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' THI ASSOCIATED LAST EDITION 4:00 P. M. Weatner Forecast: Ruin; colder. - PRESS DISPATCHES ASHEVILLE, N. C, SATURDAY AFTERNOON, FEBRUARY 18, 1911. So PER COPY & t.. VOL. XVI. ' '0. . EIGHTMILLlbfiS TO SPEND SI 00.000 IS TO BE SPENT this mo list In Acquiring Forest Lands; This Seems to Be the Provision of the Weeks Bill, Which Con gress Has Just Passed. NOBODY SEAMED TO KNOW WHAT SENATE WAS DOING Senator Penrose Barely Saved from Hitting a Bum Note Senator Over man May Be Made a Member of the Commission. Gazette-News Bureau, Hotel Hamilton. Washington, Feb. 18. ANY believe Senator Overman will be made a member of the commission to serve under the forest reserve law. The commission will be comprised of three cabinet members, two senators and two house members, and the honor attached to such service would be a high one. Mr. Overman has not, however, sought the recognition and has not said he would accept it. .The respon sibility would be great, and the work may prove laborious, Wednesday night, following the passage of the forest reserve 1)111, Mime member of the North delegation suggested the Idea of securing the pen with which President Taft is expected to sign the measure with a view to presenting It to Dr. C. P. Ambler or some one of those Asheville gentle men who were so active In the early singes of the work. It was soon as certained, however, that this might ! hard to do, since Mr. Kinney, sec retary of the association that has maintained open headquarters here I'm- so long, had spoken for the pi n, ami will doubtless get It. Pew Knew What It Was. It was amusing, and not a little try- lily to Oliservo that night the flack (if Information respecting the exact iimuunt appropriated, and other pro visions of the bill. Few of the pa pers had their facts on straight the next morning, and some of them were off a few million dollars. Glftord Pin I'lu it was quoted as saying that eleven million dollar would be spent under the bill, but an examination of the document does not warrant any such statement. If Mr. Pinchot ecr made it (Hie New Yolk paper, usually iiu ciirte suit! It carried an appropriation of ten million dollars. The writer, who hail never seen the house bill v.iis under the impression that It made a couple of million dollars available annually until 1915. but one senator, who had been active In support of the bill, when questioned was sure that it only appropriated one million each ear for that period. Two other sen ators was appealed to for the facts, but it was then night and there was no chance of looking up the bill Itself. These two senators had no Idea how much the bill appropriated, and th Ideas entertained by some house morn iiers wero equally vague. Glftord I'lnchofi office wua called up oyer the. telephone, but the deposed forester has a bunch of fair-haired boys In his office who are apparently over trained, and pono of them would veil tare to answer any questions on this or any other miblect In the absence of their chief. It was explained that -Mr. Pinchot rot hi start In the con- servatloH buslnesk near Asheville, and that there would probably be no for est reserve bill of the kind la question at this time had It nut been for the activity 'Of Asheville Deoule. but all this was not regarded by Mr. Pin chofs clerical force as comprising i valid reason for asking for facts of particular Interest to North Carolina people. What He Knew About It. Just how much the average senator knew about this money that was voted out of the treasury may be gathered by the case of Senator Penrose. The Pennsylvania Senator received, a few days since, a number of letters ur Inti him to support the Weeks bill, as thu fur nut reserve measure la known He had written, perhaps, a hundred letters and wmb ready to mall them on the afternoon of the 14th, wVn some kind friend came along at the opportune mwment and headed them off. Mr. Penrose went on to exptai to his admiring constituents. In tha course of his stock letter, that he was heartily in favor of the Week bill but he had no Idea when the senate would be able to take a voto thereon would be able to take a vote thereon, and even If the senate should be good enough, to p-i the bill no one knew what Is IU fate might ha In tha house. The senator oltlcd force wus told that It might be well onmiL-h tn wait until the next day, when hn could write and toll his anxious Inquirer lust what