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Arizona republican., 1899-02-14
nctNERY's TREATY VOTE.
AIdrich Secured It-His Resolution
 Nof Likely to Be Passed

Washington, Feb. 13.-Senator All
 drich of Rhode Island, the tactical
 manager of the republican side Of the
 senate, who is entitled, to especial
 credit for the victory of the advocates
 of the peace treaty. sailed for Euro e
 on Saturday. He performed hard
 work in keeping intact the ranks of the advocates of ratification and is
 directly responsible for the promise given by Senator McEnery few mo- rnents before the roll call to vote for the treaty.
 When the doors were closed on the executive session the defeat of ratiti-
 cation was admitted by the leaders on both sides. Senator Gray then made a last appeal to Mir. McEnery as demo- crat, a personal friend and a member of the commission to stand by the gov ernment: but the Louisiana senator shook his head and MT Gray left him. Word was sent out from the chamber that defeat was inevitable. Then MT Aldrich, who had worked night and day for many weeks in a desperate ei- fort to stem the tide, had an lnsDira- tion It was the last chance, and going over to MT. McEnery's seat and bend ing his head down, because the Louis jana senator is quite deaf, MT. Al drich assured him on his honor that if MT. McEnery would vote for the treaty he would see to it that the re- publican side would vote and pass the McEnery resolution explanatory of the governments Philippine policy. McEnery looked up, and after mo- ment's hesitation nodded ''Yes,'' and MT. Aldrich smiled for the first time in forty-eight hours. for he knew his long and desperate fight was won.
 The vote of Jones of Neveda was not needed after McEnery and Me- Laurin voted, and it is very well up- derstood about the senate that Jones would have voted No" if the ayes had not already won.
 Now, in spite of Aldricn's premise to it is doubtful whether the latter's resolution will ever pass. He IS not anxious about it and has agreed to let it lie on the table for the present The chances are that it will never De taken from it's resting place. Certainly it will not be taken unless MT Me Emery insists. President Mckinley is strongly opposed to the adoption Of this or any other resolution, especially | at this time, and Senator McEnery | freely admits that the less said by con- gross at present about the intentions of the government with regard to the the better.
Arizona republican., 1899-02-14
EAST STORM BOUND
Railroads and Trolley Lines
 All Tied Up.
Southern SfafeS Catch IT, TOo> and inc "CoIdeSf on Record" i- inc Report From All of Them-BIiz- gard EnwrapS Washington.

Washington, Feb. 13.-The phenCm- enal weather of the past week culmi- mated in q blizzard-like storm today which broke all records. The tempera- ture record was smashed last night when the thermometer went to 15 de- glees below zero.
 So severe was tOday's cold that at nc time during the session of the sen- ate was quorum of members present a majority of the senators being snow bound at their homes. For the first time in years no invocation was pro- nounced at the opening of the session, neither the regular chaplain ror any other minister being able to reach the capitol.
 Speaker Reed was not at the capitol either, and sent word to one of his lieutenants that he thought it advisa- blc to adjourn on account of the storm. Less than one hundred mem bers of the house were present. but those who braged the storm refused to adjourn and vert on with considera- ticn Of the sundry civil appropriation hill
Arizona republican., 1899-02-14
CUBAN pROTECTORATE.
General Gomez Will Submit Plan 10
 General Brooke.

New York, Feb. 13.-Hon.. Robert P. Porter, the special commissioner Of the United States to Cuba and Porto Rico, who has just returned to this country after the successful performance of an extremely delicate and difficult mis- sion, in which he arranged with Gen eral Gomez for the disbanding of the Cuban army, was in this city this morning locking after private affairs
 He was seen it his office this after noon and asked concerning his meeting with General Gomez and the plans of the Cuban leader for the future of his country.
 ''In the course of a conversation at our first meeting" said MT. Porter, General Gomez informed me, among ether things, that he had formulated plan for the government Of Cuba and intended to discuss it with General Brooke when he goes to Havana
 His plan is in the nature of a mil itary protectorate. While looking for ward deYoutly to seeing Cuba a free and independen5 nation, General Go- meg is not one Of those Cubans who ex- 'peot- to see stable government estab- ished in a few days. When his views are known I believe they will be both reasonable and practicable, and look ing forward to the future independ- ence of the island"
 How did the general impress you on this first meeting?"
 General Gomez in appearance is as absolutely unlike the photographs of him" said MT. Porter, "as his manner and action toward strangers are unlike the accounts we have 50 often heard of him. The photographs published and there is nothing General Gomez d1sIikes sc much as having his photo graph taken-are invariably harsh and 'belligerent looking; whereas the man himself, while in manner and eXpres- sion soldier, has a sympathetic slde to him which makes him altogether a different being tc the one So often pie tured
 This side came out at the ball in the evening, when he was talking to twenty or thirty children prettily dressed, who ca1r-ed bouquets or flow CTS and walked around the room. He had something to say to all these li-,le misses, and was most affable to them General Gomez is very fond Of danc- ing, in fact, it is his chief recreation. | He dances well and with great agility, enjoying it fully"
 MT. Porter is enthusiastic in his out look for Cuca, and he says there is room fer nothing but optimism in the future of the island as long as it has such patriots as General Gomez to guard it's welfare
Arizona republican., 1899-02-14
THE BEST CUSTOMER
Great Brif0in Continues to
 Head the LiSf.
Her Imports From inc United SfaieS Last Year Valued af $536, 6,66I,- 757-Big Drop in Her Exports 10 This Country.

