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VOii. XLV. NO. 140 A FEW WARSHIPS WANTED To Calm the Ardor of Belliger ent Nicaraguans REVOLUTION IS RAMPANT Alter the Fashion Approved In Latin- American Countries Otber Central American States Are Likely to Take the Opportunity to Settle Their Ola Qrudgee Associated Fran Special Wire, Makagua, Nicaragua, Feb. 27. (via Gal yeaton. Copyrighted, ISO 6, by the Associ ated Press).—The revolution is now in full blast and all the cities of Nicaragua on this aide of the country are in arras and prepar ing either to support President Zelaya or to contribute men for the march of his enemies upon the capital, Managua. Fugitives who have reached this city from Leon, the old capital of Nicaragua, head quarters of the rebels, which ia opposed to the liberal, or Zelaya, party on general principles and as a result of differences of long standing, the chief of which is the transfer of the capital from Leon to Mana gua, aay that Leon is in arms to a man and rapidly organizing an army with which to advance upon Managua. They have the advantage of possessing more modern arms and artillery, but the adherents of the president are not discouraged, especi ally as the Granada conservatives,concern ing whose attitude as a body there was some doubt, declared themselves today in favor of Zelaya. This means almost half of the battle won, for Maaaya will undoubtedly follow the lead of Granada. The latter city has more im portant commercial interests than any other city of Nicaragua. Besides, it is the western port of Lake Niraragua and stop lilng place of the steamers that cross the ake to Fort San Carlos at the mouth of the San Juan river, by which waterway communication with the Atlantic ocean is maintained via San Juan del Sur, better known as Grey town, near the entrance to the proposed maritime canal of Nicaragua, in which citizens of the United States are interested. Thus with Granada and other smaller cities supporting him, President Zelaya hopes to crush the rebellion in due time. The loss of Granada would most likely have turned the tide against the president. Then again, the support of the conservatives of Granada, who are largely in the majority, is not lukewarm support. They telegraphed to the president today offering him the sum of $11,000,000 witli winch to equip the troops being hurriedly enrolled to defend the capital against the Leonists and their clerical supporters. The offer was promptly accepted. In addition the government can now not only with draw all the regular troops from Granada, but in addition a strong corps of volunteers is being raised there to support the presi dent, and its advance guard will shortly leave Granada for this city, where every preparation possible for defense has been made. The military authorities here are working night and day, and the populace is wild with warlike enthusiasm. The military band, which on certain nights in the week playt in front of the president's palace, now plays there nightly, and all the patriotic airs are loudly applauded by the crowds which gather about the execu tive mansion. Last night the president was compelled to appear three or four times in answer to the demands of bis ad miring supporters. Three thousand men and twenty pieces of artillery are already mustered here, but the men are armed with Remington rifles and the supply of cartridges is limited and the ammunition is bad. Out of ten cartridges tried by an officer thia morning only four exploded. However, this is the ammunition whicli lias been handled about the different guard houses, and the boxes of cartridges from the arsenal are believed to be of much better quality, Incidentally it may be added, the soldiers of Nicaragua go barefooted, are dressed in jem jump ers aud pants and a straw hat; rifle, bayo net and cartridge belt completes their equipment. Consequently the expense of putting a few thousand men in the Held is not very great so long as the government ran obtain arms. The cost of feeding a Nicaraguan is also very light. A few beans and a plantain make a good meal for sol diers in this country, and they will under take long marches without shoes on this diet and light fairly well in the bargain. The president's army, it has been deter mined, will not wait here to be attacked. So soon as thu necessary arrangement.- are made the government force will advance upon Leon and try to capture that city be fore the Leonists receive the reinforce ments they expect from Chinandega and other places near here. This step is speci •' ally advisable, as it is well known that the Leonists are execting men and arms from the clerical party of Honduras. Iv short, it looks very much like a struggle between olericalism and liberalism, which may in - solve, other Central American republics besides Nicaragua. From present indications I'resident Ze laya will lead I is army in person against the rebels. Tins is the determination he has arrived at, but his intimate advisers hold that it would be risking too much to leave the capital at such a crisis. The president combats the idea, claims he can confide the capital to the care of loyal in habitants and that hia place is at the head of the army. The leaders of the Leonists, of course, are the leaders of the clerical party, but the head of the movement is Gen. Ortiz, an ex-president and a staunch clerical. He has been an active politician for a lifetime and been more or less prominently con nected with all the revolutionary move ments of recent years. About this lime last year, for instance, the government of Honduras obtained possession of docu ments showing that a plot