had nap pened. Perhaps never before has scn u vast fund of misinformation n accumulated on one subject KIkIi Million Dollars. The bill wa a long tlnre on IU way through the senate, therefore the one million appropriated for 1110 will b lost. I ait two mKllon dollars win available annually until the end of the llscal year In 111. and as the nsca year ends In the middle of tl.. sum rnrr both the North Carolina senators take the view that eight million doi lars will be available for the purpose of the examination and the acquis! tlnn of Iiiii.Ik oa the headwaters of IIHvh.nl, h streams, anil S 12M0.0O0 will i... . . i tv the Federal govrrn- leclric Company Asks Permission to Make Extensive Improvements to Car System, Extend Gas Lines. WISHES TO LAY HEAVY RAIL ON LINES THROUGHOUT CITY oiistriic'l mid lengthen Turnouts, Lay Lino on West College, etc. Plan to UeUeve Congestion on sip Exhlbiting its faith in the future usiness growth of this city, and with desire to Improve the already good schedules which Asheville enjoys, the sheville Electric company has ap- lled to the bourd of aldermen for permission to construct und legnthen turnouts on many of the lines; to re: lay all light rails on the present sys tem with heavier ones, and to con struct a line of railway connecting Government and Haywood streets, via he West College street route, with orth Main street, and to install an additional Bwitch on Pack square so a to relieve much of the congestion the square. The improvements planned during the present year will ggrcifate the expenditure of a large sum of money, reaching perhaps over luu.uuo in tne city alone, to say othing of the construction of a line f railway about two miles into West AshevlUe. The West Asheville line will likely be opened for traffic be fore the first of April; probably sooner. Intension of (.as Lines, The company has also asked for a cneral extension of the lines of the gas department on many of the streets, thus giving the people the privilege of the use of gas lor lighting or cooking. In fai t, gas has become ulte popular for cooking purposes. I'he street committee to which the request was referred announces that public hearing will be held In the fflce of Alderman J. Frazler Glenn in he Legal building Wednesday morn ing ttl 10 tfTlock. " In Its application before the hoard lie company says It has planned "im- rovementw requiring the rebuilding f a considerable portion of the racks and while usually the matter f repairs does not demand, perhaps. formal permit, nevertheless the proposed repairs are so extensive that we feel' that it would be proper for he board to grant permission to rosccute the same." lanes to lie Heliuilt. The rebuilding consists of the fol- owing: on Montford avenue from Santce street to Riverside park, re- itiilding and replacing the 40-pound tils with tie-pound; on French Hroud avenue line, rebuilding and placing heavier rails from French llroad ave nue to Depot street: on Hlltmore line, rebuilding from the end of the pave ment to the terminus; on North Main lino, rebuilding from Woodtln street to Fast street; on Charlotte street, renewing roadbed from Woodlln street to Grove park; on Ihitton avenue, re- lulldlng and changing to 70-pouud rails. The following privileges are asked for: (a) construction of a switch anil urnout on French llroad avenue, not over not) feet in length, from a point opposite Timothy street to the pri vate, right of way of the company, near Dewltt street; (bl extension of tho turnout on Charlotte street from Its present limit to a point between Chestnut and Clayton street: c) ex tension of the turnout on Merrlmon avenue southward to near Hillside street; (d) extension of the turnout on Kouth Main street from its present terminus to a point near McDowell street; (e) extension of the turnout on Montford avenue, near Zilllcoa street, westward for some distance; also lengthen the long turnout on Montford avenue' from Its terminus near Wen unestnui 10 a point near llearden avenue; (f) the right to con struct a line of railway through West College street, connecting with Col lege street. North Main, Haywood and Government atreet lines. Heaviest is also made for the fol lowing extensions and construction of gas lines: on Liberty street between llroad and Hillside; on Hillside lie ween Merrlmon and Kast atreet: on College street between Oak and Pop lar; on Highland from Chestnut street northward; on Flint street from