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Provided For in Bill Passed
By the House.
MADE FROM TERRITORIES
Dewmwocrats Denounce the Measure we
Wickedly Partisan and Unjust
to Five Tribes of Civil
ized Indians.
A Washington epecial says: AY
ter a debate extending through the en
tire session the lhouse, Tuesday,
passed the statehood bill, providing
for joint statehood of Oklanoma and
[ndian Territor yunder the name Ok
tahoma and of Arizona and New Mex
ico under the name Arizona.
In discussing the rule which had
been reported by the committce on
rules, providing tor the consideration
of the bill, Mr. Williams, the minority
leader, declared that no republican
had any idea that the bill would be
come a law at this session.
In opposing the rule, Mr. Moon, of
Tennessee, declared that the bill was
an intensely wicked and partisan
measure, which, if passed, would vio
late the plighted faith and honor of
the United States to the five civilized
tribes of Indians in the matter of
treaty obligations.
He Inquired of the republicans if
they were going to pass the bill in vi
olation of thef?‘g parly prafform and of
treaty o%l'i atiops. The territorial del
gg_atef in ihe fiougd, he malntained,
had protested “until the hour of coer
cion by the republicans to meet po
litical exigencies.”
Denying that the republicans had
been guilty of bad faith, Mr. Dalzell
said the bill would take its course as
a party measure because it was re
ported by the majority of the commit
tee, submitted to a party caucus and
brought into the house pursuant to a
rule adopted by that caucus. He jus
tified the measure on the ground ‘“that
we are endeavoring to sustain the rel
ative power of the senate and house
of representatives in legislation.”
The rule was adopted 150 to 111, a
strict party vote. The bill then
was taken up. Speeches were made
for the bill by Messrs. Spalding, of
North Dakota; Sterling, of Ilinois;
Curtis, of Kansas; McGuire, of Okla
homa, and Rody, of New York, and
against the bill by Messrs Grosvenor,
of Ohio; Reid, of Arkansas; Lloyd,
of Missouri; Needham, of California;
Russell, of Texas, and Wilson, of
Arizona, .
The third reading of the bill had
been directed by the speaker when
one of the most amusing incidents of
the seesion occurred. Mr. Moon in
quired if the third reading of the bill
was to be by title only. In the midst
of an elaborate decision the speaker
turned to the parliamentarian, Mr.
Hinds, for further advice, and then
announced that™he would resolve the
question in favor.of the individual
privilege of each member, and one
of whom could demand the ri=ug of
the bill.
Mr. Willlams, the minority leader,
jocularly inquired cf the epeaker if
his decision had been arrived at “after
consultation.”
The speaker promptly replied that
it had been and he set the house in
an uproar when he added:
“The skilled parliamentarian who
has been at this desk for many years
can give the chair,” and after a pause,
“and the gentleman from Mississippt
cards and spades, and ther have a
fourtain of parliamentary knowledge
left.” It was some moments before
the applause and laughter which greet
ed this sally subsided. Mr. Maddox, of
Georgia, demanded the reading of
the hill, which was begun, but later
he withdrew his request. °
Speaker Cannon further convulsed
the hguse when he asked:
“Is there anv other genfleman who
desires the bill read?”
Ko cone respofiding, the bill was put
Ipon its passage, the democrats de
manding the yeas and nays.
The bill was passed 147 to 104, a
strict party vote.
WERE CONFISCATING TURTLES.
Some Detaiis of the Trouble Between
British and Nicaraguans.
Officially nothing further is known
in Washington in regard to Great
Britain’s trouble with Nicaragua be
yond the fact of which Sir Mortimer
Durand, the British ambassador, has
informed Secretary Hay that the Brit
ish man-of-war, Retribution, has left
Kingston for Bluefields to investigate
the charges that the vessels of some
Cayman turtle fishermen had been
seized by the Nicaraguans and their
crews cruelly treated.
Passengers arriving in New Orleans
bring some details of the seizure of
the six British schooners in that har
bor as a result of which Great Brit
ain is 1o lodge complaint with Nica
ragua. The captains of the schooners,
when caught, contended that they were
fishing in neutral waters.
