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INDEPEHDEKCE ENTERPRISE MHOWN HAIl-KY. Publishers. IS PKPKS PENCK OK W50S DEPARTMENT REPORTS Secretary of Agriculture's An nual Showing. INCREASE IX FAUM EARXINUS anrlnen.nt Kimball Revlea. th Work M ao Vmat Veer by Lireaavlng Borvlee. Washington, Nov. 19. -The report of the secretary of agriculture begiu with the report of work of the bureau of niuial industry. The total number of auiuials in spected at the slaughterhouse wi con siderably over 18,000.000, an increase of more than 5,000.000 over the prev ious year. During the year ante-mortem inspection was also made of 6,000. 000 animal. The oost of inspection was also reduced to 1.1 cents per ani mal. In 1898, inspection ooet 4.75 cents per animal, and in 1891 it cost 1.76 cents. Over 1,360.000 animals, cattle and sheep, were inspected for foreign market, of which 675,000 were shipped abroad. Over 45.000, T00 pounds of pork waa inspected mi croscopically, exported, as against 35, 000,000 in 1894. and 23.000,000 pounds in 1898. Of the amount exported last year nearly 23,000,000 pounds went to Germany and over 9,000,000 pounds to France. This inspection involved the placing of over 1,900,000 specimens under the microscope. The cost of each examination was less than 6 cents, or for each pound of meat 2 mills, consid erably over any previous year. Losses of cattle in transit to Europe were greater than in 1894, being respective- ly, for 1895 and 1894, U.ea ana v.oi per pcent Over 80,000 cars, carrying over 820, 000 animals, were inspected for Texas fever at qaurantine pens during the quarantine seasons, nearly 9,000 car loads of cattle being inspected also in transit, and over 28,000 cars were cleaned and disinfected. Besides, over 156,000 cattle from non-infected dis tricts of Mexico were inspected for shipment to Northern states. The secretary says their importation free of duty is advantageous to feeders having a surplus of feed and to the consumers, who outnumber the pro "Sneers. Much space is devoted to discussing . the opportunities for American meat products in foreign markets. Of 341, TjOO tons of meat received at the Lon don central market in 1894 71,000 tons were American, while nearly 60,000 tons came from Australia. The Amer ican proportioan has been maintained during 1895. t JEIe oloses with a discussion of the fu ture of farms and farming. The aver age value of farms by the census of 1890 was 2,900. The value of imple ments, domestic animals and sundries will make a total farm plant of $4,000 for a family averaging six persons. These farms fed the farmers and their families and 40,000 urban residents, besides supplying $500,000,000 worth of products for foreign consumers. In the presence of these facts the secretary says: "How can anyone dare to assert that farming is generally unremunerative and unsatisfactory to those who intel ligently follow it?" The mortgages on farm values do not exceed 16 per cent, a less incum brance on the capital invested than in any other line of industry. He fortells confidently a steady increase in the alue of farm lands as the population of the country increases. Be port of the Lifesaving Service. Washington, Nov. 19. Mr. Kim "ball, superintendent of the lifesaving service, in his annual report, states that at the close of the last fiscal year the establishment embraced 251 sta tions, 184 being on the Atlantic, 53 on the lakes, thirteen on the Pacific coast, and one at the falls of the Ohio at Louisville. The number of disasters to vessels vritbin the field of operations of the service during the year was 4S3. There were on board these vessels 5,402 persons, of whom 5,382 were saved, and 20 lost Eight hundred and three shipwrecked persons received succor at the stations, to whom 2,232 days' re lief in the aggregate was afforded. The estimated value of vessels involved was 18,001.275, and that of their cargoes 12,645,960, making a total value of property imperiled $10,647,235. Of this amount $9,165,095 was lost. The number of vessels totally lost was 73. ' In addition to the foregoing there were during the year 192 casualties to small craft, on board of which there were 421 persons, 415 of whom were saved, and six lost Besides the num ber of persons saved