R A ILW A Y S
ON
THE
A G G R E S S IV E .
THE
DAY
IN
THE
IN
SENATE.
En glish C on tractors
I n s u r g e n t O n e r a t l o n * In H a v a n a !
l u r e A t t e n d e d W i t h ft u cr es *.
Several
Washington, M a y o .— After a recess
N ew York, May 5.— A special to the
practically ten 'lays, tiie senate
Epitome o f the Telegraphio Press from K ey West says: Havana Edhem Pasha Begins the i covering
met today with a large accumulation
advices show that the insurgents are
Expected Attack.
of routine business and several import­
News o f the World.
active in that province.' Tapasta was
ant questions, including the Morgan
attacked last week by a force o f 400
Cuban resolution, awaiting attention.
insurgents, and held for an entire day.
T E R S E T I C K S F R O M T H E W IR E S Tiie Spanish garrison in one o f the T H E F I G H T I N G A T V E L E S T I N O Tbe attendance was unusually large.
Among tiie bills introduced was one by
blockhouses retired completely, w hile
Chandler of New Hampshire, for the
the other held their ground and did not
fire at the insuregnts or disturb them G r e e k «
8 u cc e««fu lly
R e p e lled
t h e issue o f certificates of indebtedness up
A j i In terestin g C ollec tio n o f Ite m s F r o m
to $50,000,000 to meet deficiencies of
Tiie Cubans took posses­
Turks
W ith
Great
Loss
to
the
t h e N e w a n d t h e O l d W o r l d I n a in any way.
revenue. It was referred to the finance
sion of tiie vacated blockhouse, looting
I n v a d e r s —T h e N e w s F r o m E p i r u « .
Condensed and C om p reh en sive F o rm .
j committee.
it of all the arms and provisions they
Forest tires are said to be starting up could find, ami then set it on fire.
A resolution by Pettus of Alabama,
London, May 4 — A dispatch from
■gain arnnnd Ashland, Wis.
The other blockhouse, with a gar­ Athens says: The reports of the Turk­ was agreed to asking the secretary of
The Santa Fe purchased the A tla n ­ rison o f 300 troops in anil around it, ish assaults on Pharsala are officially tiie treasury for in format ion as to tiie
tic & Pacific railroad at a foreclosure kept quiet, no offensive operations be­ confirmed.
amounts paid as drawbacks during the
aale for $12,000,000.
last ten years.
ing attempted by tiie Spanish in com­
T h e F ig h tin g at V elestin o.
Vest’s resolution, directing the com­
The Cubans camped within
The
Transvaal w ill observe the mand.
Athens, M ay 4.— Dispatches from mittee on commerce to investigate and
queen’ s jubilee day as a holiday as a half a m ile of the Spanish force, and
Pharsala, the headquarters of the Greek report on tiie causes of the Mississippi
plundered the stores of the town w ith ­
token of appreciation.
army in Thessaly, give further particu­ floods was favorably reported from the
A big fire in Pittsburg, Pa., de­ out opposition.
lars of tiie recent fighting between
committee on contingent expenses.
La Heiba was attacked by a force
stroyed $2,000,000 worth o f property,
Turks and Greeks at Velestino, ten
The Cuban resolution was called up
from
Rodriguez’
army,
the
first
of
the
and resulted in one death and the in­
miles west o f Volo, at the junction of by Morgan, who asked for a vote.
week, and the Spanish garrison driven
jury of four persons.
the lailroad connecting V olo with Lar­
Halo of Maine, just returned after an
out. There is a small eartli fort there
The banking-house of J. B. Wheeler
issa and Pharsala. T h e Turkish at­ extended absence, desired time to pre­
and two blockhouses. They attacked
f t Co., in Manitou and Aspen, Colo.,
tacking force consisted of 8,000 infan­ pare his remarks. He assured Morgan
the earthworks early in the morning,
have gone into the hands of assignees.
try, 600 cavalry and thirteen guns.
there was no purpose to delay the reso­
and carried them by a dashing charge,
Mo reason is given by the directors.
