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THE MORNING NEWS
r.tabttohad - - Incorporated IW
J H KSTILI. President.
ARMY BILL PASSED
n wan thiumgh nv almost a
STHIIT PARTY VOTE.
CANTEEN WAS VOTED DOWN.
iioi sr irrnnn" against sale of
am intoxicants.
I.rtlon to Retire abaftcr a* a Major
t.rneral nnd l.rr nnd Wilson ■
Brigadier* W stricken Out— llro
,„l surgeon* Provided for l l.m>k
After Soldier#* Ter 111 General
Provision* of I lie Dill llrmoln aa
I her Have Hera Staled,
u .! It tit ti. r*c. Tna lima* nt Rep
r, itUe to->lay at lit* end of a lona
~, „• passed Hi" reorganisation bill by
s , eof I*W to 133.
T-.raa Democrat's Messrs. Hall f J'cnn
,.p , .ml Underhill ami Clayton o:
v,„ lotlt. void sts it It the Republican*
bill an.l Mr. McCall of Maachu
,, . voted with the IVmo rata again*!
t 'opoalrtno which some of the Dem
,, ..tempted to commit their aide to
j., , .*, an extension of the proven;
p, . ■ try army until July 1. ISA, which
voted upon Indirectly upon a motion
•in ll elt. comm.itried the vote* of ot •>
. .t n.ilf the oppoeitlon and of two Ite
. *r*. Mr. McCall and Mr. Mann of
li 1.,,., Many of the lAetnoorat*, how
<. voted .igdnet the motion. tw jata
; ; wt r. opposed not only to the teorra
i itioii hill. S>ut aI ao to continuing the
temporary army at Ita present streng'h.
tjulti u mini her of amendments were
; .1 el u|Ktn the bill before It war passed.
The l.velleat fight wa made upon u sub
stitute offered by Mr. UttlHlvH of Maine
for tin canteen section. The substitute
,<ely prohibited the aale of Intoxt
,u<* it mtlltarv poet*. It waa mpport
i->I by Mraare. IJttlefleld. Grosv, nor, Ke
-1 • Hear, of Ohio; Dick. Rrptibll an of
unlo and Hay. Democrat of Vlrg,.u.
and opposed by Moser*. Slayden. Idemo
rat of TANARUS, aas. Ftlggcruld, 7>* mocrat of
M •*• . 'lujetta. Fnirot, R-publl an of Mts
rntiri; Parker Repubil, an of New Jersey.
I Itartholdt. Republlcwn of Missouri
I.*drlcswtk>ne frcin the W. C T. I' .
v't h Is In hchsloii to thia city. w,itched
•la fight from th Kallerie* When the
vote aa* taken the prohibiting amend
ment was carried by an overwhelming
ir.it r;ty, 159 to M. Mr. Barthold* at
•eti to secure a record vole In the
H -but the peculiar parliamentary
H "’. shut him out.
The -wctlonj dMlynel to retire Gen.
, r a* a major general and Gen
i nrh lee at I Gen James H. WllaoO
, i iigadler generals were stricken out
Some of the Aitiendmenl.
Amoiiir tli* aimndtnr nt* adopted w**r*
I '--tiding for fifty volunteer sur
an ! K> a!-:*iant *unc**on* for r
-• in the Philippine*; for thirty dental
► TT-Mti* and for a veterinary corp* with
. ♦ ial rank The officer* of the pay con**
V - ii .'!♦ .;- (! eleven ami of the ixmn
- twenty-three. The ae limit wif
,niv* <I from volunteer officer* elljfihle
•it nr mi nt a* first ahi second ll* u
> I : - ami the provision for retiring of
who -erved in the Civil War as of
i lu st higher jrrade w.ii stricken out
H* |>nurn amendment to provMe that
\.t in e - i> th* quarterma*ter‘n <k |ir*-
r i <cHi.d he flll**d from t *v|l life or from
inner officer* ronuniH*ioned aln *
A 11 19, which was per*Mnir when
it* , iidjouriiet) y* -terday, wm vot*Ni
*k vn without division.
Mr Hay of Virginia offered an amcnl
-r which was adopted, authorising thf
i •hit to appoint fifty volunteer aur
* •, with the rank of major and IS*
liiunt surston?* with the rank of con
fer term* of two year*, unie*** pr* 4 -
*ualy discharged.
In \|i|m*nl for Holillrr*’ Trefh.
Mr Otey of Virgin** offered an amend
n'i: to empower the surgeon general of
' * army to employ not to exceed th!r*\
r rn| irgeona. ihrt-e of whom should
h* chief dental surgeon*.
Mi Otey made a humorous speech in
■l>ort of the .imendment. appealing :o
I rv member to vote in the Interest of
•\fo teeth.
"Irrespective of party or the result of
Iftte election.” said he. “vote to rid
x> “M soldier of the toothache.”
he amendment whs adopter!.
Mr Htngham of Pennsylvania offered
a ' amendment to provide for h corps of
- r mry Mirgeons. one chief veterina
n with the rank of colonel, one asslet
**r ■ • hlef with the rank of major, four
'■*- <rl nor lane with Ihc rank of first lleu
t*tiantM, *-n nssi4Mnts with the rank ol
•I lieutenant*. twenty assistants
the rank of second lieutenants of
Mr Hull of lowa in*l Mr Hv
■' Virginia opposed the am*ndmont. Th*
• n Jniem was adopted by a vote ol
5 Hiek of Ohio offered an amendment
*' ; fs was adopted, to Inc re* so the pay
M of the army from three to four
r • masters with the rank of colonel, four
t v * with the rink of lieutenant cokv
■ ■••• to tWI ntjr vttll th-- rank
f major and reduHnk those with the
•* k of explain from twenty-seven to
’r* enty-ftve.
<iM%r Not lee of n
Tr. M -t'lsllan of New York gave no!l* e
'* ir ;,r the proper time he should offer
4 MihMHute for the whole hill to con
' ’ uo ,n force the present law for a pro
v dot al army.
amendment was adopted to increase
' e signal by one lieutenant colon*d.
