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The State of Dade News.
vol. x.
PASSED IN SENATE.
The Long Debated Porto Rican Bill
Goes Through.
BIG FIGHT IN THE SENATE IS OVER.
Only the Comm tee Amendments
Accepted—riason and Foraker Hake
Brilliant Speeches
Washington, I). C., Special.—Tues
day was a notable day in the United
States Senate. It brought to a close
the sharpest and most prolonged debate
upon any measure since those discuss
ed during the memorable “War Con
gress,” two years ago. At 4 o’clock in
the afternoon the votes were begun
upon the Porto Rican tariff and civil
government bill and the pending
amendments., and less than an hour
later the measure, about which there
had been so much contention in and
out of Congress, was passed by a ma
jority of nine, the final vote being 40
to 41. Only committee amendments
were adopted. It has been evident for
some time that the bill would com
mand a majority in the Senate, but
notwithstanding that fact, the interest
in the measure, both of Senators and of
the public, has not flagged an instant.
The galleries were crowded and hun
dreds of people filled the corridors un
able to secure standing room in the
galleries. From 11 o’clock, when the
Senate convened, until the hour when
the voting began, advocates and oppo
nents of the bill brilliantly and elo
quently maintained their convictions,
and the auditors were kept in a state
of constant excitement. The particu
larly notable speeches of the day were
delivered by Mr. Mason, of Illinois, in
opposition to the measure, and by Mr.
Foraker, of Ohio, who replied to a
brief speech by Mr. Wellington, of
Maryland. It was the Ohio Senator's
desire to clear up any misunderstand
ing or misinformation concerning the
bill. Mr. Mason's speech was argumen
tative and amusing by turns, and as it
covered the entire range of the coun
try's duties and responsibilities to
what the Illinois Senator sarcastically
termed “our insular possessions,” it
was very interesting to his hearers.
Just before the Senate adjourned a sen
sational episode occurred, in which Mr.
Wolcott, of Colorado, accused Mr.
Lodge, of Massachusetts, of uttering
that which was “unqualifiedly false.”
The difficulty arose over an effort made
by Mr. Lodge to have the Spooner bill
made the unfinished business. This
involeved the displacement of the Quay
ease, and thefriends of the former
Senator from Pennsylvania made
things exceedingly lively for half an
hour.
Mr. Mason spoke in favor of the reso
lution of Mr. Wellington, which offers
independence to the Filipinos, and
against thie bill proposed by Mr. Spoon
er. of Wisconsin, conferring authority
upon tlhe President to govern the Phil
ippines until Congress should dtiher
wise direct. Incidentally, he opposed
the tariff proposed to ibe placed on
Porto Rican products. He was op
posed to holding the Philippines, “be
cause under the law of nations, w
have no title and never can have com
plete title except ‘by conquest of the in
habitar. is. I do not wish them for
slaves. If we govern them, they must
either he citizen or serf. Whether they
labor as our citizens and equals 'before
the law, or whether they labor as our
political slaves, their labor competes
with the labor of our country, and 1
am opposed to that. I am for expan
sion. I voted for the annexation o!
Hawaii, but would never have sent
Go,ooo men, there to compel them to ac
cept our flag. In other words, I ana
against taking any territory toy con
quest against a friendly people, and
again taking any territory that brings
a cheap class of labor in free and
open competition with the class of men
and women who do the labor in thi•
country.”
He declared that if it was treason to
oppose a war of conquest, to lift un
just taxation, to confer upon a strug
gling people the blessings of liberty, to
protect the laboring mien and women
of this country, then he was guilty.
We said that only by amending the
constitution could a tarff be levied
against the people of the United States
to prevent their trading with the rest
of ttoe United States. “I beg you,” be
appealed, “to count the cost of such an
amendment.”
Fishing Up Cannon.
'Savannah, Ga., Special.—The dredge
Babcock, dredging in the river for the
terminals of the Georgia and Alabama
railway a few days ago, picked up two
old type English cannon, in a man-of
war wreck ft is pulling out nearly op
posite the foot of Bull street. One gun
weighs aibout 1,000 pounds, and the
other about 850 pounds. The vessel is
supposed to have ,beeu sunk at the time
Of the British occupation of the city
and wnen the Frencih allies sailed up
the river to attack them. The dredge
htaa already taken out a num/ber of
cannon. balls and several silver coins
of a date of more than 100 years ago.
THROUGHOUT THE COUNTRY.
The south.
