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CROWD CHEERS FOR JAMESON Many Prominent People Present When tlie Raiders' ' Trial Was Commenced , BEGIN TO REALIZE THEIR SITUATION Attorneys for tlio Crown Ilcvlcir llic Hl < ory ot the Hnlil ntiil MnUo Out 11 HtroiiK CIINC A mil nut llic 1'rlnoiicrn. ( LONDON , M&'cli 10. There -was a largo and pronouncedly Jingo crowd In and about Bow street police court today. The occa- plon for this turning out was the formal nrralgnment of Dr. Jameson , Major John "Wllloughby and others prominently Identi fied with the raid Into the South African republic. They nro charged with violating the foreign enlistment act , paseed In 1870 , "lo regulate the conduct ot her majesty's subjects during existence of hostilities be tween foreign states with which her majesty Is at peace. " Mr. Chamberlain and Mr , Jameson are Bomehow very much associated by the Jingo- minded In the great raid , and therefore , not only were the Transvaal filibusters loudly cheered whenever recognized by the crowds In the thoroughfares loading up to llow street but there was hearty applause for "Joe" Chamberlain , whoso "vigorous colonial policy' has won the approval of the masses. Newspaper representatives were present by the score and came from many parts ot the world. Included among the audience were the dull of Abercorno , chairman of the Urltlah Char tered South African company ; Earl and Lady Coventry ( they had several relatives nrnont , the raiders ) ; Lady Flnlay. Hon. Reginald Coventry , Admiral John E. Commerell , G. C II , , V , C. ; Lady Annaly , who had a brother In-Jaw among the raiders wounded ; and number of other people of equal Importance There was a buzz of excited admlratlo when Dr. . Jameson and Sir John Wllloughby the military commander of the expedition nnd their fellow raiders mustered togethe at the opening of the court , and had It no been for the Btern demeanor ot the chle justice a popular demonstration would hav occurred. The array of counsel on both sides wa formidable. For the defense there were SI Edward' Clarke , Q. C. ; Sir F. Lockwood , Q C. ; Mr. Edward M. Carson , Q. C. , and Mr C. F. Gill. On behalf of the treasury ( th prosecution ) there wore Sir Richard Webster Q. C. ; Mr. R. D. Flnlay. Q. C. ; Sir Charle Matthews. Q. C. , and others. Sir Joh Bridge , the chief magistrate , presided. OPENED FOR THE CROWN. Sir Richard Webster opened for the crown He dwelt In forcible language upon th gravity of the charge against the prisoner contending that the South African ropubl was a friendly elate within the meaning o. the foreign enlistment act nnd holding that Bechuanaland , from whence most ot Dr. Jameson's troopo came , was undoubtedly part ot the British dominions. Continuing , Sir Richard reviewed the circumstances of the notorious raid and mentioned the speech which Colonel R. Grey made to the Bechu- analnnd police at Mafeklng. In which ho said : "I cannot tell you we' are going by the qucen'u orders , but you are going to fight for the supremacy of the British flag In South Africa. " The address of Sir Richard Webster was listened to with great Interest. The most complete silence prevailed In court and every word which fell from counsel lips seemed to change the attitude of the prisoners , Their nonchalant demeanor gradually left them and In tlmo they began to look nervous and worried. There was no mistaking the earnestness ot leading counsel for the prose cution nntl It any of the defendants had the Idea that the legal action against them waite j to bo a mere formality that notion was seer dterlpatcd by Sir Richard ' Webster's remarks When counsel sat do'wn there was a mur muring , quickly suppressed , of surprlm among the friends of the raider's. Evldentlj they had not realized the gravity of th < situation. The first witness called was Sergeant Haj of Dechuanaland. a typical trooper of th ( British fcouth African mounted forces bronzed nnd wiry , well built and smari looking. Ho testified to the mustering of tin troops at Mafeklng and to the endeavon of Dr. Jameson and Colonel Grey to Induci lilm and a few of his comrades to Joli the boay of men being equipped for tin march toward Johannesburg. The questions to Sergeant Hay drew fortl from the witness the statement that Dr Jameson and Colonel Grey were much an noyed , and so expressed themselves at thi fact that some of the troopers hesitated am others refused to join in tha expedition. Corporal Smith of the Bcchunaland pollci tct'tlflcd that Dr. Jameson made a speech t < the trooprs at Pltsanlplogo "on Decembei 20 , nnd read them a letter signed by Messrs Hammond , Farrar , Phillips and Leonard o the Johannesburg reform committee , request Ing assistance upon beihalf of the people o Johannesburg , who , It was claimed , were li danger from the threatening attitude of th < Boers. According to Corporal Smith , Dr. Jamesoi told the troopers that ho did not believe i nhnt would bo fired. Later , ammunition ani .rations were Bjrved out and the trooper ( started on their march across the frantic of the Transvaal. Sir Richard Webster occupied most of th mtrnlng session with his address. Ther were no startling developments during th PXC initiation of the witnesses. ' After th formal evidence . -ail been submitted the ej nmlnatlon was adjourned for a week. VOTI3I ) THIS \V.\H KII.M1S AT OXCI niiHrlimil'u Nuvy "Will Me liter WIN oil li .Many Men. LONDON , March 10. The dally papci thla morning all comment "upon the ovoi whelming 210 votes by which the House ( Ccir.iiums lost evening adopted the vol for additional men for the navy , thus ratlfj Ing tha government's naval program. TI Dally News ( liberal ) thinks Mr. Goschon statement to the effect that the naval pn giam had been agreed upon last Novembi and \VIIB not u menace to the United State thus showing that the estimates were frame for defense ard not defiance , largely li flucnrod the house , The Times , coinmeiitlii upon Mr , Dosc.lien's atcteiuent , Is Incline to think that remit events ought to 1m \ modified the estimates. "Nobody has a rlgl to complalh , " says the Times , "If the ni tlou take measures for Its own safel when manifest dangers spring up arour H " _ Will Not DlMriiut HIK Dfclliiuul. B1JULIN. March 10 , The Lord .Deutscl Allgomlno Zcltun- ; declares that the "Afrlci defeat cannot Influence tlio position of Ita In the Drolhmid , ' 'Rulers Ilka Empor AVIlllau ana Emperor Francis Joseph , " tl nrtlcle proceeds , "could not think at tl moment when an alley U to sorely trli ot raining the question ot whether tin Bhculd remain loyol ta her. English pape ore talking of the disruption of thp Urelbui and they appear to desire to ferment