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AUSTIN, March 27.—Tlie Republican convention, which has been in session in this city since Tuesday, adjourned sine die yesterday afternoon, after having selected Reed-Allison men to the St. Louis convention. Immediately after the regular convention adjourned, the McKinley faction took charge of the hall, and organizing their convention and elected McKinley delegates.

Ohio lliver Steamer Burned.

JjouisviLLE, Marcn 27.—The steamer Sam Brown, owned by Captain S. S. Brown of Pittsburg and valued at about #25,000, burned at the foot of Market atreet, this city, last night. The Brown iras a sternwlieeler, built at Pittsburg in 1881, and since her construction h.-yj been in the coal carrying trade between Pittsburg and the lower Ohio and Mississippi rivers.

Murderers Respited.

KANSAS CITY, March 27.—Frank Harlis and Jarues Pollard, the condemned npo murders, were to have been hanged here today. Late last night a inNMIAge was received from Governor 8tohe granting a respite until April 25.

ISuuut:9 mock Jiurned.

CHAMBEKSBURG, Pa., March 27.—HiS. White's business block was almost -destroyed by fire yesterday. The total yloss will amount to about $50,000.

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Warmer weather in the extreme northwestern portion Irtish northwesterly -winds, becoming hghi and variable.

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Governor Matthews' Condition.

INDIANAPOLIS, March 27.—There is no apparent change in Governor Matthews' condition. He is considerably better than he was a few days ago, but is still far from well. It is two weeks today since he took to his bed.

A Child Badly Burned.

JEFFERSON VILLE, Ind., March 27.— Yesterday afternoon the 13-year-old daughter of Charles Huckleberry was probably fatally burned while at the family residence near Charlestown.

Eaglet Preying Upon Lambs.

COLUMBUS, Ind., March 27.—Farmers in the Springer neighborhood, in Bartholomew county, are much annoyed by eagles preying upon lambs.

Effects of Cigarette Smoking.

MUNCIE, Ind., March 27.—Arthur McBride, 7 years old, of this city. natrowly escaped death, due to cigarette smoking,

ITALY'S TRIAL.

King Menelek has adopted a Monroe doctrine for Abyssinia and seems to be enforcing it.—Pittsburg Chronicle Telegraph.

The unlucky war which Italy has on hand in Abyssinia is costing the country dear. Fortunately for Italy, the king himself is a man who does not easily loso his head.—Providence Journal.

The cardinal mistake was in sending an expedition to the Sudan. It was a wily suggestion of the British government. It was represented as a good school for the Italian soldier, but it has proved to be a cemetery.—Baltimore American.

It is impossible to deny that the condition of things in Ituly is ominous. The army and navy, though neither is of first rate strength, are bigger and more expensive than the resources of the nation warrant. The triple allianco is irksome in the extreme. It grows more unpopular every duy.—Boston Advertiser.

ROENTGEN RAYS.

In tho future it may be necessary to specify whether you want your photograph with or without bones.—New York Press.

That Roentgen camera settles one thing —no more will the poor burglar blow open safes that have nothing in thorn.—Wichita Eagle.

The Roentgen rays will come into use in detecting good from bad eggs. One can souht his chickens before they are hatched, is it were.—Albany Journal.

All Senate Speeches Suddenly Cut Off.

G0MMITTE£ FINALLY AGREES.

The Resolutions as Originally Passed in the Senate Accepted by the House Conferees It Now Remains For the House to Act Upon Their Report—The Resolutions as Agreed Upon.

WASHINGTON, March 27.—The conferees on the Cuban resolutions after a short session yesterday afternoon agreed to the resolutions as they originally passed the senate. The house conferees were reluctant to relinquish their resolutions prepared by their committee, but the plain alternative was presented to them Of the senate resolutions or no resolutions. They were informed by I the senate conferees that the only course by which resolutions could be agreed .upon by both houses was one which would shut off the senate from more debate.

They -were told that Senator Hale had serired notice that if the question was brought forward again in the senate it would be debated to the end of the session, if necessary ,by the opponents of recognition to the insurgents. The senate conferees'1

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sortjed^ to 4n the-sepafc toeuppressaction, if^anr:opptftunity for their exerdiseWas gitsn. 'These representations prevailed' itpOn'the Representatives bf the house to accept the 'senate declaration.

The first section of the resolutions was acceptable' to' them from the first, but the second, Of Which "Senator Cameron istheauthor, seemed to them entirely impracticable of execution.

