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Vol. VIII RALEIGH; N. C, WEDNESDAYS DECEMBER 4, 1901 TWELVE PAGES. No. 100 NQ OF THE COTTON CROP TWO LIVES LOST Bloody Fihuer Prin7 PEADI s-x THE Sections Relating to Sup pression of Anarchy and Exclusion of Chinese Ap plauded W:ih'n::;on. Dec. 0. There was a ralleries attendance in the v-n - of Representatives today t'l , : oi" resident Roosevelt. The uieni !. ii'u'irvl early, chatting and dis .LhJ i.;.iet-tlve legislation. ; . :ilV Heodersou called the House 1 .'or. Attor the journal had been i Mupfcvea .Ul. ul itiiis Wood of California, who were Mr. n'.'teii vesteruay, appeared at ine !,.,! ut it1 sworn m. (in i!!-Jii"ll of Mr. i'ayije. tne noor t the niajoruj, it a usircu :h:ir- i11 c the House adjourn today it Friday. The tiK?aker an- ,,., , the appointment of the Coni j;tVet. ,n Utiles as follows: Mr. Heu ,1,,'rn of Iowa, Mr. Ia!zell of Penn .vivai i:'. Mr. ! rosveuor of Ohio, Mr. j'.-(.ar,i.n of Tennrsss. and Mr. Un ,yYw, i-i Ah'.b.suia. Tle only change V;o commit rv was tiie -substitution of Mr'."r:vieru:,..id for Mr. Bailey of Texas, y, . K now a nu mber of the Senate.- ur. J&igham t f Pennsylvania, at the j.;.., ,1 .,( tho committee appointed to wait ,,u t!;j resident, reported that the r.i'uniito'e. accompanied by a like eorn Bi;EttH. of the Senate", had performed its ,;nty and that, the President had ro Hvel their, message with pleasure and ji i a';. h wonM at once communicate with the two. houses in writing. Two Tuluufes l.ner "Major Truden, assistant ' - tietaiy t the President, appeared at the m:iin t-nrrnai-e and announced mcs sue from the President. The message v, as-taki ii t the speaker's desk where N.i'.iker Hendrs..ii broke the seai. "A f:-nn the President of the I iLii ii States" he said as he handed .the .le-;aei!t to the reading clerk and t... in t.htvtf'l ho.n'to read it. , Ovh:!:t!i'." presidential messages at the rt!'eai:;sr of Congress are listened to hi p. jitTi'iiii t'iry fashion, but today Mtshant the reading the keenest in laws manifested. Hardly a meni Wr lift his seat until the reading was e-.-neJiuk-i. There was a slight murmur r.f 'applause when, in concluding th iamu Dilation for -legislation to put '' ae.aiehy. the elerk read -'No mat 'tr a!'.s more urgently for the wisest tt-niht of Congress." The murmur v'jen this sentence was read was fol I -tpi.I by a burst of applause when the .! r-eaa ine American people are to wrath, but when their wrath t i v.K'p kindled it burns like a consuming P:vhnh!y no other portion of the ru'es ::f attracted so much attention as that r it inL' to trust-;. No demonstration v.:; evokf d by. tho reading of this por i n nf the message, but the rocom )Hfi!(i3tiin for the re-enactment of the 1 hineM? exihision law drew applause from 1 rh sides of the House. The reading of the message was con cImIpi in. the House at 2"5, Mr. Gros- v "ti r then offered the following resolu- ti n. wLieh wan adopted without divis- "lu-solred. that a committee of one rvmlipr from each state represented in" th:? House be appointed on the part ff the House to join such committee as My he appointed on the part of the s'uate to consider and report by what i ! ken of respect and affection it may be ! Proper for the Congress of the United Mate to express the deepest sympathy of the nationyn the tragic death of the Inte President William McKinley, aid tli.it so much of the messacp of the I'resirient as relates to this deplorable vect he referred to such committee." in pursuance of the terras of the res "!imon the speaker appointed a com mittee of one member from each state n-l territory. The House then, as a further mark of respect, adjourned. , Speaker Henderson appointed the fol-wwi-ng committee to take: action in ac 'ordance with Mr. Grosvenor's resolu tion regarding a mark of respect to the ate President McKinley :'Chas. II. Gros jroor (Ohio); Julius Hahn (California); Sevens Henry (Connecticut); I-.. Heister Ball' (Delaware); .V. Espa-ua "arner (Illinowt; .las. F. Watson (In Janai; Kobert G. Cousins ( Iowa); 'nomas T. r.lwin rTd.ibnt- Justin D. J'0weroek (Kansas); iHainei- en, Amos Jj. Allen Poorra (Mary-; ndi- Win C. Dovering (Massachu- 1 in. Alden Smith (Michigan); .'"go Morris ntinimpsol-je laldwell Ed It rds (Montana); Elmer J. Burkett (Ne- t-aska); Frank D. Currier-(New Hamp rei; Jtiehard Wayne Parker (New ey): .luhn H. Ketc4iam (New York); l'i0s:- V. Marshall (North Dakota); 'fencer Blackburn (North Carolina); alcom A. Moodr (Oregon) ; Marlin '13. "imstead (Pennsvlvaniaj; Melville' Bull 'Rhode-Island): Ebcn W. Martin &mth 'ak-oa.; ;eo. Sutherland (Utah); Kir ""ie Haskins (Vermont); Wesley L. 0VaeliinBon): Alston" G. " Dayton rtest ViIKiia, : Herman B. Dahlo isoonsVi; Frank W. Mondell (Wyo- ''nU Oscar W. Underwood (Alabama); ! 