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PEACE TREATY SIGNED FOR FREEDOM OF CUBA HPT TIT? ARGUS, War Between China and Ja pan Brought to a Close. 1 OIL Independence Probably De clared at Guantanamo. TERMS TELEGRAPHED SHANGHAI SHE WILL HOW ASK BEC0GHITI0N Japan Will Ilrtaln Conquered I'laces, lie llvu Kormosa, Territory Kant if Lulu River anil lml Ity. London, April 17. Tho Times' cor respondent in Shanghai says: LI Hung Chang's Hon-iii-luw telegraphs that tho trinity of peace whs Hignod in Sinmnn Kiiki today, April 1(1, and that thu terms are: First The independence of Corea. Second Japan's retention of tho con quered places. Third Japau'H retention of tho ter ritory oast of tho Liau rivor. Fourth Porinauout session of For- nioNa. ' , I if th Indomuity of f 100, 000, 000, Hixth An offensive and and dofen Hive allianoo botwoou China and Japan, HUrtllng reclamation If Trim. Loudon, April 17. A dispatch from Shanghai to tho news agouey horo HayH unit a proclamation bearing tho earner or h uaino, liiis boon iHHuod describing the empire as at au end, and asserting unit no would be unahlo to govern any longer, and that tho officials he trusted are corrupt. It is uddod that tho proclamation haH caused great excitement and there are signs of a rebellion. Tho document, However, 1h Haid to Ikj tho work of e cret societies. Li Hung Chang in Haid to bo in con Htant telegraphic communication with Peking. The poaee conference i Hit' ting today, and tho mooting 1h expected to result m tho oouoltiHion of peace. WILL CERTAINLY BE GARROTED. Joe Maceo, tha Cuban Leader, In the Npniilnrits Hand., Havana, April 17. Macoo is cap. turod and Cuba's last hope in gone. Crombot has been killed. Without thoHO two loaders all is chaos hi the in- Htirgoiit ranks, and liberty's most ar dent frieudn admit that tho Cuban cause is lost. The Spanish authorities are posting bulletins, and the loyalists in lluvana are celebrating the end of tho revolution. Without Crombot aud Ma ceo thoro cau bo no real war. Saturday tno hpaniHii soldiers met at Palnmrito, Tho rebel forces numbered 2,000 men and tho Spaniards 8,000. A doHperato battle followed, aud according to off! cial reports, lasted two hours. At the eud of that time the rebels retreated. and wero pursued by the Spanish troops and Macoo captured. His goorotary was also taken and all the personal and private papers of General Macoo were confiscated. Tho battle was a hard fought ono and tho insurgents fought desperately against odds. Tho Spanish soldiers resisted with remarkable cour age the onslaught of the rebels. Iu tho battle, a hand to hand conflict, a mini- lier (tf Cuban ofllcors, ouo of whom was a colonel, was killod. Macoo was tho leader of the rebel forces with Gomez during the last rev olution. Though but a youth he achieved considerable distinction. At the outbreak of this revolution Maceo landed at Baracoa, March 81. With him where he following officers of the rebellion: Brigadier General Flor Crombot, General Jose E. Macoo, Colo nel Augustine Celoroco, Colonel Juan Justler, Joaquin Sanchez, Joerge Es trada, Adolfo Pena, Domingo Guzman, Jose Palaoin, Jesus Maria Santa Anna, Alberto Alboy, Liis Garrienol, Manuel Gauda, Juan Lemouta and Isadora No riega. Maeoo's fate is known in advance. Far bettor for him if he had boon killed, as was Crombot, than be caught, taken to Havana and put in old Morro castle's gloomy prison. He will be kept there some time and then possiblybe given a mock trial. He will certainly be gar rotod. "Wo have no need of Campos and his troops now," said a Spanish officer when ho heard of Maoeo's capture and Crombet's death. Calleja, the captain-general of Cuba, who is in supremo authority until the arrival of Campos, who, by royal proc lamation, is commander whenever he lands, confirmed the capture of Maoeo, and added that the filibustering is nearly at an end. Calloja is highly gratified that the revolution hag been put down without the aid of Campos' troops. "When the Amerioans see how easily we can crush rebels here in the island without the aid of home troops, or with only the aid of a few of them, they will realize that the anarchist sen timent here has been exaggerated great ly," said Calloja. "Tell your people," he added, "that Cuba is loyal to Spain and Spain has never oppressed the isl and as reported. " Resuming discussion of the battle at Palmerito, Calleja said he had official information concerning the capture of Maoeo and the killing of Brigadier General Flor Crombot. He had also news that the Spanish loss was little, while the robols met with overwhelm ing defeat. ' Consul-General Williams is prepar ing for an easy departure, and Vice Consul Springer assumes the duties