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TOBACCO GROWERS MEETING.
Second Days NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS.
Adopted Officers Elected.

Jacksonville. Fla, March 10.-A spc-
clad to the Times-Union and Citizen
from Miami, Fla. says;
Business and pleasure were combined
i'll about equal proportions in the pro
ceedings of the second day of the con
vention of the National Association OF
Tobacco Growers.
The convention at 1890 O'Clock nd
journel to the steamer City Of Key
West for an excursion down The Uay
and returned in time for tea.
W. NJ. Cory discussed the subject OF
import duties. saying that the ideas OF
growers who ask for high duties, and the
cigar manufacturers, who ask for low
dWties, can never he harmonizcd.
Prof. ID. &. Fairchild. Of the Forestry
Division of the Agricultural Depart
ment, set the question before the House
as 10 why Florida did not try the cuhi-
walton of Persian and Turkish tobacco
Prof. !. H. Weber of the Agricultural
Department was the last of the speakers
and his recommendations coinCidCd with
Prof Fairchilds.
At the evening session Dr. Stock
bridge, for the committee, reported Il
draft of constitution which was dis
cusSed section by section and adopted.
Officers were then elected as follows:
observation-disclosures Storm, New York.
Vice President. b. Briggs, Russell
vile, Ky.
Honorary Vice Presidcnts-T. T.
Noodle, lake City. Florida; y. Cohn,
Georgia, and one from each Of the other
tobacco growing States.
Secrctary-E. o. Painter, Jacksonville,
Fla.
Assistant Secrctary-W. L. Glcssner,
Macon. Ga.
Trcasurer-Hcnry Curtis, Quincy. Fla.
Executive Commttea-A. G.. Temp
kins, Ky; ]. f. Ingraham, Florida; II.
s. Frye, Connecticut; Ezra Herr, Penn
sylyania; Hobert Myrick. Massachusetts.
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SPANISH DIVERS AT WORK.

Spanish Court of Inquiry Will Make
Known its Decision as Soon as
Reached
HavanG@ March 10.-Captain Sampson.
who has been exposed to the sun while
on the wreck lately, is somewhat iipdis-
posed to-day, but the doctor ON the Mont
gomery says he has no apprehension of
a serious illness.
The Spanish divers avoid the MONDAY
heat, working in the morning and even
ing Two divers were examined by the
American Court of Inquiry to-day as
to the their recent observations at the
wreck.
The work of wreckage appears very
slow. If any real progress is made it
is scarcely apparent from day TO day.
Still. it is hoped that when the upper
debris bias been removed to the barge
more bodies will be recovered. 1t may
be. however. that the last body retain-
ing a shape recognizable as human has
been removed from the Maine. Chaplain
Chadwick to-day. from descriptions in en-
listment papers identified two bodies
that were buried at Colon cemetery to-
getleF some days ago as those of JOS. |.
Gordon and Johnson, both colored.
The officers and men of the Mont
gonlery are stiH refused shore leave
They devote much time TO drill and
settling up exercises, the latter exciting
much interest, especially to the sailors
on the Spanish SHIPS, where the tactics
are quite different.
Consul General Lee called to-day on
Commander Converse, of the Montgom-
cry. The Congressional tourists are
likely to remain ten days or a fortnight,
as the health regulations would pre-
vent an earlier departure even if desired.
Ten O'Clock tomorrow morning has been
fixed as the time for the call of cere-
ln0ny on General Blanco. There is Off
cial authority for the statement that the
Spanish Court of Inquiry will make
it's decisions public as soon as reached.
BLANCO SAYS IMPROVEMENT.
Madrid, March 10-At yesterday s
meeting of the Spanish Cabinet. Senior
Moret, the Minister for the Colonies
read a dispatch from Captain General
Rfanco saying that the situation in
Cuba had improved
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TO CALL EXTRA SESSION
THE GOVERNOR or NEBRASKA WILL CON.
vENE THE LEGISLATURE.
Popuist State Administration is Hot Over
Railroad Decision The United States
Supreme Court Scored.