Blames to Magnolia avenue; on Southaide from Glen, Rock hotel to South French llroad avenue, and for tho entire length of the loitowing streets; Ilranton, Pnirer, ynu anu John. To Keep In Ailvani of Truffle De- ma ml. The Idea of the company. It was stated today. r to give Asheville the best possible service and to keep the lines of the company well In advance of the present demands of traffic. The i..ik.ninir nf tha switches will great- 'ly facilitate the maintenance of schedule and allow In aome ease a .hortenlna of them.. The animnnai turnouts amount In ome place to ri.mi.in tracking for some wimance. The West' College tret line I to de tour a U work cars, car to car narn. etc., and everything not necessary to om on tha Patton avenue line. -It will work a great convenience. The additional turnout on the square I to enable n exrhang of the :et atreet and Patton avenue car similar to ex changes on other llnea and to relieve the congested car each. 16 minutes tha mouth of Patton avenue, n la stated that thl additional switch ..ill ha a rreat convenience. It l alao planned during the grenter part CORN DISCUSSED; FANCY FOWLS Enthusiastic Meeting of the Boys and Girls of the County Held Today in High School. J. P. POLK GAVE INTERESTING AND INSTRUCTIVE "FOWL" TALK It. P. Hayes mill K 1). Weaver Sakc on (.'urn Growing Oilier Talks Interesting Meeting.. At the meeting of the members of the corn und poultry raisers contests at the High school building this morning, a very Interesting program was carried out. There were about 100 boys and girls present with their teachers who are interested in these contests and who listened attentively to the addresses that were made. The talks on both subjects were Interesting and instructive and it Is felt that the work of getting both these contests started is now well accomplished. The members were enthusiastic over the prospect of engaging in the worl; and were instructed by the speakers as to the best way of getting started. The meeting was called to order by Prof. A. C. Reynolds who presided anil the first speaker was J. P. Polk who gave an instructive and valuable ta'k on poultry, expressing his pleas ure that so many girls had seen lit to engage in this prolitahlc and pleasing industry. He gave them a list of 21 names of poultrymen who would sell settings of ei;gs at $1.00 ea,ch, but not mure trmn three settings. He whs followed by C. G. Brandt, one of the oldest poultrymnn in the county, who gave a practical talk on the general subject of poultry. A. IS. Eve .then talked of the different va rieties of -chickens, telling of the good points of each with reference tn the egg production, nnuit breeds, and gen eral utility poultry. A meeting was called one month hence when pens of the various breeila will be on exhibition for In spection" anil.' instruction. On the subjeot of corn, It. P. Hayes, an cv-lmemlier of the corn contest committee, made the opening talk In which he gave some helpful sugges tions on the subject of intense corn growing. He was followed by K. D. Weaver, the county agricultural dem onstrator, who Illustrated his talk with eurs of seed cairn, instructing the boys in the qualities of different varieties. Geo, pj. Powell, a member of the contest committee was also present at thu meeting but did not rrnuke a talk. A list of the prizes were read for both co litest s as published in The Gazette-News a few days ago. The promoters of both these con tests are very much pleased with the interest that is being manifested and feel that tliey will result successfully ami give an Impetus to corn growing a pure bred poultry raising that the county hus long needed. r DECLARES II DIVIDEND First to Be Paid by the Corporation Since October, 1907 Exten sive Improvements. New York, Feb. 18. The first div idend to be paiu on tho preferred stock of the Southern Railway com pany since October of 1907 Is to be distributed on April J4, the directors of the road having declared a dlvl dend o( one per cent The payment I made for no specific period and President Klnley said that It wai the Intention of the management to main tain payments In the future, although no Information was obtainable a to what yearly rate was contemplated. Extensive improvements. Including expansion of freight facilities at Im portant points wtr authorized by the board, and the president was em powered to take up the question of purchase ef additional trolling stock, Mr. Klnley