PllNl‘ilililgGUABDED
Gubans [-.-::. Making Trouble in
Gustanamo Pistrict.
CUB All GI.
Charged \‘G'itlz lutimhlatin: Cane Workers
TAN ARRESTED
~Insurgcnts Refuse to Disnrm—Member
ol‘ B. ly’s Regiment Under Arrest—Many
Troops On Duty.
Guantanamo, Cuba, Jan. 25.—-A Cu-
ban captain, Serafin Planch, who ap-
plied for and obtained work on the
Santa Cocilla sugar plantation, near
Guantanamo, harangued the workmen
at noon yesterday and ordered them
to leave work, under penalty of arrest
and trial by court martial of the Cu-
ban army.
The American troops who were
guarding the plantation, arrested
I'lanch and brought him to Guantana-
mo. On the way he told them that
he had acted under the orders of his
own ofiiccrs, though he refused to
give names. ' .
Lieutenant Colonel Ray, who is in
command of the United States forces
in this district, says that the action
of Planch is -y no means an isolated
case. All over the valley are small
bands of insurgents who refuse to
disarm, and whose officers will only
permit their men to work three days
a week, compelling them to report at
their camps for duty on the other
four.
Lieutenant Colonel Ray says that
several of these people. tiring of the
tyranny of their olliccrs, have applied
to him for protection, which has been
invariably granted. . _
Twenty-three plantations in the Gu-
antanamo district are now guarded by
the United States troops, the work on—
gaging the greater part of Lieutenant
Colonel Ray’s regiment, in addition to
the troops whose headquarters are at
Baracoa and Sagua de Tanamo. He
says that he cannot understand their
motives in burning the plantations,
unless it is that they are trying to
keep the district unsettled. These in-
surgent bands are extremely impu-
dent.
Major Edward \Vilson of Ray‘s regi--
ment, who was recently questioned re-
garding a shortage in his accounts,
admits this amount to be about two
hundred dollars, and has tendered a
check for the deficit. He insists that
the deficit was due to carelessness, but
he has been placed under arrest and
may be charged by Lieutenant Colonel
Ray with conduct unbecoming an ofl’i-
cer and a gentleman.
There has been considerable sickness
among the troops in the Guantanamo
district, many of the men suffering
from malarial fever. leltclant Colo-
nel Day will recommend the removal
of the main garrison to a point in the
mountains. t’.'-.'cnt:.'—sevcn milcs distant,
where the Spanish authorities were ac-
customed to send troops fresh from
Spain. and where fevers are practically
unknown.
Owing to the number of men dis-
charged and on the sick list, the regi—
ment is in bad shape now numerically,
but the officers believe that if the rec-
ommendation for removal is approved,
the number of sick will be reduCed by
one—half in less than a month.
Drowned in the Hudson.
Ncwburg‘n, N. Y., Jan. 25.-,—V."alter
Watts, aged seventeen, and Miss Mary
Sinclair, aged eighteen, of this city,
were drowned Monday night in tile'
Hudson river near New Windsor. '
With six other young people they
had skated to Cornwall, four miles
distant, and were returning. On their
way down the party crossed a crack
in the ice 2. foot wide without difficulty,
the tide being ebb. When they re—
turned, the tide in the meantime hav-
ing changed, the ice fioe was separat-
ed from the main body, leaving a wide
space of. open water.
\Vatts and the girl were some dis-
tance ahead of the others. They saw
the open water, but supposing it to
be “black ice," they skated into it and
were drowned. W'atts light have
saved himself had he released his belt]
on the girl.
The Military Congressmen.
YVashington, D. 0., Jan. 25.—-The in-
quiry by the committee on judiciary
ordered by the House of Representa-
tives as to what members were hold-
ing outside offices, originally intended
to determine the status of Major Gen—
eral Joseph Wheeler and other mem-
bers in the army, began yesterday.
