THE MOBNING OREGONIAN, MONDAY, MARCH 19, 1900.
WAIT FOR HARMONY
Republican Senators and the
Puerto Rican Measures.
-COMMITTEE REPORT IS WANTED
Until That Shall Be Presented Little
Will Be Done HydrogxHwhlc
.Office for .Manila.
WASHINGTON, March 18. It now looks
as though the week in the Senate "would
be spent largely In waiting upon 'the spe
cial Republican caucus committee ap
pointed to harmonize the party on the
proposed Puerto Jtican legislation. The
Puerto Rican governmental bill will con
tinue to hold Its place on the Senate
calendar as the unfinished business, and
some desultory speeches doubtless will be
made upon it. but it will not be pressed
as it would be if there was hope of pass
ing it soon. The Republican Senators are
opposed "to present action on the bill, and
no effort will be Tnade to arrive at final
results until the caucus committee shall
make its report.
Meantime the appropriation bills on the
calendar will receive attention. These
are the Legislative and the Indian bills.
There is one amendment suggested to the
Legislative bill by the committee on ap
propriations which may arouse consider
able debate and open up the Philippine
question. This Is the Item providing for
the establishment of a hydrographic of
fice at Manila. Administration Senators
recognize the utility of this amendment
as a. basis for discussion, but they are not
fully decided to avail of it. In connection
with the Indian bill, expenditures author
ized to be made by the Dawes Commis
'sion probably will be discussed.
Senator Mason has given notice of re
newed efTort to get up his resolution of
symypathy with the Boers on Monday,
but says he does not desire to speak upon
it. The Senate leaders consider his reso
lution unwise at this juncture.
There is difference of opinion as to
whether, nUder the agreement to take up
-the Quay resolution for consideration on
April 3, It can be called up even for
speeches in the interim. It is probable,
however, that some addresses may be pre
seted on the subject during the present
week. If no other matter presses for con
sideration. An effort will be made ty
Senator Davis to get up the Spanish
claims bit.
In executive session there will be an
attempt made to secure the confirmation
of, W. D. Bynum as Appraiser at New
York, which atempt does not promise to
be Imemdiately successful. The Hay
Pauncefote treaty will be considered If
opportunity shall permit, but the present
indications are against an early move In
that direction.
. The Puerto Rican committee will begin
Us session in earnest Monday, and a
strenuous endeavor will be made to get
the bill In such shape as to make It ac
ceptable to practically all the Republican
"Senators at as early a date as possible.
Senator Foraker Is now engaged In pre
paring amendments to the governmental
"bill, and he will exert himself to the ut
most to perfect the bill during the pres
ent week. If he succeeds In getting a Mil
which the Republicans will accept, the
measure, will then be passed with all the
speed and energy possible.
Work for the House.
Tomorrow is District of Columbia day
In the House. Tue'sday, the Loud bill
relating to second-class mall matter will
come up under a special order setting
aside Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday
for its consideration. Friday, under the
Tules, will be given to private pension leg
islation, unless the ordrr Is superseded by
the army appropriation bill, which is on
the calendar. Tomorrow, before the Dis
trict business is taken up, the Puerto
Rican relief bill, with Senate amendments,
will be called up and passed. The Sen
ate amendments probably will be agreed
to without much opposition.
General Joseph Wheeler may present
himself at the bar of the House to be
sworn In some time during the week. So
far as can be learned, there is no ob
jection on either side to his admission if
his resignation as a Brigadier-General In
the Army shall have been accepted before
ho presents himself. The case, however,
may be referred to a sommlttee.
The St. Louis representatives are earn
estly laboring to secure consideration for
a bill appropriating J5.000.OW for tfio
World's Exposition to celebrate the cen
tennial anniversary of tne Louisiana pur
chase, in 1903, but thus far they have
failed to secure the consent of the power
that be In the House.
Constitutional Expnnslon Argniqent.
WASHINGTON, March IS. Carman F.
Randolph, of the New York Bar, has sub
mitted to the Senate judiciary committee,
a Constitutional argument on the law of
territorial expansion, with special refer
ence to the Philippines. Mr. Randolph dis
cusses, among other things, the nature of
the title acquired from Spain, the effect of
the Federal Constitution on slavery, citi
zenship., civil rights and the tariff, the
possibility and value or" Constitutional
government in colonial possessions, the
powers of the President and Congress In
the Philippines, and our right to dispose
of them.
TWO FATAL SHOTS.
Bnttc Saloonkeeper ICillcd His
Dnngrhtcr and Her Unitband.
BUTTE. Mont. March 18. Thomas Pool
ey, a saloon-keeper, tonight shot his son-in-law,
Thomas Llttlejohn, and the latter's
wife, Lydla, during a1 difficulty on the
street In the upper part of town. There
had been bad feeling between Llttlejohn
and Pooley since the former married the
latter's daughter. The marriage was with
out the father's consent. When Mrs.
Llttlejohn was ill, Llttlejohn went to
Pooley's place intoxicated and abused his
father-in-law, who' chased him out of his
place at the point of a gun. Later, It is
said, Llttlejohn threatened to blow
Pooley's place up. Since then there has
been little or no communication between
the two men. Tonight, however, Llttle
john and his wife, the latter carrying their
baby, met Pooley on the street. The quar
rel was renewed, and Llttlejohn knocked
Pooley down and, according to the latter's
story, began kicking him about the head.
