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AMERICANS LEAVE HAVANA r L Insulted by the Spaniards as they depart. Tho Amorlonn FlnsrNo LonsorFllos In Havana All Resident Ameri cans, Including ConBul Gonoral Loo.Safoly Out of Cuba. Havana, April 11. -Tho American flap: flics no longer In Havana. It has Just disappeared aa the Fern's ling staff turns round Morro. itcsiucnt Ameri cans, Including; Consul General Lee, art at last tmfoly out of Cuba. They ailed away aboard four steamers In Impressive style. Outside of tho harbor, la tho ofllng, with a good glimpse of frowning Morro were thrco United (Rates warships from th Key West fleet These , Joined with tho refuge flest and acted as Its convoy. By 6:30 p. m. a thin trail of smoko In tho dis tance was all that could bo seen of the departing American ships. The Emllyn was tho first steamer to rnOvo out of the harbor. Then enmo the Olivette, followed by tho Bache, the Fern bringing up the rear. Leo and the consulate staff and American news paper correspondents were aboard tho Farn. Leo at the last moment ex pressed regret at having to go without seeing Blanco, who was ' 111 when Lee called at tho palaro to say good bye. British Consul Gollan, who In now in charge of tho American consulate, Is a good friend of Blanco's nnd had a friendly conference with him after the departure of the American refugees. The closing scenes of the embarkation were Intensely exciting. Upon Wcyler street, nt the Mnchlno, and along tho docks Americans hurry ing to tho bay to embark on the Ollveto and other steamers this morning wero openly Insulted by the Spanish volun teers and populace, and In the suburbs riotous demonstrations ngalnst both Americans and Englishmen had been going on since last evening. Only tho precautions taken by Captain Genoral Blanco and Military Governor Arolna jn heavily reinforcing the police forco and mounted guardla clvlles proventcd tho mob from Invading the Hotel In rlatcrrn. where Lee and a majority of the American newspaper correspond ents were assembled, to wreak their vengeanco upon these and other for eigners suspected of Yankee or Cuban sympathies. Early thlB morning furious Spaniards In citizens dress crowded nbout tho consular building nnd entrance to the steamship agency, menacing all nntur- , allzod Americans who came to secure i passage, ' The pbljce, which had boon a.uatJru'pied at both ' places, appeared powerless to preserve order, and In iomo InBtnnces women were Insulted as they were leaving. At tho British consulate and steam ship agency and at tho wharf tho wildest scenes prevailed. Spanish hack arlvors and baggage transportation companies, In an outburst of Don Quixotic patriotism, refused to servo departing refugees nnd several fami lies were compelled to leave their bng tago behind, whilst boatmen In tho bay wero equally Indisposed to carry American passengers nboard until com pelled to do so by Harbor Master Perez f the police department. As tho refugee fleet steamed past the Spanish warship Alfonso XII., tho Bailors nnd marines nboard shouted themselves hoarse In epithets of Insults. The cries bf "Muera A Los Arnerlcanos" and "Quo Vayanl L Puorcqs" -being taken up by the Spaniards who lined tho water front from the Mnchlna all the way to Layantn. ' Doctor "Wilson, who has large prop erty Interests nnd has lived In Havana upwards of thirty years, Is the only American aside from Loo's consular taff known to have been left "be hind. An Intimate personal friend of British Consul Gollan. tho doctor enooscB to remain under the Jatter's protection. AH tho American operators connected with the cable olllces resigned Inst night and, nre aboard the Olivette with their families. Cable Manager Yarenn, though a Spanish subject, tins ajaa.sent his family to'the United States. 'Only the English employes of tho British eubmnrlno cnble vln Jamaica nnd Pana ma nnd the few Spanish operators re main In the olllce. ThoLondon Times correspondent and neuters OBency.wlth a couple representatives of Paris Jour nals, are only waiting to file their fu ture telegrams via I'aytl, expecting that the Key "West line will be cut shortly by the United States govern ment. In Rpnnlsh circles, as soon as the boats had sailed, there was an appar ent lull, but It is feared thnt resident Cuban families, who, not being Ameri can citizens, wero unable to get away, will become the object of tonight's threatened demonstrations, which nro expected to termlnnte In the shedding of much Innocent blood. INDIANS WANT TO FIGHT. FIvaThouBand Seux Brav is Engor For theFrny. 