Washington, Feb. 13.-(Spec,a .)- Great Britain continues to be the greatest customer of the United States, despite the fact that cur purchases from her continue much below those of former years. The figures of the treas ury bureau of statistics covering the calendar year exports and imports shCw that our sales t0 the United King dom in the year 1893 were $53S, ,661, ,787, against $482, ,695 ,O24 in 1897, while our imports from Great Britain in 1898 were but S111, ,3G1, ,617 against $159, ,002,- 286 in 1897 Thus our safes to the United Kingdom are nearly five times as much as our purchases from her. The exports to the United Kingdom increased fifty-six million dollars ove~ those of 1897, while at the same time the imports from that country into the United States were decreasing forty eight million dollars
 The following table shows the value Of leading articles imported into the United Kingdom from the United States in the calendar year 1898 com pared with 1897, as shown by the ''Ac- count Of Trade o3 the United Kingdom" for the month Of December, and the calendar year, just received by the h11740 Csf cr+1 tie.tI
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he had the situation well in hand, and this would render the arrival of a boat with news at Manila very improb able before tomorrow.
 In spite of the complacency of the war department over the Philippine situation, it is well known that the department is anxious to get all the endorsements scheduled for Manila started as soon as possible. There was regret, therefore, over the from Col. Hecker a,5 New York that the transport Sheridan, which was to start today with the Twelfth infantry ard the remaining battalion cf the Seventeenth, could not be ready for a week.
 The soldiers of the Twelfth were somewhat delayed by the storm, but the department felt confident this af- tel noon that it would have them in New York by tomorrow.
Arizona republican., 1899-02-14
PUPIL THRAsHEs HIS TEACHERS.
Superintendent and Principal of Elgin
 WOrsted in Physical Encounter.

Elgin, H., Feb 13.-Superintendent Whitney of the I3lgin schools and Prin- cipal Peirce are bruised because of a fight with Ben Landborg at the high school. After a stormy scene Whitney attempted to shove Landborg out of the room. L2ndborg is quiet boy, but was center rush on the foot ball team and object to being pushed He hit the superintendent in the solar pIexus. Then Professor Peirce grabbed him around the neck and attempted to strangle him. The Ind threw the ner- vous little principal straight up in the ar, and when the principal struck the floor he laid there. Then Landborg held uperintendent Whitney against the wall with one hand and planted hot shCt in the region of the belt. He was an easy victor, only getting a rap on the eye himself He then departed.
Arizona republican., 1899-02-14
THE sHIVERING SOUTH.

Atlanta, Ca, Feb. 13.-The south shivered today in temperature of un- precedented severity. From the Gulf of Mexico northward, and from the NAtlantic coast to the west boundaries of Texas, a cold wave has settled heaV fly on the country and produced the lowest temperature ever known. An niston, Ala, reported the low est temperature, fifteen below at ' o'clock this morning. At lanta comes next with 81a be- low, recorded officially This is the lowest ever known kere.
Arizona republican., 1899-02-14
DELAYED VESSELS.
None of the Atlantic Liners Several
 Days Overdue Have Been Sighted

New York, Feb. 13.-None of the At lantic liners from Great Britain and the continent that regularly arrive here at the end of the week have yet been sighted. The passenger liners due are the Aferican liner Paris, nine days out from Southampton, which was due Friday; the Cunarder Et1u1ia, eight days out from Queenstown; the French liner La Bretagne, nine days out from Havre; the Anchor liner An choria, sixteen days out from Glasgow; the Holland-American liner Spaarn- dam, eighteen days out from Rotter dam; the Hamburg-American liner Pretoria, fifteen days out from Ham burg; the North German Lloyd liner Gera, thirteen days out from Bremen, and the White Star liners Nomadic. (freighter), thirteen days out and the Cymric. ten days out from Liverpool.
Arizona republican., 1899-02-14
SIX DAY BICYCLE RACE.
Eighteen Starters in the Great Inter-
 national Contest at San Francisco.

