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The free lance. (Fredericksburg, Va.) 1885-1926, 1903-03-17
CUBAN TREATY DELAYED
Senate Amendment Provides For
/ Concurrence by the House.
VICTORY FOR THE DEMOCRATS
IL Is Now Believed the Canal and Reel
procity Measures Will Be Ratified
BY Senate Without Much Debate.
End Of Session In Siqht.


Washington. March lS.-There were
important developments yesterday re
garding the treaties pending in the
senate. 1t was decided TO vote on the
Panama Canal treaty on Tuesday next.
and the Cuban reciprocity treaty was
reported to the senate by the com
mittee on foreign relations. The end
of the work for which the extra SEES
sion was called therefore is in sight.
The agreement on the canal treaty was
arrived at soon after the senate as.
sembled at noon and without discus.
sion Of moment. The terms had been
made satisfactory 10 Senator Morgan
before the request to tx a day for a
vote was preferred by Senator Frye.
30 the former made no objection.
The Cuban treaty, with the various
amendments agreed on by the COM
mittee on foreign relations, then was
reported by Mr.. Cullom. and at his re
quest 1t was read for the information
of the senate. The reading was fol
lowed by formal request by Mr.. Cul-
lom to take up the Cuban treaty for
discussion, but while this was denied
still the greater part of the session
was devoted to it. The amendments
made include in addition to those Of
last session a provision requiring the
approval of the house Of representa-
tives TO make the treaty effective.
The adoption of this amendment is
a distinct Democratic victory. and is
the first fruits of Senator Germans
leadership. 1t insures, il is believed.
the ratification OF the treaty at the
present session of the senate, although
IT will not go into effect until after the
house has adopted a resolution, ex-
pressing its concurrence in the tariff
reductions provided in the treaty.
This. il is expected. will be one Of
the first acts of the next congress
when II meets in December
Individual Democratic senators will
offer a number of amendments to the
canal treaty. and they will unite in
pressing some OF them, but II they
should be voted down, as seems likely.
number of the Democrats will vote
for the ratification OF the treaty.
The progress made yesterday leads
many senators to predict an adjourn
ment by the close Of next week. The
action Of the committee on commerce
in postponing a vote on DR.. Crum 5
nomination, which also took place yes
terday, is generally accepted as dis
posing OF that matter for this session.
The free lance. (Fredericksburg, Va.) 1885-1926, 1903-03-17

President Mitchell Arrives IN Altoona
to Attend the Conventional Mon
ster labor Meeting Planned For To.
morrow.
Altoona. Pa. March l3.-Thc b..u-
miuous miners held a secret SEES sion
Yesterday while the scale was under
consideration. Later a committee was
sent To notify the operators that the
miners were ready to 40 into Joint
conference. The per capita tax was
raised from . To 10 cents a month
At noon the joint conference began.
Forty coal companies were represent
ed. The conference organized by elect
Ing National Secretary Wilson chair
man and Fred @ 3. Belts of the OPP
orators. and William Curry. OF the
miners secretaries.
President Gilday then presented the
miners scale. Colonel J. c. Spangler.
of Bclleiontc. spoke for the operators.
in pleasant vein he advised against
too much oratory before the oper-
ators mad a chaice To consider the
scale. At Colonel Spangier's sugges-
ton. the scale was referred to Joint
committee. which organized and dis
CusSed the scale yesterday afternoon
Chairman Wilson opened the discus
sion. He said the adjusting of the
scale by Joint conference was still
an experiment but so far il was sue
cessiui. ~ year ago" he said. we
entered into an agreement by which
the miners got specific rate of wages
Tho -fr t~. 81. q.
the consequent extraordinary demand
for soft coal and the inability OF the
railroad companies 20 transport the
needed supply caused high prices FOR
soft coal VI there had been no agree
ment between the miners and oper-
ators in this field. the operators could
have advanced no argument against a
demand Tor higher wages in this dis
trlct. and the only reason the miners
did not demand II was because they
were in honor bound 20 keep their con
tracts II has been said that a con
tract with miners is of no force be-
cause the miners cannot be sued. Here
Is a reputation of that argument"
The scale presented by the miners
Is as follows. Pick mining TO be in
creased 20 per cent. over present rate
which is $50 cents a gross ton: a fiat
difcreutial of 10 cents between pick
and machine mining, loading after
chain machines shall be paid ) cents
per ton more than after air machines.
cars shall be hauled 10 and from the
face OF all working places equaliza-
ton in distribution OF cars in mines:
that companies arrange 10 have men
notified night before whether there
will be work next day or not: that all
outside labor. skilled or unskilled, be
advanced - per cent on the present
rates. based on an eight-hOur day: mo-
tormen and electric machine runners
TO be paid S2.70 per day. and helpers
$3.50 per day.
National President John Mitchell ar
rived here last night and was met by
all the delegates to the convention
with brass band and by the members
OF the local Federation OF Labor. He
attended the convention today.
The local union OF the Federation
of Labor has invited President Mitchell
70 address the organization tomorrow
afternoon. \ monster labor meeting is
planned.
The free lance. (Fredericksburg, Va.) 1885-1926, 1903-03-17
Convinced Levees viii Break.

