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1' ll^l.lNO.AV.AA., HUIUV, MWIUAUY 10. 1899. PMCE TWO CENTS.),?? I MANILA IS QUIET. filipiiios Concentrating and arc llcing liciurorccd. AMERICAN TROOPS IMPATIENT Am! Anxious to get a.t tlio Knonij "Who arc In IMuin Sight?Xalires set t'irrtoa Village?Total Casualties of I'liiicd States Forces to Date UOH. of "Whom .jO "Wcro Killed?It i* Probable that General Stiller i.s iiiiiv Moving on Hollo ? Agoncille not tin? Heal Leader ol* the Present Outbreak. MANILA, Feb. 9.-4:40 p. ni.?All In I quiet hero to-day. Tne Filipinos are lying, low except on the extreme left and right. They arc.- evidently conceittrutlng between Caloocan and Miflabon. Judging from appearances, the Filipino* are being reinforced by better drilled men froai the northern provinces. In front of Caloocan they are as thick ay n 5 war in of bees. The Americans fool the heat at midiJ.iy in the open, but they are anxious ti: pocc?*d. The soldiers an* impatient oi r<vtraint while in sight <?C tin* enemy. The Filipinos are still entrenching themselves ou the left of Caloocan. Sergeant Major Smith, of the Tennessee*. hns been ordered to proceed tc the l.'nlted States by the next transport us an escort of the remains of Colonel William C. Smith, oL' the First Ten liesf'; volunteers. who tiled of apoplexy during the recent battle with the Filipinos. The natives, fearing the Americans were about to make an attack on 01 bombard the town of San Roque, set fire tn it to-day. It is still burning astill** dispatch Is cent. and. as it is composed in the main ?rf bamboo lints, it wJJl probably be totally destroyed. Telegraph operators are now worth fr.eir wright in gold, and the member? cf the signal corps are working night and day. Tin* Aiurrican Losses. WASHINGTON, L?. C., Feb. 9.?The f? Honing cablegram was 'received today from General Otis: "MANILA, Feb. P. 1S93. Adjutant General, Washington. "AtMltior.nl casualties: Thirteenth Minnesota ? Wounded: Company .M, private Alexander F. Kunif. >. Hrst Montana?Wounded: Company 0, private Lester PIcrcstolT. .Whraska? JvID.il: Company B, nriitlocr Gustav 12. Kdiund; Company T. private William Phllpot; Company .M. private II. Livingston. "Wounded: C n?j a:.y A. Charles Keckl- y: Company 1'. (;??ircf L. Clolhi-r. Hobert I'. Chil i-r?; Cor?pany C. Fr?.d Kuhn:,Company il. r?ral I-\ ?'.ibson: Company F, Doug T. Bridgets: Company 11. Harry Pfobrooice; Company K. Grant Boyd: Company Fran els Hanson: Company M, Moro C. Shiperd and Daniel Campb?!l. "Third artillery?Wounded: Battery K, James J. Grates; Battery L, Jamei 7. L'.-ahy. 1'i? -i Colorado?'Wounded: Company -V J yd?? ) :. McVay. " Fou r teem h in fan t ry?Won nd ed: W i 1 l.'nn Hush. "T-.tal casualties resulting fr.->m all oncarremcnta since evening of February < ,:-4*;re^at'; two hundred ami sixty'lirht. as follows:. .Killed, three officers ::'tv-f-ix enlisted men; wounded, eighl f'jtu ?ts. one hundred and ninety-nine fnl i men; missing', two enlistee a:v:i." "OTIS." Dewey Clears "a Village. WASHINGTON. Feb. P.?The navy department to-day received tlh; follow* lag dispatch: "MANILA. Feb. !>. "After continued interference and Intimidation nf our workmen I ordered n:iued insurgents to leave San 1 toque by this morning. They left during tie nicht, a few remaining who burned tie village this morning. It is now occupied by our troops. All quiet. "DEWEY." San Itoque Is a village on th^ neck o! bind eonnccting Cavile with the mainland of Luzon. 'n:ui>nu u>v j| Prevails in Luzon According to tin Washington Dqisrlinoiits. WASHINGTON*, Feb. All thai Gvij. Otis hail to report to the war department to-day related to the casualties that have occurred ho far among tin? American troops as the result of tin ."' Hons since Saturday night. Matter; In Luzon are now in a state of temporary unlet apparently, and one of the ofll . lis who knows as well as anyone whal solng on. said this afternoon that hi <t!-l not expect to hear of Important developments in the Philippines for tin t four or live days. Secretary Alger repeated his stateJ:K-:;t made yesterday to the effect thai li'? had sent no Instructions to Gen nMs, and in answer to an Inquiry as t<. Hie projected movement towards a land at llolln, added that If (leneral Mil1 : had been ordered to make a landing th<* order must have been given by Gen . for it had not gone from the waj I'.irtuu-nt. The impression prevails, li j'.vt-ver". that this movement is already way itnd It would not be nurprls' 's* to hen? within th<? next two .day; ib.if it UnO been executed. Admiral Dewey was heard from thi: ' I'.iT.hJff t'> the effect that ho had found !' r-cessary to clear out all armed in> nts at a little village which comuinmi,-<| ?;tA j:.t{,j approaches in hIs na\'! tatlon at Cavlle. The aetlon was approved at the navy de. tit. not ki;.vl li:ai>i:i: v:'Jii:aui(? in ilnndsol Other IVrsou* of ("Jreatcr Intelligence. 