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I_ ' ' ' I (tKc^WKna IlillL Jwfe Uu\cuccr. ,7i~ ,, ,, I mi ' A OtUME XLIY?NUMBER 174. *= W11FTT.TNG W YA-, SATURDAY. MARCH 14, loJb. ESTABLISHED AUGUST 24, 1852. UIUJJjIAU, va- ! ==* - ELECTION FRAUDS' la Alabama Admitted by the Democratic Side, but. with three exceptions. They VoU to Conilon* Them-The Robbltit-AMrlch CoutMteU Election Cam in the Houm of Ilrpre*?nmtlrc??Fnntiy Xlght 8cMlon-~Cookrcll Couiimu (he ^cui(e$?ulou with free Silver Npccch, Which U Pronounced * Good One. WASHINGTON, D. C.. **rch 11 I After two days' debate the house by a vote of JTS to 69 unseated Gaston A. Hobblns, from the Fourth Alabama dlstriot.and decided that his Republican opponent. W. F. Aldrlch, was elected and entitled to the seat All the Republicans. with the exception of Mr. White, of Illinois, and the Populists, and three Democrats. Messrs. Cobb, Dockery and Do Armond. of Missouri, voted for the majority report. The M votes against the report were cast by Democrats, with une exception. The case furnished the Republicans with ample material for airing their views on southern election method*. It being admitted by the mlnority that fraudulent ballots to the extent of over 300 were cast for the contestee In Dallas county. Mr. Dlnsmore. of Arkansas, who closed the debate for the minority today. claimed that the Republicans proceeded on the erroneous assumption that all the negroes In the south voted ?he neubllcan ticket. Mr. Robbins was n member of th* last house. Befere Ihe ease was taken up the house passed bills granting American register to the steamer Mattawan, requiring officers of American steamers to be cltlsens of the TTnlted States, and repealing the laws exempting from tonnag? duties vessels from countries which extended similar exemption to our vessels. The house adjourned over until Monday. All proceedings In the house at the rljrht sfs.ilon. which was to have been devoted under the rules to the consideration of private pension bills, were unexpectedly blocked by Mr. Edman, (Dem.. Penn.), who made the point of no quorum at the very outset of the motion to go Jnto the committee of the whole. A resolution trim adopted to arrest nbtenlecx The ?er*eant-at-arms had four deputies scurrying about town with over 100 warrants In their possession looking for absentees, but no one except Mr. DeArmond. (Dem.. Mo.), was arrested and brought before the bar of the house before adjournment m nd the house adjourned at 10:30 before he could be arraigned. Pending the hunt for members', those present proceeded to enjoy thc*lelves l?y making faclcal points of order. Mr. Power*, <Rep? Vt). managed to get the floor and made a humorous speech about the contest fov tne Republican / residential nomination. He gently ?hided Mr .Hepburn, of Iowa, who had Ju#t returned from the Iowa state convention. where the Allison boom was formally launched, for not taking the house into his confidence as to the progress that has been made. "We are all Interested." said he, "because there are many Reed men here and many McKlnley men and a few Quay men." inf name ui mr ?- -K. ? bo suddenly that hi* supporters were taken by surprise and made no demonstration. but at the name of McKlnley. Mr. Hullclc. of Ohio, started a round of applause all over the house and was re-echocd by the galleries and when Mr. Quay's name was mentioned the Ponnsylvanlans made a counter demonstrate. Governor Morton's candidacy wns also referml to end the mention of his name waa greeted with enthusiasm from Now York*-* representatives. I * H?3E*TT? Mr. C?ekr?>l ?di*iuti Ibt Tlm? with Sliver Itpmh. WASHINGTON. D. C.. March 15.? The excitement of the Cuban debate Kave way in the senate to-day to Mr. Cockrell's elaborate speech, occupying four hours, on the financial question. Ther^ was a spirited reference to Cuba early In the day, when It developed during an explanation by Mr. Lodge that t!ie committee on foreign relations had received from Secretary Olney a statement from Senor Dupny de Lome, the Spanish mlnlGtor, giving the Spanish view of the case. This brought out very animated suggestions from Mr. Hoar and Mr. Wolcott that the senate be put Into possession this Important testimony. Mr. Cockrell's speech was an elabor-itA nr.'inntntlnn of the financial oul's tion from the stiver standpoint. so much no that Mr. Hoar, In the course of an Inquiry, stated that It was the ablest silver speech he had ever listened to. ?.fr. Cockrell occasionally loft his arguments for very sharp personal criticism on Secrets ry Carlisle. By a coincidence, nlso. Sir Julian Pauncefote was In the gallery, when Mr. Cockrell closed hli speech with the statement that If we were to be subservient to the English money Interests, "we should haul down Old Glory, raise the gold standard and cry aloud. 'Long live the queen of Great Britain and the empress of India.' " RMUKESCTION DAY. CJen. Iltiali Cameron Want* to Mnke it i National l!oll?Uy. WASHINGTON, March 11?In the senst* to-day Mr. Pefffr, presented the petition of General Hugh Cameron, of l>ouglass county, Kansas, asking Congress to make the fifth day of April (Resurrection day) a notional holiday, It being the day on which "the king of the Jews* whom Pontius Pilate caused : > be rmdfled, April 3d. A. I>. 83, achieved his splendid victory over th* aruve. The King of th? Jews, the petltloner asserts, has always been a true frl*?n'l of the United States and has nn'|u**tionably ?lone more to eutablluh mi l maintain fr*e government, and to make tli? United States of America a f-npeetable nation than any other king. Writ Virginia National ilniiki. Sp?