Under the arrangement reached the senate conferees will report the agreement to the senate and the question will be closed, so far as concerns that body. The house conferees will report to the house a recommendation that it accept the senate resolutions, and the house will vote upon the ratification of the report. Several members of the house are preparing speeches on the subject. General Draper of Massachusetts who was the most active opponent of the resolutions on the foreign affairs committee, but was not able to I present during the first, debate, will make a speech.

In the form as thus agreed "to, tho resolutions are as follows: RESOLVED, By the senate (the house of representatives concurring therein) that, in the opinion of congress, a condition of public war exists between the government of Spain and the government proclaimed and for some time maintained by forcc of arms by the people of Cuba and that the United States of America should maintain a strict neutrality between the contending powers, according to each all the rights of belligerents in the ports and territory of the United States.

RESOLVED further, That the friendly offices of the United States should ba offered by the president to the Spanish government for the recognition of the independence of Cuba.

SPAIN'S

POSITION.

Power Will Aid Her in Event of a War.

NEW YORK, March 27.—A special to The World from Madrid, via Bayonne, France, says: It has leaked out in diplomatic circles here that the Spanish foreign office has been informed by its ambassadors in the principal European courts that Spain is not likely to receive more than purely platonic sympathy, even from the French government, in a conflict with the United States. The Spanish representatives in all the European courts have discovered that it is absolutely absurd to hope that any European governments would act in concert to support Spain even by friendly mediation or moral influence,

They have also discovered that both the foreign governments and the whole European public wonder why Spain does not immediately give Cuba aiid Porto Rico colonial autonomy and selfgovernment, such as England has given to Canada, in order to, disarm/the secessionist^ in Cuba and to conciliate American sympathies.

TWO KILLED AND TWO INJURED.

Mysterious Explosion and Fire in a Grease Extracting Works.

NEWARK, N. J., March 27.—By an explosion inthe Nickerson & Spence greaae eittacting works' last night two men were killed' and fryvo badly burned. The fire resulting from the1 explosion did several thousand dollars damage. The killed-are: Albert- Ehrent^ 02' yeaTs fiict with the Dow law. old bf this city, and' Frftdtoiek Gallagher of Rockland, Mass. Tho§e injured are ^Ttfihtes Hayef,1 fcnperintendent of the works, and' Charles Begler, a workman.

It is not known what caused the explosion which occurred in the extension of the main factory, but it is guppo&fed that is was from naphtha which is used extensively in that department. Persons in the maiu building heard a roar and saw the flames shooting up those who rushed out saw Hayef and Begler stagger out of the burning building. The bodies of Ehrent and Gallagher, charred beyond recognition, could be seen for some time in the building before the liremen could take them from the ruins.

Miners Will Ask For Another Advance.

PHILLIPSBURG, Pa., March 27.—At the coiwention of central and northern Penns"vania miners held here yesterday, about 5,000 men were represented. A resolution was adopted accepting the 5 cents per ton auvauce offered by the operators, coupled with a resolution that the operators should be asked to meet their employes in joint conference to discuss the question ot another advance later on. A committee was appointed to bring about the joint conference.

Two Injured, One Escaped. I

LOWELL, Mass., March 27.—A staging outside a building adjoining the high school on Kirk street, ieil shortly before noon yesterday and throe men, who were at work on it, fell to the I ground. Joseph Terrell sustained a fracture of the skull and is fatally injured, it is feared, while Charles Sweeney had several ribs crushed. The third workman escaped injury.

PRESIDENT HIPPOLVTE DEAD.

The Ruler of Haytl Who Overthrew General Legitime.

WASHINGTON, March 27.—The state department has received a cablegram from United States Minister Smythe, at Port-au-Prince, Hayti, confirming the report of the death of President Hippolvte of Havti. The mister's cablegram gave no details, simply reading, "President dead."

Louis Mondestin Florvil Hippolyte was born at Cape Haytien in 1827. He was a mulatto, the son of one of Soulouque's ministers. He £rst attained prominence in the war of 1865. He was the leader of the sanguinary revolt by which General Legitime was defeated, and in October, 1889, was proclaimed president of the Hay tian government. In May, 1890, he was elected president for a term of seven years.

No Disorder in Hayti.

KINGSTON* Jamaica, March 27.—The Haytian consul at this place has received a cable from the Haytian government announcing that perfect tranquility reigns there and that no, disorder has resulted from the sudden death af President Hippolyte.

