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The prince, who is to represent the Chi­ nese government at the St. Louis fair, la accompanied by a large retinue. General Joseph Dickinson, who is the only survivor of the adjutant gen­ erals of the various armies of the Civil war, is hopelessly HI in Wash­ ington. He is 73 years of age and is suffering from general debility. Gen­ eral Dickinson served under General Hooker. As the result of a disagreement with his wife, Adolph Lynn, 23 years old, shot and mortally wounded her at New Baden, 111. She died a few hours later. Lynn tried to jump a. freight train, fell and was captured. Martin Hannen, a Minneapolis la­ borer, was killed and five other per­ sons were injured in a collision be­ tween an electric car and a wagon. The eighteen men indicted for lead­ ing the riot, when an attempt was made to lynch Murderer Jerry Dug- gins, were placed on trial at Terre Haute, Ind. One of the indicted men pleaded guilty. The Indiana miners' convention at Terre Haate adopted resolutions de­ nouncing Eugene V. Debs for accus­ ing President Mitchell of bad faith tn accepting a reduction of wages. Louis Larsen, aged 16 years, shot and instantly killed his brother, James Larsen, aged 14, in the town of Salem, near Kenosha, Wis. The hoys were playing with a shotgun. The federal oourt of appeals at St tPanl has decided in favor of Russell >. Sage in his suit to recover on |7,000 of bonds of the defunct village of 'Reads, Minn. •tee Chancellor Reed at Trenton, N. J., denied the application of Thomas W. Lawson and others to re- * open the McAlpin suit to restrain the "Universal Tobacco company from ne- igotlatlng certain bonds. The party of Patagonian giants, em­ bracing five men, two women and a ; child, from the Tehuelches tribe, have £ arrived at the St. Louis world's fair grounds. The men are six feet in ' height and the women five feet seven inches. C. D. Coman, who was postmaster at Trempealeau, Wis., in 1896, was indicted on a charge of embezzling $700 in money-order funds and who disappeared, has been arrested and taken to Madison. 1>. T. Larkln, a United States dep­ uty marshal of Virginia, was allowed : $10,000 by the house committee on claims toward the expense he was put to in defending himself in the i courts for having killed a moonshiner. Mrs. Herman Bohn, at Danville, 111., ' was burned to death by the explosion of the kitchen stove, and her young daughter narrowly escaped death. The house was' destroyed. • local passenger train, southbound, OB the Atchison, Topeka ft Santa Fe' railway was derailed twenty miles east of Wlnfield, Kan., by the spread­ ing of the rails. The baggage, smok­ er and two chair cars were thrown down aa embankment and turned • completely ever. Five pasengers, all from Kansas, were injured, none fa­ tally. The battalion of Filipino scouts un- > der command of MaJ. Carrlngton, which has been at San Frauclsco for some time, left on a special train for St. Louis, where they will be one of the features of the exposition. Great Northern passenger train, No. 4, eastbound, was wrecked near Leavenworth, Wash., by an embank­ ment giving away. J. A. Wilson, the fireman, was killed, and John Croak, the engineer, was so badly injured that he soon died. Thomas Downie, train dispatcher and brother of Will- lam Downie, superintendent of the Canadian Pacific railway, maritime provinces, and Will Dodds, son of the gold commissioner of the Kootenals, were working to remove a train from '• a snow slide when another slide oc­ curred, killing them both. The joint convention of miners and operators of the eleventh dis­ trict in session at Terre Haute adopt­ ed the 1902 scale, with the provision that the miners shall remove slate not more than six inches thick, and that all above that thickness is to be paid for by the operators. Active preparations are in progress tor the resumption of work at the Pencoyd Iron works in Philadelphia. The extensive plant is controlled by the United States Steel corporation and has been practically idle for sev­ eral weeks. The Wisconsin Democratic state * convention-has been called to meet la Milwaukee May 17 to elect national delegates. C. C. Coleman, attorney general of Kansas, has been arrested, charged with kidnaping the baby of a Method- tat minister at Tooeka- The first trip through the New York subway In a regulation motor car With passengers was made from One Hundred and Thirty-fifth street to a point downtown. August Belmont and John B. McDorald. with twenty other pprpoas, were aboard. LATEST CASH MARKET REPORTS. WHEAT. Chicago-- No. 2 red. 93V£c@Jl.O0|L v Liverpool--No. 1 California, 7s 14 New York--No. 2 red, $1.04. ; Minneapolis--No. 1 hard, St. Louis--No. 2 red, 99%c. ^ Duluth--No. 1 hard, 96%c. Kansas City--No. 2 hard, 90@tla Milwaukee--No. 1 northern, tL CORN. Chicago--No. 2, 64^4<§54^a Liverpool--American mixed, 4s 1NA New York--No. 2, 64Vic. St. Louis--No. 2, ,48c. Kansas City--No. 2 mixed, 4to. Milwaukee--No. 3, S0@51c. Peoria--No. 3. 