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- Orcat Crowds Witseaaed The Open
ing —A Poena— KcMgloeis Exercises
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Charleatoa. Special.—lmpreasi.e re-
Hfflnaa exercises Intended aa a pre-
Mr ta Monday's opening of tha
South Carolina Interstate aad Weat
Indian Expoaitlon were held at tha
exposition groaads Suaday afternoon.
The naming- of December 1 as the
opening' day of the exposition was
without. consulting the calendar and
that December I wna Suaday was dis
covered hat a abort time ago. it was
thru decided that a proper uray to
faWl the promise made la the reso
lution as to the opeaiag was to hold
wulaw appropriated to the day.
Ellison Capers, Episcopal bishop of
South Carolina, made, the invocation.
A dedication ode by Oeorge Herbert
Sass. of Charleston, and set to Einslc
by Theodore Saul, was sung by n
large chorus, nccompanted by the
First Artillery Band.
O Lord, our God, whose all cmbracing
Vara
Biada us below to Thy bright Throne
above.
To Thea we slag on this our ferial
* day;
hear. Thou, aad answer as we prait«
aad pray.
On Thy grant might we build. In
Then we trust.
Before whose feet tha nations are as
dust;
And .gathered here beneath Thine
arcbiag skies.
We ask Thy blessing on our high em
prise. . •
From the wide plains of our dear
Southern land.
Prom Georgia's hills, from far Alas
ka's strand.
Prom thoae bright Isles whose shores
the broad Gulf laves.
Ftaa Alleghany's peaks and Balsam
caves
Behold, we come. In joy to celebrate
The arts of Peace, the deeds that
■ike men great;
Aad working out our Pather'a wjn
drous plan.
To show to men the Brotherhood of
Man.
Thea let 'Thy blessing on our heads
deacend.
Be Thou our Guide, our Helper and
our Friend.
Aad still to Thy high Throne the
song shall rise.
*Aad Thy great Gkjrr flu the echoing
- tkks.
Adilrsssi s were made by aeveral
sitoMltr* the benediction wis
pronounced by Mgr. Quiglcy. The
exposition was formally opened Mon
day after anon. The ceremonies at
the "Ivory City" were preceded by a
parade coniposd of marine*. Naval
Reserves, cadets. State volunteers
aad various civic societies, under the
cmma Ml of IJeutenant Colonel
Charles Morris, f, 8. A. The city is
handsomely decorated and there were
assay arrivals at the hotels dur
tag. the day. Hon. Chauacey M. De
pew. I'alted States Senator from New
York. who'ls to deliver the dedli-atioa
oration, arrived la Charleston (fan
day morning and la belnjfrntertainod
at Suarasrvtne. by F. W Wegener.
ptsriftst of the Exposition Company.
Governor McSweeney aad staff ar
rived Saaday night to participate la
the exercise*.
Opened Fy President.
Waahiagteau Special.—At precisely
2.M oclock Monday afternoon, in the
telegraph room at the White Mouse.
President Rooaevelt touched th* key
«*' the lastrvmeata which was the
•igaal that the Sooth Carolina later
-BUWM
« iiar!estou. J.X., waa formally op»a.
Among thoae present were Senators
McLaarte and Tillman, aad It W.
nfo.' of .the Charleston district.
Secretary Cortelyou, aad anumber of
imyiytr correspondents. The other
stmbers of the South Carolina dele
gation were compelled to send their
regret*, aa they were detained at the
rapttot. Immediately after the mgnal
waa given, the President received the
fotidwlag message from President
Wafeeaer. of the exposition company:
-CxposlUoa Grounds. Charleston. 8.
C., Dec. «. IMI.
The President. Whits House:
-The president of the South Oaro
liaa later-state aad West lad lan Ex
li mil Ilia Company seada a most cor
dial- greeting to the President of the
Vaited States aad bega to Inform him
that the halldiags of the exposition
at Chmtaatoa has been complete-!.
TW purpose of this exposition is
to Illustrate the marratoa* ladostrtxl
aad commercial growth of the South
era States dnriag the last quarter of
a naiaij aad to coatribute to Ue ex
isnliia of American commerce iJ
other teds and among the lalanda of
the Soathera seas. The Exeosittoa is in
«ts*tf a remarkable triumph of Ameri
can gtato aad represents the high
sat antßlttawi of our people.
"We are *are that as the repreaeo
tattre of. the greatest aatlon on earth,
yoa wfD he-with us in the accomplish
meat at oar worit. With OM country,
oas aim, om lag. oao dostiay. vs in
vito *m to jsto as la th* 4*termlna
tloa that this great Union of um
fathers aad oar* shall spastity attain
th* supremacy of th* woiM la onm
■ ■i.l*l endeavor aad to (&a promt
tloa sf sll the art* of P**c*-"
Th* President"* rseponm tottews:
-Whits House Waahlagtou Doc. ».
ttol. 1 .. .
"Oftptala P. W. Wagsasr, - President
TT later-state aad West Indian
fiH*f. Charleston. 8. C.
