Ligonier Banner., Volume 30, Number 48, Ligonier, Noble County, 5 March 1896 — Page 2

Whe Figonier Banuer, LIGONIER, i INDIANS e ' JorN STEMME, the New York millionaire whose purchase of a granite obelisk for a mortuary monument was noticed some time ago, has had his name translated into Egyptian hieroglyphics. The obelisk when set up will be 65 feet high, and 18 to be capped with a gilded pyramid. P ' IN London recently occurred the first public sale of frozen salmon from Vancouver, comprising some 443 boxes, the total weight of which was 140 tons. If all goes well the shipments will be made the year round, and Londoners will find salmon available for their tables at all seasons.

FRANCE isone of the best paved coune tries in the world. The first Napoleon institute®and carried out a road system which gave France the roads which are lasting monuments to the Napoleonic foresight and shrewdness. These roads, always passable, and reaching all the centers of population, are competitors of the railways.

- Tae editor of the London Sporting Times has discovered in a little old church of East Sutton, in Kent, an interesting monument to_the second wife of Lawrence Washington, a forefather of George Washington. The monument proves Washington’s descent from the founder of Baliol college at Oxford, and the brother of John Baliol, king of Scotland.

+ FRANCE owns more land in Africa than England does by more than 425,~ 000 square miles, But England’s possesions are more populous than France’s by more than 18,000,000 souls. The most extraordinary feature of the case is, though, that after all the land-grab~ bing of recent years, 1,486,710 square miles, with 28,919,500 inhabitants, still ‘remain ‘“unappropriated.” ‘

. DR. SHUCORN says the oyster, at the commencement of its career, is so small that 2,000,000 would only occupy a cus ‘bic inch. In six months each separate oys\ter is large enough to cover half a dollar, and in 12 months a silver dollar. It bears its age upon its back, and it is as easy to tell the age of an oyster by looking at its shell as it is that of horses by looking at their teeth.

. THE balloon sent up in Berlin with self-registering instruments to investigate the atmosphere at high altitudes came down with the instruments in good condition in Bosnia. The balloon had reached an elevation of 58,872 feet, over ten miles. - The thermometer had made desperate attempts to tell how cold it was ten miles above the earth, but failed. It did the best it could, but its limit was 52 degrees below zero.

Arthis time,when the eyes of the entire world are turned toward Venezuela, President Crespo has naturally come in for no small amount of attention. He is a well built man; though somewhat heavy and taller by several inches than the statesmen with whom he is connected. His countenance reveals force and determination, and there is a cer‘tain suave courtesy about him very rare indéed with South American politicians.

AN English member of parliament, who recently resigned his seat, says that when he was in the house he received and answered 4,000 letters in one year, paid a monthly visit to his cone stituency some hundreds of miles from town, was called upon to put his hand in his pocket for all sorts of objects in which he took not, the slightest interest, and, save on Saturdays and Sundays, never saw his wife and family dure ing the session.

A FEATURE of the fifteenth annual report of the New York state board of health just presented to Gov. Morton is the information concerning the exist~ ence of bovine tuberculosis. Itappears that the disease has spread to such an extent throughout the state, and particularly in the districts from which New York receives the greater part of its supply of milk, that the destruction of the cattle affected, as required by lJaw, would involve an expenditure of $lOOOOOO =

. THE science of digestion received an important impetus from the knowledge gained by the case of Alexis St. Martin. He was a young Canadian, who roceived a gunshot wound in the stomach. The wound healed, but left an open fistula, through which the process of digestion could be watched and ascertained from time fo time. Through experiments made in his case the time of digestion was ascertained with some degree of correctness—that Is, so far as his stomach was concerned.

. W. B. TAYLOR, of Omaha, for five years private secretary to Gen. Loganm during his senatorial caregr and clerk of the senator’s eommittee, is now interested in western irrigation mattars apnd fox xaising on a large scale in ‘Alagka. He organized the company ‘that ficst undertook the prapagation of blue and silver-gray foxes far the Kuropean fur maxket. The company now has five islands in Alaska under a lease from the government where these ani‘mals are domesticated for their fur.

