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HOUSE VOTES FOR
NICARAGUA CANAL
The Hepburn Measure Finds
Only Thirty-Five Nega
tive Votes
JOE CANNON VS HEPBURN
Th® Two Leaders Engaged in a Very
Sensational Passage in Which
the Lie Was Passed.
Trouble Smooth-
ed Over.
By Jos: Ohl.
Wa«hlngton. May I—(Special )-W!th
but thirty-five votes In the negative the
h«u<o this afternoon passed the Hepburn
canal bill ax It had been amende,! by the
committee. Before that there was a
contest over the most Important of these
amendments, which was the one striking
out the fortifications provisions as it ap
j-cared In the original bill and Instead of
the word •■fortifications" Inserting the
words ••provisions for defense." This
was the reai fight of the day.
Mr. Adaaseon. of Georgia. and Mr.
Shackelfonl. of Missouri made a minority
report against this particular amendment
and most of the debate was directed to
ward this feature of the bill. When It
came to the final roll call it developed
that most of those who were opposed to
any bill at all supported the committee
amendment.
While the vote was not strictly on party
lines most of the democrats stood by
Messrs. Adamson and Shackelford In fa
vor of fortifications. They were beaten,
however, by an even fifty votes. lhe
committee amendment being adopted by
a vote of IM to lv4. The question then
r>-currinK on the passage of the bill a»
am«-ndc>l the vote was 2X5 to 35.
So the bin has .passed the first stage
of legislation. Senator Morgan and other
promoters of the legislation believe that
this is the most Important step, because
they have all the time doubled that the
administration forces would allow con
sideration of the bill by the bouse. The
senate committee *lll at once take up
this i-11l and submit a favorable report
upon it. They will do all In their power
to secure its |>assage al this session of
congress and Senator Morgan at * least
see-ms confident vt ability to pass it
through the senate. This is. however, ev
il emely doubtful.
It the republican leaders are able
to pull through their present pro
gramme of an early adjournment —
that is, an adjournment before the
date of the republican national con
vention —then there is little chance
for this or any other legislation ex
cept the appropriation bill and per
haps a few pet measures.
If they ar-- unable to put through this
early closing programme, however, there
mar be another month of the session and
!n that CM this bill will stand a fair
chance of passage. At times the debate
today dev loped Into personal and acri
monious clashes. Colon, I Hepburn and
J.«e Cannon clashed as th.-y often do, and
this time tile lowan shoved the stllleto
of his invective deep into the quivering
fi«sh of his Illinois brother. It furnished
a sensational episode ax also did the clash
l>etw,-en Gaines of Tennessee, and Mann
of Illinois
A Very Dramatic Affair.
Mr. Cannon, chairman of the appropria
tions rommltliv. and Mr. Burton. of
Ohio. • hairman of the river and harbors
committee, made a game fight to stall off
action at this session, but their appeals
were in vain and the members r—!e rough
shod over all their arguments and pro
tests. Much excitement reign,-,! through
th,- day and several times bitter words
were Used. The excite ni-nt reach-1 Its
climax tn a highly dramatic scene between
Mr. 11, pburo and Mr Cannon, when th<
former used the »--r-l "11,-" and "Uar"
n- he nounced the district chairman of
the committee f,»r attempting to “dis
honor him." The house was in riotous
confusion during the quarrel. Members
crowded th,- aisle® and the situation at
on,- time was so threatening that Mr.
M he:i«-r. of Kentucky. deni--era t. sought
to pour oil on the waters by raising a
point of order. But he was not upheld and
the two irate members carried their war
to the very hilt. There was a show of
pcac, at the close of th,- Incident, but th,,
feeling between the two men ran so high
t1v.,1 th,- mutual retractions with which
incidents generally end wen- but the
cloaks for the k,s nest and most cutting
sarcasm. Th,- bill as it passed lhe house
U as follows:
It— it enacted, etc., That the president of the
frat-•! states b>. and Is h. r»-l-y. auth-utz,-!
t., a ,ulr» ln,n th. slates of Ousts Kiea and
Nicaragua, fi-r and in behalf of the I'nite-I
>*•••-. . ..ntr»i suck i-.ruon of t,rrtt-.ry
i.h-ngtng to Omta Rica an-l Nicaragua
as may be desirable an-l ne<-a-sssry. on which
to •z- aval,-, construct and project a canal of
»u-T .|--|-th and »'a|s*.-|tjr as will he suffirioat
f-< th— ni-0.-ni.nia. ~f il:l;«s of the greatest
•mass* and draft now in u.— . Rom a point
n-ar Urvytowau on th* <’.»rll-t»an sen. via
Lake XI .iraima. to Itreto. on the I-art Ik
u-e.m. an*l such sum as may la- n--,-scary to
■•-* Hl. .u-h C-alr-4 Is hereby als-r.weiat—«
out of any ru-in-y in the treasury not otfier-
Sn-ti-.i ( 1 That *h-n the president htt sc
cur.l full c-ntr-'l over the territory In r,-e
--t|.-n I referred to. he shall Uirt-et lhe H"O
--tary of war to excavate an-l construct a ■•anal
and waterway fr-un a point -»n th-- sl.orv ««f
th- Caribbean sea. near tireytow, byway ,-f
Lak- Nl- aragua. to a point near fceto, >n the
J*arifi«‘ an. Su«h --anal shall l-e of s-iifi-
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Address, SWIFT SPECIFIC COMPANY, ATLANTA, 6A.
