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NO REPORT EXPECTED FOR SOME WEEKS
Many Odors from Jiull vliIuttlN niitl
Organization* ? Secretary tJuyo
Pronounces ii Statement Untrue?
iNSiiiiis; I>cii(Ii i'orlllieiitcs to fami?
lies of Deceased Sailors.
Washington, r>. C, Feb. 28, 1S98.
At the clcee of ofllce hours a tele?
gram came to the Navy Department
from Admiral Slcard, at Key West,
In the following terms:
Key West, Fla., Feb. 2S, 1S98.
To the Secretary of the Navy, Wash?
ington:
Court of Inquiry will commence ses?
sions a.t Key West to-day. They must
resume sessions at Havana to obtain
evidence of divers after further work
upon the wreck.
(Signed) SICAItiD.
The ImiKirtant feature of this com?
munication Is the declaration that the
court will return to Havana.' It sets
at rest rumors that have been current
for some days past that the court was
not to return to Havana for the rea?
son that it had discovered the cause
of the sinking of the Maine, w'hish
was not an accident, und that they
had con?en,uontly no further business
In Havana. One Important deduction
to be drawn from the message was
that fhe report of the court of inquiry
can scarcely bo expected for several
weeks to come.
TESTIMONY TAKEN AT KEY WEST
The court will be occupied at Key
West for some days at least In taking
the testimony of the survivors there.
Then upon the return to Havana It Is
expected that a good deal of time must
elapse before the divers can get
through the mud which now encom?
passes the lower part or the wreck of
the Maine and examine Wie bottom.
After this Is done the court must de?
liberate in order to secure nn agree?
ment upon their findings. The preva?
lent belief at the Navy Department Is
that up to this moment the court bus
not undertaken to compare notes and
endeavor to reach such on agreement.
A letter from Captain Sampson,
tinted Havana, February 23d, was re?
ceived during the day, and -vith the
candor which 1ms so far characterized
all his dealings with the pub!1.a in this
matter, Secretary Long caused it to_bo
given to the n< wspaper reporters as
soon as he has read >t himself. Al?
though It is simply a statement of
events that had already bean reported
by telegraph, out- fact is significant,
viz.. the statement that the testimony
?if certain clvililun witnesses before
the court would be of no importance.
IE? letter Id as follows:
"February 23, 1S9S.
"?Sir?The court has taken the testi?
mony of all the olllccrs of the Maine
still here. To-:no:row we will take such
[testimony as the diver- have accumu?
lated. The Right Arm arrived here this
morning and reported to Captain Sigs
?bee according to orders.
"I 'trust BOmd wrecking company will
be given the entire Job, as no other plan
will be feasible.
There arc two citizens In the harlbor
who have signified their willingness to
testify, although they have nothing
IrnpbtUanit.
'?After taking this evidence and that
of the divers, I propose to return to
Kay West and t.iko the evidence of the
officers and men 'there.
"It may bo necessary to return here
after further progress has been made
with the dlvi re.
"Very respectfully,
"W. T. SAiM PHON,
"Captain, U. S. Xtvy."
The reports that came from Key West
about great activity and the observance
of uiui.su.ti precautions among the few
soldiers quartered there, was received
with amusement at army headquarters
here. It wai? said that no orders had
gone forward from this city to explain
the bustle, but there was the be.-n rea?
son to suspect that Ihe commandant
' was simply brushing up the [) >3t and
putting hlrj I'est foot forward against
the expected appearance there cm bis
tour of Inspection of General Merrill,
?the commanding general of tue Depart?
ment of the East.
M Ci V MM K N'T OF VESSELS.
The gunboat Wilmington sailed to?
day from La Guayra for Birbadoes,
traveling over the ground covered ;t few
days before'by the Cincinnati and Das
tlne. AM of the boaits a-c slowly cruis?
ing around In the Caribbean, and will
be so employed until April, wh< n they
will go South again. Secretary Long
said at ?the close of office hours t >-dny
that no ordtrs had gone "tit to send an?
other warship to Havana, reports to
the contrary notwithstanding.
Q HI IDT HltiOV.ULS AT THE WHITE
HOUSE.
