Rensselaer Semi-Weekly Republican, Volume 37, Number 17, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 3 March 1905 — Page 2

WEEKLY REPUBLICAN. CEO. E. MARSHALL, Publisher. RENSSELAER, - - INDIANA.

GIRL POSED AS A BOY

DEATH REVEALS HER IDENTITY IN CINCINNATI HOSPITAL. Masqueraded in Male Attire the More Easily to’ Make Her Way in the World Alystery in Double Murder in Homer, Mich. _ -A Frances I.a Mouehe, or "Frank W illianis,” a handsome young woman of 20 years, who for the most of Ijer life has masqueraded as a boy. died at it hospital in CiiKinnnti of paralysis. The discovery that she was in reality Frances La Mouehe was made when the girl was taken to the hospital. Dressed as a boy. ■she-had-been doing odd jobs as a porter s assistant at the Grand hotel Tor severa l months, until she became sick. A g.rl companion, who shared her room, guarded the secret of her sex. Previous, to working at the hotel the gjrl tried to earn a living by selling boks and canvassing. Her story, told at the hospital, and believed. was that she was the daughter of French people who wese actor*. Her mother is dead and her father was accidentally killed in Chicago during a saloon row in which he was not a participant. For a time Frances attended a boys’ school at Keokuk. lowa, whore she was the premier athlete. The girl was later placed in a Catholic institution near Columbus, but became dissatisfied with the life and ran away to make her own living. She said she wore boys' attire “because it was easier to get along.’ MYSTERY IN DOUBLE DEATH. Hueband and Wife Are Found with Bullet Holes in Bodies. Louis M. Hardy and wife, aged about 40 years, were found dead in bed at Homer, Mich. Each had been shot once In the head and once under the heart. The police are working on a theory of murder, as the position of the bodies seemed to deny the possibility of either the husband or wife having fired the fatal shots. There was no evidence of a struggle, the bodies being carefully covered with bed clothing. The dead mfin is a brother of George Hardy, .who has been for twenty years a life prisoner in the State prison at Jackson. The dead woman was the wife of the convict, but secured a divorce and married the brother after her first husband was imprisoned.

Illinois Man for Public Printer. Oscar J. Ricketts, foreman at the government printing office in Washingington, will be made public printer upon . the retirement of A. W. Palmer. lie is an Illinois man and entered the government office when young. Although Mr. Palmer has not announced when he will retire, it is understood in Washington that he will stop out. 23 Killed in Mine Explosion. Twenty-three miners are supposed to have lost their lives by an explosion in No. 1 shaft of the United States Coal and Coke Company at Wilcoe, W. Va.. and it is possible the number of dead may be much larger. The cause of the explosion, which shattered glass in windows a mile distant, has not been determined. Double Murder and. Suicide. Abe Couch, one of the best known officials in that section, shot and killed Mrs. Dell Patterson, his housekeeper; fatally wounded Mrs. Maude Watts, a woman who was rooming at the house, and then killed himself. Jealoiisy is supposed to have been the cause the trag y. Marries Bedridden Bride. With the bride, unable to leave her bed on account of illness, the Rev. William R. McKim, dean of Christ Episcopal cathedral at Salina. Kan., was married in Little Falls, N. Y.. to Miss Sarah E. Wheeler. The wedding was to have been in Chicago. New Orleans Has'ss,ooo,ooo Fire. The Illinois Central terminals at New Orleans, covering' nearly a mile of river frontage, with fifteen cottages. hundreds of cars and immense quantities of merchandise, were burned, with a loss that may exceed §5,000,000. Decision of North Sea Commission. The North Sea commission in Paris decided that Admiral' Rojestvensky's Baltic fleet was not justified in firing on the Hull trawlers, ami that there were no hostile torpedo boats about at the time. • Tetanus from Tooth Paste. Martha Helms, 10 years old, after suffering intensely from tetanus, is dead ut a New York hospital. Surgeons assert tlrat tlie fatal lockjaw was caused by creosote in u toothache paste. Hot Springs Is Fire Swept. Fire in Hot Springs, Ark., caused the death of three persons and a property loss of more-than Two thousand persons were made homeless. The fashionable hotel section escaped damage. Battle South of Mukden. A battle south of Mukden was caused by an advance on Kouropatkin's part to secure the fords of the Taitse River and resulted iu a disastrous setback, although the Japanese losses were heavy. Men Whistle Hymns. Whistling of hymns by men who can't sing has been introduced in Emmanuel Methodist Church in Evanston, 111. Town Destroyed Third Time. For a third time In two years the entire business section of Lawrenceville, Pa., was destroyed by fire. It is believed that this fire, as well as the two previous ones, watt of incendiary origin. The estimated loss is $50,000. Vardaman Avert* Lynching. Gov. Vardaman prevented a lynching in the State cu.uta) in Jackson, Miss., by forming n provisional regiment ami secretly remoTUig from the jail Stewart Johnson, a negro who had Ix-en identified •a the ilurt df ti.young woman. ,

