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VOL, Ll?NO. 132.
PRICE 2 CENTS
ON THE PENSION BILL
Pensionable Status Given to Soldiers Not?
withstanding Prior Confederate Service.
THE SCHOOL QUESTION IN THE SENATE.
The Kettlet! Policy of the Oovom
meut to Sinke No Appropriations
Whatever for the Education of In
dlnu Children in Any Sectarian
School-,Humptou Normal All Blglit
Washington, b. C. April 22.--In the
Senate to-day the discussion of the ques?
tion of sectarian schools for Indian
children was continued for a couple of
hours. It ended In the adoption of an
amendment offered by Mr. Cockrcll.
The bill as It came from the House ap?
propriated 11,136,000?increased by the
Senate to $1.333.000?for the support of
the day and 'industrial schools for chil?
dren. But this appropriation was ac?
companied by u provision absolutely
prohibiting future payment for educa?
tion of Indian children In sectarian
schools. Mr. Cockrell's amendment was
to substitute for that provision a decla?
ration that it is the "settled policy of
the Government to make no apprdprtat
tlon whatever for the education of In?
dian children In any sectarian school,
just as soon as it Is possible for provi?
sion to be made for their education oth?
erwise." It also provides that the Sec?
retary of the Interior may make con?
tracts with present contract schools
during the fiscal year ISO" to half the.
amount used for the flical year 1S0G.
This amendment was agreed to?yeas,
3S; nays, 24. The remainder of the day
was used up In discussion of various
matters in connection with the Choc
taws. Cherokees, Creeks und "Squaw
men."
The amendments of the Committee on
Appropriations striking out the two
items for pupils at Hampton, Va., and
at Lincoln Institution, Philadelphia,
were disagreed to, and those items re?
main in the bill.
Without furnishing the bill, the Sen?
ate at 3:20 adjourned.
Petitions from Haptlst churches in re?
lation to the arrest of ltev. Diaz, a nat?
uralized American citizen, by the Span?
ish authorities in Cuba, were presented
by half a dozen Senators and referred;
and a resolution requesting Information
on the same subject from the State De?
partment was offered by Mr. Bacon, of
Georgia, and agreed to.
House.?The first business was the
vote upon the res ilution declaring Albert
T. Qoodwyn, Populist, entitled to a seat
as the representative from the Fifth
District of Alabama in place of James
E. Cobb, Democrat, upon which no quo?
rum appeared yesterday, it was agreed
to?yeas, 1G4; nays. 43. Mr. Goodwyn
was escorted to the bar bv Mr. Daniels,
of New Yotk. where the oath as a mem?
ber of Congress was administered by
Speaker Reed. AI the conclusion of the
ceremony a slight ripple of applause
swept over tWe Republican seats.
Mr. Scranton( Rep.), of Pennsylvania,
unsuccessfully attempted to get unani?
mous consent to. consider the bill pro?
viding for the election of n delegate In
Congress from Alaska. Mr. Crisp ob?
jected.
House bill was passed transferring
Gljeer county to the Territory of Okla?
homa, in accordance with tne recent de?
cision of the Supreme Court declaring
it not a part of the State of Texas. An
amendment was adopted continuing the
present otliccrs of the county. A bill
providing for the free entrv of lands iti
Greer county, giving preference to bona
fide occupants and allowlna them to take
tip 160 acres additional on payment of
$1 per acre, was also passed.
The House then. In committee of the
whole, took up the bill reported by the
Committee on Invalid Pensions, making
genera', provisions relating to pensions.
Mr. Plckler (Rep), of South Dakota,
chairman of the committee, reported the
bill, explained Its provisions and the
necessity under the rulings or the pres?
ent administration for its passage. Its
principal provisions are: Giving a
pensionable status to soldiers holding an
honorable discharge from the Union
army, notwithstanding prior service In
the Confederate service; directing that
no pension shall be discontinued or re?
duced exccpO for fraud, clerical error,
mistake of fact or recovery from disa?
bility; allowing claimants chatged with
fraud to confront their accusers; abol?
ishing the distinction between the oath
of an officer and that of an enlisted men;
forbidding that a claim shall be rejected
because of claimants inability to fur?
nish more than one creditable witness
to any material fact; permitting a claim?
ant or his attorney to see any paper on
file regarding his case.
Fixing for pensionable purposes the
date of the termination Of the war, in
accordance with the proclamation of
the President, and ruling of the Su?
preme Court; giving a pensionable status
under the law of 1890 to a claimant
honorably discharged after 90 days' ser?
vice, notwithstanding a prior desertion
?or dishonorable discharge, and making
death In service, unless for or In viola?
tion of law. equivalent to an honorable
discharge; fixing $300 ns the maximum
annual Income a widow may have, and
still have a pensionable status under
the act of 1890.