'II" 'AGO. Fcli. J.?FMward C. Arnlre consul ;it Manila, passed Chicago to?day on route t<i W islilnKloti fi-fim the Philippines. Ir ;"i laterview Mr. Andre said he had 1 "ri much interested in reading (he p' "'!:nts of I lie battles with Atfllnaido'.*' Jiiitl he wan not surprised that 'h-v IijkI been defeated so e; tally b> th<- American troops. The ultimate re rcvolul Ion, he aid, would ti. formation of a littl>* milltur\ l ''!y ainoiu; the Filipinos. bu? the . pari of the inhabitant* oC tin i..(l would appri-clutu American nil' J'l ?h?* more because of Atrniriuldo's de In Mr. Andre's opinion, Agulnuli - nor the roal leader of i!i>' Insur1 Fie belietile rebel . in ihe of other pri sons of y/.i-j ar Int Tilx? nc?. hy (hilililc I 'orec. liOSTON, Feb. ? The (2lobe thin moon prints a latter dated \> n?,l.' r r. 1 v<r?J in this city from Firs I 'Itulenaut Henry Murray, quarter master of the First South Dakota volunteers. of General Otis* command In the Philippines, which says that as far bnclc an the middle of December Agulhuldo and bla follower.* were being encouraged and aided by some outside source, and that the opening of hostilities wasexpected by the United States troops. AGONCILLO'K QUI I TT TIMK At Montreal?Has ltcccivctl 110 News From Agulnaldo. MONTREAL, Feb. 9. ? Agonclllo, Marti and Luna, the Filipinos, are hav! Ins a very quiet time of it just at pres' ent. They have received several ea, blegrains and sent several, but the ones ! that they are waiting for, those that are supposed to contain direct news ' from AkuIuuUIo, have not come. Agoucillo says he is us yet unable to say what he will do. "At present," he says, "wo are in communication with seven different points by cable and wire, and there will be many more, for i we cannot carry on a war like this . without having agents all over." "We do not rely upon assistance from the Japanese for the present." he replied in answer to an inquiry; "we have made no overtures to them and they i have not made any suggestions to us." "When ashed 11* ho expected his other 1 Filipino friends from Washington he 1 replied that they would remain Irt Washington until they were ordered cut. Aguiualdo (11(1 not Sue. MA NI LA. Feb. 9.?12:10 p. m.-The re ,.wi i mat .muni.uuo una sent a repre, sentatlve to Manila to arrange for cessation or hostilities Js denied at headquarters. Gen. OtJ.s says that no ;ic, credited representative 1ms yet enteivd the lines. DISASTROUS 1'IKi: In New York Involving a Loss ol* Nearly a 31 i 11 ion Dollars. ; NEW YOKK, Feb. it.-A lire which caused a loss variously estimated at j from StOO.OuO to $l,OOOfQOO, and which threatened to destroy an entire blot-k, started in the bag: factory of Walter & Bell, at Nos. 1 and " Front street, a | five-story brick building, early to-day. The lire soon spread to No. 5 and then to -S Moore street. A large number of girls who are employed in the bag factory building rushed down tin? stairways in a paiile, shrieking for help. A fireman who happened io bo passing, and several citizens succeeded in calming the girls and getting them to the street in safety. Sparks blown by the wind ignited Nos. - and " South Front street, a fourstory building, occupied as a storage warehouse by J. II. Meyer & Co., and , threatened the entire block bounded by South. Front and Moore streets. No. Front street, occupied by Auargulnbau *v jiumee, ueaiers m iureign iruits, burned rapidly. The llremen worked under great dif; llcuUies, owing to the intense cold. Bernard C. Blair, a llreman of the lifeboat Robert A. Van Wyck. fell from a ladder and fractured his skull. In the rear of the bag factory were rows of small, old buildings, tilled with hay, . grain, feed, cotton jute and bagging. All were ablaze In an instant, It seemed, and the llames gathered headway as they leaped to the larger structures in , the block. Peter Harlman's hotel, the 3va.?