MraT.W Lee. Mont
gomery. Ala_ writes:
' Several years ago I ,
was tuoeuLt'.ed with
p-j-w-.n by a diw-a-ed
n-ir'e. who infected
my tntnr. and for cis
k-ce years I differed
■nt-Id misery. Mr
body was rovrrrd wttn
sores and ulcers Sev
eral physicians treated
me. tni all to no pt»r
--po-c The mercury and
potash they gave me
■remed to a<id fuel to
the awful Same which
was devouring me.
Friends advised me io
tryS S.S. Ihegantak
ing it and improved
from the start and a
Complete aed perfect
Cure wu the result.”
clent capacity and depth as that is inav l-r
use-! by vessels of the largest tonnage and
greatest depth now tn use. and eh til be sup
plied with all necessary locks an! other ap
pliances to meet the necessities ,-f v««s-is
passing from tlreytown to Brcto; nn-l the sec
retary of war shall also construct such safe
an-l <-onitno.il.>us harbors at the tormina of
said canal, and such provision lor d reuse, as
may l-e necessary for the safely and protec
tion of aai-1 canal and harbor*.
Sec. X That the preddent shall ca-isa such
surveys as may l-e necessary t-T ail I canal
and harbors, an-l In the c instruct! >n ot the
same shall employ such persons as be may
d«---tn necessary.
Sec. 4-That In the excavation an-l c instruc
tion of said cannl the San Juan river and
Nicaragua, or such parts of each as may
b,- made available, shall l-e use I.
Sec X—That In any negotiations with the
states of t'osta Klea or Nicaragua the presi
dent may have, the president Is authorized to
guarantee to said states the use rs sat . -anal
an-l harbors. upon such terms as may be
agreed upon, for all vessels owt.—i by said
states or l-y citizens thereof. , „ , .
See. 6. That the sum of 110.0’ .601 is hete
by ai-proi-rlat-sl. out of any money In the
treasure not otherwise nppro|-riat-*l. tcwatJ
the pro’j.s-t herein contemplated, and m sec
retary of war is further hereby aul-t- t z- I •<»
enter Into a contract or contracts or n. ti- -
rials an-l work that may be
for the t-r»-i»-r excavatl-n. ~-nstiu- .i-.n. • ».-i
pletion and def-ttM- of s-ld canal. I- -• laid
for as appropriations may from tlm« to tim
lw £re‘f!.r made, not to .kceed In the ug
irr* $! 40 000.000
Mr M.-Culloch. of Arkanaan. offered an
amendnu.tt to insert the word* fornfV;
gnrrlson.” le’w.vn the w. nls “construct
and “defend." ,
Here occurred the sensational scone oe
tw,-n Messrs. Cannon an-l Hepburn. Mr.
Cannon rose anti res-'nle.i son-,' rcmaiKs
made last night by Mr.
Ing his (Cannon’sl sincerity. Mr. tannon
stM-ke und« r excitement, saying he h-‘'*
just read Mr Hepburn’s attack upon him.
lie rex-idled an intimal ion that had conic
to him of which he had not
t.-rdav th.-i- those who were Vi, . cunxl’
fhl<s bill WfF<* <b»1lllT So till- C.lllxll.
Yet he said h - had a -ifi*'“ J Mr.
of any Filch int« nt!<«u. I • wliiy he rran, ‘{ |
stated’ that Mr. Hepburns nemo had
In-on conn, ct< u with Hie rumor.
"Who v. ts he author >f the F’ ,nl ” r .-
asked Mr. Heplstrn. jumping to his f«t.
"A newsp.ap.-r nmn. replied Mr. <an
Bon. "I do not know b-.s name.
Cannon Makes His Attack.
Continuing an-l speaking with great de
liberation. Mr. Cannon said he would have
been satisfied with the uequlttid he gave
Mr. Hepburn yeeterday had not his
"doubts been r.rouse,!."
"My observation." paid he. “is (hat
when a man is willing to challenge the
sincerity of another it Is lie-tuse he is
turning the glass inward upn- h-ms-li
1 do not rise to justify my own rei-ututlo:i
for sincerity. I'pon my record of twenty
five years In public life 1 will stand or
fall."
The excitement grew ns Mr. Cannon
proceeded. Mr. Hepburn’s face was white
and his words came In a |»-rfe--t torrent
when lie replied. He thought it entirely
he said, that gome one whose
name could not be recalled was lying
about the capitol in lie int<-rest of their
p« t pr -j«x ts. Interest In Mr. Cannon *
own city of Chk-ajje. he -l-clar -d. wen
trying to sell things to lhe government
ami he thought it altogether likely that
tl:e Panama Canal Company might be try
ing to defeat this bill.
"I kn--w no man cc-nnccted with the
Panama Canal C -mpuny." cried Mr. Can
non, 11,-tvely. "Can the gentleman say as
much?"
“Y,*s. except that they have appeared
before my committee," replied Mr. Hep
burn. who. continuing, appealed to the
record for confirmation of what h, bad
said ai-oul Mr. Cannon.
"Now. Mr. Chairman." contlnue-l Mr.
Hepburn, "for what I s tl-1 --f th;- gejitl-*-
man 1 api-eal to th,- record, and I say
that ,-n ad ocx-asdons where he has had
an opportunity <-y insolent lnterl-ren-'e.
he has attempted to stop the progress
of this great work.
