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MAINE RELIEF BILL
PASSES THE HOUSE
''.rnnars usd Victims es the Battleship •
Voted Mcncy.
MEASURE PROVES POPULAR
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Cannon and Boutelle Indulge in a
Warm Debate Over Amendment.
M’R. CANNON CATCHES AUDIENCE
Congressmen Find an Opportunity for
Patriotic Speeches in .Voting Re
lief to the Maine Crew.
W. ddngton Mint, 21,-Tlm house today
1 th ,° I’" 1 'mMS ’
. in d victims of the Maine
"1 .'p'o/foro the Wil was fairly before the
1, . Mr King. of Utah, secured the floor
.. .. joint r«“s°’u
t nn f < ■gaining the independence of < nba.
~ it., the senate and house. of
: . . i'hat the republic or
. iri-io d Hid n detained
■ . ble of
an liu.'l" ' '>■ t- ■ . . ini) , 10 .
. . . d t
i. ai»l»-arni< that
govermi y ‘. any r ,>as >nable pros
-
/>’ thi eovcrnnvnt in UK*. <*
- Ute uni 1 States.”
The ..'* : '’, r ' i. " I>l’l reimburses the
i ... n for the losses
pnrvb Ing offic< rs and nn n rot
v stained to an amount not to <wn
■ < nIV and d r.-cts the payment
jo n year's pay to the legal
I . tß.■; . vho perished.
v.i- quite a spirited debate over an
>n to
; y out
ng to r< imburse
, 1( ... ..■ Mr. I'annon and
i ivlng a p.n tl-'tilnrly warm
' . Some "Id alleg' d scandals j
on ' ;; lth t ho r< mburst ment of ;
■ iicvivers. of th* d!:<i.stpr were
' ,'d'up. but the debate in the end was ■
. ■ ..i from a rather sordid tone by a be.au
allant dead by Mr. ;
... n a short but el< quent |
Cousins Stirs His Hearers. j
Mr. Cousins said:
The rm ■ uro now proposed is most ap- i
.1 but hardly is it men
.: the great
v.hieh it appertains. It will bo ’
mcid- ntal. hgislatlve foot note i
~. , ■ ■ • that will be open to
of the 'republic and of the world I
■irne to come. No liunran speech j
"aid anvthing to the silent gratitude,
' ic, . r.a .c •!'■.■ already given by I
tofu] nation to its dead de
nd to their living kin. No act of
. net is can
, titution ' r their sacrifli e. Hu
,, .iture i ics. In hitman ways, Its best
[' ' .ici ls d« in di. t.d. Expressions of
V ia.■ come from every country
... rv clime, and every n rvo
ble has carried on
. • ■ ... sweetest, t<mder< st
,d mpitliv for that gallant crew j
wh" manned the Maine.” ;
’ ' iup a h'i.h and flowery tribute :
to th nn n of th* Maine, Mr. Cousins j
| ■ ■ that
;. ’I <1- Hf.f'Ulia. 'hv »rhtck .
. for bf ed
all th< re is
' -A
I’ V.’:-: h.-r !ho approprl;Ltlon ;
it lon » ulthnat<
-r: c;u <• r. .M-.1 av hlle a patient a.nd pa- ■
rjng th< of wm
hot- to the \ ,-h. fl a d victorious, uro ■
r- i‘y for rhe truth and for their duty.” I
'■re wa- a t-'in- ixioua round of ap- ;
p' . o w! t-n Mr. Cousins concluded his j
I h what tho sea pay of !
h'. ' • officer of the unfortunate ves- i
about |4,T00,” i
! '■ f| lt , pr. pr-.d amendment I
no m itter
Sigsbee Wants Nothing.
M: pc nt. ic ..,id he did not imagine that |
i ‘ < <o! ■ I7IJ 1 h*‘ I! t c.r’s a’ llt udrt '
’ - b il .■ Jia Mio latter ;-.*dd he was !
