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The News and Observer. VOL. XXXIX. NO. 105. TO LMEST OKMTI! OF M H OMiUIJI DULY. SIMMS AND BAILEY PRJ vn>* \l, S»» E iK'K 8 f ’ T,! K OPENING OF TIIK II \»* l IST CONVEX IAN. YOUNG PEOPLE’S ORGANIZATION A Lais* - Attendance ut iiic t- p< Uiiis «*• the Kapii*t state Convention-’’ wo Raleigh Leaders el the Oecomiu ■*» tiou ’lake Leading Part-—l he In terest in the Oiganizatiou of the Young People ot ih“ < han h -Pro ceed :nts ot Yesterday** Session GREENSBORO, N. 0., Dee. 5. (.Sjx*- eial.) —There were one hundred dele gates at the Young People’s Meeting to-day and it was a great success. Rev. 11. Yandeventer was elected presi dent and Kev. John E. White, secre tary. Addresses were made to-day as follows: “Making Baptists,” by J. E. White; and Education,” pre pared by Carrie L. McClean, of Char lotte, and read by Kev. Junius Millard; "How to Enlist Indifferent Members,” by Kev. H. A. Brown; “llow God Led IJs," by Kev. B. VV. Spilman; "Young People's Union and Foreign Mission Work,” by l)r. Thomas Hume. EDITOR BAILEY'S ADDRESS. When the late Kev. (’. T. Bailey died, his mantle fell ujhui It is son Will, who had been doing most of the work on the Biblical Recorder for more than a year prior to his father’s death. Some of the older of his brethren, conceding his ability, feared that he lacked that maturity that usually with age to become editor-in-chief without the aid of an older man. But such men in the denomination as Dr. Taylor, Dr. Hufmnn and Dr. Durham, who knew young Bailey well, said to them: “The young man has been editing the paper during his father’s illness so success fully that few have noticed the change from father to son. lie has already been tried, ami found both capable and prudent. He needs help in many ways—and we will all give it to him — but he is abundantly able to be editor in-chief and sole manager. The truth of what these gentlemen said lias been abundantly demonstrated. I am news paper man enough to telll a good editor when 1 read his paper. The Recorder is one of the best pajiers ever printed in the State. Every line of it shows careful preparation, careful selection, and the editorials have-the merit of be ing prompted and direct. It is grati fying to the young men of the State of sUI denominations to see the success attained by Mr. Bailey. He has the largest, field of usefulness and the most fertile held of any young man in the State. Thanks to his father’s wis dom, he enters as a young man upon a |iosition of great responsibility and wide usefulness. But he owes it to his own industry and ability that every body- old and young declare that the mantle has fallen on worthy shoul ders. Invited to speak to-night with a view to State organization of the Bap tist young people, Mr. Bailey spoke with good effect. In substance he said: "The movement for the organization of the young people throughout Christendom has lieen gathering im petus twenty-five years. It was felt long ago in le-ss active denominations; it is reasonable that it has been felt most where there was least induce ment. It has now come upon us. Its object has been variously stated, but I am sure I compass its aim in saying that it is designed to multiply and scatter missionary Baptists to the ut termost parts of the world and to ex terminate the dip-and-the-dyed-w ith it Baptists from the face of the earth. Missionary Baptists, young or old, necessarily believe in organization. “The reason for the existence of the movement is the lack of avenues of Christian activity for young people, lack of opportunities for the cultiva tion of individuality. People with plenty to do are not eomplainers. But 1 do not wish to be misunderstood as saying that these deficiencies are due to failure of divine power or failure of the pulpit. They are due to failure of young men and women in the churches to find before them the inducements and encouragements to be active, which a meeting of their own and a department of work of their own easily keep lie fore them. It has been said that North Carolina is behind in this matter. Relatively we are, but practically we are not. We can afford to lie behind some States and then ex cel them. The passing glory of being first to organize cannot be ours, but the greater glory of being first in loyalty to Christ, first in service and faith is yet for us to w in. We may be thankful for the conservatism