( L XLVI. NO. ;m. Want Wild Over Bryan CHEERED BY FRANTIC THOUSANDS AT JEFFERSON DINNER. Burning Issues Discussed Before Throngs in the Grand Central Palace, Shaken by Thunders of Tumultu ous Applause. New York, April 15. —The Dollar Jefferson Dinner of the Chicago l’lal t'orm Democrats at the Grand Central Palace to-night in point of number was one of the biggest affairs ever held in tliis city. Nearly 3.U00 men and women sat down at long tables in the various roooms of tlie big palace. There wen all kinds of people there, dressed in all kinds of clothes. White men ellwoved with colored men and white women with colored women. There were four Jap anese and three Chinese present, but the Chinese were merely spectators and sat up in the second gallery. They said they had come to see Bryan. The main hall presented a different aspect from that of the Metropolitan Opera House at the ten-dollar dinner of the Democratic Club. There was no tlower embellishment, but ’just great ; long avenues of tables covered with plain white plates. The only ornamen tations were bunches of celery and granite ware coffee jHits. The boxes about the liall were festooned with flags, with silken banners suspended between the Hags. At the back of the stage were two American flags draped, one bearing the portrait of Jefferson and the other that of Bryan. Small portraits of Bryan were interspersed between the flags on the balconies. On the stage was an immense floral horseshoe of carnations, roses and heliotrope. It had. worked in flowers, the words “Women's Bryan League.” Below rhe red carnations on white roses was the name “Bryan.” Surrounding all were the numerals “10 to 1.” Back on one of the cane-bottom chairs was a magnificent bouquet of roses. American lieauties. But not even on the guests" table was there a single flower. looking from the top tier the hall presented a scene such as is seen at Western barbecues or Rhode Island clam bakes. A brass baud of thirty-five pieces on the balcony discoursed music throughput the evening. The diners be- ■ gan to arrive at the Grand Central Pal ace at 3 o'clock. • There were 15*4 policemen in and a I Hint the place. The women to the number of 473 dined in the long hull just off the second gallery. They sat down, to the tables at 5:30 o'clock. The first excitement of the evening occurred when the Russian American Democratic Association, 230 strong, from the Eighth Assembly Dis trict, marched in. They were received with cheers. i There was no concerted attempt to seat the 3.00*4 diners simultaneously. All wore told to go in and sit down. About 7 o'clock nearly every seat of the men's table was occupied and the service began. Over *WH► waiters start ed into the main hall with soup a few minutes before 7 o'clock. The menu included soup, fish, roast beef, turkey, ice cream, coffee and cigars. Three thousand bottles of wine were gratuitously served by a wine company. William Jennings Bryan did not ar rive until shortly after 7 o’clock. Crowds on the outside signalled his appearance by tremendous cheering. lie came in a cab and was escorted through a tre mendous crowd to the waiting room out side. Here he shook hands with the committee. Then he was escorted to the guests’ table, a long table in trout of the platform. Following came the speakers of the evening. The band played “Hail to the * Ip “1 as Bryan was hurried down one of the main aisles. There was tremendous cheering and waving of napkins. Diners stood on chairs and tables waving frantically. The demonstration lasted for five minutes. Among those who sat at the guests table were: James R. Brown, president; on bis right. W. .1. Bryan; on his left. Charles A. Towne. of Minnesota: *>. 11. P. Bel mont. Wm. S. McXary, Secretary of the Democratic State Committee of Minnesota: Mayor .1.1.. Rliimooks. of Covington. Ivy.; Bolton Ilall, George Frederick Williams. ex-Congressman Y\ in, H.' Ryan, of Rochester: A. S. ToVvnson. of Virginia: Colonel Thomas Smith, of Virginia, and John Clark Ridpatl). 