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sembly, and because he had declared to
the Assembly that he would observe Its
rulings In so far as he considered them
beneficial to Cuba.
The Assembly again declared that the
s3 0OO, 900 was insu fficient. Senior Gonzalez
de Quesada, who accompanied Mr.. Porter
in Cuba, was attacked by Seniors Gualberto
Gomez, Sanguily and Aguerro, who de-.
clared that he had ac:ed Ia bad faith and
deceived them.
General Maxine Gomez has issued a
statement to the Cuban people aud army,
part OF which Is as follows:
"By the use Of the supreme faculties with
which 1t Is endowed the Assembly, repre-
senting the army only, has deposed me as
Commander Chief OF the Cuban army,
which grade 1t conferred upon me during
the last war; As Commander-inC Chief al
ways followed the dictates OF nv best con-
science and the call Of great national
needs. I Iendeavored In all circumstances
to fulfill my duty.
Gas a sincere man I confess thank them
because they relieve me OF great political
obligations, and also leave me free to re-
turn 20 my abandoned home, which, during
thirty years Of continual strife for the
good OF This country that love 40 much,
has beeE my one aspiration. Foreigner
as am, did not come to serve this
country by helping it to defend Its just
cause as q mercenary soldier; and, conse-
quently, since the oppressive power OF
Spain has withdrawn from this land and
left Cuba in freedom, had sheathed my
sword, thinking had finished the mission
which had voluntarily imposed upon my
SELF. I am owed nothing. l retire con-
tented and satisfied at having done oil
could for the benefit OF my brothers.
Wherever destiny rules that I make my
home there can the Cubans depend upon a
friend"
The Assembly Is being strongly cen.
sured by Cubans on all sides, and there
we're popular demonstrations Sunday al
ternoon In favor OF the deposed Comman
erin Chief, the crowds shouting "Long
live Gomez' and Death to the Assem-
bly!" General Gomez received numerous
visitors, all or whom assured him OF their
affection and loyalty. There is no doubt
that majority OF the people support him
as against the Assembly.
General Gomez, 1t is said, enjoys the full
confidence OF the American military au-
thorities, and, although he says that ne Is
clad OF hii new-found liberty, since 1t vii!
enable him to return home, It is not believed
that he will leave Cuba at present. He has
always insisted that IN active share In dis,
tributing the money would fall to him, and
there seems no good reason why he cannot
continue to act as General Brooke's adviser
and helper.
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POSTMASTER RlFLEo MAIL:
Edward F. Bogart, OF Wilkesbarro
CAUGHT Opening Letters and Arrested.

Edward +. EoRart, OF Wlkesparfo
Caught Opening Letters and Arrested.
SCRANTON. Penn. (SpeciaD.-Edward 2;
Bogarr, Postmaster OF Wilkesbarre. wa
arrested Just before midnight few nights
sgo charged with tamperins with the
mails. Hugh German and two assistant Sc.
cret servics men from Washington made ths
arrest. Several months ago complaints were
lodged with the Postof1ce Department at
Washington that letters received In the
Wilkesbarre Postoflce had been opened ap'
parently by steaming process. The com.
plaints were 50 numerous that the author.
tiles at Washington detailed three Secret
Service men upon the case. The detectives
found great difficulty In obtaining any In.
formation, as they were obliged to work
carefully.
The evening on which the arrest was
made after the Washington and Baltimore
mail had arrived and been sorted Bogart
was seen to enter the Office, take several
letters from the pigeonholed boxes. go into
his private office and then carefully draw
down a curtain. In few moments Cor.
man turned out an electric light In the
rear OF the o1ice. which was the signal to
the assistants on the outside. They were
admitted by German and then the thres
went to the private oSce OF the Post.
master. They rushed In and found Bogart
at his desk with three letters addressed to
business men Of the city. All the letters
had been opened.
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ITALY'S ACTION IN CHINA.
Minister Canevaro States That Violence
Might Ipjure Great Britain.

