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HM NM MD Bending bodies to key west for burial Heavy Nulpmeitt* of Orilnniico from Wnsliinyrton io; fievr Y"?rlt?I'orror Yttuiio n I'oi'uiiuiibio Foo- Vorm and Xnluro or llio lteport Cohn Juciuretl? Washinpton, Foto. 2C, 1S0S. In the absence of newd 'from Ha JVantt on any subject oilier than the,| ?disposition of dead bodies, the official mlntl turned to-day Po an analysis of the Spanish statements, made with more or less degree of olllclaj sanction, respecting the total absence of subma? rine mines from Havana harbor, and it was regarded by the Navy Depart? ment as negativing .the mine theory of l external cause for the explosion just > an internal cause for the disaster. Nothing was heard to-day from the Beourt of Inquiry and the department Is ?still Ignorant of its plans. In fact, the lonly news coming direct from Havana to the Navy Department during the day was contained in the following dispatch from Captain Sigsbec: "Havana, Feb. 2G. 1S0S. Have succeeded In making arrang Bments by which bodies may be sent to |Kew West in hermetically sealed sine ?uses, liefer .to Forsyth for burial in |Key West. Probable that bodies here? after cann'ot be recognized. Probable bodies .will not remain Intact. Condi? tion of bodies requires Immediate ac? tion. Jenkins and M er ritt may be re I ?ognized by uniforms. Can secure health permit at Key West to land the bodies there. Divers cannot get down oft af? ter bodies this morning. Mitch debris. Will (dear It away. Wainwright placed i charge of wrecking matters. (.Signed) "SICrSltKK." The following was sent: "Washington, Fob. 20, 1S0S. 'To Slgsbce, Havana: "Referring to your telegram of this |r1aite; send bodies that may ?hereafter o recovered to Key West for burial; end by .Hache. (Signed) "LONG." To Key West a dispatch was fir ward - |;d as follows: "Washington, Feb. 20, ISflS. f'To Naval Station, Key West: "Slgsbce ordered to send bodies that Imay hereafter be recovered to Key JWest for temporary burial. Will ai'ljVC ?in hermetically sealetl zinc cases; make ?iecessary arrangements; bodies will ar lrivo by Hnche. . (Signed) "LONG." IM is ?believed at the department thai here are probably Iii the neighborhood )f fifty bodies remaining to !>?? discover? ed and extricated from the wreck. FF/RROR LKAVKS FOR NEW YORK. The double luiTOted monitor Terror started for New York this evening from Hampton Roads under "orders Issued b> day. She will b - a most powerful rein? forcement -io the defenses of the com? mercial mi trop6lls, in case of heed, and, stationed In tin Narrows, it would he tiilllctill for any hostile ship io pass her. With the exception of the train? ing ship Kssex, which arrived lit Hamp? ton -Roads to-day. and it he Hrooklyn, which arrived at St. Lucia, probably to coal on her way to Lagunra, distant 500 miles, this was the only naval move? ment t i-day. 11 KAY Y SHIPMENTS OF OR'D NANOK. There iv< re a number of alarming ilories as to the heavy shipments of >rd nance from ihe Washington navy ,'ard to New York for the arming of !;he auxiliary navy. It is said at the 1ep.ir.tnn nt that so far none of these small guns have been shipped today, hut Hint n few for the Chicago, probably fourteen five-Inch rapid-lire guns, wiil dispatched Monday or Tuesday. With these nuns in place rho Chicago would pretty well modernize*! in the mat of armament. She will carry still pier four big eight-Inch guns in spoil sons on the spar deck, while ion the run deck .these 'fourteen flveinch rapid fire guns will replace eight six-Inch runs of old pattern. The Dolphin is Into commission In New York on I the 24 th of Ma roll. Although rated as (the President's yacht, the vessel, which has been thoroughly overhauled and furnished with new boilers and decks, can it s oven now a su Hi dent battery to make her, when speed is taken Into account, a very effective gainboat. lOOUiRTT OF INQUIRY. "With the proceedlngi? of the coutI of I Inquiry drawing to a close, attention Is now being directed ;o the form and na? ture of this- report. The court had the widest latitude for Inquiry and yet cer? tain general features will'have to be Observed under the navy , regulations governing Inquiries of this character. ? In form (be report will ho In two parts? fl:st, the Undings of fact, and, second, the opinion of the court. The findings t.ilto up each material question *>f fact Involved nnd give the conclusionW tb court upon it. The opinion statesuvhat ehouid bo done under each Unding