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VIII RALEIGH. K C.l SATURDAY,; DECEMBER 7, 19,01 V. --; : : No. 103 . " - - - - - - " - - - . ' -- . j . i ' r - - - - Jt J BOY B URQLARS AND MURDERER . f Sixteen Year-Olds Two H3IJ Up a Tailor in Mis Shop and Shoot Him O.. Dec. 6. Griffin Mayo k Strong, sixteen-year-old boys, in the -central police' station, 11' '"'V s..lf-,-..:!!'i.'Sel murderers of Emil Good iiuin. ;i 'tailor. The boys entered Good inn;!'" it"! Monday night with the in t,'.r.!:..;i of robbing horn. V 'illy planned the robbery the liiuli: lu ioit'." said Mayo. "We had Impu i-laying pool, and after we got ;hr 'it-1-! thought we would commit a l uv-i iry. We intended . to rob a res iri!;i:?r which is right near Goodman's l.l.iie. but the woman who runs the The Baptists Discuss Education and Missions iteresting Reports Followed by Able Speeches Stir ring Address by Dr. McConnell Winston-Salem, X. C, Dec. 6. Spe cial Dr. C. A Jenkins of Goldsboro, i j-aJucted devotional services at the opening of the morning session of the n.U'tist State Convention. State mis sion work was taken up and three re jf..rts were submitted and discussed, 7i7..: Destitution in the East. The report was read by lie v. J. X. Tolar of Beau fort, and discussed by Rev. H. .C. Moore of Xew Bern, and H. B. Parker of Goldsboro. It was shown that there v.;ts much destitution in this part of the state on account of failure of the ivttou crop. The report on Factory Missions was presented by Rev. C. G. Wells of Spen- and practically -discussed by tRevs. 71. Moore and C. M.'Murchison, the lat ter of- Penelope. ' The report on Education in the West ern part of the State was read by Kev. W. E. Wilkins of Clyde. It was; bhown that in two years the work had ' ;rrown from one school, with 150 stu dents, to nine schools with l.GOO pupils and property worth $1(.000. ' Rev. Livingston Johnson, correspond ing, secretary of State Mission Board, made a clear and well defined address. IIt reported a shortage of $500 in state missions for the past year. A collection was taken and $G27 was raised. Rev. Dr. Blackwell of Wilmington, Mibmitted -a report on home missions. It referred to the fact that many for eigners are coming into the state' and establishing business enterprises to the detriment of native merchants, etc. The Crumpacker Fails to Alarm Anvbodv Senator Simmons Preparing to Take a Hand When 0c- casion Arises Our t Members Busv Washington, Dec. 6. Special. South ern senators and members are notmuch iisturbed by Mr. Crumpacker's bill to r-nrtail Southern representation in the House. The same bill was agitated by i'im in the last Congress. ?lt failed then and will fail now. Even if it should by any chance pass the lionise it would 0' killed in the Senate. Spnator Simmons Is looking up data mi the subject now, and at -the proper time, if necessity; arises, will speak pn tli" subject. . .. ' ' . In the House among Democrats the Crumpacker measure is not considered fr' iiously. Mr. Clayton of Alabama said lav it was clearly unconstitutional iin bat it would affect the electoral col I'-gp, and while the House might restrict Its membership 'It could not reduce the number of members, of the electoral col-l-'-'e by a new bill, c If, too, the Southern n f-mbership was to be reduced because itain people were denied the right to v ,te, the States of Rhode Island and dassachusetts and other States that have ?'!ucational and property qualifications R ould also be affected " "',''. -, Mr. Thomas today introduced the fol lowing bills: To pay.war claims; for the relief of D. S. Barnes and others; James M. Howard, administrator Thomas . Howard; John D. Hawkins, executor; George S. Debruhl; Calvin G. Perkins; New Bern Masonic Lodge; First Baptist rimrch. Xew Bern: Henry R. Bryan: William Fov; William T, Perry; Edward W. Scotf, also bills to pension Enuly Kinsanls, Benjamin G. Page and Mary J. Smith; alsi',tills to place a clock on the government building at Xew Bern and to supply the Fayetteville Light In fantry company with modern rifles. Mr. Thomas is looking closely after ap propriations in the River and Harbor bill for the rivers and harbors of ,nis district, and is actively at work to secure an extension of rural free delivery ser vice in the Third district. .He will aJ9 introduce a bill for a new revenue S' - i place had gone; so we agreed "to meet the next night and hold " her up. As we passed Goodman's shop we saw him sitting on his bench sewing. So we decided to hold him up first. We ptit on our masks and went in. Then I drew a revolver and pointed it at him.