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I TEST 07 ENDURANCE find Bsaka tf tawaWts Long and Foil ttOmma. wiwuczzs ASSEEIUrON Aaareertetloa) ta Aaaoac IWiih4 Other Principal I Aftoe SUperta and WASHINGTON, Muck 4. Despite the beautiful weather and ununial at tractloaa. particularly at this time, of toe national capital, the galleries of the senate were thronged with Strang -era today when the senate resumed ita mm loo this afternoon. The senate convened at 3 p. m. and proceeded di rectly to the business of facilitating the enactment of the remaining ap propriation bllla. A conference waa agreed to on the general deficiency bill, the conferees of the preaent aenate being Mr. Hale, Mr. Alllaon and Mr. Teller. Mr. Alli son preaented a partial report on the BUM undry civil bill. The bill waa aent It to conference, with nr. Ailisnn Mr. Hale and Mr. Cockrell aa aenate oonfereea. Two bllla were paaaed aa folio we: Granting a right of way through the Devll'e Lake Indian reaervatlon In North Dakota to the Jamestown & Northern railway company; authoriz ing the Portland, Mehalem ft Tilla mook Railway company to construct a bridge across Mehalem bay in Ore gon. Consideration of the bill relating to safety appliances on railroad trains and reqtlring railway managers un der oath to make monthly reports to the Interstate commerce commission of all accident that may occur to pas sengers and employes and the attend ing circumstances, was resumed. Pending discussion Senators Net son, McMillan and Berry were named aa conferees on the river and harbor bill. The final conference report upon the general deficiency bill was agreed to without comment. Mr. Hoar secured the adoption of a resolution directing the secretary of war to aend to the senate all Infor mation In hla possession as to the au thenticity of the alleged order for the massacre of foregaers In Manila on the night of February 15, 1899, and to state whether the original of the al leged order ever was In possesion of the war department tnd where It now is. Mr. Hale aubmltted a partial report opon the naval appropriation bill, and aid that aa the time of the session waa growing abort he would offer a resolution discharging the present -senate oonfereea and requesting that the bouse grant further conference on the naval Mil. It waa adopted. The safety appliance bill was then paaaed without further discussion. At S: 10 p. m. a partial report to the conferees on the river and hartnr bill was presented by Mr. Nelson and it was agreed to. A further conference was ordered. At :45 p. m. Mr. Wolcott made a report upon the postoffice appropria tion bill, saying there was no further disagreement except upon the two amendments of the aenate concerning the extension of the rural free deliv ery ayateo to small towns and di recting the postmaster general to re port upon the feaalblllty of the usi of the telegraph and telephone wires M part of the postal system. Ti:c report waa agreed to and a further conference waa ordered on the Items in dispute. Mr. Hale made a second report of the conference upon the naval appro priation bill saying that a complete agreement had been arrived at on all notnta nf dliraranna on that bill except upon the senate amendment authoris ing the construction of three addi tional submarine torpedo boats. The senate voted to recede from this amendment, 32 to 18. AK3TCER UTTER f ROM CROWE Fat Write to tka Pablle to Clear III Masse of. Aeoenlon. OMAHA. Neb.. March 4.-A letter written by Pat Crowe, mailed t Den laon, la., March 2, waa received Sun day by an Omaha newspaper. The purport of this letter la the aame as that of the one received by E. A. Cud any. sr., tea days ago and is to the E. affect that the writ or Is Innocent cf - tfcc- sMstUsu cf Eiiii trfsa? and that ha baa no knowledge of the crime exeept such aa he baa gleaned from the newspapera. eat Hash freaa Caaada. R068LAND, B. C. March 4.