49c. OATS. Chicago--Standard, New York--No. 2, 46c. St. Louis--No. 2, 42c. Duluth--On track, 39c. Kansas City--No. 2 white, Milwaukee--Standard. 42^c. OATTLK. Chlca go--$2. 10<?j 5.75. Kansas City--Jl.7565.28. Pittsburg--$l.B0@o.30. New York--$1.25#5.«. Buffalo--$4.7T>4i 6.75. St. Louis--$2.in5irA.50. St. Joseph--$2.0€gf5.30. HOGS. Chicago--$4.50@5.3714. Kansas City--$4.25©6.17Vfc. Pi t tshu rg--$?. 50(<? 5.60. New York--$5,705/5.75. Buffalo--$S.50yS.50. St. Louis-- $4.55<s?5 36. St. Joseph--$5.0t.Xrf5.20. . dHEEP AND LAMBS. Chicago--$4.S5^6.25. Kansas City--J3.0iXaS.85. Pittsburg--J£.50{jt;.50. New Ycrk--$2,50^6.8#. Buffalo--$3.«Xff6.00. St. Louis--$2 Wifo.TS. St. Joseph--$5.30<J?5J6. Correspondent Sends Graphic Account of Action Which ¥ f x Preceded the Sinking of Admiral flakaroff's - * ' Flagship,'the Petropavlovsk. - A body, thought to be that cf Cap* tain John Curaick, who fell overboard from the steamer Kenois several weeks ago, was found floating in the Ohio river near Uniontown, Ky. Vessels valued at millions which now sail from Indiana ports will be assessed in Michigan as a result of a decision of the Michigan board of tax assessors that the property is assess­ able where the owner resides. * Secretary Shaw, in addressing a Sunday school meeting at the New Foundry Methodist church at Wash­ ington, urged that business men, con­ gressmen and leaders at the capital should take an active part-in the Sun­ day school, because It is the only place where the Bible is taught. In the Cass County Circuit court at Virginia, 111., Romeo Bracken, charged with assault with Intent to murder his brother, John A. Bracken, a farmer of Newmansville, was ac­ quitted. The United States army transport Sheridan arrived at San Francisco from Manila. She brought 300 mem­ bers of the native constabulary and police of the Philippine islands and their band, en route to the St. Louis exposition. Fire in the smelting works at How­ ard Station, Mo., did $200,000 dam­ age. Railroad freight cars and ad­ joining property suffered to the ex­ tent of 150,000. The mixed high school at Kansas City, Kan., may be closed permanent­ ly as a result of the race feeling that has grown out of the killing of Roy Martin, a white pupil, by a negro. The Graceton Coke works, the largest plant In Indiana county, Penn­ sylvania, will resume operations with­ in the next two weeks after a shut­ down of four months. Nearly 500 men will be given employment. . Work in Iowa mines was resuned Monday. The miners are given a Blight advance for top men, but the wages of all other workers are re­ duced horizontally according to the Indianapolis scale. Express Messenger W. H. .Kenwor- thy and Baggage Master Harry Drake, arrested at Cincinnati, confessed that for more than a year they had been robbing trunks and express packages on their run between Cincinnati and Chicago on the Big Four road. Efforts to reach a settlement be­ tween the state of Connecticut and the heirs of the $17,000,000 estate left by Henry B. Plant regarding the mat­ ter of entail having failed, the pro­ bate court at New Haven has been asked to decide whether the state shall release its claim and permit the final distribution to be made in New York. Hans Jorgenson, a grocer, has dis­ appeared from Marinette, Wis., and his store has been closed by creditors. His financial ruin is said to be due to politics. The case of James M. A. Watson, accused of embezzling $73,000 from funds in the custody of the auditor of the District of Columbia, was ended at Washington by the discharge of the Jury and the arrest of one of the Jurors, Arthur L. Orrison, for con­ tempt of court. The court found Or­ rison was prejudiced and intoxicated and sentencei him to two months in Jail. Judge Palmer, in the criminal di­ vision of the district court la - >ea- ver, decided that there Is no punish­ ment prescribed by statute in that state to fit the fraud at tho recent charter elections. Representatives of the various Pres­ byterian bodies are holding daily seu- sions at Philadelphia revising the ma­ terial version of the book of Psalms. Announcement was made at St. Louis that the total number of em­ ployes of the world's fair will slightly exceed 100,000. Chailes H. McCarthy of Philadel­ phia has been formally offered the chair of secular history at the Cath­ olic university at Washington. Communication by wireless tele­ graph between Buffalo and Cleveland, a distance of 180 miles, for commer­ cial purposes, has been opened for­ mally. The system will be extended to Detroit and ultimately to all the large ports on the great lakes. Mississippi negroes are raising a fund to reopen the Holly Springs Nor mal school, which was closed by Gov. Vardamin's veto of the appropriation. Twelve prisoners confined in tho military guardhouse at Des Moines, Iowa, escaped by sawing their waj out with a case knife. Edward "Monk" Eastman, leader of a band of thugs, to whom have been credited many deeds of lawlessness in Nff.r York and vicinity, was con­ victed of Assault In the first degree for an attempt to shoot George F. Bryan, a private detective. A r&soline explosion at the Cadil­ lac Aulomob'.le works, Detroit, Mich, caused a fire that damaged the plant $200,000. Four employes were in Jured: Joe Hertz, broken arm; Hen­ ry Koch, sprained ankle; Chtfrlee Borer, wrist brpken; Martin Gorman, face burned. Xiao Yang, April IS.--A dorrespond- ent who has just returned from Port Arthur said to-day: "For four nights I watched with the sentries on Golden hill. Three nights passed quietly. "Tuesday night, April 12, Vice Ad­ miral Makaroff took to sea with his entire squadron, including fourteen fourteen torpedo boats. The next night, in the teeth of a gale, eight torpedo boats were sent out to reoon- noiter. From Golden hill, on which I was standing, through the blackness the searchlights of the fortifications flashed over the .inky waters of the roadstead and fair out to the hazy horizon. "At 11 o'clock I heard firing at sea and counted seven shots, hut eould see nothing. At daybreak I made out through the light haze to the south­ ward, about five miles from shore, six ;was advancing in line of battle. opened on some of them, turned quickly, and stood on into the hall of the enemy's broadsides. The Japan­ ese steamed at a slight angle, enabling all their guns to bear, and projectiles rained around the Bayan, raising ool- umns of water as they burst, but none struck home. "To the eastward suddenly appear­ ed five more of our torpedo boats re­ turning to the harbor under forced draught. Two of the Japanese cruis­ ers were immediately detached to cut them off, but the Bayan, noticing the movement, checkmated it by turning a hot fire upon them. The movement was effective. The Japanese cruis­ ers slowed down and the torpedo boats slipped through into the harbor. "Meantime, in accordance with Vice Admiral Makaroff's order, the battle­ ships and cruisers in the inner har- r sd/yyz&zz; Foremost Russian Naval Commander, Who Went Down with His Flagship, the Petropavlovsk. torpedo boats strung out in line, all firing. In the lead and outstripping the others, was a boat heading at full speed directly for the entrance of the harbor. The last In line was becloud­ ed in steam and lagging. She had evi­ dently been hit. It was difficult to distinguish the boats, but finally, through my glasses, I saw that the leader and the laggard were Rus­ sian and that the four others were Japanese. "The flash of the guns knd the splash of the projectiles as they struck 'the water showed the inten­ sity of the conflict. "The torpedo boat from which steam was escaping was firing vicious­ ly. The four center craft drew to­ gether, concentrating their fire on her, but the crippled destroyer poured out her fire and was successfully keeping off her assailants. "The signal station flashed the news to the men of the batteries that the vessel was Strashni. "The steam from the Strashni grew denser, covering her like a white pall. Still she fought like a desperately wounded animal at bay. "Running straight for the adver­ sary barring her way to safety, she passed ,the Japanese astern and fired at them. "At this stage Vice Admiral Mak­ aroff, who had been observing