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V THE NORFOLK NEWS : FRIDAY. MAROII 21 , lf)0i ) . 'Frye's Pet Measure Goes Through Senate. "FINAL VOTE 18 42 TO 31. .Allison Time Limit and Spooner | Amendment Empowering Congress to Repeal Bill at Will Are Adopted. All Other Amendments Rejected. Washington , March 18. After pro longed debate the senate yesterday .passed the ship subsidy bill , the final vote upon Uio measure being 42 to 31. Senators Allison and Dolltver of Iowa , Spooner and Quartos of Wisconsin , and Proctor and Dllllngham of Ver mont , Republicans , voted against final passage of the bill , and Senator McLturln of South Carolina voted for It. Some amendments to the bill were adopted , but they were all agreeable to those In charge of the measure , the friends of the bill voting down all - other amendments. With the excep tion of amendments offered by Mr. -JAlllson and accepted by Mr. Fryo , llm- Iting the tlmo of-the operation of con tracts made under the provisions of the bill to July 1 , 1920 , and providing that the amount of the expenditure under the mall subsidy paragraph should not at any tlmo exceed $8,000 , * COO annually , none of the amendments agreed to materially affected the bill. , . Amendments Voted Down. The voting upon amendments began at 3 o'clock , and such a flood of them was offered that a flnal vote upon the bill , as amended , was not reached un til just before 6 o'clock. Amendments offered by Vest , providing for "free hlps" and for the application of the provisions of the antitrust law , to the chipping industry , were rejected , as ; was the amendment proposed by Pat terson , providing that no Chinese per- con should bo a member of a crow of a subsidized vessel. Mr. Pettus of Alabama offered an amendment pro- Tiding that the total expenditure un der the bill should not exceed ? 9,000- 000 In any year. It was adopted in committee of the whole , but later In the senate was rejected. The senate agreed to an amendment offered by Mr. Spooner , providing that congress should have power to amend or repeal the act without impairing ny contract made under its authority. Mr. Hanna of Ohio offered and the cenato adopted three- amendments ap plying directly to the acquisition by U. Pierpont Morgan and his associates of the Leyland line of British steam- -chips. They provide that no foreign .built ship shall participate in the proposed - posed subsidy , that nothing In the net shall be construed to prevent American citizens or corporations from holding or operating foreign ships In the ocean carrying trade ; and that no foreign built ships of any line thus acquired by American citizens shall be admitted hereafter to American registry. ! Provisions of the Bill. 1 The title of the bill passed by the -eenate is : "To provide for ocean mail eervlce between the United States and .foreign ports and common defense , to .promote commerce , and to encourage .the deep sea fisheries. " Title 1 of the measure as passed Heals with ocean mall steamships and dthelr subsidies. The postal subsidy act of 1891 is so amended as to direct the postmaster general to enter Into .contract . for not less than five or more than IB years with American citizens for the carrying of malls on American steamships to such a foreign port as rwlll best promote the postal , commer cial and maritime Interests of the ( United States ; the mail service on euch lines to bo equitably distributed among the Atlantic , Mexican gulf , and Pacific ports , and the contracts to be made with the lowest responsible bidder. The vessels employed in the mail eervlce shall be American built and owned and officered by American cltl- eens. During the first two years one- fourth of the crow must be American citizens ; during the next three years one-third must DO American citizens , and during the remaining life of the contract at least one-half must bo 'American citizens. The ships must ( bo screw steamships , of Iron or steel , and divided into the following classes , according to speed : First class , 20 knots or over ; second class , 19 knots ; third class , 18 knots ; fourth class , 17 knots ; fifth class , 16 knots ; sixth class , 16 knots ; seventh class , 14 knots. 