North Carolina Newspapers

- . . - I 7 H VoL IX RAUEIGH, N. .a. WEDNESDAY, MAY 21, 1902 No. 140 DAY OF FREEDOM, DAWNS Reins of Government Now in the' Hands of Palma American Occupation at an End i: T.r., May 20. Cuba Is now. an t?- i t r - :i; . .-v:.ut a' npilUUC luu .-viutri ivau uiiu- r '.' up:Mion is at an end. President ''i"vi Inaugurated in the palace at r.i'i i-m.iv. and with his inauguration rVpuUic in the western henii ." o va formally launched. ' r-.j. n: Palma attached his signa , -o a dMiment, as president of the i .iu repuMie, after an exchange of yA irc. and the weteran General 1, j-etnlod to the roof of the pal- r. ;. re he was accorded a gieat ;.'- a: WVxvl personally lowered the " 1 A 1 . 1 Vi:'T;-au colors, wnira were saiuieu. h h! om hands hoisted the Ciz, as an act of the United ;?!itral Gomez assisting. Uen hi" staff and the American r.i!..i: immeuiareiv aner in i, , ':r. . f the Cuban flag ami the Anwt f x:. - i . teaajed out of the harbor. - time the transfer Uk place in li ivj-.u. General Whiteside. a San t ;n.- ? ::::-'l over his authority to his i'l.'ja vitv-sor and sailed away with w Aui-::oan cavalry, which had been .z n-r -n there. The actual transfer I , f -ho i'h:i 1 was scheduled to octr tw-'.y a: noon, Havana time, which is 12. j) Washington time, but those in-T,-.j r wirness the ceremony were re-,:-J to be at the palace at 11:30. i'ztr isdn-led. besides the American cc 'rr if.d the members of President t. IV.r.iVs cabiuet. the members of ..-r-. 'he Supreme court judges, the f r-r. of the provinces, the officers f v iin? warships, the foreign eon W.la.itn Jennings Bryan the other ' - Air.eriran statesmen. seTeral of Sr. v r.il:o.i"s Central Valley (New y . .:: ; t r IT r ' r "!- rhb-; Horatio Rubens, conn t1 former Cnban junta. Col. A:or Chancer, and a few othir tnriiil gnests. !'f..e 11: o'clock those who .:,es the ceremony legan to .irri.n?es throuth a street kep: !: p-lie. All the naral officers ir.l in full nniform. resiilen- i-.: : 2 '. hrnid and plumed chapeanx. Tj' (. :: r. generally wore black frock .. 'i!te waistcoats and silk hat. Tr f rr.d a listlDCTihe1 looking as- 'i. '-lis ? they gathered in the andl- Aipanj-inr the president-elect on L drir t the palace were -General ir -aw aal the member f tne new r: i: . Thr were escorted by the r r-'r rg.-.nlxed Cnban artillery, war Tf.-r. .-ni p--l:tical and cirlc onrauira t:T.. Th procession went to Central p-i. :bure down Obispo street to the :.:?-. At ererr step cheer after cheer for the president-elect, an.t tr ml araln his carriage was stopped ey "i ralac who snrrounded the -:t--- :-j an ef'Trt to shake the band ' :b r.x had of the government. T s-ti of enthusiasm waj reached ?! th pirty arriTed in front of the if IIre the crowds went frantic i M.ig were none in the air. -! t rr..nnd fairly shook with thej T '.T. r rhers. T;a crrmony ite!f ?. Afr formal .i .fi . ' p ' tiI r3 the documentary tmns- r red by the war department -Ir.aj :'a new government to Imme V'1 r rrv!iim the constitution and fhe r sr.:n Intents contained in the ap I i. to nndertake all obligations a;rr.. hr rh United 5tn.te. with re to Cuba, by tbe treaty of Paris. Crneral paki, Cvrror (Jeneral Wood said In part: l rh r.-eident and Congress of the '.r-rn.ler the direction of the .j-n: ... th? United States I now "nr-r :., juu a the duly elected r;rr..n..v;r.- of the people of-Cuba .'wni:iy;i- an 1 control of the Island, . u a-' -1 aa.l exercised by you, nnder rr v M.,n, of tfce constitution of the. att!!T;onal r-on rrnt ion an.t p; :.r::.M,o.i: and I herehv rfeelure o-rHiMti.-,!! of Cnba br the United ia militarr ffovernment of vi,.rrans''r f government and con1 t i i ,pt) the express condition, and vat? .'IvcrnmeM r. f ,u- T " : . .1 ci.t.. ' ' iuc K 1 1 1 1 r- i .iiHita "All maeyobiig"a'tion of the military rrament down to this date have r, . ra"1. r as practicable. The ivii frtn s received from the ) tTr. vi L.ura transferrM to von re transfprrp nKta nh -Tf t1"1 f)1,li?a,ins properly payable -uT.n. fLe sum nf tl no nrv-k i. vfc re-n,: OI Ine swnd as may t.p, . m the transfer of funds to ray antirij.ared expenses of account wlndi np Jhe af w o. the military government., after ; Va"r, nwxVnHd balance of a!d f- p?iJ mto tn treasury of ,3? f130" r"4y devised for the "'prt'v'-W, tbf it,S of the Mnd and l-C ynrrence of epidemic and ern-r.