of fact. This opinion relates to the usual 'es la which officer* are on trial, but 11ik the present cane it would not, of] jcourse, extend to opinions mi Ihe rov larmnciit policy applicable to ilie lind Inge of facts. The circumstances of the, present case are'so unusual. Involving the relations of two governments,'that the report may be confined to Undings of fact, without the usual opinion of the court. When the Inquiry is concluded the leport, accompanied by all the evi? dence and exhibits, must be authenti? cated by Captain Sampson and Judge Advocate Marlx. It Is then forwarded to Admiral Slcard. the regulations re? quiring that It be "submitted for the consideration of the otllcer convening the court," which, In this cose, was the admiral of the fleet. There is no speci? fic provision as to the revision or ap? proval which he I,? to give it. and the endorsement of Admiral Sicard will de? pend upon tin. circumstances of Hie eise, proba'bly being formal with a view 'to its early transmission to the Navy Department. The admiral then for? ward* it to the office of the Judge Ad? vocate General, where It becomes a per? manent record. The Secretary of the Navy, and ultimately the President, p isses on the opinions of the court, 'but as a iiile the Undings of fact stand without approval. APIM^TOAiTiaXS FOR WXMSTM EXT. The Officiate of the War Department have completed till the preliminary ar? rangements for the Immediate execu? tion of the bill, which Is expected to be? come a law within the next few days, providing for two additional regiments of artillery. There will be no difficulty whatever in securing the men, as appli? cations for enlistment have been rc celvcd far In excess of the number re? quired, viz.. 1,610 men. Cr :i' e.ire will bo taken in 'tho~recrulting and on.ly the best men will 'be accepted. I'm!, r the law nil the new men must be citizens of the United States. It is probable that the ranks will be recruited to a large extent from men who have already serv? ed one or more terms In the army. "With the two ncW regiments there will be seven regiments of artillery, and the total .strength of (ho navy, including the hospital corps, ordnance and engineer battalions and the-West Point deia< h ment, will be Increased l<> nearly 27.000 men. The new organization will result in the promotion of two lieutenant-col? onels, four majors, ten captains, thirty four first lieutenants. thtce second lieu? tenants and will absorb the eighteen additional second lieutenants of Infan? try; Xo vacancies Will be created, how? ever, and no appointments will have to be made. .lJAtiAZlMtS f .\ i:.V IM.OKM). 'fite Side und Floor ol l'oi'ti ii rd .ll.-tgns nine I'rnetlittly linnet. Xew York. Feb. 2(5.?A copywrighted cablegram to the Evening World from Sylvester Soovol at Havana says: "Divers working forward yesterday found absolute proof that the forward big magazine, which alone could have so damaged the ship, i.-' surely unex ploded. The sbks and Hours of this magazine are practically Intact and in such phape as is Impossible had an ex? plosion within occurred. Many divers have s.i sworn to-day t.i I be Investiga? ting board. It is now believed by CX per-lB that a big torpedo or mine, aided by 500 pounds of saluting powder in the reserve magazine next to the big maga? zine, might have produced the actual results, both as regards extent and di? rection found in tlie wreck. Collapsi d powder cases found about the maga? zine have hexagonal marks in the thin copper where the external pressure forced It Into its contents or hexagonal powder. IIY WAY <?r KT.Y ?VEST. Tlic Unfits ni Torttistts Engage 1" Thr? sroi I'rncllce. Key West, Flo. 23.?The United States coast survey st amer Hache arrived here this morning from Havana. She had ? m board four of the Maine's wounded Two of thctn were well enough to walk Admiral Slcard fo-rtay explained the depailtune yesterday k>f I VmnnniKler West for Havana. "There is nothing particularly sig niflcnibt about it." he said. "Command? er West asked my permission 'to run over to Havana to talk with Captain Sigshee and ill" officers of the court of Inquiry. Commander West, as chief of my stair', has all the papers in the case, and we k< op in close touch with what Is going on a>t Havana." Regarding the movements of the licet, Admiral Slearil said: "The boats at Tortugos arc doing sjromc target practice; but. tin- elaborate plan of manoeuvres which I had laid out has had tii lie postponed, i>' nding develop? ments. 