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YOL.XXYI1L BIRMINGHAM. ALABAMA SATURDAY, DECEMBER 7. 19 01 _NUMBER 150
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INDALUSIA IS UNDER MARTIAL
LAW AND TROOPS GUARD JAIL
tariff Asked Help to Protect
Twenty-Fine Negroes
from a Mob
WHOLESALE LYNCHING FEARED
Three Negroes Were Caught and
Killed By Mob Near Opp—It Is
Thought They Were Impli
cated In the Riot.
Andalusia, December 6.—(Special.)—The
troops ordered to Andalusia by Governor
Jelks to aid Sheriff Bradshaw In pro
tecting the twenty-five negroes In Jail,
arrived here tonight and the town Is now
under martial law. The sheriff fears an
attack at any moment by a mob from
Opp, and is prepared to protect his pris
oners at all hazards.
Three negroes, names unknown, were
caught and killed by a posse of citizens
near Opp today for alleged Implication In
the riot, and the whole country Is in
arms against the negroes.
Up to a late hour tonight the mob had
not made Its appearance. The troops are
on guard, and the knowledge of this fact
may prevent an attack.
News has Just been received here that
yesterday morning a negro committed
suicide near Opp. He was being pursued
by a posse with bloodhounds, and seeing
that escape was Impossible the negro
shot htmBelf.
Asks Governor for Trpops.
Montgomery, December 6. — (Special.)—
Governor Jelks was called upon to order
troops to Covington county today to pro
tect the twenty-five negroes In Jail
there charged with complicity in the
murder of the two white men at Opp on
Tuesday.
The Governor had been in communica
tion with Sheriff Bradshaw at Andalusia
since yesterday, when Justice Searcy
thought the presence of troops necessary
to preserve peace.
At 11:30 o'clock today Sheriff Bradshaw
telegraphed the Governor that while all
was quiet at that hour, he was In posses
sion of information that a mob from
Opp would assault the Jail tonight to
lynch the negroes and asking that troops
be held In readiness to go to Anladusla
on the train leaving Montgomery at 3:45
p. m. The Governor very promptly or
dered Captain Gamble of Company I,
Greenville, to have his company ready to
go to Andalusia on the train leaving
Greenville for Andalusia at 5 o'clock.
A message was also sent to Sheriff
Bradshaw that troops were ready to
move. Captain Gamble answered prompt
ly that his company would be ready to
move as ordered.
At 1:35 p. m. Sheriff Bradshaw tele
graphed the Governor that he thought he
could protect prisoners without the aid
of troops, and the Governor so advised
Captain Gamble. While the Governor
was dictating a congratulatory message
to Sheriff Bradshaw, this message came
from that official:
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Sheriff Telegraphs.
“Send troops without delay; have posi
tive Information mob from Opp will at
tack Jail tonight."
The Governor immediately advised Cap
tain Gamble to report to the sheriff at
Anadalusfa and within Just twenty-two
minutes Captain Gamble replied:
“Company I will leave at 5 o’clock for
Andalusia as ordered.”
The distance from Greenville to Anda
lusia Is about sixty miles and a change
of cars fit Georgians is necessary. The
military Is expected to reach Andalusia
at 7 o'clock. Further details are expect
ed. Should the mob reach Andalusia be
fore the arrival of the trops a wholesale
lynching may be the result.
Governor Jelks Talks.
An Age-Herald correspondent Inter
viewed the Governor on the Opp mat
ter. He expressed himself sb delighted
at the way the sheriffs of the State were
acting in the preservation of law and
order. “No mob has taken a prisoner
away from a sheriff In this State for
months,” said the Governor, “and there
seems to be a determination on the part
of the sheriffs to protect their prisoners
at all hazards.
“In this case Sheriff Bradshow thought
he could hold the Jail and preserve peace.
He finally concluded that the probable
mob was of such dimensions that he
ought to call for the troops."
The Governor regrets the necessity for
■ending troops at all, but said he would
■end them In all cases where the sheriffs
thought they could not otherwise prevent
trouble.
SPENT $4939 AT MOBILE.
Co»t of Inspecting Vessels at That
Harbor to United States.
