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FAIR IX SOUTH, RAIN AXD COLDER
IX NORTH PORTION MONDAY, COLD WAVE AT NIGHT IN EXTREME NORTHWEST PORTlONl TCBSDAY MCCH COLDER AND PAIR. —
MACON, GA., MONDAY MORNING, FEBRUARY 16, 1903
DAILY-#?.00 A YEAR
WIND, SLEET, SNOW
SWEEP OVER THE
WEST
Heaviest Storm of the Season in Hissouri, Kansas,
Texas, Oklahoma and Indian Territory-Large
Loss of Cattle Hay Ensure—First Fog People of
Oklahoma Have Ever Known—Railroad Traffic has
Been Interrupted-Not Believed That the Crops
Will be fluch Injured.
DALLAS. Tex.. Feb. 15.—Severe
Btorms are reported from Amarillo and
Hereford, Tex., and from the Indian
Territory and Oklahoma. In the Terri
tories considerable loss of stock Is ex
pected. A norther accompanied by rain
has been blowing throughout the great
er portion of Texas for the past twen
ty-four hours.
IN OKLAHOMA.
GUTHRIE, O. T., Feb. 15.—The worst
f*torm of the winter struck Oklahoma
About midnight and has been raging
with terrific fierceness ever since.
Sleet and rain was followed today by a
driving snow btorm, a cold norther ac
companying. On account of their good
condition, no damage to cattle or wheat
Is expected. The rain was preceded by
n. 'dense fog, the only one kno.vn to
present residents of the territory.
IN INDIAN TERRITORY.
ARDMORE. I. T., Feb. 15.—One of
the worst sleet storms in years prevails
throughout this section of the Indian
Territory. Everything in this part of
the territory is covered with Ice and it
Is believed cattlemen will suffer the
loss of much stock.
FLOWERS OX THE WATER
Memory of
GEN. MILES COMPLETES
THE GLOBE CIRCLE
Head of the Army Is Home Again—Tells of Many
Interesting Things He Saw and of the Kings and
Emperors and Generals He Met.
C*»t .Into the Sen
Drowned PlahermenT
GLOUCESTER, Muss., Feb. 15—
Snarly 1,000 people, including men, wo
men and children from all walks of life,
crowded Atlantic wharf this afternoon
and witnessed the beautiful yet pa
thetic ceremony when seventy-four
flowers-emblematic of the seventy-four i , „
lives sacrificed In the fisheries from tills |
port during the past year, were cast
on the waters of Gloucester harbor by
seventy-four children. Following the
exercises at the wharf a memorial set-
vice was held at the city hall.
IN WESTERN MISSOURI.
KANSAS CITY, Mo.. Feb. 15.—Snow
has been tailing in Kansas City at)d
western, Missouri at Intervals during
the last thirty hours and it now covers
the ground to a depth of seven inches,
making it the heaviest fall of the win
ter. Through trains are generally lato
and street car traffic in this city is
hampered.
new YORK. Feb. 15.—Lieut.-Gei
Miles, commanding the United Stat
army, his wife and party arrived ne
today on the steamship Lucanla. T
general, who has been abroad five
months. In that time has been around
the world.
One feature of the trip across the At
lantic was the sending of a Murconl-
gram to King Edward February 9.
When the Lucanla was eighty miles
from thj Marconi station at Crook Ilr.-
ven Gen. Miles sent the following mes
sage: "Mid-ocean greetings with best
wishes for happiness and health to fils
majesty and the royal family." To
which the following reply was received
m the arrival of the Lucanla
TRUST LAWS
ABE EXPOUNDED
Attorney General Knox Ex
plains Wlmt Has Been Done
EFFECT OF MEASURES
President
Gratified
nd the Administration
t the Prompt Action of
Congress In Meeting the Demand
of the People for Remedial Meas
ures—Thinks That a Very Lnng
Step In Advance lias Been Taken.
WASHINGTON. Feb. 15.-Attorney*Gen-
eral Knox, who Is known to have pre
pared the Important features of the anti
trust bills now enacted Into laws, on be
ing asked as to how they were regarded
by the administration, said:
"Tbe legislation affecting the trus’s
passed at this aetalon of congress Is sat
isfactory to the administration and the
prompt response to the president’s re
quest Is hlshly gra’ifjring. A very long
stride in advance has been accomplished.
