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WHEELING, W. VA., MONDAY, MAIIOH 18, 1S9.I VOLUME XIjUI?NUMIJER, 17 ESTABLISHED AUGUST 24, 1852. KIDIS8 FIENDS. pother Chapter In tha Kolifn of Death at Sasaouu. liDEHBLE flTROCITlES PRACTICED Dythe Kurds and Tarkii Upon tho Armenian Christiana, CBltDREll SOUGHT FOR SLAUGHTER Bj MerefloM Human Unites?Tho Village of Axbbl Literally Extermi nated?When tho Armenian* Do. l*aic<2 the Knrd* the Regular Turk* lib Treopi "Wero Hnmtnonod?Tho Women Arrued Themselves and Fonrht Desporately for Their Home*?Entlro Families Killed In ihc Mauioro-Tho Hnrrlvoru Hid In the Caverns In tho Mountains, [IpM Utttr, CVWTtoJW,??, *y the AmMaldt Lmbox, March 17.?tho following let ter baa been received froin'the special correspondent of tho Asiociatod Pross, who Is examining into the Armeniim atrocitiei. Tho letter, which boars dato of Kars, February 24, says: "Ail Armenian refugee has jnat ar med bore, alter muny dangora un<l p.-l rations sinco hit escape from hie home atSasaoun. His name is Marto, twenty years of age, and though inclinod to bo ueiinrn to dangora, lio spoko of tho hor rors of Saasoun with such an angry light ia bis oyea, and all tho time simply etraight-forwardly that I could not but feel in listening to his narrativo that I was at least listening to tho truth. Ho ?aid: "AIv villngo Axhbi, consisted of ?ov ?*nty houses?now thore remain* not a initio man, not a single houeo, all is de stroyed, tho noonlo aro nil killod novo three faimlioi. In my family wore nino incmbora. LIKE ItAVEN'OL'S WOT.VKS. "By tho order of tho Vali Koimadkin, fasioun was attacked by a great num berof Kurds, 'iho Kurds assailod us liko wolves, but thoy could notconouor us; not only women took part in the Wit, but all wornon?oven tho old ones -ai my mother?tucked up their clothes, armed themselves with daggers and helped us to fight tho Kurda. twenty-one days concluded our battle* we heat and were beaten. "But we showed no sign of dofeat or intention to retire from tho battle, tt lion wo had succoodedin killing somo of the Kurds, Vali I'asha and Vali Kai madkan sent many regular troops?how laany thero were I do not know; may be five, maybo twonty thouaand. One l ung is very certain, there remainod no place without somo soldiers. Tliov placed cannon and began to fire. At their sound the women fainted, and the shells spread everywhere such n terror ilwth and destruction. The trooos wis hod to ehow morcy.to nobodv, not to the children, not to tho old men. ihe shells as thoy burst, mowed down w n . "lem' as Kraaa boforo a scythe. ? Hod, and Began to seek refuge in our rocks and caverns, but tho cannon con iinued to sweep away everything etoooa and men. The flames and smoko caverns'"1"08 !'?m<i3 roochod 08 in our VICTIMS CUT TO PIECE8. "The commandora of the liamadioh (irregular cavalry) pitched their tonts on somo of tho heights, and with field classes in their hands they observed tho siues of tho mountains, and if thoy por rayoduear our destroyed houses, or bo dna a stone, tho hoad of a niau thov ordored the cavalry to go there. And lie aoidiera cnt to pieces all thev found Th.!' "i"10?' distinction of ago or eex. Hie heads ot tho victims were brought ..'p?P 03 to tllo combiandors. Ihoso nf us w||0 [otm(1 rcf,Ig0 j, the nh?ht , '?\V0 "10m onl-v daring the night, wlion tho inou went with all 2?,f 01 precautions to cot wheat the Kurda committed all kinds of a roc,ties they found no nloasuro in till.1! ra<"\l t,10-v hun'?'l 'or and Dh,n? JT ?'" 0,1 tlu) Krouud -b.?p ??2.f daggers into their bodies r " tbn.v, P'tched thorn into the ? ir and turned tlio daggers in tlioir "ayinc- ,'!?.,",row """n against a stone' -ayipK. Whon you aro "rawn v?., would fight us. Hotter go" into bell' Hon thoy tramped tho uodics undo'r WOl'SDBD 51 EX 11CRKEI). "The Kurds hunted me to kill mo bo raise they know that I was noithor , * nor sleepy in killing them. Wo fo-n i>1 ""d ray two comPahions, to ?ind re T81!1" 1.W? 'rom Saisoun "d eaehod tho torest. Entering wo icard, i heavy nnd heartrending sigh Iro . 1-1 10 sound wo f?nnd Sliro fro w! Sassoun man) took-, S0 ,"loutl1 flowoJ bI""d. Wo ^?''iroandcarriod him secretly but K d,I? ?C,,?'! 