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OREGON COURIER A, W. CHKNKr, Publisher. OREGON CITY OREGON EVENTS OF THE DAY EPITOME OF THE TELEGRAPHIC NEWS OF THE WORLD. ta interesting Collection of Items From , the Two Hemispheres Presented In ' Condensed Form A Largo Amount ' of Information In Small 8paoo. Two young men, named Montgomery and Fox, rivals in a love affair, fought a duel with revolvers on Birch creek, Alaska. Fox received two wonnds, neither of them fatal. A Cairo dispatch says: The Egypt ian troops have started for Wady Haifa, where the entire Soudan expe litionary foroe is expected to assemble April 1, when the advanoe on iwngoia -will be oommenoed. Kid Thompson, convicted of partioi pjuioy in the Rosooe train-robbery, was sentenced by Jndge Smith, in the Los Angeles superior court, to be hanged at Folsom on May 22, between toe nours of 10 and 4 o'clock. The case of the United States vs. the state of Texas, involving the owner shin of Greer county, has been decided in favor of the United States. Jnstioe Harlan handed down the opinion. The case involves 1, 800,000 aores. The New York Herald correspondent in Rio Janeiro says that the Brazilian government will present to oongress an agreement with France upon the ques tion of the contested territory in Amaoa. on the border of French Guiana. A powder mill which gives employ xuent to seventy-five men at Riflon, Ulster county. N. Y.. blew up. The mangled bodies of five men have been found in the ruins. The same mill blew up eighteen months ago, killing four men. A Paris paper says it has been in formed at the ministry of the interior that John L. Waller is still in prison, no order for his release having been re oelved, and that negotiations between France and the United States on this subject are still proceeding. The United States supreme oourt has reversed the decision of Judge Maxey, ef the Texas federal oourt, in the case of Consul Ornales, of Mexico, asking for the extradition of certain men claimed to have been engaged in the Uarsa insurrection of 1891 and 1892. The decision has the effect of holding them subject to extradition. Chief Jnstioe Fuller read the opinion. Dr. Brown, of San Francisco, has been acquitted on the obarges of im moralty and oensured forunministerial conduct. He considers himself vindi oated of all the charges preferred against him. The Congregational oounoil has been in session for the past three weeks trying the charges against Dr. Brown. Fire in Clinton, Wis., inflicted a loss of from $76,000 to $100,000. The large stock of general merchandise of Crosier Brothers is a total loss; also the Y. M. C. A. fixtures, and the build ings and stocks of several other firms. The fire is the second one whioh has ooourred recently, and is believed to have been inoendiary in its origin, Mayor Broatob, of Omaha, Neb., has sent out letters to 500 mayors of cities in the trans-MissiBsippi valley, asking them to present the matter to the ooun oils of their respective municipalities, and urging the adoption of resolu tions favoring the exposition that is to be held in Omaha during the summer and fall of 1898. The Kentucky legislature has ad journed, after a sixty-day session The legislature failed to aooomplish the two importaut acta it had before it . the election of a United States sen ator and the enactment of legislation to save the state's financial reputation. Governor Bradley has refused to order a special session, and the state is in a bad way. At a reoent session of the committee on adulteration of food held in London, the secretary of the board of agricul tore, testified that among the samples of food examined by the English gov eminent fifty-one oaine from the United States and thirty-nine from Canada, not one of whioh was adulter ated. Germany made the worst Bhow ing, adulteration having been found in 87 out of 104 samples examined. A sensation has been caused by the announcement made by M. Berthelot, minister of foreign affairs, in a French cabinet meeting, that he had asked the British ambassador, the Marquis of Dufferin, for information regarding the proposed advance of liritmh-Egyp tian troops up the Nile, and had pointed out to him the serious oonse quenoes of such an advance. This warning note may be a preliminary to a more decided step. Senator Mitchell of Oregon is pre' paring his report in favor of an amend ment to the constitution providing for the election of United States senators by a direct vote of the people. At its last meeting the committee on privi leges and elections, by a vote of five to four, ordered a joint resolution looking to a change in this particular to be re ported to the senate. It is Mr. Mitch ell's intention to press the resolution for consideration. In Kalamasoo, Mich., non-union molder who had taken the places of striking union men at the foundry of Clarage & Son attacked two union molders from an adjacent foundry, and in turn were attacked by a big crowd of union moldors who were lying in wait for them. The non-union men were armed with iron burs, and in the fight that followed one of the union men bad bis head cut open and two others received broken noses. The trouble resulted from an assault on a