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WRANGLE 0VERPIPE LIKE
Efforts Made by Pctcrmined Minor
ity to Clog the Marshall Bill.
COMPULSOKY EDUCATION BILL
The Measure Is Opposed by Kcprcsento
tivo llcrzog from llcrks County-Mr.
Scyfcrt Attempts to Tuck on a
Cluuse or Two.
Special to the Scranton Tribune.
Harrlsburg, Pa., Feb. 28. Itepresen
tatlve Farr, the champion of compul
sory education, won a declBlve victory
by the passage of hla bill tonight
through the house on second reading
stage. The greater part of the day was
given to the consideration of the
measure. Numerous amendments were
promoted, but the friends of the bill
formed a solid front and It paBsed with
out material change. There was no
doubt from the opening of the contest
but that It would pass, the struggle
being to keep out the undesirable
amendment! that were showered upon
it by the enemies.
Mr. Seyfert, of Lancaster, who had
Introduced a bill on the same subject,
opened the tight by trying to substi
tute the first section of his bill for the
first section of the Farr bill. This was
defeated by an overwhelming vote.
The Lancaster member, not deterred
by this setback, kept up a running fire
of amendments as each section was
considered, but without avail, as the
house promptly and vigorously voted
them out of sight with one exception,
namely, to provide for the payment of
the fines Into the county treasury for
school purposes. This amendment Mr.
Farr favored, as he intended to offer
one for the same purpose.
The only other chnnge made In the
bill was that made on motion of Mr.
Fow, to compensate assessors as they
are now paid for additional work neces
sary 10 make the census enduratlon of
children.
Mr. Farr was congratulated on nil
sides for the persistency with which he
opposed the Inimical amendments and
the victory he had won. Mr. Farr says
that the opposition to the bill was
weaker than at either the session of
S'.)3 or 1S!H. and he Is confident that it
will pass the house finally by a larger
vote than it ever received.
THi: RECORD OF A DAY.
Proceedings of Interest in the Senate and
House of Kcpftsentativcs.
Cy the United Press.
Harrlsburg, Pa., Feb. 2S. The senate
met at 10 o'clock. After hearing re
ports of committees, several bills were
. ; Introduced, one of them, by Mr. Porter.
II ..-yubtffnjf'.Oj legislative apportionment bill.
L-WMidnrt-lie hill of ISM. Introduced to
f Jflve It a place on the calendar. A sen-
satlon was sprung by Senator Kauff
J man offering a resolution to re-commlt
J the Marshall pipe line bill. In order that
f some of the independent producers
night have a chance to be heard on It.
. A wrangle followed, In which it was
cieveiopeu mat nenator iiraay, wno
called the bill up out of order yesterday
at the request of Senator McCreary, as
he said, had made a mistake In the
number of the bill.
Senator Whit advocated the passage
of tho resolution, declaring he had
many constituents who were opposed
to the bill's passage, and ho insisted on
knowing whether the corporations com
mittee had even held a meeting to con
sider the bill. Mr. Orady asserted that
he had gone to all the members of the
committee on Monday night and In
formed each one o his intention to re
port the bill; thnt he waited until the
. senator from Reaver arrived and then
S told him of his purpose.
I Senator White was unable to see how
this could have been possible, as the
I bill was reported Monday night and he
I had not appeared at the capital until
r Tuesday morning. He then called for
the yeas and nays on the resolutlorrand
it was defeated 9 to 24.
The bill was then reached In regular
order on the calendar. Its opponents
had apparently exhausted their ammu
nition and contented themselves with
recording; their votes against it. The
bill passed yeas, 29; nays, 9, as follows:
Yeas Messrs. Andrews, Baker, Hecker,
. Coyle, Crltchfleld, Crouse, Orady, Hacken
berjj, Hardenbergh, Keefer, Kennedy,
Kline, Landln, Lemon, McCreary, Mitch
ell (Bradford), Mitchell (Jefferson), 'Moyer,
Osbourn, Penrose, Porter, Rowland, Sav
ior, Smith, Snyder, Steel, Stiles, Thomas,
Upperman. 29.
Nays Messrs. Brown, Green, Hyde,
TCniiffman, Meredith, Mlllclsen, Shorlt,
Vnughan and Walton. 9.
The house bill establishing a depart
ment of agriculture was passed by a
vote of 34 to none.
