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' SENATE FOB A PfifiE CUBA=
Resolutions Passed According Belligerent
Rigrhts to the Patriots.
WEYLER DENOUNCEDASADEMON
By a Vols of 04 to 6 ? Measure Is Adopted
Declaring; That We Should Accord to
the Cubans Who Are Straggling loi
Liberty the Rights of Belligerents?
Elcqaeut Speeches by Senators.
WASfciNGToy, D. 0., February 29.?By the
' decisive vote of 64 yeas to 6 nays the Senate
adopted concurrent resolutions expressing
the opinion that a condition of public war
exists between Spain and Cuba; that the
United States should maintain neutrality between
the contending Powers and request,
ing the President to use the good ofllces ol
the United States in recommending to the
favorable consideration of the Spanish Government
the recognition of the Independence
* of Cuba.
Before tho Senate met the Foreign Relations
Committee held a meeting, and deelded,
after some debate, that it would n?t
aocept tho resolution of the House Committee,
but would cling to tho ono offered by
Senator Morgan, of Alabama, which is looked
upon as even stronger than any yet seriously
considered adding to it the resolution
of Mr. Cameron (liep.. P?nn.), declaring tor
the independence of the Cuban Republic. It
was also decided that the resolution should
remain u concurrent one instead of bein?
?hanged to a joint resolution. As agreed
upon tho resolution reads as follows:
Resolved, by the Senate, the House of Representatives
concurring, That, in tbe opinion
of Congress, a condition of public war exists
between the Government of Spain and the
Government proclaimed and for some time
maintained by force of arm3 by tho people
of Caba; and that tho United States of
America should maintain a strict neutrality
between tho contending Powers,aooording to
each all the rights of belligerents in the ports
and territory of the United States.
Resolved, "farther, That the friendly offices
of the Unlded States should be offered by the
President to the Spaulsh Government for the
recognition of the* independence of Cuba.
Soon after the San ate met, on motion of
Mr. Sherman, the business of the morning
hour was dispensed with, and the resolution
was taken up.
Mr. Lindsay (Dem.., Ky.) was the first to
address the Senate. He said that wtir was
twrtnc carried on at the very doors of the
United States beLweon tho people of Cuba
and the Spanish Government and it would
result either la the Independence of Cuba or
In the utter destruction of her people.
Expressions of sympathy would
avail nothing to the Cuban insurrectionists.
The United States had tho riarht to demand
that Spain should givo to Caba somo sort of
respectable government, some sort of protection,
some sort of liberty, that would
oommend itself to the enlightened civilization
of the age. Spain owed to Cuba as
much as Turkey owed to Armenia, as much
as the United 8tates owed to Venezuela. If
Spain did not pay the obligations resting on
her, then the time had come tor step3 to be
initiated; and they could be properly initiated
only by the Government of the
United States. Overtures should be ma le to
Spain for the sale of the island to the Cubans,
the United States to guarantee the
payment of the sum agreed upon.
ttfr. Sherman (Rep., Ohio) said that he
did not disguise from mmseir tne aangor
and possibility of hostile movements following
the action of Congress. Spain was a
sensitive, proud, and gallant Nation, and
would not submit to what she considered
an injustice. At the same time his convictions
were strong?made stronger every day
?that the condition of affairs in Cuba whs
such that the intervention of the United
States must be given, sooner or later, to put
an end to crimes almost beyond description.
He sent to the Clerk's desk and had read extracts
from a Spanish book, printed In a New
York newspaper, melting hQrrlble cruelties
charged against Weyler, some of the incidents
being so bad that he directed
the Clerk to omit them. He
Bpoke of these doeds as barbarous
atrocities and as inhuman orueltles, audsatd
that Weyler was a demon rather than a
General. He denounced the idea of putting
such a man in oommand of a hundred
thousand troops to ride rough shod, kill
and slaughter a feeble body of people; and
he declared, in the most solemn terms, that
If this kind of policy is pursued by Spain
In Cuna, and if tho people or the
United States be informed of it, there is no
earthly power that will prevent the people of
the United States from goln;< over to that
islan d,running all ovtfr its length and brea< itb,
and driving out from it thos? robbers and imitators
of tho worst men that ever lived in the
world. [Applause from crowdsinthegallHry.j
"II. air. snerman continued, -weyior
carries out his projected plan, there is not n
country in this hemisphere which will not
contribute to put an end to this violence. It
has lasted Ion* enough. That people ought
to be allowed, in their own way, to form their
own Government, to be as free as we are.
Whatever." Mr. 8herman concluded, "may
be the result of the adoption of this mens
ure, I deilro to take my share of the responsibility
for it. And, with a confidence in the
judgment of the Almighty Ruler of the universe,
Ibal ove it will be wise if we oan assist,
and if all the other Nations of America
will concur, in giving to the people of Cuba
the same liberties which we now enjoy."
[Applanse.]
Mr. Caffery (Dem., La.) argued that Spain
;:.ust b-? reatea as belonging to the family of
civilized Nations, au'l that there was not a
scintilla of evidence to show such a state of
affairs as would justify a recognition either
of Cuban belligerency or independence. Congress
had no power to make a recognition of
Cuban belligerency or independence, and,
it it had the Dower, the facts did not iustifv
such recognition.
Oilier speeches favoring the Cubaas were
made by Senators Gallinger, Lodge, Frye.
Allen, Hill, Gray, White, Vest, Pasco, ana
CalL
The vote was then taken, ani the result
was the adoption of the concurrent resolution
by a vote of to 6, as follows:
Yeas?Messrs. Allen, Allisoi, Bacon, Baker,
Bate, liorry, Brown, Burrows, Butler, Call,
Cameron, Cannon, Carter, Chandler. Clark,
Cockrell, Cullom, Daniel, Davis, Dubois.
Elkins. Faulkner, Frye, Gallinger, Gear.
Gibson. Gorman, Gray, Hawley, Bill,
Irby, Jones (Ark.) Jcna3 (Nev.)
