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~w ^ I ? VOL. XII. REPORT MADE OUL Anthracite Coal Strike Commission finishes Its Work FINDINGS ARE NOT YET PUBLISHED The Commission Delivers Its Findings in Full Into the Mands of ihe President. Washington, Special.?Judge Gray, chairman, and Carroll D. Wright, recorder. of the Anthracite Coal Strikko Commissi* a. called on the President Wednesday and presented to hint the report of the commission. It is a voluminous document, covering fully all phases of the controversy between the operators and the miners. Hath sides have prom;s< 1 to abide by the decision oj t!:* tribunal erected by President Rot s vt It. Details of the report will lie awaited with great Interest, not only by the operators and miners, hut by the public generally. At the conclusion of the interview with the President. Col. Wright announce i that the report would be made public at liis office on Saturday morning. About the same time, it will be placed in the hands of the representatives of the operators and miners, the parties directly interest! 1. l'rcsidt nt Roosevelt entertained the members of the Anthracite Coal Strike Commission and its attaches at dinner it the White House tonight. Tiie party included Judge George Gray, tlie chairman: Thomas H. Watklns, E. E. Clark. Gen. J. M. Wilson, E. W. Parker, llishop J. L. Spalding. Carroll 1). Wright. E. A. Mosely and Dr. N< ill. Secretary Cortelyou, of the Department of C< aimeree and Labor, also was one of the guests. tl.^ ... -* ? _*-? iiit- n'i' i in me sinae eo.amission is un.iniuK us. The members of the conimitt- e discussed the report with the Presi*'. at tonight but their linnds are tied so far as concerns any public disclosure or any features of the report. Looking For An Advance. Wilkc.h u re. Pa., Special.?The formal announcement made that, the strike commission will make known its I award on baturauy next has caused much anxiety anions the miners and laborers in the Wyoming Valley coal fields. Tli leading officers of the United Mine Workers who were seen this evening feel satisfied that there will he a substantial reward for the long struggle of last year. Some of the leading miners believe that they will receive an increase of at least 10 per cent., eight hours a day, for steam men an i nine hours a day for company hands. They will not. prophesy on the disposition the commission has made on the demand of weighing coal. Two Fair Runaways. Greensboro, N. C., Special.?Upon the advice of Chief of Police Akers, police officers arrested Misses Robertson and Morrison, members of the senior class in Roanoke Female College. in Danville, when they alighted from the train here Wednesday evening. The young ladies were greatly surprised, tfut went with the officers without any remonstrance. They admitted that they had run away but said it was only a school girls' prank and that their object was to visit a jumiK uuiy m uus cuy. mey were accompanied by a young man, whose name they" refused to divulge. He was not arrested. The girls stated that they were friends of two other young men who came to Greensboro front Danville. Both young ladies are residents of Danville. After begging that the affair he kept out of the papers, they expressed a poor opinion of the hospitality of Greensboro. Officers took the young ladies to Danville. Dr. Baker r?t Norfolk. Norfolk. Va., Special.?Dr. Julian Baker, the principal in the tragedy at Tarboro when Dr. llass was killed, arrived in the city with his wife from Richmond, where he had been on official business. He declined to talk about the lamentable affair at Tar, boro and said he feels the need of a short rest and wonld remain here several da; 3. He and his wife are the guests of Mrs. F. S. Royster in Ghent. Mr3. Raker is a niece of Mrs. Royster. Only a few persons know of the doctor's presence In the city. Boxing natch at Savannah. Sovonnoli n!?. o :-i tt.... UU.I??<UI , wn., r>|it:?-iui. IMKIlt! 1,cnny, of Cheater. Pa., and Joe Fairhurn, of Philadelphia, went on for twenty rounds cf boxing before the Savannah Athletic Club. In the sixteenth round of fast and clever milling, Fairhurn'a seconds threw up the sponge. Fairburn was the aggressor, but was forced to take tho count three times. Crrnegie's Liberal Offer. Ithaca. X. Y., Special.?President Schurtnan. t-f Cornell University, has received the following letter from Andrew Carnegie offi ring to pay for the projected filtering plant: "Iiungrnn ss, Fernandlna, Fla.f March 13. 