- The other boy yelled, 'Hold np your hands!' Goodman only laughed and jumped up. Then I fired. The first shot missed him and went through the door. He made a jump at ns. I was afraid he would ca.tch us, and so I fired again. Then I "ran. " At the time I was not sure whether I hit him or not, "except that I heard him yell." The revolver from which the fatal bullet was fired was found in Maya's pocket. It was an Ivor Johnson 32-cali-bre- hanimerless weapon. It was not loaded when found.. Mayo lived with his parents. His father is a carpenter. Strong is an orphan, his parents having been dead some years. lie lived with his aunt. report was inspiring and was adopted unanimously. Rev. Dr. McConnell of Atlanta, secretary of the Southern Bap tint Mission Board, made a stirring ad dress. He said be did not know of two more immediately fruitful fields for mis sionary work than Xorth Carolina and Texas. He urged the convention to do its full duty in this work. At this afternoon's session there were general discussions on Sunday schools and their work. A gratifying report was- made on the Southern Baptist Theological Seminary at Louisville, Kentucky. j At 5 o'clock many members of the convention attended a complimentary recital at Salem Academy. Tonight's session opened, with devo tional exercises conducted by John .T.J Pullen of Raleigh.' ' " Superintendent Ray asked the con vention to assist him in getting every deaf, dumb and blind cn-d in the insti tution at Raleigh. President Mclver, of the State Xor mal College, was introduced to the con vention. He said there ..were forty! thousand more illiterate females in Xorth Carolina than males, 22,000 being whites. He considered the Baptist University at . Raleigh the convention's greatest field for, investment. Prof. Carlyle, member of .the faculty, spoke encouragingly of Wake Forest College and its work. Editor Bailey read a re port made by President Vann. of the Baptist University, and the report of the trustees of the same institution. Governor Aycock made a great speech on education, the finest, perhaps, ever heard on the subject in tnis city. He electrified and charmed one thousand hearens. He spoke on education in gen eral, but made a stiring and effective appeal to the convention to pay the debt of $42,000 on the Female Univer sity. The amount needed was raised by subscribtion at the close of the gov ernor's admirable address. cutter to navigate Pamlied sound and eastern North Carolina waters. Congressman Brownlow of Tennessee today introduced in the House the Appa lachian Park bill introduced In the Sen ate by Senator Pritehard. He calls it the McKinley Xational Park. Mr. Pou and Mr. Kluttz, who are now absent at home, will return next Mon day. - Samuel S. Black, Henry C. Barkley, J. P. Shelton, N. D. Howell. J. R. Pitt man, Thomas H. Ford, W. D. Robinson, H.. W. McGinnis, H. C. Huffstetler, D. H. Willard, H. A, Green, J. A. Kim. brouirh, J. It. Larkin, J. S. Cowelger, F. M. Williams, T. M. Brock, M. T. Smyre, Baxter Beal. J. S. Mitchell, Levi Ghen, J. E. Merrell and J., A. Taltran have all been appointed storekeepers and gaugers In the Asheville internal revenue district. . - Daniel H. Horner has been appointed postmaster of the new oflice just estab lished at Maness, . Moore county. - Pensions granted Eben Garrett, Ply mouth. $6; D.- G. Welniur. vHenderson ville, .58; J. B. Taylor. Guilford College, $8: Sallna P. LindsaL Pamlico, $8. Postmasters appointed John T. Roy all. at Beaud, WTilkes county, vice W. D. Tx)vett. resigned; Minnie L. Renegar, at Dallonia, Iredell county-, vice Mary E. Rennegar, resigned; W. K. .Rojch, at Hamrie." Rutherford county, vice W. R. Steadman, resigned. . DOCTORS ON WITNESS STAND , Washington, Dec, C. Upon the meet ing of the court trying the, Bonine case today . Dr. Carroll, one of the experts for the defense, who was- on the stand yesterda3 was "called for additional ex amination. His evidence gave nothing of more importance than testified to by the doctor yesterday At the solicitation of Attorney Gouid based on the fact that Dr. Cany one of the experts who was'. reiied upon to give evidence for the defense, was unavoidably absent, a recess was taken. , Dr. Carr, who was delayed because of his attendance upon an operation at the Emergency Hospital in the hope of sav ing the life of W. Q. Stiff, one of the men shot. by Marx at Oak Grove, Va., two or three days ago, was