3L Paul, Minn.. April 12. Indian In spector McLaughlin has written a friend in this city thnt Crow Dog. tho famous old chief of the Sioux Indiana atJ the Rosebud agency hns offered to raise a" regiment of young bucks for service In the event of war. Major Mc Laughlin speaking of the proposition cays: "One could get together from ther number ns fine a body of Irregular troops as there Is In the world. They aro fine riders, exnert with the rin. havo lots of endurance, are thoroughly ?, at homo Jn anyyeath&RvaniLfor.sceut flehtlmr In extended n Hnr iLv" ;,!, in wor aim lrroguiar'uuty, anu evn be tho eounls of anv tmora in t, equnls of any troons in the country. The Sioux nre thoroughly loyal and could be relied on to do their wholo duty In any place they nro put. If the government desires aid I can ns Bure it no less thnn 5.000 Hue follows from the Sioux ajcency." - wi m- n mi CALL FOR VOLUNTEERS. Wor Dopartrrjont to Ask For 40, OOO Men. "Washington. D C, April 12, A proc lamation calling for volunteers Is In course of preparation at tho. war-department. This will serve ns the d'rnft of the document which President Mc Klnley will Issue when war Is de clared. The war department officials were today using the Lincoln call for troops as a basis for the present proc lamation. There Is a proposition that the first volunteer nrmy called out will bo 40,000 strong. Miss Wlllard Cremated, Chicago 111., April 12. The remains of Miss Frances E. Wlllard were cre mated at Graceland cemetery. It la stated that such a procedure was in accordance wlth.her repeated expr-jtssd rlmeBi. nl.y Ms"Anna Gordon. Miss Wlllard's private secretary. Mrs. L. M. N. Stevens, the new p.resldeT.t of tho omans Christian Tom'peranc unton, and a few others were present. The ashes wero taken to Roso Hill ceme tery, where services were held. The ashes were then Interred In the "Wll lard lot at Rose Hilt 1U, -, WAINWRIQHT ARRIVES. LaBt of the Malno Officers to Re turn Homo. Washington, D. C, April 12. Lieuten ant Commander Richard Walnwright. executive officer of tho Malno, arrived here Saturday and reported hid return to Secretary Long. Ho was the last odlcer of tho Malno to leave Havana. He denied himself to all newspaper men, who Bought his views ns to tho cause of the explosion and the situation In Havana at tho time of lits departure. There Is an Im pression among naval officers that Sco re try Long proposes to compliment Commander "Walnwright by giving him tho Important assignment of chief of the bureau of naval Information, which carries with It ex-ofllclo membership on the naval strategic board charged with tho formulation of nlans of oner- attons In the event of war with Spain. The only thing that will Interfere with this arrangement is the well known desire of Commander "Waln wright to. active duty afloat In tho event of .hostilities with Spain. It in pretty well 'settled thnt If he Is not as signed to tho bureau of naval Informa tion ho will bo given command of a fine warship. GERMANY ON THE LOOKOUT In the Event of War Will Tako Care of Her Interests. Berlin, April 12. All newB of the His-pano-Amerlcnn crisis is anxiously watched in Germany, as tho opening of actual hostilities is expected and German Interests, especially her com mercial Interests, aro Involved. The newspapers, though BtlU hoping that peace will not be broken, nre now beginning to discuss tho probnble effect of war on trnde. Public sentiment IB much divided, many of the papers ex pressing tho opinion thnt the United States ought to be satis d with tho concessions Spain Is offering, others declnrlng, however, that the United States is right In demanding the nb ooluto Independence of Cuba as tho only means of preventing a recurrence of tho disturbances nnd quieting tho Just Indignation In America at Spanish misrule. Hardly nnybody in serious political circles doubts that war Is coming, tho points at issue being deemed irrecon cilable, although every paper does full Justice to Presldertt McKlnley's mod eration and evident desire for peace. Tho national conservative newspapers havo taken the occasion to point out that in the event of war Germany ought to seize tho opportunity to obtain objects which her politicians havo been aiming at for years. Loner Before tho Comml.tteo. "Washington", D. C.