of the office at once. Sugar Refineries Started tip. New York, April 17. President Havemeyer, of the American Sugar Company, announces that all the island refineries of the company started up this morning. From this time on he anticipates a oontinued demand for sugar. The question of advancing sugar prices will, he says, depend upon the condition of foreign markets. Not long ago, says a writer, we watohed a driver as he managed a ner vous, high-strung, trotting-bred oolt, which for the first time found itself in a busy street with steam oars puffing, eleetrioity snapping and hissing, teams rambling, and everything in confusion. Evidently the two were firm friends, for whilo fear was manifest in every movement, the kind word of the man in the carriage carried assurance and inspired courage. It wag as good an illustration of confidence aa is seldom eon. VOL. 2. WARRING CLERGYMEN. Great Itow at a Lecture In Ran Franoisoo Over Religious Matter.. San Francisco, April 17. Turmoil. hisses aud cries of "Bhamol" prevuiled at the mooting of tho Congregational Monday Club today, iu the auditorium of thu Young Men's Christian Associa tion building, when the Rev. C. O. Brown, pastor of tho First Congrega tional church, told the Rov. Goorira Horrou, professor of applied theology, at Iowa college, Griunoll, la., that he was au anarchist. So tumultuous grew mo uu(iieuco,composod of clergymen and laymen, that tho reverend gentleman hud to ceaso his address of excoriation. Tho clergy of tho Protestant denomina tions of Han Francisco had boon in vited to be present at Professor Her rou's lecture on the "Christian State," when the latter said: "In spite of all we can say, Protest aiitauism is losing aud Romanism is gaining ground in tho United States." "That's not true," exclaimed Dr. Brown, who was sitting near the plat form. Thero was a visible sensation among the audienco at these words, but Professor Horrou continued calmlv: "In spite of all statistics," Romanism is gaining. I toll you, friends, that God will curso this divided Christian ity." The Rev. Brown then obtained per mission to make an address. He start. ed in with personal allusions, which provoked another row. Filially a vote was taken, and it was ruled that the Kev. Brown must leave tho platform. but boforo doing so ho made the follow ing sarcsatic remarks: "I anticipated this, and I thank you for your advertisement of my next Sun day's Bermon. I will thou and there revive tho teachings of Dr. Herron. whom I deem an anarchist." With these words Dr. Brown with drew to the accompaniment of cries of shame aud loud hisses. A QUEER COMPLICATION. Hnbjr Oelrlch.' Conte.t Against Bli Mother, Uncle and Niece. San Francisco, April 17. Another queer complication has arisen in the b uir will contest. The Fair children, Mrs. Herman Oelriohs, MiBS Viririnia Fair and Charles Fair have instituted a ooutost of the first will of thoir father, which left his immense properties in the hands of the executors appointed by him, and they have petitioned the court to have tho will produood by Mrs. craven, winch leaves the property to the children without reservation, de clared genuine. Now comes Van R. Paterson, who was appointed by the court to represent tho minor heirs, among whom is Herman OelrichB, jr., grandson of Jamos G. Fair, with a pe tition to have the Craven declared fraudulout and to have the first will de clared the only original and proper will. Although this application on behalf of Baby Oelriohs is against the interests of his parents, thoy have nothing to say in tno matter, as fatorson holds the au thority of tho court to represent thoir child, as well as the other minor heirs. PAUL SCHULZE'S WILL. Decerned Asked to Have HH Body Cremated. Tacoma, April 17. The will of Paul Schulze, made in 1880, tin Portland, Or., was brought up yesterday by Man ager Koehlor, of the Southern Paoiflo lines iu Oregon, who has been its cus todian. It was oponod after the funeral and found to be short. The deceased asked to have his body cremated, and bequeathed his books to his brother in Germany, and his furniture to his wife for use during her lifetime. It is sup posed to have been his last will, and will be probated tomorrow. The de ceased's life was insured for f 10,000 or $15,000 in his wife's favor. Another Who Says Booth la Alive, Newark, O., April 17. Christopher Ritter, who arrived from Germany in the winter of 1864, and through the influence of J. Wilkes Booth, secured a position in Ford's theater, tells the story of Lincoln's assassination, claim ing that Boston Corbett shot Edward Fuohs, an actor resembling Booth, and not President Linooln'g assassin. Rit ter is well educated, and his character is above reproach. He