-On too *«c*aloa of the opeatoft of
the South Caioiiaa latorvtoto aad
Wtot Indian Exposition I Mad cor
Mat greetings to those who have bad
THE ENTERPRISE.
h charge the difficult work at pre
paratloa. sad to tk« iiwrtliil tM
ton to the exposition. Please accept
tor yourself ui convey to voir M
■octales my hearty congratulations
apoa what has been achieved and any
««M good wishes tor the coot
eswcc— I of your uadertaklng I
It nay prove of great aad last
tag benefit tj oar Industries -ad to
Mr commer.-e with the Went Indies.
"THEODORE ROOSEVELT."
At the Orawndi.
Charleston. 8. C, Special.—With
Imposing ceremoalea. embracing a
parade of Federal forces, aad Utate
militia. Confederate veterans, beau
tlful women, and cheering collegians
• programme of exercises graced k|
distinguiahed speakers aad 'with
words of greeting from the Presl lent
a! the United States, the Sooth Caro
lina Interstate aad Weat Indian Ex
poattioa was officially opened Mon
day. Conservative Charleatoa pater
talaed thousands of vialtora tWbp
thronged the historic old-town from
early morning, cheered the artlllory
men tram batteries la the harbor,
threw flowers at old veterans aad the
ladl«a occupying carriages ia the
parade, nnd gavO enthusiastic wel
come to the Invited guests. The day
was set aside aa a holiday, and all
placea of business were closed.
In the nnditorium nt the exposition
grounds where the exercises wore
held, sn andlence of i.w* people
cheered the aame of the President
of the L'nlteji States gave hearty ap
plause to Hoa. Chauncey 11. De : ew.
the orator of the day. listened atten
tively to the afternoon's exercises,
nnd then Joined the crowds inspect
ing the grounds snd marvelled at the
audacity of Charleston in unJ?rt tk
ing an exposition of such magnitude.
About SOO people. Including 'the
Governor of South Carolina and stsT
the officers of the exposition, the
board of ladv managers. snd the cilv
council of Cbarleaton. were -»n the
stnge of the beautifully decorate! au
ditorium when the exercises oegan.
Sepator Depew. «• entering, was
given an ovation by the audience, the
cheering continuing for se.-eral
minutes. After welcoming ad
dresses by F. W. Wagener. president
of the exposition company, and Gov
ernor M. B. McSweener. Senator De
pew was introduced bv J. Adgot
Smyth, mayor of Charleston. The ac
cOustie properties of the aqditorntta
are splendid and Mr. Depew rvas
never in better voice. After hi
speech followed the exchange
greetings between President Itoo.eo
vHt and Mr. Wagoner, and the ex
position, on a signal from the Whitt
House wan declared open.
A Cashier la Trouble
Montgomery. Ala , Special.—An in
dictment was found against E. D.
Young, cashier of the Eufaula (AM.)
National bank, by the I'nitei Stats
grand jury. Col. Young, accompanied
by his attorneys and F. W. Jennings
of Eufaula. his bondsmad. later sur
rendered to the federal authorities .-nd
Judge Jonep fixed ths bond at
Mr. Young was held responsible in the
indictment Jor ail th« alleged viola!ion
of the banking laws by the officers of
ths Eufaula National bank.
Briefs.
J. 11. Burkholder of AshUad '_ity,
Ky.. has purchased som™ valuable tim
ber lands in thst sectJoln, and has re-'
moved his two saw-ullls to his new
pnrcbsse in the frond district or Boyd
eonty for active operations. —-—-
A half-million feet of lumber, with
one probale exception the largest .arga
of lumber ever brought to port, ar
rived at Baltimore last week In tha
Iron barge Pocaton'as. consigned to
Thomas A. Char hs A Bro.
NEWSY CLEANINGS.
Alcohol Is being considered in Parti
as the coming fuel.
The present population of Manila it
estimated at 244,732.
It cuata S4 for ten words by the new
telegraph line to Yukon.
Norway's railrosds lieloug almost ex
clusively to the Government. '
Texss oil producer* have ordered an
oil ship larger than any now afloat.
Tbe lawyers of Kentucky have or
ganised their State Bar Association.
Eighty-two postofflcex hare been es
tablished In Minnesota within a year.
It 1* a remarkable fact that few sav
age* have ever been known to stam
mer.
BLv&oul*. Mo, is to have a news
pa per'Wblisbed exclusively for colored
people
Paintings to the amoaat of 972.000
were sold at the Berlin Art Exposition
of 1901.
China ha* formulated an elaborate
plaa for educating young men outside
the country. __ '
Electric cab service in Paris ha*
proved very unprofitable. It la said
that the loss so fir represents 9800.000.
la Bo*toa 15,600 women have al
ready registered to vote for school offi
cer* ibis year, a gala of SOW over last
year.
Norway. Ireland aad Spain have
mora blind people In proportion to pop
alation than aay other European conn
trie*. Spain baa 216 per 100.000; Nor
way. W, aad Ireland. 211.
Aa electrical company la Beading.
Peaa_ has asked that a verdict against
It of NOW positive damages b* set
aside on the ground that the word pun
itive was written "pony" by one of
the Jursrs.
A Weat Virginia man who died a
few day* ago bequeathed M each to
bla wife and nine children, and UM
reet of hi* property, amounting to *lO.-
000 or MR. (or the erection of a
water tight vault and "a desirable and
beautiful monument" ip klmatlf.