( April 12. Secre tary Long was before tho naval, sub committee of the senate committee on appropriations Saturday, , and in re sponse to a request for his opinion, re commended that three or four harbor defense vessels bo provided for In ad dition to the other Items carried by that bill as It passed the house. He suld he thought the vessels could be completed for J2.000.000 each. The subcommittee concluded consideration of the bill be fore adjournment. The prlnclpnl addi tions to the portion of the bill provid ing for tli" Increase of the navy were the following: Four monitors for coast nnd harbor defense, $5,000,000. Four torpedo boat destroyers, $1,200,000. These appropriations are for the ves boIs without arms or armament, and It la hoped .thai they will be'sulllclont for tho purposes Indicated. The monitors nre to be somewhat smaller than exist ing types. ArmlstlooToo Late. "Washington, D. C, Apjrll 12. No chango In the. Spanish situation, and save for unconfirmed reports "that tho queen regent of Spain was about to Issue a decree of armistice, was tho most uneventful since the crisis began, and opinion has almost nettled Into con viction that hostilities will follow very That an firmlstlcc would chango the situation is now regarded ns Improb able. There Is no doubt that the Span ish government is seriously considering the granting of complete armistice and ample relief to the reconcentrados with such relief nnd co-operation from the United States as this government may see fit to extend. This proposi tion has been pending Tor the last four days, being vigorously urged by ono element in the ministry and fiercely re sisted by another element. Mobilizing Western Mllltla. "Washington, D. C, April 12. It is ex pected with In the next few days orders will be Issued by the war department affecting tho militia forces of the mid dle west. It Is understood that orders con centrating the troops from Jefferson bnrracks, Fort Crook, Fort Leaven worth and other points In the military department of Missouri will be shortly followed by orders authorizing the mobilization of the mlltla forces of Missouri, Kansas, Iowa nnd Nebraska. It is said that this order may be Is sued Sunday night or Monday. This would indicate thnt hostilities aro ex pected to bealn next week. The purpose Is to concentrate tho mllltla at Chlckamauga nnd Atlanta, supplementary to the concentration of the regulnr troops at these points, ' mm m .i ... What tho Senate Will Do. Chicago, III.. April 12. The Journal prints tho following signed statement, received by wire Saturday, from United States Senator William E. Ma- iinnn- ,was InBton, D. C? April 0. The sen uw.. , . . a.t0 wl """l a resolution providing for tho Joint recognition of the republic of uuuan ns an independent nation and armed Intervention. In my Judgment congress will not be a party to any scheme thnt will snddle the entire debt of the kingdom of Spain upon a peo ple who have won their freedom on the field of battle. Plngroe's War Loan. Lansing, Mich., April 12. Governor PIngree Snturduy sent a message to the legislature, recommending authoriza tion of war loan of $500,000: also ad vising recruiting the natlonnl guard and volunteer mllltla companies to a strength not oxcoedlng 150 men per company. Much enthusiasm followed the reading In the house, and the loan bill was passed Increasing an appro priation for the naval reserves from J2.S00 to $11,000. and providing for rais ing the same. As the senate had ad journed until Tuesday, no action was had in that body. Powers Paved the Way. Paris, April 12. It Is oflloially an nounced here that tho visit of the am bassadors at "Washington to President McKinley was primarily In order to give the president the opportunity of notifying Europe of the necessity for the Intervention of the United States In Cuba. T National headquarters of the United Mine Workers were moved from Col umbus to Indianapolis. SPAIN.. IS COMING TO TIME GRANTS AN ARMISTICE THE INSURGENTS. TO ThlaAotlon on tho Part of.the Dons Mn. n nnltln- nl.ll.l. it t- -. iiiiiuvuiiuviiuiuuii IMULIIIU Ui O witnaraws its squadrom. From Koy West. Madrid, April 12. A visit of the for eign ministers to Senor Gullon, minis ter of foreign affairs, resulted in a meeting of the cnblnet at which a res olution was adopted to grant an armis tice to tho Insurgents In Cuba. United States Minister Woodford has been officially Informed that tho Span ish government has telegraphed to tho pope that In view of his urgent request, fortified Sunday by a visit from the representatives In Madrid of tho great powers, they (the Spanish govern ment) have telegraphed to General Blanco In Cuba, Instructing him to Issue an armistice proclamation, tho dura tion of tho armistice to be as he de cides. General Wdodford has no Information relative to tho withdrawal of the Amer Icnn warships. This afternoon General woodford paid a Visit to Senor Gullon, minister of foreign affairs. The general opinion 1b that Saturday's events settle satisfactorily the first stage of the Spanish-American difficulty and Insure pence. Tho ambassadors collectively called on Senor Gullon requesting that Spnin grant the armistice so repeatedly beg ged for by the pope. The cabinet then met. General Corren, minister of war, and Admiral Bermejo, minister of marine, objected to the granting of an arm istice on the