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1 I1LLLLNG, ^ \ A., \\ hVNESDAY, JANUARY 22, 1896'. YOLVMH XllV~NUMBEll 129.
FOR PROTECTION.
The National Manufacturers' Convolition
In Session.
NATION'S BUSINESS INTERESTS
jymuul lUniclliil Insulation on U>o
of Protection ontl Hfilliroclty.
fllrtoimiouto Memorialise congrcM on
ti?f lat>Ject~Also One DecUrlnjf for the
jtoogultlouofthe Belligerency of Calm.
Attendance of Delegates Prvacut.
CHICAGO, Jan. 21.?Tho first annual
convention of the national association
of manufacturers, assembled to-day at
Central Music Hall, for a three days'
session, fully COO delegates being present
from all sections of the country
and representing every branch of trade.
Among iho principal subjects to be
discussed ?ro the devising or ways and
mwins for the re-e?iabllshrncnt of reciprocal
trade agreements with foreign
countries, the recognition,aud control
of the Nicaroguan canal by the United
States. the extension of the United
5a:*? commercial marl no and the establishment
In South American capitals
and other desirable potnts of expositions
for the display of American
products.
Nearly all the delegates are strongly
In favor of the exclusive control of -the
Nlcaraguan canal by the United States,
and It is probable that strong resolutions
en that subjeot will be introduced.
>
Among the prominent meti present
are T. H. Martin. ?ecretary of -the
Georgia Manufacturers' Association;
ex-l'nlted States Senator Warner M11II
er. of New York: H. Clay Evans, and
GeaPTi] Wlliara Warner, 01 iunneaacc,
and Thomas Dolan, of Philadelphia.
Tele-prams ore pouring In announcing
the departure of delega<tions and the
attendance to-morrow will probably be
I greatly increased.
I A long. hut red hot set oT resolutions
on tbf Cuban revolution have been preI
pared by the Detroit Manufacturers
Club and will be presented to the con!
vention. They arc In efTeot that Spain
has failed utterly in putting down the
Cuban revolution; that on the contrary.
the Cubans arc gaining ground
every day; that the world is waiting
on the United States to take the Initiative
lUid tha>t it 1? injustice to withhold
longer ttien-cognition of the belligerency
of the Cubans. The President
Is requested to send a ringing message
to CongrtBM calling the attention of
that body to the need of immediate
action.
President Thomas Dolan called the
cjrrvntJon to order. Secrera/y Wilson
proceeded without delay to call the roll
of delegates.
A resolution was introduced ami
pa?ed mvKtoff associate members and
other visiting manufacturers to take
seats on the floor and take part In the
prorccdlng3.
President Dolan then read his address.
his remarks being frequently intrtrii*#!
by applause. His reference*
to the policy of protection 16 American
Industries. the need at a more equitable
tariff and the advantage -to obtain by
a. roium to the reciprocity system of
trade Willi forelgu countries were
gnwted ritit especial enthusiasm.
At the conclusion of Ills address, the
report of the executive oommiUee was
read by the secretary and teferred.
The convention then llltened to an
.able address on "The Home Market,"
by Thomas McDougall, of Cincinnati.'
Mr. McDougall spoke In favor of the
system of protection and declared that
the best thing for the country would be
for the legislators to pass proper remedial
lan-s for the condition of the country
as it Is at present and then devote
their attention to appropriation bills
for the n*xt five or ten years.
A resolution was Introduced, having
for tts object ?the shutting off ot the
ruidlnir or resolutions before the convention.
but Charles H. Clark, of Philadelphia.
secured special exemption for
a resolution providing 'that the Presl!
nt of the UnKed States appoint a
commfct*? of three to enquire what act:
n should be taken tq proteot American
manufacturer* against manufacturing
In the east, notably in Japan.
The resolution passed unanimously and
Mr. iumc. niiura ? wuer. ?w *r?u?Tand
Charles Davi?. of Cincinnati,
were appointed members of the comir.iKt'*.
Gf >rs?? M. Wallace moved that <the
aiwocIa?tlon memoraUM Conjfres*. the
ruemorial to t*nbody Just wlrnt the
wciit'.on a? buninw* men dealre ConKt*i
to Jo. and that a committee of
revn he flrnt appointed to tuKertftln
what the i&tactatlon wants. Thle was
also pawed.
Mr Martin, of Drtrolt.%?hen Intro<lur*d
?h* r*-^olUktion advoerutJnn the
n-frj^nltlon o( the Cuban republic by
/untry, and K tru referred to the
proper committee.
Th convention adjourned until i!
?' v^c.r to-morr3\r, the aft<?tnoon being
srlv?n up to committee work.
SuMoim) IJnr AMOMolloo^
PITTHHUftGH. Pa.. Jan. 21.?Th^
N .tl' n;il liar iron Association m?*t hero
to--!-;v and completed it* organization
: -I- tln?? tho following officers:
? rr-i,!cnt, Jar.K-ft CI. Caldwell, Lou lit*
viil-. Ky,; vice president, H. T. WulWjlmlflgton,
IhjI.; treasurer,
'K-r.rRv m. Bard, Munclo, Ind.; secre1
f. H. Elverson, Cataaaqua, Pa.
