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IN SESSION TWENTY MINUTES.
Mr.. SuIzer Proposes an investigation
of Secretary Gage.

Mr.. Catchings (Miss) was sworn in as a
member at the opening of the session Of
the House today. He has been detained at
home since Congress convened.
The Speaker laid before the House the
resignation Of John Walter Smith, governor
Of Maryland.
Mr. Sulzer IN. " then presented for i'm
mediate consideration resolution for the
appointment of special committee Of nine
members to investigate the relations of the
Secretary of the Treasury with certain New
York national banks and the transactions
relative to the sale of the New York Gus
tom house. Before the reading of the reso-
luton was completed Mr.. Dalzell Pa.), OBJ
jected the ground that the resolution
should go thrugh the box in the regular
way
Then I ask unanimous consent said
Mr.. Sulzer. for its consideration.
Il object shouted Mr.. Hopkins tlll.) and
several other republicans.
Mr.. Grosvenor (OhiOl moved that the
resolution be laid on the table.
1t is not before the house, observed
Mr. Hopkins. The able report of the Sec
rotary of the Treasury has met all the
charges it contains.
Mr. Richardson tTennD. the minority
leader. as matter of privilege called at
tention To what he claimed was an lnfrac-
tiGn of the rules of the House in the print
of the shipping bill. Appended to II was a
partiSau argument by ex-senator Edmunds,
which had no business there, and which
made 1t a non-fIankable document. He
thought the whole document should be sup
pressed.
Mr.. Payne N. " explained that the Ed
munds argument had been printed by in
adVertenCe.
After some discussion 1t was agreed by
unanimous consent that the bill should be
rfprinted without the argument attached
in the present print.
The House then. at 12:20 pm, adjourned
until Monday.
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Bills Appropriating Nearly S20,000,-
600 for Buildings.
HEARING ON FRYE SHIPPING BILLS
Ex-senator Edmunds Explains the
Measure.
ROBERTS CASE YED

The House committee on public buildings
and grounds organized today and the fol-
lowing subcommittee We're appointed:
No. 1-Messrs. Mercer Gillet, Bankhead-
General legislation District of Columbia
and states Of Nebraska, New York and
Alabama
Brantley, Norton-States of New Jersey,
Georgia. South Carolina, New Hampshire,
Vermont, Rhode Island, Connecticut, Del
aware and Virginia.
No. 3-Messrs. Bartholdt, Howell, Stew
art, Little-States of Missouri. California
Oregon, Washington Nevada, Idaho, Mon
tana, Maryland, Utah, Colorado, North Da-
kota, South Dakota. Texas. Wyoming and
Wisconsin, and territories of Arizona, New
Mexico and Oklahoma.
No 4-Messrs. Burlefgh. Stewart, Sho-
walter, Little Thomas-States of Maine
PENNSYLVANIA, Arkansas, North Carolina
West Virginia, Florida, Mississippi, Ten
nesSee and Kentucky.
No. :b-MeSsrS. Weymouth ShoWaIter Ro
denberg. Brantley, Bankhead-States of
Massachusetts, Illinois, Ohio, Indiana
Michigan. Minnesota, Iowa, Kansas and
Louisiana.
1t was resolved that the committee would
not hold weekly meetings, but would as
semh!e upon call of the chairman The
subcommittees will. in the meantime, go
to work upon the bills which have been in
troduced.
About 13o bills appropriating nearly 500
ono. coo for public buildings throughout the
United States have been introduced in the
House, and are pending before the COM
mittee.
Assistant Secretary Taylor of the Treas
ury department appeared before the com
mlttee and said that the supervising archi-
tect office was very much hampered in
the work of constructing the buildings
heretofore authorized, because of the rise
IN the cost of building materials, amount
ing to 30 per cent. This. in view of the
fact that the original appropriations were
too low in many cases, has caused suspen-
sion of work
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70, z, 4JIII, 7.
Material for Barracks.
Col. kimball, in charge of the United
States quartermasters department, at The
port of New York, has made arrangement.
MRS. HENRY'S PENSION.
The Widow of the General Awarded
$50 Per Month.

