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.Vtfil B7A i. . I t N t t V i t j ,i h '! JOi 'l'n t i' . ;i I N 'THE RED tlotO)' CHIEF. JJp AFFAIRS OF STATE EVENTS OF INTEREST TO AMERICAN PFOPLE. Tlmrly Montlon of the Doing of the Nn ttottnl ConRre, Urp.trtiiiciitnl and Kx ccuttvo Ofllcliil Action, untl Movement! of Army nnil Nnvy. Wedix-mlny, March 1. It is stated the president will ware his objections to certain features of the senate tinny bill out of a desire to uvold nn extra session. Before next Saturday General Joseph Wheeler must dcolile whether lie will stay with the army or with the con press. It has buun decided he cannot do both, Norfolk and Hastings are to pet new public buildings, the bills providing for them having successfully passed both house.. The bill to Increase tho cost of the Omaha public building also passed muster and now await the ac tion of the president. Senator Forakcrhas given it out that he will tac!c on an amendment to the army appropriation preventing this government from granting to ttujouc franchises and concessions in Cuba, and calling on the president to with draw tho army from the island and turn It over to the Cubans. Tho senate committee on public buildings yesterday leportcd favorably tho. bill to'itccepl a site from tho city of York and appropriating 20.001 for the erection of n building thereon. There was no action on Senator Allen's Lincoln bill, although the senator has been striving hard to secure a favor able Report before the session closes. Another unsuccessful effort was made In the legislative session of the senate to confirm the nominations ad vancing Admirals Sampson and Schley and other officers o participated in the Santiago campaign. The result was due to the objections of Senators Butler, I'ettigrew and Stewart. These henators are not yet satisfied as to the treatment accorded Schley. Thev would like to conlirm Schley but not Sampson. Thumdny, Murrli 'i. The. house has agreed to the confer nice .report upon the omnibus claims bill carrying nn appropriation of about 530,000 to pay tne firm of Stout, Hall A. Hangs for losses sustained by them in tho abrogation of their cot. tract for furnishing stone for tho base ment of tho congressional library. It Is believed the bill will become a law. iMr. Stout is V. II. B. Stout, one time a citizen of Nebraska. Lord Herschcll, one of England's commissioners on the joint high com mission in session at Washington to udjust differences between the United States and Canada, died suddenly yes terday. The house yesterday passed the sen ate army reorganization bill. Consid erable opposition was manifested to the bill, but leaders on both sides of the chamber supported it, and Mr. Hull stated that the president had sail' ho would not construe section 12 us authority to conscript the minority In volunteer organisations which should elect to remain In the service. The vote on passagokwas '.'03 to 32. The senate yesterday passed tho bill carrying S20.ono.OOQ with which to pay Spain for relinqhishlng tho Philip pines. The naval appropriation bill was passed after f hoursof debate, be ing radically amended In one respect In that time. The price of armor plate was cut to S30D a ton, a reduc tion of the amount fixed by the house of SH0, and S240 less than the armor plate c jinpnnles asked. The secretary of tho nnvy was authorized, In tho event of the companies refusal to ac cept this price, to proceed to construct it factory tocostSI,.'00,00l), and S2.000, 000 were appropriated with which to operate the government plant. These amendments were secured by Tllmau. I'rUluy, March 3. Cadet Taylor was yesterday con firmed by the senate as surveyor of the port of Omaha. The bill for a public building at York, Neb., passed the senate yestor day, but will hardly get through the house this session. The conferees of the house nnd son nto cannot agree on tho Nicaragua canal appropriation, and it looks us though it will have to come put. Under suspension of the rules, 