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THK FIGHT IN DELAWARE. np.n.Ai: BEPCBUCAXS TAKE EXCEP TION TO SENATOR H wnas ATTITUDE. "CT'ilminfrton, Del.. March 17 ialt.-Th» jlfgular Republicans of Delaware are much ex ercised over the Interview with Senator Hanna which appeared in The Tribune recently in its WsfhinP loll correspondence, in hicti the Ohio Senator talked with great frankness and consid erable Indignation with regard to tho Senatorial fituation in this State. Mr. 11 anna, In the opinion of the old line Republicans, evidently realizes thai his recognition of Mr. Addicks has not turned out as he r inartful, and, i"in»; un nMf to control Mr. Addicks, attempts to^hlft the resjwnfibility ani lay the hlame fof the deadlock on the Regular Republicans, or "the Dupont crowd." as? be calls them, as dfstin auaahei from the Addicks men. The Oupont leader* repent thi<. Th assert that they have fimrly b? p n fighting for decent polities' and that it is not stubliornnops but principle which has left the Ptate without a Senator la Use nest sea flon of Congress. penaT<ir Hanna. in h!s interview, declared that th* National Committee, by what he remembered (5 "a:i ¦ " ¦ M unanimous vote," seated the Ad dicks delegates, acting on a report which he (Har.na) made to the committee. This, the Du pont leaders say. is contrary to the facts In the case, and they appeal to the record t« prove that, on the contrary, the National Committee voted that neither delegation should be seated. and that the d-.cipion should be left to the con vention. They quote Henry C. Payne, of Wis consin, who 1s also quoted by Senator Hanna ws f;tvr>rinp The Addicks d legation, But they <<vote him on the other Fide. According to their version. Mr. Payne ftated to a member of the Delaware delegation that, in view of the pecjl jar circumstances surroundir.g this Delaware case, he considered that the decision of the National Committee to seat neither delegation was probably the ¦ If al solution of the problem, and that the committee on credentials would be s<Jvifed to fellow the lead of the National Com mittee. It was therefore, cay the regulars, the Com mittee on Credentials, under the lead of General Dick, secretary at the National Committee, which reversed the action of the National Committee and seated the Ad dieks delegation. This verdict the regulars refused te accept, on the ground that Ad dick* had been read out of the party by the St. Louis convention, ad had since that time given no Indication of a change "• heart. Coming down to the present legislature. Mr. Hanna says that "Addicks was willing: to allow Dupont to come to the Senate if awly Dupont had been willing for Addicks to come." It is true that the regulars were never willing to allow Ad dicks to go to th«» Senate, but they never in eisted that it should be "Dupont or nobody." They were willing to compromise on anybody but A'-.: end they therefore refuse to be held responsible for '.he deadlock. Th.- last leg islature met in Dover with the following repre tentatlon: '2" Democrats. 1 ( '« A4dJcksitea, 11 Regular Republicans and 1 Independent Re publicans. After about a two weeks' deadlock aa the vote, the 11 Regular Republicans with the 2 Independent Republicans— IS in all— made a proposition to the 1G Addlckait«a that Colonel Dupcnt's name and Mr. Addi.ks '» name should ay withdrawn, and that Herbert H. Ward, At torney-General of the State, and Lieutenant- Governor Henry C Cannon— both Union Repub licans—should be voted for by the •_>;» votes. This proposition was submitted to Mr. Hanna. hut was turned down by Mr. Addicks. After' that time, according to the regular leaders. Mr. Harm* tent for various Regular Repub lican ¦ members of the legislature to come to Washington, and apparently, as a result of those visits, two at least— Mr. Hitch, and Mr. Rob ertson—went over to Mr. Addicks. The Uesular Republicans rated for some eight or ten different candidates for the two terms trrrouffhont the session, whereas •' • Addicksites *ohJ| i for Mr. Addicks for the long and short tern throughout the entire aUawMw. Just before t-e close of the session some of Mr. Addk-kVs *Qflon-ers, realizing that his obstinate course would wreck their party, submitted a proposi non to Mr. Hanna, through Governor Hunn arresting that Mr. Addicks might at least per mit the election of a Senator for the short term, af it was impossible for him to occupy both p.aces, and he could at least do so much for party harmony. This proposition was rejected - and the session closed with two vacancies Mr Addicks proving his threat of "Addicka or nobody" to be possible. RWAKIAX CAME TO BE RrARGTFD. .OTFTKTS RAT DIPPLTES STATirS TITLE TO i. A y AT COLD FPRINC HARBOR. °> i -- Bay. Long Island. March 17.— The Appel baa MiWaii of the Third Department has ordered that the case in which this town dispute, the own ership by the State of N«»-y o rk of land under n-ftf-r m Cold gjiring Harbor as rtargued. a year ago .in application was made, by <;. --.a.-. 11 Bright* eon for a grant adjacent to his upland on the wt-st Hits of Cold Spring Harbor, for the purpose, of bunging a dock. The application was mad© to the State. Oyster Bay objected to the grant behag made by the State, the Town Board asserting that all lands under water within the limits of the town belonged to the town under the original title con ferred by roycJ grants la Colonial days. The case was argued before the Appellate Di- the court orders a reargument on two questions that were not brought out by any of the J-fiUies to the litigation. The town of Oyster Bay claims ownership to •awijr all of Cold Spring Harbor, on the ground .'}"' «"n. n ¦ Lllo^' 1 '!» Neck was ceded 10 the town of Huntmgton and Suffolk «'oun:y no region was reade of any portion of the harbor opposite Mr Brighton's property at the vp )M >r end of the har e tow r ' " r Humlnffion has an absolute title J i I, 1 " s^ ( ""e fronts and land under its harbors and H'j'.itlnston Bay. as granted under the An «"oss, Ij(.iik.id and Xi.r,:: patents, which have been T.nnnr.eri and hi-ld valid by the Court of Appeals- «f Ne»-Yoik mid 1!. United States Supreme Court. Oyster Bay claims title to its harbors and J*ys under flmllar grants, the Colonial grants "¦lr;e Rimilar. except as to boundaries, to th* ¦wstaarton grants. ir.4.