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THE OMAHA DAILY BEE.ESTABLISHED JUNE 19 , 3871 , OMAHA , TUESDAY MORNING- , FEBRUARY 4 , 1896. SINGKLE COPY FIVE CENTS.

SPANISH CAVALRY'S' FIGHT

Eout a Largo Body of Intnrgonls , Accord-

ing

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to Official Reports.

KILLED THIRTY OF THE REBEL SOLDIERS

Snlil to HnvcIren n Detachment of-

Homer's Forced nnil Wens 1'ut-to Fill-lit Without

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, by Proas 1'ubllehlnff Compnnv. )

HAVANA , Cuba , Feb. 3. ( Now YorkWorld Cablegram Special Telegram. ) Gen-

eral¬

Marln had nn encounter with the In-

surgents-

near Alqtilzar yesterday , which wasono of 'more than ordinary Interest , becauseIt was the first real fight between Spanish

I cavalry and rebel guerlllsi. Ot the twentyInsurgent left dead on the field , eleven werekilled by cavalry sabtcs.-

Thn.

Spanish generals , realizing that It LT

utterly Impossible to crush'the IncurgthtB ,

.who are splendid horsemen , with foot eo-

ldlers-

, nro rapidly transferring the Infantryto cavalry.

General Mtrln learned yesterday that Gen-

eral¬

Gomez was near the Luauex sugarplantation , not far from Alqtilzar. Thatmeant that Gomez had again succeeded Incrossing the trenc'ies' , moving west. GeneralMarln ordsrcd a brigade of Infantry as amain body to pursue the Insurgents ,

tending In advance t-sven squadrons of cav-nliy.

-. picked from the mounted Spanish

f guerillas ot the Island , under Colonel Ruiz.-M

.

On nearlng San Antonio plantation , ColonelRuiz espied the rebel advance guards. Withperfect order und drawn swords , shouting"Viva Espano , " the cavalry charged , cuttingright apd left ns they dashed through the in-RUrgent

-skirmish lines a.id reached the main

body of the rebels. Many prisoners are saidto have betn taker

OFFICIAL DETAILS OF THE FIGHT.1Hero la General Marln's report of the affair ,

forwarded to Oencral Siiarez Valdcz's (act-Ing

-aa governor-general , wUHo Matin Is at

the front) , with a request that It be. for-

warded¬

to the minister ot nnr In Madrid :

"Accompanying the brigade ooeratinp undermy Immediate ordera In the pursuit of-

Maximo Gomez and learning that the latterarrived. , today nnd was encamped at theLuqucx ntigar plantation , I sent In advancetwo Infantry columns , marching. Inclose order. Seven squadrons ofcavalry , commanded by Colonel Hulz , wentns a vanguard of the force I directly com ¬

mended. encountered the Insurgent ad-

vance¬

guards In the neighborhood ot theSan Antonio sugar mill. The latter wereswept away by our horse soldiers , whothrew themselves Impetuously atid In per-fect

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order upon a second line , "and afterwardupon the main body of the "roomy strtloned-in the neighborhood of the Luz sugar mill ,

putting them to flight-."Tho

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cavalry gloriously upheld the repu-tation

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ot the army. Our casualties consistof ono lieutenant and one sergeant of theCamajuanI battalion , a soldier of the Plzarro-nnd another of Sagunto wounded. The lossesof the Insurgents were thirty killed. Ofthese cloven wcro killed by sabers. I do notknow the number of the enemy wounded-

."Our.

forces captured bcveral prisoners andHomo ammunition and camp effects. Thathird column , commanded by General Car-nell , which operates In conjunction with thn-other'two Is following In pursuit of numer-ous

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parties , wht ' pro trying to join theGomez forces. I do not know the result."

The first official report"t >t the holding up-of ''a train between San Felipe and Pozo Ho-

dondo-

Saturday evening WJ-B given out bythe Spanish palace r.uthoritlcs today. ItVerifies my report cabled to the World lastnight. Great Indignation Is felt In Spanishcircles and voiced In the Dlarlo do la Ma-

rina¬

tonight because the Intention to movethis train south with largo supplies ot am-munition

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and' provisions for the Spanishtroops leaked out. The train , escorted byfifty soldiers in command of Major FranciscoLopez Favaruelo , started from San Felipeabout 5 p. m Saturday , bound for Databano ,

the extreme southern point of the so-calledmilitary line. Ono armed car was attached.

Near Pozo Itedondo the track had beentorn up and just before the train reached thespot , a volley waa fired from the sugar fieldson each ulde. rrbo train was quickly stoppedand Immediately Insurgents were encirclingabout It , firing continuously. The Spanishg'utrd responded vigorously from the armoredcar , and the firing was kept up for hours.The Spanish soldiers fought bravely againstJioavy odds , but they could not prevent thelooting of the cars , ooveral of which wctofinally burned. The engineer and fireman es-

caped¬

and walked back to San Felipe , wherethey reported the facts.

REBELS FINALLY DISPERSED.-Gsnoral

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Linares , who Is stationed there ,

hurried four infantry companies to thetrains , fho troops arrived three hours afterthe holdup. Seeing them , the rebels , whohad maintained a continuous fl.-o on theguards. In the armored car rode awayMajor Favaruelo , ono volunteer offlcer , oresergeant and1 three soldiers were killed andsix soldiers wcro wounded. Three rebelsare said to have been killed.-

At.

first It war rumored tnat the Insurgentscaptured two1 rapid flro tuns; , which wcro-oald to be on the train , but this Is dented.The usual number ot final' skirmishes oc-

curred¬

later , but no fight of consequence IF-

reported. . While In Artemosli , Gcnctal Marlncaptured ono of Gomez's scouts , who wastried by drumhead court .martial , convictedof treason and sentenced to life- Imprison ¬

ment. Ho U already on the way to theAfrican penal colony.-

At.

Alqiilzar Marln addressed the citizens ,

who greeted him cordially. Ho declared tlw.-ho would punish all reported to bo disloyalto Spain. The people ot the place organizedvolunteer companies , and Bites wcro selectedfor block bouses ,

It is reported6 officially that on enteringBan Juan Martinez , Plnar del Rio province ,

Benin days ago , General Luquo found the In-

Etirgcnts-

had fortified themselves In houses.After some sharp fighting the rebels wcro-dlnlodged and driven out of town , leavingseven dead. Four prisoners were taken.

The situation from a military standpointla practically unchanged. There If no polit-

ical¬

situation has been tiono since GeneralCampos left. General Marln Is still nearQulvlcau. Maceo , who has been to the ex-

treme¬

western end of Plnar del Rio province ,

which means the end ot the Island , croa.icdtoday , I learn , Into Havana province. Ho Isnow stippcsed to bo a few miles southeast of-

Guanajay , marching cast-along the cantoroute Gomez took last week-

.Gomez's.

last march west Into Plnar delRio , I hear, WOK for the purpose'of con-nect'ng.