- 'he"- to which the gov rn '.k .th Un,ted Stat nnder r; ' ,n" Pr0Tioa. of the consti- 1- r 'ned 'a the fifth rtW of ?-hx app!i. are as follows: if 'f.,K,n f ,r the rag and eewer- . V.;..th? Ty of for which tev7tv r awanlftd T the X plan for water works to supply tie lie r, , IleckenWh' lu charte u.ru-t of Santiago, and approved tw "V iAr,!t,ln'l. that by the acceptance Toa d,) now, pursuant to the ? of, fh said constitution, as Mie ani un lprtake. all and eeveral. the :...r.5 assumed by the United States 5i,:rv Cnba bT'th treatr 'h? 1 n!tM St"f of America -i. ar rr.ajerr the Ouoon TAo-enf nf FOR CUBA i . by the military- government providing for taking water from the wells of San Jnan canon and pumping the same to reservoirs located on the heights -to the east of the city, j 3. A plan for sewering of tEe city of Santiago de Cuba,! a contract for which was awarded to Michael J. Dady & Co by the military gdvernoT"of Cuba, and now under construction. "4. The rules and regulations estab lished by he President of the United States on the 17th of January, 1S99, for the maintenance of -quarantine against epidemic diseases 'at the ports -of Ha vana. Mataczas. Cienfngos and Santiago de Cuba, and thereafter at other points of the island, as extended and amended and made applicable to future conditions, by the order of the military governor, April. 1902. "3. The sanitary rules and regula tions In force in the city of Havana (and In any other city having official rules, etc.) "It is understood by the United States that the present government of Isle of Pines will continue as a defacto gov ernment pending the settlement of the title of the said bland by treaty pur suant to the Cuban constitution and the act of Congress of the United States, approved March i 1901. "I am further charged by the Presi dent to deliver to; you the letter which I now hand you." Prstaat HTelt's Letter The President's' letter, submitted by Gen. Wood, was is follows: ' White House, Washington, May 10, 1902. To the President! and Congress of the Republic of Cuba: "SirsOn 'May 1 20 the military gov ernor of Cuba will, by my direction, transfer to you the control and govern ment of the Island of Cuba, to be thenceforth exercsed jimler the pro visions of the constitntiou adopted by fc-our constitutional convention as on that day promulgated; and he will thereupon declare the occupation of Cuba by the United States to be at an end. j .-At the snme time I desire to ex press to you the sincere friendship and good wishes of the United States, and Our. roost earnest hopes for the stability and success of your government, for the blessings of ! peace, justice, pros perity and ordered freedom among your people, --a 4-r-eidtIr lag friend ship between the republic of the United States and the republic of Cnba." TIirXIORE ttOOSEV-KLT. President of the United States. Fatna tm IlooT!t Washmgton. May 20. Tim following cablezram from President Palma was received by President Roosevelt this afternoon: "The government of the island having been jnst transferred. I. an the chief maritrate of the rennblic. faithfully interpretin? the sentiments of , the people of Cnba, have the honor to send yon niiu me .rnencjin iwif me irsnuiuuv of onr profound gratitnde and the assnr- Uitti ill au ciiuuiuiK incii.iuiii, nnu wishes and prnyers to -the Almighty for the welfare and prosperity of the United States." f $ BODlESj RECOVERED One Hundred Taken from the . Fraterville Coal Mines Coal Creek, Tenn May 20. Super intendent Camp, of the Fraterville mine, where the explosion occurred Monday, says he has check tags for 179 contract miners :who were- at work at the time of the explosion, and with the laborers and boys those in the mine will r?nch 250. j Rescne parties are at work. Almost 100 bodies have been taken from the mine. It will require days to secure all tbe bodies, and some of them may never be found. Some of those recovered are horribly mutilated. LIGHT LIVES LOST BY A WATER SPOUT Cincinnati, May 20. At Lewlsburg, near Covington, j Ky., a water spout to day swept away a house with all the occupants. The debris demolished other houses