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HOUSE.

Washington March 1s-After two days
debate the house. by vote OF 173 to %.
unseated CASTOR A. Robbins from the
Fourth Alabama district and decided that
his republican opponent, w. f. Aldrlch'
was elected and entitled to the seat.
All the republicans, with the exception
OF Mr.. White Of Illinois, the popullsts and
six democrats, including Cobb, Dockery
and Dcarmond of Missouri. voted Tor the
majority report. The ntty-nine votes
AGAINST the report were cast by democrats
with one exception. The case furnished
the republicans with material for airing
their views on Southern election METHODS,
II being admitted by the majority that
fraudulent ballots TO the extent OF over
5000 were cast for the contestee IN Dallas
county.
Mr. Dlnsmore of Arkansas who closed
the debate for the minority, claimed that
tho republicans proceeded on the errone-
ous assumption that all the negroes In
the South voted the republican Ticket MIR.
Robbins was member of the last house.
Before the case was taken up tine 10 use
passed bills granting American register 10
the steamer Mattnwan, requiring officers
Of American steamers to be citizens of the
United States, and repeating the laws eN-
empting from tonnage duties vessels from
countries which extended similar exemp-
tons 10 our vessels,
The house then adjourned over until
Monday.
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FAVOR HOME RULE.
However, the Appointments by the Pre-
dent Were Confirmed.

However, the Appointments by the Presl-
dent Were Confirmed
Washington, March l3.-The senate held
an executive session today for the pur-
pose of considering several nominations
which have been held back almost since
the beginning Of the session and against
which opposition WAS made because of
the fact that the nominees were not rest
dents of the State in which they were
appointed.
The first of these taken up was that
Of William Anderson of Kentucky, VINO
O. T. An aye and no vote resulted-25 to
9i-in Anderson's favor. The nomination
x George n. Newman of Tennessee to be
Indian agent at Colvlle agency in
Washington was also confirmed
2s to ~. This case has been considered
once before on February g. when there
was tie vote Of - to -. IT was. however,
restored to the calendar on a motion to
reconsider The fight against Anderson
was led today by Senator Dubois ana lie
was defended by Senator Lindsay. Sem
ators Wilson and Squire Of Washington
both protested against the Newman nom
ination and were supported In the conten-
ton by Senator Iill Senator's Harris and
Bate both spoke in high terms Of New
mans fitness for the office. Tho opposition
in both cases was based upon non-resl-
dence. Senator Hill Joined with the West
ern men In this view of the matter and
made vigorous speech in support Of
the home rule principle in nominations
to Federal offices.
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n adow n ard although =. '
M, pesn made pnbb,'Dnt nclal m, D
ar r' H., oyer 1900 men N.Y.
loss of the sohers. 1t Is Maet SrNs
The tia III A.byssinians cs,, va aSss
SUPPLE ''ah artillery. tsS,s uSss! ~
the general Sisa ,Bsrateri. hov....
The cIrS, mSoef. though urssI, .!spau i,
sire ia s,,,..iiis III was ~, voldabls nv
Of bis 10 s surlke q big blow ". due ID 4, w
claims thss,essor. General splo ,N, TIE M
caret,,i,,.." a, the plan AZ n,aldIlbs
generaIs Mapped betwse, re hstds y
and tba, Ihat all the Ia s,,naitu, lNS
not bean ~ would have ny, approsu
troops vna LOT the fact ,,ltcso.eeiad y.
stricken ana 'ne italian Az tns M
plete defa ana so brought Deans =,
DisInterss,oi ,he Italian Js2sl TIE n
real na,,s1 judges nj, iotrts
is TO he v FOR ,or the defeat gsoli thai II
ciamor or i o In the alma, " Irl,j
and other Vertaln newspop.,sl unl.as@
inaction ~ pats OF Italy,ss y hs
.parentIy p ~, General ,s,ra BarstIsr; 'ns sl.,I
duct Of ,i,a 1 comments in Ties 4
him to n, rv SSafnp.tsn secis w cTsa III n
s ,h would have avo vol wa's n, sood n \.
s .,ie plans for the advanuo such q ~ Y
were completed, wh,ch upon tAsr,s
iRS s,s were Oh maj, eNf lshH N
f para teri when the news way way 70 'i.sa
lsnt was flashed ,ro,n " his ut,s
ts ro,,'tics. it aslo appears sss,r,S@
,sisu somewhat irio Il. may h,v
llsa,ratleri was recen,, we si.qacaa
elected as a mark ~ slestti III
OF nus nus previous vistories pu'llc s,gs]
~ met the great cheek VII Y ,Afrial n
ever. anu MILITARY M
IF no had only waltz. :, :"
mems NJ, say his friends iSt r.iasaj|
general Ss the a key Dd (, T., wscss a
,1ehts and the real cai,ss ns is,tr
q, 20 90 SO may be found IN ~, o. BIZ tta
,itlcaI future. which ws, ",s posass :
we taunts Of certain ns S svnaiisa'xa
iniieged Inactivity, when .pspe. Il
,h ,n clearly, he should hs, eY.Ts
inactive for quite a tina ,n nave rtrl3
new troops also meant ~ vhssr BIZ
new commander and altb,,s.pni nlss n
denies IT,. this may hsva Rl1aj
feature of the case and ~, Sen ~
cause for the great disasstna,e 'hs' his
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THE ACTION IS SIGNIFICANT
Importance Attached to the Occupa-
ton Of DongOla by England.
WILL AID A MEMBER OF DREIBUND.
Italy VIII Seek to Appease tho Popuiace
by Liberating Political Prisoners.
Papers for Peace.