The inquiry was public, and besides
the members of the committee there
were present General Wheeler, Repre-
sentative Hitt of Illinois, the members
of the Hawaiian commission, Repre-
sentative Moody of Massachusetts, a
member of the postal commission, and
rlepresentative Otjen of W'isconsin, a.
member of the industrial commission;
Representative Gardner of New Jer—
sey, a member of the industrial com-
mission, submitted a brief as to the
right of members on that commission
to hold their places. -
A Hattie ill Bolivia.
Lima, Peru, Jan. 23.—-According to
advices received here from the Desa-
guadcro district. or inter—Alpine val-
ley, in Bolivia and Peru, under date
of January 22. a fierce battle took
place on January 17 at Curl Bay, thir-
teen leagues from La Paz. the nominal
capital of Bolivia, between the van;
guard of the Federalist troops, or in-
surgents, who now occupy La Paz,
and the vanguard of the forces com-
manded by President Alonzo, ith the
result that the latter weredefeated
with the loss of a colonel and forty-
three men killed. The insurgents also
captured sixty prisoners.
It is added that desertions from the
president's troops are occurring every
day.
Crew of the Philadelphia.
San Diego, Cal., Jan. 25.--Since the
arrival of the cruiser Philadelphia,
now in the harbor here, nearly thirty
members of the crew have deserted,
andof these eighteen have been recap-
tured.
The men are in a very bitter frame
. of mind. They say that they were de.
nied shore leave while at Central A'm-
erican and Mexican ports, but prom-
ised it wfien they. should. reach an
American port. but slime arriving here
very few have been permitted to bank
ashore. ' ’
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WEEKLY - noltnAlAt- cans-m? .
I
P.‘iA.‘lUi-'.-'~.C'l USERS OF AMERICA.
They “'ill HA‘e Prnsldent McKinley as
Their Guest of Honor.
Cincinnati. Ohio, Jan. 25.--The Na-
tional Association of Manufacturers,
the most important industrial organi-
zation in America, is in convention
here and will be attended not alone
by the leading uzinzss men of the
.~ war-w. ,
rllBoDonE C. SEARCH,
country, but by the president of the
United States, who will speak at the
banquet to—day. The subject will be
“American Trade," and it is expected
that much of the discourSe will be im-
mediately pertinent to the territorial
expansion and its important influence
on COIl‘llllé‘I‘C~.
The election of officers will take
place on Thursday, and with President
McKinley’s address that evening the
annual sessions of the captains of
American industries come to a
close.
will
SECRETARY WILSON.
The secretary, Mr. Wilson of Cincin-
nati, is of course slated to succeed
himself. The president, Mr. Search, is
a Philadelohla manufacturer.
Valli l0 Avoid Hostiiiiics.
London. Jan. 25.——The Filipino junta
has re..ivcd a cable message from
Agoncfi‘m -‘.guinaldo’s representative
at V/as.=.hington. declaring that the
prospects were improving. though the
work was difficult.
The absence of direct
Manila and the receipt of secret intel-
ligence from .Washington are causing
the greatest anxiety among the Fili—
pinos here.
The :.1.rrr-s.='.'.~r .n‘ nativrs by Major Gen-
‘ the news that numbers
“u.‘~ 3;;.:\-'l;: tied are regarded as
:a-currenccs. The Filipi—
1.-. txac-tiy what happened
l”- -'.2eneral Blanco, and on
‘ _ jay the revolution broke
news from
.._..
eral 0'
of Li
‘.
I.
out.
'lillt ..~: of the junta here say
the): 1‘.‘l;l::il:‘. yesterday urg—
ing _ was “no; to start hostili-
ties i " ' ' *‘ze rcmotest possibility
.of an. '..":t:‘-..';tll\~x."
hows frmn Havana.
Jan. 23.--l—:rigadier General
the inspector general of
States army, has arrived
the [*nitixi
here.
