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IX TURN MR. BUTLER BELITTLES THE NASHVILLE CONFERENCE. ONSLAUGHT WITH EDITORIAL PENS. Hive Column of Sizzling Invectives In Mr. Watson’s Paper—-North Carolinian Hits Hard hicks Also. The regular weekly issue of the Peo- pie’s Party Paper Friday morning con¬ tains a startling fix r e-colnmn editorial by Hon. Thomas E. Watson, touching on the situation in the ranks of the People’s Party and roasting Butler. Mr. Watson says that no decent voter will tolerate the present policy of the party organization. The editorial is the most scacliing of any that has come in recent years from the great populist leader. That it will create a great sensation among the old-time folloxvers of the party is certain. Marion Butler is handled unmerci- fullv chapman Watson denounces the national as a snake in the crass to both Wend and foe who Haded the party for office. The editorial says: ‘ ‘In the breaking up of the people’s iiartv party, which x. nit a Air. Mr Butler i nner has nas done uone so so time republicans^will “eYounSo^ng i mt what Dunning did to' Iwecannot arrest S-It the faUing “d pieees of our ^H those o were once anT democrats be democrats repubbeans^win' again those who «Md^in xvero L toaolviSpo, lm republL a aiu. Fnrfon r usiun is ui. solving pop - ' 'SiSZ’t dieted Sutto-xvithheld the break-up of the party when h s le ter of ot accep accep toco H im hereto •“That letter mailed to Butler en£, lone S my best vindication. It pointed out then the blunders of Butler and proph- esied tbe disastrous results. The events happened just as I predicted.” Watson closes his editorial with Ihis to say of Butler’s trade of the *" T 3 arty: “To sell out the party by fusions -before it secures enough men in office •to chauge the laws even if they «o desired, seems to me the wildest of folly and the basest of treachery. ” "Butler On National Conference. Senator Butler’s paper of Wednes¬ day contained an editorial signed by Rim in xvhich he says: 4 ‘Ihose xvho attended the Nashx’ille conference, most of whom xvere self- constituted delegates, representing nobody but themselves, issued an ad¬ dress and appointed a national com¬ mittee representing their faction. They charged that certain populists •desired to kill the people’s party or -turn it over to the democratic party and claimed they represented the only true fiopiilists who could be trusted to be faithful. Now, if there is a single populist in the United States xvho is in favor of disbanding the organization, or of turning it over to the democratic par- ty, xve do not know him. There are certainly not as many such as there are so-called populists xvho did all in their power by trading anil dickering and otherwise to elect McKinley, aud it is noticeable that some of this lat- ter class xvere loudest in clamoring for this conference. They declare they desire to see the divisions and criminations among the populists cease. These havt been in- nugurated and carried on largely by thosc clamoring for the conference. They foolishly attempted to bolittle the silver question by saying trusts and monopolies xvere the great evils and the free coinage of silver would act help in remedying those evils. They foolishly declare that unless the next populist national convention does what they think should be done they will bolt, and they appointed a national committee and authorized it, as far as they were able, to call a con- vention representing their faction. There is nothing dangerous to the party in this, for if the ringleaders in sneh a disorganizing movement should attempt to bolt or to call a separate convention they xvould have but little following and the party without them would be in better condition to grow and gain recruits Whenever that committee shall attempt, if it should, any work of disorganization or a movement to split the party snch pop- iiiists as we have referred to will promptly wash their hands of the whole outfit.” A VICTOR Y FOR T ILLMAN. Tlie Senate Passes a Measure Legalizing The Dispensary. Senator Tillman scored a rather unique victory in the