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WHOLE NUMB?* 16 411.
RICHMOND, VA., SUNDAY, DECEMBER 6, 1903.
PR-.Ci FiVE CBNT>.
THE SOCIAL CLUBS NOT
TO PAY SALOON LICENSE
WANT HANNA, BUT MUST
WHOOP FOR ROOSEVELT
Senate Assesses Them at
Kot A'.ore Than $350.
NO MOR .CLUBS
IN DRY DISTRICTS
The Charters of Those Already
in Operation to be
Revoked.
TO REQUIRE TELEFHONE
COMPANIES TO CONNECT
House Adopts an important
Amendment?Building and
Loan Companies Net to be
Allowed to Charge More
Than 8 Per Cent.?Terms
of Circuit Courts.
Both the House and Senate yester?
. ?ay had Important h?ls lindar consid?ra?
tion, and adopted a-nendments of wide?
spread general Interest. In the Senate
the bill In re'atton to social clubs, en?
titled an act to prohibit chartered clubs
from selling or giving away wlr.ea. ardent
spirits, etc., In local option districts,
and regulating the chartering of social
clubs, was pns?ed a?'.or Important amend?
ments thereto had been engrafted.
The Senate refus?d to require social
cluLs to pay the rotear saloon license,
as was propoi>:d In the Bhackelfjrd
amendment. rtqt.ir.ng, instead, that the
tax to te paid by any one social club
filiali not exceed ?1.0. Another amend?
ment rei,u.res appi.cants for cub char?
ters to stale wh.jther or not It is pru?
posed to d.. ..e..so liqujrs, and in the
eieni It is sj proposed, then a cert.fi?
caie ts requ.ied from il.o circuit Judge
to tho Loipjrailon Commission, thai ?, o
grar.i.ng o? such cl.ar.cr is not against
sound puUtc policy. Under the terms
of Hie L-.ii us pciodod by u.? oc.a.c, no
cnarter s.iail ue K.uiueo.io a ciuo to d.s
pen-e i.quj.s in iucji o*>?io,r and cli?
pei, sury u.u^i.c.s, und in? 1.?.?-..bee of
C.U.-S ll.lxujy Ll.-1'i.t?.uJ iti fclU.i la-OvI'lulS,
are revu..ed.
Ui.e ji^ude had under consideration
Hou.e t.ii ?-i., cuii-.e.j..n? puuiic'-tiV.ue
COiujiMUvi.b. ar.Q uujj.kuo l?.u wry l.ii
Pui.u-ti ?.?vu-uiiuuIiaDU1, O..C O?
t>.tod, Ll? ->-i. ^u-c, tu r*.u,?.i?u..i~.. I??
qu,ied ail le.epi.or.e cuuij.ii?..ej in I1.0
favJ-tB lu ?-w...^i w.il? U-..11 u.?vl'. .....
L?u? jo.t.?vi ini cu..?-.uue in uuvulUly
o? tue u.iiciit?.nti.i, u..u u w~? ujw^.jj,
So IO ...
a ..a uLi.or important amendment was
ofi.e.ed uy jai'. -..<>., <i?.j w.u.iu ...? ^a..u
il.o uf-vi .u~.. _o--c?..^..o v^> .......0_ ?.?.??
. ll?iii'i o per ce.... ????'1'w.t. iii'o u.iu?u?
mv.i.1 Wao UUJ,.w?U, U....uUgil V.ouivuiif/
?Oj.^i.?eu, Tl.? Cl.'.Ol Ul U, .1 Ja./.U? ?? ;
t..? Mil..?le iX.Su, W.ll, III ll.e V|'....ml 1.11
Bo.ne, pi'u?vik.u.iy ^?j.i'jy u?j......... ai.u
icur. ati.oc.ai.i-j.s. 'n.e ui.l, -s .....c.uea,
in ineae i\%o 'purtuuiufn, wiu oi.ieicd
tO CllglO?Sll..Jnt.
The ?Oliale tpar.t consldcrablo? time fix?
ing Ine Vu'.?.i <St' iXlti,\.'vu)?l&'i we u??
Jour.ied . butoio . co.np.ellr.g tl.e, bili, to
which many amendment's wore ohered,
? ue benage ?.
The Senate, wus.cu.iuu. to. .order, at .11,
?. a?. L.y u-eui<5..ani.-oOveii)or ?. i.i-rd.
W.iii ?bL,ui iwciu,.-?ne aei.<i.u.s present.
There was no prayor.
