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VOTE ON HAWAIIAN BILL,
To be Taken To-:iay--Dcmocrattc Senn.
tor for Expansion. :

Washington, Feb. S.-Notwithstand-
ing the agreement made by the senate
to vote on the Hawaiian government
bill at to-day's session, ihe final vote on
the measure was postponed until four
o'clock tomorrow. Practically no PROS
ress was made on the bill to-day, al
though it was under consideration near
ly four hours. Mr.. Aldrich, chairman
of the finance committee, at the opening
of the session made an explanation of
the work of the conferees ON the finan-
cial measure, his statement resulting in
an unexpected and spirited debate.
One of the features of the session was
the speech of Mr.. McLauren, DEM, of
South Carolina on the Philippine ques-
tion. He is the first democrat in the
senate to declare himself for expansion.
He secuted what he termed the bug
bear of imperialism with which some
of his colleagues were trying TO fright
en- the people, declared the question was
not one of politics and maintained that
the acquisition of the Philippines wouli
|be of immense advantage to this coun-
try, especially the south, by opening to
the United States the trade o. the Ori-
ent.
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SENATOR CLARK'S CASE.
Congressmun Campbell, Counsel for tn
Prosecution, OH the Stand,

Washington, Feb. 2s.-Congressman
Campbell, principal counsel for the
prosecution in the Clark case was on
the stand during the greater part of
the day before the senate committee on
elections. He said that while he had at
tended the preliminary meeting of
friends of Mr.. Clark which resulted in
the anti-Daly campaign, he had not
heard much of the talk, having gone to
sleep. He had given the Clark people
no formal notice when he decided to
discontinue his allegiance to Mr.. Clark
and he did not become unfriendly to
Mr.. Clark until he became dissatisfied
with his campaign methods. He denied
Ben Hills statement that he Camp
belD had opened the Bickford letter
bearing upon the prosecution of Mr..
Whiteside, but confessed that he had
advised Hill to open it, saying that he
felt it to be SO important to White
side to protect him from an unjust
prosecution that he woud have advised
this course even if he had been familiar
with the penal statutes, which he was
not
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WtIl be ut Stnndstil To-day
5000 Men TO stay Out


Boston, Feb. 2S.-The granite industry
of New England, which gives employ
ment to fully 5000 journeymen cutters,
will be at a standstill tomorrow be-
cause of a wage contention between the
manufacturers and the National Cut
ters' union, The strike it was at first
thought would be general, but individ-
ual offers of settlements tonight prom
ise a curtailment of the trouble. The
strike will be due to an article in the
constitution and bylaws Of the Ma
tional Cutters union which says that
"the new schedule of wages on March
shall be SO day and eight hours"
The men who are ready to strike are
among the best paid artisans in the
east. Granite manufacturing is widely
distributed for quarries crop out at all
parts of the Appalachian range in this
corner of this union, each county hav-
ing its own particular grade or color of
granite. Tomorrow at the call of the
national union, most of these quarries
will be deserted by their most skilled
workers, the cutters, and the first step
will have been taken to enforce a de-
mand. The grievance of the cutters is
that their time and wage schedules
have not been uniform. Manufacturers
heretofore have governed their price
lists to cutters on individual ability Of
the employe. The demand Of SO per
day has been paid to skilled cutters, but
they object to the demand that that fig
ure be the minimum price paid.
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ranged that throughout Sunday mill
tary movements should continue on
both sides, but there should be no
shooting. This truce terminated at
dusk. The Beers then resumed a fu-
rious musketry attack on the British
left. The attack was repulsed. Fight
ing combined very vigorously. We shall
see who can stand "bucketing best,
the Briton or the Boer." Mr.. Churchill
goes on to say that there is abundant
proof of the Beers using large pro-
portion of Illegal bullets no fewer than
five different kinds of exploding or ex-
panding bullets having been found He
also asserts that the Beers are employ
ing armed Kaffirs, and he adds II
have always tried to be fair toward the
Beers, but, after making every allow
ance, it must be said that they show,
when in stress, a very dark, cruel and
vengeful undersde of character"
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GEN. CRONJE,s ARMY
Now ON Way to Cape Town-Roberfs
Visits BOer Langer.