the progress of the conflict through a tel­ escope, signaled to the cruiser Bayan, lying In the inner harbor, to weigh anchor and go to the rescue. "The Japanese destroyers clung to their victim like hounds in a chase. They bad become separated but again resumed their formation. "Small jetS of flame and smoke were spurting from the light rapid flrers, varied by denser clouds as torpedoes were discharged against the Strashni. "It was the end. The stricken boat loosed a final round, but It was as if a volley had been fired over her own grave, for she disappeared beneath the waves, only a little cloud of steam marking the place where she went down. "Satisfied with what, they had ac­ complished, the Japanese torpedo boats turned and made off at full speed, followed by the Bayan. To their support came six of the enemy's cruisers. Still the Bayan went on, seemingly inviting certain destruction. She soon ported her helm to bring a broadside to bear on the foe, which QUICK AND NEAT RETORTS. TWo English Lawyer Credited With Very Pretty Answers. Serjeant Ballantyne has always a good story to tell. "I remember," re­ lates a writer In a contemporary, "that during the Tichborne trial a counsel who had made his name notorious was swaggering about the number of distinguished persons who had attend­ ed one of his receptions. 'I give you my word, sir,' said he, 'that on the oc­ casion in question there was a line of carriages from one end of our street to the other.' 'Of course there was,' replied Ballantyne; 'you live op­ posite a cabstand!' "A friend of mine who was rather fond of boasting of his connection with the British army, on the strength of being an officer in the militia, was one evening discussing the Indian mu­ tiny. Observing that the serjeant was smiling a trifle contemptuously, he turned on him. 'I dare say you think I know nothing about it,' he said, rath­ er angrily; 'I tell you I was in Calcutta all through 1867, and yet you imagine I had nothing to do with the Indian bor slipped anchor. Majestically the Petropavlovsk, flying the Admiral's flag, steamed through the entrance. On her appearance the more formid­ able enemy of Japanese cruisers turn­ ed and fled. The Admiral signaled the Bayan to return. "By this time the entire Russian squadron was in the outer harbor. Be­ sides the Petropavlovsk were the bat­ tleships Poltava, Pobieda and Sevas­ topol, the cruisers Novik, Diana and Askoid, and the torpedo boats. Im­ mediately the torpedo boats dashed ahead and the heavier ships began to spread out "Seeing the flight of the Japanese cruisers, the Petropavlovsk opened fire with her great guns, but the enemy was out of range and soon dis­ appeared. The Russian squadron con­ tinued the chase, finally lading from view. "I waited anxiously for its reappear­ ance, and in about an hour it came In sight. Far beyond it, the umber of points from which smoke arose an­ nounced the presence of the Japanese. Nearer and nearer came the vessels, and at last I made out behind our squadron a fleet of fourteen, of which six were battleships and the remainder armored and unarmored cruisers. "Unable to get within effective range of Makaroff's ships, the enemy stopped eighteen versts from shore. "Our squadron, with the Petropav­ lovsk leading, arrived at the entrance to the harbor and drew up in line of battle. Another signal was floated from the flagship, and the torpedo boats at once proceeded through the entrance into the inner harbor. Vice Admiral Makaroff was evidently un­ willing to risk his vulnerable craft to the heavy projectiles of the enemy's armored ships. "I watched the Petropavlovsk close­ ly as she steamed toward Electric cliff. The frowning marine monster, whose guns were ever turning toward the enemy, was prepared to send huge messengers of death against him. "All was quiet. It was the hush before the battle^ the hush when every nerve is strained to get into Impend­ ing danger. "I looked for the Japanese ships, but they were without movement, save that caused by the heaving sea. "My glance returned to the Russian squadron. The Petropavlovsk was almost without headway, when sud­ denly I saw her tremble. She seemed to rise out of the water. A tremend- mutlny.' 