_ WORK OF CONGRESS. #rs of Great Importance Yet to He Settied Before Adjournment. $60,000,000 De- voted to War Expenses. In a few days the Fifty-fitth session of (Congress will adjourn, Yeaving President MoKinley and his advisors to décide the Philippine question as they will, All talk of an extra session w heen dispelled ax it is believed that an increase in the regular army | be provided for before adjourn. wentfal pericd in the country’s is coverad by the work of the ith congress, drawing to a close, as been a period of stirring and tie action, with questions of gnitude constantly engaging un, forming an epoch alongside er Ameéricsn epochs, the re- the civil wan iy it may be mentinned n estimates. the total ap. i for the congress—-not ine + the four appropriation bills dyer Ly the former cONgress mpproximnately 1.600 000 60, hy amount approximately $600. is for war expenses or incident my and navy. : has declared war & foreign foe, and the treaty- Branch has participated in the treaty by which that jmated. It Bas provided eer army, has enlarged army and has expanded meet wir emergencies and herp revised, first by 3 then by the war hing as these War meas. gress has had time ather legislation which, r elreritmetances, would TT This in- eots are t “weil be required to | Philadelphia on the it every i quest from either Gut own | called upon Casco TERSE TELEGRANS. New quotations on window glass, contrary to expectations, make no advances, . A new price list advances various styles of bath tubs from § to 20 per cent. Rumor says that (Charles Hoyt, the playwright has broken down, mentally and physically. The cruiser Yosemite will safl from the Norfolk navy yard in a few days with 220 men for Dewey's fleet, Hobhert Wilson, aged 17, was out in two by 8 crane at he Schoen Steel works, Allegheny, Pa, last Monday. Jopwe James, Jr, was blentified by the handite in the fate Lacds train robbery in Missourl Colonel Conger. formerly of Akron, publican National committer, dled at Des Moines, Ia, aged 61 Stove pips elbow manafacturers ject of advancing prices to cover ad- yances in raw material ny has placed orders for worth of machine tonite for the naw plant at East Pittsburg, J. Pierpont Morgan, the New York stalling electric Hghts in St cathedral London, at a cost of $25.00 from “Jase Doe” in the Manning di~ YOree Case. John Rockefeller, Jr, ed a director on the Delaware, Lacka- wana Raliroad Thirteen Cherokee Indians have bound themselves by oath, under pon. alty of demth, not to marry outside the Cherokee race. The movement &§ spreading among the red skins. Because she was afraid to return to the home of her parents from whom she had taken $15, Mary Kienel, of Pittsburg, last Thursday committed suicide by drinking a half pint of car. Bolle acid. A young woman of Ligonier, Pa., was exhibiting a jeweled revoiver to her friend Harry Carpenter a few days ago. As usual the pistol was discharged { and the young man is now Carryiog # bullet in his body. President Seth Lew, of Columbia College, New York, said in a speech at occasion of Wash- lone irihd “that the war da partmen aring the recent rife lacked genius and ey Attorney General Monnett, of Obl, filed suits to cust the Pennsylvania tngton's birthday, {and the Cincinnati, Hamiitom & Day: ton ralirosds from the State He charges them with having violated their franchises by forming & pool. There has been no demand nor rec Bovern- ment or that of Germany for the re enlt of any of the officials at Apia turmotin there, both awaiting fuller reports Corn 8B. Henderson, of blind housskespivr, employed RUvernments Chicago. & by WN parior of the Holtzlander home Mon. day evening with her skull battered and crushed. Holtziander is being de talned. Mrs. Herderson was 13 years old and attractive, but totally blind. Peter Feriello and James Laino played cards with Haphael Caio, & jost thelr money and manded it back. Casco pulled & ro- volver and shot Laino dead. Then he ' {| shot Feriello who died Tuesday morn- : arrest ing. Casco is under 7 i mnitted to pass through our lines and | : returned soe of the passengers as the leader wf ! i wenied dispatches for | The commissioners sald that [ alds and Sandiko were both at Malo 0). and for years 8 member of the Re. | 1 t While the Filipinos are not yel pre-d Coated hee! w toners, will meet in a few days with the ob. Pelix werks on the payment | value