The section In the bill fixing the dates
of the closing of the war und giving a
pensionable status to a .soldier holding
an honorable discharge after 90 days'
service, notwithstanding a previous de?
sertion or dishonorable discharge, as ex?
plained by Mr. I'lckler. uwakencd .some
criticism by Republican members. Indi?
cating that they would oppose them. In
the course of n colloquy on the latter
section, Mr. Steele (Uep., Ind.) stated
that he had had occasion to Investigate
the record of some bounty Jumpers
and found that one man had enlisted
forty-on- times the same day In New
York city.
Mr. Plckler 3poke two and a half hours-,
and when he had concluded the commit?
tee rose. At 4:35 o'clock the House ad?
journed until to-morrow.
MARYLAND REPl/'llI.M'ANtS BSEI'.T
Delegates Elected to si. I out* ami a
IMnll'orm llniln ami Eudoracd.
Baltimore, April 22.?The Republican
Btate convention, to elect four delegates
nt largo and alternates to the national
convention at St. Louis, met at the
Lyceum Theatre, at 12:45 o'clock this af?
ternoon. All of the leading lights of the
party In the State were grouped on the
stage. In the boxes und front rows of tho
orchestra. There was also a large attend?
ance of followers.
The convention wus called to order by
Senator-elect Wellington, chairman of
thu Suite central committee, and ho
quickly disposed of three contests by
, were elected delegates at large.
I At 5 p. m. the convention adjourned,
seating the regularly returned delega?
tions. A. P. Barnes, of Worcester, was
unanimously selected as temporary
chairman. In a short address he men?
tioned the names of McKinley and Reed,
the first name being cheered by a vast
majority of the auditors, while Mr.
Reed's name was moderately applauded.
Seven tenths of the delegates, It was
noticed, wore McKinley badges.
Following the appointment of the Com?
mittees on Credentials, Resolutions, etc.,
and before the committees hud retired,
two resolutions were sent to the stage
and by consent read before being refer?
red. They both recommended the noml
uotion of McKinley and were loudly
cheered.
The convention at 1:30 took a recess for
thirty minutes. A hot row in the Com
mllteo on Credentials delayed the con?
vention's work until 3:30 o'clock. In the
meantime Gen. Adam E. King, ex
Fnlted Stutes Consul to Paris, ex-Consul
to Madagascar Waller and others made
stirring addresses on Republicanism.
Tho report of the Credentials Commit?
tee was adopted after State Senator Hay.
of Howard county, had made an Impas?
sioned address in opposition thereto,
which concluded with the statement
that if it was adopted lie would never
again vote the Republican tb ket.
Attorney-General H. M. Clubaugh was
elected permanent chairman, and made
a very brief address. In which he ex?
pressed the belief that any man nomina?
ted at St. Louis, who believes In the gold
standard and protection to American In?
dustries anil labor will receive the eight
electoral voles of Maryland.
The Committee on Resolutions reported
the foluwlng platform, which was adopt?
ed after an effort to Instruct for McKin?
ley had been voted down:
We, the Republicans of Maryland, In
convention assembled, reiterate our al?
legiance to the principles of the national
Republican party: we declare for pro?
tection to American Industries, believing
that only in protection can prosperity
again come to the nation, and we are in
favor of reciprocity us lending to build
our commerce with our South American
neighbors. We believe In the gold stand?
ard Upon to base our circulating medium,
and are opposed to free and unlimited
coinage of silver until un International
agreement of the Important commercial
countries of the world shall give silver
a larger use. We heartily commend the
preei nt State administration, and the
Legislature just adjourned for the admi?
rable record they have mude In currying
out every pledge made at the Cambridge
convention, though bumpered by a Dem?
ocratic Senate,
j Whereas. We have absolute confidence
In the good judgment and intelligence of
the four delegates at large the tin- Na?
tional Convention nt St. Louis, and
Whereas, We believe that they will
labor for the best interests of the Repub?
lican putty In the selection of a candi?
date for the Presidency, therefore, be It
Resolved, That no Instructions be
given to the delegation.
George L. Wellington, James A. Gary.
Robert P. Graham und W. L. Malster
SHORTER not its FOR WORKMEN.
The im peril) i Minister of the Interior
Mnkes a Strong Speech.
Berlin, April 22.?The Government In
March issued a decree limiting the work?
ing hours of employes In bakeries to
twelve. To-day a Conservative member
or- the Reisetag offered an Interpellation
questioning the 'expediencv of State in?
terference with hours of labor.