• majors, ten captains and ten first
‘nt*. and the proviso him ho rising
* l*residnt to apfxdnt ten volunteer
n#l officer* with the rank of first
dsnant. an*! sen wkli the rank of ec
• U* u tenant during *h continuation of
* ** Philippine War, wn* stricken out.
'‘ r - Hull offered an amendment, which
• agreed to to m ike volunteer officers el
* 1 “ to the grades of first and second
mix without regard o age.
? !r Hay of V-rgtnki, app* iie| to his
'*morratio ussorlatea to voi* against a
mamm Increase in the standing: iirmy
P in tbo •übatltuta foi an * itt n
* r ’ of the present l*w.
n amendment offered by Mr. William
rn of Michigan was adopted.
• idlng that If one of the parents of
* "oidler should die. after he has served
than one year, lesvlnc tha other
■ -iy iV'perdcnt upon him tor support,
might receive an honorable discharge.
•' f nriirned llmaril*.
If. Moody of Massachusetts offered an
■ - ndment. which was lost, providing
4t , *ll officers who served during the
l* War and who haVa heretofore been
*’ oalow the rank of brigadier gen
'i he entitled to the rank and pay of
i'*_2**t higher grade.
iCantlnuad on Fifth Page.)
§Unmnal) iloftiing Xrtus.
MORGAN DISCUSSES TREATY.
Xmyn If W r I-Mil fn Klrl %fnirr \fn
frailly of ( unnl It \%onld Hran
Wnr \4 Ith rnklniitl.
Wixhlnjtton. De, f, -The was In
ciwutlv# ©#*©ton for four hour* to-day.
devoted to a (llwumlon by Senator M*r
tjan of th© Hay-Paunotfotc trusty for fh©
• hr*Ration of the portion of the Clayton-
Hulwer treaty, which r©k*i©* to the Nic
aragua canal.
Th* £cn.tnr m,v!f It very plain that
while h© waa not opposed to the pending
treaty In almoet ary form, hta main con
cern 1* for the p*'smc of the ranai bill,
hut an a majority of ©enator© would In
>lt upon action upon the treaty aa a con
dition precedent, lie wa< wilting to dta
,*UMf* the treaty* He Intimated privately
to other M iaiwi, hvw. ver. that he would
not consent 40 the hxinx of a time for a
voto upon the treaty uniil there a.so ionM
h* a firm hxed for like action upon the
Ni Mrai;ui canal hill. He Mild It waa com
petent for the I'nited SwH'i* ii
with the of the canal leaartliera
of the treaty or of Great Itntaln * wishes
In th matter.
Di*''iMxtfig the quewtioti of the
tan *>f tlif iWi.ai. Senator Morgan arsued
r trenuoualy dgainet It, both a# Inex^w
blent miml unneve.taary. lie aivnltted.
mw ver. that he had no .louht that if
the I’nited Stated should proceed wltn the
one ruction of tlw *n al vlth<jut
tnkinit atepa ta aecure the neutrality ot
th- canal. Great Hritain woukl te irrlev
ou-s|v offs*ndol. Hiid that h* thought T
nat imfxaftaUde that the nffenwe would he
• onaidered eufTiriently grave to lead to
lioatllitu* between the two cotintriea.
The American people. however, were
not Koing to alhw anv ohatacle. no mat*
ter how eerl ue. to atanl In the way He
ball* ved that the adruliilHtrvitlon that
Would undertake to build toe canal.know*,
inif that to do io meant war. would he
indorsed t*> the t>eop|e at large by a big
ger majority than that which M< KinUy
re* rived over Htvan in the la at election
Senator Morgan wm* plied with many
truest loin
GEORGIANS vTsiT M'KINLEY.
I*realdent Prn**lt*a 11 y 4anred Ihe
llrlei*m tinn Hr Weald !te-ap
point Jodaon f. Clement*.
Washington. Dec. t-Prffidcnt McKin
ley practically secured the of
the Geeirgla delegation who called on him
it the White House to-day that he woukl
re-appoint Hon Judaon C. Clement a
member of the Interstate <’ontnree Com
mission.
After listening to the statements made
by the delegation in behalf of Mr. Ctecn
oms, the President said that the burden
of proof was certainly on the other fel
low to show why the Georgian should not
bo re-appointed, and that the other fel
ow would have to speik quick or forever
after hold hit peace.
President M Kinley had previously
stated that there was no chance for any
other Georgian to get the place, and that
If It did not go to Mr Clements he would
give It to some other itate. The Geor
gians are waUsh<-l that they have every*
possible assiirunce from the President.
an*l tlwit Mr. Clements will he given an
other six year* on the commission w'here
ue has proved such a useful and valua
ble member.
On* bf toe pleasant features of the Geor
gia delegations visit w.s the good na
tured way tr. which the President received
.nk* visitors*. Representative Bartlett was
selected to voice the sentiments of the
delegation, which he did briefly and In
t happy and effective mnn*r. At the
oncluston of his remarks, the President
good-naturedly s*M:
"Wall, Bartlett you have put up a very
strong race, now* I am realty to hear the
other side."
Without hesitation, Mr. Bartlett retort
ed: There Is no other side." The whole
delegation Joined in h hearty laugh at tnla
little Incident, and the delegation left
the White House fully impre sed thit
Mr. Clements will be re-appointed.
FOUND CONVICT ABUSES.
rnnift. In Whlrli M.nr flln**!,. nntl
Will,*-. Irr I rtmilrd T<i|Ptli.r.
I'unlwlinirnf Too lrre.
Allania. D, Th<* apeotal rommltla*
of t(> U>fr Home, appointol to vkll
eertaln oonvlot In thla atate, le
.•ol to have foun.l eeventy-;iro while wn-l
black convicla fl.<i>lnit In an apartment
.it>out SO by 70 feet in atze.
They fotwvl that the hoapltal la ahrtit
IS by IS feet In Mie, m.I that white,
amt Waoka ore required to occupy It ta■
aether when alck.