of food and clothing furnished The Westinghouse Machine Compr. : to them, $250,400 | #3 yoars of | age. is now cecupying his first position | of trust. A few days ago he was elect. | ia fag of truce i were not received by Gen, (ix Anderson's brigade, of property at Evansville, Ind. last who have been involved in the recent | Jean Hoitgiander, was found in the | other men vere slightly wounds. A Tetiow-Talian. in New York Sunday Monday and do} Higgins house | mative shacks in various EC A FLAG OF TRUCE. Prominent Commander States That 000 of His Men Have Had Esough and Are Willing to Surrender, Two Spanish commissioners, Senors Posatio and Abogado, who were per BEEF WAS GOOD. No Fault Pound With the Millions of Pounds issued at Chickamaugs. The army Hoard of Inquiry has re- ceived the report of Major J. M. Arra- gmith, late Commissary at Thomas, (jeorgia, upon the character point. The report covers the rations supplied | aL to | &f the rations fssusd at that mabilized NBR, ty the 77.000 soldiers Chickamauga Park from May, January, 18% and ia as follows “All stores unfit for sale or confer with Aguinkidos with reference ts the Spanish prisoners at Malolos, | through the American lines Monday morning near Caloscan with the Spaniards. | Agiin. | jem and inclined Yo pacific overtures pared to surrender the Spanish pris. they will gladly release Americans wha have been held of $8, tw | for the Bhortly afterwards the rebels sent aut a fag of truce borne by Comanan- { | dante Binforoso de ia Crus and several | ! hundred of the enemy left the Filipino | ap lines crying i Capitalist, will bear the expense of in- | tel" 5 Pauls | rus commantdante said that fully 2000 | i of his men Bad had enough and were By the breaking of the Transatian« tic Hiner combine, it is sald, the Amer- | lean line managers have reduced frst | class fares to $80 and second class $8. Btate Senator Vernon H. Burke and | Judge Dellenbaugh were found gulity | at Cleveland of having extorted $16,060 > American Hines the enemy on the right “Mus coe | Bueno!’ “No guirert” bate!” Americanos muchn anxioge to surrender, Among the snemy In the many women and children were vis, ible. A woman ald down her rifle and attempted fo cross with the par | jeyers. but she was sent hack. After the party retorned to the | fired a volley, the bullets dropping at] their foes i A report to the effect that Aguinaidn : t« preparing to make overtures for pecs and thst E00 rebels are ready to surrender, is brought by twa S06. misstoners, who went to Malajos ander The commimdoners Brig. Gen. King is {1 with gastritis, and has besn relieved hy Hrig Gen Lioyd Wheaton, formerly colonel the Twentieth infantry. The insurgents have been compari. tively inactive for the past (wo weeks The total losses of ths American i try femue I tatoes and bacon were returned 0 omrd { beef and Powers fecal sx hanvted i beginning fungle | | spoiled owing to natural i ately of | troops since the fires have been as follows: Gen. McArthur's brigade, threes killed and 37 wounded. Geners: one itied and sever wounded: provost guards, two killed and 15 wounded. Advices received from Hoflo say that all is quiet there. Natives who fled at the landing of the Americans ave returning to lloils and many of them ars taking the oath of allegiance. The (CRarieston and Concord are ps. troling the islands in search of fli bustirs Sevator Quay's trial which was to have taken place last Monday has bes postpomed antil April 18 gction was taken at the instance of the district atiorney. There fre F005 cases of grip in the (ity of Mexico, A pyvione demolished 33.000 worth ¥. The enemy's sharpshooters have been particolacly active about Caloos can for the past few days. Special at- tention was paid 10 the three-gun bat- tery nesr the raflrond and the im- provement of the rebel marksmanship was very noticeable. The rebeis fired volleys at the Battery. their buliets frequently skimming the tops of the sandbags. A leutenant of the Twen- tieth Kansas volunteers snd throes man wis killed in the trenches Friday. The rebel battery has not been used since & shell from the United Stiles double-turreted monitor Monadnock exploded over it Baturday. The enemy's fire was #0 hot during Friday night in the vicinity of the that the headquarters was removed to a church #0 yards in side the line A few small fires haves destroyed the parts of the uted