PREMIUM~ON GOLD BARS. The Treasury Department Has*Ordered an Advance to StAp Exportation.

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ury depa^tteieiit^fca* theNew Ybrk^subtrettury^ *ora£l6' tke'prfemium 0% }go|d "ban vM^ifcfteiitli to three-sixteenths of one per cent. «The department's purpose in £he issuance of this order is to do what can be done legitimately to prerent future exports

The order has a triple purpose. iBtrst, itwill .tend to raisethe.* price'at Which go)(i:.cpi} be eKpcqrted profitably, the price of exchange now being dangerously near the export point second, is regarded as good policy to'get rid of coin instead of bars, because the former frequently have lost weight through abrasion, and, third, it is intended to meet the action the Bank of England has recently taken in raising the price of gold bars to 77 shillings 10 pence and thus practically lowering the rate of exchange at which gold can be shipped from the United States to Great Britain to about 488 1-2 or 488 3-4. Treasury official admit the issuance of the order, but will not talk further concerning it.

FIREBUGS AT WORK.

A Residence Set on Fire and an Attempt Made to Burn a Church.

WINCHESTER, O., March 27.—A mysterious fire occurred last niglit at the farm residence of David Alexander, three miles east of this place, during the absence of the family. Nearly all of the furniture, carpets, etc., were destroyed in two rooms and the property badly damaged. How the blaze originated is unknown.

A dastardly attempt was made to burn the Centenary M. E. church at Emerald, four miles north of here, by placing a bundle of pine shingles saturated with coal oil under the east side of the building, but the blaze was discovered by Postmaster Manis Rees before much damage was done.

An Inventor Laid to Rest.

NASHUA, N. H., March 27.—Fowler M. Ray, an inventor, aged 72 years, was buried yesterday. He was a grandson of Lord Peter Gulligier of Ireland. Mr. Ray's father was disowned for marrying beneath his station. Taking liis wife's name he came to America and became a multi-millionaire in New York by speculation in gutta perclia. His sister, Harriet Ray, married George Baldwin. Ray succeeded to a fortune, but lost it. He leaves a widow and daughter, Mrs. Everett L. Bryant, at San Antonio, Tex., and a son in Indianapolis.

Governor Altgeld Indicted.

CHAMPAIGN, Ills., March 27.—Governor John P. Altgeld and the entire board of trustees of the University of Illinois were indicted by Champaign county grand jury yesterday for alleged neglect or refusal to comply with the law requiring that the American flag be displayed over the university buildings. The flag has been displayed from the flagpole in front of the military hall, but not from the separate buildings.

Cider and Dow Tax.

COLUMBUS, O., March 27.—Auditor of State Guilbert has made public an opinion given some days ago to the auditor of this connty in reference tQ dealers in pider for drinking purposes. The opinlon how public holds that any

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Shoe Manufacturers Assign.

HOLLJSTON, Mass., March 27.—C. H. Goodwin & Company of Haverhill, the principal shoe manufacturers here, have assigned to James W. Goodwin of Haverhill. The liabilities of their shoe business are about $2u,000, While it is said that outside liabilities are greatly in excess of this amount.

Town Threatened With Destruction.

LITTLE ROCK, March 27.—A telephone message reports the town of Benton, Ark., on lire with prospects of being wiped out. The fire is under big headway and the town, a place of 1,000 inhabitants, is without afire department.

Aline Horror.

WELLINGTON, N. Z., March 27.—A terrible explosion of firedamp has taken place in a mine at Brunnerton. Five persons were killed outright and 60 more are entombed, with no hope of being rescued.

Strike Against a Reduction of Wages.

CLEVELAND, March 27. Seventyeight employes of the King Ax company are out on a strike because of a reduction of 15 per cent in wages.

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Burglar's Blood.

CANTON, O., March 27.—The meat market of John Bierly & Company, at Mineral Point, was entered by burglars last night. The safe waa cracked but nothing but a revolver was secured. A large sum of money had been taken out when the market closed for the night. There was considerable blood iound about the safe, indicating that one of the burglars had been injured by the explosion.

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BODY IN A TRUNK.

Probably Another Murder Mystery

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the Chicago Police to Solve.

CHICAGO, March 27.—The badly decomposed body of an unknown man was found yesterday in a trunk bought at an auction in Wakem & McLaughlin's warehouse at 504 North Water street. The auction was the regular disposal of unredeemed property, and many curio as purchasers were on hand. The sale was almost over when a large, rough box was dragged out and offered. Bids were made and the box was knocked down to two men from the suburb of Austin, Philip Grief and Charles Haas. Inside was a square trunk, which was broken open, ana a grew some sight was disclosed. The trunk contained the badly decomposed body of a man, \, ithout any clew of identification.