\T BstfDwV BOARD ABOLISHED. c rt ". DELEGATES think the NETV EAST rivi:r IIUXIIK CMI bf. MANAOKD NY the RBGBXJUt PAr.TMKNT. Committees from political, reform and other or ganizations appeared .-,! the mooting of the Ontral Federated Union yesterday In University Settlement Hall to a«k the assietar.ee of that !>ody In various enterprises and projects. Before they had had a <hanre to be. heard, however. Delegate Kehoe, of 'he Eccentric Engineers' Union. mo\-ed thai the meeting be adjourned in honor of St. Patrick's Dty. The majority of the delegates did not agre« • lth him. and the busings went on an usual. O'Brien, of the law and legislative rom wittee, reported that since the prevailing rate of r*rt F nM aW ! i ad l *P* arrd unconstitutional the SSSgfa'Bfg'.f! hirin * workmen was again in r»°t Ptver nn n nion mill, th»- I i:iUHng of the New nvorS CndK<> - H * declared ">at his committee Ea«t ri ""commendation that the Board of • n'i t^. V *"L Bridc f '"ommisslonors be aWished "tßiissi. lb Tf U H Cr^ *"* d o « by the Department so*ilE! i H",'l^lH ",' l^ l » r^ that by this means J3o,<") *ouid P ln Ba j an " s '" «he bridge commissioner* *asJ>d aV rV° ,' h ", ci% y- Th * meeting then tTon r< *« <l|( «i"i> In favor of this recommenda •he < £!?! n!tt "™r. rom , th " Soclal femoerary Invited '>lon ?«*„-« 'V ed *i th lbe Ontral Federated with th. a P. 7, :cll!a ''-' J n " l«l>or demonstration iZm So< 7 it ' lt<l " " n M a J 1 T* 1"™1 "™ were protect. B&_y i ''»j dj'.esates. but a committee was .-.». rVw£ VT£ nr ? * ith th " Sortal Democracy in 1 .« k,i, to the demonstration. ORAXQES BOLD FOIL CHARITY. A carload of California orances, »-„ .old for .-iwr 2»tur<l»> morn!nr on pier No. 20. North Rlter. g-** V <Jlsj>ose;l of for th, benefit of the ! £****• Home Soc!ety of CaUfornto. and »•• •Ken by the California fruit rro«*ri. it was sold '7 m "• Thomas, auctioneer, and there wa? a i Sn^T 11 * Th * hlrh " st r>rW ** !< « for ? •lnsl« 111 «;** ao> Some cf the bOXPS ««re mm ¦«&&«."£&'. ,T, TI »* .eowrtßnment w.« not In rood "** hoxca 222*S •*" 'i?? 1 * " r «*««»«-r. but all of MARYLAXn DISFRAXCHI> I \ Q HILL. REPUBLICANS PREDICT IT WILL BE A BOOM ERANG TO THE GORMAN MACHINE. Baltimore. March 17 (Special).— Republican leaders predict that the bill to disfranchise the negroes will pnpve to be a boomerang, and that the Gorman machine will lose as many 'lite votes as the Re publicans will black ones in the counties affected. According to complete returns made to the Demo cratic managers there are 4i.fC; illiterates In the- State— colored and 1?.307 white. Th" total registered vote Is 251.553, so that about one voter in six Is an Illiterate. The Republicans are fully alive to the situation. They realize that their party confronts a crisis. They are determined not to lose the 9MM negro votes if they can help it. In addition to fighting the constitutionality of the law in the courts they are already arranging for a campaign of education for the negro. Instructors will be appointed in •¦very southern and eastern county to teach the ¦agrees how to read well enough to decipher the names on their ballots and vote intelligently. Re publican workers will so instruct the voters in the < ity precincts as well as In the country districts. Many Illiterate negroes on the Eastern Shore are niready Iwginning i" learn to read. The Somerset County Republicans are confident of their ability IS hold the colored voters. Deputy Collector of Cus toms A. I. Dryden says be saw an old man who had passed his ninetieth year coming into Crisfleld with a primer under his arm. who. when asked «bout the book, replied that he had been Informed ••' the bin. to prevent his voting. "I went right sat,** he explained, "and got this book and began to study. I am getting along right well. i ( an spell the short words, and by next No vember 1 expect to be able to read and vote, no matter haw they may fix up the tlokct." Several Other* from the same county . firm the report that the colored voters are aroused and working hard .it Mieir books. An Eastern Shore Republican district leader who has canvassed Ills section thoroughly says the Illiterate whites are making no effort to fortify themselves against dlSfraachtffetaeat, whereas the negroes are hustling. "There ire In my district." said he. "about forty live white illiterates and an equal number of black*. By next November then will not be over eight colored men unable to read the names on a ticket, whereat, the number of whites to whom print is Greek will not be reduced. The trouble with them Is that they are ashamed to acknowledge their ignorance, and they will resent any action that will deprive them of the right of franchise. 1 know of on<» family the bead of which is a taxpayer who contributes largely to the county fund He is now an old man, but has never been able to read or writ*-, His s.-.i and others connected with the family who have heretofore voted the Democratic ticket will take up the cudgels in nil behalf, and Instead of losing the Republicans will gain a num ber of votes. We on the Shore are not afraid of any change in the ballot. What we fear more Is a change In the lnw which will enable our op ponents to get In their fire work in the polling booth." XO SEWERS YET FOR /Ml UFA BECAUSE OF THE UNSETTLED STATE OK GOVERNMENT THE CITY CANNOT NEGOTIATE A LOAN. Havana. March 13 (Special).