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IAR CLAIMS BILL
GOES THROUGH.
House Accepts Senate Army Bill
With Little Opposition.
EXTRA SESSION AVOIDED.
Measure For Promotion of Ad¬
miral Dewey Is Passed.
A Washington special says: The
last lingering possibility of an extra
session of congress disappeared Wed¬
nesday when the house passed the
senate army reorganization bill.
Very considerable and vigorous op¬
position to the acceptance of the sen¬
ate bill was voted on both sides of the
hall and for a time it appeared possi¬
ble that the bill would not secure the
necessary two-thirds to pass it under
suspension of the rules.
But the republican leaders, Messrs.
Henderson, Grosvenor and Cannon,
came to its support on the republican
side and Mr. Bailey, the democratic
leader, threw the weight of his influ¬
ence in favor of the bill on the demo¬
cratic side, arguing that it provided for
only a temporary increase of the army
which would be made permanent if
congress were convened in extra ses¬
sion.
Another big element in the vote was
Mr. Hull’s recital of a statement made
by the president to him that he would
not construe section 12 as authority to
conscript the minority in volunteer or¬
ganizations Which should elect to re¬
main in the service.
The bill passed, 202 to 32, and it
now goes to the president. cleared of
The decks were also many
other important matters. The general
deficiency bill, carrying $21,000,000,
was passed under suspension of rules
without a word of criticism. This is
the last of the appropriation bills.
The senate amendments to the river
and harbor bill were non-concurred in
and it was sent to conference, the
friends of the Nicaragua canal amend¬
ment having decided to postpone their
fight until the conference report.
The conference report of the omni¬
bus bill, the naval personnel and many
other less important measures were
agreed to.
Dewey Is Given Promotion.
The senate bill making Dewey a full
admiral was passed. The bill now
goes to the president for his signature.
There was considerable excitement
on the floor before the assembling of
the house at 11 o’clock in anticipation
of a desperate fight upon the Nicaragua
canal amendment to the river and har¬
bor bill. Immediately after the read¬
ing of the journal the senate amend¬
ments to the sundry civil bill were
non- concurred in and the bill was
sent to conference.
Mr. Mahon, republican, of Pennsyl¬
vania, chairman of the committee on
war claims, presented the conference
report upon the bill to pay certain
judgments of the court of claims, under
the Bowman and Tucker acts. As it
passed the house the bill carried
$1,180,000. The senate placed upon
it what is known as the omnibus bill,
increasing it to $9,030,000. Over
$4,000,000 of the increase were Bow
man ami Tucker act claims, $1,055,
000 were French spoliation claims and
$482,000 were miscellaneous claims.
The conference report reduced the
total carried by the bill to $3,100,000.
The southern war claims, which
carry in them from $200,000 to $300,
000 for each of the southern states,
was passed.
PAYiNG GEORGIA TEACHERS.
Slate School Fund Available and Is
Being Disbursed.
The distribution of Georgia’s school
money for the first month of this year
began Wednesday. One-fifth of the
total school fund for the year became
available, the amount being a little
more that $280,000. the
Before the checks are sent out
school commissioners of the several
counties must render itemized expense
accounts, audited and approved by
their county boards of education, to
the depatment of education. After
these accounts have been approved by
the state school commissioner he
makes requisitions for warrants for
the amounts asked for by the several
counties, or so much thereof as may
be to the credit of the county.
FIGHT FOR EXTRA SESSION
Inaugurated In tbe Senate By rir. Gor>
man, of Maryland.
The army bill has again struck a
snag in the senate and if Gorman can
keep up the fight he inaugurated Mon¬
day morning, there will be an extra
session. His object is to force an ex¬
tra session. He says that congress
should settle the Philippine question,
or be on hand to act promptly at this
crisis. The administration should be
forced to declare its policy and not let
the matter drift. He believes that if
the army bill is adopted the president
will be compelled to take some defi¬
nite stand in the matter.