$5,000,000 FIRE LOSS.

Immense Terminals of Illinois Central at New Orleans Destroyed. Fire involving millions of dollars' loss in property and giving aserious blow to the export trade of New Orleans, swept nearly a mile of the river frofrt Sunday night, destroying- the-, freight terminals of the Illinois Central, known as the Stuyvesant docks. Nearly a dozen squares of modern wharves and freight sheds, two grqin _£le.vators, hundreds of loaded cars and great quantities of freight, including 20,000 bales of cotton and 12,000 barrels of sugar, were destroyed, together with fifty sn/all residences'. It has not been determined whether there has been any loss of life, but a minuter of firemen and employes of the docks were injured. Act.ual estimates of the losses are impossible now, though they may exceed $5,000,000. The lire was discovered shortly after 7 o’clock. It was said to have resulted from a heated journal. The whole plant was equipped with gigantic water tanks and fire-extinguishing apparatus, but the blaze, small at the beginning, quickly got beyond control, communicating through the conveyors to the lower elevator and some of the sheds. In half an hour the fire covered two squares, the lower elevator was practically consumed and the fire was sweeping with irresistible fury both up and down the river. As soon as it became kiibwn that the zone of the fire was the Stuyvesant docks, harbor tugs hastened to the wharves and vessels moored there were pulled out into the river. At the same time switch engines drew hundreds of box cars loaded with freight to points above the tipper end of the terminals. Hundreds more, however, were consumed. During the fire a heavy wind blew, carrying brands to great distances and driving back the crowds of sightseers. Immense pieces of corrugated iron, torn from the sides of the upper elevator, were carried through the air as ,f they were feathers, and dropping in ?very direction constantly endangered the Jives of firemen and spectators. Aside from the tremendous loss involved in the destruction of property rhe fire is a calamity to New Orleans in the temporary abatement of the immense export business of the Illinois Central, particularly in the matter of grain shipments.

RUSSIA HELD AT FAULT.

North Sea Commission Holds Attack on Trawlers Not Justified. “The commissioners recognize unanimously that the fishing fleet committed no hostile act, and the majority of the commissioners being of the opinon that there were not, neither among the fishing boats nor in their vicinity, iny torpedo boats, the opening of fire ay Admiral Rojestvensky was not justified.” This decision in the dispute between Russia and England over the attack Dii the North Sea fishing boats by the Baltic fleet was handed down by the International commission Saturday at ts closing session in Paris. As if to remove some of the sting for Russia, the decision then goes on to say: “In any event, the commissioners ire glad to recognize unanimously that Admiral Rojestvensky personally did ill he could from the commencement to the end to prevent the trawlers from being the object of fire by the Russian squadron.” The general impression among the itidience was that the decision was in the nature of a compromise, as the majority approved the British contention that no torpedo boats attacked Admiral Rojestvensky’s squadron, and that therefore his opening fire was not justified, and as the majority also approved the Russian contention that Admiral Rojestvensky acted according to his belief, even though mistaken, ind. that therefore his action did not reflect upon his military valor or sentiments of humanity.

OUR COTTON PRODUCTION.