All the coal miners in Indiana struck
Saturday, and all of the Beaver Dam
(Ky.) district will strike (Monday.
Ex-Senator Gibson, of Maryland,
died in Washington City.
It is said Kentucky Democrats have
gone to Indianapolis ito kidnap ex-Sec
retary of State Finley, who is hiding
there.
Savannah naval stores receipts for
the year just closed were 1,386,340
packages, against 1,453,408 for the pre
ceding year.
Steamers between European ports
and New Orleans which used to coal
for the round trip at the former, have
now reversed the proceedure.
Coal operators put no faith in the re
port that Alabama coal to the amount
of 2.000,000 tons has been sold to an
English syndicate at 75 cents a ton at
the mines.
The North.
Cornell again defeated Georgetown
at baseball.
The Illinois negroes lose their case
brought to enforce mixed schools.
The machinists’ strike is ordered off,
but the Cleveland, Ohio, strikers re
fuse to obey the order.
The governor of Indiana sends a re
quisition for a criminal to both of the
governors of Kentucky.
There are 208 entries, including two
women, for the grand American han
dicap pigeon shooting on Long Island
next week.
The woman under arrest in Cincin
nati for poisoning the divorced wife of
C. O. Winold, confesses. It was done
in order that she and Winold might be
married.
The New York World says that Au
gust Belmont and his construction
company will operate the rapid transit^
system.
Michael Donnelly, of New York, an
iron merchant, has filed his petition in
bankruptcy. Inabilities, $119,317; as
sets, $353,010.
Monsignor Thomas R. Morah, Vicar
General of the Cathalic diocese of
Trenton, N. J., and rector of St. Paul’s
church in Princeton, died Sunday of
pneumonia.
Thomas McGregor, a New York boy,
died Sunday from the effects of a blow
received in a friendly boxing bout.
Thomas Nelson, the boy who delivered
the blow-, has been arrested.
Gas escaping from a heater asphyx
iated John Proselle, a clerk, at Buffalo,
N. Y.
Damage from an ice gorge, just
broken in the Raisin River at Monroe,
Mich., is estimated at SBO,OOO.
Michael Fleming, of Chicago, 111.,
set fire to the bed on which his wife
was lying, and she was fatally burned.
Before a large crowd at Ogden,
Utah, on Saturday night, Col. William
J. Bryan spoke on the money question.
He is now at Salt Lake.
Foreign.
News has been received from Mafek
ing up to March 10th. All was then
well,
Oxford suffers a most inglorius de
feat by Cambridge in the annual boat
race.
Lord Roberts sends a telegram of
condolence to Kruger on the death of
Joubert.
The Chinese General, Pana, com
manding the Lu^on,surrenders to Gen
eral Kobbe.
The German government is trying to
make a compromise with the agrarian
party on the meat bill.
The Boers threaten to send the Brit
ish prisoners to Koomatipoort. a fever
pesthole, if their prisoners are sent to
St. Helena.
Germany, in return for granting the
United States the open door in her
Chinese territory, wants the Philip
pine ports open to her trade free of
duty.
Governor Genera! Davis of Porto
Aico says if Porto Rican free trade is
established the isand will have no rev
enues. The Porto Rican American
Tobacco Company is anxious for free
trade.
The Liverpool spring cup of one
thousand sovereigns, was won yester
day at London by Lord Durham’s Os
bach. Sly Fox ridden by tSioane, was
unplaced.
A mail train collided with a freight
train near Alkhan Tchurt. Caucasus,
Sunday. The petroleum tanks ignited
and the engineers of both trains, the
postal clerks and many of the passen
gers perished in the flames.
Miscellaneous.
A daughter was recently born to the
Duchess of York.
Jeffries savs all the prize fighters
are afraid of Fitzsimmons.
The test of the new style turrets of
the Kearsarge proved perfectly satis
factory.
The newly appointed mayors in
many towns of Pcrto Rica want to re
sign. but Dot allowed to do so
TRENTON, GA., APRIL 5. U)00.
A GREAT CAPTURE.
The British Fall Into a Boer Am
busk
BROADWOOD FALLS INTO A TRAP.
He Loses Seven Guns and All His Bag
gage —Casualties 350 Surprised
With Cisastrous Results.
