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Scranton Wochenblatt. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1865-1918, 1902-07-31
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= George Wlumforb's @arbieriiub,
su Pricsburs tuurbe Monias abenb burd
6eusr serftSrt; bic gntfsbunssuria1s
1T unbefannt.
: Sofepb 8op bon Minton, ber an.
8etlagt mar, einen frimineIIen Mneriii
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es ii6 berausaeitellt bate, bab bic srbos
bene NniIaee unipabr unb Elm gompIott
Der Na&barn mar, um ibn 3u berbinbern,
tpieeer sur Grbeit in bic Mine surddsus
tebren.
Ser 26 Sabre alte Mntbonp 2eubs
gent bon Mrdbalb ertrant Dienitas 8or.
mittaB in einsm Deiber nabs ber 8ibae
Strabe, aIs er iid babsn tpolte. @r
battle sipei 3ameraben mitssnommen unb
udbreno ibrer tempordren 9lbmsfenbeii
beeab er iid in bas fsben Sub tisfe
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fonnte. 50 pirb aneenommen, bab CT
bon 3rampfen befaIIen irarb.
= auf Mntrae bes Borouabs bon
arfbaIb unb Nrou 0otberina 9;nbsS
erIies am Oonnerlfoo M;htsr ps,nso,,S
cine gleasI FIR einsn ginbaiisbesskI Ssr
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,br 0oiier BON bep gpSI%srei SurI s;ns
Der Strasen bes Noronobs Iausen ISst
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Minsr ibr Badsr auf bisis @siie abss.
le!tet, obne bab Semanb busesen prote.
telt'rte uno crit am borlebten Dienitae.
als ne oie BdfHerei pisber in Bstrieb
ieete. bsrbot oer 8urseb ibr bas 8or'
8sben.
tearbSnsals ssrrtibsnSsHi)
= Gin ber Mobnuna ibrsr ToGter ami
Didion SiQ perIdisb am Sonntoo
Abenb Hrau SeIena Qinbermaun nod
eintp5deniIidber Rronibeit an einem 4Po.
aenIeiben. Die 0erifprbene tparb ppr
78 cabren in 9eutidbIanb oeboren. fam
ais Wdbdsn mad gmerila unb mar Ieii
ben lebten bieraebn csabren BIER anIdIiia.
Scranton Wochenblatt. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1865-1918, 1902-07-31
6rapp tpirs Der ct. aouifer sBelt.
austfelluna fern bIeibeu,

Rrupp ipeisert iiG. bic st. 2ouiIsr
ausiteauns iu bei6iden. ST III nod
t6ie. bab bic 8unbssrssisruns nidt bas
RieIsneeftlb faufte, ipelHss Ipseisq fiir
bic Gbicagoer AusteIlune nngefertiei
ipures. uno oas isbt auf bsm SaisbpIab
,u Wsppen in Dess ifsbt. Die Aus.
ftsller Dsuti&lanbs nsbmsn ilberbaupi
anitob, bab bic 8srsinistsn Staatsn
teins Orben perleiben, bab perbienRpous
ansftsaer baber nidt einmai sttpas fiir
ibre Wabe aufsutpeiien baben. Sc beibt,
ber 8aiier mil siniprinsen unb peripts,
den. 6ab ct ieItit bic berbienisn Orbsn
uertbsilen nirb.
Scranton Wochenblatt. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1865-1918, 1902-07-31

= Der Streii oer Sdnsibsr sreift in
Neip Yori. in ben umsebenbsn Orten uno
IN Asipart INNER mebr um ii9 Wan
t6dBi, bab 10000 9ericnsn i'm aus.
itano iino unb nod ipsitsrs ipsrben foIssn.
Der Streii bat f& bereits auf cine ans
sabl Wantelfabriisn aussebebnt. @ttpn
40 5irmen baben bic 5orberunaen bsr
4Ibsitsr sueeftanben. Die Snbrifantens
Ifiociasion bielt cine 8sriammIune ab unb
bei&loB. fein 5nbrilant foae obns Beipil.
lieune Der afoeiation nit Der Union ab.
idlisBen. Gin Gomite tpurbe einaeIebt,
UNI init ben Streiiern iu psrbanbeIH.
Scranton Wochenblatt. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1865-1918, 1902-07-31

