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I TWELVE PAGES. WHOKE MIIMBER 16,10^ THE DAY'S SUMMARY. Tin; wK.vrnnn. . V'NSHIN'GTON. December, J.— Forecast: V'rcinia"— Fair in north, rairi In south •ion Tuesday:' Wednesday, rain: vari- -.winds, becoming v northeast and frrsh- ■ \orih Carolina— Rain' Tuesday and ■ft'ean'?; "<>'" ln t0 oast win sls5 ls - slowly in- STATE OF THERMOMETER! t A JkJ • •••• S5 t r. m « iV. M J« 11 STipht .^2 ;jt M n temperature. 42 2-3 7)3 C weather in Richmond yesterday was eltfir and colt!. MINIATURE ALMANAC. December' 2. IJKJ2. fi -- r 'jscs 7:6S 1 HIGH TIDE. |° ' se \s .-• 4:51 | Morning C:O2 Moon sets "ill | Evening' 0:11 RICHMOND. Common Council; passes the ordinance providing fur a settling basin Minor resolution, for the investigation of the Council; defeated Light Committee asks for. SEOT.'OOO for the construction of a k»s holder in the West End Elks' dedica l)cn and programme Omcial vote of Vir cinia L'J' counties., with comparisons Governor Montague jisked to have the L*"fslature eiiact a law to assist the Untied "States'. Rcological survey State g-vV;iss $23,009 for military protect ion Mule and horse markets active in this city— Hank statements place Virginia in iho lead of all Southern States and Rich nvn.i ;u the head of towns of like size J pickotfs camp reunion Deserter pi-, ps himself up to the police- — Kartend , K r organize Physicians discuss blood less surgery Preparations for Grand Lodge" meeting Winter ushered in Horse show building to be remodelled MANCHESTER — Taylor dying: Dr. Matthews worse Marriage of Miss ..Mabel Owen and Mr. Charles G. Pettit. }r— Miss Kathleen Taylor to become bride of Mr.. Arlington Dunlop Hoys before Mayor Maurice. VIRGINIA. Resident of Robert -and O. 1-eacn burn td in Warren — -Edward Miller, a 15 year-old lad. fatally injured in Peters burg-"by a fall The shortage of D. P. Magruder. Woodstock's missing casliier. will! amount to over 515,000 Jamestown Exposition Company will issue $1,000,000 H bond? for tho purchase of a site and preliminary work Jacob Rico killed at Aj'palavhia, Va.. by beinf? thrown from his horse — -Deaths: John Wesi Liiiden bc'rger. in Hampton; R. 1^- Brewer. Sr.. el Suffolk: Mrs. Harry McCaulley. a; Newport News; Mrs. Drucilia Bucher. in F: .-d-.-rick county: Mrs. Missouri E. Saunders. at Petersburg; David Hurley. in Middlesex; Mrs. Jane. E- Turner, at Walkers' Ford: Robert H. Montague, in Middlesex. GENERAL. New York, stock market prices . lifted r»»eraJly Heavy liquidation .ot vrneat it Chicapn. . causing weakness. Corn and i?l« higher. Provisions lower— — \ onezucia nates-" .satisfactory acceptance of Ger nany's claims and probably will act li'nilarlv as r.-jrards Britain's demands- — "!•!<■!■ Glass sworn in as representative n Cov.zress -from <»-• Sixth District Rjcsomtibri offered in the-liouse by ;Tay cr of Ohio. propGsins that credentials >f 'Carter Glass i>e referred to Commit tee on Elections Xo. ). and inquiry, made with roFpect to their legality. . referred a« proposed Post-office' at Hartsville. ,b. ■<• rrtbbed Odnunp: and ■ Commissioner Foster -the- only favorites • bea ten at I^ew ("'-"cans —^Contest over omnibus. State hood hcßi'ns immediately on the meet inc; nf Congress Senor Concha relieved bb Mi'iistc-r from Colombia, and chances of canal treaty ther-by improved- — Char !"• is granted for railway from u.nm. Okls:" to San Diego. Cal. A. Brittin elected president ot New Orleans Cotton Exchanpo Julius Weiss, one of tho ■R.ritpist cotton merchants in New Or- Elcajis lined for violating Ji" 1 Cmw car in •.-.■'— A -.number oi bills affecting busi r,.hs comljinations introduced in the House none of them at request of admin (c-n.Tion Dewey sails for'Culebra^ls ian'd on the Mayflower Representa tive Cannon introduces a bill io provide for -'"payment of the coal commission Sirec-t-crtr strike in effect at Houston. Tex Steamer Hebard wrecked at Point Mainse, Mich., and her orew of fourteen men believed to have been lost Steam- Ehip St. Louis arrives at New York after a very stormy passape. during which one Fcanian was lost- Savannah street-car .'company announces increase in pay of all moiormen and conductors M. M. and Roy Burkhalter assassir.aied by two ne ? «roes ; near Jennie Post-office^ Ga. Edi :or «( '"Libertas." at Manila, found Kuilty of lihr-ning General Bell and religious r<r.For of paper, acquitted President Smith defines present position of Mor mon church with respect to polygamy aiid the ecclesiastical position of Sen:i toriai: Candidate Smoot Henry French. .*E?!if.',:s theatrical manager,, dies, in ' New Vork — Carolina Northern railway, souih»*rn Saw-Mill Company/; and Atlan- Uc Seaboard Company. North Carolina. Placed in hands of receiver Huntsvill.r. 4rk.j almost totally destroyed by fire- — i'rhu nf J. Wilfred Blonuin. for alleged v:.-:niinipr, begins at Boston Striking rlgaraia'Ucrs at Havana vote. to return to Sork — Tr-ro succeeds .Taraayo, as Seerc tSry of Government .in . Cuba Fifteen itindred passenßers detained at Marseilles y< reason "; of; strike, of .strikers "—Stolen love letters may ;^cost Prince Mirko, second, son .of. the reigning Pvir.ce of Montenegro, his eher- H • '! araWiion of ascending, the Servian throne Members of Society for. Preven tion of Cruelty to Animals invited to tmree-meai dinner in Berlin — rlnterna llonai Seanien's Union mc-fits .in .Milwau \i <: — Canfield's alleged gambling .house, N -w York, raided .by forces, led by Je rrn:e. and found to be absolutely va cant: SiCK MARINES COMFrJG HOME. Colombian GovcTiiineut Says It Cnn I'roti-ct tlic Isllimufc. PAX JirAN. P. )X.. December I.