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The Jones County News
YOU IX.
AN EXTRA CONGRESS
Said to bs Under Consideration
by President Roosevelt.
WANT CUBAN MATTER FINISHED
Enactment of Some Kind of Money
Bill Is Also Wanted— No Definite
Conclusion, However, Is
Reached.
According to a Washington special
President Roosevelt has under serious
consideration the summoning of con¬
gress in extra session early this fall.
Apparently no determination has been
reached, and thero is no official an¬
nouncement ot such purpose, but ad¬
ministration leaders acknowledgo an
extra session is highly probable.
Tho necessity for tho tormal approv¬
al by congress of the Cuban reciproc¬
ity treaty will be gi.ven as the chief
reason for such extra session, but it is
. believed that the strongest influence
tending to bring it about is tbo desire
in financial circles for tlio early pass¬
age of some currency measure like
the Aldrich bill with tne idea of fur¬
nishing a means to relieve the proba¬
bility of money stringency in Novem¬
ber and December. The conferences
which have been hold by J. Pierpont
Morgan with President Roosevelt.
Senator Aldrich and Senator llanna
are understood to have related prluci-
pally to this contingency.
President Roosevelt has boon strong¬
ly Imbued with the idea that unless
Cuban reciprocity legislation is made
effective at onco there will be suffer¬
ing in Cuba. It Is said tnat Mr. Mor¬
gan disabused his mind of this Idea.
Mr. Morgan reported conditions lu the
island at present most lavorablo, and
said the outlook for the future was
bright. Ho saw no reason for imme¬
diate action by congress In line with
the treaty.
Cubans Need Help.
Tho president has teen so strongly
of the opinion that the Cubans need
help that lie thiuk3 congress should
act early this fall, rather than to wait
for tho regular session, which con¬
venes In December. The next crop of
Cuban sugar will bo marketed In De¬
cember and January, and it Is hla de¬
sire that the Cuban planters and Amer¬
ican Importers bo given tho benefit of
the reductions set forth In the treaty
on the coming crop.
It is almost certain If this Cuban
matter were allowed to go over to the
regular session there would bo no ac¬
tion upon It before January, which
■would mean tho postponement of re¬
lief for another year. Tho desire to
put through Cuban legislation and also
to put through some currency hill will,
it is now confidently expected, bring a
call for an extra session to meet prob¬
ably in October.
Friday was ono of conferences in the
senato. Tho republican steering com¬
mittee decided that all republicans
should voto against the proposed
amendments to the Panama canal
treaty. Tho proceedings of tho sen¬
ate will now bo taken stonographical-
ly for publication in the Record in ac¬
cordance with the agreement reached
Thursday. The democrats will strong¬
ly support their amendments designed
to secure absolute American sover¬
eignty over the canal strip with recog¬
nition of the right of tnis government
to defend its property in any way it
desires, including the right to fortify.
It is positively certain none of these
amendments will be adopted. After
they fall, It Is expeetod a number of
democrats will vote to ratify the trea¬
ty as it stands. A good many republi¬
cans would like to vote for some of tho
democratic amendments, hut they will
follow the direction of their steering
committee.
Republicans Doubtful.
Some senators who talked with the
president Friday believe it to be un¬
likely that an extraordinary session
will ho called next autumn. They say
many reasons might be cited why such
a session should not Le held, the prin¬
cipal one being that some important
state elections are to be held in No¬
vember and members oi congress will
be busy with political affairs In their
own states
CONV1ICTS IN GREAT DEMAND.
All Available Help Hurried to Work
on Mississippi Levees.
Governor Longino, of Mississippi,
received scores of telegrams trom
tho levee district Thursday morning,
all of an apprehensive nature, The
levee board at Clarksdale believes that
the levees in Isaquena county are in
great danger and has asked for more
convicts at once, free labor being
scarce. Warden Henry was ordered to
rush all convicts possible from the
state farms on special trains. They
will be distributed at weak points
along the line.
CASTRO ACTS BLOCKADER.
