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I
Nebraska lllotcs
Seven cub tea l.Oi.8 pssred inrougii
North Platte rei-ently pnroiiteto Boston,
Great, fat, tempt, ng J ticks are repott
ed to be in tbe neighlrho.jd of Ciarks,
by the hundred-!.
Jim TliOtni son, of Bcilwood, recently
sold three thrie-vear-old mules for tlie
princely euui ol 7i) apiece.
One more lcai i a been net afloat on
the pea 01 Sa-py county journalism. It
il called the iirjiy County Herald.
On account of lack of funds the Battle
Creek war enthusiasts are unable to or
ganize a in I iu. a company.
It won't I before the citizens of
Lexingtun can cotneiso with each other
over wires. The telephone system ie
Dearly completed.
In ca"e ol war with Spain the Has
ings Republican iijhm is not the only
person whose ihiva ry will lead htm to
ttay at home and detend the women.
A cential Nebraska paper wonders
how it is that the enthusiastic pstiots
quiet down so when it comes to spend
log a little money to float u Hanover the
school house.
The Ba' tie Creek Republican has a
roll of honor upon which is placed tht
Barnes of all it subset ihers who pay up.
"It is worth more than the subscription
price to have your name written there.''
The Beatrice Time", tells ol a younc
Man of an inventive cast of mtnd w o
turns the insurance men away hy telling
them that he is d uly expecting to !
drafted into per vice to fight the Spa -lards.
A smooth set of ravelling agents is
going alio"! the stite selling groceric
to the fanners, and the c only ptoers
are jawing them (the turmer .) good Mil
plenty for not atmnizing the hono
rnerclinnts.
Several hundred iofs in Randolph,
Cedar county, were recei t'y s Id on
foreclosure n-ade by the Pacific Town
ehe company nai ..st II. S. Kisher a-m
and others of lUndop'i. 'I he lots com
prise a good share of the lo n.
John Vi kersham ol Bender, shot a
golden-headed eaeje the ottier day. It
measured nine feet from tip to lip iind
weighed ten pounds. It. is believed to
be the largest, rp 'cimen ever hem in that
fiction of the country.
If the Nebraska City News had its way
about the rna'ter, all (he dogs in the
city would lie killed off instunter. The
reason put up is that it is unsafe for
women and children to be out on the
streets alone af'.er night.
It is retried that on or about th
first of Apr 1 secretary Morton will ttari
his new paper, The liyi amo, at Nebras
ka City. It is to lie a weekly at first
but will fx- ehanjied to a daily if i;
meets with sulli dent encouragement.
It would M'em that the c tizens o'
Shelton are not. much inclined to tym
pathize with Cuba. A call for a meet
ing to take measures f r rais n ci ntri
butionn was responded to by less that)
- J . ! i 1 . ... . I
uozen aim iij -te iook no ''Clion.
Charles Orr of Blyhurg claims ts own
tow tliat w ill catch and kill more rats
than any dp or cat in the country,
when let looe :u a colony of the rodents
he pounce upon tliera and break
their backs just & fast as her sire w ill
allow.
Wayne county has an "honest former"
In spite of the luct that he is a vile
drunkard, l i payirg for the drinks he
as given a $ gold i iec by mistake
for a nickle. When he sobered up anj
found it on hit peison ho went and gave
it back.
Fays the Laurel Advocate: "There is
not a person in Lnnrel who is riot r.ady
to admit that the town's ten. tory hm
been increased one-third the past two
years by adv. rtismg done by the mer
chant! and what has b.-eu raid gratuit
tasty by the local p aj er."
F. O. Winner, who for the past nine
year baa been conducting the Bayard
Transcript, has corn-la ted that he de
sires a rest, and has passed his indus
Irione pen on to his succes-or. The
next issue will be tender the supervision
ol Harry W bner, a young but expert
sacei newspaper man.