Minister Canevaro States That Violence
Might Ipjure Great Britain.
RoaE, Italy By Cable) I'm the Chamber
OF Deputies on Tuesday Admiral Canevaro,
Minister OF Foreign Affairs. made COM
prehensive statement regarding Italy's ac-
tion in China. He confirmed the reported
recall OF slgnor Martino, Italian Minister
at Picking, and announced that Italy had
obtained the approval Of Great Britain and
Japan before demanding the concession at
San. Nun.
Great Britain, however, had requested,
he suid, that force should not be employed
and had promised In return to give her
diplomatic support to Italy at the Court OF
Pekin.
Other friendly powers, the Minister con.
tinued, were then notified and indicated
their acauiescence.
He expressed confidence 10 the ultimate
success Of Italy's policy, and reminded the
Chamber that Italy's duty was to refrain
from force as far as possible, since she
had gone to China without any pre-
vious provocative incident, or violated
rights to justify a resort to violence,
which might, II adopted, disturb the
international equilibrium IN the Far East
and exercise a fatal reflex action In Eu-
rope, besides injurlng Great Britain, who
had proved herself Italy's cordial friend.
and exposing to conflict other Powers that
had shown themselves the well-wishers OF
It8ly
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CUBAN ASSEMBLY MUST co.
War Department Announces That It Will
BE Dispersed.

War Department Announces That 1t Will
BE Dispersed.
WASHINGTON, D. C. (SpeciaD.-The an
nouncement was made on Tuesday BY the
War D apartment that the Cuban Assembly
was to be dispersed by General Brooke, and
that the military authority OF the United
States would be asserted until otherwise
ordered. This move, made upon the heels
of q popular demonstration In Havana
against the Assembly, and In favor OF Gem
eral Gomez. indicates the opinion OF the
Administration that the Cuban Assembly Is
q body calculated to provoke and increase
disorder.
The opinion OF the War Department
seems to be that the Cuban Assembly Is Il
body OF adventures, usurpinS authority
with the hope Of being able to extort from
the Treasury OF the United states larger
sums OF money than General Gomez has
intimsted would be acceptable as compen-
sation for the Cuban army that he is about
to disband. The Assembly is not regarded
as at all representative, and Its authority
Is practically nothing.
General Brooke has not been dehniteiy
instructed as to how he. shall get rid OF the
Cuban Assembly. The manner OF the dis
persal Is left to his discretion.
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TROOPS TO RESCUE A TRAIN.

Colored Heroes OF San Juan to Dig Out
snowbound Passengers In the West.
CHEYENNE, Wyo. Especially. The colorel
troops at Fort Russell, four companies OF
the Twenty-iour Infantry, volunteered on
Saturday to 20 out as shovellers In the at
tempt to bring the Cheyenne and Northern
train, which, with forty-two passengers,
has been snowbound at Iron Mountain,
fifty miles from here, for two weeks. One
hundred were accepted, and formed a re-
lief party under Mayor Schnitger and At
torney Breckons. and took out train
loaded with provisions.
The snow.bound passengers have beea
living the past week on steer killed sun
day by Superintendent Rssbach, who Is In
charge of the train. Two relief trains
which have gone out are in the
drifts, between here and Iron Mountain, q
fierce blizzard OF snow and wind which
prevailed fer twelvs hours Il few days ago
having showed them in. The troops going
out ara the ones who frst reached the crest
of San Juan Hill last July, and 1t believed
they will break the blockade.
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Foreign.

The unpopularity OF the temporary Gov
ernment Of Crown Prince Gustave was
manifested few days ago when mob
hooted, hissed and snowballed him In the
streets OF Christiania, Norway.
Advices have reached Gundalajara. Mex
leo. of the suicide OF Charles Woolrlch,
British Consul at Mazatian, The act was
due to Ill health.
The position OF the Spanish prisoners In
the Philippine Islands, 1t Is announced at
Madrid, Spain, is question which must
remain in allegiance, as the ransom de-
manded by Aguinaldo Is 80 enormous that
the Government cannot come to decision.
William Wilde, brother OF Oscar Wilde,
died in London few days ago. William
C. Kngsb9Ey Wilde; better 5ro5er 5eoTa on
Oscar Wilde, married MIS-. Frank Leslie
on October 4. 1891. She obtained divorce
on June 10, 1898. Mr.. Wilde married Miss
Sophia Lesson in April, 1894. He was born
in 1858.
Mgr. Clari, Papal Nuncio to France, died
at Paris, France, u few days ago.
Sir Claude Macdonald, British Minister at
Pekin, China, owing to his state OF health,
will take short leave OF absence from
Pekin and 80 to London.
The Duke OF York held a leyee at St.
James's Palace, London, Tuesday after
noon. The United States Ambassador.
Joseph H. Choate. presented his son,
Joseph H. Choate, Jr.. Spencer Eddy, who
was private secretary to Colonel John Hay
when the latter was United States Ambas-
sador. and United States Consul Gen.
eral Osborne.
E. T. Hooley, the bankrupt millionaire
promoter in LONDON, has been seized with
mental arrangement In consequence OF the
prosecution instituted against him. 1t Is
hoped that the attack is only temporary.
Severe lighting has taken place between
the Turkish troops and the Arab tribesmen
near Shall, In the Province OF Yemen. Ara
bia, where an insurrection has been In pro-
gress for ten months. The Turks loot LOU
men and the Arabs 300.
Amadman leaped few days ago from
the highest tower OF the Cathedral of
Malaga. Spain-a distance of 200 feet from
the ground-and vas dashed into An un-
recognizable mass. A large crowd wit
messed the leap.
Dissensions, owing to the refusal OF the
Premier to recall to the Cabinet Mr.. Mo-
riae, have taken place in Newfoundland's
Ministry.
The British Admiralty has decided to
spead Sc, ,250 900 during the coming year In
building new war vessels and completing
and fitting out one that is unfinished.
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GEN. GOMEZ IMPEACHED.
Removed From His Command by the
Cuban Military Assembly,
HIS STATEMENT TO THE PEOPLE.
Tho Depossd Loader Accused OF Being
Traltor-s3, 900, 900 appropriation Not
Standardization OF the Assembly Con-
demned in Havana-Gomez Says He Is
Glad to Be Free-RetIres Contented.

