fi‘ BEGIN THE ,YEAR BY FOR THE ANB N. i. WEEKLY TRIBUNE. BOTH P APERS Sent to anv Address FOR ‘ One — Dollar! ” ADDRESS ALL ORDERS T0. GAZETTE. RELIEF Bill. PASSED House Vct s Aid to the Heirs of the Main-3’s Grew. SHORT AND SHARP DEBATE The Bill Called Up by Mr. Boutelle and Passed by a Unanimous Vote Without a Division—Several Amendments Ofl'er- ed and Killed. Washington, March 22.—«The bill “for the relief of the sufferers by the de— struction of the United States steamer Maine in the harbor of Havana” was passed by the House yesterday after- noon by a unanimous vote. It reimburses the survivors of the of- ficers and crew of the vessel for losses of personal effects, and gives heirs of those who perished a sum equal to to twelve months’ pay—mot, however,- to interfere with the right to pensions. In calling up the bill Mr. Boutelle said he hoped the House would join him in voting on the measure at once. Mr. Bailey, of Texas, however, thought that the measure should be discuSSed under the five—minute rule, in order to give members an oppor- tunity to offer amendments. Considerable discussion was precipi- tated on the question as to whether the survivors and relatives should be al- lowed to receive a sum, in addition to one year’s sea pay, equal to rations for that period. To the first section Mr. Cannon, of Il- linois, in lieu of the provision appro— priating a sum equal to the personal losses sustained by the survivors, not exceeding twelve months' pay, and re- quiring schedules and affidavits as to the losses, proposed to substitute an outright appropriation of tWelve months' sea pay without rations to cover those losses. He did this, he said, irl order that even the shadow of temptation be not put in anybody’s way, and he read a report concerning claims under the sim- ilar Samoan relief bill, showing that the claims in almost every case were for the full amount of the limit. Mrs. sayers, of Texas, asked Mr. Can- non to state to the House whether there were not the grossest frauds per- petrated on the Treasury.under the Sa- moan relief act. ~ Mr. Cannon said it was true that claims for the full amount had been filed by a majority of the survivors. His amendment would do away with attorneys, do away with delay, and do away with temptation. The sum car- ried would be $47,800 for the officers and $18,324 for the enlisted men. Representative Shelbourne, of Cali- fornia, and Boutelle thought that there would be no attempt to defraud the Government by falsifying the accounts. Mr. Boutelle said that the debate on the bill ought to close. Several amendments were then of- fered and killed, after which the House passed the bill on a viva voce vote. SENATORS EXPECT ACTION. Cuban Question Excludes Other Topics from Their Consideration. Washington, March 22.——The short session of the Senate yesterday was quite unusual for the first working day of the week. The opinion was express- ed by some of the Senators that while the Cuban question remained in such suspense, there was no desire to take up important legislation. The outlook as to Cuba was discussed almost to the exclusion of other topics, and the belief was decided that the Administra- tion is preparing to take a positive po- sition within the next week. Several Senator made the prediction that the United States would intervene. Being pressed for a reason they said that they had reached this conclusion after more or less conference with ex- ecutive officers, but at the same time sayingemphatically that they had no positive »--information on this point. Other Senators thought the recognition of Cuban independence more probable than intervention. Almost all express- ed the view that some action ”surely I will follow the report of the Maine Court of Inquiry, regardless of its pur- port. TRIUMPH FOR DR.SCHENCK? _ Countess of Warwick Took His Treat- ‘ Inent and Born a Son. London, March 22.—The Countess of Warwick, better known as Lady Brooke, after spending some months in retirement, has giVen birth to a son. Mother and babe are both reported to be doing well. . It had been known among her inti- mates that the Countess, about three months ago placed herself in.the hands of Dr. Samuel Schenk, the distinguish- ed embryologist of Vienna, and that he had undertaken to insure the birth of a male child. Two assistants of Dr. Schenck, thor- oughly versed in his methods, were sent on from Vienna and the Countess has followed their directions implicitly. The result is one for which she and her hus- i band have ardently prayed, for while = they have a son living, his health is so delicate that it is doubtful if he ever becomes a robust man, and it is said that he will probably never marry. The birth of a male heir gives as- surance that the house of Warwick will not fail for another generation or two at least. The South Carolina. llIurder. Washington, March 22.—Mrs. Ida B. Wells Bennett presented to President McKinley a set of resolutions adopted at a mass Imeeting' in Chicago, de- nouncing the recent murder of a. col- ored postmaster in South Carolina and requested the President to use his best effqgts to bring the'perpetrators to jus- tice. Bennett that both the Post Ofllce De- partment and the Department of Jus- tice were doing all in their power to ferret out and punish the members of themob. Berks (‘nnnty Furnaces in Blast. Reading, Pa., March 22.