1H03. "My Dear Mr. President: I have followed with anxious interest your sad plight regarding pure water. Today I read with relief that Cornell has contracted for a filtering plant of Its own. If the trustees would permit me to pay for it, I shall bo very grateful indeed. "Yours truly. "ANDREW CARNEGIE." The trustees undoubtedly will accept Mr. Carnegie's offer. C. . 'At kit .. J f ORT F( LIVE ITEMS OF NEWS.j Many Matters of General Interest In Short Paragraphs. I The Sunny Touth. Flood conditions still cause groat 1 apprehension and much danger in the j West. James R. Keene, though, ill, continued his battle with the llarriman interests for Southern Pacific control. Plaqucmine, La., Special.?Tho river at this point rose four-tenths during the past 24 hours. The gauge this evening m^ids 33 1-2. The hack water on Bayou Plaqucmine and T.<ower Grand river is higher at this time than in 1897. A number of arrests have been made by the levee inspectors of I parties riding on the levees. The 1 levees are In splendid condition. At The National Capital. The office of Director of the Census has been offered to Mr. R. N. 1). North, of Boston. The State Depnrtment is hopeless of 1 any fruits coming from the proposed | Alaska boundary arbitration. A verdict of acquittal was found in 1 the case of Ensign Ward K. Wortman in connection with the explosion on ] the battleship Massachusetts. 1 J. Piorpont Morgan conferred with ' President Roosevelt at the White ] House. i Mr. George Uhler, president of the 1 Marine Engineers' Association of the United States, will succeed Gen. Jas. ' A. Dumont. chief of the steamboat in- ' spection service. I ' f\i i uc ;?uiriii. j 1 A $3,000,000 oyster combine was or- j ganized at Providence, K. I. 1 Dr. It. C. Flower was arrested in Mew York on a warrant charging him ' with grand larceny. 1 Clovernoolt, the home of Alice and Phoebe Cary, near College 11111, Ohio, ' has been sold. i The Fire Department of Lafayette, I Ind., turned a stream of water on riotous students of Purdue University. ] Miss Maude Mullock, of Washington, i D. C., was hurt in a railroad wreck ] near Mahoningtown, Pa. In a suit against the executor of the estate of C. 15. Itouss, in New York, 1 the mother of the plaintiff. Miss F.dna ' Weller McClellan, told of an alleged ^ settlement of $35 a week on her daughter. From Across The Sea. The Czar of Russia issued a decree granting religious freedom throughout his dom tins and ordering other reforms. Lord Granville Gordon received a letter from his wife, who is in France, Tho itntuilx ? 1? niv uuuair mi it-iiniwiis UlUflS WIUJ ' 1 opened in the French Chamber of Dep- ' l uties. ! . Lord Minto opened the Canadian I Parliament. I An effort will be made to get the l Pope's consent to allow his jubilee , gifts to be exhibited at the St. Louis , Exposition. John Redmond was the principal ' epenker at a St. Patrick's Day banquet 1 in London. The Reichstag budget committee vot- j (xl in favor of appropriating $750,000 for Germany's exhibit at the St. Louis | ! fair. ; Sir Robert Reid urged in the House | ' of Commons that international action ; be taken to limit naval armaments. j King George of Saxony wrote an i open letter to ids people blaming Prin- ; cess Louise entirely for the reeent i court scandal. ! Russia and France favor granting ] China's request to have the Chinese j tariff dues collected in gold. I A revolution has broke out in Uruguay. Miscellaneous flatters. Another (lay's testimony in the Burdick inquest at Buffalo threw much light on the facts surrounding the J murder, hut failed to disclose the ' guilty person. \ Bevees and railway embankments are breaking along the Mississippi and ( flood copditions are very grave. The Wabash injunction suit was taken up by Judge Adams at St. Louis and the day cousumcd in reading affidavits. < C. W. Schwab, president of the Steel Trust, and Mr. B. II. Francis, presidon* Of the St. Ixiuis Exposition, arrived in New York on the Kronprlnz Willielm. , The police of Philadelphia are In- < vestigating four new charges against 1 George Hossey, the negro herb doctor, suspected of poisoning. Ex-President Grover Cloveland announced that he would take a trip ( West and bo at the opening of the St Louis Exposition. < :v\ i )11T MILL. S. V.. Wlil> TREATY IS RATIFIED The Cuban Reciprocity Measure Gets Thwugh at Last. THE SENATE ADJOURNS SINE DIE Nearly the Entire Closing Day Was Spent In Executive Session ? The , Final Ballot. Washington, Special.?After ratify- ! ing the Cuban reciprocity treaty the j Senate adjourned sine die Thursday at ( 15 minutes past 5 o'clock. Practically < the entire day was behind closed doors hi executive session. Most of the time was devoted to consideration of the j Cuban treaty. Several speeches were j made in opposition to the 'reaty and ;' one in favor of it, and then promptly J at the agreed hour, 3 o'clock, voting j ' began. Itoll calls were had on a num- | ! ber of amendments and the treaty itself : was made the subject of a yea and nay < vote. The motion to ratify was adopt- j 1 ed by a ballot of 50 to 10, somewhat j ' more than a three-fourths vote, where- 1 as, only a two-thirds vote was neces- 1 sary to secure a ratification. The de- ; i tailed vote of the Senate was: i Yeas?Aldrich, Alger. Allison, Anko- j i ncy, Ba<?nn, Ball, Veveridge, Black- ; burn. Burnliam, Burrows, Burton. 