The Nicaraguan commandant said
they were confiscating turtles bred in
Nicaraguan waters. The net resuit of
the dispute was the seizure of the
gchooners and the incarceration of
their crews in the jail at Bluefields.
The schooners are lying safely in the
harbor,
KNIVES FOR KUROPATKIN.
Two Alleged Beggars Were Ready to
Assassinate Russian General.
Rumors are in circulation at St.
Petersburg that two beggars attempt
ed the assassination of General Ku
ropatkin when he was in Niuchwang
a few days ago. It is said that the
beggars succeeded in approaching the
general and were talking to him
when a guard noticed that one of
them put his hand inside his robe.
The men were seized and searched
and knives were found on them.
BOOZE SLINGER RESIGNS.
North Carolina Dispensary Manager
Decides to Lead a Better Life.
There was a sensation at the Ra
leigh, N. C., Baptist Tabernacle when
John W. Norwood, the assistant man
ager of the Raleigh dispensary, an
nounced that he could not sell whisky
and be a member of the church at the
same time and that hence he had de
cided to resign his position at the dis
pensary. This resignation he tender
ed Tuesday, and it was at once ac
repted.
SUICIDED ON THE MAINE.
Chief Engineer of Battleship Sends
Bullet Into His Brain,
Lieutenant Commander Edgar Town
send Warburton, chief engineer of the
battleship Maine, now in Pensacols,
Fla., harbor, suicided in his cabin on
board the vessel Friday. A bullet
from a 388-calibre revolver was sent
crashing through his brain, and death
resulled within forty minutes after
ward. No cause is known for the ac:
AR GRS
ANOTHER LINE FOR GOULD.
Purchase of Nerfollk Southern Places
Read in New Connection.
Those in position to know say {hat
the purchase of the Norfolk ard
Southern railroad tracks and prop
erties by the Pittsburg Pennsylva
nia interests controiling the Chesa
peake Transit Companyv's electric line
from Norfolk to Cane Heunry and Vir
ginla Beach, means that the Norfolk
and Southern, heretofore controlled by
the Vanderbilt interest, has Been se
cured by George J. Gould.
TORONTO FLAME-SWEPT..‘
Canadian Metropolis Suffers Loss of
Ten Milliohs by Fire Which I
Swept Wholesale District.
Fire swept thrcugh a section of the}
wholesale business district of Toronto, i
Canada, Tuesday night, causing a lossl
which will run up into the milhons.l
The fire started in a factory in Well-i
ington street, about 9 o’clock. In less
than an hour the flames had spreadl
from building to building on both sides
of the street until the whole block was
a mass of flames and the fire was ut
terly bevond control of the local de-‘
pariment. Appeais were sent te every
surrounding city where fire apparatus
could be obtained, asking for assist
ance. Montreal, London, Hamilton and
Buffalo at once responded.
It was believed at 11 o’clock that
the fire was under control, but a sud
den shift in the wind again fanned
the flames into a roar and clouds of
sparks and burning brands were car
ried down side streets until three en
tire blccks were doomed.
The firemen were making 2 gallant
fight amid the falling buildings and a |
mass of tangled wires, but their ef
forts at midniglrt seemed to be fruit-‘
less.
Chief Thompson of the fire depart
ment and George Dowkes, of Mon
treal, were cut off by the flames while
directing the work of firemen from a
roof. Thompson jumped six stories to
the ground and escaped with a broken 1
leg, a mass of tangled wires break
ing his fall near the ground. Dowkes
has not been seen since, and it is be
lieved he perished.
From the Curtis warehouse on Well
ington street, where it originated, the
fire spread with astounding rapidity to
the west, and then made a clean sweep
up Wellington street to the Queen’s
hotel. The thick flre walls of the ho
tel and the concentrated efforts of the
fire fighters stopped the flames there,
but in the meantime the fire had swept
acrogs the street and the block of
buildings from Bay street west te the
Netional Clubh was wiped out.
At that time the firemen believed
that the flre was under control, but
a shift in the wind sent the flames
roaring down Bay street and destroy
ed every building on both sides of
the street from the National Club to
Front street.