Sheltou Clipper: "March is said to be
U best lime to start lor the Klondike,
tt is also the )est time to get ready to
raise a whopping big crop of corn in Ne
break a, which is more certain to bring
gold o the man who devotee bia time
nd energy put into a trip to the Klon
dike country."
A man rt North Bend, August Thorn
en, was killed the other day. He of
lered a young nimrod a ride in bis wag
en and in climbing in ths boy's weapon
was discharged, tbe load tak Ing effect
in Tdomsen's head. For which unkind
ly style of expressing thanks, Thomsen
will hereafter not allow hunters to ride
In bia wagon.
Loop Oi y Northwestern: "Years
haw passed since people of this place
Mfw experienced a good time." But
Mil was given recently and the spell
WM Droken. It was even said that men
blacked tbeir shoes for the occasion and
orad tbeir mustaches, and all but the
Mid beaded members were seen with
their hair combed. It waa called tbe
Austin ball.
I .
' im bdoui an men ann a nan ol ppacs
ue uedar County ffews informs iu
re4en that the mother of President
IfeKialey baa fallen heir to rich ea.
Ute in Scotland, closing by laying thai
tkinge are bieaklng nicely for McKla
ley end bis venerabls mother. Sitbei
lb Howl baa been asleep or else wronj
Metroetion fa nteted on ita wordi.
It le tbe Arm belief of tbe SUinant
Mar that if a person would beeome
Bothechlld all be baa to do it to IitmI
nn care for hag cholera.
NATIONAL MFEXSE
THE B '.I WiLL BE UNANIMOUS
lit II for .ill.lillll.(ill(l M 111 ,r llcfi.re tht
Semite 'f tt-lny f..rlhe !'frii(.e iif the
liillnl Mali-.-A S.i- ml Meeting is
t atleil.
KILLtu .n UUtL.
IN THE SENATE
Wasiiimitos, M'r-h S. Chuirrnar.
Cann')ii of the appr p- iatons commit ft e
introduced a bill entitleil, "Appropria
tions for th? n-itional defense." It is as
folio s:
'"That t iern ig hereby appropriated
out of any money in the treasury not
o'herw ise appropriated for the national
!cfeii-e and for each and every purpose
connected therewith to be expended at
tbe discretion of the president and to
remain avai able until June 3), 18J9,
r.oO'j.ono.''
It was referred to the committee on
appropriations.
The Cannon bill, it was learned later
was the ou'eorne f a conference held at
the While House this morning, at which
Cann n, Secretary I-omr, Mr. Ding-
ALASKA A RICH COyNTR
riie Al.iKk i Itill ISeTorr Ihe Senute. Tbe
Al.i.kn Traile Willi ( iiiiiiU The flail
eries Oueatlon allcil I i.
Mr.
ley, Senator Allison and General (iros
venor were present. The s'tuafion war
considered so grave that it was deemed
imperative liiat an immense approjiria
tion of this character should lie made at
once to prepare for the national defense.
This bill will brt presented in Ihe house
at once. This can he. stated on the
highest authority.
Senetor Cann'xi, aft 'r his interview
with the president this morning went to
the capilol nd called a s ecial meeting
of the appropriat otis c iminiUee. After
this meeting Mr. Cannon int-oiuced
the national defence bill in the house
Tiie a ipropriations committee will niee
t day.
The Cannon bib appr inriati ng $50,
(00,:0i) to provide for tho national de
funs-, w'll pmhably be prerented to the
houH! to.iuy.
.Mr. ( aiinoii kivb he muply intro
duced the lull in his indiv.dual capacity
as a representative. This is, of course
true, but it can lie stated positively that
the bid was introduced us the re-.u!t of
the conference A-ith the president am
the republican lender of both bouses
sod that, the bill has the president's aj
proval. The bill was considered at the
postponed meeting of the sppropria' ions
eniumit'ee today, and probably repotted
for imme liate action. Several demo
cratic members of the committee say
they will vote tor it if the president
deems it necesnarv, nnd so far as known
th r i will b.i no vole against it.