in court at the afternoon session. Dr. Carr's testi mony referred principally to his expe rience with gunshot wounds Dr. X'arr informed the ourt that he had recent ly made a number of experiments in re gard to powder marks relative to the case now on trial. "During my expe riments," he said, "I fired 175 shots with a pistol of the game calibre as the one found in Ayres' room." The witness said there was always a variation Jn the effect of the shots fired, the differ enee being noticeable in the smutting and burning of the object fired at. . , FLEMING COMES : - BACK AT MOODY -- Washington, Dec. 6. Representative Fleming of Georgia, today introduced -a resolution for the investigation of the right of the members of the House from Massachusetts to their seats in the House, ne refers to the Moodv resolu tion and charges .that, the constitution of the state of Mastsachusetts imposes ad ditional qualifications for v suffrage 'n contravention to the 14th amendment. He demands that when the select com mittee provided ,f or in tne Moody reso lution is appointed it shall investigate and report whether the representatives from Massachusetts are entitled to membership in the House. V Retail Trade bv the Business in the South Feels the Effect,. of the Recent Advance in Cotton Xew York, Dec. 6. Bradstreet's to morrow will say: This has been a notable week in trade and industry. Retail distribution, (Stim ulated by cold weather and holiday in fluences, has been large and is reflected in a decidedly good reassorting demand from jobbers. Holiday trade, in fact, promises to be of unprecedented volume with demand for a better class of goods. In the great industries, such as iron, coal, lumber, the textiles, jewelry, boots and shoes and the various kind and sub sidiary branches, activity has been wide spread. The demand for iron at the highest prices of the year, except in wire and nails, has only been limited by the question of obtaining supplies. . In general speculation the features of course are the continued advances in the cereals, provisions and raw cotton, movements fraught with much interest to the agricultural part of the commun ity. The highest sustained prices for nine, years have been reached in corn and oats, and wheat is at the highest for seventeen months, with the end of .the movement apparently not yet clear ly in sight. The advance in cotton has already induced a more' cheerful tone in southern trade and collections, and business, it Ls predicted, will shortly improve. Advices to Bradstreet's are Conference Work is Proceeding Rapidly Next Session Will Be Held in Wilmington Board of Education Holds Its Anniversary" Fayetteville, N. C, Dec. 6 Special. The North Carolina Conference, opened this morning at the regular hour, Bish op Hargrove in the chair. The religious services were conducted by Rev. . W. S. Rone. On motion of Rev. John X'. Cole the conference went into the elec tion of place for holding the next an nual conference. He presented an- in vitation from Grace church, Wilming ton. Dr. Jno. F. Miller placed St. Paul's, Goldsboro, in nomination, but later withdrew in Wilmington's favor, with the understanding, that the con ference would come to Goldsboro two years hence. Under call of question one James M. Culbreth, Eugene M. Snipes, Wm. A. Jenkins, vm. E. Brown, Wm. P. Con stable, Robert E. Porter and William Towe were admitted on trial. The class of the first year was called and. Geo. R. Rood, LaFayette John son and Norman C. Yearby were ad vanced to the class of the second year. The second year class was called and Garland O. Green, Preston D. Wood all, James T. Stanford, Edward R. Welch, Harry M. Xorth, James F. Bivins and Charles L. Reid passed the examination of character, made yearly reports and, having passed the committee examina tion, were elected to deacons' orders. They were called to the bar of the con ference, questioned and. solemnly charged by tne bishop and received into full connection as members of-. the body. Wm. E. Nicholson, of .this class, whose health failed recently, was, con tinned on trial. ' - Rev. George B. Webster, a minister of the Missionary Baptist church who was questioned by the Bishop as to hfe change in doctrinal belief in open con ference, was admitted to membership. John W. Lewis, Theo. P. Bonner and CHAFFEE'S-REPORT No More Troops in the Phil ippines Than Needed , Washington, Dec. ,6. -The annual re port of Major General Chaffee, com manding the division of ithe Philippines, dated at Manila, October