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CONSIDERING LOCAL BILLS
Short Session Of the Senate District Com
mittea.
Course of Study I'm the Lower Grade.
I'm the schools to BE Investigated
-Other District Measures.

The Senate committee on the District Of
Columbia held a short meeting today and
acted on several measures of local interest
Senator Mcmillan, the chairman, appointed
a subcommittee consisting of Senators Gal
linger Stewart and Clark to make an in
vestigation of the course of study in the
lower grades of the public schools, as
directed by the resolution placed before the
Senate by Mr.. Stewart.
Adverse Reports Ordered.
Adverse reports were ordered on Senate
bills 11I3, to authorize the Fails Church
and Potomac Railway Company to extend
its lines in the District of Columbia, and
143, to regulate the hours of service for
policemen, firemen, &C., in the District.
Di~posing of Garbage.
Mr.. Gallipger was authorized to make 4
favorable report on Senate bill 263S, author
tzing the Commissioners to enter into q
contract for the collection and disposal of
garbage and dead animals in the District
The five-ycar contract made by the District
for the above purposes has about expired,
and the bill favorably considered by the
committee is to permit another contract
with more frequent collections than were
provided for under the former contract.
The committee ordered that the Senate
resolution authorizing an inquiry into the
manner in which preliminary examinations
in criminal cases are conducted by the
courts in the District, &c, be referred back
to the Senate, with a recommendation that
it be sent to the committee on the Judiciary.
Extending Capital Traction Tracks.
The House District committee has favor
ably reported the bill to authorize the Cap
ital Traction Company to extend its tracks
as follows:
Beginning at the intersection of Pennsyl-
varia avenue and Sth street southeast, with
double tracks along Pennsylvania avenue
to 18th street east: thence by single track
south on 18th street to K street, east on K
street to the circle, north on the circle to
Pennsylvania avenue and westerly ON Penn
sylvania avenue to' 18th street east.
To Increase Justfces' Salaries.
The House committee on the judiciary
today considered the bills to increase the
salaries Of the justices of the Court of
Claims and the Supreme Court and Court
of Appeals Of the District of Columbia, but
no decision was reached.
Insanitary Bnildings.
Mr.. Babcock has introduced in the House
the Commissioners bill of last session pro-
viding commission to condemn insanitary
buildings.
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two years. of which rcarly twenty-one
years We're passed at sea. He has been on
duty al the Naval Academy since July,
1898
The President has designated Commander
Richard Wainwright to succeed Admiral
McNair as superintendent of the Naval
Academy. This iS great compliment to
an officer of Commander Wainwright 9
rank and years, and is due to his exGep-
tonal ability and the signal services rem
dered by him during the Spanish-American
war while in command of the auxiliary
cruiser Gloucester. The citizens Of Wash
ington will be especially pleased to hear of
his selection To this important duty for the
reason that Commander Wainwright Is a
Washington boy, born and bred. and Is .e-
garded as their particular hero of the Span
ish war. He is now on duty at the Naval
Academy in a subordinate capacity, but
owing to his universal popularity his eL,va-
ton to the head of the establishment VIII
undoubtedly be received with great Satis-
faction by his associates, as we'll as by the
student cadets
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maintenance of 2O1.0Oo men at the front,
II is estimated, costs between Is, ,ooo 900 ana
f10,OOO0O0 per month
THE FIGHT FOR vAAL kRANTz.
reports Only Give Accounts Cp to
Tuesday at Noon


LONDON, February 9-The Daily Tele-
graph has received the following dispatch
dated Tuesday. February &, from Spear
mans camp:
This is the second day of the battle and
the fighting has been fiercer than it was
yesterday. AT dawn the Beers began the
action by shelling our bivouac with their
longtom and pompon guns from Doom
kloof. Their six-nch shells fell near the
spot where Gen. Butler and his staff were
watching the gagement. One shell burst
amid squadron of the 18th Hussars, but
not soul was touched.
Our guns from Zwartskop and on the
PLAIN soon silenced the enemy's artillery
but repeatedly the Beers brought back their
guns, popped them into work over the hills
hfed few rounds and then again changed
their position.
During the morning our gunners sue
ceeded in blowing up the enemy's ammuni-
tion wagon upon Doorn Kloof Gen. Lyt-
uetons brigade was shot at from three
sides, and had a warm time upon VaaI
krantZ.
desperate efforts We're made by the
Boers to recover the smoking hill The
Durham Light Infantry. the Kings Roval
Rlfies and the Scottish Rifles gallantly
charged and cleared the position Gen
Hidyard's brigade relieved Gen. Lyttieton's {
brigade toward sunset
Fighting continued until O. Several pris
oners have been taken. They declare that
the Beers yesterday lost heavily The en-
emy suffered severely today. 1t is report
ed that among their dead in the trenches
armed kaffirS- We're found
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TO SUCCEED ADMIRAL McNAIR,
Commander Wainwright Designated
Superintendent of Naval Academy

