VeuLV?...N? IH.047. NEW-YORK, MONDAY, APRIL 13, IHW.-SLXTEEN PAGES. PRICE THREE CENTO THAT OFFER OF MEDIATION. SURPRISE THAT THE ADMINISTRATION* SHOULD SEEK G? DISCREDIT IT. SHE DENIAL1! TECHNICAL ONLY?WHAT PRKRI DENT QUANT AND MECRCTAXY FISH PID ON A KOKMIIH OCCASION. [BT TELEGRAPH TO THE TRIBX.'NE.] Washington, April 1?.?The Administration having decldfd on ? poney of mediation in Cuba, and a brief outline of Secretary Olney'? instructions to Minister Taylor having been given in the*e dispatches, it may be of Interest to centrast the cours? "f President Grant with that of Mr. Cleveland. State Department offi? cials are greatly distressed to know that the present officiai programme has become public. They have given out emphatic, but technical, de? nials of the correctness of published reports. In view of certain facts web known here, their course is remarkable. Well-informed persons are aware that mediation bas been proposed, and it is somewhat extraordinary that high public officials should give countenance to state- ? mente seeking to create doubt In the matter. What has been suggested to Sraln la In no wise disc-editable to the Administration, and Just why Its members should attempt to spread the Id'a that the President has "made a mesn" of the Cuban question occasions no little com? ment. The only recent occasion when an Ameri? can Administration had to deal with the Cuban question tM In the days of President Grant Borne of Secretary Fish's ablest State papers relate to Cuba. They were firm in character and thoroughly American. Does Secretary Olney fear to have his course compared with that of Grant's great Secretary of State? In 1S*9 revolution was raging In Cube. Gen? eral Grant wished most earnestly that the cai nage In the Island should cease. In June of that year Secretary Fish wrote an Important dtopatch to General Sickle*, who then repre gented this Governmeat at Madrid. Slavery ellsted In Cuba In those days, and this sub? ject received attention In the dispatch. Media? tion was the tenor of Secretary Fish's dis? patch. At first Spain accepted the proffered good offices of this country. She pursued a pro? crastinating counse, however, and finally noth? ing came of the overture.!. SECRETARY FISH'3 DISPATCH. Secretary Fteh'i dispatch to Gem-ral Sickles reads: The condition of the Island of Cuba excltej the most serious concern. For m>r? than nine months a civil conflict has teen raging there thai gives as yet no promise of a speedy termination, a conflict marked with a degree of tmtSVMm a.r.1 excess on either aide rarely witnessed in 1 ter ages, ani threatening. If continued, to work ih<> desolation and destruction of the wealth and the r-soune? of the Island. The proximity of the island of Cuba, .he constant Intercourse between its Inhabitants and oir citi? sene, and its extended and increasing ;t.,p?? ice with this country all tend 10 awaken an ?arntst interest in our people In what concerna 'ts Ini abi? tante. Many citizens of the United sta-.es ire largely interest-I in property there, many reside there, and many visit the lf-iind more or les* fre? quently, either on business, or to tnjoy the benefit of the climate. Kven more numerous. p->*i-lbly. are the Cubans who own properly, or who visit or who reside In the United Stites; and ?Una tnaraonal relation?. boA busi? ness and aocfal, between tae Inhabitants of Cuba and of the United States. K. M.-J/ig political sym? pathy also exists, and the ejvtl atrife now ra??b.g In the Island thus appeals win unusual power io the sympathy which Xm^rlcins feti for all ptople striving to secure for themselves moro lib-Tal in? stitutions, and that inestimable ri^nt of ?.elf-gjv?rn ment which we prize as the foundation o" ?.?. .1 p? og? ress and achievement. During the insurrection In Cuba this Government has. In the utmost good faith and with great suc? cess, exerted its powers to perform all lis dut!** and obligations toward Spain, and to maintain Its friendly relations with that Power. It has been no easy task to restrain our citizens within the bounds prescribed by the obligations of one friendly Power to another, and to repress the spirit of adventure ar.d enterprise from entering the Meld of an ex? tended and prolonged contest, where the cry was ir. favor of liberty, emancipation and self-governm tat, especially when all the claims of neighborhood, of personal Intimaci"? and of political sympathies were tending In the direction of material aid to the in? surrection, ar.d when these tendencies were warm'-d ? Into life by the personal presence and the appeals of the Cubans who were either resident among us | er whom the desolation of their country had brought to our shores. Hut this Government claims that It bai Iettatali* discharged aii these dallen. The strife still continues In Cuba. It has already marked Ps track by devastano.