*tern hotel and the Whitehall hotel were included in the sweep of^the Jlamen. Fortunately few guests were hi the hotels at th.' time. COKMSH'S TIISTIMOXV j In the Adams Poisoning Case Not Kntircly Satisfactory. >?EW YORK, Feb. 9.?The Inquiry into the death of Mrs. Kate J. Adams, who died after taking bromo-seltzer containing cyanide of mercury, which had been sent through the malls to Harry S. Cornish, physical director of the Knickerbocker Athletic Club, was begun by Coroner Hart to-day. Crowds ' of people who gathered early in the cor. ridors of the criminal court building, were refused admission to the coroner's - court, where there were present only those intimately connected with the case or interested in a public capacity. r Little difficulty was experienced in | securing a jury. Harry Cornish was put on the stand. The taking t/f his testimony ? i the entire day and he will go on the stand again to-morrow. According to District Attorney Gardl? ner, who was himself present at the inquiry for t>. brief period, and who was represented by Assistant District At torney Osborne, the testimony given by . Cornish was not entirely satisfactory, nor, the district attorney asserted, was not as complete sih had been expected. Roland II. Molineaux's name was ? brought Into the case at the start, and ; Cornish's relations with Molineaux were gone Into thoroughly. During tho early part of t?te exatnlna' tlon, Cornish was very self-possessed and gave his answers quickly. Towards ' the end of the examination he gave his answers with much more deliberation and sometimes after a careful consideration. A large amount of the time of ' to-day's cession was taken up In ro telling the story of the receipt of the package through the mall and the glv' ing of the poison to .Mrs. Adams, but the progress of the trial is nbt likely to \ be Interfered with to-morrow by details ' that have been so frequently published. I" niTHHUIIIMIIM CLEVELAND. O.. Fob. 9.?The Crehorc-SquIre company, of this city, has boon Incorporated with a capital stock of $1,000,000. to conduct a tolograph business. The promoters of thr new company state that they will adopt a new system Invented by Messrs. Crohore and Sqiilr- which will revolutionize teli egraphy. "We expect to put up wires throughout the country." said Colonel Albert K. Squire, one of the Inventors of the system. to-day. "/mil in .i short lime the present system will have become a ' thlmr of th*? nart. Our Invention Is culled the 'Sign Wave' system. Wo have , sent as high as <.000 words a minute by the system. It was tested by the government about six months ago. ' "Over ;:,000 words wen* sent at Hint 1 time. Th.-- itceiving Instrument prints 1 the message out on paper." To .Maintain Coal Hairs. ; j COMWIllCS, Ohio, Feb. y.?X confer. ewe of railroad otlleialn Interested In I | eotil traflle t ? the l.?k< from Ohio, [ I Pennsylvania ami West Virginia was , I held here to-day to consider lake enrrv , Ing rate.-* for the corning season. A qenesul effort toward a maintenance of rates for the coining noason and an agreement which would l?r satisfactory to the various Interests Involved wa . manifested. Atnontx the railroad <>:Uchtl.4 i-v.'Keiit w?*re tin follow hut: .!? :?t N'-win ?:i. of the Ixilco Shoe-: VI. c I f'n dd?-nt M'l'n ii. tli- l'epn 'ylv.inla l llrifs; Itecelver Murray; ?>r the llaltl| ni'M'- iV Vic'" I'r -lihcit. <'iii-lir.ni, |??f the Kile, and representatives of the Ohio Coal Trttllic Ass e lation. BEEF BUSINESS And the Report of the Wat Investigating'Commission. WERE ONLY TWO WITNESSES "Who Made Charges Against (lie Govcriimcnl in That Issue?Those wlio Were Making Strongest Attacks Palled to Appear Before tins Commission?The Kagait Incident Passed Over WithoutMaterial Mention. General Miles, as Commander of the Army, Is Tartly Dealt With. Only "Witness to Testify Who Failed to he Sworn. WASHINGTON'. Feb. fl.-The war Investigating commission, with the presentation of Its report to President McKlnloy this afternoon, ceases Its existence. The report may be In the hands oC the President several days before given official promulgation, to enable full consideration of the document. It consists of between sixty thousand and sixtylive thousand words. The general scope of the report was sent out last nlirht and renewed attention was culled to-day to the fact, then pointed out, that there were only two witnesses who made charges against the government in the beef issue. It Is pointed out that there were numerous allegations made and muny attacks In the public prints, but that when those making the attacks and charges wore called on to appear before the commission with their statements under oath, or otherwise substantiate them, they failed either to appear or furnish proof of what they hud said. It Is insisted that all the men who had made any charges were offered the fullest opportunity to be heard, and their statement given full consideration, and that every effort had been made to probe the truth in whatever matters liud come up before thai body. The Eagan Incident is passed over without material mention, if at all. In view of General Kagan's revision of the statement that he originally made to them. The report avoids all question of the strategy of the war. that being a matter regarded as outside the functions of the commission. The references to General Miles, comnv.lMlllllD :h.. i.rmv nr.