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rvr w ism OQ7 r adchtihtv icond Session of Convened ERESTING SCENES ARE ENACTED. ml the Opening Day Wan the :alon of an Immenie Nomber YlsitorsBoth If alls Were Filled fit Flowers Only Necessary intlne Ilaalness Was Conducted rati Adjournment Wm Taken Out Respect to. Deceased Members. ntmlttees Were Appointed to fWa.it on the President The Mem- ers Were Very Cordial in the Ex- shange of Greeting:. Washington, December 1. The sec- nd session of the Fifty-seventh con- iss was convened at noon today. Xiongr before the gavels fell in the two Jhouses, large crowds thronged about the doors of the visitors galleries seek j ing admission. Early in the forenoon it,corridors gave evidence of an ap Tuching session. There were the jAxzl scenes and incidents attending uae opening oj. uun&resa. a uiigiic Bunny day brought out a crowd to greet the law-makers, the women being con spicuous among the visitors. In the lobbies of the house, members were exchanging greetings while on the senate side there were similar ex changes. Large numbers of represen tatives also journeyed to the senate chamber to shake hand3. To be seen in the corridors and lob bies on both sides were many public officials who left the departments to wit , ness the opening. Notable among thosa who gathered at the capital -this morn ing were some of the members-elect, who will take seats next December or earlier, should an extra session be call ed. Tm 1- rr-r - - t- ja was among the visitors at the capitol. Prior to the hour for. convening- he visited among the members of the house where he once served so many years, then among the members of the senate. He was greeted on both sides by friends and former associates. The joint committee of the two branches of congress appointed to noti fy the president that congress had as sembled and was ready to receive any message he might have to deliver to it, called at the executive offices tliis af- lated by the president and requested to convey to the two houses his felicita tions, with the information that he would communicate with the congress In writing tomorrow. The . Ser ate. The senate was i i session twelve minutes today, the first day of the ses sion, and an adjournment until tomor row being taken out of respect to-the memory of the late Senator James Mc Millan, who died during the recess. Rarely has the historic chamber pre sented such an appearance as it did to day. The custom of placing flowers on the desks of the senators on the opening day of a session Is one which long has been followed, but the disi play today was admittedly the most magnificent of any that heretofore have been seen. Many of the senators were early on the lloor and were kept busy exchanging greetings with old ac quaintances. The galleries were packed to suffoca tion and hundreds stood outside the corridors anxious to gain admission. Among the Interested spectators were everal members of the diplomatic Vporps. Senor Quesada, the Cuban min ister, occupied a conspicuous place and exhibited much interest in the pro- ceedings. The absence of Rev. Ir. Mil burn, the blind chaplain, was particu larly noticed. Hi'..-, place today was taken by Rev. J. F. Prettyman. of Washington, D. C. No busSness .was transacted, beyond passing, the cus tomarv resolutions that the senate was ready to proceed to business and flying the hour of convening the sessions & : 12 o'clock. President pro tern Frye appointed Mr. Piatt, of Connecticut, and Mr. Jones, of Arkansas, as the chairman to wait upon the president and the senate ad journed until tomorrow. House of Representatives. The opening of the 67th congress in - the house was as usual, a spectacular event.- The galleries of the freshly dec- orated hall were packed to the doors with people . prominent in society and 3 politics and the flower show on the floor, although not as elaborate as usu- - nl, filled the chamber with perfume and added grace and beauty to the scene. The members were good natured and . Jovial and there was no outcropping of J partisan feeling to mar the reassem- tiling. Speaker Henderson received a cordial reception as he assumed the gavel, but beyond; this there were no nr rAiiirDrcc the 57th Congress Yesterday. demonstrations. The proceedings were purely perfunctory. A prayer, the call Ing of the roll, the swearing In of mem bers elected to fill vacancies created by death or resignation during the recess the adoption of the customary resom tions to appoint a committee to wait upon the president, to inform the senate that the house was ready to transact business and to fix the daily hour of meeting, summarizes what was done. Then the death of the late Representa tive Charles A. Russell, of Connecticut which occurred In the early fall, was announced