The French line steamer Versailles,
which went ashore some time ago on
the north coast of the province of
.l-‘inar .lel Rim. has not been floated.
A wrecking company is expected to
go towork on her soon.
Ilcr cargo and passengers have all
been tra :rred here. The latter
will (or. lzzue their journey via New
York. .
The Cuban Colonel Bacalas, who
was rslrased from jail on parole by
the American board of pardons, after
having been confined for some. time
for an alleged crime committed dur-
ing the war, has been tendered a re-
ccption at Cardenas.
Belgian Cabinet Changes.
Brussels, Jan. 25.--A royal decree
has been published accepting the re—
signations 0f the premier, M. de Smet
de Naeyer, and the minister of indus-
try and labor, M. Nyssens.
The same decree appoints MM. Lic—
baert and Cooreman, both members
of the Chamber of Deputies, to suc-
cccd MM. de Smet de Naeyer and Nys-
sens. .
M. Smet de Naeyer has been appoin-
ted minister of state.
The resisgnations of the ministers
were caused by serious differences be-
tween them. and King Leopold on the
question of the introduction of the
electoral bill, which the king advo-
cates. '
To Blow Up the Merrimac.
Washington, Jan. 25.—-The navy de-
partment hasdecided to remove the
Merrimac from the edge of the chan-
nel in. Santiago harbor by means of ex-
plosives. ‘
Lieutenant Glow, in charge of the
'wrecking operations, «reported that the.
Vessel is not worth the money it would
cost to raise her. .
Bronze Plates for Shamrock.
London, Jan. 25.--It is announced
that the Manganese Bronze Company
.of Deptford’has received an order for
bronze plates with steel ribs,_ to be
used in the construction of the Ameri—
ca’s cup challenger Shamrock.
J. Proctor Clarke Chou-.n.
Albany, N. Y., Jan. 25.--It was learn—
ed yesterday that the Renublican or-
ganization will entrust the investiga-
"tion of the surrogate’s office in New
York mutiny to Mr; John Proctor
Clarke.
' lican senators
~he had passed, intimated that
SENlTllEi LODGE SPEAKS
.__._———
An Argument for the Ratification
of the Treaty.
OUR DUTY TO THE FILIPINOS
’ W
Favors Ultimate Philippine Independence
u- A Tl-at Cannot be
Shlrked«$ena.to Discusses Motion to
Responsibility
Discuss it “’ith Open Doors.-
Washington, D. 0., Jan. 25.--In the
Senate yesterday Mr. Lodge, Republi-
can of Massachusetts, delivered his
previously announced speech on the
Vest anti-expansion resolution. He
said:
“I believe that the United States has
the undoubted poxver, which it has
frequently exercised, to acquire terri-
tory and to hold and govern it. I am
ready to admit, it necessary, that ac-
tion in' these directions must be taken
for constitutional purposes, but the
constitutionality of the purposes must
be determined by Congress itself
through its majority. I believe that the
power of the United States in any ter-
ritory or rowcmw outside the limits
of the states themselves is absolute,
with the single exception of the limi—
tation placed upon such outside pos-
Sessions by the thirteenth amendment.
Such, at all events, has been the pol-
icy of the United States and its course
of action in practice.
“We. must either ratify the treaty or
reject it, for I cannot suppose that
any one would seriously advance the
proposition that we should amend the
treaty in such a way as to make p1ed~
gas to Spain, and to Spain alone, and
give bonds to Spain, and to Spain alone
for our good conduct in the matter
which will be wholly our own to dea
cide. Suppose we ratify the treaty.
The islands pass from the possession
of Spain into our possession without
committing us to any policy. I be—
lieve we can be trusted as a people to
deal honestly and justly with the is-
lands and their inhabitants thus giv-
en to our care.