% .lAi'nlml tu strictures 0:1 his course with reference to tiie beef issue as covered i:i his testimony. In tills connection a main point made, it is understood, is as to General Miles' failure to take prompt action in reporting oiv the beef and instead of waiting a long time before communicating til- facts to the department in the meantime, with the information he hud in ills possession, and his judgment on the beef supplies nuuk: up, permitting.. U*el ho s?> wvjgytaujj^uudeinned to be issued to the sirmy. The fuet that he was the only witness failIns to testify upon oath fs referred to. No Whitewash Kusincv*. In speaking of the report to-day to a Star reporter a prominent member of the commission said: ."The report does not whitewash. It criticises, but not persons or things not warranted by the evidence l>efore us. We started out with the assumption that the conduct of the war was all ri^::r, ami men we w.-ni ani-au to near :uid cull witnesses who .said it Mas not. The report represents the honest opinion of every member of the commission. AVe were unanimous in adopting it. I say this, as 1 am of the opposite political faith and don't expect and don't want anything from the administration. "1 know that every line of the report presents my individual view, ;ind if any member tiled harder than L did to get at and out all the facts I have yet to see him. There was no suppression or concealment, and no point brought out in the evidence was evaded or glossed over. "The President never saw a line of our report before he received It oillelally; not a single word. Nor, Indeed, has he ewr talked with any of the commission about il. lie has never in any way. by word or action or messengers, evinced a wish to have us develop anything but the truth or even touched upon the matter of our work. "We have questioned more than r?00 witnesses and the majority of them had some complaint that they wanted to relate. Of course, there were some evils, but they were expected. The soldiers i:t the civil war never had hospitals or medical attention as good as was given them in tie* war with Spain. And their army ration then was not as eatable as It is now. The men who complained the most of the food we found were very generally the militiamen from the Interior of states, and who had been allowed $2 per head for subsistence stores while they wre In state camps. "When they went Into the active lluhting they expected the same sort of thing. "In questioning these men nearly all confessed to us that they had always reeeiveu army rniioii^. ni'-y nnu no right to expert any more, r r.?uid t?>U Home very funny stories* to illustrate tills. "There were tunny complaints brought to us that on their face were foolish and futse, but we wont to every trouble and expense to inquire into the genuine charge*." A Court of Inquiry. WASHINGTON. Feb. 9.?The president ban appointed a court of inquiry to examine into the charges touching the moat furnished the American army during the war with Spain and other matters Involved In the charges made by General Miles against the ndminls (ration of war nun Irs. The court is hereby directed to investigate certain allegations of the major general com* maudlin; the r.riny In respect to the unfitness for Issue of certain articles of food furnished by the stubAltstcnco department to the troops In the Held during the recent operations in Cuba and Porto lllco. In addition to its limb Iijkh of fact the court will submit an opinion upon the merits of tin? case, together with such ivcommcmlntlons as t>> further proceeding* a i may c.-om to be warranted by the facts developed in the course of the inquiry. Not I Ids Session. WASHINGTON. IVb. 3. - .Mr. Can; non, chairman of the appropriation'! . committee. practically made an ani nouncciix nt on tin- Hoor of the house I1 tiiln afternoon against action on either the Nicaragua canal bill or lite I'aynellanna shipping idll at this session. CONGRESSIONAL AFFAIRS Debute in the Senate on the Legislative Appropriation Dill. WASHINGTON, Feb. 9.?Throughout its open session to-dny the senate hail under consideration the legislative, executive and judicial appropriation bill. A lively debate was precipitated over the appropriation for the support of the ofllee of the supervising architect of the treasury, and that official was criticised for the delay in the construction of public