COSTS riORE TO DIE.
Big Burial Casket Trust Being Formed
In Buckeye State.
A dispatch from Sandusky, O., says:
A gigantic casket trust is now forming
and should expectations be realized
one dying three months after this date
will do so at a greater expense than
now. Many of the factories have been
running with little or no profit, be
cause of cut rates, it is said, and
prices will be raised immediately after
the organization of the trust.
*
GERMANY WITHDRAWS SHIPS.
She Shows Friendship For the United !
State?!Regarding the Philippines.
A Washington special says: The
German .government has set at rest
effectuality the rumors of a purpose on
its part, directly or indirectly, to cm
barrass t{ne united States m the Phil- :
ippine islands, and has given a signal
manifestati n of its desire to promote
the most cordial relations between
Germany and the United States by or
deling the withdrawal of all vessels of
its navy from Philippine waters and
placing the lives and property of its
subjects there under the protection of
the United States government.
The action taken is regarded in
Washington as a master stroke of dip¬
lomacy by which will be removed all
possibility of a clash between German
and American interests in and about
Manila and notice to all the world, es
pecially to any Americans who enter
tamed any suspicions of sinister do
signs by Germany, of the wish and,
purpose of the German empire to Unitei^ cuL
tivate the friendship of the
States. i
By this move Germany at once!
places the protection of all her large
interests in the islands almost com
pletely in our hands. The announce
ment of this act of the German gov
eminent came at the close of a day
that had been full of sensational ru
mors of a clash between the Americans
and Germans in Manila, the rumors
finally going so far as to assert that
Admiral Dewey had fired on and sunk
a German vessel at Manila.
But naval circles were set at rest
finally at the close of the clay by th.
receipt of some dispatches from Manila
but without mention of any untoward
incident. Based on this fact Secre
tary Long, Secretary Alger, Captain
Crowninshield and General Corbin all
took the responsibily of denying the
rumors in the strongest terms.
Finally, at the close of the day, it
xvas announced that the German gov
ernment had ordered their ships away
from Manila, probably to their new
naval station at Kiachau, on the Ohi
nese coast. The announcement was
coupled with the statement that the
German vessels were needed there.
This nay be the case, for the story
has come to A ashiugton that the Chi
nese has b^en abusing some German
c'tizens almost in tho shadow of the
Chinese capitol at Tien Tsin. The
Germans have come to believe that the
only way to meet such cases is by
punitive measures and as Tien Tsin is
at the head of navigation on the Piebo,
just below Pekin, it may be the pur
pose to send some warships up the
river to corivey an idea of the German
displeasure.
The German government followed
its announcement to the state depart¬
ment of a purpose to order its vessels
away from the Philippines with a tor- ,
mal government application to undertake to the United.Biate's the
ypio ec
tion of all the Germans m the Philip
pines not only in person but in
property. This was regarded as a
signal manifestation of confidence hat
the administration felt could not be
resisted and practically formal notice
that the Germans have no ulterior pur
posein rhe Philippines and rather
than be subjected to suspicion on that
score had taken the course of turning
over the care of the welfare of their
citizens to the United States govern
ment the president very promptly
accepted The trust, and there will be
no German snips at either Manila or
Iloilo to dist urb the relations between
the countries by forming the base of
sensational ind false rumors.
JAPaIn ASSISTS FILIPINOS?
It Is Reported That Mikado’s Govern¬
ment Is Landing Arms.
The R iforma, Madrid newspaper,
asserts it has received letters from re¬
liable sources at Manila saying that
thirty cannons, 30,000 rifles and sev¬
eral million cartridges from Japan
have beer, landed at Suel, on the gulf
of Lingaj en, on the west coast of the
island of Luzon and about 100 miles
from Manila, Maiolos, and have been taken
thence to the seat of the rebel
government.
SPANISH CRISIS IMMINENT
Over Opposition To Cession of the
Philippine Islands.
