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PATRIOTIC SISTERS
'".r Use OF Convent at Key West for a
hospital, and Themselve, ns Nurses la

'"er Use OF Convent at Key West for a
Hospital, and Thenseive, ns Nurses II,
Ca'o ofWnr.
hEY WEST. Fla, April 15.-The
Mother Superior Of the Convent OF Mary
immaculate, called on Commander
forsyth, few days ago. and offered TO
t'ace tho convent and two school build
nss at the disposal OF the United
",a'es government, to be used as a hos
'l,a!' IN case OF war with Spain, and
o"eFlnE the services OF the sisters as
nHhes' Commander Forsyth laid the
vv:oIieE before C0mmander-in-Chlef
,nambSon, who wrote the following let
w OF acceptance: 3, y 4. 3 : 4. Z
United States Flagship New York, Off
Key West, Fla, April l2, 1893,
cotnmander J.. N. Forsyth. United
Sialcs ;alcs Navy, commandant, Key
HIN:-t acknowledge your letter.
cTnnhs cTas TINT the Lady Z Superior. In
tn''Se ~, q OF the SCHOOLS OF the Sisters or
ms iiov SamG Convent OF Mary i'm
ymaenIate. at Key West, hus called on
,,a 1Su, and offered, in cnse OF war, to
''1Ve me convent and two school bulld-
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LONDON, April 15.-Senor sagasta.
the Spanish premier, Is quoted in q
special dispatch from Madrid as saying,
with reference to the destruction OF the
Maine having been caused through
Spanish agency:
This Infamous calumny merits the
reprobation OF the whole world. All the
nations know the true cause OF the dis
aster, and many American officials
know It, too. For the American govern
ment to base n plea OF Intervention up
on heartlcss calumny OF this character
Is to rebel against reason and justice
For this reason It is impossible for us to
refrain from protesting formally to tn.
powers against tho imputation."
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WASHINGTON. April 15.-Decidcdly
the most warlike steps taken by the de-
partmcnt In preparing for'thc posslbll-
i,y OF an encounter with Spain was In
augurated to-day when orders were is
sued for the concentration at four points
In the south OF six regiments OF cavalry,
twenty-five regiments OF infantry and
the light batteries of five regiments OF
artillery. At Chickamauga there will
be six regiments of cavalry; at New Or
leans eight regiments ofiinfantry; at
Tampa seven regiments Of infantry.
and at Mobile seven regiments of In
fantry. Since the civil war no such pro-
portion OF the army has been modified
and the movement itself is the best EVIL
dence OF the gravity Of the situation as
looked upon by the President and his
advisers.
The determination to rendezvous the
troops In the south where they can be
acclmated to the conditions OF more
tropical climate has been under consd-
Grafton by the President for some time.
II was not until to-day, however, that
the President, IN View OF the enormous
expense which will be entailed. felt JUS
titled in taking this step. When Sec
rctary Alger returned from the cabinet
meeting, he at once called into confer
cnce General Miles and Adjutant Cen
eral Corbln and acquainted them with
the result OF the cabinets deliberations.
There were hurried consultations, In
which the quartermaster general. who
has charge OF the transportation Of
troops, the commissary general. who
looks after their subsistence, and repre-
sentatlves in Washington OF various
railroads running to the south. partici-
pated.
The orders as finally given contcm-
plate the movements OF troops to the
places indicated as follows:
To Chickamauga battlefield, the First,
Second, Third Sixth. Ninth and Tenth
regiments OF cavalry and the light bat
teries OF five regiments of artillery.
To New Orleans, eight regiments, OF
Infantry. ~
To Mobile. seven regiments of in
tantry.
To Tampa, seven regiments of in
fantry.
The heavy batteries OF artillery in
each OF the five regiments mentioned
will remain at their present posts.
The department has so distributed the
twenty-five regiments of infantry ut
convenient places on the gulf that they
vii! be accessible for transportation to
Cuba. Proposals have been invited
from steamship companies for charter
Ing vessels to the government for this
work. 4Ffs Stg
General Miles said that under the
present distribution OF the army It
would hardly be necessary to assemble
more than 1900 or 5000 soldiers In
Florida under the orders to be Issued to-
day; The artillery regiments are al
ready distributed along the cost for the
operation OF the various foriflcations
and batteries.
The orders issued this afternoon there
iore, apply only to the infantry and cav
airy arms OF the service. This action Is
believed 20 indicate policy on the part
or the administration for large naval
and military demonstrations in the vi
entity OF Cuba with view to the imme-
diate enforcement OF the action OF Con-
gresS Tor the termination Of the troubles
In CubS, lI7s''i- 60 =
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CABINET MEETING.