dl cord on the continent. Recent oxpcrlcn tP'iilB lo show that It Is ull over with lla land's system of profiting by European U brosllos. _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ ( inn-rill Iloolli Sciiiln ti LONDON , March 10 , General Booth of tl Salvation army has cabled a manifesto to tl headquarters of the Salvation army In Nc York , Draunvell Booth also has n manlft-s iu today's War Cry , In which ho eays th HID "Fidelity of the American troops 1 : u thaUeu , " and warns the army against tl "mlarfprosontatlons cf the autl-Englli American preas , " He Also gays Unit tl Koneral'a heart U "turn and saiojy wcunJe I' ' ut he U determined to carry on thu govur lueut without , rotpect to persons1 EVUHIii DEFEAT * FOR tSSUUOEXTS. Irlvcn from n I < "ortlrtc < l 1'onltlon Henry I.nnn , HAVANA , March 10. Colonel Samcro , In ommand ot a Spanish column operating gainst the Insurccnts In the province ot 'Inar del Rio , has won a victory nnd cap- ured a fortified position occupied by the enemy. Tlw Insurgents were found'occupy - ng a strong position In the neighborhood of ho Gaucamayo plantation nnd It wan strengthened with artillery which protected ho Insurgent Infantry. The troops dislodged ho Insurgents , who retreated to the plnnta- lon ot Doshcrmanoa , where they formed In Ino ot battle. After an hour's fighting , luring which cannon shots were exchanged , ho Insurgents were dispersed with a loss of 20 killed nnd wounded. The Insurgents have burned the village of Martlnas , In the district of Gulnes , irovlnco of Havana , and have destroyed by Ire tobacco houses nnd atores nt Hat and : lie villages ot San Matco , Gallano , Lup and Laze , situated In n picturesque valley and the splendid tobacco plantations about the vll- ago of Punta do Laclerra. They have also turned the buildings on the estate ot Los Hcrmanos , province of Plnar del Rio. The Covadonga battalion has been en gaged with the Insurgents and after exchang ing rifle shots for about halt an hour the Insurgents retreated with a less of five killed. The engagement took place In the district of Qulzar. General Lachambro has been engaged In the dli > trtc * of Ramon do Las Jaguas , province of Santiago de Cuba , with Insurgents under Jose Macco. The Spanish troops cap tured the Insurgent camp and hospital. One guerrilla was killed and ono officer and nine eoldlers were wounded. Tlio Insurgents left nineteen killed nnd retired with their wounded. Colonel Suraz In the mountains of San Mlgua , provlnca of Matanzas , lias been engaged with 1,500 Insurgents under Lacret. The number Is not known. The Insurgents lost fourteen killed. The loss of the troops was Insignificant. The mayor of this city has received n dispatch from the Spanish premier expreai- ing his pleasure nt the enthusiasm and patriotic demonstration of this city upon the arrival of the last reinforcements from Spain. Police Inspector Trujlllo Monngns lias ef fected the capture here of the Cuban leader , Jose Montoto Revcloff , and seven moro of the same band , who were commissioned by tlio Cuban Junta In New York with the formation of Insurgent bands among the bus- Incw men. The town of Sagua LaGrnndo , In Santa Clara , has expressed sympathy with the at titude ot the business men of Cl&nfuegos In cancelling all orders 'placed In New Yotk , until the pending question of the Insurgents as belligerents Is settled by the United States government. Over 100 plantations In the Sagua district have suffered from Incendiarism within the last four days. Many plantations nowiy planted with cane have been entirely de stroyed. Manual Arenas and Doval , man agers of the estates of Trlmvlrate and Con- stantla , were brought to Sagua under ar rest and placed In prison. Pablo Larrondb has also been place-d In prison on political charges. A commltteo representing farmers have petitioned Captain General Woyler for state nnd municipal aid , and for n suspension of the law of debtors. General Weyler has promised to islvo his attention to the matter and to glvo a decision In accordance with the demands of equity. General Weyler will probably go to Matanzas next week. Generals Mella , Moro and Assepuna left today for Spain. _ UIOTS AT SunittHh Student * I/end nn Aiitl- Anicrlcnu DemoiiKtratlon. MADRID , March 10. There" was a serious anti-American riot at Salamanca yeste-rday evening. The students as usual were the leaders ot the disturbance. They carried Spanish and American flags and burned the latter amid the acclamations of the crowds , which gathered to witness the "patriotic" demonstration. Eventually the gen d'armes charged the rlotora and dispersed them temporarily. Later the studc-nts reassembled and gathered another mob about them. The prefect hur ried to the sccno and' exhorted the student : to disperse , but they hooted him , cheering for Spain and denouncing the United States. Finally the prefect was compelled to call upon the police far protection and the gen d'armes again charged the riotous stu dents , who met the onslaught with showers ot stones. Order , however , was finally re stored and the university was closed. The authorities fear t litre will be addi tional outbreaks today , and elaborate pre cautions have been taken to promptly sup press them. A pamphlet has been published here en titled "Tho United States Has Spslln , ' which Is believed to have been written b ; cx-Mlnlster Valera. It points out the al Icged Injustice of congress and the write says ho believes there will bo a revulsion o public opinion In the United States as BJOI tip the truth Is known. Ho regards th situation from an optimist standpoint eulogies American women and says that th men are amiable and hospitable to stranger when net blinded by re'.f-estecm. A dispatch from Barcelona says that th merchants of that city have agreed not t sell American products In the event of Pros ! dent Cleveland approving of the Cuban bel Hgency resolutions of congress. They hav also opened a subscription towards n fun for the purchawi of war ships. The Corrcspondencla announces that It I reported In political circles there that Eng land Is trying to mediate between Spain an the United States for the settlement of th Cuban question on the basis of the recogni tlon of the sovereign righto of .Spain eve Cuba , which would bo granted an autonomou admlnstratton , the customs receipts , how , ever , to bo devoted to the payment of th Cuban debt. . The noisy demonstrations of-patriotic fervo and hostility to the United States were re new eel at Bllboa today and efforts were agal made to do violence to the United State consulate , The mob succeeded In stonln the Dutch consulate , having mistaken the office for the consulate