in its course. Eight lives are re ported lost and two bodies have been recovered. Arrival of the -Gaulois Washington, May 20. The Navy De partment was informed today that the French war ship Gaulois, bearing mem bers of the Trench mission to the un veiling of the " -Rochambeau statue, passed tn the : Chesapeake capes at 7 o'clock this morning and at once pro ceeded to Annapolis. Sh'e is accom panied by the Kearstrge, Olympia and Alabama of the North Atlantic squad ron, with Rear Admiral Francia Hig ginson commandrag. Chaplain Mjlburn Hurt Washington, May 20. Just as Rev. W. II. Milbnnvtbe blind chaplain of the Senate, was entering the capltol in the Senate side shortly before noon today, a wagon drove past and one of the wheels passed over the foot of the blind man. who was not aware of his danger. HU toes were badly crushed, and he j suffered much from tbe shock. He was j .irn in the Emergency Hospital for . HtmnL' I Durham Thrown Down Oh Senator Pritchard's Talk Be fora the N. C. Society in, New York-Ellis Will Sue Holton BTTHOSllS J. PSNCB Washington, May 20. Special. Dur ham was thrown down by the Senate committee on puMic buildings, to use the language of the day. When the Senate committee reported the bill to tho House today it was discovered that the appropriation of seventy thousand dollar for the DurNjni public building had been reduced to nfty thousand.- No explanation was obtainable. There was no opposition to "the Durham proposi tion at -the meetings of the committee attended by Senator Simmons. He was unable to be present at the last meet ing by reason of the illness of Mrs. Simmons. When the bill comes before the Senate Senator Simmons will en deavor to have the appropriation re stored to the status given It in the House. The public building bill appropriates $10,000 forhe Winston public build ing and directs the Secretary of the Treasury to sell the present public building site to the county for 5j,bUU. Elizabeth City gets $125,000 for her nubile bnFldine and a new site is author ized, provision beinz made for the sale ct, the present ske at either public or private sale. The limit of cost for we Greensboro public building Is increased from $58,437 to S133.457. There is no change lit the appropriation of $33,000 for the Goldshoro public burlding. Senator Pritchard left today for New York to attend the banquet of the North Carolina society tonight. He will re main over nnrll tomorrow nicht to at tend the banquet of the American and Asiatic society at which he will respond to a toasi. This society has for its ob ject the development of foreign trade. At the banquet oC the JSorth uaronna society tonight Senator Pritchard was one of the speakers and he said In part: .orth Carolina-has had the honor oi contributing to many of the states thpse who have achieved great success, and I ,ara proud to say that New York has within her borders North Carolinians who have won marked distinction in professional and commercial life. Owing to the disasters of the late civil war our Deorde. until within the cast few years, have made little progress along commerci.nl and Industrial lines, but within the last decade we have made marvelous strides in every branch of human industry. There is not a single. North Carolina Industry which Is not in a better condition today than ever ' be fore in the history of tb Mate. The merchant, the farmer, the ' lawyer; the doctor, the manufacturer, the 'laborer, and all otfeer ckrsse of orrr people share alike the feeling of hope and encourage ment which pervades the atmosphere of the Old orth State. "We have reached that period where we can point with pride to the financial and Industrial progress that is being made within our borders. An examina tion of the advance sheets of the recent census discloses a eonomon or anairs f am . 4 V A in our iaie rnni is xrauijuiK in iuc extreme, and this condition is merely the beginning of what we may expect in the future, if no calamity overrates tne American people. A new generation has taken charge of affairs, and new meth ods, and n some instances new poli cies have been inaugurated by those in command of the industrial forces. Our people are beginning to appreciate the fact that in order to secure sub stantial and permanent prosperity we must diversify our industries, and as a result all manner of enterprises are be- Charlotte Pays Tribute to Lieutenant W. E. Shipp Monument Erected to tjie Memory of the Young Hero Col. Thomas the Orator of ' , the Day Charlotte, N. C, May 20. Special.