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EFFECT OF THE POOL
TIN-PLATE INDUSTRY IN THIS COUN-
TRY MAY BE NEARLY RUINED.
Cannot Compete with Welshmen IL
Prices of Steel BiIlets Are Main
tanned by the New "COmbine."

PITTSBURG, April 4.-P. H. Laufman,
the veteran tin-platc producer of this city.
predicts that If the new steel pool is a sue
cess and holds together for ninety days
nearly every tin-plate factory in the coun-
try will be driven out of business They
viii. be ground to humiliation between the
upper and neither miistones of Welsh COM
petition and the cost of steel binets.'' Quo
tations on the black plate used by tin-plate
manufactures have been advanced about 81
a ton in keeping with the advance of billets
to $50, which was made several days ago.
If this keeps us, Welsh competition, it is
asserted, will gain the mastery of American
markets, though, curiously enough, the COM
petition now is not between the Welsh and
the Americans, but between American man.
ufacturers themselves. 1t is asserted by
old manufacturers that the new firms in
the business are running at loss, and
have thus sold tin plate at lower prices than
1t can be imported for. difference of
about s. a ton in the price of biilets, from
which the black plates for timing are rolled.
will change all this and enable the Welsh
manufacturers to send their goods in here
and sell them, provided that the steel pool
holds together long enough to tire the Amer
leans OF running at q loss in the hope of
better things. Previous TO the formation
of the pool the prices on billets were very
nearly the same in Great Britain and this
country. 1t is believed that the advance
ing black plate in Wales will shortly make
difference of So a ton against the Ameri-
can producer. Mr.. Laufman, however, does
not believe the pool will be a success. The
desire to get the best of each other, he says
is so strong among the manufacturers that
they will not long hold together.
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NOVEL FOOD EXPERIMENTS.


MIDDLETOWN, Conn, April 4.-The pro-
fessors at Wesleyan College, who have for
some time been conducting the novel food
attention, tonight gave the following state
ment for publication: Mr.. A. w. Smith. who
entered the respiration calorimeter ap-
paratus Monday, March q, at 8 a. .In., came
out to-day at 3 p m, thus making a stay
of twelve days and six hours. This is the
longest continuous experiment of the kind
that has ever been made. Mr.. Smith re-
ports himself as feeling entirely well and
none the worse for the experiment. The
tasks assigned him included severe mental
work, arduous muscular labor and the max
ing of frequent observations of tempera-
ture and Microscopic conditions of the at
mosphere within the apparatus
The experiment was divided into period
of nearly two days rest, one Of three days
hard metal work in calculating results Of
a previous experiment, studying of German
treatises on physics and the like, one OF
three days rest, one of three days. of in
tense muscular exercise in lifting weights,
and finally, day Of rest. During all this
time the inhaled air and all of the products
given off from the body were measured,
weighed and analysed. The energy re-
ceived by the body in the form Of food and
drink, and that given off in the excretory
products and in the heat radiated from the
body were also measured. A large amount
Of work remains to be done In competing
and calculating the results of the expert
meEts, so that the final outcome will hardly
be ready for some weeks or months. When
fully completed, the results will doubtless
throw very valuable light upon the quanti-
ties of food materials used by the body
when at rest and when the person is en-
and also on the relations of energy to the
bodily functions.
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scheme for Gaining Control Of state
and the Election of a Senator.
BoIEs TO BE A CANDIDATE
WILLING TO SACRIFICE HIMSELF ON
THE ALTAR OF FREE SILVER.
Texas Democrats Split ON the Money
Question Mckinley Advocates
Poaching ON BradIey's Preserves.

ATLANTA. Ca. April "A dispatch
from Thompson. the home of Tom Watson
and the center Of Populism in Georgia, says:
1T Is now practically assured that the Re
publicans and Populists in Georgia will
fuse this year. and put 10 candidates for
State Offices and for the United States Sen
ate. For the last few weeks the Populists
of this county have been discussing the
probability Of such a combine between the
two parties. As a matter OF fact. 1t Is now
conceded by many Populists here that deal
has been made by which both the Populists
and Republicans will nominate and sup
port the same ticket for Governor and State
officers. and that an effort will be made by
fusing In the various counties Of the State,
to control the General Assembly and elect
a United States Senator to succeed Gen.
John b. Gordon. 1t is understood that the
Republicans win name the candidate for
Governor, the other Statehouse offices will
be divided, and the Populists will furnish
the candidate for United States Senator"
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GEORGE GOULD HURT
TOOK A sHEADERo FROM HIS HORSE
WHILE FOX HUNTING.
His Hip Sprafned by the Fnll-Mas ter
of the Hunt and u boy
Also Injured.