'h0 ,Th0,,t flold of Us l i , and pursued. Thon each "'ot and ? ?-"r ?-vi"S eoinpn d"?elhii * , al'?,kurd8 t00k ?Mir?. fimto ^r"10"81'00? fold nn" s<" "jr a 1 was burned. noothl'n 0 w,m kU'od'? ?"> fighting. W in a ,Tb?ra f,lniil>' l0?k difficult lo reneh0^* , 1? pl,I>C!, ,vl" 80 li?'l to draw up the ropes. children, one by one, by "n'c'ies, n?T'llT'i Avili', h"[1 nva Wore killod* tiIvl?! ?d Khncho "1011 Were k'ilW t? " Kk]ro'a'"1 tllroo Avo, alio wis killJ t-Unci0 ot Kr?09 name .,no bv onn aH h y?" wi9h?1 can and toll vo'i i?n? Persona killed, driven away. many cattlo woro 'othovillaB,U-,fe8 ?'."?!"? wo camo laP0. Wo WOIO Jiv iu"a,t0 "trango clothing. \C i"" woro ?Mooan nnd hat. of m , ad uo"ta ol" worn our Saa.oun iIooth' 11 '?? >>?d o?r Sasaoun hata th,,r..tSvcrc0!U! anJ recognised o, ,nd w ,,vou,d lla? killed." "au?o should have boon ? have no doubt m--. ami it jw ???n f ar^? told tlio ll'isiiua soil. "U" ho ia on f??il a linn ,voosrr.it, 0., March l- ,, '?''!v6?i?rNin,r.i j J'.?llncauso Chrlstma*, Fetor JCauQman, married nnd the father of a lar;o family, Friday morniDR mot Siegfried and named to fight, tiiogfriod rofused and wont to school. i.Mt evening u lie came from iichool he ia? KaufTman coming toward liim. Uo ran back to tho school-h6use, plckod up a ball bat and as Kanflinau came toward him struck twrcbiijirj on thu left aido of his head which caused hla death late hit night. Hiegfricd was arrested and l? now in jalL WON'T DO IT AGAIN". The .Spanish (i?vnrumrnt Will Xot Itepc&t tbo Alllanc* Affair. Washixctox, March 17.?The stato department ha9 received ft despatch from Minister Taylor at Madrid. Tho Spanish government has given assur ance to the Unitod Slates that there will bo no moro repetition of such of fenses m thu firing upon tho mail steamer Alliauca. ALABAMA WATERSPOUT CausoK Lou* of l.lfn and Much Damage to Stock nnd Property. Gadsden*, Ala., March 17.?Nows comci from several sections of tho stato of great losses in houies and cattlo by tho big rain and strong winds prevail ing tbo past few days. A cyclone struck Frouto nnd wrecked tho house of W. E. Copeland. Tho houso was torn from over tbo heads of tbo Copoland family and six raombors wero moro or less in jured. Lucy Havershatn, a nino-yoar-old girl, was blown aomo distanco ntid struck a troo, breaking lier ami and log and sev oral ribs. From Brewtoo nnd Eufala comoa news ot great damago to farms and destruction to cattle. Tho worst fatality occurred on tho Coosa river, about thirty milos abovo this plnce. A water spout buret nnd tho river roso out of its banks, uulodged the houso of Jacob Anderson, and carried htm, his wife and baby down tho stream. Tho house was wrecked upon a rock and tho threo inmates drowned. A nogro sorvant saved his lifo by catch ing tho limb of a troo as tho houso aped down stream, llundroda of cattle wore drowned, and fifty to a hundred barns wore wrecked. Throe men who wero logging on tho Coosa havo not been seen since tho storm, and are thought to hnvo been lost. ST. PATRICK'S DAY. Monnlgnor Satolll Colobratos High Maiij at Wafthlugtoa?Ood'n Chosen People. Washington*, March 17.?St. Patrick's day, coming on Sunday, was celebrated at St. Patrick's church to-day with high, pontifical uuai by Monsignor Satolli and a Bermon by Rev. Father Richards, president of Georgetown college, on tbe world-wido work wrought by St. Patrick and the Irisli raco. Monsignor Satolli was assisted in tho service by Fathers Rooker and S. Barotti and a large num ber of tho local Catholic clergy. His colebration of thomasa was accompanied by orchostra, choir and organ. Father Richards' sermon waa notable in portraying tho Irish race as God's chosen people of modern times a? the Jews had been tho chosen peoplo of tbo old dispensation, and also in its elo quent tribute of loyalty to tho popo and his American ablegate, Monsignor Sa tolli. Parade at Chicago. Chicago, March 17.?Tho feature oi tho St. Patrick's day colebration hero to-day was a long parado composed of a number of Irish and Catholic societies, including tho Ancient Ordor of Hiberni ans, Clan-Na-Gael guards, tho Seventh infantry Illinois national guards. Tho procession consisting of fivo divisions, marched through tho