— The * ; J»t(d Stales auxiliary cruiser Panther, »'ith :';:■} marines on "board, nearly all *itk. sailed this afternoon .for Norfolk. f. r; '' came from CoJoh. Tiie Colombian ;;••'••< r:;-«<-r;t asserted that it could protect <jk- isthmvs. so the opportunity was j i ' 7 i "! to take ilie fever-stricken ■• soldiers l -> Kiinlm'ai has left lor Colon, to rc {■■]'• '!:.- Panther. Rear-Admiral Higgin gjn >>; : < .vailed for Culebra Island, on ;.'■''' ih ■• crunboat Scorpion. The L-e- J«ion_and Hist have arrived at Culebra. •'.-•• "i. ..'" ' ; -' oil - from Culebra Island, is r>', . McCabe fell overboard from tlie v "-.-''. In t!iis harbor, on Saturday, and iayt <; ,'"* vil ''d. Tlse body was recovered ji.i!-,.' "Slit, and was buried to-day with •'"'tary ""honors. HE $AW HER AND BACKED OUT '•••"^i-XCTO.N, X. ,C. December. I.— lovelight in the oyos of ■ li'(i Moiris. <.f Burlington, Vt.. died Ut v !m, ho saw M ' jfiS CaVoHne Bryant.. " l!idv living in l.i'noh; NVC. This cou /*■ were brought logxther by a matri "'"•«' hur.-a and met here Saturday, • WirapiiraslnK Caesar— he came, lie ttu "~ ]} ''' Wc ' nt ~ wa >' back home' Alas. . .' ! nal<3 - 8 .looks stiiu-d him not,; and ''rri'"fif bureaux do not hold' the «nme | W arft i ft>c <; bJe yeanJing heart that, «»K/ ."' 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President Roosevelt Also Turned Hi* Ilnok on (lie ' Proposition Mmle by Wise — Tayler ISmpliusizeM the- Knot That He Consented ■ Only -in. Order to Oliliße the JlcpubllvHn Laivycr — It is nvlicved the House IViH.Re fn»c to Adopt the Resolution. WASHINGTON, D. C, December I.— (Special.)— Not in many years has a more serious (juestion been so suddenly sprung in the House of Representatives as was that to-day when Mr. Tayler. chairman of House Committee No. 1, on Elections, of fered a resolution to investigate the right of Carter Glass, of tlie. Sixth Virginia District, to a seat in the House. ' In the words of Mr. Glass, the.gentle man most affected, "it is revolutionary and savors of reconstruction and affects nearly every State in the South." Mr. Swanson styles it, "the Crumpack or resolution in disguise." • ■ It caused a surprise to everyhody. Even the Precidjent had hold up his message until to-morrow, in order that the House might adjourn out of respect to the mem ory of the representatives who have died during the vacation. But a resolution was offorod by Mr. Tayler^to investigate the flection of Mr. Glass, and it was, after a few words referred to Mr. Taylor's com mittee's action. " • . AVlkc Seeli.* • Politician*. • John S. Wise having lost:his case in- the Fcdpral Court at Rlchmonrl." and, pending action upon his application' to the Su preme' Court to have, the appealed case •noved up on the docket, ho sought . to transfer the fieht to the floor' of the House. He reached Washington Sunday and endeavored to have Mr. Crumpacker take the matter up and fight against Mr. Glass's being sworn in. He carried the matter still further, and went to see the President. Mr. Crumpacker refused to take up the fight; to deny the seat to Mr. Glass in that way. and suggested to Mr.- Wise that he allow Mr: Glass to be sworn in iand then make the effort to unseat him. After going the rounds among the Re publican leaders, Mr. Wise succeeded in getting Mr. Tayler to take up the matter in the fashion: he did. Democrats on Qui Vive. The Democrats are going to watch the proceedings with eagle eyes and see that no turns are called on them. The com mittee will take up the: case to-morrow at 11 o'clock and will then determine wheth er or not it will report the resolution back to the House favorably. Prior to the meeting of the committee, a conference of the Virginia members will be held to map out a plan of action. They will endeavor to get every Democrat thoroughly aroused to action. and they will fight every inch of th.c ground. They will lirst try to fight it out in the com mittee and try to secure an adverse re port to the House. If they "fail in that, however, they will proceed to adopt what ever tactics may seem to be best suited ti: prevent the ' measure passing the House. If, however, it is seen that, the ri-Kdluticn will pass they' will offer an amendment so as to include an investiga tion of nflairs in Pennsylvania and even ir. Massachusetts". Conjcresji ns a. Tool. While it seems that the whole matter is but an effort to have Congress Go what it is probable the courts will not do, and which Chief Justice Fuller re fuscil to do, yet it' is believed that cooler counsels in the Republican party .will pre vail and that the resolution will meet the fate cf the Crumpacker resolution. But it will not do so until some Republicans have usod it as an occasion for a great deal oi rod-shirt speechmaking, and poli tical pyrotechnics. Commenting on the matter to-day. Representative Jones said: "You may quote me as saying that in' the event the matter comes before the House again several Republican leaders have promised me t" have nothing to do with it and will try to defeat it." . Not nn Unfair U«llot. Mr. Glass considers it a high-handed and arbitrary action. He said: ''The ob ject of the Republicans is professedly to .secure fair elections, yet there has never Veen a fairer election in Virginia than was hold this time. I venture the asser tion that not an unfair ballot w-as cast ir: the entire State." If the Republicans should bring this re solution to a yea and nay vote, to pre vent which the Democrats will exert overy effort, it is rather hard to predict what the outcome will be. Taylor .Not Interested. Mr. Taylor said this afternoon that he had introduced the resolution at the re riuest of John S. Wise, and that he had PRAYER DOES NC V HARM. COLUMBUS, 0., December I.