8.100, 00Q was appropriated for the Pirn American exposition at Uuffulo, N. Y., in 1001, and a similar amount for the Toledo, Ohio, centennial exposition. Tho war department has ordered six regiments of regular infnntry to Ma nila to roin force Otis. The department lefuscd to say whether a correspond ing number of volunteer regiments at Manila would bo sent home. Tho president yestcrdny approved a number of bills, nmong tho number being the one to create the rank of ad miral, the army reorganization bill, nnd those providing for public build Ingsut Blair, Hastings, Norfolk, and Increasing the cost of tho ouo at Out aha. it is stated that General Gomez has risked General Hrooke to reduce the American army of occupation to 10, tmu men nnd retain 10,00'J Cubans In the service of the military government. It is believod General Hrooke has the matter under consideration nnd will consult with Washington in regard thereto. i Baturtlny, March 4. Senator Allen mvle a grent effort to pet favorable action on the York, Neb., public building bill, but was unsuccess ful. Tho United States government has proffered the use of a warship to con vey tho remains of Lord Horschell to Eugland. Tho warship has not yet been selected. On motion of Sonator Hole nn nmcndmedt to the general deficiency bill appropriating 83,000.000 as an emergency fund to be expended by tho president at his discretion, was agreed to. An amendment, appropriating SJ2.V 000 for converting the old Omaha post olllce into quarters for military head quarters, wus agreed to in the teuuto yesterday, and will douhtU'H be re tained in final conference upon the sup dry civil bill. Tho president yestciday sent to the sennto tho nominations of Gcorgo Dewey to bo admiral of tho navy and Brigadier-General Elwcll S. Otis to bo major general by brevet for military skill displayed in Philippines. Both wore confirmed. Schley and Sampson were confirmed as renr admirals. Congressman ltalley yesterday an nounccd his intention of refusing to further act as leader of democracy in the house. lie gives as his reason that he opposes some of his party followers, nnd wants to bo free to take what course he wishes without holding democracy responsible. Tho direct cause Is said to be the refusal of cer tain democrats to follow him in his fight against General Wheeler. in tne house jesterilny the bill per mitting Colonel Vifquain of Nebras ka to accept a decoration from the Chinese government in recompense of his services to Chinese subjects In Central America, while ho was consul nt Panama, was called up and favor ably acted upon. Tho colonel will hereafter be entitled to appear in pub lic with the Order of the Double Dragoon pinned upon his left broils'" Mnndny, March l). The fifty-fifth congress ended last Saturday. The senate adjourned at 12:09 p. in., the house nt 12:10 p. m. Bind Slaughter of Lincoln has been appointed a paymaster in the army under tho new urmy bill, with the rank of major. In the last hours of congress It was provided that the admiral of the navy should receive the pay of the lust gen eral of the army. Its elVect is to give Admiral Dewey compensation at the rate of 81 1,. 00 a year. Secretary Long Saturday evening re ceived tho following dispatch from Dewey: "Please accept for yourself, tho president and congress, and my countrymen my heartfelt thanks for the great honor which has been con ferred upon me." When tho gavel fell In tho senate Saturday and adjournment was de clared, Senator Allen with other re tiring senators bade good bye to his former colleagues and was the center of a group of many distinguished sen ators from tho democratic side of the chamber. The llrltish government lias ex pressed its appreciation of the olTer of this government to furnish the cruiser llrooklyn to convey the remains of Lord licrschel to England, but as tho British cruiser Talbot had already been accepted for the purpose It was impossible to accept the otfer. The naval appropriation bill as final ly agreed to in