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- - -; -. . daily ' vT" : ;;';;-.;i .;'.' - ; l""" 11 1 i - miwm"'""'''''''''''''''m Vol. 1. No. 75. RALEIGH, N. C, WEDNESDAY MORNING, APRIL 7t 1897. $6.00 a Year. is epubligan, Birr ,in is PEOPLG'S PAPSR. t3e tribune Trie Second IE J fill Bonn ) & VVants to Send an Amer ican War Ship to Cuba. OBJECTS TO BEING CALLED OLD two iaportaNt appropriation BILLS REPORTED. New Senators Want a Reorganiza tion of Committees Attempt to Bring on a Tariff Debate Defeated by Morrill's Objection. Washington. ADril 6. Two of. the important appropriation bills the sun dry civil arid the Indian appropriation bills which failed to receive the Presi dent's signature at the last session, and were re-passed by the House, were reported from the Committee on Appropriations and placed on the cal endar Mr. Pettigrew (S. D.) said he would call up the Indian bill at au; t-arly day, and Mr. Allen (Iowa) stated that the sundry civil bill would be called up next week. Mr. Earl (Dem., S. C), on behalf jbt the new senators, asked a rebrganiza rion of the Senate committees so .'as to give representation to those not. now placed upon any committee. ' Ha offered a resolution providing that tha Senate should meet at 9 o'clock to morrow morning for this purpose. Under objection, the resolution went -.ver until tomorrow.' Mr Vest (Dem., Mo.) attempted to spring a tariff discussion by asking im neUate consideration of a resolution - ailing" on the Secretary of the'Treas ?ir- in statp whpthpp hi ha.d issiiarl any orders under the retroactive clause f the Dingley bill, and if so, upon uhat authority. The veteran author of the tariff of .1862. (Mr. Morrill, of VI), promptly ob Jet'ted.. to the resolution arid it went ver until tomorrow. At. 12:30 p. m. Mr. Morgan called up his resolution recognizing the exist- nce of a state of public war in Cuba, und began an extended speech there in. Mr. - Morgan's remarks were tem perate in tone. He commented on the fact that this was the third time with in a century that citizens.of the United States had ' suffered by the existence if a state of war in Cuba; and he ex pressed his opinion that in the pres- lit war, at least, the government of the United States in its efforts to en. force' -its own laws ,had inflicted in justice on its own citizens. The sole object of his resolution was to put the government . of the United States in -its proper legal attitude to the govern ment of. Spain; so as to enable us to ?ake care of our own citizens. . lie confessed that after the experi- "w ,M,tne last tour years he was utterly hopeless that any administra tion, of the United States would reach the point of- sending ships of war to Tuba, to demand redress for our citi zens.. He cited the case of Dr. Ruiz, stating he had information that Con sul: General Lee had reported that he had been murdered by "the Spanish' au. thorities. ."If this were true," said Mr. Morgan, instead of hunting up a lawyer to go to Cuba and hunt up evidence such as might be laid, before a grand jury; "I would have sent a war ship to demand' indemnity and . the punishment of the officials guilty of the murder." . . Mr.. Hale. (Reij., Me.), interrupting, asked if the Senator from Alabama advocated sending the ship of war first md the lawyer afterward. . Mr. Morgan replied that he would end both the ship of war and : the lawyer;- but he thought he would have very little use for the lawyer. Speaking generally of the course of the war in Cuba, Mr. Morgan con demned in strong terms the action of the Spanish forces in destroying prop erty not for military purposes, but for resentment, and in ' executing prison ers of war. He spoke of the fact that sPain- had reeosrnized. the Southern Confederacy and accorded it belliger ent rights even before the battle of Manassas was fought or the Southern States had made any display of their strength. ' He, therefore, argued that the United States would be perfectly justified in recognizing 'a state of pub- ie war. in Cuba arid proclaiming neu trality between .the contestants, as was proposed by his "resolution. Mr. Hale asked on what information .Mr. -'Morgan based his statement that thp nrienno 'nf nul-io wprp filtrl Tvifh American citizens. He (Mr. Hale) did not , believe that to be the fact, v Mr, Morgan asked the Senator from" Maine- on what Information he based his denial. ' Mr. Hale began his reply by say ing: "The Senator is an old" ."No; I am not old," retorted Mr. Morgan quickly. Jir. Hale continuing, amidst laugn tpr, said: "The Senator is an old and t" urinni 11V"1 invjujS" Ju"b " Physical vigor," and Mr. Morgan smil ingly accepted the amendment. Then Mr. Hale went- on to say that the rec ords of the State Department directly "Tntradictedi the statement of the Sen ator from Alabama, but he (Mr. Hale) rnan wovrid knowingly