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New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1899-03-04
spAIN'S NEW CABINET.
r,, 1NTRUsTED WITH IT'S FOR
NATION.
-, AND RIOS DECLINE THE TASK
,rs MAY BE SUBMITTED TO-DAY.

"a March 8-The Queen Regent as the
NaU'' her consultations with the statesmen
r'su" and political leaders. Informed Senior
ge'e tbat she desired to retain the present
Sss~n and then invited him to reconstruct
'ne %. socasta replied that 1t would he Inn
~, for him 10 remain Premier without
~ssreupon the Queen Regent preferred 'he
r,oieet 10 Mo0tero Rios, President OF the
~"' r.,o declined for the same reason
rr.uv senor Silvela. The Conservative leaoer'
.,.d the task and it IS expected that ne
&C., g, subnit Conservative Ministry to Her
'.,..,v tomorrow for approval
~ce newspapers predict that popular demon
It's will greet a Conservative Ministry
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1899-03-04
EXCITING SCENES IN THE HOUSE.

Crowded galleries looked down on the strug-
cling members Of the House to-day as the clos
ing scenes Of the last legislative day Of this
Congress were being enacted. Step by step the
leaders in charge Of the appropriation bills
nushed them through the final stages. and in
every luH in the consideration of conference re-
norris members ciamOred for recognition for pe-
lated local bills in the vain hope or resculhS
them from death on the calendar.
At times the House was like bedam. Pound
as the Sneaker would with his gavel, x was al
most impossible TO preserve order ana 10 lhe
casual visitor in the gallery the proceedings on
as an exciting day in the wheat pit would be TO
a novice I'm such matters. The noise ana contu-
eion ON the floor punctuated with the constant
ba rging IF the Speakers gavel or backGrounded
with the dron.ng voice of the clerk, irate mem
hers facing each other and talking at the same
time pages scurryiuS up and down the alsles'
all this was utterly distracting. But the people
I'm The galleries stayed on. and there were
crowds I'm line i'm the corridors waiting for va
cant seats So great is the attraction Of dying
Congress.
When the great beacon light on the dome
biazed forth as darkness fell thousands upon
thousands were attracted 70 the brilliantly il
Eliminated wings OF the Capitol, where the two
houses We're 10 sit out the night In the re
served galleries Of the House were congregated
the elite of the society OF the National cap
ital while the public galleries were banked 10
the doors Styshly dressed women and men
in evening dress added brilliancy 70 the occa-
sion.
The great questions in dispute between the
two houses being naturally the last TO be ad-
iusted were pos poned far into the night From
time 10 time short reccsses were taken Those
were simply breathing spells, however. and soon
the leaders were at # again harder than ever.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1899-03-04
Still " SESSION.

THE TWO HOUSES Of 'O.N'hf-NS bi'rA'rtNi1r
OK SEVERAL IMPORTANT BILLS.
Washington. March AT o'clock this morn
ing the Serate recommitted the River and Har-
bor bill 10 the Conference Committee
The House has passed the Army Appropria-
tion bin with all Senate amendments, and 1t
now goes 70 the President
The Naval and District Of Columbia Appro-
priation bills have been sent back to conference.
The conferrees on the Sundry Civil bill con-
cluded their second conference at 12:25 a. m.
They again disagreed on the Pacific cable and
public building items.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1899-03-04
- ,.smpAnA PALMA TO REMAIN HERE

r rs,rada Palma. The head Of the Cunan Jun"
e., tnis country announces that he VIII remain
resdent Of the United States not pe''s e,pe We
Of engaging in political career nd ID T%~" he made
thinks that early beginning e, lrnment in that
island
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1899-03-04
FRENCH sENATEs NEW PRESIDENT.

Paris. March 3-The Senate to-day elected
ex-Minister Fauieres to be President Of that
body by vote Of 151 against 10 votes cast
for ex- Minister Constans.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1899-03-04
PLANS FOR THE TRANSPORTS.