inc President, It is Stated, VIII. not Veto
An! Cuban Revolution Passed by Com
gross.
WASHINGTON. D. c., April 15.-The
cabinet meeting to-day was devoted to
u general discussion of the Cuban sltu-
at'on. but without anything OF import
ance resulting thercfrom. The govern
men' has received no intimatIon OF the
preparation OF anv note on the part OF
'he powers and members OF the cabinet
10 not think the effort obviously max
ing BY Spain TO concentrate the powers
~ her favor Will result In their agree
'"s on any particular line OF action.
Ine present position OF the admins
TaHoh Is that OF awaiting congress
sI9ha! action without attempting 10 In
Iuehce 1t or postpone It's decision. The
resident, It can be stated, Is not at all
nHsiy TO veto any resolution that Con-
Gess may adopt on the Cuban quos-
m Ma. The administration does not be-
ns9e Congress will pass resolution
Az .S' the recognition OF independence OF
vac Insurgents, but IL It should veto
VI IL would be very improbable.
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i BOSTON, April 15.-Governor VOL
colt sent a message to the legislature
this afternoon commencing an emer-
gency appropriation OF s5OO.OOO to in
crease the efficiency of the state militia.
A bill was framed promptly embodying
the recommendation of the governor.
was referred to the proper committees
and reported back and under suspension
of the rules passed by both branches
and became a law. In twenty-five min
utes from the time the message had
been received the bill wae signed by the
governor and had become a law.
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Tho Last OF His Kind,

PHILADELPHIA, April 15.-Robert
Purvls, the last member OF the original
American anti-slavery society, which
organized in this city in 1893, died sud.
denly tonight iot apoplexy. he was
elghty-eight years old. His father was
an Englishman and his mother, was from
Charleston, S. c., where Mr.. Purvis :was
born. He was a man OF scholarly at
tainmcnts and widely known throughout
the country. He leaves number OF
children, is 81 ~ 80
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WILL MOVE TODAY.
Troops at Fort Sheridan Receive the News
with demonstrations OF Joy.

Troops Mt Fort Sheridan Receive tho News
with Demonstrations OF Joy.
CHICAGO, April 15.-General John R.
Brooke, commanding the department OF
the Lakes, received orders from the
war department at Washington at Z
o'clock this evening, demanding the
transportation OF the troops under his
command to the south. The order had
been Anticipated and preparations were
we'll under way upon Its receipt. Rail-
road officials have their bids ready und
by Tomorrow morning the route for
reaching the south will DO laid out. The
Fourth regiment at Fort Sheridan. Will
board the cars for Chicago early to-
morrow morning, and bB the time the
trains are loaded Assistant Quarter
master General Lee will have contracts
made with railroads leading to tho
gor:th. Colonel Lees plans are 30 well
matured that It will require but u few
hours to complete arrangements for the
movement of the entire department.
General Brooke. as major gencral,will
be tho highest official In the south and
army! officers regard this as tantamount
to his commanding the department
General Brooke and his aides arranged
tonight for his immediate departure
FOR Chickanaugn. or the troops, those
at Fort Thomns will probably be the
first TO reach the Gulf const,
At Fort Sheridan, news that the COM
mand was ordered south created much
enthusiasm. Although the troops hayo
been In marching order for several
weeks, tho actual order to move was re-
cclyed with wild cheers and .dcmohstra-
tIong OF 10Y, ~ KS s8s5, 'S,r 4 i5a5,tS Y,
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ings a. the disposal OF the, federal au-
thorltles for hospital service and that
the sisters tender their personal services
as nurses. ] cordially agree with your
opinion expressed, that this Is most
generous and patriotic tender and beg
that YOU will make known to the Lady
Superior and Its sisters, my apprecla-
tion OF their offer and accept, In case It
becomes necessary. -
VERY respectfully.
"W. H. SAMPSON.
"commander-in-chl u. S. Naval
Force, North Atlantic Squadron
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The Agreement Reached at a Late
Hour Last Night ..l
AFTER EIGHT HOURS OF TALK.
Legislative Day. However. May
Extend into Sunday,
A .A6MEMORABLE DAYlN SENATE