Senate Thurs¬ day, when he not only secured unani¬ mous consent for the consideration of bis bill, designed to strengthen the dispensary system, but that bill through the senate by a unanimous vote. The bill makes distilled spirits trans¬ ported from one state into another subject to state laws the same as liquor distilled within the state. JOINT PROPOSAL PRESENTED In Behalf of United State* and Frafice for Adoption of Bimetallism. A joint proposal of bimetallism was presented Thursday on behalf of the United States and France at a confer¬ ence held at the foreign office at Imndon. The proposals, after some discus¬ sion, were taken under advisement, aud the British cabinet will give its answer at a subsequent conference. “,\ AT ION A L” I) ::.UOl U ATS Or Kentucky Ilolil Their Convention In Loitlavllle* The National Democrats of Ken- tuck held their convention at Louis¬ ville Wednesday. Permanent organi¬ zation was speedily effected xvith the Hon. John G. Carlisle a3 chairman. In opening his speech Mr. Carlisle said: ••■ rrre """nr* 1 *rr crats o. Kentucky upon the mngmfi cent, response they have made to the call for this convention, anil 1 con- gratulate the friends good of soum money, tanft reform and government in every part of the country upon tins aus- pmions opening of a campaign which, I am sure, will be memoiable in the annuls of the pai ty. Lx-Secre ary Carlisle took up the question of tariff and talked at some leugth on it. Ho praised the stanch bravery ot tuose who bolted democ- racy. Ihree cheers for Carlisle were given . with lusty will, when lie concluded, and this was followed by an insistent demand for Mr. Wattersou. Mr. Wattersons speech was most libcrally punctuated by voices and hands expressing approval of his ut- tel ' aI10es > ,nlt louilest and longest Pf rha P s ' vas wLen he ‘ le ’ cl " ed * h fe t , i® ®° mage ° f * ,lv f at * e ? atl ° of 1(3 0 vaa as ea ' os e B tll B° . of African , lus At conclusion n of 8 Mr. ave IT- \\ atterson , s speech the resolutions were read by tlie Hol \ W ‘ p : Breckenridge. The aeutl . “ e “trevealed m these, resolutions foulld th e fullest approbaUon and the a, i°PB 0U foHowed with an olc Btmie Kentuckian heartiness. Henry Matterson was the nnam- f 011 / choiceof the resolution commit- tee for its chairman. I he resolutions * S ° ? ’ ? P ° 8 f T,® ,eV / mg ° - T the currency ’ , laws so as to + ® maintain the ^I'dani of the xvoi ld and furnish ^gX ^‘veTCleveland ft ud sUvTr i,T®in^ is indorsed by J the fo g _h l ,ala ^ a P U - “The democrats of Kentucky renew thei. allegiance to the principles ot true democra, ey its exemplified I>y tiio administration of Grover Cleveland and as illustrated by his eminent secretary of the treasury, J. O. Car- Hale, and pledge themselves to renewed and unceasing efforts to embody and Bufcstonti- ate them in the national policy.” Following the disposal of the com- mittee report, the delegates listened to the Hon. W. C. P. Breckenridge. At 9:15 o’clock p. m., the election of a candidate for clerk of the court of appeals xvas entered upon and the selection of ex-Lieutenant Governor Hindman was made unanimous. SAVED BY MILITIA. Mob Was Anxious to Lynch Oscar Wil¬ liams, Colored. Oscar Williams, the negro who as- sar.lted _ the =--_ 8-year-old 1 daughter of S. E. Campbell, a prominent farmer, near Hampton, Ga., some days ago, and "'ho lias been chased through four counties by an angry mob of outraged Clayton county citizens, xvas captured Wednesday night in Barnesville. Williams would have been lynched at once but for the prompt action of Mayor Huguley, of Barnesville. The mayor saxv that the mob xvas going to lynch the prisoner, and he appealed to the governor to order out the troops. The governor authorized the mayor to call out the military and in a few minutes the Barnesville Blues xvere marching down to the guardhouse xvith their guns, and in full uniform. When the troops arrived on the scene the crowd had already formed for the lynching bee The train from Griffin had carried down a large number, and all of them seemed determined to take William s