-* no]ri:h?i'.ica?.io.. nom tho 'House of
?Jeieaa.eo uiwuu?ceti ll.e r-Uai?aoe of sev?
eral h.'l.'s, a'rrior.g' tho.n' the Jord?n bl.l
to break the Baylor, suvyey; i'n.s moas? j
uro wa.s orde:ed prime-, and w.ll noi be ?
taken up by the ? Oaamiltee tor l? isn and ?
G .me until Tuesday. \
Among Hie u.i.<>. bills communicated |
by ll.) House was Senate bill 4M, In ro- ]
latlon to tho public debt, passed by ll.e
House wUii amend ner.i. The amendment
was agreed to by* the Senate, It being |
niu.ily In ? the l.nc of perfecting the
phraseology of the bill..
The first special 'o'rit?r on tho ?alendar
was-pasted- by,' ar.dlheSen.ita took'up .
the sacona, tho committee substituto for
the Bruce fci i. to proli.bit the sale or
giving away of wlr.es and nrient fplrlts;
? Tho bill was dlscu'sed for go-ne .timo
by the S-nato. and club3 came In for a
geni ral assault.' The first clause of tho
m:?afu!fl under fire was what li known
as the S.inckoltord anij-ndment, requir?
ing clvhs wh eh d spense liquors to pay
lha rosu'.nr bar-room li:ense. This was
o ntondod for. by .seye?al,seniors an. th?
only way in curb tho neat Ion of rnush
rcoTi ?lu'?s. Mr.? Keezell criticising the
per annoi of some of thoie alleged ?-.nial
clibs, and arguing for'the bar rconi II
c?"se to te put uion the:n.
Mr,' Mellwalhe, of Petersburg, came to
the rosee 'of the-bon ? fide clu'-s, do
cla Ing ll)U not ??? were ev'l, and that,
on the contrary, many of them wo e
ma "e up of gentlemen of the h.lgheit
standing. They doslred a .buffu In con?
nection with the club, though in many
ceses, not more than twenty-five pi>r
ceni, of ine monbej-s patronize the lar,
It was an InJuUlco, ho conten'od to re?
quire them to pay a regular saloon n
eonre.
When the amendment was voted on It
was lot, and Instead, the S?mte Inserted
a provison "tint the said tnx to be paid
by any ono club shall not excood (? ?
?um of three hundred and fifty dollars,"
??.s w"8 H'lonted.
JUOGIS MUST ENDORSE,
Tho only other change mado In the com
mltiee hill was the Insori.on of a, ? ov|
sion In tho latt chuso in legaid lu so
cl-| clubs to he chartorod litreaftor. n. d
the method of obtaining such chai te. a.
?;.? bill leportoii by tho ciumilUoo ru
qiilred that any upplloilon for a pjuh
chuitor herouite.? s.uill st.Uo In Its nppll
cut.on whetlioi? or not It dasiros to dis.
penso liquors and In tint eveiii the
ju..ge of tho court shall f nddltlon to
the ?ent?lente required by section 1) of
?? act concerning corporat.ons certify ta
the Corporatisn Commission that in his
ConUnuod o? Second taso,) "~:
LIVE NEWS OF TH? DAY PLAINLY PUT.
GATHER IN
WASHINGTON
Very Important Meeting of the
Independent Manufacturers .
of Tobacco.
FIGHT AGAINST THE TRUST
The Otjen Bill to be Considered,
as Well as Other Matters
of Great Interest
Nearly two hundred lnder.:ndent to
Lacco manufacturing firms of the United
Slates yvl.l bo rep.cscnted at a b.g meet?
ing to be he.d In V\ asuington this week
for tfc.2 co..sicerat.or. of inauers ?? v.iui
Interest and Importance tu ina trade
a( Urse.
? l.o ?inhering Is to be under the aus.
plco?. ?? ilia ji.cUpehue..i iuu...-iu,?;..ui<ii ?'
rt.e?Ji;.al?un, a i.-wur.dl ui6a...?iu.uii,
\? ?.?c.? i.UhS Um iAiaclw,uu'.'n?re !.. lu.s City,
i.e.tra recei.cu u,, ,u ii.is li.ilo .iid.cne
la., ? tue ftp. ??emu. luti vVl.i i>e .o.y
Iurte, m>.lu^n.tj coi.ceri.? from all sec- ?
l.?..a 01 ??.? ' V.1.U..I. j . exit ut i.jj ...ni?
niyr.il u.ui.ufau.u.eio un. lo un i.u..u.