1 All steamships of the first four classes shall bo constructed with par ticular reference to prompt conversion Into auxiliary naval cruisers , and shall be of the highest rating known to mar itime commerco. The rates of compensation to any vessel carrying malls to a foreign port la North America not to exceed 70 per eont of the maximum rates cstab- Bshea. ' Title 2 of the bill provides for the ( general subsidy to bo paid. It directs the secretary of the treasury to pay to the owners of any vessel In the United States duly registered and engaged In 1 the foreign trade of the United States a compensation amounting to 1 cent i per gross registered ton for each 100 nautical miles sailed , not exceeding 16 entries In any one year , for a period < of five years from the data of regis tration of a vessel of 1,000 tons gross , which shall bo completed after the passage of this bill , one-fourth of 1 per cent per gross ton for oacn 100 nautical miles sailed In addition to the above mentioned compensation. The bill specifies certain Teasels which Bhall not receive compensation under Its provisions , among themibeing YOB- trels engaged in the coastwlao trade eicluBlvol/ . DRIVES FAMILIES INTO COLD. Large Chicago Flats Burn and Inmates Escape In Night Clothing. Chicago , March 18. Twenty-four families occupying the St. Catherine flats at Fortieth street and Grand boulevard were driven from the buildIng - Ing by flro last night. A strong wind was blowing and the firemen had to work vigorously to confine tha flames to the flats. The tenants had barely tlmo to oscnpo and shivered In tholr tight clothes till neighbors wore aroused and gave thorn shelter. Near ly all tholr household goods and per sonal effects wore lost. George Pattern jumped from a third story window and broke ono of his legs. Ho watted so long In getting momboro of his family out that when ho was prepared to fol low them he found egress by the stair way cut off. Martin Scannoll , a police man , proved himself a hero. Three women wore penned In on the third floor. Scannoll had reached them be fore the fire blocked the stairway. Ho make a rope of bed sheets and let the women down the elevator shaft by moans of It. Ho then tied It and attempted to slldo down after them. The makeshift rope gave way , how ever , and the policeman sustained a broken ankle. Firemen rescued him. The total loss was $00,000. RIVER AND HARBOR BILL. Congressman Burton Explains the Measure In Detail. Washington , March 18. The house yesterday began consideration of the rlvor and harbor bill. Burton ( O. ) made an extended speech in explana tion of the measure , In the course of which he presented many Interesting facts relative to It. Several other members spoke briefly on the meas ure , among them being Bellamy ( N. C. ) , who protested against the treat ment his state had roclved. Foster ( Ills. ) and Cocbran ( Mo. ) discussed the Boer war , criticising the majority severely for failure to allovv congress to express the sympathy of the Amer ican people with the struggling repub lics. At the conclusion of the proceed ings , Wachter ( Md. ) denied a news paper story to the effect that Speaker Henderson had attempted to Influence his course on the question of Cuban reciprocity. EVANS WILL BE PROMOTED. Pension Commissioner" Is to Get Better Place. Washington , March 18. There Is no longer any doubt that Pension Com missioner Evans will within the next few months at least sever his connec tion with the pension bureau to ac cept from the president a position which will ho a substantial promotion , but which has not yet been definitely selected. It Is will known that Mr. Evans has the entire confidence of the president and the latter will not con sider the question of his retirement until a position entirely satisfactory to the commissioner has been provid ed. No decision has been reached concerning a successor to Mr. Evans. Boston Monument Unveiled. Boston , March 18. The 12Cth anni versary of the evacuation of Boston by the British was celebrated In South Boston yesterday by the un veiling of a monument erected on the breastworks of the colonial army on Dorchester heights. This monument was erected by the state of Massachu setts as a memorial to the valor of the New England militia and the mili tary genius of Washington. A military parade preceded the ceremony and following It Senator Henry Cabot Lodge delivered an eloquent historical oration. Rear Admiral Schley was the guest of honor at the banquet last evening In honor of