The charges of tiie Turkish gun cavalry
lution for tbe mere sake of delay. A f ­
the Spanish retreating into their block­
W. D. Case, of Pittsburg, Columbia houses at the other end o f town. One were firmly withstood by Evzoncs post­ ter proper debate, he said it would be
A n entire voted on, as he was as anxious as any
county, and J. \V. Duncan, of Um a­ of these was attacked by the Cubans, ed on Karnavassa h ill.
tilla , U m atilla county, Oregon, have and three bombs exploded under its Turkish regiment was decimated. Four one to have the resolution disposed of.
been appointed fourth-class jiostuiasters. walls, shattering it badly and killing Turkish squadrons which attempted a Morgan endeavored to have a day fixed
A Washington special says that it several inmates. The Spanish surren­ charge w ere received with a combined for a vote, but there were objections.
has been definitely decided that N ation­ dered, and were paroled by the Cu­ rifle and sbarpnel fire which mowed
The Greek
In th e House.
al Committeeman J. E. Boyd, of North bans. Some firing took place between down seve-al hundred.
Washington, May 5.— In the house
Carolina, w ill be appointed solicitor of the insurgents and tiie other two block­ irregulars co-operated w ith the regu­
internal revenue.
houses, bat no attack was made on lars. F ifty Greeks w ere killed, and/ a today Joseph B. Khowalter, recently
major and five subalterns wounded.
elected to represent the Twenty-fifth
Colonel John Hay, the newly ap­ them, the Cubans apparently being con«
A detachment o f Turkish cavalry Pennsylvania district, to fill the place
tent
with
tne
victories
they
had
gained.
pointed United States ambassador to
from Larissa approached the railway of J. J. Davidson, deceased, took the
England, was received with unusnal They entered tiie stores, took what they
between Pharsala and Domokos, w hicli oath of office.
distinction while presenting his cre­ pleased, and loaded their plunder in ox
town is about ten miles south o f Phar­
Bailey of Texas presented a resolu­
dentials to the queen at Windsor castle. } teams in plain view o f the Spanish.
sala, in the Greek rear.
The Greek tion that the Nelson bankruptcy bill,
The
Spanish
loss
is
said
to
have
been
I t has been found that Victor Koski
artillery opened fire upon the enem y’ s recently passed by the senate, be taken
was the man drowned off the coast a about seventy-five killed and wounded. cavalry at long range, and after heavy
up by the house on Monday, May 10,
Word
reached
the
palace
yesterday
fe w days ago with Joint ICock. w hile
cannonading forced the Turks to retire, and considered until disposed of. He
that
a
garrison
of
200
men
at
a
small
fishing near Astoria. Koski was a resi­
the Greek cavalry pursuing them.
asked unanimous consent for immediate
d en t of West Astoria, 30 years of age place in the southwestern portion of
The Turkish commander apparently consideration of tiie resolution.
the province deserted to the insurgents
and unmarried.
Brewster, Republican, of New York,
last we.'k, carrying all their arms and wished to surprise the Greeks at Phar­
Johanna Spath, widow of Jacob Spath,
sala and sent tw o army corps against objected. Simpson of Kansas rose to
ammunition and a field piece.
ia suing Katz <ft Sons, sausage manufac- ,
The insurgent captains, Rafael Men­ them, one from Trikhala, the other a question o f personal privileges, and
turers, of San Francisco, for $100,000
sent to the clerk’s desk to be read an
doza Sicarros, and Ricardo Haldez.who from Larissa.
damages. Her husband was killed in
extract from the N ew York Mail and
voluntarily surrendered a fortnight ago
G ree k Po sition s T a k e n .
tbs defendant’ s factory and the widow
Express accusing him of being an ob­
in Pinar del Rio and were liberated un­
«barges the firm with being res|>ousible
Constantinople, May 4. — Edhem structionist and predicting that he
der Captain-General W evler’s amnesty
«m account of negligence.
Pasha lias sent a telegram announcing would he pulverized under the speaker’s
decree, have been arrested. They are
President M cKinley lias sent to con­ to be deported in irons to Centa for that after a serious fight at VeleBtino triphammer.
tiie Turks had captured three forts and
gress a message concerning the lynch­ confinement.
ing of tiiree Italians at Hahnville, Va., j Advices from Snncti Spiritus report four entrenched positions, the Greeks
A NEW C O A L IN G STATIO N.
August 0, 1800. He recommends an that the Spanish volunteers in the gar­ retiring to Volo.
appropriation of $40,000 tor the heirs rison there are becoming mutinous, ow­
T h e U n ite d States Stay Y e t E s ta b lis h
Greeks A g a in A tta c k in g P en tep igad la.
o f the persons witiiout admitting the ing to the governm ent’s failure to pro­
O n « at Santo D o m in g o .
