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RALEIGH. N. C, WEDNESDAY. MARCH 1. 1899.
4 "
HITCH IK THE
PROCEEDINGS
podtery - Bellamy Contest
Stirs up III Feeling.
Admission That Evidence Is Being
Collected for Prosecution of Wil
mington Citizens Only Four Wit
nesses Out of Many Have .Been
Examined.
Wilmington, N. C, Feb. 28. The tak-
:' depositions in the contested elec-
of Dockery vs. Bellamy was
i u:r.ecl this morning', pursuant to ad
; : ;;u'nt at, ten o'clock last night. So
r.iy .four witnesses have been ex
; .r.e.'.. the frequent and sharp clashes
uriAt t-n opposing- counsel and exhaust
: - v.rsumenrs on objections consuming-.
?i -rater part of the time.
A?itant District Attorney Oscar J.
.- oars rersists In attempting- to elicit
t violence regarding- the November riot.
1 the contestee's .counsel as persist
t i:iy object to this irrelevant evidence.
I uK-ins a heated clas'h between Spears
arui Junius Davis, one of Mr. Bellamy's
v iunst-1, regarding this testimony, the
!a;:r very hotly and openly intimated
that Spears' object was a double one
the impression of the general pub
lit, that indictments of certain citizens
vvrc sought- .after -was gaining
rength, just as was given in Vhese
d;:-patches yesterday. Spears did not
deny the intimation.
The hearing grows warmer with each
session, and today Attorney 'Spears and
Xrftary Howell, Who Was chosen, by
the contestee, had an exciting- encoun
ter. ipears made a rather offensive
remark, vhieh Mr Howell resented;
th-vlie wa-s passed and the two clinch
ed, when counsel separated the-m. The
cene was one of confusion, ,and the
commissioners took a recess of ' five
minutes, after which Spears apologized
and the hearing- proceeded, though a
damper was thrown upon the proceed -
There are perhaps two more 'hard
ware men to examine, and then the
examination of negro witnesses will be
gin. " The evidence is accumulating
slowly, but Spears has made "several
good points for his client. The witnesses-
examined so far have been intro
duced mainly to show that the whites
were armed for the purpose of carry
ing the election by violence.
THE OREGON BOUND FOR MANILA.
The Big Battleship Sailed Ffcm Honolulu
on the 20th of February.
Honolulu, Feb. 21. The battleship
Oregon and the 'distilling ship Iris sail
o i for Manila yesterday. The news of
renewed hostilities at Manila stirred
the officers to the greatest dispatcb,
and the work of repairing and coaling
was prosecuted day and night. The
c ruiser Philadelphia sailed for Apia this
afternoon
The collier Brutus has arrived from
Guam, and reports that the gunboat
Bennington arrived there and raised
the American flafir. Everything was
quiet. Commander Taussig, of the
Bennington, has assumed the powers
of government and -was preparing to
scarry out surveys. Taussig, in a letter
brought by the Brutus, says the Ben
nington reached Wake Island January
17th. A landing was made with dif
ficulty, as the island is a low atoll
whose outside coral wall is nearly ver
tical. A flagstaff was planted, the flag
hoisted and saluted by the Berining
ton s guns.
House Will Pass the Hawley Bill.
Washington, Feb. 2S.-Opposition to
the Hawtev Army bill 'has ceased in
the House Committee on Military Af
fairs, and the bill will probably be,re
ported tomorrow without amendment.
The desire to prevent an extra session,
and the pressure brought to bear on
the ETouse for 'the passage of the bill,
have quieted opposition, and the bill
will go through as it came from the
Senate, including t"he- Gorman amend
ment limitiner the Increase to two
years from July 1st '
HERE'S FOR DURH.lM.
Senate Votes Sevenry-Flve Thousand Dol
lars for a Public Building. ,
Washington, Feb. 29. The Senate
held a night session, passing a batch
of House public building bills, includ
ing lacon, Ga., Columbus, Ga., Bristol,
renn.. and Annlston, Ala., ssu.uuu eacn.
