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The times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1897-1901, 1900-03-06
THE NICARAGUA CANAL BILL.
Delay in Consideration said to BE
Due TO the President.

Delay in Consideration said to Ee
Due TO the President.
1t was said in the House yesterday that
the Nicaragua Canal bill would not be con-
sidered at this session of Congress. GER
tainly not until after the Hay -Pauncefote
Treaty had been disposed of in the Senate,
and there is no assurance. or prospect even.
that final action will be taken by taat body
in the near future. This is very radical
change from the sentime { prevailing last
week. and is said to be due to tie argu-
ments OF President Mckinley at the time
he was comforting with the House leaders
last week over the Porto Rican situation,
resulting then in the message to Congress
recommending the passage OF the bill ap-
propriating customs receipts on Porto
Rican goods collected since October 1 for
the benefit OF the people of that Island.
Mr.. Mckinley pointed out. it is said, the
embarrassment and complications that
would inevitably attend a discussion of the
canal question in the House while the
treaty was pending in the Senate-embar-
rassment and complications, he said, which
involved the rest interests OF the whole
party.
Last week the belief that the bill would
speedily be brought before the House was
so strong that Mr. Loud, asking ior
date for the consideration of his bill to
regulate second-class mail matter. was in
duced to change the day from the 18th tc
the goth instant. at the request OF Mr.. Hep
burn of Iowa. author and in charge Of the
Canal bill. who stated that he expected
an order from the Committee on Rules to
take up his measure on the 18th. and no
one challenged the probability of the state
ment.
Members Of the Committee on Rules de-
cliGs to speak on the matter further than
10 say that no such order has been
acted on
The times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1897-1901, 1900-03-06
FOR TRACK ELEVATION.
A Bill Affecting District Railroads
introduced by Senator GaIlipger-


Mr.. Gallinger, by request, has intro
duced in the Senate bill authorizing the
President to appoint a railroad commits
sion with authority to construct union
tracks, depots. terminals. and union
bridges to be used By the steam
railroads now entering the Dis
trict of Columbia. for abolishing
grade crossings. and for the removal from
the public grounds OF ali existing railroad
tracks. stations. and freight yards within
the District The bill carries an appro-
prlation of s30o0,O 600, for the purpose of
carrying out its provisions.
Mr. Mcmillan submitted to the Senate a
resolution in support of the bill to incor-
porste the Washington Telephone Cunipa-
ny which was unanimously adopted by the
Georgetown Citizens Association.
Mr.. Mcmillan also submitted communi
cation from the District Commissioners
transmitting a list of lots in this city
the title to which is in the United States.
but which are occupied by private par
ties. and are assessed on the books IF the
District as private property. The COM
munication was sent to Mr.. Mcmillan in
reply to a letter from him calling the at
tention of the District Commissioners to
the fact that the United States claims III
tie to certain lands in the District which
have in past years been listed by the Tax
Office of the District for sale for Overdus
taxes and suggesting that said lands be
withheld from such sale.
The Commissioners also enclosed letter
from H. H. Darneille the District Tax AS
SCISSOR. in support of their suggestion that
precision should be made by Congress for
a thorough investigation and examination
with view TO ascertaining what lands in
the District of Columbia are owned by the
General Government. The list of such
property as shown by the records o. the
War Department was ordered to be print
ed as a document.
The times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1897-1901, 1900-03-06
THE sPooNER RESOLUTION.
& Favorable Report ON Government
for the Philippines.

