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THE NORFOLK NEWS : FRIDAY , JULY 4 , 1002 , House Adjourns Amid a Scene of Wild Enthusiasm. 'ALL JOIN IN THE JUBILATION National Hymn Is Started and the Galleries Ring With Applause. Speaker Henderson Accorded n Gen- { nine Ovation Last Spirited Debate. WushliiBton , July 2. Amid n scone of enthusiasm1 that has not been paral leled since the exciting and stirring days of the Spanish war , Speaker Hen derson ot 6:30 : yesterday afternoon declared the house of representatives ndjourned without day. In doing so lie said that no house of representa v tives since the adoption of the consti tution had done as much work as this one. The audience to which ho made his brief address was a brilliant one. The galleries wcro banked to the iloors and almost two-thirds of the members wcro in their seats on the floor. The speaker's appreciative words to the members in thanking them for their co-operation during the ticfislon had touched u responsive chord , and they gave him a remark- nblo demonstration of their friend- fmlp nnd good will. While the cheerIng - Ing and applause Wore still In prog ress the members on the floor began nlugliiK "My Country , Tls of Thee. " It was taken up by the correspond ents in the prcBB gallery and by the ppoctators in the surrounding galler ies , and soon the vast hall was ringing with the swelling chorus * Other pat riotic Mrs followed us the members exchanged farewell , "Tho Star Spangled Banner , " alternating with "Dlxlo. " The speaker came down from his roBtrum , his appearance on the floor fcelng greeted with "F.or He's a Jolly Good Follow , " and a perfect rush of members to grasp his hand , Standing In the area In front of the clerk's t desk , ho too Joined In the songs ana there was a wild scone wnen uencrai Hooker ( Miss. ) , the old one-armed Confederate veteran , took his place by the i sldo of the speaker and to gether sang "Dixie. " Candler , a Mississippi Democrat , Jumped upon a desk and lot out a yell of Jubilation that fairly shook the rafters. For almost half an hour the jubilation continued. All this time the spectators remained standing In the galleries watching the animated scene below and Joining In the sing- Ing. The adjournment came at the end of a seven and < half hours' session , 'during which much minor business was transacted. In all seventy bills and resolutions were passed. The general good feeling In the house had been heightened by the victory won over the senate on the item In the naval appropriation bill for the build * Ing of a battleship in a , government yard. The closing hour was occupied with n spirited debate between Cousins ' ( la. ) and Richardson , the Democratic leader , over the report on the Investi gation Into the charges made by Cap tain Christmas concerning the sale of the Danish West Indies. Cousins ridi culed Richardson for bringing the matter to the attention of congress. JTlie latter defended his course. The bill for a quartermaster's waro- liousc at Omaha wns pushed through in the last hours and signed by the president. SENDS ENDS STORMY SESSION. Last Hours Marked by Tart Debate on Philippine Question. Washington , July 2. After a ses sion marked by some of the storm- 'lest debates ever heard In the Amer ican congress , the senate adjourned elne die yesterday. During the last tours of the session there was a tart debate on the Philippine question , participated in by Carmack ( Tenc. ) , Bpooner ( Wis. ) , Culberson ( Tex. ) , Me- Cumber ( Md. ) and Lodge ( Mass. ) . The conference report on the Philip pine government bill was adopted without serious opposition and then , tvhen the decks of the senate were clcarod for adjournment , Carmack called up his resolution providing for ' continuance of the investigation of the Thllipplne committee nnd for n visit to the Philippines by the commit tee during the present summer. This started the trouble and for more than n hour a battle of words was waged. Bpooner delivered a scathing denun ciation of the minority of the Philip pine committee for what he declared was an attack upon the American army. Carmack denied that any at tack had been made upon the army and declared that any fool could charge such a calumny and any parrot could bo taught to repeat It. The resolution was referred to n commit tee. thus effectually killing it. Just before adjournment the usual resolutions were adopted , Including