said that since details of tha Improvement planned had been determined upon he wa not In a po sltlon to state at which point changes would be madev He said; "A the action of the board Indlcutes, It ha adopted the policy of resuming dividend on the preferred stock on a very conservative basis In the expectation that with a coutlnu a nee of favorable condition the rate of dividend may be gradually Increas ed uptil the full dividend can again he properly paid. Thl resumption of dividend will not result Inany modi flcatlon of the present progressive policy of the company with respect to operation, maintenance and Improve ment of the property." Resumption of dividend 1 on the preferred stock was made possible by Improved earning of the road. In the six month ended December I the net Income Increased 11,011,000 oven the corresponding period of th corresponding year. In all of 1007 the company paid four per cent on Its preferred stock but at the time of the panic It suspended dMdenda. Petween 102 and 107 It paid five per cent, an niiHlly. It never bus pnld anything o ASHEVILLE BILL Commission form of Government Charter Goes Over from the Senate to Lower House for Consideration. REFERRED TO COMMITTEE , COUNTIES, CITIES, TOWNS Bill to Prohibit Sale of Liquor Through Clubs Gets Favorable Report State Farm-Life Schools Bill OtherJUatters. Gazette-News llurcau, Chamber of Commerce Kooms, Hollemon Building, Raleigh. Feb. 18. .shevlilo charter bill went THE ov at ver to the house from the sen ate today. - Referred to the commute on counties, cities and towns. ' Tho House. Speaker Dowd comcned the house at 11 o'clock. Prayer by Dr. O'Kelly of the First Baptist church. Petitions were presented: Connor: From employes of the Atlantic Coast Line lor employes liability bill. Als paugh: From citizens of Forsyth county relative to extending the lim its of Winston-Salem. Taylor: From citizens of Brunswick for a special di vorce lor a citizen. Weatherspoon: From Laurenburk asking for the ne gro reform school. Among bills .favorably reported from committee were: Protect Moore county forests from lire; aid in pre vention of hog cholera, anil amend charters of Chapel Hill and Pitts- boro. There were unfavorable reports for the bill to regulate, banking, make appropriation for -operative experi ment farming and to create Avery county, the, latter with a minority re port favorably with 12 signers. Re peal of the ISO!) road law for Wilkes ounty; for relief of members of mili tary companies; relative to contracts of sale for future delivery that would allow futures by registering contrnc- ors; regulate costs In criminal caes (Continued' on pace St OFF-THESTATIITES Alabama Legislature Adopts the Park Local Option Measure Unique Situation. MonlKoincry, Ala., Feb. 18. Hy i vote of 21 to ii lust evenlnii the Ala biiinii senate passed the Park local op trfJM bill just ns it came from th house. When (invernor O'Nell sign the bill every prohibition law on th ooks will be repealed and a peculiar situation will arise. There will be no law prohibiting the sale of liquor on the statute books and none allowiiiR it. The Turks bill doe not becomo effective until bills are passed regu luting the sale of liquor and no wet or dry election ran be held until the regulation statutes are enacted. "TODAY IS YESTERDAY," SAYS SPEAKER CANNON Speaker Made Ruling This Afternoon That Friday's Session Was Still in Progress Filibustering. Washington, Feb. 18. Speaker Cannon at 12:30 o'clock thi after noon made a unique ruling that a fan a the national house of re pre sensitive 1 concerned today I yes torday. lie sustained the contention that Friday' session wa still In pro gres. Then cam the spectacle of a big majority of the house mem her, practically all democrat and many republicans, trying vainly to work their will against a virile re publican minority valiantly led by Representative Mann. Mann filibus tered all day yesterday against the puaago of the' omnlbua war claim bill. - After falling In an effort to have the session resumed at 11 o'clock thl morning declared a new legislative day, Mann renewed hi filibuster de mandlng roll call on every proposl lion pnt liefore the house. Indications were th filibuster would oontlnu day and possibly all night. Eight Person Hurt la Train Collision. Pittsburg, Feb. IS. Eight persons were seriously Injured early -thl morning when a passenger and freight train on the ' PlttBlfiirg Hall way company