Rear Admiral F. V. McNair, who has re-
Gently been on sick leave, has, on account
of continued il-health. asked to be de-
tached from the superintendency of the
Naval Academy at Annapolis. and be given
sick leave for an extended period, which
request has been granted by the Navy De-
partment. Secretary Long says that the
illness of Admiral NcNair is much re-
GREETED by the Navy Department, where
his administration of the affairs of the Ma
Val Academy has been most highly appre-
GATED and commended. Admiral McNair
is the ranking rear admiral in the navy
being second only TO Admiral Dewey, and
he has had long and honorable career in
the navy, extending over d period of forty
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He Was Breyetted Brigadier GeaeraI
for Services During the Civil War.


A telegram was received at the War De-
partment this morning announcing that Col.
Jchn R. Lewis, L. s. A, retired, died at
Chicago yesterday morning at IL O'Clock.
from tuberculosis of the bowels and pneu-
monia.
Col. Lewis was native of Pennsylvania.
At the outbreak of the war Of the rebellion
he enlisted as a sergeant in the LIST Yer
mont Volunteer Infantry, and later was
made captain of the 9Th Vermont Nolun-
teers. He served with his regiment in the
Army OF the Potomac, and participated in
many important battles, including South
Mountain Fredericksburg, Marye's Heights.
Gettysburg and the Wilderness. in which
last engagement he was severely wounded.
losing his left arm. BY that time he had
reached the grade of colonel of volunteers
and was brevetted brigadier general Of vol
unteers in March, 1856. for gallant services
in the Wilderness.
Shortly after the close of the war he was
appointed major of the 4ith Regu ar In
fantry and was brevetted lieutenant col
onel for services in the battle Of White Oak
Swamp, Virginia, and colonel for his
conduct in the battle of the Wilderness. He
was retired with the rank of colonel in
April 1870 on account of disabilities IN
CURED during the civil war.
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Boer Report Says Butler Has Again
Been Defeated. .
RETREATS SOUTH OF THE TUGELA
Methuen Also Seems to Have
Made Retrograde Movement
REVERSE EAST OF COLENSO

BoER HEAD LAGER, Ladysmith,
Thursday, February s.-The British, who
were in possession of the kopje at Molon's
Drift, abandoned it after a tombardment
by Boer cannon this morning and retired
across the Tugeia river to their former
position.
A desultory cannonade is proceeding al
the Tugela this morning, but otherwise
everything is quiet
LONDON, February 8, $40 p.m.-Up to
the present time the war Office has evil
dently heard nothing of Gen. Buffers re-
treat as described in the dispatches from
the Boer Head Lager, Ladysmith, Feb
ruary s. When shown the Boer dispatch
the officials appeared utterly dumfounded
Apparently they had not the least sus-
picion Of the possibility of such an outcome
OF the operations.
Methuen Retires to Modder River.
kOODOOSBERG DRIFT, February s.
In order to completely surround the Beers,
Gen. Darlington was dispatched from the
Modder river with large force of cavalry
and two batteries of horse artillery but
failed to reach here, although he started
early enough in the day to enable him to
get here early this afternoon.
This morning Gen. Methuen ordered that
the combined force should retire upon the
Modder river, which movement is now pro-
ceeding. The British losses in the fighting
on Wednesday were fifty men killed or
wounded.
LONDON, February 9-The dispatch
from Koodoosberg Drift does not say
whether Gen. Babington finally joined Gen.
Macdonald, but the word combined
seems to indicate that he did so.
1t is said on reliable authority that Gen
era1 Buffers dispatch announcing Mondays
and Tuesdays movements was particularly
hopeful. He described the position gained
as effective, so the news of another retire.
ment is accordingly bitter to the British,
and though it comes from Boer sources
there is little disposition to discredit it.
The news spread rapidly and natural dis
appointment was visible on all sides, al
though the long silence from the Upper
Tugela had already aroused apprehen-
sions that Gen. Butler might have found
1t impossible to go forward in which case
ic Wouiu iaNc lio optlOl pul " ItCTOSS Tue
river.
Col. Plumer Also RepuIsed.
PRETORIA, Monday, February 5.-Col.
Plumers force, February 2, attacked the
Boer position near Ramonsta, and, after
heavy fighting, including an endeavor to
take the place by storm, the British were
repulsed. Their loss is unknown. No Beers
were injured.
RecoE Nuisance From ChieveIey Camp.
HEAD LAGER, Ladysmith, Wednesday,
February IAN armored train yesterday
made a sortie from Chieveley toward Co
lenso and landed 200O British troops on the
right Of the Boer position. The Beers i'm
mediately crossed the river and made an at
tack with rifles and artillery, forcing the
withdrawal of both the train and the troops
to Chieveley.
The fighting on the upper Tugela river
lasted until $50 yesterday (Tuesday) even
ing. Particulars are lacking
Firing at both Colenso and along the up-
per Tugela has been proceeding since 5
O'Clock this morning.
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BULLER IN A TIGHT PLACE.
He Must Either Fight His Way Ahead
Retire.

