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CONGRESSIONAL PROCEEDINGS.
Short sesslon OF rsrnnte-IIonse's Action
tjt on Indian Appropriation Bill,

Short Session or rseinte-uouse'st Action
We on Indian Appropriation Bill,
WASHINGTON, D. c.. March 1o.-No
business OF real Importance was trans
acted by the senate In open session to-
day. The session lasted only an hour,
the time being largely consumed in dis
posing of routine morning business. A
few bills of minor Importance were
passed. -
After q debate in the house; which
lasted more than Ave hours, the senate
amendment to the Indian approprla-i
tIon bill providing for the free entry Of
cedcd Indian lands was to-day nom.
concurred in by vote OF 80 to 1856. The
friends Of the free home clause made a
gallant struggle, but they met the ops
position OF some OF the prominent lead
ers on the Republican side. Messrs.,
Dlngley, Grosvenor, Dnlzell and Payne,
and they were further weakened by the
fact that many OF the friends Of the
proposition were nlienated by the be-
lief that the amendment as drawn
would work injury to the agricultural
colleges OF the country. The senate
amendment for the ratification OF the.
Seminole treaty was also non-concurred.
In after the substitute proposition offer
ed by the conferees to ratify the Klowa,
Comanche and Aapche treaty had fallen
under point OF order. The action OF the
house to-day sends the bill back to con-
ference with non-concurrence on all the
senate amendments.
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ENGLAND's NAVY.
Measures Being Taken to Strengthen II.
Sl25,OOO,OoO Askr,I.

100000 AskrI.
LONDON, March 10.-The first lord
Of the admiralty, the Hon. George J
Goschen, in presenting the naval esti.
mates to the house OF commons to-day
pointed out that with the outlay In ma
val works the expenditure amounted to
the colossal sum OF e2555O,oO0 (sl25,-
100000, which he explained was even
considered inadequate in some quarters.
Continuing, Mr. Goschen explained
that the navy was In transitional
state. to which many OF the admitted
deficiencies were due. Continuing. Mr..
Goschen dilated upon the quiet and un-
ostentatious increase of the British fleet
In China waters by four vessels from
other foreign stations. as being On in
stance of the naval preparations.
Later Mr.. Goschcn said he hoped the
admiralty would not be too hardly
pressed 10 communicate its plans bu,
he assured the house that In the dis
tribution Of cruisers, for instance, the
admiralty had considered carefully the
protection OF every trade and every food
supply route, and he trusted that "if
times darkened," the admiralty would
have the confidence of the house. and
the admiralty would be found doing It's
duty. :,
Touching on the programme, Mr..
Goschcn said he would defer furnishing
particulars regarding the proposed new
warships In order to keep foreigners IN
the dark concerning their plans.
Mr.. Goschen then deplured the recent
Industrial struggles and appealed for an
f. t, NJ fa +hrs prttt .
the merchant marine, saying that IL,
from false economy or impossible condi-
tions on either side, British sailors and
ships were ousted by foreigners then
God help u.s." @5 siaSssF (.
He concluded: "If peace shall again
reign In our centres OF industry and IL
the nation that calls herself mistress OF
the sea reasserts herself by an Increase
of merchantmen. then the nation may
look forward in confidence that II there
be peace It will be peace with honor but
IL war, which God forbid, It must be
war crowned with victory" prolonged
cheerlng.)
Sir Charles Dixie, radical member for
the Forest of Dean, said: 40
every one must feel that the circum-
stances are sueh that we might find our
selves at-war-with an European power,
and that there Is some risk that two
other European powers might be dis
posed 10 seize the opportunity to make
demands we would be indisposed 10
comply with, Nevertheless, the presen,
estimates are the estimates OF procraut.
nation and delay. The condition OF our
navy, compared with those of other ma.
tlons. Is worse than 1t was two years
ago. .'j j
Mr.. Goschen in q general defence OF
the estimates said he thought st would
be better In time of crisis to complete
and organize available vessels and re.
sources than. TO devote their energies to
building vessels that would not be ready
for three years. The other powers. hc
argued. would meet, with the same dIf-
ticultes as themselves. q Great Britain
was still able to send more ships 10 sea
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FACING A GRAVE PRoBLEx.
Spain beginning to Resliz. tho Danger
E That Confront Iier. Fl,