declared he as sisted Booth to escape, and that they sailed for Brazil, May 2, 1865. He soon left Brazil, but met Booth by ap pointment at Hamburg eleven yearg ago, and on that ocoasion Booth gave him the pioture of his children, born to his South American wife. These pictures, bearing a strong resemblance to Booth.are now in Ritter'g possession. Ritter sayg he heard from Booth last winter, and he was then on the South Amerioanstage. Enjoined From Selling the Bonds. New York, April 17. Judge Patter son, of the gnpreme oourt, today granted an exparte injunction in the action brought by the Atohison & Topeka Rail way Company against the Mercantile Trust Company, in which the latter are restrained from selling certain bonds held by them under a deed of trust, dated Ootober 5, 1886, and executed and delivered to the trust company by the Atlantic & Paoiflo railroad. Ravages of a Peat. Russelville, Ky., April 17. The army worm has appeared in this and many surrounding counties, and mil lions of them are making a clean sweep of everything green in their way. They have devastated fields of young corn and clover, and hundred of plant beds have been literally eaten up. Not a sprig of tobacco is left. Rumored Discovery of North Pole. Paris, April 17. Figaro prints a ru mor that Dr. Hansen, the Artctio ex plorer, has found the North Pole, and that it is situated on a chain of moun tains. It is also said that Dr. Hansen planted the Norwegian flag there. The story is regarded as untrue. IIILLSBORO, A MANIAF0R MURDER San Francisco's Rival of Jack the Ripper. A REGULAR CARNIVAL OF CRIME Mltalng Blanche Lamont, Murdered Minnie Williams' Friend, Suffered a Like Fate In the Church. San Francisco, April 16. The Eman uel Baptist church on Bartlett street, botween Twenty-second and Twenty third, in this city, has boon the scene of two of the most atrocious murders ever committed in the state. Yester day tho mutilated and murdered Min nie Williams was found in the library of the edifice. .Today the dead body of Blanche Lamont was found in the tower ui-ine same cnurcn. ine same hand the authorities believe, slew both girls, and W. H. T. Durant, the young man suspected of both crimes, is now in custody. Blanche Lamont and Minnie Will iams were members of the Emanuel Baptist church and members of the Sunday school class. The former was a pupil at the normal school on Powell street in this city; the latter was a companion in a family in Alemeda, across the bay from the city. Both were 21 years old, brunettes, and pret ty, modest girls. Both had been re cipients of attentions from a young medical student named Durant, who is also librarian of the church, and secre tary of the Young People's Society of tho church. April 3 Miss Lamont disappeared. Diligent search failed to reveal a trace of her whereabouts, and her aunt, Mrs. Noble, with whom Bhe had been living, was totally unable to throw any light on the affair. Miss Lamont came from Dillon, Mont, several months ago. having been sent to San Francisco for her health, and at the same time to at tend the normal school to perfect her self as a teacher. The last person seen in her oompany was Durant, the young medical student, who, it appears, had been on friendly terms with the miss ing girl. Saturday morning at 11 o'clock the mutilated body of Miunie Williams was found in the library of the Eman uel Baptist church. The girl had been assaulted and her remains had been cut and hacked, the girl evidently having died from the loss of blood. On fur ther examination it was found that she had been gagged, the assailant tearing part of her underclothing and thrusting it down her throat with a sharp stick, badly lacerating the tongue. Two wit nesses state that they saw a young man and young woman entering the church, the former answering the descrip tion of Durant, and the latter that of Minnie Williams. Following this ciow, me ponce at once put tno resi dence of Durant under surveillance. Chief Crowley, in speaking of the case tonight, after detailing the eir- oumstanoes of Miss Williams' disap pearance last Friday night, and the fact that a person answering Durant'g description had been seen entering the ohuroh with a woman who answers Miss Williams' description, said: "Durant made his appearance at Dr. Vogel'g house at about 9:80 or 10 P. M., remaining there until about 11:30. Dr. Vogel statog that at the time Durant arrived at hig house he noticed that Durant was somewhat exer cised, and that great beads of perspira tion oame from his forehead. His hair was dissheveled, and he asked Dr. Vog el's permission to wash his hands and oomb his hair before he made his ap pearance where the young people were, stating to the doctor that