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WORK OF CONGRESS.
Dobnto on the Philippine tariff hill wna
not continued In tho senate on the Kd,
no member of tho body being prepared
to proceed vrlth tho discussion. Tho bill
providing for tho establishment of a de
partment of commerce was tinder discus
sion for nearly '.wo hours, but llttlo prog
ress wna made with It. Bills were Intro
duced to prohibit the Importation of
opium for smoking purposes nnd for the
establishment of a home for lepers In
tho dry climate of the Interior.. ..When
tho item In the urgent deficiency bill ap
propriating $.7)0,000 for a military post nt
Manlln came up In the houau Air. Cannon
(III.), in charge of tho ulW, confessed that
tho appropriation was subject to a point
of order nnd It went out. In lieu there
of he offered an amendment to appro
priate tho same sum for "shelter and
protection" of the officers nnd enlisted
men of the army on duty In tho Philip
pines. This the chair held to bo in or
der nnd It at onco became tho subject of
n very spirited debate In which Mr. Rich
ardson (Term.), tho minority lcaderj Mr.
Williams (Miss.), and Mr. DcArmond
(Mo.), were pitted against the chairman
of the appropriations committee. When
the voto came to bo taken Mr. Cummlngs
(N Y.), democrat, voted with tho re
publicans, turning nngrlly on his politi
cal brethren as ho did so, and with
clinched fist in their faces crying out
that ho hoped ho might be paralyzed
when he refused to voto to protect nn
American soldier. Tho voto on tho
adoption of tho amendment stood ayes
127, nays 100. Without completing tho
bill tho houso adjourned.
In the senate on the 23d Senator Ma
son's resolution for giving Admiral
Schley tho thanks of congress and pre
senting him with a sword, and that
bronze medals commemorative of tho bat
tlo of Santiago should be distributed
among the ollleers and men "under the
command of Schley during said battle,"
and appropriating $10,000 to meet the ex
penses of the resolution, was referred to
tho commlttco on naval affairs. Tho de
partment of commerce bill was under
discussion during tho greater part of
tho session, but no dcunlto progress was
made. Tho scnato afterwards went In
to executive session and adjourned until
tho 27th.... Tho consideration of tho ur
gent deficiency bill was completed in
tho house, hut owing to tho lateness of
tho hour pnssage of the bill was post
poned until the next dny. A successful
effort was made to Increase the pay of
rural frco delivery carriers from J000 to
fCOO per annum. Mr. Clark (Mo.) Intro
duced a Joint resolution expressing sym
pathy for tho two South African repub
lics and regret over the Buffering caused
by tho war. The resolution expresses
tho hope' that this declaration by con
gress will Influence Great Britain to con
sider favorably a settlement of tho
troubles. Mr. Dick (O.) Introduced tho
bill ngrced upon by the mllltla officers
of the several states to Increase the ef
ficiency of the mllltla.
Tho senate was not in session on tho
21th.... Tho house passed the urgent de
ficiency bill. The republicans forced a
record voto on tho amendment to appro
priate $500,000 for tho "protection and
shelter" of American soldiers in tho
Philippines, nnd 16 democrats voted for it.
Tho remainder of the session was de
voted to the. consideration of private
pension bills, 73 being passed. An ad
journment was then tuken until the 27th.
An animated and prolonged discussion
was precipitated In tho sennto on tho 27th
over tho right of army officers to crlt!
clso utterances mado in tho senate
elsewhere on tho conduct of affairs i.
tho Philippines. Senator Nelson (Mtnn.),
In charge of tho department of commerco
bill, had read a long letter from John W.
Hayes, general secretary-treasurer of
tho Knights of labor, In support of tho
bill. Senator Jones (Ark.) read a protest
on the part of railroad engineers, lire
men and other employes against tho
transfer of tho department of labor to
tho now department of commerce. Sen
ator Carmack (Tenn.) submitted a mi
nority report from the commlttco on tho
Philippines against the Philippine tariff
bill. The pension committee reported fa
vorably tho bill of Senator Mitchell
(Ore.) granting pensions to survivors of
Indian wars that took place between 1817
and lS5G....Thc house adopted a resolu
tion calling for documents relntlng to tho
old training ship Vermont, which was
placed out of commission last summer,
and also passed a bill to provldo for tho
compulsory attendance of witnesses bo
fore registers nnd receivers of tho gen
eral land office. A bill to appropriate
HOO.OOO for establishing homes for tho
teaching of artlculnto speech to deaf
children was defeated. An adjournment
wns taken until tho 29th.
