North Carolina Newspapers

Weather To-Day: FAIR: CONTINUED COLD. ' **l. XI.V. v«>. |35. THE STORMING . OF CALOOCAN Americans Make a Comb.'nei Attack on Fili pinos' Position, Driving Natives Back. GEN. AGUINALDO AT MALABONAS Filipinos Have Selected This as Their Base of Operations— Considerate Bodies of Them are Concentrating l here and at Caloocan--Aguinaldo Will Now Rally His forces for a Decisive Slow— Iloilo Not to be Taken Just Yet. Washington, Feb. 10. —Up to the close of office hours to-day General Otis sent no news to the War Department imli-1 eating any further conflicts with the natives. He had a few casualties to re port, these in answer to inqiries from anxious friends of ii.divdual soldiers, and he gave notice to the Department that he had been obliged to buy a large number of horses to supply the transpor tation needed to meet the large increased need owing to the lengthening of the American lines. These horses, so-called, are really the little native Filipino ponies, which, it is said at the War Department, have been found to be the best animals for pack and draft purposes that can be secured. Some big American horses have been taken to the islands by the droops, but they have sickened and died, and alto gether have proven to be wholly unfit for the climate. On the other hand General Miles reports that he has mount ed several troops of cavalry on the lit tle native ponies with good results. The same state of affairs holds good with respect to the instruction of Gen eral Otis: again Secretary Alger said this afternoon that he had not sent any instructions since the beginning of hos tilites and would send none. He fullly expects that General Otis will make no terms with Aguinaldo while the latter is armed, and that a condition precedent to dealing with him at ail is the return of the insurgents end the surrender of their arms. Certainly General Otis is not expected to now take any action that will amount to a recognition of the in surgents as a foe to be treated with on the basis of an independent nation. For reasons that they will not divulge, officials do not expect the attempt to be made to land the American troops at Iloilo immediately, though that was the understanding a day or two ago, based on General Otis’ advices as to his inten tions. It is possible that it has been concluded to be good policy to allow tin* natives in I’anay to learn for themselves the disastrous fate that has overtaken Aguinaldo’s forces in the neighborhood of Luzon, hoping that they may he in duced to abate their resistance to Gen eral Miller’s attempted landing. Then, too, as there are considerable foreign in terests in this town, which is second only to Manila in the Philippines, it may be deemed necessary to give formal no tice of the American purpose to attack the place in order *o enable proper pre cautions to be taken. Even if the at tack took place according to the ori ginal plan, news of *he result would not reach here for two days, as Iloilo is distant from Manila about 350 miles, and the waters between are not easy of navi gation. A HAM) TO HAND FIGHT. Manila, Feb. 10—7:40 P. M.—The American forces at 3:40 this afternoon, made a combined attack upon Caloocan and reduced it in short order. At a signal from the tower of the Do La Lome church, the United Statis double turreted monitor Alonadnock opened fire from the bay with the big guns of her fore turret on the earth works, with great effect. Soon afterward the Utah battery bom barded the place from the land side. The rebels reserved their fire until tin* bombardment ceased, when they fired volleys of musketry as the Montana regiment, advanced on the jungle. The Kansas regiment, on the ex treme left, with the Third artillery de ploying to the right, charged across the open and carried the earthworks, cheering under a heavy fire. Supported by the artilli ry at the church, the troops further advanced, driving the enemy, fighting every foot, right into the town line, and pentrated to the Prosidencia, and lowered the Filipino tlag at 5:30 p. m. The enemy’s sharpshooters. in the jungle, on the right, tired at long range on the Pennsylvania regiment, but the rebels were soon silenced by shrapnel shells and the Pennsylvania remained in the trenches. As the Americans advanced they burned the native huts. The rebels were mowed down like grass, but the American loss was slight. Fill'" • *’ SCOUTS SURPRISED. Manila, Feb. 10.