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VOL. I. ELM CITY, K. C., FRIDAY, JANtrABY 24. 1902. NO. 24. THE PANAMA OFFER Comparative Cost of the Two Availa ble Caflai Routes, PRESILENT SENDS IN THE REPORT The Offer of the Company to Sell All , Its Rights and Concessions is a Liberal One. Washington, Special.—The President has sent to Congress a messa§3, simply transmittal, of the supplemen* tal report of the iathmiam canal com- mission, in which It is unanimously recommended that the.offer of the new Panama Canal Comi»ny to sell all of its rights, property and unfinished work to the United States for $40,000,- 000 be accepted. The Senate ordei-cd the report printed iir the Congression al Record, and also as a document. The report gives in full the corre spondence which has passed between the commissiMi and the Panama Canal Company at Paris, which included a cablegram from the president of the board dated January 9r as follows:. “The new Panama Canal Company declares that it is ready to accept for the totality, without exception, of its property and rights on the isthmus the amount of $40,000,000, the abo\e offer to remain in force up to iM^rch 4, 1903.” ■ The report states thiKt-“totality*’ mentioned in this message,inciudo 56 parcels of lands amounting to 30,000 acres, which cover nearly all the ground required for the actual con struction of the canal. It also Includes 2,431 buildings, used for offices, quar ters, hospitals, storehouses, etc., also nil immense ambiint of machinery consisting of floating plants, tugs, dredges, locomotives, cars, etc. It also includes all excavation work accomp lished upon the main canal line amounting to about 36,700,000 cubic yards. The v&lue of the work already done is estimated at $22,895,028, less contingencies estimated at $4,574,003, leaving an aggregate of $27,474,033. The offer also embraces all of the ex isting shares of the Panama Railroad and Canal Company, except 1.100 shares held by individuals in Europe and the United States. Against this prH>erty are mortgage bonds amount ing to $3,439,000. Of this amount the canal company owns $871,000. It also holds in its treasury $l,064,t)00 sub ject to sale, or cancellation, leaving in the hands of the public $1,101,005. These bonds bear 4% per cent, inter est. There are also outstanding $906,- GOO 6 per cent, sinking fund bonds. The transfer also "Rill include thrae passenger'and freight steamers of 2.- OOO tons each. The railroad company own.5 an undivided half interest in the Islands of Noas, Culebrala, Pcrico and Flamenco in the Bay of Panama, the Pjtcific Mail Steamship Company being the joint owner. Besides its right of W5J', terminals, wharves and consider able areas of land, it owns nearly the whole of the town of Colon, the houses there being constructed under leases. Summing up the commission finds the total value of the property to be as follows: Excavation work done $27,474,033; Panama Railroad stock at par $6,886,- 200; maps, drawings, etc.. $2,000,000; total $36,300,333. Add 10 ner cent to cover comnU§- sions, $3,639,667; total $40,000,000. The estimated cost of constructing the Nicaragua-Canal^is $45,630,704 more than the most of completing the Pan* ama Canal. The estimated annual cost of maiMenance a^d operation is $1,- 3004)^0 iigreSer Afe .Nicaragua. than at Pantoa. The Paakma route would be 134.6_ miles shorter thap, . the JJica-. ragua route from sea ^ to'' 4^ ' Vith fewer locks and less cu.gra^ture, both in^ degrees and miie»r;irhf ejjtljijates for the deep sea vessels through the Nica ragua Canal were >^aced-at.33. hours, as against 12 htfufs'Tor the Panama, these estimates being the time of ac tual navigation and not including de lays for winds, currents >ri darkness. If the passage were made without in terruption, about a day, could be saved by the Nicaragua over the Pan ama route by ordinary steamers n^knd- line commerce between our Pacific ports and all Atlantic ports, and aboiit two days by steamers of the same class trading between our Gulf ports and North Pacific ports. The time advan tage of the Nicaragua route would be less in the case of fast high po\yered steamers, the use of which is increas ing. Between Atlantic ports and the west cost of South America the Pan-> ama- route has tho advantage of about two days and between Gulf ports and the west coast of South Africa the Panama' route-has the adyai^ge of about 6ne. Cay. ‘ T^^. trade the^yea- terri coast of South America is-«*very Iroportant one which has hitherto been in European hands. The offer re>jeived Xrpja the : new Panama Canal Company to convey all Its property, including all its interest fn the Panama Railrbod to’^th© United States, will make the estimated oost of the two canals as follo'ws: Nica ragua $189,864,062; Panama $13^,233r 358. The transfer would give title to all the land now held by-both the Pan ama Canal Company and the Panama Railroad Company, which ^yers near* ly all lands required for construc tion o£ the canal. Tlie land held by private parties at Nicaragua must be acquired and its acquisitic® inaj prove expensive. ‘ Daniel tio6afi£ Pe^. Waehington, Special.