'ni A- Dinsmorc (Arkansas); Kobt. V Iavis (Florida 1 ; Win. H. Fleming ''"-i;il- Jas N Kehoe (Kentucky); f ''"'I'll Myer Louisiana); Chas. E. (nr. - - 1 . 1 v Acmn i 1 n 11 tii 11 1 1.11 a "J1'i"'nir: W. .Ins nor T;ilhert (South ; ir,'lia: John A IVs (Teimcssi ct; 'n L, s;1(.ppjU.d ..Texas); Jties U xy MESSAGE Virginia); John F. Shaf roth (Colorado); Francis G. Newlauds JNuvada). - Tlis 9IM; Head In the Cenata Washington, Dec. 3. In anticipation of the receipt of the first message of President Roosevelt members of the Senate today assembled early in the Senate chamber and in the cloak rooms adjoining. Many of the - senators, par ticularly the close personal and political friends of the president, already were familiar with the principal features of the message, but the reading of the first important state paper of the pres ident was marked by unusual interest. Despite the cold and penetrating rain which" fell throughout the morning the galleries of the Senate were well filled with interested spectators, many of them having a special interest in the message. When the journal of yesterday's pro ceedings had been read a communica tion was received from the House in forming the Senate that that body had been organized and was ready to, pro ceed with public business. Senators Hate and Morgan reported that they had waited upon the presi dent in conjunction with a like commit tee of the House to inform him that Congress was prepared to receive any communication he might have to make. The president had said he would com municate with Congress at once in writing. Major O. L. Pruden. assistant secretary to the president, was then recognized and presented the message of, the president the reading of winch was begun at once by Henry M. Rose, chief elerk. Close attention was given to the reading of the message by all senators. Printed copies of the docu ment were: distributed among them, the majority of whom followed the reading from their copies. The reading of the message consumed two hours and fifteen minutes, and when it had been completed Mr. For aker was recognized to offer the fol lowing resolution, for which he asked immediate consideration: "That a committee of eleven senators be appointed ou the part of the Sen ate to join such committee as shall be appointed on the part of the House, to consider and report by what token of respect and affection it '.may be proper for the" Congress of the Vnitod States to express the deepest sympathy of the nation n the tragic death of the Ir.te President William McKinley. and that so- much of the message of the president cs relates to that deplorable event 16 referred to such coinmitt"ee.'1 The resolution v.-as adopted, and then, as -a further rom-k of resnect to the; memory of the late president, the Sen ate, on motion of Mr. Foraker, at 2.2S adjourned. . REMINDER OF THE MAINE i I Claimants ;Ask for a Big Pile of Money ! New York. Dec. 3. Among the claims ; presented to the Spanish Treaty Claims j (Commission are 1-0 fil?d in the name of 1 sufferers through the blowing up of the battleship Maine. Butler, and Har- wood, lawyers of this city, represent sixty of the claimants, who ask for $20,- 060 apiece. ' The attorney general has moved to dismiss these claims on the ground that tKe commission lacks jurisdiction. A brief in support of that motion, which is :o be a'gued December 11, has been written by William E. Fuller, assistant attorney general nd by Alexander Por- ter Moore and (" arles W, Russell. MILLS WILL CLOSE Railroad Strike Makes Steel Workers Idle McKeesport, Pa., Dec. 3. The Car negie Steel Company mills at uuquesne will shut down tomorrow evening owing to the railroad strike. The National Tube Company plants in this city will also close tomorrow night or Thurs day." A great part of both concerns are already quiet. In McKeesport more than two thousand men are already idle, owing to-the inability of the mills to secure supplies or to ship products. The town is perfectly quiet. The weather is intensely cold and the high w'nd whistline'itD the. river , makes picketing decidedly unpleasant work. Only a few of the strikers are out, but there are plenty of them within call in case anv hastv action is decided on. The system of picketing is perfect and they report every haif hour. . : A. . Something Newin Mississippi New Orleans, Dec. 3. Lexington re ports the first case in Mississippi of a negro convicted and sentenced by a court of justice for criminal assault upon a white woman.1 In all previous cases of this kind the negro has been punished by Judge Lynch and summa- J rily executed, tyrant Dickens assaulted a lire. Rosamond, but escaped. He was captured and there wag a strong demand for lynching, but the sheriff afforded the prisoner protection. iNo