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SENATE ENLIVENED
BY CAROLINIANS
McLaurin, Barred From the Democratic Caucus,
Arises to a Question of Personal Privilege—Till
man Challenges Him to Send in the Resignations
of Both—Jones Pours Oil on the Fire and Then
Ensues a Conflagration of Recrimination—Lodge,
With a Smile, Asks for an Executive Session.
WASHINGTON’. Dec. 9.—The senate
chamber was the scene of a highly dra
matic episode today when Senator Till
man of South Carolina, challenged his
colleague, Senator McLaurin, to resign
with him on the spot In order, to use his
own language, that they might be able
to “wash their dirty linen at home.”
Mr. McLaurin did not take up the
gage. The exciting clash between the
two senators today was the direct se
quel of the very bitter controversy,
which arcso between them In South
Carolina lfcst spring.
McLaurin arose to a question of per
sonal privilege today and proceeded to
explain what he charged was a con
spiracy to discredit him in his own
state for acts'and views which did not
meet the approval of certain demo
cratic leaders. He declared that he
wa:- being humiliated and according to
public prints was to be excluded from
the democratic caucus because ho had
acted upon certain public Issues In a
way which he considered was for the
best Interests of the country and the
people of hig state. He announced
himself a believer In the old democra
cy and after denouncing the new dem
ocratic leaders who, *-he said, had
brought destruction upon the party,
declared that he could not be driven
from his old allegiance Into a party
with which he did not care to affiliate.
Mr. McLaurln’s statements drew the
fire of Senator Jones, chairman of the
democratic national committee, who de
nied that he had any “ulterior mo
tives” In not inviting Mr. McLaurin to
enter the caucus. From Mr. Tillman it
brought forth a view of thenvhole con
troversy In the course of which Mr.
Hoar took occasion to express the opin
ion that it was very doubtful, whether
both the South Carolina seats in the
senate'were not in reality f/ecant. He
contended that when the resignations
were offered last spring to the governor
they could not thereafter be withdrawn
and that they became immediately op
erative. lie cited a precedent and sug
gested that the committee on privileges
and elections should look Into the mat
ter. The climax came when Senator
Tillman challenged Mr. McLaurin to
Join with him in preparing their Joint
resignations and handing them to the
presiding officer of the senate. This
challenge, however, Mr. McLaurin did
not accept and the episode was brought
to an abrupt close by a motion of Sen
ator Lodge that the senate go into ex
ecutive session.
At the conclusion of the morning
business there was something of a stir
in the chamhber when Mr. McLaurin
of South Carolina, arose to a question
of personal privilege. He had before
him a huge pile of manuscript,
prise to a question of personal privilege
in connection with the published state
ment that I hnve been excluded from
participation In the democratic party,”
no announced. With evidence of con
siderable emotion he proceeded to ex
plain that if such was the cnae and If
he was to be without assignment upon
committees the right of his state which
In part represented In the senate,
would suffer. The personal effect of
an exclusion from representation on
committees was. he said, not of so
much Importance as Its effect upon the
state of South Carolina.
The only notice he had ever had, he
said, that he was to be excluded from
the democratic caucus came last spring
when he was accosted by the chairman
of the democratic national committee
in the cloak room and asked why he
no longer attended the democratic cau
cuses. Mr. McLaurin said he had re
plied that in view of hls’oplnion of the
question** growing out of the Spanish
war he thought that his presence
might be embarrassing. The demo
cratic chairman then replied: “Then,
perhaps, it would be less embarrassing
to you not to be invited to the cau-
Mr. McLaurin said he had replied:
•‘Certainly.”
This incident, Mr. McLaurin declared,
wag the culmination of a long series
of events In a contest waged by an
element of the democratic party against
h, Ry this time the entire senate was
Interested. Several republicans crossed
th* political aisle to the democratic
MR. FRYE’S NEW BILL
FOR SHIP SUBSIDIES
Mr. McLaurin said It would be un
necessary to say that neither would
stoop to so ignoble an net. It was true
that an unfortunate condition of af
faire had existed in his state, and that
he had recommended good men for of
fice, because lie did not desire to see a
repetition of the horrible affair in Lake
City, when a negro postmaster had
been burned to death.. He had voted
for the war with Spain, and declared
that In the same spirit In which he had
cast that vote he felt that he was com
pelled to support the administration
that conducted it. He still thought that
the conduct of the war should have
been non-partisan, and during its pro
gress he had never heard from Presi
dent McKinley's lips a word concerning
party advantage. Mr. McLaurin paid a
high tribute to the late president,whom
he characterized as a “broad statesman
and Christian gentlemn.”