Itills Presented In tho House.
The house met at 10 o'clock. The bill
prohibiting hazing and providing pen
alties. for the same was reported favor-
i ably from the education committee.
Among the bills read In place was
the following: Hy Mr. Hicks, of Phila
delphia, providing for the employment
of none but American citizens on public
works, and providing thnt a violation
shall work a forfeiture of the contrac
tor's bonds.
When the compulsory education bill
was reached on second reading a half
dozen members tried to get the floor
in order to offer amendments. Mr. Sey
fert, of Lancaster, moved to amend the
first section, to provide thnt every child
between the ages of 8 and 13 years shall
attend school tut least sixteen consecu-
f tlve weeks each year, Instead of "at
A least sixteen weeks," as provided In
I tlii. riahillnn hi ivfi mi ia dfid nlar. n ..!...
from the school directors dlscretlonnry
power in the matter of excuses for non-
attendance. v.
Mr. Seyfert explained that the pond
Ing bill could not be enforced, and his
amendment was Introduced for the pur
pose of making the proposed law ef
fective.
'Mr. Herzog, of Berks, moved to amend
the Seyfert amendment by striking out
' the words "sixteen consecutive weeks,
nnd Insert "eighty days." Both amend-
mentB.were voted down,
v Mr. I nrr Ocfendstho Hill.
Mr. Farr contended that his bill
would be effective, and that the com
mlttee on ? duration had practically dis
', carded the Seyfert propositions.
Mr. Seyfert said he was astonished at
the uudaclty of Mr. Farr In making
uch a statement, In view of tho fact
that he had done everything to perfect
the bill.
Other amendments were voted down
and the first section passed without
reading.
Mr. liurroll, of Mercer, appealed to
the house to sit down on the squabble
between the gentlemen who desired
fame In connection with the passage of
the measure and resist the attempts
to defeat compulsory education.
Mr. Fow and Mr. Herxog made
speeches against the bill, the former
declaring that there Is no demand from
the people of the state for compulsory
education at this time.
Mr. Herzog said it could not bo forced.
rending the consideration of the bill,
the house t 12.40 took a recess until
8- o'clock this evening to enable the
members to attend the Indian school
commencement at Carlisle.
STRIKERS' STRONG CARD.
Walking Delegates Will Call Out 10,000
Mechanics.
By tho TTnited Press.
New York, Feb. 28. At a meeting of
walking delegates this morning it was
decided thnt the Master Builders' had
no Intention whatever of compromising
or of meeting the strikers half way.
This being the case, the delegates de
cided to make no more offers of any
sort.
A resolution was adopted calling out
tomorrow every man connected with
the Building Trades' association. This
Is the strongest card the strikers have
played. It means that more than 10,
000 men will stop work tomorrow.
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SLATTEBY LECTURED.
At the Close of His Address the Dx-Prlcst
Announced the Coming of nn A. 1. A.
Organizer.
By the United Tress.
Savannah, Oa Feb. 28. A guard of
fifty police surrounded the Odd Fel
lows' hall during ex-Priest Slattery's
lecture tonight. Several hundred peo
ple gathered In the streets, drawn by
curiosity. There was no disturbance,
however. Several hundred people were
!n the hall and listened to the lecture,
wlik.li wfiS a discussion of the theology
of the Uoman Catholic church, and an
alleged expose of the secrets of the
confiwiniial. The lecturer dealt largely
in lldiciile and satire. The crowd In
tho hall was quiet !ind orderly and
seemingly in sympathy with the lec
turer. At the close of tho lecture Slattery
announced thut nn American Protective
association organizer would be in
Savannah within twenty-four hours.
S!c said thnt be was a member of the
American Protective association, but
dcr.id that he was a representative of
the organization.
Kleven arrests have been made fo
far for participation in Monday night's
d:Muiabnce. Three were given ten days'
in jail nnd one was fined $10. Seven
are jet to be given a hearing. Slattery
announce'd tonight he , -would go from
here to Atlanta.
SMUGGLING IN ALASKA.
A licvenue Cutter to Stop tho Illicit
Whisky Traffic.
By tho United Press.