existed to re place Carlos Ezeta in power in Salvador and Ortiz in Nicaragua. There was to be a simultaneous movement of clericals in the three republics, it being judged that such a step would prevent the three governments from helping each other. General Ortiz was then a fugitive iv Guatemala, but when tho matter was in vestigated by the Nicaraguan government the facts stated were tound to be correct, and a quantity of arms and ammunition intended for the conspirators were found concealed in warehouses in Corinto. There is alsn a rutnor that Costa Rica may take advantage of the rebellion to settie some of the oid quarrels which have existed for years between that republic and Nicaragua, regarding, principally, the route of the Nicaragua canal, and the rights of Costa Rica under the concessions granted to the American company. In any case the situation is a most criti cal one, not only for Nicaragua, but for all the Central American republics, and tiie presence of United States warships on the coast would do a great deal of good am I could certainly do no harm. A GOVERNMENT VICTORY Managua, Feb. 147 (via Galveston).—The government forces have commenced an ad vance upon ihe departments in revolt against President Zelaya, without standing on the defensive and waiting for the ex pected attack of tbe Leonists. The town of Nagarole was attacked and taken by storm by the government troops this morning. This town is near the west ern shore of Lake Managua and only a few miles from the border of the department of the Occidental. It is about twenty-five miles northwest of the city of Managua and on the route towards Leon, the seat of the revolt. The moral effect of its capture is bound to be great, and it is regarded as a most important victory for the government. ROENTGEN RAYS Still Shew New Possibilities In tbe Hands of Scientists Cambridge, Mass., Feb. 27.— F. L. Woodward of the Lawrence Scientific school at Hartford has devised a new ray lamp, by means of which excellent cathodic radiographs have been obtained. The lamp has walls of sheet aluminum one-tenth of an inch in thickness. The rays pass through the aluminum readily, and with this lamp Mr. Woodward has obtained very clearly-defined shadowgraphs of the hand in five seconds by an induced current of only between 25,000 and 110,000 volts. Tbe base of the lamp is of solid glass, fitted into a base of aluminum with plaster of paris, and made air tight. A motollic ring passes around the base of the cone and holds the sides firmly to the glass bot tom. Through a point a little at one Bide of the central glass passes th 9 cathode pole into the lamp, and a platinum disc is fastened to the end of it, at such an angle as to be parallel to the lamp. At the top of the lamp and directly connected with the me tallic side is the anode pole, and at the top of the cone is a glass tubt, with which the air may lie exhausted. The glaBS tube is also fastened in with plaster of paris and bound by a metallic ring. A circular wooden disc is fastened inside the metallic cone, to prevent any collapse of the sides as the air is exhausted. The new ray lamp has an interest aside from its construction, from the fact that experiments conducted with it appear to disprove the theory that a glass vacuum envelope plays an important part in the generation of the Roentgen rays. This theory was advanced by Roentgen himself. The results already obtained from Mr. Woodward's lamp make it seem probable that, with a high current, say of 50,000 volts, an instantaneous photograph may be taken. BLACKBURN DOOMED Kentucky Sound Honey Senators Ask for s New Leader Frankfort, Feb. 27.—A resolution has been prepared by gold standard Democrats who have been supporting Senator J. C. S. Blackburn for re-election, asking his with drawal. A caucus will be held Monday and some other candidate selected. The gold men have assurance from Judge Pe trio and two other Republicans that they will join the Democrats in the effort to se lect a gold standard Democrat, If Senator Blackburn refuses to withdraw the pro nunciamento will be issued next week, and twenty-five Democrats will vote for some other Democrat. The thirty-first ballot for United States senator resulted as follows: Blackburn 62, Hunter 62, Carlisle 3, Holt 3, Colson 1, Bate 1. TAX DODGERS San Francises Capitalists Shipping Money to the East San Francisco, Feb. 27.—People with available cash in large sums have been •ending it out of the state as fast as possi ble during the last few weeks. The annual assessment for taxes occurs next Monday and the less coin one has on hand the less he will have to pay toward the support of the state and city governments. This is the sole explanation of the present rush of money shipments to the east. At noon on next Monday the bankers and other mon eyed people will be able to swear that they have but small sums of money on hand. Several bankers admitted yesterday that from $.7,000,000 to $10,000,000 had been rushed" out of San Francisco during the past five or six weeks in order to escape next Monday's assessment. Most of the money has gone to New York, but the bankers say it will be back in California in a month. BLUE AND ORAY Commander Walker Disapproves of the Pro posed fleeting Wilmington, Feb. 27.—National Com mander Walker, who attended the session of the Grand Army of the Republic meet ing at Newark, this state, freely expressed himself today on the proposed meeting of the blue and the gray in New York. He said: "There is not a loyal Union soldier who would approve of such a thing. Loyally deserves its reward, and treason and treachery should always be punished. There is a broad distinction between Union soldiers and Confederates, and so long as I am at the head of the G, A. R. this distinc tion shall be observed so far as this organi zation is concerned." C. L. Colby Dead Newton, Mass., Feb. 27.