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Spain's representative on the island he
will not only wage warfare upon the in
surgent armies, but will take steps to COM
pei all other Cuban residents to become
passive or active auxilaries of Spain. II
he cannot conquer by force of arms in the
field he is prepared to put in operation
whatever other practices and strategems
may be required to crush the insurgents.
If ii be necessary to gain his ends he will
not scruple to resort to measures of ex-
treme severity, evidently deeming it his
duty to put down the revolution first and
consider the claims Of humanity after
ward.
In view Of these proclamations, it is the
general opinion in the United States that
Congress cannot too quickly or firmly con.
cede belligerent rights to the insurgents.
And this is not all. Every act of this
new captain general must be watched
to see that he does not violate the rules of
civilized warfare and that Spain is not
allowed to crush the insurgents by saw
agery of the most intoerab,e nature. In
1875, after the revolution had lasted seven
years, Gen. Grant stated in his message:
1--WE find that the same disregard of the
laws of civilized warfare and Of the just
demands of humanity, which has hereto
fore called forth expressions Of condemfla.
ton from the nations Of Christendom. has
continued to blacken the sad scene" Cuba
must not again be subjected in like man.
ner to Spanish barbarity.
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MARKET QUOTATIONS..

Chicago-Cattle, common = prime.
$3.50 to $40; hogs. shipping grades.
$500 to S4.2o; sheep, fair to choice, $3.50
to $4.OO; wheat, No. , red. &c TO G3c:
corn. No. ., 2Sc to 29c: oats. No. z, 19c
to 20c; rye, No. .. 3Sc to 40c; butter,
choice creamery, 19c to 21c: eggs, fresh,
lie to 13c: potatoes, per bushel, 1Sc TO
2oc; broom corn, &c to 4c per pound for
poor to choice.
Indianapols-Cattle, shipping, $500 to
$3.50; hogs, choice light, $500 to $3.50;
sheep, common to prime. $500 to $3.I5:
wheat, No. 2, 69c to tic; corn, No. i
white, PIC TO 29c; oats, No. = white, 23c
TO 24c.
ST. Louis-Cattle, $500 to $4.75: hogs.
$500 to $4.2J; wheat, No. 2 red. 72c TO
74c; corn, No. yellow, 25c to 2Tc; oats,
No. white. 1Sc to 2Oc; rye. No. 2. 3Gc
to Csc.
Cincinnati-Cattle, $3.50 to $3.50: hogs,
$500 to $3.50: sheep, $3.50 TO $4.OO;
wheat, No, 3, 13c, to .74c; corn. No. 2
mixed. Doc TO sic; oats, No. 2 mixed, pc
to 24c; rye, No. 2, Ale to 42c.
Detroit--Cattle, $3.50 to $4.75; hogs.
$500 to $4.25; sheep, 500 to $500:
wheat, No. red. 72c to 73c; corn, No. =
yeuON, SIC 10 -oc, Outss &~O. q Nhte, -
to 24c; rye, 4Oc to Ale.
Toledo--Wheat, No. 2 red. 72c to I3c;
corn, No. 2 yellow, 2Sc to 29c; oats, No.
2 white, 21c to 23c; rye, No. 2, 40c to 42c;
clover seed, $40 to $4.45.
Milwaukee-Wheat. No.3l2 spring, 62c
to &c: corn. No. 3, 2Gc to ,2Sc; oats. No.
white, Zoe to pc: barley. No. p 32c 10
33c; rye. No. I, 3Sc to 4Oc; pork. mess,
$3.50 to $10.25. @ II 4r-frro- IAi
BuffaIo-Cattle, $3.50 TO $5.O0:1 hogs.
$500 to $4.TJ; sh9ep, $3.50 to $3.50;
wheat, No. 2 red, 76c to 7Sc; corn, No.
2 yellow. 32c to 3ic: oats, No. = white,
24c to 25c. 3
W New York-Cattle, $500 to $500; hogs,
$500 to $500; sheep, $500 to $4.23;
wheat, No..2 red, 12c to 73c; corn, No. 2
30c to 37capats. No. 2 white. 25c to 26c;
butter, creamery, 15c to 22c; eggs, West
ern. 13c to 14c.
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STRIKE is NOW ON.
Chicago Garment Cutters Have Re-
solved to Omit Work.

