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Vol. VII. 9 UL ;enate Defeated the Hender son Alimony Bill ? v. . HGBiGULTUBAL BOARD . - . Must Be Composed of Farm ers Only Hereafter Scott V--"- . ' . Bill Passed Unamended Yesterday in State Senate s n :i::to cd on two bill; yes v i L r.nu- nal importance,- d-feat-, :c ::ui passing the other. . .', (i '.ill was that of Senator : - :.. pi iding. for. alimony to di , iic in) discretion of trial judge) ul ;useh;te divorce, Or divcre:; !o ii!;;i:in:oi)ii'" as the lawyers i-HI w:'s printed in full in The !,--t week when it was first dls the Senate (.aftprwards being i he special 'i-ier for j-esteid..y .., :.,.,.;:s. anil was regarded as a very A measure. It v , championed by the older and ;; ' (1 lawyers of the Senate such ?. S' ;.: t rs llendercon, Justice, Trav.'s V i.'ii'ion. et nl whil;- eevcral of (nc vr!r.:;er (but ix cognized as all,) i : opj.osed' it, niaou.v them" t ;h $ $ ;; rs Ward, Polishes and Arrlug- t n, - . sn ntor Woodard. one of the ab'cst ': -,, r in tlio Legislature, al. o opposed ! ill i.- t week, but was absent yes- 1 ul-y : u l therefore not "in tt the I :.;!;"' ' i lis piece of legal game, lie . p.iiiod, however, with Sonet r Tl ,' vrfp was close, 20 against to 3S in; tl;c Mil, and its defeat was really ;: Mu-e'-'Ue. for an Lour beior.? ?tlie ot v, ;.s t ikt n even, the opposition expected i c it pass by a email majority. - ' U is huervHhigton'cte that of the t n luwyi is pr; :eut and voting s.yen voted for ihe till and three gainst. S- it v. ius tLe 'i.vnit n'.' who defeated it. .-v. nil fl'tipi'.-i.t 'and fineg:c.:ltargn n. ms wore i::ai'j in its favor by S-na-t-!'j!:ti.-e, Travis, Hendeison, I?ndo.r -Warn n aud by Senate; s Ward and I'' ;i-Lce ;:;;ainst it. ' The farmers and their friends get in i ht ir wrk effectively yesterday" oa the 1 r. .dating tiie appointment of mem 1' t-- Tit the J'oard of Agr:cu!tir. an I Th - (.-!: wiiil.' "uia-iure pile' (as tone i. : ar.r gout lens an called the depart-liH-iit while under fusion central and i: ::!!:.!crf -livntt will not longer be wh t Sih,t'ji- S,.tt sarcastic al:y d-. fined it tin- th,r day, viz., a s-ort,of .dunipin-i-.'iiU'i for l.i'okeu-ilown pol'tic-inrs." lh-n.!eis of the board must, to be tligi-11- t-i t.-rviee htivafter, have a practi i '! kuowh ',lgt of agriculture and have 1'u inteivt-tvd in the noble occupi t of funning as is required of th2 ti--'cied t !omniis.oaer " of . Agriiu! f.:r( for Senator Seott't b:H yrrs paste l 1) the Senate and will likely go through il"nse as it stands. h will be remeiubeivd that when" th's l'.i; csuiie last week objection was to this requirement, some; claim-v.-as "elassr"l:gUh!tion," and pos?i uiieoastitutioiKil, and finally (with h-rov S(otts coiisert) it was l'efefrd 'h? Judiciary t'omniitti e for the pur ! : of altering the phraseology if nec-V-y. I bit the . cntmittce did rot J" it- and it waspassed as drawn i'; :e:;j.tr Seott ylt-.'rday. S ''vf.i;ii other measures of interest i:t through the legislative hopper, the i 'H'lar being cleared before the hour !''! thi- special order arrived. The p:o ''''.iiiSs follow: "!j;!tc meets at 11 o'clock this morn PHOCEEDISttSIS DETAIL s' " ate albd to oi-der at 1 ) -clock a. ' :' fiieut. (i-)vei'uor Turner, and sfs V1;' "jened with prayer by Rev. G. T. i a;;l of Tuesday approred. -is from a nnmb?r of committees tV'.; .. f."i:;r -eat up ana bills placed on she cal- li! re xvas barely a qinrura jiresent at ''I'-'i'nig of the session nd it became v-nry for every Senator to yote in f ','"r ' T pass th? first f.w bill on the -V' iMar their third ealir.g. 1 il: only petitions or evented Wfra y-e hy Senator 'Michael fr-un citizens Au -hanv county and an-uher from r;z'.'ns f -Toore county, asking a modi '.' : ,:' of the existing5 el-ecitioh laws.' '"!' am tee on Eleetiit Laws. ' f s,,nator Mc-AlliSter, "from citizens ' e.iurrns, a s to .-appointment Of jus 'i"" "f the peace. Committee on'.Jn-' of the Peace, - ' " . ' ; u :- f . one !:.w liill was introduced, in the O! dr. but later Senator '-McNeill ' " cd a 'lonesonie Mttle local measJ it: S. B; 410 To amend chap 1" 1-'l. Acts 1883. Refened.td.,Coni u;' oa Coi-poratiods .' - ' f . . Bin. Fs.