London, March 13.-The important an
nouncement made by the Times this morn
Ing that the Egyptian troops would adj
vance up the Nile forthwith to occupy
Dongola was officially confirmed by the
foreign office today.
Taken in connection with the evidence
that Count Goluchowsky has succeeded
by his visit to Berlin in strengthening the
existing drelbund Great Britains diver
sion in Egypt in favor OF member of
the dreibund Is regarded as extremely
significant.
Baron de Corset, the French ambassador
in London, paid long visit to the for
eign office this afternoon, to which Inn
portance is attached in the public mind.
The visit is supposed to he connected with
the proposed advance upon Dongola-
London. March 1S.--It is understood that
no British troops will engage in the ad-
vance upon Dongoll. The Daily News
Qiheran, In mild tone, asks the govern
ment to wel consider before eiubarking on
al-other Soudan campaign.
The Times has an editorial discussing
the Italian situation and declares that the
shock to European prestige owing to the
defeat of Adowa can not he neutrallzed by
Italy concluding peace With Menelik'
London. March 1.-THE Berlin CORE
spondent of the Times confirms Count
| Cioluchowsky's visit satisfies the dreibund.
He thinks II improbable that 1t viii have
any effect regarding England's adhesion
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STORM IN THE REIcusr.
Exposure of a Cruel Mr.a.
Apologies from III Suiurr m

Exposure OF a Cruel Murd., a.
apologies from the Goyernn.,,s
London, March IA dlsna,,,
llines from Berlin describes q,
scene in the reichstag. II arcs. j..
Herr Biebcl, one of the socia,,.u, y.
accusing DR.. Peters, the African .,s,.l
While he was imperial commIu,,..
Africa in 1890. Of causing a mem, !
negress to be hung without ,riu n, }
they had taken a fancy to each IN,
which DIR. Peters, being h!msel, mn,
with the negress, disapproyed, m. \
man officer refused to execute III y
tence. Nevertheless, the sen,escs :
executed.
DR.. Peters proclaimed officially th,t
negroes were hung as spies Ale. }
the English bishop, Tucker. derHrA|
receive DR.. Peters, saying he woua d
nothing to do with murderer.
DR.. Peters thereupon wrote 1, III
Tucker, contending that he was %
married to the negress according 70
African custom, and therefore had d
to put her to death for adultery
DR.. Kaiser, director OF the colonial
partment, in replying to Herr Blettl
pressed doubts whether African trsytI
should be judged according TO EurT1
standards.
He tried to molllfy the house, and
though he showed that the negroes v
guilty of theft and other ofenses
DR.. Peters could not be incrimiysthI
failed to satisfy the house.
DR.. Kaiser then said further that
government deplored the fact but
difficult to pass Judgment in such ~
1t had been intended to place p. u n
at Tanaanyk. believing that such nc &
could not occur under Wisman. III
was discovered that DR.. Peters W
unpopular that he was not appo.n ,.s
DR.. Kaiser's speech met WIN lls.1
Interruptions and shouts OF no'-a
"robber,' "scandalous," etc.
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PROPOSITION FROM RHODE