Jackson. Miss. March $50 thor
oughly convinced is Governor Lon
gino that the Mississippi levees must
break that he left here today for
Greenville. whence he will direct the
work of the state cOnvicts and see to
the transportation OF state property to
places of safety. Warden Henry is
now gathering convicts from several
state farms and is Fastening by spe.
cial trains to points of danger along
the river front
The free lance. (Fredericksburg, Va.) 1885-1926, 1903-03-17
Declines Nomination.

Detroit. March 13-Judge George /
Yaple, of Mendon, notified the Demo
cratic state central committee last
night that he would not accept the
nomination for justice of the supreme
court, which the Democratic conven
ton gave him by reclamation last
week. A resolution was adopted al
the time authorizing the central com
mittee to fill vacancies that might ap
pear on the ticket.
The free lance. (Fredericksburg, Va.) 1885-1926, 1903-03-17
Women AS Truck Drivers.

Kansas City, No, March l3.-Two
women. Mrs. G. b. Evans and Mrs.
II. S.Meyers, took the places OF their
husbands, non-union men. yesterday
and drove trucks about town in de
fiance of the striking transfer com.
panies drivers. They met no interior
ference, but instead the men lifted
their hats as the women drove by and
cleared the way for their vehicles.
About so additional men went out
during the day. and as but few men
were hired in their places, the bust
ness of the transfer companies was
practically at a standstin.
The free lance. (Fredericksburg, Va.) 1885-1926, 1903-03-17
Another West viroinl. strik.

Paramount w. Va, March 10
United Mine Workers organizers are
in the New River districts in this state
for the purpose of assisting organizers
already there in bringing out the min.
ers. 1t is reported that at least 10000
miners will so out in less than two
months. Organizers here will assist
and will leave in a few days Local
organizers have been laboring for
months to form locals here and are
meeting with some success.
The free lance. (Fredericksburg, Va.) 1885-1926, 1903-03-17
HAVANA OPPOSED TO DELAY
Business Men Say Rejection of Treaty
Is Preferable to uncertaintu

Is Preferable 10 uncertainty.
Havana. March 13.-The publication
OF Washington dispatches regarding
the amendments TO the reciprocity
treaty by the senate foreign relations
committee has caused a renewal Of
apprehension among business men that
the treaty may remain unsettled until
the next session of the United States
congress. The merchants and bankers
here hope that If the amendment re
curing the approval of the house is
adopted President Roosevelt will call
a special session of the house TO set
tie the matter. The uncertainty re
garding the rates of duties has seri-
ously hampered both the export and
import trade for several months. The
merchants, although anxious for it's
ratification now. declare that even the
rejection of the treaty is preferable to
a further long period Of uncertainty.
The free lance. (Fredericksburg, Va.) 1885-1926, 1903-03-17
jubilee Presents For ST. Louis Fair

Rome. March 13.-Negotiations have
been begun with the Vatican, with a
view to securing the placing on exhibi.
ton at the ST. Louis Exposition of
Pope Leos jubilee Dresents. The
American vessel which will transport
the jubilee presents of Queen Victoria,
which King Edward has promised to
exhibit at the exposition, would call
at Civita Vecchia. the port of Rome,
to embark the Pope's jubilee presents.
II the negotiations are brought to a
successful termination.
The free lance. (Fredericksburg, Va.) 1885-1926, 1903-03-17
MINERS NEW SCALE
Soft Coal Men Present Demand,
to the Operators.
THEY WANT 70 PER CENT. RAISE

