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DALTON CITIZENS ARRESTED CHAIN.F,I> WITH RECEIVING STO LEN GOODS FROM THIEVES. TWO ARE MEMBERS OF COUNCIL. Whitfield County, Ga., Grand Jury ito turnK Many True Bills Against Gun;; of Car Bobbers. Dalton, Ga., is in the throes of a great sensntiou. The Whitfield county grand jury has found thirteen indictments against Walter Bohannon and his gang of car robbers, ten indictments against half a dozen merchants for receiving stolen goods; and it is still taking evidence. Bohannon, the notorious leader of the worst band of robbers since John A. Murrill’s days, has weakened and his companions in crime are thor oughly demoralized. The members of the gang now in jail are: Walter Bohannon, Ben Pearce, Sam Painter, Tom Kinneman, Ed Mor ris, colored; Bill Long, Ralph Ellison. Out on bond are: Anthony Cook and Charley Hill, two negro draymen; Luke White and Jim Harris. The merchants who were arrested for receiving stolen goods and who gave bond are: John Bender, member of council; Drew M. Peoples, member of council; T. N. Peeples, Jr., G. M. Cannon and Anderson Giddings. As to the guilt of the actual mem bers of the robber gang there is not the shadow of a doubt. They realize this, and it would not surprise any one if every outlaw in the band pleads guilty and takes his sentence without a murmur. Borne of the indicted merchants de clare that they are innocent of crime and say they will fight prosecution to the finish. For some time gossip ran wild and many 'an innocent man’s reputation has suffered, but when the trials are over there will be no trouble about distinguishing the honest merchants from the dishonest. The five merchants under bond are among the most prominent business men in Dalton. Bonds I, ,-f Si 1 1111,000. The band of car-breakers has been operating for twelve years. The South ern railway has paid out nearly $50,- 000 in claims for stolen goods and the old East Tennessee, Virginia and Geor gia lost every bit as much. Probably no railroad has ever been preyed upon so long and disastrously tos the Southern and its predecessor Jljve suffered. ■ off out .Iter but act, mce hurt IS. Vitli San (via iian mer illor 3ign ama s lie ur eter lase man rv\“' v WASHINGTON GOSSIP. A fjot-Up On Appointment*—Fall Flec tions DUcuhmkl. Major W. H. Smyth lias been ap pointed, by the president, postmaster at Atlanta, Ga. Thus was brought to an end the long and desperate local fight for this postofflce that has almost torn the republican party of Georgia into fragments. The Buck dynasty has again triumphed and the mighty hand of the republican emperor of Georgia is felt though it is wielded from far Japan. The appointment was like a thunderbolt of surprise to the Wilson party. There will be little more business done as to federal appointments be tween now and the meeting of con gress. It is so stated about the corri dors of the white house. There are several reasons for this, two being im portant ones in the administration. In the first place it is not good politics to go on making appointments while congressmen are not present. Then, too, the elections are but a month off, and the president thinks he had better let well enough alone. In two states the fights will determine the election of United States senators, while in the other states there are important state officials to be chosen, including gov ernors, judges of the supreme court and state officers. Elections will be held next month in Ohio, New York, Virginia, lowa, Pennsylvania, Kentucky, Maryland, Colorado, Nebraska and Massachu setts, In Maryland and Ohio the con tests are for the legislatures which are to elect senators. There seems to be little doubt here that Senator Hanna in Ohio will win his re-election, but in Maryland the fight is nip and tuck with the chances favoring Gorman. In New York the contest for the con trol of Greater New York Overshadows everything else. In Massachussetts, Ohio, Virginia and lowa, governors are to be elected, while in Kentucky the fight over the clerk of the court of appeals is attracting interest, as the gold democracy of the state is bent on measuring its strength with the free silver wing of the party. Pennsylva nia elects a state auditor, Nebraska a judge of the supreme court and regent of the university, while Colorado elects a chief justice. “CUBA MUST BE WHIPPED,” Says Spanish Premier Sngrasta, “Before Peace Can He Secured. ** The Spanish cabinet held a four hours’ session at Madrid Saturday, during which the decision previously arrived at regarding the recall from Cuba of Captain General Weyler was confirmed. El Heraldo makes the announcement that the captain general at Porto Rico will be appointed acting governor