London, (by Cable.—The War Office
reports that Colonel Broadwood lost
seven guns and all his baggage in the
ambush laid for him by the Boers on
Saturday. The casualties numbered
350. The War Office has revelved the
following dispatch from Lord Roberts
dated Bloemfontein, April 1:
“I received new r s late Saturday after
noon from Colonel Broadwood, who
was at Thaba N’Chu, 38 miles east of
here, that information had reached him
(that the enemy was aproaching in
(two forces, from the north and east.
|He stated that if the report proved
jtrue he would retire toward the water
(works, 17 miles near Bloemfontein,
where we had a detachment of mount
ed infantry for the protection of . the
works.
"Broadwood was told in reply that
the Ninth Division, with Martyr's
mounted infantry would march at days.
light today, to support him, and that
if he considered it necessary he could
retire from the water works. He mov
ed there during the night and bivouack
ed. At dawn today he was shelled by
the enemy, who attacked on three
sides. He immediately dispatched two
horse artillery hatteries and Ms bag
gage toward Bloemfontein, covering
some of them with his cavalry. Some
two miles from the water works the
road crosses a deep nullad, or spruit,
in which during the night a force of
Boers had concealed themselves. So
well were they hidden that our leading
scouts passed over the drift without
discovering them, and it was not until
It'he wagons and guns were entering the
drift that the Boers showed them
selves and opened.fire. Many of the
drivers of the artillery horses were im
mediately shot down at short range,
and several of the guns were captured.
The remainder galloped away, covered
by Roberts’ horse, which suffered heav
ily. Meanwhile. Lieutenant Chester
masters, of Rimington’s scouts, found
a passage across the spruit unoccupied
by the enemy, by which the remainder
of Broadway’s force crossed. They re
formed with great steadiness, notwith
standing all that had previously occur
red.
“Broad wood's report., which has just
reached me, and which contains no de
tails, stated) that he bad lo3t seven
guns and all his baggage. He estim
ates all his casualties at about 350, in
cluding 200 missing. Cm hearing this
morning that Broad wood was hard
pressed, I immediately ordered General
French, with two remaining cavalry
brigades to support of the Ninth Di
vision. The latter, after a magnificent
march, arrived on the scene of action
shortly after 2 p. m. Broadwood's force
consisted of the Royal Household Cav
alry, 'the Tenth Hussars, two batteries
of the Royal Horse Artillery, and Pil
cher's battalion of mounted infantry.
The strength of the enemy' is estimated
at from 8,000 to 10,000 with guns, the
number of which is not yet reported.”
4:55 p. m.—The War Office has re
ceived another dispatch from Lord
'Roberts, dated at Bloemfontein, Sun
day, April 1, 8:15 p. m., in which, after
referring to his previous telegram, he
jgives a partial list of the missing Bri
tish officers. Of Q Battery four offi
cers were wounded, two of whom are
[missing. One gunner was killed and
[4O mon-commissioned officers and men
pre wounded or missing. Lord Roberts
(then continues: “In U Battery, all are
{missing except Major Taylor and a
(sergeant major. The two cavalry regi
[mentte did) not suffer so much. A re
port has just come in that the enemy
(has retired towards Ladytorand, leaving
12 wounded officers and some 70 men
•at the water-works. We are now send
ilng an ambulance for them.”
Notes.
At Toledo, 0., a petition was filed by
the Arbucklese asking that a receiver
toe appointed for the Woolson Spice
Company. H. O. Havemeyer controls
the plant.
The New York, Texas and Machias
will leave Pensacola for Bermuda on
Wednesday and will sail from the lat
ter point for Hampton Roads on April
17 th.
A Towel Factory.
Rock Hill, S. C., Special.—Mr. Jno.
C. Harrington who was attracted to
this City through, the agency of the
Commercial club will leave soon for
the north for the purpose of closing up
the deal toy Which Rook Hill will gain
anew industry—a towel factory. Mr.
Harrington has been in this 'business
all bis life and is a practical man. The
goods which his mill will make here
are known as uniion towels, toeing hall
cotton and half linen. The con;net
between Mr. Harrington and the club
calls for the completion of a $50,000
mill toy December 1, 1900. The mill is
to employ mot less than 100 hands of
an average of $1 per day.
I'EMOCRA TIC.
STRIKE ENDED.
Agreement Reached Saturday Be
tweeii Workmen and Employers.