NEW YORK, April 5-The World says:
George j. Gould never, perhaps, came nearer
to death than he did yesterday. on his morn
ing run with the Ocean Hunt Club. on his
vicious horse, Turk. DR.. c. L. Lindley, mas
ter OF the hunt, and the intimate friend of
Mr.. Gould. is lying at his cottage with dis
located shoulder, and Willie Dwyer, the
diminasive whip, and son of the chief hunts
man, will nurse a sprained arm for some
days TO come.
Yesterday the meet OF the Ocean Hunt Club
was held at Greenville Nine riders were on
the ground. Willie Dwyer came to grief at a
hurdle early in the chase. At the end Of the
second two miles Mr.. Gould and DR.. Lindley
were far ahead. AS the two sportsmen, rid
Ing neck and neck, were half way to Allaire,
a stiff fence doomed up before them. DIR.
Lindley took it first. His horse Shamrock
stumbled on the rail, and turning a complete
somersault came d1wn in heap on his back
and lay there. Mr. Gould, who was four
lengths behind. steadied Turk and tried
what is known as the double jump
horses feet slipped Mr.. Gould fell out of
the saddle head foremost over the horses
head. He saw the body of the horse falling
on him and struggled blindly out OF reach
as Turk struck the ground half a foot Gear
OF him. DR.. Lindley, although injured,
struggled to his feet and ran to Mr.. Gould's
assistance where he lay stunned and mo.
came up. DR.. Idndley's shoulder, which
was disocated. was wrenched into place.
Meantime Mr.. Gould was slowly struggling
back TO consciousness. 1t was found that
his hip was sprained. The injured men were
taken to Lakewood soon carriage
could be procured. Mr.. Gould came TO this
city this evening. His secretary said he was
suffering from sprain and shock, but ex-
pected to be about in a few days.
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All Prisoners, and They Are Many,
Must he Shot.

MUST he SnOt.
CINCINNATI, o., April 4.-The CONNER
cial Gazettes special from Tampa gives an
interview with the wife of correspondent
who landed to-day from Havana. General
Weyler's latest order She said. ISSUED
only few days before left, is that all pris-
oners taken shall be shot. The prisons are
full. and they must die. Every morning at
daybreak we heard shots at Moro
Castle, and our hearts grew sick, for
we knew that some innocent man
was dying like a dog. No trial
is allowed and the orders are to shoot all.
Only last Monday evening, when the band
played for the prado and crowds of gaily
dressed people promenaded to and fro,
saw two men, one an old negro and the
other a countryman, shakled together and
marched off to be shot The families of
these poor unfortunates are left wholly des-
titute and the suffering in the districts is
terrible. The men, women and children of
the towns captured by the insurgents be-
come a part of the army. There are no
depredations committed by the insurgent
soldiers, but the atrocities committed by the
Spanish troops are too terrible to tell. They
past comprehension.
1.-The generals of the insurgent army are
pitiless in their punishment of depredations
hanging being the immediate penalty. They
realize that if depredations are allowed
there will soon be utter lawlessness-so pun
ishment by death for the first offense. They
are authorized TO take horses and saddles
money or valuables or the commission of
any violence whatsoever is punishable by
instant death. We hear every day of most
terrible things done by the Spanish troops.
The insurgents have more than they need.
They. are only lacking in arms and ammuni-
tionn
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ACTRESS AND CONGRESSMAN.
Marriage OF Miss Annie O'Neill and
the Hon. Henry Clay Miner.

