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BEGIN TO'DAY RI?HT/ READT-D WANT ADS. T-D WANT ADS. SAVE TIME, MAKE MONEY. THE ??? fgUSBtt ft ' WHOLE NUMBER . 16,423, RICHMOND, VA., THURSDAY, DECEMBER 17. 1003, PRICE TWO CENTS. SUMMARY OF THE DAY'S.NEWS 1 The Weather. Washington, dco. iG.-Forecasi for Thursday and Friday; virginia?Fair Thursday ! and .Friday; ? light west winds, becoming varlablo. North Carolina-Fair? Thursday, and Frl. flny; variable winds. Jrestorday woe extremely raw and cold, jMth skies overcast, but the snow or rain predicted failed to appear. To-diiy iwd to-morrow aro' oxnectod to be fair. < STATE OF THE THERMOMETER. ? A. M.2S i;-m.?? ? 8 P. M. t<>? li P. M. ....j34 ? v. m..;...?? ? ?it Midnight.? & / Avcrago .31 1-fl Highest temperature yesterday.4P ? i,owcst-temperature yesterday..&? Alean I temperature yesterday.?2 ???tp?? temperature for December....*) ??reclpitatlon during past 24 hours. O MINIATURE ALMANAC. ., December 17. l!?3, 1 Hun rise*......7:20 | IHOH TIDE. ,? Bun set?.1:63 | Morning.3:10 *loon ???08....5:d7 I Evening.??49 Richmond. J ' ' George ?. Fisher declines to be inter? viewed; he makes statement to Captain J'izzlnl; municipal investigation practical. I y closed-Vote on oyeter bill likely to be taken to-day, and It Is possible the meas , uio. will be doioated?Legislature provides ? money for Stuart monument and Vir? ginia building at St. Louis-Harkudale pure election? bill and social club olii T.HBseu-State Central Committee meets to-day to consider Norfolk contest?Hot. , ileo people In danger of losing their 1 homes-Lad ? stiuck by a street car and J badly Injured?Dr, F. T. McFaden to ,? be Installed Sunday?McGuIro monument lolls to. arrive-Hardware store? and, a residence robbed-Tug to be sold at auc? tion to-day-^?Bishop Randolph to speak lctoro Virglnlu Historical Society In Y. M.. C. A, Hall to-morrow night?J. C. vvyeor a. candidate for Congress from the ivlnth District-Norfolk politicians nre nor? In force-!?Pretty marriage In Flu ?vanna? county. MANCHESTER?Functal of??Auditor John W. Hall-Council to meet In Joint Session to elect a ?uccessor Jr'rldny night-Mr. Luther Nunnallv a strong candidate??Special committee caned for to-nigiit?Council may recon? sider Its actloir?n reapportlonment??Ar. rested for- drunkenness-A lady's arm nroken-Assistant Postmaster Beattic go. In g to Cuba-Mr.' Georgo Friend coming ftume from Klondike. Virginia. ? HtonewaJI Jackson Camp,- of Staunton, decline? tb accept fuvors from any but truwa for whom, they foughtr?Henry W, Stockton struck by train at full speed, at crange, and not seriously hurt?.Devel? opments In the Burche? tndrder 'case show that the man's head was hacked to ? jiiescs by nts wife and th? man-with wbomlho caught her?Anraret, the popu ' lar prize ring Jumper, sold, to" a Now ?orker?-Attack with an axe met'with the discharge of a shotgun In Caroline-^' ''ercy K. Heynolds. of . Roanoke...acel? ? dentally killed In Pittsburg, Po--Miss i Olile ?. ? Sauiidors awarded (3,000 for. ber rand, .which was crushed between street ; ? car seatB, in Noriplt-^-WIUiam D. Zim? merman* -- ?outhern Railway Inspector, killed by train In Aloxandila??George \ jiuiiDv, colored, given ton years at WU ) ?iam?bur? for barn bumlrtg-^?^Assallliflts ft the young Caroline county; physlOWh rnnturcd hv the county authorities on ,?: iotomac River stcamor-Special'' grand jury in Bath county Investigating ?-violar I uone of J'ocal. option?A number, Q?yeoni nidales mentioned at Williamsburg, and Newport News to succeed the late Judijo Uuhbard-Eight hundred .and -Blxty-llve whites and only elgbty-four negroes qual. Ifv to vote In Staurtton?