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ary 26, q and %. Over $50 mem bers have
already signitied their intention of being
present, and this number of delegates will
be LARGELY increased.
Invitations have been sent to over 1000
manu- acturers, outside the mem bers OF
the association, for the purpose of making
this convention general gathering OF
manufacturers from all sections OF the
country and representing all the branches
of industry.
Attendance of non-members will be un-
usually large, as shown by the replies
already received from those who have
definitely decided to be present. The con-
ventlon will be essentially brief one, and
the programme has been made up with
this in view.
Many matters of importance to the m n
ufacturing interests of the country will be
discus ssed in the convention, and some
time will be devoted 10 the foreign trade
of the United States. One feature of par
ticular interest in this connection will be
symposium on methods of furtheriE g
foreign trade, which will embrace a num-
Der OF brief addresses of an eminently
practical character. by members of the as
sociation who have recently visited vari-
Gus foreign countries on business.
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NICARAGUA CANAL BILL.
White and Perkins Believe IT win Pass
the Senate-Speaker Reeds QaaH-
fled OBJECTION

WASHINGTON. D. c., Jan. 1.-THE
nicaragua Canal bill Will come up for con-
slderation in the Senate tomorrow. Sen.
ators White and Perkins believe debate
will last about three days and that the bill
will pass the Senate. The principal
opposition will come from the mid
die States. The Pacific railroads will
all of them unite in an attempt to de-
feat its passage. The corps of lobbyists
already on the ground is now az work.
Lengthy speeches will be made by Sem
ators White, Perkins, Morgan and others.
Among those who have announced their
intention OF speaking in opposition are
Senators Vest. Turpie and Teller. Senator
Stewart will also probably oppose the bill.
The Rules Committee of the House Will
in few DAYS meet to determine whether
or not they will set a time for the bills
consid Grafton in the House OF Representa-
tives. Speaker Reed is said to be not un-
favora Bile to the canal project, but on ac-
count of the low state OF National finances
is unwilling that the Government should
enter into a project OF such gigantic i'm
called up in the House and vote reached
it will probably pass. 1t might possibly
be vetoed by President Cleveland.
In brief. the bill provides that the
United States shall guarantee the bonds
of the Maritime Canal in the sum OF
S100 900, 900, such bonds to run for period
of thirty wears and to bear interest at
3 per cent per annum. They are 10 be is
sued by the Secretary of the Treasury
from time to time, as the caral progresses
in construction. The bonds are to be Sc
cured by first mortgage on the property
OF the company and it's rights heretofore
acquired. Hereafter such mortgage is to
contain a provision for a sinking fund
sufficient for the payment OF such bonds
at maturity. There is to be issued to the
United States 100000 shares of capital
stock, fully paid up and worcestershire.
Eight of the eleven directors are to be ap-
pointed by the President of the United
States. The directors are each to receive
a salary OF $4,000 year, except the presi-
dent of the board, who shall receive $4,000.
The canal is to be constructed under the
supervision of the engineering depart
ment of the United States War Depart
ment.
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MAS0NS CHANCES GROW LESS.
New Lightning Rods Stuck Uo at Spring
field for the Senatorial
TbUnderbO/t

SPRINGFIELD, ILL, Jan 17.-With the
selection of the mem bers of the House and
Senate, and the appearance on the scene
of two new candidates, the Senatorial fight
begins to assume again the heated char
acter that prevailed at the end of the
week.
The two men are General Calhoun and
Albert ]. Hopkins. Neither of these gen.
tlemen has formally announced his can
didacy, but Hopkins will open headquar-
tiers tomorrow morning. 1t is now
apparent that number of candidates are
counting on the inability OF the caucus to-
morrow night to name candidate, and
hope to get the fight transferred to the
floor of the General Assem- bly,, trusting to
luck to be in the pathway OF the senatorial
thunderbolt when it strikes.
With the appearance of these two candi-
dates, with a possibility of General John
McNulta entering the field, the chances
of William E. Mason grow less hopeful.
Mr.. Mason s strength lies principally in
the districts outside Chicago and the new
candidates are from the agricultural pre-
cincts. Each will draw from Mason 8
force, and he seventy six supporters
claimed by Mason will be divided among
the new men. MT. hopkins StarLS out
with the support OF his district, which
takes three from Mason, and the other
candidates will be backed by their repre-
sentatives in the General Assembly. This
will take from Mason enou b to make his
selection uncertain in the caucus. It is
asserted by old politicians that the caucus
cannot possibly settle the question.
The machine men think the Cook
County members will yet win, even if
they have to put up Governor Tanner as a
compromise candidate. There will be a
full caucus of the Republican members
tomorrow night, and it is hoped by the
Cook County delegates to have things so
arranged that their man will then be
finally decided upon, if it is proven con-
cusively that Tanner cannot carry the
dav.
With the contest in the General Assem-
bly, it will be any body's fight. and a mem
orable contest is promised. Congressman
Hit is conducting quiet yet energetic
camp paign, and his managers assert that
be is the strongest candidate, If the ques-
ton is to be decided on merit. The can
dldates for the Senatorship now number
fifteen. They are William E. Mason, Con-
gressmen Lorimer and Hit, Joseph Can
non, Walter Reeves, A. ]. Hopkins. w. ].
Calhou John Nj. Smythe Samuel W. Al
lerton, George Hunt. Clark E. Carr, w. II.
Harper, ex-senator Farwell, General John
C. McNulta and Ex-Governor Joseph w.
Fifer The Legislature meets at noon
Monday
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ELECTRICAL STORM IN ono
Heavy Thunder and Vivid Lightning Cause
CONSERVATION Among The People
of Cleveland.