They alao learned that white and hlai-kr
ire fed out of bucket. In the eame apart
m.nt In which they Bleep. The punleh
ment nt thin camp In maid to he too ne
vore, the committee hnvtnK occanlon to
' a.inline one nearo whoee head wan badly
• I . t and t . ■
ntlek Another convict hel been cut with
a knife in five |ilii..|.n.
MOIIti A* NIUK tssiusmirr.
He and Hi. tftoolke.|er trmiunni
In Police t onrt.
New York. r>ec. 6—Charlen W. Maryan,
who did biintneim In this city and Phila
delphia under the name of C. W. Mor
y.m A Cos., aloek brokern, and who wae
nrrented yesterday, made an anatynment
for the ben. lit of hln credMorn to-day to
Bert Hannon, a lawyer. Hannon nay.
Morgan ban Itr..lKtied him all hln pernonal
property t..l that lie han no Idea at thin
time of the extent of the anaetn and lla
bllltlen.
Motyan and hln bookkeeper. Hart, were
arraigned In police court to-day charge.!
with grand larceny and connp racy The
conspiracy charge Included a* defendants
John B McKenale and I-ewla r Van
Hiper, who have not been arrented
Claude Turner, who I* chargid with hav
Ing le-en an associate of McKetwie. an.l
alio with hating had chatge of a branch
nflice In Chicago, also waa taken to po
lice court. Turner and Morgan were held
In bail euch, and Hart In I3,ae
Morgan and Hart were releaned on ball
furnlnhed hint night.
Mltl.L DAMAGtSA H>H CAM-
Floridian Given One Cent In Hl*
Mil Aanlnnt %le.torr-
Wanhlr.fton, Dec. Wilklnnon Call,
formerly United Btato senator from Fior-
Ida. In a can* agatnnt John F. Vkitory to
necur* th* r*eovry of tw*nty-nv* *#t of
••Tb* M***ig and Pap*r* of th* Prel
datMs." was awarded one cent damage*
In the Supreme Court at Ut* DltUlcl of
Columbia to-day.
SAVANNAH. GA.. FRIDAY. DECEMBER 7. 11*00.
UNDER BRITISH GUNS
AFHIKAtMnF.iI MF.FTIMU >IF*A<!I
HI IBTII.IKHV.
ABOUT 6.000 ARE ASSEMBLED.
DITCH ME* HIM. FBOTF.AT IT AIN
U.FHKI) Mll.M'.lt.
They Hll! <i*nl t Urgr Dtpalßllon
to Him to Advl*e < >iallof <f llo*-
tllfttle* and I Inn tntunomx It**
Mint the He public*— Min y llriflali
Troop* i Miopeil Around the )|o>n,
mil liiiio frown I pott Medina
Place From Aurroandln* Hill*.
Worcester. Cape Colony, lb* 1.-Alioui
6.000 Puu htn* n assembled In the open ulr
jt the Gum Tree plantation. oti the
of the town, to (ake part tin the Afrr
kander Congress. Horsemen from a radi
im of sixty miles had !>♦••* riding in .Hi
night.
Mr. S. C. Cronwright —Schreiner mw-K
a speech in which he a:tack<d K.r Aifr* il
Milner, the British high coAiim-t-nxier ji*d
Governor of ('ape Colony. sayltu then
would he no peace while hr wa> Gov
ernor of Cape Colony.
Mr J. \V Sauer, the former >nml
sloner of puldic works, is expected :o
speak and guide tne conclu
sions. among which will in* to sei*- *t u
large deputation to visit Sir Alfred Milner
and urge him to odv> n ces>alton of h
tlMtins and give autonomy to tin repu #
lies.
More troops have arrived here. Some
fifteen hundred Canadians and Austni
llaas are camped around the town aid
ten guns nr** vn position.
It evolution* Adopted.
Three resolution* aero carried by a
demotion and a delegation was appoint
ed to submit them to Premier Milner. The
first deman.W the termination of t ie u *r
with its untold misery. prot**ts against
the devastation of the country and the
burning of farms wM'h **wlll .•v- i last
ing heritage of bitterness,“ nnd iblan*
that the indcpeti'lenoe of the r pubii' s
will alone insure peace in South Afrl* .
The second urg.t-* the right of the col
ony to manage its own affalnt and cen
sor*** th** policy of Sir Alfred Milner.
The third pledges the Congress to “la
bor In a quiet way" to attain the ends
defined in the two preceding resolutions
and direct* that they bo sent to Sir Al
fred Milner for submission to the imperial
government. The Congress, which it Is
claimed represented Afrikander*.
l.s been closed, numbers of the member*
leaving town immediately.
A Belated Advance \otlee.
Worcester, Cape Colony. Dec. A—The
attendance at th* Afrikander Congress to
morrow l expfi ted to be fully 4, f, i. The
hotels are already filled to their capacity.
The Afrikanders ridicule the 11* a of
trouble. They say they ran surely air
their grievances without resorting to
violence. They are greatly incense*! at
the posting of guns in positions command
ing the meeting ptae.
The s.opes surrounding the town are
crowned with artillery and troops with
< annon have been posted on Gallows 1111 l
and Prospect Hill.
The government Is distributing broad
cast a leaflet showing up the f.ilsky of
many of the anti-British stories and joint
ing out the hopelessness of the Doer re
sistance, as the Drlti.-h hold 14.'"D0 pris
oners and all the principal towns in the
two republic*.
DeuHCii Fimrn defeated.
lint linni In Mill t hnlnv IlfWrl
Without tno-rai.
London, Dec •.—Thu war ofllr* recelv
e | a dispatch from Lord Kitchener, dated
Bloemfontein, Duo. •. announcinir that
lien Ddarejr, with V*) Boon. ;it ta< ked a
convoy, proceeding from Pretoria to Rus
tenhurg, at Rufrel*|*nort, for. 3, burned
half the convoy and killed fifteen men and
wounded twenty-three. Includlntc Lieut
Baker.
