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VHE NORFOLK NEWS : FRIDAY1 , JAXUAHY 17 , 1002. ' * , . Senator Hale Strongly Objects , to Its Organization , HOUSE PASSES PENSION DILL. Vote Is Token After Three Days of Discussion Resolution for the Me- Klnley Ceremonial Adopted Secre tary Hny Will Make the Address. Washington , Jim. 10. A spirited illfUMtHtdoii wfi precipitated in tlio fianntu yesterday by HOIIUI roiiiurltB itubmltted by I'11'0 ' ' ( M ° - ) ln rc'Hpoct to tilllH rotating to th fornmtlon of a imvul rcHorvo which ho Introduced. I In took HtnuiR grounds aialiiBt ; the organl/atlon of a niivnl rcBorvo , lilt ) comiuontH being ronatnuMl by HOIIIO of the RoiiutofH Into 11 rollcctlon upon volunteer soldloi-B und liuid inlllllu. Half n ( lo/i'ii HUimtofB were on their foot In nn ItiHtiuit to defend the volun teers mid the Nutloniil Guard of ttic TnrloiiB states , nnil the debate took DO wldo n range that senators went Imck In tholr references to the dnyp of the rovoluntlonnry wnr to seek II- liiRtrntloiiB for their argumontn. "While no action \vnu possible at tlilH 11ino , It IB likely that the dlBcusslon upon the inoumirea , Hhould they bo reported - ported , will bo very lively. No busl- IICBB of Bpeclal hnportanco waB trans- noted , the tlino of the Bonato being coiiRiimed by matters of routine. A concurrent resolution was adopted providing for the printing ; of 3,500 copies of the proceedings of the Sehley court of liuinlry , House Passes Pension BUI. Washington , Jan. 1C. The house panBed the pension appropriation bill , which has been under discussion for threu lays , and adjourned until Satur day. The resolutions prepared by the epcclal committee on the McKlnloy memorial exorcises providing for an address by Secretary of State John liny In the hall of representatives on Jfcb. 27 was adopted. DISCUSS CUBAN RECIPROCITY. AVaya and Means Committee Investi gates Interests Affected by Change. Washington , Jnn. 1C. The ways nnd moans committee began hearing yesterday on the subject of Cuban reciprocity with a largo representa tion present from various Interests which would be affected by legislation of this character. Chairman Payne Btatod at the outset - sot thht the honrlng was In reference to that portion of the president's men- cage relating to reciprocity with Cuba. The conunlttoo would llrst hear those favorable to Cuba , and Mr. Payne stat ed that the committee desired to bo Informed as to the effect of reciprocity Loth on Cuba and on the people of the United States. Edwin F. Atkins of Boston niailo the opening statement In behalf of reci procity. Ho spoke of the enormous overproduction of sugar throughout the world , amounting to about 1,500- 000 tons , which had resulted in a crisis in the Industry. Mr. Atkins stated that there was about ? 20,000,000 worth of standing cane In Culm , and at present prices a considerable part of tills would not bo harvested. While not an alarmist , ho nald the effect would bo serious loss to the planters and the labor em ployed Mr. Atkins stated that a 50 per com reduction of duties was desired on the various largo products of the Isl and , but In response to Inquiries from Mr. Payne , ho said that on the sugar they should have 100 per cent reduc tlon. f < PAYNE ENTERS THE CABINET. New Postmaster General Is Sworn In P by Chief Justice Fuller. "Washington , Jan. 1C. In the pres In ence of the cabinet , the entire Wiscon sin delegation in congress , Governor Durbln of Indiana , Senator Ilanna and a number of other friends Henry C. Tayno of Wisconsin was sworn In as postmaster general at 10:05 : o'clock yesterday morning In the cabinet room at the white house. The oath of office was administered by Chief Justice Fuller. The retiring postmaster gen eral , Charles Kmory Smith , also was present , as well as Mrs. Roosevelt nnd Mrs. Payne , wife of the new mem- tor of the president's ofllclal family. At the conclusion of the ceremony .President Roosevelt advanced toward Mr. Payne and , with a smllo and hearty handshake , addressed him as "Mr. Postmaster General. " Mr. Payne then received the congratulations of all present , after which ho engaged In a long private conversation with the president. Savannah People Keep Sehley Busy. Savannah , Ga. , Jan. 1C. Admiral and Mrs. Schloy were entertained by Palestine