At the White House the Utmost f|liie*.
prevails. iMany offeis have come from
organisations and individuals in case
of a conflict. Some of the Congression?
al callers have also stated to the Pres?
ident that their States were ready to
?furnish full quotas of men.
Secretary l-oiig and Secretary Alfter
and Representative Dlnglcy were
among the President's visitors to-day
but It waw stated that they had nothing
of Importance to the Maine affair to
discuss with him. Mr, Dinyley. spoke
afterward In strong terms against re?
ports that financial circles In New York
were being sounded as to the roadfness
with which funds could be raised in an
emergency. '
The attention of Secretary Gago was
called to the- published statement that
he was making preparations for a bond
issue, and that the Bureau of Engrav?
ing was preparing the plates. The Sec?
retary pronounced the statement un?
qualifiedly false. No such action has
even been considered, he said.
Secretary Long went to the White
House early to-night and remained in
conference with the President for some
lime. He returned to his hotel about
10 o'clock und .'immediately retired,
leaving word that there was no news.
ISNIIIA? nctiil CRUTIFICATES.
Nnny Claimants tor I lie Kile et? and
M.j Hue Iii? Ha Dor's.
Washington, Fob. 23, Judge Advo?
cate General De-mly found a mcv-s.age
this morning from the Mcrrltt & Chap?
man Wrecking Company, dated at New
York, reading as follows:
"The tug Underwriter with the der?
rick Chief in tow, passed Sandy Hook
at 12:10 p. m. Sunday, 27th, bound for
Havana. Assistant Wrecking Master
Teokcr on the Underwriter."
Assuming that fair weather prevails
the tug with Its tow should arlvc at
Havana auout Saturday. With this
derrick the investigation of the court
of Inquiry undoubtedly can bo greatly
tacllitaited, for, although the Chief will
be unable to lift the big turrets, her
derricks would remove the smaller
guns ami the greater part of the de?
bris which is the source of so much
complaint on the par: of Captain Sigs
bec, as interfering with the search for
bodies, and with the examination into
tho cause of the disaster.
Captain Hawley, who Is directly in
charge of that branch of tho Naviga?
tion Buteau relating to the enlisted
men of the navy. Is now directing the
work of his olllce to the Issuance of
death certificates to the families of the
dead sailors. These certificates are Is?
sued by the surgeon general and the
navigation bureau, and are thus con?
clusive evidence upon the auditors of
the Treasury Department, who are
thereby dbllged to pay over :p the legal
representatives or heirs of the deceased
any sums of money that may be due
them by the United States government
on account of accrued pay or retained
deposits, in the case of victims of the.
Maine disaster the Department Is In
obliged in many cases to certify to the
death of the sailor without being able
to secure evidence of that fact through
the presence of a body. It la assumed
by the ofllcials that a man falling to
report perished In the catastrophe!
Letters arc reaching the Navy De?
partment from all parts of tho country
from alleged relatives of the victims,
and It appears that In numerous ernes
there are itriahy claimants for tho small
sums of money or property that belong
to the dead men.
Jt can lie stilted authoritatively that
tho Navy Department has received
nothing to Indlc3.te the cause" of the ex?
plosion and that reports thlt it has been
advised i: was by external agencies are
with . ut foundation.
Commander Forsyth at Key West
telegraphed this morning that he had
in execu:ion of the Department's order,
secured a plot of ground in the ceme?
tery i.t Key West in which will l\? tem?
porarily interred the remains of such
of the victims' bodies as are brought
from Havana. Admiral Slcnrd person?
ally will look after the funeral ar?
rangements.
The bait tie ship Texas, which his
been at Galveston, returned to Tortugas
yesterday and joined the squadron.
The Terror reported her arrival at
Tompkinsvllle to-day. The Casttne ar?
rived at Port of France, In the West
indies.
Captain Dickens, assistant chief of
thi> Navigation Bureau! has gone to
Norfolk.
Contrary to some reports that have
ben circulated, his visit hits nothing
to do with war preparations. Ho went
to inspect Una old training; ship Essex,
which has just returned from a long
cruise with apprentices.
Nl'AMHII t'OKTKM ?IK.HOI.V t:i>.
Upon (lie lies II 11 ol <l>e Cleellon Hie
Political Complexion oftlio Minis
ler.v Will Depend.
