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WHOLE NUMBER 16,440.
RICHMOND, VA., THURSDAY, JANUARY 7, 1004.
PRICE TWO CENTS,
SUMMARY OF THE DAY'S NEWS
The Weather.
. WASHINGTON,, .imi. ?.-Porc-usl. for
-'.lurs'lny nini Fruitivi ,, ? , .
Virginia ?t?a North Cu rol Inn? Un I ? anil
Warmer Thlireiiavj -Tidily min; variable
Wlll?S.
I Tin-i t.iennniiio.lor went mie degr?. iqW-i'
'enilv yesterday morning Ihdl? It lina dono
Ilio rlnv liefere. 'J'lierc wns il tjecideil rlB?
in letnnei'nture, though curly In the day
mid lust night the ? merett- was ?tul
rising, -with promise ot Milli and' warmer
weather to-tliiy.
STATI. Oli" TI?10 TH_7ttMOMl-_-I_tt.
.? ?. M.'. "
?Vi M.?. g
? P. M. ???
<l P. M. Vi
i) P. M. il
J_ inldnlgllL . V?
Avcrdgo . ?IG 6-0
1 Ugliest tempera turo yoslordny., ."!?
.?owest temperature yeslofday..11
'Mean lempisrattire? yesterday.......?
Normal temperature fot? 'January.<fl
Departure from normal temperature..,. 10
Pr?cipitation during i-ust '?i hour?.OU
MINIATURE ?I.MANAC.
.laruiDfv 7, 1904.
..Sun rises.7:27 I HiailTHJ-!.
Mini sots. C:f/7. I Morning.7:5
Moon rises....10:38 ] 1-venlng....:1S
, Richmond.
Interesting exercises murk the formal
recognition by the City School Hoard of
'Hie Mothers' Club of the Valentino Kin
?lergurten-Times-Dispatch' receives >tl?
.cresting letter from youn- Richmond
-nun now in l'orto Rico-Governor
?1 ontatruo thinks e-rent good will result
tn the Democrat?' from ?lio gathering-'at
..he Modellini dinner In New Vorn
Several Interesting contests for oflico to
??omo lieforn tho next Legl-Iatliro-Mon?
'liment to Dr. McCiulro to be unveiled to?
?lay with impressive ceremonies-?
, Further trouble In tho Terry family In
'Henrleo-New curs of tlio Passenger
[?- Power Company tielng gotten ready
for use-Messrs. Mullen mid Caten to
nsk relief from jail on the ground of
, insolvency-Miss Mary Greenhow retire:,
from presidency ot Homo for Incurables
tn the deep regret of the managers
City departments making up their wants
;!ind will ask for larger appropriations?
Movement on foot to raise funds for
? great building io be erected In China as
n memorial to missionaries who havo met
?? mnrlyr'H death-Senate passes bill
jirovldlng for another Slate fcmnlc nor?
mal school, and there will lie a lively
tight between varimi? sections of the
? tate to neeuro tho school-Many prom?
inent men to address the State Antl-Sa
. loon Convention-Prof. Mitchell ap?
pointed on committee to award' Cecil
Rhodes scholarship for Virginia-Tlio
?'Richmond Hotel lo bo opened In about
thirty daya-Bijou actor tak<*s part uf
hero and stops a horse-lion. C. ?.
Jicermati.i ha-i Ills I?-g broken by fall on
???o?Police 1-Oard hop? to secure tweft*?
ly-five more men-Senator Hulsey's bill
to dotine and punish vagrancy becomes
?. law. MANCHESTER-Important
?weUriB of tho Finance Committee to bo
held to-night-Membership of tho As
Hembly to be enlarged-?Mr. Toney being
talked of for Mayor-Mayor returns
from a hunting trip-Richmond mer?
chant heavily lined for selling goods
.'without a license-Marriage license 1s
(?ned-Funeral of Mrs, Iloshor-Pas?
tor Routten pounded.
Virginia.
Fire destroys six buildings in Olaremont
nnd. Injures a newspaper offiee-r? The
??"rlsmond caso at Spotsylv/mia postpottnl
<>n account of tlio Illness of a witness??
Fire destroys a iilionosrnpli estnblisltm-nt?
in Roanoke-Men tlpht like tigers at a
.funeral In Carroll colnty and run mourn?
ers from tho cemetery-Stovo explodes
in. Portsmouth and Injures ihe lady ?it
the house-Oirl of fourteen? elopes; from
-Ceysyjilo to bo married-Circular Issued
frrai" Seaboard Dine headquarter?
