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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. Success always comes to tho8“ who believe In printers’ ink judiciously used. Let us have your advevlise* ment.