V, has just : leen received at the War Department. ! One of the, most, important reconameri . dations niade by General Chaffee fol lows: .. -. : - "I recommend that iw further material reduction of "troops be made before July l, 1903." ; f..::: . y. General Chaffee discusses gresent con ditions in the Philippines and his rea sons for concluding that the present force in the islands should hot be re duced. He strongly points out the ne cessity for harmony between the milita ry . and civil . of ficialsj and showa by correspond'ence his efforts (to secux-e unity of action. Referring to the work of the military Genera Chaffee remarks on the, government of Manila for three years, 'if the military have done noth ing more it is everywhere apparent that an excellent foundation; has been laid, a nurbufent and ' hostile community brought to observe the laws and indi vidually to be orderly; ; This has been done without undue harshness or sever ity in the treatment of the inhabitants." Speaking of Samar, General Chaffee remarks: "Shortly after taking over command of the division General Hughes Cold Weather of snow in the -drought stricken south west and of winter wheat prospects be ing improved thereby. The rise in food and staples and met als is the basis for the apparent "re sumption in the advance in the general level of prices notea" In November. Monthly failures returns are not exces sive and less than any November in any but the past two years, while liabiii ties compare very favorably with the past." Clearings are unprecedented, lor this, time of year and the outlook favors a total for the whole, country far in advance of the' hundred billion mark. and therefore the best' on . record. All in all, the feeling grows that 1901 has set new standards of -measurement for the future in nearly all Mines. . ... . The dead level of the ; cotton narket -was sharply distnrbed this-ivee5 -by the -government eetiuuiie- of 9,674000 bales-as. the total, crop. This estimate, while a surprise to the trade, inducing a net advance jof J in spots and 50 points in futures, was in keeping with the earlier published government fig ures of condition and yield. Foreign markets have paid even more attention to the estimate than domestic dealers. and the cotton markets of the world nave been tne, center or speculation since the estimate appeared. The strength in raw material has made the dry goods market' firmer. The export branch is in goqd shape with many makes of heavy cottons sold ' ahead to March. Ginghams. are strong. Business failure for the week number 237, as against 189 last week and 224 in this week last year. . L. M." B rower, of the Western North Carolina Conference, were announced as transfers. l; . Geo. B. Starling, Jas. .Y. Old, J. A. Dailey, J. H. McCracken, J. M. Ben son, S. E. Mercer, B. H. Black, G. T. Adams, B. C. Thompson and A. J. Groves who are deacons of one year, having passed examination of character and completed the required course of study, were elected to elder's orders. The following local preachers were elected to 'deacons' . orders: Chas. J. Lance, A. Y. Yarboro, Thos. H. Car mine, J. V. "Williams, Frank F. Eure, Wm, P. Constance, J. H., Buff aloe. Rev. James Atkins, D. D., 'of Xash ville, and W. L. Grissom and J. C . Troy, of the Western North Carolina Conference, were introduced Dr. At kins spoke for nearly an hour on the Sunday school interests of the church and explained at length the workings of the new system of Bible study for Sunday school - teachers, conducted by Prof. H. M. Hamill. The call of the twentieth question was . resumed and ; some thirty-five preachers made their -annual reports. '. Rev, N. M. Jurney requested all sub scribers to the Craven Memorial Hall fund to pay up who have not done so. After announcements the Conference adjourned Vwith the benediction by Rev. N." II. D. Wilson. A very large congregation heard Dr. James Atkins preach a sermon of won derful power this afternoon at.3.30. The regular anniversary of the Board of Education was. held tonight and 'very interesting and able addresses were made by Dr. Dred Peacock, of Greens boro Female College, and Rev. Jno. C. KilgO D. D., president of Trinity Col lege. - ',- ' - The work of the conference is prac tically completed and the body will probably adjourn , finally on Monday morning about eleven o'clock. The A. M. E. Conference of the State is also in. session a few blocks from Hay Street church; Bishop Lee, an in telligent looking specimen of the col ored rv- ii-rtm Rhode Island, is pre siding. ' -.