< .• ,• i )f -■ ‘< m fi«i Iho t?, r 'U- ■
< 5 - ' • r;'bn< r.t of the .auntry. not to j
‘ M.I ' a- his p<).-if;on. !
•> o. ’ ’ th. 1 Hppr the I
• .:n Maine.” (Ixi.agh ter.)
Cannon Advocates Amendment.
Mr. <’a n ago In ndvo< t ’ > d
o' ’ 0 royaiLar equipment of a I
• a .p •• yet in almost every )
• • ■ ' • in. 1 bors of the crews of the :
ip. V ■ V* O Jown .it S.llle'.'L obtU.lTH'd •
I '..1,-- ■r’:-. ‘.-ea p;iy. As a. practlea.l j
.I.do c i 1 j
•!■ y ‘ lid at first he had been dis- i
I • r the C.innon amendment. Ho !
■ 1. repetition of that dlsgrm t'ful epl- |
!'• de.- r . x.imlnation he thought i
. pref rable. He had !
tie. ~f t,,-. ..pinion that the best, part 1
tile ■ Izird's I'-.yer" was contained in i
■ ' ... . . ;I |C i,,;| I
I .'i’.< n.lni in would make it more j
i t titiii'i. not to : i than to fall. It would 1
I.' 1 '■ ' ■ ; r man more than the dis- I
Jlilbi :: , mblj. .in, of California, de- j
11 1 tere had been any I
1 I of t lined ■■■ f
Whole Tenor Is Changed.
.Mr, Cousins, repitbltean, of lowa, changed i
: <- wmde te: nr of tiie debate a.t this June- j
l.i- the delivery of bls brief but elo- i
!■ butt' !o the American sailors who '
l: Wheeler dcni'jei-.it, of Alabama, fol- ;
i ■ 1 in .1 ' liar . :..itn, concluding with ;
t . I- Jaration that : was Cod’s will that 1
Cuba, should be free.
i ni> . dment vrat» ost without
I : • ’■ nd on amendment to in- :
,• 'v ,rd '-.1. pend.-at" before parent ■
!• r> 1.-... |a the section relating to the 1
i. ■ .i'carles under the bill on certain con-
1.1. ill) to 150, as wae another to 1
n nt the words "and if there be no L
II :li. brotheis and sisters," etc. i
t > iithet aniendment the bill was 1
th- passed unanimously.
- . the . acai into committee of I
' • v hole ami took up the private calen- i
-Blizzard. Raging in Arkansas.
Hoi k, Ark., Mar.-h 23. A h-.wling |
fruit . ro;> in the famous Big Bed J
u t ks b.idly <i;im.igid. Th<- t'*m- ;
t . LI degrees in a
b .. nii;? mi .1 in •z» throughout the
si; pr 'i: ted for tongilit. The <<irly
P ivi 11 Ft r.n'.vherrv < rnps will be <io-
• • ■ ' *
TUck t;;e pa. ■ Uventy-fuur hours-
_ America’s Grea
Strong men and strong women make a nation !
Strong. Neither can be Strong without good time. We decided to give her Hood's
, i parllla and when she had taken a few
dr health, and neither can have good hea.lt 11 with- : up,,, ,
out pure blood. This is why Hood’s Sarsapa- eln^ n the ”7 h *7
. t , f Hood s Sarsaparilla with excellent
rilla, America’s Greatest Medecine, is America s j it
(fa Greatest Defense. A nation that takes millions >
of bottles of Hood’s Sarsaparilla every year is ' After Inflammatory
ja building a foundation of health and strength, j north hhoathr, <;a -After’m®
the wisdom of which will suredv show itself in «■ !<■»« s-td<n..ss with mn, in n Kl tnr y
.1 1 1.1, tlsm I was very weak, and rny
years to come in materially raising the health ■ ITI miPh a eon<lltlon that , couW
and. strength-standard of every community. < tain tomi or drink. 1 decided u> try
I Americas Ofl
1 The Teslimoniab published by Hood’s Sarsa- ‘ "?.■
X parilla arc not from people an x ions to advertise i "<’■! drink any-thing 1 w, i,.ii 01 1 gfl
’T tJiemsfdves, nor are tliey purchased, but they .. x .. SI .