Venezuelan President Closes Orinoco
River and More Trouble Predicted.
Details have been received at the
state department of the conditions cl
the blockade declared by Preside it
Castro on March 7 of the Orinr co
river.
The question is receiving the care¬
ful attention of the officials, as it is
realized that In It lies the basis for fur*
{her international complication*!
BLOODY WORK OF BANDITS.
Otage Coach Held Up and All of Its
8lx Occupants Killed and
Then Robbed.
A dispatch from Tucson. Arizona,
says: Mexican bandJus held up the
stage coach which runs between Pot-
am and Torln, on the Yaqul river, In
Sonora, killing all of the six passen¬
gers. Among them was Filiberto Al¬
varado, a wealthy Mexican, who owns
a number of ranches along the Yaqul
river.
Alvarado and his wife had taken the
stage from Potaw to Torin, and the
men no doubt thought they carried a
largo sum of money with them. The
stage carried very littlo mail and
scarcely any money or valuables.
The hold-up took place about half
way between the two towns: Just how
the stage was attacked will never be
known, as all the passengors and driv¬
er were killed. They were picked up
the same afternoon of the tragedy and
tho circumstances give evidence that
thoy put up a light, else thc-y would not
have boon killed. Their bodies were
rifled of everything of value on them.
The traces had been cut and the
horses had been allowed to run wild.
The cover end body of tho stage were
shot full of holes.
It is thought by the Guayamas au¬
thorities that the perpetrators were
some of tho bandits who have taken
refuge in the mountains back of Y’a-
qui river and were watching for Alva¬
rado. Friends of tho murdered ranch¬
er say that ho -.ad little money with
him at tho time. Alvarado had been
married only two months. With him
wore Senorlta Julia Berido and Sen-
orita Do Gonzales, both of prominent
families in that country and both of
whom were murdered.
TRUST SEEKS COTTON CROP.
Alleged that Standard OH People are
Planning to Control Staple.
A special from Boston, Mass., says:
Back of tho present movement In cot¬
ton and tho corning consolidation of
various cotton product companies, are
Standard Oil men, whose representa¬
tives are backing both sides of the
market and seeking lo carry out plans
which the Standard Oil Company has
had for years under consideration of
controlling tho cotton crop of tho
country through tho Improved baling
process.
Sully, the big cotton bull. Is a pro¬
tege of General S« W. Weld, of Boston,
father of the Planters’ Compress Com¬
pany, and Sully’s broker In cotton ex¬
change transactions. Price’s backer
is A. C. Burrage, of Boston, a Standard
Oil man, who has just been elected a
directors in Planters’ Compress. Bur-
rago backed Price in cotton last year
and profited $1,000,000 by the deal.
Mr. Burrage is a porsonal friend of
H. H. Rogers, another standard Oil
magnate, who has an interest in Plant¬
ers’ Compress, and they are working
to secure control of the American cot¬
ton trade.
NOTHING FOR THE WIFE.
Murdered Millionaire Burdick Cut Bet¬
ter Half from His Will.
The will of the late Edwin T. Bur¬
dick, murdered in hla home at Buffalo,
N. Y„ February 27, was made public
Friday.
Burdick cuts off hla wife, who he
was suing for divorce,'without a cent.
He leaves $2,500 to relatives and the
rest of his property to his three chil¬
dren, share and share alike. The will
was made December 8, 1902. Mr. Bur¬
dick names as executors of his estate
Augustus B. Kellogg, George H. Dun-
ston and George C. Miller. He names
Charles Parke and Rlsey Tucker, his
businoss associates, as guardians of
his three children.
Frederick B. Hartzell, attorney for
Mrs. Burdick, was asked if thero
would be any objections to the will so
far as he and his client are concerned.
"I can’t tell yet," he said. “There may
bo.”
Ten Miners Indicted by Grand Jury.
Indictments were returned at Charles¬
ton, W. Va., by the fedoral grand jury
against ten miners for resisting offi¬
cers of the government while trying to
serve process at Atklnsvllle, prior to
the battle at Stanford Llty.