Kyle, Lindsny, Lodge, McBride,
McMillan, Mantle. Martin, Mills, Mitchell
(Ore.). Morgan, Nelson, Pasco, Puffer, Perkins,
Pritehard, Proctor, Quay, Roach. Sherman,
Shoup, Smith. Squire, Stewart. Teller,
Thurston, Turpic, Vest. Walthall, Warren,
White and Wilson?CI.
Nays?M^rs. CafTor/, Chilton, George
Hale, Morrill and Wetmorc?6.
A Mur;lcrer'a Awiul Worlt.
John Mr.ckin. a young man, shot and instantly
killed his wile, Lizzie, and her
mother, Bridget Connors, and perhaps mor?nil?r
nr/.tiiirlofl TVrnrHs PomiorB his fnfhor.in.
law, in Jersey Cily. N. J. Ho was enraged
beeausn lie ha I beeu ex-ludedfrom his wife's
parents' home and was not allowed to &eehls
two young children.
Resubmission Killed in Iowa.
Th House at D-\s Moines, Iowa, has killed
tao resubmission oI the Prohibitory Amendrr.'
nt by defeating '.he resolution aud tabling
a tno.iuii l<> rtcoEsider.
Tlja Lilian* World.
Bricklayers are on sirike in Cincinnati.
Upholsterers went on striken Chicago.
Rusinnss is trood for members of the Mill
Wrights' Unions. *
Machinists and molders continue on striko
In Easton, P -nn.
A big striko of building tra-iea' unions occurred
in Buffaio.
United Garment Workers have 123 unions
in New York City.
Union upholsterers were requested to kecj
awa> from Chicago.
A genera) strike of union clothiDg cutter*
In Chicago took place.
Granite cutters ar? preparing to demand
an eight-hour work day.
THE NEWS EPITOMIZED.
Washington Item*.
Last w'ps liiO applications for patents
wei-f received. the lnrgest in the history of
the Patent Office in any single week, indicatinar
a renewal of business prosperity.
Tho Agricultural Appropriation bill was
passed by the Senate.
A telegram to tho Navy Department announces
that tho Alert sailed from Acapulco,
Mexico, or Corinto. Nicaragua, to give
protection to American interests in the
event of any serious outbreak following the
incipient row at Leon.
Tho House Committee oil Merchant Ma
rine wnd Fisheries has authorized a favorable
report on a bill providing that no v?3sel
shall be considered a vessel of the United
Slates and entitled to tho privileges appertaining
to suoh if all its officers are not citizens
of tho United States. Chief engineers
and assistant engineers are included in this
provjslon.
Commissioner of Pensions Lochran bos informed
Mrs. Belva A. Lockwood that her
appeal from the action of tho Pension Office
in requirinR her to refund $25 in a certain
claim has besn allowed, and that the money
will be returnud to her.
A '.?ill authorizing increase of the enlisted
force of til" Navy was passed unanimously
by the Senate.
The Yenpzuelan Boundary Commission
met and began consideration of the merits
of tho dispute.
Thomas P. Morgan ex-Commissionor of
the District of Columbia, died a few days
ago at his residence in Washington.
Attorney-General Harmon submitted to
Postmasier-Genera! Wilson a decision to the
effect that the numerous bond and investment
schemes conducted throughout the country
are lotteries, and not entitled to the privileges
of the mails.
The Grain Committeo of the Produce Exchange
presented arguments to Congress to
show that New York has lost her position as
the leading corn mart through unjust differential
rates.
The President approved the Urgent Deficiency
bill; the actamendingthe act for the
relief and civililization of the Chippewa Indians
in Minnesota; joint resolution extending
the public printing act to include mono
Krapns. Duiieuns ana reports 01 me weoioxical
Sarvey.
Roar-Admiral Chnrlcs C. Carpenter and
Medical Director Philip S. Wales, ex-SurgeonGeneral
of the Navy, each celebrated his
sixty-fourth birth 'ay by retiring from active
setvice on account of ago.
Domestic.
Archbishop Peter Richard Kendrick died
in St. Louis. Mo.
The Lynch faction in Mississippi bolted
the regular Republican Convention.
T. Picrpont Morgan, of New York City, obtained
absolute coutrol of the bankrupt
Baltimore and Ohio Railroad.
In an address in Now York City before a
Grand Army post Rear Admiral Meade, U.
S. N. (retired), uttered a warning against
British encroachments in tho Caribbean Sea.
Tillio Strauss, of New York City, was
blown from the platform of a train on the
Susquehanna and Western Railroad down a
thirty-foot embankment, and cscapod with
slight Injuries.
A lire at Johnstown, Penn., consumed
many business house?, and the entlro business
portion of the town was threatened.
Loss probably will reach $200,000,
Mrs. Lillie Raymond, <-lothier, agod twentyfive
years, formerly of New York" City, was
found frozen to death at Porter's Corners,
N. Y.
At Richmond, Va., tho ill feeling between
Senators Flood and Flanungen culminated
in an altercation in which Flood struck
F annacen ovor tho huad with a stick, Inflicting
a severe wound and rendering him
insensible for somo time. The affair hap
peneu in the Sonata chamber.
Theodore Huight, aged fourteen, of Astoria,
N. Y., accidentally discharged a rifle
and killed his younger brother, Fletoher.
.Much damage tms beeo inflicted along the
Hudson ia New York by the ice gorge.
A gasoline tank in the engine department
of the Raolno Harlware Company, at Western
Union Junction, Wis., exploded. F<re
followed the explosion, and the works were
damaged to the extent of $150,000. Five
men were fatally burned.
Mrs. Rose, wife of a drummer in the West
Point (N. Y.) band, saved her daughters
from being burned to death at the cost of her
own life.
Frank Bates, of Stanford Station, Conn.,
shot and killed himself in a busy street in
Bridgeport
Miss Elizabeth Lindsay, seventy yoara old,
of Stratford, Conn., killed herself in an eye
and ear hospital in Now York City by jumping
over tho banisters on the ilfth floor and
falling to tho second floor.
Fire destroyed the six-story brick piano
factory of Andrew Stolz and Fred Bauer, in
New York City. Loss about 3100,0 0.