ground that It would be disparaging to Spanish arms. SPAIN NOT TO SUFFER. The representative or Russia, as a military power, replied that he con sidered that it would be no disparage ment Objection was made on the ground that there was no guarantee that the Insurgents would accept an armistice. The powers replied that In that case armistice would only mean a cessation of hostilities and Insisted on Spain offering a last chance for the negotiation of peace. If the Insurgents continued hostilities, the Spaniards would be allowed legltlmt-V self-defense. The cabinet then agreed that an arm istice be granted. The decision waB attended by tho usual solemnity of the drafting of the minutes, which the entire ministry signed. The news of the granting of an arm istice was received on the bourse with satisfaction and a rapid advance In values quickly followed. The ministers, upon being questioned by the reporters, refused to give any Information on the negotiations of the fowers. If the war Is not concluded mmedlately the United States Is to withdraw all moral and material sup port from the Insurgents. It Is believed the presentation of the president's mes flago to congress will again bo post poned. El Epochn thinks until Friday next. EL EPOCHA MAGNANIMOUS. El Eprocha says: "While America asked for an armistice Spain refused, but the voice of Europe and the pope, even Spain without dishonor may ac cept tho arrangement proposed In tho interests of peace." General Correo, minister of war, after the council, which Insted two hours. Bald to the correspondent of tho Asso ciated Press: "We yielded to the prayer of the great powers, granting what we had refused to the United Stntcs." London Special dispatches from Ma drld received Saturday afternoon say Senor Gullon, the foreign minister, hav ing received important telegrams from "Washington. Immediately went to the residence of Senor Sagasta, where a protracted Interview was hold. Senor Gullon then went to the palace. Where a cabinet meeting was held. J Senor Gullon said the ambassadors of the powers had asked Spnln? to grant an armistice with a view ofjnsk lng negotiations for a settlement on" tho question. Tf The council had n long nnd serious discussion, during which Senorj Sa gasta went out and consulted with tho queen regent, when It was decldfcd to grant an armistice for five days on the following conditions: "Thnt the United States should cease to lend moral nnd material' sup port to the Insurgents, that the Amer ican squndron In the vicinity ofCuba be withdrawn nnd thnt the AmtrTcan" war vessels near the Philippine islands should be withdrawn. If the' United States declines these conditions It Is declared the powers will openly lend their support to Spain." The correspondent In Madrid -of a news agency here says that "if the In surgents shall not have laid down their arms by the end of the live days the war will be resumed nnd Spain will receive the mornl support of the pow ers." ITALIANS EXPECT WAR, Oommnnder of the Italian Warship Interviewed. 1 "Washington, D. C., April 12. The Amerigo Vespucclo Is anchored In the Potomac seven miles below Washing ton. The vessel arrived shortly before noon. Lieutenant Farlno wns told about the report thnt the Vespucclo would tako the Spanish minister from "Washington. Ho lnughed and replied: it "The Vespucclo" is "a training ship, and besides thirty-seven executive ofll cers, there nrp twonty-four graduated cadets who aro visiting tha wdrjd. If the Spanish minister wants to lenve the United States ho must go in a Spanish bont. "Wo ennnot take him." J Speaking of the prospect of war, he said' "There was groat excitement In Ha vana and Key "West. I oxperted tfl havo hennl utton nrrivnl that war was al ready declared with Spa'n." "' Thp Amerigo Vespucrio is aVbarlc rlgged vessel, about 250 feet long nnd very dirty. She has 15-centImpterArm-strong guns '. on' pivots nnd neveral Maxim rapid-fire guns! To an Ameri can naval officer tho nppearance on ooara waB most disgusting. Quesada Glad to Soo It. Washington, D. O., April lC Mr. yuesnun. me representative of the Cu Dan junta m tins city, sniu; "The Cubans are glad.tQ, sea their belligerency at last iecognlzedkbv the Spanish government. Cuhnns wlil not cease fighting nor entertain any nego tiations which hnve not for thalr bnsls the absqlute Independence 'ofahe Island f r"nVin "" ' -i-r! of Cuba.1 Four prisoners murdered the city Jailer, B. C. Battorson, at Mary'svllle, Has., and escaped, A posse Is In pur suit. The president has nominated Jacob Ehean of California to be assistant ap praiser of merchandise In the dlstriot f San Francisco. j ROBBER AT LOUISVILLE. Cltlzons of That Plaoe Havo an Ex cltlnBTlmo. Louisville. Neb4., April 12. During tho