King Edward's good health and taef
hia are matter* of anxiety to the London
tradesmen who ate laying plan* for do
ing a large hosiness during coronation
week.- So far as the Government of the
United Kingdom or the conduct of the
nttpnVi affairs are aoncerned. hi* earl
ier or later **■ trill make no vital dif
ference. He is a reining *ot not a rul
ing monarch.
Trmc f QnrmHrcs, Omr Neighbor*, Our Vumiry mmtl Omr Oml
WULLIAMSTON, N. C„ FRIDAY, DECEMBEI. 6,1901.
A MINORITY LEADER
bifressiui tictaNsaa Cfcccfl By
~ Dewcratic CJacu.
K MAKES CIAI4CTHHSTIC TALI
rim«il Mains) Aisag ifet fins
bora *1 Iht flisiilty Party Aafca
Every Man to Rnaris ta Ma Scad.
Waahiagtoh. D. C-. SpsctoL—Tha
Democratic members of tha Uuan at
Reproaentatives met In cancan ta tka
hall of the House at 11 otlock Saisr
day. There are Ml Democrats nnl I
fuaionlsts. Sllverites and Popnßaxa ta
the new House Of these awmbera at
the minority IN were press at. In
cluding Mr. Shafroth. of CsiorMO.
ahd Mr. Newlanda. BUveriten. Mr.
Neville and Mr. Starh. POpaliste. at
Nebraska, declined to eater ths
caucus. Mr. Hay. of Vfargiaia. chair
man of the Democratic caacns. pee
sided.
Without oppoeilMa the fuUowiag
selections were made for ofiMis of
tho House to be prevented at tke
meeting of the Hoase next Monday:
Speaker. Mr. Rlcbardsua. «f Tesaos
see; clerk. ex-Repreaentative Jasncs
Kerr, of Pennsylvania: irntnutst
arms, ex Kepresentative E. V. Broet
sblre, of Indiana: door-keeper. CIMB.
Edwards, of Texas: postmaster.
James K. J ark so a. of Alabama. The
selection of Mr. Rlchardsoa as mil
date for Speaker clothes him off
clally with the minority
The four pieces on the House full ail
lowed the minority will be llltd by
Isaac R Hill, of lowa, assistant aar
geaat-at-arms. and James T- Ett-
Bsh. of Callfornln: Pclton B KnigSi
of Georgia, and Ewlng Bland, sm at
-Silver Dick'' "Bland special esa
ployee.
Mr. Richardson briefly thaakod lis
caucus for the honors doae him and
said: "My best efforts shall be prat
forth to have the minority on the
floor of the House acquit itsrlf In
such manner as to toaawtad tha re
spect and confidence, not only >4 ow
own party but of the country nt large.
I ask and have the right to ask cf
each of you the fullest aad heaiU*
co-opcratlon and support at all
limes. And I am such I will hare It.
for in no other wny can I hope for
success I shall aot attempt here and
now to discuss or lay down nay
principles by which we sic, to ba
governed as a party. It would not he
appropriate for me to do so. Ihtts
Is one thing, however. I will any SK*W
at the very beginning of our service,
because i believe It la proper that It
ahould be said. It ia this. I arge ua
you and each of you. the sarissrsi
Importance of attending the ussnss
of the House. We hnve n minority cd
about 160 menttiers. If every mess'wr
of this opposition will attend oar sua
sions and answer when his name as
called we will make oar opp«s:-ioa
effective and often times will be sMe
to defeat our opponents in their «f
--forts to pass unwise and improper
measures. If we are punctual la exr
attendance, although In the mlaurlty.
we will be able to do much la tbe
nay of enacting wholesome ligisla
lion, and more, and nbove that, will
be able to prevent the enactment at
many bad laws. The cosatry wiß
when the session closes pass jwlg
ment not only on tbe actios aad eon
duct of the majority side of the Hoc*e.
but slso on the minority side, sad *f
we have acted wisely aad patrtoM
cally we will place oar party ta the
position to deserve and to command
a decisive victory in the eunjtrnna
tonal elections of acxt year »I a
still greater triumph la the sniiomul
contest of 11(04."
Washington, Special.—The Korcrm
ment Saturday closed Its rut «■» Ike
trial of Mrs .Lola Ida Boni« fur the
killing of James Seymour Ayrew. Jr,
and Attorney Krene. of counsel fnr
the defence, mat- a
stater ent in behalf of Mr* Wv
It wa'. made evident from Mr. Keeaea
statement that the effort will be to
show lack of motive for the crime om
the l>art of Mrs. Boalae and In «ap
port her plea that Ayrw was WW
In a struggle after he had tried to la
timid ate her with a revolver. TM
principal witness on the stand wag
Prof. Scljaeffer. a chemist, who ax*£A
a microscopical examination nf the
wrapper worn by Mrs. Boaiae ua the
night of the tragedy and who mU
that he found no traces of Mood npea
It. He also said that he saw ao blood
on the slippers which she had wore
on that occaaloa. Another wHsest
was Ay res' father, who told of ui la
tenriew be had had with Mr*. 3nmim
three or four days after the klfliM
He outlined bis efforts to aroaae hH
sympathy, but said that she did mat
rogpoad.
Two New Strikes to Tampa.