Ti - association waa formed In Do*
' r to make a cJaaalflcation of bane
' :ind extra* above the banc of
1 t'.'-r Mif. ji of Iron, and to-day the old
" ' Nation was re-adopted. This
) ' i ;Jj;amat?J organisation of the
' 1 M.; Hur Iron AHRoclatlon and
? !' lorn Association of Makers of
Bar Iron.
Vrw York Itnr Meeting,
A r.HANV, N. Y.. Jan. 31,-Tho anmini
M?'H5lnii of the State liar AflR??clati'
n opened to-nlKht at Odd Fellow/'
h il In the presence of n large number
"f iMidltorn. President William H.
H"i'< rtMon opened |he mooting with hi*
' <''' < I address. Tho ttddrnss"*of the
wna delivered by Hon. Chaun'
M. Ijppcw. on "Patriotism or Jln?:-i-m
-The lawyer's Duty."
'Hi' association will entertain il?
" '"Tn and guests at luncheon at 1
i " at Fort Oranee Club to me<r?t Hon.
''iiiumrey M. Dr?p?w. .Tustlcc William
-"V nml Moorllrld Btorny. ptvul
?f th? Amrrlcan liar Aiwoclatloii.
lirnM-mrr Orr.
1'AITL, Minn., Jan. 21.?A Duluth
' ! to the Dispatch rayio Jt l:>
1 that at tho nccrot meeting ? r
' " r mlno owner* held In Clevei
wiok t'? decldo 6n tho j"?"
ii of oro to lit* turned out hy the
rauK'-n during the oomlnff n<*atrilnl
nmnnitt to b<- shipped !:
1 i at. 10.000,000 tona, or 200,000 le*?i
t?,uri , ,ih hIiI[jpud during la* I nea*on.
niiii.-rH realize that when then? I*
11 i'1 uh piled up on the U'wr-r Inlu
It i"it* ii m a price flutter. The
ii Ih to be allowed to nhlj? a,W)0,000
1 usrulnut G.WO.OOO ton* f??r all thi?ak*
Superior magnc. Laat n
1 ' hi? Mesaba shipped only MM,WO
' .I.K
if y ??
AW AWFUL EXPLOSION
Of Gm 111 New 1 lit % ? ii - Three Persona
Killed mid Several Injured.
NEW 11AV1SN, Conn., Jan. 2l.-Thro*
"hien were killed and four received serious
injuries to-day by the explosion
of an acetyline gas receiver in the
four story brick building owned by English
and Maratck" and occupied by the
owners, who were engaged In the manufacture
of carriage hardware, and F.
I*. Pflegar & Company, hardware manufacturers.
The explosion set the building
on lire and It was destroyed, with
the greater part of Its contents, the
loss amounting to about J100.000. There
were about forty people In the building
at tho time of .tho accident, and for a
time tho report was current that fully
half of uRt had perished. Following Is
u Hat of thu casualties:
l)cuil.
Joseph Hawser, machinist.
William Stevens. bookkeeper.
Joseph Toof, workman.
Iiijnmt.
James T. McNeil, machinist, badlycut
about hcvatf and shoulders. v
F. P. Pflegar, bodly burned.
Alrxts Krah. foreman, burned about
head and upper portion of the body.
Frank C. Rlchter. laborer, bruised
and cut.
The explosion took plaoe In Pflegar's
warMooms, where the gas tank was
belnJtjkvtod. Houser, who was doing
the \wk, was killed Instantly, his body
being terribly mangled.
Twp bodies, supposed to be those of
William Stevens, bookkeepr, and a lad
framed Toot, employed by Pflegar &
Company, wero taken from the ruin*
after the Are had been subdued. Of
those Injured McNeil, Krah and Richtor
may not survive. Pflegar Is prostrated
by the shock.
The building was a four-story brick
structure. On the ground floor and second
story were the works of English &
Merslck, manufacturers of carriage
hardware; on the third floor werq the
rooms of Edwin J. Toof & Co., makers
of sewing machine attachments, and
the fourth floor was occupied by F. P.
Pflegar & Co.. machinists. As soon as
the report was heard the workmen
rushed for their lives. In an Instant
the buidlng was filled with smoke,
?tcam nnd dust and flames burnt out
with great violence, fanned by the
drnft of air admitted through the front
of the bujldlng, which had been completely
blown out. In a trice the flamed
communicated to the whole building.
At that time It was thought that the
loss of life must' be appalling.
No one could enter tho building,
owjng to the furnace-like hoat, which
was breaking plate glass windows in
other buildings located In this business
centre. The entire fire department, together
tvlth the reserves, was called to
the scene, and Jt was three hours before
the fire was under control. Meanwhile
Hauser'n body had been found on the
first floor. As the firemen arrived upon
the scene the tremendous crowd which
had gathered was scattered by another
explosion, not so violent as the first.