President Mitchell Arrives In Altoona
to ATTEND the Conventional Mon
ster Labor Meeting Planned For To.
The free lance. (Fredericksburg, Va.) 1885-1926, 1903-03-17
LOOK OUT FOR
NEARRH

I; | e !: d:
The cold-vave flag Hl
means aero weather, - ffHl
icy, moisture laden nHl
winds, and the begin 1851 NSHl
ningof winter in earn lv Ni1l
est. To Catsrh suffer hVW MI
ers there Is nothing -----'Sssj
cheering In these climatic changes vi
for with the return of cold weather, ~
all the disagreeable symptoms of Catarrh
appear: binding headaches, dizziness. a
s,utfy feeling about the nose that makes
breathing difficult, chest pains, and as the
disease progresses. a discharge of nauseat-
ing matter from the throat and nose keeps
ons continually hawking and splitting.
Cstarrh Is a most disgusting disease.
The foul mucous secrstious that are CON
stsntly dropping back into the stomach
contsminste and poison the blood and Is
distributed throughout the body, and it
then becomes q decp-seated, systemic
persistent disease that must be treated
through the blood. for il 10 beyond the
reach OF sprays, washes, powders or ex-
ternal treatment of any kind
S. ). 5. soon clears the system of all
Catarrhal matter and purges the blood of
the irritating poisons, thus effectually
checking the further progress of this seri-
Gus aud far reaching disease.
Look out for Catarrh in winter. for cold
stirs the blood and causes excessive secre-
ton OF mucus and brings 20 life all the
Slurn bcring poisous that make Catarrh
The free lance. (Fredericksburg, Va.) 1885-1926, 1903-03-17
The Swift SPECIFIC Co., Atlanta. Ga.

Member 81
Patent Law
Association.
lnfOrma-
ton as tore
quir ments
and costs
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Letters Pat
ent on in
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sent free in
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on request.
it naming
some of my
client : in
every State.
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1903-05-30
qOUDBJRST NEAR ENID.
Hundreds Of Persons Homeless
and Property Damage Esti-
mated at 100000.
HOUSES SUBMERGED IN OKLAHOMA.
Wall of water Two Hundred Feet
Wide sweeps Down n valley
MnnyPersOns Rescued from PERIL
Gus POsitions-Means at HIND In
adequate TO Relieve Distress.

Enid, Okla, May 25.-Hundreds OF
persons were rendered homeless and
property damage estimated at $780,
600 was done in the Enid bottoms
alone by a cloudburst that struck
west Of this city. The aggregate
damage will doubtless be raised much
higher by losses sustained between
Enid and the seat of the storm.
Early Sunday morning bank OF
water three feet high and 200 feet
wide swept down through the bot
toms carrying houses and everything
before it. 1t came upon Enid without
warming, while most Of its citizens
were asleep. Within a few minutes
q hundred houses were partly or COM
pletely submerged. Rescuers went to
work Immediately, and all labored in
dustriouslN saving persons from
perilous positions and aiding those
driven from their homes Sunday it
was found that several hundred were
homeless. Many pitiable scenes were
witnessed as the people stood around
waiting for the water to subside.
Many had lost everything they pos
sessed Citizens are busily relieving
the distress, but the means at hand
are inadequate.
The rainfall the past ten days has
been the heaviest in the history Of
Oklahoma, and indications are that
more will follow Reports Of loss in
the country west Of Enid are meager,
but it is believed heavy damage was
done
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1903-05-30
Modified AT LEXINGTON.
Preserve the Peace In Breathitt
County. Ky.

Lexington. KY May 2j.-LeXington
was the modelling place for state
troops that took charge Of the peace
regulations Of Breathitt county. Com
pany A, Of Frankfort Capt. Gordon;
Company X, of Shelbyyile, Capt. Bur-
ton, and Battery \, of Louisville,
Capt. Gritiiths, with a Calling gun, ar
rived at noon, Sunday, and joined
Company c, of Lexington, at the
armory The battalion left over the
Lexington &c Eastern railway for
jackson on a special train Of six cars.
A hospital corps from this city, ac-
companied the troops Col Roger
Williams, Of the Second kentucky
regiment, is commanding the expedi-
ton and Mai Embrey Allen, of Lex
ington, is the battalion commander.
| The officers and men number about
one hundred and fifty. The quarter
master and corps of cooks had gone
Friday to pitch tents and prepare the
camp.
No one here anticipates any trou-
bic during the Investigation Of the
assassinations OF DR.. Cox, jim Cock
rill and J. b. Marcum for which the
special term Of court is called. Curtis
Jett, accused of the assassination of
Marcum, remains in Jail at Winches-
ter. where he was arrested Habeas
corpus proceedings instituted for him
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1903-05-30
APPEAL MADE TO FARMERS.
American Society of Equity Advises
Them to Hold Their wheat for
One Dollar "a Bushcl.