Tampa. Fla. Special.—'Two aew
strike* have developed siace the si*
months U Keslsteneia strike was «-
clarcti off a week ago. The I'aloa Tot
Makers are on strike oa the ptnai
that the manufacturers refuse to -«»**
their factories as anion shops and de
clare that union and saa-aaloa
can work together. The Trades Fed
eration has this strike nader sdvi#e
mont About 25 cigar makers struck
in the factory of Eaacbex * H*ya «a
the 'barge that the factory was a*
paying the scale la the pacUag roosa.
This, however, did not Interfere wi:h
th- husinecs of tbs house, as a' hht
majority of the employes remalaed xaJ
it U ilaimed that the scale to
paid as io other factories of the tity
Of FJ—»
Constantinople, Special.— Uet*.-rt*
ret el von here from Mush are to the
effect that And ran Ik. a leader of
■imlin bandits, has again oecajW
aa Armenian monastery fa the
borbood of Mnah. where his («"«
are aarrounded for a secoad line by
Turkish troops. Fresh Torftish tmlr
rages on Armenian* arc r*c>rtf.S ur.-a
the Maah, Basra* and Wtlfa
trict*. |
if --'.w-i- .... A. .
SOUTHERN INDUSTRIAL
thsr into ed Section.
A |im ooa mM.
W. W. Brown, superintendent af tha
lalirsnn Cotton Mills of Moatleellu.
Ai*_ wrTttes as to tha progreaa made am
tha plant, recently reported. Tha baUd
laga are all completed and the machia
tvy la tt place. Mala structniv Is
HUM feet, two stories high; engine
room ia G»x4« feat, aad hotler-honsa ts
Man feet: these struct area coat **.-
MA Coat at the machinery waa SSlfcf*.
tha equipment is composed of tha
mast modern machinery tbroaghoct.
iadadbag i*M spindles and fall accom
panying apparatua for the production
of sheetings aad osnaburgs. ahont IN
operatives to "be employed C. C. Hsfl
rich of Lowell. Mats. was the archi
tect for the plant, and tho U»wet!
Machine Shops, with which be ts ca
nceled. furnished the principal textile
machinery. The total investment of.
capital is SI«O.OM>.
kaprstrnnit! to Cost s4S.o°°-
D. P. Mcßray -r. president of the
Riverside Manufacturing Co.. of An
derson. P C . wrlten the Msn«ilnciur«rs
lerorl to coafirm the repoit mention
ed tost week as to extensive improve
ments for his company's cotton fac
tory. The capital Block ts being ;n
--•reaaod $45.««0 for the purpoae of ooy
iag aad installing 4uM> spindles. Hght
cards, a warper and tho accessary la
termediaie and roving ma.-blaery.
there la sufficient apaie in prejcal
building for this equipment. nnJ the
improvements give a tolal of I#.W»>
tpladfcs About sixty operatives will
be added to the f«r«c. and cottages to
accommodate thero and their famil.es
will ba erecteJ. Single and ply wan*
and iiria la the ptndnr I ——__ i
To Use Electric Power
Maaafa turlng establishments at C>
tumtrus. Ga, are continually betng
added to the number already utilising
the electric-power generated by --asul
aad tarnished by the Columbus Pow-e
Co. The cotlon mill* of the Swift Man
nfhrturlug Co.. and of the Hi»mburgrr
Cotton Mill' sie now being added to the
list Motors have been ordered lor the
plants, nnd the necessary • Mazes as 10
Mjoipaicnt are to l»e made at on eta
a few mouths the power will be turn
ing the COM ring spindles and IW
looms at the Hamburger plant aad Ihe
U.fJS spindks and 4M looms of the
Swiff mill The steam plants heretofore
used will be kept in condition lor em»r
testes that may arise
Large A'oollen mil.
The Maryland Woolen Co.. of Ba'ti
more. Md.. has started operations wsth
a part ion of tho ma. hinery in lis n>w
mill, recently reported The tW)
baild ag that was reported as ere ted
is the aaala structure, and is three 1 1'**
lieu high.- 108x131 feet ia dimenatoa.
The amchlaery will include *« soio
dles. forty broad loom*, eight scis
cards, etc.. for Ihe production of h'aiy
aad cheap kerseys Carding and sp«n
aiag departments sre. on lop A>>.\
weaviag oa second floor and linishtng
nnd shipping departments on low>r
floor. The plant has cost about
**» nnd company has pla«e*l in
authorized capital at »250,««0. as stateJ
Industrial Mlscellsay
goulkrra Hosiery Mills Co. of
Btnr. N. C.. held a meeting of
holders daring Ihf week and fMH
jj y Marks prniiiral; T. W. Dewey,
vice pr sident. and P M. Pellet ier. V,-
nutr-t"Uiir(T. The company was i»-
■ortn) itfeitl; a* in orporsted.
«a pi tali cat ion of 1125.000. to acquire
and continue the Clermont Mills of P-
H. ptUeUtr. Il I* (kc intention. u
heretofore stated. to espend at l»a*t
(14000 for the enlargement ia»-
provmeat o( the plant. Seventy two
knitting man bines are operated no*.
Rapid process it tains mad» at
Ltctl Uiu.. in the Installtlion ot the
machinery to double the Laurel Cot
ton Mill*. This improvement Increases
lh spsndleags from 5#W to 10.0W and
the looms from ISO to 310. Sixteen cot
tages have been completed for the ad
ditional operative* lo be required, and
•is more are building. It Is tald t-»
company has in view further enlarge
ment* of It* plant.