London, March IA Pretoria "
to the Times says: Mr.. ChameeAaA
an important dispatch, suggested -,
dent Kruger the possibility OIL aoNsl.
the convention of London II thel II "
redresses Uitlander grievances any, ~ Y
the franchise to British subjects ~
patch also suggests a treaty Q. 49,
which England shall guaran,ee M D. I
pendence of the Transvaa IN mn
Kruger has intimated that ne ., WI
to this In three days time, r,sps NJ:
are nfoct for President Kruger ~
70 I,nclAnd.
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CAPITAL cTLLINGs.

Washington. March lS.-rhe house com
mittee on judiciary today agreed TO favor
ably report bill to give the courts Of
Texas. Arkansas and Kansas the jurisdlc-
ton over criminal and certain civil cases
OF the Indian Territory which they had
under the act Of 1875.
Tho scnnte committee on Territories to-
day authorized. with only one negative
vote a favorable report upon the bill for
the admission OF New Mexico as "A State.
1t also appointed n subcommittee to con-
slider the admission of Arizona as n State.
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CR1sPr UNDER RuDrNI.

New York. March ia special to the
Herald from Rome says: II Is learned
that tho Marquis Di Rudini has promised
the king not to take any rpceedings
against Signor Rudln The ex-prenier
has informed his friends that his majesty
Will insist upon an energetic prosecution
Of the campaign until Mcnellk has been
crushed. There is. however. good reason
for suppOslng this to be incorrect.
Signor Crisp is making strenuous eff
forts to overthrow the Marquis hi Rudini
as soon as parliament meets.
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las. week. 2.Teieen bushels In the CORE.
spending week last year. 3,3sS,10 IN the
second week OF Marcn, 1904 as compared
with e.Ssf.oD1 In the like week of ISsa
Total exports OF Indian corn In the same
week amount to l.I0>0o0 bushels, a little
more than 1000 900 bushels less than In
the previous week and as compared with
So 051 bushels In the like week last year
and with i,g7S0o0 in the corresponding
uxaar NJ 1874
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THE ARTICLES SENT OVER.

London Club Officials Say None Have
Been Authorized.
London, March l3.-The officials of the
National Sporting club say they have not
vet offered a purse for a match hetwcen
Robert Fitzslmmons and James j. Corbctt
aud that no articles have been sent by
this club 10 tho Jnitcd states for their
pared to arrange n meeting on certai1
conditions one OF which is that Corbett
must make apology for ais statements re-
hecting upon us members.
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RAISING THE BoYs.

NlnNOIN MunisUf.
Yes. 1t is quite the proper thing TO raise
your boys up to the belief that every man
connected with the government Is n thief
scoundrel and traitor by instilling this
in their minds early In life you teach them
to have a profound admiration FOR their
government, and no doubt they viii make
loyal citizens.
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A CONFERENCE pRoBARI.r

London, March l3,--The Pail Mall Ga
2ette this evening publishes dispatch
from Mentone saying that 1t IS reported
there that Emperor Francis joseph Of
Austria ana Emperor William NJ Ger
many Will meet King Humhert Of Italy
at eGnoa within a few days, according
10 present arrangements.
Nice March lS,-Emperor Francis 10
seph paid brief visit to Queen Victoria
leved the Austrian emperor VIM ,cave
here soon for Italy
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ANXIETY IN so.

Chicago Dispatch, IN. Neih,fs'" h
st. Paul is awl''rnt A nan Y
with feverish impatleiss,s,, "a, Kisses ~, "
recently paid $3.50 for o., i \ r.' ss !.
is beginning to suspee'
cheated
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IF WE HAD KNOWN
II we had known

II we had knoWH ~
The murmurs coming iroi' ayes' ell
Had been the last before tne living
And the warm clasping OF ,!s lax Iaul
The last ere folded in the sN ,onssr. b:
We would have fingered i'ns''
there, .,ss vItht
Where doom was eTou'AS'
brooding air. IAN
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Rank cLEARINGS.