he had just returned from the signal corpg, and consequently his hands were dirty. He afterward oame down stairs, and during the evening read a letter pur porting to come from his sister, in Ger man, and after reading the letter he seemed more oomposed. The Rev. J. George Gibsou, the pas tor of the Emanuel ohuroh, has made a written statement to the press denying rumors that he at any time sought to have the finding of the murdered body of Minnie Williams kept quite; or that he was in hiding, or that he Blept in the ohuroh. He also tells how he came to find the body, in company with lady members of the church. He says he re fused to see reporters because he wanted to aid the polioe and prepare a state ment NELLIE BLY WAS WEDDED. The Man of Her Choice Aged and a Multimillionaire. New York, April 16. "Nellie Bly," who is one of the best known newspaper women in the country, is no longer Miss Elizabeth Cochran. She is now Mrs. Robert Seaman. Her hug band is one of the directors of the Mer chants' Exchange bank and a multi millionaire. He is nearly 70 years old. In financial and business circles he is as well known as his wife to the de votees of the Sunday newspapers. The reports of the marriage, which oame from Chioago, were quite oorreot It occurred April 5 at the rectory of the Churoh of the' Ephiphany, on Aghland avenue of that oity. The Rev. T. H. Morrison performed the oeremony. The contracting parties had met at a dinner in the Auditorium hotel two weekg before, and formed an instant attachment Miss Coohran did her first newspaper work on the Pittsburg Dispatch, which was when she was 15 years old. She has been engaged in similar work in New York for eight years and became famous for the sensational character of her contributions to the papers, One of her first exploits was to feign insan ity and have herself incarcerated in the Blaokwell island asylum for the pur pose of describing her experiences, Her trip around the world in geventy-two dayg in 1890 gave her considerable notoriety. OREGON, THURSDAY, APRIL 18. 1895. SUICIDE IS EPIDEMIC. Taeoraa Again Startled by a Murder and Suicide. Tacoma, April 16. It seems though suicide is epidemic in this city Dut u those who think the woes and cares of this life are more than they can bear would only kill themselves, and not drag innocent creatures into an nn timely grave, the circumstances sur ii . luiuiuiug meir aemise wouia not be so distressing. At 9 o'clock Easter (Sunday) morn ing Mike rfeifle, a German laborer. aged about 80 years, shot and killed his sweetheart, Maggie Kronder, a Ger man girl, gome 26 yearg of age. Miss Kronder was a domestic and worked for a family residing at 802 G street According to what can be learned from friendg of both parties Miss Kron der hag kept company with Pfeifle for about three years, and it is only within the past few monthg that another (whose name cannot at present be learned), supplanted him in her affeo' tiong. She tried to make Pfeifle se that he wag no longer her choice, and that her affections were centered on her new lover, but he would not release her from her engagement to him. Her father says that only a few weeks ago Pfeifle came to him and told him that he would never marry any other woman, and that if he could not marry her no one else would; that he would die if he did not marry her, but would not die alone. Miss Kronder had Pfeifle arrested several weeks ago, on a charge of threatening her life, but on hig ap pealing to her and promising to leave ner alone, she withdrew the charge. I he judge in dismissing the cage took occasion to read Pfeifle a lecture on persecuting a girl with his attentions when he saw clearly she did not for him. The murder was a very deliberate one, for from the evidence of a 12-vear oid newsooy. who saw the shootinc the murderer was hidden in the wood shed. When his victim went there for wood he waited till ghe had her arm full, when he stepped out of his hiding piace, and without a word of warning Bred point blank at the girt. The first shot went wide of its mark, but the gecond, which wag fired immediately after the first, entered the left eve. crashing through the brain and lodging in tne sum back of the skulL Directly after firing the second shot he turned the pistol on himself and gent a bullet into his head. He died instantly. The girl lived, though unconscious, till 11:80. The news of the murder and suicide spread rapidly and a large crowd of people were drawn to the scene Of the shooting, and a congtant stream of visi tors passed the morgue of Slayden & Roberts, where the body lay. The murderer is connected with sev eral secret societies, being a Mason and and Odd Fellow. Very little else is known of him, though