of Cuba pending the arrival of Marshal Blanco. In replying to a number of Cuban senators who had offered their support to the government Premier Sagasta said that the government would devote itself before all else to the pacification of Cuba, and would then introduce in the island a model administration. Advices from Havana state that fol lowing the appointment of Marshal Blanco to succeed Captain General Weyler, the Marquis Palmerola, civil governor of Havana, and the other provincial governors have tendered their resignations. MONEY NEEDED FOR NAVY. Estimates Compiled Jiy Secretary Lons Aggregate *31,991,92?. The estimates for the support of the navy for the next fiscal year have just been prepared by Secretary Long and submitted to the secretary of treasury for transmission to congress. They aggregate $81,991,927, made up as follows: Pay of the navy, $8,449,060. Pay, miscellaneous, SBOO,OOO. Contingent navy, $7,000. Bureau of navigation, $208,950. Bureau of ordnance, $3,179,554. Bureau of equipment, $1,514,178. Bureau of yards and docks, $469,435. Naval observatory, $34,200. Bureau of medicine and surgery, j&24,200. ■ Bureau of supplies aud accounts, Bkjuveau of construction and' repair, of steam engineering, sl,- HLval academy, $238,578. corps, $1,123,574. of flic navy, $8,565,273. AaIEBOAD SHOES BURN’. Itiiilding* At Murttn, tia., H Cos K'|t In smoko. Hciitral railroad shop buildings Bill, On., were completely de- H by fire Thursday morning. Hile tire department turned out, had made sueli headway not possible to save much. will amount to fully eompauy had no insur- Hproperty. all the policies last August, and a HHEl'or insurance ing been railroad company. 8 of tlie tire is unknown. ■ the earpeuier shop, and through the 1 mil.l iuy. Ig, M11.1.S DESTKDY ED. EjiL' | ili. n \<n- 'litn.i I in- E&, Out of' Work. jL K. ! i<t Gti v ('n. *h ■ and lot'. V oil the Rs. n ioga ami St. Louis ■ m , m the city of Rf .1 \V. and a .'ay mght. ■ 1:11 .1 1 C' ol'ed ■ ! a v a' ino-t ,'.V. jJ' it.- bn l.os* - jfct ; 1 about si) "in if HHy: i:t:n l !i>iik;!i! 1■ I ■ • ill cj‘l Cyj HB a nlo". 8B In ig\' ■ Hen [grade and dined scat. BRIDE STOLEN BY RUFFIANS. TAKEN FROM HER HUSBAND AND KItUTALLY TREATED. ELEVEN OF THE GANG ARRESTED. Shocking Crime Committed On the High way In Kentucky—Pen alty 1h Death. All day Thursday the jail at New port, Ky., across- the river from Cin cinnati, was surrounded by a mob. Wednesday night Thomas Gleason, a lineman living in Covington, rushed bito the Newport police station shout ing that his wife had been abducted. Three months ago Gleason married Bertha Raridon, aged eighteen. They had started Wednesday evening for Alexandria pike, back of Newport, to visit a friend. A little later four men rushed up. One man pointed a pistol at Gleason and ordered him to return to Newport, while the others dragged the woman to a hillside where eight other men joined them and the victim was repeatedly assaulted. She man aged to reach the Keller residence, not far away. Gleason had been turned loose nnd threatened with death if he returned. Eleven suspects were arrested and one by one identified by Mrs. Gleason. The men are: Harry and Matt Minor, Harry and Richard Buschmiller, John Dudoffi, Hubert Mittler, Ed Hending, William Schorle, John Shannon, Geo. Greer and William Dumall. Thursday morning crowds begun to assemble about the jail. By 2 o’clock 2,000 men had assembled. Gleason, tbe victim’s husband, was called for by the crowd, desiring him to lead them, but the police kept him away. Judge Helm had a special jury im panelled. The offense in Kentucky has the penalty of death. The crowd was informed the men would be tried at once, but this had no effect. A special train was ordered on the Ches apeake and Ohio railroad and at 3 o’clock two furniture cars backed up and the eleven prisoners were hustled to the depot. The crowd followed shouting, “Lynch them!” and at the depot 3,000 people gather ed. The crowd became more and more demonstrative, but the train thundered up. The prisoners were hurried aboard and the start was made without any violence. They were taken to the Maysville jail. En route to Maysville “Dad” Minor said he would confess everything. He said seven of the prisoners were inno cent and the rest guilty and that seve ral of the guilty ones had not been ar restefj, Tt developed that Covington and Newport people devised a well laid plan to lynch the eleven men, and that they would have carried it out had not the prisoners been removed. Official advices received by wire from Maysville, Ky., are that ten identified men arrived there safely, and were securely jailed. The sheriff of Campbell county, with deputies and several Newport