buildings throughout the United States. / A speech made by Mr. Allen (Neb)., In which he commented unfavorably upon the methods of the appropriations committee, induced a rejoinder from Mr. Chandler (N. II.), which resulted In a sharp tilt between the two members. Fifty-one pages of the pending bill were disposed or before the senate wetft into executive session for the remainder of the day. Chairman Cannon, of the appropriations committee of the house, in the course of a general debate on the sundry civil hill to-day, sounded a note of warning against extravagant appropriations and practically served notice that neither the ship subsidy bill nor the Nlcaragunn canal bill.1' could be passed at this session. Although he specifically disclaimed speaking to anyone' but himself, the statements he inndc, coming from the chairman of Ui?? appropriation committee, caused great interest. Mr. Cannon made a general statement of the revenues and expenditures for tin? fiscal year, including Secretary. Gage's estimate of the deficiency lu the revenues from Slfi'.flort,000 to 59,000,000. exclusive of the $'-0.000.000 to l>' paid to Spain under the provisions of the treaty of Paris. Mr. Grosvenor, of Ohio: Mr. Hepburn, of Iowa, and Mr. \Y. A. Smith, of Michigan. although they did i.ot enter into any lengthy discussion, took Issue with Mr. Cannon, but he maintained that oui' revenues might be sufficient to meet our expenditures for the next two years if no new lines of expenditure were en torn! upon. But he indicated that it would be u close margin, and tluit new expenditures might mean a bond issue. Mr. Cannon's speech was in every way :i notable one and will doubtless furnish the text for a good deal of discussion during the remainder of the session. The general debate on the sundry civil bill was not concluded to-day. Before it was taken up quite a number oC minor bills were passed by unanimous consent. The bill appropriating Sll'.VWO for a public building at Altoona, Pa., was passed. ikon tram:. Approachiii? a Line that, may not he Crossed in Safety. CLEVELAND. Feb. 9.?The Iron Trade Ileview says: The iron trade has 'moved farther up In the past week and Is coming close to the line, that, in the minds of many of the leaders, may not 1m? crossed with safety. There Is not the same conservatism In all quarters that has been shown In advancing ore and coke or even bessemer pig Iron; and this fact, together with the control ?>t* intermediate products, already exercised in some cases and aimed at by pending negotiaitnns-lii others, presents some possibll ui'-s ui uiMiipiK-aiions jmer. The consolidation of be?s**mer and open hearth steel plants In the central west Is approaching completion. The National ijteel Company the corporate name and ther?* will bo $50,000,000 each of preferred and common stock. Plate demand continues out of all proportion to the ability of the country's present capacity, and prices are determined by the urgency of fitch individual want. Bridge and shipyard work continues on an immense scale. Structural mills are probably In better shape to make deliveries than those In any other lino. The cast iron pipe consolidation is practically completed as that of leading: car works. sixteen; days' snow In I lie llocky fountain Region? A Wry Serious Outlook. DENVER. Col.. Feb. 0.?This was the sixteenth days' great snow storm In the mountains. The wind is blowing :t gale, lining railroads cuts with snow. Fresh slide.-? occurred to-day, covering the tracks with ureal piles of snow, rocks and fallen timber at various points. The outlook to-night Is more serious than at any time since the storm began. The Denver & Rio Grande railroad Is 1 now open only between Denver and Sal hi a. Two east-bound <rnlns are stalled at Minturn. The passengers are beJng cared for by the railroad companf. . The Colorado Midland is blockaded both east and west of L-advllle. No further | attempt will be made to open the South ' Park line beyond Cram until the won- 1 tine moderates. The 1'nlon Pad He Is still open, although trains have been Neriously delayed by snow on Sherman hill. Reports from eastern Colorado, Nebraska and Wyoming state that hlsh winds have drifted the snow, clearing tfie prairies in places, stilllcient t<? furnish some food for both cattle ar.d , sheep. Indications are that the heaviest losses will be In the south, the cat. tie of the north and west being In betfer condition to withstand the cold weather and having more feed. ; Critical Situation at Leatlvillc. LEAD VILLI:. Coi.. Feb. 9.?The snow storm contiues with unabated fury. The situation here Is critical. A meeting of mining. smelling aim otnor business men to measures for rollof was , luiii'to-day. It was agreed that if Htops word not taken toJbre?k t h?