from vessels of all kinds, there were 110 others rescued who had fallen from wharves, piers, etc., the most of whom would have perished without the aid of the lifesav ing crewB. The crews saved and assist ed to save during the year 379 vessels, valued with their cargoes at $4,561, 665, and rendered assistance of minor importance to 181 vessels in distress, besides warning from danger by the signals of the patrolmen 249 vessels. The investigations made into the de tails of every shipwreck involving loss of life, and into the conduct of the lifesaving crews at these wrecks, show that the unfortunate people who per ished were beyond any possible aid from the service, and no life was lost through lack of prompt and faithful efforts on the part of the lifesaving ti, number of disaster within Uie . ..i... ...... i.... ....v.ul.l that of scope in mo v-"-y. any previous year ty vw. " it is said, is tu a measure dm) to the ex- : i... urvl.w htr the establish- uu utati.Min. but i.riue.p UIVU via v . ill to the oouditlou of the weather which prevailed during the year, vk. ir,t at the tear show smaller proportiou of los in prop rty than iu any previous i ......nei.m nf the service. the The cost of the maintenance of the service duriug the year was i.ao,a.w. STILL SEEKING ADMISSION. Hawaii Waal, to AM o This Country aa a Territory. Port Townseud, Wash., Nov.lt. t.i advice received from Honolulu today, ou the bark U U. Bryant, sentiment bluK cultivated in Hawaii to grant Princess Kaiulani, heir apparent to the late throne, a pen sion of $6,000 a year. Many of the legislators have expressed themselves as favorable to the proposition. The bitter contest which was waged against the confirmation of William Castle, late minister to the United States, who was barely continued by one majority, culminated iu a compro mise bv the peruiauent appointment of J. C Hatch, a member of Dole's cabi net. A few days previous to the minis ter's departure for Washington, the cabinet convened in lengthy session and discussed the possibility of Hawaii becoming a part of the United State. One cabinet officer stated that Hatch was instructed to proceed on lines tending to closely oeuient the two countries until the American adminis tration changed, and then to insist upon speedy admission of Hawaii as a territory. THE ALEXANDRETTA MASSACRE ConBrmatory Advlcea Have Been Re ceived In Constantinople. Constantinople, Nov. 19. Late ad ri. nraivnd here from t lexandretta, Northern Syria, confirm the accounts ' of a massacre of Christians in the town j in the presence of 800 Turkish soldiers who did not render any assistance to ' suppress the disorders. Armenians and 1 Mussulmans accuse each other of burn j ing the village and of other outrages which have occurred in Northern R-rria. Beports received from numerous Ar menian villages toward the end of Sep tember describe numerous and well or ganized Kurdish raids, followed by stealing of flocks of the Armenians. In some cases murdering of the men and assaulting of the women have oc curred. Any complaints made to the authorities were simply ignored. The sultan has prohibited the entry into Turkey of all papers containing owinnt of Lord Salisbury's speech at the lord mayor's dinner at London a week ago. A Vtii Virginia Desperado. Wheeling, W. Va., Nov. 19. A terrible tragedy occurred this morning at Wileyville, Wetzell county, twelve miles from New Martinsville, the county seat The result is the death of one man, an officer of the law, who was instantly killed; the fatal wound ing of another, and a serious injury to a third, and the escape of the perpetra tor. The tragedy occurred on the outskirts of town, and was witnessed by several persons. Among others were James Baird and a citisen named Hibbs, who attempted to overpower the murderer. White opened fire on them, bringing down Hibbs with a wound in the stom ach, from which he will likely die, and hitting Baird in the leg. This in timidated the others, and White es caped. It is now reported that a posse has been organized and is after the murderer, with prospects of a lynch ing. . Fell Threw a Draw. riAv1flnd. O.. Nov. 19. A heavy electric motor car, containing about twenty passengers, went tnroogn me draw of the central viaduct at 7:45 o'c.ock this