The Sundry Civil bill was passed with
' intendments for oublic 'buildings at
elma. Ala. 50.000 : Durham, N. " C.
LIU
Oil MOT VEOFSP
575.000. - t
DEATH'S SUDDEN SUMMONS.
Citizen of Durham Called Without Warning,
x Visit of a Missionary.
Durham, N. C., Feb. 28. Special. Mr.
T. A. Smith, Who lived on West Mam
street, died without a, 'moment's notice
this morning. He was feeling unwell
last night, but arose ithiis" morning na
urual, and--at- seven o'clock fell 'to ths
floor and expired. Mr. Smith wa.3 about
39 years of age and was a native cf
Robeson county. The deceased leaves
a wie and young child. "
Rev. R. C. Morton, a missionary to
Brazil, is in this city with tihe family
cf Dr. L. B. Tumbull, pastor of the
First Presbyterian church. Mr. Morton
is supper'ted en'Mre'ly by lbs Presbyter
ian choiiTCih here. He will salil for Bra
zil March 15. A farewedl service wilt
be held tomtonttw night at 7:30 o'clock
at which tfime. his frierUcEs ,wJU ay good
bye and wish him God-speed in ;his
work.
Company H of the;Third North Carolina-
Regiment, (the5 Durham company)
has made Col. J. S. Caxr a present oi
a beautiful umlbreHa of unique design
as a token of nheitr appreciation of his
many acts of kindness to them while
in service.
Mr. W. M. Lewis, Stalle secretary or
the Y. M. C. A., was in Durham today
m the interest or ms wortc.
Rev. C. J. D. Parker, pastor of the
Second Baptist church tnthis city left
today for bis home in Hertford county
to res'i. He hias been unwell for some
time, and will remain at 'borne until
he has fully recovered.
Oapt. S. A. Ashe", of 1 Rail sigh, was in
Durham today.
The news 'that the boys of the First
NerJh. Carolina Regiment are soon to
be mustered out of service and allow
to return to thefcr homes, was received
in Durham with great
rejoiciiv--. J
The Durham Company wi.l be
given a royal welcome when
they reach here. It isv to be hoped
that the ofneers will not be allowed to
the settle the mustering out order thCs
time as they 'di'd one time before. Many
of fhe officetis receive more money now
per month than tbey ever -did before,
and it is natural for them to want to
held on as long as possible. The enlist
ed men Want 'to come back to civil lire
now the war is over, and aihe people in
this section are awaiting anxiously for
the day to come when they will be ox-
dere'd baok to theiir ihome3.
Mr. S. R. Carrington, AVho has been
ill .for some time, left this morning for
Chase City, Va., to remain until his
(health is improveid.
Mr. Jones Fuller, of Raleigh, "has
located in Dua'ham and will associate
himself withthe lianv firm of Winston
Fuller.
Dt. N. W. Tracy, the temperance
evangelist, delivered his last lecture on
the whiskey habit here tonight. He will
begin a series of lectures in Raleigh
Thursday nigbt.
Firof. Edwin Mims, of Trinity College,
has gone to Little Rock, Ark., to aJt-
terjd 'the bedside of h'ls father who is
quite iKl of pneumonia. '
HISTORICAL SKETCHES READ.
February Meetlno of the University His
torical Society Inter-Society Debate Sat.
urday.
Chapel Hill, N. C, Feb. 28. Special.
The February meeting of the Histori
cal Society held last evening in Ger-
rard Hall was one of the most Interest
ing1 on record, uue tea owing papers
were preserite'd before the Society: "A
sketch, of Captain Johnston Blakely,"
by Mr. H. M. lionaon; - litre Life o"
Cornelius Hairnett, by Mr. M. Bellamy,
Jr;" "The Coninie-cition of James Madi
son wi'ih tihe Constitution," by Mr. C
C. Biown, and "Col. Wm. Lenoir at the
Battle ot King's Mountain," by Mr.