The Boer*, the dtspatrh add*, suffered
considerable kw, some of them being
killed with race shot at lifty yards On nr
and assistance were sent from Rusten
hurif anel Commander Nek and the Boer*
were driven off.
The advice* also nay Gen. De Wet cross
*d the I'alcdon. Deo. 5. a: Kareepnnt
drift, making for Odenital Own Knot
waa following him. The drift wa* held by
a detachment of the Uuunl-. ami tho river
wa* flooded. <
I .tell I > HOItEHTS' tl t3 IkIUITT.
Talk* of Estendlnu llund of l>llww
atalp to llefeated lloera.
Durban. Dec. 5 I*>rd Hotierta on
Ivottrd tho Canada has started for Cape
Town. Ho wa* riven on enthu*|a*llc send
off. Ail of the *hlps in the harbor were
decorated with flat;*.
Prior to hi* departure lord Roberts
made n speech during the course ol who h
he ndjured hi* hearer* to hold out the
hand of fellowship to those' who had
been their enemio*.
"When blessed peace I* restored." Saul
the field marshal, "yon will nil them that
we are all one in one country, that we
have one interest and that tve honor them
They have been flrhttnr for a wronr
cause, havlnr been induced to do *o by
•heir misguided ruler*. Nevert vie: * we
honor them for fighting for the liberty
ws ourselves so lliorourhly believe
in. And now. in the spirit
of liberty. truth. Justice and
freedom, we are prepared tu extend the*,
privilege*, which every Englishman val
ues. to those who have been fighting
aaatnst us."
KHI IrKH HEATHEN THE HAOt'B.
tenth African tlalriman Cheered
and I'eleil Everywhere.
Cologne. Dec. —Mr Kruger left on a
special train at 10 o'clock this rooming
The Hague. Dec. .-Mr. Kruger
rived from Cologne to-day He met with
wonderful receptions everywhere. Im
mense crowds gethered at all tba station*,
the burgotnaaters made speeches and the
school children aang Mr. Kruger made
many replies
Kt the opening of the second chamber
to-day, the president. J O 01eh'htnn,
Puri**d that the chamber authorise
.him to welcome in its name the Freaiden:
to “our country, ami offer him an ekpres
* cn our cordial sympathy.”
I’tie prott)Ml was adopted nn*f cheers
and bravos.
Mi Kruger was greeted at the station
her* by t|e burgomaster and cmifidllors
A choir of men and gtrl* chisial
Psalm 12, verses 6. 7, and 11 !>r. Hprmk.
the of tne looal South African
A <*• uatlon. made n lens welcoming *<l
•lree- curing Mr Kruger of the deep
symjmfhy >f the entire l>utch nation.
Mr Kruger, his suit*, nnd the Ksrefv
tlon Committee, proceeded in >pen car
rlay* “ to the Hotel dee Index, which was
residendent with flags and bunting Th*re
i holr sang a hymn, and girls strewed
blossoms.
PUNISHMEnToF CHINESE.
Mottiftention* Were Hade In the l>e
mniida of # the Powers—Fa a era I
of I o|. I nont von tnrrk.
Pekin. Dec. 5. At the recent meeting
> f tin* foreign envoys when It was agreed
p modify in i measure the formrr le
rnan.b is to punishment of the Chinese
t•-sponsible f*r the outrages against for
eigner*. demand was Rush that those
primalily rrwimnslbie should le punished
This w.ie acceptable to the representa
tives Of the Powers. Olid it WilH ill-tO
agr#**d that those officials within whose
i. .rids trou-4e o.ourrel, cannot hold
office again, if it is proved that they did
not take the necessary steju* to prevent
the attacks upon foreigners.
The funeral of Col. Count von Torek,
w oo commanded a German column of one
thousand men, which had l*e-n operating
u the vicinity of Kaigan. and who was
hyxl.ihd while sleeping near a char*
• a! bunting Chinese stove, was an 1m
; r*vMve interna!tonal affair. All of the
•orelgn legation* and all of the foreign
mauls with their staffs were m attend
ance. The remains of Col. von Torek
w.!l remain under guard until spring
w ’cn they will be removed to Germany,
l '■>*’ funeral took place from the palace
of the Dowager Km press. The coffin con
fining the remains* of Col. von Yorck
woe deposited in <>n* of the temples |n
- de the palace enclosure.
lASFT TO E M Pit FAS DOWAQCH,
It Is Aatd Ahr \t 111 INtlili* on the
i"rm of Pnnlihmcnt.
IxMidon, Dec. 7.—l>r. Morrleon. wiring
to the Times from Pekin, De’. 6. confirms
the reported • * **ptoncs of Mr Conger’s
amendment to the Joint note, and says:
“The names of the guilty are not speci
fied. the stipulation only providing that
those jrlnces and officials must be pun
. ned who are recognised as guilty by the
'hlnese government with th# addltks) •>(
•hers to be hereafter designated by the
ministers.
The practical result of this comprom
ixe is that the form of punishment is left
for the *Voermination of the Hvnprf
Dowager, who is the arch culprit. The
jMopoeal came originally from Japan. It
’•fcommuaicatad to Germany and then
to Washington.”
HI TIIOOPA TO HEM AIT.
Impression (•rotsing That Pence In
< liinn In Ini|issllt|e.
Ijomlon, Dee. 7.—The Daily News pub>
:‘xhes the foil owing fiom Nagasaki, datol
Dee. 4:
“The order to send s.<W> Russian trootn*
back to Odessa has b**e>n count* ruwirsted
I'hey will remain In the Far Faist until
further orders.”
The Pekin correspondent of the Morning
Post wired yesterday:
“The lmpr *!lon lx growing among men
of all nationalities that poace is lmpo-si-
We, that a resumption of the (Min;ai;ti
In the spring 1“ Inevitable, am! that par
tition will bn the only solution. Two
American missionaries romrdain that the
Germans at Cho Chau loot converts equal
ly with ether Chin* *c V
RENI'LT OP WIIIIL'N SERMON.
lll*eu**lon of It l.ed to Tragedy
That lost Him His Life.