policemen, are at Maysville. BRANN IN MORE TROUBLE. This Time the Editor Is Assaulted and liadly Beten. W. C. Braun, editor of The Icono clast, at Waco, Texas, is again in trouble as a result of his scurrilous publication reflecting on Baylor uni versity. Wednesday afternoon he was attacked and publicly beaten by Judge J. B. Scarborough, George Scarbo rough and R. H. Hamilton. Brann was assaulted in the Provident build ing by the three men and the fight continued for half a block on the street, until The Iconoclast editor fell bleeding upon the ground. Braun’s assailants were arrested. Judge Scarborough is a trustee of Baylor university and has a daughter in’ the university. He says Braun’s recent attack in his paper on the uni versity is the whole cause of the trouble. Young Scarborough and Hamilton are students at the institu tion and say that Brann’s attack was beyond endurance. GLORIED IN MURDER. Muller Confesses To Making Way With Eighteen People. Advices from Rotterdam state that a man named Gustave Muller has sur rendered to the city police, confessing the murder of his wife and child. As proof of the truth of his confession he produced from his pocket four human ears. The police, on searching his house, found the two bodies. Subsequently he confessed that he had also killed his parents, mutilating their remains in the same fashion. He also made the astonishing state ment that he had similarly disposed of fourteen other wives. STRANGE MALADY IN W. VIRGINIA Some Physicians Think It a Mild Type of Yellow Jack. An epidemic of fever six miles south of West Union, W. Va., is causing consternation among the inhabitants. Physicians differ in their opinion as to the kind of fever, some claiming it is typhoid, while two of the most prominent physicians in the state as sert it is a mild type of yellow fever. Thirty-one deaths have occurred in t le past eighteen days. The citizens of West Union are de manding that the board of health quarantine against it. BIG SMELTING WORMS BURNDED. Onarter of a Million Dollars Doss and Many Employes Idle. The Guggenheim Smelting works, at Perth Amboy, N. J., were destroyed by fire Tuesday night and the loss is estimated at a quarter of a million dol lars. The property of the smelting works is about thirty acres in area. The smelting works were the largest of the kind in the country. The cause of the fire is not known. CUBAN AFFAIRS DISCUSSED. I'rflßliifliit and Hii* Ailvi.er. Hold an In teresting; Session. A Washington dispatch says: The cabinet was in session for nearly two hours Friday, all members being pres ent except Secretary Gage. Foreign affairs did not occupy much of the time and the discussion was de voted mostly to the forthcoming anim al reports of the several heads of the departments. These reports or an ab stract of them are desired by the presi dent, so that they may be discussed in his annual message to congress. Post master General Gary remained with the President for some time after the other members of the cabinet went away, discussing postoffice appoint ments. There was some discussion of the Cuban question and the seal confer ence, but owing to the fact that both these matters are in a transitory con dition, no definite action was decided upon. The president had hoped to secure a reply to his representations to Spain during the present month, but it was at the meeting that the Spanish cabi net crisis probably would cause delay in the matter. There was more or less speculation on the part of members as to what would be the temper and character of the reply when it should be received, and the opinion was general that the ministry would manifest a desire to cultivate friendly relations with this country. The desire of the adminis tration appeared to be to meet these advances, if they are accompanied by a policy on the part of Spain toward Cuba that will hasten the close of the war in accordance with American ideas. It is recognized that some time will be necessary to demonstrate the policy of the Sagasta cabinet and the presi dent's advisers are understood gener ally to favor the policy of allowing a reasonable time before following up the first note delivered by Minister Woodford with another of more press ing character, as originally had been intended in case the first note should not bring a satisfactory reply. There was more or less discussion also of the proposed fur seal confer ence. It was stated after the meeting adjourned that it was not yet consid ered as absolutely settled that Great Britain would not participate in the conference. The meeting also developed a con firmation of the report that the Union Pacific syndicate had agreed to in crease its bid to the government, to $50,090,000 and that