-G*fi|Ain Webb's noatlng "bar-room, on tho Rappahanhuck, cinlms right to sell In local option- coun?? ties-The Buchanan Banner changes owners-The Seaboard Medical Associa? tion hears a paper lavoilng the revoca? tion of d.uggist's licenses who prescribe tor a patient-Fight' opened In Norfolk aganst social clubs. * North Carolina. '/' Deputy marshal and deputy sheriff shot at Dunn, N. C, by W. ?. Gotler, whom they rounded up In a hiuse; ho opened rugiade nnd kept It up until ammunition, exhausted-Lady fatally hurt by trolley car in Wilmington-Uoatd of oxamlners tor trained nurses organized at Orepus? fcoro-^?.Mills at Reldevllle preparing to inauguralo tho now child laoor bill that ullows none less than 12 to work and then only 11 hours a day?Gilbert. Waiden, well'known elocutionist, wedded at Pino? lillo to young .UisS.ssippI tiri, who eloped to come to him-Judge Archer Pnlegar, of Virginia, plaintiff in suit at (Jrcensboro over block of brick buildings-Horticul? tural Bocicty elects officers?One hundred and fifty barrels of apples for St. 'Louis., General. Holiday dullness nnd apathy has settled over th? market, for stocks and bond? ?how a downward tendency on'light de rnand??furry Si Heath is Implicated In report of Messrs. Conrad and fconaparie, ppocml counsel -of tho government In the postoWce cases-Sonalo passe? tho Cuban reciprocity bill by latge majority?House in sess.on for four hours; most of which lime is spent in consideration of tho pen? non legislation-?Mr. Chamberlain makes closing speeches of the year In-his fiscal campaign for proteciion-Interesting point raised In connection with tho will or Htm y ?. Plain?.Mart? Corell) Is given damages of half a cent,' an3 must pay ? or own court costs?United .Sta tes Consul Davis tlirashed live Tu.kish police, mon unaided; a warship will be placed ut nts disposal hy the Navy Department? 'two ravorltes win on the Crescent City track?rMarmes aro landed from tho Dixie ?nu nave machine guns-to resist any movement or ine Colombian troops??El? der statesman o? Japan aro met tor the purpose, It Is said, ot adopting a firm stand of opposition to Russia-Modal of honor will be given boatswain. Decry fur his heroism, In swimming to sunmorinu. boat and uitaching a line to It during high seas-'United Slates may dispatch. u vessel to Catean waters, in view of the unsealed condition ot aftnlrs m the coun. try. , ,i HALF A CENT DAMAGES FOR MARIE C0RELLI (By Associated Press.) BIRMINGHAM. ENGLAND, Dee. 18? ??a??? Lorelii, the novo).si, was to-day guarded hair a cent dnmiigos, each side to pay their own costs, in a. linei stilt ??ought by her against tho proprietor of mo ?uat.or?-iin-Avim Herai?, In coiinec. non with a recent controversy, in which Miss Corelli opposed the erection of a i.umeglo library on tho ground, that it involved a diwecrutlun of Shakespeare's birinpiuce, ? he libel consisted in a sute ment ti'.ai M.ss Lorolli desired to erect (i library at the same place. SUPERINTENDENT IS GIVEN AUTHORITY The chief matter under consideration at tho meeting of the Committee on Health last night was the abolishing of all rules made by the committee for the govern? ment of tho men in the Street-Cleaning Department and the placing of the'su Iborlty In' tho hands of tho superintend? cut. Tho committee audited pay-rolls and disposed of much routine business, RICHMOND MAN ROBBED IN BALTIMORE SALOON iS"i>rt/ to Tlio ?linci-niiiiateb,) BALTIMORE. MD.. December' 16.T-W. B. ? Hancock, of Richmond, Ya,, com? idalned to the police to-day that he h d been robbed of $17 In a saloon on Bulaw Street. Two women wore arrested, but for lgali 01! evidence were released. Jt ono, but IOBtllttlo time tied much. on the Jordan-Cardwoll Andrews and -bullerwider, o? Admiral uiass" suur. m t f\ m ?-? . ?* r ?-?? /"? ?-? ? 