Show AT HOME AND ABROAD KEY WEST pla fla april 8 private vatis advises advices to a prominent cuban per steamer Oli olivette last night state the cuban insurgents Insurgent il numbering num berina 1200 under general masso on the alt met a spanish convoy of mule teams with provisions and ammunition for the spanish form forces after a short fight the escort numbering soldiers dlen rendered ur dered to general wasso masso the fight took place at holquim Hol quio near santiago the convoy consisted of sixty nine team chiefly laden with pro WAR washington HINGTON april 8 3 there in ig reason to believe that the british government has baa given our ambassador I 1 mr Bayard to understand in response to his bis representation in the venezuelan boundary matter on his suggestion eug that it be au submitted omitted to arbitration that it must persist in regarding the subject ct as 88 UDO one in which only great britain and venezuela are concerned of course the idea was waa att out very diplomatically and courteously so go a aa to avoid giving offense as far as paul ble while still making it plain that the united jolted states could not hot be regarded als aft having any proper interest in ila the matter As it stands the british government still insists upon its absolute title and right to occupy all of tile territory ta the eastward of the borg berg line while professing a willing nose ness to submit to arbitration its claims to the lauds lands lying west cf that line this was the offer made to venezuela in years ago and it has not been modi modified ded in any respect si since ace notwithstanding mr bayard bayaras Ba yards Is ef forte the rho apparent effects of mr bayaras bayards Ba yards eferts are being watched with intense iL 4 terest by all the diplomatic ix of the south and central american countries in washington Washing gon one of these representatives ia speaking on the subject said a majority of the south american republics were ware staggering under foreign debts and were unable louger longer to meet their heir dobli gat gallops gatio lops oe the question confronting these countries Is ia whether the united will stand by and allow the creditor nations to collect uiese debts by force meanwhile to te their claim for protection upon the united slates there is in progress among the smaller and weaker lies ilea a movement to entangle their interests with our awo so as to make it a matter of deep conceit a to our people should any european power attayek them I 1 KANSAS crry CITY april 4 A special to me sar from heanes says rook pock train was abla muri meriting ting at dover chicago april 4 at the headquarters of af tiie rook island road it ia said mid that at 1150 last night twenty 1000 west of dover train nu no I 1 was held up by live five mounted men who ordered tue baggage in iu to open the buor ot of the baggage oar car he refused and the robbers fired twelve shots through the buor woun wounding diug the in tue lae w rist 1 I ibe he rubbers robbers then broke open the door with wilb a sledge but did nut not got any plu plunder from the baggage oar car aney burri pro deeded through the smoker and oner one day coach securing abuwi from the six revolvers roq ana a no number aber or of watches and ringe nap A posa barted from king fisher the next tat lon in pursuit of the bandits hnery oklahoma april 4 two iro footers bOors boarded the be engine as the hook book allaud land train no I 1 was leaving dover ALI 1180 lost last night aud and covering the engineer and fireman commanded to ti stop atop about yards from the I 1 water tank the engineer a little ex bolted went vent about a lourte of a mile before lore stopping one robber fired at nam just juat missing him blow and the ball through the cab window AN conductor inductor On ductor james mack not hav ift og heard the shot started to ad out what ws wrong and waa covered as he be approached the en was fah sua rod was told to climb on the on en glue they robbed him and were then joined by others who had come up to the train demand wati was made for ex pro messenger jones to open his hie door ahto in was refused asid and a fust fusillade lade followed in ilk which the messenger was wounded la the wrist he attempted to escape irom from the opposite side ol of the car but wea ya captured by a guard on that bat tilde side and made to crawl under the train an was then made to open aze safe but nothing could be doue done taen the robbers proceeded to rob the pa mengers W when bon the train arrived at sheriff borchelt Buro Bur helt cheLt and united states marshal madsen of el reno were notified and carried to the scene oene of the holdup by a special train they found the trail about four r miles y wt of dover where Cio Cla aarron river had been crossed and are still follow lag it the robbers are supposed to be tod by dick yeager tho the outlaw who lies headquarters to iu cheyenne county f if the posse comes up with the robbers a fight will probably occur V calcutta CAliC UTTA april 4 A dispatch die ax irom am Mala kand pass pan via says she operations of the british troops 01 against umra khan of the he r invader 0 of f Gh Ch itral in the pass stielf were commenced by guides sent pont to 11 olear the hills on the left maxim t if fald fire guns were placed to the P front on whenever they bey got