Raised Enough Last Year to Clothe the People of the Earth. We raised enough cotton last year to iiake a suit of clothes for every man. woman and child upon earth, says Frank G. Carpenter. The crop is estimated at 12.000.(>tM) bales, or. in other words, at j.(HX),(M.KI,(H»U pounds. It will bring to the South $450.000,(X)<). More titan dCRXT.TMH'.fXIO worth of it will return it. ant'd gold dollars to Uncle Sam's pockets. Die balance will be used in our own factories, (north and south. We have now nioro'than 1,5(H) cotton mills, which irinually eat up about 2.0 90.00! MMX.) pounds of raw cotton They employ him Ireds of thousands of hands, and mak > a product which sells for more than KUMI.HOO.OOO per annum. This gives some idea of what cotton minus to the I nited States. It is one of our king crops itnd is the great money crop of the South. If it can be incrcas?d the whole country will be richer. If it falls oil we are that much the poorer. Within the last few years the Agricultural Department has had its scientists studying cotton. It has established experiment farms in different parts of the South. It has the best of the farmers making experiments of their own in some sections, and as a result it has made discoveries whereby it is said that the product can be increased fully 50 per cent without any additional expense except the cost of picking.

All Around the Globe.

Adela Grant, countess of Essex, fumed ns a London beauty, has become an enthusiastic .vegetarian. Mrs. Payne Whitney, who was Helen Hay, has hopes that the novel she has written may make a hit. The first break in the building trades lockout declared by the Builders’ League of Pittsburg recently occurred when the wage committee* of the manufacturers of steam and hot water appliances signed the uniform Agreement ofMthe Builders' League.

WOULD END THE WAR

RUMOR THAI' RUSSIA AGREES TO PEACE TERMS. Conditions as Reported Make Big Concessions to Japan—Czar Now Willing to Give Up Liaotung Peninsula and Restore Southern Manchuria to China A dispatch from St. Petersburg says that the question of peace has not only been formally discussed, but the conditions on which Russia is prepared to make peace has been agreed upon. They are as follows: , 1. Korea to be placed under Japanese suzerainty. 2. Port Arthur and the Liaotung peninsula to be ceded to Japan. . 3.. Vladivostok to be.declared a neutral port with an open door. 4. 'The Eastern Chinese nFilroad to b« placed under neutral international administration. 5. Manchuria as far north as Harbin to be restored as an integral part of the Chinese empire. The difficulty lies in settling the question of indemnity, upon which it is known that Japan insists, but it is thought that this difficulty is "not insuperable. The most trustworthy opinion at St. Petersburg Is that in view of the internaFsltuation and the enormous difficulty in carrying on the war the peace terms outlined will be concluded within a comparatively short time if the indemnity question can be arranged, but it is quite possible that Russia will risk another battle before a decision is reached. The rumors that peace between Russia and Japan is near are accepted by the press of London as having strong inherent probability. According to continental reports, the Emperor of Austria has used his efforts to persuade Emperor Nicholas to seek peace. The terms as outlined may be regarded as forming an extremely possible basis for peace, as they are held to include more than Japan claimed before the war.

AFTER THE PACKERS.

Federal Authorities Deal Unexpected Blow to Beef Men. After months of silent and secret preparation the United States government opened hostilities Tuesday against the meat packers, by serving subpoenas upon heads of departments and other employes of the various firms, commanding them to appear before the federal grand jury, which will convene in Chicago on Marell 20. A concerted attack was made by deputy United States marshals in fifteen other cities than Chicago where branch houses of the packing firms are located, and before night 185 subpoenas had been served. • The opening gun sjgnplized the beginning of a determined prosecution of violators of Judge Grosscup's injunction restraining packers from certain acts which would be in violation of the Sherman auti-itrust law. an order which recently was sustained by the United States Supreme Court. The injunction restrained the packers from compelling their agents to stop bidding: from limiting supplies to agents or localities; from lowering, fixing or raising prices, and from dividing territory or enforcing uniform rules as to credits and charges. It is the firm belief of the Department of Justice at Washington that sufficient evidence has been obtained, as a result of the investigation conducted last sumnu?r by agents of Commissioner Garfield of the Department of Commerce anil Labor to insure the indictment, conviction and imprisonment of a number of the packers. The law provides a penalty of either a fine not exceeding $5,000, imprisonment not exceeding one year, or both, for violations of the anti-trust law. Punishment for violation of the Grosscup injunction would be at the discretion of the court under contempt proceedings. United States District Attorney Bethea is understood to be in possession of evidence supporting the charge that not a single packing firm has kept within the law during the last twelve months or more. It may develop that the packers have unwittingly broken the injunction, for their employes number into the thousands and comprise men of all degrees of intelligence.