Dr. Von, Boetccher, Imperial Minister
of the Interior, replied In a strong
spe'ech. In the course of which he was
repeatedly interrupted by loud and pro?
longed Socialist cheers, declaring that
it was the bounden duty of the Govern?
ment to limit IhW hours of trade where
sixteen und even eighteen hours of labor
was the rule. Continuing his remarks,
he denied the claim of the ^Socialists to
exclusive representation of the working
classes. Thti Government, ho said, was
incessantly studying)the welfare of the
working'people. These utterances were
heartily cheered by the Centrists.
Nebraska for Pre* Silver.
Lincoln. Neb.. April 22.?The State
Democratic Convention to-day elected
to the Chicago Convention Delegates-at
Lnrgc W. J. Bryan, of Lincoln: C. J.
Smith, of Omaha, und W. H. Thompson,
of Grund Island, und W. D. Oldham, of
Kearney. Twelve district delegates
were also named.
Just before the convention adjourned
n resolution was Introduced for the dele?
gates to support W. J. Bryan for Presi?
dent. Mr. Bryan protested, inasmuch
as it would virtually bar him from act?
ing as a delegute, and at his earnest
solicitation the resolution was with?
drawn.
Tho platform declares emphatically
for free ellver.
The New Italian Loan.
Rome, April 22.?The total public sub?
scriptions to the new Italian loan
amounts to 1,272,000,000 lire, about $250,
000,000. Milan has subscribed o00.000.000
lire; Rome, 270.000.000; Turin, 2000,000,000,
and Genoa, 170,000,000.
OF THE BRYAN MURDER
A Witness in the Case Says the Girl
Was Beheaded While Yet Alive.
DAMAGING EVIDENCE AGAINST JACKSON ;
in.' Murdered Girl's Clothing Pro
ilueed lu Conrt, At the Nlglx or
Which the Vrny llttlred Parent*
Wept?The PriNOner Calmly NU?
? nd Cunts with III? I!rolhor-lu?l.nn
Cincinnati, O., April 22.?The second
day of Scott Juckson's trlul for the in?r
der of Pearl Brysnt beuan by a state?
ment from the Commonwealth's Attor?
ney that Coroner Tingley would be
pluced on the Stund once more. There
was a delay of several minutes while n
messenger wus sent for the bloody dreas.
underclothing and other articles found
with the hacked body at Fort Thomas.
During this lull In the proceedings the
prisoner sut tulkllng with his brother-in
law. Edwin Tost, of DePaW University,
who appeared in the court room for the
first time. At 9:55 the side door wan
opened and the members of the Uryant
family?lirst the sons, and then the gray
haired father and mother?were brought
Into the room.
They had hardly been seated when
Deputy Sheriff liindmun brought Into
court and placed In front of the wit?
ness stand a lay figure, dress in the
wrapper that Pearl Hryan wore at the
time of her death. The garments were
a Kiuesome sight, covered ns It was, in
I purt, with stains of mud and blood.
The olllcer placed the ll^ure erect under
j Attorney Lockhart'S directions and re?
tired. Attorney Crawford, for the de?
fense, objected to the exhibition as high?
ly reprehensible, and wus sustained by
tin' court. The llgure was then removed
ami the dress thrown on the table.
Coroner Tlngley concluded his testi?
mony In about ton minutes. lie Identl
' tied all the clothlnR of the murdered ?in
which had In the meantime been placed
on the table. It consisted of a wrapper,
with small hlun check figures, navy blue
underskirt, suit of union underwear,
black stockings, shoes nnd ' rubbers.
ITtoves and hair pins. Four valises were
put on exhibition. The parents of the
murdered trlrl went at the slKht of the
clothes. Mrs. Muhel Stanley, of Qroen
cnstle, sister of Pearl Bryan, was the
second witness. She Identified the cloth?
ing on the table as having belong to
Pearl.
I'pon being questioned If she knew
Scott Jackson, she replied: "I knew
Scott Jackson only from seeing hlni
twice on the street." She recognised
In the prisoner Scott Jackson, after
which she was excused and Jos. Pearcy,
a druggist of Qrecncastle, was called to
the witness stand. He testitied that the
pocket book round in Scott Jackson's
valise was the one he sold Pearl Bryant,
January 23rd. The most sensational
testimony was that of Robert Caruthers.
who conducted the post mortem. lie
stated in his opinion the girl was behead?
ed while yet alive.
Dr. Caruthers testified that the bodv
was that of a healthy woman. He also
testified to finding the unborn child. It
was of about five mourns gestlon. The
Witness believed that the person who cut
off the head had some kind of art. It
could be done with a dissecting knife
about two inches.
Dr. GUlespre, of Green Castle. Jack?
son's former employer, testified that
Jackson had confessed to him that he
(Jackson) had had criminal relations
witn Pearl Hryan and was responsible
for her condition of pregnancy.