Die ..@sisr 8eiiuns" ipiberipri&t
Der Ansabs, baB ber ROrbbeuifds 2Iopb
i'm 8ssriff fiebt einen DienR sirii@sn
Bremen unb PbiIabeIpbia sinsuri@tsn.
= Cine Ssusrsbrunit in 9rociibe,
AIa.. ssrh6rte A Gei6dftss unb siipa 40
Ilsinere BObnbdufer.
- Cardinal Satoli iua bic bsife
9usiidt baben, ber Ra@foIesr bes Der.
ftorbenen Cardinals 2ebodctpsii ale
Prdfeit Der propasanba bss @laubsns
su irerben. gr Gilt als Elm anbdnger
mObernsr. amerilanii&sr MstbObsn.
Scranton Wochenblatt. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1865-1918, 1902-07-31
Oie SIinnis GenirnI Anhn hni ii

= Die Slinois Central 8abn bat eins
1slepbOn 2inie bon ebicaeo bis Rsip
Orleans. 923 Weilen lang, erri6tsi.
Der Geleprapb tuirb far giisnbabnsipeds
polIi8 abssi&afft unb bur4 bas Gslspbon
etiett.
= Cine britifae SirailoIonne tat in
Nrabien ltG Maun bes Nao Wulat
eri4laesn. sic erbsutete 1000 Ramesls
unb $4,000 S&afs. 6slbh babts f,
nur a&t Wann Elm.
Scranton Wochenblatt. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1865-1918, 1902-07-31
@aune Genntu.

6eHeshaIe. -Sn ieiner @Obnune au
8lanbin ueri&ieb Isste DO&e i'm Altsr
bon 20 Sabren Gecres D. 5aas. Der
Yerftorbsne tpirb bon bsr Satin iiber.
lsbt.-am ber 2isberirans eIeuriiOn mad
Safe 2obors ssiiern bstbsiIietsn iia etipa
400 9erionsn.
Scranton Wochenblatt. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1865-1918, 1902-07-31
Oas Ghal abmSrts.

IaaIsr.-@s perIautet bon fdersr
Nueae. bOB bic neue Seibsnfabrif an
Sieb Strabe bon eiasr 5irma in Sobo'
Ten, y. S., anesiauii ipnrbe, ipel&e balb
8OrbsreIiunsen ireffsn iuire, um bieielbe
in 8etrieb ju fssen.
Scranton Wochenblatt. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1865-1918, 1902-07-31

-patrid Battle, bsr bor bier Sab.
rem in bsr @iribidaft an Der @de bon
penn Apenue unb Sentre Sirabe ben
Srani Strapanisii nit sinem Sisine
lraf. Der bsRen GOb peruriadis. in am
Samias aus BEN 8udibaus sntlafsn
porben. Ct iDaro ipesen Der Tbat su'
is&s Sabren beruribeiIt, bsriilr,te aber
ben Gsrmin bur4 sutes 8sirassn.
Scranton Wochenblatt. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1865-1918, 1902-07-31
9sutf&s 8risfIias.

Sebn SaltI Orr. Griflfr,
7. DannfbaHm, SeH Co., t|rau Sarab Gan
8rau Marsarft ). aea, Irau ). sspd,
9afpb Atrnn, @ourae qauasubad.
Grsb. u. Niilfr, MbsIbnt cool,
effW DitifnbHs.
Scranton Wochenblatt. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1865-1918, 1902-07-31
Ser Mniranntnngs
Nerfanf mmieres
Sonlnler Norrat6S
ssbt lnRis ipeiter.
Oeeme Mttraftipnen btefe
aSDcbe.
Sonnenbiite fit Gin0er.
@oaaenbiite fiir &inoer.

iinbti@rGnttr 8Orratb fiji 4Habm uns WlGb-
6sn ,ur AuswabI. Gulssnbts 10 Hur Gin Mu-
fifrpnib; Spnnsnbiits aus fsiHsH vapHs,
Wuls, etc., IN pint, blau. roth unb wsib. 8fT-
jisri NIT bibitsH BAL" SpissH lTtl unb
iOmforiabtl i'm wdrmfsH Dstir. lin aufiu.
Scranton Wochenblatt. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1865-1918, 1902-07-31
Werfanf tIoit @ai9s
SSabrifateil.