life. At first the mob seemed disposed to pay little attention to the soldiers, but the firm demeanor of the armed troops soon convinced the crowd that there would be trouble if an attempt was made to lynch Williams. Late at night Gox'ernor Atkinson was asked for instructions, and he tel- ephoned the officers in Barnesville to carry the prisoner to Macon or Atlan- ta. The officers in Barnesville ex- pressed the fear that the negro would be pulled from the train if carried to Atlanta through Griffin, Jonesboro or Lovejoy Governor Atkinson then advised that the prisoner be carried to Macon. --- LEAGUERS AT TORONTO, Convention Opened with Darge Attend¬ ance of Delegates. The Epworth League national con¬ vention began at Toronto, Canada, Thursday, with a large attendance. Decorations on the principal buildings gave the city a holiday appearance. The opening meetings were held in the afternoon in the pavilion of the Metropolitan church. In the pavilion, A. S. Hardy, premier of Ontario, xvarmly welcomed the visitors, as did also Rev. A. Carmen, of Toronto. Replies were made for the Method¬ ist Episcopal church by Bishop W. Z. Ninde, of Detroit, and for the Method¬ ist Episcopal church, south, by Bishop O. P. Fitzgerald, of Nashville. FREE MEALS IN HAVANA. Spanish Navy Employe* on Strike and Are Fed By Government. It is announced that 441 men at- tached to the government navy yards at Havana went on a strike Saturday, The claim is made that the govern- ment is six months in arrears of pay- ment of the strikers. General Marin, in viexv of the pacific stand taken by the strikers, has order- ed meals served to them on the gov- ’ eminent account. BRAND THEIR HUSBANDS “COW¬ ARDS” IF THEY FAIL TO FIGHT. HUNGER IS fl FACTOR IN STRLGG' E — Thei BnempIoyed Miners win Make an Kffort to stop Those Who are Vet at ■ Work • - The. events of Sunday iu the Pitts- h al m -; niuK distri e t indicate that s ' ' a eai ‘ The strike has been on for two weeks, with no cause for alarm in any quarter, but now the pangs of hunger and mutterings of discontent have taken tangible form, and 1,000 miners will march on Cannousburg, the ob- jective point being the Boone nud Allison mines. A few days ago the operators of the mines made a requisition on the slienfl of Washington county for additional deputies. It is supposed that there are at least thirty deputies at each mine, well armed for any friction that ^ 1 he miners of the , Millersnml T -„ i m Pom Run district held massmeetings The m cn employed in the slope and Bridge- ville mines, Essen Nos. 1 and 2, and Steens mines met at Bridgeville Cecil was the scene of a meeting of Laurel Hill Nos. 2 and 4, Greedmore and Bishop mines and t ie diggers em- ployed m the Standard and Ellsworth mines in Millers Run, also held a meeting. Women Urging the Fight. Tie gatherings „t,.M i, meu - wonleu and Aild ren. The wo- men <1id not la « iu the intcrest takeu - Many of them openly branded their husbands as cowards. They argued that they might as well fight as starve, ^ ”??• Sald tb ® VU f ry °° uld be w on P rc ! vldlu » coal mi . “f ei f ployed , m the sections where the lake . trade is supplied would join the gen- eral movement of the idleness. Plans for bringing out the miners at work m the h>ooue and Allison mines were discussed. Special committees were sent from oae meeting to the other. It was decided to march on to Van- non* uirg mine v mu ay n*o • u eissnij, l,ass muu, am n.. eu xlrum _ corps xvere engaged lor the oc- cas! °n. * I *'. 1111 ' 1 ." 