A pension of $50 per month to date, from
October 2s, 1899, was today granted by the
commissioner of pensions to Julia McNair
Henry, widow Of Brigadier General Guy
V. Henry, who died in the service of his
country, October 81, 1899, in New York
city, of pneumonia.
Gen. Henry had military service dating
from 1861, when he graduated from the
Military Academy at West Point. He was
born at FIT Smith, Ark, March 8, 1889
and was in the siXty-first year of his age.
His first service was as second heuten-
ant in the LIST Artillery, and only few
days after his entrance into active service
was promoted to first lieutenant of that
company. He was made colonel of the 10th
Massachusetts Infantry on the 9th of No
vember, 1853, and served as such until the
Both of June, 1866. He then went back as
captain of the 1st Artillery and was trans
ferred on the 18th of December, 1870, to
the Sd Cavalry. He was made major of
the 9th Cavalry on the 26th of June, 1881 ;
lieutenant colonel 1th Cavalry in January,
1892, and then saw service, respectively, in
the 9Th Cavalry and Sd Cavalry as- colonel
10th Cavalry. and as brigadier general of
volunteers May 4, 1898. He was made brig
adler general United States army on the
18th of October, 1898, and major general
United States Volunteers. December, 1898.
Gen Henry's career was a brilliant one
He was successfully brevetted captain, ma
jor, lieutenant colonel, colonel, brigadier
general of volunteers. and brigadier gem
eral United States army for gallant and
meritorious service during the war of the
rebellion, and in the Indian outbreak at
Rosebud He was severely injured in this
last engagement. Gen. Henry was award
ed medal of honor for noteworthy and
conspicuous gallantry while colonel of the
10th Massachusetts Volunteers, leading an
assault of his brigade upon the enemies
works at Cold Harbor, Va, where he had
two horses shot under him, one while in
the act of leaping over the hreastworks of
the enemy.
1t is understood from the records of the
department that Gen. Henry left his widow
absolutely pennilcss and that bill is being
prepared for Introduction in Congress car
rying with it a substantial pension.
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HONOLULU IN QUARANTINE.
Eight More Deaths Reported TO the
state Department..

The State Department has been informed
by Mr.. Haywood. United States agent at
Honolulu, under date of January 1, that
eight deaths have occurred from the bu-
bonic plague at Honolulu since the last re-
port, Of December 26, which announced
three deaths from that cause. Mr.. Hay
wood also states that the entire city of
Honolulu is in quarantine.
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THE. WEBSTER STATUE.
Secretary Long Designated by the
President to Receive 1t.

The President today sent letter to
Senator Chandler, chairman of the joint
congressional committee TO arrange for the
ceremonies attending the turning over of
the statue of Daniel Webster to the gov
eminent. saying that Secretary Long of
the navy would receive the statue on the
rart OF The government.
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The Roberts investigation.

The Roberts investigating committee con-
tinued its executive sessions today. Men,
bers of the committee said the outlook for
reaching a conclusion was quite indefinfte
as individual views We're being expressed
for the purpose of securing some common
basis of understanding. The absence of
Mr.. MierS of Indiana, on account of a death
in his family, may result in putting off a
report until next week. Chairman Tayler
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GFRMaNY STRICTLY NEUTRAL.
" Nil1 Not Allow Any War Material to
60 to Transyaal.

BERLIN January 12-The semi-official
Nerddeutsche Gazette says the government
has decided that it would not be compatible
with strict neutrality 70 allow war mater
ials O" he sent from Germany either to
Great Britain or to the Transvaal. and
therefore, when II was reported that Herr
krupp was making steel shells for Great
Britain the firm was promptly requested to
stop any intended dispatch Of arms. guns
ammunition or other war munitions 10
either haIffce~turS
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NEW YORK, January 12.-Louis II. Sew
erance of New York has given 100000 10
Oberlin College for the new chemical lab
oratory. He has purchased the land on
which the laboratory is now. being built
Mr.. Severances gifts to the college the last
year were over So, 900.
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Movements of WarshiDs.

The Navy Department has been informed
that the Porter has arrived at the Norfolk
navy yard and the Waban at Key West
The Machias is al San Domingo.
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Conditions in Cuba,

The Senate committee on relations with
Cuba held a meeting today and informally
discussed the conditions in the island and
considered reports made by the officers in
the different provinces. Chairman Platt
of Connecticut desires to obtain as much
information about the island as possible
for the use of the committee
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1900-01-12
Artillery Not Going to Manila.