Charles Carleton Coffin, who was widely
lf?^n\rn In Itfurorir unH nrvlifinil ?tirrtlno HiaH
sud !only of ai'oploxy in his home ii\ Brookline,
Mass. Ho was seventv-two years old.
A wheat elevator containing 700,000 bushels
of grain was burned at Minneapolis,
Minn.
A cold wave caused the floods in Now Yoi'k
and New England to recede; many mills
were shut down owint? to the high water in
the latter section. One of the severest snow
aud windstorms of recent years visited New
York City; eicrht inches of snow fell.
Dr. W. Godfrey Hunter, Republican, has
withdrawn from" the Senatorial race before
the Kentucky Legislature, in a letter whioh
was read before the roll call of the joint
session.
Crazed by liquor, Michael Kracmer, shot
an i killed his mother, Mrs. Margaret
Kraemer, and then committed suicide, at his
home in Long Island City, V. Y.
The Bank of Belle Plain, Kan., a private
institution with a capital stock of $20,000,
faile.t to open its doore.
'aspar Hadlen. a German farm hand,
*tabbei and killeJ Miss Louise Trebbe in
South Man -heater, Conn., because she would
not nmrry him.
The liev. Allen Thompson died at Bordentown,
N. J.. az? 1 '00 yeats. He was bora in
Burlington Couuty on M iy 21,179!5.
f. M. Pillshury, th?> American chess champion,
was one of the passengers on the
s' tamer New York, which stranded in New
Xoric Harbor. H? was on his way from the
recent tournament at St. Petersburg, where
he failed to holil thi rank he had previously
won among the Europeau experts.
Frederick W. Dunton, a nephew of Austin
Corbiu, was arrest e 1 In New York City on a
chargeot fraudulently obtaining nearly $10,000
on promissory notes.
A ma i Newfoundland dog bit nine boys on
the east sido of New York City.
A'freds. Seer, a theatrical printer, eommitie
i suicide in his office in New York
City.
S x thousan 1 garment-workers struck in
Baltimore, Md., and 20,000 persons wore
forced into idleness.
A conference of Republicans and Populists
in Alabama passed resolutions looking to
fusion.
Voreltrn Notes.
Emperor William visited Count Lanza di
Busea, the italiau Ambassador to Germany,
and requested him to convey to Kin;,* Humbert
an expression of his "sympathy with
Italy over her reverses in Africa.
Nicara^u^ and Costa Rica arc settling
tli< ir boundary dispute on lines laid down by
President Cleveland.
A motion protesting against Federal interfererieeiri
the school question was earned in
tH'.j Aiaaito'na Legislature by au overwhelming
majority.
The sLory thnt Nanscn reached the North
Pole was reiterated hy a Russian merchant
writing from Ust i'ausk. /'
A general engagement has occurred" near
Mateares. Nicaragua. The loss was'heavy
on both ?ldos. The rebel troops worn defeated
by the Government forces, who are J
fully armed and equipped and are very enthusiastic.
%
Admiral Albnvht von Stoseii died at Oestrich.
Wiesbaden. He was born in 1^13.
During the Franco-Prussian War he wa
Superintendent-General of tho Commissary
Department in the German army in France.
Tho port of Cabauas. forty', miles west o
TTh vnnti wliii-h hul l.?on h l<l Im Pitch
Delgado'.s insurgent forces for a wnuk or
more, w.is bombarded and laid in ruins bv
the Spanish cruiser Alfonso XII.
[BILK GMT MM
! Humbert's Army Routed in Aby
sinia With Heavy Losses,
ROMAN POPULACE INCENSE!
Troop# Under General Baratierl DiIti
Back and Surroanded?Thoasam
Were Killfed? AU tlie Artillery ai
Provision# Captured?Cri?pl'g Cabin
Offered to Resign.
Bome, Italy, March 4.?The disaster whii
has jest befallen the Itallnn arms at Adi
Cor Adowa) is the most serious suffered 1
any civilized army la recent years. T1
latest despatches say that the Italian loss
in killed alone exceed 3000.
The Abyssinians captured sixty guns, mo
than half the Italian artillery, and all tl
KINO HUMBERT OF ITALY.
provisions and ammunition. The detai
are meagre, but all the information at har
gives a gloomy view of the plight of tl
Italian foroes.
The telegrams from the seat of war si
that opinion Is divided as to whether Ge;
eral Barateri was led to make this despera
attack upon Etng Menolek's army by a d
sire to retrieve his reputation before the a
rival of his successor or by the direct orde
of Premier Crispi, who wished to be able 1
go before the Chamber with news of a vi
tory. Whatever induoed the ill-starred cor
mander to risk al.nost certain defeat, the r<
suit was little short of the annihilation i
his army.
One despatch say3 the troops were lll-fe
before they went Into battle, and were parti
subsisting upon mules which had died <
hunger. In fact, the commissariat of tt
armv was In anawul condition. Despatch)
from various points of Italy described tl
whnianmintreas Hncrrv and Danlo-striokej
Troops are nndor arms in many places I
prevent uprisings.
Sine Humbert hastened back to Bon
from Naples. As soon as he arrived 81gn<
Onspl presented the resignation of the Cab
net. ITie King declined to accept it. 8ign<
Crispl. accordingly, decided to go belore tt
Chamber and ask lor a vote of confident
before deciding upon his course.
Meantime the Government is etrainir
every nerve to prepare and hurry forwai
large re-enforcements. The actual nuc
ber of men in General Baratieri's commani
according to the official figures, was 28,8!
Infantry, including 7300 natives, and 18!
artillery, with 70 guns. The troops (
route number 15,460 infantry, 990 artlllei
3,
V
SPAIN'S ONLY FIR8T-OLAE
and 36 guns. Inoludlng the troops In ga
rison, the Italian force will then exceed 6;
000.
ITALVSJtEVERSES.
I'hla la the Third DMeat tVhloh the Abyi
alnlana Have Inflicted.