-ImI nigpatch to the JnlHllgenccr. ' \8HtS(lTON,D. r , March 1&- -The abstract of th?? condition of the nation. "I luinks of West Virginia at the close "f htmlo'>ss on February ns report I to tin. comptroller of the currency, shows the overnge r??sei re to huvc Ix-un 1 - i>er r?nt. agAlnst 20*0 l?T cent on lo-reinbor 13 latins and discount?* In? from S8.16fl.Ml to $S.3M.3pi;Ofock* ?n>i nrr-iirlllfH from 137#, 9Ct jo WJMW: >."V1 ' oln <! ? rcaurd from \ * mini npiv-l^ from ?r.7?"i.4.T? to ' 343; J/jn ful ntonry rcrcrvo from * '. 7H to iniMvldui'l Ui'poultii ?nrr*nf?H from 10,730,;,#4 tu $7,24&,lt?2. To Arm the Militia. VA8MIKGTON. 1). ?*.. M.ir'h 1.1 ? v*-' f?rtlor tUiwloy from tlw rtimm\tlr" on t. llllnrv u fft< t i-u 111.tint/ mti'ilf* A I clilirf "othorfsloK t!"- ^ of weir to !?filirlntflfnM tlilor. to ttio nntlmml ? oir?1? of i!i?> vnrioiin Hti'tvH mid territorial In exchaiiffv Cur Ibo rtnoa n?w I'fia by thta, THE 8AE50mEST. The Grcnt North Anarlcau F?*Urml at PltUlmrgU?Arraag?mu?t* for Ui* Af<klr. PITTSBURGH. PA., March 13,-The seal ?hovm by the various committees having charge ot tho arrangements tor the twenty-eighth saengerfest o( tho North American Saengerbund loaves no doubt that the festival will prove to bo the greatest ever held In tho history of the saengerbund, and tho 100,000 visitors that art? expected to be present will And such a royal reception as only tho hospitable Iron City can glvo them. Somo Idea of the magnitude of tho enUimrlin mn 1/ tu) tr\moil U'hon if can bit stated that the most eminent artists before the public, together with a large orchestra, composed of seventy-live of the beat musicians in New York city, all under the direction of Prof. Helnrich Vociiner, of international fame, have been secured for the saengerfest concerts. Beside* the soloists and orchestra there will be a mixed chorus of <00 to 1,000 voices, a children's choir of 2,000 voices and the great mass chorus of 3.6W stagors of the various German rinsing societies from all parta of the United States. Highly gratifying for the lovers of good music will be the news that the husband of Madame Kathrina KJafsky, the prima donna of the Saengerfest, Concertmeister Paul Lohse.of the Damroxch orchestra, will add to his latest composition, "Poetic Symphony," as special number to the fest programme. Mr. Lohso has dedicated the symphony to the coming Saengerfest and will himself conduct his own composition. In order to male? me nnn of hi* new composition a complete success the concertmelster will have several rehearsal* with the orchestra In New York before It comes to Pittsburgh. . , w AM Marie Brehma, who had been selected as contralto for the Saencerfest, will be unable to take part In the concert*. th# music committee has secured the services of Miss May Stein, of New York. This lady Is one of the most talented and popular contraltos in the country. . ?? . . ? The firm of Borcoran & Vllaack hnvi..? th> mnfnrt for mnnufarturlnK the Saengerfest badge, has received its copyright. The badge is a very handsome tlMlgTi and consists of a gold-plated shield with u lyre and clarionet engraved thereon. An entwined scroll with the inscription of "Twenty-eighth Saengcrfest." and at the bottom the initial* "N .A. S. n.." complelo the design proper. The whole Is a pendant from a somi-clrclc tmr. on which In engraved the Inscription: "Pittsburgh and Allegheny/'under the figures "1806." The lame firm is manufacturing a button of white ccllulold with a blue lyre In the center and surrounded by a green leaf for the Sacngerfest. ABCHBISHOP XEffBlCK'5 WILL. He lf?re? IIU l'rrioit?l Property to Rel*(Im-TJiv Ciwrch Property. ST. LOUIS. Mo.. March 15.-The will of the late Archbishop Kenrick waa filed in the Probate court to-day. It waa written by himself In WW. To Rev.Phlllp P. Brads'., now deceased, he bequeaths all his personal and real property. There are several codlcila. the first, drawn up in 1890. provides for the payment of annuities to ? number ?e n.lntlvM Tht> nernnd codicil, writ ten In another hand than tho Arcbblahop's, conveyed to Archbiahop Kain the Immense church property. Th* date* tverc originally ieft blank and It In evident that It took time to persuade the venerable prelate to sign It. HIh signature to this codicil, which was Anally secured in May, 1894. la vary shaky and tells better than words the ravages ot age. M'KUVLEY WIH8 Two De)r|(iitet In Sew York by a Big Slujortty. BUFFALO. X. Y., March 11?The Republican caucus In Erie county to-day resulted In an overwhelming success for the MeKlnley men. In the Thirtythird congressional district MeKlnley m*n won by 100 to 37. This will result in the election to-morrow of Oeorge_E. Matthews, proprietor of PuCTalo Express, ami 'V. C. Dudley, as delegates to the Republican national convention at fit. Louis. Messrs. Matthews and Dudley are ardent supporters of Mr. MeKlnley for the Republican presidential nomination and will go to St. Louis prepared to vote for the Ohio candidate first. Inst and all the time. In the Thirty-second district which Is entirely within the city, Morton men had a majority of thirty-four to twenty-one. The CI. A. It. Encampment. ST. PAUL. Minn., March 13.?The date for holding tho thirtieth national encampment of the Grand Army of the Republic will not be changed. The original date was the liret week In September, and that will lie adhered to. The rumor of a change of date for the encampment was started dvrhift General Walker's visit to St. Paul early this week. The general did not request a change of date, hut dimply expressed the opinion that a later (late would better accommodate ono or two departments, but no change woa made or proposed. A Decllnatlnn ??