Jasper Weekly Courier, Volume 40, Number 31, Jasper, Dubois County, 8 April 1898 — Page 2

AY EEKLY COURIER.

APRIL 188.

JASPE

C. II.HM.. NWWma I , INDIANA

Till-, ofhoial wheat returns for New (south Wale-., covering tho season just ended, Üum that 999,494 acre if iU-l jo.M- . huaheln

It was reported on ÜM London at I exchange, u the :ioth. that President King, r of the Transvaal republic had be !i shot ami killed.

Thk t'hiuesc garrisons wort withdrawn fiom l'"rt Arthur and Ta-l.icn-W.m. .hi the '-'"tii. tho Kusvana lauding and hoisting their Hag at both places. Sir John Aavorr. baronet, proprietor of ÜM Irish Times, died, on tho Nth. in London Ho was Umi in I -1 T . knighted iu 1 199, and created a '.'aroin t in 1 "..

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C UK KENT TOPICS.

THE NEWS IN BRIEF.

FIFTY-FIFTH CONGRESS.

Pit A. If MAI fiWiw mrfon-w-rhief. and Mater ltettina. heal nurse of the Kfd Cross MH'idy. who went to tuba to assist Miss t iara Marlon ia ettuhlihing hospitals there, returned to New York ou tho mth. Sknatok Fit, X introduced a resolution in Um senate, on Um 1 9th, reciting the conditions iu (una and di root inj the pro.sidont. in his discretion, to take steps to drive the Spanish naval and military forces from the inland. s: oi; .i. the Spanish premier, in an interview, on the 31st. da clarct ho w .und "do everything possible to maintain poaeo. but." ho added, 'wo HUQMrt submit to any attaek on the bouor or Integrity of the country."

I!v unauiinoiis v t of the o. -entire committee of the S.eiety of the Army of tho l 'umborlau 1 Jen. Iavid :.inloy has been designated to act as president f tho society, vice tit. RoM era us. deceased, until the next auuual reunion.

A: kxanueh II. Ikvi i L.. of Chicago, has offered through the industrial art department of the I en Ira 1 art school of that city a prize of f&&00 for a color ketch which hall present tho most pract ioal mggesl ions for the decorating uf a public ctiool room.

The most severe earthquake folt in California since Is,;-, ocowrred on tho Ma at 11:1'. p. in. I bnsidorable damage was done at many ; ints At Mare Isiaud navy yard uloi it roa-die d ." .- Oou. Fortunately, t nou Mi there were many narrow escape, no fatalities occurred.

There was . iutuI rejoicing anil cheering among the Spaniards iti Havana, on the Mil, when they read tlie censored abstract of President McKinleys message accompanying the Maine report. Its tuiid tone was interpreted to indicate fear of Npaniah resentment.

TllE secretary of state was informed, on the lUUh. of the appointment of Sonor lion Moralavh una as the I biliau minister plenipotentiary to the (Jutted fctates. in p. a f Senor Ion iloiuingo liana, transferred to an t her post. The new minister is expected to arrive iu a few weeks.

The members of the graduat ing class, of the (Jnittd Mat--s naval academy at Annapolis. Md.. have lnvn ordered to prepare for tin.il examinations and grailuatioa on the 'th. Under ordinary conditions tnev would not graduate until dune. They w 1 1 1 be assigned to duty immediately after graduation.