persons were allowed to be present at the trial but the lawyffers and members of the press, as 1. was feared that there would be violence in cast the court room was crou i led. The jury brought in a verdict of guilty and the 'negro was sentenced to be hanged December 24 Government Estimate is Way Below Ten Million Bales Washington, Dec. . The statistician of the Department of Agriculture re ports l),t74,000 bales, as the. probable cotton production of the United States in 1901-1902. The area picked or to be picked is estimated at 26,802,239 acres, a reduction of ,0,216 acres, 2.6 pet cent from the acreage planted. The total production of lint cotton is estimated at 4,529,934,000 pounds, an average of 109 pounds an acre picked or to be picked. The estimated pro duction; by states in pounds of lint cot ton to the acre is as follows: Virginia 176, North Carolina 142, South Carolina 141, Georgia 167, Florida 117, Ala bama 156, Mississippi 203, Louisiana 260, Texas 159, Arkansas 173, Tennes see 136, Missouri 196. Oklahoma 196, and Indian Territory 214. In addition td the department's ordi nary crop reporting agencies 15.000 gin ners and 5,000 bankers and -merchants have furnishcW valuable information concerning acreage and production. The ginners have also reported the amount of cotton ginned between August 13 and November 20 thia year and last year, with the average gross weight per bale and the average weight of bagging and ties. This has enabled the statistician to ascertain the average net weight of bales for each separate state and for the entire cotton belt, and these weights have been used in detornvning the total number, of bales produced. The av- j erage net weight for the entire cotton belt is 4b!.2 pounds, which is believed to be the lowest average in at least ten years. The large number of light bales l?ing marketed and also some reduc tion in the proportion of line to seed cotton are subjects of frequent com ment by correspondents of all classes. Maso's Priends Protest s . ... - . Against Pq Irnci Machine Havana, Dec. 3 The Maso coalition has sent a telegram to Secretary Root j regarding the elections, a copy of which is printed here, j It says that un der the present circumstances interfer ence by officials is inevitable. All the members of .the central canvassing board v.hieh has charge of all electoral mat ters, are candidates for office, as are also the members of Senor Palma's ex ecutive campaign committee, one of whom Is secretary .of state and two others presidents ; of political groups snpporting ,-Senor Palma. Other high officials are also candidates. The offi- ciale, high and low, openly work for Senor Palma. who is said to have the support of theFnitetl States govern A Former Convict Run in tor Blackmail Winston-Salem, Dec. 3. Special. Jim Nelson, alias W. H. Morrison, who was pardoned from the penitentiary' last May. was arrested today oh the charge of sending an unsigneu letter to V. M. Siewers, a merchant at Walkertown in which the writer demanded $225-'and threatened to blow up or burn Siewers' store and perhaps destroy his life :f the money' was not tnrne I over. The lettep says the writer has a club nf three, but the officers who made the arrest do not believe that Nelson has any partners. The author of the letter demanded that the money be put in an envelope and placed under the steps of Wilcox Held for Action of Grand Jury Elizabeth City, N, C, Dec. 3. Special. The preliminary hearing of James Wil cox, charged with the abduction of Nellie Cvopsey ou the night of November 20 resulted in the defendant being held for the grand jury in $1,000 bail. Although more than twenty witnesses had been subpoenaed, only four wei'e examined. The defendant, much to the disappoint ment of the great throng who crowded the court house, did not take the stand. W. H. Oropsey and Miss Olive Crop- sey, father and sister respectively of the missing girl, testified to the circum stances of the girl's disan-pea ranee and the events immediately preceding it." Alexander Brown and Fannie Mitchell toJd of having seen Wilcox enter his father's honte, where he lives, at about 12 o'clock midnight. The sister's testi mony was to the effect that Wilcox left the Cropsey residence five minutes after eleven. The distance between the Cropsey an - Wilcox houses is three-quarters of a mile, and tue point made by the prosecution was that the 55 minutes which elapsed between the defendant's departure from the one till his' arrival at' the other had not been, satisfactorily explained, and that being so and he be ing the last person known to have been with the girl on that night justified the prosecution in demanding that he be held. Defendant's counsel, basing his argument on the statement made by the defendant at