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Show NEWS SUMMARY. I WEEK IN CONGRESS. PROPOSED NEW UNION LEAGUE CLUB HOUSE January SO. Right persons mot death In a lira In Ilouss-Tli- e House passed the bill tor the Boston on the 29th. creation of a permanent reusus bureau. The Count Leo Tolstoi is eery ill. lie friends of the civil service law, who were opwill be attended by a specialist from posed to making the employee of the bureau eligible for trausfer or retention, were over8k Petersburg. whelmingly defeated. By the terms of the A covering of two inches of solid ice bill, the permanent orcunizalion will succeed extends over the entire southern por- the present temporary organization July 1 tion of West VirgHiia. strong detachment of Colombian troops has reached Colon from Panama. Everything is quiet. 8outli Carolina and Mississippi are the only two states now in which the negroes outnumber the whites. ' General Chaffee still hopes that by the end of February the island of Samar alone will remain not pacified General Pinto, with 3000 men, has marched from Cali to Bogota to ' reinforce the government troops at the A capital. J. Santos Zelaya was Saturday inaugurated president of Nicaraguan oongres and a large assemblage of oitizens. Despite contrary dispatches from Washington it is said that Samne) Parker has been offered the position of governor of Hawaii. The sum of nearly 3,000,000 kroner was sent by postal orders from persons In the United States to friends in Norway during the year 1001. All danger of a flood in the Ohio valley has tasscd, the cold weather having checked the rise in the Ohio river, which is now falling rapidly. A blizzard1 tli at promises to be the severest in years prevails throughout Nova Scotia, having been preceeded by a wind of almost hurricane force. The resolution for the invesUgation of the cause leading to the explosion at Lost Creek mine, by which twenty-tw- o miners were killed, has passed the Iowa bouse. Montreal is held tightly in the grasp of the worst storm of the season, that has driven the street-railwcompan ies praetieally out of business. Many rallwaytrains are snowbound. It is said the geological survey has promised to send a geologist to the Thunder Mountain district to study the formation of the ore and to report upon the fabulous wealth of its ledges. The 8tate department is disposed to attribute the failure of the negotiations looking to the release of Miss Stone to tlie newspapers. .The recent arrangements for her release have completely' miscarried. Private advices from Manila received in San Francisco state that there are over 3,000,000 cigars on the way from the Philippines to this country. The only tax on these goods nnder present laws is internal revenue. Two men, Michael Collins and John J. Kearns, were burned to death on the Kidd ranch at Undine, font teen miles west of Stockton, Cal., in a fire which destroyed the bunkhouse of Williams, Bixlcr A Johnson. Dr. Facundo Mutis Duran, former governor of Panama, has left for Washington to act as special commissioner to assist Minister Silva In re gard to the necessary treaty arrangements in the event of the purchase of the Panama canal by the United ay 1906, and all employees on the rolls upon the dels of the passage cf the set, will become eligible for transfer to other departments or retention In the permanent organisation. The bill also provides for a manufacturing census In 1905, and fdr ths collection of certain special statistics annually. A bill for tho protection of the lives of miners in the Territories wss passed. It provides that rs in every mine over 100 feet in depth, be required to provide SS09 cubic feet of pure sir for every llfiy miners. Sknatk. A resolution offered by Mr. Praetor, directing tho secretaries of the Interior and of agriculture to report to the sesste any facts they may possess regarding the preservation of the American buffalo, or bison, and whether any steps ought to be taken to prerant the extinction of the animals, was adopted. Mr. Hoar, at lbs conclusion of routine business, called up for consideration the Joint reso lutlnn proposing an amendment to the Constitution of the United States respecting ths succession to the presidency In case the presidentelect should die between the time of his election and the date of bislnauguratlon. Without a word of comment tbs resolution was passed, the president pro tem. announcing, at the reof tho senaquest of Mr. Hoar, that tors bad voted for t. Among the blllt passed was one tq establish the Fredericksburg and adjacent and national battlefields memorial park in Virginia, and appropriating. IIOO.OQO tor the purpose; adding ll.AU, 000 to the cost of the publto. building at San Francisco; to Increase the limit of cost for tlie public building at Butte, Mont., from to $500,000; appropriating MOO, 