Portsmouth tells of abolishing office, of
general agent at. Wilmington, N. C.
iirllllnnt New Year weddings at many
Virginia points?Kirn captain In Peters?
burg g?ts a serous fall l>v tho breaking
of a ladder-The cold weather killed the
spinach crop around Norfolk and did
many thousands of other damage.
North Carolina.
Sensational arrest of Southern Railway
?igeiltat WO-dl-S*. Rowan county, ch/irged
with burning the depot?Tlio dispensary
ut Wilson partially destroyed by Incen
?iiaiy (Ire: sUveral barrels of wh.skey
burned-A lumber-laden schooner, which
wns stranded, pulled off and floated Into
BOuthport harbor?Dr. Caldwcll'?!
funeral ut Greensboro largely attended
-Wilmington making extensive prepa?
rations to celebrale ihn birth of Lee
Malignant small-pox causes death of Airs,
llcdrlck at Golii Hill; other members ot
family stricken down-Boy falls from
wagon at Newton and Is run over and
lillled.
General.
Violent break In stock prices, due up
parent!?* to double Influence of w r
? rumors and poor statement Of United
Statos Steel Corporation-Seventeen ?'or?
nons killed and tliirly Injured in head-on
railway collision-Warm debate in Sen?
ate on resolution demanding?thorough In?
vestigation of tho .-Postonico Department;
Mr. Clay declaras Perry Heath should bo
indicted-Inventors- of flying machine.
wlu'eh really lllcs. tell of their successful
experiment-Cotton market weak nnd
pri?es closo pet 70 points off-Awarding
of book contracts In Georgia results In a
|? etiti dal?Senator Damlol ?ociares Jit?
opposition to ratification of canal treaty
with Panama??.Russia's reply * -<ald to
havo been delivered to Japan, but naturo
of answer Is kept seorot-Ship leaves
Virginia port with tremendous cargo of
??oui for Japanese navy-Mississippi sen?
ators are Instructed to volo for ratJllcn
t!on of the canal treaty-Senator Daniel
.will soon publish a volume on Juba) A.
l.tll'ly-Secretary Ultohenck recommends
Hint offlco of railroad commissioner, held
by General l.oncslreei, be abolished
Proportion to 'have Confederato 'and
Union vetaran?, join in reunion.
WANT VETERANS OF
BOTH SIDES TO MEET
(Special ?? Tlio iiuies-Dlspatch.)
.BOSTON, MASS., ,?????, 0",?Views of
Northern Civil War veterans on the prop?
osition of Rev. K.. Henry Byron, of Now
Smyrna, Kin., for a grand reunion und?
jubileo of Union and Confederate veterans
who fought in tho war aro interesting and
varied.
Rev, Mr. Byron hopoB to bring tlje prop?
osition before the National ?, A. R, en?
campment In Boston next August. Col?
onel WllHum ?_. Olln, MiiB_.iohiisetls See??
reli_\v of State, thinks such a reunion
?wouhl not ho a success, fearing that Iho
feeling would not bn wholly cordial. Past
Department Commander George H. lunes
heartily favors It, us do lion. Harrison
Hume and Cuptulu Kdwiird R. Frost,
I'lrmnliionl veterans.?
Brigadier-General Thomas H. Matthew?
heartily approves Ihe plan, anil thinks
Washington the best place, saying that
II would bo of nutloiiiil signlllcunoo to ho
held hi tho capllal of Hie. united country.
Pust Department Comniaiulor Sllus A.
Hart?n opposes it.
HEADQUARTERS TO BE
BROUGHT BACK HERE
(Specilli lo Tini Tluies-Dlsiialeh.)
liYNCUBl'RG, VA., Jan. U.-Reveiiuo
Agent I'"1. (1. Thompson/noting? under au?
thority of Iho commissioner of Internal
revenue, will transfer Ills heiiiUiiiiirtei'H
from Byni'liliiii'g? to Richmond. Ho will
leiivo for fin) capital ??-morrow, ueoojn
jinnled by his secretary, Mr. Frank A.
Simpson.
Tho offlco wat* brinigliL from Rloli
moud Id Uyiiehbiirg Insj. spring on'ac?
count of li?k of room In tho govornmpnt
building ut the former place, ,
Quarters will now bo provided In tho.
tjbuler building',
A FLYING
MACHINE
THAT FLEW
Wright Brothers Tell of
Their Invention.
SUCCESSFUL
DESPITE GALE
"Flyer" Made Its Way at Rate
of Ten Miles an Hour
Against the Wind.
