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Weafily house fn.mh-rs sat through
the Silent wa'eh-s - the night. r..
ct ssinv from time To time With. await
ing conference reports upon the appro-
priation hitis. The leader upaa - han
the strain srd burden of 'he closing
hour~ fell most hrasily. and the speak
er. Who had the gfrstrst rssponSihili-
~ 81 all. remained constantly in their
places. watching Sisilanily the prog.
r,s- uf the eout~s,s between the two
houses.
The final agreement On the river and
harbor bill containing The eomprnmis@
on the Niearaguan canal. was secured
about $3.50 a. m. the ~undrv civil, in
which the house forced the senate &c
surrender the provision for the Pacific
cab,r. about six: the District Of &C.
Iuuibia. with the provision for sectarian
institutions eliminated. about seven
o'clock. and the final conference report
upon the naval bin NJ about 9:30.
With the advent Of the ,ay the hOuse
again took on the appearance of life.
Members went below for baths and
breakfast. and returned refreshed 10
their stations. As early as 80 the
people began TO pour into the galleries.
the first party to arrive heing a dorm
ladies. who took their places in the
public gaileries The important bust
hess of the house had been virtually
completed when the house rereSs-d foI
ar hour st go. all that remained was
the enrolment Of bills aud the final
ceremonies.
" i0:30 when the house reeonvenrd
the galleries WIRE again packed to the
doors. and the hall huyzr'i with con
fuss,i murmgr of myriads of vcie--.
Nn American flag had been lowered
from the press gallery above the
speakers chair.
After all the bills had been passed
there followed the usual resolutions.
That offered by Mr.. Bailey. thanking
SPEAKER Reed. aud the remarks of the
minority leader. were Of character
to lend a dramatic turn To the pro-
seedlings. The action of the house anc
the speakers reply aroused the honss
and spectators to enthusiasm.
The final scene in the house was one
long to be- remem bered. cheers were
given for ADMIRAL Dewey and Gen. Jos
Wheeler. Members and the occupants
OF the galleries joined in singing My
Country. -ris Of Thee" and other
patriotic songs. winding up With
"AuId Lang syne."
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Chicago. March 4.The net ineoH
OF the Rock Island road Ter the month
Of january was s50a.o,l. an inereaS'
Of s2O..los over the same month of last
year. For the ten months ending Jan
uary 81. the net income vas s6.535 .3iS.
an increase Of SA.i.OsI.
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DEWEY RAISED HIS FLAG.
The Foar-stsrred Flag Of the American
sAdmirAi Given Thunderoas saIntes
In Manila Hay.

