The indicator., 1897-04-17
TELEuRAeHic aREvlrlEs.

The annual convention of the international
Young women's Christian Association has
been in session at Detroit.
Woo Fling Fong. the new Chinese minister
reached san Francisco on the llth, accom-
panied by suite OF sixty persons.
The officers OF the Globe Savings Bank.
Chicago, are To be prosecuted for serious ir-
recularltics, which led TO the failure OF the
bank.
Theodore Durrant, the san Francisco muir
derer has again been sentenced To be
hanged, The execution will take place
June 1lth.
While mass was being said Ia church
near Castres, France, the roof collapsed
Seven women and one innn were killed aud
thirty persons were seriously injured,
1t probably will never he known how
many persons lost their lives In the Knox
vile fire. The total property loss sustained
will foot up Sl.Gil,ooo; total Insurance. SGi',-
209.IO
The senatorial election In the Kentucky
Leglslatur" wakes hotter ns result NJ
charges NJ b.lbcry against Or Hunter. the
leading candidate. He says Do is a plot 10
defeat him
The Peruvian government has suspended
The coinage of silver ut the government
mint, and has issued q prohibition against
ia" importation pf silver ealus after the
loth of May next
The Greater New York charter has been
returned 10 the Legislature with the diSap
proval Of Mayor Strong NJ New York nnA
Mayor Wu"r~tor ~ Brooklyr. Mayor Cleo
~ou Of Long Island city approved the char
ter.
The Tennessee Coal. Iron aud Railroad
Company. which employs S,urD coal miners
yI-Ift uf
miners iu Alabama has asked it- miners to
accept a reduction 10 u per sent. effective
July L
The Honduron Congress las decided to
giant n concession tn syndicate acting ln
conjunction With party ~ N"w York cap
! ltHl'srs for au iuterpccJuir railroad from
| Puerto Curto2 uu the Atlantic. tu Amlplln.
0u the rlcl1c-
The north rauud Tl"fl5 special ou thr
! southern Railway aud local ~puth-h1unl
passenger train coliideI sunday morning ut
! Harrisburg ki1lus 'hr"" person, and wound
Ing several urrer,- u Ul- due 20 ml-undrr-
standing orders.
Two men ArlI rp tue cashier ~ iho Yon-
krr- savings Bank about uuuu Monday and
! secured Si,1eu mostly iu t4Il~- small
| amount hoHs !u checks, They mudr goul
| tlirir escape and Mp tu ride prrSvut time have
mott been unprecedented
! Tbr Argus nj Cape Town. uHnuunce- that
! 90 had received Information from rrc'urin
! that th" Hrlush lHvc secured luyuok island
! ut tLc entrance ~ prIaElI bay unl tIli
/ squadron NJ rir-lIp- from this por wilt
| proceed there Io lake possession NJ the
island aHI proclaim 90 Rdu-n ioui'pry.
! The Eepnnuaau -ruafHr- who arc acting
~ -uboammi. .frr "f tlc SruIIr committee
on finance lu thr preparation of TIE tarln
IH.. FH. d = tl...
proseutati On N tho hul 10 - Senate o. ijtilr
! beyond the limit originally fixed by them.
| They express the opinion that 1t may bc
ten days before Do VIII bc lu shape TO be re-
| ported
Di-patrhe- received from Manila. capital
" the Philippine Islands -Iy that the insur-
/ gents have Killed several monk, nud have
| burned IN" churches NJ liu"ua Vista, Gnied.
| Va and EudHug. Insurgents src also said to
be- erecting furtlncHtiuns ln favorable posi-.
| tluuS- The Spanish military operations are
almost at standsull. pending the arrival af
| further rcinforeemcut- from Spain,
An Immense amount of damage hn, been
cau,c,l al Bucnos Ayrr- hy the explosion of
| u car loaded with fireworks Tho accident
| occurred near block NJ bindings adjacent
| TO the Eoursc nad the buildings almost i'm.
| mediat"ly caught IRE \ whole block was
| destroyed brfor" tue hnmc~ Were under con-
| troll Ten persons lost their lives from the
| explosion or during The coufagrutiDn.
The Herald correspondent; nt Guayaquil
| cables that formidable conspiracy TO gS.
,as.luat" President Alfar1 las been dis
| covered ut quito. \ uumter of priests were
| reported tu bc Implicated in tire plot. The
| rug leaders Of The revolutionary movement.
| I.uacIb NrutamillI. Jose Maria Sncnsc and
! Rufaol Camaui. with hfly II their followers
have been arrested and thrown into prison
| AdvIcos from Tahiti state HAT Queen Ma
| mae whn for seven years, as ruler u the
Island NJ l;aiotoa. has dcaed tile French. has
| surrendered. Hud the long standing rebellion
on the Islands " I;aiatea and Huuheiur has
! been put down. The French Eunbuaf Aubr
and the transport Caroline captured the
| queen and hcr chief mcn uftcr hot light in
| which thirty six natives were Killed aud
| luG wounded
| Clinton Rogers Woodruff. SECRETARY ~ tha
National Municipal League, hus prepared
| the program N tue conference 10 be held ir
| Louisville ON May =. aud Z The purpp~.
/ Of The conference will De TO- show the lntuHl
municipal .oudiious N a number u Amcrl
can cities; what has hc"u accomplished and
ip discuss some of tho moro Important
| phases ~ the problem Of city government
aud tt- administration 100 rlris country
Six officers Of ,bc United States army do
! Jailed by Secretary N War Allar, raeb ta
| take, as uis district u sixth NJ the over
flowed country aud personally luuE after the
| work Vi relieving want arrived lu Memphis
,u tbr iurl The S2yr.wpp recently apu1t.
pratcd uy Congress fur THE flood ~unrrcrp
il in tie hands NJ these men. They viii pur
rl.a.e supplies and luyr them distributed
| The postal authorltio- have iuIuEuutpd ID
skir mail service hptwrrn puIuis in Ml,as.
-lppi THIS soryIcc includes ten towns
Lady Henry Somerset has cabled Miss
frames willard president n the W. g. T.
T.. a-kiug thlt S15op hc spent for white
ribbon nurses lu crete as the need There O.,
urgent and enough money has been srnt f0
support tile Armenian orphans fur three
ycnr- On tn, rXI.rury Miss Willard rabIcI
consent feeling that % is all in the cause
of suffering Christians slain hy Mnslcm
swords and the hide1u-ucs~ pf tbc Situation
| Is inonIculIhly masuiNcd h"ouusr English
inIlcls ARE helping on the slaughter NJ the
| Chri-tlnH--'
The sweeping order N President Cleveland
affecting g consolidation pf pension agencies
| Will be revoked by President Mckinley. If
present plans are carried ont Though IL is
stated that ro conclusion hI~ been reached
an fine matter. the President has had time
| &, iuuulrc into it and tp hear the protests
II congressional delegations aud Ir Is
learned. prnrticaly has become convinced
that II should never be allowed To become
operative Thr order was to- mkc effect
September l~t lut douhtleS. will lee rc-cind
ed long before that time.
IN" advisory board {" the Executive Conn
III NJ the American Federation Of f.ahor a.,
! q meeting held at Washington on the ION
unanimously agreed 10 cooperate with rbc
executive committee In It's lauors for tbe
universal Introduction Of the eight. hon,
work day ~ wHgr "arncrs throughout the
country viii be asked To hold mass meetings
| ON AIny lsL mnNt and 10 henlnrn IhnLr hntrr-