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J A8flES?ILLE,N. C4. THIJBSDAT MORNING ' FEBRUARY i8, 1901.
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Senate lass
es the Spooner and Piatt Amend
ments to the Army Appropria
" tion Bill.
Washington, Feb. 27. The senate
late tonight lbraute?M
somewhat tedious debate on he-SDOdn- '
IwMrtPi.-.Ti.m.
i "T 1": " ta l" lut; aimjr
a-puropriation tm to a close and! be
gan voting on various atmendments tc
these propositions. Jones, Soar, Till
man, Lindsay, Culhertison, Mallory and
Money all sfpoke- on (the aanendments
tonight, mainly discussing the Spooner
amendment. Jones -was the only
i dvcxtacj.- Liia.L uiwtrn at any lengtn on
Lhis objections to the Cufban or Piatt
. amendment. (AUHithe spealsers roundlr
denounced t!he Spooner or Philippine
amendment. Hoar spoke highly of the
intelligence' of -the Filipinos arid df
nminiced the policy sought to be impos
ed upon them as- despotism! uniparell
elled edtiher hy czar or emperor-
Tflllman in the course of his remarks
denounced some of the Statements of
the Taft commission. While he was
speaking the chatter of a group of sen
ators so exasperated him that he exr
citedly and angrily exclaimed, "Some
i&enators are dn such haste to perpet-
uate this infamy, and are so cowardly
that they -will not listen to facts."
Amendments providdng tbat acts of
the Philippine officials hall conform
Tvith the constitution, declaring it the
purpose of the United States to t retails
permanent control of the aslands,; re
quiring officials to take the oath to
support -the constitution nd other
amendments of a similar nature were
rejected in . quick succession:.
The 'Spooner amendment was then
adopted 45 to 27 and the Cufban amend -irifent
taken up. A numiber of amend
anents were offered ibut they were sum
marily voted down. The Ouiban amend.
men!t was agreed to 20 to 43 and the bill
passed . 43 to 18.
The isenate adjourned at 1 a. m. after
a continuous session of fourteen hours.
With the adoption of Abe Spooner and
Piatt amendinients the fear of am extra
sesion was removed, j
Washington, .Feb. 27. At the open
ing of today's session of the senate,
.Mr. Lodge favorably ireportel from the
committee on Philippines Mr. Petti -grew's
resolution ordering a reprint f
the instructions tand papers sent to the
'Paris peace commlission so as to in
clude an important telegram which had
been omitted from the original print.
Mr. Lodge said 'the omitted telegram
had been sent to the pufoUc printer
with the other ipapers, mix ne couxi
not say why it (had not appeared in its
.proper place. The resolution was adopt
ed. -
A 1oint resolution conferiiig author
ity upon the commissioners of the Dis
trict of Columbia to provide for the
public comfort during the approaching
inaugural ceremonies was adopted.
,Mr. Pertain ipresentted the conierence
report on the fortincationa appropria
tion bill and it -was agreect to.
most important action of the conferees
was upon the amendment providing ior
the purchase . 01 aano ou. uamu6
island. ..
Senator Cullum today gave notice or
- j. -1 ,tmi rwnrtco itini the
an ameniameiLL wiiu. . -
sundry civil appfroprlation axaa provia-
ing for a revenue cutxer iw-
(waters at a cost not to eaoceed $250,000.
.Qrvorw Teller dlsousseo. tne two con
troverted questions-ithe Pihlippine and
Cuhan amendments. He regarded the
tv.im?ti !mendmient as mucus im-
iorovdhy the aanendmemt offered by
Mr. , Hoar,, (but to mis mmu, it 7 .
objectionable. Tht ouiaatwamu
as much, erronger and much better
than the jnxblic press maa convey
the,topression it would be, but he had
'some reservations in ans appiv.-.
.w-v Ta,Mirvw deoating nine jt-im.-
SS
Col. .Hestand or xne cuuj.ui.u -
office with a proposed company w wu-
trol.the henp product ..tne-.-
He Tead the charges anauw- w
Hawkes against- vtiesxana auu Y.
in the v war department.
'.srrr, .VSmeHm TOtb. 27. In -Tth -hOUSB
fJL-v Mir. H-uW called w the conference
report on the military academy,
Sou Mliithesanre
GLASSES
Hignt iima oi utasscs.
Glasses to 1 54ttnt Avenue
'fit any eye. j
ODposits Postoffice ;
! y rejecited' &y tae
on aocouiut of the provision
against hazing whdcTi had oeen modified
Mr. JEIulf-ooman!endd-the compromise
iwhiich had xeen reacsbed and lexpressed
the opinion that if -StW' mxjrt was rejeclt
ed the Mil would;:JaJJU- Mr, McCaU.
