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CONDEMN SUGGESTED ALLIANCE.
Attitude of Irish Societies Toward an
AngIn.Saxom Understanding.

Attitude of Irish Societies Toward an
Anglo-saxon Understanding.
Chicago, May 24-The united Irish
societies of Chicago at big mass
meeting In Central Music hall, presided
over by John M. Smyth, prominent
merchant, adopted resolutions emphati-
cally condemning the suggested alli-
ance between the United States and
Great Britain. The resolutions de-
nounce the alliance as uncalled for and
naturally degrading-at variance with
American tradition and the sentiments
of American people who are not of
British birth or ancestry. 1t is de-
clared that such an alliance would re-
suit in a European combination against
us and would make us partners in
crimes of the British empire against
weak states and defenceless peoples.
The resolutions "call upon the Ameri-
can government, executive and Iegisla-
tive, to repudiate policy so suicidal
that could not fail to fill with disgust
millions of loyal American citizens"
The principal speaker, John Finerty,
said: I'VE will fight this alliance on
the platform and at the polls. We are
willing and eager to fight for America,
but w will never fire shot or lose a
single drop of blood for England
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POPE ON THE ITALIAN RIOTS.
Says Disorders Are Fruit of Evil Seed
Scattered With Impunity.

Rome, May 24.-The Observatore Ro-
mano publishes letter from the pope
to Cardinal Andrea Ferrari, archbishop
of Milan, expressing profound emotion
because Of the grave disorders in Italy.
The pope says: "These disorders are
the fruit of evil seed, scattered with
impunity in Italy, which leads to the
corruption of minds, the perversion of
morals and the detriment of religion.
We have seen that instead of exhorting
and calming wicked people honest citi-
zens have been guilty of disorders in a
mistaken idea that they are devoting
themselves to the interests of the
church and the holy see, affecting to
ignore the fact that the church teaches
men to avoid rioting. But it was not
the Catholics who provoked the disor-
ders, the authors of which must be
sought elsewhere.
"The pope could have wished" he
continues, that Cardinal Ferrari had
been at Milan at the time of the riot
ing in order to pacify the people, and
he declares that he has been greatly
moved by the insults contained in the
manifesto against a member of the sa-
cred college. 1t was not against the
person Of the cardinal, who has always
exemp1if1ed great pastoral charity, that
the attacks were directed, but against
the principles he represented. 1t is i'm
possible to understand whittier such a
campaign can lead when the social au-
thority is shaken
The pope declares, however, that he
has derived great consolation from the
evidences Of devotion Of which the
archbishop has been the object, and in
concluding the letter expresses his con-
fidence that the Catholic clergy at Mi
Ian will remain under the influence of
their affection for their pastor.
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STATE HIsTORICAL SOCIETY.
Annual Meeting and Election of Ofiicers
in Hartford.

Hartford, May 24.-The annual meet
ing Of the Connecticut Historical soci-
ETY. was held in the society rooms at
the Wadsworth Atheneum tonight.
Several reports were presented and Of
ficers for the ensuing year were elected
as follows: President, Charles J. Hoad-
ley; vice presidents, Samuel Hart Of
Hartford, James J. Goodwin Of Hart
ford, James Terry fzNew Haven, Rich
ard A. Wheeler of stonington, Morris
w. Seymour Of Bridgeport, Theodore S.
Gold Of Cornwall, Frank Farnsworthe
Starr of Middletown, Ellen D, barnard
of Thompson; recording secretary, Al
bert c. Bates; corresponding secretary.
w. DeLoss Love, treasurer, Jonathan
f. Morris; auditor, Rowland Swift.
Albert G. Bates was reelected libra
rian.
Miss Sara T. Davis gave the society
an oil portrait of her great uncle, Colo
mel Samuel Belcher, who died in Hart
ford in 1S49. Colonel Belcher was q
prominent builder and the old city hall
and the deaf and dumb asylum are
among the buildings that he had the
contract for in this city.
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sPANIARDs SPRING A TRICK.
The Hospital Ship Alicante Proves to be
u Collier.

u Collier.
ICopyright, 1893, The Associated Press.1
st. Pierre, May 24.--6 p. m.--The
Spanish torpedo boat destroyer Terror
is being coaled by the Spanish steamer
Alicante. The Alicante lies at the
mouth of the Fort De France harbor.
1t was all along supposed that she was
a hospital ship; but there is no doubt
that she carries a cargo Of coal. Her
pretensions to be a hospital ship were
obviously put forward as blind. The
United States consul has cautioned the
French officials of the port not to allow
the Terror to take coal in excess of the
quantity necessary to carry the Terror
to the nearest Spanish port. 1t is
reported that the Terror will leave Mar
tint ue tomorrow. She is said to be
in good condition.
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Spanish Statesmen, However, Prepared
to Seize First OpnortunitY.