—The furnace at Temple, Berks County, Pa., which has been idle since July 1898, was put in blast yesterday, giving employment to a large force of men. Mrs. William L. Graul, wife of the chairman of the Berks County Gold Democrats, applied the .match that~started the :fires. i President McKinley assured Mrs. ' sic szes FOR WING scars. Che American Handicap Shooting Tour. na'lnent Begins at Long Branch To-day. Long Branch, N. J., March 22.——The Brand American Handicap, the banner shooting event in this country, which :egins to—day at Elkwood Park, prom- ises to be more interesting than ever this year. The Interstate Association has increased the purse $500, it now amounting to $1,500. The first high gun will receive $600, the second $500 and the third $400. In addition to the $600 the winner of the Grand American will ihis year receive a handsome sterling silver trophy. The entrance in the hapdicap pis $25.’ The handicap will range from 25 to 33 yards, with 50-yard boundary and a. dead line at the 33- yard mark. Seven events are booked for the tournament. The handicap will take place to-morrow, the second day, shooting to begin at 10 o’clock in the morning, and if not concluded, will be resumed on the following day. The other events will be as follows: TUESDAY, First Event—Elkwood Park introductory, $5 entrance, seven birds, thirty yards rise; high guns, 50, 30 and 20 per cent., ties to be divided. Second Event—Nitro powder handi- cap, $10 entrance, fifteen birds, handi- THE HANDSOME TROPHY. caps ‘35 to 33 yards; number of moneys to be determined by the entries. Third Event—Branchport Sweep- stakes, $7 entrance, fifteen birds, handi- 2a rs 25 to 33 yards; number of moneys to be determined by the entries. THURSDAY, First Event—Consola- tion Handicap, $10 entrance, fifteen birds. handicaps 25 to 33 yards; mon- eys to be determined by the entries; winners of moneys in the Grand Amer- ican will be handicapped one yard. Second Event—Auld Lang, Tyne Sweepstakes. $7 entrance, ten birds, 30 yards rise, high guns; 40, 30, 20 and-10 per cent. Third Event—Miss and out. Crack shots from all over the coun- try are in attendance, and some fine shooting will follow the endeavors of these men who are anxious to win the handsome American Handicap Trophy. Among the champions who will be ppresent are E. S. Rice. H. H. Froth- ingham, M. D., Dr. and Mrs. Shaw, Mr. and Mrs. Carson and John Watson, of Chicago: Charles H. Grimm; Charles W. Budd and Fred Gilbert, of Iowa: George Loomis, F. A. Reynolds, Frank Parmalee, Walter G. Clark, of Ne- braska, and Mr. and Mrs. W. P. Shat- tuck and Dr. Lyman. of Min/nesota. and many others “from the W‘estern States, New England and New York. It will undoubtedly be the greatest gathering of cracksmen that has ever assembled together at one time. TWENTY MISSING AFTER A FIRE. Anaconda Miners Lose Their Lives in ' Elaine—Boarding House Burned. Butte, Mont, March 22.—The Hale House, a large, three-story brick build- lng in East Broadway, used for a lodg- ing and boarding house by miners in the employ of the Anaconda company, Iwas entirely destroyed by fire yester- day morning. So far as known two men are dead from injuries received in jumping from windows, another is dying and twenty are missing, while a. search of the ruins may disclose the fact that some transient lodgers also lost their lives. There were 250 men and women in the building when the fire began. Of these about 200 escaped without injury. The fire began in the, bakery in the centre ‘of the building, and had a good start before it was discovered. It was impossible to obtain a full list of many who are slightly hurt. The night was bitterly cold, the thermom- eter registering five degrees below zero. It is possible some if the missing men may turn up. Early in the day the list of the supposed dead ran up as high as fifty. This was because many of the men who escaped did not report for work at the mines. Little by little only twenty known lodgers were unac- counted for. It is possible, however, that some transient roomers, who are not well knoWn, may be dead in the ruins. _ l The Hale House belonged to the An- aconda. company; It was, built in 1895 at a cost of $70,000, and, with the fur- niture and belongings of the lodgers, the loss will reach fully $100000. Sagasta Makes Several Denials. London, March 22.—The Madrid cor- respondent of the Daily Mail says: _“Senor Segasta, the Premier, declares that the Government has not received the report of the Spanish Naval Court on the Maine disaster; that no definite news has come from Washing- ton in the matter and that all state- ments with reference to the United States claiming indemnity or offering to submit the Maine question to arbi— tration are pure inventions.” A London Paper’s Suggestion. , London, March 22.—‘I'he St: James Gazette yesterday afternoon comment- ing upon the mobilization of the French - fleet, suggests it may be connected :with the Spanish question, and says: “If the trouble between Spain and the United States became acute it would ~precipitate issues of great moment for France.” Killed Sheriff and Deputy. Senatobia, Miss, March 22,—Ashley Cocke, one of the most prominent and wealthy planters of North Mississippi, shot and killed Sheriff Bray and one I of his deputies, named Gilmore, yester- ‘ clay. 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