1 Clark, of Wyoming; Cock roll, Cul- | lom, Depew, Dietrlck, Dolliver, Dry- , tlen, Elkins, Fairbanks, Foraker, Fos- i ter. of Washington; Frye, Fulton. C.al- j linger. Gamble, Gorman, llanna, llunsbrough, Ilcyhurn. Hopkins, Ketan, Lntimer. Lodge, Long, McCamas, McCrcary. McCumber, Nelson* Overman. Penrose, Perkins, Simmons, Smoot, Spooner, Stewart, Stone, Warren, Wet- 5 more; total .">0. Nays?Bailey, Bard. Bate, Berry, , Carniaetr. Clark, 01' Montana; Danii i, Poster, of Louisiana; Melnery. Mai- ; lory, Martin. Money, Morgan. Newlands, Pettus, Taliaferro; total 1C>. In making the pain?,, two Senators were paired for the treaty with one ' t igainst it. The pair list was as fcl- 1 lows: ; t Kerns and Hale with Gibson; Wll- ! lard and Proctoi with Clark, of Arkan- <. sag; Scott and Quay with McLaurin; j Dillingham and Clapp with Tillman; t Kittre<lge anil Piatt, of New York, with | , Patterson; Piatt, of Connecticut, and f Hawley with Teller; Mitchell and Clay , ' with Dubois.; Quarles with Culberson. f 5-lr. Hoar wns absent and unpaired. niss Roosevelt Abroad. Sau Juan, P. R., By Cable.?Miss Mice Roosevelt landed here Thursday > from the steamer Camo, from New 1 York. She was met by Governor Hunt , 1 and his family and was driven to the i j palace, where she afterwards held an ! Informal public reception. Miss Roose- ! i velt will receive the citizens' commit- j t tee in public tomorrow, and will at- ' ' tend the citizens' reception at the the- ' iitre the same evening, when there will | be n display of fire-works and a de- j t noonstrntion in her honor. Many invi- j I tations have been issued by the Gov- j 1 ?rnnr for an entertainment on Satur- I c Hay. On Wednesday Miss Roosevelt j < will leave San Juan on an inland trip. (J [luring which she will visit the prin- | . mpai plantations and cities. Vestibule Wrecked. Charleston, S. C., Special.?The Southern Railway vestibule train No. 14, duo at Camdon at 11:30 a. m.. was wreaked at a switch 8 miles north of :hat point Sunday. The front trucks under the baggage car jumped the main track and threw the train into he side track, all cars being completely derailed except the Pullman which had one set of wheels off. One man, an unknown tramp, supposedly isleep on the siding, was instantly killMi, and Jim Reed, colored, a passenger, had one leg broken. L?ewis Clyt)urn and Mrs. M. E. Taylor escaped , with slight injuries. I II President Wllllnms Summoned. . * Richmond, Special.?United States Marshal Morgan Trent, served on John I Skelton Williams, president of the 1 Seaboard Air Line, a summons to appear before the United* State Inter- ' State Commerce Commission, at New York, Friday week to testify in the proceedings of the Kentucky railroad \ . commission against the Atlantic Const i Line and others. i , riorgnn at the fleeting. , i New York, Special.?The directors | . 3f the New York, New Haven & Hart- j ford Railroad net here to take up the 1 employes' grievances presented to | 1 President Hall. Among the directors j ' present was J. Pierpont Morgan. It j was known after the meeting that the | ilirectors had nothing to say to the j public today, but it v as learned from j W. P. Bishop, one of th edirectors, that | ! a decision had been reached, and that ! It would bo forwarded to the men at ( nnco. He would not give any '-.tima- | lion as to whether any concessions nad I been made, or any other facts con- | cerning the decision. < I k.?