CLEVELAND, OHIO, Jan. 17.-At :35
this evening the people Of Cleveland were
startled by an electrical storm which
would have been unusual even in
midsummer, but coming as it
did in midwinter, it created
CONSERVATION, especially among the
superstitious, for lightning was vivid, and
the thunder loud anc unusually severe
This thunderstorm in January was ac-
companied by heavy rainfall, almost as
heavy as the worst Storm last summer.
inst before the electrical storm the at
mosphere became so warm that windows
were opened and overcoats discarded.
The cold wave signal is now up, and the
promise is made that it will be 35 degrees
colder Monday morning.
ST. PAUL. MIMI, Jan. ia great
storm has been raging in Minnesota and
the Dakotas for the past iwenty-eight
hours, and tonight the temperature is
dropping one degree an hour. The fall of
snow has been very heavy and the wind
has ragged furiousy.
No trains northwest of st. Paul are run
ming on schedule time. Southern and
Eastern trains left here on time tonight,
but with slight prospects OF getting
through. No trains have been operated
on the Great Northern between Huron, S.
OAK, and Benson, Minn., for two weeks.
All Northern Minnesota points report
the tenn perature from 10 to 20 below zero.
The Thermometer here registered 10 below
at IL 80 o clock tonight, with prospects OF
growing m much colder this morning.
MUSHROOM, MICH, Jan. ia steady
downpour OF rain which fell to-day has
formed into gale tonight and the wind
is blowing off Lake Michigan forty miles
an hour
The rain did an immense amount of
damage, as it caused Muskegon Lake to
overflow its banks and has covered hum
dreds OF acres OF celery fields with water.
The ice In the lake is breaking up and is
expected to 60 ont to.nipht
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MURDER0US REJECTED SUIT0R.
Stnbs Four Persons, Including the Bride.
groom, at the Wedding of the
Girl He LoYed.

NEW YORK, N. Y, Jan. IA re-
jected suitor caused a riot and bloodshed
tonight at the wedding of the girl whom
he had loved in vain.
The bridegroom and three guests were
stabbed before the police moved upon
the wedding feast, which had become g
riot, and overpowered the enraged and
disappointed man.
The injured, all of whom were cut in
the right arm, are: Charles Barnisky, Is
years old; Michael Roman, the bride.
groom; Henry Roman, brother of the
bridegroom, and Mary Zeppe.
The man with the knife was John Or.
mis-. He is a tall, powerfully built Hun.
garian. He has wooed Agnes Hafri and
at one time he thought that the girl re-
turned his love. Then Mr.. Roman met
Agnes, Roman and Agnes were soon be-
trothed and Ornis concealed his chagrin
and was the first to congratulate the
couple.
The wedding took place this evening at
the home of the bride, l1S Sheriff street.
The ceremony was over, the feast was at
Its height, every body was merry and the
spirit of the wine loosened the tongues of
the guests.
Then some one who had forgotten his
presence turned to Ornis and in joking
way chided him for his ill-luck in not win
ming so fair girl. A second later that
guest wished that his idle words had never
left his lips.
Ornis, who had been trying to conceal
his feelings, became on fire with anger.
He roared a fierce Hungarian curse and
drew clasp.knife. He rushed first at
the groom, who lodged him and retreated
into a far corner.
A scene of widest confusion followed.
The furniture was overturned. Women
fled shrieking about the fat. Some of the
men tried to overpower Ornis, who cut
right and left with the knife.
The bride screamed and wept and begged
him, for her sake, to desist, but Ornis
made his way to the bridegroom who
threw up his right arm as guard and re-
ceived painful wound.
Ornis then stabbed the br1degroom's 8
brother, buried his knife in the arm of
young Barniski and stabbed the Zeppe
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on US repeatedly, but our machetes were too
much for them and they su!lenly retired.
Our little force suffered terribly. Our
cavalry, VIII ieh went in eighty strong, came
out with only twenty-five men. and the infan-
try suffered almost in the same proportion.
But for all that we were consoled by the tact
that our brave brothers gave up their llVes IN
O good cause and to save the body OF our
lamented Maceo from the desecration the
Spaniards would have inflicted. We buried
the body in q secret and secure place Only
myself and few selected officers know the
place. In due time it will be marked.
IIIf known now, the murderous Spaniards
would try to get it and parade it to show their
great triumph.
Poor Maceo sleeps, but his brothers remain
TO avenge him. I have a great many impor'
tant things to tell you in connection with this,
but do not care TO put them in this as am
not sure this letter will get through safely.
ANDRE HERNANDEZ,
Iieutenant-C Colonel Regiment Guerra, Com
manding Department of Havana.
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CASTERS Terrible Revenge
on His Wife's
Betrayer.
Fred Smith, a Noted Racehorse
Trainer, Beaten Till Nearly
Insane.
He Boarded a Train and Fled to N W
York-The Young Wlfe's Fathsr
F4rmer.

