, and Hml«* and member* of bodies are scattered with Ibe debri* from the mill to gnwt <ti»tan*r*. Tfce families and friends of the unfortunate men gathered al*>ut the ruins, where heat trending scene* were enacted. The grtvf ot wive* and other relative* wa* enhanced with each discovery of a human fragment which might have been a portion ot one dear to them. Araoa for the Cuban*. A special from Key West, Fla.. »ay»: The steamer Three Friends ot Jackson vllle, tn command ot ( apt. Napoleon B. Broward, has arrived h**re, having suececdad in landing in Cub* Gen. Enrique Callawi. Major Charles Hernandez and Duke Eatrada, besides fifty-four m**u taken off the schooner Ardel, from Tampa, and the entire cargo of arms ami ammunition of the schooner Mallory. nearCedat Key*. Tiie cargo of arms lauded by the Three Friends ami Mallory was as follow*: Seven hundred ami fifty thousand roumts of cartridges; 1,2 W rifles, 2,190 Machetes, 4'*> revolvers, beside* »tores, reloading tool*, etc. Indiana Republican District Convention*. The Republican* of Indiana, Thursday, held their Congrraaional district conventions for the election of delegates and alternates to the national convention and for the nomination of candidates tor Congress. William McKinley's name was well received st all the conventions in the tliirticn districts, and most of them either endorsedjtheOhio man for President or adopted the stronger course of instructing tlieir delegate* to vote for him until his name was withdrawn or his nomination has been accomphstied. Killed by Brigand*. Oaxaca i Mex.) special: Advices have lieen rereived here of the killing of Henry L. .Mareux. an American railroad contractor, who was on his way overland to Guatemala to take a position in railroad constructing. Mareux was traveling with two Mexicans, and the party were attacked by brigands southwest of here. Mareux refused to give up his money without a fight and was killed. His companions escaped death, but were held eaptivt in the mountains for several days. Escaped arid RecapturedWilliam .Smalley, a brother of the Smalleys implicated in the Kessler robbery and wanted for crimes in Southern Michigan, together with Janies O'Connor and Alivin Bailey, tiie latter of Columbus, Ohio, drilled a hole through the stone floor of the Albion, Ind., jail and made their e-ca|>e. Tiie town was ar* used as soon as tiie delivery was discovered and the trio of jail breakers were tecaptured after a long chase. Killed by Whitecap*. J. G. Field, aged 63, died in the City Hospital at London. Ont. He had l*>th feet irozen, and w as suffering fr*>m injuries inflicted on the night of March 10, when he was taken from his home in Wmgliam by a party of whitecaps with nothing on but his night shirt, tied to a tree, and terribly beaten. He was said to have lived iu immoral converse with iiis daughter. Wrecked by Natural Go*. A special from Dowling, an oil town in Wood County, Ohio, says: Tiie residence of Kirk Shelley, here, was wrecked by an explosion of natural gas. His daughter, aged 16, sustained injuries from which she died in an hour. Shelley’s son, aged IV, was fatally burned, and the mother seriously injured. Ten Million* for Pension*. The Secretary of the Interior has made a requisition on the Treasury for $10,190,900 for pension payments as follows: Buffalo, $1,665,000; Chicago, $2.875,(100; Concord, 1700,000; Des Moine-, $1,950,000; Milwaukee, $1,750,000; Pittsburgh, $1,550,000; Washington, $100,000; Indianapolis SIOO,OOO. Mr. Bayard Censured. The battle on Ambassador Bayard's Boston and Fidinburgh speeches in the National House of Representatives ended Friday, when, by a vote of ISO to 71, the resolution reixirted by the committee on foreign affairs censuring him for the use of certain expressions contained therein, was passed. Explosion in n Mine, The immense air cimpri'ssors ot the Norman A Tiger mines at Burl e, Idaho, were totally destroyed by fire. Loss $200,000, fully covered by insurance. Tiie mines w ill be shut down for six months until repairs are effected. THE MARKETS. Chicago—Cattle, common to prime, $3.50 to $5.