4 he crowd was a thoroughly represen tative one, and before the dinner was concluded hundreds of the diners left their seats and crowded about the ’-ffu'lc-ts’ table mid began to shake hands wiTn Colonel Bryan. This was slop ped with much difficulty. At !t o’clock the committee and speak ers ascended to the platform. Brvan leeched a vociferous ovation, the diners in many instances again standing on chairs and tables and the women wav ing napkins wildly. Janies R. Brown called the meeting to order and introduced George Fred Williams, of Massachusetts, who was given a line reception. The crowd in the galleries meantime bad increased, and there were at least 3.0*10 people in the bull. The mention of Henry The News and Observer. HMDS ILL NORTIHI OMDLiII DAILIES il lEIS 111 CIRCDLAn^. George's name evoked an enthusiastic demonstration. O. 11. I*. Belmont, was next intro duced and spoke, and was followed by John Clark Ridpath#- who spoke on “Thomas Jefferson." When Mr. Rid- , path said that Jefferson stood above , Adams and Otis, and was the most in tellectual Democrat that ever lived, a ' hundred voices shouted “No, No, Bryan, j Bryan.” Mr. Williams whispered somethin to Mr. Ridpath. and the latter replied- I ••J accept the suggestion.” and bowed to Colonel Bryan. At the close of Mr. Ridpath's speech a horse-shoe of flowers was presented to Colonel Bryan, who arose and bowed. i A tremendous amount of cheering and applause greeted Mr. Bryan. He said: "Mr. Chairman. Democrats. Ladies ami Gentlemen: I esteem ij a great j privilege to be permitted to attend Ibis, probably the largest bauquet ever given in the United States. (Interruption of cheers for Bryan.* "1 appreciate the kindness which lias been manifested by your action and by the words of those who hare preceded me. I shall carry back to my Western home new courage from your meeting, and shall be glad to tell to the people in other States that in New York there be those who are true to the principles of Democracy as written in Democr;- , cy's latest creed. (Cries of bravo.) “The object -of this banquet was to i give Chicago platform Democrats a chance to celebrate the birthday of Thomas Jefferson. (Cries of "That's it." ) There was a banquet given in honor of Thomas Jefferson two nights ago and the discussion of the price per plate ob scured to some extent the difference bo- j tween that banquet and this. A Demo- > c-rat has a right to pay whatever he pleases for a dinner if be lias the money. "The character of a political banquet is determined, not by the cost of it. but by the sentiments which are woven into the post prandial oratory. "We have not one word of hostility to utter toward those Democrats who left the Democratic party in IXKi. Far j be it from us to criticise any man whose j judgment or conscience leads him out j of the Democratic party. When the i Republicans met at St. Louis some of the Republicans left the Republican par ty rather than adapt themselves to (lie platform written out at St. Louis. They organized a distinct party and they took a name sufficiently different from the Republican names -o that no one would tnistake the one for the other. “They made a bold and earnest tight, and the Republicans who left the party in 1S!)i; have neither gone back nor, standing outside, have (lu*> attempted to write the platform of ttu* party which they left. There were Democrats who left us in 18!Mi. They organized a dis itinct party: they nominated a ticket and j perfected their national organization. But instead of calling themselve gold j Democrats so that they could not be • mistaken for the regular Democrats, they called themselves National Demo crats, although they did not expect to carry a product in the 'United States. A party is an association of people for the pur)mse of giving force and effect t<> political opinion's held hi common. They talked to us about harmony. Tin only kind of harmony that is possible is harmony between those who think and act together to give force to their I common opinions. "All that wo ask- is ttmr those* who come into tin* Democratic party shall be a part of tin* Democratic party. We simply insist that a man cannot be a political bigamist. He cannot be wed ded to the name of our party and to the principles of some other party. We simply ask that lie shall get a formal j divorce, either from our name or from their principles. The Democratic party : has a platform. It does not dismay those who stand upon it to hear it de nounced this year by those who do uouneed