SOMERVILLE, N. j., Jan. 17.-Fred
Smith, a well-known turfman and assist
ant trainer of two great pacers John R.
Gentry and Robert ], was murderously
assaulted at his apartments in the stables
of Lewis G. Tewksbury, at this place, at
an early hour this morning by George
CASTER manager of the Alfred de Cardova
stock farm.
CASTER applied to local Justice at mid
night for warrant for the arrest of Smith,
who, he alleges was intimate with his
wife.
The Justice refused to issue the warrant,
as CASTER had not sufficient proof of the
mans guilt.
CASTER, accom- pasied by his father-in.
law, then went to Smiths apartments.
Castler, who is a man of phenomenal
strength, broke Smiths nose with single
blow.
He then grasped him by the throat and
continued his assault with terrible effect,
and would have killed his victim but for
the timely interference of the stablemen.
Smith escaped TO neighboring able,
where be concealed himself in the hay
NOW. When discovered by his friends he
was in q pitiable condition. CASTER was
still searching for him. Smiths friends
dressed his wounds and hurried him out
of town in a closed carriage. He boarded
a train at Bound Brook for New York
City.
At the Bound Brook station he created
sensation by mistaking an approaching
carriage containing two men for Castler
and his father-in-law. He gave yell and
sprinted down the track and jumped over
backyard fences in his attempt to escape
from his imaginary enemy.
Cashiers wife is the daughter OF we'll
to-do farmer, who wept to-day as he told
the story OF his daughters waywardn ess.
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PLAN TO CHECK
TREASURY RAIDS
Continued from First Page.

dead. In Calvary Cemetery adjoining are
$1,000. The living relatives of these do not
want to have their graves disturbed and
desire to have the privilege of being buried
beside them. On the other hand the resi-
dents OF the Richmond district a rapidly
growing quarter of the county, object to
the further interment of the dead at their
very door, so to speak, and urge sanitary
reasons TOR their objection.
Mr.. Burning says that he travelled
through Europe three years ago and that
interments are made daily in Milan, Italy,
and in Pere La Chaise Cemetery, in the
heart of Paris. He will appear before the
committee on Wednesday.
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FOR REs1RAI1ING DAMS.
Members FroDs Mining Counties Ask TO
an ApprODrtntion

Members From Mining Counties Ask for
an appropriation.
SACRAMENTO, CAL, Jan. 17.-Four
years ago the Legislature appropriated
$250,000 to be expended in building re-
straining dams to hold mining debris.
The money was allowed on condition that
Congress should expend an equal amount
to protect the navigable streams. Subse-
quently Congress appropriated an equal
sum. The State appropriation, however,
has !apsed, and the mem bers represents
ing the mining counties now insist on
reapPropriation OF the money. They con-
tend that the reappropriatjon measure
snouId take precedence of the bill allow
ing $500 900 for dred ging the lower rivers.
The money allowed by Congress cannot
be used unless the State comes forward
with an equal amount.
The indications are that the two bills.
allowing in the aggregate $3.50, 900, will be
passed and approved.
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BALD'S BOLD DEF.
Proposition to RAce English Crack
Wheelnsen Not accepted.