he has lived in Tacoma several years. The murdered girl has also lived in the city geveral years, having been engaged as a domes tic in several families, all of whom speak veryhiglhy of her, both as a good worker and a virtuous girt. Indian War Veterana. Washington, April 16. There seems to be an impression in some sections of the West that the bill of Representa tive Hermann to pension the soldiere and citizeng who participated in the In dian wars between the years 1832 and 1856, passed at the last congress. Un fortunately for mnay citizens of Oregon and Washington, this was one 6f the bills that failed. It did not recieve con sideration. Mr. Hermann says that he hopes it may be put through at the next session. The bill would pension sur vivors and their widows of the Rogue River and other Indian wars in Oregon and the early Indian wars in Washing ton. The bill was reported favorably from the house committee on pensions, and the report stated the reasons why it should not become a law, but about that time the Democrats of the houge were too busy voting away $5,000,000 or $6,000,000 to the sugar men of Lou isiana to heed the oallsfor justice in other directions. The bill was recom mended by the authoritieg, and there seems to be no reason why it should not become a law. The Ring or Saturn. Pittsburg, April 16. Professor James E. Keeler, of the Allegheny ob servatory, has made an important as tronomical disoovery, for the first time positively demonstrating that the rings of Saturn are made up of innumerable small bodies, or satellites, and that they do not revolve at the same rate of speed about the planet. Professor Keeler has obtained direct proof of this by means of the spectroscope. Editor of Ladles' Gem Monthly. Cleveland, O., April 16. Editor Elijah Robinson, who fleeced thousands throughout the country by means of a publication called the "Ladiea' Gem Monthly," a fake rebug and bogus watch soheme, was to-day sentenced by the United States court to three months' imprigonment and to pay a fine of $250. He wag arregted by the United Stateg authoritieg in Chioago. A Cross In the Sky. Newburyport, Mags., April 18. Peo ple who were out late Thursday night report seeing a very beautiful and pe culiar celestial phenomenon in the shape of a oross formed by the moon's rayg, with the moon as a center. It was plainest about midnight, just as Good Friday was being u&hered in. Carle Browne In More Trouble. Massillon, O., April 16. Carl Browne, of Coxey's army notoriety, was today held to appear before the grand jury in $200 bail to answer to a charge of, criminal libeL His arrest grew out of the recent municipal elec tion campaign. COT DOWN ONE-THIRD The Loss in Revenue From la come Tax Decision. ALDBICH PUTS IT AT $30,000,000 Aiiorneyueneral Olney Say the Tax Mast Be Paid Mow Without Fur ther Judicial Action. Washington, April 11. The debates on the income tax while the bill for its imposition was under consideration in congress are almost barren of figures snowing tne comparitive importance of the incomes from rent and interest on county, municipal and state bonds in furnishing a revenue to the govern ment. It does not appear that this matter was touched upon in the house discussion, and it was only casually re ferred to in the senate. Senator Aid- rich of Rhode Island prepared a state ment placing the revenue likely to be derived through the income tax at $100,000,000, and crediting rents and public bonds with about 30 per cent of the amount Senator. Peffer. who made the princpial speech in the senate in advocacy of an income tax. did not go into this branch of the question at all, but he said today that he waa of the opinion that between $9,000,000 and $10,000,000 of revenue would have been derived from these two sources if the supreme court had allowed them to stand, and he added he thought this amount would have been about two thirds of the revenue produced by the income tax , Ihe census reports show." he said, "that 52 per cent of the people of the United States are renters, and it ia to be inferred that about thia Dronortion of the land is occupied by renters. The land of the entire country, with im provements added, is put down as worth $39,544,544,323. Of this amount $20, 000,000,000 worth is rented. The rental on that amount out of the aver age rate of 5 per cent would be $1, 000,000,000. Just what proportion of tnat would come under the law is an other matter, and that could not be gotten at accurately, but let us assume one-quarter of it, or $250,000,000 worth, would be taxable income. That would give $5,000,000 of income tax, and that, I think, is a very low esti mate. The bonds, municipal, county and school district, which would