-E. B. Brenner of Vancouver and Edward Williams, dominion labor commission era, hare been looking Into the mattw of alien labor and aa a result of their Corte aixteen men In the employ "f Maaan. Winters, Parsons ft Boomer, who have a contract to do some work for the Red Mountain railroad, were ordered deported. Tha contractors will and these man back to the United State, where they ware engaged. LOUDON, March 4. The Japanese decided to withdraw their troops darlag March, says the Pekln corre tywtwt Of the Morning Post, wiring Saturday, and to replacs them by 1, S freak troops, MO of whom will l sndHlsa Draws lead- Mr Woeae. CIT. -W'M HmA J TV. hit. ttztt a threading hart. Five tcr;:i, O cf atsma per tons, have itr crsi t3M ftaterday morning. C ;1 ra sad an Bnropean . av . . ana. a v ii a kvm mm WW a " . v . . coisE ms go tk:cici eaeares rawi la tka Lower Braaeh at Ooagreee. WASHINGTON, March 4. Under the unanimous consent arrangement the following house bills were passed, among others: To establish a code of laws tor the District of Columbia; amending the act In relation to the exchange of gold coin for gold bars; to restore certain wldowa to the pension roll; the bill providing that a widow who Is draw ing a pension at the time of her re marriage and subsequently becomes a widow again shall benentltled to a pension; to Incorporate the Society of American Florists; amending the law of the DUtrict of Columbia relat ing to wills Involving real estate; dis charging Aqulla J. Dauj;herty, collec tor of Internal revenue for the Fifth Illinois district, from responsibility for 130,000 worth of government stamps stolen from his offlec; mak ing all national banking associations 'United States depositories; authoris ing the construction of a bridge across the Monongshela river by the Cbarle yol and Monessen Bridge company; authorizing the city of Nashville, Ten a., to construct a free bridge across the Cumberland river, within the city limits; authorizing the Pars. Choctaw ft Little Rock Railway com pany to construct a bridge across the Red river In Texas; to provide an American register for the foreign built ship Balcthua; to establish a na tional bureau of standardization; to loan certain naval equipment to schools; authorising the Pigeon River Slide and Boom company to improve Pigeon river at the cisrades In Minne sota. In addition fifty-four private pension bllla were pasted. EXTRA SESSION If NECESSARY Onmor Dtetrtca Drclmrr Urn Wiii Keep LegUUtore at Werk. WASHINGTON, March 4. Governor Dietrich, to a crowd of Nebraakans as sembled in the Raleigh hotel tonight, said that aa governor of Nebraska he believed it to be his duty to see that the legislature elected two republicans to the United States senate. "II the legislature should adjourn without electing," he said, "I will call It in extraordinary session and keep legislators at work until their terms expire. I believe the people demand this, and I for one will never shirk a duty that seems so clear to me." National Commltteemsn Schneider, speaking of the senatorial situation, Mild that the legislature had at least thirty working days before it and he saw no good reason for predicting a complete deadlock to the end of the sow-Ion. "While I admit the situation Is very serious," he added, "I do not believe that the republicans are going to fall in the Important duty of send ing two republicans to the senate. Should the legislature adjourn without as election It would be an awful blow to republicanism in c.ir state." SIORTEST SESSION IN YEARS Preeeat CaafrcM Lived 17 Day a, Dis posed of 14,83 Bills. WASHINGTON, March 4. The vol ume of work done by the congresa Just closing was shown today In a supplement to the house calendar pre pared by Tally Clerk Wakefield of the house staff. The congress was In session 197 days, which is less than any congress for years. The follow ing count Is given of bills, acts, e'e: number of bills, 14,336; number of re ports, 3,000; public acts, 345; private acts, 1.250; total acts 1,595; number of joint resolutions, 395. IninrfrnU Loaa tk Day. COLON, Columbia, March 2. (via Galveston). News has Just been re ceived her that a bloody battle was fought uit February 20 sear Maria (a Baja, betwen a small force of gov ernmnt troops and 500 Insurgents under Rozles, resulting in a victory for the government forces. The In surgents lost thirty killed and ten wounded and the government troops, eight officers and seven men killed and many men wounded. IrUk Party Bkart of raada. LONDON, Feb. 27. The Pall Mall Gazette, commenting today on the al leged shortage of the Irish parliament ary funds, tays: "It Is becoming a aerioua matter to the party that not a alngle American dollar la reaching the official exchequer and It Is generally accepted