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Newspaper Page Textthe MACON TELEGRAPH CLOUDY S.VTCHDVY Ty ! s — - =■—— ITH RA,S ,S sol ' T, « UORTIO\j SUNDAY P.AIIt, EXCKPT RAI* NEAR THE COASTl KltESH WINDS, MOSTLY .NORTHEAST. ESTABLISHED III ISM PONTIFF’S JUBILEE GRANDLY OBSERVED Goes to St. Peter’s Amid Great Throngs of Cheering People 1 ‘Happiest Day of Hy Life,*’ HeSays-Be- stows the Pontifical Blessing. MACON, GA., SATURDAY MORNING, FEBRUARY 21, 1903 DA1LY-BT.00 A V E A It satioxal manufacturers. E<I«rt to Inrtnc,. President to Attend the Convention. taMvo S n INUT0N ’ Fcb - 20.—Represen ili't’S ?“!*? ot Louisiana today pre NEW ORLEANS GREETS ADMIRAL SCHLEY He Deelnr hlnil the Men Be nt of the ROME, Feb. 20.—"It seems impossi ble that It la twenty-five years since I have been there," was Pope Leo’s ex clamation, as he looked from a window of his apartments this morning into the sunlit piazza of St. Peter’s. Thi9 was the pontiff a onl> reference to his long » - — ■•••- ficpiucih .uarsnan custi- term of self-imposed Imprisonment in 1 X!t,!522 » y ot the National Manu- th. Vatican, during which he has never ! ders of Lu'n^ la,lon ’ a ? d M - J - San- gone beyond the palace grounds and St. I to attend the inmn!'™,? Invited Mm Peter’s, which is considered to be part ' association to be held°n New'orleana of the Vatican. 'What a glorious morh- some time In April President Rrm.e ing for the Jubilee of my pontlflcat-,” , veil thank hi* callers for the nvltatli.n the pope added, as he proceeded with | but expressed doubt ot his ahl’liv to evident pleasure to peruse the almost attend the convention on account of innumerable telegrams, letters and ad- Previous arrangements s of congratulation which have reached the Vatican from all parts of the world. The hall of beatification, above the portico of St. Peter’s, where the pontiff h - Id his Jubilee reception, presented a brilliant scene. It was beautifully hun»? with antique brocades and Illuminated by thousands of electric lights and wax candles. The boxes lining the long.nat* row hall wpre filled to their capacity ■with members of the Roman aristoc racy, diplomats, women with black veil: 5 , men in evening dress .and monk3 an A sisters tn varying garb. Here and there, groups of papal guards in bright uniforms lent color to the whole. No table among the diplomats was Count Almodovar, head of th Fent to represent the king of Spain at the Jubilee. The struggle to get into the hall was terrific. People were swept off their feet, and women were overcome, buv no one was realjy injured. There.was a long and tedious wait before the cer emony commenced, and the audience was growing restlesn when suddenly a great roar of "Long live Leo" and "ion? live the pope-king” announced the arri val of the pontiff. His holiness was borne in the sedia gcstatorla on th* shpulders of eight men habited in red brocade. The pope himself wore gor geous robes, and had the triple crown on his head. He bestowed his benedic tion right and left as he passed through the cheering concourse, whose enthusiasm was so great and whose de sire to touch the h*m of the . pope's gown was so intense that the presence of guards seemed really necessary for hlr* protection. When the. pope advanced to the throne the Pecci family (that of tbo pontiff) stood on its right, and Count Almodovar on Its left. .Subsequently the presentation of gifts o^-urred, including the gold tiara, tne jubilee present of the Catholic worlo, which cost $25,000, the gold medal and the symbolic keys. After bestowing the apostolic blessing the pope returned to his apartments amidst the enthusiastic plaudits of the multitude. The pope concluded the functions f his 'Jubilee today without undue fa tigue. Upon returning to his apart ments. he exclaimed: "This is really the happiest day ot my life." POME, Feb. 20.