collbli'd at Mononat RDHIBITIQN WIPED ADESPERADO GANG . RUNNING AMUCK ? Policeman Slain at .Greenville, S. C, Another Wounded Train Held up and Robbed at White Sulphur, Ga. -Man Hunt Last Night by Asheville Officers Bad Men Headed f o r Mountains, Perhaps. SOMF.TIIING of a stir ivan created on the streets here last evening shortly before (i oVI.iek when word reached the city im! county officers that a police sergeant had been killed In Greenville, S. C, and another police ottlcer shot and seri ously wounded while endeavoring to arrest an alleged store-breaker. The information that reached Chief Cham bers and Sheriff Williams was to the effect that there were two men im nllcntud in the killing; that the shoot ing occurred In an old station or building near Greenville und that the two men were seen about 18 miles from Ilendefsonvlllei Request was made for officers from Asheville. The Southern railway's officials here were Informed and Instantly a special, an engine and tender, w.is placed at the disposal of the authori ties. SherilT Williams detailed Dep uty Mitchell and Deputy Sheriff I.vda while Chief Chmnbers chose from volunteers on the force Patrolman McConnr ll and Patrolman Jones to go to Hendersonville or Saluda and loin In the mn'i-hunt. There were ni.i an other volunteers including Alderman L. W. Young, who drew the "lucky card" and made the ilft.li oflicer In the chase, it was siuted that only eight could go on the special. incliuMng the five officers, the engineer, fireman and conductor. Jlany others wished to go but there was not room. Magistrate W. R. Gui'scr swore in the men in the square and at (i:13 the officers, armed w ith Winchesters and riot shot , guns, hoarded a Biltnwrc car and at 6:35 took the special at Riltmore for Hendersonville. The special was waiting at Biltmore when the officers arrived and was soon making a fast run to Hendersonville. It was given the rii?ht of way and made record breaking time. Had Iloeu i rested at Saluda. The officers upon arriving at Hcn- leisonville learned that two men had been arrested near Saluda by Houth Carolina ottlcer and taken back to rcenville in an automobile. It was ated that they were the two men mentioned in the description sent here and who were seen 18 miles from Hendersonville. The Asheville officers after learning about the arrest re turned to the city on No. i. loiter It was stated that the men arrested were farmers and not the niioiri.rl murderers of the Oreenvllle officers. News of Train Itobla ry. This morning the city authorities received a message stating that Soutli- rn passenger train No. I!6 had been held up by highwaymen at White Sul phur. Oa., this morning at " o'clock nd the baggage and express cars robbed; also all the passengers, while the firemen was forced from the cab. The Asheville ofllcers, some of them it least, are inclined to the opinion that the men who killed tho Orecn- llle oflicel and who were guilty of robbing stiires in thut section are thu same men who held up the passenger train. It Is learned here that tho hltthwaymen numbered five. There was one rumor this morning that the llremnn of the train was chased from tho cub and had not beer, located. I'hls rumor, however, was given llttlu redencc. An Oi'naiiicd Hand'.' Some of the officer here believe that the men guilty of the murder of the police oflicer in Greenville ar- members of a well-organized band of robbers; that after robbing stores In the Oreenvllle vicinity and after the police officer was killed the gang got together und made toward the Geor gia line; that they held up the pas senger train and making their escape have headed for the lountain of western North Carolina, probably their Intention being to get Into Clay, j Oraham or Swain county and thence1 across the line Into Tennessee. Story ol (lie Crime. A Greenville, special to the Spar tanburg Herald under date of yester day gives the following particular of the tragedy: Posse have searched all day In the country round about for the lone yengman who, early this morning, fa tally shot Policeman Gunnel ana wounded Policeman Johnson In th: thigh. The hooting occurred at the C & G. passenger station In West End at about S o'clock. Officer Ounnel was shot In the abdomen and lived only five hours, while Johnson' wound Is not serious. The roundsmen were on the Au gusta street beat when they noticed a suspicious looking character with a bag In his hand enter the station. They