-3:40 P. M.—‘ln anti cipation of a native uprising in this city, unusual precaution were taken here last night by the American military authori ties. Fortunately, the steps taken proved unnecessary. The Filipinos are evidently convinced that an uprtsing would prove suicidal to them. The Visayan commissioners arrested on board the Uranus sailed for IJofio yesterday with the Tennessee regiment The News and Observer. muni Mi IBBTH CMOUM OilUlS II IE*B MD MBiLMlri. on board the United Stale-; transport St. Paul. j Xo vessels have cleared from. Manila for Philippine ports since Saurday, consequently no news has yet reached outside points. Even the guard of the , Pennsylvania regiment stationed ai the convalescent hospital on Corregidor Is land knew nothing about the liosLirits until the supply boat notified them yes- I terday. The Uranus cleared for Iloilo on Sat j unlay, but instead of sailing on Snn , day site was detained by the American ; authorities. [' Scouting parties of the Dakota regi ment yesterday surprised some Filipino scouts at the bridge across the Parana quo river. The enemy retired hurriedly, swimming the stream in order to reach . tlu ma.n body of the rebels, entrenched opposite troop Iy. of the Fourth cavalry. A few rebels have concentrated at . Puranaqm*. While they are entrenched, they are fully expos d from tile water j front. I General King’s headquarters are now at the village of .Pasig, which surrender ed yesterday without opposition. Many of the rebels are coming in, hoping t* be allowed to enter Manila: but they have been refused the neoMsray per mission, and are now afraid to r turn to the enemy's ranks. AGUINALDO AT MALABONAS. The Filipinos Select This as Their Base of Operations. Manila, Feb. 10. —10:10 a. m.—The re bels at this hour seem to have selected Mulahonas as the base of operations for their next encounter with the Arneri- cans, as they are concentrating a con siderable force there and at Caloocan. ! Many small bodies of scattered rebel i troops are straggling in from the right, and others are undobtedly arriving from the north and the interior provinces. | > Aguinaldo is reported to have estab ’ lislied his headquarters at Malabonaa ' for the purpose of rallying his forces for a decisive blow. In order to cover their movements, the I rebels again opened tire on the outposts of the Kansas regiment. They kept up the fire from the jungle for about twen ty minutes, but without effect. The Americans reserved their fire until a de i tachment of the enemy emerged from the bamboos, when a well directed vol ley made the rebels scuttle back to cover like rabbits. Beyond this, there was quiet along the entire lines. Some soldiers belonging to the Four- I teenth infantry have unearthed several tons of Spanish shells, evidently stolen from the arsenal at Cavite and hidden by the rebels in the vicinity of Pnrann que. Fifteen car-loards of shells have been brought in here. The troops also found a modern naval gun, and parts of its mount which had undoubtedly been stolen from one of the sunken Spanish warships. OTIS’ REPORT OF THE FIGHT. ' Washington, Feb. 10,—The following • desmO' h from General Otis was received to-night: • i T |i| ’’Manila, Feb. 10, IS!)!) "Adjutant General. Washington: “Insurgents collected considerable force between Manila and Caloocan. where Aguinaldo reported to be and threatened attack and uprising in city, j This afternoon swung left of McArthurs' I division, which is north of. Pasig River into Caloocan. drivug enemy easy. Our left now at Caloocan. Our loss slight; ' that of insurgents considerable. Partic ulars in the morning. Attack preceded* by one half hour’s firing from two of Admiral Dewey’s vessels. (Signed). “OTIS.” WHAT NAVAL BILL CARRIES. Washington. Feb. 10.—The House Naval Committee has struck a total on ibe Naval Appropriation Bill about to be reported, showing that it will carry something over $45,000,000. with about $11,000,000 which will be for the first year’s appropriation on three new battle ships, three ’armored cruisers and six small cruisers. INTEREST IN TOE BLUE WING. Oxford. N. C.. Feb. 10.—(Special.)