early morning hours Saturday this town was -.Visited by half a dozen bur:axjJ'rarmed to tho teeth, whoso evident Intentions were to commit wiiotesalo depredations on the business lifouses of the town DI...I1.. -... - Shortly after 1 a. m. tho landlord of tho Speaker hotel was aroused by tho efforts of some one trying to pry open a window. Tho burglnra succeeded In gaining entrance to Otto Becker's sa loon, but wore put to flight by a bull dog left on watch. From appearances the dog gave some of tho party a bloody encounter. Then the Missouri Pacific depot was broken Into, tho ofllco ransacked and efforts mado to force the Iron Bafe, but without avail, nothing of Impor tance being removed. By means of skeleton key Phil Hu ber's grocery store was opened, but Huber was awakened by the dropping of the key. Huber called "Who's there?" nnd the robbers fled, chased by a bullet from Huber's revolver, Which uroused the neighbors. Will Peterson and Frank Nichols turned out and pursued the bandits with Winchesters, and a regular fu Bllado was exchanged along the rail road tracks. Joe Fitzgerald and Jake Zimmerman Joined In the chase down the road, where the robbers aban doned some of their plunder and made good their escape. In the fight near the depot several lights were smashed by stray shots. After dressing Huber went to hla front door with a gun to take up tho chase and met a man driving a team. Huber asked his business, and not getting a.' satisfactory answer directed tho stranger to "get out, quick." Tho village x marshal says the men havo been in town several days and he sus pected them of being crooks. Fortun ately none of the citizens were In jured by bullets, and It is Impossible to tell whether nny of the robbers wero Wounded. They disappeared very quickly, heading for the east. Tho wagon belonged to the gang. THE WORLD-HERALD TRAIN. Progress of tho Supplies Throujrh the East. St. Louis, Mo., April 12. The World Herald's Cuban relief trnln Is speeding across the Illinois prairies at a rate of twenty-five miles an hour. A fast run was made from Sedalla to St. Louis, and on reaching here the train was delivered by the Missouri Pa cific to the Wabash, without delay. Tho latter road had completed all arrange ments for the speedy handling of the train, and In Just nine minutes from tho time the formal transfer was mad& the train was crossing the great Eadea bridge over Into Illinois. The Wabash ofllclals were greatly in terested In the movement of the train, and the train master for the first divis ion went out aboard of her as far as llton, 111. . jvroioium vjuiieriw v reigni Ageni Coyle. Local Freight Agent Rodener and Superintendent of Transnortatlon Adams all Interested themselves in tho matter, nnd every courtesy and posslblo assistance was rendered. It Is stated by the Wabash ofllclals that tho train will probably reach New York city some time Monday night, as they are positive that they will turn it over to the Delaware, Lackawanna & Western at Suspension Bridge before the Sunday sun sets. The St. Louis papers devoted consid erable space to the relief train, not withstanding the great rush of war and flood news. After calling atten tion to the fact that the shipment Is valued at more than $20,000, the Re public makes the following statement: "What makes It more remarkable Is the fact that it comes from a state which, four years ago, was Itself the recipient for supplies from nil parts of the country." This train is giving the state of Ne braska as choice a lot of advertising as It has ever received, and as for tho World-Herald, the metropolitan press Is lifting Its collective turban unani mously In recognition of this remark able achievement of western Journal ism. EARNEST C. HUNT. . . Shiloh Veterans. The sixth annual reunion of the Ne braska Association of Shiloh Veterans wns held at Seward on April G and 7, the thirty-sixth anniversary of the great battle. A large number of mem bers of the association were In attend ance and they enjoyed the reunion very thoroughly. The evening meetings were attended by a large number of Seward people, the opera house being filled to Its greatest capacity on both evenings. Stirring addresses were delivered by a number of well known speakers, Inter spersed with music and rccltatlonBThe speakers were as follows: Hon. T. J. Majors, department commnnder of the Grand Army of the Republic; General John M. Thayer, Colonel H. C. Russell, Captain J. H. Culver, Row Dr. T. F. Brltt. Officers of the association wero elected ns follows: John Lett, presi dent, Benedict; R. T. Cooper, vice presi dent, Seward; secretary and treasurer, H. H. Bowker, York; corresponding secretary. A. D. Scovllle, Aurora. The next meeting will be held nt Aurora. Tho