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'/ri. Tlxe Big ^tone Grap F?ost PLUME VIII._BIG STONE GAP, WISE COUNTY, VA., THURSDAY, FEBRUARY22, 1900. NUMBER 8. MONTE CHRISTO. Gen. Unllrr Assaulted and Tool tho Sootliorn End of the Hill by a Flank Movement. EMIT ABANDONED STRONG POSITION Attacked By a Heavy Artillery Fire tin boen Wen Drlvea By the Brit> Iili Across the Tu ge la. r.rral (araaa aa* Waiimlnala ti tiarra aa* Ba eal tat. Hr->...i?lt?** to tttr 'Iraattaslera Takes- A lr**- I'rlaoaera isplorrU. I,(.tulon, Keb. 20.?The war office hai rx -..cd Hie following dispatch fron 1,1 n. Hillier: t rdeveley Camp, Let*. 19.-?1 lim) ***** Irnlay saoved mound the enemy'i Rank. Th* Queen *,wbo had blvouackec on ihe Borthern -(lope of Cingolo rotted llie Nek, and. supported bj Iii-? rest of the second brigade, undci ni, assaulted and look tin oul hern end of Monte Christo. I Ik- 'Hi brigade, on the left oi nett ern alone, and the \>elsh fusiliers .njiported by th* rest of the Gth brig nie, assaulted the eastern Hank of thi in mi's posit ion, while the lid brigad* rivalry, ob ihe extreme right, watch il t de eastern -.lopes of Monte Christo ind drove buck ihose of the enemj ttrmptitig to escape there from POI rllltery fire. Assaulted by hcavj rtillfiv fire on llicir front nnd flans j ml attacked on their flank and rear he enemy made bul slight resistance.! nd, abandoning their strong position re-re driven serons the Tugcla. 1, tva taken several cuinps, a wapon-j .ad of ammunition, several wapon-, f ? tores nnd supplies and a few pris-j tiers. I The weather has l>een Intensely hot. nd 'he --round traversed was exceed-1 -??I*- difticiiit lint the energy and nth *.f tlie troops haw been very j leaaaiil to see. They have all done: .li mildly. The work of the Irregular iviilrv, the Queen's, the Scots Fusil irs inul the rifle brigade wns, per* J ti]!-.. most noticeable*, while the excel-j nt practice of the artillery and naval r nus and the steadiness of the gun? ns, under, at times, very accurate rt*, wt. remarkable. The accurate j re of the naval (funs from Chleveley aa nf *>reat assistance. Our casualties are not, I think, nay, London, Feb. 20.?Prncticnll ttOtaV g is known of the progress of Lord (berts1 column during the Inst day two, and Bpsculatlon ns tu the ultl tt? gain in thc recent movcnients n***c**sarily unsatisfactory when ????d on belated telegrams, evidently ?oronsly censored. Many import ! points remain obscure. What has iniiie of (Jen. Cronje'! heavy nrtil ? .' One correspondent, it is true, \ i it "sra* left la-hiud at Magcrsfon n and Kimberley, bul it is diflicult believe that Lord Huberts would t have mentioned a detail of Ktieh portance, Agaia the statement il a large Boer force was massing rthwsrd of Kimberley once more ? in tbs mind of some expert* thc lion whether lien. Cronje is real ?Mth force retreating on Illoemfou It is suggested that the latter really ihe Free Slate army, under ii, llrinsloo, luppjemented by a por ir of the sfngersfontein eonunand, il*- ihe m.itu body of the 1 itter, un* ? <irn. Ironic, is trying to secure Vaal bridge, at Fourteen Streams, , barring the way to Mafeking. i is diflicult to measure the full i.nance of Cen. Bullera" move if he mansgaa to seise Mnng na hill the ..a. may be cleared for -tiler crossing of the Tugela and .flier ittlempl to reach Ladysmith, Hie direct road nor!h. ii (ape Colon. Hen. l'ralmnt seems 1"' sueecaafully clearing the road the advance of Ova. l.atacre. lie official new. up to 1:49 p. m. it ispateh from Lord Boacrta. dated obidnl, 11:40 p. ni., Sunday, con 11111-,' the pres*, announcements re? ding (len. Hraliant's movements. Ogler Dunn, the l.'.-ycar-old niem .-f the Itt Royal Dublin Fusiliers, t> wm the first to cross the Tugela li. and who wat idiot in the right while running with the soldiers ""inding the "Advance," saw the u at Osborne Monday morning. majesty presented him with u ilsotue silver mounted bugle, suit insftihsd. The queen gave the li mo! her ly welcome, and express er hopes that he would have a essful career in the army, restroom lump, Sunday, Feb. I b* Hoers arc retiring and Cen. >;mt's forces ure now entering Irecht. rl.an, lVb l.. The bombardment le Hoer pohiiion on Hlangvvana wits contlnuoua yesterday and lag wa* still proceeding at 6 k thia evening. It ia aaid that llritish have captured 100 prison A Hot. | Kira*. it hern Hine. BJ, C., Feb. 20.?Th* hotel, with nil ita content*, id thia morning. The 30 gueata i'd, but saved little of their rty. In the building there waa d a bank, the postofne*- nnd a hall. r* lloaor J.