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on Monday There is a unanimous agree
ment TO vote on the immigration bill dur
ing that day, and IL is altogether probable
that this vote viii be preceded by some dis
cussion of the merits of the BILL The friends
of the measure are confident of its passage,
but they are not very hopeful of getting II
through without further debate. Senator
WolcOtt has given notice of his intention
TO address the Senate on Monday, when he
will make a report of the transactions or
the recent bimetalic commission. Mr.. VOL
colt has never given extended public utter
ance concerning the commissionS s work. and
there is very general interest manifested as
to the course be may pursue in his speech
on Monday.
When the Senate resumes consideration
of the Hawaiian treaty Senator Morgan Will
take the floor, and it is understood will con-
sumo at least another day in the presenta-
tion of his views in favor of annexation.
He will be followed by Senator's Pettigrew
and White in opposition to the treaty and
is no hope that the discussion will be con-
cluded during the week A great many
senators wish to speak and as long as the
result of the vote is as uncertain as II is
at present neither side will be disposed TO
allow the vote to be taken.
The Senate has agreed to vote on the con-
firmation of Attorney General McKenna as
associate justice of the Supreme Court on
next Friday. ard the probabilities are that
this vote will be preceded by some discus
sion to Mr.. Mckenns's S merit.
The urgent deficiency appropriation bill
will in all probability be reported on Mon
day, and there may be an effort to secure
its consideration during the week.
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"FATHER OF House OF COMMONS"
Death of the Aged Charles ViIIiers.
nm Nj. u. Since 1S35


LONDON, Jan. 16-Right Hon. Charles
Pelham Villiers, Member of Parliament
from South Wolverhampton, and known as
the father of the House Of Commons"
having sat continuously in the House since
1885, died at o'clock tonight
Charles Pelham Villiers was the third
son of Hon. George Villiers. The London
papers of Jan. say that on the previous
day Mr. Villiers celebrated his nirety-sixth
birthday and received congratulatory mes
sages from all parts of the kingdom In
addition to being the oldest member of the
House of Commons, he was father of the
English bar" for he was called at Lin
coins Inn in 1927. Mr.. Gladstone. seven
years the junior of Mr.. Villiers, entered
Parliament two years before him, but while
the service Of Mr.. Villiers at Westminster
had been continuous, that Of the great Lib
eral statesman was broken when he retired
from the House of Commons. Mr.. Villiers
was returned for Wolverhampton three
years after the passage of the great reform
act at the last Parliament of George "
Besides being the oldest member of Parlia-
ment, he vas the Oldest surviving parlia-
mentary candidate.
1t was in 1885, when George " was King
and Victoria was young child. that he
travelled down into yorkshire from London
and contested klngston-upon-Hull, under
the reform banner of Canning, though un-
successfully In 1858 he Was appointed Judge
advocate general In 1879 his admiring con-
stituents at Wolverhampton unveiled a
marble statue OF Mr.. Villiers. when
speeches in eulogy OF his public services in
connection with the anti-corn movement
We're delivered by Earl Granville and Sir
Robert Peel. Notwithstanding his extremely
advanced age, his memory was singularly
retentive and he was able to entertain his
friends for hours al a time with lively and
charming narratives of scenes in the House
of Commons during the first half of the
century. Canning had passed away eight
years before Mr.. Villiers entered Parlia-
ment, but the two often met. He often went
TO the House 10 hear Canning speak, and
he invariably described him as a wonderful
orator. Among the famous personalities he
could recall and vividly portray were the
great Sir Robert Peel. Lord Melbourne,
Lord John Russell Lord Derby Lord Aber-
deem, Lord Brougham the Duke of We'll
lington, Darrell O'Connell, Hume, Grote and.
of course Disraeli. He always delighted TO
recall the circumstance that he was in the
House when Disreali. then quite young
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ALASKAN TRANSPORTATION.
New and COmmOdiOus Vessels Now
Preparing for the Trade.