Williamson. W. Vs.. Dec. It becomes
more evident to-day that the shooting of
Rev. John H. Wohl by Hon. 8. D.
dicker on the streets yesterday, was the
result of the scathing sermon preaennd
by Rev. Wohl last Sunday.
Mr. Bloke* Is to-night Improving, and
11 I* expected now that he will recover.
Mr*. Irvine, late this evening, made
an affidavit in which she. tlie only eye
witness of the light throughout, swear*
that tho first shot was fired by Rev.
Wohl after prolonged discussion of the
• rnion and the c.trtoona and carlcstur-s
that had been used to emphasise Us mote
striking passage*.
Friend* of Mr. Htokes have been
streaming into town from all point* with
in a radius of K*i miles Mr Btokes has
not been confined In Jail, but has ever
■ in I- the tragedy been In the custody of
oflleer* In a nrlvate house.
The ltev. Wohl In his sermon depicted
In vivid language the terrible result* ot
dance and drink and condemned without
exception every woman, married or sin
gle. who Indulged In either.
TRIED Til LYNCH A NEtiHO.
\nu t her l.v hlhi I lon of llowdylsm In
New York dtp.
New York. Dec C~An attempt to renew
the raee rioting In the negro district wan
made to-night, when a crowd of white
terscem tried to Incite one another to
lynch a negro at Thirty-fifth street and
Heventh avenue.
The negro was William Compton, and
he shot William H. Cams- and Cornelius
Rooney, both white. A large crowd tried
to catch the negro to lynch or kill him,
but the police arrested him and surround
ed him. He was escorted to the police sta
tion. The negro Bred on the crowd as he
was pursued, but he hit no esie.
PROMINENT FARMER KILLED.
ftkoallng Was Done by W. F. Patter
son al Woolley, Oa.
Woolsey. Qa., Dee. W. r Patter,
son. a merchant of thl* place, shot and
killed M. D. Sima, a prominent farmer,
who Uvea near here this morning. Pat
loraon aurtw.dertsL t
THE QUEEN’S SPEECH
PAN Id DIFAT’I %% OVIK I* IdMITFII
TO TW O *1 IMB'CTAt
SOUTH AFRICA AND CHINA.
•• _
*OI*TH AFRIf W fll fITIOI C.F\ 1711 -
All.J IHM'I MRO. I
lilntberley UnntrH to Know %lowt
% 11'u'<1 I rseltlra !• It*cra anil
Itiirnina •( Farma- Wallabwey **all
There %\Mitd Hr No I hanae In
Ifovrrsmrsi'* Pollr*— |t*era Yeetl
t %pect lolliln* t|proaclillia In*
depe 11 ilenee.
laHUkhi. D*c. 6- V few mtrniles #if!er the
ape.rker. Mi U llll.un 1 rt tlitliy. bad
takon hts . hair In he House of Common*,
this afternoon, the genii* in.in uih** *f
the lliuck llod, G* Michael BUkhdph.
ipi** i**d aid iiiniMM'l t’ e oNtimofss )#
ihe Hous* of la>t U, wher*' th*. l*ord
Chancekor, the Karl of llatwhury, ra4 the
Que#*tw spaecli. follow.**.
"My Dords and lent 1* men It bus t*e
xme neooesary to in .*<* further j r.vis
ion for the
oration* of tny urmhsin Houth Afrb a)kl
China. I have sutniift.el you to hold a
special session In order tlui? vmi ma>
give your sanctUm to tie enactments r* -
qiltrrd for this puri <e You will not en
ter Into oth*r public matters requlrlMt
your s'tentl.si until the ordinary n** th**:
of Parliament In ihe spring - ."
The i rt < motiy w as very *br;* f.
Unltsd Ktnte* Ambass*lir Choate and
other foreign repr. .‘niatlv* - war** In the
iT.plocnatic gallery’- Th*' aitendunes of
peers was unueu-illy large. Th* Karl f
Datltem. Connervo4lvet. In the uniform of
the Koynl Hors*' Guards, moved the ad
dress. He **ld he thought It could iw>w
be oufely said lbe nd of the war was in
sight. The volunteers had mad* their
mark and the •'Olontes had shown they
were united to the motherland, never to
le separated.
Huron M*xtk Bret ton, Blberal I’nlonlst,
sWf'omled the aMre*s in the name strain
Mimfli tfrlrnii \ffnlra.
Iy>rd Klmiwrley. the Id eral leader In
Die House of Lord**, In th*' course f his
remark*, animadverted *tr**ngly upon *h*
*talden dissolution of Parliament. He de
manded a definite prunoiincemefit of th
government s policy In view of the novel
and dangerous character of tha recrudes
cence of hostilities in South Africa snd
explanations of the alleged cruelties to
the Boers, the burning of farms and sim
ilar severities. He said an attempt to
capture the Brnperor and Empress Dow
ager of Chins would he an alaiming un
dertaking
fx>rd HaJit-him* the premier, said the
Tranavaaler*. Th* Free fli tters ami the
world should understand there could l*
no deviation from the policy of the gov
ernment already outlined Anything re
sembling Independence never could be
grunted. The w.r must pro*’ee*l to the In
evitable |**u‘. We must let It te felt that
no one, by the issue of an Inaolen* arul
sudociou* ultlmattim, could for**** the
British goveritm* lit to humilc Itself and
aKitvlon Its r<ght. ll** could never allow
that a slired of Independence should lw
left. How hood the Free fliaters and the
Transvaalers would have anything like
self-governing |*ower* depended <M them*
selves. It might ls> years aid It might be
genera t lons.
Regarding China, Lord flails bury said
h** was unable to reveal anything. Re
garding the pursuit of th*- Krniw ror and
Empress, he had never heard of such a
suggestion. Th** cono.-rt existed ;*n l the
latest Intel! g i * e chow and Hi it it p i-m nl
n very reasotuible vitality. He was more
doubtful of the time when a satisfactory
result would la* achieved than of the fact
tfat tha concert or Europe would ba suc
cessful.
