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lull )Wi M X Mad
' tlrMM mi a (tenlUif, -
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lnl, Jsat Ik-Wnra th
Ilmjaa ct at 11 eWk t-dar.Br
Bsacork si our Uh4l tli fkfw oa
. - oaMtkin iA kiwuI pt"ll- He b
" mt thla e'a statement la feral steers
paper eatttlsd "How rtow BabooHi I
rabrt," o4 which gwv as a reason f jr
. Ma opposUlo I Julnlnf Arisoua Bad
,Nw Mask- aa oo Rut h!s putue al
not bring made rhalrmaa of Ike appro-
Irtlton committee. " "
j Mr. Payne, th Republican floor laid
,r, uM while ha ehou'd tint object In
- I tile Instance be did H' want a pfc
odant mad of thla ease, aa he did not
regard lbs story aa raising a que-alloa
, ul personal privilege. - j ,
"If I am net entitled ta lha llmr
a quratlna of privilege, I do Dot want
It," replied Mr. Babcora, with some
feeling. Tf, whan member la totally
.' misrepresented, t that la nut a tnat
, 'lor of trdunai pilVIW-B. 1 don't know
wfcat a- .
in1'"
, Kpaakar Cannoa ramaAad that aa no
tjr-Uon bad twej) . mud a ha waa liul
vallad upon to paaa' upo.i athrthar Ml?
luattar frwwnted waa or waa nt oie
Jf pllvtle-a. Tha Krntlpniny will pro
' ' Tlie-nUler.wnt, llrTTHifxnckMil'Jalt
!, totally riMarrprrarnted him. and hi
' believed alm theatf ent ailed ' "ta
warta" which ha understood meant th
, vHnua orianlaatloii. Ha hid, he ak),
.nevr been an app'Kant fir Ilia clialr
Inanship of the'approp'tiatloM commlL
tea. 11a ha'd not wanted lht' chair
manship and had It been tendered him
. ahould hava declined it, "aa I did not
reel that tinder-' lha clreumatancea 1
could have filled It to the Mtlsractlon
of the lluuae."' ' ' . :..
. Aa to atatohood. Mr. Bubcoek aald
t ha had fclwaya been opposed to Joining
. Arlsona and New Mexico aa 'one Ftatc
and had alwaya nppoaed IL At the
laBt amalon. ho anld, : thn oppovitirm
vupported the tulea committee ( the
i juuuuaT ins niatenooa qmiio3
as tha beat mean Of killing the bill.
'A to hla Vlewa on the: tariff, , Mr.
Buboock uald they had hot changed.
lit presented -a t-eitolutloh' adopted by
the Wisconsin delegation In Conirreas
Junuary 14, lit 'favor of revision
Hnrt auld whllo bowing mm A party mat)
" to the party 'program, ho alill adhered
; : to ilia opinion that revision should be
had. ;,". : ;"'-.':;--'.! 'fis .hl---::?iX ,
' Thera waa fid reply to fit. Babcock'a
statement aijd'When- ho Concludpd ev
i eral of hla colleagues -applauded, n r i
Before proceeding with ; tha iPhlilp
; pine debate two resolut'ona wereingreed
: to calling on the Secretaryof the Navy
v for -certain Information regarding the
onslructlon .of the battleships Con-
ncetleut, building tn the Brooklyn navy
yard, and th Louisiana,; building m a
,. prtvao'.va1.Sl.'.'.:,.':. .t;
The restitutions were reported by Mr.
. Tfoss, , of .the naval committee, having
. been Introduced by Mr. Fitsgeraid IN.
, V.). :The first asks If, .'Since February
1. 1905. there has been any delay In de
livering, materials and armor to other
ships and what, action" ha been taken
by the Navy impart men t to obviate
this delay the second resolution calls
tor a statement of any change of plans
- which, may have been made in either
,Bhlp and the cost of the same. '.'
