ii. a l 3’: i '. - Manon. itnroii 31—min Senate committee on foreign relations ad- , loomed altol'tly after 12 o'clock until 2 o'clock this afternoon. Captain Shires will be below the committee when it res-samples to give testimony um W'm‘lalne Court oi In- quiry. The committee discussed at length tho Imposition of St. Thomas. but no action was taken. The desire oi the’eomrnltiae to have Captain Sign- bro heiore it is said that his opinion In well as his direct evidence is want- ed. Soars members oi the committee have amused the opinion that he will be able to give iniormation explanato- ry oi, the testimony which will tend to show that the liaine was destroyed by thigh. Other members believe that theeaptain will point out to the corn- mluee what he regards as significant ieatin'es offlinlgestimony. given not only by thwart by other witness- as. menu-imam W nionrn ' 37$ .mux‘m'm an» cided tint it wu‘ only fair to the ad- ministration to give the few days snit- ed to see“ the demands the president has Inade'flll lip agreed to by Spain beiore taking Wu action. bananastfownswsns W. Washington, larch 31—May appli- cations are being received at the env gineer's olhoe oi the war department iroin small towns along the coast tor the erection oi home means at ileicuiie in wt a.) “adults of foreign ships in the cult oi war. The oilice ls, howwver. powerless to comply with these requests. Is there are no iunds available ior the purpose. The allot- ments so isr received are being expen- ded on..s nnmhfl‘ oi ionidcstitwin sl- resdy under way as a result oi the rev- onrnlendstiona at the Endicott board made many years ago. The/tlflt'lalu oiilie engineer corps believe that the finiabillty oi attack on the smaller towns where the commercial lnierestr are not great is reasonably small. ”tarry" Ode-s ier coal latdsvilledtyo Infill Il-The gov- Measluflmtiedupjmthe- low the city a latnrday. bound lor than“. “murdered bytheser.‘ rotaryoithenavytopmeedatonce atsllhaurds. ’l'hecoaiisiortheuse Ilseritythatpaltolthecrewgotlelt. The heat Misti mriy rflooooeo deoslwbichwaspnrcirssed Pittsbrwg. 'i'ieleethsd tied up iomthehhhmertomhatdr mindbytheiieet has no war ships for avversl Miami's-ssh“ According aohWashlsgton dispatch to the ltsrtiovd (locust. Represents- tive tilil. oi Wheat. said to sev- “mumathsIeorolthellosse that he has arrival within the last Both the Senate snti+llouse Committees on Foreign Affairs Adiourn Until Afternoon Without Action. i’colour'ini‘. orn TO CALL UPON THE PRESIDENT. cine—s— Gapinin Sigshee to Give his Opinions and Explain Significant Features oi the Testimony Taken Before the llaine Court of inquiry- The Legislature of the State at New York Appropriates snoop; . m as a pantlgent War Fund—diner Afternoon Dispatches. 'llhv‘l'hl W* ' Spain by a scheme oi purchase. or oth- Albsny, March 31.—-Governor Black today sent to the lieglslature an emer- gency message advising an immediate appropriation oi ”300,000 as a con- tingent war loud. The message was received by the As. sembly at 10:30 o'clock and was at once read by the clerk. As soon as it had been read leader Nixon introduced a bill appropriating 31,000,000 tor the use oi the National Guard naval reserves and volunteers. under the conditions of the message. He asked that the bill be placed on final passage immediate- ly. There was no objection. and the bill was passed by a unanimous vote three hippies and titty-eight seconds siter tb governor's message had been surely”. ”change was delivered to the lsnata‘jhy the pvernor’s military sec- ?htary fl 10:20 o'clock. The nature oi Is cowhts wm known to nearly cv» sry one in the chamber and when the clerk “bad to read it intense stillnesei came Wins chamber. The masses was received with hearty applause and when this had subsided Senator Hig- gina at are introduced a bill identical with th‘ one pant! by the Assembly. and mead its endowment to the or- der oi third raafllg. This was done without objection. but on the an- nouncpent that the Anaembly had passed he 81.000300 appropriation bill and had sent it to the Senate ior coii~ currenee, the bill was substituted for the finale bill and passed by a truan- imous vote. it will be engroarcd and sent to the governor. who will sign it as soon as he gets it. The National Guard oi the state will then be prepared for war