make an erro- neous "assertion. Mr-. Morgan with some warmth as serted that everyone knew the source from which the Senator from Maine drew his inspiration. he was in constant communication with the Spanish government as to the Dest way of defending them "here Mr. Hale declared that not one single item of information that he had used on. the floor of the Senate had come from Spanish authorities, but all had ueen derived from American sources. "Did they contradict what the Amer Ican people .say?" asked Mr. Morean. "They did not contradict what the American people say." retorted Mr Hale, "but they contradict the Senator from Alabama. I do not admit that the Senator from Alabama In seeking to inflame public sentiment and to bring about hostilities represents the American people." . 1 "It is a matter of indifference to me what the Senator from Maine thinks," said Mr. Morgan contemptuously; hut his further remarks were interrupted by the fall of the gavel and ! the , an nouncement;, that the hour of 2 o'clock having arrived the resolution would go to the calendar. Mr. Morgan gave notice that tomorrow he would con clude his remarks and ask a test vote on taking it tip again. The remainde"r of the dav's session was given to debate on the bankruptcy bill. Mr. Stewart (Pop., Nev.) occu pied the floor for three hours and a half in opposition to the DrinciDle of Involuntary bankruptcy, and drifted into the Question of bimetallism, on which he and Mr. Chandler (Rep., N. H.) indulged in an entertaining dia logue. At 5:30 the Senate adjourned. - OUT OF THE NEWS BUS I NESS SOUTHERN ASSOCIATED PRESS DISCON TINUES ITS SERVICE. Patrons Commended to the Good Graces of the Associated Press Retiring , Officers Commended. ! New York, April 6. At a meeting of the Southern,. Associated Press, held at the Astor house, in New York City, on Tuesday, April 6, 1897, the following was unanimously adopted: Whereas, In view of the failure of the United Press, and its allies in New England and in New York State to maintain their organization as news- gathering associations, the Southern Associated, Press has deemed1 it best for its members and clients that they should establish contract relations with the Associated Press for: gather ing, receiving and distributing .the news of .the world; and, , Whereas, The members and clients of the Southern Associated Press have been assure'd fair and satisfactory treatment by the Associated Press; therefore, be it I Resolved. That the Southern Asso ciated Press, while maintaining its or ganization, withdraws from the busi ness of collecting and distributing the news. h Resolved.' That the thanks of the Southern Associated Press are due. arid' are hereby tendered to the Hon. Patrick Walsh, the general manager and treasurer of, the Southern Asso ciated Press, for the fidelity and effi ciency with which he has managed the affairs of the association, the zeal and energy with which he has discharged his onerous duties, the ability with which' he has controlled its resources, and the excellent material and busi ness conditions in which he has: placed the association. ; if Resolved, further. That the Southern Associated Press has found in Mr. O. C. Hatton, superintendent of its news service at Washington, a - most: inval uable assistant, whose long fa miliarity with the wants of the south ern newspapers fitted him in a pe- rnlifl.r manner for this special service, and that Mr, Hatton be commended most heartily for his capable work and his unwavering loyalty to the in- terests of the Southern Associated Press. After the adoption of these resolu tions and a-resolution authorizing the members of th,e Southern Associated Tress to make contracts as individual newspapers with the Associated Press, the meeting adjourned subject to tne call of the president! (Signed) J. H. ESTILL, Acting Pres. F. P. GLASS, Secretary. SPLIT TICKET RESULT. , Republicans and Democrats Divide Even on a Municipal Election. RridsreDort. Conn., April 6. In the municipal election here yesterday the officers were divided between the Re publicans and the silver Democrats.. The gold men had a ticket in the field. but D. C. Mills, their candidate lor Mayor, only polled 383 votes, arid their fight for town clerk only split the Re publican strength and enabled Robert Webster, the silver candidate, to walk into the position. ' f Thomas P. Taylor, the Republican candidate .for Mayor, was elected over Frank W. Beers, silver Democrat, by a' majority. of 1,167; Fred K. C. Mullins, silver Democrat, defeated Edwin W. Challenger, Republican, forf City Clerk, by 312. John S. Griffith, Republican, defeated Fred W. Hall, silver Demo crat,, by 162 for CUy Treasurer; Jas. H. McElroy,. Republican, defeated S. N. Lockwood, silver Democrat, foi Tax Collector, by 1,724. The Republi cans secured a majority of the select men