Tu' ciiat w:,' n t in session on the '.'th lit r h hO se coasUl-ration of the naval ap!r prialUMMII was resunK-.t under the ifeauMM rule. Ko-ry vm-rauce m favor llf HHlllT0 ettOM against Spain WW applauJett to the tdto bjT tUf CMWrtml fHWtri A strong effort was Mtttt iMfMM the apropriati )ii (or th naval rerves b it It ftUÄL Another effort M have lie OVWMMBl uniform the naval IBlUtll alsi failed. Tte6 n a n i-ontesi of the d..y Wax over a i ro.siuon to iltWMM tlie uumbi-r of timir ArydeeM Mtkortaad by the Mil from lour MtktM. tMMMiMMi hauu' this object in V lew were defeate I. IM the on the 3fth, UiO pn'sldMlt'l message trarisi:i!ttinrf th findings of the Maine BOWrl of irnjuirv was received. Throuirhoui Mm teadln.'of the BWIMI and ibe iBdiUff "f tlv co'irt then was wK lh-. sak-Utest d-inonstra-tioti At tie- i "s.. ,,f n., reatHn.' Sraatof Mo .-V i M.ss t oMaiW d tlie fl'hir and delivered a i ..!. n Ii s rec -lit obsrrvati ns In Tuba and b n deduction therefroni. The (MS til of Kepres. ,:i';i:.i.' s.nr,)K.:is. of Massachusetts, waoin m - d und t lie senate Imm -diatelv adjourned In ill'- lc.i ne wave of applause sw-ji! tram to to ceil in upon Um eompietloa Of tlM readin.' of the president's iiiesa'". and th'-n Iti d- Ith "f Ib'pri's.'niat.ve Suiipkltis tx--uu' aie.i" 1. Hi" bouse adjourned. U UM M if I th" Utk, Mr. Allen (Neb ) Introd . a r -s..l i on xeeosnU'.n tho indeI n !! e of the i uban "-pubbc; Mr. Uaw.ins oSerel a resolution ileclarniif war Mhwt s;,.i a Mr Poraki r latroAOOOd a reso.ntion for .i, h pen MiMW id 1 uba. an 1 Mr. Krye Mibmnted r soli'.. ii drm ill! ' ' that t'uba be made free. Mr. JMaaoa (IlL) otWMlMd the floor and d.-l i. is-d his anni'iin e l sji h on tl-.c pn-M-rttut mi woitr.jW th- ooagliwlon of which t-i private pen loa Wb were pamwd After ealo..ii the late Seuator Karle, of South l'aro-

li:ia. tie senate udjouni'-d In th-' house t'e la ,s spent tn consideration of private bills, no opportunity bein affortfad, un b-r Um i u.. . . f di baMiu" tiie ali-alts.ril:is' t.p.c. The OUJ i pay certain claims fr -tores and sup-

p - f unuahad t n Um Daioa army py loyal it ixen of the south during the war was amended an : iso. Ix th- senate, on the th. the foreign relation-, cummitt's. was granted p rmisslon to ttit darin sc. so .ti of the senate. Mr Allen'sresol iti on for the recognition of the indepen lence of ( 'in.., was r-f.-rre 1 without ilebat- to the forbfB relations lommittee. Mr. i'affery Iba I C mfhutrt hls I-, ch on the national ciuaran:i bill, after which the measure for the civil govern; n'. of Alaska was pas ed In the ti.i i.i- Mr llaliey a'.!'-:up "d to pass a re-olu-t.ou ree4niin.' the lode'n lence of Cuba, but Ihe mccijer- of the majority refused to support him. the p.-:iU-r hints'-lf ma un an appeal frum the cha.r to his parly associates to stand tirm. Th-onlv imp irtaut action on l he naval bill was the MfintJ of the chair to sustain a point of order a Miiist MM provision for a floating d.H-.i for Algiers. La.

I.N Iii - 'flat o, on th" list. most, of the session

was c um-l .:i a in ussioii oi in" i uoau

H . ill. a IT wuirn im' sumiri ciu .,iioi us hill was taken up an PwfWflCil

, re .1 !-. d "f betöre adjournment in

UM bouaa, the naval appropriation bill beim;

'ia ! r WMWflUon. a heated discussion of th-'

, in ..-n'stion was precipitated and occupleii

mu b f the session. Iittb' pr wTern was maile

with ili-naval bill theot.lv imp .rtanl ir.pn.l-

taent adopted being one approprtatlaf MtM

for tie- rre. tion of a tie buildm for ihe naval Mint

PERSON sL AND GENERAL.

It is announced from Havana that Lieut -i d. Iteiiedioto. who commanded the Spanish forces which killed the iaurgeut leader Aranguron, while visiting the house of Dr. Francioo Vidal. it luanaliaciM. has been wounded ly a revolver liot in the back. The colored man who tif'-d the .shot succeeded in escaping.

Nt'cu memb-Ts of the national guard Mare employed iu the hemical na

tional bank of New York citv can an

swer a call to active service, in case it comes, without worrying over their

positions and salaries while away.

The bank w ill hold their position for

them and continue tucir salaries dar iug their absence.

