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Mmt Tta CHrsalalioix of IHB HME3 Yatarliy WAS For tlie District of CohmiWR, Maryland and VJrfelntu, rain; no change In ternpera tnro; high easterly -wind, shifting to south westerly. X LEATHER PEOBAnlLrriE. mt 39,900 COPIES j ISO. 1,225. WASHIHGKFOJST, TUESDAY MOKOTNGr, JULY 27, lSOT-EIG-IIT PAG-I3S. ONE CENT. ;- c LIL MEETS THE PRESIDENT The Ex-Queen Realizes Her Dream of Many Moons. MAKES HER THIRD PROTEST An AH-Tlottnd Strange Proceeding at the "White Hoiif-e A Special Andl- -enee Granted tins Chronic Throne jsfcelcer Stie "Will Submit Her Case to Arbitration-The New Fluu. Es-Quecn LU and her bobby ate back again lrf WaUilngton. What vsas said of another shadow of royalty applies pe culiarly la this case; "The lady dalh pio teEtloo much, methluks." Tiie return ol Litiuoknlanl to town is only another intkdeiit iu the faidcal pur tult of a pltauttumial crown, vrli-Mh has exercised het Ute majesty and the jjubHc for some years. It has lxjen one of the dreams of this misinformed and misguided -woman, riora the diplomatic iioints of view, to have a tete-a-tete -with a President of Ue United States, l3roer Cleveland preferred. Her mpl ration "was gratified yesterduj. It was true that it was at a public reception, butu-.e audienc to tiie dethroned wanderer was by no means only a formal entertam munt, because of the fact that it was. in accordance with a prearranged plan of the Pjneadent. It Is for this reason that the ox-Queen does not regard it, nor would, ajijone else, us a recognition of oue in tho paging show. It ii said that the President wab embar rassed by vmi&hing Hie ex-Queen said to Win, but it wab the -very tiling she might nave boen expected to say, as it was notn. public rocep:lon. The story is that the ex-Queen has comic back to "Washington at this time liectMusc she was infornitd that she could meet the President. It is believed tluit the idea uppermost now in the ex Queen's nriud Is that her contention and claim to the throne should lie nude a matter of arbitration. Certain papers and documents wure flleu yesterday with tlie Presldent. In these lie was inrormea of the numerical rtrcngth of tlie two native Hawaiian political societies, t-ome account of wbicn nave besn recently published in The Times. TlMe dcKumsnt contain in writing the faotfc staled some time ago to Secretary or State Sherman hy ilr. Helleluhe, agent of the ex Queen. " Tierc is wrao Idea at the ex-queen's headquarter-, tliat tlie matter of the IIawiiai sovereignty may be taken up at the psme convention which will con riflor the Bering Seacoutroersy. It Is not at all unlikely, howeer, that the Etatc Dcimrtmeut here Is aware by this time that any convention composed of nre than one Euiopean nation and the United States might reasonably be ex jiooted to decide against annexation in any simpc or form One of the other -rfews witr which the diplomnts of the e;N-qoen are ciedited is that if the European nations really take a hard in tills business it will end in an election In favor ,T the ex-queen as the wn ereign under ttie constitution of 1887. The rumors of protests on the part of Japan and the presumed renewal of interest of European nations in the little Inlands have undoubtedly been the cause of the return of the ex-queen here, although as stated above It is not impossible that a hearing was guaranteed her should she return. The ex-quen, too, had no doubt been emboldened to linger on this subject, con sidering that Congress was in no hurry to Eettle Uic squabble, and in fact gave her majesty four months more for diplomacy aud appeals to the poweis that be, here and on the other tide of the water. Nobody, however, except it he in official circles, lakes tlie ex-queen and her hobby seriously. The ex-queen's visit was a rather cu rious affair; in fact, it was a diplomatic cuiiosity. As published In the Evening Times yes terday, Capt Julius Palmer, her secretary, and Mr Joseph Helleluhe, one of her suite, called on the President during the morn ing, and presented him with soni3 pajiers, said to be protests from certain Hawaiian tocletics against annexation. Capt. Pal mer also asked the Presldmt to grant the former queen an interview during the day JJc reminded the President that lie had asked for the same favor last Friday. The President, after some consideration, said that he would receive the ex-queen, but not until late in the afternoon, because of the press of business. It was then arranged that LHIuokalani should visit the While House