'Nothing to do with the In­ dian mutiny!' repeated Ballantyne, with a drawl. "Why, my dear fellow, I believe you were the cause of it!' " The Cost of Great Wars. It cost France over $2,600,000 a day to keep an army of 600,000 men in the field against the Germans. The Aus­ trian economist, Shaffle, eight years ago declared that a war involving the continental powers of Europe would cost France over $5,600,000 a day, Russia $5,600,000; Germany, $6,000,000 and Austria $G,000,000. The figures would probably bo larger to-day, and if made to include Great Britain, the United States and China, the expen­ diture for waste, destruction and death would aggregate nearly $40,- 000,000 every twenty-four hours, or more than a million and a half an hour.--Bos ton Transcript. Shrewd Yankee Peddler. A handsome Yankee peddler, who made love to a buxom widow in Penn­ sylvania, accompanied his declaration with an allusion to tw® Impedimenta to their union. Ma eaplosloif fent the air, then a seo* ond, then a third. Fragments flew in all directions and wreckage and men were mixed in a terrible mass. "I was hardly able to realize the horror of it when the ship began to list. In a moment the sea seemed to open and the water rushed over her. The Petropavlovsk had disappeared. "The floating woodwork and the few men struggling in the water were all that was left to recall the splendid fighting machine which a few hours before had sailed out of the harbor. "The same shock experienced by the observers on Golden hill par­ alyzed for a moment the men on the ships, but when it passed torpedo boats and small boats hastened to the rescue of the survivors. "Eager to ascertain what had occur* red on board the sunken ship, I hast* ened to a landing, where a small rem­ nant of the gallant crew were being put ashore and conveyed to a hospital. Signalman Pochkoff, who was slight^ ly wounded, was able, to give me a re­ markably clear statement of the dis­ aster. He said: " 'We were returning to the harbor, the Petropavlovsk leading. Some of our cruisers which had remained in the harbor came out and steamed to­ ward the enemy, firing sixteen shots at him with their bow guns. They then retired. The enemy numbered fourteen heavy ships, nearly armored, while ours were nine. Against -their armored cruisers we had only the Bayan. I stood in the wheelhouse on the bridge of the Petropavlovsk, look­ ing up the signal book. The Admiral's last signal had been for the torpedo boats to enter the harbor. " 'The Petropavlovsk slowed up speed and stood almost still. Sudden­ ly the ship shook violently. I heard a fearful explosion, Immediately fol­ lowed by another and then another. They seemed to me to be directly un­ der the bridge. On the bridge I saw an officer weltering in blood--it was our Ad­ miral Makaroff. He lay face down­ ward. I sprang to him, grasped him by the shoulder, and attempted to raise him. "The ship seemed to be falling. From all side flew fragments. I heard the deafening Bcreech and the fright­ ful din. The smoke rose in dense clouds and the flames seemed to leap toward the bridge where I was stand­ ing beside the Admiral. I jumped on the rail and was washed overboard, but succeeded in grabbing something. " 'On our ship was an old man with a beautiful white beard who had been good to our men. He had a book in his hand and seemed to be writing, perhaps sketching. He was Verest- chagin, the painter.'" Say Makaroff, Defeated, Ended His Own Life. Rome, April 15.--The following cable dispatch from Chefoo has been re­ ceived by the Agenzia Libera: "The Russian and Japanese fleets met on the morning of April 13, eight­ een miles off Port Arthur. "Admiral Makaroff, despite the ad­ vice of his Captains in council, sought battle with the enemy. "The Japanese completely surround­ ed the Russians and the latter re­ treated. In the disorder consequent on entering the choked channel two Russian warships collided. "The Petropaviovsk was hit repeat­ edly by Japanese shells. "Admiral Makaroff, discovering the Impossibility oi saving his flagship, committed suicide by shooting him­ self." Verestchagin, Guest of Makaroff, Waa Drowned. St. Petersburg, April 15.--VasBili Verestchagin, the greatest military painter of modern times, went down to death with Admiral Makaroff on the ill-fated Petropavlovsk in the har­ bor of Port Arthur yesterday. He was the invited guest of the Russian naval commander, it was learned through a dispatch received here to-night, and shared the fate of the more than 800 whose lives were snuffed out in the catastrophe. Japanese Army Badly Cut Up by Rusalans. London, April €6.