conference fixes the price of armor plate at S300 a ton, pro vides for 12 new battleships, cruisers, etc. The house refused absolutely to uuthorlc the construction of a govern ment armor plant and the senate ro ceded from Its position In the matter. Frank M. Hultmnn of Omaha has been appointed school clerk nt the La Polnte agency, Wisconsin, at S720 per annum. Hariy Lucas of Wisconsin lias been appointed engineer and elec trician In the Genoa school of Nebras ka ut 81,000 per annum. James. (). Hoggsett, Augustus L. Wllheltand D. W Corklns of Nebraska have been ap pointed compositors In the govcm tueut printing office. TllOtdwy, Mulch 7. The entire Sixteenth infnntry at Ft. Crook. Omaha, is under orders to gc Manila. Queen Victoria sent her personnl thanks to the president nnd the Ameri can nation for the honors paid to tho memory of Lord Horschell. Officials at Washington expect Im portant news from Manila in the next week or two. A general battle Is ex pected as soon us Ucnernl Otis com pletes plans. Under the new nrmy bill there nro 101 second lieutenants to bo appoint ed. They are apportioned among tho states on" basis of population. Nebras ka gets two. Tho civil members of tho United States Philippines commission have ar rived at Manila, and are ensconsed in quarters especially prepared for them on tho Malate water front. Filipinos recently congregated nt tho reservoir near' Manila and am bushed Company G, Second Oregon volunteers, xne uregoniiiiisiiommuir position until two companies of the First Nebraska flanked the enemy killing thirty and wounding several more. The Cuban military assembly at Ha vana held n secret tension yesterday. General Gomez ignores it. With the disbanding of the Cuban army its UrIIlY 1L3 functions will disappear. la k still continues of forming a political party under the leadership of Gomez to' lead Cubn Into the Independence not yet obtained. General L. W. Colby hns returned to Washington from Cuba where lie has been for three weeks. He visited prominent Cuban generals, made an address to tho Cuban nssombly, nnd visited the camp of the Third Nebras ka. Tho boys of the Third confidently expect to bo mustered out within tho next ninety days. Colby says they ari in excellent health nnd spirits. A Hole Through thn Moon. no the readers of tho Republic In 1 1.Mnn. thn, ilinra n m nnd hnVfl ' general nuun mi. mv.w .u ...... ..-.- been a great many brilliant us tronomers of tho present and past who beMevo and have believed that there Is a great nolo running entirely through tho moon? Bishop Vraum, 1721, says: "Again on Sept. 12 I turned the glass toward tho moon and saw what I was sure was a great cavity extending through the moon's body; ond on the next night but one, Rector Jacob, who waB with me, declared that to his view tho hole was luminous, as though ex tending into the moon's burning In terior." Again in 1778 Admiral Ulloa and bis companions porcelved the same phenomenon during an eclipse, being able to look through the hole at the eun's disk Just as though It were a glgantlo-.bead. At the time of the solar eclipse of July, I860, Bout ond M.tnn holm, French astronomers stationed In Algeria, observed and noted the Eamc wonder. In 1842 M. Valz of Mar seilles also saw It. The Scientific An nual for 1SC2 also mentions It on page 883 nnd close by saying: "The only explanation ro8fllble would be that tho moon Is pierced by a hole."- St Louis Republic. CONGRESS i n Both House and Senate Remained in Session All Night, FEW MEMBERS SLEPT A WINK, All Ncccesnry I.rgUtntlon Vn I'lmcd, the Upper llntnch tilting In In Matt DlinRrecinonts Tho I.itt Hour of tho l'lftyl'lflh C'unsrein. Washington, March 0 As the dawn broke over tho e.ipltol this morning a largo majority of tho members of tho Sennto still were lu or about tho chamber wherein tho last legislative day of tho Fifty-fifth Congress was drawing rapidly to a closo. All night long tho Senators had been laboring under a terrific nervous strnln to com plete tho necessary legislation