"The debate on the Philippine! tariff
: bill was resumed;... A word picture of
the "prosperity of tha South 'was made
by Mr. Lamb (Va.) who will vote first
'for tha minority substitute and on its
defeat for the majority, bill. The tar
Iff, he predicts will be th downfall- of
', the Republican party In the next prea-
(, Idential campaign.' t.
the ormiEOori
. IN II0ROCCO.
(By the Associated Press.)
1 London, Jan. 15. The Associated
. Press Is advised that Ambassador
'White, representing the United States
at e Moroccan conference at Algelct-
ras, will support the German conten-
tlon, both as to the "open doot" in Mo
rocco and as to Rn International com
mission to control the 'policing of the
country. It Is suggested that thla
may make the adoption of the German
view probable, particularly In the light
of the fact that Russia, has shown
marked indifference to the appeal of
: .Prance for supposi. The Influence of
the vatlcnn is also understood to be
1 hostile to France. ' '
!31::;!!IL:llfililaG OYER
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a .44
Agnmmd a nmm
ews Tie Aaf IVm Mer
r 4 lrlro rnW IsJ
mm
Kaa IXltra u hw tawl. aiukl
graBar tka tk Bnsu
titarta( aiatla a m4ay. to anil )
aar agrcs. A m to kar
orr u airaad4 mm1 today, aa4
w ka4 kaaai rvrr4 froaa It
alca last arralBg. CaptaJa AnkV
b14, tw Bulaa aa lb ablp'a rar
pta ara atlll aboard Lk Ckaroka.
'ha paaavagar an4 mi karlsf bora
rea&erad ratrr4ajr.
TV Ckaroka ow liaa a kbo(
la fat of water, aad tha poatUoa of
tha MaaBtor to voraa Uaa at aay tlm
bIbc It at ran dad. Dorlag Batardar
alght ul Saaday tha aaa4 drift ad
aoToral knadrad yards dova tba
roast and was drtrra Baarar tka
bora by tba aever aorlbvast atorm.
Tba lag Bommera N. Bmltk aad tha
lighter LoUla are lying off, beleg
abla to rwch th Cheroke because
of tha shallow water. Tha wrecking
tag North America la alao lyloc
eonslderabl dlstaac from tha
stranded vaaael.
Tha se-a today t om pa rati rely
smooth, aad It would ba away mat
ter to remova tba cargo It tha lighter
could approach tba steamer. Tha
hold of to Cheroke la full of water,
aad there la apparently Utile hop ot
saving th veaael.
Captain HmHh. of the Mouth Brlran-
tine Ufa saving atatloa ram a ashore
from the Cherokee at I o'clock for the
III at time sine Friday night. He says.
It la tha belief of tha wracking crams
that the steamer will be a totsl lost.
Thf yacht Imbixd which went out to
tne stranded veaitel. to-day ' returned
shortly after noon with baggags whluh
hud born left on board yeslarday by
s r"-
BIO FIRE AT '
DUNLOP UILLINO CO.
y : (By. the' Associated Preaa) . '
Clarksvlile, Tenn., Jan. 15. Tha Dun
lop Milling Company's plant was dam
aged by Ore to-day to the extent of
1250.000. , Insurance 1175,000. A ware.
bouse containing 77.009 , bushe'S ot
wheat and ,5C0 bajrcjs of flour wai
destroyed.-
. Ktcamcr Kail Aground.
'By the Associated Press.)
Norfolk,' Va., Jan. 15.- An un
known steamship, . during thick
weather at o'clock this morning,
went ashore between Washwoods and
false Cupe.lire-8aving station on: this
coast, but at 7:30 a. m. succeeded in
floating herself unassisted and pro
ceeded apparently uninjured. Nor
folk, wreckers were hastening to the
vessel's assistance when 1 news came
that the vessel was ft. The wreck
ers nere art Old Point Comfort when
Intercepted and ordered back. .