Chicago, Special.—The 'machinists'
strike is over and all through the
United (States where the Union has l or
dered strikes they have been called off
and the men will return to work at
once. The condition® upon which the
agreement between the bosses and
men was reached was published Satur
day morning and at night the Chicago
machinists met to consider the agree
ment, it being understood in advance
that It would (be agreed to. The agree
ment was approved late at night at a
general mass meeting, the vote stand
ing 3,028 for it® adoption, and 360
against. A formal order was at once
issued by President O’Connell of the
machinists union, declaring the strike
off and ordering the men (back to work
on Monday. The ratification was the
only business transacted at the meet
ing.
Looking for Trouble.
Indianapolis, Special.—lt is believed
by prominent residents that Kentucky
Democrats are here waiting a favor
able opportunity to take Chas. P.
Finley, ex-Secretory of 'Strut© of Ken
tucky, and carry him to Kentucky to
be tried for complicity in the assas
sination of Senator Goebel. Finley is
known to he in concealment here. He
has been at the residence of the Sheriff,
a part of the county jail. The Repub
licans here say such effort will be re
sisted and that if the two factions meet
(there will undoubtedly be bloodshed in
this city.
To Open Rapid Transit.
New York, Special.—The World of
Sunday says: August Belmont and
his construction company will operate
the rapid transit system. The unexpect
ed admission from Mir. Belmont that
toe was forming a company to operate
the road came through tois announce
ment that E. P. Bryan, of St. Louis,
bad been engaged by him. Mt. Bryan
has been vicp president of the St. Louis
TarmLml Railway, which position ho
has just resigned. Mr. Bryan has a
cc .-attract “With Mr. Belmont, represent
ing the new company for five years at
$20,000 a year. He will receive SBO,-
000 before a car is operated over the
line.
A Bogus Interview.
Princeton, N. J., Special.—Ex-Presi
dent Cltevelia/nd, when interviewed re
lative to an article on "imperialism,
war and citizenship,” said: “The ar
ticle is a perfect fraud. It has been
taken word for word from the speech
I •delivered at Lawreneeville, in June
1898. A few days ago a representa
tive called with a paper which had the
speech in it, and 1 asked me if I would
allow him to use the speech. I told him
I bad no objections to any one using
it, provided toe stated when it toad been
delivered, as the speech was already
obsolete.”
Condition of the Exchequer.
London, By Cable. —The annual
statement of the Chancellor of the Ex
chequer, Sir Michael Hlcks-Beach, for
ithe year ending March 31st shows a net
increase in revenue over 1899 of 11,-
899.377 pounds ($59,496,875), of Which
7.462,801 pounds occurred in the last
quarter and was evidently due to the
immense payments for the release of
'bonded goods previous to the budget
announcement.
Brevities.
W. F. McC ready has sectored judg
ment against the Pennsylvania Com
pany for $166, alleged to have been re
tained from his wages. McCready
claims that when toe was given em
ployment by the company as a brake
man, he was coerced Into joining the
relief department and that a portion of
tois wages was w iittotoeld each month
a,gainst tois protest. Ttoe suit is regard- ■
ed as a test case. The company gave
notice o? appeal.
Attorney General Griggs has given
an opinion to tibe Secretary of ttoe
Navy to the effect that the Secretary
of the Treasury has complete authority
in the matter of the disposition of the
wrecks of Spanish vessels along the
shores of Cuba.
The Director of the Census has ap
pointed Alcee Bouchereau of New Or
leans, special expert agent to collect
statistics of the sugar industry In the
Southern States.
Secretary Long has recommended to
Congress that the employes of the
Navy Department -be paid for their ex
cess time in office from January 1,
1898, to January 1, 1899. It 1b ex
pected that Congress will make pro
vision for the reward of these em
ployees. In the case of the Navy De
partment the estimate of cost is placed
at $40,000.
Celebration of the establishment of
an eight-hour working day by the coal
miners brought about almost complete
id’enies-s iin the Pittsburg district.
Nearly 30,000 men will be. benefited by
ttoe new scale which goes into effect
on Monday. It calls for an advance
oif about 20 per cent, and the establish
ment of ato eight-hour working day.
ON TO PRETORIA.
That Is the Objective Point of Robert’s
Move.
THE BOERS WIUL MOVE BACKWARD.
The Head of the Army Now 3i Miles
Norih of Bloemfontein—Why ileth
uen Was Recalled.
London, By Cable.—The head of th*
airmy of Lord Roberts is now about 2i
miles north of Bloemfontein. It oc
cupies a cluster of hills won from -the
Boers after a stiff fight, in which tthe
British lost seven officers and 100 men.