during the afternoon when the public reception was taking place, and at lis close be presented to the President. Accordingly, about 3 o'clock, the former Queen, accompanied by Mr. and Mrs. Helleluhe and Capt Pal rnc-r, drove up to the Eecutive Mansion and, unnoticed, walked into the East Itoom with the hundreds of others who de sired to shake the hand of Mr. McKiuIey. The ex-Queen wa richly attired in a sum mer -costume and wore diamonds. Capt. Palmer was resplendent in a white duck cult, the coat of which was double-breasted, and had a double row of gold buttons down the front. He wore white summer gloves and patent leather shoes. He es corted LUluokalanl to the south end or thereat room, followed by Mr. and Mrs. Helleluhe The party seated themselves, and -with commendable patience waited for the ap pearance of the President. At 3-30 o'clock he appeared, and the great throng present immediately formed in line and as they paesed by him shook his hand, received a pleasant word, und proceeded through tlie room to the coiridor, and thence to the grounds. It was more than half an hour before the former Queen of the Hawaiian Islands was told by Capr.Palmer that the time for her to pay her respects had arrived. She took htB arm, and at the end of the pro cession, slowly made her way to the Presi dent. When they reached him, the room was nearly deserted. UliuokalanI extended her hand in a moEt coidial manner, and It was warmlv clasped by the President. After the usual courtesies had been ex chnnged Liliou kalanl, In a voice that trembled from suppressed emptlon, told flip, president that she had sought the Music and dancing at Congress Heights this evening, and overy evening hereafter until October. Music by members or U. S Marine Band. i- , Ivy Institute Business College, feth and K. "None better, $25 a jean day or night. The Finest Boards, 51 per 100 ft. Frank Li bbey & Co., 6th st. andN.Y.ave. interview for the purpose of making to him a pergonal protest against the an nexation to the United States of her late dominions In the Pacific, and of appealing to htm not to insist upon it. She spnl:e quickly, but in a low voice, as she cited briefly her reasons for not wanting the treaty of annexation to be ratified, and it was plain to those in the room that the President felt embar rassed. He Could not consistently lelLher that he would interfere in the matter, and he could not foiget his dignity and aiii'mpt to aifMio the case. He did about all that, under the cir cumstances, he could do, whloh was to say he would give consideration to the appeal made by Lilluokalani. The President and the former queen again shook hands the interview was oe. Capt. P.ilmer, describing the Interview I:iFt night, Niid that the President wan very kind throughout tlie meeting. Ho tlctJred that the cx-qucen se Mrs Mc KInley. but Mrs. McKinley's present in disposition would riot perm tof their meet ing yesterday. CHAHGK AGAINST EEAGWCRS. It lt Alletred That Several Smug gled Goods From Cnnnda. Hamilton, Out., July 20. -A peculiar phase of the Epworth League convention ut Toronto -was brought up at a meeting of the Hamilton Presbytery. It was asserted by one of the tpeakers that among the American delegates weie several who brought along empty trunks, and on their return to the United States they were filled with goods, whose purchase In Canada could be made at a more reason able price than across the line. The Toronto merchants declare than an unusual quantity of clothing was purchased by the American delegates, such purchases far exceeding the needs of the visitors while In the Canadian city. The charge of wholesale smuggling has stlncd church circles. GREAT GLUCOSE TRUST. One Being Forimd "With a Cupltnl of S40.000.000. New York, July26.-A combination which has been expected for some time, of the half dozen great gluc-otc companies in the United States, is understood to have been practically consummated last week. The combination was cfirrted through the for mation of onelarge company which will be chartered under the lnw, of New Jersey with a capital of $40,000,000. Among those interested in the new com pnny are J. P. Morgan, Mcore A Schley, H. O. Havemcycr, Roswcll P. Tlowcr, A. T. Eradv. F. O. Matthlesen and Blair & Co.. or this city; and Norman B. Renin, R. T. Lincoln. John W. Doane, Marshall Field, L. Z.Leitcr, E. L. Brewster and Clarence Buckingham, of Chicago. "WARSniPS AT FISHERS ISLAND. Old MnnoMVnr PortKtnouth Flour ing: in the Fleet. New London, July 26.