(10; hogs, shipping grudes, $3.00 to $4.25; sheep, fuir to choice, $2.50 to $4.151; wiient. No. 2 red, ®Qe t*» flic; corn, No. 2, 2Ec to 29c; oats, No. 2. ISc to 20c; rye, No. 2. 35c to 36c; butter, choice creamery, 20c to 22c; eggs, fresh, 9c to 10c; |s>tutoe«, per bushel, 15c to 25c; broom corn, S2O to $45 per ton fur common to choice. Indianapolia—t’attle. shipping. $3.00 to $4.50; hogs, choice light. $3.00 to $4.25; sheep, common to prime. $2.00 to $3.75; wheat. N<>. 2. 68c to 70c; corn. No. I white. 2Mc to 30c; outs, No. 2 white, 22* to 23c. St. Louis—Cattle. $3.00 to $.'.00; hogs, $3.00 to $4-00; wheat. No. 2 red. 71c to 73c: corn. No. 2 yellow, 26c to 27c: oats. No. 2 white, 18c to 19c; rye. No. 2,37 c to 39c. Cincinnati—Cattle, $3.50 to $4.50; hogs, S3JK> to $4.25; sheep, $2.50 to $4.00; wheat. No. 2. 71c to 72c; corn. No. 2 mixed, 29c to 30c; oat». No. 2 mixed, 22c to 24e; rye. No. 2,41 c’o 42c. Detroit—Cattle, $2.50 to $4.75; hogs, $3-00 to $4.25; sheep. $2.00 to $4.00; wlveat, No. 2 red. (18c to G'Jc; corn, No. 2 yellow. 28c to 2De; outs, No. 2 white, 22c to 24c; rye. 87c to 88c. Toledo —Wheat, No. 2 red, 68c to 70c; corn. No. 2 yellow, 27c to 29c; oats. No. 2 white. 21c to 22c; rye. No. 2, 3’Je to 41c; clover seed, $4.35 to $4.40. Milwaukee—Wheat. No. 2 spring. 61c to 62c; eorn. No. 3, 27*' to 28c; oat*. No. 2 white, 20e to 21c; barley, No. 2. 31c to 32c; rye. No. 1,37 cto 39c; pork, mess, $9.25 to $0.75. Buffalo—Cattle, $2.50 to $5.00; hogs. $3.00 to $4.50; sheep, $2.50 to $4.00; wheat. No. 2 red, 74e to 76c; eorn. No. 2 yellow, ,33c to 35c; out*. No. 2 white. 24c to 25c. New York—Cattle, $3.00 to $5.00; hog*, $3.00 to $5.00; sheep, $2.00 to $4.25; wheat, No. 2 red. 71c to 72c; corn, No. 2, 38c to 39c; out*. No. 2 white, 25c to 26c; butter, creamery, I.'n> to 23c; eggs, Western, 10c tu 12c.

CENSUREFORBAYARD denunciatory action taken BY THE HOUSE. Itovcral Democrat* Join til* Rcp(tl>Hcan Majority, While Five Republicans Refuse to Vote Againat the Ambuuaudor to Great Britain, a Rebuke an Amba*ea*lor. For the first Hnu In it* history, the popalar branch of Congress hu» rebuk*! nn American diplomatic ngeut for hi* utterauce* *bn»ud. The lluuaoof Representative* Friday adopted ** resolution censuring Ambassador Bayard for Lis utterances iu Great Britain. The majority wns overwhelming, the vote standing 1*" to 71. As if to emphasise the severity of th.* rebuke, »ays a Waahlngto* corre•(■undent, tin- number of Democrat* voting for rensure was greater than the numb» r of Republicans voting against it. One Democrat. Mr. Bailey of Texas, made a •pr«*ch iu favor of th*’ resolutions and condemned the amba-sador quite a* savagely as uny of the Reptiblican orators. Gue Republican. Mr. Willis of Delaware. spoke in .Mr. Bayard's favor, but. It is claimed, he was actuated largely by State pride. Six Item** ruts Bailey and Cockrell of Texas. Cumming* of NewYork. Lntimer of South Carolina and lavyton and Borg of Ohio —voted against Sir. Bayard, and tire Republicans Baker of Maryland, Cooke of lllhiois. Draper of Massachusetts. Pitney ot New Jersey and Willis of Delaware —voted for him. The second ri'solution. expressing the opinion of the House that our diplomatic ageuts abroad should avoid public discussion, was adopted by a still larger majority, the vote standing 191 to s!>. Mr. Adams (Rep.. Pa.l. who w:p* minister to Brazil under the Harrison administration. was the first to resume the debate. He favor*-*! the resolutions and said Mr. Bayard’s long service and commanding position as an American made his offense the more flagrant mid reprehensible. To show Mr. Bayard fully recognized his position as the representative of the whole