“What our policy then shall be I do
not know, but I believe that we shall
have the wisdom not to attempt to in-
corporate those islands with our body
politic, or make their inhabitants part
of our citizenship, or set their labor
alongside of ours and within our tariff
to compete in any 'ndustry with Am-
erican workmen. I believe that we
shall have the courage not to depart
from those islands fearfully, timidly
and unworthily, and leave them to
anarchy among themselves, to the
brief and bloody domination of some
self-constituted dictator, and to the
quick conquest of other powers, who
will have no such hesitation as we
should feel in crushing them into sub-
jection by .harsh and repressive meth—
ods. It istfor us to decide the destiny
of the Philippines, not for Europe, and
We can do it alone and without assisr-
ance. I believe that we shall have the
wisdom. the self—restraint, and the
ability to restore peace and order in
those islands and give to their people.
an opportunity for self government
and for freedom under the protecting
shield of the United States until the
time shall come when they can stand
alone.”
Mr. Clay of Georgia, one of the
Democratic senators who expects to
vote for the ratification of the treaty
of peace, also addressed the Senate on
the general question of territorial ex-
pansion. He made it very clear that
nothing should be allowed to stand in
the way of prompt ratification of the
peace treaty, but that this govern-
ment should hold out to the Philip—
pines the same promise of ultimate in-
dependence that is held out to the Cu-
bans.
Mr. Davis, who is in charge of the
peace treaty. and had been on his feet
for half an hour to move the consid~
eration of executive business, insisted
on his motion. and at 2.30 o’clock the
doors were closed.
After disposing of some nominations,
to which there was no objection, the
treaty was taken up. The discussion,
however, was not on its merits, but
upon the pending motion offered some
time ago by Mr. Berry of Arkansas to
conduct the debate on the treaty in
open session.
There is a prevailing impression,
arising from some unapparent cause,
that the peace treaty cannot be rati-
fied at this session, and that an extra
session of the Senate after March 4 is
already a foregone conclusion.
One reason given for this somewhat
surprising charge in the Situation of.
a. Week ago is that some of the Repub-
wish to have an extra
session of both houses in the interest
of certain plans of their own, and that
they are, therefore not alarmed or
grieved at the outlook for the success
of the opponents: of ratification. An-
other rumor has been in circulation for
the past day or two to the effect that
the president, for various reasons, was
not particularly anxious for ratifica-
tion at this season.
Scandal is reared.
“’ashington, D. 0., Jan. 25.-~In the
Senate yesterday Mr. Gallinger of New
Hampshire. through a resolution which
there
might be a scandal in connection with
the management of the W'ashington
Asylum of this City, the responsibility
for which he placed at the doors of
Congress.
The resolution provides for an inves—
tigation of the asylum by the commit-
tee on District of Columbia.
Mr. Gallinger said that there were
826 inmates in the institution. In the
workhouse for males there were 216
bunks and 314 inmates. I-Ie deemed the
situation to be a. disgrace to ‘Wash-
lngton and calculated to bring
proach upon Congress.
shot by a Burglar.
New York, Jan. 25.--A desperate
burglar, chased from roof to roof and
from house to house, shot at and hun-
ted by police and residents in the
neighborhood of Sixth and Seventh
streets and First and Second avenues
yesterday, finally shook off his pur-
suers and made his escape, after put-
ting a bullet in the abdomen of one of
his would be captors, who subsequent-
ly died. ' .
The murdered-man was George Ev-
erhardt,‘ 24 years old.
re-.
WlLC- [2335’ CN STOCK EXCHANGE.
Brut-urn in the Ta; 0!
apt-culmlml.
New York, .lan. :4.--Such a. day as
yczterday was on the Stock Exchange
has not ban \\it:.r._....d icrmany years
if indrcd it ever has been before. It
smashes mt 011:: the rccord-nvso fre-
quenLZy s.:‘.;...l::'.'. «:2 late fr-‘tn day to
(lav-«in the pumice? of transactions, but
in the big jumps in prices up and down
and in the confused and sensational
condition of the market the whole day
All Eccords
among oZ-l Lime Ll«_;l._:':. to compare
with it.