—^Word has . just- been received here of the death Saturday, in North Carolina, of Daniel R. Goodloe, in the 89th year of his age. Mr. Goodloe passed the ^eater portion of his life in Washington, wl^ere he served for many years as corresp6lident of 'Newr “York newst>a-' pers. He was . also the author 'oi valuable ^itprilry worker including those of a histtnical character. He was marshal of the district of J^orth p^oUca ^fi>; EAXTKQUAKE IN MEXICO. Jhrep Hundred People Are Said to Have B^n KUied. Mexico City* Special.—One of the most terrible catastrophes ever re corded in the State of Guerrero is reported to have occurred late Fri day afternoon, iiFhen extremely violent earthquake shock Was felt Chilpancingo, causing a great loss of life and injuring many persons. De tails from the stricken district are very meagre, but scattering reports received here Indicate that probably 300 persons were killed and as many more Injured. It is known that the State capitol, the parish church and many business houses and residences are in ruins and there is much suf fering from awful seismic distur bance. One of the edifices that suf fered most was the Federal Tele graph office, which explains the pauci ty of news that has so far reached this city. Later, meagre details began .to arrive here. The telegraph lines and apparatus at Chilpancingo were bad ly damaged, but the employes, all of whom were uninjured, proceeded to erect an improvised telegraph office on the outskirts of the city. The num ber of dead was greater in the parish church than in any single place, as a crowd of worshipers were gathered there for the afternoon service. The solid masonry-walled roof came top pling down on the worshipers as if it had been wrenched from its bear ings by a thousand strong hands. Sev eral people were killed there. The Wat Department has ordered the troops in the neighborhood to co operate in the work of rescue. Until this work is completed it will be im possible to accurately learn the num ber of victims. It is believed, how ever, that this is .one of the most destructive seismic phenomena thai has occurred in Mexico. The greater part of the population of Chilpan- cingo are now camping out on the outskirts of th«= town. Earthquake shocks were felt in many other cities and towns. In Mexico City the earthquake took place at 5:17 Thursday afternoon and was of such violence as to shake the mcfst substantial buildings. The Pan- American Congress was in session at the time. The first movement was one of trepidation and was sharp. It was followed by an easier oscillatory movement from north-northwest to south-southwest. The duration was 55 seconds. The ciamage In this city was only slight. The State of Guerrero has always been the focus of seismic disturb ances. Reports received here tcmlght state that the shock was very severe at Chilapa. No casualties reported eo far from there. In duration the Chil pancingo shock was less importaut than that in Mexico City, having last ed 50 seconds against 55 seconds at the capital. ‘ Up to 11 o’clock at night no further news had come through from Chil pancingo. The earthquake was also heavy at Iguala, in the State of Guerrero, destroying the parish chuch and many buildings in the city and neighborhood. Among the latter was the sugar mill of General Frisble, an American. The mill had just been completed and fitted up with Ameri can machinery .at a cost of $200,000. The prbp.?rty loss is immense through out the State of Teurrero. The Associated Press correspon dent has Just seen a private tele gram from Chilpancingo'from a gen tleman to relatives in this city say ing: “I and family are safe. Many houses were destroyed.” The fact that he does not refer to loss of life is considered significant and it is now developed that the first estimate of deaths was greatly ex-aggerated. Train Wrecked. La-'=Fayette; ta., Spec'lal.—The fast passenger train which left .New Orleans •x^s wl-jecked Friday at Code station, 12'miles east of LaFayette. Five pas senger cars were thrown from the track, all well filled with passengers, but fortunately only three were hurt The'injured are: Dr. H. C. Smisson, of Slocnm, internal Injur.-ies; Dr. Brecker, of Detroit, leg hurt;- Mrs. C. H. Ham- bert, of Buffalo. N. Y., injured internal ly. The injured were brought here, sent to a hotel and are reported as do ing well. TOWNS GROW FAST. Morgan Makes Report. 