(toucher? *a S|trlted IHsrk.
Ird Ron©l>ery m i*lc n spirited attack
nr th© government. He wo© unsparing
of his criticism of the dissolution of Par
liament, the conduce of flu* war, the pol
icy of the government toward China and
evsrythlitg hanlled by th© cabinet He
referred o the Inclusion In th** cabin*!
of several of Sallebury’s relative©.
• Ird Rosebery'** < *>mme.t on thr
charge© against Mr Chamberlain, the sec
rotary of sfat© the <o’onles. ©n se
vere. ll© ©aWl If waa evident the he fd
of the tuMriH h.d failoil In proper super
vision, and the pride of England In the
purity of It© public men had suffered.
Th© Duke of Devonshire replied 10 fy>rd
Rosebery and f©rd Tweadmouth dop'd
th© <rlebate for the IJherals.
Tlm* Of Id re ss waa then ngrad fo and th*
House of I/opi* adjourn* and until Monday
The fl|©aker this afternoon submit>©l
the sewslonsl orders, the reading of which.
nn usual, was Interrupted by th© motion
of James lwth©r fo eliminate the ord©r
prohibiting peers from Interfering In e edi
tions, especially referring to Ijortl Rose
bery. Tti© motion wa<* buried. MX to **
The fl|e;k©r rea<! the Queen’* ©p e* h
snd th© Hon. J. K. Gordon, Conservative.
In a naval uniform, moved the ,addn - In
reply, ni.iking a lengthy defrnwe of the
war
J F Hope, Conservative, seconded the
address.
fllr H©nry Campbell Rannrrman. the
Liberal leader. ask©d the government for
Information as to !mr.<h measures In So in
Africa.
IImI four's View of thr 44 ar.
Mr. Balfour, the government leader,
dwelt on the difficulties of th© present po
sliloci In South Africa If© ©a)l the men
they were flgh'tng were to Ke their fellow
subjects, and all must t© done to prevent
©mbitt©rfr**nt The government had an
mmnred over and over again that M look
e<J forward to a condition when the Brit
ish and Dutch would have equ.ii right©
It was the fsiilt of th© lio*-r l*aders 4hat
the war wa© prolonged In th© meantime,
the duty of the government was to ptir
ua vigorous military with hu
manity. not only Iran common morality,
but with a statesman! ke view of the fu.
ture.
t rosdi to Hear
Ths ln4ere?tJng Ad plcturejique cere
mony of swearing In the peers, which In
cluded tha Prince of Wales, the Duke of
York snd the Duk© of Cambridge, to
gether with the impression that I*onl
Rosebery would speak, attracted .such s
number of peer©•©-•© and their daughters
mm to AH the galierß© allottetl to them.
Lord Salisbury, when delivering his
speech, looked old an 1 wearied, but h.s
vclce gathered sfrergth snd vigor ss he
proesrded. Meanwhile Lord Rosebsry sat
Immersed tn deep thought, hit hat drawn
over his brow. Thers w.js a rustle of ex
pectation as the premier ceased snd lord
Rosebery walked slowly to 4ha tablo.
Tbs speech of U Liberal VOS
powerful and more te I ledty political
than any he had delivered It sm** ve#iri
It w * impassionsi, dramatic In ttatvj
iers, nnd dlrwtal straight a’ l.ord Hail 1 *
bun. who. th*ngh for the greater part *f
the time unmoved mnllei om**4om>Hy in
a i ynhol wa\ a* atnueesl at the
e.itmatii*“> **f hi* o|i**nenl An incident
<f th* debate wsh Uttii Rosebery's ref* r-
C 1 e to 1 a>rl llardwlcke. un*ler-eeoretry
*f state fa In IU who was a memt*ej of
a Ann *f *i> k i>r*ken
The Duk* *-f Dcv*me‘dre eijilalne<l lrl
llardwlcke hi* I authorised him to an
nounce Hint, before a* opting office he
had rr mited t • l** in*’. ( tte end f
the y\r, xleeptn* jortner in the Arm
Th lahoru 1 morning complain
that thix cot: ls insdequate.
WAR REVENUE REDUCTION.
Mill to He ttr|Mrfcd ss Introduced.
All Amendment* In |lenio*rat
Were Promptly Killed.
\Vashlolwi. Dei* The Houao Way*
nil Means Committee t<>-day voted to rs
jwrt t lie n’venue reduction bill a* intro
duced. with an anoseiment mikuig the
t take effect on it* iwixxnge instead of
thirty •!%> a thereafter Ali suhstltut*s
ih| sfiiendmenta l*y the itiuiorliy were
• lefeated . to 9
The minority sulwtltute hill offered by
Mr 1 'talct%voal proposed . J per cent,
income tox on in ernes %ef s''M*. nit In
h<rltaiic tax -ntuar to that *w in
for* aid a repent of the enure war rev
enue act. Mr Hi ft.mbon k motion <m the
b**-r tax was the first test of strength.
It jiruviih'ii for o rate •( $1 p* r bar
rel ln*t* *l of $7 This was lost, 4 to 9,
oil u strict party vote.
Mr SwHitM.tn of Virginia, then moved to
r* ommit th** bill •* a sub-committee with
ira>rrietion to prefasre n measure making
v <oo,ot reduction. Dost by tim same
vote.
Mi 8 wan son n* xt moved to liminate
<*!l s|k*'lat on toi*acco tb-alsrs tm-
Hs* dby ihe war r venue l. Tip* nsx
tb*n Was defeated by the ~an** V*>te
\l I luierwiMKl **f Alabama |*reee<tited a
-uc tltule bill, 4 c'onMif* ralde b-ngth, and
making a number of reductions beyond
tie s© in the majority bit; On this vole
two of the Dcfie.rit*. M< leilan of New
York and Newiaisfte >f Nrui.i.i, did ran
vole, the r- >*lt Umg the defeat of ihe
cfibstllute. 4 to 9.