Mr. McLaurin said that he had no
official knowledge of the charges
brought against him by his Democratic
colleagues, but that from the newspa
pers he understood that the principal
charges were that he had not opposed
the ratification of the treaty of peace
with Spain, that he had upheld the ad
ministration In Its efforts to restore or
der in the Philippines and to that end
he had voted for an Increase in the
standing army, and that he was In fa
vor of tlvL. upbuilding of the American
merchant marine. “If these are the
only charges,” said he, dramatically,
“they are true, and I glory In them.”
He said ho had not wished to vote
a gain«*- # \i party upon the question of
side the better to listen to what Mr.
McLaurin had to say.
Continuing. Mr. McLaurin said he
would be silent did. he not fear tha:
the movement against him was one to
keep alive sectionalism. For many
years the people of the South had re
alized that they had not obtained their
fair share of the national benefits. Mr.
McLaurin recalled the fact that al
though Samuel J. Randall had advoca
ted a protective tariff he had been vot
ed for in a democratls national conven
tion for president. Hancock, although
he had declared that the tariff was a
local issue, had been nominated for
president and David B. Hill, although
he oppeoed the income tax i?ad not
been read out of the democratic party.
The holding of such views by North
ern men, no matter how diverse, did
not endanger the position of certain po
litical leaders, and consequently they
were immune from attack. But when a
Southern man. said Mr. McLaurin. tried
to get the benefit of the tariff for his
people those whose political career
might be ended by the success of hts
efforts were ready to crush and humili
ate him. He had contended that if the
tariff waa a robbery bis section should
share In the booty. Upon the issue of
that speech he had later gone into a
campaign In South Carolina, and al
though his Democracy had been at
tacked upon the stump, the people of
his state had Indorsed him. He de
clared that during the campaign
lumny. falsehood and trickery,' never
before equalled in American politics,
bad been employed, and now tbe prin-
cioal charge against him was that dur
ing the McKinley administration be had
been "bought by patronage” and that
renewed his former contract
ratifying the peace treaty, and had it
not been for the reopening of hostilities
in the Philippines he would have de
ferred to the opinion of his colleagues.
But, ho declared, “the dictates of Tea-
son and conscience should not be stifled
by the party la3h.” With bitter words
Mr. McLaurin then proceeded to excor
iate the new leaders of the Democracy,
which, he said, had guided the party
through Its destruction during the last
six years and who were trying to cru
cify those who would seek to draw the
Democratic party back to Its old alle
giance. He was not one of those who
Ished to use the name of Democracy
for a shroud in which to bury the prln-
t iplcs nl the oM party. Tint party, he
declared, had always been triumphant
except when the sectional Issue was
Mined. H*- still pmp.ised. In said, to
rote In his Judgment for what he be
lieved to he along th> Hn-s <>f lVnio-
cratlc principles, but he did not pro
pose to place himself against a proposi
tion which he believed for the best in
terests of the people simply because It
was advocated by Republicans.
In conclusion Mr. McLaurin said he
did not propose to be driven from his
own party nor -to be forced Into affilia
tion with the party with which he did
not care to ally himself, and that on
great public questions he would act ac
cording to his own conscience and best
Judgment.
When Mr. McLaurin took his seat Mr.
Jones of Arkansas took the floor to
make a statement. Some of the state
ments made by Mr. McLaurin, Mr.