A Madrid special says: A ministerial
crisis is imminent. The cabinet is
convinced of the impossibility of avoid¬
ing defeat in the final vote on the bill
for the cession of the Philippines as
the opposition may increase, while the
government cannot hope to gain a
single additional supporter.
TRADE WIIjH SPAIN RESUMED.
flatly Cargoes Have Been Shipped To
Peninsula From Savannah.
The records!of the vice consulate of
France at Savannah, Ga., through
which the business with Spain is now
being conducted, show that commerce
between this country and Spain was
resumed within six weeks after the
signing of The peace protocol.
On October 3d a cargo of cotton was
cleared for Spain.
Since that date thirteen cargoes,
aggregating 64,000 bales of cotton,
2,500 barrels of naval stores, 150,000
staves and 50,000 pieces of lumber
have been cleared for ports in Spain.
big Contract closed
For Manufacture of Coal Cars By a
Savannah Company. Manufacturing
The Georgia Car closed
company at Savannah has a
contract with the Lacleter Construc¬
tion company (This of St. Louis for 1,000
coal cars. is the largest order
of the kind ever sent to Savannah,
and probably the largest ever given
out in the south. The cars are to be
used by the St. j Louis and Northern
railway,
HOUSE DEMOCRATS
HOLD A CAUCUS.
Resolution Opposing i 1 Permanent
Retention of Philippines,
"WAS LARGELY ATTENDED,
General Wheeler Differed With
the Prevailing View.
A Washington special says: The
democrats of the house of representa¬
tives, in caucus Monday night, adopted
a set of resolutions defining the par
ty’s position on the territorial ques
ti wbicb th wi!1 n8e e ssi .
~
^ 6 means to ' jave adopted , by con
gress. If they fail ia their efforts to
secure action, this resolution will
nevertheless have the effect of defin
i ing the position of the party on this
i question, as well as any action could
define it, and will be taken as the
official statement of the party’s posi
tion. That was the purpose for which
the caucus was held,
Ever since the McEnery resolution
reached the house it has been evident,
according to the declaration of the
house democrats, that the republican
j leaders proposed to smother that and
*11 other expressions upon the territo
Hal question, and that in the face of
the fact that in his Boston speech the
president declared that there was
j nothing it the more duty for of him to do, but to that act.
was congress
That McEnery resolution is safely
i pigeon-holed in the committee on for
eigu p affairs and Chairman *Hitt has
given no indication of disturbing it..
Seeing this, Mr. Howard, of Geor
q} a> who is one of the leading demo
cratic members of that committee, and
who has taken a most prominent part
in the consideration of all of the many
, important matters coming before that
committee for action, determined that
something should be done to make the
democratic position clear. His demo
cratic colleagues on the committee
agreed that he was the best man to
take the matter in hand, and so ho
circulated the call for aud shaped the
policy of the caucus, colleagues
Mr. Howard and his con
j siaered all of the senate resolutions, Sen
: particularly those introduced by
: a t,or Bacon aud Senator Vest, aud that
adopted is modeled closely after Sen
a tor Bacon’s resolution. They were
adopted with but one disseutiug vote
that of Mr. Burke, of Texas,
Declaration of Policy.
Fo ,i owiug is the preamble and reso
^ olA that the const itution of the
United States was ordaine d and estab
j lif)hed for an intelligent, liberty-loving andCannot
and Be ] { .g 0 verning people,
b<> successfully *’ applied ‘,' to a people L of
ff t virtu 8 d eon(litio We,
| therefore, hold that a colonial policy
| . contra ^ ; to the theory J of our gov
^ subver8ive nf those prin -
ci < , es of eivil , iber t v which we have
| 1 -A
, . . ,
witb the declaration of
ind d that all governments %
d(?jtheir jugt J r8 h m tbe con .
t of th * over ned, and we !ire un .
alterol( , ed to the establishment
^ates -
without the consent of the peo
l j to be nedj and in conformity
vith these principles we instruct the
minority members of the foreign af¬
fairs committee to introduce and urge
the following resolution:
“Resolved, That the United States
hei/jby disclaim any disposition or in
tension to exercise permanent control sover- the
eignty, jurisdiction or and over their
Philippine islands, assert
determination when an independent
government shall have been erected
therein to transfer to said government,
upon terms which shall be reasonable
and just, all rights secured under the
cession by Spain, and thereupon to
leave the government and control of
the islands to their people.”