San Francisco, Feb. 28. Tho whisky
smuggling trallic has grown to such
enormous proportions In Alaska that
Uncle Sam has at last decided to re
sort to heroic measures, The revenue
cutter Oorwin has been quietly fitting
out for a cruise for weeks past. The
Corwln today sails for the North, and it
has leaked out that she has been es
pecially detailed to patrol tho Alaska
coast from Sitka northward and to keep
a sharp eye out for Illicit traders.
The whalers and sealers who are now
fitting out for their annual voyage to
the frozen zone will be objects of spe
cial attention at the hands of the Cor-
wln's officers, and In all probability
most of them will be overhauled and
thoroughly searched before they have
an opportunity of landing their contra
band wares If they have any such on
board.
F.NGAG EM ENT EXPECTED.
Government Forces and Rebels Will
Fight at Cucuta.
By tho United Press.
Washington, Feb. 2?. Secretary
Herbert tonight received this cable
gram :
Colon, Feb. 28. An engagement is ex
pected near Cucuta, Colombia. (Signed)
Cromwell, commanding officer Atlanta.
Cucuta Is a small town In the Cucuta
Valley, province of Pomplona United
States of Colombia, and near the Vene
zuelan frontier. The engagement re
ported as expected to occur Is between
the government forces and the revolu
tionary party.
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Fred I'feffer Reinstated.
By tho United Press.
New York, Feb. 28. At today's session
of the National Base Hall league a sched
ule for the coming season was adopted,
and Fred Pfeffer, second baseman of the
IiOUlsvllles, was reinstated among tho
league players. Pfeffer was assigned :o
the Louisville club for the coming season
and fined ioO for his attempt at rebellion.
Stculs a Lecturer's Dottle.
By tho United Press.
Jefferson, la., Feb. 28. During a tem
perance meeting In this city last night,
while K. H. Btlllman, of the Jefferson llee,
was Illustrating the effect of alcohol upon
the stomach by cooking the white of nn
egg, a man slipped Into the room, pock
eted the bottle of alcohol nnd got away be
fore he could be nppreheiided.
- -Insane
from Worry.
By tho United Tress.
Lancaster, Pa., Feb. 28. Kdward Col
lins, a molorman on tho Columbia and
Donegal Klectrle railway, was taken to
the county Insane asylum this morning.
Severnl months ago Collins' car run over a
little hoy on the streets of Columbia.
Since that time he has worried so that his
mind became unbalanced.
CONDENSED STATE TOPICS.
Jacob Hoffman, waylaid at night by rob
bers neur Tremont, bent them off with his
whip.
Justice of the Pence George A. Fllck-
tnger, or Tarry town, ended his life wll'i a
bullet.
A Pennsylvania rnilronil train struck
and killed nn unknown woman at Coiisho
hocken. .
A mine tunnel 600 feet long will be drlvn
Into Hear mountain at Tower City, to
drain a colliery.
Road supervisors near Hamburg, Berks
county, sum nave nig torces of men shov
eling snowdrifts from the highways.
When the weather grows wnrmer tho'
rlrnuyiKIII Electric ilullwuy comiianv will
commence aio,(ioii worth of trolley con
struction in i-ousviuo aim suburbs.
T6E ENCAMPMENT CLOSES
Labors of the Grand Army Delegates
at V" ill in Disport Concluded.
THE RESOLUTIONS ADOPTED
State Will lie Asked o furnish Assist
ance Toward Securing Data for Kcgl
mental Histories Greetings on
llcluilf of the Ladles.
By tho United Tress.
Willlnmsport, Pa., Feb. 2S. The
Oram! Army encampment concluded its
labors today and adjourned sine die.
The morning session consisted of the
Installation of the newly elected olllccrs
and the adoption of the reports of com
mittees. Among the resolutions adopt
ed were the following:
Itesolved, That hereafter It will be nn
offense, punishable by law, for any per
son not entitled or who Is unworthy, to
wear the Grand Army of the Jtepubllu
badge or button.
Resolved, Thut regimental histories be
published, und that the state be asked for
fur an appropriation to assist In securing
well authenticated data.
Itesolved, That the law placing Mexi
Ican soldiers on the rolls at li'J years, be
amended to apply to soldiers of the repub
lic. Itesolved, That the proper authorities
of the Department of Pennsylvania re
quest the national encampment to change
the date of the annual encampment to a
summer month. (Probably July).