non-nnion molder on Saturday night, by striking molders. The non-union men were finally vanquished. The raoe for the Hirsch oup in Nice, a total distance of thirty miles, Satan ita won, Ailsa second, Britannia third. The Prince of Monaco has renewed his concession to the Monte Carlo Casino for fifty years, on condition that his annuity be increased from $300,000 to $400,000, The schooner Noyo, from San Fran oisoo for Fort Bragg, collided off Point Arena with the steamer Pasadena. The Noyo was damaged. The German reiohstag committee has oonoluded the first reading of the sugar bill, and fixed the import duty at 40 marks per 100 kilos. Ex-Chief of Police Thomas M. Speers died in Kansas City of heart disease, aeed 69. He was chief of police in Kansas City for thirty-two years. The miners employed at the Win tbrop mine, in Isbpeming, Mich., quit work, because the management wanted them to work ten hour shifts, instead of eight In San Franoisoo, C. F. Mars, lathing contractor, was assaulted and beaten by strikers, who claimed Mars was working for less than union rates. He died from the effects of the injuries. William Q. Judge, of the Tbeoso phist Society, died in New York, after an illness of two years. He has been sinoe the death of Mme. Blavatsky, the most prominent Theosophist in this oountry A Washington dispatch says the or der soon to be issued drawing into the civil servioe a large number of officers of the government who are now ex oepted is still under deliberation by the president. The strike of the special order, or custom tailors, is already practioally broken. About forty of the shops closed have opened, the contractors having signed the contract drawn up by the men. The strike begun with a reported number of 2,000. The big suit of Swift & Co., the Chi oago paokers, against the Grand Trunk railway, whioh has been pending sinoe 1892, was dismissed by stipulation, Swift It Co. sued for $800,000 on ao oount of alleged excessive charges for freight on shipments east from 1887 to 1889. The scheme of adding the latest weather forecasts to the regular post marks on letters will be oommenoed by the poBtoffloe department July 1. Ap plications for this servioe from over forty postoffioes have been filed, and it will be introduced in Chicago and other large cities. A dispatch to the London Globe from Cairo says the Kalifa has proclaimed a Jehad (holy war), against Egypt, and called on all dervishes oapable of bear ing arms to enroll nnder his banner, It is said Osman Digna is to leave Cassala and join the dervishes now mustering at Dongola. That trade between the United States and Asia 1b increasing is indicated by the heavy trans-Paoifio mails now ar riving and departing. The steamship Viotoria that sailed from Taooma, oar ried the largest mail ever taken out by a Northern Paoifio liner. There were 46 saoks of papers, amounting to 2,660 pounds, and 6,600 letters. News has reaohed New York from Luayra, Venezuela, of the bursting of the magazine of the Venezuela war ship Mar scale Ayaouohe. bight men were killed in tho explosion. The re mainder of the crew were rescued by fishermen. The warship was burned to the water's edge, but the hulk was saved and takon in tow to La Guayra. In Cleveland, O., the fishing tugs Jessie Enas and Helene went out on the lake, and after gathoring the nets, sot out the night before, Btarted back. When outside the breakwater, a bliz zard Struck them and they were soon hemmed in by dense stacks of floating ioe. The powerful harbor tug Bacon forced her way to the resoue, and, after a hard battle, brought the Helene in. The Bacon put back to resoue the Jessie Enas, but the effort was finally a ban doned. The British ship Auldgirth, whioh arrived at Cork recently with a cargo of wheat from Portland, Or., reports having passed in latitude 66:02 soutn, longitude 71:31 west, two large ice bergs, about five miles long and about COO feet high. On the following day, in 66:27 south and 68:06 west, she passed eight icebergs from one to twelve miles long, and from 100 to 700 feet high. There were light northeast winds at the time, and fine weather. Tha icebergs were right in the track of ships. Edison has succeeded, with the aid of the Roentgen ray, in penetrating the human body with the naked eye, the successful experiment having been made at last He looked into the lungs and heart, and examined the arteries, muscles and blood vessels of one of his assistants. With tho powerful cathode light placed behind the subject he looked through a screen of prepared chemicals, and is said to have plainly seen the workings of the various organs of the body. A boy named Swinchart, 13 years old, was arrested in Burlington, la., as the leader of a gang of youthful ruffians who attempted to burn alive a small boy against whom they bad a grudge. They persuaded the little fel low to enter the cellar cf an empty house and then tied him securely to a post After torturing him with tales of death in various forms, they set fire to the building and ran away. Parties passing saw the fire, broke in and ex tinguished it and rescued the almost unoonscious child, tied in the cellar. ! NO DECISION REACHED STATEMENT ON BEHALF OF TH VENEZUELA