Now ON Way to Cape TOwn--ROberfs
Visits Boer Langer.
London, Feb. 2S.-S:08 p. m.-The war
office has received the following dis
patch from Lord Roberts:
'Paardeberg, Feb 2S-Cronje, with
his family, left here yesterday in charge
Of Major General Prettyman, and un-
der the escort of the City Imperial vol
unteers and Mounted Infantry.
Later in the day, the remaining pris-
oners went in charge Of the Earl of
Avelier and escorted by the Gloucesters
and a hundred Imperial volunteers.
The women and children are being sent
to their homes. I understand that
great dissatisfaction was felt by the
Boers at Cronjes refusal to accept my
offer of safe conduct for the women
and children and medical care for the
wounded, 40 Of whom are now in our
hospitals. Very many Of them are in a
serious plight for want of care at an
earlier stage.
II inspected the Boer laager yester-
day and was much struck by the in
genuity and energy with which the po-
sition was made almost impregnable to
assault"
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SPANISH THIEF ARRESTED.
Caught After a Daring Diamond Rob-
berry tn Boston.


Boston, Feb 2S.--Llouis Valaumaceda,
a Spaniard, was caught after a daring
diamond robbery on the store of e. w.
Hodgeon, jeweler, Devonshire street, to-
day. He asked the proprietor to match
a diamond which he wore on his finger.
Mr., Hodgson drew several packages of
diamonds from case and was trying to
match the stones when second GUS
toner entered and, cleaning to be in a
hurry, tried to engage Mr. Hodgson's
attention regarding the repairing of a
watch. At that moment Mr.. Hodgson
was blinded by a handful of flour
thrown by Valaumaceda, and in the
confusion the two customers ran out of
the store with fifteen packages of loose
diamonds. Then men separated, Val
aumaceda running down Devonshire
street pursued by Mr.. Hodgson crying
stop thief" A large crowd Joined in
the chase and the fugitive Mas tripped
up by a messenger boy, Valaumaceda
dropping the parcels. An officer made
the arrest. The second customer, who
ran into a basement, was sought for a
long time but escaped.
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New York, Feb 2S-The Third ave-
nue. railroad to-day gave up the Strug-
gle to reorsanize that corporations
finances without recourse to the courts.
Former Mayor Hugh j. Grant was ap-
pointed temporary receiver of the prop
erty by United States Circuit Judge
Lacombe. 1t became apparent that this
step was inevitable when a statement
was issued by Vermilye & Co, Heidel-
bach, Ickelheimer & Co., and Hall
garten & Co., the three banking firms
which had the reorganization scheme
in hand, definitely abandoning their
efforts.
Wall streets attitude toward the
company changed upon the instant and
paradoxical as it might appear, the
stock began to advance in price. Mean
while the creditors committee, meeting
with the directors at the office of Edw
Lauterbach, agreed that the next step
should be an application for a receiv-
ership. Already $4,000, 900 of mechanics
liens had been filed against the proper
ty. Edward Lauterbach and Eugene
Treadwell, as counsel for the directors,
Joined in the application for a receiver
ship, which was made by the Old Col
ony Trust company of Boston, the
holder of notes for 100000 protested
last January.
The bill of complaint said that the
companys debt for extension and i'm
provements amounted to S21 900, 900
and that creditors were pressing for
The companys reply admit
ted the allegations and Joined in the re-
quest for the appointment Of a receiver.
The creditors for whom mechanics
liens were filed also became parties to
the application. All interests in fact
united in requesting the appointment
of Mr.. Grant, who came into court with
his bond of $25O,OOO all prepared. Mr..
Grant went Immediately to the office
of the company and took over the man.
agement of the property and it's books
from President Elias.
On behalf of the creditors committee
a statement was made Urging the hold
ers of the company's obligations and
the stockholders to deposit their evil
dences of Indebtedness or certificates of
stock with th9 Mercantile Trust Co. of
New York or the Old Colony Trust Co.
Of Boston. The Third avenue directors
that they had decided not to
pay the one per cent. dividend due to-
1ay until further ordeps.
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PU7NAM'S POISON MYSTERY
JAMES MANSON T1KEN VIOLENTLY Y
I'LL AND MAY DIE.
Stricken Suddenly With Mercurial
Poisoning After Drinking n Cup of
Coffec-Mrs. Manson Rigidly Cross
Examined-TclIsa a Straight Story but
She is Known TO Have Used Mercury
for a Sore.
for a Sore.