In or der that Congress might adjourn nt noon to-day with Its decks compara tively clear. Few If any of tho mout hers had a wink of sleep, and tho drawn faces and heavy eyes of many of tho older Senators indicated the stress under which they were work ing. Tho anxiety of tho early night over tho fato of the river and harbor bill was partially dispelled at half past .3 o'clock this morning. A determined effort had been mado from 8 o'clock until this morning by several Western Senators, headed by Mr. Warren of Wyoming, to reconsideration of the conference report upon the river nnd harbor bill, becauso of tho refusal of tho Ilouso conferees to con sent that the Senate amendment making nn appropriation for the construction of reservoir) nt tho headquarters of tho Missouri river should remain in tho bill. Mr. Fryo, In chargo of tho conference re port, steadfastly refused to permit tho report to bo recommitted to tho con ference committee, holding that such action would defeat tho measure, nnd just as steadfastly he was sustained by a majority of tho Senate Finally, nt 2 o'clock, Senator Fryo consented to make, one more cfTort to induce the Ilouso conforeos to accept the Senate reservoir amendment. Tho report was recommitted to tho confore.es and tho Scnato wont into executive ses sion. At half past 3 o'clock when the transaction of tho legislative buslnoss was resumed, Mr. Fryo reported that the Sonato conferees had boon utiablo to induce tho House conferees to re open the agreement already mado and tho measure must stntid or fall according to the report made. Then Mr. Warren yielded. Rather than Im peril the Interests of the government and probably defeat sonu of tho ap propriation bills ho was willing to ac cept the report as it stood, and in a graceful speech gavo up tho fight which ho had mado against heavy odds. Without another word of de bate tho river and harbor report was agreed to. Following quickly upon this agree ment, another bono of contention was tossed into tho Senate in the form of a partial report of tho naval bill con ferees. Mr. Hale, in chargo of the re port, said tho conferees had been un able to agree upon the S.-nato amend ment authorizing tho price of armor plate to 6300 and that authorizing tho construction of a government armor plant in tho event of tho refusal of tho nrraor companies to accopt the price flxod by tho Sennto. Mr. Hale moved that tho Sonato conferees re code from tho amondment. Tho Sen ate voted down Mr. Halo's motion and scut tho bill back to conference. At 5:110 o'clock Mr. Allison presented n partial report upon tho sundry civil j j Tho couferces still disagreed upon several Items, principal among which wore tho public building amond ment and tho providing for tho con struction of tho Hawaiian cable. Tho partial report presented by tho con ference commlttco was then adopted. On motion of Mr, Allison tho Sonato tuiAArinil tiftnt snnat rlnonlil t iltcnnaatnn ftom tho Sanato amondment lusortlng i , ,,, . ,, .. . . ," crl Pu,b,ll, bulging, projects, tho bills for which had not passed both branches of Congress. Mr. Allison then moved that tho Sen ate rcccdo from tho rcmalndor of tho amendments In controversy, including the Pacific cable project. Tho motion was carried, only throe or four voices being heard in tho negative. That disposed of tho sundry civil bill. On motion of Mr. Hansbrough tho Sennto then, at I o'clock, wont into executive session. At 8 o'clock the Scnato resumed business In legislative session Soon afterward Mr. Hale presented the confcrcnco report upon tho general deficiency bill and it was agreed to without debate. At 8:35 o'clock Mr. Halo presented the final confcrcnco report upon tho naval appropriation bill nnd it was submitted to tho Senate. Mr. Hale laid that perhaps there was never an appropriation bill concerning which the action of the conferees wero beset with moro difficulties than this bill, lie announced that ho had refused absolutely to authorize tho construc tion of a government