EMPLOY ENTIRELY
NEW PRINCIPLES
The Brothers Tell of Their Suc?
cess, But Refuse for tlie
Present lo Give the,Do?
ta i Is of Construc?
tion of Their
Machine.
(By Associated Proh's.)
DAYTON, O,, Jan. 6.? The) Wright
Brothers, inventors of tlio Hying machino
which has attracted such widespread at?
tention, havo prepared tho following,
which they say Ih the first correct state?
ment of the two successful .trials made
by them:
"On the morning of December 17th, be?
tween 10:30 and noon, four Mights were
made, two by Orylll Wright and two by
AYllblirrj Wright. The starts wero all
made from a point on the level and about
200 feet west of our camp, which Is sit?
uated a erjtiarter of a mile nortli of Klllcle
Band Hill, in Pare county, North Carolina.
"The wind at the? time, of the nights had
a velocity of, 27 miles an hour at . 10
o'clock, and 21 miles an hour at iinon, as
recorded by the anemometer of the Kitty
Hawk Weather Bureau Station. ' This
anemometer is ?0 feet from ,tho ground.
Our own measurements made with a hand
anemometer at a height of -4 feet from thu
grQiinil showed a velocity of about 22
miles wlien th? first flight was made a'nd
--'/i 'when the lust flight warf made.
??? "The flight wns made directly against
lit? wind. Jiiich time the? machine stinted'
from tlio level ground by its 'own power
with nu assistance from gravity or other
source whatever. After n run of about
forty feet along u mono-rail track, which
held the machino eight inches from the
ground, it rose? from tin? track and under
the direction of the operator, climbed up
ward on an Inclined course until a. height
of eight or leu feet from tho ground
was re-ached. after which th? course
whs kept as near horizontal as the wind
gusts ami tin? limited skill of the operator
would permit.
IN TEETH OF i.'ALK.
"lutei the te-eiii of a December gale the
'Flyer' made Its way forward with a
speed of tun miles on hour over tly?
ground and of thirty In thirty-five miles
an hour through the air. it had previous?
ly been decided that for reasons of per?
sonal safety these first trials should bo
made as close In the ground as possible.
The height e'liosen was scarcely sufficient
for manocuverlng in so gusty a wind and
with no previous acquaintance with tho
conduct of tho machine and its control!,
lag mechanisms. Consequently the first
flight was short.
"The succeeding? flights rapidly In?
creased in length, and at the fourth
trial a flight ot fifty-nine seconds was
made, in which the machine flow a llt?
tlo moro than half a mllo through the
air, and a distance of more Ihun 852 feel '
over the groumf. The lauding was due to
a slight error of Judgment on tlio part
of the opoi'atot'j .After passing over a
little ' hummock o? 'Band in attempting
to bring the machine 'down to tho desired
height the operator turned the rudder too
far and the miifcblnu (iifiied downward
moro quickly than hail been expected,
(Continued on Second Page.)
A DELEGATE FALLS
AND BREAKS LEG
Air. Heeriiians Victim of Painful;
But Not Serious, Accident,
. Due to Ice.
Delegate (.'. A, Jloormans, of Mont??
gomery county, wns the victim of a pain?
ful, though not dangerous accident about
? V, M. yesterday.
AVhllo crossing Qoveinoi? fUreol tu bla
room lio had the mlsfurluno to slip on
the ico In the street gutter nnd fall,
sustaining a simple fracturo of tho larger
bono In Ills left. |i'g Just abovo tho ?inkle,
Ki'lnnda rushed tei his niel nnd ho wa?
taken into his room at the Spotswood,
where physicians wero summoned. Dr,
H, J. Hoffman, member of the House
Irom Hheii.'iiulonh, mutin un examination
inni ascertained Unit the limb had been
fractured, Another physician was sum?
moned, and Dr. Mark AV. X'cyser re
spondi'il, nnd tlio two physicians reduced
tlio fracture. Mr. lleermans wns suffer
lag only the nuturni pain incident lo such
im Injury last night, und will ho able to
get ilhout as suini as ihn bono knits to?
gether, lio muy lio ablo to appear on
crutches oven eiirllnr.
Delegato llejui'uiuiis la one of the liest
known members of tins Houso and hue
many friends among both the majority
und minority numbers. General regret
was expressed last night upon tlio an,
(luuiu'cment of his misfortune.
forty-threTFerish
in boiler explosion.
(Hy Associated Press,)
SYDNKY, N. S. \\\. Jan. 7,~-Korty-Uire?
Persons lmvu been killed by thu explosion
of Ilio boilers on the Ui'Uinh. cruiser \\?\?
luroo.