-. If possible , wth| the filibustering

expedition , which Mt out frc-'tt New Yorkon the steamer Hawkins , wl.jnfoundered.-Tbo

.

Hawkins is said to have been bound tor-

a port of that province-.INTKllKSTRl

.

) IN CAMPOS ,Havana was greatly disturbed at midnightI last nlgUt by the ghauts of newsboys selling

extras just Issued , The newt ) was the safearrival cf Campos at Corrunna. After heleft Havana a report was bpread that on hUarrival In Spain there would be a big demon-stration

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against him.Madrid advices say ho quietly landed , dis-

missed¬

the guard of troops piovtded In an-

ticipation¬

of troubio , and quietly went onfoot to the palace. There waa a largo crowdof people at the palace eager to catch a-

gllntpeo ot him , and utter a while , the gen-

eral¬

appeared on the balcony and made a-

upeccb , Shortly after landing General Cam ¬

pos was told that the marquis of Apezteirul ,

president ot the constitutional parly of Cuba ,liart rcBlgnetl-

."I.

am very slad to hear that." GeneralCrmpoi reinnrked. In conversation after-ward

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vlth army officer * of high rank whocalled to pay their respects , General Campusnald : "F to hag been against me. I errtJ.-I

.b yo dliappolntod the lu.pe of the people-

.I.

h po my successor will be more fortunate , "U In reported from Spain that the foreign

mlulitcr fens rocelvoJ from the Spiulth

minister In Washington n detailed account ofthe conference ho had with Secretary Olncy.Minister Do Lome reports , It Is asserted ,that Secretary Olney Informed him that theaction of the senate committeeon foreignaffairs with reference to Cuban belligerency ,

"cannot bo applied to assassins , Incendiariesrnd trailers. "

Spinlch manufacturers , through the San-

landar-

Chamber of Commerce , ask for abso-lute

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frco trade between Cuba and Spain.- ROEDER.-

COULiy

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NOT COIINER. .

Slip * Aivn >- from Mnrln nn Handy tinfrom llln I'reilecexnorii.

HAVANA , Feb. 3. The column ot troopscommanded by General Luquo at San JuanMartinez , In the province of Plnar del Rio ,has dislodged from that place the Insurgentfcicc commanded by Varoncz. During thefight Insurgents. had to bo driven out ofthe house In a village at the point of thebayonet. They left seven killed and thetroops captured four prisoners and a quantityof arum. On the government sldo three menwere seriously and two slightly woundeJ.

Major General Zalcz , commanding the La-

Lavcra. . battalion , has been engaged with thelilturgcnts commanded by Gomez. Theynumbered about GOO men when the fight oc-

curred¬

near Cajulnas.- The enemy left flvokilled and retired with the rest of theirkilled , and wounded. The troops lost fourkilled.

The Insurgent leader Diaz , at the head of-

a strong force , has attacked a train convey-ing

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provisions and ammunition and convoyedby troops between San Fcllppo nnd PoseRcdontlo , south of this city and not far fromRntabano. The troops forming the convoyonly numbered fifty men , but they made aGallant defense. Eventually four companiesof troops were- cent to the assistance of theconvoy and the Insurgents retreated , leav-ing

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three Killed and fourteen rllles behind ,

after having plundered and partially burnedthe train. Major Lopez Tobazuala , one ser-geant

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and eight joldlcrs were' killed on theSpanish sldo and one officer and six soldierswere wounded.

Advices received hero today from theprovince of Plnar del Rio say that the forcesot Antonio Maceo , when last reported , wcromoving southeast through Pose Real andLos Pnlacluus toward the southern coast ,apparently with the Intention of going to theprovince ot Havana nnd forcing the mili-tary

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ll"JP drawn north and south of Mangas ,

Arttmlsa , Guhjay and Marlel , not'far fromthe borders gf the province of Plnar del Rio.

General Marln hns'had an engagement witha body of the Insurgents , wlilch ho reportsto be- the main force under Gomcziand whichwas put to night with a loss of twenty killed.The entire absence of any details as to theDumber ot Insurgents In the body attackedleaves some pround for doubt ns to whether It.was In truth Gomez's Immediate fotlowlnc.Pretty much the whole ot the combined col-

umns¬

under General Marln , Including 1,700cavalry , seems to have been engaged. Thisfores was equipped with a special view torunning down and cornering the Insurgentswhen once It should como face ''to face withthem and grfat expectations were foundedon Its' supposed ability to do this. But thereport of today's engagement , although ItIndicates that the Spanish attack was mndowith crept dash and vigor , beems to Indicatethat the were as successful In-

"evading the panlsh forc.js.as we beenat any time heretofore. *

General Marln had Information tint GOmezhad encamped at the plantation of andprepared for a combined attack by al the"

columns under his Immediate command. Tw>

columns were ordered to take the ndv-inietthe greater being under - ColonelRuiz. Upopicoming Jp with the" Insurgents'vanfe-uald , ttie-RparUth c-valry mad arjji'np-

etuouH

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charce , passing cvcr th > easmy'ssecond line and filling upon tho'maln force ,

which .was statj.oneiv near thg plantation of-

Luz. . "The Insurgents were put. o Immediateflight , leaving behind them twenty' klfle-J ,

eleven with machetes In their bands. -There wis apparently no successful pur-

suit¬

, as the rebels succeeded In carrying offtholr wounJcd , the number of which Is vn-

known.-

. Several prisoners were taken endthe loss of the troops Is1 Insignificant-

.Jt.

is also reported that the columns underGeneral Carnella , operating In combinationwith those under Generals Linares and Aldc-

coa-

, are In pursuit of a numerous band of In-

stirgents-

near Artemesla , which Is suppliedto bo Mecca's main force. This band Is saidto be striving to effect a Junction with Gomezand It seems In a fair way to do BO , as thereIs no apparent check in Its advance along thesouthern coast of Plnar del Rio. The re-

ported¬

disposition of the troops was such as-

to prevent the advance of Maceo , and wasnot such as to make any pursuit of him nec-essary

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, the plan being to await his coming-.It

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I? also reported the troops have killedi ferocious mulatto who had led a bandof assassins and women violators , to theterror of a whole district.

Among other rumors which como fromI'lnar del Rio Is one that the well knownleader , Zayas , has been killed ,. This Isfounded on a report that the Insurgents sentInto the village of Alqulzar to procure a-

colfln. . A rumor of Gomez's death ecveraldave ago was found without foundation.

Refugees from Plnar del Rio repqjt thatthe Insurgents have burned Paso Real andI'a'aclos' , which were along the line of Maceo'amarch from the western portion of Plnardel Rio , toward the Havana province line.

The band led by Pedro Diaz , numbering1,000 , Is reported as making active move-ments

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about Gulra Mclena. Gabriel and LaSal LI a , which are between tbo Batabano mil ¬

itary line and Artomeelo. Further newsIs awaited with lively Interest , as It Is ba-

lloved-

It will bo proved In a very short timewhether the effort of Maceo and Gomez toform a Junction will provo successful.