one offered by Cockrell , the venerable Democrat from Missouri , cordially thanking Mr. Frye for "the dignified , impartial and courteous manner In which ho had presided over the delib erations of the senate. " After the adoption of the resolution * Frye delivered a feeling response nnd then declared the senate adjourned without day. Iowa Appointments Confirmed. "Washington , July 2. The president yesterday sent the following nomina tions to the senate : J. U. Sammli , Iowa , collector of Internal revenue for the Third district of Iowa ; Harry O. Weaver , Iowa , collector of Internal revenue for the Fourth district of Iowa ; Horace G , McMillan , attorney for the Northern district ot Iowa. CHANCE FOR GOOD CATTLE , Opening In Argentine for Thorough bred American Animals , Washington , July 2. Frank W. nicknell , Bpcclnl agent and agricul tural explorer of the agricultural de partment , writing from Buenos Ayrcn to the bureau of animal Industry , says that If It Is ponslblo for some of Uie breeders of the United States to send some really first class nnlmaln to that place now la n good time to do BO , ab nrltlsh'cattlo have been barred owing to nn outbreak of foot nnd mouth dis ease in England. The cattle rauflt arrive In Buenos Ay res not later than Aug. 1 , BO ns to Imvo time to got In condition before the opening > f the great animal show of thcRurol society , which begins in Buenos Ayres Sept. 14 , and lasts five days. Thin show brings out the best nnlmnlfl In the country and IB for pure bred stock only. AT WORK ON CANAL MEASURE. Cabinet Is Engaged In Effort to Carry Out Terms of the Proposition. Washington , July 2. The cabinet was engaged yesterday , at the sugges tion of Secretary Hay , In the prepare tlon of measures to carry out the terms of the Isthmian canal law , The government must determine the BUfllcloncy of the title that can bo con voyed to the United States by the Pan ama Canal company ; a treaty must ba negotiated with Colombia conferring the necessary rights , nnd a technical committee must bo appointed to carry on the actual work of construction , It was decided to refer the matter ol title to the attorney general , It being purely a legal question , and recourse may bo had by the latter to the French courts to secure from some high , tri bunal a satisfactory affirmation or the sufficiency of the title. EXPENSES LESS THIS YEAR. Receipts Are Slightly Increased While Government Expenditures Decrease. Washington , July 2. The compara tive annual statement of the receipt * and expenditures of the United States issued by'the secretary of the treas ury yesterday shows that for the fiscal year ended Juno 30 , 1902 , the total re ceipts amounted to $563,405,187 , an fuoiuouooi lur mu IIQUUI yum ended Juno 30 , 1901. The total ex penditures for the year Just closed were $471,209,641 , as against $509- 967,353 for the fiscal year ended June 80 , 1901. The surplus for the year Just closed is $92,196,000. Brooklyn Sails for England. Washington , July 2. Very quietly and without formal ceremony the body of the late Lord Pauncefo e , British ambassador to the United States , was removed from this city yesterday. The remains were taken from their resting place in Rock Creek cemetery and conveyed by special train to Annapo lis , whore the last ceremonies in this country wcro hold. The entire staff of the British embassy accompanied the remains to Annapolis. A salute of nineteen guns was fired as the body was placed aboard the Blandish , which conveyed it to the Brooklyn , anchored In the offing. The Brooklyn , with Rear Admiral Coghlan's pennant nt her peak , weighed anchor at 6:55 and proceeded slowly down the Chesa peake. Amnesty Proclamation. Washington , July 2. The terms of the general amnesty proclamation to the Filipinos have been definitely agreed on by the authorities here and have met the approval of Acting Gov ernor Luke Wright of the Philippine ? , to whom they were submitted for In spection. The proclamation Is to be made public simultaneously In the Philippines and In this country. Its general terms have already been stat ed , the Intention being to grant am nesty to all offenses committed under the order and direction of the insur ectlonary authorities. Defalcation Is Discovered. Washington , July 2. United States Mstrlct Attorney Gould announced In he probate court that William S. Yateman , formerly disbursing cleric of the war department , was at the ime of his death , April 20 , 1901 , a de- aulter. So far as known the alleged lefalcation amounts to about $18,00.0. . The government will take steps to re- : over the full amount The defalcm .ion , Mr. Gould announced , was only recently discovered and was done hrough the manipulation of vouchers Death of Dudley "hi. Chase. Logansport , Ind. , July 2. Dudley H. 