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QUESTION twenty called.
v , , mHfiE BKOIOMT AU.AINNT
\\ OK Tin: HHBICHtHI.
, outll UrortU ConlfrcMf Adopted
, h< . Itriiort on y lit#
hrlolloo .Adxoeate—ho Attention
fuod lo Flurry in North Grarfli
i aiilrrrirc—HariMlurn Will o*l
,„P niifcreuce Next Year—Reports
the t hurch lias Had a Proa.
lti*rono I *r.
,-beri. On . Dee. B.—The third day of
daoigla Conference dined with
.. service* conducted l>y Dr. C. E.
r:;ii. Bishop Hendrix waa In the
the call of Question 30, “Ape
j* prtachtra blameies# In their life
rttelal administration L" the e'.dern
.ailed one by one ami their charac
vt..el There was not the nembiance
ante brought agnlnet one of the
, , hern.
report* >how a decidedly prosperous
. .ery Interest of the church hating
. e.i in an encouraging manner,
report of the committee on the
.>..t, Chrlsttzn Advocate was pre.
and adopted withoan any dlacus-
No referen * was made to the flurry
.! by tho North GeOigtt Confei-
W C laovatt. editor of the Advo
made stirring j>e<ch In the In*
~.. of the paper.
It. K. Williams ard O C Thomp
t -.in supernumeraries, were re.
. j i , the committee for a continuance
r relations.
I „ sleet letl In AA aynesboro.
i. to. question of aelectlng a place
I t ag the next session came up. Ten
, .) Waynesboro were put In noral
, i and Waynesboro waa se.ected by
.re majority.
remainder of the session teas de
•o addresses by various conventional
The follow lx a werepresesu and
. red the conference in behalf of tho
-i* they represent: Dr tV F. TII-
Vanderbllt University, Dr. John
at. htarel editor; Dr. J. D. Barbee.
.1 the putiliahlng house; Dr. H. M
* -eerctary of the Epworth League
and Dr. L. II Law. Held agent
American Bible Society. The Biati
•tittced than the appointments would
■ Monday evening.
r aht was devoted to the missionary
and Lpwortb League. Dr. AA*. K.
i-relh spoke In the Interest of the
~ . and Dr. Dubose for the latrcr.
!e.lowing wlli he the programme
i.-morrow Methodist Church, 9 10 a.
vo feast; 1! a. m . preaching by the
l followed by the ord.nation of dea
e: * p. m.. memorial service; 7 p m .
Ir. nine by Dr Tlgest, followed by the
i .ation of elder*.
lai *t Church 11 a nv. preaching by
I \\ F. Tllbtt; Ip. m. by Dr. W*. AV.
It - ri. 7 p m . by Dr. Dubose.
nf-fence adjourned with the
ten I ton by VA*. 11. Thomas
raid. KILLED tliw BI'HR.
I onrusaloii of (lie Itrala Resulted.
Ilenry C. Ilurr Aery 111.
i.r ffln. Oa.. Dec B.—Miss Surah Jane
I r -trier of Orar.d High Priest Henry
t;.irr of the Grand Chapter of Viasor.s
cel a' He home of her brother to-night
s * I k from the effects of a fall re-
I to-day .ibout moil. The deceased
■ •iii o: age. and had alway- lived
i Mr Burr. As she was leaving her
r!• 'or dinner, she fell striking her
I id raising a concussion, which Anally
ii . in congestion, from whl-h she
ill,s Ilurr was u most esl.rn.ibl*
.s |>v l by nil who kn> w her
mr r t n > noble qualities.
■ ; .. rh I’rlesl llujr l> also v ry 111
• >■ me. having been confined f r tic
e. .k- 111- COt dltlgO 1-
. • in hav- l-en belter to-day. but
of i.ho slun k may give him u
ai|s|s|riM'A AKAA CAPITOL.
II I*l s Wire Opened Hill All Were
Higher r l Inin Kipeeled.
I,l'ks.n, Mi-*., Dec. 8 —The Allsslsslppl
* • l Commission met this aftern.ion
I opened the bids for the new Jl.O 0,(00
; >..■ h nisi'. Twelve bids were submitted.
(.; estlm.ite* were higher than expected,
s' l a trimming of the p ana and aoeclfl
i • agaaty. J IB OihauG, the
1 .it ,i eoniractor, who was arrested
<>k ago on the scnwatlonal charge
i ’ mptlng to bribe Oov lamglno to
■ for him the s'ute ho iso contra-1,
' I net submit a hid.
Til lilt; MEttOKY OK IIAAMKH.
II. .11 we Fnliiais.'i l.nte I'ungressnisn
Irani I’rnnnylvsnla.
Washington, Dec. I—Under a special
er adopted at the lost session the
li -e devoted to-ilay after 1 o'clock to
l • ts' tribute to the memory of tho laic
I'epresentatlve Alfred C. Manner ot
I tit ■ lvur.ia.
AV: en the House met a bill waa passed
' > include cherries In the Bet of fruits
f m which brandy cun b* distilled un
-• lion 3;'.*.'. of the Kevlsed Rtgiutci
A’ the conclusion of the eulogies the
He -■ as an additional mark of respect,
Ij> irned.
Mill OV NEW II ATTLESHIPg.
Work ol riel ling Them In Shape la
Now In Prngrru.
eshlngton. I>ec. B.—The work of dls
• dg and tabulating the bids for the
r • battleships and cruisers opened at
t Navy Department yesterday la now lh
' s under the supervision of the na
->ird appointed for that purpoee. It
I cud that some little time will b
i up by.the consider*Mon of the va
propoml*. owing lo the charges In
' ; • lib niton* before any awatdw wll
t : n order.
Fit V 1.11 I,OIF. OK TEAM*.
*' F.ntertninnicnt of Ilrlllsh Of
llcerw In I’orlnssl.