The Chicago Garment Cutters and
Trimmers' Union decided early Thursday
morning TO strike, and by their action 20
600 persons will be thrown out of employ
ment. Some of the clothing manufacture
ers are exempt from the decision of the
union because they have acceded to the
terms of the cutters. But of the 800
members of the union about $50 decided
TO quit work. This decision will, of course,
affect the tailors, binders and sweatshop
workers who do not belong, to any union.
The manufacturers declare they can hold
out against the cutters because the spring
trade is over. But the cutters assert that
the clothing houses care full of heavy
weight goods for the fall and winter
trade which must be got out of the way in
n few weeks. Consequently a bitter fight
is expected, and the union is prepared
for long siege because it has got the
savings of two years to keep up the strug-
gle. The union demands a maximum rate
OF $50 week for cutting the maximum
amount of fourteen suits n day. The
manufacturers association declared that
this is discrimination against the good
workmen, who are worth $22 week,
viii the poor cutters are assessed in val
ue at from S11 to SIG n week.
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Folklore OF the Cuckoo.

In Denmark, in the early springtime,
when the voice Of the cuckoo il heard
In the woods, every village girl kisses
her hand and asks the question,
Cuckoo. cuckoo, when shall be mar.
ried?" And the old folk. borne down
by age and rheumatism, inquire,
Cuckoo. cuckoo, when shall l be re-
leased from this worlds caresg' The
bird In answer continues singing
Cuckoo" as many times as years will
elapse before the object of these desires
will come to pass. But, as some people
live to an advanced age and many girls
die old maids, the poor bird has so
much to do in answering the questions
put to her that she has no time to make
her nest. but lays her eggs in that OF
the hedge-sparrow.
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PLEADS FOR THE cUBANs. =
President of Ecuador Writes to Queen
rA Regent of Spain.

President of Ecuador Writes TO Queen
uA Regent of Spain.
The president of Ecuador sent to the
queen regent of Spain letter regarding
the struggle in Cuba. 1t has just been
published and is in part as follows: Ma
jesty-The people Of Ecuador, which once
formed part of the Spanish monarchy.
and to which it is bound by ties of friend
ship, of blood, of language and of iradi-
ton, are deeply moved, in the presence OF
the terrible and devastating struggle car
ried on between Cuba, for her political
emancipation, and the mother country, Tor
the integrity of her territory. My gov
ernment, complying with international
laws, will observe the neutrality which
they prescribe; but it cannot remain dear
TO the clamor of this people, desirous OF
the termination of the struggle; and 1t Is
due to this that l have the honor to ad-
dress your majesty, as an emancipated
child would do to an affectionate mother,
to interpose the good offices Of friendship,
and to ask your ma jesty that in your Wis
dom. and inspired by your humanitarian
and noble sentiments, you adopt all digni-
fed means to return peace to Spain and
Cuba. BY granting her independence
Spain will protect her interests and will
have done justice to the aspirations OF
Cuba, without any loss of decorum.
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ROBERT FITZsIMMoNs. different times
Maher escaped right-hand swings. They
were not ordinary misses. nor was it by
cleverness or agility that Maher got his
head out of danger. 1t was due to Fitz's
wildness. All three of these blows were
at least a foot wide of the mark. The
Irishman did not look TO be entirely conf
dent of victory when he stepped into the
ring, but his manner and appearance soon
changed when he found that he could
dodge Fitz's leads easily.
When the men were called up for in
structions both agreed not to hit in
clinches and to break away clean, even
when one arm was free. Maher, who
claims he did not agree to this, struck
Fitz in the face in backing away from the
first ciinch. There were loud cries Of
"foup' from the New Zeaander's corner.
Referee Siler warned Afaher not to do it
again.
The fight, though short. was full of ac-
ton, and it was fight all the way through.
Both men started in from the bell ring
to make hot pace Fitzsimmons. except
in the last rally, did not use his left and
then he only feinted in a strange way so
characteristic of the man. Ii was more Of
an upper cut than straight lead, and
drew Maher's head in range. Quick as a
flash Fitzsimmons shot his right across
square on the point of Maher's jaw and
the Irishman's head hit the floor. 1t was
a short right-hander.
The place where the fight took place
was in rocky amphitheater and the
sports had to tramp across pontoon
bridge to Mexico to reach the ropes. The
ridge of rocks was fringed with men and
women, but within the tented inclosure,
which was so close to the Rio Grande
that its roar drowned the voice Of the
gatekeeper, go fatigucd sports leaned
against the ropes.
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COTTON EXPOSITION.
Big One to BE Held in Chicago This
Summer.