The steamer Titan reports that whilepassing along the coast past the town of-

Bahta Honda , In Plnar del Rio , they sawa great fire raging In the Interior. This le

supposed to have been caused by burningcineflelds. Many refugees have arrived herefront Bahla Honda , bringing tales of fearand misery. They report that several bush-

whackers¬

wcro lynched before they leftBahla Honda. The Insurgents attacked adetachment of twenty-five troops on theplantation of Admiration and were repulsed ,

leaving ono dead nnd carrying away twelvewounded.

They have burned the railroad culverts at-

Llntcna and the cano fields on the SantaRita plantation In Matanzas. The Unitedrailroad has been compelled by actual ncccs-rlty

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to reduce the wages of employes andto put In force otter sweeping reforms.-

HIlKlit

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Mlxtnlcc In Locution.LONDON , Feb. 3. The report cabled here

that Rev. John A. Brooks of Memphis , Tcnn. ,

hud been called to the pastorate o ( Spur-gcon's

-tabernacle Is not correct. Thu secre-

tary¬

of the tabernacle cays :

"I am at a loss to know from whence thereport emanated. We have not content-ulalrd

-nny change and Rev. Mr. Thomas

Spurgeon has no thought of leaving. Nochange In any other tabernacle In LondonIs contemplated so far as I know , "

MEMPHIS , Tenn. , Feb. 3. Dr. Brooksstated that the tabernacle ho was called to-

In London Is the West End tabernacln of-

thu Christian ( Campbolllte ) denomination.Tnt call came by cable from the present pas-tor

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, who contemplates resigning-

.TrrntV

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for nitniilltloii of Criminal * .

(CVpyrlitht. ISM ) , by Pros PulillihlriR Company. )

COLON , Colombia , Feb. 3. ( New YorkWorld Cablegram Special Telegram. ) A-

llufnos Ayres dispatch tuyg the United Statesminister 1ms agreed to the termu of the treatyfor the extradition of criminals-

.Mticrnl

.

Government for ritliinil ,

WARSAW , Feb. 3. General Count vonScl'ouveloff' , the governor general of RussianPoland , has , It It stated , decided to submitto the czar a liberal program for the govern-ment

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of Russian Poland and. If It Is rejected ,

hs will tender his resignation-

.iTliiinU

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to AliMCUt flcrinnim.-unilLIN

.

, Feb. 3. The Relchranitfger pub-

lUheg-

0" Imperial roicrlpt thanking all Ge-riratu

-abroad for the congratulations they sent

to his majesty upon the occanloa of his re-

cent¬

birthday.

SAYS NEWS IS SUPPRESSED

London Times Accuses Boers of HoldingBack Unfavorable Communications.

CRITICAL SITUATION ACROSS THE VAA-

LAppcnlN for Aid llelnfc Sent frontI'olntN Under llrltUh Control

Ilnynril Sayn n Vcnncl Shouldlie Sent Thither.

LONDON , Feb. 3. ( New York World Ca-

blegram¬

Special Telegram. ) The Times In-

timate¬

* today that the situation in the Trans-vaal

-'Is much moro serious than It appears

to bo on thesurface. . It calls attention tothe fact that the appeals against the Boersand the dispatches stating that there Is 1m-

.mlncnt.

danger cabled to It by the ttltlandersare cent from points under British rule ,

thus showing an absolute censorship oC tele-grams

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by the Transvaal authorities , aa theEastern Cable company reports that thelines are all right.-

Mr..

. Bayard , speaking as an ox-secretary otstate , says that suggestion already made In

this correspondent of the possibility ot thegreat advantage of puch a course , that thesending of a United States man-of-war to-

Dclcgoa bay or Cape Town with Instructionsto the captain or other officers to proceedto Pretoria and watch the court proceedingsIn behalf of Hammond and the other ac-

cused¬

Americans , would be entirely withinthe province of the president , nnd very ad-

visable¬

If a special representative of theUnited States government cannot be dis-

patched¬

In time for tbo trials.-A

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cablegram from Now York , stating apress agency had cabled there to the factthat Ambasmdor Bayard had authorizedPresident Cleveland to announce his resigna-tion

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In the event of the passage of a resolu-tion

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of censure , was shown the ambassadorby the World's representative tonight at hisresidence In Eaton Square. His reply wasexpressive and conclusive : "Tho telegram ,"ho said , "stating my authorization to anybodyto announce my resignation , Is stuff. "

The Dally News this morning , In the courseof Its editorials on the resolution , notes thatMr. Bayard at dinner at Benchor's , LlncolnsInn , last Wednesday , was greeted with greatcheera by the barristers and adds : "Manypeople on this side of the Atlantic are sureto thlnkMhat Mr. Bayard has been condemnedbecause he was too British In sentimentnnd too obsaqutous In his behavior. Nothingcan bo further from the truth than such adescription of Mr. Bayard , who Is mostpertinacious In defense of American Inter ¬

ests. "LORD LEIGHTON'S BEQUEST.

Lord Lelghton's Intimate friends expressto your correspondent their belief In thereport In the Dial that his will devises hiswonderful house In Holland Park road for theuse of his successor In the presidency of theRoyal academy. It Is unique among resi-dences

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, having the most1 picturesquecharacteristics of many countries , nnd-

Is crowded with pictures of manyof the masters , objets d'art nnd a carefullyselected library. There Is one splendid andone smaller studio , and the famous "Arab-hall. . " Thu root rises Into the dome withL'lKht' small arched windows , each filled withsfilored glass frora the cast and each arch"Supported by white marble columns upon'bfsea of green. Ho left only sisters , and bothhis bil'onetcy and peerage lapse. His funeraltcfliy was attended by the most representa-tive

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company at every class of English so-

ciety¬

In tl'e' recent history of the country ,

nnd even a moro remarkable tribute was thevast outpourlnp of the people along thestreets , the neighborhood about St. Paul'sbeing packed for half a mile during thewhole period ot the service there by an Im-

penetrable¬

mass of humanity. The archdea-con

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of St. Paul's claims today that the cathe-dral

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rather than Westminster is the Englishnational pantheon.-

"St..

. Paul's , " said he , "la the nationalplace of sepulcher. Westminster Is a royalnlace. It Is necnllar that that Is why. be ¬

sides monarchs and prime ministers , actorsand poets are commemorated In the abbey.They are looked upon as the king's serv-ants.

