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Tl’v; WEEKLY TRIBUNE
THE INCOME TAX
NOW UNDER DISCUSSION IN THE HOUSE.
Washington, Jan. 29.—1 n the house
Mr. Barrows asked that unanimous con
sent be given members who had amend
ments which they desired to offer to the
tariff bill and which they had no oppor
tunity to offer, and to print them in The
Record.
Mr. McMillin objected, saying that if
amendments cou}d not Le offered in the
house, they should not cumber The
Record.
Messrs. Burrows and Reed appealed
to Mr. McMillin to withdraw his objec
tion, but he persisted.
Mr. Reed said it was unjust and em
barrassing to members to be deprived of
this privilege; for, in no other way could
their constituents know that their tail- '
tire to get amendments in was not their ’
fault.
Mr. Barrows said the privilege had
been extended to members in the Fifty
first congress
Chairman McCreary presented the re
port of the foreign affairs committee on
•the Hawaiian resolution.
The minority will have until Thurs
day to present their views. At 11:15 the
house went into the committee of wnole
on the income tax bill.
Mr. McMillin offere I it it as an amend
ment to the tariff bill and the amend
ment was read in full.'
Mr. McMillin immediately after the
reading-of the internal revenue bill, ad
dressed the committee in support of the
bill as an amendment to tho tariff bill.
The Hawaiian Matter Nest FrLl.y.
The long deferred debate on Hawaii
W ill come up in the house next Friday,
unhss tiio Wilson bill should be unex
pectedly delayed, and will last two day s;
arranger vats to tins effect having been
reached between the committee on rules
and Mr. McCreary «hs rinaa of the
committee on foreign ass airs.
In the Senate.
Petitions against the Welson tariff bill
presented in Iho senate were very nu
merous and were from all parts of the
country. -feLime presented by Mr. Hoar
were characterized by him as "Cries or
agony against that uusancri-ted, abom
inable menace.”
A bill was introduced by Mr. Hoar,
giving United States district judges the
right, on petition and after hearing, to
order the restoration to rolls of pension
ers who have been dropped, or whose
penslftiuthave been reduced.
A resolution was offered to Mr. Stew
art declaring it to be the sense of the
senate that the secretary of the treasury'
has no legal authority to issue and soil
bonds as proposed.
The senate, he said, ought at least to
express its opinion on the subject, and
he gave notice that he would ask action
on his resolution. The Hawaiian reso
lution was then taken up, and Mr. Teller
addressed the senate.
Ct. Gnudena Will Amend.
Washington, Jan. 29.—Mr. St. Gau
dene has decided that he will amend the
design of the reverse side of the World’s
Fair medal. The sculptor came hero
quietly, but failed to see Sec
retary Carlisle, who spent the day at the
postoffice department. He returned to
New York, leaving with Mr. Carlisle’s
secretary a letter defending vigorously
the original design whicn he declares to
be in no sense indecent. The concep
tion, he maintains, required a nude
figure typifying youth, which under no
circumstances should be draped. Rattier
than have the design altered by any one
else, he says he will undertake io so
amend it as to remove the objection.
Will ZZulse No Objection.*
Washington, Jan. 29.—The Republi
can steering committee of the senate has
decided that no objection shall be mad-
In the senate to the admission of ferrite
Ties to statehood. No change of tactic?
With regard to the elections bill has yet
been decided upon. There was informal
talk about Hawaii, but it was rgi-eeo
that until the foreign committee has re
ported it will be useless to attempt to
define the party's policy on that subject.
The steering committee will confer
again about this matter, and the annex -
(Zionists will make an effort to have the
party declare for their policy as soon as
It is practicable.
The Peckham Hntler PoetponeA
Washington, Jan. 29.—The Peckham
nomination has been postponed by the
senate judiciary committee for one
week. It appears that the friends of
Seckham saw they were not ready to
ike action at thia meeting.
CAUGHT THE~BANKS.
tHc Fraud* Ar* Charged by a Kania* City
Grand Jury.
Kansas City, Jan. 29.—A scheme by
which the National Bank of Commerce
es thia city haa been defrauded out of
$60,000, and a number of other banks in
father placre out of $150,000 more, hits
jwd come to light through the finding <7
two indictments by the grand jury. The
full extent of the frauds is not yet
known. The parties charged with the
•windle are the lumber firms of J. H.