TEN ARE PROBABLY LOST.
Missing Mm of dipt. Porter's Mnrlno Corps
Have Not Yet Emerged from tha
Interior of Sainar.
Mnnlln, .Tnn. 28. The ten men of tho
command of Cnpt. David D. Porter,
of the United States marine corps,
who fniled to return from the expedi
tion into the interior of Samur, when
Cnpt. Porter nnd 20 members of his
pnrty renched the const of that island,
iamrnry 21, are still missing nnd lit
tle lrope of their snfe return is cnter
tnincd. Iowa Cotiplo Married 73 Years.
Fnirlield, In., Jan. 28. Mr. and Mrs.
Reuben Hunter have just celebrated
their seventy-third wedding anniver
sary upon their farm neur here. Both
are in good health. Mr. Hunter was
born in 1809 in Vermont. Ho came to
Fairfield in 1852. Mrs. Hunter was
born in Ohio irr 1810.
M.'ium Only Kxtermlnrit'oii.
New York, .Tim. 2S. Bishop Coppin,
of the A. M. E, church, who has just
returned from a pnstornl visit to the
Trunsvnnl, snys tho Boers are grad
ually being wiped off the earth. It is
no longer war, but a process of slow
extermination.
I.imcl Ofllre JtocNtert.
Washington, .Tan. 28. The president
Monday appointed the following reg
isters of lnnd oillces: P. Millikan,
Dodge City, Kan., William II.' Martin,
Boonville, Mo.; George F. Steole, Iron
ton, Mo.; Jnmes P. O'Bnnnon, Spring
add, Mo.
MR. BRYAN NOT PLEASED.
Nohrnskan Hltterly Attacks Mm Corona
tion Commission mid Says tho Amur
lemi Spirit Is Dooadont-
Lincoln Neb., .Tnn. 27. William J.
Bryan in tiro Commoner rnnkes no
concealment of his disgust in discuss
ing tire selection of spccinl ambassa
dors to represent Amcricn nt tiro
king's coronntion. He Bays: "The ap
pointment of spccinl envoys to repre
sent tho United States government
nt the coronation of King Edward In
dicates n weakening of American sen
timent nnd u lowering of American
Ideals. Surely our nmbnssndor nt tho
court of St. Jnmes can give expres
sion to nil the interest which Ameri
cans feel in the crowning of Englnnd'a
sovereign. Do the emperors of tho
.old world and distinguished person
nges dunce attendance upon our presi
dent when he nssurrres the duties im
posed upon him by the suffrages of
his countrymen? Why, then, should
American representatives hang
around n throne nnd pny liomngc to
ono who rules, not by the voice of
the people or because of personal
merit, but because he is the eldest
son of one who in turn inherited tho
privilege of exercising authority?
King Edward ought to make the most
of this evidence of the decadence of
the American Bpirlt for the demon
stration may not be repented. lie
should announce that the proud heir
of George III. nccepts with plcnsuro
the respectful adorations of the de
scendants of George Washington.';
TO PROTECT ST. LOUIS.
If the City Cannot Prepare f or tlio Fair In
1003 Congress Will Covsent to
n Postponement.
Washington, Jan. 27. Representa
tive Tnwney, chairman of the houso
exposition committee, sard that con
gress would take a hand in the St.
Louis world's fair, and under certain
conditions would demnnd its post
ponement. Mx. Tnwney drafted tho
bill appropriating $5,000,000 for tho
fair and helped to pass it through
the house. ''St. Louis is doing her
utmost to get ready for the fair, and
there is n strong lrope that no post
ponement will be necessary," ho said.