-, Improved began operations in Samar, -where Lucban with about . 200 Tebels was en deavoring to gain control extending throughout the island. 'General Hughes has met 'with, many difficult, obstacles, but notwithstanding he has succeeded iu .occupying with troops many of the places in the interior friendly to Luc ban, and from whence" he drew supplies as desired. The chief result of the mil itary operations has been 'to force the rebels to hide in the woods and set free a large number of the population from the influence of insurrection leaders. Lucban'8 family have been captured and himself narrowly escaping a similar fate, a considerable part of his corres pondence being secured." Big Tobacco Fire Richmond, Va., Dec. 6. The tobacco storage warehouses of John E Hughes &Co., and the American Tobacco Com pany at - Danville, were ' burned this morning. - The fire started in the engine room of the Hughes factory. The buildings were packed with loose leaf. The Joss is estimated at $200,000; insurance $150,000. TREATY WILL BE RATIFIED Washington, Dec. 6. The Senate Com mittee on Foreign Relations today, by unanimous vote, deefded to favorably re port the new Hay-Pa uncefote treaty. This, it is assumed, practically means the ratification of the compact. The report will be presented to the Senate Monday, and', in the opinion of those who are pushing the matter, the agreement will be ratified before the holiday recess. : ;. ; s - No Signs of Violence . London, Dee. 6. A dispatch to The Central News from Amsterdam says that Jonkherr G. J. Van Tet, the Nether lands court official who was said to have been wounded in a duel with Prince Henry, husband of Queen Wilhelmina. died last night from peritonitis, from which he had suffered for three weeks. The professor who made a post-mortem examination of the body reported today that he found no traces of violence and that death was due to natural causes. Texas Oil for Sugar Mills New Orleans, Dec. 6. The sugar planters of southwest Louisiana held a meeting today at Patterson, at which th fuel question was considered. The planters agreed that crude Beaumont oil was the cheapest fuel for the sugar mills. It was finally'decided to organ ize a company to purchase one of the smaller gushers and to establish a barge line direct from the oil mills to the su gar plantations, that would Supply all the fuel the latter needed' for the man ufacture of sugar. Guessingin the Dark "Washington, Dec. 6. Admiral Dewey said ithis morning In reference to a dis patch which stated it was the report among prominent naval men that the finding of. the court of inquiry would be unfavorable to Admiral Schley on five out of the ten charges in the precept, that absolutely no such rumors could be believed. He said that not until the report of the court was handed to the Navy Department and made public by them would any information be di vulged. -$- Att'y General Under Charges Washington, Dec. 6". Charges against Attorney General Knox are the subject of investigation by the Senate Com mittee on the Judiciary today. The charges against Mr. Knox comes from labor leaders and anti-trust men and are to the effect that he is not a fit man for the office of attorney general, be cause of his well known friendliness to the trusts and the fact that he was at torney for the great Carnegie Steel Company when he was appointed to the cabinet and- had considerable to do with the organization of the billion dol lar steel trust. The Color Line Drawn Scranton, Pa., Dec. 6. The color line was brought up at the American Fed eration, of Labor when . some of the Southern delegates . , protested against the seating of W Seal, a negro delegate from the Richmond Trades and Labor Council. The credentials committee to day, however, decided m favor of seat ing Seal and further recommended that a separate council be chartered for col ored union men. The protest against seating the colored delegate was based on the claim that the constitution of the Richmond union provided specially that delegates should be of - the white race. Col, Meade Exonerated Washington, Dec. 6. The Xavy De partment today received the report of Rhe proceedings and findings of the court martial in the case of Col. Robt. U Meade of , the Marine Corps. The mnrt vurmlVtelv exonerates Col Meade of all the charges and specifications. He wa at once restored to outy, penamg the approval of the findings by Secre tary Tnir It is believed that - Col. Meade