Judge Griggs introduced a supple¬
mental resolution which was adopted
as follows:
We, the democratic members of the
housA of representatives in caucus loyalty as
sembled, commend the signal
and valor of our soldiers and sailors
in th® performance of every military
duty to which they have been assigned
by proper authority, however much we
may deplore the policy of the adminis
tratio >|i now directing their move¬
ments; and we pledge to them our
hearty support and sympnthy under
all circumstances wherever engaged.
The speech of General Wheeler was
notable in differing with the prevail¬
ing view. He urged that nothing
should' be done which could be con¬
strued as a lack of support to our
soldiers. The hands of the president
should be upheld when fighting was
going on. As a matter of expediency
also he urged that the party should
not oppose the war. Wars were popu¬
lar, he' declared, and at the present
time the spirit of the people was
shown by the fact that every boy had
his dru m and sword while the moth¬
ers were proud of this patriotic spirit.
A REST AT MANILA.
The Rebels Are Using “Respite” to
Strengthen Their Defenses.
A Manila special says: It was un¬
usually quiet along the whole line
Wednesday night, only a few shots be¬
ing fired from a rebel field gun near
the cemetery.
The enemy is apparently busy pre¬
paring his defenses, realizing that the
Americans will attack them when the
expected reinforcements arrive.
QUAY TRIAL POSTPONED.
Action Was Taken "For the Good ol
the Commonwealth.”
A Philadelphia special says: Polit¬
ical circles were shaken to the center
by the unexpected postponement of the
Quay trial Monday, and there is spec¬
ulation in every quarter as to the
causes which brought it about. There
is little doubt that both sides were
ready to go on. hand and
Both parties were on
everything was apparently in readi¬
ness when District Attorney Rothermet
arose and asked Judge Beitler to post¬
pone the trial “because the common¬
wealth was not ready.” As soon as
the sensation caused by this announce¬
ment had subsided Messrs. Shields
and Shapley,counsel for Senator Quay
and his son, put in a vigorous protest
against further delay, but the court
granted the request and fixed April
10th for the trial.
When questioned afterwards the
district attorney declined to give any
reason for the postponement, but
added that he submitted the entire
subject to Judge Beitler before mak¬
ing the application and the judge had
approved the reasons, He added
significantly that the postponement
was a duty to the commonwealth.
Upon the question of tampering
with the jury, the district attorney
made a most significant utterance in
court, avowing that the postponement
was a duty to the commonwealth.
Beyond that he refused to speak, save
to say that it would be unwise to give
his reason at present. Judge Beitler
had beem informed of it and that suf¬
ficed. His manner and his words
conveyed the idea that proceedings
are likely to grow out of the discovery,
and that no disclosure could be made
in advance of the steps that the com¬
monwealth might take.
The original charges upon which
the warrants of arrest were issued on
October 3d last, included, in addition
to the senator and his son, the names
of Charles M. McKee, a Pittsburg law¬
yer and ex-State Treasurer Benjamin
J. Haywood. indict
The grand jury failed to Mr.
McKee and the charges against
were therefore dropped.
Mr. Haywood died on Thursday last
at Sharon, Pa., and Senator Quay and
his son are alone left to meet the
charge of conspiracy.
A fifth person accused of connection
with the alleged conspiracy was John
S. Hopkins, who committed suicide in
March last, several months before
charges were made against the others.