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people, he read from a speech delivered a year ago by Mr. Bayard at Wilmington, Del., in wliieh the ambassador said: “I represent no party a* ambassador to Great Britain, but my country and my own people.” Mr. Fairchild (Rep., N. Y.) regretted that the committee had not brought in articles us impeachment instead of censure, and Mr. Hutchinson (Dem.. Texas) said he would vote for the second resolution laying down the u ell-established principle that our representatives in foreign countries should abstain from partisan speeches. Mr. Willis was the first Republican to announce that he opposed censuring Mr. Bayard. Mr. Turner (Dem., Ga.) spoke eloquently iu opposition to the resolution*. and then Mr. Hitt, chairman of the Foreign Affairs Committee, yielded the remainder of his time to Mr. Bailey (Dem., Texas), who made a speech in favor of tin* resolutions, declaring the Edinburgh speech was n breach of good taste and of diplomatic etiquette andSvas an offense against our common sense and sound and rugged patriotism, mid that a man who would express such utterances ns those of Mr. Bayard at Boston was “unworthy to represent this country anywhere or ut any time.” Then the vote was taken as previously stated. The first resolution censured Mr. Bayard “in the name of the American people": the second condemned in general terms the delivery of partisan speeches by our foreign representatives. For the second resolution nine Democrats voted and no Republicans against it. The nine Democrats were: Allen, Mississippi; Bailey, Texas; Cummings, New York; Hutcheson. Texas; Layton, Ohio; Owens. Kentucky; Pendleton, Texas; Sorg, Ohio, and Stokes, North Carolina. The City Council of Anderson, Ind., ns the result of a vigorous campaign by Christian bodies, lias passed an ordinance making it a misdemeanor for any person under the nge of 16 to smoke n cigarette, punishable by arrest and a fine not in excess of $25. The Great Western Pin Company assigned at Toledo and named Fred B. Dodge as assignee. The schedule of assets and liabilities shows the former to be $75,000 and the latter $40,000. It is reported at I’ort Said that Gen. Barrntieri passed through there incognito. The Italian Government has forbidden the boarding of any transports homeward bound.

BIG BLOW TO SPAIN. Defeat in the Recent I’lnar del Rio Buttle a Crushing Ono. Tin* Cuban insurgeiiis have d«m,t npaln a crushing ld-*w. Truatvvorthy liifurmaHoll Ims Is-en r.a eiv d from Havana that, the battle foiiglit a few day* ago >» • l"»E del Rio. which the dispatch*** s.nt out vlth the snn. tl.iu of th.* press ceii«or described a* a Spanish victory, was iu reality a lamentable defeat for th.* force. G* u Weyler. This new* reacliml Havana and was ..-nt to New York in a brief cipher cablegram. Tin* source of the tn.formation lenvee no doubt of It* reliability. Tin- Spanish ofllelal* will not p- rmlt the re|s.rt of insurgent •uecca*.** to be sent out of Havana. Tie lute pren <ll*patche* from Havana say that olli.-inl* now admit that the battle woe a flercely ixintestcd uue. and that It was attended with serious conaequeucee to the SjuMMab. It is the flrin opinion in New York among persona iufonned of events in < übn that the Spanish cause is lost. It is al**> believisl, despite denial*, that this last defeat will »<» add to the dissatisfaction against Gen. Weyler that either hi* resignation of recall will soon follow. Ihe engagement was more in the nature us a pitched battle than uny pr. vi.ms one during the insurrection, and the attack made by the insiitventa was bold and effective. The impression strengthens in Washington official circles that Spain ha* made n failure of it in Cuba, and that the rebellion cannot be euppreeied in any other way than by wearing it out. 1 ntil recently it was believed by both President Cleveland mid Kivretary Olney that the S|HMiish force* would practically Is- able to restore order in Culm during the present winter and spring. It was because of this belief and because his love of fair play prompted him to give Spain a reasonable chance that the President bn* hitherto declined to tuke any step looking to interference into affairs of Spain mid her colony. But it is now apimrent the campaign in Cuba is nearly at an end, so far as this winter is concerned. The rainy season will set in soon, and then military operations of a serious or effective nature will have to end. Up to this time Gen. Weyler has made no substantial progress from n military |**int of view, and there is little reason to hope