H. M. Wags'taff.
Dr. Battle, presldsrJt of the So-ciety,
entertiained ithe audience the last few-
moments of the hour wiitlh some of bis
charming ireminisoenees of University
life.
Invitations are out for tihe eleventh
annual Inter- Society uelbaite hers
March 4. The query -t'o be dlscusse'd 0s
the Cuban annexEiiion quest'l'jn ami
mucin interest is being manifested in
the debate.
HANNA WHITEWASHED.
Senate Committee Decides That Further
Inquiry Is Unnecessary.
Washington, Feb. 28. The Senate
Commuctee on .Privileges and Elections
today submitted its report declaring
that the United States Senate is not
called upon 'to take any furher action
upon the charges of bribery in the elec
tion of Mark Hanna t'o the Senate from
Ohio. The eommlittee concludes that no
proof was submitted that Hanna was
elected Senator Ithiro ugh bribery; that
he shad any agertts engaged in carry
ing on Siis canvass for 'tihe Semiat'e wiho
were directly or indirectly authorized
by him to resort to coxruot methods.!
:or to anyformwrong-doJng;orthat;WeI1Sj one of rne most pt-eaque
,jie had any personal Knowledge of the
facts of the Otis case.
Last Appropriation BUI Completed.
Washington, Feb. 28. The General
Deficiency bill, the last of the appro
priation measures, was completed to
day by the Committee on Appropria-
,'tions. it carries a total of $21,089,385.
BUTLER STAVES
OFF EIRTI5E
Unexpected Champion of Ad
v miral Schley.
Takes Lessons from Strowd and
Shuford Warms Butler's Seat In
the enate Chamber House Con
curs In Subsidy for Southern Fast
Mall.
, Washington, Feb. 28. Special.
In the
executive session of Senate tonight Sena
tor Butler objected to fixing a time to
take a vote on Ewart's case. He said
hs had no desire to delay executive bus
iness, but desired to further point out
the weak points in Ewart't character as
developed by the evidence. ,
The Sampson and Schley nominations
then came up for confirmation. Mr.
Butler objected to the order in which
they were named, and entered into an
argument to show that Schley had been
purposely humiliated by the administra
tion. He contended that Schley was
the hero of Santiago and should be hon
ored before Sampson.
When the Senate adjourned no agree-
ment on Ewart's case or the Sampsoft-
Sehley case had been reached. Friends
of Ewart attribute Butler's zeal for
Schley to be for the purpose of delaying
action on Ewart's case.
Raleigh's new Congressman,Atwater,
is here the guest of Representative
Strowd. He was on the floor of the Sen
ate today sitting in Mr. Butler's seat and
was shown about br Butler. He has
been a daily attendant upon Congress
and is being initiated by Strowd and
Shuford into the mysteries of congres
sional privileges. He will remain here
until. Congress adjourns. - -
In the House this afternoon the post-
office bill came from the Senate, - where
an amendment had been put on carry
ing a subsidy for the southern fast mail.
The House voted to concur in the Sen
ate amendment by 142 to 88.
North Caroliua members voted as fol
lows: For subsidy Linnev. Atrainst
subsidy Fowler, Shuford, ' Strowd,
Skinner. Paired against Kitchen. Ab
sent and unpaired Martin, Pearson,
White.
When this measure was first up in the !
House several weeks ago, it was stricken,
from the bill. Congressman Catchings,
of Mississippi, and Swanson of Virginia,
are credited with the victory'now. Pres-
ident Andrews, Passenger Atrent Brown
and a number of friends of the Southern-
Railway were in the House lobby while
the vote was being taken. 4
REFEREE MANLY REPORTS.
Debts of North State Improvement Com
pany and Priorities of Creditors.
