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WORKING FOR CUBA
More Resolutions Introduced in the Senate.
EXTREME MEASURES PROPOSED.
•The President Authorized to Take Possession of Cuba and Hold It Until Spain Grants Local Self-Government to the
Inhabitants, Using: Our Military and Naval Forces if Necessary. WASHINGTON, March 24.—An unex
pected climax to the Cuban debate was reached in the senate yesterday when on motion of Mr. Sherman, chairman of the committee on foreign relations, the Cuban resolutions were recommitted to the conference committee. The Tote tort recommit was unanimous and wit-houtfthe formality of a rollcall. representing a general ooncensus of opinion that tbfe committee should to change ihe resolutions as to overcome the oppo!'.Un |nas hue developed. Messrs.
With the Cuban resolution recommit to conference, the senate turned its attention to the legislative appropriation bill, which was not disposed of when the senate adjourned. TO ABOLISH THE D£ATH PENALTY.
The House Puts in tin* Day Oisrussing Such
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WASHINGTON, March 24.—The house spent most of the day considering the Curtis bill to abolish the death penalty in all cases where it is prescribed in the federal statutes (60 in number) save in cases of murder and rape under Sections 5339 and 5845 of the revised statutes, where, however, the jury might qualify the verdict "without capital punishment." The bill makes no changes in the penalties that can be inflicted by military and naval courtmartial. Among the crimes now punishable by death abolished by the bill are murder and robbery on the high seas, accessory before the fact to murder, piracy, etc., on the high seas, destruction of vessels at sea, piracy, arson of vessels of war, etc. The bill failed to pass for want of a quorum.
The senate bill authorizing the leasing of educational lai^is in Arizona, which was a modification of a bill passed by th° house over the president's veto some time ago, was passed, as were also several bridge bills.
NEGRO LYNCHED.
A Wouiil-ltc lJavislwr SI rung Up by an Infuriated 31 ob. SHREVEPOUT, La., March 24.—A ne
gro named Ike Pizer was lynched at S o'clock yesterday morning near Emporia station, on the Shreveport and Houston railway. The particulars of the lynching, which has just been received in this city, are as follows:
Sunday afternoon two young ladies were walking home on the railroad track near Emporia. Oh their way they were stopped by the negro Pizer, who offered them a gross insult, which they promptly resented. The black brute then knocked them off the track and was frightened from further violence by the screams of the girls. J* The negro fled to the woods and the. girls hastened home and detailed what, had happened. The news spread far and wide and soon a mob of armed citizens was out on the trail of the negrx
The search ^as continued all night and it was earl} yesterday morning before his hiding place was discovered. He was at once taken in charge and lynched fcy the infuriated mob.
WALLER STILL IN PRISON.
'The Ex-United States Consul Will Not Accept the Terms of Release. LONDON, March 24.—Ex-Consul Wats' ler's solicitor writes to The Times that he has declined to accept the conditions »upon which the French government offered to release Mr. Waller, namely I' that he should waive all claims for compensation. "He was offered his release in November," says the solicitor," on condition of waiving his claims for compensation, but he preferred to remain in prison. sThe United States ambassador. Mr.
Eustis, info-med him tin tiie United ^States government had authorized the embassy to give security for costs in any' action against the Fieuch government. 'We are seeking an amicable settlement with France in his behalf."
THE MEETING OF MONARCHS.
JCmperor Wiliiitni Lc.avi-s i-or Genoa to Jici't Humbert. BERLIN, March he Emperor and
y* Empress of German}* started yesterday |f'?^for Genoa whe e, it is expected, they «will meet the King of Italy and embark )on board the imperial yacht Holien-
BOllern for a Mediterranean cruise. It is not definitely known where Emperor Francis Joseph will meet ids majesty.
Previous to t'uft departure of the emfy perori*General Von Werner, the Ger- |, man ambassauor to Russia, arrived her and presented his majesty wifcaau autograph letter from 'h'4 czar.
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Morgan and Lodge were ap-
pctofc»i :w» »t-oe6 iLa senate in a furifctt OOL?fersr.c# S'.mu.t&becu'i with lhie action, Mr. preteniea Cuban resolutions which prcpoM tc go further than has been suggested a'- any previous time. They direct the president to request Spain to grant local self-government to Cuba, and in case Spain refuses the president is authorized to use the.military and naval forces in talcing possession of Cuba and holding it until self-govern-ment is established by the Cuban people.
Mr. Piatt also introduced resolutions limiting the action of congress to an expression of sympathy for Cuba's struggle and authorizing the president to extend the friendly offices of the United States toward securing a free independent form of government.
MADE WILD THREATS.