A Spanish column commanded by CoL Kscario. in the district of Manrani'.lo. province or Santiago de t uba,

had. it was auiiouie i d by tin- Spunlards ou the Idth. destroyed, during the p.-u ling throe dwjraM farms, a sugar i-ano mill, a coffee plantation, some barracks and two hospitals. In addition id. Ks ario's tr.Hps captured aix Insurgents.

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I si connection with tho cent cuntirv of

the revolution of 17'JS the police have s. ar died the farmers' houses iu tin

counties of Limerick and Cork. Ireland

taking possession of all firearms found und announcing that they w ill le returned after the celebrations.

'I lit: straitsof Mackinaw w ere opened by a southwest gale, on the .'sth, w hich blew the ice into Lake Huron. I aim. siosiikk of the wrecked steamer Maine arrived in Washington from Havana, on the Utk, accompanied by Paymaster Itay. Chief Engineer Howell. Naval Unlet Holden and l)r. Henebcrger. An explosion occurred at the Sycamore Powder mills, ?5 miles from Nashrille. Tetin., on the J'.ith. by which several persons were severely injured. The shock was plainly felt in Nashville. On the .".Ith Senator Haw lins, of I'tah. introduced a joint resolution r :: lalBg the iiidcpciidonce of I'ulia. and dei'laring war against Spain. Al'MIUAI. VOM Tlltril.. the eommapd-

i s.'i;!,. mum hmmUmpv ofthwQte bun di'lcgiitiou in the Halted Siatea, said, on Ihe . 'lit: "We will have no armistice, not even a day. If Spain doc bites for an ariuist ice. she can do so. but as far as the Cubans are concerned, alio had better look out.' A W sli.. ION dispatch of the atfM of ÜM -"-'th said that the president had sent a note to Spain dcinaii'liiig the iuilependeUO! o( t uba and insisting upon an immediate answer. Till Madrid 1'ais. of the 30th. said that orders had been issued to mobil-.-all tho Spanish war ships, and that ft second torpedo HttadKM WM being prcparol for sea at l adi. THK lid tot the relief of the ntTcrcra l' the Maine disaster was approved by

tin- pri kidenl oa the SOth. ISx-PjttjMDSIff ltlN'AViiN HakhISoN left Indianapolis, Ind.. tor New York OB the SOth. He went on legal business, and it was not bis intention to visit Washington. I'm statement of the com! it ion of the treasury, issued on the SDth, showed: AvaihUdo cash balance. MtMSt?43i gold vserve. il73,lM,WMI TNI nicinbci s of the New York cotton exchange voted, on the llillh. not to suspend business on I i. " I I 'rida v. Tin: wccklv statement of the bank

of France, issued on the lliai., showed the following changes as compared with the previous Recount: Notes in circulation, increased 134,075,000 fraaoa; treasury accounts current, increavd. 31,925,000 francs. Qold in hand, decreased. MtS,000 francs. Hills, increased, v.' 1.1. Vi. o hi francs. Silver in bund. Increased, 1,100,000 francs. Spain's reply to the prop. sit ions submitted by the United States was received by the president ou the night of the Hist. Spain will not entertain the demand for the independence of Cuba; will not agree to a cessation of hostilities, and .submits a counter propositi! n. The reply is not positive in its nature, but smacks throughout of a desire to SVC ore further delay. It ras reported In London, oa the 3ist. that Japan had asked the United states to join Great Britain In supporting Japan's refusal to withdraw from Woi-llai-Wei after th payment pf tho Chinese war indemnity, Ifl view of the possibility of lliissia selling that port. Hki-ai sk Hertha Asplegls would not marry him. Win. Iliiiinan. a fanner, of Mnnhall township, near Pittsburgh, l'a..on the list, hol and killed he:' and th. -n cut his throat with araaor.