Itesolved, That the Grand Army of the
Republic Is in favor of equitable and just
pensions to all soldiers of the republic.
Resolved, That the committee on resolu
tions ask the legislature to make nn ap
propriation sutllclent ;to maintain the
standing of the Grand Army or the Repub
lic In Its charitable work to old soldiers
and their orphans.
The resolution asking that the name
of Pension Commissioner Lochren be
dropped from the lists of the Grand
Army of the Republic wns reported
negatively by the Committee, they
deeming It out of the jurisdiction of the
encampment.
The council of administration made
a report, which wns adopted. The re
ports of department olllcluls were also
adopted.
Greetings on llcluilf of l.udics.
Greetings on behalf of the ladles of
the Grand Army of the Republic were
extended by a committee of the ladles
of the Grand Army of the Republic,
consisting of Mrs. M. G. Lawrence,
Circle 67, Philadelphia; Mrs. M. J. Tur
ner, Circle 60, Allegheny, and Mrs. II.
N. Ward, Circle 45, Phlllipsburg, Cen
ter county.
Department Commander Cumlngs at
once appointed James S. Morrison, as
sistant adjutant general, and Abra
ham Levering assistant quartermas
ter general. . X-.-.'
After balloting for national delegates,
the vote for which will not be counted
until It reaches headquarters' at Phila
delphia, a committee consisting of Mrs.
Morrison, Smethport; Mrs. Cumlngs,
Tldeoute, and Mrs. lironson, from the
Women's Relief corps, extended greet
ings on behalf of the Women's Relief
corps. The encampment then ad
journed. Cavalry Reunion.
The survivors of the Eighth Pennsyl
vania cavalry held their reunion this
afternoon and elected the following of
ficers: President, Samuel Wilson; vice
president, Captain Pickett; correspond
ing secretary, J. W. Vandersllce; re
cording secretary, John E. Kane;
treasurer, Alexander Allen.
The ladles of the Grand Army of the
Republic elected the following olllccrs
today: President, Mrs. Marie F. Ely;
senior vice-president, Mrs. E. Strltch
field; junior vice-president, Mrs. Ella
Jones; treasurer, Mrs. Ada L. Shannon.
The Woman's Relief corps elected
the following officers: President, Mrs.
Anna L. Wilbur; senior vice-president,
Mrs. Jennie Aldrldge; Junior vice-president,
Mrs. Anna Loomls; chaplain, Mrs.
Sarah Messlmer. An executive board
was also chosen.
Delegate at large, Mrs. Maria L.
A! urn ford; delegates, Mary Dugann,
Nan L. Leslie, A. Ilorton, Lona R. Pat
terson, Nellie C. Fullmer, Eliza llooth,
Jennie Plnney.
GUATEMALA'S CASE.
Fnvoys Present Her Side of the Argument
to .Mexico.
By tho United Press.
City of Mexico, Feb. 23. Guatemalan
Envoy De Leon has presented docu
ments showing Guatemala's side of the
case. The Mexican government Is now
studying the same, which Is a histori
cal and geographical review of the diffi
culties between the two countries, and
is voluminous.
Special stress Is laid on the clnlm that
under the treaty of 1882, Mexico had no
vested rights In ttm ceded territory
now In dispute until the delimitation
of the frontier was finished.
Engineers are still engaged on the
work of delimitation and It will be some
months before they will be ready to re
port. SAW FAIR'S WILL STOLEN.
A South Dakota Alan Wants $15,000
to Tell.
By tho United Tress.
San Francisco, FeK 2S. Charles I..
Fair has received a Becond letter from
an unknown correspondent nt Brook
ings, S. D stating that he witnessed
the abstraction of the will of the late
Jnmes O. Fnlr from the county clerk's
ollice on Jan. .28 and offering to .reveal
the Identity of the thief for J15.000.
The writer gives Fair until Feb. 25 to
remit the money. At the same time he
wrote to the attorneys for the executors,
making the same proposition. The re
cipients pnld no attention to the lettrs,
but there Is much speculation con
cernlngtheclumsy but persistent blacK
muiler. IttJRNINfi OF A CHURCH.
The FUiflce Which W ithstood the Johns-
town Flood Destroyed by Fire. ,
By tho United Press. .,
Johnstown, T'n., Feb. 8. The large
St. Joseph's German Catholic church.