and sheriffs. The commonj coun cil, and bba!;d of education are evenly divided between the wo dominant parties. -. ' j Check to the Cat toon Business. Albany, X. Y., April 6. The senate today passed the anti-cartoon f bill, which prohibits newspapers publishing the portraits of any person without their consent. ill I Hunter Still in the Lead, but Short of a Majority. II I GOLD DEMOCRATS MADE A FUTILE ATTEMPT TO CREATE A DIVERSION. Dr. Hunter's Friends . Thought he was Elected, but he Wasn't Sil ver Democrats Gain a Member- Talk of Adjournment. Frankfort, Ky., April 6. The feature of today's joint session was the nomi nation of State Senator Henry T. Mar tin, gold Democrat, of Woodford coun ty, for United States Senator. The nomination was made by Senator El- liston, who said the solution of the dead-lock was in the ; hands of the Democrats. Mr. Elliston cast his vote for Martin; and appealed to the silver Democrats to do likewise, but they immediately stopped voting. The sound money Democrats voted for Martin, and the bolting Republicans followed the example of the silver Democrats and refused to-answer to their names. Senator Elmore (Silver Democrat) voted for BlackbWn, and the .Republi cans would not allow him to withdraw his vote to prevent a quorum. A re capitulation of the vote was called for and the Blackburn Democrats and the bolting Republicans began voting again. Representative Johns was the only silver Democrat to vote for Mar. tin. The vote stood : Hunter, 59; Blackburn, 42; Martin, 11; Boyle, 6; Stone, 1. Necessary to a choice, 63. Hunter- had his 59 votes when the first roll call ended, and 70 votes, which constituted a quorum, had been cast. Had there been no call of absentees,- and it the. silver Democrats and bolt- irig Republicans had refused to vote on recapitulation, Hunter would have been declared elected. TJie joint ses sion adjourned as soon as the result was announced. - Dnrinsr the excitement, when only 70 votes had been cast, Representative Stout went out and told Dr. Hunter he was elected. : The candidate ? started toward the House chamber, only to hear that the : Democrats had not fin ished voting. Partial returns from the thirty fourth senatorial district indicate the election of Milt Hage, silver Demo crat, t succeed the late Senator Sal yers, gold Democrat. 5 ' The anti-Hunter Republican mem bers of the Legislature decided this morning not to press the call for a new caucus until after today's ballot, and; until the result of the election for State Senator to succeed the late Senator Salyer has been received. The election was held yesterday, but high water has prevented the recep tion of complete returns. Chairmari Jones, of the Republican caucus, says he will not call that body until thirty-six members sign the. pe tition. It is not thought that the nec essary number of signatures can be obtained, and the national administra tion is the only factor which can pull Hunter off the track. In the Senate this morning Mr. Bronston (Dem.), spoke in favor of ad journing the Legislature April 15. Celebration of a National Fete. Athens, April 6. The seventy-sixth anniversay of the raising of the Stand ard of the Cross against the Crescent on April 6th, 1821, beginning the war AE-alnsf tlir Turks, which resulted in the independence of Greece, wis cele brated throughout the kingdom to-day with great enthusiasm. All business was suspended and popular participa tion in the national fete was general. In the forenoon the King and Queen, the Ministers and the foreign diplomats at tended religious services in the cathe dral, where a Te Deum was sung, and the remainder of the day was devoted to holiday making of every description. As the King drove to and from the cathedral, he was constantly cheered by the great .crowds of people lining the streets and showers of papers bear ing the Inscription, "Hurrah for War," were thrown into his carriage. Despite the Warlike temper of the people there were no disturbances. Newspaper Pays an Actress Damages. London, April 6. An action for dam ages for libel, brought by Miss Marion Terry, the actress, against the St. James Budget, was tried in the Queen's Bench division of the High Court of Justice to-day. The libel consisted in the publication by the paper of a state ment that Miss Terry was about to marry her brother-in-law, a Mr.Morris. The defendant pleaded that an apology for , the statement complained of has been published, but Miss Terry con tended that that measure of reparation was not sufficient. The jury returned a verdict, award ing Miss Terry five hundred 'pounds damages. ' Coal Company Assigns. Cincinnati, April 6. A special to the Scripps-McRae Press Association; from Sturgis, Ky., says: , The Cumberland Coal ; Company, of Sturgis, made an assignment today, with liabilities of $30,000, and assets about the