-The warships Texas and Massachusetts are at Fishers Island, and anchored on the west shore. The Portsmouth came to anchor there yetterdav arternoon, with the New Jersey reserves aboard The battleship Maine and a torpedo boat went over this morning to Fishers Island, so that altogether there Is a formidable fleot of Uncle Sam's Navy therp. Thi Jerseym u are much pleased with the old warthip Portsmough. All the men or tl.e different battalions are reported to be well. ULANC "WISHES TO BE FREE. The Vaudeville Hnrone,s Says Thnt Her Husband III-TrentK Her. Chicago, July 2C Baroness Blanc, the vaudeville ortirt, flipped out of Chicago Saturday. She left instructions with her lawyer to begin divorce proceedings against her husband, Leeds Vaughn Waters, M,e son of the wealthy New York piano manufacturer. The petition was filed this morning. The plaintiff aveis that her husband has assaulted and threatened to kill her. Mra Waters tells the court she married the defendant as Elizabeth L. Nicholson. Tins is said to be her maiden name. Her father, it is asserted, was at one time mayor of Philadelphia. A QUEER IDEA OF HUMOR. Boys Hid Not Think It Funny M'hen 2Iorrls Cut His Throat. Jacksonville, Fla., July 2G.-Wllliam A. Morris, a tailor, committed suicide here to day in a mo-l sensational manner. Coming down from his room he saw three boys Playing nuar. "Do you want to see some thing funny?" he asked. The hoys said: Yes." and were called up to his room. As they entered he drew a knife and scabbed himself in the neck three times dying lns-tantly. ' Cornewell's Body Found. St. John, N. B., July 26.-lra Cornewell, secretary of the St. John Board of Trade Jnd also of the Tourist Association, dis appeared on Saturday rrom his hotel at Wcstfield. Cornewell's body was found ihis morning at Westrield Beach, float ing In (he water. He jumped orr the Neerepis Bridge while temporarily insane. PRIZES FOR PATENTS. John W'edderbirrn & Co.'h Monthly Awards . The monihly meeting of the board of awards which determines the winner of the prize given monthly by the natnr. firm or John WedderbuVn & Co , of tlds city, met last night at the company's office on F street. The board is composed of Senator William M. Stewart, of nJScSJ chairman; ex-Senator Charles H. Gibson Congressman Claude A. Swanson, of Vlrl glnia; Mr. Arthur C. Moses, of William B Moses & Sous, and Mr. John C. Ecklor cashier of the Second National Bank ' A large number of deUces were sub mitted to the board, and the merits of each were fully describeM anci.ureeii upon the board by tlie experts of the firm. The board then went into executive session aud after considering each invention care fully, the first pri7e of Si 00 was awarded to John Bran dell, of "tfajpole, N. il., for a rabbettlug plane; the second prl6 of a gold medal to Marens Lane, of Freeport, Ills., for an ingeniously constructed hinge, aud the third prize, also a gold medal, to J. W. Ong, of Mount- rieasant, Ohl5, for combination reloading tool. As at previous meetings, 5 TTnrhoeF of inventors were present as guests of the firm, and refreshments weie provided for all who cared to partake of them. . Not Foil fid Yet. The bag of geld still remains in the Con gress Heights wood's. One party came within five feet of it, and although it'ean be seen ten feet away, she did not find if The gold will fie left lri the woodsuntii found. Dr. nonry's Headaohe Powders, a prompt relief for all headaches. Price 10c. Common Lumber Only 7Bo yor 100 Frank Llbbey & Cos, th st. andN.Y.ave. S ttEHD ALMOST SEVERED George Simnis Slashes Thomas Young With a Razor. VICTIM DRIPPING WITH BLOOD In n Fight About a "Woman One Col ored Man Fearfully Cnts An otherInjured Mnn Dying; nt tho Hoispltnl Hln AHSitlltiut Cup t tired In the Garret of His no me. A colored man whose head appeared, to be nearly Fevered from his body, and from whose wounds the blood was running in rivulets, staggerr-d into the Fourth pre cinct station last night about 0:30 o'clock. He feebly stated that his name was Thomas Young and that he had been cut by Geoigo Simtus, colored, on Georgia avenue, Le twecn Third and Fourth streets southeast. He now lies at the Pi evidence Hospital hovering between 111 and death, and with in foity minutes after the cutting Simms was behind the bars of the station-house. The affair was the outcome of a dis pute between Simmo and two colored wo men, which resulted in a fight. Simms states that the woman who lias not yet been apprehended began hitting him over the head with a bluck-jack, but investi gation showed that he