the occasion. Concha Presents Credentials. Washington , March 18. Senor Jose Vlncente Concha , the newly appointed minister from Colombia , presented his credentials to President Roosevelt yesterday. He was accompanied to the state department by Dr. Sllvo , the retiring minister. The speeches ex changed had as their keynote the ex pression of hope for closer relations between the United States and Colom bia. New Spanish Cabinet. Madrid , March 18. The composition of the now cabinet Is practically set tled. Senor Sogasta Is to bo the pre mier , General Weyler is to be minister of war , Senor Moret is to be minister of the interior , the duke of Almodovar will fill the post of minister of foreign affairs , while Senor Canalajas Is to be minister of public works. Manley Offered Place. Washington , March 18. Joseph H. Manley of Augusta , the Maine member of the Republican national committee , is being pressed by the administration to accept the office of first assistant postmaster general , but It Is not yet known whether Mr. Man- ley will accept the office. Says Charges Are False. Washington , March 18. A telegram has boon received by Secretary Hay from Powell Clayton , United States ambassador to Mexico , declaring that the charges made against him , con necting his name with the ownership of Mexican mining stock are false. Find True BUI Against Batson. Lake Charles , La. , March 17. The grand jury of Calcaalus parish , In spe cial session , yesterday found a true bill against Edward Batson , charging him with the murder of J. N. Earl , bis wife and four sons. The trial will bo set for an early date. MoHenry Gets Judgeshlp. Des Molnes , March 18. Governor Cummins yesterday appointed W , H. McHcnry of this city judge of the Ninth judicial district to succeed C. A. Bishop , resigned. Seven Life Savers Perish in Attempt to Save Others. FIVE ON STRANDED BARGE LOST. All but One Go Down In Rough Sea Off Monomoy Point Solitary Sur vivor Is Saved by a Brave Captain. Lifeboat Capsizes. Chatham , Mass. , March 18. Dy the capsizing of a life boat yesterday , seven life savors , practically the entire - tire crow of the Monotuoy station , on the south end of Capo Cod , met death at tholr post of duty , and with thorn Into the sea went ilvo men from the stranded barge Wudona , whom they tried to bring In safety to the shore. Ono man , l.emuul Ellis , through the heroic work of Captain Elmer Muyo , of another stranded barge , the John C. Fltzpatrlck , was rescued from the bottom of the upturned lifeboat. Among the lost was William H. Mack of Cleveland , who was on the barge representing his company , the Boutollo Towing and Transportation company of that city , while Captain Marshall N. Eldrodgo , ono of the old est llfosavors of the coast , wont down with his men. All the llfcsavors came from Chatham and Harwich. The names of those lost are : Llfosavors : Marshall N. Eldrodgo , Edgar Small , Elijah Kendrlck , Osborn Chase , Arthur Rogers , Isaac Thomas Foyo , Valentino Nlckorson. From the barge : William H. Mack , Captain Christian Olson , Robert Molonaux , Walter A. Sevedgo , Manuel Enos. The scene of the accident was In the well known tide rips off Monomoy Point. Last Thursday the barges Wadena and John C. Fltzpatrlck , on the way to Boston with cargoes of coal , stranded on the Shovelful shoal , about three-quarters of a mlle off Monomoy Point. Slnco then every ef fort has been made to float the bargon. Sunday night the tug Peter C. Smith , which has been lying beside the barges , ran alongside the Wadena and told those on board that a storm was coming on. All the wreckers were taken on hoard the tug with the ex ception of the flvc men who met tholr fate. Mr. Mack , who had come on from Cleveland , refused to leave. Yesterday Captain Eldrodge , who had been watching the barges , sighted signals of distress on the Wadena. Ho got out his crew and surfboat. The wind was blowing nearly a gale. Cap tain Eldredge steered the lifeboat un der the lee of the Wadena and ono after another the flvc men. dropped Into the boat. With the wind astern , It seemed comparatively easy to gain the smooth waters behind the point. The seas were tossing and turning in the rips and Captain Eldrodgo was constantly looking for smooth spots. When about half way In ho thought ho discovered one over what la called a hole , and the boat was