'base ' , for eighteen years Judge ol the Cass county court , was found dead n bed last evening. Apoplexy was the cause. Hp left West Point to go with Lane to Kansas during the strife to make It a free state and returned to Logansport , his birthplace , to prac tice law with Senator Dudley Pratt. He led the volunteers from Cass coun ty in the Civil war and again returned to law. Total Appropriations Made. Washington , July 2. Chairman Can non of the house appropriations com- mjtteo yesterday presented a state ment of the appropriations made at the present session of congress , show ing a total of 1750,063,837 , not Includ ing the large amounts that will bo re quired for the Isthmian canal and pub lic building and river and harbor con tracts. Annual Coinage Statement. Washington , July 2. The annual coinage statement , Issued by tbo di rector of the mint , shows that during the fiscal year ended June 30 , 1902 , the total coinage executed at the mints of the United States was $94- 526,678 , as follows : Gold , $61,980- 572 ; silver , $30,116,369 ; minor coins , $2,429,736. * \ Strike of Machinists and Boiler * makers is General. MAY AFFECT TRANSPORTATION Series of Strikes Threatened on All Roada Entering Chicago Freight Handlers Still at Work Union Pa cific Strike Situation. Chicago , July 2. Transportation In the mlddlo west may bo seriously af fected as a result of a series of strikes threatened by machinists and boilermakers - makers employed by every railroad entering Chicago from the west The first of this series of strikes wat called yesterday , when the 140 boilermakers - makers employed by the Chicago and Northwestern railroad were called out. Before the week Is over the machin ists employed by the road may follow them , the strike of 100 machinists employed by the Baltimore and Ohio railroad nt Garrett , Ind. , Is in progress , as well as the strike of the bollermak- crs and machinists of the Union Pa cific. cific.The The walkouts are the result of the refusal of the general managers of the various railroads to comply with demands'of the machinists and boiler- makers. These same demands have been presented to every western rail road entering Chicago and to several of the eastern roads. In case the rail roads follow tbo example set by those already approached the strike of the two trades will apparently assume na tional proportions. Embarrassed as they are by the de mands of the machinists and the boll- crmakers , the general managers of the Chicago railroads have been given a breathing spell by the failure of the freight handlers to strike. President L. J. Curran of the freight handlers' union had announced a strike for yes terday , but at the last moment changed his mind and decided to en deavor further to obtain a settlement. Union Pacific Strike. Omaha , July 2. Machinists' strike leaders on the Union Pacific were en couraged last evening by reports re ceived from out on the line. x They claimed no losses at any point and net gains of one man at Columbus , two at Grand Island and five at Evanston - ton , where the union voted as a body not to go out The center qf activity is now at Cheyenne. STRIKER SHOT AND KILLED. First Loss of Life During Anthracite Strike Occurs at Duryca. Wllkesbarre , Pa. , July 2. The first loss of life during the anthracite strike occurred yesterday at the William A. colliery at Duryea. An tonio Gulseppe , an Italian , was shot dead by one of the Coal and Iron po licemen from behind the stockade of tbo colliery. Reports differ as to the cause of : he shooting. The friends of the dead man say he was walking on the d near the stockade when he was fired upon. Another report is that the tallan tried to get over the fence and would not heed the warning from he policemen to go away. He insisted n making his way into the stockade and was fired upon. There Is much Indignation aver , the shooting and the sheriff of Lackawan- na county wns summoned to take steps to preserve order , as it was rt- ported that there would be an uprising among the foreigners