'Washington, Special.—Senator Mor gan, chairman of the Senate committee on inter-oceanic canals, made a brief report of,ihat toipmntee, as the result of his Investigation of the status of the Panama sale proposition. He stated that he had learned officially that the French government had made no pro position to the iJnited States in con nection with the Panama canal, and that nothing had been heard from the government of Colombia on that sub ject A sub-committtec conslaUng ol Senatore Harris, Kittridge and Foster, was appointed to-take testimony con cerning the various canal routes sug gested. Eank Closes. . Albany, Ga., Special.—An application for a tempoiary receiver has been fll^ by the directors of the Commercial Bank of Albany. The bank did not open for business and a posted notice stated that the bank had suspended payment, pending the action of the State authorities. The liabilities of the bank are estimated at $123,000, with assets of $1&1,000 In bills receivable real estate. Nominations Confirm^. - Washington, Special.—The Senate Thursday conflremed the following nominations: Alexander, receiv er of pubUc money, at Montgomery, Ala. Pcstmaaters: P. D.‘ Barkor, Mo- l)ile. South Carolina^ G. S. McCravey lAur^ns;,' J. 0; Hunt^.. Union; P Hlon. Winnsboros. -.T. B. Hnsbands :^lon;^ E.’-Manning; E. A. S Miison, Barnwell; J. F, Ensor, Colum- : Wftj.jp, Marper, teral Mstictstn'the Sooth Rapidly Fillifl; tip. DETAILS OF THE LATE CENSUS Popnlatlon ol North (^on^ested In the Large Cities—in the South the In crease Has Been Rural. Washington, Special.-The Plrector of the Census has given out a state ment regarding the growth of , urban population North and South, 'which shows the following facts: The large cities taken collectively, are growing nearly twice as fast as the rest of the country. The per cent of the population of North States living in large cities is nearly three times as great as the cor responding per cent in the South; the North has a rate of increase no great er than that of the South. The large cities of the North are growing much faster than th03e of the same size in the South, but this differ ence balanced by an extremely rapid growth of small towns and cities in the South and especially rural popula tion. The statement says these results se^m paradoxical but are correct. Director Merriman’s statement is de signed to explain how the deduction that the South for the first time is now growing as rapidly as the North har monizes with the well known fact that in the North the population of inhabi tants living in cities is much larger than it is in the South and that as a rule cities increase in population much more rapidly than country districts. The statements shows that in the North the proportion of the population living in large citiei \» wore than three times as great is it Is iu *,he fkiuth. The populatiGU living in cities of ov er 25.000 Inhabitants increased 41 per cent between 1890 and 1900, partly by the growth of the 126 cities of that size 1890 and partly by the addition dur- jig the following ten years of 36 other cities to the list. The population of the country outside these cities increas ed between 1890 and 1900 14.9 per cent. The 160 cities of the United States, each of which had over 25,000 Inhabi tants in 1900 increased in population 32.5 per cent between 1390 and 1900. the rest of the United States, Including Alaska and the recent insular acces sions Increased 17.8 per cent. Of the total population of 77,994.579 in continental United States 19,718,312, or 25.9 per cent live in cities of 25.000 inhabitants or more. The proportion of inhabitants of the three sections, the North, South and West, into which tho census divides the United States fol lows: North, total population. 47,379,639; population of cities of 25,0000 or more 16,196580 or 34 per cent; South, total 24,523,527; cities of 25,000 or more, 2.- 488,553 or 10 per cent. West 4,091.349; cities of 25,000 or more 1,033,179, or 25 per cent The per cent of Increase of population living in places of sizes indicated from 1890 to 1900, by sections follows: 25,000 and over. North, 42.2; South, 31.0; West 47.3; in United States, 41.1. 8,000 to 25,000, North, 22.9; South, 26.9; West, 17.9; in United States, 23.1. 4,- 000 to 8,000, North, 27.6; South, 87.3; West, 50.7; in United States. 36.7. In corporated places of less than 4,000, North. 