sheered off for It. As she did so a tremendous sea caught her over the stern , and she went over , throwing all the men Into the water. Being used to the sea all the llfcsavers clung to the boat and managed to pull the Wadena. men along with them. An attempt was made to right the bout but the llfesavers only managed to get her partially cleared. They had some hope , however , of reaching land , until another wave again capsized the boat. Mr. Mack was the first to suc cumb , and one by one the others dropped away until there were only four loft and these climbed on the bottom of the overturned boat. All were fearfully exhausted. The four men drifted down In the direction of the Fltzpatrlck , whore Captain Mayo of that boat caught sight of them. With much daring he dropped a dory overboard , then Jumping Into It , started after the exhausted men. Be fore he reached the lifeboat three of the men had fallen into the sea. Ellis managed to hold on and caught the rope which Captain 'Mayo threw to him. He was dragged aboard and then Captain Mayo , being an expert surfman , pulled around the point Into the smooth water and landed the only survivor of the 13 who started from the barge. Two men still remain on board the barge Fltzpatrlck , but the storm has subsided and they are In llttfo danger. Disabled Yacht Plqked Up at Sea. Norfolk , Va. , March 18. The Now York yacht Endymlon , with George Lander , her owner , aboard , has been picked up at sea In a helpless condi tion by the tug I. J. Merrltt , The Mer- rltt left for Cape Lookout , on the Carolina lina coast , to work on an unknown tramp steamer ashore there. While going down the coast she sighted the Endymlon in a dismantled condition. Two Trainmen Killed. New Albany , Ind. , March 18. Spreading rails caused a wreck yester day on the St Louis and Louisville di vision of the Southern railway , near Kyana , 60 miles west of this city , In which Freight Brakeman William Fields of Louisville and Fireman Frank Glcason of Louisville were killed , and Engineer Claudet Slttauon of this city was badly Injured. Vessel Pounding to Pieces. Morehead City , N. C. , March 18. The unknown steamship on Cape Lookout shoals will probably go to pieces. It is impossible to reach her on account of high seas and wind. The llfesavlng crew have tried In vain to rescue the crow. Funston Dines at White House. Washington , March 18. Brigadier General Frederick Funston dined wltU President and Mrs. Roosevelt at the white house last night. CZAR'3 COURIER IN HURRY. Every Effort Made to Hasten His Jour ney to St. Petersburg , Now York , March 18. Speeding to St. PotursbtifR with secret dispatches on muttoni In Manohurln , from the KuRnlun ombnHRlun In Toklo and WashIngton - Ington , Is Prince Ixjbnnow-ltoutownky , a confidential agent of thu czar. Ho la making his Journey an short and no rapid as stoani , endurance and an un limited supply of money cnn make U , The courier of the czar loft this city on the BtoaniHhlp Aqultalno for Havro. The mystery and the hnsto of bin transit began In Toklo , wluiro ho hud been sent out nt the Hpeolal request of the czar to watch the developments of the alltnncu which was then In progress , and which won designed to chuck UtiHHlu'H inovo to obtain the ponimnont occupation of Manchuria. The Russian mulmtmy In the Japa nese capital Know that thu Anglo-Japa nese treaty was an accomplished fact for days before thu official announce- tnuut of HH ratification. Count Lob- anow-RostowHky In now huHtonlng to St. Petersburg to luy before the czar Important confidential Information concerning - corning the Immediate prospects of the alliance The Russian foreign ofTlcc Is said to have had humiliating experiences with cable messages transmitted In codes which failed to keep tholr secret , and no Prince Lobanow-Rostowsky sot out to bear the dispatches himself. TROOPS REFUSED TO FIRE. Russian Soldiers Are Now Arrayed With the People. London , March 18. Referring to the student disorders In St. Potorn- ' burg Sunday , the correspondent of the | Times In the Russian capital nays i the soldiers were ordered to use the ' flat of their swords In dispersing the rioters , but that they became oxcltod 1 and struck wildly. Several persons 1 were wounded and there Is little doubt ' that several rioters wore killed. The j revolutionary movement In St. Peters burg , concludes