Rensselaer Semi-Weekly Republican, Volume 19, Number 67, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 29 April 1898 — Page 3

BROUGHT INTO PORT.

Spanish Steamer Panama Captured Off Havana Coast. PROVES RICHEST PRIZE VET TAKES. P The Big Vtutl Rnrregdari Without ma Effort at Rcil*tanc« to the tilt* ~~~ s tie UghthoßM Trader MnngroTe—Fleet MoTtmestf. Key West, Fla., April 27.—The lighthouse tender Mangrove puffed proudly into Key West harbor Tuesday morning with the richest prize of the war thus far. The captive was the Panama, Capt. Quevedo, a big, trans-Atlantic liner, and an auxiliary cruiser of the Spanish navy, which has been plying of late between New York and Havana. She had 29 passengers, including three women, one Frenchman and one Mexican and a crew of 72. As the Panama carried two 12-pounders she could easily have annihilated the little Mangrove, and as the latter came into harbor with her prize there was not a craft but saluted her with rousing cheers. The Mangrove, under Lieutenant Commander William H. Everett, was cruising along the Cuban coast, navigated by Ensign Palmer, shortly before six o’clock Monday evening, about 20 miles north of Havana. At 5:45 p. m. ahe sighted the Panama. The only other ship of the fleet in sight was the battleship Indiana, three miles to the rear. Lieutenant Commander Everett scented ft prize and scudded toward the stranger. When the latter came within range, a shot from the Mangrove’s 12pounder was sent across her bows, but the Spaniard ignored the challenge and went on. Another shot followed without result, but the Mangrove was drawing nearer the stranger, who calmly proceeded on her course, apparently without any intention of running away. The Surrender. When the third shot was fired the Mangrove was within a hundred yards of the Panama and Lieutenant Commander Everett shouted to the deck officer that if she did not surrender he would sink her. The Mangrove’s officers admit that they expected the enemy’s 12-pounder to open bn them in response to the threat, but the Spaniard promptly came to. Ensign Dayton, the senior officer of the Mangrove, boarded the prize. The battleship Indiana had seen the capture and meanwhile drew up to the Mangrove, giving her a lusty cheer. Lieutenant Commander Everett reported to Capt. Taylor, of the battleship, and the latter put a prize crew on board the captive, consisting of Cadet Falconer and 15 marine*. They then proceeded to the flagship, where a formal report was made, and Rear Admiral Sampson ordered Lieutenant Commander Everett to convey the prize to Key West. Captain Feels Hl* Disgrace. The Panama is about 2,800 tons burden, and her passengers were mainly Spanish refugees fleeing from New York and other points in the United Slates to Havana. Capt. Quevedo was grief-stricken and greatly humiliated because of the capture. The passengers declare they knew nothing of the blockade, and that when they saw the searchlight of the Mangrove they thought it was the light of a Spanish man-of-war. The first shot changed their joy to apprehension, the second and third created a panic. The women ran screaming for shelter from the enemy’s guns and the oaptain locked himself sullenly in his cabin. A Rich Prime. The Panama carries a valuable cargo of general merchandise, including a large quantity of corn. Much of it was meant to provision the Spaniards in Cuba, and the cargo, with the ship itself, undoubtedly makes the richest prize thus far taken. Under the regulations, however, the battleship Indiana will share in the prize moriey, as she was in sight when the capture wae made. ' This makes five steamers thus far ! captured, in addition to a number of schooners and small craft. The entire j fltet have been on the lookout for the Panama for several days. Intense satisfaction is felt among the officers of the New York over the capture, for a vigilant lookout has been kept during the last few days and some feared that the Panama might have slipped into Havana. Her value is great, quite apart from the intrinsic worth of the hull and cargo. It would have been most detrimental to the blockade had the provisions which she carried gotten into Havana. Said to Ilnxf Broken Itlooknrte. Havana, via Key West, April 27.—The Spanish mail steamship Montserrat has reached Cienfuegos, breaking the blockade. She was bound to Havana, and on nearing that port the American ships fired at her. The mail steamer, after firing twice, went nway from the blockade to the southern coast. She brought 1 1,000 soldiers, $8,000,000, and 18 guns of great caliber. Washington, April 27.—The reported breaking of the Cuban blockade by the alleged arrival at Cienfuegos of the Spanish mail steamer Montserrat, is not credited here. TThe war department officials, of course, hare nothing to say when questioned, but the report Is causing no uneasiness in any quarter. However, there is no denial of the report, but the source of the information—Havana —ls considered not the beat or most reliable. Movements of the Fleet. New York, April 27.—1 n spite of pei ■lstent rumors, there has been no important movement of Spanish vessels ainoe the beginning of the war. The first squadron remains at St. Vincent, Cape Verde islands; the second squadson Is believed to be still at Cadiz ,nnd the torpedo boat Temerario has not left the River Platte. The United Btates North Atlantic squadron continues to blockade Cuba,