COMMISSION. Additional Data Prom Veotiucla-It Consists of Copies of Original Maou crlut Keeords anil a Number of Maps and Charts. Washington, March 24. Mr. Milet Provost, secretary of the Venezuela commission, today authorized the fol lowing statement: "During the past week a report has beoome current that the commission has reached a deoision with reference to the boundary question favorable to Venezuela. This having been denied the report has been circulated in an other form, and it is now asserted that while the commission as a body, has reaohed no suoh conclusion, the com' missioners individually entertain the views referred to. "It must be evident to all that so long as anything remains to be ex amined and considered, the oommis sinners are not in a position to form an opinion respecting the merits of the controversy. As a matter of faot, neither the commission nor the indi vidual commissioners are as yet in pos session of all the evidenoe. The pa pers presented by Venezuela are only a part of what has been promised. The bluebook of the British government, while remarkably full and detailed does not inolude all the documents which may be adduced in support of its contentions. "The commission has not and will not limit itself to the consideration of what those two governments may pre sent; it has been engaged upon inde pendent lines of inquiry, and will con tinue to follow those until all its sources of information shall have been exhausted. Then, and not nntil then will it be in a position to form any opinion or to make any report" DEATH IN MID-AIR. Two Painters Struck by Lightning While Painting a Church Spire. Guthrie, O. T., March 24. News of a most remarkable ocourrenoa was re ceived here today from Beaver oounty, At the little postoffloe town of Grand, the Baptist congregation is building a rather commodious church, surmounted by a spire seventy-five feet high. The woodwork on the steeple was com pleted Thursday, and Friday morning James Ford and Harry Somers, paint ers, were employed to paint tne spue. They began working from the bottom to the top, using a circular scaffolding, Yesterday afternoon at 4 o'clock, while Somers and Ford were giving the finishins touohes to the top of the spire, a thunder storm came up, aoooni' panied by fierce flashes of lightning, The two painters were seen making efforts to lower their scaffold, when terrible olap of thunder and a blinding flash left the clouds and struck the spire, knoaking away the soaffolding, splitting the spire, and leaving Somers and Ford pinned to the roof, dead. To add to the awful soene, the cloth ing of the men was ignited by the flash, and for ten minutes the bodies were seen burning and smoking in midair. Heavy rain finally extin guisbed the flames, and three hours lator the remains of the men were brought from the steeple, charred and burned almost beyond recognition. Every hair on Somers' head was gone, and there were no other evidences of the lightning's bolt upon the body, Ford's body was badly bruised and laoerated. ANNEXATION OF CUBA. ( bjeet of the United Htatea Aceordlng to Spanish Taper. Madrid, March 24. La Epooa, the leading Spanish ministerial organ says: An extensive examination of the accounts published by the leading American newspapers of the debates in congress shows that, setting aside hypocrisy, the real issues, as some sen' ators point out, is whether the United States can take possession of Cuba by foroe or not. If they can, why let them declare war against us; let them set their fleets in motion and send them to Cuba. They need not doubt that we will re ceive them as it behooves us to do. If they cannot declare war, then, as hon orable members of oongress have said, let these debates cease and let Spain govern herself with the liberty she is entitled to and whioh nobody can limit. "Anything is better than to go on threatening and hiding under the veil of jingoism and the no longer fashion able intentions of those whose aspira tion is the independence of Cuba in order to obtain its annexation after ward." The Heraldo says: "Spain could never officially recognize a United States commission in Cuban affairs. It is impossible that President Cleve land should have such an idea. War between Spain and America would be preferable. Spain, in former times, has accept' ed the oousequeneos of a more terrible struggle tbau would be a war with the United States, and we should prefer to risk a war to recognizing the com mission." Almost all the newspapers here pre tend to regard as unfounded the rumor that President Cleveland will appoint Cuban commission, and they echo the sentiineiits of the Heraldo on the subject No official intimation of such a commission has reached here. In Chicago the cupola in the shed of the iron foundry, on Ashland avenue, fell from its supports. Molten metal was hurled in every direction. Michael Donovitch and Peter Rovitch were fatally burned, and Edward Davis, Miles Conway and Alexander Cameron were seriously injured. WASHINGTON NEWS. or Mure Than Ordinary Interest to the Northwestern States. Washington, March 26. The bouse oommittee on eleotions today reported favorably the bill introduced by Cor liss, providing for