TRIED TO MURDER FAMILY.
In Revenge Young Man Wounds Two
Women, Baby, Boy and Man.
Joo D. Powers, a young white man,
>f New Market, Ala., attempted to ex-
erminate a whole family near that
place Friday.
Powers had a difficulty with John
Winkle a few dayB ago and deter¬
mined to get revenge. He callod at
Winkle's home and opened fire upon
the family group through a window.
Five people were shot, Including Win¬
kle, a baby and two women. Winkle’s
son was shot In the eye. Immediately
after the shooting Powers took a train
for Texas.
MET DEATH FIRST TRIP.
New Conductor on Atlantic and Blr-
mingham Road Falls Between Cars.
Edwin Young, conductor on the At-
lantic and Birmingham railroad, was
instantly killed near Cordele, Ga..
early Friday morning by falling be-
tween two cars of a freight train.
Young was only 19 years old, and
bad Just been promoted to conductor,
He wa» making hi* first trip whan
accident occurred,
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GUAY. JONES CO.GA.. THURSDAY. MARCH 19.1903.
WATER EVERYWHERE
I he Whole Mississippi Valley a
Veritable inland Sea.
LEVEES PUT TO UTMOST TEST
Thousands Fleo to Highlands for Safe¬
ty—Hosts of M sn at Work Keep¬
ing Levees Intact-—Great
Damage Already Done.
Dispatches of Tuesday gave a most
gloomy view of the flood situation in
tho Mississippi valley ard uneasiness
Is increasing on every hand.
The government steamer Atloo loft
Memphis, Teun., Tuesday for White
ritter with a cargo of material and a
large body of patrols. All patrols are
under arms.
Refugees from tho lowlands came
into> the city by ovary boat and many
have sought higher land In tho vicinity
of their homes, awaiting develop¬
ments The government enginoers
havo officially stated that tho situation
Is very serious and predict that within
a week the hlghoBt water ever expe¬
rienced will bo rushing through the
levee channels.
Lowlands Aro Flooded.
Reports from points in Mississippi
say that tho lowlands aro completely
Inundated and in many cases stock Is
suffering. The nogro farmers have
abandoned their homos for high
ground.
Captain Lucas, chief of the govern¬
ment forces, has furnished tho SL
Francis levee board tho use of the
steamer Abbott and this vessel, under
the direction cf Captain Lee Vaoseur,
assistant engineer, will patrol the
levees stretching along the river be¬
tween Cat island anti Pecan Point.
From Pecan Point north the steamer
Graham will do sentry duty. In addi¬
tion to these vessels the government
boat Chlsca will be used as a reserve
vessel.
The condition of the embankment
20 miles north of Memphis, whore the
water is flooding around tho end ot tho
lavoe In tho 17-nillo gap, where the em¬
bankments have never been built, la
serious. It is believed to bo one of the
most dangerous places along tho river.
It is reported that me water is slowly
washing away the levee thoro by run¬
ning around it. Tho enginoers In
charge have put In temporary revet¬
ments, but not before the counties of
Lee und Crittenden, in Arkansas, were
overflowed.
Captain Pottor, chief engineer of thd
third levee district, said that his force
was prepared for the flood and that
the embankments aro all in good con¬
dition. These steamers patrolling the
territory with all the necessary emer¬
gency supplies aboard.
White river, in Arkansas, Tuesday
morning reached the danger line and
was still rising. Backwater from the
Mississippi river reached as far as
Clarendon, Ark.
Strengthening the Levees.
Tho river at New Orleans, Tuesday,
registered 19.8 feet, a rise of only two-
tents of a foot for twenty-four hours.
Much of the present flood Is duo to
tho water which has poured out of tho
Red, Arkansas and other lower
streams, and the engineers are hopeful
that considerable of this water will be
carried off before the effect of the
freshets in the Ohio, Tennessee and
other upper rivers are telt. Tho Or¬
leans leice board continues its' em¬
ployment of men to fill sacks with
sand. Dirt Is being hauled to tho river
front and weak placos made socuro.