among the Iriili KcnAcrs thai Jn - Rdmond will shortly have to undertake a freih visit to the United State and try to secure financial help." Mora Mllwaakas Bead Stock. NEW YORK. March 1. A Wall street news bureau aaya that the dl rectora oi the Chicago, Milwaukee ft St Paul Railway company haa decid ed to lasue 10 per cent additional capital stock at par to stockholders on record March 11. The amount la to be $4,300,000, and Is to pay for the Kan sas City cut-off. Colorado to lift t'kargos. DENVER, March 2. The house of representatives today appointed a com mittee of five to Investigate charges made by 8peaker Montgomery on the floor of the house that certain mem bers of the houas had been Influenced In their vote on a pending bill by money. The committee haa full pow er to compel teitlmony. Latest Whale to Bvart. WINDSOR, Vt, atareh 4,-Th r. malna of Hon. William M. Evarts, who died In New York hut Thursday wars brrught to Windsor la spsctal ear last evening, accompanied by SMmbers of ths family, save Mrs. Bmrtg and Mrs. Bamaa, who wsrt Ukso to tk Evtru mansion for tka !, A brief service was MM at tk bout tonight for tha family, JrJ t paMi errfcM were held at ft Fnxl's chttrek t noon, Rev. B. N. Qitlzti, lU rse fir, oCdatlag. WILL NOT IM1LE Do Extra Elation of Congress Scsmi Likely to Be Held. THE A35MY APTROfRIATIQN BILL leaae Coaean ia Aataadaieata aad tka Maasare Mow (ion to tk Proahtoat Loglalatloa Over Oar Xtw I'omomIou Otker Cong rotsloasl Matters, WASHINGTON, March 2. The bouse removed all possibility of an extra cession by concurring in the senate amendments to the army apro prlatlon bill. The vote stood 159 to 134. It was n strict party vote with the exception of Mr. McCall of Ms cachusetts, Mr. Loud of Ca:iforn!a, Mr. Driscoll of New York and Mr. Mann of Illinois, who vo:ed with the democrats. Mr. Cooper of Wisconsin anawered present and was not paired. The-bill now goes to the president. The bouse was brought to a vote by a special order prepared by the committee on rules, whicS permitted an hour's debate on a side. The de bate was not especially noteworthy. The Philippine and Cuban amend ments wre defended by the republi cans and assailed by the democrats. The only exciting incident occurred at the close of the debate, wbea Mr. Hull of Iowa, whoso name had been connected with a lumber and devel opment company In the Philippines, frankly acknowledged that he had in vested money In It. . He sal.l It was a legitimate enterprise which wa not looking for government favors. Sub sequently when he said that the cam pany wouid not have invested mouey if Bryan had been elected the demo crats Jeerd and hiBsed ami shouted that it was because If Bryan had been elcted the Philippines would not have btn exploited. Mr. Lentz of Ohio challenged Mr. Hull's right to vote, but Mr. Hull voted aye. The final conference report upon the Indian appropriation bill was adopted and a number of minor bills were put through the final stages. The house met at 11 o'clcck. A resolution was adopted, closing the house wing of the capltol fram mid night, March 4, to 2 p. m. March 4, except for the members, members elect and former members, employes of the house and ticket holders. The bouse defeated ths motion of Mr. Elliott to concur in the Charleston exposition amendment to the Louis iana purchase bill, ayes 84, noes 132. The committee on rules then re ported the special order for the con sideration of the army bill and a roll call on a demand for the previ ous question ensued. The result was. ayes 139, noes 120. This allowed twenty minutes on a side upon the adoption of the rule. The speaker announced the appoint ment of Mr. Bull of Rhode Island, Mr. Joyce of Missouri and Mr. Batt lett of Geargia aa temporary commit tee on accounts until the meeting of the Fifty-seventh congress. Mr. Hepburn of Iowa, with the rev nue cutter bill, and Mr. Cannon, chair man of the appropriations committee, struggled for the right of way. The speaker pounded the gavel for order. Some one complained that he could not hear what was going on. "That Is not the fault of the chair." said the speaker. "He cannot pat lungs into members." (Laughter.) Mr. Hepburn moved that the house go into committee of the whole to con sider the revenue cutter service bill and Mr. Cannon appeald to the nou-e in the interest cf the