Pooley drew his pistol while on the ground
and fired twice at Llttlejohn. One shot
struck Llttlejohn in the body. He died in
a few minutes. The other shot missed
the Intended victim and struck Mrs. Llt
tlejohn in the head. She died after being
removed to the hospital. Tho baby was
uninjured.
Pooley left the scene of the affair at
once, and was arrested at his place of
business. He did not know Llttlejohn was
dead until he reached the Sheriff's office.
Then he broke down completely. He was
not informed of his daughter' death to
Slight, but allowed to labor under the Im
pression that she was only slightly hurt.
Pooley's only son fell dead of apoplexy
two months ago, within 50 feet of where
tonight's tragedy occurred.
Mob Alter a Xejrro Offender.
JOPLIN, Mo.. March IS. At 11 o'clock
tonight a mob of nearly 2000 citizens sur
rounded the City Jail and demanded a
negro who had been arrested In the even
ing for assaulting a 7-year-old white girl.
When the officers refused to surrender
him, the mob broke the jail office windows
and crowded into the office. During the
excitement the lights were turned out and
the negro smuggled from the -building and
tarted for Carthage, 10 miles distant. The
mob learned that they had been fooled
and started after midnight for Carthage,
bent on lynching the culprit.
Attempt to Wreck a Train.
CLEVELAND. March 18. An attempt
was made to wreck the Lake Shore fast
mall, west-bound, leaving here at 10
o'clock tonight. At Olmsted Falls, about
20 miles west of here, a rail had "been
laid across the track. The engineer saw
the obstiuctlon in time to apply the air
brakes. The front wheels of the locomo
tive struck the rail, but the engine re
mained on the track. The engineer says
he saw three men run away from the'
spot where the obstruction had been
placed.
Guilty of Murder.
FREMONT, O., March 18. Louis Billow
was today found guilty of murder in the
first degree for killing Jacobs, the father
of his sweetheart, several years ago. He,
was arrested In the State of Washington
last Fall. The defense was Insanity, and
Billow's attorneys have asked for a jury
to determine his mental condition.
Kto Shot to Death.
COLUMBUS, Ga., March 18. Charles
Humphreys, a negro, who late last night
entered the room of Miss McCoy, daugh
ter of a white farmer, living just outside
of Phoenix City, Ala., was lynched today
by a party of white men. Ho confessed
and was shot to death.
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NINE PERSONS INJURED.
Coal Chute Scraped Top 0 aa Ele
vated Train.
NEW YORK, March IS. Nine persons
were Injured early this morning In an ac
cident to a Ninth-Avenue Elevated Rail
road train near Rector street. Five of
the nine are severely Injured, and one of
these, David A. Flndley, Is at the Hudson
Street Hospital, suffering from a frac
tured skull. Four of the Injured are at
Bellevue Hospital. The others were sent
to their homes. The most seriously In
jured, besides Flndley, are: Richard B.
Barlow, of Yonkers, engineer of the train,
scalp wounds and shock; Thomas Shelvey,
an engineer, internally injured; Alfred
Alexander, salesman, Internally Injured,
and taken to the hospital unconscious;
James Manning, laborer. Injured about the
head.
The train left South Ferry for Harlem
and passed the Battery-Place station at its
usual speed, and was approaching the
coaling station. The engineer did not need
coal for his engine and so did not signal
to the man In charge of the coaling ap
paratus. In an unexplained fashion, al
though the coalman 6ays that it was
through the vibration caused by the ap
proaching train, the coal chute dropped
down almost at the moment the train
reached the station. The chute struck the
roof of the cab and tore it off, at the
same time throwing Engineer Barlow and
Fireman Hutchlngs to the floor of the
cab. Barlow's hand was on the throttle
at the moment of the collision, and as
he fell his hand turned on still more pres
sure and the engine dashed ahead at full
speed up the track, stopping only when It
had reached Barclay street, because of the
exhaustion of the steam. Meanwhile the
chute had wrecked the roofs of the pas
senger cars, and the dozen passengers In
them were thrown In every direction.
Tvro Both Bnrneil to Death.
ALFRED, N. Y., March 18. Two sons of
Eugene Ferrln. aged 9 and 3 years, were
burned to death in the Ferrln farmhouse,
near here, today. Mr. Ferrln rescued his
wife and two of the children, hut was
driven hack by the flames and badly
burned in a vain attempt to save""the two
that perished.
Sixth. Victim In Dead:
COLUMBUS. O., March 18. Mrs. Alice
Weaver, whose four children were burned
to death as the result of a gasoline ex
plosion, died today of her injuries, making
In all six victims of the accident.
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FIFTY YEARS A REPUBLICAN
Ronsingr Addrens by Rev. Mr. Hayes
Before Multnomah-Union Club.
There was a little disappointment that
It was necessary to postpone the addresses
of C. A. Cocswell and J. T. Gregg, who
had been announced to speak before the
Multnomah-Union Republican Club Sat
urday evening, In the Holman. block.
Union avenue. The meeting had not been
well advertised, and it ivas thought It
would be better to have their, addresses
the coming Saturday night. 'However,
there was quite a gathering when Vice
President J. W. Beveridge called the club
to order.
There was some business transacted.
Secretary Ferguson read the following
voters' committee, appointed by Presi
dent H. S. Rowe: Precinct 38, J. L. Wells,
Charles Fernau; 39, A. T. Lewis, C. C.
Murphy; 40. F. W. Hanson, C. F. Flem
mlnj?; 41, A. W. Lambert, Warren Smith;
42, J. L. Ferguson, E. M. Sargent; 43.