^ ? V' NESDAY,'MARCH 25, THE EXTRA SESSION The Senate Still Talking on 'ih * Canal Treaty. The Democratic Senators at their tvniciw rosolved to .taud together in the Senate in support of two amendment* to the Panama Canal treaty. One of those provides for the modification of the twenty-third article of tiy treaty so as to insure the control of the ?annl zone by the United States, and the other enlarges the provision In the fourth article of tho treaty which Is a disavowal on the part of the United States of any Intention to "Increase its territory at the expense of Columbia, jr of the sister republics in Central or aouin America," to as to include Mexico. With reference to the latter amendment there was considerable debate. Many of the Senators advocated in amendment striking out the provision entirely and practically a.11 of theni igrced that it had no place hi the agreement, hut it was concluded that is it had been incorporated and would probably remain, the best policy would je to make an elTort to modify rather ha?i to remove it. Mexico was Incorporated because it was urged that the people of that country are as sensitive is those of any other about maintalnng the integrity of their country and also as much entitled to the guaranty as any other . All the Democratic Senators except Mr. Dubois. Mr. Culberson, Mr. Morgan, Mr. Mel.auriu, Mr. Clark. *of \rlcansns, and Mr. Gibson were present. it was the understanding that ill tlm Democrats would support the two amendments agreed unon. hut lfter they are voted n;>oa individuals diall be at liberty to vote fo.* or igainst the treaty as tlioy may elect, r was also the understanding that toiuo of the Democratic Senators vould support some of Senator Margin's Individual amendments, hut they .vill do so as individual Senators, not is members of the Democratic caucus. Democratic Senators who participate d n the caucus say that whether amend.1 r no t.thc treaty is sure of ratlilcaion. The amendment suggested to the wmty-thlrd article of the treaty giv;wentdhrdlu shrdlu shrdlu shrdluluuu ng the government of the United states the exclusive right to police and protect the canal, is practically that of'ered by Senator Bacon on Saturday, vlth some verbal changes. This intendment makes the control of the Tnited States over the canal absolute tr.d exclusive, and its right to police ind protect the same. Is under no clr umstances dependent upon the reluest or Invitation of the republic of Colombia. The other amendment agreed upon vas to article four of the treaty, relatng to the policy of the United States owards other Central ami Southern American republics, the language of he amendment living as follows: "The United States, following their miform established policy in regard to heir sister republic in America, freey acknowledge and recognize the sov reignty of the republic of Colombia md disavow any intention to impair it n any way whatever or to Increase noir territory at the expense of Co. ombia. but most earnestly desire her )faee and prosperity." After the adjournment of the caucus, Senator (lorman, as chairman, and Senator Carmack, as secretary, of the auetso, gave the following stalciient concerning the last mentioned intendment"This amendment qttalifics the language of the treaty to the extent of naking a simple affirmation of the established policy of the government igainst the policy of territorial acjuisitlon at the expense of sister r mhlics in America, and acknowledges he sovereignty of the republic of Coorabla. There wa3 strong objection to he language of the treaty in this reipect, because it was thought to he an mpertinence to enter into an engage?.<?!. r-^1 - ..V..U .Tim uuiuuuiiii mi me protection )f other Roiuh American republics, bus in a manner recognizing that republic as the representative of all the >thers and giving her a sort of primacy imong them. 'The language of the treaty is also proadcned in that tlx1 amendment asserts this policy of the United States vith reference to all the American republics while the treaty confines its pledges to those of Central and South \meriea, studiously omitting Mexico, vhich Is the republic most sensitive ind apprehensive of aggressions on the part of the United States. "The language of the treaty also toes to the extent of declaring it to pe the policy of the United States to nnintain the separate independence of ill the Central and South American republics, not solely as against Europ- an powers, but as against each other. This was believed to bo contrary to the rue poliey of the United States, which s not concerned with the internal arrangements of these republics, hut only .vith their defense and protection igni.pst the outside world, in accordtnre with the principles of the Monroe loctrine." Treaty Accepted. Without dotting an "1" or crossing p "t," even without changing a single (punctuation mark, the Senate voted to ratify the treaty with the republic of Columbia, for the construction of an isthmian canal. The vote for ratitlca,lon was 73 in the affirmative to 3 in the negative. The Senate was in exooutive session when the result was j announced, so