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FULL ASSOCIATED PRISSS REPORT.
VOL XLV1.
ASTOKIA, OREGON: Nil DAY MORNING, MAY 21, 1897.
NO. 115
Save time
An Ad"
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Shield Brand Hams, Bacon, Strictly Pure Lard
ALL KINDS OF CANNED MEATS
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CHOICE FRESH AND SALT MEATS
Astoria Roofing & Cornice Co.
34 Gravel. Tin ml Slate Rooflne
ninth ctmcet Asphalt Pavln for Basements. Sidewalks and Streets
1 Asphalt Coatlne on Tin and Shtng-le Roofs
Repairing of all kinds of Roofs
Clarkson & Mcjrvin Boom Company
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Real Estate, Loans and Investments
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Tree
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MARINE
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ENGINES
Using gioline or cheap distillate oil.
Engines oonnixtod diript with pi
mI' r rl.sfi. anil vt noly, vastly broken
ln. I irtri uwhI In riv. iu motion.
Nr Ati devl ; no Intornal prln.r
rlr. iroW to burn nut.
St-ml (or testimonials.
U'a nr. lutl Id I n i (h.l. n.w Bvt ! f .
,ll,""''": marine engines In all ultra
tip to !fW hor r.
Fvery engine fully gusrant'cl.
ml rrsnUIn At..
216 and 217 Chamber of Commerce
Portland. Oregon
- House Moving Tools for Rent
"SUPERIOR" Stoves and
Ranges arc EASY TO,
OPERATE.
ON HARBORS
Asks Cinj rcs Tor Further Instruc
tlons ns to Sun I'tdro.
A l.AKU SUM IS INVOLVED
Shall Ii Be Sprat for Haikur u llcfuijc.
nr tor 0c ot lommcfcc and
Mcl(j( - The V hole tUi.
VV.:iKtm. May ?.-'. r-try Al
lf'r him iiiil.- n imiijiiiuk. to th.. K..mi(
lutl n t-ulllsitr f'r it Htatfnwnl
t w'Vit wu ( i nr l nlxmt to ! (!..n:
with n-f-fni ! timkliiir ivminu'tii for 1
th' liiipniviMiifrit f ."ni vro haiMir.
("ttl. Tin- n-i-rx'tary miliiiltn tli. h .-mihjii-t
in .nj:r- tr furt1iir lnru4-'
an to lt imrji tt-)u-thT to rro-l
ultnply it harN-r t.f H-fiit? r rr.
of r fiif an. I roinin-r'-'. Tin- nocp-tiiry 1
iutlo-1 ,.f ii,,. Wn!k-r liril'
In ilifMl irf to -xi-!i'l nil tf thr nppr
prhiilon of " umiii a lr-akwni
mil th-n Ktrtt" hlM wltln an folow.'
"Tin- ((irtiii'-nl h hail many rp.
t!'tt lniilrU-a n to w)'n the Work
will ! .v,-rtlw I. n:i.l whili- there l
iin iI1iIiiiii to r- iud tli- muMi'r
'lay, iIm- illrtli-illty pr-imntH In ulvs.ivi
h" itme. I. e hitt u the InfKitlon i
f frnwr wrnn !S nui.1.' thin nipri-
l.rliitlon fri 'hnrlmt' for 'nimrrr atnlj
rffuitt-r' The r-M.rt hnwa i-Kirly thai
I'm entire appropriation an.l m ire
lie re'iulrej for th- !r.-ukwaler nnli
that to mnki- a harl-or for coinnieri e
lari:.- ikMI'IouiiI euii HI he rpiilri 1. 1
th- i-Xii. t 4iiou:it of hl h It l.irn- ly ;
injei-ttirr, ..rt ai-Mint of there iMinj
Hie p.ieVlillty cf U t ) xi iivalc lr-1
Ht.M 1 i f !it or m:hI; hut tflklnR fori
a-ranti! tlmt no r k vxIkIh, the rhl-f'
i f iiKi.'uttn lm. I.y my tliri'ctlon and'
fr "ii Inf .riiui l..n th iv Ik In tie d.-j
I ni-.iiu-: '. made to niroxiniMt i .'.!