* railroad blockade htiiKircdH of lives may lie lost. 1 It was deckled to put all available men at work opening the railroad between 1iiih ?-!?> ul'u .'h'.uii, vui. ik uifjl' ?? . l!ook will lioad a party of 1.000 .snow ' shovelers. No trains art* running on the Denver A: 1 tio Grande wont of Sal- ! nmJ !)>.? Colorado Midland Is completely tied _u it. Pliilntlclpbiaus Shaking. ; | PHILADELPHIA, Pa., Fob. it?This city experienced zero weather to-day, the coldest weather .since February, IS!"!, when the tneroutf touched zero. Reports from the inotintuln districts of the state are that the weather is the moat severe for several fears. .\t WiU liamsport It is twelve belotv; Cle.irlleld ten; Altoona eight; Ilazleton flKht; Wllktsharre six; Loekhnven ten; Heading and I'ottsvJJJe live. Pittsburgh's < 'hill. PITTSKITUCH, Pa., Feb. Ton decrees l>elow ?.cr?/ by the weather bureau thermometer and from IIfteen t<? twenty ( debtees Lelow in more exposed places, ( was the record here to-day. This Is the eoh'e.il !t has In en since .latmary 1ST?*, when ll??* meictny dropped Jo jj de#fie?'s below ; .( t o. No "Wonder hr mm l'ro/.eii. OHKALt.nJSA, Imva, Feb. y. llettry K. Fortune, a resident of Mtii Juihhic -k, near this city, was frozen !< death last nlKht, It was ?U below */,ero. RUSHING THE WORK Both Brandies of Legislature to Hold Night Sessions BUT LITTLE DONE SO FAR. The First Measure to 1'nss Roth House* "Went Through tlio Senate Yesterday ? Important Measure .Adopted by the House, Requiring Insurauee Companies to Pay In Case of loss by Fire the full Face Value of the I'ollcy ? Delegate Melaire\s Substitute l'or the Hotel Hill. Special DlFputch to tlio Intelligencer. CIIAULHSTOX, W. Va.. Feb. 9.-One of the first measures to pass both houses of the present legislature went through to-day, when the senate passed house bill Xo. 1, amending the act establishing the independent school district of Ceredo. The bill Is purely n local measure. The senate also passed Mr. Matthews* bill providing for the admission of cadets to the West Virginia colored Institute. Two Important measures passed the house. One of them was Mr. Da rat's bill requiring tire insurance companies to pay in case of loss by lire the full foce value of the policy. The bill encountered considerable opposition. The other was Mr. IluVst's bill, providing for a legal half holiday for banks. Notes due after noon Saturday will not he protestuble until the following Monday. The house also passed Mr. Hurst's bill permitting the corporation of Charles Toivn to refund Its bonded Indebtedness. Both branches are rushing their work now In order to dispose of us much of 1: as possible. T:i<? house h is been holding nighl session*, and the senate will begin to do so next week. Owing to the legislative ball to-morrow night, neither body will meet in Its own hall tomorrow. The senate will assemble in the supreme court, and win then probably adjourn over until Monday. The ' house adjourned until Saturday. Delegate Harry McLure, of Wheeling. | has prepared a substitute for the hotel bill which he introduced several days ago. Jt seeks to protect the hotel keepers by Imposing strict penalties for fallur - of guests to settle for their entertainment or otherwise attempt to de- J fraud hotels. On the other hand, the I hotel men ??re made liable to the extent of S-OO for oaggage entrusted to their i possession. There are a number of the ! provisions J? ili?* bill. Jiornle McLuk-, j of Wheeling, and other hotel men, are here to help It along. Ml". MeCov. of Ohio ofiliniv has sue. I ceeded In getting through tlie house ;i measure of Interest to sheep breeders. The bill makes ii compulsory on the county commissioners to indemnify sheep owners out of the. uog <ax fund for any loss they may suffer from the j depredations or dops upon their Hocks. The bill was introduced at the. request | of the "Wool .Association of j Ohio county. An Important measure pending i< Son- ' ator Hughes' bill, which places in the hands c.' a commission the authority ?>f t determining: what text books shall be . used in th-r schools of the state, and of j determinin;; all questions connected j with school books. The commission lc ! t<? consist of nine members, eight of ! whom are to be appointed by "the ^cov- i ernor. the ninth being the state superintendent or schools, who is :<> be ex- | oliicio chairman. The bill also contains I a provision for the repeal c? the d?po?I- j tory school b. ??k lav.*, the act to po into effect in 1!"'