Big One to Be Held in Chicago This
Summer.
1t has been decided to hold the Southern
States and Chicago Exposition in Chi
cago, beginning Aug. next. The precise
location will be fixed on later and the
exhibition will run not to exceed three
months. Mayor Swift has named a COM
mittee Of forty to manage the Chicago
end. The Southern States will advertise
the scheme throughout the South, will
collect the exhibits, bring them to Chi
cago and install them, all at their own
expense. When the fair is over they will
remove their exhibits within fifteen days
after the closing. Chicago will provide
home for the exposition with not less than
100000 square feet of floor space, and as
much additional room within doors and
without as may be deemed advisable; will
conduct the whole financial end of the
enterprise, pay all the cost of maintaining
the exposition, including police and fire
protection. but will not be responsible for
losses by theft or fire. That, in brief, is
the position.
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says one prominent physician, you can
look right in on a mans liver, kidneys and
other organs, it will be most valuable
aid in diagnosing a case" And that is
what is claimed the Roentgen system of
photography will enable one TO do, for by
il you can photograph through mans
flesh, showing only the skeleton: you can
even photograph through plank or other
organic substance. At present Prof.
Trowbridge, of Harvard, is working on
lines similar to those of Prof. RocDtgen
and has succeeded in taking n series of
pictures that fully sustain the theory of
the German professor-that substances
can be photographed through Opaque
bodies.
Invisible Photography.
The light which renders such photog-
raphy possible is derived from radiant
heat and is Of wonderful penetrative pow
er 1t is thrown upon the object to be
photographed by means of a tube known
as Crooke's. This is a vacuum or alright
glass tube through which an electrical
current passes. In making photograph
to bring out. for instance, the bones in
the hand, highly sensitiZed plate Is plac-
ed in an ordinary Photographic plate hold
er. In front of it is placed the object to
be photographed, in this case the hand.
Next to the object is placed the Crooke
tube, through which, as already said, a
current of electricity of high power passes.
When the object to be photographed has
been for short time before the sensitized
plate the latter is removed and developed
like any other negative and prints of the
impression on it can be made to any num-
ber desired. In looking al the picture af-
ter completion itwil be found that there
remains only faint outline of the flesh,
while the bones appear well defined. In
reality the bones appear as shadows caus-
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been used in two instances with sigma

been used in two instances with signal
success in European hospitals.
Edison in speaking of the system says
that if perfected and brought into general
use a man, instead of going to doctor
first to have his heart examined if he
thinks it is in a bad way, will go to the
photographer and get picture of his
heart take it to the doctor and ask him
his opinion.
Prof. Roentgen, who is credited with
the discovery of the process, has been
professor in Warzburg University since
1888, having previously been at Stras-
burg University and the University Insti-
tute for Physics at Gressen. He is the
author of several scientific works.
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Hard ON AIpine GUIDO.

The people who live to make life
hard for others are at work in Swift
zerland. A Tyrolese court has recent
ly ruled that the Alpine guide is to be
held responsible not only for the adc-
quate equipment, but for the physical
soundness, OF tourists who charter his
services. This making a medical in
spector of the guide will be decided
thorn In his path. The next slip will
be to render sea captains liable IL their
passengers are seasick.
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SEVEN MEET DEATH.
Fearful Death Roll at a.Private> Resi-
dence Fire.


AS the result of fire which started in
the cellar of the four-story marble front
residence of James X. Armiger, at Balti7
more at S:15 o'clock Sunday morning,
seven persons are dead, one is fatally and
-four others are slightly injured and fine
dwelling is completely wrecked. The most
astonishing circumstances about the dis
aster is that although the fire broke out
at an hour when many persons were on
the streets, and hardly five minutes elaps-
ed before the frdlhen forced their way
into the house, the seven mentioned were
past rescue. No more fragrant Illustration
of defective house construction could have
been furnished. Not more than eighteen
inches from the furnace was a wood par
tition. This was ignited and with great
rapidity the flames leaped up a stairway
in the center of the dwelling TO the roof.
Hangings and woodwork furnished abun-
dant fuel, and in the dense smoke the
members of the household, some of whom
had not yet arisen and none of whom had
left their apartments, lost their way. crop
ed about wildly, sunk down, sufrocated
and persisted.
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THE CUBAN STRUGGLE.
Gen. Weyler and His Proposed Meth
DDS Against the Insurgents.