The Boars 'had (been using these kopjes
as a base (for marauding bands that
have been beating up the country ad
jacent bo Bloemfontein far supplies,
driving off cattle and forcing imon-resi
stent Free States into their ranks
again. The enemy must have been In
considerable force, as Lord Roberts
sent 8,000 infantry and 3,000 cavalry
against them. Lord Roberts’ progress
to Pretoria, will probably consist of a
series of such forward movements, in
Which Boer positions will be attacked
by a portion of the army advancing
rapidly with wheel transport the main
army coming up as the railroad is re
paired. Lord Roberts is stripping the
farces in the minor sphere of opera
tions of their wagons and' transport
animals in order to hasten the advance.
This is understood to 'be the reason
Why he recalled Lard Methuen from
Darkly West to Kimberley. Lord
Roberts had to have Methuen's .trans
port.
The reason why a hat chase was not
made after Gomimandant Olivier is
thiait Lord Roberts did mot wish to wear
out the cavalry transport General
French lost 3,000 horses in the relief of
Kimberley and the pursuit of General
Cronje. Lord Roberts lost 3,000 trans
port cattle at Waterval drift and it ts
estimated that he has lost 4,000 other
animals since he forward movement
began, on February 13th.
The rebellion throughout the North
western district of Cape Colony is al
most. suippresssd.
The Gotib. will sail Saturday With 600
mem ifor St. Helena to guard General
Cronje and 4,000 prisoners.
A Uniform Bale-
Savannah, Ga., Special.—The Sa
vannah cotton exchange is sending out
a circular letter respecting cotton hal
ing, giving anew rule with respect to
bales which is to go into effect
the 'beginning of the next cotton year.
The circular says that on and after
September 1, 1900, “all sales of cotton
in Savpnnato in bales shall be ‘based on
packages of standard size (24x54 in
ches) and when hales of other dimen
sions are tendered for delivery, an
allowance of 25 cents per bale shall be
made to the buyer by the seller on
such cotton.” Copies of the above
rule are being sent to the various ex
changes of the United States, request
ing their co-operation, and to farmers,
ginmers, merchants, newspapers and
others interested in the general adop
tion of a uniform size cotton bale. The
Galveston cotton exchange has practi
cally adopted the rule.
Another Fire.
New York, Special.—The steamship
Old Dominion, formerly of the Old Do
minion Line, now the property of the
Joy Steamship 'Company, plying be
tween New York and Boston, was
damaged by fire. She reached her pier
Thursday night and about 3 o’clock in
the morning fire was discovered in the
cargo of general merchandise, near the
engine room. The crew, which rushed
to the pumps, were driven away by the
heat, but the fire department, which
was then summoned, confined the
flames to the loweiy fleck. The total
'oss was $15,000.
Telegraphic Briefs.
The by in
struction of President McKinley, ha*
issued an order directing that mail ad
dressed "Governor of Kentucky” shall
be delivered to Taylor-
Gen. Piet J. Joubert, commander-in
chief of the Boer Army, died at Pre
toria Tuesday from peritonitis.
Congressman J. W. Bailey, ait Cam
eron, Texas, opened his campaign for
the United States Senate in opposition
to Hon. Horace Chilton. A large num
ber of prominent public men of Texas
were present to hear him speak. Ihe
senatorship will be decided dn the pri
maries for members of the Legislature,
a direct vote being taken.
All tho Boers who were In the
Orange river region of Cape Colony are
said to have escaped northward.
Hard Day for Bryan.
Spdkane, Special.—Friday was a day
of hard campaigning for Wo, J. Bryan
He made six speeches in Whitman and
Spokane counties and addressed 35,000
people. At Colfax he addressed an au
dience of 7,000; at Graff eld 2,000. At
Tekoa he. spoke for 30 minutes to 4.-
000- at Farmington 1,500 heard him for
10 minutes and at Spokane he address
ed two audiences of 10,000 each,
speaking afternoon and evening in the
big tent of the exposition.
bate on expansion.
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House Considers a Reduction in th
War Taxes.
SENATE.
Eighty-fourth Day.—Merriment swept
the traditional dignity of the Senate.