London contributed its quota toward
the general mix up, for that market,
too, was something of a. bear garden.
and the cables reported everybody
abroad as climbing over each other to
gather in the stocks which only a
week ago they were selling to us at the
rate of 40,000 a day.
The road sign dance of crazed Indi-
ans never made a wilder scene than
was witnessed by the spectators in the
Stock Exchange galleries at the open-
ing. For violent fluctuations, enor-
’mous transactions and intense excite-
ment, comparison can only be made
with some of the panic days following
the Baring failure in 1890, and the pub-
lication of President Cleveland’s letter
to Congress on the Venezuelan question
in 1833.
As is always the case in an excited
market, stocks were to a great extent
influenced by rumors of all kinds. Ex-
travagant reports find ready ears
when stocks are jumping up or down
two or three points between trades. The
most talked of of the stories was that
regardng the consolidation of the an-
derbilt lines to form a trans—continen~
tal system, which has been repeatedly
denied from official sources, but is
still given credit, and that concerning
the relation of the Pennsylvania. road
to the Panhandle, it being claimed
that the two systems are now more
closely linked than ever before.
House- Proceedings.
“lashington, D. 0., Jan. 24.--In the
House yesterday an attempt was made
to pass under unanimous consent the
bill extending to the Hawaiian islands
the provisions of the anti-contract la.-
bor laws, but objection was made.
The day being-set apart for legisla-
tion affecting the district of Columbia,
bills reported by the district committee
were taken up.
The following measures were passed:
To incorporate the American Social
Service Association, to regulate the
height of buildings in the district, to
cause the removal of weeds from va-
cant lots in Washington, to change the
,proceedings governing the admission
of patients to the government hospital
for the insane.
Little Metal in the Shamrock.
Glasgow, Jan. 24.—-Sir Thomas Lip-
ton has requested the Glasgow Citizen
to contradict the misleading state—
ments which have been published re-
garding the new racing cutter Sham-
rock, which is to Contest for the Amu
crica’s cup.
Many new ideas have been suggested
he says, and in some cases they have
been adopted in the construction of
the cup challenger, but-the issue at
stake is too great to induce the de-
signer and builder of the cutter to ex-
periment to any extent.
While the rcwboat is expected to be
constructed on improved lines in com-
parison with the alkyrie III, there will
be comparatively little metal used in
the construction of the. Shamrock.
Spanlilt Governor llIurderc-d.‘
London, Jan. 24.--A dispatch from
Victoria, Island of Labuan, under yes.
terday’s date, announces the arrival
there of the steamship Labuan from
Palawan island, Malay archipelago,
bringing lews of the murder by ‘na-
tives of the Spanish governor 'and
other public officers of Palawan as
they were leaving church.
The commander of the Labuan, Cap-
tain Pfort, had an interview with the
leaders of the natives and obtained
the release of the Spanish governor’s
wife, the women belonging to the‘
households of the other murdered 0f~
titers and a number of other prisoners,
all of whom are safe at Saudakan.
For Rifles of Uniform Calibre.
Washington, Jan. 24.--The House
committee on naval affairs has repor-
ted favoraly a resolution authorizing
the appointment of a special commit-
tee of five members of the House, to
investigate the difference in calibres
of. ‘the rifles used by the army and
navy and to devise a. plan for bringing
about uniformity.
The object o: the investigation is to
secure interchangeability of ammuni-
tion.
Colon Strike Continues Bitter.
(lolon, Columbia, Jan. 24.--A public
meeting of the striking wharf laborers
was held here yesterday. A Wesleyan
clergyman addressed the meeting and
advise-d the men to return to work.
The laborers, however, decided to con--
tinue the strike.
The men have all been ordered to
leave Fortune island, and the strikers
are gathering in large numbers in the
streets. The situation is very criti-
cal. t»
Nu thm’ Strike Expectedv
Pittsburg, Pa., Jan. 24.-The miners’
sub—scale committee is still in session,
,and there is no change in the situation
in the convention.