Nebraska I anrl lhe rr0 mlses of last fall have been
.♦ «. » ah j goof'’
The giving and taking of railroad ra-
pable
•rcement against corpora-
Indffiduals: and the court
of the United Btates nre clothed wl'h the
tlon to restrain nnd punish vlo-
IN KANSAS.
TOPEKA. Kan.. Feb. 15.—The worst
blizzard of the winter prevails over
Kansas tonight. Snow accompanied by
a strong north wind has been falling
all day, and tonight the temperature
is near the zero mark. Cattle on the
western ranges doubtless will suffer.
Railroad traffic is retarded.
IN NEBRASKA.
LINCOLN. Neb..
Is experiencing the coldest weather of
the winter. A light snow fell early this ifiiw a
morning nnd wan followed by a steidy I "nr a law
fall In temperature. A thlrty-mlle-nn-
l:our wind intensified the cold. Trains
are delayed on Account of difficulty in
keeping up steam. The bitter cold in
Adding to the misery 6f stock on the
Bnow-covered ranges.
In port today:
"I have submitted your message to
tc king. I am commanded by hie
ajosty to thank you for your good
Ishes and to say for him that It af
forded him much gratification to re
ceive you at Windsor.
(Signed) "K NOLLE YS."
With the general-were Col. and Mis.
Mi P. Mans and Henry Clark Rouse of
New York. F. B. Wlll.org of Cincinnati.
Mrs. Milos and Sherman Hoyt.
To his Interviewers Gen. Miles said:
"I have been abroad five months. I
left September 11 for the Pacific coast
and there made an Inspection of the
coast defenses from Puget Sound to
Southern California. On October 1 we
sailed on the St. Thomas. We spent
a month In the Philippines. I exam
ined and visited the present stations
and forts. There were no serious hos
tilities at that time. The 20,000 troops
there were In fine condition. From the
Philippines we went to Hong Kong.
Canton, and thence to Nagasaki nnd
Yokohama. We visited the mllttnry
academy at Toklo ami saw something
of the Japanese troops.
The Japanese army Is very well
equipped and disciplined, and so Is the
navy. When I was there they were
discussing the raising of a large fun 1
fur the equipment of the navy. In the
army they have modern appliances
The cadets are efficient In their sys
tems. Their system of inspection and
routine Is much the same as ours. Th-y
pay a great deal of attention to drills,
physical condition nnd gymnastic cx-
I erclsefi. The corps fit the Toklo acad
emy number about as many cadets ua
I we have at West Point and it Is a v.’ell
efficient corps.”
| Continuing, the general said the par-
I ty went from Japan to Port Arthur and
’ thence to Pekin. "I remained there a
short time. We have there a small
detachment of troops—the legation
guard gt the capital. Everything there
Is quiet. We were accorded an audi
ence by the emperor and the dowug< r
empress. They received us with n groat
deal of courtesy and attention. We
saw the troops of fill forces which
still there.”
Gen. Miles* party went through north
ern China to Siberia, passing through
Manchuria en route, and so on to
le said: * We were eighteen d:
going . from Pekin to Moscow. The
roads are very good nnd the train ser
vice excellent. The weather was very
cold ax times, but In my opinion It was
no colder than l have experienced In
our Northwest. They have ns good
roadbeds as the Union Pacific and the
Canadian Pacific. From ^t. Petersburg
wfi wfint to Paris, where we spent five,
days, thence to London, where we re
mained eight days, and so on to New
York. 1 We received an Invitation to
meet Ihp czar, but we were delayed a
day and so did not arrive in time. An
audleitce of the czar would have been
given us. hut we could not remnln. We
were given an Invitation to a grand ball
at the winter pnlnoe. hut as we would
have to remnln at least another week
for the purpose, we reluctantly hnd to
forego the pleasure. I was there five
years ago, as the guest of the govern
ment. and nil the officials treated us
very cordially.
I paid a very pleasant visit to King
Edward when we ranched England, nnd
was graciously received."
In Paris th» general was the guest of
honor at a dinner given at the residence
of Gen. Brugere. commnnder-ln-chlef
i of the French army. Asked as to his
plans. Gen. Miles said he was going to
LIKE LION IN PATH
IS STATEHOOD BILL
It Is in the Way of Ail Legislation Except That to
Which Senator Quay Consents—It May Fail Alto
gether and In Doing So Leave Many Important
Bills and Treaties Hung in the Air—Senator Mor
gan Has Only Begun to Speak—Situation in the
House Controlled to Some Extent by Mr, Moore.