This la the third severe defeat that tl
i Abyssinian* have inflicted upon the Itallm
since the latter attempted to extend the
power In the domain of Kin? Menelel
About three months ago five companies
Italian troops, under command of Maj<
Tosselll, were surprised and surrounded I
a foroe of 25,000 Abysslnlaos. The Italian
made a desperate resistance, and fougl
until their ammunition was exhauste;
when the Abysslnians oharged upc
them and massacred nearly the whole fore
Fourteen Italian officers and over 700 mf
w?rfl killed. Onlv a small number of tl
Italians succeeded" In breaking through ti
beleaguering lines and making th?ir escap
to Makalle. Subsequently the Abyssii
ians besieged Mukalie, and, after pra
tically reducing it, alb wed the garrisr
to evacuate the place and retreat wit
their arms and baggage. This was the sei
ond great reverse for Italy. Afterwai
several minor engagements were fougl
witii varying success until the forces of Kin
Menelek Inflicted another and worse defc:
upon the oombinei forces of the Italian
Iu a recent report sent by General Baralle
to the Government the Italian command*
said that the Abyssinian Ras or GeDera
Makonnen, had at his disposal 20,000 goc
soldiers well armed wltli second-hac
rifles originally used in Europ
H? had also a certain number i
guns with some European artillerymen. 1
oppose these at the time the report was mai
General Baratierl bad 80,000 men, 18. I
whites and 12,000 natives, at his immedla
| disposal, but since that time he has receiv<
largo reinforcements from Italy. Throug
out the campaign there has been muoh bitt
'cselingin Italy against France, which h
jeca accused of aiding the Abyssinlaus.
DANBURY'S BICGEST FIRE.
.'teen Buildings Humect anil Many Fain
lies Made Homeless.
The most disastrous flra in the history <
):inbury, Conn., started at 8 o'clock a. m.
Clwari S. Park's iur-cuttiu.!? taotory c
.Maiden lane. A furious sale prevailed. B
fore the lire was subdued, fifteen buililin
had bsen destroyod aud others made valu
le?s.
The fire was caused by the explosion of
tank of naphtha from au unknown caus
The factory was a three-story structure
wood, arid most of tlr; building n<j;ir it v,*i;
> ill woo !. Tim flatn is spread with arc.i
rapidity. Aid was summoned from tstth
and iv'v; Mliford.
Frank E. Eastwood, forly. a llremau, w;
caught under the roar wall of the Meek
liuildlns wfton it fell, aad was probab
latally injured.
Captain Fred Hoyt, of Hoso Company N
2, was also badly injured, but wiltreeove
Mrs. Sadie Carpenter, a colored woma
about forty-five years of age, became frigt
wncdwhentho flames began to approach t
house in which she livod. on Mapie avenu
and jumped from a second-story wicdo
She broke both lugs below the knee and h
thigh.
Five horses in Weed's livery stable we
burnod to death, aud several wagons we
destroyed.
The total loss to buildings and tenants
estimated at $150,000. The total insurau
is about $75,000.
1 CLEVELAND ON HOME MISSIONS.
"' The President Pre?Ide? at a Pre?byte*l?o
Mam Meeting In Netr York.
Grover Cleveland, President of the United
>* States, presided at the Presbyterian "Home
Mission Bally" meeting, at Carnegie Musio
Hall, New York City. It was a grand gathering
of more than 4000 persons, which waa
. organized under the auspices of the New
J, York Presbytery. The vast throng cheered
the President again and again during the deliverance
of his address.
The President reached Carnegie Hall at
Jn 7.45 o'clock p.m. and was received by the
ds Committee of Arrangements, and ushered
d upon thestatje. He was greeted with oheere,
which lasted nearly Ave minutes. The platet
form was crowded. The hall was one dense
mass of humanity. As Dr. John Hatl and
Dr. T. Dewitt Talmage took their seats on
,u the stago the audience yelfed wildly.
The President j/reeted both. Dr. John Hall
ia tha nt fVin f!h(nf 'Rrnflutive;
sni uu mo **su? v. v.... ,
)y Dr. Talmace on the left. Dr. Hall onened
he the big meeting and introduced Mr. Cieve.'and.
To long continued applause and
1 cheers President Cleveland arose and made
an earnest plea for aid for the cause of the
re Presbyterian Home Missions. He alluded to
lje his Presbyterian training, and how Preshy_
terianism had been instilled into him by his
father. As President Cleveland finished
wave after wave of applause swept over the
house and did not oease until he arose and
Introduced the Rov. Dr. Willla-n C. Roborts,
Secretary of the Board of Home Missions,
who offered up a prayer.
Dr. T. Dewitt Talmage then snoko for an
hour and three-quarters. Professor Booker
T. Washington, the famous colored orator,
reoeived a grand ovation from the crowd.
He recited pathetically the story of his own
life. He was eloquent throughout, and
more than once did President Cleveland
clap hi? han'is after some especially
interesting outburst of rhetoric. Professor
Washington devoted his words to the Christian
reformation of tho South and urged the
I need of Christian missionaries among his
J own people.
The audience sanpr "My Country 'Tis of
Thee." and benediction was pronounced by
the Rov. Dr. D. J. McMillan.
. - *- 1 J. UU
v TD6 ?Tes\<ienr sqook anuus wnu u<?ui;
I every one of the SOD' persons who occupied
s3nts on the platform. After he had closed
the meeting with a few words of thanks for
the Christian sympathy shown by thoso
present, he was couducled to his carriage.
It is estimated that nearly $300,000 was subscribed
during the meeting.
k AID OFFERED TO SPAIN.
'd Her People Determined to Keep Cuba at
ie Any Cost.
The Spanish Government has received a
ty number of offers of pecuniary and other nld
in the event of a war with the United States
e? growing out of the attitude of the latter on
r- the Cuban question. The peoole appsaf to
re be determined to uphold the Government in
to Its intention to keep Cuba a Spanish colony,
c- no matter at what cost.
a- The Cabinet is greatly encouraged by the
8. attitude of the Continental press, which,
of generally speaking, expresses much sympathv
with 8pain. In Spain itself, however,
id the.support of the Government is duo to
|y pure patriotism. Among the offers of assistjf
ance the Government has received is one
ie from the Spanish Transatlantic Company,
>3 -which has offered to place its entire fleet of
io ?teamHhips at the disposal of the Govarna.
ment, making no conditions whatever. The
to offor lit* been accepted, and eight of the
steamers will be armed with nine to twelve
)e centimetre guns.