by his successor, Mr. Bran degee, the usual resolution of regret was adopted and the house, as a furth er mark of respect adjourned until to morrow when the president's message will be received. The session lasted less than an hour. The leaders on both sides were sur rounded and greeted as they found their way to their desks but there were no demonstrations. Mr. Cannon, of Illi nois, whose election as speaker of the next house is already assured, was be sieged by his colleagues with congratu lations and could with difficulty force a way to his desk. Mn Payne, of New York, the floor leader of the minority, Mr. Dalzell, of Pennsylvania, Mr. Rich ardson, the minority leader, and other prominent members also . held im promptu receptions. Among the members sworn in was Carter Glass, Sixth Virginia district, vice Peter J. Otey, deceased. Immediately after the swearing in of these members, Mr. Taylor, of Ohio, created a flurry by offering a resolution to investigate the election of Carter Glass, in the Sixth Virginia district. Mr. Richardson, the minority leader challenged action upon the resolution, but as Mr. Taylor did not ask action upon it but only that it be referred 'to committee on elections No. 1, it was so referred without objection. The speaker appointed Messrs. Bing ham, of Pennsylvania, Hitt, of Illinois, and Richardson, of Tennessee, as the committee to wait on the president, and the house ad journed, until tomorrow. WRECKED IN A STORM. Steamer Hebarb Dashed to Pieces on a Rock and Crew Perished. Sault Ste Marie, Mich., Dec. 1 In the terrible west gale oh Lake Superior Saturday night the steamer Charles Hebard Was driven on the rock shore at Point Mamainse and was soon dash ed to pieces by the seas. Her crew con sisting- of thirteen men and a woman cook have not been heard Fiom and it is feared all have perisltel. The schoon er Aloha, one of the conscrts which the Hebard had in tow, broke away from the steamer in Lake Superior and has not been heard from since. When last sighted she was laboring heavily In the trough of the sea and little hope Is ; entertained for her safety. The schooners Warming! on and Francomb the other vessels of the tow ran before the gale after breaking away from the steamers and finally succeeded in reach ing an anchorage at Copper Mine Point. ' The four boats had loaded lumber at West Superior and were , bound for Lake Erie ports. When in the middle of Lake Superior Saturday night they were struck by the gale aiid soon after the Aloha, the rear vessel of the tow, parted her tow line and -went adrift. When last seen she was roll'ng in the trouth, with none of her canvass set. The remaining two consorts, either broke away or were set adrift soon af terwards. Before daylight Sunday morning the Francomb reached Copper Mine Point at the east end of the lake. When day dawned the wreck of the Hebard was discovered on the shore a short distance, with only the smoke stack and pilot hous3 sticking out of the water, but by 8:30 o'clcck every thing had disappeared and the ship and cargo was being strewn alon-r the beach by the breakers. - MLanffhter and Lies" Produced. Atlanta Ga., December 1. Howard Kyle produced tonight at the Grand Opera house a new; play entitled "Laughter and Lies," by Asa Steele, of Philadelphia. The play add-d to Mr. Kyle's . achedvements as a dramatic star. It is a companion piece to "Na than Hale" in which Mr. Kyle- has been heretofore . very successsful. "Laughter and Lies is laid in the same revolutionary period in which the famous American spy and martyr figured. WILMINGTON N. C, TUESDAY, DECEMBER 2, 1902. WILL SETTLE. Probable That Germany and Great Britain Will Be Satisfied. BY VENEZUELA. President Castro Handed a Writ ten Acceptance of Some of Ger many's Claims to the German Min ister It In Understood That Great Britain's Claims Will Also be sat isfied It is Possible That no Agreement Will be Reached and That an Ultimatum Will be Pre sented to Venezuela. Berlin, December 1. President Cas tro, of Venezuela, handed probably on Thursday last to the German minister at Caracas, a written acceptance of part of Germany's claims, sufficiently comparative to delay the presentation of a joint ultimatum by Germany and Great Britain if not rendering it alto gether unnecessary. It is also under stood that Great Britain's demand will be satisfied. Foreign Secretary von Richthofen and the British forewarn secretary, Lord Lansdowne. are now in correspondence over Venezuela's ch . age of front. This government consider .; that a peaceful settlement of the qvostions in dispute is quite probable an ! attributes Presi dent Castro's yielding to the fact that he has become aware that the United States would not interpose any obstacle to the forcible collection of the claims of ''Germany