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eHRQNieLE. V , A I'lilL ?_'(!, NO. 15. ^ ? ? ? I# TAYLOR A SUSPECT. Grand Jurylndicls Ten PcrsonV^ii nectcd with V \ THE MURDER OF WILLIAM GOEBtL High Officials Named as Accessories | "** I ?I?VI ?? 4 / IV IV y V^llllMi I I Whlflaker and t lie Two Howards. Frankfbjt, Ky., Special.? The Frank lin county grand jury has returned In dictinont against ten persons, charg ing Ifiem with complicity i n the mur der of Wm. Goebcl. The principal.* named are: Henry E. Voutsey, James Howard, Berry Howard, llarlutul W-hltakee and "Tallow Dirk" Combs (.colored). Tho*# . ludicit.J ?c-; I sorles before the fact are Secretary of I State Powoiv, Captain John T. Pow ers, ex-Sdcretary of Stato John Fin ley, W. H. Cull on, and P. Wharton Golden. In the indictment relating to tho alleged accessories, three other men are indirectly referred to as ac cessories, though no indictment* ure reported against them. They arc: Governor Taylor, Green Golden and Captain John Davis. Henry E. You t lf Key, who is mentioned as tho first prin cipal, was a clerk in the ofllce of Stats Auditor Sweeney. He Formerly lived at Newport. Voutsey was first named 7 in the case by Wharton Golden, tho ? tar witness fur theprosecution at the examinglng trial of Caleb powers. Jim and Berry Howard arc oousins, and mountaineers of note in connec tion with tho old Howard feud. They were with the men alleged to have been brought here by the Powers brothers, Finley and others, on tho "excursion of mountaineers." Harlan : Whitaker lived in Butler, Governor Taylor's homo home county, and is al leged to have been in the room in the executive hiulding from which the shot was fired. Dick Combe, the negro lived at Boat tyville, and also came here with tho mountain men. Caleb Towers is the Republican contcslec .for Secretary of ?M?te, ami John T. Powers, another of the defendants named as accessory, is } his grcthcr. Charles Finley was Sec retary of Suite under tho former Stato I Republican dministration when W. O. ! Bradley was governor. Charles Fin , ley is now in Indianapolis, having gone ; there jtiKt before the warrant charging i him with complicity was sworn out, j fdx weeks ago. W. II. Culton was a i elerk In the office of Auditor Sweeney. Wharton Golden was a member of tho Taylor Stato guard, and claiui?d to turn State's evidence on tho stand in the examing trial of Caleb Powers, when he recited what be claimed to be i Ihe inside facts relating to the alleged j conspiracy to murder (Joebel and enough Democratic members of tho legislature to give the Republicans a majority. It is stated that the Com monweal 1 ihtlonhvl shrdlu cmfwyy c mouwcalth will nolle prosse the in dictment against Golden in considora^' Lion of his testimony. Frankfort, Qpccial. ? In the circuit court Judge Cantrlll overruled the de mun-er to tho petitions filed by the Democratic minor State officers. Tho result is in favor of the Democrats and the Republicans can appeal now by re fusing to plead further, or may ask leave to amend their answer, which will only delay matters a few days. Washington, D. C., Special. ? Gover nor Taylor, of Kentucky, called at the White House, and hnd an interview with President McKinley. He re mained half an hour. He said his call was a social one. He refused to d'is - cuss the Indictments at Frankfort. Track Men Will Clo Atlanta. Ga., Special. ? There a if persistent rumors that the . trackmen will go out. Saturday. President Powell of the Order of Railway Telegraphers said to-night that all the operator? on one division of the Southern, including thoBC who had taken the places of t!:eJ strikers, would go out at 10 tomorrow morning. Water Bound 30 Hours. Meridian, MIss.r Special.? This city is cut off from tho outside world, ex cept by telegraph. All trains arc marked annualled for an t Indefinite period. T o Atlanta and Vicksburg' passenger, due Ifere at 12:30 p. m., yes terday, haabeen water -bound 12 miles from tfce city fey 30 hours. The pas sengers are without food. The dam age to the Atlanta and V-teksbtirg, Ala-1 buna. Great Southern. Mottle and dbio and New Orleans and Northeasts-! Srn Railroads win r?Mfi^tp0>00 in wwwtk-mwdt"- - RAISING BROOM CORN. I lie Clemsoii Experiment i tation ! (lives lmpoitant Information. Clemson College, Special/- Thero seems to be a groat ileal of interest jiut-jtow in hroomcorn, Col. Newruuu -receives letters daily, asking for direc tions for planting, harvesting, at. i clu ing the crops Here are the leading points j?h to broomcorn raising, as given by Col. Newman. T??? iu i, r???.c <!