the election of sen ators by a direct vote of the people. The senate oommittee on foreign re lationsjtoday had Secretary Olney be fore it, and asked him questions con cerning the treaty of the commission to hear and adjust the Behring sea claims of British sealers against the United States. The committee some time ago amended the treaty in some minor particulars and reported it to the senate. It bad not been referred baok to the oommittee, but it is probable such a request will be made when the senate is next in executive session, in order that changes suggested by Secre tary Olney and the oommittee may be made. Although there are not now pending any claims against Great Brit ain, the amended treaty will provide that if there are any such they may be considered by the commission. No other foreign matters were discussed with Mr. Olney, although it was sup. posed at first that his visit had some reference to the Cuban situation. A Joint resolution for $20,000 for emergency at Cascade locks was re ported favorably by Hermann today, and will soon pass. It is probable that both the proposition for Yaquina bay and the improvement of the Willam ette will be incorporated in the river and harbor bill. There has been a bard fight made against Yaquina bay by an organized force that was favor ing another project, but the committee will no doubt stand with Hermann for Yaquina. Nothing can be done in the present bill for the boat railway as little or nothing has been done in tne way of obtaining tne ngnt oi way, Inquiry by the committee of the at tor ney-general developed the fact that it would be long before the present ap propriation was used. MANY MINERS KILLED. Kznlosion So TerrlHo That the Bodies Were lladljr Mangled. Dubois, Pa., Maroh 25. A terriflo explosion occurred at the Berwynd White shaft, in the eastern limits oi this oity, today, and fourteen miners were killed. The mine is a new one the oompany has been opening up by working a crew in the shafts who push the headings in various directions for the big work later on. Eighteen men went to work at o'olook this morning, fourteen going into the north head and four into the west heading. About ten o'olook the latter felt a shook. A few minutes later the mine boss warned them to get out as soon as they could, and they were hurriedly taken up in tne cage. As the work of rescue progressed it was found the explosion in the north heading was so terriflo that some of the bodies were mutilated almost be yond recognition. The bodies have all been recovered from the mine, and are being made ready to be taken to their late homes, All of the men were married, with the exception of one, who was a son of one of the killed. As the mining industry has been in a depressed condition for some time past, all of the families are left in very poor oironmstanoes. FOR MILITARY PURPOSES. Sueia Islands Turned Over to the War Department. Seattle. Maroh 25. Suoia islands, a group of three or four small islands in the lower Bound, between tne ueorgian gulf and President s channel, Have been turned over to tne war depart ment and permanently reserved tor military purposes. President Cleve- iHiirt makes the order under date of Maroh 4. A oopy was received today at the local land office. It is as follows: The executive order of July 13, 1892, reserving the group of islands known as Suoia islands, in the gulf of (leorcia. state of Washington, for lighthouse purposes, is hereby oanceled, with the exception of the lands em braced in two permanent locations, designated on a blue-print map of the above mentioned islands, prepared in 1895 under direction of Major James C. Post, corps of engineers, United States Army, engineer thirteenth light house district, and, with these excep tions, the islands situated in approxi mate township 88 north, range 2 west, are hereby permanently reserved for military purposes." Confession of Guilt. Visalia, Cal., March 25. Lovern, the leader of the gang of trainrobbers in jail for attempting to hold up a train last week, cut his throat with a razor tonight, and will probably die. Lovern's condition was discovered by his fellow-prisoners soon after 6 o'clock, and the alarm was given. When the officers arrived he was dying from loss of blood. He had cut his throat from pr to ear. severing the windpipe, and all the smaller blond vessels, but miss ins the insular vein. Lovern secured the razor from Billy Edwards, who frequented his saloon, on the pretense that he wanted to shave. Lovern s ao tion is considered an acknowledgement of the guilt of the gang. Want Holmes to Tell His Story. Philadelphia, March 25. Efforts are being mada by several publishers to in duce murderer H. H. Holmes to write the story of his life, including a full confession of his crimes. A New York newspaper is the highest bidder, hav ing offered Holmes 7,500 for such a story. The condemned msn has lately done a great deal of writing, the char acter of which he has concealed, and it is not known whether be accepted any of the numerous offers. Twelve creeks in the United States bear the name of the Rhine. A FATAL SHIPWRECK THE GLENMORAQ AGRO'JND ON NORTH BEACH. Two of tho Crew Were Killed and Fou . Wounded The Captain