NEW YORK, April Ain a quiet little
place in Virginia. free from the hustle of
theatrical life, Mr.. and Mrs. Henry Clay
Miner will spend their honeymoon. The cere-
money which made Miss Annie O'Neill, act
ress, the wife of the member of Congress
from the Ninth New York district took
place at noon to-day in the Church Of the
TRANSPORTATION, Brooklyn Those who wit
messed the ceremony were Mrs. O'Neill,
mother of the bride. and the brides two sis
tiers; DR.. James T. Davis, T. w. Moore, a
brother-in-law, and Thomas and George
Miner, sons of the bridegroom. Mr.. Miners
other two sons, Edwin and Henry, jr-. were
not present, nor were their wives. In May,
1t is said. Mr.. and Mrs. Miner will sail for
Europe. returning in the autumn.
The present Mrs Miner was born in Scot
land about twenty-six years ago. In 1857
she became a member OF Richard Mans
fields company. Later she was profession
ally associated with Hartman, and then
with Sothern and Salvini. For the last five
years she has played leading roles with
w. II. Crane.
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PRAISE FOR PRESIDENT DIAZ.


CITY OF MEXICO. April 4.-The Universal
(newspaper) tonight publishes kilograms
from all over Central and South America
regarding President Diazs utterances on the
Monroe doctrine in his recent message to
Congress.
President Barrios, of Guatemala, praised
the statesmanlike tone of the message, and
IN Salvador the government is inclined to
favor an alliance of all American nations in
support of the Monroe doctrine as expanded
by President Diaz. Honduras newspapers
advocate Latin-American confederation in
support of the doctrine of mo European in
reference" but excluding Canada. Nicara-
qua is disposed to adopt President Diaz's
ideas. Costa Rica's sentiment favors the
plan but there Is apprehension that Mexico
Is ambitious of consolidating her power and
taking under protectorate all of Central
America. President Caro-, of Colombia, con-
graduates Diaz on his idea. Colombian SEN
timent favors Latin-American alliance.
President Crespo in his congratulations to
President DiaZ and the Mexican people, de-
clares that Venezuela sustains the plan of
rial integrity. The Bolivian government
strongly favors the plan as check 10 En-
Peruvian press warmly applauds President
Diaz. and the government opinion is favor
The President of Chile says that il the plan
did not conceal the hidden purpose OF the
United States and was not aimed at any par
ticular European nation 1t was worthy OF
commentator. Chile would be glad to send
delegates to conference but would prefer
that the United States have no representa-
ton therein.
President Borda, of Uruguay, said he must
applaud the stand taken by the Mexican
President. who had put himself at the head
of the American nations by his courageous
advocacy of a Latin-American union in sup
port of the invincibility of American SOIL
Argentine newspapers advocate adopting the
suggestions of the Mexican chief magistrate,
and desires a conference OF all Latin Amer
lea.
President Moraes. of Brazil. says he hopes
for an alliance of all American nations
against the continual aggress.ons of Euro
pean nations in this hemisphere and taking
advantage OF the weakness OF Latin-Ameri-
can nations. He heartily Endorses the ideas
OF the noble and courageous President of
Mexico.
The government here continues to receive
by telegraph communications on the bold
stand taken by General Diaz in support of
the amplihed Monroe doctrine and making II
international law in the new world.
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Democrats Are Seriously at Odds on
the Money Question:

HOUSTON, Tex, April 4.-Ever since the
Democratic executive committee met at
Austin the chairmen Of the rival silver and
sound money wings have been issuing pro-
nunciamentos which have tended TO ma
terially widen the breach. The executive
committee decided that the monetary issue
must be voted at the primaries in June
and made an ironclad form Of ballot. Sew
eral county executive committees have recog-
nized this and several have not. Rufus Har-
idy, chairman of the "Sound money execu-
tive committee, to-day called a conference
for Dallas on April q of ''all Democrats who
will abida by the national Democratic plat
form and vote for it's nominees" He al
leges that the silverites, under the lead of
Chairman Dudley, have prepared a plan to
beaten except by sound money advocates re-
fusing 10 take part therein; that they can
expect nothing from the silverites. and he
advises 10 at once begin thoroughly organiz-
Ing for battle. He says that unless he
State executive committee. headed by Dud-
ley. rescinds its former. action that the
sCund-money men will be forced to.consider
Il as a challenge for war to the knife and
knife to the hilt." The proposed conference
has already been Endorsed by the mass meet
ing Of sound-money men In Dallas and Bell
counties 1t means that the party is badly
split on the monetary question. and unless a
miracle happens there will be a fratricida
struggle among the Democrats OF Texas in
the present State and national campaign.
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Ex-Governor Boies to BE Free-siIver
Candidate for President.