Bonus & Co., of Ji ffoison, Teg.. aud
Gemgu W. Howell & Co., <it Atchison,
Kan.
Bank* iu Connecticut, Mia«ouri, Ten*
Deas** I ', Kauaaa, N*<l>iu*kn and illitmt*
are known to have l»oon viifiim z »<l. Th"
methods of the swindler* wore not co ii
tdi<Mt-«l Each firm <lr«w “nc n>n»in
ummou oiana on mo otner, g«u»rany on
go, 00 and txj days* time. Tito firm on
which Um draft wu« drawn would ac
eent It. The draft wat drawn in odd i
dollar* and cents in order to gtve it the
■sweat eace of a draft draws far tit* sal* |
ox purcnase oc imuner in.cne ordinary
course of business, and not as an accom
modation. The latter draft is made
when one person with good credit de
sires to in torse for another, au lis al
most certain to be for an amount in
round numbers.
These drafts were issued several
mouths ago. when the firms had good
credit, but were re illy in embarrassed
circumstances. Aoout the time the
drafts came due the firms failed. The
fact that the drafts were on time and
not on sight made it unnecessary to attach
the bills of lading to them, as is usual
with s.ght drafts, and covered up the
misrepresentation that the paper was for
accommodation and not lor the actual
sale of lumber.
Among the banks which got some of
these drafts were those in Dumas. Gal
veston and Houston; Memphis, Tenn.;
Chicago; Atch.son, Kan.; St. Louis and
Omaha- Some of them reached Con
necticut in the rediscount of western
banks' paper. It is also stated that some
found their way to Boston.
JUDGE STEWART DEAD.
The Georgia Ex-Congres*inan Fussed Away
nt Ills Home In GrlflUi.
Griffin, Ga., Jan. 29.—Ex-Congress
man John D. Stewart died at his home
here at 7:45 Sunday night after quite a
long illness. He was very near to death
two months ago, and about the first of
December there was little hope for him,
but he rallied and survive I longer than
expected. Judge Stewart has lor years
been prominent in Georgia affairs. He
was torn in Clayton county, three miles
south of Jonesboro, on Flint river, Aug.
2. 1833. His father came to Georgia
from North Carolina.
He was twice mayor of Griffin, twice
representative from Spalding county in
the legislature and one session ch drman
of the judiciary com uittee. For eight
years lie was ordinary of Spalding coun
ty, and was twice elected judge of the
Flint circuit, which position ho tilled
with distinction for five years. For two
terms he represented the fi.ih district in
the U sited States congress.
Judge Stewart was ordained in Grif
fi.iiu August. 1871. as a Baptist minis
tr, an.l he did much good work for his
cliKrch.
THEY WERE ROBBED.
A. New Turn of the Mystery Surrounding
Two I'eraouti* Death.
Indianapolis. Jan. 29. Edward
Thornton and his daughter were found
dead in their Irome in this city on Thurs
day morning, aud his wife was lying un
conscious in the same room. The rubber
pipe which -led to the gas stove was un
coupled and the gas was turned on.
While there was no doubt as to the cause
of the deaths of father and daughter it
was supposed then they were the results
of an accident.
Mrs. Thornton, the only one of the
three who survived, now declares the
house was robbed on that tragic night.
Patrolman Crane, who is in that district,
is working on the case, and he says that
there have been developments which
may lead to the arrest of a person who
is known to have been at the Thornton
house at the time.
The coroner thinks he has evidence to
prove murder, but he declines to talk on
the matter at present.
A Young Lady's Suicide.
Avgusta, Ga., Jan. 29.—Mirs Lizzie
Turner, a beautiful young lady 26 years
old, a daughter of Mr. Ab Turner, a
farmer of Emanuel county, near Dur
denville, was found dead in old deserted
chapel in a lonely, dreary spot, two
miles from Augusta, over iu South Car
olina. She committed suicide by taking
laudanum. She left no note telling of
her troubles that led her to commit self
murder, but it is believed she was dis
appointed in love. Miss Turner had
been in Augusta two months visiting
hor aunt, Mrs. Tom Laird,
KILLED 'BY BANDITS.
A Young Man from Tennessee Murdered
and Robbed iu Mexico.
San Antonio, Tex., Jan. 29.—Frank
Howell, a ranchman, of Pecos county,
arrived here and brings news of the kill
ing of a prominent young American,
named Henry W. Carew, by a baud of
Mexican outlaws, supposed to be rem
nants of Santa Perez's so-called revolu
tionary forces.
