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ASKS $4,000 A YEAR.
Pacific Cable Company Wants Sub
sidy and Franchise from Hawaii.

HONOLULU, Feb A.. via San Francisco,
Feb. n.-President Dole to-day had placed
in his hands a letter from Alfred S. Hart
well, Withdrawing his application of Oct.
% last, asking for cable contract from the
Hawaiian government. At the same time
Hartwell has made request of this gov
ernment for a contract in favor of the Pa
cifc Gable Company. The latter. of which
James H. Scrymser is president, and J..
PierpOnt Morgan, ]. Kennedy Todd. Ed
mund l.. Bayliss and George r. Bowdoih
are directors. asks for no exclusive fran
chse. 1t wants an annual subsidy of $4,000
and will undertake TO establish co-umuni-
cation between Hawaii and United States
by submarine cable within three years
should the contract be obtained and Con-
gress act favorably on the bill now pending
before Ii. Security of $4,000 will be depos-
tied with the government by the company
for the carrying out of its contract. The
prospects of a cable being laid 10 Hawaii
are considered very bright.
There Is coming TO Hawaii in February
or March a Japanese man of war. which
will be permanently stationed in Honolulu
harbor.
The completed census report shows there
are 109 $40 people i'm the Hawaiian islands.
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WILL NOT CONSOLIDATE.
Western and Atlantic States Canned
Goods Packers to Remain Apart.

CINCINNATI Feb. 1.-THE Western
Packing Canned Goods Association to-day
elected p. Witmar president, A. T. Burch-
ard. of Marshaltown, Ia, secretary. a vice
president for each State represented and the
following executive committee: w. A Samp-
son. Muncie, Ind; William Ballinger, Keo-
kuk, Ia; f. j. Riser, Illinois; +. Nj. Mich
OILS, Ohio; A. H. Tego, Hoopeston, ILL.,; l..
Todd. Adrian, Mich. Mr.. Ballinger of Iowa,
was elected delegate TO the national conven-
ton.
The Western Association has decided to
meet next year at Chicago and the Atlantic
States Association at Buffalo. Neither
would consent TO meet at the same time and
place with the other, and the feeling be-
tween the associations has become very bit
ter The Association of Machinery and Sup
plies decided 10 meet with the Atlantic As
sociation at Buffalo and hold an exposition
there during the week of the session. The
forenoon sessions of both organizations
very animated owing to the recent
differences. In the afternoon the delegates
of both orga MIA tions visited the exposition
of machinery and supplies.
The national convention of the Machinery
and Supplies Association held its business
session tonight. 1t has been meeting in
connection with the Packers Canned Goods
Association. the afternoons and evenings
being given TO the machinery and supplies
exposition. President II. p. Scott. of Cadiz,
o.. in his annual address regretted the ac-
tion of the Western Packers Association
IN preventing analBdIndtlCn Il ne executive
committee was afterward ordered to inves-
tigate this action and report at the meeting
in Buffalo next year. The following officers
were elected: President, +. q. Conant, Port-
land, Me-: secretary and treasurer, John +.
Staff. Terre Haute Ind. Western vice pres
ident ID. G.. French, Chicago; Eastern vice
president. j. A. Chrisholm. Suspension
Bridge n. Y. Executive committee-J. V.
McCagy. Chicago: NJ. b. Ayers. Salem, n.
j.; Fred II. Knapp, Adrian, Mich. The del
egates TO the three canned goods conyen-
tions were banqueted tonight.
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How the British Routed the Forces
of the Emir of Nupe.