Jones said, ho considered a reflection
upon himself, and he desired to offer a
statement concerning the Incident to
which Mr. McLaurin had referred. At
the extra session of the senate last
spring he had been asked by the cau
cus officer for the list of the senators
who were to be summoned to a caucus,
and Mr. McLaurln's name being men
tioned. he (Jones) had said he would
himself see the senator from South Car
olina. “I met him in the cloak-room,”
said Mr. Jones, “and, recalling the fact
that he had not attended a Democratic
caucus for more than two years.I asked
him what his status was. He replied
that his relations with his party were
such that he thought It would be em
barrassing for him to enter the Demo
cratic caucus. I then said to him: ‘You
do not wish to be invited, then?’ and
he replied: 'Certainly.* As to the
chnrgo of ulterior motive on my part.”
continued Senator Jones, “I am content
to treat it with the contempt It de
serves. It is a notorious fact, which ev
eryone seems to understand, except the
senator from South Carolina, that there
has been no Democratic caucus at this
session of congress. I have no hesi
tancy, however, in saying that in a re
cent conversation with a leading mem
ber of the other side I said to him that
I did not think the Democratic caucus
could undertake to provide committee
assignments for the senator from South
Carolina.’*
Mr. Tillman of South Carolina was on
his feet when Mr. Jqpes concluded. In
his characteristic way he announced
that while his name had not been men
tioned, he realized that he was thr
cause of it all. He said he would not
at this time make an extended reply.
Briefly, then, he reviewed the contro
versy between himself and 8enator Mc
Laurin which led to the Joint tedder
of their resignations to the governor of
South Carolina last spring, and told of
the governor’s suggestion that the res
ignations be withdrawn. Mr. Tillman
said he contended that the governor
was pimply “a box Into which we had
put letters for the legislature,” and that
L Very Intricate Mensnre Over
’Which the Tax Payer May Cipher
Ad Libitum.
WASHINGTON, Dec. 9. — Senator
Frye today introduced the new ship
subsidy bill. It differs in form from
the subsidy bill of the past two ses
sions. It is divided into four titles and
fifteen sections.
The sections under the title “Ocean
Mail Steamships” are devoted to
amendments to the ocean mall act of
1891. The postma3ter-general is re
quired to consider the national defense
and the maritime interests of the United
States, as well as the postal Interests,
in providing for the transportation of
American ocean malls.
The present limit of ocean mail con
tracts. ten years, is Increased to fifteen
year?. The Frye bill provides seven dis
tinct classes with a rate of 86 to 20-
knot steamers, increasing from 8,000 to
10,000 the minimum size; $3 for sixteen-
knot steamers, provided the size Is in
creased from 5.000 tons, ,the present
minimum, -to 8,000 tons. The proposed
maximum mall rates per gross ton per
hundred nautical miles, are:
Over 10,000 tons—20 knots, 2.7 cents; 19
knots, 2.5 cents.
Over 5,000 tons—18 knots, 2.3 cents; 17
knots, 2.1 cents; 16 knots, 1.0 cents; 15
knots, 1.7 cents.
Over 2,000 tons—14 knots, 1.5 cents.
Rate for mall steamers to the West
Indies,Central America and Mexico can
not exceed 70 per cent, of the maximum
rates.
The second title, “General Subsidy,”
contains the general subsidy for vessels
steam or sail, which are not under mail
contracts. The general subsidy Is uni
form, 1 cent per gross ton per 100 nau
tical miles for not exceeding sixteen
entries In one year.
To promote the building of new ocean
vessels an additional allowance of 1-4
of a cent per gross ton Is made for five
years.
Any vessel to receive the general sub
sidy must carry malls. Is required, and
must train In seamanship or engineer
ing one American youth for each 1,000
tons, the vessel to be at the service of
the government, if required for de
fense.
Any vessel to receive subsidy must
bo class Al. and at leant one-fourth of
the crew must be Americans.
The bill provides an annual bounty
of $2 a ton for deep sea fishing ves
sels, and of $1 a month for American
citizens when engaged In deep sea fish
eries; that a vessel shall receive only
one form of subsidy and that a vessel
which has received a subsidy will not
be sold to a foreigner except by con
sent of the secretary of the treasury.
The bill does not provide American
registry for foreign ships owned by
Americans.
GRAND GIFT
TO THE RATIOS
Carnegie Offers S10,000,000
for Education
HIS PLANS COMMENDED
TENNESSEE BOUNDARY LINE.
WASHINGTON. Dec. 9.—In the Uni
ted States supreme court today an ex
tension of time until the convening of
court next October was granted th»
commission which Is engaged In re
marking the boundary line between the
states of Virginia and Tennessee.
REVENUE TARIFF
FOR PHILIPPINES
nninn
Development of the Smith-
Idea—The Government to
He the Trustee—Supported by Col
lege Men— President Roosevelt to
Nlnkc the Proposition tlio Subject
of a Special Message to Congress.