Manila. March Admiral George
Dewey raised his flag a. an admiral
ON board the Olympia. and was salated
warships. the british cruiser Narcis-
sus. and the German cruiser kaiserin
Augusta by the American shirs.
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New York. March l. Iocal pas
Senger train Of three cars belongini.
to the New YORK, Su-guehanna q
Western railrea.. ruu int THREE unoc
cupicd passenger cars 81 the frnuSNt
Sania raiiFuad. in Jersey City. No ou..
WIS hurt. The Susquehanna ear
caught fire and W~rr busard. and ou,.
Pennsylvania ear was H. trc,ed. T! a
logs was sI5.pa0.
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Secretary Evans Of the board Of con
troll. has deposited in the State treasury
TO the credit Of the r~ni;eutiary fund
the sun Of sii SO. 05. being the net re-
turns from the sales of cotton at Green
Vile and Yazoo city. The bulk Of the
States cotton Is still ON hand, and i
expected to bring top prices
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Vancouver. Il. e.. March THE
United States gtinboat Wheeling will
sail for Manila. via Honolulu. On ar
irving ut the Philippines her eomman-
der will report to Admiral Dewey for
duty. She is armed with ten guns.
carries l3o men. and is . speedy boat
0f her class
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The railroads 20 the State have paid
into the State treasury for the year
tsts total Of s. u .Gl.s - in taxes. Of
this sum ss0.sS5.sI was for privilege
taxes and sl6i. .iSl-ia FOR mileage tan.
The amount of privilege taxes was
s. 800 more for isss than for the pre-
vious year. There was also a slight in
crease in the mileage taxes.
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New York, March s.--Three young
men. who constitute a part of gang
OF clever cheek forgers, nave been ar
rested at Newark, y. j., and the leader
OF the gang, Michael Lehr. has made .
confession. The other two arrested ars
Joseph Miller sad Michael Rraaks.
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Replying TO Aguinal,Io's demand for
s',eeo.0s1 for the release of the 5000
Spanish prisoners held by the Filipi-
Eos' the Madrid government authorizes
1en. Rios, the Spanish commander in
'he Philippines, to offer s2,0O0.0Oo. and
ask the archbishop il the religious or
csrs will contribute more.
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Washington. March !. The war d.
parim-nt received the following dis
patch from the transpoT: Sheridan;
Gibraltar. March tljutant Gen
srai. Washington: One dsath. Private
Timothy Domain, Go. II. Twelfth in-
faniry. Twenty eight sick; only three
serious.
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Washington. March Admiral
Dewey eahIed Secretary Long as fol-
lows.
Manila. March 4.-pleas- accept for
yourself. the president and congress.
and my countrymsn. my heartfelt
thanks for the great honor which has
been conferred upon me.
-DEWEY.r
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The State superintendent % educa-
tion has announced that all applicants
for conducting institutes during the
coming summer must die their syliabi
a. required by the State board by
March IS. Applications filed after that
date will not be considered
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Admiral Montejo. who was in com
hand of the Spanish squadron Ie-
stroyed by Admiral Dewey. in the bat
III of Manila bay. and the eommander
81 the Cavite arsenal. were. ON the 1i.
ltearcerated in the military prison At
Madrid pending trial for their conduct
~ Manila.
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BsIEiaa's Queen Very Low With Bronchial
rnsu snssaia.

Brussels, March 6.-oueen Marie
Henriette, who has been suffering from,
bronchial pneumonia. had serious re-
lapse at noon yesterday. Her physi-
eians were In constant attendance
throughout the afternoon. and early
last evening the last sacrament was
administered. At that hour there
seemed no hope of recovery. but bull.
letin at ten o clock showed slight Inn.
proyement.
All members Of the family have beer
summoned.
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Nongratulatory messages were sent
by the president. through the war anu
haNy departments, respectively. on ths
ID to Dewey and Otis, a. Manila. the
one ON his appointment and confirmI-
ten a. admiral of the navy and the
other as major general hy breyet in
the regular army.
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Appointment r.sa.r..,.

Harrisburg. Pa. March s.-f,o,.
Stone yesterday rendered 10 y. r. waf-
son. of Pittsburgh. the appointment
of Justice 81 the supoisc court ~
cnnsyIyania. to MI 'hc vacancy
caused by the death Of Judge IIcnv,
w Williams. of WelIshorough
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rn. >h.r,,s. o..r..,,a.s a, o,s..,..r.

Gibraltar. March THE t'ni'.li
States transport Sheridaa. which sal
ell from New York, February 10. hay-
ing on board the Twelfth regiment of
infantry, and a battalion of the See
enteenth regiment. has arrived herr.
Owing tn sickness ou the vessel she
has bren auaranfined.
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\ consular report from Cape Town.
South Africa, says thar. reckoning un
the basis of the September reports ot
outputs, South Africa will produce in
the current year S76.6i..355 in gold.
which will place South Africa ahead of
all gold-producing countries of the
Narlfi
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Pittsburgh, Pa. March THE
strike of the ''punehers" and riveters
at the Schocn Pressed Steel Co.'S plars
IN Allegheny. resulted in closing the
ear department. About 1000 r1en are
idle, but only 200 are On strike.
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1899-03-09