1t is said at the War Department that
Batteries and NJ of the 1st Artillery are
not to be sent to Manila, but have simply
been detained at Fort Monroe until all dan
ger of yellow fever contagion at Key
West, their proper station. is removed.
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BRYAN CALLS GOEBEL OFF.
Writes Letter Advising Him to
Abandon Contest.


Special Dispatch TO The Evening Star.
FRANKFORT, KY, January 12-Though
it was strenuously denied yesterday by
friends of Goebel that William Jennings
Bryan has written a letter to Senator
Blackburn in which Goebel was advised to
abandon his contest for the governorship.
it is known todayS that such a letter was
received here.
In it Mr.. Bryan is said to have written
in conclusion: 1T appears to me that
the action of the democrats in Kentucky
is without precedent. The republicans have
been given the certificates, and it would
appear to an outsider that the best in
terests of the democratic party demand
that the republicans be allowed to serve
out the full terms of state office. In fact
1 believe the salvation of the democratic
party to certain extent depends upon
the abandonment by the democrats of the
contest proceedings
BreckinridEe Hints at Bloodshed
LEXINGTON, KY, January 12-Ex-
Representative w. C. p. Breckenridge In
editorial in todays Herald, says that
in his opinion, in consideration of the un-
constitutional procedure in the legislature
Governor Taylor will be justified in MAIN
tanning his seat in the face of an adverse
decision in his contest before that body.
He hints at bloodshed as inevitable.
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Greetings to Volunteers.

LONDON, January 12-There was a
unique and Interesting ceremony at the
Guild Hall today, when 5Oo Of the city Of
London Imperial Volunteers received their
kits and The freedom Of the city The big
crowds in the vicinity cheered the arriv-
Ing volunteers. each Of whom received a
parchment certificate Of the freedom in
closed in neat blue case.
The ceremonial admitting the officers this
afternoon was more elaborate. II occurred
il The presence of the lord mayor Mr. A.
J. Newton. The councillors and the Duke. of
Cambridge. This portion of the regiment
which sails tomorrow Will attend a Spe-
C'a. service in - PaUTS Cathedral tonight,
ami VIII aft@rward bc entertained at sup
Irr 10y Lha - uru-rS of Ihr Inner TempIe
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General Butler Again Advances to
Relief of Ladysmith.
BRIEF TELEGRAM TO WAR OFFICE
Indicates That He Has Already
Taken Boer Position.
CASUALTIES ON JANUARY s

LONDON. January 12--The war office
this morning received the following dis
patch from Gen. Butler. dated Springfield.
Thursday. January IL. at ?:20. evening:
Il occupied the south bank of the Tugela
river a Potgieter's Drift this morning and
seized Pont. The river is in flood. The en-
emy Is strongly entrenched about four and
a half miles to the north"
The war Office announces that the Brit
ish casualties at Ladysmith, January e,
among the rank and file. We're 49, killed and
242 wounded.
Lady Methuen has issued an absolute con-
tradiction OF the rumors that Lord Me-
thuen is i'll or that he was injured by the
falling of his horse at the battle of Ma
gersfontein-
Casualties Among the Officers.
Apart from the definite news that Gen.
Butler has commenced a second attempt to
cross the Tugela river the only official
news this morning is the list of casualties
among the British officers in the fight at
Ladysmith. Saturday, January g. showing
thirteen killed ard twenty-seven wounded.
Among the latter was Lieut.. Col. VIM.
Henry Dick-Cunyngham. V c., commander
of the ~ Battalion Of the Gordon High
landerS since 1897. who has since succumbed
u IlI> N'ttll L. lie was Immensely popular
everywhere. and his death Will cause wide
spread sorrow.
Gen. Buffers movement, obviously, is of
a fanking character. but whether it is in
tended to push the advance home or
whether his operations are only a fcint to
cover an attack in force on the Boer posi-
ton at HlIngwana mountain remains 10 he
seen.
NHjoen's Old Position Occupied.
Springfield, whence Gen. Buffers dispatch
vas mt IS sixteen miles west of Frere
Thr La; news from Springfield was that it
W. held 10y the Johannesburg corps under
Gen / n N:ljo'1, anI that the Beers had
big guns iu position at Potgieter's Drift,
apparently -iN "r eight miles north of
Springfield and across the Big Tugela. The
POSSESSION of the drift and the pont is re-
Rar'aI a~ nf great Importance.
Il i reported here That Gen. Butler sub
mt-,ed his plan Of campaign 10 Lord Rob
erts Immediately after the latter landed
and that G,n. Roberts sanctioned it.
Their is a belief in some quarters that
Gen Hector Macdonald will succeed Lord
Nejhueu IN command Of the British force
q NDEG.r- river.
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states that the lack of speedy report is
in no way significant of disagreement in
the committee. but is owning to the mature
consideration which is being given to the
numerous important questions involved.
In Favor of Stone Dry Docks.
The House committee on naval affairs to-
day decided to favorably report the bill au-
thorizing the Secretary of the Navy to
change the material of the new dry docks
at League Island, Pa, and Mare Island.
Cal, from timber to stone, at total addi-
tfonal cost for the two dry docks of SOC, 900.
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Destructive blaze at Da.sel, M.