a'Pesss .sRs""f"R ~ AhNNtike
That Confront Her. isrt
MADRID, March 1o.-Poll,lcal and
financial circles here now fully realize
that Spain is facing q grave problem.
In view OF the attitude OF the United
Suites, 1t Is understood the Spanish
government has completely changed Its
policy toward Cuba and Is now court
Ing the co-operatioB OF the Cuban con-.
stituuonal party, urging the mainte-
rance of the volunteers and the pushing
OF the campaign against the insurgents.
thus giving the military policy predom-
nance over diplomacy. This change 10
due to the fear thatif the radical au-
Economists insisted upon the disarmn-
ment OF the volunteers or melted the
constltutionalists to disaffectIon, a con-
lllct would supervere "affordlng the
United States an opportunity for an
armed intervention"
The presence In Madrid OF the Span
ish ambassador 10 Frahce, Senior Leon
Castillo, has started rumors to the ef-
feet that Senor Guilon, the Spanish
minister for foreign affairs, Is about to
resign and that he will be replaced by
Senor Castillo. This Is. however, denied
In official circles. where It Is said the
visit of Senior Castillo Is connected
with the governments negotiations to
obtain the support OF France and Rus
sla, which Is favored by all parties. In
cluding tho Carl!sts and Republicans,
as there Is a general feeling that in the
event OF war the racial and CONNER
ciaI interests OF Great Britain will i'm
pei her to side with, the United States.
It Is understood the first effect OF the
understanding with France will be that
Spain will receive financial assistance
In order to avert national bankruptcy. {
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NEW YORK. March 10.-A dispatch
to the World from Rome says:
There is feverish activity in the italian
government manufactories OF arms and
ammunition at Turin, Florence and
Naples after idlencss since the end OF
the African campaign. They are-run-
ming over time. The World correspon-
dent learns on authority that large
orders for munitions OF war have been
received from Spain and that the Ital-
ian government is willing to fill them In
an indirect way by placing new arms In
the hands of the Italian troops and SELL
ing the old ones to intermediary trad
ers. who would hand them over to the
Spanish authorities. Spain has depend
ed largely on Italy latterly for her
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WASHINGTON, March 10.-The sem
ate committee on commerce to-day de-
clded to report adversely upon all pro-
posed amendments to the surdry civil
bill. providing for river and harbor i'm
provements which do not provide for
improvements under the continued con-
tract system and for which estimates
have not been made. }
y Senator Frye, chairman OF the com
m!ttee, afterwards explained the ad- :
verse action to the senate, and upon his
Recommendation the various amend
ments for river and harbor improve
ments which did not fall within the
committees rule were laid upon the
a hta Ts# ssr - - =
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CLEVELAND. O.. March 1o.-Kirk,
Woods 6 Company, OF this city. to-day
closed a contract with government ofIi-
cials, for two hundred and fifty good
tons of coal to be rushed to Key West.
"The orders we received from govern
ment representatives were to rush the
coal forward with all possible speed"
said Mr.. Kirk to-day. They allow US
but very short time for the delivery o!
the coal and offer a large bonus II we
deliver It before the time agreed upon.
Special arrangements have been made
by the government with the railroads
to have this coal rushed through to Key
West as fast as It Is mined. The trains
conveying the coal will carry no other
merchandise. thus avoiding the delay OF
stopping at. intermediate points to
1eoua raran 49,
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Special Dispatch to tho Intelllsenccr.
WASHINGTON, March 1o.-A confer
ence OF twenty-slx Republican represen-
tatlves Of the southern states. including
senators. was held this evening, at the
committee room OF Senator Pritchard,
in the Mahoy building. Among those
present were the West Vlrglnians. The
principal topic discussed was finance,
which came up on n proposition I'D
vanced by Representative Walker, OF
Virginia. Civil service was also touched
upon, ". .ssTI.t5 u
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Cominons