and will probably be reinforced by the dynamite cruiser Vesuvius, which left Newport Monday. The flying squadron remains at Hampton Roads watching the Spanish fleet at St. Vincent. The cruisers Minneapolis and Columbia, of the flying squadron, reached New England Monday. The Columbia arrived at Newport, and the Minneapolis is off the Massachusetts coast. These fast cruisers are supposed to be waiting to meet the new cruiser Topeka and the auxiliary -cruiser Paris, now en route from England to New York. TUnk the War Will Be Lengthy. Madrid, April 27. —The general tone of the evening papers bears out the opinion that the war will be a long one. As Senor Silvela, leader of the dissident conservatives, has said, Spain has, already lost the material advantages resulting from the possession of Cuba, but will fight to the last on the question of maintaining the flag, preferring to fight America openly rather than America secretly fomenting insurrection. The result of defeat, as Senor Silvela puts it, will only mean a loss of what has already gone, since Europe would not allow any army of occupation In Spain pending the payment of war indemnity. It is argued that the war must be disastrous to the true interests of the United States. Spain intends to prolong it ‘‘until European interests are involved and the powers are compelled to intervene in self-defense, or until the expected general conflagration of Europe against Anglo-Saxon dominion is brought about.” Spain’s determination to set the world ablaze rather than to withdraw from the conflict dishonored is very marked. Blanco’s Latest. Madrid, April 27. —Gen. Blanco eables that the situation is unchanged. His dispatch says: “This (Tuesday) evening a division of five American vessels approached Marianao. The Spanish gunboat Nigera repulsed three destroyers which entered the port of Cardenas and compelled them to retreat. I believe the Americans will not dare to disembark in Cuba.” No Firing: ns Yet. Key West, Fla., April 27.—The torpedo boat Porter has arrived from off the Cuban coast, and reports that the condition of the blockade continues unchanged. There has been no firing on either side.

BASEBALL. ■ Result of the Contests at the National Game Between Leading Professional Clubs. The following tables show the number of games won and lost and the percentage of the clubs of the leading baseball organizations. National league: Won. Lost. Perct. i Baltimore 6 1 .838 Cleveland 6 2 .750 Chicago 6 2 .714 Cincinnati 6 3 .714 Philadelphia 4 3 .571 Pittsburgh 4 4 . 500 Brooklyn 3 3 . 600 Boston 4 4 .500 Washington ..2 4 . 338 New York 2 6 .286 Louisville 2 7 .200 St. Louis 1 6 .167 Western league: Columbus 4 0 1000 Kansas City 4 0 1000 Indianapolis 4 1 .800 St. Paul 3 2 .500 Omaha 2 4 .133 Milwaukee 1 4 .200 Minneapolis 1 4 .200 Detroit 0 4 .000 Interstate league: Springfield 1 0 1000 Dayton 1 0 1000 Grand Rapids 1 1 .600 New Castle 1 1 .500 Youngstown 1 1 .600 Toledo 1 1 .600 Mansfield 0 1 .000 Port Wayne 0 1 .000 National league games on Tuesday: At Philadelphia—Boston, 9, 12, 2; Philadelphia, 4,8, 4. At Cincinnati —Cincinnati, 3,9, 2; Chicago, 2, 10, 2. At Louisville —Cleveland, 9, 10, 3; Louisville, 8, 10, 5. At St. Louis —Pittsburgh, 6,9, 2; St. Louis, 4, 14, 3. Western league: At Columbus —Columbus, 8, 11, 3; Detroit, 4, 11, 7. At Omaha —Omaha, 10, 10, 4; Minneapolis, 9, 13, 7. At Kansas City —Kansas City, 5, 10, 2; St. Paul, 4,6, 2. At Indianapolis—lndianapolis, 11,12,0; Milwaukee, 1,6, 6. Interstate league: At Dayton—Dayton, 12, 12, 4; Fort Waype, 4,8, 4. At Newcastle —Toledo, 12,17, 3; Newcastle, 6, 10, 1. At Youngstown —Ycungstown, 15, 20, 2; Grand Rapids, 4, 11, 4. At Springfield—Springheld, 11,14,2; Mansfield, 8,8, 5.