indianapolis, Ind, May 2j,-Ihe
merican Society of Equity to-day
issued bulletin to the farmers of the
United States demanding an increase
in the price OF wheat, giving argu-
ments that the minimum price OF
wheat should be 81 and urging the
farmers Of the United States not to
sell for less than 81. The society has
been organized with this city as ma
tional headquarters, for the purpose
of maintaining higher prices for farm
products by cooperation of the farm
crs of the country, and this is the
first formal demand for an increase IN
prices as the result of the movement
The bulletin sets out the claim that
this is an era Of unequalled prosperl'
ty, the demand for commodities IS I'M
precedcnted, labor receiving higher
wages than ever before and the de-
mand for and consumption Of wheat
is greater than ever before, with
low visible supply. The bulletin then
says:
at is evident that the American
farmers can not produce over about
twelve bushels per acre on an aver
age, which, at IS cents per bushel,
represents SlO,56 per acre to cover all
the work, seed, Irvine, threshlng,
marketing, etc" an amount lha'
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1903-05-30
TRAIN runs THROUGH STORM,
Coaches Arrive Mt Chicknshn with
windows Broken out,

Chickasha /. T., May 25-A severe
ram and wind storm passed over
Chickasha and through the Washita
valley, causing more or less destruc-
ton. The damage is confined most
" to the Rock Island and Frisco rail-
roads Two Rock Islands bridges
over the Canadian and Washita rivers
were washed out, carrying over eight
hundred feet of track with them, and
effectually blocking traffic. The north
bound Rock Island pas enger train
ran into washout five miles north of
Chickasha Sunday 6ight and left the
track. Several passengers were slight
ly injured, but there was no loss of
life. Another Rocl; Island passenger
train, on the Mangum branch, arrived
here late after passing through a ter
rife hailstorm during which almost
every window in the entire train was
broken. Two bridges on the Frisco
Railway between Choctaw and Okla
homa City were washed out,
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1903-05-30
HIGH WATER IN KANSAS.
Farms in Several Districts Are DAM
aged by Floods,

Topeka, Kas., May 25.-High water
is causing much trouble for Kansas
railroads, The Santa Fe reports $50
feet of track washed out on the Usage
City branch near Qdenemo The Mis-
souri, Pacific has a washout near Rich
land. and the Rock Island is having
difficulty in moving trains in northern
Kansas. On the central branch Of the
Missouri Pacific the tracks are in a
bad condition, and trauc on the Tn
ion Pacific is much delayed.
At Topeka the Kansas river is 1872
feet above the low water mark, and is
rising rapidly, but it is not thought
damage will result here.
At Empora the Cottonwood river is
oyerfiowing its banks and flooding
the farming country. At Florence
the Cottonwood is rising rapidly, and
when this rise rearhcs Emporia the
situation there win be much more Sc
rious Heavy general rains have fallen
in Kansas for a week past, and anoth-
er heavy fall covered the central por-
ton of the state Sunday.
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1903-05-30
Killed His Brother.in-Law.

Tom Avery, a prominent young
farmer, and one Of the most respect
ed citizens of Bunker Hill Church
neighborhood, eleven miles above
Columbia, was shot and instantly
killed iasS week at that place by Vir-
gil Bass, a brother-in-law, The diff
liculy occurred near Bass home.
Mrs. Bass was the only witness to
the tragedy, and she is said to have
been the cause Of the trouble The
weapon used was a 32-caliber pistol.
The ball entered the left side be-
tween the fourth and fifth ribs and
struck the heart Avery ran about
$50 yards before he fell, and was af-
forwards found by neighbors. All
parties had been on good terms up
to this time. An inquest was held
and a verdict of manslaughter was
returned, Bass Immediately de-
manded a preliminary trial before
Justice Thomson and was released
on $1,000 bond to await the action
Of the grand jury. Avery leaves q
wife and six children.
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1903-05-30
A Pardon Wanted.