And Ono That VIII Pass Into History.
Iii,torieai Scene aud One RARELY Wit
messed Even In Thl. Country OF Notable
A'aen,biaSe,-put With All the Eio.
qusnce That the Occasion Inspired not
a Single Vote was Chsngsd-Proeeed-
inss Partake of fIionse manners When
Mr.. Money Calls Mr.. Wellington q Liar.
Tho sii,slssipplan Afterwards Pals
Himself Together and Apoiogize.
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received rush order from the war de.
jpartment for blankets. kerseys and
shiriins ilannels. The company's mills.
as n result, are running twenty-four
hours day and seven hundred hands
are at work turning out 10000 pounds
OF cleaned wool each day. The company
recently finished q contract for 100000
yards OF goods for the nnVy department.
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DENTON, Nd. April 5l5.-M. w.
Wright, a deputy sheriff, was to-day
found guilty OF felon!ous assault upon
Miss Stack, the young sister OF his wife,
and will probably be sentenced to-mors
row. Under the law he may be hanged
or Imprisoned In the pcnitcntiary FOR
twenty years or less In the discretion OF
the court. Z. ~ y 90
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Zig Order for Steel Itniis.

s PHILADELPHIA, Pa, April 15.--The
Pennsylvania Steel Company concluded
q contract to-day, With the Russian
government, for the delivery OF $4,000
tons OF steel rails. Tho rails will go to
yVlnd!vosock to- bo used In the con-
striction of the trans-slbcrInn road
Tho contract calls for speedy delivery,
and is one OF the largest orders given
for some time, = IN n - Il
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PARIS. April 15.-Thc Temps this at
ternoon warns the powers against hastv
action and says: Europe must not for
get that she has n great interest in
America. 1t would be simply dlsas-
trous to provoke war between the two
continents and above oil Il Is necessary
for the powers TO come to an under
standing and oct In concert. Any nation
which alone assumes the responsibility
OF supporting Spain and making an en-
omy OF the United States. would do the
greatest Injury TO Its most essential In
10 .
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MOST WAR like STEP
Taken yet lnaugurated by Orders Issued
for Concentration Of Army.
N0sUCH NUMBER OF TROOPS. MOBILtzED

Civil Warhc Regiments to be Divided Between Chekamuuga
New Orleans Tampa and Movement Upon as the
News With ye Manifestation Of Joy and all Anxious the
cIc of the has Received nmaton
Preparation Of Note BY the not Likely to
any Resolution Congress may Question
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THAT NAVAL DEMONSTRATION.

or the Powersi Ia Spain's Behalf Only,
aDream OF Some Departing Friend Of
That Country.
ROME, April 15.-The Popolo Roma
no to-day says It Understands the pow
ers Of Europe win intervene between
the United States and Spain in favor OF
the latter country. and It adds, accord.
ing to Information gathered in well-in-
formed quarters, the Intervention Will
take the form Of naval demonstra.
tIon, in which all the powers Will par
ticipate. 4
LONDON. April ia dispatch from
Rome. referring to the rumors OF a
proposition to make an international
naval demonstration OF the island OF
Cuba, says Austria Is taking the lead
In the matter. but 1t Is understood that
Great Britain and Germany are not
favorable to the suggestion. The Span.
ish ambassador made long visit to
the British foreign office to- day Z and, {
later. the Austrian ambassador called. n
The officials of the British foreign
Office; to-day, when questioned on the
subject, refused to make a statement
on; ths Hypothetical case as to whether
Great Britain would join in naval
! demonstration in behalf of Spain, but
they added that they did not believe
such q demonstration will be! attempt.
ed. Arepresentative of the Associated
Press, however, learns from the ambas-
sador here Of q continental power. that
no such demonstration is contemplated,
though It might be mooted by some
despairing friend Of Spain" ..
He added: "Such a movement could
not succeed, Il attempted. In View OF
Great Britain's fiat refusal to Join in
any demonstration or step with the
view Of putting pressure upon the Uni
ted States. II the continental powers
accepted 1t Great Britain would prob
ably openly endorse the United StatoB.
| The Austrian ambassador openly says
he has given up. any hope OF Europe
preventing war. 4 q H. I!
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SIP .ANNSfH VIEW OF nj !.
Tie War-like Tone ofthe Official Note Is
Is sued.bytte Government
GENERAL APPROVAL in MADRID.