of the United' Stutci which was effectually guarded by the pollc force. Sentiment Kiiyor * FlulitlnK it Out. LONDON , March 11 , The Rome corn spondent of the Times notes a change In pul Ho feeling there and a predominance In tl demonstrations Jn favor ot relieving Italy military dignity before concluding a peai with Abyssinia. "It Is certain , " this corn spondent continues , "that one result of tl disaster will be much Improvement In } 1 military organization. " The Standard's lUmo correspondent saj the cabinet which was announced today wl contlnu * the war In Abyssinia. Sir. Taylor 1'oxtpoiien Vint. MADRID , ' ) t\roh ! \ MO. Owing to the publ ration of an unfounded report that tl United States minister. Mr. Hannlu Taylo was leaving Madrid , Mrs. Taylor has abai or doned her proposed trip to Biarritz , for fei he that a fahe Interpretation might bo place bo upon hnr absence from this city , ed the Freneli Sni'lnllNtN , ey PARIS , March 10 , The radicals and poclc ra nd lits are angry Unit the cross of the Legh luce of Honor should have been bestowed upi ce Prince Henry of Orleans and the milter w bo debated III the Chamber of Deputies the earliest opportunity , ' ItefiiNiMl n l''oreluu ; Inan. LONDON , March 10. A Rome dlipalch the Dally News sayu The 'Ei'yermnent h : ho refused the offer of a lei ) by Lo don and Berlin bankers , and , the Italic ta banker * * have offered to supply A loan nt nit dny' n- nno Clilllun I'liiKTM Support Spain. no noh MADRID , March 10. The Heraldo ted ; hv publishes telegram ? aaying that the ne\\ > III , papers of Chill and Mexico support Spain ai condemn the "nUcrblr.g nnd _ ? inlueerl policy Pf the United MORE FRIENDLY TO AMERICA Citizens of Havana Eave Recovered from Their War Spirit , * WHY THE DANGER WASQUITE IMMINENT General DIiilrcMN In tlie City nn n Ilentilt of AVnr Attributed io Sympathy of ( he United Stntcn. HAVANA , Cuba , March 10. ( Now York World Cablegram Special Telegram , ) Now that the excitement over the violent speeches' against Spain In the United States senate has about died awny In Havana , a good word may properly bo said for the order and out ward form ot friendliness toward Ameri cans that have prevailed during the past fortnight. It Is greatly to the credit ot this naturally Inflammable population that such complete self-control was maintained. It should bo remembered that great distress exists. Business ts nearly nt a standstill and trade Is languishing , and the Spaniards sincerely believe that were It not for the support of the people of the United States the rebellion would amount to but little. With ruin staring people of all classes In the face , with a great number of workers out of employment , It might be thought not strange that diatribes against Spain and her officials- should arouse great excitement. Nearly every foreign resident here appre hended * an outbreak against Americans and most of them believed that war ships were necessary In thfr harbor to protect them. But , ns the World correspondent has stated from the first , no such protection was re quired. Ho has felt that the presence of United States war vessels would simply Irri tate and really do more- harm than good. The restraining Influence of the Iron-hoJdud little man at the palace , General Weyler , was alone , enough to restrain the most turbu lent Individuals. SEVERE REMEDY UNNECESSARY. The prod ot the bayonet point Is an excel lent tiMng to maintain order. There has been no occasion to apply such n sc.vere. remedy , but had the occasion required It liberal doses would have been administered. The United States government Is fortunate In having so experienced a representative as Consul General Williams here. He Sins been abused by the Jingoes , who would have had him go to the palace- and wave the Amer ican flag and proclaim war. Ho has been urged to send for men-of-war. But , with the couraga of complete Information , ho has resisted all pressure , never at any time , how ever , relaxing vigilance to afford legal as sistance to his countrymen , as well ao to the hordes of other foreigners who live hero per manently , but who have by hook or by crook obtained naturalization papers. The newt * from Washington today was re assuring that only unreasoning alarmists can conjure up danger In Havana. The news Is freely quoted here. The action of the Infanta Eulallo meets approbation. The spsech of Senator Hale yesterday was In line with the general facts of the rebellion and the local conditions. General of Division Mella sailed for Spain today , broken down In health. General Moreno , former commander of Santiago , aUo sailed. During the past year there have been 1,065 dcathu from small pox and yellow fever In this jurisdiction. The Sanctl Spirltus military hospital , near Principe fortress , is ready for occupat'on ; This great sanitary triumph was made pos sible by Martinez Campos. Fresh skirmishes are reported nt Matanzas and Santa Clara. WILLIAM SHAW BOWEN. I'UUSUED HIM TO HIS GRAVE. TvNttiiiony In the l.i'limiily llliickiiinll- Inir dine. PARIS , March 10. The trial of Armand Roscnthal ( Jacques St. Cere ) , Count Lionel Wcrther do Cestl , M. Balensl , a banker ; Ulrlch do Cevey , M. Poldadar de la Druyer and M. Szydlowski on the charge of blackmailing - mailing Max Lebaudy , who Is said to ha.ve been hounded to death by blackmailers , was resumed today. Mile. Marsy , the actress who Is Lebaudy's legatee , again took the witness stand and testified that Count de Cestl harassed Leba'udy during his last Ill ness and made a scene which prostrated Lebaudy. The latter warned her never tc give Information against do Cestl , who , he said , would ruin her. De Cestl had' ' also de manded 5,000 francs for the consumptive woman , Mile. Hunebcl. ' Mile. Hunebel then took the stand and testified that she met de Cestl at the Follec Berges. At Rouen she was paid 20 francs daily while she was In the hospital , but she did not know by whom until after Lebaudj had died. Other evidence was then giver as the attempts to get money In order tt stop the press attacks on Lebaudy. Mile. Marsy declared that de Cestl was the moral assassin of his affrighted victim , win told her that de Cestl had obtained 100,00 ( francs from him nnd had tried to entrar him Into desertion from the militia. Othei witnesses testified that Lebaudy had bcei defrauded of G.000,000 francs by a slngli person. When Lebaudy came of age all tin debts of his minority had been paid wlthou question and with extortionate Interest , , ITALY'S NKW OAII1NIST VOIUII3D id MitriiulH Hnillnl Occuplm the Ollli'e o I'rlnic MlnlNter. ROME , March 10. The new cabinet , ai , . finally decided upon , Is as follows : Prcmlei