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. In St. Paul's wo have Nelson andWellington , painters , sculptors , men of let-

ters¬

, like Dr. Johnson , physicians and greatecclesiastics. "

Sir Joseph Barnby , first of contemporaryEnglish musicians. Is also to bo burled In-

St. . Paul's this week.DEFENDER AND VALKYRIE AGAIN.The World's Glargow correspondent tele-

graphs¬

that Valkyrie has bson ordered fromNow York to Clyde , to prepare for the earlierEnglish regattas , and that It Is expectedthere that Defender will cross and raceValkyrlo In British waters.-

"Glasgow.

yachtsmen , " ho adds , "are notsurprised at the decision of the committee ,

the report being regarded as courteous andconclusive. Feeling Is strong that Dunravenshould withdraw his charges and the unfor-tunate

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business be forgotten , forever. "The World's Cowes correspondent wrltes.sup-

plcmentary-

to his telegram already cabled thatSecretary Grant of the Royal Yacht Squadron ,

received his official copy of the report thismorning , but had only scanned It. Ho saysthat some of the evidence Is very con-flicting

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, but upon the whole It Is a satisfactoryexplanation , I asked him whether he con-sidered

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It sufficiently explanatory and satis-factory

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to dispel the dark cloud which Dun-raven's

-charges had cast over the two con ¬

tinents. His reply was that until ho hadgone through It thoroughly he would bo un-able

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to say , but no doubt Dunraven wouldmake a rcplji to It."

Reginald Wynn of the British Yachtsmen'sassociation has chartered the yacht , WhiteFeather , Just given up by the German em-peror

-, for Whltaker Wright , an Australian

millionaire , who has also authorized the as-

sociation¬

to offer a prize to the value of 100for a race of big yachts In the Mediterraneanduring March. BALLARD SMITH-

.Iliiynril._

IH Noncommittal.LONDON , Feb. 3. A representative of the

Associated press saw the United States am-bassador

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, Thomas F. Bayard , In regard to*

the motion that he be censured for the re-cent

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public utterances here , which the houseof representatives will bo asked to adopt.-Mr

.

, Bayard said that as the matter had notyet been decided by congress , he thought Itwould bo unbecoming for him to express anopinion on the subject.

Tonight , however , Mr , Bayard said relativeto 9 report circulated hero , that ho authorizedPresident Cleveland to announce his resigna-tion

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In the event of censure passing thehcueo of representatives at Washington : "Ideny any such report with Indignation. Inever dreamed of any such thing. It Is theutmost stuff and nonsenw. "

Unnravcn Urui'il to Mnk t HuNto.LONDON , Feb. 3. The St. James' Gazette

this afternoon says : "What Is Lord Dun-raven waiting for ? Wo hoped to bo ableto publish lilu apology to the Americannation and we trust all his friends will Im-

press¬

upon him that speed Is the essenceof graciTIn an c-ccanlon of this sort. For thecredit ot the British sport and English tradi-tions

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, Lord Dunraven muH not delay. Every-day and every hour lost would now be anadditional Insult. "_More Trouble Ilrt'tvliiir In Armenia.

BERLIN , Feb. 3. A dispatch to the Frank-furter

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Keltung from St. Petcrtburg cays thereare Indications of a revival of the revolu-tionary

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movement among the Armenians. It-Is added that Russian agents report thatquantities of revolutionary pamphlets andpicclamatloiiB printed In London have beensent to Armenia.

American AVIiulcro.OTTAWA , Ont. , Feb. 3. The government

la preparing to send an expedition to Hudsonbay next summer to establish customs of-

fices¬

to prevent American whalers fromsmuggling eoods into the country and alsoto complete the Investigation Into tbo navlga-blllty

-of the Hudson utralt.

FUNERAIi OF I.OIU ) I.niCJHTON.

Service * < lic Stoat lnn ren lvc Wlti-ifNKCil

-for Yenrn.

LONDON , Feb. 3. A large crowd of peo-

ple¬

watched the departure this morning' ofthe funeral procession conveying the re-

mains¬

ot the late Lord Lclgn'ton , president otthe Royal academy. The coffin lay on a-

catafalqtiD In the central hull of Burlingtonhouse. The catafalque draped with violetand a magnificent crimson velvet pall , heavilyembroidered with gold , cqvcred the coffin , ontop of which rested the late Lord Lelghton'spallet and brush and a green palm leaf. Atthe head of the casket stood a bronze statueot Lord Leghton! , The catafalque could notbe approached on account of the masses ot-

wtcaths and other floral offerings whichsurrounded It. The procession was formedshortly before 11 o'clock and was headed by-a detachment of the artist's corps ot volun-teers

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, ot which regiment the deceasedwas honorary colonel. Then canto the hearse ,the pall bearers being the duke of Abercorn ,

Sir Joseph Leister , Sir John Mlllals , Hon.Edward Mattndo Thompson , Prof. AlexanderMackenzie , principal of the Royal Academyof Music , and General Arthur Ellis , whorepresented the prince nnd princess of Wales.The Gorman and Belgian ambassadors fol-

lowed¬

the hcarso and then came the officialsof the Royal academy and the academicians.

The crowds of people , lined the route fromthe Royal academy to St. Paul's and all un-covered

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their heads as the heareo passed by.The carl of Carrlngton , representing the

queen , met the coffin at the entrance of St-.Paul's

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cathedral. The building was filledwith ambassadors , ministers , members of thediplomatic corps , the corporations of Lon-don

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, the leading scientific , literary andartistic men and large numbers of membersof the aristocracy. Including the duke ofDevonshire , Sir William Vcrnon Harcourt ,marquis of Granby , Lord Koutsford , the mar-quis

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of Rlpon , the earl ofWemyss and March ,the carl and countess of Lytjon and others. Thequeen's wreath of laurels was entwined withImmortelles nnd broad ribbon. Attached toIt was a card In her majesty's own hand-writing

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, Inscribed , "A Mark of Respect Vic ¬

toria. "The archbishop of York and Dean Gregory

officiated. The principal musical featureswcro Chopin's funeral Anarch , Schubert's"Marcho Solemnello" and the "Dead MarchIn Saul. "

The ceremonies were most Impressive asseen In the dim light of the vast edifice.

The marquis of Salisbury1 , who was to havebeen ono of the pallbearers , Was unable to-

bo present. The musical part of the servicewas very finely rendered ; nnd at the con-clusion

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of the ceremonies the body waslowered into the crypt by the central openingdirectly beneath the dome. Just previousto lowering the body. Into the crypt the twosisters of the deceased took a look at theremains. They were much affected andwere led away by Mr. Valentino C. Prlnz otthe Royal academy , whose ) name , with thatof Sir James MlllalsIE most prominentlymentioned as the probable Successor of LordLelghton as president 6f the Royal academy.

The coffin lies In the1 cVypt hidden com-pletely

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by floral tributes ot respect from allparts of London and' Great"Brltaln generally.

HULL , FIGHT IN VENEZUELA-

.I'rcHlilciit

.

CreMpoAttcinln nnil AVltI-

ICNMCH-

n I'i nlc.CARACAS , Feb. 3. ( New York World Ca-

blegram¬

Special Telegram.J) The new hip-

podrome¬

built by American ? -was opened yes-

terday¬

with a bull flgh { , The toreadors werefrom Spain. The most prominent people ofCaracas were In attendance. President Cres-po

-an ! bis cabinet ,opcuplcd boxes.