same. The company ; lost' 52,000 by a fire In the mines last week, which precipitated the failure. SUCCEED PRESIDENT'S OUTING POSTPONED On Account of Presentation, Today, of Mes sage Asking Appropriation for Flood Suf ferers. ' .;;( Washington, April 6. The transmis sion to Congress of the President's pro. posed .message asking for an appro priation , to assist the southwestern flood sufferers, may cause a postpone ment! of his departure on the outing down the Potomac and Chesapeake Bay, At the cabinet meeting today the subject of the message was taken dp and' discussed for some time with particular reference to the amount re quired.: There was some talk about not sending it in, as the suspension of the telegraphic appeals ' for aid that have come to the , White House dur ing the past few days was taken as an indication that a federal appropriation might not be necessary; However, it was ilepided that the President should go ahead with the preparation of th proposed message, and send it to Con gress tomorrow, when both houses will be in session. President McKinley in tends to remain in Washington until the appropriation 'account is presented to him' for approval, and this will postpone his departure until Thursday at the earliest. I ALL OHIO CITIES ' GIVE! DEMOCRATIC ' GAINS. Chicago Had Four Tickets and a Lot of Other Candidates Many Saloon Keepers Arrested. : . , Chicago, April 6. The municipal election here to-day passed, off in most sections 'of the city quietly, but in the Fourth precinj t - of the Fourteenth wardi located at 283 Augusta street, trouble broke out shortly after noon. Ed. Murphy, in a fight, at tftis polling place, had his scalp split open. Many soloon-keepers throughout the ward were arrested for keeping their places open. As a rule, elsewhere, the saloon- keeprs obeyed the orders of the police more than they did at the last election, and few! saloons were open. The voting began early 'and con tinued throughout the day unusually brisk. ; The candidates for mayor are: Carter ' Harrison, son of i Chicago's fa mous mayor, the Democratic nominee; Nathan L. Sears, Superior Court Judge, regular Republican nominee; Washing ton Hesjjpg,- ex-postmaster on- business administf at on , of municipal affair's ticket; John Maynard Harlan, on citi zens' ticket. There are also three in dependents in the field,: besides the socialist, labor and, prohibition tickets. Nine hundred and' eighty precincts give Harrison 127,518; . Harlan, 60,284; Sears, 53,553; Hesing, 14,647. The remaining 129 precincts are in outlying J districts and returns will be Icte. i- -i ' . j : A special to the Record from Cincin nati says: : I , The result of the municipal elections in Ohio yesterday shows Democratic gains. The large cities which gave Mc Kinley j such enormous pluralities last November have gone Democratic. Mc Kinley had only fifty thousand in the State, and all of this' plurality came from the cities which to-day wenf Democratic. Outside of ! these cities, the; State was carried by Bryan on the free silver issue, and . the: friends . of John R. . McLean, who is the Demo cratic candidate for Senator, have made much comment on this fact; They claim that McLean will 1 carry the Legislature and , possibly the State ticket next November on the free silver issue. .: . . i ; In Cincinnati, - the home- of Senator Foraker,: a , Republican plurality " last years of 20,000 is displaced by a Demo cratic plurality of over 7,000. In Cleve land, the home of Senator Hanna, the Democrats made large gains, and even the home of President McKinley, at Canton, Went Democratic The home of Governor Bushnell, at Springfield, is strongly Republican, and that city elected a Democratic mayor by over 400.i V - ; -15,.-. Would-be President and President Meet. .Washington, April 6. Mr. William J. Bryan called on President McKinley this morning. It is the 'first time the two gentlemen have met since they were in Congress together. Mr, Bryan was accompanied by Hon. Benton Mc- Millin, : of Tennessee, and Attorney General C. J. Smith, of Nebraska. They were cordially received by; the Presi dent. The visit lasted ( about two minutes. j : - "We discussed everything except pol itics," said, Mr. Bryan, laughingly, to ,a Southern Associated Press reporter as he was leavirig the building. J. O. Tilman Suicides. Special to The Tribune. j Fayetteville, N. C, April 6 J. O. Tilman, a well-to-do fanrierj living in Flea Hill township, near here, commit ted suicide yesterday evening within a hundred yards of his residence, by blowing out his brains with a pistol. Illness of a daughter and financial em barrassment were the causes. Tillman came to Cumberland from Montgomery county twelve years ago. ; A Rumor Disposed of. Washington, April J6. Secretary Long disposes of the rumor that a commission Is to go to Hawaii on the