within range p or of the be enemy estimated to number C I 1 the latter at first made but ut k feeble resistance but when the ha bead of 0 he pass was reached the action became general the gordon highlanders High landers and scottish broders storm stormed edthe the deh tenses composed of swat mullans and klause khans supporters the bridith troops droops advanced with spirit to in I 1 alte of the fact that the badway roadway oa dway over the pass was wae out away in many plaoma aud and hangars san gars or booe stone breastworks were constructed at various points which had to be car ried at the point of the bayonet fifty of the british force wese wounded in elud eluding log three officers seve severely and four slightly injured only three jarit job soldiers were killed the enemy my lost killed and wounded the brigade is in expected to reach swat ivr iver tonight bioN april 4 it is stated toy by persons in a position to speak with I 1 authority that as suon soon as venezuela to jib convinced that great britain has declined d to arbitrate or settle the boun dary dispute as suggested by vae the united states through ambassador bayard the southern republic will re greti but resolutely resort to what ahe abe regards its as her only course a resort to force it is declared that her bar people are ready to see their homes y anu and their cities desolated aud abd laid in ashes rather than submit to what they regard as ai national dishonor dia hOBor it to la said that the contention with groat great britain is not so much one ot of territory as aa oi sentiment so 80 firmly impressed have the people become with this that the opinion la IS expressed that they would rather see the country go out of existence than pass into the practical control of foreign bands A strong feeling exists in the venezuelan government that the united states wilt will not stand idly by it a resort to force is id made it is understood that the position of great britain to in declining the suggestion eug of the united states state for abe settlement of the trouble with venezuela is substantially as follows first great britain takes taken the position that the abe question of arbitration was once before proposed by venezuela at that thai time the foreign office gave the subject most careful attention and submitted a reply embodying a proposition to arbitrate certain definite subjects of controversy to this proposition venezuela has never made 4 reply either accepting or rejecting the proposed basis of arbitration un der the it is not desirable to proceed to a second proposal of arbitration when the first remains unanswered secondia nd dIn in any event there are certain portions of eathal that territory to which vent ven zuela zuel aliya lays claims which under no circumstances will be made the subject of arbitration as they are recognized portions of the british domain and are not therefore subjects on which the action of arbitrators could be invoked HAVANA april 4 at daybreak this morning a battalion of spanish marc marched tied out from the fortress of robana which lies westward on the hills bills above moro castle they were led ledtje t the railway from which trains travel south morose across the island to bat ta banno it Is at that port that the govern government ment troops are being forwarded to the eastern detriot of cuba and when the battalion en an route today shall have resigned reached ned Ban San diago do de cuba all troops newly arrived from spain will have been mobilized at that shut point at arax bax the palace of the governor ge general the he writer today waa informed that when AU e now expected to come from spain shall have arrived there will be available against the rebellion about men this number covers cavers troops already arrived here bare the he standing army 01 cuba and all volunteers and guerillas guerrillas gu erillas the last named are nut not the guerll as la in the stages but are separate enlisted for or a definite time and purpose ee an in berei ting bit of news newa came from santiago tie de cuba A correspondent walting waiting march 25 ih states that be has ban been looking into me allianna Al lianca linnes affair and be makes the statement that the Al alliance Alli lianca anoa was balled displayed the american flag and not that of england as reported by the commander of the coode conae da third the rhe subject matter is one between great britain and venezuela so that the good offices of the united states are not regarded as essential LIAl to a settlement nett lement as it is in not understood that the he united stales hat has assumed a protectorate ate ever venezuela or that her InZe interests rests are any other than that of a friendly government NEW april 5 6 about 2 this morning an explosion fram ram some ome unknown cause occurred at the corner of decatur and Until lne streets street lu in a two story etory brick building containing two stores on the ground floor one of these was occupied by emile boulet boulat as a doln drinking ang saloon the other by charles as a grocery and ship chandlery the building was near the be lower end of the french market separated from it by a narrow street little tongues of off flames larnes began shooting up from the debris and by b this time the onlookers on lookers had recovered from the shock and not et