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fc "7TLLE, N. O, FEIDAT HOMING, DECEMBEE 14, 1900.
PBICE 5 CENTS
si
Pails
OESTREICHER&CO
TO DEFEND
THE CANAL
TRAIN "HELD UP"
AT NEW ORLEANS
TERRY M'GOVERN KNOCKS
OUT JOE CANS IN CHICAGO
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Robbers Blow Open the Ex-
j Senate Adopts Amendment to press Car Door With Dyn"
ii r atrtite.
nay-rauncexoie
Treaty.
LABOR CONVENTION
DISCUSSES TRUSTS
Thursday, Fri
day and Satur
day,
I The Vote in Executive Ses
sion Was Sixty-five to
Seventeen.;
MR. HANNA SPEAKS ON
SHIP SUBSIDY BILL
December 13 to 15.
1-8 FF
On all Tailor made
suits, jackets, box
coats, automobiles,
Dress skirts, walk
ing skirts and pet
ticoats.
OESTREIGHER&RO
51 Patton Ave.
HOUSE RESUMES DISCUSSION OF
BILL TO REDUCE WAR REVENUE
TAXES 'BILL LIKELY TO BE
PASSED TODAY.
Washing-ton, Dec. 13. By a vote of
65 to 17 the senate in executive session
; today adopted the Davis amendment
to -the Hay-Pauncefote treaty. The
vote on the amendment was taken, al
most as soon as the doors were closed.
The amendment provides that nothing1
in the treaty hall be construed as pre
venting the United States .from rtak
ing proper means to defend the Istlv
mian canal . When .the vote was an
nounced Lodge moved that the senate
adjourn and the motion was adopted
Immediately after adjournment a
conference of leading senators was
called to map out a program for fut
ure action.
Previous to taking up the treaty,
most of the session of the senate was
consumed in a speech by Hanna in ad
vocacy of the ship subsidy bill. Han
na's address was forcible, logical ana
able argument in support of the bill
He declared the measure was a plain
business propositton in the interest of
the whole people. His effort today
showed he is rapidly advancing irom
the mere tyro in debate, he declared
himself to be on a former occasion
.when, he addressed the enate, to the
front ranks of senatorial "orators. At
the close of Ms remarks be was over
i whelmed with congratulation. .
SENATOR HAIIHA'S SPEECH.
OPENED THE SAFE BUT FOUND
LITTLE MONEY DEED PERFOR
MED WITHIN THE CITY LIMITS?
New Orleans, Dec. 13. s The cannon
ball train on the Illinois Central
which arrived here tonight at 7:15 was
(held up within the city limits by a
gang of train robbers. The door of
the express car was shattered by dy
namite. They then opened the safe
but found little and only secured some
registered letters. The robbers then
decamped. Nothing is known of their
whereabouts."
American (merchant marine, Mr. Hanna
declared that tihe begiimhug of 'the de
cline in the industry was coincident
with the outbreak of the civil War.
Mr. Vest of Missouri interrupted the
Ohio senator to challenge his statement
that the civii war caused' tne oeciipe oi
shiipping. He declared :t!he decline had
begun as car hack as 1855.
In response to .Mr. Vest's challenge.
Mr. Hanna reviewed the history of the
Ajmerdcan merchant marine from the
establishment of .the nation until the
ryrpsenit- ti'mie. He .maintained that 'the
deeadeintee in American shipping had
'begun dm 1860 'and not m lso5 as uae
Missouri senator had asserted.
A 2 o'clock Mr. Hanna concluded' his
speech on the ship subsidy 'bill amid
the senate went into executive session
to consider the Hay-Pauncefote treaty.
The doors were closed at 2:5 p. m., and
immediately thereafter Sepator Blkins
took the floor. He advocated' the amen d -mienit
of ithe comimittee and said he
thought it should he even much, stronger
iiai its .provosion for tne oetense oi uie
proposied canal than It is.
IMPORTANT CONFERENCE BY
REPUBLICAN SENATORS
i
Twelve Thousand People Witnessed!
the Brief Contest.