-, and ruin, towns sacked, houses burned, plantations destroyed and Uves lost. On either side ihe *ar Sas beer, one of Oesolatlon, and, if continued, must result in the en? tire destruction of a large part of the productive capacity of the Island, as well as an immense SJftount of property and of human life. VICTORY OF DOUBTPUL ADVANTAGE. It is set impossible that the Cubans may be con? quered, If BprtJn devotee her whole energies to the wort; but they can never again be contented, llsppy, faithful or quiet subjects of that Power. Assuming that BssJa may eventually subdue the present lr.surrw :ion, she will find herself in pos? session of a devastated and ruined territory. In? habited by a discontented people. The enlightened Statesmen of Spain cannot fall to appreciate that the feelings and the affections of the entire native population of the Island are not only estranged, but that they are deeply hostile to the continuance of Bpanlsh rale. Mot can they fail to recognize the ad? vancing growth of that sentiment which claims for *\ery part of tha Ameri can hemisphere the right of ?eif-government and freed,m from transatlantic dependence. England, bound as she has been to the traditions of the past, tenacious aa ahe has been of her pos? sessions and conservative of all her rights and in? terests, has r**ugn!ie ?? ????? this unhappy strife to fhswi* ?njerenis, Jeoparded by the continuance of Ita ho?.~th#> nepesslty of maintaining quiet within *r& ?rrr".^??rriou''y $at?TW '" ,h" ?nilnjsd ssrswfJ ** on *? near ite borders?our friend-mir? W?homnn ??' !h* ear!'e8t a,id 0,de?'1 of our allies' ?eenrred 2?~ ?nterruptlon of friendly relations has ttona-J?, noe ollr entrance Into the family of na 2SUoMin^Lhylfor !hZ CV,h*n"? ?h? *?s our jjjsjoore-en allke ,mpe, the Government to this ^RESIDENT GRANT'S PROPOSITIONS, copr?sident therefore directs you to offer to the %aeT , *???d the good offices of the United .r~^^wjtho^purpOM of hrtng?p?! ? ? pin, Brlgadler-Qeneral Edmnn* Haye?, Chief of Engineer?: Brigadier-General Benjamin M Whltlock, Inspector of Rifle Practice; Brigadier? General James M. Varnum. Paymaster General: Brigadier-General Benjamin Plagier, Chief of Ordnance; Brigadier-Genera! William C. Wa1 lace, Judge Advocate-General; Brlgad er-Gen eral W. 8. c. Wiley. Qoartormaater-Ger.eral; Brigadier-Genera' Hcrry T. No/es. Commissar y General: Colonel Archibald Rogers, Colonel Charles F. Jam .s, Colone) George, XV. Turner. Colonel Seiden E. Marvin and John M. Toucey and Georg? H Daniel?, of th.? New-York Cen? tral General McAlpIn spoke the Governor*? welcome to the State, and placed at his disposal the services of the staff, and yamagata slipped his arm into that of the General as they walked to the carriage. At the incuoi? Hotel half the second fl0"r had been reserved for the Japanese party. ?? * o'clock this evenlLg Governor Morton's staff save a dinner to the visiting party in the parlor? ???. the hotel. The Field Marshal did not wear his uniform, saving that It was uncomfortable If. this weather. He looked rather dull In contrast to th?? gay uniforms of the Governor*? itaff. Marsha] Yamagat-i, la response t. General If tAlptn'i address of walcoroe, mad?1 a touching reply. The Idarahai'a speech, as translated i>y his Interpreter wa> an follows: Gentlemen, permit me In the first pine? to rei,-ark that manv things that are expressed In ? si plain, soldierly manner in th?? native language lost In the translation. Gentleman. settling ceil ex- j ceed what I fee! this evening In the midst of iiiy I comrades an n.;..i thiz? with each other, and a soldier is never loth to shane hari'is with brave ani enterprising char? acters. Th<- relations between the two countries, be tweeti yours and mine, has bee:: on the footing o* the staceresl cordiality and the warmest friendship since the opening of Japan It was you Americans who Introduced western civilisation Von were the harbingers of civilization to my country. Your work of transportation Is bringing um nearer an.I nearer. The transportation whose benefits wi are going to enjoy to-morrow. The men who bring about this transportation between citizen count rie? are the brave men who arc w >rklng on behalf of their counter, and the increase of transportation between Japan and the fnltej Ktat.