PHILADELPHIA, Jan. 16.-The negotia-
tons between the William Cramp & Sons
Ship and Engine Building Company and
the International Navigation Company, for
the purchase and sale of the Ohio, Indiana,
Illinois, Pennsylvania & Connemaugh, for
the trade between the Pacific coast and
Alaska, have resulted in the International
Navigation Company deciding to organize
a company to be run under its own man
agement. This company will be called the
Empire Transportation Company, of which
Clement A. Griscom will be president.
Cramps shipyard is now busy thoroughly
overhauling these boats and refitting them
with passenger accommodations, especially
adapted for the Pacific coast-Alaska trade.
They will be newly furnished throughout
and equipped with all the modern convent
ences for the safety and comfort of pas
sengers. They will be lighted by electricity,
we'll ventilated and have ample bathroom
and lavatory accommodations The cuisine
will be well looked after and to insure an
ample supply of fresh meat and vegetables,
q cold storage plant will be installed. The
boats will be dispatched to the Pacific coast
as soon as alterations are completed.
General Manager Higbee, of the Interna-
tional Navigation Company, stated in an
interview to-day that the fact that his
company has organized the Empire Trans
pOrtation Company indicates that the or
sanitation is not likely to limit its sphere
of action to the Alaska trade. The officers
of the international Navigation Company
are now buSily engaged on plans for larger
steamers to replace. the five boats with
drawn from their North Atlantic service.
The new ships will be equipped with all
the modern improvements and adapted to
the requirements OF the traffic. They will
be built in this country probably by the
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THE BOOTHS MEET.
BnIlingtOn and the Aged General
Have IA Private Interview.

NEW YORK, Jan. 16.-After an interview
between Gen. William Booth, of the Saliva
ton Army and Commander Ballington
Booth, of the Volunteers of America, this
afternoon at the Windsor Hotel, the follow
ing statement was given out by those who
witnessed the interview:
Gen. William Booth and Commander
Ballington Booth to-day, al. the Windsor
Hotel. met in the presence Of Rec. DR.. Jo-
siah Strong and the Rev. Charles Cuthbert
Hall. The interview was purely rs between
father and son. Nothing transpired cal culat-
ing 10 lead TO any amalgamation of the two
movements 1t was agreed that all public
controversy In the press or otherwise be-
tween the two movement should, as Ear as
possible come TO an end"
Hundreds of people who attended the
services at Salvation Army headquarters to-
night were disappointed because of the alb
sence of General Booth, who it was thought
certain would attend After the meeting
Adiutant Hyllested said
Officially We shall take no cognizance of
the generals presence in America until a
few weeks before his return in April. after
his visit through the Western States and
Canada, when we expect to arrange series
OF monster receptions and meetings in honor
OF General Booth. The general will leave
Tor Canada Tomorrow"
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CUBAN PYROTECHNICs.


WASHINGTON, Jan. 1.-THE House is
likely to become the arena for a general
discussion of our foreign relations in con-
nection with the consideration of the diplo-
matte and consular appropriation bill dur
ing the present week. The Cuban situation.
the annexation Of Hawaii and the designs
of the European powers towards China will,
of course, be the principal topics to attract
attention. The House managers do not
want an extended debate on Cuba precipi-
tated at this time, but the minority is de-
termined to press the question during the
consideration of this bill. 1t believes the
time is particularly opportune owing to the
anti-autonomy riots in Havana To-mor-
row is District of Columbia day, and on
Tuesday the consideration of the army APP
preparation bin will be resumed. This is
likely to be finished Tuesday, after which
the consular and diplomatic bill will prob
ably consume the remainder of the week.
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
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HER TRICKY REVOLVER
JOE BLACKBURN'S DAUGHTER
SHOOTS HERSELF IN WASHINGTON.
Much Mystery Surrounding the At
fair, but an Official Statement
Says 1t Was Accidental.