It is practically settledthat the Illi-
nois delegation will agree to the terms
already accepted by Pennsylvania and
Ohio, but before doing so will state in
convention its reasons for violating
the iron-clad. instructions of its con-
stltuents.
Changes in Auburn Prison.
Albany, N. Y., Jan. 24.--W'arden
Meade of Auburn prison has appointed
Allan Tupper of Auburn to be princi-
pal keeper, and John C. I-liser of Au-
burn to be kitchen keeper in place of
Mr. ’l‘upper. promoted.
Ne. Fears for the tube.
Rome, Jan. 24.--Dr. Lapponi, the
pope’s-physician, says that his hall--
ness’s constitution is the strongest he
has ever, town and predicts that he
will live to see the dawn of the may
new century. . _ ; ..
Will’l‘ll {ill EXPANSlON
The California Senator Speaks on‘
the Vest Resolution.
MATTER OF POLICY PURELY
Say: We Should Not Bet-tin the Philip-
plnos-—Nominatlc-ns Prevent Considera-
of the Peace Treaty—Plomntions for
Samps an and Schley. I ‘
\Vashlngton, D. .. Jan. 24.--Soon af-
ter the Senate convened yesterday Mr.
White, Democrat of California addres—
sed the Senate in advocacy of Mr.
Vest’s anti-expansion resolution. He
said that senators should ask them-
selves tllc question: “Shall we acquire
the Philippine islands under the con-
ditions now confronting us? Is it bet‘
ter that We shall do so?”
“Each senator should endeavor to
impress on the Senate the fact that
charity begins at home, and that if,
we have erected a. nation of which we
are proud, it is our duty solemnly and
positively to see that it remains pure,
and that it be not tainted by a hetero-
geneous compound of inefficient hu-
manity.
‘V‘I care not,” Mr. White continued,
“Whether or not these people are fit—
ted for free government. If they are,
they should be permitted to exercise
their rights and to establish a free
government. If they are not, they
should not be brought in alliance with
us; we do not want them." .
Contradictory statements, Mr. V-Vllite
said, had. been made about the inten—
tions of the atln'llnistratim‘. in themat-
tcr of expansion, but in his mind there
was no conclusrcn rossible except that
it was the Emerita-n, object and aim of
the present administration and of
th nse backing it, to annex the Philip-
pine islands permanently.
Mr. White took occasion to refer to
a, remark of Mr. Chandler that the pol--
icy toward the Filipinos should be one
of benevolent assimilation. Mr. White
explained that the dictionary gave the
meaning of the word not as absorp-
tion, but as bringing to a. resemblance
or likeness-
“If the senator frbm New I-Iamp
shire,” Mr. White suggested, “absorbs
a broiled lobster, he assimilates it; that
is, he ought to.”
“The senator from California does
not notice the different meanings of
the word," said Mr. Chandler. “Un-
doubtedly the president thinks—-"
"Does the senator speak for the pres-
ident?” Mr. White broke in.
“Undoubtedly the president thinks as
_I do,” Mr. Chandler replied, “if he is
a. wise man; and I think he is. The
president thinks we ought to bring
these people into a reasonable likeness
to us, but not necessarily to incorpo-
rate them, and I hope the senator will
not lay too much stress on the use of
the phrase ‘benevolent assimilation.’ ”
“I trust,” Mr. White said, “that the
intention of the president and of the
senator from New Hampshire is to
beautify and soften and assimilate
that alien race. Perhaps the senator
has reference to a state of affairs that
will result from an experiment of a
century or two, when, through contact
and otherwise, the Filipinos may be
made more nearly homogeneous with
us.” '
At the conclusion of Senator White’s.
speech Mr. Hale, Republican of Maine,
made an effort to proceed with one of
the appropriation bills, but Mr. Davis,
Republican of Minnesota, insisted on
a motion to go into executive session
for the purpose of considering the trea-
ty of peace, and that motion was, at
2.15 p. m., agreed to.