U nas generai.y loen uss?med ihai u.e !
bu1?j, ut, ai leus., ine enei, purpose uf
U.e nieei.r.s waj tl.? dlsjuodiu.i ?? p.ui.a
lui? 8ce?r.i.,? ti.e ? paa-a^e of the uijen
bill, pjot.ibitlng bonus schemes, but ,1t
?b g ?incieli iromMi.e o..?ccrs i.ere eiuu
ll.e.o vvi.l Le ot.ior mauere ul equal or
greener i.npui\a....o thai wi.i De pri-ociued
lor cjiibiUerai.or.. As for the oije.i uni
itself, the astoe.atlon appears luntldeni
of Siuccs., 'ine iimericn Tobacco Com?
pany is not mai.ing any t.tjni on tue
inca&u.e Ui.e year.
^j.K?.Uii.NT LANDSTREET.
| A matter of perhaps gieaier lmpor
; lance ih..n this, liowe.or, is the ques
i t.on that W..1 a;l ,eof the general re.auon
' of the lr.def.Jn-ent manufacturers to U.o
| retail dealers' and jobbers' aesoc.atlona
1 springing up here and the.e. yvu'v?
1 sosti, f.cslder.t Landsiroet, of tho asso
cation. dec.aroJ that the independents
were eaUoy.r.g an unprecedented period
of protpriiy.
According ' to Mr. Landstreet, one of
tho mauers to como before the assoni-'
Liod Independents w..l le the p.-oposulon
of Jo.nlng hands with the organized re.
takers and golns forth Into the field
together for a s;cady aad pers.stent f.ght
nga.nst the trust. The Retail Dealers'
Clgir and Tobpcco Company, of New
York, wi:i, In all probability, be on
doused by the tissoi-uuiun. A coupon
scheme from the Retail Deilera' Aa??
soc atlon uf America will alio Ue sub?
'n).tl<3d. It provides a certa.? reveuue
tor the retailors, Sentiment on this
po'nt Is divided, and the scheme will
probably c.eate considerable discussion
at the coming mee'lng.
TOBACCO SAMPLES,
AnotliPr Important matter will be a
movement to secure tho reversal of the
ruling of tho Inton.al rovaiuui olllcu in
tho matter of lobacc.i s imples imended
for il strlbution. This decision prove te
manufacturers of smoking tobacco from
availing II enselven of tho pr.vl'.ise of
uinploy ng lie ample schPtie. hut do?.
not affect He plug and clairette trad?.
The object of t.,i associa.ion Is iS Imvo
tho law restoru 1 lo Its original form.
, With this end In vhw a <,o*n-mir,"n,li>n
' lui a been addressed to General Vorltea,
' commissioner of tho involine, if i|ie
commits oner (hies not reverso his ruling
tho mitter will prot-n'ly bo takon Into
Congrei?s, whovo nn effort will ho turulo lo
hu .? the law Itsc'f orurged
The nipoiing will ho he'd rjnivnbor
"lOtli nn'l 11th In the New Willard Ilotol,
of Washington,
A CHAST?f ?E~
IS NOW SUSPECTED
(?5"<?<"??) |o ?? o r.tiie?-Dlspaich.j
WJ?4? ESP ARRE, PA, D?. 5?Whon
the e>T?"*M body of? S?\uel ?. Kttmer
was found tn the ruina o? a burned house
at Berwick last Tuesday,. It was thought
thnt he ha'J teen burred lo death. ."
Th? reTiaIrs were shipped hers.: and a
s?nrt'!rig rlls-o-ery ha?, been made,? which
point? to murder. The? bori ? wr<"< ??"'
clved here, was without arms,? legs or
head, and a search mide In the ruins of
Ih? hi"?o has revealed no trace of these
members.
Klsner lived alone, a hermit. In the
h.ous"! wh>'i hu-''-?. a-tl 1? was su^pT-ed
.that he had wealth ?-".creted. It Is.'now
hn'icv-"! h? ws riurd^'ed for Ms t????.?,
'pnH that, the criminal chopr^d off. the
.head, legs and arms and hurled them.
STEPHE^n^:""7 . ,
? WHERE THEY ARE AT;
fSneclr] to TIip ? mef-Dlfp-t h.) ? .
NF.'v vrflK, Dd?. 5;- ' ;.tf.-> Gn'es.
Averti? Polo-?, fou-t, Rrooklyn. ' tc-dav,;
0P, f.j?^-^^^ ? npi-e..s .was tWore Mails- ?
t-pt* Furli-s to explain why he had.
?fa>d to obf'ln a 'Icn-c for his 'Jog,.. ?