-s is bill gil R the two countries near together I hope that triple tl.? of neighborhood and sympathy will unite .lap.n anrl the United .States as closely In th? f it'lte as they have been unite.1 In the past. Such is the cor? dial sentiment which unanimously Is expressed. As to the sentiments that have been spoken by the gentlemen here to-night, th* Kiel! Marshal sci "pts them with alacrity, and will not fall to report the sentiments expresse : this ?venlng to his firn per t and hi? colleague? as soon as he returns honi?. As to the laudatory term?; express?"! about him, he says that he does not merit them at all. lie says that he has only dcjM his duty toward his Emperor and Ms country, and he assure? voti that he is rtrin )y convinced that every one of you here present would have dori? the same thing under the simo terms. Me accepts the laudatory terms with alac? rity as a freiih token of Ihsstntlmrnts winch your people have always borne toward his country. Per? mit m? to place my cup for th" prosperity of the (State of New-York and for the greatness of the Cnlted States, and to Join In a toast for the health and future prosperity of all the gentlemen present He had determined not to stop at Albany, but General McAlpln told him that the Governor had mad? preparation? for hie reception, si the pro? gramme was changed. The party will leave Buffalo for Albany at 7:45 o'clock to-morrow mornlng. and after a stop of two hour* at Al? bany, will proceed to New-York, arriving th--re to-morrow night. Field Marshal Yamagata would not say whether he would review the First Brigade In New-York or not. He Is still suffering severely from Influenza and is trying to avoid public functions. The Field Marshal was? asked what was the feeling In Japan regarding the possibilities of an a'llance between England and Japan as a pro? tection against possible unity between China and Russia. He replied that the younger element In Japan believed that the day WOtfld soon arrive when China and Japan would come into a pea. ful alliance which WOUld result In the develop? ment of CMna. but th- older statesmen held that an alliance betweer Japan and England would be necessary. To G?rerai licAJpin he said: "Yours Is a marvellous country. You re?|tilre no army. It is probably the only Instance in history where a great nition has been so happllv circumstanced. You can raise an army of 1,000.000 men with the ticking of the telegraph." He expressed the opinion that there would be no war In the Orient foi some years. -e HE 18 EXPECTED TO ARRIVI* BERE TO-NIGHT. THE GOVERNOR WILL BE THE BOM AT A PIN? NER TO HE GIVEN POE THE IAPAMSM general. J* ALBANY TO-DAY. Count Yamagata, the Japanese Held Marshal. 1* expected to reach the city to-night. The Gov? ernor'? staff and a detached company have gone out to meet him and act as escort durlnlg his brief stay In the Empire State. Count Yamagata. who is ac? companied by his etaflr, la Journeying to Russia to attend, as the representative of his country, the coronation of the Csar. According to cards, the personnel of the Japanese party is Mar?chal Mar? quis Yamagata, H. Kawasaki, S. KadJI, Ia> Com? mandant Oshima. Y. O. Terasakl. Dr. 8. Haral and ! K. Tsudsukl. The visit of Count Yamagata to the United Btates at this time is particularly interesting. This trip Coatta??* om Third Paga? .4 LAWYER UNDER ARREST. FRANK G. SMITH. WHO HAS HELD SEVERAL PROMINENT PLACES IN THE PRO PBSSION, CHABOED WITH FOR? GERY AND LARCENY. Frank C. Smith, editor t>f several of the law Works of the Edward Thompson Company, of NorthpoTt, wa? arrested Saturday, charged by his employers with grand larceny In the first degree : and forgery. It is cald that the sum of $W0 is In? volved. Mr Smith was arrested about a week ago on complaint of E E. Davis, of Boston. Mass., who charged him with the forgery of a check for ajrjs. This lei to an Investigation by the Edward Thomp? son Company, and ?is recond arrest followed. Mr. Smith is a n.nive of Rutherford. N.J., and has held many prominent position?. In addition to his connection with the Edward Thompson Com? pany he was secretary of the Committee on Law Re? porting of the American Bar Association, secretary of the Committee on International Arbitration of Of ?????'"??,!.?""G??!,!,??!????? ??? wa? ?ls? *4;,?r or i he American Lawyer. LOCOMOTIVE ENGINEERS MEET. CHIEF ARTHUR TALKS TO A GATHERING OF A THOUSAND AT PORT JERVIS. Port Jervis. ?. ?., April U-One thousand engi? neers from the several divisions of the Brother? hood of Locomotive Engineers on the Erie. Jersey Central, w(St shore. Delaware, Leekawaaas and \\estern, Erie and Wyoming Valley ;ind Fall Brook railroads, end all the elevated railroads of New? I ork City, held a grin i union meeting In the Opera House h, supplied by the Erie companv. carried the dolerite? to ani from this place. The ?pedal train from Jersey City was pulled hy the "E. H. Thomas" locomotive, which was built by the Association of Erie Engineer! for exhibition at the Chicago World'! Filr. and will, h, was recently purchased by the Erie road for ??',??. Among the prominent railroad officisi? present were Mr. Ititene!!, niparlntendent of motive power of the Eri"; Scorge West, ruperlntendent of motive power of th? Ontario ind Western; Superintendent Magulre, of the Bastera Division of the Erie; Q. vV. I' iw, superintendent of the .Jefferson Division of the Erie, ?ni Er.mk B. Cannon, superintendent of the Btaten Island Railroad. Other? present wer? Bhandy Magulre, the "Poet Rnglnoer." of Oswego, ? v.. nnd "Uncle Ben" ilafncr. .?