0 I New.Reoublic's Birth Caused by ??G???1'?? im viti? umct?, was ?liiuu jiuuuu ? der instruotlona from tho Pr?s The report views the Tulloi oysiei oui consumed practicuiiy me: en tiro time of the Senate, and the discus? sion of the. measure ' was almost'com? pleted. ' Five 'speeches were made for und against tho bill during the day, oc? cupying about four houre and a half. Senator Watklhs, a member of the legis? lative joint committee recornmondlng tho action proposed in tho bill, made' the opening argument for It, and against tho report of the Committee on Fish" and? Game, which* was adverse to tho bill. He spoke for an hour arid a half, mak? ing a-strong -argument for the measure. He irai followed by Senator Gunter," of Accomac, and he Iri turn By 'Senator Bhands, of Southampton, both opposing th? bill in spceche? of forty-five and thirty minutes, respectively. Senator Gold,' of Clarke, followed In half an hour's argument for, the passage of the bill. Tho discussion' was concluded for tlio day In a powerful speech of some? thing more than an hour's duration by Senator Kcezell, of R'ocklnghairi, chair? man of. the Senate Committee for Fish and Game*and member of the State Board of Fisheries. It 1b? possible that several other brief arguments* may bo made to-'day; and that Senator Sears, of Mathews, will close the debato In an elaborate argument against ino bill. ' Tho ecnator from Mathews, though young In point of service, com? mands considerable influence' in "the Sen ote, and Is oh orator of fine powers. MAY VOTE TO-DAY. It Is likely that a voto will bo reached on the bill this afternoon or evening. Senator Kcezell, of Rocklngham, last night drew several amendments 'designed to meet objections to tho bill, and will offer them ?? the Senate to-day. While neither side Is boasting or con? fident, there Is a quiet feeling of confi? dence among the opponents of tho bill that they will defeat It, unless It'is materially amended. In fact. It Is esti? mated by several persons not members of the Senate that tho opposition to the hill, will win by a .margin of two or three voles. Many- of the senators have said nothing from which their position could bo Inferrod; and thero'is no Idea how they will vote-, but with a strong nucleus of Tidewater men, sufficient other senators ara believed to be against tho bill, to make Its passage exceedingly doubtful. If not Improbable. The Senate disposed of. considerable other business during the day, passing the $10,000 bill for the Stuart monument in t'ha Square; tho $10,000 appropriation (Continued on Seventh Page.) VIRGINIA BUILDING MORALLY CERTAIN The Senate Passes the Kelley Bill and It Goes to the Governor. By a vote of 55 to 2 tho Senate yes. terdny afternoon passed the Kelley blU. ?ipproprlatlng $10,000 for a Virginia build? ing at the St. Louis Exposition, and the succose of tho enterprise Is now assured, as, every one expects that the mensuro will bo approved by Ills Excellency, tho Governor. . ? Tho Senate passed the bill under sus? pension of Us rules, having disellarseli ils Finance Committee from Its consid? eration. The vote In the Senate was.in excess of t)io best expectations of tho patron of the measure and Its other friends, and they would have been amply satisfied with tho twenty-one required by the constitution. The plans have already been drawn for tho building, and It will tie un exact re? production of "Moutlcello," tho horns of Thomas Jefferson. The proposed building will cost about !20,000, and those having tho matter In charge are certain that a creditable showing can be made with $20,000. Tho, other 110,000 will be gotten from private parties, about $7,000" of It having already been raised. The commission do not think they will have any trouble In raising the balance and It Is proposed to begin work as speedily as posBlble. Heretofore Virginia has .been dealing largely In antiquitrsB at oth.er national e\posttlons. This Urne, ?he propose? to thow something of the materia) and in? Austria! advantage? of the But?, MU? G??G??? THE STAMPS Miss Edmondson Finally Re? leased From Making.Good. ,'ihose