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VOL. X, NO. 8.
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PRINCIPALLY FORMAL
Were the Proceedings In the Sen
ate and House at the Open"
y ing Session.
PRESIDENT'S MESSAGE IS EEAD
.Reapportionment Lend a All Other
Measures In Jittnxl action Sym
pathy for Kruger.
Washington. Dec. 4. In the senate
yesterday the work of the short es
siott of the Fifty -sixth congress us
successfully launched. It had lceii
the purjos of the senate to announce
the death of Senators Gear, of hwa,
a nit lavis, of Minnesota, immediate
ly after assembling, and then to ad
journ, and to receive the mes-age of
the president today, hut as this h: d
been announced by the lead'-rs cf lrli
branclies of congress to he a "lt sl
ness session." it was tktei niiu. 1 t
receive the message yesterday and
" thus gain one day in a ses-icn wl.en
that much time may lie of initue;s
Importance. Aside fmui the reading
of the message and the administration
of the oath of office t: Wi liani It
I tllliii'Miam. tlie nrw stnaio- fiom
Vermont, who succeeds the Iat- .lu-Mln
S. Morrill, no business was transat t d.
President's Slcsaage Keatl.
The other new member of the body.
ex-Representative Doiiivt-r. who mh-Cecils-
the late Senator ticor, of Iowa
was preset: throughout t.:e es:o!i.
but his credentials wen- not pre--!iie 1
and he was not sworn in. 1 ccaus, the
death of his predecessor hail not been
formally announced. The air of the
chamber was heavy with the p.rf'time
from magnificent Moral pieces. Ill
call of the roll disclosed the piesence
of slxtv-one senators. After the
usual preliminaries .Major Irudeii. one
of the soeretaries.to the president, was
recognized and presented the awaited
message of the president. It took St t
retarv of the Senate Bennett an hour
and tiftv-four minutes to rend it. Al
lisou then announced the d. ath of
Senator Gear, ami offered the iisrnl
resolution of sorrow which was adapt
ed. He was followed by .e!.-on of
Minnesota. wht announced formally
the death of Senator Davis, i in sen
ate then at 3:45 adjourned.
Brilliant, but Not Exciting-
The open in g of t he session in the
house was brilliant but not exciting.
There were the usual throngs in the
galleries and the usual display of floral
pieces on the floor, but the proceedings
were purely formal, consisting of the
rapping t order by the stieaker. pray
er by the chaplain, the roll call of
niemlers the appointment of the for
mal committees to wait on the presi
dent's message. Despite the fact that
a great presidential campaign had con
cluded within a month the liest of feel
ing (teemed to prevail between victors
and vanquished. The reading ofyrtie
message, which naturally was the
feature of flie day, occupied over two
hours. It was listened to with re
spectful interest by both sides.
Plenty of Floral Trlhnte.
' When Speaker Henderson called the
house to order at noon the desks of
half the members were freighted with
flowers from admiring friends or con
stluents, and the profusion of the floral
; pieces gave the vast hall more the ap
pearance of a garden than a legislative
assembly. After the roll call the speak
erannouneed that 275 members bad re
sponded to their names; a quorum, and
the house was ready for business. The
following members-elect then appeared
at the bar of the house and took the
oath of allegiance: Albert D. Shaw,
of New York; Allen F. McDermott, of
New Jersey: Walter C. Hoffecker, of
Delaware; " Ed ward DeV. Morretl, of
Pennsylvania; William Richardson, of
Alabama: W. II. Jackson, of Mary
land; Samuel T. Woods, of California.
Babcock Succeeds Oolllver.
The speaker announced the appoint
ment of Babcock of Wisconsin on the
committee on ways and means to suc
ceed Dolliver. The deaths of Repre
sentatives Hoffecker, of Delaware;
Daly, of New Jersey, and Senators
Gear, of Iowa, and Davis, of Minne
sota, were then announced and after
the adoption of resolutions of regret
the house, as a further mark of respect
to the memory of the deceased states
men, at 4:2t p. m. adjourned.
PLANS AN ORDER OF BISINESS.
Republicans an I Deinorrati Consider the
Question of Bills.
Washington. Dec. 4. The Republic
an senatorial committee on order of
business yesterday afternoon decided
that the ship subsidy bill should dis
place the Spoouer Philippine bill as
tlie unfinished business. It also con
sidered at the same time the disposi
tion of the Ilay-Pauncefote treaty, and
decided that It should receive alternate
attention with the shipping bill. The
arrangement provides that the ship
ping bill shall have preference, but
that when no one Is prepared to make
a sieech on It the senate shall go into
executive session for the consideration
of the treaty.