the correpsondcnt , Is , however , loss serious than In the prov- 1 luces. Disquieting reports arc dally ' received from various parts of the country. At Tula the soldiers refused to fire on the strikers at a small arms factory. A grenadier regiment has been removed from Moscow because It i could not bo trusted to flro1 on the pco- 1 pie , and there are evidences elsewhere of the sympathy of the troops with i the revolutionary movement. REVOLUTIONISTS ARE ACTIVE. Apparently Making Headway Against the Venezuelan Government. Port of Spain , Island of Trinidad , March 18. The Venezuelan Insurgents commanded by General Moimgns cap tured the port of Quanta March 13. Six custom house officers were wound ed. A Dutch steamer arrived off Guantu shortly after the Insurgents had taken possession of that place , and transferred to the revolutionists several bags of mall matter , the steam er's officers thinking they were deal ing with the legal authorities. Government troops , commanded by General Velutln , recaptured Quanta yesterday. The Insurgents have taken posses sion of Carlaco and are marching on Cumana. The Insurgents also con tinue to threaten Carupano , which place , It Is said , they will most likely capture shortly. Serious Situation In Ireland. London , March 18. The Vatican has received confidential news , says I the Rome correspondent of the Dally Chronicle , of a serious situation In Ireland. The Fenians have for some ' months been engaged In an active propaganda with a view to organizing j for a general rising. It Is believed the Vatican will Instruct the Irish clergy to hold aloof from revolutionary agitation. Shoots Wife , Kills Himself. Qulncy , Ills. , March 18. Frederick Moreker , a well known young man , i shot his wife twice In the breast yesterday - ! terday and then sent two bullets Into I nls own brain. Ho Is dead , but his wife will live. The couple had bean separated for some time. He loft a ( note showing that he had Intended also to kill their little child. Laborers Burled by Cave-In. New York , March 18. Four laborers - ! ors wore burled under a cave-In of a sand bank at Forty-eighth street and Eighth avenue , Brooklyn. Louis Tro- malne was taken out dead. Carlo Cenato died on the way to a hospital. Tony Castorl was Injured Internally and may die , and Angelo Montalbo had three ribs broken. Await Action of Scale Committee. Dos Molnes , March 18. The Joint convention of Iowa miners and oper ators resumed at 2 oclock yesterday afternoon. Indefinite adjournment was Immediately taken , to await a re port of the scale commlttoo. King Is Not Going Abroad. London , March 18. It was officially announced yesterday that King Ed ward will not go abroad this yoar. Ho will cruise In British waters on board the royal yacht Victoria and Albert. TELEGRAMS TERSELY TOLD. Frank , Erne , the lightweight cham pion , knocked out Curley Supples In the sixth round at Buffalo Monday tight. Granvlllo Shepp , for ten years Mun- clo's chief of the fire department , was shot in the mouth by a negro at Mont- pollor , Ind. , Monday. His chances for recovery are slight. The G. H. Hammond company has decided to abandon its packing plant at Hammond , Ind. , and establish a new ono at the Chicago stock yards , to em ploy 3,000 man. The plant will cost 11,500,000. Trains in the Northwest Arc Being : Slowly Released. GOME LOSSES IN SOUTH DAKOTA. Reports of Fatalities to Live Stock Begin to Come In from Beadle County Storm Subsides , but In tense Cold Prevails. St. Paul , March 18. The great jllzzurd which hud raged ever the Dukntiui and Manitoba iilnco last Fri day Hiibuldod ! c.nt night and the wcnthor lu gunorally fair but Inlunuuly cold , the thermometer ranging from 10 to 10 bulow euro. With the uub- olduncu of thu storm the railroads are bonding tbelr energy to again opun thulr linen far traffic and lmmonne rotary HHOW plows and gangs of mon with pick and iiliovul are attacking .lie mountainous drifts that block the tracks. The Great Northern has sue- cuudud In opening Its line an far went as Mlnot. If all goou well , the coast train that should have arrived In St. Paul last Saturday morning will got lioro some time tomorrow. The Northern Pacific oxpoctii to have Itn road open again today and thu through trains that have boon hold at Mandan In the wont , and Fargo in the east , will bo restarted upon tbolr