are from people who have been cured and are ' Mrs. j. b. stokes.
willing to tell the story of their cures for the ■
benefit of others who are suffering, and who by j Spring riediciae
■v this story may be led to take Hood s Sarsapa- ! camtijEa, ga. "i was afiiict< i H
riik, thr mcluine -.AiA cures when all others ! A????'??.’ '? I
v’’ fail. These testimonials arc unequalled m
number or quality the world over. We have , ■
l l nn<i.A S tr..n ll hisstate :i kn.e. They all nnitem i J,,../.b |T/?b.bW
the verdict that America s Greatest Aleaicme is | si Maya .
SMI O O
Si ’Wc BLr
LOUISANA VOTERS |
1 HAVE STRICT LAW
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Most Know Hew to Reid end Write
Their Names New.
i ADJOURNMENT OF CONVENTION
Educational Qualification To Be Put
on the State.
LAW TO DISFRANCHISE NEGROES
! It Is Criticised by the Press and Has
Caused No End of Opposition
in Louisiana.
I
i New Orlenns, 1.n., M.tr.-h T. - (Spccl'il.i
■ The Ixmislana cmistiti.tion.il invention. :if-
■ ter six weeks’ wranylc over the suffi .ye
| question, has finally by .1 vote of? 5 tn lis
i adopted a. in w suffrag" sj stem fer tie'
| state. The convention now in s. Mon w.n I
| . died for the pufpo. o of framing a n<‘W i
i constitution, but it was understood that Its I
1 Chief aim was to so eluingo the “uflrage |
I laws as to get rid of tin- bulk of the if
i gro vote and turn ovr ti •> politl d contiol :
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. ever since the eonv< nt.on has met and it :
j sc tiled Impossible to reach an agreement.
| I’l.in after plan was voted down, : nd ’ .o, I
I sulTrago finally adopted was defeated by a
i vote 2 to 1. only last week, it was re [
I considered howrv. r, and ac"< ptei) as a
I compromise as the best to be obtain.■.!. .in.l
i a large number of the nieinl : a i 1 ■ ;
| convention ,ln voting for it, declared them I
... opposed to it, and that tliej’ ac-
j ce; ed it most unwillingly, as tin y fear :
‘ ti.e 5 might gMt .son,, t w- :
I new provision for the suffr.,ge in I.ouis- j
i lan.a require that th.' v.»!• r el b" aide '
jto read and wrlti, . < y Idenco by his writ- i
: Ing out his own application for r. gistra- ,
! tlon, but if lie Is tin owner of S.'.no of prop- |
i erty and pays taxes on it, he may vote, ,
! whether or not he an < ra.l or wriie.
1 To these provisions there iv. re no objec- i
i tlon t, but the three < d to them
.. if ,
pi .. . ■ wllO was a
' vol! It lot n January
1, 1.%7, a s well .
I shall be granted the el- . toral fram hl. ■ , I
| whether literate or lliiter ■ ’<•. w>n ;her :
I property holders end ijx payers or i, t '
I Secondly, that an persons natural. Zed pr ,r !
s- ■ . ■ ./ " ?7._
I that In t!;<' 11‘ xt ’ i 110 th ' t i<>n In 1900,
' but that aft»“r tint ti • pr* p.syin<■ nt <»f th”
‘ jh.ll tax for two years, to be paid nt least ;
I make 1* i-errn.i n*. nt.
qln -o b’ -v si rtenns op- n the eh-.-forate
! to all Whit* p< ' -x-- ; ’ *?...• ?.’Ls oL .