— (Special.) Judge N. \V.. Dick decided 'to-day that priying" for the life of a' sick person was no. crime under th« laws, of Ohio and dis charged Eva • Ehrle, prosecuted by the Stute Medical Board for treating a sick Woman . h«re.. I', .was ■ admitted she re ceived a fee for her service, : but Judge Dick said that praying did not constitute' treatment within the meaning of the ;law.; While 'jjrayer inisht do* ho good; it couldV do no'harm,": and he believed /a sick' per-, son ■ had 'the right 'to hire" another to pray ' ■Rreiffift©^^ the subject. He said that he knew ino ncither information nor convictions upon thing : of . the facts, , and jthat ,! the whole question ;would ; be, considered byj the : com mittee: to-morrow. . If the- resolution should - ; be adopted.-. if wotild' authorize the committee to; visit: Virginia" and* call for persons and papers,' insuring 'a sweeping inquiry. The whole question of theifran chise' in*. Virgihiai- and bf the 'effect ana validity of the new Constitution is in volved, in the inquiry) although" Jt is well known that Congr«ss has no right to pass upon' the Constitution of a State. ;" , Should the Republican; majority see fit, it could unseat Mr. Glass, on the ground that he had not been elected according to the requirements of 'the Constitution of the United States, and this- is .what "Wise and his 'followers would Hketo see done. Had the -matter -been -brought up six months ago. Mr.' Glass mlght^have had a hard time,. because i of the Republican de sire to secure" the negro vote. But the next . election is a good way off, and while the -negro vote is an -apparition "In Republican circles, yet it will hardly be come so formidable as to cause conser^'a tive Republicans in the' House to scare at it. ' - - " . /-'-" ■ Precedent Too Dan«;cron.i. Therefore the belief prevails that, suffi cient Republican votes cannot be com manded in the House to pass the'reso lution. There will be a strong attempt to -secure the votes, but there is doubt whether they can be produced. To unseat Mr. Glass would mean . that the entire Virginia delegation would be in danger in the next House. With the precedent once established of Congress's willing ness to turn men out of their seats be cause of constitutional disfranchisement, there is no telling where the matter would stop. So the Virginia members 'are natu rally alive to the situation, and will guard and fight every step in the effort to inves tigate coiiditions-in that State. They will have the action, of Chief Justice Fuller to fall back upon, and they, will have the fact that Mr. Glass's district has for years been represented by a Democrat, even ..when ' the entire negro vote, of the district was cast solidly for the Republi can ticket. The Crumpackers in the House want anything that will give them '• political capital, and' this fact will 'draw a large support for the pending resolution. If this faction of the. Republicans can se cure an investigation ' in one district of Virginia, it" will open the r itire question of election laws in the South and the.suf frage question in that, section, leadirig : to Mr. Crumpacker' s plan to- cut dow'n r ;the representation of the' South in Congress. (CONTINUED ON. SEVENTH PAGE;) . GIRL WAS T STAE, Young Man Wins Her at Cards And Kills Her" Father " NEW YORK, December 1.-(Special-)— Nicola Severto. a young resident of Har lem's Little Italy, ■ and - Pietro Malviro, father of . 16-year-old -Annie Malviro, played a game, of . cards in an east One Hundred and Fourteenth street saloon, in which the hitter's girl was the stake. At the conclusion: of: the ;gamc. in which the father lost, a; quarrel arose which found its climax in- the killing- of Malviro by the young man who had sought the hand of 'his daughter. A few weeks . ago Severto asked the father's consent, to make love. to the girl. Malviro objected to the youth. Though he plnyed cards himself and occasionally took a drink, he did not believe in any prospective son-in-law doing the same. so> he put Nicola off by saying his daughter was too young to think of marriage. The men met in 'a. saloon and became en gaged in a game of cards. Malviro lost until' he was broke. Then Severto pro posed putting his winnings against the girl. The father, who was . drunk, con sented, and lost the game, whereupon Nicola urged that he be taken immediate ly to the girl and introduced as her ac cepted suitor. To this, a brother-in-law, who was the most cool-headed of the three, objected, with the result that Nico la made a furious attack on him. Tho ivx-n fought their way out into the street, where the >oung man, who was getting the worst of it, drew a revolver. When Malviro saw this he jumped in front of the young man just as he fired. Tho bullet entered his heart and he died instantly. Nicola fled and has not yet been captured. . A WOMAN'S SUFFERINGS. Pitiful Tale Told by Mrs. Shntc in . Louisville. LOUISVILLE," KY.. December I.