— lt may be put down as almost a certainty that Havana will rot b« sewered this spring ST summer. Owing to the present, unsettled State of affair* it will be im possible for the city to negotiate a loan. Capital ists who have been offering to lend the city money are said to be viewing the situation to-day with a rrc.it deal of timidity, and there appears to be no doubt that the city will be unable to negotiate the lean for several months. The commission which was appointed by Gen eral Wood to ascertain what source of revenue could be pet aside by the city to meet the Interest and form a staking fund for a loan ><' 115,000/"") has practically reported that there is not a source of revenue to the city of Havana which could be set Hah for such a purpose. The members of the. city council appreciate the fact that if they could pueceed in negotiating a loan they could not receive the money upon as ,r'iod terms now as they can when things pertaining to the future government of the Island have been finally determined. Th» in dications are that the sewerage and paving scheme baa been blocked by circumstances for at least right months. REACH ISO FOR $IJOO,QQO,OOO. THE PROMISE OF a EENSATIONAT.. rtF.rORD OF EXPORTS THIS TEAR. Washington. March 17 (Special).— Exports from the United States continue to increase, and th» ¦acal year 1501 seems destined not only to break «'! records, but aerhaaa touch the billion and a half line. For the twelve months ending with February the total Is IMMtJMJK, and for the tight ¦oaths of the fiscal year is JI."::.!V.'.ST4. Thus the re,,; presented by the February statement of the Treas ury Bur. of Statistics at least suggests a billion and a half record for the fiscal year ItH, since tho twelve months *ndlng with February are less than f !0.O»,O M below that sum, and the eight months of the fiscal year are $15, ( >»V""> above the proportion ¦which eight months at the twelve included In th« fiscal year would be. called upon to furnish of a fUSO&jOOQ.tiOQ total. No eight months' period In the history of Amer ican export trade shows so large a total of ex ports as the eight months ending with February. IJWI. The total exports during that period are, as above Indicated. $1,015,183,374. against J519.473.471 in the corresponding months of but year, and V*3.- CC6.873 in eight months of the fiscal year tWL hav ing thus increased more than M per cent in five years. The favorable balance of trade, or excess of ex ports over imports, shows an even greater Increase, being J4M.224.1t04 for the eight months ending with February, against J3C4.'.'19,i97 in the Fame months of the preceding fiscal year, and !Gt t 472,'»10 in eight months of the fiscal rear MM. No eight months" period in the history of this country's ex port trade has shown as large exports or as large an excess of exports ever Imports as thai «nding with February, 1&"-'1. and no twelve months' |xri.»i ending with February shows exports ao large «;r so larva an excess of export* over imports a.^ tho twelve months' period ending with February, ISM. On the import aide the figures are also satisfac tory. Th« imports of February, 1901, are nearly Cttn.ooo less than those of February. 190% and thos«» for the eight month* ending with February are 532.Q00.0u0 below those, of the corresponding months of the preceding year, while those of th« twelve months ending with Febriary, 1901, are also slightly below the twelve months ending with Feb ruary. !»»". The total imports in the tight months ?•ndlng with February were Js22,9»».S>>'>. against J.v;,, 'S,'i."t In the eight months of th« preceding fiscal year, and £541.194, £33 in the eight months ending with February. UM. Thus the imports of the. eight months' period anow In the five rears a decrease of about $20.«mj.«v». while the exports show an In > re.use of over 1100,090,000, paring the eight months ending with February. 1901, with the eight months ending with February, IS>;. The following table shows the February Imports and exports In each year from IS>» to 1901: February. laapatts, Bxserta J»««5 |45.478.1!« $77.;ni>u 1*37 r.'«.n7.377 *».«3i.«M is:* EX.OT4.«M ••* '..I7 •».-,.¦{ !«!>".? aO£SM.433 1)3.837.131 ]!•'«» . •'.•>. K33.M1 1 1! i -JIM msi o.azT.a>s 112.947.301 Kllrtit monthi *nile 4 February: MM H1. 1*4.03 flrs.eK.Bn ix<7 4ri;.l.y:cu 134.808.513 K'i :s<;.H!>i.i7:« 513.2 M.M» 1»«S 4^7.2<)1.KTl K13.4Xt.3M 1:««> flM.rtl.BTl 47:1 471 1!*»1 6^'^.tHJo..{«<( 1.015.1*5.374 TO PROMOTE AGRICULTURE IX 11. 1 H Ml "Washington. March 17.— Jared Smith, who has been In charge of the offices of seed anil plant In troduction In the Department of Agriculture, has been directed to start In a few days for Honolulu to establish an agricultural experiment station there. As director his first work will be to teach the Hawailans how to crow pardon truck. Most of the. vegetables now consumed In the inland are Im ported from San Francisco. They will be taught also the value of dairy cow« among poor families, butter and cheese making, the forage plants most economically produced for Hawaiian consumption and the value of poor families ral*lnc chicken? and ptKS. This agricultural missionary work in the Interest of the common people of the islands will be essayed before other agricultural problems will be consid ered. There are two hundred acres, running from the coast to the top of a mountain, set apart by the. Hawaiian legislature for thi« purpose. These mat ters will hav«> attention near the- coast; ccflee rais ing will be studied oil the hicher elevations ami forestry work will be done on the mountain tops. Regarding agricultural experiment work in the Philippines Secretary Wilson MM to-day that Con press would not appropriate money for experiment ing In the Philippine* until the people there had quitted down. Then the Department of Agriculture would be ready to conduct research^*— in fact, the PTf-enhouse of the department now has plants jrrovr ing for shipment there a* soon as conditions are ripe. Among they* I*' rubber, seeds of which are belnsr brought from all parts of hM world for wad, lav to the new Islands under the Am«r I'~in1 '~in fl*g. NEW-YORK DAILY TRIBUNE. MONDAY. MARCH 18. IDOL rn\f,Rj.*!z or -1 \n ;.7< ¦ i v ni:i" nu r >\ PREPARING FOR MEETING IX MEXICO-TALK OF DELEGATES. Washington. March 17.