approached the station door. and a they did so Officer Ounael flushed hi pocket light Budddnly there were Art I In quick uoclon a half doxen shots from the Interior of the room and Officer Gunnel fell mortally wounded. Officer Johnnn returned the man' Are. emptying his revolver. The unknown man fired once mora at Johnson, striking him In the thigh, and made a successful break for liberty. Officer Gunnel was taken at once to hi home near by and given at tention, but he died about 1,0 o'clock. Search lb-gun. Just after daybreak, as soon as the new of the tragedy spread over th city, posses were formed to hnt the assassin-and when a rumor reached th city of two suspicious characters, having been seen at Traveler Ket In the early morning, wher they hired a team to go across th moun tnln. Mayor Marshall and several pn will hardly be heard fromi before mid night. It is generally believed here that the men who killed the officer is one of the gang of two cracksmen who robbed two stores and the Southern railway station nt Wllliamston, twenty miles from here, early last night. Among the stolen articles at William- ston was a bottle found near the C. & G. depot this morning, has been Iden tified as similar to that missing from Wlillamston. an unusual brand, hard-' ly known here, and that lends color to the theory that the men came Into Greenville about mUdnlght on n freight train. Working on this clue., the adjacent country Is being scoured in hopes of finding the guilty man. The city has offered a reward of $500 and the governor $200. New Yor'.i detectives are also en route here. The shooting of Officers Gunnela and Johnson ma'kes the third attack on city policemen this week, Ottlcer Cureton having been shot by a drunk en man on Wednesday. He is now said to he dying at a local hospital. Olliclal Statement. The following official statement was made this afternoon by General Pas senger Agent Cary of the Southern railway: Express car on Southern Railway train No. 6 was held up by five rob bers about one mile from White Sul phur, Oa., about 3:15 a. m.. February 18. It is not known at what point they boarded the train. However they did board the train as passengers, Two of them covered Conductor W. Mooney, and two of them went Ir.to express cur and held up the express messenger, blowing open a small safe in .the express car. There is no dam age to the train other than that the concussion In blowing open the sal'o shattered the glass In the doors and windows. None of the passengers were molested, and there waa nobody injured. Train delayed 40 minutes. Seven Hundred lollars Stolen. (tty Associated Tress) " -' rJalnoBvlllo. Oa.. Feb. 18. The ex press safe on the Southern railway train :ili, north-bound, was blown orv n by four bandits early this morn ing at White Sulphur, Oa., four miles from here. Seven hundred dollars wlls ien. i ne roooers, coennK m crew mm revolvers, oruerea me train started after the looting was finished I'he bandits disappeared In the dark ness. No one wus hurt. Officers aro in pursuit. Tho Hold-up in Detail. The train waa the United States fust mail, New Orleans to New York The masked men dynamited the ex press car safe and stole the contents No passengers were molested.. The robbers escaped Hi an automobile probably bound for north Georgia. A posse is on their trail. The rob bers broke down the door of the rail road station at White Sulphur, bound the night agent and set the signal for the train to stop. As the locomotive slowed up one of tho men entered the cab. ordering the engineer to pro reed to Lulu, a small station several minles away. After a stop waa made tho gang entered the express car. While one held the conductor and express messenger at a revolver's point the others blew open the safe. Agent Terrlll of the Southern Express company. Deputy United States Mar shal Landons, Detective Hause of the Southern railway, and Deputy Sheriff Uttle are with the posse with blood hound. SUCCESSFUL ATTEMPT TO Obstruction Placed in Switch and En gine Was Derailed One Person Was Killed. Tamaqua, Pa., Feb. 18. A deeper ate and successful attempt at train wrecking. In which on man wa killed, occurred at Lofty station on the Philadelphia and Beading rail way today. Someone placed an ob tructlon In a switch, causing th lo comotlve of the local passenger trai to jump the track on a steep embank ment. Engineer Samuel Oiltner, aged (0, wa killed. Th fireman wa not Injured. When the