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lESTEB'S conos STATEMENT. Southern Mill Takings 1,270, Bales, Against ?,?35,129 Last Year. foreign Exports for the Season 109,353 ; ?ore Bales Than for Same Period Last Year. New Orleans, La, March ia-Secre? tary Hesters* weekly cotton statement issued toady shows for the 13 days of March an increase over last year of 26,000 bales? and an increase over th same period year before last of 49,000. For the 194 days of the season tha. ?ave elapsed the aggregate is ahead of the same days last year 81,000 bales, .sod ahead of the same time year be? t?re last 851,000. The amount brought into sight dur ing the past week has been 179,50? bales, against 176,639 for the same ?even days last year and 153,939 yea "before last. ?The movement since September 1 -?how receipts at all United States ports to be 6,807,440 bales, against ^S,700,807 last year; overland across tlxe Mississippi, Ohio and Potomac rivers to Northern mills and Canada 588.290 bales, against 945,626 last ysar; interior stocks in excess of those held at the close of the commercial year 198,695, against 302,605 last year: "Southern mill takings 1,270,500, ! .against i, 135,129 last year. The total movement since Septem? ber 1 is 9,165,325 bales, against 9,084, 167 last year and 8,514,781 year before -\' . last . Foreign exports for the week have been 223,319 bales, against 131,826 last year, making the total thus far for the season 5,467,736, against 5,358, . 383 last year. ^Tne total takings of American mills, -SSbrth and South, and Canada thus > -Jar for the season have been 3,003,079 bales, against 2,896,978 last year. Stocks at the seaboard and the 29 'Sending Southern interior centres, in ? Vi?tading the Galveston correction of 'v ?39^000 bales, have decreased during -4he week 191,606 bales, against a de? crease during the corresponding period last season of 42,304. Tnclnding,' stocks left over at ports and interior towns from the last crop and the number of bales brought into sight thus far for the new crop the supply to date is 9,380,397 bales, against 9,443,854 for the same period .last year. 1HE -WOHLDS' VISIBLE SUPPLY. ^"New Orleans, La. March 13.-Secre? tary Hester's statement of the worlds T?S? ole supply of cotton-issued today ;shows the total viable to be 3,777,008 "?M?es, against 3,875,695 last week and 4,275,631 last year. Of this the total of American cotton is 2,613,00S, against 2,768,695 last week and 3,176^631 last year; and of all kinds, including . Egypt, Brazil, India, etc., 1,164,000, against 1,107,000 last week and 1,099, WO last year. Of the world's visible mly of cotton there is now afloat end held in Great Britain and Contin? ental Europe 1,998,000 bales, against 2,261,000 last year; in Egypt 156,000, against 237,000 last year; in India 694,000 against 573,000 i?tet year, and in the United States 929,000, against ~,205.000 last year. 'S WEEKLY TRADE REVIEW. ilway Construction Will Far Exceed Even Last Year's Enor? mous Figures. New York. March L3.-R. G. Dun 3fc. Co's Weekly Keview of Trade tomor Bgr^TOw will say : Beports from all sections of the country .promise a brisk spring and summer trade Orders aTe coming forward on a large scale, and frequent requests for prompt shipment indicate that stocks are low and requirements urgent. The statement has been made repeatedly of late that traffic block? ades were ended, but as a matter of facts the/relief was in every case of a local nature, and almost immediatey ~folowed by so much new business that congestion returned. At present the Western shipments are fairy prompt, 3m fc freight is not coming East ia a satisfactory matter. Heavy distribu? tion of wages makes retail trade active and coeliections prompt in the anth? racite region, yet dealers are carrying r\ smali stocks of merhaudise as a rule. .Activity in building lines is so great as to occasion frequent comments. Bad weather retarded retail business at some points and floods added to 4be disturbed conditions of the cotton market. Kailway earnings continue to ex -ceed previous year's figures, roads re Ijorting for the first week of March .?bowing a gain of 114. per cent over last year, and of 18.3 per cent, over 3S0L it is already almost certain that . -railway construction will far exceed even last year's enormous figures, and -similar conditions exist as to building and bridge operations. An erratic market for the raw ?material together with unfavorable .weather, brings a decrease in sales of cotton goods. Quotations are fully maintained, nevertheless, especially -on forward deliveries. Failures this week numbered 239, against 232 last year. Venezuela's Two Days' Grace. Washington, March 14.