French Had. RECALLS THE HOUSTON FIRE Congressman Glass and Senator Martin Secure Decision From the Department. (Special from a Staff Correspondent.) WASHINGTON, D. C, Doc 16.?The Poslofflce Department has finally agreed to it-lease Miss Edmondson, the postmas? ter at? Houston, Halifax county, from payment -for tho stamps found in posses^ elon, of French, who was charged with having burned the postofflco at Houston about two years ago, and of having first robbed the office of stamps and monoy orders to tho value of nearly a thousand dollars. The caso Is an Interesting one, and the attitude of the government heretofore most remarkable. ?The postofflco at Houston was burned about two years ago. A man named French was arrested in Maryland afterwards, charged with having caused tho fire for purposes of robbery. He had In his possession a largo number of stamps and money orders. Ho was tried In the United States Court In Baltimore and tho testimony of Miss Edmondson that the stamps, which ho bad in his possession, when arrested, wero not tho stamps which sho had In the office at Houston on the night of tho fire, caused his acquittai! But tho de? partment lias Insisted that her sureties should make good all tho stamps, Includ? ing those "found in the possession of French. Representative. Glase and Senator Mar? tin have heretofore been unable to get tho department to chango Its ruling, but they succeeded to-'dny in obtaining from the Attorney-General of the Postofflco Department an opinion to the effect that the sureties on hor bond should not bo held liable for tho stnmps found In French's possession. Tho department will Insist, however, upon the payment nf about two hundred dollars, which rep? resents tho vnlue of tho stamps actually turned; and which tho officials say should have been in tho safo provided for tho purposo of keeping tho stamps stilely. Representative Flood has succeeded in scouring the promotion of Miss Grace Shanks, a clerk In tho Census Bureau, from a position at $1,000 a yenr, to ono at $1,200 a year. Miss Shanks Is from Lexington, Rocknrldgo county, nnd Is a daughter of the lato Rov. T>. C. Shanks, I>. D.. a well known Presbyterian minis? ter of that county. MEDAL OF HONOR FOR BOATSWAIN DEERY (By Associated Press.) WASHINGTON, Dec, 10.?tt was ascer. talned at tho Navy Department to-day that Secretary Moody, In addition to a letter of commendation to Boatswain Patrick Decry, of the Peor?a, who at great peril swam to the submarine boat Adder and attached a lino to her, will oidor tliut a modal of honor bo presented to him o? an evidence of tho Depart? ment's appreciation of his horolsm. Boatswain Deary's act of bravery was Strongly commended by Dloutonant Eng lund, commanding tho Peor?a, and by \dmlral Harrington, commandant of tho Portsmouth, Va., navy yard. MAY SEND VESSEL TO COREAN WATERS (Bs* Associated Press ) WASHINflTON. Dec. 10,-At the re aucst of Minister Allen, at Seoul, who ruports aonslderoble uneasiness and riot. Ing In Coren, tho State Department has suggested to the Navy Department that p. warship bo sent to Corean waters. It Is probable that the Wilmington will i^e detailed for this purpose. Selfishness ahd 'Not Patriot ' ism, and it -Is the Lack of This Latter ' Quality ' Among People Which Makes Country Ob ject'of Pity-Rather Than Envv. [BY .MERRILL A. TEAGUEi ? (Spoclal from a ?Staff. Corespondent of The Timps-Diijpatcl,.']) . ' PANAMA, R. P., Dec. T.?The Republic of Panama stands to-day with ono foot ?upon the wreck of Colombian maladminis? tration, oppressslon and perfidy, and the other- upon the ruins of French efforts to .cut a commercial waterway through tne narrow Isthmian strip, while both of Its arms aro extended in hope and supplica? tion toward the Unltod States. . ; ? In this strango and strained attitude ? the republic is not more to bo envied than