principal streets of tho citv and was lod by Grand Marshal M. J. Kelly. It is estimated tlioro wore wero twen ty thousand people in tho parade. Great crowds of specta tors throngod tho lino of march. Tho day coming on Sunday special services were also hold in all the Catholic churches. A PASTOSt'S PLIGHT. His Congregation Tnlnlc That no Married Too Soon. Raleigh, March 17.?Rev. D. W. Michaol, paitorof tho Lutheran church in Irodoll couu ty, is the central figure in a vorv sensational trial. Ho had been, conducting a mired school. His atten tions to ono of his fotnalo pupils, Miss .Trontman, becamo po marked that ho was cautioned, but without avail. Last .Soptombor his wife dropped dead whilo ho was at school, and threo months afterward he married Miss Troutman. The case became public scandal and tho president of tho North Carolina synod of the Evangolical Lutheran church has appoi.'itod acominittco to investigate. They havo commenced investigating, sitting with closod doora. Michaol is forty years of ago and ia an excellont proaciior. ForRi-d Chcclc Operator. Newark, 0., March 16.?A stranger attempted yo3torday to work tho Peo ple's National bank on a forged chock. }Io waa a heavy sot man of medium sizo and spoko with a German accent, giving tho name of M. R. Morris. Iio presontod a check for 543 drawn by David Thomas, a millor, and properly indorsed. ?T. II. Franklin, tho caahior. noticed that tho check was numbnred and iillod out with inks of dillorent color. Ho stepped to tho telephone to inquire of Mr. Thomas whothor ho had drawn such a chock, and tho follow an ticipating trouble left and was not suc cessfully followed by tho police. Polftoued by Gannon Peaches. Cr.AKKsr.unG, W. Va., March 17.? William T. Byrd, of this city, traveling salesman for a Baltimoro shoo houso, and anothor salesman named Simon, living at Philippi, wero poisoned by eat ing canned ponchos at a hotel in Cairo, Kitchio county, on Friday, and both nro now in a dangerous condition. Thov wore taken ill during tho night, and when found woro at tho point of doath. An ArinUtlco Dealrod. Bf.rm.v, March 17.?Information from Pokin, in that Li Hung Chang i3 nuthor i:'.od to furnish provisions nnd pay to tho slapaueso troops if Japan will grant an armUtico. Po*tnin*ter Ajipoimod. fiixclal Di.'pnlch to the hittlllymc r. Washington, March 17.?James Morv dith has been appointed poatmastor at Utica, Jackaou county,vico R. B. Cartor, resigned. V ' . ONE OP TnUM FOUND. One of the MUtlng Colorado Italians 1? Found in a Sfrloui Condition. Dctvut, Colo., March 17.?A special to the Jfowi tayi: Pletro Gia banco, ono of the men auppoied to liAvo been killed at Pear Creek, has boon found, lie wan discovered lait eight by some Mexicani about teu miles from the eeono of the tragedy. llis foet were frozen and he was in a pitU | able condition from eipoinro, hunger ! and fright. The aborifl was notified and this morning took him to Pueblo, wnere ho was placed in jalL Antonio ttia batto, the other prisoner, has not yet j boen found and Pietro does not know whoro he is. When l'ietro's feot wero J frozen and he was unablo longer to walk, Antonio left liira. The bodies of Loronzo Danino, Francisco Konchetto and Stanislaus Vittone were taken from the undertaker's rooms to-day to the Catholic church, whoro mass was per formed, aftor which their bodioi woro followed to the cemetcry br a largo number of people. All the Ital ians from Kouio and tho neighboring country coal camps weroproient. Thus ends lifts's history in the history of lift*, so far ns these threo men are concornou. Consul Cunoo has sont in tho official testimony oi thu affair to the officials of hie government at Washington, lie is now making an investigation of his own. The consul says ho will stay here lor a month, if ueccesary, to learn what he wishos. Ho is making a thorough and oxhaustivo examination of all tho inci dnnta connected with tho unfortunato , affair. He says hia government is in no hurry and that everything will bo done quietly and in ordor. ft is also cortain i that ho is now making up a report of i bis own and that it will cover many i things not in tho official report. To day his secretary, Mr. Alboc, arrived from