San Francisco, Feb. 13.-At 1O:35 tonight eighteen men started on their long journey in the great international six day race at the Mechanics pavilion under the auspices Of the American Cycle Racing association of New York and San Francisco. The full list of starters are: Charles w. Mil Ter, Chicago; Frank Waller, Oakland; Burns w. Pierce, Boston; Frank All berts, New York; Louis Gimm, Pitts burg; Tohn Lawson, Chicago; J. w. Nawn, Ireland; Oscar Aronson. Sweden; Teddy Hale, Ireland; E. D. Stevens, Buffalo; Oscar Julius, Sweden; Fredericks, Switzerland; Charles Turville, Philadelphia; c. w. Ashinger, New York; John Chapman, Atlanta Ga; Tom Barnahy, Boston; Henry NJ Pillaington, Philadelphia: George Kannant. Klondike.
Arizona republican., 1899-02-14
MORE FIGHTING AHEAD
FIIIpinos Throwing Up En rench-
 msnts on Their Left.
OTIS

Manila, Feb. 13.-The Twentieth Kansas and the First Idaho volunteers have been recalled from the marsh lands north of Malabon and the for Iner regiment is now en5renched in front of Caloocan. The American lines form 9 complete cordon, twenty miles in length, from the coast on the north almost to PssaGua south of Ma nila. There has been no change in the disposition of the troops except that the Fourth United States cavalry has relieved the First Idaho volun- teers, and a battalion of the Twenty third infantry has been stationed on the left flank to prevent the rebels sneaking along the beach.
 The enemy are busy thrswing up entrenchments on their left, their sharpshooters in the jungle covering their operations. Several Americans were wounded in the trenches.
Arizona republican., 1899-02-14
MEET EARLY TODAY.
Senate to Decide Whether or Not It Will Vote on McEnery's Resolution.

Washington, Feb. z3.-I- the senate today sharp debate arose over tho unanimous consent agreement reached Saturday afternoon to vote on the Me Emery resolution t3uorrow afternoon. Some feeling was manifested by sen adors who object to The adoption of the resolution, but none of them indicated what might be their action tomorrow. Tn connection with consideration Of the resolution the sena-e decided to meet at Il o'clock tomorrow morning
Arizona republican., 1899-02-14
WERE AWAITING THE NEWS
War Department Expected All Da1
 to Hear From IIoiIo.

Washington, Feb. f3-The blizzard bound war department was featureless of Manila events today. Beyond cable grams from General Otis giving addi- tional casualty lists and one saying that the town was quiet, there was nothing to indicate a state of war around Manila.
 An open secret at the department however, is that news is expected from Iloilo, perhaps as early as tomor- row. It is understood that General Miller would force a landing on the ar rival of the First Tennessee regi- nrent which mad been sent him, but if there is sharp fighting, which is ex- pected, as the Filipinos al-a we'll en- trenched, it is nOs likely he would use any of his fleet as dispatch beats until
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treasury bureau of statistics:
1898.


 the United Kingdom are, however, merely an incident of the general re- ducticn in our imports, which during the calendar year 1898 were $1O7. e37, 00G less than those of 1897. Indeed the United States is proportionately to her imports a better customer Of the United Kingdom than the average foreign country. The countries of the world, emitting the British colonies, took but about 15 ger cent of their imports from the United Kingdom, while the United States in 1898 took over IT per cent from the United Kingdom. Indeed cur purchases from that country were far in excess of those from any other part of the world, being 50 per cent in ex- cess of those from Germany, double those from France, more than the total from Asia, Africa and Oceanica com bined, and more than one-third of the entire importations from Europe
 The reduction in cur purchases from the United Kingdom during the year 1888 has been altogethe. in the class of articles whose manufacture is be- ing increased in the United States, and iE certain raw materials of which last years importations were in the early part of the year abnormally large, as shown by the following statement of exports from tie United Kingdom to tho United States given in the official reports of the British government for the year ending December 31, 1898,
Arizona republican., 1899-02-14
DIsPENsARY LAW IN ALABAMA

Montgomery, Ala, Feb. 13.-After severe campaign, the Alabama house of representatives by vote of GA to 26 has placed on the favorable calendar the bill which had passed the senate and which proposes the abol1- tion of the whisky traffic in this state, and the establishment of a system Of whisky dispensaries similar to the South Carolina law. The bill will probably pass the house and become law
Arizona republican., 1899-02-14
DID HIS BEST.
Alger Says He Carried On His Work
 To the Best of His Ability.