<! Promotion. INDIANAPOLIS. Jnd? March It? The Rev. E. <?. Shouse, of Terre Haute, who was nominated by the ProhlbltionIts for governor, has declied to make tho race. It was decided by the executive committee that J. G. Kingsbury, of this city, the candidate for lieutenant governor, shall be advanced to the candidacy for governor. Rev. Shouse will continue to work for tho success of the ticket _ Chairman Wright III* . ALLEN TOWN, Pa.. March II?Robert E. Wright, president of the Allentown National Hank, and Democratic stiit* r-halrrnan .was taken suddenly UJ last night with neuralgia affecting the muscles of the chest and arms, ills condition is due to overwork and n bad cold. Mr. Wright Is in bud and suffers great pain. WWSIJIS'OTON.D. C.. March 13.?All of the mum hen of the Venezuelan commlr-'Hlon were preaont ot the regular weekly meet I net to.duy and the entire morning aeaalon ? ?? conanmed In <llneuaaloti or mutiora already before tho tKKly. (inv. Ttirnry IIMIrr. NAP11VILMS, Tenn.. March ll-Art* vice* from Wlncheater to-night ftute thrit Oivernor Turney I* wmr better, but I't ui suffering if really. The severely cold weather (a having n hud effect Upon him. Cor #torC?M? roOPRRBTOWN, > March IX? Tin- Kfj.iihlU'in convention of otaeirn county, which met lure to-day, unanimously adopted rr*uiutl<in* endorsing (Jov? inoi Morton for the presidential nomination. A H?-|tnwtr I'lni;. CHRI8TIANA, Norway. March IS. The Odclsthlnu. or lower house of pnrUnno nt of Norway l>y a vote of 44 to 40. to-day adopted a hill providing for the recognition ot a aepatulu Norwegian flair. IT "LOOKED SERIOUS For a Time In tile Kentucky Legislative Hull AND BLOODSHED WAS IMMINENT Until a Cool Headed Member's Advice Prevailed?A Too-Offlclotis bltetltf Pretending to Have an Order From Governor Urndley Almoat Precipitates a Riot?Is More than Ever Apparent Uiat there trill hr So Election of a Senator. FRANKFORT. Ky.. March 11-Thc state houne was full of ominous rumors this looming-. Party leaders hurried to and from sccret conferences. St. John Doyle, the Republican nominee, was consulting all night Into his rooms at the capital hotel tho leaders went with mysterious rapidity. It was not denied that Mr. Doyle and his friends deter mined to ignore the illegal expulsion ol Senators James and Walton by the senate on Wednesday and that at the proper time these senators were to rise In Iw.lf uuutu hn r?*f?nirnlsi?rl bv the chall anil cant their vote* for Boyle, whether the clerk of thf senate, who is chtel clork of the Joint assembly, recorded their votes or not. Of course he will retuna to call their names or enter their votes as cast on the Journal, but this tho Republican leaders have decided l? not necessary If Dunlap will qualify and vote for the nominee. Mr. Boyle received another long telegram from 8enator John Sherman today. In which he gave it as his opinion thut sixty-nine votes constitutes a legal quorum since the death of Senator Welsslnger. and with Dunlap and the two illegally expelled senators voting with the other slaty-six members, would elect him. In his opinion the senate ol the United States wuuld so decide. The ruling of Llcutenatft Governor \NorthJngton yesterday that seventy votes Wat n Will mutrum did not disturb the leaders. They believed thai the ruling would be changed. The liepublicans called In all the pairs. There was to be no faith put In the vote ol Populist Poor for l.oyle, ulthough thai unfortunate member was overwhelmed by letters and telegrams from his homt county, urging him to vote for the nominee. Both James and Walton -were in the house chamber shortly after thai body met. Dr. James declared he would answer .to his name If called. Waltou ays the name. It developed this morning that the Democratic members were far from being united on the policy to be pursued. Uloo<1 on llir Monu. Shortly after 11 o'clock Sheriff Armstrong made his appearance with elghl deputies In the corridor between twe house chambers. Senator Blackburn with a few of his friends, including Jim Williams. Jack Chlnn and others, cami over to the senate cloak room about hall past 11. Colonel Chlnn approached Colonel Lew Tarleton and said he understood Tarleton had been talking aboul him as one of a crowd of r?fliuj)?. Colonel Tarleton said he had not said anything of the kind but he did say ay u cltisen of the county: "I think the civl authorities should be on hand here t< suppress an outbreak of anv kind." At 11:30 a. m. snerm Arro?iro?* wm reported to have received Instruction! from Governor Bradley to clear th< senate cloak room. In which were Senator Blackburn and his friend*. Including Chlnn and others. As soon as the sen. ate majority heard of this move of th< governor the leaders of Senator Black' bum grew hot and at once drew up c resolution of rebuke to the governor which was adopted. It caused the wildest confusion. The reading of this resolution causei a sensation. Petrle, (Rep.), said It wai extraordinary. and he n/ked that i committee be appointed to confer will the governor and see If such an ordei had been Issued by him. Senator Bronslon grew fierce nnu bit terly scored the governor. He callec for the adoption of the resolution. R*n??