MEN OF AFFAIRS.

Got. Hanly of Indiana never law the inside of a saloon in his life. Senator Foraker has purchased a home in Cincinnati, paying $100,(XX) therefor. John K. Harvey, recently re-elected Mayor of altham, Mass., was born in a log hut. Senator Cockrell says he doubts if he would care to go to the United State* Senate again. Capt. Robert L. Ilowse, new commandant of cadets at West Point, is a native of Texas. Secretary of War Taft has a brother who is an editor. The editor is tall, lean and wiry. Many English newspapers, including the London Spectator, speak of President Roosevelt as a “whig.” Mayor McClellan of New York has been making an exhaustive examination of the water supply of Boston. Gov.-elect Broward of Florida is of Huguenot descent. His mother belonged to a good old New England family. Major Gen. O. O. Howard, U. S. A., retired, is the only living American officer who has commanded 150,000 men. 1 retjerick Vanderbilt dislikes society, and frequently absents himself from homo when his wife has house parties. Joseph W. Folk of Missouri.will be the guest of honor at the banquet of the Missouri Society of New York on March 16. Senators Lodgj? and Platt (Conne ticut) aay government seeds are a humbug. Senator Pet tux of Alabama defends them.

GRAND DUKES IN PANIC.

Vladimir Takes to His Bed and Others Gather Round Him. Russian advices say that Grand Duke Vladimir is still seriously ill, not having recovered from the apoplectic fit l caused by the news of his brother’s fate and the warning that his turn would be next. The intelligence of Sergius’ assassination reached him while on his way to see the Czar. Vladimir was taken home -iman ordinary cab, as. he feared to expose himself in the conspicuous grand -dueal coach. The terror-stricken grand dukes assembled round Vladimir's sick bed. A few words were exchanged" and It was decided to take no repressive measures and to insist on the Czar’s, recall of Grand Duke Paul. What Kuropatkin’s army might do if it were brought home just now is the question which is working with" feelings of national honor to delay negotiations for peace, says a Moscow correspondent. One-third of the Manchurian forces is aggressively dgniocratic; the other twothirds is mainly neutral. They are composed chiefly of the younger generation. Among them are reservists who cherish

GRAND DUKE VLADIMIR.

the purpose, if possible, of penalizing the government for tearing them away from their wives, babies and property in European Russia. It would not be surprising if the bureaucrats should decide that it might be a hazardous thing to stop the war and bring these disaffected soldiers into the midst of tire tumult about the autocracy. The Manchurian army now, almost to a man, knows the details of the January massacre and the indignation in -all ranks is very great. The spirit of revolution had complete possession of the great meeting of professors, students and directors of the St. Petersburg university which assembled Monday to discuss the question of joining in the general strike inaugurated-by Similar institutions in Russia, and decided to close the university till fall. In anti-cipation-of possible trouble when the meeting broke up squadrons of Cossacks again paraded the streets, especially the Nevsky Prospect and the neighborhood of the Kazan cathedral, which is always * point for student demonstrations.

TO CURB ALLEGED TRUST.