Hopkins’ suicide led to an examination
of the hooks of the bank and it was
found that the assets were seriously
impaired. The bank went into liquid¬
ation and Thomas W. Barlow was ap¬
pointed receiver. At the time the
deposit of state funds in the bank
amounted to 8905,000.
James McManes, president of the
bank, assumed personally the protec¬
tion of all creditors, and the state and
all other creditors have since been
paid the full amount due them.
WHEELER GUST DECIDE
Whether He Will Stay in Congress or
Remain With Army.
A Washington dispatch says: Major
General Wheeler called at the war de¬
partment Monday with a suggestion
looking to the utilization of the troops
to be added to the army under the
terms of the pending reorganization
bill in the regular establishment in¬
stead of the volunteer branch. The
compromise measure permits the pres¬
ident to recruit such portion of 35,000
volunteers to be added to the regular
army in time of emergency from the
natives of the islands of Cuba, Porto
Rico and the Philippines, as he may
elect.
General Wheeler urges that these
men can be brought to a much better
state of efficiency and be made of
greater value to the military estab¬
lishment if incorporated in the regular
army than if in the volunteer branch.
The status of General Wheeler him¬
self is said to be such that he must
take some action toward choosing
again between the army and congress
within a few days. It is believed at
the war department that if he retains
his army commission until afternoon
on the 4th of March he will forfeit his
geat in the house of representatives for
the ensuing two years, under the rul¬
ing of the judiciary committee to the
effect that by holding such a commis¬
sion an officer surrenders his seat in
congress.
SPEER REFUSES INJUNCTION.
The Georgia Prison Commission Wins
In Fight For Location.
The case of the Milledgeville Water
company vs. the state prison commis¬
sion was concluded in the United
States court at Macon, Ga., Wednes¬
day and Judge Speer decided .that
prison commissioners could erect.the
prison farm.
This was against the water company,
which had brought a suit for injunc¬
tion to restrain the commission from
erecting the farm.
The case occupied three days in the
United States court and many inter¬
esting points were brought out.
PRESIDENT COMING SOUTH.
Will Be the Guest of Hark Hanna At
Thomasvillii. Ga.
A letter was received at Thomasville,
Ga.,Tuesday from Senator Mark Hauua
stating that, he and Mrs. Hanna, Pres¬
ident McKinley and wife and Vice
President Hobart and wife would leave
Washington on March 9tli for Thom¬
asville, where they will spend somo
weeks.
The Hanna mansion is being put iD
readiness to receive them.
COMPROMISE BILL
PASSES SENATE
For Reorganization of the Army,
The Vote Was 55 To 13.
DEMOCRATS SUCCESSFUL
Administration Sustained—Pro¬
visions of the Amended Bill.
After a contest that will be mem
orable in the history of the senate,
the compromise army reorganization
bill was passed Monday evening at
7:10 o’clock.
Mr. Gorman, of Maryland, insisted
that his amendment providing that the
amny should not be increased perma¬
nently, or beyond July 1, 1901, be
incorporated in the measure. For sev¬
eral hours it appeared probable (hat
his insistence at least would throw the
bill over until Tuesday, and perhaps
defeat it. An agreement was reached
finally, however, and Mr. Gorman’s
amendment in a slightly modified form
was accepted.
Mr. Gorman offered the following
amendment as a provision of section
15:
“That each and every provision of
this act shall continue in force until
July 1, 1901, and on and after that
date all the general staff and line offi¬
cers appointed to the army under this
act shall be discharged and the num¬
bers restored in each grade to those
existing at the passage of this act and
the enlisted force of the line of the
army shall be reduced to the number
as provided for by law prior to April
1, 1898, exclusive of such additions as
have been or may be made under this
act to the artillery and except the
cadets provided for by this act who
may be appointed prior to July 1,
1901; and provided further, that no
officer who has been or may be pro
iuoted under exisiting law or under
the rules of seniority " shall be clis
turbed in his rank.”