-Venezuela's initial payment on the $340,000 pledged 4o Germany in satisfaction of that sxmntry's claims of honor will not be paid today, as provided for in the peace protocol. The German minister, Baron Badenhausen, will not reach ^Caracas until Monday, and as the Ber? lin Government at present has no ac? credited representative there, Germany bas allowed President Castro two ad? ditional days of grace. In the event, iiowever, that this payment, amount? ing to about $70,000, is not forth? coming as soon as Baron Hadenhausen arrives. Belgium will be asked to step in and aid President Castro in the ad? ministration of his customs receipts, as provided in the protocol. Itchinessof the Skin and Eczema The only remedy in the -world that wili at once stop itchiness of the skin on any part of the body that is absolutely safe and never failing, 13 Dean's Ointment. Free sample at China's Drug Store Thurs? day, March 19tb. KINS TIGER AHB THE GOVERNOR. Vincent Chicco Interviews Gover? nor Heyward, but Fails to Efect a Compromise as to the En? forcement ofthe Dispen? sary Law. Columbia, March 12.-Vincent Chic? co, of Charleston, came to Columbia toady to consult with the Governor over the blind tiger situation. Chicco has been raided so often that he thinks he has been specially singled out for persecution on the part of the con? stables and he seemed to make com? plaint in that regard. However, his main point evidently was to convince the Governor ?hat disaster would result if he insisted on the strict enforce? ment if the law. It was somewhat of an anomalous conference-a leading and acknowledged blind tiger dealer pleading for a compromise-but the Governor was rather glad to meet him, as he considered him somewhat of a representative of the business in Char? leston, and he desired to have all illic? it dealers to understand his position thoroughly and unmistakably. Chicco evidently thought it was in the power of the Governor to compromise the matter, for he said that he "and many of the dealers would be utterly ruined if they were forced out of the business. The Governor talked very plainly to him and told him that he would be compelled to enforce the law. and ad? vised Chicco and all others in his posi? tion to close up at once. He told him plainly that there could be no com? promise with the open or secret sale of liquor. Chicco said he wanted to getont of the business, but seemed to think if he could sell "on the quiet" it would be all right, but, of course, such a proposition, if it had been directly made, would not have been entertained for a moment. Although Chicco pretended that he was on the verge of ruin, he appeared very cheerful, and when introduced to Chief Constable Hammett said he was glad to meet him and asked him pleasantly to call when he came to Charleston. i HEW MAH FOR PRESIDENT. Ex-Governor David R. Francis, of Missouri. Washington, March 14.-Very seri? ous consideration is being given at this time to the availability of former Governor David R. Francis, of Mis? souri, as the next- Democratic candi? date for President. A strong move? ment in his behalf is already under way. It. is said that he has more sub? stantial friends among the solid men of the Democratic party throughout the United States than any other De? mocrat, and these . friends are willing at the proper time to work hard and spend their money freely in order to get him delegates from every section of the country. Mr. Francis is described by men who know him as the most popular man in Missouri. He was Governor four years, was Secretary of the Interior un? der Cleveland, succeeding Hoke Smith, and is now president of the St. Louis ?World's Fair. In personality and ac? complishments he is regarded as the biggest man in the Southwest. He is three or four times miliionaire and made his money in the grain business. He strongly opposed the lb to 1 idea in 1896, but he supported the Bryan ticket in 1900, and, through his efforts, made St. Louis a Democratic city. WOODMEN OF THE WORLD. Savannah is Next Place of Meet? ing -The Officers Elected. Pensacola, I'la., March 12.- The head camp, Woodmen of tho World, jurisdiction of Georgia and South Carolina, Florida and Alabama today chose Savannah for next year's meet? ing place and elected the following officers : Head counsel, . L. N. Archer, Birmingham, Ala. ; head adviser, F. J. Wilmingham, Home, Ga. ; clerk, E. S. Burneau, Greenville, S. C. ; escort, R. S. Hood, Sumter, S .C. : watchman, John W. Simmons, Tampa, Fla., sentry, C. H. Dame, Ocala, Fla. chairman of the board of man? agers, B. L. Adams, Birmingham, Ala. Two Stories by Schley. W Admiral Schley is a good story tell? er, says the New York Press. While with a party of friends the other night he was asked to tell something new about Santiago. "No," he replied. "I must refuse to talk about Santiago. I am in a position similar to that of Gen. Taylor after he became president. Every man who fought under him at Buena Vista besought him for office and naturally, to cement their chances, all recalled the famous battle and chatted about it, until President Taylor was sick and tired. "Buena Vista?" he finally exclaimed to one soldier. 