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The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1902-02-15
rRANsPoaTArIoN LINES.
Atlantic-C Coast Line.
SCHEDULE EFFECTIVE JAN. "A, 1909.
RAINS LEAVE ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS

SCHEDULE EFFECTIVE JAN. "a, 1909.
TRAINS LEAVE ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS
STATION.
$500 A. VI. NORFOLK LIMITED. daily Ar
rires Petersburg o:sI A. ", Norfolk IL 20 4. 81
Stops only at Petersburg. Waverly and suffols.
sos 4. ~. daily. Arrives netersburs oals ~
Charleston 1865 e. ", Savannah $50 a: ~.
Jacksonville $50 4. II. Port Tampa 10 p. VI,
boro s:25 T. NJ. wilmington 500 F. ~ Pull.
man Sleeper New York to Jacksonville
ilss daily except Sunday 7. ,e Asrlvss
Drewry's BIur, censralia and Chester on signal.
500 p. II. OCEAN SHORE LIMITED. daily
Arrive Petersburg s:I5 z. NJ, Norfolk 30 Z.
ri sals. Stops only at re'srs'aFs' Wavsfs ana SUI
s $50 Z. 81; daily, except sunday. Arr!,es Pc;
Rocky Mount 900 T. 81 Makes all intermediate
stops.
SOS 2; N. daily: local. Arrives Petersburg
1923 2. NJ. FLORIDA AND WEST INDIA
United daily Arrive Ressrssar 40 sa p N
and intermediate pointsl, Emporia S;o3 < "
connects with A. and 3. for stations between
savannah $40 4. n. Jacksonville ,a:a5 2. NJ.
NEW LINE no MIDDLE GEORGIA POINTS
arriving Augusta 7:55 a. 81, Macon ~! al:Is a.
Pullman s1eepers New York to Wilmington
Charleston. Jacksonville. Port Tampa. Augusta
$40 2. ". daily. Arriving Petersburg 900 p
NJ, connect at Petersburg with Norfolk and
Western Railway. arriving Lynchours 80 a.
NJ. Roanoke 800 A. NJ, Bristol 1o;io a. NJ
Pullman Sleeper Richmond to Lyuchburg.
1880 r. NJ. daily. Arrive Petersburg l.: 10 A:a-
I1:5o z. ~. daily. except Sunday. the Scw
York and Florida Special. Arrive Charleston DIN
4. NJ, Savannah 1880 A. NJ. Jacksonville zoo
2. A., st. Augustine 400 Z. NJ. Tampa. lo:AU
TRAINS ARRIVE RICHMOND.
3:5T a. NJ. daily. from Jacksonville. Sa1an,
nah. Charleston, Atlanta, Macon, Augusta anu
all points South
pa. st. Augustine. Jacksonville. Savannah ana
Charles ton.
7;s5 A. ~. daily. from Petersburg, Lyuchhurs
and the West.
s:ss a. NJ. daily, except Sunday, Petersburg
lilo a. NJ. daily. except Sunday; from Colds Ids;
boro and intermediate stations, Nortoik ana
Suffolk. 80
iI:Io \; NJ. Sunday only. from Norfolk SUI
folk ana Petersburg.
l1:a2 a. ~. daily. from Norfolk. Suffolk ana
Els P NJ. daily. except Sunday. from Peters
$50 P. NJ. daily. from Norfolk. sarois and
7:45 r NJ. daily, from Miami. Port Tampa.
| Jacksonville Savannah Charleston, Wilmington,
| Goldsboro and all points South.
| $3.50 p NJ, daily from Petersburg. Lynch
o'' r. 81. EMERSON Traffic Manager.
T. r. KENLY. General Manager.
H. VI EMERSON. C;en'l Pass AGt.
C. S. CAMPBELL. Div. Pass. ACT,
SIS East Main Street.
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SOUTHERN RAILWAY.
SCHEDULE IN EFFECT FEB. Is, 1909.
TRAINS LEAVE AND ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS II
STREET STATION.