( Port Jervis, the oldest locomotive engineer ?n th? I'niud Statej?; also the clergy of th.? Village, Mayor Csriy and to?? Board of Village Trustee? Clark Cssfcey, chief en? glneer of Division Mo :,i. r.f ? ,rt Jervis, presided, t.til the speakers were Judge ?. E. Full.-rinn, of Port Jervis; Ora,td Chief Engineer P. M Arthur, of Cleveland; t:?.?? Rev. It. Bailey, r*ctor of Bl Mary1? Roman Cstholic Church, of Port Jervis, ai. 1 Bhandy ItSSUlre, the Pool Engineer. Chief Arthur was greeted with a storm of cheers when n. ,,i ... t.. apeak H? ssM m part: What the coui t> need? is a do?, r touch between th?- employer and th? employed; there Is too wide a gulf between them f>ne of the aims of our or 1er Is to hr.rig it m ter ? ethor We leslre t,, put an end t" the antagonism between capital and labor, an?' we shall lo ?:. it when the em?..?ver and ?mpl .y.? alike live np :<> th? spirit of the Golden Rule. "Do t.nro other? as you would have ?,th rs IDI U i"ti we educate men to ;hat stan? dard, where they recognise that other? ha\e r;gh?? which we nr.? bound to respect, th?? pmhi??i :? e,lvr 1 I ??? me tell you of ?ime of the things accom ?l by th?? Brotherhood of Loco? t>vn Enel? neers We have ?'ven rallrcai rompan!?* a mor? reliable nnd trustworthy rissa of engineer? than tl.?.. hid before, We have code rule? as t ani conductors 140 ? to the rnan respectable language, f? r more pay What do yon think ?hev did? Thej tore It upend ordered ui a'l ? rg? ? 1 ? p ? ir I it? r the Rrotnerr ? '. t I.. imo) ve Engineer? forwarded anotnei ; ? I uh1 h was drawn up by the same men Hr. 1 ws? ad fltl???.,?^ to the limi managers. Msr!. tt-? result T>.e ? tltloi ? ? rranl I ind the < nglni ??' piv s ? reist l to ? ? ? da) an i th ? Bremen' portion. Hen let me *av thai In all It? tranSSCtlon? with the t Iroad corporation?? v. nave never forg il the flremei We ? ? ! upon them ?? s part of ourselves, and in ilvo il ng our claims sdt l< ' until ihej effi ' l in orcanlaatl ? of th Ir own ani transected ihelr owi business in their own way Railroad men II like ? rv?? their fare, and io onci I ' ? ftener.-il Manager McKlssork. of the iron Mom tain Ral ro? I, for a ???? ? ? Id to m? "?? it ppose that our road, from , - ? . ? m ???' li ? empelled t . make ? 10 ? - en I reductloi ? ige?, or engineer? will you a Ivls' rh< ri lo suhmli lo It"" 1 said: "If the road . ,? -, . .-1 to reduce ? ages, end y ?u arili ? member?. There Is much mistaken prejudice ? inlsatl m? If th? c ?mmercl il. moneyed ml profea lona I e|as?ei organise to pro mot? si ? ? nserve th.lr interest? whv abould not worklni.>i " I know Ihsl unprincipled and bad men sometimes gel at the head of labor organisa? tions bul an organisation ? ised or ?.I prlnclole?, r ndueti ' by hone?t m ? for gond end? I? the hope of 'he tolling masses thnwmhoui the world r'hbf Arthur also addressed a lar?:? union meet? ing at th.? Methodist Church to-nigh?. ? THE TROUBLE WITH V/.?G RNOLAXD MILLS. r.oston. April 1?.- "The .Journal" has received re? plies from a ? ???"! or more mill [presidents, treas? urers and agents to It? -parles as to whether the recent action of the Lawrence Manufacturing Com? pany In go'ng out of the In,sine?? of manufacturing cotton goods la an Indication that th. ma mi factor? Of cotton goods Is gnln? to decrees? In New-Eng lund; whether the Botttheni compeMl bri Is tOO great; what ?dvantagei the South presen?? over Kew-KngUnd sn^ other ?Imllar questions. The glt-t Of their replies Is that all cuateer goods will eventually have to be made In the Smth. thit the competition rse belongs to Oll\er Perkins, of No 7 East Klghtieih-st. He was thrown off hi* horse, but was uninjured. ,-e A WOOOW??RVh DINNER AT THE RREVOORT. I>aet evening the table d'hot* dinner at the BreVOOrt Home was a marked success. This hotel waa never known to cater to so many of the out t le public as at the present time. Her?torore the restaurant waa for the gueau of the houae only, but since the new dining-room? have been opened to the public all the buelne?? men In the vicinity nave