nmlixi f .r i-ntii'l'-llnif tie ImrlhT if
i'tnm.-i- a.vanlin t i th - t-lnn 'Ui ; 1
K.t-I I.y the I., m l It i l I e .'(1 '
I.y me :h:it n lmrl. r r m r!m,- ".' i in r. K ;
or .l.ilf a ii. i i Tir.ii. whet h.:
inn Im towiM in, in ior.nl. time! from
olio .1'. k ( iiihiISt, nl'i.tt-'l or Minii 'l
iriu:i..l, I'll", I t. t!e- l- n.: iluit
.111 I ! ..IVll.l. le l. ' .
"The i'.rHt t-H'.lmu!i
of li;Ul, il -)i-!iljl
lai''l on r.-por? ,
luinitel to Inmrl
luirU.;- to ,".'i f.vt, ul'.h wldih of
feet, and e.mtnntlon of two miltnl.ly
dliril I'iiiNt l'l'-in, lo at il ti w.f..j
illKtainv on either lil. of the i'-.iy i n
tr.nii e. rnrrl'Nl out to rU.--f.i:hnm ourvr
tn aei-.iiiiiiiKl:ite v.1..! w Iio-.- draught
Would i-eVMlt their tr;i:uv Into the
Inner hnrlmr. to W u.d during tin1
ixmiletliii of Imihiv"!ii"iil8 hi Inner
hnrlmr; dnilitltiK from r.-ntral chiinnol
to pk-in to SO fit In depth; fourteen
thouaand fi-et of liulkhi-nd for lurf
In t:'.l75,iXH1; owt of ,lr. -uk att r,
$2.WI.T7. Total. lUsn.Ts;.
"Thin pliui "hiw th ol.J 'inlon.ihle f ;i-
tun of the diotrui'tlon of the pll s ny
telllo Ulllem clwoitl, Utiles fiedls
advaittitrM of lt ureal expowure to tln.
an In nuw of tii- wharv.s wh.iv
moiimorn am inoonM a'.cnKaldt and n-
irlm'a run uivm them.
"The wh'MuI plan Ik to drediro ln;o
Civ Uurmm and exrAVate a m .nre of
privtleally 320 Here, a half in'le hy ni
mllo In niva, and hero the e"lliiiii:e lj
luriMy iruiw work. Si'voml U'.Hnda
will have to It- removed. a.i xhown ly,
Ihe mni, and It 1 inmnllile that there
may li nx ka to Wast and rm.vc. Tint
a.n cMtlmnt ia hecn nwulo to Rive
thirty fot of water for thin area where
an avwatc out of 20 fwt will he re
quired, and for thl Inner hnrlmr, with
till? dlvdH'lTiK of the channel Into the
whim1. tlu intimate la 2.17."..00; cent of
lira,kwivtt'r, $2,!kil.787 nwvklni? a tolal
ooHt fiir breakwater and Inner hnrbor
of r.,176.767.
'The iimwtlon Id, fhit.ll the expendi
ture of $2,900,000 be tnaile for tJie Mvak
water or ruwlior of refuse, leaving the
harlnir for commerce for future leKls
1 at Ion and appropriation?
"From my oonKtruotion of the law 1
have not felt Jtwtllled in comnienclnB
Hho work -without fully undemtandlnR
what the Intent of coniriesw wan. If It
waa BJid Is t Intent that the work
on the breakwater nhnll be advertised
and this appropriat Ion txenilel for
that alno, ithe miUter shall receive Iin
nvedlnte attention. If not, I hope such
liiHtructlonc will be nlven as shall i-nve
no doubt aa to what the duties of th
war dciartmint are In tlu- matter.
HKADKH Ft -11 OlSKf.ON.
Hundivds of Fanilll.'S From the F.;mt
Will Settle in Willamette Valley.