'-."Vaii-' Hnpnr, I have, no. dog now.",'de.'"
lt.)f>r??' Herman. : '.?.?'? J ?? t
"Why. this Inspector here eays you'
hav? ore." . ,-.\
"Oh. r have had lots of dogs,", said
Hema'n. '.. ?,'-.-?
"W'l wHt became of them?" . in-.,
ipi'red tVe court. . . V, . ,.'
"1 could r'o? ?n'y,' .They carre and they,
we-t. your "ihor." ' '
"Wi-at bnslre^s ?re you In?"
"Me? Oh T'r>i In the pnu'ice, buslr
ppsR.*' '"p'ied Herman, twjrl'riir hl? .hit
?.rH ?<M'H-cr f-o^ o-p foot io the oth?r.''
"D!sT>l=="d,"'snld the mail?trate. start
Ine ? ??''Vi. which ran all around, the ;
court room. ; ' i
WOMAN ??? P'PN
[ POTH GO SLIDING
| rpr-v'-l tn Th* Tlme?-n!srat-h.)
' CUMBERLAND. MD.. Dec. B.-Mrs.
Wlirani Kiddy, of Midland, this county,
hnc a ?trilling slide for life this mcr-i
:ng ' She was In the barn on the bill
fide .and rad Just finished mllklner wh<-n
the bern. loosened by frost. sti.T'cd from
Its moorings, went fCO feet down the
stoop Iraok pf show and settled, right
side ur, or the level.
It swayed In the lightn'ng descent, hut
the woman clung fnntlcally to a post
, while the tlmrers twisted and groaned
I nront l-er? .With the otter hand she
cintched her pall, and none of the milk
. wa?i srllled, >
? When the hu'Idlng rettlsd 'he terrlf'cd
woman, unharmed, emerged with the
bucket of milk, leading the cow. ,
THE LOST CAUSE
REVIVED IN PANAMA
Dalhs Daughters of Confederacy
Thank President Roosevelt.
and the North.
^-???"'al to The Tlm.es-Dl"natch.i
DALLAS- TEX., Dec. 5.-The fnllow
? Ing resolution was aJoptod by tho Texas
j Chapter of the - Daughters of Confed?
eracy by'a ur.anlmous vote:
| "Whereas, the President of the United
States, by his re-cent eourso toward the
RepuU'e of Panama, lias shown to the
world his endorsement of the principios
l of the right of secession; and
| "Whereas, the people of the Northern
Ftates, by their accjptanco and approval '
of hie courto, have shown Uiat they liavo
been led by him out of the fug of Igno?
rance to tho tr.ght realms of truth at?
[ tallied by Southern eiateanaun so many
years ago; bo it
I "Resolved, That we oxlend to the Presi
1 dent ilio hearty titani,s Dl ? lie uuu?luei's
1 of the Confederacy of Uni Stato of Texas,
in convention uaseaiblu.l, for his enduise.
? ment of 'he pr.m lp.es anil his v.nd.ca?
tion of .l-o' c-uao for' which the Huuili
? urn pool lo louant bu gluiiuus.y, bui so
' u,aas.rpus>.y, m ilio Wilf uoiweon tlw
Stutos. Be it further
! "Resolved, Thai ,i uopy of liiufo icsulu
tlons he tent to the President."
' The resolution was mal ed to president
T?f.dsevalt by the secrotary o? the.con
? ???non last night,
AN AWFUL
Stowaway . for Fourteen Days in
the' Hold of '?fie "Rapp?haii-:.-?'???
nock as in a Se^lejl'Tomb.
li'J A PITIABLE CONDITION
Left ..Liverpool a Man Weighing
jDne Hundred .' and Forty and
' Fell Away to Sixty Pounds.
. . iSpeclal to The Times-Dispatch.)
NE .VPORT NEWS, VA., Dec. 5.?When
the cirtro from the lower hold of th?
British, steamship Rappanhonnock was
telf.g discharged to-day. Robert Leslie,
an American, who stowed away on the
ship at L.yorpool. was found In a pttable
co.-.dltlon, a living skeleton and almost
un~on.:clous.
The young-man went aboard the ship
at.Liverpool, intend.ng to throw himself
atthe mercy of Captain Buckingham
when the vessel had gotten to soa. He
crept Into the hold to hide while tho
cargo'was being loadsJ.
AS IN A TOMB.
It was dark, and ho could not see that
box after box of merchandise was beln?:
placed around him, and before he real?
ized, whut.had happened he was securely
sealed in the botiom of the ship. What he
suilerod physically and montally can be
!im glr.ed.
Two pnun's of broad he carried Into
tha ship with him was half eaten up by
rats and the water was soon gone.