which has held us hack from the errors of many who have acted impulsively in this matter. Our opportunity is to per fect an organization which will give no one offense but will do sweeping good, "it is dear that we need organiza tion; it is clear that our churches are willing; and it is clear that we are ready. We are warned of the resjxm sibiiity of this action; but we are so gravely responsible for nothing as for idleness. It is worse not to utilize power than not to try to make it count among the good forces of the world. We go into this movement with o[>en eye* We are not going to have fun. We have duties facing u:s at every turn. We must put our church and its cause first; the organization is not the onit is the means. Loyalty fs more than valor; obedience is greater thsn mighty shows of works.” •tint t addresses were ‘made by Br. Pritchard, of Charlotte, and Dr. Felix, of Asheville. THE OPENING SERMON. The opening sermon was preached by Kev.A. M.Simms, D. !>., pastor of the Baptist Tabernacle in Kalengh. He is a pleasant and captivating preacher whose object in preaching is always to make men have aspirations to better living. His sermon made a fine im pression upon the large congregation of men who know how to judge good sermons. The text was Isaiah 51:1 and 2. The following synopsis will give an outline of the sermon: The Lord was endeavoring to cheer his people, and that they might lie ti lde to appropriate his promises he ap pealed to what he had done in the ease of Abraham. The theme is. The voice of the Past, The Parent of Hope. Not with your past, as an individual, nor the last hundred years, but till the past. God says look back on it all and get comfort, strength and faith from any part of it. Roam with the antediluvian pion eers. Chat wth Noah, take, breakfast with Abraham,lunch with raven-fed Elisha,or sing with the sweet singer in Israel, all are yours and wherever God bids us look for comfort, its may be seen it will be found. The Hebrew looked to the brazen serpent and found healing, and when the world looks to a suffering Christ it finds a savior. When we* get this conception of the past. Old Testament events and char acters will sjieak to us with living force. It is by looking back that we get in spiration to hope for the future. Take your own life as an illustra tion. You started in obscurity, pover ty and until some event or jierson of the past w as held before you, you had no hope* of any special achievement in life. That other life aroused you and from that moment you became a new man, living in a world with new pos .-abilities. Men’s lives, in their great ness.spring not from the crib or the hearthstone alone, hut from the touch of the past. This was illustrated by the open sea of Northern Eurojie which is caused, not by the rivers there but by the Gulf streams whose waters ha\e been kiss ed by the sun of another country. So the life force with which you work to morrow may spring from Abraham, Paul, Luther or Julius Caesar. From the past we also learn that God will not leave his jieople without lead ers. • This is a feature of the subject espe cially interesting to us now . .V great leader has fallen, but by looking to the past we are comforted. When Moses died Joshua was at hand, and so it was when Aaron and Samuel and David died. When Christ, the great teacher, fell the Holy Spirit was sent and so God will always comfort his people. So we have seen it in North Carolina. Win gate is gone but Taylor is here. When Ilroadus the great preacher died B. 11. Carroll, of Texas was already before the people. Meredith and Bailey have gone, but the latter has left a noble son who cheers us by his power. Our difficulties are correctly estimat ed only as we look sit them in the light of the past. I'org ‘ting the past they loom up before es as mountains insurmounta ble as boys u<- join: <-<i the broad diteli only after comparing it with some pre vious leap. So young David went again.