/?/?!??-. >?! i><> ?>'*' <?>> 11m. The preparation, planting and - Vultivation are in general, the biiiuo aa that necessary for raising sorghum for syrup. On thoroughly prepared land, plant from two to live quarts per acre. In Ohio and New York one bushel of seed will plant about fifteen acres, but : here a bushel will plant twelve acres The cultivation is easy. The land should he well fertilized, and the seed put in rather .-.hallow. Hm* Cultivation is like that for corn or sorgUJsn. It should be kepi clean, and shou'iu have 1 Vlia now cultivation atter eacn rani .u 1 order (o keep u goo.l soil mulch. 'I lie main points are ilie harvesting, j and curing. A?; with tobacco, the price depends chiefly on these two j operations. To secure the bust brush 1 with the greatest elasticity and tho | proper green color, the brush should bo j harvested just us the seed are passing j from the milk to the dough stage. Tho j [ old method of "benching" by bending j | two rows diagonally across each other, j the one thus supporting the other, is j I no longer u-.ed, becar.se it gave a red j I brittle brush instea.l of the elastic i green. Kighi inrhes of t<talk col with j j the brush is the standard. .More stalk j increases the weight, but more than proportionately reduces the price. The market, demands a green brush, | which is secured by curing in Hie j .shade. For this purpose, sheds with | ?movable slatted trays are necessary. I Hulking in curing, injures both the . strength and the color of the brush. There are various simple devices for j stripping the seed. When the crop is grown on a large Male. a machine like j the small grain tiiresher with the up per concave left out is used. When j cured and' stripped of seeds the brushes j are put up iu a way very similar to 1 that in which cot ton is baled, tie' | packages containing about C.uu pounds, j An acre properly fertilized and < ; 1 1 1 i j vated will yield ti'.'U to M'O pounds of 1 ? lean brush. Southern grower.- have the ayVau- i t:ige of getting the crop in on h coin- ! parativolv bare market. whoro the old : stock is nearly exhausted and before | the northern ctop can be gotten on the : market. The proper plan for the southern 1 growers is for the farmers in a section t to establish a broom factory, employ- ! ing an expert superintendent, and j pledge themselves to prctlucft enough j to keep the factory running through- ? out the year. In this way they will-re- j reive the profits from the flushed pro duct instead of selling for the pj ice of ' the raw material. .Those embarking i:i tliis industry : should thoroughly inform themselves j as to the best methods of harvesting. ! curing and marketing, and provide necessary sheds and frames for secur ing a first clasH, product. The letters Col. Newman receives in dicate that very few, have much infor- ; mat ion as to the requisites for .:uc- j cess. Some good publication on the j subject Is necessary to get the details j for handling tho crop. Ciunnell's Case Continued Hamberg, Special.? The case of Dan. ! T. Gunnclls of Govan has been con tinned until the next term of court on account of the absence of material j witnesses, failed to be held by Magii' trate I I,. Lancaster of (Jovnn. Gun- j nells. who killed Willo T. Grimes of i Govan on December 23 la.st. was -mar shal tho town and has been con- j fined in the county Jail since that time. This case has caused considerable in terest in this county and tlie court j house was packed with people eager ?o | witness the proceedings. A Puzzling Question, Dust Ex. Con- j vfet* Work the Roads? The governor hus received ? puzzler. A corrcspoiident.afiyiilenlly