The arrangement further provides
that if the army bill reaches the sen
ate prior to the disposal of the ship
ping bill or the treaty, either or loth
of these may be displaced temporarily
In order to permit the prompt consid
eration of that measure, which is con
sidered to be of more pressing impor
tance than either of the other ques
tions. The same understanding pre
vails regarding the appropriation bills.
Morgan's Nicaragua canal bill re
ceived ome consideration at the
hands of tHe committee on order of
business. While no definite agreement
was reached concerning It the opinion
was generally expressed that it should
wait uDon the senate's action on the
treaty.
A caucus of the Democratic mem
bers of the house was held at the close
of the session to consider the course
to be taken on army legislation. Rep
resentative Hay of Virginia proposed
the following resolution: '"That it is
the sense of this caucus that the law
bow in existence as to the army be
continued Tor two years from July 1,
1900." TbU led to extended disco
sion, and several other propositions
were made showing considerable di
versity of opinion. Hay finally with
drew his- resolution, and the other
propositions were not pressed, the cau
cus adjourning without action.
MCASIKES THAT WERE PKESEXTED
Boer Resolution; Reapportionment, "Gov
ernment by lnjuiictieu."
Washington, Dec. 4. There were a
number of bills and other forms of
measures Introduced into the house
yesterday. The first one was intro
duced by Crumpacker of Indiana,
"making an apportionment of repre
sentatives In congress under the elev
enth census." It provides an increase
of membership from 357 to 303. The
following states gain in representa
tion: Arkansas, 1; Colorado, 1; Cali
fornia, 1; Connecticut, 1; Florida, 1;
Illinois, 2; Massachusetts, 1; Minne
sota, 2; Missouri, 1; New Jersey, 2;
New York, 3; North Dakota, 1; Penn
sylvania, 2; Texas, 2; Washington, 1;
West Virginia, 1. The following states
lose: Kansas, 1; Ixmisiana, 2; Missis
sippi, 3; Nebraska, 1, North Carolina,
4; South Carolina. 3; Virginia 1.
Littletield of Maine, from the ju
diciary committee of the house, pre
sented a favorable re i tort on what is
known as the "conspiracy" bill, limit
ing the use of restraining orders and
injunctions in disputes between em
ployer and employed in places under
federal control. Amendment is made
to the bill so it will not -over in
stances of threats to Injure persons or
property, business or occupation, or
overt acts of interference with the
rights of others.
A resolution In behalf of ex-PresI-dent
Kmger was introduced in the
house by Fitzgerald of Massachusetts.
It 'eulogizes t'lie liners and, resolves
that "the efforts of Paul Kmger to
obtain the assistance of the civilized
nations of the world In securing peace
and proper terms of settlement be
tween Great Britain and the Boer re
publics, are deserving of the praise
and svmpathv of the American peo
ple." Secretary Root's bill for the reor
ganization of t he army was introduced
by Chairman Hull. of the military com
mittee, and at once referred to that
committee.
As to Revenue Reduction.
Washington. Dec. 4. Chairman
Payne, of the ways and means com
mittee, said yesterday that no exact
programme hail been lixed as to the
time of acting in committer on the
bill reducing the revenues, or for con
sidering the measure in the house.
There has leen some talk of a caiKtis.
but it has not come to the attention
of Payne- that a caucus on the measure
rs desired and there is soire doubt as
to whether one will be required.
Money the War Department Want.
Washington. Dec. 4. The secretary
of war yesterday forwarded to the
house committee on appropriations a.
comparative statement of war deiart
ment estimates for the fiscal years of
l!i01 and l!x2. together with a rtatp
ment of appropriations for the fiscal
year ending .turn- ."O. lltoi. The es
timates for V.m1 amounted to $1S5.
03,551. and for 1902 to $171,773,S55.
The appropriations for the present fis
cal year amount to $148,205,934.
Mm Crow iiiarh Is Regular.
Washington. Dec. 4. The Kentucky
state law requiring railroad companies
in that state to provide separate coach
es for colored passengers was made
the subject of an opinion In the Unit
ed States supreme court yesterday and
the law was sustained. Justice Har
lan dissented, stating his opinion to
be that the Kentucky legislature has
no risht to classify citizens by color
In railway coaches.
INDEFINITELY POSTPONED.
W (Hiding of Alta Kockt'feller to a Younr
Chit-ago Lawyer.
Cleveland, O., Dec. P,3. Miss Alta
Rockefeller, daughter of John D.
Rockefeller, has . cabled her mother
from Vienna that her marriage to E.
- HISS ALTA KOCKEFFXr.FR.
P. Armelee Prentiss, a Chicago law
yer, has been postponed indefinitely.
Prentiss is with his fiancee in Vienna.