Roosevelt Seeks to Put Shackles on Standard Oil Combine. President Roosevelt has directed that the Department of Justice co-operate with the Department of Commerce and Labor in the investigation of the affairs of the Standard Oil Company. The President had a conference with Commissioner of Corporations Garfield and with Representative Campbell of Kansas. Mr. Campbell inaugurated the present investigation. The President’s idea in having the Department of Justice work with the Department of Commerce and Labor is that if information is received it will be turned over to the special attorneys of the Department of Justice, who will be able to pass on it from a legal point of view. In the event that these attorneys believe additional information is desired they can info-rm the commissioner of corporations, who w ;, l direct that the accessary evidence be secured. Commissioner Garfield and the President talked in detail over plans. The President has placed no limits on the scope of the in -y. Hg has told Mr. Garfield that he expects him to make the investigation thorough in every respect. Inquiry into the methods of the alleged trust is planned by Texas legislators. Wisconsin, Missouri and Oklahoma may begin independent investigations. The interstate commerce commission is ready to expose the alleged conspiracy in Kansas if proof of a rate plot is unearthed. The Illinois Legislature is also likely to investigate the Standard Oil Company's operations.

LABOR NOTES

There are more than 50,000 electricians in the United States. A school for the study of shorthand is conducted by the Canadian Pacific railroad at Montreal, Canada, for the benefit of employes. There are 44,000 hotels in the United States, representing an invested capital of over $6,000,000,000. These establishments employ 3,500,000. The Iron Molders’ Union of North America paid out the sum of $278,806.37 in benefits during the year 1904, outside of strike pay. It was divided as follows: Death benefits, $54,400; sick benefits, $205,698.25; out-of-work benefits, $18,708.12. As the organization has no stipulated out-of-work benefits the latter sum represents exemption from dues to members out of Michigan State labtir bureau reports that labor yyijs scarce last year and many factories were forced to run nt less than full capacity. Higher wages were paid, the advance amounting to about 5 cents per day per capita. The labor department of the Dublin (Ireland) Board of Trade reports that employment was, on the whole, rather worse during the last month. As compared with a year ago most trades show a decline. In the 274 trade unions, with an aggregate membership of over 500,000, 7 per cent were reported as unemployed at th* end of Norember.

The King of Mollusks.

The king of mollusk* lives in the Indian and Couth Pacific oceans He attains to a weight of 500 pounds, and the shell is of the bivalve kind, and the shape is about the same as that of our comnlon fresh water mussel. The gigantic Tridacna is the largest mollusk known to have lived on the earth since the Silurian Age. It is found on tho bottom of the shallow parts of the ocean, and the large individuals have no longer the power to move about. They lie on one side, 1 and all about them the corals build up until King Tridacna is sometimes found in a well-like hole in the coral formation. St. Nicholas.

Cured Her Dlabetes.

Ttflo, Ind., Feb. 27th.—(Special.)— If what will cure Diabetes will cure any form of Kidney Disease, as so many physicians say, then Dodd'S Kidney Pills will cure any form of Kidney Disease. For Mrs. L. C. Bowers of this place has proved that Dodd’s Kidney Pills will cure Diabetes. “I had Diabetes,” Mrs. Bowers says, “my teeth all became loose and part of them came out. I passed a great deal of water with such burning sensetions I could hardly bear it. I lost about 40 pounds in weight. I used many medicines and doctored with two local doctors but never got any better till I started to use Dodd's Kidney Pills. They cured me so completely that in three years I have had no return of the disease. I am a well woman now, thanks to Dodd’s Kidney Pills.” Dodd’s Kidney Pills cure 1 all kidney ailments from Backache to Bright's Disease. Cure your Backache with them and you will never have Bright’s Disease, Diabetes or Rheumatism.

Domestic Sarcasm

Husband (at breakfast) —My dear, the paper says there was quite a fire in our block early this morning. It is supposed to have been the work of an incendiary. Wife—Oh, well, don't let a little thing like that worry you. Husband —Why, what do you mean? Wife—l’m sure no one will ever accuse you of building it.

A CLEAR COMPLEXION.

A Simple Home Treatment for Blackheads, Red, Rjuifh and Oily Skin and Disfiguring Humors. If you are afflicted with pimples, blackheads, red, rough or oily skin, or disfiguring humors, you will find this simple home treatment most agreeable, speedily effective and economical. Gently smear the face with the great emollient skin cure, Cuticura Ointment, but do not rub. Wash off the ointment in five minutes with Cuticura Soap and hot water, and bathe freely. Repeat this morning and evening and you will goon be rewarded with a skin soft, white and clear. Cuticura Soap, the best toilet and complexion soap in the world, assisted by Cutlenra Ointment, will preserve, purify and beautify the complexion and keep the skin in a healthy condition, preventing blackheads, pimples, eruptions or the return of eczema and other skin troubles. Used as a shampoo it cleanses the scalp of crusts and scales, removing dandruff and promoting the. growth of the hair. For red, rough hands, itching palms and painful finger ends, Cuticura Soap and Ointment achieve marvelous results, often in a single night.