and minister ot the Interior , the Marquis d Rudlnl ; minister for war , General Rlcottt minister of marine , Admiral Brln { tnlulstei for foreign affairs , the duke of Se-rmoneta mlnUtcr of Justice. Senor Costa ; minister o finance , Slguor Banca ; minister of tin treasury , Slgnor Colombo ; minister of pub I'.c works , Slgnor Pcrazzl ; minister of educa tlcn , Slgnor Glanturco ; minister of ngrl culture , Slgnor Qulccardlnl ; minister to posts nnd li'le-graphs , Slgnor Carmine , The new ministers will take the oath o office today and the Chambers will bo sum moncd to meet on Monday next. Curdled SptinUh AruhlvcH. " LONDON , March 11. The "Chronicle thl morning calls attention to what It alleges t bo a garbled and perverted summary c Spanlfh archives of 1C40 , published on pag 560 ot the Venezuelan blue book. Tli Chronicle adds : "It will thus he seen ho1 111 Illmsy Is the English case , that the Dutc h&ndcd us the coast from the Pomaron t the Orinoco by the treaty of Munster. Tli cvldoncu produced would not be consldere * lliO for a moment in a court of law , " HerviHliPN Movliitf 011 CiiHNiiln , li ' LONDON , March 11 , The Dally News he lied a Homo dispatch which says there at ed rumors that the Kali fa , with a large arm ; It ! moving against Cassala , The EnglU arc preparing to inarch against the dcrvlrlit from Suaklm , A dispatch from Cairo eaj . . there are native : uniore. at Wadylmlfa th : Cassala has been attacked , on III No Hope for fllrx. Mnvlirli'l.- . at LONDON , March 10. Inquiries made toda at the Uulted Stales embassy confirm th report that the u-tcretary of Elate for th to Homo department , Sir Matthew White Rid 1i. Icy baa refused to the of 31 , rcop n cate Mn Florence Maybrlck , the American sentence [ " to Imprisonment for life , utter having bee " convicted of poUoiilr.g her husbaud. lllioilcu Him Not iff ? 11 Arri-xU'il. LONDON , March 10. Secretory tor tl ay Colonies Mr , Joseph Chamberlain , In tt House ot Commons today , replying to a que. nd tlon as to whether Mr. Cecil Rhodev , tt ng former premier of Cape Colony , had bet r.rreatcd , denied that such \vaj the case. IlltOUGIIT OUT M.OHI ) I'roitccutlon SprlnK" n Surprise. In ( he Dr. llrown Cn c. . SAN FRANCISCO , March 10. The prose cution In the Brown casb Introduced a eur- prlso when the Congregation * ! council re sumed Its labors to Jay * In the shape ot a number of letters written by Mlsa Overman , which she did , not know jvcre In the posses sion of the council. While testifying nbout tl'o Tunnel letters several days ago. Miss Overman was asked If all tha letters she had written Mrs. Tunnel had Vcn made public. She re-piled that she thought they were all there except two. Today ten more letters were produced and Mies Overman wns questioned about them. The attorney for Mr. Brown made strenuous efforts to have them kept out , hut ho was overruled by the rr.oderalor. Miss Overman admitted writIng - Ing all tfbc letters' except one , , whlch she said had been rewritten In the same manner as the blackmailing letters , which she had already testified she had substituted tor the original loiters to Mrs. Tunnel. Dr , Brown wat > unable to attend the trial today and his attorney announced that he was seriously 111 and It was feared that bis brain was affected. At the afternoon session Mrs. Brown , wife ot the accused minister , took the stand In her husband's dcfcnsa and testified at length as to the meeting of Mlt > s Overman and the relations of the latter toward Oic Brown family. Mrs. Brown said her husband wont to Tacoma with Miss Overman at her sug gestion , nnd since the exposure ot the scan dal Miss Overman tons remained in her house at her Invitation. She said he * husband was loyal to her and to his home and that she knew that there had been no Improper relations between Dr. Brown nnd Mra Stock ton or any other woman. Mrs. Brown said She attributed all the sorro\ys of herself and husband to Mra Cooper , ns the latter had Inlroduced Mrs. Stockton to them when she knew she was a bad woman , KALAMAZOO , Mich. , March 10. The First Congregational church , of v.'hlch ' Rev. C. 0. Brown was formerly pastor , , has adopted the following : Whereas , Wo hav watchjd with Interest ' the examination of the'charges ot Immoral conduct preferred against our former pastor and friend , Rev. C. O. Brown ; therefore , be It Resolved , That wo expressour'abiding , faltl In the entire Innocencs of our suffering brother a faith founded , upon 'years of per sonal Intercourse nnd Christian association \vlth him , and upon a knowledge so far as It Is given Intimate association ti have of his stainless and Incorruptible } manhood. Rev. C. O. Brown Is under investigation at San Francisco for alleged immorality. TWO COOI. II13AUH AVEItT A PANIC. _ _ _ * GIrl.s mid StmleiilH Mni'tie. : l On < of u CHICAGO , March 10. TJurlngn fire In a six-story brick building at 45 t'o40 Randolph street this afternoon a serious panic among 500 women employed there "was narrowly averted. Lizzie Smith and- Wary Marr fainted from fright , Magglo- Burns fell down a 'flightTSf - stairs nnd Iwd boys , John J. Hels and Bernard "ilclnhardt , were -nearly overcome - como with smoke. This whs alj the injuries suffered , but It was almost 0 'miracle that ninny lives were- not .losL Th'e following firms occupied space In tlie' building : Base ment , first and second floors , Lartz Wall Paper company1 ; third floor. Lord' & Thomas , newspaper advertising .agents ; 'fourth floor , Chicago Business college ; fifth and sixth floors E. L. Mansure Fringe1 . .company.'Tho flro started among the Wall 'paper on .the second floor.'It ' wns not dlscbvtlea It had- gained a ; good start. EjiU tti& Bn was soon ftllidwith smojte : * paulayBpsn among about scventy-"fivo > girls , ' who were employed by the Mansure/i Fringe company , and the girls were making n stampede fur the stairs when Miss 'Dena ' B4yrel , the fore woman , managed to check them. She formed them In line and marched them down the smoking ) stairs and * through the hall on the second floor' , which was partly on fire. All of them reached the street Jivlthout Injury except llagglo Burns , who was badly bat tered by rolling 'down the lavt flight of stairs. In the Chicago Business cllege 500 stii- dents , glrla.and . boys , were kept In line by ; Principals Gondrls and Verden and all of them reached the street In safety. The danger - ger was too much for same of the girls and several were carried fr9m the second floor to the street. Hels and Relnhardt reached the street safely , but went back for the wraps of some girls who. were shivering In the cold. They were nearly strangled by smoke , but were revived