t - i ...
Th Nelaigb Yoemea start in on
voImm eight with iu laet iaoe.
-Wakefield is agitating the queetion of
aatfiag op a new school building. ,
Vh contributions to the Cabin (and
atth Ord school were in all $22.82.
The Spencer Bank reopened Tuesday
and paid iu former depoeiloia dollar
far dollar.
While cleaning a revolver Ode Page
f Decatur managed to ehoot off on of
his lagers.
P. A. VanDorn retires aa editor of the
Hartlngton Herald with tbe last iaiae.
He if succeeded by George L. Ke son.
; Oomplaint come from the vicinity of
lodge i'ole that vacant houses are be
ing Stoien from claim in that vicinity.
.The town of Tobias feels the need of a
public ball and the local paper ia urg
ing repreaentative citiiens on to fill the
deficiency.
' T. B. Horton of Creighton has been
appointed a d on the iiaiional commr.n-der-in-ehief's
guff of the Grand Army
f the Kepnblic.
, One of the m at successful farmers'
aaeeti.ig was held at McCook. There
was a large attendance and a three days
program full of interest.
A Diion county larmer raised his first
alfalfa laet year and cut ti tetn ton of
alfalfa hay to the acre. He n convinced
that he haa Land a good thing.
J. W. Tyler of Stanton county lost
even brad of cattle by the toppling
ver of a si raw stack.- The cattle baa
eaten away the base of the stack.
North west Nebraska a great potato
eon n try and many car loads are be n
ahippede stward.tbe faimeri realizing
excellent prices for their lust yeara crop.
Tbe Met ho lists of Schuyler held a
)abilee to celebrate their freedom from
horch debt, having paid five thousand
dollai of indebtedness in three years.
Wisner ia proud of ita high school.
Some of the examination papers of ita
senior claas were sent to the ate uni
versity and they were highly coinpli
anented. Tbe first series of stock in the Mc
Cook Building and Loan association baa
attured and was promptly paid od. It
earned eood interest for the stock
holders. One grain dealer at Newman's Grove
shipped 83 000 bushel of corn in three
eftbe dullest months of last year. It
was a record breaker in the history of
lb place.
Tbe chief of police of Columbia gath
ered in twotw-lve year old boy who
bad run away from their homes at Nor
tel k. They were arrested with revolvers
ad had started for the Klondike.
Elk Creek has a larje school popula
tion but its school building is anticipated
and overflowing. The people, tnerefora,
ere moving for a modern high school
building which they propote to build
tbe coming summer.
Auburn is one of the larger county
eat towns in Neb-auk which up to tbe
present ha n-ither electric lights nor
water works. There is a revival of form
er discussions to secure these two Im
provements the present year.
Christ Liomerer of Mum bolt was
sawing wood with a power saw. He
bee me entangled with the tumbling
rod and took several reveloutions before
lb machine could be stopped. He was
badly bruised and had a narrow escape
from death.
Over lfl,000 was paid out for cream
by the Neligb creamery during 1897.
Tbe total holiness of the Neligh Savage
creameries including the sales of sep
arators, for last year amounted to almut
146,000, which wll probably be in
creased during 1898.
A round-up of the railroad offices at
Ord a few days ago developed the fact
that the shipments over both roads dur
bg 1197, amounted to 618 car loads of
saatle, bogs and sheep, and thirty-nine
tars of miscellaneous freight, a total of
117 carloads. The receipts ran to 618
tars, mostly of coal and lumber.
A heartless ease of child desertion
same to light near Nelson. At . 8.
IfcOormick't place, a mile and a quarter
loath of that town, Mrs. McCormiek
lisaovertd a 8 day old baby tied up in
saga, but alive and apparently unhurt.
It la supposed that the child had lain
su the ground in vL? cold since 10:30
Ih nigbt before, when the fami'y was
roused by the dog barking furiously.
There is no clew to tbe parent of the
sbild.