?!. at the expiration of the time for which contracts have been made. Another measure passed by the house yesterday was Mr. Grant's bill to ameliorate the condition of orphans In the almshouses o? the state. It provides that the county court of any county In the state may, in its discretion, allow any organisation, corporation, ?>r association operating In this state, that has for its object the care of orphans, to take from its almshouses any or all orphans that may be at any time permanent inmates. The organization must bo Jn good standing, and must be managed by responsible persons, and its ,agent musf give satisfactory proof that its object is to furnish orphans with Comfortable home*. J: provides, that in-no ease shall any orphan lie taken from the almshouse without his or her consent. The bill was introduced at the request of the Children's llome Society of West Virginia. i (For routine proceedings sde elsewhere.) State Grange Meeting. Special Dispatch to the Intelligencer. CHARLESTON*. W. Va., Feb. 9.?The annual meeting of the State Grange, the lending farmers' organization of the state, was begun to-day. Jn the morning the president. Prof. T. Atkeson, of Morgantowu, delivered his annual address. At the afternoon session an address of welcome was delivered by Governor Atkinson. An address was also delivered by W. II. Outright, mem- . ber of the house from Upshur county. The annual election of officers will be held to-morrow and the meeting will then conclude. Nearly every county in the state Is represented. Supreme Court. Special Dispatch to the Intclllgcnccr. CHARLESTON. W. Va., Feb. 9.?The supreme court to-day concluded the ?enl<L' ..< 1!ia nti.t *,? (> March 1.1. at which time It will begin a special term i?? har.d clown opinions. The case of the state against Kim;, over the redemption of a largo tract of land in Wyoming and adjoining counties was , argued ami submitted. Attorney General Rucker appeared for the state. 1 There was an array of legal talent on both sides. < 'liarlrs'J'own Shivering. Special Dispatch to tin; latelllgcnccr. ClIAIU.l'S-TOWX, \V. Va.. Feb. 9.? The coldest weather of the season has i prcviled here since yesterday. At noon 1 to-day the thermometer stood 10 de- ' iir?es below xero. The snow is over 12 Inches 'loop, ami in a number of place* the roads have been blocked by the h?*nvy drifts. Tin* sleighing is I lit* flues t for several years. i Clarria's WimiiiiIiis Arrive. HAVANA. Fob. U.?-The United States Kimbout Nashville, bearing the body ?>f 1 Cfiierai Callxto CJarcin, steamed slowly ' down into Havana harbor at 1 o'clock i llil.s afternoon. the guns of Morro cast! and th" American squadron sulutlug h<-r. Th?* sol. inn booming announced the arrival the i-vpcctunt rlty. !'v*ryw'h.-s'e houscholder.i and ships Joueied it thousand Hags to half mast and black streamers soon nut*- < mounted the ?'ubati banners. * i M'CARRELL BILL POSTPONED In Pennsylvania House of Representatives by 11 Very (JIo.no Vote?A "Warm Fight?Yesterday's Ballot for Senator. 3IARIIISBURC, Pa., Feb. 9.?'The McCurrell Jury bill was postponed this afternoon by the house until March 21, by a vote of 9.1 to 92. The bill was reachcd on second reading shortly nfter 5 o'clock and was discussed for more than an hour before this decision was rcached. The debate was opened by Mr. McElheny, of Allegheny, and closed by Mr. Towler, of Forest. Tho principal speeches were made by Mr. Bliss, of Delaware, nnd Mr. Dixon, of Kile, both of whom opposed the measure. Mr. Voorhees, of Philadelphia, was th? chief sponsor. At the conclusion of his remarks, Mr. Dixon moved to postpone* further consideration of the proposition until March 21. After the vote on this question the house adjourned until tomorrow morning. Seventeen Democrats voted against the motion to postpone and live Quay Republicans for It. Mr. McElhenp's objection to tho bill was that it was unconstitutional. Mr. Dixon, of Elk, said the bill was grossly unfair nnd inconsistent and a fraud on its face. He denied that it was la the interest of the laboring man, us alleged by its friends. The people of the state have been deceived by a few missionaries of labor to bellevo that tho measure *wns In their Interests. As to the ullegatlon that the bill was a Democrat Jc measure In ISS'J. Mr. Dixon said this was not true. Governor Paittison, ex-Senator Wallace and other Democratic representatives did not support the measure at that tini". The speaker read a letter from ex-Senator Charles It. Uuckalew, of Columbia, written in 1897, in which he says the bill ou^ht not lo pass for the reason that the common law upon this question, which has existed