The steamship ' whidh ' this morning
truck a reef on the Virginia coast and
floated herself was the British steam
ship 'Eastwood, from'? Galveston to
Hamburg. She has arrived here and a
survey will be held to-morrow, ' W.. vc
CHINESE MURDERERS:
WERE EXECUTED
" fBv the Assoclatprt Press.) i.'
Chefoo, ; Jan. 15. Three Chinese.
who confessed to the murder of Mili
tary Attaches von Guggenheim and
uecuveryuie on-their ; return' from
Port Arthur prior to the capitulation
of that place, were executed here to
day. - " ; . - y , ,
Lieutenant t yon Guggenheim and
Lieutenant DeCuverville, respective
ly German and French military at
taches at Port Arthur, left there In
August, 1904, in a Jynk- manned by
Chinese. They were never again
seen- alive; and a reward of $2,000
was ottered for news of them. ' Last
February members of v the - junk's
crew confessed that 1 the officers had
been :: robbed, ; murdered ' and their
bodies thrown overboard. y , ,,
Crew , Rescued. "' '.
.. " (By the Associated Press.) '
" Philadelphia, Pa., Jan. 15. rThe
steamship Olat Karre, from Shields',
arrived, here to-day with the ere w of
the bark Cordillera, from St; Johns,
N, B., for Buenos Ay res. The twelve
men were taken ' off y the . bark on
January - 6th. The . Cordillera '. ,was
abandoned waterlogged and dismast
ed in latitude 34.41 N, longitude
41.06 W." -
i THE DOTMSj
Crcczs t:J C:)t:r tc:l
W MrMrtsa tlnUrs lwdkw.ll.
479 mm4 4TT Are
Arfaast, TW TW rati la
awrvu Of rarta, laat AfWa W
rlealnaa satsBt Atlorwry Orw-.
ewl fcrwta'a IWiapa . j
tflf the Aaarlate4 frees I
oaranaak, Ca, Jsa.tt. la ar
ret to th Iw tadtrtmeau rataraed
agalaat Oreweie aad Caraor last Ko
aetaber were argued apo the opea
lag of th rederaJ Court today. Col.
P. W. Meidrla faaklati'tbe ara-
Bieat lor the defeadanu sftar read
lag the Indict meat to tba court.
' These ladlctment are Koa. 4TC
and 47T oa th docket. Th coasts
or No. 47 allege embeuleneat la
collusloa aad eoBjaactipi with
former CapL Oberlla M. Carter and
other oa July I, 1SIT, of the same
ot ISII.O0 aadlJ0.74. No. 477
la th Indictment r barging th re
ceiving of money th defeadaats
knew Carter to havf embeatled.
Colonel Mcldrlm demurred oa many
grounda, among them that the In diet -menu
failed lo act out that the defend
an is were ofneera of any banking aetab
llahmenta authorised to reeelve public
moneys, that they failed to act out
whan, where and how the money were
fraudulently received and fraudulently
paid out, that they failed la statement
of facta, but alleged conclualona Col
onel Mcldrlm declared that the chka
for the two amount aJleged did not
show In any. wine connection between
Greene and Gaynor. On the contrary
thry Were drawn by. Captain Carter
to the order of the Atlantic Contracting
Company, and that In no way did the
defendants appear aa endorsers or col
lectors ot the -money.- The indictmenta
tall to Bet out and prove also .he de
clared, that the defendants bore any
connection with the Atlantic Contract-
(Continued on Paga 8even.
.'nV .ii. .i , ,
NOT OFFICIALLY - OtF
Order to Sever Diplomatic
Relations '
M.' Talgny (Still RcnuUiu at Caracas.
Hutare Is ImtiUAent, However
ltojiorts That French Hqiladron is
Hailing' for .Veiiesuclait . Waters
J.'clthcr Uonflrmed' Nor Denied.