commandery , Knights Temp lar , with a reception and banquet at the Masonic temple last night. The hall vas decorated with the national col ors , a rear admiral's flag and palms After the dinner informal addresses were made by Admiral Sehley ant others , the admiral's talk In con vereatlonal tone was felicitous am eomo times humorous. It contained nothing bearing oven remotely upon the naval controversy. State Historical Society. Lincoln , Jan. 1C. The Nebraska Btato Historical society finished . its ' 22d annual meeting last night By I'.i . unanimous vote all officers were re- elected. They are : President , J Sterling Morton , Nebraska City ; secretary rotary , Professor H. W. Caldwell , Lin coin ; librarian , Jay A. Barrett , Lin coin. . . . _ MISTAKE FATAL TO HIMSELF. Efiulncer of Fast Passenger Train Vic tim of High Nervous Tension. 1'oru , Ind. , Jan , 1C. AB the result of a Bttango hallucination , J. 10 , Hlblo , an old and trusted engineer of the Wnlmsh rallioud , WIIB fatally Injured hiHt night. Hlblo WIIB nt'tho Ihrottlo Of the big locomotive of the limited , which WIIB going at a rate wf10 miles an hour. When the lights of the town of Attlra appeared the old engineer gave a start and shouted to Hurt Krlck , his llrotnan : . "Jump for your llfo , Hurt , the switch IB turned , we'll criiHh Into " ho Bontent'o WIIH not finished , for In an lnnUnit , Slhlo had applied the mifoty braUo , ravorsnd the lever and had Jumped to escape the Bpocter hlH haniHBcd nerves had conjured up. The flromiiu followed , hut WIIB not Injured. Vim train came to a stop and Krlck went back to Ilnd liln engineer. The latter lay on the roadbed , fntally In jured. Ills Bkull had been crushed an arm and leg broken , his ribs frac tured and hlfl Bplno Injured. Ho WIIB carried aboard the train. Meanwhile an InvcHtlgatlon showed that there had been no danger to the train. The sig nal lights of the Bwltch showed an un obstructed path. According to Fireman Frlck , Slblo been moro or ICBB nervous over slnco ho was In a wreck at Uifayotto Rome months ago. The passengers were shaken up by the midden atop- ping of the train , but none of them waB Injured. METEOR SHAKES THE EARTH. Drops Near Atwood , Kan. , and Causes Panic Among People In Vicinity. Heaver City , Nob. , Jnn. 1C. The sky WIIB Illuminated by a brilliant meteor which pasHed across the heaVens In a Bouthwcsterly direction at 9 p. m. When the meteor struck the earth the concussion sounded like thunder. Those who Baw It say It appeared aa largo as a football. Many who were In tholr homes or In business places and did not see Its passage thought the tremor to bo a slight earthquake Bhock. Railroad men on trains from the west report that the meteor Btnick the earth near Atwood , Kan. , and that people In that vicinity were panic- stricken by Its appearance. BODIES BLOWN INTO ATOMS. Two Men Killed In a Mine Explosion at Mackay , Ida. Mackay , Ida. , Jan. 1C. Two men vero killed and three injured In an explosion yesterday three miles west of hero. The killed : Bono Illnterholzer and fames Person. The body of Hlntorholzor was ) lown to pieces and It was with diffi culty that enough of his remains could bo gathered to hold an Inquest ovor. The accident was caused by the non attempting to take out an old charge of dynamite which had failed o oxplodo. Fatal Mine Explosion. Pottsvlllo , Pa. , Jan. 1C. An explo sion of g occurred yesterday at Maple - plo Hill colliery , near Gllberton. Two nlners are missing and are probably lead , and two others were Injured. The missing are John Magulro and lames Lasmlshl , both of Shcnandoah. The injured are : Inside Foreman Javld Adamson , probably fatal , andre ? \ro \ Boss John Twalto. A naked amp in the hands of ono of the miss- ng men caused the explosion. Jury Says Guilty of Murder. Chadron , Nob. , Jan. 1C. After 72 lourn1 deliberation the jury In the Charles Russell case brought In a ver dict of murder In the second degree. TELEGRAMS TERSELY TOLD. The entire business portion of Arapahoe - ahoe , O. T. , was wiped out by fire Wed nesday. Loss , $50,000. Captain Perry of the battleship Iowa angered Argentina by a toast predicting Chilean success In case of war. war.Prlnco Prlnco Henry of Germany will sail For the United States on the Kron Prlnz Wllholm of the North Gorman Lloyd line Feb. 15. Frank