Putnam, Feb. 2S.-Upon the death or
recovery of James Manson, who is at
the Day-Kimball hospital suffering, it
is claimed, from mercurial poisoning,
hinges what is developing into a very
mysterious poisoning case. The attend
ing physician stated Tonight that the
mans case was precarious. Captain of
Police Isaac C. Briggs visited Manson
to-day for the purpose of getting his
ante-mortem statement.
Manson, who Is carpenter by trade
was taken violently i'll Thursday after
drinking cup Of coffee. He had not
been feeling well for several days pre-
vious. AT the time he was taken i'll he
expressed the belief that something was
the. matter with the coffee, as it tasted
very bitter. Since then he has said that
the other members of his family con-
sisting of wife and two children also
drank some of the coffee, but they ap-
parently suffered no i'll effects, which
makes the case more perplexing.
That the case is one of mercurial
poisoning is unquestioned and DR..
Overlook, physician at the hospital,
stated that If remedies had not been
applied as soon as they were the man
would have died. Whether the poison
was administered in one large dose or
several small doses is unknown Man
son had been out of work and despon-
dent for some time. Though the police
have been actively at work on the case
for the past few days no arrests have
thus far been made. Mrs. Manson was
subjected to rigid cross examination
this afternoon and according to Chief
Briggs told a very straightforward
story and at no time displayed any ner-
vousness or an appearance of attempt
ing to conceal anything Despite
her husbands precarious condition
she was to leave this afternoon on
a visit to Springfield, Mass, but on sug-
gestion from the officer she did not CO.
The movements of Charles Chappell,
who has been a warm friend of Mrs.
Manson, are also receiving attention
from the police. 1t developed to-day
that the wife Of the sick man has been
using mercural tablets for a sore on
her arm, and on one occasion was seen
by the aousekeeper to be scraping the
dry tablet into cup She claimed she
used them that way to make salve
for the sore. Mrs. Manson is about
thirty-five years of age and Of attrac-
tive appearance ChappeA resides in
North Grosvenordale, and is the Band
Of Holiness leader.
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CoNTINCED M,KINLEY WILL LOSE
Opinion of IA Prominent POpulist Who
Has Been i'm the West.

Boston, Feb. 2S.--George f. Wash
state committee of the populist party,
president Of the Bryan club of Massa-
tive committee of the Peoples party,
has returned from the west, where he
politicians and from his interviews with
them and his observations of the trend
of public sentiment he is convinced that
the present administration will be de-
feated at the coming election. To The
Associated Press he said: The meeting
of the national committee was one Of
the most important the party has ever
held. Reports from all the states indi-
cate that the Bryan forces are in bet
ter shape than ever before. People in
the east fail utterly to measure the
magnitude of the Bryan movement"
Mr.. Washburns attention being call
ed to the announcement Of proposed
call for national convention of anti
imperialists, he gave this analysis Of
the general situation: "Shrewd political
observers note with interest the fact
that the political situation is just the
reverse of what it was in 1896, as re-
CARDS the parties which supported
Bryan This year it will devolve upon
the peoples party on May at Sioux
Falls, S. D., to nominate the next pres
ido,,+ op5 uioa prncid dart nf the Tinted
States. William j. Bryan and Judge
Caldwell of Arkansas will undoubtedly
become these nominees.
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A HEAVY SNOW FALE.
Twelve TO Eighteen Inches in Some
States-New England Warned.

