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The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1896-05-24
OBITUARY..
DIR. Robert +. Nelson.

DR.. Robert j.. Nelson, Of Cumberland
county. who has been an invnid Tor sew
cral years past. died, with apparently
lite acute suffering. at the residence OF
his son-ln-law, George i. Hougson, at
Columbia. Va, ON the 10th instant, in
the seventy-seseDth year or bis age. lis
remains were buried IA the Episcopal
churoh-yard at Columbia, on the I'd
instant. Rev Martin johnson, OF Pow
hatan county. OBLIGATED. The burial was
accompanied 10y Masonic services.
The deceased leaves four children-kob-
crt j.. Nelson. OF Washington city; FRO
fossor William Nelson. Of the Andrew
Small Academy. az Jamestown. Mo;
Dr. John j. Nelson and Mrs. Matte j..
Hodeson Of Columbia, Va.
The wife OF the deceased preceded him
about six weeks ago.
General Lucius Fairchiid.
MADISON, ILL. May 23.-General Lu-
cius Fairchild died at Il. NJ. He hai
been seriously 3D. for only few da.s.
lie lost an arm in tho war; was Secre-
tary OF State. and three times Governor;
afterwards Cousul-Geucral to Liverpool,
and Minister 20 Spain. Later he was
commander IN the Loyal Lesion. and
connected with the G. j.. Ga. railroad.
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1896-05-24

Details Of the Parade and Line OF March
on NeNt saturday.

Details OF the Parade and Line OF warren
ON Next saturday.
r,ri,,.li,--f..-.r,I Alo.,z, / phillips
-, ..t.s ,....l...t
WIZ N1' D'9'' "l40''''-"
iof tho celebration OF M~4+vI .'li A"5 -
Ono Hollywood M-Mpf.t4 -4a1p-ldl4oN' Nd'
just issued special oidel lA reference
90 tAe formation OF tAe parade. llne "
march, etc., which Is as ioAoWa,
1. The following o.dors will be Obsery-
ea by Organizations participating ln tae
Hollywood Memora. services o. May 81,
1885.
Brlgadler-Gcneral \. J.. Phillips. CHIEF
marshal and stan VIII form on tie
south side or Grace street f5nt resting
OBJ Nnth street.
First Regiment on left Of chief mar
shall south side OF Grace street, facing
north. Richmond Light Infantry Blues,
Fourth battalion Infantry Ola the left
Of tie First Regiment, Infantry Artil-
lam. an tha left If the Fourth Battalion
l,f,nt,y cavalry on the left OF the ar
.Ii... Tre line To break from the
I'm and march TO the left al $3.50 l..
n
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1896-05-24

CORNING which such wonderful prophecies
vere made and NOT fuunn,d.
c,ce mo laUonn has been unuackcd In
1crTnn nr h.re h cn he inflated and
.,r,,inr16 tr "a ouart,r az au hour. The
$40 A. tied to stak,s driven deeply into
III earfb The oar lis "a very l-sht las-
III which looks I,4vv and biz. hut which
- mn c1n c4rry ou his head with case.
,rbis hsel.t Al divided irfo sections by an
,ncsnious series al slides.
-, moan. az a. lover th. MESSENGER can
L., oo. 80 tlI. e..tion. fai a., tho earth
n.s.nort tu,,..i,il,,, tbl ,tiittv az ta. aerial
yehic1s ir III. f.sst r'he uaor of tna car
b.s "a seri.s ar foof medals and the ropes
- ~, ,tf.y- pl. int.ri.r I'D tl. initiate
"a rsrt h. dc.t.r.,t,lIr nnrtitinre1 into
80 nv .,. ,,,n.n.ft,,oIs so thaf ii
buliot -hole would r..f d. ,rf 'eil The eas.
""''>' tuoXr GrrNsIfOr
The oper1for b. -lrno..d however 10
Zen bft ,.r...i,,,s anna ort ,f ,,.rshot
ITfs doecorfs .'.. ,t.rni',, for fha nf.r.ns.
q, releaein,- carrier ric.,ns a eor,ice in
rrcduc.d ,,ifh HMM r,.,,If. frl. tl. b,I-
loon eouiunenf on tn. ,ar b. - small
ballast commandment into which Cd rey0ly-
ing gun has been introduced. Tle little
cannon h. seIf-aciine and would rIaV
havoc with any uarlldinc parfv ;hat
pronOssa to fnttrftr. with thn fpNnon
unon lis descent I'm the .neu,y's ferr|fo,-,,
The URINARY reoui.ite OF thfee h1ucnne
ana one which h. frdis,en.llle in ths
S,osasn and in an ,r.rf.re H. er.,d ma.
sN ,f,,sre ,i.ee ,it'l5 49,.
80. s...e-.il w.. w.. i'.' -. q, l,
"h.h $1,000 ."t ti'. r.i'i'' -. "'t ~
even ~ vac 'r''u oi u"l"NvI N'ie "t.-r DC
h@las " vse OWLS 10 l '9 t's'S,"'g
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1896-05-24
AmerIcan Dan CommIltee.