and that they would attack the stockade. About a thousand people collected n the vicinity of the mine and an at- .ack would undoubtedly have been made on the guards had not the sher- ff's posse kept the crowd In check. Baseball Scores Yesterday. National League Plttsburg , 4 ; Cin cinnati , 3. St. Louis , 4-1 ; Chicago , 1-3. Brooklyn , 2-8 ; Philadelphia , 1-6. Boston , 8 ; New York , 3. American League Philadelphia , 2 ; Baltimore , 0. Detroit , 0 ; Cleveland , S. Boston , 9 ; Washington , 2. American Association Indianapo lis , 1-4 ; Kansas City , 5-3. Toledo , 2 ; Minneapolis , 6. Louisville , 5 ; Milwau kee , 2. Columbus , 1 ; St. Paul , 6. Live Stock Rates Readjusted. Chicago , July 2. According to the promise of the railroads handling live stock and dressed meat products between Chicago anf the Missouri river , these two classes of freight were yesterday put on an equality. The readjusted rates make all classes of both live stock and packing house products 23 cents from the river to Chicago. Bank Is Cleaned Out. Providence , R , I. , July 2. The spe cial commission appointed by Gov ernor Klmball to investigate the af fairs of the Bank of Newport , follow ing the suicide of Cashier Cameron , has rendered a report showing that the bank Is a complete wreck , the defi cit being $326,093. Northwestern Boilermakers Strike. Boone , la , , July 2. Disaffection among shopmen has spread to the 1Ce. Northwesttrn shops at this place. Yesterday sixty bollermakcrs struck : on a demand for higher wages. They ere now getting 29 cents an hour and ask for 35. Chalnmakers Strike. Marlon , Ind. , July 2. The employe * of the eleven mills of tbo Standard Chain company throughout the Unit ed States wont out on strike yester day. The company had refused trio grant an advance of 10 per cent li wage * . MINNESOTA J [ | KET NAMED. Republicans Re'nomlnate Van Bant for Governor Fight Over Platform. St. Paul , July 2. The Minnesota Republicans In convention yesterday nominated the following ticket : Gov ernor , Samuel H. Van Bant ; lieutenant tovornor , Iluy W. Jonen ; secretary of elate , Peter E. Hanson ; state auditor , Samuel O. Ivcrson ; state treasurer ) J. II. iJlock ; attorney general , "W. D. Douglas ; clerk of supreme court , G. A. Pldgeou ; railroad commissioner , C. F. Staples. Tlio principal fight was over the platform. A few changes wcro made in committee , the principal one being Uio more specific endorsement of President Roosevelt , and the addi tion of n paragraph on the labor ques tion. However , when the platform was presented near the end of the ses sion , Dr. Watson moved to strike out the paragraph on Cuban reciprocity and to insert a paragraph reading : "Wo hereby endorse President Roosevelt's high moral and high pat riotic stand taken on the question of reciprocity with Cuba. " After lively debate , his amendment was tabled and the platform as re ported by the committee was adopted. EVIDENCE AGAINST CHINAMAN. Buffalo Laundryman Arrested on Charge of Murdering Girl. Buffalo , July 2. Charley Wee , a Chinese laundryman , was arrested yesterday and held on an open charge In connection with the murder of Mary Murphy , a six-year-old girl , who mys terlously disappeared on June 17 , and whoso body , bound with ropes andc wrapped In newspapers nnd coarse cotton cloth , was found floating in a small pond in Forest Lawn cemetery , The autopsy showed that the child had been outraged and strangled. Public feeling runs high and all the Chinese laundries in the city have been closed and policemen stationed In front of them. Wee's place was thoroughly searched and the police say they found ample evidence on which to hold the Chinaman. Pieces of rop"o similar to that on the bodj were found In the shop. Winds Up Burlington Underwriters Now York , July 2. The Chicago , Burlington and Qulncy bond under writing syndicate announced yester day that Its existence had terminated The syndicate held Itself liable foi $75,000,000 , but was not obliged tc pay in more than $16,000,000 cash The checks distributed by J. P. Mor gan & Co. were for $18,000,000 , show Ing a profit of $2,000,000 , or 1 % pel cent on the actual investment by the syndicate. Porto Rlcan Judge Resigns. Washington , July 2. Chief Justice Ramos of the district court of San Juan , who is charged by officers of the American Federation of * Labor,4wItb , having conspired to defeat the organ ization of labor in