He and Miss Rockefeller were to have
been wedded on Dec. 1.
Miss Rockefeller is being treated for
deafness, and the doctors at Vienna
desire that she should remain abroad
and contifiue her treatment. The wed
ding probably will take place early
next spring.
MICHIGAN DEMOCRACY.
What a Lending Member of the Party
Saye On tne Subject.
Dertoit. Mich., Dec. 3. Fred A.
Baker, a leading Democrat of Dertoit
and ex-chairman of the state central
committe, has made a formal state
ment regarding the future of the
Michigan democracy. His views are
presented in the form of suggestions
for a platform to le considered by the
party in March. lie believes both fac
tious can le united. The most rad
ical plank he advocates is as follows;
"The maintenance of the single gold
standard as long as iLe production of
gold keeps pace wiiii the growth of
business ami piiidation, but no
longer." The oilier planks proposed
are: Government of the Philippine
under the constitution; annexation of
Cuba and Canada: improvement of na
tional bank system, giving siuh banks
power to Issue gold certificates: check
tendency of ttanks to dcosit money in
New York; tariff reductions to rev
enue basis: alwlition of war taxes, ex
cept the graduated inheritance tax.
Kearney ts Having Aluch Woe.
Kearney. Neb.. Dee. 1. Kearney
sufferetl its second disaster this week
by the burning of its gas plant last
night. If the Standard Oil company
tanks should now be tlestroyed the
citizens would have to resort to tallow
candles. Tuesday the" canal pipe,
which supplied the elccttie light plant,
burst and the flood from .the lake
wrecked the lichiing plant, causing a
loss of s.vuoo.
KRUGER STILL HOPES
Will Co to Holland and Await
There a Softening of the
Kaiser's Heart.
THE SNUB HAS MADE HIM VEBY SAD
French Editors Continue Their Com
ments On the Matter British
Parliament Opens,
Paris, Dee. 4. A siecial dispatch
from Cologne says that Kruger, after
he had received Emperor William's
telegram, tqtoke as follows to a depu
tation styled "Friends of the Boers."
"I hope with all any heart that the
circumstance which prevent his ma
jesty from receiving me today will be-
come more ravoraule later, i snail
never cense to have confidence in the
spirit of justice of the emperor, who,
without knownig me, sent me four
years ago significant encouragement. I
shall stay some time at The Hague and
will then renew my request, and this
time the emperor will not refuse."
Kruger was very sad and afterwards
retired to his apartment in tears.
French Editorial Opluion.
Kmperor William's telegram to Kru
ger continues to be the chief subject
of comment in the French press. The
afu-ruoon newsiapers strike a note of
sadness. They say they see In - his
majesty's action the shattering of his
reputation for chivalry. The Temps
and Journal Des Debuts explain Em
peror William's mewage by the Anglo
German understanding on African
questions. The Temps says: "The
emperer's wording, that he could not
receive Mr. Kruger on account of his
position already taken is very clear.
Every one understands rliat the em
peror, if not actually fulfilling one of
the clauses of the recent Anglo-German
accord, is inspired by file; spirit
thereof In declining to receive Mr.
Kruger. Neifher the decIaitions of
Count von Buelow nor of others have
concealed from the eyes of the worlel
that the emperor has veered his polic-y
in favor . of England since he sent his
famous dispatch on the Jameson raid."
Says the Czar Will In Likewise.
Yves Guyot in The Siecle compart s
j the attitude of Emperor William with
that of France, to the advantage of
the former. He says: 'Emperor Wil
liam wished to show his government
had not surrendered its jowers to the
least enlightened classes, and inti
mated to Mr. Kruger that he was op
posed to his coming to Berlin to be
acclaimed by bands tied by Dr. Leyds)
of paid agitators. I can affirm to a
certitude that If Mr. Kruger ap
proaches the czar diplomatically he
will meet with an equally categorical
refusal."
Not Wanted at Vifnna.
Iondon. lhM 4. "In response to a
confidential inquiry as to whether Mr.
.Krrgr wotd 1k welcomed here."
pays the Vienna e-orrespouelcnt of The
Daily Mall, "a polite reply was r.'-
t urn eel to the effect that Emperor
Francis Joseph had made other di?qt-
Hltions for the next few weeks.
ItrltWli Parliament Convene.
ixnitkm. Dee. 4. ine hrteenth par
liament of uQeen Victoria's reign was
' duly opened yesterday. Although the
only business was the election of a
speaker, the attendance of members
was good, in spite of the absence of
the Irish members. Balfour, the gov
ernment leader in the house, and
Chamberlain, the secretary of state for
the colonies, arrived promptly and
were cordially welcomed by their s.-
imrters. Sir William Vernon Har
court and Sir Henry Campbell-Banner
man, the liberal leader in the
house, were similarly greeted from the
opposition lenches. The election of
a sneaker resulted In the choice of
William Court Gully, this being the
third term.