—Charles L. Colby of New York, formerly president of the Wisconsin Central railroad, dropped dead last evening after addressing the Woman's Baptist Foreign Missionary so ciety at Newton Center. He was 50 years old. Mr. Colby, who was deeply inter ested in the cause of missions, and whose mother, Mrs. Gardner Colby, was one of the founders of the society, had taken his seat after an eloquent effort in which lie paid a touching tribute to his mother's memory, when he fell forward as if in a faint. He died in a few minutes. De ceased was a graduate of Brown university and a member of the board of fellows of that institution. He was for many years chairman of the board of directors of the Northern Pacific railroad. He had been in poor health for some time and had just returned from a trip aboard. Death was due to heart failure. Cleveland Will Preside New York, Feb. 28.—Tha World this morning says: President Cleveland lias accepted the in vitation of the Home Mission Board of the Presbyterian church to preside at a mass meeting next Tuesday at Carnegie hall, when a grand attempt will be ma Ie to clear off the debt of 1232,000, Dr. Tal mage, Dr. Seldon Jackson, Prof. Booker T. Washington, the colored orator, and other notables, will speak. A special box will be set apart for Mrs. Cleveland. ' Wholesale flurder Jersey Crrv, N. J., Feb. 27.—John Mackin shot and killed his wife, Lizzie Mackin, and his mother-in-law, Bridget Connors and fatally wounded his father in-law, Morris Conners, tonight. He has been married several years but recently liis wife left him. Abandons Prohibition Df.S MOINES, la., Feb. 37.—in the house this morning prohibition was killed, the constitutional amendment resolution being defeated by a vote of 41 to 52. This set tles prohibition for at least live years in lowa. THE HERALD LOS ANGELES. FRIDAY MORNING* FEBRUARY 28, 1896.-TWELVE PAGES. LORD DUNRAVEN EXPELLED From Membership in New York's Yacht Club OPPORTUNITY WAS OFFERED Bat His Lordship Declined to Make Due Apology It Is the Most Satisfactory Decision Ever Arrived at by Any Yacht Club la the World Associated Tress Special Wire. New York, Feb. 27.—At an adjourned meeting of the annual meetings of the New York Yacht club, with forty yacht owners present and about (500 members crowding the club house, Lord Dunraven was expelled from membership in the club by a vote of 39 to 1, the one being the sloop yacht Oriva, owned by Chester Munroe. The following is the preamble and reso lution read by Captain Ledyard and adopted: The earl of Dunraven, an honorary mem ber of this club, has publicly charged foul play on the part of the Defender in the re cent races for the America's cup, of such a nature as necessarily implicate the man aging owners of the vessel. The charge has been investigated by a commission of the highest character, which has proceeded judicially, and before which Lord Dunraven has appeared and given his own and other testimony, and has been heard in person and by counsel. The committee has unanimously de cided that the charge was false; that it was not merely unprovoked, but was affirma tively disproved by competent and uncon tradictory evidence, leaving no possibility of doubt. The committee has also found that the facts upon which Lord Dunraven acted, ac cording to his own statement, furnished no justification for making such a charge. We deem it to be among the unques tioned rules which regulate the course of gentlemen that when one finds he has been led by mistake to cast unjust imputations upon the character of another, he should promptly make such reparation as remains in his power by acknowledging his error, withdrawing the imputations and express ing his regret. Such reparation to Mr. Iselin and his associates, the Earl of Dun raven, after a full opportunity, has failed to make. It further appears from the evidence, in cluding Lord Dunraven's own admissions, that at the time of the cup races he inten tionally refrained from making the charge formally or making any protest, as re quired by the rules, because it was im possible for him to verify the charge and he was unwilling to take the responsibility of entering that. It is not open to discussion that when gentlemen are engaged in any sport and one suspects another of foul play, he is bound to make the charge then, in such form and manner as to assume full re sponsibility therefor, or thereafter to re main silent. It further appears that in print and in public speech Lord Dunraven has sought to justify the making of the charge by numer ous misrepresentations of facts. He has been forced himself to admit tho untruth of most of these, yet he stubbornly refuses to retract the injurious inferences drawn from them. The representatives of this club engaged in the international yacht races with Lord Dunraven, as the representative of English yachtsmen, upon the footing of mutual confidence and honor. He has requitted their courtesy and confidence and distrust, by suspicion, unfounded imputations of fraud and a refusal of reparation. Lord Dunraven, by hia course, has for feited the high esteem which led to hia election as an honorary member of this club. Therefore, Resolved, That the privileges of honor ary membership heretofore extended to the earl of Dunraven are hereby withdrawn, and that his name be removed from the list of honorary members of the club. In offering the resolution Captain Led yard asked