Taze old town of Clarksyille has nover been coded to the state of Indiana. The strip of territory known as Clarksville ‘was given to Gen. Clark by the state of Wirginia as his personal property, and was never claimed by the state of Indiana until a few years ago, when an attempt was made to settle the affairs of the town board. It is asserted by one of the best lawyers in Indiana that Clarksville is in no state at all Vir¢inia having ceded 1,000 acres, of which ‘Clarksville is composed, to Gen. Clark, and he having never- ceded it to Ine diana, that state has no jurisdiction over it. B p———— ; BENATOR QUAY'S postal savings banlk bill now before the senate provides thas the money order offices of the United Btates shall receive deposits in sums of ten cents and decimal fractions of one dollar and not exceeding %10, upon ’ which interest shall be paid at the rate of two per cent. per annum. It is further provided that no interest shall be paidupon any deposit of over $5OO, The system is to be regulated by the purchase of stamps to the valne of the deposits made, such stamps to be placed on cards, and on presemtation of the cards at any money office thoy will ba.

. ! e Epitome of the Week. INTERESTING NEWS COMPILATION, FIFTY-FOURTH CONGRESS. The Proceedings of the First Session. - Washington, Feb. 26.—Senator Morrill offered a resolution in the senate yesterday to take up the tariff bill, but it was defeated by a vote of 33 to 22. The Cuban question was taken up, and Senators Morgan, Lodge, Stewart and Call spoke in favor of recognizing Cuban belligerency. In the house the Indian appropriation bill was passed and resolutions were reported from the foreign affairs committee ceunsuring Ambassador Bayard for portivns of speeches he delivered 1n England. Washington, Feb. 27.—1 n the senate yesterday Senator Allen (Neb.) offered a substitute for the pending Cuban resolution. It authorizes and requests the president to issue a proclamation recognizing the independence ot the republic of Cuba. Scnator Carter (Mont.) in speaking on the tarif bill charged the republicans in the senate and house with deserting the republican national platform or both the tariff and money questions, and with taking their orders from the white house, where a democratic presidens is. in command. He said he belicved that the protection of American industries was necessary to American prosperity, but the free coinage of silver was equally essential and the Itwo would hereafter go hand in hand. In the house a bill was iztroduced for the erection of a national mint at Chicago. The Van Horn-Tarsney contested election case from the Kamnsas City (Mo.) district occupied most of the session. ~ Washington, Feb. 28.—Senator Vest gpoke in the senate yesterday in favor of recognizing Cuban independence. The army appropriation bill, carrying $23,279,000, was passed. In the house resolutions were presented declaring it to be the sense of congress that a state of war exists in Cuba; that the insurgents be given the right of belligerents, and that it is the sense of congress that the government of the United States use its influence to stop the war, if necessary, by intervention, and pledging the support of congress. After debate the vote on the resolutions' was postponed one day. John C. Tarsney (dem.), from the Fifth Missouri district, was unseated, and his opponent, Robert T. Van Horn (rep.), was seated. Washington, Feb. 29.—8 y a vote of sixty-four to six the senate yesterday adopted a concurrent resolution favorable to Cuban belligerency and independence. The main feature of the debate was the speech of Senator Sherman, chairman of the committee on foreign relations, who arraigned Spain and her governor-geuneral in the most scathing language. The entire day in the house was spent in consideration of the legislative appropriation bill and considerable progress was made. The speaker presented the president’s veto of the bill to lease certain lands in Arizona for educational purposes.

FROM WASHINGTON.

The death of Dr. Smith Townsend, for 14 years health officer of the District and during the late war a member ¢f Gen. Gresham’s staif, occurred in Washington. ; : :

Fire losses in the United States for the seven days ended on, the 25th pmounted to $2,615,000. Since Januaryl the fire loss has reached $16,210,500, an average of $311,740 a day. A decision was submitted by Attor-ney-General Harmon to PostmasterGeneral Wilson to the effect that the numerous bond and investment schemes conducted throughout the country are lotteries and not entitled to the privileges of the mails. The death of William R. Smith, who was elected to congress from Alabama in 1851 and served three terms, occurred in Washington, aged 81 years.