public buiineai to vote down the motion. The mo tion was voted down 122 to 132. Mr. Burton, chairman of the committee on rivers and harbors then aBked unanimous consent that the house non-concur in the senate amendments to the river and harbor bill and agreed to a conference. Mr. Hepburn objected. The speaker thereupon re ferred the bill to the river and har bor committee. Several conference reports upon mi nor bills were adopted. Mr. Tawney presented the confer ence report upon the St. Louis expo sition bill, which agreed to the sen ate smendment providing for the clos ing of the exposition on Sunday and dlaagreed to the Charles exposition amendment. The report waa adopted. WILL SHOW. TEE fARMERS ROW. Stsiiessi $orf - Hcadr Asjb eta lluu frs poaas a Plaa. CHICAGO, March 2. Through the efforta of the National Good Roads association arrangement have been been made for the giving of a series of practical dmonatrations in the building of country roada along the lines of the Illinois Central, between Chicago and New Orleana. During the present month a special train car rying a commissary coach and flat cars bearing modern road-making ma chinery will be run out of New Or leans and at twenty or more points on the way to Chicago the train will be sldetrlcked while experienced men give Instructions In road-making. At each point about a mile of roadway will be built. The train will be preceded by ad vance agents who will endeavor to Interest farmers In - the work at the points screed anon. The farmer will be expected to provide the mat terlal for the demonstration. lew farsaoT Maraers alls Boy aad Cre ssete Ufa Ue Steak. DOfUONv It., March L-4nry Wan, farmer whams home was six miles north of Dsnleoa, In a It et nana fury killed and cremated kit so, tniUam, serned hi hones, bar, towt, eatus, gran and all fm ! BteoMts ami lu: eaah, cM tka earraKJtl waMU y mctiej irn tit trsxirs kan asft ttfzj amc j BIO LOSS TO NEBRASKA. Tk Penitentiary at Lincoln Datroyad ky Fir.. LINCOLN, Neb., March 1 The Ne braska state pententiary is in ruins. Fire, which broke out shortly before midnight, swept through the great Stone buildines and hnrnprl thorn to the ground. A company of militia is leaving on a special Burlington train to guard the convicts, who have been herded within the stone-walled orison yard. Fire, which started ia the living rooms of the warden of the state Deni- tentiary at mldnght, seems certan to destroy the entire main building, to gtuer with the cell house and ether Buildings. Just after 2 o'clock this morning a telephone message came saying the room in Which tho telenhnna was In. cated waa In flames and must be va cated. This cuts off the only means of immediate communication with the prison. Which is nearlv fnnr mllaa frnm from the business district of the city. aetweeu I and 2 o'clock, however, a message from a memhp.r nf the Are de partment stated that the penitentiary proper was doomd and that the Are was spreading. Before the flames had arainl a rrMl headway Warden Davis gave orders to eiease me convicts rrom the cells and march them under guard to the prison yard and there Dlace them undnr double guard. The removal was ac complished safely and without disor der. Extra guards were also nosted on the stockade walls, armed with shot guns, with orders to permit no escapes. ine origin or the Are is unknown. When flrst discovered the officers of the institution immediately set to work all the small flrn snnaratna nf the prison. Water was used in abun dance, but assistance from the city tire department was called for and a steamer and hosecart wer 1 Innate hod In response to a telephone message. a snort time after midnight Warden Davis said he did not have the Are under control, but he could not tell now uaa it wrs. Burning in the upper story and at the front of the building its spread Was Slow. It wa hnnnrt that it could be conflned to the front of the building. Later the report came mat the nre waa a very bad one. At i:w a. m. the city Are depart ment arrived and beaan throwlmr via. ter on the walls. The flames had gained too great headwav. however and the firemen directed their efforts to saving some of the remote shop uuiiaings. By request of the warden Chief of Police Hoagland sent all the available policement to aid In preserving order. Later, as au add! tonal safety, lieutenant