' r (By the Associated Press.) . i
Paris, Jan. 15. The positive state
ment, was tnade at the foreign office
this morning that diplomatic ' relations
between France and Venesucla - have
not yet been officially broken off. V M.
Talgny, t(ie French charge d'affaires,
still remains et Caracas, i V ' v. ,
A rupture, however. Is -Imminent,
though the order to sever relations
with Vcncsuela has not, been dispatch
ed., Alt communications, owing to the
Interruption Of ( direct "telegraph , con
nection with Caracas, pass through
Washington, with which capital, an un
derstanding exists. The American min
ister, Mr. Russell,. will take charge of
Frenbh Interests In ,' Vcnesuela when
the" official notification of the cessation
of diplomatic relations Is given. -...
The -reriorts- that" the Freoch squad
ron Is proceeding to Venesuolan waters
are--not, confirmed, but 'on the other
hand they are not denied, the officials
here' maintaining .the. strictest discre
tion relative to -the measures France
is likely to adopt. ' ,
Later In the day It .was announced
that the foreign office had sent an or
dor to M. Talgny to break off relations
with Venezuela, but M.i Talghy has not
yet officially notified the French gov
ernment of the receipt of his Instruc
tions. ' . ., ' v " L '
i'.,.?, .'; mi-,-;--. .v,-;; , ,v...:;t.;;.;,.,
CUililD'TO DEATll
' ' By the Associated Press.)
Mahanoy City, Pa.v Jab; 15.--Two
children of Thos. Ze.eley, a fire boss
fdr the Philadelphia & RoSdlrig Coat
and Iroh Company, were burned to
death to-day in a lire which destroyed
Keeloy's home and Wie residence of
George Campbell atMaple Hill, near
here. . ::, ..
fEuuVPACKER
TO LEGISLATURE1
l'rcj ;:::!rlcll:j tl Its
Slate
w ii ads rafT ftaiary wasl
Fesw tar kaweetatv
wawhfc om4 Issisbii C
(m Oil aWvii, Al-
AoavtU of Oaitntga Kipiwdlina
Pr the Atiated Prase )
Hairiebarg. IV. Jaa 'Ik-la
aMamgo le iko asertal aawalna of taw
Penaaytvaala ttalalura taoa. .rar
eommaadlag ta laat aaaatee aa tba
karlalatare for It good works and tbr
advancement of tha public welfare,
Governor Pan jp.-.r saya: '
"fine lu d)oniment. a, wave of
papular aad poftlral unrtwt and cam-
avMlna baa -eprcad ovrr the kui aad
left Ita Imprree Ml ojr own comatoo
wealth a well a elaeohere. Such up
heaval, to whatever eauwai they may
be duo, are t be regarded not aa dis
asters, but aa opport unities. It to at
auch tliwee much eiay be accompliahed
by wise legislator te enhance the pub
lic weal The Bnfqtfsaate failure of
the greater Pntobuig teglalatlni
through toe niullng r the supreme
court that the act Wa uncinatltut'oBal
and the failure of a bank Incorporeted
and aupervlaed by tka national govern
ment, holding at the time a large
amount of Bute fuads. have given the
legal occasion for tba calling of the leg
islature together l extraordinary
slow, ;t have, bejCflpl. bwn WwwUHn
that the present popular disturbances
should subside without, securing more
permanent, results than , the substitu
tion of one contractor for another, the
removal of Incumbents from office, tht
overthrow of one m'.IUcal paity or fac
tion and the elevation of their oppo
nents, and the ruppresslon of one pri
vate ambition in order t hit another
may be fostered trni gratified. I have,'
therefore, called yott together In spe
cial session, and have named for your
consideration certain subjects, no one
of which can have about It anything
of personal advantage, and all of them.