/?e Ooebel sooke equally as bit tor. He Bald the governor had no rlgh to Interfere with the rights of the sen ate. "I for one." he shouted, in his cold penetrating voice, "Am ready to protec 1 my own rights and Interests." Salyer (Pem.) was not carried ofT hli feet by this Etorm of denunciation of tin governor. JJ? said It waa the duty of th? senate, out of respect to the governor to send a committee to tlnd out fron that o/HcJal Jf he had Issued such an or der. "If It la found." said lie, "that thl governor han lsaued such an order, ther 1 am Jn favor of passing the resolution but let us not act hastily." Bronston said: "Never will that conr mJttre go to the governor with my con sent or with my vote." "Or mine." cried Corbel and others The sheriff, who was present, hem salt that he had received the orders men tlond from the governor. Trntprii in a Tmpol. Senator Bronston said: "I denoune< the act of the governor If It were wltl th. inmt rtmr? of inv blood. It Is outra | roods nnd unlawful, a treacherous act I denounce it." he almost screamed amidst the pounding of the gavel am I the suppressed hum of many voices "Let the governor leave us alone. Pa? the resolutions and condemn the nuit who In governor by accident. I denounce hln action and am ready n? i Kentuckian and as a man." Then white oh a sheet, the senator pal down. The wergeant-at-arms shouted: "Thi presiding officer will clear the floor." Then Senator Deboe arose and denounced fho reflection of Vronaton or Governor Bradley as false and untrue "1 say it to his face." said he, glaring a' Bmn?lnn. Then lie sal down. Senator Bronston Jumped up and commenced to unbutton his vest, and manj present thought that the time for blood shed had arrived. Before he could act the presiding oflV cer succeeded, by pounding the gave ??* ni.Htiiin* for oulct. In restoring or Senator Seljor urns* nnd ?al<l l? wnn no! wIlllnB to InmiU the prowrnqi of Kentucky, and mov?d to refer the motion offered l>y Jimnmon to the coin mlttee on iiitrt. and thin *-a? done. Bmnnton, floobol r i'. l tho leaders 01 Btaclehurn, tflnlt thnt ti.ry h?d beer outvoted. tfUtMiaea, ana one ui ??? muai remarkable ncene* ever wltn*Med in i dcllberaIJvf body hart enrich. iMirr Governor Bradley ilenled hav IriR ulvcn lhi? nhorliT any nuch order* n? nnd Senator Hronnton btffgec the (tovrrnor'a pardon. ..Imn the Joint oMcmbly met It wai developed that tin- Hepuhllcatin bad no' micceeded In ifettln- out all their meinborn. Tim ballot renultari: Blaekbum to Carlisle 13; ttookner I. The Republicans aRnln refused t< voir* nnd there wan no quorum. Whei 1'opullrt Poor'# name won ca..ed he re fiu??Hl to vote. i The chair nnmiouiiced that thero ha< been ni? election. The wwembly thej adjourned. | Wood Dunlap refused to be nworn to day, though earnestly aollcitod hy ito I tmhllcann. | It la believed by RppubllrnnN tha with the help of Dtinlap. Hoy I* couh | be elected senator. Ills refusal to qual I Ify rovokci and mystlflui them. PZABL BBYAJTS BLAYEB8. r\ 1 Crrat In terra t lu the Hearing of Iht j?J HtbfM Corpua Ciuci. CINCINNATI, March U^Most intense Interest Is taken by the general H< public here and In Kentucky in tho hearing of tho habeas corpus proceedings In the circuit court tn-morrow in . the case of Walling and Jackson, Indieted in Campbell county, Kentucky, for tho murder of Pearl Bryan, whoso dead body was found near Fort Thomas 0>J on February 1. Tho accused have been under arrest since February 5. They 1 have been twice in the police court and j twice In the court of common pleas. Judge Buchwalter remanded them lant Saturday to 8hertfT Plummer. of Camp- c bell county. Their attorneys resorted . to habeas corpus, which will bo heard in the circuit court to-morrow. There is but one more dilatory step left them. , 1 and that is on appeal to the supremo 1 court. From the fact that the public C. > patience is strained and on appeal to nil u,e supreme court Involves further de- ... i?v it i? beiiovrd bv some that they will 1 be extradited to-morrojv. v" Jachtsnn was shown the Commercial ue; , Gazette's Oreencastle, Ind,, dispatch, cx . announcing that Peari Bryan's fathor 1 and friends are en route here In force. rP| , JtB effect wan very dispiriting. He said: sp "I know a reat many of these people, rei Robert Crow is a leading citizen and Mi Attorney Hayes Is a great lawyer." He T1 1 Is very much broken down, and his mi dread of going to Kentucky Is terrible. pl? ? i 1 i - so A GIAHT UMBRELLA la: 1 an C*atr? * JlJot Briwrrli IudUtta College pa StndenU. W? | INDIANAPOLIS, Jnd., March 13.-At c? t the Indiana collegiate oratorical conteat to-night there was something of a rjot among the students during which ov , three were injured and a number of ^ , chairs were broken. Dnrintt the ex- J?1. erclses and while the Immense crowd ro f was waiting for a decision from the . Judges, the I/utler students lowered in j from the proscenium arch an Immense 8e,' > umbrella covered with their color. This I was flared In the faces of the other ?l college for a few minutes and the rope rn Niir?(trtincr It hrokp. lettlnr It fall to the *vl 1 stage. One hundred students from Earlhsm ,n were seated near the stage and made a nr , rush for the' umbrella. 1'utJer, two hundred strong, was seated buck of the Pl center, and with a wild yell arose In, ,a | front cf them after Earlhari. The two |?! , colleges came together In the midst of the hall and fighting began but the po. lice occrs rushed in and separated the combatants. Three students were bad- j<t [ ly hurt by being thrown against the , chairs and the umbrella was torn to pieces. Wild tumult relgnfd In the 1 , hall for several minutes and the excite- cv rnent continued the rest of the night wj nmong the students. 