Athens,
M
ay
4.—
A
dispatch
from
lia b ility o f the United States in the vide adequate commissary supplies.
New York. May 5.— A Herald spe­
A
rta
says
that
10,000
Greeks,
under
premises.
From thirty to forty are deserting Colonel Bairastaris, are again attack­ cial from Wahsington says: General
In the German reichstag Count von daily.
G rant’ s project for the establishment
ing Pentepigad ia.
Kanita, the agrarian leader, interpellat­
D r . Z e r t u c h a In T r o u b l e .
The German cruiser Augusta V ic ­ o f a naval coaling station in Samanu
ed the government on the subject of
bay, Kanto Domingo, may yet be real­
New York, May 5.— A dispatch to toria has arrived at Phalerum.
tbe proposod United States tariff. He the Journal from Havana says: “ Dr.
ized. According to Mr. Henry Smythe,
asked if the government wished to con- i Maximo Zertuciia, Antonio Maceo’ s
O fficial T u r k is h A d v ic e s .
minister to H ayti, and charge d ’affairs
tinue the agreement o f 1801, and said physician, wiio is alleged to have be­
Constantinople, May 4.— R ifzi P a­ to Kanto Domingo, under the Cleveland
tbe D ingley b ill im plied less the in­ trayed the Cuban general to the Span­ sha, commander of the Turks at Jan- administration, the Domingo govern­
crease of American customs revenue iards, was arrested at his home near ina, yesterday telegraphed a report to ment is ready to cede such a station to
than the successful expulsion of Euro- | Guinea yesterday and brought to Ha- I tiie effect that the troops had occupied, the United Ktates without asking the
pean imports from American markets. vana under close guard. It is under- I after a fight, tiie heights commanding payment of a dollar.
A duel was fought at the entrance to stood at the palace that W eyler has or- | Karavan-Serni. Tiie Greeks fled, ac­
Mr. Smythe has not submitted an
Washington
Park,
Chicago, which j dered iiis deportation to Chafarinas cording to tl.e official Turkish accounts, official report on this subject to the
might have resulted fatally for one of island, a Spanish penal settlement off by way of Kunuzades.
state department for the reason that his
the principals, had not the seconds load­ the African coast.”
resignation was accepted before he had
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r
e
a
t
e
d
t
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.
ed the revolvers used with blank car- j
tim e to prepare it, though he hail
London, May 4.— A special dispatch called on Secretary Sherman, to whom
tridges. The principals were W. L.
A F O R T U N E FOR A TRAMP.
from Athens announces that tho Greek he made an oral report.
K in g, son of a noted lawyer who diet!
some time ago, and Colonel Jeremiah J a c o b L o o s i n g In In L u c k i f H e C a n ! army has retreated in thorough order
In a letter recently written by Mr.
to Arta, where it is awaiting reinforce­ Smythe to a former friend in Washing­
Bngk, a veteran of the Confederate
Be Found.
ments.
army, who had fonght on board the
ton, he says that he discussed with the
New York, May 5.— This story has
Merriinnc. A fte r shots had been ex­
Dominican foreign office a treaty which
T
u
r
k
s
B
e
s
i
e
g
i
n
g
A
r
t
a
.
to do w itli one Jacob Loosing, a tramp
changed the duelists' honor had been
Athens, May 4.— Tiie Turks are pre­ embraced the follow ing heads and di­
who ran away from his home in Havre,
satisfied, and they shook hands.
visions: Commerce, navigation, extra­
France, when a little iaiy of 16, and paring to beseige Arta.
dition and reciprocity of interests and
Four lives were lost in a tenement who lias just been left $38,000 by a
concessions.
In P a n ic-S trick en Y o lo .
konse fire in Brooklyn, N. Y .
rich uncle who died. Tho man was
Under this latter division he obtained
New York, May 4.— A Herald dis­
F ire consumed the elevator and othor taken to a law yer’s office uinp months
the concession of a coaling station for
property of the Iowa Elevator Company I ago to be examined as a witness in an patch from Salonioa says: An English­
the use of the American navy during
ussuult case. In the course of an ex­ man who arrived here last night from
at Peoria, III.; loss, $200,000.