The situation in the Spanish eortes
Trading up to the resignation of the
sagasla ministry and threatening tn.
life os the peace treaty, X said by Of
tieials in Washington tc be the direct
result of had management on the part
of the sponsors for the treaty The
text of the treaty requires its ratifica-
ton by the queen regen. only.
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Wilton, Conn. March 5.-The Pitts
hurgh express ON the Danhury 4 Berk-
shire division of the New York. New
Haven a Hartford railroad, south
bound. was wrecked al Cannon sta
iion, by the breaking of a tender axle.
No one was seriously injured.
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Milwaukee. March Nansell. Hunt,
Guilty 4 Co.. OF London. England. hstS
P.rvhased the lace paper plant of thg
Western Paper Co.. Of This city. Thc
London company, it is said. is making,
q, effort To control this branch of the
paper trade of this country.
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New York, March The Unitsi
States hospital ship Relief passed ont
from quarantine ON her long voyage
to Manila, by way of th,. Suez canal,
with the expectation of sF,iving at her
destination about April 90.
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United States Ambas ,ssdor White, at
Icriin. says: "Germany has for some
time felt that the tripar-ite government
Of Samoa does not work smoothly. The
other governments sharr this feeling.
and would hike modification. There
have been various propositions, but
nothing has yet been decided
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The state department has received
vorl that the civilian members of III.
philippines commission arrived al
H-ag kong on the Cd. They starteu
Immediately for Manila.
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The directors of the Amoskeag cor
puration AT Manchester. Y. H., voted,
on the al, to restore the wages of 1897.
after April }. The increase amounts
To over ten per cent. The company
employs more than ie.0eo hands.
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Cecil Ehosles. the incarnation OF the
most advanced British idea of imperial
ism. predicts most confidently that
within a century the nited States
will have advanced the work began in
the evacuation of Cuba until it con-
trolls all of the American hemisphere.
except Canada.
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Philadelphia. March f.-over two
hundred boxes, containing 1884 god
bricks. valued ~ sio,isl .62f0i. were
received q, the mint IN this city,
Thursday. from the United States a.
sgN oilice in New York.
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MIS- Hemingway tn. sponsor.

Gen. stephen u. Lee has appointed
Miss Emma s'eorge Hemingway Of Car
rollton to be sponsor for the Army of
Tennessee. department Of Confederate
Veterans. at the ninth annual reunion
To be held at Charleston. = e., May 10
- H. uclusivc-
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Washington, March >. Secretary
Long eahlrd ADMIRAL nwey rs To-
lssNtS.
"iIenr;irst congratulations upon
your deserved promotion a. admiral.
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The United States hospital ship Re-
lief sailed, on the I'd. from New York
for Manila She viii carry 10 Gen. Otis
for the relief of the sick and wounded
at Manila. a full cargo of medical sup
plies and delicacies as well as zoo med
ical corpsmen and number of acting
assistant surgeons and hospital stew
ards.
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The ehiiian war office and the mll,-
tary authorities have definitely deci,l-
ed To reduce the army by 5000 men.
The government, il is rumored. con
templates a sale of several cruisers 10
The United States and Eenador.
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BY CONGRESS
"si' "iife" p"ii.rs ef War Fsp-asss
--sn the Appropriations 90 "a.
vifsy rlfth Sessr...