and Great Britain. President Castro tried by every means to keep Great Britain and Ger many apart in. discussing the settle ments, intimating or promising one thing and then another. Germany, having entered into a general agree- ment-with Gr.eat Britain to exact-a set- ment jointly will not make a separate agreement. Consequently the two pow ers may yet conclude it necessary to disregard President Castro's qualified offers and present an utimatum to Venezuela. The Gorman cruisers Amazone, Ar iadne and Xiobe continue fitting out at Kiel for prolonged absence. The view in naval quarters is that the cruisers will be sent to the West Indies irrei spetitive of the Venezuela affair, hence it is believed they will sail even though President Castro may yield. It is un derstood that the squadron will touch at the Azores and thence go to St. Thomas, where at will receive Commo dore Schneders instructions. This is the commodore's first command prom ising action, beyond routine sea duty. He is reputed to be a cool, sensible man who will do nothing hasty. Caracas, December 1. President Cas tro has twice sent for United States Minister Bowen during the last few days and has had prolonged interviews with him, at which the minister of for eign affairs. Both the president and president and Mr. Bowen refuses to be interviewed: BILLS ABOUT TRUSTS. Number of Measures Introduced Af fecting; Commercial Combinations Washington, December l.A number of bills were introduced in the house today affecting commercial combina tions. None of the measures are intr6 duced at the request of the administra tion. Several have been shown to At torney General Knox, but he has neith er approved nor disapproved any of the proposed measures. A joint resolution offered by Repre resentative H. C. Smith, of Michigan, proposed an amendment to the constitu tion conferring upon congress a power to define, regulate, prwhifcit and dis solve trusts, monopolies, etc. Representative Hepburn, of Iowa, chairman of committe on commerce in troduced a bill in the house today ap propriating $500,000 to be expended un der the discretion of the attorney gen eral in the employment of special coun sel and agents of the derartment of justice, to conduct t proceedings, suits, and prosecutions in the enforcement of the Sherman anti-trust lave,. The resolutions and all b:ls on this subject were referred to the committee on judiciary. Appointments on N. and W. Roanoke, Va., December 1. The Nor folk and Western railway today an nounced the following appointments of division superintendents: IA. C. Needles, acting superintendent of Norfolk division with headquarters ; at Crewe, to be superintendent of Po ; cahontas division with headquarters at Bluefield; W. S. Becker, chief clerk to general manager, to be superintendent of Norfolk division. A DECREASE. Estimates of Appropria tions Not as Large as Last Year. RECAPITULATION. Secretary of the Treasury Sends to Congress His Estimates of the Amounts Needed for the Govern ment Service for Year Ending in 1904 The Appropriations Asked for Amounts to $ 589,189,12, Which is $21,63S,57G Less Than Asked for LastHYear These Estimates are Based on Reports. Washington December 1. "the secre tary of the treasury today transmitted to congress the estimates of the ap propriations required for the govern ment service for the fiscal yar ending June 3oth, 1904, as furnished by the heads of the several executive depart ments. The total appropriations asked for are $589,189,112, which is $21,638,576 less than the estimates for ' 1903 and $33,050,014 less than the appropriations for that year. Following Is -a recapitulation of the estimates by departments cents omit ted: f . legislative $11,508,483. Executive $319,500. State department $2,676,825. Treasury department $172,213,526. War department $130,986,605. Navy depart ment $84,725,798. Interior department. $163,018,616. Postoffice department $10. 363,486. Department of agriculture $5,- 660..150. Department of laboi $184,220. Department of justice $7,431,900 Grand totals, $589,189,112. Following are the several itms under the several; departments which show increases or decreases as compared -withVe appropriations for - the - year 1903:' Legislatives, salaries and. expenses in crease $393, 913. Public printing, etc., increase $718, 000. Executive proper, salaries and ex penses increase $13,000. Salaries and expenses civil service commission, increase $75,000. State department, foreign intercourse increase $211,000. Treasury department, public works, increase $7,000,000; miscellaneous $3,000, 000. 