OMCfLfnn. Tec. 13. Twelve thousand
people saw MtaGovern knock out Joe
Gams in the iseoanki round) of k sax pound
em at tt.Vue. Ttaitifnsnil. aitlhlteitic cdutb tO-
defensive in a few minutes after the
fiiefliit rnvnrl md. finlshted the nr,t
round) by flooriinr Gans amd forcing hirrt
lyiit ut whj ithe bell ranr.
In the second round MieGovera floored
Gans ait the outset and in a suibsequ'enit
rush both went dJcwn. MCUovenni noor
edi Gans wtlce with Jefit hooks, and the
second time he went ddwn took 'the
count. MteGovfem fought in. his vicious
Style and had Gans bleeding from the
mouth iirom! thie start. Gams was not In
it.
PHILIPPINE CONSTABULARY.
Taft Commission Passes an Act Au
thorizing it.
Manila, Dec. 13. The Taft commis
sion has cassed an act authorizing1 Gen.
MacArthur to establish police in the
cities and towns and appropriating
$150,000 for their maintenance. Oommis.
gioner Wright who is assigned to su
pervise the establishment of a constat).
ulary among other duties, said that
ithe establishment of a local police force
was a necessary feature of the civil
government. An act wa also passed
providing: for the retention in office of
the municipal councillors elected under
order of the military governor, until a
general municipal law was passed.
The term of some of the councillors
expire in January. The election for
Finally a bill was passed directing
the civil service board to ex amine and
report on the readjustment of the sal
aries of civil employes.
Resolution of Indiscriminate
Denunciation Modified to a
Milder Tone.
OPPOSITION TO TURNING FED
ERATION INTO POLITICAL OR
GANIZATION. JOHN MITCHELL
SPEAKS OF MINERS' STRIKE.
APOLOGIES
TO GERMANY
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Li Hung Chang Says They
Will Be Made as Soon as
Treaty is Signed.
China Will Do Anything to
Please Powers Except Cede
Territory.
STOLE VAST SUMS FROM
C1NGINNATTI SCHOOL FUND
Treaty to be Farther Amended.
- St '"'-'Jt.
Washington, Dec. 13. A conference
Valuable Building Lot
At a Sacrifice.
We are ottering a v ry die4r
able residence lot at considerably
less ttaua Its value to o ler to
make a quick sale. It is lo
cates on ilme street, near ter
minus of Chastnut street, else
94x422.
: WILKIE & LaBARBB,
Real Estate Brokers,
A Phone 661.
23 Patton Avenue.
Our new etock of IFuraiture,
Btoves and Furnishing Goods generally,
la by far he best we have ever been
able to offer to the trade. A dose ex
amination as to auattty and pcka W
solicited . MKSl L. A. JOHNSON,
Rjooe 16. Baitito Av.
The Lyon Brand MacHUT-l Full
Dress Shirt, is j -st -what you want lor
Chri tmas, to wear to tmeatro wno. w
you can buy them at jjeer.
rotrlasivinniTv Dec. 13. Senator Han-
ua spoke today in the- senate on thte
eMd (hsld(v Mil . The speech was 4ni a
sense a reply to that delivered Tluteeday
by (Mr. OUay of Georgia, liKe iMir. w-y.
M wanna is a member of the cora-
,mii!ttf mm iftrtmimterce. fromi which th
measure now pending wiaa (reported) to
Mr. "Clay interruptedi 'Mr. Hannalh to
rUujii4m nv Kucih imtxutiation .
In opening' his address Mir. nann
om. 1ia remark of Mtr. Olay had
.brought irnto question the (motives of
those who h'a assisted' ire the prepara
tion of ithe (pending measure. As a
member of the mamtime convmiittee, as
well as a mem'ber of the committee on
commerce, Mr. Hanna said he felt
it was his Tight and. duty tto explain the
work of these committees.
"For (myself." he declared, "I. resent
the imputation thlat any other motives
than' those of imterest in our country
and good! ublic policy have actuated
any of the committees."
Taking up the bill, 'Mr. Hanna said!
the pending measure was believed to
be the moat .practical legislation 'that
could be enaoted upon the subject.