May Be No Real Fighting.

London, April 27.—The W ? ashing4on correspondent of the Dally News says: President McKinley thinks Cuba can be reduced by hunger, when the powers will intervene to compel Spain to recognize the loss of the island and to abandon the war. There is a growing impression that there will be no real fighting, especially since the Spanish fleet seems disposed to remain on the European side of the Atlantic.

Lay More Submarine Mines.

New York, April 27. —The work of laying submarine mines in the lower bay was continued. Thus far 74 minea have been placed in the bay, and it is believed that three times that number will be “planted” from Fort Wadsworth to Sandy Hook. Should a hostile fleet succeed in passing Sandy Hook fort they would come to grief in the harbor because of the mines and dangerous reefs.

Work for British Warships.

London, April 27.—Six British warships, it is reported ut Kingston, Jamaica, will patrol the seas in the neighborhood of Cuba during the hostilities between the United States and Spain. The correspondent of the Times at Kingston says the British cruiser Talbpt has been ordered to proceed to Havana.

Spanish Patriotism.

Madrid, April 27,—The patriotic demonstration* arc extending throughout the whole country, even to the smallest villages, *nd the government has decided to act decisively and energetically against America.

TO LAND NEXT WEEK

American Troops Will Soon Set Foot on Cuban Soil. GENERAL MERRITT IS TO LEAD THEM. Lieut. Rowan Said to Have Met Gen. Gnreia and Notified Him of the ~~ Plan —He Will Cover the Landing:. s 1 Washington, April 27. —Gen. Miles will leave Washington on Thursday. The first important landing on Cuban soil will be made early next week. The attack is planned for two grand divisions. Gen. Merritt will be in command of the first of these columns, notwithstanding reports to the contrary. With the second column Gen. Miles will go. He cannot lead the first, because he is in command of the entire army, much of which will be unorganized when the first column lands. Before he goes to Cuba he will inspect the four important military stations—Chickamauga, New Orleans, Mobile and Tampa bay. The embarkation will be made from the last named point because of the scarcity of good water at Key West. Garcia, to Aid. Kingston, Jamaica, April 27. —Gen. Garcia, commanding the Cuban forces in the eastern end of the island, is nowin full possession of the United States military plan of campaign. He received his information from Lieut. Rowan, of the Nineteenth infantry, who has succeeded in landing on the coast of Cuba and reaching the insurgent forces. Lieut. Rowan was ordered by the secret sendee bureau to go ou a secret mission in behalf of the war department. It was at first thought that his destination was Puerto Rico. Then definite orders were issued for him to proceed to Jamaica, and thence cross to Cuba and endeavor to reach Gen. Calixto Garcia’s camp, to oommunioate to the general the plans of the United States government. He was also to ask the rebel leader to make arrangements for effecting a junction of the Insurgents in southeastern Cuba with a probable American expedition. Lieut. Rowan was told to obtain information of the character of the country and to make maps and plans for the use of the information bureau as soon as he made a landing. He sailed for Jamaica April 9 by the Atlas steamer, and reached Kingston April 15. He put himself at once in communication with Mr. Dent, the United States consul here, and perfected his plans to cross over the line. As he went to eastern Cuba, it is inferred that a blow will be struck there before one is struck at Puerto Rico. With him he took an official Spanish map of eastern Cuba, with emendations made by the war department hydrographeng. It is expeoted that Gen. Garcia will cover a landing of the United States troops. To Keep Hands Off. Washington, April 27.