the attorney gen eral, in view of this fact, had decided not to appeal tbe case. President McKinley will probably go to Canton at the November election. His trip lias not been fully arranged, but he has been asked to visit several places in the einity while in Ohio, and these invitations may be accepted if the president can spare the time. He probably will attend the opening of the Carnegie public library at Pittsburg if his trip to Canton is not prevented at the last moment. THE W. C. T. 11. SNUBBED. Fast Haraorer Presbytery r f Virginia, Sits Ddwh n Woman’s Suffmife. East Hanover Presbytery, at its meeting at Burkville, Va., which has just closed, declined to recognize the Woman’s Christian Temperance Un ion, not because the Presbytery is not in favor of temperance, but because the Woman’s Christian Temperance Union is understood to be in favor of, and contending for, woman’s suffrage. The Presbyterian church takes strong ground against women having the bal lot or holding public office under the government. The church does not recognize any organization that goes into politics, whether their principles be sound or unsound. WEYLER TO BE RECALLED. Spanish Cabinet Devitle* to Relieve Him of His Position. The Spanish cabinet has decided up on the immediate recall of Gen. Weyler from Cuba. A decree will be issued appointing Captain General Blanco y Arenas,mar quis of Pena Plata, governor general of the island. The queen regent will sign the decree. General Weyler has given an em phatic and absolute denial to the re port that he would resist removal from his command in Cuba, and in certain contingencies might espouse the Car list cause. CANADA HAS FOREST FIRES. Several Villages Have lteen Swept Away By the Flames. Advices from Ottawa state that the Canada Atlantic railway has not yet been able to get to Casselman on ac count of the fire which started in that vicinity several days ago. The Nation river, a small stream, passes through Caseslman and the wood work of the iron bridge over it has been burned down. Details of the damage done are still meagre, but it is known that three vil lages, Casselman, South Indian and Cheney, liave all been swept away. HENRY GEORGE DENOUNCED. Philadelphia Labor Leauiio Failed To En dorse Him For New York Mayoralty. A resolution to endorse the candidacy of Henry George for mayor of Greater Hew York was almost unanimously de feated at a meeting of the United Labor League at Philadelphia Sunday after noon. During the discussion that followed the presentation of the resolution Hen ry George was severely denounced by the speakers as a “fakir” and a friend of capitalists. FIRE LOSS WAS HEAVY. Careful Estimates Place tile Figures ta Detroit Blaze At *640,000. A special dispatch from Detroit, Mich., says: Careful estimates of the I losses cansed by Thursday morning’s treat fire place the total figures at 640,000, with 8535,000 insurance, i Most of the burned structures will be rebuilt. Newspaper Man Honored. The president lias appointed W. W. Ashby, of Norfolk, Va., to be United States consul at Colon. Mr. Ashby is Washington correspondent of the Nor folk Landmark. A FEVER SCARE II TEXAS DR. GUITERAS REI'ORTS EIGHT CASES IN GALVESTON. LOCAL PHYSICIANS HAVE DOUBTS. The Sit nation as Reported at New Orleans and Other Stricken Section H. Dr. H. A. West, a member of the Galveston, Texas, board of health and the nominal head of the board during the sickness of City Health Physician Dr. C. W. Fisher, made the following announcement Saturday night; ‘‘Dr. Guiteras has reported to Dr. Wyman that there are eight positive eases of yellow fever in Galveston. We? the local physi cians of Galveston, held an informal meet ing Saturday night to discuss the matter. Some of tile physicians do not agree with Dr. Guiteras, and they thought wo should not submit to his opinion; others agreed with him. Some of the physicians did not feel that the facts justified the opinion that the cases are yellow fever. Dr. Guiteras would not give out his report Saturday night, but through Dr. West it was learned that Dr. Guiteras thought that the disease would not be widespead of or a virulent char acter. Dr. C. W. Truehart, who has been through several yellow fever epidem ics, says: “I have examined two of the eases which Dr. Guiteras considered suspicious and I satv not the slightest trace of yellow fever. I have found no symptoms of yellow fever in my practice, and I do not believe it exists in Galveston today.’, There is every indication that if the disease is yellow fever it is a very mild type and will be attended with little or no mortality. The opinion of the majority of the physicians at Galveston is that there is no yellow fever at Galveston, but a