London, May 24.-The Madrid corre-
spondent of the Daily News says: "Ru-
mors as to the negotiations of the pow
ers in favor of peace are premature, but
responsible Spanish statesmen are pre-
pared to seize the first opportunity to
end the war, provided it can be done
on terms honorable to Spain. Should
a neutral nation come forward with an
honorable arrangement it's proposals
would be examined here in no imprac-
tical spirit of false pride. If, therefore,
America does not insist upon impossi-
bic humiliations, there is still a possi-
bility of peace.'
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SOMETHING LIKE TRUTHFUL NEWS
OF THEM FROM JAMAICA.


Commodore SchIey Left Key West Last
Thursday-Rear Admiral Sampson
Was Still Mt That Port Last Friday
But Was Expected to Sail Soon-BeIief
That tho American Squadrons Took
Different Routes Around Cuba and
Thus Completed a Circle.
copyright, 1898, The Associated Press1
On board the Associated Press Diss
patch boat Dandy, Montego Bay Ja-
maica, May 24.-The waters south
of Cuba have suddenly become the
scene Of great naval activity. Com
modore Schley, who left Key West last
Thursday with the United States bat
tleships Massachusetts and Texas, the
armored cruiser Brooklyn and armed
yacht Scorpion, is believed to be cruis-
ing off Cienfuegos and Santiago de
Cuba. When the Dandy left Key West
last Friday morning Admiral Sampson
was still here. 1t was the opinion of
naval officers that he would sail for
Cienfuegos soon by the eastern route,
the two fleets thus completing the cir
Gle of Cuba.
The battleship Iowa followed Com
modore Schley on Friday, but was over
taken off Cape Antonio on Saturday by
the torpedo boat Dupont, with secret
instructions. The battleship increased
her speed to the limit and when last
seen was guarding the entrance to the
passage between the Isle Of Pines and
Cuba. The Dupont rushed on toward
Cienfuegos. Five British warships are
now in the vicinity Of Jamaica. The
Spanish 1900 ton passenger steamer
Purisima Conception is here. She is
afraid to venture out. The numerous
rumors as to the sighting of the phan-
tom Spanish fleet in this vicinity are
quite unsubstantiated.
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Cecil Rhodes' Acquisition.

London, May 24-CeciI Rhodes, ac-
cording to a dispatch to the Daily Mail
from Cape Town, is reported there to
have acquired the interest in the Della
goa Bay railway owned by the late Col
onel McMurdo. 1t has been understood
that the award of the Berne tribunal
in the Delagoa Bay railway will esti-
mate the McMurdo claim at sum
something under two millions pounds.
Colonel McMurdo was an American.
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SUSPICIOUS "NEWS"
An Intimafion Thrown Out That

An Intfmat1on Thrown Out That
Cervera is Expected at Cadfz.
Washington, May 24.-The navy de-
partment has advfces from Cadiz that
the torpedo boat destroyers Destructor
and Proserpina have been put in order
and are ready to start with Cervera's s
fleet as soon as it reaches Cadiz en-
route to the Philippines. The Alfonso
XIII. and the Pelayo are expected to
remain at Cadiz with the home squad
ron. The navy department is suspi-
cious of the news so far as 1t relates to
Ceryera's movements
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Effect of Recent Order Concerning Coal
Shipments to Southern Points.

Effect of Recent Order Concerning Coal
Shipments to Southern Points.
Washington, May 24.-The recent or
der of Assistant Secretary Spalding
forbidding collectors of customs to
grant clearances to vessels laden with
coal destined to ports within reach of
the Spanish fleet until a report in each
case has been made to the treasury de-
partment has called forth a large num-
Der of urgent appeals for clearance
papers. In many of the cases the day
has been unimportant, but in others
the department is making close in
vestigation, which may not be conclud-
ed for some days. In some instances
the department is disposed to refuse
clearances where there is no evidence
of wrong-doing, although the proposed
route of the vessel would take it within
possible reach of the Spaniards. AL
though this course undoubtedly would
result in hardships to ship-owners, the
department is inclined to regard it as
the least of the two evils. Cargoes are
now waiting shipment at New York,
Philadelphia, Perth Amboy and other
points.
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ANNExATroN OF HAWAII.
Resolutions Soon to be Taken Up i'm the
House-Assuranees Given.