TRAINS LEAVE AND ARRIEEFOUtIGt1sSt Il
STREET STATION.
TRAINS LEAVE RICHMOND. VA
1920 \. NJ, No. .. daily for Durham, \. Z,
DanyiIle and all local stations South eouIr,cr-
ing at BurkeviIle with Norfolk and Western
Railway for Farmville, Lynchhurs and all local
stutious West. ar Jeffreys for local stations on
Norfolk Division to Danville; aE Oxford Tor
2:39 r .l.. No. %. limited train daily for
Jacksonville and all Floridi. points, Havana. Mas
san etc Connects AiIseley with FarGyilte
and Powhatan Railroud; at Greensboro Tor our
ham Raleigh and WinstOn-Salem; at Charlotte
With No :5 United States Fast Mail solid train.
daily for New Orleans and points South, when
carries sIeepcrs TO New Orleans Drawing ROOM
STsener f;ichmoud to Atlanta aud Birmingham
Through train with Sleeper, Salisbury 10 Aem-
phis Dining Car service
II 80 p NJ. No. II. Southern Express, daily
FOR Atlanta. Augnsts, Jacks"nylle Po!nta
Snuth SIeepcr for Danyiile, Greensboro. Sails
hnry and Charlotte open at Richmond $50 F.
n Councillors with Ner. rork ana FiGrlda E1-
nrrss and Southwestern Limited. which carries
through sleepers 10 Augusta. Sdvannah, jack
snnviii. Tampa Nashville. Memphis. Atlanta.
~ orleans etc. Complete Dining Car service.
AZ Pullman Tourist Sleeper Mondays Wedaes-
r;t5omf change with connection for all points
~ TeTas Mexico and California
600 r NJ No. Il. local daily. except Sunday,
Cav Eeysytll. and intermediate points
t0h TRAINS ARRIVE IN RICHMOND.
500 A. NJ and 5:i3 Z. NJ. from Atlanta. AU-
custas Jacksonville and all points South.
gao A. NJ from Keysyille and local stattona.
3:25 p NJ. from Durham Charlotte. Danyills
aD'' ~ LOCAL FREIGHT TRAINS.
Nos 81 and g. between Manchester and
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1902-02-15
WAS MERELY FORMAL.
British Ambassador Acted as Dean OF Diplo-
matte corps.
(By Associated Press. }

LONDON, Feb. 1.-THE Associated
Fress understands that the Under Score
1ary for Foreign Affairs, Lord Gran
borne, Will inform the House of Com
mons this afternoon that Lord Paunce-
fote, British Ambassador at Washington,
acted merely as dean Of the Diplomatic
Corps in summoning the meeting of April
il, 1888. That he did so at the instance
Of other diplomats; that he acted in those
proceedings entirely on his own initiative.
Forwarded the note as a matter of routine
and was instructed in return to take alb
solutely no notice OF the matter.
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h. Old Dominion
rs Steamship Co.
Daily Line for New York, tha Mort.
and East
FROM RICHMOND.

PASSENGERS can leave DAILY, ex-
cent Sunday, by Chesapeake 6. Ohio Rail-
way at 8 A. NJ. via Norfolk, and 2:10 P.
md z P NJ by N. & w. Railway via
Norfolk, both lines connecting with direct
steamers sailing same day, or by com
pany's new steamer Brandon. leaving
NJ arriving Norfolk at + A M. then
transferring to New York steamer.
: FREIGHT for all northern. eastern and
s,.a;cln ports received and forwarded daiIv
t e1ce6t Sunday. at Company's gharf
I
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1902-02-15

ErzEN! A--Nt,5c URA MORAY.
Your druggist will refund your money
,f PAZOE OlNTMENT fails to cure Ring
worm, letter. Old Ulcers and Sores, Pim-
$nles and Blackheads on the face, and
all skin disease, SOC.
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1902-02-15
THEODORE, JR., BETTER.
Improved Rapidly Yesterday and Was Given
Sold Food
CRv Associated Prsss.l

GROTON. MASS, Feb. 14.-This was
an uneventful day at the Groton school.
Theodore Roosevelt, .r., has improved
very rapidly and for the first time since
his illness he partook of solid food. meat
being included in the diet. At each TAX
ing of the chart the respiration, pulse and
temperature of the patient was normal,
and from all appearances the GONZALES
ence was uninterrupted. 1t is hoped that
the boy will be able to sit UP by Monday.
Young Roosevelt's lungs are rapidly
clearing, with the possibility of restora-
ton being completed in a very few days.
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1902-02-15
Mir. Trigg is Better.