The Vewtal Lumber St Manufacturing
Co of Bonne county. Tennessee. was
chartered last week. with a capital
atock of $250,000. The Incorporators
are G- K- French, C. Vealal. Sam Price.
A. K. Cleaves and D. A. Want.
The recent storm on the coast of
Mavaie New Jersey and New York
caused atiout a million dollars* dam
m „. ne sailors were drowned at
ljaD ~ Branch. Fourteen lives are re
lost in the gal'-
Jarque* Naudi. n native of fran'e.
surprised Philadelphia educators by
( remarkable exhibit ion of mental
calculations
Dr. David 11. Ore»-r. rector >J «.
Bartholomew's Church. New York,
declines the bishopric of WsiUm
Masanchwnetts. to which he was re
cently elected.
Rear Admiral Ix»*« asserts tba« «be
aabmarloe torpedo bo»t Fttlton i'»M
nM ii aadrr water for day* with»Jt
iarairralMHt Wl '• "•* roost "**"
worthy trr* * w " b ' 3g '°?
saral experts »»T thr t«-*1 dls: losed
mo ■«« features
Martin HoK«n. who was ionv:cted
with Boyle O'Reilly by tk». B»i
hu Govcniiuint uf treasoa »#•!
from Van Diatens UH n
Awtn* «» rrkicaeo
Prof. Cbailea E. Borcher of th«
Tale Ctlierc Maitvm N«« Hs-'eo
Giqb-. is restoring an ;:nnjtii
ms cf tb- dinosaur.
Vour glrU «'«■:» boned to dtatl* in
Kntbn; by an explosion of »*ro
aeae oil used !a kindling • fire.
Switchmen on all the principal reads
maias hie Pittikurg decided is
atrlke. Ae height is a
serious tie-up may result
Mice Captain Diamond, of X*w
Yarkf U em trtfl at ATEany. charged
with a**W.t of duty »n mippressfag
ilMfrly bouses
a .
THE FIRST SESSION.
■ML INKS «F Caagress Meet as 4
Orgaaiie.
KftKtSW IS tt-BITED SftAltt
Mach Merest ta Op»M| -
nr. Htalttssa Makes a Speoch ta
Acceptlac Speakership-
THE HOCBE
The opeains day of the first seaatou
of the Fifty orienth Congrean ia the
Hanii. of R'prteenUtivea famished a
tpertalf that delighted the
Callarirs, The machinery of the House
Is rambrocs and ia set in potion by a
'■ahorions proem, but the spectators
Monday .-videatly did not onsid>-r it
ledlons. as th?v rlung to their pla.-es
through ih - entire pro>-eedlng. whkh
lasted four and oar-half hours, prob
ably half th* time bring consumed ia
the monotonous railing of the roll. The
oncaaiaation of the House was arcota
pltohed actordlag to the time-honorel
prvvedent. Speaker Henderson waa
swot ain by General Bingham, "the
father of the Hoase." aad after deli v.t
ing a very graceful speech la recogni
tion of the honor b-r-stowed upon him.
k.». in turn, ndminiatered the oa'h to
tbc atcmbers-elect. The rules of ths
tost Honar were adopt.-d after a slight
jar aad then the biruntal seat-drawing
occatred.
Jia as the bauds «»f the big rkjrk
opposite the Speaker's chair po!nt--J to
11. Mr. McDowell, the clerk of rhe
Hoase. brought his gar 1 down In
stantly the bun of mversalioa ceased
aad :n th: stillness that followel the
clerk announced that prater woulJ be
offered Th? m inhere arose and Jiiar
of th' spHtatots ia the gancry ilso
stood with laowed heads, as Rev. Mr.
Coadea. the biiad chaplain. evoke,l the
divine bi ssing Many heads were
fncthev lowered as the haptoin pal I a
beaaltfni trlbnte to the late Presi.|-at
McKialry and prayed that the pres-nt
CliW might be spsred from
sodden d*ath By the direction of the
clerk the roll of the
srns allej by States
There were no demonstration dur
ing the roll-call. When the vletk ta
avuaced that -IS wetntx-rs - a quotum
—had answered to their names, tbe
House preceded to the election .>f st
Spenker Mr. Caaaon. of IlllaoU.
chairman of. the -Republican cam us
placed In nomination General Hen I >r
aon. of lowa. The mention of Mr.
Henderson's name drew a salvo of ap
plause from the entire Republican
membersip
Mr. Hay. of Virginia. hairman of
the Democratic caacus. presented th*
name of Mr. Richardson, of Tfaa.s
see. and Ihe Democrats gave the nam*
of their leader aa
ptlO- A general laugh followed as Mr.
Xevill. of \el«raska. piaed in nomina
tion Mr. Stark, of his own State, who
is aow ihe only other Populist acting
Indepeadeatly.