King , a printer at Kankakee , Ills. , worked at his trade by day anil committed many burglaries at night The mysterious robberies were dis closed by his carelessness. Thomas Johnson was Instantly killed and John Frazler fatally Injured In the PIgg & Collier coal mines at Spadra , Ark. , Wednesday. The accl dent was the result of a blast. ' At the mooting of the Ohio Farmers Institute Wednesday , J. H. Brlgham declared that reciprocity , Insofar as It would affect the wool growers' ' 01 the United States , would bo disastrous to them. John Hampton , prominent In negro church circles , shot and killed Mrs Rosalia Evans at Chicago Wednesday and then drank several ounces of car hello acid , dying shortly afterward Both were colored. The Lees & Wlrschlng block at Los Angeles was almost totally destroyec by flro Wednesday , with the saddlery establishment of the Hayden & Lewis company and the coffee and spice house of Newmark Bros. Loss , $150 , 000. 000.Tho The Indiana supreme court , In af firming a lower court judgment , held that an employer cannot by any con tract he may make with his workmen relieve himself from duties and Habl ! itlcs which the law expressly impose on him. The house committee on publl lands ordered a favorable report 01 the bill of Mr. Martin of South Dakota allowing settlers on forest reserve additional time to complete tholr en tries when the delay Is duo to unavold able accident or Ignorance of th terms of the proclamation openln the land * . Highwaymen Fire Fatal Shots at Their Pursuers. MORE BLOODSHED IS EXPECTED. 'OBBC of Ono Hundred Pursue Okla homa Bandits Officers Make Dying Effort to Arrest the Robbers and Continue the Fight Until Killed. Oulhrlo , O. T. , Jan. 1C. Sheriff ' 'rank Hinlth and Deputy George Heck lot death while storming 11,11 Indian int eight miles west of Anadarko , llghwaymen on Sunday night had mid up and robbed persons going ionic from church and Smith and leek , accompanied by Deputy Brlggs , oeatcd the robbers early yoBtorday. n attempting to enter Smith was shot hrough the breast and died In a few ilnutes. Heck was also shot through ho brciiBt and his left arm was Bhat- orod. The highwaymen fled. Slier- IT Smith made a dying effort to arrest lie robberH and shot several times lirpugh the door after being wounded. Jock continued the fight until killed. A posse of 100 started Immediately n the trail of the murderers , but no rreBta have boon reported. The posse xpectn a fierce fight before the men are taken , and It is known that the notorious highwaymen , Bob McCuno , Ben Cravens and Hob Sims , are at the icad of the gang In that region. Sheriff Smith was appointed from Gorman , O. T. , where ho had been on ho sheriff's and marshal's forces for number of years. A number of mur- ors and robberies are charged to the gang that murdered the officers and efforts to capture them have been made several times. COMMITS BRUTAL ASSAULT. Polo Kills His Wife and Seriously In jures His Children. Plttsburg , Jan. 1C. A ghastly dis covery was made yesterday when some neighbors , hearing cries coming rom the residence of Vlucont Voucol- sick , a Polo at 209 Spring alley , ( necked open the doors and found the bedroom of the house saturated with blood. Mrs. Vencclslck lay be side the bed , her face and head almost crushed beyond recognition , dead. Three little children , their heads and bodies covered with cuts and gashes , and the husband , Vencclslck , almost lead , were lying on the floor. From what could bo learned It ap- icars that Voncelslck came homo In- oxlcated last night and assaulted his wlfo with a meat cutter. The first jlow Indicted an ugly gash on hoi shoulder and knocked her down , but she was on her feet again In an In stant , and with such weapons as she could find in the room she defended herself. The three children were asleep In one of the beds and the brutal father became BO angry at his wlfo that ho rushed to the bed and rained blow aft er blow upon the sleeping little ones. The sharp edge of the cutter hacked , he children In a frightful manner and : he hospital physicians say there Is little hope of tholr recovery. The at tack on the children Infuriated the wlfo and with a knife in each hand she sprang at her husband and stabbed film a number of times. Ho managed lo get in a number of blows during