Das Bsft In Rsiat Der Wpbs. Damsn aui
en pSbt Der 3sit I'M AH,ussfa&t iDnntH BIZ
gBatrbsit subirssn.
llniere erfie Offertt.
Die punbrbabfatn utusu Cotton Crepe Wt,
butitn, ,ari, Iufiie unb pra&ipon. SEINE Sti.
ben 0inebams, Muan bifitr Saiisu. pablG
esfi6te 8aiiRe etc. Waaren, wtlas bon 81 ~
56 GtHts bic yarb strfaufi purbsH. 9trt Aus
pabl hifIt DeHt 10 0eute.
ilnisrs ,psite Ofisrte.
@atinssRrsifts 8atIRs, sas sIssanisfs Com.
mtrfatriiai. eti&t brilliant Die. VIE euitn
S&attirunssn, siHf&lifelit eiHtHs. SppifI-
Ir BareatHprtis biss 0p6s 10 Gents.
lIniere brittle Offtrte.
Yarhbrtits psreaIss, sinlHIifbtnb alIf bfffu
@spfbt unb Nuirr; au@ einen. ShaitiruH.
ecu. Stanbiss t2t gsnts gDaart ju 3 Ste.
Scranton Wochenblatt. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1865-1918, 1902-07-31
Ser neue ,,Warietta"
S9irnt.

DnfsIbf. ron ben mir Dor ,wsi Ds&tu 70
sisIf paiauftsn, 70 bab bu 9prraib ultSpft
mar. 60 large iit rti6fH. biflt @O&s {.
10 uue 81 Gents.
Scranton Wochenblatt. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1865-1918, 1902-07-31
Werfanf bon lleneil
@aid sfirts.

Mussfsrtisi pom ftinRfn Gabrifat nit stsr
&abtn stfidtsn SSumtH. NO bic bslifbttu
6aTttu, fiHf&IifeIi& grin, pint. bIau, OrsnbIut,
ItHsn. etc. DIR rtsulart prtis tfi Si.85. Opt.
,isa bifit Do&s as.
Scranton Wochenblatt. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1865-1918, 1902-07-31

= Den gbeIeuten Sobn S&uQsr bon
Blaislp Strabe 10 cine GOdtsr asbOrsn
tporben.
The Denison review. [volume] (Denison, Iowa) 1867-current, 1902-03-25
KwANG-sI REBELS WIN.
They Defeat Gen. MA and Capture
and Loot the Town of
Fang-Chang.

Hong-Kong, March 1e.-Gen. Ma
has been defeated by the Kwang-Si
rebels, who have taken possession of
Fang-Cheng (FengChuan?). They
have killed or captured all the man
darins and have looted the town.
Gen. Ma attacked the rebel strong
holds, but after an engagement last
ing two days was forced to retreat.
The rebels then established their
headquarters at Fang-Sheng.
The rebellion is spreading rapidly
in the provinces of Kwang-Si, Kwang-
Tung and Yun-Nan.
letter received here from Pal, so
miles from Kwang-Chou, says all
business is suspended there owing to
fear of the rebels.
Marshal Su is at Lien-Chou, and
Gen. Ma is at Kao-Chou (both in
kwang-Tung province). Both of
these commanders are awaiting re-
Inducements. They wish to join
their forces but the rebels are hold
ing all the intervening passes and
prevent junction of the government
troops.
The Denison review. [volume] (Denison, Iowa) 1867-current, 1902-03-25
BIG PIER IS BURNED.
docks of Phoenix Steamship Line De.
stroyed by Fire Mt Hoboken, n. j.
Loss About $1,OOO,OOO.