Topcka. Kan, March 10.-The Popu-
list administration of the State of Kan
sas gave out Il public address today.
hristling with severe criticism of the
recent decision of the United States
Supreme court in the Nebraska maxi
mum freight rate case. The address is
particularly significant in that Governor
Leedy has already taken steps prelimin-
AIRY to the calling of the State LegiSla-
ture in Spec ial session with the especial
purpose enacting Il maximum freight
rate law. While the address, is given
out over the signature of the governor
it had first been approved by Chief JUS
tice Dostcr, of the State Supreme court
and other prominent POpulistS.
The governor begins his address with
the statement that for Il year the press
dispatches have said that the opinion
in the Nebraska case would be adverse
to the State, and he insinuates that
these forecasts were put out III adj
vance by persons; connected with the
court in order to feel the public pulse.
Then he says:
THE opinion has been handed down
and the dispatches say that it is Il clean
victory for the railroads. On the con-
trary it is an un-clean victory in every
aspect of the case. showing that no mat
ter how carefully the robes of justice
are folded about the personnel of the
Supreme court. these robes can no long
err conceal the cloven hoOf of official
mal-feasance and usurpatiOn.'
The governor declares that the con-
stitution of Nebraska gives the Legis-
lature power to establish maximum
charges for transportation, and that
the Supreme court has tried to abrO-
gate it. He challenges Justice Harlan =
declaration that Il corporation is per-
son under the fourteenth amendment
to the Federal constitution, which he
quotes. adding:
Nobody but slave or Il knave will
yield assent to the hideous distortion of
meaning which Judge Harlan gives to
the word person" as used in the
fourteenth amendment. and upon which
he bottoms his infamous decision. and
which shows to what depths of iniquity
the Supreme court Of the United States
has descended
In conclusion Governor Leedy states
that his maximum rate bill will be pre-
scented to the Kansas Legislature in
such shape that to decide against 1T the
court must reverse its decision i'll the
Nebraska case, and he states that IF
the court still pursues the corrupt and
rotten practice that it has heretofore,
by changing it's decisions to suit the
shifting interests of the railroad cor
pOrations" the remedy will be with the
people in their dealings with the courts,
or in building railroads of their own
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NAVAL AUTHORIZATION BILL
II Will Involve in the NeghborhoOd oil
of $30,000,000.

Washington, D. c., March 1O.-Ihe
Naval Appropriation bill has been prac-
tically completed by the House Com
mittee on Naval Affairs save as to the
questions of increases i'm the Navy, dry
docks and armor plate. Chairman Bou-
telIe stated tonight he might report the
bill to the House by Saturday ana II not
if will go in early next week. there
have been few changes from the eStl-
mites and the bill will involve i'll the
neighbo1hood of thirty InilliOns of dol
lars. aside from new vessels, dry
dock and armor. The increases al
lowed are such aes meet the gradual de-
yelopment of the service The general
item for construction and repair just
PASSED on. aggregate $2,500.0O0, iden-
teal with the estimates. This includes
about S370.0OO. Il material increase, for
improved machinery at the shops. The
amount is also exclusive of the specific
appropriations to the various cOnstruc-
ton plants, etc. There is also a horizon
tai appropriation proposed of $4,000 TO
each of the yards. except to the Puget
Sound station, in lieu of the general es-
innate of 100000.
There was Il long discussion in COM
nllIIce IO-uGN over lle duullOndl laNu
wanted for the Port Royal. :. G.. station
and attention called to some legal points
involved in the question but an appro-
priatiOn of $4,000 for the purposes was
finally allowed subject to the acquisi-
tion of a quit claim for the MYERS tract
There was also hearing given the Mas
sachusetts delegation in Congress, who
were appointed at a joint meeting of the
Massachusetts members of both Houses
this morning to present the claims of
Boston for Il dry dock there. They
wanted an appropriation of about ST.
100000 for a dry dock, equipped to ac-
commodate amy of our vessels, to be
erected at Boston.
The committee deferred action and
will probably give other hearings.
With this bill reported to the House,
the general deficiency alone remains for
committee action. Work on that will
begin in a day or two though its sub
mission to the House will be deferred
until both the Naval and the Postoffice
bills have been practically disposed of.
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DOLPHIN BEING RUSHED.
Work on Other Warships-Test of
Rapid Firing Gun Satisfactory.