leatronlgea the Brevoorfs new departure dur tag luncheon and dinner houra?Advt. MUST DEPEND ON TAMMANY. THE ONLY WAY THE GREATER NEW-YORK BILL CAN BE PASSED. DEMOCRATIC VOTES EXPECTED TO "JAM" IT THItOrOH OVER THE VETOES OF THE ?? PL'ULICAN MAYORS OF NEW-YORK AND BROOKLYN. [KROM THE RfcOtM.AR CORRESPONDENT OFTHETRIIIV???.] Albany, April 12.?The Leglrlature will decide the present week whether or not It will pass the Greater New-York bill over the veto of Mayor Wurster, of Brooklyn. And it can be suspected that It Is also probable that at the same time || will have to deal with a veto message on the same bill from Mayor Strong, of New-York. The only message of a consola? tory nature, to all appearances, that has come from New-York Harbor will be that of Mayor Gleanon, of Long Island City, approving the bill. Under ordinary circumstances, a veto message signed by two Republican Mayors representing two of the largest cities on the continent, con? taining together a population of 2.G.0?.0?0. and opposed only by the message of the Demo? cratic Mayor of a petty city of ?,:,,000 popula? tion, would be treated with profound respect by a Republican Legislature WILL 'JAM" IT THROUGH*. Rut these are r.^t "ordinary times." That Is clear when Charle*, W. Raffkett, the chairman of the Republican PUte Committee, and Edward Lauterbach, of New-York, the chairman of the Ib-publican General Committee, of that city, cm say, as they did yesterday In NeW-Tofk, that the Greater New-York bill would be lammed through" the Legislature. And It is well known her*?, fn.rn certain letters sent from far-away Florida, that Thomas C. Platt, In an? ticipation of possible veto messages from May? ors Strong nnd Wurster, bejtan using all his Infliien'-e pome Mm* ago to pass the Greater New-York bill once more. Mr. Hacket! was here on Friday, when Mayor Wurster'? veto message arrived, and he Imni" dlut-ly declared that the bill could be passed over the veto. Re even went further. Mayor Strong's message on the snme bill, suspected to be a veto, having arrived aftT the adjourn? ment of the Legislature, it was locked up by John S. Kenyoo, clerk of the State Senate, and secretary of the Republican State Committee, who undoubtedly acted under Hackett's orders. Mr. Hnckett and Mr. Kenyan did not wish pub? licity given to Mayor Strong's message?If It was a veto. Publicity would affect public opin? ion, and possibly tjnd to defeat the bill. There Is nothing more dr? nded by the leaders of a political machine than public opinion. Already It had Induced thirty-nine Republican Assem? blymen to vote against the bill, and It might lead enough of them to cast their votes against It If the veto message were published every? where In the State to defeat It. ONI.? ?? TAMMANY HALL? VOTES. Mr Platt will have to pass the Greater New York bill. If he does pass It, with Tammany Hall votes. There were only sixty-four Repub? licans who votili for It on March 2<>, when It was passed In the Assembly, or twelve votes las than sufficient to pass It. There were nine? ty-one Totes cast for the hill, twenty-two of which were cast by Tammany Hall meml""s, and there were |v< other Democrat? who voted for the bill. Thus It It apparent that the fate of the bill depend? upon the Democratic mem? bers, although the veto message of Mayor Wurster contains such conclusive reason? against th? bill that possibly sufficient Re? publican? Will desert it tO defeat it. even if the Tammany Hall memberi do persist in voting for it. Th?? persistency of the Democratic rapport of the bill ih oil?! ??.?? the eye? Of Republican? to the fact that It Is a bill ?? now framed In the ln t.-pik of th?? Democratic party. Senator cantor, the D?mocratie les 1er ir. the State Senate, on Friday declared that the bill would be pa seed ov.-r th" vetoes of Mayors Strong and Wurster, If veto messages had come from both those May? ors. Mr Cmnr must have strong reasons for assuming this attitude, for he Is a candidate for Governor or Lieu tenant-Governor on th?? Demo? cratic State ticket this falli and he must know how damaging It would be to him as a candidate for Lieutenant-Govern >r to have it known in Brooklyn that be favored the forcible annexation ? >f that eli} to New-York. Mor.?..ver, he also le aware of the loud professione of Tammany Hall for half a century of devotion to the doctrines of "home rule." With what consistency can Tammany Hall orators hereafter brag of the record of their association In favor of "home rule," If the Tammany Hail Senators and As tymen vote to override the vetoes of Mayors Strong and Wurster upon tin? most Important bill relating to New-York and Brooklyn passed since their organisation as cities? ONE Of Till?: OLD-TIMI DUALS. Tlmre can be only one explanation. In the opin? ion of ? ollUetans, of the steady support of the bin by the Tammany Hall Senators and Assembly? men, nanc-ly, that RlCharl Croker ban a "deal" with Thomas C. Plait for a division Of the patron? age of or? .iter New-York, that the Greater New? York Commission is to be oorepoeed of equal numbers of Platt Republicans am! Oroker Demo? crats, and that blpi rtlsan Commissioners are to be organised In Greater New-York made up of partisan? Of Mr. Platt am1 Mr Croker. The Republicans Iti the Legislature will have to consider how tin lr constituents tvlit look upon tli.