The State Department to-day re?
ceive l the following dispatch from
Minister Woodford at Madrid:
"Decree dissolving Spanish Cortes
February 20. New Cortes will meet
April 2".:h."
The dissolution of the Cortes had
been expected, and It may be attended
with Important results. The two par
tics. Lib. ral ami Conservative, will
now appeal to the country, and on t'hc
result will depend on the political com?
plexion of the Ministry. The Sagasta
Ministry, now In power, Is Liberal. Its
retention in power moans much at the
prescht juncture, for I: was on the ad?
vent <>:' the Sagasta regime that Gene?
ral Weyler was recalled, the recon
cehtrado decrees were annulled und
the present plan of autonomy put in
force. 'l"h" policy now being pursued
by General Blanco in Cuba is an en?
tire reversal of that under Ohe Con?
servative regime of Canovas und his
succi ?S?r, anil It is felt that the con?
tinuance of t'his policy Is no less at
stake than the Ministry i'.selt* in the
out come of the present elections.
'Elections will be hel l not only In
Spain, but also in Cuba and Puerto
Ri'.CO. This, however, should not be
confounded with the local elections of
Cuba, under tir- plan "!' autonomy.
The present election will be confined
entirely to the choice of delegates to
tho Imperial Parliament and will not
be a part of the autonomous plan for a
local government of Cuba. The latter
elections have not been fixed and Hie
time for them will be set by the aii
ti ncpious Cabinet.
{Continued on Sixth Pago.)
$20 000,000 FOR NAVY
Congressman Brom well ? Introduces a Resolu?
tion for the Purchase of Naval Vessels.
OF VARIOUS TYPE AND DESIGN
It Was Referred to the Naval Committee?Mr. Bromwell Says
He Will Offer an Amendment to the Naval Appropria?
tion Bill if It Is Not Included When Reported.
Washington. Fob. 2S. 1SHS.
Representative Bromwell, Republi?
can, of Ohio, to-day Introduced In the
Utilise the following resolution:
That the Secretary of the Navy be,
and ho is hereby authorized, whenever
in his judgment It shall become expe?
dient for the'best interests of'the coun?
try to do so, to secure options upon and
consummate the purchase <0f such 'bat?
tleships, cruisers, rams, torpedo boats
or other form of naval vessels ns are
of the most modern type and ready for
Immediate use; together with the n:c
eseary armament and equipment for the
same as In his Judgment are necessary
to -place the naval strength of the coun?
try upon a proper footing for immediate
hostilities with any foreign power with
which the same may bo threatened; and
that for the purpose of consummating
such purchase there is hereby appro
prlated the sum of $20,000 to bo Imme
diately available."
The resolution was referred to the
Naval Committee.
Mr. Brorrkwell said he Introduced the
resolution to call tho attention of the
Naval Committee to the necessity for
providing such a contingent fund In the
Naval Appropriation bill. If the com?
mittee does not include such a provision
In the bill when It Is reported ho will
offer It as an amendment In the House.
Washing-tun. Feb. 28.?Representative
Gibson, of Tennessee. Introduced a bill
Ho-day appropriating twenty ?million
dollars "for the maintenance of national
honor and defense." The bill appro;
print es tho money P.ir the construction,
purchase, repair and equipment of such
and so many vessels of war and for the
construction, purchase and repair of
such and so much material and stores
of naval warfare and for the enlistment,
transportation, equipment and subsist?
ence vif such and so many sailors, olll
cera and marines and other -men, as In
the judgment of the Secretary of the
Navy the public welfare may require.
LIEUT. GLADDEN WAS THE FIRST WITNESS
convened lioiiliiti Closed Dnorn-Tri.
tliriony will lie Tnkcri According
it> its Kolnllvo importance-a u
t) nicer ol the .Maine Believes I ho
Vessel Won lllovu up by Design.
Key West. Fla., Feb. 2S, 1S9S.
The United States court of Inquiry
into the loss of. the battleship Maine
Ih the harbor of Havana on February
'15th begun its sessions here this morn?
ing.
Lieutenant Rlandin was the first
witness called. Testimony will be
taken according to Its relative import?
ance and not according to the rank of
the witness. Lieutenant Blandin was
before the court for about an hour.