the close battle and seeing that she was getting wea.k , he gave her a shove and as she staggered back brought the cutter down on her skull with all his force , crushing her skull , and she fell to the floor dead. BELIEVE THEY HAVE KERNS. Robbery at New Orleans Results In Capture of Alleged Jewelry Thief. Now Orleans , Jan. 1C. George I. Kline of St. Louis and Robert L. West of Cincinnati were arrested for rob bing the trunk of T. E. Manners of Chicago of about $2,500 of Jewelry. They represented themselves last night as Manners and another guest at the St. Charles , paid the bills and skipped out with the baggage. They crossed the river In a skiff and were caught before the train came on which they expected to leave. Later In the day Manners went over to Iden tify the property and Kllno accused him of being a hlef under an alias. As the whole affair had a queer look , Manners also was arrested. The po lice believe he is Kerns , the alleged Now York Jewelry thief. Logan Identified at "Kid" Curry. Helena , Mon. , Jan. 1C. Harvey Lo gan , who was arrested at Knoxvllle , Tcnn. , on a charge of having stolen bills of the First National bank of Montana of this city , in his posses sion , and who made a desperate at tempt to escape , Is said to bo no other than "Kid" ' Curry. Logan's picture , which was received by the National bank of Montana yesterday , was iden- lifted as that of Curry by T. A. Mar lowe , president of the bank , who knows Curry well. Mr. Marlowe formerly employed Curry as a cowboy , and ho says there is no doubt about the Identity of the man. Sheriff Prevents Lynching. Prescott , Ark. , Jan. 1C. Three ne groes , who are charged with the killIng - Ing of two white men , were brought here from the penitentiary at Little Rock , where they were confined for safe keeping , to appear before the grand jury. A mob attempted to lynch them , but was prevented from doing so by the sheriff and six deputies , who held the crowd at bay with Win chesters until they could board the tyiln for Llttlo Rock. The negroes kave been returned to the peniten tiary. COMMUNICATE FREELY AT SEA. Messages Are Sent Between Ocean Liners While They Are Sailing. Now York , Jan. 1C. Through the wlrolcsB telegraph system Kaiser Wllhelni dor Grosse. of the North Gor man Lloyd line , Jimt arrived from Bremen , was for half the trip to the eastward and a largo part of Itn west ward voyage In almost constant com munication with ether vessels on the sea. The ship waB practically a lloatlng telcgtaph olllce. Captain I ) . Hogenmnn of Kaiser Wllhelm dor GroHBO told of the tele graphic marvels. "It was the most complete test of the Marconi system that we have over had , " said he. "llerr Kronkent , operator of Kaiser Wllholm , was formerly the Marconi export on Lucanla , and consequently familiar with the hitter's Instruments. On Dec. 1C , off the banks of Newfoundland , Kaiser ran Into a heavy fog. l ate on Monday night Kalsor ran Into clear weather again. llerr Kronkent flashed to the Lucanla this message : "Wo are 25 miles cast of the Banks and In clear weather , ' to which Lucanla re plied : 'We are still In the fog , GO miles astern. Many thanks. ' "Communication between the two vessels ceased on Tuesday morning , Dec. 17 , when wo were 85 miles apart , or practically half way across the ocean and after wo had conversed nearly G5 hours. " UNION AND TRUST LOCK HORNS. Manager of Sheet Steer Mill Indicted for Discharging a Union Man. Wellsvllle , O. , Jan. 1C. As a result of the grand jury at Lisbon , O. , yesterday - ' day , D. S , Brookman , manager of the Wellsvlllo plant of the American Sheet Steel company , was indicted on Uio charge of discharging one Leonard Shaffer , an employe at the local mills. Shaffer was ono of the men who went out on a strike last summer In order to Join the Amalgamated asso ciation. When the strike was settled ho was taken back In the mill and was given a job of rolling. A few weeks ago It is alleged that Manager Brookman called him into his office and asked him for his "union card. " Shaffer refused to give it up , and In a few days thereafter ho was dis charged. The Amalgamated associa tion took up Shaffer's case with the above result. The case Is one of unusual interest and will bo bitterly contested. ENTIRE TOWN IS IN PERIL. v Business Portion Swept