— Responses have now been received from practically all of the South and Central American republics accepting the invitation to participate in the Congress of American Republics, which is to be held in the City of Mexico next October. The preliminary work of the congress has been directed from Washington, as the United States Government has taken great interest In the meeting, and has had the co-operation here nf the representatives of the southern countries. Several of the re publics have already either chosen their dele gates or have names under consideration. The Guatemalan minister in Washington. Mr. Lazo-Arrlaga. has been designated by his gov ernment to represent It. but he has not yet de termined whether he will accept the mission. It is understood that the Brazilian delegates have been chosen, and that the names of those who will represent Chill are selected, conditional upon the extent of participation which Chill will have in the congress. The personnel of the delegation from the United States is beginning to attract attention, and in the southern re publics there is an earnest desire that at least one of the delegates from this country shall sus tain some official relation to the State Depart* ment. In the former congress held in Washington, Mr. niaine was a conspicuous figure, and the southern republics are desirous that there- he i like prominence for this country at the coming , congress. Little attention has yet been given to j the consideration of particular names, yet ! among those Informally mentioned are David J. ' Hill. Assistant Secretary of State; Director | RockhiU, of the Bureau of American Republics, and John Baasetl Moore, who was Assistant ' Secretary of State in Judge Day's administra ! tlon of the State Department. Mr. Moore's ' name has come up in connection with the re : ecarcb.es he has made on the subject of arbitra- I tion, which premises to be one of the most In . terest themes before the congress. The South American republics have shown a strong Inclination toward arbitration In the set 1 tlement of their frequent boundary difficulties, and there !s a tendency to' adopt this method generally, and If possible universally, to avoid border conflicts and their attendant menace of : war. Some of those interested In the congress ' have hoped to see it bring results similar to ' The Hague Conference, with a permanent court [ of arbitration for the western republics, Ilk* j that at The Hague for International conflicts in ; which the countries of Kurope and the I'nlted ; States m!ght be Involved. None of the south ; crn republics were represented at Th» Hague | Conference. The sentiment for arbitration was strong In • the last South American Congress, and in the ! recent congress at Madrid it again took form. i At the same time It has h*><--n understood that i Chill might not desire to participate, if th<» sub ! ject was to be discussed In such form as to m ! volve the pending controversy between Chill. , Peru an i Bolivia. In signifying their purpose to accept, the Chilian authorities said in sub ¦ stance that it would be conditional upon the dls : cusslon of no topics which would involve pend i Ing questions In which that country was con i cerned. From th!» It has been inferred that the particular question desired to be eliminated is ; that now in sharp dispute between "hill and : Peru. On the other hand. Peru looks forward : confidently to this congress as a meant of pre j senting her view of this long pending conflict i Hut In any event, it hi not expected thai a sub j Ject of the magnitude of arbitration can be en tirely eliminated from n congress of this char ¦ acter. ' j Besides this topic, It is nrpected that the con , gress will deal with commercial affairs of In i terest to this country and the other republics. ¦ developing means for thorough co-operation ', and mutual expansion of trade. TO some ,-x i lent, also, the gathering will have » broad |»> j litlcal aspect, Indicating the fraternity which ¦ exists among the republics of the Western Hem j isphere. AM ERIC AX BBOEB IX OERMAXT. NEWARK MAN TO START FIFTEEN STOHF.S ABROAD. Julius Barthmsn, of Newark, has made arrange. merits for aotabttshlng a tern of American shoe ¦tores In <;. rn.-ir.v a week from next Saturday the first store will be opened In Berlin, for the tale of American made shoe* exclusively. It hi the In tention to establish fifteen stores n the principal cities of Germany, and ..th.-r stores will be estab lished lau-r. Mr. Barthman la now In Berlin. Each store will be stocked with about &•»» worth of good- \ U^loEd^Bunday! tharK " a - **• ' tOrn «iv al»,. Mr Barthman on his visit* to Germany ami lm pressed by the remark! made by pem.le on »'"" superiority of th. shoes American* re and ['¦ began an investigation thai convinced Mm otthl feasibility of selling American made Shoes In American stores In German cities BEWARE (//' NOX-VXWS DMIKKB. TOt: MAT BE BRANDED AS AN ENEMY OF ORGANIZED LABOR IF YOUR BARTENDER DOESN'T WEAR A BUTTON*. In a few days, according to the Bartenders' Union, all men will have an opportunity to show their friendship for organized labor by refusing to imbibe any soothing beverage* not compounded by union bartenders. Delegate Meisel. of the union «saM yesterday that all union bartenders were to i... equipped with button-, which they woTil* "ear on their Jarkets. and anybody, especially nubllo mci an.l politicians, found accepting m drink from i bartender not wearing one of the buttons would be declared an enemy of organized labor forever after AUSTRIA A\D Ail URIC AS PRahfCTS'. Washington. March 17.— There is ¦ atrong move ment afoot in Austria against the trnportathw of American products, aceordtng to advices received at the State Departateat from United States Con sui lln—feai. al Trieste. The expiration ef the tariff in-aties of Austria-Hungary in IMB will stake Roceasary a geaeral rsvhaon <»f the custosas laws of the country, and Consul Hossfeld flays th-r. i^ eertal ily every Indication that the new tariff laws will be framed with a .5 : ..