GOV. Longino has been potitloned
to grant a pardon to Lee Coleman
A prisoner serving an cight-year term
in the gcnitcntiary from Union
county for grand larceny. The PrIs-
oncr hes completed six years of his
term. Owing to the governors
steadfast refusal to grant pardonS
unless exceptional circumstances are
shown. the number OF petitions has
been materially reduced within the
mast few months.
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1903-05-30
SOUTHERN GLEANlNos.


Fearful that someone was coming
to wreak vengeance upon him for the
part he had taken in tragedy two
weeks before, w. p. Kelley, one Of the
wealthiest and bcst-known citizens Of
Oldham county, Ky, shot and fatally
wounded his son, Norris, aged %. The
father was on the porch and called to
his son, who was returning home I'M
expectedly late at night. Young kel-
ley did not answer, and the father
fred a shotgun, the load striking the
boy in the abdomen and kidneys. The
father collapsed when he learned Of
his mistake, and it is feared he will
not recover from the shock. The
tragedy was the sequel Of a killing
which occurred on May /, when the
Kelleys and Wheelers, neighboring
farmers, took part in the killing Of
William Mansfield, who had driven
through their land under protest. At
the preliminary hearing the Kelleys
and Wheelers were acquitted. Since
then the elder Kelley had been in a
highly nervous state over the affair,
and went armed and kept an alert
watch over his premises. The Kelleys
are among the best-known families in
| that section of the country.
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1903-05-30
s.nr In snItc of Police.

Paris, May 25,-The annual pilgrim
are of socialists and revolutionaries
70 the wall in the cemetery of Pere
La Chaise. against which the com
mnnards were executed in 1871, took
place Sunday afternoon, and passed
off without any disturbance Ihree
thousand persons marched IN the pro-
cession TO the cemetery. Some shouts
of "long live anarchy were raised
and the "Carmagnelle' was sung IN
spite of police orders forbidding IT,
The survivors of the commune were
much applauded as they marched past
the fatal wall.
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1903-05-30
CLAIMS TO BE ST. LOUISAN
lanes Smith Under Arrest in In.
dinnnpolis, Ind, on Charge OF
Attempt to Bride.

indianapolis, Ind, May 25.-For at
tempting to bride Commissioner Ed
ward Logsdon, of the board of works,
a man giving his name as James
Smith, of st. Louis, who claims to be
a detective in the employc Of the Citi-
zens' league of this city, to run down
the recent scandals which are under
investigation by the city council, is
under arrest The charge against him
is that he offered Mr.. Logsdon $500
for permission to place $50 slot ma
chimes in this city.
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1903-05-30
Belzoni Is On a Boom.

Bclzoni is on a boom. The Linsc-
meyer machine works has moved its
plant from Yazoo City to that place.
The &c factory will be ready for
business during the present week.
Work on the electric light and water
works plant will be completed in a
short time. The railroad company
will begin laying steel next week for
the new road from this place to
Yazoo City.
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1903-05-30
Negro Fought TO the Inst.

Mayor Young had an exciting scene
in his office at Cornith, Miss. Nose
Hart, a negro, was arrested, tried and
convicted in the mayors court for
carrying concealed weapons and
while waiting to make an appeal bond
became unruly and was ordered to
keep quiet Marshal Bell started to-
ward the negro to enforce the order
of the court, when Hart jumped to his
feet, drew a revolver, which he had
concealed somewhere on his person,
and commenced firing at Marshal Bell,
who advanced on him. He would have
killed Bell, but his wife held his hand.
In the struggle she was accidentally,
but not seriously, shot by her hus-
band. Hart ran for the door and,
amid a fusillade Of bullets, made his
escape from the mayors Office and
took refuge in a,house, where he was
followed by officers and citizens, and
in attempting to escape was shot to
death. 1t was necessary to burn the
house Hart was in and the one next
to it before he would come out, and
then he came shooting.
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1903-05-30
Conservation Of New Bishop.

Since the announcement that the
Rev. Theo. Bratton has accepted the
nomination of bishop for the diocese
of Mississippi, there has been good
deal of interest in the question as to
when the new bishop will be conse-
Grated. While no definite informa-
ton can be had on the subject, the
probabilities are believed to be that
the conservation will not take place
before July next, and it is thought
that Dr. Bratton will be consecrated
in jackson. as he has no parish
church of his own.