on. a min— me to notice. The bill wile quickly engrossed and transmitted to the governor, who si- dxetl his signature to it at 11:50. it passal bath house. and was eng and signed in one hour and twenty mourn. treating all legislative new I. liglsnd's Advice to Ipain. london, March lit-«The Westmin- titer Gsuite this sliernoon. noting ”Spain's tiliili-ulty in yielding to view oi the danger thmtenlng the dynasty." salts ”.how in this situation. can Bur. one best help Spain and the queen. whom all mpectl' and answers: "By an caprmlon oi opinion so unanimous and decisive that by bowing to It. the queen and her ministers would seem to be yielding to lam maieure, I! this is done and President iicltinley W- ent-s the policy oi saving the lace oi er means. a conflict may be avoided without serious damage to the existing dynasty We hope our government will advise the Spaniards. in the strongest isiignage. to malte lcrins.’ mums-om More. larch 1l-At a largely at» tended erasing oi the liosrd at Trade. thshtvsrsoi war with basin. imam-pea the Opening. m its" a. 3.4m are. man-raw tan eruppssiesrselsts. ties lasslsgsrm‘l‘hs W,» go line: to their _ lsrmsiaihs tit-rainy. » . Washington. Karen M Inso- lsh lsgsiioa here late last nbht receiv. ed a cablegrarn iron the governor- grneral of Cuba. saying that the cap- tain-genersl reported the pacliieation oi the eastern provinces so far advan- ced thatithsdbsendecldedtoresclnd the rcconeentrado order in these prov- inces. and allow all subjects at this do. ereetoreturntothelrhomes in the country. To aid in the reestablish ment at the reconeentrsdos upon their” terms. cablegram states. the gov- ernment will grant thorn the protec tion oi the Spanish military forces. augmented by local rellei committees. to look. after their immediate needs. Eeohomic kitchens, it says. are to be established to support the reconcen- trsdos while waiting tor their first crops to mature. and they are to be furnished taming implements and needs by the government. To supply them with ready money. such oi them as are able will be given employment upon public works. and it is asserted by the authorities that these measures will result in the speedy rehabilitation oi the rural communities in the eastern provinces. naavrsnas mama. T An Important Ingagsmsutinths muumessnaartsrs. Cairo, llsreh zi.—it is sanctioned in a despstch lrom Atbsra, on the Atbars river (Black river). a branch oi the Nile above Berber. that an important reconnaissance was started by the An- glo-Egyptian troops on Wednesday. Eight sqiisdrons oi cavalry. (our lax- im guns. a battery oi horse artillery, two battalions oi’ lniantry and the whole oi the mounted troops recon- noitered the Dervish position is miles lrorri Atbara. this morning. and en- tountred 600 oi the enemy’s nominee. whom they drove iii. and pressing lor- ward. found Mahmond's position. in the heavy bush and strongly entrench- ed with pits tilled with riilenien and protected by a thick mills. in the center was a small hill with three tiers oi entrenchmsats titled with spearnien. The whole position was swarming with Dervishes after the st- taclt. The artillery opened lire at one thousand yards. The elect was ap- parently good. but it was dlihcult to judge to a certainty. owing to ths thick bash. The Haxims also swept the trout oi the position. The Dervitibes. however. tild not reply. evidently awaiting an attack at close quarters. Having ascertained the enemy's posi. tion the reconnoilering iorce retired. followed by the Dervish horiiemen. who did not attack. but retreatcd_ under fire. “mutational!“ lllllli'lt. .'. Y.. larch :ll.«-St-veral trit- locus of llhaca are preparing to light tho collection 0! notes for sums rang. ing [mm 85 to $500 held against them by the deiunct Bankcrs' Alliance idle and Accident insurance company. oi lion Angelen. Cal. The company had an agency here. Some tour year» ago. and when applicants took out policies. titty gave notes as security. Detenti- arm will fight the claims. stating that no value wait received. mines laws or rams». Vienna. March lll~The Austrian budget was submitted to the lower house oi the diet today. The Mill)!