Twice in the last five years his
committee that never gave a word of
attention or study on the subject has
intervened and have secured a diver
gence. have stopped the project un
der the pretense of more information,
the same plea made then that was
being made here yesterday. I ap
peal to the record, nothing more than
that.
"I say this to him. if he means to fa
ther It. thin th-- man that said that I was
not in good faith, that I had any otl;--r
punx-so than th.it of securing -it tin'
earliest moment that canal that would
in--Ft nem-fit us. I say that he ile-l. an-l if
It was pari la men tar v to do It. i wotihl
taiy th.* man that attempted t.. give cur
rency to It by Its repetition here was a
liar. That Is al! I desire t<- say about it."
ijuick as a flash Mr. Cannon asked Mr.
Hepburn t< r,-tM-at his st.it,*n ent. By
this th.ie the house was in a wild state,
of excit«-ment ami confusion an-] Mr.
\Vh--< i,-r. of Kentucky. utt,-mpt<-d to -- ill
th-- genth-nutn to -.r-I-r. but the chair
sal-1 he had heard nothing unp-rliam-nt-
ary and Mr. Hepburn t-mc-e-l- -I.
"I say If the geip|<-min attempted to
give enmney to th-- st.it-m-nt In- di-1
ire a gr--ss inlusti--,- bv making su. h an
umlerhan kd Imputation.**
Trying To Muddy the Water.
Mr. Cannon, with tbished fare, declare,]
that Mr llvpiiurn was adopting the tac
tics of th-* cuttlefish. “He s,x-ks to mud
dy the water ami swim away."
"I am not sc-k’n.? to -middy the
waters, retorted Mr. Hepburn, passion
ately. “I *ni n-sponsible for what I say
to the gentleman. He tried to dishonor
me. an-l 1 r, sent it."
Mr. Cannon protected that he had done
nothing of the kind; he had treated tho
gentleman from lowa with groat resp,-ct
and had himself been assailed without
provocation. He would dismiss the whole
sebje-l, believing Mr. Hepburn’s violent
remarks w« re duo to his tenip-r rm! not
to his calm judgment. Here the matter
ended.
But snon after another scene occurred
when Mr. Caines, of Tennessee, took ex
ception to a personal allusi m f ad,- to
him by Mr. Mann, of Illinois. After
reading from tne record Mr. Mann’ti
rtatem-nt. Mr. Gaines, with great ve
hemence, deciare-l that the man who had
uttered the words was “devoid of ccm
m-iii decency, courtesy an-l gentility.”
The Illinois member ha 1 t-d-l him, Mr.
Gaines said, that he had come from th<-
south an-l was a southern man. an-l he
thanked God that he was l/dzi miles re
moved from contact witli the south.
.Mr. Mann came down the aisle as Mr
Gaines concluded, an-l In sarcastic tones
saal:
"Mr. Chairman, If the remarks came
from any other m- fnli-r than the gen
tleman from Tennesuee, they would un-
TILE WEEKLY CONSTITUTION: ATLANTA, GA., MONDAY, MAY 7, 19bv.
nerve reply, but from him, they need no
answer."
As Mr. Mann turned bls back, Mr.
Gaines raised his right hand menacingly
and exclaimed, amid the confusion and
laughter:
"1 want to say that 1 am responsible for
every word 1 say.”
After further discussion r. vote was tak
en on th,- pending amendment, ai d it was
defeated 66 to 114.
Another amendment bv Mr. Burton, ot
Ohio, striking out the word "Greytown.’
was defeated 14 to W.
The bill was then reported to the house.
Mr. Adamson, of Georgia, demanded a
s- parale vote upon the committee amend
ment -übstituting the words • v ovislons
for def,.use" in place of "fortifications for
defense.” The vote was taken by ayes
and noes. The committee amendment
was adopted 154 to 104.
The Bill Is Passed.
Mr. Burton then moved to recommit the
bill to the interstate commerce commu
te'. with Instructions to report back
forthwith a substitute authorizing the
president to secure control of the strip
of territory, connecting the two oceans
for the construction of a canal and au
thorizing the construction of such a ca
nal at a cost not to exceed JHO.fIW.OTO. The
motion was defeated 52 to 171.
Mr. Burton demanded the ayes and noes
but could not get a second for his de
man 1. The vote then came upon the
final passage of the bill. _
The bill was passcd-225 to X-. Tim an
nouncement was received with a .
wind of applause. The names of those
members who voted nay follow •
A- lu-ri >n. Adams. Burton, < annon. t ap
ron. Clark, of Missouri . < ooney • '«*
herd. <’OX, Halzell. Pearmond, Henn,.
liougherty, Fleming. Fletcher <• as or.
Gillett, of Massachusetts; Graham. Hit t
King. I.iwr- nee, Lester. b .A’. 1 ! J’
Uttletiel I. M- Call. Neville. Kb- a, »! K< n
tucky; Itucker. Shafroth. Sprague bt, w
art of Wls- onsin; Talbot. I hayer, \ an
dlver 35. At 5:» p. m. the house ad
journed.
Sundry Civil Bill Passed.