"But congress will take no chances
on innking the fair a success. If it
should appear that foreign nations
cannot participate in 1903, but can ex
hibit liberally a year later, there is
no doubt the general sentiment of
both houses would be in favor of
waiting a year. Having appropriated
$5,000,000 for this great project, of
course, the national government can
not be indifferent to its success. It
is in a measure bound to see that
nothing 1h dorrq or omitted that might
jeopardize the exposition."
A NEW PARTY ORGANIZED.
A Constitution Adopted by tlio National
Liberal Party Tlio Free T.ovo Ele
ment Not Admitted.
Cincinnati, Jan. 27. The national
liberal party was organized hero yes
terday by representatives from all
parts of the country. The preamble
to the new constitution that was
adopted declares for the separation
of church and Btnte to the extent of
nbolishing chaplains in the nrmy nnd
navy, legislative bodies and all pub
lic institutions, the tnxntion of
church property.nnd abandonment of
Sabbath observance. Tho national
party is the amalgamation for politi
cal ,ptirposes of free thinkers, and it
is more distinctly in politics than tho
American Secular union. The frco
love element was not admitted ino
the new organization, but the woman
suffragists were admitted. At tiro
Thomas Paine memorial, last night
addresses were made by C. S. Darrow,
of Chicago; J. T. Wyscnrvcr and
others. Officers will be elected to
day. NOT IN POLITICS.
Hear Admiral Schloy So Declared In Chi
cago, Whore Ho Wan G'von it Itound of
Iteceptlons and Ilanquots.
Chicago, Jan. 27. Rear Admiral W.
S. Schley declared three times Sat
urday that he had no intention of en
tering politics. His remarks wore cal
culated to set nt rest the political
ambitions which some of his ndmir
erB have entertained for him. Ho
said that no ofilce, however high,
would tempt him to jeopardize tho
love which the people of this coun
try hnve expressed for him. Satur
day for the admiral was n round of
receptions, at each of which he ex
pressed his gratitirde for tokens of
esteem and approbation. Tire demon
strations reached I heir climax in the
banquet given in his Irorror by the
Hamilton club Irr tire banquet, hall of
the Auditorium. Nearly 050 guests
wore present.
Kx-Doers to Aid tho lirltltli.
Pretoria, Jan. 27. Lord Kitchener
has authorized Gen. Vilonel, a sur
rendered burgher, to raise an addi
tional Boer corps of 1,500 men. Gen.
Vilonel has written a letter to ex
President Steyn warning tho latter of
His intention to form such a corps
und adding that the Boers in tho con
centration camps are determined to
help the British to end it.
TO FIND FOR METCALF?
Suli-Commlttrn of Bonnte Petition Com
mittee Does Not llel eve tho Knnsan
Killed Filipino Prisoners.
Washington, Jan. 27. Tho subcom
mittee of the sennte committee on
pensions which hnB been engaged for
tho pnst week In making nn investi
gation against Gen. Wilder S. Metcnlf,
who hns been nominated for the of
fice of pension ngent at Topekn, Kan.,
probably will make a partial report
to the full committee at its next
meeting to-dny. Tho subcommittee
finds Itself in somewhat of a qunn
dry because of the conflicting naturo
of the testimony that had been ad
duced. This conflict is not entirely
confined to different individuals, but
In some cases the same person makes
affidavits on both sides of the contro
versy. BecniiBo of this condition the
subcommittee Is in doubt whether to
ask for further time for Investigation
or to report the facts ns far as they
are developed, leaving tho full com
mittee to deal with the caBe as it may
decide advisable. The conclusion so
far reached is that Filipino prisoners
were certainly killed nnd that no
steps were taken to punish those who
killed them, but thnt general, then
Maj. Metcalf, did not know of the
killing until after It had occurred.
MRS RICHARDSON ACQUITTED
The Jurors Woro Out Only Thirty Min
utes nnd Took Ono Itiillot A Demon
stration In tlio Court ltooin.