city was gaily decorated with flngs in honor of the veterans and the citizens entertained them In good style. On Thursday evening n ban quet was served by the ladles of Se ward, which was highly enjoyed by all the old soldiers. General L. W. Colby of Beatrice ha" written to a numbor of ex-members of the national guard, especially thus who wero commissioned olllcers, asking them to organize companies for hl volunteer legion, they to be captains of the companies when organized. He says the purpose Is to organize an army of 40,000 and that the service of tlm legion has already been tendered to President McKinley. Should the presi dent fall to call upon tho legion In case of war It Is proposed that the com panies be tendered to the state as a part of the state guard. General Colby was In the city this evening talking with National guard olllcers regarding his military scheme. Chicago Brewers' association adopted a resolution to contribute. $1,000 for tho benefit of the Chicago ship's crew of the naval reserves. Price Baker, an aged farmer at Princeton, Ky killed his son-in-law. Bob Thomasson, and committed sui cide. Latter Day Saints' conference at In dependence, Mo., declared for war with Spain, If necoBsary, to stop the war In Cuba. By way of preparation for the new hnts the hair Is worn flat on top or with a low pompadour and very much pulled out at the sides. Ellsha Morrow, one of the best known contractors of Wisconsin, died at Green Bay. Boston ball club beat Richmond, Va., ft: tho latter place with tb score 8 to 7. BURIED BY ICE AilD SNOW. RLONDIKERS ARE CRUSHED BY THE SNOW SLIDE. Though Warned They Watched not Too Eager for Gold They Lost Their Lives They Dig up tho Dead. Skagway, Alaska, April 7 (via Seat tle, Wash., April 11.) At about noon Sunday on the Chllkoot trail, between tho Scales and Stonehouse, at least thlrty-ono men met death and a largo number of others were Injured more or less seriously in a snow slide. The dead are crushed under nn ave lanche of snow nnd Ice, which came down from the mountain side upon tho loft-hnnd sldo of the trail midway be tween the Scales and Stonehouse. Fully fifty people were overtaken by the slide and are either burled In the Bnow or scuttered along the borders of me avaiancne in a more or less Injured condition. A blinding Bnow storm was raging all day upon the summit, and ns a conse quence many of thoso In the vicinity wero making on attempt to travel. Sebarth, Spraguo and Stevenson of Battle were traveling together as part ners, nnd were found side by side In bed. Thousands of people wero encamped Jn the vicinity of the accident at the time and were soon upon tho scene rendering such nsslstance as was pos sible. Upon receipt of tho news, points below Dyea telephoned up to know If assistance wns required, nnd received an answer to the effect that G.OOO people were at work on the debris and wero only In each other's way. All day Saturday and Sunday a southerly storm, with rain, wind and snow, prevailed In this vicinity, and it Is believed the softening of the snow on the mountain side by those agencies was the cause of the avalanche. The quantity of snow and Ice that came down tho slide is estimated at 1,000 tons. It swept directly across the trail which, notwithstanding the fact that the weather was unsuitable for travel, was thronged with wayfarers. Tho last vestige of the trail In the vicinity was wiped out of existence and where It led Is now a mountain of snow nnd Ice, under which are many dead bodies that cannot be recovered for days to come. PROGRESS OF BANKING BILL Vote on Committee Report to Take Place This Week. Washington, tx a, April 12. Tho final vote upon the banking bill is likely to take place In the house com mittee on banking and currency this week. The subcommittee, Messrs. Mc Cleary (Minn.). Price (111.) and Mitch ell (N. Y.), has perfected its bill and are hopeful of Its Indorsement. The members have no doubt that they will Becure an Indorsement by republicans. One or two members may vote to put the Bubcommlttee bill upon the calen dar, while reserving the right to offer amendments on the floor of the house. Members of the committee, like Chairman Wnlker and Messrs. Fowler and Hill, had prepared comprehensive bills and have been reluctant to aban don them. Some feature from nearly all of these bills has, however, been adopted by the subcommittee and there Is strong feeling among the re publican members that they should take some action which would bring currency reform before the house. Supporters of the two grent conven tions nt Indianapolis would be glnd to have the subcommittee bill reported and to have a serious debate on cur rency reform In the house. ZOLA'S TRIALS ARE NOT ENDED Will be Sued for