Staid sticklers for senatorial decorum
literally held their sides and Shouted
with laughter, while the crowded gal
leries joined in the laughing tumult,
which not the faintest effort was made
to restrain. (Senator Pettus, of Ala
bama, the oldest member of the body—
his age being only a few months short
of four score years—delivered the
funniest speech heard within the Sen
ate chamber in many years. It sparkl
ed with wit and bubbled over with
humor. Its sarcasm wa9 keen, but
not bitter; and oven those who were
the victims of it could not but enjoy
its perfect good humor and its unal
loyed fun. Throughout it all, Mr. Pet
tus was as solemn as If be were de
livering a funeral oration. Mr. Proc
tor, Republican, of Vermont, delivered
a forceful argument in support of free
trade with the island of Porto Rico.
Considerable progress was made with
the Porto Rican measure during the
day, most of the committee amend
ments and several offered by Senators
being disposed of. Mr. Depew, of New
York, and Mr. Spooner, of Wisconsin,
gave notice that they would speak on
Monday <>n the Porto Rican bi". Con
sideration of the Porto Rican bill wa3
then resumed and Mr. Proctor spoke.
Eighty-fifth Day.—The feature of the
day’s session was an exhaustive dis
cussion of the pending measure by Mr.
Fairbanks, of Indiana. Particular in
terest was manifested by Senators on'
both sides of the chamber in the speech
in view of the attitude of Mr. Fair
banks’ colleague. Mr. Beveridge. He
supported vigorously and unequivocal
ly the pending measure, making an ar
gument which, some of his colleagues
said, would attract widespread atten
tion. Consideration of the Porto Rican
bill being resumed, Mr. Bacon, of Geor
gia, made a statement concerning the
substitute offered yesterday for the
pending unfinished business. He de
sired, he said, to take to himself no
credit for the substitute as it was the
measure originally prepared by Mr.
Foraker, amended slightly. He could
not speak for all members on his side
of the chamber, but he knew that as ha
had introduced the measure in tbo ut
most good faith, some Democrats, at
least, would support it. It presented,
he thought, the best proposition yet
made, inasmuch as it provided a free
territorial government of the United
States.
Eighty-sixth Da.y.—The Senate con
vened at 11 a, m., to permit an hour’s
longer debate on the bill. Mr. Bate
then addressed the Senate. His speech
embraced the whole question of ex
pansion and the treatment by the gov
ernment and by Congress of our in
sular possessions. He took strong
ground against the acquisition of Span
ish territory under the treaty of Paris,
against which he voted.
HOUSE.
Eighty-third Day.—After foijr days
of stormy debate the house passed the
Army Appropriation Bill. As passed
the bill is only slightly modified from
the form in which it came from tho
committee. One of the last amend
ments adopted opens the Soldiers’
Homes to the officers and men of tho
volunteer and regular armies incapa
citated toy service during or since tbo
Spanish War. The chief incident of
the day was a defense of the War De
partment by Mr. Parker (N. J.), against
the charge of reckless extravagance in
the fitting up of the transport Sumner
made by Mr. Driggs, of New York, yes
terday.
Mr. Mcßae (Dem., Ark.), moved to
strike from the provision for the
“manufacture or purchase'' of small
arm ammunition the words or pur
chase ” he declared that the govern
ment had ample facility for the manu
facture of ammunition. Mr. Hull vig
orously opposed the amendment. It
might be necessary to purchase ammu
nition and the hands of the govern
ment should not Ik* tied. He called at
tention to our helpless condition for
lack of ammunition at the opening or
tho Spanish War and said he favored
the accumulation of munitions of war.
Mr Underwood (Ala.), favored the
amendment. He was opposed to plac
ing discretionary power to purchase in
the hands of the War Department. He
was inclined to think it led to extra
vagance and jobbery, and called the
attention of the House to the facts
elicited yesterday regarding the trans
port Sumner. This referenc to tho
Sumner aroused Mr. Parker, who de
tailed the history of the vessel, which,
he said, had been wildly distorted.
Eighty-fourth Day.—The House de
voted the day to war claims. The bill
to remunerate the British Cable Com
pany for expenses incurred in repair
ing the Manila cable, out by Admiral
Dewey, Which was under consideration
several weeas ago, was consigned to
oblivion, a.s was the bill to refer to tihe
Court of Claims the claims of citizens
of certain border counties of Peinsyl
vania- who suffered losses during the
various incursions of rebel forces into
•that State during the civil war. This
bill has been before Congress for over
15 yegrs and 'involves about $3,450,000.
The Care of False Hair.
False hair, according to a hairdress
er, should be carefully brushed au<
combed every night, as only in t 8
way can it be kept clean and fresh
looking. The same authority suggests
that a sanaalwood box is the best place
in which to keep unattached switches,
1 puffs aud curls
NO. 4.