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AnMENIAN TQUN1rloS.
Great Britain Doing IT'S nsst TO Inquire
~. Into tns OutrAKcs,

eaNtss ss''"'' Doiuk hh hph W shp"ho
1nto tns 0atraEes.
LONDON, March 20. Tho carl OF KIN.
berloy, secretary Of stale ior> foreign af-
fairs, in recoivinga a delegation iron, the
Armenian association to-dny, expressed
warm sympathy wiln tho objects OF til o
association and said thu government was
doing ita b1st TO mako tho inquiry into
tho outrnRes in Armenia as thorough
and searching 10 possible. Ho added
that independent reports would be made
by tho Europeanlr representatives. Tho
main object in view was to socurc In
tho future projection for tho lives,
property, creed aid land, OF the Armn.
nian ChristianH. Tin this object ho was
glad 10 nay that Great Britain hai tho
corporation Of France aud Russia, both
oil which countries wore convinced OF
tho necessity OF reform Ono OF the
chioF problems isihow 70 bring about
tho results desired without raising In
an acute form tho eastern question. lie
thought tho timo opportune for dealing
with the matter Ia such d fashion rs to
avoid danger When tho timo catne for
action tho government would not DO
found wanting. In conclusion tho earl
OF Klmbefloy said that tho government
was irroyocably pledged to take steps to
bring about reform ID Armenia.
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CONSISTENT ,1n. TONGUE.
A Wost firginia Clergyman's Protos
Against Visiting tho Whit, Uonq,

Wost firginin Clergyman's Protest
Against Visiting tho White House.
WASHINGTON, March 20.-There was a
small sized sensation to-day to interrupt
the even flow Of the proceedings Of the
Baltimore conference OF the Methodist
Church South, which has been In ses-
sion here for several days. The Balti.
moro conference is one OF tho largest in
the church and delegates are present
from number OF southern states. Dur.
ing the morning session announcement
was made that the President would be
glad TO receive the members OF the con !.
ference tomorrow afternoon. Instantly
the Rev. W. 7. Tongue, Of Charlestown IN,
W. Va, was on his feet in protest
against the conference going to tho
white house. He recalled, he said,
that twenty years ago tho conference re-
fused deliberately to call on General
Grant, than President, and he could not
SEQ why 1t should call on President
Cleveland now. He thought it would
look distasteful aud seem unseomly for
that body, consisting largely OF southern
mon, to 90 TO the white house and thus
depart from their chosen usage. I'm.
mediately there were cries OF "ques-
tion," and after some members had pro-
tested against tho remarks OF MIR.
Tongue, 1t was voted to so to tho white
tonse,
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WAn opIcEarIoSs.
Japanese Advances on Shan. .Kwau-A
Chinese Victory Followed By n Defeat.
Pom: :hni Island Captured.