for nearly six hundred years in England and for more than two hun-. dred years In Pennsylvania is a wiso and reasonable law, nnd should remain substantially unchanged. He said there was no need to hurry through the bill at this time and moved to post;>one further consideration until March' 21. .Mr. &Kinner, or l?'ulton, opposed <h? motion and offered an amendment that further consideration lie postponed until S o'clock this evening. .Mr. Skinner's motion was ruled out of order and the house took up the motloi> of Mr. Dixon. Mr. Bliss, of Dolawnre, said -the measure was too important to he discussed for only a few hours. The bill ought to be postponed until some later day, so that it may be discussed solely on its merits. The measure is so carefully worded that it entirely excludes the laboring classes l'rom Its benefits, while on its face it appears not to do this. Mr. Towler, oC Forest, .said legislation ought not to be stopped by the McCarrell bill and the house should get rid of this measure by taking a vote on It. Mr. Heater, of Philadelphia, said tho opponents of tho bill were denied the right by the judiciary general committee when the biii was under consideration by that body to b.> heard by a single person from without, while its friends had several persons at the commit lee meeting. Mr. Coray. of Luzerne.sald the friends of the bill were opposed to a postpone ment until March 21, because they would have no use for the measure after February 2S. Mr. Voorhees. of Philadelphia, said the house already had ample time to consider this measure, it has been before the legislature at. every session since 1SS1. It passed the bouse In 1S97. and was beaten In the senate by the action of ex-District Attorney Graham. The roll was called on motion to postpone and resulted as follows: Yeas, S3; nays, 52. Dal/.cll Gains. tlARRISBURG, Pa., Feb. 0.-There Is still no change in the senatorial deadlock. Senator Quay was a^aiu thirteen votes short to-day of the number necessary to elect. Hugh B. Kastburn, the Doylestown lawyer, dropped out of the race to-day. In the absence of Senator Sproul. of Delaware. Postmaster General Smith lost his customary vote. The ballot fellows in detail: Quay, 100; Jenks, 77: Daizell. IS: Stone. r?; Stewart, i": Huff. G; NVidener. 2: Irvin. 4: Rice. 1; Markle, 1: Tt?bbs. 2; Grow, 1; Rlter, 2. Total. 224. Necessary to choice, 11?.; nnifpd. ?i' ;ilicont ? ! ????.t noli-..- *?. ?? election. The changes were Senator Rico from Kastburn to Dalzell. Representative Manley from Eastburn -to Dalzell; Representative Martin from Knstbum to Jrvln; Representative Norton from Stone to Dalzell: Representative Sexton from Eastburn to Dalzell. National Military Convention. TAMPA HAY HOTEL. TAMPA. F1.1-. Feb. 9.?The national military convention was organized at 11 o'clock this morning by the election of the following officers: President, General Daniel ButterfteId. of New York; vice president. General F. 11. Chase, Michigan; Colonel .1. Anthony Dyer. Rhode Island, and General .lohn C. Underwood, Kentucky; secretary, Captain James Y. Wilson, Florida. The following commlttcc on resolutions was appointed by the chair: General Charles T. Anderson, Virginia; Colonel "\Vinfield Scott Proskey, Florida; General Applcton, West Virginia; l.ieu tenant W. 11. II. Sutherland, United States navy; General T. W. Floyd. South Carolina; Major Joe Harper. Florida; Colonel W. Sheppard. Georgia; Colonel Chamberlain, Massachusetts, and Captain Andrews, New York. False Report. CLEVELA XD, O.. Feb. 9.?The report which has been In circulation for several days past to the effect that the Carnegie Steel company had purchased the railway and vessel Interests of John D. Rockefeller 011 the great lakes, and that Mr. Rockefeller would retire entirely from the lake business. Is positively denied in a dispatch to the Marine Review from Mr. F. T. Gates, of New York, who in in charge of all <?f Mr. Rockefeller's lake interests. Mr. Uates was asked for reliable Information regarding the deal, and his answer is: "There Is no truth whatever in the reports referred to." Mi"> Slaughter** Debut. Special Dispatch to the Intclllgcncer. CHARLESTON, AW Va., Feb. I'.?Miss Daisy Slaughter, of this city, to-night liuiili* her doluit :it tin* Hnrlt'W Oimr:* lions'!?, wlili the IJoston Lyric company, u ilu- "ItcsKur Student." A large ami fashionable audience was present to ?rrcet her, iiu-lu.litiK a number of members of the legislature. AY on lbee I'orcra^t for To-ilnv. For West Virginia?-V.ilr, not so coM; kV'-si to north winds. h\>r western iVmisyh'finla am! Ohio ? Generally fair, not yu euldv fresh weutI'tiy winds*.