The naval officers sat in Judge
Locke's private chambers, off the main
court room. No marines were on
guard, but nil the doors were closed.
Those who were called as witnesses
before the luncheon recess at 1 o'clook
were Lieutenants Dlandin, Hood. Jun?
gen and Blow and Cadets Bronson
and Boyd.
Lieutenant-Commander Marix, who
received the list of witnesses, said the
Inquiry was progressing well.
The court of inquiry reconvened at
2 o'clock vhis afternoon. Lieutenant
Holmnn, who testified at Havana, was
again culled. Lieutenant of Marines;
Cntl'n gave his evidence quickly and
was followed by Boatswain Larktn,
Gunner Hill and Carpenter Holmes.
The two latter wore on shore at tho
lime of the explosion and could tellj
little of value.
At ten minutes past 3 the court ad?
journ, d until to-morrow:
Judge Advocate Marix said: "The
stenographers have all they can trans?
cribe In record form and there is no
use of our working longer to-day." I
Captain Sampson sc.-mod satisfied
with the day's work, but said n-'Hi
lug could he given out.
The Detroit sailed to the Tortugas to?
day wirb provisions for the fleet.
After the court room was cleared for
the day Captain Sampson held a short
Interview with Rear Admiral Sleord
ami then returned to the Iowa. Cap
t.t.in Chadwick snd Lieutenant Com?
mander Potter a re taken on boar.! the
New York. Few know more than w is
known this morning. An office of the
Maine, ha.vover, who had been exam?
ined by the court during the day, talk?
ed at length with the correspondent of
the Associated Press.
"I cann.u tell you." he said; "what
line of questioning was adopted; but
the court will lind, 1 believe, that the
Maine was blown up by design, though
I don't think it will be able ti ascertain
exactly how. The court's finding will
In- based on negative rather than posi?
tive evidence.
"Hy this 1 mean that all the testi?
mony heard so far has. bit by bit, upset
th,. theories of '.hose who think that the
explosion was of Internal origin. This!
negative evidence !? so strong and so
general that I see no possibility of the
court deciding that the explosion was
mii m il.
??The only aUernatlye then left for the
itrt is to. fall back on evidence which
(.Concluded from Firs: Page-)
DILL PASSES IKE SENATE UNANIMOUSLY
CountIImioitnl Convention ism l*n*?e*
tlie Semite -Conference Commit lee
on Appropriation mil- l,t?(rislit>
lure Will tontlnno in scnnIoii Cn,
til Iildoy.
(Special Dispatch t-> The Vlrgtninn.)
Richmond, Va., Feb. 2S, is:is.
Mr. Klzer, of Norfolk, has gotten his
labor bureau bill through the Senate.
It passed iIn- I louse several days ago
and all the Senators voted for it. It
is said Governor Tyler will certainly
approve It. The bill provides that the
Governor shall appoint a commissioner
at a salary of JSOO per year to gather
and compile labor statistics. The
sum of $1,200 is provided for contin?
gent expenses. Tills bill has been
offered at every session for sonic years
past, but Mr. Kizer is the only man
who has succeeded in securing iui pas?
sage.
The passage of the bill Is regarded
as a big victory for organized labor.
Few nun in the Legislature have
I wielded the influence possessed by Mr.
Klzer. His Indomitable pluck and
courage of hits convictions, his open
und frank manner, and above all his
ability as a parliamentarian and Icnus
lat?r, have won him friends from one
end of the Capitol to the other.
Speaker Ryan at the beginning of the
session recognized his ability by plac?
ing him upon the best committees of
the ILuise. His shrewdness and keen
forethought was best shown when the
bill lirst came up for [xissage in the
House. When a vide was taken it was
defeated by a narrow majority. Mr.
Klxer immediately changed his vote
and moved a reconsideration or the
measure, claiming that a large num?
ber of members of the House were
absent' The request was granted and
next day. when it, was put on its pas?
sage again, It was passed by an over?
whelming majority. Similar action on
other billri in whii h he was instrumen?
tal In passing could also be cited.