Libel by Friends of Esterhazy. Paris, April 10. The officers compos ing the court martial which acquitted Count Esterhnzy have met and decided to begin civil nctlons for libel ngalnst Emile Zola nnd M. Perreux, publisher of the Aurore, who wero recently sen tenced to Imprisonment nnd who wero also lined for making charges which were not sustained against the conduct of the court mnrtlal. The ofllcers nlso expressed the wish that the minister of wnr, General Rll Iot, would ask that M. Zola be expelled from the Legion of Honor. England has Coerced Japan. London, April 10. The Dally Mall says this morning: England and Japan are in complete accord regarding Wei Hal Wei, but se crecy Is entailed until a complete set tlement has been achieved, which, it Is believed, will include an arrangement whereby England will ndvance tho money to enable China to pay the In demnity in full and thus obtnln n Ja panese evacuation of Wei Hal Wcl. For the first time, public opinion in Japan is vehemently excited. There is no general opposition to a British oc cupation of Wei Hal Wei, but thero Is a feeling that Japan must assert her self and secure some other foothold on the Asiatic continent. The government is hampered by financial considerations, but will prob ably bo obliged to yield to public pres sure. Sober people nnd the ofllclals Wei Hal Wei and an Anglo-Japanese i entente pour perparles, which are pro ceedlng favorably. Toklo at Her Old Tricks. Vancouver, B. C, April 10. News from the orient states that by a serious fire In Toklo 1,111 houses were destroy, ed, resulting In death and accidents to nntlves. The lire started in tho Haruklcho theater, and owing to a de fect In the water system, flfteon streets were cleaned out. The lire was Incen diary. Averaging ten to a house, a rea sonable average, there were 11,110 peo ple rendered homeless by Toklo's big Are. Toklo Is said to burn down every seven years. New York, April 11. R. A. C. Smith of the Ward line steamship company returned from Washington Friday. To a reporter he said that all the Ward line steamers were withdraw from service. "The steamer that sailed from this port on Wednesduy," Mr. Smith said, "has gone to Nassau for orders and from there will proceed to Key West for further orders. The steamer duo at Havana Saturday wns at once or dered homo and no other steamers of the line will go Into Cuban ports until the Spanish-Cuban situation has been settled." Five hundred Navajo Indians, through Robert Mitchell of Coitez, of fered their services for war to Gov ernor Adams of Colorado. Ex-Congressman S. S. Turner Is dead At Front Royal, Va, SCIENTIFIC JOTTINGS. The yield of salt per ton of water Is 81 pounds In the Atlantic ocean, 71 la the Pacific and 187 In the Dead sea. it has recently been claimed that Iron ships with electric plants suffer rapd deterioration of their pipes hav ing direct communication with the sea, due to electrolysis. Professor Harshberger cays that, botnnlcally Bpeaklng, the dahlia Is an American genus confined to Mexico. When the Spaniards first visited Mer- iVi.they f,ound tho daha cultivated in the gardens of the natives. It was Englald0Ynni7IadrU lB 1W' and la To keep pneumatic tires inflated In case of a puncture a small pump Is set on each hub with a crank shaft geared to a. wheel mounted on the axlo to wor the piston when tho gear wheola aro thrown Into line and the wheel Is revolved. I? a, recently designed turnstile for collecting tickets a curved arm olosea the outlet and is locked at each turn of the stile to prevent the next person passing through until he has deposited his ticket in the box, when an attend ant releases the arm. That tho cinematographe Is now a valuable aid to scientific Investigations was shown In the eclipse observations last month In India, and now Professor Flammarlon, the well known French astronomer, has used a cinematographe to tako during the night a continuous series of pictures showing Bunset, tho appearance of the stars, the mlikv wnv. moonrlso and the moon's motion in the sky. Shower baths can be taken in an or dinary bath tub by using a new at tachment which has a chamber for mix ing hot and cold water to the proper temperature when It Is forced through perforated pipes around the edges of the tub to shower the bather. Dr.Burton Ward, after a long experi ence In the treatment of cases of In sanity, says that thero Is one infallible symptom by which the question wheth er a person Is or Is not sane can be de termined. Let a person Bpeak ever so rationally or act ever so sedately, if his or her thumbs remain Inactive there is no doubt of insanity. Lunatics sel dom use their thumbs In writing, draw ing or saluting. Aluminum has been decided upon to take the place of sheet