-,i a | view to prohibiting the Importation of A—rrteaa product,,. \ miloiitv of Austrta's ecoaouiista have no fear of Amertcan retaUaUon, states the consul because Auitriabuy" from the ( olted State- mor, than ahi sells , I, h/r In conclusion, the consul aaya that public rtpinioti • ert.mlv nppe.rs to be with the prohibitionists who arc -1 well afganhjed and active bad] CAVALRY FOR THE PHILIPPINES. San Francisco. March 17. -Troops f and <; «th Cavalry. stationed at the Presidio, and Company 11. 7th Infantry, stationed at Alcatraz. have been or dered to sail for Manila by th» first transport avail able. They are expected to embark on the Han cock, schedule.! to sail March 23. One squadron of the 6th Cavalry Is In the Philippines and the other is In China. The two troops which are now ordered to th« front formed the ho,™, squadron. Two squadrons of the ith Cavalry and two troop* of the lath Cavalry are to sail on the Meade to-mor row. The Pennsylvania, which is alKo scheduled to sail to-morrow, will earrv seven compaales of the 10th Infantry. companies of The transport Kilpatrick, with 400 sick soldiers has arrived fro Manila. Four privates died ori the voyage. MORE RECRUITS FOR THE KTH. The 3Cth Infantry, which is being recruited at Fort HePhsrso*. Georgia. but. which up to this time has enrolled less than one hundred men, will have 110 more recruits this week. The recruits who have been drilling at Fort Slecum will leave this city to-morrow for Fort McPherson. While noth ing is definitely known as to th* ultimate destina tion of the 26th Regiment when it reaches It* full quota, it Is generally understood that it will be sent to the Philippines. .- CAUSE OF A3IERICAX SUPREMACY. London. March IS— "The Dally Mall. " which makes a bid for tariff protection, declares editori ally thfs morning that "the real causes of America's wonderful commercial success may be summed up in the words "tariff and great alertness.' " CANALS A3 FARMERS SAT. GOVERNOR ODELL'S POLICY CONFORMS TO THEIR WILLINGNESS TO PAY. Albany, March 17 (Special).— There was no part of Governor Odell's canal message that was read with more interest by the members of the legis lature than the concluding paragraph: I therefore recommend that the question of Im proving the canals along the line of the act of 1895 be submitted to the people at the coming election, in the belief that it will meet with greater ap proval, that the expenditure can be more easily met, and that it will serve all the purposes tor which the canal was originally designed. Previously In his message the Governor had de clared that the cost of improving the canals "along the line of the act of IS9G" would be $23,143,211. or J1.39«,54i> a year, since the canal bonds to be issued for the payment of such a debt must be paid in eighteen years. Thus it Is obvious that the mem bers of the legislature have presented to them a most important matter for their consideration. Their consent must first be given, and. although they merely submit the question of canal improve ment to the people, they will be held to responsi bility for the action. Indirectly they will be con- Fldered to have personally expressed their several opinions on the proposal to improve th« canals. In the prospect of the Governor sending a message to the legislature upon canal improvement. there has already been a skirmish in the legislature over the suggestion. That skirmish was the conflict over Assemblyman Merton K. Lewis's amendment to the constitution prohibiting the exemption of property from taxation, the fact being recognized by the opponents of canal improvement that if they could pans that amendment In the legislature no proposition to improve the canals could go before the people at the polls this fall. However, the Louis amendment has only passed the Assembly, and therefore there Is a clear road for what must be considered Governor < "dell's canal improvement project. No one can doubt who has conversed with the member? of th«» legislature that there would have been no possibility of the adoption of a plan for constructing a barge canal, at a cost of $37,197,:0t1 42. involving a yearly tax of $:,.:k*.7 1 «3 for eighteen years. <ir*at as is Governor Odell's influence with the members of the legislature, he could not have ¦persuaded them to assume the responsibility of submitting that proposition to the legislature. There will be intense opposition to expending Si". 000,000 from the Members representing the non canal counties of the northern and southern cen tral parts of the State, but they would have had aid from many members living in canal counties if the Governor had suggested the barge- canal plan. One of the reasons for this hesitation to commit the State to enormous expenditures for the canals is that the farmers of the State, who are mainly Republicans, are rot prospering to as large a degree in these days of prosperity as their fellow citizens living in the towns and cities. Any addition to the State taxation Is keenly resented by them. The legislature b« ing republican, natu rally their sentiments are regarded. The canal men hi the legislature say that soon meetings will be held In N< W-York. Buffalo and other cities In support of the Governor's policy, and that they intend th" present week to submit bills '.. the legislature for a submission to the people at the fall election of the proposition to complete the work of 'mprovement begun in 1896 with $^.0<».t»». which It Is now <=. -n will cost $25. <-.¦..... or £M,o(io.ono in all. STATE ENGINEER'S FIGURES. MR. BOND EXPLAINS HOW UK CAME TO MAKE THE ESTIMATE £5,000,000. Albany, .March 17 (Special).— Engineer B«nl was at his home to-ntght. a?tf r an absence of sev eral days from the city. In explaining to a Trib une correspondent why he estimated the comple tion Of the t9.000.000 scheme of Ma. which I* the plan recommended by Governor Odell, would cost not le*s than 55.000.00i>, Mr. Bond said: Th* pr*«rnt estimate of £5.000,000 for this work appears unusually large at first >«iKht L'poi con sideration, however, it Is Men that this advance over the estimate* of 19**, which were for OSJJOO.OOO. has been necessitated by a change of conditions. Sln^e the original compiling of these Rgases a law has heen pas.ye.l tnaklnjr eii;ht hour* 11 inß»l day's work, whii-h increases the cost of canal improve ment to a great degree. Another reason of the advance In cost is because prices for materials have risen sine* these estimates were mail**. a third reason i.