41 Why, there was a time I thought I commanded at that battle, but I have heard so d-much about it since, and so many things that I never knew of connection with it, that I have concluded I was not there." "I'll tell you another story instead," the admiral continued to his friends. "Many years ago I was in charge of a nondescript vessel on the Missssippi. It was what was called a 'double-end I er, ' with a rudder at each end, and had been so contsructed, I understood, that it could go up the river and then back down the river without turning around in cramped quarters. One day I conceived the idea of trying to turn this craft around. 1 brought to the task every method of seamanship I knew, but found I did not have suffi? cient rooms in the narrow harbor where we were. Irritated in being balked in my purpose, I heard this remark from one of the sailors : " 'That's the best success in a ship that the United States ever turned out." " 'What in the devil do you mean by that?' I inquired rather brusquely and in bad temper. " 'Why,' replied the Jack, 'you see, it was made to turn around for nobody nor from nobody, and I'll be blamed if it will.' " v C?BAH TREATY BETS FAVORABLE REPORT. House of Representatives Must Ap? prove it ?Iso. The Democrats as a Whole Are Satisfied and Will Not Stand in the Way of Ratification. Washington, March 13.-The senate committee on foreign relations today authorized a favorable report on the Cuban reciprocity treaty with an amendment similar to that reached in connection with other reciprocity trea? ties providing that the treaty shall not take effect until approved by the house of representatives as well as by the senate. The amendments made to the treaty by the committee at the last session of congress were renewed at to? day's meeting and were accepted with? out discussion. One of these provides for a reduction of 40 per cent in the tariff on American cattle shipped into Cuba and the other is a provision pro? viding in explicit terms a further re? duction than 20 per cent, in the dnty on Cuban sugar shipped into the Unit? ed States and also prohibiting reduc? tions in the rates of sugar coming into the United States from other coun? tries. The amendment providing for the submission of the Cuban treaty to the house was offered by Senator Bacon. At the last session of congress tte committee refused to attach it to ti.e treaty, but when it was presented to? day it was accepted after very little discussion. The principal reason for its acceptance was that members of the house have urged in strong terms the constitutional right of that body to pass upon all reciprocity treaties because of their effect upon the revenues. Senator Bacon strongly sup? ported this view but other members of the committee generally took the posi? tion that the action of the ho ase was not necessary to render the treaty of bind? ing effect. No formal vote was taken upon the amendment, it being accept? ed by unanimous consent. Senator Bacon remarked that the amendment would very materially facil? itate the ratification of the treaty. The committee recommends that the amendment be added at the end of the treaty. Its exact language is as fol? lows: "This treaty shall not take effect until the same shall ha^ye been ap? proved by the congress." The Democratic senators as a rule ^express themselves as satisfied to allow the Cuban treaty to be acted upon with the amendment for submission to the house added. They say that this adop? tion meets their demands on the ques-. tioh of principle and that if there is any further opposition it will come from indi vidual ?senators and not from the Democrats as a whole. A leading Democratic senator said today, after the treaty as amended had been re? ported to the senate "We shall not now stand in the way of the treaty, and it is my opinion that it will be ratified if a quorum can be maintained." Seven Killed by Bandits. Los Angeles, Cala, March 13.-A dispatch from Tucson, Arizonia, to the Herald says: Mexican bandits held up the stage which runs between Potam and Torin, /on the Yaqui River, in Sonora, last Tuesday night, killing all of the six passengers, including three women. Among them was Filiberto Alverado, a wealthy Mexican, who owns a number of ranches along the Yaqui River. The authorities at Guayamas were at once notified. Alverado and his wife had taken the stage from Potam to Torin, and the bandits thought he carried a large sum of money with him. The hold-up took place about half way between the two towns, but just how the stage was attacked prob? ably never will be known, as all the passengers and the driver were killed. They were picked up the afternoon of the tragedy and the circumstance give evidence that they put up a fight. It is thought by the Guayamas authorities that the perpetrators of the deed were some of the bandits who have taken refuge in the mountains back of the Yaqui River and were laying for Alverados. Atlanta, Ga., March 13.