Resolutions Soon to be Taken Up in the
House-Assuranees Given.
Washington, May 24-Assurance that
a special rule for the consideration of
the Hawaiian annexation resolutions
would be reported to the house late this
week was given to-day. Representa-
tive Laney and other republicans have
decided, if possible, to secure a caucus
to consider Thursday night the ques-
ton of annexation with a view to ex-
erting pressure for the rule, and cali
was circulated to-day in the house, but
the movement was abandoned upon the
general understanding that the COM
mittee on rules would respond soon ito
the manifest desire of the majority
members to take up the Hawaiian res
olutions. Mr.. Hit, chairman of the
committee on foreign affairs, and in
charge of the resolutions, said this
evening he was confident consideration
would be had next week.
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SHIP BU11Dnns CONSOLIDATE.
The Cramp Company of Philadelphia
and n large En11tsh Earm

and Large English Firm.
New York, May 24.-Reports receiv-
ed here to-day from London announce
the consolidation of the Cranp Ship
building company of Philadelphia and
Vickers Sons & Maxim of Barrow-in-
Furness, England, into one great ship
building concern. THIS alliance, If per-
fected, and there is little doubt Of its
being accomplished, will make one of
the most powerful corporations of its
kind on either continent The plan of
consolidation provides for an increase
in the capacity of the Cramps ship
yards by the introduction of British
capital, so as to increase the capital
stock Of the Cramp company from $5,-
0000 900 to $10,OO0O00, If not more. The
additional capital is to be furnished by
the Vickers company in return for
stock in the enlarged corporation.
Holders of common stock in the ex-
listing corporation viii receive new
stock.
The preliminaries to the deal were
arranged by William M. Twins Of this
city, who is a passenger on the White
Star liner Teutonic due here to-mor-
row. 1t is expected that a, meeting of
the directors Of the Cramp company
will be held in Philadelphia on Thurs
day. when the details of the alliance
will be submitted for adoption. Among
the principal stockholders In the Cramp
company is Ernest Thalnann Of the
ha N lxippr hoI1ca hf r a daph1src T,haIyooy
& Co. of this city. He is also a director
in the corporation. He said to-day
that nothing definite would be done
until Mr.. WINS had reported to the di-
rectors.
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A SUPPOSED SPANISH SPY
ROMINO SPAETRO TIMENEz AR.
RESTED At KEY WEST.
Thought to Have Obtained Information
Concerning New York Harbor and Its
Defences Which He is Attempting to
Get to the Spanish Authortties-Het tsa
Civil Engineer-Denies Befno n Snv

Defences Which He is Attempting to
Get to the Spanish hAuthortttes-Het
Civil Engineer-Denies Being a spy.
Key West, Fla, May 24.-S:30 p. M
An important arrest of a. supposed
Spanish spy was made to-day by
United States Marshal Hoar. The pris-
oner Is Romingo Spaetro Jimenez. who
was among those captured on the
steamer Panama and who has since
been held aboard ship as a prisoner OF
war. Jimenez is supposed to have OBJ
tained information concerning New
York harbor and its defences, with
charts of the harbor, which he is at
tempting to get to the Spanish author
tiles. He is about forty years Of age.
Spaniard and civil engineer. Late
this afternoon Marshal Hoar with sew
eral deputies and United States Com
missioner Otto, received Information
from the north in consequence Of
which they slipped quietly out to the
Panama, arrested Jimenez and brought
him ashore. He was taken to the Key
West hotel and put through a vigorous
examination in private room. So
quietly was the affair managed, how
ever, that only one or two persons
knew Of it.
Jimenez stoutly denied the accusation
that he was a spy, but his story was
of such contradictory nature that it
confirmed the suspicious Of the fedora!
authorities. He said he had left Cuba
in 1877, a date which he subsequently,
corrected to 1890 and later set back
few years. He had lived, he admitted.
in New York city since then, but he
returned to Cuba to engage in meroan-
tile business and was on his way there
when the Panama was captured. He
asserted that he had spent considerable
time in Venezuela and other South
American countries. His story, how
ever, was SO conflicting on the whole
as to be meaningless. A thorough
search of the Panama was made in the
attempt to locate the charts, but no
trace of them could be found The
examination will be resumed and JIM
enez will be held under arrest mean
while.
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GasoIene Tank ExpIodes.