It Is to be pitied. Born of a revolution effected without bloodshed, it faces pros? pects more roseate than were ever before held out of any other nation wlihln twen ly-threo days of Us birth. In fact, few governments, oven among those whose maturity ..is of the ages are more Cor-? tuiiately situated than Is this, the baby among nations. Straight ahead of ILia ama, with realization of thorn all, guaran? teed by tho protectorate which the Uniteti States has assumed, lies the certainly or a plethoric treasury, freedom from debt, nominal taxes, absoluto security In In? dependence, a prevailing peaco and tho ? unlimited enrichment of her citizens through the early and inevitable devel? opment of tho country's natural resources. These aro advantages very few nations havo over enjoyed; but over against them must bo placed the catalogue of dis? advantages and deterrents?a culaloguo I which excites the k?nnest pity. [ Panama Is to-day a huid of indecision, I hesitation" and chaos. In all tho republic'? domain?comprising an area about equal | to that of the State of Indiana-there? ] is not one man (native Panamulan) who has ever demonstrated tho possession of abilities of that order required of ono who would successfully lead a people lo the accomplishment of a great purpose. Of able business men, astuto, politicians, adventurers and schemers In general, thero nru more than any country ?? (Continued on Third Page.) DECLINE TO ACCEPT FEDERAL CHARITY Confederate Veterans Will Only Receive Favors From Those for Whom They Fought. (Special lo '??? 'niiic?-Dl?l>utoli,) STAUNTON, VA., Doc. lO.-Tho Stone? wall Jackson Camp, Confederato Vet? erans, last night adopted resolutions op? posing tho bill offered by Congrossmun Hlxey providing for tho admission Into tho homes provided by tho Federal gov? ernment l'or Union soldiers, tho maimed, dle-nbled ond decrepit soldiers of tho Con? federacy. "Tho members of Stonewall Jackson Camp, without Impugning tho motivos of tao representativa lu Congress from the IClghth Virginia District, who has luiro duced this bill, deslio to put on record their bollot' that tho old soldiers of tho Confederacy, now Hearing the inst bivouac, ere they shall cross tho laet livori ask no charity, and will accept pono, at tho hands of any others than thoy,3 for whoso rights thoy fought; und their confldonpo that wore such a bill mulcted Into law there Is nowlmrc any old Confederate, who romains |o/aj to tho glorios und'the memories of tho groat cause, who would demean himself to ac? cept Its provisions." "In tho oplliiQi) of this camp, tho bill in 'question Is demanded by no sentiment oi those whom it is Intended to buiuiflt, and that It would bo inoro than useless II' It became a law," Preparations will be made by the camp to celebrato tlio birthday anniversary of Oenorals Leo and Jackson on Jajiuury MAIEl'ltAll OF FISHER Money Sent Captain Pizzini for the business'.of the Com? pany . Here. NOT TO; COME TO RICHMOND New Yorker Has no. Idea of Doing so?Contract Between . AVilson & Williams Firm. "AH the amounts charged to expense, &V?,", and shown on, my books,. to have passed through your hands, were sent by me to you. for the company's pur?, poses, and I gave you instructions to dts bureo," them for , proper, . legitimate ex? penditures, and designated tho manner in which they should be disbursed. You followed my Instructions and returned mo satisfactory evidence, In tho shape of vouchers, of having done so, nnd I do not. admit the right of any other party to examino or handle them. I denied this right to the representatives of Mr. Gould, who tried for nearly eight months to get nt my vouchers, and 1 am suro thoy had more Intorqst in them thnn any one else. All; the Commltteo on Investigation do sires to know Is: Was any of tho funds sent you, used for any corrupt purposes and I have