He then' sketched the rise of the ship
piuig industry for nearly 40 years. He
bad seen it grow from a comparatively
insigninceinfc 'beginning to the present
cowdiition of uniparal'leled' greatness. He
said this great shipping industry had
been fostered and protected: by salutary
and wise navigatiaa laws. To the ad
vamitage of the&e laws was added tine
liberal appToprtatioms roaae wy ws11-"
of the great lakes .
He recalled the time nearly a third
of a century ago when 'the' ship Escana
,ba carried 600 tons of iron ore from
Escamaba to devedand. Today, he
said, there were steamers on -the great
lakes which were carrying 6,000 gross
toins in one cargo.
Mr Hanna .mainJteJned that in order
tio build' up an American merchant ma
rine it is necessary tto have not oMy
SStal d exspertencfe, but dt is neces
SryMkewise Mto afford our foreign
SrW traxte protectio MOge kindof
inducement by law." M this protec
iSm be afforded; aafd Mir. Han, the
growth of the Amencnr mx
Se would dncrease like that of the
of republican senators was held tonight
to outline a program for future action
on the Hay-Pauncefote treaty. Lodge
and other prominent senators attend
ed After the conference', lasting half
an hour, an informal agreement was
reached that it would be necessary to
still further amend the treaty in order
to make At acceptable to two-thirds of
the senate, and this new program will
be inaugurated tomorrow.
It was' made manifest by today s ipro-
ceedings that the treaty as it now is
cannot be ratified, and to order to save
the skeleton its friends will accept one
or more of the numerous amendments
submitted at today's session ordered
printed without being read.
Tonight Senators Aldrich and Lodge
called on President McKiniey and: ac
quainted hkn with the situation as it
developed in executive session and at
the subsequent conference and explain
ed 'Why the treaty must be further
amended or fail of ratification.
One of the (proposed amendments
which friends of the treaty will accept
in order to gado 'votes is to strike out
article three of ithe treaty, which reads.
TOtt .flmVi ynrf-.rwtin:c iDarties will im
mediately upora exchange of the raituft
cattions of (the1 convention bring dt to
the notice oi other powers and) invite
them to adhere to it." The second con
cession wiiH be an acceptanice 'of an
amendment setting- forth that 'the Clay-ton-'Bulwer
treaty shall be regarded as
superseded by the Hay-Pauncefote
treaty. The treaty advocates profess
confidence 'that these chamiges will be
miffiuoTi itin ta it. tract the 58 votes neces-
cary for ratification and that they will
not 'be compelled to yield further and
consent to the elimimaM on of the
clause of airiticle 'two providBn'g that no
.FHfirfljtiTis shall be erected commando
anra. tihd x-nnft r.adiace(nt waiters, 'iww
are a few senators, (however, who claim
that unless this (clause is stricken o;
the (treaty will fail.
When ithe treaty was called up ex
Griffith's Shortage May Be Found to
Ba $1,000 000.
Cincinnati, Dec 13. The shortage of
George Griffith, deceased cierk of the
board of education, for 13 years, is
c-enerailv admatted to be at least 5130,
000. Discrepancies between the annual
neoorts made to the Bta'e school com
missioner by the county auditor ana
th reoorfcs of receipts made by vnr
fith to the board of education show an
additional shortage of ?3 45,827. Wheth
er alt of this latter discrepancy repre
sents stealings or whether there has
been gross carelessness In bookkeeping
is a matter which i3 now engaging -the
-jrre.rt accountants whu are atwork cn
the formidable array of books. The
Knauirer says the defalcation will ex
ceed half a million dollars ad may
reach one million. This newspaper al
so asserts that Griffiths himself did not
-t all the money but was put into of
flee and kept there as the tool or tne
real looters. Griffiths' death may pre
vent the experts from ever discovering
he true amount of the actual stealing.
TjnaijsrvdMe. Dec". 13. The American
Federation of Labor declined today io
1rvrurnr it mi sits rfniiefrftmiiTvatelv. A
resolution against' trusts offered by Max
Hayes, of Cleveland, was amended by
itih'e committee, and reported to the con
vention as followis:
Resolved that this twentieth con
vention of the American Federation of
Dabmr reaffirmi its nOsitiom uoon the
'trusit questioinf by urging the unorganiz
ed! working people to organize in icneir
respective trades as the best means of
nesistinte? the encroachments of trusts
and monopolies. Amd we also renew the
rexmimen'dation' (that 'trade workingmen
generally sioudy the development oi
trusittei and monopolies."
