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."
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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.
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