it two years ago. Wo got ac customed to it in IS!lt>. The Democratic platform is satisfactory io those who supported it in 189(5. "The platform was written by tin representatives of the Democratic party in the most Democratic convention that has been held in a quarter of a centu ry. j It is a compliment to receive a I’resi dential nomination from any national eon vcutimi. but 1 am proud my nomination came from a convention, not of bosses, but of Democratic citizens, il/otni ap plause. i It lias vindicated that plat form. and every plank of it is stronger to-day than it was when the platform was written. i "Those who believe that we should i:i viie into the Democratic party all those who cannot share in the pur|>oKes and the nspirntions of that party cannot speak for others —1 speak for; myself are wrong, and I say that I would not abstract from it a single plank to gei back every man who left it. That plat form means something, and if you ask why it was in the campaign of 189v eriimcnt to proceed against the tier man force of occupation. According to the Japanese papers, there is grave apprehension in British German diplomatic circles regarding the situation in China, which :< height ened by the fact that Russ a is again making overtures for ‘control of affairs in Corea. In consequence of recent de velopments. tin* leave granted Sir Claud McDonald. British Ambassador, lias been withdrawn, and lie will remain at the Chinese capital. SINKING OF THE HOKfSHIN. Victoria. B. C.. April 15.—The Gleno ! gle. which has arrived from the Orient, brings news of a collision between lhe steamers Iloknshin Mam and Kitanii Marti off Ofnyn Cape, in the Province of Teshio Hokkaido, on the 3(t*li nl* •». 'The Iloknshin sank immediately and all on board. .”.*! passengers, were drowii j ed. The other vessel made for s'-ore ! and succeeded in getting into the shal lows. where she stranded. MADE REAR ADMIRALS SAMPSON,SCHLEY AND FAPQUHAR ARE THUS HOVOREO. ( T heDuktof Arcus, lale Fptnish Minister to Mt-x’ci to be Spanish Ambassador at Washington Washington, April 15—The naval or ders to-day announce the promotion to the rank of Rear Admiral of Sampson. Schley and Farquahar. the latter in the i command of the Norfolk Navy Yard. This is under the operations of the per sonnel act, and has no reference to war service. - London. April 15 —Special despatches from Madrid say the Duke of Arcos. the late Spanish Minister to Mexico, and , who married Miss Virginia Lowery of Washington, has been designated as Spanish Ambassador ul Washington. TWO STEAMERS LAUNCHED. iEI Norte and El Sid Built for the Morgan Line. Newport News, Va.« April 15,-Ei Norte and El Sid, two of the four large j freight steamers building here for tin* Morgan Line, operating between New York and New Orleans, were launched at the yard of the Newport News Ship building and Dry Dock Company to ' day. Miss Mary Oroutt, of New York, daughter of Mr. *'. B. Oroutt, President of the Shipbuilding Company, christen ed El Norte. ' Miss Jeanette Palen, of Monticello. X. Y.. sponsor for El Sid, performed a similar ceremony on that ship. POUR BURNED TO DEATH. Chatham, X. 1!.. April 15.—Four per sons were burned to death in a tire at lhe Northumberland County Alms bouse, early to-day. The institution was destroyed at a loss of .slo,o*l*4. TRINITY DEFEATS TIIE Y. M. *'. A Augusta. Ga., April 15.—(Special.)— Trinity baseball team defeated (he Au gusta V. M. c. a. Team to-day in a 'close game. Score: II to S. ITNEIi-U, OF MR. CARTI.ANI). The Exercises Impressive and Largely Attended. Greensboro, X. <*.. April 15. —(Spe- cial.) —The funeral exercises over the remains of Mr. 11. 11. Cnrtland were the most impressive as well ns the most largely attended since the death of Mr. Julius A. Gray. The significant thing about/this is the fact, that he was simply an unassuming business man, that showing the loving esteem in which he was held his townsmen. All places of business were closed, and all the fraternal orders marched in line ill front of the house, and a large line of sympathizing friends brought up tin* rear. The services at the Methodist church were conducted tty Rev. Mr. Peele of the Friends' Church, assisted by several other ministers. The floral tributes were unusually handsome. WOMAN'S HORRIBLE CRIME. Macon. Ga.. April 15.