A sad accident occurred at tbe borne
f Joseph Reid last Thursday afternoon,
lays the Ponea Journal. Mr'. Grabill,
wbo waa visiting there at the time had
taken a boiler of hot water from the
Stove and set it on the floor. She had
thrown a shawl over it to prevent the
room filling with steam, and stepped in
another room (or a monent. Her little
daughter, Ruth, aged three slipped by
ber aanoticed, and not seeing th boiler
ef water backed up, in Ita cl ildish way
against It and fell headlong into the
foaming liquid. The mo her rushed to
U rescue and a physician waa summon
ed, bat the child was burned beyond re
covery and died at 8 o'clock the neit
morning.
Tbe independanttelephoneaiebangt
el Fall Oil" and auburn are moving to
nit tie,'" lyiteuie and to add a ball
doasn ot bar towns In the southeast coon
ties ia thi 'tot to the erchange.
Block on tbe Grant County rang as
lar this winter haa all done exceeding
y veil with a very little amount of feed
Tbe mow in October caused many at
look lor bard winter, but the snow did
tot tost loajg and none baa fallen sines
as own Mr o" nBV . 10 'd, aa
rtosfctat Mad t sitUr faatf . , ,
THE MAINE BLOWN UP
TH" WILDEST CONSTERNATION IN
HAVANA.
t
ver toe Men Urn Thrtw Uw jailers
Vnable to Kiplaln the Kiploaloa- Many
Theories Olveu A Mfmtmrf etlU.
Havana, Feb. 17. At a qnsrter ol
10 o'clock last evening a terrible explo
sion took place on board the United
State cruiser Maine, in Havana har
bor. Many were killed or wounded.
All tbe boat of tbe Spanish cruiser
Alfexi-o XIL are assisting.
As yet tbe cause of the explosion is
not apparent.
Tbe wounded sailors of tbe Maine are
unable to explain it. It is believed that
tbe cruiser is totally deatroyed.
Tbe explosion shook the whole city.
The windows were broken in all the
bouses.
The correspondent of tbe Associated
pres says he has conversed with sev
eral of tbe wounded sailors and under
stands that the explosion took place
while they were asleep, so that tbey
can give no particulars as to the cause.
OVKH A HUNDRED KILLED
The w ildest consternation prevails in
Havana. The w halves are crowded
with thourands of people. It is believed
the ex pi oi-Ion occurred in a small pow
der magazine. At a quarter of 11 o'clock
what remains of the Maine i still burn
ing.
Captain Bigsbee and the other officer!
have been saved. It is estimated that
over one hundred of the crew were
killed, but it is impossible as yet to give
exact details.
Chicago, Feb. 17. Comnvdore J. E.
Montgomery, once of the United Btstei
navv, a commanding officer of a con
derate fleet during the civil war and
the man who raised the frigate, after
wards the ram Merrimac, was very em-
pliatic in declaring the s nking of tb
battleship Maine in Havana harbor wat
the renult of treachery, and an act wi'h
out parallel in the world's history. In
hi opinion war must inevitably follow;
"When the divers go down and exam'
ine the hull of tbe vefsl," raid Com'
modore Montgomery, "it will be found
that it was stove in by a torpedo, ex
ploded under tbe bow with a diabolical
intent. To be sure an accident may oc
cur on shipboard a magaxine or boilei
may explode. But consider all the cir
cumstances and yon will not entertain
tbe theory of accident. In tbe histon
of our tavy there never ha been suet
an accident, Why should the first on
occur in so perfectly equipped a vessel
a the Maine, and under 10 capable l
commanding officer as Sigsbee. Wh)
should it occur in Havana harbor, whers
the vessel was at the mercy of the enemj
capable of treachery, a we know tbi
Spaniard ia, and ha been long a hehat
figured in history? Why shou d it fol
low so cloely the recent exposure of tb
Spanish minister to the United Statei
a a despicable trickst r who wore ai
affable demeanor in Washington whili
giving vent to his hatred of our chief ei'
ecutive and our people in private letti ri
to compatriots? The combiiaion ol
la ta is too strong to leave a doubt. 1
miss my guess if retribution will not hi
swift."