Albany, Or., May 20 M. A. l.ang and
Dr. A. F. Ueuz, of Minneapolis, r. pre.
sentatives of the St. Michaels Colony
Company, of that city, today closed a
deal with JelTcmin Myers, of Silo, for
the purchase of 2470 acres of land, three j
miles southeast of Polo, for the pur
pose of locating a colony of UO families.
Tile price lmJd for the land was $15,000.
The colony1 la composed of Industrious
Germain families of means, from Min
nesota, Wisconsin, Nebraska ana In-
illana. They will mtu- to Oregon th'
f .M 1 mid next MirrfariK. Tin- la nl
selected fi,t i-aiel.ur fnjlt, hups, guri
oidng wl dnlO'lng. The rolimli". ex-w-t
to liull'l a sawmill, grist mill, and
iruk thHr cwmunliy le-lf-Hupp nt'tig
Tl lund Mill I divider up into Mriia.II
Hoot. tu-t family l'ltig allowed whai
they tiux Uil ttietnm-lvni. Tin- prom' t
ers of tlfU colony i.b-rprle By that
liuiwIrtxU f hitnw.l(i;ni will leave
llutwe milt' -within tit next year V,t
( ir-(cn. 4
HKNHATION IN TKNNK8SKK.
A Julite fM-dern lll Own In.llii.nent
. Hy th Grand Jury.
fit. I."U'., May 20.-A lt-uMe p..-ial
from C'luittan'xxca ay;
Judiftt ltlll, A the clr;ul Cour. cre
tel a aiUHa-Unii when (Murl hukiihI
In ri-Kular a.-l n by miinm ipiK 1-i.re.
nwui Morifan. of the icrand Jury, ard
timtrmtiiiiC blm In 'ien ciurt tt D: d an
Indli-triiefit mrlit him t:li
drunki :ie. Judrfe Ktlll nald:
"Mr. Korvmuti, I undi rtand mat you
hv In your iwilun liif..rmatiiui
tha,t th) Ju Iko f thl court waji li.tox
leatwl at the lat term of court. If
Hifh Lh a fiut lt W your duty tu tit
dlut the Judite of thin court for drunk-
ltflll'W."
"I liw Ii.atJ 11 nil." fa:tu':.n!y
riilled thi- f.Jtvntan. "t!.al y.u n-ere
drunk at the l'i. I did n-rt know we
.'ia1 a riKht to ImU' t the ivjurt -
"I chante u," iUJ the Judtte tn a
firniiwi.:i.iliif aW. "in br'nif an Indict
ment airaJurtt the court th mime at
any Individual for a like (irfenne, ana
onler you to retire and Inventlmtte the
matiier."
Judite Emu In our of the moot prom
inent Jurist n In Tennew-e. Thin ' th
outeotne of the war aed by id till on
o-rta!n memlM-n of Uie count court
renullini? In their Indictment fw drunk
einhm Tin' Jury ha njt n-Hirted Jtt.
1 1! I'O I IT A NT C ATM K K I N 0 .
Sun rraiK:M. .May 10. The tof-ond
annual itud"t;i co-if -ri-iuv will tnkf
plai.w at rm-lllc Crow, oe.nlnK Friday
n'-tth:. tlx- 21t of May. and i ontiiiulnif
until th- 3"ih. Thin U th- fourth school
.f the kill I III the fulled Suen. the
,i -rs bvi at t-ako litii.-va. VU.
No t'illeld. Mit.., and Kn. xvl:e. Tenil.
'I ii l. looked forward to u one i f thf
n-o t Mninrlan! r liclolH caiherlnpi f
yviunif men which has tak-ii p'.ace
M maic f r y am. 1; brlius tosvtie-r,
pi.-;.,. ! iii. n of the uni.i-it) -s and
.;li.i- .iiw'.ltiitioi'.s of hluhcr cd"eatl 'r.. ;
ANOTUiCU (.iKY.KK AT I'.U MOIiO.
K-irtli.uake pinturbanc.-- (Vntiiiu"
With Incr-.-aiieJ Koif.