—A special to the Telegraph from Elherton. states that a negro woman named Sallie Bren ingtoii. was jailed there to-day for the murder of her husband near that place Thursday night. After chopping open the man's head with an axe, she laid tin* body bn tin* tire and burned it beyond recognition. She made little at tempt to escape, and will not talk about her crime. As there seems to Ik- no mo tive. she is believed to be crazy. ♦ ♦ ♦ THE INSURGENTS RISE. ♦ ♦ - ♦ ♦ Madrid. April 15.—General Rios, ♦ ♦ the principal Spanish commander ♦ ♦ in the Philippines, has telegraphed ♦ ♦ to the War Office a dispatch con- ♦ ♦ tinning tin* report that a rising ♦ ♦ had occurred among the insur- ♦ ♦ gents around Manila. ♦ ♦ ♦ ♦ ♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦ ON THE DIAMOND. St. Louis. Mo.. April 15.—The base ball season opened here to-day with a game between the Cleveland and St. Louis clubs, which since last year have changed cities. Teheau's St. Louis boys won easily by heavy Trailing, and good work in the field. Attendance, 10,000. Secret St. Ijouis . . 0050 f 10 0 x—l** 13 4 Cleveland . . n<» o 1 (ion o(4 1 <> 4 Batteries: Young ami O'Connor: Sudhoff and Clements, empires, O'Day and Brennan. Time. 1:50. New York. April 13.—The o|H*ning game of the championship season in Brooklyn to-day brought out an attend ance of over 20.0*10. It was a gala day in tin* baseball annate of Greater New York. The game was n battle royal of eleven innings between two as perfectly balanced teams as could be brought to gether. The pitching of Kennedy and Nichols was superb, the hitting, of course, being light in consequence. Both intielils were veritable stone walls. Neither side could score for Ten innings, and then Boston made fin* winning run on ti wild throw by Jennings that sent Bergen to second and Stahls' drive to deep center for three bags. Attendance, 20.107. Score: Brooklyn.... 0 0000 0 00(400—0 4 1 Boston 00 00 0 0 0000 I—l 7 0 Batteries: Kennedy and Smith; Nich ols and Bergen. Umpires, Andrews and Gaffney. Time 1:55. Louisville. Ky., April 15.—Both Cal lahan and Dowling pitched fine ball to day and bad the Colonels supported their pitcher .(hi* score would have been it tie. Attendance. 2.00*4. Score: Louisville 0000 1 00 0 o—l I<* 4 Chicago 0 1.00 1 <*o 00 -2 11 2 Batteries: Dowling and Kittredge; Callahan anil Chance. Umpires, Burns and Smith. Turn*. 2:IN. Philadelphia. I ’it.. April 15 It looked like victory for Washington to-day tin til the seventh inning, when, by oppor tune bitting, Philadelphia overcame the Senators’ lead, and won by a close mar gin. Attendance. 8,814. Score: Philadelphia . . *» I** 1 **<*4 ** x 0 12 4 Washington .. 0 302 0000 o—s 11 4 Batteries: Donahue and McFarland; Mercer and McGuire. Umpires, Hunt and Connolly. Time, 1:30. Baltimore. Md.. April 15.—The reju venated Orioles defeated the New Yorks to-day in a close and interesting game by a score of sto 3. Attendance, 3.042. Score: Baltimore 0111 00 2 0 x—s (i 3 New York ..... 1 02 0*40000—3 3 2 Batteries: Kitson and Robinson: Do lieny anil Warner. Umpires, Emslie ami Betts. Time, 2:<*o. Cincinnati, Ohio, April 15. —For tin* first time in three years the Reds lost tin* opening game of tin* season. Though the weather was not of the baseball variety, nearly 10.000 people witnessed the contest which, with the exception of the two final innings, was an excellent exhibition. Pittsburg out played the Reds at every point, mill were also favored by Dame Fortune. Score; Cincinnati .... o 0 000002 0-2 11 2 Pittsburg 01*0 0100 2 2—5 It* 1 Batteries: Hawley mid Pcitz; Tmine li ill mid Sell river. Umpires, Swart wood and Warner. Time. 2:10. Macon, (hi.. April 15—Mercer easily defeated Auburn in to-days' game by a score of 11 to 2. Score: Mercer ... 0 0(5 05 0 0 00—11 !* 2 Ailburn 0(>(*02 00 O*L 2 *i 0 Batteries: Mansfield and Peel; Mr- EUienly anil Miiwcer. Richmond, Ya., April I.».—At Lexing ton. Hampden-Sidney won from the Vir ginia Military Institute cadets by a score of 9to *L Score: J lampdcii-Sidney 22000 30 ** 2 —9 10 3 Va. Military In. 1 2.1 **<> 20 00 (1 ({ 5 Batteries: Crawford uml Herndon; Clark and Blackford. THE RALEIGH IS AT QUARANTINE Did Not Expect Her Before This Morning. SEEN BY THE PRAETORIA PASSED HER THURSDAY NIGHT NORTH OF BERMUDA. COL. CARR WRITES OF PATIENT WAITING Fag»r North Carolinians Peering into the Dark ness Down the Bay Asking Each Oth- e r , When do You 1 hink She Willi Arrive? New York, April 15.