Volo, where he had been four days, the continuance of the treaty on the
Trainwreckers threw a switch and amination these facts were brought out:
sole condition that “ coaling facilities”
The man was Jacob Loosing; he was says that the scenes o f panic and con­
wrecked a train on tho Houston & T ex­
fusion are indescribable. Law and or­ be allowed the Dominican navy in
born
in
Havre;
his
uncle,
who
con­
as Central and killed one man and in­
American ports. The coaling station
ducted a large Hour business at Havre, der have disappeared and all semblance
jured several.
was to be located at any point in tiie
took charge of him and sent him to a of authority is gone. The whole beach
The sohooner Annie was crushed in
is strewn with baggage, and people are bay of Samana, or in either of two fine
boarding
shcool.
When
the
boy
was
an ice floe off St. Johns, N . B. The
harbors east of Santo Domingo or the
16 years old he ran away, went to Paris, clamoring and w aiting for ships that
crew o f twenty-five men barely escaped
Caribbean sea.
do
not
come.
Rifles
are
being
promis­
mastered the English langunge, earned
w ith their lives.
a little money, made his way to Liver- cuously served and cartridges are
S T R A N D E D IN J U N E A U .
N . Burris, Son & Co., o f Norfolk, dool ami came to this country on a cat­ thrown in heaps in tiie streets and the
V a .. one of the most prominent ami tle steamer. Finding it was necessary people fill their pockets with them.
T w o H u n d red M en T h e r e A r e U nab le
w id ely known banking firms in the to work, even in America, the runaway
The Englishman saw the Greeks’
t o Ciet A w a y .
South, has failed.
went West and obtained a position as flight at Velestino. Fugitives rushing
Port
Townsend,
Wash., May 5.— The
The insurgents against Spanish rule porter in a hotel in Iowa.
He drifted in w itiiout money or provisions inter­
in the Philippine islands are still 25,- to Kan Francisco. There, sad to re­ mingled w ith tiie soldiers who had steamer A l-K i returned this evening
000 strong and offering stout resistance late, the wanderer was compelled to thrown their arms away so as not to from an uneventful trip to Alaska,
bringing but four passengers and very
in the mountains.
serve eighteen months in San Quen­ impede their fight. He also saw the
little freight.
A large number of
captain
of
an
American
ship
w
ho
left
tin,
accused
of
having
broken
into
a
Tb e Hansard union of printers and
stranded people are at Juneau. They
Athens
on
the
28th.
He
said
the
peo­
publishers in London, which oollupsed laundry. When liberated lie came to
ple were terribly bitter against the roy­ went north without supplies, expecting
in 1891, has paid a quarter of a m illion N ew York.
to beg food from others while en route
A ll this Jacob told the lawyer. The al fam ily ami would kill any o f itc
sterling o f its indebtedness.
to the Yukon. They were given to un­
latter did not place much confidence members if they could get at them.
derstand they would starve if they
The mineownera of Leadvillq, Col.,
in tho man’ s story, hut after givin g it They accused Prince Constantine of
started on tiie trip, so they remained at
m et and subscribed $50,000 toward
careful consideration, lie decided that having betrayed the aim y and o f being
Juneau. The recent raise in fare from
draining the mines, and it is estimated
there might be some truth in it, so he in collusion with the Russians.
that o]M>ning the niiues w ill put T50
The latest he heard was that the king $15 to $32 from Juneau to Sound jioints
w rote to a counsellor at H avre and re­
preclude their leaving Juneau, and the
men to work.
ceived the reply that Jacob’ s uncle had j had taken refuge on a Russian warship.
result is that there are upward of 200
T h e French fishing vessel Valiant, died several months ago, leaving an es- * The streets were fu ll of armed people.
men there, without money or the means
Captain Pierre, from St. Malo for M i­ tate valued at $38,000.
It was only J The shops were being plundered.
of getting either to the mines or back
quelon, struck an iceberg on the Grand for Loosing to go there and prove his j
M nufttapha B e y * » A d v i c e « .
to the Sound.
banks, near St. John’ s, N. F . , on the Identity. Money needed for expenses !
Washington, May 4.— The Turkish
No court w ill be held in Alaska for
18th inst., and almost immediately would lie advanced. But Loosing can-
legation received this from Constanti­ several months to come. A .Juneau
foundered.