- 1 the giant, encouraged by liis experience with the lion and the bear. A great difficulty in the way of our civ ilization is the liquor traffic. It is an iron heeled tyrant, a Vesuvianic cloud that threatens us with strangulation. Whence is our hope? We measure it by other evils in the past, such as the Roman gladiatorial shows, feudalism and slavery, and seeing that these have gone down before the faithful presen tation of gospel truth we hojie for the death of this evil also. But the victory will not come until the people are taught and aroused to the point of voting by principles and not by political parties. There is a great crisis in our educa tional work. Shall our schools live or shall they die? Shall we sink or swim? We believe that somewhere in the past there has been an outcropping of facts and principles v\ liich may help us in the solution of the question. It is a conflict of opinions nay, of convic tions which, to some of us, are dear as life. We believe in Christian educa tion, the saturation of the mind with the principles of revealed religion, and if the opinions of our opponents pre vail, we believe it will be as hard to reach the people with the gospel as it is for a smith to weld east-iron. We find a similar conflict in the past his tory of our country, and we find that, when our fathers spoke openly, per sistently and in a manly way, teaching through printed matter, speeches and sermons, they prevailed. And so we believe it will be now. True it will cause tin* disruption of friendships in some eases, but this has always fol lowed the inculcation and mainte nance of principles. When the churches can do more for peace than for principle, they have lost their right to live. Christ intend ed them to be the storm centers of so ciety. Every needed revolution, every agitation against evil and every up heaving against wrong must begin in them, or they are* disloyal to their trust. Speak not. then, of peace, but of right, of conviction, of allegiance to Christ and to the highest, interests of humanity. A condition confronts us. The peo ple are drifting from the country into the towns and cities, and ancient strongholds of the country are grow ing weak. The great country preacher i * gone. He was the center which held the school, the leading families and the community. Where in the country to day Mill you find the successors of [0 NTINUfU) < M Mil ItTH I'AOK | RALEIGH, N. C.. FRIDAY. DEC. 6. ’B9 . CUBA AND COINAGE WERE THE BIJIIJ F.l T* 111 AT t NG AGED THE SF'Al’t’S A i TENTION. TWO COINAGE BILLS INTRODUCED One by Senator Mills, a !>• inocrat,and the Other by Senator Chandler, a Republic) n.-Senator Call Discusses Hi- Resolution Favoring ihe Recog nition ol the L'ubaos as llelligereit!s --Resolution Against Retirement of Green to ck- in'iodiiced. WASHINGTON, Dee. There was a very good attendance when the Sen ate met at noon to-day. The first bill introduced was one by Mr. Mills ( Dem.. Texas) for the coinage of the silver in the Treasury. The bill introduced by Senator Mills directs the Secretary of the Treasury to have all the silver in the Treasury coined into subsidary coin and provides that when the revenues of the Govern ment shall be insufficient to meet the eurrrent expenses of the Government, the Secretary shall issue non-inter est bearing bonds and legal tender Treasury notes in amounts sufficient to cover the deficiency and pay onj the same in current expenditures of the Government, and also that when the gold reserve in the Treasury shall la in excess of $100,000,000 and legal ten der notes are presented for redemp tion in coin, they shall be redeemed in either gold or silver coin at the dis cretion of the Secretary. The bill also provides that when the reserve shall fall below $100,000,000, the Secretary shall redeem the notes in silver. It closed with a declaration for the main tenance of the parity of the two metals and a provision for the repeal of all laws authorizing the issuance of in terest-bearing bonds. A bill introduced by Mr. Chandler (Rep., New Hampshire) for the free coinage of silver at the ratio of l.>*/ 3 to 1, vvas listened to with great attention by the members of the Senate. After providing for coining the bullion and the issuing of silver and gold certifi cates, the third section of the bill pro vides that the law shall take effect and become operative when similar laws shall have been adopted by the gov ernments of England, France and Ger many, "which laws shall, in substance, provide for the purchase of gold and silver bullion without limit and shall make legal tender of the gold and the principal silver coins and any certifi cate representing them, the ratio be tween the gold and silver to be tin same provided for in this act; and w hen such laws have been passed by the governments aforesaid, the Presi dent shall make proclamation accord ingly, and this law shall