Washington. May 5 -The house today
passed the sundry civil bill. It carries
slightly more than st-1.500.< 1 00, about $lO.-
(NMl.fiW more than any previous sundtj
civil bill. The general deficiency and mil
itary academv appropriation bills are now
t th,- only general supply bills unacted tip
lon by the hou«e. < acre was a protracted
contest over several propositions to buy
140 acres juldltional for the St. Elizabeth
In-c.-ne asylum at 31,'MJO an acre, but < very
proposition was defeated. lhe senate
amendm<-n , « to the army appropriation
bill wife disagreed to by the nouse. an-l
the bill was :--nt to conference. Notice
was given that the Peterson-Crawford
contested election case would be called
up on Wednesday next. Al 4:2V p. m the
house adjourned.
WANTS TO IMPORT LACEMAKERS
i Faith Healer Will Introduce a New
Industry.
Washington. April 30.-John Alexander
Bowie, the w--11-known f.dtli healer, of t’hlcago.
and the “g- n- ral overs-s-r of the Christian Cath
olic - h.in h,” was at tho treasury department
t-'-lay an<l had a conference w-ith Secretary
i Gag,-. lie stated that he had recently pur
chased at Nottingham. England, live machines
for making Nottingham lace, as well as other
n-cssary mai-hlm-ry. which he would set up
near Waukegan. Wla. He also had engaged
under contract twenty exi>ert« in lace making
- an-l his puri-os,- In seeing the treasury officials
i was Io learn whether there would be any legal
, ohj,etl--ns to th Ir <•• mlng Into the country. He
I was informed l-y the secretar, that the con-
I tract labor laws of th- t’nlted States made
H|H*ctn< exception In the case* of workmen to
Is- employed in an industry new t » this country,
an-l I.s iace making tin ’.ouhtedly was a new
industry here, then- c--uld I- ■ no < bjeetlon to
lit- bringing over the men he had engaged. Dr.
Ihiwl. tated that he ha.l 20.000 acres of land
n- ;r W aukegan wit, re his lace plant would be
establish- I forth.- Im netlt of 'he members < f
I ls chur-'h community, an I he expected to make
i the enterprise very profitable.
JURY HAD BEER AND WHISKY.
1 Charge Made in a Motion for a New
Trial.
1 Columbia. S. May I -(Spoclal)—Thcro
I was a . lation 1-- • tod ty when William
■ 11. i.yl-- \ c-uiis j for tile Columbia, New-
I berry ir.«l Ixturcm, railroad, mov.nl for a
, now trial lit the case where a jury h ul
I just found bgainst the railroad S7.'MW <lam
-1 ages for Ir.jury to a woman’s leg, on the
I ground that the jury had been tamper, <1
with. Mr. Lyles, who is one of the lead
ing lauy.ts in the state, submitted an
affidavit that during th • night the jury
was In the courthouse; others besides tip,
, jury were in tho jttryreom. and that the
| jurors were supplied with whisky and
| Iwer. Tlie judge appoint,-d as; e -ial mas-
I t.-r to t ike. estimony in the ease. A
’ prominent I’olitmida business man was
foreman of the jury.
-•
CZAR WITHOUT AN ESCORT.
Russian Ruler Does Away with Po
lice Protection.
Iztndon. May 5. A special dispatch from
1 St. Petersburg says that advices re,-,-ived
from Moscow state that tile czar has or
dered the chief of p dice to cease ail
extra -rdinary precautions for his safety,
saying:
"I have .- me to see my people, pot the
| police of Moscow."
During his stay at Moscow the czar
■ has gone about In an open carriage, with
out and - i-ort an-l without the streets be-
: ing cleared for nls passage.
Petition in Bankruptcy.
N.-w York. May 6.—Faster del Plnaro,
I doing business as a rlgar manufacturer
. In this city and Key West. Fla., formerly
a member of the firm of 1 ><■) Plnaro Ac
Son. filed a petit! -n In bankruptcy today.
I Liabilities in this city and Florida,' Jlxs.LO;
| no assets.
Lee a Member of Clark Post.
Indianapolis. Ind.. May 4.—Geneal Fltz
! httgh L- e was tonight admitted a member
of Frank S. Clark Post of tin- Veterans
I of the Spanish-American war. The appll-
■ « ition wax made several weeks ago. All
| the nt- tubers were in Porto R co, Cuba or
, the Philippines during tho war.
Negro Lynched at iLberty, Mo.
Liberty. Mo., May 2. —H.-nry Darley, a
negro, was lynch.--] m the courthouse
ya-.l here just before midnight tonight by
1 a mob of marked men The negro was
, - .large,l with having brutally assaulted
I M ss Vara Armstrong, a hot--l waitress at
- Excelsior Springs. The mob came from
1 Ex.-elsior Springs on horseback.
ARMY WILL NOW BE
FULLY REORGANIZED
Commanding Officer of the
Forces Is To Be a Lieu
tenant General
STAFF PLAN IS CHANGED
Corps of Cadets at West Point Is
Increased by One Hundred
Students —Other Fea
tures Are Quite
New.
Washington, May 4 —Today’s session of
the senate was rendered especially nota
ble by the passage, after a debate lasting
only three hours, of th.- army reorganiza
tion bill. In military circles the measure
is regarded as one of th-- most important
of the present session. It practically rev
olutionizes the present system of perma
nent appointments in certain staff corp 3
to one of detail by a gradual process, as
the officers now in those corps go out ot
active service. As vacancies occur in de
partments of the adjutant general, the
Inspector general, quartermaster general
and commissary general they are to be
tilled by details from the line, the details
to be temporary and not exceeding four
years.
