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A Gallant Defense.

HAVANA, April 24-(Copyrighted,
1896, by the Associated Press).-Dis-
patches received here from Manzanil-
10, province of Santiago de Cuba. give
details of the gallant defense of Fort
Zanja by a small force of Spanish
troops The fort, it appears. was be-
sieged by about $500 insurgents of the
provinces of Puerto Principe and San
tiago de Cuba, commanded by Rodrig-
uez, Rabi, Capote and others. The
attack of the insurgents was carried
on with vigor for four days, during
which the detachment of troops de-
Tended the place day and night, al
though the soldiers suffered terribly
from lack of water.
The insurgents had with them two
rapid-firing guns. One of them be-
longed to Rabfs column and the
other was recently landed near Quay
abah and was manned by American
gunners. The latter made excellent
practice, firing about 215 shots from
their piece and destroying the small
reservoirs used for the storage of wa
ter. Kidding the barracks, beating
down the storehouses and
DOING GREAT DAMAGE
to the fort itself Three times the in
surgents sent messages to the fort,
offering to accept the surrender of the
garrison with honor, but the Spaniards
refused to give UP the fort and, fight
ing with great enthusiasm, announced
their intention of accepting death be-
fore surrender.
News of the siege of Fort Zanja was
carried to Manzanillo and General MI
nez with a column of troops soon af-
terward left that city on board four
small gunboats and two tugboats for
the River Canto, and, protected by the
guns of the warships, the troops were
landed at two points in the vicinity of
the besieged fort. The insurgents no
sooner saw the troops landing than
they beat a retreat.
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other reported slaughters credited to
the Turks did not take place. On the
other hand, many massacres took
place in Armenian towns and the
world was never the wiser. The fact
is, there has been a good deal of ex-
aggeration both ways about the Ar
menian troubles. There are go Ar
menians in Jerusalem, and they are in
constant fear of their lives.
Il know a great deal officially about
the Armenian question. but 1 cannot
speak freely My information has
been submitted to the state depart
ment in reports and they have not been
made public, so that it is not for me
to anticipate my superiors.'
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WOMEN IN ANCIENT TIMES.
They Were Potent for Centuries
and Live in Honorable History.

and Live in Honorable History.
We hear much today about the
twentieth century woman, the coming
woman and many other things that
would lead one to imagine that wo-
man is really a novel element as
ruler. Now this is by no means true.
for, to say nothing of the Amazons.
the part of women in many things was
exceedingly prominent many centuries
ago.
When the great university OF
Bologna was in its glory, some 200
years ago, with it's list of students as
great as those of Harvard and Yale
{ hined today. women took their
places among it's students and receiv-
ed their degrees in medicine, theology
and in other branches, and were quite
as prominent in their studies as are
the women students of today.
In his Land of the Lamas' William
WoodviIIe Rockhill, our own American
explorer into the mysteries of Tibet,
gives some note from the Chinese
classic. Sui shu, of NJ Kuo, the king
dom of women. This refers to q long
time ago, for as early as oS6i TINS
kingdom discontinued its tribute 70 the
Chinese authorities.
According to the accounts somei lO,OOO
families were included in -his king
dom, which was ruled by a woman,
whose husband had nothing to do with
tha government of it. The queen. lived
in a house of nine stories and had sew
eral hundred female attendants. There
was also little queen" who assisted
the greater one in her office.
The men titled the soil and did the
fighting and were employed in house
hold occupations. such as painting the
faces of their employer ladies with the
black clay which is still used for this
purpose or plating their hair. The
succession was arranged for by tae Sc
lection of two new queens on the death
of the reigning one. They had d system
Of taxation and a political system, the
council Of state meeting every fifth day.
1t certainly was an ancient example
of a kingdom ruled by women Pitts
burg Dispatch.
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mic DaNAGEs CHARMED.

PITTSBURG, April 24.-Richard S. War
ring of this city has brought suit against
George Westinghouse, jr.. to recover $780,
600 damages. The suit is a sequel to the
recent action brought against the defend
ant by Warning for the recovery of 10000
shares of stock of the Standard Under
ground Gable company, which came to a
sudden termination upon motion of the
plaintiffs counsel for .discontinuance:
This afternoon Warning began another
action for s50,00O swelling the total
amount claimed to 100000. This second
suit is an action in trespass while the
other was in assumpsit. The allegations
are the same as in the first suit.
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OoNTEMPT oF COURT.