DR. CURRY’S FUNERAL.
Among Those Paying Their Respects
* Were J. Plerpont Morgan and
Robert C. Ogden.
RICHMOND. Vn., Feb. 15.—Tha fu
neral of Dr. J. L. M. Curry, ex-minister
to Spnlh, nnd general agent of the Pen-
body and Sluter funds, took place thin
afternoon from Richmond College
chapel. The Rev. Dr. C. A. Bitting ot
Mount Morris, N. J.. a former Rich
mond pastor, conducted the sejvices,
which were very simple. Interment look
place In Hollywood cemetery. Among
those present were Mr. Plerpont Mor-
;nn, President Cassatt of the Pennsyl-
anla railroad, Mr. Ogden, who Is
prominent In the Southern educational
movement, and several trustees of tlm
two funds.
RAIN IN MEMPHIS.
MEMPHIS. Feb. 15.—A steady down
pour of rain which began at an early
hour this morning turned into sjeet to
night. seriously interfering with street
car traffic. Several trolley wires were
broken. At midnight the storm had not
Abated.
SNOW IX INDIANA.
INDIANAPOLIS, Feb. 15—Three
Inches of snow fell here today. Ran*
road trains were all.late. The blizzard
late tonight threatens to tie up ttafflc
seriously.
LOUISVILLE IS DRENCHED.
LOUIS VILLK. Ky.. I'rt. lJ.-A
firenehin* r«in »h|rh Wan fnllUiK 1»«
night turned Into fleet tonight. muKing
the atreeta of the city dangerpu. [or
padeatrlana. nnd causing considerable
delay and Inconvenience to tne street
railway company* Reports of tit
rains and sleet have been received from
nil parts of Kentucky.
IN ILLINOIS.
BLOOMINGTON. HI..
ha* been falling In central Illlnol* Tor
thlrty-alx hour*, with no prospect* of
cessation. The high wind pr e ' al ’*". B
his caused heavy drifts. tinpedlnc trot-
Jey transportation nnd also delaying
trains on the steam railroads.
litlc.-. .
'The art creating the department of
..njmerce vote In that department com
plete authority to Investigate the organ
ization and burin**** methods of corpora
tions enrsged In Interstate and foreign
... tnd to that end to compel the
testimony of persons having the desired
_ Under Its provisions a fair opp*
tunltv will be afforded to test the effecl
upon the tendency towards Industrial mo
nopoly. of its guarantees of no favori
for the great producer as against tht
Discretion Is lodged In the president r
to the publication of facta “ *
publicly known, and "
Weel Point to visit his son. Sherman,
If he could find the time, and wo* th»;n
going to Washington to make his re
port. .
"I will In no manner declare what
will be contained In my report," he
snld. ,
The general looks healthy and hnniy
•nd Mrs. Miles appears ns though she
had had a good time nnd that they
joyed their stay abroad.
ALL VENEZUELA
IS NOW REJOICING
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Blockade Has Been Lifted and Cargoes fire Now
Coming In—Last of the British Warships Sails
Away—Bowen is Now Head of the People He
Served.
FIFTY YEARS
FROM TODAY
Mr. Henry Watterson Speaks
as a Seer.
WHAT’S COMING TO PASS
Germany Will Be to fa What Hol
land Is Now—1'nleas United fitjHea
Help John Ball There’s No Telling
What Will Happen to Him—Mon
archy Is In Danger—Cost of Pro
tecting Monroe Doctrine.
ful to be
. dmlnlstrn-
tlon of the tow promts much that Is
helpful *nd nothing that Is harmful.
"The tow to expedite the hearing of
cases and giving an appeal directly to
the supreme court from the court of
the first Instance assures within a rea-
tollable time authoritative <*fclrions upon
Important pending questions n the know.,
edge of what future legislation. If neces
sary. can b« confidently framed
"Upon the whole, the situation Is amt-
nently satisfactory. and Is the result of
concessions, modifications of views and
forms of expression* upon the >trt of
many earnest tfcjMrfttful :hriaf tet-
have endeavored within a vtrTbnv***
slon to meet a rational public demand In
• rational and effective way.