will immediately prefer charges against Col. Denny and Major aucn eimer, who were his accusers. The nharire, ncrflinst Col. Meade was drunk enness. The court-martial was held re cently at the Brooklyn navy yard. -- Pension for Mrs. McKinley WacTiiTifftrm . Dec. 6. In the House today Represent itive Taylor of Ohio, introduced- a bill ' giving Mrs. McKinley an annual pension of wu. A bill t nension Mrs. McKinley will be introduced in the Senate Monday by Senator Hanna. It will fix the rate at $5,000 per annum. ' - NELLIE C.R0PSE ALIVE A Positive Assurance Given by Norfolk Chief of Po lice Will Not Tell AH He Knows Norfolk, Va., Dec, 6. Chief Vellines, of the Xorfolk police, said tonight that ne ha3 indisputable evidence that Miss Xellie Cropsey whose disappearance from her home at Elizabeth City, X. C, caused such a stir, left home voluntari ly and is alive and well. He said that he has been tracing the girl for several days and ascertained that she boarded a train on the Seaboard Air Line it Franklin, Va., and arrived at -.rfo!k Friday morning, Xovember 22. He sal that she was not accompanied by any one when she reached Xorfolk. He THE HOUSE '.GETTING- READY FOR. BUSINESS Three Important Committees Announced They Will Soon Be Hard at Work Washington, i,ec. C The House was in session today only, long, enough to permit the announcement by the speak er of the committees on Ways and Means, Appropriations and Enrolled Bills. In each of theee comnTittees the majority representation was increased one and the minority representation reduced to that extent. This policy is to be followed in the appointment of vie other committees. Mr. Metcalf of California, is the new Republican mem ber on the Ways and Means Committee and Messrs. Brownlow of Tennessee, Gardnerf : Michigan, ana Burkitt of Xebraska, the Republican - members on the appropriations Committee. Mr. Un derwood of Alabama, was the Demo crat dropped from" the WTays and Means Committee. The retirement of Mr. Al len of Mississippi, from. Congress, made it unnecessary to drop a 'Democrats from the Appropriations Committer. Mr. Wachter of Maryland, - succeeeds Mr. Baker of the same state, as chair-j man o f the Committee on Enrolled Bills. ii.r. Baker was. not reelected. After the reading aid approval of the journal Mr. G.iines of Tennessee, who has just returned from .the Phil ippines, appeared at the bar where the oath of office was administered to him. Speaker Henderson then announced the appointment of the following commit tees: . Ways and Means Payne of New York, Dalzell of Pennsylvania, Hopkins Fr q hf f u I M u nge 1 nto a Deep and Dark Chasm Vancouver, B. C, Dec. 6. Three hun dred and sixty feet, sheer down into the foaming torrent' that forces its way through the sharp cut canyon of the Fraser river near the town of Lyttleton was the plunge taken this morning by a Canadian Pacific west bound freight. The track had been buried by a sudden slide, and in the darkest hour that pre-, cedes the dawn the train neauea straignt into the chasm at a point where a safe track had been not many minntes be fore. Happily, though remarkably, the train was broken in two by the plunge, the latter portion remaining on ' the rails pinned by still falling debris, pinching the mid section in a narrow cut, and thus the conductor and brake man saved their lives. -. i Engneer Randall and Fireman Pott ruff met instant death, falling with their locomotive into the gulf that swallowed up the fore part of the train."Both were married men and had their home at North Bend. The official statement issued this noon by the railway officials stated that the ill fated' train, which was an extra freight in charge of Conductor Harris, struck the rock slide at 5.15 a. m. .at quite the wildest part of the whole mountain section where the -trains crawl, fly-like, along the side of frown . Telephones on Trains y New York, Dec. C A. JV Cassat, of the Pennsylvania Railroad, has demon strated the practicability of having a complete telephone sys" om on trams in transit. Telephones are ao be placed on some of the regular passenger trains on the Pennsylvania system. The Chi cago and Northwestern" also has tele phones on its best trains, and when in stations connection is made with the regular city telephone service. Mob After a Gang of Negroes Montgomery. Ala- Dec. 6. -The Greenville military company has been sent to Andalusia tonight to gnard tha jail where twenty-one negroes "are eon- NDWELb .said that 6he "went on" from