Pnbllc Horsewhipping Results in a Riot in a Michigan Town. DETROIT, March 24.—A special to
The Free Press from Holland, Mich., says: An enormous crowd of men tiled last night to rent the opera house for the purpose of liokuiig an indignation meeting over the public horsewhipping last Saturday night of Frank Sloot^r, a youth who had been acting as correspondent for a sensational publication in Grand Rapids. As the hall was in use the mob built afire in the main stieets and proceeded to make wild threats and speeches against city officers who had permitted Slooter's assailants to vent their anger on a boy.
City Marshal Vanry attempted to arrest a mau and a crowd rallied to the the fellow's support. The marshal with assistance of other officers finally jailed the man. although they were struck several times with clubs, stones and fists. The mob followed, threatening to break open the jail. To save bloodshed the man was finally released and he was carried back on the shoulders of his friends while the riot etili reigned. Excitement is still at white heat Fiv» well ksewn citizens were arrested yesterday afternoon charged with horsewhipping Siocter.
QVJAY'6 teCOftT.
fcDDiTivgniaDt Will Mtk* Display th« St. Louis C«B«cntio& PHILADELPHIA. March 24.—A party is being organized in this city to act as an escort to the members of the Pennsylvania delegation to the Republican national convention at St. Louis, which will consist of between 300 and 400 active Republicans who favor the nomiuation of Senator Quay for president. I
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leghenv, Luzerne, Lackawanna, Blair, I Dauphin, Lancaster, Montgomery. Bucks, Lebanon, Schuylkill and Chester counties to the number of :-J out 150 and at least "J00 will .uo fiom this city. Tue party will be marshaled by Lieutenant Coverju A'val'er i/yoii. They will not be uniformed, but will wear Quay badges, and expect to make several parades in the comention
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a brass band, which will be engaged during their stay in St. Louis.
Three Startling Assignments. MARTIN'S FERRY, O., March 24.—
Three deeds of assignment were made yesterday that has startled the whole business interests of the Ohio valley. The parties are He my Floto, a mer- I chant William Mann, proprietor of Mann's factory, and Thomas Mears,
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barrel aud box factory, all considered n,„n„, tlrn n,('n
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among the wealthiest men in the com munity. The assignments are the direct result- of the failure last week at Euwood, Pa., of the Northwood Glass company, for which they had heavhy endorsed. The liabilities are not known, but are less than the assets, which are estimated at §200,000.
Peace Negotiations Are H«?ing Made. LONDON, March 24.—Lord Salibury
has sent a reply to the memorial in favor of Anglo-American arbitration of the Venezuela question adopted by the Peace society at a meeting in Queen's hall. The reply is addressed t-o Right Hon. James Stansf]e|l. ex-member of parliament, who presided at the meeting: Lord Salisbury says: "I am glad to be able to inform y:t that this qu stion is receiving the consideration of the government and that proposals in the cdrection indicated by the memorial are now before the government of the United Stales."
Fought in )!'.r V'ars.
PHILADELPHIA., J\1 arch 24.—John Mills Buffington, aged 07, died ou Friday from paralysis. He was born on midocean in 790 while his parents were on their way from Scotland to this country. Mr. Buliington fought in the Black Hawk war, the Mexican war, as a gunner under Ge*ral Scott, where the cannonading aftected his hearing the Florida war and the war of the rebellion. He enlisted in the latter in 1S62 at the age of 63, in Captain Albert Rickit's Company A, One Hundred and Nineteenth Regiment Pennsylvania volunteers.
Columbus Assignment.
COLUMBUS, O., March 24.—W. S. Ide made an assignment to Edwin R. Sliarpe last night. The assets, mostly real estate, are estimated at $240,000, and the liabilities at $170,000. The assignment is the result of slow returns on real estate and failure to meet a large number of notes which are about to mature. The assignment does not :n any way affect any of the banks with which Mr. Ide has been connected, be having sold his interest in the Fourth National bank. The assignment is purely a personal one.
Singular Death.
PORTSMOUTH, O., March 24.—A singular death wras reported from the home of George Kricker, cashier of the Central bank. Several cases of diphtheria existed in the family, and in hopes of abating the disease, one of our local doctors administered anti-toxine in the veins of the little son of Kricker's, who was sound asleep at the time. Ho but partially rallied when death seized him 50 minutes after the injection.
Heavy Shipment of Coal.
PITTSBURG, March 24.—The Coal Exchange estimates that at least 5,000,000 bushels of coal was shipped to southern ports Ironi tnis city last week, and that nearly as much more will be started within the next 48 hours. The river is in a most favorable connition, being almost entirely tree of ice and other obstructions usually encountered in high water.
The ISritisli Ta! Aliaslich. CAIRO, March 24.—"Mews from the
front, leceived here, coidirms the repevt that the British-Egyptian advance guards, under Major Uoilinson, occ1pied A I*.-.hell' oil Friday last without opposition.- A fort is now beiug built that plaqp.