---The St Peters­ burg correspondent of the Standard sends a rumor to the effect that Vice Admiral Togo's fleet escorted a Japa­ nese landing of troops to the west­ ward of the Yalu river. When 12,000 men had been landed the Russian troops, which were lying concealed, suddenly attacked them, driving them back .to the ships with heavy losses in men and guns. They who await no gifts from chance have conquered fate.--Mat­ thew Arnold. "Name them," said the widow. "The want of means to set up a re­ tail store," was the reply. They parted and the widow sent the peddler a check sufficient for his pur­ pose. When they met again the ped­ dler had hired and stocked his store, and the smiling fair one begged to know the other impediment. "I have another wifei" exclaimed the notion dealer. Japanese Railroads. Japan has over 3,000 miles of rail­ way and 1,500 miles of telegraph lines in operation. Twenty-flve years ago not a mile of this system existed. It has facilities for making everything necessary for the construction and equipment of railroads except locomo­ tives. It runs its railroads with na­ tive labor entirely, from the general auperintendent down* including the rain dispatchers. Satiety comes of a too often repeti­ tion; and he who will not give him­ self leisure to be thirsty can never find the true pleasure of drinking.-- Montaigne. ENKCTINE LAWS FOR THE NATION Review of the Legislation 69- fore Both Houses of V Congress, OUTLINE OF DAILY ROUTINE Special Correspondents Tell of the Business Transacted by Senators and Representatives in Seselon at the Capital. ' ' • Tuesday, April 12. A sharp colloquy took place In th« m- ate between Senators Hopkins and Tell­ er. Mr. Hopkins took exception to the reading of a letter written by the late Gen. H. H. Thomas of Chicago attacking the civil service administration of the treasury department, and made remarks that Mr. Teller took ao insults. TS.e post- offlce appropriation bill was passed. All amendments offered by the 6 Democrats wefe rejected, including the one for an investigation of the department offered by Mr. Gorman, and a similar one by Mr. Teller. The conference report on the Indian^ appropriation bill was agreed to. The Klttredge bill to provide for the temporary government of the Panama canal zone was taken up. and Mr. Klt­ tredge indicated the willingness of the committee to accept the amendment reg­ ulating the issuance of bonds in aid of the canal, reported from the committee on finance, and that provision was incor­ porated in the bill. Mr. Morgan offered nia bill. Introduced on the 1st Inst., as a substitute for the entire bill. The Pan­ ama bill was laid aside for the day and, after passing a bill extending the pen­ sion laws to the participants In the In­ dian battles of New Ulm and Port Ridg- ley, Minn., in 1862, the senate adjourned. The race question again was Injected Into the proceedings of the house. Mr. Bcott of Kansas delivered a long address In which he read several letters from Kansas citizens stating that It had been the boast of C. H. J. Taylor, the negro politician, that he had dined with Presi­ dent Cleveland. Mr. Williams of Missis­ sippi defended the attitude of the south toward the negro and accused the Repub­ lican party of again "waving the bloody shirt.,T During the discussion Mr. Bart- lett (Ga.) declared that Judge Parker would be the choice of the Democrats for the presidency. Bills were passed ratify­ ing tne acts of the Hawaiian legislature was unable to speak because of nin«r% A resolution was adopted authorizing tlffc- lowering of government dams in the Illi­ nois river. The Senate accepted the in­ vitation to attend the opening of the- world's fair and provided for representa­ tion. Senator Frye introduced a bill pro­ viding for the retirement of letter carrier* at the age of 65, who have served thirty- five years, at 80 per cent salary. The House passed the Philippine bill by a vote of 139 to 123. W. A. Smith of Michi­ gan voting with the Democrats. In the- debate Mr. Williams of Illinois predicted great scandals from the administration of the measure. A resolution to permit Colonel T. W. Symons of the engineer corps of the army to serve as consulting engineer on internal improvement in th» State of New York was passed after bitter- opposition by several members. Mr. H'amflton (Mich.) discussed capital and Ik « anc* ^r- Cochran (Mo.) criticised the usurpation of the legislative power by the executive." The postofflce appro­ priation bill wag sent to conference. Mr. Baker (N. Y.) said the country during the- *.nS campaign would know about Pres- • ident Roosevelt's expenses in traveling. , ahe conference report on the Indian ap-- prujwiation bill was agreed to. ~ , P.