Philadelphia, by declaring that no such thing is contemplated. The Phil adelphia ' is expected : to j leave San Diego for Honolulu in a day or two for a regular cruise, and she will carry no passengers. DEMOCRATS CARRY lill Natchez Fears the Worst Overflow in its History. T flNXIETY HT 1ST. ANOTHER RISE OF TWO FEET EX PECTED IN THE LOWER MISSISSIPPI. St. Paul and Minneapolis Have More Water Than They Want Ice Houses Collapse Saw Alills CIpse Temporarily. ; : St. Louis, Mo., fVpril 6. Contrary to the predictions of the local weather bureau and old river men, the Missis sippi river remained stationary during last night, but began to rise slowly this morning. The gauge marks 28 feet Reports received from points north as far as Keokuk, state that the rri ver Is rising at j the rate of four Inches each twenty-four hours. The Des Moines and Missouri rijvers are reported rising rapidly, . and the floods, "together with the water in the Mississippi river will cause the lower river to gain at least two feet within the next forty-eight hours. The weather, is clear and warm in Missouri and Arkansas to-day. So far this morning' reports from points on the lower river show the situation to be practically unchanged. . A special telegram to the Scripps McRae Press Association states ' that the river is falling at Helena, Ark.', and at Greenville, Miss. The levee commission at Natchez, Miss., has is sued a warning of the worst overflow in the history of this country, and en treating every man and boy to sus pend all business and begin work on the levees. The river .continues to rise at that point. At St. Joseph, Mo., great anxiety pre vails on account of tne flood outlook in the Missouri river. The river is sev eral feet higher than ever known, and the indications f avor 1 an increase of two feet or more. At Keokuk, la., the river is stationary, but it is expected to rise again when the flood from St. Paul reaches there. At Louisiana, Mo., and Alton, 111., the river has fallen about -ten-inches in .the last , twenty four hours. ' - .v . .V St. Paul, Minn., April 6. The Missis sippi has remained stationary at 18 feet for several hours, and weather bureau officials , are hopeful, that it will not go much higher. The Lafayette school is surrounded on all sides by water, and was closed yesterday. Engineer Rundlett has built a boom in the river to protect an endangered pier of the Wabash street bridge. Engineer Copellan has closed the Tenth avenue bridge in Minneapo lis because of the fear that it would be wrecked. The bridge cost $160,000, Is 65 feet above the. water and 1,143 feet long. ; At St. Paul, Staple & King's Ice house collapsed yesterday. E. Gar tier's ice house is In twelve feet of w;ater. and the ice It contained ha floated away -. Four hundred persons in the vicinity of the Washington ave nue bridge, Minneapolis, have been forced to leave their homes. At Winona all saw. mills, except that of the Winona Lumber Company, have had to shut down, and a foot and a half more water 'will make the lat ter close. Youmans Bros. '& Hodgins have a large -crowd of men at work moving lath from low lands to a place of safety. Merchants in . Second street are moring goods out of their cellars, and residents on low lands on . West Fourth street are leaying their houses. The Diamond Jo dock Is under water. The second levee Wall- is now coy- ered, and sa foot more rise will badly wash the levee park, constructed at considerable expense last year. The bridge over the' Wisconsin slough, on the road to the high wagon bridge, has gone out, cutting off travel with Wisconsin. Bath the passenger bridges between Fargo and Moose Head are closed, and the water is two feet high in Front street and Northern avenue, and four blocks of paving are headed toward Winnepeg. Booms are being put in to prevent further dam age. . -. ' Cheyenne river, west of Fargo, has begun to rise, and is flowing across the prairie and flooding the entire west side of the town. Many families will be compelled to move unless the wa ter falls quickly. Nearly every, base ment in Fargo is flooded, including the press rooms of all papers. Mandan, N. D., April :6. The ice In the Missouri river has gorged below here and the water is now rising at the rate of six feet per hour. It Is probable that the lower part of this city will be inundated. The Northern Pacific tracks between this city and Bismarck are under water. The great steamboat warehouse at the landing here is afloat. It is tied to the hanks by cables. Presidential Nominations. Washington, April 6. The. President today sent to the Senate the follow ing nominations: '. Theodore Roosevelt, of New York, to be Assistant Secretary of the Navy. Capt. A. S. Crowninshield, TJ. S. N., to be Chief of the Bureau of Naviga tion, Navy Department. J. Tyler, of Tennessee, to be Collec tor of Internal Revenue for the Second district of Tennessee. Park Agnew, of Virginia, to be Col lector Internal Revenue for the Sixth district of Virginia.