in' ' u short time. The flre damagei the Lartz iTaper company to the extent of $35,000. The other losses are trifling. - f OCJT A 'MUUOIl STOUK , Seventy-Five ISiuitloyvn Ifiirely HMVIIVV with Their MVOM. CINCINNATI , March 10. Shortly after S o'clock this morning flre was dlscovere , ! In the subcellars of the flve- tory warehouse and distillery of Milhulovfjch , Fletcher & Co. , at 514 to 518 East Pearl wtreet , The entire fire department was. .palled out. _ ln- cludlng thene > v water tower- which had Its first ure at this flre. The entire Jront. parl of tlie structure was totallyjdestroyed wltli Its contents , but theflre .waslimited to that building except the Pearl iStreet Methodic church adjoining , wlilch was , damaged con siderably. The 1033 is estimated ai $100,000 In liquors $30,000 on buildings and $25,000 on machinery A rear building containing a large quantity of liquor , wag badly damaged , making tin total loss $200,000 , fully Insured , The fin spread so rapidly that the' employes , 'number Ing nearly seventy-five , had ; great difficult ; In escaping , but PO far as knbwn , no one wa ! Injured. The loss Is fully covered by In BUIMllCD. . INDIANAPOLIS , March 10. Nqarly ono half of the largo plant of the E. C. Atltln company , saw manufacturers , at 202 to 211 South Illinois etreet , wan burned early thli morning. The flre started In the paint shop ' The loss will be between $75,000 and $100 , 000 , with Insurance of $50,7CQ on the portloi burned. The company haw branches li Memphis , Chattanooga and Minneapolis. Th fire will not cripple the. , concern , Ilnlil Vtlempt < A\Vi oU a Train. " DENVER , March rt'i&JVDeclnl to tl' ' Republican from Pocut&llo.l&ilio , nay ; A attempt wns made to ; wreck the Unlo Pacific Butte and SalULuko express tral one mlle cast of this city flt D o'clock till morning. The train pullfil - out' of th depot at 5 o'clock amiivlirn within short distance of the last jUvltcli Englneu Andrews saw a man. throvHie hwltch nn run away. The cnglnyvr Immediately rf veined his engine , ; ! ' / ? am In left tli track , but fortunately Miemjars remalne upright and no one- was dnluwd. There I a deep fill at this point anil 'bad the tral not been promptly afapprtl 1L would huv dashed down the-ste n iJruile. No motlv la known for ttie deed , Left v 1 1 lit ii Curuo at Arum. CHARLESTON. N. C , March 10. Tli Htciuner Commodore , wlitcli 1ms been I port here for several weeks , suspected c being a filibuster , bound f4r Cuba , clenre today for Tampa. It nan on board a cure of arms and ammunition , 1) la in cominan of Paul T. Itujo , a Cuban , who uccoir pnnled It from Wilmington. During II stay here the greatest reticence has bee maintained. No objection , was made coi cernlng the clearance ) upern by th customs department. H Iu believed the the Commodore will dlsclioge Its earn upon the Cuban coast' before reachln Tampa , ( ii-nei-nl Pennine ItrtlreN. y BALT LAKE , Utah , " March 10. General v 10 H. Penrose , commander at Fort Douglas 10 retired from the service of hip' ' country : 1- noon today after devoting tliltry-llvc yc.ii i. of his life to the 'military service , li was tendered u reception by the ofllcera i " ' " " " the Sixfrciitii inranYr" > : ? 'ln""thB"mustcr liu " ut the fort , where lit ) delivered | i'3 ' fa" well address. General Pen roue end famli will take up their permanent residence I tills city tomorrow. lie lie the llrlnr Monument. lies NEW YORK , March 10.Tbt ; board i aldermen today voted io accept the Hell Be monument , coni-enjlpti "Which there hi en baen considerable eni tr-iv vy among n eocletlcx. The yote c.oi d 23 li > K ALL SHOUTED FOR M'KINLEY ' Ohio Efipublicans Qivo Their Favorite Son an Enthusiastic Start , FORAKER PLEDGES HIM HIS SUPPORT State PolIIIen I.nrKclr Lout SlRlii offer for fho Time Heine Convention Toolc n llvcoin After KITvctlnK ix Temporary OrKimliutloii , COLUMBUS , 0. , March 10. Tlio Grand opera house could not hold all the people wanting admission this attcrnoon to the re publican state convention. The bands en- tcrtntncd the crowds In front ot the building until the convention was called to order at 4 p. in. and that was all many visitors saw or heard of what Is called the McKlnley convention. Among the Ohio congressmen and other prominent republicans ot the state sat ex-Secretary of the Treasury Charles Foster. Governor Dushncll occupied one ot the boxes. The first demonstration was when Chairman Ickes escorted Senator-elect For- alter to the presiding officer's chair and from that ttmo on one. demonstration followed another on the mention of McKlnley's name or reference to him. After prayer by Rev. J. C. Watt , Chairman Ickes referred to the McKlnley campaigns In Ohio and the two campaigns succeeding his administration and stated that at the state convention In Zincsvllto last year the party entered Into a pledge as sacred as the Trinity. That pledge marked an Important epoch In the history of Ohio republicanism. It promised to make Uushnell Governor , Forahcr senator and to use every honorable means to make McKlnley president. Two parts of the Trinity had been fulfilled and' ' the republicans ot Ohio now assembled to enter sincerely Into the faithful execution ot the third part the unanimous nnd un qualified support of McKlnley for the presi dential nomination , These remarks caused such a demonstra tion that U was some tlmo before Mr. Ickes could Introduce Senator-elect Koraker as the temporary chairman of the convention. When Mr. Foraker was Introducad there was an other boisterous scene , which was repeated often as he proceeded to address the con vention. He said tlio one great question uppermost In the minds of the people to day was whether for the next four years the country should ba ruled by democracy or republicanism. He asserted that a republi can victory was assured. Ho said that while the convention had como together for the purpose cf nominating a ticket and declaring anew the faith that was In the republicans of the state , It also had to discharge a higher and more commanding duty. This was the carrying cut ot the pledges of the last state convention at Zanesvlllo , which was unanimous In the support of Governor McKlnley for the presidential nomination. It was the duty of the convention to re deem , that pledge , as had already been done by every district and county convention held In the state thus far. It was the duty of this convention to signify to the whole na tion that Governor McKlnley has now. and will have at the St. Louis convention , the united , hearty and unqualified support pf Ohio. The speaker wished It to be under ; stood , however , that the preference ot the rcpubllcrns of Ohio for Major McKlnley was. In no sense hostile pr antagonistic to , any .cther"niar " 'whose name Is mentioned'In'con- jjection wlfh.Jhat high honor. ' " Pa'rtletflar "reference was made to the .ap preciation of Ohtoans for Thomas 13. Reed , . Levl P.'Morton , William D. Alllsoh , Matthew Stanley Quay , Charles P. Manderson and others. Telegrams of greeting were then read from several conventions. General C. H. Grosvenor , Judge A. C. Thompson and Hon. C. L. Kurtz were ap pointed a committee to send suitable re plies. A state.