000 for the erection of a publio building at Evanston, Wyo. ; granting to the state of Wyoming 50,000 in the continuland acres of ation, enlargement and maintenance of Wyoin-laState Soldiers' and Sanobt home: provld Ing that bona tide settlers In forest reserves may make good their claims to land In certain caxea; granting to the state of Idaho 50,000 acres of land to aid la tho continuation, enlargement and maintenance of Idaho State Soldiers' and Sailors' home. mine-owne- two-thir- ,.l25,-00- al to-al- February S. house devoted the day to general debate upon tho oleomargarine Mil. The opponents of the measure attempted to fill session buster against ft at theopenlng but were beaten by more than a vote. The speakers were Messrs. Henry of Connecticut, Haskins of Vermont and Graff of Illinois, in favor of the measure; and of Nhw York, Foster of Illinois Burleson of Texas and Clayton of Alabama, in opposition to it. Those who antagonized the bill favored the adoption of the substitute which is designed to prevent the fraudulent sale of oleomargarine under the guise of butter Before the bill was uken up, Mr. Bull of Rhode Island, who has been 111 slnoe eongreaa convened, wee sworn in, and Mr. Payne, from the committee on ways and means, reported the bill to repeal the war revenue tales. Sen atk Considering the hill to Increase the salaries of United States Judges, the pending amendment waa that offered by Mr. Stewart, Increasing the salaries of senators and members of the house of representatives to 17,500 annually, beginning on March 4, 1901. After brief discussion tho amendment was rejeoted, 15 to 44. A spirited debate on the Philippine tariff hill between Carmack of Tennessee and Beveridge of Indiana closed the day's session. Hovax-r-Th- e of-lh- two-thir- ds Messrs-Wadswort- h February 4. House Debate on the oleomargarine bill continued in the house, the opponents of the bill making a strong fight so fsr as tho presentation of argument is concerned. The speakers In fsvor of the hill were Messrs. Tompkins of New York, Robb of Missouri, Kqapp of New York, Bates of Pennsylvania, Davidson of Wisconsin. Driscoll of New York and Hepburn of Iowa, in fsvor of tho bill, and Messrs. Cowherd of Missouri, Lanbam of Texas, Groavenor of Ohio and Kleberg of Texas, against the MU. Senate After brief discussion the senate passed the bill providing for a 35 per cent increase in the salaries of United States judges, by a vote of 29 to 31. States. John F. Dryden was Inducted Into oflleo as A Michigan Central train coming the successor of the late Senator William J. from Mackinaw City' i was held up at Sc wall of New Jersey. During the remainder of the day's session the Grayling, Mich., for three houra bill was under There was a ease of smallpox on urgent deficiencytheappropriation tariff measure consideration, Philippine board, and the health officers would being laid aside tumporarily. not allow the train to proceed until Wreck on the Rio Grande Causes every person on board had been vac- Freight Three Deaths. cinated. worst wrecks in the hisOne of the Alvin Charles, member of a promiWestern railway Grande Rio of the tory nent family in Maryville, Mo aged 05 occurred Thursday morning at 4:45 years, lias been lodged In jail on the oclock at a point just east of Cisco, eharge of embezzlement of 91600, funds Utah. Two freight trains, an extra belonging to the local Odd Fellows headed east, engine 13.1 in charge of lodge, of which he was for thirteen Engineer Coppeck and Conductor Ragyears secretary. Charles is a justice land. ran into the first section of regu-- ar of the peace. westbound train No. 17, engine 504, Fireman R. Stronach, of La Junta, n charge of Engineer Wm. Tuskey and As a result Colo., was instantly killed at a bridge Conductor H. D. Webster. over the Little Colorado river near three men lost their lives, all of train Winslow, N. M. While, leaning far No. 17 and all residents of Grand Juncout of the cab to make some observa- tion, Colo. tions pn his engine his head was stuck Dead Ora Webster, conductor; Wm by an irou girder and he was thrown Tuskey, engineer; Daniel llnckley from the cab. brakeman. Injured John Raglan, conductor, Roland Selzer, 17 years old, emribe sprained. three ployed as a clerk by the Langley A - Michaels company, was fonnd dead in his bed in his room at 1510 Jones street, San Francisco. He had been suffocated by gas escaping from an open burner. In Valley, Neb., Mat Ruhlin, a saloonkeeper and a number of citizens had a fight with two burglars who had broken into the saloon, in which both of the burglars were shot, one of them, George Myers, probably fatally. The other escaped. The above Is a picture of the pro- posed new Union League club house Chicago. In appearance the design resembles the palaces of old Rome and Florence, the style being early fifteenth