AAS -Aust way Ahead
or Retire.
LONDON, February 8, 4 a.m.-Au the
messages from the observers with Gen
Butler threw in phrase or two about the
strength of the Boer position" and the
difficulties Of Gen. Buffers work. but
they do not carry events beyond Tuesday
evening. Their last slender narratives leave
the British advance on Vaal Krantz, in the
center of semi-circle, where the troops
are exposed to the Boer artillery on both
sides and in the center.
The lighting continued until Tuesday
evening, and almost without doubt, con-
tinued Wednesday, as the Beers would cer-
tainly not leave this wedge into their lines
unmolested. 1t is also inferred that Gen
Butler must either continue his advance
or retire.
The heaviest fighting appears to have
been on Tuesday. Gen Buffers :.s3 cas-
ualties are mentioned as having occurred
before tuesday noon. Large lists are con-
Sequently expected for the rest of the dav
The casualties already reported bring the
total British losses during the war up 10
TO- 244 killed, wounded and captured
Ihe disposition here is rather to minimize
the Importance of the fighting in Natal, and
to suggest that this is only an incident
anyway, placing hope upon expected de,
cisive engagements in northern Cape Col
Sny ana upon the invasion of the Free
is the official view. The public does not like
these new waits, and there is sharp anxiety
for further news
Obsolete Guns in the Navy
Since the war has strained the resources
of the military system. Englishmen have
been troubled by the possibility that sea-
fighting might snow naval defects which
would weaken the first line of defense in
which the country has placed such COM
plete trust. This apprehension has sudden
ly found expression. During the last tWo
or three days. in half the newspapers in
England, the governments attention has
been specially directed to the muzzle-load-
ing guns. Even public men have been
painfully surprised to learn that sixteen
battle ships and eight armored cruisers de-
pend upon muZZie-loaders This means that
smaller but faster ships with modern runs
would be able to stay LOCO or 1000 wards
out of range and to disable in lejsureIv
fashion about one-third of the vessels which
appear in the naval list as ..f1rst-eIass
The admiralty is understood to be pra-
pairing to remedy this defect and to propose
also considerable additions that will pre-
serve the present ratio of Great Britain's
naval strength to that of France and Ger
many.
A supplementary army estimate to March
81 was laid pro forma before the house of
commons yesterday, but was not made
public. 1t is reported that the call is for
f20.0O0.O0O. which would make the cost of
the war up to that date 10000 900. The
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TO CONTROL THE CANAL.
Resolution IntrOdacea in the Hous
by Representative Sulzer.

Resolution IntrOdaced in the House
by Representative SnIzer.
Representative Sulzer offNew York today
introduced the following resolution:
Resolved, That In the Judgment of the
House of Representatives the bill for the
construction of the Nicaragua canal to be
exclusively built, owned and controlled by
the government of the United States.
should be Immediately passed and enacted
into law regardless of the pending Hay
Pauncefote treaty, now awaiting ratifica-
ton in the United States Senate, and that
said treaty should be rejected because it
contravenes the policy of the Monroe doc
trine, surrenders American rights to Brit
ish interests, and re-establishes the So
called Clayton-Bulwer treaty, long since
lapsed, and now null and void
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DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE BUILDING
Attorney General and the Architect
Have a Conference.