Washington, March 6.-rhe Official
statement ci Representative Joseph q
cannon, of Illinois. the chairman of
the house appropriations COMMITTEES.
summing up the appropriation. 81 the
ftftt-htth eungrc-s, shows an asrrr.
gate appropriation by the entire con.
grcss ot si.s6d.soo0i6. aud. for the
session just closed a total of sa5a. .sss.
800. with authority for contracts sub
Fct TO future appropriations amount.
ing to <fo.ooo.oao Chairman Cannon.
statement in fun follows.
"Th" appropriations mad. ~ the se..
sion Of eoagrs~s jnSt closed amount mp
FrsSiHa;rly 20 ss71.s5s. saa. and .ha,v
an apparent reduction Of seiB.s5I. .aoa
uuder the appropriation made a. the
preceding session.
s~sii-d by War rsr~ws-.
This l. attributable 70 the larg. ex.
rcnsr> oecasiunsd by the war with
Spain that were provided Tor during
the Pr.erdine session.
The entire appropriations made hy
10y ~" '""@i'@N -ANf'kfiF -
ip'',s'''i"'-,. W this sum Si,s. So
''''f' = u'ree'lf ehargr"e'r ." our l''s
war with spain, or incident th~rrtu.
pvducting this eharge from the Who'll,
amount of the appropriations. the rss
n'''hirr' si'"' '..'-''' ''4l-st' represents
'n' o'lihaI or normal appropriations
made by the Fifty fifth congress.
Appropriations b, the rr.sedisx Congress
NV 'PF'"P''"'i""- niA'i" ~ INC pre-
s'"'hs e"nHres~' thr tti'N-t"urth'
Ai"''''"''u u" st'''''.'s"' -''-'''. com
'o'i-"" sh""s an increase iH ordinary
appropriations h'adr ~ this v"ngrs-ss
'N'r 'h''~e ni""r nf that '"lgrr-s. tn
'"'N '""'.", "i S@'''f''''"' hnt thtr
"Pp~r'n' increase is more ihan -
s''"h'ru Tor 's inrrra~", unh~r eight
''ii'S si"""' naih~i'' tor pensions. -.
V'"-'""' t"t 'he postal -''ffirr. sie.'4H''
""'' Tor r'Nsrs and harn"rr. 'n"in'ling
N"rA nn'ier contract. PREVIOUSLY an
'h"riSsd' si'e'o'N"' Tor ne" ships fo'
me navy s".H".F"' Tor beginning
IN" worn OF ihe twelfth e"nsps, Si.l&ll.
~ ior me r"ris exposition. si.'oe a'''
Tor new public building. including fhs
huiidlrg Tor the Impairment 81 justice
anu Tor s''" and partial s'"n~'raction
81 thr new government printing ofhee
ah"it s9"".'tsi, AMI Tor pnN Nn~nt Of
i"'N f'"'""f'N ~kAAhsA NV g"N
e'h'.'ht "n "sr""h' OF thr French
si-'''-'s '"n>' sna "haft inc 80" NAV
'''''' s-'r''-
>'tsrs'i sas Necessary frrres.~-
ih"~~ very natural and usce-sary In
er'a~ss IN public expenditure on ae
count 20 the pension hist The growth 81
The postal s~rvice In rt~ponss- ~ ths
drmands Of commerce. the improve
in"nt ~ ths grraf waterway ef ths
country and Tor tuersasc If the nas y
the construction OF the needed build
ingS TO aeeofnmosiate The government
s'rsiee IN The sttiss OF tn country, tbs
taking of the census. the participation
of the nati"n IN the grrai exposition Il
M held At Pari~ next year. and th'
payment of the French sPoliation iudg
mrnts and bowman act eases - Iona
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Londoa. March 5.-Mr. J. NJ. Cook,
the head of the great tourist agency.
is dead. He never recovered from the
illness which he contracted while CON
ducting the recent tour of Emperor
William of Germany in Palestine.
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The secretary of state for India.
Iori George Hamilton. announced Va
The british house of commons. ON III.
-,th, that there was no truth ia the r..-
ported death of the amecr Of Afghanis-
I'm
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The assistant secretary Of war. on
the ~. abolished the eapi,ation tax
e one dollar a head On pass-ngr-~.
sbich had been in forc~ at Cuban
F-''s of entry under tn. Nmerican a..
eslaiion of the island.
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rn- x..n,. .,,nr ,.nnrm.,.

Washington. March The senate
has confirmed the nomination Of
George n,wey to be admiral OF The
nitsd States navy.
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Cincinnati. March THE sixth an
nual meeting OF the International Kin
lergarten union is certainly success
in attendance a. well as otherwise. At
the large Masonic cathedral. THURSDAY,
standing rccm was In demand,
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ADMIRAL Dewey is again pressing on
The navy department the urgent need
81 vessels of light draft ~ a means of
communicating among the numerous
saAll Islands Of the Philippine group.
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London, March 5.-InHnenza ha.
reached an epidemic form in London
being responsible for on in eighteen
deaths during the past week. when the
deaths from the disease reached to
tal Of LIE.
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Nftiris~ Incorporating IN. Uni,-,l
States C.S,1 Iron Pipe ant Foundry Co.
auth"rvsd capital. s3o.0o0.0Oo. wetc
rt-l with the secretary Of state. ut
Taston. Y. j.. on the 81.
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The sunhoat Vixen. which figured
hravely, for vessel of her light cali
hsr. ~ the outset Of the Cuban cam
paign, has been ordered To he imme-li-
af'ly fitted out ut the Norfolk navy
yanb foe sailing for Manila.
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OVER FIFTY PERSONS KILLED.