yesterday, wit of killed and wounded sbout 30 and 200 prison. | oe This je the wages | ot the state of in the Sb ware geted upon by a bag rd of survey and in all cases were condemned toy with the exes 4 TH ousyos that sxc hanged The 3 and beef COMMIS ERTY ared to condemnation, % of best condemned conuinted of local pir Wan, vy Ped the de fend and in a Pfosing a pound ¢ ¥ 4 fey Io ead] Were was sold te officers command and gave ti The greatest care wasn the preservation of vegetables IN pos rids this | elitnate, particularity at about the time WAR were of 41d poiaties yh new potaloes Fifty-four hun thant the sap and arrive of PURAr 8 grad pounds ware Phy a heavy rainstorm the rations furnished was ard probably the best ever fsusd 0 fan srmy of 88.000 men, with the axoete tion of sore potatoes and bacon that cRuSeE, Take Camp | in a few instances damaged poe the Been ef =” Senin Ro DEMOCRATS IN CAUCUS. iodependence of the Prilipp nes Fa o'ed - Gon. Wieser Urges That the Pres dest Suid pe Supported During War, Af & caucus of the Democratic i Ln Do mernibers of the House of Hepresaniac sg, Beld in the hall of House a nights ago, the folion berg 3 3X #4 that The rolriger 2 pa Ff TANS damaged 1 img into consideration shat approxime. BE Wo pounds of subs sfente stares were shipped hers and issued, i 3 the percentage of doss 8 exramtingly | ¥ sail” FIREWORKS EXPODE. Their Lives explosion a few days ago in one mixing rooms in A buliding Novdiinger-Chariton fireworks pany, at Granitevilie, 8. | ETT Frohiein, aged 16 years and Dotan, aged 18 years badly the eves and scalp blown off other. wine badly injured ng cannon crackers and sky row kets The explosion Buildings within a radius mile from the factory, Charles Bidwell of hail a peter and potassiom chlorate. were in packages of from 14 tn 0 Almobheved the strictest of the rules ta help : of the man in charge of the waitding. The property joss 10 the ard of inexpensive construction MUST BE SUPPRESIED. ata Pdipisos. are sn industrious. steady, people and In Very many cisea sore ing but one-Hlth the greater part for what they are fahting Sach sinughter of so many anocent persons As there wax & few weeks ago is a great pity, but it cannot be helped. It ignorance, If we should leave or suspend operations the siaughter would be all the worse. man and American property destroyed by the savage insurgents Admiral Dewey is constantly receiving offers of aid and resolutions of allegiance In the United States Supreme court an op was Banded down the oih- er day by Justice Peckham ‘ Ohio ve. Gen. J. E. used there. state law Was anor application tos the The Klondike 1s to have a large ex- ye Paris exposition of 1964 has been appointed judge United States Clreuit at polygamists The D. A. R. congress passed resolu Bays Discheyed Orders snd Two of Them Lowe : Two boys were killed another mare i tally injured snd several others mare or jess seriously Injured by a lernine of the of the {and sailors in the performance of ev. I ery military duty to ” y 3 . EY & 3 we - The dead and mortally injured are: | ine | policy of the administration now die we i dies circum. | chanting and music being impressive ii thelr effect and frtle | was meas fewted | Lon the mereral festure of the resoiu- i i Tone ! : fered the saperintenden?t | sf the factory, said that the building | wo 00 had in it gusntitites of sulphur, sat. : for so Thess | Fiarty Morgan. sped 15 years, Charies | Robert | burned in ¢ and The boys wears employed In charg { aiAnCes Wherever engaged : Siviwtoy "hook the house and i 2 Bon pounds each. He said that the boys when they want into the mixing room | themaeives during the absence company | TOanie in wax trifling. ax the hotlding was smal | { diera. | should he upheld $3 Murat Halsted Speaws Favorably About the | Ing Murat Halstead, who bas recently Cpeturned from the Philippines, says; i Pre Pilipinos, who are the pecple of the islands ares by re means the | followers of Againaldo, The real Fili- i Pinos are betier than accounted. They | farming | Pat pristngly well sducated. We are fight of the Filipinos and | of them do not know | Manila would be looted. English, Ger: | and many women and children killed | from the other Islands of the group.’ | in the case | #7. late of Company the Soldiers’ | CARRY hy sella bey re of the My AR #34 aamciniaan EE Ty hy 4% peut vad Another af Georgia 3 REE the Paemae rate tke Hause of Repro cxnens sssembied nal IDyaRity asd va whirh they authority, deplore the by why Frage r may and support movements ay hearly under al recting thelr pledge th them sympathy ke sttendance was args af sentiment The frst resol by Mr Mark Demacratis members of COE ard FERansT it 3 wha Pat a » Tose Cvr rte Ofte, and tions Muy from the the foredgn was the text ni fren Fleprese nia: Miwgianin- § Pe : Alien Wheeler, Cow herd tives Bailey, pi Canines, Lana: ants ism The spo of General differing from Fes urged 1 dome WHEN Sa w healer was ing view, na shoal be Som : steed as a lack of support lo ar werd President | ET Ree he fe 2nd on. Ar AR he arged CHE he desired the mir t that ev. gwar The bands of wher Sght- mat iar that tom was gains a pedianey Aden arty shaogid pot Wars were populist, the pressnt tirne pespls was shawn hy he L ery bey had his dram Aged war while he mothers were proud of this patrivtic spirit The votes were fouled By a large majority, +O PIOHT FOR RICHES, Ais ed Americs, The first detachment of the filibunt- ering expedition organized for an ine vaston of Ceniral America, left Kan i gakdiera and Chea tities wheres thelr The 1, spec ing san City Tuesday sight of fortune mamberad about were provided for in four conches. Willtame 6G. Thompson, mer captain of Uoriny I» Finn Missourt wnlunieers, was in eosmtnaned. | Fo pegisments organized as infantry reg C mients of war strength in the regular Om the same train, 38 regular passes. were Captain Ceorge PP. Whit, sett. late of Company OG. Fifth Mis- | Captain A. M. Cas. | sourl volunteers; MM. Third Mis. sourl. and T. A. Whitten, a lawyer, who has been active in recruiting the adventurers. The flibusters expect 10 take ship at Mobile or New {Irieany, and AL the port of embarkation they detach viped by other expert to be dt. Louis, Chicago and ments from other ritles. 3 Men whe are leaders in the adven- ture have secrelly informed their friends that the real destination in Nicaragua. The men enlisting have been assured that the invaders have been told that capitalists of National prominence are furnishing the money to equip, transport and arm the ex. pedition. Whatever the destination, the mien are sald te have boen prooy- ised rich rewards in lands and con. censions. AP ROI TR CABLE : The Czar of Russia is said to he very 1 Baron de Reuter. who originated the HES. great Reuter news service, died at Queen Victoria in enjoying the beat of health, Her eye-sight has improved I and her hearing I» acute. The English papers generally cons demned the tactics of the Filipino rel- els and predicted their defent. Germany has decided ta permit American tenons and oranges and dried fruit to eater without inspec- tion. A strong British force Is forming in Lower Egypt to meet the Khalifa, who is advancing on Omdurman with a force of about 15,000 men. The authorities of France are dilf- gently searching for the conspirators donate | in a plot to advance the claims of Due at Madrid, have ro- iin the procession or iT Vo pemenive : eaek «1 enlufalqgue iow hele {and lighted al | cpthedral i pr aENI Re i bishop | awaited Prestient Loubet and offered have | | dinal iy Lite Aron | { funeral car, after which the procession enn Adm 2 5% eR aon! of B tha | [TOOTS then Palau, wal the | practically unani. | Conga on the Cw resclutions addons, | and the Livingstan resolution eas de. | ao far: | State treasurer of Pennsylvania, died "LAST HONORS TO FAURE mpressive Puveral Services at Notre Dame of the Late President. Immense crowds witnessed the fun- eral procession which last Thursday pers the remains of the late President Felix Faure from the Elysee paluce to Notes Dame cathedral, and then to the Cemetery Fore la Chaise. Madame and Mademoiselle Faure did not take part the funeral c@- shvpgh they heard mass at on in the chapel of the Kiysee drawn hy #X horees, faotman, entered the the palace R11 ® Pega ty # It was a8 magaificent a'ith large, fituer plumes and having a dome dee y artare. The Bang- of sable velvel, bors ehoone with ths late ures initials jn sath SOR aos Bung with he tia with orape Fer bla & raped Fine Inte pre The * 5 x31 ORY high #ivil Feige pmion merge! fron ihe added by Gen WATT © Bearers of the president's : Next coor am ty bend the sonaie, Fete The hes bal by =» sourtvarsd of Car Ts car * By Tie THe Pry hg ek dent Phe procesaiot proceed. fF the