stntes-NeW England Warned.
Washington, Feb. 2S.-Weather condi-
tions and general forecast: The storm
which occupied eastern Texas Tuesday
night has moved north of east and Is
central this evening near Nashville,
Tenn, with lowest reported barometric
pressure, 29.7O inches. This storm has
caused an exceptionally heavy fall OF
snow in central and northern Illinois,
eastern Missouri, northern Indiana,
southern lower Michigan and north
western Ohio, where depth of twelve
to eighteen inches during the last TWEEN
ty-four hours is reported. This snow
has been attended by high northeasterly
winds, and has doubtless seriously inter
fered with traffic. Snow is falling this
evening as far south as central Arkan-
sas and eastern Tennessee.
Atlantic coast winds will shift to high
northwesterly, with lower temperature.
On the Gulf coast northeasterly winds
will diminish in force. Special warn
ings of heavy snow and high winds We're
sent Wednesday to transportation and
other interests in the states of the Mid
die and Upper Ohio Valley, the lower
Lake region, West Virginia. western
and the interior of New
York and New England. Storm signals
are displayed from Cedar Keys to East
port. Snow or rain is likely in New
Thursday.
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Boston, Feb. 2S.1,The second days
convention of the Massachusetts Juris-
diction of the Ancient Order of United
Workmen was called to order by Grand
Master Workman Crary at 10 o'clock
to-day The first business of the ses-
sion was the report of the financial COM
mittee, of which there was a majority
and minority report. The latter advo-
Gated that a special tax of twenty-five
cents be levied, payable in July. The
majority report favored the levying of
an extra fifteen cents per capita. After
a lengthy discussion the report of the
minority was adopted. The following
officers were chosen by unanimous con-
sent: Grand master workman, Walter
Leigh of New Haven; grand foreman,
Ofville Ward of Dorchester; grand
overseer, r. NJ Griswold of Providence,
r. l.; grand recorder, j. Edward Burt
of Medford; grand receiver, Thomas F.
Temple of Boston; representatives to
supreme lodge. Nathan Crary of Chico
pee; Louis C. Merrill of Concord, N.
H.; Edward F. Danforth of Skowhegan,
Me.
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goo 600 MORE FOR THE II. NJ. @. A,
Mary e. Scranton Gives $40, ,OOO-$ $40, 900
from an Anonymous Donor.

Two new gifts to the Y. M. C. A..
building fund were announced last
night. Each was of 100000 One was
given anonymously and the other was
given by Mary E. Scranton. The total
sum now pledged is $65 900 and the
committee is properly elated. The
pledges are without reservation. Miss
Scranton's philanthropy recently found
expression in splendid gift to the citi-
Zens =, ra4''l ~, w. a,s eans u a ~
stead at a cost of $4,000 The library is
Just completed,
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Terrible Difficulties Confronting Him
Living PEivate's Life.


London, March IA dispatch to the
Daily Mail from Pieter's Station, dated
Sunday, February 25, and describing the
twelve days continuous fighting of
which the attack upon Railway Hill by
the Royal Inniskilling Fusiliers was one
Of the supreme moments, says. "The
Inniskillings joined the column with
twenty-four officers. They have five
left. That tells the tale. No map, no
penned account can give an idea of the
difficulties of these hills and ridges,
which succeed each other like waves in
heavy sea, one giving way only to an
other. Each can be enflladed and until
one is taken it is impossible even with
the keenest scouting to know what for
tunes lie behind it. The military prob
lem changes as the column advances,
each kopje refusing to give up its Sc
cret until the advancing troops have
touched it's crest.
ITO add to the difficulty, the tropical
rainy season set in to-day for twelve
hours, the uniforms clung to the men
like wet seaweed. Mud caught them
under foot. Mists closed down and shut
out the position of the enemy. This dis
comfort is borne by all alike. General
Butler and his staff are virtually living
the private's life. There has not been
even a tent to cover the commanding
generals. They eat from their knees
and with their shoulders against the
rocks, and they sleep where they can.
Field work is carried on under the
transport wagons; and, as these are not
build rain proof, tiny streams of water
pour down upon and blot the official
records"
Winston Churchill, in dispatch from
Colenso dated Tuesday says: THE con-
ditisn of the wounded who were unat-
tended on the hillside Sunday was SO
painful that General Butler sent a flag
of truce to the enemy, and it was ar
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Boston, Feb. 2S.-The Wholesale gro
Gerry firm of John A. Andrews & Co.
has assigned to Messrs. Walter S. Swan
and Frederick e. Snow The failure of
the firm is due to inability without
greater capital to carry on so extensive
a business under the recent unsettled
conditions of the wholesale grocery
trade and more Immediately to the very
close scrutiny of commercial paper by
the Boston banks in the last few
months. In consequence, the firm has
been unable to realize sufficient money
to meet various obligations, and has
made an assignment as the means of
protecting its creditors
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THE QUEEN TO ROBERTS.