27.9; South, 44.4; West. 46.5; in United States, 33.0. Rural, North, 1.2; South, 17.9; West 22.0; in United SUtes, 9.4. These figures concludes the state ment, show that the present growth of population is a resultant in the North of a Tcry rapid growth of large cities, as lower growth of small cities, and a very slight growth in the country; and a resultant in the South of a rate of growth of larger cities below the aver- balanced by SOUTHERN INOUSTRIAL — ■ Ncw'Eaterpriscs That Are Efidilag Oyr Pi^or«4 iactlM. Kentii^OitFl«Ui tl a feceat l>su6 di6 Itdrfiiug Herald of Lexlngtdii, Ky., is published a sketcli of the d«vek>pment of tlie oil field In Eastern Kentucky, about fifty miles from Leidngton. The beginning of t^e advancraient of that section ia traced to the omirtraetien of about twenty-five yearfl aco by the €!hesa- peake ft Ohio Bailway of a road from Mt. Sterling to Huntingtoa, W. Va. Iron ore had been mined in Bath. Mun- ty for seventy-five years in ^rnall quantities, but the arrival of the steam road increased the ooU>ut of the ore and of timber. A little more Ahaa. a year ago tho ^.ft Sterling* 3^1 ft Gas Co., which had acquired 'leases in the neighb(M-hood of Ragland, drilled its first oil well in Bath county, and al most every well since drilled in that county has been found to be produce tlve. The Herald says: "None of the wells have been gush ers, and now that the field is partially developed, np gushers are expected. One reason that the oil would not How without pumping Is that it is free from gas, the pressure which causes tho oil in most gushers to flow freely. A sec ond reason is the quality of the oil itself. “The oil produced in the Uckinc river fields is a thick, black, heavy lu bricant, very similar in appearance to hot tar. The quality is good, and the oil men claim that it will sell on the ground at $4 to |4.25 per barrel. The- only market found for it so far. how ever, is local, the Bath county ma chinists using it as a lubricant on del icate machinery that requires the best quality of oil. paying fifty and sev enty-five cents per gallon. The oil raen believe that a market can readily be found when occasion d^nands it “The ordinary tanks provided for the first flow of the wells have been filled. As yet no pipe lines have oeen laid, and, indeed, it has not yet been determined to what point they will be laid. _“The Guffey ft Galey Company, rs- .puted to be largest tndependent oil ooncem in the world, is oonstmctlng a 65,000-barredl tank within 200 yards of the depot at Ragland. “They have few. If any, leases in the vicinity, all of the neighboring terri tory having been already leased. Mr. J. E. Maguire, a representative of the Guffey & Galey Company, stated that his company expected to handle any oil offered to it if it could see its way clear to make a profit on the oil. The Guffey & Galey people evidently be lieve that there Is money In the .Held by going to the expense of eretticg such a tank. There are no larger tanks In the country than the one at Ragland, although the same peoplo have forty tanks of its size in various parts of the United States. Mr. Ma guire said that the tank would cost about $20,000 when completed. The expense of erecting It alone, without the cost of the material, will be be tween $3500 and $5000. It will be 130 feet in diamat^ and thirty feet In height. “Nearly all the wells which' have been drilled at Ragland have been plugged to await the compl^ion of the tank. When the tank is completed they will be pumped to their full capacity. If the tank ia SMiable time, which 1i flonlM^tiy^*' pected, active measures will at once be taken to construct pipe lines, probably to Salt Lick, though there has been some talk of pumping the oil to the top of a nearby mountain and pipe it to the Ohio river, and at the river load it into barges for final destination. “One of the moat promlslflg compa nies in the Bath county field is the population the average for the United States. Lee Memorial Services. Memphis, Special.—Memorial vices commemorative of* the blrthcay of Gen. Robert E. Lee, were held throughout the South. At the Central Methodist church, in this city, the Rev. W. K. Finer took as the text ot his sermon, “The Soldier.” Fifteen hundred peoplts lio'feaaJ to ilr. Plner’s eulogy of the dead chieftain. Syrian Robb: d. Kirksvllle, Mo.. Special.^—I., Solo mon a Syrian, living at Keokuk. la., was held up Sunday night and robbed of a money belt containing $8,500. Solomon had sold his business in Keo kuk and was looking for a location here. Two fellow country men have been arrested for the robbery. Sol» mon says one of them held him while the other cut the belt from his waist The money has not been recovered. Smallpox In North Carolina. . Wilmington, N. C., Special.