The girl was 1 .' years old, and refused

Hillmaii OO ac-ount of her youth. ganECTOa Of POLICt HtCVAKt J. S. ii k. of Chicago, who gained a world-wide reputation through his work in the ny market anarchist case, was reported, on the Slat, daiccrously ill with pneum mia. Slight hopes WSTO entertained of his recovery. Mas'! applications are being weeei red at the engineer's ofticc of the war departineMl bona small towns along the coast for the erection of sonic means of defense to withstand the assaults of Bofdgn ships in the event of war. Sir.K liitoniK. famous for his jump from Um Brooklyn bridge, died, on tho Bist, OA I train at Adrian. Midi. He had left hicago suiTerin r from congestion of the lungs, hoping to reach his li. cue iu New York. TM Madrid Kl Liberal of the 31st said: 'The moment of the dciioinnelit. has drawn much nearer. There may yet be found means to delay matters, but we ih ubt it." la Hi no Ciianc. his been investor, with full powers to proceed to l'ort Arti. .i to delimitate t he territory recently released to Russia by China.

ILL OVEB THE STATU ! c apt. -gen. blakco8 report.

tvents in Various Portions of diana Recorded by Wire.

In-

If lima or llie I'looil. (irceii.slHirg, Ind., March 30.-The tltntgt lad loss from Ihe Hood in this Bounty will surpass lirst t-stiioaUs. It la ikought u win reaen Um i .".o.in'o Mark, Phi fatalities are lai -get than at Inst reported. Phree inctaOcis of the Walters family. In Ihe Tanner creek bottoms, arc musing, and a lai in hand, Ubarl I'liiilips, was a vu tiin in the . loiulhurst ut Moscow. I here was only mm fatfiiiy at Westport. ihe drowning of Claud Shane Late reports iudicata loss of life on Tlat Hock, b-low St. Taul, it the junction of Conns creek, where two int IB bars ot one tauMly perls bed, l elearn ms lo onu r ssoien. Indianapolis, Ind., March 30. A treat onaiber of talegranu have been scut f rc in this city to the Indiana congressmen and to Senator i Fairbanks, some of them Commending and some kNjii-cssing a question as to the presllint's policy. The gov ernor and other state ollicets arc coiiliilciit the president is sure of his toiiiu! and will meet

the exptntatloni of tha AuMrlcaa pen pi ' 1..., 111 Bxwvsa is.'.oo.ooo. l'rinceton, Ind., March SO. High water is iloing untold damage to (arms, highway and bridges. The loss will reach over (300(000, The Louisville, i:aiisilie A St liOttll railroad is moving no trains west of 'his city, w nil the Evansvill St Terra Haute railroad only

reach local points between l-vunsv ille and Vineennes, This city la almost shut off from the outside world. Ij ibiaas UisaflfTee, Indianapolis, Iml.. March .10, The quarrel anions the Knights of Pythisi Öl I odhtna has resulted in the filing of a Sttit by the grand lodge for a ri'ceivci for the Castle Hall association, with instruction.', to build a castle hall in this city. It is alleged that t iie associat ion has been mismanaged and is now bankrupt. l our W ill Die. J eff erson ril le, 1ml., March no. Pony ii, en. injured in the wreck nearLoluinI us Wednesday will die. They are: A. Franklin, conductor, Loganaport I his tin Sparks, brakciuan, of t his city ; .lames Lisby, laliorcr, Si-ottsburg, a, id William WnitsoB, tf Memphis, tail count v.

LATE NEWS ITEMS. In the eenate, on tha 1st. nearly the entire session was held behind closed doors considering the resolution reported, on t ho Mat, from the counnitt, n foreign relations for the acquisition of the I ninish West India islands. . . . .In Ihe bouse, after n turbulent session of six boms, the naval appropriation bill was passed, and the house adjourned until the Ith. TilF. iparative statement of the government receipts and expenditure during March shows that the total receipts w ere fiaJ.Oä.T.V. a loss of about g.t.nno.ooo as compared with March. ls'.iT. The expenditures during the .same Bjonth aggregated ?a1 .ss.'.Hl. an IOC. near of nearly &,000,000 OTer March, ls.iT. This increase is largely due to the expenditures under the recent appropriation for the national defence. Tiik F.mpire Transportation Co. annooneed, on tha 1st. that it had added

to its Meet of boats for the Yukon river

Palates) 1 line). Peru, Ind.. March lit). In the remod' rling of u building here the dCCOrationi of a former club loom done iu water cidors were destroyed. This work wai lone by the Booaler poet .lames WliitBOmb Jüley, '.'.') years ago, when he waa a aign writer and ilecoiator. Datier lle Mu in liter. Braiaan. fad., March :a. a big aorat F.Ue was held in this city and buyer Sere present from Chicago, St. Louis, lb. Halo, Pennsylvania and Michigan. Over L'00 horses were sold, some of which brought as afgg as $1,000. trior DaaMfal neerae, India aa pol Is, Ind.. Match .';. thief Cleric Neal, of the Indiana Insurance lep.irtinent, is preparing some blank for fraternal associations which, he believes, will sift out the doubtful con ctrris in the state,