* that the canals and all their struct tir^ are three years older and disintegration In tli«\*e structures Is taklni place rapidly. Ac ordinaiy, I a !.'• . d -". per cent to bring the prices up to those ruling at the present time, i" j >t c-nt for engineering and 7 fr,r inspection and advertising This brines the cost up to 119.79733. Sln< <• th» Interest on this amount la 3 per cent for eighteen years, the total will be Increased 27 per cent. 1. about 52.000.000. The route of improve ment will be along the lines of the present canal. The Improvement will consist generally of deepen ing the pri.-tn t.i ,-i uniform depth ••( nine feet. ex «-ept on the f hiimplaln Canal. wh«re the <J«r>th Is la lie seven feet. The estimate also pMatldes for lengthenlns all locks not no» 230 feet lons' between hollow <im>li\s and lowering the foundation of such its may be necessary to secure .!cht feet of water r,n the lower mitre sill About Jljn.<»v> has been Bdded for rebuilding culverts. IM.49ES for rebuilding structures on the OawegO Canal and *•<..'.>:•' on th- Chatnplain Canal These items were not Included at all In the 1398 figures. TWO rri.l.MA V SLEEPERS WRXED. PASSENGERS LOSE CLOTHING AND VALU ABLES - HAVE TO JOURNEY ON WRAPPED IN BLANKETS. Palatka Fin. March 17.— Two Pullman sleep. inR can, the Tablta and the Elmer, of Train No. '.VJ of the Plant system, from Tampa to Jack sonville, were completely burned at an early hour this mornlnjr at Buffalo Bluff, seven miles from this city. All that remains of them is a mass of twisted Iron and the wheels and trucks. The sleepers were occupied by tourists, and all of then were asleep at th>? time of the fire. So quickly did the flames spread that there was practically no chance for saving clothes or valu ables. Train No. '•'>- was m heavy It was divided Into two sections. The first section left Tampa at 0 lock Saturday night, and was due to arrive in Jacksonville at 7:.'50 o'clock this mornviß. When nearliiK Buffalo Bluff the two cars were discovered to *"• on fire. At the time of the discovery of the Humes they had sained such a headway that it was Impossible to extinguish them, and the train was run to Buffalo Bluff. where the burning cars were shoved on a siding and a flagman sent back to flag the second sec tion. The- passengers In the burning cars were hur ried Into the other sleepers and made as com fortable as possible. There wore seventeen pas sengers in the two sleepers, several of them be lag women. In the hurry of awakening and be ing placed in the other cars several of them lost their clothing and personal effects. Blankets were loaned to those who were so unfortunate as to lose their clothing, and they remained wrapped In these until Jacksonville was reached. The news of the burning of the cars had been telegraphed to Jacksonville, and when the train reached the terminal station there the railroad officials had taken measures to provide clothing, dresses, shoes, etc., and the passengers were supplied within a half hour of the time of the arrival of the train in Jacksonville. The pas sengers were then sent to hotels and made com fortable. Ticket! were supplied to them to re place those burned, and by the afternoon those who desired to proceed further were on the way to their destination. The loss In money and Jewelry Is said to be. according to the statements of th*» passengers" between $10,000 and $15,000, The- total loss is estimated at $60,000. tTALTB hh'KKTiMi to for BET. Rome. March 17 —The Italian MhaMer aff Maine, Admiral Morln. decided to-day that the Italian squadron which will go to Toulon to greet M. Loubet. President of Franc*, shall consist of four ti .n vessels, including six first class h.mleships, and shall be divided Into two divisions, the first under the command of the Duke of Oaam and the saeond under the commind of Rear- Admiral Coltellettl. The Duke of Genoa will give an official luncheon to M Loubet on board the battleship I.epanto. DIAZ'S GOOD hi \! ni COXFIRMED. City of Mexico. March 17.— The Mexican Consul at El Paso. Tex.. Mr, Mallen. has returned from a three days' stay at Cuernavaca, where he. had an Interview with President Diaz. He says the Presi dent is In excellent health. There continues to be much talk here about President Diaz going to El Paso to meet President McKlriley when the latter nhall make his trip to the Pacific Coast, but there seems to be some doubt as to which government should take the initiative. Each President has a high regard for the other, and a ••-¦•ing between them would be the first event of tba UuU. FIREMAX KILLED BY LITE WIRE. THREE OTHERS BADLY HURT BY IT IN* PITTSBURG FIRE— LOSS OF $250,000. Pittsburgh March 17.— 1n the progress of a fire to-day at Duquesne Way and Fort-st. one fire man lost his life and three others were badly hurt. The property loss will be fully $:J30.000. well insured. The dead man was William Miller, driver or No. 3 Hose Company. Those injured were George J. Snyder. hoseman. same company: Harry Griffith, ladderman. Truck C; H. E. Scheckler, hoseman. Company No. :jt>. All of the injured men are In the hospital In rather bad shape, but all will recover. The tire broke out in the boiler room of the Hiram W. French Company's hair felt factory', just opposite the Exposition main building. Through some confusion no alarm was turned In for some time, and It was fully twenty.min utes after the fire was discovered before the en gines reached the scene. From the felt factory the flames jumped across the street, and in a short time the Exposition building; was burning fiercely. All the firemen could do here was to prevent the flames spreading. After hard work this was accomplished, and Machinery Hall, with its valuable contents, was saved. . The main building was a complete wreck Two lum ber yards adjoining the felt