At Ihe toaalasion of the roll-call, the
clerk SBoaunced the result of tbe vote
as follows: Henderson H*>: Rl« hard
uon 14$: Stark I; Cummings. of N> *
York. I. Mr Henderson having-been
declared elected, the clerk appoiui'-l
Messrs. Richardson. Stark and t"'iin
miags -a coaim!M-_- to escort the
Speaker to tbe chair
General Henderson appeared tsto
minutes later on the arm of Mr. Rich
ardson The Speaker was greeted *ith
n crttt outburst of applause from
both sides of the House. He tarn?
dawn the aisle and ascended the ros
trum with the aid of his rane tad
stood there for a moment facing a
storm of applause Mr. RitbarJ-tun
then introduced him In half a dozen
words. The Speaker addressed he
Hous* briefly aaylng:
"Gntlemen of the Hons; of
neat a tires- This hffch honor which
you hare conferred upon me. I pro
foundly appreciate. All the more do I
appreciate, it. coming as It does with
this generous exprcsaion from both
sides of the «hamber There I* yet left
another method for a presiding officer
to e* press his nppr x iatioa of sut.li an
honor: that ia. by a kindly, firm jni
(nithful administration of the law aud
the rules that govern this body It . ill
be my aim to discharge impartially the
dutien of thin office. As I said at th»
opening of the last Congress, no pre
siding officer can successfully admin
ister the datles of his office unless ae
hti the support of the body over whlcfi
he preside* I asked for it then: you
Bare it to me throughout th-» ' nti'u
Congress Permit me once more in
voke that patient e. kind consideration
and splendid support which was ac
cord. J to see in ths last Congress
-The maker of laws should not be l
a breaker of law* We proceed under
lav and rates; and the duties derotv
ing upon each aad all of tb.-
ship of this House will Im far b?ttv
conserved if thia jHlilple -I* kep. ia
mind and acted apou "
SENATE
First Day—Monday's section of ih
Senate was brief and formal. Precisely
at It o'clock Mr. Pry*, of Maine: Preii
deet Pro Tim. of the Senate, enter#!
the chnabsr. ascended to the desk of
•he p:uila officer ani rapped for
order. Tha Mind chaplain of the Sen
ate. Rev Wn. Mil bum. then delivered
his invocation. The roll-call of Sena
tors developed the presence of 71
■tatOL Mr. Keen announced that,
his colleague. Mr. Sovell of New Jer
sey. was detained from the chamber by
ilhen..
Mr. Alßaoa. of lowa. pratKnl Ik*
in dfllnli of Ckirln H DMikl aad
Til |1 H. atßvi. of Nebraska Mr.
GuHt of talk Mou. pmmtrt
(kM( Of kb MV mOhiw. Alfred a
HlllWM VPOiaM to lb#
law Senator Rjlf aad Mr. Clark, of
o*M those of bis coUengae.
Parte nfcwia Tbe new Senators were
tbea mn la.
_ Mr. MrUnrla. of Soath Carolina. of
tßWabbtraoMka nnthorlzlng «b*
■Mataa free of duty of laportt cf
•iflda l«twM to W nblhitH at tba
flail—l KipnUtna aal Ike trans
fer of tba imwaaial exhibits at tbe
riporilli a to tbe CharWoa
AVAB |ISjBN lAIAtf.
m i m
TM 1 at (Mb-
Oltoi Hpftiil —IV maM lih) at
the wt hMM Gattis Kllgo cut
f)lt ilfht by s verdl 1 of
I k the of 9U.OM to ;
Ik* plilillf A boot 9 o'clock Satur
4>T Bickt Ike | wry ami ia court (>»
■MUomI Mrartlou. They vWt
f«l to kacw If the pamphlet ni eti
deace at nlict ud if tk« "folders
■«* TV judge ipii read kit charge
Skat tke folders were iol nor tx the 1
paaykW ulra That tke pamphlr;
■add was «i«yiary to protect th>
rolkt?- Jut irtr came la u lacidcat.
Tke rkht'C' attoraeys ukr4 ha
koaor to ckante tkat if aay of tke de
fewdaats Mopped trading with iSitl's '
tkis was evideaco e.f malice. This the
w«t did. Mjiag tkat there was erl
faK* tradiac to show tkat both IhiU
aad Kllgo had »t?pprd trading lilk
Gtltk, bat ISM a* to Odell. Bui for
this ckarse soat* thmtbi tkat the jury (
la a lec alaiM woulu hare left
I take oat als>\ as he and Odt II are
tappOMd to iqcwpy nailr IV «■«-;
relation ia tke case. Still when a .rick
■u aad a aapposed member of the '
Aanjoa Tokarra Compaay ran* up
agalast aa average jury compos*-.! ••!
tobacco fiini ke oan oat with h?s j
feathers palld
Tke defeadaal* appealed to th- S«i
|fc—t Court aad fay that Mr. Duke
will act pay a rent of damage trk Ik's
case byway of tvaincat*
Tke seatlmeat ia tiranvlll? ia nc as
bitter as it was ia 1*» It took I n
days to try the case ia November is#,
aad It took six days to try it ihfa
week. Tke Jwry was kept tos'skcr
■en of tke na« aad paid aad fe*l aa l
oMkered ky tke cMity. Tke com Of
tke case to Uraarilie louaty must if
over a tkbcsaad dollars all told Tuu •
M«as pretty Ms pay for a lam -4.it«
borrowed frooa Ikuhim ruuaty
Byh Rtttis afcd antiKattis men
km to •» hrart'ly ri-k ami iire«l ul
this ca>e aad asst njffwM Ikf hope
that it woald aever be tried !i t;ran
i Hie apii
ReMs't at the I ire at tke A an 1 M
Raleigh. Special.—Sl st of tke tr.lk |
was about «be ft re Friday night '"hi- ii
4—-troi-d Wataaea Hall ar the Atrl
cultural aa-i Me. •Un:.)! College. iwo
miles west of here. The fir -
soon after 11 o" -lot k Th«* hmlii st
was a ! : a«-«tj.'T brick, with elate rctf
rta tke r-cead and third floor* wt.- y.
