.u ' It" ..... m.W——-w m... 1er“ Grant, of Vet-est. introduces Accord will liciiioley's Policy in Cnbaw‘l'he House Committee an Porely Relatiom liolds poplar-Denied that the Pope implosion. April “mam lic- Wmupenflglodaynmlihmd- men into “Ilium W“ “I “a” mpgtuwdnyahaveheen no M'mmhmandhehassbowu ”as- . (Aime client the elect of numerous Wm M have occupied much of ale dine and tlie long deliberations prelimimry to the inborn of framing the eagerly awaited message to Cou- Igreas. :l‘bdsy he appeared to be feel“ it; well and moved about briskly with n chamful countenance Amistnnt Sec- Mags Day was the first public man to, , . Momma Home. He came; “Millions. about U o'clock and remained some flat! I ll of and time. Representative Grout. of Ver- 7. l | for ""9““ moguniso came very early h! Infill" mint _ ‘ ’ifhe interview between the prddent and General Brunt lasted only’i. few hilarity. ”5%?" an invest in el- ‘iow a discussiéa and an outilaa of what oaaaral erect proposed to b in Icoducaoninfhhiiousetoday. Oneof‘ ,. 'and‘iiay Pro- pose intervention. TEN MORE VESSELS FOR AUXILIARY NAVAL FORCE 'keeabyauthorlssdtosspsndmitoftbe a Resolution that is Said to be in a Stormy Session Behind Belted has been Asked to Mediate. Washington. April i.~A leadiu ad- ministration member of Congress. af- ter n conference at the White House today. said: “The message will go to Cources about Wednesday. The president has taken a strong and determined attitude and he means to carry out that policy to the letter. The president intends to recognise Cuban independence and may go further and propose intervention. This is his policy and it will be declar- ed iu the edicts! action very shortly." ;‘ Washington. April i.—-iir. Grout. ite- pubiican. of Vermont. today introduced ”the following-Joint resolution: ,“llesllved. by the Senate and the gotten of Rmtntlvea that the tilted States of America recognise the inpuhiie of Cuba as a tree and inde- n‘lsastmata; that the prudent is appropflationmadeeorthe national defensclnthsnctapproved larcba. m. notescesdlng “OOJOOtoprovide th'at rill-fillhaahaolmmal of the Spanish bag from the island. the recognition of the republic of Cuba and the distribution by this govern- ment of supplies sent by this country and paid foroni of the 860,000,000 now at the disposal ii the president. Theotheriasbillsppropriatiag at.- 009.900. to raise the wreck of the Iislne to ascertain in detail exactly what oc- curred when it was blown up. Chairman Cannon of the House com- mittee mi Wines. and Chair- man Diaglsy of the ways and means polnmitlee. m with the president for a low blunted. They congratulated the prsddait is his mod spirits and. advising hill the committees meet ‘fodhy. asked was anything that he wialutl nematode. The pm ideal. sou-rev. had nothing to about he spoke on gen- thnt Vi would precipitate upon he country. v‘lsaator any. of Dela- ware. a leading member of the com. ash talked over the situation at some length. ‘ ”Museum. ”Manhunt-guarding “We. ‘waasiastsa. April t—Beuor Quesa~ as. representing the Cubs junta in Washington...” to the Associated Pro. today: ,"i‘he Cubans will never uncoutoflfinlisticenntiltheirln- dependence cm. Until that timothy ;fiteaaaefighting.When ,W.,ismsnllodihe0nhfl will mantis armistice for settle- mastoiconllllinslntbeisiands.” “Mismatch-mus astowhattheCubsastIdo theremntappsalhythe Cam-Mealtime lemming V ‘mltyarri dailies“ titans-salute- ' ”menses-esteem“ -cnmbattant Owbans with the neces- fond. means and rational for r immediate relief from starvation; necemary implements oi agricul- and ad for planting a crop. pro- vied that the relief herein authorised hall be estendsd only through duly authorised agents of the United States. and to this end the president is auth- orised to request the cooperation of tbeproperoflcersoffipain lathe is- land of Cuba." lir. Grout said he believed the presi- dent's mes-go would go beyond a res- olution of this kind. A Veryltrong Ilsa. Havana. April i.——’ibe Oibcial (ia- sette will publish tomorrow a mani- festo in an earnest and strong plea to the Cubans to accept the outstretched hands and fraternal embraces and core dial welcome to really home-ruled Cu~ ha and its autonomist lenders. and de- clares that such action is not cowardice nor dishonor. but the best for me Cu- bans and all the residents and interests of the island. The meal is a very strong plea. Held shanty Issalon. Washllsln. April i——'l'he house committee on doveign relations order- adthedooriscksdduringitssessioss this morning. and it is believed that the scalou was a stormy one. Every member of the committee was pledged to secrecy before the committee ad- ionrned. One member. however. said. "We did nothing." The members of the committee do not aspect that any. thing will bedoaeinthsliomotoday. Theropsnotmmlsdiass Rome. Ain'il i.