said, and I repeat most em? phatically No! and that must satisfy them and you. The amounts paid you for actual ser? vices wero not over commensurate for tho work you did, and I only wish It had boen double the amount shown. I paid It to you, and as I ownodnnd controlled tho properties, and had tho right and authori? ty to pay you whatever I shosc, I am suro It Is none of any one else's business." The above Is a statement made In Now 5 oik a few "days ago to Captain A. Pizzini, Jr., by Mr. George E. Fisher, which was read by tho former before the Committee of Municipal Investigation lost night. INTERESTING CONTRACT. ? letter from Mr. Fisher was read by Chairman Minor, In which tho writer de? clined to bo Interviewed, In Now York, by a subcommittee. Captain Plzzlnl was the only witness, and, after rending Fisher's statement made to him, he produced a copy of a contract hot ween E. W. Wilson and Com? pany, of Now York, and Mossrs. John L. Williams and Sons, of this city, alleged to have been drawn up whon Wilson was negotiating for the franchises afterwards secured by Fisher, in which It was stipu? lated that the Boyd-Newton syndlo:ito were to bo'glven .$200,000 of bonds In order tu get thorn out of tho way; John L. Williams and Sons, and '15. W. Wilson and Company,.$200,17)0, together?for flnanc. in? nnd galling tho road In shape; $50,000, together for the sale and exchange of first mortgage bonds; $200,000 for trans? ferring rights and franchises, and for securing the franchise of tho now com? pany, making a totul of $050,000. After referring to those provisions of the contract, Captain Plzzlnl snld that even If ho had gotten nil the money al? leged In tho statement furnished the com? milieu by Mr. Northrop, It wuuld not hi.vo been half so much us the contract iirovldcil these gentlemen should got, had their scheme been successful. TUB FISHER LETTER Following Is the letter from Mr. Flshor to chairman Minor, in reply to tho ono written by tho latter, asking for an In? terview with the Now York man In his office?. Now York, Doc. 7. 1903. Mr. John B. Minor, Chairman, Richmond, ' Vs.: Dear Sir,?Your favor 5th Instant, Is this day received. I llave no clue In regard to the author of the forgery, nor any fncts beurlng upon tho mutter. Having nmdo a settjonieut by compromise of all accounts between the railway company and mysolf 1 see no necessity to continue the discussion or to go over the history of tho complicated transactions which have Continued on Second PagwU o evade answering those charges .evinced t jy those replying to tho Postmaster- I jenoral's request for such answers, the t; -?port says,? Is Illustrated very forcibly. >. jy tho charges against Perry S. Heath, o 'ornier first assistant postmaster-genoral, o vbich havo been made public heretofore ? tnd his answers to. tliom. d "Wo consider this answer," it continues, t 'altogether insufficient, and no less un- 1 mtlsfactory in substance than in form," c Continuing, the report says tho rovlslon ? of Postmastoi? - \VU)<?t'8? accounts, ? of ? Itself,Js sufficient to .show, that Mr.. :t Heath's official record Is not so ?loar as t to defy suspicion. It adds; ? -.--,- ? "Moreover, the .'confidential report' of I Inspector-In charge,?'Smith, und tho 'sp?- cl ?ial report' of Inspcctqr. Little tend ' so ( itrongly'lo sustain somo of tho most ''. jerlous charges mailo by Mr.. Tulloch I' ifalnst? Mr. Heixth that It Is quito im- ? visible to disposo ? of these charges by ? jailing .them -Mies, out of. tho wholo I ?lotlil' Tho.? reasonable Inference to be f irawn from ...Mr, Heath's complete foil- ? JTO to moot ..fully and,explicitly ncousa- - Jons, '. whloh. ?as .' .-Postmaster-Genera! 