Mr. Carew came to southwest Texas
a few months ago from Chattanooga,
Tenn., and was prospecting in Pecos
county with a view of going into the
sheep raising business there on an exten
sive scale. He left the ranch of Mr.
Howell last Tuesday for a tripinto Mex
ico. He was traveling alone and bad
hardly crowed the border when ho was
attacked and killed. His pockets were
rilled of a considerable sum of money
and his horse stolen. The body of the
murdered man was not found until Fri
day.
The trail of the bandits has been fol
lowed into th» mountains below the Big
bend of the Rio Grande river in Mexico.
HEAVY FIRE LOSS.
Hotel and Stable* and Several Other Build-
Ing' Burned In Bath.
Bath, Me., Jan. 29.—0n0 of tho most
disastrous fires in the history of tho city
occurred in tho Sagadahoc house stables.
A largo part of the business portion of
the city *m gutted, about 20 building*
being destroyed. The fire spread no
rapidly that the department was wholly
nti'tbio to oops with it. Calle for assist
ano# were sent to Portland and Lewis-
Im. su<| which breuxht steamers sad
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HOME, GA.. THbi SDAY. FEbUUAKY 1 %> 4 *
uniiu engines. xnu water pipes Were
frozen or broken, and it was some time
lie fore effective work could be done.
The fire communicated to the hotel
from the stable, and the house, which is
the loading hostelry of the city, was
quickly gutted. The adjoining build
ings were soon in flames, au l before tho
fire could b< controlled $500,000 worth
of property was destroyed.
Tha U, P. Win Flcht Back.
Omaha, Jan. 29.—Tho Union Pacific
threatens to start a western passenger
rate war. General Passenger Agent
Lennox said: "Our road has been dis
criminated against. The unsettled con
dition cannot go on very long, aud you
may expect a joyful time in transconti
nental circles soon, unless a truce is im
mediately patched up.”
Elcht Person* Drowned.
Milwaukee, Jan. 29.—Mrs. Robert
Lunde, of this city, received a lettersay
ing the schooner Florence, of Holland,
Mich., had capsized above New Orleans
in the Mississippi and eight persons on
board have been drowned. They were
on a pleasure trip to Florida and left
Holland in September.
The Unlucky Norinannin Salle.
New York. Jan. 29.—The unlucky
Normannia, with the hole in her for
ward deck house covered with planking,
sailed Saturday for Belfast. Ireland,
where she will be repaired. She carried
no passenger*.
Clinrche* Want Whisky Taxed.
Chicago. Jan. 29.—Four churches of
Englewood, a Chicago suburb, took up
the question of increased tax on whisky,
and adopted memorials to congress, ask
ing for a $1.50 tax per gallon on that
liquor.
Cornell Agrlcnltnral Bulldins; Dedicated.
Itasca, N. Y„ Jan. 29.—The first
building for purposes of instruction of
agricultural college of Cornell univer
sity was dedicated Saturday. It is con
structed for scientific experiments in the
manufacture of butter and cheese.
Suicide In St. Paul.
St. Paul, Jan. 29.—James G. Chapin,
72 years old, aud one of the best known
men in the northwest, committed suicide
• at the the Merchants’ Hotel here by
shooting himself.
For » 15ig Kail Plant.
Buffalo, N. Y., Jan. 30.—Abram
Reese, of Pittsburg, is hero to select a
location for a steel rail plant of 100 tons
capacity on the water front north of the
city. New York millionaires and eight
wealthy Buffalo men are said to be be
hind the project. The company will be
known as the Reese iron and Steel com
pany. It will employ between 500 aud
700 men.
Conspirators Convicted.
Sofia, Jan. 30.—Lieutcnt Luca Iranoff
] and his brother Stojan has been convict
ed of consp'ring to murder Prince Fer
dinand. of Bulgaria. Luca was sentenced
to 15 years imprisonment and Stojan to
three years. It was the intention of tho
conspirators to assassinate Prince Fer
dinand the day before the arrival here
of the remains of Count Hartemau,
formerly Prince Alexander, onco ruler
of Bulgaria.
Legalised the Trusts.