WANTS AN APPROPRIATION.
Muni City to Ask Congress for $100,000
to Fight the Hlif Mtmdy.
Sioux City, la., Dec. 4. The city
council will pass a resolution asking
for an appropriation from congress of
.$lti.(Mit, to be expended in protecting
the. city from the encroachments of
the Missouri river. Petitions -w 111 be
circulated In the city in order that the
necessity for the Improvement may be
presented to the committee on rivers
and harbors in the strongest possible
ma ii per.
Representative Thomas will lay
the request lefore congress. Gamble
ef South Dakota came here to consult
Colonel II. M. Chittenden, government
engineer, with referene-e to improve
ments that are needed along the B;g
Sioux. Gamble also requests appro
priations for work upon the banks of
the Missouri at Yankton, Pierre and
Elk Point.
Smallpox In Minnesota.
Winona. "Minn.. Dec. 4. In conse
quence of the outbreak of smallpox in
this city the loe'alttoard of health has.
in accordance "with the wishes of Dr.
Bracken, secretary of the state board
of health, issued orelers to the street
car company to stop Its cars at Liber
ty street, the western boundary of the
Infected district, in order to prevent
the residents of that district from rid
ing on the cars and thus spreaeliug the
disease. The Washington and Kos
ciusko schools were also ordereel closed
for the present as were also two steam
laundries.
PRESSURE TOO GREAT.
Charge Matte Airainst the Company 1'o.iup
inr Indiana Gas to Chicago.
Indianapolis, Ind., Dee. 3. State
'Natural Gas Inspector Leach has been
testing the pressure on the various
natural gsis lines leading into Chicago
to see if the law as to maximum press
ure was violated. He met his first re
buff at Green town, where the Indiana
Natural Gas company's pumping sta
tion Is located. Mr. Leach was refused
admission tnthe buildings. He de
clined to state at present what discov
eries he had made, but he strongly
Intimated that the law regulating tie
pressure to be used in pumping gas is
flagrantly violated.
It is intimated that be secured evi
dence which leads him to believe that
the Indiana Natural Gas company is
forcing large quantities of gas through
the mains to Chicago at a pressure far
beyond that prescribed by the law of
Indiana.
BEHIND TIME AND IN LUCE.
All Tbat Averted a Fatal Crime on tb
Illinois Central Line. ,
Kankakee, Ills., Dec. 4. Officials cf
the Illinois Central railroad, assisted
by detectives, are investigating a sus
pected attempt to wreck the north
bound fast mail, due here at 7:48 Sat
urday night. All that saved the mail
train from a disastrous wreck that
would have probably been attended
with loss of life was the fact that it
was thirty-five minutes behin time. In
its stead the second section of freight
No. 84, consisting of an engine and
twenty-six loaded coal cars, was
wrecked as the result of a half -opened
switch leading Into the grounds of the
insane hospital, a half mile south of
the Kankakee station. The engine
and eight cars were piled on the track.
The fireman and head brakeman
saved themselves by jumping from the
left side of tlTe engine. Engineer John
Milgie was caught under the tender
and pinned In that position for an
hour before he could be taken out. He
-wag removed to the insane hospital In
nrmary. tie susiameu severe internal
injuries. His home is in Chicago
Some unknown persons who possessed
a key to the switch unlocked it and
removed the light. -
FISHING FOR SAWLOGS.
Business That Pays Better on the Ohio
Than a Fishing: 'or Fish.
New Albany, Ind., Dec. 4. Hun
dreds of fishermen and rivermen along
the Ohio, and especially around the
falls and in the slow water below the
falls, opposite this city, are reaping a
harvest fishing out logs from the big
raft of more than KKJ.UOO which broke
loose as a result of the high water in
Ohio, West Virginia and Kentucky
The logs are woflh from $5 to $10
each, and under the law the owners
are compelled to pay from Ti cents to
$1 for the return of each log.
The river for miles above the falls
has been filled with logs for two days
and hundreds got entirely away down
the river toward Evausville. The
fishermen have suspended their favor
the avocation for a few days to de
vote their attention to logs. As a re
suit great piles of the latter are to be
seen along the banks on both sides of
the river. The loss to the owners of
the rafts will approximate $1,000,000
easily. In mary instances sections of
rafts came floating down.
Northern Pacific at Taroina.