In the United States there were 278 business failures in the seven days ended on the 28th, against 280 the week previous and 250 in the corresponding period of 1895. Ixchanges at the leading clearing houses in the United States during the week ended on the 28th aggregated $913,622,465, against $1;092,244.548 the previous week. The increase, compared with the corresponding week in 1595, was 18.5.

Washington advices say that horseless mail wagons will soon be used in all the large cities of the United States.

THE EAST.

Jesse F. Tracy, aged 51, and his son, Jesse, aged 21, were shocked to death by electricity in their door yard at ‘Thornton, R. 1. v A fire that broke out in the block occupied by the Binghamton Furnishing company at Binghamton, N. ¥,, caused a less of $250,000.

¥t was shown at the annual’meeting in New York of the trustees of the Grant Monument association that the funds on - hadd: would eomplete the structure.

The New York yacht club expellgd Lord Dunraven from membership by a vote of 39 to 1.

The death of Brig. Gen. George W. Gile, a distinguished ofticer of the qivil war, occurred in Philadelphia, sged 66 years. Ie was general officer of the day at the final review of the army at the close of the war. ! John Mackin shot and killed his wife and his mother-in-law, Bridget Connors, and fatally wounded his father-in-law, Morris Connors, at Jersey 'City, N, T .

At Newton, Mass.,, Charles [.. Colby, of New York, aged 50, and formerly predident of the Wisconsin Central ltailroad company, dropped dead, Massachusetts republicans will hold their sgate convention in Boston Marth 27.

~ In the casinp at Fall River, Mass., a gallery collapsed during a polo game and 30 persons were injured. Narcissus Maynard, an old man, died soen after, and seven others were thought to be fatally hurt. ; '

WEST AND SOUTH.

The Nebraska democratic state central committee (silver: bps fixed the date of the state convention for April 22 at Lincoln. At a dance near Henderson, Tenn., James DBagwel shot aad killed John Butler and Harry Bil:b, respectable e, .0

Within the city limirts of Salt Loke City gold, which was said to assay as high $5OO a ton, was discovered. , Thr ;}:publicans of the Beventh district Missouri renominated aJ. P, Tracy, of Springfield, for congress. In Chicago Jacob Dietzel shot his daughter, Isra. Henry Ohner, and hlm«1 self at his daughter's residence. A quarrel was the cause. | The death of Mrs. Kllen Colding:oe—l curred at Galesburg, 111, aged 103 years.

At the age of 91 years Samuel Edison, father of Thomas A. Edison, the iniventor, died at Norwalk, O. . For no cause known Moritz Firky, a wealthy farmer residing near Blue Earth City, Minn., murdered his wife and committed suicide. In Chicago Judge Grosscup refused to modify the sentence in the case of Joseph Dunlop, convicted of sending improper matter through the mails, and the two years’ imprisonment in a penitentiary and the fine of $2,000 will stand.

At the age of 105 years Nelson Locke (colored) died at Paris, Ky. I Ohio there will be no more days of grace, the governor having signed the law. : s !

At FEureka, S. D., a gasoline stove explosion eaused the destruction of Frank B. Puckett’s house and killed Mrs. Puckett and two. children.

In O'Brien county, la., 21,000 acres of land recovered from a railway were thrown open to settlement.

Indiana prohibitionists in session at Indianapoiis nominated a full state ticket headed by Rev. E. G. Shouse, of Terre Haute, for governor. The platform declares for free silver at sixteen to one and also favors woman suffrage, government confiscation of national monopolies, income tax, election of president, vice president and senators by popular vote, and is against bond issues.

In a street fight in Rome Ga., Policeman Mulkey was killed and ex-Sheriff Matthews fatally wounded. At their home near Crete, 111., fred Struenkel and two of his children were asphyxiated by coal gas and Mrvs. Struenkel and four other children were dying from the same cause. o At Toledo, 0., the Eck Lumber cempany, doing an extensive business in Ohio, Indiana and Michigan, failed for $lOO,OOO. “ Democrats in Kansas will hold their state convention at Topel:a on June 3 to elect delegates to the national ccnvention.