10 ^' as ' tr .f en ux slas ic ? vel ® P an sa \ l Jeie " ou >e a , . men in .me. eaSo ’ '' as earnec a e sc eme ai been m process of toimation several ays. was a _ e oi scxeia (ays ago and got to the ears of the opera- tors of the Cannousburg mines, hence their decision to increase their force of deputies. feomfi of the most COHSex , V3.tl\e Of the leaders claim that there will be no trouble. They say that xvheu the colliers see such a, big °term demonstration j u f av0 r of what they a peaceful ba ttle for bread, they canuot enter the mines aud retain their manhood. Every effort xvas made to keep the movement a secret for fear the force 0 f deputies at the mines would be fur- tber i ncrease d. rji be men ilre ku0 wn to be in a con- d iti on 0 f se mi-insa:uty on the strike q Ues tion. They have been goaded on by suffer- i ng wives, daughters and sweethearts, a[1 j it appears as jf it j s the beginning ° t be e!ld 0 f the strike. ------- GLASS WORKERS RESUME. -— Manufacturers Accept tl.e Same Scale as Operated the Fast Year News is received from Dnector Geo. Branin. of the Green Glass Workers’ association, that the manufacturers have accepted the same wage scale as last year. This means an early resumption in the green glase industry throughout the country. — - RIDER AGAI N ON TRIAL. M , lrd erer of Min Owens Tak fiI , Back to Talbotton. l> r . W. L. Ryder was taken from the Muscogee jail at Columbus, Ga., Sunday afternoon xvhere he has been for the past fexv months and carried to Talbotton, where be was placed on trial for his life Monday. Judge John C. Hart and the attorneys went over to Talbotton on tbo same train. - RESERVOIRS BURST, Rushing Waters Cause Death anl De« structioh In Dutchess Valley, A special from Poughkeepsie, N. Y., says: The txvo large reservoirs in the Fishkill mountains xvhich supplied water to the towns of Matterxvau and Fishkill burst their walls at 2 o’clock Wednesday morning aud the water that was released swept through the Duchess valley, causing ruin aud death. Five bodies bave been taken from tbe wreckage left in the xvake of the flood and there are known to be txvo and probably three more lying beneath the piled up debris, which is all that remains ot the three houses that xvere swept axvay by the mighty torrents. FIREMEN TO HELP STRIKERS. Grand Master Sari; cut Writes a Letter to President Ratchford. 4n a letter received by President Ratchford, at Columbus, O., Thurs- day from P. F. Sargent, grandmaster the Brotherhood of Locomotive Firemen, Mr. ~ Sargent offers “ his sonal assistance in per- any manner deem- e( l best by Mr. Ratchford and also suggests a plan for the membership of the organization, numbering 30,000, to to assist assist the the strikers strikers financially. financially. CONFEREES HAVE AGREED. Many Change* Made In Tariff Bill—A New Sugar Schedule. When tlie republican conferees on the tariff bill, representing the two 6 houses of congress, adjourned at o’clock Saturday afternoon the an- lionneement was made on behalf of each house that they had agreed on all the item »' of the bill.und that »«- bers of the conference at a full meet- iug. The hill as agreed upon will present nM entirely new sugar schedule, at ] east in the main item of duty on raw ami refined sugar, the fourth present- ed since the bill emerged from the recesses of the ways and means com- mittee. It is estimated that the changes in the sugar schedule will raise about go,000,000 additional revenue. Following are among the more im- p orta „t changes made in the other “ ^edules: Hales 15 per cent, advalorem,in place 0 f the 20 per cent fixed by the senate. The house representatives made a strong fight to have hides restored to the free list, but they were compelled to submit to the unyielding demand of " t ; le sellll te. Wool, as heretofore sent out, first- class n cents per pound; third class -1 cents on that below 12 cents per pound i n vable an ,l 8 cents on that above 12 cen ts in value. These rates on third- class xvool were the result of an agree- nient between the wool growers and ' the carpet manufacturers. Iron ore as fixed by the senate, coal i )itull ,inous, fi7 cents per ton. To- baceo §1.75 per pound on imported This is the senate rate. Borftci( . acid 5 cents per pound, the senate rate. The senate rate on borax was also sustained as xvas that on The senate rate on all fruits are re- tabled, including I cent per pound on oranges, lemons, limes, etc. White pine lumber was restored to the house rate of $2 per 1,01)0 feet, instead of th « sena £ of One of the biggest xuctones . won by the house was m the restoration to the dutiable list of burlaps, jute and jute bagging, cotton bagging, gunny sacks, floor