■ n. Dec. 8 —The Officers of the Brit
fl 't to-day played fooiliall and lawn
The King was among the tennis
l‘‘ is. The afternoon a banquet waa
1 v it the naval arsenal, al which 29)
‘ mostly British and Portuguese
' officers were piesent. The British
1 Mon will sail for homa to-raorrow.
roi AT W ANTS WK.ALTH
Farlwian Aohleman Will Soon AA'eit a
Flnelnnntl Heiress.
1 tnnall. Dec. B.—The engagemeri!
• announced to-day of Mtas Clara
• u rih of inis city, and Coutu
m run of l'arla. Mias Longworth
daughter of ihe late Judge Nlcholii
'•- worth,'and grand.!aughter of Nicn.
I.ongworth. In hi* lime one of Cln
••lis wealthiest cltlsen*.
An Iron rnnipany ( lusi-il l)wn.
urnlngham. Ala., Dec. B—A receiver
’ >' named to-day for the Jones A’ellgy
• < ompany. The company ha* beeomi
<i>* tally embiirrasard and several day*
’he turnac was shut down by tip
J. r,r T for non-payment of wages due
‘ >* brought an action ‘ln Ihc l"nltea
’* Coun to ltav the company de-
# * r '*d bankrupt.
JOHNSON MURDER TRIAL
Nous* llrnaa and Important Testi
mony Wav Brought Out V eater
day tor the Defense.
Columbia, ft. c.. l>*c. 8. —ln the trial of
Rev. William Johnson t Bamberg lor
the maider of W. T Beihng. r , the clow
ing testimony for the defense was the
tnosi Impoemnt. It was known that the
defer.dam would take the aland, and ihe
CVwirt House was pe.krd tv-fore court
met Again women were In evidence.
A feature of the cese u. tnat two meti
who hav for years betn antagonists, era
rhe leading lawyers on the dinerent *v.|. r,
and each la conducting the rrosv-cxamlra
liona for his side. The ammoaity existing
between Attorney General HelilngeT and
Ctol. Robert Aldrich la a matter of g.noral
knowledge. They met once before on op
imdtu UJ* m a Umous c.i*c.
It was at AValierhoro five y.ar*
•go. when He*.ing.r was solicuor
and pushed the prosecution of the “Brox
ton Bridge lynchers." Aldrich defended
the wniie men who were cnarge-l with
w.tipping to death an lnoffens.ve old ne
gro w. man and her son It wns the con
duct of this case thai won Mr. Bellinger
ihe attorney gcneralshuc lie and Col.
Aldrich have been contesting every pekm.
Both are able lawycts, and the honors
aio about even
J >e Brown, the only *ye witness to tes
tify for the defense, said he was a mem
ber of Mr. Jo.inaan's Church and a broth
er- in-law of Wm T. Ball.nger, the de
ceased. He married Bellingers slater ID
Jur.e, Mdl. ar.d Johnson performed the
ceremony.
On the morning of May t. he drove
Into Baintier* from hi- farm and heard
of the trouble the previous day between
Jchnson and Bellinger. He went to John
son'* house, told him he waa sorry to
hear of tha trouble; then took
Johnson In hla buggy down
town. They went to the postoflice John
son left him there. Later witness drove
by Johnson's house and stopped.
“Mr. Johnson cam* out with a gun In
hla hand, and we saw Bellinger coming
across ihe campus. My horse became
restive. Moved up and then back, expos
ing Johnson to the full view of Bellinger,
who was coming up at the lime. Bellinger
*w Johnson and ojened Are on him. shot
tw.ee, and then Johnson shot him John
son end Bellinger were within tweniy
tive orihlny feet of each other. Bellinger
fell immcdla ely after being shot; he tired
twice before and iwlce after Johnson
shot:
“I do not remember saying: 'That's all
right, you have k.led him; go in the
house.'"
The wltnes* vatd he had warned John
son that hi* life wns In danger; had lold
h m that AA'lllle Bellinger had made
threats against hla life.
Thomas Felder of Denmark, testified
thai he was in Breaker's hardware store
In Bamberg.when Bellinger came In. got
l Pistol, loaded It and put It In his pocket.
As he started away he said to Brooker:
"I'll shooi the ——." Witness
neard Brooker say, “You had better keep
it to yourself."
8 H Sanders, a merchant of Florence,
told about having been In Bamberg at
ihe time of she trouble; of having, at the
i cgestlon of Col. Counts, loaded ehells
with buck jr.d duck shot, and taken them
with a gun to the parsonage. He thought
It the duty of any patriotic cltlieti to
offer a man thie protection. Johnson had
a wife und three small children. He
would have done the same for Bellinger
under similar circumstances. He was at
the Inquest. When someone called for
the gun he left and went to the parson
age: rnove.l the gun from one room to
another so the cheriff could not And It.
He <ydn't think the ehenfT had any right
io It, and thought Johnson might need it
again.
R*v. Mr Johnson was the last witness
for the defense. He to and ohout the earn*
story ,u Drown, flrst reciting the dr •am
sxanc- of hl having married Brown and
Mi,-* Bellinger. When he etarted out the
io r to meet Brown, who wis it the
rite, he saw Bellinger walking it. rose
the green, mu! he picked up rh< gun
and took It with him He was t liking to
Brown when Bellinger began shooting,
lie shot after Bellinger's second a ot.
lie said he was ttnconscloua of a tele
graph role hying r-er him
Toe spee. hte were eloquent, the Jtutge'a
’barge without color. The Jury took tha
case *t 7 o'.duck. At l o'clock this Sun
day morning, after being out alx hour*.
;h*y have not agreed The eourt room
Is still packe.|. Johnson heing among
those m waiting
MANLEY MAY ACCEPT IT.
lie At ants Office of ( ommlulnner of
Internal Kevenue.
AA’awhlngton. Deo B—Hon. Joseph Man
ley of Maine, who wa* offered tho office
of commissioner of Internal revenue, nude
vacant by the death of Georg# AV Wil
son. called on the President to-day. He
aw the Pre.ldrnt for only * few min
ute!* ar.d arranged for another audience
Monday. Mr. Manley has heen elected
Sf-aker of the House In the Maine Lgis
aturc nd It Is understood that he fee**
It encumhen! on him to serve out the
,’rewcnt i.-rm, which runs urlil next Aid’ll.