a negro, wants to know IFnri"ex -convict i? sub- ! ject to road duty in the State. Tho j writer had served a sentence of four 1 years an^ seven mom. s in the pen it on - j tlary and he had been told that he w:*? i not liable for road duty. Tho matter ! has beten submitted to the attorney general. The RJglrt Negro Jniled. Several days ago the governor re ceived Information from Knoxvillo. T*eni?ik atatiiJK that a riegro had been % apprehended there, suspectcd of being; a convict escaped frofti the South Car olina pen ltcntpwy,... Slip riff M. M. Bu ford suspcctcd the man to he Illley Hutchinson, who was sentenced from Newberry county for seven years and afterwards eeewped. The governor recently received a telegram stating that the arrested suspect is indeed Hutchinson, and h? T4r?pr 1 m w * ? - *'A| - ? - i uttK w i mo u i extra nmpfi pjpettr ? A $3.ooa Cfcartar Faa. a check tor fM9? Ktha charter fee of 1 UM Railroad epiapaa j | This to the tm( fw which ONE SOLDIER KILLED Strike Trouble at Crolou Results ia Death. SF:RGT. DOUGLASS WAS THE VICTIM \N as Mysteriously Assassinated NN'hilo Relieving the (Innril at ih.? Cornell Dam. ' 4 Croton Landing, N. Y., Sjlevfa'. ? The fh'fct bloodshed as thr? ftincomo of the t> 1 1" 1 1< C at the Cornell dam was (ho life's blood of Sergeant KobtJrt Douglas^, of tin- eleventh -*<iuad. who was shot while ho was relieving throughout the camp as so n as news of the assas.-i naion spread to the different tents, and tin- soldiers are fianitc over the"' crime. The point where the sergeant fell is known as Post 10, wUioh was in charge of Corporal M<!v>\V(Yfi.' it is situated on tap of the hill neaik Little Italy, where armed strikers were seen drilling or marching about early in tho mr>rning, brandishing filler and shot gum;. The :si?.;t is high over tho huge pile of masonry ar .1 from it one run command a view of the country for mi lea on each side up and down the Croton valley. Douglass was talking to Corporal Mcl>owell and tho other members of the guard when he sud denly clasped his hands to his stomach and said: "1/oad, boys; I'm shot," and fell to the ground. It was pitch dark at the time, hut McDowell and the others II red a vollev into a clump of hushes nearby without hitting any one. No one saw tho Hash or heard the sound of the shot which killed Douglass, and it is a most mys terious affair. Meanwhile, the men pi< k"d tip the fallen sergoant and car ried him down the hill on a stretcher, but a1! so::n as they reached Douglass' tent the poor fellow died without say ing a word. Lieutenant Glover, with a squad of men, then searched tho bill toji without success. ? Then the guards were called in aJid concentrated in the valley with the exception of t.hoso placed at the cable station, where the shooting tc<>k place. Troops arrived later at the Cornell dam. where, the strike is on. The Fourth and Eleventh -rpnr^tn com panies are in camp in the .'.'roton valley and a eavaliy troop fivm New York is a! I'Ardsley. Early in the morning the Urikers hold a meeting and finding that n > effort was g'Miis t/> lie made to work on the dam, dispersed. While the troops were waiting at the station for the word to novo. 40 armed Italians carrying an Ameiican flag and two Italian Hags, crossed t li't Little Italy hill (o the Howery. They were cheer ed by the men in the H-werv. a ad Watched with interest by the deputy Sheriffs. While the troops were on tho march to the dam. three nervous mil It iame.ii accidentally discharged their rifles, hut no one was hurl. The militiamen pitched their camp inside the ground, where construction v/orA on the dam is temporarily sus pended and patrols were thrown out. Everything is quiet. Total Cotton Supply. Nctv Orleans. Special. ? Secretary HestcV's statement of the world's vis ible silpply of cotton for the week end ing Ft'idav, April 13, shows a decrease for the week just closed of 151.522 against a decrease of 114,004 last year and a decrease of 19,580 year before Inst. The total visible is 3.1(53.628 against 3.315.150 Inst week and 5,084, 875. (/f this the total of American cot ton is 2.500,028 