—The smallpox situation In Eastern Caro lina counties is beginning to be seri ously regarded. Although no quaran tine has been establis£Le3‘^agiainst''an3^ pla-'P, the health department has 9 watch on all trains from the infected district and will continue to keep “open house” unless conditions ma terially cuange. Dr. Joshua Tayloe, State smallpox' inspector, at Wash^ ington, N. C., is here aiid teports threa very virulent cases at Clinton, all ot them in prominent families. It. is feared one of the patieints will die. Warsaw quarantined against Clinton Saturday. Four Buildings Collapse. Detroit SpeciaL—Four buildings, each four storic;s high, located in the heart of the wholesale district of this city, collapsed Sunday night without any apparent cause, and all that now remains ia a smouldering heap of mins. Tl^ buildings were a part of the block, bounded by JefBerson ave- nne and Shelby and Griswold streets, and were occupied by five concerns aiii^ their stocks are a total loss, which is estiinated at $152,500, ex- cltniva of the loss on the byjldinga, 969.000. CONGRESSIONAL Detailed Doiot« «f Ow Natloaid Law ^king growth of small cTtles and arf- Increase of rural population’as fast-ar almost entirely of^X**lnst^ The company has 8600 acres of land leased in the immediate territory, a large portion of which is contiguous to the Ragland wells. Other leases are across the mountain, aqd some Ue^ to ward ■ Salt Lick, while it has several hundred acres leased land in Mrai- fee adjoining producing; weUs. TOe company has subleasM part of its land to Mr. J. M. Sweeny, who has (liiUcd one well upon it. The well was. found to be a good producing well, bat was immediately plugged up to await storage facilities. The comnany Is drilling another well nearby, and is now nearly 400 feet deep. Not less than thirty wells have been drilled Bath county, of which number at least twenty-five are profitable wells. ‘‘Two wells were shot at Yale, about two miles across the mountain from Ragl^d. Oil was found In the wells, but it was so flooded with salt -««ter that it is not deemed profitable at present to work. , . Iddustrial Miscellany. The British steamship Cayo Bonto sailed from Pensacola last week with a cargo of 14,350 bales of cotton, val ued at $387,403. The Morgan Line of steamships has begun regular service between the Southern Pacfic terminals at Galves ton and New York. 'Rie .jcompany has recently placed several ' of Its largest vessels'upon this Utie. The'Norfolk ft Southern Compan?, recently chartered In New Jersey with $1,500,000 capital stock, it is stated will engage in the coastwise steamship business between ports on Hanxpton Roads and points further South. Brenst B. Hoes of YoHkers, N. Y., is one of the inc»pora(or8. A bulletin of the census bureau shows that^the value manufactured products in Tennessee In 1900 was $107,527,060. a gain of 48 per cent over 1890. The invested capital waa $71,822,- 680, a gain of 88 per eeat The first submarine eable to sur render to wirelesa telegraphy is that lying between Rome and Sardinia. Ita use will shortly he dlaooBttaoad, as the 200 kilometrea of sea between the Imperial. City and the island has been aucoesifaUy tmrwM ^ lire- HOUSE. Twenty-sixth Day—The time of uM llou6e of Rrepresentatives was occu- tiied in general debate upon an urgent deficiency apth-dprlMion biH. An item in the bill cai'rying $500,000 for a mili tary post at Manila ^ecipitat^ a long discussion, which took wide range, drawing into the debate some of the ablest debaters oil both sides of the House. A s«ni-humorous speech by Mr. Clark, of Missouri, elicited a r«ply from Mr. Cannon, of Illinois, which in turn drew the fire of Mr. DeArmond. of Missouri. Others who participated were Mr. Richards!^, of Tennessee; Mr. Grosvenor, of Ohio; Mr. Alexander, of New York; Mr. Grow, of Pennsylvania; Mr. Williams, of Illinois, and Mr. Un derwood.'of Alabama. Mr. Cannon in charge of the deficiency bill explained that It provided for the goveiiunent service for the current fiscal' year where existing appropriations were not sufficient The bill carried $16.- 704,230. Mr. Richardson, the Demo cratic leader, pressed Mr. Cannon to know under what law it was proposed to appropriate $500,000 for a military post at Manila. The chairman of the appropriations committee replied that there was no specific law to establish such a military post, but whether under the general organization of the army in the field such an appropriation was in order, it would remain for the chair man of the committee of the whole to determine when the appropriation was reached. “How much of the $1,37€,8S1 which it is proposed to appropriate under the War Department is to go to the Phil ippines?” Mr. Richardson asked. “Only this $500,000 is to go to the Philippines direct,” replied Mr. Can non, who proceeded to argue that the treaty with Spain imposed upon- the United States certain duties relative to the Philippines which might make such an appropriation In order. He thought it as wise to have an army post at Manila as to have one at Chicago or any other place in this