Julen Evans and Herry Wilson, farmers, who had long nursed a fead, fought with rifles at China Sprirgs, Tex., and both were killed. The two children of Howard Allemn, near Shnnggai, Ind., were roasted to death in their home where they had been left alone. :

The lowa legislature defeated the woman suffrage bill. : Edward Peters, a Chicago printer 19 years old, shot and killed Flora Larbig, aged 17, and then sent a bullet into his own brain. Jealousy was the caus-. In extra session the Wisconsin legislature passed a new apportionment bill and adjourned sine die. The governor signed the measure. : At Palmyra, Mo., John Nelson was hanged for the murder of John Zull and his old mother in August, 1893.

In the establishment of W. H. Overholt, at Frankfort, W. Va., a boiler exploded, instantly killing Samuel Livesay, Kell Livesay, Woodson Ransberger, Clowney Fersmner and Mr. Dunbar and injuring six others. "At Van Buren, Ark., Pruitt Turner (colored) was hanged for the murder of Robert Hawkins February 17, 1895, At the age of 80 years E. C. Tabeil died at the home of his son in St. Louis. He had served two terms in congress from Florida and was a general in the confederate army.

FOREIGN INTELLIGENCE.

An explosion of the main powder magazine occurred at Kiangyin, China; 200 - persons were killed and many wounded. ;

Yearful sand storms occurred in northwestern Hungary, burying many viilages and killing hundreds of persons. i

A proclamation issued. by Gen. Weyler gives the Cuban insurgents i 5 days in which to surrender.

Spanish seldiers massacred 22 peaceable citizens at Guatao, Cuba.

Gen. Weyler reported to the Spamish government that it would take at least two years to crusb out the Cuban rebellion. 1

While engaged in making deep sea soundings between Tonga and New Zealand the Dritish war <hip Pengmin got bottom at 5,155 fathonis, the deepest sounding ever made.

LATER NEWS.

. The passage of resojutions in the senate favorable to Cuban belligerents was said to have aroused intense hatred of the United States in Spain, and at Barcelona the office of the American consul was stoned. At Madrid the American legation was strongly guarded.

A heavy rainm caused floods in portions of New England, the losses being estimated at $2,000,000. ~

A tornado passed through the towns of Rodas and Los Abreus in Cuba, doing an immemse amount of damage and causing the loss of several lives.

Dr. W. Godirey Hunter (rep.) with: drew from the senatorial contest in Kentucky. Thowmas and James Casey, brothers, aged 33 aund 25 years, were killed by a premature blast in the lead mines at Adams, Wis. S | It was announced that Mr. Wiiliams, consul-general of the United States to Cuba, bad resigned. Ballingtan Booth was said to be muking plans for #n independent Aruerican Salvation Army, of which he and his wife will be theleaders. Melville Kennedy (colored) was lynched by a mob at Windsar, 8. G., for alleged assault on a young woman,

Michael Krgemer shot and killed his mother in Lg&' Is'adid City. N. Y., “nd then killed himself. No cause was known.

Thomas Jones, a widower with five children, angered because Mzs. Anunie Muzz, of Denver, would not marry him, shot her fatally and killed himself. William M. Rice died suddenly ai hig home in Worcester, Mass., of heart failure, agod 70 years. IHe was a member of congress from 1876 to 1884. ' A deficit of over 230,000 marks was discovered im the Savings bank of Herr Lysahbel at Berlin. : i PPaul Frances and Gilbert Frances were taken from jail at Convenr, La., and lynched by a mob for attewapting to rob a store.

Rev. Allen Thompson died at Bordentown, N. J. He was born in New. Jdersey om May 21, 1796, | Washington, March 2.—The sepate‘was not in session on Saturday. In the hoyse the bill authorizing the governor and local officgrs of Arizona to lease the edueationnr lands of the territory for school purposes, which was vetoed hy the presideat, was passed over the veto by a vote of 198 to 38. Most of the day was consumed in the consideration of the legislasive appropriation bill, {

FOR RECOGNITION.

United -States Senate Would Give Cubans Belligerent Rights.

Text of the Resolutions Adopted — Ane nouncement Cheered in the H.‘"" —The London Press on the *Situation.