armor plate plant. ARMOR PLATE AT 8300 A TON. Mr. Hale then explained that the rc oort of tho conference committee fixed the prico of armor for the ships au thorized by this bill at 83J0 a ton, no' contract for tho hulls to bo mado un- l til contracts had been mado for tho armor. The number of battle ships, armored cruisers and protected cruis ers remain as fixed in the Ilouso hill. Tho secretary of tho nnvy Is author ized to contract for armor for tho ships provided for in the naval appro priation bill of laoo at 8100 a ton. Mr. Butler asked: "Will wo con clude any contracts for new war ves- seis under tho pending bill if it be comes a law?'' ' Mr. Halo: "No, 1 think not. I bo Hove we shall do no moro than got out tho plans nnd specifications for tho authorized ships and decide about tur rets and tho like. Of course tho Sen ate conferees had to yield something." Mr. Tillman: "ltut we seem to have yielded everything, ami tho lluuso nothing." Mr. Hnlo: "Tho Scnato conferees cannot settle Hits controversy nltino." Mr. Tillman: "ltut tho Scnato can. We can place on the House the respon sibility of an extra session. I was never strongly tomptod to siy: 'This bill shall not pass and become a law,' but 1 have had assurances from gen tlemen on this side of tho chamber," waving his hand toward tho Repub lican side, "that they ivlll help us out at the next session, and am willing to accept tnoso assurances." Tito con ference report finally was agreed to without division. This was the last of tho conference agreements on llu ap propriation bills to bo acto.1 upon by the Senate and Its acceptance caused a general sigh of relief. IN SESSION 22 110LMW. A recess until half past 10 o'clock was ordered. As tho senators disap peared from tho chamber to find a hasty breakfast or p.'iiinps a brief nap, the lloor cleaners made their up penrauee. They were needed. There was an Immense aeeuiuulatlon of rub bish, the result of twenty-two hours of continuous session, and the brief Interim was all too brief to afford tho sweepers opportunity for thorough work. At 10;30 session was resumed and ,i .,. -, , I..., , messages between the houses, the signing of enrolled bills, wa, In pro- gross, 'ihe Pacific cable amendment i The Pacific cablo amendment fulled. While discussing a bill to extend tho Immigration laws to Hawaii, without action, a motion to go into executive session was carried and tho crowded galleries were soon vacated to penult tho last executive session of Congress. . At 11: ir o'clock tho doors of tho Sen ate were opened and tho Scnato began Its last legislative session of tho pres ent Congress. Mr. Hoar and Mr. Gorman wero ap pointed a commlttco to join a similar commlttco of the Ilouso to inform tho President that tho Senate was ready to adjourn, and tho Vice President de clared tho Senate adjourned wi thout day at 12:03 o'clock. LAST HOURS IN THE HOUSE. Tho Ilouso proceedings draggod slowly after midnight, as the confer ences on various appropriation bills wero not roady to report. Time was killed by frequent recesses, and tho members were kept in good nature by soup and stories. General Wheeler of Alabama mado a strong cfTort to gain recognition for a three-minute speech just before Con gress clo3od, but tho speaker deliber ately ignored him. General Wheeler's btatus is a matter of some question. A WAR SHIP FOR HIS HEARSE. Tho Iloily or Lord llernchetl Mnjr Ilo Sent to Kuglaiul nn tho llrooltlyu. WasiiinotcI.v, March 0. Rear Ad miral Schloy has boon directed by tho President to accompany the body of Lord Hcrschell to England. This fact has not bacn given out officially by tho government, but It is officially an nounced that tho Brooklyn will bear tho body of tho eminent Englishman buck to his native country and tho vessel lias been detached from tho Havana station and ordered to Hamp ton Roads to proparc for tho trip. It had been pievlously announced that Rear Admiral Schloy was to loavo tho Porto Rican commission nnd would receive a new son command. It