Winston, N. C, Feb. 28 Special.
Mr. Clement Manly, referee," submitted
his report to the court today in the.
case entitled Congregation, of. United
Brethren of Salem and Its Vicinity vs.
the North State Improvement Com-.
pany. It is a lengthy document, cover
ing in detail everything connected with
the interests of the North State Im-
provement Company and suc'h prior
ities as each creditor is entltredr o,
also the proportionate part of -the' pur
chase price of bonds sold by J,- W.
Fries, receiver. The totfal indebtedness
of the company aggregates $581,332.13.
T'his report is entitled No. 1, a Mr i
Manly will make another one to a sub
sequent court, giving proportionate.
part of assets derived from sale of
bends to which each particular cred
itor is entitled. This refers to bonds'
iheld by Dr. D. W. C. Ben bow," Of
Greensboro, trustee, and conveyed by
him to J. C. Mebane.
Winston shipped 1,604,058 pounds of
manufactured tobacco during Febru
ary. v
Mr. Edward Clement, Who died a few
years ago, left a will conveying part
of his estate to the Moravian Church.
The widow dissented, and the case was
argued before Judge Allen, who ren
dered a decision today that the will
was valid. The case will now go to the
Supreme Court - -. ; .
The Man Mho Made Hayes President Det'd
Npw Orleans. Feb. 28.-T. Madim
. imork in Txuiianfl Kiatnrv- -
Governor of Louisiana, ex-President of
the Louisiana returning board, and the
man who made Rutherford B. layes
President, died today at his old home
at Lecompte, aged 91. He was born
on the plantation where he died, of one
of the. wealthiest and most aristocratic
families in the South :
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PORTO RICO TO BE MODERNIZED.
Colonial Commissioners Will WcrJt the
. Island Over. Politically speaking;
.' Washington, Feb 28. The board of
Insular advisers to the War Depart
ment, consisting of . General Robert P.
Kennedy, "Major Charles W. Wat kins
an'd Hon. Henry C. Curtis, will sail on
the ' transport Obdam direct for San
Juan,' Wednesday morning. A radical
change , in the plans of the board has
been made, it being: decided to confine
the, present trip of investigation to the
Island of Porto Rico, and not at this
time to- proceed to Cuba, as had been
originally planned. TCie change of
plana was recommended by members
of .'the board themselves and was ap
proved by Secretary Alger, and Is dic
tated by the different stae of affairs
existing on the two islands Porto Ri
(co is ah American colony, and Its peo
ple -have been very solicitous for im
mediate reform of civil government.
They have sent several deputations
here urging expedition in bringing or
der out of the crude conditions exist
ing, and it is desired that as an Amer
ican colony, the island should be put
on a modern, systematized basis at
once. The time lo take up the- revo
lutionizing of conditions in Cuba, co
far as the scope of the board extends,
Is believe-d to be not quite ripe.
The work In Porto Rico will take be
tween one and two months, and con
templates taxation, educational and
municipal-affairs generally. There will
be no general report on the work save
in t'he matter of Instituting a general
system of taxation, which now in its
varying forms is largely based on in-,
come. On all other matters 'separate
reports are to be made, and after con
cluding these recommendations on the
question of Cuban reform will be ta
ken up.
SHOOTING AT SALISBURY.
Two Men In Jail for an Affair That May Re
suit Fatally.
Salisbury, N. C , Feb. 28. Special. A
Shooting affair, which- will probably re
sult fatally, occurred here about 11
o'clock'last night. A. D. Shuping and
David Mooney called at a boarding
house kept by P. F. Hedrick and asked
to see him. Hedrick had retired, but
dresi and came out to them. After
seme conversation between the parties
two pistol ehots were fired by Hedrick.
Shuplng received a. ball in the rig'at
lung. - He was taken to Whitehead &
LongH . -sanitarium. Hedrick and
Mooney wjere arrestee and are wow in
JaiL The preliminary hearing of the
men arrested was nostponed until the
result of Shuping's wound is known.