-ijd(-:: ; , ; - 'ni" fnndar was then taken up and lOTmir bill nnrflsea. de'caiieuua ,!' j!t and Alleghany R. R. Co. Passed nt to House. -' , s. H. S4:i To incoi-porate the Ruth: t;-twdtoa R. R. Co. - Passed second read- V -' learel hefore a stop was made: " li. .'44-A;UlK;rizing' the municipal " '.reenville to rssuef bonds.' -Passed h,'r : -'uding and xemto House. .;' ing and returned -to calendar .under the S. B. 3S9To authorize school commis sioners of Keidsville : diMtrict to issue mwtu sveoua reaqiue ana 1 ih lS To amend chapter 377, Acts loUiVin retard tn iimmintiiicnt Ibers-of the Board of A gin cult me. Passed aim sent to -the. Houst. . S. ,B. 205, H. B. J0 To protect quail m. lancey county. , Passed and en rolled. ' v: S. B. ineorporate the Durham lASht and-Powei- Co.. by the substitute icponoa toy, the w committee, requirin . :l company to secure consent of board of aldeimen, etc., 'Passed and sent to House. - S. B. HO, II. B. 1.-J4 To incorporate Kobeson Loan aiul Trust Co. Amended ny committee.- (Iferuvned to calendar at request , of .-Senator. Mclntvre. who de- sared to examine amendment.)- . c."i5.-iu. II. Li. For-the relief of A. T. Hooper of Caswell county.) Passed and enrolled ' i S. B. 2(17, II.- B. 222 To incorporate Hertford Telephone Co. , Passed and en rolled. : - s B. 270, II, B. CG To amend and enlarge charter of Cleveland cotton mills. Passed and enrolled. S. B. 200, H. B. 00 To amend charter of Fries Power Co. of Wins:ton-Sjrlem. Passed and enrolled. 'V S. B. 25)2, H. B. 9 To amend charter of Winston-Salem - Electric Il'y Co. l'as:?ed and eiu-olled. (This bill and the preeeding one consolidate-s the two com panies named. ttc.) S. B. 20 1, II. B. 174 To amend char ter. Moore County Ii. It. Co. Passed and enrolled. 1 S. B. II. B. 3ST To amend chap. 22 Private- Laws -of 1890, in regard to ehar;r Aberdeen and Iioekfish It. 11. Co. Passed and enrolled. " S. B. 300. II. B. 158 To incorporate Hilton Logging, and. Railroad Co. Passed and enrolled. , f S. B. 321, H. B. 29S To protect deer in Onslow county. Passed and en lolhd. S. B. 24. H. B. 432 To iucorporate Carolina Art Co. Passed and enrolled. S. B. 327, II. B. 3;J3 To amend chap ter 300. Acts 1800. in reference to hunt ing in Wilkes county. (Held up till next d-iy sit request of Senator Dula.) S. B. 332. II. B.:37(V-For relief of Mi-is Mary Glass of Caswell. Passed and enrolled. . - S; B. :i33. H. B. 315 To prevent fell Ing: cf, 'timber ahtl l;rush in rivers and -rihutanes of 'Mitchell--county. (Held up t'll Ifcnday at requeft of Senator t'rikeleather.) . , S. B. 334, II. B. 484 To incorporate Wi'ming'ton I-dge, Xo. Ti32, Order of Elks. ' Passel and enrolled. S. B. 337. H." B. 38-j To ineorporats CLambrr of Commme of -.Washington, Bran fort county. I'assed and enrolknl. S. B. 330. IL B. 4152 To prohibit hunt ing of bird's, without consent of owner of laiids, da Clay and Macon counties. Passed -and ordered enrolled. S. B.,341, H. B. 37(5 To prevent hunt ing in Craven county without consent of land owners. Passed and enrolled. B. 18. IL II.' 1! To incorporate Bank of riymon?h, ; Amended by Ilouse. Arundmrnt -oi!cun-ed in and enrolled. SB; 3n0i H. B.M45 Ty amend chap- tertl2S, Actf .18t.. ipasd second lead ing and rviurni-d tb calendar; . . S. B. 40.i. II. 1. -147 Tx apprvmt two additional cN:umissi?m'i-x for Hertford countv. "Taken ifrota ' criumittc and placed on calendar and then passed and o;u!erer enrolle. ' ' The day's calendar wa exhausted at this point and Senator , Itendei-son arose and suggested that the special order set for- 12 o'clock today be now taken up, although the hour had not quite arated, tills being the bill of Senator Henderson providing for alimony in cases of .abvo- lute divorce (in diSTretion of twal judge), orluted in full in The Post last week. Henderson Alimony Bill After an ineffectual effort of , the oppo- t itian to have the bill further postponed. tb motion of Senator llenders,on was adonted rfnd the diseus.sion of the bill was rtvumed, where it was left oul a week ago. : - Scntittor Ward sent forward an amend ment providing that provisions of bill shall not apply after second marriage of husband. v - A hot, discussion then followed, the old est and most experienced lawyers of the Senate, with hardly, an exception, favor ing the bill, such as Senators Hender son, Justice, Travis, Yann. Ixndon and others; white Keveral of the most bril liant younger lawyer's, including Senators Ward. Fou'hee. ct al. opposed the bill. Several able, and brilliant arguments were made pro and eon, after which a roll-call was ordered and the bill defeat ed by the close vote of 20 to 18. Ontliue oflh Argument The vote on th? Hendprson alimony bill was as follows: . - ' For the bill, Messrs. Aycock. Brough tan. Brown, Ditla, Hendei-soiv Jamas, Jnstice, Leak. London,- ixmg .ucintyiv, McNeal, SccCt, SpcJgnt JMiKeieatncr, Travis. Warren, WTood total, 18. A gainst, Me'sr. Alexander, Arnngton, Brav, Buchanan, Burroughs, Candler, f;rin FniTshpft. Fov. lntlsay, .uarsnan, McAllister, Miller of Caldwell, Miller of PamMeo, Morton, . Finnix, Kbwon, Stt ingfield, Thomas, W ard total, . 