-Safe blow? ers cracked the safes of the local office of the Standard Oil Company early today and secured $500 in cash and $2,000 in checks. Nitro-glycerine was used by the men in opening the safes. Th6re is no clue to the rob? bers. Greenwood, March 12.-J. W. Logan, a white farmer living at Phoenix in this county committed suicide yester? day by shooting himself in his right temple with a small pocket derringer. It was stated by those in a position to know in that community that bad health and financial troubles no doubt led to his decision to end his life. Montevallo, Ala., March 14.-Early today Will Lucas shot and killed John Payne near this place. Lucas and his brother Tom Lucas and Payne had been drinking, so it is said in the early part of last night and the two brothers had gone home after a bitter J quarrel with Payne. After midnight the Lucas brothers returned and called Payne out of his house, when Will Lucas, it is stated, fired both barrels of a shot gun instantly killing Payne. The Lucas boys have not been arrest? ed. AH the parties are related. They are prominent young farmers. First Payment Ready. Caracas, March 15.-The amount of the first payment due to Germany under the Washington agreement was deposited in a safe at the treasury today and will be paid on the order of the German minister, Herr von Pell dram, who is expected to arrive here next Tuesday. The ABC of lt. A kidney education starts with : Back? ache means kidney ache, lame back means lame kidneys, weak back means weak kidneys, cure means Doan's Kidney Pills. Read about the free distribution in this paper, and call at China's Drug Stove Thursday, March 19th. THE K?SSISSIPPi FLOOD. A Serious Break in the Levee Reported at Bougeree, Thirty Hive Miles Below Vidalia, on the Texas and Pacific Railroad. Natchez, Miss., March 16.-The fifteen foot embankment of the Texas and Pacific Railroad, at Bongere, thirty-five miles below Vidalia, broke yesterday and a gap of two miles in length was cnt by the river in a few hours. This gap was followed by a break in the lower Bougere levee, which lapped the railroad embankment on the south end, and the water is running into and filling the Bougere swamp. The first news of this break was brought to the city by the local mail packet Betsy Ann, which arrived up from Bayou Sara this afternoon. The railroad embankment had a base of a hundred feet and was built last year. It connected the upper and lower Bougere levees and it was' feared it would give way since the protection levee washed out last week. The ends of the break will be sacked to pre? vent further caving of the levee. Dr. Robert C. Carter, of Conordia Parish, La., arrived here this afterr noon, having ridden horseback over the entire Sycamore levee in this parish. This levee protects Vidalia, the parish seat, and was reported as i shaky at each end. Dr. Carter said ; that the levee is low in two places, i but will hold, as during the past two days of fine weather the levee has been materially strengthened, and will be nrade perfectly safe. a. stretch of 1,000 feet at one end | and 24,000 feet at the other are low, but it will stand another '2y2 feet in its present condition. The weather here is clear and the river is on a stand at 47.8 feet, or 3.8 feet above the danger line. FIRST BREAK, NEAR MEMPHIS. Memphis, Tenn, March 16.-The St. Francis levee gave way late this evening at Trice's Landing, Ark, twenty miles north of this city, and tonight the waters of the Mississippi River are rushing through a three quarters-of-a-mile-crevasse in the em? bankment, with a roar that can be heard for miles. This is the first break that has been made in the vicinity of Memphis, but tbe fact that the water is' still rising at a rapid rate and that three other points on the Arkansas levee north of Mem? phis are in a precarious condition, lead to the fear that reports tomorrow will tell of other serious crevasses. SPECIAL FLOOD BULLETIN. Washington, March 16.