engine leaped from the rail it tore loose from the tender, and the rest of the train re mained on the roadbed. Wider Guest to Slug Sing. New York, Feb. II. Handcuffed on on aide to a negro highwayman and on the other tn a murderer, Kr win I. Wider, a bank cletk who peladed guilty to stealing $180,000 worth of securities from the H'lsso Chinese bank, was taken to Sing Sing to serve nine years. Hal a and Smiw In West. Kansas City. Feb. II. Haln now or both prevail over Iowa, No braska, Kansas, Missouri, Oklahoma, Texas, The long drought I broke W. 1L DuUln Deed. Washington, Feh, line kwt.'ln, tr- il, H. Willi" tinlny o;. .1 II SUDDEN W SWEPTJTER 'EM A Wave of Retrenchment and Reform in House, an Unwont ed Thing Webb Made Fine Showing With Weak Case. CHAMP CLARK IS VEXED OVER THE ROW HE STARTED He Thinks Southern Senators Unduly Alarmed About the House Bill, In creasing its Membership Looks lor no Adverse Effect. Gazette-News Bureau, Hotel Hamilton. was THE proposed ary of the i ident, tho Washington; Feb. 18. proposed increase In the sal- secretary to the pres . Increased remunera tion nf the house official stenogra phers n'nd the Charlotte mint were all swept away by an unwonted wave of retrenchment and reform which roll ed over the house that Is how it happened. Congressman Webb, rein forced by Messrs. Small and Thomas, made an earnest and forceful if una vailing plea for the "Queen City's" historic Institution. As viewed by many members on both allies of the chamber, Mr. Webb made a fine showing with a weuk case, for not only had the secretary of the treasury recommended closing of this and other mints but, as Bar tholdt of Missouri and Gillette of MussRchusctts pointed out, no mem ber of the house had felt It wise to alse any objection when the honsa ' leadership months ago had agreed upon this program of reform. A Vermiform Appendix. Bartholin alluded to the Charlollo assay office as a sort of vermiform up- wndlx of the, trqasury department luV'fhh) was not construed as a re- llectlon upon Col. Parson, the mint's genial director. The vote waa close nd several members seemed to think that Mr. Webb had been "counted out" when, after a rising voto hud been taken, it was announced thut there was n majority of a dozen against the proposal to continue the. ppropriution. lurk Im Nol Apprehensive. I talked with Champ , Clark Just fler the Missouri statesman had bought H handful of newspapers tell ing how he had set England and Can- da by tho ears hy suggesting In the course of his speech on reciprocity the possible annexation of tho Domin ion. The speaker was obviously vexd over the row which he had unwit tingly started, but he allowed that this talk about the southern states sacrificing their number because of fenr of losing some representation In the electoral college reminded him of the man who was always willing to sacrifice somo of his wife's relatives. Mr. Clark, who cheerfully admits that reported reference to herself as a presidential possibility la pleasing. tuues the view that whereas tho alarmed southern senator mean Well, he does not think they have figured on all sides of the proposition. Ho says he has no apprehension of any adverse effect on democratic prospect in 19 12 In the event the senate ac cepts the house bill Increasing Its membership. W. A, H. DEPARTED SENATORS IRE EULOGiZEDBYCOLLEAEUES Tributes to Memory of Late Senator Dolliver and Senator Clay in thi Senate. Washington, Feb. 18. Tributes to the memory of Jonathan P. Dolliver of lowu and Aleander 8. Clay of Geor gia, were paid in the United States senate thl afternon at 1:30 o'clock. Senators Cummins, Cullom, Tillman, Clapp, Beverldge, LaFolletle, Gore, Chamberlain and Young spoke of Dol- uvvi m i;uBravier anu me. viay waa eulogized by Senators Bacon, Over man, Talluferro, Carter, Bailey and Scott Senator Terrell of Georgia wa scheduled to speak, hut ll',nes pre vented. The senate Monday will hoar euloglea upon the late Senator Dan iel of Virginia, and McEnery of Lou isiana. Maunoleiim Equipped with Burglar Alarm. - Erie, Pa,, Feb. 18. The mausoleum of the late William U rVott, million aire and congressman, dfiMcratcd la tently In Erie cemetery, ha been equipped with eloctrlc burglar alarm and electric lights. Alarm connects with the home of Mr. A'hsrles 1L Strong, th mllliotalre's daughter. Missionary to the Orient Sulilde. Commits San Francisco, Feb. 11. 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