The n.-w system is not applied to the
corps of engineers, medical department,
pay department nor judge advocate gen
eral’s department. Th,- bill discontinues
the regimental organization of the artil
lery and establishes an artillery corps of
two branches, viz, J2S batteries of coast
artidery and IS batteries of field artillery,
with a total of 17.44 S men.
Tho bill provides for an increase of 100
In the corps of cadets al West Point,
two at large from each state and ten
more to the present number of twenty
from the l’nite.l States at large. Iwo of
the most important provisions of the bdl
are those raising the rank of the com
manding general of the army to that of
lieutenant general and that of the ’n
cunibency of the present adjutant gen
eral, General Corbin. The president is
empower,-•! to place on the retired list
any officer who has been suspended from
duty by sentence of court martial, or by
executive order in mitigation of such
sentence, for a period extending to or
within one y- ar of the time of his com
pulsory retirement for age. This is well
understood to upp yto Commissary -n
--eral Egan.
The amendment creating a veterinary
corps lor the army consisting of a cap
tain and thirty-five other commanding
officers was attached to the bill after a
spirited debate, the amendment being
adopted by a vote of 25 to 23. The forti
fications bill carrying about $7,500.‘X» was
passed.
Mr. Wolcott gave notice that lie would
cad up the postoffice bill on the 16th in
stant Mr. Teller .ave notice that he
would call tip tho resolution expressing
sympathy for the Boers after routine
business tomorrow. The army reorgani
zation blli was then taken up.
Mr. Tillman m ived that th? fifteenth
section of the measure be amended so
as to road as follows:'
"That the senior major general com
manding the army shall have the rank,
pay- an-l allowance of a lieutenant genera!
an-l his personal staff shall jjave the
rank, pay and allowances authorized for
the staff of a lieutenant genera .”
The amendment proposed by Mr. Tl’l
m in had the effect of striking out the
provision making the section apply only
to Genera! Mlles, the presen c-mmand'r
of the army. It was agreed to.
Mr. Berry, of Arkansas, moved to strike
out the section as amended.
Mr. Bate, of Tennessee, also objected
to the increase of rank and tendency to
incri-ase the strength of the army.
Mr. Sewell pointed out that the confed
eracy had nineteen lieutenant generals
an-l eight full generals, and said that any
union armv of our present strength should
have two lieutenant generals ami one full
''riu- inotlon was defeated—B to 41—as fol
lows:
Yeas—Bate. Berry. Butler. Clay. Cul
bei-i-11. Kenney. Money. Vest—B.
Nays Allison. Bacon, Baker. Bar-1.
Burrow.' <’handler. Cockrell, Davis, l>e
bo.- Elkins. Fairbanks. Foraker. Foster,
Fry,-. Gallinger. Gear. Hale, Hansbrough.
Harris I law by. Hoar, Jones ot Neva,la,
K-an Kvle. Lin-Isay. Ixwlge, McComas,
Mason Nelson. I’erkins, Pettigrew. Pet
tus. I’latt <’f Connecticut. Proctor,
Quarles Rawlins Hoss, Sewell, Shoup.
Simon. Stewart, Teller, Wellington. Wol
cott -44.
Mx Kenny, of Delaware, offered an
am-'n-lment creating a v-'terinary corps
an-l strongly advocated its adoption.
Mr. Proctor presented a letter from
the secretary of war strongly against the
amendment. The amendment was agreed
to—2s to 23.
Mr. Sewell off- re-1 an amendment, which
was agreed to, providing for one chaplain
for each cavalry regiment with the rank,
pay and allowance of captain mounted,
and one for each infantry regiment with
Hie rank, pay anil allowances of a captain
of tufuniry. Provided, that the office of
post chaplain. I nited States army, is
abolished and the officers now holding
commissions as chaplain shall lie assign
ed to regiment. It also requires chaplains
to lie at least thirty-five years old, and
to establish fitness.
The bill as amended was reported to the
senate, tile amendments were agreed to
and the bill was passed without division.
Mr. I’erkins then called up the fortifi
cations appropriation bill, and it was
read for am-'n-lment. As reported, it
carries $7,733.62?. an increase of $640,140
over the amount passed by the house.
Tlie eon mittee amendnients were agreed
to. An amendment off- red by Mr. Kean
authorizing proportional payments tor
pneumatic dynamite guns, carriages anil
ammunition was agreed to.
The bill as amended was passed.
A bill was passed appropriating SSO,(iOO
for the purchase of a site and erection
of a public bull-ling at Durham. N. C.
MAY ADJOURN EARLY IN JUNE.
Republican Caucus Committee De
cides ou Ordter of Business.
Washington. April The republican
caucus committee on order of business of
the senate decided t-slay to recommend
that tho army reorganization bill be
taken up aft< r the Alaskan code bill is
disposed of. Disposition was manifest to
have tho Alaskan bill pressed as speedily
as possible in order to get it ant of the
way of the appropriation bills. The com
mittee war. unanimously of the - pinion
that i-ongr-ss should a-l journ as early in
June as tile supply bills could be noted
uiM-ii and there was no dissent from the
opinion that this r-sult would he accom
plished -luring lhe drst half of the month.
The I’hilioplne bill will be kept on lhe
calendar with the. intention of pissing it.
but no deelsi n was rea hod to take up
either th" ; hipping bill or the Nicaraguan
-anal bill. The latter measure was dis
ciiss-'-’i at some length, but some unwill
ingness was express-'d to its passage un
til the I’layton-Bulwer treaty could be
disposed of and right of way acquired for
the canal.