General Corbin has arranged that the three
big transports Immediately after discharging
their passengers and cargo az Manila shall take
on board only such sick men as General Otis
desires to send home and then proceed TO San
Francisco with all possible dispatch. The Grant
IS expected to reach Manila with General Law
ton next week, and the Sherman a few days
later. the Sheridan being over three weeks be-
hind them. It is not intended that these ves-
sells shall b, used for the return 10 this country
Of any volunteers at the present time as II Is
not considered safe to reduce General Otiss
strength materially until he is in possession OF
the seasoned soldiers just ordered to him.
To-days orders are as follows:
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1899-03-04
Mr.. CHOATES PRESENTATION

London. March a-Joseph II. Chosts United
a.. - N'''sSseuor' VIII present his credentials 10
~ ' "ihuSor castle on Tuetday next
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1899-03-04
SUNDAY TRAINS LIKELY.

II seems likely that regular Sunday trains
will before long be operated on the Lacka-
wanna President Truesdale said yesterday that
If the people wanted Sunday trains he saw no
reason why they should not be accommodated
70 a reasonable extent. The people OF some of
the towns on the Norris and Essex road have
within the last few years been brought into
measurable distance Of the city on Sundays
through the construction Of trolley lines TO the
Oranges from Newark, and the Greenwood Lake
road is also a great convenience; but a man in
Morristown for example finding II necessary TO
come TO New York Sunday, must ride nine
miles across country 10 the New-Jersey Central
Railroad in order to get a train TO bring him
he
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1899-03-04
THE CROFT GIVEN UP FOR LOST

Aonoon March 3-The ownes have given up
nope Of me British steamer CrGt OF the Arrow
,'He . Osptain Land. from New-YGk January % for
,. Setu ano Dundee, which has ben thirty-six days
''' ana mas not been heard Of sinre she sailed
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1899-03-04
CONGRESS IN A TURMOIL.
FILIBUSTERS BLOCKING PROGRESS
TOWARD ADJOURNMENT.
HOT FIGHT OVER THE RIVER AND HARBOR
BILL IN THE SENATE-BOTH BODIES
HOLD EXCITING DAY AND
NIGHT SESSIONS.
fpY TELEGRAPH TO TIE TRrB-vE.


Washington. March 3-When the two houses
Of the LVth Congress met to-day for their
final session enough progress had been made
with routine legislation TO insure apparently. a
leisurely and placid finish To the winters work.
Few Congresses. indeed. had so easily accom-
plished the labors which usually accumulate In
the last legislative week, and with nothing ahead
but a few remaining money bills the prospect
Of attaining clean calendar by the early hours
Of Saturday morning seemed highly promising
by o'clock this evening the Senate had passed
the Army and General Deficiency Appropriation
bills. and the last of the great money measures
had been sent to conference Agreements had
also been reached the River and Harbor and
Sundry Civil Appropriation bills and few or no
obstacles remained to similar compromises be-
tween the two houses on the differing details OF
the Army and Navy appropriations.
The report made to the Senate by the con-
ferrees on the River and Habor bill raised. how
ever an unexpected note Of discord, and for sew
eral hours a little group Of Senators from the
Rocky Mountain States threatened 10 block all
further progress and precptate an extra ses-
sion Of the next Congress. simply because the
House had made good in conference It's refusal
to admit into River and Harbor measure
legislation to establish an irrigation system in
certain arid sections Of the country.
Mr. Warren. Of Wyoming. whose amendment
directing the construction at Government eX-
pense Of reservoirs near the headwaters Of the
Missouri River had been accepted by the Senate
but abandoned in conference. led the fight 10
compel the conferrees TO retract this concession
and renew negotiations. The Senate naturally
showed its determination to stand by the con-
ferrees and fearing to allow vote on accepting
the report Mr.. Warren and his associates con-
sumed the greater part of the evening in taking
and making diatory motions
No other conference reports being ready Tor
presentation little harm done by TINS niIl-
clustering fight Indeed. had the other appro-
pration bills been safely out Of the way Few
persons outside the two houses would have felt
extraordinary concern about the fate or the
River and Harbor bill-a measure which, by the
vav has never failed in recent years to sur
mount any and all opposition, however formid-
able or well founded 1t is to be presumed that
this years bin will bear the same charmed life
that its predecessors have borne, Mr.. Warren
and the promoters Of the unhappy Irrigation
scheme 10 the contrary Notwithstanding
II would be a curious irony Of fate, indeed,
that in n Congress whose record Of approprla-
tions is about to distance all comparisons
river and harbor measure should ma ltseit
stranded on the rock of a parliamentary mn
huetar At midnight the bushWhackng nght
against the conference report was sthl proceed
ing without signs Of exhaustion.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1899-03-04