20. Senator Ward opned the debate by supiiorting his' amendment. He- wanticd it i af itlii bill mssed at all) that' a pian who had ci-red ln his younger days, and who wife divorced him abso lutely for cause ami wno 4 i'ct saw the -error of hia way and honesitly iH-fhrntoil mid man-led again a goad w o-l misht and migh't not be a bad woman, i -There are woirr&u, said he, bad ; enough to' wickedly eUroroa therr bus- j banfbs under vsncli ;-temprauons; some . i . . . U 1 A rt 4 4- if It n. o?1 . j. ' ,M nnl-mhwii. 'A tn her forfeiting tlue claim to alimony by adul- .r.i-rnK. rnmlnet. it would devolve upon i . . . . . . paVtial to womem." There are bad wo- leading wicked lives .with other " nien- (Continued oa' Fifth Pasre-i fPflm t-itif comrieneu o puy ii u- .uuuu, - -.. .. li. , risiMvuu x ux: v. v . . u,n rJAmnt---l. f hisfXfelmls. Nicholson, Olm r,. Patter, on, p hl1 1)rivilege. Judge Clark ; . few Orleans, ntc iu u . . ' Vko cim-: t...- i?oinhnri"il-. R'djersou. ' ltos.4, ' .-.. :.i, ch is a trust. I am i e-w Orleans earnings (umiai jiruuuuij ii i"- i v-cim, ' , c-cnu . .v" . . rrt n hi f lnlflnm bv tha las twife), to T?,iHirock. Russell. : Smith. Spamhour, ,i.v.1?pi to'bplieve thai it is a trust. .; . 1 . Fii-st race, th. d-H-orced wife- of fonner years, who Stnhbs. Taylor. Watts, Wehh, . Vpho PviRtinir law may tare i'ljured i I, Sir Christopl tli3 mjuwu ansiiauu i i-iyc riilloch. McFariand, ' Aicli,to-n, Jic.r, ih lt nns a three nine eonrt--and-he inagn-t.be ramS "u"s :AJo).Kall, Owens, Page, Payn?,- rearjon,.; oi- fot the fact that Mr. J.amb nl..lus of mils ay rom the home orh IrcS fee - and chii- houLeT'steltou, . Simins, Weaver, Whlta- ' c wonld not pass this Inll. - Itnil dreii ' Sfa WforSd -maS beins virtually ker of Forsyth, Zachary. ? f roads make competition and so do.fer. requimlo iu'Shat husband di-, A petition from a-number of citizens This pm confers fY nm. kii ni-fl lifiw verv ' i- fli- xraa re.-id critic-mas ani vvor. Ja the Democrat mio viiitanu uii'u in imiu vuiwinu, j!i. M."'.'- - scntative -Nasa ror vmiug iui.-m;.. or spcx'ini pnt - everywhere. ' ' ' ti. ,eneal the act of 3S07. In this p.ti- thij; bill. if I stand true to the Demo, vWheu yen get all the women of orth ta lcpeaivu nine-tenths of tie national and State platfrrns Carolina -'to be good, on -that very day tiou it was statea o i hn. nononolies Wr the devil wilL begin ,eya.gehzatron t .i SH? Certain,y --This bill will, 'open: the floors of the , Mr. Nash aid that he had, been at- ihe people of Pasquotank and Camd?n courts to bad Women to divorce their tnckei in this petition because of his pori counties. Not a fohI &avc ttio.ie who h.nTids for the express purpose of .... .ith w-fM-ence to the ferry mart r OWI1 the old ferry-a jury In l asquctan RALEIGBffNyq, THURS3DAY, JAKUARY 31; 1901 1I1MI Refused.to.Vote for Populist Contestant' DEES GETS HIS SP ft T .' L A I - a- . t-i- n. ,. I fie tllZabeth CltV J r- rerrV . ivau uy requesi aim uici.'.-. uc f-xiia-, juol MatiPT RrinfTQ lln nront want to be understood as endoisiug thj IVIdUrJI DnngS Up Ureal of the ktter. Mr. Waid said Ml r J I iu this letter there was strong oppo OnOpOlV yUeStlOn Lamb sltioh to the passage of the bill among I the people of Elizabeth City. He a?ked Kill rflQCPC 1 ' 1 UVUVU -s- That sw-eet harmony which has existed between Republicans r.nd Popults fur many years past has lo t its fervor and . -f 3Ir Wrd was not counsrl for Von Waldersee for the evacuation of Pe- intensity. 4 . !l Lose, opposing Mr. Lamb and, a stock- kin and other places now held by the 'al- In the House of Representatives yes-' holder in the new ferry company. Mr. ;0(j trooos was transmitted to the or terday five Republicans refused to vote Jrence replied that he had ben go in- - today through the various in the contested election case of Cow'eil , ( . . ' -' ' . L f - . , ' eotnniiinders of the-aiiies. Count Von vs. Dees from Pamlico. 