WASHINGTON. Jan. 16.-NIrs Lucille
Lane, youngest daughter of ex-senator Joe
Blackburn, of Kentucky, shot herself in her
apartment at the Wellington Hotel last
night. According to the statement given
out by the family, the shooting was acci
dental Both of Mrs. Lanes physicians re-
fused to discuss the subject, even to the
extent Of saying whether or not the wound
would prove fatal, but from the best that
can be learned she will probably recover,
although now suffering severely from shock
A friend of the family nominated to give
out statement of the occurrence said that
about midnight on Saturday Mrs. Lane was
preparing to retire Her husband at the
time was in the adjoining room looking over
the paper. Mrs. Lane opened a bureau
drawer to get a handkerchief and picked up
d handful of gloves and laces which had
been tossed together in the drawer Under
this fluffy mass was tiny lady's pistol, a
gift to Mrs. Lane from her father and a
possession Of which she was particularly
fond. 1t caught in piece of lace as she
raised her hand and, falling of its own
weight, struck the hammer on the edge of
the open drawer. The pistol exploded and
the ball penetrated her left breast. What
became Of it is impossible to say.
According to the statement given out it
struck q rib and ranged around beneath
the left shoulder. making only a super
ficial wound. At the same time it is said
that Mrs. Lane is suffering so from shock
that the physicians have devoted all their
energies to rallying her without attempting
to definitely ascertain the extent of the in
jury. The most precise statement that Ell
ther physician would make tonight was
that Mrs Lane would probably live till
morning. At the request of the family the
block in which the hotel is situated has been
roped off Senator Blackburn is deeply af-
rected by the occurrence. be does not live
with his daughter and when the affair oc-
CURED he was summoned from his room,
on New York avenue remaining thereafter
at Mrs Lanes hotel.
Lucille was the younger of Senator Black
burns two daughters. She was married in
1898 to Thomas F Lane. prominent busi-
ness man and politician of Summit. N j.
AT the time OF the marriage Mr.. Lane was
a chief of division In the Treasury Depart
ment. Subsequently he accepted a place
with the Maxim Arms Company, of New
York, as its agent in Washington. The Do-
had apparently always an abundance of
money, which they spent freely living at a
fashionable hotel and seeming to lack none
of the good things of life Their little girl,
favortes about the house with all who knew
her, and the particular pride OF her moth
er. Mr.. and Mrs Lane, according TO those
who saw them every day, were unvaryingly
affectionate ana AIT ut we 10 each other, ana
she. while of slight physique, was in excel
lent health
Mrs. Blackburn, who is not in the city
has been telegraphed for Mrs. Lanes el-
der sister. Corinne is the wife OF Lieuten.
ant Colonel Halt, now at Fort Worth. Tex.
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The Statesman Was Recovering from
His Recent Illness When Uraemic
Poisoning Set In.
BRILLIANT, WORTHY CAREER
FIVE TIMES IN CONGRESS FROM THE
FIRST OHIO DISTRICT.
"Father of the House of Commons
Passes Away-Gen. Auger, Grants
lassmnte-LOgan Carlisle.

THOMASVILLE, Ca. JAN 16.-Hon Ben
jamin Butterworth, United States commits
sioner of patents, who has been i'll at Piney
Woods Hotel here several weeks, died at
3:15 o'clock this afternoon. The end was
peaceful, and when it came his wife and
children were at his bedside. He came here
to recuperate from an attack of pneumonia,
and recovered rapidly until two weeks ago,
when he suffered from uraemic convulsions.
From that relapse he never recovered. His
body will be sent to Washington tomorrow.
A wife and four children survive the dead
statesman. His wife was Miss Mary Schuy
Ter, of Pennsylvania. The children are Mrs.
Howe, of Washington, d. c.. widow; Will
liam, who married a Miss Deere, of Moline,
ILL.,; young Ben" who was injured in a
college game early in lifet and Frank But
terworth. whose proWess as a football coach
and fullback is also International
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ALL REPORTED QUIET.
No Messages from General Lee at
State Department Yesterday.


WASHINGTON, Jan. 16. ~ Grave appre-
bension was felt by both the officials of the
State Department and those of the Spanish
legation that disturbances of a more or less
serious character might occur in Havana
to-slay, owing to the fact that many per-
sons otherwise occupied during the week
would be comparatively free on this day
to follow their own inclinations. Advices
received by Minister De LONE early to-day.
followed by others at a late hour, indicated,
however. that Havana was perfectly tram
quill Shortly after noon the minister re-
ceived a dispatch conveying the informa-
ton that at II O'Clock this morning there
had not only been no rioting but not even
sporadic disturbances OF any kind. AS q
precautionary measure General BlancO had
carefully provided against any trouble, but,
so far as surface indicatio went, the pre-
cautions he had taken were entirely un-
necessary. The advices were that the bet
ter Judgment OF the people was uppermost.
good feeling prevailing generally through-
out the city and no disturbances were an
tcipated. Up to g o'clock .his afternoon
State Department officials had received no
word from Havana, and they accepted this
as an indication that no trouble had oc-
CURED or was anticipated. They regard
the rioting of last week as merely a furry,
which spent its force in the few hours 10
lasted. General Lee is under InstructionL
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WAGON WHEAT. 91C
ACME MILLING CO.,
Old 352 West Washington st.