then take effect and be in force.” Petitions from Florida for the recog nition of Cuba, and from the legisla ture of Montana against further issu ance of bonds were presented. A resolution offered by Mr. Call (Deni., Florida) was adopted, ending upon the Secretary of State to send to the Senate the correspondence rela ting to the ease of Gen. Sanguilly, an American citizen, sentenced to life imprisonment for alleged complicity in the Cuban revolution and directing him to procure a copy of the record in th*- ease if it is not on file at the De partment. Mr. Gallinger (Rep., New Hamp shire) introduced a resolution declar ing it to be the sense of the Senate that it was unwise and inexpedient to retire the greenbacks. \t the conclusion of the preliminary routine business, Mr. Call (I)em., Flor ida) called up his resolution of Tues day and addressed the Senate. The resolution provided for the rec ognition by the United States of a state of public war between Spain and the government proclaimed and for some time maintained by force of arms by the people of Cuba; declaring that tin- United States would maintain a condition of strict neutrality between the contending powers and accord to each the rights of belligerents in the ports of the United States. The reso lution further declares that the United States protests and remonstrates a guinst the barbarous manner in which the war in Cuba has lieen ..conducted and authorized the President to take such steps as may lie necessary to se cure an observance of the laws of war as recognized by all civilized natons. Mr. Call drew a graphic picture of the ruin, inisgovermnent and barbar ous cruelty against which the Cubans were contending and their long strug gle for freedom. He described the for mer revolutions and declared that the progress-against tyranny made by the native Cubans who maintained, as we had maintained in 1776, that just gov ernment must derive its authority from the consent of the governed, en titled them to recognition as belliger ents and the neutrality of other na t ions. “This government,” said he, em phatically, "is responsible for many of the outrages that have been com mitted. 1 do not mean to say that the President, and cabinet are responsible but the attitude of this government negaively by not recognizing the revolutionists as belligerents in our ports and territory, is maintaining to day the power of Spain on the island of Cuba.” In conclusion he described Cuba as the Queen of Antilles, the future cen tre of a confederated republic, that would include all the islands of the West Indes and called upon the com mittee on foreign affairs to consider his resolution in the spirit of our fore fathers and report it favorable at an early day. Then, at 1:20 the Senate went into executive session and at 1:35 p. m., ad journed until Monday. THETURK STILL AHEAD EASTERN ihpiohacv carrier the day against all OF EUROPE. BUT fl CHANGE mUST SOON COME % Ireswt v the Sultan Seen *he Mohe* «»! Hie Ue rope mu Net Drawing Closer Around H m--I!is Wrath Vbilcd on Ills Minbais Who Live in Daily tear cl 4*sa»siuaiiOD*-Hiig»ian War Vessels Collecting in the filar k Sea - —’ he Situation Growing * > •- CONSTANTINOPLE, Dec. \ Via Sofia, December 5. —During ine past twenty-four hours, there have been fre quent cabinet councils at the palace, and several exchanges of communi cations with the representatives of the powers, hut no decision secerns to have been arrrived tit by the porte on the subject of the firmans demanded by the powers for the passage of extra guardsliips through the Bosphorus, The dilatory policy- of the palace peo ple is continued apparently in the hope that some hitch will occur which may put an end to the accord of thepowers. The embassadors do not attempt to deny that the accord of Europe is lia ble to be disturbed at tiny- moment, and it is to attain this end that the Turk is working assiduously night and day with all the skill and subtleness of eastern diplomacy. Irritating rumors about the "real designs” of Great Britain are taken to the Russian embassy by the agents of the porte and annoy ing insinuations concerning the "ultimate aims” if Russia find their way, through the porte’s agents, into the British em bassy. In turn the French em bassy hears sly reports about the do ings of the German embassador and v iceroys. So the game continues, with the Turks still it head in spite of tin efforts of an