Action Of the Queen Regent 10 Subscribing tho Naval Fund had
Much do With tho Action Of tho Cabinet Prefers tho Horrors
to the Iarishmen. Of the Prestige Of the mpa
the Rights Of the Proposed Naval Demonstration
the Powers descent Dream Of Some Despaag Friend Of
spoiaGrca Balns Refusal Participate Scheme
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York newspaper, where after q heated
colloauy, Mr.. Money said:
You llc," to tho Maryland senator.
Subsequently, Mr.. Money apologized
to the senate for using unparliamentaryi
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coutrn,,n,,d In Cn,r oT War

"a KINGSTON, Jamaica, April 15.-Thc
British colonial authorities have in
structions from the home government to
declare coal contrabnni in the event OF
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"AlTIlREAD OF HOPE"
Entertained BY the Vatican That n, I War Var:

Entertained by tho Vatican That War
Can be Arerted.
LONDON, April 16.-The Rome corr
respondent Of the Daily News says:
Cardinal Rampolla, papal secretary
OF state. speaking tonight 10 the French
ambassador about the chances OF war
between the Spain and United States.
said: I'VE still hope and there Is still a
thread OF hope" Il. Z, Z 8 IS
Most explicit instructions on the sub.
ject have been sent tp Mgr. Nara, the
papal nunclo at Madrid. through the;
nunc!o at Paris. France and Russia, Il
Is said. have been prevailed upon to
make fresh representations at Washing
ton In favor of peace. i. s,f,
The suggestion has been made by the
vatican to try to organize an European
naval demonstration against the United
States, but the project was ridiculed.
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weather rorccn,, for To.,,,v,.

For West Virginia, fair, warmer IN
eastern portions; northwestcrly wlnds.jg
{ For Western Pennsylvania, fair Sat.
urday; northwesterly Winds. 5si 81
For Ohio, fair; warmer In extreme
northeast portion; light westerly winds,
81. Local 'rrmpern,n,r. y
q The temperature yesterday MS observed
bye. Schnopr. druggist. corncr Market
and Fourteenth streets. was us followsstl D
Z n. m............. 81 y.
! 0 n. m.....o..... b6 Up. m..,..........{gS
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United States regarding tho ..Alaino.s
are violently denounced here.
General weyler relterates that the
letter OF which he Is said to be the au-
thor, referred TO by General Lee. Is
iapocryphal. ssiti
It is announced here that In spite Of
the armlstice the insurgents continue,
their tincursions and It Is added that
the government has received news to
the effect that new fillbustering expedl.i
tions2 are being organized In Florida,
their destination being the island Of
Cuba, ,ssgl ~
According to Madrid reports. the
Spanish minister at Washington. senor.
Polo. is ready to leave Washington, but
has not set received the necessary or-l
ders from his government. ~
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- f1VH NUhIPNHy III HfSVVctSet's KiNfussI n
ZANESvILLE, o.. April 15.-John
Hoge and twenty other stockholders
representing 10000 OF the $4,000 OF
the capital stock OF the Ohio. Iron Com-
pany. petitioned court hero tonight. for;
a receiver. for the company. Tho petit
tion rccites that tho concern IS $50. 900 (
In debt and has lost Its trnde and ita I
credit, and Ia on the verge OF insolvency..
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hIin,I, Nnr ur,I,r.