Lost Ills Hearings In a Dense For, and the Veuel Was lleaehed at High Tide Astoria, March 23. At 8:80 o'olook yesterday afternoon, the British ship Glenmorag, Captain Archibald Currie, of Glasgow, bound for Portland from Callao, went ashore on North beach about three miles north of Ooean Park and ab"ut seven miles from llwaoo, Wash. She sailed from Shields, August 16, 1895, and arrived at Callao Deoember 0. The first intimation of the wreck reaohed Ocean Park about 6 o'olook, when one of the crew arrived at Mr, Taylor's seeking assistance for bis in jured companions. The news spread to Nabootta like wildfire, and soon af ter a large number of residents made their way to the soene of the wreck, where they found the captain and crew of whom two were killed and four in jured. The ship struok about high water, and now liea with her port side to the shore. From Captain Currie it is learned that the first indication of danger was the ory, "Breakers on the port bowl' from the man on the lookout The captain immediately attempted to wear around, and had almost succeeded when the ship struok and swung round, broadside on, with her head to the southward. The after-port and star board boats were at onoe cleared away and lowered, both reaching the water about the same time. The mate, who was in the lee boat, attempted to pull out to sea, but was foiced to let her drift inshore. The boat which had been lowered on the weather side, in rounding the stern, was caught by a tremendous sea and dashed up under the ship's counter, crushing the ooou pants in a cruel manner and smashing the boat considerably, the air-tight tanks with whioh she was provided alone keeping ber afloat. The captain next set about lowering the forward boat, and reaohed the shore in safety, about an hour later. On landing he discovered that two men bad been killed and four injured, A wagon was procured and the dead re moved to Sealand, while the survivors were oonveyed to Taylor's hotel, Ooean Park. Dr. Parks, of llwaoo, on being called, went by special train to the Park, where, assisted by Dr. Munsell, he soon had the suffering men made as oomfortable as possible. The follow ing is a list of the killed: James Adams, able-bodied seaman, John Keedy, ordinary seaman. Four of the crew were seriously in, jured. The Glenmorag is an iron full-rigged ship of 1,667 tons register, 265 felt long, 88 feet beam and 22 feet depth, She is owned by R. & C. Allen, of Glasgow, the same owners as the Strathblane, whioh went ashore on the same beach, but five miles below, just four years ago. Captain Currie has been in command of her for the past nine years, and up to yesterday has never had a serious aooident. The orew consisted of twenty-six men all told. The vessel was in ballast. The oook, who is now at Sealand, is a brother of John Keedy, the lad who was killed. He was in another boat, and witnessed the distressing aooident, On receiving word at the llwaoo life. saving station, the crew immediately left for the scene of the disaster, drag' ging with tbem their lifeboat and other apparatus, but were too late to be of any assistance in landing the crew of the ill-fated vessel. THEIR REQUEST DENIED. Emperor William Will Hot Send Arms to German-Americans. St Paul, March 23 A formal appli cation from a prominent organization in this state to the emperor of Ger many for arms and ammunition for use in this state, and the answer from the German minister of war to suoh re quest is a most unusual affair that has just been learned. The Deutsche Kriegerverein, an organization of Ger man veterans, most of whom had served in the war of the Rebellion in this oountry, and afterwards tendered their services to the Fatherland during the Franco-Prussian war, made the re quisition for the arms six weeks ago, especially desiring to secure some of the same guns that they had used in their servioe as soldiers for use in fir ing farewell salutes over the graves of their dead comrades. The answer was received today in the shape of a letter from the German minister of war, Baron von Ploetz, ex plaining that owing to the lack of arms suitable for the purpose stated, none could at this time be sent. The Rible in Chicago's Schools. Chiacgo, March 23. The Women's Educational Association has adopted a memorial which will be presented to the board of education, asking for the oompulsory reading of Bible lessons in the publio schools. A copy of the memorial will also be sent to every church and religious organization in the city for signatures. The Petrified Man Dead. Philadelphia, March 23. Nineteen years ago Goerge Keller, of this city was at Atlantic City, and wagered s cigar that he could beat his friend into the surf. The exertion overheated bim. and he was paralyzed by the plunge into the ocean. He has never since left his bed, and has been known as tne petrified man. Last night he died. Slow rivers flow at the rate of three to seven miles an hour. DOINGS OF CONGRESS. Boutins Work of tho Klftr-Poorth 8e tlou Senate. Washington, Maroh 21. Cuba had the entire attention of the senate today, speeohes being mado by Gray, Chilton and Caffery, the debate being enlivened by many spirited incidents. Gray's plea for Cuba