S.-n I.ui; Ob'spit. f"1 x:"" -n"
aInuh 7:l!' eveninit resident ot tie
iviimtry odja.vn! to l"ro buy were
t.irtli.I by a rejiort like thunder nnl
eii.li-d wlti a hu l.T hlat. A f-w nays
api a similar revrt was heard and a
mud ireys.-r api"nix.il In the small arm
of Mow bay. Just opposite the town
site of Kl Moro. n rep'Tt-vl at that
time. Tills irvyser has forin.'d a niall
!!a:id w hich f r a week past has been
the wo;ider of the pe .pl of the county
and has been vlfltcd by many. F I'.low
the rc!.-t ye-terday a s.c.Kid ,r'y-
i. r Noi-ii'iir ilrlo exist. In--- ahel'.t 2l
yards d'stant from the first and a lltti
farther Inliind. This last peys r 1 a.n
er.tt coiint-"iart of the one f.-t tried
last Friday nlirht. It Is only a jlwrt
distance fim the shore and pi-ople w ho
K.Uhertii la-st ewnlm; colli I plainly see
the .imall isliuid of mud an I wind which
had f Tined. Like the eruptl m of Inst
Friday the surface or the second Island
liearst evidence of ha villi; a small sized
crater from which larm nuantitles of
bliu-k mud are slowly arising.
WKLC'OMF. TO MAOl'IUE.
H urie the Oonquerins Hen' Come
nras Iiands, lionllivs. Firework.
San Francisco. May 20.--Cvnpre-sinan
Masulre Is t' be ifivn a r-'cepltoii en
his return from Wasihliik'ton on Satur
day. The affair will he under th- aus
pices of thi- Iroquois club and 'he peo
ple's party. M.tpuiiv will be escorted
from the Occidental hotel to the hall
In an open carriage drawn by four
lion with the Iroquois braves and
Flambeau club o.s njieetal escorts. Oov
ernor Itudd and Mayor rhclan have
been Invited to aci-ompany him. Wil
liam CnilR will call the tiuvUnp to
onler and I'r. lnywalt will preside.
Mayor I'he'.an will deliver the aldie.is
of we.lcomt; and tloveinor l'ud.l Ls cx
pei.t.d b' say something. H ;:i!ires n
br:is band and liivvork.i are also in
cluded in the features to be ln;nduced.
HCNTINGTON ASP HAMMOND.
Making a Trip Over O. t E. S. V.
VH1 F.uy t!ia Koad.
Albany. Cr.. May 20.-( I". llun l:u:-
ton. prod lent of the ou-hcrn I'uci'le
Ka'drivul, and party, luvompanled liy
Manager II. Ko. hlcr. arrived thin aftor
noon on a siyial train. The party re
mained hiT Ivalf an hour, whea on In-
vltaitlon of A. B. Hammond they left
on a special train for Yaqulna, in com
pany with the O. C. & E. officials. It
Is believed ihere that Southern raciHo
Is about to purchase the O. C. & E. road.
IN THE SENATE
Joint Kcsdlution I'asscd Kctfxjnizing
a State of War In Cuba.
IUTTLK IJI HATE BY MEMBERS
Coieritim Thro a to the Viodn Tel
ler rirei riot Shot it (be Adnis
istrtin0 liirrim Cmlirned.
Wanhlnift'.n. May 20. A long and tx
(i)Uii(t delate occurred In tie nu
on the Joint reo'.ution r-cognlzlnic a
"tite of war In Cuba, and declaring
that strict neutralS.y shall be main
tained by the L'nlu-d States, which waa
passed by the decislv vote of 41 to
li at a late hour this afternoon. The
announcement of the vote was rece!vl
with luuiultuous applause, which drew
from Hawley an emphatic protest
against "m-Jb demonstrati'si."