Mr.. William R. Triggs condition was
reported yesterday to be practically I'M
changed. His physician regards his symp-
toms as satisfactory and favorable. He
does not believe that the poor night his
patient had two days ago resulted in q
he will be confined to his home for six
weeks or two months longer, and that a
period OF complete rest will then be ne
ceSSary,
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1902-02-15
YORK RIVER LINE, wzsf u solsr
THE FAvoRITE ROUTE NORTH
IE4yE RICHMOND.

LEAVE RICHMOND.
a.ao y AZ No. TO- Baltimore Limited. daily.
800, snndays. for West Point connecting at
IT,; Paint With steamers for Baltimore and
W. River landings. Mondays. Wednesdays and
Fridays IN ,,.,d.vs wadness,v. o,t
49, 70 ,n..I express for West Point and inter
Ii. stafiops Connects with stage at Lester
n n,e.ir Ia WaIkertcn and Tappahannock.
as 10 NJ No. III, local mixed. leaves daily.
90 Smndar Ter West Point and Intermediates
eAelps annnacting with stage az Lester Manor
s 81, W. itsrfon and Tappahannock.
ZOE TEAMS ARRIVE RICHMOND.
o,s NJ daily. from West Point. with con-
,oc;ion from Baltimore. Wednesdays. Fridays
and a.. ssia H.. No. o. Wednesdays and Fridays
s.fs p NJ daily. except SUNDAYS. from West
Point and intermediate stations.
Steamers leave West Point Mondays. WcdneS-
a.ys and Fridays ut $3.50 z. IL. arriving Baltf-
hi: Steamers cali at Almonds. claybanl and Giou<
c. ". wESTBURY,
District Passenger Agent.
go e. Main Street. Richmond Va.
s. III. HAKDWICk.
General Passenger Agent.
+. S. CANNON.
Third yIce-Presicent and General Manager.
Washington. D. Z.
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TRAIT c handicapped.
(Rv Associatcd Press. )

lBy AssOCIatcu -GreSs.J
CHATTANOOGA. TENN, Feb IL
Snow has been falling here all day and
continues tonight: AT least six inches
have fallen and the ground was frozen
and it melts but little. Street car traffic
tonight was paralyzed and all trains are
late 1t is the heaviest fall OF SHOW eX-.
pericnced since the winter of 1888.
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With the lex,

Mr. John L. Grubbs. assistant post
master, is again confined to his room as
a result of an injury sustained few
weeks ago to his knee.
Mrs. j. r. Langhorne, who has beeY
quite sick at her residence, No. Dol Ease
Leigh Street. is improving and hopes to.
be out in "a few days.
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1902-02-15

MOBILE. ALA.-Captain f. T. Rice,
Of the British ship Lizzie Burrill, has
been arrested on the charge of assault
and battery preferred by David Jones,
a former member of the crew, and who
is an American citizen.
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1902-02-15
HEAVY SNOW IN TIE SOUTH.
Covered Ground 10 Depth OF S1a Inches at
Six O'clock il Nashville.

NASHVILLE, TENN, Feb. 1.-THE
heaviest snow since 1895 covers the ground
in this vicinity tonight. AT 6 o'clock it
was eight and half inches deep on the
this hour. 1880 P. NJ. The downfall be-
gan at $50 and has continued without in
Permission. Railroad traffic has not been
interfered With.
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Eank al Marrealon.

Especial Dispatch to The Tiules)
WASHINGTON, Feb. 1.-THE Comp
troller of rhe Currency has issued to the
a certificate to commence business. Capt..
tai S5O,OH0; S. B. White, president; c. q.
Tiffany, cashier.
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Young nan loot. Another

Henry Cousins shot G. T. Splitter at
this morning. Both are young men. Spit
ger was shot through the muscle Of the
arm. They had a quarrel. Cousins was
promptly arrested.
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Stop Lobbying.


(Dy lssocs-ted Press.0
CHICAGO. ILL. Feb. 14.-At a special
meeting last night the Council voted that
herafter street railway franchise ordi-
naaces must be ratified by popular vote
before they can become law.
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Pleased 8 Large Audieuce.