Commodore Montgomery is familial
with Havana harbor. It would be com'
paratively easy, be says, with amal
boats or otherwise, to set a torpedj
destroy the American vessel. This ii
liii theory of how the Maine wai
wrecked.
DIVISION OF OPINION.
Washington, Feb. 17. At this mo
ment the naval officers cannot agree on
any theory to account (or the destruc
tion of the Maine. Perhap a majority,
are inclined to believe that the explos
ion was purely accidental: another con
siderable number feel that a torpedc
waa exploded under tbe vessel, and a
third theory is that tome infernal ma
chine was smuggled aboard the (hip and
set off. In the present lack of knowl
edge, it is ttiought to ba impossible to say
to which theory the balance of prob
ability inclines. An examination by s
diver of the hull of the Maine would
demonstrate instantly whether or not a
torpedo had been need for in case it bad
the plates of the bull would surely b
driven in.
Havana, Feb. 17. Out of 354, the
total number of the crew of the Maine,
ninety-six were saved.
At half an hour after midnight thirty
six of the crew of the Maine had been
carried to the military hospital of Ban
Ambroslo. They were all most seriously
wounded. Five other of tbe crew wart
taken to the Alfonso XIII. hospital.
On board the Spanish cruder Alfonsc
XIII. twenty-six were treated and sue
cored. George Cowler, an accountant of th
Ma idc, is among those seriously in
jured. At the time of tbe disaster tbe Maim
was at anchor about 500 yards from th
araenal and some 200 yards from th
floating dock,
.The first explosion is said to have beer
caused by over 600 pound of gun cot
ton and the subsequent explosion it al
leged to have been caused by shell ami
cartridges.
, , .... CoutnMt Her Crlma,
Clinton, Ia., Feb. 17. Mrs. Ernes
tine Bertoch.who is under arrest charged
with complicity in the murder of bet
first boaben'l, Charles Belheusen, con
fessed the detail of the criiu. She sayi
Thwjdore Berto.b, whom she afterwardi
married, put poison in preserves in tin
presence of herself and her eon, Will
iam Belheusen. Her husband ate hearti
ly of tbe preserves and died. Ber loci
Is now on trial for the crtm bat hit
wlf's confession cannot ba used against
him ander the rtat laws. ' 1
HtPOHl rHUn MUtSAt.
tag OesMMlta la U14-ltlt b la PI
rrotoblj la Uad Mlaaa. I
Wassjuoton, Feb. 12. Fuiauaat to
instruction from the acting secretary of
war special supplementary report ba
been prepared by E. Hasard W eOs, whs
acting a agent (r tbe war department
in bringing attention to Captain Kay'
di patches. Mr. Wells has been in
Alaska three tia.es, ha trrUrad tht
interior and haa a practical knowledge
of the country that ia Inhabited by few
person. He says, among other things:
"There art, undoubtedly large deposit
of gold in Alaska, rivalling those of the
Biitish "northwest terrritory. I noticed
excellent mineral indications npon tbe
Tanana river and in other localities in
18W. I discovered a true fissure vein of
quarts eight feet in diameter with well
defined casing rock upon tbe upper Ta
nana. Thii quarts evidently contained
metal. Specimens which I secured to
take out to San Francisco for assay were
subsequently lost in a river catastrophe.
Numerous creeks entering the upper
Tanana revealed colors of gold in the
sands.
''All of the gold-bearing streams of
tlaeka so far discovered, vis: Birch
creek, Miller creek. Forty Mile creek,
sixty Mile crek an 1 Seventy Mile
cieek, head in the vi -inity of tbe Ta
iana river and flow away to the north
east. On the southwestern side and
eading near the Tanana are the noted
Copper and Susbitna rivers, the latter
oeing the gold btaring stream which
recently came into promience through
Hie placer discoveries on Cook's Inlet.