against 2,625,150 last week, and 3.927,875 last year, and of all other kinds, including Egypt, Brazil, Iadifc, etc., 663,000 against 69,000 last week and 1.157,000 last year. Of the world's visible supply there is now nfloat and held in (treat Dritain and continental Europe 1,980. SC?7 bales rtgainst 300,000 last year; in lSg.vpt, 160,000 against 21^,000 last year, and in the United States, 839,000 again. >t ] ,277,000. New Road for the Southern. New York, Special.? J. 1*. Morgan and Co. authorize the announcement that the Southern Railway Co. is nego tiating for the acquirement of the Louisville, Kvanjviue iind ftt. Louis Air Line and a plarT tor (he reorgani zation that company V'ill he issued, based on an agreement by the South ern Railway t<? take over the property ?firr the rc-organlzatlon. A Costly Commission. Washington, I). .. Special. ? Comply ing with a resolution of inquiry tho ( President, sent to tho Senate Monday i jan Itemized statement of the expenses of the Philippine commission. The statement Includes the following item: Compensation $10,000 each to Com; mlssipnera Schurman, Wd^ester and Den by, $30,000; per diem fvJlowance to commissioners after their return to the United States $5,285; secretary to com mission (compensafWn $8,500; per diem $3ff60) $12,220; transportation $13,827; noiMchold expense^ in Manila $&,253; c4?rical serviced I3L701; mls <*U*neo?s $14, M8. Total $117,185. WEATHER AND CROPS. t-'air and Warm float of the Week Slight Shower#. The week ending Monday. Apt i I 10. wa>yyooler than usual, with llgH frosts oft' the 13th ami lltb, in the western, central and northeastern jum lions, but neither fruits nor field er<>js suffered Injury. The ground, however, remains too cold ror favorable germi nation of seeds. Rain occurred over the entire St Ue | on the 11 tU anil 12th, generally I i ^ h T , j but heavy in places, notably Suuimer vlllo, and \ieinjAfr where 3.21# inches j fell on the 12th. The rains were bent fleial, and improved wheat, oats, ot'ic grains, and pastures, and rendered ground that bad become hard and ; baked, fit for cultivation, but the ra-a' j interrupted farm work over tin* more , westerly counties where the ground I c came too wet to plow until Saturday. I U;?kvy lwt.il. on the 12tli. damaged com | 'and fruit trec3 in Berkeley and i?<v Chester, counties, liail also f ? ? 1 1 in York county. Farm work made favorable nm grcBs, except over the northwestern portions. In the eastern and central counties, corn planting, on uplands, is> practically finished ami considerable replanting has been done, (u-'idc nece* nary by poor germination of seeds, and the ravages of crowft and cut wonn.. which destroyed i stands. Moth ?ro\\* and cut worms are very numerous in localities. Corn is. on the whole, coming up to fairly good stands - A lit tle corn has been planted in the west ern counties. 't here was much cotton planted (lin ing the week, and in a few places thlw work is nearing completion, ifht tlei In: Ik or the crop remains to be planted, especially in the more westerly coun 4? ties, where lands are not all prepan d | and but little cotton has been planted. In Marion county, tobacco tram-.. ; planting was begun, but elsewhere tbe j piantsfi in beds, arc too small to set out. and in many localities are scarce. ] Rice planting continues, but early j planted is coming up slowly. Melons I sugar cane, gardens and truck mod j warmer weather. Shipments of as : paragus are being made, and of straw j berries have begun. In a few localities j the peach crop is unpromising, nut 1 generally enough IU nit has seU? <? if<?rd | a large crop prospect. Apple and pear J trees are just bloocning in the western | portions. Wheat continues promising, j and oat.s have improved, both are in a j lino growing condition and were favor { ed by the prevailing weather. .1. W. UAl'lSU. to Section Director. To Appeal flie Neal Ca^e. It is altogether likely that Attorney CScneral Bellinger \vAJI appeal from Judge Bennct's dension in quashingtho J indictment relative to Col. Neal's last case, in which ho was charged -with | failure to turn