1'opuiist tnougar. he is and strong as were his charges of Iraud. Mr. Cowell was- cast adrift by M, McFarland, the Republican member from Polk and by four representatives of like political faith The action of this, quintette of Repub licans is best explained by a" remark made by Mr. McFarlaria yesterday when asked why he refused to vot?: "I am tired of Populists," was voting for , tdwe Up . Mr-Vnrlnnil's re- ply. "We have given them very nea-ly everything in sight and they have al ways gone back on us.' It will' be recalled that the two Pop ulist members of the House voted for Mr.- Green, Democrat in his contest fvr the seat from .Wilkes': county. Yester day the Republicans had their ravenge. Representative Decs vTas awarded his seat with little opposition. The Elizabeth City f-.-rry question, though a seemingly small matter, in volved problems of national interest in the House yesterday. The Senate li 1 which favors the Lanib ferry passe 1 it second reading, but objection was raised when it came up . on its third reading: The debate that resulted over this bill 11 dated to monopolies-rather than to fer ries." The opix)srtion"was based" on ths giound that the passage of tne acv cre ated" a monopoly for the present ferry company. The bill passed by a rote of 50 to 33. ' Several important bills were iutioluc ed yesterday. One by Mr. Morris, of establishment of a text-book commission, and.anothrr , -ir- t.- nmvi,i . . thnt t'n"!?":: v.; UU Ci-v,ymt-u..-iaic.i v- .v- crans who are 55 years Of age and over j shall receive a pension FOI'GIST AS A EION'OPOIjY The Lamb Ferry Bill Pat d It Second Beadlns in tne House "Monopolies and trusts"' was the bur den of many of the sp.-eches deliv ered in the House yesterday when the Elizabeth City ferry matter wa. under consideration. Senate bill 3d, House bill 031, repealing chapter 103 of the laws of 1897 was responsible for the rath. r lively, debate over a very dull sabj;ct. The effect of the - bill is to restore to the Lamb Ferry Company of Elizabeth City the exclusive privilege for the op eration of its ferries at ElizibetU City fnv n rlistntiee of three miles. Th3 act of 1S97 only gives a two mile privilege. The nu?asure before tae .Hous ve.ter-.; day has been strongly opixseu tj cer Pasquotank and Camden counties ac tain citizens of Pasqirotank, who were f , interested in the organization of a new ferry company, appbication for tha char ter of w-hieh was presented to tae House gome time ago. ' ' The debate yesterday was full of gin ger. The bill repealing the act of 18 J? finally parsed by a vote oz j io oi,. which was a victory for tne i.amu pio - pie. Objection was made to the passage of the bill on its third reading and an - other ngnt is proniiseu, toua. : , 5 i lie ionow ma hi t-ji in i o yn;u iui v bill: Ayes Ardrey, Bannerman, Bradshcr, Brittain, Bttrlison, Barnztt,' ' Carr,. Ck.ul- tbn, Carson, Connor,-Craig Dean, De?K, Duls, Fields, Gattis, Green, Hall, llartj rw. II r K.u ....r I tA ley Hood, lsbell, .icnuius, . i,uv,reiicJ!.;.Jfoftji earolina.-wben Democrats. must re AVjlitaiier of Guilford, , wimams- . "Gainst of Guilford, White cf Halifax, inston. . ' ' Those voting against tne m eic. T'oMwin Barco. 'arnhiil, Benbnw, Blot. Cohm.n, C- nf Vance. DaUghtrielge, liil- ieUf Gaither, . Garrett. Hanis, tto.-y, T t.1m-1 AtneKethatl. Mreou, Mc- 1 .1 1 1 V . 'i'. . - - ' - ,.ondemniu Senator Bray and Reprs cii-J . , , n - ,1 IS and he had read a numcer oi i legrams from citizens ot - jcanuwuj i, City endorsing thei position he .had taken. : . A .letter ( fromt ;M; N.- Sawyer, Esq.,.; stated that four-fifths of th people ao ; proved of his action-and that he wr.s only :censnred by enemies of Mr.r .Lamv.' Mr, Sawyers letter stated .tUat the fery 1 juestion :was never . mentioned in th-i campaign'. The letter state 1 that, thj i 0 mass; meeting at rJUzaDtin : vity Was the court house belL Telrgi am.i ap proving of Mr. Xafli's coiusj w.r re- d t from W. B. Ferrebee, Otis Brr.mlle, 11. i B. Creecy, W. J.. Lunii-dyn a;.d other.?. : j ' After the reading of the.-e Ltteis.Mr. ' - Curtis of Buncombe, huinoio thly r,i marked:" 4iThe gentlenian from l'as-iuo- Mr. Lawrence, of Ilertforl, had the ! clerk to read a s letter, from KolKiior i 'George W. Wai-d of Llizaleta (. lty Mr. Lawrence said, that he had th ktt:r - i i j. i i. J for a hearing of the ierry qu.stun 1 I, i- 'ii r K - Urt-.rt.. i ciore a coiiiiiuiie ui iuc, ai m early elate. ; Mr. Gattis of Orange, Mr. Mann o? lljde, Mr. Nicholson of Beaufort, and M: Smith of Gates, said they had r.