Iron for the fol lowing camp utensils for use in the French army: The individual plate or bowl, canteen, quart cup and the boil ing pot and bowl for use of four men. An appointment of 130,000 francs in tho army budget to begin tho manufac ture and distribution of the above named articles. During tho Mada gascar expedition 15,000 sets were used with great satisfaction. A German has Invented an electrical lead for sounding the bottom of water courses, which has a hinged shoe on the bottom, normally resting a short distance from the pin which closes tho circuit, the shoe rising and making a contact as soon as the lead strikes tha bottom. Runaway horses can be quickly de tached from wagons by a new 'device, in which the traces are separated neaf tho end of the thill can be released to clear the horse from the thills by a lever, which also applies an automatlo brake and stops tho wagon. Acetylene gas Is to be used for the purpose of Inflating marine buoys and floats, the dry calcium curblde being placed In a vessel In the upper portion of the buoy, to which a small quantity made two pairs of stockings, and in ing sufficient gas to generate to lift the buoy to Its proper position again. A Pennsylvania woman has Invent ed a fly escape for attachment to win dow screens, which Is formed of a wire cone, with the large end connect ed with a passage along the bottom of the screen, In which the flies crawl and pass out through the small end of tho cone, thus clearing the house of the In sects. The Idea that dew falls as rain falls was generally entertained until explod ed by Dr. William C. Wells. Dew does not rise or fall, but is formed In direct contact with tho object upon which it appears. It Is the humidity of the at mosphere, deposited on the cool sur face of bodies which have lost heat by radiation to the clear sky, and have fallen In temperature below the point of saturation of the adjacent air. Bodies which are good radiators and lose thelt heat to the sky, and which are also poor conductors and receive little heat from the earth or other bodies, exam ples of which are grass, leaves of trees, glass, stones, etc., are most favorable to the deposition of dew. The moisture which collects upon the surface of a pitcher of ice water on a warm day is an example of the deposition of dew. Dr. George Ebers, the well known Egyptologist and, to the general pub lic at least, better known novelist, has called attention to the large trade be ing carried on In Egypt In forged mummy portraits. When the genuine portraits, painted on wood, were first shown In Europe, not many years ago, they attracted great attention, and this has stimulated the counterfeiters. Tho copies are admirably done, and are a close Imitation of the genuine pictures. Some freedom In the treat ment of the eyes of one of the pictures first aroused suspicion by Its modern characteristics, and further Investiga tion disclosed other evidences of tho fraud. During the year Just pased many scents, heretofore thought to be procur able only from nature, have been pro duced artificially. For Instance, musk, one of the most highly prized and most costly of perfumeB, hns been Imitated by the chemists. We aro told, too, that duririir the year tho Germans havo produced an artificial essence of vio lets, and, indeed, a whole series of scents, which, appealing to the olfac tory nerves as the colors appeal to the eye, are now receiving the attention of the patient Bdendsts of all coun tries. Miss Edna Whitney of Chllllcothe was married last Saturday at Stuttgart, Ark., to J. B. Laney, a prosperous druggist of Stuttgart. Miss Whitney will be remembered as the central figure In a soclnl sensation that reached from coast to coast last fall. She came prom inently Into notice when the committee having In charge the Kansas City carni val refused to allow her to becoma maid of honor because she worked In a tobacco factory. Immediately she be came a heroine In the eyes of tho lab oring element and not long afterwards the very persons who had barred her from the flower parade Invited her to the Priests of Pallas ball, the greatest society event of the season In Kansas City. There she met Mr. I.ane and ha proposed to her. She accepted, but for some reason the wedding was post poned. Mr. Lane returned to Stuttgart and Miss Whitney went back to Chllll cothe. She went to tho Veiled Prophet's ball In St. Louis and was Mayor Zelg enheln's partner In a dance. The east ern papers made a great to-do over her. Her pictures were printed from Mains to California. She received all sorts of offers to go on the stone, but declined them. It seems to be u.i i. , thing foi the comic star to be "wedded to her art" and divorced from her husband. I if' I y i .&