­ Friday, April 15. The closing hour of the session At thta mnate was enlivened by a speech by Mr. Bailey on the subject of civil service. declared IWmself against the iridescent dream" of civil service and avowed himself a spoilsman. Mr. Hale spoke in accord with much that alley saild but added that Congress oould not be induced to change the law that 11 should be changed. The Panama Canal bill occu­ pied the major portion of the dJy and waa passed without division It was amended so that all salaries or other compensation ilxed by the commission shall be subject to the approval of the» President ,The postofflceappropHatio^ bill was referred to a conference com­ mittee. Senator Frye Introduced a biO providing for the appointment of a com­ mission of members of Congress to In­ vestigate and report to the nexh Con­ gress what legislation is desirable for the development of American merchant rine and commerce. The House passed the Mann bill or­ dering the lowering of the Chicago River tunnels. Consideration of the general deficiency bill was resumed and the President's recent pension order was at­ tacked by Mr. Underwood (Ala.). The President also was criticised by Mr. Hay (Va.>. Mr. Benny (N. J.) Introduced a. resolution requesting a full statement from the Postmaster General, giving his reasons for expending the railway mail subsidy appropriation in view of the faet that he recommended to the present Con­ gress that the appropriation be omitted. Mr. Tawney (Minn.) introduced a resolu­ tion accepting on behalf of Congress the invitation of the Louisiana Purchase Ex­ position Company to attend the opening ceremonies on April 30 and providing the appointment of a committee of ten sena­ tors and fifteen members of the House to represent Congress. The House agreed to hold a session Sunday, April 24 for eulogies-on the late Senator Hanna and Representative Skiles of Ohio. J Kltf*® vt SadfeattoasafettatttcMnrdft w® •« aoM«c a«sia ttli yea*."--Nnrrasa. lA^A/WVW^VWWWWWWWWWWWWWVUWWWVWVSftAAAMA^A granting an electric light franchise for the island of Oahu and a gas franchise in Honolulu. The Alaskan delegate bill was given further consideration. The re- f»ort of the select committee lnvestigat- ng the Bristow report was ordered print­ ed. as was a report on the views of the minority members of the committee. A senate bill was passed appropriating $20,- 000 to supply a deficiency in the contin­ gent fund of the senate. Mr. Baker (N. Y.) Introduced a bill eliminating from the immigration law the words "disbelief in organized government," which is a bar to admission to this country if held by an alien. Wednesday, April 13. Upon the request of Mr. Fairbanks the senate ordered printed as a public docu­ ment the last speech of President Mc- Kinley at Buffalo. A bill* providing for opening the old Fort Abraham Lincoln military reservation in North Dakota was passed, after which consideration of the bill for government of the Panama canal zone was taken up. The greater iart of the day was occupied by Mr. pa_ _ „ „ , Morgan in support of amendments of­ fered by himself, none of which was ac­ cepted, and the bill was read half through section by section. In an hour the sen­ ate passed 219 pension bills. Und'Sr special rule the house devoted the day to consideration of the Cooper bill pmending the law relating to the Philippine Islands. The provision in the bill in reference to the granting of rail­ road franchises and the guaranteeing of 6 per cent on the cash capital actually Invested In such railroads was opposed by Mr. Jones of Virginia, who alleged that English and Belgian capitalists were ready to build the roads without such guarantee. The general debate under* the special rule closes at 1 o'clock Thurs­ day, when a vote will be taken. The speaker announced the resignation of Mr. Llnd (Dem. of Minn.) from the commit­ tee on claims and the appointment of Emerlch (Dem. of 111.) in his place. Mr. Hetnenway reported the general defi­ ciency bill, the last of the general ap­ propriation bills to be considered at this session. Thursday, April 