-lr action, If they adopt lUCh a course. In over? riding the wish.- if the 75,000 Republicana in Brooklyn, as expressed through Mayor Wurster. If Mayor Strong also has vetoed the bill there are ???,??? Republicans In New-York City who through him have expressed thk. It was expected that they would do much better, as they were all picked men. The success of the American ath? letes at home and abroad has confirmed and spread the German opinion that they are the foremost sportemeli of the world. XBURGLAR ATTACKS A GIRL. TRIES TO MAKE HER TELL WHERE HER EMPLOYER'S JEWELS ARE. THE SERVANT REFIMES AND IS ROUOHLY TREATED THE RCROLAR ESCAPES, ?? ?I NO AWAY ONLT $40. Mabel Welchman. twenty-eight years old, a servant employed by J. W Marks, of No. 244 East Slxtleth-st.. who was found unconscious In a hall of the house at 2 o'clock yesterday morn? ing, told ? story to the effect that a burglar had knocked her down upon her refusal to disclose the hiding-place of $2.000 worth of Jewels, which were In her charge. The Jewels were In two boxes and consisted of three gold watches, six d.amond rings, two pairs of diamond earrings and other articles. The thief, who escapeo got only $40, wrhlch was the servant's own savings. Mr. Marks, who Is a glass tile manufacturer, left home Saturday night, about 11 o'clock, with his wife to attend a reception. When they re? turned at 3 o'clock in the morning the whole house was In an uproar. Half a dozen police? men were searching the house or questioning the servant. A son and a daughter were trying to revive the girl, while another servant and several neighbors were explaining or listening to explanations of what had occurred. Mr. and Mrs. Marks too'< ;h. girl to their room, and after she had partially recovered from her nervousness, she told the following story: She was sitting In the rear room of the second fl>or. .Mr. Marks had left her there, It being his and his wife's apartment. The girl was to take care of their four-months' old baby. K^rly that day Mr. Marks had cautioned the girl about the J ?rei bo\earrelled shotgun and put the charge through his side. The day before he told his school? mates that It was his last day of school, as he In? tended to kill himself. LoulsvllW. Ky , April 12.?The Lexington and Car? ter Mining Company, owning lO.Ouo acres of land In Carter Curnty and capitalized at $300,000, was yes ter lay placed In the hands of the Columbia Finance and Trust Company as receivers, on application of employes, who aie suing for wages, said to be over? due. The debts, It Is said, will reach $50,000. but the receivers expect to put the concern on Its feet In a ahort time. Cleveland. April 12?At 2 o'clock this morning fire broke out In the Oehrlng apartment-house, on Murl son-st. Forty families live in the building, and as they rushed pell-mell for the fire escapee and stair? ways a wild scene of confusion ensued. Mary Cox, a waitress, aged aeventeen. was cut off from the rtre-ercape. With her nightgown and hair In flames ehe Jumped to the sidewalk, breaking her arm and receiving other severe Injuries. Mrs. John Ber lotucela Jumped from the second etory and was badly bruised. James Klnswater fell through a burning floor and was seriously Injured. SUBURBAN TRAIN 8ERVICE TO BOUND BROOK. Commencing Monday, April 13. Lehlgh Valley R. R. will run extra trains between New-York and Bound Brook, leaving New-York, toot of Cortlandt or Peebrossea st., at |:00 and ?& a. m., 11:10, 4 JO, ?JO and 11?0 p, m.-Advt ? GEN. BOOTH tfHE? CAUSE. REASONS FOR THE BREAK IN TBS SALVATION ARMY. COMMANDER AND MRS. ??G??????? BOOTH IS? SI E A STATEMENT. TRACING THE TROUBLg TO IT9 SOt'nCE?TUB GENERAL'S OP? POSITION TO THE STARi AND STRIPES?ARBITRARY RULES ENFORCED. In response to repeated urging from hi? officers and friends. Commander and Mrs. Balllngton 1 Rooth last night Issued?to use the Commander's word?