of any power. In short, the whole naval
policy of Japan as represented to Amer
leans by the object lesson of the Kasagi
Is one which nations far older in the arts
of western civilization would dc well to en-
ulate. Failure to emulate or keep up with
it may in the not distant future bring some
of them to humiliation and defeat
The principal dimensions, qualities and
armament of the Kasag are as follows
Length on water line, 374 feet inches
breadth, 4S feet 8 inches; depth, 80 feet s
inches; draft, II feet inches; displacement
4,9OO tons; speed, 221s knots.
Armament-Two eight-inch breech-loading
rifles, ten 12-c-m Cor 4.7-inch) rapid-fire
guns, twelve 12-pounder rapid-fire guns, six
G-m-m Hotchkiss rapid-fire guns.
The ceremonial attendant on the launch
ing of the ship will be exclusively in the
hands of the Japanese minister, and the
affair will be conducted in accordance with
tho customs of the Japanese in such mat
ters. On the part of the Cramp Company
there will be no special provision for guests,
but the ship yard will be open to the public
at the time of launching.
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The Atlantic Fleet Expected to Take
"a Position Within Four Hours
Run of Cuba.
HAVANA GREATLY EXCITED
ORDER SAID TO BE RESTORED, BUT
SITUATION UNCERTAIN.
Attempt to Assassfnate the Governor
of Santa Clara-Incidents of
First Days Riot.

NORFOLK, Va., Jan. 16.-Having COM
pleted coaling and all provisions for their
winters cruise in gulf waters. the ships Of
the North Atlantic squadron, which have
been anchored in Hampton Roads for the
past ten weeks, the flagship New York and
the battle ships Indiana, Massachusetts and
Iowa, left Old Point at 10 o'clock this morn
ing and two hours later passed out the
capes south bound. They put to sea in the
teeth of a northeaster which is blowing off
Hatteras tonight. 1t is Admiral Scard's
intention to keep well away from the
stormy cape. The fleet will proceed directly
at ten knots speed to Dry Tortugas, their
headquarters for the gulf evolutions. This
point is within such easy reach of Havana
that the ships could be summoned in a
few hours should their presence be neces-
sary. The Texas will join the flagship of
the South Carolina coast. The torpedo boat
Foote was forced to take the inside route
owing to the heavy weather off Hatteras.
The ships are equipped for a long voyage
and their magazines are well stocked.
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Hawaiian President Arrives.

SAN FRANCISCO, Jan. 16-The steam
ship Peru, from Hong Kong and Yokohama
via Honolulu, passed in Golden Gate to-
night and is anchored in the stream. The
quarantine officer has not yet inspected her
and no one has been allowed to go on
board. Although the night is stormy and
the bay is rough, a small boat put out at
10 p. m. to the Peru and President Dole, of
Hawaii, was hailed from the deck. Presi-
dent Dole and Mrs. Dole are anxious to get
ashore and proceed with all possible haste
to Washington. 1t is doubtful, however, if
they will be permitted to land tonight the
custom of the quarantine service being that
incoming vessels be not boarded between
sunset and sunrise
For several months there has been con-
Hlct of authority between Dr. M. j. Rose
nau, surgeon in command of the national
quarantine station, and DR.. w. P. Chal-
mers, civic quarantine station. The SUI
premacy of the federal officer has been sus-
tained, although not conceded by the civic
official. At il o'clock tonight Dr. Chal-
mers started in a tug for the Peru, with
the idea of inspecting the steamer and of
landing the Hawaiian President. The fed
eral officials maintained, however, that if
Chalmers succeeded in boarding the Peru he
would be detained on board all night, until
DIR. Rosenau shall have inspected and
passed the passengers in the morning.
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WASHINGTON, Jan. 16-In Washington
no less than in his native State, Major But
terworth enjoyed a wide acquaintance and
great popularity, ond the news of his death,
while by no means unexpected, will cause
general sorrow here. No public man, prob
ably, has had a larger circle of perso lal
friends at the capital. He contracted his
fatal illness while oil the stump in the late
Ohio campaign No information has been
received as to the time or place of the fun
eral. Mr.. Butterworth was elected repre-
trict, including the city of Cincinnati, to the
Forty-sixth, Forty-seventh, Forty-ninth,
Fiftieth and Fifty-hrst Congresses. From
then until appointed to the position he occu-
pied at his death, he devoted most of his
time to the practice of law, especially pat
ent law, in this city.
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TrainIoads of cotton for Orient