evening and dropped 101 feet to the river below. It is a horror the like of which never occurred here before. The central viaduct is a huge iiit a. 000 feet lone, made of iron. It connects the heights and the prosperous residence sections on botn sides with the business center of the city. Directly over the river is a Hrawhrirl.ro on the Divot-swineing pat tern, and this is 101 feet above the water. The South Side street railway passes over the bridge, and on either oiHo nf rh draw there is a safety switch, which, unless the conductor alights and holds up a handle, will send a car into a gully instead of Hi lowing it to go on the draw. Building Warship on the Lakes. nnlnth. Nov. 18. Mayor Lewis, Congressman Towne and other promi nent citizenB held h meeting last even inn at which it was decided to ask the Minnesota delegation in congress to work for the abrogation of the Great Lakes treaty of 1817 in order that lake cities may compete lor government shipbuilding worlc. Arthur D'Acre and Wife Dead. London, Nov. 19. A special from Sydney, N. S. W., says: Arthur D' actor, and his wife, Amy Roselle, were found dead recently, the former with his throat cut, and the lot tr with n hnllet in her body. It is alleged they became despondent as a result of the failure of their colonial tour. IlllnoU Striker Sentenced. Trinftnn- 111.. Nov. 19. The thir teen Spring Valley miners charged with driving out the colorea popula tion anmn months ' ao. whose trial closed last evening, were given peni tentiary verdicts this morning Dy me jury. One otner pieaaea guuij NOir PACIFIC NEWS Happenings of Interest In the Progressive Northwest. BKlKr RKl'ORTS OF LATK EVENTS A Mudget r Items Uathered from All Tarts of Orogou, Wash ington, and Idaho. Puvallun. Wash., hat 881 school children registered. The oltv of Seattle waa forty-four years old the 18th iust. Thnna are sixtV-six K. of P. lodge iu Oregon The first waa orgaulaed June 9(1, 1873, iu Portland. Th mmntv commissioners of Colfax county, Wash., are discussing the ques tion of boudiug the county ooui ami running on a cash basis. Th rails of Port Towusend's street oar line have beeu taken up and will be shipped to some Kasteru city. There ata about 900 tons of them. Th Northern Paoifio Railroad Com- nanv hu mmuiioneed work on a six- sall roundhouse for the accommoda tion of engines at ppraguo, wasn. It mutt Douirlaa county. Wash., $t- 781.581 for four criminal cases, all of which were misdemeanors, and in oue of which the culprit pleaded guilty. Ilnvnrnur McOraw has tutrdoued from the Walla waua penitentiary p.rr tl. Rnrxman. who was sentenced from Seattle to ten year's imprison ment. It is unofficially announced that Oscar Huber, a civil engineer of Spo kane, has been awarded the contract for the surveys of the army post and grounds at Spokane. An airroemeut has been reached by I. Altuiau will take the entire stock of the firm of M. Conn & Co., of Taooma, that recently railed, ana win mv aft the chattel mortgages in full and pay 25 cents on the dollar to the general creditors. Thn Northern Pacifio Railroad Com pany ha settled with Mr. Fleet, the Dougla county stockman, lor oattie iritis i thn wreck on the Central Washington several weeks ago. The imnnnt nf damage allowed him was something over $10,500. Tha aflmi.annnal aummarv statement nf thn financial condition of Baker oounty, Or., shows that September 80. 1895, there were outstanding ana un paid warranto amounting to $174, 079.56, and that the estimated interest thereon was $17,407.95. The United States grand jury at Wolla WalU nnmnleted its work in fntir ilava. notwithstanding there were a large number of cases to investigate, and was complimented by judge Stan ford from the bench for the capable and expeditious inanner in which it performed its duties. 