1 District of Columbia, increase $2, 700,000. Permanent annual appropriations, de crease $3,600,444. War department, military establish ment, .decrease $14,000,000. Public works, decrease $4,683,000. Navy department, naval establish ment increase $6,000,000. Interior department, public works, decrease $273,000. Miscellaneous, increase $1,650,000. Permanent annual appropriations, in crease $470,000. Postoffice department, salaries and expenses, increase $115,000 Department of agriculture, salaries and expenses, increase $4C2,0C0. Department of justice, miscellaneous, increase $472,000. STREET CAR STRIKE. Molonien and Conductors in Hous ton Walk Ont and Demand Better Terms. Houston, Texas, December 1; The street car conductors and motormen of Houston walked out th's morning and not a car has moved all day. Efforts made at a settlement during the day have been without avail. The question of rules submitted bv the men is the keystone of the trouble. The men claim they have been working twelve and thirteen hours a day for lrss money than $" and they deman-1 $2 for nine hours . ork; they -also demand recog nition I the union and the adoption of certain rules. The company has offer ed a slight increase, put :t is in the shape of a bonus and not a straight offer. Manager Payne announces that he will make an effort to run cars with in a few days, whethar he comes to an agreement with the union or not. The 135 men out are very orderly and are beintf carefully coached to stay off. the streets. Webster and Field of Boston control the Houston company. Nothing? Heard of the Fanny L.. Child Fall River. Mass., December 1. Fears are entertained for the safety of the schooner Fanny I. Child, bound frcm Jacksonville for this port with a cargo of hardpine. The vessel left Jackson ville on October 2Sth and has not since been heard from. y ENCOUNTER R0U6HWEATHER The St. Louis Arrives in New York A Day Late After A Stormy Voyage. LATER FIRE DISCOVERED ON BOARD ADMITS CHARGE WAS FALSE. , Trial of Paper Editors for Libelling General Bell. Manila, December 1. The trial of the editors of the paper Libertas. a Friar organ and strong anti -American in its policy for libelling General .Bell, who was accused by the paper of stealing the profits from the sale of rice and foodstuffs in Bantangas and Mindoro during the reconcentration pt riod, con cluded today and resulted in the con viction of the director of he paper. Manuel Ravago, and the acquittal of Friar Tamayo, the paper's religious censor. The prosecution expenencea some difficulty in showing I he identity of the publishers of the Lluertas al though Ravago finally testified that he alone was responsible. At the opening of the hearing, the de fendant admitted that the libellous ar ticle was false, thus excluding the tes timony of General Bell and General Davis, the civil commissioners who had arranged the transfer of the poor fund In question to the Philippine govern ment. The trial failed to diclose tha actual author of the article, and it Is possible that another dominican priest may be arrested. Sentence on Rava pro was deferred. k OMNIBUS STATEHOOD BILL. Contest Over This Bill Began on Re opening of Congress. Washington, December 1. The con test over the Omnibus Statehood bill egntmmediately--tipnsthe meeting of congress. As soon as the senate adjourned there jWas a conference in Senator Hale's committt room, attend d by Senators Allison, Aldiich,' Hale, Piatt, of Connecticut; CulJtn, Lodge. Hanna and Beveridge, the latter the chairman of committee on territories. These gentlemen represented the re publicans who are opposed to the Om nibus bill admitting Oklahoma, New Mexico and Arizona, and It Ss under stood favor Oklahoma only. The sena tors who were in th confience ex pressed the opinion that if the X50ndi tions were as shown by the testimony taken, some features of which were given by Senators Beveridge then it would be unwise to admit either New Mexico or Arizona. Later in the afternoon there was a conference in Senator Bevoridge's com mittee room attended by the republi can members of the committee who are supposed to be opposed to the Omnibus bill. Owing to the fact that the com mittee is working in order to make a report on Wednesday, the republicans are trying hard to get the report' ready The republicans who are making the fight for the Omnibus bill are under the leadership of Senators Quay and El kins and it Is claimed that fifteen republi cans are pledged to that bill, which with democrats would give the Omnibus bill a clear majori.ty. The other re publicans think that certain favorable remaks have been taken for pledges and that when the vote is taken a ma jority cannot be mustered to admit three new states at th!s session. Big: Railroad Company Chartered. Guthrie, O. T., Dec., 1. A charter was granted here today to' the Enid, Sari Diego and Pacific railroad compa ny to build a line on thousand mils long from Enid, Oklahoma, to San Dtc go, California. The Incorporators are Oklahoma cap