TACOMA, Wash, Jan. 16-Seven train
loads, amounting to 4,750 bales of Texas cot
ton, have arrived in Tacoma for shipment
to China and Japan on the steamers of the
North Pacific line. The cotton came by way
of st. Louis and st. Paul. A great deal of
this cotton is standing in cars on the track
Heavy shipments of cotton are arriving at
all Pacific coast ports having Orient lines.
An important phase of the movement arises
in the question as to whether the cotton is
subject to insurance while standing in the
cars
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WASHINGTON, Jan. 16.-Thomas Ewing
Moore, United States commercial agent at
WeiInar, makes the establishment of COM
mercial high school at Magdeburg the sub
Ject of a special report to the State De-
partment which is printed in the daily con-
sular report. Mr.. Moore says the purpose
of this school is to afford a higher educa-
ton to the mercantile classes in branches
especially pertaining to their lines of busi-
ness. The school will be under state con-
troll, and it is said will constitute but one
more step in the policy that has led to
Germany's astonishing commercial develop
ment in recent years-a system that COM
prises a study OF the wants Of other ma
tfons, the exercising of the initiative faculty
technical training and thoroughness, this
last feature being one of the essentials of
their SUCCESS
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Madrid, Jan. 16.-Senor Romero Robledo,
presiding at a meeting of his friends to-
night, attacked the autonomy scheme and
sought to magnify the significance of the re-
cent demonstration at Havana. The meet
ing decided to reassemble on Tuesday next
in order TO draft an address to the Queen
Regent, protesting against the dissolution
of the Cortes and requesting that they be
convoked General Weyler was invited to
attend the meeting, but excused himself on
the ground of scruples arising from his
military DoSitiOn.H
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question OF sugar Bountie..

BERLIN, Jan. 16.-The Society of Ger
man Sugar Producers, at a special meeting
to-day adopted a resolution declaring that
the abolition of bounties would be accepta-
BILE, provided all countries abolished both
direct and indirect Dounties. further
ernment to give the sugar producers a
years notice
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Hanna Called to Washington.

CLEVELAND, o.. Jan. Ex-senator Han
ma left for Washington at 1:40 O'Clock this
afternoon very unexpectedly. His hasty de-
parture is said to have been brought about
by the receipt of a message urging him to
come to the capital at once. 1t is believed
this week, and that his presence was de-
sired on that account
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Congress Butterworth was the author of
the compulsory army retirement act and
secured the passage also of the law to af-
deSertiOn.
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Uncle ssm,s Carrier pireon..

ATLANTIC CITY, N. j., Jan. 16.-The
United States government is to establish
a carrier pigeon loft in this city to be used
in connection with the naval service
Daily independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 188?-1915, 1898-02-08

An exchange says that when
woman passes another woman on the
street that she does not like, her
mouth gets ON the same shape as it
does when she is cutting the leaves
in magazine.
Full line Of rubber goods at A lex
ander's.
Independent, Creton, Iowa. The
Bank Of France maintains the parity
OF silver and gold by paying out
either for the redemptio of paper
money. 1t don't permit the note
holder to specify and demand re-
demption money in the metal he
wants. France maintains about
twice as much silver per capita as
America does, and she don't have to
issue bonds and create AN endless
debt to do it. either.
The Moultrie (Ga.) Gazette says
that there ID family near by which
consist Of two moth ers, four fathers,
one grandmother; six sons, one grand.
father, three daughters, three sisters
six brothers, FIVE hush lnds, three
aunts, two nieces, seven uncles, six
nephews, two wives, one mother-in
law, three sisters in law, seven broth
ers-in-law, one father-in-la one
son-in law, six grandsons, two grand
daughters, and there are only ten il
the family.