For ten days he tried to attract the
attention of' those on board by -shouting
at the top of his voice, but no relief cama,
and-he lay down to die, despairing if
rescue .
IN HOLD TWO WEEKS.
For fourteen days he remained In the
hold, and when he w.as finally rescued to?
day, he dl l not know whether hn was
do'd or olivo.
When ho left 1 Ivrpool he wae a rule.
Virar'y man. weighing over 400 pounds;
HAWTHORNE-POE
AMERICA'S BEST
Frofessor Smyth's Idea of Poe's
"Rhythmic Creation of the
Beautiful."
(Special to Tho Times-Dispatch.)
PHILADELPHIA, PA? Deo. S.-Profes
sor Albert H. Smyth ilol.verod last night
tho f.i'.h la.turo of his course upon Amor,
lean Li.eruture al ino w'ldpJtWJ' i*iu?u.i'y?
Ho said tinti ho had united the names
of Hawthorne and Poe because they
wore the .chief lltorary artists Amer.ca
lias produced, Hawthorne wie tho most
?onsumuiato master of prose; Poo the
most -subtli! master of.the melu'les of
veno,
The Ufo of Edsur Allan Poe was re?
viewed, and tho numerous blunders
many of them wt fui?ut h.? eurly biog?
raphers, were suld to hnvo produced a
Poo mythology. His theory of poetry
wus said to ho "the rhythmic creation of
the uoiutlful." Poo was convinced tlmy
Ho YOBUer.tsa of oxultiUlon excited by a
.?'.wcet air, which should be indefinite arid
not too strongly suggestivo, was pre?
cisely what wo should u|?n ut In poe'ry.
His own poetry was In. accord with this
definition. T'e Vciurer revd In lllu*?r?
tion "The. Haunted Palace" and "The
City ??.the Se?," "\j
now h? lies at tho hoenpal a wreck, hard- |
ly vft y, lug sixty pounds. ' ? ? ?
The physicians fear that they will not;
h* able to save the unfortunates life, but j
the fact that ho went .through wl<h the
ho-rlblo o-a-nl nnd came out alive, show?.
rimarkatlo vltallty.'and It Is hoped that;
he will pull through.
MARS IS INHABITED,
SAYS PROFESSOR LOWELL
(SfPfliil to' The T!mpi.ril?imtch.)
-RHILADBrPH-A. ??.G Dee. X.?Pro
f*'50i' Perclval Lc-wcH, of .the, Institute
of Technolojfy, Boston, who ma'd'e dally
observations of the planet Mars ' from
M* observatory' at Flagstaff, ' Ariz., from
January? 1 tc July ,3J.|~st.. In a lecture
hef?re the : A'iror??an. Plillosaphlcal .So
? l-le'y I a et night; do'clar^d that the wator
'in the canals of the planet-'s drawn off
?t certnln feaeope by artificial. means,.
Which' c'lnyWes'hlnv that the planet Is
tnhnb'ted.. Ha said!
"I m.^de dally. obvpryBtlone. and often
two an-ythre?. In'nil I made 375 draw,
lnsra. iwhl^hJ'have cOTtrtvred. Our world
dp^ords for life and .vP?<5*atlon tmon s?n
and" water. As we have?an ahundnnce of
wa'.er: t>*o s"n def^ma'pe'? where vpe-etn
ton Is th!ck"?pt. -InLM->rs water d^ter
?nlnoa the ,fl'n',unt of v^iretatlon. There
fore, vegetation Is thickest In. the nolnr
?,??? and i"ecva-i>s propo^tlor^t-plv to
the equator. The Tnes of thn canals are
-v.nn* d'stlnct toward the center of the
plappt.
"Nnw. ?he watp?? Fee*** to he sup-i]t?d
to the planet hv th? ^?'ttrsj snow nt the
polar can. Just before this melMng oc?
cur? tho Uro? of tho onrnls boeo-n? al?
most lrvl=|ble, nrovhis t>"at the water Is
he'nn drawn <S<f bv artlfl-lnl "lon^s to
prepare for the low from h>p nolar cap."
INVENTOR OF THE TROLLEY
DIES IK CHICAGO
(By Associated PreFs.i
CHICAGO. D^c, 5.?Albert H, Honey,
rpiVo?"? <-v?ptn? of the n-dererouTl trol
ihy'i ii dPad from a rtroke of paralysis.
Ho was an-otdUlme telegraoh operator
und was ore of the thron operators first
?rrploy-drv the /ips-r'n ?.?>?? Pr?ss In Chi?
rac?. Tot?r h? entered Into tho employ
of? the Union Paclf'o ^??-?? Company,
-r>d oferwarfl superintended the eon
??p<<*??? of th* Tre? for the Northern
Pacific from Bismarck to the Pacific
coast.
