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Cleveland the Candidate. No Other Maa has a Show to Win the Race. Washingtoo, Dr C., March 22. "Cleveland is our only available can? didate, and if the Democratic party at Chicago tenders him the nomination he will accept it, even if he does so at a great personal sacrifice." This very significant remark was made by a mern ' ber of Mr. Cleveland's Cabinet a few days ago, while discussing the political situation with several Democratic Con? gressmen. No confidence is violated in repeating the remark, for it was made io the most open and free-handed man? ner possible, and, strange to say, it did not excite the slightest surprise among the gentlemen present, for more than one of the group bas entertained simi? lar views for some time past. The con . venation was proceeding io a general way, and the entire political field, io-, cloding Kentucky, Alabama, Georgia, New York and other State?, was sur? veyed with a view to summing up the Democratic prospects io the coming campaign. There w-? a difference of opinion as to the chances for Democrat? ic soccess, in view of the result of the last Congressional and State elections, nevertheless the majority of the gentle? men present favored an aggressive coo test to maintain the sopremacy of the Democratic party The discussion was confined to the consideration of Presi? dential possibilities, who are supposed to be io complete harmony with the present Administration, and tbe quali? fications of Secretaries Olney, Carlisle and Postmaster General Wilson briefly referred to and quickly disposed of It was recalled bow quickly the crocus? like booms of Secretary Olney and Sec? retary Carlisle perished, and the Wil? son seed died in the ground without potting forth a shoot to mark the place of its planting. Thus numerous names were suggested, but they were weighed and found wanting, in the estimation of this congenial little coterie of self-con 8tituted President makers. Fically the question was asked: "Who can we nominate, who will have a ghost of a chance to win T1 Then k was that the Cabinet officer present suggested the name of President Cleveland. "Would he accept the nomination if we shoold give it to him ?" **I know very well that be does nor. desire the nomination, and is ready to retire from public life at tbe ciose of his present term, bot I au equally sure that if the party should force the nom? ination upon him and pledge him the united strength of the party he would bow to the will of his party and make the fight, not as the leader of any fac? tion of the party, but as the leader of all those who believe that the interests cf the Government demand a continu? ance of the true principles of Dem? ocracy." This statement was made with so much earnestness that everyone felt the Cabinet officer had been inspired by a previous conversation with the Presi? dent. That was the*impression it mady upon the minds of those who beard it, and it was generally believed to bc the correct position the President occupies to-day on that subjet. The "third term" and other objections v?ere inter? posed to test the strength of the propo? sition to again trust the D?mocratie standard in the hands of Cleveland, io reply, it was argued, none of the here? tofore considered Presidential possibili? ties in the Democratic party is willing to come forward and take the nomina? tion on a sound money platform, ex? cepting Mr. Cleveland, consequently there is but little choice. It is either Cleveland, or the nomination goes by default. It was further contended that Mr Cleveland would get many votes in the Eastern States that could not be polled for any other Democrat, owius to his financial policy, and when the little circle parted fer the evening the Cleve? land boom was the only one to be seen OD the Democratic horizon. There may be others, but they have not re vealed their identity up to the presen! writing. Tn democratic circles, in Washington, the impression grows stronger anc stronger daily that Mr. Cleveland will be the Deaiocra'ic nominee of tb? Chicago Convention. The activity o the Administration forces in Kentucky Georgia. Alabama, Texas, Virginia and wherever there* is a State contest, ii pointed to as a sure indication that tb< friends of Mr. Cleveland hope and ex peet to have a commanding voice at thi Chicago Convention. Some of th political opponents of the Presiden charge that the Cleveland organization that was so potent in the Southern an' Western States four years ago has bee? kept intact, and it will be in evidence- a the Convention. Many of the politi cal bosses in the party have tried t shut their eyes to the existence of th well organized Cleveland movement bot they "are beginning to realize an admit its presence.-R. M. L. in New and Coorier. - wm +~*-+~mmm Fort Scott, Kan, March 22 -Ira S Terrell, a member of the Oklahom Legisiatore, aothor of the capital pur ishment law, and himself the first ma sentenced to hang under that law, wa positively identified here last evening He broke jail at Guthrie while unde teentence six months ago. He wee back to the Territory after his wife an children, and was going East with theo when identified by an old acquaintance Officers of Oklahoma are disputin ever who ?k^j^e custody of him. Salisbury Surrenders. Proposals for General Arbi? tration Sent to Us. London, March 22.