Minneapolis. Minn., Dec. 4. A spe
cial to The Times from Tacoma says
The Northern Pacific railway has pur
chased fifty-six acres more of land In
the central portion of Tacoma trd
lands, adjacent to deep water. This
purchase, together with the applica
tion made to lease from the state a
large portion of the harbor rim re
served by the state, gives the North
ern Pacific control of the entire west
em part of Tacoma harbor alongside
of the city itself. Engineers of the
road here and at St. Taul are draft
ing plans to cover this acreage with
additional warehouses, coal bunkers
and terminal facilities, costing $1,000,
000.
Representative Boutelle'a Condition.
Bangor, Me., Dec. 4. Represents
tive Chas. A. Boutelle was not present
at the opening of congress. His daugh
ter. Miss Grace Boutelle. who has
leen constantly In attendance upon
her father for many weeks at Waver-
ly, Mass., has returned home, and an
nounced that her father will be
brought here in a few days. Boutelle's
condition has improved considerably,
but he is not sufficiently strong men
tally or physically to enable him to
participate in the excitement attend
ing the opening of congress.
Accident at a Navy Yard
New York, Dec. 4. While several
mechanics were at work on the apex
of the roof of the new engineering
building at the navy yard. Brooklyn,
a piece of timber was dislodged and it
fell to the ground floor. lieutenant
Commander Reynold T. Hall, w(ho is
the assistant engineer of the yard, was
passing underneath at the time, and
the falling timber struck him on the
head, fracturing his ekull. lie was
taken to the naval hostpital, where It
was said his injuries will probably
prove fatal.
Does I.ook That Way.
Spokane. Wyo., Dec. 3. The jury in
the suit of Emmett L. Holmes vis. the
Washington Water Power company
rendered a verdict In favor of the de
fendant. Holmes was refused food at
a restaurant owned by the company be
cause ne was a colored man. He de
manded $5,000 damages. It Is claimed
that by this decision colored men can
be excluded from any restaurant or
saloon.
lie Laid It to Morphine.
Carthage, Ills., Dec. 4. Chester
Kingsley, son of Dr. V. KIngsley, of
this place, committed suicide by tak
ing morphine at Fort Madison Sunday.
He was about 28 years old. On his
coat was a card saying that morphine
did It. and to notify Dr. Kingsley of
that place.
NEWS' FACTS IN OUTLINE.
Russia has created several new
consulates In Persia.
Miss Jessie L. Qninn. of Chicago,
died on a train while returning from
San Antonio. Tex., where wlie went
several months ago for her health.
King Victor'had a narrow esvap"e
from eleath while vii-wIitK the noott of
the Tiber at Rome, which is becoming
serious.
Emperor William has made the
study of English in the gymnasia ob
ligatory, nistead of French.
II. E. Goodman, of Chicago, was
probably fatally hurt in a mine acci
dent at Vintondale. Pa., while bravely
protecting miners from death.
Pugilist Jeffries denies that he.is en
gaged to Marry Miss Dorothy Drew.
Three men of Parkdale. Ark.,
fought with pistols and all were killed.
The national convention of the
Woman's Christian Temperance Un
ion. Is in session at Washington.
Lieutenant Richard Pearson Hobson.
TJ. S. N., who Is ill with typhoid fever
at New York, is progressing favorably.
Compressed air is supplanting the
mule In the mines In Wisconsin.
A law in Boston permits residents
to keep street musicians 30O feet from
their houses.
A wideawake American has erected
steam pumps on the Jordan, and is
supplying churches all over Europe
with genuine Jordan water. j
A colony of colored people has se
lected land in the vicinity of Painted
Rock. Mo., as the location for estab
lishing a farming community.
JILL READY TO GRIND
Congress Puts Itself in Condition
o Turn Out a Few New
Statues.
USUAL PIEST-DAY PEOOEEDINGS.
Business That Will Be Pushed in the
Two Chambers.
Shipping Subs.des the Special Care of
I ... aA C? -
Frye in the Senate House to
Tackle Army Iteorganiza
tion Capital News.
Washington, Dec. 3. The senate
was called to order at 12 m. today,
but It transacted little business, as the
announcement of the death during the
recess of Senators Davis ami Gear,
after necessary business had been at
teneled to, brought the sitting to a
elose. Senator Allison made the an
nouncement in the case of his late
colleague, Senator Gear, and Senator
Nelcson tlid a similar service concern
ing Senator Davis. These announce-
BIXATOR rr.TE.
ments were prectnleel by the ceremony
of swearing in the new members, who
this year are Dolliver, who has In'en
appointed to succeed Senator Gear, and
Dillingham, who takes the ylace for
merly oe'cu pied by Senator Ross, of Ver
mont, and the appointment if the
usual committees to wait ujon the
president ami the house of representa
tives.
Shipping Subsidies the First Thing.