—The Outerbridge Line steamer Pretoria, which arrived at quarantine to-night from Bermuda, reports having passed the United States Cruiser Raleigh on Thursday night. 140 miles north of Bermuda, steaming slowly. The weather was fine at the time. The Raleigh's arrival in port is not expected before daylight to-morrow morning. IT MAY BE TIIE RALEIGH. New York. April 15. —The marine ob server at Smnly Hook reported at 11:20 p. m. that a steamer had passed in showing no signals, which lie thought might be the United States cruiser Ral eigh. It was too hazy to make her out clearly. THE RALEIGH ARRIVES. New York, April 15.—The cruiser Raleigh from Manila, via Bermuda, has arrived at quarantine. FIRST NEWS OF THE "RALEIGH." Col. Carr Waiting on the Crowded Pier For the Steamer. The first news of the Cruiser Raleigh, or rather news of no news about t*t<> gallant war vessel, received here last night was from Col. Julian S. C.irr. Here is the elegram that came at 9 o'clock: “New York, April 15. 1899. “News mid Observer. Raleigh. N. “Have waited patiently all day to welcome the Raleigh on behalf of tin* prosperous, progressive city of Durham, hut up to this writing. t:IS. have no tidings. Perhaps when the guests who have gone down the bay have had their innings, we shall hear something. Then wi* will feel better. YVe are peering into the darkness on the crowded pier asking each other: "When do you think she will arriveV” J. S. C. BRINGING TROOPS FROM CUBA. "Washington. April 15—The arrange merits for bringing home all the volun teers now in Cuba have been completed, and as fast as the transports can make the trips to and from Culm, they will be returned. VAST WHISKEY COMBINE ITS ORGANIZATION TO BE COMPLETED TO D*Y. Its United Capital Will be $200,000,0.'0 It is the Most Giganlic L quor Trust Ever Engineered. Chicago, Ills., April 15. —A special to the Daily News from Louisville, Ky., says the most gigantic liquor combina tion ever eiigiiieeil— an amalgamation of whiskey and distillery interests with a united capital of s2*M►,ooo,oo0 —will hi practically completed to all but the smallest details to-morrow in Chicago, when the men now controlling the Ken tucky Distilleries Ytnil Warehouse Com pany finish arrangements for the pur chase null absorption of nearly every distillery of rye whiskey in the United States. EVIDENT'I? DEAD AGAINST HER. Tin* State's Red Letter Day in the Trial of Mrs. George. Canton, Ohio, April 15.—Attorneys for the State regard this as their red letter day in the trial of Mrs. George. They produced two eye witnesses to the firing of two shot which took effect in Saxton's body, one of which claimed to have identified Mrs. George. The State also qualified a witness on Mrs. George’s handwriting to identify a letter which they want to introduce in evidence. A third point which pleased the State was the admission of a jxdiei* officer who found a revolver, although he was not. allowed to toll how he found it to he the full extent of the details asked. WEEKLY BANK STATEMENT. New York, April 15. —The weekly hank statement shows the following changes: Surplus reserve, increased. $4,452,700; loans, decreased, $10,355,200: specie, in creased, $982,400; legal tender, in creased, $1,848.71*0; deposits, decreased, $*>,480,400; circulation, increased, $19,- 400. The hanks now hold $19,471,525 in ox cess of the requirements of the *25 per j cent. rule. Weather To-Day: SHOWERS; COOLER. They Raid Six Villages DETACHMENTS OF CUBAN CAVAL RY PURSUE THE BANDITS. Under the Lead of Parejeta, a Celebrated Out law, the Wild Raiders Confound the People with Their Audacity. Havana, April 15. —News has been re ceived from Marianao that twelve or fifteen mounted bandits, one dressed ns a woman, raided the Pinellos planta tion. owned by Senora Puri, two miles smith of Caimito and ten miles from Havana, at twilight yesterday anil took SIOO in silver from the owner's resi dence and afterward burned the house of the overseer and a warehouse con taining $5,000 worth of tobacco. The bandits then rode into Caimito, where they plundered two dwellings, and then went to a thiqil house, where a dance was in progress. A captain, a sergeant and two Cuban soldiers, who were present iff the dance, went out of the house to investigate and other per sons crowded to the doors and w'inl >ws. The raiders fired a volley at close range, killing the captain anil on * soldier and one nian in the house and wound ing the sergeant and another soldier sod two other men who were also ins'*i!