was known that the vessel ho was to com mand was tho cruiser Brooklyn. After he has taken tho body of tho lord abroad, tho roar admiral will, it Is asserted, take command of tho Eu ropean squadron, a most agreeable de tail The squadron will bogln making up this month, and it Is thought that tho Brooklyn will havo returned from her mission to England In tirna to bo placed at tho head of tho fleet by tho end of the month. London, March 0. It Is announced that Lady Hcrschell has accepted tho offer of tho governmont of tho United States of a war ship to convoy tho body of her husband to Englnd. Tho funeral has been fixed to tuko placo at ClyiTc, Dorchester, about March 21. Tho body will bo taken to Westmin ster Abbey tho day beforo tho burial and tho first part of tho funeral sor vices will bo observed there. POISON IN WALL PAPER, A Corn all Proraitur Bute That Nearly All Contain Ariento. Ithaca, N. Y., March a Dr. F. M. Chamel of the chemical department of Cornell unlvorslty has announced that as a result of tho chemical analysis of wall paper which ho has been carry ing on for several months ho is ablo to state that nearly all wall papjr con aiuiu vnut uuuriy an wuu uuiur uuu- tains arsenical poisons, soma of thm in surprising quantities. Dr. Chanters Investigations wero prompted as a re sult of tho several casei of arsonlo poisoning which svere said to havo been caused by contact with paper covered walls. lrol(1ent ami Cabinet at the Cipltot. Washington, March 0. At JO o'clock President McKlnloy and his entire cabinet camo to the capltol and wont directly to the IVesldont's room In tho Sonato wing. Tho many bills which had boon passed wero prosontod to him for signature. Tho President! had llttlo tiim to glvo to the consid eration of tho different measures. Many senators and representatives went to the room whero the President was and paid their respects. 0118 IS TIRED OF IK All tho Troops to Attack Jungle Simultaneously, tho THE TOTAL AMERICAN FORCES, 1'orly-Onn Tlininund (intern ami Men of tho I'omtilnnil Army nd Navy I'orcin CoinprUo tho Approtlinito luUl nirr can Strength nt nn I on Vt'.ty to Miiilln. Washington, March 7. There Is reason to expect Important news from Manila within the next two weeks, it has developed that General Otis has practically completed his plans for a grand onslaught on tho Insurgents, which li expected to deprive tliom of offensive power, at least. It Is said that he will form a largo part of his forco Into columns, as soon as his reinforcements are all at hand, mid will push these, in parallel Hues straight through the jungles, clearing out tho Insurgent In every direction ns the troops move forward. Tho American troops nro getting restless and nervous undor tho petty but annoy lug shnrpshootlug of the Filipino) and are so anxious to put it stop to this that General Oils has yielded to their des're. Forty-orio thousand ofilcors and men of the combined urmy nnd navy forces comprlso the approximate total Amer ican strength at, on tho way, and under orders for service at the Philip pines. No further reinforcements tire now In contenip'.utlou. Tho forces of .tne two services nireaoy stationed in "",. '" n,rC,l,,Plf ,", C h ft& " f"I,l7' " . ."; .'"V" . '. ,..'', l . u.iv.inv, unti ritvuii ii uu'iii'i ill nnil- lory, an nggregato of about 21,500 'lien. Nineteen vessels, with an nggrcgato of about 207 officers, s.uyo men and Pr.n ,iilflttiu ni'ilfrt iiri (tin (invil tnn. " ' w "I' vmm- tlugcut. Thts Is exclusive of tho transport Solace, with 102 officers and men nil told, which Is constantly pass ing back and forth from Manila There nre about 4,800 army reinforce ments upon the way to Manila, mak ing as rapid progress as possible, nnd there are, roughly estimated, 7,fi00 nen In tho force under orders to pro ceed to the Philippines. ' ' Tiro Kun4ii Aro Doiil. WARiilxtiTo.v, Mnrjh 7. Ooncral Otis reports tho death of Sim Barber, Company L, from smallpox, February 20, and Howard A. Olds, Twentieth Kansas, from