WASHINGTON. April 24.-senators
Hill and Thurston, subcommittee
of the senate committee on Judiciary,
expect to be able soon to report the bill
defining contempt of court in the Uni
ted States courts. They probably will
recommend amendments to the bill
taking away the right of appeal in
cases of direct contempt and make the
granting of jury trial optional with
the court in cases of indirect con-
tempt. The bill grows out of the arrest
and Imprisonment of Eugene v. Debs
and the decision of the United States
supreme court upon the case, and is
being pressed by the labor unions.
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CUBAN CAATTER.
DETERMINED AGITATION HAS BEEN
STARTED IN MADRID.
Correspondence Concerning the Out
rage ON Deigado-Prompt Action
is Required in the Case.

NEW YORK, April PA special to
the World from Madrid says:
determined agitation has been
started in Madrid and the provinces
with a view to making capital out of
any concession the queen regent and
her ministers may make to America
on the Cuban question.
The violent tone of most of the Mad
rid newspapers seems to have made a
deep impression in official circles. The
public prosecutor has instituted pro-
ceedings against the Pals, a Republi-
can paper, fer its article attacking the
queen regent and the government for
alleged surrender of the rights, dignity
and honor of Spain and suggesting
that placards be posted on all the from
tiers of Spain announcing:
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rRAINs CnLLInE.

PITTSBURG, April 24.-By coils
ion of two trains on the Pittsburg di-
vision of the Pennsylvania railway at
the Galtting tunnel last night three
men were badly injured and a num-
Der of cars destroyed, the wreck TAX
ing fire. The injured are Firemen G.
D. McKendree, Brakeman T. w. Car
nahan and Thomas Vincent, the col
ored porter The colliding trains were
two freights. Several empty Pullmans
were attached to one. Two of them
Were DESTROYED by flames.
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CARLISLE ANSWERS.

WASHINGTON, April 24.-Secretary
Carlisle has filed an affidavit in the
district supreme court in answer to
the mandamus suit brought by Will
lam Graves of New York to compel
the secretary to award to him $4,000, 900
of the recent issue of 4 per cent bonds.
The affidavit charges Graves with
withholding from the court a full re
cital of the facts in the case, with
making wrong impressions by false re-
citals and by garbling correspon-
dnnnpc
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MEXICAN MATTERS.

CITY OF MEXICO, April PA gen
eral banking law of great Importance
to the future development of the coun-
try has been proposed in the form of
bill submitted to congress by the
finance department. The National
bank of Mexico. which is a private in
syt,tution, always contended that chart
ers granted for local banks in various
parts Of the country were in violation
of the terms of its charter but that
opposition is practically overcome and
the bank will receive a money in
demnity for relinquishing its rights.
The minimum of capital subscribed,
for anv new bank will be about half
a million dollars, of which at least one
half shall be paid cash before the bank
commences business.
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RIoToUS FRENCH.
PeIietan Says Paris Must Rise and
Take Another BastiIe.

LONDON, April 25.-The Paris cor
respondent of the Chronicle says
At the Socialist meeting a letter of
apology for his absence from NJ. Goblet
caused an uproar and shouts of
''Treacheryi'
NJ. Pelletan declared Paris must rise
and take another bastile. Another
revolution was necessary, he said, and
another onslaught upon such strong
holds of capital as the Rothschilds.
Other speakers followed in the same
strain.
Some blows were struck outside in
the conflict with the police. The jour
nalists of Libre Parole were arrested,
but were released in ten minutes.
Rumors of President Faure's resigna-
ton are rife. NJ. Waldeck-Rosseau is
already a center of attraction as pos
sible successor NJ Faures family
favor and encourage his resignation,
but the president is made OF Steiner
stuff than was Casimir-Perier. The
palace of Elysee is guarded tonight by
a hundred extra cavalry.
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SnnrniIx. Also.