apparently united Europe. However, unless all the signs are misleading, or the unexpected happens, there will be it decided change m the situation by Saturday. -VII the Turkish ministers are guard ed and all are in fear of their lives, not only dreading assassination at tin hands of the Armenians but standing in great apprehension of being sum marily dealt with by the Sultan, who is known to be irritated beyond any previous degree at everything and everybody. Seeing the meshes of the Eurojiean net drawing closer and closer around him every day. Abdul Hamid is described as lieing frantic with impotent rage and likely to wreak vengeance upon any or .'til of his ministers. There are more rumors than usual in circulation to-day regarding the mussing’ of Russian troops on the Turkish frontier and the gathering of a Russian fleet near the Bosphorus. In deed it has been reported that several Russian war vessels have lieen sighted off the black sea coast of Turkey and nobody would be astonished to see Russia's extra guardship steam into the Bosphorus from the east at the same time Great Britain's extra gun boat passes the Dardanelles. The United States Ambassador, Mr. Alexander W. Terrell, has received a note from the Forte to the effect that more vigorous orders have been sent to the Turkish officials in the dis turbed districts to take every precau tion necessary to protect all foreigners SAID FASCIIA IN DISFAVOR. ROME, Dec. 5. —A dispatch received here this morning from Constantino ple, dated December 5, stated that Said Pascha, the president of the Turkish Council of State and formerly grand vizier has taken refuge in the British embassy tit Constantinople, believing himself not only to be in danger of arrest, but fearing for his life. Only recently Said Pasha was men tioned its likely to be reappointed grand vizier, and, w hen matters reach ed a crisis last w-eek, he was cabled upon to use his influence with the British embassador at Constantinople. Sir Philip Currie, to have the British gunboat Dryad ordered away from the Dardanelles. Although not successful immediately. Said Pasha succeeded ii> getting Sir Philip Currie to once more refer the matter to his government, although he had full power to act, with the eventual result that the Dryad was sent back to Salonica Bay. ANOTHER SERIOUS RIOT. CONSTANTINOPLE. Dee. ?>. The following official statement has been given out here: “The Armenian leaders at Ziioh and Kaisareih (Caesare) in pursuance of their subversive programme having fired upon the Mussulmans in tin* open bazaar and trouble broke out. The au thorities suppressed the riot and res tored order. With the exception of un important events w hich have occurred at Marsovan and Zeitoun quiet pre vails elsewhere.” WHOLE COUNTRY UNSAFE. CONSTANTINOPLE, Dee. 5. Mail advices front Jiddali, the seaport town of Mecca delivered November 29th say that the Turkish authorities there have made several arrests among the chiefs of the ‘.edotiins with a view to force the tribes to surrender those per sons who made tin assault upon the Pritish consul and vice consul, . the Russian acting consul and the Freneh consular secretary there on May 30th last. The Bedouins as a reprisal, are trying to capture several Europeans to hold its hostages. It is feared that tin less a settlement is arrived at the Car avans during tjie eomig pilgrimage season to Mecca will be attacked by the Bedouins and there will be much bloodshed. The whole country is now unsafe. IPiWARDDtt rHEFAiri-IF! L Hin-tirr t HtisomN App » ntmerit is Con li i m d WASHINGTON, Dee. 5.--(Speciali se veral of the faithful are already get ting relief. The friends of the combine are being rewarded. Mr. Pearson lias secured a place in the House document loom for R. B. Roberts, of the Ashe ville Register. Wiley Shook says he expects to be provided for by Senator Pritchard when the Senate is re-organ ized. Representative Skinner will put a constituent, probably ex-Judge Pool, of Elizabeth City, in it small place. Representative Linney has been anx ious to do something for 1). C. Pearson, of Morganton. Mr. Settle has several constituents he is trying to provide for, and each one of the House Populists will have a little patronage at their disposal. But there are many hungry mouths clamoring for the pie, and both Representatives and Senators are deluged in letters from olfiee-seekers. * * The President to-day sent to