New YORK.. March 1s-Tne following
table, compiled by Bradstreet's. shows the
total clearances at the principal cities ana
the percentage Of Increase or decrease, a
compared with the corresponding wees
last year:
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distinguished visitors" Here is the OPEN
ing for American trade and commerce to
the south OF us. and the cities 40 honorcd
by Argentine. Brazil and Uruguay will not
deserve trade II they do not seize and
utilize this opportunity. The invitation is
an emphatic corroboration. too. OF the
recent statements that South Americans
were anxious to drop England and Ger
many and turn towards the United States
in their commercial relations.
Tho absence of American banking insti-
tutions In Buenos Ayres has long been de.
plored by native and American merchants
and traders of that great city. The Ar.
gentine Republic has repeatedly expressed
n Willingness to subsidize steamship line
between its capital and New York upon the
least eucouragement by our congress. and
has offered to charter an American bank
upon far more favorable conditions than
now enjoyed by the European bankers
resident in Bueuos Ayres.
So little attention have these overtures
attracted that our visitors, should they go
this summer. will be compelled to cross
to Southampton In England and take an
English line thence TO Rio and Buenos
Ayres-requlring a voyage all told of about
thirty days. The United States have, sin
gularly, been standing In their own light
with reference to their manifest destiny
on the American continents. politically as
well ns commercially. and il the Southern
Republics can take the Initiative and show
Us what We have been neglecung ana
what is onr proht or duty In the premises
1t VIII be great thing for this people, and
pg rticularly cur Southern Stntcs.
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FuRrHER NENNZUELA TEsTrMON

VItI III4N IN I4H' Z T41sEA H4'' IN w >
Washington March lS,-At the regular
weekly meeting of the Venezuelan commis-
sion today MIR. Scruggs, the counsel fer
the Venezuelan government presented an
other pamphlet, suppomontinS the case
laid before the commission day or two
ago. This was a volume comprising CORE
spondencc and is interesting to many be
cause of tho light 1t casts non the situa.
ton in tho disputed territory following
the discovery Of gold in paying quantities
and the conditions which led up 10 tho
rlaah at lfrnan-
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WE STILL HOPE.
Chicago Tribune.

= F7TNHkV T TTUWUN.
we sun have hopes that the Unitea
60 lis VIII succeed in keeping itself from
Italy and Abyssinla- @''"" between
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WHAT WE NAY EXPECT.

Chicago Tribune.
The prospect Is now that tho Koely
motor and DIR. Gamers simian dictionary
VIII be turned Loose on the world about
the same time
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England and the empress of India.
II was 4:3D o'clock when Mr.. Cockren
closed. and as 1t was apparent that 1t was
too late to go on with the cuban question
tho senate went into executive session.
At o'clock the senate adjourned until
Monday.
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JERRY AND MARY ELLEN.

| Jerry Simpson is a mild man. ordinarily,
| but II he he once cornerod he will $50
| Mrs. Lease in any old thing she has u
| mind to raise.
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TO SOUTHAMPTON in England and take an
English limo ,bs,co "a Rto ors ppe,os
,,~ow r,,,,,,r,,,- ,.,,.a,.o ~, ia
,h,r,,, ao,'s .r,,. r,n,.os g.. - 49,
gularly been standing In their own light
with reference to their manifest destiny
on the American continents. politically az
well as commercially. and If the Southern
Republics can take the initiative and show
".'"' We H"Ee we" HeRiecuhs ana
Wnat Is or pfoht or duiy III the premises
1t WIN be great thing for th!s people, and
Particularly cur Southern States.
---
letters sent home and published by Ameri-
ran missionaries to Turkey are sent back
to the authorities in Consantlnople and
tend chiefly to bring trouble upon the
American missions. Americans are SO IN
- 7
n'H' WIN 'n'pp"''E mat 'hey imagine
''ey o"' ''lA"', anu N''.o"''s' Every o.iiei
80, '''.'1.'' VIZ "'EVo'e' ",to4
soy '1''''''s
cs-a.-. ran = - - lac. a,a,,.o
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,,ros.t,,, "a s,.,,,,a,h,. ,,,,,.od ~, co,,,,,,.
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10 t"e ""oie "i''I'' ~ IT IN PiV's0''o" Vi
American interests It is after. let con-
gress say 80 Ia 50 many words and not
cloak such a purpose under the Euise of
disutcrested sympathy for "A struggling
,,Do,I
There are about six hundred business
...,,,.,...,..,.. 4f.......-.. .,.,,.., -.
ana not on" OF 'heH but can aHord 20
contribute dollar or Tvs TO the phtueshlp
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III We ndu " - N nssi
Insldious death was hoverl l,s.ssr,shsa ~
To bear away the ones we . ,shsr. no ~
where smiles are nct--ana "''
Are waited back DER popp'ed y
isles, .,,orld woula y
less bright 40. tired 70 y
How much we would have
care light ,,oun.
IL we had KNOW
If we had known ,,orn DAY !,
We realize there's nut s,s va The shi''
To that drear realm where'' y !,
And s swsetes, laughter from w /,
flushed torsyfr nD'I'
Can the next moment be .U's fc,rd
And vet somehow we ea ca "a vain res'''
I'M nrI1 forced 10 cry in wild az" !,
~ II we had knS sn'srcial.ArV''
win T. Hale in COMM
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MENELIK's PROPOSAL FOR