LONDON. March 1o.-The parlla-
mentary secretary for the foreign Office.
Mr.. George n. Curzcn, replying in the
house OF commons to-day 10 Mr.. Ronald
Munro Ferguson, Liberal, representing
tho district of Lclth said no communi-
cations on the Cuban question had been
exchanged between the British ambas-
sador at Washington. Sir Julian
Pauneefotc, and the government OF the
United states
Mr.. Curzon also announced that the
British ambassador at st. Petersburg
had confirmed the report that Russia
was negotiating for the lease of Port
Arthur and Ia Lien Wan for the same
period and under the same conditions
as granted 10 Germany in the case OF
Kiao Chou, and that Russia was also
negotiating for the right to construct q
railroad from Petuna, on the Trans
Manchurian line, to kwanG Chung Tsu.
Mukden and Port Arthur; but Mr.. Cur
zon explained Russia did not demand
sovereign rights, nor has she threatened
to move troops into Manchurla, In the
event OF China's noncompliance with
her demands.
Mr.. CurZon also denied that Russia
and France had protested against the
Anglo German loan to China.
The question which 1t was announced
the Hon. Hubert Valentine Duncombe,
Conservative, member for the West d.
vision of Cumberland, was to ask
(whether. IN view Of recognizing the
identity OF all Engllsh-speaking people
the British government will consider
the advisability OF placing the services
OF the British feet at the disposal OF
the United States in the event of conn.,
pllcations between the United States
and any foreign powerl, was not put.
Relative TO the withdrawal OF his
question, Mr.. Duncombe said:
After consultation with my friends,
I decided that the exact form Of the
question made It inopportune to put It.
1t was framed owing TO the widely held
opinion in the house Of commons that
1t Is high time the foreign powers should
be told In unmlstakable terms that any
blow struck at. either Great Britain or
the United States wls equally blow
at the other. Iswas profoundly convirc-
ed Of this to-day Many more members
than supposed would do so came 10 me
in order to say they heartily endorsed
my question. I am convinced the Cow
crnment would have desired to answer
my proposed question afIlrmatively,
and would have done so had II not In
volved other considerations, besides eX-
pressing what believe the present gov
ernment sincerely holds. that In the face
OF foreign complications the interests
in the future Of Great Britain and the
United States are inscparably inter-
twlned. To-day's expression and en-
dorsement we will eventuatc as soon as
we can frame the question In the exact
terms which clearly express the feeling
OF the house of commons-that any
trouble threatening the United States
will be shared by Great Britain"
Other members OF the house OF COM
mons who were interviewed on the same
subject all spoke IN a similar strain.
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# WASHINGTON, March 1o.-House.
committee ON electors number three
has agreed by strict party vote to-
make report in favor OF seating ex-;
Representative Josiah Patterson, who,
Is contesting the seat OF Mr.. Cammack
from the Tenth Tennessee district. Mr.
Patterson, who represented the district
In the last congress as Democrat, ran
against Mr.. Cammack, the Democratic
was also endorsed by the Republicans.
The division In the committee was on
Marty lipeS E-. t.r r't- 5 E 3 77y- 2s II ~
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# PITTSBURGH. March 1o.-Unreqult-
ted love induced Chris Schmidt. cigar
make to kill his sweetheart, Annie
Leutz, and then himself. Tonight at
about 11:a0 o'clock Schmidt rang the
bell at the Loch residence. where the
girl was employed as n domestic. When
she came to the door It Is supposed she
reiterated her intention to quit him. He
then shot her twice in the breast, and
turning the weapon upon himself, put n
bullet through his heart. Both were
dead when the Loch family reached
them fsI.sts tsgrfs E.sia- s=s.s-lf NJ
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aFA1RMoNT. ". Va, March 1o.--Rep-
resentativcs OF the United Mine Work.
ers of America are preparing for an
other strike In West Virginia. IL the
Chicago scale Is not accepted In this
state April /, Vice President John
Mitchell Is here assisting the local OIL
GERS and they are unable to get the op-
orators 10 hold any conferences with
them. The operators refuse to consld-
or the proposition and the men say
they VIII strike II the scale Is not
adopted next month.
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REFUSED HIS ATTENTIONS.
Assassination OF a Widow, n

