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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*