~
Rome. March lathe Italia Militaire
asserts that it has good authority for
stating that Emperor Menelik's proposals
of peace are honorable and advantageous
to Italy.
The Tribuna fears that the proposals
conceal a snare and asserts that Menelik
is simply seeking TO gain time.
The Fanfulla, the clerical organ, learns
that the negotiations for peace are on
the same basis as those which were orig
inalv started by eX-Frcmler Crispi.
The Reforma vehemently opposes a
peace Most Of tho other papers, however
favor the conclusion of peace. Tho all
legged Italian reverse at Sabdebal. which
was aggravated by n news agency into
another disaster seems Ia have been
merely the defeat of a local tribe friendly
to tho Italians A hundred Italian troops
returning from I'll Dat reinforced the
tribe and afterward kept the route open
to CaSsalla
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THE ITALIAN SITUATION.
The Italians Getting over Their Anger
and Resentment.

The Italians Getting over Their Anger
and Resentment.
Rome. March l3.-Out of the terrible
storm of popular anger whlch swept over
Italy when the news Of the defeat of the
army under General Baratiert reached
hero little remains but a feeling of great
resentment against the Italian command
er. All roting has ceased. The reservists
who nd from the country sooner than
go TO Africa at the call of the government
are returning and it is not believed any
steps Will be taken TO punish them.
Negotiations with King Menelk have
been opened and IL is anticipated that
peace viii be concluded before long and
tho war office has countermanded in
tructlons sent to various points for the
hurryng forward of endorsements TO
Africa The new cabinet is settling
down to work and the financial sivultion
is brighter than anticipated
Under These circumstances Italians
breathe froer than for some time past
and there is a feeling of gratitude for
those who have aided in Berlin during
the past few days in bringing about this
change from blank despair to great hope
in tho future,
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Fears of row induced Kentucky legis-
lators to exercise the proper sclf-rcstralnt.
Nothing commands tho peace SO promptly
and emectually as extensive war prcpara-
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Wcyler Ia toning down his proclama-
tions. All now editors find In time that
it isn't good policy to do tho 'roasts" too
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The republican party will give no free
silver nor gold standard democrat AN cX-
| cuso for DESERVING his own party this year.
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Time sets NIL things even. Weylers
proclamations arc gradually being class.
fed by the literary and war bureaus with
those of James j. Corbett. the great pyro-
tprhnlc motor
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Minister Terrell says the Incorporate
letters sent home aud published by Ameri-
ran missionaries TO Turkey are sent back
TO the authoritics in Constan,lnople and
tend chiefly to bring trouble upon the
American missions Americans are SO III
the habit OF abusing their own govern
ment with impunity that they imagine
they can insult and dcnounee every other
government. They VIII discover after
awhile that they viii have to stop talking
or begin fighting.
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Emperor William Will confer with King
Humhert ana give him the necessary
pointers as to the African campaign. VII
liam IS said to be constantly lighting great
bat Ties in his mind.
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Houston certainly ought to contribute
AS much towards the battleship test-
monial fund as Galveston.