—(Spe cial.)_M . rs Bettie Shate, en route from Texas to her former home at Leudow, Ky. applied at the central police station last night for shelter. Her children, Dick, aged 15, and Carrie, aged 7, accom panied her. According to her story, she has been marked for grief and suffering. "Nearly twenty years ago I married and moved to Texas with my husband." she -said to the Dispatch correspondent. "We lived on a farm near Galveston, and in the terrible flood our house was swept away during, the night. Eight of my ten children were drowned, and I was carried by the water to Mexico. I was insane with grief and was in a lunatic asylum for over a year when I got bet ter. I made my way back to Galveston and found that my. husband had been murdered. He had crossed into Mexico and sold a cow. On his way home he was killed for his money. All that- was left "of my family are these two children. Isold my farm for this wagon and pair of horses and started for Leudow. Ky., a week' 'ago'.' We have slept in the open air every, night." A MYSTERIOUS MALADY. Begun Wi<k Pain in Tootli; Ended in Death. .■ \ ■ WASHINGTON, N. C, December I.— (SpeciaL)— Arthur O. Hengler. of Aurora; ,was seized with" a pain in his tooth Sat urday. It gradually extended into his arms and body and' resulted in 'his death Sunday morning. , . A doctor was with., the .man" and was unable to give relief, even with opiates. This is the second similar case in Caro lina recently. A Mrs. Sigman died at Asheboro last month of the same malady. MONEY IN THIS GIRL CHICAGO. ILL.. December I.— (Special.) There is money in Miss Mamie Clarke, ac cording to the story of Caterer .George Carales. Miss Clarke appeared in his res taurant this morning and ordered break fast and, paid for it. v - ' "I laid a ?20, a 1a 1 $2. and a $T bill on = : the counter," said he., "I turned' my head and .the - money, disappeared. 1; accused, her arid as she opened' her; mouth to speak I saw'my money, in her. mouth:. She. swal lowed^ it 'all." '-■:, ■■■:■':"■ ;.':'-'-V "[ .- : ' >'" ■ - 'Miss"? Clarke' made • no* defence ' ' - ■-■ • '••-.■'• . - - REGORD IS BROKEN COMMO.V . COUXCIIi - PROVIDES FOB : EXPENDITURES OF; .OVER ' ?coo,ooo. , ; CLEAR WATER AT : LAST; Congralatlns' ' Basin. «nd :Wc«t-En'd - Stnnd Pipe Report Adonted. .' MIXOR IXVBSTIGATIOX- DEFEATED Connc'il liy the Vote of 10 to 14 Re fuse lo Allow the Acts of Former Member."* of Common Gonncll'nnd Board of Aldermen to Be Inquired' Into — Toll Bridse ; ; Ordinance • Adopted. •". j The meeting of the Common .Council last'night was as full of business as two eggs' of meat. .. It broke the record, too, in the- matter, of appropriations, providing for the ex penditure of much more than a hair mil lion of the people's money. for much need ed improvements. Clear Water Report. The report, of the . committees on Finance ' and Water on the .means of raising $350,000 for the building of coagu lating and settling, basins clear the James rivfer water was read, together with the ordinance to authorize the issue of §405,000 twelve-year, 'ZM per cent, bonds. "Mr.;Crenshaw offered as a substitute a .resolution that three experts be appointed •to examine and report upon the sources of- the city water supply. - Mr.' Crenshaw 1 said that a gi-eat deal was "being said' about this proposition being an experi ment. He felt that the Council was not' sufliciently enlightened, on the subject to go. into this tremendous undertal;ing without taking every possible measure. to ascertain. whether it is the proper step or not. It would be "an irreparable misfor tune, if the step . were, taken too hastily and found to be a mistake, v - . President Bloomberg said lie hoped Mr. Crenshaw's substitute would not prevail. This subject had been sufficiently agitat ed'and delayed. He trusted the, Council would to-night tell the people of Rich mond with no uncertain voice that they should have clear water to drink -in the shortest space of time. possible. He-had studied the subject for eight years and it was time to take positive action. Mr. "Hargrove said that, the James river water is as good for the purposes as any water in the world if treated in;! the method proposed. .The supply would be abundantly sufficient for forty years to come. "WilliiiK-: to Sell City Hall. Mr. Hicks delivered an eloquent tribute to James river water, and said, if we" had to sell the City Hall to give the people of ■ Richmond' clear water; even' that should' be none. " ' ■'■ ' ; ' Mr. E. W. Miner saicl.';hat- the' city" of Richmond had always been contracted in its. methods' of ■ public improvement. He feared we should make a mistake 1 to ap propriate this large sum ; . of '■■money to keep the James's water clear when. before we are relieved of the debt James river will be a public sewer for all the .little towns that arf> being built on that stfeaiu above us, and this temporary provision will be out of date and some step Will have to be taken to do What we should have done at first, find some pure source of Supply. "Would Damn Council. . Mr. Pollock agreed for once, he' said, with Mr. Miner. He believed the people of the next generation would be damning this Council for forcing them to drink James river water. - " Mr. Ellett said