- ted revenue in 722.2%”! bovine and the expenditure is mlmslal at Tris ”6.6M florlns. London. lurch 2l-lt is rumored here that Japan has asked the initial mates to loin Great Britain to sup- porting Jspau's vertical to withdraw from Web ilal- Wei alter the payment at the (lhlnese war indemnity. in view oi the ptrssiblllty oi ltiissts seizing the port. Motion. Mart-n :i—The Globe this doorman says it nutter-studs there is a hitch in «inception with the (minera- loan. owing to the stock ear-hang» minimum Musing it imitation until the emperor oi China ratifies it. France and Russia. the Globe adds. are straining to plwvent the ratification and ltispussibletheisscterarsyyet require: the lniorverrtirm oi Germany and Great Britain. m “1 At lbs Agnes Ms Intimacy www.msiu. The ladies of Norwsiksad sadvielsliy sneordisiiyisvitesioinspseitaenis- pisyoitrtmmsd hats-u hoassts st Iiiss flteh‘h opening on Thursday. larch It. mead ll. liars. or m “WI-Lil Tull-roasting more“. Thumwillhseea- ’ result hers when asked what gasr- , eaten the tiles-pie elsb will glvs;that Men” will , Jelries anywhere be- im the club odors the most men- ey'l’iie Olympic b has a perisit tor a contest bat ‘ April fl and H. which it p to lies. and Interim er Kennedy that ii itharkcy would not agree to Jelrles that the club thought Jet ‘ and latter would make a good ii. The club has Jeiiries' to fight under its auspices.“ has assiirsd the superintendent he would abide by i ball. on whirl-raps oi the hernia. phones will him. On milestone lows: The tracedupoathebsll arein eeoiiitrJlsli’sgo- ingarounti wurldseversltlmes, thebookand gluallimiontojils bistoryoitha settlersoillloeklw lard; theatre“. that he was a sailor. the pick and “rel. oi lib trip to Cal- iiornls in 1849, where he became weal- thy. The ”out will stand thir. neen‘ieet high will Mamie addition to .eemetery oi Block is- land. in whiehitwillbeerectcd. W Wham. Cleveland. 0.. larch Ii—Clrarles Green. t1 thh dip. and Sam lnrphy. oi Chiago. ”lit to a Saint u a su— burban resort «last night. bsiore a small crowd erspnrts. both men put up a good contest. The honors wetre ennuitbesadeilvsroanda lame eixfi round Om W t. swim on the unit awn low. knocking lur- phyont. Themeaioqtitstesieh» weights. Green weighing it! pournls. and Murphy iii. Iritishltssmwtrobabiyliost Newcastle. limb 3i-1'be British cleanser lieet'bmore. Capt. Butter. is believed to have been lost with all haniie. She left the Tyne on March 23 for London, and has out been heard oi since. The lieeclimere wait an iron steamer at 72t tons. built at Sun- dorland in 187$. (the wee owned by W, Cory and 8m tllmltedl anti hailed (root the Port oi landed. Tolnrvsyfladssrsss l'lan i'rant'ini-o. Mari-h 3l.-'l'!lt‘ steamer Valencia. which will sail irom here nest Saturday tor the Copper riv. er. will take away lrorn here three ex- peditions with her. One «xptvlitlon is going north to survey the nimiih oi lll~' Com or river: another iii going in lhullr's Inlet. and the third in to iuiriry an iiilaAmerit-nn route. via the Vladt-n pars. in the headwaters oi the (hymn: river. A telegram to Captain Willem. oi the VBani‘lll. says the Vlsdes pass in lo entellrnl i-imtlitltwl. and gold 'lllil- tom are coming and going over i: run- tiniially. Wilmington. lit-l, March tit-«lion. James i. Wolrolt. iornrer chancellor oi Delaware. died at his home in llovrv today. aged 5“ years. Albany. it. it. March 3i.~«'l'he state tax rate lor lm will he res mills. This is the lowest ratt- slnee land, with the fli'fifllflfll oi the years it” and i392. 'omsalpisshllnvsna The minute. used by cit-President tilt-velour! while hm some years ago has just been destroyed by s romapny oi volunteers. They brute into the viable in which the enterprising owner of the volaata was eshiliitlng it and with rocks and clubs smashed the car» ringe to switherceas. Deanne. they said. the psasesm who made it lain» one was a ”pig." ”Pig" is now the draigsatitni oi i.’Asiericsno. A irieaaly iipasisrd thisr canto-sat the present retreat oi Wt is the lipasish mind: “We are here is our on island. thinning our own liaisons. What right have the Americans to were here spy isg'! list’s kleli will eat." unable to kleit the Americans out is a holy. the palate aid-ls decides to administer the htehs individually. Oss 'ehsrvstinaa’l'hegrsatnrpsrtloswss San Francisco. March ill—At about mldilkht this city and ethic wae mm by one oi the most nevi? earthquakes ever experienced in Cal- iiorrds. in Ian Moo buildings were swayed