The Senate committee on the Philippines
yesterday authorized its chairman. Mr..
Lodge. to make a favorable report on the
resolution introduced by Mr.. Spooner pro-
viding for The government of the Philip
pines by the United States.
The text of the resolution follows:
Resolved, That when all insurrection
against the sovereignty and authority OF
the United States in the Philippine
Islands acquired from Spain by the
treaty concluded at Paris on the 10th
day OF December, 1898, shall have been
completely suppressed by the mill
tary and naval forces OF the United
States. all military. civil. and judicial pow
ers necessary to govern the said islands
shall. until otherwise provided By Goa
.,ress, be vested in such person aud per-
sons and shall be exercised in such ,:sii-
ner as the President of the United States
shall direct for maintaining and protect
ing the inhabitants OF said islands ia the
free enjoyment Of ;heir liberty, property
and religion"
The times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1897-1901, 1900-03-06
District Guaranty Companies.

Mr.. Stewart yesterday introduced in the
Senate a bill to authorize the formation
Of guaranty companies ia the District of
Columbia. The bill provides that any COM
pany now authorized. or which may here
after be authorized by act of Congress. to
do insurance business in the District. and
which has a paid-up capital of not less
than $3.50, 600. may engage in a security.
guaranty. and indemnity business. Ii is
further provided that where two or more
sureties are required by law upon any
obligation which said company is author,
lied to insure il may act as sole security
thereon, and may be accepted as such
by the court. or other officer or person
authorized.
The times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1897-1901, 1900-03-06
THE HOUSE ROUTINE.
Bills Affecting Various Sections of
the Country Passed.

the Country Passed.
Several bills other than those relating to
the District were passed yesterday by the
House. Among them were the following:
Senate bill authorizing an extension of
the time within which the bridge over East
River, between New York city and Long
Island. now in course of construction, may
be completed to January ], 19o5-
House bill making the maximum penalty
for setting fire to timber on public lands
$l.Oe0 fine and imprisonment for two years.
House bill to ratify and confirm the
agreement with the Comanche, Kiowa, and
Apache Indians for the opening of their
reservation in Indian Territory. and for the
allotment of lands to the Indians in sew
crafty.
House bill authorizing the adjustment of
settlers rights on the Navajo reservation,
Arizona.
House bill authorizing white citizens who
have married Chickasaw. Choctaw. or
Cherokee wives under the laws of those
nations to bring suit in the Court Of Claims
to establish their rights under treaties
with the United States.
House bill authorizing the Secretary of
the Interior to negotiate with Kiowa and
Comanche Indians in Indian Territory for
the cession OF the neutral strip" contain
ing about 2.0G0 acres.
House bill permitting the State of Wyo-
ming tc exchange certain lands in that
State for unoccupied public lands and set
ting apart certain lands in Oklahoma for
cemetery purposes.
A bill authorizing resuryey OF township
s, range so. Frontier county. Neb.
HOUSE bill confirming an appropriation
by the Legislature OF Oklahoma. out of the
Morell fund. for the use of the University
at Langston for eolored pupils.
When the House bill making the At
torney General and the Secretary of the
Treasury and the Secretary OF the Interior
committee to adjust and settle, subject
to the approval of the President. the in
debtedness OF the Sioux City and Pacific
Railroad Company to the Government was
taken up an unexpected debate occurred
upon the proposition to require the COM
mittee TO submit its finding to Congress
instead of to the President.
Without disposing of the matter. the
House. az $50. adjourned until today.
Speaker Henderson, before making the an
nouncement, stated that Mr.. Underwood
of Alabama had been appointed 6 member
Of the Committee on Ways and Means.
The times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1897-1901, 1900-03-06

Because he called her pariurer, small and
prettv woman OF Rochester, " Y. gave a lawyer
beating in tHe court room. She had been sub
pocuaed as witness in a suit in which he wa. the
plaintiff and much TO his surprise her testimony
was against his case. You are perjurer" he
aid and she slowly drew her hand from her rnuf
and ,ben ssiddenly laid it swiftly against his
cbee,, II was well delivered and brought a glow
to tbc lawyers face, and exclamation from the
court rooIn5 People should always restrain their
terper ana such display OF temper as was ex-
bibit,d in tie court room be controlled by
nsrt,Lipu Of nenfich's beer. Ii aids in the per
fect assimilation Of the food, and cools the
hood thus preTeBiirg all nervous symptoms
Phone ;iSi Arlington Bottlng Co, for . case
of Maerzen Senate. or Lager, and drink bottle
with your meals and before retiring, and you will
be greatly benefited in health.
The times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1897-1901, 1900-03-06
MasOn's Health Defenders