WHY THE WARRANTS
WERE NOT SERVED
IN IT. LOUIS.
ST. LOUIS. Feb. 15.—Rain,
know, and de iedly colder
followed In rapid
past twenty-four hour:
tonight
Te
ccr.
Ther hav*
Ion during the
and the tern*
falling rapW>y- A
k’est Virginia Leglalaf
ligate the Alleged Assault o
lfanna’s Son Upon a Legist
to Ynves-
l of Mark
envy fall of .now has Riven St. Louis | 1S-W
nd vicinity the worst billiard In two, cHARLESTOtVh*. irr
cars I a CaldwfQ. m«mt)«r ot thr W—J*
r '- LrSKiai and chairman of th.
IN onto. too. -.ifift eomlttM, *•* *tl* w
CINCINNATI. Fab. ?e?«MfM“ "MSS? £2
la.* *•<"» *?«*£
the past two day* was tonight!
by sleet and snow. The same jjnditlorj*
fire reported throughout the Ohio
ley with serious floods in certain local
I tics.
OHIO IS RISING.
PADUCAH. Ky.. Feb. 1*-—
point to another flood.
Bowen ex
the prepa
in repu
ow**ra foi
begin Immediately
tlon of the protocols with
nthtlves of the umtllled
he settlement of the claim*
.•na of those nations who
have suffered as a result of the trouble
In Venezuela There are eight of these
,'.almant nations. Including the United
States The drawing up of the proto
col with this government will be the
first undertaken Solicitor Penfleld of
the state department will represent the
United Staten In these negotiations
with Minister Bowen. Work on this
protocol, it IS expected, will begin to-
nd Mr. Bowen’s belief Is that
111 move forward with great-
f than they did with the rep- |
.*H of the allied governments |
who wev enforcing the blockade I
;.*« nst Venezuela. The negotiations
ilth France* will follow those of the
United Hint-, nnd ... on until the pro- |
morrow,
matters i
er rnpldli
to crush the revolution without
CAHGOKI COMING IN.
WILLEMSTAD. Curacao, F«b. 15.—
There la grfiat rejoicing among all
classes here at thfi end of the Venezue
lan blockade. Many sailing ve»«els ore
lying In this port with cargoes for
Venezuelan porta, and they will leave
tomorrow. A number of steamers are
loading for the ifime destination. A
great amount of coffee Is awaiting tran
sportation from Venezuela to the United . r»*
States. None apparently la more glad Germany
of the raising of the blockade than that you
those on board the blockading squad
BINGHAMTON, N. Y., Feb. 15.—Col.
Henry Watterson, speaking at a dinner
given him by the Binghamton Pres*
Club, snld:
"Fifty years from today Germany
will bear the same relative position to
the United States that Holland (lost
now. Fifty years from today. UNlMg
the United States places sustaining
hand* under John Bull's army, God
*“5**•»i
,f The i4onro*c doclrlpo or Rfipnbifchn-
tom is no longer on trial; it In mon-
WA8HINOTON, Feb. 15.—The nenato
still finds Itself burdened with tho
statehood bill, nnd while Just as anx
ious to dispose of It In Rome way in or
der to proceed unimpeded w-lth other
business, it Is not even ns confident of
being able to do so ns at the beginning
of last week. With only fourteen work
ing days of the iwssion left, senators
generally feel that the matter must bo
gotten out of the way, but when u sug
gestion of this kind Is mode the reply
Invariably Ip that notwithstanding, thu
statehood bill has held the right of way
position practically during the entlro
session there has been no lack of legis-
latlon and that all bills to which thcro
has not been serious opposition have
been passed and that not a single ap
propriation bill has been delayed for a
moment by the statehood bill.
The feeling Is none the less strong,
howsver, that the statehood bill will
be seriously In the way at the close o?
|he session unless disposed of very
soon. There are still numerous appro
priation bills to be considered. Senator
Cullom wants to call up various treat
ies; Benntor I.odge Is an.Hour over th »
fate of the Philippine bills; Senator*
Penrose nnd Fairbanks are cinmorlt (f
for time for the Immigration bill; Sen
ator Aldrich wnnts his national bank
bill considered; Senator McComaa l<*
urging the eight hour bill; Senator
Quarles, the land-entry bill, nnd Sena
tor Warren, his omnibus hill. Indeed,
there Is scarcely a senator who hns not
some measure which he desires to
press, and nil feel that the statehood
bill may be in the way of considera
tion. Senator Quay moreover yesterday
gnve notice that he would Insist oil
having the statehood bill taken up
promptly after the close of routlno
business Monday In order to cut off
other measures.