Work on Other Warships-Test of
Rapid Firing Gun Satisfactory.
New York. March 10.-Several hun
dred extra mechanics are employed ut
the Brooklyn Navy Yard. The dispatch
boat Dolphin has a swarm of painters
and about Il hundred mechanics rushing
work upon her. Much work Is being
done on the cruisers Chicago and Allan
ia Work on the torpedo boat Stiletto
will be completed by the end of the
week, when she will be ready for sea.
4 test was made today of one of a
consignment of rapid fire guns just re-
ceived from the Colt Factory at Hart
ford. 1t is known as the six millimetre
rapid fire automatic colt, and is capable
of firing two hundred shots minute
with a range of 1000 yards. The test
proyed that the bullet would pass
through Il steel plate of " of an inch
thick. two Sides Of coil of q pipe 20
inches of wood backing and another
steel plate of "a of an inch in thickness.
These guns. of which ten have ar
rived. will be used along the rail of
vessels against torpedo boats and also
in the fighting top.
A large quantity of ammunition for
use in the rapid fire guns arrived at the
yard today.
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McCOY's CLAIM A FARCE.

pittsburg, Pa, March 10.-Michael j.
Connolly. Peter AIaher's manager, says:
kid McCoy's claim to the heavy
weight championship is a farce. He
told me in a personal interview that he
was afraid of Maher He said 1 am
challenging champions but fighting
suckers.
"Our 5000 forfeit is still in the hands
of Sam Austin for any man in the
world to cover. aud until Mccoy fights
top notcher his claim is ridiculous.
Maher has whipped both men Mccoy
is after now"
Mccoy DECLARED CHAMPION.
Indianapolis. Ind, March 10.-kid Nc
Coy tonight received the following tele-
gram from Richard X. Fox and Samuel
C. Austin, of the Police Gazette, dated
ut NeEv York;
Check for forfeit deposited with Po-
lice Gazette returned to Dayton. The
date of the prescribed time of your
challenge having expired without accep-
lance. your light to claim the heavy
weig'E, championship title by default
cannot be denied Mutual congratulate
tons and best wishes for your success in
defending the same"
Mccoy tonight signed the articles to
fight Jack Bonner, March %.
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FREE OF CHARGE TO SUFFER-
ERS.

Cut this out and take it to your drug
gist and get a sample bottle free OF DR.
Kings New Discovery, for Consump
ton, Coughs and Colds. They do rot
ask you to buy before trying. This will
show You the great merits of this truly
wonderful remedy, and show You what
can be accomplished by the regular size
bottle This is no experiment, and would
be disastrous to the proprietors, did they
not know it would invariably cure. Many
Of the best physicians are now using it
in their practice with great results, an
are relying on it in most severe eases.
1t is guaranteed. Trial bottles free at
any drug store. Regular size 80 cents
and $1.00.
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NOMINATION REJECTED.

South Dakota Postmaster Turned Down
for Newspaper Attack on Senator Pet
tigrew.
Washington. D. c.. March 1O.-Thc
Senate to-day in executive session. re-
iected the nomination of Henry S. VIII
liamS. to Ike postmaster at Aberdeen, s.
ID. Williams was opposed by the friends
of Senator Pettigrew on the ground that
he had made a personal attack in a
newspaper of which he was owner, upon
the Senator and had refused to either
explain or retract.
Senator Davis made an effort to have
the Hawaiian treaty considered but
Senator Bacon who had been expected
to speak. asked for further time. He
said that his thought has recently been
directed in entirely different channels
and he felt that be was entitled TO some
days for preparation. No other Senator
appearing prepared to go on Senator
Davis consented that the matter should
not be presented until next week, which
WAS done.
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ATTEMPTED TO BREAK PRISON

Michigan City. Ind. March 10.-An at
tempt at break in the prison here to-
night by two hundred convicts, led by
VIM. dSauerwine, fourteen year man
from Vigo county, was made while the
cOnvicts were at supper. Capt. Bar
nard had charge Of the dining room
wren Sauerwine arose, followed by 20C
cOnvcts. who began to fire the large
coffee cups at the guards.
BY accident Nightman Anderson hap
pencd to be on the scene and seeing the
situation. drew his gun and fired, hitting
Sauerwine and another leader named
Surber.
The leaders being quoted by the shots
quoted the other convicts and they were
soon under control. 1t is thought the
two wounded men will die.
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DEMAND FOR TORPEDO BOATS