-The weath? er bureau tonight issued the following special river bulletin : The river situation has changed but little except in the Memphis district, where it has become quite critical. The stage at Memphis at 8 a. m., was 39.1 feet, 1.8 feet above the previous high water record of April ll and 12, 1898, while tonight the gauge reads 39.6 feet. The rapid rise of Sunday and Sunday night was due to recently constructed levees and railroad em? bankments. Thus far the levees have been equal to the strain, but the wa? ter is now near their tops, and breaks are not at all "improbable. The crisis may be expected within the next thirty-six hours, when a stage of 40 feet is probable, unless some por? tion of the levees give way. The rapid rise above has necessi? tated a slight modification of the pre? vious forecasts for the Vicksbnrg dis? trict, and the following stages are ex? pected in about six days: Arkansas City, 52 feet; Greenville, 47, and Vicksburg, 51 feet. At the two first named places the stages fore? cast are slightly above tne previous high water records of 1897. In the New Orleans district' the rise, while slower, is nevertheless progressing steadily, and no changes from previous forecasts are now indi? cated. The stage of water at New Orleans tonight was 19.4 feet, a rise of two-tenths of a foot since Sunday night. The Ohio River is at a stand at Cairo and is falling above. It will probably begin to fall at Cairo by Wednesday. Fight Between Doctors. Raleigh, N. C., March 16.-A special from Tarboro, N. C., says: This morning at 9 o'clock in front of the postoffice on Main street, Dr. J. M. Baker shot Dr. . H. T. Bass and in? flicted what may prove to be a fatal wound. The pistol ball went through both walls of the stomach and pene? trated the liver. Last summer there was a difficulty on the street between the two men and Dr. Bass knocked Dr. Baker down. The troubles were brought about by criticisms of the management of a sanitarium of which Dr. Baker is the head. The matter was later heard in Court and at the trial Dr. Baker was exonerated. In the Court room both men drew their pistols, but friends in? tervened. Dr. Baker is a much small? er man than Dr. Bass and is ten years his junior, being about 47 years old. Itching Piles. Any one who suffers from that terrible plague, itching piles, or from eczema, will appreciate the immediate relief and per? manent cure that comes through the ase of Doan's Ointment. It never fails. Free samples at China's Drug Store Thursday, March 19th. ^ ^ Pawtucket, R. I., March 15.-The Rhode Island Mule Spinners Associa? tion, at its branch in Woonsocket this' afternoon, decide by a unanim? ous vote to call a strike tomorrow in the four mills of the Manville Company, three of which are in Woonsocket and one in Manville, R. I. The spinners ask for an increse of 10 per cent, but the general secretary, Jas. Cliffee, of the Rhode Island Mule Spinners" As? sociation, states that there are other grievances, which extend back for some time. The Manville Company is capitalized at $6,000,000 and employs 6,000 hands. For the Public Good. In another part of this paper appears an advertisement worthy the reading, as it's for the public good. It tells of a free distribution of Doan's Kidney Pills, a remedy for Kidney Ills. Read it, and call flt China's Drag Store Thursday, March 19th. CONFEDERATE ROLLS TO BE PUBLISHED. Complete Roster of Officers and Men. SECRETARY ROOT DESERVES CREDIT The Roster Will Include the Sol? diers of Both Federal and Con? federate Armies. Washington, March 16.-By direction of Secretary Eoot the war department today embarked on the extensive work of compiling and publishing a complete roster of the officers and en? listed men of the Union and Confeder? ate armies. This is the secretary's own project and he succeeded in im? pressing congress with the idea that it would be just and fair to the south to place on official lists the names oi Con? federate soldiers in order that their descendants may trace their family histories with accuracy. The north, through separate State publications, has covered pretty well this ground for its own soldiers. But the southern rceords and archives, never very com? plete, were scattered and destroyed owing to the outcome of the war and it is known that many frauds are prac? ticed on the benevolent and many fami? lies lack important links in their his? tories because of the loss of these re? cords. Secretary Koot in calling this matter to the attention of congress said that the department was constant? ly in receipt of appeals from State offi? cials, historical sociteies and patriotic or memorial associations for transcripts of the military records of State troops, to answer which would cost more than a million dollars, so that the most economical way would be to publish ? a complete roster. j ? The publication will be enormous in size, including no less than 30 volumes as large as the rebellion records. The northern names will be publish? ed with the southern because it is desired to have all of these data in one compilation instead of being scatter? ed through various State books. Moreover, it is felt to be a graceful thing to bracket the names of the men who wore the