over public money 1 within thirty days. Mr. Bellinger thinks that there is a great deal more involved in this case than, the mere qur. Thing of the indictment. There are several other eases contingent on tills decision, in v. hi?h the State is in terested in a monetary way. The State is to he sued on certain notes en- I dorsed by Col. Ncal. as superintendent, in which this same money is involved, and if the courts sustain or reverse the view of Judge Bonnet it will make considerable difference. *. ? Notes. Receipts at the New York Postoffioe. for the first ten days of April showed an increase of 13 per cent, over last yea r. Henry W. Raymond, of (Jerman town. Pa.. Is spoken of for Assistant Secretary of the*'Navy, to succeed Mr. Allen. l/ondon is likely to lose its TUaauca passenger steamer service, which has bccojiic unprofitable. I.itorary England loo^ft expectantly forward for manifestations of poetic genius, from the son born last week to Hon. Mrs. Neville Lytton, as he Is a great-great-grandson on one si.1e of. Lord Byron and on the other of l.ordt Lytton. The Prince of Wales is under treat ment for a throat affection at Copen hagen. An exhaustive exhibit of United States prmtage stamps is being pre pared for the Parik Exposition. j ltazel Wright and Nellie Black, in-' (mates of the Lakeside House, at Cel i .ina, O., testify that wealthy John R. Dllley was murdered In the place and thrown into n reservoir. u U (VU A VI UlVk 4 ? V/ tvv 4 M > VV'V| of thn Globe National Bank, pleaded guilty to the charge at ?rmteizH?g tho banlFs funds at Boston, Massv;. Wfclle the family was at dinner, ,thl6Ye? stole $2,000 worth of Jewelry from the residence of Abram M. Roths PARIS EXPOSITION Formll) Opened*" President Loubenf Threw Open the Ureal Show. ALL NATIONS IN ATTENDANCE. Imposition, a .Mixture of Rubbish and SplenUoi'x'l he lUiloteil States Ink* UK a k li^lt Rank ill t tic lixhlMts, Paris. I t> Cable. The exposition of I'.iiHi js opened. but it will I ??? at loatit t month before anything but buildings is to In* .seen. The day's ceremonies were a peculiar mixture ? ?f sumptuous splendor in the Salles des Fetes aiul vn iih spread i infusion every where. Nothing eould have exceeded the pic turesque Mage setting in the beautiful building in which tlie inaugural cere monies were held, the gorgeous linl ??***.< x^i )/ u>tp Uj . JiJJi) wijJi) iiii'U ih hi tpleudid orchestra and chorus and the magnificent effect produced by the grand staircase up which President l-oubet in occt'ded to view the exposi tion, lined with .some. 1100 picked men of the Republican Guards, with jack boot*. w'hite breeches, gleaming ciiir fiKf>(s ;,lid hor-e-plnincs streamjUf? from shinning helmets. At tliu top of tl{4$ stairway was a room, the interior of which could he seen from the dalles des Feics. and this was hung with priceless hobelins from tin; l.onvre. into this splendid apaitmcnt President Loubet cut vied, and from there walked down the avenue to his boat. Thin part of the 'day's arrangements was perfect, but the rest was chaos. Thg weather was luckily all that cou 11 be rlrrtrrrl Fourteen thousand guests had been invited to the function and they had, because of the lino weather, only the dust to endure. Had the day been wet tin* unrolled paths of the exposition grounds would liavo been turned into a mass of mud. The afternoon was a holiday in Paris by general consent , and a host, of peo ple crowded into the city to >?well tlio multitudes, who from an early hour trudged in the direction of the exposi tion and took up positions along the route of the procession and about 'ho grounds. IIiukIiuIu uj! v chicles did not reach the exposition ;it all. and the oc cupants were either left stranded en toute or were obliged to abandon their carriages and proceed on foot. This .was the expedient ordinarily ndopted, even by several members of, the diplomatic corps and t\\7> gor geously-attired officials of t lie Chinese embassy, after hastily walking several blocks, arrived in tho Salles des Fetes; just in time to hear the (heeling at the conclusion of the ceremohv. The ceremonial within the