A. N. Cpx, Sam Griffith; 44, Lee Holden,
A, H. Breyman.
Following the reading of these appoint
ments, an hour was spent in listening to
short talks by different speakers. City
Attorney J. M. Long made a vigorous ad
dress, in which he referred to the consol
idation of the Multnomah and Union Re
publican Clubs with much pleasure, and
said he could see that it had resulted in
strengthening the party In the city. C.
A. Cogswell and J. T. Gregg made short
talks, but said that they would reserve
their addresses for the coming Saturday
night.
Rev. Mr. Hayes, a venerable looking
gentleman from Omaha, gave a rousing
address. He said that he had been a
member of the Republican party from Its
birth, and had never voted any other
ticket. He passed rapd'y over the history
of the Populist party, and caused much
amusement by his remarks. In closing,
he said that the Republicans of the stato
had little Idea of the effects of the
election in this state had on Eastern
sentiment. It is a sort of body brace all
thTouch the Eastern states. The returns
are always looked to with great interest
all over the East, and hence the Soring
election had a marked effect everywhere
and is of great importance. The venera
ble sieaker also referred to the beautiful
city of Portland, and declared that no
state In the Union had a more aromising
future than Oregon, provided It Is kept
In the Republican ranks. Mr. Hayes ad
dress was the most interesting that has
yet been delivered before a Republican
club on the East Side. The speaker is a
tall, stately-looking man, with flowing
white beard, and spoke with a command
ing voice. It could be seen that he was a
minister, and his remarks frequently be
trayed him when he said, "my dear
brethren." and used other similar ex
pressions. The club then adjourned, to
come together next Saturday night.
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Inqnlrlnr as to Industries.
CHICAGO. March 18. A subcommission
of the National Industrial Commission
created by Congress to collect Information
in regard to conditions in the different in
dustries of this country will hold sessions
at the Auditorium Hotel this week. The
commission Includes among its members
ex-Senator Mantle, of Montana.
More Buildings for Egrraont Key.
TAMPA, Fla., March 18. The War De
partment is preparing advertisements for
bids for Ave additional buildings to be at
once erected at Egmont Key, command
ing Tampa Bay. The work on the exten
sive fortifications there is still In pro
gress. o
Transport From Wet Indies.
NEW YORK. March 18. The United
States transport Burnslde arrived today
from San Juan, Santiago and GIbara, "with
40 cabin passengers and 52 discharged and
furlqughed soldiers, etc Among the lat
ter are 12 prisoners and 15 guards. The
Burnslde brought nine soldiers' bodies.
WILL CHANGE THE RULES
REICHSTAG TO GUARD AGAIXST
REPETITION OF DISORDER."
Pope's Recommendation Did "Sot
Count British. Success la Africa
Has Xo Effect on German Money.
BERLIN March 18.-r-rhe so-called Lex
Heinz, whose third reading was not fin
ished last evening, will not be taken up
until the Reichstag majority has. changed
the rule of procedure requiring the 60 mem
bers who move any resolution to remain
In the House during the vote upon It,
thus rendering Impossible the sort of ob
struction that was practiced last week.
The Eastern adjournment will come with
tho beginning of ApriL The Pope's wish
expressed to the Centrist leaders, that
they should vote for the naval augmenta
tion bjll, has not had the Intended result.
Tho miscarriage, thus far, of the govern
ment's meat Inspection is delaying the
third reading until after Easter. The gov
ernment, meanwhile, hopes to effect a com
promise. The situation is largely due to
the treacherous activity of Count Posa-dowskl-Wehner.
Against Prince von Ho
henlohe'e definite Instructions, and also
against a previous agreement Into which
all the members of the Cabinet entered,
Count Posadowskl-Wehner raised false
hopes among the Agrarians and pledged
them his word that the extreme form, of
the bill, as the second reading fixed It,
would be acceptable to the Bundesrath.
Consequently, the Agrarians feel that they
have been unfairly treated and the rela
tions between Prince von Hohenlohe and
the Count are very much strained. Pos
sibly Baron von Thlelmann, who Is thor
oughly In accord with the Chancellor, will
soon succeed the Imperial Secretary of
State for the Interior.
Today's papers vigorously comment upon
yesterday's proceedings In the Reichstag,
which, for vituperation, noise and unscru
pulous obstructions, are without parallel
in the history of that body. The fact la
also criticised that the Chancellor's son,
Prince Alexander, spoke in vigorous con
demnation of tho entire Lex Heinz as
proposed by the government.
The recent successes of the British In
South Africa have failed to affect the Ger
man money market. Tho money tension
has not been relieved, discount rising
slightly. Partial relief Is looked for In cer
tain quarters through the dividend pay
ments which are large, reaching 73,000,000
marks for the Berlin banks alone.
The experiments of the Bavarian rail
ways with American locomotives having
proved most satisfactory, the Prussian
Minister of Railways has directed the con
struction department to prepare designs
for locomotives on the American model.
The Cologne Chamber of Commerce asks
for a reduction of the duty on ieomar
garlne materials, of which Germany's pro
duction is Insufficient
The coal famine continues unabated. Up
per Silesia announces a further rise In
coal on April L Coal shares continue ris
ing through the expectation of increased
earnings.
Today being the anniversary of the Ber
lin insurrection of 1848, the event was cel
ebrated In tho usual manner by the Social
ists and Radicals. Tho weather was very
unfavorable.
Rnssia EnconragM Bnlprarlnns.