The Copper river is popularly suppo-ed
to be located in the heart of a mineral
belt. It is a reasonable deduction that
if all the streams flowing away from the
Tanana to the northeast and southwest
bear gold, that the lanana itself must
ut through a gold-bearing country.
Tuis opinion is shared by nearly all of
the old time miners now located in Daw
son. Recently excellent prospects were
discovered upon an Rmeiican creek, a
tributary of the Yukon in Alaska, just
before Forty Mile creek. Miller creek,
Birch creek and other streams wi'hin
the boundaries of Alaska in the Yukon
valley still offer inducement to placer
miner. I do not believe that any bet
ter mining region will be discovered in
Alaska than will be found in the Great
Tanana valley."
Working Among the Raima.
Pnr.BUua, Feb., 12. The work ol
searching for bodies in the ruins of
Wednesday night's fire was continued
through last nigh by 200 men, but no
more bodies were iound. The debris ia
-till piled ten feet high, however, and,
as more than a (core Of people are (till
missing, the work will be continued with
out cessation until it is positively known
that no more dead are buried beneath
ih debris. That more people were
killed Chief Humphreys of the fire de
partment says there can be no doubt.
He saw the walls go down in the midst
ol a great maas of humanity huddled to
gether in a hiii ill space, and, while he
did not care to estimate the number of
peo.le killed, lie says it will be largely
in excees of any estimate yet made. The
search for the bodies is attended by
great danger, not only from weakened
walls, but Irom 125 lank of anlydrade
known to be m tbe smouldering ruins.
Anlvdrade is ammonia in its most pow
rful rfUte and its ignition would result
in an explosion which would cause in
calcuabie disaster. The firemen are
keeping a number of streams constantly
playing nn this part of tbe building. It
is thought that precautionary methods
will avert further disaster.
.Mr. McFadden, and her family of
iifht children, who were believed to
' f. been buried under the wall, are
They ware found living a short
i.c? Iioui the scene of disaster, hav
ny i,.'-ved from Mulberry avenue only a
Itw-!:i;i before. Michael O'Hearn of
Oil Cii and James Beverly of Grafton,
who weie among the missing, have also
turned up. O'Uearn was viaiting friends
in Allegheny and Beverly was taken
uddenly ill and is in Mercy hospital.
As a result of the catastrophe a move
ment to prevent the storage of bonded
llqnor or amonia within the corporate
limits of the oity haa been commenced.
Safety Director J. O. Brown baa prom
ised the people to see to it that Uie rity
councils will have a chance to pass on
an intended piece of leglulation to this
effect at thi next meeting held at Mu
nicipal hall.
A Frtii cM to Wed.
Honolulu, Feb. 8. (Via San Fran
cisco.) Feb. 12. The engagement i
annonuced of a marriage that ha been
arranged between Prince David Kawan
anakoa and Princess Victoria Kaiulan.
Tbe formal betrothal m rely await the
signature to certain deed of family
settlement of Dowager Queen Oapiolani.
Princess Kaiulani is tbe daughter of ex-
Gov. Archibald Scott Cleghorn and the
late Princess Miriam Jikelike, and un
der the monarchical regime would have
succeeded Queen Liliuokalani to the
throne of Hawaii. Prince David is a
son of David Kahelepoull, a famous high
chief, and Kinoiki Kekaulike, the young
er sister of Queen Kaplolani. He has
been well educated In English, partly
in California and England, and was
destined under tbe monarchy for a
diplomatic career.
QaraMB OSiMra Fight a Dual
Lonnoa, Feb. 12. A special dispatch
from Berlin says a duel has taken place
between Prince Fredrick Hohen'ohe.
Waldenbarg and Lieutenant Scholia, of
leers of th bnssars. Botb were wound
sd. '
Oeplala and Ma Drwwaad.