matting and cotton ties, which the senate placed on the free list. While restoring to the dutiable list, hoxvever, the i ates are loxver than they have ever been on this class of articles. Another victory of the house tv as the elimination of the senate stamp tax on bonds and stocks. It was decided ,hat the machineiy of collections xvas too cumbersome. Baw cotton is restored to the free list, as originally fixed by the house, The senate, xvith the aid of some of the democratic senators, made cotton dutiable at .10 per cent. ----■ LANGFORD IN ZEBULOX .TAIL. ----— si » -«• h i r Tom Langford, the Pike county out- law,is now safely guarded in the conn- ty jail at ^ebulon, Ga. He was carried to Zebulon Sunday by Sheriff Milner and placed in the same little cell where Tom Delk spent his last days before his death, which came as punishment for the same crime xvith which Langford is charged. In a statement made to a reporter Langford clears Taylor Delk of the murder of Sheriff Gwyn. Langford claims that he is not guilty of the killing of Sheriff Gwyn. He says that Gwva xvas killed by Tom Belli, aud that Delk also shot Mr. Madden. rv fc.V-JIAU vnitHtl NHAt, Al akbubtuu tKr.M hi). Another chapter l„ the Sprint* Murder CaJo at Mirtv iii e o a Saturday afternoon Frank Morris, tl .„ pv-Marslial ‘ of Midville ’of Ga ami a n _ bree der famous b [ oodbouuds ’ was arr ' ested at Atlanta Qn a police^barnieks tele „ ral u and laced in a ceI1 at th ‘ M orris ‘ states ‘ tbat he tbinks tbe \ . ‘ thn mlirdftr of Q . , • , , . , r -, .bont A^eth 1 ‘ Ct '' ' Th^story ^ . a ho^BiWnd most sens^Ho-iMaf- f ■ , , • t • ‘ n , 1 ‘ , . t ® ‘ _ A Dollar’s Worth of Fun, A disuateli from Toronto savs- Peter lml Martin Gripes’from xvho tore down the stars the city hall xvas fined $1 aad costs or thirty days in jail as a disorderly ‘ “ _‘__' in tlie police court. TYLER’S GRANDDAUGHTER Appointed Postmaster Of the Town ot Courtland, Virginia. Miss Mattie B, Tyler, granddaugh¬ ter of the former president of the United States, xvas appointed post- mistress at Courtland, Va., Wednes- test”, day. The selection ends a long con- in which Miss Tyler visited Washington and presented her claims in person to Postmaster General Gary aud Fourth Assistant Rristoxv. During his administration, Presi- dent Tyler, in the course of a trip, picked up a child in his arms and re¬ marked, “That’s a bright little bov.” That boy is the present postmaster general TIN PLATE MILL SHUT DOWN. A Part of the Kmployes Walk Out and a Suspension Follows. The Cresent Tin Plate mill at Cleveland, O., closed in every depart- ment Thursday morning. The heaters refused to go to work and without them .... it impossible . ” ’ to. operate ‘ the xvas mill. The company decided to shut down indefinitely. All the heaters "'ere taken into the Amalgamated Iron and Steel Association. The mill may be closed until settlement of strike, - WILLIAMS ASSAULTED AND THEN MURDERED HIS ‘ VICTIM ’ - TIir rHE SCENE onr . ir ws wno QNE mir 0FH0RR0R nr rmnnnn ' Enraged Men First Stamped the Negro to Death, Filled Body with rflul- i e t* and Then Burned it. _ „ West Point, Tenn. Tuesday ~ afternoon, Miss Rene Williams, an eighteeu-year-old young lady, was found brutally 7 murdered in the woods near , her home , ' Thursday afternoon at L „ 2 o , clock , u An- . thony Williams, her murderer and as- sailant, was captured near Pruitton, Ala., and at 7 o clock he expiated his crime in the streets of West 1 oint in the ptesence ol tally oOO people, lhe wildest excitement prevailed and the people poured into West Point fiorn every neighboring town and village. VV illiams was first riddled xvith bul- lets and his body then burned to ashes. Before a shot was fired the negro xv as knocked down by one of the crow aiul stumped to death. Then the crowd £11 back and those who had pistols bred volley after volley at him. Th? crowd then gathered wood and building a fire oyer lam, watched the ghastly scene until the murderer was only ashes. and nights . 