Mr. 1 n w rivaod moved to restore the tax
on telephone messages. anl Mr Newland*
• •ff* red an amendmeiH restoring it on tcle
s f *ph tie -sag* s, but both propoaUionw
w ete lost, t> lo I
Mr. Cooper of Texas, offered an amend
ment striking nut the exemption of re
-1 game am! charit ble Institutions In Ihe
tax on inheritances. This was lust on a
viva voce vote.
On motion of Mr. Ho|kin* of Illinois,
the final section was changed, making ihs
an take effect immediately on its pas
sage.
tin Mr Daltet! a final motion to rsport
the bill so tin* House the Democrats did
not vote and the report to hs liouss was
ordered. Mr Psyne stated that the ma
jority report would be laenetWed by liai
urdsy. The ppxv’ertings were marked by
g.**d feebng and Mr. KJchardson staled
that the minority would not impose oi
itosltbai on the floor of the House
Mr.* New land's imninsed amendment to
continue the stump tax on teiegraidi mes
sages. was with the proviso that the tel
egraph compouie* pay for the stamps
THAT RYAN LITIGATION.
Presence of Williams In New York
Leads to t iiarlualon That ll
W ill toon He Nettled.
New York. Dec. •.—The Evening Punt
says:
President John Bklton Williams of the
Seaboard Air IJne Railroad la again In
the city, for the second time In ten days,
and w is In conference n-day with Im
portant Interest* In the company. Mr.
William* decline* to stale what develop
ment* have taking place In lb# affair* of
the Seaboard Company, but It ts said thal
the settlement of she pending litigation
of Thonui* P. Ryan to prevent the con
sol id a) ton of the propertle* forming the
new Bel board Air Unn Railroad Is the
most !ni|*atan and Is likely to be an
nounced shortly.
It Is also understood that the conflict
Of Interests besween the new Beatmard
and the Southern Railway, which ha*
been exceedingly sharp In the past, ho*
been modified recently, and that the two
rouse* will be operated under a general
understanding between tha director* of
the two companies us to rate* and train
service.
To-day's meetings. It la understood,
were attended only by Beahoard Air IJne
officials. President Spencer of the South
ern Railway and Mr. Ryan were both at
their office* until late In tha afternoon
TEI.E4.iI ll'lll *s IB NTH IKE.
Men on (iulf, ( nlurado and Santa Pe
lists leone tint.
Houston, Tex., Dec. I—Tits telegraph
er* belonging to the Order of Railway
Telegraphers on the Gulf. Colorado and
Santa Kc road, extending from Galveston
to Purcell, I. TANARUS, left their desks at 11
o'olock to-day.
Passenger trains are being operated on
running orders from Junction points and
through freights are also being handled,
although there Is considerable delay. The
striker* aay Preshlent Ripley bus refused
to yield on every loini sxrepr that of
ten consecutive hour* of rsst for the op
erators.
TO STOP CHI 1.11 I.YROK.
Mannfarlnrera Hate Formed an As
•oclallon lo Thai End.
Atlanta. Dec. A# e result of a bill
presumed in the present session of the
legislature to prohlidt children under 13
years of sge working In the cotton mills
of the state, the mill owners of Georgia
Pave forme*! an association to atop the
practlca.
Since the orranltotion of the mill own
eta the ndves-aies of the bill have decided
not to. Insist on Its nnsaage,
Hryaa'a Vole la Monfaaa.
Helena, Mont.. Dec. g—William J. Bry
an carried the state of Montana by a plu
rality of 11,(43 as ahown by the official
canvass of the vote of the state com
pleted to-day. Four years ago Bryan car
ried Montana by S.OM The Boole! Demo
cratic ticket rsce.ved 70S votes, tho Pro
hibition He and Social Labor IK.
The Vote in South Dakota.
Pierre, 8. D . Dec .-Th* total vote of
the state la ehown by the official canvas
to be: McKinley, Ml*. Bryan. D.M4:
Wool ley. 1.M2, Barker. MS; Deb*. 1 On
Governor the vote la; Her re Id, U.SU7;
Lien, 40.05 L -
DAIJ.Y. S A YEAR.
* TENTH A COPY
WRCKI.Y 1 TIMES A WRBK.tI A TEAR
LABOR FEDERATION
TW FVTIFTH 4111 41. fOttl RRTIOV
h >nw i> iFWMii.
THERE ARE 217 DELEGATES.
PROTEST- *lll -I *lr. *<. J%-T
-oHr. or 1111 1 snout,
I’rr.l.lrnt Romp-r- 1H. 4 t
-IrlKr. ■>( Hi.- l,nr .ml otfc—r
Pralnrr*—i.r. nl l.ntu -hot.n In lh
*..l.rnil<>)>. MpMlo-ralilp ltvlr.
*!)■• Prr.rnl S rum llrlll.h nnA
* I ni).n.—* ...% , ...,■ in
lift llimn In lln.lnr.. To-ilnp.
D-o * To-mi.rrnw will Uni
Ili **nil*ih am.,i.l i,inv*<illon of th
American K<J*rAtU,ii of Int.ir ,11.{h>hi,{
of th* Imatri*.* li*f->t* It. t..y * o,w>ri
tti*. n**.,loti h* h**n d*VOt*d to w*l
uomluK iMnnrr. mtmrtii and th* *p
polhtm*iit of committr.a. Ttm tt*n.ln.-*
I. Ih* iniKnit In tho hwtory <f th* r-.lar
allot).
Thnra r* two prntcata aicniimt th* **nt.
tii* f il*l*t*, th* nr.t by th* National
Hrw*ra Union, tl!, J ti,-a 1 n*t tn* Rt.oam
ry Plrcmpti an,l I. ir.. ~* RroUiorliooil,
iitxl liv tho United Gami*rrt M ikai‘ Ui*.
lon axamat lb* Chawfo iVntral uii,,r
Union Tli* cotitcia ar* on 'im-itiloiw of
JurladtcUon.