LONDON, Feb. 11.--A dispatch from Bida,
dated Jan. q. gives additional details con-
cerning the advance Of the columns of the
Royal Niger Company's expedition against
the Emir of Nupe. The fighting in the
vicinity of Bida the Fulah capital. which
was stopped by darkness on the evening
of JAN 26 was resumed at daybreak on the
morning of Jan. q. Half of the British
forces, which consisted of 800 troops. six
Maxims twenty-six mounted officers and
900 carriers. were ordered to cross a ravine
near the ridge on which the troops of the
Royal Niger Company's expedition had
been stationed during the night. AS they
crossed the ravine il was noticed that the
Fulah scouts were watching. The troops
accordingly formed in a half square, the
guns following. The rear half of the force
then closed on the front half forming
complete square. The British force ad-
vanced steadily, halting every two hun
dred yards for the purpose of allowing the
guns TO keep pace. The massed forces of
the enemy soon appeared, even covering the
surrounding slopes. constituting a splendid
panorama. their Eastern or barbarous cos
TUNES in the sunlight recalling Scotts tales
of the Crusaders. The square of the Royal
Niger Companys forces was soon COM
plclely Dy EVUvO anu
footmen. The reduction from the estimate
of 10000. made Jan. %. was due to the
death of two of the important princes.
rulers OF the Moslem states, allies of the
Mohammedan Emr OF Nupe. and vassals.
like the Emir of Nupe, dependent on the
great Mohammedan Empire of Sokoto.
When these two princes and rulers were
killed by the shells of the British their
forces withdrew from the army OF the Emir
of Nupe.
The Royal Niger troops continued to adj
vance Slowly until they reached a ridge
strong position on the reverse of the slope
and continued TO reconnoiter throughout
the day. Their forces were constantly har-
assed by the Fulah sharpshooters, who
daringly advanced within hundred yards
of the square. Swarms of the enemys
cavalry charged on the Royal Niger forces.
but they were badly shattered, owing to the
effective use OF the Maxim guns At 10:30
the artillery began bombarding the town,
six Maxim guns playing on the gradually
retiring masses OF the enemy At noon the
advance company of the troops entered
Bida. which is a town three miles square.
Bombardment of portion of the town
resumed. lasting until o'clock in the after
noon, when one-half OF the Hausa troops
took possessiofl-of sae town Only fifteen
of the Hausa troops were wounded The
losses of the Fulah forces were enormous.
The brother of the Emir of Nupe and many
of the princes were severely wounded by a
shell. which exploded among the members
of the staff OF the Emir. killing two men
who were standing within foot of him at
the time. All of the Fulah princes fled in
the direction of Sokoto.
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TO AID THE SUFFERING
MISS CLARA BARTON AND ASSIST
ANTS MAY SOON GO TO CUBA.
Offer of the Red Cross Society Ac-
cepted by Spain-TwO Outrages
by the Spanish Authorities.

WASHINGTON. Feb. I1.-knowing from
authentic sources of the destitution exist
ing i'm Cuba, the American Red Cross Of
fered it's services as an organization. Some
international flaw presenting itself, Miss
Barton Immediately offered herself and her
officers for individual service in Cuba. pro-
vided that Spain acceded and the American
people desired to place their contributions
of money or materials in the hands OF Miss
Barton and her officers. The following
communication from the Spanish minister
explains itself. and Miss Barton and her
officers announce that they are ready to go
to Cuba, provided people desire TO place in
Miss Barton's hands sum sufficient 10 re-
lieve the necessities of the people of that
island:
Dear Miss Barton-I duly communi-
Gated TO my government the proposition
made by you to go TO Cuba with the view OF
conveying the aid of the American people
/ have just received a cablegram from the
Duke of Tetuan informing me that the
government of his Majesty. the King Of
Spain, after consulting the commander-in-
chief, accepts your benevolent offer. 1 am
instructed in the same cablegram to convey
TO you the thanks of her Majesty, the
Queen, and the Spanish government for
your gracious intentions and views"
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ROW OVER A CONTRACT.
POstOfice Department Omctal
Charged with COllusiOn.

WASHINGTON, Feb. 11.-A bill I'm equity
has been filed here by Solomon c. Wynn,
of Toledo against Postmaster General Will
of Detroit Mich. TO compel the award to
Wynn of the contract for furnishing street
letter boxes TO the government during the
next four years. This contract recently
was awarded to Mayberry & Ellis. Wynn
charges that the award pro-
cured by fraud and collusion be-
tween them and the awarding COM
mittee and Superintendent Machem,
of the free delivery system. He asserts
that Machem is financially interested with
Mayberry in the box decided and pro-
cured its award. The postmaster general.
IL is asserted, has no legal right TO enter
into such a contract for more than a year,
and that the additional cost involved in the
contract is $4,000 above Wynns bid. re-
straining order was asked for, but Judge
Coke refused 10 grant it. issuing instead "A
rule to show cause, which was served on
Postmaster General Wilson to-day.
An affidavit was filled by Joseph y.
Clouse. of st. Louis. the inventor of the
box and who owns valuable interest
therein. He alleges that Superintendent
Machen told him that If his letter-box was
one which Wynn was interested in he
(Machen), would not have anything To do
WITH it, that his bid averaged 81 lower on
each small box and 81 lower on the package
boxes; that its rejection was brought about
bY improper influences on the awarding
committee on proposals by Mayberry and
Ellis exerted through Machen and one AL
fred u. Cushing. who are alleged 10 have
interest i'm the box accepted.
A fat denial of these charges is made at
the PoStoffice Department Mr.. Machen
says he lad nothing TO do with the compost
ticn Of the committee or Its work and
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Christians the Aggressors.