Philadelphia, Jan. 30.—1 n a suit
brought by the government to test the
legality of the sugar trust's absorption
of the big Philadelphia sugar refineries,
Judge Butler decided in favor of tho
trust. As the case was a test one, it is
believed that an appeal to the supremo
court will be taken, in order that no
doubt as to the legality of the purchase
pf the local retinenes shall exist.
Oates for Governor.
Washington, Jan. 30.—Representa
tive Oates, of Alabama, has made pub
lic a letter addressed by himself to the
Democrats of Alabama, in whicii ho an
nounces Ins candidacy for the governor
ship of Alabama. He says that he has
yielded to the urgent demands of fnekda
aud m the interest of party harmony.
Not Cardinal Satolli Yet.
Washington, Jan. 30.—Mgr. Satolli
authorizes a denial of the report that be
has been nominated as cardinal at one
of the recent consistories, and that ho
was to be recalled to Rome. The report
he says probably came from German
sources at Rome. At any rate it was
entirely without foundation.
SAVES DAVENPORT.
**»»•
Aa Old Cm. I* Brttl«d la Fa.sr of th.
D«r«udant,
Washington, Jan. 30.—The secretary
of the navy has approved the findings
and opinion of the court which inquired
into the conduct of Lieutenant Richard
S. Davenport, of the Nipsic, during tbs
time of the hurricane at Samoa. It is
long, nnd recites many mitigating cir
cumstances, giving high praise to the
conduct of the applicant up to the time
of the stranding of the whip. As to the
time and innmier in which he left the
ship, the court finds adversely to him,
but recites nine considerations in miti
gation of his conduct, all going to indi
cate his courage und tho permisrioa thut
bad teen given to leave the ship, and
Indicating Urn biased character of the
testimony against him.
Set r< lary Herbert ha* prepared an ex
hutiHlive review of the whole case mid
must of the circumstances attending it.
He snys of Lieutenant Purcell, who filed
chnrgt-H against Davenport with the New
York yacht Hub, that bethinks Purcell
was actuated by luuiice, mid hi* conduct
is .truogly reprol ntod.
Secretary Herbert think* that Lien
tenant Davenport did not lose his pre*-
«sc« of Mind, tat ttat he wm cool Md
,<v I
courageous, ana tnat ne was j-atii-ea m i
leaving the ship at the time he did and
under the prevailing circumstances. 11.*
secretary thinks that the lieutenant did
nut set a gooit example to ins men ny
stripping himself as soon as he did, bnt
he finds mitigating circumstances, and
subjects his approval of the court's find
ings to his remarks upon them.
Needs New Vaults#
WksniNGTON, Jan. 30.—The cotnmis- 1
sion of experts appointed to report on 1
the beet method of safe and vault con- J
struction with a view to the improve- >
ment of the treasury facilities report <
that the vaults of the department would j
not be considered desirable by a country ,
banker. “They are absolutely discredit
able to the nation and to its mechanics .
•nd to the department,” it says. It fines •
the real safety of the funds of the gov
ernment in the police system of the treas- :
ury department.
The commission made many experi
ments upon safes with burglars’ ap
pliances, and in only one instance failed
to effect an opei.ing sufficient to permit
the robbery of the safe’s contents. It
recommends, therefore, the construction
of laminated steel vaults of the most
modern pattern and of the most perfe -t
construction, and of sufti. lent size to
meet all requirements for at least 10
years to come,
J. Scott Harriion** Chance*.
Washington, Jan. 30.—J. Scott Har
rison, whose nomination to the Kansas
City surveyorship was rejected by the
senate, is in town to confer with tho
i president, it is said, about the future,
i'.ir. Cleveland is credited with the de
sire to do something for the brother of
his predecessor. He may send his name
to the senate for some other office,
guided by the assertion made in certain
quarters that the rejection of Mr. Har
rison for the collectorship of customs at
Kansas City was due less to prejudice
against the nominee than to a desire on
the part of the senate to express the
i right of the Missouri senators to be
heard with regard to that office,
MAY GET THE BOY.
The Little Follow Who Was Stolen In
Wilkesbarre Last Week.
Wilkesbvrre, Pa., Jan. SO.—The po
lice on Saturday discovered a clue which
, led them to suspect an Italian organ
• grinder named Rocel of kidnapping lit
tle Eddie Brotherton, of Ashley, who
disappeared from his home last Friday.
They found three school children who
chum they saw-the organ grinder’s little
girl, a child of 13, pulling the boy aloag
1 the street.