by Flames , Causing Heavy Loss. Erie , Pa. , Jan. 1C. A special from Edtnboro says : The town Is fire- swopt. A conflagration is raging tuat threatens the entire business district. Seven buildings have been destroyed and the Cutler house Is threatened. The town Is without flro protection and Erlo and Cambridge/ have been appealed to , but no aid has yet been received. The buildings destroyed are : G. B. Proudflt , grocery ; A. J. Johnson , lowelryG. ; B. Hanson , harness store ; James McKell , eating saloon ; H. G. Billings , residence ; E. B. Kenyon , clothing store , residence and hall ; Greenfield & Kenyon , clothing store. The blaze started In the oil room at the grocery store of G. B. Proudflt. It Is stated that It was of Incendiary origin. The loss will probably reach $40,000. Bad Spill In Bicycle Race. Philadelphia , Jan. 1C. Twelve min utes before the finish of the third day's racing in the six-days' bicycle contest at the Second Regiment armory last night there was a nasty spill , In which four riders , were mixed up. Hatfield had his collar bone broken , Freeman badly sprained his right shoulder and Fisher and Gougoltz were considera bly shaken up. The spill was caused by Leander. Ho had been spurting , with others close up. Suddenly ho swerved slightly and his wheel struck that of Hatfield. The latter fell and the others also went down. Rev. Illff in Washington Hospital. Washington , Jan. 1C. Rev. William Illff of Hamilton , Ills. , known through out the middle west as an evangelist , was discovered walking aimlessly about the streets here yesterday In a dazed condition and was taken to the Slbloy hospital for treatment. Accord ing to his statements Dr. Illff has been away from home since the latter part of December , but his mind seems a blank as to what happened to him dur ing the intervening time. He is of advanced age , and his condition Is such that It will be some time before ho can leave the hospital. Engine Blows Up , Trainmen Scalded. Connellsvllle , Pa. , Jan. 1C. A Pitts- burg and Western engine blew up yes terday near Broadford , on the Balti more and Ohio railroad , and sent clouds of scalding steam over the trainmen , all of whom were badly burned. They reside at Glenwood. The Injured are : G. W. Peterson , con ductor ; A. E. Amberg , engineer ; W. Whlttlnger , brakeman , and W. B. Artls , fireman. Decapitated by the Cars. Fort Scott , Kan. Jan. 1C. Charles L. Chapman , proprietor pf the Pitts- burg foundry and machine works , with plants at Plttsburg and lola , Kan. , was killed yesterday at a grade crossing , being knocked down by nn engine on the 'Frisco and dragged for a distance of 100 feet. Ills head and limbs were severed from his body. Owens Sentenced to Hang. Oxford , Miss. , Jan. 1C. The Jury In the second trial of Whit Owens for the murder of Hugh Montgomery yes terday returned a verdict of guilty end ho was sentenced to hang on Friday , Feb. 14 , the same date fixed for th hanging of Will Mathls and Orlando Lester. King Edward Drops a Hint in Speech to Recruits. EARLY PEACE IN SOUTH AFRICA. Says the War May Now Be Regarded as Approaching Its Conclusion Bril liant Gathering Attends the Military Ceremony at London , London , Jan. 1C. King Edward has given the royal Indorsement to the be lief current among the public that an early declaration of peace In South Africa may bo anticipated. "Tho war might now bo regarded as approaching preaching Its conclusion , " were the words used by his majesty In addressIng - Ing the officers of the Guards , after re viewing a draft of 1,200 of Uio Grena diers , Coldstreams nnd Scots Guards who start for South Africa today. The king's speech , otherwise , was not Important. His majesty was ac companied by the Prlnco of Wales , the Duke of Connaught , the Duke of Cambridge and Lord Roberts , sur rounded by brilliant staffs. A largo gathering of privileged guests viewed the function. It Is announced hero that Lord Kitchener has been authorized to ex pend 835,000 for the extension of railroads In South Africa , Lord Kitch ener having arrived at the conclusion that this course would materially aid n the subjugation of the Boers. REID PLEASES THE BRITISH. Even the Globe Approves His Appoint ment as Special Ambassador * . London , Jan. 1C. The appointment of Whltelaw Reid as special ambassa dor