the Semite a number of recess appoint ments. Among them were Matt W. Ransom, of North Carolina to be min ister to Mexico. Mr. Ransom was con firmed by the last Senate to the same position but it was held that his ap pointment was illegal. In the execu tive session this afternoon Mr. Ran som's nomination was confirmed. » * * It is probable that Secretary Car lisle's annual report will not be sent to Congress before Tuesday of next week. Various matters delayed its prepara tion some. The Secretary did not be gin writing it till the hitter part of last week. ■* * # The annual opening of bids for star mail routes in North Carolina, South Carolina, Georgia, Florida, Alabama, Mississippi, icnnessee and Kentucky was begun to-day. The contracts are to run four years, beginning July t, 1895. There are approximately 125,- 000 bids and the work of examination will occupy a large force for ten days or more. * The following jsistmasters were ap pointed in North Carolina to-day: A ho, W. E. Wagner, vice Smith Ford resigned; V Beleross, Blanche Fere bee, vice W. G. Ferebee, dead; Beula ville. L. W. Grisham, vice D. W. Sand lin. resigned; Bluewing,S.L. Purvcar. vice L. B. Tuck, removed; Bosley, R. L. Jackson, vice A. S. Fitchett, resigned: Caledonia, Jeanette Kennedy, vice I). M. Kennedy, resigned; Corinth, N. G. Avent, vice M. A. E. Avent, Jr, resign ed; Lowell, R. P. Rankin, vice J. I). Ragan, resigned; Merritt, L. J. Jones, vice C. E. Paul resigned; Reitzel, J. C. Cottrnne, vice G. W. Wrightzell resign ed. * «■ * Mr. George P. Pell lias been trans ferred from the Government Printing Office to the new document office and now receives $1,600 salary. (’apt. IV. A. Carraway.of Kinston, is here, and shvn he is bound for "Due West.” Mr. Will Bailey and bride, of Raleigh, are in the city. l)r. W. R. Capeliart returned to North Carolina to-night. Dr. J. A. Faison, oi Charlotte, is here. « « JItXG t N K II t AHOLD i The Prts dent Dll en Another Ix tended limiting t our. WASHINGTON, Dec. s.—The Presi dent left Washington to-night on the light-house tender, Maple, to reeujier ate from the strain he has been under in the preparation of liis message to Congress and on a hunting trip through the North Carolina sounds. With him were Dr. O’Reilly, Comman der George F. W ilde, naval secretary of the light-house board and eoniander Benjamin P. lumber ton, in charge of the light-house district comprising the sounds. The little vessel was well provision ed and it is likely that if the weather is fair the President will not return to Washington before the 12th or 15th of the month. The Maple was headed for the mouth of Chesapeake Hay just about dusk, and the trip began with a cloudy northwest and a rather raw and bitting wind that is commonly re garded as the best jiossible weather tvir water fowl in this section. Unless it is deemed well to lie up in the lower Potomac over night on the chance of picking up some ducks there, the Maple should arrive at Norfolk to morrow forenoon There she will en ter the Chesapeake and Albemarle ca nal and pass through the upper end of the system of sounds which extend from Virginia clear down to Wilming ton, N. C. Reports received by the President indicate that ducks ami goose have appeared in these favored waters in large numbers on their flight southward before the winter gales, and it is hoped that the trip will be even more successful than that under taken last spring in the same waters, when most of the fowl had already started northward. All of the Presi dent's companions have made this trip before in his company, and tire conse quently well acquainted with the best shooting grounds. It is expected that the cruise will extend as far south as Wilmington, N. C.. though most of the time the party will be further up the sounds, not far from Roanoke Island. A GALE IN THE CHANNEL. QUEENSTOWN, Dee. 5.-A terrific gale raged in the English channel to day. The White Start steamer Ger mania which arrived ths morning from New York was obliged to enter the harbor and anchor in order to land her passengers and mails. THE DIXON-EARNE FIGHT. NEW YORK, Dec. s.