Fair play., 1901-02-23

The marriage of Infanta Maria de
Las Mercedes, princess of Asturias,
to Prince Charles of Bourbon took
place in the Chapel Royal in Madrid.
LATER,
In the senate, on the 18th. the agri-
cultural appropriation bill was passed
after having been under discussion
nearly four days. The remainder OF
the session was devoted to discussion
of the ship subsidy bill. during which
it was made apparent that the OPP
ponents of the measure were de-
termined by all means to prevent n
vote on the bill at this session of con-
gress. In the house the entire ses-
sion was wasted i'm an endeavor by
Mr.. Cannon. chairman of the appro-
priatiOns committee, to force consid-
GRAFTON of the sundry civil appropria-
tion bill. and an effort by the minOri-
ty to devote the day to consideration
private claims bills. The fight was
kept up all day. ending at last by the
poiit Oh no quorum.
The dead body of William Stelp. of
Johns & Stelp. hardware merchants
of Kansas City. Mo-. who mysteriously
disappeared. on January 81, was
outlying portion of the city Steip
had taken his life with revolver
which he still clutched i'm his hand.
just before the body was found an
alleged kidnaper offered to restore
the missing man on payment of $1,000.
threatening bodily harm on failure to
comply.
Several thousand persons out of
work marched through the principal
streets of Buda-Pesth. on the 18th.
carrying notices such as Bread or
Work is Our Right" and singing the
Marseillaise. They also began smash
ing the windows of restaurants and
stores. The police, in force. dispersed
the mob after scenes of violence. dur
ing which many arrests were made.
Gold discoveries of some importance
have been made i'm the Province of
PepantO. y. |. Two miners made ST.
900 in two weeks. The mining pros
prci> in the provinces of Benguct and
Bonfoco. adjoining Lepanto. are en-
couraging. but il is impossible to OBJ
tain Il title to mining claims at pres
ent.
II is asserted in Ticn Tsin that the
e.,
is Il difference of opinion between tho
foreign ENJOYS and the militar
thoritlcs. the former favoring
drawal of the troops to Tien TSiI
the latter urging Il forward T.
ment.
II was reported in Tein Tsin. OF
18TH. ina, seven nations had decl
war against China.
In the senate, on the 10th, the
ping bill was displaced as unfini
business, by a practically unaniI
vote, the OleOmar2arine bill /
placed in that order. After an h.
the latter measure
laid aside and unobjected bills from
three hundred bills, including 179 pri-
vate pension bills, were passed during
the day. LIN the house the sundry
civil appropriation bill occupied the
time. without making much progress,
until four o'clock. when public bust
ness was suspended to allow the MEM
bers to pay tribute to the memory of
the late Representative Hoffccker, of
Delaware.
James Stewart, a retired lumber
man, aged Gu .;ears. was killed at his
home in Minneapolis. Minn.. on the
Eth, by being caught in a folding
bed. The supports of the bed did not
rest squarely upon the floor, and in
some way the heavy top of the bed
fell, the edge striking Mr.. Stewart
and severing his spine.
The opinion has been expressed by |
several senator's that although the riv- |
er and harbor bill would be reported |
from the commerce committee it |
could not pass the senate. One repub-
lican senator said that while he had |
not yet determined to conduct fight |
against the bill, it could not be passed |
at this session.
All Europe is experiencing a return
Of winter weather. Severe cold and |
snow storms are reported from all |
parts of England, Germany, Italy, |
Austria and Russia. The blizzard con-
tinmes in the Odessa district. In
switzerland many villages are cut off.
Numerous deaths are reported.
A party of Americans have found |
petroleum i'm large quantities on the
Island of Margarita, an island i'm the
Caribbean sea belonging to Venezuela,
and at Maracaibo, city of Vene-
.uela. while prospecting for asphalt.
They have also found iron and tiscOv-
red several asbestos mines.
1t is reported from Nagasaki that
IN agreement has been concluded be-
ween China and the Russo China bank
for the construction of a railway from
Lake Bailkal, Siberia, to Port Arthur.
rhe bank, in return for constructing
he line, gets the right to work it for
30 years.
The governor Of Virginia has signed
he bill providing for the constitu-
tional convention.