Dupuy DeLome Goes to Italy.
Madrid. May I.—M. Dupuy de Ix>mo, the
former Spanish minist-'r at Washington,
has been appointed ambassador to Italy.
THE BRITISH FEAR
BOER SURPRISES
Advance Is Made With the
Greatest Care and Un
usual Caution
BOERS FALL BACK SLOW
Fifty Thousand Soldiers Are Now
Spread Out on the Line of
Advance and Are Moving
on to Pretoria
Sliwly.
London, May 4.—lt is announced
that the British have captured Brand
fort.
Brandfort, Tuesday Morning, May
3.—Brandfort was captured by a com
bined movement of Colonel Tucker’s
and General Pole-Carew’s divisions
on the east and center, and General
Hutton’s mounted infantry on the
west. The British surprised the
Boers, who retreated hastily. Four
thousand of the enemy moved here
yesterday evening in order to oppose
our advance. Colonel Tucker’s ar
tillery had a sharp duel with the en
emy's guns and put two of them out
of action.
Ix>nJ'>n. May 4.—4:13 a. m —Genera!
Broa-lwoo-l’s cavalry brigade han reached
Isabelfonteln, twenty-eight miles north of
Thabati< hu. General lan Hamilton I.s
Bivouacking at Jncobsruhl, fifteen miles
north of Thabanchu. General Tucker’s
division is moving eastward from Karee
siding. The divisions of General French
and Genera! Run,lie are In and near Tha
banchu. Thus Lord Roberta has o’,o<K>
men operating clear of the railway along
a. front of forty miles. He Is advanc
ing slowly with some successes, but noth
ing decisive. Yet in all points of con
ee itratlon, the Boers appear In force suffi
cient to comp- 1 the British to proceed
with caution. Their wide front in a rug
ged country makes turning movements
off-hand diilleult.
The Boers. Mr. Winston Churchill says,
have enormous her,ls of cattle and flocks
of sheep gathered in the southeast. These
they are driving northward.
Observers at headquarters In Bloemfon
tein seem to think that the Boers are pre
paring to evacuate Brandfort and Lady
brand. The Boers still holding Thaban
chu district are estimated at 4,000. They
have among their guns a forty-pounder,
one correspondent, wiring from 810-'m
fontetn, Wednesday, at 11:55 p. m.. said
the British hoped to cut off the whole
commando.
The corn spondents at Kimberley have
be- n forbidden to communicate for sev
eral -lays, tlie deduction being that a for
ward nw-vement is under way there, lhe
Boers in Natal are restless. Two hun
dred crossed Sundays river Wednesday
ami tried to engage Hie British -mtposts
Th.' Bloemfontein corr- spondent of ’l-ie
Standard, telegraphing. May 2d. says:
•1 h ive just ridden hither from Tha
banchu. along Hie line of our advance
. ast of Bloemfontein. The distance is
luilv forty miles, and yet almost every
point of con< vnti uliun is contested by the
“General Rundle, with the Eighth di
vision. is posted on our right Hank with
orders to guard a strong and boldly out
lined frontal position in a country of a
decidedly ditticult nature. I here the
Boers have uosted a number of guns of
superior weight ami range to our own.
However they show no disposition to do
mon- than keep in touch with us and to
iiarrass our advance.
"Further to the west General lan Ham
ilton with his division of mounted in
fanDv is pressing northward encounter
ing only a desultory lire. The Highland
ini’ga-lc', from Valkrantz, has be-n en
gaged while General Tucker, command
ing th-- Seventh division, has moved east
ward from Karev Siding and has returned
south, followed by the Boers.
Nevertheless the cavalry, owing to
the gr-at numbers of the enemy, have
hti-ii prevented from completing the
m-.vement that was intended to encircle
th.' Boers on the march to Bradfort;
am! the enetny is now prepared to offer
stubborn opposition on an entrench I
hill to the southeast of Kroonst id. They
will probably abandon that position as
soon as their stores have been moved
mirth of the \et river.
■'General Tuck- x s attempt to advance
on Bradfort showed the enemy to be
In considerable strength. The Colonial
citvalry were engaged, and they lost
twenty horses while tinder fire from
p.-n-i-oms. The Boers were, however,
driven from their position.
Th,' Daily News has tlie following from
Tnrihanehu. date-1 Wednesday:
"Yesterday’s flanking movement Captain
Towse ami fiftv Gordon Highlanders
w« re surrounded by 250 Boers, who de
manded th-'ir surrender. Captain Towse
ordered his men to fix bayonets and
charge. With a wild cheer the Gordons
rushed at the enemy anil swept them
away with great slaughter. Captain
Towse was blinded in both eyes by the
enemy’s tire an-l throughout behaved
most heroically."
Hamilton Defeated the Boers.
London. May 3-The war office has re
ceived the following report from Lord
Roberts under date of Bloemfontein, May
2d:
“General Hamilton met with consider
able siK'-'css ami drove tlie enemy out of
the strong position th.-y had taken up at
Houtnek with a comparatively small loss
to us. The Boers dispersed in several
directions, mainly to the east and north,
leaving twenty-six prisoners tn our hands,
including one commandant, and sixteen
other wounded men. General Hamilton
is now in camp at Jaeobsdal. As the
men needed rer-t after fighting seven out
of the last ten days, I ordered them to
halt for the -lay. General Broadwood's
brigade of cavalry arrived on the scene
in time to afford valuable assistance by
threatening the enemy’s position. Dur
ing the afternoon General Hamilton was
joined by General Bruce Hamilton's bri
gade of infantry.