>r -
J- STRENGTH OF THE NAVIES.
10 Spain Can Boast ot Only One Firit-Clais
70 Bnttleahtp, the Pelayo.
iff Spain has but one flrst-clas3 battleship,
:d tbe Pelayo.
Tho United States has two battleships in
[() commission, and will be able to Bond Ave
35 more battleships oat to sea witnw tne present
>n yer.r.
y Spain bos thirteen armored fighting ships
is BATTLESHIP, THE PELATO.
,r- of />ne kind and another, carrying a total of
315gtins. The United States has also thirteen
armored fighting ships, earrying a total
of 200 guns. According to naval experts,
the new ships of the American navy are
superior to those of .any other?Power on the
glob*.
Of unarmoreil vessels, Spain has 118 and
ie th'' United States has 38.
as The comparative strength of the American
jr and Spanish navies Is shown by the foliow?
lng table:
0f United
3r Spain. States.
,y Armored s.tips 13 13
da Unarmorsd ships 118 36
^ Dispatch vessels 2 1
j Tralnlngand other ships.. 7 85
Torpedo boats, No. 1 G9 8
e> Torpedo boats, No. 2 70 1
,n Total guns 935 1,255
10 Total ships 333 130
l0 Officers 1,782 2,80fl
)0 Seamen 15,560 12,201
a. Marines 10,026 6,100
c. Total activo list 2',308 21,161
>n Three of the Spanish unarmored fighting
:h slilps have already sunk of their own accord
c- 1n Cuban waters. They are the Bsina
d Regonte, wrecked in March, 1895; the Sanlt
chtz Barcaizte/mi, wrecked In September,
ig 1895. and the Cristobal Colon, wreoked in
it uciODer, ioso.
9.
MET DEATH IN THE FLAMES.
sr
J, Lives Lost in a Burninj Ap.trtmont Honso
>d in Ctica.
e_ Tho Gonesee apartment house, In Genesee
of slrest, Utiea, N. Y.f w;i9 burned and several
0 lives were lost.
qq Mrs. Hugh Hughe3 fell to the walk while
to escaping and died soon afterward. Mrs.
jci John Wood, a niece of the late Governor
h- Saymour, her 'laughter Mary, flfteon years of
er a?<\ and Noble Hopkins, sixty-five years of
as aje, wore also burned to deato. It was also
I believed that two persons who were uncon'
?-iou3 in tho hall when somo of tho Inmates
(!-.caped went down in the ruin9. aud that
IWD servants were also burned to death.
ii- Tho building was seven stories high, with
tea flats on each floor. About sixty of the
. flats were occupied, aud there wero probably
_ three hundred people in the building,
in ' The teuants who wero first alarmed es,n
| chped by the st.iirs. but the flames soon cut
_ J off this means of egres?. By the fire escapes
" I in the rear many sjot to the ground, several
being severely burned. When this mode of
e" escape was also cut oil more than forty
lunauts remained in the building. Tho lad;i
der? and aeriul truck proved inadequate,
ie; ; and tho tenants were lowere.l from the liftb,
n' ' s;:;rh and seventh floors by means of bed;
clnlhef.
"I .r. .... ?1.1 Irtat linr
" i JirA xill ^uws, au Viu UWIU IU,
el | on tins rop.i at the !lfth floor and was diislm.l
to dentil. James Pjttor jumpoJ from the
13 second floor aud broko his log. and maay
other minor injuries are reported.
'y The buildins: was the largest of its kind in
Uiica. It oost about 6129,000 aud was in?*
sured for $90,000. The total loss, it is said,
,r* will bo close to SoOO.O1 0.
n, ,
|^0 Crop Loss In Argentine.
Recent advices from the Argentine Rcpublic,
received by the Bureau of the American
Republics, indicate that owing to a sucre
cession of rain3 the wheat crop has been
ro materially damaged, and the yield will fall
below that of last year. The maize crop
jg promises to be bountiful. The linseed has
O0 suffered severely uud the quality is reported
to be inferior. A very large portion of the
crop is lost.
HOUSE AClTDil AS TO CDBA,
Quick Passage of the Resolutions Re- <
ported by Its Own Committee. J
DECLARE 'FOR BELLIGERENCY,
They Also Agae That the Cabana Deserve
Freedom and Fveatnally Mast Be
Freed?An Apology Kecelred From
Spain? Frompt Dlmoiral of the Bar
celona Outrage?Offer* Separation.
Washington, D. C., March 8.?Interest in
the complications threatening to arise between
Spain and this country oentered In the
action of the House of Bepresentatives on
the concurrent resolutions before it recognizing
the belligerent rights of the Cuban insurgents
and suggesting ultimate tnterven*
tlon on the part of this Government Ja uuoa
to protect American Interests there. The
voice of the House in favor of recognizing 1
Cuban belligerency and suggesting friendly
interrention on the part of the United 8tatea
was almost unanimous. By a vote of 263
^ It
OMA9 ESTRADA PALHA. '
(Minister P^onipotentiarv of the RepuUio ol .
Cuba.) J
yeas to 17 nays It adopted, after a spirited j
debate, a substitute for the Cuban resolu- :
tions which passed the Senate the week be- ;
fore. The resolutions are as follows:
"Reso Ived by the House of Representatives .
(the Senate concurring), That in the opluion
of Congress a state of public war exists in
Cuba, the parties to which are entitled to '
belligerent rights, and the United States
should observe a strict neutrality between
the belligerents. s
"Resolved. That Congress deplores the de- *
structlon of lifo and propurty oaused by the '
war now waging in that island, and, be- ?
lleving that tho only permanent solution of
the contest, equally in the interest of Spain,
the people of Cuba, and other Nations, would
be in 1 he establishment of a government by
the choice of the people of Caba, it is the f
sense of Congress that the Government of
OiniAR xVahM Itfld l?a 1?AA^
IUO UUllCU DIULVO DUUUIU uoo Ikj
oes and friendly influence to that end.