TKX X ESS ll It KPT BLIOA SS.
McKinley Ina Favorite While Reed
??nan ItOKpectnble Following.
Nashville, Tonn., April 22.?The State
Republican Oonvtentloil met here to?
day in the hall of the House of Repre?
sentatives. It was one of the largest
conventions in the hlstorv of the party
In this State, and a great deal of en?
thusiasm was manifested. The McKin?
ley men were largely In the majority,
but Heed and the other candidates had
a respectable following. The chief fluht
of the convention was over the selection
of one of the delegates at large?E. J.
Sanford?Who was opposed because of
his anti-McKinley sentiments. A com?
promise was finally effected which re?
sulted In the election of Sanford by ac?
clamation ufttr he had pledged himself
to carry out the Instructions of the con?
vention and vote for McKinley. The
other delegates were H. Clay Evans,
Ernest Caldwell and Fames Jeffreys.
The Ohio ProhibltioiilMts.
Flndlay, O., April 22.?The Prohibition
State Convention assembled at 9 o'clock
this morning, and after making the tem?
porary organization permanent, occupied
the time by discussing the financial
plank as reported from tli.t Committee
on resolutions. The silver men were
BUCCSsefUl and the convention declared
in Convention for free colnace at the
ration of 10 to 1. The flat form declared
of slver silver 16 to 1.?The plasform
declared In favor of an "Income tax,
woman suffrage. Government control of
railroads and- telegraph, and maintains
that import' duties should he levied
only as a means of securing equitable
commercial relations with other nations.
Democratic by 3.1,000.
New Orleans, <Aprll 22.?At midnight
the chairman of the Democratic State
Committee authorizes the following:
' The estimate of the Democratic ma?
jority outside of New Orleans Is 30.000 to
35,000, Foster's majority In Orleans Is
a little over ti.OOO. The Legislature Is
reliably Democratic In both houses."
There has been nj trouble reported at
La Place, lu St. James parish, where
the negroes had taken possession of
the boxes. Battery H, Louisiana Field
Artillery, arrived there at 4 p. m., and
everything is quiet.
1" list W KN'l' VAVB.K ?EADV.
Rcii^udUbui of (lie Members of tlio i
' -'H'f-'? Will De Accepted.
Parin, April 22.?It Is reported that
President Faure has accepted the redlg
nation of the Cabinet, which will be?
come an accomplished fact when the
Chamber or Deputies moots on Thur?
day. This rumor, however, cannot bo
confirmed. It Is the 'general opinion
that the President will endeavor to ob?
tain the formation of a Cabinet which
will conciliate and concentrate the ele?
ments opposing; the present Ministry.
It Is suggested-1 that the President will
ask either Mm. Peytral or Mellne to
form u Ministry, or he may even request
M. Bourgeois to reconstruct his Cabinet
or form a new one if tti* Chnmhtr of
Deputies should vote confidence III the
present Ministry.
? ? ?
The opinion is almost general In the
lobbies of the Chamber that the Radi?
cals In the Chamber of Deputies will at
the sitting of that body to-morrow en?
deavor lo prevent a vote of confidence
In the Ministry, even after the Gov?
ernment's statement has been made an?
nouncing the resignation of the Mths
Ltry. but it Is believed Premier Bour?
geois will persist In resigning.
Tho municipal Council hold n meet?
ing to-dny. at which M. Fottrnlere in?
troduced resolutions demanding that
the Chamber of Deputies defend the
rights of universal suffrage against the
encroachments of the Senuto; express?
ing regret ut the determination of the
Cabinet to resign, and proposing nn Im?
mediate revision of the constitution.
LAND AUAINNT TIIK COM HIN K.
Two Couvpnllona Held mitl Nepitriitc
Delegations to Nl. Louis Selected.
Richmond. Va., April 22.?The Repub?
licans at this district held two conven?
tions to elect delegates to the St. Louis
Convention. The Allan-Wiiildlll-Me-Kin
Icy faction had provided u hall, but the
M itchell-Bahen-Lamb supporters got
possession of it. For u lime it seemed
that pandemonium broke loose. The
polh'e had to be called In, Finally the
AllantWaddlll-tdcKlniey crowd adjourn?
ed to another hull In the same building.
The Mltchell-Bnhen meeting elected
John Mitchell. Jr., and J. It. Stratton
delegates to St. Louis: Ben Scott and W.
O. Singleton, alternates, and James IJah
on, residential elector.
Mr. J. W. Southward presided at the
Allan-Waddill convention. Judge Ed?
mund Waddill, Jr., or this city, and C.