Frye expects to get up tin shipping
subsidy bill tomorrow, and if not on
that day then on Wednesday, and in
doing this to have the Spooncr Philip
pine bill displaced. This will be the be
ginning of the important work of the
session, and upon the success or fail
ure of the scheme may depend much
of the future course of proe-eedings
for the entire session. In order to ac
complish this result It will be neces
sary hrst to get the consent of the Re
publican committee on order of busi
ness, and to this end a meeting of that
committee will be held after the ad
journment of the senate this Afternoon.
Will Drop a Regular Custom, Perhaps.
There is some talk of an effort dur
ing the week to get up the Hay
Pauncefote treaty in executive session.
but there is as yet no definite pro
gramme to this end. A movement Is
on foot now to secure the assent of the
committee on foreign relations to the
abandoment of the Davis amendment
for the fortification of the proposed
canal. The usual custom of adjourn
ing over from Thursday until the fol
lowing Monday during the lirst weeks
of the session probably will be de
parted from this session. That is the
desire of the Republican leaders now
here, and they say there probably will
be no such aeljournment this week.
HOl'SK TO PRESS BUSINESS.
Henderson Calls It to Order and Hustle
Will Be the Programme.
In the House there were the usual
scenes of reunion and making of new
acquaintances. Speaker Henderson
called the boely to order on time, and
the preliminary business of organiza
tion was rapidly transacted. The lead-
SPEAKER HENDERSON.
ers of the house are preparing to press
with great vigor the important busi
ness of the short session. Already con
siderable preliminary committee work
has lecn done on the inqwrtant meas
ures the bill for the reduction of the
war revenue taxes, the army reorgan
ization bill, the river and harbor bill
and several of the appropriation bills
and the legislative mill will start un
der a full head of steam. The army
reorganization bill Is considered to be
particularly urgent, owing to the possi
bility of its meeting strenuous oddosI
tion after it reaches the senate, and it
is the intention of the leaders to get It
out of the way at the earliest possibzle
moment.
The Democrats will caucus on the
army bill today, and the indications
now are that they will offer as a sub
stitute for the permanent reorganiza
tion measure a bill extending for two
or three years the present law for a i
r : l ri-T 1 1 1 . ...,n I
provisional ariuj. x ne? um w icuic
the war revenue taxes has been praiv
tically completed by the Republican
members of the ways and means com
mittee, and it will be submitted to
the full committee tomorrow, unless
In the meantime a caucus of the Re
publicans should be found to be ad
visable. Some of the Republican mcm-
flip will
bers are not satisfied with tne i:st oi
articles relieved of taxation by tl:e bill,
and if too much opposition becomes evi
dent the leaders probably will call a
conference or caucus for the purpose
of adjusting and harmonizing differ
ences. On Thursday the Grout oleomargar
ine bill will come up as a spec'al or
der under a rule made at the last ses
sion. It imposes a tax of ten cents a
pound on oleomargarine, butterine or
other manufactured butters colored In
j Imitation of butter. It has strong
backing from the dairy interests and
!ts passage is regarded as a foregone
I roneluslon.
(. The deaths of the late Itepresenta
I rives Daly of New Jersey and Hoffeck
er of Delaware, which occurred dur-
, the r fl3 we ag the deaths of
I .
senators Davis and Gear, were an
nounced in the house the last thing
today.
and the house adjourned at
t of respect to their memories,
once out of respect
How the Public Debt Stands.
Washington, Dec. 3. The monthly
statement of the public debt shows
that at the close of business Nov. 30.
1900. the debt, less cash In the treas
ury, amounted to $1,101,174,873. a de
crease for the month of $.1,227,445.
The debt Is recapitulated as follows:
Innerest-bearing debt. $1,001.4!)9.750;
debt on which Interest has ceased since
maturity. $3.0.81. 410; debt bearing no
Interest. $3Sr.770,50; total, $1,390,
SSl.oGO. Manley Offered Position.
Washington. Dec. 3. It is stated on
most exe'ellent authority that the
Hon. Joseph H. Manley, of Maine, has
been requested by the president to
accept the commissionership of Inter
nal revenue made vacant by the dearth
of George W. Wilson. Manley has not
yet indicated what his decision will be.
A dispatch from Augusta. Me., quotes
Maulev as saying that he knowns noth
ing of'the mooted apiointment.
Better Make Note of This.
Washington, Dee-. 3. 'Professor
Moore, chief of the weather bureau,
has made a statement in which he calls
attention to the ree-ent decision of the
United States court of appeals at Rich
mond, Va., involving the responsibility
of a vessel master for damages by rain
to a cargo of rice discharged on a un
sheltered wharf at Charleston, S. C,
when the bureau luiel predicted rain.