Glad TO Be Free-RetIres Contented.
HAVANA, Cuba (By Cable).-The Cuban
Military Assembly In public session satur-
day afternoon impeached General Maxine
Gomez, and removed him from his CON-
mand as General-in. Chief OF the Cuban
Army, the first ballot taken resulting IN
twenty-six votes being cast In support OF
the motion to impeach and remove General
Gomez against four in opposition.
General Gomez's only supporters ware
General Cespedes and General Nunez. The
original motion, which was introduced by
Manuel Sanguily, provided for the aboli-
tion OF the grade OF General-in- Chier. but
an amendment was offered to this by Senor
Agt erro which read "to abolish the grade
OF General-in- Chief and to remove General
Gomez for failure In his military duties
and disobedience to the Assembly," Senior
Aguerro declared that Gomez was tnsu .
ordinate and should be punished, and
Senior Sangully insinuated that the Gsneral
vas traitor to Cuba.
Much passion was evident In the
speeches, In some OF which Gomez was de-
elared to have been delinquent In his
duties aud disobedient because he had &C.
cepted the proposition OF Robert P. Porter,
President McKinley's special emtssary,
without consulting the Assembly; because
he had taken upon himself the arrange
men.s for the payment and disarmtng OF
the Cuban troops independent Of the AS
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Cycling Notes.

The French Touring Club, after indulS'
ing iu q little arithmetic, counts on having
something like $50, 900 in the bank at Tho
end OF 1899.
The two weeks cycle racing tournament,
which included six-day and twenty
four-hour affair, ut San Francisco. resulted
In loss Of several thousand dollars to its
promoters.
A kind OF race that is no. entirely new
but which Is uncommon and nevs- has
been tried out to discover whether or not
it Is a successful attraction, ts the sweep.
stake bicycle race. The promoters this
yaar propose to run number OF eTents OF
this character during the summer.
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HE THREATENED THE PRESIDENT.

Henry Muller Arrested In Montreal on
Deputy Consul Gormsn's Complaint.
MONTREAL. Quebec (SpeciaD. Henry
Muller, German, who has served In the
United States army. was arrested here
few days ago on a charge made against
him by United States Deputy Consul Cor
man that he threatened to kill President
Mckinley.
Muller addressed q letter to President
Angell OF Ann Arbor University, stating
that he intended to 60 to Washington and
kill President Mckinley because he was
hostile to the Germans In the States.
Muller Is held for extraditlon.
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DAMAGE TO THE CR0]
Recent Storms Cause a Loss Through
out the Country Of $l5,0OO,o 1000.
ORANGES AND PEACHES SUFFER
Tho Small Fruit and Vegetable Producers
of Florida Experiepce Great Loss:
Georgia Peach Crop Ruined - Crops
Suffer In tho Central Western States.
Financial Loss Amount to Millions. !