All thought- of compromise on the
statehood matter apparently has been
abandoned, and no course exrept to
fight It out nowr seems open. The Dem
ocrats have refused absolutely to ac
cept a compromise wnlch would llhk
Arizona with New Mexfco, aod Senator
Quay hag decided not to make an
agreement which would hot be sails-
factory ' Y 3o hlv alllaa. Hia intention,
therefore, is to "stay with tne bill to
the end," and the qu—tjon now await-
T^IIS^and ^SaaSWou■ ifree^or' *
passing the In ensure ao-a rider, to ona
of the appropriation bills :lt being eon-
archy that Is In danger. The presided TJPT J p P[oprt«no:i hills :lt being oon-
th. a a... u' . ‘ «•*«* b V th « blends of the statehood
vlth
unaided
•d. Th*
»dltn
/.rtipl
turally opposed to
«c7«Vb« <n MS «.t
bis r ,K>lutton t. Inv«s-
Sctiwsb •J'ijS’of loS! oSIdsI* «o *«"•
lU.lt lb* .n.1 Wlndtfi.
warrants on Hsnna »» ^ ffom hJg
b. I5.-In^l» , ' ons Aftrr Csld-tll ^“te sM Offlr" SST-V 1 '
I The Ohio river j h „k. Osol. L R c .r oeciiple<l b>
reached the dahger Itae.fortrlwt. *£ j
day, and has commenced to *J3ock Sheriff ** JjJL*to^tbe- penitentiary
Is-. The rain whh-h set In •»J| -> « !o « fAlnt •«"' ‘.u lift to him
last nlRht was continuous until « matter of strest ^ (( „ ch* r *rt
nlsht. When It turned to sleet. At 1 h „ ttetnj 1 » ^'^rds *«« •“* tor
the street, were *ov«td tn.de.
k -»» abandoned
Tennessee and Cumberland rls-r-
tut of their hanks, and ® u ' h “
the country along these streams!®
Her water. Hoots are . *, r ndM>
acuity in landing nore. as there is
scarcely any wharf room.
• N sOt'TI!WESTKRN KBNTCCKT.
v FULTON. Ky.. Feb. IS.—Ojto*
heavy rains of th- past ‘
h’>urt. the western and southern
f„ r . ni! il treatment to cjermany. i
Brita n and Italy, that In all probabil
ity Venezuela, the United State* and
Franre will be lined up as representin'*
th*j eight unallied nations at The
Hague, ns opposed to the three allies.
Vr Bowen continues to receive nu
merous congratulatory dispatches from
Venezuela on the successful outcome of
hi* work here. One of those which he
prizes most highly Is from the citizens
of j,a r.ualra. through the prefect,
Which rends as follows:
* LaGUAlRA. Venezuela. Feb 16.—
Th» citizens of L'tOualra. through me.
fe icltate you as the great and good
friend of \>
uela
efforts hav
esentarivea of h;g
nls country to sou
i been made hj
financial houa-o
id Mr. Bowen a
j»stlon of flnan
PFOPLfc RRjOirft.
LA OT7AIRA. Feb. 15.—Thfi blockade
ms been officially raised. The com
mander of the British cruiser Tribune,
he only warship here, sent an officer
shore this afternoon with the an-
louncement that the Tribune would
cave this place for Trinidad.
The populace Is wild with Joy.
WRECK OF TRAIN
WAS MALICIOUS
of the United States today has tenfold
more power than the king of England
and the emprroi* of Germany.
"It accordingly mny he well for us
to sit down’and see what the Monroe
doctrine In. We have snld that no
European power shall acquire territory
on thin continent.
"If we are going to protect every little
mongrel nation In order to uphold the
Monro* doctrine, why, let'* pay O-r-
many her debts and tell her to get ivjt.
Hut If we start on this course we will
need an enlarged navy und a large
army.
"If 1 owned this government I would
take the Isthmus of Panama and blow
out a canal a mile wide so as tat let
the two oceans flow together. Tljw I
would say to England: 'Take nil of
ih America that you want," nnd to
many, ‘take ali of Ventral America
ant.' I would greatly prefer
to have England nnd Germany In those
countries than Jhe mongrel govern
ments that are there now."