500 For two days scoured men, determined had the country for miles for Williams. Several times posses were within o, Li„ b». ev.rv time he escaped When he was cap- of ^ed it was within sixteen miles the scene of th* horrible crime. A mau uamed Clark, to whom he ap- heid bu “ f ° r t h * ei0 * d : story „r » Horrible Crime. xhe crime for which Williams was stamped, shot and burned was the most brutal ever committed in this sect ion of the country. The young j a j v i e ft j ier } loni8 early morning to pick blackberries. When 8be did not return at dinner time, her friends went in search of her. She W as found 200 yards from her home, all( i tj ec | \, 0 a sapling with a feather strap around her neck. One of her eyes had been gouged ou f and in her tightly clutched hand were leax’es and grass. All around tbe ground sfioxved that a desperate struggle had taken place between the unfortunate girl b and her assailant. wben the negro was oapture d his fa.ee a nd arms were terribly scratcbed and torn, showing that he had met witU much resistance, The original intention of the mob was illiams to the scene oi pti'trp fiuirl tliDTP wucak vpti o’Ajmo.p . distance xvas too ereat ® and the mob too i m ___'_ „ a tient . ^ MOTHER’S ‘ I_ DESPERATE DEED. she Cuts the Throats of Her Four children While intoxicated. Emma Simonds, the xvife of a Lon- don engine fitter, cut the throats of ber f our young children and then her own Wednesday night, Simonds returned home about 2 o’clock in the morning, and as he en- tered his bedroom he stumbled over t be hodios of two of bis children, Turning in horror toward the bed he saw his wife and two of the children sitting upright, their throats cut from ear to ear, thought life was not then extinct. It is not possible that any will sur- vive. The room was bespattered xvith blood and it was evident that the chil- dren xvho xvere lying on the floor fought desperately for life. it appears that Mrs. Simonds, after a period of abstinence, broke the pledge on Diamond Jubilee day and had been drinking heavilv ever since. Q UEBEt! DAMAGED BY FLOODS. - Ba8ine * sFort,on '‘ °^ To "" 8 ;f. , ” ode<I B, “ 1 Commmi cat on Cut off. Advlces . M°“ tr eal state that floods „ caused by the heavy rain of the past few days have done great damage 111 the southern part, °t Quebec Many P eo Ple are homeless and much damage JTnd town ImsineuThere of St has been flo flooded „ dfi and business there is is almost almost at a Btanastxll. CHICAGO TO AID STRIKERS. DeArmltt’s Uniformity Flan Denounced by Labor Unions. All unions affiliated with the Chi- ca £>° Federation of Labor will con- tribute to the . relief funds, miners At a meeting of the federation Sunday afternoon, W. P. DeArmitt and his p' an ol trU0 uniformity were severely condemned. The following resolution in l )art was adopted: “The Chicago Federation of Labor extends its sympathy and support to the striking miners of the United States, and xve call on all affiliated bodies to aid to the utmost extent the struggling of these unfortunate men ^ or a living American wages.” DEMOCRATS COMBINE To Figlit for Retention of Cotton Bagging and Ties On Free List. A Washington sjiecial says: The southern democrats in the senate are combining to fight the tariff when it is reported back to the senate. The conference committee definitely decided to take cotton bagging and cotton ties off the free list and restore the house schedule. The democrats intend to do everything to defeat the conference committee oa this point. MINERS ISSUE BULLETIN. Army of Strikers Increase and the Supply of coal i» Being Exhausted. President Ratchford anti Secretary Pearce have issued an official bulletin, No. to miners, it hoing a review of the situation: The bulletin says: “Our light for living wages now covers iu whol ° or iu part eight states :L»i:r2ziv.s’.l’sz authorized recognized, “The second week and the eighth day of our suspension brings with it greater assurance of ultimate victory than any previous day. Our forces are increasing every every, our determina- t ion is unflinching and our actions are law-abiding iu every particular, The states and number of miners in- volved: “Western Pennsvlvania-Fully 20,- 000 miners