1 nere was a cont -rence lant evening
at t he res deuce of Si n-itoi Hour of
Ma-a-ic'ineetU, which was attended hy
memlierri of the cabinet, senators, and
rfprewitatives. n m or thoc known
to he pros Mil wer : Secretary Long, nnd
Alge,r Judge I'av, a-Bitant. secretary ol
the state; Si-nator Allison, Hepresenla
v s Dnii-dey and Cann m. It 18 also
known that tome democrats were
present.
Th Eueounlrr W an the Oulmme of Fre4
l'oleiiiie In Ihe MUao.
Romic, Marcn 7. Sailor Felice Curio
Cavah.lli, piwt, dramatiHt, publicist, and
the well known medical member ol the
C iambi r of deputies for Corte-OicDa,
was killed here yes'erday afternoon in
a duel w ith swords with Siuro' Mneola,
member ol ti e chamber of de, i t lei and ) W AKiiiNOTon, March 5. Aft'-r a de
p !:'o' of the OatVU dl Viih. a. It : I'ate las'ii a - veial d -ys, the i-er.a'e late
to k p'see at an unfrequented sjiot cult- yesteiday aiteruo n passed a bill ex
si 'e ti e 1'orta Mairglore. Sinor Ma- i tending the homestead laws and provid
cola's seconds were tbe deputies Signor ! ing for a rijjlu oi way in the District
i Hide di Fusinato, a profes-or at the oi Alaska. Comparatively little discus
university of Turin, and member of j sion of general interest was created by
Fo.tre, and Signor Carlo Donati, advo-, the bill. Sect on 13 providing f ir certain
i'ate and member or Lnnigi. Kinor I bonding concessions to Canada in lieu
Cav!otti's seconds were Biunor l izz jnni, I "f privileges to be extended by the do-
WORK OU BIG GUNS.
Important lli-velopment.
vv AHUtvoro.v, Alan-li . I Here were
no h"H than five important develop.
men! s fiaving a hearing more or less
directlv on the troubled re!ati"ns be
tween thu United Slates ami Spain,
viz: The introduction in congress hy
Mr. Cannon of a resolution carrying
f H),000,0K) for the public defense, tie
withdrawal iy the Spanish government
of its intimate-! objection to the con-
Cnuinee in office of Conaul-'Jeneral
I-ee, the onl -r to the cruiser MonN
gomery o proceed to Havana, in place
of the Fern, the passage hrotiuh the
house o.' tiie bill increas ngthe artillery
nrm by two n gitiient", and the insti
tution of negotiations looking to the
purchase of warship for our navy.
Mr. Cannon's resolution probably led
all other" in in'erest, particularly when
it b-jcamo known that it was the result
of a confe'ence between the author, the
president. Senator llanna and othei
leading spirits in congress.
TUB I.ER INOIDKUT Ct.OBItD.
As for General Lee's case, the news
of the satisfactory ending of the inci
dent, through the withdrawal of the
suggestion by Spain, was expected as
soon as it was noted that a loophole
had been left op-jn Mirough the failure
to make the co nplaint in anything like
an ofB :U1 Bhapi. Some of the others
express the opinion tnatOons'il-Oeneral
Lee will not find his poit very congen
ial now that he knows he is en unwel
come guest in Havana, but the admin
istration is relying upon his devotion
to the welfare of the Americans in
Cuba and American interests generally
to submit his own personal wishes to
restraint and remain at his post.
I .ate in the afternoon Senor Duboac,
the Spanish chaige, received a cipher
cable from the minister of state at
Madrid, Senor Gullon, saying: "You
ean disavow the rumor thai any official
pplication has been made (or the re
call of General Lee."
This confirmed Mr. Du hose's riews
that a misapprehension had occurred
and that some intimation concerning
General 1ee had been construed into a
request or demand for his recall, which
Mr. Dubosc aayi with emphasis, has
sever been intended.
the publicist and Sign ir Tanisis, mem
ber of the chamber of d -puties.