-B*.P.ua Hat li. imond, Va., Feb. 20.-The legis will consider this week a pe* from the United Daughters of .nfederacy, who want Jefferson birthday. Jim*, 3, made a lej-ti ?** ia VirgiAia. PORTO RICA* TARIFF. Tba- Bill Bow Be for*- (",? Hasse Will Be Uthatfd Ail Weak, aad Prom? ises to B* Memorable. Washington, Feb. lfl.-?The bouse will enter upon the consideration of the Porto Rican tariff bill and the de? bate upon it promises to be memora? ble in the history of this congress. I The vital question at issue in the bill is whether that clause of the consti , tution providing for equality of Ira I post and excise taxes throughout United States territory extends over the island of Porto Kico and in this li* involved perhaps the determination j of the future status nnd government I of our new accession. Tb* republican* in framing the bill have proceeded upon the theory that j the constitution and ita immunities I do not extend over Porto Rico. The f democrats are solidly arrayed upon ' tho other side, and in committee they were joined by one republican. Mr. McCall, of Massachusetts. Among J the other republicans who take ihe same view is Mr. Littlefield, of Maine, who siicceeTled the late Mr. Dingley, lie won his spurs in the debate upon the Roberts case, and is already con? sidered one of the most powerful de? baters in the hons*-. The support of these fwo prominent republicans has I raised BOBS* hopes in the opposition i that they may be able to defeat the j bill, although this hardly seems prob t able at this writing. Moth sides are preparing for a royal 1 struggle. Mr. Payne, the floor lender of the majority, will open in support of the bill. He will bo followed by Mr. Richardson, the minority leader. Mr. Hailey, of Texas, will also close for the minority. Tho debate will continue throughout thc week. (AN IOWA TRAGEDY. Agred and neapected ( lilr*-** Shot Bj a Yoong- Hoy Wi... Cnllt-tl lo Take Hla Dan-titter to Church. Ottumwa, Ia., Feb. lt,?Leslie Fnst burn, n 21-year-old boy, shot Ja*|>er Sutton, an aged and respected eiti/cn of Bloomfield, nt 10:30 Sunday morn? ing, the ball penetrating the abdo? men and causing almost instant death. Fastburn called at Sutton's home to take his 18-year-old daughter Alice to church. The father met him at tho door und ordered him away. An altercation ensued, and Sutton followed Kasfburn to thc road. Weap? ons were drawn by both men but Fastburn fired first, thc other man falling before he could raise his weap? on. Fastburn gave himself up. going into Sutton's home and consolling the daughter until an officer arrived. The shooting created intense excitement, many people who were en route to church having witnessed thc duel. PUBLIC FUNDS IN CUBA. Th* Secretary of War Bends to ('on* lire., a Statement of Reeelptt and ICxpt-iidltnres. Washington, Feb. IS.?In response to a resolution of the senate the sec? retary of war sent to the senate a statement showing the receipts nnd lisbursenients of public funds in the Island of Coba for the year 1899. The ?itatement shows receipts amounting to $16,:i4G,015, of which $15,011,089 .vere from customs; $244,000 from the Histnl service. $7S7.952 from internal ?evenue, and $303,33i from miscellanc nis sources. The expenditures amounting to $14, )S.*).S05, leaving $2,260,200 in the hands if the treasurer. The principal ex? penditures were ns follows: Barracks ind quarters, $1,269,939; sanitation, 13,052,282; rural police and ndminis ration, $1,445,467; public works, $700, 25; municipalities, $1,239,403. ci ti li e< ftl tl rt te hlrty-Two Deaths Have Retailed ' Iii Bo Far, Half or Them Ilelng ( hit* it ihcii. THE PLAGUE IN MANILA. Manila, Feb. 18.?Out of a total of 1 cases of suspected bubonic plague eportcd, 42 proved genuine nnd 32 oaths resulted, half of them being hinameu. There were 12 eases dur ig the past week, mostly within the .-ailed city, and a hundred inspec? tors, tinder the superintendence of a raith officer. Maj. Fdic, are enforc ig the sanitary regulations. Thirty f the inspectors are Chinamen who ave been furnished by the Chines* icrchants. The health department census shows IB population of Manila is about 190, X), including 31.00J Chinese. lea me rs Cleared From New Orleana. New Orleans, Feb. 19.?The steamer lonto'iuna with 1,550 mules aud a irge cargo of feedstuffs for the Unt? il army operating in South Africa, enred for Capo Town. The steam iip Tiger, carrying a cargo of 6,000 riles of cotton and 2,800 tons of lospliate rock, cleared for Kobe, Ju? an. St' a to se r vu th la de a . ?fl BU eh tin nd ha DM no tin lis; o.