st. Louis, May PA gasoline tank
at the American steel foundry at Gran
ite City, ILL.,, exploded to-day, fatally
burning Charles Kuhns and slightly
injuring fourteen other persons, mostly
negro employees. Mr.. Kuhns was the
chemist of the company and was di-
recting the removal of a huge tank of
gasoline. A number of employees were
engaged in the work when the tank
burst. The damage is estimated at $15,-
ono
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NO DANGER OF DISEASE.
What United States Consul Brice Says of
Conditions in Cuba.

Des Moines, a., May 24.-United
States Consul at Matanzas, A. G. Brice
of Bedford, Ia, was at Camp Mckinley
to-day. In an interview he said: st
wish to assure the volunteers in the
different states that there is little dan
ger of the United States soldiers falling
prey to disease I speak from expert
ence in the province of Matanzas,
where there has been greatest suffer-
ing among reconcentrados. Thesphysf-
cal ills of the Cubans and Spaniards In
the armies result from deplorable SAN
itary conditions. Field operations are
perfectly practicable during the rainy
season, If there is a proper observance
of the ordinary rules of health,
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B4TTLESHIP OREGON.
Again Declared to be Safe bat Her Los
cation is Not DivuIged.

Washington, May 24.-1nquiries at
the navy department as to the where
abouts of the Oregon brought a reply
this afternoon to the effect that the
battleship was safe. Nothing could be
that the kilograms said to have ema-
mated from the vessel really were filed
at Key West, but were brought to that
port on some dispatch boat from the
Oregon, which is operating with our
fleets.
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SPANISH CoNsU1,s DEm4NDs.
Claims Right to Search Americans when
They Reach Jamaica.

Claims Right to Search Americans When
They Reach Jamaica.
copyright, 1898, The Associated Press.]
Kingston, Jamaica, May 24.-7 p. m.-
The Spanish consul here, acting under
the neutrality proclamation, asks of
the Colonial authorities the right to
search the steamer Adula when she ar
rives from Cienfuegos tomorrow night
with Americans or any other persons
who have taken advantage of her to
leave that city. He is in search of dis
patches from the American blockading
fleet to the navy department and of
communications from spies. He AYERS
that on her previous trip from Glen
fuegos, the Adula brought mail from
the United States cruiser Marblehead;
and he cites the British neutrality
clause declaring that official dispatches
are contraband.
The Colonial authorities after inquiry
replied that no proof existed of the
existence of official dispatches from the
Marblehead, but only of the personal
letters of officers and men which were
accepted as an act Of courtesy for mail
ing here. The Spanish consul persist
ing in his demand for the privilege to
search all packages sealed or unsealed
and the persons of passengers, the Col
onial government replied that such
thing could not be allowed without
proof of reasonable probability. The
Colonial authorities are understood to
have inquired Of London for advice.
They are reluctant to do anything dis
pleasing to the United States and yet
are determined to enforce neutrality.
Senor Domingo Mendez Capote, vice
prsident of the Cuban Republic" will
sail from Port Antonio for Boston to-
morrow.
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INTERNATIONAL JURTSTS
Will Not Meet in America Owing tn Il, :
Present War,


Philadelphia, May 24.-The Interna-
tional Law association, composed Of
leading European jurists, accepted
some time ago the invitation of the
American Bar association to hord its
biennial meeting at Saratoga in Au-
gust in connection with the annual
meeting Of the American association.
and a large number Of foreign lawyers
of distinction were expected to be pres
ent. To-day Treasurer Raw1e Of the
American Bar association received a
cable message from Secretary Phill-
more of the International Law associa-
tion stating that 1t would be inpossi-
Bile to hold the conference. Apparently
the cause of the change in the plans
Is the war with Spain and a possible
feeling that, as an international asso-
citation for the discussion of interna-
tional subjects it should not meet in
the territory of either belligerent.
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Castillo Returns to Paris.