about to think of some means of rescue for the unfortunates whom they know knew were la ins prisoner in that smoking maw man of brick and timbers an alarm of fire are was sounded bounded and the firemen bremen did effective work in saving the adjoining build logo ings the walls and debris came down with a crash and immediately the air was wag full of smoke and dust blown everywhere from the grocery store immediately people rushed to the place of explosion from every direction when the firemen reached the scene they found the flames were creeping out from all quarters under the be debris water was pumped on the ruins and a large force of men starred to work to clear away the debris ever where it was supposed the bodies liy jay ohio april 5 foat persons persons were killed outright and we the fifth fatally injured in a wreck on the Bel laires zanesville and cincinnati narrow guage at a trestle five fie miles west of summet field this morning A coach jumped the track as the train was approaching the trestle the engine also aleo iff it fi the rails rail carrying down five bents of the trestle to go the ravine below ALTON ills april 5 A fearful wreck occurred this morning at wood river bridge on the chicago and alton cutoff cut off about halt a mile north ut of fast east alton ills A long heavy freight train was coming down grade when the middle of the train bulged out and fifteen cars care were piled on top ot of each other four men were killed outright and two fatally injured they are supposed to be tramps steal log ing a ride washington D C april a the U 6 steamship marblehead now at gibraltar was cabled yesterday by secretary herbert to proceed with dispatch to beyrouty Bey Boy rout syria the gom corn kanuer in chief of the european station who will sail nail immediately on the be san francisco now at Paler palermo ruo for smyrna was waa instructed to order the vesse vessels leat at bis bin command also to visit Alex andreita and confer with the he U 8 consuls and resident american citizens and if it is found that there are good groinus for the apprehensions ex praised lo in these quarters concerning the probable massacre of christians intimate to the responsible authorities that this government will afford full protection to american citizens living peaceably in that part of the world i under its treaty guarantees NEW ORLEANS april aan explosion occurred at corner of decatur and this morning bout about 2 the ship chandless chandlers chand lers lerPs store of charles J and the adjoining saloon the hermans fishermans Fis exchange so ducted c by charlea li JU Sta Salat lathe be were cow ma completely fately demolished demolt ebed fite fire broke ok loomed abely after the explosion it occurred currid oc in the alp ship 0 audler andler s tore store in which a quantity of powder and salt have always been kept on oil hand basil the front and side aide walte walls 1 t the two buildings were entirely blown down but we the rose rear partitions were left showing that the explosion had occurred in the front part of lh the building am twelve people are ko own to be burled buried under the ruins of we the two buildings that col collapsed lapsed the explosion was caused caused by powder stored jim in the grocery which ws wao blown to pieces the french marki mark t was juat belag opened and the seii who sell ell flab bab and bottler food were leading their wa wagons gorki rume rome of then had koae into we the saloon to drink aud and the he barkeeper bar keeper and five or six eix people eople who were drinking there are under bt debris debrie splinters Splint eiB ets bricks pieces of 01 umber end and other material were l scattered on the market usma ging tits and the abe windows window lu in darra tobacco factory were shattered buttered more wan than six men who were in tilt tiit streets were injured by flying particles part iee mo april 5 tbt jury fury th in this craytor fry lor case came liuto liitt cour aa t thle morning and reported the not agree the jury atod sto aein for conviction sad and five against aga loat the judas thereupon discharged them april 6 oa A special die gateb aten to 10 te tribune from W washington 0 aay the united states state supreme court in the income tax case has haa verBer re rove reet the decision of olabe abe lower court but the income tax law jaw as a whole is but only by the be divided court two important portions pur ilona of the law however have been to be u ui unconstitutional an i t ley joy are so au seri aerl ouada on as to affect materially not only die revenues revenue ot 01 the abe government I 1 tut ut cht estimation in W which blob lite itie income the will be hold held by the people under h decision to be handed down by tax ax court it la Is said ald all 11 II incomes derived fr arm jm rents rente ate are exer exempted apted from froam ty by the fedora federal I 1 government and all incomes income derived from state aud aid municipal bonds bond sire are similarly exempted 1 I ilber th or respects the be is ii come law lav stands as aa it was waa last august but buc the result of the in the Su oa court shows aboa deiy conclusively that the jaw w can wavily be picked to peces p ecea provided suits auli aare sire brought to cortest each put tien lar t as aa it coines up ST PAUL april 6 united state circuit J |