During the performance a personal alter-cation

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caused a panic. President Crcspo" roseand started to leave Ms'box. A bystander !

who waa .attempting tofVavold the crowd ,stood In his way , and tbe'i alarm went outthat he had attacked the Ono ofthe officers of the bodyguard rushc'd up andslashed the man access the cheek with hissword. It was soon discovered that thewounded man was Innocent ot any intentionto harm the president and quiet was re-stored

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, Crespo returning to his box. It re-quired

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1,000 soldiers and 200 policemen tomaintain order during (he performance.

The Insurgents are active in the west.General Rlcard was -wounded In the fightnear Yaracuy river. The" mothers , wivesand children of political prisoners have ad-

dressed¬

a petition , to President Crespo pray-

petition says that the ) country muet beunited In order that ,a solid front may bepresented against any English Invasion.-

A.

new anti-English patriotic society hasbeen formed , which has Issued an appeal toVenezuelans to subscribeItnoney to arm andequip a battalion for Immediate service' andto purchas'e a warship tobe presented tothe government. W. NEPHEW KING.

RUSSIA AND TU11KEY IN ACCORD.

Confirmation * of the Fnct ComesThrough the United State * .

LONDON , Feb. 3. A dispatch to the St.James Gazette today from Washington eayathat the correspondent of that paper has thehighest authority for announcing that theentente between Russia and Turkey Is knownat the State department and It had a mostImportant effect In modifying the plan theadministration had prepared to compel Tur-key

¬

to pay nn Indemnity for the damage doneto the American property In Armenia.

Continuing , the correspondent says that Inspite of denials he Is able to assure thereaders of his paper that a naval demonstra-tion

¬

upon the part cf the war ships of theUnited States was prepared and that a cabi-net

¬

meeting approved the policy of bringingpressure to bear upon Turkey. He also saysthat the secretary of 'the navy entered Intocommunication with Itiifsla and Great Brit-ain

¬

, asking them If they would oppose theaction of the United States against Turkey.Great Britain's reply , he says , was favorable ,but ho adds , Russia Informed Mr. Olney thatshe preferred there should be no naval demon-stration

¬

at that time as Russ'a was negotiat-ing

¬

to bring about a restoration of order InTurkey , which' country , Mr. L. E. do Kotze-bue

-, Russian minister to the United States , Is

said to have Informed Mr. Olncy , would payany Indemnity required.

Therefore , still according to the correspond-ent

¬

of thr St. James Gazette , the projecteddemonstration of the United States was ves-

sels¬

In Turkish waters was abandoned-

.HEST

.

SETTLED , I1V THEMSELVES-

.ArclililNliop

.

Wiiltili on tlic Mitiiltulia.-School (In ex tl mi.-

TORONTO..

'. Ont. , Feb. 3. This wee!

Archbishop Walsh will address a letter to thepress stating hlu position on the Manitobaschool question. This acUon on his part IE

duo to appeals made to him by the governoigeneral and Hon. Wilfred Laurler , urgingthat his Influence be exerted In promotingunity among all sects. In his letter , thearchbishop will declare that the questionIs local and can be best'settlcd by Manitoba.-Ho

.

asserts that Catholics are free to voteaa their conscience dictates , but both Protes-tants and Catholics will be- advised to usetheir Influence In allaying sectarian feelingand to Ignore the voices of the politician *

who are shrewdly driving to- excite racialconflict , The archbishop believe ? other ques-

tions In Canadian politics Ho be more Im-

portant than the separate , pchool question anO-

he hopes that all Catholics may realize thisThis action of Archbishop Wnlt.li In directlyopposed to the views of the hierarchy clQuebec and Ontario and Is cxpcctcj to causea sensation. *

I'rlncc Hrnry'N Hotly InPLYMOUTH , Feb. 3. The British cruUor-

Blenheim , having on board the body ot PrinceHenry of Battenberg , who dl.ed at tea on-

board the British crulsec Blonde- January 20 ,

arrived here today from Funchal , Island ( fMadeira , where tha remains * were transferredfrom the Blonde to the Blenheim on Wednes-day

¬

last. _ _ "

for Greater Harmony ,CHRISTIANIA , Feb. 3-iThe Storthing wag

reopened today. In the speech from thethrone King Oscar said lip hoped tbat themeeting of the commission on the condltloi-of the union of Nor.vay and Sweden wouIOlead to an agreement tendlng-to tUo-of both nations.

TWO COMPRESSORS EXPLODE

Shook Pelt in Places Ton Miles Distantfrom Lawrence.

CAUSE OF THE ACCIDENT A MYSTERY

CiiRlnccr mill Fireman InotnntlyKilled mill Their HoillcH llurlcil-

In ( lie RuIiiH Klr t HcportH

LAWRENCE , Mass. , Feb. 3. An explosionfrom causes unknown nt 10:30: o'clock tonighttoro up a portion of Broad street on the southside , causing a loss of Ufa and great dam-age

-to property. The entire city was shaken

and excitement Is Intense. John Leo of Mcl-rose and Alexander Gordon ot Buffalo , N. Y. ,

tha engineer and fireman In an engine liouso-In which wcro two largo Iron compressortanks for furnishing power to drills used In

the construction of the sewer , were HilledIt Is not yet determined what caused theexplosion , but It Is thought the tanks firstexploded from overpressure , which was fol-

lowed¬

by another explosion In the sewertrench. Tha concussion was so severe thatgreat quantities of window glass In the neigh-

borhood¬

were shattered and the shock was feltIn Lowell and Havcrhtll , both ten miles dis-

tant.

¬

.

The scene ot the explosion was at theShanty Pond sewer , which was being con ¬

structed. The conditions Just previous to theterrible shock arc unknown , so that only arigid Investigation by daylight will determinethe cause. Two large boilers and two aircompressing tanks In the cnglno house werecompletely shattered. Pieces of Iron wereshattered hundreds of foot away. The bodiesof the two men were found In the ruins hor-

ribly¬

mangled. The engines furnished powerfor the derricks at the trenches , whllo thedrills In the tunnel were driven by the com-

pressed¬

nlr. At first reports the numberof Injured was large , but no serious caseshave shown up , although the excitement Is-

unallayed. . Store windows for half a mllearound were blown In and houses all over thecity suffered moro or less damage.

HISTORIC CIIUIICII DESTROYED.

Four Firemen Iiijiireil liy tlic-of the Will IN.

BOSTON , Mass. , Feb. 3. The historicFirst Unitarian church on Meeting Househlll.ln Dorchester , a familiar landmark , andthe oldest church In the district , was de-

stroyed¬

by fire today. The loss Is esti-mated

¬

at $30,000 , and Is covered by In-

surance.¬

.

The most valuable appurtenances of thechurch , which were kept In the vestry , weresaved. A now organ , presented to thechurch by Deacon Henry Humphrey In 1892 ,and the clock and chime bells In the towerwere a total loss. Four firemen wcro In-

jured¬

by a falling wall on the cast side ,which completely enveloped them , but theywere rescued by their comrades. The In-

jured¬

are :

Captain Blanchard , seriously burned andInternally Injured.