-i fol (Kl itu har 1 er of ot Hil to i Th the der '1 rec ing Colleare Destroy*d By Fir*. New Orleans, Feb. ltt.?The St. ha rles college, at Orand Choteau, to ?thcr with a large and valuable li? ra ry, was destroyed by fire. Loss, -0,000. Bea Captain Blas ot Yellow Fever. Kew York, Feb. 19.?When the rince line steam*." Asiatic Prince ur ved st quarantine from Saut on. Chief Ulcer (a ni po reported th* death of ]*** ipt. Woodhouse from yellow fever i February 3. The captain waa bur d at sea the same day; Chief Officer .mp then took command and ought the Asiatic Prince safely to *rt. Capt. Woodhouse wss 62 years sge, and left a family at Liverpool, e was well known at this port. The ssel will be detained at quarantine ing at of ter B bill UV mu: r disinfection,and will discharge her j .k-( rgo into lighters in the upper bay. 0- * IMS TWO HEADS Marshall and Carter Presided at the Reassembling of the Sen? ate at Frankfort. REFUSED TO YIELD TO EACH OTHER. Republicans Back the Former aa Lieu? tenant Governor aud Democrats the Latter as President Fro Tem. The Action I uaeatlaa; Taylor aad Mar-hall H-p*-*ted, Bl UewiH-ril* le Seaatora Vol I aa:?There Waa a Uuorum In the llonae. Cincinnati, Feb. 15.?Judge Taft of the Federal court hrrc at 2 o'clock announced his decision on tho Ken? tucky election cases. He holds that the Federal court bas no jurisdiction and refuses to grant the restraining order asked for by the republican pe? titioners Bgainst thc Kentucky state board of election commissioners to prevent 1 hom from depriving the mi? nor state republican officers from holding the office-- to which they were clearly chosen. Louisville, Ky., Feb. 15.?dov. Tay? lor took the initiative Wednesday af? ternoon and filed an application for an injunction against J. C. W. Beckham nnd John P. Castleman. He seeks to enjoin the first named defendant from attempting to exercise the duties of governor of Kentucky, and thc sec? ond defendant from acting ns adjutant general. Taylor sues as an individual and also as governor of Kentucky. Frankfort, Ky., Feb. 15.- Suit was filed Wedin sday afternoon ngainst W. S. Taylor by attorneys for J. C. W. Beek* haiii, seeking to oust him from the governorship of Kentucky. The peti? tion was finished Wednesday morning and the proceeding is in tho nature of a quo warranto and mandatory in? junction. Frankfort, Ky., Feb. IT.?-The wife of Kepresenfative Daile, of Louisville, wai Friday elected an honorary mem? ber of the house of representatives by the republicans of the lower house. Mrs. Daile never left her husband [luring the late storm}' BCenea ind the compliment was paid her on lhat account. Nothing was done in the case of Beckham against Taylor and Marshall before .Judge Cantrill Friday morning it (Jeorgetowu. Dy agreement be? tween the attorneys everything was aid over until Wednesday, February IL Attorneys for contestees and cou estants have signed an agreement as 0 the conduct of the contests of ninor slate offices. Cincinnati, Feb. 17.?W. II. Mackoy, me of the republican attorneys in the ventucky election contest ease, np icured before Judge Taft arm'ed with he proper papers for an appeal to thc Jnitod States supreme court in each if the seven cases to which injunc ions were refused Wedncsdny. Louisville, Ky., Feb. 18.?The demo ratic lcgisl.iture got together a uorum in each house Saturday, and dopted a concurrent resolution ad? orning the general assembly to meet 1 Frankfort next Monday. Oov. icekham will remain here until the use by which it is hoped to settle the tie to the office of governor is de idod by the court of appeals. Frankfort, Ky., Feb. 20.?The senate mvened nt 10:30 Monday, both Car ?r and Marshall presiding, the repub c-ans recognizing Marshall, ndjourn I after prayer and led by Lieut. Gov. ai shall, the republican senators loft? ia hall. The democratic senators, icognizing President Pro Tem Car r, paid no attention to the repub -an proceedings -mid continued in xn ssion. The democratic senate then adopted motion by Senator Allen, ol Lexing n, to ratify and reaffirm the former nate by which Ooebel was declared ?vernor. Tbis prevailed on a viva ce vote, nobody making de*mand for e yeas and nays. Senator Triplett. ti-Goebel democrat, voted with the mocrats for the purpose of making quorum. rho democratic senators adjourned ter adopting the Allen resolution, rhe stormy proceedings Monday re Iting from tho collision over the air are likety to bo duplicated ~1n B senate Tuesday, os both