W. Hatrls. eoUu'ed, of Manchester, were
elected delegates to the St. Louis Con?
vention, with Edgnr Allan, of this city,
ami Richard Robinson, of Hanover, al?
ternates. Morgan Treat was chosen
Presidential 'elector. The first named
faction endorsed Col. Lamb as Stute
Chairman, and the Allan-Wuddlll con?
vention endorsed McKInlev.
The Seventh District Republicans mot
at llarrlsonburg to-day. and although
they dlei not Instruct their delegates to
St. Louis, they adopted resolutions eulo?
gizing McKinley und declaring him the
choice of tho party in the district for
President.
XO OCCASION FOD AI.AIIM.
It Wim Only n Refractory Horse and
Cleveland Was t'ninjureil.
Washington, D. C. April 22.?Shortly
after dark this afternoon a disturbing
rumeir was circulated to the effect that
while President Cleveland was driving
to his Woodley residence after leaving
the Executive Mansion his carriage
came Into collision with a cable car.
and :hat the- President hnd boon thrown
out and hnd received serious Injuries.
Inquiries were numerous from all eliree
tions, but in a little time information
was obtained from Officers closely nsso.
elated with the- President that the only
foundation for the- widely spread story
was that us the President's carriage
was being driven nlong U street, near the
outskirts of the city, one of the horses
stumbled and fell, causing the other
horse also to lose his footing. The anl
inal kicked vigorously, broke one of the
lumps of the carriage and also broke
the dashboard and ruptured the harness.
The President did not Immediately
alight, us the coachman was quickly on
the ground nnd disentangled the unl
mals from the victoria.
At this Juncture Hon. Gardner G. Hub
bard, who was driving alongMhe road,
seeing the plight the President was in,
stopped and courteously tendered his
carriage tei the President, who accepted
a scut in it and was conveyed home In
time for dinner. The coachman repair?
ed the broken harness and soon followe d
the President to Woodley.
Court of Appeal*.
Richmond. Va., April 22.?Supreme
Court of Appeals: Morris vs. Dean con?
tinued.
Jones vs. Murphy, argued by B. T.
Crump for appellant, and Hill Carter for
appellee.
The next wises to be called are Alkon
V?. Connelly, and Spindle vs. Fletcher.
The Mason nnd Davis Company Assign
Chicago. April 22 ?The Mason & Davis
Co.. one of the oldest and largest manu?
facturers of stuvos and ranges in tho
city, made un assignment in the County
Court tfh'is afternoon. According to the
deed of assignment the liabilities
amount to $107,135. The assets will not
reach $75,000.
A Sash and in i ml Factory Closes.
Syracuse. N. Y.. April 22.?The Ames
Hash and blind factory at East Syracuse
has failed, throwing 100 hands "out of
work. The liabilities are nbout $60,000.
Formerly this firm exported heavily to
South Africa.
A Piano Comr Auy Falls.
Cincinnati, April 22.?The Smith &
Nixon Piano Co.. cn Fourth street, made
an assignment thir. taftornoon. Assets,
(800,000; liabilities, $1,000,000.
AGREE UPON A TICKET
Democrats of the State of Alabama Nomi?
nate Joseph F. Johnston fur Governor.
PRESIDENTIAL ELECTORS ALSO NAMED.
General Pottos Read (be Pint Turin
Which l>e<-lnren for Free Silver
nut] It Wild Atlopletl llinrrimr
Onion' A (I in ill in nil 11> il A ppl.mileil .
Presldcnttal Electors Clioncn.
Montgomery, Aln.. April 22.?The Dem
ocrutlc State Convention assembled at
iu o'clock thin morning. The Commit?
tee on Platform wat ready ua soon as
tlie convention was called to -'.dir.
General Peteus took the stand and read
the following:
We. the Democrats or the State of
Alabama, In convention assembled, de?
clare our continued faith in Die old
time-honored principles of the Demo?
cratic party, and umong these principles
are:
First?The free and unlimited coinage
of sliver and gold at IG to 1 us the stand?
ard money of the country, without any
discrimination agulnst either metal,
und without the consent of foreign na?
tions, as the United States coined sil?
ver und gold before the Republican
party obtained control of I he Govern?
ment and changed the coinage luws of
the country for the benefit of a class and
to the Injury of a great mass of the peo?
ple.
Second?The unconstitutional penalty
of ten per cent, on each Issue of Stale
bank notr-s by any State or national
bank ought to be repealed.
Minority resolutions commending the
Cleveland administration, and referring
the silver question to the National Con?
vention were voted down 331 to 17:;. The
platform us reported was adopted 343
to 1G1.