LONDON. Feb. 1.-The parliamentary
secretary of the Foreign Office, Mr.. George
y. Curzon. answering a question in the
House of Commons concerning the troubles
in Crete. said that the British consular
reports showed that there were seven hun
dred Christians the heights of Halepa
and an unknown number to the westward.
He added that the general tenor of the
reports indicates that the Christians of
that district were rather the assailants
than the attacked. Continuing Mr.. CurZon
said that the British naval commander in
Cretan waters cabled Sunday last that
agreement had been made by which the
Christians are not TO advance any further.
He has no information to show that the
Turkish authorities had armed encour
aged the Mussulmans. y Mussulman mob,
Mr.. CurZon also said, had forcibly seized
the rifles in the arsenal at Gambia. two
Turkish guards being killed in the affray.
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scoveI to Have a Civil Trial.

WASHINGTON, Feb. 1.-THE State De-
partment has been notified that the Span
ish authorities will accord Sylvester Scovel.
the New York World correspondent arrest
ed in Cuba. "a trial before a civil tribunal.
The trial however. must take place origin
ally in S1ncti Spiritus, the law. like
that of the United States. requires the
proceedings TO take place In the same pro-
vince where the offense was committed.
1t is probable that in case the verdict Is
against Scovel in this trial appeal will
be entertained which will permit of the
removal of the case TO Havana. according
10 the desire of Consul General Lee.
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PRICE CENTS ss HsxAy sb s9sD.Sg SgaSRs gsss

that the allegations made so far as he is
concerned. are false. Some Interesting de-
velopments on the part of evidence to be
furnished by the government are expected
If the case reaches a hearing. The contract
involves an aggregate of about $4,000 or
$4,000 for the four years. The committee
says that while the bid OF Wynn gave low
figures the box was cumbersome and the
drop machinery occupied half the space of
the box: that the bid was carefully con-
sidered and one more improved accepted.
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population of Malevisi, Temenos. Pyrgiotis-
sa and Monofatsi entered Heraklion, at
tacking and assaulting the Christians in
the streets and pillaging the shops and
houses. 1t is stated that the soldiers as
sisted i'm this work of plundering. The local
prefect at Stia reports three hundred Mo-
hammedans killed in that district. and he
is afraid that the Mohammedans in the
town of Sitia will massacre the Christians
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Waller and Gimm Tied.

PITTSBURG. Feb. 1.-THE close between
Waller and Gimm in the six-day bike race
is the means OF increasing the attendance
largely at the Grand Central Rink, the
spectators to-day and tonight crowding
the place. Each OF the leaders made at
tempts to make gains. but were forced to
acknowledge their efforts futile The men
were all i'm good condition and making good
time. The midnight score was: Waller S42
Gimm S42. Schock SO. Hall sol. Forster 7S2
Ruckel 40 miles
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Two Murders Taken on Buffers List

SAN FRANCISCO. Feb. 1.-THE steamer
Alameda from Australia. to-day brought
details of two murders at first charged 10
Butler (or Ashe), but now believed To have
been committed by three lads. aged. re-
spectively, fourteen, sixteen and eighteen.
The three suspects are all named Phillips.
Two of the boys are charged with the mur-
der of their father The third, who is no
relation 10 the other two, is accused OF
killing VIM. Brady 70 cover an embezzle-
ment of Gl96.
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Lamp Explode. in a Tenement.

PITTSBURG, Feb. 11.-By the explosion
of a lamp in a tenement house on Tunnel
street to-day. four people were burned. two
fatally. The injured are: Clara Parama-
ganda. aged six years. fatally; Mrs. Mar
celia Garland. fatally; Frank Searpino and
John Garland, burned about the hands.
Clara Paramaganda attempted TO move a
lighted lamp and overturned IL. causing an
explosion and setting fire To her clothes.
Mrs Garland, who was Ill In bed. was
burned in extingushlng the flames. The two
men had difficulty In saving AIRS. Garland.
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CycIe Dealers Elect Officers.