Which withstood the brunt of the terri
ble flood of 1X80, wns at 6 o'clock this
morning (lest roped by lire.
After the lire was under control,
Louis Pfars was fatally Injured and
a man named Holla badly injured by
being caught under a falling wall, while
looking at the ruins. The loss Is nbout
$r0.000 and is fully covered by Insurance,
nvsuVWAAv .
VmiTOjOF The
Carnegie's
SENATE mm WORK
Passes the Sundry Civil Appropria
tion Kilt at Last.
JUICY PLUM rOK P0TTSVILLE
An Appropriation of $20,000 for a Gov
ernment Building House Unable to
Agree on Senate Amendment to
Hawaii Cablo Dill.
By tho United Tress.
Washington, Feb. 2S. The sundry
civil appropriation bill was passed by
the senate today, Its consideration hav
ing occupied the larger share of four
legislative days. All of the amendments
that were adopted in committee of the
whole were concurred In after the bill
was reported back to the senate al
most all of them In bulk.
There wns an effort made by Mr. Vest
(Dem., Mo.) to have the amendment for
the purchase of the lilaine property, on
Lafayette place, Washington, modified
so as to require "a foe simple title" to
pass. Instead of Mrs. Blaine's "right
title and interest" to the property; but
that motion was defeated yeas, 26;
nays, 37 and the original amendment
was agreed to.
' The flwb.nd .a. quarter million dollar
amendment for the payment of sugar
bounty did not even have the distinc
tion of a separte vote, but was covered
up in the general vote for all the
amendments. So, too, with the amend
ment providing a retiring list for of
ficers of the revenue cutter service. An
effort was made by Mr. Stewart Pop.,
Nev.) to have Mr. Wa'lcott's (Rep., Col.)
amendment for the nppolntmentof dele
gates to an International monetary con
ference modified so as to prohibit the
delegates from agreeing to any higher
ratio between gold and silver than 10
to 1; but he was not able to muster more
than eleven votes on his side, and a
motion to reconsider tho vote agreeing
to the Wolcott amendment was also de
featedyeas, 9; nays, 52. So the pro
vision for the appointment of nine dele
gates remains In the bill.
An amendment appropriating $20,000
for a public building at Pottsvllle, Pa.,
with a limit of cost nt $G0,000, wns
among the Items agreed to. The bill
now goes to a conference, where It will
piobably be subjected to considerable
pruning. The legislative, executive and
judicial nprpoprlatlon bill was taken
up, and by 5.40 p. m., when there was
a short executive session, followed by a
recess till 8 p. m., ninety-two pages
of the bill over two-thirds of the whole
had been completed, with no more de
lay than was required for the two rend
ing clerks to race through It, omitting
most of the reading matter between the
opening and closing of each paragraph.
Vnable to Agree on Hawaii.
The first matter under consideration
before the house was the report of the
conferrees on the diplomatic and consu
lar appropriation bill that they were
still unable to agree upon the Item In
serted by the senate authorizing tho
construction of a cable to Hawaii, ap
propriating $,"i0,000 to begin the work by
a vote of 150 to 115; the house voted to
still Insist upon its disagreement to that
amendment,
Mr. Lnwson, (Dem., Qa.), reported
the resolutions agreed to by the com
mittee on elections on the contest of
Ooode vs. Kpes from the Fourth district
of Virginia In favor of Kpes, the sit
ting member.
Senate amendments to the bill mak
ing it unlawful for any unauthorized
person to wear the insignia of the Red
Cross were agreed to, and It now goes
to the president for his approval.
The bill to protect forest reservations,
which the senate amended by tho sub
stitution of an entire new proposition,
was referred to the committee on publle
lands, which Is equivalent to a defeat.
The joint resolution authorizing th"
erection In the District of Columbia of
a statue of the late Professor Samuel
Oross, M. D.. D. C. U, I.L. D., of Phila
delphia, having been recalled from the
senate wns agreed to with an amend
ment striking out the appropriation of
$1,500 for a pedestal for the statue.
OBJECT TO CARICATURE.
Tho Comic Valentino Statue of General
Grant Itejectcd by Senate Committee.
By the United Press.