be subject to the tax, would amount to $906,213,053. Take one-quarter of this amount as coming within the copera tion or the law and 2 per cent on this amount, we have $4,531,065, or a total in the two items of about $9,500,000." .Late this afternoon Commissioner Miller decided to require all persons who have made returns to make affi davit to the facts as to the amount of income from rents and bonds, and those who have not yet sent in their returns to make necessary correction thereon before doing so. It seems probable the final deoision will be that yester day's opinion in effect exempts incomes received from bonds and rents, the lat ter to be strictly denned as the amount the landlord derives from his tenant In computing income it is believed it would be held that insurance, ordinary repairs and taxes on exempt property may be properly deducted. In that case it is probable the oourts will be called upon to explain just what yester day's decision intended to exempt from the tax. Private Secretary Thurber's attention being called to the statement contained in the Washington papers today that the president was being flooded with telegrams from all parts of the country appealing to him to call an extra ses sion of congress to repeal the income tax law, said not one single telegram or communication had been received on the subject Attorney-General Olney made the following statement today to a corre spondent: "So far as the lower courts are concerned the division of the su preme oourt on the income tax law is as binding as if the whole court had been unanimoua in its favor. I can not believe any judge would grant an injunction to prevent a oolleotor from collecting the tax on incomes derived from other sources than rents or state and municipal bonds in the face of the supreme court's action. The only way can see by which persons who obiect to paying the tax can secure judioial action is by paying the tax under pro test and entering suit for its recovery. " Th Southern Pad He Employe. San Francisco, April 10. Superin- tendent J. A. Filmore, who has just re turned from a tour of inspection over the Portland and Oregon lines, declares that there is absolutely no truth in the story that a strike is imminent The engineers, he sayg, patched up all their dinerenceg with the oompany by agree ing to the schedule of wages now in effect As for the trainmen, whose organiation includes conductors, brake men and switchmen, they have agreed with the oompany to work under the terms of the readjustment enacted at the beginning of the year until June on whioh date the company will con sider any oomplaints against any fea ture of their wage schedule. Want Fee Beer Every Hour. Omaha, April 12. Boss brewers to day drew up a contract to be gigned by the union. This contract proved satis factory, exoept one clause, which pro vided that workmen should be furnish ed with beer at 9, 11, 12, 2, 4, and 6 o'clock. The workmen refused to Wi it, unless the clause was changed to free beer every hour. Workmen in very brewery are out - NO. 4. SPOKEN OF THE CANAL. The Policy of England Toward the Nicaragua Waterway. T . . . . . - . uonaon, April ll. Replying to a question in the house of commons, the parliamentary secretary to the foreign umce, Dir reward lirey, said the gov emment wag aware that the United ntates had appointed a committee to inquire into the feasibility nf th nlan for building a canal across Nicaragua to connect the Atlantic with the Pacific, uui ureal Britain would not appoint a committee to co-operate with the Unit ed Stateg committee, unless tha imvftm. ment of the United States was desirous that Great Britain should do so. In reply to a question, Sir Edward Grey said in case the construction of the ca nai was proceeded with, the imvnrn- ment would take steps to insure Brit- trade being placed on the nutria basis with that of other nations. In answer to Georcre Buden-Pnwnll Sir Edward Grey said that the govern ment had not received any nrnnnnitinn form the United States tn ftnmmnn a conference of the powers concerned to deal with the seal fisheries of the North Pacific. Sir George Baden-Powell alan asked whether Great Britain could refuse to join in such a conference, as instructed on the lines suggested by tne rang tribunal of arbitration in 1893, but to the Question no renlv wu made. Answering a question of Sir t-j r ii i xjaaen-roweil, as to whether a petition had not been received from Canada suggesting that in cage of the inability of the United States commuw tn an. propriate the gum agreed upon, under tne rang award, and in yiew of the serious financial difficulties to the seal fisheries which has arisen, wonld Onut Britain guarantee that portion of the