Denver. SATISFACTION EXPKESSEJ> It j tho Italian Government for tho F!flort> of the Colorado StnCo Covernineut. Wasuixgtox, D. C., March 17.?Ex prosaious of satisfaction having been made by the Italian government with tho steps taken by tho Colorado author ities for tho apprehension of tho mur dorers of tho Italiaus at Waleenberg, | tho diplomatic incident occasioned thoreby is regarded horo as closed, for the present at least. That satisfaction exists is shown by tho telegram that was seht yesterday by Assistant Secro-| tary of State Uhl to Govornor Mclntyre, of Colorado. In this telegram Mr. Uhl sot forth the expression of appreciation manifested on tho part of Baron Fava, tho Italian ambassador here, and of hid government, and of the federal govern ment at tho earnest efforts made by the executive officers to arrest the guilty parties. To-day the assistant secretary received a reply from Governor Mclntyre, in whicU that official said that the district attorney had told him (tho governor) that ho'would use every means to secure ! the arrest and conviction of those who j wore guilty. The govornor said also ; that ho had issued a proclamation offer ing a roward of $1,000 (the limit under tho statutes of tho state) for the appre hension and conviction of the guilty parties. A CLOSE CA1jL. In FIto Minute* More Ho Would Tlavo Been l'eyond Kenpite. Caddo, L T., March 17.?Johneon Jacob, tho Choctaw who wa3 sentonced to be shot, has been granted a now hearing. Tho now3 of tho respite reached tho condemned man while he was awaiting the discharge of the sheriff's deadly Winchester. Five min utes later ho would have, been a dead man. Jacob had taken an appeal t^ Judgo Evoridgo, ono of tho supremo judges, but no decision had boen ren dered. and Firday afternoon at 2 o'clock preparations for carrying out tho law woro mado. Religious Eorvicos had been hold and Jacob had mado peace with his Maker aud was ready to go. He had shaken hands with bia friends and bade them farewell, had pulled off hia coat, painted a spot over his heart and taken his seat to await the firing of Sheriff Lawrence's wincho3tor, when a courier dashed up and handed tho re spite to tho officer who was about to carry out the court's sentence. Tho document granting a rehearing a month henco bad boon delayed, owing to tho extromo cold and high waters which tho courier oucountored. DELIBERATE SUICIDE. A Member of tho Chicago Hoard of Trado Heroine* Dlsconrascd nnil Kills Illm* ?elf. Chicago, ' March 17.?Frank McFar lano, a prominent momberof tho Chi cago board of trade, was found dead in Washington park by two policemen this morning. Investigation showed that McFarlano had shot himself twice t!irqugh tho left breast. Tho circum stances surrounding his death show that it was deliberately planned. It flhoVod that McFarlano had boon brood ing for several days over business em barrasstnonts, and in a lettor addressed to.the public ho said ho had tried and fail ed so often since ho came on the board, that ho was at last disiieartouod and ready to givo up; that he had met do feat again Saturday which was more than ho could enduro, and concluded by warning r.ll honest men to bowaro of tho board of trado. Mary Ellon l* Witling. Wichita, Ivans., March 17.?Quito a stir was caused in political circles horo to-night by tho announcement that Mrs. Mary E. Loaso would bo nominated for mayor of Wichita to-morrow by aciti zonV convontion to make tho mayoralty light against the regular liopublican nominee. If alio accepts, as stated aho will, thu women and tho Prohibitionists will back her in tho light and womon aro already talking about gotting suf fragist orators of national reputation to hold a rally ovory night till tho cam paign is ended. A hot two weeks' cam paign is looked for. JJot In lilt I.lkiu^. Santa Fj:, N. M., March 17.?A few days since tho new "silver party" ad dressed a letter to ox-Governor Prince, announcing hid selection by the execu tive com mil too as a member of tho now party'n provisional committco from Now Mexico. Ho has sent a reply to Chair* man A. J. Warnor declining tho invita tion. DEATH IN THE FLUMES. Throo Lion Killed By tlio Burning oI tho Tolodo Hound House. SEVERAL OTHERS