0 OB ftntngg!er? Sentiy Cnnffhf. C8 NEW YORK. March 13.?Among the H? passengers who arrived on the steamer J? ' Saale at Hoboken to-day were Leon a\ f Uelchln. his wife and baby. The man's be bulbing pockets attracted the attention hi i of the custom Inspectors and he was In searched. Eighteen valuable gold watches were found secreted In different In parts of his clothing. u His wife. In the meantime, had gone th with her Infant to Mayer's hotel. In- ed soectors followed and searched her bag- h? I gage without result. The lnfont'a un- av . dercfothlng attracted their attention. bs however, and upon being undone were wi . found to be lined with gold watches, ot twelve In number. ta Rolchln wrj) arrested for smuggling sli and taken before United States Com- re ' mfssloner Llnaley Rowe. of Jersey City. D | sa Pltgrlm? for Jrrnaalem. pt FORT WORTH, March 21?A body of ** i pilgrims from San Saba and La Pa* p, ? counties passed through thlri city to- tli day enroute to Jerusalem. The pllgrl- h< j mage Is caused by the ucllef that the m % world trUl come to an end and they de- h? , sire to be in the holy cuy and meet ct , Christ when the end comes. The pll. grlms are well to do and have stood high In the estimation of all at their re. spectlve homes. , Tl Dlnutroai l'ratrlr Fire. GUTHRIE, Okla.. March 11?A pralt rle flro raged for three days near Hot- 0j| desty. Beaver county, doing many thou- Ja sand dollars worth of damage to range. stock and buildings. The rancher, of Jumes Kndland. John Hutchinson. Will- ?-x Jam Mouser, L. P. McMans and George \ Henderson were devastated. Mrs. Car- *' - ter, who wua alone, fought the lire for 'l>; hours, saving her home and most of her w . 1 cs. fnnnd Ivlnir 1 on the pmlrTTuneonaolous by her hus- JJ [ bnnd on his return home. Two Hnriinl to Drnth. Cl CINCINNATI, Ohio. March U?At |11 Bantam. Clermont county. Ohio, the | residence of Valentine Muahbacker, a wealthy farmer, was burned thin mornIns and his daughter nped fifteen and a j veteran noldlpr named Ijiler, who lived cl ; with the family wore burned to death. * It la bflleved the house was s?t on 8l| (ire. Mrs Mushhackor leaped from an n ottlc window and was seriously Injur- r'e ' <<1 w 1 Voting Lnrty ll??riir?l ?o Denth, In H 1^111 I A, IVtCt.. aiUH il M .uinr . Katie Winkle. a prominent young: lady aI of Perk, twelve miles south of thin city, was burned to death to-day by the ex- *: plosion of of an oil con. Mrs. Meyers, a J;! lady who tried to nave her. von nl?D y* burned so badly that little hop#** for Iter recovery Is looked for. A hired hand jv was also painfully burned. Turnrd Hlalr'i Evltlrtic*. NEW YORK.March IS.?Alice Hutch- c( lnsoo and Sarah Jones, who wore ar- hi rested yesterday, gave? evidence which tfc clinched the cna<? of th?* mysterious m murder of Stophon Powell at Hempstead against John Wayne and Arthur Mnyhew. The result Is a confession of >j the murder by Wayne In which he at- al tributes the striking of the fatal blow to Mayhow. cc Ic S*w Ynrk Trnjwlj', NEW YORK. March IS.-Edward F. !?' nonlipid, a porter, was shot and almost 01 Instantly killed by John Bhanley, a sa- 8t Jnon keeper, In the latter'n house tonight. The shooting grew out of n dls- I* pufo between the dead man and Hhnn- cy ley's wife, In the course of which l)onlgan la said tf? have assailed Mrs. Shan- v' n1iord?l?r | a| ,v* " w ?,? ti; 1n\TH nn?f tr nr:s moinrs. low*. Murch ?.-Th? J| nntl-rirnrftlo Mil. i.rovlouiljr l'RMrrt l>y ' th? house, passed the senate to-day. K< nnd Union* vetoed goes Into effect July 4. Tho hill prohibits both the mnmifnetuiv r.nd unle or cigarette* and rlj:nr- u otto pnpers, <ve?pt l?y jobbers for ubo , outside tho state. } I'nUonrl Coffer. HOVSD CITY. Uln.. March 1.1?Dill rl Tnylor, Robert Taylor and wife nnd nu- s> other oon nnd dnurhter of Dill Taylor, d, llvlnjgr nonr (.'mljr, ton mllen from here, (j wore polfloncd fmm drtnUIng coffee. r( J^iist iilulit I>lll Tnylor died and tho others are e.rpocte : la die at any time. j,, Kalnl l-'iu-tlniml IM\ln. rUWTJKdTON, \V. Vn.. Marrh IT? ft Herbert Htone wtu? fatally stabbed, \yFred Harmon shot In th'* shoulder nnd to Kent Million seriously injured during K a factional fljrht on Limestone street si All were returning home from church. ei R. BROWN'S PLEA, s V . CI \ a 3 Ar&ucs In His Own Defense in "lMftciunaii ??* ~~ jj <D CHEERED BY THE AUDIENCE ? ti ie Eiithoilullo Admirer SomlnilM |M 11m for Mejror of Ban P?ucIko-Au it Eloquent Fit* for the Clerical Court j," r?# <>. IT? l> rr, III. Ilnmr?If DccUttd f inlltjr win rVrver See Hl? P*?uh ^ and Halnulni Ills Innocence. 3AN FRANCISCO. March 11?llev. ? O. Brown concluded his addroes In tl i own defense before the Congrega- I" ?noJ council this afternoon. He re- ?j swed In detail all the evidence pre- jr nted to the council, urging that the I" planatloa ottered by Miss Overman, fording her relations had alleged con- jj I racy of Mrs. Davidson, was the only /> uonable explanation. After scoring fi r*. Sarah R. Cooper. Miss Cooper, Mrs. a lurston and his other opponents, he a; ids a personal appeal to the council, eturing the distress of his wife and o n? and of his aged parents In Cleve- G iid. He said If the council pronounced tl ;r.lnst him lie should never see his b rents again. He said if the verdict tl ui adverse, every blackmailer In the n untry would raise his serpent head fl d hiss In victory. N Concluding, Mr. Brown said: P I begin to see the blue sky opening b er the good name of C. O. Brown. The d iur approaches. I feel conscious of w y Innocence, when like the 1?.00? who C [lowed Xenophen after long troubles tl d reaching the euxlne. cried: 'The sea. * e sea.' I# too, will cry 'The sea, the ^ l'he address xvas concluded amidst a ?; ? Im?1 hiirrahil C] irsi Ul Uttliu ivuu . ?? . )tn tho audience. One man arose and b Ith tears running down hi? cheeks, JJ led: "C. O. Brown Is the bravest man * California. I move thati he be the 11 xt mayor of San Francisco." Continued cheers followed and Mr. l< own was surrounded by congr&tutlng friends. The council then went ? to executive session to deliberate upon J e evidence and formulate a verdict ? A~Y0UHG LADY n Mines Apnlttst Dr. lirotm-HU Kxplan. 