OTTUMWA, Ia. April 4.-The free silver
Democrats OF Iowa will make a determined
effort 70 capture the Dubuque convention.
and they will be assisted by Ex-Governor
Boies. Boies has consented to go to Chica-
go as a deiegate-at-large from Iowa if the
platform declares for free silver. This is
practically the first move to secure the
Democratic nomination for President for
Boies. participated in by prominent white
metal Democrats. not only in Iowa, but liz
other parts of the West. His answer to
letter sent him requesting him to run is a
tacit admission that he viii accept the NOM
nation If rendered him. He says:
4 am in full accord with your view that
some plan should be ADOPTED by which, as
nearly as practicable, full and explicit
showing of the sentiment of the majority
or the Democratic party in our State on
the question OF currency reform, especially
on the question of the free coinage OF silver
as money of final redemption, may be had:
and inasmuch as i am now unable to sug-
gest a method by which We would be more
likely TO accomplish that and other things
than the one suggested in your letter, have
concluded to adopt your suggestion and al
low the use OF my name as a candidate for
delegate at large 10 the Chicago conven-
ton, with the understanding, however, that
II our state convention at Dubuque, by
resolution or otherwise, approves of our
present financial policy / will not be expect
ed to serve"
Inc letter sent him signed 0y &. A. Walsh
and E w. Curry, of the Democratic State
central committee, and hundreds of promi-
nent Democrats. hint of bolt IL the con-
vention declares for gold 1t SAYS:
We deem 1t Of vital importance TO the
Democratic party. not only of Iowa, but
or the Nation. that the local sentiment and
belief OF our Democratic masses upon the
great question of currency reform which
will overshadow every other issue in the
campaign OF 1896, should be reflected In the
platform to be adopted at Dubuque and Chi
cago. No double-faced platform, meaning a
gold standard TO one class of voters and a
bimetallic standard TO another class, should
be tolerated or endured Believing that a
straddling policy. II adopted, would be ruin
Gus 70 the Democratic party and practically
wipe IL out OF existence In Iowa and many
other States; and TO the end that the mass
es or Iowa Democrats may be induced to
attend primaries and register their will on
this matter We ask you TO permit the use
OF your name as a candidate for delegate
at large to head the Democratic delegation
OF Iowa at the Chicago convention"
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SKIRMISHES IN CUBA.
Result Of engagements with Insur-
Cents nv

sens w. kAcPOrte0 ny Sp8n1ar0S.
HAVANA, April 4.-Railroad communion
ton has been re-established between this
city and Candelaria, in the province of
Pinar del Rio. Colonel Tort has been en-
gagged with the insurgents at Figueros and
surprised their advance guard at Emilia
near Guints, this province. The Colonel also
obtained possession of Important documents
regarding the insurgents under Miro The
troops captured four prisoners and seventy
saddled horses. The number of insurgents
killed and wounded is not known There
have been several additional skirmishes in
the province Of Havana, during which four
insurgents were killed and the troops cap
tured one prisoner. The insurgents recently
captured a government guerrilla at Cano
and he was Afterwards found hanged Cap
tain Gonzalez at the head of detachment
OF two hundred troops. at Cuchillo, province
or Santiago de Cuba, has had brush with
the insurgent band commanded by Deigado
The insurgents left eleven killed and the
troops lost a lieutenant killed and had the
chief of the column and two guerrillas
wounded.
Colonel Navarro, while skirmishinr near
Hanabana, province OF Matanzas. with a
small detachment OF troops, killed three in
surgents and captured Ave woundsd prison
ers with arms. The troops had one captain.
DOCTOR and a corporal wounded.
TIE Insurgents under cietilde Garcia at fho
plantation OF Covadonga, near Macagua.
have been engaged with a detachment Of
troops. and the former were cdmpe;led 70
retreat with loss OF seven killed. The rov-
eminent force had several wounded.
There have been = number Of slirmishes
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wrath of the Newspapers.