WERE INJURED, Sorao of Whom May Not Jlecover. Tho Heated Wall* Fall anil Bary a Dozen Men Beneath Them?A Dan gerous I'lro That Might Ilavo I'roTod More Dlaaxtroua But For the Hcrolo Kfibrt* of tho Firciuou? Othor Fires. Toledo, 0., March 17.?Tho round bonne of tho Wabash railroad company in thia city, located at tho foot of South atreot on tho dock front, burnoJ to tho ground between 10 and 11 o'clock this morning. Throo quartors of an hour alter tho firat alarm waa tout in tho southwest wall of tho building, sixty feet in circumforonco, fell in, burying twelvo man underneath it. Two of thein woro instantly killed, a third died a short tirno aftor being takon out of tho debris and tho others woro all badly hurt, ono prcbably fatally. All but ono, Johu Bowon, wore employos of tho Wabash. Tho dead: K. H. Boh 1 man, aged50, painter, married, soven childron, skull crushed, internally injured; J. J. Prea ton, car inspector, married, sis children, back brokoo, skull crushed, killed instantly; John Bowen, ugod |gf specta tor, ekull cruahed, internally injurod, killed instantly. Tho injured: F. II. Howard, goneral foreman eastern division, head bruised, face cut, slightly burned, will rocover; John Loary, machinist, log broken, arm crushed, skull fractured, may die; Pat rick McDonough, fireman, skull frac tured, shouldor broken, will recover; Martin Greonburg, car inspector, head cut, will rocover; Ilarry Zimmerman, painter, lees sprained, body bruised; Louis Decker, painter, head bruised, shoulder sprained; Henry Gerding, car renairor, head britisod and cut; T. C. I .a nor, truck foreman, hoad cut and neck sprainod; Casper Becker, painter, head and shonlder cut. the rrnsT alarm. Tho first alarm for tho fire came by telephone to the district offices at 10:10 a. m. A few minutes previously a resi dent of the neighborhood of tho round house saw a small tlamo burst out of the cupola of the building and ho ran to the office of the general foreman directly across from the roundhouse and notified those in charge. Genoral Foreman Howard summoned tho company's private fire department consisting "of fifteen men to tho scene, and a stroain was directed towards the blazing cupola. A heavy wind was blowing and tho firo soon ate its way down to tho roof of tho roundhouse. When Fire Chief Mayo reached tho* fire he saw that there was danger of tho flames reaching the oil house, rooair I shops and tho Wabash elevator, all in close proximity, and ho immediately sont in a general alarm. Meanwhile the road's lire company had directod its efforts towards smoth ering the flames in tho southeast end ot the structure, which menacod tho oil house, and tho firo was held in check. Tho roof was at this point already ablaze, and threatened to collapso every mo ment, but tho falling of tho falls was not at this time anticipated. Tho iron braces supporting tho roof expanded in tho intonso heat, and tho frail framo covering gavo way with a raufllod roar, faling in on tho stalled engines. WAJ1N1XG CAME TOO LATE. At this moment tho south frost wall, eighteen foot high and eighteen inchos I thick was seen to totter outwards from tho lateral pressure of tho falling roof [and a yell went up to appnso the 'fifteon men at work at this portion of the building of thoir danger. Tho warn ing came too lato and twelve of tho men woro buried in a pilo of brick several feet high. That only two woro killed outright was nothing short of miracu lous. Streams of water wore poured on the smoking debris, and ns soon as possi ble tho work of rescue began. Preston and Bowen woro buried completely and were dead some time before their bodies were reached. They were badly crushed, Bowon's features being unrocognizahlo. Bohl man w:i3 taken out in an unconscious condition and removed to his homo, where ho died a few hours afterwards. By this time halt a dozen physicians had reached tho scene, and attention | was directed towards caring for tho in ! jured. Leary, tho machinist, was found , to be the worst sufforor, and it was feared ho would scarcely live out tho day. The others, though badly used | up, will probably all rocovor. ! Tho firemon had a stubborn fight with tho now doomed round house, tho heavy