New York, Feb. Secretary Of War Alger, who is here to attend the Lincoln day dinner Of the Union League club in Brooklyn, said today. in regard to the report of the war commission that he would rather not say anything about it until he had read the entire report. General Alger. however, said he had carried on his work all the way through the war to the best Of his ability.
Arizona republican., 1899-02-14
GROWING TO A BLIZZARD.

Philadelphia, Feb. 13.-The storm has assumed the proportions Of a blizzard This has had the effect ci piling the light, dry snow up in dr1ft1 until some of the streets became i'm passable to trolley cars. Railroads are all seriously affected by the blizzards The Reading railroad at noon today issued an announcement of the entire abandonment of train service. until further notice.
Arizona republican., 1899-02-14
TIED UP IN THE STORM.

Swampscott, Mass, Feb 13.-A big steamer, apparently an ocean liner, was sighted eff Dread ledge in Swampscott bay this afternoon in the midst of storm. She was apparently at anchor and was blowing her whistle continually, but whether as a distress signal CT a warning account of the heavy weather, could net be determin- ed from the shore. The life sa7ing crew cannot reach her.
Arizona republican., 1899-02-14
SWEEPING THE OTHER SIDE.

London, Feb. 13.-Terriffic gales are again prevailing on the coast of the British Isles and many ports have suf- fered seriously. Shipping has been battered severely and several minor wrecks with some loss of life have been reported.
Arizona republican., 1899-02-14
NEW YORK CATCHES IT, TOO.

New York, Feb. 13.-The fearful storm which prevailed all day yester- day and last night, increased in yio lence, and together with the snow which has drifted in many places, al most paralyzed traffic. The su1face cars are almost entirely stalled. The elevated trains are running without regard to schedule and ferry boats are making a few trips as best they can. The upper and lower bay is one mass of ice.
Arizona republican., 1899-02-14
MYSTERIOUS CRIME

Cleveland, O.. Feb. 13.-Peter Ger brandt, night fireman at the Shunt Stamping Works on Hickox street. was found dead in the boiler room of the plant early today, having been stabbed through the heart. The crime is shrouded in mystery.
Arizona republican., 1899-02-14
RESCUED FROM THE ICE.

Chicago, Feb. 13.-Five of six pe-- sons thought to have been lost on the ice last night were rescued this morn ing. A strange feature of the rescue was the fact that the two distinct par ties which had been carried out cn the ice at two widely separated points, met during the night, joined fortunes and were saved together
Arizona republican., 1899-02-14
RELIEF IN COLORADO.

Denver. Col, Feb 13.-The entire Denver 6 Rio Grande railway system with the exception of the Blue River banch from Leadvile to Dillon is open today. Traffic has been resumed in all departments and no fear of further ce r.
Arizona republican., 1899-02-14
BOSTON BEING CUT OFF.

Boston, Feb. 13.-The heavy storm which began here on Saturday increas ed in force during the night and this morning a high northeast wind was driving snow in big drifts and covsr- ing the railroad tracks with mass Of snow that soon began to delay traffic in spite of all efforts to keep the lines open. The thermometer is 12 egrees below.
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The bill creating the office of ad- miral Of the navy and extending the age for the retirement of an admiral ten years beyond the present retire ment limit was rassed. The bill is in the interest of Rear-Admiral Dewey and it is understood he will be named for the higher office
Arizona republican., 1899-02-14
MACHINE COMBINE.

Columbus, O., Feb. 13.-A Marion, Ohio, special to the Dispatch says that there is a representative of Chicago capital making negotiations locking to a consolidation of all the thresh1ng machine factories in the country, now in Marion.
Arizona republican., 1899-02-14
CONNECTICUT sNoWBOUND.

New Haven, Conn.,, Feb 13-Durirg last night the snow storm which pre- vailed intermittently Saturday night and Sunday, developed into a blizzard and today practically the whole state Of Connecticut is suffering from a binding snow storm.
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SECURES A THIRD TRIAL.

