The Bourbon news. [volume] (Paris, Ky.) 1895-19??, 1898-01-18

HOuse-Death of Gen. Augur
WASHINGTON, an. 17.-The Hawaiian
annexation treaty will this week again
occupy the major portion of the time
OF the senate. 1t appears improbable,
however, that the treaty will be taken
up on Monday. There is a unanimous
agreement to vote upon the immiUra-
ton bill during that day, and it is al
together probable that this vote will
be preceded by some discussion of the
merits of the bill The friends of the
measure are confident of it's passage,
but they are not very hopeful of get
ting it through without further de-
bate.
Senator WOlcOtt has given notice of
his intention to address the senate on
Monday, when he will make a report
OF the transactions of the recent inter-
national bimetallic commission. Mr.
WolcOtt has never given extended public
utterance concerning the commissions
work and there is very general inter
est manifested as to the course he may
pursue in his speech on Monday.
When the senate resumes considera-
4ion of the Hawaiian treaty Senator
Morgan will take the floor. and it is un-
derstood will consume at least another
day in the presentation of his views in
favor of annexation. He will be fol
lowed by Senators Pettigrew and
White in opposition to the treaty and
by other senators for and against it.
There is no hope that the discussion
will be concluded during the week. A
great many senators wish to speak,
and as long as the result of the vote is
as uncertain as it is at present
neither side will be disposed to allow
the vote to be taken.
The senate has agreed to work on the
confirmation of Attorney General Nc
Kenna as associate justice of the SUI
preme conrt on next Friday, and the
probabilities are that this vote will be
preceded by some discussion as to Mr..
McKenna's merits.
The urgent deficiency appropriation
bill will, in all reliability, be reported
on Monday, and there may be an effort
to secure it's consideration during the
week
The house is likely to become the
arena for general discussion of our
foreign relations in connection with
the consideration of the diplomatic and
consular appropriation bill during the
present week. The Cuban situation,
the annexation of Hawaii and the de-
signs of the European powers toward
China will, of course, be the principal
topics to attract attention. The house
managers do not want an extended
debate on Cuba precipitated at
this time but the minority is
determined to press the question
during the consideration of this bill.
They believe the time is particularly
opportune, owing to the anti-autonomy
riots in Havana. Monday is District
of Columbia day and on Tuesday the
consideration of the army appropria-
ton bill will be resumed. This is like
lv to be finished Tuesday, after which
the consular and diplomatic bill will
probably consume the remainder of the
week.
Mrs. Lucille Lane, youngest daugh-
ter of ex-senator Blackburn, of Ken
lucky. shot herself in her apartments
at the Wellington hotel Saturday night
about midnight just as she was pre-
pairing for bed. The statement given
out by the family is that the shooting
was accidental and was caused by a
small pistol which, catching in some
laces in the drawer, fell as she lifted
them and exploded by the hammer
striking the edge of the drawer The
wound is in the left breast and is prob
ably fatal. Mrs. Lane is suffering from
1o+
clans have not yet made any attempt
to locate the bullet.
Gen. Christopher Colon Anger, Z. S.
A. retired, died of old age at his home
in West Washington Sunday night. Gen.
Anger was one of the three surviving
members of the class of '43 at West
Point, the class with which Gen. Grant
graduated Gen. Anger served with
Grant in Mexico and afterward with
distictiOn through the civil war. AT
ter the civil war he saw considerable
active service in the Indian
uprisings on the frontier and wa:
later in command of various depart
ments of the army. He was retired in
1885 and has since lived in Washing
ton. Subsequent to his retirement ht
was SuOG ny d negro SSp6rbuO III liz
doorway of his own home but though
seriously wounded, recovered. He ha
two sons now in the army, Capt. Color
Augur, stationed at Fort Riley, Kan
sas, and Maj. j. A. Anger, now a
Leavenworth.
The CatacOmbS to BE Lighted by EleC
tricity.
PITTSBURGH, Pa. Jan. 17.-Withi1
twelve months the catacOmbs of Rome
will be Illuminated by nineteenth cen
tury incandescent electric lights TIL
Westinghouse Co. has received a cable
gram from it's Rome Representative
Il. L. i Il.