Gen. Weyler, the new commandant Of
the Spanish forces in Cuba, has issued
three proclamations which announce very
clearly a purpose to take the severest
possible means to crush out the insurrec-
ton. The general assumes extraordinary
powers 70 compel all inhabitants of the
districts in which war is being waged to
identify themselves before the military
authorities and secure passes. He also
assumes the right to subject all active
participants and all sympathizers with
the insurgents to summary sentence and
punishment, the wording of the procama-
ton being such as to indicate that the
commandant reserves the right to decide
in what cases the penalty shall be death.
1t is evident from these harsh terms
that Gen. Weyler means to spare no
effort to put down the insurrection. AS
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Character and Ability or Po

AS statesman his abilities are ad-
mitted to be of the highest order; as n
scholar he is undisputedly one of the
first Latinists Of our time, and one of
the most accomplished writer's i'm Latin
and Italian prose and verse; as a man
he possesses the simplicity of charac-
ter which almost always accompanies
greatness, together with a healthy So
briefly Of temper, habit and individual
taste rarely found in those beings
whom we might well call motors"
among men.-Century.
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REPUBLICAN JOSS HOUSE.
Clarkson Wants One Built in New
York City.

James s. Clarkson of Iowa, George
Christ of Arizona, and other members of
the Republican national committee in
New York are responsible for project
which is said to have the concurrence of
Republicans all over the country for n
great Republican headquarters, where
members of the party from every State
can find political home. The estimated
cost of the proposed structure is between
$2,O0O,O00 and $5,000,00O. 1t is to be
built by general contributions and every
State in the Union is to he called upon to
furnish some of its peculiar products for
the building, The scheme, Mr.. Clarkson
said, would be brought to the attention
of the national committee at its next
meeting. and if ndorsed by that body the
st. Louis convention would be asked to
give it formal approval.
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rine, Of Lick Observatory. few days ago.
are correct, the celestial wanderer will
strike the earth Sunday, March 10. This
calculation implies that the comet, which
IL now 10000, 900 miles away, win not
alter Its present velocity Of 1900, 900
miles day, nor deviate from its present
course. which IL directly toward the
earth. Prof. Lenschner says, however,
there is no cause for alarm, He has fg-
ured out that the comet WIN take new
tack March and sheer of from the earth.
The calculations made Mt the State Uni-
versity are the official figures.
Crawford avalanche., 1896-02-27
NIrs. MarshaII Field Dies

Mrs. Mamie Field, wife of Marshall
Field, the Chicago merchant. died Sun
day morning at her villa in Nice, Alpes
Maritimes, France. Mr.. Field received a
dispatch Saturday night stating that Mrs.
Field was very low with peritonitis, but at
the time was inclined to think that his
wife's condition had been exaggerated. 4
second dispatch received Sunday after
noon announced her death. "elr
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Told In a Few Lines.

Rev. j.. ID. Mcdonald. pastor Of st.
Andrews Presbyterian Church of Toron.
TO, Ont, is dead.
John Tolones, laborer at the Cleve.
land, o., blast furnace. was crushed to
death by pile of ore.
A colony of fifty mechanics and their
families will leave Cleveland, o.. soon to
settle on a tract of land in Oaxaca. Mex.
Owing to storm, an engine following q
snowplow collided with another engin
near Buffalo, y. Y, killing William II.
Davis and Henry Kcarns, brakemen.
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MISS BARTON is AT WORK.
President of the American Red Cross
Society i'm Constautiuople.

Miss Clara Barton, president of the
American Red Cross Society, has arrived
in Constantinople and is organizing a sys-
TEN for the distribution of relief to the
suffering Armenians. 1t has been decided
that Rev. George l.. Knapp, the American
missionary of Bitlis, accompanied by his
family, is to come to the city in order to
be examined by United States Minister
Terrell in regard TO the charge of sedition
brought against him by the authorities of
that place.
Crawford avalanche., 1896-02-27
Fears a Living Dissection.

Thursday night an insane man ran to
the Burlington, Iowa, police station to
seek shelter from doctors whom he claim
ed were about to dissect him alive ut St.
Francis hospital. He had escaped from
his nurse, and run in his stocking feet
over snow and ice one-fourth of mile TO
the station.
Crawford avalanche., 1896-02-27

ed by the fact that they stood in the path
of the rays coming from the tube.
In this way numerous photographs have
been taken in this country with surpris-
ing results. Thus coins have been pho
tographed through three thicknesses Of
leather, the lead in pencil, three metal
balls through n pasteboard box and two
dimes through an inch of wood. But the
most notable experiment, by Prof. Roent-
gen, which illustrated with graphic clear
meas the eccentric power Of the new dis
Crawford avalanche., 1896-02-27
Battle In Mexico.

Bob Fitzsimmons won the championship
Of the world Friday afternoon in one min
ute and thirty-fve seconds from Peter
Maher In a twenty-four-foot ring pitched
on the Mexican side of the Rio Grande
within sight of the Texas village Of Lang
try. Exactly 1S9 persons saw the mill
and wondered at the short-arm, right
hand, back punch which settled the busi-
ness. Up to the time of the knockout 1t
was any sort of odds that victory would
perch on the Irishman's banner. Fitz,
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po..ibllitIe. without Limit.