permission to withdraw a reso lution, offered at the last meeting demand ing Lord Dunraven's resignation. He said: "I think the communications we have re ceived since the last meeting show Lord Dunraven has not accepted the result of this inquiry. He is still carping, still hedg ing, still evading and still insisting he saw with his eyes what we know be never did see, and it has been conclusively proved. "1 think his course has been such that it is due to the dignity and self-respect of this club that action should be taken which will leave no room for doubt as lo the atti tude of the club." When the result of the vote was an nounced the yells of the club members could be heard blocks away, and when it was understood that Lord Dunraven's name was no longer on the roll of the club every member, with the one exception noted, expressed himself as being per fectly satisfied that the rule of the major ity was in every way right and deserved. Ex-Commodore .lames E. Smith said: "It is the most just and satisfactory decis ion ever arrived at by any yacht club in tbe world, against a man who violated the honorable rules of sport and impugned the integrity of men who are his peers." The club house of the New York Yacht club was absolutely packed tonight with members and yacht owners who were anx ious to testily liy their presence that the Dunraven-Defender case shonld be settled at once and for all. Up to the time of the meeting (8:80 oclock this evening) no di rect apology or notification of intended resignation had been received by any club officer from Lord Dunraven. As soon as the meeting was called to order by Commodore E. M. Brown, Captain Lewis Cass Ledyard requested that his motion calling for tbe resignation of Lord Dunraven from the New York Yacht club, which he proposed two weeks ago, should be withdrawn. The request was granted unanimously. Captain Ledyard then of fered the preamble and resolution appear ing above. LONDON COMMENT LoNnoN, Feb. 2S.—ln an editorial on Lord Dunraven's resignation from the New York Yacht club the Graphic says: Lord Dunraven's resignation is not a satisfactory close of the incident, but it is tlte only course he could take with dignity. The Chronicle editorial says: We are astonished and grieved that Lord Dunraven has not taken the course that most gentlemen would have taken. His whole caso collapsed utterly, yet he has not a word of regret in his letter to Mr. l'helps. \Ve thought the Prince of Wales' advice would havo directed to different ends. The action of the New York Yacht club was not reported in London iv time tn be con in united on by the morning papers. Reached Monaco Monaco, Feb.'-i".—The duke and duchess of Marlborough and Mr. W. K. Vanderbilt i have arrived at Monte Carlo. MISS OVERMAN TESTIFIES Regarding Her Relations With Rev. Dr. Brown A MOST REMARKABLE STORY Told Logically and Clearly and With a Smile She Tried to Blackmail the Preacher, But Denied the Slightest Impropriety on Mis Part Associated Press Special Wire San Francisco, Feb. 27.—Rev. Dr. Dille, pastor of the Central Methodist church, was the first witness today for Rev. Dr. C. 0, Brown, on trial before the Con gregational council for unministerial con duct. The accused minister tried to show by Dr. Dille that the character of Mrs. Thurston, who testified against him last night, was bad and that she was unworthy of credence. Mrs. Gordon was called to the stand to try to explain the mysterious disappearance of Mrs. Tunnell, but nothing important was developed. Harriet Cooper, the daughter of Sarah It. Cooper, assistant pastor, who had charged Dr. Brown with conspiracy in spiriting Mrs. Tunnell away so as not to testify against him, was called on for her proofs, but she was not ready with them. The judge advocate then announced that his testimony for the prosecution was all in, and he called upon any volunteer witnesses to testify. The moderator objected that due diligence had not been exercised in developing the case against Dr. Brown, and said that many points named at the beginning of the trial had not since been referred to. Witnesses should be sought on these points or else the churches would declare that the coun cil had not fully and impartially investi gated the charges against Dr. Brown. The most sensational testimony of the trial was given at the evening session by Miss Mattie Overman, the Ilrst witness called in any important capacity for the defense. Miss Overman's manner was striking. She spoke so quietly that even tiie members of the council were forced to draw forward until their chairs formed a small semicircle upon the platform. The woman spoke deliberately, weaving a re markable story, logically and clearly.. She confessed that she was a blackmailer, and tried to be a thief, and she gave the in formation with a smile. She confessed that she plotted the de struction of the man whose hospitality she now enjoys, She declared that to save herself from work and the possible hard ship of poverty she conspired with Mrs. Mary A..Davidson to ruin the character of the Rev. Dr. Brown aud to blacken her own. She asserted that she approached the representatives of a morning news paper with a hope of tempting them to blackmail the accused pastor. She drew her recital to a dramatic cli max by asserting, with the smile which never left her face, that she wrote the let ters which picture her own moral and physical ruin and placed the cause of her deep dis,.ress at the door of the Rev. Mr. Brown. Asserting all this, she denied that there has ever been the (lightest impropri ety in her relations with toe man ngainst whom she plotted so shrewdly. Miss Overman said