THE OLEAN CATA8TROPHE.
From Eighteen to Twenty People aro
Known to Have Lost Life.
From eighteen to twenty lives were
lost and fully twice that number of
people were burned or bruised by the
explosion of ol! late Monday night,
following a wreck on the Erie railroad
north of Oloan, N. Y. Owing to tho
fact that some of the bodies woro in¬
cinerated in the fierce flames or blown
into the creek by the fierce explosion
the exact number of dead will proba*
bly not be known for several days.
PEST ON BOARD SHIP.
Vessel from Orient Quarantined at
New York With Cholera Aboard.
Six strange deaths at soa aboard
the Anchor line steamer Karamanla,
from Marseilles, Palermo and Naples,
caused that vessel to he detained at
quarantine at New York Tuesday, and
Health Officer Doy, after an examina¬
tion, said the symptoms were so simi¬
lar to those of cholera chat the ship
Would be thorougnty disinfected and
1)3 733 passengers and the crew sent
jo Hoffman's Island to await investiga¬
tion.
COLOR LINE IN A DEED.
r or First Time in History of Chicago
Stipulation G 0 C 3 In Document.
p or ^ fi rs t time within the rocol-
ectlon of the oWeBt clerks , !n , lho of . '
uce of the county recorder at Chicago,
the color line was drawn In a deed re-
corded Thursday,
In the deed the grantee agreed that
premises should not be occupied
nor leased to a negro or negroes,
an d the deed was accepted, subject to
tradition,
Cream of News.
Brief Summary of Most
Important Events
of Bach "Day.
—Secretary of tho Navy W. II.
Moody sailed from Charleston, S. C.,
Wednesday, with a party of congress¬
men for a cruise of tho West Indies.
—O. L. Watson, In Chattanooga,
thrashed a man who ho claims spoko
disparagingly of a lady friend. He
rode 500 miles to do tho work.
—Tho strike of tho transfor drivers
at Kansas City, Mo., has rosultod 'n
violence.
—It la said that James It Keon.3, ,v .o
Wall street speculator, Is attempting
to got control of tho Southern Pacific.
—Mrs. Pennell, Injured In the auto¬
mobile accident by which her husband
war Instantly killed, died Wednesday
night.
—The flood situation along tho low¬
er Mississippi is still extremely threat¬
ening. If tho levees break Incalcula¬
ble damage will result.
—Miss Gonzales, a nativo of Porto
Rico, Is held at Ellis Island on tho
ground that she is an alien and has no
right to enter tho United States.
—The indications are that democrat¬
ic amendments to tho canal treaty will
bo accepted and that a vote will be
taken without delay.
—Secretary Shaw Is In Now Y'orlt in¬
vestigating the Wall street situation.
For several days tne street has been
urging tho secretary to relieve tho
stringency.
—The Cuban-Amcrican reciprocity
treaty has been approved by the Cu¬
ban senate.
—Captain Abcnhelmor, who com¬
manded tho Irene at Manila, and who
had troublo with Admiral Dcwoy, has
been retired by the Kaiser.
—After appearing against the Sea¬
board in a Halifax, N. C., court Tues¬
day, Conductor Miller was crushed
under a train.
—Four men charged with Bafe-
cracking wore bouuJ over to the Uni¬
ted States district court at Charlotte,
N. C , Tuesday.
—Mrs. John Hopkins, of Union, S.
C., will recelvo $ 143,000, the estate of
a Californian whoso life was oneo
saved by her husband.
—At a meeting of stave manufactur¬
ers in Chattanooga Tuesday it was de¬
cided to advance all prices 5 per cent.
—Tho stockholders of the Pennsyl¬
vania Railroad Company have voted to
increase the capital stock by $150,000,-
000, making the total $400,000,000.
—William Plimley has been ap¬
pointed assistant treasuror of tho
United States at New York, to suc¬
ceed tho late Conrad Jordan.
—Tho democratic senators have de¬
cided to advocate the adoption of two
important amendments to the canal
troaty.