—When the pontiff ascended the throne he seemed to he In a kind of glorified atmosphe talned by a peculiar arrangement of red draperies before the windows celebrated featheh fans on both of the Sedia Gestatoria excited great Interest among the Americans present ns it is said they were a gift from .Mrs. Joseph Prexel, who has taken ti ones heme and given them to thi feum of the University of Pennsylva nia. BATTLE GROUND FOR W1RE0RASS LAWYERS State’s Effort to Reclaim Possession of Lands In Ap pling, Baker, Berrien, Coffee, Colquitt, Decatur, Early, Echols, Irwin, Wilier, Mitchell, Pierce, Thomas, Ware and Worth Counties—Representa tive Jones of Dougherty Will Suggest a Committee to Determine Equities. The pope expensed his gratification and admiration at the artistic designs «nd workmanship of the various offer ings,ind then charged Mgr. Blsletl, hl<« master of the chamber, to read a Latin speech addressed "To my vener able brothers and beloved children." In this address his holiness expressed sat- l«fact!on at the manifestation of which he is the object on the part of the whole Catholic world. For the second time In £ century, continued Pope Leo, Christ r wished to glorify his vicar on earth by allowing him to reach the years of Peter. The address ended by saying tint the pontiff was happy to celebrate Jubilee amdlst the homage and ven eration of the Catholic universe. NEW ORLEANS, Feb. 20.—Admiral Schley, Col. Alexander K. McClure and Gen. Joseph Wheeler were given an ovation by the people of New Orleans pedal mission j this afternoon. They came at the In vitation of the Progressive Union to^ deliver addresses, and after the Cres cent theatre had been filled 2,000 people stood afound the doorways clamoring for admittance. Admirhl Schley said In part: "The duty you have assigned to ms of speaking a few words to this audi ence seams more difficult to me than even meeting your enemies, whose pur pose in war was to destroy your inter ests. For me to say one word of ad vice as lo how you should Improve your opportunities or enlarge your suc cesses, would be to draw a fine parallel, fts If they should tell me how to Im prove the construction of our ships In the navy and how to enlarge upon their use. 1. therefore, will not trench upon unknown ground further than to give vent to my feelings of gratitude at the growth and development of< our great country, which I have been permitted to know only the last few years. Most of my life during the half century passed has been spent on the outer confines of civilization, guarding your interests-beyond observation of the sympathy of the people. Those with whom I served did so uncomplainingly and had little to comfort them beyond that glorious insignia under which we served and beyond that irresistible power to reward or condemn unspar ingly. I say all honor to the men ln»- hlrd the guns and the men before the furnace." Col. McClure in the course of his ad dress emphasized the good feeling that had grown up In the country b* tween the sections which hnd once fought so valiantly. He referred to Admiral Fchley, saying that lie was big enough at the battle of Santiago to say that there was honor enough for nil. Gen. TVheeler was compelled to re spond to the loud calls and made a happy speech, which still further In creased the enthusiasm of the crowd. Governor Heard and Admiral Rivet, commanding the French cruiser Tnge. were called on and made short nd- Tonlght Admiral Fchley, Col. McClure and Oen. Wheeler were guests of i number of citizens at a banquet at An toine's. They made short speeches there In response to toasts proposed. ATLANTA, Feb. 20.—Representative E. L. Jones of Dougherty county was here yesterday in the Interest of certain citizens of Colquitt and Worth counties who are living on lots of land In these counties that the state will at an early date take steps to get poswaslon of by writ of ejectment or other legal pro cess issued against the people who now occupy them and who have for a long j number of years been living upon them | under the Impression that they owned j the property. 