1 he r.4oluUon a.4 d bi as f jIUjwS;
"Uesolved, That a condition ofTTTl
"Hhho1-J by the Senate of the l'nlte-1 1
Slab's, the house of representatives'
oniM.-urring. That a condition of public
war txUts betweit the gm'crnment of
Sj,ain and the Kovernment proclaimed
and for some time maintained by f iree
of arrrs. by the people of Cuba, and
that the I'nited States or America shall
maintain a strict neutrality lieteen
the conteniliiiiC partiin, accnllng to
uA and all the rights of belligerency
Pi the ports and territory of the Ignited
States."
Vote on the final passage of the res
olutl,.:i waa:
yeas Ilocon. Baker. Bate. Berry,
Itu.ler. CarU-r. Chandler, Chilton. Clark.
Oay. Cockrell. Cullom, L'avUi. Deboe,
Foraker. Gall!nc-r. Girman, Mans-brough-
Harris of Kansas, Heitfeld.
Jo:mi of Arkansas, Kenney, Lindsay,
McHride. Mantle, Masin, Morgan. Nel-s-
n. Mills. Pason, 1'ettlprew. PettusJ
Froi'har.I, Kawllr-s, Shoup, Pre Art. '
Thurston, Tillman. Turner, Tt.r,
Walthall-41. j
NuysAiiis .n. Burrows. Ci.ffory.i
Fairbanks. iir, ila'e, Ha::.wi. Haw-'
1 . liar. Sp ner. We'.lngoi, Wet-J
ni..re. White. Wlbon 11
An analysis of the vote sh'-.vs that
the a'Uriiia.:iv was cast :y e'ghten
r"j ublL.'.iui. n-no teen dens cratg. ar.d
f.iur jvipulists, and the negative by
t.velve publicans and two democrats.
F.i'.rliank-s pnqvixl a su!tltute pro
viding that the president extend the
g.l o!!lces of the United States to
Spain t 'war.is securing an end or Ihe
ooalllot aaJ the ultimate lndepenaer.ee
of the Island. TIUs w;is tabled yeas.
3.1; n 1."..
Thn followed the adoption of te
orl.r.al resolution. The voting oc
curred after an exciting debate, par;!
clpated in by Thurston. Elkins. White.
Fairbanks, Hale, Spooncr a:id G rman.
Thurst n. w ho presided over the re
pubiieai convention at St. Lmls, re-
call -.l the stirring scene when the cm
v, iitlon l:;sertel tlu- Cuban plank !n the
platf.nn. and d.vlurel that this r. so
lution was In partial fulfillment of ih.u
pledge. Elkins and White urgm it
ijnser'ativ course and an inquiry by
Aw cotiuiilttiv. Then came tnr tirst
vote, that on the motion of Halo i
rifer. It was beaten and the defeat
on the motion asfiiixsl the passac of
f.'.i- r .ttf.ot. Pa!rlat;ks trfc-I t-
ste:n the tide by offering a compromise
proposition, somewhat on the lines of
tlu Cuban plank ad pted at St. I.ouls.
but it met the same. fate as the Hale
motion. T.'ils brought Hale fo.-ward
for a final protest. He sHke with in
tense earnestness and feeling and with
a trace of bitterness In tils words. He
declared that the elements opposed to
the resolution. Fairbanks tried to
tilists, hud furnished the bulk of the
support In favor of the resolution, and
that the foreign ooliey of the admin
istration was thus to 1' dictated by Its
opponents. He expressed the fear also
that the resolution would lead to war
with Spain. Spooner added his protedtt
against tying the hands of the adminis
tration. Gorman closed the deate. re
senting the suggestion that party lines
were drawn on the resolution, and as
serting that the administration should
have dispatched a war vessel to. Cuba
to pivtivt our otilcials on the Islands.
The tinal vote was then taken ar.a ut?
senate adjourned to Monday.
TELLER'S HOT SHOT.
Says the Attitude of the Administration
Is Cowardly and Un-American.
Denver, May 20. Senator Teller ex
ploded doubt today as to whether the
Morgtia Cuban resolution will pass the
house "The lnliuenees that d miinate
Speaker Reed," said Teller, "are hostile
to the Cubans and favor Spanish rule.