NEW YORK, April PA special to
the Herald from Havana, says the trial
of Julio Sanguily. the American who
was charged with kidnapping Fernan-
DEE de Castro, has resulted in his &C
quittal. De Castro, who took the lead
in the prosecution of Sanguily from
the outset, lost three country estates
by fire on the same day that Sanguily
WAS acquitted
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STEEL BILLET POOL.

PITTSBURG, April PA secret
meeting of the steel billet pool re-
Gently formed in New York is in ses-
sion at the Monongahela house in this
city Nothing definite is known as to
the proceedings, but it was given out
from what is regarded as a reliable
source that George Griscom. of this
city, had been appointed commissioner,
and that there would be no advance in
prices. This is the first meeting since
the formation of the pool.
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TtEE STEAMERS.

Southampton-Saile Spree, from
Bremen for New York; Columbia, from
Hamburg for New York.
Liverpool : Arrived: Cutie, New
York
Greenock-Arrived: Grecian, Phila-
delphia.
Lisbon-sailed, 18th: Peninsular, New
York
Genoa-Arrived: Kaiser Wilhelm,
New York
Moville-sailer: Circassia, from Glas-
gov for New York
New York-Arrived: st. Paul,
Southampton
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q. A. R.
The Annual Eneampment Ended at
Denver Last Night.

DENVER. April 24.-The annual en-
campment of the G. A. r. ended tonight
with elaborate joint installment services
at the flrst Baptist church, participated
relief corps, Mayor A. V Bohn officiat.
ing for the men and Mrs. Mary Tedford
for the women. Officers elected today
Boulder: senior vice-commander w p
Harbottle; junior vice-commander. j. II,
Moser;, chaplain, R. n. Barnes: adjutant
general, Alonzo Coan; quartermaster.
George A. Hamilton; medical director NJ.
c. Barkwell.
Colorado Springs was named for the
next encampment. The Womans Relief
corps elected as follows: Mrs. Ella Dwin-
nell, Colorado Springs, presidents Mrs.
Fannie Hardin, senior vice-president:
.Ars Effie Aldrich. junior vice president :
Mrs. Clara Rapp, treasurer, Mrs Olive
Bacon, chaplain; Mrs. Marion Hall, Mrs.
Emma Ormsby, members of executive
board
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cnNGRArrLArRn NaruRn.

The following story is told in London
in illustration of Artist Whistler's cor
dial esteem of himself: Mr.. Whist
ler." said a certain duchess, u was
at Richmond the other day, and the
view of the river was almost as beau
tiful as one OF your pictures" And
Whistler's reply was: $50 nature has
begun to look uR"
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VIII, HAVE DIFFICULTY.

LONDON, April 24.-The Pail Mall
Gazette's lobbyist says it is evident
from the character of the deputation
of farmers ard graziers of Norfolk and
Suffold which waited upon Mr. Walter
Long, president of the board OF agrl-
culture Yesterday, urging the govern
ment to abandon the cattle disease
bill. indicates, together with other de
velopments, that the government Will
have difficulty in passing the measure.
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nREW oIlr GnLn.

NEW YORK, April PA bullion bro
kersge firm has withdrawn $22O.0O0 in
gold from the United States treasury.
Another brokerage firm will ship $3.50, 900
in gold 10 France tomorrow, against
which they have sold exchange. This
gold came from Cuba ard was bought by
the nhippers. Ordinarily such gold would
be sod to the assay office here and melted
down, but at present it pays better to
ship 1t to France.
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yALKYRTE III.

NEW YORK, April 25.-It is reported
that Lord Dunraven has disposed of
his interest in the yacht Valkyrie III
to Harry McCalmont, one of the syn
dictate which built her. Mr.. Vanderbilt
was in the Mediterranean recently on
the Valiant, it is said He met Nc
Calmont and agreed to race the De-
fender against the Valkyrie III in
series of races this season.
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COLONIAL DANES.

WASHINGTON, April 24-The third
biennial council of the National So
cielty of Colonial DANES of America,
which has been in session here four
days, closed today.
An important action taken by the
council was the adoption of the resolu-
ton relative to the admittance to the
society of non-colonial states.
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COOP FOR. THE BREEZE.

LONDON, April "A special dis
patch from Gibraltar says:
While Mr.. A. R. Walkers cutter
Ailsa was becalmed off the coast of
Morocco, on her way to England, after
taking part in the Mediterranean re-
gattas, she was attacked by ruffians
who fired upon her. A timely breeze
enabled the yacht to escape.
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THE BURDEN CASE.