italists who are at present back of the Prise? extension now building between Enid and Guthrie. Ta capital stock of the new company is placed at $30,-000.000. Malarial Fever Drives Marines Home Washington December L Rear Ad miral Higginson has cabled the navy department under the date of San Juan. December 1, as follows: - Panther ordered to Hampton Roads on account of malarial fever and de bilitation of marines. Ccndltion not serious." " Naturally apprehension is felt as to the condition of the marines, who were on the isthmus more than a month, guarding the Panama rallioad. At the navy department, it is eaid, there is no reason for alarm over Admiral Hig ginson's despatch. On arrival at Hamp ton Roads,, the men will probably be given extended shore leave to recuper ate. ' ' : . . V- ' . PRICE 5 CENTS The St. Loots Arrived at Kew York a Day Later The Steamer Shows the Effects of the Rough Weather. The Experience Was a Novel One and Altogether Unusual A Biff Hall Storm Was Encountered Which Made Navigation Difficult When Off Nantucket a Fire Waa Discovered on the Slain Deckj Bat it Was Not Serious and Was Sooa Extinguished. New York. December 1. The Ameri can line steamer St. Louis arrived in port early today from Southamton and Cherbourg one day late, after a very stormy passage. The St, Louis left the channel with moderate freezes which later became a whole gale with violent squalls and a very high dangerous sea. The gales continued in violence until Friday when they fell. As the St.. Louis came Into her dock she showed the effect of the rough weather. Her funnels were salt in- crusted where the spray had been dash ed against them, and one ct the for ward starboats hung a wreck on the davits; others on ths same side were marked by dents . where tne heavy seas had struck thsm. During the height of the storm on Wednesday af ternoon one seaman, Charles Johnson, a Norwegian, was washed overboard and lost. During almont all cf the trip the captain was obliged to remain on the bridge, and most of that time the 5 officers were lashed to supports to keep the seas from carrying thc-m away. On the 29th the St. Louis ran Into a violent hail storm and the hail stones were so large that the officers had hard work navigating the - ship. For days they ran the vessel under reduced speed with the passengers behind breaking over the ship and sweepdpc the decks. On Wednesday about 4 o'clock in the afternoon the storm was so fierce and the sea. which was nigU was breaking over the bow with such force, it was feared that the forward boats on the starboard side would be came'd away. Orders were given la haw the boata made more secure and a detail of seven men went to fasten them, The seamen who undertook the work crept along the side of the d ck to the forward' boat. They had been working but a few minutes to make it secure when a heavy sea came curling over the .ail. There was a shout of warninfc and all of the jmen held fast except Johnson who was dashed overboard. The boat was stopped, but eo wild was the sea that no aid could be given to the man and the steamer tesumed her Journey. Yesterday afternoon when the St. Louis was off the Nantucket lightship a fire was discovered forward on the main deck. It was caused by a de fective electric wire and was extin guished with a few bucketful3 of water. The incident which was related by General Viljoen, who was ore of the passengers, created no excitement. Charged With Mutiny and Assaalt. Newport News. Va,, December 1. The German steamship Carnia, Ham burg to New Orleans, stopped here for coal early this morning and put ashore for safe keeping H. Skeaner, a seaman, who 4s charged with mutiny and assault upon the first officers. When the ship sailed this evening Seakner was put aboard in irons. He will be taken back to Germany for trial. The Celtic Probably Lost Detour, Mich., Decern. 1 The schoon er Celtic, in tow of the steamer Run- nells, broke away from the steamer in the gale Saturday nignt when in the north end of Lake Huron and It is feared has been 'lost with all onboard. The Celtic carried a crew of eight, i Money to Defray. Expenses of Strike Commission. ' Washington, December 1. Represen tative Cannon has Introduced a bill ap propriating $50,000 to defray the ex penses of the anthracite coal commis sion appointed by the president." The bill provides that the members may receive such compensation within the limit of the appropriation as the pres ident may deem proper,, and provision is made so there will be no conflict with existing laws affecting those members who are now in the employ of the government. The bdll was re ferred to the committee on appropria tions, and will bet taken up by that committee for consideration tomorrow. i
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