violently ior luliy ten seconds. thouh reports from other places state that the vibrations contin- ued for iron iorty seconds to a minute. ' A testament house on -Clelnentine attain. betweenl'iith and Sixth streets. enlist-ed. but no one was injured. Nearly every window oi the Strain- mere apartment notion in Lurkin street qrpositetlrenew city hall was broken. the ! wiring tell from the walls and picture and ornaments were thrown to the doors. The building in larkin street. near licAliiwnr. iorrnerly occupied by the Supreme court. was slightly damaged. lis chimneys tell to the pavetnent. but iortnastely did not hit any oi the pan- lc-uricksn people in the street. (lines ware in several nitrous and stores was broken. ~ At the oflce oi the Amocisted Press telegraphic communication was later- rupteit luv 30 minutes. The earth- quaheemnedthesameeonditioaolal- lslrs at the Wernern Union and Postal telegraph Wm. The meets at the hotels and lodging houses. many at whom had no idea ol the cause at the trembling oi the earth. were intensely excited and rush. ed from their reruns without waiting to drown. A lamp was upset in a email house in Third aim and a blou- was titan— ed, which was soon extinguliihcd. but the calling out of tho tine dt-partmont added to the excitement oi the night. At midnight Uli‘ downrttrwn streets were thronged with men. women and children and in tho rvwldenrc portion oi the city lights were burning in near- ly «very home until a very late hour. A woman fainted on hiarltot unrest and was carried itithe receiving hospi— tal. training a rumor to be circulated that she had been killed. She was soon revived. No person was injured so inr an the limpitai atithorltleit know. The iihot'li was ielt ilimllghimi tilt- shite, but very nit-nan- reports have as yet been rtv-eivrd owing to the demor- altar-l condition ol llw wim At tllv' lion Quentin priisrii some at the guards thought a general twink had been math by the pritsrnm who had eit~ pirated dynamite. The convicts in their with were irrriiied and hearing loud ovum from the odltm oi the watch also imagined a prison delivery hail tallest. Al. llama Roan worm! chimneys were thrown down and many windows bvtrheu. Pml. ilsvhien, the eminent srlesrtlst. tier-lanes that the esrthqrmlte has sei- tloni it ever been exceeded in violence have and mm it remarkable thin nolosaoillleorgreat downpour perry was mankind. The waters oi ilsn Francisco Bay rose in a tithi wave two lent high, but aim ltnnievilately Molded. The earthquake was very severe at Mare inland. dirlag damage W at ”do” The saw mill was prvsrtrs- tedsntiisowtsptete mil. Then-or» era-eat baptist and several shops were badly w. The sssy yard employees were roused irorn their lords and made a hasty inspection oi the gonads sail the warships la rowan oi repair. but it is not taught the vessels ushered any hurls, or that the raise- ble pleat oi machinery was slut-l. arht twelve or thirteen was they mmvints‘thawcvsrhnsureiw— mommywm‘ ' A Seismic woe... oi Unparalleled Severity Sweeps Over the State of Cali- " " turnip at Midnight. THE EARTH MOVED ONE- . FOURTH OF AN lNCH. Regarded as Remarkable that no Loss of bite or Greet Damage to Property was Occasionetlwd Saw liill at Hare island Complete. ly Wrecked. and the Government Hospitals anti Shops Badly Shaken—«Wires llernoralizeti and Reports are Somewhat Iisagre. the shock had passed my. No dam- age in reported save the breaking oi telegraph wires. Three shocks were felt Ii. Sacramen- to. They were of an easy. undulating motion and seemed to be (tom south- eanttonorthweet. Therelssoiarno damage reported. Los Angeles. March zit-The shock oi earthquake experienced in northern Osliitrrnia, was evidently confined mictly to that nation oi the with. inquiries at various points in southern Caliiornla elicited the information that thin section was not visited by the vibrations. '3! ll 1’le In! I01. Webster lays no lousy was Produced and he ennui lot nua- likeness. in conversing with a repreaentative oi the Bridgeport Homing Telqram, last night, Lew Webster. the Bridge- ‘ lightweight. explained why he did not go on with Jack Fan. oi New York. at Norwallt. Monday nkht. Webster said he agreed to box Max [5 rmnde ior $135. This iii true. so the letter lroin the club manager was ahown to the writer beiore Webster