NEW YORK, April 5.-A special to the
World from Madrid says: The holy week
religious festivities and the approach of the
general election for Deputies (Which takes
place April I'D cast Cuban affairs into the
background. But recent kilograms from
Washington aroused considerable interest
in all classes, and provoked angry comments
from the press Of all parties on Mr.. Hits
speech. The leading newspapers persist in
affecting to consider the Cuban insurgents
merely brigands. incendiaries and adven-
turers, unworthy of the sympathy of any
civilized people, and deserving the sternest,
swiftest chastisement possible. Their wrath
has been increased by the latest kilograms
from General Weyler, reporting fresh raids
accompanied by outrages and the burning
of plantations by rebels in Havana, Pinar
del Rio and Matanzas provinces. which
system and place strong guards to protect
most of the plantations. Even with this
protection, not more than one-sixth OF the
usual sugar crop viii be secured.
Fl liberal accuses the American Congress
Of systematic hostility towards Spain, clos
ing its article thus: Whatever happens
we remain calm, determined not to allow
our rights to be trampled upon with i'm
punfty. The only thing We insist upon our
government doing Is to take care how It
acts, If. as seems probable, the American
justice and reason and leaves the solution
of the problem to President Cleveland One
can submit TO foreign aggression after re-
slSting and fighting to the last extremity,
but Spain will never submit willingly 10
humiliation
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Wharton Barker, the Philadelphia silver
monometallist in a letter to Denver news
paper urges separate political action by all
upholders OF the white metal
The Republicans Of Davidson county, Ten
ressee, held a convention at Nashville yes
terday to select delegates 10 the State con-
vent.on. Negroes composed two-thirds Of the
convention. The delegates selected were in
structed to work and vote for Mckinley
delegates to ST. Louis.
The series OF joint debates between Secre-
tary Hoke Smith and Col. Charles F. Crisp
is Off for the present at least Mr.. Crisp hav-
ing requested their postponement on account
of his physical condition. Mr.. Crisp's throat
Is sore and he cannot speak above a whisper.
He says even such speech is accompanied
with intense pain.
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The Bermuda Incident.

PUERTO CORTEZ Honduras, April Ain
relation to the Bermuda affair, it is stated
that the government of Honduras seized
some cartridges only, there being no inten-
ton of retaining possession of the steamship.
Consequently. the incident is regarded as
having been greatly overrated from an inter
national standpoint.
NEW YORK, April 4--The steamship Ber-
muda left New York on March Is with an
alleged filibustering expedition bound for the
coast Of Cuba The Bermuda was chartered
for Central American ports, and the an
nouncement of her arrival there would not
have caused the least surprise. The unex-
pected happened, however, when it was an
nounced that the steamer and cargo had
been seized at Puerto Cortez by Honduras
officials. Secretary Quesada, of the Cuban
junta, stated that he had positive and au-
thentic information of the successful landing
of the cargo Of the Bermuda in the east
ern part Of Cuba on Sunday. March %. 1t
is inferred that the Bermuda went to the
coast of Honduras after dscharging her
war supplies in Cuba The seizure OF the
small quantity of cartridges on the Ber-
muda and the failure OF the Honduras Off
Gals to even attempt to retain possession of
the steamer divests the incident Of much of
its interest or significance.
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from Southampton: Lucania. from Liver
pool; Caledonia, from Naples. Sailed: Mani
toba, for London; La Bretnage, for Havre;
Edam. for Rotterdam: umbria. for Liver
men.
BREMEN, April ARRIVED: Willehad,
from Baltimore Sailed: Stuttgart, for
New York.
BOSTON, April 4.-Sailed: Peruvian, for
Glasgow: Scythia. for Liverpool
HAMBURG. April ARRIVED: Norman
MA. from New York.
SOUTHAMPTON. April 4--sailed: New
York. for New York.
HAyRE. April 4-Sailed: La Touraine,
for New York = q -
BREMEN. April 4-sailed: stutteart. sv
New York
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PITTSBURG. Pa. April 4.-Owing to the
close contests and big vote. the results OF
the Republican primaries In West More
land. Fayette and Indiana counties cannot
be announced positively tonight but the
most probable outcome is as follows:
West More.and-very close. with Quay
,adherents probably In the lead E K. Rob
bins nominated for Congress by about 100.
Fayette Twenty-fourth district = r. f.
Acheson nominated for Congress wi,nout
contest. Quay defegafes also won out
Indiana-Very little can be learnet, but
non-partisan estimates give Quay men the
lead