—The steamship Karamanla has
reached New York from Marseilles
and Palermo with a disease resem¬
bling cholera aboard. Six persons died
during tho voyage.
—The situation in the lower Missis¬
sippi valley was very gloomy Tuesday.
'water. Thousands of ucres are already under
—President Castro, of Venezuela,
has revived the blockade of tho Orin¬
oco river and It Is feared further Inter¬
national trouble will follow.
—Advices received from Yokohama
s’tate that the United States battlo
ship Oregon recently narrowly escap-
od being destroyed in a storm.
—.North Qi.-xmsland has boon swept
by a cyclono. Scores of people woro
killed.
—Hon. James H. Blount, former
congressman, statesman and soldier,
died at Macon, Ga., Sunday.
—Major Charles H. Smith (Bill
Arp) and wife eelebratod the fifty-
fourth anniversary of their marriage
at Cartersvillo, Ga., Sunday.
—George Gould paid $1,500 for a
special train from Jacksonville to Wel¬
don, N. C., over the Atlantic Coast
IJne. A lady in his party had an en¬
gagement for dinner fn New York,
and he wanted to catch a tram several
hours ahead of him.
—While making up time a Louis¬
ville and Nashvliie passenger train
was wrecked below Birmingham
Sunday night. Five persons wore in¬
jured.
—The trial of Haywood for tho mur¬
der of Skinner, which Is schedule*, to
begin at Raleigh, N. C., on March 23,
will doubtless bring some sensational
revelations. It is now said that every¬
thing back of the killing will be told in
court.
—Pierpont Morgan, while at Tampa,
Fla.,was Interviewed by a reporter.
The young man asked tho millionaire
about his reported losses at a Sunday
game, and Morgan ordered him off tho
car.
—At the Beecher memorial exor¬
cises In Brooklyn, N. Y., Bunday, Jus¬
tice Fuller and ex-Prosiftent Cleveland
spoke.
—Miners at Huntington, W. Va.,went
out on strike Monday. Thoy demand
10 cents more on the ton.
—The Savannah Athletic Club will
make an effort to get the Jefirles-Cor'
bett fight.
-—The Alabama railroad commission
has announced its Intention to at oneo
begin it", a sw power*.
CUBAN SENATE ACTS
Reciprocity Treaty With United
States Wins Easily.
VOTE WAS SIXTEEN TO FIVE
Three Senators In Favor of Mei.suro
Were Absent—Votes Were Ex¬
plained—Sanguilly Led the |
6mall Opposition.
A special from Havana says: Til e
senato Wednesday, by a vote of 10 to
5, ratified the reciprocity treaty with
tho United States.
The troaty was ratified by exactly
two-thirds of tho voto of the senate.
Fifteen republican conservatives, cr
administration senators and ono na¬
tionalist voted In favor of tho treaty,
and five nationalists against it. There
were three absentees, all of whom, It
la believed were In favor of tho treaty.
Tho ratification required only a ma¬
jority vote, so that there were three
votes to spare. Senor Zayns, the only
nationalist who voted for ratification,
explaining his voto, said it was his de¬
sire to amend the troaty with refer¬
ence to tho exchango of similar com¬
modities produced In both countries,
but ho had no Intention of opposing
the troaty itself. Senor Sanguilly, tho
leador of the opposition, explained
that hl3 opposition was designed chief¬
ly to draw out whatever could be ad¬
vanced In support of tho troaty and
that tho arguments of Senator Busta-
mento, ns put forward In the senate
Tuesday, convinced him that tho
country would bo more prosperous
with reciprocity than without it, hut
nevertheless his attitude ot opposition
and disapproval of tbo acts of the ex¬
ecutive department of tho government
forbado him voting yes.
The vote was taken immediately on
the conclusion of a forceful appeal by
Senor l^ustamento. He insisted that
whether the (rust or tho producers
woro the chief beneficiaries of tho 20
per cent reduction of customs duties
on Cuban sugar shipped to tho Uni¬
ted States, It was not possible that
such differential treatment favoring
Cuban sugar in competition with that
of Europo could result other than fa¬
vorably to Culm’s trade.