1 brought, the Xew York in hen because I wish to be .in close and con? stant communication with the Navy Department." Referring to the land naval station here, the admiral remarked: "Only nominal forces are luve now Should anything oocUr," add. d Admi? ral Slcard, guardedly, "it would ha v . to be strengthened considerably." Absolutely n dliing is known here re? garding the rumored Intent) in :?> In? crease the strength of the |;,.V West garrison. No provisions have been mad for the accommodation of additrohal troops at it he barracks, and there Is only room for the two ?butteries now in quar? ters. Several officers, rwho were questioned to-day, said no -word had been received from the "War Department regarding the transfer of troops from Fort Mo Pherson or any ether place to Key West. The United States cruiser Marblehead is In the harbor. The wounded sailors brought from Havana by the Bhche, were left by her at the quarantine station ot Torlu gas. They will stay there about ten days. " ?ATIor "undergoing the proper quar? antine' Surveillance, all the men of tin Maine will be brought here. Some fear of fever is expressed by the navy officials here. ?The Dache also brought some small arms from the Maine. Tim survivors here will be put to work for two hour? Continued ou Dili Page. ATTEMPTED OF Two Men Hidden in a Ditch Alongside' lire Upon Him. ... i?! His Majesty Shielded the Princess at the Risk of His Life?Great Excitement Prevailed for a Time. Athens, February 26, 1S!IS. An unsuccessful attempt was made to-day to assassinate Kins' George, of Greece. The King was returning: from Pha lerum at 5 o'clock in the evening In a landau, accompanied by the Princess Marin, when two men, Who were hidden in a ditch alongside the road, opened lire with guns upon the occupants of the carriage. Tin- first shot missed, hut the second 'wounded a footmnu in the arm. The coachman whipped tip his horses and the royal party dashed away at a gallop. The miscreants tired seven more shots after them, none of which cok effect and the King and Princess'returned to the palace un? hurt. The King slates that one of the as-1 Bassins was dressed In gray clothing, and His Majesty declares that he could easily identify him; The news of the attempt upon the King's life caused a great sensation. When the second shot whizzed past the carriage .the King rose and stood in front of his daughter in order to shield her. One of the horses was slightly wounded. One of the assailants Hn- lt in the middle of the road and aimed straight at the King, who noticed that the man's hand was shaking. The shot missed, and the King had a clear view of this man, who. Mis Majesty says, was barely -0 years old lie con? tinued t'ii lire after the carriage until it was out of range, ills companion, who was more cowardly, did not leave the ditch. As soon as the news became known, a'l the leading politicians hastened to I the pnlnee to express their cvmgratuta I lions over ithe escape uf King George and I Hi: Priricesi Maria, j 'Die action or Ills Majosiy in shield? ing the Princess ut the risk of his own lire lias aroused great enthusiasm. When (he carriage arrived near the spot where the assailant* were con? cealed one of them rose to hin feet, crying in Greek: "Slop, Your Majesty." The King coolly rose and, standing in front of his daughter, brandished his walking slick, crying "He gone." The Urs I shot was tired ut a. distance of twenty yards. Tin' King relates that he perceived a third Individual a little further a.xvay, and several per? sons who were In the vicinity during the afternoon report seeing suspicious leaking men in a. Held beside the road. A cadet who was on horse back some distance behind the royal car? riage heard the shots an I galloped to the scene In time to sec the King's assailants fleeing In the direction of Hyiricttus. Strong patrols are scouring the district in search of the would-be osasslns. At half past 0 o'clock Um Metropoli? tan held a thanksgiving service in l.he palace chapel. The Queen knell, sob? bing throughout the service. A sol? emn "To deuni" has been fixed, to he I held in the Ciithi dral to-morrow morn In, at which all the members of the royal family will U'ttend. All of the diplomats and personagep of prominence have called ut tin- pal? ace. His Majesty said to them that ? the subversive propaganda of m?r i lain Journals had brought about de? plorable results. Shortly after midnight the police were on the trod; of Ihc club, of which the King's assailants are mem? bers. The would-be assassin.