WASHINGTON, D. G. Qpecial).-Accord.
Ing to the information which has been re-
ceived by the Agricultural Department
from all parts OF the country the report OF
a blight Of the fruit crop seems to be cor
rect, and fruit Of all kinds apparently u
going to bring high prices. The price OF
oranges has already increased twentY-nve
Der cent, and other fruit probably viii
cost proportionately as much, as with .
reduction Of the stock on hand and the
likelihood Of a reduced supply decided,
increase in prices is expected. The gen.
eral effect of the two recent cold snaps on
agricultural communities has been most
disastrous. This Is particularly true OF
Florida, where the blizzard of last month
swept through the groves. The recens
storm will probably bring ruin to the small
frnit and vegetable producers Of the State.
II will be remembered that in 1894 the
production OF Florida oranges had grown
to the total Of nearly five million boxes, 70.
sulting In an income to the State OF about
s1O. 600 900 annually. The severe cold
which visited Florida IN 1895 injured tne
trees to such an extent that some OF tno
most valuable properties in tho State were
abandoned.
The recent cold wave was repetition Of
that Of 1895. as far as it's effects are con
cerned. Many trees will have to be cut to
within foot Of the ground, and the Young
trees have practically been killed. The
promised crop Of 1000, 900 boxes OF oranges
Tor next year Is now improbable. Recent
advices indicate production In the south.
ern part OF Florida OF not more than 50 600
or 160, 600 boxes, which will be harvested
in October, November and December.
Pineapple culture, which is also exten.
sive, and which has been source OF great
remuneration to the State, has also been
destroyed. The same thing is true OF early
vegetables, such as beans and potatoes.
other fruit-producing sections. The Cen:
trail Western States particularly suffered
severely in respect to apple and peach
trees.
In Georgia where the famous peaches OF
last year resulted In bringing into the
State about $4,000, 900, It Is probable that
the loss Of the crop Is complete.
In, Mississippi early vegetables have been
iujufed, and the damage has been extend
ed to North and South Carolina. Early
vegetables are likely to be scarce ana
high. Producers in some OF the States
mentioned will not be able to buy seed fof
the planting OF q second crop.
In general, the loss by the cold wave to
the producers OF the country may be estt-
mated as follows: In Florida the immedi,
ate loss, without regard to the possible
effect in the future, can be put at "a :0O0..
600; in Georgia not less than 5000, 600,
and in the Western States an estimate OF
$5, ,000, 900 is q conservative one. IN Della
ware another 81 ,o00, 900 may be added to
the losses.
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TELEGRAPH OPERATOR A HERO.
Badly Injured Man Sends Warning Ove'
tho Wire and Saves Lives.

EpwAaDsv111E, IL. (SpeciaD.-Peters, o
small station on the Clover Leaf Road
south OF here, has hero in the person Of
John F. Dickman. telegraph operator al
the station. The lives OF two train crews
were saved q few nights ago by his per
formance OF dutv.
Dickman received a message to hold
train at the siding near Peters. He started
across the yards to deliver the dispatch to
the engineer, when he was struck bv an ap.
preaching through freight. Hs was
thrown about forty feet from the track.
His skull was fractured and he was other.
wise bruised. He Law unconscious for 80 ns
minutes, and when he came to his senses
the through aud local freight had novel
on and he was left alone. None OF the
crew had witnessed the accident.
The operator remembered that train
was scheduled to leave Madison, aud that
this would collide with the local TX An order
to hold 1t was not sent. He dragged him.
sell inch by inch to the station house,
almost fainting as he reached the opera.
tors desk. He would probably have lost
cons sciousness again had not his brother
William entered and caught him. With his
brother holding him In bis arms the opera.
tor ooened the key and "os'd" the through
freight aud notified the chief dispatcher at
Charleston OF the departure of the local.
catastrophe was averted. Dickman's In
iurles are serious.
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A TORNADO IN ALABAMA.
Many Buildings Razed Near Birmingham
and Several Persons Injured.

and Several Persons Injured.
BIRMrSaHAM, Ala. (SpeclaD.-A tornado
passed over Avondsle, Woodlawn. Phillips,
and East Birmingham, suburbs OF Blrming-
ham, early Wednesday morning, and did
great damage. The storm was ffty feet
wide, and started Just at the outskirts OF
the city, tearing of the roof OF the stock
house OF the Slots furnaces.
At Avondale laundry and three colored
churches were razed. In Wcodlawn dozen
houses were lifted from their foundations
and tumbled to the ground. In Phillips
half dozen houses were blown down, and
10 one OF them five people were buried In
the debris, while at East Birmingham the
walls OF q new addition to the big plant OIL
the Birmingham Machine and Foundry
Company were badly damaged and will
have to be rebuil..
Several persons were hurt, but none ser.
iously. Cloudbursts occurred on all the
railroads leading into Bhminghom and
great damage was done. At Horse Creek
Ala, a cloudburst did great damage to the
mines and equipment OF the Ivy Coal and
Coke Company. The storm which passed
over the suburbs OF Birmingham disap.
peared at Gate City, six miles out.
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jNcENDIARY GANG AT WORK.