Platfsburg, Mo., Jan. 27. There
wns a remarkable scene in tho Clin
ton county courthouse Saturday aft
ernoon when the jury returned the
verdict declaring Mrs. Addie B. Rich
ardson not guilty of the murder of
her husband. The jury was out 30
minutes just long enough to elect
Alexander Shepperd foreman, rend
the instructions and take one bal
lot. The jurors were ranged in front
of the railing thnt divides the court
room. Mrs. Richardson sat just out
side the railing, her buck to the
jurors and her head bowed. The
tnlklng aird gossiping censed, lire
clerk rend the words: "Not guilty."
Tho crowd cheered. It wob fully
five minutes before Judge Burns
could restore order. Mrs. Richard
son rose and placed her hands to her
face. Just then her father-in-law,
John 1). Richnrdson, clusped her in
his arms nnd kissed her.
NEGRO FINALLY CONFESSES.
William Strother Ilreaks Down After
Sweating and Ovvui Up to Killing
Millionaire Cooper.
St. Louis, Jan. 27. William Stroth
er, the negro attendant at the Vista
Turkish bath house ut Grand and
Franklin avenue, has confessed to the
murder of Alexander Dean Cooper,
the millionaire. Strother had been
constantly "sweated" by Chief Des
mond and finally broke down just
prior to the hour for tire coroner's
inquest to begin and confessed all.
Ho said that he took the hummer in
one hand, lifted it high in the air and
brought it down upon the head of
Mr. Cooper, who was asleep on the
cot. "I don't know why I done it,"
said Strother. "I guess I must have
been drunk and mad."
SOCIALISTS IN CONVENTION.
They Claim a Club Membership of 12,000
and a Voting Strength of 000,000
In tlio United Status.
St. Louis, Jan. 20. The national
committee of the socialist party Is in
sessioir hero with 17 of the 25 states
where the socialists have state organ
izations represented. The nnnual re
port of the national secretary pre
sents a membership of 12,000 in tho
socialist clubs with a voting strength
estimntcd at 300,000. Among those In
attendance are: George E. Bigelow,
Lincoln, Neb.; James O'Neal and E. H.
Evlnger, Torre Haute, Ind.; John M.
Work, Des Moines, la.; Walter Thom
as Mills, Girard, Kan.
Democrat for Ono State.
Washington, Jan. 27. Unexpected
support has come to the Flynn state
hood bill from sources which the sin
gle statehood advocates had not
counted upon. The democrats have
lined up for double statehood. Sena
tor Bailey, of Tcxub, and Senator
Morgan, of Alabama, are outspoken
in favor of making an independent
Btnte out of the territory now includ
ed in the five civilized tribes.
A Dig Flro ut Doer Crook, Ok.
Hutchinson, Kan., Jan. 27. The
town of Deer Creek, Ok., on the
Hutchinson & Southern branch, wns
the scone of a big fire which started
at noon yesterday. The flro started
In the Silver Dollar snioon and Bprend
the length of tho block, the town
hall being among the buildings
burned. The loss is about $00,000,
llulomc n Terrorizing tlio Island of Nogros.
Mnnlln, Jan. 27. Col. Charles W.
Minor, of the Sixth infantry, reports
the conditions on tlio island of Ne
fros to be unsatisfactory, and that
100 bolomen and -10 men armed with
ifles, under the command of the fa
iiitical bandit leader, Papa, isio, are
,'errorizing the people.
SHAKEN BY EARTHQUAKE.
plstlnet Ylbrntlon Felt at St. T.011 s und
.,, Sulfuric, I.enveii worth, Qnfnoy and
Other Plocos.
St. Louis, Jan. 25. Two distinct
shocks of enrthquake were felt In St.
Louis and In many of the towns in
the Immediate vlneinlty a few min
utes before live o'clock Friday morn
ing. The first shock wns light. Tho
second wns fnoro severe. It awakened
persons who had slept through the
first shock nnd got them out of bed.
Tho shocks woro accompanied by a
rumbling sound. Reports received
show that the shocks were very gen
erally felt throughout tho city and
suburbs.
Nearly everybody in Belleville, 111.,
felt the earthquake. The time given
generally was about five o'clock.
Belleville is honeycombed by coal
mines, and tlrcro was probably mora
fright In tho St. Clair capital than
anywhere clso when the nature of tho
visitation was learned.
At Lebanon, Mo., two distinct earth
quake shocks were felt at -1:GS.