Japanese Advances on Shan. .Kwan-A
Chinese Victory Followed By n Defeat.
Ponehni Island Captured.
LONDON, March 20.-The Times will
tomorrow publish dispatch from Pc
kin saying that further excitement has
boon caused in that city by the reports
OF Japanese advances on Shan-KVan
and Formosa and the attemp. to asias.
sinate Ii Hung Chang at Shimonoseki.
Tho Times correspondent adds that
he learns that Ii Hung Chang is now
able to continue peace negotiations,
though he still remains much disturbed
by the atteppt upon his life. The Jap
nnoso officers are now watchfnl to pro-
Won't further trouble. 1t is reported in
Pekin that tho attack upon Ii Hung
Chang was made by koyama Rokuno-
sukv, in revenge for the execution OF
his brother in Tien Tsin, at the begin.
ming OF the war.
A Hong Kohs dispatch 10 the Times
that the general commanding the Chi.
nese forces on tho Pescadore islands
telegraphed on March % that he had
sunk two Japanese vessels. Later he
tolcgraphed that the Japanese had cap.
tured two forts. 5,-,
A Shanghai dispatch TO the Times
says that nine Japanese cruisers and
two gunboats, the squadron being undcr
the command OF Admiral Ito, lombard.
ed the east forts on Penghui island, on
March 2S. Ono thousand troops wero
landed from five transports and an at.
tack was made on the fort which domi.
mated the others. The Chinese evacu.
atod the position during the night and
the Japanese entered on tho morning OF
March "a. The Japanese then turned
the guns on tho other forts, which made
no roply. Tho magazine OF one OF tho
western forts exploded before tho posi-
ton wsa evacuated by lis defenders.
Only ono thousand prisoners wero
taken, tho other Chinese being allowed
to escape to the junks of the shore.
The Japanese loss was only one killed
and tweuty.seven wounded. The vic.
tors will leave 5000 mon to garrison
Pdnghul island. Provisions for four
months will also DO loft there.
Tho British consul has advised TINT
MI foreign women and children leave
Formosn. Ahumber have alrnady gone
to Annoy and Hong, Kong. Tho Black
Flngs in Southern Formosa arc very in
solont to tho forty whites who com pose
tho foreign population OF that part Of
the island.
HoNa KoSa, March &c. Tho Japan ESQ
arc Dombarding Tai.Wan, tho capital
town OF Formosa.
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SCRANTON, Pa, March oo.-1n tho
Anna Dickinson damage suit on trial in
the United States court hore to-day,
May BelChlino, Of tho Danvillo insane
asylum, testified that whilo tho plain.
till was an inmate Of tho institution ahe
declined to bathe aud said sho aaw crys.,
tails Of poison in tho coffee aud refused
to drink 1t. J. II. Dryden, ono OF Miss
Dickinson's noighbors, testified that ho
saw her out ono night in the winte.-
time in very thin apparel. His asten.
tion was attracted to her by her loud
cries.
DR.. johnson, her physician, swore
that once, when he was visiting her in
his professional capacity she drew him
down to her and kissed him. He WIS
not prepared TO awear whether abe hid
been drinking or was insane.
DR.. Underwood. ono Of tho deferG
ants in the suit brought by Mrs. Diakf
inson, told the jury that he had asaiSt.
ed in removing her to the asylum. Eto
said that they had to put on her cloti
by force when they went TO oSremoYs Yer
from her home. He conaidersd her la-
sane. M e: y. sll
II is probable that Miss Diekineon
will address the jury in her ewa behalf
tomorrow. Miss Dickinson,e 9onis III
against various parties, fropA Fhon1t Tho
claims $I25, 900 damages, alleging that
they conspired to have her uni asttly
conlnod in the inssno asylum in lSsIs
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OTTAWA, or, March 2o.-Although
full particulars OF tho action takon by
the Dominion government regarding
tho Manitoba school question has boon
before tho public for somo days, it is
only now that this aetion.is beginning
to DO fully undorstood. Tho Domi MON
government has dono two things: It
has ordered tho provincial authorities
to re-cstabllsh tho separate schools
abolished In 1890; aud falling compi-
anco by tho province, tho Dominion'ha,
stated in SO many words that federal
act will bo passed for tho purpose OF
attaining this object. And it is at this
point that the danger Of tho situation
appears.
Tho provinces have always been jeal.
Gus OF their rights Of aelf.governmcnt,
and an attempt to encroach on those
rights by tho passage Of d federal law 10
accomplish provincial object will
evoko a vigorous protest in every mem.
her OF the confederation outside Of
Quebec Not only this, II the separate
schools nro re.ostablished by federal
legislation in Manitoba, a precedent
will be established which will permit OF
tho Dominion interfering to prevent
tho Ontario legislature from divestins
the separate schools OF the province OF
privilogoa conferred by the latter body.
It is because .oi the far-reaching conse-
qucnces involved that there is such
hostility to the idea OF tho once enter
ing wedge Of federal interf erence.
But how will tho Dominion govern
nient go about re.establishing separate
schools In Manitoba, course to which
II Is forced by the terms OF its own or
der to tho province and the refusal OF
the latter to comply? It is probable
that this will be dono by federal en-
actmont relieving Roman Catholic ratio
payers in Manitoba from local taxation
from public schools and giving Roman
Catholic school boards power 10 levy
rates on their own people for the main.
tenance OF their own schools. Further
than this, 1t is likely that the Dominion
government will retain portion OF the
subsidy payable by tho Dominion to the
province under the terms OF union and
apply this as supplement to the funds
raised by local taxation for separate
school purposes.
Unless the present Dominion gov
ernment Is defeated before remedial
legislation, and another party is placed
in power that will respect provincial
rights, there will be an upheaval tha.
will a.rain the bonds OF confederation.
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ADVANCE IN SILVER