Governor Savage, acting in llie absence of Governor Dietrich, In response to the suggestion of the warden, ordered out the local company of militia. - Captain Ringer, with a malorltv nf the members. Is at the armorv nn1 a Burlington engine and coach will start witn tnem at 3 o ciocbj, . AOUNAIDO ISSUES AN EDICT. Proclamation Contatacd la Orgaa of Pill plno Iaaargcata. WASHINGTON, March 1. A recent edition of Fillplnas Aneerupa, an organ of the Filipino insurgents published at Madrid, contains a proclamation is sued by Agulnaldo under date of No vember 20, 1900. which sets forth that "inasmuch as me evaders give as a pretext for the cruelty and for the present war that we are an undisci plined and ungovernable people, etc.," Aguinaldo maklns use of "the extreme powers granted him by the constitu tion, orders and commands, among oth er things, that all people who commit murder or acts of brigandage, as well as nil traitors, shall be summarily shot.'' Half Mates for t. A. R. EncampuivDi. SIOUX CITY, Ia., March 2. The Western Passenger association has granted to the Iowa department of the G. A. R. a rate of one fare for the round trip for the state encampment to be held at Dubuque June 4 and 5. Colonel M. P. Davis, commander of the department, received this Informa tion in a letter from Chairman Mac Leod of the association, and bo is much gratified with It. Mabjr fllrl Roaatad to Ucatb. CEDAR FALLS, la., March 2. The Infant daughter of Mr. and Mrs. James White of New Sharon was found by the mother roasted to death on her re turn from an errand near tha home. Sha fastened tha Utt'.o one In a chair and left her in care of a 3-year-o!d girl. The babe fell noar the fire and was literally roasted to death. Low Rata to toe Paelfle. CHICAGO, Mp.rch 1. The Union Pa cific announced today Its Intention of making n colonist rate of 125 from Mlsosurl river points to i.orth Pacific coast points. The rate already en Joyed by Chicago, via St. Paul, will be effective till April 1, and is of Im portance chief! t to Missouri and Iowa points. Proaldaat Avarsa to Drliy. WASHINGTON, Marca 1. Special Commissioner Rockhlll at Pekln haa been Instructed to make it known to the foreign ministers that the presi dent strongly deprecates any action that will tend to delay or check the present negotiations there and espe cially Is he desirous that there shall be no further unnecessary bloodshed. Places Lee oa Ratirad Llat. . WASHINGTON, March L An order was Issued at tue War department to day placing Brigadier Generals Wilson and Lm on the retired list of the rmr. Ceefat oa LoalslaBa BUI. WAC3INOTON, March l.-Th eoa (arees oa the Louisiana Purchase expo sition Mil met today. They agreed upon the amendment to close the gat on QnAzf sad disagreed to the irjn yrlstri far the CsAriestoa, ft, C x- IS Committee Has All in Seadinesj for tie Coming Inauguration. VETERANS DECLINE AN INVITATION Bajaet Graaaa's Coaiproaalalaf Saaf ra tion That Back Poat Saad a Oapatatloa fVorklocaaaa Arrange for Tlaltora' Coaafort. WASHINGTON. March 1. The Inau gural committee has completed every detail of the program. Events to mark President McKinley's second induction Into office have ben outlined as fol lows: 11 a. m. Gathering of high govern ment officials, diplomats and espec ially Invited guests in the senate cham ber. . - - 11:50 a. m. Inauguration of Theb doreRooseveit of New lork as vice president of the United States. Cere monies In the senate attended by the president and a distinguished com pany. 12 m. Prelsdent McKinley takes the oath of office In the presence oi the as sembled multitude. Delivers Inaugural address. 1:30 p. m. Inaugural parade moves from the capltol up Pennsylvania ave nue. 7:30 p. m. Illumination of the court of honor in front of the White House. 7:46 p. m. Display of aerial fire works from Washington monument grounds. 