Shortly before the meeting Signor
Cavulotti seemed in excellent spirits and
even joked with his seconds. When the
word was given he attacked his oppo
nent vigorously. The fi.st two engage
ments were without result, but in the
tuird Signor Cavaloti received a thrust
in the throat that severed his jugular.
At first it was thought that he was only
slightly injured, but the gravity of the
wound was soon (erci ivtd on his put
ting bis ' and in his mouth. He with
drew it covered with blood and could
not litter a word. The doctors and hi?
seconds carried him to Zelhno and laid
him on a bed in the residence of Coun-
tes-i Celiaro. Tracheotomy was per
fottned nnd artificial breathing at
tempted, but all efforts were useless.
Signor Cavalotti expired in ten min
utes without speaking a'ain. Signor
Macola did not receive a scratch. The
news, on reaching the city, caused a
great sensation. Numerous denuties
and friends hurried to the spot and t here
is universal regret over the tragic end of
Cavalotti.
lie was a lifelong opponent of Sigor
Cri pi and was glad to he known as one
of the Ita ian politicians who resisted!
with all their engeries the tide which, :
nnd r tbe auspices of Crispi, carried
lift y towards (jcrmany.
In lMi.'i, when the Manca Kumana
scandal was the sensation of Europe,
Signoi Cavalotti, then the leader of the
minion government to this country,
however, induced a pretty lively debate,
as it brought into c mtroversy the old
fisheries question on the New Kng'and
Boast, which hss been pending between
tbe Unit d States and (ireat Britain for
hundred years. The statement was
made on the floor of the eena'e that
there was every reason to believe that
hy the passage of the bill the fisheries
question could he settle 1 without great
effort, as assurances io thst effect had
been received from a large and influent
ial element in Canada.
ALASKA HILL TAKKM UP.
The Alaska bill was then laid before
the senate, an amendment by Mr. Raw
lins (Utah) to section 2, being under
consideration.
Mr. Carter (Mont.) in charge of the
hill, moved to lay the amendment on
the the table. The motion prevailed
31 to 71.
The bill was read until section 13 was
reached. This extended to Canada the
bonding privileges on Alaskan trade with
Oana la at the port of Wrsngle in Alas
ka on condition that certain concessions
are given this country by the dominion
irovernrnent, among them being the
right of on' fishers to enter Canadian
ports lor the purchase of bait or other
supplies.
Mr. Turner of Washington moved to
strike ou' of the section that part provid
ing for the entering into Canada ports
d( American fishermen, He did not, lie
laid, make the motion because he was
opposition in the Italian chambers, dig- ho'tile to the New Knglami fisheries,
coverei! what lie called new promising
lode, (ioing through the list of great
and little men who were entitled to wear
the irrat'd co-s of the order ' f St Lai-
are, lie came upon the Dame of Ur.
v..orneiit b Iter.. Kight'y conjecturing
that it would not I e there except for a
CaSii consideration, lie prosecuted hia
inquiries until he felt warranted in mak
ing ihe public declaration that Signor
Ciispi, tiie premier was gudty of iliicit
tiallicki-g in decorations. Not long
after t.-i had published a pamphlet
aa;ii I Ciispi, repeating this charge
and a nimt the charge of bribery in the
fifth district of Rome, where the premier
had ih fctted the, Siei'i n socialist,
(iisiieppe de Felice (iotiffr'dal. He even
gave notice in tbe chamber of a motion
toa .nul the election. When the matter
came up Crispi flatly de, lined to make
any slaieinent as t t ie qtiar-cl and the
chamber sustained by ins action.
S gnoi Cavalotti then renewed the at
tack in his paper, the Secolo, ol Milan
and announced that he would make
coinpk.nt, in the courts. This threat he
can n il out and in bis denunciation of
Crispi to the criminnl authorities he
asked forthe examination of the Marquis
li Kuifini and Signor Bertl, secretary of
the department of decorations, as wit
nesses in support of his charges as touch
ing Oorneiiua Her, the Panama canal
lobbyist. These proceedings, with vari
ous mortifications, were continued until
the court of cea-tition recently trans
ferrin the whole matter to parliament.