In London Followed By Hiso Hero.
What 1t Signifies.
New YoRK, March 29.-The advance
in silver in the open marketin London
to-day has been followed by corros.
pondiug rise in bar silver hero. which
has led 10 increased strength and activi-
ty in silver certificates. The official
price Of silver ia fixed ut 9 p. m. daily
in London at meeting Of bullion dealers
and this rata stands as official, notwith-
standing what operations may havo
been mado prior TO or subsequent to tho
official announcement. The price ia
thus fixed in order to enable producers
and smelters to form baais for opera.
tions. To-day's advance in tho prico OF
silver is attributed to n growing belief
that England will consent to join the
bimetallic conference, which now has
assurance OF representation from tho
Unitod States, France and Germany. 1t
Is enid that Spain is in tho market rs q
buyer OF bullion in connection with tho
Cuban instruction.
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now In courso OF construction. Il +,
said to occupy tho mo,t consplcnou'
position In tho ontiro expedition
grounds. being at tho extreme northern
end, overlooking all other buildings,
aud at an elevation OF nearly 1000 foot
above tho lovol, while other buildings
arc from fifty TO scvonty foot lower.
Tho building will havo $4,000 SQUARE
feet Of spaee well lighted on tho ground
floor, aud this, tho board thinks, will
provide ample room Tor the display OF
tho functions Of tho government In all
Its branchos. Each Of tho executive do.
partmens, the Smithsonian, tho ma.
tlonal museum and tho United States
llsh commission will prepare exhibits.
While aome OF tho departments contain
numerous bureaus entirely dinoront In
character, but all interesting, others
have but little that 10 attractive to the
general public. though equally import.
ant in tho administration Of govern.
mont nffairs. For this ruason some do.
partmenu have 5000 foot OF space
allotted to them, whilo others have only
one.tonth as much. Tho apaco Of each
department, however, Is 80 nrra nged
that 1t ironls on ono or moro Of tho
main alsles.
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FRED DOUGLASS Will.

ia Leaves mrortab,e Estate and Pro.
ridos foe liis Entire Fnniiy-A Contest
by a Daughter.
WASHINGTON, D. G., March 2o.--The
win OF tho lato Frederick Douglass was
fled to-day. 1t Is datod August 80, 1885,
and give, to tho widow tho house aud
fifteen acres OF land In Anacou.a, D. O.,
his writings, books, papers, pictures
and paintings. except a portrait OF him
self which goos to tho daughter, Rosetta
D. sprsguc. @
Tho widow also gets $4,000 In United
States bonds and $4,000 In menoy, the
latter to bo derived from other property
not already mentioned. Tho daughter,
Rosetta d. Spraguc, aud the three sons,
Lewis, Frederick and Charles, receive
an equal share, amounting TO about
$4,000 each in value, Of the remaining
property.
The will was witnessed BY only two
persons. The law OF the District Of
Columbia, Il is said, requires an inatru.
ment OF this character to bo witnessed
by three persons to pass real estate, and
the will is therefore declared to DO in.
valid SO far as the transfer OF real estate
Is concerned. Al to personal property,
however, 1t 10 said to be valid.
Tho petition for probating tho will
sets forth that the deceased died pos
sessed OF about S47, 900 in personal prop.
er.y. To-day was set apartf for hearing
by the probate court Of q petition BY
the daughter, Rosetta D. spragne, for the
appointment OF n collector for the estate,
in order to prevent dissipation and
waste OF the property. This probably
had tho effect OF hurfying forward the
production ofthe will. and In their an.
swer to tho daughters petition tho
widow and son. Lewis, say the estate
wac committed to their custody by de.
ceased, that ithas been carefully guard.
cd and that after the funeral It was
agreed between tho members OF the fam
lily not TO present tho will till next
month. A hearing on tho application
for probate will be had next Friday.
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Esorbltnnt Demand of wroolsors.

NEw YonK, March 29.--The steamer
Muriol, Of tho Quebec Steamship Com.
rany, arrived hero to-day from sagna La
Grande, Cnba, after lively experience Q
with Floridan xreckcrs. The steamer
stranded on Tennessee reef, Florida, on
tho night OF March 10, but was assisted
off by wrcckers and arrived at Key
West tho day following. She was not
scriou5y injured, but tho wreckers Ii.
bolod ler in tho admiralty court for
S23,00O salvage. Captain Halliburton
said tho ahip should rot at Kov Wcst
before lie would pay any such sum. Tho
men had worked only eight hours, dis.
charging somo Of tho cargo OF sugar, and
he thought the claim Unjust. After rc.
naming In port ton days tho American
Sugar Refining Company. which owned
tho cargo. te!ographod that it must have
Its consisnment. so Captain Halliburton
compromised with the wreckcrs.
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TREND oT TRADE.
paa 6 co.. iistl.Es s-satlesaes,r:y,