that he will accomplish anything in the short time remaining for field work. Moreover—and this is a condition of affairs for which President Cleveland has been waiting tl’ re are many indication* that the Spanish authorities are despairing of success. It is freely predicted by officials familiar with what might be called the inside of the situation that President Cleveland will intervene, and intervene successfully, within sixty days. Tiie interests of the United States and of humanity require that the struggle be not allowed to continue another winter, after another summer of industrial paralysis. TO CONQUER THE SOUDAN. Chamberlain’* Declaration of British Policy on the Nile. In the House of Commons Friday afternoon Mr. Chamberlain said that England's ideal policy was the recovery of the Soudan, and that there could be no real peace or prosperity for Egypt until the Soudan was recovered. He asserted that the present policy of the Government represented the immediate needs of Egypt and denied that Great Britain was plunging into a policy of adventure, (.real Britain .sitild not evacuate Egypt until her work there was accomplished. The reverses of the Italians in Abyssinia had encouraged the dervishes to resume hostile activity and measures must be taken to restrain them before the situation became worse. At the close of the debate the motion of Mr. John Morley to reduce the vote for the civil service by £1(K), wliieh, if carried, would have had the effect of censuring the Egyptian policy of the Government, was decisively defeated. HEAVY SNOW IMPEDES TRAFFIC. StO T?.«i N TI V,,rk “'«<*• Railroad 1 rnx!l -1 hermometer M Below. The storm in New York State of Thursday was the worst that the railroad men have had to contend with in many years. Snow plows were worked night and dtiv keeping the tracks in condition for travel, but the branch lines have suffered. All the roads running into Rochester with the exception of the Western New York and Pennsylvania, have been compelled to either abandon trains or run them sevp'n' ,lo >ire late. At the junction of the Buffalo, Rochester nnd Pittsburg and the New York Central it took seven engines to pull one train over on to the Central tracks. The southwestern limited on the ( entrai was lost for a time between Chicage and Buffalo, and arrived over five hours late. In two days twenty-two inches of snow had fallen.

IN tiiecaseoe TROOPS AVAILABLE | N . | VARIOUS STATES. ■ Inv.'.tlusllu.iof th, <i, 1S( H ortho United Mate* 5i,.,.,, T '* ■ Are 9.46M6U4 WUdler. A ,■ U hen Nrrdctl. M Uncle San, Counts W»r r | OM> ■ According to n rep.rt ~h th,. ■ militia of the I luted Stat,., * Just Is-.'ii prepared l.j th. \\ , r ‘ b , 1,1 ■ molit. the I lilted states, ii. . 4 , H can put 9.467,18*4 m. u m th.. ti.->.| M « of th** publlcntion nr.' n* ». lir , ' |l ’* ■ Verbin) lion's teeth. The publt ■ »”•» ’he War I ►-I.■ only half a dozen copir«, U1..1 th,, B been given to the President, •*,,• s.,'?! I’* 1 ’* ■ of War, the Assistant 8. * r.-tary tty I and tbo general commanding th. , 4 ■ At the close of the year Iv.C, j | State and territory, with the , i I Indian territory m.d Alaska. | M ,.' ■ gmiized national guard. Th,. t , f ‘ a * , * B of the militia number 115.i9i*.i. R 102,604 cornimsed the infantry arm "r I the cavalry, 5.267 the anill.-r■ corps and 1.443 general, an.i ,*aff B In many of the States last year I were held, and th.- att.-ndan. .■ upm (2? E •evasion* ranged from ,V. p.-r ,„ ut ia JJ" B slssippi to IO per cent in Vermont n. ■ total appropriation allowed the milieu | the Government amounted t > s4*,n,J fi while the Stilt.