a former hearing, contend ed that but 35 minutes elapsed instead of 55 and that this time was" easily accounted for, as he had stonned on iis way home to speak with an acquain- J Factory Property damaged .to the Extent of $200,000 New York, Dec' 3. Two lives were probably lost and more than. $200,000 worth of property was destroyed in a fire at New Brighton, Staten Island, this morning. The llames broke out in the big Blaster manufacturing plant of J. B. King & Co. a few minutes before 3 o'clock. '' The men who are believed to have perished , are liobert Swanton of New Brighton and a negro named Morrison. No trace of them has been found since the alarm for the fire was given. The building, which was almost new and substantially constructed, cost $35,000, the machinery it sheltered was valued at ; $125,000, and a quantity of material used in tb.e manufacture of plaster , was roughly valued at $40,000. The company fears that all its books and papers have been destroyed. The origin of the fire is unknown. ' ' . - , New Bern Votes Bonds New Bern," N. C, Dec., 3. Special. The eleotionflield here today resulted iu a majority for the bond issue of 87 voi.es. inis will result in the eitv nut- ting, in its own electric pJant for street! iignnug. ine ay was wet ana maae a smaller vote than otherwise. There was a new registration and there was a good deal of interest shown compared with the "last election for the same pur pose when the issuV was voted down. Washington Notes Washington, Dec. 3. Special. Post masters appointed D. L. Gurganus, at us, at J. F. er, at Ivanhoe, Sampson county, vice Ie wis, removed Alonzo J. Turner, Thoron, Duplin county, vice Z. J. Quinn, removed.'' ment. The situation is, delicate. The people are alarmed by the alleged at tempt of the-Unlted States government to force a president upon them, . and they ask. for' a fair and honest election. A delegation representing the Maso electoral coalition will leave shortly for Washington to submit proof of the above statements and to , suggest a change that will insure fair elections. :It,is now largely, claimed that General Maso has a majority of the people with him. the Wrtgtb f-Senor Palma lying in the fact that his agents control the electoral machine which is exercising pressure on :he mayors and school teach ers.. The telegram is signed by Eusebio Hernandez. Love's Methodist church, Walkertown, last night. Nelson was sent to the penitentiary from Stokes county for forgery. His wife has, refused to live with him since he came home. The sheriff has letters written to her by Nelson while he was in the penitentiary and the writing cor responds to the latter sent to the Walk ertown merchant. In one letter sent to his wife Nelson tells her that he has learned hypnotism and has been able to make people borrow money and do other things for him. The evidence against him makes a strong case of blackmail. tance. In the evidence adduced there was nothing that has not already been published. Defendant s counsel claim that no crime has been proven and that even if it had been his client had not been connected with it in any way. He said tnat if the prosecution de sired it they could put the defendant on the stand, but the attorneys for the state replied that they "had closed their case and that if the t defendant desired to go upon the stand and exculpate himself they would be glad to have him do so. Whether the defendant is guilty or innocent there is a feeling of relief on the part of the community. Trie grand, jury will not meet till March next and in this time the authori ties will have gathered evidence suffi cient to demonstrate beyond a doubt as 10 the part if any played in this strange case by James Wilcox. The sentiment again aroused is mark ed by extraordinary unanimity, and so general is the belief that he is connected with the disappearance of Nellie Crop sey that had he not been held to an swer by the justice today it is hard to say what might not have happened. It is now believed tnat her body is in the river. Capf. John W. Sasser has resigned his position as foreman of the A. jC. L. shops at Rocky Mount, and has accepted a "position in the S. A. L. shops in Ra leigh. His many friends will be de lighted to have him back. on Tne Testimony All Favorable Mrs. Bonine Witnesses Say Ayres Owned a Pistol Washington, Deo. 3. All the testl mony today in the trial of Mrs. Bonine was in her favor, Her attorneys pro duced witnesses who testified positively to the possession by Ayres shortly pre vious to his death of a revolver similar to the one found in his"" room after his death. One witness testified to having seen the Weapon in a drawer in the bu reau in Ayres' room in the Kenmore. Witnesses testified that Mrs. Bonine was impartial in hef kindness