4orcre F. Hensmer. who is superin tending the construction of the tele graph line from Goble to Astoria, Or. , sars that the line will reach Astoria in "tout two weeks. A wagon road is being cut alongside of the line, so tnai when repairs are necessary they can be made with little difficulty. . , .l- rrv. Receiver Philip Anderson, oi uie i coma .National bank, of Tacoma, has been ordered by the controller of the currency to pay depositors a dividend Receiver Stuart Rice, of the Washington National, of the same city, has been ordered to pay a dividend of 5 per cent. The city will be paid $2,200 as its share. Cashier W. G. Peters, of the Colum bia National bank, of Tacoma, waived 1 I T .1 i furl a preliminary nearmg States Commissioner Worden s court in Tacoma, and was held for trial at the February term of the federal court He was required to furnish a new bond in the sum of $10,000. ine cnarge against him is making a false entry in the books of the bank. R. Flynn has partially made his examination of the affairs of the Ben nett National bank, of New Whatoom, Wash. From such examination, and .:v. o tn a nrnhable reopening. Wibu n "u " i he has had himself appointed tempor ary receiver. This step aooonjiniut,B t-iit t.Viinuo It orevents the appoint ment of a permanent receiver, and en ables him to maite ooubchoub. in Grant county, Or., are riding and collecting their herds for the winter. - Hay is scarce in inai wuuy tfcis winter, ad the Long Creek Eagle predicts that many a hoof will be turn ed heavenward before spring. Several stockmen will take their bands to out side sections, where feed is cheaper and more plentiful. Some will drive to Morrow and some to Umatilla county. The work of dredging the marsh lands around Snohomish, Wash., will goon be completed. These lands were settled on early this year by a colony of Hollanders. They put in their crops and were exceedingly successful. An other colony is expected over from the old country in the near future, which will settle near the Snohomish colony. The colony forms a little common wealth by itself. They elect different officers of their own, but also abide by the law and make model citizens. The Mint Scandal at Carson. Carson, Nev., Nov. 16. The trial of James Heney is dragging along slowly. Inspector Mason, of New York, was on the stand all day. He stated positively that the shortage oc curred duriDg a former administration, and that the counterfeit melt was palmed off by the men of this admin istration, but on cross-examination he said he himself would not have accept ed it as genuine, and that he could have detected the imposition. He i slow witness, and will be on the stand all day tomorrow. HOKE SMITH'S REPORT. NU.....M...S o7ta. byh- "" tary f the Interior. Washington, Nov. 18. Th report of Secretary Smith will be tm of the most Interesting whloh ha own mad by a secretary of the interior for sev eral year Thore are several feature which will be au inuovattou iu this de partment More iutoreal oeuter around tuo reooiumundatiou the itoore ury will make for the aettloment of the Pacific railroad debt than ever, whou it i knowu that Mr. Smith be lieve in a oonUuuou lino of road from , , .. ti... Puniilo. and that ho thinks uoh a line oau bo operated to Knr auiim time the score- Ury ha boon looking up all patent t" lauds to the Paoitlo railwsy whluh were bond-aided, amounting to 7,000, 000 acre. Whether thl I an indica tion that U intends to make mo ..,.11., ..I r..miiiimiilatioU to OOtl- gres i not known, but it i fot that .i. . .. tuwn amHirimr statu- tic relating to earning of the road and their capacity to oaru enougu pay a moderate interest upon the pre cut indebtedness. Hi expected that oougres will undertake to legislate upon thi subject of Paoitlo railroad iudobtodnos during tha coming so- .....1 .I,- urwtar will UO (U)Ubt SUllI, OM. recommoud a plau of settlomout NEW TSSUE OF BONDS. f.,.U..a Will Not Walt fur Arllon by Congress. New York. Nov. 18.-The Journal this morning say President Cleveland has decided that he will not wait for action by congress before niamug au other issue of bouda. The Washing ... u f lwfi 1 1 . Hit! JU UllU't ... " . spoudouo with New York banker relative to tho issue, and it is probable that the banker will accept tnoir prop osition. Here is the proposition: When the gold reserve falls to $75, 000.000 the bank shall deposit $J5, ld in the subtreas- ury'aud take in return 4 per oeut bonds ou a 8 per cent bast. The deohue of tho gold reservo to j......... mint luut snrinu forced the gov- ernment to pay 8 per cent for gold procured from the Belmont-Morgan syndicate. Credit nas uoeu re-wi ).v tint oiMtration and tho ad ministration desire to take advantage imsimtui confidence pre