BERLIN, March 18. The St Petersburg
correspondent of the NeuBte Nachrlchten
says:
"Russia, although tacitly encouraging
the champions of Bulgarian Independence,
does not consider the time propitious for
action. She hopes to bring pressure to
bear upon Turkey upon the railroad ques
tion, but should she fall to obtain the re
quired concessions, important events may
be expected in the Balkans. The repatria
tion of the Armenian refugees still fur
nishes Russia with a good diplomatic
weapon wherewith to obtain her de
mands." Reception to Scientific Delegates.
BERLIN, March 18. The Prussian
Academy of Sciences gavo a reception
this evening to the foreign delegates in
connection with the hl-centenary of the
Institution. Among these were three pro
fessors of France, three representing
Great Britain, and Professors White and
E. J. Wolfe, of Harvard University, rep
resenting the American Academy of Sci
ence and Art United States Ambassador
White represented the Smithsonian Insti
tution. Turkey Wants Partnership Railroads
CONSTANTINOPLE, March 18. After
prolonged deliberations upon the Russian
demands for exclusive railroad rights in
Asia Minor, the Sublime Porte has pro
posed a compromise whereby the railroads
would be constructed by Turkey and Rus
sia In partnership. The Russian Embassy
Insists upon tho original demands, which
the Turkish Military Commission strenu
ously opposes.
NO DANGER OF TOO MUCH.
Market Is Expanding and Oregon
Producers Have Advantages.
SALEM, Or., March 18. When C. H.
Markham, general passenger agent of the
Southern Pacific Company, was In Salem
a few days ago, he was asked; whether
there was not a probability that the
creamery industry will be overdone in
this state. In answer he said that such
a thing is next to impossible. In support
of his opinion he cited the fact that the
farmers who patronize the Albany cream
ery find It profitable under present con
ditions. He said that the market for our
products in Alaska and Asiatic countries
Is rapidly developing, and there is every
indication of better market Conditions for
creamery products than now exist, and an
Increase in the output would not keep
pace with the increase in the demand.
He also said that 15.000,000 cows are re
quired to supply tho milk for this coun
try. Considering this vast volume of
dairy output, he said there was no proba
bility that any Increase that might take
place in Oregon would- affect the butter
market But If we should Increase our
creamery products until we have supplied
our own needs, and have met the demand
of Alaska and Asiatic trade, and) can find
no other market, we can, he said, ship to
New York and sell at the same price the
creameries of Iowa receive. It would cost
tho Oregon producer 2 cents a pound to
ship his butter to New York, while the
Iowa producer pays but 1 cent per pound
for freight But with a difference of 1
cent per pound In the cost of transpor
tation, tho Oregon dairyman could not be
forced out of the business as long as the
Iowa producer could stay in. In view of
all these conditions. Mr. Markham ex
pressed himself as being very little afraid
of an overproduction of butter in the Wil
lamette Valley.
Reserves for Rangers.
Captain S. B. Ormsby, Superintendent
of the Forest Reserve in Oregon, says
that his order directing that the portions
of the Cascade Reserve known as the
Woodruff Place, at Union Creek, and the
Brown Meadows, on the Rogue River, be
reserved for the exclusive use of forest
rangers, was not Intended to show un
due favor nor to work a hardship upon
travelers. He thinks a wrong Impres
sion has been given by Southern Oregon
papers. To correct this, he says that tha
rangers are confined to particular camp
Ing-places, while travelers can go from
place to place to find- grass for their
horses. This being so, it Is necessary that
the rangers be given the first chance to
feed their horses upon the grass near their
camp. As long as there shall be more
grass on these two tracts of land than Is
needed by the rangers, travelers will b
permitted to graze their horses there.
But If the grass becomes scarce, travel
ers will be excluded, except In cases
where "unfortunate circumstances make it
impracticable for them to go to another
place. The two tracts of land described
were once taken up by settlers, but after
ward reverted to the Government.
Farmers to Improve Road.
Farmers who frequently travel over the
road between Salem and the Waldo Hills
have united -in an effort to make perma
nent Improvements on parts of the road
that are particularly bad. They have sub
scribed a large ampunt of labor of both
men and teams, and will begin the road-grading-
as soon as farm work shall be
come slack. They have presented their
plans before the Marion County Court,
and at its session next month will ask
the court to spend $1 on this piece of
road for every day's- labor of man and
team contributed by the farmers. They
say the work done upon tho public roads
under the provisions of the state lawB
barely suffices to keep the roads In re
pair. It has been found that, In order to
build a good road or make a permanent
Improvement, much work in addition to
that required by law must be done.
No Pro-Boer Meeting:.
Members of the committee appointed to
arrange for a Pro-Boer meeting in this
city report that the Interest in the mat
ter has subsided1 to such an extent that
the plan of calling a mass meeting has
been abandoned. It is said by those hav
ing, the matter in charge that the recent
British victories and- the apparent hope
lessness of the Boer cause, together with
tho excitement of the political campaign,
have caused the diminution of local Pro
Boer agitation.
Temperance Institute.
A Marion County temperance Institute
will be held In this city nest Tuesday.
The Institute will be convened at 9:31
o'clock A. M. In the First Congregational
Church by Mrs. Lucia F. Addlton, presi
dent of the Women's Press Club of Ore
gon, and a National organizer In temper
ance work. A full programme has been
prepared, and Interesting addresses are
promised.
CUBAN HOSPITALITY.
Tho End of a Midwinter Tramp From
Santiago to Havana.