century renaissance. It Is the style adopted In London by her great clubs. It has stood the test of criticism, and Is generally conceded to be the best for such a purpose. It conveys a dignity and at the same time possesses grace and beauty to a high degree. A leading Idea lg. connection with the plans of the building Is not only to provide a structure which shall offer every possible convenience to the elnb members, but to also secure a at building of character, which can be utilized on occasions of great public receptions. Th' Idea was suggested by reason of the fact that Chicago has no such building, public or private, and needs it to place the city on a metropolitan baaia. It Is believed that the effect of such a structure will go beyond the mere ease of the club members, and will materially benefit the entire city. The entrances are only two steps above the sidewalk, and the ground floor Is devoted to offices, leaving the entire first floor above for lounglng-roopurposes, and, when occasion requires, for a state suite of unequaled semi-publ- ic The Sixty-nint-h s, x. Ths top of ths house contains swimmigymnasium, bllllardroom, etc., placed on this upper floor in order that those functions which contribute so much to oomplete club life may bs carried on without the slightest annoyance to those members who do not happen to be using them, and whose quiet should at all times be preserved. The house Is to be of the best materials, and the Intention Is to make It fireproof, but all extravagance Is to appointment The next floor is likewise devoted to be avoided. ng-bath, m In Honor of Irish j cue purpose. It contains ths diningrooms Above that are the library, ladles' dining-roomand a banquet hall. The next two floor are devoted to bedrooms, of which there are fifty-si- Briga-d-e j regiment, New Tork, part of the famous Irish Brigade, enlisted for three months, but In that time It took part In the battles of Blackburns Ford and Bull Run. Many members of the 69th were captured In the latter bloody fight, the colonel being one of the number. The regiment returned from the front In August, and a few days after It was mustered out of the service an order was Issued by the war department for the reorganization of an Irish brigade. Under this call eight hundred members of ths 69th enlisted for three years in the 69th regiment New York volunteers, and went to the front under command of Colonel Robert Nugent, with James Kelley as lieutenant colonel and James Cavanagh as major. The other New York regiments In the brigade were the 63d and 88th. The 28th Massachusetts and the 116th Pennsylvania were added to the Irish brigade, with two batteries, commanded by Captains Hogan and McMahon. Internal troubles disrupted the regiment a few years ago, and despite the efforts of many prominent Irishmen, who were proud of the record made by the 69th in the civil war, to save it the command was reduced to a battalion of five companies. But even the battalion was not a united body. It was so torn by petty lights that Its disbandment was discussed In the highest military circles of the state. But the friends of ths old guard came to Its rescue, new companies were organised, and Lieutenant. Colonel George Moms Smith of the 7th regiment was placed In temporary command. This was an innovation against which soma of the members protested. Only Irishmen had A. Tuskey, fireman, saved his Ufa by commanded tbs regtment before, they said, and the advent of an American as jninpiog. Minister Conger at Iekin announces commander of an Irlah organization barm. But the results that ho has received a payment from could do onlythe evil prophecies were that showed tlie Chinese government on account of The companies were strengthfalse. tlie indemnity. ened by good recruits, the staff wag Seven bandits entered the Iccoa MerImproved by tho addition of competent cantile company's store at Fort Sum- officers, and the painstaking provisionner, N. M., Monday, shot Iliilipe Rea n al commander was sleeted colonel of bien dead, beat Zsinorscn, the reorganized regiment. Colonel stole 8600 worth of poods, robbed tbc Smith remained in command until he was elected eommnndlng officer of the pustofllce and escaped. Fifth brigade, when he was succeeded Monument to tho Irish Brigade at Gettysburg by Lieutenant Colonel Edward Duffy, who had been a member of the regiment since 1867. When ths war with Spain broke out and troops were called for the 69th received authority to organise as a regiment preparatory to Its entry Into the United States service. The additional companies were rapidly recruited and the enlarged command, a fine body of men, was mustered in as the 69th regiment. New York volunteer Infantry, on May 19. 1898, and after doing service in southern camps, awaiting orders to proceed to Cuba, was mustered out on January 31, 1199. |