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FOR CHINESE
EXCLUSION
Senate Committee lias Agreed
on the Mitchell
Bill.
EXCLUDED IN. PHILIPPINES
Excluded at All Points from
Aliierh-aii Hulps Except in
Certain ("uses Where Voj
air Has Itegun.
WASHINGTON. March 12,-The sen
ate committee on (migration has agreed
to report favorably the Mitchell bill
fur Chinese exclusion. It is substuntl
ally the same aa the modified bill sub
mitted by the Pacific coast committee,
only a few verbal corrections havtng
been made. The point which occas
ioned much consideration by the com
mittee w as whether or not the Chinese
should be excluded from the Philip
pine or whether the whole proportion
should be left to the Philippine com
mission. The committee agreed to re
tain the proportion of absolute ex
clusion, taking: the around that the
I'nlteJ States wanted to retain the
Philippine for the Filipinos and that
the Utter ft as as much opposed to
the admission of the Chinese as were
Americans. Another section of the Bin
about which the committee debated at
length was that- excluding Chinese
sailors at all points from the Ameri
can ship's register. Thl proportion
was retained in the bill but with a
proviso to the effect that in case of in
cident, sirens of weather or serious
Illness the captain of a vesael may
hip I Chinese crew for a voyage upon
which he may hsve entered.
Aiding In the escape of Chinese held
In detention Is made a felony, punish
able both by fine and imprisonment
The new provision applies ths exclu
sion provisions of the bill to Chinese
who enter as merchants, students and
the like and become laborers.
CVBAN RBC1 PROCJTT.
A Compromise May Be Effected Be
tween Two Elements.
WASHINGTON. March 12.-Overtures
have been made for a compro
mise, of the conflict over tariff conoes.
slons to Cuba and there Is evidence
that the two elements will come to
get her probably on a proposition to
hsve a 20 per cent reciprocal reduc
tion apply for one year . fronl pext
December and covering the sugar crop
It Is understood that Chairman
Payne and Representative Dal sell
made overtures toward the agreement
One of the leading members of ths
opposition said that Payne and Dal-
sell had made ths auggest'on to him
and hAd asked for an answer. This
was followed by a hasty canvass of
the opposition members which devel
oped a wide difference of views. Re?
rseentatlve William Smith said BO
compromise would bs accepted until
at a meetng where It could be co
sldered deliberately.
RepreentatlveTawney said a lim
itation of tlms was Immaterial and
that no compromise could be effected
which affected manufactured product
without a similarly effecting manufac
tured products.
After the overtures of compromise
were made leaders of element opposed
to ths Ways and Means committee
called a conference. Some 30 members
were present and the discussion last
ed about two hours, Sentiment was
rather unfavorable to accepting ths
plan of 20 per cent reduction for ths
year from next December. But It was
urged against this course that so long
as overtures for adjustment had been
made In good faith, It was only prop
er to meet the committee representing
the Ways and Means, and Payne and
his associates therefore were advised
that they would bs met by a commit
tee from the other side.
It was stated by the Ways and
Means committee members that the
compromise plan would ; affect two
crops thai of this year and ;nxt al
full conference of opposition to the
Cuban concessions wll bs held tomor
row ptfor to meeting the representa
tives of the Ways and Means com
mit tt-, ' , ' ;' v';
BITRIKD IN SNOW RUDE.
One Is Killed and Another Frees Him
self Iter Zt Hours!
8POKANK, March 12. A Nelson, B.
C, special to the fpokesman-Revlew
says Fred Lowdrn Was killed by a
snow-sllle Saturday night. lie snd
Chris Sherbert were aaleep ' at the
foot of Kokanee rsngs when the slide
burled their cabin. After it hours of
superhuman effort, Sherbert freed
himself
SIOUX INDIAN.
Kills His Wife ; and Two of His
Daughters.
DENVER. March 12.-A special to
the News from Winslow, Arlx., says a
son of Indian Jim, full blooded Sioux,
reported that his father had killed his
mother and two little sisters, beating
them to death with a club.
WILL HOLD CONFERENCE
BlKlSi:ss MUX OF BOSTON
WILL DISCUSS HTHIKE.
Governor Craiie Brought About
the Sleeting For
Today,
BOSTON, March U.Wlth twenty
thousand men Idle, their ranks likely to
be greatly swelled by sympsthetlo
volunteers from 'the Building Trades
Council and the Boston Central Labor
Council, which wUl meet tomorrow
night, and the etvtre city beginning to.
suffer from the effects of congestion
of traffic, the only ray of light visible
tonight Is the hope that the conference
of business Interests whfch has been
arranged for tomorrow may lead to
settlement of the atrlke.