Sallcs des Petes was sifnplhvity itself-. The recep tion of President Loubet at the en tranc.o lasted but a few seconds, and on reaching the presidential tribune, M. Mlllerand, the Minister of Commerce, immediately delivered his address, handing over the exposition to thn chief of state. The/Address was coach ed in most eloquent tWms and read in a resonant voice, heard throughout the vast hall. Mr. Millerand's peroration was especially fine and it broutfUl forth u storm of plaudits. President Loubot then Replied, and the speaking part of the function here ended. A feature of the proceedings was the, series of grandiose, tableaux presented to the gaze of the President and his party by the. wonderful spectacle in the Salle des Fetes and the imposing vlsts from the Palace Troeadero down the Champs de Mars, to the chateau the esplanade of the Hotel Des lnv\lides. from Napoleon's tomb to the ChhmpS Klysees. while the view from the Seine along the embankment, on which stands an irregular line of mult (-colored national pavilions. pre. senting every conceivable form of architecture, might have ncen a, scene from the "Arabian Nights.'' _ Opposed to Constitutional Convention : Lynchburg. Vn.. Special.? I'nltnd StHtvH Stnator l)aif!<-l, in an interview j here Saturday, authorized a posit ivo denial uf the statement that he op poses the proposition to call a const i tutional convention in Virginia. He declares that ho favors (lie pren ent movement to hold finch a conven tion and will advocate tlx* proposition in the State Deqjocratic convention Which assembles nt Norfolk, May 2. Bayan In New Mexico. Alburquerque. N. M., Special. ? Hon. ; NV. j. llryan delivered two nd<lres8<-3 Saturday to a largo audience In Al burquerque. Ho left nt midnight for El PaHo, Tcxes. 'Mr. Hryan nald that eight States had already authorized their delegates to the Kan?as City con vention to vote for his nomination for the presidency. In response to a ques tion, J:e said lie believed it wis right for delegates to go to the convention'] instructed, and if he w?fe nominated be wanted to l>e nominated by dele gates who were actios tor tha .people. At Old Point. Norfolk, Va., Special.? Senator Marie Hanna, Mrs. Hanna, llielr daughle?7 Mm Hanna, and her friend. Mis* Wil itm, are at Ow&ftctnt. They occupy riwlfliufg and Governor 'a suite* In tbe CluuOeefala Hotel. Senator MR. BUTLER SPI AKS On Proposition to lilcct U, S. Sen ator* by Vote of the People SEN ATE. ri(ty-si\th Pay.- The amount of bonds .so far exchanged at the Treaa ury for the new ? per rents, is $23$, HU7,4;>0. Representatives McCleary aiul Stev ens, of Minnesota presented to the Speaker of the House a gavel from .Minnesota friends. Ninety-seventh Pay. - Purine almost t lie entire session the Senate had un der consideration the Alaskan civil cr.de hill. The amendment providing for the mining of gold along the hea\eh in the district was perfected, after 11 diiuMjyslon lasting nearly four hours. * When the Senate convened the House joWt i esolut ion in favor of i constitutional amendment providing for t he election of l ulled States Sena-, tors hy tlx* people was laid before the Senate. As it was nhout. to be referred to the committee on privileges and electlons.i Mr. Itutlor, of North Carolina, asked that it be read and then addressed tie* Senate briefly. Jlc declared it was the function of a committer of the Renfue to consider, not to smother legislation. He thought this question had been so thoroughly considered that it was nut necessary to semi it to a committee anil he therefore moved that it Is' placed on the calendar. Mr. Chandler. chMttuan of the com mitt ot* on privileges ant^rlections. ol> jectod to Mr. Puller's iini><pjjn Ions up< n the committee. Mr. Hoar culled attention to the gravity of the proposition unbuilt tod that the matter should not be eon tddered by a committee <! the Senate. He did not approve of the proposed amendment, holding that Its adoption wuuld give the Lulled States two legis lallve bodies, both chosen by the peo ple in popular elections, the only dif ference being that the Senators would have a