Shuping is regarded by Dr Long in a
precarious condition tonight.
POLITICAL SENSATION.
Psmocratlc Leaders Advise the Re-elec-
tlon of Senator Quay.
Harrisburg, Pa., Feb. 28. Congress
man Sibley tonight gave out a remark
I
able series of letters from Democratic
' Senators and Congressmen, advisln
Quay's re-election, if it were impossible
t0 eIect a democrat, copies or the let
ters nave been sent to every Imocrat
lnr the Le&Islature- and there is danger
of a DreaK to Quay at any time. Among
those who sent letters were Senators
Jones of Arkansas", Vest of Missouri,
Gray of Delaware, Morgan of Alabama,
Tillman of South Carolina, and Repre
sentatives Livingston of Georgia and
Bailey of Texas.
Missing Steamer Stranded.
Gloucester, Mass., Feb. 28. The fish
ing schooner Mandego, Captain Corkum,
which arrived here today, reported that
the overdue German steamship Moravia,
bound from Hamburjr for Boston, was
ashore and broken in two on Sable '.
Inland. Cantain Corkum said he sieht -
ed the wreck February 15th. There was
no sign of life aboard or near the str-ni
iA iroocnl Vmi t nnantili pc r f wpprlraor
vu. - -e
.. .. . r x i i
line ine snore, uapiam jorKum sara ne
believed the Moravia's crew had prOba-
bly been lost in the storm. The Moravia
carried a crew of forty five men.
The Pope Has a Feverish Cold.
Rome, Feb. 28. A report is current
here that the Pope has been taken sud-
aniv ill and fhat .the u-nal audiMiPM
et the Vatican have 'been suspended. ;
His Holfness is suffering from a se
vere feverish cold. His temperature is
100f.4 degrees. He has pain in the chest
of a rheumatic character. Dr. Lapponi,
hs physician, will pass the night at the
Vatican.
Close Vote In Spanish Senate.
Madrid, Feb. 28. The government had
a narrow escape from defeat in the Sen
ate today on the bill authorizing cession
of the Philippines to the United States.
The measure was passed, but the gov
ernment had a majority of only two, the
vote being 120 to 118.
Kipling's Condition Not Improved
: New'Tork, Feb. 28. A bulletin issued
late tonight said: :
,Mr.,vKJpllng has, on the whole, not
gained during the day, ithough the res-
Iplratory function has so far improved
Lthat the use of .oxygen is not longer
necessary. Tne innuence or persisting
inflammation in the upper lobes is still
manifest.'
URUNK
ill MANILA
Reported Fighting With Ger
man Ships of War.
Germany Gives Proofs of Her Desire
for Friendly Relations- Otis Send
a Reassuring Dispatch to the War
Department The Killed and
Wounded In Recent Fighting.
Washington, Feb.
23. Additional
proofs of Germany's desire to show
t'liat no ill wuil is borne itoward -this
country by the Berfcn government were
given the State Department today.
These evidences of good faith were
particularly gratifying becaure they
came When the air was full of sensa
tional rumors abcut "occurrences that,
bad they proved true, would have
brought, ou wair. .The State Depart
ment was officially informed fjaay
th'at the cruiser Kaiserin Augusta had
been ordered fr'jcn Manila to Tien Tsin.
China,' where Germans were being as-
s-aulted, and the fact that 'the depart-
menit wa Informed indicates that the
German government desired the United
Stages to underStarfd tfoat no fear was ,
felt that the ManlJa. authorities were
able to protect Germian lives and prop
erty. .WCtfh. the departure of the Kal-
eerin Augusta no German war snip
1 II1S 11 HHKIHt
Anotaier-procf of godd win was a re- der. and S5tfs hc seems to be an- affi
quest to. the Secretary of tSate that ble old gentleman, but you would hard
in the absence of German war ships ly take him to be a great soldier. .
from Apia the United States govern- Mr. "W. P. MeLaughlin, formerly of
men, represent Germany in Samoa. ' Covington, Ky , who came here a short
The request caused surprise, but a cor- time ago to ie chief of construction 6f
dial assent was given.