to the sick and devoted in her efforts for their comfort. The , first witness called was Halph Wf Early, a nawspaper man. He was in Ayres' room in the Kenmora the morning the body was discovered and I -nvHoad m., Unrini nr , tln,rr.K Bnd forefinger oa the base of the win- j dow e3iaie facing north Capital ti-eet. "I should Judge," aid he, "by the im prints that they were made by the hand of a woman, being rather small for a man's hand." Mr. Early judged that the finger, prints were of a left hand. Hal Smith, of the Baltimoro Sun," followed Mr. Early. lie had been in the room at the sifcne time with Mr. Early, and " d discovered the marks 1 or hi jjhi on the curtain which he covered with his left band and found they fitted to his thumb- and finger. "My fitiffer8,7 said he witness, "were of course, mucs larger than tht imprints." , "The curtain had evidently been pulled to slide up, and 5n doing this the string ,-had slipped through, the fin gers; had It not Mr. Smith?" asked Mr. Taggart. The witness said such was the case. Frank F. Butter, employed at the government printing office, and who comes from the same congressional dis trict as Ayres, was called. He said he was boarding at the Kenmore May 15 and was a close friend of Ayres, fre quently visiting his room after office hours. Ayres was always glad to have people Visit hh room, the witness said. He did not know of Ayres playing cards. In answer to a question, he said Ayres spoke to him in February of get ting a room elsewhere together, but failing, . determined to take ft larger room in the Kenmore. Mr. Warfield wanted too much for the laTger room, however, t-he. witness added. "Did you know that Mrs. Bonine was BURIED TREASURE A Virginia Romance with a Long Delayed SequsI Richmond, Va., Dec. 3. A story which passes the bounds of romance was re vealed here this afternoon by Judge Berryman Green, of Danville, a mem ber of the constitutionail convention. During the civil war, forty years ago, the directors of a bank at Danville turned the proceeds into gold and each took $5,000. After the conflict was over all the noney was returned with the exception of a sum entrusted to a director named Waddill. He stated that the money had been forcibly taken from him by a federal soldier. The story was not., believed and suit was brought to recover the money. Judge Green was WaddtiTs counsel and the case was decided in his favor. The community, however, regarded Waddill and his wifex with suspicion until their deaths some years ago. Shortly after fire reorganization of the bank all its assets were purchased by the late May or W. T. Sutherlin of Danville, whose daugnter, wire of Col. Francis L. Smith, a member of the constitutional convention from" Danville, fell heir to his possessions. -' Now comes the strange part of the story. Today as Judge Green, the only man living who was connected with the case in Danville, was leaving on the train for Richmond, the postmaster ran after him with a letter. It proved to be from a man in Ohio whose name is withheld, who acknowledged that he had daring the war taken the gold from Waddill. He said he had been unable to carry off and had buried it near Danville,, where it still remains. The writer said that he had a map of the prace and if -is transportation were paid and he was promised exemption from punishment he would come to Vir ginia, find tie gold and deliver it to the l-ightful owner. His offer will be accepted at ah early date. '9 Shot Three Times Charlotte, N. C, Dec. 8. Special. Beverly Huen, colored, was shot three times and perhaps fatally wounded this afternoon by' J. F. Shannon, head line man of the Bell Telephone Company. Huen had been drinking. Shannon un dertook to admonish the negro about getting drunK. The negro finally start ed towards . Shannon with his spurs. Shannon fica three times. The nero Is not expected to live. Tariff for the Philippines Washington, Dec. 3. It is the opinion of the President and cabinet that Con gress should enact legislation, definitely authorizing tariff schedules for the Phil ippines analogous to the authority con ferred in Porto Rico by the Foraker act, which the Supreme Court upheld. window 3intafc to - . - . . about this time thinking of . opening a boarding house," asked counsel. "Yes, for she asked me to come with her," was the reply. ! Duncan B. Hubbard of Michigan, spoke of his friendship with Ayres. He was frequently in his room. His evi dence, as was that of Theomas Ford, who suoceeded ihim on the witness stand, was not in any degree sensa tional. ' The defense next called A. E. Berklin, who is connected with a local cleaning establishment. He testified that some of the blood . could be removed from velvet by using water and a soft sponge or cloth. The operation is a