Fr0poSttfon 10 A6co ERQttSH NTuOH
Wheelnsen Not accepted.
BUFFALO, N. Y, Jan. 17.-Eddie Bald
made proposition last night to Ed Plum
mer, the manager of the English cyclists,
to race either Tom Linton or Jimmy Wal
burton distance OF one mile for stake
of $500 to 5000. Plummer was taken back
by Bald's bold def, and made 10 attempt
to make match.
Linton offered to accept the challenge if
Bald would allow him to have his own
pacemaker, and the race to take place in
England. Bald agreed to race In Eng
land, but insisted that the same pace
makers should act for both men, as the
foreign pace cemakers are acknowledged to
be better than the Americans. Linton
would not consent to this, end 1T is not
likely that Americas champion will get a
chance at the crack foreigners in match
race.
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OYER 1000 ARE INVITED.
A Great Convention of Manufacturers viii
Be Held Late This Month at
pbiInd1 Inbfr

PHILADELPHIA. Pa, Jan. 17.-Postal-
card returns thus far received at the Office
OF the National Association of Manufac-
turers indicate that very large proper
tion OF the entire mem bership of the asso-
citation will be in attendance atthe second
annual convention of the association,
which will be held In Philadelphia Janu-
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NEW MExICos 1EGIS1ATURE.
Division of Patronage BetiUeen RepsGb-
ItcGns aud Democrats.

SANTA FE, N. MEX, Jan. 1.-THE
Thirty second Legislative Assembly of
New Mexico will convene here tomorrow.
The Democrats have claimed that they
would have a majority of one in the
council and that the House would be tie
politically, and there has been some talk
of trouble over the organization, as the
were evenly divided on the face of the
election returns. However, after a con-
ference to-day among the leaders of both
parties it was agreed that the Democrats
should choose the president and organize
the Council and the Republicans should
be acc rded similar action in the House,
he employees to be evenly divided be-
tween the two parties and that there
thould be no contests for seats.
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Positively Ptatt for the senate.

ALBANY, N. Y. Jan. 11-Hon. Thomas
G. Platt will be formally elected United
States Senator at noon next Tuesday.
The Legislature will meet in joint session
in the Assembly hall for the purpose.
Chester S. Lord. the managing editor of
the New York Sun. will be elected regent
of the university at the same JOINT ses-
sion.
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7he PoDe Appyores arbitration

LONDON. ENGLAND Jan. 1.-THE Rome
correspondent of the Chronicle telegraphs
that the Pope expressed the utmost salts
fac son upon hearing OF the signing of the
Anglo American arbitration treaty.
He said he had hoped the Papacy would
be the permanent tribunal of arbitration
for all nations, but was gralified that the
principle of arbitration had been adopted
by Great Britain and America.
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TALMAGE ON ARBITR ALTON.
He Calls 1t the Grandest Triumph OF
Eighteen Centuries.

EeDHteet CChSUTfcSs
WASHINGTON, D. c., Jan. 17.-Dr.
Dewitt Talmage, who succeeded DR.. Sun
deriand in the active pastorship OF the
Presidential Presbyterian Church in
Washington, in his sermon this morning
referred to the arbitration treaty with
Great Britain, characteriziag it as the
mightlest and grandest movement Tor
driving brutal war ont OF the earth.
He said the men who, on either side of
the sea, desire most to effect the plan of
arbitration have made themselves i'm
mortal.
The administration of the United States
Government had been honored with the
greatest and grandest event of the eighteen
centuries. All civilized nations will copy
the sublime example. He implored the
Senate to prom pity ratify the treaty.
Mr.. Cleveland Was not present at the
services.
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To brand Prisom- Made Goods.

SACRAMENTO, CAL, Jan. 17.-BilIs
will be introduced in both Houses of the
Legislature tomorrow, requiring that
articles OF merchandise manufactured by
convict labor of other States shall be
branded as "prison manufactured" goods
when exposed for sale in California, The
traffic in prison made goods is said to be
very lafge IN San Francisco.
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FIGHTING THBsoUrHERNPAoIFIc
Competing Lines shorten the Time to the
City of Mecico 6y Thirty Hours.