vailing to secure the gold at the low rate of 3 per cent The Jackson Hole Inquiry. Cheyenne, Nov. 18. The United Qro trtfl cm lid iurv. which has been in session here for the past five days, con cluded its work today. The most im portant case was that or tne seniors ui the Jackson Hole district It was in reference to the killing of one Indian and the wounding of another by a posse of settlers, in July last, while the Indians were under arrest for vio lating the game law and were being taken to the settlement at Marysvillo. Five of the witnesses were said to have been members of the posse that did the killing. Three Indian who were with ha hund. were examined. The evi dence has not beeu made public and no indictments were iouna. The Hhelby Conllsealed. Victoria, B. C, Nov. lS.-Judg-rannt waa at veil today in tho local ad miralty court confiscating the hooner Shelby for violating tne uuimug m- act. The Shelby, It will be remem bered, was soiled by the outter Cor win, May 11, and was held for being unlawfully in the sea during the pro hibited period. Incidental to tho trial today, Louis Wine, owner oi tuo .twiniipr. furnished a sensation by ad mitting the authorship of a letter re cently received by cnier justice uavie and inclosing $25. He was sentenced to one week in jail for contempt, and fined the amount of the proffered bribe. The Detroit Ksplnslon. Detroit, Nov. 18. The inquest on the thirty-seven victims of last week's explosion in the Journal building end ed abruptly this evening before any testimony had been taken. Prosecuting Attorney Fraser asked that the jury merely return a verdict that the deaths were caused by a boiler explosion, which was accordingly done. The prosecutor's object was to avoid pro ducing testimony which would divulge the cause of tho state aguinst Engineer Thompson and to muke a more search ing investigation of the whole matter before the county judge. This Looks Like I'lttshurg. Pittsburg, Nov. 19. The Dispatch tomorrow will say that Robert Lind say, secretary of the National League of Republican Clubs, has received a letter from General J. S. Clarksou, in Which he instructs Mr. Lindsay to en gage a number of rooms at leading Pittsburg hotels for the national con vention week. The letter does not pro vide for any alternative if the conven tion shall not be held in Pittsburg, but positively engages the room. Great Northern's Annual Showing. St Paul, Nov. 15. The annual re port of the Great Northern railway and of the St Paul, Minneapolis & Mani toba railroad was issued today. The sixth annual report of the Great North ern, for the year ended June 80, 1H95, is gratifying to the last degree. The revenue account from the St. Paul, Minneapolis & Manitoba's leased lines show the gross earnings to be $18,10!), 936, and net earnings $5,604,262. The total operating expenses were $7,146, 462. Elks to Meet la Cincinnati. Philadelphia, Nov. 19. The execu tive committee of the Benevolent and Protectve Order of Elks met last night and selected Cincinnati as the plaoe for holding the next national convention, beginning the aeoond Tuesday in July, 1896. iG SKA CLAIMS Senator Morgan In Reply to Lord Salisbury. NO MISA1TKKIIKSSI0N OK FACTS Tha I'arl. Tribunal Muda K Uo.-I.loa Regarding AX 'unlroer.jf l ead- lug )' ' 1 ' ' Livingston, Al., Nov. John T. Morgan, In iut.-nrU'w to Lord Salisbury's claim that Hrni-h Morgan", objection to tho payment of tho Uehrliig olaiiu I based on mlssappheheusloii of the fact, said: "1 have not l1'" dUu-Wh to which attention U called. '"t "" ptModblo that I could be mistaken hi faet which stand op,H-.M i.i . he de mand of Great llritaiu for $li.000 damage for .oi.ure t-f "! ' "T arrested during Mr. Cleveland first administration. Tho Behrlng twt tri bunal, of which I wa. a momler, had no authority to decide any controversy between the United State and t re- Britain which led to questions of dam age or tho liability of either govern, meiit to the other for damage for m ure of shii. It made no uoh deci sion, and expressly doolluod U do o. "After a very rough iulimtlou of tho fact presented In tho case of tho two governments, opptrt'd on either side by testimony of more than 1.000 witnesso. and tho entire diplomat o corps of tho two government on this ubjeot. and