NEW YORK. Feb. IL. - The executive
board of the National Association of Cycle
Dealers, which was organized Chica go
two weeks ago. met I'm the Grand Central
Palace to-day and elected the following
permanent officers: President. George r..
Hannah. of Denver. vice presidents. f.
\. Very of Boston j. j. Mandery of Buff
falo. and w. T.. Roach OF San Antonio:
secretary, John McCargo. OF ST. Louis
treasurer George Collister. of Cleveland
The largest crowd of the week attended
the cycle show tonight.
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FIGHTING A RECEIVERSHlP.
Troubles of the Southern Mutual
Building mud Lonn Association

ATLANTA, Ga. Feb. 11.-w. u. Ellis
counsel for the Southern Mutual Building
and Loan Association, this morning tiled a
sensational answer TO the petition of Chas
Z. Garner to have the Federal Court ap-
point receiver for the association. The
answer alleges that Garner was not and
has not been a stockholder i'm the associa-
tion: that he was not a creditor and had
right to apply for receivership. The
charges that the association was insolvent:
that its books were unintelligible and that
its officers had mismanaged its affairs to-
gether with various other charges of the
petition. were emphatically denied. Owing
to the illness of Captain Ellis. the hearing
was postponed until Wednesday morning
next.
When the court convened Judge Tomp-
kins filed amendment to his original bill
for a receiver. In the amendment he
claimed that 1t was not necessary for u
stockholder to obtain a judgment against
the association. but that 1t was the peculiar
province of a court of equity TO marshal
ell of the assets and divide them among the
members. Judge Tompkins alleged that the
association had received $l.500.000 from its
stockholders. and had investments of that
amount In loans on real estate throughout
the South; After the debts paid. ne
held, the balance OF the assets should be
distributed under the direction of the
United States Court. The original petition
Of Garner sets forth that he held forty-five
shares OF stock. whose withdrawal value
was $500: that the association being
involved in extensive litigation and was
hopelessly insolvents
Captain Ellis stated to-day that he pro-
posed to fight this suit and every other suit
in every other court looking TO the appoint
ment Of a receiver. He continued that the
association was perfectly solvent and would
repay the stockholders every dollar they
had invested.
other Business Troubles.
MILWAUKEE. Wis. Feb. ll.-Thomas r.
Bentley. who Is building Ladies' Hall at
the University or WiscOnSin, and the Wis
consin Historical Library building at the
capital. assigned to-day to Frederick Keter
who furnished a bond in the sum OF $50 COO
Bentley Is erecting a number of large
buildings In the city on which work will
stop. throwing many men out of employ
ment. Assets and liabilities about $4,000
each.
MILWAUKEE,. Feb. 1.-THE Wisconsin
Odd Fellows Mutual Life Insurance Com
pany. which was organiZd I'm 1859 made an
assignment to-day for the benefit of its
creditors. ard John l.. Fulton. of White
water. in bonds of $4,000 is the assignee
During the past year over five thousand
men dropped out, which crippled the COM
r1ny so that IL could not pay its losses.
ELLENSBURG. Wash. Feb. 1.-THE con-
troller OF currency has levied an assessment
of 500 per share on the stockholders OF the
kittitas Valley National Bank. which failed
last July. This aggregates $50,00O Most of
the stock is held i'm the East.
PARIS, KY. Feb. u-Edward SINNERS
has assigned TO Herman Stitt. About year
ago young SINNERS was left over $4,000 by
his grandfather. He Is the wel.-known
baseball manager.
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Disnppenrance of a witness.

CHICAGO. Feb u.-WilIiam T. Jebbe
owner of the United States Sugar Rein
cry at Waukegan. Ill.,. has disappeared A
subpoena was issued for him by the Lexow
committee. which wished him TO explain
why he had closed his snrar refinery and
starch works.
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winston Defeated by Murphy.