11 Atlonafan Episode. ^ 3AX FRA.VCISCO.March 11?At lut ? ening's session of the council before filch Dr. C. O, Brown is being tried, t] ily newspaper reporters and witnaaa- u were admitted. Attorney Nagle, Dr. {j own's counsel, was not permitted to G main In the room, and before depart- p g made several sarcastic remarks o >cut the manner In which the trial is tl >lng conducted .which may prevent il m from attending any of the remain- f< r, sessions. tl The sesalon was devoted to the hear- a g of the testimony of a young lady, f? member of the church, who swore at sometime ago Dr. Brown threaten- I tl I to circulate a scandalous story about h r unless she should cease her oppo- j c lion lO mm. oar nam tiie ???*? j .?? wed on the fact that two yean* ago, t hlle asslstlnglndecorating the church, t it of curiosity, she accepted the Invl- n Ion of an organ repairer to go In- P fie the big organ in the church. 8he f< malned but a few momenta, but met h r. Brown as she stepped out. She f< 4d she supposed Dr. Brown drew a IJ ixallol between this Incident and his h leged meeting with Miss Overman in tj lodging house. Dr. Brown admitted J trt of the story, but said he never *( ireatened the woman. He said he told ?r that her actions on this occasion * Ight easily be misconstrued as his J3 id been, and advised her to be more v laritable In her criticisms of him. r WILL GRANT AMNESTY. t h He Italian OeTfrnmml will ItflfaH the ^ Conspirator* of 1*03-04. ROME, March IS.?The cabinet counI with a view of appe.tslng the popu- A ee. has doclded to grant amnesty to the trticIp&atR in the uprisings In Sicily id Mass* Carrara In 1833 and ISM. ex- * pt such as were guilty of homicides, t here are 120 persons who will benefit u 7 fcuch a decree, including several c embers of the chamber of deputies, ho nave oeen eiecieu since urey wm* iprlsoned. The revolt In Italy aa- It imwl severe proportions in 1KW. dur- g g the former premiership of Premier rlspl. Troops were sent to the island f ul many desperate and fatal encoun- u rs occurred. n There weemed to be two elements In ,e uprising. one of the peasantry, dls- a mtcnted and Buffering: with heavy tax- c Jon, am! the other incited by the so- p alht flubs known as the KascI Die tvoratorl. The latter was shown to be I ipported liberally with arms and C oney and was Intended to spread as a a volutlonary movement to Italy. There n as no farther development of the plot h Itnly, however, than slight outbreaks . j.tu? province of Maosa Carrara and ;'Leghorn. . 1 Slgror Crlspl In a speech at the time r ^rted that these revolutionary assoatlons had 2HD.000 ?embers. This r ate of things, he maintained, justified c ip extreme measures that had been ? lopted. The deputy. Slgnor de Felice ulffrldn, who was arrested because of a * conneotlon with the outbreaks, was a mdemned to the loss of his position as 1 >puty and to eighteen years* solitary o inHnement. while other* arrested with lm were sentenced similarly, though 10 periods of Imprisonment were dlinlshcd. o The Italia Mflftalre asserts that it has d >od authority for stating that Emperor t IncU-k's proposals of peace are honor- 3 >10 and advantageous to itaiy. C The Trlbuna fears that the proposals y inceal a snare nnd asserts that Mene- t k Is simply necking to gain time. u The Fiuxfuella, the clerical organ. \ arn? that the negotiations for ptaee c e on tho tame basis as those originally t nrte<l by ex-Premier Crlspl. a The Reform* vehemently opposes t see. Most of the other papers, no?v- t *er, favor the conclusion of poace. n The alleged Italian reverse at 8abde? t it, which wsk arcravated by a news ;ency Into another disaster, seems to ive been merely the defeat of a local ibo friendly to the Italians. A hun- r red Italian troop* returning from Kl . al relnforccd the trioo and afterwards r ?pt the route open to Cn*salfl. CALX ATTEE THJJ STORM. I ii uly Krttlra Hack Intu the Olil tlnt?Thr h Dirlbnml Uiibtiikru and I'rac* l?\p*ct?l ' HOME. March 18,-Out of the terblc etorm of popular anger which vept over Ilaly when tho news of the I' rtf lli<? nrmv timlnt* Unrti. ri or I ivMhed hw, JJtil f remain* but n r toting ?>f gront rebutment nfcalnut ? 10 1 (Aliait commander. All rioting ' i? ceaacd. The r*>*erv|0ta tvho Red 1 om tlv country mhicv thnn k<> ??? frlca at the mil of lh? ifovommrnt ?r the clna* Of 3872 ari? i\'turuln*r ;*ml it not i-cllevotl any ri-'p* will bo takvn T ? punlah them. x?'g<>tlut!onf? with ji In* Monollk Imvo bo#? opened, it li? i: itklpatrd that i>?>ae?? wtl be conelud- c 1 beforu long, and the war offlca hay C fmntermanded the Instructioitt ??nt to' iclou'tt points for tlnrtfUrryiwt forward ' reinforcements to Africa. The new iblnet 1h settling down t<? *?rk.?nql tc financial situation Ik itlclpated. II To cap the peaceful Hlrn.ix qpmata 10 pleasant report that )ro?>WUJ-.,m, of Germany. limp i -r Ff*?wp iBeph of Austria, and HttXftbtt t HI meet at Genoa Jn a ' dsjrs aw! J lat a series of brilliant f>" vrlll ilu ..Iil.tlr- iimiif r.f I Sir* Iual of tiki' ch which compose the J >n -jpd,whlcj:i , Intended to demo:: strut all yrhojji ' may concern, that Italy, mttoui n j frJmdJcwj, on the \ . . .. ofpxunll jytcy and encumbentl by .vtoltcrjol? i -.rune. i:i i In t* c rne*t ?Pl) ?rt of Germany end Ausir a una jrtf'l backed by Orcnt iJrit; :i ,lo drly reut emergency. That t..c latter* ,Misrt is true la no louder uohb|M!#.fo lid It is added that a ^r.U*h naVf.l luadron will be ordered to Oincm <bn ic occasion o! the mcetlnr, of th-J e?J and Kin# Humbert, in order \o b?hly demonstrate GreutV Brltalnrs fmpnthy with Italy and ti< rl>rtlbiiifc i. Inaily, it in said, thai the erni ror'x meet at Genoa, Enipfror Fr**j> Joseph v.ill f/havc auc< .?