Toa.uu AaFrh q Tkr naval POW .isi
magazine 60 o. ,.nuhrar. l,ctsern LsI
ssyue sni raulon. iu ,he depa -tr,eni
% Var. suu'hrru Fr.nr.. eNp!o,isd a.
half-tasf two o'ciosk ycstrr,iat morn
ing Al thc -oldiyrs on dat, az ths
fnaa asine were killed. ami nun,b,r ~
iniatitent- - thr surrounding dis
irict. thr tuil-lins, ip :, hi,h were ru..d
also feli ,t,tin- Tcrty cc-T~c~ havs
alreadv heen reeos~r,,i The cause 81
the rNplo-inn - not known
t.ssA. tts- tsl~s-ts r-~rss..-.
lifS tieu-and kiiogramna - hlaet
row'i'r sNPiosisf "a Ioos a- thou-h b
a volcanic eruption h-d occarrsd. shr
ceunfr, l~ing swept siuesi barr With
iu rpdius ~ two mils~. houses de
stroye,i. trees overturned and di-tarf.
81. a'isi~ DEVASTATED and n,ervd With
stones and insTaif,ahlr biack ,iasi
sou'~ - thu -torr= arr snoruious
on~ Weighing ~ kiioerawu,~s tell IN
the suburb of I'ere ,e Ia >iru- ofth.
explosion ARE evident in all the sats
arhs ~ Taulop. aud ia ,h~ riis itself
F,cn a. -. 1ran ds Var. s,~ n,iis, di..
'aut. Window wcr~ shattered and
doOrs hatfer-,l in
rsas -f --.-. s-stri.. kift-.i.
later rrp"rts shaw thar si the seven
s~utres. four ~sr~ Killed ou'ri~ht su.I
the others s~v+r~iy inmrr'f th~ cor
r.'rti l-inE literally -s,ipsd an,l tn
-s-aip as~rhaurinr his fir. like q s-iI
\ large nusnls~r of -.sidisrs are now
sFapiny~sl IN si~aring away 'h- d~',r..
.''st the work j. sery diriraii
os- u--as-s r-s..a. I-lar~.i.
IL y imPus~i ssl.- toa~eertaiu sreure---
lv th~ numi-r kilisd. hut u b t-Iir.~,i
that ua FEWER than iop @rrr iniur.,i.
Although IL was ei-rr might. thc
~ Npl'ssi"n ws- 80 terrible a. 10 rr,-inc,
-iirht rainfall
Fortunately. the n.iehl-,riaT ua-a-
sinss s-r@pesl. d T. nns s~iiesesi that
the sxpission originated in rhsuii.-.ii
decomposition la snspk~l~a- f.ssssisr.
I here is no sug-~Ssion - festl piae
rs- sts aa s~~r-a=x N-'t-r pssa.
The whole riss y IA mourning. n.ss
-re - half mast. th~ thsaf~rs ARE
drap~si and 'h~ casinos sla--,i
Roth th~ Evxerumsnt ard thr utuni-
e,TS'i auth"ritie- arr forwarding r~li-f
iansi-. NJ Lockruy. mini-t.r 20 marin.
hs. t~i.grap ph-,i ln.a,o frsass toward
ihs asainirnancs of ths fsmiii-- u ths
si-',n's. and . public suhss-rp'ian ha,
hen opess'i herr
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Marquette, Mich. March 4.-The fu-
neral of Bishop Vertin was held here.
Banks and stores were closed during
the services, and the schools held no
session.
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II il ruinor~i at Manila that a steam
~ with s0.ooo stands of arms and an,-
wuuition. bound for the Philippines.
lad been sei<ed in japanese waters by
rs Japanese authorities.
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Hsru- Banffy. former president OF
,hr Easgarian council OF ministers,
~ t-ea appointed Hight steward OF
,hr hungarian court.
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lnclc sam is in nerd of 5000 men
for tn" army. That they may be oh
tanned as rapidly a. possible. inStruc-
iiors have been sent by Secretary Al
Tsr Ia all recruiting officers To make
= Hany cnlistments AZ possible.
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The statement of the condition Of
~ treasury issued ON the ~. shovel:
,,slmble cash balance. ssGg. ss,, ,6o,:
..,id reserve. Ss3s. ~ .O27.
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The statement % the condition u
,ar treasury issued on The al showed: /:
Available cash balance. seso. .6.t.ts..
gold reserve. s2s.. ..5O.316.
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rhr crrw of the wrecked steamer
Nor'iu were landed ut Halifax. y. :.
vn the 7d. OF the crew of 10 second
uficr Hrinton was the only one Ios;.
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The Close Of congress.
Both Houses Held Continanas Ses.
sioas Ct the Legislative Day
o. Friday.
FINAL SaFs on CONFERENCE a:p,aTs.
'rst"sif.. uswsrss. rh~y Ci-sr.s th.
Decks. Not st.<sth-r ts q ~.tt.fsstssy
Nsan-s. -nd Wees ts~ tsar 30 S.-.
Arrived. as ths rtfty-stfs c~-sr.-s
npir-i. aalenre~,i sta- nss.