she came from Tacoma the second time at the request of Mrs. Davidson, who asked her to take charge of Mrs. Davidson's exhibit at the Midwinter fair. Instead of going to Dr. Brown's home she went to Mrs. David son, who told her that Mrs. Brown had been speaking slightingly of her. For that reason she turned her back on Mrs. Brown at the church on the following Sunday and was very cool toward Dr. Brown. Mrs. Davidson told the witness that she had a great scheme by which both could profit, and that Miss Overman herself was the foundation on which the scheme could be based. Mrs. Davidson talked of Miss Over man's relations with Dr. Brown and of the trip to Tacoma, how everything could be construed in a wrongful manner against Dr. Brown, and that if Miss Overman would consent to go into the scheme both could make something out of it. She pointed out how Mies Overman could get the means of improving her education, which was a telling point, and at last Miss Overman consented to enter into the plot. Mrs. Davidson then unfolded part of the Bcheme. Miss Overman was to go to tiie city editor of one of the morning papers and offer to sell him a very sen sational story about a prominent cit izen, which she was to vouch for was true. She then told Mrs. Davidson what she had done and Mrs. Davis told her that the letters that had passed be tween Mrs. Davidson, Dr. Brown, Miss Overman and Mrs. Tunnell could be so altered as to make it look very black against Dr. Brown and advised Miss Over man to change them. Miss Overman said she stole the letters she had written to Mrs. Tunnell from that woman's room and had spent three days changing them. After the alterations had been made Mrs. Davidson told Miss Overman that to make the proof positive Miss Over man must swear that criminal rela tions had existed between Dr. Brown and herself (Miss Overman.) At this Miss Overman rebelled, and refused to go into the plot further. Mrs. Davidson told her that she had proof in writing, and in this way tried to frighten Miss Overman into continuing in the case, but she was ob durate. She tried to induce Mrs. Davidson to give up the scheme, as it was very wicked, Mrs. Davidson relented, and Miss Overman thought she waa really repent ant, and after that everything went smoothly; that Miss Overman weut to a school of stenography and studied to enter Mrs. Davidson's employ in that capacity. When the hour of adjournment came to night she had not finished her story. She will resume it tomorrow. Consumptive Cattle Chicago, Feb, 27.—Twenty head of cat tle from Elgin were slaughtered yesterday at the stock yards under the supervision of Chairman Bartlett of tho state board of stock commissioners. Eight of the twenty were found to lie affected in some manner with tuberculosis. The cars in which the cattle reached the slaughter-house were disinfected and sent back to the country. No News Prom Nansen New YORK, Feb. 27.—A special to the Herald from St. Petersburg says: Repeated telegrams have been sent from Irkutsk to the agent of the Russian telegraphic news agency, which lirst sent out the reports respecting Dr. Nansen to obtain the exact wording of the letter of which the agent telegraphed only a vague summary. The moisage, however, was unanswered. England's Navy London, Feb. 27. The Times announces that the government intends to devote the bulk of the money, which would otherwise have gone out automatically to reduce the national debt, to increasing tbe navy on the lines of the bill introduced by the radi cals a year ago. WEYLER'S PROCLAMATION Allows tbe Insurgents Fifteen Days to Surrender TO BE TREATED AS BANDITS And Their Property Confiscated by tbe State The Captain General Declares Hit Intention to Adept Iron end II Necessary Bloody Measure, Associated Press Special Wire. Havana, Feb. 27.— Following is a synopsis of tho important and long anticipated proclamation of Captain-Gen eral Weyler to the insurgents: The cap tain-general proclaims he allows the rebels in the province of Pinar del Rio and Ha vana fifteen days from date of the procla mation to surrender. Those who do so will not be subject to molestation. But the small hands of insurgents in these pro vinces which do not surrender within the given period, will, at the expiration of that period, be treated as bandits. De tachments of civil guards, reinforced by the civil guards of the province of Santi ago de Cuba and the province of Puerto Principe, have orders to form lists at their respective towns of all persons who have joined the rebels, and their property will be confiscated. The property of those who openly aided the rebels in raids will also be confiscated. Towns in the western part of the island are authorized to organ ize corps of guerrillas, and all officeholders on leave of absence will be relieved if after eight days from the date of tbe proclama tion they have not returned to their posts. Petroleum and other inflammable articles after the date of the proclamation, can no longer be sold in small, ungarrisoned towns. Admiral Navarro has returned from a cruise of inspection along the coast, during which the gunboat Alerta bombarded tho insurgents at Cabanas and at Bahia, two ports in the province of Pinar del Kio, re cently attacked by the enemy. Jose Be tancourt, an insurgent leader, recently captured by Spaniards, has been tried by court martial and sentenced to death. The insurgents have destroyed two railroad culverts between Cabezas and Union de Reyes, province of Matanzas. According to official announcements, Gomez and Maceo have been trying to effect a junc tion, but so far have failed on account of being closely pressed by troops. Maceo is said to be in the vicinity of tho city of Matanzas. It is said he has planned to move southward in the same direction as Gomez, who is described as being south of Jovelianos. A RF.ION op terror Havana, Feb. 27.