When the building could be enteral
the search for dead bodies was begun.
The roll was called and It was thought
that all had been accounted for. A
little later, however, the firemen made
their way through a mass of debris and
came upon two horribly burned bodies,
\\ hlch were Identified as those of Bookkeeper
Stevens nnd Thomas Toof.
The loss will prove total to the owners
of the building and the tenants,
.FIREMEN BURNED
In the Rata* of n Ilttlldlng During a
Illnzc In fit. I.nnl*.
ST.LOUIS, Mo., Jan, 21.?A stubborn
fire broke-out at 10:30 o'clock to-night
in the basement of the four-story store
building at 41C Broadway, occupied by
AJeo & Co. .dealers In optical, surgical,
und electrical Instruments. The firm
-has been In business here for the post
forty years and also carried an extensive
stock of lino painting materials.
All the Are companies In the business
part of town- were soon lighting the
flames and by strenuous efforts succeeded
In confining them to Aleo's
building. An Immense amount of water
was thrown on the fire, which was
finally gotten under control and practically
?ubdued when the top floor caved
in nnd fell through to the flrst floor,
pinning down four firemen who were at
work there. The men were oovere<J
with broken beams, flooring, show
cases and a large quantity of the stock,
which was set ablate again by the
crash. All the firemen available were
put to work to rescue their fellows and
several streams were turned on the
burning heap, from which could be
henrd their agonising cries for help.
Finally, all the voices but one were
stilled. Whether the (lames had reached
the .other three and ended their agony
l? not known. The men were Captain
iJlanville, Rcfnhart '3111 lor nnd
James Khodely. of Salvage Corps 2,
and Milton Curly, of Chemical Compa
ny No. 1. _
CHINESE FANATICS
A guilt Inciting tltr IVnpIfl to JKnrtler
Oirblim) .MiMloiinrlea.
HAN FRANCISCO, Jnn. 2l.~The
steamer Coptic, from Yokahoma, January
5, brings the following advices:
The Mohammedan rebellion Jn the
Chinese province of Kanwu has been entirely
hup pressed and the country pacified.
Thore have been many executions,
including- the leaders 'of the Insurrection.
The China mall cays:
Another proclamation of the vilest
nature ha* been pouted throughout the
province of Yunnan. Inciting the people
to murder all missionaries agaiiiHt
whom din^ustlng and disgraceful
charges an? reiterated. The matter Is
of the gravekt Importance and the
whole of the powers ought to Itntlst upon
the punishment of the official* of the
province.
The Jg.pa.neno rjjute tte say* three Koreans.
tried for complicity In the murder
of the Korean queen, Were found
;;ullty December 28 and hanged the
mme evening. I'ak Hen, one of the trio,
was found guilty of having cut down
the queen's body, pouring oil upon her
remains and then cremating the body.
An Old Mm t'onvlrlr?l.
Special Dispatch to the Intelligencer.
MARTINSBtfRQ, W .Va.. Jan. 21.?
Suimuel May, who thot linker Uraver in
December, was convicted to-day before
I .ludgu Fuulkner of unlawfully shooting
I with Intent to kill. May hod charge of
ii farm with orders to ke^p off lro?p**?'
rs. When Heaver attempted to cross
flu* pltico a quarrel ensued. Reaver
plrked up a stone and threw and May
lired at him with a loaded Phot gun.
I the shot taking effoct In hi* head and
nhouldors. hut without fatal rosults.
May in seventy-nine years 01 urb ami
v.-JIl probatory bo given only a Jail ?entenee.
# i ?
ArcltliUbni* Knln'i TftJIInm.
RT. TjOUW. Mo.. Jan. 2J.-A o*b)o
fioni Homo to Archbishop Knln announces
Hint Uio pnlHum. thn
,.t his urchh BhopaLmnK, I" now on its
,,yTo Ht I-oulH. Till- IWI?l
1 !h;ii<ip Hhanley, of North
Mr precious burden will nrrlve here
, .xt Tue*?biy. It I* wihl thnt the archMH,op
will shortly nfKko
for the Invitation* of the ? h rch <ll*n utf
to the ceremony 04(1]"vf"*'lu.,h0'
Jt ^ aim out definitely "Ottje thaUhn
.vnt will nut tunc j>)uco ubUl u?*t
iMftV.
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PACIFIC CABLE. "
Congress Will Probably Authorize
It nt This Session.
STIIE AMOUNT OP THE SUBSIDY
Tbv Only Point of Dimircnie Dftmni
the ('nnnnlttrr and the Cable Company.
1'ropoMtl to Have Coinmnnlnatlon with
Hawaii Within Eighteen Months and
with Japan In Three Yearn?Tills Government
to Practically Control It.
Tcruuofthv mil.
"WASHINGTON, D. C? Jan. 21.From
the action of the house commlttco
on*commerce to-day there seems to
be little doubt that a bill authorizing
the Pacific Cable Company to lay u
cable from the Pacific const to the Hawaiian
islands and Japan will be favorably
reported within a short time.