The American Day Committee OF tho
Jr. o. L.. 4. ". met last Thursday
night with Manchester Council, No. %.
Every council was represented. and a good
deal OF business Was transacted.
The next meeting OF this committee
will bo with hO~ard's Grove Council.
No. 20, next Monday night. May 10TH
The committee agreed 70 meet ~ the
corner of Baldwin ANA Seventeenth streets
az sI5 O'Clock l.. n, aud Iparch oat
no the hall IN a body. There vii. 10
some important business at this meet.
INK. and fun attendance OF the COM
mittee IS desired.
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1896-05-24

Pickett Camp on left Of Leo Camp Sons
OF Veterans on LETT OF Pickett Camp.
Hollywood and other memorial associa-
lions in carriages on FRANKLIN street. IN
double columns. right resting OF Third
street under command OF Judge L. c.
Minor. ......
LINE or MARCH
Up Grace % tifta street, down Fifth
to Franklin out Franklin 10 Laurel 70
Floyd. % Cherry. 10 Hollywood. enter the
cemetery az tle east gate.
By order Of Brigadiar-Geueral a. l..
Phillips, Chief Marshal. William NJ,
Evans. Major and Assistant Adjutant
General.
Tine veteran organic. tons or the city
viii unite aud march 20 a body 10 the
First Presbyterian Church. where special
seats viii be reserved Tor them. The
memorial association 0f ladies' VIII meet
IN tho lecture-roOm OF the church and
march into church in body. An menu
bers Of either veteran ~ memorial assO-
Citations ara requested 10 wear their
badges. Tho following examinations have
been invited u participate: Lee and
Pickett camps aud the Sons OF Veterans,
the Oakwood. Hebrew and Hollywood me-
mortal associations and the Daughters Of
the COlfedcmcy.
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1896-05-24

S. G. Dickinson, who has been twice
tried ia Richmond iu the United states
District Court. WAS acquitted iu Norfolk
Friday on The third trial. n will Doe re-
memDered that Dee was charged VITA eu-
be1Aiing u Registered letter while ih the
capacity OF assistant postmaster az NoN-
bury. tie was represented Ia tho hfst
tria. 10y Captain George -. Wise and
Mini,lea Folkcs. in the second by Mr.
James Lyons ana MT Folhes and on Fri
day in Norfolk ne was defended boy Mr..
Folkes who has labcred zeglolsly ~ be-
hall of the young man.
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1896-05-24
SIGNAL STATIONS In TIE AIR.
qhe Balloon 10 &c Adapted 10 Campaign
aud Utility PllD0.tS Here.
IT CAN Be PACKED Ii i HAgD-BAG'
xx,., rx,andcd 10 L. as Hic a. - SKY
srcaper once building ana i'N ""s
ket Holds "a Cargo-Mndo H"ii''-
Proof by secret Oiiy ffocess's'
I.cd Here for Peace IN
weather bureau Ohce.