New York, March ia swift and,
in many of its details, a picturesque
fire. Tuesday night destroyed the pier
of the Phoenix steamship line on the
Hoboken IN. J.) river front, with
many bales of cotton and hay; burned
that company's vessel, the Britain
Queen, to a hulk, consumed several
lighters and their cargoes, damaged a
dock belonging to the Barber steam
ship line, and for time threatened the
property of the Holland-American line
and the huge Campbell stores. The
loss, according to estimates, will APP
proximate $1,0O0,O0O. Whether any
lives were lost was most difficult to
learn. While the confiagration was at
its height, and after it had been re-
duced by the firemen and freboats,
rumors were rife that several men per-
ished. 1t was tolerably certain at
midnight that Chief Engineer Scott,
of the Britain Queen, was burned to
death on her, and that sailor named
Jansen met the same fate. One of the
men who escaped says that he saw
several men leap into the water when
the steamer became enveloped in fire,
and he saw few if any of these res
cued. The quartermaster of the ruined
ship said that the crew were in her
forecastle, and he surmised that if all
escaped they did so with difficulty.
Nevertheless some of the British
Queens officers said they were quite
assured that all were safe save En-
gineer Scott, who they simply said was
missing.
The captain of the lighter Tonawan-
da saved himself, his wife and his child
by pushing cotton bale into the
water, placing his family and himself
upon it, and padding his strange life
raft into the river.
From the Phoenix line pier the
flames spread to the pier of the Barber
line and then to the steamer Heath
burn, of the company, newly arrived
from Hong Kong, China, with cargo
OF tea. Among the crew of the steam
er heartburn were 80 Cinnamon.
When the flames began to run over the
vessel they all scampered to the pier
for safety and began to make their
way to the streets of Hoboken. There
was large force of customs officers
on hand guarding property. AS soon
as these officials saw the frightened
Cinnamon they became alarmed that
the aliens would make an illegal entry
into the country, SO with drawn pistols
they ordered the Chinese to halt. The
command was needed and then, sur
rounded by guards, the foreigners
were marched to pier some distance
away and locked up, under surveil-
lance, for the night.
The Denison review. [volume] (Denison, Iowa) 1867-current, 1902-03-25
STILL TIED UP.
Northwestern Roads Still Unable to
Clear Their Lines-The Greatest
Snow Blockade on Record.

ST. Paul, Mimi, March 19.-Notwith-
standing desperate efforts to clear the
tracks, neither the Great Northern,
Northern Pacific or 500 lines had man
aged to clear even the main lines. The
Northern Pacific still has so miles of
track buried under drifts. The Great
Northern was in the same predica-
ment. There will be no trains in St.
Paul from the Pacific coast before this
afternoon. This widens the gap be-
tween trains to 100 hours, or five full
days, which is the greatest blockade in
the history of the northwestern rail-
roads. 1t will be more than week be-
fore all lines are in operation. The
blockade will probably cost the rail-
roads half million dollars. The great
loss comes in the destruction of per-
ishable freight, in the heavy cost of
clearing the tracks, etc. Including
branch lines in North Dakota, each rail
road has had from 200 to 800 miles of
track buried from sight. There is one
good result from the snowstorm. 1t
will soften and moisten the prairie
lands for early spring blowing.
The loss of life and property caused
by the storm is still largely matter
range from two to 60 per cent, and
1t will be some days until anything like
accurate figures can be obtained,
The Denison review. [volume] (Denison, Iowa) 1867-current, 1902-03-25
TO QUIT THE CABINET.
Secretary of the Interior Hitchcock
Decides to Tender His Resigns
tiOn-His Probable Successor.

Washington, March 1s.-Ethan Allen
Hitchcock, secretary of the interior,
has decided to send in his resignation
to the president. The formal letter of
resignation and the letter of accept
ance of it will be made public before
long. Present indications are that
Willis Vandevanter, of Wyoming, now
connected with the interior depart
ment, will be Mr.. Hitchcock's sue
cessor. Mr.. Vandevanter is young
man, and in his position as legal ad-
wiser of the department has de-
termined upon and written most of the
decisions which nominally have been
issued by the secretary of the interior.
Mr.. Vandevanter emigrated to Wyom-
ing from Indiana.
The Denison review. [volume] (Denison, Iowa) 1867-current, 1902-03-25
SENATE PASSES
SHIP SUBSIDY BILL.
Many Amendments Offered. Some of Which Are Ac-
cepted-Final Vote Stands AZ to 81 After a
Prolonged Debate-Prrovisions of
the Measure.