Ysrith President Roosevelt. Entertaining I had been on “ulterior pvrponF* Jn - ry .
Tr,in * - *■“* •— " thing be hid done. “I thought " wl.
: in t
trim rrmwnn u ai j T
•hr nil b p.noaU ref aril that b* akj for
both the lilt i-i-Ad*nt and bla tu.ca-
they could not undo their set, but .hat
Mr. McLaurin had hastened to with,
draw hla letter. Mr. Tillman said he
bad examined the record, and of about
200 case* In the history of the govern
ment where senator, had resigned Mr.
McLaurin enjoyed the enviable dis
tinction of being the only one who had
withdrawn hla resignation after offer
ing it. As to Mr. McLaurln's charge
of conspiracy to humiliate him by bar
ring him from tbe Democratic caucus,
Mr. Tillman called attention to the fact
that be had not been In Washington
during the extra acarion of the senate
last spring. “This conspiracy," he said,
"la a dream conjured up by him. It
la the creation of his own brain.”
In conclusion, Mr. Tillman, with a
sweep of hla arm, adjured hla Demo
cratic colleague* not to "fret" about the
charge that they were conspiring to
discredit Mr. McLaurin at home be
cause "bis crowd waa demoralized
cowed and whipped.
Mr. McLaurin made no reply to Mr
Tillman, but he arose for a moment to
reply to Senator Jones to say that he
did not desire that there should be any
thing personal In his charge that there
j- iV''''
“I accept his disclaimer.**
“I disclaim nothing," retorted Mr.
Jones, without rising from hi» seat,
“I aim ply contradicted.”
“I thank the xenator for hla court
esy,” observed Mr. McLaurin, bowing
with mock deference as he took M
went.
Mr. Hoar of Massachusetts addressed
himself to the legality of the resigna
tions, which the South Carolina sena
tors had sent to the governor of their
state. He declared that the resignation
of a legislative office vacates the office
at once, and that he doubted whether
such resignations could be withdrawn.
He paid th3t Speaker Blaine had so held
upon one occasion In the house contrary
to the English notion thnt a legislative
office cannot be resigned. He said that
n man could not be kept in office
against his will, and raised a laugh by
observing that, in his opinion, neither
of the South Carolina senators had a
right to address the senate If the state
ments made by Mr. Tillman were cor
rect.
In reply to the silly Mr. Tillman said
he had himself been of the same opin
ion, although he was not a lawyer, and
In withdrawing his resignation from
the governor of the state foe had added
that he withdrew It “If it was lawful
to do so,” He suggested that the Ju
diciary committee should look into the
matter, as he should tnioy nothing so
much as washing the dirty linen at
home.
Jumping to his feet, Mr. McLaurin
declared. In ringing tones, that he was
ready to meet his colleague at any place
or at any time, for the discussion of the
issues between them. Thereupon, In
the most dramatic fashion, Mr. Tillman
challenged hi* colleaguo to resign on
the spot, "Let us draw up the papers
now,'* said he, “and tender them to
this man,” pointing with outstretched
arm toward the presiding officer, “md
that will settle It.** All eyes were
turned upon Mr. McLaurin as Mr. Till
man paused as if waiting for his col
league to accept the challenge. Out Mr.
McLaurin. Although looking him stead
ily Ip the eye, did not rise from hi* seat
or make reply.
Mr. Hoar again took the floor and ex
plained in detail the occasion upon
which Speaker Blaine had held that a
resignation immediately vacated a seat
in the house. A resolution for the ex
pulsion of a member from South Caro
lina was about to be voted upon, and
the member, knowing that the resolu
tion would be adopted, sent bis resig
nation to the chair with the Intention
of addressing the house and then offer
ing It before the vote on the resolution
was taken. As soon as Speaker Blaine
saw the nature of the communication
sent to him he immediately declared
the seat vacant, thus putting an end to
all further proceedings. Mr. Hoar con
tended that If the fact* bearing upon
the case of the South Carolina senators
had been correctly stated. It was doubt
ful whether they were entitled to seats
upon the floor of the senate at this
time. He thought the committee on
privileges and elections should Inquire
into the matter.
Mr. Tillman said he was glad that his
own legal instinct had been backed tp
by such an eminent authority as the
chairman of the Judiciary committee.