st,-r,.lv novel type of military
balloon which thc British ARMY VIII ''''
,lov iu tho SouaIu campaign iH '"" q.
fractlng great attention. Inc pol"'"l ".
ZION of such things is Wllt OF we JOIN
50 Tar as the present structure OF ih's
~ birds lis concerned. Not only WIZ
Tho balloons De something heretofore uu-
ureccdentod lu soldering, hui they "i' u"
g. employed for far dlnclfht -"i
Than the mere scli-ctlent one OF Ii.Ai6
60 tho clouds. .,... .i,,.l,.
carried passenpcfa skywaFd they MoNi9
L. useless. Even 90 they could Doe siccich
ar will no particular euu would Nt "t-
ta.nod from "a military point oil li'
The balloon Us primarily dDs'1h'i AZ
signal station ana as AN Instrument p4
offensive warfare. TO acroHp hsn s''i
purposes even the French model c>ctiltnt
though it be, has been departed from
entirely. ...
our own War Department has instruct
cd the military lttache OF our embassy
in London 10 inNt7us"le ,'iI 49, -
upon which The airy Traveller ia CON COZ,
siructcd. And I'm short time we VIII
experiment with this continuance
PACKED IL a BAG.
This new balloon has ne unus ia. merit
OF being very cOmnlfsslpit. il '.t %.
taken TO pieces in eighteen minutes ana
packed into a space no greater tAan TIE
not include ordnance. OF course. ON IT'S
travels the balloon might Dr. taken for "a
gripsack. But when the object haas been
uurollod and inflated 1t is bigger IMAM
many AN office building.
The enormous bag is az tough as the
hide Of a Ih.noccrOs. yet very thin With
al. Its great merit IS the difficulty or
puncturing 10, result attained uy thc
new process Of coating 30 with 20 boiling
solution OF OH. the secret of which is cac-
fully guarded by the British Army awe
thoritlcs an Aldersnot INT which VIII Doe
purchased by the United States whom the
balloon is adopted All these BALLOONS
are manufactured 40 Aldershot. where Is
stationed the most famous EHelsh Igg-
mcnt I'm the world The ROYAL Engineers
are detailed 10 operate the balloons when
they see service. The structure OF the
coutrivances has been SO simpuded that
there IS no longer the same liability 20
hroakago or uuhtncss for use. This tend
ency 90 get out of order is ar present the
bane OF the French military balloon, con-
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1896-05-24

OMe Downs, the arlmmcI-DSg III The
DO4go-StIe,t 5cAOCi, OL4aAa, Gained o.
panic ana prevented terrible calamity
among 0UJ children a. low weeks since. lie
is less than Il years ola, Dul tAe moo
mcnt he heard the Aall-sOls sound the
alarm OF ire be Ci0 HOT forget lac had
important business. 10 was tAc crisis FOR
which his little head had been trained,
ana his courage in the presence =
startled principal and excited teachers
saved u dead and injured list
This young boy has been ln the mIi-
tary band OF tho school. IL was Lls uuty
twice Il day 10 stand 40 the bottom of the
stairs aud march out tho scholars To the
step OF am army rattle. This exercise
was called the nrc-driil, and The pupils,
from the infant class up, We're told they
must never hesitate when the drum
should sound. Each tot knew mis- place in
the line. and so accurately ana thoroughly
were the rooms trained that Principal
Allen boosted the big building could be
cmplcd in two minutes.
lie had a chance TO test his boast prac-
ucally He had hoped. despite the good
discipline, that the expected catastrophe
would never happen. lie was quietly s,at-
tel in Isis room. about . % clock. when Miss
Hughes pale and excited from fright.
dashed in with the cry that the building
was on fire. She fastened back 20 her
charge. and Professor Allen ran to the
gong. They heard the rush OF children
up-stairs and the alarms from the other
teachers. There was a stampede. and in
the excitement no one remembered the
fire rules on the drummer-hoy.
Ohie Downs kept his head. lio saw tho
smoke coming through the register. Tie
did not think it was necessary TO ask
permission 10 leave tho room. lic rapidly
passed up the dislas. went down the two
flights Of stairs ON the rlin. and passed the
instructors without "a word. d was no time
for him to talk. lie wanted that drum,
and DE got IT,
Principal Allen was not in his room
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1896-05-24

NEWPORT NEWS VA. May 22.-spe-
cial.-The cool, OF the steamship Chicka-
hominy who fell down the galley stairs
in the steams hip yesterday morning. has
recovered consciousness, but is IN dam
gerols condition.
The commencement exercises or the
Newport News Female Seminary Will take
pace on juno LIST. a. and 81.
The four-masted schooner Lyman q.
Law is nc the ship-yard being scraped and
painted. She viii load coal for ProYi-
lnnee.
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1896-05-24

N II0 I-0TTTT INC II 0-NTNIN -TINt POI
cent. each year, as only about twenty-five
scented hy new growth. As for LOSSES from
the fires that are started by locomotives,
cailirmcu, horypichers, hunters, and in-
cruIlariD,. 10 gives "a sufficient idea u
what they cost us TO be- told by The For
estIy Commissioner Of Pennsylvania that
his State alone probably suffers 10 the
CNtrut ~ $40 u0O.trO annually from THIS
one cause. Not only the trees are lost iu
those mighty counaeratious. the vegetable
mould which would supply fertility 10 the
fal Tor future agricultural purposes. or
food for iau roots OF second growth OF
forest is burnt; and the first step is taken
ou ihat easy descent % landslide or flood
bed. dune Sscubuey 81
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1896-05-24
ron rwfNrI-riyH Nhw ENGINES
B.a order for the Richmond Locomotive
aud Machine Works.