KUUn II rln an red. Indianapolis, Ind., March .'10. The Globe Life and Accident association ot this city has reinsured its accident riskin the North American Accident of Chicago, Hereafter it will do only a lift business.

Vlic Horror, of llo UtarvStto t i,Hii Otü1 1. Uf tamitlsdi kml in ui-i'. iiMllt ' Ii 1 1 veil l,i llu Iii.iiH' nl. asimm. io. April 1. The Spanish legation baa received full reports from c.ipt.-iieu. Blanco, from Um governors nf all tha proriaeea of Cnba, and from the alcaldes and chiefs of police ut tho prinolpal cities, aa to the condit ion of tin- rei'oiicout ratios. It is an c.aboratc Irtiatmnal id this subject by thi'olliccrs und gives the situal UM fully from their standpoint, it b notewwthy that they do pot loak to nindmlM tha dreadful condition of these people, but endeavor to show that they are doing their utmost SO allerUUe the misery and misfortune which exists. ib u. blancv's report la In enhatanea e.s Eni low s: "In midst of the painful impression oanarrl by the situation of the yepon cent i . id. is, it is aOUM sntisfaetiou to note the great imjiiovciiiciit in their condition as compared w ith w hut it was four or live months ago. In response to t be keen inter si which the bouM government bae shown In tha

matter this government has omlcavOred from the very lirst, in every possible way. to alleviate ao much misery aud misfortune. The cities, over-tilled with meu, women and children without work, w ere unable to astaln n populat ion of consumers who produced nothlns: tha

destruction ami pillage of so many small hamlets by the insurgents compelled tho unfortunate inhabitants to Beek refuge in the town- to save their lives, the only t li itijjr possible to be ..-aved from this wanton and barbarous destruction, which had reduced them to a stale of the im ist horr.bic vvrctcuadneaa, "In Puerto Principe nearly all the rcconcciit rmios w ere of this class. Tho maladies originated by this crowding

together of htim.i.i belnim and the fatal

belief iu an inevitable death, combined to lake away from many the necessary c.iergy to Struggle (Of life aud to discourage private charity, which considered Itaelf Impotent, without Jtided help front Offi charity.'' THE RELEASE OF PACIFICOS. Will Mo- I nit eil si ut Um er. i no-ii I Aci-cp' IhU as B l iirllier KS4 '.- for I 4 f M.Mi;ii'. April 1. -After the cahinet Meting yesterilay whieh w as presided over by the queen recent, the ministen bail another hours conference, after wnich this MOki-oflicial note m issiu-d: " 'apt. -I ion. hlanco telegraphs an aocount of a glorious combat of ben. Loqne against the iii.siirgents oinmaiided by l alixto (iarcia and also makes excellent reports uf the progress Of the Operations, setting forth that the pacifications a re so ad anced in the western provincee, that tha Boasoentra tion of the poaianta lias been revoked. Public w o; U I are a Is. i being coiiimcnced to give employment to all bppl icants. In view of this new und Important submissions are oxpeetctl." The minister of public works, iu an

Interriew, said that the .'4 hours had brought a favorable change In the aituallon. When the minister was naked If he meant ou account of news

SCHLEY'S fll ma

The

hips of the Squadron G j.

erinR from All Direciiun at Hampton Roads.

THE MOST AVAILABLE RENDEZVOUS.

the Sulfosl OfWnjp ( Hur t i. Mf MaaavM Tagalliee in m,. s,,.,,,i,tt WUt Oeenj., M StriiR. tl, I'.,., ,Mi

lie. i.ii r.ir in;,, k or UefeoM Oeeailse i; iuu-. k.

ii-. ii.