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GU KEN FIELD, INDIANA TUESDAY EVKKiAu MARCH 24 1896
LABOR FEDERATION.
Executive Committee Meeting at Indianapolis.
SEVERAL QUESTIONS CONSIDERED
The Most Important One Is an Endeavor to Bring: About an Eight-Hour Day. Woman Hurled Off a High Trestle.
Donble Tragedy Without a Known Cause—Other Happenings in Indiana. INDIANAPOLIS, March 34.—The execu
tive committee of the National Federation of Labor began its regular conference in this city yesterday. Those present were: President Gompers, Secretary August McGraith, R. J. Maguire of Philadelphia, first vice president James Duncan of Baltimore, second vice president James O'Connell of Chicago, third vice president, and M. M. Garland of Pittsburg, fourth vice president. The conference lasted until a late hour iu the evening: and was devoted chiefly to
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discussion of the best
means of bringing about an eight-hour day. A poll of those present showed unanimous sentiment in favor of taking executive action at once that will test the question as to whether the affiliated labor organizations of the country are capable of securing what they claim to be their rights in this particular. It was the sentiment that a concerted effort should be made and in order to devise ways and means the matter was referred to a subcommittee composed of Messrs. Maguire, Lennon and O'Connell, who will make a report on the subject.
There are three national organizations—the Carpenters, Iron Ore Workers and Horseshoers—who have volunteered to do anything that the council may order to bring about the desired result. It was given out by Secretary McGriiith that the Carpenters' National union will probably be selected to make the test, and when questioned he said that it was not only possible but probable that the council will order a strike of this union throughout the country in omer to bring about the desired result.
The secretary's report submitted yesterday shows a marked increase in the federation's finances and membership, two charters having been issued so far thfc year to one during the same time last year.
Grievances of the musicians at Milwaukee and painters at Pittsburg were discussed without action. It was decided to send President Gompers to Washington in Noven^fcer at the time of
the
National Musicians convention to expouse labor bills before congress. The question of federal power in injunction cases will probably be taken up and a law governing
likely be formulated.
A STRANGER KILLS HIMSELF.
His ISody Is Found in the Roadway With a Pistol at Its Side. RUSHVILLE, Ind., March 24.—The vil
lage of Falmouth is excited over the mysterious suicide of a stranger iu that village Sunday evening. Some boys going to church noticed a well dressed man walking along the highway, west of the town. He had a melancholy look and seemed to be in a contemplative mood. He was middle-aged and welldressed. and appeared to be a traveling salesman.
Two hours later a group of young people returning from 1 «^iurc]i found the body of the si-rang-''- lying in a ditch by the roadside, and investigation showed that lie had committed suicide by a pistol shot iu the brain. Nothing on his person furnished a clew to his identity. He carried a gold watch,
THROWN FROM A TRESTLE.
A Woman's Narrow Escape From Deatli in L.ost itiver. MITCHELL, Ind., March 24.—Mrs. El-
len Kiger, colored, of Louisville, en, route to West Baden Springs, Ind., to join her husband, a waiter at that place, was overtaken by a passenger train while crossing Lost river bridge and thrown from the trestle, some 25 feet into the river, sustaining injuries that may prove fatal, her skull being fractured, arm broken and left leg broken above the ankle.
By the heroic effort of Brakeman A. T. Pearson jumping from his train and plunging into the river the woman was sav« from drowning. A special train con s, ed the injured woman to Orleans, where medical aid was summoned.
BY HIS MOTHER'S GRAVE.
William Hogarth Fonnd Dead With a Bullet in His Drain. PLYMOUTH, Ind., March 24.—The body
of William Hogarth, for many years a leading painter and paper hanger of Plymouth, was yesterday morning found lying beside his mother's grave, in Oak Hill cemetery, this city, with a bullet in his brain.
He was about 36 years old, and had for many years been a constant slave to the opium habit, for which he lias for several months past been under treatment. His mind, however, began to wander under the strain, aud he was oftentimes in a demented condition.
Saved From a Burning Stable. KOKOMO, Ind March 24.—W. W.
Dimmock. proprietor of the Palace stables, Laundry Girl, Mr. Ball and other trotting horses had a narrow escape from death. He had driven out to Ueer Creek, and while eating dinner, the barn iu which the horses were being fed grown
took fire. While in the stable trying to burning built
rescue the animals the loft of burning hay fell in, burying Mr. Dimmock and
double tragedy occurred on the farm of William Frost, seven miles north of this
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city at noon yesterday. James and Henry McCoy, brothers, have been living in that neighborhood for a year. Yesterday morning Henry left his home to haul some wood. When he returned at noon he was met in the yard by .Tames, who, without a word, emptied the contents of a shotgun into his body. The murder*-- theu killed himself with the same weapon. No cause is assigned tor the deed.