blue and the gray. In order to carry out this purpose Secre? tary Root toady sent the following let? ter to the governors of all the States which furnished troops for the Con? federate armies : War Department, Washington, March 16, 1903. The Governor of the State of Sir: There is a very general desire on the part of the surviving partici? pants of the great struggle in which the country was engaged from 1861 to 1865, and on the part of the descen? dants of those who have passed away, for a publication that shall be accessi? ble to the general public and shall show the names of those who, either 1 as officers or enlisted men, bore arms for the Union or for the Confederacy during the great war. In the opinion that this desire is one that should be gratified and that can be gratified, in great measure at least, by compiling and publishing, as a continuation of the publication known as the "official, records of the Union and Confederate armies," a complete list or roster of the j officers and men who served in those armies during the Civil war, this de? partment recommended at the last ses? sion of congress, the enactment of a law authorizing the compilation and preparation of such a roster for pub? lication. That recommendation was followed by enactment of a provision of law which is embodied in the legis? lative, executive and judicial appro? priation act, approved Feb. 25, 1903, and which is as follows: ' "That under the direction of the secretary of war the chief of the record : and pension office shall compile, from \ such official records as are in the pos- I session of the United States, and from such other records as may be obtained by loan from the various States and other official sources, a complete roster of the officers and enlisted men of the Union and Confederate armies." The department is prepared to enter at once upon the work of making the compilation thus authorized and to push it to completion as rapidly as possible. There will be little or no difficulty in making the Union part of the roster complete, but there will be great difficulty with regard to the Con? federate records in the possession of this department. It is of the first ini porance, therefore, that no effort shall be spared to secure the temporary loan to the war depratment, for the purpose of copying, of any and all authentic Confederate records that can be found anywhere. Many of these records are in the possession of the various States and it is hoped will be made readily accesisble, but there are others that are widely scattered among historical and memorial associa? tions and private citizens. The pro? blem of how to find and procure the loan of these scattered records is a difficult one, but it is one that must be solved in order that the Confeder? ate soldier shall receive the full credit that is due him in the roster that is to be compiled. I earnestly invite your cooperation with the department in an iort to make this compilaton as nearly com? plete as it is possible to make it, and I shall be glad to have the benefit of any suggestions that you can make as to the manner in which that end can be best attained. The work will be in the immediate charge of Brg. Gen. F. C. Ainsworth, chief of the records and pension office of this department, and I beg leave to suggest that if the plan herein outlined meets your ap? proval you designate some official of your State to communicate with him relative to the details of the work and the steps to be taken in furtherance of it. Very respectfully, Elihu Root, Secretary of War. | Raleigh, N. C., March 13.-A High Point, N. C., special says: William Holt and a negro, name unknown, met a horrible death in the country near here this afternoon. Mr. Holt and the negro were cutting feed with a steam cutter, when the fly wheel burst, mangling both Mr. Holt's legs and killing his companion instantly. Mr. Holt died an hour later. DEMOCRATIC UNITY INSURED. Result of a Caucus of Democratic Senators. THE CAUCUS AND ITS ACTION Related to the Amendment and Ratification of the Panama Canal Treaty. Washington, March 16.