Attempted Aasnssthntion OF "idoW. nj
Empire, Ohio
Special Dispatch to the Intcll,sencer.
STEuBENvILLE, O., March TO-
Last night at Empire, David Mccoy at
tempted the assassination Of Mrs. Rose
Miller, because she refused his Rten-
tions for that evening.
He called at the ;iome OF her step
father. William! Martin, and being told
that Rose could no. see him. went away
and returned with shot gun and
thrustlng It through the window fired.
Tho shot entered the breast OF a seven
year-old daughter OF Mrs. Miller, who
is expected to die. Rose Miller received
the major portion OF the load in her
limbs. Mccoy was arrested and held to
await the result Of the injuries to both
persons.
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ROCK ISLAND. ILL.,, March lO.-Act-
in Commandant Q, D. Mltcham. Of Rock
fa'and arsenai. has rGCeiyed orders 10
put the men nj the arsenal hn ten hours
Tine aEd to enlist n night shift al once.
This win swell the :orces In the shops
here TO 900 men. Capt $. Z. Blunt.
conrmndant at the arsenal, Is now In
WnShlnGton. Y. Efs$
IS WaTERToWN, Mass March TO-
RGsln1iing Il to-day the. great machine
shops Mt tho Wntcrtown arsenal will sbu
operated elghtecn hours q day. sa.
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& COLUMBUS. o., March 1O.-The min
ers' md operators committees have
agreed upon the price for day labor In
mining. The scale Is 81, IL per day for
drivers and other inside laborers, 81 90
for trnc!imen and 81 Il for assistant
track men. IT was decided that n Days
work should begin when the man waa
nt his place IN the E,incs, The agree
ment affcctstal states controlled BY the
Chicago agreement. ,.E
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Trnn..aii.,...ippl comml,,loner

Special Dispatch 70 The 1ntcIllgcncer.
CHARLESTON. W. Va, March TO-.
Governor Atkinson to-day appointed
Col. John A. Preston, of Lewisburg, one
of West virginia's representatives to the
trans Mississippi International expos!-
tIon to be held at Omaha this fall. Col,
Preston 10 appointed to I'll a vacancy
caused by the resignation Of Captain a.
n. Matthews.
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BOSTON, March 1o.-In view Of the
strained relations between the United
States and Spain and the possibility of
a rupture between them, the American
Peace Soclety,I through It's general sec
retary. DR.. Trueblood, has asked the
Associated Press to make known is
request: That prayers be offered in all
the churches throughout the nation on
next Sabbath, that the God OF Pence
future disastrous consequences to the
roc0nip - Z" .fEa7 IlHrE ....s. a.s.- So ~
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BERLIN, March 1o,-Scnor sandoval,
the Spanish military agent in Ger
many, Austria and Scandinavia. who
returned here last evening for q trip.
has made three conditional purchases OF
coastlng steamers at F!ume. and two
at Po!a. He starts to-day for Stettln
and Hamburg to inspect number Of
vessels offered The United States, so
far. hes made no purchases from among
her options IN Germany. Lieutenant
Commander A. P. Nlblack, the United
States navy attache here and also at
Rome. has returned to the latter city.
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ST. PETERSBURG, March lo.--An
Imperial ukase Just issued orders the
disbursement OF 100000 roubles tabout
,ss5, 900, ,OOo) as. extraordinary expenditure
for the construction Of warships. It Is
added that no loan will be raised to pro-
Vide the money, 0t " M yi
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-Government Employe. yVnse. Rc.tore

Government Employees Wages Restored.
WASHINGTON. March 1o:-Asslst-
ant Secretary Meiltlejohn to-day made
an order restoring the wages OF the
employees in the Urited States arsenal
at Rock 1slard, ILL.,. to the rates existing.
December u. 1897. The reductions
made in these wages caused a great
commotion in labor circles, it being rep
resented that the cut had a most de-
pressing effect upon the entire labor.
market of the west. The Illinois con-
gress.onal representatives interviewed
in the mems behalf and the secretary OF
war directed Capt. Blunt, the ordnance
officer in charge OF the arsenal, to come
to Washington for consultation This
consultation took place to-day with the
result above announced. 80
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WASHINGTON, D. c.,aIarch lo,-Ths
senate committee on military affairs to-
day decided to recommend the passage
OF the bill authorizing the revival OF tho
grade OF Lieutenant General OF tho;
Army. The bill authorizes the President
to nominate any officer to Ghls grade:
The bill is in tho interest OF General
Miles II ezl.Hs-l'' r. - - g5il
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EvnnsHill Ixuocked Out,