BILL FOR TRIBUNAL
OF ARBITRATION
Plan Proposed by Volney Foster
to Have a National Court to
Settle All Disputes.
(By Araoclated Press.}
CHICAGO, Dae. 5.?The croatlou of a
nations! arbitration tribunal, named by
Iho President, lo which shall be sub?
mitted al) disput?e between capital and
labor, le the aim of Volr.ey foster. He
has drawn up a bill, copies of which have
boon sent to leid ng business men, manu?
facturers and labor loaders, with a re.
; quest that they suggest such amend
| n.enta us thoy deem necessary to mal.e
I tho bt-1, If enacted into u law, as ottoo
j live as possible.
I Tho b.ll ptov.uos for u commlttoo of six
? muniLci-h, ut a saury oi ??,???? u >oa.r,
' with the Secretary of Commenti and
Labor us an ex u,?.co inumoor anil cliuir.
? nuiii, The niombere are not to uccc-ui
' prirtiutsiteu aslao lnun tlio.r salaries, un?
tici' a Lvnalty of a fine of ?'?,??? ur iwo
j yuira- Imprlsonnient, or both, Tho heucl
iiuai'le>ra of (he tribunal uro to bo In
l Washington.
| Tliu ptoposeil bill provides that the Irl
! hiinul determine all cuses, either In the
? ulllrmatlve or negative, on tho claims of
both parties,
I it a.so provide? that t'>ero shall bo no
strillo or lockout pending tho convolution
I mul both parlies to tho controversy are
to resume and continue their former
relU'pne. This condition u to remain
until ft docUlon luis been rendered.
DROPBACK
ONE GRADE
Major-General? Wood' Will Be?
come a Brigadier-General on
Monday at Noon?
MANY OTHERS-LOSE A GRADE
Wood? Will-be' Renom mated by
President?Changes to. Become
Commander-in-Chief Good.
. ; ,?;) .TlmtisrDisnatch Bureau,
Colorado ? Bull ling
Fourteenth and G Streets, N. W.,
. Washington, D. C, Doc?mt er 5th.
? At noon Monday Major-General L?o?
nard Wood w 1G become a brlgad er-geu
oral. and one hundred and sixty-seven
officer} under him, who were promoied as
a result ?of his advancement, will Ilkewhe
drop back one grade, This somewhat
curious fact was made known to-day and
appears to hove been overlooked. The
law and the constitution:!! provisions gov?
erning nom n.at.ons to office by the Pres?
ident are vsry plain. It Is provided that
whero the President makes nn appo'nt
ment when' Cnngross Is not in fcs o;i
the offic'al F.haH'a?sune the duties and
recelvs the pay attached to such office.
P-ul It is provided that when app?lntn ont
Is made wh le the Congress Is in Session
the appointee shall not receive tho" pi'y
attached'until the 'appointment is con?
firmed by the Senate.' '.
Wood and the other officers promoted
at tho time of hh appointment to the
rnnkof major-general love been receiv?
ing tho pay of their.? new rank.?
' -OLD. HANK AND PAY.
The Senate Committee on M lltary Af?
fairs Is still'Instigating-the fl nees of
Wood for tho rank of. major-general, and
tho extra soss'On will end Monday wl h
out any action be ng. taken.. At once the
officers will -have' to go back to. Uie.r
old tank nnd pay.
Of course, the ? President w'll send the
nominations to the Senate again, but. this
does not alter the faci that the oiflcers
promoted will have to go back to the
Old rank.
It Is regarded as settled that the cam
mltteo will report favora'tly on the nom?
inaron of Wood It Is said to-day that
all the Republican members of the com?
mittee w.ll vote for ? favo:nb!s l'?ppnj,
and that Cocl-rell, Pettis and BlacUturn
ara for car.fli motion'.
Thero Is doubt as to how Bate, of Ten?
nessee, the other Democratic mem or,
elands, but It is thousht he Is probably
opposed to confirmation,
WHERE ?????? ?TANDS.
6enator Har.na lias not as yet lnti*rated
who'hsr he will f'sht the r.onln to:-,
whether ihern bo a 'favorable repo t or
nor. it is sild t-y ?omo of h s frl-nrls
that he will hardly do so. however much
he would like to, for the reason that ha
would not risk d?feat against slm heavy
odds.
So the outlook for the Doctor to be
confirmed in the rank o? major-fonerai,
which will make him the chief, of safe
and v.rtuil cam:rando:--)n-e:a of of tho
army in 1?>U. Is exceed ngly bright.