(Msiss.) said he was willing to accept the
compromise if no stronger provision
against hazing could be procured.
Mr. Ddck (OhSo), chairman of the
special comimfittee wMch dnvestigated
tha case of Oscar L. pooz, gave it as
hisopinSon that 'the oomiffomlse' con
tained in the confereiicei' report was' the
only legislation whichi vcould be enacted
into law during- :uhfle , congress. After
some further remarks fey Mir. Hepburn,
May Smith Ola.) wxd Qtfav Iriggs- N.
T.) the report was adopted (without .di
ivision. - 1 ' ''
The conference report W the fortification-"
appropriation till was also
adopted. . . - - -
ANARCHY WOULD FOLLOW
WITHDRAWAL FR01I CUBA
. -'New York,
TT''U. 07 . CattoI
passengers on the steamship Havana,
which has just arrived from Havana,
express the opinion that Cuba is not in
a political condition to receive her in
dependence. Joseph Howard, 'the
journalist, saM: r
'"If the United States tries to leave
Cuba next' June, as is talked tof, theyl
GUDAHY KIDNAPPERS
OFFER TO RETURN MONEY
tChicaigo, Feb. 27. A special to the
Post from Omaha.1 Nleb., says: Edward
A. (Oudahy hlas " received a leitter from
the men who kidinapped his son offer
ing to return $20,000 of the ransom mon
ey on condition (that all detectives be
withdrawn and that mo attempt be made
to prosecute the abductors should their
identity be discovered. It Is understood
that the letter fwas mailed at Council
Bluffs.
IE. A. Cudahy was called, up toy tele
phone and Interrogated regarding the
contJenft of the Chicago despatch' stat
ing that the kidnappers had sought to
compromise.' He admitted he received
such a leitter and said it had been re
ceived in Omaha and forwarded to him
in Chicaso.
HAS BOTHA SURRENDERED?
London, Feb. 28. There has been gos
sip for several days that Kitchener
would 'meet Botha Wednesday and dis
cuss (the question of the latter's surren
der. It was impossible to trace the
rumor tdtits source or procure any con
firmation. The Chronicle this morning
publishes the following.
We have received1 from a quarter that
we have every reason to (believe is
trustworthy a report that .Botha sur
rendered to Kitchener."
PACIFICATION OF LUZON- '
'Manila, Feb. - 27. -Numerous former
insurgents and others continue to take
the oath of allegiane at various points
on the island of Luzon. Five hundred
and eighty-four persons took the oath
at Caiamba.
VADERLIFS SUCCESSOR-
Washington, Feb. 27. The president
today Dominated? Milton E. Aisles- of
Ohio, to be assistant secretary of the
treasury, vice Frank vanderlip, re
signed.
Grant's iNo. 24 cures Cold and
Grippe. 25cC Grant'a Pharmacy.
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The Native Method of Make,
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TODAY'S GAZETTE.
mrtST PAGE: -Another
Marine JJdeLsteiv
Yesterday to Oongress.
SECOND TAJGE:
Markets by TeCegxui . '
Items of State News.
"THIRD PAOE
iMfiscellany.
Arthur W. Dunn's 'Washington Let.
ter. - .
FOURTH P JGPBr
, Bditoilal.
One of George Ade's iET&hles.
City Personals.
Topics of this town. 1
F1ETPH PAGE:
Work of Legislature.' -Lotoasl
and Telegraphio K jws.
SE5CTH AND SBViENTH-P'AGaEJP :
Short Story.
General News.
(Miscellany.
EIGHTH PAGE:
City News.
KILLED HIS WIFE
AND THEN HIMSELF
Savannah, (Feb. 27. Dr. Aiken, an
eye and ear specialist shot and killed
his wife this morning ond then com
mitted suicide. His eleveH-ear-old son,
in hare feet and night gown brought
the news of the tragedy ito police bar
racks opposite the Aiken residence.
The couple had quarrelled.
Aiken was at one time a meber of
tuc ueai-un 'uoaro at mew xotk and a
man of profund1 education. It is be
lieved he 'vjas insane.
V10 Trrv 1 1- H ,A . , ,
ivch a state or anaronv. winico woqiTri
undoubtedly follow Itlheir withdrawal.
capital is apprehensive. Everything is
dull, as everyone is awaiting the trend
of events. There is no trade. All is
waiting. The theaters onlyopen spas
modically, Americans and capitalists
want (the-retention of United States
troops."