City Of Me1ico 6y Thirty Hours.
ST. LOUIS, Mo-, Jan 1.-THE time be-
tween the City of Mexico and st. Louis is
to be shortened by nearly thirty hours.
The schedule by which this is to be &C.
complished is now beng arranged by the
Iron Mountain, the Texas and Pacific, the
International and Great Northern and the
Mexican National roads. and it will prob
ably go into effect about February Is.
Unoer the new schedule the time between
st. Louis and San Antonio will be cut
down six hours. The time is thirtytiv
hours.
These roads will inaugurate this new
schedule to protect themselves against
the new through-trains service which will
be inaugurated out of San Antonio for St.
Louis tonight over the Southern Pacific.
the San Antonio and Aransas Pass and
ST. Louis and San Francisco roads.
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Ee- consui oontennen Dend.

NEW YORK, N. Y, Jan. 17.-Cheva-
iier Louis Contencen, ex-Consul to the
Two Sicilies and one of the most promi-
nent Italian merchants in the city, died
at III O'Clock tonight at his residence in
this city. of appendicitis, from which he
had suffered but few days.
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Lieutenan T. Colonel Regiment Guerra, C'
manding Department of Havana.
PURIFYING THE CITIES.
Spanfords Are Driven From the Country
IN Al Dire ctfo1Is.

Spaniards Are Driven From the Country
in Al Dire ctfofs.
TAMPA, FLA, Jan. 17.-Passengers by
the Olivette bring news of the revolution
in Cuba. Porto Principe and Santiago
are practically in the hands of the Gu
bans, the Spaniards not daring to leave
their fortresses except under the protec-
tion of q strong escort. In fact the whole
eastern portion of the island is now under
the government of the Cubans.
WeyIer permits nothing against his in
terest to pass his censorship, but it now
comes out that the 200 wounded nen sent
into Havana last week were the result OF
an attack made on the trocha, twenty
miles from Havana by Cuban column.
1t is now ascertained that the Cuban
general, Jose Maria Aguirre, died of pneu-
monia at FL Inglis, in the Province of
Havana on the 29th ultimo.
The Spaniards are driven from the
country into the cities and are fortlfying
them. They continue the work day and
night at Havana. On Sunday morning,
before the Olivette left, the Spaniards
were out practicing with heavy artill cry.
The stories published in this country
that the rebel leaders are ready to treat on
the basis of autonomy are denounced as
ISLANDERS on Cuban manhood.
They are emphatic in the statement
that the Cubans will never accept any
thing at the hands OF Spain but absolute
independence. Gomez has never author
lied anything to the contrary.
1t is reported that Fondevila continues
to butcher pacifcos at Guanabacoa.
A large body of insurgents under Cas-
tillo and Delgado is reported near Havana.
1t is also reported that General Calixto
Garcia has defeated General Segura, in
ficting loss of 500 killed and wounded
on the knaniards.
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sacramento s,cttcAman Kuled.

SACRAMENTO, CAL, Jan. 17.-J. H.
Culwell, a railroad switchman, fell from
the top of a car here to-day. His head
struck rail and his skull was fractured.
He lived only few hours. He was about
38 years of age and unmarried.
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SRERM MISAhPREsENTED.

Has Not Made Sta ements attributed to
Him he0Grding Cuba.
WASHINGTON, D. c., Jan. 17.-S Sena-
tor Sherman said tonight, with regard to
certain alleged interviews with him on the
Cuban question, tnat he had not made any
statement that could be construed as an
indication OF the policy of the incoming
administration on that matter. Insofar
as this appeared IN the press dispatches
he had been erroneouslv quoted.
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Hearn Gale on Qmeensto,cn.

QUEENSTOWN, IRELAND, Jan. 1.-THE
Cunard line steamer Aurania which ar
rived off this port to-day from New York,
was prevented from communicating with
the snore owing to gale, end she there
fore proceeded for Liverpool.
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Harris Lends Over 81. John.

TOPEKA, KAs., Jan. lex Congress
man w. A. Harris is conceded to be in
the lead for United States Senator. A
new and strong candidate was announced
last night, however III Ex-Governor John
P. ST. John. Though Prohibitionist of
national standing, he is in accord with the
Populists, and may slip in as a compro-
mise,
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OUTLAWS Rob EMIGRANTs.
The Leader Recognized as George Taylor,
q NOied MMrderer.

GUTHRIE, o. T., Jan. 17.-A party of
emigrants, travelling from Missouri to
Oklahoma, were held up by outlaws in
the Greek reservation and robbed of
everything valuable, amounting to several
thousand dollars. The leader of the gang
was recognized by the Missourians as
George Taylor, the escaped murderer of
the Meeks family.
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O,pn.r of yilard,a Ho,e. Dead.

WASHINGTON, D. c.. Jan. 17.--Joseph
G. Willard, owner of tue well-known Will
lard's Hotel, died at his residence, in this
city, aged so years.