It is said that he probably will accept he
office if the offer .Ur* be held open until
•hat ,|te. The matter, probably, will be
definitely settled Monday.
HOLDING DAILY AEAAIONA.
Hlser and Harbor Committee I.
linking (road Progres*
Washington. Dec. S.-Tho River and
Harbor Committor la holding daily exec
utive sessions and Is making such prog
res* that there L fair prospect of com
pleting the hill before the holiday recess.
Owing to report* that • ho iznnta) reduc
ton wa* lo be m id* on allj. • iimarc*. the
.uthorltatlve statement Is made that no
auch reduction Is contemplated. The com
mittee Is taking up each project on Its
merits.
Trip to Aloroceo Bat Dll.
Washing on_Dec I—Upon hla own sug
gestion Col. GurntG>re has been author
tied by the State Department to defer hla
proposed visit to the cap**4l of Morocco.
In connection with the Ksaagui cose, un
til next February, owing to tho fact that
certain Moorish festivities are to occupy
the next six weeks In tha* c o „ n t r y pyg.
venting the transaction of business.
Ili>n*l Inter**! tu lie Prepaid.
\5 u>hli.*ton, Dec. S —Tin Secretary of
tha Treasury h* decided that the Inter
est due on Jan 1. on the 4 per cent. 19*17
wn*l>. *nd 2 per cent. 18V*. shall he pre
oald without rebate The .-oupen# wilt
>*. received after Dec. 14. and lnterei
•hecks will be payable *,fter Dec. -*)
The total amount is valued nt abAtit |5.-
2L*.dPO. _
Election In t'olnmhu*.
Columbua. Go.. Dec. B.—Th* aldermanlc
ticket nominated In the primary last S*-
urdny was elected to-day. Less than 300
votes were coat. Alderman Dlsmukes. the
only candidate on the Good Government
ticket not oppoeed In the primary, ran
flf-y vole* behln<l ticked to-day.
lilg tsr.ler* for Ateel Hail*.
Cleveland. 0.. Dee B—The Vanderbilt
interests have placed order* wild three
mill* for lon.onft tons of steel rails at 828
■er ton. This break* up the organized ef
fort of the railroad* to force the price
down to 822.
trn Alenncr In France.
I’aris. Dec. S. -Referring to the fetes *!
Lisbon! the Libra Parole contends that
the Anglo Port ugue*e tflbauc* I*
"Treeh menace to Franc#."
THE AIOKNING NEWS: SUNDAY. DECEMBER 0. 1900.
LITTLE PATRONAGE IS LEFT.
IXORIDVI GOYKHMHt \\ 11,1. H All.
I'EW TO APPOINT.
( nreer of Gov. Illovhnm—< vindtdatev
for Ottlces of Honor In Florida's
Legislature Genernl Assembly
NN 111 llnve In Provide a New run
srroltinnl District—Florida's I ut
ile Ind os try —Dr velopmeni of the
Nnvnl stores Industry.
Tallahassee, K.a . De\ s.—The new Gov
ernor. who will Ist inaugurated Jan l.
has been practically shorn of all politi
cal patronage, and he la thus almcet en
tirely relieved of pressing demands tor
the appointment of friends to otOcc*.
The Democratic primary designated the
choice o' the party for the Incumbency
of all appointive state end county offices
during the next two yenrs, Th tail) new
cabinet officer lo be Inata.kj next month
la Commissioner of Agriculture B. K. Mc-
Lln. lie can control personalty but Iso
clerkships, and no information ha* yet
reached the capital as to who wtil All
them
••••**#*
The retirement of Gov. William
D. H.oxhum and Commisaioner of Agri
culture Litcluo B W. tnbw.il from offi i
will remove from active public life, tem
porarily at leant, two of the moet d;*tln
guished men In Florida’s history.
In 1180 Mr. W. D. Bloxhum, then 38
y.ars of ,ige. was sent to the Legis
lature by the Democrats of L-on county.
From that day to this Mr. Bloxitam has
been awarded a place In the Trout rank
of hi* party's leaders. In 1579 Mr. Blux
l am was made Secretary of State, lie ap
pointed ,\ir Womb well hi* chief clerk Ai
the nid of this term Mr. Bloxham was
* levied Governor of Florida ghd his first
term In thai high office was from ISBI to
I**" The brlljlent young Wnmbweil was
appointed Gov. Bloxhatn's private secre
tary. Gov Bloxbam waa succeeded |jy
Gen. Howard A Berry. Gov. Berry re
tained Mr. Womiiwell as private secre
tary until the summer of IW*. when the
Inter. was nominated for Com
missioner of Agriculture. Air. Bloxham
was offered the f>oat of 51 n star to Bolivia
by President Cleveland In 1185. but lie
dined il. A few months later he was ap
polnted surveyor general of Florida, and
held that place until the llarrlson ad
ministration ,-ame In iu IMS. In lxisj hu
was ap|s*lnted state controller to (111 out
the unexplred term of Gen. William D.
''•rn* - In 1*92 he was elected controller
for a full term, and at the expiration of
tl'wt term waa again elected Governor.
M> intlme. Mr. Womb well was el-ctevl
Commlss oner of Agriculture In I*B. and
re-elected In IW3 and IANS
The future careers of these two veter
an Democratic public aervanta will be
watch**l with the greatest Inlereet by all
Klor dlans Bolltlca ly speaking. Gov.
Bloxham has been the moat auccewsful—
some people say the ludileet—man in
Florida's history.
Th*' Governor declares that hla political
ambition has been abundantly aaFafled
No one seems to remember, however,
hearing him say he would absolutely re
fuse a T'nit-d State* s’natorshlp, and
Senator Mvllory'a aucceaor la to be
chosen by a Democratic primary In 180?