The committee directed a sub-committee
to prepare a bill embracing certain
changes considered desirable from the
bill ^outlined by the company. There
will be a eonference between members
and the state department officials
regarding arrangemvnlo tor a cable
station on the Marshall inlands, which
are owned by Germany. The prlnclpul
point of difference between the cable
company and the commlttw In the
amount of government subsidy to be
granted and the time to be allowed for
laying the cable.
It is proposed by the company to have
the cable wok In k to the Hawaiian
Islands in eighteen months and to JuX>o
n in three years. The bill to be drafted
will reduce this time. The subsidy
asked Is $180,000 a year for a term of
twenty yearn, the government to have
free use of the cable in that time. In
the course of the discussion It was argued
that the nubsldy asked was too
large in view of the estimated cost of
the work. $6,GOO.OO<r to $7,000,000. and the
probable amount of gowmmont business,
which the committee estimated
at from $20,000 to $20,000. The suggestion
was also entertained that subsidies
might be granted by the Japanese government,
and iK)SHlbly China
The bill to be framed will probably
reduce the subsidy. It will also embrace
provisions to secure the United
States government the right of way
in the use of the cnblc. Jame* S.
Bcrymser. president, and E. L. Baylies,
vice president of the company, have
written Chairman Hepburn accepting
suggestions made by the committee
mm inn CUIH|IUUJ nuuu
treasury $100,000 in bonds, to bo forfeited
In case It falls to complete the
work within the specified time, with
rates between the United States nnd the
Island of Oahu not to exceed 75 cents
per word and $1 60 to Japan and*Chlna,
also thao after twenty years government
mcssafces shall be carried at press
rates, not to exceed one-quarter of
business rates.
Mr. Bennett, of New York, has asked
Secretary Olney for his opinion whether
It would be necesary to make a treaty
with the German government to secure
the right to establish a cable station
on the Mnrshall islands.
THE FEE SYSTEM
" r
Strongly CrltlcUwl tu Coitgrru ? Drfldrnrj
Oil! PkmmI.
WASHINGTON, D. C., Jan. 21.?The
house to-day passed the urgency deficiency
bill. The bill carried $4,415,922.
S3.242.5S2 of which was for the expenses
of the United States courts.
The abnormal growth of expenditures
tor the federal courts came In for a
good deal of criticism and there was a
general expression In favor of a salary
system.
Mr. Cannon, chairman of the appropriations
committee, made a statemont
and called especial attention to the
onormous deficiency of $3,242,582 for the
(expenses of United States courts, which
shows an abnormal growth of this
branch of tho public service of more
than 100 per cent There won, no declared,
urgent necessity for a reform.
The fee system ought to be
abolished nnd fixed salaries provided
for United States attorneys and United
States marshals.
Mr. Sayres (Dem., Texaa) agreed with
Mr. Cannon ns to the necessity for reform.
Unless the present system was
ohnnged the expenses of United States
marshals and United States commissioners
would Increase year by year to
an enormous extent.
Mr. Henderson (Rep. Iowa) said that
in the last Congress the Stone bill had
been prepared, but had fallen, ho had
been informed, of Its otyn weight. It
having been found upon examination
that the sularles provided In it would
exceed the expenses under the present
system.
Air. Iiainer (Rep., Neb.) challenged
Mr. Henderson's statement as to the
Stone bill. That bill, he said, would
produce a considerable reduction of
expenditures. It had been re-Introduced
and would he pressed at this session.
Mr. Lacey (Hep., Iowa) argued that
the fee system was responsible for
the bringing of many frivolous suits.
He cited an Instance where a man In
the western district of Arkansas hold
th* positions of clerk of the United
jjfates district court, clerk of the circuit
court and clerk to the United
States commissioner, and drew over
$12,000 In fees. He declared that the
whole system was honeycombed with
fraud.
SILVER. COINAGE.
eighteen Jllillon Dollars fo be Coined In
Frbrnnr>*.
WASHINGTON. Jan. 21.?About
February I tho treasury department
will resume tint coinage of silver dollars
and continue until about IIS.OOO.OOO
have been coined. When the present
administration enzno into powrr there
were In the treasury about $2D.OOO.OO<) In
slK'er dollars, coined from bullion under
the act of 1830 and available for the
redemption of trouaury notes issued in
payment for the bullion purchased.
Since August, 1893, about $18,000,000 of
theae notes have been redeemed In nllver
dollars and cancelled. The secretary
of the treasury has now decided to
coin from the bullion .on hand and purchase
under the net of -WW, about $18.000,000,
which will restore (he amount
of dollar^ In the treasury to what It
was on March 4, 1M>8, The average
cost of the silver bullion purchased under
the Sherman act wan 71H cents on
the dollar, which leaves a icaln or
seigniorage of 2BV4 Cent* on the dollar.