She had seventy-three not be found.
nople: Edhem Pasha telegraphs that, paper says that there are so few cases
fishermen on board, and all took to the
after
a fight which took place at one for jury trial upon the district court
b
r
o
w
n
e
d
In
S
a
l
m
o
n
H
a
y
.
boats. O nly one of these boats has sc
Seattle, May 5.— B. H. W aller, cook hour’s distance from Velestino, our calendar for the May term that the cir­
fa r been heard from. When it left tiie
troops took possession of three fo rt­ cumstances w ill not warrant the great
vessel, its complement was ten men. of the schooner Com peer, loading limi- |
expense which tiie summoning of a jury
Three perished from exposure and hun­ l>er at Ballard for Central America, ! resses and three intrenchments. H efzi
Pasha, commander-in-chief o f the O t­ would entail upon the government.
ger. The bodies of the first two were drowned in Salmon hay this afternoon, j
W a R h i n jf ft o n S u p r e m e C o u r t .
thrown overboard, but the survivors, in lie bad quit, intending to g o to Alaska, | toman forces in Epirus, also announces
Olympia, Wash., May 5.— Tiie su­
their desperation, were driven to can­ and a new cook had been engaged for that the Hellenes who were located at
nibalism, and ate the third. The boat the schooner. They started in a small j Karavan-Seai, not being able to resist preme court has granted a petition for
the attack of our troops, were com­ a rehearing in the case of the Ktate vs.
was picked up by a schooner. The sur­ skiff for the ship, the skiff capsized
vivors are in a shocking condition, and and W aller drowned. The new cook pelled to abandon the town, and that McCann, from K ing county, and in the
the troops commanding the pass of C ity o f Tacoma vs. Tacoma Light &
are so badly frostbitten that their arms saved his life by clinging to the over­
Comdjadis
also have been taken by our W ater Company.
turned
boat.
must be amputated.
troops.
T h e D u r r a n i Cane.
T h e fourth annual meeting o f the
F lrr » t Lo t A iik p I m .
Pacifio Coast W omen’s Congress has
San Francisco, May 6.— The attor­
R e s e r v e . T a i l e d O a t.
Los Angeles, M ay 6.— F ire at an
opened in Kan Francisco.
parly hour this morning destroyed $20,-
London, May 4.— An Observer dis­ neys for Theodore Durrant today filed
John Forepaugh and tw o prominent 000 worth of residence property on Kan patch from Athens says that Saturday copies of a bill o f exceptions on the ap­
Rpanianls were killed in a railroad ac­ Julian street, this city. The fire began night five classes o f the reserves and peal to the supreme court of the United
cident near Tumpa, Fla. A careless in the livery stable of John Goodman. two classes o f the territorials were States. The exceptions are to proceed­
motorman left his |>ost, and the trolley- This was totally destroyed, ami a row making hurried arrangements to leave ings in court April 10, when a motion
for a continuance was denied and when
car was run down by a fast m ail train. of three houses owned by Dr. John P. for the fronL
Durrant was sentenced to be hanged at
K»p*rrisbr Rakestraw is preparing W histler was consumed w ith their con­
San Quentin prison June 11.
fo r the national educational institute tents. Six horses and four valuable
London, May 4.— A dispatch from
to be held in Portland, Or., in Angnst, hacks were burned in the stable.
Athens says M. R alli, the new Greek
T h e London markets have been flood­
at which it ia expected all tbe Indian 1
prime minister, has announced his in­ ed with pearls since tbe outbreak of the
schools and agencies in the west w ill ba 1 As oomets near the sun their veioeity
tention of calling to arms every able- plague at Bombay.
always increases.
««presented
bodied man in Greece.
Prep,
S e v e ra l Llne«.^
I m p o r t a n t O u e . t l o n . C ai n e I P
fur C oa eld e ratln a .
Won the Battle
of Purgatory Hills.
Insurgents
LOSS
S P A N IS H
Xh, y
W ere
Where
1-uure.l
D r a w ,,
»
WAS
Into
HEAVY
A m b o .c .l.,
W ith erin g
Upon Them From
K ir*
Was
A ll
SKIc.
New York, May 3 . - A Herald dis­
natch from Havana says:
.
1 The engagement which tiie .Spanish
had with General Koderiguez in the
Purgatorv hills, and which was report­
ed as a decisive Spanish victory, turns
out to have been the reverse.
The Spanish columns encountered
the insurgents and attacked sharply,
relying on their superior forces, lb e
rebels retreated toward their camp, and
succeeded in playing their old trick of
drawing the Spanish into an ambus­
cade. General Castillo arrived with
reinforcements while Koderiguez was
engaging the Spanish and fell on their
flank. The fighting lasted five hours,
and in killed, wounded and prisoners,
the Spanish lost 280 men.