B!g order for the Richmond Locomotive
aud Machine Works.
Tho Richmond Locomotive and Ma
cAme-Works have just received an order
from General Manager Greene. Of the
Baltimore and Ohio railroad, Tor twenty
i've consolidated locomotives. These en-
sints uio 20 be part OF enc lot OF seven
ty-afe MAGAZINES which tie Baltimore and
ohio needs for the completion Oi It's full
equipment. They are heavy freight loco
motives, with four pairs Of driving wheels
and single truck wheels, the cylinders be-
los tWenty-one inches in diameter and
tNluty-sN inches stroke. They Will be
Aallt and delivered as soon as possible.
This ia the first order for engines which
tAc baltimore aud Ohio has given Tor
oNor throe years, the last being Tor
lot of lV machines 10 the Baitimor. Loco
motive Works, which had built other on-
sula ior tle company. after the railroad
ceased construction 90 the Mount Clare
shops. Tn purchasing nom Che factories
tac Baltimore and Ohio prepares ats own
specifications and the builders wOrA from
them. The Nchmoni Locomotiye-N orks
has been doing great deal OF engine
building in the past five or SIX years.
capeclaliy Tor The southern railway, as
well ass Tor other lines in the South.
Who VIII receive the allotment Of the
other fifty engines is yet TO be decided.
Twelve or ntieon OF these viii be pas-
s,ug,r locomotives, for heavy ana last
express service.
The Richmond Locomotive and Machine
Works order Is for twenty-five heavy
consolidation freight locomotives TO be
completed in ninety days. The engines
have t~enty-one by tWeuty-six-inch
cylinders, and embrace all the features
ol modern locomotive practice. The
Woignt Of the engines IN working order
Is about $4,000 pounds. or over sixty
tons each. exclusive OF tender. The
value " This order a about $4,000.
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1896-05-24

urer Charles +. Taylor. Division no
will send J. J. Reilly. John Teufy, Al.
Carmody. j. T.. OGrady and j. Il. Nc
Donslsh. Division No. 2 viii send
Charles L. Taylor. James 7. Disney,
James n. Finegan, ". s. Ahero aud
NJ. T. Marian. ANY members OF the
order wishing TO attend tho State convn-
tiaon win apply 20 j. J. Creamer al the
depot before the train leaves.
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1896-05-24
PERSONAL AAD GENER4L.
Interesting Facts About Eiohmo nd's Cit
seuS and Other Matters.

Interesting Facts About Eiohmo nd's Cii
Gems and Other Matters.
Mrs. L. b. Isaacs has moved from No.
306 i-2 west Grace street 10 30. Illo PARK
avenue.
judge Wexford has gone TO Lexington,
Va. on brief visit. ilo will probably
return about Wednesday next.
Miss Mamie Clayton. OF li0i west Grace
street, who has been spending several
weeks IN Petersburg with friends, ana
relatives, returned home yesterday.
The picnic which was TO have BEEN
given at Lakeside Park yesterday by the
members Of the Lakeside Bicycle Cld0
was postponed on account of the
weather.
Among the candidates who recently
successfully passed the examination Tor
naval cadetships az the following. Her
bert Cooke, John a. Spiiman. Hugo os-
torhaus. Virginia, and Charles i. Ray
der, West Virginia.
The Executive Committee OF the Chris
tian Endeavor local union Will meet Non
day evening al o'clock in the parlor OF
the Y. NJ. c. a. Business Of Importance
TO the local union Will come before The
committee az this meeting.
DR. and Mrs. John Pollard have is-
sued invitations 10 the marriage Of their
daughter. Miss Elizabeth Gray Pollard
TO Mr. Willard Fillmore cox. The ,4.o-
mony viii take place Tuesday afternoon,
June %, at o'clock, 40 Calvary Baptist
church
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1896-05-24