HUNTER HOLMES M'GUIRE, JR.,
Who .Will Unveil Grandfather's Statue.
TO UNVEIL
MONUMENT
Imposing Ceremonies at ? .o'Clock
To-day in Honor of Dr.
Hunter McGuirc.
MAJOR CONRAD THE ORATOR
Exercises Occur at Base;of Sta-?
tue in Capitol Square?'Mili-7.'.?
tary Parade?Outpouring.
An interesting event ln the history <\f
the State occurs to-day when'at 1 o'clock
the monument of Dr. Hunter Holmes
McUuirc. erected In historic Capitol
Sanare, will be unveiled.
( The bare mention of tlio beautiful park
In this e.'lty which ? lie entire State
claims for' Its own brings to the Vir?
ginian, wherever lie mny be, visions
of the classic and venerated Capitol
crowning tlu: gently rising hill; of the
Governor's mansion in the far eastern
corner; of the statues of .Stonewall
Jackson and Henry Clay, and Crawford's
splcndiel equestrian statue of Washing?
ton, with its magnificent group of Im?
mortals.
To-day the old Square will be changed.
To-day another Cmnous Virginian in eter?
nal bronzo will be added to the mute
gathering of statesmen and 'warriors,
whoso? glorious deeds are Ihe precious
heritage of all Virginians.
Meninomi will see such a military and
civic outpouring its not for years, it
tlio weather continues to moderate and
an unclouded heaven smiles upon the
earth; thousands of the loading men and
women of the city and State will gather
around the statue to witness and parti?
cipate in the Impressive exorcises. Practi?
cally the entire voluntaiy soldiery of tho
city, the Confederate veteran organiza?
tions, the students of The University Col
lego o? Medicino, founded by Dr. Mc?
Guirc. and Liiej McGulro Memorial As?
sociation will parade, marching from
Seventh and Broad Streets to the statue.
Imposing Ceremonies.
Tlio ceremonies at tlio monument will
. be Imposing and entertaining. Major J,
Holmes Conrad, a. distinguished citizen
of Winchester, tho nativo placo of Dr.
MoCulrpl will ho tho principal spoakcr.
First of all, however, Judgo Christian,
in behalf of tho Memorial Association,
will present tho statue to the Stato.
Governor Montngue will receive It, both
gentlemen making brief speeches.
it Is entirely fitting that the Invoca?
tion on tills occasion shall bo offered by
Dr. James Power Smith, who served
with Dr. McOulrn oi\ General Jackson's
staff. Tho only othor iudlvldunl expoctod
to take prominent part boars the
name specially honored on this occasion.
.Master Hunter MoHulro, Jr., aged eight,
grandson of tho distinguished surgeon,
will draw aside the veil. The boom?
ing of' the Howitzers" guns ?u saluto
will mark tho close of tho exercises.
Should rain mako It Impossible to hold
the exercises out of doors, the hull of
the House of Delegates will bo used, fho
entire company repairing to the statilo at
tho I'ouclu.sloii of Major Conrad's ad?
dress.
SENSATIONAL ARREST
OF RAILWAY AGENT
(Special to Tho TimoR-Dlspnloli.)
sALisninty, n. c, Jan. u.-a l.
Helms, agent of the Southern Railway at
Wuudleaf, Howan county, lias been ar?
rested on Ilia clinrgo of burning the de?
pot al thnt piuco November 13th. Tlio
iwuriiut wns sworn out by Special
Freight Agent \V, Sr. (luerurd.
Charges of robbery are also made and
? Hhoi'tiigM of-$200. Helms was glvon a
preliminary hearing and placed under a
boiiil of ?MW. Tho uri-est has cauueu a
usatimi.
MISSISSIPPI SENATORS
MUST SUPPORT CANAL
(Uy AsseieJuted Press.)
JACKSON, MISS., Jan. ?.-~Tho Stute
Senate lii:i|ay by a voto of ?Il tu 1, In?
structed tbe Mississippi senators In voto
tor Ihe l'umilila, filimi treaty. The Upv
ernor'M message, which way read ti)-dny,
deprecates the lynching of negroes ana
??leads for uy observance of the law, ;
WAR IN
FAR EAST
Apparently No Change
in the Situation.
RUSSIA'S REPLY
REACHES JAPAN
Its Receipt and, Nature .Guarded?
With .th? Utmost
Secrecy.
WAR PREPARATIONS
e STILL GOING ON
Steamer Sails Oiit Virginia Capij?: |
With Large Cargo of Coal
for Japanese Navy-???Rus
sian Vessels Sail
fur Port Ar-'
tl?ur.