to represent the United States at .ho coronation of King Edward has ) een received with much satisfaction n official and unofficial circles here. The Globe says : "Tho selection Is a very happy one , as Mr. Reid has always been persona grata. In this country and has done nil he could , and that has been a great leal , to promote good relations be- ween his country and our own. The name of Mr. Cleveland was originally suggested , but wo are glad President Roosevelt did not adopt the sugges- Ion. We cannot quite forget the Ven ezuelan message to congress. " No Hope for Entombed Miners. , Breux , Austria , Jan. 1C. The water n the Jupiter mine , which was sud denly flooded yesterday , when Uie es cape of 43 men , Including the manager of the mine and two superintendents , was cut off , does not subside and hope of saving the men has been abandoned. The disaster was due to the overflow- ng of the River Bila near the mine. Precautions to prevent the flooding of , he mine were taken too late. One engineer was saved. Subsequently , nine men courageously went into the mine a second time and never re turned. Thirty-one of the victims were married. Moncheur-Clayton Wedding. Mexico City , Jan. 1C. The marriage of Miss Charlotte Clayton , daughter of General Powell Clayton , United States ambassador to Mexico , to Ba ron Moncheur , Belgian minister at Washington , was solemnized yester day in the private chapel of the Duchess of Mier. The ceremony was private and quiet owing to the ex pressed wishes of both parties. President and Mine. Diaz were to have seen present , but were prevented from attending by the death of the Mexican minister to Austria , brother-in-law of the president , whose funeral occurred at Vienna. Steamer Strikes Rock. Seattle , Wash. , Jan. 1C. The sound steamer Falrhaven , operating between this city , Laconner and way ports , struck a rock a short distance from Utsledy early yesterday morning dur ing a fog and soon after sank In ten feet of water. The passengers ana crew all succeeded In reaching the life boats In safety and rowed to Utsledy It Is understood the vessel can bo raised. Stampede From Dawson. Port Townsend , Wash. , Jan. 1C. The latest advices from Dawson were brought on the Cottage City by Charles Berryman , who left the Klon dlko capital the latter part of Decem her. Berryman says there Is a stampede pedo from Dawson for Henderson creek , near Stewart river. Ho reports that several thousand men are on the creek and all claims have been staked Circuit Still Indefinite. Kansas City , Jan. 1C. After a ses lon devoted to routine business the Western League adjourned to meet In Denver on or after Fob. 15 , when the circuit will bo completed and a schedule ulo arranged. It was decided at yes terday's meeting that the Western League season shall be of five months duration and all players will bo signed for that length of time. Preferred Death to Prison. Plttsfleld , Ills. , Jan. 1C. William Henry , who was convicted here recent ly of murdering his brother-lnlaw Charles Jennings , and sentenced tc the penitentiary for 21 years , cut his throat yesterday 30 minutes before the sheriff was about to start with him for the penitentiary. His windpipe was severed , but ho may recover. Refuses to Grant Requisition. Pierre , S. D. , Jan. 1C. On a hearing yesterday Governor Herreld refused to grant the icqulsltlon from Nebraska for Samuel Dayley , who was wantec on a charge of child stealing , the evl donee not warranting the charge. SPRING NEW CANAL SCHEME. . ompany to Dig and Control It and Government Furnish the Credit Now York , Jan. 1C. Plans for a ow Bhlp canal will bo presented next 'hursday bcfojtf the senate committee n canals by General Edward Wi Sor- el for the American Isthmian Canal ompany. The route for the canal roposcd is from the Gulf of San Bias o the Pacific ocean , behind the Pearl slands , and is called the Mandigo onto. It will bo proposed that the ompany build the work under the BU- ervlslon and protection of the gov- rnment without any cost to the Unit- d States , which will bo asked to guar- ntco the bonds of the company. The ompany will propose that the govern ment have the use of the canal frco f charge for all government vessels. The company asserts that it has so- urecl a right-of-way. The newly suggested route Is less ban 