Tho Shock I'olt nt Leavenworth,
Leavenworth, Kan., Jan. 25. Police
men patrollng beats about five o'clock
Friday morning reported they felt a
dlctlnet tremor of the earth accom
panied by a low rumbling like a train
moving in the distance. Linn Evans,
a farmer of Platte county, Mo. liv
ing north of Platte City, was driving
to town with a double team and felt
the shock when near Beverly. Ho
said It scared the horses and they al
most ran away.
A Itiimhllng Nolso tit St, Joseph.
St. Joseph, Mo., .Tnn. 25. Early yes
terday morning a rumbling nolso
passed over St. Joseph, awakening
many families into the belief that a
tornado was coming. Tho noise,
however, wns but momentary and no
damnge resulted. It is generally
supposed to have been some seismic
disturbance.
Walls Kliook at (Julnoy.
Quincy, 111., Jan. 25. There was a
pronounced enrthquake shock hero
at 4: -10 Friday morning. The seismic
disturbance lasted nearly a minute
nnd the oselllntion was from oust to
west. The shaking of walls was per
ceptible irr many brick residences.
CONCEDED EVERY POINT.
In the Hole of tho Danish West Indies
Denmark Oavo tho United Htates
a Free Hand.
Washington, Jan. 25. The treaty of
cession of the Danish West Indies
islands from Denmark to the United
States was signed at the state depart
ment Friday by Secretary Hay and
Constantino Brun, the Danish minis
ter. The trenty was then submitted
to the senate for ratification.
Following the invariable rule in
such cases, the state department olll
cinls decline to make public any of
the details of the treaty, so that it
is not possible to state positively
tho price to be paid, though this is
believed to be in the neighborhood
of $5,000,000. It is known ulso that
Denmark has abandoned the position
she wns inclined to ocenpy toward tho
conservation of the political rights of
the inhabitants of tiro island and
leaves flue United States a free
hand to deal with them without
pledge of American citizenship or of
free trade privileges.
TO BE THOROUGHLY PROBED.
Semite Committee Will lindortako an 15-
liaustlvo lnostlgatlnu of Conditions
In the Philippine IslandM.
Washington, Jan. 25. The sennto
committee on the Philippines yester
day decided to enter upon a thorough
investigation of the entire Philippine
question nnd Senator Lodge, chair
man of tire committee, was author
ized to present to the senate the
usual resolution authorizing the com
mittee to sit nnd to send for per
sons and papers. The investigation
will be undertaken for the purpose
of arriving at correct conclusions to
guido the committee in formulating
a government for the Philippine
archipelago and will be on the basis
of the Lodge bill.
To Succeed Senator Newell
Trenton, N. J Jan. 25. John F.
Dryden, president of the Prudential
Insurance company, wns chosen by
the republican caucus to succeed tho
late William J. Scw.-ll as United
Stales senator. His principal oppo
nent was ex-Attorney General Griggs.
Not for Advertising Purposes.
Canton, O., Jan. 25. Mrs. MoKin
iey hns objected to the use of "Hotel
McKinley" as the name for a irew
hotel in this city. It. lrad been official
ly announced by a company of Cun
tonians that a $150,000 structure
would be so nanred.
.Tunnels to Coit 40 Million-.
New York, Jan. 25. Gustav Linden
thai, otro of the experts to supervise
tho plans for the proposed Pennsyl
vania railroad tunnels under- tho
North and East rivers, Mnnhattan is
land, says fire tunnels will cost $40,-000,000.
BREAKING IN OF LIGHT.
Former ICiinsns City Woman Now Teaching
In tho Philippine Write of Her
Interesting Work.
Kansas City, Mo., Jan. 25. Miss
Margaret Graff, a former tencher In
tiro Kansas City schools, writes of
her work ns teacher of Filipino chil
dren at Nueva Cncorcs, Luzon. MIrs
(Irnff's olaBs Is composed of boys only.
Filipino boys aro generally considered
brighter than tho girls, she says.