H. P. Whltmarsh in Century.
Although tho entering of a city at night
and on foot was no new thing for either
of us, yet at that time, after 46 days
on the road, and after having walked 750
miles with that particular city as our
goal, we looked at the mysterious arc
of light in the heavens "before us with a
strange pleasure not unmixed with exul
tation; for not only had we accomplished
what we had set out to do with safety and
In perfect health, but we alho had that
peculiar masculine satisfaction of knowing
that we were the first white men to travel
through Cuba on foot
Ab soon as we crosed the bridge at Gua
nabacoa we saw the electric lights of Ha
vana In circles, squares and seemingly end
less rows. The whole city was ablaze.
At every turn we found evidence that we
were again entering civilization; first a
great, white-walled fort guarding the road;
then brightly-lighted carriages; later a
paved street, and at last a horse-car. Then
from the suburban gloom we suddenly
tfmergd into a busy thoroughfare. We
"had made 40 miles that day, and were In
Havana.
But, alas! our rejoicings were quickly
nipped In the bud. Before we had gone a
block a small man with a large whistle
appeared at Balaam's head. He looked at
us suspiciously for a moment, then
whistled twice. As If by magic four po
licemen appeared. In vain we protested,
threatened, and flourished handfuls of pa
pers under the little man's nose. Our
looks -were against us. With a jubilant
negro crowd surrounding us, we -were
marched off Ignomintously. to the police
station for the seventh time," and "run in,"
mule, dog and all, for the night Thus
even to tho last we were the recipients of
tn -one thing abwve all others that a
stranger notices 'fa Cuba Its boundless
hospitality.
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Rare Books in the Vatican.
Cleveland Leader.
Tho oldest library now in existence Is
that of the Vatican, and it probably con
tains more literary treasures than any
other. It belongs always to the reigning
Pope, and only he can give permission
to enter. Though there are only 225,000
volumes, they are the rarest In the world.
Tho Vatican library has tho only known
copy of the New Testament written before
the end of the fourth century; the original
Dante, the oldest existing copy of Vir
gil, and a Terence which goes back to
the fourth century.
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Schley's Ships Go to Bali I a.
WASHINGTON, March 18. Word was
received by the Navy Department today
that the Chicago and Montgomery, of Ad
miral Schley'.s squadron, have left Mon
tevideo for Bahla, Brazil. The Wilming
ton Tvill join- the other sWps as soon as
she is out of quarantine. The ships are
colnr to Bahla to avoid tho bubonic
plague, which has appeared In the
Platte;
Boxing Bout Ended Fatally.
SANTA CRUZ. Cal., March 18. Frank
Cass, IS years old, was killed at Levin
Lakes today In a. friendly boxing bout
with Bert Whldden. In the eighth round
Whfdden struck Cass with a six-ounce
glove on the left aide of tho neck. Death
resulted in half an hour. Cass weighed
170 pounds, being 20 pounds heavier than
Whldden.
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London Stock Exchange.
LONDON, March 18. The stock ex
change last week was characterized main
ly "by a otrong demand for money. Ameri
can railway shares Improved yesterday.
Bonds rose 1 points; Atchison and St
Paul rose -3&. African mines were more
busy and were bidden for with considera
ble feeling. Tho week closed with the rate
3 15-16 on three months' bills.
TSvo Sculptors Married.
NEW YORK. March IS. Miss Mary
Trimble Lawrence, the sculptor, whose
best known work, a statue of Columbus.
stood at the head of the Court of Honor
at the Chicago world's fair, was married
today to Francois Michel TonettI, also a
sculptor of note.
Mrs Palmer Stars for Paris.
CHICAGO, March 18. Mrs. Potter
Palmer will leave Chicago Wednesday for
New iork, afid from there will go to Paris
to Attend to the preliminary work per
taining to her work as commissioner to the
exposition. Mrs. Palmer will look after
the Interests of the American women In
Paris.
General Miles In Charleston.
CHARLESTON, S. C, March 18. Ma-jor-General
Miles and staff arrived in
Charleston from Washington tonight The
party will spend tomorrow In Charleston,
Tuesday In Port Royal and go to Savan
nah Wednesday, to be present at the
Dewey reception.
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Academy of Mnslc Burned.
QUEBEC, March 18. The Academy of
Music, the leading theater of this city,
was burned early this morning. Loss
$80,000. The St Louis Hotel, adjoining
was damaged to the extent of $30,000.
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Loss by Fire $100,000.
PORT GIBSON, Miss., March 18. The
Port, Gibson Press in which was stored
2000 bales of cotton, was burned today.
Loss $100,000.
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No Trade.
Philadelphia North American.
"I have several reasons for not buying
the horse," said the man. "The first is
that I haven't the price, and"
"You needn't mention the others," inter
rupted the owner.
WILL ALL' BE FOR' BRYAN
DEMOCRATS AND rOFUXISTS OF
NEBRASKA WILL HAVE NO OTHER.
Conventions at Lincoln May Urine;
Out Family Spats, But Delegates
Sure to Be Instructed,
LINCOLN, Neb., March IS. While there
may be a few family fights In the Dem
ocratic and Populist conventions called
for tomorrow night to elect delegates to
the convention at Kansas City and to the
Populist convention. At Sioux Falls, they
are not expected to have any Influence
upon the final action of both gatherings,
which will bo to select "Bryan delegates
and Instruct them to vote for him first,
last and all the time.