Fireman Hoyt , wrist broken. '

Samuel Rldler , burned about head and In-

ternal¬

Injuries.John Gavin , bad scalp wound ;

FAIR. HEIKSUUEAK, . : TUB

Trtidt In Rcnl Estate Ilelil to DC-Invnllil..

SAN FRANCISCO , Fob. 3. Judge Slackdecided today that the trust clause In thewill of James G. Fair was Invalid. Thedecision was rendered In the suit brought byCharles L. Fair to quiet title to the Lickhouse property. The action was brought

to test the validity of the Ironclad , obnox-ious

¬

trust clause, and It was most strenuouslyopposed by W. S. Goodfellow , one of thetrustees. The other executors Joined withthe children In the attack on the clause , al ¬

though they entered a formal defense to theaction. Judge Stack's decision Is to theeffect , that the trust Is Invalid , not becauseIt unduly suspends the power ot alienation ,

but because It Is a trust created In real prop-erty

¬

for the conveyance of the same afterthe death of the children , which Is a trustprohibited by the laws ot this state. Hofound that the trust as to the personal prop-erty

¬

was not Involved In the action. Thechildren of Fair have thus succeeded Inhaving It decided by the court that thewill of their father In so far as It deprivesthem of the residue of his real property Isabsolutely void-

.Goodfellow.

was sustained upon the singlepoint Involved In his dental of the children'sallegation that they wcro the owners ofthe Lick house , and Itnow devolves uponthem to provo that they derived title fromtheir father. Over $10,000,000 of the Fairestate Is In government bonds and there Is-

a great deal of other personal property sothe trustees will earn fat feea despite. JudgeSlack's decision.

Charles J. Heggerty , the attorney forCharles Fair , iwas enthusiastic over thevictory. "Wo shall now proceoJ , " ho said ,

"to probate the will without the trust clause ,

and If It shall bo admitted to probate , theestate will bo distributed directly to thechildren. "

Ho was asked what effect the penciled willwould have upon the casa. Ho eald It mightglvo rlfo to complications , and bo did notknow whether there would bo an attemptto probate It. All the attorneys agree thatthe penciled will might glvo rlso to eerlous-complications. . These who originally InsistedIt was the last will and should be probatedarc now lukewarm In Its support.

RELIEF TO ARMENIANS-

.ConimlttccH

.

Orisimlzeil to Attuml to-ItH Dlxtrlhiitloii.

BOSTON , Feb. 3. The first letter fromthe disturbed district In Turkey , under aJanuary date, was received here today. Itwas written at Alntab , Central Turkey , Jan-

uary¬

2 , and says that although no moremobs have been let loose , a purpose to ut-

terly¬

crush and destroy the people Is un-

mistakably¬

apparent-."Twentyfive

.

of the principal Christians , "siys the writer , "havo been called to thegovernment headquarters and Questioned ,

and now they are In prison. What thismeans , those familiar with Turkish methodscan Burmlso. " The writer refers to therelief work , which has already been begun ,

saying : "Aid from England and America Isarriving , and the work of relief for this cityIs well organized and most effectively man ¬

aged. " ___

Clii'iTM tinMcICInlcy Mm.CLEVELAND , O. , Feb. 3. Hon. M. A-

.llnnna.

was shown the Associated jirorudispatch from Indianapolis this eveningcontaining the withdrawal of General Har-rison

¬

from the presidential race , and wanapked whut effect the letter would hove onthe candidacy of McKlnley. "I cannot butregard the withdrawal of General Harri-son

¬

In the most favorable light , " eald Mr.Hanna , "bccuuie of ( he well known utrentftli-of Governor McKlnley In Indiana. Ho haslong been very popular among the repub-licans

¬

In that state and tliu accessions 'liewill get there will be a rtronu addition to-

hta forces In the central went. Of coursethe other candidates are likely to bo repre-sented

¬

In the Indiana delegation , but It Is-

my Judgment that the sentiment amongthe republicans of that state Is overwhelm-Inely

-for McKlnley-

.Iliiuknion

.

Form it Trimt ,

LBAVENWOUTH , Kan. , Feb. 3. Thehackmen of Lcavcnworth arc accused ofhaving formed a trust. At the Instance ofCounty Attorney Rutherford state warrantswere Issued today for the arrest of eluht-liverymen. . They arc accused by a rival ofhaving formed a "hack nnd livery trust"for the purpose of controlling passengertraffic and funeral business , In violation ofthe state luw.

KXCOtm.YOIXO NKWS FOR CUI1AXS-

.Mnll

.

Ailvlrcn from Hnvnnn Concern-ing

¬

: the Sltnntloii There.NEW YORK , Feb. 3. The news brought to

this city by the Havana steamer was cheeringfor the friends ot Cuban liberty. The let-

ters¬

ot the secret agents ot the revolutionaryparty in Havana spoke of a split among theSpanish parties on the Island ; of jealousiesamong the military , of starvation In thecity and a crisis In the commercial situat-ion.

¬

. Mr. F. C. I'lerra translated one of themost Important letters. Parts of It were asfollows !

"There Is a very well defineddivision between the conservative nnd-icformlst parties of the Spanish nndthey nro pouring hot shot Intoench other's rnnk through the columns otthe press. As a proof of this , I send youthe papers of the conservntlvc party , Inwilled the editorials nro wiltten lit n par-ticularly

¬

bitter strain ngnlnt their formernlllcH. The reformist parties wcro In fnvor-ot the mild policy of CJcneral Campos , whilethe conservatives believe In lire hml blood ¬

shed. The situation IB a most critical ononnd no ono recognizes this fnct better tlmnthe Spaniards. The excitement In HavanaIs increased by the fnct that the govern-ment

¬

dors not allow nny news to tto printedexcept that Riven out from the olllclal bu-reau.

¬

. Spaniards as well ns Cubans knewthe better part of the news given out Is-

fabricated. . "The correspondent then goes on to detail

several engagements , In ono of which n wholetroop of 300 Spaniards wcro annihilated. Thenews given out , however , was a tremendousSpanish victory.

The prlco of provisions Is rising veryrapidly , nnd destitution In the city of Ha-vana

¬

is Increasingrapidly. . A great mnnyfamilies nro now dependent for wibslstenco-on what the Koveinmpnt gives to themn pmnll amount weekly.

There have been times within the past fewdays , where there has not h6cn provisionsof any kjjid to bo bought nt the public mar ¬

ket. Bvcit those having money to spendhave gone hungry. Nothing linn been re-ceived

¬

from the surrounding country for a-

lonfr time. Another circumstance which ag-gravates

¬

matters Is the fact , well known toeverybody In the Island , that there Is verygreat discontent known to exist among themilitary friends of General Panda , whomthey think wan (-lighted liv the governmentat Madrid In appointing General Wcylor tothe position formerly tilled by Campos. It-Is well known that this part of the Spanishelement arc far from being willing to co-operate

¬

with those who are favorable to-Woyler and that they will do nothing theymay safely do to make him fall. On thewhole , everything looks very bad tor theSpaniards. Pay no attention to the cabledispatches In regard to the movements ofGenerals Gomez nnd Mneco. I know for acertainty they have been operating withentire freedom and that they have remainedIn Havana nnd Plnar del Rio because theynro not In the least fear of being worstedby the Spaniards. "

In another letter It Is stated that the com-mercial

¬

situation In Havana Is critical. Bus-iness

¬

Is paralyzed and largo commercialhouses are dismissing' all of their employes.Business men nro anxious that the troubleshould bo ended ono way or the other with-out

¬

loss of time-

.ADIUFT

.