4 Pome weeks ago The Telegraph pub- i lished the fact that the state would at j an early day Institute suit against the l occupants of lots of land in the counties | of Appling. Raker, Rerrlen. Coffee. Cot- | qultt, Decatur. Early, Echols. Irwin, Miller. Mitchell, Fierce, Ware and j Worth, so ns not only to secure pns- j session of these lands, but also to col- | loot such damages out of the people who : were living on them as the state has i sustained. This publication has caused a good deal of uneasiness, and many ot i them desire to settle with the state as soon ns they can upon terms that are • equitable. ! Mr. Jone, In explaining the situation. [ said: "These people realize the fact j that the statute of limitation does not ! run against the state, and that as this Is so they will have to settle up in some way. Many of them doubtless have deeds to their lands, given them by peo ple who claimed to own them at the j time they were purchased. The timber upon most of these lota has been cut ■ off and sold, and In their place Im provements of same been made. "Now, a whole lot of Injustice may be done those people if some sort of ar- ARRESTED FOR ATTEMPTED SUICIDE I. 8. Adam, of Adrlaa 8oo«hf to Kill nisssstf H* Hailed to Close a Trade FIRE-TRAP HOTEL A SCENE OF HORROR Burning of Hostelry In Cedar Rapids, Iowa—Frantic Efforts of the Quests to Escape—Many Jumped From the Windows in Their Desperation—Ten Are Dead. ROME. Fob. 50—In St. Pelor’s this kftornoin. Cardinal Rnmpollft celebrat es a solemn mass and To Drum nt an altar eroded next to the chapel affsr. o' v surrounded by twenty-four b.Rhops. a special feature of the core- ^ r »ny was a procession through the im- J^nse basilica in which took part 3 |W > Catholic associations carrying h dreda of lighted V>rche fa nt and fantastic effr gation numbered 30,000. ... • pope retired at 10 o’clock nt night but SAVANNAH. Ga., Feb. 20.—A. B. Ad ams of Adrian. Ga.. had a hard time In Savannah today, lie was arrested by the police and lodged In Jatl because he threatened to take his own life. This the police did not want him to do. Un der the persuasion of a few hours In carceration, he gave over his expressed nd thereupon CEDAR RAPIDS, Iowa, Feb. 20.— Ten lives, according to the best In formation obtainable under difficul ties, were lost In a fire which this morn ing destroyed the Clifton hotel In thin fatally Injured ely, mostly by Jumping fror JWir.g: ”1 am really satisfied with the s work." jrpose, ana inercuyv** * with Inagnlft- Ho took a train Immediately for his ■ The C ° ngrC “ * a business man of Adrian has been having ft i°rt of III »AVAW*AH. SAVANNAH. Ga.. Feb. 20—Th* twen- ‘>'*fifth anniversary of the elevation of XIII. to the throne of Ft. Peter 5 celebrated In the Catholic churcnee «>re today. At the cathedral of Ft. J "n th. Baptist the service* were sin P'J n.-ly beautiful and Impressive. In ft-Atlon to the solemn pontifical high F.»-'s which was celebrated and other c.nre formal portions of the ceremony^ i‘t. Rev. Ben 1am down hill tun, of It H« came here to- dav to cloze a trade for some timber fsn/r.nr Wrox*, with K-nr. !>' * Etheridge of Cordele. J. C. Ftherldft Was here to fix up th. P>r«i »r« _ .. u. s'* ooo paid In cash and th. -- anged on tin* The work of learning the names of I the dead Is rendered difficult by the loss of the hotel register, which was |burned. The hotel, ft three-story brick ■truc- ire, is said to have been a verltablo trap. The flames started in a p"e ’ rubbish in the basement, presumably The proprietor of the hotel placed his stlmute of the number of people In he building when the alarm was ralije* at between seventy and eighty. Many of them were delegates to the state convention of the Young Men’* Christ, lau Association and convention o! Knights of Pythias which began hero yesterday. Those who were first to eacape, where they were not too severely Injured, st»>od for some time barefooted in the snow, chained to the spot and rendered unconscious of the cold by the horror of th<* scene. Many of them had to be led vay. with proper Indor?. The,,, how- 5t forthcoming, and ,ot trad,. This tare. „M kit: Mm,elf: that be**. .ugh. He It, rtenjamln J. Kelley, hi,hop of „ T nte ices to give thanks for the perserva* for beyond the allotted span c A of the pope, but also in this long ^tension of life for the good of L*o ;' {*• had wrought. Bishop Kelley h n - j w fts the celebrant of the mas*- officers were Rev. Father Augusta, assistant priest^ lion j iHhr, • h a ther Boyd, dea ‘‘ilton. sub-deacon: H< ■iiiro and Goggin, deaco' Father Kennedy, ma? Fathe Father of honor r of cere , DRY dock AT MOBILE. T)b Ala *» F * b - W“ The Mobil*- t n Company announces comp!