answered it and took the match on. Webster any» the honor was small and the proposition was made to him to bus Fox for ions money and he reinaed. The mmpronh lee was to go eight rounds. but Web- ster declined. saying that be Wail prt» tiered to stand by lllil agreement and , expected the management to do the) same. Then the Webster party tiiiorotl to go ten rillllltlii it they were iiurc oi 3.30 and asked that the I'Illtlr oi the money be uhown. The manager imit— ed upon this all u question as to his illi- ant'lal worth. and as much as said no. All the money could not be seen. Wob- stcr naililrnlly returned to light. llr- l't’- marked tliiii be had always kept hill word with any manna-I its od'ered to show under. and would have done the some thing at Norwallt had the purse been guaranteed. As the matter stands at this time. Webster iii out oi pocket the ["0an it met him to get rcady. lie so» ready to enter the ring at any time the mom-y wait produced. but he wold not take a chance agalmit a small house and a manager unknown to him. it is said that Jim Jacques t'tliil'iili- plates pirilliig till a show in llrldgc- port during the mmth of April. There has been norm- talk about a second meeting between Fred Mrillrr and Webster. but the latter tannot matte I30 wand», the weight initiated upon by hirtllrr. itlilillliATliiI cum. My wile has used omlsin's Pain ilslni ior rheumatis- leth great rein-l. and i can reed-intend it an a splendid liniment for rheumatism and other htuisebold use ior which we have broad it vslnsbimbw. 1. Baylor. lied Cir-eh. N Y Dir. Carter is one of the leading mar. chants oi thin village and one of the mtait prominent men in this vicinity. ~W. (l Phlppia. editor lied i'resk Herald. P’or file by (l. C iltlllson. with m. and E. i'. Weed. Nor- wn . “seven rooster-entity roomseech. till; Ive T0 LET—Two suits ill i LET-4‘10” No. tandw'l'ollesllmi. T0 [ET—bower . rooms. 126 South Iain quire at 74 South Iain i'. Byxbee. rooms each, 24 North Thoroughly renovated. tiltion throughout. rent also house for storage. 4 street. Inquire William Elizabeth etreet. T0 LET—Seven rooms, wig) avenue; six rooms. M suitable for oinces; rooms, No. 10 Union ~ )2 rooms, with improv 9 Arch street, rent '32. ward. T0 LET-From April 1st,. 5 Courtlnntlt place. All meme; tour or live roping, avenue. corner oi C inquire at Taylor and Go“ West aveiinc. and Ann streets. 7 rooms. inquire at Hayee' market. : TO LET—Cottage 38 > city water, excellent well. and garden. Rent .7 w ply 22 hierwin street. T0 LET—drown part oi house, Haniord place. Five room. on two in attic. inquire No. 122 ‘ ‘ Main street. A. T. Merriam. it!!! T0 LET—One tour room am first floor; tour rooms ‘ floor; rents moderate to small we} lice. Water and sewer G. llaulenbeelt 230rcharddvs31 . T0 LET—Three iurnisheti roams fl central locality, suitable tor a one tor or dentist. Will also » furnished. together or For particulars inquire at . walk once oi The Sentinel. To LET—Lower apartments ehall titreet. Water and m iieciionn. Possession at once. uel T. Hatch. TO LET—A pleasant seven- rm tage one minute irom trolley. m or and sewer connection. and in. Rent. 312 per month. oi r n. Quintard its lists at“ Norwnlk 'ro LET—House in Orchard m suitable (or either one or two all families, has all modern in” meats, bath room. furnace. std. M . minutes’ walk from Wlt m trolley. inquire at No.6 hm street “L To LET—The second and third m, at the Quintsrd Wig.m¢'“ and Knight nimis. wort-us. Int- ableioroilleu, Whmum msnuiacturlng. Bout - . inquire at F.1d. Quintard, It“ street, Norwsis. or 1'. ii. ~ walk. T0 RENT-Four room apartments,“ ‘ iitory rear rent 88; also MW apartmenui. 2nd story treat. m 59: over ll. W Raymond's. ”wa‘ lngton sired. windows in room. liailii lighted. bested do cleaned Inquire once Old will ill- gar company. 83 Washington lineal. rort sane on no if“ M FOR fiALB Olt T0 RENT—W No. 28 Camp street. All mm 0" venlenres. inquire of hits. , l. Brewer. Westpurt ave-II. or: g lml tr. Austin. an iii-uni for their return to ’ tee. H wnmno. WA “d “ham (sully. Adar-s. stating terms. magic gm. Dealt-cl omen. mil ii WAMMirI tor mi boast» work. Apply to In. Innis itssh. i‘i Ilmwnnd avenue. [oath Norwalh. art! It port exam. you haul-A myflkiiw “ hut sell charming
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