(By Associated Press.) v
TOKIO, Jan. ?.?It"Is believed here, that
the 'Russian response bus been handed
to tho government,?'tout the secret ot lia
delivery has been'jealously guavded, and
tho naturo of tlio 'reply remains undis?
closed. ::
Minister of Foreign. Affairs Keniani
called this afternoon upon Baron do
Rfescn, the .Russian minister to Japan,
with whom he remained an hour and
later be visited Premier Kutsura when
an extended conference1 was held. . There
is every. Indication now tliat further ne?
gotiations will tuko place, although it is
expected that Japan will refuse to trans?
fer the. discussion of-affairs to St. Pe?
tersburg It this Is proposed.
STRICT NEUTRALITY.
Instructions Will be Cabled Ad
. .mirai Evans ai; Guam?...
(By Associated Press.) ?
AVA.SHI??GTON, D. C, Jan. 0??When
Admiral Kvans' fleet, was ordered ,back
to Its station from Honolulu,; It y/?'s
arranged that the cruiser squadron should
stop at.Midway islam!, whom thero Is
a cable sUitlqh, to receive any instruc?
tions tlie department might desire to
send. These instructions wero simply
for Admiral Evans' fleet to await in?
structions at Guam.
Jt is expected that Admiral Evans will
reach Guam in a. tew days, and report
his arrival to the department. It ,is
the purpose of the department to cablo
to the admiral a special set of Instruc?
tions to meet the. present condillcVs In
the east, anil these instructions will bo
delivered to him at Guam, according to
the present programme. It Is stated at
the department that they will show no
discrimination whatever as between tlio
parties to any possible hostilities, tout
the admiral would be expected to so dis?
pose his force as to maintain tho ap
(Contlnued on Third Pago.)
A BOOK SCANDAL
DOWN li\ GEORGIA
Editor of Augusta Chronicle
Brings Direct Charges in Con?
nection With the Award.
(Special to The Tlmes-Dlspatch.)
ATLANTA, GA., Jan. O.-The school
book awards by the. Stato Book Commis?
sion under tho recently enacted uniform
text hook law have resulted in a great
scandal.
In a leading editorial tho Augusta.
Chronicle declares that tho e American
Book Company and (?linn & Company
practically got. everything, and adds that
thoso cumpanies arc the only unes
charged witli having contributed funds
to tho cunipalgn barrels of Stato olll
clals. , ,
T AV. I.oylcss, editor of the Chronicle,
was for years a State ofllclal, and was
connected with the Constitution before
going to the Chronicle. H, H. Cabanlss,
business munugcr of tho Chronicle, was
for a long time general manager of tho
Atlanta Journal.
Cortaln olllclals slate In answer la
the editorial, Huit. Mr. Clibnniss was in?
terested In uuothor boolt comimny, and
Hint the editorial was written In rovengu
for failure to land the contract.
Tho editorial says:
"Inilecd, Homo of tho awards made by
the commission wero so altogether ab?
surd as lo excite disgust."
Hefereneo is made la the editorial to
Norvell's graded classics, published by
the Jt. K. Johnson Publishing Company,
uf niellinomi, and it is stated that thosii
books aro fai? superior lo those adopted,
and also clienper.
Tho editorial closes with Ilio follow?
ing paragraph:
"Hut It may bo uiiiicecHsury to go lulu
detall-tho book cotiimlHslou'H awards
would seem to speak 1?|? themselves,
Tho American Book Company and (?Inn
? Company received praetteall.v tin
whole thing. Hook? by other luibllshors
seem to have been bni'oly considered,
certainly not nerlously consldored, If ut
all." *
After making foinc direct charges Ilio
Chronicle concludes:
"If these facts are not tonongh to set
the public thinking, what will'/ And III?
Chronicle cordially Invites any member
of l'ho Book Commission, or any ono else,
to call for an Investigatici) pf tho fuel?
herein act forth."
Busy Day in the Legislature.
WHAT IT HAS
COST STATE
The Expenses of the Legislature
in the Absence of u
Oifonmi.
A LIBERAL ESTIMATE MADE
How Senate and House Members
Voted on. Matter of Recess
. . and Sine Die Adjournment,
Tlio sessions of tlin 'Dogislnluro sine;
Iho holiday recess, counting only those ,
days on which no business whs transacted
owing to the lack of a quorum In tho two?
brunches, has cost ihn Stute about $4,000. j
This is considered a conservativo esti?
mate. . The expenses of the body aro!
nboiit $1,000 per day, including printing, I
l.'tit (hero was but little printing nceos- |
nary on tho days on which there was no
business transacted.