Washington, Feb. 29.—8 y a vote of 64 to 6 the senate of the United Statea put on record Friday its views and policy in relation to the existing revolution in Cuba. Up to the hour of four o’clock the debate went on, the senators vieing with each other in praise of the Cuban patriots and in denunciation of Capt. Gen. Weyler; Senator Sherman characterizing him rather as a demon than as a general. The cruelties of Pizarre and Cortes in Mexico and Peru, and of the duke of Alba, in the Netherlands, were overlooked, and there ran through the debate a hardly concealed contempt for the power of Spain. :

SenatorvLin—dsay (dem., Ky.) said he approached the subject from the standpoint of humadnity rather than of law. Declarations of sympathy would avail niothing to the Cubans. Declarations that they had progressed to the stage of Delligerents would avail nothing. e the United States intends taking any step that will help these struggling Cubans, that step should be in the direction of the ultimate independence of Cuba,” decdared the senator. Quoting from international authorities, the senator maintained that a condition now -exised in Cuba justifying the United States in considering a proposition for active intervention to restore publie order and in behalf of humanity. . The debate closed at four p. m., and then the véting began. Various amendments were voted down or laid on the table by ladge majorities, and, f'nally, the vote came on the resolution of the cominittee on foreign relations -as amended by the addition to it of Senator Cameron's resolution for the recognilion of Cuban independence. ; The Resolutions, | ' The resolutions &s passed by the senate are as follows: : [ “Resolved, By the senate (the house jof representatives concurring), that in Lre opinion of congress a condition of public war exists between the government |of Spain and the government proclaimed and for some time maintained by force 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 beufgerents in the ports and territories of the United States, 3 : 4 “Resolved, further, That the friendly offices of the United States should be offered by the president to the Spanish gQvernment for the recognition of independence of Cuba.” |

‘No Demonstration.

| Th: six senators who voted against the lesolution were Caffery (dem.,La.), Chilton (dem., Tex.), George (dem., Miss ), Hale (rep., Me.), Morrill (rep.. Vt.) and Wetmare (rep., R. I.). ; | No applause or demonstration of any kinc followed the announcement of the resull. On the part of the senatars there was undoubtedly a feeling of relief irom the great strain of the last few days; and on the part of the immense audience there must havc been grat'fication at the result of the struggle. Mere than half of the spectators immediately left the galleries—the diplomatic gallery being ecutirely emptied of its occupants. | Action Announced in the House. .| Washington, Feb. 29.—The Cuban reso'ution did not figure in Fridey’s proccedings of the house until jest before the close of the session. Secreta;ry Cox, of the senate, announced to the house the action of the senate, and the house galleries cheered his statement. Views of London Editors. i London, Feb. 29.—1 n its issue to-day the Standard says it thinks that the uction of the senate on the Cuban question places President Cleveland in a lighly embarrassing positior. Nevertheless, the throwing of the onus of the decision on him is a compliment to his judgment. It is much to be hoped that he will feel strong enough to tollow the policy of prudence. - The Chronicle says: “If President Cleveland decides te act upon the resolution of congress, his action will be me that Spain will perforce regari as flusti tQ her vital interests. Whatever the nfi’hts or wrongs of the case, no power would tolerate a request from another power to give independence to a rebellious colony. The doing so would involve abdicating all position of sovereignty. That Spain will do so is inconceivable, yet it is difficult to sec what effective opposition she could oifer if the United States are dctermined to follow their good offices by action. The American government, however, is cuterihg upon a therny road. It must be assumed that it realizes all the responsibilities it proposes to ncur.”

CALL FOR SURRENDER.

Gen. Weyler Gives Cuban Insurgents Fif.

teen Duys.

Havana, Feb. 28.—The fcllow'ng isa syuopsis of the important and longanticipated proclamaticn of Cant. Gen. Woeyler to tbo insurgents of Cuna. It has not yet beav published bere or clsewhere, but will be issued shorily and will say: | The captain general proclalmes that he allows the rebels in the provinees of Pinar del Rio and Havang 15 dp:yn fram the dais of the proclamation in which te surrendar to the autharitiea Thase whko tg) S 0 will not be subjeated to molfitsuon ut smaall bands of insurgeunts those &-ovum&e which do not surrendes withis the given period will, & . the expiration of that period” be treated as hundits iy Detachments af civid guardnl.;emxonced Sy the civil guards of the province of San-~ llago de Cuba ard the provings of Puarte Principe, have orders ltf ferm Lists at thels rospeotive tqwns ¢t all parsons who have Joined the rebels and their pro?ert.y will be contiscated The property of those whe have openly aided the rebels in their raida wiil also be confiscated. |The towns in the western Ln.rt of- the igland are authorized to arganize corps uf guerrillas and all office holders on leave of absence will be relieved if, after eight days rom the date ;{ the proclawmsgtion, they )ayve not returned to their posis | Petroleum and other inflammable artfSh nBlSh o 8 86k T DL S . 0. “the : - isoned lovgm;‘_‘ | ROM M. 109, 1 ußgar