simple one if the blood spots are fresh. While the wrapper claknedto have been .worn by-Mrs. Bonine at the time of the killing was at the office of Dr. Schaeffer, the exnert. the witness removed a portion rof the velvet collar. He washed a part of it with water and he declared tnat the fact that it had been washed "cenld not be detected with the naked eye." "If the object of this testimony is to show that the witness has been very successful in cleaning velvet, we concede the point," said United States Attorney Gould. "Otherwise I do not see what bearing the testimony has on this case. it tma tint hoen shown that Mrs. Bonine is an exnert in cleaning velvet. If s-he' is it has not been stated that she used the same means as employed by the witness." A long argument followed. The de fense contended that they wanted to show the unreliable character of Dr. Schaeffer's testimony, the expert having stated, so it was claimed, that the velvet collar could net have been cleaned with out the nap being flattened down. Thf court seemed to tliink that the issue turned on whether or not Dr. Schaeffer had qualified his testimony on this point by referring to the use or a glass or the naked" eye in searching for evidences of cleaning. Counsel agreed to look up the testimony of Dr. Schaeffer during the usual recess which was then taken. When court reconvened the govern ment's objection to admittine the velvet The last witness of 'the day was Dr. J. Sterling Ruffin, "the lecturer of medi cal jurisprudence in Columbia Univer sity and an expert on blood stains, who testified that by applying three absolute tests with the microscope, spectroscope and other means, he discovered blood on he wrapper worn by Mrs. Bonine the night of the tragedy. This testimony was offered to combat the proposition of the government that there was no blood on the wrapper and that if there had been any thei it could not have been wasshed out as claimed by Mrs. Boriine in her confession .and statement, in evidence was sustained. No further testimony of importance was obtained, and at the usual hour the court adjourned until tomorrow. ' ' - , BLASPHEMER TO THE LAST Desperate Attempt of a Mur derer to Escape the. Scaffold Mt. Holly, N. J., Dec. 3. Charles BTaun, .the murdeier of Washington Hunter, an aged farmer, was hanged here today after he had knocked down the clergyman who was praying for him In his cell and assaulted two of his keepers in an attempt to escape from the Burlington county "jail. The murderer managed to get as far as the jail yard in his break for free dom, but was recaptured under the scaf fold which had been built for his exe cution. He was hanged finally witfr icons on his wrists and ankles as a pre caution against a second attempt to get away. Rev. J.C Dizinger, the mhiLs ter whom he had- assaulted an hour be fore, stood with him on the scaffold praying when the drop felL The clergyman entered Braun's oell just before 9 o'clock this moraing, lead ing the cell door ajar. Mr. Dirinffer is about seventy years of age, with snow white hair and heard, the kind of man who would drive ten miles in a hard storm to say a word, of comfort to a thief and a murderer about to be hanged. He placed his hand on Brauji't shoulder and told him to think (A hXi own soul. The fellow showed no inttt, est till the preacher be.ran to pray. Tbd, according to the preacher, he saMl "Won't you kneel dovvn and close yoai eyes the way my father Vrayed?" - . "That reference to a father's prayer, said Mr. Dizinger, "almost made me feel that the man's soul was touched. It was in truth a horrible blasphemy.- I knelt on the cell floor and, as it happen ed, near the head of his cot. 'Not here," he said, pulling me by the shoulder and pointing to the other side of . the cell, but here.' I humored lim because I w.As dealing with a man about to die. Ili had a piece of lead-pipe concealed : the head of the bed. I prayed five m l ines and then uttered the Lord' prayer. He asked me to repeat the prayer and I began again. Although my eyes were shut I was conscious of ev erything he was doing. I knew thtat be had stopped his praying for a second at the head of his bed. I heard him fumb ling with -.he blanket, and then I was pushed over violently against the-cell wall. . I wa-s not hurt, but before I could recover from my astonishment the man was ont of the tell running down the corridor and toward the door.7 ' S ; :: Gen. Alger is Sick Detroit, Mich., De.-. 3. Gen. R. A. Alger, Ex-Seretary of War, is confined to bis home by Bright's disease. - Last semmer he traveled abroad, hoping to wcure relief from his ailment, s He is today attended by several doctors. His frleuds insist that hi indisposition will only be temporary.
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