Mr. Kizer has been one of the hardest
workers In the House, both in com?
mit lee and out, und his host of friends
to-day con grq till a ted him upon his well
earned victory'., Numerous congratula?
tions were received by him by tele?
graph from labor leaders throughout
the State. Mr. Klzer has strenuously
opposed the cutting of small rialrled
officials on the ground that the prun?
ing knife should lirst be applied to
higher paid officials who can afford it
much better. Altogether tin? patron of
the labor bureau bill has made one if
the best representatives that Norfolk
has ever sent here. His record is
an enviable one, and one that he
can truly be proud of. Ho will he re?
membered here long after the Legisla?
ture adjourns.
The legislative session will ho con?
tinued until Friday. A resolution to
that effect was passed by both houses
to-d?y. No new legislation will be In?
troduced or acted upon after Wednes?
day. The (leneral Assembly will be in
session on Thursday and Friday I
?imply to give the Governor time in i
i which to consider bilks submitted to
him.
The House considered the approprla
1 tlon bill to-day. Slow progress was;
made. Among the most Important
changes hiu.de was to cut the amount
for the University of Virginia from
$17,r>0O, as agreed upon by the Senate,
to 140.000.
The Senate and Ionise were both in
session to-night. The House has passed'
the appropriation bill with amendments
which itlie s mite refuses to agree t<>.
and a conference committee was ap?
pointed; The House-passed by the con?
sideration of the bill l<9 enlarge the pen?
itentiary.
The Senate passed the Withers' con?
stitutional convention bill, Which wort
ordered to its engrossment Saturday
night. An attempt to amend the act
by providing for a special election on
August It. lS'.'S, on tlie question of
calling n convention, was made, but
met with 111 tic fa vor. The bill goes
now to the House. That body appears
to be largely In favor or the special
election, while the Senate bill makes
provision for taking the sense' of the
voters at the elcotlon In May, ISM.
Judge lt. J. lCpos, or the County Court
of Dlnwlddle, failed to qualify within
tho thirty days prescribed by law, an 1
had to be elected again to-day. Mr.
Mellwalnc nominated him In the. Sinai-?
and Mr. Clarke, in tha Hons?. Judge
lipts received all the votes east.
The Senate. In executive s s;ln, con
flrinod 'the following appointments by
?the Governor for visitors n. public In?
stitutions: Eastern stat-1 Hospital?
Walter A. WII? n.Wallo.vay; I.. S Fos?
ter. Mnthcws; 11. 1). Cole, Wllllams
burg. Southwestern State Hospital -I).
W. Holm. Carroll; Peter P. Shc.ll.m,
Floyd; C. C. Tallaferro, Roanake.
Western State Ilospltal?J. B. T. Thorn?
ton, Prince William; S. II. Hansbarvugh,
Winchester; lt. H. James, Danville.
Danville Military Institute, 10. W.
Saumlers, Franklin.
Among the bills passed by the Senate
were those to incorporate the PrlnC.OSd
Anne Telephone company; to incorpor
ate the Princess Anne and Dynnhaven
Hay Railway company; and to amend
the charter tot the town of Crowe.
The Senate passed a resolution to pay
the com h) It tec clerks faO extra and the
pages $25 extra.
The Senate ?passed the bill to allow the
trustees of the town of Front It.val to
establish a dispensary after the older
of the gbuth Carolina system for the
sal" or licuor.
Fltzhugh D e, Jr., b>fl her.? tc-diy to
Join his rather nt Havf.ni. He has
been absent from there some time.
Colonel George K. Ptckctit, of the Gov?
ernor's staff, wants to raise a dompany
of volunteers in case of war with Cuba.
He Is a son of General Pickett.
The convention of 'the Catholic so?
cieties for the celebration of St. Pitt
rick's day, was held In the rooms of
the McGIII Catholic Union. Jt was de
cldeil to meet al the rooms of the St.
Patrick's Beneficial and Social Soeli ty
In the schr.'al hall, Twenty-sixth i>iid
Grace streets, and march In a body to
St. Patrick'? church, to hear a sermon
in honor of p.t. Patrick. The banquet
feature was dispensed with this ver.r.
Mr. John J. Blake was elected < hair
man of th ? Convention of 99, hrid Mr.
Walter j. Dowry was elected secretary;
ANNANS!.\ A ICUK5? l i;i>.