DASSEL, Mimi, Janaasy 12-Fire last
night destroyed the principal business Sec
ton of this town. Loss, So 600
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PHILADELPHIA, January Fit is re-
ported here that the BRUSH government
has purchased several shiploads Of oats
FOR Jhe U.s. Of the army in South Africa.
Two vessels are reported 10 have been char
tered Q" load the Cargocs at this port for
CAPE Town. Shippers here knew nothing of
tne purchase. but New York shippers claim
that the pUrchase has been made for PhiIa-
d. ff.
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Senators Daniel and Martin promptly dis
approved of the proposition, and it was
never brought TO the attention of the legis-
lature of Virginia.
The basis for the desire to have this land
ceded as part of the District was what
was regarded as the necessity for having
territory adjacent to the abutment of
bridges across the Potomac and about the
national cemetery at Arlington under the
jurisdiction of the general government.
This necessity is again being urged. and
number of prominent senators are likely TO
oppose any construction of bridges until
it is accomplished. 1t is not desired to take
the city of Alexandria into the District, but
merely the lS nd north ard east of it bor-
derng OF. the Potomac. The matter is apt
to he brought up in the present Congress in
some form. and number of senators hope
that the Virginia del agation will favor the
pI opnSitiOn and cause il to be considered by
the legislature of Virginia. They argue
that it would result in increasing the as
SesSabJa value of real estate on the Nir-
sIria side of the Potomac, so that within a
few years that state would derive more rev.
enu- than il now has with the strip of land
il may Civ back to the general govern
ment and begin a series of Improvements
that viii extend far into Virginia.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1900-01-12
THE FORTUNE BRINGEn.

Frequent and constant
advertising brought me all
! own.-A. 7. Stewart.
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MEMORIAL BRIDGE PROJECT
No Action Until Virginia Cedes to the
United States Certain Land.
Senator McMilIan's Bill in the Last
Congress-Virginia Senator'S
Opposition.

A movement is now taking form in Con-
gress which is likely to have very I'M
portant bearing on the question of pro-
viding a memorial bridge across the Po-
tcmac river to connect this city and Ar
lington. This movement is in favor of a
policy to give no favorable action on any
plan for a bridge across the Potomac until
the state of Virginia shall have ceded back
to the general government jurisdiction over
a large part of that portion of the old do
minion which was a part of the District
when ii was originally laid out
Some time ago Mr.. Mcmillan introduced
a bill in the Senate favorng this action.
the bill being in such form as to indicate
to the legislature of Virginia that If that
state favored the action proposed Congress
would be glad to take the matter up. OF
course. Congress could do nothing more
than to open the question. the ceding OF
the territory referred to being matter
that was wholly in the hands of Virginia.
This proposition was al once heartily ap-
proved by Senators Sherman and Harris of
Tennessee. both of whom lad formerly been
Chairmen of the committee on the District
of Columbia, as well as by many others in
Congress.
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State Auditor T. w. Poindexter testified
that A. J. Steele had promised to give him
600 to secure the votes Of the three
members of the Legislature from Beaver
head county for Mr.. Clark, he (PoindexterI
to have 5000 for his services, but that he
had never approached the members be-
cause he was opposed to Mr.. Clark's cleo
tion and had agreed to see them for him
only to prevent others acting in the capaci-
ty of go-between.
The committee adjourned until o'clock
before the witness could be cross-exam-
ined
The Kalispell bee. [volume] (Kalispell, Mont.) 1900-192?, 1900-07-10

some time and as result was recently
discharged. He arrived in San Fran
cisco several days ago and will remain
there.
Young man, married (no children),
wants charge of grain or stock ranch;
experience; reference furnished. Box
152, Kalispell, Mont,
Bert Benedict of Duluth, arrived in
Kalispell Saturday night and will visit
with his brother this summer. He says
that on his trip from Minnesota until he
reached Havre, Montana, he never saw
field of grain that was over six inches
high, although he passed through the
great grain belt of the Dakotas. He
says the grain that was not killed by
drouth has been burned so badly by the
sun that it is so short that it is worth
less.
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ASSAULTED AN OFFICER.
Frank Feeney 10 Bound Over to
District Court.