General Pettus then offered the follow?
ing additional resolutions:
One endorsing the state administration
of Gov. Oates. one requesting Senators
and Representatives to use their efforts
to secure the cessation of all public lands
in the State for school nur poses, one
commending President Cleveland and his
administration for their prompt enuncia?
tion of the Monroe doctrine and readiness
to defend the same In the controversy
over the Venezuelan dispute with Kng
land
We further commend Mr. ClevHand
for his generous appointment of our
Southern men In his Cabinet and to va?
rious positions within ills appointing
power.
We ilnd much to approve In the present
administration, but Its financial policy
we do not approve. Adopted.
Nominations for Governor were then
made, the names of Joseph F. John?
ston and Richard II. Clarke being pre?
sented, Johnston receiving 3.10 and
Clarke 148.
Other nominations: G. W. Ellis. Treas?
urer; J. K. Jacqson. Secretary of State:
W. S. White. Auditor; J. O. Turner. Su?
perintendent of Education: W. C. Fitts,
Attorney-General.
For Electors at Lage?S. W. John and
J. W. A. Sanford. For Delegates at
Large for State to National Convention
?A. II. Keller, A. D. Land. J 11. Rank
head and J. B. Knox.
SI ATTKRS IN PARIS.
Conservative and Moderate Newspa?
pers ('omini'iit on il.,- Slliiitlloii.
j Paris. April 22.?The Conservative and
Moderate newspapers in their comments
on tfhe Ministerial situation heartily ap?
plaud the attitude of the Senat- toward
the Cabinet.
The Matin and the Figaro declare that
some ofi Premier Bourgeois' colleagues
are relying upon the Chamber of Depu?
ties to make a demonstration against
the Senate, and tans enable them I 1
withhold, their resignations. The Radi?
cal and .Socialist organs reproach M.
Bourgeois for bowing to the Senate
and describe his intended resignation as
an act Of dsrtlon.
According to Matin, M. Brisson, Pres?
ident "f the Chamber of Deputies, thinks
It Irregular that the Cabinet should an?
nounce their intentions In the Chamber
before placing their resignations In the
hands of President Faure.
Co.innen t inn on I lie Venezuelan ?(oi s
tion.
London, April'22.?The Echo In an ar?
ticle eoninit ntlng on the latest phase of
the Venezuela question, asks: "Does
Lord Salisbury represent tne Ti-s: judg?
ment of the 'Cabinet? If he does not."
the paper adds, "he should ?elthei ac?
quiesce therVin *>r cease to occupy the
offices of Prime Minister and Secretary
of State for Foreign Affairs, and give
way to the Duke of Devonshire. We
Bhotild then be in safer hands."
The Itaron Was Convicted.
Rerlln, April 22 ?The trial of Bar n
von Hammerstein, formerly editor-in
chief of the iCrue Zeltung. and the lead?
er of the Conservative party In the
Reichstag. upon charges of forgery,
fraud, and embezzlement, began this
morning, and ended this afternoon In his
oonvlctlon. The Court sentenced Ham
imerstein to three years' penal servitude,
to suffer the loss of his civil right.* for
five years, and to pay a fine of 1,200
marks.
The Greater New Tork f?ll Passed
Albany, N. Y., April 22.?The Assem?
bly this afternoon passed the Greater
New York bill over the vetoes of Mayors
Strong of New York and Wurster- of
Brooklyn, by a vote of 78 to 69. The
ttcnate 'has already passed- the measure
over the vetoes, and It now goes to Gov?
ernor Morton. The opinion i3 general
that the Governor will sign the bill.
PETE KM II I'KU NO I IS.
Asking for Iii? Release of Missionary
Mas? I it vital Ion Declined.
Petersburg, Va., April 22 (Special).?
Mr. Dartlett Roper received this morn?
ing a letter from Senator Martin In re?
ply to tho telegram addressed to the
Virginia Senators at Washington sent
from here last Monday asking that vig?
orous measures be taken by our Gov?
ernment to secure tho release of Mis?
sionary Diaz, now held by the Spanish
authorities. The letter Is as follows:
-?United States Senuto.
Washington. D. C, April 21. 1896.
Mr. Bartlelt Roper, Petersburg, Va.
My Dear Sir: Yesterday morning I
received the telegram signed by yourself
as chairman, Mr. 11. T. Phillips as sec?
retary. Mr. I. s. Barker, pastor of Woso
End Baptist Church; Mr. 11. \V. Rattle,
pastor of the First Baptist Church, and
Mr. I. M. Blither, for the Second Bap?
tist Church, asking me to lay before the
Secretary of State the protest cxprtv-sed
by the Baptists of Petersburg in muss
meeting against the treatment of the
Baptist missionary In Cuba. 1 went Im?
mediately to the State Department und
laid the telegram before Mr. Olney and
earnestly urged the importance of
prompt und decisive action by his de?
partment. Mr. Olney u.ssureel me the
matter was already under Investiga?
tion, und that lie would com Imn? to
give It careful attention nnd In the end
Justice would be done In the premises.