If embodied la legislation, will insure
to the public good. Th opportunity to
do much to hclv the commonwealth In
these respects has come to you rathet
than to your predecessors or sucess-
sors.Y . ' ' '
Tajtlng up the failure of tha Enter
prise Bank of Alleghany, Pa., the gov
ernor says: ' -': : N '
When the n ilional bank, to which
reference has heretofore been made
failed, the Ktttte treasurer held as se
curity for the State deposits not only
the bonds' of three surety companies,
but likewise the bonds of the direc
tors of the bank, given '.a Individuals.
Judgments were at once entered upon
these latter bonds, and 'the common
picas court has since decided that there
la no" ground of defense, against the
Judgments. A large proportion of the
State deposit, amounting! to W76.755.S7,
has already been paidf Into; the treas
ury, and the whole appears to have
been amply, safeguarded. '. Neverthe
less the event Is a warning of what'
may occur and ought to.' be heeded.
The amount deposited with each Insti
tution should be limited with reference
to Its capital and surplus, and In my
view, ought not to be nvire nf. any one
time thah throe-fourths of the total of
these two SUms. It ought also to be
made : a? misdemeanor, i punishable by
fine and imprisonment, to pay, offer or
receive any - consideration for the use
of such "monei's other than the Inter
est, payable to the State, or to make or
accept any promise based upon alleged
ability to secure the deposit of them." '
A reapportionment of the State into
senatorial and representative districts
Is urged, and tMa message concludes
with the following recommendations:
"That the fees collected by the sec
retary of the commonwealth and the
Insurance commissioner be ... hereafter
paid into the treasury oJ the common-!
wealth, and ' that a proper Salary be
paid to each of those officials as sole
compensation; the enactment of legis
lation which will require the primary
elections of alt political parties within
the commonwealth to be. held on the
same day, at he same time, under the
supervision ot properly constituted of- i
fleers; the establishment of ' system
of' civil service tor the commonwealth
under the terms of which the routine
appointments may only bo mado after
the ascertainment of uaIltlcationi and
Btness, and tirovldlng for the retention
of their offices by tha incumbehtu dur
tng good behavlor.vretjulrlng the filing ,
of an affidavit showing In detail the
sums which have been extended and
the purposes for which the expenditures
were made during political campaigns.' j
L;.::c:i STRENQT II
MS'A;5LRPRi3E
Itm Hvtn Art lettrj-
c-Jtlre'ej,
HILL BE LNDEFENDENT
tr Mraa DtW t(Ni4atta If
"" HaHiy, Urka-saa
Mrh-t se l aaaajkaU Ha laa lA
44. I waaaUsa IC, IrWk Xa-
UmuIUii It, LbarlMw T.,'
Hr the Aaanrtotad fnawl
tm4Mi. jaa. It. Ta tn"ctiai
Uile aftrrnuna vt Ik ralocual tf tr
Uag tkwstaa. 1'atua.et. for Oreal
OrtRMaby. with a aneartlV of UM, aa
tarrease ot kU over the result of the
last neiM ia iw' proved a wv4coaM
ptrh-ane-ep lo tba llatnolsts, wb were
aontewbal panicky after Baturdays
laadsiMe.
A Bumbrr f returna were made thla
morning, th moot amiable bring Sir
Henry oamphrll-Btnoermaa tw Stirling
district; Timothy kC Healy. Irish Na
tlonallst. North Louth, and Joaeph
Devlin, Irish Nationalist, North Kil
kenny. .
Including to-day's returns the result
of the election le as follows:
Liberals 45; Unionists 11; .Irish Na
tionalists II: Laboritaa I.
The Independent labor 'party haa
thue already secured more mil than
It held In (he previous House of Com
mons. The labor! tea won under the
dual Rag of "Llborar and "Labor."
aad will be found ranged with the Lib
era la on all labor Questions.