wounds. Tori'.KA, Kan., Mnreh 0. Prlvato Sim F. Barber, reported dead at Ma 1 nlla, was 20 years of age at the tlmo of his enlistment in Abtlene last May. His father, M. F. Barber, lives In Abi lene Howard Olds, who died yestciday, was wounded in the sumo skirmish ns Captain Elliott of Company G. His father is I). A. Olds of St. Joseph, Mo. He was born in Whltownter, Wis., and was working as a clerk when ho cnllstod in Fort Scott. Gcorgo Mon ro, another Kansas soldier killed at Manila some days ago, also came to Kansas from Whitewater, Wis. CAREY TO PAY GOMEZ' ARMY, Tho 83,000,000 Will Ilo Distributed tiy Ainorloin Ofllcor... Washington, March 7. Paymaster General Carey has perfected arrange ments forgoing to Cuba next week to pay oil tho Cuban army. General Carey will tako tho cntlro appropriation of 3,000,000 to Cuba, 81,500,000 of which will bo In silver bud tho remainder either lu gold or bills. As General Gomez desires that tho Amorlean ofilcors shall handle tho money, tho disbursements will bo mado by American pay officers under tho direction of Genoral Carey, who will bo furnished with a list of tho officers and men comprising the Cuban army and tho amount of monoy which should bo nald to each. It 1r not In- tended by this government to furnish HIUIU UIUU tl,VUU,VUV. OUR MINISTER WENT TOO FAR. The Uraguaritn l'ren Condemn Plnoh'i Meitnce to tho Nnw rrenhtont. Mo.ntkvipko, Uruguay, March 7, Tho press condemus severely tho felicitation which tho American min ister, William R. Fluch, sent to Presi dent Cuostas on tho occasion of his election, considering it ns un intrusion Into tho interior politic of tho coun try. In his noto Minister Finch says, among other things: You defeatod the secret opposition of falsj friends and thu combinations of fous without employing unrighteous tncaus." Btnujiiii-"Ory" AkTih. 6t. Louis, Mo., March 7. -Tho order of tho board of police commissioners that ull saloons bo closed nt midnight Saturday night nni remain so until midnight Sunday night, under tho provisions of the law, was carried out J to the letter. Only a few dramshop keepers made any effort to keep their uiuccs uiihii, uu4 mit).i .wtu muuv iu every Instance as soon as tho vlolution I llfifivni.d Snlnnna fn tfnaf Kf Louis and tho suburbs did a rushing business all dav. ftoek Wearing Awnjr at Nlagira. Niagara Falls, N, Y., March 7. Fresh evidence of tho wearing away of tho rock on both sides of tho gorge Is now to bo seen. Table Rook looks as if It hod lost u good sized portion during tho winter nnd tho small Isl ands show a decrease in size. Valencia, Spain, March 7. Re patriated soldiers madj a demonstra tion hero yesterday evening. They marched through tho streets headed by a banner Inserlbod "Long Hto the army," and "We nrj hungry." Tho processionists wjro dloeraod by tho oollce. MAY CAUSE EUROPEAN WAR. Chlnn Ucfuiot Ilnljr' Ifomttul for a Coat, liiC Khltlnn. Pikino, March 7. The Chlneso for eign olllco has returned to tho Italian charge d'afTalres, Marquis Salvage Rngl, hl dispatch containing tho de mand of U.o Italian government for u lensu of ban-Mini bay, on tho saint! condition), us thoso under which Ger many ho'ds Klao-Chou buy, accom panying It with a letter deelnrlng that the Chinese government Is unable to grant tho request. Komi:, March . Ltltlo attention Is paid 1igv to the refusal of tho Chinese government to grant tho requested lease of San Mini bay, to bo used as n I naval and coaling station. No doubt Is entertained that thu concession will bo mado after further negotiations. Rear Admiral (In-net embarked to day on the Italian cruiser Stromboll nt Naples, to tnko command of tho Italian squadron In Clilncso waters. London, March 7. Thu Romo 'corre spondent of tho Dally Mall saysi "The Italian warships have lauded marines at San Mttn bay, thus virtually taking possession. Italy will pay nearly l'S0,0(K) for tho concession. Tho tilting ll-yamcu wishes to reduco tho leaso to fifty years." Tho Peking correspondent of tho Times says: "It Is assorted