-committee was then selected and the usual committees for the convention work * were appointed , 'after which the con vention adjourned till 10 a. m. tomorrow. The committee on rcsolutlonD met tonight for an all night session , owing to some dif ferences on stateItsues. . The temporary organization will be reported to the conven tion for Its permanent organization. It was rumored today _ that the Foraker men were fighting Congressman Grosvenor ( or delegate-at-large , becausehe would not pledge hlmBlf to Charles L. Kurtz for the Ohio member of the national committee. While Buslmell , Foraker , Grosvcnor and Hanna were recently selected by McKlnloy or a conference of his friends , for the dele- gatcs-at-large , yet Foraker had never con futed till today to go to St. Louis In that capacity. There Is goad authority for the report that Foraker on arriving at noon today .told McKlnley's managers ho would not ac cept a place as a dolegate-at-largc , until Kurtz was promised the support of his col leagues for national cominlttceman. This arrangement wan oocn made satisfactory to all. The four dclegatcs-at-large are. said to bo pledged for Kurtz for' the .national com mittee. ' The subcommittee on resolutions completed Its work at midnight and will report to the full committee tomorrow morning previous to tha assembling of the convention. The planks on the tariff and finance were adopted as written by McKlnley and express his views on protection and bimetallism. The currency resolution Is the same as In the na tional platform of 1892. The resolution en dorsing McKlnley for president Is as strong as It could bo made. The embarrassment on certain temperance * state legislation was covered In a general endorsement of the present legislature , which defeated radical measures and Increased the liquor tax. There Is nothing specially nsw In tlio declaration , but tlio preamble Is a caustic Ind'ctiucnt ol President Cleveland's administration. .sni.iocrKu iiii : < JATis A.MJ QUIT tin KIIIIHIIH Hi'piilillviiiiM Decide Not tl ; Iteiiorl ii Platform. WICHITA , March 10. Cyrus Leland , Jr. , chairman nt the state central committee , called the republican state convention tc order In this city shortly after 11 o'clocli this morning. After 11 few preliminaries ox- Chief Justice Albert II. Ilorton was elected temporary chairman by acclamation. ie After selecting temporary officers the con- " ventlou voted to. send a telegram to th < - Ohio convention'pledging loyalty to Me- Klnley. George T. Anthony and State Senator Go'r < don made brief addresses. The appolntmeni n of the usual committees was then made anil 'a receta was taken. When the convention , reconvened at ! o'clock , Thomas Neal , J. R. Burton and ex Lieutenant Governor Andrew J. Felt madi short speeches. 10 The committee credentials on reported i IUt of delegates , after which the commlttei on permanent organization recommendcc that the temporary organization bo madi permanent , which was adopted , Further tpeeclies were shut off by the re is port of the committee on resolutions , who owing to the vast difference of opinion wltlili the party on * the financial question , did no report a party platform. This com in ttee , li Us report to the convention , said : "You committee on resolutions are unanimous li the conclusion that this la not the time no the occasion for formulating and resolvlm upon a platform of defined policies of na tlcnal admlnlstrat'on. That work , aa w < believe , can only be done wltely and well b : a convention , after a patient and patriot ! Interchange of views by repretentatlves o all the states , delegated to speak for then In that convention. We , therefore , subinl to you declarations of existing facto am fundamental principles upon which there I no contention or diversity of opinion in tli republican party. " These resolutions "ot fact and fundamenta of principles" congratulate the republicans upoi redemption of the state from popalls BS rule , condemn the national democratic ad rt mln'ctrntlon for Ha conduct of foreign al faJ.rs qnd lor fallliig to provide a nufflcleu revenue to meet the expenses ot the govern ment and for Issuing bonds In time ot peace ; and also declare tor a protective tariff. These resolutions alio endorse William McKlnley for president. There was a hot contest for delegates and nftcr much oratory and balloting , the follow * Ing delegates to the St , Louis convention were elected ! Cyrus Lelnnd , Jr. , of Troy , M. M. Murdock of Wichita , A. P. Illddlo of Minneapolis , C. S , Swcnson of McPhcrson , Nate Barnes ot Kansas * City , Kan. , and T , J , Anderson ot Topcka. Cyrus Lcland , jr. , waa endorsed for member ot the republican national committee , AM.ISON MK.V AUK ENTHUSIASTIC. loivn , Ilpiii1 > llvniiH CtMMvilliiK Into Den Moliu-N for the Convention. DBS MOINES , March 10. The city Is filling up with dclgates nnd visitor to the republican state convention tomorrow. Single cuntlcs : have pent an many as fifty repres entative men , TO decided Is the Interest In the convention , to present William D. Alli son to the country tomorrow. The subject ot the lobbies today has been the selection ot district delegates and alternates. Even the latter places are at a premium. The tour delogatcs-nt-largo are practically agreed upon. They will bo : Senator J. II. Gear , J. S. Clarkran , W. P. Hepburn nnd D. 13. Henderson , the latter congressman of the Eighth and Third districts respectively. It Is believed thcss men will bo elected by acclamation , The district delegates are many of them agreed upon , practically , In numer ous conferences , which have been held to night. Governor Drake will not bo one of the delegates. Ho refuses to Interfcro with ether candidates to whom he conceJed the field earlier In the canvas ? . No formal platform will bo adpoted tomor row. The resolutions will bo In the form of nn nddrcso to the republicans of the country. They will recite succinctly the services of Senator AlllsDn to the nation ; his abilities and his availability for the party ; his prominent connection with tariff , financial and administrative legislation , will bo dwelt upon. The convention will be