Mr. Haves took the floor to protet
against the Change in his resolution'.
He made a hitter attack on tru-sts in
ereneral and -was renlied to by Treas
urer Duncan, who said! the committee
had deemed) a moderate resoluitiion alon
praotical lines much wiser thaia a radi
cal fu'lminaition' again sit trusts. Mr.
Hayes position was condemned 'Dy ri
nu'miber of delegaltes as tending to
transform thle fedenaitjion of labor iinto
a political org'andzatiion . Delegate Ag
arde, of St. Louis, said he did not be
lieve trusts should be denounced' indis
cr'i'Tnil'Tmtefv but the auesttion should be
carefully studied and itihe truth sifted
out.
..Trvhn MlffrcfheH. Turesideinit of the Uinflt-
vK Mi ri p. Wirvrlrerg Tesentted a staitement
made by Mr. Hayes 'to the effect that
if the mine workers would strike again
they could: secure a still greater increase
ox their wage:
"There has not been one important
tep taken! by the miine workers." said
Mr. .Mitchell, "that has not been' bitter
ly opposed by the socialist (labor par
ty of Pennsylvania. Today our people
earn as good wages a any onher craris;
during the past 'twenity years we have
increased out wages 40 per cerot areo
this has been through 'the efforts of
trade umlonim. If the believers in so
cialism! can point to a practical solution
of the industrial problem. I am not so
biased as not to be ready to Join rfhem.
TTirn, si. noTT Ttsfll 'fh? resolution as
amended (by the committee 'was adopted
by a .large majority . i
The conivenitlan adopted a resolution!
favoring congressional legislation) for
the ryenisLominc of civil service employ
ees who are disabled im the service of1
the governmewt.
The committee repor,ted' adversely on
(three resolutions flavoring a co-opera
tive DomTrKom wea lth a nd (Duolic owner -
h(im a,ni control of all the means of
production and distribution), but sub
mitted a substitute disclaiming aui po
Tih T-esrklnitions for the co-ooerative
comanoni wealth were under debate
when the hour for the noon recess ar
President GomfDers shut off the debate
and decdared a recess until 2 o clock
SUCCESSFUL EFFORTS
TO STOP LOOTING
STORES REOPENED AND CHINESE
RETURING TO THEIR HOMES
ANXIETY OVER ENGLAND'S DE
LAY IN SIGNING.
Pekin, Dec. 12. In a recent conver
sation w'th a Laffan Bureau corres
pondent Li Hung Chang said that af
ter the treaty of peace is concluded
China will of her own accord send en
voys to Germany and Japan to apolo
gize for the murder of Von Kettler and
the chancellor of the Japanese lega
tion. China will do anything dn her
power to comply with the provisions of
the treaty except ceding territory.
Recent efforts made by Germans to
stop looting in the section under their
charge show excellent results. Stores
have been re-opened and the Chinese
are returning to their homes.
ENGLAND'S DELAY IN SIGNING.
Pekin, Dec. 12. Delay on the part of
the British government In instructing
iit iminnster tn sicn the rorelim-inary note
agreed on by all the foreign representa
tives is causing much worry here. It
is feared1 it mieains there will be an
other change in 'the document. Every
day's delay now encourages the Chinese
in the belief that it will imrssiDie
for ithe power to agree, n vin also
encourage the. ..'Chine st representatives
tto attempt further delay when the de
mands are finally presentted, while just
now rjMna is wildfne to iterant itihe de-
maoid in the preltmfinary note.
NCITING THE CHINESE TO
DRIVE OUT FOREIGNERS
Hone Kong, Dec. 13. The city was
placarded today with statements' incit-
injr the people and the members of the
secret societies to unite and drive out
the foreigners. Crowds gathered
around the placards', but no actual out
break is reported.
Reports have been received from
Canton to the effect that Young Sing
Po, the reformer, has been horribly
tortured. Though" he was strung up
by the heels and toes, he would con
fess nothing.