Yellow Tablets cure Dyspepsia.
Brown Tablets cure Constipation.
Red Tablets cure Coughs and Colds.
White Tablets cure Sore Throat and Tonsilita
Free from Calomel Alocs. and Opium.
so Tablets, 1Oc; large size, 25c and soc.
Mason's Cream of Olives Ointment,
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Safe and sure remedy for Piles.
Cures Catarrh. Asthma, Group. Colds, and all
Inflammation of mucous membrane and skin
Endorsed and for sale by all prominent drug
gists or mailed free -0r price by II. T. Mason
Chemical Co., SIS Arch St, Philadelphia, Ia.
Sold and endorsed in Washington by
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MACKALL BROS. cor. 9th and ii sts ne.
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G. c. C. SIMNS, cor. Iith st. and N Y. ave.
EDWIN YARNOLD. 1922 st. sw.
KENSER'S PHARMACY, 18th and Q Sts. NV.
W G. DUCKETT. Penn. are. and 22d st. NV.
j. ". MCDONALD. cor. n. Y Av. & n. Cap. st.
WAKEFIELD & HALL, Alexandria, Va.
BURY'S PHARMACY, Anaeosta-
T. T. CISSEL, 10th St & n Y. ave.
The times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1897-1901, 1900-03-06
THE HoLToN DAMAGE CASE.
\ Supplemental Suit for $1,000 Filed
Yesterday.

attorneys. Hallam q Hallam. filed suit
against the District torecover s., OO0 claimed
as damages for injuries to the plaintiffs
wife, Melvie NJ Holtcn. This suit is sup
Elemental to one brought by the husband
and wife jointly about two years ago in
which $25, 600 damages was claimed The
case was tried once and verdict for ST. 0OG
rendered for the plaintiffs. An appeal was
taken by the District and the Court of
Appeals reversed the judgment and ordered
a new trial.
Mrs Holton was injured by falling over
a pile Of bricks in H Street northeast. be-
tween Eleventh and Twelfth Streets, on
March 4 1891.
The times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1897-1901, 1900-03-06

on the Democratic side of the Senate Cham
ber. there being no vacant seats on the
Republican side.
Mr.. Lodge gave notice that Immediately
after the conclusion of the routine morning
business tomorrow he will address the Sen
ate on the Philippine question.
After short executive session. the SEN
ate, at 4:40 O'Clock, adjourned until to-
day
The times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1897-1901, 1900-03-06
rhree DEGREES of Divorce signed.

Justice Barnard yesterday signed de-
crccs OF divorce in three cases. In each
instance the petitioner was the wife and
in two cases desertion was the ground
-pon which the separation was ask
ed The cases in which the DEGREES
we're granted were Helen Watson from,
John Watson, on the ground of cruelty.
Mary F. Luckett from Francis IL Luckett,
and Mary W. Payne from Charles A.
Payne In the last two cases desertion
is stated as the ground for divorce.
The times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1897-1901, 1900-03-06
salaries of supreme Court Justices

Senator Hoa- OF Massachusetts, has in
troduced a bill making the following in
crease IN the salaries of Supreme and
otLer court judges: Chief Justice Of the
Supreme Court, from si0,500 TO s2l. 900;
Associate Justices of the Supreme Court.
from coo 10 s2o, 900; justices of the cir
Of the district courts. from So 600 TO 81, 900.
The times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1897-1901, 1900-03-06
NAVAL ACADEMY CADETS.

