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defeat In tue senate. Ia It's place
was adopted the substitute pre-
pared hy Mr.. Plat OF Connecticut
which extend, the provisions OF
the present exclusion laws and al
so makes thcm apply to tho in-
sular possessions OF tho United
States. The bill will now 90 back
TO the House as an original moas-
ure.
The removal OF lot OF burned
baggage from the hold Ct n steam
or from Naples on its arrival In
New York WAS the first intimalion
to the steerage passengers, mum
bering S35,that the vessel had been
on fire. They saw the SUI Ike OF
!he fire, which broke out when one
day out from Naples, but were sat
lsilsd by being told that the vessel
was being fumigated.
Presldent-clect Palma yesterday
passed through Washlngtonon on has
way 10 Cuba. The main features
OF his first message to the Cuban
Congress will be the uniting oi all
political factions, the development
OF the Islands material resources
and reciprocal tariff relations with
tho United States. He sasd that
Whatever tariff action WAS taken
In Washington would be initiated
in Havana.
Seventeen witnesses were OK.
amined In the trial OF Berry How
ard at Frankfort yesterday. The
most Important testimony WAS
given by Mrs. Clorlnda Howard, an
aged woman and q relative OF the
defendant. She said she asked
Howard II he killed Goebel aud he
showed her some cartridges aud
said 81 did not do II, but 1t was
with a cartridge like one OF these
the shooting WAS done. They do
not smoke" Several witnesses
testified that Howard was In com
mand Of the men at the AgrIcultu,
raj building after the shooting,
The jury was made up In the
Berry Howard case at Frankfort
yesterday and the defendant waiv.
ed irraignment and entered a plea
OF not guilty. Mr., Campbell made
a lengthy statement for the Com
monwealth, saying among other
things that proof would be offered
to show that Howard said repeat.
edly at Plneville "We settled the
contest" and that he made other
remarks tending to show his COM
plioity In the murder conspiracy.
u. Meade Woodson WA the first
witness examined for the Common
wealth,
The supporters OF the Cuban
Reciprocity Bin In the House yes
liorday won substantial victory
In a vote which resulted, by a
majority, In favor OF closing the
general debate tomorrow, Party
lines were badly broken. Mr..
Broussard, of Louisiana, who Is 4
sugar planter, In opposing the bill
said that In view OF this prospeo-
tive legislation he had thrown
his cane seed away and had plant
Od his fields 10 rice. He added
that sugar factories in the State
had been dismantled with q view OF
taking the machinery to Cuba.
APRIL 18TH.
Commissioners Evans denies that
he has been offered the Spanish
mission or any other foreign post
Secretary Hay has transmitted
to the Senate protest from China
against tho exclusion OF Chinese
from the Philippines.
The opinion is expressed in
Washington that the Reciprocity
Hill AZ II stands will pass the Sem
ate or else no bill will be passed.
President NJ. f. Ingalls,, In an
interview yesterday in Chicago,
said that q halt should be called on
railroad merging, II merging
continues he claimed that one.man
ownership would result, and the
next step would be Government
ownership, which, he said would
be a calamity and an lntolerablC
condition. He believed In COM
, munlty Of. interest by groups-na'
, tional groups, Merging he said
, would solve no present dihlcultle'
and would bring new evil.
} The Senate Committee on th,
Philippines has been Furnished
! with large number OF army or
dcrs, circulars and reports showing
the methods adopted by the arm,
IN the unpaciaed Philippine pro
vipces. One circular urges tina
0 tho war he 40 conducted as I,
$ arouse IA burning desire for peace.
= The yolng officers were to b.
b. given latitude In harasslng tn
!. enemy. Gen. Chafiee, In a lette
u aftur the Balangiga massacre o
Q American troops, after statlnI
d that the natives were not to b
r trusted said that he did not urg
g lnhumane treatment, but that
+ stern and inflexlble policy shoul
be pursued.