sides journed to meet in tho same ll Tuesday. The democrats will ?et at 10:30 and the republicans at on, and if the democrats get rough before that hour then a col ion will be averted. The house dem rnts will either Monday or Tuesday low the action of the senate dem ?ats ratifying the former proceed r/s in the Goebel-Tnylor and Deck m-Marshall contests. Che house convened nt n6on, Speak Trimble presiding. '10e journal the democratic legislature sitting Louisville Saturday wan read. Mr. ?kman (dem.) demanded a roll call ascertain the presence of a quorum, e republicans did not answer to rlr names, and only 53 of tbe 60 nocrata were present, 'he house adopted n resolution di ting the custodian of public build a to drape the legislative holla and te house with emblems of mourn , and to place the state capitol flag half-mast on account of the death Senator Goebel. The contest mat was not taken up. For Grealer Boston. os ton, Feb. 20.?The great Boston now before the legislature will, mased, permit the annexation of 34 nicipulitio*. It is estimated that i would bring up the population Jostoa to 1,200,000. t wi Oe br of OOt ste Sp! BM ;l**. en is -tm / sen tlar Ile ben a d Thi E Trc bug wai ove Tl S thi] Uni con rea* K d rei wer lol X han Fm:i killi FREEZING TEMPERATURE. Florida Fralt Mea Pear the Cal* Weather Ha. Hart Orana-*, aad Other Krait Traea. Jacksonville. Fla., Feb. to?Fral men here art? apprehensive that Satur day and Sundays cold weather ha hurt orange and other fruit tree*. A Milton, Fla., on Saturday, there wa a full of snow with tho thormomcte at 25. Sunday morning in Jackson ville the thermometer was ll above. Thousands of Ores were kept burn ing Saturday night, all day Sundaj and last night in grove* all over Flori da, in efforts to save trees. The treei were, ns a rule, In good condition and this fact will prevent ,*jCcioua dum nge, but the effect of the cold susi nol ba ascertained till warm woathei comes. Truck growers will lose heavily al! through the state. The expense tc orange growers in keeping up tht fires will amount to many thousand* of dollars. Freezing temperature is reported ai far south as Tampa. A FIENDISH ACT. Joe "Harlin-; Offered lo Give Atm** 111. Little* Half lli-other?The Gift H.-1 un Declined, lie Killed Hint. Ringold, Ga., Feb. M.?Newe hal reached hen Of the fiendish act of Jo Starling, a Negro, in ibo upper pre? cinct of this county. Ile had been hunting with another Negro, Henry Smith, and the two entered Starling's yard together. Standing nearby wa* a 5-ycnr-old half brother of Starling's wife. Starling, pointing to the child, said: "I'll give you that Nigger if you want him." Smith declined the gift, whereat Starling coolly remarket?: "Then I'll kill him." He deliberately leveled his shotgun at the unsuspecting boy, nnd, it is charged, sent a load of buckshot Into his body. The child lingered in fearful agony for several days and [lied. The authorities are in close pur utiit of the alleged murderer and in? dignation against him ia intense. Sugar Refinery Starta lp. Philadelphia, Feb. 20.?Spreckel'i ingar refiner}*, owned by the Ameri ?an Sugar Refining Co., which hat seen closed since lsst Monday started ip to-day on full time. One thousand nen who were thrown out of employ nont returned to work. The McCahan Winery, not controlled by the Ameri an Sugar Refining Co.. which has doo Leen closed, vrr4\ --emmie, opera Ions next week. Tlie shutdown was iceasloned by the regular annus! tock-taking. American Hospital Hhlp Maine New York, Feb. 20.?Lady Randolph 'burchill bas cabled to Mrs. Cor? elia Adair, now In this city, saying hat the American hospital ship taine, now at Durban, Natal, Is near , full of sick and wounded. Tho rible says that thc most difficult cases rc sent to thc hospital ship, owing > the excellence of her arrange tents. Crashed to Death. Chattanooga, Tenn., Feb. 20.?Will illespie met a terrible death at Day- ' in, Tenn. While he wns working In ! ie bottom of ono of the furnaces of j io Dayton Coal ?fc Iron Co.. which waa J it of blast, preparatory to being re- I ned a ton or more of the old lining } ll upon him from the top of thc j aching, crushing his body in i', i.ipeless mass.. Many Seamen Drowned. Santandcr, Spain, Feb. 20.