LONDON. April 24.-William Dun
lon and William Turner, who were re-
Gently arrested here on the charge of
being in possession OF JeWeiry stoIen
in December last from the residence
of A. Townsend Burden, in New York,
were discharged today. They, however,
we're Immediately re-arrested on extra
dition warrants on the charge OF
stealing the jeWelry.
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IMpERIAL CUSTOMS.

LONDON, April 4.-The Statist re-
Gently offered prize of 1000 guineas for
the best essay on the subject of imper-
ial customs union. The competition is
tween J. G. Galmer, acting commissioner
for Canada and r. s. Ashton. There
were thirteen entries, and the judges
were the Marquis of Lorne and Lord
PlaYfair
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"COIN, LECTURES.

OMAHA, April 24.-"Coin" Harvey
lectured in Omaha tonight under the
auspices Cf the Bimetallic League of
Nebraska. He denounced the press Of
the state as subsidized organs OF the
money power. Editor Rosewater OF
the Bee was in the audience and resent
ed the insinuation and after defending
the press, challenged Harvey to dis
cussion on finance. Harvey was con-
siderably disturbed and finally declined.
The affair created, considerable excite
mant
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A CURRENT REPORT.

SAN FRANCISCO, April 24.-1t is
currently reported that United States
troops from Fort Candy have taken
possession of and are now occupying
Sand island. having elected Washing
ton state militia therefrom. The state
troops were protecting fish traps from
striking fishermen. Sand island is the
property of the federal government.
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THE ST. PAUL.

NEW YORK, April 24.-The Ameri-
can line steamer St. Paul, from South
ampton, passed in at Sandy Hook al
80 tonight. To have equalled he1
own westward record, six days, II
hours and 81 minutes, she was due to
arrive off the lightship at 2:21 a. m. to-
morrow. She has, therefore, on this
trip, reduced her record by more than
two hours and a half.
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KREUGER,s REpLY.

CAPETOWN, April Ex-Governor Sir
Hercules Robinson has cabled the re-
ply of President Kruger to Mr.. Cham
berlain's invitation to visit England
to discuss the settlement of the Uit-
landers' grievances to Mr.. Chamber
lain. The reply states in effect that
President Kruger cannot presently
proceed to England, as his presence in
the Transvaal is required by the volks-
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All SHE WANTED.

PERRY, O. T., April 24.-Kate L..
Neumann, wife of Lieutenant Bertram
S. Neumann of the United States man
of-war Charleston, secured a divorce
here today. She is a daughter of Cap
tain A. B. Dawson of the United States
army. and lives in Washington and
New York city. The case was tried
here three months ago, the court at
that time refusing a decree.
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ANTITRUST BILL.

ALBANY, N. Y, April 24.-The COM
panion ANTITRUST bill to the one re-
Gently signed by the governor, was
passed today by the senate. II vests
the attorney general with powers need
ed to carry on an effective inquiry, and
is known as the procedure bill
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MURDER MYsTERY.

LA PLATA, Nd, April 24.-The dead
bodies of Mrs. Joseph Cooking and Miss
Daisy Miller, her niece, and Joseph
Cooking were found early today in a
village store kept by the Cockings at the
hill top near here. Robbery had been
the incentive for the murders The
women were struck dead with an iron
bar. Cooking was bound with heavy
rope and brutally treated, suffering from
frightful wounds about the head, but
DrOba bly, he will recover
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MARSH For CONGRESS.

BUSHNELL, ILL.,. April 24.-The Fiji
teenth district congressional conven-
ton today nominated F. B. Marsh for
congress. J. M. Shell of Carthage, and
10 Anderson, of DEBORAH, were elected
delegates to st. Louis. They had been
required to pledge themselves for Nc
Kinley.
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Faure is Anxious.