^4i?CI*lo etjrt'ly rui-oucHlng Queen Vi-5torl?',vSu. er imperiitl Krund*on, uijdf. tt'tm: ??uco of Europe, it in hopijd, v|Jl Wirther cemented and the p ^sjbluty ox Europenn war will be dmju furthejr nd further into th?? bwkgrr and. / Orders have been sent fro a. the wa/r [lice to Maaxouah that tlv report of enoeUB Haldlagera and Bjefttltirl 0^1 ic defeat of th?? Italian* at ? ? p nupplemenK-d Ly the for araMf*'-' ila city of a number of lmp*t*?t w?" esHt-H of the engagement. It w^sat r.?t propoeed to court mart'#! Gonerr iaratleri at Maaaowah. in t"*1 lun haa not been entirely :UWjapMjjp. ut there were so many uttvnfjjp.yf laapproval in the press wliifl WPfl a? outlim.-d. that It lo und?-?J?tooa tWir ienrral Rlcotti has decide \ to h*Y lie unfortunate officer tried >10 puoi.e nd in thla city. 'S a 1 There it* a strong movemeftfc-ttwajr. among certain military thers. to have th?* trial conditeUa in ret. as it is feared that revelitlon* mi y e made which will not tend ifritrewrt till the caae of Italy before the ggrM.B le general public demands iWlUCffy in tie matter, and It is believ?d_ that t if nt" offln* uiithfirftles will i. tve to MW > the popular will. . ' , Every fresh advice from Africa onJ> ?nd? to confirm the most aiMrmloe rj orts as to the extent of the gl?f*lcr *'t dowa. and although the ave not yet been made publftt.lt Is a*.lUted that over 12,000 men fW Wllt-1 rounded or made prlaonerE.lt is eved that the loss of the ACJwnjaDu as almost as great. Tire ^J>yMUU<as ipturo'l almost all the Italian aruu?i>, mmunftlon and supplies. .1^.1. General Baratlerl, bowevegk hat the dloaster. though uWW8?p]e nder the circumstances. w&tf BOt flue ] o ny dealrc to strike a biff \)0W p**0*' fie arrival from Italy of hlswgewv. iencral Baldfssera. He clMlmt that tfy inn or Dame wan mu-iuiu i ut between hlmaelf and hiBfjwnuy; lat ail the latter approved JL and thr.it ; would have succeeded had St not becjn 5r the fact that the native tnoops^under tie Italian flag became punfc fitrickfp, nd so brought about the complete dp?at of the Itallun forces. C V ' Disinterested Judges still1 hold th$tl ie real cause for the defeat 1ins is to be found in the UihflK Uflieasing clamor of certain faflWWr* f this city and other parts St Italy ht he alleged Inaction of GenNdm&Hilerl. Thenc apparently unjust t'f'tjilents upon his conduct of^tt^-caahalgn seem to have goaded mm to pus h or ward when good genralibuWrooxd ave avoided such a step unwtMJilam ar the advhnce upon Ti;;: were ?Hfi leted. which Is. not believed to lut,ve een the case, as over 15.00$ relnforoi nonts were on their way to General Iaratleri when the news cf his utjer d^ eat was Hashed from r.iusspwan. ; Politics, it alro appears, may nafc ntered somewhat Into the sUtaaUon, fl.^r taratieri was a recently el<- ;ted deputy, elected ss a mark of appreciation ?f ttls rrvioush-ictorks In Africa), and he w* is mown tf have formed p*iimpali?m?,ilons. pofeibly aiming at tht wnf PJfi1* dJIo, when he met the groat oMoSwalth uh wlpeiflhim out of political and miliary life forever. ? , Ar i ) THE CRIMSON WO* .ud 1U Record llem?lB?UnbfiliJj vnril-Prlnrelon OntorinMontnl. > CAMBRIDGE,Mass.. MartirlS.?Hazard's young orators won tie .cqtopetjIve debate with Prince toil1 to-nlgh/.. nd the.crimson's long recor4?f oratarial triumphs remains unbrolbn, ?It w? n able debate, and. as the Judges ea{ c! n rendering their decision. It rtfleclaa rent credit on both sides. 1 Vv, I Fletcher Dobyn* carried ttff the palln or Harvard by his clear atatemenio .nd clean cut delivery, wtyile \ou*j ian proved the most eloqufftt meakar. Tor Princoton. McCleery eras or an.I way the best opcaKcr. Hi - diction wth lear and easy and he dro<? hotne b.i oints with force and eloquottce., { At the clone of ihe denate-tbe Judgo?rof. Arthur T. Hartley, of Tale; Hon leorge Fred Williams, and Prof. Rle/..,rd Mayo-Smith, of Colombia, llnounced that after jomo hcdttMgy th-. ad awarded the ucuate tofHfcSfciy. The question was: "Resolved. That Congress should t*Vmmediate steps toward tie complete etlrement of a.i tne legal fader note*." Each speaker was allowedwHtyc ntnutoa for his first sp?--ch. and r losing tho debate each wai ftven frj'e ninutc* more. # _? Ex-Governor XV. E. Ru?s*2t pre?Me?l. nd after a bright and punjiWit Opening peech. he introduced tho rnt epeaker, lerbert Ure. '9<l. of PrinetfWft. whi> pened the debate for the .iHlrmaUve. , A Ills. <oul lh.i!. .vr| NEW ORLEANS. March 11.?The Al.bama coal operators have affected'li eal with the Southern railway to oovee he immense coal market among th?? reenvlllc. heretofore oecugwa or tfc< Pennsylvania oj>erntonj. This tnuM aKo?? about 1.600,000 tons 'annually, jo?t of which has been fttpnoil from ^Ittsburith l y river. The deal mtude* frelrht rWiw from PlrmlaRham a Greenville low enough to to enajjiilabama to meet Penr*ylvMUlfc?U w?.er route prtdee. k fleet r?f htrfQB lb ransport tno ccmi from GrrearUfcOTttth nd ample tipple* at (JirvnvlUI wWeh he Southern railroad will provWi. L? MoU llriuil ' NEW YOHK. March -Friend*; of >r. Henry I.u Molt, am ant : n the United States army, who \tauj eported inlmdng from the Brooklyn iavy yard ulncu Monday hurt, e*IU<j at >ullc?* headquarter* In ".'.roolmr^jtodirht and sutcd that tl< ;nl?amf nt?-n iad boon hoard from by t ^jtroiM fr n lunt.ln#:tonJ L. I., where ho warfjdttMijd by nuddon lllne**. ' }Uil?i n Settlement* | L1TTLK UCCK, v . *arel? We-A Innl Mll^mer.? of ;h< *> andn?ti?n of Irfaultlnc ntntu treasurer W. lv- WOndtiff, Who wen* m??ld ty ;he it|U h"'\\ made in the I'uU-. otir.ty c?ui- , t ry court. The bord^h n who nfatf ho aetileipcni number* fifteen. Flffcr Accept** , v.