-; wore chosen by lot. II is expected that seve? ral arrests will shortly bo made. ???! IN IHE HARBOR OF HAVANA Miould If lie I'osmiIiIo io Prove Kanmr t>n Hose's Statement Hie Whole Ittenry of the .Maine's Destruction to* n Torpedo Will llccahie Unten? it ul c. Washington, Feb. 1S9S. S< cretnry Long enjoyed ci sound sleep last night, the first bo has bad for some t iiii*', and in consequence he felt so much refreshed this morning that he decided to abandon his proposed ab? sence from Wie Navy Department and continue his dm it s, so ho was early at his desk; and In consultation with As-< slstnivt Secretary Roosevelt and Cap? tain Crownlhshleld, chief of the naviga? tion bureau. As id the outlook, he said he thought things wore looking much better, lie said'the public ought hot to he under any misapprehension with regard to naval nravements; that so far they had mostly been the ordinary dis? positions which are made from lime to time. The attention of naval officers lias been strongly attracted to the state? ment, made by Representatives of the Spanish government to the effect that li re w ere no mines or torpedoes of any kind In Havana harbor. It can be said thai this statement exactly agrees with '.he Inquiries Rh.it haw bo-, n under '.vay for many months by agents of pur government, for so far, it Is said, they have been unable it'j lind the slightest evidence of the existence of any plan of defense hi the hanbor by means of mines ir torpedoes, much less to locate them, as has been reported in some quarters. Olllclals of the .Navy Department say that the effect of this statement, If it Is t'o be accepted as conclusive on that point, is almost certain to negative the supposition t It ait the disaster resulted from other than accidental causes, as the unanimous testimony of experts lo re, based on the history of torpedo work, is to the effecj that no single tor? pedo of any type could have causc-d the terrific wreck of the .Maine. In pursuit of details, some of the li'dnancc officers, acting upon the theory that 'the large ten inch magazine for? ward was not exploded, have been look? ing into the contents of the smaller and adjoining six-Inch magazines. They find that all, owing for tin- amount of pow? der that Was probably consumed In ?practice drills by the Maine before she arrived in Havana harbor there was ecntainly no less than S.ooo pounds of (Continued on Oth Page.) (IUI Off BY A POIH1 OF ORDER Strong l.iuigitngo iNcii by Mm lt??|ir?? Ncnlnlive?TIlo .*ni??lr.v Civil Ap? l?roprlnlluu inn sun Coder l?l?t? cussi.m Mr- MoClenr.v Itoitic* ?n Interview. _ I Washington, D. <".. Feb. 20, 1893. The House illil not com pit hi the consideration of iho sundry civil bill lo-dny, but Chairman Cannon held the floor with H until adjournment, re? fusing to yield t i Mr. Bout el le, of -Maiio'. tho chairman of the Naval Obmmlttcci who was anxious to <ii - cure consideration for his hin, re? ported by bin comhilAce, for tin' relief of the victims and survivors of the ilalne disaster. About twenty pages of phe sundry civil 1)111 were disposed of. Many efforts wore made by differ? ent members to inject river and har? bor items into the bill,' three of them being successful ? amendments ap? propriating $300,000 for Cleveland har? bor. $200,000 for Wilmington, De*., anil increasing the appropriation for Boston harbor from $100,000 to $250.000? were adopted. As contracts for these works were authorized they wer,- in order undi r the rules. .Mr. Lewis (Dom.). of Washington, created something of a sensation by .diVring the following resolution as un amendment: "itesolved, That Congress disap? proves <if .Minister Woodtford tender? ing a banquet io the Spanish Cabinet In beiialf nf the United Stales, and i expressing the setose thai the relations between Spain and the United States should until 'the inquiry as to the c-auso of the iMaino disaster be de? termined remain omiy In- the, formal and official way demanded r>y the needs of the rrppeetive nations." Mr. Lewis was proceeding to re? mark upon the "ghoulish spectacle" of Minister Wood ford banqueting the Spanish Cabinet while Wie country was mourning the loss of 250 brave sailors who were the victims of Spanish hate, when Mr. Cannon interposed a point .,;' order against the amendment, and was promptly sustained by the chair. Mr. 1.' IVlS attempted to debate the point of i rder, saying the amendment was certainly pertinent, to the para? graph under consideration, which, happened to relate to national ceme? teries. "I am opposed," ho mid, "to our people burying their dead while our official representative abroad is I feasting their murderers." brneka, bi an exte the admiration of .v .