type of dengue fever has existed for the past sixty days; that there have been 15,000 eases of dengue and not a single death. I’poplfi Are Stampeding. Despite the assurance of Dr. Guite ras that there is no need for alarm or excitement, or necessity of leaeing the city, a perfect hegira has set in, and every regular train leaving the city is packed with people fleeing from the disease, and special trains are in de mand. Situation At Other I’oints. The fever situation at New Orleans Saturday was practically what it was on Friday. New cases were numerous and the deaths as early as 6 o’clock had almost reached the highest num ber heretofore reported. The official report of board of health Saturday was as follows; Cases of yellow fever, 25; deaths, 6; total cases of yellow fever to date, 540;: total deaths from yellow fever to date, 56: total cases absolutely recovered, 222; total eases under treat ment, 202. Sunday’s record was thirty-seven new eases and five deaths. Mobile’s health officers reported Sunday seven new eases of yellow fever, two deaths in the city and one at Magazine Point, three miles dis tant, and three recoveries. Biloxi board of health report for Sunday; Yellow fever under treat ment, 93; new eases, 15; total yellow fever to date, 291; total deaths to . date, 12. REPUBLICANS RATIFY Their Greater New York Municipal Xomi nation* At Mans M**ting. The republican municipal nomina tions were ratified at New York Satur day night at a mass meeting at Cooper Union. Every sent in the big hall was occupied and the assemblage was an orderly one. The several candidates as they made their appearance on the platform were received with cheers. Senator Joseph B. Foraker, of Ohio, was the principal speaker. The most remarkable thing that oc curred during Mr. Foraker’s speech was the wild cheers which broke out among the audience when the speaker mentioned Henry George. Tim body of the hall was well filled with George men who broke out like mad at the mention of his name. ENGLAND INTERESTED. Her Papers Comment On tlie Greater New j York Municipal Contest. A Loudon cablegram says: Not even , in the ease of a presidential campaign j in the United States have tlie English ; newspapers displayed such interest as they are now taking in the struggle preparatory to the election of a mayor of Greater New Y'ork. Even the heavy weeklies devote much space to the subject. The Spec tator and the Speaker, both print ar ticles on the mayoralty contest. The Speaker says: “Never since the ilavs of imperial Athens or republican Rome has a muni.-pal contest involved sueh important issues. Many a king lias not had so much power as the mayor of Greater New York will liave. MOKE TROUBLE FOR DAUNTLESS. Crew of the Filimutter Steamer Placed Ut-der Arrest. At Savannah, Ga., Thursday morn ing, Uuited States District Attorney Erwin arrested Master .T. \\. Floyd, Chief Engineer Walter E. Masters and the entire crew of seven men of the tag Dauntless. The case will be in vestigated later. The mea were arrested on a warrant charging them with being about to engage in military expeditions against Dominion of Cuba, domain of King dom of Spain. JUDGE 1N HOT WATER. Head Attorney of American Woodmen Cliarpeil With lliot, Among the bills of indictment re turned by the grand jury of Whiteside county, Illinois, was one against Judge Johnson, head attorney of the Modern Woodmen of America, on the charge of Johnson was the man accused of having organized a party in Rock Island August 13, which visited Fulton to secure the head oflice of the Modern Woodmen of America. GIRL STUDENTS IN FLAMES. Dormitory of tlie South Dakota Ktate In dustrial School lturns. One of the worst disasters in the history of South Dakota occurred Tuesday night when seven lives were lost by the burning of the girls’ dor mitory at the state industrial school, at Plaubinton. The dead are; Tillie Hooper, instructor; Mable Tobert, aged 9, Sioux Falls; Bessie Mer by, 14, Hot Springs; Ida Warner, 16, Watertown; Cliristinia Bergman, 11, Yankton; Nellie Johnson, 13, Graf ton, N. D.; Lillian West, 11, Sioux Falls. The burned structure was of wood, three stories high, and was but recent ly completed. The origin of the fire is unknown. The watchman saw the flames bursting from the upper win dows while he was in a building some distance away. There was no fire fighting apparatus at the school and the buildings being over a mile from town no aid could be rendered. Tn a short time the entire annex was enveloped in flames and in less than twenty minutes from the time the fire was seen the building was destroyed. Nothing whatever was saved. There were about twenty-five other persons in the school who es caped in their night clothes