At this rate the selgAlorngo on the $18.000,01)0
to fx? coined [would be
which will be accounted for In the
available cash on hand. Increasing It
by that amount. The order for the resumption
of the coinage ?t the mints
at Philadelphia, Now Orleans and Ban
Francisco Is cxpectod In a day or two.*
A lll>; Ilrltlg* Opriirtf.
RTOtTX CITY. lown. Jan. 2t.-The
Pa/cinp Short JJnc brldgo over the MlaMolirl
river, one of the longest structures
of tho kind In the country, was
upenod' with appropriate ceremonies.
To-night a big bnnquot will be held.
The hrldK* ha* Men In courae of construction
for six visirs.
THE ST. LOUIS CONVENTION,
All Ike I'Unt for the <.'rrut Ilcpnfolieau
Cntlicrliiq Completed.
ST. LOUIS, Jan. 21.?The sub-coml
mlttoo on convention of the national
Hepuhllcnn committee, visited the exI
position building to-day accompanied
by Mr. Adler, of Chicago, an consulting
architect, and inspected the north nave
where It Is Intended to hold the convention
noxt June. J
lunae Taylor, the St. Louis architect,
who made the plans for remodeling the
building and who will have charge of
the work for the Business Men's
League, and Mr. Adler. went over the
, plans carefully and any changes that
the latter may think necessary will be
made under his supervision.
When completed, It Is estimated that
the hall will seat at least 16,000 people,
and that it will have ample committee
rooms. Everything* that can ba done
to facilitate the work of the press and ;
telegraph scrylce is being arranged for. |
I III* nccommounuonn, it in niuieu, win
be the most complete in every detail
that have been afforded at any other
national convention.
In executive session. the committee
appointed the following committees:
On Printing?J. 8. Ciarkson. of Iowa; |
w. a. Hahn, of Ohio, luid h. C. Kerens, I
of Missouri.
On Hall?General Clayton, of Arkansas;
W. J. Campbell, of Illinois, and
Henry C. Payne, of Wisconsin. The
latter committee has charge of the work
of remodeling the hall, and will see to it I
that the contract with the local committee
is carried out.
It was decided that visiting Republican*
would have to look to the delegate*
of their respective districts for tfekets
to the convention. This was decided
upon by the committee as the best manner
of disponing Of tickets, as they had
received no many requests for personal
ndmisslons that they found it impossible
to look after all themselves. The
usual number of tickets will be given to
the local committee.
The following resolution was adopted'
unanimously:
"Resolved, That the BOO admission
tickets to the Republican national convention
set apart for tho Grand Army of
the Republic bo turned over to the
members of the council of administration
of that organisation, representing
the several states and territories, for
distribution at the said convention on
the basis of the membership of the said
urbanization in each state and territory."
Major W. P. Huxford. of Washington,
D. C., was appointed an assistant sergeant-ot-arms.
This afternoon the
sub-committee of the national Republican
committee conferred with the committee
from the Business Men's League
and completed all the details for the
convention. The plans submitted by
the Business Men's League were accepted
after some minor changes had been
made.
KENTUCKY SENATOR.
Republican* In Nnch Uetter Shape Than
the Democrats.
FRANKFORT, K)t, Jan. 21.?'The
vote In the two houses of the legislature
for senator to-day, J a a* follows:
Hunter (Rep.), G7; Blackburn (Dc?n.),
58; Carlislo (Demi), 4; McCreary (Dem).
3; Buckner (Dem.), 1; Stone (Dcm.), 1;
A. E. WJtaon (Rep.), 1; C, E. Bate
(Pop.), 1.
T8ie leaders on both fides feel very
nervous to-nlpht The defection from
Blackburn was unexpectedly larj?e and
it Is disappointing. The Republicans
arc out oX humor with the I'opullst for
pledging to not vote for Hunter until
.February 8, after Wilson's seat In the
house shall have been fllled. The situation
looks strained and revolutionary
tactics may be resorted to again.
The Republicans 4o not feel cesy, but
are more hopeful than the Democrats.
Wellington (Mill.
ANNAPOLIS, Md., Jan. 21.-The protracted
struggle for\the United States,
senatorshlp which has been going or.
In the Maryland legislature for the
papt week was practically terminated
to-night by the Republicans in caucus
nominating Congressman Georp? L.
Wellington to succeed Senator Gibson.
His victory was decisive and there
seems to be no room for doubt that he
will be elooted in joint session to-morrow.
Iter. Allen's Stains,
WASHINGTON, D. C., Jan. 2l.-Thc
report recently published to the effect
that the First Presbyterian church of
this city had demanded the resignation
of the co-pastor. Rev. Allen, to make
way for Dr. Tolmage, Is stated on the
nnlWIfv iu nnt fnrroet. Under
the Influence of the presbytery the officers
of this church have submitted to
Rev. Mr. Allen a proposition to pay him
his full salary to October 1, 1896, according
to the contract made with him
September 23. The Rev. Mr. Allen, It
Is stated. regards this to be consistent
with his rights and self-respect, and
Intends, it Is added, of his own 'accord,
wllllhgly to resign his position to the
presbytery at a meeting soon to bo
held.