that the committee had spent night after night looking into this question. He 'and Mr. Hargrove were nearly one hundred years old. and they had been drinking James river all their lives and he thought they were as healthy specimens as some of -the younger mem bers.. This report ought to be adopted. Sn»t. Ilollins," Huh a Say. Superintendent Boiling was invited to address the Council and inform members as to the- successive steps taken. : ; Mr. . Boiling made a very interesting and convincing talk in the course, of which he went over the whole ground that the committee had taken in arriving, at its report and answered seemingly very satisfactorily all the objections that had been stated to the adoption of the report. Mr. Crenshaw's substitute was then de feated—Ayes, 4; noes, 29. The vote was then taken on the com mittee's report recommending the appro priation and the method of raising the money, which was adopted— Ayes, 31; r.oos. 2. . Pollock and Mills voted no. West-End Star! Pipe. A resolution to include in the annual appropriations of 1903 $70,000 for the erec tion of a' stand-pipe in the West End was adopted. ' • , ■ . >*o Investijjatlon. The Minor resolution . for the appoint ment of a committee to investigate the conduct of the members of the Board of Aldermen and Common Council came up for concurrence and was defeated by, a vote of 14 ayes and 19 noes. Mr. Ellett moved that the resolution be concurred in. The vote was taken without debate, and the Council refused to concur. The vote was as follows: Ay es _Anderson, -Clowes. • Crenshaw, Ellett, Fergusson, ;Garber, Hargrave, Hobson Miner, Phillips, Pollard, Russsell, Spcnce. Bloomberg. ' >j ays _ A ]i en Morton, Bossieux, Curtis, Grimes, Heslip, Hicks, • Huber. Mills, O'Neill, Peters, '' Pollock, Shea, Stein. Teefey, West, Whalen, Williams, Wins ton. . . .r■- •• liquor Ilesolntion Shelved. / The resolution ' concerning applying to the Legislature to pass" a law restricting liquor licenses was referred to the Com mittee on. Ordinances, Charter and Re form. : .' On motion of Mr. -'West, the ordinance (CONTINUED ON SEVENTH PAGE.) SAWTHEANGELOF DEATH. PATERS6NY N. J.V December' I.—(Spe cial.)— Professor William Rauthfuss,; a teacher of music and newspaper man.' had a' ; curious .< dream, two weeks before his death." The Angel of Death, he told his friends, entered'! his Toora while he talent and warned him that death ; would occur in 'a.s hort ■time.' ,Tn telling the; story: Rauthfuss *a!d - if hehacl to; go, he hoped the end 1 would .come quickly, as -he "did not ■ wish :ito,;^become , : a"-:burden- -:to; : ;his frleiids. .His desire ;.was;veklized..:as}hi.s death from? ? heart ;;: disease ■;.;' occurred £ a t cwv momeritsTafteS h«lwai': iitrlckiini^fei WITH US ONCE MORE PIFTY-SEyEXTH MEETS .- •-'.:- ' : - -O ITS i: SECOND - ": ; ';;'' : ■ ':■:.;■: session. :;., '-m-- ■ . '■/:'.:, •;;}■ CROWDS] GREET LAWMAKERS. •■Women Conspicuous Among the Vis ' ; !-' ./, Jtors Ao the Capitol. ; . . . THE; PROCEEDINGS PERFUXCTORV. Senate Adjournn" in T-rvelve 3tinute.i and House in au Hour Out of Res pect to Memory of Deceased Mem ; liers— Carter Glass .STVorn In—Pro position to ■'" Invest iaratc His- Elec tion Referred— Reed on Hand.: .'■ . WASHINGTON, :D.;. C:, - December I.— The second session of the" Fifty-seventh Congress was ■ convened at noon to-day. Long before the - gavels ; fell in the two houses large-; crowds • thronged about the doors of the visitors' galleries, seeking admission. In the early forenoon the cor ridors gave evidence of an approaching .session.- There -were the usual scenes and incidents attending the. opening of Con gress. 'A* bright sunny day brought out a crowd to greet the lawmakers, the women being conspicuous among the visitors. ' In. the lobbies of "the House members .were exchanging greetings, while on the Senate side there were similar exchanges. Large numbers of representatives "also, journeyed to the Senate chamber, to shake hands. ■■ ■ To be seen in the corridors and lobbies on both sides were" many public officials, who left ■ the departments to witness the opening. ; Notable among those .who gath ered at the Capitol this morning were some of the members-elect, who will take seats next December, or earlier, should an. extra session be. called. . . . Former Speaker Thomas B. Reed was among the visitors at the Capitol. Prior to. the hour for convening he visited among the members. of the House, where he once served so many years, then among the^. members •■ of the Senate.. He -was greeted on both sides by friends and former associates. OPENING OF THE HOUSE. A Society Event— Proceeding* I'er fnnctorj- — Carter. Glass Sworn In. .. The opening of the Fifty-seventh Con gress in. the House '. svas as-usual a spec tacular event. . The galleries .. and hall were packed to the doors.: with people prominent 'in' society and politics, and- the flower, show on the floor, .although not ..as elaborate as usual, filled' the chambeh-wi'th perfume and added grace .and "beauty to the scene.- TKe .members; were.-good-na tured . and jovial, , and ."'