that only the Senator? themselves and a few confidential employes were present. All the Senators announced themselves as gratified to have the long struggle terminated, but none of them manifested their appreciation by cheers or hand-clapping. On the contrary, all of them seemed more concerned about getting away from the chamber than about anything else, so that by the time the Senate could adjourn. which it did almost Immediately after the result was announced, most of the Senators had loft their seats and some of them had donned their hats and overcoats. In Conference. New York. Special. ? President Schwab and several of the legal reprncnnfntlvnc r\t tho TTnlfft/1 Corporation ware in conference here The object of the meeting could not be learned. It Is understood that the forthcoming annual report of the corporation will embody a comprehensive statement of operations for the past year, and will deal especially with the matter of production. Mysterious Dynamite Explosion. Minefield. \V. Va., Special.?A luge box of dynamite exploded at noon today. near the Norfolk & Western station. Three laborers were probably fatally injured and a score are more or less seriously hurt. Articles in a house a half mile away were jarred and all the property in the immediate vicinity of tin* explosion was considerably damaged. Over r?00 window glasses were broken, and Princeton avenue for half a block is nr:wt i.-niiv a wreck. The cause of the explosion is unknown. Death of Cotton Hill Alan. Griffin, Ga., Special.? Major A. itanlall, one of the best known cotton mill men throughout the South, and prominently connected with cotton milling events in several States, died here Thursday, from the effects of a paralytic stroke. He served as superintendent of cotton mills in Canada. New York, Illinois. Alabama and Georgia, lie was born in Providence, it. I., in 1S37. British Fleet Invited. Ponsacola, Fin.. Special.?Mayor C. M. Jones and Secretary T. C. Watson, of the chamber of commerce, in behalf of the city, cabled an invitation to Sir Archibald Douglass, vico admiral of the British navy in command of the squadron now at Havana, to include Ponsacola in the itinerary. It was believed that the fleet might possibly visit Ponsacola, but it was thought well to call the attention of tire vice admiral to the port and the* fact that the North Atlantic squadron Is now here. Tim * Pxtended. New York, Special.?It was officially announced that a majority of the members of the Southern Pacific pool had given their consent to extension of time for the existence of the pool to April 10 and the pool has therefor*.? been extended to that time. This will carry the pool over the annual meeting j which is to lie held on April S. The j hno.1 T ir * 1 UW.ll V?L nil" 1IIJUI, J. I\. iwcur, IS III present in litigation v.ith the Union . I'noltlc over tho management of tho Southern I'aciflc lines. An Adverse Report. Washington. Special.?Tho Senate j committee on the judiciary hold a a mooting for tho purpose of considering tlie nomination of W. M. Uyrno to ho district attorney for the distr iot of Delaware, but failed to agree upon a report. Of tho eight Senators present, four were favorable to confirmation and four opposed. This was construed as justifying an adverse report anil the nomination was so reported to the Senat< Telegraphic Uriels. Tho House of the Texas Legislature I nas tinally passed the anti-pool room bill, which carries with it a section forbidding hotting on horse races, even at the tracks where the races are run in the State. A special to The Kansas City Star from Joplin, Mo., says: "News of the tragic death of live hoys was received here from Chant. Indian Territory. The boys were playing on a raft, which capsized. The dead are: Raymond Croceroft. Ralph Oaks, Charles Oaks, Peter Iierry, Luther Berry." Then Hoar Was Interested. Preserved in the unofficial records of the Congressional investigations of Philippine conditions is n story which was told of Senator Hoar the other night. The Senator, so the story goes, wandered into tho committeeroom one sleepy afternoon and promptly delved into some records and became absorbed. Tho witness, who was testifying as to the treatment of certain prisoners, declared with emphasis: "And they administered corporal punishment." Just here tho venetable Senator from Massachusetts started up, dropped his hook and, catching a word of the testimony, said, with a violent effort to show that lie had been awake: "Corporal? I'd like to ask what corporal?" ? f NO. 1. ON THE DANGER LINE Much Apprehension Over the High Mater Situation. BIG