- Gales are using n number of shipping disas rs on the north coast of Spain, tiree small vessels have been wrecked ?ar here and 24 seamen drowned, ght other vessels are missing. Two J asting kihips, with crews totaling c men, are reported to have founder- ; J off Gijon. l - I a Seven Brick Storea Humed. Clarksdale, Miss., Feb. 20? FirS j * n'ch started in the rear of Bacot & I .'s general store destroyed seven : ' ick stores in the business portion ' ii this place entailing a loss of $60,- ; f ). The fire department was ham red by lack of water. Illn-r Steamer Sank. Rosedale. Miss.. Feb. 20.?The amer New Mattie, of Memphis rung a leak aud sank near the nith of White river. Two Negro ;k hands were drowned. The gen 1 merchandise portion of the cargo a total loss. No estimate of the ?perty loss is given. * Will Be-rl* Life Over. e] itlanto, Ga., Feb. 20.?Jim Lawshe, ! b t to the Columbus (O.) poniten- ' r( ry for counterfeiting, has returned. ' jj will settle down in Atlanta and | m ?in life over again. His father was Istinguishcd preacher, row* From Ula lings-, and Killed, ?anville, Va., Feb. 20.?J. Hunter j ?tter, 30, waa thrown from his _? 'gr and instantly killed. His body i found with his horse standing rit. _ he Wisconsin .\early Completed an Francisco, Feb. 20.?The battle p Wisconsin, now building at tbe on iron ' works is fast nearing lpletion. She will probably be ly for her trial trip before July 1. Leaf Tobacco (or Liverpool, orfolk, Va., Feb. 20.?Eight hun 1 thousand pounds of leaf tobacco e shipped Monday from Norfolk Jrerpool. Accidentally Shot and Killed. orfolk, Va., Feb. 20.?Whll* diing a pistol last night. William di wood, 20,'accidentally shot'and Hi Sylvester BondhilL tl al Tl 1> FIFTY-SIXTH CONGRESS. BMrst Be.. I ot*. , ^atanrntmn. Ftta. ll.-8*n*ta-Ths fol ?*****"?>* Nil* **?**? puted: To encoura** tnliitmtnt In tha navy by providing t-uo oattful ippiioai-U with an outfit value. at IB; authorising tha prtttdent to nora! nat. Brtvtt Maj Alexander Sttwer webb, on tht retired list of tht army, a a lieattmant colonel; to authorise Hon. A 8 Handy, at present mininer to Greece* Roumania and Servia, to accept tht deco ration tendered him br the .huh of Per tia; to authorise the following naval of fleers ta accept orders and decoration! tendered to them by the government o \enetuela: Rear Adm. W. T. Sampson Captt. H. C. Ttytor, F. A. Cook. I?. Kia* bee. F. E. Chadwick and C. F. Goodrich Commanders ff. NV. Mead. J. If. Dayton F. M. Bymondt and C. <*. Todd; grantln permlttlon for the erection of a bronw ttatue In Wathington In honor of Oen Francis E. Spinner, late tretsurer of thi United States, tnd appropriating J2.50I foi a pedestal; for tht preservation of thi frigate Constitution, the measure provid? ing that the thlp thou ld be restored ai naarly at pottlble to tts orlslnal condition House?Th* tt private pension MU*, fa? vorably acted upon bv the eommltte* ol ihe whole at latt Friday nigh!', session, wert patted. A retolutfon to print It.OOi copltt of the report, of ihe Phllippln commlislon wa. adopted, milt were In tmduetd tt follow.: Providing for the erecllon In v.ashtn-jion of a sta!.ie oi Lincoln and appropriallng $500,000 for tha purpose: prohibiting eurporntlon.. trust., etc.. from contributing to r.imr-algn fund. or for Influoncln-r or Intimidating ?m !>loyt-i: providing f>r a eommt?slon to ad? ult Ihe Indebtedness of the Central .ranch of the I'nlon Pnclfle railroad to , th. government: tn amendment to the Interstate commerce law so as to give the commission greater power.; prohibiting j thc transportation of rnnvlct-made goods. Washington, e*b. U?Penate-Tho finan? cial debate was continued. Two great speech*-**, one In favor of Ihe pending senate substitute measure nu.I (h.* other In opposition to lt. were deli vere!, and both wert- listened to nv senators w.ih close attention. The urn! was delivered by Mr. Allison (Ia), tho ranking memti. r of Ihe finance committee, who presented his answers to the point* rahed against ihe pending senate bill. Mr Jones (Nev.) declared that the bill was vicious and un? warranted, conferring too gr.-at power upon national banks and fastening the country !o a golden currency Mo dls custed the question from a historical and philosophical viewpoint. House?The member, of the N'.