8 p. m. Doors of pension office open for reception of guests of the Inau gural ball. 9 p. m. Inaugural ball opened by President McKlnlev. Tuesday, March 5: 10:30 a. m. Dedicatory concert at pension office in honor of the United States army, by Marine band. 2 p. m. Dedicatory concert at pen sion office In honor of the states of the union, by Marine band. Wednesday, March 6: 2 p. m. Dedicatory concert at pen sion office in honor of the congress of the United States, by Marine band. 8 p. m. Dedicatory concert at pen sion office in honor of the vice presi dent and speaicer of the house, by Ma rine band and grand chorus. The inaugural ceremonies proper, for the flrst time, will be conducted by a Joint committee of senate and bouse, the custom heretofore -being to leave the conduct of the inauguration entire ly In the hanas of the upper body oi congress. After the delivery of his Inaugural address the vice president will admin ister the oath to the senators-elect. At noon the oath will be adminis tered to President McKinley by Chief Justice Fuller in front, oi the main en trance to the capltol where a stand for this purpose has been constructed. The president will then deliver his in augural address. He will take his lunch at the capltol before heading the brilliant inaugural parade up Pennsylvania avenue to the executive mansion. General i rancis V. Greene will head the parade as grand mar shal. President McKinley wIL follow escorted by troop A of Ohio. The body of the parade is divided Into two grand divisions, military and civic, and will be a notable pageant in many respects. A company of volun teer troops from Porto Rico will form a part of the first brigade and be an attractive feature of the parade, as will a large detachment of sailors and marines. Representatives of the various vet eran organizations, who, through Gen eral Daniel E. Sickles, declined to par ticipate in the inaugural ceremonies because they were dissatisfied with the place assigned them in the parade, have also declined the offer of Grand Marshal Greene to send a guard of honor of twents men from each local post to act as an escort to the presi dent. The veterans deemed to have any part In the ceremonies unless this invitation were extended to all mem bers ot the veteran organization, both local and visiting. POSTOf EICES0EI A CHANCE. Cat oa Battloablpa aad Stivers Leaves Money for Balldlafa. WASHINGTON, March 1. The cut in the number of battleships provided for in the naval bill and the whittle In hA Hvera and harbnra bill, u-tilr.h passed the senate todsy, will give Chairman Mercer an opportunity to pass the omnibus bill increasing the appropriations for postoffice buildings reported from his committee some days ago. It is the intention of Sen ator Fairbanks, chairman of the com mittee on public buildings and grounds, to offer the bill aa reported by the house committee as an amend ment to the sundry bill, which will greatly insure its passage. Chairman Mercer said he hoped to get recogni tion from the speaker tomorrow to put ths bill on Ita passsge. Should the sundry civil bill get through the sen ate, before the house acts on the meas ure Mercer HI dvote his time to get ting vote to concur In the senate amendments, having an understanding with Senator Fairbanks ss to the pro cedure. The bill provides increases for Aberdeen, 8. D.; Crescent, Ia.; Cheyenne, Wyo.; Oskalooaa, Ia.; Du buque, la.; and Salt Lake City, Utah. Twelve Ballets Inter Ulni HOLDENV ILLS, I. T March l.-At 12:30 a. m. today Johnson Miller, a fullblood Creek Indian, waa shot te death by a masked body of men. Mil ler was under arrest for ths murder of Herbert McDade December 22. He was arrested early yesterday morning seal Wetumka and brought here, pending a hearing before tho United States commissioner. More tbaa a doses millet holes are to be seen In his body. Seventy-five or more shots wr fired. M"M ' H tl I I 1 1 M I II l tf 1 1 1 1 Ms Hermwa, S. D., has an epidemic of smallpox. Range cattle are said to be scarce in Kansas and Texas. The Union Pcclfic is getting roidy to build a third round bouse at Chey enne. Judge fit i awn of Omaha was found dead in' bis room. Supposed -heart disease. Hon. iHfiW L. Morrison lies at the point vi death at his home in Jack sonville, HI. John R. Brcnnan, agent at Fine Ridge, raytt there ia no danger from an Indian uprising. The president h-.s nominated Ed ward H. Anderson, of Utah, to bo surveyor central of Utah. The president sent to the aenate the rjomiiiation of Brigadiei General Shafter to be major general. The president haa nominated Lieu tenant Commander Theodore Porter to be a commander In the navy. The Duke )f WestmhMter and Miss Shelagh Went were married "at fit. Paul's church, Knlghtabridge, London. Two more deaths from baconic plague were officially reported at Capetown.