award pending settlement with th United Stateg? Mr. SidnAvRnrtm hamentary secretary to the colonial office, said: "I am in no position to an swer that question." Grev. nmlvinu to a question, said the republic of Ha ... - ' --r- O waii nag Deen recognized by England. In the houge today the o-nvArnmAnt announced that one-half of the troops critisn Honduras will he with drawn April 13 , and the remainder at the end of July. THIS IS AN APOLOGY. Or. Lansing Begreta Saying Mr. Cleve land Waa Drunk. Boston. April 10 ThA Rav tw Isaac J. Lansing, pastor nf tha Poori street church in this city, in an address Deiore tne JNew England Methodist con ference at Salem last President Cleveland of intemperance. Tonight he declared himself as follows on me suDject: My allusions made address at Salem Thursday, April 4, as to the drinking habits of the president of the United States were based partly on common report and partly on testi mony of eye-witnesses, from various and independent sources which T ha. lieved to be wholly reliable; I had been iniormed that the president had been seen on different occasions, and in tha presence of many persons, in an intoxi cated condition. From the circum stantial and detailed charaoter of these statements I supposed them doubt as to the facts stated. I there fore made this allusion as a matter nf common report, basing mv atatemnnfji of personal, and as I supposed credible witnesses. I he names of thege wit nesses I cannot with propriety reveal, since, sharing their knowledge in com mon with many others, they might justly shrink from being singled out and called to verify that which nnt, Anlv they but others, equally with them selves, had a clear proof of. I must therefore say that if my statement, to. producing such testimony is not in narmony with the facts, I regret hav ing made it. I oould have neither de sire nor motive for savin? anvt.hinonn. kind or uncharitable of the president or of any person whatever. The case being one of confliost of tasHmnnc ha. tween witnesses of equal credibility, I cannot decide which is correct, and. since I have no personal knnwlHoa apart from the testimony, I withdraw the statement and tender nnnlnmMn ana sincere regrets to the president of tne united states and to the pubic" None of Them on tho Coast. San Franoisoo. Anril 11. Th telegraphed to the effect that bogus postage stamps were being circulated throughout the West is given littln nra. dence here by the government nfffainin Assistant Postmaster Doyle said thig morning tnat it would be nearly im possible to sell counterfeit stamns h If they were sold in large quantities tne oounterteit would be exposed, he said, and the counterfeiters arrnatAd. The only way they could be circulated nere, another postoffice official said, would be through the niokel-in-the-slot machines, which furnish two atam for a nickel. Postal Inspeotor Erwin and Secret Service Agent Harris say tVt 1.. .T .1 . . mum uuuimg oi tne counterfeit gtampa, and they are of the opinion .V. .. . ..1 ii . ... mai, uuub oi me spurious artioles are being circulated on the coast Death or a Prominent Painter. Parig, April 15. Panl ChAna the painter, died here today. He was born in Lyons in 1807, and studied raris and Italy. ..u.uU ij Mnat nf hi a -i.V.... - -.BsuujwiB were taken from anoient history for instanoe, "The Deluge." "ThA TWh oi Zoroaster," and "Birth of Christ tie was an officer of the Winn of Honor, and had been corrAHrmn A i n a member of the academy of fins art since 1885. Riotous Strikers Sentenced. Brooklyn, April 18 Judge Moore in the oourt of sessions sentenced twelve of the prisoners who had hAAn found guilty of rioting during the re cent siriice on tne trolley lines. 4 The sentences ranged from aixtAAn a an tr a year and six months, the heaviest being ior cuitingires. All were sent to the penitentiary. Formal Announcement of the Mew Re public Would Increase Activity of Revolutionists In United Statea. New York, April 12. A Recorder special from Washington says: Ac cording to information received in thia city a meeting wag to be held yesterday at Guatanamo, in the province of Puerto Principe, for the purpose of declaring the independence of Cuba from Spain. One of the first steps of the new Cu ban republic will doubtless be to ask recognition from the nations of tha earth. The first nation to which its appeal will be made will doubtless be tne united States. To such an appeal the administration cannnt. crivA a favor. able response, unless the revolution has progressed go rar as to make it evident that the new government is able to maintain itself, and that Spain is no longer able to maintain her oontroL Spain is sure to enter a protest against recognition. The