was beating her when Young interfered. While protect'n,; the woman Young got very near to Simnis, and the latter suddenly drew a razor from his pcckcc Three icIous cuts were made, euch of them doing tprnble -work. One large wound is in the front of Young'? neck, the jugular vei-i being .sever ed, another cut, which Is at the base of the brain, is three or four Inches long and ery deep; the third cut Is directly below the second, aud of ItEelf would be a serious injury. As soon as he realized that he was In jured Young started for the police sta tion, fully twelve blocks away. He left a red trail behind him, and when he reached the station he was almost dead from loss of blood. In the few teconds that he was at the station the flcor was djed a crimson hue for several square feet around hirn. He wab carried in the ambulance to Providence Hospital, which Is near by. The flow or blood was soon checked, but the physicians stated that he would prob ably die before rncrnlng. As soon as the affair wah reported Pa trolmen rittou and Cisdc started to look for the man who was alleged to have done the cutting. Sergt. Mulliall and Pa trolman McKec joined the party and to gether they went to Simms' house, No. 310 Georgia avenue Miutheast. Two of ficers stood on guard to prevent escape, while Sergt. Muhall and Patrolman Fit ton went inside. The occupants denied that Simms was there and a thorough search revealed nothing. - Sergt- Mulliall has been on the force for upward of u quarter of a century, doing duty in that precinct for eighteen years, and he remembered that he had found a man in the attic of thnt -very house. He, therefore, in spite of the protestations of the people in the house, stuck his head through a screen that had been placed over the opening to tho attic. He saw a black object In the corner, and called for a light, but tlie colored people would not bring him one. The object In the corner was advancing toward him, and, realizing that he was dealing with a desperate man, the sergeant hastily with drew his head, which offered an inviting object to strike. It was well he did, be cause, after his capture, Slrnms stated that he would have felled t'ie sergeant, and, if ho had had a pistol, he would never have been taken alive. A match was struck, and Simms, seeing that he could not escape, called out to the of ficers not to shoot, and then surrendered. Simms was taken to the Fourth precinct station, whore he was searched, but no weapons found upon him. He afterward admitted the cutting, but says that the woman was hitting him 'over the head with a black-jack, and that when Young joined in the attack he had to defend himself. He throw the razor away on Georgia avenue before he secreted him self in the house, and he told the officers that they would find the black-jack used by the woman near the same place. The police know the woman who figured in the case, hut do not want to tell her name until she has been arrested Simms is only twenty years of age, but he has the reputation of being a bad man. The police are congratulating themselves on the fact that they got their man without any serious trouble COOLEY BREAKS DOWN, Famous Lawyer nod Jurist Near the End of His Life. Detroit, Mien., July 26. Judge T. M. Cooley, famous throughout this country as an authority oil constitutional law, is so thoroughly brokendowu, both phjsically and mentally, that his family has decided to take him to a private retreat. He Is Eeventy-three years of age. His break down is due almost entirely to overwork. In 18G4 he was appointed a justice of the supreme court and five years later becume a professor on constitutional law in the University of Michigan and held that position for twenty-five years. For six years he was chairman of the Interstate Commene Commission and also acted in the capacity of receiver for the Wabash system. It Is not thought the judge can live very long. DECLINES TO HE INTERVIEWED. Dr. Andrews Will Not Say Thnt He Is Going to Chicago. Providence, It. I., July 26. -A rumor Is In circulation to the effect that President Andrews is to become the co-president of Chicago University. Dr. Andrews declined to be interviewed on this, as en all matters that have re cently arisen In connection wilh his sitd ejet.' resignation from the presidency of Brown university. Three or four years ago a similar posi tion with the same institution was -f fercd to him, Lut he declined It, preferring to remain at Blown. It has been understood from the beginning of the present diffi culties that