The ttulil Outflow.
WASHINGTON. P. C.t Jan. 21.~The
treasury to-day lout $2,500,000 In gold
bars for export, $68,000 in coin, and 514.000
in Jewelers' bars, making tho total
loss for tho day $2,582,000. This reduces
the gold reserve to <50,700,1:9.
The (told Ucstm,
WASHINGTON, I). C.. Jnn. 21.?Todny's
statement of the condition of the
treasury shows: Available cosh balance,
J177,545,G95; cold reserve, $53,613,370.
BRIEF TELEGRAMS.
A rupture between Italy and Rrnr.ll Is
imminent, owlng'to Itroa'.l's tardiness
in sottllng Italian claims growing out
of the civil war In llritfll.
Frank J. Cannon and Arthur ltrown
were elected United States senut"rs
from tho new state of Utah yesterday.
They are rree silver Republicans.
Tho American Association of Inventors
and Manufacturers Js in session in
Washington. It declared unanimously
for upholding tho present patent system.
Senutor belter's bill granting service
pensions to soldiers of the civil wnr at
tho rate nor month of one cent per day
for the time served was reported In
inendntlon.
Justice Field, of the United States supreme
court, nay* thftt nil stories that
ho will retire we without hi* authority
and that he will continue on the
bench. He wan appointed by Lincoln
In 1KD3 and 1m boyond the legal age entitling
him to retire on full pay.
Col. Byrne*, elected scrgeant-at-nrm*
of the national Republican convention,
denies that there 1h any truth Iji the
tory that his election wan due t" a
combine of Allison and Mclvlnley manager*.
Polities, he saya, had nothing
to do with the matter.
A dispatch from tb<? Cameroon* says
that several days' fighting has occurred
near the station of Jaude between the
garrison and the Insurgent native* of
tli** Herman territory. Four Gorman
otlle^rs were wounded nnd seven native
troops were killed. ^
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SPANISH CANNON
Agnin Prove ton Much [or tlic
Ciibitu Insurgents.
COMPLETE VICTORY SECURED
IJjr Etctlleut Artillery Flrlnx In a Small
Ilattlf nt Tlrnill -i'lir Patriot* Still LaytUffXVntte
Plantation* In the Province
of Manlanzav ? (iomex Not Far Froiu
Havana?More Trouble In tlir llanki of
the I<eforiiil?t Party.
HAVANA, Jan. 21.-Tho tteformlBt
vfrn Rcnnr JPranciscn CorriL.
has been dismissed for not conforming
with the attltudo of the Dlarlo de La
Marina, and that party agulnat Gen.
Campos.
From the front It Is reported to-day
that Oen. Maximo Gome* is Htill at the
plantation of Portugalte, near San Jose
de las Lnjns, abut thirty kilometres
from Havana.
The eastern army of Innuritcnts under
Jose Maceo and llabl, are still understood
to be Jn the Sagua la Grande district
of the province of Santa Clara and
moving westward.
Gen. Luque early during the morning
of Sunday last, January 19, attacked the
camp of Gen. Antonio Macco at Tlradl,
provfnee of Plnar del lilo. Tlorado is
I not far from San Luis, Just south of the
city of Plnar del Rio, capital of the province
of that name. The Spanish
| troops are reported to have won a comj
plete victory over the Insurgents, who
left 27 killed on the field and who are
snld to have retired with 140 dead and
wounded. On the side of the troops
only two soldiers were killed and one
officer and fourteen soldiers were
wounded.
The victory of the Spaniards was due
to the excellent artllleVy fire which they
directed upon the Insurgents.
Advices from the province of Matanza
say that the insurgents recently called
upon the garrison of Pord Flora at La
Gucla. near Mncurijes, that province,
to 'surrender; but the soldiers refused
to do so and the insurgents burned all
the cane fields In the vicinity of Fort
Flora. This body of Insurgents Is said
to have numbered 1,200 men and to have
been moving westward from the Sagua
la Grande district. They derailed a
train at Chinchilla,
An Incident of Maximo Gomez's countanmarch
through Havana province Is
reported to-day. Day before yesterday
he was encamped with 3.000 men at tho
plantation of Amalia. While there he
seni ivr tut- v? * v? >u0?iHo
and told him that he came to destroy
Fortugalite with dynamite In view of
Its disobedience of his orders against
grinding sugar cane. But, he added. If
the garrison should retire from the
plantation, he would agree not to dynamite
It. This was agreed to and the ,
frrarison retired, but only as far as San
Jose. PortupalUe Is a fine estate and
Gome2 has given a written order not
to burn It. out of rcspect to the administrator
and ojvner, the prominent and
aged Spanish pa>trlo*, Manuel Calve.
Gomez has travelled towards and arrived
at Guayabal. which Is only fifteen
miles oulh of Havana, and near the
line of Pinar del Rio province. The
movement of flame* westward again
is believed to be due to a call from Maceo
for help to relieve him from a critical
situation In Pinar del Rio.