< CHICAGO. March ? rc*?fl<?vetnor ^Ifor nnmune- A t -nlfTM' hat br ult! ict'ept th?? position ...? ; c Rpjjttw hii latJi'Ual committee t?? vl i?h toajJgL recently appointed anil whiqto he>?t |i"'i Inclined. ' jjji i if WEYLER'S ORDER :'or Priests to Desert the Insur gents Has an Effect. ?ITES OF MARRIAGE DENIED rhfl P*trtaU, and Their Children CMnnot be UapUud Decatue There aro S# Clergymrn in lh? Ctai]?-Au ImjwrUnl Kettle Rtportcd-Ai tisal, the JipenUh lUporti Give (lie Krbtli tho Worst of lt? Orttb of Gaerra Contlrm?il. HAVANA. March 11?Advices received here from the province of Santa Clara oay that the insurgents forbid tho country families from uolns In the towns la accordance with the order* of General Weyler. Gomes Is also reported to have declared it to be unnecessary to baptise children or to perform the c.: oniony al marriage and 11 Is stated that there are no priests In the camps of tho Insurgents. Confirmation has been received of the reported death of the well known insurgent leader Darilie Guerra. He wwj iihot In tho forehead with a rifle ballet ar.d died instantly. Kayos, another leader of^he insurgent:*. la suffering from a serious rble wound in his face. At Guaracabulla and Placota." the insurgents arc ooncentratin# their cuttle ar.d provisions, and J( Is reported that Gomez will try to fcaas 'out ?-f the tjrnv!nct> of Santa Clara, v/hem he is now said to be hid In* In the awards. Colonel Hernan^M! bring informed that the imurgent forces under Frederico Nunezan Y Lucas Martinet %?ere camped at he plantadoa ai Sun Lteoa undthe farm of La Tuz, near Arcexniria. in the province of Plnar dol Hio, xsont in pursuit of them and encountered their rear guard at the farm of TraveJoz. Soon afterward:! the enemy advanced from the position* occupied and attacked th* Spanish troops. Some* lively flrlng followed and Colonel Hernandez tried to turn the flank of the Insurgents. TbJs brought the full force of the Spaniards and insurgents into battle at long range, a company of the Alfonso XIII battalion of Spanish troop* p&rucumny uibuusuu>uij>? **self. The Lorln battalion also displayed considerable galantry and eventually the insurgents were compelled to retreat. leaving live killed and nlno wounded on the fleM. The troops captured the arms of the latter and on the government side eight men wer? wounded; of whom three were seriously Injured. There are conflicting reports as to the personal whereabouts of Gome* and iiaceo. but there is no doubt that a large body of Insurgents is moving rapidly westward again. It b said to-night that Gomes is still in Matynou Between Ciena ra swamp and Colon. Maceo has made a rapid march westward, pssflnp south of Guerra in the di recuon 01 jrinar uei ruu. E5GLA5D WILL HELP Italy la Abfiilnlt-An Important Rmr> opcan Move. LONDON. March 13.?The Important announcement made by the Times this morning that the Egyptian troops would advance up the Nile forthwith to occupy Dongall wa* offlcla/ly confirmed by the foreign office to-day. Tttie Times also says editorially of this announcement with a godtl deaJ of ostentation: "It need hardly be said that the advance upon Dotigali vrill grqiily benefit the Italians and the British government must have had this desirable object in view in assenting torthc British advance." Taken in connection with the evidences that Count fJoHuchowsJti has succeeded by his visit to Berlin in strengthening the ties of the existing Drelbund. Great Britain's diversion in Egypt In favor of a member of the ?-?_*?? * i- -.}<* ?>-,)ad n? r?rt mmf?lv ale un-iounu, ioik.0?*-v- ? nificant. It must bo borne In mind, however, that Great Britain has looked with a favorable eye upon the Italian campaign in Africa all along, though ?ho hus hitherto declined active assistance as an Italian success would tend to add to the prestige of European arms in Africa and consequently to the strengthening: of British interest in tho Soudan. There has been often renewed report* that Great Britain had csded to Italy the port of Zella on the straits of n.ab-El-Mandeb. which Italy much de 8(red to obtain in order to facilitate her operation In Abyssinia. The Times has a Homo dispatch which says: "The news of the poace negotiations has produced a feeling of surprise amounting to a stupor in moat quarters. The condition fixing the frontier nt the Mared river line and-the prohibition of fortifications on the frontier are considered humiliating. The majority of the deputies now here oppose the project. "It has been ascertained that Co!. Gallia (who was reported certainly to have been killed at the battle of Adowa) was seriouslly wounded and la a prisoner In the Shoan camp." TnftyiiiK Our President* LONDON. March 14.?A Madrid dispatch to the Standard says that keen disappointment and displeasures are manifested among politicians and financiers at the action of the United Stated senate. The press reiterates Its advice to the government to suppress the rebellion at all costs. The government and its supporters persist In the belief that the storni will blow over through the peaceful disposition of, President Cleveland. Should llave Shot HtmsctrFfrat. BENTON HARBOlCMleh.. March IS. ?Infuriated by the refusal of iliss Gertrude Bailey to longer acecpt his attentions. Archie Belangoa. a young Frenchman, went to ber home, tnar here, this afternoon and. after shooting her dead and attempting to kill her sister and mother, he went to the woods and committed filicide. Helango.i's home was In Chevs.tw-. Ill, where Miss Bailey formerly lived, and he oume here early this morning. 9ti?m>)>lp \*-rivnl?. LONDON?Manitoba. New York. ItRKMKN?Welinae. New York. GBNOA-Ifcrrfl. New York. NEW YORK?Mohawk. London. Wratfirr Koirc*i( for Tn-*li\y . For Woat Virginia. Wmtrrn Pennsylvania ivn<l Ohio, fair; ollfhily warm* r?r; wlndH becoming ecutherty. TRMPKRATtTllP. 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