Washington, Feb. 28. The Joint li
brary committee of the house and sen
ate today decided, by a unanimous
vote, to reject the statue of General
Grant, which was presented some
weeks ago to the government by the
Grand Army of the Republic It was
decided that the statue was not a cor
rect representation of General Grant,
and thut Its facial resemblance to the
great leader was so Imperfect that
it would not bo recognized unless la
belled with tho general's name. (
The rjatue was chiselled by Frank
lin Simmons, who modeled the statue
of Hoger Sherman, which . has stood
for some years In stat-iury hnll as the
gift ut the state of Rhode Island. It
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was proposed to place It In the main
hall of the capitol building, und this
Intention would doubtless have been
carried out but for the decision of the
committee not to accept It.
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WILL STAND NO NONSENSE.
France Must Keep Hands Off San Do
. mingo.
By tho United Press.
Washington, Feb. 28. Although tho
three French gunboats continue In the
neighborhood of San Domingo, confi
dence Is expressed at the state depart
ment that they will commit no overt
act pending the negotiations which are
now In progress. Assurances have
been given by France to that effect,
and the United States has no doubt
that they will be kept. It Is learned
that the representations of the United
States to France are of such a nature
that France could not afford to pursue
too threatening .'an attitude toward
San Domingo.
Under no circumstances would this
country permit France to seize the cus
toms receipts of the little republic as
security for money demanded. Our
prior claims on San Domingo for debts
long due, and the settlement of which
this country has patiently awaited
without threats of seizure indicate suf
ficiently our attitude In the matter.
MORGAN'S SENTENCE.
Acqnfft 'fcrccV Train Bobber Receives
F.ightccn Years.
By tho United Press.
Stafford C. II., Va., Feb. 28. Charles
Morgan, alias Morganfleld, who has
been on trial here charged with hold
ing up and robbing a train at Acqula
Creek of $25,000, was this afternoon
found guilty and sentenced to eighteen
years Imprisonment.
Upon being advised of the verdict
Governor O'Ferrall telegraphed his
congratulations to Prosecuting Attor
ney White. Tho governor telegraphed:
"Train robbers will seek some other
state for the nefarious work. Virginia
Juries will uphold the law."
NAVAL ECONOMY.
Provision for Construction of Twelve
Torpedo Hoots Stricken Out.
By tho United Press.
Washington, Feb. 28. The naval ap
propriation bill was reported to the
senate this afternoon by Mr. Gorman.
It reduces tho number of battleships
authorized by the house from three to
two. Tho provision for the construc
tion of twelve torpedo boats Is stricken
out and the following substituted:
For six light draft composite gun
boats of about 1,000 tons displncemeii
and no one of which shall cost more
than $230,000, exclusive of armament,
and three torpedo boats at a cost of not
exceeding $175,000 each.
TWENTY.riVE KILLED.
Result of the F.xploslon at Ccrrlllos, New
Mexico.
By tho United Press.
Albuquerque, N. M., Feb. 28. Advices
today from the scene of the mine ex
plosion nt Cerrlllos place the number
of dead positively nt twenty-five. One
man is still missing. All tho rest of
the miners were accounted for.
The superintendent of the mine said
today that the explosion was caused
l-y the carelessness of two miners who
passed the danger line with unpro
tected lamps against orders. The dam
age to the mine Is very small.
General Post's Successor.
By tho United Press.
lialva, 111., Feb. 2S. George W. Trlnce,
of. Oaleshurg, was today nominated on the
one thousand fourahundred und seventy
sixth ballot by the' Tenth district Kepub
llcan convention to succeed General Post
in congress.
TELEGRAPHIC TICKS.
The heavy rain In Nebraska was worth
millions or dollars to the farmers.
The Colorado senate yesterdny passed
the bill prohibiting capital punishment In
tho state.
Mayor Schleven, of Brooklyn, N. Y Is
looking at the car tenders on tho Balti
more street cars.
Cincinnati whisky men refuse to accept
the trust's advance of 3 cents a gallon and
will sell at old prices,
A thousand Salvation Army members
bade farewell to General llooth when ho
sailed from New York yesterday.
An unknown miscreant fired four shots
at Engineer Radford, as his train pnssod
through Thomiisvlllo, (iu., but only slight
ly wounded him.
HEARD OVER THE CABLE.
.
Francois Coppee,
the
Franch poet,
Is
paid to be dying.
Iord Itoscbery Is rapidly recoveifns
from the Influenza.