. there .was no out cropping of ' partisan" feeling' to. mar. the re-assembling. '. Speaker. "Henderson re ceived a cordial reception as he assum ed .the gavel, but beyond this there were no demonstrations/ .' The proceedings were purely perfunc tory.' A prayer, the calling of the roll, the swearing in. of members elected to fill vacancies created by death orresig nation during the recess, the adoption of the customary • resolutions to_ appoint a committee to await, upon the President to inform him that the House and the Senate were ready to transact business. and to fix the daily hour of business— this summarizes what was done. " •. • Then the death of the late Representa tive Charles A. Russell, of Connecticut, which- occurred in the early,.. fall, .was announced by his successor. -Mr. Ban de^ee: the usual resolution of regret was adopted, and the House., as a further mark of respect, adjourned until to-mor row, when the President's message will be read. ' The session lasted hardly more than an hour. The leaders on both sides were sur rounded and greeted as they found their way to their desks, but there were no", demonstrations. Mr. Cannon, of Illinois, whose election as speaker of the next House is already assured, was besieged by his colleagues with congratulations, and with difficulty cot Id force a way to his desk. Mr. Payne, of " New York, the floor leader of the' majority; Mr. Dalzell. of .Pennsylvania;. Mr." Richardson, the minority leader; and other prominent members, also held impromptu recep tions.- , . . - . Among the new .members sworn in was Carter Glass, of the Sixth Virginia District, vice Peter J. Otey, deceased. Immediately after ; the swearing in of these members, Mr. Tayler, of Ohio, cre ated a flurry by offering, a resolution to investigate the election of Carter Glass, of -the Sixth Virginia District, v Mr. Richardson, the minority; leader, challenged ;■ action upon the resolution, but as Mr. Tayler did not ask action upon it, but only that it be referred to Com mittee on Elections No. 1, it was so re ferred, without objection. The 'speaker appointed Messrs. -. Bing ham (Pennsylvania)'. Hitt (Illinois), and Richardson (Tennessee), as the commit tee to wait on th« .President, and- tne House adjourned . until to-morrow. SHORTSENATE SESSION. Adjournment in Honor of 3Xc."»lillan— Profjision of Floiver;*; '. The Senate was in session Just twelve minutes to-day, the first day of the ses sion; ''an adjournment until. to-morrow be ink taker: out of respect to the memory of the late Senator James McMillan, who died during the "recess." Rarely has the historic chamber pre sented such an ..appearance as it did to day. ■ The custom of placing flowers on the desks of the; Senators on the' opening day of the session is one "which" long ban been followed, but the display to-day was adrViittedly themost magnificent that has ever seen. Many of the Senators Were early on the floor and were kept CHILDREN BEFORE DOGS. CHICAGO, ILL., December I.— (Special.) City Health Department Bulletin , issued to-day asking: charitable people "to make choice "between; preserving' the lives of babies : or dogs and cats.; .The bulletin says: .V-While .the dinner of turkey and trimmings {was being pre pared^for.' seventy*' fortunate^ inmates "01 t he ~ Chicago Home •' for : Fri end ! ess ? D ogs arid- Cats; an unfortunate; father^-Charlew F. V Maloriey— was trudging i through : : the South ;-Division^carfying^his. diphtheria stricken .2-year-old [.:: in .' his-., arms inVsearch ■•?_ of ;-a'= place ?■■; where she :j could .be tatferi-Hn ahd : {cared for.'i;He ,wa's admlfisl6nlSKt;hC3pltar ; :and:; : dispensary? Tfc«' child diud ia bis arms." C\ipi /THEEE GENTSIPEK iGOKS^ busy "exohahgins "'* greetings with old ac ■ qualntances;';..'--/ / r* . '-Z :^. : '")f '■"'. ' :-"■'' : " - :' ... The. galleries were J packed to suffoca tion; and {hundreds 5 stood lou tside % the : cor-; ridorsj. anxious to gain admission. / Among the Jspe'ctatprs - were members ; of-- the *diploniatlc?corps.^f: Senor Quesada.'- the' Cubantnirnister, "occupied a. conspicuous'placc.- and exhibited : mnch.^ln terest.'in"!^the:,proceedings;■;(■ ■:.' ; ;■«- i*.:' , The-abaence of -Rev. ; Dr. Milburn. tne blind* chaplain, was '(. particularly , noticed. His^place . to-day was ; taken by. Rev. J. F. Prettyman. of Washington. r>.'C.,, ; No .business . was --.\ transacted, --beyond passing', the customary, resolutions that the ' Senate -was | ready, to j proceed- to busi ness, and' fixing the 'hour of convening? the. sessions at 12 o'clock. President;, pro tern Frye appointed Mr. Platt- (Connecti cut), and '} Mr. Jones (Arkansas), as" tho committee to .wait upon the President, and the Senate adjourned until to-morrow. ■- - Me.ixnße To-Day. WASHINGTON. Dl; Q.I. December' I.—' The joint committee of the two branches o£ Congress appointed to notify the Presi deht,;that." Congress '•■ had .assembled, and was --ready to receive -any- message he might 1- have ' to deliver to it. called at the Executive offices this evening. The com- 1 mittee. was congratulated -■■ by" the Presi dt>nt;;a"ndf requested -to. convey to the two houses lhis- ■ felicitations.'^ with ' the Informa tion .that he would communicate with^the Congress in writing -to-morrow. ; THE ROMANCE OF: A SHINGLE. How ; n. Carolina Girl Met Her Mtiine. Fiance. /WASHINGTON, N. C. December 2.— (Special.)— Elizabeth City has a pretty romance. 'Several months agofane of that towns-c omely girls, wrote; her full name and address on a shingle, which, unknown to her,'; was bundled up with similar wood and shipped upon order to a town up in Maine. There tho. shingle fell into the hands j^of a susceptible young man. who w-rote^to the girl in the South. For a time.