—Conditions in Washington are rapidly settling down to those of actual war. Notices came to the state department from the four quarters of the globe Tuesday showing that the nations as a rule are to assume an attitude of striot neutrality as between the United States and Spain in the present struggle. In most cases they were in answer to the identical note sent out Monday by the state department to all United Stater embassies and legations instructing them to inform the governments to which they were accredited that war has existed since April 21. Great Britain always has taken an advance stand in the principles of neutrality, so that it was with great interest that the news was received here of the terms of the neutrality proclamation issued in London. On the whole officials are disposed to take the view that the strict adherence by Great Britain to these rules will be rather mdre advantageous to the United States than to Spain, particularly as we now are operating in the naval sense close to our own base of supplies and in all probability soon will cut Spain off from the two bases that she now has in the neighborhood of Cuba. May Release Some Captured Ships. The president issued a proclamation during the day laying down rules as to the seizure of prizes and the result, it is believed, will be t(he release of some of the ships already captured, though it will be for the prize courts to determine in each ease whether the conditions under which the ship was captured are such as to warrant release. The impression prevails that the Buena Ventura, the first on the list of prizes, will be declared no prize. The case of the Panama, whose seizure was reported Tuesday, is more complicated, owing to the fact that, while otherwise exempt, the ship was reported to have contained supplies for the Spanish army in Cuba, which are contraband. it may be said that while the settlement of these questions will be left to the courts, the administration believes the greatest liberality dhould be shown in the application of the laws where a teasel is not contraband or attempting to run the blockade. That is shown in the liberal terms of the proclamation itself by which the prize courts must be guided. It is noted also that the administration has not been deterred by any criticism in congress from ngaln formally pledging itself to the nations of the world to refrain from privateering and abide by the declaration of Paris of 1856. All Probnblr Sftfe. So far as is known all the United States consuls have made their way safely out of Spain. Consul Fay, at Dania, has reported to the department from Lisbon; Consul Bowen, at Barcelona, from Paris, and Consul Carrol, at Cadiz, and Consul ISartelam, at Malaga,

from Gibraltar. The department has assured itself that the others are safe. To Increase the Army. The army reorganization bill beca'me a law during the day and the war department officials have begun to devise tbe best means of carrying out the purposes of the act, which will result in an increase of the regular army to more than 60.000 men. In the war department preparations went on with ceaseless energy for the organization of the volunteer army. All the officers were detailed who are to be sent to the various states and territories to muster the guardsmen into the service of the United States. The plans for the full organization of the army were also perfected. They provide officers for the regular army and volunteers. Secretary Alger ordered the assignment to duty of all the cadets at the West Point military academy who would in the ordinary course of events have graduated in June. The Blockading: Squadron. The greatest anxiety wae( shown at the navy department for news from the blockading squadron. Notwithstanding the frequent reports that came from two unofficial sources of engagements between the fleet and the shore batteries no word of confirmation came officially. The three prizes reported Tuesday to have been seized by the fleet were not referred to in the official dispatches, but the press reports of the seizures were received with the greatest satisfaction by the officers of the department, who, in some cases, did not hesitate to declare their envy of their more fortunate brother officers with the fleet. In fact it is becoming very hard for Secretary Long to retain in the service of the department the officers who are absolutely required in view of their earnest desire to go to the front.

ANSWER THE CALL.