BUILDING WALL FALLS
V. BURYING WOODEN
JNtew York, Feb. 27. A building wall
under construction' at 333 West 19 th
street collapsed' early today. Flour men
were buried: (under the ruins and two
Mlled.' The collapse, it is believed, was
due to weak foundations. Over a hun
dred men were .immediately put at work
to rescue ithe'feodies trairied under the
huge mass of brick, timber and iron.
Ome of the dead mien iwas named Ca
leb. The other 'has not yet been Iden
tified. The injured are Stefano Oolidato
and Francisco Tirrmnorene. Goldato
was ouried) in the stone and mortar up
to the waist and a surgeon administered
stimulants to him winfile firemen and
laborers dug to get him free. It took
half an hour's work to get the man out.
He was taken to a hospStal.
FIRE IN NEW YORK'S
FINE COURT BUILDINGS
New York, Feb. 27. The magnificent
crrniinal court 'building located at Center
and Franklin stretSi was damaged by
fire ftodlay . The north-west comer, from
itne floor to the roof s was burned. The
fire started in a store room dn the attic
and1 the entire building for a time was
threatened . Recorder OofC was charging
a jury when the- fire was discovered
He immediately dismissed the jury ail
all parties. The Other courts tad just
adjourned. The 'grand jury was forced
to adjourn. iMiany prisoners who were
in the! baiHding were removed to the
tomfbs. The stone floor and tile rooi
acted as a check to the flames.
TO INVITE M'KINLEY
TO VISIT MEMPHIS
Memphis, Feb. 27. The committee
appointed to invite President CcKinley
to visit tMiemphis during the Confed
erate .reunijoai (May 28, 29, and 30, del t for
Wiafihington this morning. Tha com
mittee includes representatives of the
city government, commercial 'bodies,
confederate veterams, trades and labor
council, real estate association and
Daughters of the iConfederacy.
WILKIE & LaBARBE,
REAL ESTATE AGENTS.
Ballon. Avenv", Phone 661.
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For Sale:
Wo are off ering for quick sale
several pienes of improved an?4
unlnnpror id residence property, on
OBailejr.and. Grove st- -lets. Owner!
is ... very anxious to sell and, will
' probably , accept your.- offer If ! a
reasonable one. ' V
For Rent:
Some of the. most desirable res-;
Idences in AsheviUe, completely
furnished CoTr.lmanediate -occu-.
pancy; - A if ev unfurnished houses
OOLLISI
ten.
London, Feb. 27. Four of the crew
of the British steamer Chamois arrived.
in a smufl iboat to the light shir off
Norfolk -coast today and reported that
the vessel had been badly dtamagedi in
collision with an unknown steamer
during a fog. The 'latter sank.
AGUINALDO'S
UNCLE HONORED
Former Insurgent Colonel
Made Governor of Bala-
ean
Selection of Capital of the Province
the First Free Voting in the
Philippines.
fluiguinio, Province of (Blacan, P. I
Feb. 27. Jose 'Seraxio, an uncle of
Aguinaildo. and formerly and insurgent
coionei, nas oeeij appointed governor
af Balacan province. There were sev
I -.0 " J
sion were unanimously in favor of
iSerapfio who surrendered during Gen.
Lawfcon's progress northward and who
has since been such a consistent friend
of the United States that Aguinaldo
published an order degrading Ms uncle.
There were many-protests against
Serapio's appointment chiefly from a
delegation ' which represented the in
terests of the friars. The committee
announced that it had investigated the
allegations' made-"against Serapio and
H L Jt a i.!f- ..--a.iA
uapt. reenough, of the Forty-first
rtgiment, was appointed treasurer and
Lieutenant Wells of the Thirty-second
regiment, was appointed supervisor.
The other officials appointed were na
tives. Ala 'the appointments practically
were made on Gen. Grant's recommen
dations.
Although by reputation SBulacan is
not the easiest province to govern, all
the local leaders and most of the in
habitants are now friendly to
United States.
the
The question of the selection of a can
ital for the province was submitted to
the vote of the delegations.- Malolos.
'the former seat of the insur
genti congress, is the best
town but Bailacan has always been
the seat of the government and was
easily first. The 'ballot was the first
free voting in the Philippines excepting
at the town elections held under milita
ry orders. The delegates enjoyed' It
immensely. Judge Taft in admonish
ing the delegates- said that since they
had the reputation of being gamesters
they must abide by the result and show
their capabiiliity of abiding by the suf
frage. v
During the course of his speech an
nouncing the appointments Judge Taft
said nowhere had a military command
er shown such benevolent considera
tion for the interest of the people as
had Gen. Grant. The appointment of
a native: governor indicated the com
mission's confidence in Tagalogs.