— ! The interest of Northern capitalists in tin- Blue Wing Copper Mines increases, and continuous demands are ma le upon ilie owners of these lands who now real ize' that they are of great value. NIPPING AT FOREST VILLE. Forestville, N- C., Feb. 10. —(Special.) -The thermometer registered here at 8 a. in. four degrees above zero. RAi.iTum, n.c., Saturday morninh, February ii. I^9 HIS DIIENCE OF GENERAL MILES Mr. Lentz Says Eagan’s At tack Had no Parallel. AND YET HE IS REWARDED THE PRESIDENT SIGNS THE TREATY OF PEACE. fHE EWART CAS-: STILL UNSET T LtD The Senate Wakes no Progress on the Legis lative, t x cutive and Judea! ft p propration Bill, Resolutions Off-red by Mr. A|bn. Washington, Feb. 10. .. —General de bate on the Sundry Civil Appropriation Bill was concluded to-day. The speak ers during the day touched a variety of topics, lmt, as a rule, the debate lacked spirit ami interest. Mr. Dockery, (I)ein., Mo.), congratulat ed the country upon the statement made by Mr. Cannon yesterday. Had it been made earlier, he said, the country might have been saved many millions of dol lars. Mr. Dockery produced figures to show that there was already in sight a deficiency of $07,000,000 for the next fiscal year. But this was exclusive of the additional expenditure of $3,500,000 involved in the Naval Personnel Bill, the new ships to be authorized in the Naval Appropriation Bill, the Cuban claims, the $11,000,000 for public buildings, and the enormous expenditures involved in the Hanna-Payne Subsidy Bill and the bill for the construction of the Nicaragua Canal, should either of these latter bills be passed. Mr. Dockery was not sure but that expenditures would have to be cut down at home in order that wt* may be able to support a great army and navy abroad. Mr. DeArmond, (Dem., Mo.), argued that if the people were to be made to bear additional tax burdens mi income tax should be imposed. The time had come, he declared, when the policy ol th<‘ Government must be determined. Mr. DeArmond, Mr. Gillett, of Mnssa elm setts, and others discussed the policy of expansion, and Mr. Lentz, of Ohio severely criicized the Administration for exercising clemency in the case of Gen oral Eagan. The latter charged that there was an evident disposition to re ward those who had attacked Gen. Aide becanse the latter had had the manhood to tell the truth about the alleged rotter food fed to our troops in Cuba and Porto Rico. He declared that General Eagan’s at tack upon General Miles had no parallel in military history. He had called Gen eral Miles a liar for simply telling tie truth to which 50,000 private soldier could testify. The troops had been fe< rotten beef, said Mr. Lentz, and ye General Eagan was to he suspended with pay for six years and then retired upon three fourths pay because he had de nounced the truth as a lie. He was t< he rewarded for attacking General Miles. With his pay during the suspen sion and calculating the length of his life according to recognized mortality tallies. General Eagan would draw S7B. 000 from the Treasury after he had been convicted by court martial of a urns: heinous offense against military discip line. Mr. Adamson, (Dem., Ga.), in a brief speech announced his opposition to the Nicaragua Canal and the annexation of the Philippines. Mr. Underwood, (Dem., .Via.), reviewed the record of the present Congress to show that it had betrayed ils pledges to the people. During the course of the debate, Mr. Hepburn, chairman of the Inter-State and Foreign Commerce Committee, gave notice that he would offer the Nicara gua Canal Bill as an amendment to the Sundry Civil Bill. At 5 o’clock the House took a recess until 8 p. m., the evening session being devoted to pension legislation. PROCEEDINGS IN THE EX ATE. Washington. FeD. It). — During the en tire open session to-day ’he Senate had under consideration the Legislative. Executive and Judicial Appropriation! Bill. Little progress was made, the time largely being occupied with debate on minor topics. Mr, Allen (Neb.), offered a joint reso lution. providing for the submission to the Legislatures of an amendment to the Constitution providing for the elec tion of United tat(*s Senators by direct vote of the people. The resolution was laid on the table. Mr. Allen also offered a resolution declaring that the Senate re-affirmed the doctrines and principles