If his colleague would prepare any doc
ument that would vacate his seat a*
well as h!» (Tillman sj he would be glad
to sign it. A* long as he represented
the people on the floor, he said In con-
clurion, he prope l to represent them
honcitlv and not In a rzritlon which
was a disgrace to hi* state.
Mr. Lodge at tbi* p^lnt arose and an
nounced with a smite on his face that
while tbe resigns! ns we preparing
he would mov»* that the senate go into
executive session TF A motion was car-
rlcd. Aft'-r half >'■ hour behind domed
door-, the nun aijournto,
■tt-AEIIINGTON. Dec. 9,-The Washing-
ton Post tomorrow will say:
sident Roosevelt has received a let
ter from Andrew Carnegie In which the
tter offers to make a donation of $10,000,-
000 to tho United States. The letter will
bo referred to congress by tho president
In a special message.
‘Mr. Carnegie’s gift is for the purposes
of establishing in Washington a untver-
lty for higher education. As far as his
dca lias been developed, It proposes a gift
after the manner of the bequest of James
Smithson, the Englishman, who gave
$1,000,000 for .the establishment and main
tenance of what la now known as th<
Smithsonian Institution. Smithson de*lred
tho institution founded by him to bo a fac
tor in 'tho diffusion ow scientific knowl
edge/ Mr. Carnegie proposes tho univer
sity which ho Is to endow shall be tho
greatest institution In tho world for tho
development, of higher education. Ho ha>
consulted President Gilman of Johns Hop
kins University, President Hadley of Yale,
President Eliot of Harvard, former Pres
ident White of Cornell, and all the lead
ing educators of the country. They hear
tily endorse his plans. Tho proposed unl-
•ersitv will not interfere in the least with
the educational Institutions already estab
lished. but' will supplement them, for,
according to tho present plan. Its doors
will bo open only to those who deslro to
take up a cplleglate course. Mr. Carnegie
also wants the new university to tako
tho lead In Original research, bo that tho
United Staten can eventually stand side
by side with Germany. If not excel that
nation. In scientific development.
“Mr. Carnegie’s plan does not propose
a national University in n sense that an
appropriation will bo asked or needed.
Tho government Is simply to bo the trus
tee of the magnificent endowment. Just ns
It administers the fund bequeathed by
Smltliscn. .It Is probable thnt a board
of regents will bo appointed .as in the
case of the Smithsonian Institution, or It
may bt that the government will be rep
resented upon the boarn of directors,
which. It Is contemplated, shall consist
of men of national reputation.
“Mr. Carnegie has kept the proposed en
dowment a secret until he could definitely
arrange hi?* pinna and mope of tbe new
university; Even yet nir tho details have
not been arranged, no that little more
than the outline of his gift can be pub
lished It I* known, however, that he
does not propose to ask from congress a
single foot of land upon which the uni
versity buildings will be constructed. The
entire expense Is to be borne out by his
endowment. No site has yet been se
lected It will, however, necessnrlly be
very large, ns It Is proposed to erect a
series of magnificent structures.
“The amount of money to be given by
Mr. Carengle equals tho sum of tho pres
ent endowment fund of Harvard, and Is
considerably more thnn the Invested fund
of Yale. With the Cathollo university,
Methodist university and the proposed
Carnegie university. Washington will be
ducatlonal center of the country.
AMERICAN
FEDERATION
Clinlrmnn Payne Solve* the Problem
by Applying noth the Dlnglcy nml
Tnft Rates.
WASHINGTON, Dec. 9.—Chairman
Payne, of the ways and means com
mittee, today presented to bin Repub
lican colleagues of the committee a rev
enue tariff bill for tho Philippines,
which he had drawn to meet the condi
tions of the recent supreme court de
cision.
The Payne bill Is quite brief, with two
main features, viz., applying the Ding
ley law as against Philippine exports to
this country, and applying the Philip
pine commission’s tariff schedule to
goods entering the Philippines. A fur
ther section grants a,rebate of customs
tax on goods which have paid an Inter
nal revenue tax in this country. There
is no proviso in that measure that it
Bhall be temporary, so that tho rates If
Imposed would be applicable until con
gress otherwise acted.
During the discussion on the bill it de
veloped thnt Mr. Russell of Connecticut
and some other Republican member**
strongly favored a proviso to tho bill
offered by Mr. Payno by which the
tariff rates would be sealed flown from
15 to 20 per cent, on goods passing be
tween the United States and the Phil
ippines.