li('4^'i ' const it ueney than the Represen mti vcs. Mr. Pcfius. or Alabama, expressed his regret that reflections had been made upon the committee on privileges and elections. The motion to place the resolution on the calendar wufi withdrawn antl it was referred to the commit Ice on privi leges and elections. HOl'SK Nlnety-ilfth Pay.? The House, nf lei- a spirited debate. adoptod the resolution reported from the Insu lar affairs committee to authorize the, Secretary of the Treasury to designate depositories in Porto Rico, Cuba and the Philippines foe the deposit of gov ernment funds, P.v Uw? terms of the resolution, it only applies to Cuba, so, long ms the Island shall be occupied by the L'nlted States. An amendment to Include the Philippine* In this pro vision. offered n* stated, to emphasize the desire of the opposition not ty>-rc tain the islands amis defeftPid by a party vote. The conference report on the legislative, executive and Judicial appropriation bill was adopted and iho bill goes to the President./ A Senate bill which will permit the dependent mot hers of soldiers or sailors of ttin Spanish war, even though they married Confederate soldiers, to receive the benefit of the general pension law v/as passed. The remainder of the day was devoted to debate, v\ it liOut action, upon a resolution from the committee on election of President, Vice President and Representatives In Congresr for a constitutional amendment, em power ing the Legislatures of the States to decide whether l'nlted States Senators shall be elected by the legislatures or directly by tlio people. A substitute resolution was offered by the. mlnoiity of the committee which differed from the majority resolutions in giving he States 110 option, but providing that in all States the people should voto direct ly for l.'nled States Senators, I)nrln?j an hour's debate on the depository resolution, Mr. .Jones, of \ irglnia, of fered an amendment making the act apply only to the Philippines and Cuba, so long as they should be occupied by the l'nlted States. Even if his amend ment was adopted. Mr. Jones said he would be opposed to the bill In toto. He Paid there was sufficient tea soli to call the bill t be "Standard Oil mil." Mr. dallies, of Tennessee, and Mr. I)e Armond. of Missouri. oyxJyejMhe hi I*. Mr. Cooper, of Wisconsin favored it. V' " < The Jones amendment was lost, 121 to 125. An amendment offered by Mr. I.ovy,, of NV-w Vork, <o deduct 2f? per crnt. ot Cuba's customs revenues to create a fund to repay tho United States for moneys spent in Cuba's behalf was ??tiled out on a point of order. The bill'] was paFsecr, 133 to 120. The tienat-V amen jment to the District of Coliim-j bin appropriation was non-concurred; I iu, anil the bill sent to conference. At 6:20 D. m. the Hgftrse adjourned. A programme for House busincFs in the near future bos been arranged, by which the Naval Appropriation bill will be taken up on Monday. It is proposed to m&ke the salary of the Director of the Census $7,500 and to create a superintendent of printing for the census, at |2,500 salary. Ninety-seventh Day.? The House en tered upon the consideration of the naval appropriation ? *1, with the prop ped of a severe struggle ahead over the question of armor plate, buildlnri ships \ n government yards and thi) provision in the hill, for the coast and geodetic survey. The hill carries flS, 000,000 more than any previous naval bill. No arrangement could be reach ed to limit general debate. Mr. Fose, the acting chairman Of t the hill, which alee _ Mr. Cummin gs. the r^pkjag minority memfiar oC the committee. The lattai declared tlptifie co&Sl iwi Bmr-taf; formatkm that we coold obtain Krapp aratorat a prioiuowtr than an j other lee of the whole torwnekier the bill Mr rose ewMKd that the total of w? thh - - Till: TELEGRAPHERS. President Powell Makes a Statement About (lie Affair. BO ITI SIDES CLAIM TO BE SATISFIED ? ) he Railroad Otflclaia Say that Less i hau 10 per cent, of the Alen Are Out. I he Situation Well in Hand, Atlanta, tin., Special. ? Little change lots occurred in tlio situation of the telegraphers' strike