Statement of the Circulation.
Washington. Dec. 3. The monthly
circulation statement of the comptrol
ler of the currencv shows that at the
close of business Nov. 30. 1!K. the
total circulation of national bank notes
was $332,212,405. an increase for the
year of $S8.452.157, and an Increase for
the month of $5iK,137.
Will Inspect Illinois Naval Militia.
Washington, Dec. 3. Capt. Souther
land, in charge of the naval milit'a di
vision of the navy department, has left
Washington for Chicago, to make an
Inspection by invitation of the naval
militia of Illinois.
DEAD NUMBER A SCORE.
Three Score Hurt Besides, In a Wreck On
a Mexican Railway.
San Antonio. Tex., Dec. 3. A terri
ble wreck In which a score of persons
wrre killed and about sixty hurt oc
curred on the Mexican Central Rail
wsy on Thursday afternoons, between
Tan auacha and Simon, fifty miles
south of Jumilico. The first news of
the disaster has just reached here.
Edward Rische, a citizen of San An
tonio, was at the scene twenty minutes
after the engines crashed together.
The place where the wreck occurred is
In a valley at the foot of two great
bills.
At the time each train was running
thirty miles an hour. One of the trains
had on board a construction crew
numbering 150 men. The other was a
freight train of forty-five empty cars,
Three engines and about forty cars
were piled up thirty feet high. Two
Americans, train employes. were
forceel to flee to avoid being lynched.
The names of the killed and Injuied
are not obtainable. This is said to be
the most serious wreck that has ever
occurred in Mexico.
MULCTED BY A MAP 'AGENT.
Five Dollars Is Made 915 by ttis lse of
Chemicals.
Grand Rapids, Mich.. Dec. 1. Rev.
Simon Pongaunls, of St. Adalbert Ro
man Catholic church, has been swin
dled out of $15 by a fake map agent.
who gave his name as A. E. Grom-
ley. representing an eastern map
house. The agent called upon him
last March well recommended, and
said his firm was publishing a large
map of this city which would show
the streets, the outlying boulevards,
the steam and electric railway lines,
the business house's, the churches and
every point of particular advantage
In the Valley City.
A note was signed for $5, and the
statement that "no more would be
paid," written across the back. Thurs
day a collector for the firm called and
demanded the $15, which was paid.
The $5 statement had lieen removed
by the use of chemicals. At the same
time Rev. Frenchen. of the St. Joseph
Roman Catholic church, was ap
proached, but refused to buy a map.
The collector also called upon him
with a $15 note, which the aged priest
denounced as a pure forgery. He re
fused to pay and the collector threat
ened to scandalize him If the money
was not handed over. The police pro
nounce it the boldest swindle ever
worked in fhis city.
JUSTICE MILLER'S WIDOW DEAD
Passes Away In the Night of Angina Pec
toris Romance of Her Mrrrlage.
Washington, Dec. 3. XIrs. Eliza W.
Miller, widow of the late Associate
Justice Samuel E. Miller, of the
United States supreme court, was
found dead in bed Saturday morning
at her home on Highland terrace In
this city. Ieath had occurred from
angina pectoris. Mrs. Miller had just
returned from her old home In Keo
kuk. Ia. Thanksgiving evening she
dined with Senator and Mrs. Cullom.
Keokuk. Ia., Dec. 3. Mrs. Samuel
F. Miller, who died at Washington
Saturday, was in excellent health
when she left here. Her first husband
was Ixniis R. Reeves, who practiced
law here In partnership with Samuel
F. Miller. Reeves and the first Mrs.
Miller died almost at the same time,
and a few years later the surviving
husband and wife were married. Jus
tice Miller is burled here, with other
members of the family, and Mrs. Mil
ler will be ia!d by his side in Oakland
cemetery.
INVITEOTOSTAY AWAY
Kruger Given Notice That His
Presence in Germany Is
Not Wanted.
HIS JOUENEY A TRIUMPHAL TOUR.
Fighting in South Africa Knda aa
Usual Hoertt Get Away Cape
Dutch Sentiment.
Berlin, Dec. Kruger has aban-
j doned his proposed visit to Berlin,
owing to the receipt of an official ln-
timation that Emperor William re
grets that in consequence of previous
arrangements he will be unable to re
ceive him. The Boer statesman will
therefore proceed direct from Cologne
for Holland. lie telegraphed to this
effect Saturday afternoon. The emper
or's intimation was conveyed to Mr.
Kruger by the German envoy at Lux
embourg, who arrived at Cologne yes
terday. The Cologne Gazette, In
an inspired communique, says:
"Mr. Kruger's visit Is not agree
able to Germany, his aim be
ing to obtain intervention In South
Africa. It would lie a grace political
mistake it would be even a great
crime to allof him to entertain even
a spark of hope that Germany will
render him any practical support."