Three Thousaud ng.uloqu. e London, Feb. 28. — The Angla-Ar-menian association has received'a teletybram from Canstantinople which says at 3,000 Armenians have been massacred ut Arabkir, and that the widows and orThans of those killed are in tervible distress from cold and hungar. . Constantinople, Feb. 28.—-Inquiries here seem to establish the faet that there is no truth in the story from this city, published in the Daily News of london, that on February 14, the Crst day of the Ramadan festival, the Turks surrounded the Armenian quarter in Mursovan, ordered the Armesians to ges eept Islam, and Lilled 150 who refused 10 de so. !

STATE OF TRADE. The Business Situation Shows No Material Improvement. . : New York, Feb. 20.—R. G. Duun & Co., in their weekly review of trade, say: "~ “In some quarters business gains at the west, rather than at the east, but there iy no general change for the better, although hopefulness still predominates. Foreign affairs grow more pacific, public opinion turns more resolutely toward sound money, but the want of sufficient demand for the products of great industries still retards actual improvement. Strikes of some importance in garment making and kindred lines affect "trade in Chicago and Baltimore, but there are fewer labor difficulties than usual, as existing conditions warn wage-earners that controversies at this time are unwise. Speculative markets show little life. The volume of business does not improve. Exchanges through the principal clearing houses show 19.7 per cent. gain over last year, but the month’'s comparison with 1893 is the only instructive one, and shows a decrease of 20.7 for. February. ‘“Wheat has taken a flight upward, advancing 3% cents for cash and 23 for May, with rumors of foreign supplies as the only basis. Estimates of wheat in farmers" hands are lower than last year, but still indicate, with visible stocks, a supply much beyond probable needs. Cotton has been weaker, with only fair receipts, the important decline in goods having much influence. The price of middling uplands declined a sixteenth, and preparation for a large increase of acreage is still reported. The market for textile goods is disappointing. Woolen mills are receiving considerable orders for goods, but business for the future does not mend. The feature in the iron market has been the large demand for wrought and cast pipe. Large orders for structural work are received at Chicago and expected at the east, as building plans are unusually large, but sheets sell slowly and rails very little. “Exports of domestic products from New York. for three weeks show a gain of 16 per cent. over last year, while imports in the same time scarcely increase. But export bills are diminishing rapidly at this season, while later imports naturally come In succeeding months, and many security bills have to be met in the near future. It is therefore believed by many that gold exports are not far off.

“Failures in three weeks of February show liabilities of $10,889,936, against $B,523,028 last year, and $11,420,418 in 1894. Failures for the week have been 278 in the United States, against 250 last year, and 08 in Canada, against 38 last year.”

STORMS ABROAD.

Sand Hurricane Brings Death and De- ; struction in Hungary. Berlin, Feb. 28. — Alarming rerports have reached here from BudaPesth of the most terrific sandstorms that, have ever occurred in northwestern Hungary. Judging from the meager details that have thus far been wired, nothing in the history of sand hurricanes has ever equaled it. It seems that the range of the windy phenomenon includes the vast districts north of the Danube and south of the Carpathian mountains, though similar news comes from Servia and Crevatia.

The dispatches say several moving trains on the Austrian-Hungarian railway and many villages have been completely buried under the sand. Many fatalities have resulted, the dead in some of the villages reaching into the hundreds. Wrecking trains and relief parties have already been started to the scene of the catastrophe, and the railway authorities are doing all in their power to alleviate the suffering of the injured and homeless. The storm is described as a constant succession of whirlwinds, completely obscuring the sky, so that it was impossible to see more than a few feet ahead. Man or beast caught on the street or highway was sure to be buried alive, as the sand seemed to be blowing in immense volumes, as if entire hills were lifted up bodily and hurled on the valleys. From the information thus far obtained, the loss to property and cattle will prove enormous.