The State and county officers OF the
Ancient order OF Iiihernians viii leave on
the Chesapeake and Ohio train to-day TO
attend tho Blannual State Convention u
that order. 20 be held in Portsmouth
Monday. The delegates VIII he headed
By state Chaplain Rev. j. -. O'Reilly.
state Pre-. ident W. +. Reddy. County
President James j. Creamer. County Sec
rstar.x 1. ". NcQanough. counue Txaaa.
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1896-05-24

For the week ending May IS, 1895 CS4o
miles,. si56Sli.T. increase IN EARNINGS.
s5,gS2.1i-s3 per cent
For the week ending May IS, 1884 600
milos). ss5gl.65. Increase IN mileage. u ia
per cent.
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1896-05-24

The timber wealth Of the United States
gives yearly product Of over n billion
dollars. an twice tue value Of the entire
output Of ail the mines put tQgethel-go!d'
silver. coal. iron. copper zinc, and the
re.t This Is "a resource worth keeping,
ana yet we are cutting INTO our capital
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1896-05-24

CARMICUATT4-pied. az South Boston.
w. p. CARMICHAEL. an old and high
ly respected citizen. aged seventy years.
CARTER Died. at Pueblo. Col, WEST
WOOD ". CARTER, native Of Eau
uuicr county Va; aged eighty-nye
years.
CORBTN Died. ot Spring Garden. Va.
MAUDE OORBIN; aged seventeen
vaars Oldest daughter OK Mr. j. j. O.
Corbin.
coFFEY.-Dioi. az coaeytown. Va.
WILLIAM COFFEY, ST.; aged eighty
years.
FOsTER-D.ed. a. Porthaywood. Va,
Captain JOHN i. FOSTER, Jr.
HOLLAND Died. M Suffolk. Va. Mas
ter THOMAS BARNES HOLLAND. q
particularly interesting child aged six
ycais.
JARRET. Died. az her home, near Roa-
nokc. Mn. MARY JAkRET' agel
eighty years.
KIBLER-u.ed, az Big Spring. Page
county Va, STERLING HDlSTON
KELLER. aged eighteen years. youth
Of hno promise.
IANHAAr-U.ed near Round Jim. Va
MINOR LANIIAll. aged seyenty-seyen
years.
LEITH-piol. at Phuomont. Va. T. =.
LElTH. AGED siyty-two years. ono OF
the most esteemed citizens Of the COM
munity.
L1GON.-Dia. 40 Salem. Va. Nirs. SUE
il. LIGON wife az q. Jones Lyon,
Esq; aged lorty-aye years.
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1896-05-24

Why Pat. what's the trouble nowY,
'Faish. whin Dime asked to paint q
lue-sized man on this sienboard. and
II not big enough 20 paint half a man
ON, what Oh earth can I dor"
why paint the half OF man. OF
course"
sure, IT'S aisy enough TO do that; but
what troubles me Ia what shall / leave
on -
leave on? What do you mean?''
Faith, l don't know whether 70 let
MS legs hdng on or put his head above
t'e Sign. From ihr?er's Round Ta-
BILE.
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1896-05-24

Mr.. W. h. Meyer. OF the firm OF Jut,us
Meyer 4 sons. will leave next SATURDAY
on the steamer liretagne for Europe. alr
Meyer goes to Europe - per,eo, ar
ranssments feg importing yasieus ppsA
The Red Cloud chief., 1896-04-17
A GOOD MEMORY.
Tho American staggered Ht- Grrman
thqlisngers.

\ story Is told Of 4 bright young
American and several German officers
who. nj a dinner ono evening, sot out
to- make him uncomfortable by chatting
him about his country, says tho Kansas
city Star. The young man is Albert
II. Washburu. tho United Sia,ys cog.
sular agent at Iagieburg. Henry T.
Merritt. consul at ChCiuuit2, was tho
FIRST one NJ The Americans attacked with
u ,aunt from one Of the Germans tllt
H., could not give the names OF the pres
idants Of the United States. Merritt
named them uycr with some delibera-
ton and drew from his German friend
the declaration that ho did not believe
there was another American present
who could do II. Young Washburn hal
said nothing until now, but he broke
in and declared: Il can do II and | will
give you the vicr-prcsidcnts." lie was
about to begin, when a second thought
struck him and he said: while ] am
about 1t | might as well give you the
secretaries of state. too" The Germans
got down n book giving the names and
kept tabs IN the young man as he cor
rcctly went through the list. They
were pretty we'll backed down already.
but Washburn had no idea of letting
them off so easily. Now, | should like
To know" he said. whether any of you
can give the anne of the Prussion
rulers from the time OF Charlcmagna
and his sons down To the Emperor viii
lilm"?' Not on" of thcm could 90 half
through the list and they were on the
point OF apologizing to the young
Massachusetts scholar, when he took
them down still more by modcstly sug-
costing: Perhaps | had better do 1t for
YOU He began with C~harlemagne
and went through the list without a
break, much to the establishment of his
German hosts and the delight Of Con-
sui Edwards and the other Americans.
How did You do it," asked Merritt.
"Oh. my father had a taste for such
things aud taught them to me when |
was "A boy. and you see they are some.
times useful to know he replied.
The Red Cloud chief., 1896-04-17
RESOURCES OF THE STATES.