PHILADELPHIA HIRE.
Nearly Half a Million Dollars' Worth of .Property Destroyed. PHILADELPHIA, March 24.—Chestnut
street, west of Fifteenth, waR visited by a most destructive tire last night, which for a time threatened to prove as disastrous as the fire of Feb. 8, when the 7-story Hazeltine building and that of the Baptist Publication society were destroyed. The fire broke ovu about 5 o'clock in the 6-story building of the Thackera Manufacturing company, manufacturers and dealers in fancy gas fixtures and candelbra, at 1524-26 Chestnut street.
The firm employs about 200 hands, who were at work at the time. The Are originated in the front cellar and was not discovered until.it had eaten its way through the first floor: An alarm was sounded, but before the engines arrived the entire front part of the building was on fire. Meanwhile a majority of the workmen made their escape. About a dozen or more, however, were hemmed in and had to be taken from the windows by the firemen.
The Thackera building runs from Chestnut street to Sansom, a distance of 236 feet, and has a frontage of 40 feet. It is owned by William Weightman and is valued at $300,000, fully covered by insurance. The rear part was but slightly damaged. The loss onthe building will amount to about $150,000. The Thackera company's stock, machinery aud patterns was valued at about $.250,000. These area total loss, but are protected by an insurance of about. $150,000.
Hale & Johnson, architects, occupied several rooms, aud met with small losses. Sharpless & Watts, manufacturers of tiles and mosaics in the Baker building adjoining, lose about $20,00 ), principally by water, In this same building area number of tenants who occupied the Hazelton building at the time of that fire. They, along with a number of others, met with small losses.
SORROW AND HAPPINESS.
passengers which came ashore from the North German Lloyd steamer Braunschweig, which arrived at this port yesterday from Bremen, was a baby boy, who first saw the light on March 14, when the ship was five days out. The
sympathetic strikes will little fellow's mother gave up her life in bringing him into the world and was buried at sea. Felix and Mariauha
Szymauska of Lachowa, Germany, were his parents, and they were on their way to South Bend, Iud., to live.
Among those who were anxiously awaiting the arrival of the Braunschweig was Franz Hartinan of Cincinnati, who had iu his pocket a license to many Katherine4 Polster, one of the passengers. As soon as the ship came in the marriage was solemnized, and Mr. and Mrs. Hartman left for Cincinnati.
MURDERER HOLMES' CONFESSION.
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Large Amounts Offered For York Publishers. PHILADELPHIA. March 24.—Efforts are
being made by several Phil a 1-luhia and New York pubiisi.-.': ... .see Murderer Holmes to mats confession and to tell the story of his life. One New York publisher began with an offer of $1,000 for a truthful and detailed story of his criminal career and gradually increased it to $5,000 because of the indifference of the condemned man.
While Holmes was considering this last proposition, a rival New York newspaper offered him $7,500 flat for the same thing. It is not known whether he has accepted the offer, but he has been doing a good deal of writing lately, the character of whieh he has concealed.
Deatli of Tbouu HoghM.
LONDON, March 24.—Judge Thomas Hughes, F. S. A., B. A., aathor of •'Tom Brown at Rugby" and of "Tom Brown's School Days," died at Brighton Sunday evening. Judge Hughes was born in 1823. The town of Rugby in Tennessee is called after the famous Englishman. Mr. Hughes and a number ,of his English friends went to America and started a colony. It was successful, though not remarkably so from a financial standpoint.
Pearl Bryan's Murderers Plead. NEWPORT, Ky., March 24. Scots
Jackson and Alonzo Walling were arraigned yesterday for the murder of Pearl Bryan, both pleading not guilty. Their demurrers to the indictment were overruled. Judge Helm granted their motions for separate trials. Jackson will be tried first, beginning April 7, and his attorneys were notified that no further continuance will be allowed.
Alan, Wife and Child Burned to Death. CHARLESTON, W. Va., March 24.—The
most horrible fatality that has happened in this sectiou for a great while was the burning to uCath of William Coxey, his wife and one child on Paint creek yesterday morning. It appears that "the house caught fixe and belore they could get out the accident happened. Two escaped from the
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the horses iu the blazing mass. As the BOISE CfiY, March 24.—The westentire building was about to collapse bound Oiegon Short-line train--was the door was shattered in by outside -wrecked near Shoshone yesteruay by a helpers, and Mr. Dimmock was rescued. ki-oken rail. Two sleepers and Superin-
Double Tragedy Without a. Cause. NOBLESVILLE, Ind., March 24. A
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tendept Vani^ousen's private car left .the. "track, the latter being smashed. Yaiiliouseu is ped with a .number of bruisesv ^.nuin.ver of passengers were slightly injuuu.
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