class, 20 knots or over; second class, 10
knots; third class Is knots; fourth class, II
knots; fifth class, 16 knots; sixth class, Is
knots; seventh class, IA knots. All steam
ships of the first four classes shall be con-
structed with particular reference to
prompt conversion into auxiliary naval
cruisers and shall be of the highest rating
known to maritime commerce. Mail steam
ships are required to carry is apprentices
one American-born boy for each LOCO tons
gross register. He shall be educated in sea-
manship and engineering and rank as pet
ty officer
Subsidy to Be Paid.
Section of the bill provides for the gem
eral subsidy to be paid. 1t directs the Sec
rotary of the treasury to pay to the owners
of any vessel in the United States duly reg
istered and engaged in the foreign trade of
the United States a compensation amount
Ing to one cent per gross registered ton
for each 100 nautical miles sailed, not ex-
ceeding 16 entries in any one year; and on
each entry, not exceeding 16 in any one
year, for a period of five years from the
date of registration of a vessel of ], 900 gross
tons, which shall be completed after the
passage of this bill, one-fourth of one cent
per gross ton for each 100 nautical miles
sailed, in addition to the mentioned
compensation. The bill specifies certain
vessels which shall not receive compensa-
ton under its provisions, among them being
vessels engaged in the coastwise trade ex-
clusively. Each subsidized vessel is re-
quired to carry as member of its company
one American boy for each 1000 gross tons,
who shall be taught seamanship and engi-
neering. The owners of the vessel must
agree before receiving compensation that
the ship in emergency may be used by the
United States for the national defense or
for any purpose, at fair valuation for this
service.
Other ProyisiOns
Section of the bill directs the secretary
of the treasury to pay to the owner of
documented vessel engaged in deep sea fish
cry for at least three months in any one
year two dollars per gross ton per annum
provided that at least one-third of the
crew shall be citizens of the United States;
and he is directed to pay also to a citizen
Of the United States serving as member
Of such crew one dollar per month for the
time he is necessarily employed.
Section 4 provides that no vessel shall
be given compensation under two or more
sections of this act at the same time; that
subsidized vessel shall not be sold to
subject of a foreign power; and that the
president Of the United States shall cause
proper regulations to be framed for the
execution of this act.
The Denison review. [volume] (Denison, Iowa) 1867-current, 1902-03-25
PEACE TREATY RATIFIED.
Senate Agrees to Measure without
Division-Some of the Prohf-
bitioua.

Washington, March 15.-The senate
spent an hour in executive session
Friday on the convention growing
out of The Hague peace conference
relating to the conduct of war on
land and sea, and finally ratified jns
agreement without division.
| The countries party to the treaty
are Germany, Austria, Belgium, Dem
mark, Spain, the United States, Mex
leo, France, Great Britain, Greece,
Italy, Japan, Luxembourg, Montene-
gro, Netherlands, Persia, Portugal,
Roumania, Russia, Servia, Sweden,
and Norway, Turkey and Bulgaria.
The provisions of the treaty are bind
ing only on the contracting powers
in case of war between two or more
of them, and cease to be binding
when mountaineering power joins
either of the belligerents.
The most important feature of the
treaty, the contents of which have
been generally known, is that pro-
hibiting the use of "dum-dum" bull
let's. Among other things specially
prohibited are:
To employ poison or poisoned arms.
To kill or wound treacherously individu-
ais belonging to the hostile nation or army.
To kill or wound an enemy who, having
laid down arms or having no longer means
of defense, has surrendered at discretion.
To declare that no quarter will be given.
TO employ arms, projectiles or material
of nature to cause superf1uous injury.
To make improper use OF flag of truce,
the national flag or military ensigns and
the enemy's uniform, as we'll as the dis
tinctive badges of the Geneva convention.
To destroy or seize the enemy's property,
unless such destruction or seizure be i'm
peratiyely demanded by the necessities Of
| war.
Ruses of war and the employment OF
methods necessary to obtain information
about the enemy and the country are con-
sidered allowable.
The Denison review. [volume] (Denison, Iowa) 1867-current, 1902-03-25
FAILS TO STAND TEST.
Michigan Supreme Court Declares
u Salary Law to BE I'm
CONSTITUTIONAL.

Lansing, Mich, March 10. - In an
opinion filed Tuesday evening, the su-
preme court declares unconstitutional
an act of the last legislature giving
each of three state officers who CON
stitute the board of state auditors an
annual salary of $1,sOO in addition to
the salary provided by the constitu-
ton. This additional salary was de-
signed to compensate them for the
performance of the duties imposed by
the legislature and not contemplated
by the constitution. The court holds
that the constitutional salary cannot
be exceeded. Gov. Bliss believed the
bill to be unconstitutional, and signed
it only after the interested officials had
signed the agreement to have it passed
upon by the supreme court before any
allowances were paid them there
under.
The Denison review. [volume] (Denison, Iowa) 1867-current, 1902-03-25
RENDERED TO SARGENT.
President Oners Chief of Locomotive
Firemen Position of Commission-
err General of Immigration.