One of the Men Wlin Attempted the
I.lie oi 1(1 uu; ftearge Cnplnroil,
Athens Feb. 28.-r-One of the men who
attempted th life of the King of Greece
on Saturday has been arrested. His
namie is Kardltza, and ho Is a minor
employe in th... mayor's Office here, lie
refuses to give the name of his accom?
plice. The municipal councils through?
out the country ate addressing mes?
sages of sympathy to the King, and
.thousands of congratulatory telegrams
are arriving at the palace. The royal
family are said t.? be greatly touched
at the expressions Of loyally.
Kardltza, who is years of age, was
formerly a non-comm?isloned ofllcer in
the army. He belongs to a. cl.as.i or
doubtful repute, locally designated as
?the Koutzavantls.
Kardltza did rmt express any regret,
and declared that If the gun had not
trembled In the hands of his acccom
pllce the king would have been killed.
Ivairditza refused to furnish any fur?
ther information, lie seems to have a
vague. Idea of the term "Anarachism"
and It is believed that he is of a low
order of intellect, his heul having been
turned by the abuse which is heaped
dally upon the royal family by certain
newspapers.
According to the A stay, it was decid?
ed at a secret meeting of a certain club,
held outside the city, to assassinate the
King, because he had accepted the pro?
position for International! financial con?
trol of the revenues, in order to arrange
for a war loan. This decision, it fur?
ther appears, wa.i recorded on the
minutes "f the club, n copy of which
was: gent to the King. Katdltza's
ni'a.me was frequently mentioned therein,
but the King paid no ait tent Ion to the
threat.
His .Majesty a'- i iccelved many t beat?
en Ing lot'ters from members of the club,
who are of the lowest classes, accusing
tin- King and the ministry of b.'lng the
instruments of foreign powers.
Dater Kardltza said the plan w is to
shoot ;he King's coachman and the
horses and then to dispatch the King
with heavy pistols which he and his
companion were carrying.
The police it now appears, ilso found
a dynamite bomb at the seem; of the
recer.? attempted assassination of the
King. Two f. lends of Kardltza have
been arrested oh suspicion of being hi^:
accomplices. He h.t.i become greatly
depressed.
King cjcorgo has received a very af?
fecting telegram from Madame Carnot.
The municipal council has decided 10
erect a memorial chapel near the scene
of the attempt.
King George has Identified a photo?
graph of Kardltza as that of one of
his assailants.
His Majesty has has received, a mes?
sage of congratulation from President
McKinley.
FOURTIi-CDAS8 POSTMaSTIOIIS
Washington, Feb. 23.?Fourth-class post?
masters have been appotlnted as follows:
Jasper, Douls Hood. North Carolina?Dan
River, Peter 13, Slate, . .
J.5.000 10 ENFORCE INTERNAL REVENUE LAWS
Ueii. Klint I tick DeloudH nn Attack Up*
on i lie llnllrtinilH?Provision lo Pnjr
Employes ol (h<> lloilMO Ouo
fllontVs Rxirn Pay Mcfentctl? ( nri
ln-ii Denied Admission ?n Mourntort
SUNDRY civil, hill.
Washington. Pell. 2S, 1S98.
The House missed the sundry ulvll ap
proprlotion hill to-day after four days' de?
bate. Tilt' most Important notion to-day
was the elimination of the appropriation
for our representative at Hie fails impo?
sition on a point ol" order. The sudden
change of sentiment In the House which
Is often witnessed when members go on
record was twice illustrated to-day. On
Friday last the Mouse In committee of the
whole., where there Is no record or the
knocked out a provision In the hill
for an appropriation to pay those who
furnish the government with Information
leading to the conviction of the violators
St the Internal revenue laws and to-day in
committee tin extra month's pay was
voted lo the employes of the House. Uotll
these propositions command a very re?
spectable majority In the committee, but
when the members voted on roll calls In
the House both of them were overwhelm?
ingly defeated.
Speaking lo n pro forma amendment,
General Shaltuc (Itep., of Ohio), who was
for thirty years connected with the man?
agement of railroads: took occasion to an?
swer an attack made upon the railroads
some lime ago. lb' hud never known a
railroad manager, he said, who was a ca
lainllv howler.
"Why should railroad men be calamity
howlers,'* asked Mr. Greene (populist, Ne?
braska), "when Ihiiy plunder the wholo
country?"