AT SEA IN AN Ol'EN BOAT-

.Fortiinnte

.

Knennc of tile Stirvlvorn-of ti IliimliiRShip. .

POUT TOWNSEND , Wash. , Fob. 3. Theship Louis Walsh , from Callao , brought twoof the crew , Steward Chase and CookMitchell , from the ship Parthla , which wasburned at sea several weeks ago 300 milessouthwest of Juan Fernandez Island. TheParthla wao coal laden from Liverpool toSan Francisco. The first Intimation thatthe ship was afire was when a dense- vol-ume

¬

of smoke burst through the mainhatch. Knowing the coal was full ot gnuand apprehensive lest an explosion shouldoccur , three boats la charge of Captain Car-ter

¬

nnd' his first and second mates , re-spectively

¬

, were launched and well provl.-sloned.

-. . The same afternoon , when theboats wcro three miles distant , "tho shipblow up and sunk. Spontaneous combustionwas the origin cf the fire. Four dayr thethree boats remained together , -when a stormcame on and the second mate's boat waslost sight of. The water filled the boatsand all the crew could dowas to keepthem balled out. Then It was necessaryto throw overboard all the men's clothes andnearly all -the provisions. The captain andfirst officer's boats reached Juan FernandezIsland and from there they were taken toValparaiso by a Chilian man-of-war. Thesecond mate's boat had a severe time andwas fourteen days reaching Valparaiso. Forsix days they were without water. DavidJones , who was a passenger , became Insaneand was tied down for two days , when hedied and waa burled at ssa. The other oc-

cupants¬

almost despaired of reaching shoreand were considering the advisability of re-sorting

¬

to extreme measures when a windsprang up and quickly carried the boat to-

Valparalpo , where the crew was taken ashore ,

unconscious and nearly dead.

NOTES FROM THE IjAIJOR. WOULD-

.PoliHlicrx

.

Union Set-UN EiiilorNcmciit-of tin * National Federation.

INDIANAPOLIS Ind. , Feb. 3. WilliamCowell of Toledo , 0. , secretary of the Inter-national

¬

Polishers union , Is In consultationtoday with the executive council of the Ameri-can

¬

Federation ot Labor , asking endorse-

ment¬

of the action ot the polishers In de-

claring¬

the Overman goods , manufactured at-

Chlcopee Falls , Mass. to bo "unfair ," asthat factory employs nonunion help. Theexecutive committee has agreed to so de-

clare¬

and Information to this effect , will besent to the association of the federation. Thegoods In question are bicycles and bicyclesupplies.

CINCINNATI , Feb. 3. The bricklayers nnd-

hodcarrlers are all on a strike hero todayon account of the cut from C6V4 cents to45 cents per hour for bricklayers. The strikeaffects only 300 men who are working now ,

but It will attest 3,000 men If not adjustedbefore the building season opens-

.PITTSBUUG.

, Feb. 3. The organization of-

a national union of housesmlths and bridgebuilders , which has been agitated since theformation of the bridge nnd structural Iron-

workers union of Plttsburg , will probably boaccomplished at a detogato convention In thiscity during the week. A convention of thePlttsburg , New York , Chicago and Detroitunions will open at Moorhead'B hallWednesday and will likely result In theformation of n new national trades union ,

with headquarters In this city or Chicago-.It

.

Is the purpose to adopt a uniform wageucalo and work day ,

Seenrcil Coiiliiilinil In Culm.-ST.

.

. LOUIS , Feb. 3. It Is learned from Ed-

Doorncr , who has received a letter from hisbrother In Cuba , that Captain T. Homer ,

late of the celebrated Dirndl XounvcB of thiscity. Is In command of a regiment of In-

surgents¬

attached to Uomcz.'s army. Doer-ner's

-brother , who was nlno a member of

the Houavcs went to Cuba before Itomer-did. . In his letter Doerner fays that ho hawbeen made a captain of artillery and thatHomer hod been made an Infantry colonel.-Exporting Cnttlo from New Orleinm.-

FOHT.

WOHTH , Tex. , Feb. 3A. J.Thompson of Toronto.Cnnado , has recentlypurchased 100 head of choice beef cattle nt-

Alvarado nnd will ehlp them direct to Eng-land

¬

, by the way of Now Orleans. ThisIH the llrst heavy shipment from Texas to-

H.iBlaml and will mark nn epoch In the live-

stock history of this country. Thl Is onlythe beKlnnlmt of Mr , Thompson's cxpprtat-lons.

-. Ho ban come hero to make a business

of It. ________Murilercil 11 Cliurokee Judge.

POUT SMITH , Alk. , Feb. 3. News wasreceived here today of n horrible murderand robbety on Lce'a cieek In the Cherokeenation , twenty-five miles north of here. Un-

known¬

parties broke Into the residence of-

Judtro Luuley , a prominent Cheiokee , mur-dered

¬

him , a young man named Mack Glassund seilously-I.nsley

wounded Lanloy'a ton. Mre.encapcd by Jumnjng from a window.

The murderers robbed the house und fled.

Bull * to Recover Timber I.aiiiln.SAN FRANCISCO , Feb. 3. Suit ban been

commenced In the United States circuitcourt by Special Assistant DlHtrlct Attor-ney

¬

I ) . F. nereln ngalnst the AinetlcanLumber company of Chicago and the Pen-tral

-Trust company of New York , The

unit IB In equity to Hut usldu the patentsto 24XQ( acres of redwood timber fund In-

Humboldt county on the ground of fraudu-lent

¬

entries and conaj liicy.

HARRISON OUT OF THE RACE

Declines to Allow His Name to Bo frosontec-lntSt , Louis. , ,

FRIENDS ASKED TO CONSIDER IT FINAL

Snyn HP linn Never Hml n DenlretoHetnrii to the White llotixc SInea-

I.ciivlnw "It UetiirtiN Tluiukii *

to HIM FrleililN.-

INDINAPOUS

.

, Feb. 3.Captaln John 1C-

.Gowdy.