of the Declaration of Independence. The res olution further declares that these prin ciples are to be adhered to not only in the United States but are to be deemed universal and are to apply to all who' have a distinct society and territory of their own. Mr. Allen asked for immediate con sideration of tin resolution, but Mr. Chandler objected and it wont over. A House bill to establish a national military park to commemorate the cam paign, siege and defense of Vicksburg, was called up by Mr. Money (Miss.), and passed. The bill appropriates $65,- 000 for tin' purposes stated. Mr. McEnery (La.), asked that unani mous consent be given for a vote to •be taken on his resolution declaring I this country’s policy in the Philippines, next Monday, immediately after the dis position of morning business. Mr. Mallory (Fla.), objected. Consideration of the Legislative, Exe cutive and Judicial Appropriations Bill was then resumed. At 3:45 p. in. the bill was laid aside for the day. The message from the President re commending a Pacific Cable was read and referred to the Committee on Ap propriations. At 3:10 the Seriate went into executive session and at 5:30 ad journed. WORK ON THE ARMY BILL. 'Sub-Committee on Military Affairs Completes its Work. Washington. Feb. 30. —The sub-com mittee of the Senate Committee on Mili tary Affairs having in hand the hill for the re-organization of the army, to-day placed their labors in the hands of the lull committee. A larg! number of comparatively un important amendments were made, the most significant being the following: The House provision abolishing the canteen is stri<- ten out and the follow ing substituted or it: "That in can ecus established raider regulations of ti e army no liqours shall he sold, except i malt liquors and non intoxicating hevijrages. and this shall ap ply to all encampments and forts and all premises us<|.l for military purposes by the United Status.” Another amendment provides that in time of war retired officers of the army may. in the discretion of the Secretary of War be employ* d on active duty, other than in the command of troops, and that, when so employed they shall receive the full pay and allowances of their grades. The corps of cadets at West Point is SITUATION SERIOUS. 1 The Trusts Must be Checked Before I ibe; Control Everylhing. I (Pat on & Gleaner ) { < Representative S evens of Union county < has introduced a bill in the House for the 1 supres ion of trusts. His bill is mod :led « after the Mississippi law, which is said to | be effective. It should become a law « 1 he trusts are becoming more bold and « oppressive every day, are rapidly multiply- « ing and if not checked will soon control « every avenue of trade. In North Carolina t they have some of the best talent that } money can command at work for them, { the editorial rooms of some of our bright- l est newspapers not excepted. Many min- j isters of the gos el can be found who « plead their cause The situation demands « serious attention. 1 1 i ♦♦♦♦♦ ♦♦*♦♦♦♦ ♦♦♦♦«♦♦ ♦<>♦♦<* ♦♦ ♦♦♦♦*♦♦♦♦♦ ncreased to one from each Congres sional district, one from each territory, me from the District of Columbia, two rom each State at large and twenty .rum the United States at large. The provision in the House hill Diali ng the artillery corps “subject to the oiniiiand and control of superior au hurity” is stricken out. A provision s added requiring that the approval of he Secretary of AA’ar shall he required ,o orders of the general commanding assigning officers of the artillery corps to duty. A provision added to the paragraph •egarding the enlistment of infantry men limits the age for original enlist ments in the army between 18 and 35 vears. A change in the* regulation for he appointment of Second Lieutenants to fill vacancies provides for appoint* nent by two methods only, one being ’rom among graduates of the AA’est Point Academy and the other “from en listed men and from civil life as now provided by law.” The House provision for the appoint ment of graduates of private military aliools is eliminated. The organization of natives for ser vice in Cuba and Porto Ilieo and the stands of the Pacific is placed entirely it the discretion of the President. CONFERENCE AT THE HAGUE. There Europe AA’ill Discuss the Czar's Disarmament Proposal. AVashington. Feb. 10.