-; arrangements to cor here a dry dock of 2. - . to cost $250,000, greatI] ring facilities of this operate truct and El.KIXg REBATE BILL. a Asm NOTON, Feb. 20 The prW- V‘ , lR, goed the Elkins I’h the signing of this measur Lr f a /, nfs tration anti-trust program j ,‘ ti • :s •'-‘•ssion of congress is «om- hiuti'Vh steamer brfaks i p- T'riti?v nF ' JANEIRO. Feb T hf a r ‘ “^tner Belluri wh * h 1 ,,w?, on Garupary Islands. '' n anj V rf ' ni ,h, « P«»rt for New Ahar.rV . York ,f br * akU, & UP c*«»"f*- ZJVSSSSk Ud this tewwnt? th, h®t> ing him to dispatch It. »n concluded that h, w ,o he called In an ofTIcei rss arrested. ELLEN N’S NEW LINE IN EAST TENNESSEl th^wu'. j.'llico'Knoxv.ne — _. snd^dhJrlng 'd to ChattanooC^, the Lou1*H£* Into r springs near King bank of tba Tv* would giv Us owm en Louisville awl • tn d give Knoxville » ' ^ ullltr compettn* w»h ■— battan Ited by defective electric light . h. The night rlerkswas on the third r when the cry of fire, raised by a hoy, startled him. He took up the and in an instant the hallways choked with frightened guests. r U -h was made for the stairways, u.i* then that the crowd, alrea ly in the street, heard heartrend- . riea of anguish and desperation, the fir*-, feeding ravenously on the j. r-llk* material of the lower floor, , ompletely cut off escape. There ,,'aH ,i stampede for the windows, , nly means ot exit left. The street vi.is flllad with a crowd scarcely frantic than the despairing ones :n »s* burning,building, vi- liras were literally driven by rn-s to lump. Nearly every on- m Unggred to the last moment, h) the people below to wait hh s ■ oasible in the hope of asslst- Ti.en m cry would tell that the reached some pne or the smok» a i-le tt impossible to breathe, and , *r sno^her Jumped to the street. • ne. more fortunate, to the roofs i ling* adjoining In a short spa* e the street was filled with men • men. bruised, battered, broken- • ! and half crazed. All were in ■ ight garments. In an hour Ft. - hospital contained fifteen In- .. v hile many more, chiefly those s.jJ escaped with comparatively hurts, were being cared for in gs near the scene of the trag»-- ms w ho Jumped owe their lives 1 fact that their falls were broken . r graph wire* which Interposed m joarnward flight. umber of the guests who were •n converse calmly following their .. declared that they stumbled rostrite forms as they rushed l> . j-sdows. The flames literally were . r < them and the smoke made It . mfosslble to breathe. After an all-day search In thi debris, four bodies have been recovered, tt is now believed that five more bodies remain In the ruins of the hotel. Forty men have been working in the rubbish all day and will continue to dig for the remains of the burned persons all night. The loss is $$0,000. Th*- dead: W. A. Motvery, What Cheer, Iowa. E. C .Young, Minneapolis. Two unidentified men, bodies recov ered. • Five bodies still In debris. Nearly nil those injured were Iowa f>eo:»lc. While their Injuries are se vere in many cases, no orrf was fatally hurt. ROBBED HOTELS ON A BIO SCALE fVearo Arrested" Who Had Found fa* vannah Hotel s Treaeore Hosse, SAVANNAH. Oa. ( Feb. Albert Good wing was arrested by the polh today on a charge of burglary. Proof of his guilt was furnished by several hundred dollars worth of goods that w ere found at hts mother’* home. Good wing is a negro and until some months ago was a bell boy at the Hotel De- goto. He was ouspected of several rob bertes that were committed and wai dis harged. Last night one of the sam ple rooms was entered hnd valuahi cutlery samples belonging to J. R. Linn of New York w^rf taken. The polio* Good wing went to his moth er’s home and found the cutlery and a m;«?s of valuable articles Among them v.. a fan valued at $59.- Mr IJni found articles among the booty tha * * r«* stolen from him at the tVFoto a y* .r ago. There Is no estimating the value of the stuff that Goodwing had sold before be was caught SENATE IS KNOTTED IN A GREAT TANGLE Continuous Executive Session With Everything Blocked by Senators JTorgan and Quay—Various Expedients to Force a Vote on the Statehood Bill and the Panama Canal Treaty. mn/jA J aha It , l-fU. tv.