Palibmo, Feb., 12. In th wreck oi
Ih Austria bark Matte at Pensacole,
for this port, before reported, tbe cap-
ma and six of the crew were drowned
JN THE HOUSE.
8EVERAL BILLS WILL BE DIS
CUSSED. ,
Tba Carbon Case lie Jtlfrht f Way The
Hawaiian Treaty WIU KerelTe UM
Urseter Uhare or tbe MeaeSWs AUeatluo.
Washington, Feb. 14. Tbe boose
will on Wednesday enter into tbe con- '
sideration of the bankruptcy bill, which
tbe majority of the judiciary committee
ha reported, as a substitute for the
Nelson bill pasted by the senate at the
extra session last summer. Under th
order tbe bill is to be debated on Wed
nesday, Thursday and Saturday of this
week and voted upon Monday of ne-' .
week at 4 o'clock. Th substitute,
which the majority contend i tbe old
Torrey bill, including botb the volun
tary and involuntary features, will be
opposed by the united democratic and
populist opposition, but if there is no
appreciable defection from the ranks
of tbe majority tbe measure will pats.
The democrat and populists are botb
favorable to the passage of a voluntary
bankruptcy bill, but have vigorously
opposed the Torrey and other bills in
cluding an involuntary feature, claim
ing that its purpose is to create a law
for the collection of debts. ,
Today is District of Colombia day,
Tuesday, probably, will be devoted to
the consideration of such business as
is reported from the committees, and a
call of committees on Friday, which was
excluded from the order providing for
the consideration of the bankruptcy
bill, will under the rule, be devoted to
private bills.
The Hawaiian treaty will receive the
greater share of tbe senate's attention
during tbe coming week. The friends
of the treaty have succeeded in securing
quite general assent from senators in
charge of other measure that th
treaty shall be given practical right ol
way until tbe senators wbo want to
speak upon it can be heard and until
a vote can be secured which practically
will decide its fate. . ..
Tiife Cu.'W.t c&sa has right of way,
but the probabilities are that an ar
rangement will be made early in the
week whereby a time will be fixed for
voting on tbe Corbett ease, and that
then tbe consideration of the treaty
will be allowed to proceed without ma
terial interruptions. It now looks a if
the fortifications appropriation bill
would not be considered this week.
Heady for War.
Vienna, Feb. 14. The impending visit
of Prince Ferdinal to St. Petersburg,
tbe announcement that tbe sultan has
ordered his minister of war to immedi
ately get eighty regiments for service in
Rounielia, the warlike preparations in
Bulgaria, Russia's threat to occupy Ar
menia under the pretext of putting a
stop to tbe acts of brigandage committed
on Muscovite territory by Ottoman ir
regular cavalry, wbo crossed tbe frontier
for that purpose, the menacing attitude
of tbe czar's ambassador at Constantin
ople, in connection with his demands
for the immediate payment of the $160,
000,000 war indemnity due by the Porte
to Russia since 1877, and finally the re
markable utterancee of Emperor Will
iam in representing the Grand Duk
Constantine of Russia to the German
reniment at Spandau, of which he bad
made him honorary colonel, all tend to
confirm the impression that a conflict is
imminent in the east of Europe.
This is tbi) state of sentiment in
official and political circles here,
an the same ideas prevail
at Berlin, where the chilling and
slighting manner in which tbe Grand
Duke Constantine responded to th
Kaiser's postprandial reference to th
possibility of a comradeship in arm be
tween Russia and Germany has excited
hostile comment. The Grand Duke
Constantine is the member of the reign
ing bouse of Russia wbo enjoys to the
greatest degree the confidence and inti
macy of the czar. He is exceedingly ac
complished, and very liberal in his ideaa
He has published a popular volumne of
patriotic and military poems, and is
president of the imperial academy of
science t St. Petersburg. His cold and
rcpellant attitude toward tbe Kaiser, in
view of his being the cxar's most trust
ed adviser, is extremely significant.
Investlf atlng the Scale.