Announcement* of cnndldarie* for the
place** of honor In the Legl-lature ire
betrlnnlng to appear Hon John AV. Wat
•on. representative from Osceola countv
ha* announced for the speakership. Mr
Watson ’: served two term* In 'h.'
Hems, and his chief charaeeerlstlc Is
tireless energy, lie t* u very successful
huriniss man of Kissimmee. It |* n.ilte
generally understood by those on the In
side that Hon. J. Emmet Wolfe of Ten
sacola, one of Escambia county's repre
sentative- and form, r t’nl’ed fi'nles Dis
trict etsomey for t e Northern District of
Florid.!, t* also a candidate f->r the speak
ers.hlp. and the name of Col. R. H. M
Duvidon of Quincy la also frequently
mentioned In thit connection. Col. David
son repres. nt-d ttie First Florida District
In Core res* from 1577 to IS3I. Mr. Wolf
la probably the shrewdest pollticlaii of
this trio, and the raco la already a pretty
end close, though quiet, one The public
men here who make stale t*o|it|cs a sub
ject of constant and careful aindv are of
otdnlon thus u dark liorse will win the
speakership, and Ihev le-lieve he will he
Hon. T'*omas E. Clarke, repr* tentative
from Jefferson county.
If there la to be a contest for Ihe prep-
Idenry of the State 8-nite it baa not yet
taken >har>e It l aald that Hon Thomas
Calmer of Tampa representing the Elev
enth Senatorial Dls'rtct. has assurances
of strong support and no other name liua
vet been much heard of In opposition to
Senator Palmer.
The next Legislature will have
to divide the stat" Into thre- congre--
s'onal district* Instead of two. a* at
preaer.t Considerable Interest Is being
trv*ti!f*l*l In thl* matter of division, and
wide differences of opinion exist as to how
It shout*' be done gome think the addi
tional i-ongTesmit should he electei
from the state st large, hut those ho'd-
Ing to this view seem to be In dec| ed
mlno-ltv. r>tt'e r s gree th*t al of the
state weat of th* Suwannee, ex-ept La
fayette county, should be fo-med Into one
dlotrlct, # but thev dl agree aa to wheth# -
F*tern and Penlnxular Florl'a should lie
divided for the other two districts by an
e,s* a*- > west line or by s north and
south line.
Men who have done the most careful
figuring on th!‘ matter and who are fa
re Ida r wl'h sere-al ron'Mtlon* existing
throughout th* state expree* th* opinion
*ha' In O'der to serve the three prime oh-
Je-ts of thl# redlvlston—approximate
equality of population contiguity of terri
tory and harmony of Interest*—the m'st
feasible and 'atlafaciory pDn of dlvt lon
xvould be >o m *ke one district west of th
Auxvannee and divide the rest of the at te
by a north and south line for the other
two districts.
Under tht* areungement the new First
for West Florida) Congre-slcnal dDtrlct
would he compose"' of V. c*m*-da flsntx
Rosa AV l*on. Ho'mes Washington.
Jackson. Calhoun. Fra-klln. L'herty,
Gidslen Ie n W kulla. Jeff rson.
son and Tsvl'r counties, with a total
populnMon of 175,193
•pn, Kecon*! (or West Peninsular) dis
trict wou'd -ontsln Lafsya't*. Hamilton.
Auwsnnr** Cobtmhle. Alachus. T-evv Cit
rus. Sumter, Hern*n!o, Pasco. Hillsboro.
Manatee. Lee ard Monro# counties, with
an aggregate of 172.379 Inhablt-n e.
The Thl'd (or F.asi C*■ t) district wnpM
have Baker. Nassau. Duval, ft? J hoe.
Clav. Rc-df-rd, Pu nam. Marlon. Volu la.
L*ke. O arge O-ce'l* Brevard. P*de.
B**lk and De Rc-to counties, with a tottl
population of 177.99s
A serious condition confronts th* cat
tle Industry of this etst.
It has recently develop *1 that the re
markable demsnd for beef and dairy cat
tle In Cuba has about stripped F orida
of her supply of thoee animals, especially
the belter grade of them. High grade
milch cows arc now scarcer than for many
vears. and the quantity of the home-raised
beef obtain*!”* I unusually poor
While thl* fa’t works an Inconvenlenre
to many Floridians for obvious reasm*
It does not mean tha’ th* peon* have
hern losers on thi* account Th# catt’*
men re-Flved excellent price# for she'r
stock, and all people Inter. Med have had
their eyea opened to th*' fa* t that eattle
-at-lng lea most profitable pursuit In
Tlorlda. They see. too thst had netser
grade* of cattle been kept op Flotbl#
fsrris and ranges and better method# of
a-tng for them obtained, th* profile of
th# Cuban demand would hate twen much
grfatfr.
Another Industry of quite a different
nature, which ha* received extensive de
velopment In Florida during the iaat few
>‘**r*. h**. It l fmrtsl by manv m#n will
to i>p4>fk. don* MTtoim And !•*-
iiic injury to th<* rf*our f* of the
Thit \9 tu turpentine ud bu*i
t#M.
The turpentine ojeritori have made
irreat deal of motit v, hut they re al
ready oeßlnninir to la\e this ?*tate tak
ing with thrn> their large profit* an-l
leaving the greater portion of Florida a
gplendld pine f*>reein in . ruined condt
tton It It belli*' ed by expert* t hat 1n lea*
than three >t*m tr* row all the nnnH
valuable pit* *ju. 1 n Flvirldai. which can
b*- aecured will have t* n over,
an.) the a**ne of th turp nltne |n*luair>
w til be tranafened to tit hern Alabama
In lhl <*• nine ot ton, a vr> mtereatina
though m>*ai undesirable poetiblll'y U
u*ppteij by tin* foUowlng extrav-t from
t v se WiatvlJle (Fla) Advertiser “We prr
d.ct that in ten >er* or leap time the
unaitt of Florid.* will have b**en -‘otn
pletrly changed The *|t*mtcU>n of the
pine fore*ta n*w going on will have
wrought the change.“
• •••••••
No better cqiil r e*l or more talented per
son cousd have been found to be tite
historian of the \ tilled Daughters of the
Confederacy than la the recent .ip<liu*e
to that i* at. Miss Caroline Maya-Hrevard
of Tallahossee .Mlf- Hrevanl la a mem
ber of one of the ntiei illustrious fanitllea.