OLDEST FRAGMENT OF
THE NEW TESTAMENT
Diseovery of an Alleged Part of tha
Original Gospal of St. Matthew
Boston, Feb. 27. Rev. , Dr. William
C. inslow, of this city, vice -.president
of the" Ugypfion expioration fund, today
announced the oisoovery of a most val
uable trophy among the large .number
of papyrd recently received by him. It
is the oldest fragment of the gospels
of the world now in this country. Dr.
Winslow states that ttre papyrt contiadns
a large part of Ithe first chapter of the
gospel of St. (Matthew. It was found
at Oxrynchus, J.40 miles south of Cairo,
near the teamcms "Logia" or "Sayings
of Jesus," and its date is placed by some
experts at 150 A. D., an, by the edit
ors of tha society's publications at 50
or 60 years later.
This papyrus of St. Matthew belongs
to the same' class as the famous Sinai-
tic and Vatican codicesv and, of course,
Is a remarkable corroboration of those
texts and the present accepted version.
On an impoittant doctrinal point it de-'
Clares in commos the. exact language,
"Joseph, thou son of Daviu, fear mot
ta take (untothee iMary. thy. wife, . for
that which is conceived in. her is of the
Holy Ghost."
:. This papyrus is the oldest fragment
of j the gospels, or indeed, of the new
testament. !
RUSSIAN MINISTER SHOT
London, Fteb. 28. A' despatch to the
Times fromt St. Petersburg; says that
while the minister of public instruction
was holding a reception at the mlnistery
yesterday (Wednesday) a visitor named
Peter Karpovich shot him In the mack.
yUWIiv.
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The boat in. which pa 3 men arrived) had
been lowered .fc go to the rescue of
those aboard the unknown stetam-er. The
occupants of the "boat say they subse
quently failed to find the Chamois, and
it is feared she sank, with thirty or forty
persons on hoard. - -
CUBA OFFERS
VERY LITTLE
onstitutional Convention's
Decision on Question of
Relations.
Will Grnt About as Much to tha
United States as to any
Other Country.
Havana, Feb. 27. The constitutional
convention was in session until ea,rlv
this morning finishing up the question
of the relations of Cuba with th
United 'States. The result was an
nounced at the meeting today. The
convention considers that the relations
that might exist between Cuba and the x
United "States, are in part as follows
(provided the future Cuban govern
ment .thinks' them advisable): Cuba?
will make no treaties or arrangements
with any foreign power which limits
the independenceof : Cuba. She, will
not permit her territory to serve as. a
basis for operations im war against the
United States-nor against any other
.untaff0ba accepts tm its entirety'
wie- tresfy ox 'rana ana win recognize
as legally valid "the "acts "br the miillta"
ry government. ' Reciprocity is favored
as the basis of commercial relations.
TO HOLD CHINA FIRM
TO ITS OBLIGATIONS
PieHdn, Feb. 27. A brigade of English
carvalry and a brigade of infantry has
been ordered to hold themselves in rea-.
diness for operation If the Chinese gov
ernment proves recalcitrant in carrying
out the demands of (the powersi not yet
conrplieu with. iReplylng to a protest
by Rockhlll against the seizure of pri
vate propert for a 'legation quarter
other ministers say they do not intend
to confiscate property. They propose
to have an honest valuation on property
and inform the Chinese government it
must pay for it.
BRUSH CAPTIVES-
London, Feb. 27. Gen. Kitchener
telegraphiing from 'Middleburg in the
trans vaai, on the railroad ibetween Pre
toria and Portuguese East Africa, under
date of February 27, says:
"The following additional captures
are reported by 'French up to Feb. 25:
Three hundred Boers surrendered.
One 19-pounder Krupp.
One howitzer.
A Maxim- 'IHII
20,000 rounds, of small arm' ammuni
tion. i!53 rifles.
388 horses, 834 trek oxen, 5,600 cattle,
9,800 sheep.
267 wagons and carts.
The Boer's casualties were four killed
and five wounded.
J. V. Brown & Son have moved Into
their new place of (business, 16 Church
street, next door to Sawyer's Carpet
store, where they have fitted up the
most convenient rooms for their busi
ness to be found in the state. Tele
phone office, 65 two rings; C. W. '
Brown's residence, 65 three rings. Of
fice open every hour in the. year. , ,t
Harch 4, 5 and 6 at
STORE THAT MADE r
ASHEVILLE FAMOUS! 1
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