Pending this decision, however, Signor
Cavalo ti proposed the imneamment of
bignor Gnspi, then alien from power for
tbe disaster in the Abyssinian campaign.
To the last he relentlessly pursued Crispi
and the latter, on the dealh of his bril
liant and fearless adversary, will prob
ably see tbe end of the long campaign
against him.
Will Demand Indemnity.
Toaio March 7. On Wednesday last
Yano Fulino, the Japanese minister to
China, demanded a signed assurance of
the payment of the indemnity due next
May. The Chinese government in
structed Yang-Yu, the Chinese minister
at 8t. Petersburg, to urge Russia to
evacuate Port Arthur. Itii.,s a deferred
but because he deemed it unfair to bur
len this measure with a demand upon
the dominion governiner.t that it yield
c intend m it lias made for a hundred
yenrj.
Mr. Hale of Maine inquired if Mr.
furrier did not think it would he of ad
vantage to the United Sta'es to obtain
.he fisheries concession from Canada.
Mr. Turner replied that it would be of
advantage if we coiild obtain it, but he
lid not believe it could be obtained.
Mr. Hansbrough of North Dakota said
thst the committee on public landB was
in possession of information that Canada
would accept the conditions imposed by
the section. He was firmly of the opin
ion that the dominion pov. rnment would
yield on the fisheries question in view of
the concessions made to it by the bill.
NOT A LOCAL Qt'K'TION,
Mr. Hoar said the fisheries question
was not a local one to New England, but
a national question, a q"estion, too, par
ticularly applicable to the people of the
northwest, where the fisheries interest
was annually becoming gretter.
Mr. Frye said that the p nding bill
was of national importance. He thought
there never was a better opportunity to
sicure c .ncessioiiB from the Canadian
government than at the present time,
when the Canadian's wanted something
from the United States. He did not
think the motion ought to prevail, be
.a ise we have long been giving Canada
much and receiving little in return.
Mr. Frye believed that if it were not for
the captiousnesa of Canada there would
D it be the slightest trouble between this
j mntry and (ireat Britain.
Mr. Turner's motion to strike out the
fisheries portion of the section was de
feated by a yea and nay vote 84 to 16.
The section was adopted without divii
on. Mr. Carter agreed with Messrs Hoar
And Frye, concerning the mineral re-
fousces of Alaska. Mr. Carter said one
uthcrity, in which he said he had the
utmost confidence, estimated that in
Alaska gold to the amount of 1100.000.-
000 a year would be prod acted in a com
paratively snort time.
In the Iron Trad.
Piiiladblpuia, March 5. There la
m ire than ordinary activity in the iron
a decision, alleging that the presence of "-a,1 of eastern Pennsylvania at present
Mailing; for the Hml and hadille- Read
for the flefenne of the Country.
Wamiingion, March 9. The Wash
ington navy yard, w here a large estab
ishment is maintained by the govern
ment for the manufacture of guns an J
mkuee materia', has started work in
three shifts, and men are now working
'.here night and day on b'g guns.
toi.L'Miics, O., March 9 The re
quiting officer at Columbus barracks
received orders to recruit acceptable
jien for the navy and light artillery.
Si-aiNOKiKLn, 111., March 9. Adju-ant-Ueneral
Reese of the Illinois na
:iona! guard said: "We are but waiting
or the 'boots and saddles' to board the
;ars for the east Inside of twelve hours
he greatest portion of the 7,000 men
ind ollicers of the Illinois national guard
xrnld be enroute to New York for em
barkation for Cuba." Tne general
ttated that 4,000 latett pattern 45 caii
i)re Springfield rifles had just been re
vived at the Illinois slate arsenal from
Brooklyn uay yard, r?auy tor in
itant use.
Chaklkston, S. C, March 9. Fire
Jiau Chanes Bellamy of the tug Under
writer, bound for Havana, died in the
narine hospital here yesterday morn
ng of pneumonia. The Underwriter
will continue its voyage in a few days
ifter tepaire to its tow, the derrick
Dhief, have been made.