THE CUBAN QUE8TI0H
Taken on n Kew Phaie In ffi? Senate-Mr.
Cull'* iUsolntlnn.
WASHINGTON, D. C? Jan. 2L?Tho
senate put aside finance and foreign*
affairs to-day and gave the day to work
on comparatively minor bills on the
calendar. About seventy bills were
passed, clearing the calendar of much
accumulation and leaving only the lmportant
measures pending. f
Tho Cuban question received brief
and inconclusive attention early In tljo
day.
Mr. Call (Dern., Florida) read a telegram
from Key West as follows:
"Marquis Rodrlgues has been taken
from steamer Olivette last Wednesday,
Louis Samallien and son also taken
* All nM.Amni-lrnn olHcona
Get them out of grasp of Spanish authorities."
Mr. Call offered a resolution reciting:
the arrests anrl directing the executive
authorities to ascertain If any Just
causo for the arrests had existed, and
if not to demand their immediate release.
Mr. Hoar suggested that tho tone of
the resolution was too Imperative.
There sectnud to he an Idea, Mr. Hoar
said, that the senate of the United
States is a constantly loaded cannot,
which can be touched off at any time by
a senator.
Mr. Call answered that he wishes to
Know whether the American Hag aforded
any protection to its citlsens.
Ho referred to the arrests of Americans
in Cuba while citlsens of other countries
were not disturbed.
Mr. Sherman pointed out that such a
resolution might give the senate trouble
In other cases. It should fjro to
the committee on foreign relations for
appropriate consideration.
Mr. Call said that It was the duty of
the senate to' act on Information such
as this telegram gave. He desired the
people to know hl> was ready to act
promptly, nlthchigh he did not object to
committee consideration.
Mr. Cullom. (Rep., III.) a member of
the committee on foreign relations,
stated tliut ho understood that there
could be a communication from the
secretary of state, perhaps to-day, as
to arrest of United States citizens In
Cuba, "and as to the general subject."
He urged therefore that there be no
haste.
Mr. Hoar suggested that If this dispatch
was shown to the secretary of
state he would immediately take appropriate
action.
Mr, Call answered that he had already
called the attention of the secretary
to the subject, but the senator regarded
It as a duty of the senate to not,
lilUIIflWIUVIIU^ Ut nil rAl-VHUIU III UIIV.1I>
It wan finally agrcod that the resolution
go to the committee ou foreign relations.
Mr. Call again returned to the Cuban
subject by asking Mr. Sherman what
was to lu? done as to another pending
resolution asking the statu department
for tho information furnished by tho
Unlto<l States consuls In Cuba.
Mr. Sherman replied that he regardoil
the resolution as Inexpedient. It
might endanger the consuls and thousnmls
of lives If confidential communications
wore made public. Tho senate
should not attempt to draw mysteries-?
If there were my?torles~fronj tho state
department ?t n time of war. Such
notion was nccdkss unions tho secretary
of stato was not doing his duty,
wfilch was not apparent.
Mr. Call did not further press his
resolution.
From it?r Mmlrlil And*
MADRID, Jan. 31.?Dlspatehcs front
Havana nay that Marshal MurUnex Uc
Campos Is now on his way here on
board tho steamer Alfonso Xll, having
sailed yesterday. The local authorities
of/Havana and the guard of honor bade
him good-bye and he was warmly,
heered by the crowds of people present
at his departure.
A dlapatch to the ImparcJal from Havana
t?ys that the column of troops
commanded by General Mod nan ha* defeated
1,000 Insurant*. The latter are
said to have left ten killed on the field
and to have lost three prisoners. On
the Spanish Hide, Jt Is sold that only one
was killed owl throe wore wounded.
The ImpxrciaTs dispatch also adds
that the insurgents have burned several
villages, including Nasarene,
ENGLAND'S ISOLATION
Tito Tlicmc Affurdi Mr. Chamberlain an
OpjMirtnulty to Talk.
LONDON.. Jan. 21.?A banquerwus
given to-night at the Hotel Metropole
In honor of Baron Lamlngton, who Is
about to assume the sovernorship of
Queensland? Australia.
Joseph Chamberlain, secretary of
ataiif, for tile colonies, in toasting Lord
Lamlngton, complimented the colonies
upon their loyalty.
He preferred, he flaid, to say nothing
upon the Transvaal question pending
the Judicial inquiry which was to be
made, and he felt confluent, ho aaid,
thait the country would wartt to hear
both the indictment and the defense before
pronouncing Judgment.
In regard ito the recent references to
the isolation of England, he said that
Jong standing differences appeared to
have suddenly assumed threatening
proportions "fn/in quarters from which
wo might have expeoted friendship and
consideration." 'The secretary then
continued: "We were confronted with
suspicion and even with haatc, and wo
had to fceoogndre that our succew itself,
however legitimate, was Imputed to us
as a crime: our love of peace was regard
er as a sign of weakness, and our
Indifference to foreign criticisms was
construed Into 'an invitation to insult
us. The prospect of our discomfiture
was regarded with hardly disguised satisfaction
by our competitors, who must
be forced to admit that we alone hold
our possessions throughout the world
in trust for them ail and admit th?m
to our markets, as freely as our own
selves. (Cheers.)