Bkbun, Feb. 14. The government ex
pert investigation to ascertain whether
the San Joae scale may exist in dried
trait, continues. The expert reports to
tbe United States embassy today that
out of 4,000 packages of fruit which ar
rived at Hamburg this week two small
lots, shipped from infected California
districts, were stopped. No northern
fruit has so far been found infected. Th
lots stopped during the last few days
were Sonoma apples. During the com
ing week 000 packages are expected.
Afterward there will be a few straggling
lots. The government testa are quito
fair. Samples are only taken for th
purpose of examination, though th ex
amination take a long time.
flea.- eoth-Tnoker Acooriled a Hearts
, Co-ope ration.
PirraatJao, Pa., Feb. 14. Gen. Will,
iam Booth, Commander Booth-Tucker,
bis wife and other prominent members)
of the Salvation army took part in thre
immense meetings held in the Bijoa,
theatre. They will remain in PitUbara.
until Tuesday on a geteral inspection
to or Willi th puipose of booming th)
order in this viclnitfV Owa. Booth and
party are receiving arty oo-operaUw
I In their work by that rsligtwew assist, 1
DE LOME'S 8UCCES80N APPOINTED
SftkSrKHMrWIOMW
- KeSatthia Hen Cardial BJalatiaas i
M.dbjo, Feb. 16. Tbe cabinet met
at 6 o'ciock last evening and discussed
the preaant state oi the war in Oob
and tbe De Lome matter at great length
It was dt-cided to publish a decree ac
cepting the resignation of Senor Dupuy
de Lome as minister at Washington and
appointing Senor Louis Polo Bemabe aa
his successor. . . ,
A decree will also be issued convening
he chamber before the end of tbi
month, so aa to enable the election of
the new cortea to occur on March 90. 1
Senor Gulion, tbe minister of foreign
affairs, informed the cabinet that United
States Minister Woodford had banded
him a note referring to Seuor Dupny d
Lome's letter and asking aa to tbe
meaning of several paragraph in it.
BIT1CKNCX MAINTAINED.
Washington, Feb 15. The officials
of the state department still maintain
their reticence as to the contents of the
cablegram from Minister Woodford re
ceived late Saturday night. II may be
raid that all statements so far made aa
to the nature of this dispatch are specu
lative. The message was not decip
hered until well along in tbe afternoon
yesterday, and then it passed into tbe
hands of Assistant Secretary Day and
tbe president, in turn, wbo have been
the only persons in Washington, save
the employee wbo unrav. lied tbe cipher
to see the dispatch up to this time. Mo
answer has been made as yet to Mr.
Woodford's message, and it is by no
means certain that an answer ill be
secured.
Senor Du Boso, the Spanish charge
d'affaira, was one of the early eallei.
at the atate department, and this natur-i
ally led to tbe rumor that ids viait was
in connection with the De Lome inci
dent. It i stated positively, however,
that the incident was not referred to,
but that the call had to do with other
pending Spanish affairs. Everything
relating to the De Lome letter thus fat
has taken place at Madrid through
Minister Woodford. In some well-informed
quarters it was believed that
any formal disavowal by Spain would
be deferred until a new m n eter was
commissioned, one of hi first dnties
being to make proper amends and se
establish cordial relations on all pend
ing questions.
Calderon Carisle, counsel for th
Spanish legation, waa another caller at
the state dep.rtment today. Senor
Dupuy de Lome has about completed
hi arrangements for leaving tbe United
States. His present plans are to leave
Washington tomorrow night, sailing
from New York Wednesday on the Eng
lish liner which goes to Liverpool on
that day.
Senor Louis Polo Bernabe is a son oi
Vice Admiral Polo, who formerly repre
sented Spain in this country. Senor Ber
nabe is now engagid in a special depart
ment of the foreign ministry at Madrid,
dealing with commercial matters and
c n u a es.