The torpedo boat Winslow coaled this
Horning and may leave this afternoon
or Key West.
Nkw Yohk, March 0. A copyrighted
:ablegrim to the Evening World last
aight from George Bronson Kea, at
Havana, says : "General Lee said to
me: 'II Spain wishes to declare any or
ill of us persona non grata, it is her
privilege to do so, but if we must leave
;own, we will leave with the American
lag flying and a brass band at the head
)i the. profession. ' "
Liunvkr, March 9. Active prepara
tions for moving the troops stationed at
p t. Logan are being made and every
,hing i being put in readiness for a
Hidden call for duly. The Denver &
iu Grande railroad has been instructed
y the war department at Washington
,o be prepared to move the troops upon
ihott notice.
PROJilNri TUB MYSTERY,
Havana, March 9. The United
Stales naval court of inquiry into the
tjss of the battleship Maine, which is
it present in session here, pursued, in
tome respects, a different course from
;!iat adopted upon the occasion of the
ormer visit of tbe court to Havana. It
t now not uncommon to see members
f the court on the wreck, personally
lirecting the navy divers and obtaining
trotu them direct reports on the etruc-
;ural condition of the submerged por
lions of the wreck and making indi-
idual notes for future consi lerat on.
All sorts of excuses are made to get
n board the wreck, but only authorized
Liersons, Americans or Spanish, are al
oed to set foot on the remains of the
lattleship.
Iu tiie Senate.
Washington, March 9. Yesterday's
tcsion of the senate was largely devoted
;o the consideration of the District of
Columbia appropriation bill. After an
axtended discussion the bill, containing
l provision for the reduction of about
jne-half cf the present rates of telephone
jharge in the district, was passed.
A bill to authorize tbe re-location and
rebuilding of a poutoon bridge across
he Mississippi river at Prairie du Chien
Wis., was passed. The bill for the re
lief of the Methodist Episcopal church
louthjOf Tennessee, appropriating $28",-
M0 was then passed after a brief debate.
During the discussion of the bill a
message was received from tbe house
sonveying to the senate the bill appro
priating $50,183,000 for national delense
just passed the bouse. The bill was laid
before the senate and on motion of Mr.
Allison referred to the committee on ap
p opria ions.
Mr. Allen of Nebraska presented and
secured tbe adoption of a resolution call
ing noon the attorney-general to inform
the senate how many writs of injunction
were granted during 1897-8 by the Un
ited Statts courts against labor leaders
and labor organizations with certified
copies of such writs, affidavits and other
papera. Adjourned.
SERIOUS lLA(iUEKI0T
SPREAD WITH ALARMING RAPIDITY
The thoir ('ante Hindoo and MoliamiDC
diinii Aguiiit the Kuropeana Many
Kilted mid Wounded .Heu bloned tm
Krai li.
Bombay, March 10. Perious plaeue
riots have occurred in the native quar
ter. Several nefons have been killed
ir wounded. Troops and blue jackets
lave been dispatched to the scene of
the disturbance. '
London, March 10. Special dis
patches from Bombay say the riot broke'
5ut at noon among the low caste Hin
hios ami Mohammedans against the
Europeans. It had its oriisin in an at-'
lack upon a plague Be arch party. Two
soldiers, as these dispatches were gent,'
Liad already been killed and the police
'sad fired on the mob, killing six per-j
ons and wounding many others. Cther
ipecial dispatches. Irom Bainbay say
iliat a plague inspector and three men
if the Shropshire regiment were stoned
x death.
A still later dispatch from Bombay
lays that the mob attacked thehoppital,
:iurned the offices and stores and sav
itrely assaulted the doctors, killing one
f them. .