wind greatly aiding tho stubborn flames. At noon the firo was practically under control, aftor dostroying all that was inflammable of tho building. Tho proporty loss is estimated at $100, 000; probably insured. Tho round house, which had a capacity of twonty locomotives, contained only hIx engines, and these aro all badly damaged. A Wheeling Lake Erie coal car and a Baltimoro & Ohio box car wore con sumed. Lato to-night two moro men woro found who wero injured by tho falling wall. Thev aro J. Fin lay, on onglnoor of Androwo, ind., and Goorgo Towors, a machinist, both in tho employ of tho Wabash. Finloy is quilo seriously hurt. His chest was crushed and ho sustained a aovoroncalp wound. Towers has a fracturo of tho left log and is moro or less bruised. Mllmtukno firm* ShIVom. Milwaukee, Wis., March 17.?Fire early this morning in tho Norria build ing, a largo brick structure at tho foot of oast Water stroot, causod daraago to building and contents estimated at $50, 000. Tho insurance cannot bo ascer tained before to-morrow, but is bud poied to be amplo. Tho promises wero occupied bv a bicyclo manufacturing firm, tho Wisconsin iron ami wire works, tho Milwaukeo Brass Company and tho National Tiruu Bocordltig Company. Tho lire etartod from somo unknown caitso in tho top lloor of the structure. St. LimiIn i:invntor llurnml. St. Louis, Mo., March 17.?Early this morning tho storage warehouse and olevator of Hugh Bogors & Company, Jealori in nalt and grain, at tho corner of tho luvoo and lire men avonuo was burned, earning a lots of SiXXOOO on tho building and contents; fully in sured. The building wa? a two-itory one, nbout 160 feot long and forty trido and containod salt and grain, valued at $180,00(\ which oicaped the firo, but woroiwept uway and destroyed by tho Hood of water thrown on tho fUmoi. Tho firo brokn out in tho oflleo, pre lum ably from tho utove. It ra^?l all day, but was coniluod to tho Kogora warehouao. PI 1113 AT CLEVELAND. A Mfiterlom ItUr.fl in th? lorot City t'nairs I.nrj? Ioiim, Cleveland, Om March 17.?Tho Worth. inRton block, a*, tho corner of Ontario aud Xoblo itroots, occupied by tho World newipaper plaut and the A. K, Kellogg Nowapaper Company, waa en tirely destrayod by Jjro loon aftor G o'clock thin ovouing. The buildiug waa a brick and llvo storie.H in height. Tho ba^otuont and second floor woro occupiod by the KoN logg Nowspapor Company, with a coin poung room and aterootyping plant, while tho World occnpiod tho firit ami fifth lloora. On tho third floor wai tho Claflin Manufacturing Company, ma kers .of light hardware, and on tito fourth floor w.m tho llandenn Bros., passomontrio compauy, mannfacturora ot dress and clcak trimmings. Tho leas on tho building is ostium tod at 5-40,000 with $10,000 iniuranco. Tho Io*? h of tho Clovolaud World is placod at $00,000. with $40,050 insurance. Tho Kellogg Nowspapor Company's loss is $11,000, and insurance $21,000. Tho C'lalJin Manufacturing Company and Bandeau Bros., loss about $10,000 oach. which is insurod. Tho cauao of tho firo is n mystery. Inmates llesrurd. Mit-LEimsBitn, O., March 17.?Tho llolinos county intirraary, near this place, burood this morning, causing n loss of $25,009. upon which there ra an insurance of $15,000. Tho forty-six inmates of tho institution woro rescued with great difficulty, but nil woro takon out safely. KIjKh' CONVENTION. '' i.i)r[ Will lie Mitilo to Itomovn Fnc. tlooal Dllllcnltl.a?Chicago Not Itcpre uoutnil. Chicago, Mnrch 17.?An offort to ad just tho difficulty botwoon tho branchos of tho order ot ISlkawillbomadoatncon vontion which opons at tho Auditorium to-morrow .