Under the treaty, he said, the Euro¬
pean producer would bo unable to
compete with Cuba If the European
nations were really trying to prevent
tho ratification of the troaty in tho
United States senato, it was not on ac¬
count of the little thoy would lose In
the Cuban markets, but because thoy
would no longer be able to scud sugar
to the United States. The treaty
would also provide the protection that
Cuba needed on tobacco. Viewed In
another aspect, continuod Senor Bus-
tamente, the troaty would glvo Cuba
national entity and allow her to enter
Into commercial relations wlttj tho na¬
tion which was hitherto considorod
only her guardian.
"I vote," said tho speaker, ‘for the
treaty, with the conviction that we In
so doing are rendering a patriotic duty
to Cuba, even If the treaty is not ap¬
proved by the United States senato. I
do not intond to retire tonight with
my mind disquieted by thoughts of a
weak and hungry Cuba selling her in¬
dependence for a bag of money, but
rather with the knowledge that
through our assistance she has taken
progressive stops toward prosperity,
power and the protection of her inde¬
pendence and liberties.”
Senator Buslamente's spooch was
loudly applauded. The custom of ap¬
proving the treaty by articles was dis¬
pensed with, and tho recommendations
of the committee weie approved In
their entirety.
MOODY RESUME8 JOURNEY.
Naval Secretary Leaves Charleston on
Cruise of West Indian Waters.
Secretary of Navy W. H. Moody,
with n party of officials from Washing¬
ton, arrived at Charleston Wednesday
morning and embarked at once on the
gunboat Dolphin for a cruise In West
Indian waters. The party sailed short¬
ly before noon for the south.
TURPENTINE WORKER8 FIGHT.
Fatal Pitched Battle Between Rivals
In Two Florida Camps.
Assessor Bullard, of McMeekln, Fla.,
reports a desperate encountod between
tho hands of rival turpentine camps
near Orange Springs.
A contention arose about, a matter
of littlo Importance botween some of
the negro laborers of Meg's camp and
those of Law's camp. This aroused
the fury of the entire crowd and pre¬
cipitated a fight, which ended In a
general battle.
The report is that eight men were
killed and a largo number of others
wounded.
MURDERED SEVEN PEOPLE.
For Second Time Batson Is Convicted
In Louisiana Court.
The second trial of A. E. Batson
charged with the murder of seven
members of the Earl family, near
Welsh, La., was concluded ut Lake
Charles Thursday evening, the jury
finding the accused guilty as charged.
For a second time Batson stood con¬
victed and tor a second time he will he
mnteaeed to death,
WANT TREATIES CHANGED.
Democrats Discuss Feasibility of
Amending Both the Canal and
Cuban Reciprocity Documents.
A Washington special says: Tha
democrats of the sonata will In all
probability insist upon tho amendment
of tho Panama canal troaty with Co-
lombla lu two important particulars.
An Informal conference of loading
democrats was held after adjourn¬
ment of tho senate Tuesday, at the In¬
stance of Senator Gorman, and tho
gentlemen present woro requested to
glvo their views upon tho two pending
treaties In detail. It was not a cau-
cus, and no final action was taken;
hut tho exchange of views Indicated
that there is a probability of tho dem¬
ocrats insisting upon two amendments
to tho canal treaty and one to tho Cu¬
ban troaty beforo they will give their
support to tho ponding conventions.
Abeoluto American control, with the
right to defend and fortify, if neces¬
sary, tho canal, Is one of the amend¬
ments which had tho approval of moat
of tho senators at tne afternoon's con¬
ference; tho other amendment to tho
canal treaty which will be lnslstod
upon will bo tho elimination of the
clause In tho treaty as drawn which
pledges this government against any
effort in tho future to securo territory
belonging to any other Central or
South American governments as well
as tho republic of Colombia. This is
regnrdod as an entlroly gratuitous de¬
claration on tho matter, having no
hearing upon the relations botween
thla government nnd Colombia, and It
is contended that It has no businoss in
this treaty. It Is also contended that
its elimination cannot In any possible
degree affect the ratification of the
treaty by Colombia,
With regard to tho Cuban treaty,
tho democrats will, from present Indi¬
cations, Insist upon tho amendment of
that document by Inserting a declara¬
tion that its provisions do not become
operative until embodied In an act of
the congress.