14. The Senate devoted almost the entire day to the bill for the government of the Panama Canal zone. Mr. Morgan's reso­ lution calling on the Attorney General for Information on the contract for the purchase of the canal was referred. In executive session the nomination of W. D. Crum to be collector of customs at Charleston. S. C.. came up. and went over oat of consideration for Mr. Tillman, who Saturday, April 16. The entire day in the senate was given to the consideration of a bill for the mod­ ification of the agreement with the In­ dians of the Devil's Lake reservation in North Dakota for the sale of their lands. Messrs. Dubois and Teller opposed the bill because It did not provide for the acquisition of the lands in the reservation under the homestead law, and It was de­ fended by Messrs. Hansbrough, McCum- ber and others. No decision was reached. Mr. Morgan called up his resolution for the discharge of the committee on inter- oceanic canals from consideration of a resolution of inquiry concerning the Pan­ ama Canal, Introduced recently, but his resolution was voted down. 2V partial report from the conference on the naval appropriation bill was received anct fur­ ther conference ordered. Mr. McCuir.ber introduced a bill providing for the ap­ pointment by the president of a commis­ sion of three persons to revise the pen­ sion laws and report to the next session of congress. The routine work on the general defi­ ciency bill was nearly completed in the house. Preceding this the District of Columbia was legislated for in several minor matters. The feature of the ses­ sion was a speech of criticism on "Theo­ dore Roosevelt, the Republican Presiden­ tial Candidate," by Mr. Patterson (Tenn.J. Mr. Baker (No. Y.) again offered his amendment to the deficiency bill appro­ priating $100,000 to pay for the special trains which It was stated had been u^ed by the president during the last two years, but It was ruled out on a point of order. An amendment providing $10,000 for the proner disposition of the remaps of the victims of the explosion on tne battleship Missouri was adopted. A bill was passed to validate certain homestead entries and extend the time to make final proofs thereon. LAKE BURST8 FROM IT8 BOUND8 Deluge Causes Suspension of Traffic on Southern Pacific. Hornbrook, CaL, dispatch: Immense deluges are being caused here by the bursting of a mountain lake. The Southern Pacific tracks are covered with mud and rocks for a great dis­ tance. Ten trains were stalled as a result of the deluge and fully 900 pas­ sengers were delayed. BLAZE IN OIL PROVES COSTLY TWO MEN KIDNAP A 8CHOOLBOV Large Refinery at Port Arthur, Tex* With Contents, Is Destroyed. Beaumont, Tex., dispatch: Fire in refinery No. 3 of the Gulf Refining company at Port Arthur, following a double explosion in the agitators, re­ sulted in the loss of refinery No. S and the partial loss of refinery No. 2. About 60,000 barrels of oil were de­ stroyed. It is thought the loss on oil, machinery and buildings will amount to $500,000. Cave-In Killa Plumber. Sioux Falls, S. D., special: Alvah J. Smith, employed by a local plumb­ er, lost his life by the caving in of a ditch in which he was working. Let­ ters found in his pocket indicate that his relatives reside at Goshen, Mass. Engineer Is Killed,. Birmingham, Ala., dispatch: The northbound pan-American Express, No. 4, on the Queen & Crescent, ran into an open switch at Arklet, Miss., and waa wrecked. Engineer Charles C. Chiles waa ln8tantly killed. ife iiiiftstetft Farmer's Young 8on Is 8tolen While Playing in Atlanta, III. Bloomington, 111., dispatch: Paul, the 18-year-old son of J. W. Rodgers, a farmer, was kidpaped while playing near the schoolhouse at Atlanta. Two men drove up in a closed buggy, took the boy and drove away. Searching parties are out looking for the miss­ ing lad and his captors. The father has no idea of the motive for the kid­ naping of the boy. FsKi'-i' mrh k, Lawyer Is Crazed. Norfqlk, Va., special: After fright­ ening his friends and the crew aboard his yacht, the Adrienne, H. Mason Clapp, a wealthy young Philadelphia lawyer, was taken to the hospital on a warrant charging him with lunacy. Jokea and Weds at Eighty. Terre Haute, Ind., special: Samuel Cheek, aged 80, a wealthy farmer, joked with courthouse attaches and received congratulations when hf called to get* a marriage license t« marry Barbara Lisman, aged 41.