| f o r< ipn-ns naturalha I ?r- r Uai dato
i being eh • ’n I • nj: It I in .d\ in< < th-
- j-;• ag»- of the IOU!t”< nth and ■ nth
i amtiKiuH nts ’hh. ‘ an-at t.uai and prop. 1: >
| quiLlitluations thus t\.. 1 is again.l l.nc nc- ,
i I’l’-.’S. but not ae.i.'i-'t whii'.;. who :.re of
I ;tge today (save the sens of HTi’.gii”!'.->. '
: Ir. will, how*-'. 'i, b: In t\»rce trom Jamm y i
; one j - ars after that date will h iv»‘ to read l
and write or have pn.peity m order to
I vote. An attempt was made to adopt the 1
I understanding elaiise of th.- S . ith I’.irolimi
I ami M i ■ was
I voted down by a. tmijority of four an.l all
I oil), r plans were d. !'• it. d. I "•> it timid, (
I agreed upon was met with a very frigid re- I
I (..pilon. It Is known that a majority of the I
I delegates themselves opposed it. but ac- |
| cepted It as a. compromise. Both of the |
Tinted Status s-natoo Henry and Caff.-ry, 1
i h LVO declared it um on.- li'iilimial, and yo i
I have Senator.s XV r althal 1, Mcl i .
| v. st. Turpie and nearlv nil. if not all, the I
democratic members of the Vn'ted States
j senate who were consulted on the subject. |
! The Louisiana press Is almost: unanimously ‘
' against the suffrage plan and th. propbsi
i tlon to make the ballot hereditary with |
jvrtaln classes.
I An attempt was mad' to induce the mn-
■ jorlty to recede from Its position, but It was
| deflated on the ground that any oilier
i agreements are impossible. The republi
' cans will carry tin: matter into court as
soon as it can be done and get a judicial
I opinion about it.
Stricture Positively Cured.
Satisfaction guaranteed. Dr. Tucker, 1R
N. Broad St., Atlanta, Ga.
Mirrors reflect without speaking and wo- !
men often speak without reflecting. j
THE WETCKTT CONATTTTTTTOX: ATLANTA. G
I ORPHANS’ HOME CONFERENCE.
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j PERMANENT ORGANIZATION IS
NOW PERFECTED.
I The Organization Will Bo Known as
i Orphans’ Home Conference of
Southern States.
The orphans' home conference of the
southeastern states "as formed nt the
tii t mn'ting of the delegates from the
orphans’ Imnim. held Wednesday afternoon
in Trisity church, Atlanta.
The formation of tin- orphans’ home con
feri r.ci of the southe astern states Is the
first organization of its kind In the south
and as i'. now includes live of the south
ern states it is iM'lieved ail the states In
the sou:'i will bo represented in another
year. The motion which culminated in
the orc.i n :z. 11 ton was made by Mr. 11. L.
Crumby, superintendent of the orphins’
. . \ ■ r: Hi was Instrumental
I, „g together the delegates and is
an .H live worker tor tho success of the
confel m e.
N. '.l ing further was done at the aftcr
;... .-s ..a other than organization and
lit., .-j. . ;li.ii <>f temporary otlicers.
.Mr. J. )■:. ItO'.ine was elect'd president
end Mr. W I'-'. Munford, of Macon, was
num. d a i.inp'irijy secretary
The Conference Adjourns.
Th- last si-:ion of tho orphans’ homo
I ci.iif -n m . was held on. l-’r. lav morn
lit g at the Hebrew Orphans’ home,
' :ifu r which the conference adjourned un
| til next y.'iir, when a similar convention
| wi.l be. held.’