-"the most Important statement" yet made ? regarding the dispute in the Salvation Army. J Driven by the "inaccuracies" of many statements ? that have issued from time ?p time from Interna | tlonal Headquarters at London, they at last da 1 elded to make public In detail the causes which I forced them to leave the ranks of the Salvation ? Army, in which they had labored so long and so | successfully. Owing to the family relations In? volved, the nature of the statement is, to some extent, personal, but it also gives details with regard to the plans which General Booth had ' formed for the future administration of affairs of I the Army on this co-itlnent, which will prove of j great interest and much significance. Among the most important allegations made ! are those regarding the anti-American spirit I manifested by the General, of which his objee ; tlon to carrying the Stars and Stripes at the heads of professions is the most Impressive aped | men. The statement is bound to attract wide notice and It was evident from the Commander'? man? ner last night that he regarded it as an extreme Btep to which he was driven, but which he made : with the utmost reluctance. Doubtless the de i sertion of Colonel Olen and his wife had muoB ? to do with the Commander'? latest etep. WHAT THE STATEMENT SAYS. The statement In full le appended: Since our statement written In responae to the ' urglngs we received to Inaugurate a ne*? movement j was Issued, we avoided making any reply to the In i accurate statements which have from time to time appeare?! in print from the preaent leaders of the I Salvatljn Army. In this attitude of silence we have : been indorsed by our friends and the public. It waa our intention to maintain this silence, but during I the last few days new? has reached ua that portions 1 of our private letters are being shown by London's ? representatives, who are putting their own inter? I pretatlons upon our reasons for our present position, I Hearing of this, our friends and our officers, who ? wish their position at our aide to be understood, urge us to state ?ome of our reasons for deciding not to take another command under International I government We have appealed to the American public for help I and Bupport, and we cannot forget "a decent respeot i for the opinion of mankind require* that we declare the causes which impelled ua to this separation." It must, however, be conceded that our position has I been and is a. very delicate one, from the fact that there Is much of the personal element which we cannot eliminate from the controversy because of our family relationship with the founder and lead? ers of the Salvation Army. It has been repeatedly asked why we do not pub? lish our letter of January 31, which has been ?? often I wrongly quoted as our resignation. That letter, be : in.? a private communication from a son to a father and brotner, we have not felt that we could honor j ably mak? public. The reoetvera of the letter are at 1 perfect liberty to do so. provided they print It in? tact. In Justice to our present position, it must further he stated, with emphasis, that no one letter embraces all the reasons tor our Inability to accept another command, but that letters covering a period nearly two years past, and also those of later date than January II, are necessary to an under? standing of the situation, especially the letter of April 6. 18?. THE LETTER OF" JANUARY 1?. T'pon receipt of orders to leave America we wrote a Utter, dated January 10, asking If International Hcadquartets had taken Into consideration all the I consequence? of the change of command at that ' particular tun . The feeling toward England then I existing In this country, the heavy financial respon? sibility of our new building;, end our own peculiar and unfortunate relations with the General (from whom we had received no communication of any character for nearly six montha) made It appear to us a most unfortunate and alLadvtsed step. Thla letter was followed by others from u?. slating that we wore preparing to fulfil their orders and to re llnq tlah our command. On January H W? wrote London, stating ?ome of our rra.-uiis for being unable eonsclenilously to ac cept another command, but making plain that we did not wish to Injure the Army, as the following sentence will .?how: "We have wanted to save our d.ar people, who from shore,to shore of this terri? tory believe In us and love ua. and yet, on the other hand, we cannot be Inconsistent. How could W? take another command feeling as we do? The only light we have received from Ood la that upon the path we hive now determined to take, namely. to obey your orders and to resign our command, and then as expedltlously as p.Mndhle to retire." To preclude the possibility of the statement beine; made that we were unwilling to obey orders, or that th? prospect of leaving tha country was the cause of dissatisfaction, we wrote the following- paragraph In the same letter (January 3!?: "It must not be sail at any time that we have left because we were unwilling to leave America. This would be untrue, for we have made no remonetrance. nor have we re? fused." It should be carefully remember?? I, 1. That London'? representa: ves, after they haJ precipitated the wh ile transa, tlon and forced us from our position. s> preventing our quiet farewell and retirement, made the dettnlte statement that we sail that we had "lost confili nee In the General and in our international system of administration.'