rooms Btcd as a rfamiWrr re-. eplicu:-
aad daa-es. aad la rear The kitchen or
tke i» >ad aal third twrs * *•
rooms used as dormitory 'n whi'ii »"■'
M ■id'li Orrr ih- kltrhea.ttaa a l?ft
or room c*ed fcr tk* rlorag» o." IV
KKti cf Ithmsililt tkiws. MllnM '
es etc.. aid it was in lh:s loft ;hai
the kre originat-d Th-- Jpatjt; "t*
tke dormit.ir oa the sec and an I !i.r i
floors vfn a»aki-a-d by fin-lm' tfc-n
rooms #11"J with - Th-n ra.s «1
tke wiadtjscs aad sciß'- of them (':■ -•*
oat trunks, etc. A r.uaiber wer • in
the city oa lean. Tin •»> fine w.'iri
supply aad the -adet lire orp= Ft tr -
work. It thoaiht it had ih* l;c un.iei
•OBlml act tk l sja>e »n- witli l».v {
judgment »ut a !»•>!*• ia th" root. TtoWf
acted as a lue far li' a?r. aheSj
poared ia :b? open windows and s»pa »
the kre brjan to raar and Mai'- A
call for the llalegh flrem- ii was -n: }
ia aad Ibty w.-r.t out but it *as t«
late All thai n*U b» don.- wis t
save th* o!h»r building#. "This *j
well don*. bcspital wa.; viryj
aear the burnlas bu;ldin/. In it wu.-
oa» pail n*. with scarlet ftrcr. ant •
coarse aader quarantine It «a ai' i
an I«s»I) to remove him. Of th
cadets barwH oat at the Arri. nlt i .. I
aad Mr.han'cal Coll«*c about »• wi!
K-> heme Most «f the** wii! reliiti >
after tke Ckr!stmi holidays. Tb.it '
them of hitch staading in Ih- ir s i! IS •"!
■ia re-eater thea without ciaminaticii j
The otker tea will remain her". Tki
stodeats all lock tb'ir m*-als at bct> l- .
restaaraats and brxardimt hoa?e.» f r
nut hiaery was remsT-d out of a lare
room ia the ba«em«-nt of the oia>r |
balldiax aad It i» bfißs fitted up fit
us* as a diaia* hall.
A Trsasport » recked.
Manila. By Cable.—^The Voited
States traaspuit Wright ha, been
wrecked ia tke straits ot larmso
She will probablT turn out tc> lm a
total k». The Wright struck »n in
uncharted lock at the cntrau'-- ol
Saa Jacinto an>l sank in fifteen I el
of water. To raise her will >t«-|iilr'»
wreekiag ma. hlaen- which "is m>l i
available here.
AgmaHa to Cair to I aitrd SUut- •
Iveareaworth Kac Special --A M- !
ter receiced at K«rt Leaveuwieih I
front Fbrt Worth sars: ral |
Chafer has resole-.! Ibat Agum il-io >
shall co to tfce United SUtesJl J»!
said tkat he kitten delected . arty
ine on treasonable cmre«-p»*«i'*ei.ce t
aad trying to stir up strife and ;iiai
he will probably be tried and bro ulii
' over here ndti a sentenc-e ranjm?
from two to tfcrce Tear- " .
Wire
Tha Aw raiaUUff CB-. M Sail* '
bury. XL C. kas t bartered wits '
a capita! atok of f.t w?
Tka W. J. Lask: Civ. ii |
C:siwiwa. a C hi* btta dunttcj.
wttk a capita! t»cii of tla.fiOO. W. T j
Snead ia presidrat aad W I. Durst. .
secretary-
The sklpaseM of lumber from
(frange. Texaa. tor the tea moatka ead
ia» Oilutif 11. mi. aggregated itat
•ara. agatast Mil cars for the twelva
moatka
•arm. i|
Secolz Coras 5 Cnra.
NO. n.
TWO TRAINS COLUDE:
| Disastraas Wreck ti lie IMI
I
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APT ALUM USS * MAM UK.
OM«MeTnkßMrf-mb>
(tociWrccfai-NMrfniMm
j of Orders.
Dwroit. Web . Special.—Om of tba
t Host disastrous wreeka ia tbe Itoy
of tba Wabaab raHinad. or any attar
Michigaa road, ocean ad at Smm.
Mi b.. a mill «ar statin* abaat *
■ilea southwest of Detroit, blf
j I and 7 3# o'clock ~ l liufcj ai|kL
Traia No. 13. aa imlfial traia.
i with two rati an. ralbnai. ram da I.
oador a fall head of _ «Ck train
No 4. eastbouad. abaat OM alb fM
?enar> The resalt was that ten or
«* coa be* oa tba iai|iil traia
wr» crushed aad Ms load of baaUM
. freight were seal lata eteralty hi a
aomni. while the coaeb mm traia Ka.