--The one hundred and twenty-seventli anniversary of the signing of the Meck lenburg Declaration of Independence was celebrated here today by the. entire city and between eight and ten thousand visitors. .. The event of th day. was the unveiling of the handsome monu ment in memory of the late Lieut. Wm. E. Shipp, killed July 1, 1898, at the battle of San Juan Hill during the war with Spain. ' At 9:30 the military present, includ ing visitors and local companies, formed in line in front of the city hall under command of Capt. T. R. Robertson of Charlotte. The line of march to the monument in front of the federal buiia- inc- becan one hour later. The (proces sion was headed by the Mt. Holly band, J svvtt -k n Ti ? s-v A- mi lit fta Next came the C. M. I. cadets, com rades of the late Ldewt. Shipp.. Last came nine carriages bearing distinguish ed guests -and others. Among those in the carriages were Mrs. Wm. E. Shipp, Fabius H. Busbee, Capt. W. F. For- sythe-, U. "S. A., Mr. Kane . sioan or Charleston, Judge Annistead BurwelL Capt. W. H. Diay, J. C. Buxton, Gen. J. S. Carr, Mrs. tonewau jacKSon, Mrs. Adelaide worth Jiagley and many others. - , Upon reaching the speakers stand south of the monument, the militia sur round ejs) the monument and stacked arms. Col. A. L. Smith then advanced end called "upon Rev. E. A. Osborne, chaplain of the First N. C. regiment in the Spanish war, to pray. After prayer Mr. Earle Sloan of Charleston arose and, in a most appropriate and touch- speech, introduced the oratot"sif the day, Public Building ing established i throughout the state, which has necessarily resulted in an in creased demand for labor, and a conse quent increase in wages, as well ' as a demand for .the products of the farm ers. ' '- '-r, ''-: 4!lt is fitting that your society should commemorate the , 20th day of May. The signors of the Mecklenburg De claration of Independence were . the ad vance guard of a movement which-culminated, in the establishment of a gov ernment whose principles of liberty and justice are such as to make our coun try a haven of refuge for the oppressed of all cations. The spirit of patriotism which characterized the sons': of Meck lenburg is one which has sustained this country In . every trying ordeal which we as a people have undergone, and it is 'that; which has - shaped our legisla tion so as, to enable us to expand and grow' as' a nation, until today we occupy a position at the head of , the great in dustrial : and social movements of the world." District Attorney A. B. Holton rwlll be the defendant in a libel suit for $23,000' damages. W. B. Ellis of New York, who has been on Holton's troll for some .time, announced - today that he had instructed his attorney: to bring suit. Another suit--will be instituted against . the former legal firm of Holton &i Alexander 'to recover a sum of money about which there is a dispute by both sides. '.'': Oscar J. Spjears will hold xm to the assistant . district attorneyship of the eastern district. The position does not require reappointment and there is no disposition on the part of . the ruling powers to shove . Oscar out of the pas ture. There have been several appli cations for the appointment. . Counsel for the gold brick trio, now serving terms in the penitentiary at Raleigh, gave notice to the counsel for the State that a motion would be made in the United States Supreme Court Monday to advance the. case. Ex Judge T. B. Womack, who represents the Governor, was on hand, but the at torneys for the other, side failed to show up. The record has not even been printed in the case, and nntll then the court will hardly entertain a motion for advancement. , -1 John O. Burton is to be the postmas ter at WeWon despite the opposition that sprung up some time ago. Senator Pritchard has requested the Postmaster General To" send Sir. 31nrtons name .to the President.:' The statement is made by" Senator Pritchard that Bnrton Js in. thdfr'vgti accord 4lth' Republican - prin ciples and policies. ' " - . i Senator Simmons could not go to ew. York tonight to attend the b.anquet of the North Carolina Society by reason of fhe illness of Mrs. Simmons. He re ceived several pressing telegrams from President Fuller, urging him to be nresent. Senator Simmons was a Die io , . v:t . be at the. Senate today for a short while only. Mrs. Simmons showea sngnt im provement today, but she continues very ill. Mr. Arthur Pon of fl3alnbndge, Ga., a brother of the Congressman, is here ac companied by Us wife, to attend a meeting" of. the Civil Engineers of Am erica. Henry W. King of Raleigh was a visi tor at the capitol today. CoL John P. Thomas of Columbia, S. C. Col. Thomas said in part: "We. are assembled on this historic day to do honor to a heroic son of North Carolina, who on the field 'of battle in the Spanish-American war gave up his life for. his country. The 20th of May, heretofore dedicated to the hmtnortal memories. of the Mecklenburg Declara tion of Independence, is henceforth to be further linked with the gallant ca reer and the touching sacrifice of the lamented soldier in honor of whom thv monument is reared. Nor is this the only significance attaching to this occa sion. It was in this -city tthat William Bwen Shipp began his military life and received his first military impress among the cadets of the Carolina Military In stitute. Her! began the brilliant though comparatively brief career of Lieutenant Shipp as an officer of the United -States army in which capacity he was to show his adherence even,, unto death to the motto 'duty, honor, country' which West Point inscribes on its coat of arms." Colonel Thomas reviewed at consider able length the high tribute of Col. W. E. Hayes of the First Ohio cavalry who, in a letter to Mrs. William E. Shipp, described the last nine days service of Lieutenant Shipp in tne island of Cuba. Colonel Thomas closed by saying: "On this spot are gathered North Car olina's robust manhood and graceful womanhood, including honored repre sentatives of the patriots whd responded to the call to arms some in 1861 and Others in 1898. Here are the city s public spirited organisations. Under these auspices amid these environments Jforth Carolina.' true to her spirit of sincere - appreciation, pays her tribute to a noble son in the shaft dedicated to- his fame, thus glorifying Christian soldiership and showing how the Roman sentiment that it is sweet and-honorable to die for country may be joined in ennobling union with the kindred thoughts of heaven and home." . At the concltrsldn of the speech Wil liam - E. Shipp, Jr., and Fabins Shipp. sons of the lamented LleutenantShipp. OUlled the cords and th veil fell from the monument, exposing a beautiful shaft, pointing heavenward in silent recognition of .the honored dead. At this juncture a great shout went" up from thousands f throats as the crowd stood with bared 'heads witnessing the solemn yet grand scene. This concluded the exercises at the monument. Senator Bacon Tells ' -.- Two Patlietic Stories War Incidents Illustrating the Magnamity . Grant and LeeReal Defenders of the Army Washington, May 20. In the Senate this " morning a ; resolution,' offered by Spooner of Wisconsin, was adopted pro viding, that O. H. Piatt, Senator from, Connecticut, designated by the president pro tern to perform his dirties in his ab sence, should he empowered te sign en rolled bills and that the President be informed ois action. Consideration of the Philippine gov ernment bill then was resumed. Mr. Bacon of Georgia addressing the Senate in opposition to: the measure. He said that there was in part civil government mow established! in the Philippines un der the war power, which was' as full in all-its powers as was i conferred by the pending bill. Under i the proposed measure, greater power in the exploi tation of the islands could, be exer , cased. j' . .. ; - He read a paragraph in the hill to show that it contained a broad and un limited grant to the Philippine commis sion to dispose, in unlimited fashion, of the public domain in the Philippines. He declared that an examlnatioji of the bill would show that la corporation could obtain a miliion acres of land as easily as it could get 5,000 