Wildest rumors were circulated , here, died suddenly on the street yester
day. The flue was that Americans ' day o nemorrnage of the langs. He had
haid evacuated Hollo, which had been been at A8heTllle: for his health, but was
occupied by . German. The next was
sunk. Then rumors came ttnrcK ai
Then rumors came tihrck and
fast. Dewey "had fired on a German war
Vessel: & German had fired on Dewey,
and Manila bay was full of wrecks la-
fore th? reports ceased. Net a wond of
confirmation '-camfi from Dewey or Otis,
and the sforles were set down as stock-
jobbing canaTds.
Encouraging Report From Otis.
Washington, Feb. 28. The War De-
ivtn lh folio wine
dspatch from Geneml Otis und3T date at the caPltal-
of Manila, February 28: I Messrs. E. B. Springs and O. P. Heath,
"A battalicn of the Twenty-thhd In- . who recently bought tha Ghestcr cotton
fantry called for Cebu on the 25th Inst, mill, will, in the neat future, erecCa
A battalion of . California volunteers spinning mill there, to have 10,000 fpki
will sail foe Negros tccr.'c-.-row. Evry- dies and cost something over $00,000. .
thing quiet here for the . past three
days."
This, message, gave the government
the' greatest encouragement in regard
to the Philippines -situation that has
been feit for several days. It is now
believed that fears of foreign, compli
cations were groundless. Calm con
sideration has 6hown that anxiety wa3
due almost entirely to the message
from Dewey about "pc-Mtical reasens."
demanding the presence of the battle
ship Oregon at Manila As nothing fur
ther on that subject has been received
1 from Dewey, and Otis ha3 net sa!d
I anything in his reports about danger
or ioreign meaoimg, me auinorrnes axe
, f&r on tLat
Casuat(a itnce the Fires.
Manila. Feb. 28. Capt. David S. El-
. . . . s y-. i
noil an-a uiic .pnvjuv ul v-vuiipaujr v,
Twentk'tn - Kansas, wex-e crueiiy
wounded this, morning at Caloocan. In-
surgenits in tlie nelghbor'nocd cf Manila
are believed to be running short of am-
munition, ea their nnng "Dy nig.it nas
considerably slackened. American
troops fere under orders never to take
the initiative, and to reply to insur-
' gents. onJy wnen
their firing becomes
unusually active. There has been re-
! cent improvement In American txenoh-
es all around the line, making them
: practically impregnate. General Mil-j
1 ler has probibtted the sale of intoxi
cants at Iloilo.
Regimental losses since the fire have
been a follows:
Killed Twentieth Kansas, 2; First
Montana, 1; First- Washington, 1;
Twenty-third Infantry, 1; Second Ore
gon, 1.
Wounded First Montana, 15; Thir
teenth. Minnesota, 13; Twentieth Kan
sas, 9; First South Dakota, 5; First
Washington, 4; Third Artillery. 4; First
Nebraska, 3; Tenth Pennsylvania, 2;
First Idaho, 2; ' First California, 2;
Twentjvthlrd Infantry, 1; Second Ore
gon, 2.
Manila Railway Suspends Operatives.
London, Feb . 28. The Manila Rail
way Company, has received a cable
dispatch from Manila, dated February
27th, saying that the railway nas
ceased working as a means of public
conveyance) -Americans using the line
for the purpose of conveying troop to
i Caloocan. The railway was not dam
aged br the recent fires. ,
The Filipino agent in London says Ira
has received advices from Iloilo saying
faat the Britis-h consulate at Iloilo has
been burned. These advices further
state tbat Fri'pinos at Oebu nave oa!y
retired to the hills at the request .of
foreign residents to avoid bombard
ment bf the place by Americans, the
foreigners promising to intercede with
the Americans ir. behalf of the Fili
pinos with a view of getting Filipinos'
rights reepected.