Nothing ceuld resist the force of
the flames ag flley swept down Bay
street toward the lake and the fire
men fought back the fire from side
streets, confining the fire zone to the
one thoroughfare wherever possible.
Several frame buildings which
threatened to cause a spread of the
fire were blown up with dynamite.
The loss entailed is estimated at
$10,000.000.
RUSSIANS QUIT KOREA.
Last of Czar's Scouting Parties Fore.
ed Out of Hermit Kingdom.
trol of Korea, gnd that the Russian
Authentic advices from Seoul, Ko
rea, dated the 12th instant, declare
that the Japanese are in complete con
trol of Korea and that the Russian
scouting parties have retired across
the Yalu before the Japanese, who oc
cupied Wiju practically without re
gsistance.
The Japanese army is divided into
two forges, one for expeditionary pur
poses and the other for occupation.
The former, numpering 45,000, is ad
vancing to the Yalu, and the latter.
consisting of 15,000 reservers, is mak.
ing far sighted communication ar
rangements with the headquarters at
Seoul, where there is a garrison ot
four thousand.
The headquarters of the transport
service is at Chemulpo. Railroad build
ing and road grading is progressing
rapidly. The fortification of Bojedo
island, at the mouth of Masamno har
bor, whick protects {he southern ter.
minus of-overland communication, al
so guards the passage to Vladivostock
and Port Arthur through Broughton
stralt, ’
Forty transports of Haiju are sup
posed to have landed part of their
forces at Takushan, and it is the ev
ident intention to disembark a second
army at Yongampo preparatory te
forcing the Yalu.
RUSSIANS STILL SUICIDING.
Mine Prematurely Explodes and Kills
Twenty-One Men on Launch,
A St. Petersburg special of April
22d says: The emperor has received
the following telegram from Viveroy
Alexieff bearing today’s date:
“I respectfully report to your maj
esty that today, during the placing
of mines by steam launches, Lieu
tenant Pell and twenty men were
killed through a mine exploding pre
maturely under the stern of one of
the launches.”
THREE KILLED IN A FIGHT.
Two White Men and Two Negroes
Have Fatal Row in Scuth Carolina.
Information of a tragedy in which
three lives were lost has been reecajy
ed from Barton, Barnwell county,
Scuth Carolina. The actcrs were two
white men, John Griner and Willie
Stone and two negroes, Clay Dickin
scn and Bristéw Gardner. Stone and
Lickinson are dead, Grider is mortally
shot and Griner seriously wounded.
FRUIT KILLED IN NORTH STATE.
Severe April Weather Causes Heavy
Loss to Tar Heel Citizens.
A special from Charlotte says: It
is expected that the crop bulletin,
soon to be issued will show the al
most complete destruction of fruit in
North Carolina. The damage has
been done during the past ten days,
when the severest weather ever
known in April has prevailed over the
state.
TRUSTS FAVOR FOREIGNERS.
American Goods Scld Cheaper Abroad
Than Here at Home.
A Washington dispatch says: High
ly valuable statistics concerning the
sale of American manufactared goods
—particularly the products of the
trusts—at lower prices than they are
furnished to the American consumers
will be furnished by the department
of commerce if the resolution bear
ing up this subject introduced by Sen
ator Pacon, of Georgia, is adopted hy
the senate. ;
COLLISICN ON THE ’FRISCO.
Five People Killed Near Potts Camp,
Miss.,, in Bmashup.
A disastrous head-on coliision oceur
red Friday between two freight trains
near Potts Camp, Miss., on the 'Frisco
railroad, resulting in the death of
five persons. Engineer Robert Mus
crove was buried bzneath his engine,
and is dead. A brakeman, name un
known, and three boys, were also
killed.
EDWARDS IS SECRETARY.
Democratic Congressional Committee
lects Cfficers at Washington.
The democratic congressional cam
paign commiitee, in a meeting at
Washington Wtdnesday night, elected
Chailes A. Edwards secretary of the
committee.
A motion was made preliminary to
this acticn to have a member of
congress for secretary. This motion
received a tie vote ¢f 16 to 16. The
old officers were tien elected unani
mously.
There are 5147 national banks in the
United States, with authorized capital
stock aggregating $700,0600.050.