1 Detectives were put on the track of
i Rocel aud they located him in Scranton.
He arid his daughter are now locked up
■ in this city. The quarters where the ar
rest was made were thoroughly search
ed, but there was no trace of the miss
. ing boy. Rocel was questioned and de
nied seeing the child. His daughter ad
mitted she took the child from a group
of children.
Later, when talking with Mayor Nich
ols. she said she had never seen the lit'’a
fellow, but she contradicted herself s< -
eral times when explaining the move
ments of herself ana her father. When
the father was searched he had sls in bi’'s
besides some small change. The dete ;-
fives hope to compel the Italian to con
fess the whereabout of the boy.
The Richest Flnil Yet.
Cripple Creek, Col., Jan. 30.—John
Harman, who sold a third interest in the
Poorman mine to H. K. Deveraux a few
days ago for $59,000. has found on the
Dead Shot claim, which is an extension
of the Mary Navin vein, ore which as
says 36.85 ounces of gold and 1,920
ounces of silver to the ton. It is the
richest discovery ever made in Cripple
Creek.
Burglar* Broke In o Bank.
Ellaville, Ga., Jan. 30.—The Plant
ers’ bank of Ellaville was robbed of $7,- '
585 by cracksmen They drilled holes i
in the safe and filled the holes with '
powder and blew the door off. There is I
no clue to the identity of the burglars, j
The countj' commissioners have offered ,
S3OO reward for the burglars. j
An Expres* Cpmpiiny'* Vl«t«ry.
Chicago, Jan. 30.—The directors of 1
the Chicago, Milwaukee and St. Paul
Railroad company and the United States
Express company have ratified the con
tract giving the United State* company
the business on the St. Paul lines to ths
exclusion of all other companies. Ths
contract is for 10 years.
Didn't Intend It Hat He Did It,
Toledo, 0., Jan. 30.— Frederick Leah
thought to frighten his wife on her re- ■
turn from church end, fastening a :
clothes line to a nail in the wall, put a '
loose coil about his neck. He acci
dentally fell. His neck was dislocated 1
and ho died.
Went the Corbetl-Jackson Fight. 1
Los Angeles, Cal., Jan, 80.—By car- 1
rier pigeon from Avalon, Catalina island:
“Leading citizens have subscribed $5,000
for the purpose of getting Corbett and '
Jackson to meet here next June. This
sum is to be supplementary to the $35,-
OVO offered by the Santa Catalina Ath- t
letic club of Los Angelos. A petition ]
will be circulated for signatures all over
the state in view of tho determination *
of Corbett to withdraw from the ring t
alter hie next contest, requesting him to i
fight his final battle in his native state.” t
A Whole Fnitilly Reported Murdered,
fl
Burbank, 0., Jan. 30.—Word hn.t
been received here that Henry Sours t
nnd family, formerly of this plaeo, have $
been murdered in Florida. Sours, it is ’
said, won a big stake on the Corbett- c
Mitchell fight. The family moved to I.
Florida about two months ago.
r
A Msnsyunk woman purchased a black I
aud ton gown to match her favorite dog. [
A TROPIC FAIR.
MRS. DE YOUNG STARTS IT.
SAN FIiANCISSCO, Jan. 2». I'M van
fornia International Midwinter exposi
tion opened at noon Saturday, and San
Francisco celebrated thegreatestholiday
in her existence. Her streets were gayly
decorated. Flags and banners were fly
ing from thousands of staffs. The ships
in the harbor wei;e adorned with the
standards of many nations. Public am
private business was at a standstill nud
every road leading to the Golden Gati
and the fair grounds was crowded w,th
visitors. Many had crossed the conti
nent to be here, and thousands nrr.ved
from all parts of Caliiornia and the Pa
cific coast at large.
The official programme, which in
cluded a great street parade followed by
dedicatory exercises at the fair grounds,
was carried out in detail. At daybreak
a heavy fog hung over the city. At 7
o’clock it was hardly possible to ds
tinguish objects across the street. The
fog gradually lifted, however, and at 9
o’clock the sun broke through mists and
the day soon became perfect. Tiie
bright, warm sunshine greeted ths thou
sands of people on the streets and at the
fair grounds, and when the exposition
was lortnally opened at noon a cloudless
sky and springlike weather added to the
success of the occasion.
Governor Markham had declared the
day a legal holiday throughout the state
and it was observed as such.