called to order at U o'clock by H. U. McMillan , chairman of the state committee , whs will Introduce Congressman J. P. Dolllver , who will deliver the principal address , as temporary chair man of the convention. The formal work of the convention will bo done In the after noon rcsjlcn. For permanent chairman of the convention , A. D. Cummins of Do's Molnea IB believed to be the most prominent candidate. \oiiiliintiMl the Old Olllisorw. PROVIDENCE , R. I. , March 10. The re publican state convention of Rhode Island was held here .today , with a good attendance of delegates. The proceedings were marked by no unusual excitement , the rcnomlnatlon of the present state officers having been de cided upon previously. , There wna no oppo sition to the plan. G&nernl Ellsha Dyer of Providence waa elected chairman. The platform adopted Is emphatic In Its declaration for "sound money. " The present Incumbents of the general ofilcea of the state were renomlnated by ac clamation. They are : Governor , Charles Warren Llppltt ; lieutenant governor , Edwin R. Allen ; secretary of etato , Charles P. Ben nett ; attorney general , Edward C. Dubols ; general treasurer , Samuel Clark. , The delegates to the national convention will not be selected until after the state election. ' Small Ciiitherinu of Reformer * . PIJTSBURG , March'-10. ' The conference lo form n , new temperance party was an hour lateIn fljyseipbllng. .in the''old"city 'hall "this morning.When -It was called to orderthere' wore but twenty delegates present. The promoters , however , are confident. The conference opened with devotional ex ercises by Rev. J. G. Elliott. Chairman Carter Stewart then delivered tlio opening address , after which the conference was formally organized. In the hall are dis played signs reading "Legal Tender Paper Money ; No Bonds ; " ' 'Free ' Silver , 10 to 1 , Independent of Other Governments ; " "Single Standard Gold and Bonds. " "In Union There la StrengdX" etc. How the advocates of these varying Ideas nro to bo united will appear during the conference. EmlormMl Ciiiiillilntc for In > Ml lont. ROCKFORD , 111. , March 10. At today's session of the Swedish American Republican league , new officers were elected as follows : President , Edward C. Westman , Chicago ; vice president , Charles Dahlgren , Bureau county ; secretary , W. S , Hutmndcr , Chicago ; tteasurer , A. L. Anderson , Cambridge. Reso lutions wc-ro passed reaffirming allegiance to the principles of the republican party and sympathizing with the Cubans. No candi dates , cither national or state , were endorsed , althcugh seven members of the committee on re-solutions are pronounced McKlnley men. They deem It unwise to endorsj be fore a nomination for president la made. TIe convention adjourned with a banquet this evening. " One Iiiilliiiui IJlNtrlet for MelCIllley. KOKOMO , Intl. , March 10. The Eleventh district republican convention , the first to meet In the state , today renomlnated Con gressman George W. Stcele. Resolutions were reported endorsing the republican na tional platform of 1S92 and pronouncing for gold and sliver of equal value as money. The principle of protection was endorsed and a clause endorsing the candidacy of McKlnley for preejdent was received with deafening applaus ? . A Cass county delegate movwl to strlko out the resolution , but received no second , and was howled down. Southern IlaptlNt Coiivenlloii. CHATTANOOGA , Tenn. , March 10. Active preparations for the great annual meeting of the Southern Baptist convention which con venes hero May 8 to 14 have begun. The local executive committee'has organized by the election of Narvcll Sanders , a prominent manufacturer , as chairman , and Houston Harper , city editor of the News , as secretary , At the ssawn the convention meets Look out mountain and Chlckamauga National I park look their best and ILls expected 10- 000 people will attend. Some Dllferenee lit Valuation , DULUTH , March 10. A few yearn n"R ( u party of Kentucky people , including ex- Governor Proctor Knott , CojoneJ E. Strut- ton , Colonel T. F. Slglser and others cairn to Duluth and said they litid "valuable coal InmlH In their own slate" and pro nosed that the Mcrrlttt ) buy them ant bring the coal to Uuluth to use with theli Menaba ore. The Merrills uirced to buj three-fourths of the Block of tlio ICmpIn Coal and Coke company for $150,000 , o ; which jr.0,000 wna paid In cash and tin balance secured by not03. Later the Mcr rlttH found that ( he Kentucky coal limdi were not HO extensive or KO viiluublo ai repre t.'nted , nnd part of the no ten wen cancelled and the deal declared off Stratum Htarted a milt , whleli In now 01 trlnl , ngnlnst K. 11. Palmer , E. T , Mcr rltt and A , H , Mcrrltt. to recover on emi of the notes that were not cancelled. Tin defendants claim that tlie ntoilc In tin Empire company was not worth more thai $3,000. and ask judgment for H75.000 , tin difference between the represented valui of the land and Its actual Great OnilierlitK of Cattlemen. FOIIT WOHTJI , March 10-Prcslden BUHI ) callcil the twentieth annual incetliu of the Toxns Llvu Stock association ti order at 10 o'clock this morning In th opera house. The attendance Is tremendous Cattlemen are still coining. Lnxt night no less than 1,200 arrived. Tills morning enl : routine business was transacted. Then la u hot tight on for the presidency of th association , the candidates being the pros cut Incumbent , A. ] ' . Smith of Colorado Tex. , and C. C , Slaughter of Dalhifl , will the rhanccB In favor _ of Iliiah , I.ocnteit tlio MiiMonto I'lilvuriKy , BEAVER , I'n. , March 10-Tho Morro\ farm of fifty acres at tills place IIP been purchased , upon \yhlch to erect Hi Musonlo National university , and today Hi deed was transferred , Adjoining la nil wl be purchased when reasonable arrange incntii can be made. Work on the build Ings will be started just 03 teen UH tli weather will permit , MANDERSON VISITS LINCOLN Nebraska's ' Presidential Candidate Given * Reception at the Capital Oity , M'KINLEYITES ATTEMPT TO BREAK IT UP T. 1 * . Kcnnnril Kiitvrn the Hotel nuil Invltcn All Lo > nl 1'olhMvcrn , , of tlio Ohio Ainu lo ( lo with Him. LINCOLN , March 10. ( Special Telegram. ) Since the arrival of General Manderson , at 10 a. m. , the Llndcll hotel has been thronged with prominent state republicans , who have called to pay their respects. The general has received every one cordially , and to many of them exhibited letters from leading re publicans In eastern and western ptntcu , urging him to make the race for the nom ination for president at St. Louis. This evening n rather moro formal ro- ccptlon was held In the hotel parlors. Tha only awkward