The body adjourned or? December _.'!il
and reassembled with no quorum on De?
cember 29th. There was no quorum
on December 29th, December 30th, Decem?
ber ?list, January 1st or 2d,, tho first ne
lual business having been transacted on
January -ItIt. Putting these live lost days
at $X00 each, the .sum total of money spent
Is $-1,000.
HOW THH HOUSE VOTED.
Prior to the Christmas recess, the
Sentito several times voted for Unni ad?
journment, refusing lo concur In Iho
House resolution for n. six-days' recess,
Tho House had as often* taken just the
opposite position und finally won out. The
final vote In Iho TTou.s'o in favor of tho
six-days' recess was as follows:
Ayes?Messrs,.;Allen, Charles T. Bland,
Bruce, Christian. Duke, Early, Edwards,
Feiithoi'slon, Fulton, Gardner,' Goodwin,
Gravely, Karman, Tleermnns, Jennings,
13, C. Jordan, Walter Jordan, l.eake,
Lewis', Lion, Matthews, Mays, Newn'oiiso,
Qulsenberry, Reynolds, Solilo, Siiead,
Taylor, Toney, Turplu, Waddy and Wal?
lace?.'12.
Noes?.Messrs. W W. 'Baker, Barlumi,
Bon/,, Bowmun, Branch, Cardwoll, Calori,
Churchman; Davis, Edmondson; Koikes,
Gent, Green, .Buey, l,usslt<u\ l.aw.son,
It. E. Dee, Jr., LyelV, Murrell, Retid, Rico,
Steiirnes anil ?Whit-head?\l'.\.
Till- SENATES VOTE.
Tho abovo voto was taken In the House
on Monday, December '-1st; on Tuesday,
Dei'-mbor 22d, the Senato concurred by
I lie following vole:
Ayes?Messrs. Bryant, Camp-?li, Chap,
man, Donohoe, Garretti Ilalsey, Har?
vey, Hobbs Kcezoll, Mann', Musale, Optai
i?evercomb, Salo, Tyler and Walket??Iti.
Noos?Messrs. Anderson, Uiulcsdulc,
Cromwell, Moon; Sours, KhuekoYford unii
Wlrkhuiii-T.
The members drew neither per dien)
lar mileage, for the recess.
ONE SUIT SETTLED,
ANOTHER WILL FOLLOW
(By Associated Press.)
NEW YORK, Jan. II,?Tlio Commercial
Advertiser to-day says:
"Tho suit of Edwin ?. McAlpln ami
Others ngiilust Iho Uiilvorsul Tobacco
Company was settled out of court, An?
other suit, however, similar In cliuruelei?
to that brought by Mr. McAlpln und his
associates, will be ut ulli'u begun by utili
er stockholili-rs (u secure tho placing of
the coinpaiV hi the hands of a receiver,
?The McAlpln stilt asked fon the iip
pohiliiK'til of u receiver for Ihe com?
pany, pending the dissolving of the vol.
In-.,? trust ugrecineiit, alleged to be unduly
controlled by Wlllluni ?, Butler, the
1 resident."
Contract for Mi-nucello.
The Virginia Cominlsslon to the St,
1,ouls Exposition will meet In this city
Januury 1-tli to Wi Iho etintruot for the
construction of IJio Virginia liulidlng,
which is lo ho a fai: .simile of Monti?
celli), the historic homo of Jefferson. .In?
cluding tho Stalo npnroprlutloii there Is
now available lor tlio purpose nbout
$17,000, which will bo furthor supplement?
ed until ul loust. $20,000 has-been rulsod,
At tho sanio time bids for Installili;?;
the Virginia, oxhlblt will bo received, und
Ibis contract 1.? also, Mr. Clarke, of St.
I.ouls, ono of ihe experts who will biipnii
the work of Installation, stated thai \'\vr
gllllu's w?Uld be onu of the very best ut,
.?ill the Staio exhibit:? ut Wiu M^'O.UIOli,
SCORE DEAD
IN COLLISION
Fearful? Wreck of Rock Island,
California and Mexico fix
press Train.
SMOKING CAR TELESCOPED
Those in Front of It Crushed to
Death in Their Scats?Hor?
rible Details.
j ?'"???'' (lly-Aiiieoebi.ted Press.i
TOPKKA, KAN'.. Jan. C? Twenty pcr
i sons wero killed, anil Uilrty-sevfiR Injured
In a head-ou collision between ilio Hook
Island, California, and Mexico express and
a freight train at Willard Ibis morning.