Dr. Andrews had received a call to some important position. Turlff. Will Iteduco Cl,vau ifxiiorts. Glasgow, July 20.' The United States consul here expressed the opinion today that the new tariff would have the ef fect of reducing the Clyde exports by one-third. The Finest Hoards, $1 per 100 ft. Frank Libbey & Co.. 6th st. andN.Y.ave. THE STRIKE LEADERS FAIL West Virginia Diggers Refuse to Co-operate. HOPETURNS TO THETRAINMEN They Will Ho Caljed Upon to Join Hands With Their Brothers in DlHtrcsN If They Refuse Assist ance the Outlook for the Strikers Will He Darker. Wheeling, W. Va., July 26. Thus far tjie strike program of the 'Mine Workers," Union of Weet Virgiaia has utterly failed The days of toll putlnJby Debs.Ratchford, Mahon, and a ecore of labor advocates have been of no avail. Their most sanguine etpectatioasdiai e fallen, and now the only remedy is a call for aid to their railway organizations Their refusal to comply with the request to cease hauling W est Virginia coal will mean the loss of the strike, unless bume-unforeseen deelop ment occurs. It requires no tact to foretell how the railway trainmen will act In the future. Tlie position of Chief Arthur may be taken an a pretty conclusive, indication of the attitude of the railway trainmen- They, above all others, do not Want to actively participate in a losing game. Tho main efforts of the labor leader", who will be assembled hero tomorrow, will be to In duce trainmen to give ipcognltlon to the strike cause. The result of the Debs movement in ISO,! IS still In their mem ories, and thry will be1 slow to respond to a call that may mean the disintegration of their respective organizations. Today's developments in the coal strike warrant the positive statement that West Virginia v. ill not become. a striking unit 1 he number of men working In the great Monongah Hold has been increused by at least 200, who Went into the mines to day. The eighty men who went out of the small peddling mines this morning are expected to return .at once, They claim that they were betrayed by men at other mines, who promised to strike to day. Tonight Debs spoke to an immense au dience in thif city. His1 speech was uni formly quiet, but at tlmeslhe waxed strong. He said lie was an -agitator and regarded the prcentos the time for American man hood to assert itself. He said his hopes were for success, and every day showed progress in the miners' strike. The conference iff labor leaders tomor row will open at noon, and it is pretty certain that the efforts of those attend ing will te directed to effecting a union of all organized labor In behalf of the strik ing miners More men returned to work In the Norfolk and "Western district today. The stilke agitators appear to have aban doned that field. WORKING ON DE ARMITT'S MEN. Efforts of. Organizers to Induce Them to Drop Their Ticks. Pittsburg, July 26. A determined at tempt will be" made to Induce the De Armllt miners to join In the strike. A mass meeting has been called for Thursday at McRea's school-house , on the Grecns burg pike, some, distance away from the property of the coal company Eugene Debs and a number of other labor organ izers are announced to deliver addresses Sheriff Lowrey, of Allegheny county, has a large force of deputies sworn iu, and will send them ta the company's mines at a moment's notice. The De Armltt men do not setm much lnclmed to join the movement. A dispatch from Canonsburg says: The majority of the miners employed at J. V. H. Cook & icons' mine afrMcGovern. failed. US respond to the efforts of the coal com pany t0 start the mine again this morn ing. Tn spite of the notice posted up on Saturday that the men who did not re turn today should consider themselves dls- Virglnla, Hot Springs Only Eight Hours From Washington. A delightful summer? EsSOrFand perfect sanitarium, 2,500 feet above sea level. Vestibuled trains leave Washington 2:20 p. m. and 11:10 p. m. daily. Through compartment sleeper on night train, Tues daysThursdays, and Saturdays. For In formation, tickets, etc , apply at Chesa peake and Ohio offices'. Jy21, 25,27,30 Common Lumber Only 75c per 100 I Frank Libbey & Co ,'6th st. andN.Y. ave. THE WAY IT WORKS. charged, only about teu miners went into the pit. Tlie strikers In camp in Joseph Arnold's field, adjoining Cook & Sons' mine, had expected that not a man would return to work until the strike is settled. a hey and the 200 strikers who nmrched into camp from McDonald, Relsslug. Cecil, and Bishop, last night, paraded along the highwav and under