:f PHILADELPHIA. Pa. April 1J,-'Thei
Kent Manufacturing Company, OF
clifton lIeIghts. Delaware county. has
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Tho supreme court Of Massacbu-
setis has decided that the city Of Bos-
con is the trustee Of the fund created
BY Dr. Benjamin Franklin Ia 1890.
now amounting 10 about $500. 600.
Franklin designated that the fund
should be managed by theseleetmen
Of tho town, aud the ministers Of the
oldest Episcopal, Congregational aud
Presbyterian churches, and it was
contended before the court that this
was tantamount to creating board Of
trustees. The court rules in deci-
sion written by Judge Allen that the
gift TO the town passed 10 the city on
ITS incorporation, and that munich
pality may be a trustee for a public
charity.
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Judging from the intermediary state
censuses and from other enumerations
Of the people, the Philadelphia Press
exrects the national census of 1900 to
show that the centre Of population
has stopped moving westward and has
gone toward the southeast 1t points
ont the large increase in Massachu-
sets Of 256, 400 in 1895 over 1890, and
AN increase of 553, 204 between 1885
and 1895, an increase nearly twice as
great as was made during the previous
ten years. Rhode islands census also
showed a larger percentage of increase
In population between 1890 and 1895
Chan it had in the previous five years.
Cited also in evidence is the we'll
known fact Of the rapid growth in
population Of the New England cities,
and of the cities in New York and
Pennsylvania. More striking, how
ever, is the record in New Jersey OF
IN increase in 1895 of $3.50 over
1880, or wo-thirds as much increase
in five years as the state made in the
previous ten years. On the other
hand state censuses in Michigan, Wis
cousin, Minnesota, and Iowa, and es-
Inmates based on school or other
enumeration in other states in the
middle West, while insuring an en-
couraging gain in that section, do mo-
eflual the large percentage Of increase
found in the states on this side Of the
Alleghanies. Two causes for this
change in growth occur to the Press
One is the fact that the limit Of prof
liable agriculture has, for the pres
cnt, been reached, and has ROLLED
hack the tide OF population. The 9th
er reason is the growth Of manufac
turing in the eastern states, which i
drawing to the cities the increas
which once went 50 largely to tn
Vest
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Hoods PIIIs cure SICK heedaeho. 2
A Disappearing Rnlrs.Eye.

The Chinese peasant wears a turban,
loose coat and short, very baggy trou-
sers. all Of blue. The Chinese soldier
wears the same with an overall sleeve.
less smock, or long walstcoat button
ing on the right shoulder, edged round
the neck, arms and skirt and down the
front with broad "facings" The
breast and back are decorated with
one-foot bulrs-eye with characters on
1t. This is all the character the Chi
nese soldier possesses. The bulrs-eye
would be a very convenient mark for
an enemy If the Chinese soldier would
give the latter a chance Of shooting
him, but the bull's-eye Is only worn
to raise false hopes, for no sooner does
he arrive dangerously near the enemy
than he doffs the garb Of war to dis
appear as an innocent civilian. He is
usually armed with a muzzle-loader or
standard, both equally harmless weap-
ons. In the case of General Liu's es-
cort the uniform smocks had evidently
not been uscd as night-shirts for more
than a few weeks, the men were armed
with Winchesters and a few Martins,
rusty, dirty and out of order, and wore
about their middles a belt of some
sixty rounds of solid-dFawn brass cart
ridges.-London News.
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OmciaIs Well Pleased

A Washington special says: The
adyices from Paris to the effect that
the United States peace commissioners
have demanded the cession to the
United States of the entire Philippine
islands is in line with the instructions
that have been issued to the repre-
sentatives of the United States. Up
to a very recent date the United States
commissioners had no precise instruc-
tions on this vital point OF course,
before they had departed from Wash
ington much consideration had been
given to this important subject by the
president, Secretary Day, Assistant
Secretary Moore and the members of
the commission. But there was q lack
of data as to the financial and political
affairs of the Philippines, and it so
happened that when the United States
commissioners sailed they were not
committed beyond change to any line
of policy. A majority of their number
leaned toward a restriction of the de-
mands to be put forth as to the Phil
ippines, varying all the way from the
retention of Manila bay and the imme-
date surrounding country to the ac-
QUESTION of the whole island Of Luz
zon.
But since that time the president
has become convinced that there is a
great popular demand for the annexa-
! 4ior ~ A1o TTD;Lo1 Ctokag sc t1,o nj, - n
Philippine group and he is disposed
to defer to that sentiment.
Besides, there is ground to believe
that, in an unofficial manner, possibly
through the informal communication
with Agoncillo, Aguinaldo's agent in
Paris, or perhaps through one direct
dealing between the chieftain and
Admiral Dewey, the United States
commissioners have satisfied them
selves that the difficulties in the way
Of annexation, so far as they might be
expected to depend upon the will Of
the natives, have been very much ex.
aggerated.
1t cannot be learned definitely what
money consideration is to pass with
the title to the Philippines Indeed,
there is reason to believe that even
the United States peace commission
ers have not been able to fix the
amount exactly.
Assuming that they are to repudiate
all portions of the debt of the island,
which does not represent money spen
for actual betterments, it will be seer
at once that the task presented to the
commissioners, of differentiating thii
] debt, is not an easy one; particular,
in view Of the notorious loose fnancia
Z methods of the Spanish colonial au
: thorities. That this debt should b,
, assumed by the United States il
? some proportion, is said at the stat
! department to be inevitable if annex
alton is to follow.