Few discoveries of the century have
created greater interest than the marvel
GUS process Of photography given to the
world by Prof Roentgen, of Wnrzburg
University, Bavaria, the story of which
was first published in this country by the
New York Journal. How great may be
Its use In surgery and in medicine, in
metallurgy, minerology and other
Crawford avalanche., 1896-02-27

would be necessary to do would be TO pho
tograph the section of the body where
the growth was supposed to exist. Al.
ready in the case of bullet wound the
new process would easily determine the
location of the foreign body, and as a
matter of fact the system has already
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FORBID DEATH DANCE
Barbarous Practice Would Kill the
Last Remnant of the Tribe--seven
Baltimore People Perish by Fire
Mrs. Marshall Field Dead.
Against Death Daucers.

Chief Debolt, the head medicine man OF
the Usage tribe of Indians, and the active
politician, has issued an imperative order
disseminating death dances in the nation.
When an Usage dies, according TO long
established custom, all his relatives go
absolutely naked until the death dance,
which occurs thirty days after the fatal
ity. This custom of going naked has play
ed havoc with them, making them subject
20 colds that invariably ended in con-
sumption. Seven per cent of the adults
of the tribe are now in the last stages of
consumption, and it is this alarming fact
that called forth the edict. The impor-
tance of the measure is so. great that
death dances will be treason against the
nation.
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Death of a Famous Humorist.

Edgar Wilson Nye, the humorist, died
at his home. "Buckshoals," eight miles
from Asheville, \. c., at noon Saturday,
of apoplexy. He had lain in a helpless
and hopeless condition since he was strick-
en- on Tuesday night. not having spoken
10 or recognized any one. Mr.. Nye's broth
er prominent attorney of Minneapolis,
Mimi, arrived about three hours after his
brothers death. His daughters arrived
from Washington city, and were at the
bedside until the end.
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Gold Reserve s1o4. 100000.

For the first time since Sept. Z, 1895,
the gold reserve Friday passed the 500
100000 point, the exact figures being
S105, ,092, ,S43. After deducting Thurs
days Withdrawals the true amount was
approximately $104,0O0,OO0. The total
amount of gold SO far received and re-
ported on account of bond purchases is
SIi1 800 600
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Revival Ends in a Big Fight.

The revival meetings at McCOllocb
Church, in Brush Greek township, near
Portsmouth, Ohio, ended in bloody en-
counter between the Pyles and Crabtree
factions of the congregation. Clubs and
knives were used freely, but the furniture
furnished the favorite weapons. The in
terror Of the church was almost complete
ly wrpckpd
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No CIemency for Mail Robbers.

The President has commuted TO two
years the three-year sentence imposed Oh
John Moore in Arkansas for bringing
whisky into Indian territory. He has de-
MED pardons to Plenty Brandon, convict
ed in Kentucky of issuing bogus money
orders and to Jacob A. Kemp, convicted
in Minnesota of stealing letters.
Crawford avalanche., 1896-02-27
Grard Army Post suspended.

The council of administration of the
Grand Army of the Republic authorized
the department commander to suspend
Post ia, of Fredericktown, Mo-, because
Col. Albert, commander, issued circular
setter recommending the nomination Of
Ii. II. Cahoon for Governor.
Crawford avalanche., 1896-02-27
Oil OF Tobacco.

The oil of tobacco found in the stems
of long-used pipes, or obtained by dis
tillation at a red heat. Is one OF the
most active and powerful poisons
known to the chemist. A single drop
will often cause death In the case OF a
dog or cat
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IN the carry
stages Of the
short fight, was
most uncertain
in his delivery
and seemed to
have a very
poor idea of dis
tance, and his
W ii d misses
with his right
hand caused
CONSERVATION in
the ranks of his
advisers and
hackers. Three
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Tnke In Little Gold.

Postmaster General to ascertain the
amount of gold received by first and sec
ond-class postoffices has been finished
1t shows that the annual gold receipts OF
these offices are $4,OS5,JIG, which is aboui
one-twentieth of their aggregate receipts
Crawford avalanche., 1896-02-27
sudden Death of a shcrif,s Son.

George Garner, of Flint, Mich. son of
the sheriff Of Genesee County, died sud-
denly at the Russell House, Detroit. He
was taken sick in the lobby. The doctors
said the cause was heart disease. Young
Garner went down with the Flint delega-
ton to attend the Michigan Club ban
Quet.