Navy Department Telegraphs That
Rodgers Must he Ready in a Week
and Mckee" in Thirty Days.
Baltimore, Md, March 1O.-The tor
pedO boats being built by the Columbian
Iron Works are wanted by the govern
ment at once. Mayor MalSter, who is
president of the company. received II
telegram from the Navy Department to-
day saying that the Rodgers must be
turned over within a week. that the
Mckee must be ready within thirty
days and that work on the submarine
boat Plunger should be pushed as rapid
~ as possible.
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noon ELECTED the information that com
paratiyely small quantity of smokelesS
nowder i now being manufactured fol
the United States.
A member of the firm said:
sSOur works are not yet fully started
ON government contracts ana the quan
tity turned out is small as compared
with what we will be able to manuIac'
trrc when fully started. we are now
turning out about 1000 pounds OF
smokeless powder per day, but will turn
out more after a while when we are I'M
der way"
When questioned as to the capacity of
tbe works on this grade of powder i'll the
event of an emergency The said:
I'VE can turn out about $1,000 pounds
per day"
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London. March ia dispatch to the
Daily Mail from Singapore, says it is
reported from Hong Kong that the
American squadron has sailed for
Manila
FOUNDATION OF PIER LAID.
Ceremony Performed by Prince of
Wales in Presence of ROYAL Repre-
sentatives.
Cannes, March 1O.-The Prince of
Wales today laid the foundation stone
of the new pier i'll the presence of the
Grand Duke Michael of Russia, the
Duke of Cambridge, and the leading au-
thorities, in addition to brilliant gath
ering Of the general public. Replying
to the warm greetings of the project,
and the mayor of Cannes, the Prince
of Wales said:
Il am touched by the sentiments
which you have expressed in the name
of the government of the republic.
sincerely hope France will long enjoy the
benefits of the government YOU repre-
sent, and that the cordial relations be-
tween France and Great Britain will
continue for the good of humanity"
TO INSPECT THE HOLLAND"
New York, March 10.-W. II. Jacques,
President of the Holland Torpedo Com
pany, arrived from Washington today.
Captain Jacques said that the govern
ment had decided TO send an officer TO
inspect the Holland submarine boat
to be present at her trial and make
q report thereon.
TO BE USED.
Cleveland, O., March 10.-It is STATED
that the government is considering Il
plan whereby the big feet of Whale
back vessels on the lakes can be turned
into formidable fighting machinesc in
case of war. They would doubtless be
of great value for coast defense pur-
poses. An important feature rs that they
can be submerged so that only one foot
Of the upper works appear above water.
Marine men and government officials
agree that with the addition of a cou-
pie Of turrets no fhe Whaleback. and 81
ram forward, these vessels would be of
great service in case Of war.
There are thirty-fve of the whaleback
steamers on the lakes. They are owned
by the American Steam Barge Company
with headquarters in Cleveland.
EXPLOSIVES AND AfACHINERRY.
Jacksonville, Fla, March 10.-A large
shipment by the government passed
through Jacksonville to-day for Key
West. Material for the construction
of an extra telegraph cable from Punta
Rassa to Key West, explosives and ma
chinery" was the way the shipment was
billed
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WEEKLY COTTON STATISTICS

Liverpool, March little following
are the weekly cotton statistics:
Sales. total, 1000 bales; sales, Ameris
can $1,000; trade taliings 10000; actual
exports, 1900; import. totals, 100000;
import. American, $4,000; stock, total,
1,211,0OO; stock, American, 100000;
atloat, total, 10000: atloat. American,
10000; sales for speculation, 200; pur-
chases for export, LOO.
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NOT IN SH|P-SHAPE.
Continued from First Page.)

from Boston, for the Miantonomah,
and fifty from New York for the Katah-
din. They went aboard their respective
vessels Immediately. Ammunition will
be placed on these ships Immediately,
but it is not known how soon they will
sail.
This was the busiest day the Navy
Yard has experienced since the present
activity was inaugurated. The regular
force of the Navy Yard proved made
quate for the work on hand, and sixty
men were sent there from Cramps ship
yard. These included machinists. ship
wrights, black-smitlAs and other artisans.
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MCCOY DECLARED CHAMPION.
TO CONTEST HANNA's SEAT.

Cleveland. Ohio, March 10.-N[ayor
Robert Il. McKisson announced to-day
that he would contest the election of
Senator Hanna when the latter attempt
ed to take his seat for the long term.
MckissOn was the candidate of the op-
position for Senator at Columbus last
January.
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IMPROVE PORT ROYAL HARBOR

Dredging an Anchorage Sufficient for
Large War Vessels-An Important
Point.
Washington, ID. c., March 10-Re-
ports received at the Navy Department
from the contractor in charge of dredging
a new anchorage ground for vessels az
the entrance to the dry dock at Port
Royal, S. c., encourage a hope that the
work of getting Il sufficient anchorage
to accommodate vessels of war may be
successful before long. Heretofore ships
have been compelled to come into the
dock proper from below at high water
and then get out again under the same
circumstances. The adaptability of the
dock to United States war vessels at all
times is greatly to be desired, since
south of Newport News it is the only
dock on the Atlantic coast available fol
use of the vessels of the North Atlantic
squadron.
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PRESIDENTIAL NOMINATIONS,

Washington. ID. c., March 1O'-Ihe
President to-day sent these nominations
TO the Senate;
TO be United States District Judge
for the Eastern District of virginia.
Edmund Waddill. Jr. -
Lawson d. Melton. to be Marshai ior
the District of South Carolina
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JAPAN WARNS RUSSIA.