country. When pressed for an explanation as to the reason for the proposed appro priation of $40,000 for the emergency fund of the State Department Mr. Can non admitted that it was for the enter tainment of Prince Henry, ot Ger many. “Prom every standpoint.” said Mr. Cannon, “I believe it is apt and proper to provide suitable entertainment of the representative of a great people beyond the sea who has given us so much' of our bone and brawn and brain.” (General-applause.) Mr. Livingstone, of Georgia, the rank ing minority member of the appropria tions committee, did not think the pending bill should be criticised. Mr. Clark, of Missouri, in the course of ai\ entertaining speech wanted to know who was going to pay the ex penses Ot “the extraordinary aggrega tion of talent consisting of Whitelaw Reid, Captain Clark, General Wilson, young Piecpont Morgan and young Wetmore,” who were to be dispatched to Ix)ndon to “see His Sacred Majesty, King Eklward VII,” crowned? “We were to pay the expenses of Prince Henry’s visit,” said Mr. Clark, “and it is a poor rule that does not work both ways. If it was right and proper for us to pay for the enteirtalnment of Prince Henry, why should not England pay the expenses of Reid, Clark and the others?” He said he was “teetotal- ly opposed” to paying a cent on that head. But he was glad to entertain Prince Henry, because it would “give the lie” to the impression certain An glo-maniacs were trying to foster t^at we were in league with England against Germany. Mr. Clark also indulged in some general comments on the Increase in the governmental expenditure which had grown, he said, from $1.52 per capita in 1860. to $12 per capita last year. He insisted that if these “riot government expenditures” went on, the republic would topple over of its own weight. Twenty-seventh Day—rln the ab sence of pressing business the various managers are allowing the widest latitude in the debate upon the ur gent deficiency bill now before the House, and all day the debate pro ceeded. The irrigation of arid lands in the West and the advisability of retaining control of the Philippines were' the main topics under discus sion. The speakers were Sllbley; Dlnsmore, of Arkansas; Newlands, of Nevada; Mondell, of Wyoming; Rol>- inson of Wisconsin; Gaines, of Ten nessee; Vandiver, of Missouri, and Greene, of Pennsylvania. Mr. Gaines opposed the item in the bill provid ing for the establishment of a mili tary post at Manila and made it the text for a general denunciation of the administration’s policy in the Philip pines. He said that while in the Philippines he learned absolutely that the Americans promised indeiien- dence to the fllipinos. SENATE. Twenty-sixth Day—During the great er part of the day’s session, the meas ure providing for the establishment of a Department of Commerce was under consideration. An effort was made by Mr. Nelson, of Minnesota, in charge of the bill, to sccure a vote on It, but the opposition to many of its provisions became so strong that the effort had to be abandoned. In an extended statement Mr. Nelson replied to the criticisms that had been made of the bill. The Departments principally affected by the measure were those of the Treasury and the Interior. The former had on its rolls 4,419 employes In Washington, and the latter 4,881—each having a greater number of employes than all the other Departments combined. Mr. Nelson said he believed there was a strong public sentiment in the country in fa vor cf the establishment of a Depart ment of Commerce. “We Heed it,” said he, “to put ourselves on a parity with other nations of the world. We need it to put our commercial and industrial development under governmental con trol.” Mr. Platt, of Connecticut, supported the measure as a whole, but offered an amendment striking from the bill the proposition to transfer the Patent Of fice. It was accepted by Mr. Nelson and agreed to by the Senate. Mr. Cockrell, of Missouri, t>ffered an amendment which was adopted elimi nating from the bill the proposition to transfer to the new Department the Census Office. A House bill eonferrittg upon MraC Id* 9. WI49W ot thf late PiflRdeat McKinley, the mad Cranking privilege, was passed. 