-nomine. Tho convention, or rather, conference, ib culled by tho Omaha lodgo. It ia claimed that rep resentatives from noarlyall of the lodges in the country will be present. Tho Chicago lodge will not bo repre sented. Tho members of tho local lodgo adhore to tho grand lodge, which mot at Atlantic City last June, and refuso to rocognizo that tho Jamestown faction has any right to its contention. The difficulty arose over tho pasBago of a resolution at tho annual session of tho grand lodge at Detroit in Juno, 1893, which delegntod to a committee tho power to fix tho timo and placo for the noxt annual sossion. Tho coihmitteo called tho grand lodgo to meet in Jamestown, and tho grand oflicors call 0(1 the meeting for Atlantic City. E. B. llayos, of Washington, wan elected tlio grand exalted ruler by the Atlantic City faction, and M. 11. Friday was olocted to tho position by tho Jamestown faction. Sinco then, tho animosity be tween tho two factions has grown stronger and prospects for a readiliation isles3 hopoful. MASSIM.O.V MINERS. Tlio District May rio Out ou Sympathetic Strike. Massiixojt, 0? March 17.?Tho refusal of a minor employed at Minglowood to work in a room whero tho coal was con siderably under four foot in thickness and tlio unwilIingno3s of tho companv to give him anothor, precipitated a [ sympathetic strike, which is really a demand for extra pay for working low coal. A notice has been posted order ing tho inon to return to work .Monday morning or remove their tools and con sider thomsolvos discharged. It is fearod tho issue may bo mado a district ques tion. FOItTY-XmnOU BODIES Itflcovnroil ami Six Moru .Minora ensuing. Tlio Owner Will I'olMlon tlio I'/ttiillhin. Tuoitao, Ausrnux Silesia, March 17. Forty-tlireo bodies iiavo boon recov ered from tho Ilohenegge mine, tho scene yesterday of a disastrous explo sion of liro damp. Only six of tha mi ners are now unaccounted for. Archduko 1'redorick, tlio ownorot tho miuo, will pay a pension of 100 florins each to tho widows. Tho widows and orphans will a!?o receive a ponsion from tho miners' Denevolont society. A PJiAUSIBIjK STOIJY ? .V Woman who waa Itobtiml Knport* llor Diamond x Kooovoreil. Sovoral wooits ago Ada Foster, who kcops a resort over on tho South Side, reported to tlio police thntsho had boon robbod, representing that soveral dia monds, aggregating in valuo sovoral hun dred dollars, had boon takon. Sinco that timo tho polico havo boon unablo to find tho thiof. Last night at mid night, howover, according to Miss Fos ter, a boy knocked at tho door of her homo and handed a package to hor and thou run away. Tho woman openod tho package, ho olio says, and to her nma/o* ment found tho diamonds. Slut tol l Olhccr Dovinnoy that alio supposed tho thief was either conscience-stricken or had bocomo frightened. All of which ie very plauslblo?"nit." StciDiiNliip Arrival*. Qiiconstown?Atir.mlo, from Now York. Mnvro?l^n Urotoxic. from Now York, rsew lork? LaGn*cogiio, from Jluvro. Woather Forocaul for To-day. ?J'!?/ "'1st y'lShda anil Ohio, fair: warmer: southwest. winds. For Western l'cainylvania, j;oiicrally fair; woatcrly wtmlinmt warmer. Till: TUMfKltATfRC WATCIIIIAY, *1* hinil.'iliojJ i)v* c. HoiiNKrr. tlruwlst. earner Market unci tourtci'iiih airoet*. J "? >? *J5! if. in j{? u' -V 7j> m yj 1_ id| Weather?baow. Sl'NDAY. 7n.m iiGi a p. m - i?l 7 p. Ill '' ?\<i 40J Weather?Fair. LATEST FROM GUBA. Tho Robelllon In Afuuimlns Moro Sorioiu Proportions UN ANTIPATHY IFOR AMERICANS Exists In Cuban O (Uoial Olrcloa?ttio Hull oil Sintr* regarded am Dcslrlug Cubn'd Auuexatlou? No Vurlhor !??? lomuitlou ou tho All i rt una's Chal longer?l'ho Hpautsh Ministry Re* signs, on Account of tho newspaper Riot* Key War, Fla., March 17.?a trust* worthy report of tho condition of afitUrtf in tho oast ond of Cuba i? brought by * passenger on tho steamer Mnscotte. "I have traveled throughout tho mountainous districts constantly nines tho troublo began," ho said, "and mat tors aro now in a much woreo condition than the beginning, Tho fighting start ed in a desultory and scattered fashion, but tho forces gradually bocamo ccya tallired, aud thoro aro now fully G^OOO insurgents undor arms. They aro In a dor.en or moro detachments, but are giving tho government no ond of troublo. In mnny casos tho Spanish troops havo been beaton back with heavy loss. Tho ino?t doplorablo foatnro ot tlio warfaro is tho pillnging and burning. Tho in surgent* havo gainod contidonco siuco tho beginuing of tho troublo, aud mat torn in tho eastern district aro in utmost as bad condition aa during (ho war o? 1808. ".Many loaders aro springing up, and by force of their intellect aud ability, thov havo induced the insurgents not to hold oil' longor for tho arrival of old loaders. Tho general opinion in San tiago