"While regretting the existence of
such a feeling, we rejolos that It has
found expression."
OTbe proceedings wero closed by the
gueats singing "Rule Britannia," and
with reference to Mr. Chamberlain,
"He's a Jolly Good Fellow."
Th. r.lnlw mni Wrotfia.
LONDON, Jan. 21.?The Globe this
afternoon publishes a severe article on
the ftiv*twfeJon of the United States Venezuelan
commission to the governments
of Gre?t Britain find Venezuela to submit
to the commission all evidence in . .
their possession which islikely to further
the work of investigation, and also inviting
these two governments to be
represented before it by attorneys without
prejudice to cithern claims, and
says: *
"Great Britain will never allow this
monstrous claim to determine the territory
of a British colony within its
Juris'-Motlon. No power oould admit it
except at the ck>se of a long and disastrous
war. Were such a demand made
by any other power, our only reply ,
would be to hand its ambassador his j
passports -and mobilize the fleet.
"Will these parnioous commissioners
undertake to anuwer tor $he effect upon
their own countrymen of forcing the 1
premier to ?nub the American secretary;
of state r
No AnUa In If
ROME, Jan. 21.?The Osservatore Romano
to-day says there is not a shadow
of truth in the Bt&temtrzrt that the
pope, through Cardinal Satblli, has of- 71
fered President Clevland to arbitrate j
the Venezuelan dispute or that he has * J
instructed Cardinal Vaughan to ascer- ]
tain the feeling of the British government
regarding his proposition.
Continuing, the Osservatore Romano
denies that his holiness offered his ser- $j
vices as mediator at the beginning ot
the Venezuelan dispute and that the |
Marquis of Salisbury refused them. * ;
Thr Temp* PropoauiU m QuNtlon,
PARIS, Jan. 21.?The Temps, refer- !
rinR to Senator Davis' Monroe doctrine
resolution, says: <$3j
flntila Imoirlna tlllf . ' 'VM
Europe will admit without protest this 1
overweening innovation of the Monroe , " >
doctrine, or that the American states'."
will continue to submit themselves to i
all the annoyances of slavery without"1
a single advantage of protection?" >1
THE BRICKLAYERS,
The Great Membership-Important Kcio> 1
fiitioim Are Adopted.
COLUMBUS. O.. Jan. 2L?The International
Bricklayers to-day announced j
their membership to be 43,287, and their j
reserve fund $218,450. They expended
for beneficial purposes during the last 1
six months $128,339. All local unions j
are requested to endorse Hollow brick
and tile for fire-proof buildings.
The ash concrete system was do- j
nounced as dangerous to human llfo. '
Congress was asked, with oheers, to re- !
cognise Cubona as belligerents. Safe * \
flooring In modern iron struotures. |
while building, was denounced. Local ~ "j
unions are advised to try by arbitration /
to secure eight hour workA Montreal j
and Louisville are to be organised as
union brick labor cities. Free coinage
was recommended. Postal- savings y.-iw
bank and self-rule in Washington, D. I
C? urged upon the government
III* Awful Confession.
FREPEMCTON. N. B.t Jan. 11- ,
About six years ago a log cabin occu- ' j
pled by a family named Grler, outside ^
of -this city, was burned and-Mrs. !
Grler, who was a widow, and her adopt- . *-!
ed daughter, wer? cremated. A son,' j
AYUlluin, wo* niso supposed to nnvo v,
been J oat In the Are, though no trace of -1
his body could be found In the ruins. j
Another Bon, John, escaped. The latter
afterwards removed to Minneapolis.
A letter has Just been received stating
that John has been hanged for murder- I
lng a man In a saloon In a Minnesota 31
city, and that Just before the execution j
ho confessed to murdering his brother
William while on their way home, and ,?
then on reaching the cabin he flred the
place In order to cover up his crime. |
Wrntlirr PorrtMt (tor To-flav.
For West Virginia, cloudy and threatening.
followed by rain Wednesday afternoon
or night; northwesterly winds. ^
For \Wstetn Pennsylvania. generally
fair Wednesday, probably followed by
rain Wednesday night; northeasterly .
winds.
For Ohio, cloudy and threatening, followed
by rain In the afternoon; northwesterly
wind*.
TEMPERATURE YESTERDAY
as furnished by C. Bohnopf. druggist, corner
Market and Fourteenth streets:
7 a. in $413 p. m 4S
n. m 37|7 p. m 40
12 in 4S| Weather?Fair. '/w
DIED.
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\m. at 10 o'clock p. m.. HARRY ^
UOOI>WlN? riged S3 years.
Funeral notice hereafter.
BUOOK8?On Wodneiday, Jnnuary m
d'i. 1S9f>, at hlti rouia^neo on FtUvcuUi *1
litroot. DAVID n. UHOOK8. &
FuneraJ notice hereafter. J