HOT SPRINGS, Ark, Feb. n.-In spite
of the inclement weather there was a fair
crowd to-day at the midwinter shoot. The
first event. Is live birds. 80 yards. was won
by Dubray. Bennett. Norman. Sumpter and
Heikes. each scoring 10 birds. In the sec
ond event 10 live birds. s. entrance. three
moneys. handicap-Murphy (29 yards) Writ
t21 yards), and Merrill go yards), killed 10
birds
In the match between Winston and Muir
ply. % birds each. S25 aside loser TO pay for
birds. Murphy scored - straight at IS
yards and Winston p. at 81 yards. In the
miss-and-out event there were IL entries
Sumpter Writ. Parmalee. Bennett and Par
ker killed straight and divided the purse
The others failed TO score.
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The PoplIar
MONON ROUTE
l, l;ns s.' to ''CHICAGOGan.%@.sa re 4s HOURS
FOUR DAILY TRAINS

Leave Isdianapolis-7:o0 a. m. II 80 a. m. s35
p IN, 12-55 night.
Trains Arrive Indianapois-3:30 a. m. 745 a.
m. 2:25 .. m, AZ D. m.
Local sleeper in Indianapolis ready $50 %.
m Leaves Chicago. returniT Z. at 2:45 .. m Can
be taken any time after $50 D. m.
Ticket offcea WesI Washington street Union
Station and ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS Derot.
GEO. w. HAYLER p A
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TWO SPANISH OUTRAGEs.
The Arrest of DIR. BetancOurt and the
killing of NJ. +. Lopez.

WASHINGTON. Feb. 1.-THE President
to-day sent to the Senate a report from
Secretary Olney relative to the arrest of
Gaspar Betancourt an American citizen,
by the Spanish authorities at Havana, in
accordance with resolution of inquiry by
the Senate. A number of letters and tele-
grams in the case are given. They show
that on protests made by General Lee the
captain general turned over Betancourt to
the civil courts. On Jan. 10 Assistant Sec
retary Rockhill cabled to General Lee TO
insist that charges be Immediately COM
municated or the prisoner be released. Gen.
eral Lee reported that the insistance had
been made to Captain General Weyler, but
no response could be secured On Jan. 80
letter from General Lee states that Bet
ancourt was kept in solitary confinement
for 2sS hours when first imprisoned, con-
trary to the treaty between Spain and the
United States when pre9scrloes q hours
in this case, as i'm that of Others" Cen
eral Lee.writes. but no attention has been
paid to such protests by the authorities
here" The consul general then recites the
details of the delay and refusal to answer
his requests in this case. On Feb. tMon-
day las) General Lee telegraphed that both
The President also sent to the Senate a
report by Secretary Olney in the case OF
NJ +. Lopez, an American citizen killed at
Sagua la Grande. in Cuba The secretary
says the eX parte evidence In the posses
sion of the department tends TO show that
whiiei Lopez was visiting relatives In no
way connected with the insurrection he was
arrested and soon after k leo by the troops.
so far as is known, without charges, pro-
cess or trial of any sort. Mr. Olney adds
that the evidence on file was given in strict
confidence. that no clew as to the wit
ness could be given. He says demand
was made Aug. u last on Captain General
Weyler for an explanation. and he an
svered that an investigation would be
made. Since then General Weyler has an
swered that the investigation was stu
pending. demand by Lopezs 1ather Tor
indemnity has been presented 10 the Span
ism government by the United States min
at Madrid
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General WeyIer mt PIacetas.

HAVANA. Feb. n.-Captain General
Weyler camped yesterday at Placetas. some
distance eastward of Santa Clara Secre-
tary Palmerola and the intendente general
left Havana by train this morning in order
to see the captain general on important
business. the nature of which is not stated.
The military commander of Aguacate.
this province, while on accommodating ex-
pedition heard firing in the direction OF
ARGOS de Diego. and went with his force
in that direction He found that some
Spanish troops had been engaged with the
Insurgents i'm that vicinity and that Major
Francesca CULLEN. of the Guadalajara Bat
TALON and twelve privates OF that corps
had been wounded. the major having re-
ceived serious injuries The troops from
Gents disIodged them from their positions
and destroyed their trenches. The insur-
gents left eight killed on the field.
During the recent skrmishes In the
provinces of Havana ana Pinar del Rio the
insurgents lost eighteen men killed and the
troops had a lieutenant and fifteen soldiers
wounded.
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SURGICAL INSTRUMENTS.

Deformity Apparatus. Trusses Elastic Hos
tery. Largest stock Of Artificial Eyes in the
State. Invalid Chairs OF all kinds and acces-
sories for the sick room. Trusses made and
properly adjusted. Store open every Saturday
night
WM. III. ARMSTRONG a. co.
u South Illinois Street indianapolis. Ind.
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S16 to Washington and Baltimore
$l7 to Philadelphia and New York
For detailed Information and sleeping space
consult office. at West Washington street, or
Union station GEO. w. HAYLER.
Dist Pass Agent.