- - WARSHIP NEEDED. American Interests Threatened by Reve~ lution in Nicaragua. Washington, Feb. 27.—The state department has received a dispatch from Mr. Baker, United States minister at Managua, Nicaragua, requesting that a war vessel be sent to Corinto to protect American interests. The state department has sent the request to the navy department. Unfortunately for quick compliance with the minister’s desire, the United States warship Alert, the nearest available vessel for this service, left San Jose for Acapulco, Mexico, Tuesday, and cannot be reached. The fact of an outbreak of revolution in Nicaragua was made public in these dispatches 24 hours before Mr. Baker’s message was received. Orders have been sent to Acapulco, Mexico, directing the commander 'of the Alert to proceed to Corinto without delay. LA : ARE FOUND GUILTY. Officers of Steamer Horsa Convicted of Filibustering. : Philadelphia, Feb. 29.—J. H. Wiborg, Jans P. Petersen and H. Johansen, the late captain, first mate and second mate of the steanmler Horsa, were Friday morning convicted in the United States district court of engaging it a Cuban filibustering expedition. (The jury, whichretiredat2:3so’clock Thursday afternoon, reached a verdict at ten o’clock at night, but the decision was not announced until Friday morning when the court opened. Counsel for the defendants gave notice that they would make application for a new trial, and, pending the disposition of this move, sentence was suspended. The convicterdd seamen were placed in charge of the United: States marshal. , '

Street Oar Strike Contemplated.

Philadelphia, Feb. 28.—The streetl railway employes of this and other gities are preparing to make a demand for a ten-hour day at 20 cents an hom‘,‘ and in the event of the refusal of the employers to grant the concessions asked it i 5 said that a general strike will occur. This decision was reached at a meeting of the executive committee of the Amalgamated Association of Street Railway Employes of America, held recently at the headquarters of the organization in Detroit. The cities named are New York, Chicago, Philadelphia, Beston, Detroit, Worcester and | Milwaukee, ot i : Eckels Talks at Boston. Boston, Feb. 20.—Jumes H. Eckels comproller of the treasury, spoke befor the reform club Friday night on *’[he Currency.” He paid a tribute 1n the influence of the independent in poli-’ tics. He said there could be no permonent cure for our financial ills until the inflationist was dislodged. , 1 Veneguelw's Thanks. : ~ London, Feb. 28.—The Times publishes a dispateh from Caracas saying that the &"L‘Tjt!e!#n;. congress has ‘nanimously adopted a vote of thanks to the government add people of 3 e Unitedl States for their attitude on g« Gulana boundary question. =

s o AWFUL BUTCHERY.,. Spanish Soldiers Alleged to Have Massacred Noncombatants. - Washington, Feb. 29.—Senator Morgan Friday received the following telefgram from Tampa, Fla.: In Guatao, ‘seven miles from the suburbs of Ha‘vana, on Saturday, February 22, at 2:30 o’clock the insurgents retired from the town. At six o’clock 300 Spanish soldiers entered, murdering non-com-batants to the number of 22, among whom were Spaniards, and even sick men, a boy of 15 and an old man of 72. The violation of young girls was only prevented through the protest of Spanish residents. Fifteen innocent noncombatants have been taken to Mariono for trial. This news has been received through letters from reliable parties, and since confirmed by witnesses who have just arrived from the scene of the butchery. ; Havana, Feb. 290.—Gen. Linarea reports that the rebels in the hills near fan Gabriel, in the province of Havana, opened fire on his column. The troops dislodged the enemy, causing them a loss of 12 dead on the field. Neighbors say that others were carried away. The troops lost one killed and eight wounded. i Havana, Feb 29.—The details of the battle at Palo Prieto, between Santa Clara and Placeta, about February 20, have arrived. The result is considered more important than the battles of Peralejo, Coliseo or Lascacaos. Secrafin Sanchez commanded the Cubans and Gen. Palanco the Spanish. The outcome was the greatest triumph the Cubans ever had, the Spanish loss being 700. Gen. Palanco was severely wounded, and his horse is now in the possession of Quintin Bandera. In their flight many Spaniards threw themrelves into the river. The Spaniards attacked a small detachment of scouts, who soon overtook the main body, and after a short fight the fearful machette charge was made, prostrating hundreds of Spaniards beneath their terrific onslaught. The severe Spanish losses are attributed greatly to the panic which ensued when ‘charge with machette” was ordered.