THE WHITE HOUSE"
BECOMING A 200
(Special to Tho Tinie-f-Dlwpateh.).
WASHINGTON, Dec. G?.-???? contri?
bution to the esecutive inouugoi'le yes?
terday was a snake, This y,sitar was
not mona welcome to thu unlformeil at?
tendants of thu wi.iio ????? than the
wildcat that? proco'04, It. Th? rvpHW
had traveled from Ilio 'swamps of Nor
Ida, und was of ? variety known as tho
"glass" Blinket. Tro enalte is alive, but
Ihoi'o Is always Impending pftti? Il the
possibility o? broaklut- jntu fri g monts ou
aceoi'iit u? t|ie brltth>i:vss ni Its tissue.
A sudden Jar ur h sharp blow will simp
Il Into pieces.
The snake was. bv tiv? President's d|.
r-etlon, rent to tho Zoo bui when it was
HfiAd out of th?.t'.ox there rH-"?*1*?* ???sev
iral good sl?ed ?iece* P< its anatomy
Meeting of K?publican
National 'Committee
situation is
m:.st unique
-
Ohio Senator Afraid to be Can?
didate Because of State of
His Health. ?
WHY MR. ROOSEVELT
MUST BE NOMINATED^
Though Opposed by the Drains
of His Own Party, He Has
Made Himself Popular With
Masses by His Strenu
osity?Does Things in
Impetuous Way.
The Times-Dispatch Burea>\
Colorado Build! g,
Fourteenth and G Streets, N. \V..
Washington. D. C. Dec. 5. 1903.
The meeting of the Republican Nation?
al Committee In this city on the 11th
Inst /-III be one of the most Important,,
and decidedly . the most unique In. the
history of the party. It will be Impor?
tant because ? of 'the Indisputable fact
that the Republican lendars see that there
are many elements of weakness develop?
ing every day In the position the Repub?
licans hold as rulers of this country, and
unique because it.Is conlidently expected?
ot. all sides that It will take some step
wh:'ch will ' rogarded as endorsement of
the ?ai.dldacy of President Roo.evel;,
who Is not the candidate of a majoikyof
h.s party.
1 doubt If In the history of pn.UU
cal parues there has ever teeri ? time
when a man who Is so conspicuously .out
of lavor with the'le.tdeis nus so corn-,
pleteiy domnated the s.tuatlon. There'
Is not on the committee one single' man
who ?s ut heart a Roosevelt m-n. ? it s
believed that every one of them, ' with
probably four or five excei-tlons, are for
Hanna for the nom.nation, But there Is '
no duuot ihat-ihey will have to whoop';
It up for the man they thought they;
had Disposed of'forev?r three? years ago,?
when they drpve.him to accept the ?enondi
place on the' ticket! ' w.th William Mc?
Kinley, j
. HANNA NOT A CANDIDATE..,
There Is n?, likelihood that Senator.
Hanr.a. will bo a candidate for the nom-,
lnntlon. He Is the vlct'm of ? doublo
mind, but he will not make the race. Ho'
will retire from the cnmm.ttee ?rd.devo e .'?
tho le.Tialnder of his life to his so t in tho
Senate. This is legarued aa ' absolul?.'y'V
correct.
Hanna has had an arrb'tlon to fcecome j
the President of "-e United State. His
doctors have told him that he wps rot
strong enough to make the campaign.
Ho would at the present moment he? an
avowed candidate.'? for the nomination
against Mr. Roosevelt were It not for.the '
fact that he had a very severe a't^ck
list winter and spring, and that his phy?
slc'nn has told h,vo with the u'moH !
plalrn^s? that his life, or the very ma?
terial .shortening of >'* r'pvs. ?????|?" be ?
. tho tesult of the work and worry of a
en-id?'???? for the presldencv.
I No*hlntf could mor? dellpht the heir's
| of the groit majority of th? co?"?"ttee
t thin the nr^iimcerppnt.o' th? G""?*'?:????<
of Senator Hanna. He Is by nil odd? the .
strongest m-'n In the Repurll am narty. "a .
would gpt moro Democratic vet"!? than
any man tho Republicans could nomlrato.
Tt I- thcirht by m"ny Pemocrits that ?
:enator Oonm would? roll ? larger vt?
nmong concervntlve Repuhl'on? than '
I any Do-oo-r-? thn? could be n'o?Irnted.
OPPOSED TO RUOSKV'E^T.