Although Chairman Davis asked for
an executive session for the purpose of
considering the treaty of peace, the
first business done behind closed doors
was the confirmation of nominations
to which there was no ejection, the
usual proceeding.
After those nominations were
posed of. an effort was made to secure
action on the promotions of Commo-
dores Sampsn and Schley to rear ad-
mirals.
The debate on the merits of the two
officers so occupied the whole of the
session that the consideration of the
treaty vus not reached efore adjourn-
ment. /
Fritz You lluurdon Dead
Wilmington, Del., Jan. 24.--Fritz Von
Bourdon died yesterday morning from
the effects of two paralytic'Strokes re-
ceived on Saturday. He was born on
August 6, 1326, in the Castle of Buchan
on Fredersee, \Vurtemburg. He was
'closely related to the Duke of Turn and
Taxis, and through that family to
Francis Joseph, emperor of Austria. He
had resided in Wilmington for the past
thirty years.
Griffin, Brigadler-General.
‘Washingtcn, D. 0., Jan[ 24.--The
president yesterday sent'the following
nominations to the Senate:
To be brigadier general of volunteers
Colonel Eugene Griffin. First United
States Volunteer Engineers.
Frederick C. Perkins to be register
of the land office at Durango, Col.
Colllngwnod in Collision. ;
London, Jan. 24.-_,—The British first
class battleship Colllngwood came in-
to collision with the'Britlsh third class
cruiser Curacoa in Plymouth Sound
yesterday. The Curacoa was. seriously
damaged on her starboard side and
was obliged to be assisted by tug-,-
boats.
Philippine Cullstitnllnn.
Manila, Jan. 24.--'l'hle formal pro-
mulgation of the cocstitutionof. the.
Philippine republic occurred at Malo-
los yesterday with much ceremony. A
decree was also signed lierating the
Spanish civil prisoners :in the hands of
the Filipinos. -
.—
“fall" Reduc (I Frelght Hates.
Lincoln, Web” Jan. 24.--The Repub-
lican mujm‘ity has, 'it is said, determ-
ined to pass the law reducing freight
rates twenty per cent. The bill will
be. similar to the maximum rate bill de.
vial-ed unconstitutional last year.
dis- ,
DCUKHOBORS LAND. 1' '
Immlg nuts Am a Flue Lot of Person-i 4
E-evun Weddings on Board. !
St. John, N. BAT. Jan. 24.--The larg-
est party of immigrants ever landed
at a Canadian port came ashore from
the Beaver liner Lake Huron yester-
day afternoon, when 2,300 Doukhobors
put their feet on Canadian soil. l;
The steamer had touched at Halifax
and given a clean bill of health, but to
guard against any DOSSibility of dis-
ease, she was stopped at quarantine.-
The ship's doctor reported all well and
at four o’clock she was docked. .
The immigrants Were sent ashore in
divisions of 450 and placed in the sheds,
where they got all the food required,
while the children were entertained by
a delega' ion of the St. John Women’s
Council. . .i
The voyage from Halifax cocupied
about thirty hours. On the way there
were five'marriages, which, with six
on the voyage, makes eleven since the
vessel left Batoum, in the latter part
of December. . ,
On the arrval of the steamer here
one man was found to be suffering
from pneumonia and he was sent to
the hospital.
Both United States and Dominion
government officials agree that no finer
lot of immigrants ever landed in any
port in America. The fact that after
a. twenty-nine day voyage no sickness
of consequence developed is conclusive
proof of the physical condition of the
men, women and children.
Prince I-lilkoff expressed himself de~
lighted with all the arrangements and
said he would never forget the kind-
ness of the Canadian people.
The Lake Superior, with two thou—
sand more Doukhobors is due in about
ten days.