The new M4te hl*torian of the l*. D. O
is heiaelf admiral .y fitted, both by In
herited talent and by studious habit* for
the aatlafactory discharge of every duty
which the otth • w ill irup>
STARK DEATH.
Performer In an Amateur Circus
Had Hla fiend Spill Open by
-Irik In* Aide of Tank.
New Y'ork, Dec. 8 J*we|h I* B:ark. 23
years el*i. met a tragic death thu. nfisr
noon in the Tweiny-secotel Regiment Ar
mory
Stark, with a number of others, waa par
ticipating In an amatr r circus, being e,u.-
duett-*] for the benefit of th* regtiiw-nL
.■•taxk'* net waa to ride a bicycle up en
Incline 500 feet long end thirty-five fee*
high at Its end. and then, dropping the
■l.-yole Into a net, jump Into a tank of wa
ter thirty-five feet away. The tank was
filled with copper Inset six feet *l*ep. atvl
in which the water was three fret deep
The tgnk proper stood nine feet high
The .iron* opened Friday night, *nd the
act was at that time performed suceess
■ fully by Henry Farrell, iftark a partn r
A matinee was given this efts:noon and
a large crowd assembled to wllnees the
* an**ue feats. Shortly heloie 5 o’clock
Stark mounted his bicycle and pedal.ed II
rapidly up the Incline Jul before/ re mg
tho etui of Ihe Incline at the proper place
he Jumped fiom the seat and then Jump. 1
toward the tank, the bicycle In the men
tlme falling Into the net. Instead of fall
ing directly Into the center of the tank,
filark struck the further elge of It lie and
first and then fell Into the tank, appar
ently lifeless. Member* of the regiment
Jumped In and quickly had Htark out of
the water, but death bid already tuken
place. Hl* head had been crueheU In.
A A. Duchenlm. manager of ihe apart a,
was arrested on the technical charge of
homicide and later paro.ed He *aai that
when Stark appeared at Ihe armory In
the afternoon he appeared to be very
nervoui and apoke of It.
CREED OF PrYsBYTERIANS.
Committee Kind* TlieS Ibr I hareh
AYauli Nome (henaea Made In
treedal Nlntemeal.
Washington. Dec. S,—After two hour*
deliberal loti to-day the Presbyterian Com.
intuee concluded It* dkscuesam of the re
vision of the Westminster Confession of
Faith end adjourned
The committee finds on examination of
the return* from the pre*byt*-rle, the
'•■Howlng facts
Flrat. That the returns plolnly Indi
cate thot the church desire* some change
In It* rreedal siatemen'.
Second. The.-e returns indicate plainly
that no change Is *h*slrc I which would
Iu any way Impair the- Integrity of the
system of doctrine contained In the con
fession of faith.
Third. Those return* also Indicate that
a large plurality desire that change*
should be made by some new etaleni l*t
•*f pr.-.. nt I- tl ' •
Fourth. The re'urna also Indicate a <!o
--slrc upon the part of many presbyteries
for some revision of tho present confes
sion.
Fifth. It waa. therefore, unjnimou Iv
agreed by th# committee to recommend
to the general assembly that *onib re
vision or change be made In our confes
sloii statement*.
The committee will convene In thl* city
on Feb. 12 next, to finel y prepare Ihe
statement lo the general assembly In
May. _
KOI K Miltt li BIG AA AHAHIFA.
l nn AA’anl* Two Agore llnttleshlp*
nml Two < rulrr.
Washington. Dec. 8.-It I# expected that
ihe forthcoming naval appropriation bill,
now being framed by the House Commit
•ee on Naval Affairs, will .-onialn pro
vision for two more battleships *nd two
irmored cruiser**, following the recom
mendations of ftecretary Ixxig
The Item of new ships has not yet been
reached or settled, but a* n reeuit of thu
discussion among member*, the belief wr„s
opressed by them to-day that there was
practically no doubt the two oattleshtia
ind two armored cruisers would be Incor
porated In the bill.
A.tmten! Hlchbom, chief of th# Bureau
of Construction was before th# romtpll
tee to-day. His estimates* are about $21,-
vd.OOO for the construction already author
sed Thl* la considerably more ihan ever
before required, and Admiral Hlckhorn
explained trust It wow the necessary re.
<ult of the laige amount of naval ship
building which recent Congresses had au
thorlxed.
HIItTIIVIIH KOH A HAILHO.AD.
Two Knnxxtlle Knlerprlses Get In
to the Court*.
Knoxville. Tenn . Dec. B.—Mr*. Msry
J. Campbell, a minority stockholder of
the Fountain Head Si reel Railway Com
puny, has secured the appointment of a
temporary receiver for the Fountain Head
Railroad Company. *i*l the Fountain
City Land Company, two large enter
prises of thl# city. The petitioner alleges
he ronii>anl*s are insolvent, owtng about
1313,000. that Borgfeldt * Cos., of New
Vor.v. nre the principal owner*, and that
ihe profit* of th*- railroad company ara
being used to liquid#!# claims against tho
land com nary.
Starr Hoblied at Klngaland.
Klngsland. Oa.. Dec. 8 -Mr K H Me-
Klndree's store was broken open last
night by three negro hoys By carefully
following their tracks the hoy# were soon
located and arrested. They were given
, preliminary trial before Justice L. B
Slmpsor. and bound over to await Supe
rior Court _
lirntl* nf Mr*. *lury Al. Ills*,a.
Columbus. Ga . Dec. 8 Mrs.
Mary McDougai Dixon, who died
m Brooklyn to-day. will be bur!*.! here
Monday She was the daughter of Gen.
McDouga! and a noted Georgia belle In
ante-bellum day*.
George AAyntllinm Re-rlerted.