"Resolved, That the United States has not C
intervennd in struggles between any European
Governments and their oolonies on this
continent; but from the very close relations
between the people of the United 8tates and
those of Cuba, in consequence of Its proximity
and the extont of the commerce between
the two peoples, the present war is entailing
such losses upon the people of the (Jnited
States that Congress is of opinion that the
Government of the United States shoald be
prepared to protect the legitimate interests
of our citizens by intervention, if necessary."
The temper of the House was clearly
shown by the general tone of the debate and
by the action taken, when, amidst a scene
of great excitement, the Honse suspended its
rules by a vote of 175 to 19 and gave Immediate
consideration to the resolutions
presented by Chairman Hitt, of the Committee
on Foreign Affairs.
After a debate nominally limited to
seventy minutes, but. on account of extensions
of time to several speakers, lasting
about two hours, the resolutions were
adopted by a vote of 2G3 to 17.
Those voting in the negative were Messrs.
Atwood, (Mass.,) Boutelle, ("Maine,) Gillett.
(Mass.,/ Hrout, (Vt.,) MoCall, (Mass.,)
Moody, (Mass.,) Bimpkins, (Mass..) Walker.
(Va.,) and Wright. (Mass..) Republicans; ana
Messrs. Black, (Go.,) Cobb. (Ala.,) Culberson,
(Texas.) Elliott, (8. C..) Harrison, (Ala.,)
Russell, (Ga.,) Tuciter, (Va.,) and Turner,
(Ga.,) Democrats.
Tbe resolutions were then sent to the 8en- <
ate. where they were referred to the Committee
on Foreign Relations. They are now
so nearly like in phraseology those passed
by the Senate that it was not thought that ]
there would be any conflict between the two -
Houses with regard to them.
SPAIN PROMISES REPARATION;
She Expresses Deep Regret for the Auaalt I
011 Oar Consulate at Barcelona. 1
Washington, D. C.t March 8.?The Span- j
ish Government has promptly disavowed any
responsibility for the assault on the United .
8tates consulate at Baroelona, and, In addi- .
tion to expressing deep regret over the occurrenee.
has offered to make complete repa- (
ration. This information reached the State ,
Department in a cable message from Mr. (
Hannis Taylor, Minister of the United States ,
at Madrid. Secretary Olney laid the dcs- .
patch before President Cleveland, and on his
return from the White House to the Depart- (
meut he gave It to the press. The despatch .
follows:
'Minister of State has just called to express
deep regret that mob has Insulted Barcelona
consulate, breaking windows, and offered
complete reparation. He informed me that
the Government on its own motion nas taken '
every precaution to guard legation and my <
residence. I have asked no protection." 1
Prior to the receipt of the despatch mes- i
sages reporting the assault of the Barcelona I
oon-ulate had been received from both Min- <
ister Taylor and Mr. Herbert Bowen, the '
Consul at Barcelona. SenorDepuy de Lome, <
the Spanish Minister, also was Informed of 1
the news, and he waived ceremony and i
called on Secretary OJney at his residence to '
express, in advance of instructions, the re- <
grot of his Government over the occurrence.
An authoritative denial was given to tha
report that Spain had demanded that the
United Slates Government disavow the action
of the Senate in adopting the Cuban res- '
ol.ulion. It is said that no such aotion has <
been intimated to this Government. <
The Stanford Estate Wins.
Justice Harlan in the Supreme Court ot
the United States at Washington announced (
the decision of the Court in the case of the
United States against Jane L. Stanford, {
executrix cf the estate of the late 8enator q
Leland Stanford, of California, In favor e
of the exefctitrix. This was a suit J
brought in Ihe United States
courts in California to recover something
something over $15,000,000. Mr. Stanford's
proportion as a stockholder of the Central
Pacifl'' Railroad Company of tho allege I *
liability of tho corporation to the United s
Scat03 for bonds advanced to it bv the Gov- t
ernnwit. The decision in tne courts was i
ntso against the United States. <
Out of tlio Common Kan.
One-eighth of the entire population of t
Great Britain live within the limits of London.
j
The Calumet and Hecla mines. Michigan,
produced 75.00 ',000 pouuds of copper in
1835.
A Covington (Ky.) woman mates a handsorno
living by raising Angora cats for the
market.
Dundee proposes to turn its college intc
a university. That will make Ave universities
in Scotland alone.
Arizona is beginning to put on the frills oi
civilization. The first passenger elevator in
the Territory is being pat in a new block of J
buildings at Phoeniz. / 1
w ' to?
*
SPAIN'S QUEEN RECENT WRITE&
in Anthorlxed Letter to the New Tork
Journal Expressing Her Views*
The following cable message from the
Jueen Eegent of Spain to the New York
lournal la the most interacting as well as
he most authoritative utterance that has yet
some from the Spanish side on the great
[uestlon of Cuban freedom:
queen regent op 8paix.
Madbid, March 2.
[Tio President of the Couaoil of Ministers to
Hearst, Editor Journal, New York:
The Oonstitntion of Spain provides that
he Sovereign shall not int?rvena in politics
ixoept through the responsible Ministers.
Under the clrcumstauoes Her Mtijesty, the
Jueen Baj?ent, has ordered that I, beins thf?
ihlef of the Government, shall make answer
o the despatch of the editor oi the New York
Fournal.
Nothing has transpired in Madrid against
he United 8tates, for those who took p:irt in
he demonstrations did not in auy manner
rass through the doors of the two buildings
?ver whloh the fla? of the Ualtod 8tates
loats, nor did they utter other cries than
hat of "Viva Spain!"
The Americai consulate in Barcelona is
inder military guard.
It is not known from whence the stone
rhich broke a window was thrown?an inJgniflcant
act.
Yet it would be impossible to deny that
he sentiment of disgust iu Spain to-day 13
inanimoU3 and exceedingly deep-seated, as
ndeed it has not been felt since the beginling
of the century.