Shortly after 10.a. ni. the parade, un
der command of General Dickinson,
started for the fair grounds. In the
procession were four regiments of the
National Guard, regular army troops
from the Presidio, Governor Markham
and staff, the fair official*, civic socie
ties, and many of the concessional fea
tures. , .
Golden Gate avenue, the main arive
to the park, was thronged with specta
tors. who listened to the stirring music
of numerous bands and cheered as the
long line of mon marched by.
It was soon after 12 o’clock when the
procession reached the fair grounds and
assembled on the recreation grounds,
where a huge grandstand had been ere>
1 ted near Festival hail.
• Governor Markham in hi? speech wel
o coined the people to the fair, aud ex
tended to tho strangers from other sec-
□ tions of the countrj’ the freedom of the
0 entire state. Th? governor said, al-
# though California avas the first state m
’ the Union to appropriate money for an
f exhibit at the World’s Fair in Chicago,
L and att’ioug'ii 1 v.’;w won-
p derful and complete, yet many Uauior
■. niaas who visited the Columbian exposi-
L tion were I'qrcibly impressed with the
I. fact that it is utterly impossible to trans
i. plant California to Chicago. An 1 while
. the building and contents and the vari
p ons exhibits in many deportments ex
cited lidmiration and congratulation,
. Californians knew that California was
a not thoroughly represented.
. Direqtor-i.Teneral De Young spoke of
. the obstacles encountered at the incep
j tion of the enterprise, and explained
3 how they had been overcome. He said:
The world has turned her eyes towards
. us, and our growing state has been the
subject of discussion at millions of fire
sides. If we go no further than we have
today, it has been a paying investment.
Possessing, as we do one of the most won
-1 derful states in the Union, a state with
, unlimited resources, a state wit h 35,000,(W0 |
areea ofuirable lands, of which but one
teutji are cultivated, this one tenth’ has I
i placed us as the leading hort icultcr.il state 1
! in the Union, and which will, with in
creased development, produce the greatest
’ empire state or country on the face of the
globe. With 80,000,009 acres yet undevel
' oped, what we want is population and cap
ital-population to develop our unim
proved land and capital to assist it. What
will bring these? Not one movement or
effort, but many. There can be bitt one
result to this exposition, and that is an in
crease in our population, ami an increase
;in our capital for the people. And capi
; tansts have only to learn where to invest
j to take advantage of the opportunity.
. By this exposition we will have a chance
' to show thousands of people who have
never been within onr borders before, by
' ocular demonstration, the resources and
! capabilities of our state.
It was at the close of Director General
De Young’s speech that Mrs. De Young
' rose to set the machinery of the fair iu
motion by pressing au electric button.
She was greeted with a cheer when she
stepped forward. As she stood with
hand poised there was a moment of dead
silence. Then her hand fell, and in an ,
instant silence turned into pandemo
nium. Steam whistles blew, bands played
the “Star Spangled Banner,” salutes
were fired,by cannons, aud above all was
heard the deep roar from a thousand hu
man throats.
_ There was to have been another ora
tion and more music, but the crowd did
not wait for them. It melted away like
magic, and joined the other thousands
in the inspection of the marvellous
eights to be seen in the various build
ings. There was not an accident or
hitch in the proceedings during the en
tire day. A large force of city police as
sisted the Midwinter guard.
FRENCHMETsI SURPRISED.
Comments of the Press on the Bismarck
Affair not Understood.
Paris, Jan. 29.—Paris is surprised at
the treatment of the Bismarck apotheosis
by the French press. The treatment is
explained by the fact that three weeks
ngo Russian agents apprised the French
minister of the impending event and of
the causes compelling it. Comments
were therefore regulated by secrect in
structions sent from the ministry.
There was a ludicrous similarity of
utterance in all the organs of public
opinion. But, while they were couched
in almost contemptuous terms, the real
opinion of the journalists was that Em
peror William was forced to intrench
himself in the popular good will
risking the chances of the policy tb • he
holds mast at heart, and which is a! >ost >
certain to end in war. As th# p-o;>le|
hay* uaaauaonsly annrov#d the verdict.
i» as innerai as nu uiiicserretl RCT5*'
of his purpose to strike before his ene
mies grow too strong, if : t can be don 4
by throwing the blame of the initiative
upon the Franco-Russians,
A Iteauty Bought for Gold*
Vancouver, Jan. 29. —A golden-haired!
half breed Indian girl known as Lucy
Harry, was sold to William Deiden, of
Port Moody, last week for $l5O cash.