It is expected that there will be sharp
struggles in the , afternoon caucuses for
the position of delegate-at-large in the
Democratic convention, but whoever wins,
the result will be the same. Whoever gets
a place In the Nebraska delegations .vtll
be a shouter for William J. Bryan. The
Populists have a squabble 'of their own
to settle over the delegation from Omaha,
Douglas County. Two sots of delegates
are coming to town tomorrow from Oma
ha. One- Is the "Middle-of-the-Road" fac
tion, led by National Committeeman D
Clem Deaver, and the other the Fuslon
Ists, headed by E. E. Thomas. The Deav
er men withdrew from the county con
vention yesterday and formed a delega
tion of their own.
"We -won't try the case until we hear
it" said Governor Poynter today, "but
If the facts are as have been represented.
I guess there Is no doubt that Mr. Deaver
and his delegation will go over the tran
som." Governor Poynter declared that there is
no doubt whatever that the Populist con
vention will send a delegation to Sioux
Falls Instructed for Mr. Bryan. Much In
terested Is manifested regarding the plat
form to be adoDted by the Democratic
convention. It will be drawn up under the
personal supervision of Mr. Bryan,-and is
understood to be his declaration of the
platform which, In his opinion, the Na
tional convention at Kansas City should
place beneath the feet of Its Presidential
nominee. Tho platform tomorrow will be
a reaffirmation of the Chicago platform,
will contain planks antagonistic to the
trusts, declaring against the formation of
a large standing army and against the
foreign policy of the present Administra
tion. At present it is not the Intention of the
Free-Silver Republicans to hold a con
vention tomorrow, although It mnyi be
so determined later. The probability is,
however, that simply a meeting will be
held and the candidacy of Mr. Bryan In
dorsed. After tho adjournment of the conven
tions. Mr. Bryan will deliver an address
in the Auditorium. Preparations are being
made to render' it a notable event, in
view of the 40th anniversary of Mr. Bry
an's birth.
If the Middle-of-the-Rond Populists are
refused admission to the Popull3t conven
tion tomorrow, as is most probable, they
will hold a convention of their own, and
choose a delegation to be sent from Ne
braska to the Middle-of-the-Road conven
tion to be held In Cincinnati. Secretary
Parker, of the Middle-of-the-Road Pop
ulist National Committee, -said today:
"We are going to have a Nebraska del
egation at Cincinnati, and if the conven
tion tomorrow refuses to recognize tho
Cincinnati convention, we will choose our
own delegates."
TWO GOVERNORS IX LOUISVILLE.
Each Said He Was on Personal Bust
ncss Emissaries to Wnnbingrton.
LOUISVILLE. March 18. The two Gov
ernors of Kentucky were entertained in
this city today. Messrs. Taylor and Beck
ham both Insisted that ther had come to
Louisville on purely personal business.
They spent the day quietly, though both
received numerous calls from their politi
cal and personal friends. Each will re
turn to Frankfort tomorrow. Governor
Taylor and his associates arc very close
mouthed as to tho nature of the mission
on which he came.
Surveyor of the Port C. M. Barnett and
Collector of Internal Revenue Sapp left
for Washington last night after their con
ference with Governor Taylor, and there
Is 'little doubt that it has to do with the
attitude of the National Administration
toward the Republican state officers. The
latter do not conceal their purpose to hold
on to their positions until tho Supreme
Court of the United States shall have
passed upon the question of their right
to hold them. There has been some talk
that the Democratic officers may try to
exercise their functions in earnest in case
they are upheld by the Court of Appeals,
which they regard as the court of last
resort In their cases, and it Is believed
the Republicans wish to know the feeling
of the National leaders of their party to
ward their policy.
A week or two more will be consumed
by tho proceedings In the State Court.
GETTIXG READY FOR TRIAL.
Attorneys Consult Respecting Men
Held for Goebel's Assassination.
LEXINGTON. Ky March 18. Attorney
T. C. Campbell, of New York. County
Attorney Potsgrove and Commonwealth
Attorney Robert Franklin, of. Frankfort
were here today and held a three-hours'
consultation with Sergeant F. Wharton
Golden, of the Barboursvllle company of
stato militia. Golden is a brother of
Captain B. Golden, who was wounded in
the Coiton-Scott shooting in the Capitol
Hotel, at Frankfort, In January. The at
torneys mentioned will conduct the pros
ecution of the persons arrested as acces
sories to the assassination of Governor
Goebel. It Is said that Golden Is one of
four Republicans who will be put on tho
witness-stand by the prosecution during
tho coming trials at Frankfort. Golden,
it Is said, will give Important evidence.
Preparing; for the Defense.
FRANKFORT, Ky., March 18. Ex
Governor Brown and J. C. Sims, who -will
defend Caleb Powers, John Davis and
William H. Cullon, suspects held on
the chargo of being accessory to the
murder of William Goebel, arrived here
tonight Ex-Governor Brown was asked
if the pardons granted by Governor Tay
lor to Powers and Davis on the night
they fled from here and were overhauled
at Lexington would be pleaded as a de
fense to the prosecution at tho examin
ing trials. He declined to answer, though
Mr. Powers, one of tho defendants, has
Indicated that such a defense may be of
fered. MONEY FOR SCHLEY'S HOME.
Much Is Belnjr Subscribed Many
Also Refuse to Contribute.
WASHINGTON. March 18. At a meet
ing of the National Executive Committee
engaged In raising funds for a home for
Rear-Admlre! Schley last night. Secretary
Evans reported many favorable responses
to the circulars soliciting contributions.