-s during the .atur i,-J I spent $2,834,974 on the... | It is eatimated that tnobihz.iti., a o f tj, ■ militia could be effect*-*! in the .iifferem i States an*! territories in from thrre h„ Ul> I in the District of Columbia to .neat,. I two hour* in Oregon, other State ..rm. I isatious assembling between I rioda. I New York is far in the lea*! in th» ata. I l*er of men enlisted in th. na’i .tia'. ; ur L I its strentffh amounting to l. aii ■, ~n I and enlisted men. Pennsylvania ms- I onif, with 8,482; Ohio third, with tjuj. I Illinois, 6,226; South <'nr..lin«, -j]]’ | Massachusetts, 5,344; Cali! rica, Lmj I Georgia, 4.355; New Jersey.:. ;*.*; AJaoa- I ma. 3,129; Indiana, 3.H26: Virginia, .;,*„;. Texas, 3,000; Michigan. 2,*7.". * A*-," cut. 2,740; Wisconsin. 2,64”; l..tra. Llto; Missouri, 2,107; Minnesota. 2."27 Man’ land, 1.885; Louisiana. 1.8 NI; K u.mxL. 815; Mississit.pi, ],6*.C>; Oreg n. LMtp District of Columbia. 1.471, K*n-. ky, I.4*'.'.<; North < L3N>; New Hampshire. 1..> Mai.*.. 1,337; Washington. 1.1 M; Nelra.ta,!,. 137; Florida. 1.088; Utah, I,(»*.'!. Island, 979; Arkansas, 074; West Virginia, 845; Colorado. 833; Verm .nt. 8>); South Dakota, 798; Idaho, 53.": Xnrth IHkota, 525; Montana. 31*1; Arizona. 309; New Mexico, 470; Wyoming. 4'.‘* N.radz, 439; Delaware. 427, and Ukiah 1.75, It is estimated in this publi. -at>.u tint in case of u**ce*sity, Illinois could plzes j 852.625 in the field; Pennsylmi.ia ...m next with 771,874, and Oh ■ 650,000; New York 560,iX»i; I- i, 481,192; Kentucky. 361.137. M • uri, $50,000; Massachusetts. 339.391; W ■ a«ir. • 295.440; New Jersey. 2M.887 G* -gii, 264,071; Michigan. 20O.<*JO; 1 *>. .'4.\*99; North Carolina, 24”.<«»t; Mi •;.. Marylind, 2**.‘>.*l6: A 205,000, and the remainder of th ■ .**t*ta below 200,000 each. In al*out two-thirds of the St.it* - *he yublicntion says, the militia is with I the Springfield rifle and carbine of vari pattern*. A number of the artillery mili- t ;ia regiments are provided with Gatli*< guns and 3.2-inch breech-loadit.z riflra mt a large proportion of the artillery armament consists of 12-pouuder Niipoln.iu. 1-inch muzzle-loading rifles. Parr t nites and other obsolete ordnance. The aggregate of small arm* ammunition held in reserve in additioa to that in the hands of the troop* is not far fr m 3,000,000 rounds. States having Gatlinr gun batteries keep on hand a limited supply of ammunition for these gons. The supply for field guns is very hmited. and the quality by no means the best, -■LTiJj. . XM" -- Within a week or two work w. ■ * gun upon the monument which ■* to mark the birthplace of George Washington at Wakefield, Westmoreland County, 'a. Mrs. Abigail Knapp Holman, tl; "if* of ex-Representative William S. IL'itnaU’ of Indiana, died suddenly. Mr 11'Iman was with her ut the time. Th" musim were taken to Aurora. Ind., for interment Within two or three weeks another mas nificent statue will be added to th" large number that adorn the pnrks .->n*l avetntet »f Washington. The bronze figure *t 1 " ,|l, Hancock, designed by Henry .!■ i.i" l '" ll ' is about to be erected on the reservation at the corner of Seventh street and I *' nn ‘ sylvaniu avenue. Tlia Secretary of the Interior day made n requisition on the tr ■.•ist.ry for $10,190,000 for i«'tision pnyin'-titS' at follows: Buffalo, $1,665.(M*»; «>»i<aW $2,375,000; Concord. $700,000. D'» Moines, SI,OSO,(MMt; Milwaukee, m 000; Pittsburg, $1,550,000; Washington $100,000; lndiana|M>lis. SIOO,OOO. The Nicaraguan canal bill was upon by the sub-committee which lias 1«* at work on it for several week-' *"•' 1 provides for the reorganization ; t-" Maritime Canal Company, the p;i..»>‘'-» of all its debts, the selection of a h |, ir ' " fifteen directors, ten of them name* '■ the United States, three by the • company and ouc each by Nicarag n' a Costa Rica. The will of Henry C. Bowem ln t tP . l "' l 'l Usher of the Independent, was ti. " " probate at New York. It gives . widow for life most of his property. and personal, which after her death - become part of his residuary i <tn ’' creates a trust fund of $30,000. th*' come of which is to be paid to her .'.r l her life. Life insurance companies have •'’TeJ for an injunction restraining the ■ Superintendent of Insurance of from levying the 2 per cent tax a 69 ' " by a recent law.