The conference was attonded by
about fifteen senators. Thero will be
another mooting, and If by tnat time It
Is discovered that there is practical
unanimity of opinion, as seems most
likely, a regular caucus will bo called,
Senator Morgan was not at the confer¬
ence, but his colleague, Senator Pot-
tus, was. Senators who wore thero de¬
cline to discuss what occurrod, but It
is understood that thoro was practical
unanimity of opinion, bith with ro-
gard to the amendment of tho Cuban
treaty so as to removo the constitu¬
tion!’! objection to tho document as It
stands nnd also upon Insisting upon
tho amendment of tho Panama canal
treaty In tho two important particu¬
lars above indicated.
ANOTHER AUTO TRAGEDY.
Man Implicated In Burdick Case Killed
and His Wife Fatally Hurt.
At Buffalo, N. Y., Tuesday after¬
noon, Arthur It. Pennell, one of the
chief figures in tho Investigation of
the Burdick murder, was hurled head¬
long into eternity. He was riding In
his electric automobile with Mrs. Pon-
nell. They wore on Kensington ave¬
nue, skimming along the edge of tho
(lehrs stone quarry, a huge rock-rib¬
bed hole In tho ground. Mr. Pennell’s
hat blew off. Tbo automobile Bwerved
and In some Inexplicable rnannor It
leaped over the curb Into the abyss bo-
low. Pennell was killed Instantly,
while Mrs. Pennell was Injured so se¬
verely that the surgeons say her
chances of recovery aro very slight.
SAFE BLOWERS IN UMBO.
Four Men are Bound Over to Court
at Hearing in Charlotte, N. C.
At Charlotte, N. C., Tuesday, James
Ixmg, Walter Wood, Charles Rogers
und H. B. Wilson, the lour men who
are supposed to be members of the
gang that has been cracking safes
throughout the Carolinas, were given
a preliminary hearing before United
States Commissioner D. G. Maxwell.
After hearing all the evidence the
commissioner bound the men over to
the district court at Charleston, which
meets the first week in April. A $3,000
bond in each case was required.
These are the men who were jailed
at Monroe charged with blowing up
tho safe In tho postoffice at Greers.
GOOD SHIP OREGON.
Pride of the Navy Weathers a Terrlflo
Storm In Oriental Waters.
Sailors recently on the battlo ship
who have arrived at Ban Francisco on
the steamer Coptic report that the Ore¬
gon was In a terrlnc storm on Febru¬
ary 20 while on route from Yokohama
to Woosung.
Tho boats wore carried away, the
large seven-tori steam launch was toss¬
ed out of its davits and against the
turret and other damage done, though
tho ship herself sustained very little
damage.
STRIKE ON IN KAN8A8 CITY.
Drivers for Transfer Companiee Go
Out and Reeort to Vlolenoe.
Violence entered into the strike
Wednesday of 311 drivers employed by
the fourteen transfer companies of
Kansas City, who wont out for an In¬
crease in wages and recognition of
their union. Perhaps half a hundred
men were employed during the day to
take tho places of tho strikers, though
but little work wai accompllihed,
NO. IT.
CANAL TREATY SAFE
Ratification of Convention Has
Been Made a Certainty.
CUBAN TREATY IS HELD UP
Goca Over to New Congrcce, In Order
that House May Act Upon It,
Contention of Demo¬
crats Upheld.
A Washington special sayB: Tho
senato by unanimous consent Thurs¬
day agreed to vote on tho Colombian
canal treaty Tuesday. Tho amend¬
ments to tho treaty to be considered
Monday. Tho request for unanimous
agreement was made by Senator Fryo.