/ PARIS, April 24.-President Faure
conferred with NJ. Loubet, Brisson,
/ Peytral, and Poincairn today. He will
I receive NJ. Bourgeois, LIE Boyer and
Milne this afternoon
The newspapers agree that yester-
days vote in the chamber of depu-
ties has brought the constitutional cri-
/ sis to an acute stage and that the ma
jority of the papers anticipate dis
solution of the chamber. This course is
/ favored by many of the senator's.
The socialists regard the proceedings
! in the chamber in the light of vic
tory and demand the summoning of the
national assembly.
THE CONSERVATIVES
predict presidential crisis.
President Faure out in the day in
! conference with the political leaders of
the various parties, and Nj. Bourgeois
successor is still undetermined.
NJ. Loubet assured the president that
the senate, having affirmed its consti-
tutional prerogatives, would not offer
any factious opposition, even to a rad
zeal cabinet. NJ. Brisson and Poincairn
advised the president to form a radical
republican cabinet. NJ. Faure had over
an hours conversation with NJ. Meline,
and it is believed he has asked him to
form a cabinet, as it was foreshadowed
he would do last night. But NJ. Meline
wants a decree to
DISSOLVE THE CHAMBER
and go to the country as a condition
of his accepting the responsibility
of forming a cabinet, and this request
President Faure hesitates to agree to-
The activity of the socialists is a no.
ticeable feature, and makes it evident
r1.A,Ii
net as more aptly representing them
than any other they can hope for.
Their wrath against the senate is cor
respondingly deep
An immense meeting of the social
lists was held tonight at the Tiyoli
Vauxhall to protest against the action
of the senate. Thousands of persons
had to be turned away, as they were
unable 20 enter. Many deputies were
among those present.
NJ. Pelletan made an address to the
huge assembly, in which he declared
that the time had arrived for action
and that the people must no longer put
faith in words. NJ. Jaures and Vail
liant also spoke. When a resolution
was put
CENSURING. THE SENATE
and advocating a revision of the con-
stitutfon, there were cries from all
parts of the hall of Down with the
senate" The meeting finally broke up
in disorder and with violent shouts
against the senate. The republican
guard of police barred the way to the
place de la Republique, and III order
to prevent the noisy demonstrators
from reaching the boulevards they
turned them in the direction of the
canal st Martin. Several persons were
arrested. A few groups reached the
boulevards in spite of the efforts of the
police and paraded noisily UP and down
shouting Down with the senate
The parade of the socialists in the
boulevards caused some uneasiness and
prompt measures were taken to sup
press it.
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EXPECTS AN ATTACK

KNOXVILLE. Tenn, April 24.-The
sheriff has ordered in all deputies and
is expecting an attack on the Jail to-
night by a mob from up country, bent
on lynching the murderers of Mrs. G.
H. Givens. Givens is reported lynched
at Dendridge All wires are cut and
nothing definite can be ascertained.
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THE BOUNpARY COMMISSION.

WASHINGTON. April 24.-At the
regular weekly meeting of the Vene-
zuelan boundary commission today
number of documents were presented
in behalf of Venezuela to supplement
her case. The commission finally de-
cided today to send one or more rep
resenta tives to The Hague to examine
the original Dutch manuscripts in the
royal archives bearing upon the Ven
ezuelan boundary question, but the
persons have not yet been designated.
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Wednesday night Martin Bernaud,
merchant of Scott, was found dead
in bed, with his hands and feet tied
and the mouth gagged. The safe was
empty and $4,000 has been taken. The
autopsy showed fifty-two stilldtto
wounds about the neck and breast.
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HAS SIGNED 1T.

ALBANY, N. Y. April Ex-Governor
Morton signed the bill permitting the
racing association to build enclosures
on their tracks where betting may be
conducted and perfecting the racing
law in various WAYS.
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1t Was RIOndv.

HUNTINGTON, w. Va, April 24.-John
Love, living thirty miles south of here,
shot and killed his wife last night. He
then shot his father-in-law, Mazee, sew
eral times and attempted to blow out his
own brains. Mazee and Love will both
die.
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LET THE ARMIES
BE DISBANDED"
Reverend Johnson Makes a Pecu-
liar Prayer.
PETER AND THE BONDS.
NOTIFICATIONS PROPOSED By THE
KANSAS SENATOR.

A Rather Warm Time Over the Ven
czuelan. Debate-The Sectarinn
Question Come Up in n New Form
Chandler Compliments to the
District Attorney in Reference to
Expenditures.