—-lt ismld in Vatican ousrtersloday lhattliel’opehasnot formally adored to mediate between the llnltadflntesnnd Spain. because hahsenothaearsansatsdbythe two W itistrue.howsver.tbas hehnsennvsysdtoliadridhisnrdsnt widtorthssvoidaneeofaeosaietsad hanakdhdaiosrrsageiorssasa ”ambiance loci» msmbsrofconmesswhohsstbeeond— deaceofthoarhlaiaratiouthstthere isnotrtitli in thsmporied mediation of ths'Pope in theclihaulncident’. and lbstbelthepresident) badnoltnowl- edgeoflt whatever. Beaisoannoun ced that he was hourly «panting a meat of the formal proposition of an armistice to the insurgents. Chairman Cannon. of the House In- proprlations committee. and Represeno tatlve Grout. of Vermont, a member of that committee. had a conference with lir. McKinley at the call ,of the presi- dent. Il I179)” 'AI ”salads in Cuba Inkling in the Iattnlinsd Volnnlsmn. Havana. April 4. ~Tliere is great en- thusiasm here among the Spaniards. and thousands of them are enlisting in the battalions of volunteers. The sen» timent of the lmmeusalnsjority is in layer of war. They are awaiting ans~ elects and- seem to have confidence that Spain will triumph over the Unit- ed States. The Spaniards generally say they prefer to fight with a great nation than with a small one. as they would rather "die as heroes than live as cowards.” They add that Spain has always had a smial providence in great conflicts. and they are conddent that Providence will not. abandon Spain in her "defense of justice and her rights." in spite of this seesmlngiy brave showing. however. have already withdrawn their money from the Bank of Spain. but there is no panic. and buslnsas is going on about sensual. itlsmldthatamsjorityof the hostile. men have lot- a long time past had their funds deposited in their own houses and sales. The treasury has advancld 8800.000 in gold to the Bank of Spain, in order to provide for cvsntunlltiea. condition nothsggsratad. Washington. lisy i.--Rev. Eugene liay. who has been tlnvcliug in Cuba. mm from the MINNIE .thsreisuo lonely the conclusion of the “Math ' many depositors M between Spain and the ' the iatter’s muslin . accept his mediation. ‘ of the interior has had with the international < . have beengconilned . Gullon and loret. tolenors d be . at ' Possibly itistheout— eomeof ,.'de-somsd beliefilitbe Pope's . The ministerof the interior is weibiefor maintaining while «our. London » ii.—'l‘he Daily News daspatnh saying that nismr hi the interior that the Rope will act the dispute between the it again. None of the Illinois of other Bag to the matter in their the Inn' s correspond- capital. whorl int red at 3:10 this not allude to it. it is .. -, that Spain would ‘ . . ion. On Saturday the Pope intended to . insecure peace by d the Cuban insurgents . . until November. . mini‘sr of the in- to the Dally News , ya that he will act as suggestion of the pril i.—Presideat lic- bt authorised an un- of the despatcb sent ’ . lcrdsy to the effect ’ t had agreed to al— . act as arbitrator in ., United States and , that no proposition ion has been made by or to this government is' characterised as ut— Jalge “ granted two divorce- in the 8 Court Friday. The ilrst applicant as Rosa 0 [min of Norwnlh. for a decree from . ‘ an [Bound of on September 7. lm. Soon after the husband deserted the petitioner. but later returned. Then he left her a sec- ond time and his whereabouts are un- known. A decree was granted on the returned to his home here yesterday ills report of the conditions in the is- land differ in no essential detail from that of Senators Proctor. Thurston, Galllugcr and others who have recently spoken and written on the subject. Dr. lay says in addition: "The recent revocation of the recon- ceutrados order is a farce. as the peo‘ pie to whom it applies are too ill to work and have nothing with which t0 start bad they the strength. Blanks have been issued to the starving wretches which are to be filled out with requisitions for whatever they used and sent to Havana The mock- ery of it is that the farce ends with sending the blanks. Nothing more is ever heard of them. minutel- 'srhoting. Chicago. April 4-0"!de have been isueil by the adiutant general to the commanding clears of the liliuols na- val militia and national guard to place their command on a "war looting." The orders are the outcome of special in- structions received by Governor Tana on from the war and navy depart- ments at Washington. ”Nubia!“ Queensiown. April i.-—Thc Spanish torpedo boat destroyer Osado sailed for Ferrel. Spain. this morning. The Ali- dsr. sister of the lbsdo..w‘bich put into Waterford. having sustained material den-go From rough weather and was towod here by the Oasdo. went into dock this morning. ra- ouu'a at oauao. Calico. Peru. via (lair Tell. April i.