the trestle road lead lug from the mine to the tipple, and their presence had a great deal with keepiug the Cook mlneo from going into the pit. No attempt wa made to stop the few men avIio wont into the mine At the same time it was well known that other miners did not go to work because they were afraid to do so The c.tmp established by strikeis has Instilled a fear Into the hearts of the Allison miners that even a whole army of deputies could1 not dispel and many of them have been heard to declare that as long as the strikers were at McGovern thcyT would not life a pick whether it cose "them their jobs or not CHIEF ARTHUlt DENOUNCED. He ! Called a Traitor to the Cause of Labor. Clarksburg, W Va., July 26. Themeeting held here last night and addressed by W. D Jlahon, of Detroit, president of the Street BallwayMen.and J. W Kea, -vice president of the. Painters and Decorators' Unions, of Chicago, has aroused the miners in this district, and a meeting will be held at the Nutter House tonight at which a branch of the United Mine Workers will be or ganized Over fifty miners last night agreed to join, and it is thought a majority will attend and that they will compel the balance to do so. In an Interview , Mahon said Arthur was a traitor to the cause or labor, and having made a fortune out of the laboring men, had Joined the mil lionaires and was working m their in terest. Mahon and Rea left today to attend the meeting at Wheeling tomorrow. MEETING OF OPERATORS. Will Discuss the Situation In the Pittsburg ConrthotiBe. Pittsburg, July 26. There will be a largo attendance of coal operators at the meeting to be held in the courthouse to morrow. Today they gathered from Cleve land and Chicago. Most of them talk as if they would do their utmost to put through the uniformity agreement. Col. Rend, of Chicago, thinks that the meeting for the purpose announced will not be on lines broad enough, and he will endeavor to have the wage question in cluded. The colonel claims that uniformity practically exists, although he admits that some operators still run company stores. He said: "What if this uniformity agreement to me anyhow? The strike in Illinois waa not caused by the same gnevauce as that In Pennsylvania. Then, according to that, different means will have to be considered to settle It there. As far as the uniformity plan itself is concerned, I am in favor or what it advocates. I control no company stores ard pay my men every two weeks in cnh. 1 have advocated the system of chcckweighmen for years What more do the miners want? They want an increase In wages. "The conditions which caused the strike lu Illinois were that the operators in southern Illinois cut prices so deeply that the operators in northern Illinois were compelled to cut the men's wages, in orderto compete with them. Thatiswhere. tho whole trouble lies, and I am sure that tho uniformity agreement can have.no effect on it However, I am willing to agree to uniformity, if It is one of the means of settling the strike." A call for a meeting oTW. P. DeArmitt's miners was Issued this morning by the miners' officials, ltib to be held Thurs day rnorning.lt is announced thatGompcrs, Debs and Garland, of the Amalgamated As roclation; Nonrahan, national secretary of the Plumbers' Union, and Carrlck, of the Painters' Union, will speak. Father Shertnnn in Seattle. Seattle, Wa6h., July 20. Eev. Father Sherman, son of the late Gen. William T.i Sherman, is here recuperating his health, which was sadly shattered by overwort. Sale of the Bonanza Mine. Baker City, Oreg., July 20. The Bonanza mine has been sold to J. M. Patterson, of Pittsburg; N. P. Hayes, of Philadelphia; George Crawford, of New York, and J. S Wallace, of, Denver, for $750,000. , Dr. Henry's Blood Tea regtuates the or gans and makes perfect health. The Finest Boards, $1 per 100 ft. Frank Libbey & Co., 6th st. andN.Y.ave. RAGE Of SPANISH CHRIS Havana Newspapers Filled With Insults to This Country. SITUATION MAY GET SERIOUS The Report Thnt Melton and La borde Huve Been Set ut Liberty Has Arou&ed Them to u High Pitch of Eveitemeut Many Promi nent Cuban Women Arrested. navana.viaKey West, July 26. Although the government has taken great care to prevent the publication or any news con cerning the case or the Competitor prison ers, the report that Messrs. Melton and Laborde have been set at liberty has cir culated lalgcly in Havana, especially in Muralla street, the well-known place of business ot the most uncompromising Span ish merchants. The report has produced great