No move toward the prosecntion eon
netted with the aking of the De Lome
letter has been mide or is at present ia
ontemp iitioa. Itis sail that if the loss
bad occurred while tbe letter was in th
United States mads then the usual
prosecution by the postal anrhorities
might occur, but in the present case
there is no trace as to tbe paint where
the letter was abstracted and such evi
dence a is at band goea to show thai
tbe letter waa taken after it left the
United States mails and was in th
bands of the Spanish authorities.
Atthe Spanish legation Senor dn Boise
bad nothing to say of tbe recent inci
dent and had turned his attention to tbe
regular affairi of the legation. He was
not disturbed by tbe reports that a fili
bustering expedition had slipped away
last night, as he had good reason to be
lieve that the expedition had not suc
ceeded in getting away, and also that
General Sangollly was not connected
with it as had been teported.
aareb J Keif us.
Naw Yobk, Feb. 15. Dispatches from
the Herald correspondent in Guatemala
state that anarchy reigns throughout
the country. This ia the direct result
of the assassination of President Bar
rios and the plotting of leaders to get
into power in the republic. General
Mendezibal, wbo was oalled upon by
the military to assume the presidency,
is now marching on the capital, Guate
mala City, with a large force of troops.
Besides the military, General Mendexi
bal has prominent and influential lead
ers, euch s General Najera, behind
him. (ieneral l'roapero Morales, who
with General Guentds was at the head
of the rebellion in September, baa been
called to Guatemala City by President
Caber a to take a position in the City of
Mexico. Reports received her state
that with a party of friends General
Morales ha started for Guatemala.
Rivers has Helped Gladstone.
Camnbk, Feb. 16. Henry M. Glad
stone says his father and the whole
family intend to start about the end of
next week for a south of England water
ing place. Mr. Gladstone's physician
thinks bis patient haa attained the up
most benefit from his stay at the Rivers.
Murdered at Home.
Sam Fbancisco, F-b. 15. Yit Bing,
a Ohinese girl, was murdered at ber
house at the corner of Rartlett alley and
Pacific street this morning shor.ly be
fore 1 o'clock, by Charles - Dean a half
breed Chinese. He had disguised bint
ell a a negro, and when she opened
the . dooi in answer to . knock, ba)
stabbed her to death with a twelve-ioeh
higbbind' knife.) H ssnxto Ms
caps but latter lurrendwrad biatMlf Is
th psiio. ; ' "''' '' ;
SKANAKD8 EXCITED
RABBLE CLAIMS TO PERFER WAK
TO AN A?0L09Y. i
Nb KaeMeaeeBt lei Wt The CaM-
net Meet eat Sara Nethla- f ta
eat Oepavtara af latllt 1 ties .
London, Feb. 1ft. A special Ices
Madrid says tbe ppolce of that eity is)
greatly enraged owing to tbe belie! tkat
th Spanish cabinet ha aplogiasd t
tbe United States. Tbe populace, th dia
l's tch add, ar bitterly opposed to tnea
a course, are exceedingly hostile to tbe
government and may make a demoBitra-
tioo. In conclusion tbe dispatch aays:
Tbe people prefer war to an apology,
'hinking that Spain will suffer tbe least
thereby, as war would be exceedingly '
disastrous to the large commerce of th
United States.
CABINET SOBS NOT DISCUS IT.
Washington, Feb. 16. Contrary t
common expectation, the cabinet mast
ing did not discuss the De Lome letter,
in any aspect. The attendance waa
small and there waa but little . businesai
transacted. Secretary Sherman, wbo b)
one of the most regular attendants, vast
reported to be confined to bis home by
a cold ; Secretary Alger is at Ft. Monroe,
convalescing from severe illness. Secra-i
tary Bliss is in New York and Secretary!
Gage in Chicago. While there was ne
discussion of the relations with Spain,
the members of the cabinet, on and alt.
are entirely satisfied with the situation
and anticipate advices that ar expected
any moment from Madrid may bring
news of the ending of the episode in a
manner tbat will be satisfactory to tke
United States and Spain.