— I Iicrc ; njirm im- I-Iiiiir II, ly III was one death from the plague today, session, it being still the leglslati f°i^ y ' tVV ° P ; ,ti r ,l ! S L } ‘' 1 yesterday and at 5:30 p. m. t z.uetto and 1M suspects In Isolation. No \ rangement Is not made by which a set- tlement may be reached equitable to both fldes. We understand that the governor has no power to compromise these Claims, but the legislature can act In fuch a way as not to bring hard ship U$on the people who now occupy these Mnds and who have been living on thefn for many years under the lm- pressinti that they owned them. I going |o Introduce a bill at the next session of the legislature providing for the appointment of a commission by the governor,empowered with the authority to settle with these people In some way I think that this is a solution to the whole matter. This coiiimission can es timate the value of the land and esti mate any damage to it that may have resulted from cutting thf timber the land, and decide upon the amount that tha state In entitled to." There are seventy-six lots of land that the state Is seeking to secure pos session of, located in fifteen counties. These lots run in slse from 202% to 490 scree, and many of them are quite i uable. They are lots 10 and 100 in the several districts of tho above named counties. * It Is estimated that to secure the pos session of these lands fully 350 cases will have to be brought. In some In stances lots have been subdivided and sold to a half-dozen different people. Aa-alf of the eutta wtll be-alike, the flret one held will decide the Issues in volved. While thti may settle the liti gation so far as the state Is concerned, that entire section of the state will b« a battleground for lawyers, as number less suits will come up, growing out of the purchase and salo of this property. WILLIAM TELLS OF HIS FAITH Shows That Ho is Essen tially Orthodox. LOOKING FOR TRUTH How He Came lo Help Those Who Sought to Kxplore the Historic Re. alone of Assyria—The Line of Great Men Whom He Holds to Be the World's Greatest Exemplars ot the True Doctrine of Living. PLAGCK AT MAZATLAN. I WASHINGTON, Feb. ,20.—The senate MAZATI.AN. Mexico, l*Vb. 20. There; tndny spent tho entire day In executive! day*, took jm receus until tomorrow at 11 o’clock* The time was taken up in consideration of the Colombian canal treaty. No vota was taken upon any of the amendments which have been prepared by Senator! Morgan. The most Interesting event of the dayi transpired when Senator Quay rose ta u question of persona! privilege. He sent to the desk and hnd read an ar ticle from a New York paper this morn ing accusing him of violating, a pledgo which the paper stated he had mad* in the Republican caucus Wednesday to support the treaty to the exclusion of every other subject. He said such was not the case, but that, on the con trary, he had protested against any action looking to (he displacement of the Btntehood bill. He called upon other senators to testify to this effect and several did so. i Senator Morgan, who had- the fioo^ yielded to Senator Burton, who spoko for an hour and a half in advocacy of the statehood bill. Mr. Dubios of Idaho followed with a speech in criticism of the treaty and of what he characterized as the sum mary action of the Republican caucun. When he concluded Senator Morgan continued hln remarks in opposition to the treaty In its present shape. After Senator Morgan had spoken for on hour or more he gave way to*Mr. Quay, but before the latter had well begun Senator Carmack moved that • Senator Morgan bp allowed to discuss the canal question In open senate. Tim motion brought on n generul debate In which the rules of the senate, the ad visability of cloture, the necessity of maintaining in the senate a forum of free speech and many other kindred topics wore discussed. Among thoso who spoke were Sena tors Spooner, Teller,.jfiepmv, Hale and Bn con. most of whom opposed Mr. Car mack's motion for open doors. The speakers differed widely, however, as t* tne expediency of the policy of delay which it was freely charged Is now be ing pursuued In connection with the Panama treaty on the one hand and with the statehood bill on the other. Some of the senntor* avowed them selves advocate* of a rule of cjloture. Senator*’Hale expressed the convlo- tldn tnttths present‘situation, Mn whl^h friends of the statehood bll had Joined with opponents of the treaty, wee due to a previous understanding between Senator -Quay and Senator- Morgan. Mf. Morgan replied earnestly, deny ing that there had been any combina tion. Mr. Carmack’s motion was not put to a vote snd Mr. Quay resumed, Mr. Quay's speech consisted of a long report on the Isthmian canal question. This rending he asked the dlerk at tha desk to perform,but objection was mad* and the matter was submitted to BERLIN, Feb. 20.