- mi t - j in,, , n w .. a : nciiiii fTi t iti -r j ' i : i n -k of -Washington said , roceied a letter fromVMS-. Ward, TAI. 1-lUUUL ns .well as an urgent letter from Mr. . Greeuleaf, a stockholder in the j tions Grievances. He said he could sc-e no harm in such jreference; and asked the House to '. do so. Mr. Nicholson of Beaufort,' said tlie mcri'' of this matter had been fully dis til: i before a joint committee. He s.t,v .othing but a waste of time to ga over -the question again.' -Air xsicuoi$on. 1 said he had no interest in the bid; that Blount ting shackles on any euterprisa in North Cai-olina. The nlen back : of the new C. ....... .- .r n-nir,tr tfirv infist SlieePKfSll TI1S- r"Vr iv -vv i ,1 n.ini i.:m n tlinlioth Cirr and eastern , North Carolina. They come hero and appeal to the members of this House not S turn down an enterprise of this kind -,'.,! ilr. 1U1 - Ull UUL1CL- 1 V 1 I.UV mu' ivuh, - without asked." Mr. Nicholson of Beaufort aslied if Mr, Nash, the representative from PasWy una -una ueeu uuue ui quotank knew what his people wahtel 'Ja of the foreign "frj. t nd he said he would vote as he asked.. U aotiug Fu. may follow At the une Mr. Blount: -I am opposed to put- the forces m Pechil, may be mm- it avbs not the object of those who, are :rhjh.Li and to effcctualyy protect mis asking for postponement -of tbionanes, : Christians : and other forsisrn tull to drag te;matter aloiigso as to cJ.g . -.;, ... keep the -Legislature -f romaetWig.'. 3Ir. 'p Chinese goverunient mnst state Blount replied negatively. ! He aid that wIxat maBner t wiU manage to 'pro the people asking for the new ferry.?vide onef for the -payment of indem wanted the Legislature to sf ttle the mat-. uitieBm Tllis must be satisfactory t'o ih ter for all time. ' powers " J " Mr. Barco of Camden,-asked that the . During the i transition period, Count bill lie referred to the Judiciary commit-; v yv,,,,. stntes in his letter, in- tee. Mr A at ts of Iredell, sa id that bota Senators from the distr.ee and tae rep- Ut - sentntive from. Pasquotank werunau- . .Tr,,J,. ;r.nm. i liuoiis iti me inn. uuwci on v. i vi"- stances he said he would cast his vo:e for" the measure. -'Mr. Gattis asked Mr.. Blount if the joint committee did net make a uanimous report in favor of the -till. He replLd yes. - . Mr. Craig of Buncombe, called 'tor the previous question. The motion to refer to the Judiciary Committee was lost. An amendment was offered by Mr. Smith of Gates, requiring the present ferry company to give auequate ana good service. - Vr Mr. Nash said he would accept Mr. Smith's amendment. Mr. Barco of Camden, then offered the following amendment, which was given an early death: Provided, that nothing herein con- 'tained shall prevent a new ferry by way ,o, Goat lsland if slich Y&nted by the proper ferry shall -b3 er autnoit;e3 or Mr. Barco said, the ferry affected the people of Camden as much if not inorj than the people of Pasquotank and that his people paid most of ih?. tolls. Mr. Mason, of Gaston, opposed the bill. He said: I myself am a Dem- WPfitt The national plattorm of myv,.c ws coceluded today. . . ;fl well as the State platform j-jj,". against monopolies. Our State i Supreme Court, in an opinion by .lusticj " C'ark. said that a ferry navmg a prm - ' .. . . 1 1 Jg i h jre of three liules is a muuuyoiy. n ' lhi; is so I canl vote for this bill. A bill , jjfig . llon introduced in the Senate -by Ward and another in the ILyse l y r ilODinson of Anson to run trusts out of the Stnte. The time has come' .in M Tjnmi, But that is not a questio i Iberf- fo us. The De mocrats have got. tC be "COnSiSfent. XUe "unu- .. vr-l Company is a monopoly. If some . one yrll show me that a ferry that h s ex-el nsive nrivileges .is not "a monopoly i .ui-vnfA fnv this measure, xnis is tne i. - - the State so far as T know il - l.l.l . .. ... lltriAJ II. pr. say that he favors the granting ,( Continned Non Second Pajzel I Waldersec 'Impatient for .ieadchopping Performance LAN FOR EDUCATION When the Chinese Have Com plied with Demands and : Given- Guaranties Troops May Be Withdrawn 'Pekin, Jan. 297.40 o. m. The plan of Commander-in-Chief Field Marshal Waldersee says: ! "Before this change can be undertaken the of . the, peace treaty. I believ conditions believe that for this purpose the actual