News comes from Santiago de Cuba
that 200 volunteers headed by a priest
and a prominent physician have joined
the insurgents because they were dis­
satisfied with the conduct of the Span­
ish authorities, and believed that Gar
cia would succeed in retaining his su­
premacy in the eastern province.
The situation at Banes continues to
command attention. Four cruisers and
several gunboats have been ordered
there to land a force to march on the
port in the direction of Holquin. The
rebel force in and near Banes is esti­
mated at 3,000.
General Weyler came quietly hack
to Havana yesterday morning after a
six week’s trip to Santa Clara, during
which, if he accomplished anything
from a military standpoint, the fact lias
been most effectually concealed. It is
now reporteil that he is going to Spain
soon, but the rejiort is probably due to
the fact that his son sailed A p ril 30.
It was reported last night that an in­
surgent chief of importance had been
sent to Pinar del Rio.
He is believed
to have been Qiiintin Bandera, but the
statement lacks confirmation.
From Matanzas and other towns in
Havana, Santa Clara and Pinar del Rio
comes the news that starvation and dis­
ease are on the increase.
C ity of Mexico, May 4.—^
ant compauy has been ¡«.
here, with a capital of (p
larger part of the shares bei
by Pearson <& Kon, the Engli^
tors having in hand the dr»in-
Valley of Mexico and the port
Vera Cruz, w ith a few Mexi^
holders. The new comp»^
known as the Mexican Lan^
tion & Railway Company. Tlie
ject of the company is to buiy
way from some suitable po|m
National Tehuantepec road to,
ble point in the state of \>r.
The government giveB a subsidy
8.000 uores of public landi -
meter of railway constructed/
400.000 acres o f land thui
the company w ill settle Euro-
other colonists. Am ong othe/
the company is to acquire rail
the southern part of Vera Cr
also tiie railroad line has air
located, and construction will
two months.
THE
W orst
LE V E E S
Is
ARE HOI
A p p a ren tly
O r,,
th e R e d Rive r.
New Orleans, May 4— Di
from all points along the river
show that the levees are holdi
fall of one-tenth at Providence;
ens the belief o f engineer«
worst is over from the mouth
river to the Arkansas line. The
points now are from Red river1
southward. A t Plaquemine w
river rose four-tenths, and the
workers in that vicin ity are hi.
hard time keeping the line in a
tion of safety. T iie gauge here
19.30 tonight.
Major Richardson, chief of fit
engineers, came to the city at tL
ernor’s order to act as advisory
neer on the local work, and d:
the defense w ell constructed,
and elsewhere the day was de.,
hard work, and no mishaps have
red. There is considerable alarm
Davis levee, but extensive
ments w ill be begun there ton
T h e H i g h W a t e r a t St. Lonl$;!
St. Louis, May 4.— The coir
high water lias excited a great in:
as was evinced by tiie enormous
that flocked to the river front
The river continues to rise, mi,
30.95 at 4 P. M. A t a num’
places along the levee the nr’
tracks were under water. The
nal association, whose tracks are,
A Cuban O ff i c e r C a p t u r e d .
under water, expresses no une*:
Nt?w York, May 3.— A World dis­ One of the officials stated it wot"
patch from Havana says:
five feet of water before all their
Advices from Sagua la Grande say tracks had been submerged, and
that Rafael Fernandez, adjutant on the they had engines which would
staff of tiie insurgent General Itoban, three feet of water, therefore it
has been captured. He is an American. take a rise of eigh t feet beyo:
He is confined in the m ilitary prison present stage before the company
at Kagua. His case is receiving atten­ be incovenienced.
tion at the hands of Consul Barker.
Cu b an R e f o r m s t o B e A p p l i e d .
Situation a t N atch ez.