—Mr. Pierce, United States charge at St. Petersburg, this afternoon cabled the State Depart ment that the conference proposed by the Czar looking to a disarmament of the nations, will he held at the Hague. Madrid, Feb. 10.—The Supreme Alili tarv court which has under consideration the loss of the Spanish squadron at San tiago do Cuba on July 3rd, last, has decided to prosecute in connection with the disaster. Admiral Cervera and Com mander De Moron, former captain of the destroyed cruiser Cristobal Colon. t II WILL BE • RECGNSIOERED Mr. Holman, of Iredell, Talks Sensibly About Ap propriations. MUST HAVE ECONOMY ALL APPROPRIATIONS SHOULD BE CONSIDERED TOGETHER AND ACTED ON AT ONCE. TOO MUCH FOR BJNP, D£\F AND LUvB *r. Holmtn Will this Morning Mjve a Rcoa s cUr<di in of he •‘poropriation Bills That Have A’ready Pass d the ‘“Ouse. The House of Representatives on’ Thursday and yesterday passed bills in creasing the appropriations for the deaf, dumb and blind institutions in Raleigh and Morgan ton more than $74,000. 1 had a talk last night with Mr, John B. Holman, chairman of the Finance Committee, about appropriations and revenue, and he said: "We have made a mistake in taking up any appropriation bills until all the committees were ready to make their re ports, and this morning I will make a motion in the House to reconsider the vote by which the bill passed making appropriations for the Institution for the Deaf, Dumb and Blind, and move to refer it back to the Appropriations Committee to he held until all recom ' inundations for appropriations from all State institutions are ready to be re ported. I will then late** on move that a day be set when all appropriations shall he considered. “I will do this because I believe the only safe course is to pas's no appropria tion bill until we Know what all the in stitutions will ask, and how much our revenue will be. Then we can act with more intelligence aim wisdom than is possible with only partial recommenda tions before us. ”1 believe we ought to be ns liberal with our charitable and educational in stitutions as circumstances will admit. The helplessness of the blind and tin* lack of being abie to talk and hear appeal very strongly to my heart, and 1 have always voted to give them such educa tion and care as 1 thought the State could afford.’ 1 never did criticize the Fusionists for their appropriations to the State’s unfortunates, but for their ex travagance in the Legislature, and in other departments. I would like, if the people of the State were in a posi tion to pay for it, to give all our insti tutions all the appropriations they ask for. I will go as far its I can to give every necessary comfort and best fa cilities, and I believe that the appro priations asked for by the Raleigh and Morganton institutions would be spent to a good purpose. "This Legislature, however, is pledg-. ed to practice close economy along all lines. AA'e will have to deny some np- 1 propriatious we would like to make, I i and enforce the same rigid economy' in State institutions that the farmers are forced to practice. “These are the reasons why 1 will move to reconsider the appropriation for the Raleigh Deaf, Dumb and Blind In stitution and I hope the Senate will hold up the appropriation for the Morgantou institution until the other committees looking after all the other institutions are ready to report. Then we can con sider all together and do the best we can for all.” AID FOR THE COU NTY HOME. Reducing the Coffee Allowance Arouses the Charitably Disposed—County Commissioners Criticised—Gone to Take Part in Huge Memorial Service. Durham, N. C., Feb. 10.—(Special.)