London, May 25.-The Madrid corre-
spondent of the Times says: "Senor
Leon y Castillo, the Spanish ambassa-
dor to France, has returned to Paris to
continue his mysterious negotiations,
which are now believed to be financial
rather than political"
The Paris correspondent of the Daily
Mail says he hears that Senor Leon Y
Castillo is charged to endeavor to float
a loan of e10,OOO,000 on the security Of
the tobacco monopoly.
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Mr.. Cramps Denial.

Philadelphia, May 24-Charles H.
Cramp, head of the Cramp & Sons Ship
and Engine Building company, to-
night denied absolutely to reporter Of
the Associated Press that there is any
truth in the reported consolidation Of
the Cramps company and Vickers Sons
and Maxim of Barrow-in-F Furness, Eng
land. into one shipbuilding concern.
Mr.. Cramp said: You may deny Off
cially for me the entire report. There
is absolutely nothing in it, and such a.
move as mentioned has never been con-
templated." Mr.. Cramp denied the re-
port that the company will build a
shipyard at Port Arthur for Russia.
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IN THE ROUSE OF CoMroNs.
Irish Local Government Bill Passes the
Committee Stage.

London, May 24-In the house of
commons to-day the Irish local govern
ment bill passed the Committee stage.
Sir Charles Dixie, radical with others,
vainly tried to get the government to
fix a day for the discussion of the re-
cent Birmingham speech of Joseph
Chamberlain, secretary of state for the
colonies, on the subject of an Anglo
Saxon alliance and the foreign policy
of the government. Sir Michael Hicks
Beach, the chancellor of the exchequer,
and Mr.. Chamberlain, both expressed
their readiness for such a discussion,
but only by a proper resolution repre-
senting a large section of the house.
The house adjourned for Whitsuntide
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said they would not accept a battle
unless with an equal number of ships,
and that they would avoid encounter
ing superior numbers. Admiral Os-
borne did not consider the Spanish
squadron to be in any way formidable.
The last news received here from Ha-
vana was that the Cuban government
had decided to admit coal and provi-
sions free of duty.
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ARTH UR sEwE1n PATRIOTIC.
Offers Government the Ship Roanoke
for Transport Purposes.

Offers Government the Ship Roanoke
for Transport Purposes.
Washington, May 24.-Assitsant Sec
retary of War Meiklejohn received to-
night a dispatch from Arthur Sewall
of Bath, Me-, candidate for vice pres
ident on the democratic ticket in 1896,
offering on behalf of Arthur Sewaal &
Co. the ship Roanoke, now at San
Francisco, to the government for
transport purposes. The Roanoke is of
1859 tons register and has capacity
of 5000 tons. She is now under charter
for New York, but Mr.. Sewall ex-
presses the opinion that he can arrange
to cancel he charter IL the government
Is in need of the vessel. Secretary
Meiklejohn Immediately telegraphed
to San Francisco to have an inspection
made of the ship and if that should
prove satisfactory the Roanoke un-
doubtedly will be chartered.
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SAW SPANISH SQUADRON.
British Admiral OsbOrn-The Spantards
VIII Not Accept Battle.

JCopyright, 1893, The Associated Press.l
Port au Prince, Hayti May PA To-
cal newspaper, the Matinu, says that
Rear Admiral Osborne of the British
navy. who left for New York on Sun
day on board Ouch steamer, saw at
Curacao, a Spanish squadron compos-
ed of five cruisers and five torpedo
boat destroyers or torpedo boats. The
Spanish officers are reported to have
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LEASE OR SALE or PH1IIPPINEs.
Absolute Denial That France is Negoti-
attng for Either.

London, May 25.-The Paris corre-
spondent of the Standard says: "The
report that negotiations have been
opened for the transfer of the Philip
pines to France, by sale or lease, is alb
solutely false. The policy at present
pursued by the French government is
to cultivate the most friendly relations
with the United States. I have reason
to know that the American govern
ment has received assurances to this
effect which leave no room for doubt
as to the intentions of France
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London, May 24.-The pallbearers at
the funeral of Mr.. Gladstone will be the
Prince of Wales, the Duke of York, the
Marquis of Salisbury, the Earl of Kim
berley, the Earl of Rosebery, the Arch
bishop of Canterbury, A. ]. Balfour and
Sir William Vernon Harcourt.