L. q. Dan s CO.'S Iiatisr.f- sAtiSfact,ry
Signs OF 1mprs SteIneht. S
NEW YoRk, March 90 r q Dun q
Company's weekly review u .sfado viii
say tomorrow:
Signs ofimproyeuient are all the more
satisfactory, because neither accom-
panied or apparently produced b3 d
speculative ceaze. Dealingstin ITO Eks
cotton aud wheat aro not diyarting all
the interest and capital from productive
industry and legitimate trade though
these products are all shade stronger
But railroad earnings, bank cloiringss
and industrial indications are moro en-
couraging this week. This is q remark
able feature that the lifting this year
begins at the bottom, so to speak; raw
ma terials arc raised before there ia any.
larger demand for their finished pro-
ducts, a thing not often done with sue
cess. Hides rose, then leather, and then
shoes cotton rose, aud afterwards soma
cotton goods |; coke WAS advanced and
afterwards Bessemer pig. In all these
cases it is reasoned that the larger de-
mand for consumption, though yet
wanting, must come whom it is seen
that prices are going up. ii; I,
Higher wages for coke workers have
been followed by: a formal advance of
40 cents in the price OF coke, and now
Bessemer pig has risen So centa at Pitts
burgh and % at Philadelphia. /
So far there is no answering increaaeg 1
in demand or in prices for manufactured
products and on the whole the range is
slightly lower than d week ago. angles
and common bar having yielded little.
The general belief is that dear mater.
ials will kindle more buying OF products.
In the woolen business cancellations
in some lines hare been startling in
magnitude, many mills finding them.
selves in great need OF customers. This
seems to be mainly in low grade goods.
Quite largo orders have been taken by
foreign agents for finer worsted and
woolens, and all tho way from the
poorest shoddy to the best goods the
competition will doubtless. be sharp for
more than ono reason. Sales Of wool
for the week have been quite large,
5,s29, 500 pounds against 4,07S,2 200pounda
last year. sri5
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CUBAN REBELLION.
Several sorere Battles Fought...Puer
Principe Joins the Revolt.

Several sorere Battles Eought-..Puerto
Principe Joins the Revolt.
TAMPA, FLA, March 29.-Puetto
Principe has been declared in a ata!e
Of rebellion BY the Spanish government.
This makes four out Of five provinces of
the island in a state OF revolution. II
thei report that Maxine Gomez ia in
Caba and 10 now at the head OF the up.
rising in Puerto Principe is confirmed
passengers from Havana declare that go
coon as this is officially known, the
whole island will rise en- masso.
Two engagements were had, one in
Bayamo aud one in Holguin. Colonel
santnciIde was in command OF the Span
isl, forces aud General Masso, OF the
Chbans in the former place, ard In the
latter. General Garrich, was in COM
inund OF the Spanish soldiers, and Gen.
etal Miroo. OF the Cubans. The insur.
cents were successful aud had not rein
forcements arrived Colonel Santocilde
anil his troops would have fallen into
tho hands Of the insurgents.
a batt,e was fought in Guanabano on
Saturday. The Cubans were Victorious.
Two engagements occurred in Man.
znnilo This week. Capt. Guerra was in
command OF tho Cubans and Col. Avois
OF tho Spanish forces. Tho latter wore
defeated with heavy losses, including
tile oificers. Many OF the Spanish
troops which arrived in Havana Nom
day are sick, and several have died.
Vice Consul Cavino Gutierrez has Just
received this official information by lot.
Ter from Governor.General Cailija:
"Pour battaIions OF troops arrived in
Santiago du Cuba March 90. and three
battailons at Havana on the 25th-in all
1000 mon.
THE movement is entirely In tho
province OF Santiago dc Cuba and is
composed mostly OF negroes headed by
Gillnrlnon Moncanda. Spanish troops
nave formed n strong Gordon around the
province Of Santiago to prevent advance
movements Of insurgents. Marti,
1oinez and Collazo are at Monte Cristo.
can Domingo, and Maceo 10 at Costa
hica. Other provinces arc perfectly
qniet, and they repudiaLo tho move.
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wAsaISerox. D. O., March oo,--Ro.
port. that tho Spanish government Is
taking steps to meet the requests OF the
United States in the Alliance affair. that
the commander OF the offending Span.
ish cruiser has been relieved from his
ship, and that orders have been sent to
the other rspanish commnndersin Cuban
waters TO observe tho requirements Of
International law aud refrain from i'm,
proper Interference with the ships OF
the United States, or other foreign ma.
tons, has caused much qualification In
official circles here. Although tho state
department officials decline to admit
the fact, there Ia reason to believe that
these matters have been com municated
10 them either through United States
Minister Taylor at Madrid, or through
Senior Muruaga, the resident Spanish
minister here. lhero is now>no dis.
position In any quarter TO doubt that
the Spanish assurances arc satisfactory
as lar as they 20 and that the incident
has already passed into phase where II
will yield 20 adjustment BY ordinary
methods OF diplomacy.
Among the diplomats here tho relief
ri the Spanish commander Is taken to
be m Acknowledgement that tho Span.
ish commander was in error, and as a
-trp toward the reputation Spain is TO
make.
iiiere is little doubt that the new
Spanish minister, Senior Dc LONE, will
snto Cuba before coming here. Tho ef.
irrt ct thi. will be to leave Spain With.
OH. minister in the United States al.
Ter the. next two weeks.
'lIa Spanish legation denies tho
Florida reports that an expedition oil
1900 revolu!lonists is abou, TO leave
Florida for Cuba. It Is said, however,
tina. actual enlistments are now being
made in New Orleans. From tho Span
ish standpoint the insufrection has
been recognized as existing and reports
concerning II have been made to tho
stale department. But tho Spanish
government. it ia declared, does not In
tend to carry this recognition to tho
point of proclaiming rebellion to be In
existence, rs this would bo a step to.
ward recognizing the insurgeut cause
for Cuba's independence.
It Is rumored that the Cuban reyolu.
tionists have made indirect efforts TO
have the United States recognize them
under the law OF nations as belligerents.
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arKlNnEY IN cnonGfk.