—Emperor Wil liam’s faith in God and Christ and In the authority of the Old Testament, aa declared in his letter to Admiral IlAllman, councillor of the German Oriental Society, Is accepted by the leading authorities of the state and church uu satisfactory evidence of his orthodoxy, which for mouths had been the’ cause of deep concern to theolo gians and pastors. The doubts began a year ago when the emperor first lis tened to Professor Delltzsch’s lecture on the Babylonish origin of the Bible, and increased later when the emperor personally assisted the Assyrlologlst in showing stereoptlcon pictures to sixty members of the court. The pictures were designed to prove the Babylonish origin of Hebrew ideas. The emperor subscribed to funds to send Professor Dfelltzsch again to Assyria and dis cussed with him, when he returned, his most recent discoveries, all to tha dismay of orthodox churchmen and some of the most Influential church administrators, particularly the accom plished Dr. Dryunder, who besought the emperor to make some definite, statement of creed In order to. restore the confidence of the clergy and laity. The emperor’s letter to Admiral Hall man la the result of Dr. DryanAer's endeavors. ' Other portions of the letter to the nfl- mlrnl, not contained in the conclusions,, are as follows: "During the evening entertainment with us, Professor Delltxsch had the op portunity to fully ronfer and debate with her majesty, the empress, and Dr. Rryander, while I H»leire| I ™- mHI1 „ w „ „ UDmmM t0 a malned passive. **hen ho vote. The fesult wins adverse to Mr. fhe New Testament. It bja? 1 Quay’s request, the vote standing 20 to once that he developed such quite^dl- u f Ic then b , glin thn reading of the •ergont views legardlng the person of our Havtor that I hud to express the diametrically opposite view. Ht doss not recognize the divinity of Christ, and ns a deduction therefrom asserts that the Old Testament contains no levelation about Him h* the Messiah. Here the Assyrlologlst and the histor ical investigator ceases and the theolo gian begins with all his light and shadow sides. In this province I can only urgently advise hhm to proceed very cautiously, step by^step, and at any rate A *’ *' . .‘ntllote his theses only In the theological books and In the circle of* his colleagues." The emperor then gives hli paraonai views regarding revelation, saying: "l distinguish between two different kinds of revelation—one progressive, and, as It were, historical; the other purely religious, as preparing the way for the future Messiah. "Regarding the former, it must be said, for me It does not admit of a doubt, not even the slightest, that Ood reveals himself continuously In the race of men created by him. Ho breathed into man the breath of his life, and follows with fatherly love and Interest the development of the hu man race. In order to lead It forward and develop It, he reveals himself in this or that great sage, whether prle.«t or king, whether heathen, Jews or Christians. Hammurabi was eno, so was Moses,. Abraham. Homer, Charle magne, Luther, Shakespeare. Ooethe, Kant and Emperor ’William the Great. These He sought out and endowed with His grace to accomplish splendid. Im- perishable results for their people, in their intellectual and physical prov Inces, according to His will. How often my grandfather pointed out that be was only an Instrument in the Ix>rd s hands. "The second form of revelation, the more religious. Is tha* whleh leads to the manifestation of our Lord. It was Introduced with Abraham, slow, hut forward looking and omniscient, for humanity was lost without It. Now begins the most astonishing activity of God's revelation. Abraham’s race and the peoples developing from It. regard faith in one God as their holiest