, chairman of the republican centralcommittee , called on General Harrison thisevening by Invitation nnd the cx-prcsldenthanded hint the following appended self-explanatory letter :

"Hon. John 1C. Gowdy , Indianapolis : Inview ot the resolutions passed by the stntocentral committee nt Its recnnt meting nmt-of the fnct th.it the delegates to the na-tional

¬republican convention are soon to bo

chosen In this state. 1 have concluded thatsome Mntcmcnt fiom me ns to my wishesnnd purposes rliould now , bo ntndo to myIndiana fi lends. Hitherto , 1 have declinedto npeak to the public upon this matter ,but scores of friends to whom 1 have talkednnd many scores more to whom I havewritten , will recognize In this expressionthe substance of what I have salt ! to them.-To

.everyone who has proposed to promote

my nomination , 1 have paid : 'No. ' Therenever has been nn hour since I left the whltohouse that 1 have felt a wish to return to-

"My Indiana friends have been most de-voted

¬and faithful , nnd I am their grateful

debtor. The republican party has twice Innational convcntlonR given mo Its endorse-ment

¬nnd that is enough , I think the

voters ot otir putty are now entitled to havea new name. For the sentiment , great andHnwll , that has been manifested for mynomination , I am grateful , nnd of thatwider reopect nnd kindness breaking partylines which have been shown me In somany ways , I am profoundly appreciative.-

"I.

cannot consent Hint my name bo pre-sented to , or used In the St. Louis conven-tion

¬, nnd must kindly nsk my friends to

accept this an a sincere and final expression ,upon the subject.

"HENJAMIN HARRISON."Indianapolis , February 3 , ISM. "NEW YORK , Feb. 3. Ex-Senator Thomas

C. Platt , when Informed tonight of the natureof General Harrison's letter to the public ,

refused to express any opinion as to the po-

litical¬

effect of the letter. Edward Lautcr-bach , chairman of the republican countycommittee , declared that ho believed Gov-ernor

¬

Morton's candidacy would bo greatlystrengthened through the withdrawal of Gen-eral

¬

Harrison.-ALBANY.

.

. N. Y. . Feb. 3. Governor Mor-ton

¬

had retired when the news of Mr. Harri-son's

¬

declination was received here. ColonelCole , the private secretary , sajd : "We hadnot expected a public declination , althoughwo were sure ho would not bo a candidate. "

CINCINNATI , Feb. 3. Senator-Elect J. B-

.Forakcr.

, when Informed of the positivedeclination of President Harris : ) ) , said : "Inever thought that Harrison was a candidatefor the nomination In the ordinary sense ofeach a candidacy. I am surprised , however ,that ho seems to debar himself from accept-ing

¬

the nomination should an emergencyarise In which ho might bo desired by theconvention. I think this declarationstrengthens McKlnlcy's chances as the statesare neighbors and are likely to have thesame preferences. " '

MEANT WHAT IT SAID.INDIANAPOLIS , Feb. 3. AVh.cn General

John C. New was seen this evening ro-

latlvo-

to the letter ot General Harrison , hesaidthe'l tter meant' wlmtjt "Id. -"- * - '

"It takes General Harrison ," said ho , "en-tirely

¬

out of consideration as a candidatebefore the 8l. Louts convention. GeneralHarrison is not accustomed to fight behinddisguises and It will bo unjust to GeneralHarrlscn to suspect that there Is offeredany opportunity of reading between the lines.The letter says what ho has Bald to mo andothers of his friends for n year. Wo hadhoped that ho might bo Induced to cliangahis mind , but ho has evidently made up hismind and his declaration should bo regardedas final. " _HIG VICTORY FOll THE RAILROADS.-

TexnM

.

ComnilNNloncrH Hnvc No I'otrcr-tn Lower IlittcH.

AUSTIN , Tex. , Feb. 3. The railroad com-

mUslon-

today was knocked Into a cocked hatby an opinion of Judge Morris of the Fifty-third district court , granting an Injunctionrestraining the commission from operatingIts compress regulations. The questions In-

volved¬

In the case ore :

First , that the commission has no authorityto make such regulations because they ara-cunprcss rates and not freight rates , suchas the commission Is authorized to regul-ate.

¬

.

Second , If It did have any authority Insuch matters , the rule applied to the Houston& Texas Central and was unreasonable andunjust.

Third , the commission was. cocking toapply a rule to the Interstate and Interna-tional

¬

shipments and by this means wasattempting to regulate commerca betweenthis state and other nations , which waswithout Its power.

The judge In rendering his opinion holds ,

first , that the commission had no authorityto make those rates and regulations ; second ,

to properly prepare the case for appeal thefacts were fully discussed and the courtheld that the rules anil regulations , If withinthe power cu the commission , were unreason-able

¬

and unjust as applied to the Houston& Texas Central ; third , that the Houston& Texas Central had tailed to satisfactorilyprovo that the commission was applyingthe rules and regulations to Interstate orInternational commerce. In this connectionIt Is well to note that Commissioner Sted-mcn's

-

letter , purporting to give the rulingsof the commission on this question , was ex-

cluded¬

on purely technical objections offeredby the attorney general-

.KENTUCKY'S

.

SENATORIAL IIATTW3.

Will lie 11 Tic nil JointIlallot Tomorrow.

LOUISVILLE , Ky. , Fob. 3 , A special tothe Post from Frankfort Bays : Politicians arelooking for HvcJy times In Frankfort during

the week , as Senator Ogllvle , democrat , who-

was 111 , lias arrived and Beckman , demo-

crat¬

, who was elected Saturday In Nelsoncounty to succeed Wilson , deceased , willcome tomorrow. This makes the assemblyagain a tie on joint ballot and It Is thoughtthe republican !* will report nnd act favorablyon the contests ot Dunlap , from Lexingtonand Werner , unseating two democrats , andthug elect Congressman Hunter to the EC-Uatorship

-to succeed Blackburn.

The Joint assembly convened at noon andwont through with Us stereotyped pre-liminaries

¬

, which ; up to the voting , werewithout Incident. Several of the jialre an-

nounced¬

on Saturday held over today andthe number present was 112. Senator Stegoagain complimented Congressman Evans.The sound money man divided , Holloway ,Hayward , Johns , N , N , Rico , Speight , Vlolettand Walker voting for McCreary , and WeU-Blnger

-and Carroll for Carlisle. Poor voted

for Date. The ballot resulted : Hunter , Gt ;Blackburn , 46 ; spattering , 11 ; necessary tochoice , flftyBcven-

.I'lfiidH

.

(liiltty to Kmlie lcmeiit."

FORT SCOTT , Kan. , Feb. 3. Jumt-B R-

.Colean.

, who Is accunod of having embez-zled

¬

over ( 0,000 of the funds of the statebunk of tlil city , while acting as Itscashier , and wlione defalcation wrecked thabank , pleaded guilty today to having eim-

bczzled-

IU.OOO of the banlt'u reserve. Ac-cording

¬

to n tuolt UKrcenicnt with thaauthorities of the court , nil other chargesagainst him weif* dismissed. The maximumpenalty In three und n half yeara In tha-ponltenttaiy. . It had been expected thatCalean'a lawyers would plead Insanity.-

SI

.

en m IT IOIIK Overdue.T-ACOMA.

.

. Wunb. , Feb. 3. The trampitftumer Aitondcapg , from Yokohama tor-Tucomn , In overdue. It boa been outtwuity-clfilit days. The trip Is usually mudu-In fifteen days