-w York delegation held a meeting its soon as they were apprised of Representative Chlcker Ing't death, and appropriate resolutions were drifted for presentation to the botJS*. The dead member's deck wai draped and wreathed In flowers when the house mot at noon. Mr. Payne Itt. Y.) then made the announcement of Mr. Chlckerlng't neath. As a further mark of respect the house adjourned at 12:2ri. Washington. Feb. 14? Senate?The rou? tine business wat brief. Immediately aft? er lt wit concluded the financial bill was presented by th. chair, and after ) o'clock tha debatt proceeded under the ten min? ute rule and at times became spirited and Interesting. A test vote, Indicating ap? proximately the majority on the nasstge of tha bill, wat taken. Mr. (-handler (rep., BJ. H.) offered an amendment to, authorize the president to appoint com- ! nil.tloners to tny International bimetallic' confertnee that might Ix- called, and lt was defeated by a vote of 45 to-21. Houte?The house entered upon the con? sideration nf tho executive, legislative nnd Judicial appropriation bill. JJefore Mr. Hemenway (Ind ) who wns In rh.-irge of the bin, called lt up. the report, on the contested tlectlon ease of Aldrich v*. nub? bins from the Fourth Alabama district wera tubmltted. The majority reported In favor of the conteilant and the minority In favor of tht titting member. No action wat taken. Washington, Feb. 15.?Senate?The sen? ate patted the gold currency bill by thn declilvt mtjorlty of 41 to J*, (inly two of the amendments were adopted, vis: One offered by the finance committee keeping the door open to International blmttaliltm and one by Mr. Nelson, of Minnesota, providing for national banks with $25.COO capita! Tn town of not over 4.000. Tho bili ts pasted provides that the dollar of 26 1-10 grain* of gui-i nln> tentht flnt ihall be the standard unit of value and that all form, of l.'nltod States monty thill be maintained at a parity with lt; tnd that treasury notes and gretnbackt shall be redeemable In g.iM Houte?Tht home completed 2t> of t hi? ll* ptget of the legltlttlve, executive and Judicial appropriation bin without amend? ment. During the general 6>b*t* B va? riety of topics were touched upon. Mr. liouttlle (III.). Mr. Miers (Ind ? ami Mr. Showalter U'aJ dl.cu.se*! the Philippine question; Mr. Grosvenor (<).) and Mr. Gil? lette (Mast), civil service reform: Mr ?"'riggs <N. Y), pensions, and Mr. Under? wood (Ala), his resolution to rep.-.il the fifteenth amendment to tho constitution. Washington, Feb. 16.? Senate?Consider? ation of tne financial measure having b*en ooncluded. discussion of the j hllipptru uutttlon was resumed In the senate Mr. McEnery (dem.. La.) strongly opposed the aermanent tcquisltlon of thc Islands and believed the ("rited States ought to re Itnqulih them ts soon ns the authority of hit country had been asserted. Mr. St?w irt took a pronounced position In favor of :he products of any of the island posses* llont of the I'nited States free of duty. The WU providing a form of government 'or the territory of Hawaii was read, but , jeyond that formality nothing was done K-lth lt. House?At the opening of ihe session l-fr. Bennett, the secretary of the senate, innounced to the houte the passage of ht currency bill by the senate. Mr Over itrett (ind.), who had charge of the house jill, aaked unanimous consent that the < lenate amendments be disagreed to and , he house agree to a conference. There vas no objection, and lt was so ordered. | The house then went Into committee of he whole and resumed the consideration if the legislative appropriation bill. Hy a < 'Ote of (5 to 67 the provision for the civil ervlce commission was stricken out. The louse will reverse this action as usual on ,n aye and no vote. After 7*5 paget of the lill had been dltposed of the eommltree rote. Thc night session for pensions was . lottponed until Monday night. ?- ? Wathlngton, Feb. 17.?Senate?Not in ' ettlon. House?After an all day's debate the . ?rlilatlve appropriation bill wat passed . mhout division. The nmondmtnt strlk- l ig out the provisions for th** civil service ommltslon wat defeated by a vote of 77 r> 1!3. Tha following billa wire Intro- i uced: Authorising the appropriation of , 595.000 for the Improvement of Lorain ? arbor, in contonance with the original ttlmatea. instead of WOO.OOO. aa appro rlated by congress on the report of the t Ivert and harbors committee; to pen- - lon Eliza A. Lake, widow of Capt. J. N. Aka Company ff. 93d Ohio volunteers, ?. t $20 a month; to pension Stephen J. - t'atta, Company C, 6th Kentucky infant f. at $50 a month. c The Boof Collapaed. Joliet, Ul., Kel). 15.?One workman 'as killed, two badly injured and Rev ral others slightly hurt Wednesday j the collapse of the heavy sheet Iron { rjof covering the east house of the linois Steel Co.'s plant here. Twenty orkmen are thought to be buried in le debris. . Senator Blklna injured. Washington, Feb. 19.?Senator El- ** ins, of West Virginia, fell on the icy dewalk near the capitol during the I iow storm Saturday afternoon, sus- n lining bruises sbout the body and a t tneral shake-up. The attending phy- a cian soys his condition is not seri-, ?