factory soon suc cumbed. Gallagher & Banker lost 1.000.000 feet of lumber, and Henry Henk 330,000 feet of valu able hard wood. Three small dwellings near the lumber yards were destroyed, but as far as known all the inmates escaped. Miller and his fellow firemen were victims of a live wire. The intense heat melted the net work of wires running in every direction, and one of them in falling struck a trolley wire the other end crossing the brass nozzle of the hose held by Miller and Snyder. Both men fell as though they had been shot. Srheekler an.: Grif fith in going to the rescue were also caught and both wer.. baflly burned. When the pros t^o ofThi T»T rPa<lhed Miller was dead and two of th» others unconscious <i7^Tv J Jw^ th Ex ? ition building will reach 5100,000 fully Insured President Torrancesays the structure 71!!7 1 !! I>e rebuilt at n e e and be ready for the fall engagements TWO BODIES FOUND IN ST. LOUIS RUINS. St Joseph. Mo. March 17.-Search of the ruins or the Noyes-Norman factory fire resulted In the finding of only two bodies, which have been iden tified. They are Miss Nora Bates and Miss Loans. Blondeau. A portion of another body, believed as be that of a woman, was found, but there Is no way to Identify the victim, says the Coroner. Con siderable difficulty was -riei cd to-day in get ting at the bodies. It was laic before th- fire had been controlled sufficiently to begin work It was learned that there was only on- fire escape f!££M h rt i ' evp i n J h flf>or " f t building, and at least twenty-live -iris, were on this floor. One of the girls, who says she was the last to leave this floor r ,1, Jh were P^bably nve or six more girlj ntti K hin u, w hen she w *" nt down the flr " escape and •he thinks all perished. The fire had been burning fifteen minutes »,efore the alarm to the Klr | a on the op floor was ghrea. Excuse is made on the ground thai ib« employes expected to put out the Barnes, and rave the alarm when they discovered they rouln n<n succeed. STr r>F\T TMBTBIEt l\ 9TSUA. STATE «-.F- BTBSK PR«VI,AIMEn IN SEVERAL CITIES-TOLSTOI takum A IL\NT>. St. Tetersburtr. March 17. In consequence of the riotous disturbances following the demon strations promoted by university stu.l<-nts. the government has proclaimed a state of siege at Odessa), K• ff and Kharkoff. It is reporter! here that a student died at Kharkoff from injuries* sustained hi the disorders of March I In that city. Eight hundred students of the University of St. Petersburg, virtually all remaining here, met last Friday and resolved nit to attend fur ther lectures. Warn police subsequently arrested sixteen. Four hundred students of the Technological School entered the courtyard of the institution to hold a meeting, and the police Inscribed all their names. • Th" Mining Academy is already entirely closed. It is reported that Count Tolstoi, who ever sine- his excommunication has been loudly cheered wherever he has made his appearance, is taking an active part In the disturbances at Moscow, where the situation Is complicated by a strike of the operatives of several large fac tories. RTssTA TBMEATEXS RtTAI IATIOS. ANY RAISING OF DtTirS BY GERMANY WILL CAUSE REPRISALS. St. Peteraburft March 17.- The offliial organ of the Kussi -in .Ministry of Finance to-day threatens that Kussia will mak' 1 strict reprisals in < ase af any raising of duties by t;.-rmany on Kussi. in products. ixhi v^/.'/l/ c if 1 sis i\ .1 i/my LACK OF CAPITAL PAttALYZIX<: DEVKLOPMENT IN THE ISLANDS. Yokohama. Feb. ->;. via San Francisco, .v • •ii 17.— The business depression continues and predictions are freely made of a general crash among Japanese firms and Industrial enterprises. There does not exist her.-, however, the general financial condition which leads t<» panics, business being conducted al most exclusively on :» cash basis, while the credit system Is almost unknown. The difficulty lies in the absolute lack Of capital wherewith to carry on the great scheme of industrial development initi ated after the Cataa-Japaaeaa war. it is beginning to be realized that Japan should have used in tills direction th.- Chinese Indemnity. Instead of expend ing it for Increased armament. A curious paradox exists. Owing to us habits of economy Japan is relatively one of the richest nations, but now It is in the depths of poverty, with Its efforts at indus try brought almost to a complete standstill. The remarkable steadiness of foreign stocks In the treaty ports, In spite of the general depression. is noticeable. Dividends of from s to 12 per cent keep steadily up to IBS mark while Japanese in vestment enterprises divide still larger profits The Chinese situation Is always, and naturally, the theme of Interesting comment. It is noticeable that the native papers are thoroughly In accord with the American policy. There is hardly a point In the whole course of the United States dealings since the outbreak which this nation has not wholly Indorsed. bvj.c 1/?/ 1 \ >' >/'/ ' /> "^ Tin 1/ Constantinople. March 17. -It Is* officially an nounced here that the trial began at Salonica. au March U. Nt nineteen BulKarians accused of be longlng to the revolutionary committee at Sofia and of fomenting disorder in Salonlca, Monastir and KOSSOVO. Ul- ( 3- Sloan*:.; For country houses or for summer use in city homes nothing; is more inviting than Willow Furniture We have it in greatest variety, in all the latest shapes and styles, and in fancy or plain colors. Willow Furniture We also show an infinite variety of Cretonnes and English Glazed Chintzes, suitable for covering the cushions required for the seats and backs. Broadway 4 19ft Street LI HUNG CHANG'S HEALTH. HIS DEATH AT ANY .MOMENT WOULD ... . - NOT CAUSE SURPRISE. Peking. March 17.