me Cro1t was steel vessel witt six bulkheads.
S.I'. a at biyth In 1891 She regirersd 2.s75 tons
tIs aho l1lo tons net, and haiiei from Newcas-
Spence g. Young "e'e ''''P''"'
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1899-03-04
REGULAR TROOPS TO MOVE.
PROVIDING GARRIsONs FOR THE PHILIP
PINES AND HAWAII.
A REARRANGEMENT OF THE FORCES IN
THE UNITED STATES ALSO ORDERED
SEVERAL REGIMENTS TO SAIL
FROM SAN FRANCISCO.
FROM SAN FRANCISCO.
rBY TELEGRAPH TO THE TRrBrxE.I

~
Washington. March 3.-Adjutant-General COR
hin to-day completed the arrangements for the
permanent garrison Of regular troops In the
Philippine Islands issuing the necessary orders
for sending a regiment OF artillery and five regi-
ments OF infantry 10 General Otis. and at the
same time rearrang1g the existing forces IN
the United States TO avoid the Abandonment OF
Army posts which are considered essential for
the protection Of National interests In various
parts OF the country garrison is also pro-
vided for the Hawaiian Islands which have been
practically unguarded for several months.
All the troops designated for service beyond
the sea under this order viii 60 by way OF san
Francisco. The 9th Infantry. now at Madison
Barracks. Will start next Tuesday. to pe
speedily followed by the 9th now at Fort sam
Houston. Texas. The other reinforcements ror
the Eighth Corps. at Manila. are not lkeiy 20
start before April TO- as they must depend TOT
transportation on the Grant the sherman ana
the Sheridan. now on their way TO Manila by
the Eastern route
TIME SAVED BY PACIFIC ROUTE.
The consideration which led 10 the decision
TO send these regiments across the continent
and by way Of the Pacific is chiefly that OF econ
omy Of time II is found that fully sixty days
are consumed in the voyage to Manila by way
of suez while with the same ships crossing the
Pacific the journey TO Manila from any point
in the United States may be made within forty
days. For troops stationed in the eastern part
of the United States. such as those at Madison
Barracks and Plattsburg barracks. in New
York It is cheaper TO send them by way OF Sues.
1t was found that the toll amounted 10 SloVO
each for the passage Of the Grant, the Sherman
and the Sheridan from the Mediterranean 70
the Red Sea through the canal They eacn
carried a regiment and battalion. To trans
port this force by rail from any point east
Of the Mississippi San Francisco involves an
expenditure of $4,000 which Army experts de-
clare amounts to a difference Of 100000 In favor
of the Suez route. the subsistence and pay OF
officers and men being ignored because 1t re-
mains the same wherever they are outside or
the United States. the cost Of maintenance OF
the ship being also continuous.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1899-03-04
BATLEY DECIDES TO ABDTCATE.

o,or detailed proceeding. Of conres. PAGE -
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Noffcc 10 Correspondents.

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The Use of IA" and "nn."