journey a. In view of the fury and suddenness of the storm , It Is remarkable that HO few lives are raportod lost. It IB the general belief that not above eight or ten persons perished throughout the storm swept roglon. A family of four Is reported to have perished near Ml not , N. I ) . , and two or three others are said to have been fro/on to death In different localities. The IOHH to Block la hard to estimate. A report from Dickinson , N. O. , places the IOHS at from 25 to 30 per cent , whllu rumor places It In other localities nt a much higher figure. There has boon a good deal of Buf fering among the now HottlorH , many of whom arrived but recently and wore 111 prepared to withstand the severe weather , but relief committees from the older Inhabitants have taken charge of this matter ami are doing tholr best to alleviate the needB of the newcomers. Worst Storm In Ten Years. Huron , S. D. , March 18. Saturday and Sunday's snow and wind storm was the worst In this snctlon In ton years. Telegraph and telephone com munication was Interrupted and all trains on the Chicago and Northwest ern and the Great Northern railways wore delayed from two to eight hotirH. Eight hundred sheep and 100 head of cattle are estimated to have per ished In Headlc county. SENSATION IN FIFE TRIAL. Mrs. Blum Denies Taking Notes on the Evidence. Savannah , Mo. , March 18. The ob ject of the bulk of yesterday's testi mony In the Fife murder trial seemed to bo an effort to prove that there was no secrecy as to Fife's address while ho was In the state of Washing ton , and to discredit the tentlmony of E. A. Norrls , a witness for the state , by attacking his reputation. Some thing of a sensation was created when Mrs. Richardson was put on the stand , and was charged with breaking the rule Imposed on the witnesses by the court. "Hafl not your sister-in-law been taking notes on the evidence given In this trial , and showing them to you ? " asked Mr. Booher. "I have not done anything of the kind , " Mrs , Blum exclaimed , from the crowd outside of the railing , and again she Interrupted when the question was repeated , and the court was forced to order the sheriff to have order In the court room. Mrs. Richardson then continued her testimony , denying that she had seen the notes taken by Mrs. Blum , but ad- mlttlng that Mrs. Blum had told her that the testimony given In this trial was almost Identical with that given at Plattsburg. Mrs. Richardson de nied that Fife ever came to her home when she was alone. Put Poison In Coffee and Hash. Washington , N. C. , March 18. Dr. T. Tayloe of the state board of mod leal examiners and his entire family were poisoned yesterday from coffee and hash containing arsenic , put there by Jim Walker , a negro driver , who had often threatened to kill the ne gro nurse. When arrested rat poison containing arsenic was In his pocket. Quick aid saved the family , all of whom were seriously ill. The negro Is in jail and confessed that ho put the poison In the coffee and in the hash , but only to kill the old nurse , who had "conjured" him. Feeling Is high against the negro and Governor Aycock has granted the sheriff's re quest to call out the troops to pro tect him. Street Fight Ends Fatally. Creston , la. , March 18. John Jack son and John Robinson , both colored , quarreled yesterday. Robinson drew a knlfo across Jackson's face and Jackson Cihot Robinson several times , ono bullet hitting him In the left hip. A stray bullet hit Olllo Ohlschtnger , a newsboy , in the temple , killing him almost instantly. Jackson Is in jail. The fight was the outgrowth of an old grudge. Gambling is back of the feud. Riot Threatened at Mines. Bluefields , W. Va. , March 18. A riot Is threatened among the strikers and guards at Tom's Creek mines , where 1,000 men have been out for a month. The armed guards will be doubled. BOSTON STRIKE ENTIRELY OVEIt. Men Return to Work Under Condi tions but Slightly Changed. Benton , March 17. The great Btrtk < r. of last week , Involving 20,000 unloa men , wan completely wiped out yon'or- day , when practically every man went bock to his work under conditions but lightly changed from thono oxlntinc whnn the trouble began. The only In cident In the labor situation Is th r strike of 75 'longnhoromon at th Clyde line wharves. Thin In an Inrto- pendent ntrlko , brought about by tw dlflgruntlnd