'i'li. , .'.j. morning was consumed w ’T
! tin <'X.r. ses, whi.’h wore considered the
j tn - t hj<!” t.ng held. In the afternoon a
...... ■ d (gates went to the
i Ibum '.r the !''rli idle.'S, where they w. r«
I s'msL *,,v. r the bui ling and told of Us
i method, and the dis. .pline used in the
. were elocte 1 Frl
i day md committees named for the m-gml-
I i 1,, v, | will b.- k.'r'wa is tile < >r-
... , lomi i' inference of the Sout least -
n i ! meeting wai a very en-
i ti "tie and all the delegates wire
| ~ pg.-r to express themselves and spoke
b( , [grow out < f the present
m man standpoints it
complete
I sii.'<'. 'i. N.'thing was left undone and the
; w 'is* si’i-'i t.hat til.' « .rk .<-.-ompilsh"d at
I the hrs: coiil’i r.me.' will be practically fol-
The inmit t'■■ appoint' d to make noml
natioris for pi rmanent officers said it was
' r. id. to make a t' l'ort ai d nominat'd rhe
' i"!l"Wl’:i members of tho conference, who
I unanimously:
T..r president, It. v. W T. Jacobs, of Clln-
|I. is ! I til" !l' id of tin- TilOl :i
wU orphan.'ge, wml' h I: one of the larg-
... ti uth. it has spl< ndld equip-
ni' nt "t eleven stone buildings and affords
...... sotpl an it" deliv
■. jto the conference on “The
p,, Method to Develop Alariliood in Boys.
Ip. j \v Stewart., superintendent **f
.. , ... . 1 i ■ w a na tn
. . , j,, Ile spoke before
tic < '.'lib :. in'' 1 "ii the best methods to de
mlmod In boys Mr Fl. L. <'rum-
, who iiiai:.'".'' the- Methodist Orphans’
.. . i . -at in ■ s named as the se, -
r , i ,rv if til' r.a 'iient organization. I!.-
orj'”ii i<l th'* pr«'-”t't niov”in<‘nt ;tn«l was
th,- wtiik.-r in brhi;:ing the <l<‘b*gates
tog<'t)i'T '■*' w< H as directing’ the work of
Reformatory Movement Started.
'I". . j:.i>\ m.'in J..r ri f'irmatory for
v. u'i'i i| c ridnals in Georgia was enthu-
Dr. I..ii drum p.iichcd the keynote. He
' was on tii'- programme to deliver an ad
i ilri.- on iliis (|tn I'.'in ami his plea, force
' fid u.l logi'-.il. aroused th' delegates to
( put forth tii utmost rnil*':ivor to establish
of the • kl Soldit rs’ hom<,
i which is to be su'd at public outcry April
! lit < is wine tin' philanthropic workers
appointed to
j make is gr.'-it an effort as is possible to
) The < "inmittee is composed of Mr Aaron
Haa l:atrman Judge H<.ward Van Epps,
Mi A 1 > Adair, Mr. George Muse and
Mt ■ Hi. I>. ■■ rs Black
Dr. I. rieirum r.a\o many arguments why
i tii' m. tution •■hould lie. built and con-
I rinei'i tbos. who heard him. lie con
■ dei in : . pr, >, nt system which, ho said,
lie wm-'t for youthful criminals that
I could exist.
FLANAGAN GETS A NEW TRIAL.
Supreme Court Finds Error in Judge
Candler’s Charge to the Jury.
Edward i'. J’lanagan, the slayer of
G ■■ .' A ■■■ and Miss Ruth
Slack, lias been grunted a new trial
by tho supreme court of the state. The
l-'l.i un.-'an Is n, ,v in Fulton county jail,
when h" was transferred from Decatur
I ,r . ife k( . i ing, as it was feared that the
favor.il’le di ' .sion might precipitate a
lynching. Still appearing to be the crazy
coward which lie has all along been since
j the commission of th® double murder, he (
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Several boats w-re find on today,
them
Penn ront
~ , ; i, in hrs room the Vexas w'hen I
bullet, crashed through the woodwork!
I grazed ids lie.id and ::iatt''r'd til"
Into a hundred ■ ■ i’lireo other bull ts
pass' d through the Virginal s . abin and It
was good luck that some of the many pas
sengers nr crew wore not killed or wounded.
The Pittsburg towboat Sam (’lark was
riddled with bullet.- . nd wli.-n she n a< lied
this port had the appr irance of i Mis
sissippi blockade runner in the late war.
She had been stria k by bullets In I'.irty
eight places, but miraculously none ot’ her
crow were injured.
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