I. which consisted of a partar car.
dining aad a car. wan aaaa
: lelrscoped aad (oar dead hadiea hare
been taken froai tbe taiaa.
Ii is aot kaoaa bow aaay people
ike re aere oa tba emigraat traia. bat
the number of dead aad iafarcd wO
' be aaywbete froaa CP to ISdL
The people oa that traia ware cnaght
. like rm ia a trap aad crashed. Tbea
' (he wrerk aaKkt Cre aad those who
■ were aot instaatly lilW wrrw dnrlr.
: rosMed to dealk aad aoae of tbe (nr
spectators who hastily gathered froaa
;'thr firm booses Bear by were able ta
ißntil aid. Tbe whole emigrant traia
. mas soon i omaaH by the laaa aad
! every person pa that traia. It is re
p-»r:"l now. w6s killed. >
larmers residing nbmg the track
rushed ia oa the blaring aw to tas
mr ihow whoa they thought aifht
be slive The *>odi*n haaled oat of
th • wrerk were takea to aaarby farm
houses. whirb are died with dead, aad
a larg- nimber of iajared were takea
: to a hospital at PMa. lad.
r Along the track bag Hats of baratd
Wli j lie tovered with Maakets. pre
senting a grea wat sight. It aay ho
p»»ib!e that the exact bob her of
iillcd ur who they are will aerer be
•nown. \t pi seat it is impoaaikie to
M aa) thing trembling a list of tba
tniur-;| or dead fraa Seaeca.
TIM Boatoe Trial.
Washington. D. C.. Special.— Tjim
principal witness before the criminal
eonrt ia which Sirs Lola Ida Baaiae
is being tried for tbe murder of JIBM
9. Ayros was Dr Minis W. Clue- "
Brooke, the deputy coroner for tbe Dis
trict of Colombia. who eoadaeted tbe
vitopsy upoa the body —f Ayr**. He
il> - ribed la detail the Arte woands
on the young man's body, aad tbe
court, • rier. stripped to the watst. wan
a-ied fo lllastrate the loratioa aad
course of the wounds for tbe iaatrnr
tion of the jory. Dr. Glazebrooks also
tcMifted that Hii Bonine bad give*
him htr. version of the aaaaaer ia
whleb Arres caw 10 his death, claim
ing that the w-tands were indicted
• bile the pistol was ia Ayres hand*,
an I tllustratiag bow tbe tragedy »c
curred bat b>> thought that it was
itj»"Ossible for the wonada to base
been made with tba weapoa ia Ayres'
own haul Sh» "old him that be was
at ber ba- k and had hU arms clasped
about her wb»a tbe shots were bred
Johnson Cooper. Joba A_ Th* .
and Michael Kane re-tiftsd that Ayres
ass sober oa th-* Bight of tbe tragedy
l)r Ulairbrjoir dearribed the three
| wounds io the body of the eictim.
One sis in the left arm; oae la the
l»ft (high aad one ia tbe hi rait All
except (he thigh wound showing pow
der burns, indieatiag that the wea
pon bad been in clone proximity to the
body • htn at least two shoes were
■r-i The witness said be had experi
mented with the pistol foaad la Ajre's
room, and be was aboat to relate tbe
particular experiments wbea tonal
on both sides, desiring to hare swr
j geons prenent to hear the statement
I secured i of this testimony
' until ilterttw: 'j
■ Three color , J female set rants re
latwl incidents of Ayres" life nt tbe
Ki nmore hot* I One of them said that
1 sfcr bad heard >yres order Mrs Baaiae
to r*t out of b» room aad ressaia
:oi. another shat she a« Ayr*s aad
Mrs. Bcniae oai:ng oat of tb- f-r
--mrr's room ton:her. and a third -bat
«ip;n oae oc. asioa Ayres bad ahowa
j IniliS-'fii". when told that Sirs. B»-
nire was ill.
Ex-Marshal Shot.
Koanok \ Va.. SpeclaL—A special to
night from Wytherille. Ya_. aays: -A
menage has just beea received hera
oTer the telephone via Bland Coart
hoose. sayins that Joba O. V«h. a
promise nt ri.izen of TareweH caaaty.
and former I'nitad SUtea Marshal for
| tbe Westerß district of Virginia,
been shot and killed by Bobett Joan
oae of his firmbaada. Thy telephone
connection* ar v-ry had. aad mm de
txUaj-an le obtained other thna thai"
uflAius had discharged Joaen. who
afterV* . 'missal drew a revolver and
shot Wat s. *ka ditd a few miaaten
ret •!» .it tbe Joaea
HK*
m:i-o >e Alter McGee.
RtjAoa Special—A paaae af 5*
aiiuTaSLayaaied by blood himnds.
lift Cave Sr-iBS Thursday moraiag in
purr-m cf Joba B. Met be*, who that
sad iniunttr killed Fraak U SCllmr. tn
Fioyd co'ja'y. Wk ■■ "j. "«k
knowp and Millar am a Camfbamatr
veteran Mctihee Hln aU. neewnsd
Mrtter of ahoeriag at Wn cWUna. ba» -
this he denied. McGhee la kaawa an a
desperate anna, nad the paana expactn 4
that be wliright baton betas
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