This declaration Is accompanied with
reproaches, Kruger being charged with
having "encouraged a useless guerilla
warfare and disregarded Gemany's ad
vice when he might have still followed
it." 'ilie press generally strikes the
same note.
And the Itoers Got Away.
Bloeinfontein, Dec. 3. Further de
tails have been received regarding the
fight near Rietfontein between the
British under General Paget and the
Boers under Commandants Vlljoen
and Erasmus. Nov. 28 and 29. Gen
eral Paget, toward evening on the sec
ond day. closed in uion the Boer po
sition with the Intention of attacking
next day at dawn. The Boers, how
ever, with reinforcements, including
three guns, made n desperate attack
an dsevere fighting ensued. TheBoers,
who were repulsed with heavy loss,
withdrew in a northeasterly direction.
General Paget having oe'cupied their
position, se-nt mounted infantry In
pursuit. The New Zea landers dis
played great gallantry, losing fire out ,
of six officers wounded.
Some Cape Iur h Sentiment.
Cape Town. Dee. 3. Replying at
Stellenborch. Cape. Colony, to an ad
dress presented to him by the leaders
of the Afrikauderbuud. J. X. Merrl-
man. former treasure of Caje Colony,
In the course of an impassioned speech,
denounced the war in South Africa as
"one of the blackest spots In British
annals." The present methods' of
British wavfare. he said, were such as
encouraged the worst elements on both
sides, and were bonrd to prove fatal
to the ultimate peace of the country.
I. W. Saner made a speee-h which was
rather more militant: demanded the
removal of Sir Alfred Milner, whom
he deserilied as "violently anti-Dutch."
and declared that if Great Britain de
prived the two republics of their In
dependence she would lose the affec
tion of all South Africans.
KBCOERS' TRIUMPHAL, PROGREF9S
Ha Leaves France and His Road Is On
Long "Vive Kruger.
Cologne. Dec. 3. Thousands of peo
ple waited yesterday in the vicinity of
the Cathedral hotel to catch a glimpse
of Kruger. who when replying to a de
putation of Bonn students in the aft
ernoon, described the educational pro
gress of the Transvaal, thanked the
students for their kind welcome( and
shook hands with each. Afterward he
appearetl uioii the balcony, where he
was loudly cheered from lelow. Hav
ing rested for half an hour he went
Into the vestiihule of the hotel, which
was crowded with visitors. HeTe, re
plying to a deputation from the Pan
German league wishing him success,
he referred to the dose relationship be
tween the oBers and the Germans. He
will remain here prolwbly until
Wednesday.
He left Paris Saturday at 1:40 p.
m and Iris journey through northern
France was attended by scenes similar
to those witnessed at Marseilles and
Paris. At nearly every station crowds
had gathered which waved hates and
handkerchiefs and cheered the train
as it whirled along. At Charlerol, the
3rst atop on Belgian territory, rigor
ous police measures had been taken to
prevent the Invasion of the station, but
the people were stronger than the po
lice and rushed on the platform ami
gave vent to their feelings in cries
favorable to the Boers. This was the
case also at Mannur. Liege and when
he arrived here, where the welcome
was entirely unofficial.
Marshal Roberta at Ladysuilth.
Ladysmith. Natal. Dec. 3. Lord
Roberts, who arrived here on Friday,
had inspected Majtiba and Icings Nek
while en route. Replying to an ad
dress from the townspeople here he
experssed his admiration of the gallant
defense of the town, which he charac
terized as a "glorious -memorial of
British pliu'k and endurance, only
equalled by the determination and
bravery of the relieving fore"e." He
said he trusted the day was not far
distant when peace would reign su
preme and "without ill-feeling toward
a conquered foe." Lord Roberts has
visited Colenso and the surrounding
batttleflelds.
OSCAR WILDE IS DEAD.
Han Who First Achieved Fame and Later
lufauiy Gum Hence.
Dublin, Dec. 1. A dispatch' to The
Evening Mail from Paris says that
Oscar Wilde Is dead. The dispatch
adds that he expired in an obscure
house in the Latin quarter from men
ingitis and was received into the Ro
man Catholic church on his death bed.
His death took place yesterday.
Killed by His Own Son.
ChiUicothe, Mo., Dec. 3. News has
Frank Young, a farmer ' living near
Plymouth. Carroll county, by bis 20-
year-old son Elmer. Young was drunk
and started In to anihilate his family
with a knife. He had succeeded In
wounding his wife when the son shot
him in the neck with a shotgun, al
most severing the head from the body.