The Hvirui

in Hamilton

least. I'hii

y ester-

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ut

WaaniaeToa, tpri t, a a

Mjuaoroii is to reman

roads, for t be present at

eonouneenent araa ntade Uttc

uhv sntrnaog uy secretary Ijong und net at test the reports which had b n current throughout the day thai tt movement of the squadron waa Immi

nent, Ihe secretary stated bal .. I denmrtnMnt believed the present , . ,,.

deZous of t be sipiaili on w as t lie motf uvailable one from whi.b the klum nnder Commodore Hohlej could op ut iuearr-iny mil 1 b- purpose for ivliich it Wils formed, that is the protect ion of the North Atlantic seaboard. Ueai that no orders had been iaaued to Coini ua. i i.i..

ii" "ion- .enie. alio inai none Wcii

Unmediate contemplation. In the various phases of the , tion the tying squadron stood

prominently, both us a center of p,ii(lic interest in connection with the rnmorod ordera (or its sailing from i roada and aa a matter of considerai m by the depart incut . It la stated on reliable authority I the depart meal discussed tha ones) iou of ordering the ships to sea, presumti bis. though not officially so stated p connection with the approach of lh tSpanieh torpedo flotilla, which isnou reported arrived at Porto U Lea It lias been an open secret for vine days that the naval authorlliei bare regarded the approach of thi bpaniah flotilla with npprehensiun, ami their feelings in tiii regard wore .strong enough to call the mu' 0 tbe attention of tho authorities After considering I he mat ter, howevi 1 . it w as decided that no orders WOUld M bamed looiciag ton movement oi i squadron. While the decision Is uuilerstiMwl to have been based primarily Upon the fa. -t that it would he UawiM to remove t he ships from their preya'uable Stragetie position, yet it la in liered that diplomatic considerai lo h also bad some weight. It was pointed ont that the aenülng of the s (million in the direction of tin vest Indies, even though its miss.. .ii was not to Intercept the Dotilla, vu,i .1 be rOgarded as an hostile act. not rar ranted by the preaent condition of at-

fair-.. li is also understood that it wis deemed wise not to permit any BBOVeiuent of the flying arpisdrow whatever, just at present, aa public interest being m largely centered upon it. such a movement would be liable to mis. . i struct ice nad glee rise to rumors that would tend only IO aggravate t be tit US tion. Tbe flying Kuadroo will be com1 aleted to-day with the arrival of tue Minneapolis at Hampton roads. SBS tiMa the swiftest group of war ships ever gathered in one command will i assembled under Commodore SJebleye Hag. Tin- sava.1 fleet at II amuton r

raanat Ten Raoatfs, Terre Haute. I ml.. March .10. "Kid" Benneaay, of Frankfort, ami Tim Snyiler, of ilrn.il, fought ten rounds north ,f this city. It was a rough iitTair, but the referee deel ired it a draw.

er of the Herman navy, has been ap- j four steamers and four barges w hich

Tun Spanish legation in Washington

received full reports, on the Hist, from rapt.-icn. Hlsneo. from the governors of all the provinces of l uba and from the alcaldes and chiefs of police of t lie principal cities, as to tbe condition of the reeoncentrados. The worst accounts are not denied, but the effort is made to place the responsibility upon the insurgents. Tiik case of the Dal tad States against Wong Kim Ark was decided in the 1,'nited Stall's supreme court, on the Sstb. .lust ice Itray handing down the opinion of the court, ntliruiing the decision of the I nited Mates district court of i aiif irnia. The decision confirms Wong Kims citizenship I a use of bin birth in this country, tiioiigh of Vhincsc pareutage. - - e i mu "" Mi i lau y IWaktoS called st the täte and navy departments, on the StMh. and had conferences with Assistant Neeretaries lav and lboscvclt regarding the shipment of relief supplies for the tarving l utians. She said that there were l.n;,o tons of provisions readyIn bi sent tot uba. M iss Barton slated lliat Sioi '-M and abiut tw ice as much in supplies had already been raised for tbe reconceutrados.