excitement among those Spaniards who believe that their government l- jieldlng'ito a humiliating extent to the demands ot the American Administration. The Spanish, pres here, echoing these sontimei'U, is printing the grossest in sults directed against the United States and Gen. Lee. It is said that a puMic demonstration against the Americans has been proposed Iu Muralla street and that preparations for it are making. The authorities are trying to calm the people. They declare that Consul General Lee Is on very friendly tenns with Gea Weyler and all the authorities Though those who ore abusing the Amencan consul are only a turbulent minority, the fact that the Dlario de la Marina has s'ded with them Is considered to have grave signi ficance, and the situation may become very serious at any moment. The Teturn of Gen. Weiler to Havana has been signalized by the arrest of many Cuban women of well-known families in the capital. Similar arrests hae also been made in Guanabacoa The house on Luz street, Guanab.icoa, where Senora Rosario Morales lived with her family, was Invaded by the Spanish police , who se.irched the house and arrested Seuorn Morales and all the other inmates. The well-known family of Scuor Macias, In Guanabacoa also, weie arrested and roughly treated This outrage is the result of Gen. Weyler's order to the police several months ago to look out very carefully for Cuban wo men, "because they are more dangerous to the public peace than the men them selves." Near Gibara, Puerto Principe province, another military train has been blown up with dynamite by the insurgents, who captured a large quantity of supplies. Many Spanish soldiers were killed und wounded The battalion of Soria has had a hard fight with the insurgents at Potrerillo, Santa Clara province After several hours' fightinsr the battalion retreated with hea y losses. At Portier, Matanzas province, the Span ish guerrilla force of Bailen has killed several pacificos who were concentrated around that place by order ot Gen. Weyler. The war ot the police upon the Nanigos, a particular class of Cuban outlaws, cou tinucsin Havana, but. as usual, the Spanish government accuses many Cubans of com mitting the crimes that are common among these offenders- Forty-two Cubans, un justly sentenced as Nanigos, have just been sent from Havana to pass the rest of their lives in the Spanish dungeons ot Ceuta, on the north coast of Africa. ADDITION TO CUBA'S NAVY. Steninor Mystic Ptirohnhed for the Insurgent Service. New London, Conn., July 26. The little steamer Mystic has been sold to the Cubans. She will be delivered to her new owners today. The vessel Is nlnety-sK foefe long and sixteen feet beam. She draws but a few feet of water and is adapted to river work, ''he is quite f.tst. It 4s intimated she will be drafted Into the Cuban service. The Mystic is prac tically new, having been built In 1805. Alaska. A gentleman just from Alaska will re turn in a few days and conduct a small party as far as Juneau. Persons desiring to go call at Rcom 37, Johnson Hotel, corner E and Thirteenth streets, this even Ing and Wednesday afternoon. it . Common Lumber Only 75c per 100 Frank Libbey & Co., 6th st. -mdN.Y.ave. IS ICHl RHODES The Transvaal Raid Report Again Occupies n 1; iient. A GHOST THAT WILL NOT DOWS Chamberlain Comes to the Defenho of the Committee and Tries to Eliminate His Alleged CompUdty ns ft Factor in Hi Argument" StnuhopK.- Motion Rejected. London, July 26. In the House ot Com mons today, the H6n. Philip J. Stanhope, P.adlcal, moved the adoption of a resolu tion, notice or which was given on Mon day lass, deprecating the inconclusive action and reiKirt of the committee ap pointed by the house to examine Into the Transvaal raid and the affairs of thei British fcouth Africa. Company. The resolution laid particular stress upon the failure or the commrttee to recommend specific steps regarding Cecil Rhodes, and upon its action in not reporting to the house the rerusal or Mr Hawkaley, Mr. Rhodes solicitor, to produce certain telegrams bearing upon the raid. The resolution also demanded that Mr. Hawks ley be summoned to the bar of thehocne aud compelled to produce the telegrams. Mr. Lrtbouchere, who was a member of the committee, and who submitted a minority report, led the attack upon the committee, and Sir Michael Hicks-Beach, chancellor of the exchequer defended It Sir William Verncja Harcourt, the Liberal -leader, said that the committee had noc abaudoued the inqairy. The report sub mitted to the House was