This conference, which Is due In a
large measure to the Influence of Gov
ernor Crane, was arranged this after
noon at the meeting of representatives
of the Boston Chamber of Commerce
and Boston Merchants Association
with the State Board of Arbitration.
Everybody present realised the seri
ousness of the situation and after the
Interchange of opinions it was decid
ed the best way of getting at the pub
lic opinion would be to call a confer
ence of the business men of the city.
During the day Governor Crane had
a long talk with the committee of the
Allied Transportation Council, having
the strike In churge, but at Its conclu
sion he announced that he could see
no way at present of solving the prob
lem. Later, he sent for Mayor Collins,
and the two executives were In con
ference for some time. A little later
the mayor made the statement that he
had no power to act.
Freight business at various rail
roads, wharves and docks has been
almost at a standstill today and the
moving of accumulated merchandise Is
becoming a sertuus matter, to mer
chants.
The strike of the coal teamsters was
one of the most aggregating features
of the day and Its effect was quickly
felt at the hotels and restaurants.
Footwear
Was Never Sold
at snob, prices before. My
Special Sale is a revelation.
Every pair a bargain. Goods
cannot be beaten for quality.
IIUBBER BOOTS ALWAYS
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ATGELD HAS
PASSED AWAY
The Great Erratic Leader Dies
Suddenly from Apoplexy.
HE DIED INTHE HARNESS
Stricken at the Clos of a Great
Speech Appealing for Aid
for Boer Women
and Children.
JOLIETT, 111., March li-Ex-Gov-
emor John P. Aitgeld was stricken
with apoplexy late last night and died
at 7:09 this morning at the Hotel
Monroe. He was unconscious at 4
o'clock this morning and four physi
cians who had been summoned. In con
sultation had diagnosed the case as
apoplexy. It was the opinion that be
probably could not live until daylight.
Mr. Al'geld was In one of the rooms
on the top floor of the hotel snd
strict orders were, given that no one
other than the doctors attending him
be allowed In the suite. ,
Judge Aitgeld was stricken at 'the
close of an address delivered at the
opera house In behalf of the Boer wo
men snd children In the concentration
camps of South Africa.
While Rev. .J A. J. Whipple was ad
dressing the crowd Mr. Aitgeld arose
from his sest on the stage and walked
hurriedly t ths wings. Reaching
there he fell in a dead faint to the
floor and did not recover conscious
ness until nearly 1 o'clock I fter he had
been removed to the Monroe Hotel
across the street- - - "'.
At midnight, Mr. Aitgeld had lost
consciousness again and as late as 4
o'clock this morning there was not the
slightest Indication of 1.1s improve
ment .
Though Mr. Aitgeld was not In view
of the assemblage when he fell to the
floor, the Incident created great ex
citement In the theater. As he walk
ed across the stage his sudden palor
attracted attention and Immediately
afterward Rev. Mr. Whipple's address
was Interrupted while a request for
physicians In. the audience to come
forwsrd was made. As none of the
local physicians was in the audience,
owing to a banquet of the Joliet Med
ical Society, it was several minutes
before medical attention could be se
cured. N
In his speech Mr- Altg?ld mc.de a
forcible plea for the Boer women and
children in the concentration camps
In South Africa. In his Introductory
remarks he declared that all friends of
humanity owed a debt of ratltu le to
Governor Tates for Issuing a procla
mation sollcitng assistance for the
Boer women and children in the con
centration camps which the British are
mantalnlng in South Africa.
The speaker said that the people of
America had raised a large sum of
money with which to relieve the , dis
tress ;of the Boer women and children.
but were unable to send It to them be
cause Lord Pauncefote, British ambas
sador at Washington, objected to It.
He further charged that Lord Paunce
fote had for years meddled In Amer
ican affairs.
There were eighteen counts snd
specific charges In Governor Altgeld's
Indictment He said in substance:
Just before the beginning of the
Spanish war Lord Paunoefote1 repre
senting the aristocracy, meddled In
our afflrs and tried to unite the gov
ernments of Europe In making a joint
protest against America's interference
In behalf of Cuba But when the
American people asserted themselves
our government was compelled to go
to the rescue of Cuba, Gng.land Issued
a strong neutrality proclamation, for-
bldlng all of her subjects rverywhere
from furnishing us any aid or doing
anything . that would In any way be a
violation of the strio"e u rallty"
The meeting was arranged under the
auspices of the Chicago branch, of the
American Transvaal League.' The
German, Swiss, Italian and Irish so
cieties were weir represented and the
people generally purchased tickets
liberally.