Increase i'm Number Dcsignatcd by
thc President Proposed.
Mr.. Penrose yesterday introduced in the
Senate a bill to increase the number of ca
diets TO be appointed at large by the rresI-
dent TO the Unlted States Naval Academy.
The Gill amends section 1913 of the Re-
vised Statutes to read as follows:
There shall be allowed in said Academy
one naval cadet for every Member or
Delegate of the House Of Representatives,
one for the District of Columbia and thir-
ty-aye appointed at large; provided, how
ever that there shall not be at any time
mare in said Academy appointed at large
than thirty-five."
The times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1897-1901, 1900-03-06

Walter Carter, of 81 Mccullough Street
northwest. reported last night to The police
the theft from his residence of six Boxes
Of snuff, valued at $3.50, and revolver
worth So, on the night Of the Sd Instant
The times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1897-1901, 1900-03-06

1856. granting a pension of $50 month
to Charles D. Hanscom. late of Company I,
Second Regiment, Massachusetts Infantry.
now a resident of the District. in lieu of
the pension he is now receiving. This bill
also was passed without debate.
The times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1897-1901, 1900-03-06
DIED.

P0wERS-Funeral services over the remains Of
the late Z. NJ. (EDDIEl POWERS, formerly OF
Company D. Sixth Minnesota Volunteer Infantry.
will take place at Lees undertaking rooms, 33i
Pennsylvania Avenue northwest, Thursday.
March 5, at p m. interment at Arlington
Cemetery. G. A. Il. comrades invited.
Minneapolis papers please notice. mh6-St
The times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1897-1901, 1900-03-06
TO crnE A COLD IN ONE DAY

Take Laxative Bromo Qulnine Tablcts All
druggists refund the money If it fails to cure.
L. ". Groves signature is each box. sc.
The times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1897-1901, 1900-03-06
SPECIAL NOTICES.
A CARD OF THANKS.

We. the ladies' OF burnside Women's Re-
Lief Corps. No. 4. of this city. auxiliary to
Burnside Post. Grand Army of the Repub-
lie. wish TO thank the many business mer-
chants who have so kindly and generously
contributed their advertisements to our
souvenir. the Spanish-American War AL
manac for 1900. We wish that the ads.
placed in this little book may bring all
many business returns during the year Of
1900. and the greatest of success for our
century.
MRS. EMMA L. NEWTON,
President.
MRS. N. R. SPRAGUE,
Past President and Dept President.
CHRISTINE CARROTHERS.
1t Secretary.
The times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1897-1901, 1900-03-06

THE ANNUAL MEETING OF THE
stockholders OF the Columbia Railway
Company for the election OF directors to
serve for the ensuing year and the trans
action Of such other business as may come
before said meeting will be held at the
office of the company. 902 F Street north
west, Washington d. c., TUESDAY.
MARCH 13, 1900, between the hours Of
and P. m.
JAS. B. LACKEY. Secretary.
mh6S 1913
The times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1897-1901, 1900-03-06

A MEETING OF COLONIAL BEACH
PROPERTY OWNERS will be held ut
221 | Street northwest
TUESDAY. MARCH 6. 7:30 p. m.
All are requested to attend as matters
of Importance will be presented.
The county record. [volume] (Kingstree, S.C.) 1885-1975, 1900-08-30
mo MORE TROOPS FOR CHINA.
Our Government Will Not Send Any More
Men.
FITzSIMMONS THE VICTOR.
Does Up Shnrkey in Greet Shape and
Short Order.