This w&f urged on the ground that
Great Britain now had 40 per cent, of
the trade of tho Philippines, and Ger
many and other European countries
held a considerable percentage, while
the United States had but 8 per cent,
of tho trade.
Secretary Root appeared before the
committee and urged tho contlnuanco
of the present Philippine tariff. After
the meeting today tho members stated
that while no conclusions had been
reached and no vote© taken, It had been
practically determined that tho Taft
tariff rates of November 15 would l»e
applied against goods entering tho Phil
ippines and the Dlngley rates against
goods entering the United States from
tho Philippines.
Action on Question of Ma
chine Made Cigars
LABELS RECOGNIZED
ConxroM to Ho Petitioned In BehalC-
of Sailor*—Members Urged to Bay}
No Good* of Any- Character Unless
They Ilcnr Union Label—Opposed,
to tlio Towing on the Ocean oC
Gigantic Rafts, ,
METHOD OF DEALING
WITH LYNCHING EVIL
SCRANTON, Pa., Dec. 9.—The con
vention of the American Federation oC
Labor was in session only two hours
today, adjournment being taken until
tomorrow morning in order to enablo
tho soveral committees to consider tho
largo number of resolutions still In
their hands. There was a lively dis
cussion on the floor of -the convention .
over the question of boycotting’ ma- -
chine-made cigars. It Is the same, ques
tion that the Clgarnmkers* Internation
al Union has brought up at previous
conventions of the federation, and tho
union has always been defeated In Its
fight against the Introduction of machi
nery In the cigar trade. At the pres
ent tlmo not a machine-made cigar In
the United States, it Is said, bears tho
label of tbe Cigarmakers* International
Union. The matter came up In the
form of a resolution presented by Pres
ident Gompers, John C. Dernell and
Thomas F. Tracy of the cigarmakers’
union, and was referred to the com
mittee on labels. It denounced a cer- >
tain company for making cigars by
child labor and machinery.
The committee reported the resolution ,
back with tbe recommendation that the -
word “machinery” be stricken out and
the resolution adopted.
Then tho cigarmakers opened their
fight. They insisted that the 'wot d
machinery” should not bo eliminated,
and argued that cigars made by ma
chinery nro not as good as those made
by hand, nnd that tho machines drive
hand cigarmakers out of tho bustneaa.
Tho speakers In opposition to the cigar-
makers* propositions argued flint to op-
Senator llonr Propose?* n Bill Girin;
licit Sillies Courts .furl ml lotion.
BICYCLE RACE
IS VERY FIERCE
Walthoar* tho Georalnn,
Partner, at the Fore—Seri
dent nnd n Withdrawn!.
NEW YORK, Dee. 0.—All through the
early morning hours the rider* in the
six day bicycle race made frequent
changes and in all tho sprint* that
curred on account of these changes
and shifts, there were’ many falls. One
of the most serious occurred shortly
before 3 o’clock, when Waithour reliev
ed his partner, MoEachern. The for
mer started in at once to steal a lap.
Newkirk followed In hot pursuit, while
the other* kept well up to them. As the
bunch reached the 27th street side of
the track, Newkirk slipped on his
wheel and Samuelson collided with him.
Babcock, McLean and Hall tried to
steer clear but the impetus was too
much. The riders fell over each oth
er and when the dust cleared away,
Hall was found to bo unconscious.
He recovered in a few minute*. Bab
cock had to have a large splinter re
moved from his scalp, while the other
rider* escaped with n shaking up.
Five thousand people watched the
contest tonight. At 8:30 o’clock the
management announced the retirement
of the French team, Hlmnr and Gou-
goltz. Tho team's total was 421 mil?*
and five laps. The 9 o'clock sorce w
WASHINGTON. Dec. 9.—Senator llonr
today Introduced a bill giving the United
8tn.tr* Jurisdiction In cases of lynching.
making the crime of participation in
l> nrhlrg i■ 1111111• i til*- i>\ death,
other bills worn Introduced by Mr. Pen-
is** authorizing tho use of $100,000 or tnc
rwnalmed funds of the frcrdtnnn’s hu
nt it for tho establishment of a home for
aged and Infirm colored people.