couclnsrve on all insiKjrtant points In reference to the raid, but it was too late in the session for the committee to enter upon an investigation of the affarrs of the British South Africa Company. He reaffirmed his"cctire con ridence lu the committee Mr. Joseph Chamberlain, the colonial secretary, defended the committer in not insisting upon the production of tlie tele grams, elaborating the reasons therefor given in the report He sakl He regrettPd that Mr Stanhope bad submitted the reso lution, as it was calculated to weaken the committee's authority, and case a slur upon Its conclusions, wlUch were necessary to the peace ot South Africa, ami the vindication of the honor of Great Britain. He declared that he wa not coocerned to defend his personal boi.jr. His answer to his assailants was his act-on at tho Onus of the raid Mr. Rhodes had committed a fault that was about as big as a statesman could commit, but ae had dope nothing to at rect his personal character as a man of honor. Mr Chamberlain .further said that he did not believe the atrocious charges a gai as D Mr. Rhodes and Dr Harris made by Mr Labouchcre, wno had abused the privi-leges-of the house. The government, ne added, was not going to prosecute Mr Rhodes nor remove his name from the list or privy councilors. He had beenj made a privy councilor for his services, and he had done nothing since thutdimmed. lhoe seices. The government must bo guided to a considerable extent by the opinion that prevailed in Pouth Africa, or South Africa might be lost. The colonial secretary then read a com munication Trom Sir J Gordon Sprigg. prime minister of Cape Colony, to the af reet that Mr. Rhodes retained his former popularity, and that probably not more than halt ot the Dutch residents of the Cape were opposed to hire. Mr Chamberlain then raid it was not intended to abolish the British South Africa Company Rhodesia would In time have autonomy granted to it, and in the mean time such a form of control would be established as would prevent any abuse. This would probably be done before Parlia ment reassembled. The situation In South Africa was now better than at any time since the raid. The bitterness provoked by the invasion ot the Transvaal had largely been remov ed, and all that was now necessary to re establish harmony was the avoidance of auything that would cause further Ir ritation to the Transvaal. President Kruger's recent attitude encouraged tho hope that the relations between the two governments would soon be thoroughly satisfactory-Mr. Stanhope's resolution was than re jected by a vote ot 304 to 77. i ROW AMONG CONSERVATIVES. SnllHhttryV. Subterranean Attnclc Up on Secretnry Chuuiherlaln. London July 26 During a discussion of the workmen's Insurance bill In the House of Lords today. Prime Minister Satlsbury vehemently attacked a sub-section of tha measure which Colonial Secretary Cham berlain recently vigorously defended in tha House of Commons. Lord Salisbury, In the courst- of nls remarks, declared that no sane peison could approve ot the sub section, and he could not imagine how It got into the bill. Tne Daily News ascribes Lord Salisbury's attack to personal motives and says it was a gross and intentional insult to Mr. Chamberlain. The paper adds that tha weakness ot the opposition makes It un necessary to conceal the personal relations of the members of the cabinet. Within ten days Lord Salisbury has publicly re-, pndiated and defeated the Duke ot Devon shire and Mr. Chamberlain. The former is callous and indifferent. The latter bides his time. Neither of them fgrgets nor rorgives. Big Dry Goods House Fails. Cleveland, Ohio, July 2G. Following tho film; of chattel mortgages for $30,000 to preferred creditors, a receiver was today asked for the O. D. Myer Dry Goods Com pany, on Euclid avenue, one of the largest retail dry goods houses in the city. t Crowned Hcnds.' Narrow Escape. London, July 26. Adispatch rromMadrid says that the Queen Christina and King Alfonso had a narrow escape from death or serious injury today. They were walk ing throuch a woods at San Sebastain to daj when a heavy load of bird shot, fired by a hunter, pa,cd close to their heads. Enterprising Chicago Highwaymen. Chicago, July 26. Three highwaymen at taokeu a trolley car of the West Chicago Street Railroad Company, at Colorado avenue and Central Park Boulevard, last night, and robbed the conductorand motor man of their watches and $15. They made their escape. Tf Vmt Wnnt n Reliable- f?n.rrpntV. Frank Libbey & Co., 6th st. andN.Y.ave,