sluco the tsung-ll-ynmon returned Italy's dis patch, Sir Claudo MaeDjuald (British minister to China) has prcsontod iv uoto supporting Italy's demand, and it is probable that Italy will now tnko possession of San Mini bay, encoun tering practically no resistance" According to tho Peking correspond ent of tho Times, tho tsiing-ll-yatucu supports Great Britain against tho protest of tho Russlnn govormont re garding tho terms of the Niu Chwntig railway extension loan, roco.itly sub scribed lu London, tho g-tound of Rus sian objection being that tho clause appointing a British subject chief en gineer of thu lino Is In conflict with the Russo-Chlncso agreement. DEAD IN POWDER EXPLOSION. A MuRiirlno In franco IIIuit Up ana Fifty llndlot Iliva noon l'otind. Toulon, March 7. Tho naval pow dor magazine of La Goubran, between La Seyno nnd Toulon, In tho depart ment of Vnr, Southern Franco,, ex ploded at 2:30 o'clock yesterday morn ing. All of tho soldiers u duty at tho magazine wero killed, and a num ber of tho inhabitants of tho sur rounding district, the buildings fn which wero rn.ctl, also fell victims. Fifty corpses have already been re covered. Tho causa of tin o.xploilou Is not known. Fifty thousand ldlograniB of black powder exploded. It looks as though a volcanic eruption had occurred, the country being swept almost baro with in it radius of two miles, housos de stroyed, trees overturned and dis torted, fields devastated and covered with stones, and impalpable black dust. Some of tho stones nro enormous. Ono weighing fifty kilograms fell In the suburb of Ponce de Las. Signs of tho explosion are evident In nil tho buburbs of Toulon nud in tho elty it self. Even at St. .Teau do Vnr, flvo miles distant, windows wero shattered and doors battered In. Later roporss show that of tho seven sontrlcs, four wero killed outright and tho others severely Injured, tho corporal being literally scalpud and tho scalp over hanging his face like a veil. Although it was a clear night the explosion wns so tcrriflu as to product a slight rainfall A vehicle moving along n road near the soa was lifted bodily into th water by tho forco of tho explosion, two of Its occupants being drowned. SWEPT BY A CYCLONE. Sonthnrn Btatat Suffor From a Terrlblf Win I Ktorm Several Lives Lo.L Atiikns, Tenn., Mnreh 7. A tcrriflt cyclone passed over a portion of Madl sonvllle nnd Monroo county Inst night with disastrous results. Early In tlu evening n strong wind aroso and 6cv cral hours Inter a cyclona about sov cnty yards wide struck a portion ol Mndisonvlllc, killing tbreo persons, wounding ton or twelve others and completely destroying twelvo or fif teen houses and several barns. Dkcatuii, Ala., Murch 7. A tcrriflt storm of wind, hall and lightning struck this plnco last night, doing great damage and causing tho loss ol four lives. The huge tower of tin Long Ulstnnco Telcpnono company, 140 feet high, which carried tho wtrci spanning tho Tcnncsseo river, wot snapped llko a reed, AGONCILLO AS A COWARD. l'atsenceri on Steamer rvturntlor Doaorlbr tho I lllplno'i Cou lurt on tho Wreck. London, March 7. Passengers oi the steamship Labrador concur lu tin stories of the cowardly conduct ol Agonclllo. When tho ship struck lit rushed from one part of the vessel tc tho other, frantically carrying part ol his nether attiro over his arras. Whlli on tho deck among the othor passen gers going Into tho third boat ho kepi such a firm hold on Captain Erskine'i arm he almost pulled tho captain of) tho vessel into the sea. SNOWED IN FORUX DAYS. Tenant on Iloint m "tailed Train It Wyomlnn Bend Oat for littler. Cuevknne, Wy., March 7, An ur gent roessago for relief was received to-day from tho Cheyenne fc Northern train in tho snow at Iron Mountain. The provisions aro reduced to a few beans and a little coffee, with forty, two persons on board to bo fed. They Vive been Bnowed in for six days And the conditions aro desperate, as th adjacent ranches whore food has here tofore boon obtalnod, are about out '