CO ITON TRUST PRESIDENT.
Joan E. Searlcs In Charlotte African
Methodist Bishops In Session Death In
the Street.
Charlotte, N. C, Feb. 28. Speclal.
Mr. John E, carles, President of thi
American Cotton Company, and Mr.
Richard H. Edmonds, editor of the Man
ufacturers Record, of Baltimore, are
here. Mr. Searles was. until a few
months ago.secretary of the sugar trust;
but has given up that position and will
hereafter devote himself to, improve
ments in the methods of cotton baling
and the handling of cotton. His com
pany owns the patent of the round bale,
and they pre seeking to introduce it all
through the South. Mr." Searles says
plants are already in operation or now
under construction that will put up a
million bales of cotton next year.
The board of bishops and general offi-
cers of the Afr.can M. E. Zion church,
ho represent churches in nearly every
State in the union, the West Indies and
Africa, met in Grac6 colored church
here this morning. They will be in ses-
giori several days. . j
Mr. .Will R. Robertson, -wKo has just
returned from several weeks - stay in
Havana, says Cuba is, at this season 6f
the year, the prettiest country he ever
saw. He saw Gen. Gomez, the Cuban
the Eell Telenhone ComDanv's corta
supposed to have' recovered. The re
'mains vcrp unt in K pninrirr lni m rrn .
J . J
ing.
Mrs.
Stonewall Jackson was the it
cipient of many marked courtesies dur-
ing herstay in WasbingtOn.. She wis
4 one of the most notable 'women at tb,e
, President's reception to the Daughters
of the American Revolution, and a spe
cial reception was-.given. her ty the
North Carolina Society, which embraces
' many of the rnbrst prominent Carolinians
MANY PUBLIC BUILDINGS.
Sixty-two Bills In the List Passed by tt
House.
, Washington, Feb. 28 The House to
day passed G2 public building bills which
were favorably reported a fortnight ago
by the committee of the whole, with the
single exception of the one at Blueiield,
W. Va. Dockery, of Missouri, Haddox,
of Georgia, Payne, of New York, and
Barrett, of Massachusetts, reprcsrnting
economists cn the floor, had slight sup-
, rt in thexr efforts to defeat the others.
i ne Dins passea toaay imposea a towi
exclusive of $1,730,000 for the New York
custom house. .
The House agreed also to.the confer
ence report on the Postofflce appropri
ation bill after an hour's' debate on the
special appropnauon ior iacimating the
mails on southern railroads. The HOuso
agreed witn xne oenaie 10 continue the
appropriation.
Among the bills which passed the House
were those for buildings at"' Columbus,
Ga., $30,000; Macon, Ga., f 75,000; Annls
ton, Ala , $50,000; Bristol, Tenn., $50
000; Winston, N. C, $50,000 and Eliza
beta City, N. C, $50,0C0.
In the Senate, House bills' were passed
for buildings at Brunswick, Ga.t $50,000,
and Elizabeth City, N. C ,,$50,000., -
ANOtHER WAR ITEM. "
Great Britain will Ask Indemnity for Sub
jects Killed at Manila
London. Feb. 28. In the House of
Commons today 3Ir. Stanhope, Radical,
asked the government whether Its at
tention nad been called to the death
of British - subjects at Manila, and
whether the4 circumstances thereof,
were such as permitted friendly rep
resentations to be made to the United
States to procure pecuniary compensa
tion for the famllie? of ttiose whose
lives were lost.
Mr. Broderick, representing the For
eign Office, replied that the British
consul at Manila had reported the fact
and would doubtless furnish a full re
port, when the government would be
able to decide what course to take. . j
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