The affair lias caused great excitement
here. Lucy is famous throng'lout tha
coast for her beauty. Her guardian
renr.-d her with the intention of selling
her. The girl's father was a Saxon of
light complexion and her mother a full
blooded Siwash. Her olive complexion,
carriage and form arc perfect and her
golden hair frames a face of rare beauty.
The authorities have interfered.
Burglars After the Legation#
Rome, Jan. 29.—Burglars forced an
entrance into tho American legition No,
13, via Nazionale.by breaking the locks.
The thieves broke open the safe anil
desks of the minister and consul general
and then set fire to all the papers in th#
office. A number of the archives were
completely destroyed nnd others partial
ly turned. The outrage is supposed to
have been perpetrated about midnight.
The Kheclivti Kats Crow.
Cairo, Jan. 29.—The Official Journal
has published an order from the khediva
praising tho British army in Egypt.
Maher Pasha has quitted his post on an
indefinite leave of absence. His suc
cessor. it is said, will be a man approved
by Lord Cromer. The incident which
led to tho trouble between Great Britain
and the khedive may now be regarded as
closed.
A Noted Actres* Dead.
London. Jan. 29.-Rosina Voltes, a
well known English actress, died at
Torgnay, Devonshire, Saturday. A few
monhts ago she was compelled by ill
health wh le making a tour of theUni'el
States, to break up h r company, Sits
returned to England iu hope that her
health would be benefited, but her hopes
■ were not realized.
Must Keep Otih.
1 Belgrade, Jan. 29.—One hundred
and six of the Radical members of th®
■ Skupshtina have signed a manifesto de-
- King Milan has, broken
’ j claring that ex _ "***ieue® in Servia
‘ | his word, and that his p.. "rouxifc
’I is illegal. The Radicals also
against ex-King Milan’s interference in
1 the affairs of Servia.
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Troublo iu Lords. ‘
London, J an. 29.—Tho unemployed
marched through the streets of Leeds
aud invaded the banks and restaurants,
demanding money and food. They thed
held a mass meeting, in which a num
ber of violent speeches were made. The
police finally interfered and dispersed
the assemblage. .
The Coining Encyclical.
Rome, Jan. 29. —The report is cotW
firmed that the pope, in addition to hi®
encyclical on the close of the Jubilee
year, will issue an encyclical on th®
Catholic Poles. It is also stated upon
high authority that the coining
cal will be, in tone, conciliatory toward®*
Russia.
Another Explosion.
Madrid, Jan. 29.—A petard was ex
ploded just outside the house of Coun
cillor Asquer, in the Plaza San Pelayo,
at Leon. The windows were shattered
and the lights extinguished by the ex*
plosion, but nobody was injured.
To Beatify Joan of Arc. i
Rome, Jan. 29.—An extraordinary sit
ting of the Congregation of Rites took
place, at which 12 candinals were pre®,
ent. The sitting approved the proposal
to beatify Joan of Arc and the pope con*
firmed it.
IN NO HURRY. J
Mr. Clercland Allovrs Hie Anxious to Wait
a Lohg Time#
Washington, Jan. 27.—The fact ha®
been noted that the president is sending
very few nominations to the senate these
days, and that confirmations by the sea
ate are being mad# slowly. There has
been a most marked falling off in both
respects since the rejection by the senate
of the nomination of Judge Hornblower
for justice of the supreme court of th#
United States, and of J. Scott Harrison
for the surveyor of the port of Kansas
City.
So far, during the week, the president
has sent to the senate only one nomina
tion, that of Mr. Peckham, to be asso
ciate justice, and while the senate has
held two or three brief executive ses
sions only a very few confirmations have
been announced. It is also a well known
fact that there is scarcely an inqiortant
committee of the senate which has not
one or more nominations hung up there,
because of tho objections of senators and
Others.
A large number ’of nominations from
New York, one from Missourio, South
Carolina, Illinois and many other states,
which were made before the Christmas
holidays, remain still in the committee.
Appraiser Bunn, of New York; Col
lector Simmons, of North Carolina, and
the Topeka postmiuier are included in
the list of appointments of long stand
ing which have not received attention.
It is the general belief about the senate
that the nominations will come in morn
rapidly after the Peckham nomination
is disposed of.