- RA WILMINGTON'S MUNICIPAL MUDDLE. Rice Claims to Have Been Elected City Clerk. Special to The Tribune. Wilmington. N. C. April 6. At the meeting of the lloanl of Audit and Finance today Fred H. Rico, through his attorneys, Rountreo &. McClammy, declared himself lir.iiu wt,i rt. Clerk and Treasurer, and tendered hl jbond. Yesterday it was thought Rice was not elected, he oniy receiving 4 votes. This was not a majority of the full Board of Aldermen, but a ma- v jority of a qoorum. which elects, hence the action taken today to recti fy the mistake. The Board of Audit and Finance meets Friday after noon to decide the matter. If they de cide to accept Rice's bond, thus ac knowledging him elected, Lockey will be elected City Attorney at the next meeting of the Board of Aldermen, barring accidents. This news is ' cal culated to pain the Governor. Drowned In the French Broad. Special to The Tribune. : . ' Asheville, N. C. April 6. At 3:50 this afternoon four men were. In a small boat on the French Broad rlvei catching driftwood, when the boat capsized. Jeff Dalton was. drowned, and the other occupants Of the boat were rescued.1 . RESULT OF OHIO ELECTIONS NOT JUST WHAT EXPECTED. Discontent the Probable Cause-It WlltDls appear Under Improved 1 Conditions Washington Personal Items. t - Special to the Tribune. Washington, D. C.. April 6 The Ohio Municipal elections are a disap pointment to Republicans here, they do not conceal; but they all do not xsicc me i itufr. . x lie uuiatnsua oi opinion; however, is that the McKinley administration up to this time .has been too suggestive of Clevelandlsm. The distinction will become more apparent later on. Within ' ten days the Senate Finance , Commit tee will report:, the. Dingley tariff bill and it will - be rushed . through the Senate with decent expedition. Business will then xIck up and the President will have the opporunity to which brought about his election. Un-. til then patience must be exercised. Mr. Chadwick, president of the Man ufacturers' Club of Charlotte, and wife, were the guests of Senator Prltchard at the capital to-day. . Air. m. cj. uarclar, clerk of Lincoln Superior Court; Mr. J. F. Killlan, reg ister of r deeds; M. L. Wamore, of Lin coln, and ex-Judge Howard, of Tar- boro, afe among to-day's arrivals. Col. W. L. Harvey, who has large lumber interests in Caldwell county, was here to-day, and was introduced by Senator Pritchard to a number of Senators. He leaves to-night for his North Carolina home. . : RELIEF FOR FLOOD SUFFERERS. The Epidemic Fund Will be Turned to Ac count by the President. Washington, April 6.Late this after noon President v McKinley and Secre- 1 tary Alger had a conference about the proposed message to Congress recom mending" Federal relief for the flood sufferers in the southwest.- They ex amined and discussed the Bate resolu tion which passed, the Senate yester day making available the "epidemic fund" for the purchase of supplies to succor the distressed people, and finally. came to the practical agreement that this resolution removed the necessity for an appeal from th President to Congress asking that an appropriation for the sufferers be made, and while it was not definitely stated that the pro posed message should not be sent, it Is extremely improbable that the. Presi dent will communicate with the legis lative branch on the subject. Presi dent McKinley and Secretary Alger examined maps of the flooded section and the telegrams' representing the situation there. Thev riUciised iha subject thoroughly and parted with the - understanding stated. The President wilr not leave Washington on his outing-until the Bate resolution or some other relief measure has been signed. Sun's Cotton Review. - New York. April 6. Cotton Spot cotton here declined l-16c., with sales of 3C3 bales for spinning; middling up lands, 7c., against. 7c. last year; New Orleans and gulf, 7c, against SHc. last year. Mobile advanced 1 l-16c. New Orleans sold 3,000, Augusta 1,706, Mobile, COO, Norfolk 191 and Savannah 152 bales. ' ' ' The trading in cotton to-day quiet and featureless. The fluctuations in prices were confined within a narrow range, and at the close prices were practically unchanged from last night's final figures. At first prices declined slightly in sympathy with a lower market in Liverpool. There was not much pressure to sell, however, and only a small demand for local and Liverpool account, prices rallied and advanced a trifle on some months. The news from the South was bullish, but owing to the dullness of the speculation it had no effect upon the market. To day was a holiday in New Orleans. REPUBLICANS DJSAPPOl NTED
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