Detachments of police and of the
Shropshire regiment and artillery were
jurr ed to the scene, a volley was fired
nto the mob and seven persona were
iilleii. Before tliii, the dispatch adds,
wo soldiers of the Shropshire regiment
ind one artillery man were stoned to
h ath. The riot is described as causing
i tremendous sensation. All the avail
ible troops and aitillery have been
tailed out and business is suspended.
The trouble arose through a p'ague
party inquiring into the cause of the
iieknes of a Mohammedan woman. An
mormons crowd of low caste men gath
sred and stoned and taohbed the party.
i parsee magistrate who exhorted the
jopulace not to resist the police was
limself struck, whereupon he ordered
.he police to charge. They did so, and
'our Mohammedans were killed and
leveral were wounded.
The disturbance spread with alarming
apidity. The outbreak was specially
lirected against Christians.
Tbe excitement has partially subsided
ibis evening, but tiie situation i9 still re
rarded as serious. Cavalry has been orb-red
fii in Poonah to assist in patrolling
,he streets and the volunteers have been
jailed out. The city is in the hands of
;he military.
The two members of tbe Shropshire
regiments who were killed were walking
inarmed. The mob battered in their
ikulls.
Many European officers and may po-
icemen were severely handled and eeri
jusly injured.
In various farts of the city plague am
bulances were seized and burned. At
tempts were made to burn the hospitals
and the European nursts had narrow
jscapes.
The total losses of the rioters are ye
unknown but the outbreak is rega.ded
as tiie most alarming that has occurred
:n India in many years.
A Pf rate Fight.
Cauowat, Ky., March 8. A desper
ate fight took place yesterday in the
new Harlan district of Harlan county.
The participants were William Grow
end Samuel Gross against Abe Carroll,
John Carroll and Abe Sswell. Knives
and pistols were freely used, Seweli wai
laetantlv killed, while William Uroes
and one of the Carrolls were fatally in
jured. The trouble aroee over the kill
Inj of a calf belonging to the Qroet
brothers by Carroll. j
Russian warships at Port Arthur was
oenenciai w uuina ana lavorable to
peace in tne orient.
Russia ie now opposing tbe Anglo
German loon. M. l'avloff, the Russian
charge d'affaires, lodged a formal pro
test last Thursday and demanded a quid
pro quo. The details of the Russian de
mand are not jret made public, but Rus
sia'! attitude is regarded as inimical te
peace in the far east.
On Friday M. Oerar, the French min
ister to China, made a similar com
plaint, with corresponding demands for
compensation in tbe south.
England nnd Germany are now re-
K.rded as having obtained their legiti
ate aspirations and Russia and France
desire to secure theirs.
Tbe Chinese acknowledge that the
British late loan negotiationa were die
interested and calculated to advance
China's welfare and to maintain her in
iependenoe. .
facial aMlon.
Drraorr, March 7. The Evening
5ews will announce that Governor Pin
gree will call a ipecial seasion of tbe
legislature, to begin March 15. The aov
ernor'i object apparently is to place the
members of the legislature again on reo
ord on his railway and taxation iisuoe.
At waa demonitrated in the last regular
eeeloa, the eenate ie opposed to the Pin
gree meaeorei on those linee. New bill
re being prepared concernine taiatlM
of quad-public corporation.
and several establishments are tnakiag
additions to the productive capacity of
their plants. Some of these a iditionsto
facilities are about completed. The
Lackawanna Iron and Steel company
will next week place in the blast the
Oolebrook fuinace No. 2 at West Leb
anon which has been idle several
months. Worth Brothers t Co, iron
manufacturers at Cotes vi He, will erect a
forge at their viaduct mill to facilitate
the supply of charcoal bloomr and the
Keystone structural works atRoyers
ford will next resume operations in all
departments, some of which have not
recently been running in full. The Cen
tral Pattern works at Middletown hat
added largely to ita working force as s
remit of a oontract for a large ice ma
chine for the Armour Packing company
of Chicago, which will weigh 600,004
lounda.
Killed b Outlaws.