Norfolk I but where she went and by what con) veyance ne would not say. '" .. Chief Vellines, who went to Elizabeth! City, returned here this afternoon after : seeing a number of persons who had? furnished the proof required to estab-t . lish the facts stated. -'You may say,"' Chief Vellines said, "that I say I knowi what I have told you is the truth. I can not properly say more, but I con- eider it is right for me to let it be pub-J - lished and known that the girl is alive) and well and was neither murdered ndry abducted." " . . ;i Chief Vellines makes few statements Young Wilcox, Miss Cropsey's ad- mirer, was reported to have fled. -Ad- vices' from Elizabeth City tonight stat that he is on a farm five miles in th " country, it --eing deemed prudent thaA he leave the town for awhile. "v i of Illinois, Grosvenor of Ohio, Russell of Connecticut, Steel of Indiana, Taw ney of Minnesota, McCall of Massa chusetts, , Long of Kansas, Babcock of Wisconsin, Metcalf of California, (Ref publicans), and Richardson of Tennes see,' Robertson of Louisana, SwansoirV of Virginia, McClellan cf New YorkJ. Xewlands oi Nevada, Cooper of Texav (Democrats.) . ' Appropriations Cannojj of, Illinois Birgham of Pennsylvania, Hemenwayj of Indiana. Barney, of Wiscosin, Moodyi of Massachusetts, VanVorhis of Ohio,; McCleary of Minnesota, Lattaner of New York, Brownlow of Tennessee, Gardner of Michigan, Burkitt of Ne- -braska (Republicans), and Livingston of . Georgia, McRae of Arkansas, Bell of Colorado, Pierce of Tennessee, Benton of Missouri, and Taylor of Alabama,,' (Democrats). 'i ' Enrolled Bills Wachter of Marylnatfj , Ball of Delaware, Burk of Pennsyl vania. Currie of New Hampshire;' (Re-j ' publicans), and .Lloyd of" Missouri, andl Edwards of Montana, (Democrats). ' At 12.06 p. m: the House adjourned) -until Tuesday. ;.: ' ; ; Speaker Henderson's announcement of the Appropriations Committee today will permit work to begin at once on the appropriation 'bills, and the hope( is expressed b members that the Pert-' sion- Appropriation bill and, perhaps, an Urgent Deficiency bill will be passed before the Christmas holidays. ' ; Chairman Cannon said after the an-J nouiif-ement of the committees that he would call the members together early, '- ' next week . and would soon thereafter, . name the sub-committees which prepare the big supply bills. The Pension Ap-j propriation , bill will carry about $138, J 50o!ooo. The Senate was not n session todays ing precipitous cliffs. Just below Lyb,-. tleton where the catsatrophe occurred the canyon widens slightly to admit tha ., j Eraser's main tributary, the Tawney, coming frdm the north between great mountain ranges, the place being cally known as the Devil's Playground. There it was that the locomotive.hittingj the mass of . rock, shot over into tha chasm, carrying wth it the five fore most cars. Thousands pf tons of steel and heavy timber disappeared in a twinkling. The brakeman had walked, back to the caboose from the engine but, ten minntes previous, and with the t?6n- ductor was providentially protected by the still tumbling rock nipping the train in mid-section. The regular freight had' passed the spot less than two houns before, while the section patrol had been over and found all On within tha" hour previous. The weather was clear and frosty,, and to this ; is charged the slide that caused the disaster. ; .When the -air' is cool in these localities the rock cracks, and;the track, being the only obstruc-i tion along the stqep cliffs, must receivo' the deposit. Wrecking gangs are now at work, and it is expected that traffic may be resum ed within 12 hours. The bodies of tha engineer and fireman have been recov ered horribly mutilated. '' J fined on the charge of firing on the mar shal of Opelika, Miss., and his posse, one of the latter having been killed, The sheriff wired the governor todaj that he had positive information that mob was on the way from, Opelika lynch the negroes. j 3 - - Wilkesbarre, Pa., Dee. 6. A big cot ton Santa Claus in the window of th Globe Dry Goods Store caught fire to- night and before the flames were undr rontrol the loss was $200,000. The places destroyed were The Corn Ex-; change building, $40,000; W. Eitzenkof, clothing and shoe store, $100,000; Globa.' store, $0,000; Langfeld building, S&V, 000;. Simon Long's bmhJing and cloth-i ing store, $20,000. Insurance covers half the loss, y" 1 .-A 1 . r k .. v - 'S ' . w- j-h . gt m m at m . )
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