in diction of pan- ishinent on the guilty parties a? demand ed by the diplomatic corps would be suf fcient, together with China's cousenc to pay the; different governments the war indemnities to be demanded l-y them. mized. Count Von Waldersee then-calls atten tion tti the fact that It will be imixs:.i: Me; to embark ihe foreign troopa b-for. before erudi I March - on . account of the frozen tion of the riv?rs and harbbors and lb ; lr.of transports He coati-iues: Tien Tsin and the neighborhood of aimaiswan w h nave v Pd by international troops unti the, fol- i lowing j two conditions are fuiUlled: 'The Chinese government must give proof that it is willing and able to maiu- .;? nBmn niid nril(r in the nroviiei of ternational troops must remain as fol lows: v ; ''' -A force of 2,000 in Pekin to protect the legations. , .... In the districts of Tien Tsin, Lutai, and Taku, about G,00O. At Shauhaikwan, 1,000. ' There must be small garrisons of two or three hundred men- along the railroad line. The commander in chief suggests seven of these stations. The military stations on the Pei Ho at Hoshiwa, Matow and Tungchow will r mnin occupied . until J:he evacuation of Chih-Li province.; The provisional gov ernment fit Tien . Tsin? will remain m ( dnrins T2a transition period. In another letter Count Von Waloer- l. gayg that h) ; time 0f peace it will not J be liecssary to occupy so many stations (rom ivkiu to the sea. ut the aides sheuld'have a garrison of 1.500 at Tien Tsin and posts on the way- to Pekin suf ficiently close, to enable them to patrol the intervening distance daily. . ' lie suggests that only troops of one nation should be at one station and that the command of the whole force should rotate yearly between the nations inter ested. ',--.' ;; ' ':;-r-'-. . :f '' '-'-.- ' The court niatialof Dixon and Sea man, deserters rom ; Company A,- Fif teenth t'nited States ilnfantry, who or ganized a filibustering expedition for the of blackmailing Chinese vida- Dixon was U,.r,touced to twenty and Seaman to ! tAventy-one veaf? imprifonment. ; ,ni:il escaped" during the trial. Sea-. ; r FHE RAGES AT iEW ORLEANS Jan. 30 Results at track: pelling f. mil: Ciales 8 to ler 8 to 1, Laureata 3 to Time 1:141 Second race, handicap, 1 mile John X1111 O l unjucum u iw t- Simpson 8 to- 1. I Time -:47. j Third race, handicap,: S. S, course 1 Iseii 0 to 5. Harve II. 3 to 1, Don Cla- i rencio to 'iime Fourth race, premier 'stakes The Hoy- i . . -r i j clCn S tO Xt XS(ibl ij, iti iu ucua 1 1. Time 3h Fifth (ract selling J Geveral Masra-dcr-5 to 1, Watei house 24 to 1, F'r Mc Conuell 7 to 5. Time 1:2S. Sixth; race, seliing Red Pirate 12. to f ". Jnanetta S to 1. Doustexv m el 6 to 1. Time 1:281. ; ": Entries" for Tdd&y" First rnce.i selling 1 mile- Gibson Girl 07, Lamina 07, Scorpolctte 07, Jack Doyle Op, Lady Mother 110, West Ba den 112, Star Cotton 1 12, Fly e 114, King Elkwood 110, Harry Preston 110, The Planet 110. -Second race, selling Gl Juanetta 113, C. Jessamine 103, Billy Patterson 103, Quarterback 108, Belle of Elgin ICS, Princess Mai 108. Rega 10S, Quite Right 110, .X. Claud Walton 110. . Third race, 1 mile and g Grey Forge 02, Lancewood 101,.Sarilla 10-1, Sir Fits hugh 103, Indian 103, Pat Garrett 108, Banquo 2d 105 - . Fourth race, handicap 1 mile 70 yards Hood's Brigade 95, Defender 2d 90, Lady Callahan 9G (Alpaca 10O, J. J. McCafferty G. Martgary .108), Miss Hanover 104, Sir Gatian 110. Fifth rase, selling i Azua 105, Tildy Ann 105, Pillardist 107, Loyaletta ICS. Corialis 108, Iris 108, Lady Ellersi'e 108, Ciales 111, Charles Daniels 110. Harry Duke 110, Four Leaf Clover 111, Bur Route 117. r, Sizth race, selling 1 mile -Plead 9T, Madeline G. 97, Joe Collins 90,. Cogs well 102, Egypt Prince 102 Presid nt of Delight 102, Silly Fox 110, Mitt Boy kin 114l Prince Real 115, Rushfield 116. AS TO INDEMNITY M iniste r Conger Instructed to Pursue a Lenient Policy Washington, Jan. 30 Being obliged by the attitude of the other powers in terested to continue at Pekin the nego tiations looking to a settlement of the Chinese difficulties, in spite of a most discouraging outlook for a favorable conclusion there, the Department of State has now sent by cable to Mr. Con ger vCry precise and detailed instruc tions for his guidance, in treating of the question of indemnity. The ministers have reached finally this important topic,, which was one of two or three that the State Department earnestly desired to have dealt with-by other agencies and at another capital than Pekin.