Vrrnai., Utah, March 6. Newe has
(tut been received from Brown's Park ol
the killing of V. S. Hoy, a well-knowi
tock dealer, by outlaws. Several men
i nclndlng Hoy, while endeavoring U
capture Pat Johnson, who killed Faraa.
er Btrangn a few days ago, encountered
tht desperadoes, who opened Are, kill
ing Uoy instantly. One of the gang
named Bonnet, waa captured and the
others are surrounded in the mountain
with little prospe.H of escape.
Advice From C'otn Rica.
Nkw York, March 9. Advices from
Ban Joes, Costa Rica, via Punta Arenas,
to the Ilearld, says the report has
reached the capital that an encounter
aas taken place on the frontier, In tbe
deighborhood of Liberia, between Nicer
Aguan and Costa Rican troops. The re
mit is not known. The letter states that
President Rafrel Iglesias of Costa Rica
Pas gone to the field in person, and that
General Aureto Estrada will probably
be coin man 'er of ti.s Nicarnguan army.
VVhile these advices are i.ot confirmed.
it is regarded as not improbable that
tbe two countries have plunged into
a conflict already, without having mads
a fotmal declatation.
Roinnni Hotter.
Los Akoki.es, Cal., March 9. Lieu
tenant General Kosecrans is somewhat
improved, but bis physicians hold out
little hope of his recovery.
The I'arMc Cable Bill.
Washington, March 9. The Pacific
aide bill was decided on in committee,
(t provides for the construction of a
cable from 8an Francisco to Japan and
China via the Hawaiian islands, and
grants an annuity of $100,000 for twenty
years in consideration of which all Un
ited States meseages are to be thereafter
and inprepetulty transmitted free. The
government is alio to take fall poeeee
km of the cable plant in ease ol war.
Spain t'atinot liaise Money.
New Yokk, March 10. A cablegram
just received from Minister Woodford
and laid before the cabinet by the presi-
lent, says tiie World's Washington
wrrespondent, daclare.d that Spain has
exhausted every means of raising money
or the prosecution of a war without
aui cees. All the finacial centres of Eu
rope have rejected its overtures. Gen
eral Woodford pronounces it an utter
impossibility for Spain to secure funds
with which to . engage in hostilities
against, the United States. In reference
to the political conditions which im
pelled the ministry to suggest the recall
of ('cueral Lee, Minister Woodford
s lid that Sagasta was friendly to the
U i'.ed States and would make every"
effort to preserve peace. The future
ner, said General Woodford, lies
with tbe people. With a hostile major
ity now in the corteB and the probabil
ity that this will he continued at the
forthcoming elections, the overthrow of
the Sagasta ministry would be likely.
Tiie succeeding ministry would be
pledged to war in order to avoid revolu
tion. If tbe Sagasta ministry retains
power General Woodford believes that
Spain would endure humiliation rather
than declare war against the United
States.
AdvlcftH From Honolulu.
Honolulu, March 1. (Via San Fran
Cisco, March 10.) The Hawaiian legis
lature has adopted a joint resolution ex
tending its deep and earnest sympathy
to the United States in the great loea ol
life sustained by the destruction of the
i miser Maine in the harbor of Havana
on February 15, last and at tbe sugges
tion of Senator McCandless, the flag
over the executive building was placed
at half mast as a mark of smypathy.
T. H. Davis, gnardian of Princeai
Kaiulani, has addressed an open letter
to the Hawaiians in which he propoeea
to a andon all further hone of a mon
archy for the islands and maintain a
republic, conditionally upon the cessa
tion of all further work for annexation
on the part of the American resident
of the island.
Canning KnfUMlnma.
Hono Kono, March 10. -The Ruseian
war ships Siesoi Veliky and Navaria,
both belonging to tbe Black sea fleet
have arrived here. The political situa
tion in the far east le causing uneasineea
among the population of this port
I'hlllpptaa Islands Qolat.
Mapkir, March 10 It is semi-offieally
announced here that the rumors in elr
'rotation of a recurrence of the rebellioa
in the Philippine islands It wttbowj
foundation.
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