Tho agroomont Is in part as follows:
"That, not later than Tuesday next,
(ho voto upon the resolution for rati¬
fication shall bo taken without further
dobato. That tho injunction of oecro-
c y shall bo removed from tho speeches
of Senator Morgan already printed and
submitted to senators. Including that
to be made by him on the response to
tho sonatc resolution calling for Infor¬
mation as to tho agreement between
tho panama Canal Company and our
govornmont, nnd thoy shall bo printed
in Tho Record, and that tho speech
or spoochos made for and against the
ratification of tho troaty during the
hour ot general dobato allowed each
sldo shall bo printed In The Record in
like manner as tho spoochos of Sena¬
tor Morgan"
On motion of Senator Gorman tbo
injunction of socrecy was removed
from tho agreement.
Many republicans agreo that the two
amendments proposed by tho demo¬
crat* ought to be adopted, but thoy
four any changes will endangor the
treaty. There Is overy reason, there¬
fore, to bollovo that tho amendments
will bo voted down and tho treaty rati¬
fied as It stands.
A3 to Cuban Treaty.
During tho day’s session tho dem¬
ocrats scored a distinct victory In tho
matter of tho Cuban treaty by forcing
tho ropublloana to accopt tholr amend¬
ment providing that tho troaty shall
not go Into effect until It Is approved
by the congress. This Is the point
tor which tho democrats havo been
making tholr strongest fight, tho ono
which thoy havo regarded as most ifll-
portant of all those under considera¬
tion. Tho republican lead ora for their
own political purposes havo doslred to
avoid tho adoption of such an amend¬
ment to tho treaty, fearing it would
load to an embarrassing tariff fight In
tho now congress, out they found that
tho host constitutional lawyers on
tholr sldo ngrood that tho democratic
contention was right, and thoy accord¬
ingly surrendered and permitted a
unanimous adoption of this amend¬
ment by tho foreign relations commit¬
tee. This, of course, brought a unani¬
mous roport for tho treaty as amend¬
ed. Tho amondraont Is In those
words: I
"This treaty shall not take effect un¬
til tho same shall navo boon approved
by the oongress."
This amendment removes from this
treaty the grave question whether tho
president and the senate have the pow¬
er to change tho tariff laws by a
treaty mado with a foreign govern¬
ment. Tho original treaty assumed
that tho prosldont and senate havo
this power and contained no provision
rooognlzlng that on act of congress
would ho necessary to make tho troaty
ofleotivo. The democratic senators
have, trom tho beginning strenuously
eontooAod that the president and tho
senate do not have tills power under
the constitution, and havo lnslstod
that the Cuban treaty should be so
amended that ft should not bo effect¬
ive until mado so bv act or Joint reso¬
lution of congress. This contention
is based upon tho constitutional pro¬
vision reposing In "the congress tho
power "to lay and collect taxes, duties,
Imposts and excises.”
Son* of Vets to Meet in Chattanooga.
Chattanooga has beon chosen as tho
plaoo for the annual meeting of the
Alabama and Tonnossoc organizations
ot Sons of Union Veterans
BRITAIN BLUFFS CASTRO.
Venezuelan President Forced to Cal!
Off His Little Blockade.
A cablegram was received at tho
state department Friday from United
States Charge D Affaires Russell, at
Caracas, announcing that the blockade
of tho Orinoco river declared by Pres¬
ident Castro, had been raised.
The Venezuelan government was
givon to understand that if the block¬
ade was persisted in Great Britain
would recognize the belligerency of
the rebels in Venezuela, and, more¬
over, applying to the laws of neutral¬
ity with strictness, would close all
British ports to Venezuelan war ships.
JUSTICE DAY IS ILL.
Newly Appointed Member of Supreme
Court Has Attack of Grip.
The Associated Press Is informed by
a member of the family of Justice
Day, of the United States supremo
court, that he Is suffering from a se-
vere attack of grip. His condition, it
is admitted, is serious. Mrs. Day and
two sons arrived in Washington Wed-
asiday to attend him,