(- tin* building. The bandits than galloped away. A rejsirt of the raid from Guana jay says that fifteen well mounted and armed men, some of them masked, en tered tin* village of Caimito at S o'clock last night, broke into tin*' boos * of Jose Rodriguez, where they secured a sunt of money, first robbed and then killed UNDER NATIVE BULK. Dewey Reports the Government at Guam Working Smoothly. Washington, April 15.—The following cablegram lias just been received, by the Navy Department from Admiral Dewey: "Manila, April 15. “Secretary of the Navy, Washington: "Wheeling arrived, six days from Guam. Quiet and order there. Most friendly to Americans. Native govern ment established by Tausig working well. Native soldiers fine body of men. Manshen (U. S. Naval transport) in (I man.” The government of Guam, referred to by Admiral Dewey, as having been es tablished by Commander Tausig, was erected nearly two months ago. when the Bennington touched there on her way to Manila. The commander picked some of the ablest men in the community, elected a small council to direct affairs after the relinquishment of Spanish sov ereignty. When Captain Leary, who is to go out on the Yosemire, arrives at Gaunt, he will assume supreme command as naval governor of the island, hut he may, if he sees fit, continue the native council in operation, in pursuance of the policy of developing the capacity of the natives for the administration of their own affairs. STATBMENTS IXCONSISTENT. Witnesses for Defence Contradict Themselves in Lake City Case. Charleston. S. C., April 15.—A great mass of testimony was given to the jury in the Lake City case to-day. The de fence devoted itself to proving allihis for various pdisoners and ineulenially to breaking down the character of Joseph P. Newham, the defendant who turned State's evidence and whose tes timony is the central feature of the Government's case. Witnesses were called to reinforce the claim already made that McKnight was at his nome on the night of the lynching. Three witnesses testified to this fact today. The alibi set up for Rodgers is to the effect that he was fishing near his home when Baker was killed, and that for Martin "Ward is to the effect that he was at the house of a neighbor named Collins, nursing the latter's sick wife. Tbree witnesses testified to each of these statements. During the cross examination the counsel for the prosecution brought to light more than one inconsistency in the testimony of witnesses forth * i o fence. A man named Whitlock, for in stance, swore one minute that he was on good terms with Newham, and the next that he would not speak to him in the road or believe him on oath. Sauls, who swore he slept with Rod gers the night of the lynching, admitted that he had never stayed a night at the man’s house before or since. lie could not explain why Rodgers left his wife and his own room to sleep with him. and he did not recall the fact that tin* night was bitterly cold notwithstanding the circumstances that he fished until after midnight. These are fair samples of the evidence given on the cross ex aminations. The cast* is not nearly con cluded yet; all of next week will proba bly be required to finish it. AN AGED EDITOR DIES. Concord, N. 11., April 15 -John 11. Oberly, editor of the People and Patriot, died at his home here this afternoon, aged <>3 years. IL* was Ikihi iu Ohio. Hi* was Civil Service Commissioner and Indian Commissioner mnlcr President Cleveland, and was once editor of the i Washington Times. PRir <£ 4 CENTS. Jose Maria Armas, and then advanced to the centre of the town where they were met by a Cuban sergeant and two soldiers. The bandits killed one of i In* j soldiers and wounded the other ard ; the sergeant, after which they rode ! away. The affair was reported at