Salzer’s Home Builder Corn.

So named because 50 acres produced so heavily, that its proceeds built a lovely home. See Salzer’s catalog. Yielded in Ind. 157 hu., Ohio 160 bu., Tenn. 198 bu., and in Mich. 220 bu. per acre. You can beat this record in 1905.

WHAT DO YOU THINK OF THESE YIELDS? 120 bu. Beardless Barley per acre. 310 bu. Salzer’s New National Oats per A. 80 bu. Sa<»er Speltz and Macaroni Wheat. 1,000 bu. Prbgree Potatoes per acre. 14 tons of rleli Billion Dollar Grass Hay. 60,000 lbs. Victoria Rape for sheep—per A. 160,000 lbs. Teosinte, the fodder wonder. .54,000 lbs. Salzer’s Superior Fodder Corn —rich, juicy fodder, per A. Now such yields you can have in 1905, if you will plant my seeds. JUST SEND THIS NOTICE AND lOC in stamps to John A. Salzer Seed Co., La Crosse, Wis., and receive their great catalog and lots of farmseed samples. [C. N. U.]

He Was in Luck.

“But can you afford to marry, young man?” asked the dear girl’s father. “Sure,” answered the would-be son-in-law. “I’ve got a friend who has just been ordained a minister, and he is willing to tie the knot free just for practice."

School Chidren’s Dyspepsia.

The common form of dyspepsia, or Indigestion, which stops the growth, pales the cheeks, weakens the system of So many school children, Is often due to improper or too quickly eaten lunches. While seeing to a correction of the cause, it is also important to cure the disordered conditions of stomach and bowels. This can be done by no medicine so safely and surely as by Dr. Caldwell's (laxative) Syrup Pepsin. Try it. Sold by all druggists at 50c and SI.OO. Money back If it fails.

The Masculine View.

She —A married couple should pull together like a team of horses. He —They probably would if like a team of horses they had but one tongue between them.

[?]ewaro of Ointm[?]nts for Catarrh that Contain Mercury.

as mercury will surely destroy the sense of smell ami completely derange the whole system when entering it tln'ough the mucous surfaces. Such in tides should never bo Used except on prescriptions from reputable physicians, as the damage they will dots tenfold to the good you can possibly derive from them. Hall's Catarrh Cure, maniiinctiired by !■’. .1. Cheney ft Co., Toledil. <).. contains no mercury, and Is taken Internally, acting directly upon the blood and mucous surfaces of the system. In-tmyliig Hull's Catarrh Cure be sure you get the genuine. It Is taken Internally, and made in Toledo, Ohio, by E. ,1. Cheney & Co. T estimoulals free. bold by Druggists. price 75c. |>er Isittle. Hull's Family Pills are the beat.

His Busy Season.

The Judge—What was your idea for breaking into the house during the day? The Burglar—l had another engagement for the, evening, your honor.