3ayne very Justly admonished h Ini, oharg- ri :U him'with-many acts^of'doubtful pro- ( ??rlety,' added, to'the facts appearing from Y Iho record'evlderico laid before us, oblig? ? us to say: that at least a etrong prima faci? case Is presented of willful and l reckless disregard by the late first as- u -Islant postmuster-genornl of obligation 1 Imposed on him by the regulations of his t ?jwn .department, us well as by tho stat- ? utes of tho United States; and wo feel t it.our duty to odd that suspicion of his 2 personal ' Integrity must be inevitably C iroused In our Judgment by an Impartial C consideration of the facts submitted to u? and of his plnjnly Inadequato expia- t nations." t Tho report, takes up In dotali, the ? :hargcs of improper appointments of sub. 31'dlnates and Impropor disbursements t if public funds, as contained in tho Tul- t loch charges and after analysis, con- ? .?lues: t "So far a? Is Indicated by tho papers. " submitted to us, the persons, directly s ?esponslblo for these fraudulent employ, f -aents were Messrs, Perry S,? Heath and .leorgo W. Beavers, neither of whom, Is low In the public service. It seems clear, lowever, that this responsibility extends ? some mensuro to tho late Postmaster jcnoral, who appears to havo at least :olerated tho practice after notice of Its existence, arid to the lato and' presont postmasters at Washington, each of ? A'liom appears to bave accepted the trans- d (Continued on Second Page.) DEFAULTER LOST MONEY ON RACES secretary of Board of Regents of J? California University Con? fesses to Shortage. (Hy A?ioclotcd Preee.) BKRKULIOY, CAL.'; Dec. 16.? W. A. McKowen, secretary of tho Hoard of Ro? gante of the State University, confessed to-day ' to' Prosldont Benjamin ldn Whooler that ho was a dofaultor to the amount of $20,000 and possibly moro. Most ?>f the mouoy was lost at the meo track. -\ Mr. McKowon Iioh been suspended by y President Wheolur and placed undur or- jj risi by the authorities, Secretary MoICnwon's arrest followed Iho discovery that he had attempted to pay a racing hot with a check mad? out o him personally by Mi's. Phoobe Hoarst, This check was for ?1.1G0, und was bunded over by McKowon to liookmoker John Davis in payment of markers on tho races for $1,120, Davis gave McKowon $10 in chango and deposited tho chock in the Western National Rank, from which, It turned up to oxposo tho affair, MoKuwni had been in tho university uboul twenty yoars, is unmarried and about forty years of ugo. His salary was $:,400 it year, \ RICHMOND BOY IS ELECTED ORATOR (P.v \??nelati"il Pre??.? CAMBRIDGE. MASS., December ?? I'ho senior class of Harvard University ?lectod Ite class iluy' officers to-day. A, 13, Flcko, of Davenport, Iowa, was 'boson noot, and W. R. Bowie, of Ukik? ?end, Itato tan WAtor, CUBAN BILL PASSED BY THE SENATE vieasure Adopted by the Decisive Vote of 57 to-16 OEBATE ANIMATED; NOT ACRIMONIOUS Principal Speeches Made .by Mr, Spooner for the Bill and -by Mr. Bailey Against It. .ATTER GIVES THE REPUBLICANS WARNING lefers to Action of Democratio: Caucus and'Tells Them They Need Expect no More Help From Democratic Side of Chamber?Pension Bill in the House. <By Associated Prose.) WASHINGTON, ' Deci . NL-rBy the ie Islvo vote of 57 to 18 the. Senate to-day lassed the bill carrying .Into effect th? eclproclty treaty with Cuba. The final vote woe.taken at the clop? ?f the day, which woe marked by a^de Ote which, while at all times animated, ??as nevor acrimonious. The principal peoohes were made by Mr. Spoonor for ho- bill and by Mr. Bailey against It..; loth senators were subjected to ? fre? inent Interruptions, in his-remarks. Mr.. Jalloy referred to the recent agreement 'f tho Democratio caucus to standsol?dly 'P..party questions, and warned the/. Be 'ubllcans that in future they could not, lepend on straggling votes .?tf support of ho Republican party nvoasures, regard ess of whether they'were or pot in.'.nc-i ;ord with'Democratic doctrine.-' ' " ',, The vote in detail was"as follow?;.^ ' '.'