As soon as the discovery was made the men commenced to search for something that would indicate where the box had come from or by whom it had been owned. On the top was written "G.M.Morgan, 166 Jefferson Court, Chicago." Nothing else was found to establish former ownership.

J. Wallace Wakem, the senior member of tfya -warehouse firm, said last night "the goods we handle are secured from railroads in the majority of" cases. Uncalled for baggage is Bent to us and I we keep it as long as the, law requires.

Then after"propipr ^VQitisement. we sell it. I thihfe tms W hy *h« Jftchigau, Cfentrftl Railroads cdm-

They sent ps a lot of baggage, a

y^ar ago aiid the box, if I remember correctly, was included!" Thf -police hare taken nj* the matter, but t^here seems to be .little chance of their doing anything With the case. The nndertaker who toQk icharge of the body said that, som» Q*ateriai intended to hasten decomposition had been thrown upon the* body' when it was placed in the box' and it had done its work well.

As far as can be judged the body is that of a man betWeeti 40 and 50 years of age and of medium height. This opinion the undertaker gaye after looking at the bones. Iu the condition of the body it is impossible to form an opinion of the man's personal appearance.

At the address given on the box a -.Irs. McMulien resides at the present time. She said that she knew nothing of the box or of G. M. Morgan to whom it was addressed. She said that some day in the early part of the present week an expressman came to her house asking for Morgan. He had a iarge box in the wagon and said that he had been hunting for Morgan all day, but had been unable to find him. The police are now looking for the expressman in order to get hold of the second box if possible.

The care with which the body was packed practically precludes the idea that it was a corpse sent out from some medical college. When the box was broken open, a cheap medium sized trunk of green canvas was displayed. Between the box and trunk the intervening space was filled with sawdust and several wrappings of white oil cloth. When the lid of the canvas trunk was raised another thick layer of oil cloth was disclosed, covering a square zinc box, and in this the remains were packed.

INHUMAN TREATMENT.

A Small Boy Chained by His Father For Over Two Years.

LOUISVILLE, March 27.—A case of the most inhuman treatment of a father to a son came to light yesterday afternoon when Elbert Hendon, 11, was brought here by a minister and several other gentlemen. For two years the boy had been chained to the floor of a stable, and only on a few occasions was he allowed the freedom of the lot, and then it was under the guard of some member of the family.

The boy lives with his father, William Hendon, about two miles from Jefferson town. Two years ago he ran away, and when his father found, him he said the boy should not repeat it, and, it is claimed, securing a chain, he welded it to the boy's leg and fastened the other end to the stable floor.

The chain was not more than two feet in length and for two years the boy remained a prisoner. Yesterday morning he secured a horseshoe, pried the staple off, and ran to Jeffersontown with the chain still dangling to his foot.

He was taken to police headquarters here. The chain was still around his leg when brought here, and he had to be taken to a hardware store to have it removed. The boy's father is employed in a stone quarry.

Action will be taken to prosecute the father for his inhuman treatment. Ran Into a Hiding.

MACON, March 27.—The southbound vestibule train on the Southern railroad ran into the siding at Eastman yesterday, injuring four persons. The mail clerk threw out 'a bag, which struck a switch, breaking it and opening the siding. The train ran in and c^me into collision with empty boxcars, all: being derailed. The injured are:. Miss Edith Miller of Warren, O., arm bruised badly Mrs. John Ray of Chattanooga, arms bruised Conductor Edison and the Pullman conductor were slightly injured.

Daniel G. Dorrance Dead,

ONEIDA, N. Y., March 27.—Hon. Daniel G. Dorrance died at his home at Oneida Castle yesterday afternoon, after an illness of about two weeks, of pneumonia. Mr. Dorrance was born at Peterboro, Madison county, March 18, 1811. In 1845 he was elected by the Whigs a member of the assembly from Oneida county. He was elected to the senate iu 1854-55. He was a director in the Fort Stauwix bank at Rome, and a capitalist of local prominence, his estate being estimated at half a million. Canal From the Lakes to the Atlantic.

WASHINGTON, March. 27. Representative Hepburn of Iowa has int.oduced a bill providing for a commission of five engineers to report upon the best practicable route for a ship canal having 28 leet ueptli connecting the great lakes with the Atlantic ocean. Forty thousand dollars is appropriated for the expense of the commission.