after listening to the great lawyer who appeared before tho tri bunal, four oh each side, it U not like ly that any member of that tribunal wa iiiformod than 1-ord Salisbury to tho facts iu tho ease. Hi lord ship doubtlea suppisted that hi infor mation of tho fact In thi esse I quit superior to luiuo. otherwise ho would not attribnto to mo tho grv error of a mistaken conception of ih fact, kv ideutly ho concede that if 1 am right iu my statement of the faeta. h must be wrong In claimiug that the fulled State owe Great BriUin $135,000 for depredation committed upon British hip found poaching ou tho seal herds, when tho record show more than half the sum claimed for damage, if this is due at all. I. duo to tho citiami of th United State who violated tha law of their owu country by mrauding upon our owu seal herd, under cover iwl -i..,t,.,r f tin, ltrituli flair. MM,'v-. v. ...w " "If I had beeu wrong lu uniting ulth Mr. Huvnrd and Mr. UlttillO i the opiulou that these marauder ou the British ship were contrsry to tho public morality aud lnUrnatioual com ity, I think I could uot w wroug in denouncing this conduct of Amnrlcaii cltixens, under oover of the British Bag, as being close kin to piracy, and I cannot In) wrong In denouncing the shelter the British flag gave tlieau peo ple as being au act of arrogance and ...wan mntinn which acarottlv ouuoeai hostile intention. I am unablo to per oeive why the United State gvru- ment should reward llie jerpetrat'r m this base oondnct or should omnplt ment the goverutneut of Great llritaiu by cuioeding that it was just, friendly or honorable." THE SUGAR TRUST. It Has Ilerlareil a lloyeolt Agaln.t the ura.ka I'roiluet. Chicago, Nov. 10. A special from Umaha says: The growth of tho beet-sugar Indus try iu this state has attracted . tho at tention of the sugar trust, which has alreudy taken steps to prevent the sals of Nebraska sugar. Jobbers and deal ers have been notified that If they sell the refined product of tho Nebraska, factories tho trust will decline to sell them the cheaper grades, which sro not manufactured by the Oxuard. The result of this Inhibition is that $100,000 worth of Nebraska in a do su gar Is stored in warehouses in Qioahs. The matter has been laid befonl thn Manufacturers' & Consumers' Associa tion, and effort will Is) made to get Western jobbers to agree to handle the Nebraska product regardless of conse quences. There is a strong bouio pat ronage sentiment in the stute which will favor the Nebraska sugiir-niakcrs. It is estimated that the year's output in the Grand Island and Norfolk sugar factories will reach, If not exceed, a value of $H00,O0O, or nearly one-third of the total amount consumed iu the stato. Looking for a So-t'atled Messiah. Denver, Nov. 1(1. Francis Schlatter, the so-called heuler and messiah, dis appeared lust night, and a warrant for his arrest has been issued from thu United States court He has been summoned to appear before tho United States commissioner today as a witness sgainst the persons arrested on a charge of using the mails to defraud by pretending to sell handkerchiefs blessed by Schlatter. The accused claim they could prove that Schlatter had really blessed a bale of handker chiefs for them, and in that case it is said he was liable to iudlctment He left a note simply saying: . "My mission to Deuver is ended. Good-bye." .. . ., Over 8,000 people assembled this morning expecting to receive treatment from Schlatter. The Oregon Short Line Interest. New York Nov. 16. A bill of ex ception ba Ikh u filed 'by the Amcri. can Loan & Trust (kimpany, of Boston, to the report of Judge Cornish, tha master in chancery, which favored, the payment of Interest due February 1, 1895. on the Oregon Short Line first mortgage vixen and interest dne Janu ary and July 1, 18U6, on the Utah Northern first mortgage (evens. THADt st.rrhanrtlsa Imaotls 1..... . ............. ir 7 'II. i i - w rii. New York, Nov. 1H.-U, Ui ()(.' wwklf review Of trade..... The scare alamt gold -lHlr . no real slglillleanot), ni( $J,UftO,ooo more will go out tori,. u" NtiM'k market lis U Ther wa and Is ul.