London, Feb. 2S.-In her dispatch to
Lord Roberts, following the announce
ment of the surrender of General Cron-
je, her majesty said: Accept for your
self and for all under your command my
warmest congratulations on this splen-
did news"
Lord Roberts replied as follows: "All
under my command are deeply CRATE
full for your majesty's most gracious
message. Congratulations from their
queen are honors the soldiers dearly
prize"
General Butler has wired his thanks
to the queen for her telegram of ''gra-
cious sympathy and encouragement"
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FROZEN HYDRANTS
Responsible for Heavy Loss by Fire
IsIip, l.. L.

New York, Feb. 28.--Frozen hydrants
were responsible for the burning of an
entire block Of business buildings on
Main street, Islip, L. L., to-day. 1t was
almost an hour after the first started
before sufficient water could be had to
be effective. The fire burned eight
stores, livery stable, two barns. and
the office of the Islip Herald. The loss
is about 100000. The ownEs of the
stores lived in apartments over them.
AS a result number of families were
routed out.
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MERIT FIGU URES IN C. N. G..
Second r. giment Stands Second in List
for January.

Hartford, Feb. 2S.-General orders is
sued from the office of Adjutant Cen
eral Van Keuren to-day show figures of
merit attained by the regiments, bat
teries, signal corps and naval battalion
# the state militia. The figures which
show averages for the month of Jan
uary, 1900, are as follows: First regi-
ment S7.37; Second regiment 93. Al; Third
regiment 63.02; Fourth regiment 1855:
Brigade Signal corps 9472; Machine
Gun battery $500; Battery A 76.SS; Ma
val battalion S1.79.
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stubborn Blaze Early This Morning
Estimn ted Loss of $4,000.

Hartford, March 1.-Fire broke out at
1925 o'clock this morning in the Hart
ford Evening Post building, four
story brick structure on Asylum street,
and proved to be such stubborn blaze
that a. second alarm was turned in. 1t
started in the cellar and spread to the
business office of the Post on the first
floor and to Greeley's clothing store. At
2:3O o'clock this morning it was under
control. The loss is estimated at about
$50 1000
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GERMAN V4RSHIP ASHORE.
The SachseM Stranded Near Kiel One OF
Her Guns Lost.

Berlin, Feb. 2S.-The German BATTLE
ship Sachsen is reported to have
stranded near Kiel lighthouse during a
fog. In an attempt to tighten the ves-
sci by removing some of her guns one
of these was lost. The battleship Wur-
temburg and the coast defense iron clad
Aegir are endeavoring to get the Sach-
sen afioat, but hitherto little has been
n oco0rN101ishpd
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NORTH OF KIMBERLEY.
Operations of British Mounted Force
Warmly WeIcnmehs.


Kimberley, Tuesday, Feb. 27.--Colonel
Peakman with mounted force and a
Maxim proceeded to Barkley West,
where he was warmly welcomed. He
left a strong guard. and then proceeded
to Longlandst, Windsorton and Kip
dam. There were rumors Of Beers in
the neighborhood, but no demonstration
occurred. The Diamond Fields Adver-
tiser draws attentiok to the fact that
although Kimberley was relieved, about
two weeks ago there is no amelioration
III regard to the food supply 1t is still
as it was during the invest
ment, to procure Ntin Of condensed
milk or cocoa without medical certi-
ficate. Che inhabitants continue with
out many of the common articles of
food, although meal rations have been
half, pound day.
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DOY YON TRIAL For M URDER.
Young Gross Who IL Charged Witt
Killing Mrs. Klmg of Stamford.

Bridgeport, Feb. 28.-The trial of
Charles B. Cross, the seventeen-year-old
boy, who is charged with numbering
Mrs. Sarah c. King, an aged woman
with whom he lived as chore boy in
Stamford, last November, was begun in
the superior criminal court this morn
ing. Judge A. T. Roraback presiding.
The grand jury returned a true bill
Yesterday.
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Norwich, Conn, Feb. 2S.-At the
meeting this afternoon of the directors
of the Hopkins & Allen Arms company
whose extensive plant was totally de-
stroyed by fire several weeks ago, it
was voted to continue the business as
a company and rebuild in this city The
fire caused an estimated loss Of about
100000 and the annual payroll of the
company was 100000.