Theee early successes of the Labor
lies, foreshadowing the presence In lha
next parliament of a united labor body
of considerable strength, form one of
the main surprises of the elections thua
far. The labor party can be depended
upon to take aa entirely Independent
course under the loadm-nhlo Ot James
Ketr HaxtUr. rhairanas of the lndspead
ent labor party and Boclaltnt and La
bo rite member from Merthyr Tydfil.
Bo all the older factions will have to
reckon with the Laborites hereafter.
There Is polling to-day In twenty-two
London districts and forty-eight pro.
vinclat burroughs, returning In all seventy-eight.
DEPUTY SHERIFF HURT
Home Burned and Cofer In
jured In Saving Baby
Explosion of Stove Kent Hot Coals on
Bed of .Sick Mam and While Fight
ing It Received Serious Burns on
tlw Face The Child Was Saved,
(Special to The Evening Titnqs.)
Winston-Salem, N. C. Jan.15.-
The home of Deputy Sheriff Cofer,
on North Liberty street, was destroy
ed by fire this morning. A stovft in
the room exploded, throwing coals of
Are on the bed In which Mfofer
was confined by sickness.'1 Tlje- bed
was soon in flames and the deputy
sheriff, In his efforts to save his baby,
who was in bed with him received
serious burns on the face. -.
DUNN MERCANTILE -
' FIRM BANKRUPT.
In the office of the olerk of th? Unit
ed States court voluntary.' proceedings
In bankruptcy were instituted In behalf
of M. G. ft C..W. Vick, general rrier.
chants, ot Dunn. The proceeding Ik In
behair of the firm and of the two indi
vidual members.' ' The liabilities are
stated tto" be -19,890 and ' the assets
19,178. - - , j
Both members of -the firm were In
the city to-day accompanied bif their
counsel, Mr.- A; Stewart. , " v .
' i:,r:'-&'i""i "
Nominations to Senate
- '' (By the Associated Press.)
-' Washington, ; Jan. 16.The Presi
dent to-day sent the following nomi
nations to the Senate: , "
. Consul General Elmer E.: E. Mc
Jimssey, Missouri, at Callao, Peru.
GONAPARTE ORDERS
. COFFIN'S DISMISSAL
ft
s ' ; (By tha Associated Press.l 'Vnl
s Washington,' Jan. IB.-Secretary Bon
aparte to-day approved the sentenbe of
dismissal imposed by court martial at
Annapolis in the case of Midshipman
Trenmor Coffin on contlctlon of hie
ing, and ordered hla dismissal from the
academy. 5
ass SLm D.us'Mr.,;..,,
a
kULe t
ttarta aw I
Lfw rawaWhast aa m.
W IMsaif
tf tka Aaawesiao IW
AJWsy. A T. Jaa Ik -a. a ra-
ms( by tureaae sWnslar joti
nw. 4use wtlliaaB (HaaMt.
eye fwr Patrtr. iM txatrM Attar
sy WUIlaaa Trevers Jrraaae. ml Mrw
Tor eamaty. Hr a rt)rivv mt at taaa
etsty aye fw Albert T Pairirk.
or saatiawea to die mt waok toe- tka
eore)r af WtlUssa Mareh Rwaj. waa tka
M rwswlt mt a hjewrtag fcwtd la-oay ee
rore OoversMir Htcsina. Tke Qiramat
said be would las the rewwoat uar
eoasldaratloa and probaMy
kle 4acaoa toa thU afterae
The puipuao of the reprtavo raesast-
e le tarmlt the prasantatlM mt aew
ly dlaroveraal evtdaaww before the roart
e geworal saaaaoaia la New Tork City
la support of a new axMloa tor a re
trial of tka Base.
Ia the course of the argument before
the Governor. Heoetor Hill Sac laraa!
thai ther was prertos aad newly Ots
covored srtantlne evtdenre to ahow that
Rice was not murdered at alL and
Judge Otoott derlareal that Patrick
"knows he Is lorn ent of the crime tor
wbk-h he ta ono damned to die."
MTT.TiFR'3 CASE
WITH THE COUET.