RIVER ON TREMENDOUS BOOM The Danger Line Reached at flany Points and the Father of Waters is Still Rising. Memphis, Special.?The flood situation in that portion of the Mississippi Valley contiguous to Memphis is extremely critical. A veritable sea exists in the St. Francis and Mississippi river basins, in Arkansas, extending from the one completely to the other, a distance of many miles. Through this territory the St. Louis &. San Francisco Railroad runs, but all trains were annulled Tuesday and no assistance can oo rendered by the railroads, its tracks being under water near Marion, Ark. At this latter point telegrapn connections still exist to Memphis and the reports that come in over the wire are far from encouraging. Refugees from the adjacent territory art, pouring into Marion each hour, askiug that boats be sent to their rescue. There is no means of reaching them except by making a breach in the levee near Memphis and this may be done if conditions show no improvement. It is estimated that several -nndred persons are surrounded by water in the flooded Arkansas territory and that the amount of live stock is heavy in the extreme. Negroes at Marion have become frightened and almost a panic exists. They have congregated at the depot and ia the cabins of the village and refuse to work. A relief train, the last that reached the village, arrived early tins morning with 5,000 sacks to be used in damming hack the water, but laiii? . i ? -?. -* ..... .......... w. r. nil I'll 1(1 lllliuatl U1C train. The tracks of the Iron Mountain and Choctaw Railroads are still open and no trouble lias been experienced. The 'Frisco is detouring its trains over the tracks or the former system. There seems every indication that all predictions of the stage at this point will lie surpassed, as the river is again rising slowly, it was hoped that the erest of the rise was sufliciently close to Memphis last night for tlie break in the levee at. Trice's Randing to give relief and cause a fall here. A fall did follow the break, but this was cheeked. The guage is 3'J.6 feet, or within one-tenth of the maximum thus far reported. It is feared that the stage will pass 40 feet and the end will probably not then be reached. Tlie weak points in the levee which were reported other than at the break are still in a critical condition and further breaks may occur. Forces of men, under assistant engineers, are working night and day at these points, and the situation lias now resolved itself into a race between the workers and the water. A few floating bodies have been found at various points by the rescuing boats, but the number lias not yet been alarming. A true estimate o fthe loss of life by the flood can never lie made, as the sections flooded are so vast in area and tho population so widely dispersed that nothing like a census can he made. In this city the situation is growing worse each liour and the water is spreading to sections other than those which were flooded yesterday. Altogether the situation is most discouraging and with the water continuing to rise no relief can yet bo hoped for. Teacher does to Jail. Asheville, N. C , Special- Because lie refused to lie vaccinate-i anil to pay a line of $2."? as imposed upon him by the court. Prof. T. A. Weaver, a wellknown citizen of this county, and a professor at Weavcrville College, has gone to Jail. Prol. Weaver believed that the fine was an unjust one anil did not intend to submit to it. It is understood that he expects to pay his own living expenses while in jail, though his meals will he sent to him. It is said that Prof. Weaver will try and make it hot for tlie Utimcombe officers who had liiiu arrested. Borden Illccted. Fall River. Mass.. Special.?For the third time the Cotton .Manufacturers' Association met and succeeded in electing the following officers: Nathaniel B. Borden, presh! nt; George S. Hilcs, vice president; Clarence M. Hathav/ay, secretary and treasurer. Some of those most earnest for the maintenance of the association, which was on the point of dissolution, declined to submit to any bylaw which, would bind their mills to any .agreement, and this change was defeated. The continuance of the association is looked upon as a victory for the policy of independence in management. Tt leeraphic Briefs. Princess Tlernhard, of Snxe-Wcimar, to wed whom her husband gave up his rank, died suddenly m ar Hanover, Germany. Professor Behring, according to a dispatch from Vienna, states that he s\ discovered a serum for eonsump- ' tlon, .v striko of laborers at the North German IJoyd (looks in Bremen Js threatened.