They arc apt pupils and learn English
readily. Miss Graff Is one of only
nine American women in the town In
which she Is stationed. There arc
hundreds of beggars in lire town,
many of whom aro blind from small
pox, or aro crippled. Dancing Is tho
3hlcf amusement of tho natives. Tho
people aro musical nnd the best fam
ilies have pianos. Nueva Cnccres Is a
town of about 20,000 inhabitants,
"mostly children," Miss Graff writes.
Tho town Is strongly garrisoned and
no fear of war trouble Is felt. Tho
town Is the headquarters of Gen.
Fred Grnnt, who, Miss Graff snys,
"looks exactly like bin Illustrious
father." Teaching the Filipinos, slro
Buys, "Is Infinitely morn interesting
than teaching in one's native country,
because the breaking in of the light
of understanding Is so gratifying."
She likes the country nnd is deeply
interested In her work.
JAMES J. HILL'S TESTIMONY.
Tho President of tho Northern Securities
Company Appears lleforo tho Inter
state Commerce Cotiiiit.ston.
Chicago, Jan. 23. .Tames J. Hill,
president of the Northern Securities
company and president of the Great
Northern railway, testified for 3'
hours before the interstate commerce
commission yesterday. In answer to
ouestlonH tcnilinrr to show the effect
of the community of interests plan
on ratcH tho veteran railroader de
clared that competition does not low
er rates, but, on tho contrary, ho be
lieved that It advanced them. He de
clared that in tho northwest, where
for 20 years the Northern Pacific turd '
the Grcnt Northern have been at
pence, where ono road has agreed
with tho other on rntes nnd main
tained the agreements, rates were
lower than in any other part of tho
country.
TWENTY DEAD IN A MINE.
Kxptoslou In tlio Ijost Crook Property Neur
Oskaloosu Cuuses Awrul Disaster Da-
brls Thrown SIX) l'eot High.
Oakaloosn, la., Jan. 25. Tho Lost
9rcek coal mine was tho sceire yes
terday of n terrible disaster, which
cost the lives of 21 miners.
The explosion occurred at the noon
hour, and was what Ib known ns u
dust explosion. The minors hud just
fired their usual noon Bhots, one of
which proved to be a fizzle', the pow
der flame Igniting the gas and caus
ing the explosion. Smoke and debris
was blown out of tho mine In a col
umn 200 feet high. A part of the top
works waB torn nwny and the fairs
and cages were wrecked. This made
the work of rescue very slow, and it
was three o'clock before volunteer
pnrtics dared to venture Into the enst
entry, where tho explosion occurred.
WICHITA WOMAN ROBBED.
Mrs. Anderson Iones SI, too In Jewelry
nnd 81, BOO Cash Honrce nT Her In
come a Mystery to Otllcers.
Wichita, Kan., Jan. 25. Mrs. An
gelina Anderson wns bound and
gagged here in broad daylight in
her room and robbed of $1,100 worth
of diamonds. It was learned lust
night that she was also robbed of $!,
500 In money. She came hero a few
months ago nnd married an 18-yenr
old livery stable boy who was taking
care of her horse, and is now send
ing him to a local college. The
woman is said to be the daughter ol
poor parents at Racine, Wis., and tho
source of what appears to bo a
princely income is bothering the ofil
cers. There is no clew to the rob
bers. THE COMPANY BLAMED.
Coroner's Jury Inveitigat ng the Now York
Tunnel Disaster Kznnoratus tho Hall
way Compnny's ISmployes.
New York, Jan. 25. Tho coroner's
investigation into tho causes of the
recent disaster In tho New York Cen
tral railroad tunnel wns brought to n
close last night when the jury, nfter
being orrt three hours and five min
utes, returned a verdict completely
exonerating John M. Wisker und E.
C. Fylcr, the crew of the engine that
crashed into the rear of the train,
causing the death of 17 people. Tho
verdict places the blame for the con
ditions lending to the accident on tho
officials of tho road. Both Wisker
and Fyler were immediately dis
charged from custody.
Sixteen Democrats Voted Aye,
Washington, Jun. 25. The houso
Friday passed tire urgency deficiency
appropriation bill, including $500,000
for a military post at Manila. Six
teen democrats voted for the bill.
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