Patriots from Every State Respond to the President’* Request for Volunteers. Washington, April 27. —At the close of office hours Monday Adijt. Gen. Corbin had received dispatches from the governor of nearly every state and territory in response to Secretary Alger’s call for information as to the troops the states and territories will be expected to furnish under the president’s call for 125,000 men. The tenor of these replies shows there is no mistaking the patriotism of the people of this country in the present emergency. On every hand there was expressed a willingness to come to the government’s aid and the offers were in excess of the present demands. The body of the telegrams w as made up for the greater part of an enumeration of what the national guard had on hand, and for this reason the reports of the governors were not made public. Recruiting for the regular army under the Hull army reorganization will be begun at once. A circular has been prepared giving direction for this work, and this will be Issued probably to-day. The recruiting will be carried on in the regiments where they are now located by regimental recruiting boards and at the various army posts throughout the country.

BIG CANAL PLANNED.

Steps Taken to Construct a Great Water Power at Saalt Ste. Marie, Mich. Sault Ste. Marie, Mich... April 27. —The American Lake Superior Powder company is asking for bids for the construction of a water power canal at this place. The canal will be 1% miles long, 200 feet wide and 22 feet deep. The work is one of great magnitude, involving the expenditure of several millions of dollars. A lease for 20,000-horse power, to be ready in two years, has been made to the Lake Superior Carbine works. New York and Philadelphia capitalists are pushing the work.

Big Jump in Wheat.

New York, April 27. —The heavy demand for wheat which began in local circles on the gong stroke Tuesday for a time swept the market bare, rushed July up to $1.02%, representing 3% cents advance over Monday night, and sent May to $1.25, or 8% cents above where it closed Monday. Equally big jumps were reported at Chicago and other markets of the country. This continued for a half-hour, when realizing developed in response to eutier late cables and July sold back to $1.01%, holding that figure at noon.

Fire in New York.

New York, April 27. —Whisky, tobacco and a large stock of Japanese paper and fancy wood fabrics, together with the old and very inflammable v. coden finishings of the interior of No. 25 and 27 South William street, caused a fierce fire Tuesday night that in 20 minutes did damage estimated at $75,000. The buildings were occupied in part as whisky warehouse by C. H. Arnold and by the Nile Tobacco company and Lionel Moses, Japanese fancy articles and bric-a-brnc, all of whom are al tout equal losers.

Named for Another Term.

Joliet, 111., April 27.—The Twelfth district republican congressional conheld here Tuesday afternoon unanimously nominated Joseph G. Cannon, of Danville, for congress. The convention commended Congressman Cannon, chairman of the appropriation committee, for his resolution appropriating $30,000,000 for nse by the president for war purposes.

Spanish Mails Held.

New York, April 27. —The exchange of mails between this country and Spain and all Spanish colonics has been stopped. Postmaster Van Cott received an order from Washington Tuesday to hold all Spanish mail. Since all mail from the United States for Spain passes through this office the order stops ail Spanish mail. Mails to Cuba are likewise stopped by the order.

COST SEVEN LIVES.

An Explosion Causes Awful Havoc at Santa Cruz, Cal. BIG POWDER PLANT IS DESTROYED. Total Loss of Life as Yet Unknown— Seven Certainly Killed and Four Wounded—The Explosion Dne to an Accident. Santa Cruz, Cal., April 27. —Three explosions about 5:15 Tuesday afternoon at the California powder works caused a greater loss of life than any of the previous accidents in the history of these works. The wildest rumors are prevalent regarding the number of killed and injured, the exact number of which cannot be ascertained now. It is known that seven were killed and four seriously injured. The first heavy shock from the explosion was felt for many miles around and was separately followed by two lighter shocks. The smoke from the works arose in such dense volume that it was impossible for a time to perceive the extent of the damage that had been caused by the explosion. It was said that the fire was spreading and the main magazine was in imminent dangei. The Destruction. Not only the smokeless powder plant, but the nitroglycerin and gun cotton works were destroyed. The force of the explosion was so great that the shingles from the roofs of buildings were blown Into Santa Cruz, over two miles away. The worst feature of the disaster is that this was one of two smokeless powder works in the country and the government is anxious to get all of this powder possible. Only last week a big shipment of 100 tons was made to the east. It will take several months to rebuild the works. The exolosion was followed by fire, which spread to the surrounding shrubb* vy and timber on the hillside. A force of 100 employes was immediately called out to fight the fire, which was extinguished. The part of the works destroyed was situated on the opposite side of San Lorenzo river from the main plant. No powder, except that in process of making, is known to have been destroyed. There was probably about 600 pounds of that in the bnildings. Doubtless an Accident. No doubt is entertained among the officials of the works that the explosion was due to an accident. Extraordinary precaution had been taken to prevent treachery, and no well-infdrmed man entertains the opinion that the uccident was the work of a Spanish spy, as was a t first suggested. It is not thought the explosion will interfere with the manufacture of smokeless powder for the government While it is said there is no reason to believe that a Spanish spy had anything to, do with the fire and explosion, it is significant that precautions were immediately taken to guard the powder works at Point Pinole, across the bay from San Francisco. A Great Plant. The Santa Cruz powder works are the lurgest in this country next to the big Dgpont factories, and the largest by far for the manufacture of the brown prismatic powder for coast-defense guns and the smokeless for the guns on the warships. Since the war scare began such heavy orders have been received from the government for both these powders that the works have been more than crowded. The works were established in 1861 on the present site, on the line of the South Pacific Coast railroad. They comprise 21 powder mills, ten shops, six magazines and stores and 35 other buildings.

