The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1901-03-19


Washington for examination for retire1l
ment.
While it is understood that the new
British budget will include a tax on
sugar this does not satisfy the British
refiners. They want countervailing duty
as well.
Al Olive, station forty-five miles
west of Missoula, Montana, a special car
containing the Ed. Davis Uncle Toms
Cabin" Company was burned yesterday,
four members of the company losing their
lives.
1t is stated that in a majority of the
individual reports of the members of
the Constitutional conventions Commit
tee on Foreign Relations IS it will recon-
mend that the United States be given
the Isle of Pines and allowed to estab-
lish sanitary measures under the di-
rection and control of the Washington
Government, but that the other provis-
ions as outlined in the Platt amend
ment will not be agreed to.
Eugene s. Reynal and Miss Adelaide
yesterday, though the groom was suffering
with scarlet fever. Believing he was about
to die, he expressed a desire to marry
the lady, to whom he had been long en-
gagged, and she consented. After the
ceremony Reynal frightened up wonder
fully, and the physicians now think he will
live.
The British Foreign Office hopes that
De Wet will either be killed in battle or
succeed in effecting his escape. Should
he surrender or be captured trial
would inevitably follow for alleged killing
of prisoners, and were he convicted and
condemned to death, there would be such
a howl in America and on the continent
of Europe that England would never hear
the last of it.
Carfa'0 Bowman H. McCalIa, now in
command of the Newark in Asiatic waters,
has been ordered home to take command
of the new battleship Kearsage. Captain
James II. Dayton, now on special duty
in connection with the court of inquiry,
to look into the grounding of the Dixie,
has been designated to command the New
ark, succeeding Captain McCalla.
The Postoffice Department will issue
about next autumn complete digest OF
postal information, Under the terms of
the last postal appropriation act.
NJ. De Rodays who was wounded last
Saturdaysby the Count De Castellane in
a duel, was yesterday without fever and
suffered no pain. The bullet has been
IL,
bly, be extracted today.
The United States Supreme Court viii
take a recess from next Monday for a
fortnight The decision of the court in
the Porto Rican and Philippine ques-
tions will hardly be announced until az.
ter this recess.
Secretary Hay had a long conference
yesterday with Senator Morgan respect
ing Isthmian Canal matters, and the
advisability of re-opering negotiations
for the treaty with Great Britain on the
subject. The Secretary is losing no OPP
portunity of acquainting himself with
the news of Senators on this subject.
Little was accomplished at yesterdays
meeting of the foreign ministers at
Pel1in on account of the delay of the va
rious Governments III agreeing to the
conclusions reached in the matter of in
demnity claims. No minister is allow
ed full liberty to act for his Govern
Lamar c. Quintero. of New Orleans,
has advised the War Department that
on account of illness in his family it
will be impossible foi him to accept
one of the Supreme justiceships of the
Philippines.