-Lord Salisbury has written a letter to Sir Jas. Stan? field, who was chairman of the recent demonstration in Queen's Hall in'favor of the principle of arbitration in all disputes between Great Britain and the j United States, acknowledging the re- j ceipt of the memorial adopted at the j meeting in his letter Lord Salisbury i says : "I am glad to.be able to inform you that this question is receiving the con? sideration of ber majesty's government and that proposals in the direction in? dicated by tbe memorial are now be? fore the government of the United States. Signed) "Salisbury. " The memorial referred to contained the following : "Without expressing any opinion upon pending controversies, we would earnestly press the advisability of promptly concluding some treaty ar? rangement by which all disputes be? tween Great Britain and the United States could be referred for adjudica? tion to some permanent tribunal repre? senting both nations and uniting them in the common interest of justice and peace." In moving the adoption of the memo? rial. Mr. Shaw-Lefevre, formerly presi? dent of the local government board, submitted the following, which was j adopted : "That the chairman be iostrcuted i to forward the memorial when signed \ to the President of the United States, to the prime minister and to the leader of the house of commons with an ex pression of the earnest desire of this meeting, that no time may be lost in taking action thereupon/' He said that almost 28 years ago he enlisted the almost unanimous vote of the bouse of commons in favor of ar? bitration on the Alabama claims. At that time the first cable had just been laid and Mr. Cyrus Field telegraphed the whole of his speech across the At? lantic. The speech was apparently so heavy that it broke the cable. Since that time about 40 arbitrations had taken place, in 10 of which the United States was concerned and in eight Great Britain was a party, in 1884, Great Britain negotiated a treaty of commerce with Venezuela, in which for the first time the;e was an arbitra? tion clause ; but the treaty was not ratified, as Mr. Gladstone's government went out and the foreign office perma? nent officials, he believed, thwarted bis well-meant effort. Ia its issue to-morrow tbe Daily News, under the caption cf "A Break in the Clouds," will deal with Lord Salisbury's reply to Sir James Stanfield, which it describes as the most hopeful word that has been had for a long time from the prime minister The'paper I says that it hope that no offerts will be j spared to press the consideration hy j the government of the memorial in.to action. The Daily News elsewhere retraces the arbitration movements from the resolutions adopted by the American congress in 1890 and the house of com? mons in 1893 an ? from President Cleveland's message in the latter year. I it coucludes : "When Lord Rosebery j became prime minister he took the i matter up with the unanimous approval of the cabioet. He intimated to Sir Julian Pauneefote, the Brititsh ambas sador to the Uoited States, that should President Cleveland act upon the reso ! lutioo of congress which required him I to invite Degotiatious with this goveru j ment with a view to establish a system of arbitration, the British government would welcome such an invitation. Since then nothing has been done. We j hope that Lord Salisbury's letter means that substantive prooosals have been made." The Chronicle will to-morrow con? gratulate Lord Salisbury on the action he has taken to secure arbitration, and will say it devoutly hopes that the United States will reciprocate Great Britain's offer cf good will. Indians May Hold Onice. Washington, March 22 -The Presi dent has issued an order directing thc secretary of the interior to amend the I classification of the interior department j so as to include among the position! I classified thereunder and subject tc . competitive examination, all clerica j and educational positious at [odiat ! agencies and Indian schools. The order also provides that Indian? ? shall be eligible for appointment tc I any of these positions on such test o i fitness as may be required by the secre tary of the interior and without exami nation or certification by the civil ser vice commission, but they shall not bi transferred from said positions to tbi departmental service. Ooe of our exchanges speaks of : millinery store kept by an estimabl lady, and says the editor "was gratifiei to see ber stocking up." The edito says he never was so astonished in hi born days as he was, when the pape came out, to meet the millinery ledy and have her strike him across the bro^ with an umbrella, and tell him he wa a liar, and that she would tell his wife He didn't know what she was mr?d at and he had to read the item over 10 times to see if there was anythin spiteful dn it. \ Horrors in Cuba. Jacksonville, Mareh 22 -Tbe fol? lowing letter was received in this city yesterday by a prominent gentleman of this city from au American in Cuba : . "I wrote to yon a few days ago and yesterday I received your letter cf the ord, the first I have bad from you since I left. I was so glad to get it, as it was so long and full of news of yourself and the children. How much I long to be with you, as it seems such a time 6?oce I left, but I see no possibility of leaving the island, as things are getring worse and worse every day, and owing to the last news from your side, the feeling against us here is very bitter and I am fearing from one day to another some public manifestation against us and some one will perish. As to my going to the country, it la almost sudicidal, as they are killing people right and left and letting them lie in the fields to be eaten by the vul? tures. I have seen 10 of these unfor? tunates after 10 or 12 doys killed,amoug them a poor friend of ours, aud another friend has