Porto Rico , ha : tandcred his resignation to the gov ernor of the Island and will give up his place on the bench July 18. Police Captain King Sentenced. Minneapolis , July 2. Judge Samp son yesterday sentenced Captain N W. King of the detective force tc three years nnd six months at hard labor in the penitentiary at Still water. King was convicted of being accessory after the fact to a felony He is out on bail pending an appeal to the supreme court. On Trail of Bandits. Guthrle , Okla. , July 2. Armed posses have been out all day on the trail of the bandits who killed Sheriffs Bullard and Coburn near Elk City. The outlaws are flying south , toward n rendezvous In the Wichita mountains , with 100 head of stolen horses , and li overtaken a desperate battle will re BUlt. Suspected Negro Arrested. Des Molnes , July 2. Frank Hamll ton , a negro , was arrested at Iowa City , charged with assault on Ed Breb- mer , a Davenport policeman , with In tent to kill , when the officer attempted I to arrest him for robbery. Hamilton is believed to be James Hopson , want ed for alleged murder in St. Louis. Prisoners Escape From Jail. Washington , Ind. , July 2. Joe Her bert , on trial for his life ; Bill Edson , the Vincennes rapist , and other prls oners broke Jail early yesterday. The whole country has been aroused In the pursuit. Edson is the prisoner who narrowly escaped lynching recently at Vincennes. Corn Badly Damaged. CardonbaleIll.July2. An Immense amount of damage has been done tc corn In the drainage district of thlE county , along the Mississippi bottoms. The land Is an Immense lake and the 6,500 acres of corn will suffer great ly. Corn is estimated at half the usual crop. Baldwln-Zlgler Relief Expedition. Tromsoe , Norway , July 2. The Baldwln-Zlgler relief expedition , under W. S. Champ , secretary of the expe dition , and Dr. G. Shurkly left here < yesterday on the Frithlof. Mr. Champ will proceed for Franz Josef land to Join Mr. Baldwin's ship , the America. TELEGRAMS TERSELY TOLD. The mill of the Peerless Plush com pany at Paterson , N. J. , was destroyed by fire Tuesday. The loss Is estimated at $150,000. During a dance at the home ot Judge W. S. Pettlt In Pawhuska7 Okla. , George Dickey , an Osage graduate ot Carlisle , was killed by Pettlt. - Hundreds of cattle Imported from southwest Texas are being driven out of Indian territory by the Indian po lice , acting , U IB said , upon orderi from the Interior department All Anxiefy as to Condition of King is Now Removed , OVER 2,500 COLONIALS IN LINE Every Portion of British Empire , With Exception of India , Represented In the Contingent of Soldiers Health of King Improves Dally. London , July 2. The steady prog ress of King Edward Ik fully main tained and his majesty takes light nourishment with keen enjoyment. Ho is allowed a light cigar a day. He evinced the greatest interest in the arrangements for the review of the colonial troops and he was eager that tbo people should be in some way compensated for their disappointment because of the postponement of the coronation. The king received Queen Alexandra's report of the review with much pleasure and he was Im mensely pleased later in the day when the sounds of the cheers from the In dian troops , given for the queen , as they marched past the palace , pene trated the sick room. The king's grandchildren are allowed a brief daily visit to his bedside. The reappearance yesterday of Queen Alexandra as a participant In a public ceremony practically marks the end of the period of anxiety caused by King Edward's condition. Her presence at the review of the co lonial troops by the Prince of Wales greatly Increased public enthusiasm over what In itself was a picturesque and interesting event. Upward of 2,500 colonials were brought In from the various encampments and marched through great crowds down Constitution Hill , which was lined with troops , past Buckingham palace , which , for a , week has been the center of such supreme interest , and along the Mall to the Horse Guards' parade. The contingent present represented all parts of the British empire , with the exception of India , whose troops will be separately reviewed today. Colombia Is Interested. Colon , Colombia , July 2. The news of , the passage by the United States congress laet week of the Spooner Panama canal bill and the signing of the measure by the president if still the all-absorbing topic on the