—Refugees from the towns of Punta Brava and Guato have arrived at Havana and say that a reign of terror exists in their locality in conse quence of troops having massacred peace able citizens of Guato, already briefly an nounced in the correspondence of Ameri can newspapers. The official government report, issued Sunday, states that a tight occurred near Punta Brava on the previ ous day between troops sent from Mari ano and the insurgents bands, of Villa Neuva and Acosta, resulting in a glori ous victory for the Spanish army, twenty insurgents having been killed and fifteen prisoners taken. Residents at Guato have identified eighteen of the dead as pacific citizens. Only two were insurgents and the prisoners are nearly all said to be peaceful. One of them, named La Daaailo yulntero, claims American citizenship. He ia wounded by a ball in the arm. BLOODY MEASURES New York, Feb. 27.—General Weyler in an interview with Karl Bottscher, a Ger man writer, declares that he expects to put down the Cuban revolution in a year and a half. Not long ago he told Cuban planters he thought they could begin grinding sugar by the middle of next month. Herr Bottscher arrived here on the steamship Columbia for a trip to the West Indies. He was accompanied by his wife, who acts as hia secretary. They live in Berlin. Said Herr Bottscher: "I inter viewed General Weyler last Saturday. When he observed that I had read his proclamation he said: Then you will know that 1 adopt iron, and if necessary bloody measures, to give this country peace.' " A MASSACRE ALLEGED St. Louis, Mo., Feb. 27.—A Republic special from New York brings the follow ing cablegram from Havana I A reckless massacre of inoffensive per sons has occurred at Guato, ten miles from here, and the country is in a state of abject terror. The people are fleeing from their homes in panic and in momentary dread of murder. They are leaving their houses uncared for and are taking sick members of their families out of beds and hurrying them away, Kvery imaginable kind of vehicle is being utilized to reach Havana if possible. The refugees report a wholesale massacre in their village last Saturday. It followed immediately upon the retreat of the small body of the rebels, certainly not over forty men, who had met a! considerable Spanish force at Punta Barara and had re tired after some firing. The insurgents withdrew along the road to Guato, and without waiting to find any armed men tho Spaniards immediately began firing promiscuously, shooting down unarmed and peaceful citizens in all direction. They then proceeded to massacre the few inhab itants without mercy. The previous tight had resulted in the capture of live Cubans by the Spaniards. Those five were shot dead in the field. These, with thirteen dead, found by Red Cross physicians who went to Guato, make eighteen altogether. The massacre was officially reported as "a glorious victory for the Spanish troops." THE CAMPAIGN OPENS Havana, Feb. 27.—The newly arrived | battalions, Mucira aud Luzon, have reached Matanzas and will be sent into the field against the insurgents at once. But tbe new troops from Spain will operate in con junction with battalions which have be come seasoned to the climate and familiar with the tricks of the enemy, as it has been proved that this has a beneficial effect upon young soldiers. The insurgents have plundered the vil lages of Mantilla and Calvario near this city, and their audacity is really astound ing in view of the strong force of troops in and about Havana. Colonel Ricas, at Ynaagua and I.uz, has been engaged with tho band of insurgents who always retreated before his advance. At Zaya .1 aqua the insurgents havo also been defeated with loss, and at Palmaritn ihe insurgent. Major llegeva, was cap tured. Captain-General Weyler lias lieen con sulted by the home government as to the propriety of holding elections in theisland. lie has replied he thinks they ought to lie held. Otherwise the insurgents will gain an important advantage especially on the question of belligerency. The Diario del Marina has an editorial criticising the Spanish premier, Senor Can ovas del Castillo, for his dissolution of'the cortes and his decision to hold an election in the island, it is considered by loyalists, says this journal, ! that the anti-patriotic reformist party no longer exists and the old Span iards and reformists have joined tho Con servatives, The natives have in great part joined the insurgents. In consequence, if an election is held, tho only men elected to the new congress would be such as are permitted by their adherence to the Span ish government. PEARL BRYAN'S CASE Many Rumors Afloat—Lynching of Prisoners la Not Likely Cincinnati, Feb. '-'7.