The amendment was adopted, sixty
eight voting in the affirmative and
none in the negative.
Mr. Bacon, of Georgia, said the
adoption of the Gorman amendment
simplified the situation materially,
This bill would place an annual ex
penditure of $85,000,000 upon the
country, but notwithstanding the fact,
the war in the Philippines felt was an un
holy war, and he it his duty to
support tho bill and would do so.
The bill was put on its passage at 7
o’clock, and was passed—55 to 13.
Bill Beaches House.
The bill reached the house Tuesday
morning and was referred at once to
the military affiars committee.
The democrats have won in every
contention. Hero is the exact state of
affairs when the army bill becomes a
law:
The bill provides for an army of
100, 000, to be continued until July
1, 1901. On that date the army re
verts back to its original status of
27,000 men. There is no permanent
increase of one man or one officer in
staff or line beyond the existing tem¬
porary organization. The temporary
army of 100,000 is to be comprised of
62,000 now known as the regular
army and the war basis and upwards
of 37,000 to be enlisted as volunteers
to serve until July 1, 1801.
The volunteers now in the service
who are to be discharged at the ex¬
change of treaties of peace are to be
given the privilege of re-enlieting, to
have their services up to the date of
their discharge credited to their new
enlistment.
The volunteers in the Philippines
are to be permitted to re-enlist for a
period of six months, or until the
newly enlisted forces can reach Ma
nila.
It has been decided that all volun
teers can be mustered out on demand
the moment the treaties are exchanged
and the president issues his proclama¬
tion of peace, but in the case of ths
troops in the Philippines, they will be
asked to re-enlist‘for the six months.
The 62,000 in the present organiza¬
tion will be continued intact both as
to enlisted men, officers in line and
staff, A and the only appointments . then ,,
to be made will be the officers for the
37,000.
The lull , ... provides ., that ., . these officers
can be appointed or continued from
Present, v olunteer force.
DISGUSTED WITH VERDICT.
Prosecuting Attorney Dismisses All
the Train Robbery Cases.
A Kansas City dispatch says: Dis¬
gusted with the result, of the Jesse
James trial, City Prosecutor Reed has
dismissed all the train robbery cases
on the criminal docket, and W. W.
Lowe, the self-cbnfessed robber, Andy
Ryan and Charles Polk left the jail
free men.
The dismissals include John Ken
nedy, now in jail at second Springfield, Mo.,
awaiting trial for a train rob
bery; Caleb Stone, James Flynn,
George G. Bowling and Evans, alias
Ryun, all of whom are under indict
ment by the grand jury.
GOVERNOR OF PARIS OUSTED.
President Lcubet Places a Dreyfus
Sympathizer In Office.
A dispatch from Paris to a London
newspaper says that M. Loubet has
already signed a decree removing Gen
eral Zurlinden from the post of mili¬
tary governor of Paris and appointing
General Faure Biguet, commander of
the Sixteenth army corps, to succeed
him. The latter has been a consistent
upholder of the innocence of Dreyfus.
SHELBY CONFIRMED.
Bacon Withdraws Objections
and Makes a Statement.
A Washington dispatch says: The
Thursday afternoon confirmed
the nomination of Judge Shelby as
of the circuit court for the fifth
circuit. This was done be¬
Senator Bacon had announceed
he favored action and would him¬
self vote for confirmation. He. made
a formal .statement at a meeting of the
committee of the reasons he
for asking delay, telling of the
he had received. He said he
written the senders of those let
stating he must have proofs of his
but had received no replies
felt that the charges must be wifh
foundation and were probably in
spired by personal malice.
He himself had at no time made any
charge against Judge Shelby, nor had
opposed his confirmation, but bad
simply felt that in view of the im¬
of the office there should not
be hasty action. He told of the hearty
indorsement which Judge Shelby had
from Alabama senators, representatives
and citizens, and said the majority of
the bar of Georgia seemed anxious for
confirmation.