(By the Associated Press.)
Annapolis, Md.. Jan. II. The
trial of tbe case of Midshipman
Joba P. Miller, first class. o the
charge of haslng fourth , class mea
waa resumed this morning. Extreme
Interest I being taken in bis case,
aa Miller Is a -leading student 1 th
class which will graduate oa Febru
ary ,1J next, and I alao captain of
on pf th eorapanle. , '. -
The ntt case to be trlei Is tht Pt
Minor Meriwether, Jr hargod with
basing In six Instances. His case
will probably bo reached this after
noon. He has retained Mr. James
M. nMoo Voftbele ' m. ,.t... J .fto
M. Monroe, or Annapolis, and Geo.
H. Mann, of New Tork, as counsel.
Meriwether Is now serving a sentence
of one year's confinement ' to the
Academy grounds for offense con
nected with a fight with Midshlnm
James R. Branch. The latter died
two days after the fight
After arguments by counsel for
the defense and th Judge advocate,
the case was given to the court ; "
Later, the court upon reassembling,
announced that" a verdict had been
found and it will be forwarded to the
superintendent of the naval academy,
At "2 o'clock Midshipman Minor Meri
wether, Jr., was brought before the
court. The charge against him Is has
Ing, and there are six specifications in
support of It. The court adjourned
until 10 o'clock to-riiorrow morning.
Cleveland's Brother Dying. .
(By the Associated Press.) i
Columbus, O., Jan. 16. The Rev.
W, N. Cleveland, brother of former
President Grover Cleveland, Is dying
of paralysis at the home of his son.
He Is a retired clergyman of the
Presbyterlad Church. t
FEARED ALL WERE
BLOWN TO PIECES
(SpechU to The Evening Times.)
Asheville, N. C, Jan. 15. Additional
details of the tragedy near BushnelV
Friday evening, when J.' M. Powers of
Asheville, was blown to pieces, was re
ceived here this afternoon from Can
dler, . ';' ." . rt 'i.
In all, four men were kll'ed, by .the
powder explosion, Mr. . Powers and
three negroes whoso names T are not
known. These four men composed the
gang erf which Mr. Powers was fore
man, and none was left to tell the
story. ,St' M J(,
' It Is known that seven hundred and
fifty pounds , of blasting "powder 'ex
ploded, but the cause of the explosion
will ever be a mystery."' J'AII four of
the men were frown to pttftesj Ond bhlj
bits Of their bodies have been found.;
Conanlttee Hearing.
t i
Charlotte, N. G., -Jan. ' 15.- Sena
tor Lee B. Overman has notified those
interested here that the delegation
of cotton manufacturers' ahd igrow-
ers from New England and the South
who are interested In the passage of
what is known as the "Export Com
mlBSldh Bfll," can appeal1 before the
committee Of the Senate either on
the '25th of this month, or the 1st of
February. " . ,
i.
LAiiaUl iiLLu.i
n,,-v r. fr .
hope is a:;:..;.:
h Wm Msastese) raj Mrwtg a
XoalsaaallisL st Stswo TIM
Thw si M r M Ui(wwvrerC
Cy th 4ssoelala4 rYwau)
Kw Tarhj Jas. llll was admit d
at tar Hollas House, where M Is a
asUesjt IM wan tsvswMaMl. Uto Basra,
tag. that kac imr law ahlansts reeov-
ery mt Msrshag rieiC the Calcag aver
ehairt, had boaw fesisrally sbasdoood.
The pbraartaM ka attaaidaac. hanrever.
refused I cowiasK theateetva fceyoed
the ststses4 that Vc jrjjd eoodi-
toss ravorabl tha - yat cl
ear. ' , - - . . .. .