* which reason? alone, by thnr own showing, would prove that w.> could not consistently accept another fle!d under the circumstance*. 2. It must be distinctly understood that our feelings regardlng'tr.e matters In controversy were known by London prlir to the sending of our fare? well orders. Many letters passed between us and the General, after our Interview ?,th nlm In this country. pr> vlou? to the time when direct com? munication from him to us Ota*ad. THE GENERAL'}?. VISIT. 3. The General's visit was the primary cause of trouble between us and himself. From first to last he Impressed us with his displeasure and his dissatisfaction with us personally, ..? 1 with our method of administering affaira. We lov?d and understood this country. He >xhibi*.ed prejudice and misconception of It and Its people. He objected to the display of the National llag upon our badges and In our hails and In our home?. He said that the time JiRd arrived to cease "sreylug the Stars and Stripes at the head of our parade?. He ob? jected to tlie use of Mm sagte upon our .-rest? and insignias, and constantly spoke depreciatingly of the country, Its people and Its Institutions. Our constant defence and explanation In answer to his attacks only Increased the difficulty. ?S'lth our affection for and knowledge of Vmerle?, thla placed us in a most unfortunate position. He, m con??? queue-, showed hut l!Mle Interest and sympathy with us personally. He apoke no word ;n publie of approval of our toll, service or success, and la other mays that we need not ? -.ention made '.be vls.t one of the bitterest experlen-ea of our Uvea We nfraln from saying more on the personal a.de, save to state that these facts have been substanti? ate I by many who witnessed the sum-. During our experience In America we have gradually become convinced that the ?yatem of governing the work in this country from a for? eign centre by laws made by those unaware of the needs and cond.tlons of the country Is neither wise nor practical. Constant friction has on this account existed between us and the International Headquarters. 6 Cur Judgment has been forced upon points that we did not approve, and we have been made to feel that the Government was such that, so far as we were personally concernei!, we could not accept another command where we should have to administer while we ourselves could not agree with the rulea it demanded and enforced. In many ways i our authority was limited: no book could be pub ' llshed unless revised by London: no prominent pre* ? motion, no important move, even no change in do tail of uniform, etc.. could take place under their rule without correspondence to gain permission. 6. The rules and regulation? governing the Army to the minutest detail were being made to England, and the commissioners of foreign cos?' manda were obliged to enforce them, though they themselves had in nowise been consulted on the formulating of the same. Borne time previous to our orders to farewell two more volume? came to hand. Portions of these volume? we did not eg* ?rove, yet such rules and regulations we shouM have had to enforce In some other country. If ast In this one. 7. For years r/e had not been consulted en the Important moves and Innovation? of th? Anal. although supposed to be two of its most prominent utid responsible officers. Great scheme?. Involving larg? sima of money, had been formulated ani j launche] by International Headquarters, and oar ? first Intimation of the same was through some pus? ! lies tlon. though bv thftlr policy of chsnge of Cora? 1 missioners we might. In the future, hare the re? sponsibility for the vast burdens and debt Invorvol JUDGMENT NOT ACCEPTED. 8. Our Judgment waa not accepted on ten vitally affecting the welfare of the work la country. For example, aotne yeara ago la with our leading officers It was decided to eaferas a rule against the use of tobacco by our sarouel snd uniformed officers The evils of Its ass sad as? ?oclatlona ware so evident, sad we sa tulip the opinion of our prominent