on tho Southern Hallway. Hoth aides claim they are satisfied Officials of (lie railroad Kay I that t hey have been given little lncon venieuee hy t he strike and that tho trams are moving on schedule time, wit I no congestion of travel or freight nt any point. President Powell, of the : Un.ler of liaihvuy Telegraphers, in a : statement expresses tho greatest confi dence in the outcome.. Southern Rail way trains have been arriving In At lanta considerably oft' schedule, hut all delays are not attributed to tho strik ; !ng operators. President Powell in his j 7 ; statement Friday says: "We are highly elated over the sttc J ci ss uf the strike. Tho members of j the organization went out to a man. : My Information shows that the traffic on the Southern Ik almost totally do I moralized. Not a freight train is mov j ing and dozens of trains ure shlo t racked. My reports show that tho Alabama Great Southern la unable to run freights nml only the principal passengers aie moving. 'Wild* ordorn have been put Into effect on some of the divisions and I am .uformed tlila morning that the engineers and train . men of the Columbia division have rft : fused to run on them, declaring that they will not endanger their liv^n by ' ! ?o doing. On the Washington au-J j Lynchburg and Charlotte divisions tho i situation in jno'H* than favoruble. Near ly all the men went out between | j Charlotte and Washington. Western j 1'nlon operators inform me * that tho | railroad offices cannot be raised on tho ,?* i lines from here to Charlotte, (^hatta j nooga and Hlrmingham. I have re I reived telegrams from P. M. Arthur, j grand chief engineer of tho Hrother [ hood of Locomotive. Engineers; P. H. Morrissey, grand inaster~of tho Broth ! erhood of Railroad Trainmen; Frank P. Sargent, grand master of tho broth erhood of liocomotivo Firemen, ahfl"" Bam uc! Gompers... president of tho Federation of Labor, expressing i.ielr wish and ljope that tho telegraphers ? f tbiy be successful In this strike, and \ offering their support in every way consistent with the laws of their re spective organizations. I am satisfied with the situation from every stand-r^. p. /hit. The following from General Superintendent .1. II. Barrett, presents the attitude of tho railroad towards the strikers: "Salisbury, N. C. "J. S. Ti. Thompson, Assistant General Superintendent, Atlanta, jtfa.: "Referring to the sensational reports of the situation at other points, you can say that everything is moving on the entire system as though the striko had not been orderod. Less than 10 per cent, went out on the entire sys tem. On some divisions not a single a man went out." Strike in Chatf a nooga. Chattanooga, Tdfin., Special. ? The I strike of telegraph operators oh tho ? Alabama Great Southern and Momphitt ' division of the Southern Railway i? ! complete. No respr/nse can bo obtain J ed to calls from any station along tho ! lino and the O. R. T. officers state that all the men with ono or two excep tions are out. Freight traffic Is already beginning ' to congest hero as no trains were sent j out this afternoon. | On the Georgia division and( on tilid main Knoxvllle line of the road vend j few operatives remain. Repulsed With Great Lots. lllocmfonteln, JJy Cable.? Accounts ? ?; received hero of tho fighting ' of the) troops under Colonel i>algety, ab Wegener, show tbe Doers attacked them vigorously, but were rcpulse<ft with great lose. "The Hour? subset ? quently roljnqulshed tbe attack, and It is said here they art ^turning north wards. Rouxvllle Commando Patrollog. Allwal North, By Cable. ? Th$ de tachment of 200 of the Rouxvllle com mando is patrolling in this direction. _ J Many of tbe men 90- to their farms at. night and rejojn the detachment in tbn morning. The Rouxvllle comm*hdo". numJtorsWOO. A- large body of BasutoiT - ? is closely watching events from ttos border.. .The weatljer to too cloudy to*, permit heliographing. It is reports 7 ^ the Boers lost heavily in the fighting at Wepener. There, is weeping among the women^and j gent messsge Ibr sssOtsnce 1 sent to tbe-Roaxrlito ; was fighting ?t Dewetl "533