Loss and Alarm Caused In q Suburb OF
OF Wilkesbarre, Penn.
>W1LKEsBARRE, Penn. Especially D.-The
people residing In the town OF Ashley, q
suburb Of wilkesbarre, are terror.stric ken
over the work OF gang OF incendiaries.
On Saturday they set fire to valuable
property, causing loss OF S2o, 900. and
carly Tuesday morning they set on fire the
large public school building. The building
was entirely destroyed. together with Two
dwellings. Loss, S25,0O0; insurance, Sl4,-
600.
Eleven teachers were employed 10 the
building, and GOO children are without
school accommodations.
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Doings OF State Legislatures.

A bill to tx freight rates has been re-.
jected by the Washington House.
Prize fighting has been legalized, and
gambling has been made felony in
Montana.
The Rhode Island Legislature has voted
TO erect memorial to the Narraganset
Indians In Charlestown.
II Idaho resolution for Prohibition
amendment to the constitution has been
rejected by close vote.
BY o nearly unanimous vote the Okla
home House has passed bill giving
women full voting power.
: The Oklahoma Senate has passed the
House bill providing for convention in
July next to frame State constitution
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TEN Ships LOST 4? SEA.
Owners Have Given Up All Hopes For
Their Safe Arrival in Port.
OVER THREE HUNDRED ABOARD.
The Value OF the Steamers and Theh
Cargoes Placed at $4,000, ,000-Al Of
Them Freight Boats-They Carried
No Passenrers-Supposed 10 Have
Perlshed In the Recent Storms.


No Passengers-Supposed 10 Have
Perlshed In the Recent Storms.
NEW YORK CRY (SpeciaD OF the many
steamers reported overdue after the severe
storms Of early February, ten have not
since been reported, and are now given up
as lost. They add ten to the record OF ves-
sells "never heard from" They are In ad-
ditIon to those wrecked on lee shores or
abandoned at sea, the crews Of which have
been taken of and brought to port. In the
case OF these ten there is little hope that
any OF their men will ever again be seen,
though there Is Of course always chance
OF a missing seaman turning up after many
weeks aboard some slow-going ship ar
irving at port on the other side OF the
globe. None of these vessels carried pas
sengers. The list follows:
Aroma, British, S400 tons, Captain ]. P.
Baxter. Thompson Line; timber laden,
from Portland, Me-, January 27, for Lon
don.
Croft. British, 27O0 tona, Captain Land,
Arrow Line; laden with grain and general
merchandise, from New York, January 26,
for Leith.
fOIC pIlllSU, ouUV lOuo, Sap-
tain Smith, under charter to the Atlantic
Transport Line; laden with grain and
general cargo, from New York, January
27. for London.
Laughton, British $500 tons. Captain
Hodgson; laden with grain and cotton,
from Norfolk January 2s. for Copen-
hagen.
Picton, British, 940o tons, Captain G. 5.
Payne; laden with grain and cotton, from
Norfolk January 90, for Sligo.
Minister Maybacn, German, $500 tons,
Captain P,relle; laden with oil In bulk,
from New York January 25. for Hamburg.
Allegheny, American, 5000 tons, Cap.
tain McGilllvary, owned by L. Lucken-
bach; laden with oil in bulk, from New
York, January Is, via Halifax January 26,
for Dover.
City OF Wakefield, British, 5000 tons,
Captain Townsend; laden with grain and
general merchandise, from Norwalk, jan
uary "a, for Rotterdam.
Dora Forster, British, 24OO tons, Captain
J. B. Wooley; laden with cotton. from
Savannah. January %. for Liverpool.
Oberon, British, $500 tons, Captain Lesly;
laden with grain, from Baltimore, January
26, for Antwerp.
The value placed by shipping men on
these vessels and their cargoes Is 81, ,500,-
600, OF which three-hfths represents that OF
the vessels and two-ffths that OF the car
goes. The crews aggregate between 800
and 400 men.
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Neusy Gleanings.

The second largest auditorium and con.
yen;ion hall In the United States has been
dedicated In Kansas City, Mo.
There Is bill in the British House Of
Lords which provides that no one should
command a British ship who was not q
British subject.
Grand Canon, Col, is to have nine gaso-
line automobiles, running from Flagstaff,
A. T., each driven by fourteen horse
power gasoline engine, and seating eight
cen people.
An organized movement Is on foot In
Boston to drive the English sparrows out
OF the city, on the ground thatit Is "pub-
lie nuisance and a general expense, and =
serious aesthetic injury"