—The Dixon- Fnrne fight was declared a draw at the end of the tenth round. PRICE FIVE CENTS. TO CAPTURE CANTON AN ATTEMPT TO ESTABLISH AN INDEPENDENT GOV. EKNMENT. THE CHRISTIANS ARE INVOLVED The Plot was Discovert d by the United Slates t'lMisiit, and Five llnrrrli of PiSiols aad Ain in uni lion Mere Neill d--e icht V- Fiv* el the Chief Den- pi raters Cuptimd and liuprD ni(d--Oitat Excitement i retail* Throughout the Province. BOSTON, Mass., Dee. 5. Mail ad vices received by reliable lawsons is this city from Canton, China, this morning, give details of an attempt on October 27 to capture the city of Can ton by a secret organization for the. purpose of establishing an indepen dent government. 'ihe attention of the United States consul w:is called to a suspicious tele gram from it Hong Kong firm to its branch in Canton concerning the ship ment of certain packages. The auth orities were notified ami the packages, which proved to lie five barrels of pis tols and ammunition, labeled "ce ment,” were seized on their arrival. On the same steamer from Hong Kong came four hundred men, who expected to aid in the revolt. The officials, how ever, eaptured eighty-five of them. The plan was first to capture the city treasury, next to demolish the Viceroy's palace. By this time they would expect sufficient aid to storm the city. The next expected to proclaim ao independent government and to take measures to hold the city. The movement has involved the Christians to considerable extent and great excitement prevails. TH E Sf, \A r OK! ft D t lx IN. Committees Appointed ttoih Re publican- «• d ll« m \\ AKHI Dee. 5. —The Repub lican Senate . met in caucus immedi ately after the adjournment of the Senate to-day. Senator Sherman, chairman of the caucus, announced the selection of the following Senators as a committee to arrange the commit tees of the Senate: Mitchell (Oregon), Teller (Colorado), Culloin (Illinois), Quay (Pennsylvania), Platt. (Connecti cut), Chandler (New Hampshire), Pettigrew (South Dakota), Gear (Iowa), and Pritchard (North Caro lina.) The committee was confirmed by the caucus, which adjourned subject to call. When the committee has selected the committees the caucus will be called together to take action upon its arrangements. The committee is about equally divided as to silver, four being for free coinage, while Chandler is very friendly 7 to silver. Senator Mitchell, of Oregon, chair man of the committee, says that it will hold its first meeting on Monday next immediately after the adjournment of the Senate. The Democratic Senators also held a caucus, there being twenty-six Sena tors present. Senator Gorman was au thorized to appoint a steering commit tee, six of whom shall be old members, three to till vacancies of those who were not re-elected. This committee is to confer w ith the Republican com mittee on committees for the purpose of reaching an agreement as to Senate committees. The caucus also decided upon the nomination of Senator Har ris for president pro tern, in case the Republicans should decide to attempt, to select one of their number to this office. Tilt re were several speeches on the policy of organization of the commit tees and all were favorable to permit ting the Republicans to take them in ease they should decide that they wished to do so. MAHER K| l Z liniOVS. Y lev Wil Fight t«*r i lie ('■ Hinpteio kip Melt. NEW YORK. Dee. 5. John J. Quinn, manager of Peter Maher, met Dan Stuart this morning and agreed to a fight between Maher and Fitzsimmons. Quinn heard Stuart’s proposition, which was for a fight with Fitzsim mons for a $20,000 purse, and the championship belt, to tie held near El Paso, Texas. Quinn assented to it and called for articles of agreement. Stuart suggested that they would better be signed outside the State and Quinn aequiesed. The date selected is either February Kith or 15th. It is proposed to pull the fight off in Mexico, just across the Rio Grande from El Paso, Texas. It is planned to erect there an amphitheatre affording seats tor 3.000 persons. The articles of agreement will be practically the same as those agreed to by Corbett and Fitzsimmons. Fitzsimmons and Malum have met hefo*** in the prize ring. They fought at New Orleans on March 2. 1892 and Maher was vanquished in twelve rounds. Maher was knocked out by doe God dtirdon, December <B, 1,892 in three rounds fought in the Coney island Athletic Club’s arena. PAD FREIGHT TRAIN WREt K NORTH FORK JUNCTION, W. Vu., Dec. 5.—A bad wreck occurred on the Norfolk and Western railway between two freight trains near Chennis last night. Engineer Forelines, Walter Straley, conductor, and a colored brakeman were killed. The train broke in two. Fireman Gamdir nn seriously injured.