-The Demo? cratic Senators at their caucus today resolved to stand together in the Sen? ate in support of two amendments to the Panama Canal treaty. One of these provides for the modification of the twenty-third article of the treaty, so as to insure the control of the canal zone by the United States, and the other enlarges the provision in the fourth article of the treaty, which is a disavowal of any intention on the part of the United States "to in? crease its territory at the expense of Colombia or of the sister Republics in Central or South America," so as to include Mexico. With reference to the latter amend? ment there was considerable debate. Many of the Senators advocated an amendment strikng out the provision entirely, and practcally all of them agreed that it had no place in the agreement, but it was concluded that as it had been incorporated and would probably remain, the best policy would be to make an effort to modify rather than to remove it. Mexico was incorporated becasue it was.urged that the people of that country are as sen? sitive as those of any other about maintaining the integrty of their country, and also as much entitled to the guaranty as any other. All the Democratic Senators except Senators Dubois, Culberson, Morgan, McLaurin, Clarke, of Arkansas, and Gibson were present. It was the understanding that all the Democrats would support the two amendments agreed upon, ibut that after they are acted upon individuals shall be at lib? erty to vote for or against the treaty as they may elect. It was also the understanding that some of the Demo? cratic Senators would support some of Senator Morgan's individual amend? ments, but they will do so as individ? uals, and not' as members of the Democratic caucus. The: amendment suggested to the twenty-third article of the treaty, giv? ing the Government of the United States the exclusive right to police and protect the canal, is practically that offered by Senator Bacon on Staurday, with some verbal changes. This amendment makes the control of the United States over the canal absolute and exclusive, and its right to police and protect the same is under no cir? cumstances dependent upon the request or invitaci?n of the Repuoiic of Co? lumbia. The other amendment agreed upon was to Article 4 of the treaty, relating to the policy of the United "States to? wards other Central and South Ameri? can Republics, "?he language of the amendment being as follows : "The United States, following their uniform established policy in regard to their sister Republics in America, freely acknowledge and recognize the sovereignty of the Republic of Colom? bia, and disavow any intention to im? pair it in anyway whatever, or to in? crease her territory at the expenes of Colombia, but most earnestly desire her peace and prosperity." The Vote in the Senate. Washington, March, 16.-The Senate spent six solid hours in executive ses? sion today in its effort to pass on the amendments to the Panama Canal treaty in preparation for the final vote on the treaty tomorrow. Immediately after the Senate went into executive session the order for the presentation of amendments with fifteen minutes speeches on them went into effect. There was quite a large attendance of Senators, both poltical parties having summoned their ad? herents in the Senate to be present with the view of making the best pos? sible showing in case of division on party lines. Consequently the roll calls of the day were well responded to and the vote cast was larger than had bsen expected. The first vote was taken about forty minutes after the doors were close, and it came upon an amendment sug? gested by Senator Pettus, providing that the treaty should not go into effect until it should be approve^d by Con? gress. This amendment was voted down-60 to 9-ali of the Republicans and some of the Democrats enrolling themselves against it. Following the, announcement of that ballot Senator Morgan offered a number of the amendments of which he had given previous notice, but they were passed upon adversely and with? out roll calls. One of these amend? ments was a declaration to [the effect that nothing contained in the treaty should be construed as invalidating the Spooner Act. Another provided for the submission of the treaty to the FrenchGovernment as a party inter? ested in the treaty. The second roll call of the day was upon an amendment offered by Sen? ator Morgan providing for the acquisi? tion of the canal zone in perpetuity and not by lease, to be renewed after ninety-nine years, as provided in the treaty. It was voted down. The Senate then took up Senator Bacon's amendment for the absolute control by the United States, and Mr. Bacon addressed the Senate in support of it. The Bacon amendment, when put to a vote was lost-46 to 24-a strict party vote. Senator Teller, thereupon, offered an amendment retaining the language of Article 23 as it stands ex? cept the words " with the consent of Colombia, " in the provision permitting the intervention of the United States in case Colombia should prove un? equal to the task of defending the canal, but it likewise was voted down -46 to 24. The Senate then adjourned until tomorrow at ll oclock, with the un? derstanding that the other Democratic caucus amendment, that to Article 4, should be disposed of first. Washington, March 13.-The Carib? bean squadron, under command of Ad? miral Coghlan, has been ordered to Honduras, where the revolution is assuming serious proportions, to pro? tect American interests. j