-—-'l'aa United Slam battleship Oregon has arrived here. Theeitlssusofsticoigiawwawere neatly annoyed by the incessantelnng- lxofthshsllot‘aschoolbouaewhers coloredehlldipawsreiauht. Acum- mittsawaitsdonthspriaeipalsadsa- tersdavlgorossprudmt. "is it abntrlntsiy m that you shonidrisg that ball all day long?" sshedlheapokssmssof therein-it- tad. .m‘swhniithsir."flniiedths principal. “hil’soas or do regulations srnesehooi.” ”Willyuaflassssslilalnl" Whalers-seamen” Ithe wast. and wheat king in the out. ground of deeertiou. Stella C. Bray. formerly of this city. now of Brits- port. was granted a divorce from Dan- ielll. Bray. ofitedliank. N. .l. The husband deserted the applicant in 1894. She was giveuths custody of two min- or children. mmrnanr. sue. a smooths-ta whoooauolama name arch. world. It is not gensraaiy known that one single merchant. a young Californian. 82 years of age. controls the pearl and pearl shell market of America and Europe. This monarch of the pearl trade is Samuel Harris. He operates in the Pacific ocean and be has built up an astounding commercial reputa- tion in the course of eight yearn There are plenty of cattle kings in and money kings everywhere, but there is only one pearl king and that peer is Harris. Thousanda of rare translucent gems are brought to this country and shipped to Europe by his agents. lie deals in mothsr—of-penrl shells by the ion. and the magnitude of his transactions has made the pri- vate mark of Harris. namely. a dis- mond lncloslng a large ii. sssal ofin- ternatioual importance and aguarsntec of genuine kingshlp. Harris gathers his sheeny gems exclusively in the flo- clety islands. for eight years he has made these Pacihc land spots the laid of his interesting business. it wason theshorssof'l'ahili thatdrst be earned his title of king. After ro- wated transactions with the natives whom be employed in pearl fishing be stimulated them from passivity to great activity, gaining their confidence and trust by honest and reliable bar- ter. lieasvarmadepromisestothem tbstiisdidnotkeep. llepaldlitedl in full the price they demanded. Him- self a finished critic. a connoisseur. he never permitted them to ovsrvsllie apiisofshsliaandthsygiow toad- mirs hiss. lie eontrolld the situation at Tahiti. lie was easily hilt» mammalian-a. Baum. April i.-'l'he moat- torlionadnuskhsssslleaiorlheliare island navy yard. whsvssiiswtli ho latodrydoeltssdafisrwsrdbsmtad oatwithnswstsrssandsmaiaaitioa. Ridgeway. ill.. neetown horror grown hourly. tlmated this morning by the that 500 lives have been lost. April l.—~The Show- it is es- mayor Chicago. April t.--At 13:30 this morning the operator in the long dis- tance telephone once at lit. Vernon, ind. informed the Associated Press that the levee at Shawneetown. Ill., broke inst evening and that the entire town is ilooded from ten to twenty feet deep. The loss of life estimated at Shawneetown is two hundred. The operator stated that the company‘s wires to the stricken city failed soon after 4 o'clock in the afternoon. it was known that the dam was giving way but it was not thought it would go to plan. quickly enough to cause loss of life. A relief boat bearing food. blank- eta and surgeons was started (low. the river and was expected to reach Shaw- ueetown before morning. Gradually the reports of the loss of life increased the estimates. stories coming from va- rious points near the scene of the flood showing clearly that the disaster was far more serious than at first believed. People from It. Vernon and the sur- rounding country beached the tele- phone nlid telegraph emcee frantic for tidings from relatives and friends in the flooded town. No attempt at an accurate list of the lost was miscible, however. and the crowds utood all night before the bulletin ilotsfdl, on which were posted tne meagre reports being received. Chicago. April i—A special to lite Chronicle from Carrol. ill.. says: The disaster at Shawneetown. lll., came when the great majority of the people were in their homes eating supper. The break in the levees occurred a mile above the town and was within ten minutes more than half n mile wide. A stream of water is to 20 feet deep. carrying half of the current oi the hood-raised Ohio. descended on the un- stnpsctlug maple. it rains down in a great rush. like a tidal wave. There was no slow rising of the water to give warning. The houses on the outskirts were lifted up and rolled over and over; almost all of them were torn into splinters Their inhabitants were drowned in them. _ Near the center of the town some brick structures stopped the oil-rush of the water for a few minutes. but about two-thirds of the dwellings were lifted from their foundations and dusted ca- resningly out into the current of the river. After a few minutes the horror of the situation was mod to by the catching hrs of a large house that had slatted down stream with the others. Thsmpleoutheroofsweresiready in