New York, Special-Whipped into
inseasibility in less than two rounds,
is the story in BRIEF of Tom Sharkey 5
meeting with Bob Fitzsimmons, at the
Coaey Island Sporting Club, Friday
night. Fit2simmons was the victor,
Sh&ckey the loser. Fitzsimmons said
all along that when an opportunity
presented itself he would prove con-
ciusively that he was Sharkey's su-
perior, and settle accounts for the ir-
Justice done him when he met Shat
KEY in California, four years ago. ShaT-
key was equally confident that he
would prove to be Fitzsimmons' mas
ter in the ring, but the result OF TIE
battle and the brevity of 1t, proved
that Fitzsimmons is still great fight
er, and able to beat the best OF the
heavy-weights. He has beaten Cor
bett, Rubin and Sharkey. Fitzsim-
mons was a decided favorite in the
betting, owing to his showing with
Rubin short time ago. His defeat
of Rubin on that occasion and the
previous victory of Rubin over Shar-
key a few weeks earlier were figured
as showing that Fitzsimmons ought to
whip the sailor on this occasion.
When Fitzsimmons was declared the
winner the crowd surged toward the
ring but the police got ahead of then
and drove them back. Fitzsimmons
was congratulated by those nearest his
corner and then he ran over ana
grasped Sharkey by the gloved hand
Fitzsimmons almost danced with de-
light when stepping back from shac-
KEYS corner, and as he went to his
dressing room he was loudly cheereG.
Sharkey in the meantime had recoV,
cred very quickly from his punishment
and was able TO leave the ring as soon
as Fitzsimmons.
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L.ooting Pe]Sin.

London, by Cable.-The Pekin cor
respondent Of the Times, wiring last
Saturday, says: "Pekin is now entire
ly under foreign control. L1oting Is
proceeding systematically. The French
and Russian flags are flying over the
best portion of the imperial domain
where it is believed the imperial treas
ure is buried The Forbidden City is
respected by international agreement
and any punishment will be ineffective
unless it is occupied. The Japanese
have seized a doard amounting to SC',-
coo taels silver. The Emperor, En-
press Dowager, Prince Tuan aid ali
the high officers escaped to Tai Yuan
Fu. in the Province OF Shan 81. from
which point they went to Sian Fu
There is no governor.
The county record. [volume] (Kingstree, S.C.) 1885-1975, 1900-08-30
400 Boxers Killed.

London, by Cable.-Five hundred
Americans participated in a signal de-
feat of Boxers. outside Of Tien-Ts!n
on August 19. The fact is briefly re-
ported from Vienna. Details OF the en-
gagement come from the Reuter- agent
al Tire-Tsin, in dispatch dated Ac-
gust 20. In addition to the Americans
the force consisted of 375 British and
200 japanese, ali under the. Brit.s
General Dorward. The fight took place
at. village SIX miles southeast o.
Tien-Tsin, where the alliad force
found a considerable number OF Box
ers. whom they engaged, killing over
900 and taking Ga wounded prisoners,
who were sent to the hospitals OF tee
allies. The village was burned. Inc
Americans had five wounded, the Ja-
papese six and the British none. HUI
dreds of Boxers flags, spears aad
swords were captured.
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The North.

The Indian famine relief fund at
New York has reached S212 2,0I9.54.
Frederick Scharn. brother OF ka;h.
ryn Scharn, the young girl who was
murdered in her apartments in New
York city Saturday night, and Ei:en-
price, said to be the girls lover, werS
arraigned and held by the corIoner.
The police no longer think robbery the
cause of the crime. The young woman
had been leading douDle life and the
detectives think that a man she hal
met at a dance hall may have killed
her.
Sol Bloom. music publisher, in Chi
c2go. brought sait for $4,000 dam
ages against the Union restaurant and
hotel, in Randolph street for refusing
to serve iim while he was clad in a
shirt waist minus a coat.
George Ferris. principal owner CT
the Ferris -Haggerty miLe, was thrown
from his buggy at Saratoga. Wyo., and
killed.
On the OCCASION Of his 10th birthday
Isaac B. kleinert, of New YORK, SEM
a check for $1,000 to the Hebrew Union
College, at Cincinnati. o.
Professor John Craig, head OF the
department of horticulture in the Iowa
Agricultural College. has resigned t.
accept a similar position in Cornell
University, Ithaca, n. Y.
A man claiming to be John w. Ora.
ham, Of Irving ng;on-on-the-H n
Y, who insanely imagines he is to
marry Miss Helen Gould, has been
locked up at Indianapolis, Ind.
Washington, D. c., special.-The
new Alabama sailed Tuesday from
Philadelphia for New York on her way
to the New England coast. where she
is to have her initial trial trip between
Cape Ann and Cape Porpoise, the early
part Of next week.
Four thousand operatives are thrown
out of work by the temporary closing
OF cotton mills in the State OF Maine.
The census returns show the pcpl-
lat!on of Greater New York as 2,437,-
POP. an increase in ten years OF S1.9 pei
cent.
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Admiral Remey's Dispatch.