-sr.-*. Fornker, Kyle . ported Mr. Corbett's cln. pti the case, U has been agr* taken next Monday at S p. m. slon c.iinndar was cleared by t sake of several private pension n ores. A few bills of a general charact were also pas.vd. Mr. G.illlnger. of Now Hampshire, In? troduced and had adopted a resolution requesting lite President, if not incom? patible with ihe public Interests, tocehd to ihe Senate copies of all reports and communications received by the State Department since the -'Ith of February,1, ISD5, I rom Tomas F.strad i Palma, or any agent of the Gii'ban Insurgents, which relate to the et ate of war In the Island of cul..i, or such parts of said documents as it may lie deemed advisa? ble and proper to communicate. i.Mr. Thurston, of Nebraska, called up and had passed a joint I'esblutlon for a commission to supervise ihe collection of a fund among all the school* and colleges of the United Slates tor tin; purppc ? of erecting a monument to General Lafayette in Paris. Prance, the name to be presented to I ho Fr?lich Gov? ernment and unveiled and dedicated on .inly r.h, moo. The Senate it H:5I5, on motion of Mr. Pi tttts, of Alabama, adjourned. (Oil l)i:il \1 I S' II A Itt'S l?MSHeuger Train CUt.hIicn Ii?i?i nCwnrli Willi IHsiinI rous KffSlllis. Chicago, Fob. 26.?A bus (Hied with pleasure setkers was struck by a Grand Trunk passenger train a! ihe Western Avenue crossing s iutli of Blue Island, in the southwest in pan of Ihe city, :n li o'clock lO'iilgbt. Five f the num? ber were' kilb d and n..r Ihe rtccui pants . f ihe vehicle escaped without Injury. Two persons were badly hurl Toe dead ar : Mary Itletx, 17 years ?old; Jennie "iVlllotto^ IS y urs old; Sophia Vanlliuen. J."i j ears old; J: .uis Sutiar belr, li years old, son of driver; Frefd Palky, 20 y< nrs obi. An unidentified women was taken to Wi hi Harvey. Th ? train which collid? ed with .the omnibus was bound to? ward Chicago. II was li hind time as it approached Mine Island from the southeast, and was going at a high rate of speed. As tin- bus rounded a curve ill Ihe road the train was SCCli ap? proaching. A slight down grad ! i>rei vented ihe driver iron stopping the vehicle as it slipped on the ice and snow, and just as the frightened horses leaped across the railway tracks the heavy locomotive struck th* frail v - hide fairly in Ihe middle, hurling hu? man fragments of debris far from the tracks and continuing on its northward journey northward several hundred f. et lief .re I; could be slopped, passing over several bodies in its progress. POD N M in A i> i \ HEI?. Ccn. Ilms. I*, llocltcry \ni-i-o a l.r I'h? flipes a I'liilpei s OrilVe. New York. Feb. 26.?Had not a letter foil lid after death revealed his identity, General Thomas p. Doo.kery, who was found dead in Iiis room in the Mills House to-day. would in all probability lind a last r sting place in a pauper's grave. Among his effects was a note signed "Your Daughter Hydia." dated Natchez. Miss. It was through the letter that General Dockery's Identity was reveal? ed. Gen ial Doek-ry was bom In How? ling Given, Ky., seventy year-; ago. ami liv.-d until recently, it is said, -with rel n>tives in Arkansas. The d. ad genera!, it is claimed, was at one linn; very wealthy, having vast business enterpris? es ili tii, South, which he lost through reverses. The C >nfederate Veterans' Associaiion lias been notified with a view of having the body receive pi-opi r burial. "WILL FIGiIIT M'ci .y. Cleveland, O., Feb. 26.?-Champion Boh FltsislmmortA expresses a willing? ness to light Kid McCoy. Fltzsimmohs Kays: "I will flghl McCoy tiny time he puts up enough money to make It worth my while. McCoy and Lublin have no more right to flghl for the clvampions.hlp than a yellow dog. The Kid has the swell head and. he thinks he Is in the- heavy-weight class. I will show 'him how fco fight if he has the long green to back up his bluff." Tdla-hapolis, Ind.. I'd). 