Most of the Injured are ln hospitals In
Toppka. The doctors announce that all
will recover with tho exception ot Mrs.
M. A. Hill, of Greensburg, Kan, Tho
dead: . .
MRS. J, H. HIDE, Greensburg. Kan.
MRS. W. S. MARTIN, St. Joseph. Mo.
MKS. MARY PARVAIt/DE. C'hilliootho,
Mo.
BEN PARVA ILI. E, son of Mrs. I'nr
vaillo, aged twelve.
TOT PARVAILLE, daughter ot Airs.
Parvnlllc. aged three.
MRS. SUSAN REED, sister ot Mrs.
Parvallle.
JAMES GRIFFIN, Claremont, Mb.
E. E. MEYER, Buffalo, N. y.
RAYMOND A. MARTIN, Chillicotho.
Mo.
Vi'. S. MARTIN. St. Joseph, .Mo.
H. R. RANKINS, Dekalb, Mo.
WILLIAM J.WEDLS, Jacksonville. 111.
M11S. MARY KAISER, Russian, uddress
unknown,
GALE EUDDER, ageel seven, Brockton,
lown.
H RACE REED; Chillicotho, Mo.
LEONORA REED. Clllllluollio, Mo.
I'nldentllleil boy, ageel eight years,
II. Is thought that carelessness of train?
men caused the wreck. Instructed to
meet a special freight train at Willard,
tho engineer and conductot1 ot the III
lated passenger, noting that a freight
train stood on the sidetrack Mil Willard,
rushed through, thinking thai tho Vnrs
(Continued on Second Page.)
M'CLELLAN DINNER
RESULTSJ GOOD
Governor Montague Takes This
View and Regards Demo?
cratic Outlook Bright,
Governor Montague returned from New
York yesterday on \a belateli train, ar?
riving In the clly at 10 o'clock, Ills Ex?
cellency was quite fatigued and remained
the Mansion, though he worked dur?
ing most of the day anil up to a lain limit
last night mi bills recently passed by tho
Legislature, The Governor enjoyed his
trip in New York and Is of opinion that
the Mct'lelluu ellnuer will resoli lu good
tu tho parly. While not desiring to dls
e uss national matters at this lime, His
Excellency thinks thai with a propel'
ilie-laralluii of olel-fiishloiie'd D?mocratie
prlne'lples ami the proper ????? as leader,
tin. DeiiioeTulle. prospects fur victory In
lie? nexl light are gpoil,
The Governor has not yet actually taken
up Hie writing of his message to tho new
Legislature, which will ansonible hcru
in'xi we-ek, though ho Is now outllnlUB
lln> matter In his mind. The paper Is
,'.\pee.ti'd 10 deal with Issues that are of
vital Interest to all the?, people of the
fcUato.
HE COUfD?'fTvW" ?
RAISE_REVQLUTION
illy .U? diateli Pie???!
PORT AU PRINCE, ????1, Saturday.
Jan. ?.?During the absence from Pott
An Prince of Pivsldeul Nord, who went
(?otialves to tr.ko part In Ihe celebra?
tion of the century of the liidepeiulenee
ol ilaytl, General Mon Plaisir aiieiupted
??? rtiise a revolt against, ilio President,
but the movement failed. The General'*
si u and an accomplice were killed. Nu?
mu ou? a?-enwui .wwa tuudu. ?
;...
DEMANDS
SENATORIAL
Postal Scandal Theme o?
Ser?ate Debate.
THE REPUBLICANS
OPPOSE LIGHT!
Mr. Lodge, of Massachusetts^]
Fights the Resolution Witti ^
Some Bitterness.
SENATOR GORMAN
TAKES PART IN DEBATE
Said He Could Not Undcrstanct
Persistent Refusal of the. Re- :'
publicans to Give the Mi?
nority Official ?Informa?
tion Concerning, the
Departments.
(By Associated Press.)
WASHINGTON, .In.?. 6,-Allegecl irreg?
ularities in Hie Postonico Department
constituted the only thomo Jn tho Sen?
ate to-du'y. The riuestlon canio up oil
a motion first made by Mr. Bongo, ittici
afterwards by Mr. Penrose. to refer'tini.
Carmack resolution looking lo ?' sena-"
torlal investigation of the department to
the Committee on PestofTlces and Posi
Ponds, The. Democratic senators resistei!
the motion and contended that tho coun??.
try would not be satisfied with an in?
vestigation of ix department made by" the
department Itsolf. The dehnte continued
for almost two and a half honro, nnd
was extremely spirited from start to;
finish.