is that if tho insurgents can hold out until intomor, tho yellow fovor will lie)i> them groatly. "It Is said that both Pabi and Maoso aro coufidont of taking .Santiago boforo Octobor. Tho Spanish troops aro guard ing ovory road, and nobody is allowod to pass without giving tho strictest ac count ol himaolf. It is as much aa a man's lifo is worth in Santiago to talk in favor of tho Cubans or toll tho truth. Sovoral persona havo boon shot on ac count of an expression oi opinion. Instances whoro tho Spaniards woro dofoatod havo boon published aa trov ernment victories. Four Spanish cruis ers woro in tho harbor of Santiago ono week ago; now thoro aro but two guard ing the eastern coast and ono tho southern. The pailongor also said tho revolt would kill tho business in Cuba for two yoara. Mouoy ia already scarce nud pricos aro high. A panic is fearod. Ic eoems to bo tho genoral impression among tho Spaniards that tho United Statos foola bittor toward tho Spanish eovernmont and would liko nothing, hotter than an excuse to Eoizo tho island, henco thoir hatred of tho Americana, Nothing official ban beon rocoivod on tho roport of tho Spanish cruiaer lirintf on thoAllianca. It is understood that tho Spanish oflicials in Havana claim tho Allianca was within thrco miles of shore and that tho cruiser nad a righto to sink lior on her refusal to halt. SPANISH MINISTRY RESIGNS an a result of llio on'ontlvr Dofnnso of hi" MluUter of war?Th? Nnvr Cabinet. Madrid, March 17.?Tho Sagasta min istry has resigned in consequence of the troublo in tho chamber of doputioa yes terday, whon nil tho reportors with drow from tho house, aa a protest against the ofliclal dofonso mado by the minis ter of war of tho oflicors who attackod and wrockod tho office of el Gloro, tho organ of Senor Castelar. It is probable that Fiold Marshal Martinez Campos will form a now cabinot. Tho ministers decided to roaign at n council held this evening. Senor Sa gasta subsequently went to tho palaco and handed tho resignations to tho queen regent, who accoptod thorn. It in oxpectod that Marshal Martinez do Camdos will form a business cabinot. Sonor Sagasta has doclared that it is his i intontion not to rosumo tho premier ship. i Tho govornmont is only ablo to count , on tho support of tho polico, tho civil guard having declined to act against 1 the young officers who took part in tho riot at tho offices of el Globo. Thoro is groat excitomont in tho city and no such military conflict has beon soon since tho restoration of tho monarchy. An explanation of tho crisis i9 that according to tho military codo thoso who slander tho army through tho pross onght to be tried by court martial. Ac cording to tlio press laws such matter# oucht to bo submitted to tho auprome court. Mmstilnmnfl Defeated. Madrid, March 17.?Advices from Manilla aro to tho oflect that tho Span ish forces, under tho command of Gon. Sarrado, have defoated tlio Malay Mus sulmans at Mindanoa. Tlio enemy lost 10S killed, including tho auitan of Mindanao ana his son. Tho Spanish loss was two ofiicora and liftoon mon killod and twenty-one officers and 121 mon woundod. Tho Spaniards capturod four cannon and a number of rifles. Thought to hn From tho muslug Crulnor. Madrid, March is.?a quantity of frosh wreckage, supnosod to bo from tlio missing cruiser, Koina Regonte, has como ashore at Tarifa. All tho searchos that havo beon mado for tho vessel have boon fruitless. 1'rnfnno ia i'romlmn. Constantinople, March 17.?Tho porto, roulying to a protest from Sir Phillip Currie, tho British minister, as sured him that measures would bo taken to protect Christians in Asia Minor. Tho porto has also assured Mr. Terroll, the American minister, to tho eamo otl'ect. Will Htarvo Tlioui Out. Paris, March 17.?a Shanghai dis patch afatoa that tho Japanese array at Now Chwang capturod all tho supplies of provisions, otc., which wcro iutendod to last tho Chinose throe months. They also hold all the outporta from which now supplies could arrivo. Thus tho Chinoso troops in .Manchuria will bo compelled tiitlior to yield or to speedily rotroat in the direction of Pokin. It ia roportod in Shanghai that the Uritish Mediterranean squadron is going to the cast.