Wh*n th* pr*al<l*iM'* yavel f*ll H 7 M*.
a.itr-. w*r* tn lhJr ro-.it. M.-ini-r*ntallv*a
wero pr**nt from tli* Rrltlab TrailM Un
ion ( onarw*a and th.- Can.i,lian Tni,lu
and latbor t'otiir, ... Tto-r.- ar* ttir-w wo
m*n al*l. aatra an,l two odorod.
I*r*i Irnl (loni|N‘r. Ititrutlui . I Wlll.atil
M lllKKlna. **lltor of th* ltl-h Amort
can of Uootavlll*, who i|>-llv*r*d tlw ,1-
dr*a* of wtdeome. Pr*rid*m tiotupor* ro
ll II *.l: I
Thonvaa Trary of Boalon. chairman ot
th* Commwt** on Cr- Imtlali tli*n pro
**bt**l Ih* r*|iort of tlwit cooiralttac. Th#
rca.Une *onmim*<l hulf an hour. Tha
commllt**. It Mtat*d. h<l *xamlti*d thn
rr*.l*t IMtla of pv. >l*l.-air*, r*|,r***nllt n
61 imtiontl ami Intcrnwtbirml tmlona,
local trade# utibaia and llare foreign fad
arallon*. t
T* r*t„>rt wr urinnlmdtialy n tovt*,! and
th* d*l*ir-le# w*r* #*ni*tl.
(•oinpcra* I *ddrraa.
Prmldant Gompara than tiey .n hi* tin*
nual addr***. Atnonic olhar lhlna h#
Mid:
■•Throu*h <hn pac*a of wrltton Klatory
runt the tht*ad of th* orttan;i*d Mrugfl#
of tha worker*, for th* attJitmn.nt of jit
tt>*. Tho** who atudlooaly *rarch may
l*am that In th* i-nrorta of Ih* worker# to
remedy wron* snd **tabltah riche* h
trad* union ha# been the fa,tor by which
conceaaton* have been found trout el
iding #m Irty. With th* ta-glnnlng of th#
nlnrteenth century, and nlmoal with th#
initiative of our own government •* an
!l,dependent nation, an Immense Init-dua
waa given to the movement of labo ; nut
from the fact that our* waa entirely an
agricultural country, the trade mi lona
w*re eparca and fragmentary.
"I nftlrm. without fear of eucceaaful
contradict km. and In *|>Ke of ihe tnainu
atlona and *lattd#roua charge* of the en
—mle* of our cauee, that our government
haa been freer from dlahoneat and faith
le*a men tiny, any Inatltutlon, organisa
tion or movement In our own. and per
haps In any other country.
"In our lime we are not. end for tha
future will not tie called ii*n to deal
with individual emptoyere. In.luatry he#
become *o devatoiied and wealth ao <xi
-■enlrate.l that we are confronted with th#
naaoclatnl inter**,* of the employer*.
The situation, however, need eauae ua m*
alarm. |>mvlde>i we (xaiama th# wiedom
to tmite the force# of labor, ami have tha
fortitude and tin* courage to meet amo
tated capital by organised labor Work
men. aa Individual*, tn our .lay, are aa
much at the mercy of the employing
etas* an I* a rudderl*** ahlp In a tern
fieattKiu* tea at Ihe m*rcy of the waves.
Htruggllng for the weak amt the de
lenaei-M. conrlou* of our rights, with tha
courage and manhood to do hatha for
their attainment, we confr.ait tha new
oeidltlon* and altuationa aa they art**.
We therefore, at this convention. Amt
ouraalvr* face to face with Important and
momentum questlnna. hut with which I
have mi hesitation In believing we shall
deal rationally and intelligently, and thus
placa another mliewion* behind ua In lha
liath of th* struggle for human freedom.
"W* have Issued dlreet from the Aarwr-
Ican Federation of I.ahor during Ihe past
year M3 charter*—to national and inter
oatlmial union*. 14; atnte federallona of
labor. 6; city cetitral tabor unions. M; to
cal trade unions (having no national).
4kl. federal labor union*. 2GO.
*'Wa had at the Hid of the fiscal year,
Oct. 31. 1900. affiliated with the Amer-
I, an Ke.lerat.on of laitior; national and
Iniernattunal unions. *2. state fed. rntloos,
16. city central labor union*. Pd. lorvtl
• rad* union* and federal labor unions,
MB.
“There were la*uet durlner the year
fmm national and International unlona
and the American Federation of later
fdlrect) charter* lo the following Newly
formed union* 3,376, charter* surrendered
or union* disbanded. 34a. le.ivtng a not tn
crea*.- of local unton* for the year of 3.-
OJ7. and a gain In memljeraMp of 3M.38.
The -latter of Strikes.
“Quite a number of strike* have bean
reported, ujlhough th* muln features ol
the atrtkea for the year have not been
of a defensive character, but rather for
higher wage* ami a shorter workday Tha
statistics In the Beere'ary's report In
dicate very substantial Improvements and
achievement* SW* strike* were reported,
713.198 persona bain Involved. Of this
number l.v, were sueceeaful. 106 loo* 74
eompromlse*!. nd 5* are atlff p.-mMng *17.-
193 iH-rsutui were directly benefltted. while
11, were Involved In lost or ,-ompromlaed
atrlke*.
“It In our aim to avoid strike*, but I
trust that the day will never come when
the worker* of our country will have *0
far lost their manhood and Independence
an 10 refuse to strike, regardless of tha
provocation, or to surrender their right
to ssrlke. W* seek to prevent strikes, but
we realise that the best means hy which
they can he averted la to be th* better
pteparssl for them. We endeavor to pre
vent strikes; but there are some condi
tion* far worse than strikes, and among
,hm Is a degraded and de
based manhood Lest our attitude be mis
construed by slltnee. this convention
should emphatically ard without any tin
htguity declare It* position.
“During the pea: year ih* question of
organSMtlon among tha colored workers
T ob rixu rij 7T*