TO M. Editor Of the Dispatch:
VIII you please answer the following
question iu grammar in your Query
column. Us 80 right at any time 10 use
can" before "h" having It's own full sound,
r should "a" De used always be-
fore such. and can" always before a
silent "h'? For example. is it right TO
say can hab.ual drunkard. or a habitual
lumkard"? SUBSCRIBER.
Rockbridge Baths. Va.
The general rule is that ian" be used
before an initial vowe'-sound of the fol-
lowing word. and Ca" before an initial
c.1souant sound; thus. IAN eagle" IAN
answer. also. can hour" Ghe being
Muu But can" is stin some times used
before consonant sound. especially be-
fore tho weak consonant h. and in written
style and ia more formal style, an is by
many especially in England required
before me initial b Of q wholly unaccent-
% syllable, and if such h were alto
ge'har silent, thus, an hotel, but a host
ess; 40 historian. but history. SO says
tAe Century Dictionary, and we conclude
that the expression IN question, possibly,
would be allowable though # is unusual.
lAe Standard Dictionary prefers TO an
as a A.b,lal liar" The Century says
in 90 hao.ual manner" and "a habitual
color ot tae skin.
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1899-01-08

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Pr. .,s r.or Of the Dispa'cn' ..,,.
p r,,ase tell me through your
WI. nm was George W. smith Gov Gov
o. .... state OF Virginia IN the yeol
e. --.m what county did he come
ISL ..r when did he die? ). NJ
..-. william Smith, as president OF
...-.r or ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS I'M
,,..-e ilw as such became Cover
..., ,s appointment Of Governor
. ,,--s as Secretary Of State I'M
p...f.-, James Madison. November
q. Iyl ,,or,-
s.u--a- smith was the son OF Merl-
tsr smith "a patriot and member oil
o.. ia congress); was born in Essex
c. married Sarah, the fourth daugh-
.r.f colonel Richard Adams; prominent
o. clio annals Of Richmond, and perisheu
o.. .. seen. after a brief incumbency az
Governor. in the memorable burning O.
,. Richmond Theatre. December 70 ISL
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1899-01-08
President Duchanan's Family

IN tho Editor of the Dispatch:
please tell me If President Buchanan
,-5 any brothers and what were their
names. and where they lived ana OoIlso'
subscriber.
Lacoria. Va.
president buchanan had ten sisters ana
brothers and all are dead.
rr. Lass 10 survive was Rev r. l.
,...,.-.v who died few years ago. He
MAS fog years minister of Paradise
church. near Lancaster, Pa He went
from there b. Philadelphia. None OF the
historic, or biographies mention the
names Of the late President family
Mrs. Hetre Parker. who was Buch-
..r-'s h0usekocper in the White House.
lives in Lancaster Pa, aged 50. She is
ir d. health. but one might be able to get
th. names Of members Of the family from
ltr
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1899-01-08

oxcavated the Catacombs under Rome
where they might worship and conceal
themselves in safety This opinion, how
ever. has been questioned. aud II Is assert
ed by some that the Catacombs were sim
ply used. not built. by the Christians. Iola,
IN his Rome" lclearly indicates that he
subscribes TO the popular belief on this
subject. WIN you kindly inform me who
were the true builders? e. =.
There appears to be considerable diver
sity OF opinion concerning the origin oil
the Catacombs OF Rome. one authority
asserts that many OF them are OF great
antiquity. having been originally quarrles
hewn long before the Rome of Romulus
and Remns was founded. and so extended
I'm the course OF time that every one OF
the seven hills on which the city stood
was perforated and honeycomhed by pas
sarcs. dark galleries. low corridors. and
v.ulted halls. where sunshine never en-
tiers.
The light and soft nature OF the NATE
rial 10 be quarried greatly facilitated the
work. and allowed the workmen to shape
their shafts and galleries as they pleased
None OF the ancient writers have left
any account Of the uses OF these recesses
when they were no longer quarried, but
Horace. speaking OF the caverns under
the Esqulline HILL says: "They were the
common sepulchre Of the miserable pie
beians."
IT was not until 1877 A. d. that the Cata-
combs appear to have attracted any Sc
rious attention from the government or
clergy. At this period the Catacombs'
from having been the habitations of per-
secuted Christians. were thronged with
outlaws and assassins. but as the papal
authority increased these retreats were
closed. About 1895 some few of the crypts
were explored.
Johnson's Universal Encyclopedia as
serts that the Catacombs of Rome are
supposed to have been excavated by the
early Christians from Nero's time q the
fan Of Rome. and used by them not only
Tor burial places. but as chapels for Wor-
| ship.