. Yeae?Aldrleb, ? .Algor. A)lee,. Allison,' Vnkeny, -.Bacon, Ball,, Beveridge,. Black? iurri, Burnham, Burrows1, ??rto?, Clapp, Jlark- oyyomlngX,^CI>y,;'Agp'?ikr?'U?,' Cul- . nm, Depoiv; ?Dlllingharn. D.ojlivo'r, "Dry*-, Ion, Elkln?; ' Fairbanks,' Forakor, ' Foster,'. Washington), Frye, Fulton,' Galllnger, ?orinan, l?ale, ????a, Hansbrough, Hey' mrn. Hoar, Hopkins, Kean, Lodge. Long, dcComas, McCroary, McCumbor, Mitch II, Nelson, Overman, Fenrose, Perkins, 'latt. (Connecticut), Platt-.(New York),. srootor. Quarles, Scott; Simmons, Smoot, ' Ipoonor, Stewart,? Stone and Wetmore -37.? ; ?'??' ;?.???? ..;."* Nays?Bailey, Bard, Bate. Berry, Car nack,' Culberson,,'Daniel, Dubois, Foster Louisiana). JlcEnery, '. McLaurln,.'Mal-: or'y, Martin, Newlands, > Pettus, Talla- ' <>rro, Teller and Tlllman?IS. , ? *> Tho bill passed carries Into execution ho treaty between the United Sfitte* .nd Cuba, which was.ratified last March-, l'ho treaty provides for a. reduction of wonty por cent, from rates of duty, of ho Dlngley law on all Imports Into the ;nlted States, nnd the reduction of from Oto 40 per cent, from the established ,'uban duty on articles Imported Into ?U.bB from tho United States. After Uve passage of the Cuban bill '. he Senato agreed to the House rosolu lon providing for a holiday recess from Jecember 19th to January -Uh. Mr. 'Spooner replied to the charge that ho' bill Is In the' intorest of the sugar rust. Referring to the differing motive? ittrlbuted by tho opponents of the bill o the senators who favor It, ,he?said: Some of thorn say we are sincere, but tupid: others that? we are able, .but dls lonest. As to which of these accusation? re correct," ho concluded, ."we shall jave them to settle with tlwlr Demo ratlc colleagues who support the bill,"' Gives a Warning. Mr. Balloy discussed at some length th* ttltudo of the Democratic sonatore gainst tho reciprocity provision ot the ?tclCinley law, and In doing bo, said he nslrod that Democrats should think and oto allko. and not'bo,like their RepubH? an colleagues, who, booouse of the neces. Ity of supporting an administration wem empelled to vote first and think aftev isrdB. He confessed, however, that thn lepubllcan party had. not been alone'hj hat respect, for Democrats had done th?? ame thing. "But," said he, turning towards the Rn? ubllcnn side of.the chamber, "you w(U. eroafter get no senators from the White louse on this sido of the chamber: you'll ave to take care of yourselves In the uture." This statement was accepted aa a di? ed reference to the decision of the Dem cratlc caucus to stand us a unit on all loasurcs agreed upon by a two-third vote f tho caucus and aroused quick Inter si. Addressing, the Bopubllcan side of the number und loaning far over the alsl? oward the Republican senators, most of I'honi were In their seats and giving him heir closest attention. Mr. Bnlley said; "1 don't wonder that you look worried, foil will get no help from us. You lave been getting It, and always have iqoii able to find some one over here ??ho was willing to make an honorable ..? ?sceptjon, to use tho lunguaga of the enator from Wisconsin, and voto for .nythlng you might ask them to vole or. Hut you will got no more of our otes.'? In the House. (By Associated Press.j WASHINGTON, D. C, Dec. W.-Cen ral American affairs were dUcueeed In he House to-dny and also pensione, In UKtrlal and agricultural conditions and ibor. The session lasted more than four ours, the House being In committee of ho whole almost the entire Urne on tho oiislou appropriation bill, on which no uncluslon was reached. Mr. Llnd {Democrat, Minnesota,), re? erring to an editorial published In a omo paper, which, he said, reflected on is relations with Mr. Williams, the nil orlty leader, stated that ho dMired to ay that his relations with Mr. WU lams were of the most cordial chara?? er.