The we'll known impersonator, Monta.
vile Flowers gave a presentation of
General Lew Wallace's noted story,
ben Hur," last night at the \. NJ. c.. A,
which was well received and heartily en-
loved
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1902-02-15

DIES MONIES, IOWA. Feb. 1.-THE City
Council OF Des. Moines has. decided to
close all churches. theatres, and to pro-
hibit all public gatherings until the small
rox epidemic shall have abated.
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TRANSPORTATION LINES.
RICHMOND & PETERSBURG
ELECTRIC RY.
BEGINNING Sunday, Feb. 9Th.

Cars leave corner of Hull Street and
Petersburg Turnpike. Manchester, every
hour from A. NJ. to 10 P. NJ
Cars leave Petersburg, foot of Sycamore
Street, every hour from A. NJ. to 10
T. M.
Transfers may be obtained to or from
Richmond and Petersburg cars from or
to any point in Richmond on lines of
Richmond Passenger and Power Co.
Similar transfers may be obtained to or
from all lines in Petersburg.
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80 .Pas'ng'r Trains
ssAA ~ cave and Arrive

SCHEDULE IN EFFECT FEBRUARY 10, 1902.
NEW MAIN-STREET STATION.
LEAVE RICHMOND.
500 A. NJ. daily. local TO Old Point. Norfolk
and Portsmouth. Farlor Car.
1910 A. NJ, except Sunday. local TO Clifton
Forge Connects for Orange, Culpcper. CsirertoE
1920 \: M:, daily; for LynshssFg LsSinston
2:I0 P. NJ. except Sunday. ..Washington and
old Point Limited for Norfolk via Old Point.
ParIor and Observation cars Washington TO Old
G s:45 P m: NJ, daily, "st. Louis and Chicago
Limited Dining Car train: Pullman for Ciucin-
natl Louisville and St Louis Five to eight
Hot Springs. Local train follows St Louis Lin
tied from GordonsTile to Stanton. except Sun
400 2 n, daily. local to Old Point Norfolk
and Portsmouth Pullman to Old Point. Con-
meets at Old Point with Washington, Baltimore
and Cape Charles steamers
Sis P. ~, except Sunday, TO Bremo.
$50 P. ~ except Sunday; to boswell.
1880 P NJ daily EoI F. " Dining Car train
Hinton CONNECTING with Parior Car to Cincinnati
and Pullman to Cincinnati. Louisville and the
"e Arrive NEW MAIS-sTREET STATION.
500 4. ~, except Sunday. from boswell
$3.50 A. NJ, daily from Cincinnati
$40 A; NJ except I1 SUNDAY qr,s from BreTo;
n'9 T. neon, except sunday, from Norfolk and
:? $50 ?. NJ, daily. from Cincinnati.
Iynchburs and except Sunday from New Castle.
6:a5 p A., daily, from Norfolk and Ports
-'s SIS P. NJ, except Sunday, from Clifton Forge
ana annT at 500 East Main street oos East Main
Street Murphys Hotel New Man-Street
Station Offices for WIZ inf pnT4 ton
C. ?. A. a. c. P. A.
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A Ere yesterday at No. 1921 Hull Street
The Scranton chronicle. (Scranton, Miss.) 1897-19??, 1902-03-01

prince Henry's Chief Of STAFF and Per
sonal presentatiye)
lyn bridge and the Battery. and had
heard the fame of the tall buildings.
The latter lowered high in the clear
light, and the prince viewed them
with keen interest as the Kron
Prinz swung into North river. The
famed sky line that shows 30 well
from the Jersey shore caught his at
tention. and be watched il until n
footing tug claimed salute.
The first of the large crowds was
met at the battery, and from there
on up to Recreation Pier. where the
largest crowd Of all had gathered.
every pier to which admission was
not denied was closely filed The
number Of river craft also increased
and the welcome was a noisy cne.
The crossing ferryboats sounded
their whistles aud the cver-increa ing
fleet Of tug boats kept up their noise.
The big liners in port were decorated,
and the German colors we're displayed
at several points along the harbor
shores. The prince frequently went
to the side, and either saluted or
waved his hand IN acknowledgement
To the Americans present he e1-
pressed his appreciation Of The warm
welcome extended TO him
The last greeting in the ran up the
river was from the imperial yacht
HohenzollerD, which is 70 be the
home Of the prince while in Seu
York. She wore full dress OF flags
and her white paint with lis trim
ming of gold shone in the brilliant
sun. Her jaekies wore new uniforms
and straw hats and manned the sides
while The officers. In full dress uni.
form, we're drawn up On the deck
The prince smiled at sight OF her.
and again stepping to the end Of the
bridge, saIuted. The jackies OF the
The Scranton chronicle. (Scranton, Miss.) 1897-19??, 1902-03-01