By Mr. Money, appropriating $18,000 an
nually from tho sale «f the public land*
for tho support of an Institution for tha
Industrial education of women*
EXPERTS IN nONINB CASE.
They Toll (lie Jury of Things They
Dill Not See.
WASHINGTON, Dec. 9.—Judge An
derson, before whom Mrs. Lola Ida
Bonlno Is being tried for tho mur
of James Seymour Ayres, Jr.,« today
sustained tho objection of tho district
attorney to the hypothetical question
submitted.to Dr. Carr, an expert on
Saturday. Tho court stated that to ad
mit the question would only cloud th<
fltutlon and embarrass instead of in
struct the Jury. Tho question was ro
framed and tho witness answered that
in his opinion tlio location of tho hip
wound such as received by Ayres c
not bo materially Influenced In
height or direction by the fact that
deceased was or was not walking or
running. Dr. Carr was on the stand
during the major portion of the day.
his testimony relating to tho relative
positions of Mr*. Ilonlne and Ayres
when the killing took place.
BLOSSON DEFEATED.
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chines arc
linen of tn
not
progress.
gormukerfi
machine
Great Surprise at Dip Internationa
Illlllard Tournament.
NEW YORK, Dec. 9.—The surprfs
of the international billiard tournamen
occurred today In the afternoon gam
between George Suiton of Chicago, an*
George Slosson, of New York. Slot-
son having won the bank, failed t
score at the start and at the conclu
sion of tho eeventh Inning the nc**re
stood 230 to 25 In Button’s favor. From
this point to the end of tho game Slot-
son had no chance of winning, although
he played desperately. Hutton won the
game, 400 to 134.
The evening game between Schaefer
and Barutel, waa won by Schaefer, 400
to 203.
THE RURAL RETREAT CASE.
ncry would ho folly,
being Introduced In
:1c, they mild, and the
uccossfully fight the I
t was pointed out to t
that the best thing
Ma
•to
rdzo
the typographical
VO done will
id otIn
chi i
id In tlielr trader. Tho discussion
nlRed to bo very lengthy, hut tho
Dig of the previous question quick*
nded the debate, nnd tho resolution
with.the word “machinery” stricken out
ns adopted an recommended.
Tho committee on labels and tho com
mittee on resolutions reported a number
of resolutions, which wore adopted in
cry Instance, where tho committees
brought in favorable recommendations.
They were ns follows:
tltlonlng congress to amend tho
Ine laws ro that every seaman shnll
> tho right to quit any # merchant
el on which the service hns be
come obnoxious to him jnlso tn pre
vent the towing on the oceans of gi
gantic rafts. Thnt the federation re
fuse to recognize labels gotten up Dy
rlvnl unions of the tobacco workers*
International union; thnt the federa
tion draw up a form of obligation that
will instruct all new members to do-
mand the union label wherever they
purchase manufactured goods; endors
ing tho union stump pf the International
union of Journeymen horse-shoer* and
endorsing the label of the actors’ na
tional protective union.
Tho metal trades federation after a.
series of meetings, Anally organized
today by selecting the following offi
cer*:
President, K. J. Lynch, of New York,
national president of the Metal Pol
ishers.
Vice-president, Robert Kerr, Moline, ,
Ills., national president of the Black
smiths.
Secretnry-trensurer, John O’Leary,
Worcester, Mass., president of the core
makers.
All of the trades in the metal fede
ration are affiliated with the Ameri
can Federation, and the object of the
organization Is to have an usisoefation
thnt cun deal directly with the tnunu-
feturers who aro organized under the
io of The National Metal Trades
Association.
Nolle ProssptI, I
ApiiPiirn nee
ROANOKE, Va
lof the
»f the Witness.
, Dec. $.—On calling
ilth’s docket
* p. C i5? C SiI!L! n ,? ^fifc h0U in 43< jM ,Ie ri* 1 Wythevllle courthouse today in the
2 laps; Fisher and Chavellier, 424, 2; . ....
Newkirk an.] Munro. <3?, 3 ;Mkya and munly cou “' ,h * “l*? 1 ' ® la
Wilton. MS, 2; Duller and McLean. 4M, Neff and D. H. Neff, her father, for
2; King and Samucluon. 42«, 1: Law- ihootlng J. J. waxelbaum.a Macon, Oa.,
jon and JuIIim, 4if, 1; Babcock and commlailnn merchant, «ome month.