acres. This, he declared, was an enormity. "Is it." said he, "the purpose of the United States to retain . jthe Philippine island in colonial, dependency, or to grant to them a government of their own?" That, he thought, was the great central question around which all other questions relating to the islands must , revolve. If it were the purpose of the United States to hold the islands one kind of government would be neces sary; If we were not to retain them then another kind of government would be necessary. If the United: States were to hold the Philippines as a colonial de pendency, It was manifestly impossible for them ever to occupy any. other rela tion than that of colonies and , sub jects. The islands never could become States, the inhabitants never could become citi zens of the United Stated. ; - Tff saW.he, "we have the high aid nobleVpurpose of giving , the Filipinos a freegoterhmeht,-; whether, : partial'' or absolute,- now is the time for Congress to ' act upon that purpose." Otherwise he believed there should! be no legisla tion. "'...!.;''' i Who is the defender of the army, he inquired ; the man who denounces the outrages committed in the Philippines and declares they are unworthy of the army, or the man who defends the out rages and makes no distinction? Sena tors who denounce these outrages and the perpetration . of them were, he thought, the real friends of the army; and the honor of the men in the ; army was as dear to the minority and to him personally ,he declared, as it was to any Senator of the majorltyj This govern ment has afforded the opportunity for these outrages; and atrocities by Sending an army to another hemisphere upon a mission at least questionable. As instances of the spirit in which the north anfl south fought in the "Ti tanic" civil war, Mr. Bacon related two anecdotes showing the magnanimity" of General Grant and General Lee. The first occurred! in frOnti pf VickeWirg when tSenairor Pettus of j Alabama (then la colonel) was captured! and taken be fore General Grant. "What are fhfrS'e troops in front of me?" 'General Grant Mount PeSee Out with Fresh Vigor A Violent -.Eruption Occurs Whiit a Party of Ameri can Sailors Is on Shore they Bart . ly Escape ! 4 , -i ' IFort de France, May 20. The expedi tion sent to ' recover tne bodies of the American and British J consuls at St. Pierre nearly resulted tn a fearful hor ror. The vessels taking part in the ex pedition were the Uaited States steamer Potomac and the British cruiser Inde fatigable, j I The Potomac, under the command pf Lieut. " Benjamin B. McCormack, ar rived there : first at 2 o'clock iu the morning . and landed .working parties. One party went to the ! site of the Am erican consulate and the other, headed by Lieut. McCormack,! went to the north end of the town to the spot where the British consulate stood, from where the lieutenant could, see Mont Pelee, and noticed that a huge column of mokA and aas was nouing out of the drater fat- a maaner similaf to the erup tion of May 8th. He thereupon rushed to the site of r the American consulate amA ordered all hands t6 the boats. The American sailors picked up a heavy me tallic coffin in a wood case, containing h TPmntns of the United States con sul, Thomas5 T. Prentis, and carried it to a boat; ; The .'American party was asked him. With the courtesy which now distinguishes the Senator, Col. Pet tus said, 'General, -I must decline to answer your question." General Grant looked at him in the eye a moment, and, in a kindly : tone said, "You tare, right sir," and turning to . an officer he said: "Take this gentleman to the rear and treat him kindly." The incident connected with General Lee took place as he was rifling away from the field ? of Ge ttysburV, a, field so fateful to tihe cause of which he was the gret pillar and spirit. He came up to a young Federal soldier lying wounded, but who, as he recognised that a Confederate genera) was passing shouted out a cry for the Union.. ' Gen-, oral Lee got down from hW horse, went to the boy, laid his hand upon his head, and said: "My son I hope you are not much hurt." . As he closed the anecdote, Mr. Bacon had to pause till he had recovered from his sensation of tenderness . and sympa thy. Mr. Foraker of Ohio defended General BeD for his reconcentraition order and said that it was a wise and proper order for him to make under the cir cumstances, and that its object was sole ly to protect friendly Filipinos from as sassination at the hands of insurgents. He denied that the reconcentratiou camps in the Philippine islaiids could be compared with those estnibliahed by General Weyler in Cuba, a description of which he read to show their 'hor rors. 