It is based on the proposal to recognize
he belligerency or a few insurrectionists,
vho do not fixedly possess a single foot of
he ample territory of the Island of Cuba;
lor have other communication with the sew
han deserted shores, where, during the nigh' 1
hey disembark their contraband article
lor dare to attack any town of importance,
lor auoept formal battle; nor do anything
nore than Are estates and burn small settleaents
and assassinate Spaniards.
Joined to the disgust which this propo3ilon
has excited is chat of seeing the truth
0 notoriously disowned, as was shown in reent
debates.
Nothing 13 easier to prove than that the
Ipanish army scrupulously respects the
ights of the wounded and of prisoners, and
onducts war a3 humanely as war has evtfr
leen conducted in America or Europe.
AN AMAZING NAVAL BILL
!n(1ani'i Great Armada for TVblch th t
Expanses Will Be 870,000,000.
The speech of the Bight Hon. Georgo H.
tosohen, First Lord of the Admiralty, In the
Sritish Hoass of Commons revealed a naval
irogramme of remarkable magnitude; alhough
eight battleships, twentv-one
raisers and forty torpedo boats are now
mder construction, Ave new battleships,
hlrteen cruisers of three classes and twentyil?ht
torpedo boats are to be added to the
lavy. All these torpedo boats are destroy>rs
designed for overhauling and sinking orlinary
torpedo craft. This Increase 1s slccilfloant,
since the Qerman navy, while
itrong in torpedo craft, has few torpedo
>oat destroyers. The new battleships, while
nferior In displacement to the largest In the
Jerman navy, will be superior In speed, one
esson taught by the Chlno-Japanese war
lavlnc: be-in well learned.
The naval programme Involves new dooks
it Gibraltar and elsewhere, vast expendiures
for ordnance and a large increase in
the number ol enlisted men.
The expenses of the navy are run up from
B42,600,000 last year to 670,000,000. This
:ompletely wipes out the surplus In the
Treasury, so that the Income tax will not be
owered. The policy 1s costly, bnt the popllar
cheers with wnich tho speech was revived
Indicate that public feeling favors any
lacriflcee on the part of taxpayers so long as
laval defences are made impregnable.
VICTORY FOR ZELAYA.
Completely Roots the Rebels and Kills oi
VFonndg 500 of Thetn.
After six hours'fighting at Matearis and
Nagarote the Nicaraguan Government
forces have completely routed the rebels nnier
General Ortls, and have captored a portion
of the rebel artillery.
The rebels were commanded by General
Ortls in person. He is an ex-President, was
banished by President Zelaya about a year
ago, recently laniea in mcaragiw* aim u> toe
lender of the revolt of the Leonlsta.
Matearls and Nagarote were recenllv captured
by the Government forces and occupied,
pending thn advnnoe of the main bo iy
5f the President's army. The enemy's forcea
consisted of about 1000 men, and the two
towns mentioned were held by about an
squal number of Government troops, who
were commanded by Generals Paiz and ?strada.
Plve hundred rebels were killed or woundid.
The loss on the Govern oient side was
jonslderably less.
Public Debt Decreased.
The debt statement jast issued from Washngton
shows a net decrease In the publlo
lebt, less cash In the Treasury, daring
February of $15,997,734. The interest-bearDf
debt inoreased 675,252.330. The nonnterest-hearing
debt decreased $115,830. and
:ash in the Treasury Increased $91,116,228.
The balances of the several classes of debt
it the close of business February 29 ware:
[nterc!>-b earing debt, $822,615,170; debt on
vhlch interest has censed since maturity,
ill,667,630; debt bearing no Interest, $375,191,679;
total, $1,199,774,479.
Ecuador Takei a Hand.
The President of the Republic of Evador
ias sent a communicaiion to Queen Regent
Christina asking Spain to proclaim the laiependence
ot Cuba.
One Month'* Coinage.
The monthly statement of tho Director of
he Mint shows that during the month of
Pobruary tho total coinncro at the United
Jtnte3 mints a^gra^ated $2.77o.l80f of which
61,240.00 > was in gold doubl t cables, $1,>0
i.OOO in silver dollars ani 439,18') in minor
:oins.
A Tale Crew Going to Henley.
Tho Yiilo faculty at New Haven, Conn.,
;ranted tho petition of the n.ivy for p?rrafsiion
to spnd an eight across the watsr to en?r
the {i"nlcy (Eas?laad) re>:ntta. Tha vote
vat tin; r.vsi'.lt of concurrent notion by the
iciidemic aud soieniii'l faculties.
Miscellaneous Ncivs Xolcs.
Mra. Caudle is running a boarding hoiiao
it Rock Port. Mo.
This year the Gregorian calendar ha3 boon
ntroduced into Korea by order of tho Kintj.
Figures from New York, Brooklyn nod va ious
nonrby places show that mensles is ex
remely prevalent.
A company ot Alsatians belonging to thn
Gorman infantry deserted, and marcheJ
icross the frontier into France.
Oaotain Jamieson was held blameless by
;he Board of Inspectors for the grounding
)f the St. Paul on the New Jersey coast.
All the European Powers have recognized
Prince Ferdinand 03 ruler over Bulgaria, in
iccordance with tho request of the Sultan.
SPAIN INSULTS ODB FLAG |
The Nation Indignant Because the I
United States Favor Cubans. H
AMERICAN CONSULATE ATTACKED
Ten Thou land Peoplo in Buo?lon? FtHdt I
M ? Protent Agalnrt the Action of tho I
Senate?They Say the Senator* GroMly
Intuited Spain?Spain Getting He*
Fleet Beady for W?r. , M
Madrid, Spain, March Spain has in- H
terpreted the debate and vote in the United H
States Senate on the resolution to grant bel- H
liferent rights to the Cuban patriots as 'H
threat of war. The 3panl3h Government so fl
anderstands it, and the Spanish people have
anlted in a great National Insult to the Y
United States. fl
Telegrams from various son roes describe ' H
the popular demonstrations against America I
throughout Spain. In several oases they '
culminated in mob violence, resulting in at- I
tacks upon United States consulates, the de
Btructlonof United States flags, and threats
against Americans. The piopular anger U
against America in Madrid extended to all'
classes, but the authorities prevented them |
from going beyond bounds. Faoiio sentiment
Is souniversal that elaborate prepare
Hons were made to prevent an outbreak.