^Uricle: Sam 'and the mail man as sisted. : Cupid, but both correspondents were clissatisfied. -They wanted to see each other. --' Last week the. girl visited in Newport News and the man ■ from the far North came down. As a sequel to this the couple liked each other and are to be married next February. The announce ment will-be issued' next w-eek, and their names are secret till then. - - — — -4 ■■ -' .. - THIS CUT MIS SHEEP, Greenwood Farmers Trapped -It And Sent It To Rich mond For Exhibinion. " Mr. R. E. Bruce, manager for T. J. King & Co., 510 east Marshall street, re ceived, last Saturday a very fine speci men, in the way of a wildcat. The cat was sent to Mr." Bruce by his brother, A. C. Bruce, of Greenwood. AlLcmarle county. . The animal had been a source of an noyance to a great many of the rarmer3 in that iocaiily. as they had ;been con tinually losjng the r sheep.- .but since the capture of the beast they* have had no trouble.. . - . The cat, is a very fine animal. It stands two feet in height, and will tip the scales at seventy-live pounds. He : has' a beauti ful coat ~o£ gray, which would^make a very' handsome rug. ' .. . The wildcat- is' on exhlbitiou in the win dow.of-T. J. King &. Co. HORSE TRADING BEGINS. Large ConsignmeittM of Mules in tlie .Richmond M-arUet. The sale of horses and mules at the local sale .stables will continue to be active from now until the early sprins- The Lassiter stables will have a . large consignment on sale December 3d, and other dealers report prospective ship ments." Most -of the mules shipped to this city to be sold are placed, in Eastern Virginia and North Carolina. The animals come from • Missouri. Illinois. Kentucky, and points farther west, and are of a very high grade. A fine pair of Kentucky mules was sold recently at one. of the dealer's to a North Carolina purchaser for $330. The general run of the extra good smooth mules brought! here for sale* bring from $100 to $175 Many of the dealers send out from £00 to 500 let ters a week to their customers -in Vir ginia and North Carolina, announcing coming shipments of mules and, horses.; The trade in the next few. months prom ises to be brisk, with good prices In view. FIRE ALARMS IN HOTELS. Kire Commissioner* Plan Better I'ro tettion for 1.-ufpre' Bnilillns.M. At a meeting of the Board of Fire Com missfoners held last night, a committee ( was appointed to draft an ordinance to' compel hotela, boarding houses, stores and public halls— and apartment houses more than three" stories high— to erect stand pipes as a protection in ease of tire. Superintendent Thompson was instruct ed by the board to compel the hotels to place .a general alarm on each floor, to be rung: to notify the guests in vase of fire. v - A .Pompeian ladder drill has been ar ranged with a view of increasing the efficiency .of the fire department. « The Virginia deposits during the past banking year have exceeded those of any other Southern State. .Richmond de posits have run ahead of Atlanta and other Southern cities of like size. The statements of the local banks show a healthy financial condition for the pe riod ended November isth. 1902. While there have been the usual fluctuations in deposits, they have not been such as to -affect the forthcoming dividends for January. * : WANT $200,000 FOR LIGHT. Council Committee lteeommcniU'Ap ■ "'propritition for Gnsi Holder.- - The Commfttee'on Light met last night and recommended to the City Council a resolution asking for the appropriation of 5200.000 or so -much thereof, as may be needed, to build a gas holder in the West- Enfl. ■ : - .""'■■-..■■' There were present" J. B. Wood (chair man), Washer. Ferguson. Garber.Zim mermann. Stein, Glenn, Gilman, and ■Minor. . . V CRAVAT ALMOST KILLED : HIM. 'POUGKEEPSIE.', N.; V.. December .I.— (Special.)— Three' little boys.. climbed upon Farmer Ribaud"s cider " press, at Miller-, ton i. to-day.. :to'' see; the. machine work.' The .recktie of- Crawford-Delaney, aged 10, caught in the grinder of the press and began-, to.' wind/round. It drew" the.. boy's head idown to-the grinder^ The iiecktie choked' the^boyrandu-aused himVto.make a|gaspingVnoise. which ; was' ; heard lbyl the man ~in charge . of {the ' engine, .which rung the;. press. " lie < ? stopped: ; the,- engine .> and the jboy's ilifeiwas^saved.AttlthQxighStntr tnanjhaditOvCUt^he^coatiupltheibaclcUv Wth.? little fellow ou> . ' •: TWELVE PAGES. DEDICATE THE ANNEX WITH /FORMAt EXERCISES : ASU SOIPTC OtS BASQrET i ! EIKS r - - •■ - ...- ■ ■■:..- ■■_ .: • _ • , TVILI* CELEBRATE TO-DAY, " APPOINTMENTS' OF NEW" HOME >o Grand .Officerji, But Haar Promt* nent Jlen AVIII Be rrtsent. - COVERSOn HEADS TOAST U9T. uvttee - "Dinner Speech** Wilt ]l« Henrd Irom Some of the "Most De servedly Popular Speakers lv tk« State— House Will Be Ablaae Wlt» ; Electricity v Hnd Filled Wltl : Heantifal FloTrerj*. ' The dedication of- the annex of the^cle-' gant Home of Riciunond Lodge. No. By Benevolent "Protective Order oC Elks, fol* lowed. by a -banquet in the new assembly; nail this evening, will ; be the greatest occasion in the'history of the lodge ana will attract- the largest gathering of Vlr, ginia Elks" ever assembled here. "" The .dedication: exarciscs will be held ia the lodge-room beginning promptly at 1 o'clock. The' banquet "will follow, begin* ■ ning at 9 P. M. The joint programme ia tha formal celebration of the occupancjT • of the arinex to the homo, just compleced. and Will be in the nature of a house .v.