General j Ix*e‘s headquarters. Genera! Ma.viu I Rodriguez was directed to send a lsidy j of cavalry with the utmost haste to pur ! Sue the outlaws. Much excitement was i manifested in the Cuban camp upon the i receipt of the order, and joyful nreparn | tions were made as if fm* a picnic. | Three detachments of from 2<* to 25 ' cavalrymen each were sent on different j roads in pursuit of the bandits. Caimito is within 3 miles of a s(,u id- I ron of the Seventh cavalry, and great | surprise is expressed in Havana at the i audacity of the brigands. The Holguin newspapers, describing | the operation of the bandits in that : vicinity say they were led by Partita, j who was celebrated as an outlaw loaders j before tlie insurrection. The hand was . composed of 12 petrous. all black, arm ed with Winchester and Remington rifles and 44 calibre revolvers, and dress | eil in American made clothes. The I newspapers report that six villages were i raided. | VICTORY FOR THE STATE. “IRil Book” ami Others Admitted as Evidence in Quay Trial. Philadelphia, Pa.. April 15-Xlie pjros eeutiou to-day fn the trial of ex-T'Ulted States Senator Quay suteeeded in hav ing admitted as evidence the three looks found in Cashier Hopkins’ desk nft'T the People’s Bank failure, and on the pages of which the common wealth al leges will be found the evidence of con spiracy between Mr. Quay, late cx-Stan Treasurer Benjamin Halwood, and John S. Hopkins, the dead cashier. These books are the famous “red book” over which the legal battle as t*> its admissability has waged since the early part of the week, and which ended to-day in a complete victory for the prosecution: the “black hook,” and the “blue hook,” In the “red book." it is charged by j the prosecution, will he found calculi - l lions by Hopkins of interest on State funds, which interest was paid to then State Treasurer Haywood and to Sena tor Quay. The “black hook” contains records and entries pertaining to sfo k j transactions alleged to connect lhe m feudant with Hopkins in using ■' t ’' funds for speculation. The “blue book ’ i is asserted to he a record of individual loans by Cashier Hopkins, and. it is charged, will show that Senator Quay was loaned money without stilfi a nt se curity. CUBAN MORTGAGES UNTKNUEI >. Washington. April 15. Mortgage ob ligations in Cuba will be further ex tended for another year. The extension, however, will he limited to debts secur ed by mortgage or ground rents. The representatives of the Cuban Cabinet Council who have been here for some days have had several conferences with the officials oh the subject of general credit extensions, during which they have argued the adoption of a plait which had received the sanction of the t otincil, extending mortgage obligations tor periods ranging up to six years. They also desired that debtors be re lieved entirely from the payment of in terest pending final liquidation. This proposition received the disap proval of the officials who promptly stated that they could not apply a prin ciple which was distinctly contrary to common justice, and it was suggested to tlti“ Cubans that their course would speedily and permanently injure the credit of the island. In assuming con trol of the islands the United States, they wen* told, had declared its pttri*ose not to impair existing obligations, and to assent to the repudiation of any debt, interest or otherwise, would be in direct contravention of that declara tion. As to limiting the extension one year, it was said that the United States would not undertake the exercise ol any control over the affairs of the island beyond the period of its occu pancy. lint if at the end of the year a further extension for a limbed time seemed necessary, and the United States still held control of the island, it might he granted, hut no obligation would now he assumed for a longer js'iiod than one year. MINISTER TO BELCH '* Washington. April 15. The President has appointed Lawrence Townsuu!, ■ f Pennsylvania, to sueot*cd Mr Bellaii-j Storer as United States’* Minister t * Brussels, Belgium. Mr. Townsend is at present I lll, ed States Minister at Lisbon, am! its transfer leaves- a vacancy in the l ot tngue.se mission for which a sole non has already Iteen made and will >h ni he uuuouuced.