- I1 ad a Barrow E*eap# From Death. Columbus, O., Feb. 19,-State Rail- - ny Commissioner Kayler and his n ife were nearly asphyxiated by es- g, iping fume* from a natural gas fur- ^ ice. They were found unconscious, r id Mrs. Ksyler is still in danger from ie inhalation of the deadly gas. The Hlghe.t Kver Recorded. Whitchsll, N. Y.. F*b. 15.-The J ater in Lake Champlain is a foot >ove the highest msrk ever recorded, iere are numerous washouts on the ? slaware st Hudson road. I * CONDENSED NEWS. Bews of tha Week Gl.ea la Small Spaee - Interest I e? Happealaara Ihrooilio-il I** (,,aalrr. Morin tiT. , Seven brick stores In the business . portion of Clsrksdnle, .Miss., were de i Uroyed by fire. loss 100,000. " The Hoers aro very a*-tiv.- around a Ladysmith nnd an important move* f ment is probably eonteniplaled. Cnpt. A. J. Lnngwnrthy, n veteran | Of the civil war, and very prominent f in Milwaukee, died in thal city, aged ] 14 years. J The steamer Now Mattie, of Mem i phis, sank near the mouth of White j river. Two Negro deck hands were , drowned. fl Sonntor KIkins, of Wost \irgtna, foll j on tho icy sidewalk near the capitol , building in Washington and was bad ' ly injured. Mrs. Snrah Porter, head of the fa? mous school in Kn rm in <-ton, ( !., mid lister of ihe late Noah Porter, -g dead, aged s."> years. Cen. Shaffer thinks that the insur? rection on the island of I.n/on has ended, but that the place will always have to be garrisoned. The Mexican troops have defeated n large band of Maya Indians :md tnken possession of several Important towns that were held by the rebels, Capt. Calliper, of the steamer Asiatic Prince, died on board lhat vessel be? tween Santos and New York of yellow fever. Tho vessel was sent to (piaran tine. The Hoers hate Blade a stand near Rirds' ri.er in a strongly fortified po? sition and the llritish are occupying a commanding post. An exchange of shells is bein-* kept up. Leslie Kasthurn, aged Jl years, of Hloomfleld, In., shot and killed Jasper Sutton, an aged and respected citizen, who objected to the young man's at? tention to his daughter. A passenger train on the Chicago, St. Paul, Minneapolis, & Omaha rail? road was w-recked at (Jordon, Wis., the engineer and fireman being killed. None of the pascngers were injured. SI *t DAV. (leo. Hunt, thc young schoolteacher of Flin Grove, near Wheeling, If. Va., charged with the murder of Harry I. Wells, .vns acquit td. Six hundred more I'inlariders sailed from Liverpool for Canada, making about 8,000 who have emigrated dur? ing the psst six months. Ont of a total of ?>! cases of suspect? ed bubonic plague reported at Ma? nila, 42 proretl genuine and W deaths resulted, half of them being Chinamen. John J, Vert ree*, one *>f Tennes? see's most prominent lawyers, a res! dent of Nashville, haa been tendered, but declined, a place on the Philippine commission. The Cook county democracy of chi? cago has decided to make a New Or? leans trip to see the Mardi Ona and help the Louisiana democrats in their stat*- election. Rev. Harley .Jackson, sged 19, of Odin. 111., shot and killed himself at Sandoval, III., because his love '.vi* eoldly received by a young lady who tired Bear his home. Adm. Sampson has been offered nnd declined the presidency of the afsssa ehusetts institute of technology, to succeed President .lames M. Craft, who retired in June. Thomas Parsons snd .Jacob Dull, two 13-year-old boys of stilldale*, a suburb of Pittsburgh, became fast? ened In a closet teliere natural gas ?rna escaping nnd when found were both dead. Mrs. Julia Camnier, wife of a St. Louis foundryman and mother of five r-hildron. poured oil over her clothing ind deliberately Ignited it in the presence of her drunken husband ind will die from the injuries. She abjected to him drinking. 