with the greatest difficulty. Search for the bodies was com menced as soon as possible and within a few hours all had been recovered. Each was burned beyond recognition. The loss on the building is $24,000. BANDITS WERE FOILED. Took Possession of Train But Dynamite Failed to Work. Bandits held up a Chicago and Alton express train Tuesday night a* a point less than six miles from Kansas City. The robbery is the third occurrence of the kind occurring on that road within a year. The Chicago and St. Louis express, which pulled out of the union depot at Kansas City at 8:30 p. m., was stopped by eight masked men at Evanston, a suburban stopping place. After securing complete possession of the engine and baggage and express cars, the bandits placed twenty-four sticks of dynamite upon the big through safe and then lifted the smaller way safe upon the top of it. They ap plied the fuse and the match, but for some reason the explosive did uot go oft'. The robbers were afraid to return to the express ear, and, after waiting a few minutes for the expected explo sion. they hurriedly left the place. After sorae delay the trainmen suc ceeded in lifting down the small safe and throwing out the explosive, when the journey toward St. Louis was re sumed. MISTRIAL IN MM’ULLOUGH CASE. Jury Stood Five For Acquittal and Seven For Conviction. For the second time a mistrial was declared Wednesday in the MeCuilougk case at Jonesboro, Ga. At 5:30 o’clock p. m. Judge Candler had the jury brought into the court room and determined whether or not it was possible for a verdict to be reached. Every juror said that a ver dict was impossible and the judge de clared a mistrial. The jury stood seven for conviction and five for acquittal. A verdict was an impossibility. The jury was divided as strongly and as widely as the different opinions of men could separate them. One man on the jury swore that he would stay there til! doomsday before ho would let McCullough hang and another i affirmed just as solemnly that he would never let him be acquitted BRITAIN OUT OK IT. She Formally Withdraw* Drum Proposed Si*til ContVrenw*. A London cable dispatch, states that the officials of the British foreign office : have communicated to the United j States embassador, Colonel John Hav, i the final decision that the government of Great Britain must refuse to take part in any seal conference with rep resentatives of Russia and Japan. The government, however, asserts its willingness to confer with the United States alone, hut it insists that Russia and Japan are not interested in the Behring sea seals To a degree en titling them to representation at the conference. The British government does not suggest any date fora conference with the United States. MAJOR (i INTER’S WILL. The Document Probated—Bulk of Estate Goes to Relatives. The will of Major Ginter was pro bated iu the Henrico county court at Richmoud Wednesday. The bulk of bis property is willed to immediate relatives. • Bequests of from $2,500 to SIO,OOO arc made to all the charitable institutions in Biekmond and provision is made for the continuance of certain improvements in the county that were in progress at the time of Major Gin ter’s death. There is also a long list of bequests to friends, servants, etc. The total value of the estate is estimated at be tween $7,000,000 and $8,000,000. COUNCIL STOOD FIRM. Original Package Dealers Make t’nsuc cessful Fight In Greenville, S. C. Greenville, S. C., original package men made an unsuccessful attempt to get the council to revoke the ordinance taxing their business. The ground of appeal was that the liquor i protected by interstate com merce iaw and the ordinance taxing them and not taxing dispensaries is discriminative and out of the city’s power to enforce. OUK CONSUL SNUBRED. German Government Defuses Courtesies to Mr. Neumann. A cable dispatch from Berlin states that the German government has re fused to recognize Mr. Ferdinand Neu mann, of Illinois, who was nominated by President McKinley on May 20th to be United States consul at Cologne. Neal Dow Memorial Services. The general officers of the National Woman’s Christian Temperance Union have requested all local unions to hold memorial services for the late General Neal Dow. CUBA GRANTED AUTONOMY THE NEW CABINET DECIDES Ttfl GIVE CUBANS HOME RULE. GEN. WEYLER REFUSES TO RESIGN. Captain Deneral Malic* a Speech !