1^%eii^-*«v«Bth Day—^For nearly three tlMtri tlM Senate had under consideration til# PhlUppine tariff bill. The measure was BMde the un finished business and probably will hold that position of preference until it shall have been voted upon finally.' Quick Justice. Norfidk, Special,—There was justice administered to Neal Stanbach, the 18-year-old negro who on Saturday evening assaulted Mrs. Elisabeth Preif- er, a 70-yeu^old iriiite woman, a. few miles out in Norfolk county. Stanback was caui^it by a party of white men. brought to the county jail and locked up. Large mobs made attempts to lynch him but failed. Tuesday he was indicted by a grand Jury, tried, convicted ^and aoitenced to hang on March 12. Hla victim testified seip MEN COMBINE Judge Chaagea Hia Tadc Knoxville, Tenn., SpeciaL—A new phase originated in the Ducktown Copper Company injunction case Monday when Judge Allen declared that the remedy of the injured parties Is by action for damages and that he will not allow the injunction hereto fore issued to stand. Judge Allen's Vuling is made iwder an act of the !ast Legislature in aa action of this eharacter it rests in the discretion of the court when the work is one of puAilic utility, whether he shall abate the nuiaance or not If it determines not to do so. It ia a matter for a Jury to datirmine the damase. Will Qo toOeorgia. New York, Special.—The mandate ol the United States Smtreme Court ia the face of the agitaticHi against the Gaynors, charged with complicity in the frauds for which Captain O. M. Carter is now undergoing imprison ment was received here by the United States Sajtreme Court Judge Lacombe made the order directing the four de fendants to appear in court on Mon day next, on which they will be sur rendered to a marshal and takm tc Cteorgia far trlaL PROMINENT PEOPLE. Hen Krupp’s income is by far the largest in Germany. Charles M. Schwab has won and lost heavily at Monte Carlo. King Edward’s racing colors will be seen this year both on the turf and at sea. William Fife. Sr.. father cf the de signer of Shamrock 1., died at Fairlie, Scotland. Admiral Dewey lias learned to fish near Palm Beach. Fla., and has beet> very successfuL The Earl of Dysart has offered $50,- 000 to start a fund for a national op era house in Lendon. A large portrait of President Diaz has been given to President Roosevelt by the former's direction. William Deering, head of the har vester concern at Chicago, which bears his name, has retired from active busi ness. According to a cablegram from Rome the Pope is enjoying excellent health, displaying marvellous* lucidity of in tellect and strength of memory. John M. Harlan, of Kentucky, is the ranking Justice of the Supreme Court of the United States in seniority of service. He was appointed in 1S3T. Sir Bedvers BuUer. having just at tained the age of sixty-two. has five years to serve as a general officer on the active list of the British Army. Sir William Macdonald, of Montreal, has given to the Province of Ontario. Canada, $125,000 to be used for the erection of buildings, etc.. for the use of the Ontario Agricultural College at Guelph. Dr. D. K. Pearsons, ther philanthro pist of Chicago, has issued an ultima tum to the eight colleges that expect to share in his bounty of $400,000. In it he says the beneficiaries will have until January 1, 1903, to pay their pledges. If the colleges cannot qualir. then the institutions will not get a cent from him. NEWSY CLEANINGS. Drunkennesa is said to be diminish ing in Italy. Minneapolis millers are hampered by a scarcity of cai-s. The gold output of California In 1901 reached $17,000,000. German textile centres report great ly improved conditions. Paper twine stodcings at three cents a pair are the latest things in hosiery. The Government is building twenty- one revenue cutters for use in the Phil- The mining industries of France consume about 3,008,000 t«i8 of coal per onntuu. England is watching a proposed to bacco combioe that wHlCght the Amer ican Trust ' " ■ A square mile of land near Mt Car mel, Penn., has suddenly sunk two and a half feet. Wealthy farmers of Iowa have been caught with promissory notes for aboiit $35,000 lit sw^dlers. Presi^i^ Bboseveit has signed the parcels post hgi^pement recently ar ranged between the United. States and Bolivia. Secretary Wilson is advised that the Department of Agriculture tobacco ex periments in Connecticut have been successfuL Both in Baltimore and Denver there Is ail energetic agitatloa for putting tmder ground the dectrie feed wires maintained by the trolley lines. The Government revenue from the sale of public lands last year was |2.- 865,000 and from the sale of Indian landa $1,400,000. a total of $4,385,000. The Jewelel sword which the Sua- day-school children of the State of Texaa preaeated to the late John W. Phillip, who commanded the battleship Texas In the Bairtlago fii^t. has been turned over to the l>fatlonal Museum, at Washinftoo, bjr the /ate AOfiJrari Owiers of Oceaa Liters Gettiif T»- fetber For Profit BIGBEI FKEIGITS OVEI TIE OCEAN Every Line But Oae Tradias Bc^aaa EaglaadaBd Aoierlca Eatera Urt» the CobMocl London, By Cable.