Frank Feeney 10 Bound Over to the
District Court.
On Saturday afternoon on Second
street near the entrance to the stairway
of the Conrad bank building Frank Fee
ney, who lives on a racnh northwest of
Kalispell met F. G. Spannuth and began
abusing him about some trouble they
had had over school teachers board and
rent in their district Spannuth did not
care to quarrel with him, and, in fact.
had avoided him all day, and at that
time started to get away, when Feeney
struck him and wanted to fight very
badly. He was looking for trouble. At
the time he was striking at Spannuth
Deputy Sheriff A. w. Swaney stepped
up and told Feeney to quit, that it had
gone far enough, whereupon Feeney de
manded to know who Swaney was, and
when told that he was sheriff, Feeney
said he did not care d-n who he was
and with that struck him on the bridge
of the nose and knocked him down.
Swaney got up and was knocked down
again. After getting up the second time
Feeney struck him several times more,
when several bystanders interfered and
Feeney was placed under arrest and
marched off to Jail. He is large, strong
man and had no trouble in handling
Swaney, who is small man. In fact he
swung his fists SO fast that the trouble
was at an end before any one realized
what had taken place. Swaney has a
badly bruised nose and pair of black
eyes as a result, but if Feeney gets what
is due him, he will be out of trouble for
year or so. 1t was brutal and unpro-
voked assault.
Feeney was arraigned before Police
Magistrate Macarthur yesterday charged
with assault in the second degree, an
assault upon an officer being so defined
by the penal code He waived examina-
ton and was bound over to the district
court in the sum of $3.50. which was
furnished and Feeney released.
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AN ECHO OF THE FOURTH.
Two ObstreperOns individuals Give ON
Ger akrtght A Hard TMssle.


Ger Eakright A Hard Tussle.
Early on the morning of the 5th of
July two men who had not yet quit cele-
brating, entered the upper hall of the
fire house building, one ahead of the
other. The first one disappeared soon
and the other fellow. named H. X. Fox,
walked to the door of the room occupied
by Officer Eakright and demanded ad-
mittance. The officer paid no attention
to him, whereupon he kicked the door
open and walked in where the officer was
preparing to retire after his nights work.
Upon seing the officer he ran, and was
pursued by Eakright. He went into the
council chamber and Eakright caught
him and told him he was under arrest
and would have to go to Jail. Fox plead
ed for his liberty and Eakright told him
he would be fned ten dollars, which he
paid. Thinking that settled the matter
he proceeded to abuse the officer, calling
him names. Eakright handed him back
his money and told him he would have
to 60 to Jail. To this Fox objected and
a hard fight took place, the officer finally
overpowering his man. At this juncture
Andrew Kirk, who was with Fox, entered
the room and struck at the officer with a
chair but the blow was warded off by
the officer in time to save himself Kirk
then ran and has not been seen since. A
warrant is out for his arrest. Fox was
taken to Jail and next day was fined $25
and told to be good in the future.
The Kalispell bee. [volume] (Kalispell, Mont.) 1900-192?, 1900-07-10

Flathead County horticultural Society.
The regular quarterly meeting of the
above society will be held on Tuesday
the 18th day of July, at Lakeview school
house on the west side of Flathead lake
Good prizes will be given for the best
exhibits of fruits and flowers.
You are earnestly requested to attend
the meeting and see the exhibit.
Emma ingalls,, Secretary.
The Kalispell bee. [volume] (Kalispell, Mont.) 1900-192?, 1900-07-10

Ole Anderson of Dayton was visitor
last week.
j. S. Burton of Sheldon was j., town
Saturday.
w. H. Walter of the upper valley was
a visitor Saturday.
Frank Alderman was in from his ranch
Saturday.
F. G. Spannuth of the upper valley
was visitor Saturday.