Natchez, Miss., M ay 4.— With
Madrid, May 3.— Tiie queen regent,
at the cabinet meeting today, signed a exception of a half-tenth rise
decree providing for the application of the last twenty-four honrs, the
the agreed-upon reforms for Cuba. situation remains unchanged,
The action was due to tiie receipt of a weather having cleared, the sit
cable message from Captain-General tonight seems more hopeful,
W eyler announcing the western part of the levees are in fa ir shape, they 1
many streams of water running tbi
the island was pacified.
them, necessitating a large ditch
AMERICUS C L U B 'S
B A N Q U E T . dug to carry off the water at Vi
They are being worked on by a
In
D ecorations
W ere
Ilnrned ,
b u t t h e force and closely guarded.
places the river is within less
S p ee c h es W e r e M a d e .
foot of tiie top, and the current ia
Pittsburg, May 3.— The eleventh an­
swifL
nual banquet of the Americus Club, in
memory of General Grant, was held
C ircu latio n o f Currency.
tonight, in spite of the tire in the ban­
Washington, May 4.— The m;
quet hail which destroyed the decora­ statement of tiie controller of the
tions ami threatened for a time to put rency shows that on A p r il 30 the
a stop to the ceremonies.
The club circulation of national bank noti
had made great preparations for tho $232,802,244, a gain for the yi
event, and the decorators had been at $8,700,899, and a loss for the mo
work for several days and had adorned $906,650.
the ceiling with four rows of inverted
The circulation based on 1
pyramids, constructed of red, white and States bonds was $208,768,549, l
blue bunting.
The pyramids, several for tbe year of $5,365,410, and
hundred in number, entirely covered for the month of $999,153.
the ceiling, and the points of them ex­
The circulation secured by
tended to within about eight feet of the money was $24,083,695, an in
floor. An electric light was suspended for the year of $3,335,589, an in
from the top of each, and a bunch of for the month of $92,503.
smilax festooned from point to point.
The amount of United States
The effect was very beautiful. * The tered bonds on deposit to secure
windows were artistically draped, and lating notes was $232,749,300, i
in tiie center of the north wall was a secure public depostis, $16,313,0
lifesize portrait of the hero of Anno-
mattox.
f l a n b o t t « O r d e r e d I n t o Coinmli
Washington, May 4.— Thefirsl
The club management wished to se­
cure a photograph of the decorated hall, of the laying-up of the big eruil
and in the attempt to secure a flash­ lumbia ig manifested in tbe pi
light picture an explosion occurred tion of orders by the navy depu
which was followed by flames which for the commisson of two new gu
practically destroyed the entire decora­ Helena and Annapolis. Tiie
tion of the hall. Men were at once put " ill go into active service for t
to work to remove the debris, and the time on June 1, and the Anna
banquet was delayed only an hour, the week later, on the 7th. Thest
dismantled condition of the room prov­ w ill be kept on the North Atlan
ing but a slight detraction from the tion for about tiiree months, wli
evening’ s enjoyment.
ing thoroughly shaken down, th
There were 824 diners seated at the be sent to one of the foreign si
table, with U, K. T rent as toastmaster. probably China, to relieve seine
larger cruisers now in need o
Fu tal S a w m ill E xploaion .
hauling.
Pittsburg, May 8 . - A boiler explo­
A las k a M a il S e rv ice .
sion at Alderman’s sawmill in the
Washington, M av 4 .— The fin
Kamiwali valley, W. Va., last night,
killed two men and seriously injured lar mail service authorised for
five
The killed are: Perrv Devers tire year ¡n Alaska lias been con
and George Conley. The injured are: ■or by the jiostoftice dcpartmei
Hickman, Thomas Hickman, W ill- Ber\ ice being from Juneau to
.am Balton. W illiam Alderman, John
'♦y, 900 miles each way. Tfi
McCauley
The three former w ill tract calls for one round trip a
W illi
probably dte.
The m ill was badly beginning July
wrecked, and the loss w ill be heavy. * Waller, of this city, is the coni
tne contract price being $6,999.
P e tit io n fo r a D u ty on H id e *.
Battle-Ship Oregon’ » I n j n r l
C o n W City. Wash., May 3 - T h e
Washington, May 4.— T h efu l
SUK-kra,sets’ Association of the Big b - aval Constructor Capps an
• ;d has sent a petition to Washington tain Barker, upon the condition
a king that congress place a dutv on
r.gon, after her mishap at I
hide*.
Eastern Washington cattle­ ? V " ^ n8et sound, has been r
men want the Dingley bill amended.
he navy lepartment. A s in
J the telegraphic report, ths i
D r. T ra e ll Ilre e n D ead.
ere not of a nature to disfll
op, and although there is a- 1«
Green, an emi'n’e n f ^ h y s ^ T a ^ m J ^ l
raDle8 aml plates, can
no " C‘ W‘lh ?Unker> piles, the
the U n u T 111111 D° uece8aity