'That statement Is absolutely false,"
retorted Mr. Shut tue, "and tho gentleman
who makes ii knows it Is false." Mr.
Shaltuc, continuing, said he would ha
ashamed to come to the forum of tl peo?
ple and continually grumble about tho
miserable condition of the people he rep?
resents. "The district I come from con?
tains the best people iii the world," said
Mr. Greene.
Mr. Klint i lie. "Well, It does not send
them here." (Great laughter.)
Mr. Fox (Dem., Miss.), to whose speech
Mr. Shaltuc had replied; denied that ho
had assailed the railroads. He had him?
self, he said, represented railroads as an
attorney for many years, and what ho
had said was that the people- of tho South
had as much right lo exercise a legitimate
Influence over the colored voters of tho'.r
sections as the railroads, the manufacto?
ries or any other corporations.
"Deny It as you will," said Mr. Fox, "It
Is n faet that the railroads and other cor?
porations controlled the vot,., of their em?
ployes for McKinley by intimidation,
threats and bribery. If the laboring men
of the country had been allowed to vota
their convh Hons, William J. Bryan would
now be President of the United States."
Consideration of the bill iM committee of
the whole was completed and It was re?
ported to the House. Mr Cannon de?
manded separate votes on two amend?
ments?one striking out the appropriation
of $75,000 for the payment of those who
Informed the authorities ?r the violation
of the Internal revenue laws and the other
granting a month's extra pity t" employes
Of till Ho'lSe.
Mr. Cannon urged Iho House to restore
the appropriation for Hie detection of
Illicit stills. The appropriation was abso?
lutely necessary, he contended, to pro?
tect iliC government revenues In many
I States^ but jwrtlcularly in North Caro?
lina and Georgia. Mr. swanson (Hem., of
Virginia) appaled to members to stand by
tlc-ir action In committee and strike down
this spy system. This work ought to be
left to the United States marahuls and
tin ir denutles. ,,
Mr Alexander (Rep., of New ^ ork) who
was United States District Attorney lor
four years, said Ibis work could not bo
done by deputy marshals._
Mr. Cannon said that 2,500 Illicit stills
were seised last year, the targe majority
of them i Virginia, North Carolina and
Georgia. It was natural, he said, that the
Representatives from these States should
fight this appropriation.
By a vote of 103 to r.7 the provision was
restored to the bill. The friends of the
motion to strike out the appropriation
'were too weak to secure the ayes and
The action of the House In voting an
extra months' p:i>' for I he employes of tho
li esc was reversed by the House on a
record making vote, the amendment being
defeated 63 to 152; , ,
Tho sundry civil bill was then passed
and tho House went back into committee
of tho whole and took up the bill reported
by the Ways and Means Committee to
authorize the transportation of distilled
spirits to general bonded warehouses and
to regulate removal therefrom.
The bill gives the owners of distilled
spirits the privileges aa to ^?^^Uon
now enjoyed solely by the distiller. Hie
i bill was ivdSScd. ,. .
At 5:20 p. m. th? House adjourned.
IS 13! I. MESATK,
Hon. Henry W. t orbott I>elilo?l Atl?
llllnslnn hh Senator from Oregon.
Don Henry W. Corbctt was to-day de?
nied admission to tho Senate as a Senator
from Oregon on appointment by the Gov
b-hor by the decisive VOtO Of a') to 1J.
Speeches were made to-day against the
admission of Mr. Corbet by Mr IJacon
(of Georgia) and Mr. Burrow? (of Mich
r.n) and h raver of his admission by
Mr Morgan (of Alabama). After dlspos
InK df the Corbett case the Senate began
be constdcratiori of the Alaska homestead
1 ?' aiiway right of way bill, and had
not concluded U when It adjourned.
a bill authorising Meut.-Commandor
Raymond P. Rodgers. U. S. N., to accept
a b corarlui of the Cross of the Legion of
Honor' from the Republic of France, was
^The Senate spent ? short timo In execu?
tive session before adjourning.
Mr. Leiter, of Chicago, may think ho
has gathered up ull the good wheat,
but the Smith Mill company still hold3
enough to make their celebrated Neda
and Sllvertlne flours. Ask your groeor
for them.
Egypt's population of, v 0,750,000 Is
more than double . tho population. oX
1816.