At 4 o'clock UU Bserainc ooe of the
phyatctaM who toft tbe patient long
enough to have bis breakfast served hi
a rsoea adjotataig the skk cbamser,
said! I- - ' i 1 ' '.. : u
Mr. Field ta m better aad no wore
than wheat eur last bulletla was beued
last night Se far as I can so fc si eoo-
dlttoei haa no rhaagad ehae mMnlgbt.
A bulletin will be Issued sarly this fore
noon." ,' .V. . I .. ,. . ,
Doctors' Riggs. James, Janeway and
Billings, at or within easy umtwoas t
the bedside -of the stricken rarchant
throughout the night Preparations to
administer oaygea as a last expedient
were made, and this was Men by those
!A7JS?L1? !MhMjs end
William "0. BeaL o ' Ch'l.A'" it.
Field's personal attorney, remains at
the Holland Rouse, as do Stanley Flald,
Mr. FlehTa nephew, and Urn. Stanley
Field. ',: ,'..; ' ,. .. .
At :1S s,"th. to-day the following
bulletin on tbe condition ot Marshall
Field was. Issued by physicians at th
Holland House: V
"Near th end of the seventh day
of the disease Mr. Field's condition re-
B critical. There U as yet no Im
provement " . . . . V;
(Signed) !WALTfiR '''i&tfAUtkl "
. . .. .. "fc. G. JANEWAT.
-FRANK BILLINGS.
When the 1:15 a. m. bulletin was &
sued Mr. Field's pulse varied between
60 and 120, - m
At 10 o'clock this forenoon 'Stanley
Field, nephew of Marsbalt Field, said
that his uncle's condition Was hop
lest, and that his death appeared only
a matter of hours. Mr. Field waa con
scious at that Ume, however, and all
of his relatives who are In the city
were at his bedside by bis request v
Henry H. Rogers. Paul Morton arid'
Mrs. .Roswell Miller sailed to see Mr. -Field
to-dav.
Mr. Field's condition at 10:20 o'clock
was practically unchanged, save that
he was perceptibly weaker. The area
affected by the pneumonia has hot In- in
creased,' but the danger of exhaustion
Is very great. ' "
Those at Mr. Field's bedside this
forenoon were Mrs.- Field, ',:hls wife;
Mrs. Marshall Field, Jr Stanley Field; V
and Mrs. Stanley Field, Mrs. Henry
Dlbblec, a sister of the sick man; Nor
man B. Ream, William Q. Beale, Paul f
Morton and Robert T. ' Lincoln. - Just ;
before U o'clock Dr. Billings when
asked If there had been any change la
Mr. Field's condition, replied: -'' ,
"Mr. Field is In extreme danger." '
At t o'clock It was1 annauncsd that v
Mrr. Field had rallied considerably.
BIG REAL ESTATE , 'v ?
DEAL IIT.LUMBERTOSr.
. (Special to thl Evening Times.) v !
Lumbet'ton,' N. -C., 'Jan.' 15. Messrs.
A. E.' Wblte; and A. .W. McLean'have
bought the ' interest-of Messrs. W. 1.
Llnkhaw ' and Frank Tough' in their
North Lorn barton property and will put
on sale 100" building lots inva few i
days The property la conveniently lo
cated, part ot It lying within the cor
porate limits. . The transaction in
volves a greater amount than any real '
estate transfer In Robeson county in
recent yearsr '
A ten . dollar . gold apiece Is 'offered
by the owners for a suitable name for
this section of the town. -" - . '
Ex' Army Officers Ajrrested.
wSan Francisco. Cal.. Jan. lK.-Alta-
der Goehr ahd Harry J. Collins, at one
time officers in lbs Uhlteti States Army,
were arrested hete yesterday on the ar
rival of the transport Sherman, on ac
count of '"4.- itetter received ' at ' polk 6
headcruarters from XV R: Trowbridge,
head of' the Secret service at Manila,
which wak stfiit in advahce of tHe visi
tors. - According to Trowbridge's letter
both men nave bad record. They will
be held here pending Investigation.