London. Feb. g —Georg* Wyndham. for
merly parliamentary uiider-evivtary of
the war office, has been re-elected lo the
House of Common* from Dover without
opposition.
PLUCKY MRS. PESCHEL
PROTECTS HER ENTIRE FAMILY WITH RERUN A.
HAS A HAPPY HOME.
[ I rench 3 rnvu
hJIIL cmLUfif.h ( H j~jj j j pracHUL . li fjl
This Kcautiful Mother
Sa>s:
“I Cannot II e 1 p But
Braise Benina,
“I Am Never Without
it.
“As Soon as I Find the
Children II a v e the |
Least Cold, I Give
Them Boruna.
“A Few Bosch Helps
Them."
On* of tho rr#Ate*t fo** with which
*very family ha* to ontimd in cur
rhangexblo rlim.it* To protrc< thf*
f.unily from t oiila ami
a arrl<>ua proiilrtn. and oftrn tm|voa*lhl*
or later U la th f.it**
of every to catch cold. Car© in
avoid. tiff oxpoture mid tho uae of proper
clotMnjt mill protiot fnxn tlm frequency
and |w ihe aeverity of cold*, hut
wt.h the of pretautlon* they
will come. Thlt t a aettled fart of hu
man < X|*erlefice.
Kaperlally la Ihla true during the
stormy and unaettled WFutlur of early
wln-ter Kvery'bo<ly must rxpect to be
raught somewhere or aomohow.
perhaps It will le wet feat, or cold
diaught r damt cloth***, or mayba too
clot© Cfinflneimnt In h*a rooms and then
■ oil k out Into tho cold r.releaaly, or U
may i>© one of a thoueatwl other little
rdeh.ipa. but no one 1- ahrewd enough ♦*
always avoid th* Inevitabiw catching
cold.
3 mMlmea cold* * ocn'* like an epidemic;
evcrylHMly peitiu to h.v *• one at onre
The v ry air abou* la prison to III*
head, throat and lungs
There la no fart of rnedDal acleiwn
better known tliaii that P* rutiH cure*
catarrh wherev. r hnated Thousands
of famlllea In all i-rta .>f the Unit ad
Stof.s are protected each winder by
ivruna. >n*e In ihe family Peruna
always adaya. No horn*' can spare I*e
runa after the ftmt trial of it A splendid
example of this fa-t In in the
heaiitlful home of Mr* Paul Fesrhel ol
14 Quitman street, Newark. N J He.ol ,
CONGRESS IS WORKING FAST.
SOAIF. VIA STEItIOt I* I*OIK E I*l WH
IM, I 1.1,1*1. ATDt A.
It* pobllcen Hosts Are Head) and
Anslone lo Loot the Nntlnnnl
Treasure isalkera Hcpreseata-
Uvea AA HI I'nah Forward lire •►!-
ton I Inlms-Hepiilillrnna Are AA rll
Organised— Drslrr to llepo#* Sena
tor Jonr*.
Washington, Dec 8-There seems to be
an unseen p*,wer behind th* present Con
gress. which Is driving th# wheels u 4
legislation along with greater rapidity
than 1* usually In evidence during the
early day a of anew attxdon.
Before two day* of th# session hot)
pasted, two of the-great Issues of th*
recent campaign on which the Republi
cans made a successful tight, were- under
consideration in the Senate and House.
: cHMrctively.
in <h 4-te th# much*talk©d-of Man
na subsidy b.ll secured the right of way
without a word of protest slid In Die
House the army reorganisation bill was
pushed to the front without much dif
ficulty, aMhough th* Democratic minor
ity made a perfunctory and half-hearted
■ ipposllion to th* methods employ*<l
the friend* of the administration in fore
„4 consideration upon such an important
measure. If he Republican* can keep up
the pace during the remainder of the ***-
slon they set during the present week,
•hey are apt to accomplish all or
all of Hie schemes they have planned, be
fore th* fourth of March
There are dally Indication* hat tha
pubilc.n host, and their
.•aver and anxious to loot th# National
Treasury and unless heroic measure* are
resorted to by the friends of an sconomi
e*l administration of altm”* ® prevent
It. a more hungry lot of legislators iw>vet
ass* mtded nt the nation * i •‘Pttol. EveTy
Senator or Representative, possibly with
oue or two exception*, I* In favor of a
xenerou* disbursement of th# funds so
rapdly piling up In Ihe treasury The
■nan who attend i* to preach economy tn
public expenditure* duilng the present
session It destined to make himself ex
tremely unpopular with M* associate*,
and render him sn object of disgust m
the eyeg of his constitusnts.
I rglng C otton lalms.
Th# Republican* are not having mo
nopoly In the business of trea-ury !*-
tng In addition to the measures they
are' pledged to support, the represents
t|ve* of Southern putt in* up
very gtrong argument# In favor of pay
ment of the long-*; .raUng cotton claims,
war claims and other equally ancient
proposition* which hav* been pending be
for* Congrea* duilng the past quarter of
a century The theory upon which these
claims are uized l that while there I*
p'en'y of money In th* treasury how U
th# time to *|>eiid It w.iere It will do th#
most good. It remains to b* sc*”
whither Congress and the President will
toVe the latter view of the subject
The Republican* appear to be beliwr
organlxwl and under better discipline to
day than they have shown In the past
twenty yonra. On the other hand, the
Democrats are as much disorganised na
tbev were d.irlnr the re *tit < ampalgn.
' •
tndl ate that the much-!(slke*l-*f organi
zation of the party ran be nccompllrtted
whtl* |>re*ent conditions exlss
There serins to 1m a general d
her letter .
Newark, N J . June 17. IfflO.
Pr H ft Hartman
Hear Hirer children wrrr
alck nml n> haiatinnri Nail nn altark
of la i;rl|!|M I gmi- flic ehlhlrrn Be
rt, nn, nml ndiy tlir) look ns II they
linilii*! been •icL nf nil. I alto aim*
If to n a Imalianil nntll lie *na a>uil
artl well. I 4<* not kaim Now |
could tia%r bohml taklni enre of
llicm anil Nrln* up nlaht nuil day.
hud It nn< hern for I'rruna.