San Francisco, Feb 13-Richa-d S. Williams, ex-inspector of the Chinese bureau, who has been twice convicted ir the United States district court of having eXtcrted money from Chinese, has again secured a new trial.
Arizona republican., 1899-02-14
ARRESTED FOR WIFE MURDER.

Providence. R. l.. Feb 13.-Mrs. Amos Palmer, of Edgewocd, R. l.. was shot and almost instantly killed last night in her home and her husband has been arrested, charged with the murder. Palmer was at one time con fined in an insane asylum.
Arizona republican., 1899-02-14
AN ILLINOIS TOWN RAvAGED.

Kankakee, Ill.,, Feb. 13.-A fire at Rantoul, cause unknown, destroyed the Commercial hotel, postoffioe, ex- buildings. The fire department from Champaigne and Paxton ass sted in putting out the fire. The flames were finally gotten under control at Il o'clock
Arizona republican., 1899-02-14
PARALYzED BUSINESS.

Savannah, Ga, Feb. 13-H@avy sleet yesterday, snow today and the coldest weather ever known here has para lyzed ali business.
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THE FIRE RECORD
Two Illinois Towns Have a Number of
 Buildings Destroyed.

Lincoln, H., Feb. 13.-A fire at New Holland last night destroyed half block of business houses and rend- cred several families homeless.
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AS BAD AS '8S.

Lewes, Del, Feb. 13.-A terrible blizzard is raging all along the coast. At Cape Henry the velocity of the wind is 60 miles an hour. The storm is equally as severe as the blzzard ot February, 1888, which wrought such awful damage along the coast.
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lay is felt as the storm has abated The Colorado Midland is also open to Leadville and is rushing coal into that camp. Il
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COAL REGIONS SEQUESTERED.
 Pottsville, Pa, Feb. 13.-The coal re gions are snow bound to a depth of several feet. The snow drifted in a manner never equalled before. Rail- road traffic is suspended.
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A CONDUCTOR KILLED.

Needles, Cal, Feb. 13.-A choose on a freight east-bound jumped the track this morning at 5 o'clock at Bannock station. Conductor Iangdon was
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ALL KENTUCKY SEVERED.

Louisville, Ky, Feb. 13.-The coldest weather ever known in Kentucky was recorded today.
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BREAKS ALL THE RECORDS.

Memphis, Tenn, Feb. 13.-The pres ent cold snap is a record breaker for west Tennessee, Arkansas and Missis- sippi.
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RAILROADS BLOCKADED.

Wilmington, Del, Feb. 13.-The bliz- gard this morning has effectually hlockaded railroad travel in Delaware.
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IIOilO Taken by General Miller'S
 Forces.
PART OF THE CITY BURNED
Natives Sci on Fire Their section of inc Town on Being Driven Out. Given Until Yesterday to Sur render but Instead Brought on an Engagement at OnCc-DiS- position of Troops at Manila.

Manila, Feb. 14-(9:L5 a. n.)-The late last evening with dispatches from Brigadier-General M F. Miller to Major General Otis announcing that Iloilo had been taken by the combined military and naval forces Saturday morning
 General Miller on receipt of his in structions from Manila sent the native commissioners ashore from the United states transport St. Paul with com nlunication for the rebel governor of Iloilo calling upon him t1 surrender within the time stated and warning him to make no demonstration in the interval.
 The rebels immediately moved their guns and prepared to defend their po- sition. Thereupon the Petrel fired two warning guns and the rebels immedi- ately opened fire upon her. The Petrel and Baltimore then b5mbarded the tc'wn which the rebels, having set on fire, immediately evacuated.
 The American troops were promptly landed and extinguished the fires in all cases of foreign property but not before considerable damage had been done
 It is believed the enemy's less dur ing the bCmbardiment was heavy, but no American casualties are reported.
 OTIS CABLES THE NEWS.
 Washington, Feb 14.-Shontly after midnight tonight Adjutant-Gene-a Corbin made public the following ci:s- patch frcm +Major-General Otis, report ing the capture of the town of Iloilo by the American forces under General Miller cn the 11tl ir-sc:
 Manila, Feb. 13.
 General Miller reports from IIcilo that the town was taken on the 11th inst. and held by his troops. The in surgents were given until the evening Of the 18th to surrender, but their hos tile actions brought on an engagement during the morning. The insurgents fired the native pcl1ion of the town, but there were little losses to the property of the foreign inhabitants. No casualties among Millers troops are reported.
 (Signed) OTIS
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