Turville, 434, 1; Hall and McLaren,
435: Fredericks and Jaak. 43C; Karn-
stadt nnd Franks. 425. 1.
The 12 o'clock midnight score was:
.\hKsehero and Waithour. 4-1 miles 3
lap"; Fisher and Chavelter. 491.3; Newkirk
and Monro. 491.2; Maya nnd Wilson, 401.3;
IMtb r and McLean. 194.2; King and Ham
ilton. 434.2; Lawson and Julius. 491.2;
Ibtb'ock and Turville, 191.2; Hal! and Me-
I. r* n. 494.2; Frederick* and Jaak. 491.
Tbe rroro at 1 o'clock thin morning wa*:
M< K ichem and Waithour, 513 mites 3
lap?*; Flaher and Chavelter, 513 miles 3
11;>-; Newkirk and Munfo. 51$.3; Maya and
Wilson. 513.3; Butler and McLvin SI3.3;
Liww and Julius. 518.2; King nrd Sim-
u*I«on. 513.2: Babcock and Turville. 513.2;
Hail and McLaren. 612; Froderkk* and
Jaa' "*
The record la 62$ miles.
Mil. SANDERSON PROMOTED.
ROANOKE. Va., Dee. f.-Word was
received here today, by way of an offi
cial circular,' that Mr. R. P. C. San
derson. purchasing agent for the Sea
board Air Line Railway company, and
formerly connected with the Norfolk
ft Western, has bean made superinten
dent of motive power ni the Seaboard
fjetern. vice F. if. McGee* trans
fer red.
ago on the streets .of Rural Retreat,
for an alleged Insult offered Miss Neff,
was nolle prossed, Waxelbaurn, the
principal witness for the common
wealth not being present, and residing
out of the jurisdiction of the court.
FIENDS IN HUMAN’ SHAPE.
Itoh
nfe of Wnr
1RGIA POSTMASTERS,
A.
nmk
Mllle
J. T. Stillwell for mu.
WASHINGTON. Dec. 9.—The preil-
dent today sent the following nomina
tions to the senate:
Htate—Conrul of the United States,
Richmond Pearson, North Carolina, at
Navy—Medical Director William K.
Van Reypcn, to be surgeon-general and
chief of the bureau of medicine and
surgery; Capt. Royal B. Bradford, U.
8. N.. chief of tho bureau of equipment,
with rank of rear admiral; Capt. Cha*.
0”Nell, U. H. N., chief of the bureau of
ordnance, with the rank of rear ad
miral.
Postmasters: Georgia—Random A.
Brinson, Mlllen; John T. Stillwell, Mon
tezuma.
War—To be chaplain, Alfred A. Pru-
den, North Carolina.
CANAL TREATY SIGNED.
» lie
Way.
MERIDIAN. Mias.. Dec. 9.—The N
ton county rafe at Decatur, the county
seat of Newton county, was robbed
last night of 84.000 In pension war
rant!, a large quantity of school teach
ers' warrants, $2,250 in check* a num
ber of postoffice money orders, a quan
tity of stamps and over $800 in cash.
The robbers e*?aped.
HCSIARKA0LK A Cl JOB.NT.
NEWTON. Ml**.. Dec. 9.—Manager
Johnson of the Postal Telegraph Co.,
hla aon and a negro driver were killed
three miles from town today by a fall
ing tree. They had gone to repair a
telegraph line, when a tree fell aeroff
»h*: road, crushing them to death.
MAN AUG A. Nic., Dec. 9, via Gal
veston, Texas.—Dr. Fernando Sanchez,
Nicaraguan minister, of foreign affairs,
and Wm. L. Merry, United States min
ister to Nicaragua, Salvador and Costa
Rica, signed a treaty today by which
Nicaragua agrees to lease a nection of
Nicaraguan territory 4 ml!*-* wide,
which Included the route of the Nica
raguan canal, to the United States per
petually.
KNOW IN TEX t*. .
and wei -
nled bv very cold w<
fear very heavy loss
Dec. 9.—Telegrams from
th it the first rral »w *toim
n prevailed nil over northern
Texas May, *< • n
!{ if rr.» ri
BL f IlMrio. k In tiln
central PanlunJf. ucllona.