In accordance with this statement
and his announcement that he would
vote for confirmation, the committee
reported the case favorably to the sen¬
ate in executive session and Judge
Shelby was promptly confirmed.
THE F. C. & P BOUGHT.
Williams Syndicate Said to Have Se¬
cured Control of Road.
A Richmond, Va., dispatch says
that the M illiams syndicate, of that
city, which recently purchased the
Seaboard Air-Line, has purchased a
majority of the stock of the Florida
Central and Peninsular railway, the
Florida line of the Southern railway
south from Columbia, Messrs. W
Bayard Cutting and R. Funton Cut
ting, from whom the purchase was
made, have secured from all other
stockholders of the Florida Centra!
and Peninsular, the privilege of sell
ing their minority stock on terms
giving them full protection,
It is understood that there will be
no immediate change in the manage
ment of the company, although it is
believed tint later on the Seaboard
Air Line, the Florida Central and Pen
insular and (he Georgia and Alabama
will be united under one management;
or at least brought into very close re
lations. All three systems are now
by the now purchasers of
the Florida Central and Peninsular,
The purchase cf this road now gives
John L. Williams A Sons,of Richmond,
au d Baltimore capitalists associated
with them, control of about 2,4Q>1
miles of railway through the best por¬
tions of the south.
GROWTH OF THE SOUTH.
List of New Industries Established
the Past Week.
Tbe more important of the new in
dustries reported for the past week in
elude a $100,000 brewery in v\ est v lr
inia ; a canning factory in Tennessee;
works in Georgia; coal mines
West Virginia; two cotton mills in
and one each in Alabama and
cotton seed oil mills in
and Texas; electric light
_ and Ten
in Georgia, _ Kentucky
electric light and power plants
Kentucky and \irginia; planing
ill in Alabama. Kentucky, lennee
North Carolina, South Carolina
(2) and Virginia; gold mine develop¬
in North Carolina; two handle
in Kentucky; a $75,000
company in Louisiana;
160-ton iron furnace in Tennessee,
knitting mill, lead and zme
and a lock factory in Virginia;
mills in Florida, Mississippi,
Tennessee, West Tennessee and
Texas; a stave and heading
in Alabama; a sugar mill in Lou¬
tile works and a wire mill in
Tradesman (Chattanooga,
AlOLINEAUX IMPRISONED.
He Is Charged With Sending Poise
That Killed Mrs. Adams.
A New York dispatch says: Rola.
Burnham Molineaux, son of Geo
Leslie Molineaux of Brooklyn, was
arrested Monday night, charged with
murdering y Trs . Katherine J. Adams
ou Dec 2 8, 1898. He was locked up
iu the Tombs prison. The arrest fol
, owed the verdict 0 f the coroner’s jury
aocusiDg bim 0 f the crime. While tbe
ir , ques t was as to the death of Mrs.
Adams it was also into the circum¬
stances of the death of Henry C.
Barnet of the Knickerbocker Athletic
club, who was poisoned by a powder
received through the mail, as was Mrs.
Adams. The cases are so closely con¬
nected that they can scarcely be con¬
sidered separately.
NEW PHASE PRESENS D
Regarding Route of the Inter-Ocsanic
Cana! By Chairman Burton.
A Washington dispatch says: the
meeting of the river snd harbor corn
mittee Monday developed a new phase
G f j, be inter-oceanic canal question.
Chairman Burton took the lead in
favoring full government investiga
tion, both of the Panama and the Nic
aragua routes, before committing the
government, and after the meeting
Mr. Burton expressed the view that
the sentiment of the committee was
opposed to the senate Nicaragua canal
amendment and favored full iuvestiga
tion. To that end he introduced in
the house a bill to be proposed later
as a substitute for the senate Nicara¬
gua' canal amendment.
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