(mm of dlftloulty lu Uio fact tlut u ,(,,"" t.f prtaluet hav Wu too mH hj,' th greatly itiured Imporu of J1 t-haiidlso. The uollspao of KsmtrJ! rttim wod lis fordid rasjij , elgiior to realise ou American and tho Impression Hint our g,r' immt may b forcetl to borrow ,t alao apis-al t our disadvsm,,,,, theht Is no local dlturbsniH uf market. "Th output of pig-Iron NoYemt., w l7.ao ton weekly, about 0 eiit larger than ever before, md , tiuuMueo of th siim produettuo fum week more would make tho hlf J(,n output B.oftO.OOO ton, Uiu 4(ooo toil greater than In any othi.r h,f j( Tho startling fact 1 that Hi dMlll for product of Imu aud sund f uotwlthstaudiiig tho iueivas i. output of pig, and, although only sfM oouct'ru. havB olond tir nHluerd , or wage on anooiint tf lack of oH, prlou am sinking, having tMuilt sr cent for tha week, and 6.4 pit ttt from tho higheat point. llwinWf;j billet, gray forgo bar, tank-steel piatl aud slruetural aud wire uallt hat ( solil lower within the psl w.vk, thot tjuotatiou are kept up a fsr p bio by aaaoolation. Minor uipuU h uu tho w hide lower, thouglitinhatui! eu.xl a little, but lake eopar sold , 1 1 cent, aud I weak. Iw4 U i cidedly weak on eoouiil ef ml on consumption, aud 1 quoted at J.;n "There were 37U biiUisfallnmr port.xt throughout tho t'ullnl HUl thi week, CHMnparml with 360 !i week. 3H0 In thu week one yMr ir and 870 two year go, aud isounpt ed with only 30A in tho wirreapuadii w-k of l(SU3." DECISIVE BATTLE. Insurgent force ("omhlnlni A vauelag t'noa Santa t lam. Madrid. Nov, 16. Dispatches i ootved from Havana say thai Ui Inn gout, Rub iff, i at Siguua, pnitlow !ntn ilara, awaiting Maximo Uoo, at tha summI uf furoo of iiuartpmi nd with tho internum of idriUk-ti upon Die cliy of Saul Oar, th b quarter of Captain-General ds ti poa, who I kixrwu tq be prepsriiif give hwttlu t) tho oomblnwd lusurgt force. ( ViniHi I now on hi way Slgnna, and a most Important ipj uiuul is expeutnl. lloim mmit changtMl hi tactic uf slfewplliif tiro out Iho Spanish troop, owing the decision of lh Cuban nmilutm ry assembly iu New Vork, which understood to consider it urgenl th th Uisurgvnu bring about thciW gugmneiit with the tnK, in ord that tha revolqUuuisU way obtain n ogmtioii a Mligorent upon tli p of tho Uuiud Stat.- : F Four now gunWwt have rrll Cuban water to take part tnthebkc ade of the coast of that islaiid. Tho correspondent of tho Imparci at Havana cable that Auloulo Mw Is marching to tho west of tbs Wi of Cuba to reinforce Kolotf nl(iiim Tno revolt. It i added, has mom considerable proportions In pm inco of Santa Clara, ami Je Mto said to have peuotrsted into the pro Inoo of Puerto PrinctKi at Urn hed 3,000 men. Kl Liberal say tho P'tsdlion li w ing Spain $IS,0u0 daily. ADULTERATION OF WINES. A Movement MortoH In (allfon.ls hi Motional Law. Sun Vrat!nli. Nov. ' 1(1. Cotltni man MeGuire will wake au flu have a national law passed prohibit tho wile or manutacturu of im' wim . i The iimtusr has la-en liken by the Grspegrower aud winraw' Asiwajlation. and work is g"i" ward for the preparation of a bill will cover tho case. France, fp and Italy have laws upon this null of adulteration of wine. Ohio W t only stato lu the '.Union which pw this sareguard ou wine imported in its Is.rders. Tho secretary of SKWadalion is securing oplo ol ' laws of thewt countries, and when w arrive a bill will e prepared b upon tho lest features uf the Pr0 sions of both countries. ' Adrea Sbarlsro, the represent" of one of tho largo wino growinK 'j triots, and a prominent member in association, is the prime mover in matter. "I had a long talk with C.0KT man MoGniro." said Mr. Ztof "and he is fully In ucoord with tn jects of the ass.K)iatlon. U ha P issd to introduce the bill, which probably be mado a part of the bi State revenue law. - The mattor been agitaUid for some time." ',' t The Itam Katahilln. Washington, Nov. 16. The n bureau chiefs, to whom was reiw the question of the failure of the tahdin, hve reported on' the suBJ' which is now before the JnK ' cato-goueral for his indorsement understood that it points out the w ner in which the vessel may b ed, norwithstiiudiiig her f'lu make the . seventeen knots sp quired by the contract 1 that a. 4hero waa no "'ml',''j the Lid for oonstruotiPg the v ether firm would be wronged 7 ncc-ptaace of the boat; a'0 ED speed nquirornunt of aeveutee" was not fixed by law, but by tb tary of the navy. THE KiVllvV UP