CONGRESS

The Senate Tuesday passed the military academy appropriation bill and began consideration of the Indian appro — priation bill. The bill for the government of the isthmian canal zone also came up, and an agreement was reached to meet an hour earlier Wednesday in order to advance it. In response to a question, Mr. Elkins, chairman of the committee on interstate commerce, expressed the opinion that it. would be impossible to secure railroad rate legislation during the present session of Congress. Ex-Senator Higgins finished his preliminary statement in opening the defense for Judge Swayne, and one witness was examined. The House passed the Philippine tariff bill practically as it came from committee and with little discussion. The river aml -harbor- appropriation bill was taken up. but it was soon laid ajside, and several measures passed, the most important of which authorizes lhe Secretary of War to return to several States Union and Confederate battle Hags. The Senate on Wednesday considered the bill providing a civil government for the Panama canal zone,' The question of the government's ownership of the Panama railroad and its relation to tire general question of government ownership of railroads generally was debated freely. A number of witnesses were examined in the Swayne impeachment ease. W ashington's farewell addressrwns read. After a brief but spirited debate the House sent back to conference the army appropriation bill. All Senate amendments again were disagreed to witli the Single exception of one appropriating $95,000 for continuing the cable from Valdes to Seward, Alaska. There was renewed discussion over the Miles feature of the bill. The rest of the session was devoted to discussing the river and harbor bill, "which was not completed. The Senate on Thursday passed the bill providing a form of government for the Panama canal zone after accepting an amendment authorizing the purchase rather than the condemnation of the remaining Stock of the Panama Railroad Company. At 1 o'clock the Swayne impeachment trial was resumed, continuing until adjournment, with an intermission of two hours. The taking of testimony was completed at 9:20 p. m., ami Mr. Olmstead began the argument for the prosecution. . The House passed the river Hid harbor appropriation bill, carrying an appropriation of $17,234,057. An amendment to strike out the provision providing for the transfer of a government dredge from Boston to Lake Michigan was defeated, 21 to 112. The military academy bill was sent to conference after the Senate amendments to appoint Senator Joseph Hawley and Gen. Peter J. Osterhaus brigadier generals op the retired list had been agreed to. The time of the Senate Friday was divided between the Swayne impeachment trial and the motion of Senator Beveridge to appoint conferees on tho joint statehood bill. In the Swayne case Messrs. Perkins. Clayton and Powers made aranmojits for the prosecution, and Mr. Higgins responded in Judge Swayne's behalf. Senator Morgan antagonized the motion to appoint conferees on the statehood bill and held the floor in opposition when the Senate adjourned for the day. A large part of the session of the House was devoted to the sundry civil appropriation bill. The appropriation of $130,000 for rental of the old New York custom house was stricken out, 9.3 to 77, after, an excited debate, and the measure was still under discussion at adjournment. Mr. Hull presented a further conference report on the army appropriation bill, which was ordered printed. The Senate amendments to the Panama canal government bill were disagreed to and the bill sent to conference. Mr. Mann of Illinois introduced a railroad rate bill and one to enforce the common law responsibilities of common carriers, and Mr. Hinshaw of Nebraska a resolution for printing 1.000 additional copies of the “Jefferson Bible.” A bill was passed making the holder of five shares of stock in national banks with $25,009 capital eligible as a director. The Seiiate Saturday sent to conference the statehood ami Panama Canal government bills, and then proceeded with the Swayne trial, in wljeh the concluding arguments were made by Mr. ’Thurston for tho defense and Manager de Armond for the prosecution. The Senate then went into executive session to deliberate on the case, and adopted*'’ a motion to begin voting Monday nt 10 o’clock, a separate vote to be taken' up and Senators Hale and Gorman united in condemning the rapid increase of the navy, A largo number of private bills, including 3155 pension bills, were passed. The sundry civil bill occupied most of tho time of tho House, action being taken on n number of minor amendments. Bills were passed amending the statute providing a penalty for making false statements in seeking to enter publications ns second-class matter, and the Mann bill regulating the construction of bridges across navigable waters. At 3 o’clock special exercises were hold accepting and thanking the State of Toxas for statues of Sam Houston ami Stephen F. Austin.

In the National Capital.

Tlie President has sent to the Senate the nomination of George E. Anderson of Illinois to be consul at Amoy, China. President Roosevelt has signed the measure providing for the construction and, maintenance of roads and schools a,ml Hie care of insane persons in Alaska. 'The House committee on the judiciary, by a vote of 8 to 5, ordered a favorable report on the Clayton bill repealing the bankruptcy laws. Sir Chon Tung Liang Cheng, the Chinese ’in in inter, has received a cablegram from his government stating that absolute peace prevails in China and that there is no sign of anti-foreign agitation. President Roosevelt intends to give Gen. Thomas L. Rosser of Virginia a federal appointment, probably either the postmastership of Charlottesville or the Internal revenue collcctorship of the second Virginia district.