ADMIRAL ROBIEf ID. EVANS.
Designated hy President as Personal At
tondant to Prince Hcnry1
writer's, and after The formal part
Of the presentation snid he was quite
sure that their relations would be
very happy
After brief halt the liner moved
ahead. and NJ 1880 was abreast Of
the special squadron of rempl,ins.
Vile. The German standard was run
to the foretop Of the kron Prinz, and
its appearance gave signal Ia the
American fleet to salute The san
Francisco, Cincinnati, Olympia and
Illinois lay in perfect alignment in
the order named, and made an at
tractiye picture with their crews man
ming he sides. turrets and tops. They
raised the German navq standard and
then opened blank fire. The prince
stood at attention on the bridge,
and back Of him were Admiral Evans
and his staff and the numerous suite
of the German visitor. The prince
and his staH were especially inter
ested in the Illinois and the Olympia,
and offered warm congratulations 10
the American admiral on the splendid
appearance of his squadron. The
prince said that he was very anxious
to visit the squadron, and that he
would do this at the earliest mo
ment.
As the kron Prinz cleared Tomp-
ldnsville, the feet OF small craft
around her increased and they kept
their whistles sounding \ crowded
ferrybont joined the others. and ii
response to the cheers Of her passen
gers the prince went to the end Of the
bridge and touched his cap in sa
Lutte There was rush to the side o1
the ferryboat that carried her ogel
on list that looked dangerous.
When the Kron Prinz came abreasf
Of Governoy's Island there was an
other salute. and the prince agaiI
stood at attention until the last %
the u guns was fred.
New York and its surrounding.
have rarely shown 10 greater adyan
tage than to-day in the sunlight, Will
the added brigh tness that came from
the glistening coating of snow, ane
the royal visitor did not leave the
bridge during the run up the bay
He said thai he was at last gratifying
an old ambition in visiting New
York, and asked that the points OF
interest be shown him and the geo.
graphical bearings explained. lie
knew the Statue Of Liberty. Brook.
The Scranton chronicle. (Scranton, Miss.) 1897-19??, 1902-03-01
FOREIGN.