Washington, March 1.-THE position
of commissioner general of immigra-
ton has been rendered by the presi-
dent to Frank P. Sargent, chief of the
Brotherhood of Locomotive Firemen,
to succeed I. V. Powderly, the present
incumbent. 1t is understood that the
reason for the presidents action in de-
string to relieve Mr.. Powderly is be-
cause he has not worked in harmony
with the higher officials of the. treas
ury department, which has resulted in
more or less friction.
The Denison review. [volume] (Denison, Iowa) 1867-current, 1902-03-25
PASSED AWAY.
Death of Daniel Wells, Jr., Pioneer
Lumberman and Richest Man
in Wisconsin.

Milwaukee, March 19-Daniel Wells,
Jr., the pioneer lumberman of Wiscon-
sin, died Tuesday night of old age, at
the age of So years. He was known
as the richest man in Wisconsin, and
the oldest resident of Milwaukee. He
still held up to the time of his death
active interests in several of the big
gest numbering companies of the north
west. Probably the last important act
of his life was the construction of a
skyscraper covering half block in
the downtown district of this city, the
building being the biggest terra Gotta
structure ever erected. Congressman
Sam Stephenson, of Michigan, and
Isaac Stephenson, of Wisconsin, for
merly his employees, were his partners
up to the time of his death. The town
of Wells, Mich, was named for the
dead fnancier.
The Denison review. [volume] (Denison, Iowa) 1867-current, 1902-03-25
RECIPROCITY FOR CUBA.
publicans Ends-Ways and Means
Committee Plan Wins.

Washington, March 19.-The advo-
Gates of Cuban reciprocity scored de-
cisive victory Tuesday night at the
conference of republican members of
the house ofreprese the prop
osition of Chairman Payne, of the
ways and means committee, for a 20
per cent. reduction of duty, with the
slbley amendment, limiting the dura-
ton of the reduced rates to December
l, 1908, being adopted by vote of IS
yeas to 81 nays. This result was
reached at 1880 o'clock, after pro-
tracted debate followed by series of
exciting roll calls. The first test was
when Mr.. Payne concluded the speech
making with a motion for the previous
question on all pending propositions.
This motion prevailed, rs to Sc. A
vote was then taken on substitute
offered by Mr.. Dick CO., in behalf of
those opposing the reciprocity plan, Of
fering in its stead plan of direct pay
ment to Cuba covering several years.
This was defeated, 81 tore. amend
ment by Mr.. Morris (Minn.) to take
off the differential on refined sugar
was defeated, so to 72.
The ways and means proposition for
reciprocity with Cuba to the extent of
20 per cent. reduction of duties,
modified by the sibley amendment linn
ltlng the lifetime of the reduced rates
to December, 1908, was adopted by the
conference by vote of s5to31. While
the voting was in progress quite
number of those who oppose the ways
and means plan left the chamber. I'm
mediately following this vote the con-
ference adjourned, and the long-pend-
ing controversy over the Cuban reci-
procity was determined so far as the
republican conference was concerned,
although it still remains to be dealt
with in the house
The Payne resolution as adopted
gives the general form of bill, au-
thorizing the president to negotiate
commercial agreement with Cuba
for reciprocal and equivalent conces-
sions, by which the rates of duty shall
be reduced at least 20 per cent. ad
valorem on all articles imported from
Cuba into the United States. 1t also
provides that the United States immi-
grafton and exclusion laws shall be
enacted by the government of Cuba
as preliminary to reciprocity. The
sibley amendment, which is adopted as
part of the Payne resolution, recites
that the foregoing 20 per cent. reduc-
ton shall be Limited in it's duration
and effect to the first day of December,
1902
The Denison review. [volume] (Denison, Iowa) 1867-current, 1902-03-25
Methuen Is Released.

London, March 1.-THE following
dispatch, dated Pretoria, March 10, has
been received from Lord Kitchener:
Gen. Methuen was brought to Klerks-
dorp to-day. He is doing well. Every
thing possible is being done for him.
If Gen. Methuen has been released
Internationally it is believed that De.
larey's magnanimity will be recog-
nized by the immediate release of one
of the captive Boer generals, either
Cronje or Viljoen.