It is evident th; adniniistrruton Is f.d
l..v in--r in ih- f.-t--te!s .f Cleveland,
and I presume administration Intlu'-nce
will be exerted on the house to prevent
it adopt ilig the Morgan resolution. I
think the attitude of the administration
i im-Amprican and cowardir. It Is
afraid to send the supplies that we sup
pose are to be sent to the starving
Anwrrlcans In Cuba, In a war ship, for
fear of ofi willing Spain. We mould
have had a war ship In Havana harb r
during the last two years."
MOKIiOW CONFIRMED.
Washington. May 20. The senate to
day confirmed the nomination of Wm.
H. Morrow, of California, to be United
States circuit Judge of the ninth Judi
cial district.
VALUABLE RELICS STOLEN.
Strange DWappeararo of Old Cannon
Frtm West Point.
Wtt Point. N. T., May 20 The quar
termaster at West Point has Just
made th startling; discovery that Ave
of the guns captured In battle from the
Mexicans by General Soott's army have
b-en stolen. Th? cannon have lain for
nrtrly half a century oa the bluff
overlooking the Hudson, wiiere the
trophies of our war wKh England,
Mexico and the South are ranged. The
history' of each piece Is engraved on Its
surface. How they were stolen la not
known.
QUICKEST ON RECORD.
San Francisco. May 20. The steam
oolljer Washtenaw came Into port to
day from Taooma after the quickest
trip between that port and San Fran
cisco on record. The Washtenaw left
here May 12 in the evening, steamed
to Tacoma, took 450 tons of coal and
arrived back here after an absence of
exactly seven days and fifteen hours.
AN ARMISTICE EFFECTED.
Athens. May 20. An armtetlc be
tween the Turkh-h and Greea troops
in Thessaly. to extend seventeen aays,
was formally concluded today.
Constantinople. May 20. 6 p. m. An
armistice was also formal! concluded
today for seven days between the
Turkish arid Greek troops on the Iroa
tkir of F.iiruB.
STILL WORKING FOR DUKRANT.
San Francisco, May 20. Theod re
Durrani's lawyers having exhausted ev
ery other roeu to save tha neck of
their die it, again appealed to the sj
pr -tuo c 'Urt to.'.a, this time baling t!
motion for a stay of execution upon the
alleged errors oa th part of Judge
lahrs at the time of his passing sen
teace uin the convicted murderer. The
auituiriux-a are cxKifident the appeal wi'.i
not interfere with the execution.
MORE TESTIMONY FOR DURRANT.
Monte VUta. Col., May 20.-W. T.
Bryant an inmate of the soldiers' nome
here, today made aflidavlt that he was
in Emmanuel church In San Francisco
the day of the murder of Blanche La
mont and saw Pastor Gibson carrying
her body to the belfry.
A CLOUDBURST.
Asotin. May 20. A cloudburst sent a
wall of water down the valley this af
ternoon which carried devastation In
Ils train. Stk was drowned, hoiis s
wrecked and orchards ruined. The lus.
lis estimated at one hundred thousand
dollars.
NEW WORLD'S RECORD.
San Francisco. May 20. Lueretla Bor
gia, a brown lilly four years old. by
lint'. Brutus, out of Ledette. bred and
owned bv William Booth & Son. of
San Jose, now holds the world's record
for four miles. She covered the dis
tance today In 7:11. 7:134. as the record
for four miles against time has stood
for 21 years, having bean made by
Tenbroeck, at Louisville.
I. O. O. F. OFFICERS.
Portland. May 20. The Grand Lodge.
I. O. O. F.. today elected the following
officers: Grand master. Claud Gatoh;
of Salem: deputy grand master, T. B.
Wells, of Pendleton; grand warden, W.
H. Wehrung, of Hillsboro; grand sec
retary, E. E. Sharon, of Portland;
grand treasurer. T. O. Barker, of Sa
lenn; grand representative. W. I. Vaw-
ter, of Modford.
THOUGHT HE WAS BRAVE.
rSan Francisco, May 20. Charles E.