ENGINE ON FAST MAIL
JUWPZD THE TRACK
Burlington, la., Dec. 13. The Chi
cago. Burlington and Quincy railway's
fast mall, No. 15, which left Chicago
at &:15 o'clock last evening, was wreck
ed two miles west of Kirk wood early
today. Fireman Shannon was killed
and Engineer Samuel Dove was badly
hurt. The engine jumped the track
and was demolished. Two mail cars
with fhpiir rvrrntents were burned. The
mail clerks were injured severely.
flRu-vfner "FMue Ribbon lemon and vanil
lin. i -hit deoest'tins: your money with
the grocer until you ara penecxiy wax-
isfied.
DON'T HURRY TO MEET CHRISTMAS .
for it will overtake you . Buy your ntae
Silk Suspenders, Silk Handkerchief,
Fine Neckwear, Gloves and Fancy Hos
iery, at Glaseis.
(Continued on fourth page.)
TTrM demonstrations of the famous
War iWell salad dressing's. Eat well gel
jtJme amid! dhanlotee russe or Bavarian
cream, 'today, Friday and Saturday at
Oestreicher's store, 51 Fatten avenue.
Ladies especially invited. Souvenir also
free.
IIIIMIIiHI
TTndrwMT in cotton, wool and silk
from 60c to $15.00 per suit, at Glasers
Blue Ribbon lemon and vanilla are
the extracts for folks who demand the
best money will buy.
CHINESE STEAMER CAPSIZES;
TWO HUNDRED LIVES LDST
Wons 7Crvn Tec. 13. Two hundred
lives were lost today toy th'e capsizing of
a steamer near Hokow on (the wes
rivfer. The 'accident Was caused by pas
sengers rasniaag to cne sioe or fv
be cirtsitinied to orevent ihe United
one of the passengers who fell over
board.
Frames
Leather Goods.
'Waterman's Fountain Pens.
Children's Books and Games.
Meltal Match Safes.
Smokers' Sets.
Music Rolls Purses.
Hindoo God's.
iJardlnderes,
Rooks, Books, Books, X-mas Numibers
ol' .Graphic, Illustrated Lbndoni News.
Figaro, etc.
BAHNBCRIDGES.
DRUG STORE
NEWS.
(Frse dtemonatration of thte famous
IE3at Well salad" dressings, Eat Well gel
atine aimI Chariot ee russe or Bavarian
cream, today, Friday and Saturday at
Oestrelcher's store, 51 Patton avenue.
Ladies especially invited. Souvenir also
Dree.
great lakes. . ... .
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Useful Holiday Presents Which You can Find in Our Store at Moderate Prices
HPOR THE OLD FOLKS.
:;-,u;iSS"l'-:
CSarvers, '
Coal Vases,
Embroidery Scissors,
Meat Chopprs, -
Brass Fire Sets, '
Braes Fenders, Brass Amdlrcos,
edsaons and Sbeeurft Safety Razors,
ccissu r, Ji Q vtr-fch. Loading Guns
Txmlble amid eJTCvne
Winchester end Engton, Rlflee,
Hunting Coats and Vests,
Hunting Caps,
Shell Belts aaaCtow Bags,
Ladles amL. CkB
Nut Picks aad Nut Onaxsks
FOR THE LITTLE FOLKS.
Hammers, i
Saws,
Pocket Kmlvee,
SciBSore,
Air Gums,
Smal l Planes,
Flobert Rifles,
Boys Carving Tools,
Cbm Poppers,
BSrd Cages,
Skates k
Single and Breechloadinlg Guns,
Dog OottJars.
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We have opened an elegaiat line
5. of perfumes for holiday giving. S
Goods are the best, are daintily 2
a boned and reasonably priced.
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GRANT'S NO. 24 CURBS COLD. !
(Fresh violet and heliotrope
S Sachet Powders. Palmer's and 5
Colgate's.
I GRANT'S NO. 24 CURBS COLD. S
Chamois skins, best quality, 5 5
to 10 cents, according to size.
The most popular violet waters.
(Roger & Gullet's, Colgate's ami
fjkieU'6. 25o to 11.00.. J
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PHARMACY.
PHONE 10.
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Diamonds!
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Leaging Jewelers
ChurchiStreet and Patton Avenue.
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