Additional details of the earthquake
in Transcaucasia show that 1000 per-
sons. mostly women and children, per-
ished Four thousand houses were de-
stroyed.
Asumcion EsquiYel has been elected
president of Costa Rica
Ten persons were killed and 6j
wounded by troops at Barcelona,
Spain, in an attempt TO stop labor
riots.
Col Allen, chief of the Philippine
constabulary, in report to the war
department said 1900 troops were
sufficient to hold the Philippines.
Miehael Bolan, an American, las
been compelled to leave Ecuador by
the persecution Of government Off
eialz.
The German government is making
preparations to maintain regiment
of troops in Shanghai to support Ger
man interests in China.
The British located De Vets force
near Reitz, in Orange River colony.
and the Boer command was split up.
Rev. Newman Hall, d. D., IL D., the
Congregational clergyman and writer,
died in London, aged Sc years.
The reports of the release Of Miss
Stone are without foundation. al
though aer liberation IS expected mo-
mentarily.
Tho largest existing band Of ID
.arge3ts iu Batangas province, r l.
alrendered to the Americans.
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Woman suffragists appeared before
congressional committees and urged
their right toyote.
Fire, followed by an explosion of
gas, wrecked the Tecumseh flats in
Chicago and rendered nearly 100 per-
sons homeless.
The Wisconsin supreme court in ef-
feet has decided that the state inheri.
anoe tax law is unconstitutional
President Roosevelt announced his
decision in the Schley case. He blamed
the admiral for the retrograde move
ment and the loop. held that neither
Schley nor Sampson was in command
of the fleet at the Santiago battle
which was a captains fight. and pro-
nounced fatty against continuation Of
the controversy.
Attorney General Knox. by direction
of President Roosevelt, is preparing
bin in equity TO test the legality OF the
Northern Pacific railway merger.
Four firemen were caught under fall
ing walls at a Milwaukee fire. and two
died of their injuries and the others
were badly hurt.
IT. +. Brewer. of San Francisco, won
the 6o0-yard swimming championship
at the Coliseum in Chicago, breaking
the record.
The superintendent of schools at Ko-
komo, Ind. reported that 400 boys out
of ! 800 in the city schools smoke ciga-
rettes.
Secretary Hay notified Russia and
China that any agreement giving any
corporation exclusive right in the de-
velopment of Manchuria would be
viewed by the gravest concern by the
United States.
The National Civic Federation COM
mittee considered in New York plan
for tribunal to prevent threatened
strikes and lockouts.
The secretary of war has furnished
the senate with mass Of information
disproving charges of cruelty made
against Philippine troops.
The foreign relations committee Of
the senate decided that the reciprocity
trade treaties are not dead. but can
still be acted upon by the senate.
Coon Kinaman was killed and his
wife fatally injured by the cars near
ingalls,, Ind.
William 2. Foss, of Haverstraw. y.
Y, won the amateur billiard champion
ship of America in New York.
Miss Gertrude Gothic was shot dead
after quarrel by her lover, George
Sutton, who attempted suicide, at Phil
adelphia.
Three children of John Thompson.
Of owingsville Ky, were killed and
another and the mother fatally in
iured by the explosion of a keg of
powder.
Justice Horace Gray, of the United
States supreme court, is suffering
from a slight attack of paralysis.
Kroonland, the largest vessel thus
far built in the United States, has
been launched at Philadelphia
Word is said to have been passed
along the line in Washington to drop
the schley case.
Prince Henry will visit both houses
Of congress on his trip to Washing
ton and witness the proceedings.
The Twenty ninth regiment left
Fort Sheridan, ILL.,, for the Philip
pines.
Graduation of the naval academy
class on May l will add 60 officers to
the navy.
Fire at Lafayette, Ind, destroyed
several stores and damaged the Jour
nal office, the aggregate loss being
S250,0OO
Presidents action in setting afoot
prosecution of Northern Securities
company causes commotion in Wash
ington official circles.
The Scranton chronicle. (Scranton, Miss.) 1897-19??, 1902-03-01
A WEEKS RECORD
All the News of the Past Seven
Days Condensed.
HOME AND FOREIGN ITEMS
News of the Industrial Field, Personal
and Political Items, Happenings
at Home and Abroad.
THE NEWS FROM ALL THE WORLD
CONGRESSIONAL.

The senate on the 18th ratified the
treaty with Denmark ceding the Span
ish West Indies to the United States
upon payment of S5o00,000. and passed
bills establishing a permanent census Of
fee and extending charters of national
banks....In the house the bill for the
repeal of the war taxes was passed by
unanimous vote. At a caucus Of house
republicans resolution was adopted
calling for a special committee TO investi-
gate the disfranchisement of voters in
the south.
The senate further discussed the Phil
ipplne tariff bill on the 18th and it was
agreed to take final vote on the bill
next Monday afternoon. In the house,
during a discussion of the Indian appro-
priation bill, Mr. Wheeler Q<y) was
scored by his democratic colleagues for
his attack on Prince Henry and Lord
Pauncefote. In reply Mr.. Wheeler said
he had nothing to retract. A bill was
introduced to refund TO religious, char
table, literary and art institutions the
taxes collected on legacies and bequests
under the operation of the war revenue
act.
On the 18th the time in the United States
senate was devoted TO considering the Phil
ippine tariff bill, the main speeches being
made by Senators Burrows (Mieh.) for the
blu, and Money (NIiss) against it....In the
house the general debate on the Indian
appropriation bill was devoted almost en-
tirely 10 eXtraueous topics As on the pre-
vious day, the issued raised by Mr.. Wheel
er (ky) a few days ago came in for con-
siderable attention and was the feature
Of the session.
The senate on the Goth devoted its en-
tire session to the Philippine question.
The house spent the day working on the
Indian appropriation bill and 42 of the G.
pages were disposed of. Mr. Long. of the
7f,aff =
the committee a bill providing for reciproe-
ity with Cuba