— The Board of County Commissioners have caught it on all sides for the past two or three days. The two daily news papers, the Sun and Herald, have had a good deal to say of the board cutting the wages of the employes of the coun ty. and of reducing the allowance of coffee given to the inmates of the coun ty home. The people have sharply criti cised the commissioners for these things, especially on the coffee question. It. B. Boone, of the well known law firm of Boone A Bryant, agrees to fur nish out of his own pocket a sum suffi cient to buy the inmates all the coffee they may need. AY. T. O'Brien has do nated $35 in cash for the purpose of supplying the needs of the inmates in regard to coffee. J. G. Patterson lias given them ten pounds of coffee, and O. J. AY. Perry and A. P. Faueotte car ried out to tlie county home thirty-one pounds of coffee and fifty pounds of sugar. Others, we learn, have made or will make donations. The chairman of the hoard of County Commissioners, in regard to cutting the coffee allowance, says: “As to the mat ter of cutting off the amount of coffee allowed the inmates of the county home, tin l superintendent was ordered to give the coffee once a day, except in special cases where he found it necessary to give it to them of teller. The county has placed cows in the hands of the superin tendent for the purpose of providing the necessary milk for these unfortunates, and this, the hoards think, healthier and cheaper than coffee.” AA'e learn, though not from a a official source, that the total expenditure for coffee for the inmates each month did not exceed $4. NOTHING DONE IN EWART C ASE, Pritchard Tried to Fix a Time for a A’ote But Failed. Washington, Feb. 10.—(Special.)— There is no decision as yet in the Ewart case, and apparently no telling when there will be one. An effort made in the executive session this afternoon to fix a time for a vote was blocked by ob jections, and the end of the case does not seem to lie in sight. AA'lieu the time came for the. executive session, Senator Pettus was the first speaking in support of the repoyt of the committee. He does ..G . ...G .. G. .0 committee. He was fovvwed by Senator Butler, who took up the case from tin* beginning, going very fully in details, and still had the floor when the hour for adjournment arrived. Senator Pritchard endeavored to secure an agreement for a vote at some fixed time, but Senator Hoar protested, and no time was fixed. Senator Hawley will on Monday next be the guest of honor at a special meet ing of the North Carolina Society. 'A reception is to b. given the Connec ticut Senator and his wife by this so ciety atvConfederate A’eterans’ Hall when* its meetings are usually held. The invitation s nt him was signed by the following committees: Airs. Sena tor Vance, Airs. Senator Pritchard, Mrs. AA’alter C. Murphy, Airs. David Anderson. Aliss Jeaunie Haywood, Airs. Jas. E. Boyd, Airs. Jno. 11. Bell, Mrs. Hester and Aliss Edna Bishop. Gen. AV. R. Cox. Representatives Kiteliin, Skin ner, Linney and Fowler: Air. D. R. Goodlue. Major AA\ B. Gulick, Dr. S. B. Weeks and Dr. Lewis J. Bifttle. Senator Hawley was bora in Rich mond county, North Carolina. He visi ted the State in 18G5 and his welcome was the canon’s roar from the heavy gnus at Fort Fisher. He was military commander at AA’ilmington in the last days of the war. PRESIDENT SIGNS TREATY. . The Official Copy- AA’ill Now be For warded to Madrid. AVashington. Feb. 10. The official copy of tilt' treaty of peace with Spain, bearing the signatures of the Spanish and American Commissioners, which was ratified by the Senate last Aloit day, as certified by A'ice-President Ho bart, was signed by the President and Secretary Hay at 3:33 o’clock this after noon in the library of the Executive Mansion. There was little formality ob served. although a number of persons were present by invitation of the Presi dent. AA’liile signing the document, the President and the Secretary of State sat at the round table in the center of the library. The pen was an ordinary gold one, which the President frequently uses in his office work. The ceremony occu pied only a few minutes, and at its eon elusion Secretary Hay replaced tin* do cument in its crimson velvet case ami took it to the State Department for transmission to Aladrid. | THE ARMY BILL COMPLETE. The House Committee Bring Down Ap propriations to $70,000,000. AVashington, Feb. 10.—The Army Ap propriation Bill was completed to-day, by the House Committee on Military Af fairs, and by dint of pretty severe cut ting of enormous items it was brought down to $70,034,372. It is framed on the basis of an army of about 100,000 men. and contemplates the enactment of of the Hull bill for the increase of the army or the retention of volunteers and regulars up to that number. : THIRD EDITION! PR IFF <«(’KNTh THE POLAR WAVE -WILL LIMB * Several Days Longer Will Jack Frost Jarry, HE BREAKS THE RECORDS ; WASHINGTON DROPS EIGHT ; \ BELOW ZERO. I HI R LOWLST RECO-f ID TWO DAYS’MEAN How it Knocks out th-i Previ ms Cold Meatier Figures in tie Ohio and middle Missis sippi Valleys Sm ws and Bitttr • Ct Id m the t'oMhw'St, , Washington, Feb. 10.