**l.naf wlnlrr waa fhe flr*f winter
In alitrrn yeari that I did not havp
n enah. It la I••• iniaalblr t eaplnln
uay tlnankai In words. I rever looked
nai aa I do now.
iVrunn !• our femllr mrdlelnc
nml alwa>a ynIII !•>. I •! my own
liouaework and aowlng, and art
aloa* lovely, now fhat I am ao
atrona and well, thanka ( IVruiia
aud >our good adtlcr.
**l cnaanof help but pralin Prruua.
I nm never wlllioitt It, and n* aou
aa I find fhe children Nave fhe lenaf
cold I Mire them I'rruna. A few
doara help* them, und I hope fhaat
every one nhn rrada my te*fltiunjr
valll fr> I’rrnna, no It la m friend iai
der d." TltanLlully yonra.
MIUI. PiML I'K.MHRIh
14 Qullniau ot. ( Nrwark, h .J.
A afe Family Doctor,
i'eruna itaa bean ua<i In many other
home* with ha same reaults. The fol
lowlna are aamplea. Mr M. L Heymour,
liya, Oa., writ#*: 4
J am ready to a|w.tk a few *• -i >l In
favor >f IVruiui and Munalln. I have
tried them f.*r nenfly ©very 1.l of life fur
myaelf and family, and find them b> b*
.ill the doctor cla im them to t> Fern
m cured me of female tr- uhle when tnv
alol-sot could no; My advice to all *uf
f rli u women la, conaull lr. Ilartm*n.
What h* lai done for me he will d* for
\ ou." MllS M B. SBYMnUH.
Brrnna Itliled 40 Bouwda.
Mr* Afaiia t Joert*. f'leo. Oklahoma,
w rite*:
“My hufthnnd, children and mv*elf
hav uaed your medicine*, and e* a
v hv b them In the house In (•;**• >f
necessity. 1 waa reaire<l to health hv
tlda rntMllelne, and Dr Hartmans Inv.d.
ual*le advice an-l books. Pea-pie aak
slre to depoee Senator Jonee of
Arkaneae fr*>m the leadership *'f the
1 umo'tatld irty. Hl* colleague* In
the Senate are Inclined to Rent
him with Indifference and his pirty **-
a*r tales 111 the House quietly .tenounce
him aa Inc.impsdent and unworthy the po
sition he now holds Ho unerateful are
some of the Democrat# of th* country
that they are talking abet* defea’ing him
for re-election to the Ben.ite when hi*
present leini expire* He feel* the situ
ation very keenly, for h* I* * p *sud and
haughty nian. aii'l he resents any fa e
ttous allusion to ht* unsuccessful leader
ship tn behalf of the Bryan cause.
New Congressman I* Amnslng.
On* of th* comedy features of the re
assembling of Congress le the new con
grresman-elecl He Is nnxiou* to se* how
congressional buslnesw Is transacted so
he has hurried on to Washing!**) pre-
Imie*l to laini.laris* himself with his du
t!e* In the even! of the President's call
ing an extra session after March 4. The
rules of the Ho*we give him me privilege
of the floor, and he Is not slow to take
advantage of the privilege The new
congressman-sleet seems to be lalwrlng
under th* impression lhat there Is a pre
scribed uniform for national legislators.
He 1* uaually attired |n anew silk hat.
pmtiaoly the first one he ha* ever worn,
a ready-made Prince Albert coat, stripe*!
trousers and cheap patent leather shoes
He delights to mingle with his future
colleagues on tha floor of th* Hous* and
In to* cloak rooms, and h* regards It us
part of his * ongreaslonal duty to et up
to luncheon In th* Capitol restaurant to
hla newly made acquaintances. Tn# only
return h hs* for these littis court##l*
I# that h* h# allowed to ventilate hla
own views on every public question, and
be allowed to rotate hi* persenil
achievement* on th* stump In the laet
campaign Hs may. however, becom*
wiser and a little I*** extravagant after
a little congreeslonal seasoning
Th* number of ladles In attendant*
upon th* sessions of Congress during th
past week ha# been unusually large. Il
Is due no doubt to the fact that tho Na
tional Woman s Christian Temperance
Union Is now In session her*, and also
because of a large delegation of women
from all parts of the country, who have
assembled here to urge on Congrea* t ie
importance of pae tng some measure which
will prohlhlt polygamy In ’h* Unltd
Btates These ladle* hav# thronged' the
galleries and corridors of the Capitol
day after day. and have enjoyed the elo
quence of Frye. Teller. Hai*. Morgan
and Pettigrew tn the Henatr. and hav#
also encouraged tho numerous talker* >n
th* House by I heir pretence The only
sensational Incident of th# week occurred
on Monday, when a squad of th* We
mnn’s Christian Temperance Union mod*
rod nn the Henate cafe aqd discover* 1
thst beer and other intoxicating liquor*
were on**als In th# national CapUol An
caching scene followed, and the ouoadera
left tb* cafe threatening to make a na
tional issue of beer selling in tho Capitol
GRIDIHON DLtH OFFICER*.
Arthur AA . Dunn of Associated Prpss
Hade I'resldenl.
Washington, Dec 1.-Th# Gridiron Clu
to-day elected the following officer* for
the ensuing year:
President. Arthur W. Dunn. Aisoclate
Prees; vie# president. Robert J Wynne
New York Pr*#*. *• r*tary. Richard I.
F*#rn, New York Tribune; treasurer
Ororge AV. Wnlker.
Executive Commltlee Aloett Nl tile
Kansas iJlty filar: K F3 lsupp. New A'or.
Evening Post; O. . Htsaley. LMfsrllb
Courier-Journal
! about me from different i-la-• ? .nd ara
eurpiiM i 4hat Inn do ail of t.n houae
iv •*. k done, an-l (hat I cured bv the
i tor -f chronic < atarrh Mv husband
w .i*t umml of Mhma. my h'*hf*r of
Mi.i hf and <*.ifarrh of th* stomach, and
tny *n of i'.*r i >f the thr ' When
I w.ia al- k I wei*h*il h* touda now
I welsh Ho Mr*. HARIB OOKRT*.