Oregon's salmon fisheries produce
about GOO, 900 cases n year and It's wool
clip exceeds 10000. 900 pounds. There
are $4,000 square miles OF forests AMI
the annual gold yield exceeds l.0OO.-
900.
Delaware has 5000 farms valued at
S37. 900 600. II exports every year T.
000. 900 quarts Of strawberries and S.
900 900 baskets OF peaches.
Missouri grows 2l9,0 COO, 900 bushels OF
corn, $4,000. 600 of oats. 90, 900, 900 OF
wheat and II. 1000. 900 pounds OF tobacco.
Tho lead product has exceeded 100000
900 pounds in 4 year.
Massachusetts has over lOO 5000 per-
IONS engaged in the fisheries. The maxi
ment to $4,000: cotton goods, $1,000;
building. $4,000: clothing. $4,000.
Michigan produces one-.fth Of tho
iron of this country. mining 5000, 900
tons a year. The copper mines are the
yichest in the world, having produced
over 5000, O00, 900 worth Of metal.
The state OF Washington has salmon
fisheries worth $780, 900 a year and
catches 10000 fur seals, 1t exports SS.-
600, 600 worth OF lumber and coal and
raises $4,000, 900 bushels OF wheat.
Kentucky Is the foremost state IN tha
production OF hemp and has been
known to produce $4,000 tom in a year.
1t produces nearly two-thirds OF the
American tobacco crop, growing In 1889
2s0.0 900 pounds.
The Red Cloud chief., 1896-04-17
TWO BIG CUBAN FAKES,
tonSui.Grnrril Williams No, Nilrd aud
NJ Note sent.


W~AsniNGroN, April il-Consilcr.
able excitement was created hero
carly this morning by the publication
"t "A dispatch from New York tina,
thc Herald had received a cablrrram
from Madrid SAYING: %"l,unor is cur.
rent here ia the carr, and streets that
consul General Williams Ina, been
murdered in Havana and his body
dragged through the streets. Excite.
mcnt prevails throughout the city in
consequences of this report, but the
authorities have no knowledge of any
such event. Inquiries from all parts
OF the country showed that the story
nau orcn generally circulated.
n Ntsit was at once paid to the state
department To secure possible conhr-
nation or denial Of the story. There
~ was declared that a dispatch dated
to-day had been received this morning
roo u consul general, thus effect
uaiiy diSpusing Of the runor that he
hhu been hssassinated yesterday.
Inc reporter a great battle in which
n0o OF Macco's mcn fell is similarly
dismissed. No word of any such en-
gagcincnt has been received at the
spanish legation or elsewhere. al
though circumstantial detail, Of the
movements of the troops are ron.
stantly forwarded.
Last night "A report was sent out
from here, with considerable circum-
stantial detail, that the president had
made to spain a formal proposition
that the good offices of the United
states bc accepted in mediation be.
tween that country and Cuba and
that this proposal was made in u
cablcgram of instructions 20 United
states Minister Hannis Taylor. This
morning IL vas declared at the State
department that the story that a note
had been sent TO Minister Taylor sug-
costing mediation was u pure AFRICA
ton.
IL is not denied that the President,
Secretary Olncy and General Soho.
field have been considering the Cuban
matter, but IL is declared that no doc
uncnt has been forwarded in any
way, Ey.Sccretary Whitney was at
the White House yesterday, and it
was reported that he came to confer
with the President as to the Cuban
matter. lie vas in Europe when the
Alliance was fired upon by IA spanish
warship, and gave ont an interview on
the outrage which attracted much at
tcntion by reason of the strong Amer
icauism in its tone. II is believed that
the President, desiring to get all sides
of this question, sent for Mr.. Whitney
a. u representative of the great com.
iuercial interests Of this country.