Montgomery wallowed the contents of
a bottle of laudanum last evening with
the, Intention, his acquaintances say. of
commit Ulns- suicide. He boasted "f
his act to his fellow-lodgers, who be
came alarmed and sent the man to the
receiving hospital. Antidotes were
given him a:nl the etTects of the poisin
soon wore off. At the hospital Mont
gomery declared that he hail swallowed
the drug in a spirit of bravado and that
he had no Intention of taking his own
life.
MERIDIAN HOTEL FIRE.
Meridan. Miss.. May 20. At J.40 p.
m. fire started in the Southern hotel
block valued at $230,000. Tha Inmates
are reported safe. The fire department
la Inadequate and the loss will be com
plote. The property la said to be uninsured.
THE RESOLUTION
FOR RELIEF
Passed the bouse Without a Dlscot
Ing Vote Against the President.
MKIXLEY IS RIGHT THERE
Imericn Citiiess Vill Be rrotected ii
Ctn-lt4s Cilsnsite Land Matter
Reeeires Attcatlo.
Washington. May 20. Cuban affairs
furnished the facrtue with a day of bit
ter partisan debate. The resolution
appropriating: W.QM tor the relief of
Ajnerican citizens was adopted without
a dlwenting vote, but the democrtuie
endeavored to force the consideration,
also, of the Morgan resolution for the
recognition of the belligerency of the
Insurgents. They accused the republi
cans of endeavoring to evade this Issue,
but the dominant party, through Its
spokeanian, Ilitt, made the Important
statement that the republican desired
not to embarrass the negotiations
which were being projected by Presi
dent McKkiley to secure the Independ
ence of Cuba.
White Hitt disclaimed presidential
authority for tuts statement. It was weR
known that he bad been In consultation
knew whereof he spoke. The day's pro
wl ca McKlnley on the question, and
gram was Chat forecasted by th: As
sociated Presa. The committee on rules
presented a report giving two hours
debate on the relief resolution. Bailey
endeavored, to present the views of
the minority and recommend a recom
mittal, but was declare! out of crier.
He made a strong speech and was
given the unanimous support of the
democstarf. ror-e.ua to-tnat ETAOlNB?
while three republicans, Coper, Col
son and Robbir.3, voted to conrider
the senate resolution. Tlie galleries
were packed and many expressed their
usual sympathy for Cuba, The spejehes
were maJe "by Dalzell, Bailey. ' Hitt,
Grosvenor, Williams. Livingston, Whee
ler. Adams, Clayton. McMillan. Bell.
R!mp:"u, Hull and Brown.
Robl-inr: gave a. graphic description
of the slt-jati. n In Cuba, btted on a
pei-sc n ii visit.
The house rejected the third confer
ence report on the oienlng of the Utah
gilsomte lan.ls and Instructed the house
coaferrees to support the plan proposed
by Laeey, by which the secretary' of the
interior would lease the lands, the gov
ernmei.i receiving a royalty, and pro
visions against a monopoly being made.
A MISER DEAD.
Boston, May 20. Miss Fannie Richard
son, the famous and wealthy old maid
miser hermit, starved herself to death
in her Impenetrable castle here yester
day whl!e from $50,000 to $100,000 lay
there hoarded. She was 76 years of age.
For half a oe-ntury no human foot jave
her own had crossed her threshhold and
she had not stepped outdoors In all
that time. Phe live! In a miserable
tenement hou.--- 1m the very busiest sec
tion of the city. She owned the bouse
and kept it looking as If vacant all the
time, all the blinds being closed and the
doors locked.
BASE BALL.
Pittsburg. May 20. Pittsburg in. Phil
adelphia 4.
St. Louis. May 20. St. I.ouls 4, Boston
11.
Cincinnati, May 20. Cincinnati 11,
Baltimore 10.
Chicago. May 20. Chicago 14. Wash
ington 16.
Louisville. May 20. Louisville 13,
Brooklyn 12.
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the East and upon arrival will take
the position vacated by Mr. Mitchell.
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