No Deebt ’ That the Switch Was
Thrown la Spirit of Revenge.
CHINESE IMPORTING
QUANTITIES OF ARMS
I Thousand Sword Bayonets Raised
In One Bunch—Emperor la Imprls-
onrd-Foreigners Arrested.
‘ f-oLUMBUS. o.. r' b „ l }-£T7!'o.
♦h^ •llscl **** uI! “C ... y, John b, .. la .ntir.ly n diplomat!'’ dn., tint!
BLSSfrt.SMtC r. „ h. r.^A n«. th. nn*nn»i
to . SwanaalCtur..«h-
S'SrAUcfjJ on oar «ST .now roa.nre bp.vom tion.st*.
•\jc*e!f and hailed fi passing UARA^'AN. Feb 15—since * o clo^k
,„ ,h. Station. » n<1 b i"': y..t. rdKy mornlnx the Von-su-bins
rtb! ’Yhi’sutlop. H« sak| «.r. »»'»!««* Impatl-ntly th- offht»l
him to U** “ ‘® Tom-d tb* < ,00 _ r "!
WABHINOTON, F.b. 15.—Forth.r In-
veatigatlon of thf Southern railway
wreck which occurred at Ravenaworth.
Va„ this morning, when train No. XI
of the New York jnd Florida express,
■lashed into an open swlth, confirms the
opinion that the catastrophe was of
malicious origin.
Mr. A. Gordon Jones, superlatendent
of the Washington dfvtalon of the
Koutnern railway, saya the track la
known to have been In p'-rfeot shape
only a short time prior to the wreck,
and that an Investigation afterward
showed that the lock of the nwtlch had
been broken and had been taken en
tirely away. He Is Inclined to th* be
lief that some enemy of the road de
sired to wreck the train, and that no
robbery was Intended.
Both Engineer 'John Purvis, whose
horn* wa* in Alexandria. Vs., and Wal
ter Wlgglnton, the fireman, who lives
m a point on the road, died at th«*!r
posts. Th».* former s body was found
under the engine, burred and terribly
r::.iiigl« d.
postal clerks, VP tor H. Ham-
d N. W. Borden, living in this
injured In the wteck quite
VICTORIA, B. C., Feb. 15.—Newa war.
brought by the steamer ulympla that
1,000 aword bayonets have been seize 1
at Chung Wang Tao. They were being
imported by Viceroy Yan Hhlk Fai. w luJ
la now mccuaed of deliberately violating
the protocol between China and the
powers. It 1> stated that extenalvo
smuggling of arms to arm the Chinese
has be»*n carried on in contravention
of the treaty.
Pekin correspondents report that the
emperor Is Imprisoned and closely
guarded by the empress, who has §ur-
rounded him with a large guard stace
the return from the summer palace.
Foreigner! assembled along the route
of the procession, which marked the
return to Pekin, were Ill-treated, oocnx
I being arrested, including a party
ong whom were two women from
American legation.
WADES INrnEAHED.
MONT PKLEB ACTIVE.
£•1 district* are exp:
is threatened
■lved a reply in I
purified until 11 '
s reached T’ara*
of the Tribune
Itles of I.a Gual-
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NEW YORK Feb/ 16-Capt Ebert of
i< German shlo Catania, which arrived
>dav from Brazil, reports tha- on Feb
when naseinr the Island of Martinique
*• made An t,hsenratk>n of Mont Pel** -
lu< h smoke whs Issuing from t ie f-rnter
■ 1 great ouantitle* of lav i were fiowlng
wn the mountain and Into the men. • «u *•
.« b|j< cloud* of steam to rt*« -o the
jrfac*: of th* water.
Men on All Electric Lines In East
ern Ma*sachn*etts
BOSTON, Feb. 15.—The Massachu
setts Electric Company, controlling*'all
the electric street, car lines In eastern
Massachusetts outside of Boston, have,
thtough their subordinate companies, ! sfderatlon probnhl
the Boston and Northern nnd the Old
Colony street railway, granted tha re
quest of the employes for Increased
wages The d^* islon nffecta 3,552 con-
du< tors and motorrr.en. who are divided
Into six fiaasen «>r grades, the average
Increase f*>r ali being 12.15 per C*tlT..