workmen. At the freight nhodii of the rallroadn the number of. men loft without Immediate employ ment wan IUHH than COO. LETS A BIG HORSE CONTRACT. St , Joseph Firm Given Order for 12,000 for British Army. St. Joseph , Mo. , March 18. Ono ot the lurgoHt nlnele ordorn for homes ever given In thin country ban boon cloned with a buyer at the South Ht. Jonuph homo and mule market. Tu contract cnlln for 12,000 horncn , to ha delivered at the rate of COO per month for 24 months. While the contract In- cludon many varieties of animals , It In the genera ! belief that the greater part of them are for the UHO of the Brltlnh army In South Africa. NEW YORK IRISH ON PARADE. Fifteen Thousand Men Participate In St. Patrick's Day Celebration. Now York , March 18. St. Patrick' * day wan observed In thin city by apo- clal services In all Roman Catholic churchou , by a parade and by a num ber of dlnnorn. The parade contained 15,000 men , the line of march being up l'"Uth ' avenue , and Included the Six ty-ninth regiment , National Guard ; the First regiment of Irlim volunteers and the Hibernian Rifles , acting an escort to the Ancient Order of Hiber nians. Justifies Fllley Shooting. Fllloy , Nob. , March 18. A coronor'n jury yuttturday held an Inquest on the body of Wlllurd Smith , Ihu man who attempted to blackmail C. fi. Lewul- lon , a merchant of Hits placo. Lain last night a vordlct wan rendered , Justt. fylng thu killing. Two companion ! ! of the dead man , who , It IH charged , were Implicated In the attempt at black- mall , will bo arrested if they can bo found. Seeley Wants Receiver. Den Molnea , March 18. C. H. See- ley , senior member of the Seeloy- Howe-LuVand department Hloro , filed a pollllon In the district court yesterday morning asking for a receiver and stat ing that the firm has obligations ap proximating ? 100,000 , wllh ttHsolH ttK- KroBalltiK about $95,000. Sixty thou sand dollars of the Indebtedness la borrowed money. Paper From Sorghum Cane. Independence , Kan , , March 18. Plans were completed nt Applcton , Wls. , for a paper mill lo bo built hero which will manufacluro paper from sorghum cano by an Improved process. Give Him a Chance to Vote. The chroulclUH of our vice president * are notoriously barren of Incident. This probably was the reason for thu way Adlal StevciiBon secured the cx- erclBo of a constitutional prerogative. It was one sleepy day toward the end of his term as vice president. The United States senate wns plowing through the calendar and passing many bills. Bills arc considered agreed to In the Honnte If no oral objection Is raised nflcr they have passed through the preliminary stages , but the usual form of dHklng for the yean and nay In followed by the presiding officer. The vice president had imld : " .Senators In favor of tfcft bill will say AyePause. . "Contrary , 'No. ' " Not a single response. "The vote Is a tie , " announced Mr. Stevenson. The senator In charge of the bill paused on his way to the cloakroom and looked surprised. "In case of a tie the vice president may cast the deciding vote. In the ex ercise of his constitutional privilege the vice president votes 'Aye. ' " New YorK Times. The Arctic Weniel. In cold countries where snow pre vails during a long winter many of the animals change the hue of tholr coats to a white tint. The arctic bent and fox are white throughout the year. The northern hare Is brown In summer and white In winter. The wonsel Is especially curious. It retains Its. brown coat until the first snow appears and then whitens In a few hours. He Itcniemlicrrd. Wife ( revisiting the scene of her ue- trothnl ) I remember , Algernon , so well when you proposed to me how painful ly embarrassed you were. Algernon Yes. dear , and I remem ber so well how kind and encouraging you were and how easy you made It for me. after nil. Tit-Bits. Kodol Dyspepsia Cure Digests what you eat. This preparation contains all of the digeatants and digests all kinds ot food. It gives Instant relief and never fails to cure. It allows you to cat all the food you want. The most sensitive stomachs can take it. By Ita use many thousands of dyspeptics have been cured after every thing else fulled. Is unequalled for the stomach. Child ren with weak stomachs thrive on it. Cures all stomach trouble * prepared only by E. O. 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