Attorney General Griggs had a conference
today with George B. Post, the architect
for the new building for the Department
Of Justice. Mr.. Post has completed the
plans as outlined by the Attorney General
and the two men went over the plans MAX
ing few changes.
Mr.. Post has not completed the plans and
specifications to be used by contractors
He will have these ready by the time Coz
gress grants the additional appropriation
asked for the building. No action will be
taken by the Attorney General looking to
beginning the work of construction until
he knows that sufficient money has been
appropriated for the work.
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THE LEGISLATURE At LONDON.
Effort VIII Be Made to Bring in Alb
sent Members.

LONDON, Ky. February 9-It was re-
ported this morning that warrants for the
arrest Of enough absent democratic mem
bers OF both houses to constitute quorum
will be issued today Senator Cox said this
morning: We will certainly have a quo
rum in the senate and quorum in the
house Further than that l can't say"
LONDON. Ky. February 9.-Representa-
tives and senator's whenever they gather
al the different hotels and on the streets,
discuss the situation earnestly. That war
rants for the arrest of the absent members
was The subject before the recent executive
sessions seems now certain.
ergeant-at-ArmS Cecil of the house said:
IF l am sent after members ] certainly
will bring them in. There will be no daily
ing about it,"
Representative Stack said: "A fight is
certainly before US. and the sooner it comes
the better"
Representa- Haswell said: This is
body which respects the feelings of grief
that have been engendered through the
death of Mr.. Goebel- There was no desire
TO compel absent ones to attend sessions
before the funeral was over"
Representative Heissmann said: We
have something up our sleeves now, but 1
can't tell what IT is.'
Senator White said: I'VE were in ex-
ecutive session for the transaction of busf-
ness and what took place I refuse TO say
am under oath not to talk"
No Warrants Issued as Yet.
Sergeant nt-at-Arrns Cecil of the house and
Mr.. Howard Of the senate have held sew
eral conferences. Mr.. Ceoll said he had nc
warrants in his pockets, but further than
tha. evaded any answer
The following telegram has been sent %
Gov. Taylor;
I'VE. the undersigned. represe natives of
the people in the thirteenth district OF
Kentucky, desire to state that we are unaI-
teraoly opposed TO an agreement looking to
the surrender Of offices TO which the entire
republican, ticket was honestly and fairly
elected. (Slgned Senator Dye. Representa-
tives Walton and Benningfeld."
A message was received by Representa-
tive William S. Lewis from Leslie county
from Gov. Taylor early this morning say
iIg:
Come 70 Frankfort Oh the first train"
Mr.. Lewis at og,ce departed. 1t is sur
missed that Gov. Taylor wants to advise
with him over what was done at yester-
days executive Sc: sion
The hour Of meeting In the house has
been changed from moor 10 10 o o'clock a m,
because dinners are called promptly at
con IN London boarding houses and no
deviation is allowed.
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Condition of Mr. Gerald BalfOur Has
Also Improved.

LONDON, February 9.-It is announced
today that Sir Henry NJ. Stanley, the Afri-
can explorer and liberal unionist member
Of parliament for North Lambeth, who
was taken suddenly Ill with gastritis in the
house of commons Wednesday night, and
was thought to be in u somewhat serious
condition, has now practically recovered.
The condition of Mr.. Gerald Balfour, con-
servative member of parliament for Cen
trai Leeds. and chief secretary for Ireland
who has been critically Ill from a clot Of
blood in the heart, and who suffered a re-
lapse yesterday, is improved today.
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Rumored Relief of Ladysmfth.
CONSUL HAY RECEIVED.
NO Ground for Apprehension That
Existed in Some Quarterx.

Secretary Hay this morning received a
cablegram from Adelbert Hay, United
States consul at Pretoria, stating that he
had received his eNequatur Wednesday, and
that matters were very satisfactory This
enectually dfsposes of the apprehension
that existed In some quarters that the Boer
government might decline to receive Mr.
Hay because of the failure of Col OBeirne
to receive recognition from our government
as diplomatic representative of the Trans
vaal
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LONGFELLOW'S BRIDGE.
The Wen-knOwn Poem Brought Tn
in n Committee Meeting.