disappeared and I fear that he has met with the same fate. I have been told there are here soaftered about 30 or 40 bodies, but I did not care to see more than the 10 ? saw, as it made me sick-the sight and the smell "I have been fired at twi;e. Fortu? nately for me, the first day I happened to be away from the piazza as ? bad the habit of sitting out there after breakfast They seemed to know it. As the force of troops passed the place from the high-road, they fired a volley at the bouse and most of the shots struck the piazza. The second time I was going from the place to another plantation and on the road that separates that place from ours, again they fired at me but fortunately in both cases no harm was done. I was advised by friends to leave the place and an intimate friend begged me to remain all night at his house and would not bear of my stay? ing at my own place and they were so kiod to me during the three or four days I was with them that ? do not know how I will ever repay them. "Oar friend, the doctor, is also on the missiug list. I hope he has been able to get away, otherwise he will meet the ?ame fate that so many others have met "I do not care to mention came?, otherwise I could write to you a great many pages to tell of the roany atroci? ties that have been committed io this neighborhood. [ could not believe it at first until I made up my mind to go and see them myself. There have been cases of a poor mac killed before the eyes of his own wife and children for no reason whatever. ! 4tlf I should ever see you agaio, 1 I will tell you things that wiil make yonr I blood run cold. I have often heard of I the cruelry of these people, but ? must j confess I did not believe half of it until i ? saw with my own eyes and now I am j ready to believe anything that is told j mc of their horrible deeds." Story of the Steward. Charleston, March 22 -The little ! alleged filibustering steamer Oommo I dore, which left this port on the loth : for Tampa with a cargo of arms and I ammunition returned here to-day minus thc cargo and 23 of he; crew of ol : men. ' The t {Seers will say nothing, but the ! steward, who is a Charleston man, says j that when in the Florida keys the Com? modore experienced bad weather and j struck a snag which caused her to leak so badly that it was necessary to throw ! all of her cargo and much of ber coal i overboard to lighten her. ? The crew became alarmed and 23 men j insisted on leaving the ship in boats I These 23 were Cubans. Hansen's ! story is considered to bc fishy and is i not believed SPANISH YARNS. Madrid, Ms **' 22.-A dispatch from Habana state .hat the rebel leader, ! Perez, was killed, and the insurgent . chief, Verona, wounded iu their last encounter with the troops The dis ; patch adds that the rebels have hanged ' near Guanes 16 peasants of Spanish j origin. The representativo of the I United Press learns that the govern? ment has decided not to buy the crui? sers that were offered to it by tht Glasgow builders. The Spanish com? mission that wa.s sent to England tr examine the vessels bas made a repon against them, adding that most of th( warships on sale in England tire not o the type or tonnage required by Spain WHERE 8ILENCE MEANS DEFEAT. Madrid, March 22.-A dispatch ti The Imparcial from Habana says tba Geo. Villa has dad another e-even fight with Maceo's force ic the vicinity of Bahaia, Honda, to the westward o Habana. No details of the battle an giveu. By direction of the secretary of war the United States will be represented a the coronation of Emperor Nicholas o Russia by Maj. Gen. A. McD. MoCook retired, and Maj. G. P. Scriven of th signal corps. Major Scriven is th present military attache at the Unite States legation at Rome. Geoera McCook is now in Paris He iutende> to witness the coronation and the ad ministration decided to pav bim th high comoliment of sending bim ther Cr ?3 in an official capacity. -?- mu - .?<>? - Hood's Pills are the hest after dinner pill assist digestion, cure headache. 25 cents. Lexington Depot Damaged by Fire. Special to The State. Lexington. Depot, Mai ch 23 -I wrire io one end of the depot while the other eod is or< fire, with a force of hands struggling to reduce the flames The fire commenced on tho platform at the rear eod of the depot, among the cotton bales. A large crow.d soou gathered aod by-well-directed efforts the flames are under control. The rear end of the depot building and adjoining platform are considerably damaged. It is supposed the fire origi? nated from a rat Soding a match, as the agent tells me DO one has been around smoking. Thc only person unknown to the agent who has been around was a Mr. Beach, who took the traiu towards Agwsta, while the fire was raging at its worst. I have aioce learned that Mr. Beach is a whiskey .constable. Rather a singular coincidence that an actual fire should occur while a party io search of contraband firewater ie on the scene. Competent men put an estimate of about $250 damages it was only coo! and energetic work that saved the rail? road and private property from quite a conflagration. - tm - One morning recently a little fel? low said : "Mamma, how is it thaj some people can see in the dark and others cannot V1 "Why, son,'7 said the mother, "no person can see in the dark.*' The little fellow hesi? tated a few seconds and said : "Well, I know that last night when Mr - called to see sister it was real dark in the parlor, and he had not been there long when sister said, 'why, John yon have not shaved this week ' Now how did she know that ?" 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