• Which Ho Declares For War to the End. At a cabinet rouneil at Madrid Wed. nesday night, according to dispatches, the government decided to grant au tonomy to Cuba under the suzerainty of Spain, nnd to continue the campaign as long as may be neeessary. Senor Gullon, minister of foreign affairs, explained to the cabinet the position of the diplomatic negotiations with the United States. Senor Sagasta, the premier, has re ceived a cable message from Captain General Weyler, who offers his servi ces to the government and says: “I shall not resign.” Spaniards Honor Weyler. A special from Havana says: In spite of Captain General Weyler’s pro hibition a notable demonstration took place in Havaua Wednesday in his honor. General Weyler made a speech in which he announced that he did not intend to resign. The bourse was closed, as was also the principal stores and the tobacco and other manufactories. All the main streets were gayly decorated. The various processions united at Central park and then moved together to the plaza in front of the captain general’s palace, where as many as 20,000 people gathered. Several bands discoursed patriotic music. The plaza and the thoroughfares leading into it were densely crowded. A number of deputations went to the palace, where they were received by the captain general. They also expressed confidence that the Madrid government was inspired with altogether too high designs for the welfare of the country to withdraw the illustrious chief who has subjugat ed the insurrection. Captain General Weyler, after thank ing the deputations for their assur ances, said he had accepted the com mand in difficult circumstances and without conditions. The success of the campaign could be estimated and properly appreciated by the country by the visible facts. In the course of seven months four important provinces had been nearly pacified and he was confident of being able to pacify the two remaining prov inces at the proper time with the forty battalions ready for the task. He said he expected to be able to pacify Puerto Principe and Santiago de Chiba at an early date, “for the rebels there know me and fear me and will not resist me." “Still;” said the captain general. “I believe the war should be ended with war, here as everywhere else, and not with shameful dealings, digraceful to my nation, and all the more so in view of the terrible condition of the rebels. I have followed the policy of the illus trious Canovas. I would like to please those who are today demonstrating in my honor by remaining in Cuba, but the delicate position in which I have been placed has com pelled me today to request the govern ment to dispose of my position in whatever way it may think convenient, and however the matter may be deci ded, I shall always be profoundly grateful to the loyal inhabitants of Cuba, who in such eloquent terms have expressed their absolute appro val of the policy I am following to bring the war to a close.” Estrada I’alnvri Says: “Nit.** Tomas Estrada Palma, the head of the Cuban junta in America, with headquarters in New York, states that, inasmuch as the Cubans are now more than ever firmly resolved to ac cept nothing short of absolute inde pendence, the offer of the new Span ish ministry to grant autonomy can have no effect in terminating the war. “We are satisfied,” says he, “that the hour of complete freedom is at hand, and this offer only confirms us in the belief that Spain knows that she has lost Cuba.” SILVER RESERVE RELEGATED. Nothing More Heard of the Hank of Eng land’s Offer. The Loudon Times, in its financial article Sunday morning, expressed the belief that so far as the Bank of Eng land is concerned, nothing more will he heard of the offer to hold silver as a portion of the reserve. Proceeding, it says it deplores the “mischievous effect the governor’s let ter has had abroad,” and it quotes at length from a letter written by a big American manufacturer, whose name is not given, dilating upon and regret ting the fact that the hank’s offer was to some extent a confession of the ad visability of what Mr. Bryan claimed. williasTthanks sultan. For Ills “Wise Moderation” Exhibited In Pence Negotiations. Advices from Constantinople state that the sultan has received an auto graph letter from the emperor of Ger many conveying his thanks for the gift of a number of cannon captured from the Greeks during the recent war. The emperor in his letter praises the “wise moderation” exhibited dur ing Turkey’s negotiations for the con clusion of peace with Greece, and as sures the sultan that he enjoys the friendship of Emperor William. DEPARTMENT WILL APPEAL. Finding of Board of Appraisers Not Satis factory to Uncle Shm. Acting Secretary Spaulding states that the treasury department will ap peal to the courts from the decision of the general board of appraisers in New York holding that the Dingley tariff bill did not go into effect until the ac tual moment it was signed. The department maintains that the law was eperative from the prior mid night of the day it was signed.