MISSISSIPPI CT CLONK.
Killed Seven Persons and Destroyed
Improvements.
VIC'KSBURO, Miss.. March 12.-A
cyclone swept through the southern
section of Copiah and ths northern
ttctftin of Lincoln count U-s this morn
ing, killing at least sevenpersons and
level d buildings snd fences.
WILLIAMSON FOR CONGRESS.
Carries Cmatllla and Mono Coun-
Hes . : ' -
PORTLAND. March 12.-Umatilla
county Republican convention today
declared, for J. X. Williamson, of
Crook county, for congresman from th
Second district, and the delegates
elected, while not receiving speclflo In
structions, are expected to vote for
him In the congressional convention.
In Morrow county today primacies
were held snd Williamson secured a
majority of the delegates to ths coun
ty convention
TO SAVE LITIGATION
80UTHERX PACIFIC PAVM
LARGE CLAIMS. '
Over $7.'t,000 Paid ou Account
ofthe Late Wreck in
TesaM.
EL PASO, Tex., March 12. M. L.
Riddle, the father who lost three chil
dren in the recent wreck on the South
ern Pacific, left for Redlands, Califor
nia, in company with his wife and on
ly child, aged S years, after accepting
a check tor $19,000 from the. railroad
company as payment In full for dam
ages. He signed a contract with the
rallied"" atfthoH""- obligating Mmself
to Institute no legal proceedings what
ever against them.
The amount pt money paid out by
the Southern Pacific in settlement of
claims arising from the wreck has
thus far exceeding J73.W0. Next to
the wreck Itself the promptness in the
settlement of the claims has attracted
most attention.
In addition to the four claim agents
who were here Immediately after the
wreck and have since remained, the
general claim agent arrived last night.
One of these stafed that their work
bad been practically concluded.
FTJNSTON STILL BTTST.
Friends Get Him t'p Early and Keep
Him Up Late. '
CHICAGO, March It-General Fred
erick Funston was a busy man today.
Entertainers had hhn routed up at 9:30
In the morning and It was midnight
before he regained his hotel.
FIRE IN WASHINGTON MIXE.
Destroys $20,000 Wort of Property,
Mostly Macinery.
CONCONNULLT, via Pateros, Wn..
March 12. Fire at Mineral Hilt mine
one and a half miles from here this
morning destroyed property valued at
$20,000. Of this amount .$15,000 is on
machlnerv
TWENTY-ONE
LIVES LOST
Mississippi River Steamer Cap
sized in a Squall near
, 'Vicksburj.
VESSEL A TOTAL WRECK
Crew and Pansenjier Were .
Asleep and Had No Want
ing of Their Ranter.
VICKSBURG, Miss., March U-Th
steamer . Providence, plying between
this port and Lake Palmyra, was over
turned at 3 o'clock this morning by
sudden squall at Lone Landing, and
21 of her passengers and crew were
drowned.
The dead are:
CAPTAIN WILLIAM CA9SIDY, of
Vickftburg, master.
CHARLES ROUOP, Vlcksburg, chief
engineer. , '
, CLYDE SCOTT, Yirksbu'-g. cotton
seed buyer... -
DR. N. A. LANCASTER, prominent
physician and planter of Palmyra.
; Sixteen colored roustabouts and deck
passengers, whose names have not
been reported. The Ul-faMd boat left
here at noin yesterday on her regular
trip, carrying a isgre cargo of freight
and a number of passengers. At 1 o'elofc
this morning, just as the steamer was
entering Lake Palmyra, a sudden wind
and rain storm of cyclonic proportions
came out of the ' west, catching he
Providence broadside on. The little
vessel wss lifted almost entirely out
of the water, her upper works were
torn' up, In 40 feet of water. Most of
the crew and passengers were asleep
at the time, and bad absolutely no
chance of escape. Only nine of the
boat's entire company were saved.
GOVERNOR HUNT VISITS PONCE.
Was Royally Received by Thousands
, of People.
SAN JCA.N, Porto Rico.. March 12.
Governor Hunt, the heads of depart
ments and the wives of these officials,
Colonel Buchanan, the chief army of
ficer of Porto Rico, and others, total
ling yabout 13 persons, are visiting the
coast towns on the steamer San Juan.
The tour will last five days. When the
,i ...
party arrived at Ponce enthusiastic
crowds lined the two miles of road
from the port to the city and the
visitors were royally received. The
governor made a .speech from the bal
cony of the city hall and reviewed two
companies of the Eleventh regiment
and 3000 school children. There was a
banquet and a ball at the Casino in
the evening. This was the governor's
first visit to Ponce.
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