CHICAGO DOES WELL.

Sends Over Four Thousand Soldiers to Help Win the Wnr with Spain. Chicago, April 27.—Over 4,000 fighting men marched out of Chicago Tuesday night bound for the war. Since the early days of 1861 no such scenes have been witnessed in this city us transpired at the regimental armories, in the streets through whieh the columns marched, and around the trains carrying them to the camping grounds at Springfield. The regiments which went to the front were the First, Second and Seventh regiments of Infantry and First cavalry. Each was recruited to full strength, and carried, besides, a number of recruits to tnko the places of such men as may be compelled to drop out from any cause. Des Moines, la., April 27.—Speciul 1 rains have brought practically the entire national guards, with many recruits, to Des Moines. It is estimated thnt 2,700 of the required 3,700 men as lowa’s quota are now on the ground, and more are expected this morning. The nutlonul guard falls about 1,200 short of the quota, and the governor hns issued a supplemental call for exguardsmen and graduates of military fjhools, the object being to fill the quota with trained men. Lincoln, Neb., April 27.—Up to night but three companies of stute militia had reported. Brig. Gen. Hills took command of Camp Saunders and announced that the full quota of 2,411 would be on hand to-night.

An Alliance Probable.

Merlin, April 27. —The New York correspondent of the Cologne Gazette cables his paper that he learns from ‘•an especially trustworthy source," thnt agreements already exist between the United States and Great llritain ‘which, if the present British cabinet continues in office, must lead, in the further course of rvents, to an alliance."

Hitt Renominated.

Freeport, 111,, April 27. —ltobcrt J{. Hitt has been renominated for congress by acclamation.