30 miles long and therefore Is horter than niiy so far proposed. No nglneorlng difficulties are encount ered , Its supporters say , until a spur of the Andes Is reached. This moun- aln chain must bo pierced by a tunnel oven miles long and the plans state hat It will be 200 feet high. The rock hrough which the tunnel will be cut s said to be solid granite. In the tun- 10 ! a trolley appliance would tow the ships. BURLINGTON TO LOS ANGELES. General Manderson Confers With Sen ator Clark About It. Salt Lake , Jan. 1C. The Tribune says : There is little doubt that the Burlington road will within a very ew days effect a deal vlth the Hard- man people which will put Us trains nto Los Angeles via Senator Clark's road from Salt Lake city to the coast. A conference was held in Washington resterday between General Charles F. Sanderson , general solicitor of the Burlington system ; R. K. Kerns of St. Louis , vice president of the San Dedro road ; Senator Clark of Mon- ana and several representatives of ho Harriman syndicate , which con- rols the Oregon Short Line and the Union and Southern Pacific properties. Senator Clark made a proposition to buy the Short Line or falling in this to lease part of the line below Salt lako. , Falling in that , the senator said he would build a parallel line. ! f his proposition Is accepted It IB reasonable to predict that the Bur- ington will be running through trains via Lincoln and Salt Lake to Los An- peles before the end of the present * year IOWA DEMOCRATS NOMINATE. Thayer and Seerley Will Oppose Alli son and Dolllver. Des Molnes , Jan. 1C. At a joint caucus of the Democratic members of ; he general assembly last evening , E. H. Thayer of Clinton was nominated for "United States senator to succeed Senator Allison and John G. Seerley of Burlington was nominated to suc ceed Senator Dolliver. Both men are gold Democrats and their nomination is considered quite a victory for that wing of the party S. M. Carey efFort Fort Madison , T. J. Phillips of Ottum- wa and George C'Jllison of Harlan also were candidates against Seerley. A Story of Wendell Phillips. At the close of the civil war and be fore he was well known Wendell Phil lips , the distinguished abolitionist , went to Charleston and put up at a ho tel. Ho had breakfast served In his room and was waited upon by a slave. Mr. Phillips seized the opportunity to represent to the negro In a pathetic way that he regarded him as a man and a brother and , more than that , that he himself was an abolitionist. The negro , however , seemed more anx ious about his breakfast than he was about his position In the social scale or the condition of his soul , and finally Mr. Phillips became discouraged and told him to go away , saying that he could not bear to bo waited on by a slave. "You . .must 'scuse me , inassa , " said the negro. "I Is 'bilged to stay hero 'cause I'm 'sponslblo for do silver- ware. " Tvrntn and the Rlvcrmen. Mark Twain once told to a party of friends the following story on himselfi On one occasion when he started on a trip down the Mississippi river on q llatboat he was advised never to an swer the questions asked by rlvermen < on other boats and never to bandy words with them , as ho would be sure always to como out second best Ho followed the advice religiously for a time , but one day he thought he saw a chance to get the better of a river- man who called out : "Iley , thar , what yer loaded with ? " "Jackasses. Don't you want to come aboard ? " yelled back Twain. "That's whut I reckoned , seeln' aa how they let ther biggest donkey hev thcr run of the deck ! " came back. Twain made a dive below as all the rlvermen In the neighborhood set up a derisive laugh at his expense. Ahead There. "I hope , " said the drummer , "you were quite satisfied with my report for the past month. " "Well , " replied the head of the firm , "there was one part of It that really exceeded our expectations. " "And what was that ? " "Your expense blll.-Cathollc Stand ard and Times. A Scott Pnu. Calling ono day on n Miss'Ferguson A and observing a fine honeysuckle In jj full blossom over the door , Sir Walter J Scott congratulated his friend on Its appearance. She spoke of It as trumpet - pet honeysuckle. "Wecl , " said Scott , "ye'll never come out o1 your nlu door without a flourish o' trumpetal"