Yours very truly.
THOMAS S. MARTIN.
Rev. Dr. H. W. Battle, pustor of the
First Baptist Church, has on account of
previous engagements decided to ac?
cept an luvltutlon to deliver an address
at the reunion of Confederate Vet?
erans of Brunswick county, to be held
ut Lawrencevllto to-morrow.
General C. D. Battle will deliver an
address betforo tho Confederate vet?
erans at Clinton, N. C, next month. He
will also deliver the memorial address
her<> on the SMh of June next.
Mr. James O. Perkins, Commissioner
of the Revenue, of Dlnwlddle county,
was stricken with paralysis a day or
two ngo.
Captain S. It. Hobbs, uf Prince George
county, was In tho city to-day.
COMMITTEE ON FOREIGN AFFAIRS
Meet mill Confer Cpon the Hituution
on the Island of Cubn.
Washington. April 22.?Several mem
bets of the House Committee on Foreign
Affairs has had an Informal conference
on the subject of the situation in Cuba,
with a gentleman who has just ut rived
from Havana. The Information placed
before the members was of a nature
gratifying to those who hone to see Cuba
free. Several months of observation of
the progress of th'e revolution had con?
vinced the committee's informant that
the Insurgents are in u fair way of win?
ning: that they practlcallv have undis?
puted possession of a larire portion of
the Island, und are winning nearly all
the genuine battles fought. The Span?
ish forces were reported as being on the
defensive practically In the'cities and
towns and 30,000 remaining along the
trocha awaiting attack. The few troops
that are available for aggressive opera?
tions stem to be unable to cope with
the constantly gtowlng insurgent forces.
Only about one month more remains
before the rainy season and little Is ex
pecl d of the Spaniards after that time.
The gentleman said that ull talk of
Cubans accepting such reforms as Spain
wan willing to grant was Idle. That the
Cubans were convinced that they had
the best of the Situation and were sure
to gain their Independence. But In the
Interest of humanity thev hoped the
United States would recorrnl2e them us
belligerents, us that would stop the kill?
ing of unarmed people and the execution
of prisoners of war. It would also enable
th ? Cubans lo purchase und rlt out. ex?
peditions and would conduce to bring
about an earlier ending of the war.
The I'nlteil Confederate Veterans.
Charleston,S. C, April 22.?It is esti
mated that there are between throe and
feuir thousand visiting veterans here to?
night attending the annual reunion of
the South Carolina division U. C. V. now
In progress. fl*he visitors were given a
lunch ut the Artillery Hall this morn?
ing, and this afternoon they were taken
around the harbor In a fleet of excur?
sion steamers. To-night the annual con?
vention was formally opened. Welcom?
ing addresses wore delivered by Mayor
Smith and Mr. Welch, which were re?
plied to by General Walter, commanding
the South Carolina division.
An Ohio Hnuti Rnbhrd.
Madison. O., April 22.?Tho safe of the
Madison Hank was blfrwn open with dy?
namite* this morning about 1 o'clook.
The tools used were taken from the rail?
road station house. Several families In
the vicinity were awakened by the oxplo.
s!on. nnd six men were seen at the bank.
The amount taken Is not yet known.
They wore evidently frightened away, as
they left the tools and a cont. The men
were scon to board a Nickel Plate train.
The KutTerlng Armenians.
Constantinople. April 22.?A letter has
been received here from the American
missionaries in Bltlis stating that the
American Relief agents were permitted
to select the times and pluses f-.r ?he
distribution of relief to the diotresred
Armenians, and that the Governor gra?
ciously consented to be present at the
first day's distribution.
Cheers for McKinley.
IMliance, O., April 22.?The Republican
Convention of the Eighteenth District,
which was formerly represented by Mc?
Kinley, met here to-day and was In ses?
sion but one" hour. Everv mention of
McKlnley's name was cheered. Hon. R.
W. Taylor, of Columblana county, was
a-enomlnated for Congress without; oppo
altlon.
ABOUT THE CUBAN WAR
Two American Correspondents Arreste! ii f
Matanzas on Trumped Up Charges.