• I u** h Vlt.llier AMve.l Iter Uny.
Mr* E 1. ('homer. .’>24!) Emerald re
ru*. *'hlcg*i. 111. write* “I roaUy don'*
know how to explain to you Ihe i#no*Vi
vour le* un* lias *l*mi our boy U‘r t**v
und three bottle* so far an*! will soon
■IM reli you aH th* good
It ha* done u*.
< Mir I. •, is .1 y#ar* oi l and was taken
lit. lie w ii* going logo * sort of dacllne
ll* hud a cough that soundrd Ilk# an old
man, lost 111* appetite, .< reetles* In M*
sleep.
“We callr*) In our family doctor and
he prescribed for him, but he remolndd.
\ juat the wins
I sua g *md
. g., that are give
/ JWsM. X Wm Beruna.
/ Sr. Jf \ iwe had it In
W 1 Hi. houa*.
i j * T I t*u4 had new
l i \ M given him any
M L m before > From
Js'< *' j/ the flrat day we
T r -Al£M r gave him Bens
' * 'T b *** n
|Hl| month ago He
wm go out now
l her* la no
taking cold, for
we give him a
wf ) dose of Peruna
before he gone
■ out *n*l whan
he comes In It
~ I • th# firot
'i lim* in tw<^
- .... voir, that he
I*** been without a rough He ha* had
•-hronio broii*hi:| for two ysars, but
he I. lieltre of that too.
"I ran, have and will recommend Pe.
runa to my l*et ability 1 remain a firm
believer In Psrune "
MRB E. L CIIoMEU
Dr Hartman'* latest book on catarrh
j will be *n< free u*>on re*iueat to any
! i.-ldress Thi* heoK contain* nlnwty.fir*
I Mgr* of Interesting reading matter, and
will be found Invaluable to mothers In
• bling them to guard again*! and cura
*h* naiiv IH'le catarrhal aliment* of
children that com* with the severe wreath.
I er of winter.
DINNER OF GRIDIRON CLUB.
At ANY AAHAIAG Shirs ON THE HD
< ENT CAMPAIGN.
Each Guest Found at Ilia Plats a
“Knit Dinner Pull"— Nntlnnal Golf
Tonruhmenl tn AA'hlch HeKlsisy
AA nn—Heorannlsnttna nf the llets
ncrnllc Party n la Gridiron flak*
tinny lisrsls nf National Promi
nence finttiered nt fh# Dinner.
Washington. Dec. 8 —The Gridiron Club
give Its December dinner to-night at Ihe
Arlington Hotel and a large number ot
dtsllnguished guests was present.
The campaign that closed a month ago
was recalled In a number of skit* In
which Ihe member* of the club burlesqued
th# Incidents of thst canvass. Each
gurat found • "fu.J dinner pall" at hla
plate, which contained the menu. Then
there was a national golf tournament bo
tween McKinley and Bryan, which M-
Klnley won handsomely. Thera was a
presentation of campaign relic* to th#
Gridiron museum which Included several
discarded platforms, the cloths* of can
didate*. ate. Th# incident In th# cam
palgn when Senator Hanna was sent a
bill for a pair of plga feet, waa recoiled
by giving >ue aerator s pair of th# a#m#
without charge.
Th* reorganisation of th# D#mor*tki
party was accomplished In lb# Gridiron
way Senator Dolliver, who wss sworn
in last Tuesday was railed upon to eg
plain how executive session secret* leaked
out sine# he has been a member of the
Senate. Th* various skits were inter
spersed with some good speech** and
song* Among the guests Were
Ex-President Harrison. Postmaster
General Charles Emory Smith. Senator*
Depew, Dolliver. Hanna. Maaon, riatt nr
Connecticut. Spooner and Shoup: H*pr
**att.v#s i ’an non (Vomer. Cumin lug*.
Dick, rearre and Tawney; Gen* Ml Ira.
Cort.ln and Bates; Jtaj* Bird and Car
son. Admiral Melville. U R N.; Asswtant
Secretary of War Melklejohn; Scott C.
Bone. Wvtlilngton Po#f. Gextrg* B Boyd,
L'ennaylvanki Railroad: J. L Bristow. s
slxtant pooftnoster general; Robert M
Collin*, war correspondent Associafw!
Press; George il cnrtelyou, secrotary to
the Pretfdent *x-S*crtary of th# Troas
ury Chari#' Footer of Ohio; Chariao H
Cramp of Philadelphia, 3. M
Culp of Southern Railxnzr; Charles
O Dawe* controller of the eurroney:
John Joy Edeon. chairman of th# Inaug
ural Committee, ex-Secretary Foster of
th* State Liepartment; Evan P Howell.
Atlanta Joseph Jefferson; E. R. John
stone Mtnneap.lt* Tim**, Thomas Low
ry. Minneapolis; J. H Ma-ldy Baltimore
and Ohio Railroad; J. II Manley. Maine;
Paul Mortqn. Atchison. Topeka and Santa
F- Railway; N. O. Murphy. Governor of
Arizona; Frank R. Noye# presidet of
ih# Associated Press; Tom C. Nova*.
Washington Star; Harrison Gray Otl*.
Los Angeles Times. Richard Sylvester
superintendent of police, Wa htngtoa, W.
.A Turk. Soithern Railway; F*. D Un
derwood. Baltimore and Ohio Railroad,
and Thom.vs F. Walsh, member of th*
Pari* Exposition Commission; John Hoy,
Secretary of State.
Hecrulft Srssf to Matsauu.
Newport News. A'* . Dec. 8 —Th* United
Malta army transport Rawlins sailed for
Matanaas. Cub#, shortly before neon
day with 382 cavalry recruits aboard. Tn*
troops xsAlt be distributed among the va
rious garrison# stationed on th* Island.
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