Mr. Carmack resisted Mr. . l.odgc'o ?
motion, declaring that If departmental
Irregularities were to he Investigated'
brily by the departments" themselves, it
?would., .net. -,b,q.. long ..._?>UL they, would., be.:
?*a"-ii'?,chrin ???Gnostril, of tho .'people;"-'
The only safeguard.ho said, was in.con?
gressional investigation.
?1??. clay expressed surprise that there
should be opposition to tho resolution,
and culled attention to-the declaration?,
by tho fourth assistant Postniaster
C'enernl Brlstow. und Messrs. Bonaparte ?
nnd Conrad that the investigation should
bo curried furlheK. He declared that tho
Brlslow report ''demonstrates the abso?
lute guilt of the late first assistant Post?
master-General, Mr. Heath, lie (Brls?
low), says himself, that this leading high
official was guilty and the proof Is
overwhelming. If this Is true. Mr. Heath
should have been Indicted.
Should be Indicted.
"1 will do Mr. Brlstow the credit I??
sny that his report shows thnt tho fraudi!
of the Postonico Department originataci
In Mr. Heath's office, tf so, he must
have had cognizance of them. Then why
should tho subordinates In that offlco
be Indicted und the principal bo allowed
to escape." , .? .
Mr. Clay quoted extract*^ from the Brls- ,
low report to substantiate his argil?']
ment, referring especially to the pur? ?
chuso of cash registers; In which con?-!
neetlon Mr. Brlstow pijid that tho ele?.'.'
ment of frayd could not be eliminated, ;
"If," he said, "this report speaks tlul ?
truth Perry Henth 'originated all th. '?
frauds ?n his offico," v .
"If," ho continued, tho report Is not j
correct, tho fact should bo known and '
Mr, Heath vindicated. If tho charges aro i
well founded, Mr. Heath should tie In?
dieted and punished."
As for himself ho did not -want to do
any Injustice to Mr. Heath or others,
nnd for this reason he desired the in?/
vestlgatlon.
Reference also was made to the nego?
tintions with D, S, Ulehardsoti, con?
oernlng the Montague Indicator In whloli
Mr, C'Iny sold thero wero many, suspi?
cious features pointing to Mr. Healh.
Air. Clay declared his conviction from
a thorough reading of tho Brlstow report
that Mr, Brlstow hud been natlsflod be?
yond doubt that the guiltiest party of nil
was the retired first assistant Postmas?
tor-Oeiieral, yet be has never been in? i
dieted or arrested. . .
Surprised at Objection.
"in the Interest of fair play, ? In the
Interest of Justice, lu the Interest of gooil ?
government and clean administration.''
he said, "Hiere should bo un Infill I ry, nnd
I am surprised that my friend the Sen?'
Rtos 'from Massachusetts (Mr, Bodgoi, '
should object."
Mr. Clay ulso ?leelured Hint the Pres?
ident bus reflected seriously upon Mr,
Heath, and hnd doslreil the retirement
of Mr, lieuth from the secretaryship of
th.?. Hepublleiin National Committee.
Mr. Oluy wns careful to sny that ho
Intended no reflection upon Mr. Wynne,
the present First Assistant postmaster
'ienerul. On Hi?? contrary, he took piling?
In .spenk In high terms of Mr. Wynne. \
saying that he hud given material assist. \
unee to the dopurtmeiit Inquiry,
Mr. Curiuack inailo a genoral plea, for a
s- tutorial Inquiry, and the reason given by
him wfis the newspaper report to the _f
leci that the PustinuHter-Oonernl hud
not been hi sympathy with the Postoffleo
Department Inquiry, when unilertuken
?mil that he hud pronounced the Tulloeh
charge? io bo "hot air.'?'
Tim statement aroused Mr, Spoonrr,
win. -alii that the charge did great in?
justice to tin? Postmastcr-Gen-ru!. Su
fur us the Brlstow Inquiry was concerned,
.Mr. I'ayne had been hi thorough sym?
pathy with It, and had placed the ?"ti?
tln-, machinery of Ihe department at Ih?
leinmund of the official who hud mail"
Hits illusi remorseless inquiry.
Mr. ruriiiuek repeated the r?iporl that ,
Air. Payne hiui referred to the Tiiiloeh
?barges as "hot air," und Mr. Spooler
replied that .Mr. Puyna hod remained at
his desk In ml*-city day after day, ell
lust summer while the Inquiry w_s in '?
progress, notwithstanding he wss In very;
pour health, 'devoting every -n.er_y 'M?j'i
.?,.o|_4j ??*..;???<. u-utU sJiouW uv Vrou#^?