“The enemy admit having twelve killed
Suffering Women
JSjjL
Do you want to be
cure-1? If so, remem
ber that Dr. Tucker
has had 25 years ex
perience in treating
such eases as yours.
He has in that time
cured thousands, many
of whom had given
up in despair. He
cured them by home
treatment and at a *
very small cost. If
you' suffer with mis-
placement, irregulari-
ty. bearing down pains, pains In lower
bowels, back ami hips, cold feet, smoth
ering sensation, palpitation of the heart,
pains in chest, shortness of breath, bloat
ing about the body, especially face and
lower extremities, dizziness In head. choK
ing sensation, sleeplessness, nervous fears
indigestion and constipation, you should
lose no time in having expert treatment.
Write Dr. Tucker at once. He will tell
you honestly what can be done for you.
He will not take your money for nothing.
Now. don’t give up. but make another
effort. If you give Dr. Tucker a trial it
will not be in vain. Advice perfectly free.
DR. TUCKER.
16 and IS Broad St., Atlanta, G*.
A GALLANT SOLDIER.
Suffered from
Indigestion and f
Catarrhal
Biliousness. .
Cured by
Peruna.
- -
COLONEL GEORGE A. ARMES, IT. S. A. (Retired.)
Major George Armes, F. S. A., ret ire-1, of Washington, D. . has one of
the m >st interesting ami romantic histories, which, briefly state-1, is as follows:
At the age of sev-'iiteen he was wounded while guiding a union raid. At eight
een he was congratulated publicly by Lincoln, an-l at twenty was made brevet
major for gallantry. At twenty-two he stamix-r-'-i a horde of Indians. At
twenty-three was breveted lieutenant colonel. At the age ,-f twenty-five he be
came a victim of official p- rsventlon. At the age of fifty h“ was a millionaire
through his success in the real estate business in the city of Washington, D. <’.
At he age of fifty-five he heads an expedition to the Transvaal. In a recent
letter written to The Peruna Medicine Company. Columbus. Ohio, he says:
•• Peruna cured me of Indigestion and Biliousness and I con
tinued to take it and have found it an excellent tonic.
George A. Armes, U. S. A.”
Major J. M Liddell, major of tho Fifth 1
Immunes, recently ordered to the Philip- '
pines. and well 1
known in Mississip
pi. .rites: “I have
used Peruna for
years an-l I know of
no better medicine
on the market. It
should be used in ■
every household, i
As a cure for ca- j
tarrh I know. «»f
nothing better.”
Catarrh of the I
stomach causes a 1
condition known as
dyspepsia or indi
gestion. It usually i
t A?
Malor Tdddell.
results from catarrh in the throat, but
sometimes occurs in people who have
never had catarrh elsewhere. Tlie syinp- 1
toms of dyspepsia are liver complaint, !
biliousness, sour stomach. wat< r-brash, 1
bloating after eating, constipation, piles. 1
and forty wounded yesterday. Among
the former was Lieutenant Gunther, a
German officer, and belonging to the Fif
ty-fifth regiment, and among the laT-r
was Maximoff. the Russian commander
’of the foreign legion. Twenty of the
tlfty-two ot the enemy’s casualties -<<-
' curre-l among the members of that legion.
! Two Frenchmen were among tn-- killed.
“General Hamilton spe iks in high terms
i of the good service performed l-y the
Eighth Hussars under Colonel Clowes,
E and ma-1- up into a regiment of lancers
which came Into General Broailw-->-1 s
brigade an-l assisted in making inc Boers
va-ate their position. The final str -ke
-of the enemy's route was given by the
! Gordons ami two companies of Hie Slir.-p
--shire Light infantry, who cheered loud
ly when they got within 2UO cards <'f the
i position. Kitehener’H horse is also spok
| en of in terms of praise.”
Advices from Pretoria Give Details
Pretoria, May 2.—An official far bulle
j tin issued here, reports that on April
i 28th the federals captured nine prisoners
' and ten horses eastward of Thabanchu
! and that on April 30th a British mount
[ ed corps app-cired near Brandiort. I lie
federals attacked them on two sides ami
I the British retired. Two f-'derals were
wounded and eleven prisoners were tak-
I en. Another account, semi-official, of this
1 affair says that the Wakkerstroem and
Ermeio commands had a skirmish with
the British near Brandfort. After a sharp
tight eleven prisoners were tak. n and
, nineteen British were left dead <>n the
I field, including Captain Leary lew ot
I the federals were injured lhe *» l '>
I bombardment by the Br.ush
resumed at Fourteen Streams. An Am-r
i lean has been arrested in connection with
i the Begbio explosion.
Boers Have Evacuated Thabanchu.
Thabanchu, Mav 4 -The Boers hue
evacuated Thabanchu hill and are b- aev- d
to be still trekking, though n-- gun His
i she led the camp indiscriminately, beouis
report that some of the Beors retired to
ward Wepener. They bel.ete tb- 1-'" ■-
evacuated the position during the night,
trekking northwardly in Run
General French left today. Gen- .al Run
<l’e U command here, it i> h *
that General Brabant will effect a junc
tion at any moment.
Roberts Reports an Advance.