London. March 1.-THE Morning
News says it learns that Japan has
warned Russia that if the latter retains
Port Arthur. Japan will retain Wei-Hai-
Wei and the islands adjacent.
The same paper says the Japanese Adj
miralty has ordered the men of war
building abroad to be hurried, and it
denies the report that Japan will sell
the cruisers now building at Philadel-
phia and San Francisco.
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IN ..lE CHWEN PROVINCE.
An English Steamer Successfully As,
cends the Yang Use Rapids.

cends the Yang Use Rapids.
Shanghai. March 1O.-An English
steamer has successfully assembled the
Yang Use rapids as far as Chung King.
province OF SEE Chewn, at the junction
of the Kia Lin Kiang, with the Yang
Use. thus ginning to navigation the
most fertile tract Of the Yang Use val
ley.
The Chinese authorities have an
nounccd their intention to remove ali oh.
stacles with dynamite.
SEE Chwen is one of the largest of
the western provinces of China, with an
area of 166,SSO square miles and an
estimated population of nearly 2J,OOO,-
900. 1T has Thibet on the west and is
traverSed by the Yang Use Kiang, to
which all its other rivers are tributary.
1t produces sugar. silk and oranges.
but it's chief products are rhubarb, drugs.
musk and metals. The chief city is
Ching Tu Flu.
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THE FERN AT KEY WEST.
Brought the Names Silverware Recov-
cred From the Wreck.


Key West. Fla. March 10-The Uni
ted States dispatch boat Fern arrived
here this morning from Havana.
The Fern brought the Names silver
ware and sixty rifles recovered from the
wreck. Mr.. Bissell stenographer of the
Court of Inquiry. was also on board.
Both official stenographers have now
left the court, and it has only a tempo
rary clerk. This leads many here to
think that it's work is practically done
and that it will return to Key West by
or before Saturday.
The Fern cOaled. and the provisions
for the starving Cubans We're then put
on board. She is scheduled TO sail for
Matanzas tomorrow. The Marblehead
will 90 from the Tortugas to Tampa.
where it is reported she will take on adj
ditional ammunition. The British cruis-
or Cordelia coaled to-day.
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ENTERS DENIAL.

British Ambassador Makes Denial of
British Meditation.
Madrid, March 1O.-Sir Henry Drum,
m0nd- Wolff, the British Ambassador
visited Senior Gullon, the Foreign Min
lister, to-day in order to deny the report
that Sir Julian Paunceforte's visit to
President Mckinley last Tutsday was
made with the object of Offering British
Mediation between Spain and United
States,
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NAVAL SUPPLIES EXEMPT.

Washington, -. C.. March 10-Sena-
tor Chandler. of New Hampshire, of the
Senate Naval Affairs Committee, today
introduced a joint resolution providing
for the temporary admission free of
duty Of Naval supplies procured abroad.
The resolution was referred to the
Committee on Finance.
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SEAAIANtS LETTER.

longs to Crew Of Neutrality-suspicious.
Who Know too Much Are Confined.
Transport, Pa. March 10.-The pa
of Johnson l.. Hays. who reside
utoursville. have received a letter
i'm, dated on board the cruiser
uery at Key West. Fla, March
g Hayes is one of the crew and
in the Navy twenty-five
n his letter he says:
feet is nearly all here wait
of the investigation on the
which is lying about six
20.
and wounded were
tayana to-day on the
'e regular prison ship
vcrs who were down
re waiting to give
Court of Inquiry
we'd to c0mmuni-
he court is over
NV too much,
ID.
" mine.
IS.
Quiry
ter
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VICTORIA GOES TO FRANCE.

Windsor. England, March 10.-Quecn
Victoria started for Portsmouth ut 4:30
o'clock this afternoon. on her way to
the south of France. She will sleep on
board the royal yacht at Portsmouth
tonight.