pos session. and It* followers hold fast to it with iron-like consistency. Split up during their Egyptian captivity, the di vided elements were again welded to- gether by Moses, every trying to hold f*»t to their monotheism. It was the direct intervention of Ood that caused the rejuvenation of this p-bple. thug proved through centuries, till the Mes siah. heralded by prophets and psalm ists. finally appeared, the greatest rev elation of God in the world, for he op- pea red in the Son himself. Christ le God. God In human form. •’That is my view of tb«*o matter*. It 1a to me self-evident that the Old Te-tement contains many sections which are of a purely human and his torical nature, and are not God’s re vealed word. The legislative act on Hlral. for example, can be only re garded as symbolically !n$plred by God. When Moses had to rebumlsh well known paragraphs of the law. per haps derived from the code of Ham murabi. In order to incorporate nn1 bind them Into the loose, weak fabric of his people, here the historian can perhaps construe from the sen* 1 wording document himself and continued for two hours or more. At 5:80 o'clock in accordance with tho decision of the steering committee. Senator Cuilnm moved a recess until 11 o’clock tomorrow, and tho motion pre vailed. This decision of the steering commit tee against a night session was reach ed at a meeting of the committee held during the Afternoon. The commlttes decided that the sentiment of the sen ate was against holding another night session until an effort had been made to reach an adjustment of the some what tangled legislative condition in the senate. In order to bring about such an adjustment It was suggested that some compromise might be made on the statehood bill. Benators Quay and Elkins and other Republicans who have been favoring the statehood bill were called in and the matter canvassed at some length, but without appronrhlng an agreement. The Democrats have not been consult ed and as they stood solidly against the plan of compromise for the creation' of two new states they may not accept any other compromise proposition. Should a compromise he agreed upon It I* stated that it will include the ratifi cation of the Colombian and Cuban treaties. FOWLER CURRENCY BILL WASHINGTON. Feb. 20.—The house today passed the fortifications appro priation bill, adopted the oonference i- ports on the bill for the protection of president, and th# legislative, ex- tive and Judicial appropriation bill and then spent three hours wrangling over the Fowler currency bill, Th# latter bill had been given privilege by the terms of a special rule adopted Monday, but when the desks had been cleared for It the Democrats Inaugu rated a filibuster. Mr. Bartlett of Geor gia declaring that It was useless to* waste time on a measure which It was not Intended should become a law. After a half-dozen roll calls the houao finally got into committee of the whole to consider the bill, but It then being S o’clock, on motion of Mr. Fowler, ths house adjourned. WHAT STORM DID ' TO TURPENTINE STILLS Twewty Per Cmt. ef Virgin Boxes and Ten Per Cent, ef Old Boxes Destroyed In. Florida. JACKSONVILLE. Fla., Feb. 20.—The Industrial Record, ths official naval stores trade journal, published today reports from the turpentine belt which state that not less than 20 per cent. Of the virgin boxes and 10 per cent, of the old boxes were destroyed by the storm of this week. The timber was blown down by the winds. Ths loss will greatly reduce the turpentine pro duction in this state. ADMIRAL ALLOWANCE. WASHINGTON. Feb. 20.—The reso lution which passed the senate provid ing that Rear Admiral Schley be given neotlon with the laws of the pay and allowances of a rear adml- friend of Abrab^ That Is perhaps logically correct, r it that will never disguise the fact that God Incited Moses thereto and in so far revealed himself to the people of Israel." 5 ra 1 on the active list was called up In the house committee on naval affairs today. The resolution was tabled. Messrs. Mudd of Maryland. Tate of Georgia and Hlxey of Virginia against tabling the resolute*.

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The Macon telegraph. (Macon, Ga.) 188?-1905, February 21, 1903, Image 1