- Both victims were; white persons. William Singleton, secretary of the Grand Lodge of the Masons of the Dis trict ot Columbia, died at New York aged S3. The Universal Steel Company, cap ital of 300,000, was incorporated at Trenton, N. J., to manufacture iron and atecl. Dr. T. E. Potter received fatal In juries in a runaway at St. Joseph, Mo. He wp.s one of the most prominent physicians of the state. - At Winnipeg, Man., the full court killed . Hugh John MacDonald's pro hibition law, -finding it unconstitution al in almost every point. The pope id credited with the inten tion of delivering an important politi cal speech- at a special gathering of the cardinals in the course of the tnree days' fctBKion now being held in honor of his recession. It is learned that the influential com mandant, Piet Force, and several hun dred Boere in the Dewetsdorp dlatriot are willing to surrender if the com mandant receives a proposition direct from General Kitchener. William R. Singleton, grand secre tary of the grand lodge of Mauoncs of the District of Columbia, died in Washington, aged sixty-three years. During the; early- years ot his life he eerved as state surveyor of IH'nois. Senator Hanabrough, from the sen ate committee on library, reported fa vorably an amendment to the sundry civil bill for the purchase of a rep lica of the bronze statue of Roc ham beau recently unveiled at Vendome, France. Insane from brooding over the death of her brother, a soldier, who died while coming home to be mustered out. Miss Nonie Prowse, aged twenty, daughter ' of County Clerk Jehu Prows', of Hopklnsville. Ky.," commit ted suicide by swallowing carbolic acid. The American syndicate prospecting for oil in Egypt has, it la said Ktruck it ricb. Thomas Sharkey, a driller int the employ of the syndicate, writes home tJhat the first well drllc!d is a prodigious producer and that other wells are being driled in t'.ie locality. The first well struck oil at a depth of 2.350 feet. It Is near the banks of the Red sea. Official statistics estimate the French-vintage of 1900 at 67,352,661 hectoliters, which is an increase of 19,444,981 hectoliters over 1899. The 'harvest is the biggest since 1H75. About 1,730,451 hectares were planted, an increase of 82,717 hectares.- The yield ' per hectare wai 39 hectoliters, an increase of 11 hectoliters. The . value of the harvest is estimated at 1252,211,600. ' Senator Teler offered au amendment to tbe St. Louis exposition bill pro viding for the closing of the exposition on Sundays. The Williams bill, reducing passen ger rates on steam railroads from 8 cents to 2 cents per mile, was de feated in the Missouri bouse. Robbers entered the general store of Sanford Bros, et Mlnden, Mo., Tbu-rsday night and destroyed a safe valued at $S00, but secured no booty. The Delaware Construction company of Wilmington has passed into the hands of receivers. The liabilities are about $75,000; estimated assets, 160,000. James McGonegal, one of the liest known paving contractors of the west, died at Kansas City, aged 80 years. William Woed shot and instantly killed M. P. Fhlllpps, his sister's fatb-er-ln-law, in a quarrel over family troubles at Woodburn, Macoupin coun ty, 111., north of Alton, III. Mrs. Mary Paschell, postmistress at Trenton, Ind., celebrated her eighty fifth birthday a few. days ago. Santa Teresa, the "Mexican Joan ot . Arc," who was accused of inciting the Yaquis to revolt and who later as tonished the Pacific states with her al leged healing powers, is in New York, on ber way to Europe. It is said the Vnlon Pacific Is to build a line from Wolcott, on s main line, to Grand Encampment anal Battle Lake, Wyo. A dispatch from Count von Watdev- see says over 100 Chines we refilled when they attacked the Germans as Kueng-Chang recently. Tne engagement Is announced 4 Miss Gertrude Pullman, of Louisville, Ky.. to Llent. Taylor Evans, son of . Captain and. Mrs. Robisy D. Evans. Senator Bard of California, uflerei an amendment tq tka sundry eft II ' propria tion bill einvatia Mm fl cf , tbe industrial commission utll Crfk 3, lfOI. lnfluanaa Is raginf at Orfcr'V Hanrik Ibsen, tk Narwtn r V aao ernianunv, on , , At Galveston, before tTt t.,. V . . m a at - . athletic dab Jos Cioyacj rw J Johnson oat tt the tkirJ rsrr ; w men were srrestsd k7 C ' theka of tbe eMtort. . V if '1 , At , "4. v V