—The excitement attending the proposed extradition today of Scott Jackson and Alonzo Walling to Kentucky on the charge of murdering Pearl Bryan, January Hist, gave rise to various sensational rumors. The most startling was that the head of tho mur dered girl had been found there at;; p. m. today. It was carefully examined and the skull and teeth were reported to bear a re semblance to those of Pearl Bryan. The most reliable information tonight is that the head ia not that of the victim of the Fort Thomas tragedy, but that some stu dents from the medical college took the head of a woman from the dissecting room and worked a ruse on the officers. There are no crowds around the jail tonight and the crowds now seem satisfied the prison ers will not be transported when there is any assemblage in sight. The transfer will be made after a hearing on Saturday, when none but the sheriffs and attending officers know of it. The prisoners will not be taken to New port, Ky„ but to the strong jail in Coving ton. Although William Wood, the third prisoner, got out early today on bail, he is still in the city watching developments. He will not return to liis home at Green castle, where his life is threatened, hut will remain quietly with his uncle at West Lebanon,lnd. In anticipation of the arraignment today of Scott Jackson and Alonzo Walling for the murder of Pearl Bryan, large crowds gathered abovt the city hall and jail early this morning. While the authorities con sidered the assemblage due to sensational curiosity rather than any conspiracy for lynching, yet they took the precaution to evade both crowds. At 11 a.m. it was an nounced that the arraignment had been continued to a date that the court would not divulge now or hereafter tn any one. It is believed counsel have agreed to have the case taken up any time when there is no prospect of a disturbance. A CHURCH FIGHT Suits for Damages and Attempts to Church Fellow riembers Stockton, Feb. 147. -Mrs. Ellen Duffy brought suit against a wealthy churchman named Hamilton Wermuth to recover $10,575 damages for personal injuries and for mental anguish. The trouble arose over the possession of property some time ago, and Mrs. Duffy claims that when Wermuth came to her residence he assaulted and beat her and bruised her, with the result that she has partially lost the use of her right arm and left leg. Wermuth had a mortgage on her property and wanted to obtain possess ton. Another action growing out of the affair was a church trial some weeks ago, in which a friend of Mrs. Puffy, who had taken her pari, sought to have Wermuth dismissed from the Methodist church, of which lie is a member, but the ilndings were in favor of the defendant. Water Company Troubles Phoenix, Ariz., Feb. 27,—Twenty-five employees of the Mesa Consolidated Canal Company were arrested this morning for cutting tbe bank of the Tempe canal. They were later released, as the arrest was with out warrant. The trouble arises over the determination of the Consolidated Com pany to deliver the quota of water belong ing to the Tempe canal at a point on the canal instead of at the riverhead, securing 750 horse-power for electrical purposes by means of turbines at the point of delivery. Today the turbines were started and an attempt made to turn the water into the Tempe canal, but the farmers of the latter sysf ro objected. Wants a Dfvorce St. Louis, Feb. 27.—Florence Lillian ! Wickes Ford, daughter of George M. Pull man's general manager, Thomas M. Wickes, filed a suit in the circuit court to day for a divorce from George Oliver Ford. In her petition Mrs. Ford recites that she married Ford in Wisconsin in December, 1804. She alleges that she performed all her duties as his wife until the following 1 February, when Ford deserted her. The petition is devoid of sensational details, { and confines its allegations to desertion ami "conduct calculated to tender her con- j dition intolerable." Sehorn'a Case Willows, Feb. 27.—The argument in j the murder trial of \V. A. Sehorn com- j menced this morning. Attorney Swinford, for the prosecution, occnpietl about two ! hours in his opening address to the jury, at j the conclusion of which Charles L. Dono- j hoe. made the opening argument for the I defense. Mr. Donohoe pointed out some damaging discrepancies m the testimony of the witnesses for the prosecution. At- 1 torney H. M. Albeiry followed Donohoe for the tlefense, but had not concluded his ar gument when court adjourned. House of Commons Rules London, Feb. 27.—The house of com mons, tonight, by a vote of 2oS WT24, adopted Mr. Balfour's new rules of pro cedure, which relate particularly to llie ] debate on supply- They provide for one I sitting a week to be permanently devoted to effective supply in preference to other subjects and that after the ordinary finan cial business of the year has been under discussion for a certain number of days a form of automatic closure shall be brought into operation. The Porte's Request Denied Nnw Youk, Feb. 147.—A special to the Herald from Si. Petersburg says: Nueve Vremya states that Austria has been ap proached by the porte with a view to as certaining whether she will support the endeavor of Turkey to induce England to evacuate Ivgypt. The application met with a sharp reply in the negative. The same paper alleges that Hussia, Germany and France are prepared to give their sup port to the Porte in this matter. convenient Insanity Washington, Feb. 27.—The government today nolle prossed two indictments against Colonel 3. O. P. Burnside for the embezzlement of $."0,000 while disbursing officer of the postotfice department. The arrest of Colonel Burnside in 188S created a sensation. Since that time he has been in a government asylum for the insane in Washington, hut has been permitted much liberty. It Won't Hit Us lIoXTON, Feb. 27; At the session of the Boston Scientific society, John ttiteuie, jr., stated that the new comet passed its near est point to the suttUm-Juunary :ld, two weeks before it was iffsroviert'd and that it is now moving away from both earth and sun and rapidly losing lighwjiud about next week it will be half as big as it was last week. »•» at CITY PRICE, PER SINGLE COPY, 3 CENTS ON TRANSPORTATION LINES, 5 CENTS A NEW CATHOLIC DIGNITARY In the Place Vacated by Bishop Manogue SACRAMENTO'S BISHOPRIC Is Now Assumed by tbe Reverend Thomas Grace The Selection Universally Regarded as ■ Sato Isfactory One—Anniversary Mfh Mass lor Ilia Predecessor Associated Press Special Wire. Rome, Feb. 27.