WAR REVENUES

Bill Reported to the llon»e—Ulngit) Explains Needs—Army Keorganl. xMtion Bill a Lavr. Washington, April 27.—The senate pjM house agreed tt>' the conference report on the army reorganisation bill, and at 2:® it was sent to the president, who promptly affixed his signature to the measure thus making It a law. Washington, April 27.—Chairman Dinaley, of the ways and means committee, Tuesday submitted to the house with the war revenue bill the following report: “The precipitation on the United State* of a war with Spain has rendered it necessary to immediately provide ways an& means to meet war expenditures on th* scale demanded by modern naval and military operations. “Such an unwelcomed demand on our resources comes at a time when under tha workings of the tariff apt of July 24,1897, we had begun to overcome in large measure the injurious effect of anticipatory importations and had already received In the months of February and March revenue more than $3,000,000 in excess of ordinary peace expenditure for these months ($4,000,000 of the expenditures appearing In th* • March statement having been made on the account of preparation for national defense under authority of the joint resolution of March 9), and that, too, with a large falling off of customs revenue the last te* days of March in consequence of the disturbance of trade arising from threatened war. “There is no doubt that if peace conditions had continued the estimate of the secretary of the treasury that the revenue for the next fiscal year would reach $390,000,000—exclusive of postal receipts—s63,ooo,000 In excess of the revenue for the fiscal year 1896, and more than that sum in excess of what the revenues for the next fiscal year 1897 would have been 'f it hat not been for anticipatory importations in the last four months of the latter year to avoid the Increased duties of the new tariff —would have been more than realized: arid these receipts would have fully met th* expenditures for the next fiscal year If tt had not been for the increase caused by the difficulties with Spain, inasmuch as the expenditures for the fiscal year 1396, exclusive of postil expenditures paid by postal revenue, were only $352,000,000 and for the fiscal year 1897 only $365,000,000. "These difficuUies, even before war conditions arose, had so stirred, the public mind as to demand largely Increased appropriations for enlarging the navy and for national defenses. The destruction of the United States battleship Maine in the harbor of Havana on the 16th of February last so intensified the situation that congress,a few weefca thereafter, realized the necessity of taking prompt measures to prepare for any exigency, and by Joint resolution appropriated $60,000,000 for national defense. "Upon the authority of this Joint resolution about $35,000,000 of this approoriado* have already been practically used, although payments have as yet been made for only a part of this sum; anl liabilities for the remainder of the appropriation will have been incurred within two weeks. "An examination of the condition of th* treasury will make it apparent that no time should be lost in providing ample ways and means for carrying to a successful conclusion the war in which we are now engaged." Mr. Dlngley gave notice that the revenue bill would be called up Wednesday at noon, general debate to be continued Thursday and Friday, the bill to be considered for amendment under the five minute ruia until four o’clock, when a vote should be taken. The minority had agreed to this rangement.

TRAINS COLLIDE.

One Engineer Killed and Two Others Hurt by a Railway DlonsterNeor Fond do Lac, Wlo. Milwaukee, April 27.—A special t« the Evening Wisconsin from Fond du Lac, Wis., says: A special double hender freight train and the Green Bay passenger train collided on a bridge half a mile north of here Tuesday. Engineer Dolan, of the first freight engine, was killed, and Engineer Nelson, of th* second engine, was badly hurt. Passenger Engineer Ackerman was badly bruised. Firemen escaped by jumping in the river. No passengers were injured.

NAMED AND CONFIRMED.

William R. Ilsjr, of Ohio, la Now tU« lecreturr of State. Vice John Sherman Reslirncd. Washington, April 27. —The president has nominated William It. Duy, of Ohio, to be secretary of state, vice John Shermun, resigned, and John H. Moore, of New York, to be assistant secretary of state, vice William K. Day. The senute promptly confirmed the nomination of Judge Day to be secretary of state.

Passed the City of Paris.

Queenstown, April 27. —The steamer Majestic passed the Paris at four o’clock Monday morning in latitude 48, longitude 29. The Majestic saw no Spanish warship during the voyage. The Majestic’s passengers were most eager to leurn the news ns to the situation between Spain and the United State s, and raised hearty cheers for America on learning that war hnd been proclaimed.

Commander Elmer Dead.

New York, April 27. —Commander Horace Elmer, until recently commander of the mosquito fledt, and who was recently retired because Of ill health, relieved by Admiral Erben, died at the Mansion house in Brooklyn at 5:20 Tuesday afternoon.

Express Their Sympathy.

London, April 27.—The untl-Parnell-Ites adopted a resolution expressing their "warmest sympathy and best wishes with the government and people of the United States in their hurnuue efforts to liberate the Cubans.”

Brothers Hanged.

Somerset, Pn., April 27. —Two broth-' ers, John and Jnmcs Bodily, were hanged here for the murder of Farmer David Berkey. Both men protested their innocence on the scaffold.

Will Meet in St. Paul.

Chicago, April 27. —An invitation to hold the next national W. 0. T. U. convention in Bt. Paul was accepted Tuesday. The dutes of the convention ut-e November 11 to 15.

To Stop Production.

Cleveland, 0., April 27.—A1l the Bessemer plg-lron prbducers of the central west huvengreed to bank their furnaces for 30 days out of the three months of May, June and July.