9 - ROBBERS BECOME MURDERERS. Two of the Miscreants Strung Up to & Telegraph Pole. . Warren, Ark., Feb. 26.—A daring and desperate attempt at bank robbery occurred here at three o’clock Tuesday afternoon. The robbers failed to get any money, but the brave cashier, Mr. Adair, lies dangerously wounded, and Mr. T. M. Goodwin, a leading citizen, merchant and bank director, is dead.

Wichita, Kan., Feb. 26.—A special from Wichita I'alls, Tex., says two robbers entered the City national bank of that city at 2:45 p. m. and demanded the money of Cashier Dorsey, who resisted them. Shooting began, resulting in the death of Cashier Frank Dorsey and the wounding of Bookkeegper Y. P. Langford. Langford’s wounfls are not serious, being light flesh wounds. The robbers secured several hundred dollars in silver. They then mounted their horses and made a run for their lives.

Wichita Falls, Tex., Feb. 27.—The two men who attempted to rob the City national bank and killed Cashier Dorsey Tuesday, and who were captured and brought to this city, were taken from Jail Wednesday night by a mob and hanged to a telegraph pole in front of the bank they tried to rob. The crowd began to gather as soon as the captives arrived, and the first idea was to take the robbers to the public square and burn them to death, This plan was finally abandoned in favor of hanging. The rangers a few hours before the hanging got a sudden call to Amarillo and left the men in charge of a few citizens, who immediately turned them over to the mob.

JAMESON ARRAIGNED.

He and Fourteen Others Charged with “Warring Against a Friendly State.”

London, Feb. 26.—Dr. Jameson and 14 of his fellow-prisoners were Tuesday arraigned in Bow -street police court. The charge against them is “warring against a friendly state.” | | The case was adjourned for two weeks, the prisoners being adwmitted to bail in £2,000 each.

Dr. Jameson’s entrance to the courtroom was the signal for a remarkable scene. Evidently everyone present was of ane mind in sympathizing with him. All were his friends, and all rose and uncaevered upon his appearance, giving him hearty cheers. It svas in vain that the court officers sought to quell the demonstration. The effort to do so seemed little more than cursory. After the hearing Dr. Jameson’s appearance outside the building was the signa! for a wild outburst of cheering, throwing of hats in the air and a tremendous pressure to get within reach of the popular idol. i | DUNLOP TO JAIL. Chicago Publisher Must Pay the Penalty of His Crime. Chicago, Feb. 28.—Judge Grosscup refused on Thursday to remit the sen tence of two years in the penitentiary that he imposed upon Joseph R. Dunlop, late publisher of the Dispatch. He declined to mitigate its severity by order of commitment to an institution less austere than that at Joliet, and scorned the proposition te listen te barter by freeing the convioted\. man of the dis grace of serving time by the procesa of substituting an increased fine for the original sentence. : Dunlop is the editor and publisher of the Chicagq Dispatch, a paper which printed advertisements and reading matter of a somewhat shady character, and he whs convicted in the United States district court on February 4 of sending obscene matter through the mails, The sentence wasa fine of $2,000 and imprisonment in the penitentiary at Joliet, 111., for two years. ]

A BIG STRIKE. Five Thousand United Garment Workers qf Baltimore Idle. Baltimore, Md., Feb. 28.—One of the largest labor strikes ever inaugurated in this city is now on in earnest. Five thousand members of the United Garment ‘Workers' organization remained away from their work Thursday. This general strike is the result of a smaller sirike begun last week against Schloss Bros. & Co. and continued this week aguinst Strouse Bros. o The one demand of the strikers is for recognition of their organization in all the manufacturing estublishmenis to the exclusion of Knights of Lahor or nonunion workers, The manufacturers refise to comsider titis de--mand. e

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