cpleodo was the announce ment In the hotel rotunda by T. P. Kcnnard that there would bo a McKlnley meeting at a certain hall , to which he extended an Invitation to nil loyal McKlnlcyltcs to bo present. Ho then left the hotel , followed-by a few people. At 8:30 : General Manderson was Introduced to the assembled throng In the parlors by Hon. G. M. Lambcrtson. The general said that It was with some degree of embarrass ment that ho appeared In Lincoln nt this time. 11 tit that embarrassment was largely due to a misconception on the part of many regarding his true position. Ho believed that what the people had at heart was the well being of the elate , nnd he was with tlio pee ple. First and last , they were all republi cans , and their mutual desires met In the on desire for the advancement of that party. The man who would bb nominated hi St. Louis would bo elected the next president of the United States. Ho would bo a man who would stand upon a platform advo cating protection , reciprocity , that hand maiden of protection , and for honest bi metallism. HE HONORS M'KINLEY. The great apostle of protection was K gentleman with whom ho waR well acquainted , whom he had known Intimately In the days of their early manhood and whom ho delighted to honor for his ability and honesty. He had known him all his. Ufa and ho would be the last man In the world to say nught against him. Could his Individual act make Major Mc Klnley president , It would be done Immedi ately , lint he had been hurt , he had been cut to the quick by certain Insinuations , which had been lately made' to the effect that he was being made a mere carrying vessel for some other opponent of Major McKlnley. Ho was no man's tool , and most vehemently- repudiated the charges. The only combina tion Into which he had entered was a com-- blnatlon of the citizens of Nebraska to advance - vance the Interests of the state. In his senatorial career of twelve- years hoN had mingled with all the- , prominent 'candidates now b'eforp thp' p.BOplo- indknew' \ them well. He could'feay ' - , at least , that ho would do ncthlng mean to de feat any one of them. Ho said that before- bo left tho' senate ho had been approached by quite prominent statesmen , itni ] ilia thought had been suggested by theni that ho become a candidate for the presidency. Now , Jt had been said that ho , Mander son , had told Senator Thuroton that ho would , not bo a candidate. This was untrue. That question had never been discussed between them. He had recently called upon Senator- Thurston In Washington , and arked him It' the latter had over said ho had rofilMd to be- a candidate. Thurston had said that ho had. not. And yet the story was being circulated that he had done so. The only ; conversation on presidential mat ters had with Senator Thurston. occurred In Omaha during the holidays. Ha had asked the senator it ho Intended being a delegate to the national convention , had been told that Thurston had got himself Into such a position that ho must be one , and he had. advised him against It. TOO MANY FACTIONAL FIGHTS. Ho said the state had now had too many ; of such factional troubles within the party. The only way ho could In the past keep fronv calling Into being an antt-Mandcrson fac-- tlon , was to create no Manderson party. . This was the whole substance of the tallc he had had with Thurston on the presidential , matter. So far as the nomination was- concerned , he believed It would como to- spine far western -man like Cullom , Alllsonr or Davis of Minnesota. The atatesmcn or the east believed that to hold the western states together In the face of the free colmgo- agltalton , It would be of vital Importance- to nominate a far western candidate. Out. as far as Major McKlnley was concerned , ho- would cut off his right hand before ho- would enter Into a combination to beat him. This announcement was received with ap- . plause. There would be no dictation from him to the delegation. "If at any tlmo tho- vote of Nebraska could nominate the man from Ohio , I should bid the delegation to &o > cast It , and bid them Oed-opued. " Mr. F. W. Collins , a member of the repub lican etato central committee , and who IB. a pronounced McKlnley man , at this point asked General Mandcrson If he believed that McKlnloy would not try to beat him If ha could not get the nomination himself. Tho- general said ho thought he would have a fair following from Ohio should McKlnloy , fall , It had been suggested that Nebraska's , vote bo first cast for McKlnley , and In tho- event of his failure. It would bo tlmo1 to- bring out himself. To this proposition ho- could only eay that with the commencement of balloting all entries were cloned. ANUTIIICH THIJOI3 IN IvUXTUCICV. No Attempt Millie to Kli-ot u United ; .Sttiti-M Scimlor. FRANKFOHT , Ky. , March 10. A oubduetf air prevailed In the IIOIIRO today at noon when the joint assembly convened In order- to go through the formality of a ballot for United States senator. Mr , WclsBlngcr'B death was the principal topic of conversation. Mr. Lyons moved that- the reading of the Journal be dispensed with , Ifo said that It had been agreed thpt ( ho ballot today should bo a mere formality. Representative Adams voted for Doyle ; Hair for Dlackburn , and 1'opullnt Poor for I'ettltt , while the rest ot the members re frained from voting. No quorum havluu voted there was no election. Tlie joint aMscnibly then adjourned. CINCINNATI , 0. , March 10. A special to- the Commercial Gazette from Frankfort , Ky. , Eay : Dunlap , the republican contestant of the democrat , Kauffman'n , seat In the houao/ withdrew hl.i contest today , The republican managers claim that tlio case la In tha hands of the hous , and Dunlap has no say In the matter. I'lithorinoro , they express the determination to unseat Kauffnnn tomorrow. The senate today pai.i i ] a resolution for the Immediate expulsion of Ineligible uenators , also that the clerk , shall put the questlorf nnd announce the decision In appeals front the decision of the chair. Several tounft money democrats In the senate are opposed to the expulsion of' republican senators , and also dcalro the house ahull not expel KaunN man , Five republican members of the houoft ndvlned Dunlap to withdraw. In stating hl reasona for withdrawal , Dunlap cited tli facts that only six working days ot tha t-cstlon remained ; that further preulng if the contest would prevent Important leglfe latlon and that the evil from neglect of legislation would overbalance all the Venefll to the party to be derived from his belnff - eatcd. The outlook tonight Indicates thaB b th the house and the innate will reaork to revolutionary measures tomorrow *