Na-hirr'en. March e. ir-- i'fs.i-
lent Hobart declared The senate - ths
tifty -htth cuugrrs~ ad .uuru.d without
las eight minutrs aftrr +, ~'clcsN SAT-
nrday- u was after enafiaupus sr~-
sion. brsinting at II e'ci,-.k ga Fri
lat. with thr rNrrptiun - one hour
rr'~-s during fhe fot u"uu.
Ihr tay 20 hnli ril"urvnruf hruke
with fhe sFuHf~ in executive -essien.
ii~po.ing of a large npmii'-r II n"rnina-
items. when the dnors op"uyd there
"err -reu tNt handful uf tired and
h1Fg"ri- i-iu"Aiux srunturs. who were
waiting for the nunt report from fhc
rnuicr''- an ~" two hili~ vet in dis-
Puir- Finally Ma Hale appeared With
10th. The deficiency hiil was qrieklv
passed. and then carr- The rHai and
rio~inr fight on the naval hiii and th.
prirr ot artnor plate s-d tor an aruor
'intr factory. This wa- Eually over
ard the weary -~nator- took a short
rs'rs-
I P"" r~'s~-m''iing ths ~ruaf~ too'.
On a new appearance. The cbsrti--s
had been eissHe'i 80 and the srnatsr1
arur hack tn thr cio.inv M citing vifh
"a ir"rr spruce appearance. some few
attempts Al legislation w~rr utasi~. AHi
an werv unsuccessful Thsn thc cal
ifriss hllcd with Eaiis -sirvs-.f,l tit
tors. vho usrr ihsrv Go ssr thf husI
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1899-03-09
VOL. XXIII.

S~ro, sagns,s. Spanish premier,
isa,ls,i the resignation OF the ministry
O. the queen regent on fie fSt.
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1899-03-09

You have been nominated and cor
firmrd major general ~ hrevst Ia
the regular army. The president
wishes this message of cougratulati"n
sent YOU. In which cordially join.
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1899-03-09

Washington. March l. Secretary ~
ger yesterday sent th- following cor
sratulatory message To sj.-t,en. oti>,
lt Manila:
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1899-03-09

The report of the Judiciary commit
TEE of the house of representatives
iavoring the adoption of resolution
10 unseat the four military congress-
men was called up. on the I'd. and the
hous- refused TO consider IL by yots
u u yeas to ise nays.