Every family has one hundred and
sixty acres of land, a shanty and a.
number of farm implements given to
them by the Dominion government. In
addition they are provided with com-
fortable quarters until the advent ol’
spring. ’_ g
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PEACE TREATY TO GO OVER.
Cannot. 00‘ a Vote and an Extra Session
May he Called to Act.
Washington, D. 0., Jan. 24.--Thc
peaCe treaty will probably go over un-
til an extra session. ‘ .
The leaders find that they cannot gel:
a. vote at this session without making
impossible concessions, and it is also
not certain in advance of a vote how
many senators would be with them.
Chairman Davis and his followers
believe they would surely have a. two-
thirds majority when it came to a. final
vote, but cannot now count certainly
in advance on the required three
votes.
. Senator Davis admitted yesterday af-
ternoon, before he asked lthe Senate to
go into executive session, that he fear-
ed he would have to take tt‘he treaty
back to his committee and wait for the
extra session which the president is
really to call early in March.
Senator Davis construes the treaty
which he helped to make as unneces-
sary to appropriate the twenty million
dollars for Spain before the regular
session of the next Congress, and says
that it would not be necessary to call
the House also in extra. session.
Senator Hale does not want an extra
session, as he has arranged to go to
Europe in the spring. If he and Mr.
Hoar consent to vote for the treaty
_ there will be no need of an extra ses-
sion or postponing his European trip.
Bodine Drops Dead.
Millville, N. J., Jan. 24.--J. Alfred
Bodine, president of the Bodine Glass
Company of Williamstown, dropped
dead in the office of his factory yes-
terday afternoon. His death is bea
lieved to have been due to excitement
over the threatened strike of three
thousand glass blowrs and eight thou-
sand other employee to-day at this
place, Bri gton, Clayton, Glassboro;
alem, Williamstown and other points.
Mr. Bodine was greatly worried over
the coming strike and dreaded it. He
left his home in Camden in the morn-
ing to go to the factory and his mis-
sion was to endeavor to obtain a post-
ponement of the strike and see if a.
conference between the men and their
employes could not be arranged.
The excitement of the situation was
too much for him. He was seventy
years of age and had been engaged in
the glass business for fifty years. He
was through the big strike a few years
ago and knew that a new strike
meant. He was thought to be favora-
ble to the men.
Bill to Krep Polygamisls ()ul: of Congress
\Vashington, D. 0., Jan. 24.--Repre-
sentative Clark of Iowa. yesterday in-
troduced a bill “providing that no po—
lygamist shall be a. senator or repre-
sentative."
It provides that “no person living in
or practicing polygamy Shall be eligi-
ble to be a member of either house of
Congress of the United States, nor
shall such person be permitted to hold
a seat therein." ‘
It is further provided that the evi-
dence of polygamy shall be “of what-
,ever nature that establishes the fact."
Another provision makes the act take
immediate effect. ' .
Married Brother's \Vldow.
,Mascoutah, 111., Jan. 2i-Robert M.
Keller‘has been married to the widow
of his brother Henry, who died two
years ago.
On his death bed Henry exacted a.’
promise from Robert to take care” of
his wife and business. Robert also
promised to marry Henry’s widow if
his own wife should die. . "
His wife did die a few months ago;
and Robert was able to fulfill all the.
promises made to his dying brother.
Irvl ng in Robesplerre.
Lo'ndon, Jan. 24--Slr- Henry 'Irving,
who is rapidly recovering from his re-.
cent illness, makes the announcement
of his appearance with Miss Terry in
sardou's “Robespi‘crre” at the Lyceu
theatre early in April. .
Returning hprr is): Soldiers,
Madrid, Jan. LIL-Jl‘he ,Spanishslea-
mer P. de Satrustegui, Captain Toma-
slfifrom Havana. on 'Jauuary'B. has are.
rived at Cadiz with a detachment oi
repatriated troops.
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Norwalk Chronicler