- Hence, it is found neces sary to furnish Mr. -Conger with such exact instructions as will prevent any possible misunderstanding as to the pur poses of the United States government upon this subject. Realizing: that it is easily possible to destroy , the Chinese government and - bring labour, the parti tion of . the empire, which all the pow ers express themselves as desirous- of preventing, by an ill-judged effort., to force terms as to indemnity, the State Department, it is believed, has adopted a lenient attitude and will lose no op portunity to influence the other , powers accordingly. '' ; WHY GRIGGS DECLINED The Atto rney General Desires to Resume Lawt Practice Trenton, N. . J., .Jani 30. It has be come known that United States Attorney General John' W, " Griggs' was 4 offered the position of Chief Justice of. the Su preme Court of New Jersey when. Gov ernor Voorhees ' heard of Chief IJustice Depue's contemplated resignation. The attorney general declined the honor. This has given rise to the rumor that Mr. Griggs may remain in the Presi dent's cabinet after all, but it is said by his friends that he will retire at the expiration of the President's term ba cause of his inability to meet the finan cial strain of official and social life at Washington. He' desires to return to Patterson and resume his law practice. Perhaps his declination of the high hon or of the chief justiceship is due to the same situation. The ciief justiceship pays but $10,000 per annum. Enterprising Young Man Atlani'ic Oi'tv. Jan. 30. Jose oh John- Son, a well-known young . man about town whose motner aiea several montns ago, leaving him $80,000, was arrested before daybreak this morning at the freight station of the Pennsylvania -Rail-vnnii ehnred with arson. It was alleced that he set fire to several bales of in flammable goods. hue in a cell m the new city iail awaiting a . hearing Johnson broke the lock on the cell door, and after shattering the glass in a skylight-overhead, climbed to the roof and slid forty feet to the ground by means of the fire bell tower adjoining police head quarters, making his escape. . . ... 'v . '' - Funeral of Verdi MWan. Jan. 30. The funeral of Verdi this morning was of the. most private haracter. There was neitnsr muic nor flowers.. There was a silent, reverent fiwnrri nresent of the best known Ital ian maestri authors and authorities,. The body was temporarily deposited : beside the remains of the composer's wife while awaiting a" decree for its interment in the chapel of the Home, for Aged and Indigent Musicians at Milan which erdi founded. - - '- . ' ::; . - 3 - 'Official Dinners After All j ashington, Jan, 30. The President has decided to resume nis ouiciai ainner parties, being justified in so doing by the improvement in his health- - It is thought that the annual dinner , to the diplomatic body will be the first in or der, and that this will take place Feb buary 14th. The formal invitations. have not yet been extended, nor will they be before the memorial service in honor of the late queen next" Saturday. ' - Indians QuietDown Henrietta, I. T-, ' Jan; 30. United ' States Marshal Bennett has the Indian situation under control, and it praeti-1 cally has been about decided ithat; it will not fce necessary 'to send Troop A, Eighth i diers may remain , here for -several, days, however, as a precautionary measure. (. MacArthur Cables Casualties WnhiTisrtrtn. Jan. 30. General Mac- Arthur cables a list of, 20 soldiers killed j or died from disease, and 21 woundeuj within the past few weeks, I No. 59 Family Hotel Aflame at Early' Morning Hour FOUR PERSONS PERISH A Nurse Who Forgot Her Charge Dashed to Death The Sick" Woman and Her ..,- . Husband Rescued NeW York, Jan. 30. Fire broke out at 4 o'clock this morning in tHe Hotel Jefferson, a seven-story red briek fasaily hotel at 102-100 East Fifteenth street, adjoining the Union Square Hotel. Start ing probably in a. pantry and sweeping up dumb-waiters and air-shafts, the blaze spread out on the upper floors like a mushroom. In the rush for safety which followed and. which was very 'near ly a panic, all but four of the occu pants of the hotel, 150 of .whom were guests, escaped t with their lives. Of these four, two -were found dead within three hours after the fire started, and two are yet missing. The