pointed Prussian minister of state

THI uet earnings of tho Iturlington 1 system of railroads for the MOttth of February were 1n'.. I7:.. an increase of ! .'..' M over the same month ot last year. For the months from July. ls.T. to February. IH'.ts, the net earnings of the road were 4,917,000, an increase of ? 1 .'4 "..".,. over the corresponding period of the pr -vioiM fiscal year. Sl.NAloK lolt VKI.Il. on the 19th, ofred in tbe senate a resolution for Cuban indejieiidonoe. Two i ii I'M k s is of American clover s. I aaeh en ding in value 1,999, have inen ahnt ont m Austro Hungary, onsiil Hurst. at Vicuna. Bfiya ÜM explanation otfercd is that th. eaad is infected with k leeside. or dodder, but the actual reason is that American competition MttmnCraUatag the market. N ii. i.iam i h 1. 1:, cashier of the Cheat nut Street national bank of Pblladel phis, was arrested, on the .".'.h. on uu aflidavit uiaib' by I nited StMcs ItanU Knaminer William N. Hardt, '.barging tue cashier with milking fslse entries iu reports to the e.inpt roller of the currency. Bv dlraetloa of Oes, Milan, commanding the army, orders were issued, on the 2.1th. for the transfer of the Twen

ty-fifth regiment of infantry Lo IJry Tortugas. I'hc fact that i us regiment is made up of colored troop, i, regarded as quite significant. I r w is announced, on the Uiith. that the Austria Hungarian government intended to ask for 4...U M.0I) to .'. i.nu.ooo florins tor the purpose of Inereaa iug the strcugiu l Ho' Austrian nuvv.

it bad purchased from Morgan I. cos. A C0. Of Seattle. These ImiiHs. with those building at tbe Onaoanl shipyards, at BUaabethport, N. t,t will give the Kmire line u licet of Is river boats and barges. A am hi. cabinet meeting was held, on the 1st. beginning at live o clock. All of the members were present except Secretary Sherman. An i.djoiirninent was taken atfkft and the announcement made t hat t lie only business under discussion was the president's forthcoming message to congress. Thk llying squadron is to remain iu Hompton roads, for the pres-nt at b ast. This announcement was made, on the 1st. by Secretary bong, and set at rest the reports which had been em rent thai movement Of the squadron w as imminent. KatLCnna throughout the country, as reputed by Dun fc Co., during the week ended April I. were fCJ M. as compared with 999 for th responding week last year, ffof I nnada the failures were 'Js, against .' last year.

THK hill ior the purchase of tin- Danish islands will not be pressed any further, as it was apparent to its friends in congress that it could n -t puss until after long debate. It has been practica I ly w IthdrawB. TUM Spanish minister bail a conference, on the let, With Judg Day . No new pi oposit ions were submitted, nnd and no perceptible change in the situation resulted from the conference. TllK Portuguese government has uu thorlaad the importation of 9J,999099 ' ilogiaiuincs of foreign wheat.

The Null l ulled. South Bead, Ind., March .10. The suit brought by ex-Senator Uten Kern, of Valparair-o, and others to set aside the will Of his brother. Amnion S. Kern, and secure about $70,000, failed. Arineil Itolilicra. Elkhart, Ind.. March 30, Two armen robbers entered tha borne oi John O'Neill. lie attacked them, but WUt wonted, nnd the robbera eaenped with a small amount of booty. li'irueil Uli Murder. Crown Point, f rid.. March 30. FdWard Wein, aged IU', is in jail accused id the murder of John Van Willigen,

a play mate. Peewaast, Eminence, Iml., March SOv- Qitbert Miles was drowned iu attempting to ford Rhodea creek. I .11 lien, I. Prankfort, Ind., March .10. P. J. Kern fell dead .it his home here of heart disease. I'llleeil I. uiler Arrest. Philadelphia, March 19," Caahler iVilliiiiu A. Steele, of the Chistnut Stiect national bank, nf which institution the lata William M, rJiagerly was pr-si lent, was arrested rue-day r. gilt on a warrant issued by t lie I nited Stntr. dietriet nttarnejr, The banti closed it- doors in the latter part of Deci mber, and Bank Baa miner Hardt Im aaedlately took charge. He beg-in an Inreatbjntlon, Ihn result of wleh was the warrant for thr caslder's nrrest. Steele is charged with making fali'e reportaand atatementa to t ho com pi roller

t thf currency. Populists nnii 9lteer lteiattennaa Washington, March 110. The poptt lltn arid silver republientis nf both houses hold a con fcreiice 1'iiesfb'iy nnd it resulted in rrsnliilions presontrd by senator Allen in the nenate and Ib-pre-lentnttm Bell in Iba bouee deelarlng fnv nban independtnea.

our feelings of sat infuct ion. do not refer to the United States. THE MOMENT OF DEN0UMENT.