All Madrid went, as usual, to the bull ring '
In the afternoon. When the show was over
20,000 men attwnped a street demonstration..
The troops and police in large foroe prevented
the orowd from congregating in one spot,
and no one was allowed to approach within
several blocks of the American Legation.
W7 iK I
v >> I
CHITED STATES KIM3TEB TATL0E. D
Large bodies of people marched through I
the streets singing National hymns, cryint]
"Dbwn with the Yankees," ''Death to Uncl4
Sam," and other anti-American cries. Ad H
attempt Was made to mob the United Stated M
Consulate, but the police prevented damage; H
Tho streets continued to be crowded until 10
o'clock p. m., there being frequent coliidou ' HI
with the police. B|
United States Minister Taylor declined 4
guard at his private residence, but the aui thoritics,
as a precaution, kept a strong |H
foroe of gendarmes In the neighborhood. H|
AN INSULT TO AMERICA. H
The United States Cnnsala(e In the City of
Barcelona Attacked.
Babcelox a, Spain.'March 3.?An attack wa4 H
m&de upon the United States consulate li
Barcelona, notwithstanding the fact that th? |H
building was guarded. During the day ? H
procession comprising 10,000 persons, headeq
by four Bepubltcon members of the Obambet
of Deputies, paraded through the principal IH
streets of the <utv as a demonstration asalnsj M|
the action of the American Senate. A strong
guard had been p aced about the Amerlcaij H|
gUii^umiD iu ouuui|/buvu vt uvuwftv. .
As the procession passed it there was somd HQ
derisive whistling, interspersed with cat] H
calls and other tokens of disapproval Soma
of the paraders tried to force*their way intd H
the building, but the police and gendarme^
eucceeded in driving tbem away, bnt not ^H
until they had been forced to charge upon the HH
mob with drawn sabres. |H
While this trouble was going on the main Hi
body of the profession continued its murch H
to the Town Hall, where the leaiors of the
demonstration handed to the Mayor a |H|
strongly worded protest against the action Ha
of the American Senate. '^H
Subsequently a firreat crowd assembled in ^H
the Plaza Catalona, and a number of patri* ^H
otio speeches were delivered. Thi crowd
then proceeded to the American consulate, 9H
wherethey gave vent to their patriotism by 01
stoning the building, much to the damage
of the windows thereof. ^H
In the evening there was another outburst ^H
of disapproval of the United 8:ntes ant ail B
things American. This time it took th'? form '
of publicly dishonoring the American flag. B
1 The rioters had purchased somewhere a EH
large Amerioan flag, which, after it had H
been dragged through the streets, was pulled ^H
* - iJ A# ((T An/? llwn flnafnl'* HI
TO Diece* uuiiu unco ui uuua, iiiv wp,...
and "Down with the Amerioans!" |o9
After this outrage ou the Has: of the Halted H
States the mob became more violent, and a BO
proposition to make a furth-r demons tration
against the American consu ate was
speedily anted upon. The mob proceeded HH
to the consulate, in the mean time arm- BH
in? themselves with stones. Arrivd at
the consulate a perfeot volley of missiles .
was directed against the sht Id over the
doorway bearing the American coat-of- Hfl
arms, which was battered almost to pieces.
The mob in some way bei-ame possessed of
several American flags, which wore destroyed
amid ribald je3rs ana expressions of con- HI
tempt for the Nation they representor.
Until a late hour the bou evards were
thronged by an excited crowd, sin trine? the IH
"Marseillaise" and patriotic Spanish songs. HH
SPAIN'S NAVAL PREPARATIONS. H
Making Beady for Action in Case of Wai BH
AVlth the United States.
Madrid, Spain. March 3.?Tho Ministry ol bh
Marine has ordered that several torpedo
boats and one torpedo catcher, in addition
to the warships Pelayo, Vizcaya, Oyuendo.
Maria Teresa, Lepanto and Alfonso X1II.J BH
be made ready for the immediate dispatch ^H|
In the event of the United S^at??s acknowledgln?
the Cubans as Oelliger^nts. Hfl
iHnlml Beraneer has also ordered that
the training squadron bo held in readiness
for sorvioe. The probable objective is Cuba. BB
Fifty merchant vessels will reeoivo armaments'and
will be used as transports or
cruisers should the necessity arise. Several flH
Captains in the mer hant service have offered
to arm their vessels ana turn them into
nrivateers in the event of war. A Captain in
Barcelona has informed the Government
that if he bo granted letters of marque be
will lit out and maintain at his own cost a
swift steamer to prey upon tho marine com- |HH
meres of the United States.
The Duko of Tetuan, Minister of Fore'gn BbI
Affairs, has s"?nt a long cable dispatch ta
Senor Dupuv Le Lome, Spanish Ambassador
at Washington, instructing kim to present
to the American Government a formal renlamnfion
against the insults offered to Spnir
In speeches delivered in the Senato durins HflQ
che discussion of the belligerency resolution^ |HE
Cntnlali Prumiftl'i Vif? VTfl.
OJfMI..... ?
Madrid. Spain, March 3.?C.'inovas De SHH
Castillo, Prime Minister of Spain. says HH
"The granting of belligerent rights to th?
Cuban rebel* is not a casus Dwlli. hut Spaiz
will decinro that it is not the act of n friendiv
Nation. I do not thin:; that Spain i.' |^B
threatened by foreign aggression, but m?s.
urcs shall be taken for the detaiice or Snau- HH
?h rights, chiefly in Cuba. As r-gartiB <!em HH
instratiousia the streets hen*, I stiall repre%
thetn severely if they are attempted."
Our Fleet Heady.
Admiral Bunco's fleet at Hampton Roads j^HI
?*., is being held in readiness for saillni
rders, and tlio uncompleted battleships auc j^^RE
oonJtore will be made readv for sea at oncn