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STATEHOOD CONFERENCE
WAsHlNGIoN' March 22.-By vote
OF 40 TO 100. the House adopted the
St'tehoou RUE ana the speaker APP
pointed hainiltoh OF Michigan brick
Oh inuiana anu Moon OF tennessee
conferees' The previous question.
bringing up the rule for debate, had
been carried by vote OF III to l4O.
HIGH-PRICED ORCHID.
LONDON, March %. "A record price
-$6000-was paid this afternoon, at a
local auction room, for a prize orchid
from a collection OF II. 4. Pitt.
AUSTRIA'S PROPOSITION.
BERLIN. March 22.-Russla's in
structions to Count Cassini. her chief
delegate to the Moroccan Conference,
| have affected the German Government
most unfavorabry, and came almost as
challenge at the moment that a set
tlenent of the question In dispute at
Algeciras seemed certain. II is not
improbable that the attitude OF both
the French and German delegates will
be influenced thereby.
Dispatches from Algeciras today in
dicate an unyielding disposition on
the French and Spanish inspectors OF
police shall cooperate in each harbor
or consist of four exclusively French
| and four exclusively Spanish in
spectors.
| ALGECIRAS, Spain, March 20, p.
m.-Owing to the slight indisposition
of the head of the German delega-
ton, Herr Won Radowitz, who is con-
| fined to his room, the meeting of the
delegates which was to have occurred
today has been postponed until next
| Saturday, when the new Austrian po-
lice proposition will be presented. All
the delegates have agreed that the
points in dispute are slowly being set
| tied. The Austrian delegates them
selves do not know the exact details OF
| the new proposition, and they are
seeking before presenting It to elm
mate all the differences of opinion or
the subject, so as to make 1t the basis
of an acceptable agreement.
| The situation, however, is still intrl-
| cate. The delegates do not exactly
see how an accord can be reached, but
they no longer doubt that an agree
ment will be arrived at.
| Ut is doubtful IL the Austrian prop
osition was the one that finally pre-
vailed, for the Austrian delegates were
a few weeks ago favoring Germany
and yesterdays cable stated that the
commissioners had reached an agree
ment which was "a complete victory
for France. Ed. Advertiser)
PEASANT PROPRIETORSHIP.
ST. PETERSBURG. March 22.-Pre.
mier Whites project to permit the
peasant banks to issue per cent
bonds to finance the purchase of land
from the proprietors and its sale &c
the peasants, has been adopted by the
Council of the Empire. The majority
of estates are heavily mortgaged tC
the mobiles and private banks, with
foreign connections, and the bonds
viii be used to satisfy these mort
cages. the banks guaranteeing pei
cent. interest for fifteen years on the
balance due the landowners.
The question of the methods which
the peasants are to follow in making
their payments has not yet been re-
solved. At this stage the scheme does
not involve appropriation by law nor
the compulsory sale Of estates to the
peasant banks.
PROGRESS OF FORMOSA.
WASHINGTON, March 22.-The De.
partment of Commerce and Labor has
issued a bulletin discussing the de-
velopment of the Island of Formosa
taken from publications of the Japa.
nese Government.
The Introduction of an enlightened
and energetic government seems like
ly to result in vast increase i'm pop
ulation. There has been a large in
crease In the production of rice, sugar
coal, sweet potatoes and jute while