Warerooma and Store Barned.

WEYMOUTH, N. S., March 27.—The warerooms and general store of Charles Burrill & Company, with their contents, have been destroyed by fire, causing a loss of between $50,000 and $60,000. Insurance, $40,000. Adjoining property was damaged to the extent of $10,000.

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Tfce 'tto«Me^#lMMi~tfce Naval Appropriable^ Mil—Senate Doing*.

^WASHINGTON, March 27.—The fcaral appropriation bill

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by the house w^hout Bubstantfa) amendment. An effort was made the tifiyteates Of. a larger Increase of the n^fy than WM .authorized1 by the $111, to increase the dumber of battleships from four to six. This' increase Was supported pn thd floor bj Messrs. Hanley- (Rep., Ind.), 'Cummings (Dem., N. Y.) and Johnson (Rep., Cal.), and opposed by Messrs.- Boutelie, chairman of the committee, Hulick (Rep., 0.)aiid Robinson (Rep., Pa.).

The house, by a large majority, stood by the recommendation of the committee, the proposition for six battleships mustering but 32 votes against 134. Various other amendments were offered but all failed. The bill as passed carries $31,611,034, and authorizes the construction of four battlesnips and 15 torpedo boats, the total cost of which will be in the neighborhood of $35,000,000. The sundry civil appropriation bnl will be takeii up next. ..

Doings of the Senate.

WASHINGTON, March 27.—The senate spent most of the day the legislative appropriation bill but did not complete it, owing to Mr. Sherman's motion to strike out the proposition for the change from fees to salaries for United States district attorneys and marshals. The subject was debated at length, but ua vote taken.

Mr. White reported favorably from the committee on territories the bill admitting Arizona to statehood.

Bills were passed granting the Duluth and North Dakota Railroad company right of way through certain Indian reservations in Minnesota fixing Sitka and Juneau as the places of holding the district court for Alaska, and also fixing the terms of court increasing the limit of cost for public buildings at Cheyenne, Wy., Boise City, Ida., and Helena, M011., the first and second not over 6250,000 each and the third not over $500,000.

At 5:20 p. m., the senate adjourned.

ARIZONA AS A STATE.

House FavorCommittee 011 Territories able to Its Admission.

WASHINGTON, March 27. Senator White, from the committee on territories, yesterday presented the report of that committee on the bill for the admission of Arizona as a state of the Union. The report says that the territory contains 113,000 square miles or a greater area than is comprised in the 10 states of Rhode Island, Delaware, Connecticut, New Jersey, Massachusetts, New Hampshire, Vermont, Maryland, West Virginia and South Carolina combined.

Its resources are represented as unlimited, comprising much rich agricultural land, 40,000,000 acres of grazing land and the largest unbroken forest area in the United States, as well as rich deposits of gold, silver, copper, lead, oiiyx, niarble and precious stones. The population is placed at 80,000 and is represented as rapidly increasing. The territory is said to be prosperous, notwithstanding the dull tipies. The people of the territory, the report says, are almost a unit for statehood.

Death of Dennis F. Murphy.

WASHINGTON, March 27.—Dennis F. Murphy, who'had been one of the reporters of the United' States senatd'since 1848'and the chief of the official reportial corps since 1873, died here last night, aged 62 years. 'He was one of the best known stenographic reporter® in the world and the accuracy and fidelity of his work was never questioned.' His acquaintance with public men was very extensive and with many of them he held confidential relations. In 1876 at the ojjammous request of the electoral commission he reported without any asoitance the sittings of that body. For the last three years Mr. Murphy has been an invahd.

Benjamin Franklin's Will in Court.

BOSTON, March 27.—The will of Benjamin Franklin which was probated about 100 years ago in Philadelphia was allowed in the probate court of Suffolk county yesterday. This step was taken in view of the trial of the question of the legality of certain acts ot the city in the disposition of the Franklin fund which is soon to come up in the court.

Fatally Injured at a Fire.

ANSONIA, Conn., March 27.—Fire yesterday destroyed Germania hall, a brick block. The janitor, Henry Erben, fell from an upper landing head foremost .' ana was fatally injured. Tlie loss is estimated at about $20,000.

.Played liuflUIo Bill

WHEKLING, March 27.—Ben Donla? and William Sipple, 8-year-old boj played Buffalo Bill. Donlap shoti companion through the abdomen his father's revolver. The boy will

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