danger of being thrown off by col» liaison with other iloatlng houses, but the apmrance of this iloatiilg firev brand added horrors. As it struck one house after another in its s source some caught are and their unfortunate people were compelled to trust than» selves lo the mercy of the "sill“ wa- teroupicesofwoodtoavoidmorstsr- rlbie death by fire. . The break in the larvae handed four Shawncetown only those two buildings showed above the broad sheet of the flood in the lower part of the town and Breaking of the Levee at Shawneetof it, III... M Floods Four Miles of the Valle‘y‘io ‘ the Depth of 20 Feet. OVER 200 PERSONS PERISH IN THE SWERVING WATERS; ileum Lifted Up, Rolled Over and Over and lore into Splintels. While Some Caught Fire, and their Occupants were Compelioli to Brown or Perish by Flames—linuy Saved by Rushing to the High Hills—Scenes that will Live in the Memory of Beholders. rode for help to Cypress Junction left its full force was being thrown against them. It was doubtful if they would not collapse and throw the refugees in- to the river. Beside the hundred or more who were on the roofs of the two sound buildings it is known that nearly one thousand of the inhabitants managed in one way or another to make their way to the high hills back of the town or to houses in the high section of the village itself. A few of thawsnrvived the sudden burst of the waters. but their first, and sometimes their ne- oud floors were under water. The. who made their way to th- well only the clothes they had as when the water rushed upon them. Nana bad time to secure“ ire-ovens clothing. The Md.“ very great. 'l'heacehelnlhestrastsattheappm' end of the town where men slid women were struggling against the Illd and water to higher ground. marrying babies on their heads where water was up to their necks. others half swim. miag. half floating on odds and ends of lumber from homes that had gone dusting down the river many strilgo gliug in vain and sinking in the roar5 lug waters, was one that will live in the memory otevery beholder. Chicago. April i—A special to the Chronicle from Cami. “L. says: Am other courier has just reached here from Shawneetowu. lie estimates the .oss of life at from 200 to 500. ills name is Jackson Phillips and he has lost a wife and two children by the flood. St. bouts, April i.——ll is reported that iiit’ special relief trains on the way to he scene of the Bhawneetown flood me having trouble because of wash. outa'l'he trains were started last night is soon as possible after the first infor— natlou of the disaster was received. Evansville. Ind, April i.~—hiayor 3srney. of Shawneetown, appealed to Jougross for aid this morning for the lestitute people of his stricken city. lie says the town is absolutely de- ltroyed and there is notcuough food In town for one meal. He any! 300 mole and rowned. All goods in the ity are lost and the situation in dis- tressing in the extreme This city sent two steamivont loads if provisions last night that should each Bhuwneetown this morning. St. Louis, April d—-A special to the Globe Democrat from ltlheway. "L. says: it is hard to learn the particu- 'srs oi the hood at Bhuwnasnwwn. but it is know that over see pcsnns perish- ed. among the number being Sheritf Galloway's family. the wife of Zach lieir. Charles Clayton. Wash Calllcot and wife. Paul Phaleus’ family and others. W DIED. DODGE—Died on April 4. 1808. Joseph- ine 1... wife of Frank L. Dodge. seed « it years. Friends are invited to st- tend the funeral from the Norwalit Baptist church on Wednesday lore- noon at it) o'clock. interment at. Brooklyn. POI um OI 1‘0 “T. W WANTED—A datum _ cook. wash and lion family. Macadam A. A. lioody. 100 walk. WANTED-A girl N WANTED—To lease. a’ 1.000 to 2.500 spindles in; hing order. Water m moderatie' mnosmall quireatitlo.60rohsrd , 'l‘O LET—Apartmems. a beth.allmodernil y it Franklin strut.“ place, 6 rooms whit Weststmdloms. Smith,” Weltetxoet. adv-i moment”: '- fandiOTollustruhlrst loomaeach. 810; dram WeaaséizorJJi. 1'0 “1-”ng avenueulsrpoils.‘ 3 suitable lei» chloral = rooms. No. to Baton 12 loans. with . lAmhstreeLrentm I ward. 1'0 LET—Front April ll. ‘ S 00th place. All manta; four or Ive roan. avenue. corner of Cour“ inquire of Taylor and P “ , West avenue. ' 'ro LET—Jiouss corner North. and Ann streets. 7 rooms.” inquire at llsyss' market. 1'0 LET—One four room , ilrst fioor; four rooms fl door: rents moderate to lies. Wster and sewer .. . G. Haulenbeek.” Orchard . 'ro LET—bower wasartaaaagdh. shall street. and a nections. at- uni T. Hatch. " 1‘0 LIT-w'l'hs seeiiad and of the Quinlan! . . .. and Knight streets. able for oileas. W . manufacturing. lent inquire of 7. I Quint-fly TO LIT-dimer part of M Hartford place. rive rooms on two in attic. inquire No. liain street. A. T.
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