8 ATI'Kl) AY. The slate department will investi *ate the charges made hy ex-Consul Macrum. Ono mun was killed and five others -vereome by sewer gas while working li a sewer in (hicago. Two unions of miners at Arden, III., ?dodged themselves to vote for Gov. i'anner for United States senator. Democratic members of tho Kon ucky legislature have decided to re urn to Frankfort and meet in the itate house once more. "Secretary Hoot has determined to ontinue the policy begun by (ion. Vood of reducing the military force n Cuba as rapidly as possible. Col. Theo. S. Case, who has been a esident of Kansas City for 47 years, nd who held the office of postmaster or 14 years, died in that city of pa alysis. Lawyers on both sides of the Ken ucky test eases are trying to consol late all of them and briug them be ore some neighboring cireuit court or a decision. The socisl democratic snd social ibor parties will probably amalga? mate at the national convention of he former, which meets in Iudian polis March 6. Gen. Cronje, with 10,000 men, is in nil retreat toward idoemfontein. The Iritish force* we fighting the rear N uard and harrassing the retreat. J t is believed that the Hoers are -*.?, inking au --.Tort to cut off the line of upply through DeAar. A large force i now within two days' march of the oad. l.i rr KI iii n gi CA IK GU PBIDAY. The Porto Rican bill providing for government for the island will be ikon up in the senate soon. Severe earthquake shocks were felt i Peru, but so far as heard from acre haa been no loss ol life, jj-. FL aii Fire at 231 Merecr si reel. New Ti?** ! city, burned out several b*-aata***B*> firms, entailing * lotta r.f $50,000. The Unitt-tl States senate passed the currency bili making gold th* stand? ard mint ef value. The rot* wa* 44 tr* ly. Fully 80,000 person, in Ilerlin bsv* the grip. Among the sufferers is Am? bassador White, but his case ls not serious. The hearing in the ease of [Wkham vs. Taylor and Marshall h.-a been post? poned by mutual agreement until K*li? mn ry li. Three Massachusetts soldiers were captured by the inaurgenta near I Bai? ning and tortured to death in the *M**> iic streets. Tho American thip Sea Witch from Wallaroo haa arrived at Loren/** Mar r-it-e* with SOO tina of flour. She exud? ed the llritish warships. Nineteen soldiers died on bonni th* hospital ship Missouri during its voy? age from Manila to San Franoiaco. The rcs**-] ItrotSghl Ml patientt. John I.. Pcnnin-*lon. a iiewapii'ier man, troll Known nearly all over th* United Slates, died in Los Angeles, Cal., of cerebral meningitis, aged M veil rs. fcchange of ratification! of thc Sa? moan treaty took place in the stat* lepartment, th* formal ratifications >f the treaty having; oeeu c\i hanged *etween r-p**dj*.-i and norlin. Roland I*. Molineux ..as Bentenccd lo die in sing Bing daring Uss week if Much N for the murder ol Mrs. Catherine J. Adams, la New York. fe mi at OBOS taken to -he prison. An appeal lo the United Stales ail -reme court was taken against Judge* I'aft's decision at Cincinnati on tho Cent (icky election contests in each nt lu- seven cases to which injunctions vere refused Wednesday. Kimberley has been relieved. Hng Ish troops lcd BJ QOS. French, after i series of rapid advances entered tho ?esieged city. Great re ticing in Lun? ion over the news and Lord Roberts n praised for the Humourer. Gen. Clements withdrew his forces nun Rensborg and retired to Anni !el. The Hoers promptly followed, --occupying their old position in the aal!"*oah hills, and at once began helling tlie Hritisli patrols. Tilt USDAY. Two French vessel.*, were wrecked nd in all 17 lives were lost. Maj. Aplin Leyden died suddenly at .ttunta, <ia , aged 74 years. Mrs. Jeannette Schwart' and ii*-r wo children were asphyxiated by gas l (hicago. H &. O. railroad will materially in rcase the wages of their engineers bout March 1. Trinity church, one of the oldest [ethodlst church** in (hicago, was est roy ed by lire. John H. Ot mau, a broker, was kill..I v falling down stairs at the New ork athletic elah. Geo. Weeks, colored, wa*, hanged at hiladclphia fut the murder of Alic* lllte, also colored, llritish army agents at New Orleans ive ht another big contract for iii**-, ..Ililli is shout 2,.'.0o. The Odd Fellows' home at Liberty, o., was destroyed by tire. None of ie Inmates were injured. Loss, $70, Ml. 'Ihe Kentucky state canvassing .ard took Bp the -*aa**B of the minor bee, on the state ticket. A decision ill not be rendered inside of three or ?ur days. Th* second anniversary of the de ruction of tiie cruiser Maine in Hu rim harbor was celebrated at Havana, very available, piece of wreckage >ove water was banked with lnurel. For the first time since the war bo? in Hie Rritish army is inside of Hoer fritory, Oca. French having forced passage across Modder river, at (lip ift, capturing Barara] Hoer laagers, ul meeting arith but slight resist* ice. ( has. K. Macruin, former Chili-*! nt** consul at Pretoria, made a Btement, in which he claims that the "Itish government opened his ofti il letters and rrfused to send tele ams. Ha said that Secretary Hay scredited his oflieLl reports. THK MARKETS. Cincinnati. Ktb. 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