—Rev. Thomas Grace, rector of the Cathedral of the Most files* sed Sacrament, Sacramento Cal., has been appointed bishop of the diocese of Sacramento, in succession to Rt. Rev. P. Manogue, D. D. a satisfactory election Sacramento, Cal. Feb. 27.—The Associ ated Press dispatch from Rome tonight an nouncing that Rev. Father Grace had been appointed bishop of Sacramento to suc ceed tn the place made vacant by tha death of the Rev. P. Manogue, waa re ceived with pleasure by all the people of this city, as Father Grace is a man heart ily respected by all denominations and all classes of people. The lirst intimation that Father Grace had of his appointment was when a report er called at the cathedral and showed bins the dispatch. The reverend father said that while ba felt honored by the appointment, still ha felt sorry, for he really hoped it wouldf 1 fall to another. He had hoped to finish his life's work in the harness as a prie at and had never desired an advancement. The other priests were delighted with the appointment and say the selection is the very best that could have been made. The appoint m ent comes on the day of the first anniversary of the death of Bishop Manogue. Anniversary high mass and office for the late Bishop Manogue was celebrated in the cathedral this morning from 8 to 10 oclock, it being just one year today since the Bishop died. Tbe cathedral was well filled with those who came to do honor to the memory of the departed prelate. The celebration of the mass waa con ducted by Father Grace, assisted by Dea con Father Ross and Sub-Deacon Father Reynolds of Willows. Besides these there were in the sanctuary very Rev. Father Lynch of Crass Valley, Father Coleman of Marysville, Father Hynes of Woodlands, Father Vanschie of Auburn, Father Cam pos of Napa, Father O'Meara of Lincoln. Father Hunt of Folsoni, Fathers Augus tine and Titus of the Franciscan church, and Father Clyne of Nevada City. ENGLISH POLITICS The Home Rule Question Again "lakes the Most Nolae London, Feb. 27.—Timothy Healy, in addressing the Irish National Federation lat Ireland today, accused John Dillon of I getting himself elected to the chairmanship I of tbe party by intrigue and a disregard of the feelings of the country. His position, however, Mr. Healy continued, entitled him to forbearance as long as he kept within the broad lines of policy. Mr. Healy would rather Ireland were governed as a crown colony, he said, than as it was now governed. "If, when the Liberals are returned to power," he added, "nothing is done for home rule, the I risli members should pro voke our expulsion from parliament. After a few years of governing Ireland without representatives at Westminster, fear would probably induce England to grant some kind of national council which would eventually broaden into an Irish parlia ment." Salvation Matters New York, Feb. 27.—A general prayer meeting was held at Salvation army head quarters tonight, after which a circular was issued by Temporary Commander Eva C. Booth, in which she expressed her sor row at recent events and called upon the members of the army to be loyal to the cause. THE NEWS BY TELEGRAPH-Cougressional proceedingi,* Vest makes au eloquent speech in the aeu ate favoring the recognition of the Cubans; the army appropriation bill passed; the house decides the Yanhorne-Tarsney elec tion contest, unsealing and. passes resolutions favoring A full-Hedged revolution rampant in Nicar agua Lord iJunraven expelled from tut* New York. Yachtclub Bay District races; Fitzsimmons talks of the light which wilt never come 0ff.... Rev. Thomas Grace appointed bishop of Sacrameuto.. '1 be Kentucky senators defeat tha Kentucky franchise bill Sensationalism gone mud in the Brown-Overman ease at sin Francisco . . Paiadena;' X ray experi ment Pomona; trademarked ' orange labels Coronado; a busy week .. Ana heim : personal notes San Bernardino; matl at Warm springs...'. Riverside;. business and social matters fcauta Ana; entertainments .. .Saiua Barbara; an aged priest murdered ...Mt. Lowe; many visii-i nra Burbank: a brush lire, AROUND TOWN-The polite- world; recent happenings in society Echoes from tho chamt-cr of commerce Franklin's par bagebid; it is recommended for accept - ance by Ihe sewer committee The dead animal contract; William Peterson is to get it again ...Tiie rent tais?d on the po lice bend'iuflrlcrs . Hard work for City- Attorney Dunn A new park superin tendent; .Andrew T. Garey elected to suc ceed Klmo Meserve on the , first open ballot Union meeting ol tho Women's Chrtethui Temperance Un-< ions . Two highway tourists come to grief . . Fired ny telegraph ; tho Hoodoo's editor heard from in the east Dr. Joseph L. Thayer met is death as the result oi an overeo&e of chloroform .. The tiesta committee of thirty holda h.h en thusiastic meeting . Lx-palient < niters story has aroused public interest; the necessity for reform . The Ashley-Bald win suit; a lengthy deposition ... AU want the convention; tbe sentiment is all one way us to ihe meeting place A royal en tertainment ; the lie tit a will he Urn: onasioa for a ban>|iiel .. That raised I her particulars ot a dating pie<,es*jf 'for gery ... Are aMdiiii: then t i t,u(»: f! mi* et al. lv ihe county jail... ,a liwrV stuggitog ut Mich over a wnuinu .. .('U-'i iaiUan V\juk* it -' co-nventioh; lirul day** * WHKKH V I MAY tiO TODAY ORfnKfM —At fe ,». m.;' Vaudeville!, Brußank -At b p. m. the Fire Patrol. Lofl Angeles Th later—At Bp. m.; Trilby.