casualties were: - , - ' Dead Katie. Fay, servant, burned to death an the top floor; Eleanor Downing, ' trained nurse, of 252 West Fifty-fourth street, fell from sixth floor while being rescued. i : Injui-ed John P. Walsh, fifty years old, contractor, right knee fractured and body bruised: John Kallagher, porter. right arm badly burned; J. Ensign Fuller, feet and arms badly burmed; YV. II. Voltz,. New Haven, student, on way to Princeton, hands torn by sliding down rope fire escape; Col. William Gilder sleeve, a lawyer,-cut by glass; Mrs, E. Waldo Nason, burned about' the ' face . and arms and 'taken to Bellevue Hospi tal. Mrs. Nason was in bed when : tho fire, broke out. The missing are: Edward, a French man who was employed in the boiler room; Mrs.Fitzmorris, housekeeper in the hotel. 4 ' . . ' Night - Clerk - Robinson discovered smoke eddying through his office about 4 ..o'clock . this -morning. lie promptly sent in the special . fire signal of the hotel and et the fire-bells in the rooms of the "guests ringing.' He then awaken-. ed'.the proprietor, John Chatfield, who rah out and turned in -a "regular fire alarm from the nearest street box. To these' two ralls were- added -a second alarm, as soon as Deputy Chief A.Hearn ar rived -with the first lot of engines. On the second alarm came .Chief Croker. Like all fires which start down stairs and sweep up -air-shafts, this one sprea'd out . in a mushroom sha; e' on the" upper floors as soon as its" upward 'rush was cut off by the roof. It was in the heat of the; rush and roar that the 1 most spectacular feature of the fire indeed, one of the most spectacular features of many years of fires occurred, the at tempted rescue and the fall, to death of the unlucky nurse. - ,' ' This nurse had been In attendance on Mrs. . Nason, who was confined p her bed. She came from the Moan JTKiter- nity Hospital, and the child, at whose birth fhe assisted,-died two days ago. When Deputy Chief A. Hearn aifd lo- liceman Schick got to the sixth-floor window" of the Union Square Hotel, in the room occupied by Frank N. Colby, a commercial traveler, .Miss Dowiing was screaming for help -from the (adjoin- - Y . mg window or tne - iioiei .ieneron. "Quick! she cried, - fcave Airs, rsason; she's sick dn. bed!" , The . fireman, the Dolieeman - and the commerclaL traveler, working together, managed ' to get a rope,' and this : they swung over to the frightenel woman ht the window. By the time the rope was tossed to her smoke was enveloping th place and the nurse had forgotten about everything except, saving herself from what seemed certain death. Hurriedly she wound the rope about her night dress, the big searchlight from Engine---. No. 20 throwing her white figpre Into glaring relief against the dark wall be hind, her, and then he swung out.- Her body swayed heavily down, and the rope came taut with a jerk, while old Deputy Chief A. Hearn, held by the policieman, gripped it hard and tried to lift it in. The - woman's body had hardly jerked the rope taut, however, when the fibres snapped and the body plunged to the street. - It struck a scaling ladder in its fall, , breaking it, and dropped to the Rtone -sidewalk. -The woman struck fair- -ly on her head and died instantly. ') The panic at this time was at its worst, and there was.no time to waste ovr those who were outside the building, even though they were dead,, and be nurse's body lay . on the sidewalk where it had fallen, while ladders were run up the face of the burning hotel. Mean while Mr. Nason had come to the win dow from which . the nurse had swung and Deputy Chief A., Hearn and Frank Colby had got on the roof of the Union!.. Square Hotel with a new rope. This they swung to Mr. Nason-who tied it firmly about his sick' wife and lifted her gently' out - of the window. Six. times her body swung like. a pendulum while Hearn held on tight and , Colby gripped ! his feet. The policemen .who "were in the window from which the rope had first been swang caught Mrs. Nason and pulled her safely. in. Mr. Nason was rescued in the same way and husband and wife' were put into a room in the Union Square Hotel. . ; - The others got out in all sorts of ways. Done by Stock Gambling ' Phiadelphia, Jan. SO. Edward P. Cornell, a . retired hat manufacturer, committed suicide by hanging last night. Heavy losses In the stock market are said to have prompted the act. He was 73 jears old, . - - i1 V J 11