sathodral, the wy ostanding with bared serge open fronting de In Cite the hells of ros tail Amal when wid tHe sanare in front Aiherwise the Place sre Dares. the hells burst funeral peal. the roaps present wml fhe Pasi? wae taken Ins and placed upon Was Dyer 0 feet grid surmountad by an Imposing twht of 130 feel, the slaborately draped The ceremony al the wae ost sctemnn aml ime Cardinal Biehard, the arch a? Parvin, bearing A crucifix, Eerie, PORTIS, 5 fie high, t the ¥ being uel haly water and then conducted to a front wens ta the cohol Car- Piha sal facing President Lotihet and the choir was filed with archbishops. bishops and orher pref Low mass was celebrated. the fim itn Cardinal Richard then approached the casket, which wan guarded by of- dears ard surounded by the clergy, were of. | and pronounesd the absolution to the wring of the srgan and the peal of cathedral bells The casket was then Berne to the portal, accompanied fy the clergy and replaced on the toy the cemetery of ln Chalse where It arrived at § % gates and walls of the wire draped with black and in the manper adopted at the Hime og The wreaths were Aepninted 5% the fost af the wall and the casket was lid on & catafalqon at the oft the vermatary Bulngistia wars | deltbvered by Renator M. Deschanel Premier Due Laskeoy and M. Guilian. The defiled before the cata ite way Pern Eat x Teer Sere ery mre af ames how Suy, M we ARMY REORGANIZATION Billi. | #eiinte Comvmittos Favors & Regular Army of Rixvy.- Ave Thousand Mes. he Renate commitles on military faire has reported 8 compromise army reorganization bill, which reads fallow Eat to mest the predent sxigen- slew of the military service the presi. i dent in hershy agthoriged 1 maintain . {the regular army al a strength of not : = | exceeding sixty-five thousand enlisted An Amercas Espsdition Lesves for Central . | several Branches of the service seeord- aR to L fares of pat men, to be distributed amongst the the nesds of each, and raise & mors than thirty-five volunteer infantry, an he from the country at aw, or from the sgrvices may be repired with regard to sitigenship or sdueational qualifications, and to form the same nts aol move than thirty thousmnl way determine, tare under general oom BEY. sw A Et in RINNE KIBGEl THE BRIDE. Hobson Takes Part ins Wedding Cernmony juwpan, ; A letter from C. RB Harris. who Is Consul tn Nagasaki, Japan, describes 4 wedding which took place in the Consulate on January IN at which Lieutenant Hobson, of Merrimac fame, wan present. The bride was Miss Jennie Prior, of Atlanta, Ga. She went tn the Orient on the same steamer with Hobson, the Gallic, but the Lieutenant did not know of her mission until he met her and Mr. Allen in the Consulate just prior to the ceremony. The bridegroom in a son of a mis sionary in China, and in honor of his nuptinis the Consulate was decorated by Mr. Harris Hobson enthusiastical- iy kissed the bride after the marriage service, Cervers Takes No Responsibl ty. The committees of the Spanish Sen. ate for the verification of credentials has examined Admiral Cervera, who had contended that he was entitled to sit in the senate, inasmuch as eriminal proceedings had not been taken against him. The admiral declared that if the loss of his squadron were & crime it must be attributed to the gov- ernment, which sent him to the An- tiles against his will, He told the { pranmnittes that he wept on receiving congratulations upon his safe arrival at Santiago de Cuba, for he had fore seen dimaster. Bl Correspondencia Militar estimates that 440,000 08 pesctas will be required tg caver the cost of the ast two wars in Cuba. Protest Against the Bombardment. General Otis had received news from finilo in regard to the fire there. I(t wis not the work of the natives, but was started by the American shells When the attack commenced the F)- pinos and the foreign residents were not in a position to resist the American The foreign residents subsequent. attack. ty met, protested against the bombard- ment and resolved to put in claims for damages, which are placed as high as $5.000.000. It is claimed the American witimatum fixed 4 p m. as the hour of bambardment, but that it was begun a 3 8 mu After an illness which began three years ago, Benjamin J. Haywood, ex- at of his most intimate acquaintances be- Ln Seder at tho thee His de
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