WASHINGTON, D. c. March 1o.-The
committee OF the house COMMITTEES
on civil service reform to-day decided
by a unanimous vote to report adverse.
ly the Evans bill taking 4 large num-
Der Of places out OF the classified SER.
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NO SHIPSTB0UGHT.
The Navy Department Proceeding
with Great Circumspection
CONSISTENT WlTIIBTlIE NEEDS

Ufihs Case In Looking After tho auaiit.
ie.snd Prices ofCran-No End OF Offers
From Abroad-rieport that tho Preside
ent Intended TO Sends Message TO Con.
Ers,, Announcing hts ReeoEuition 4 OF
Cubun Independence Meet, With a san-
mary Denial a. tho State Department.
The Question of Manning the Auxiliary
Ficet-SothinSofs Dlsqnistinr Nature
Oscurs mt tho Capitol.
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Triple Alliance.

LONDON, March 1.-THE New York
correspondent ot the Daily Telegraph
says: II have 1t on the highest authority
that a triple alliance between Great Bril-
tain. the United States and Japan Is
Dendfny - ntfsss1. n n s.i f}ffN1f z Il.
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Special Dispatch to tho IntcllIgonccr.
WESTON, w. Va, March 1O.-The
Woodford Well came In good gasser.
1t will be pipcd two and one-half miles
to Weston, for fuel.
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BREMEN-Travc, New York. .El ll
NAPLES-Ems, New York.
+ HANRE-La Bretagnc, New York. I.
LONDoN-Victoria. New York; mass.
achusetts, New York. .gt's1SS
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HAVANA AFFAIRS.
Conservatives will lake Part ia Forth.
coming Elections.
DO nut FAVOR AUTONOMY

Eor win They contribute 60
J Its Eatabii,hmuns-No More Delay In
the Passage Of Rs',efsnpp,ies From the
United siAts,-court OF inquiry anlstiy
Pursning Its Work, bat the Members
! Arc as seeretive ns usuai--work on the
wreek OF tho Maine Proceeding slowly.
Situation at Key we,t.
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&. For West Virginia and Western Pens
sylvanin, Increasing cloudlncss and proba.
bly, showers; fresh casterly winds III 3 U.s.
For Ohio. showers Friday; winds becoln.E j
Ing fresh and northcastcrly. - Z
Local cn,prrnture. ..5 5,t II
Tho temperature yesterday as Observed
by c.. Schncpr, druggist, corner Market.
and Fourteenth streets. was az .folows:Sl;i
r. a. IN. .,......,... 20 Sp. M. !. ca
II ni,-.:., ......td tdS Weat ther-FGir. 4
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this country respectable women do not go
to saloons.
Now an English, or Irish, or Scotch girl
becomes a barmaid just girls here be-
come siop-women. She prefers 1t to being
a servant, for the pay, although small, Is
more and, while the hours are even longer.
she is freer and at any rate, sees more of
what she considers life. There Is no more
reason for considering barmaids disrepu-
girls The presence of men, which is appar-
emily basis for that opinion, Is reason
for the opposite. A barmaid often regards
every customer who is not too much above
or below her socially as possible husband.
and the prospect of matrimony Keeps ner
well behaved She has thus not only rea-
son fer choosing her career which the snop-
girl lacks, but also an additional reason TOT
remaining virtuouS.
''Of course there are disreputable bar
maids Just as there are oisreputable shop
girls Just as there are disreputable count
esses l am not acquainted with countesses
or with shopgirls, but l have known no end
of barmaids and not one whom l cultivated
was evidently otherwise than respectable:
The few of whom l had my doubts / did
not cultivate. With one barmaid l went
once to church. with another l corre-
sponded She wrote fashionable hand and
her letters were as correctly spelled as
Vassar girls.
Americans, reasoning from tho language
used in a saloon here argue that a bar
maid couldn't live in such environment and
remain q good woman. Her sense of mod
esty would become so blcnted that a moral
downfall would follow They forget that the
presence OF the barmald chastens the con-
versation of the customers OF an English