have joined us for iiving wages> wbich makes suspension a i most unanimousiueverymineinthedis- triet. Work still continues in the cen- tral field, but steps will be taken in a f ew da y S looking to a suspension, wllicb ig b( ,H eved win be successful. “Ohio— 1 Twenty-eight thousand min- era have laid down their tools in their demand for living wages, making the suspenB ^ i on general, excepting a few j oc miuea . “i ndiftna _ A , lvipe s received Thurs- day report every mine and every miner j n tbis state suspended. Eight thou- sand have joined the march for Uving wa „ es “ininois-Beports from this state are to tbe effect that suspension is praet , ioa i] y gene ral, and that the min- ers are determined to continue the m arch until living wages are secured, “ W est Virginia^-Al.out 3,000 miners bave joined the movement. Reports f KSSfiS’S'* various sections of thn SU9- d . Eight organizers left this city Thursday for West Virginia. Supply of C oal from that field will be cut off in a ver v fexv days, ‘‘Kentucky and Tennessee-About 4,000 A miners have suspended, others may be expected to follow, “Kansas-Miners are all at work, hut will hold a convention on Satur- day. It is expected that all will sus- pemL <<A Alabama—Reports indicate that 6,000 miners or more have ^spended; convention today. Nothing further learned of their action. “Tbe supply of coal is fast becom- ing . exhausted at the various distrib- uting points. Railroads are confiscat- ing shipments; cities are almost xvith- out supply—in fact, a coal famine is near at hand. ’ SPAIN AND JAPAN UNITE In an Alliance For Mutual Protection Against United States. A dispatch from Paris to a news agency at London says that inquiry at the American embassy there has elici¬ ted a confirmation of the rumor that the governments of Spain and Japan have alTan S e ‘ l an offensive alliance against the United States. The terms of the understanding, which is for the mutual protection of Cuba and Haivaii, provide that iu the event of an actix-ely aggressive move- ment on the part of the United States tending toxvard interference in Cuban affairs or persistence in the annexation of the Hawaiian islauds both Spain and Japan shall declare war sirnul- taneously against the United States and shall make hostile demonstrations along both the Atlantic and Pacifio coast lines of the country. Little credence is placed in official circles in Washington in the above statement. Indeed, so far as can be learnednointimationofsuchanagree- ment has ever reached the state de- partment. - MURDERED MOTHER AND BABE, Horrible Crime In Alabama—Avenged By a Mob. News has been received of a most brutal crime, committed at Elba, in Coffee county, Ala. The report is that well known man in that community, Major Terrell, attacked a Mrs. Thomas Wednesday morning xvhile her husband was awa 7 an<1 after assaulting and murdering her, threw her body, to- g e t bel . with her babe, upon a bed, placed lightwood upon them and set it on fi re _ X lie bodies were not rescued until burned to a crisp, Terrell was captured and taken be- fore a but befor « tb e trial was °?“ cl uded he waa "eoured by an mfu- rlated . mob> . aud taken and away hanged. CALM BEFORE STORM. Ominous Silence and Quiet Reign® In the Miner’s Ranks. A Pittsburg special says: Dullness at miners’ headquarters and . all the in mines in the Pittsburg district and unusual activity in the coal market characterized the features of the strike Friday, the For a strike so general it causes least excitement; peace prevails every- where, but how long this state of af- fairs xvill continue to exist cannot be even guessed, The miners are apparently xvilling to be idle, and as yet no suffering ot consequence has been reported at dis¬ trict headquarters. RUMORS OF ALLIANCE DENIED. Spain and Japan Are Not Combine^ Against United States. The London Daily Mail’s Paris cor¬ respondent says: “United States Ambassador Porter assures me that the rumor that he said an alliauce existed between Spain and Japan is quite unfounded. Th - Spanish embassy also declares the report to be a canard.”