There Is no dlssruts'nc the fact, and *?w
I make the ntt"mot. that the ?-en who
I ?"?"ttt-t the Re^uhllcan cimtnlgn? are
. IV'tt.erly opposed to t?~e po?nlrn.t!onof Mr.
Rnoopvalt. H? I" un'versilly regardai
among tho lender?* of his party a? unpnfe, ,.
a^d I'nbl? to go of ? ? tanr,?r,t "' p-y "
moment. He Is dhl'Vert by mmv Fept'b
1Ip-p-> "'?o't c? ?OTtlIv a? ?-? I? K.->.'t??.*?'.'??
great bulk of Democrats. The fact that
ho h->s not the pyrt??tp'.v of th? >-??? ???
In the party, and that he cannot control
the bra'ns of it, 1? be'ng ?xe?pllfled every
day hero now. whon- the Sem*-?, o-lled
In ex'ra <-<>?r!on to n?""? t>-? Cu'-nn recl
uroc'tv bill, meets ev?ry third d^.v. 1* In v
??e??|on ? f"w -.i?"i, iu-ltig which !t '??
formally re'iis?? to discuss the measure,
and then adjourns.
Too ou?tt|on hnw Is It that Hip nomi?
nation of Roarer?!t I? ? foreeon? <"*?<?1*?
fion If! h? !>? so unpopular? 's a natural
?no.' I-t" I?"- mid? hlm??lf "o'rul'r *'i?h
? '?e .h|rt?lr?f r-*?????.?. Tu? ?v?'5-'i
American, to hh discredit, profe-s rash
ind tnth'p,'.ln? nctlnn and ?r??ch to d>
lo-T.a"" u't-erupp?, ??a? o do-ro'h'n?? t-???
ey. T'-or?, I* al^av? "?o-?-?h'r?r ??""'n^' S
? with Roosevelt. It Is eonerall?? someth'rg
wv,,"'i i-i'-e?? hl~i the laiiTh n?* ?'o-k
! of the oar'v loader' 'rd of the G?????
I crats ger???'?. hi?? ?'- ?- ???*.?? Idle.
VERY ??.^???'?'?,
?? ha" h??n ? v?-y <*????-??? P'?st-?
! dent.. "There ore no air? ??lnu'? ?"','' hi
?ci-ns ?o .a?? In p" <?? d-??, f? .I't^rs
hi? hnr??? iv? ? ?'v-foo* fo,.,?_rti??,,?. he
h-ive ?>? F S'-'ot rhoto-nnhar tv?r? to
taVn h'm in the ici. ard h not ??-- n'c
K\??- I- (><?> ?'t|?t'i ?'??-??>..? ?r. ? '.-..-?
? |f | fei?he ??' ????????<1 th? o'r?'e fo
th.> dl~i"-^? of 1'fO'i v"-l?s. 'h-'-irt aa ,
: r?py hn-d' as he co r?-?p "? th"?? t|o-e
' or-? ?,-|.??at ill'? ?'?'"-'??? than ~1"t.y f\
pol'fViin h',c the ??'G?? to ???->'?? |,,
1 th? corr'p of <i IIOt'?-", to ??>.? ???'-G?{
| of tho t>-ol|<^pcl? nf bahl?'? I'ls'pd ?rd t'e
j otf"t'tlv of soft ao-ip pMsrepxPd at 1<??????? '
Who?" natre1? Hi'?? on the ?????? inly li
the (lne = t of t.V'P. I'e I? ctre>'tlopn t?^
???-??'?? a love of hard wveV nnl ('?ihlrg.
He thinks h'n'fOlf '""-eclally ti't^'d to tho
role of the lnd"',",ldiMH ?????, Ha irp->'pft?
?;a-.mops m o'"ce ? Sou'hern Sta ?.?<
figalnst the advice of tho gray-hoat's of
lily own party, and writes let ??rs boldly
si'iirnig tho counsel offer??! him. And
n.sii-M hi-. clo-iOft t'r'i'iuH liow his uf on
Will affect the deles itlon from that S u'o
to the national o invent On, Hu cultiva re
,??-,?? ??; co ma g es tho stern virtues of cur?
ago and honesty In the administr?t on
of the ?lutto of oTce, and consulta with
h'? ohU>f pol'tlcal advl-er befitio ?lawn at
tho Wit te Hot se with a view to la it
how the probing of charges of 'hlevery
utul giiisral corruption In tie I'oslnfll ?j
Department can test be stopped, and ite
eftticts upon the n<!Xt election and hie own
nomination <'Vult*ed.
JOKK ON REPI'H! ICANS.
?U? ioli? uuiiM R?oublicune. ar.a Ua?