Ho also reported that absolute refusals
to contribute to the fund had been re
ceived from the naval contingent in
Washington, with one single exception,
that of Rear-Admiral HIchborn, and In
some Instances the refusals were accom
panied by adverse comment on the com
mittee's project A letter from Miss Edna
McClellan, of the New York branch of
the committee, reported that thousands
of dollars was being subscribed. . Admiral
Schley Is a Knight Templar, and circular
letters will be sent to each commandery,
suggesting the Idea of making contribu
tions. Among the contributions announced
are: General Felix Agnus, of Baltimore,
$250; Thomas F. Walsh, Colorado. $200;
Senator William A. Clark, $200; W. P.
Eno. $500; HenryEno, .$300; C N. Felton,
$250; General Miles, $20; Levi P. Morton,
$25; William E. McCormlck, $100; Thomas
Price, $100.
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GOLD BRICK SWINDLE.
Nearly Caught Rich Englishman -for
Investment In a "Mine.
CHICAGO. March 18. The assay of six
supposed bars of . gold that have been
placed In -a trust company's vault pend
ing the completion of the sale of a mine
from which the gold w.as supposed to have
come, was completed today, and showed
that the bars were composed of copper,
zinc and other metals without a trace of
gold. The bars were left with the trust
company by two men giving their names
as R. G. Miller and William Schroeder,
who published an advertisement In a Lon
don paper offering to sell a gold mine for
$50,000. and induced Sir Frederick Vigor
and T. D- Grayton, of England, to come to
the United States to close the deal. The
Englishmen say they had borings taken
from the bars, and an analysis showed the
borings contained 75 per cent gold. One
of the Englishmen went with one of the
alleged gold mine owners to California
to see the mine, but says the alleged
owner disappeared suddenly one day, tho
other supposed owner disappearing from
Chicago. This turn In affairs was precipi
tated by the demand of the Englishmen
that their traveling expenses be paid. The
Englishmen had a trust company appoint
ed receiver for the six bars of supposed
gold, and the analysis which they ordered
made will be sent to them In England.
They sailed from Nw York Sunday.
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Through Liberty to Lieut.
Alfred Austin In London Standard.
Fixed is my Faith, the lingering dawn despite
That still we move through. Liberty to Light.
The Human Tragedy.
I.
When God out of chaos primeval divided the
day from the night.
And moved oa the face of the waters, ordaln-
lne. "Let there be Light!"
And commanded the creatures that perish to
people wave, wood, and wind.
Then fashioned Man after His Image, and
gave him the godlike mind.
He said, "I, the Lord, now make you lord of
the earth, and the air, and sea.
And I lend you My will to work. My will, and
now behold! you are Xreet
H.
"Free to be strong or feeble, free to be false
or true.
To withhold you from evil-doing, or, what I
?hall ban, to do;
Free to be crooked and craven, or fearless, and
frank, ard brave.
To love aa yourself your brother, or make him
your bond and -slave;
To hallow the world with freedom, or fetter
your fellow-men;
But as you shall do, at the Judgment Day My
Justice will Judge-you then."
HI. ' -
Then the eons of men multiplied gladly, and,
proud of the boon of birth,
They teemed over main and mountain to the
- uttermoFt bounds of earth;
They built up cities and Empires, Common
wealth. Throne, and State,
.And some were pillared on force and fraud,
and some upon fear and hate...
For the strong cared but to enjoy 'their
strength, the mighty to use their might.
And the vanquished were lashed to the victor's
car wherever his sword could emlte.
rv.
But out of the mist of the Northern Sea a
blended race arose,
"Whose blood was warmed by the wind and the
wave, and braced by the "Winter snows;
A race with the wisdom of long-linked years,
yet the hopeful heart of youth,
"Who hated the lie and the liar, and dared
both to speak and hear the truth;
"Who loved the Light for the Llght'a own pake,
and, as none but who love it can.
Kept th Torch of Liberty still aflame, nnd
passed It from man to man.
And they circled the sea. and they girded the
earth, and they spread round the rounded
world. '
And the sound of their clarions never ceased,
and neTer their Flag" was furled.
And, wherever those shrilled, or this was ecen,
men sprang to their feet, and cried:
"Now the Tyrant rtiall quake on his throne
for fear, and the lash no more be piled;
For the winds of Justice propel their tails,
and Liberty steers their keel.
And none but the lawless shall tremble now,
and none but the haughty kneel.
"VI.
"At home In their whlte-cllffed. green-grassed
Isle, where the woods and the waters
meet.
The King Is honored upon h(3 throne, and the
Judge revered In his eeat.
And each man's own Is his own to keep, and
safe from the robber's clutoh.
And the lowliest hearth hath sacred rights nor
ecepter nor sword dare touch;
And, as doth on the Northern strand, so it
doth on the Southern Sea,
And it pays, as God said, to Man at birth,
And now behold! you are free!' "
VII.
But apart In the Southern Sea there dwelt a
race, thoush of Northern strain,
"With narrow foreheads and narrower hearts,
who cherished th thong and chain,
So lon ns those left their own limbs free to
do as their brute wills list.
To fetter and flog the sons of Ham, and to
tether the stranger's wrist.
Boasting. "Rather than not be free to make
these hew for us, delve, and drudge.
Let the hellhounds of war be all unleashed, and
the battle-bolts be Judge!"
VIII.
Then the Land of the Northern mist waxed
wroth, and eald, "Now their hour has
come.
Too long to their deeds have mine ears been
deaf, too long my voice been dumb.
I will wrench the rod from their boorish grasp,
their laeh will I snatch and seize.
Till low on their knees they grovel down, and
for mercy clasp my knees.