isthmus and is generally considered to mean final triumph for the Panama canal , It has been learned from a most reliable - ble source that the revolutionary sit uation in the Interior of Colombia continues to be very satisfactory. The operations of the insurgents in the interior of the department of Panama are alone causing the government anx lety. Loveswar Bound Over. Sturgls , S. D. , July 2. The prelim inary examination of Ernest Loves- war , charged with the murder of Puck and Ostrander at Red Owl , was held yesterday before Justice Sabin. The prisoner waived examination and was bound over without ball to the clr cult court , which opens July 28. The current rumor has It that the defend ant made a full confession to his fel low prisoners in the Meade county Jail. The public feeling Is quite high but Sheriff Smith anticipates no trouble. CROPS STILL HAVE CHANCE. } Only a Little Sunshine Needed to Hasten Retarded Growth , Chicago , July 2. Reports received hero from the grain states most af fected by the heavy Juno rains Indi cate that the crop situation Is not so bad as has been painted. In the grain pits there , was a dis position to place much faith in the restorative effect of warmer weather , which was reported In some sections and was believed to be on the way in other places. Ohio , Michigan , Missouri , Kansas , Nebraska , Oklahoma and Indian terri tory crops were said to bo generally In a favorable condition. Damage generally , it was said , would be large ly repaired by warm weather In July. The lowlands of Illinois appear to have been the worst sufferers , while Iowa is said to have stood the weather with remarkable success. Heavy Damage'to Kansas Crops. ( _ . Topeka , Kan. , July 2. The exces i sivo rains are doing much damage to the crops of Kansas. Pottawatomlo county has over 700 acres of har vested wheat under water. The water reaches almost to the tops of the shocks of wheat , and much of the grain will be destroyed before the water recedes. .The rain throughout the eastern portion of the state yes terday amounted to almost a cloud burst. Corn and other crops are male- Ing a good growth , but the fields are so wet that they cannot be cut and the crop will therefore not make nearly so much as was indicated by the pros pects two weeks ago. Earnings of Steel Trust. New York , July 2. A statement of * * net earnings of the Unlted | States Steel corporation for the quarter end ing June 30 was Issued yesterday. Earnings for April last were $12,320- 766 , for May $13,120,930 and for June $12,250,000 , making a total of $37,691- 696 , against $26,362,000 for the same period last year. This statement shows an increase of net earnings for the quarter of $11,329,696. The regular quarterly dividends were declared. Butcher Pleads Trust Law. Kansas City , Kan. , July 2. In the city court here yesterday a local butcher pleaded Immunity through the antitrust law from a meat bill con tracted with the Cudahy Packing com pany , on the ground that an alleged trust exists between the plaintiff and Jacob Dold Packing company In this city. Under the antitrust law of Kan sas proven trusts connot collect on goods sold within the state. The de cision was reserved till July 15. To Submit Definite Proposition. Rome , July 2. Judge Taft , civil governor'of the Philippine Islands , has received a cable dispatch from Secretary Hay enumerating the defi nite propositions to be presented to the Vatican regarding the disposition of the friars' lands In the Philippines. " " " Mills Suit Dismissed. Denver , July 2. The suit of H. B. O'Reilly against David A. Mills , sec retary of state , tto enjoin him from publishing the eight-hour day and other constitutional amendments which are to be voted on this fall , was dismissed by the supreme court. Nothing will look after itself more carefully and more cautiously nnd more successfully than n dollar , unless it be two dollars. Canfleld , "The Col lege Student. " NORFOLK , TUESDAY , JULY 8. GENTRY BROS. * < 1 > } .FAMOUS SHOWS. , Of I The World's Recognized Greatest Exhibition. A Hundred New Novelties this season. Twice its Former Size. More Wonderful Than Ever. 300 ANIMAL EDUCATED ACTORS 300 All Trained to a Height of Perfection Never Before Accomplished on the Civilized Globe. .WILL EXHIBIT TWICE DAILY. , Beating Capacity for 3,000. Doors Open nt 1:80 : and 7:80. : N. D. Don't miBB the Street Parade It's Worth Coming Miles to Bee.