The bridge made famous by Longfellow's
poem, Il stood on the Bridge at Midnight"
was discussed during the hearing OF
bridge bill before the House committee on
commerce today. a delegation from Boston
and Cambridge was present relative to the
bill for a bridge across the Charles river
from Boston to Cambridgeport Mayor
Champlin of Cambridge advocated a draw
less bridge, while ex-Assistant Secretary
Hamlin and other representatives of busi-
ness interests urged a draw bridge. MIR.
HamIn stated that the adjoining bridge
was the one on which Longfellow wrote his
immortal poem, and it had a draw, and
Mr.. Hamlin said if another Longfellow
appeared twenty-five years hence he would
still address his poems to bridges with
draws which were essential to commerce.
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SUSPECTED OF SHOOTING GoEBEL.
Two Men Arrested in a Boarding
House at Frankfort.

ATFtHftU BO1fd1nE
House at Frankfort.
FRANKFORT, KY, FEBRUARY 1.-TWO
men,, suspected of completely in the muir
der of Governor Goebel, were arrested in
a boarding house today. Their names are
Silas Jones of Whitley county and Gott-
schalk of Nelson county.
The men are said to have slept in the ex-
ecutive building for a time, and they will
be kept in confinement until something
more definite is known as to their where
abouts at the time of the assassination.
Both strongly deny any knowledge of the
murder
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CENSUS OF IRRIGATION.
Director Merriam Endeavoring to
Make 1t as Reliable as Possible.

Census Director Merriam states that
While the preliminary returns from irrtga-
tion districts are quite rs numerous and
satisfactory as he anticipated. he desires to
request all irrigators and irrigation COM
pGnies who have received no census sched-
ules to communicate that fact to the CEN
sus office in this city, SO the omissions may
be supplied at once.
AS the present census of irrigation Is
likely to form a basis for legislative and
other governmental action relative to that
subject during the next ten years, the
director desires that schedules be filled out
as completely and returned as promptly as
possible, in order to insure the utmost re-
lie bility of the completed reports.
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TO Make, !. southern Tour.

Assistant Nrector of the Census Wines
will begin four Of the south and west
February II. for the purpose of instructing
census supervisors as to the best manner in
which to go about the work OF enumeration.
DR.. Wines will visit the following cities in
the order named: Atlanta. Nashville, Btr
mingham, New Orleans, Texarkana. Car
thage, Kansas City, Chicago, Detroit and
Cincinnati. 1t is probable that at some fu-
ture time DE-. Wines may make a tour CT
the principal cities in the tar west,
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Naval Com mi ssiOns Signed,

The President has signed the commits
sions Of the following named officers of the
navy:
Medical directors, r. A. Marmion, James
A. Hawke. NJ. C. brennan and d. Dickin-
son; medical inspectors, G. E. H. Harmon,
T. H. Streets and ]. W. Waggener: passed
assistant surgeons, ]. c. Rosenbleuth, R.
8. Brakeman, G. W. Costigan and r. n
Smith: and surgeons, II. p Stone and T.
A. Berryhiu.
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Want a site for "a National Building

Mrs. Daniel Manning, president general
of the Daughters Of the Revolution, aud
Mrs. Senator Frye were heard by the House
committee on public buildings today in ad-
vocacy of the measure for national build
ing for this organization on a site 10 be
given by the government. 1t was stated
that $4,000 was already in hand. and that
the building woul6 cost $685. GOO.
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\ NATIONS TRIBUTE.
Funeral Of the Late Major General
Henry W. Lawtcn.
TRIBUTES TO TIE DEAD hero
Sermon Delivered by Rev. Dr..
H. M. w. Stryker
MEM MORABLE OCCA SION

He who dies for home and country
Cannot die in vain;
Memory of his deeds shall linger-
DeathlesS is his fame.
Battle fame is still eternal;
Suns and stars illume;
Love and Truth perish
Triumphs DER the tomb.
Lawton's fame shall live forever;
Sound his praises high:
Grave upon the sculptured marble
Worth never die,
JOHN A. JOYCE.
The nation today paid Its last mournful
tribute to all that was mortal of Henry
Ware Lawton, peerless patriot. a heroic
soldier. a noble and modest gentleman, and
around his bier there were gathered all
the most distinguished representatives of
the Union he had loved so well and served
80 faithfully, and in whose behalf he had
gone unto death. a sacrifice to the duty
which was his ideal
The President of the United States and
his cabinet, the members of the Supreme
Court. the officers of the army and navy
were present in the Church of the Cove
nant, while elsewhere We're thronged the
great crowds who represented the people
who are the nation. Nearly all the avail