They have called on the sword, they phall bide
by the sword, and mine will I never
sheathe.
Till to dwellers in darkness It bring the Light,
and Freedom to ail who breathe."
IX.
Then manly to tender kissed farewell, but
never a tear was Bhed.
And over the wave and along with the wind,
to the Southern zone they eped.
The roughly nurtured, the gently bred, all
bound on the self-same track.
To storm the steeps and denies of death, but
never to turn them back;
And their eons that on Austral or "Western
shores, exult In their sires renown.
Shouted. "Barrel and blade, we'll come to you.
and callop the despots down."
X.
Shame, shame on you. Gaul and Teuton! that,
seeing this noble deed.
Tou have hardened your hearts for envy, and
been false to your vaunted creed;
Should Jussle with truth, should welcome the
lie. Hhould garble and gird for spite.
Pray Heaven to favor the tyrants' cause, pray
Heaven to hinder the Light
Hark, hark, to the greeting of free-born men
from the Land of the Setting Sun,
"God prosper you. dear old England! It is
rightly and. nobly done."
XI.
"Wherever our sails have quivered, wherever
our keeto have plowed,
"We have carried the Mag of Freedom, un
furled It from mast and shroud.
It has weathered the storm of bottle, it
guardeth the paths of peace.
And will watch over Right both day and night,
till the day and the night shall cease;
And, while there's a chain to shatter, and,
while there's a wrong to right.
Its watchward shall be God's gift to man,
Through Liberty, on to Light!"
CA
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LARGE FEBRUARY TRADI
OCR. EXPORTS AVERAGED $5,000,00
FOR EACH BUSINESS DAY.
Excess of Exports Over Imports Tl'a
Also Greater Than for Any
Previous February.
WASHINGTON, March IS. The mont
of February, 1900, has made the most re
markable record of any February In thi
history of our 'foreign commerce. Th
exports during that month havo average
$5,000,000 for every business day in th.
month, and the total exports were $119,
765,762, or more than 25 per cent greate
than that of any preceding February, No
only are the exports larger than those o
any preceding February, but the exces
of exports over Imports Is also mucl
larger than In any preceding February
surpassing those of 1S9S by nearly 25 pe
cent, and being more than 60 per cent fa
excess 6f that of any" earlier year. Fet
ruary Is a month of heavy importations
and it frequently happens that the im
ports exceed the exports, so that an ex
cess tf $50,991,612 in exports over Import
In February makes the record of thi
month a remarkable one, despite the fac
that the Importations -which amounted t
$55,774,150 wero slightly larger than thos
of any preceding year, except 1S93. Thi
relative Importance of the February (1900
record will be more clearly seen when i
Is stated that the average February ex
ports during the last 10 years were $76,000,
000 per month, while the total exporti
of February, 1900, as already stated, wen
$119,765,762; on the other hand, the aver
age February Imports of the preceding
decade were $61,000,000, making the averagt
February excess of exports over importj
during that time $15.000,CCO. while that o:
February, 1900. Is $50,991,612. This makes
the total exportation for the eight monthi
ending- with February, about $75,000,001
greater than that of trie correspondinj
months of the fiscal year 1S99. and makes
it apparent that our total exports in th
fiscal year ending June 30 will exceed
those of any preceding year by probablj
$100,000,000, and carry the total cOmmerct
of the year considerably beyond th
$2,000,000,000 'line.
The following table shows the imports
and exports during the. month df Febru
ary during a term of years, thus giving
opportunity to trace their relative growth
February Imports. Exports.
1S93 $72,702,238 $ 69.931,934
1S94 48725,(94 65.175.331
1SS5 5S.315.9S1 55.9S2.734
1S96 62,478.116 77.701.904
1S97 59.237.377 79.S21,08S
1S9S 53,074,649 94.417.453
1899 60.25S.452 93,837.151
1900 68.774.150 119.765.76i
The following table shows the Imports
and exports during the first eight months
of. each, fiscal year for a term of years:
Ending
February. Imports. Exports.
1S93 $557.07J.919 $3S8.873.36C
1S91 420,276,457 638.826.S51
1S95 466.233.61G 557.S85.66S
1S96 541.194.833 602,666.875
1S97 422.515.294 734.99S.212
1S9S 393.691.179 813.284.S60
1S99 427.203.S33 S43.433.26S
1900 555.069,617 919,873,062
The Trouble In Borneo.
TACOMA, March 18. The steamer
Glenogle brings news from Hong Kong
that the British forces In North Borneo
have been pursuing rebels led by Mat
Selleh with great persistency for weeks.
Taking advantage of a heavy fog. Cap
tain Harrington, of the North Borneo
constabulary advanced with his forca
February 5 and occupied a hill command
ing three large stockaded forts occupied
by Selleh. Harrington's seven-pounder
was at once brought Into action. Tbe
first shell penetrated one of the forts,
bursting and setting' It on fire. Another
shell Hrected at the fort, occupied by
Selleh caused the rebel leader to unroot
It. This advantage was followed up so
rapidly that all three forts were quickly
destroyed, causing the rebels who escaped
to take to the forests. Several score of
rebels, were killed. Harrington's expedi
tion was delayed from further operations
by a shortage of his ammunition supply.
Further supplies have been dispatched
from Labuen.
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Married In Mexico.
NEW YORK, March 18. Tho marriage
is announced of Henrietta Fairfax Morris,
daughter of Mrs. Gouverneur Morris, to.
Stephen Bonsai, the writer, on March 1L
at the United States Embassy, City oi
Mexico.
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