London, May s.—Lord Roberts reports
to the war office, under date of Bradfort
Miv 4th as follows: “Hamilton advanc
ed todav'at Nealwelket. He was engage.!
with the enemy throughout the march. Io
speaks in terms of praise of the behavior
of the troops, .sp.-cially Broa-lwood s bri
gade of cavalry ami the mounted infan- |
try.”
Boer Guns Silenced.
Warrenton. May 5.-The Boers today
vainly attempted to reach the British f
now gun with their artillery, but some es
the shells fiom the bis Run effectually
silenced them. Natives report that the
Boers were vacating < hristiana. many of
them admitting that the situation is hope
less and apparently tire trekk ng tioin
Klip-lam and Wlndsorton northward.
Fight Their Way Across Vet River.
Vet River, Sunday, Mav 6.—Yesterday
the British after a long march, encounter
ed the Boers holding Vet River, with six
guns, two being of long range. An ar
tillery duel ensued. Meanwhile General
Hutton after a sharp engagement, cross
ed the river on the left just before sunset.
The Boers retreated during the night.
General Pole Carew started at daybreak
yesterday on a nineteen-mile march. He
first came into contact with Boers hold
ing the river at 1 o’clock p. m.. The Brit
ish soon had two batteries in action, and
later they added two naval 9-pounders.
two 4.7 and 5-inch siege guns.
The Boers fired with great accuracy,
and the duel continued unabated with a
terrible din, until sunset, and even later
and. in many cases, low spirits, dizzy
head, sympathetic heart palpitation, pain,
indigestion, and looseness of the bowels.
Peruna is a specific for catarrh of the
stomach.
Many people think that catarrh in con
fined to the head, ami perhaps occasional
cases of catarrh of the stomach. This Is
very far from being the case. Every or
gan, duct ami opening of the body is lined
with mucous membrane and is liable to
catarrh or nflammation. One man has
catarrh of the eyes; another catarrh of
the bronchial tubes; another catarrh of
the kidneys; another catarrh of the blad
der.
A remedy to cure catarrh of these dif
ferent organs must be a remedy that acts
directly on the mucous membranes lin
ing these organs. It must be an interna!
systemic remedy. It is claimed for Pe
runa that it cures catarrh wherever lo
cated.
A book on catarrhal diseases, written
by Dr. Hartman, the compounder of Pe
nina. will be sent free to any address by
The Peruna Medicine Co., Columbus.
Ohio.
| tli. re was desultory firing. It is marvel-
■ <>us that nobody on the British side was
[ injured.
' General Hutton started early to find the
j drift on the west. When this was dis-
I covered it proved to be strongly held and
protected by two guns. The British speed
ily engaged the Boers, who enfiladed the
demounted firing line with a Maxim, but
General Hutton pushed forward his own
pompom and a galloping Maxim and
forced the Boers to leave the river bed.
The encounter was terribly hot. Later
the whole British force crossed the river,
threatening the Boers’ right.
The Boers must have received about the
same time news ot General Hamiltons
i occupation of Winburg.
* About sunset a detachment of twenty-
I six Australians, who had crept unseen
i toward the river bed. found themselves
near a kopje occupied by the Boers. Af
i ter firing tr.ey fixed bayonets and charged,
capturing the kopje. All was done on
their own initiative. Thus night fell.
Early this morning it was discovered that
the whole Boer force had tied.
i General Hutton, during the night, got
two squadrons to blow up the line near
1 Swahtsel.
I The British discovered yesterday at
| every l<o yards along the railway con
i cealed. small packages of high explosives.
The Boers had destroyed three bridges
i over spruits between here and Brandford,
' but in wry case it was possible to make
■ a detour.
Tne Boers appear to be fighting with
; much less spirit. It is reported that they
ar.- commanded by General Lucas Meyer.
The bridge over the Vet river is com
i pletely detroyed.
Gen -ral Hutton captured a Maxim and
' took twelve prisoners.
England Is Watching the Work
London. May 7. 4:10 a. m—Lord Roberts
is making belter progress than any one
had dared to hope and is meeting with
success at ail points. The only news ot
the actual occupation of Winburg is the
incidental reference to it in the dispatch
film Vet river describing General Po«e-
Curew’s operations. but as the latest news
of General Hamilton's operations. dated
Saturday morning, was that he was then
pr« raring to force the difficult passage
over Little Vet river, on the Bloemfoii
ti in-Winburg road, there can be no doubt
that the news of the occupation is ac
curate.
"he Boers, following their customary
practice, had evacuated their positions
. on the Vet river during Saturday night.
As Lord Roberts, advancing along the
railway, and General Hamilton, twenty
I miles to the east, threatened the two
! wings of the Boer forces, it would not
j be surprising to hear that they had also
j evacuated Winburg.
i General Hamilton's advance wtll pre
vent the Boer forces in the direction of
Thaban. hu joining their main army near
■ W in burg.
G* neral Rundle on Saturday had ar-
I rived in pursuit of the Boers seven miles
north of Thabanchu. compelling the Boers
to retire in an easterly direction. A Boer
i account of the cuuture of Brandfort
“The federal forces, although weak in
nrn bers. offered strong resistance, but
I they were forced by the overwhelming
Voice opposed to them to evacuate the
town.”
T cure Varicocele permanently without
operation by a safe, painless, home treat
ment. Call or write. J. Newton Hatha
j way. M. D.. E South Broad street. At
lanta, Ga.
B« the Mwais Bought
The largest boot and uhoe industry la ax
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