brought on a running cross-fire of comment and inqoiry from Hale. The Delaware senator caused much amusement by referring to Hale as the senator from Spain. A fresh, vigorous contribution to the debate oume from Chilton, who has seldom addressed the senate. He urged that there was abundant work at home to occupy the attention of congress, in stead of enlisting in humanitarian oru sades abroad, with their possibilities of war. Caffrey also opposed the Cu ban resolutions. A resolution author izing the use of the unexpended bal anoe of the, appropriation for the canal and looks on the Columbia river, Ore gon, amounting to 120,000, was adopt ed. Washington, Maorh 23. During the Cuban debate in the senate the floor was yielded temporarily by Sherman to Allen, to state bis views on the olaim of Dupont The statement had more than a passing interest, for the six Populist votes are regarded as deci sive in the oontest, and this was the first expression of a Populist senator. Allen contended that Dupont was not entitled to a seat without a certificate from the executive of the state, and when this was laoking, as in this case, theoourts of the state could compel the issuance of credentials by the gov ernor. A resolution offered by Chan dler, was adopted for an inquiry of the naval oommittee of the desirability of building one turret above another, after whioh the following bills were ssed: For the relief of settlers within the indemnity limits of the grant to the Northern Pacific Railroad Company; for the disposal of lands in the Fort Klamath bay reservation, Or egon; fixing the rank and pay of the judge-ad vosate-general of the navy; for a survey of the mouth of the Yu kon river, Alaska. Washington, Maroh 25. An unex pected climax to the Cuban debate was reaohed in the senate today when, on motion of Sherman, chairman of the oommittee on foreign relations, the Cuban resolutions were recommitted to the oommittee. The vote to recommit was unanimouns and without tho for mality of roll-oall. Sherman, Morgan and Lodge were appointed to represent the senate in a further conference. Hoar gave notice of a proposed amend ment to the rules for the purpose of enabling the senate to dispose of pub lio business more promptly." It pro poses that when any bill, or resolution shall have been under consideration no less than four days, it shall be in order for any senator to demand that the de bate thereon be closed. If the senate deoides to olose debate, the question is to be taken on the measure on its suc cessive stages, aooording to the rules, but without further debate, except that every senator desiring shall be permit ted to speak not more than onoe and not exceeding an hour. Boose. Washington, Maroh 21. In the house today Boutelle introduced a reso lution amending the constitution by making a provision therein to meet the contingency of the death of the presi dent-elect after the electors cast their votes in Janiuary, and before his inau guration in Maroh. It provides in suoh case that the person elected as vice president shall be inaugurated and hold office accordingly. The resolution proposed by Wright was adopted by the house Paoifio railroads oommittee call ing for the appointment of a oommittee of five to review all plans for the set tlement of the Pacific railioad debt pre sented and to recommend a bill to co operate with the senate oommittee. Washington, Maroh 23. The. house today, after three days of debate, adopted a resolution oensuring Thomas Bayard, ex-secretary of state, and now ambassador to the court of St James, for utterances delivered in an address to the Boston, England, gram- 4 mar school, and an address before the Edinburgh, Scotland, Philosophical In stitute, last fall. The vote stood 1 80 to 71 in favor of the first resolution, and 191 to 59 in favor of the second. Five Republicans broke away from party lines and voted against the reso lution of censure, and six Democrats voted for it. All the Republicans and nine Democrats voted for the second resolution. Washington, March 25. The house passed most of the day considering the Curtis bill to abolish the death penalty in all cases where it is prescribed in the federal statutes (60 in number). save in cases of murder and rape, under sections 5339 and 5845 of the revised statutes, where the jury might qualify the verdict "without capital punish ment ' The bill makes no chances in the penalty that can be inflicted by military and naval court-martials. Among the death penalties abolished by the bill are for murder and robbery on the high seas, accessory before the fact of murder, piracy, eta, on the high seas, destruction of vessels at sea, arson of vessels of war, etc. The bill failed to pass for want of a quorum. , Spaniards Surrendered. Tampa, Fla., March 25. A letter from a Spanish source gives a report of an engagement at Candelaria, the 1 7th inst, when Maceo and Bandera, with 6,000 men, attacked Colonel Francis. The Spanish loss, the latter says, was 300 soldiers, four captains and eight lieutenants. Francis surrendered, liv ing up all bis arms and ammunition. This, it is said, incensed General Wey ier, who announced that Francis would return to Spain on the next steamer.