26.?Fltzsim mons wired a proposition to the effecl that In- was willing to light McCoy :f tin- stakes tvore made large enough. The Kid not being borne, hl3 brother, Homer Sclby, Immediately answered Fitssslmmons' telegram proposing $I0,r 0OQ a side, and if that was not enough the amount would be doubled. What pleasure Is liiere in life with a headache, constipation and biliousness? Thousands experience them who could become perfectly healthy by using De Witt's Little Early Risers, the famous little pills. .1. M. F. Trotter, Norfolk; R. L Walker. Bramblcton; Trultt & Smith, Berkley. quostionMB was pascsenBHr . ? SB .m tm ?! <^SflBJflBJBfl to "aye," nibvccr^BBG ; ?ra that the measure ^SjbJ : All the time he was ^^Bffi I ho opponents of the lOll^BJBj for votes-. ..Mr. M tin ford yieloJBfl - sorts of propositions to be s t a: o (^BJBJBBJ advocates of the bill. These K-ml ie^HH were willing to reconsider If the deh?nH wus t'o be limited. Mr. Munford could promise only for himself and no agree? ment was reached. At 2:M0 o'clock Mr. Munford yielded for a motion to vacate the chair until ?! p. hi., which tVttS car? ried. It begins to look as though the Leg? islative session would 'have to be con? tinued .several' days. Very slow prog? ress has been made by the House with the appropriation bill up to this time. After 'Monday unless culled Into extra session, ilie members will have to pay their o.vn expenses. Very few will be willing in do this. 'fit.- House tvao at work during most of [he day on the appropriation bill. At thi.-' writ!itf? many of the Items In the measure are yet to lie considered. The salary of the reporter of the Court of Appi als was reduced from ,M,r.oo to $1,200 and tiie pay of ihn Commissioner of Agriculture was fixed nl $1,700 per year nid his clerk at $f?00, both amounts to ? me out of tin- fees for inspecting fer? tilizers. Tm- House iiis ngre rl to the bill au? thorizing Ilie Richmond and 1'cters'ourg railroad companies to consolidate under (he mini' of tin- Atlantic Con.st Lino Company. An amendment was placed upon II providing for l ixing a farm owned by the Itlchtnnnd .-nid Petersburg Company in Chestertleld, The Renate concurred in He' amendment and the bill goes to the (soyei nor.. The Legislature has passed very few important bills. Two of the mosl im? portant are the Baunders act, requiring tiie railroads to fei. thell' (racks' or ply for stock killed and the Parks* measure, providing that bond.?, stocks and other evidence of debt shall !>? list? ed for*'taxation. Many Important nets passed one or tin.' other of the two Houses, hut failed to get through the other branch. Governor Tyler will be a very busy man from now until the Legislature ad? journs, l?lls are piling in noon him. lie has to set up lato and rise early to consider IJiem. The Legislature to-day elected Sam? uel 'I'. Boss Judge of the County Court of Accom.it.'. A caucus was not held to make a nomination, but the representa? tives of A'ccomac agreed lipon M r. Boss. Governor Tyler h is signed the bill to prohibit city and town councils from imposing a license tax on newspapers. He used a pen which Delegate Charles '1'. Hland presented to him for the pur? pose. tMr. Bland was the patron of the bill in the'House and Mr. Mellwaine in the Senate. The Wllklns bill, to prevent dealings in futures, has been practically killed. It passed the House yesterday, and in the Senate to-day was referred to a committee, which means that it will llCVl r see daylight. The Sentit,' was In session until late 10-nlght. By a vote of j;i to 12 It re? fused to reconsider the vote by which the Whnrtoii bill wis passed. The Withers constitutional convention bill was passed almost unanimously. The Klser Labor Bureau bill was made the special order for Monday. Tic House caucus decided in favor of the convention. Among the House bills referred by the Senate was the one providing for x game warden for Virginia. It will not become a law unless the session should be extended several days. Mr. Keezell, from the committee ap? pointed to examine the office of the clerk of the Sonate, made Wie report of that body. Tthis report paid a high compliment, to tjhe faithful, able and eflleieivt manner in whkfli Olcrk Jo But? ton had' discharged his duties. Mr. Morris offered and had pa-sscrt Under a suspension I of tiie rules a bill to amend the code In relation to the I '.1 i versity of Virginia. The chango made is in line with the recommenda? tion of the Hoard of Visitors and makes it optional with the board as to whetih or or not residences shall be furnished the m am hers of the faculty. The law at present, says this "shall" be done and the amendment, provides that lo "may" be dene. A bill was Introduced by Mr. Mell? waine and passed authorizing (he United States Government to acquire certain lands near Petersburg for a battlefield park. * (Continued on Ninth Page.)