'Mr. Hoar of Massachusetts said he did not know1 how far the investigation into the conduct of the war in the Phil ippines had gone. . It has hardly crossed the threshold, and he did not think it quite fair to have impassioned and in dignant claims made before the evidence was obtained. .He hoped and 'believed that 'the prima facie evidence against th& conduct of the war would be rebut ted. He protested against concentra Vion camps, water cure torture and other attempts io crush Filipino inde-f "pendence, and ended . up r with the sen tence, ''Barbarity on the' one side and on. the otheV are the fruits of the tree you planted when you ratified the Span ish treaty," The Senate then went into executive session, and when tihe doors were open ed adjourned. - , . : , v Tb Ilptclia BattitU Washington; May 20.The Hnse to- day; agreed' tth conference report on. the omnibus bill, which, passes tho meas- -are. '...Mr.an&on - caed up: the urgent -deficiency bill, making .appropriations for the several departments of the . govern ment,; ats it was passed. The army ap propriation l?ill' with Senate amend ments,, was galled up and a conference ordered. y Prior to the announcement of the con ference Mr.' Cannon .offered a resolution that ihe managers on the part of the House at the conference on the di- " agreeing votes of the two houses, be instructed not to recommend an agree ment or, to submit to any modification of "the amendment that will, under an- ' thon'ity of the army appropriation bill,' permit the expenditure of any sum for construction of permanent buildings and established military posts except as au thorited by the revised statutes. This resolution has direct bearing upon the appropriation 'of $400,000 for bar- racks and quarters . which the Senate amendments provided for. Mr. Cannon said the amendments were subversive of. the rules of the House. The com mittee on military affairs had usurped its functions and presumed to take away from the . committee on appropriations rights given, it by the -law. Mr.v Richardson of Tennessee, said it twa8 a most unusual thing that had been done, and he hoped the House would isee to it that ssrch things should not be permitted to go on. Seventeen bills were reported to the House and passed. . - ' At 5:35 the House adjourned. Bursts in imminent danger. In the meantime the Indefatigable had arrived off St. Pierre, but left tbe shore, heading for the sea, blowing her siren. At that time a huge stream of molten matter was pouring Into the sea, raising col umns of steam, and the whole sea was hideous, having turned a yellow green color, while what was apparently smoke was rushing from the mountain. The detonations were continuous and were Accompanied hy a- fearful storm of lightning, thunder and rain. The flashes were of terrific violence, and during the storm new craters were open ed in Mont Pelee. Fortunately - tbe wind kept the clouds of smoke and gas from enveloping the American and British ships or the working party. The coolness and courage of the American' sailors were most noteworthy. The body of (Sir. Prentis is now here. There will be a funeral service on board the United States cruiser Cincinnati to day. The burial will take place ashore. There will be no special ceremony. The volcanic, mountain is apparently ' in greater activity, and the; escape of ' the war vessels, and partfcula,rly of tho shore party, was exceedingly narrow. A severe taundatkra at .Basse Points on the northeast. coast of this island, at 2 o'clock this morning, J sxyept a.way twenty houses. Fifty other 5 building were damaged by the flowing, "boiling mud, which swept ever the Vallee'do la Riviere. There wa oo further loss; of life, Basse Points having been aban doned several days ago.' (Continued on 2nd pare.) - '-"' ' I - "4