TUB LAST Or OB LOMB.
The late Spanish minister, Dupuy da
Lome, accompanied by Mr, de Lome,
their two sons and a Spanish valet, Left
Washington at 4 o'clock yesterday after
noon for New York, whence they sailed
today for Liverpool. A large delegation
from the diplomatic corps, including tba)
entire staff of the Spanish legation, aJ
companied by their wives, gave a hearty
an revoir at tbe station t ) their late as
sociate. n -., . .
Senor de Lome passed among hi
former associates giving tbem a warm
farewell, and Madame de Lome waved
ber adieus to the men and embraced the
ladies. Quite a number cf outsiders
were attracted by the gathering, bal
futher than that the minister's depar
ture was entirely quiet and unobtrusive,
A "Blood" In tbe Penitentiary.
London, Feb. 16. In the central
criminal court yesterday Lord William
Neville, fourth son of the marquis ol
Abergavenny, . was placed on trial,
charged with fraud in connection with
the suitof Sam Lewis, tbe money lender,
against Lieutenant Spencer Clay t
recover 11,123 pounds due on promissory
notes cashed by Lord Neville. and
pleaded guilty of forgery. He was sea- '
tenced to five years penal servitude. 1T
celebrated case has ever before brought
such a fashionable crowd to the Old
Bailev. Broughams blocked th ap
proaches and women in their smartest
frocks overflowed the ju'y box and
barrister's seats. 'Lady Nevill was
present Tbe prisoner was evidently Ui
at ease, but be answered to the indict
ment in cleai tones. After the flutter
caused by bis pleading guilty of fraud
bad subsided the prisoner wa allowed
to take a seat in the dock, as h is
recovering from a serious illness. Prose
cutor Matthews narrated the circum-t-tanoes
of the fraud, as already knowa,
and at the conclusion of his remarks he
intimated that he would accept tbe
prisoner's pleas as satisfy inn. the require
ment of justice. Mr. Lawson Waler
pointed out that Lord Neville bad'
voluntarily come forward to face tbe
consequence of his deception and had
fully confessed. T ie prisoner's counsel
added he was in great financial difficul
ties and bad not realixed that be waa
committing a breach of the criminal
law. The prisoner, Mr. Walton further
said, never intended that Lieutenant,
Clay should suffer. He believed the.
securities would remain in tbe bands
of Mr. Sam Lewis until he secured
money elsewhere.
The Saltan Wake Ca.
Constantinople, Feb. 16. Edbem
Paaba has been ordered from Thessaly
to Uikub, 100 miles from Salonica, in
European Turkey, to institute inquiries!
into tbe outrages complained of by!
Bulgaria." At the same time it is
hoped that "tbe presence of tbe victori
ous commander will intimidate the
excited population."
Tbe Bulgarian agent of Constanti
nople, as recently cabled, present! a
note to Turkey pointing oat the serious
ness of the recent occurrence in the
vilayet of Uskub, where Bulgarians have,
been arristed by the Turk ish authorities
on the charge of storing fire-arms. The,
statement fnrther alleges that many of
tbe prisoners bad been tortured to death,
and that women and girls were dying
from the outrages inflicted upon them.,
Therefore the auentof Bulgaria urgently
demanded an immediate cessation of
the oppression, tbe withdrawal of the
military forces surrounding the locality,
the transfer of all prisoners to Uskub
lor trial and tbe dismissal of a number
of officials. -. . - -
' Would end Mrlkaa.
Washington, Feb. 16. The senate,
committee on education and labor de
cided by a unanimous vote to report
(iivorably the bill prepared by th trata
men of the country, and recently Intro
duced in tbe senate by Senator Kyla,
providing for th arbitration of railroad
sirikes by a board chosen by ths'rika
and the in ten tat commerce eoanasl
sion. It waa tba opiate thai th aaaw
age of th bill would pat aa mi to
road strikes. ....";"-VJ -
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