-arraing.- . Prominent members vt ■ tha order from" three States have been Invited, and there will be a full turnout oi lilch mond's quota ot* tho "Best People oa Earth." ■ The dedication programme ; will not con sume much time. Hoti Samuel L. Kellejr will make the address. The only other speech wilt* be -that by Key. Edward N. Calisch, who will also make the invoca tion. Both -are among the most eloquent and. thoughtful public speakers in Vir ginia: Dr. Calisch's theme will be "Tha Charities of the Order." These exerclsea will occur, in the lodge room. Music . for' the occasion and for the banquet whicli' will follow is to be furnished by Stein's • Orchestra. The dcilication exercises will open with the formal delivery to the lodgo of the new annex, which will be made. by Mr. .; Preston Belvin. 'chairman" 'of t'ho building committee and r-ns of the J most enthusiastic and ■ prominent members -'oC the order in the State. Mr. Belvin" has looked after the -work on the building" with a care and ; attehtion which . few could have devoted to it or been compe-: tent to perform. . Ablaze * - With .Electricity. The banquet will be in the spacious cn«l elegant banquet hall or assembly hall, : as it, will.be known. This is the ground, • floor' of the annex, and "is admirably adapted to -the purpose it will' subserve this evening. .It .will blaze with efectrlc brilliancy— with flashes; of "wit and flames of eloquence, too. .when; the toast3'.ara' being responded to, for the list of speak ers embraces- some of the most .effective after-dinner" speakers In Virginia, .which is equivalent, to saying in the entire coun try, for Virginians are widely; known .for their, eloquence. ; At" the banquet will be. laid for Soo..and it is 3afe:to say there will be no vacant chairs. ( .;. Kxtending along the east side of tho hall from west to. east Is the table which '■will be occupied by the toastmaster a"hd the speakers of the evening:. At right angles^ thereto, are seven or eight other tables running- southward from the head tfible.and. extending the entire depth oC the hall. Thus air the guests can readily face the speakers during the responses to the toasts. Mrl Louis ,O. Wendenbufg. exalted* ruler- of the lodge, will be tha toastmaster,' and a happier selection coutit not be made. There are perhaps -a dozen toasts, but :these will be specifically -set down on the programme, the others beingr more or less impromptu Some of the Toaats. Here* are the leading toasts and th* names of those who will make the re sponses : "...-'■ '"Virginia;" responded .to by Governor A. J. Montagtie. a. member of Richmond Lodge. - , "The City bf Richmond." responded to by Mayor Richard' M. Taylor, a., mem ber of Richmond Lodse^ / "The Eleven O'clock Toast." responded to' by Colonel George' C." Cabell. Jr.; oH Danville Lodge, No. .227. "The Individual Elk." response by Hon. Edward Lyle, of Roanbke Loago. "The Elks \of Virginia," response bj Mr. Phil. G.Kelly, District Deputy, Grand : Exalted Ruler of Virginia. "Our Fraternity," response' by Hon. Harrj'M. Smith, Jr.. of Richmond I^odge. Other toasts will be drunk and respond ed- to by other members of Richmond Lodge and visiting members of the order. Grand Ofllcers CnnJt Come. , It was the hope of the committees ix» charge of the celebration;that someof th(j grarid officers would present, butiiec-; .ters of regret have beenreceivetl from alt, in every case the .statement ' being < mads that owing to -engagements to make, me morial addresses all' over; the/ country they will be unable to be present.: Tha exalted rulers of every lodse in the States of Virginia. North Carolina, and West Virginia haye 1 been invited/and many of these lodges will bY represented around the" banquet board. Amon sc- the - prominent Elks who will be present from a* distanca is Mr. Fred C. Robinson, .of Dubuquew lowa, a district deputy, grand exalte* ruler, and perhaps -the smallest Elk Ir. statue -and < avoirdupoi3* outside .of -I tti» museums. Of . diminutive .height A h^ weighs but ninety-six, pounds,^ but a. larga proportion of , that ia brain .and' heart, which 'are both above normal. Mr. Rob inson will arrive in the city this after noon at 3:30. and will be met at the sta tion by District Deputy "Grand^Exalted Ruler Phil. G. KeJly, and; a deleßatfon from Richmond Lodge, and escorted to his hotel. - » ■ _, " • . ' "■■,:" Many, prominent Elka f rom th(» VirKinia lodges will be present, amonsf them Major Theo Parker,, exalted ; ruler of ' Danvllla Lodse. Parker is "a' AV'est Pqfnt graduate, 'a former captain in the regular army and a major of volunteers in -, tha Spanish-American , war. ..; having: reUa (CONTINUED ON' SEVENTH PAGE.) f CHLQROFORMED;HOUSEWIFk STAMFORD. COXX.. December i-, (Special.)— A ; darlns robber- entered th« : home ot Mrs. W. g. Scoffleld. While ah* > \va's alone to-day into /tha" kitchen, pointed a pistol .'at her ' and wlti ah oath ■' commanded, silence. - She %£t£% tempted to tlee and he knockea herJdown^; gagged her and chloroform^ by ; means ;of ■ a saturated cloth sto'? hep| face. Haifan hour: later the? wom£m*re^^ vlved < and < gave ;tHe^ alarm. ■'■The" Ijoitiiii" had i; been" ransacked (and 3 tlwfa thief •escaped.;; A 1;A 1 ; searching !pacty^yaa^atj«BOtl