THE REBELS BURN THE CARMEN ESTATE
-
Henry Cnunonndlna- Heard Ontsldo
ol" Hnvnnn nnd Nnmeroas Bandle
liianrtcnli Are Coming: From tb
Eastern Part of the island Ton nt*
PluarDel Rlo-Estntes In Ashes.
i
Havana. April 22.?Two American c".
re.spondenta have been arrested In Mat
anzas?Thomas R. Dawley, who had
represented Harper's Weekly In Cuba'
Tor the past two months, and Maurice
McCarthy-O'Leary. the correspondent
:if the Philadelphia Bulletin. Both men !
made their headquarters In this city,
und recently went to Matansas province
In search of war news. Dawley Is an
American citizen, and O'Leary a Brit?
ish subject. They are charged with
maintaining relations with Alfonso LOi
pez, who was also arrested on suspicion
of being a rebel spy.
Tho rebels have burned the splendid
Carmen estate near Union, In the Mat
anziiH province. The estate was ownei ?
by Marino Crespo. The last crop made
up on the plantation yielded over 100,000
bags of sugar. The rebels have also ?
burned the estate of Hanta Ana,, and
Armonla. near Holondson. The troops
encumped upon the last named estate
succeeded In raving the machinery and
repulsing the rebels. The lntfurgan?s
later made an attack upon the estates ?
of Man Jouquln. owned by the Pedroso
heirs and Semlllcrs. All of tho estates
mentioned are situated In the Matanzas
province.
Key West. April 22.?Passengers by
the steamer ' Mascot to to-night report
that heavy cannonading was heard out?
side of Havana to-day, and also that
numerous bands of insurgents are com?
ing from the eastern part of the island
towards Pinar Del Bio.
Rev. Albert Dias, the American Bap?
tist missionary, and' his brother, Al?
fred,! who were arrested last week, have,
been set at liberty, but hive been or-'
derd to leave tho country before the ex- 1
pliatlon of six days from the time of
iheii- release,
Messrs. O'Leary and Darly,' represent;
tatlvea respectively of tho Philadelphia
Buleltln and Harper's Weekly, of New.;
York, who were arrested at Matnnzas on
charges of maintaining relations with
Alfonso Lopez, who Is susDectcd of be?
ing a rebel spy, have beea released on
ball, which was furnished bv the Ameri?
can Vlcc-Consul.
THE NT. JAMES GAZETTE MATS
Many Thing* In Connection With the
Venezuelan Boundnry Oispoto.
London, April 22.?The St. James Ga?
zette, commenting on the dispatch In the
Times from C W. Smallev, the corre?
spondent In the United States, reporting
that tho Venezuelan dispute Is still a,
question or great gravity and a causa
for alarm, says:
"The revival of the Venezuelan ques?
tion reminds us that even the wars in
lAfrlca are trivial compared with the real
danger which existed In the west since
December. Thv Americans demand that
tho United States shall decide our quar?
rels and settle our rrontler Is inadmis?
sible, and no amount or talking around
the matter will make It anything else.
President Cleveland in his message last
December referred ev?er: thing to special
commission, and then, when too lat1?, at?
tempted to .negltlate. We are now told
to be prepared for a report that Is hos?
tile to the claim of Great Britain. What
will happen then? Either the Washing?
ton, flovernment must allow the report
to remain a dead letter, or carry out It*
threat to enforce a decision by resort
to war.
There Is reason to believe that an at?
tempt will now be made to work upon
English feeling In favor of the surren?
der of our Government. This Is vain.
Our (position is simply that she British
frontier questions are matters for nego?
tiation only with the parties concerned.
The Pall Mall Gazette says: "The
American correspondent of the Times
seems to be In a state of undue alarm,
possibly because Lord Salisbury did not
accept his plan or settlement."
The Globe says: "All the hopes of ihm
weak kneed of the compliance of Great
Britain with the views of the United.
States are groundless."
The Westminster Gazette says: "Ex?
cept for u ftietty amour propre, there
was no reason why Lord Salisbury should
have rejected 'the proposal for a Joint
commission."
A Monkey and Parrot Time.
Wilmington. N. C. April 22.?A special
dispatch to the Star from Maxton, N. C,
says that tho Republican Convention of
the Sixth Congressional District was a
howling mob. The Russell and Dockery
ractions divided. The Russellltes nomi?
nated R. M. Norment, or ftobeson, for
Congress, and the Dockery ractlon, J. M.
Smith, or Richmond'. Both fUctlons
elected two delegates to .the National
Republican Convention?the RusselllteB ,
ror McKinley, and the Dockery faction;
delegates for Allison.
A Negro Preacher Kynehed,
Knoxviile, Tenn., April 22?Bob Cham?
bers, a negro preacher, was tied U 4
tree and shot to death by a mob e,tt
Cranberry, N. C, last nl&'ht. He lytf,
attempted to cholrofo-m and nseay'
white woman. He confessed the
and said he and a companion !n?
commltlilng similar others ir tb?
caped this.
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