Two feet of snow fell In tho German
enntons of Switzerland.
Lord Randolph Churchill Is said to have
left considerable property.
The Germnn relchstng refused to confer!
dictatorial powers upon the governor of
Alsace-Lorraine.
Austria's sugar crisis Is only transitory,
declared the minister of tlnunce to the
budget committee.
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THERE'S HOPE FOR SILVER
The Proposed International Confer
ence Is Well Received.
SENATORS ALL COMMEND IT
If Kngland Docs Not Favor the Scheme,
Other-Kuropcan Countries May le
ucine Silvcritcs Are Pleased
with the Outlook.
By tho United Press.
Washington, Feb. 2S. Members of
the senate are giving careful attention
to the movement in Europe for another
International conference looking to the
rehabilitation of sliver. The success
ful presentation of Mr. Everett's resolu
tion in the house of commons proved
a pleasant surprise to a large majority
of the senators. Indeed not a single
senator out of a large number con
versed with on the subject expressed
any other view than that the result
was one upon which the people of the
United States were to be congratulated.
The more extreme silver men go further
than tho senators who advocate Inter
national bimetallism only and still con
tend that the United States need not
wait uixin any ,othr "government. Hut
a majority of hem" comprehend so 1
thoroughly that If an international
agreement can be arranged It will at
one stroke remove all their difficulties,
that they, too, appreciate the Improved
prospects abroad while still contending
for Independent action by the United
States.
Very few of the senators of whatever
views on the silver question, were pre
pared for the action of the Hrltish
parliament, for they had not considered
that the present government would
consent to another conference, but now
that the Everett resolution has been
adopted, some of them interpret It to
indicate that resistance to it meant the
downfall of the Rosebery government.
Hence they lind especial encourage
ment In the Inference that the British
nation is behind the official action of
its legislature. In view of these facts
they regard the conference as an as
sured fact, and the opinion- is almost
uniform that the result of Its proceed
ings must be far more satisfactory to
the advocates of bimetallism than was
the Brussels conference.
Senators Allison, Piatt, Chandler,
Hill and others regard the adoption of
the resolution as a most propitious
omen and think that If a conference Is
held it will surely result In a substantial
gain for silver. Senator Allison, who
was a member of the Brussels confer
ence, expressed the opinion that Eng
land would make Important conces
sions In case of another Conference.
Vienna, Feb. 28. The Fremdenblatt,
a semi-official newspaper, says It is cer
tain that Austria-Hungary will accept
an invitation to Join in an international
monetary conference.
WILSON CONGRATULATED.
He Is Surrounded by friends in tho Sen
nto Cafe.
By the United Press.
Washington. Feb. 2S. The president
this afternoon sent to the senate the
nomination of Representative William
I.. Wilson, of West Virginia, to be post
master general. Sir. Wilson's first
knowledge of his nomination being sent
to the senate today as postmaster gen
eral was communicated by Henry Tal
bot, the clerk of the ways and means
committee. A moment later he went
down 'to the cafe In the basement In
company with Mr. Stevens, of New
York, for luncheon. Here he wns Im
mediately surrounded by the members
of the house, who crowded nbout his
oliHlr nnd heartily congratulated him.
He does not expect to qualify until
the first of April. He has decided to
employ the intervening time until April
1 In recuperating his wasted energies.
Treasury Statement. v
By tho United Press.
Washington, Feb. 2S. Tho treasury
statement to be issued tomorrow will
show tho excess of expenditures over re
ceipts for the eight months of tho current
fiscal year to be t:!(i,r!i3,UU. .This does not
include t8,0(XK),U(K) owed to the sinking fund
for the current ilscal year.
Another Lie Nailed.
By tho United Press.
New Orleans, La., Feb. 28. The stenmer
John Wilson arrived here today from
Dluetlelils, and the captain and a pas
senger, a business man from Bluellelils,
bolh denied that there was any truth In
the story that a British warship hud tired
on an American vessel there.
An After Dinner Suicide,
By the United Press.
Lancaster, Pa., Feb, 28, Emanuel Korte,
a farm hand, employed by Illrum Uru
baker, of Manhelm township, arose from
the dinner table today, and going Into tho
orchard, blew his brains out. There Is no
known motive for the act. Korte wns 27
years old and single.
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