Spain triii'd tu OlUsln k, i.iiii f Tim

or Oevute lUrlf to Wr tv Bern UADaTA, April t. Fl Liberal says. " I he moment of the denonment has drawn much nearer. There may vol be found means to delay matters, but WC doubt it. " The paper mentioned then adds: "We ought to apply ourseieea to obtain a gain of time, or heartily dUfOtn ourselves to the contrary. In our Opinion it w ould he acceptable, even preferable, to sieeept any untrem measUie which would cut the knot if we failed to untie it. The Situation ia such that by avoiding external struggle we may fall into a still graver one.'' EENEDICT0 SHOT IN THE BACK. The Kill. ok f the I niir k-uI Loader Arangurren Atrng,',! Iiy Nrcri, Who Mmli' l.ooil HI i:rpo. Havana. ril 1. It is announced that Uieot.-CoL Benadleto, who oooa nmnded the Danish foroes whieh killed the insurgent loader Aranguron, while visiting the house of Dr. Fruiicisc. Vidal, at QttnmeheeoU) baa been wounded by a revolver shot in tin bud,. Tha colored man who tired the shot succeeded in escaping. Aranguron was the insurgent chief who caused the execution of Lie 1 1 1 . -CoL Ruin, the aide do camp of ('apt.den. BlaaCOi who visited, in the hitter part of December, the enm of the mBUrgcnts with propositions of surrender. Aranguren surprised and killed, about a mouth later, while visiting his sweetheart. I tie ltlrr I .1 1 lliu;. Cincinnati. Ai 1. Ail fesr of Miothcr rise in the Ohio here is averted by the cool, clear weather and the light rainfall ut up river points Wednesday. The river is now railing at Pittsburgh, ami w it Ii the exception of the crest of Wednesday i flood now below Wheeling, U falling at all points I lie l i reek eriiiiu iit Will Not Meli. Atiihns. April I. Tue ( reek government, it is said, lias finally declined tu sell to America the two cruisers for w hich negotiations had hocu iu progress.

from Washington, be replied: "No, baa befl increased by the arrival of

the gunboajl Viekaburg fresh from a cruise in tbe Qttlf of Mexico, and t be revenue cutter Windom. which is to be immediately t runs formed Into a ship ol war. both vessels will go to Norfolk. The cruiser Minneapolis left the league Island navy yard yesterday K join oininodorc Schley s llying afoad rou at Hampton mails. Tbe gnnthont Newport left Port Tampa. I'la. . vest orday for Key Weat Tho future moeementa ofthia ressel ... , . 1!

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ateiy attached tn apt. Bmnpaone quadron near Key Went, or aha mjf Bonl Ina her cruise north to liamptui roads or New N ork The gunboat Annapolis, which lias just concluded a practice cruise in the . it Indies, left l'ort Tampa vostrr.'.iy for TompkinarlUe. N. Y.. w here no will take on amiiumit ion SUppH Another navl vessel arrived at the Washington navy yard yesterday. It Is the I nited States ship Standisli. ttachedto tha Aonapolia naval acal .. . . ... m ...... m

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the membnra were preaent eneept .' retary shermnii. An adjournment WW tnkenat 9:S0 and the announcement nuioe that the only business under discussion Umn the president s forthcouiing message to congress. The president uns rerj much fatigued and retired early last night. To-day hewlll begin the preparation of his men I and hopes lOhaTC it ready bjT Moitd.iy. WILL FIGHT IT OUT ALONE.

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Not lnlerrn with lore.in Oaaa, W ashington. April-'. Thcinsurgcut governme!. has i.sked that the United states ihnJ not intervene with for rhla Hfl mtan not originate with th juntaorwithsvnipathi.ershere. Il not UnUM through the junta. It n9 be. u reeciv-'il from QatWM ami thedhanra of the insurgent goeernment, waa tranamltMd through official channels of the United suites.