Washington, D. c., Specisl.-AG-
miral Remey's dispatch is as follows:
Che Flu, Aug. 81, Taku, 90
"Dickins' command is landing today.
Pekin, 18th all except imperial city
cleared of Chinese troops. American
troops first to enter imperial city, have
penetrated to the gates of the palace.
Captain Reilly, with artillery, killed
on 18th. Morning 11th, sixth Cavalry
and about 400 English and Japanese
dispersed 1000 Boxers eight miles out
side Of Tien-Tsin. About 100 Chinese
killed, five Americans woun ed. Chat
fee loses six killed, 80 wounded, two
days' fighting. REMEY." =.
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THROUGHOUT THE COUNTRY.
The South.

n the Powers-Goebel murder c2s
the jury found the defendant guilty
and fixed his punishment at life i'm
prisoament.
TIE Kentucky Prohibition State con
venIcn has nominated for GoyerrG
John D. White, CT Manchester. ca.
county, formerly Republican Con
gresham from the Eleventh district.
TIE motion f3r new trial in tE'
case OF Caleb Powers. ex-Assi:tan
Secretary CT State, co1victed o. com
plicity in the assassination Ct the late
Governor Goebel. was fled with Judge
Cantri:l at Georgetown, KY, Wednes'
day.
Tazwell, Va, Special-A wreck a
Maxwell, six miles from here on th'
Norfolk and Western Railroad. result
cd in the dea;h OF two men and tht
wounding OF seven others. The deac
are: Engineer W. o. Allen and Fire
man n. B. Marshall.
H. NJ. Wilkinson and Miss Josephin,
Packard, OF Dover, Delaware. w2re ar
rested in Atlanta. the latter is tn
sister of the formers wife whom n,
deserted for his sisterin-law.
The county record. [volume] (Kingstree, S.C.) 1885-1975, 1900-08-30

Though the Introduction of trolley
cars decreased the demand for Graught
horses, this decrease was only tenn
porary. The growth OF national pOpu-
latiou ard the consequent large in-
crease Of land under cultivation must
create an increased demand for utility
horses, to say nothing Of the Eew re-
Gulrements for such animals for loca!
transportation in towns and cities.
Rut ;he mar,:et for horses used for
purposes of health, pleasure, rec-e2-
ton and sport is constantly becoming
rore Sctivc, and the demand increases
every year, especially in spring and
sumncr. when city people foc.i to the
rural regions. In this connection tire
rrcca: ssle OF Flying Fcx for the
equivalent CT $IS7,5OO, the highest
price ever paid Cor horse, is Lighiy
suggestive.
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Gore to the Penitentiary.

Cleveland. o., Special-Louis Peck,
the cclo:ed man who last Monday
evening assaulted four-year-oid Chris
tina Mas. at Akron. and whose crime
is responsible for the fearfur rioting
that occurred ct Akron, Wednesday
night and Thursday morning, was Fri
day afternoon taken from TIE Jail at
Cleveland where he had been removed
for safety, rushed to Akron, taken toi
the court house and within five min
utes after his arrival In akron was
convicted of the crime and was SEN
fenced to tie penn .entiary for life at
hard labor.