—A representatlVa of the Aissociated Press has secur^ aa authoritative btatement regarding the rumored shipping deals , which, while confuting the refK»ts of the amalga- mation cf several lines, reveals the fact that negotiations towards a trade agreement are being conducted on a larges, scale than hitherto hinted at What has actually happened is this: Every line trading between Englaad and America, except one, has agreed to form a freight combination upon a basis considerably higher than the rates at present in force. That one ex ception. however, threatens to upset the prolonged negotiations, for Tuea- day fifteen firms withdrew their pre vious assent, declaring that unless this one exception came in the combine would be valueless. The line which has so disarranged the calculations, for the success of the scheme was believed to be practically assured, is campara- tively unimportant and plies between London and the United States. The extent to which the proposed combination had attained can be Judg ed from the fact that the fifteen with drawals do not constitute 50 per cent of the firms interested. A representa tive of one of the lines most intimately concerned said that it looked very much as if the whole plan would fall through, though he admitted that strenuous efforts would be made to per suade the backsliders to come in again, and leave the unimportant exception to fight its own battle. The reports of a financial amalgama tion between the White Star, Ameri can. Atlantic Transport and other lines are strenuously denied. .1 Seven Burned to Death. Hambleton. W. Va., SpeciaL—About 4 o’clock Tuesday morning Camp Wve. of the Outer Creek Room and Lumber Company, several miles from here, in the forest, took fire and burned so rap idly that seven of the 40 men asleep in the building failed to get out and were burned to death. Following is the list of the dead: John Morrisey. John Riley, George Van Horn, Arthur Hen- ricks, Thomas Hlckery, Mike Cran ford, Forest Manard. Bud Welsh was so badly burned that he is in a critical condition. It was not more than five minutes from the time the alarm was given till there waa no chance of es cape. The camp was 32 by 50 feet and the upper part all in one room and in thte the 40 men were sleeping. Two very small windows and the nanww stairs afforded the only ways of esc^^ and those who went to the windows, a dozen or more had to Jump 12 to 15 feet, the others rushed down the steps like sheep, pushing and tumbling and fall ing over each other. After they were- out, some of the men inside could be seen in the fiames, but no cry came from the building. The dead were al most entirely cremated. They were scarcely 40 pounds of the fiesh and bones of the seven men brought her0~ in a little box. The men who escaping lost their clothing and were compelled to travel through eight inches of snow almost naked to another ean^^ a mile away. Stock Withdrawn Frohi Market. New York, Special.—^The commoB stock of the American Tobacco Com pany was stricken from the list of the exchanges Tuesday'. This action was taken upon Information from the com pany that all but about 1 per cent of stock had been exchanged for consoli dated tobacco company 4 per c«it. bonds under the terms of that com pany’s offer. The recent rise In price of American Tobacco unassented stock to 300, and advance of about 160 in two weeks, gave rise to apprehension of a qteeulative comer. Schley’s Appeal. Baltimore, Special.—Isador Ray- ner, counsel for Rear Admiral W. S. Schley, has finished the draft ot the appeal from the findings of the court of inquiry and will go to Washington for a conference with the admiral. It is expected the admiral will be ready to hand the appeal to President Roosevelt on Wednesday. The docu ment contains over 100 typewritten Dead la a Boat Norfolk, Special.—John L. Pearce, 9t years ot age, prominent in society la Norfolk and cashier of the Standard Oil Company’s branch here, was found dead Tuesday morning by a newsboy. Theliody was in a small skiff In Roa noke dock. No reason f^ Mr. Pearce’s presence in that locality is known. The coroner’s Jury rendered a verdict giving congestion of tho lungs and kidneys as the cause of death. The body shows no marks of violence. Mr. Pearce’s books are in excellent condi tion and there is nothing to indicate suicide. He had been hunting at Virgin ia Beach and was in good health and spirits. The Senate in executive Monday confirmed the followfnc post- maaters: Florida, Olive B. Stout Fort Myers, ^^rglnla, Samuel M.' Tost, Staunton; Jacob W. Dudley. Bast Badford: John H. Orillia. Frederlcka- burg; Elisha O. Darden. Hataipliw; (jhas. P. Smith. Ifartlaavflle; Her bert Woodlln, Nattoaal Soldiers* H»ie. Elizabeth City; Fred Read.. Newport News; May Mosby Camp bell. Warrenton; 'mbert L. Gilleaiiie. (}rahani; Samuel H. Bliss. FarmrUla; ypmOtOB Wr niMr, Xtr«l mm ii mi
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