* r $154,457. ha fed on last year'* pay
ANOTHER UNLUCKY BYSTANDER.
MATAGORDA. Tex.. Feb. 15*.—In a
difficulty here thin afternoon between
two negroes, a white man named Wil
son. a bystander, and Felix Methcna.
one nf the principals were killed The
other negro was arrested.
bill that they will carry their support
to the length of voting to attach it to
a eupply bUl. -
1 Is now quite definitely decided to
use the postoffice appropriation bill as
the vehicle for carrying teh statehood
bill, providing the senate shown a wlll-
IngftfiMt to put the measure on one of
the Appropriation hills.
It Is expected that the poetofftee hill
as amended by Including the statehood
proposition will he reported to the sen
ate on Tuesday or Wednesday, and
Senator Mnson. chairman of the post-
office committee, announces that it la
his purpose to ask for almost Imme
diate consideration. When the *Jste-
hood amendment la reached the critical
teat la likely to come. A point of order
will he made agnlnat It. that It la not
germane to the hill to which attached.
President Pro Tern. Frye will sustain
the point If he rules on the question at
all. hut the supporters of statehood
contend that under the senate rules ha
can and should leave the decision of
the matter to the senate Itself without
passing on It from the chair. If the
amendment should he carried the state
hood fight would be transferred'to the
postofflee bill, with the resultant dan
ger of an extra session If the fight be
came protracted. If' the amendment
does not prevail the general Opinion ll
that the statehood advocates either
will have to accept a compromise nr
allow the entire measure to fall with
the expiration of the session, for th*>
opponents of statehood show no dispo
sition to yield.
The chief supporters of the two Im
portant treaties now before the *ennt*\
the Panama canal treaty and the r...
ban reciprocity treaty, are greatly puz
zled over the situation. The statehood
bill atanda squarely across their res
pective pathways. After allowing one
day for consideration of the Panama
treaty, Banator Quay has declined to
yield any more time, and aa a conse
quence Senator Cullom, who is In
charge of both treaties, finds the end
of the senate approaching without see
ing his way cianr to get either tren’v
referred. X*** day given to the
Panama treaty has served merely to
demonstrate that It will require con
siderable time to secure action on It.
After Senator Morgan had talked most
of the day Thursday last, he told some
of hla fenatorlal friends that he had
only begun, his discourse, and It was
made evident that there would be suf
ficient opposition on the part of other
senators to prevent the success of the
treaty by the mere physical exhaustion
of the Alabama senator.
The present purpose la not to attempt
to take up the Cuban treaty until the
Panaiha tfeaty Is out of the way. Mo?t
of the Democratic senators and two or
three Republican senators will voV)
' against the ruban agreement, but If a
vqf* can be reached. It la believed that
I it w ill he referred.
| Tomorrow th'* Indian appropriation
bill will be taken up again, and lta con-
inriuded. Sena
tor Tillman has announced hi* intention
to apeak during the day in reply to
Senator Spooner's recent speech on the
race question in the flouth, and It is
hot '.mprobahle that quite general de
bate may. ensue, regardless of the fact
that time In the senate Is quite pre
cious Just now. On Saturday a part
of the day will be devoted to eulogies
of the late Repreeentatlve Burke of
Texas.
Washington. F**b
Roosevelt and Mi** Ro
•verctiry Hn4>l \v.i
Orleans. f o at
MEXICAN KXCHO
OTTY OF MEXICO. Fel
exchange premium 1.51 !-■
government lmme.Hni*-!y • teen letr* r carrier* have been rusf*-> 1-
Ing the news that the block* < **d from the ban Fnno.e/o poMoffl •*
been raised, took military I for alleged r«‘Bltal activity daring to*,*
and zent troops in all direc- J November campaign,
t l BAN COALING STATIONS.
HAVANA. Feb. 15.—Minister fkjut*
.:<* received a message from Wa. hi:
on and it It believed that the no-
.. .ling station agreement wilt be signed
a few hours, '
IN THE HOUSE.
WABHINOTON. Feb 15 -The appro
priation bills are well advanced In th«
house at this stage of the session. With
has than three weeks of session ahead,
only three of the supply bills are to be
acted upon Two of these, the naval
and fortification bills, pre on the cal
endar and wir h** passed this week. The
geheral d#flfi*»nry hill will follow next
jreek- Delays on these bine In t|$ dMto«