".I .
Received by the Mayor, of Savannah md
rrominont Citizens,
SAVANNAH, Ga, March 20.--Govornor
Mckinley arrived here at 10 o'clock TO.
night. lie was mot a. the depot by q
committee Of prominent white Ropub.
licans with carriages. Ho and hia party
woro escorted to the De Soto hotel,
whore coon afterwards an official COM
mittee, representing tho city and com.
posed Of Mayor Myora and Aldermen
Garrard and Falligant, waited on tho
governor and welcomed him to Savan.
nah.
Tomorrow afternoon a committee Of
prominent negro Republicans will prob.
ably call on him.
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MURDER SiYsrEnY.
A ptomincnt Kentuoklan Kilicd In Strus
gle with an UnRnown sinn.

A ptotnincnt Kentuckian Killed In n Strug'
gle with an UnRnown sinn.
LEXINGTON, KY, March 2s.--Audrew
]. Campbell, secre tary Of tho chamber
Of commerce, president Of the humanc
society and leading insurance man,
lies dead at his home in this city from O
pistol shot, fired under mysterious cir.
CnmStances at day.break to-day. He
occupies room with his thirteen.year-
old son on the FIRST floor, opening on q
rear porch. About 5 o'clock the little
fellow was awakened by the crashing Of
glasI In the door and the fall of brick
bat an the floor "A moment later he
hoard pistol shot, then o quick scuflle
aud another pistol shot This was fol-
lowed by n heavy fall on the aoor OF tho
porch and nurrying footsteps in the
yard.
Rushing out ho found his father with
gaping wound in his cheek and blood
streaming out. The family was quickly
aroused, and ncighbors who heard tho
shooting rushed in. Physicians were
summoned, but life was extinct.
The porch bore evidence OF a severe
struggle. the floor was scratched by shoo
nails and tracked with ashes. Camp.
bells own pistol was near him with two
chambers empty and his face is badly
powder-butned proving that the shot
must have been fired &C ahort range.
Tho theory OF the family aud neighbors
is that Campbell heard some one at the
retrlgeratorou the back porch and went
out 70 investigate. Tho proelsr threw
the brick that crashed through the
glass door. Campbell pulled his pistol
and fired; the men grappled, and in the
struggle over the pistol Campbell was
shot in the face from his own pistol.
Campbell intended going to the near.
by town OF Versailles this morning and
purchased yesterday a two-day accident
policy for 5000 in, the Standard Acct.
dent mpany, OF Detroit He had been
in bad health for several years, having
suffered partial paralysis as a result Of
wounds in the civil war, and it is said
he never went on even aahott journey
without taking out IAN seeident policy.
His wife died eight years ago and he
leaves four children.
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rllE MONETARY CONFERENCE.

No Conformation of thu Iscphrt That This
Country VIII Accept the Invitation.
WAsufSGroN, D. G., March 2o.-Is is
impossible 10 secure confirmation here
OF the report from London that tho
United States has consented to enter
the proposed international monetary
conference, but the best information OBJ.
tuinablo is to the effect that in case tho
call ia issued, the President will accept
the invitation tindor the terms Of the
law enacted during the last session. and
appoint the,three delegates necessary to
complete the comnlaslou on behalf Of
this country.