formal annnmino. ment of the new government will have a tenuency to increage the activity of the revolutionary party in the TTnitaH States, and go bring about repeated lashing between the twn ffnvnmmonta on the subject of American interference in Cuban affairs. It is a question that the administration is not lookimr for. war to with any pleasure. Many Spaniards Reported Killed. Tampa, Fla., April 13. Later re ports from Havana assert that the steamer Manulita has just arrived from Santiago with more than 800 wounded Spanish goldiers. They were taken to the hospital steamer, because the hnani. tals at Santiago are orowded. A letter from Santiago mentions a battle at Tro senes, near the Cantor river, in whioh the Spanish general, Salacead, with one thousand men engaged a band of revolutionists under Rabi. The Span ish loss wag said to be 380, while the Cuban loss was four killed and thirty nine wounded. The Spanish troops were moatly boys, and in the hattln pity was taken on many who were caught and their lives were spared. Maceo has organized a lanm fnnw in Santiago province. Since his arrival 800 soldiers, who fought under him in -the former revolution, have joined him. They are principally from Muiaim. abo, Maoeo's old home. At a meeting Of the Cnhan nhiafa loot night Jose Marti was elected rinWatA or president, and Benjamin Querra treasurer. This is the third nnn AAnn ti vo election. The elite of Cuban gocietv aaXhamA tonight in response to the call nt i. ebration of an event greater than any other in the history of former rovriln. tiong the declaration of independence. it waa tne largest meeting ever held in the hall, and created fresh in throat in the cause. Mr. Neill declared that tha wmrbn of the Havana papers were aant twin. daily to the governor-general's palace, wnere war news was detailed to them after having been edited by the govern-or-generaL In case anv news gnnumi that was not given out at the palace, tne reporter was put in jail and the paper severely disciplined. NOT IN HIS JURISDICTION. Marshal Baldwin's Return on the War rant for Huntington's Arrest. San Francisco. Anril 19 TTnit C V uiwu States Marshal Baldwin mnrio today in the district court on the bench warrant issued Tor the arrest of C. P. Huntington, on an indictment for a violation of the interstate traffic iuw The marshal certified that Huntington oould not be found within his jurisdic tion in the northern district of Cali fornia. This will involve service of the warrant in New York gtate, or wherever the accused can be located m,on.i AuvAvuciai offioiala excuse themselves for not hay ing sent the warrant East, stating that they desired to avoid the expense which would have been nnnecessarv haA w,,.,. ington come West in the meantime. Miss tflcklnson's Suit. Scranton, Pa., April 13. The inrv in the case of Anna rn,.t;.. v.vujUUD against Dr. Underwood, Dr. Hillnian, John M. Bryden, George B. Thompson and others, after being out seventeen hours, was digcharged today, being un able to agree. The judge announced that in discharging the jury he was ionu wj uu so oniy Deoause of the death of a relative of one of the majority of the jurors, it is said, fav ored a verdict for the plaintiff. Miss uiCKinson sued to recover 50,000 dam ageg for being incarceratAH , v nuvuiu the Danville asylum in 1891. A Noted Los Angeles "Fence." Los Angeleg. Cal.. A TYrnl 1 a .... TAU Thompgon, an ex-convict, was arrested late last night on a felony charge of re ceiving stolen goods. Thompson has been a "fence" for a gang of burglars and thieves for a year. In his room were found diamonds, gold rings, sil verware and all other kinds of valuable jewelry. A package of melted gold, which he ghipped to the San Franoisoo mint, was the means of locating the stolen goods. The thWua hu ...... w us v HUD been captured. Thompson has served terms in Sing Sing, Folsom and San " .uentin I Three Murderers Escape. Albuqueraue. N. M. A telegram from Boswell, N. M., sayg theprigoners in the jail there over powered Jailer Taliaferro today and looked him nn Tt.. 4.1 - 1 f' tuuu axultu themOAlvAa anil n 1 mi ' ""v wanu. ill ue ale murderers. Nearly all the citizens started in pursuit, and a short Hi from town a pitohed hattiAnra. One fugitive was dangerously wound- ea, and tno remainder surrendered. Fourteen Hundred Make Returns. San Franoisoo, April 13. Now that the supreme oourt has decided that pait of the income tax law is constitutional, the rush to file schedules of incomes and expenses has commenced. Four teen hundred fortunate ones, whose in comes are over f 4,000 a year, invaded the offioe of the oolleotor of internal revenue today. There are about 10,000 persons in this district who are affeeM ky the law.