—The AVeftther [J Bureau to-night furnished the following P statement: H The thirteenth consecutive day of ab normallly cold weather in the Central v Valley, West and Northwest has been • marked by some moderation in the Ohio I and Upper Mississippi and Lower Mis souri Valleys, although the tempera tures in these districts still remain in . ’ the neighborhood of zero. J In the Middle Atlantic States the . wave has continued with tmdiminislicd I severity, particularly at Washington. , where a minimum of 8 degrees below ■ zero was recorded this morning. .1 The mean temperature for Friday was , 3 degrees below zero, the lowest daily mean temperature ever recorded in the [ history of the AA’ashington station. The I mean temperature for the past two days I was zero also the lowest two day mean . ever recorded. I This morning the temperatures in the Ohio and Middle Mississippi A’alleys. AVestcru Upper Lake region, and Middle Atlantic States wort* from one degree to IS degrees lower than any previous re cord for tlie tirst. decade of February. - At Parkersburg it was 2(5 degrees be low zero, or to degrees lower than any • previous record, and at Pittsburg 20 degrees below zero, or 8 degrees lower , than any previous record. During the . day. however, there was a marked rise, mul to-night the temperatures in the Upper Ohio Valley are close to zero, ; ! which is also about the average New England temperature. / . In the Northwest and Vj. Rocky Mountain region there hat* nother . decided fall, ueeompanh/ .. snow, the I temperature having fallen from 10 de . gress to 10 degrees, and ranging from . zero in Central Colorado to 30 degrees below zero in Northwestern North Da • kota. In the South there has been a ten deuey toward a slight rise, except aloug the West Gulf coast, j Snow is falling in Southern Illinois, * Missouri. South Dakota and the Middle slope. There were also light local snows i in lower Mulligan and Western New i York, and light local snows in the South Atlantic and Gulf States. In the Pla teau and Paeitic coast regions there were light snows and rains in the North ern portions, followed by generally fair weather without any temperature changes of eon sequence. Snows and rains are indicated in the Southern States, and snow from the Ohio Valley westward and in the South west. Generally fair weather will pre vail elsewhere. j The cold wave will continue generally except on the Gulf and extreme South Atlantic coasts, and there will be no marked abatement for at least several days. In the District of Columbia still lower temperatures may lie expected Saturday morning, followed by u slight rise during the day. Fresh to brisk Northerly winds may he expected in the Atlantic coast States. Cold wave signals the dis played generally from South Dakota ' and Wyoming southward, except in ex treme Sontuern States, and advisory messages have been sent, to lower Michi gan. Indiana and the Middle Mississippi Valley States that there will be no ap preciable moderation of the severe cold weather for several days to come. CABLE TO TIIE PHILIPPINES. President Points Out to Congress the Necessity of One. Washington. Feb. 10. —The President to-day sent a message to Congress point ing out the imperative necessity of a Pacific Cable connecting this country with the Philippine, Hawaiian and Guam Islands. Such communication, he savs. should Ik* established so as to be "boll* under the control of the I nited States, whether in time of peace or war. FITZSIMMONS AND JEFFRIES. j New York. Feb. 10.—Bob Fitzsimmons and .Tim Jeffries signed articles to-day for a tight some time between April 24th . and May 2t>th, before the club offering the largest purse. The tight is to bo for 25 rounds, or for a finish, if that can I lie arranged. Marquis of Queensbury rules are to govern, with the exception that there is to be no hitting in the clinches or the breakaway. Congressman-elect John H. Small, of Washington. N. C.. who has been at tending the Supreme court, left yester day Spr home. Most men would bo thankful nowadays I if they could lose their grip.