— The health of LI Huns Chang is again a matter of grave consideration to the ministers of the powers. Mr. RockhiU. the American special commissioner, who visited Earl Li yesterday, says he is a physical wreck and apparently in a state of utter collapse, al though mentally as brilliant as ever. Mr. Rock hill would not be surprised to hear of his death at any moment. The removal of Li Hung- Chang by death or any other cause at the present moment would be very un*>rtunate. M. de Glers, Russian min ister, said to-day: • Li Hung Chans is a great diplomat, and his influence with the Chinese court is absolutely unique. No other man in China approaches him in this respect. This influence is not tempo rary, but it is particularly effective at impor tant moments in the history of Chtna. like the present. Senor de Cologan. Spanish minister, said: The Chinese court could not appoint a pleni potentiary of the same calibre and having equal influence with the Chinese and the foreigners. Al though many of the- ministers of the powers ob ject to his political methods and regard him as essentially a trimmer, nevertheless they realize that he is the best possible man to represent Chin.i in the pres?nt emergency. Orders have het-n received by United States troops to- depart n<»xt month. leaving behind only on** hundred and fifty infantry. The Ger man headquarters staff assert that these in structions are a "great mistake." alleging that it Is necessary to retain a large body of foreign troops in the country for at least two years. Most of the ministers, however, take a different view of the matter, believing that the best course is to retain a few of the troops of each ration and to withdraw the' rest. ARMED TRUCE AT TIEN TSr\ BRITISH AND RUSSIAN FORCES CAMPED Sal EACH SIDE OF THE RAILWAY. Tipn-Tsin. March 17.— There is no change In th» situation developed by th«» Anglo-Russian railway dispute here. The Russian and British forces are still represented by small detach merits, with officers, encamped on opposite sides of the railway siding. The utmost friendliness is exhibited toward one another by the opposing: parties, but as a measure of precaution the guards have been reduced to twenty-seven on each side in order to prevent any possible col lision during the negotiations. A Russian gen eral arrived from Peking last evening. Owing to the persistent rowdyism of French soldiers in the British concession the British authorities have been reluctantly compelled to forbid the French to enter the concession unless) on duty. Major Hockler. of the British force, was assaulted this afternoon in the French con cession. The Russians continue purchasing land in their new concession. A Oerman re-onnoitring party returned to Ti*n-Tsin to-day with thirty captured robbers. Count yon Waldersee is expected to arrive here on Tuesday from Klao-Chau. London. March 18.— Tlen-Tsln correspond ent of "The Standard" says: The railway dispute here is another of ?h«» attempts of the Russian Admiral Alexieff to create trouble, and unless he is removed there will he constant friction, which will eventually lead to hostilities. He loses no opportunity to thwart the English. WORK OF HAWAII** LEGISLATURE. ~~ CmUM DECLARED THE OFFICIAL LANfiUAaE MAY TENSION EX-Qr_EEN. _ Honolulu. March *> <vla Pan Francisco. March -Among the arrivals on Wednesday. March •?. was the American bark Star of Bengal, fifty days from -v.M -•!.-. N. S. W., with coal. Thirty days out of Newcastle the coal was discovered to b» rapidly heating, and nearly fifty tons had to be thrown overboard to prevent fire. The agents of the United States Bureau of Labor are securing information for the department. They state that while the wages paid In the Territory of Hawaii are larger than those on the mainland. tn» cost of living is much greater. The sessions of the legislature for the last week have been devoted principally to reading various hills and the adoption of amendments to a number of them. The first concurrent resolution of the legislature was passed. It provided for a commit tee to study the subject of taxation. An attempt was made in the House to pas* a bill limiting public work to eight hours and per mitting only American citizens to hold plac*?. After some debate the bill was amended in order to except expert labor, as It might be necessary from time to time to bring persons here to super intend important work. Speaker Akina ruled that English was the official language in the legislat ure am! that it was not necessary to Interpret speeches delivered in English into Hawaiian, even though the majority of those present might not know what was said. Among the most Interesting bills presented w<»r»» those requiring wires to be placed underground In the business part of the city, and providing for the adoption of an official flak' for the Territory. and the education of ten indigent youths in Amer ica at public" expense. Notice was given of a bill which is to be* introduced providing for a pension for ex-Queen LJlluokalanl. Notice was also given of a bill which will repeal all of the present so •. ere gambling laws of the Territory. AXTI-JZZUIT AGITATIOX IX PORTUGAL. Madrid. March -Advices received here to-day from Usbon dealing with the anti-Jesuit demon strations in the Portuguese capital and in other part* of the country say: The Jesuits here urged a very wealthy yours;; woman named Hraga to leave her home and per suaded her to lake the veil. Much excitement ha» been caused by a revelation of the facts of the rate. • Kin? Charles consented to receive a delegation from Oporto strongly urging the suppression of is- Itgloua congregations In Portugal, and presenting a manifesto In favor of the establishment of a na tional church under Papal authority, but with Por tUKU.se. Driest.-*. The Lisbon police have seized h manifesto In favor of the Jesuits and protesting against th* demonstrations against them as "persecution.'- Th* Radical papers continue to publish vtotent anti- Jesuit articles accusing the government of deliber ately omitting to enforce the laws. CRISIS COXTISVES if SEOUL. Yokohama. March 17.— The Cabinet crtsto at Seoul, capital of Corea, which arose out of the ar rest of the Acting Minister of Finance on charge of having plotted to murder a number of ; th« women of the imperial household, continues. 'Austin's Bog Bread makes Eood-looklns prlzs ¦winners. 3