Washington. December 8.—(Special.)—
The annual report of the supervising in
spector-general. steamboat inspection ser
vice, shows the number of vessels In
spected at Mobile during the year end
ing December 31. 1*91, to have been 355,
with a gross tonnage of 27,491.
The number of new vessels added to
the service was 10, with a gross tonnage
of 489.
The number of boilers Inspected was
1M; defective, 25. The number of officers
licensed was as follows: Masters 1; mas
ters and pilots 7; mates 5; pilots 3C; en
gineers 42.
There were two violations of steam
boat laws, one license being suspended.
The expenditures during the year were
|4&?9.
Cannot Use Defense Fund.
Washington. December 6.—The treasury
comptroller, Tracewell, holdB that the
balance of the $50,000,000 national defense
fund cannot be used for any purpose.
There remalnB now about $300,000 of this
fund and the government is anxious to
use It for payments on contracts entered
Into before the end of the last fiscal
year.
CHARGES MISS TOPPAN
WITH THREE MURDERS
Barnstable, Mass., December 6.—Miss j
Jane Toppan of Lowell stood up in the 1
Superior Court room late this afternoon
and heard the grand jury’s Indictment
charging her with the murder of three
persons whom she had been engaged to
nurse back to health, but who had died
under her charge, and according to the
indictment, by her hand.
I The Indictments, of which there are
three, one charging her with the death
of Mrs. Mary D. Gibbs, a second with the
death of A. P. Davis, both of Cataumet,
and the third with that of Mrs. Genevive
Gordon of Chicago, all alleged that the
cause of death was the administration
of poisonous drugs, ten grains of mor
phine or atrophyne or morphine and
atrophyne together, or by some poison
unknown to the jury.
For ten minutes the woman stood
tightly clutching the rail, while the clerk
read the indictment charging her with
the murder of Mrs. Gibbs. At length
Miss Toppan’s counsel spared her further
agony by waiving the reading, and all
that remained was for her to plead.
Three times she was asked if she was
guilty of the murder and three times she
replied in a low voice, "not guilty."
Miss Toppan was then led away to her
cell, where she will remain until some
time early next spring, when she will be
given a trial by Jury.
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ADMIRAL DEWEY DENIES
REPORT ABOUT SCHLEY
New York, December 7.—The World this (Saturday) horning publishes a
dispatch from Washington saying that Admiral Dewey has denied the state
ments published yesterday that the Schley court of Inquiry had reached a deci
sion in the case that Admiral Schley had been found guilty on five counts.
FIRE KILLS TWO
AND INJURES SEVEN
NINE MEMBERS OF ONE FAMILY
MAKE A NARROW E8CAPE FROM
DEATH—FATHER RESCUES HIS
CHILDREN FROM DEATH.
Pittsburg. December 6.—Two persons
were burned to death and seven Injured
In a Are at Carnegta, Pa., this morn
ing. The dead are:
Mrs. Mary Klee, aged 42; Mary Klee,
aged 9.
The Injured are: Samuel Klee, aged 50;
Ida Klee, aged 20; Anna Klee, aged 17;
Eva Klee, aged 14; Eva Klee, aged 10;
Jenny Klee, agen 6; and Harry Klee,
aged 4.
The Klee residence Is a two-story frame
house In Broadway, the ground floor be
ing devoted to a grocery store kept by
Klee, and the rest of the house being oc
cupied by the family.
The fire was discovered about 4:40
o'clock this morning by the grocery clerk,
Morrs Flzses. He Immediately gave the
alarm, but the flames spread »o rapidly
that the occupants of the upper story
were shut off from the stairway, and
Klee and hi? wife realized that there was
but one way to save the children, and
that was to throw them from the win
dow, a distance of about twenty feet.
One by one the children were brought
to the front window, and dropped to the
ground by the father. All of them were
more or less seriously Injured, but all es
caped death from the flames except Mary.
By the time Harry, the baby, was
reached, not only was the father ex
hausted with his exertions and the ter
rific conditions under which he worked,
but the flames were fast making his ef
forts Impossible. When he was able to
get Harry. It was found that fire had
already scorched him, and the little one’s
face, feet and hands were blistered and
burned. He was snatched from the flames
Just In time, and It Is thought he will
survive.
After rescuing his baby, the father
looked around for his wife, whom he had
missed from his side for some time. Un
able to locate her, he called to those he
had saved, for the purpose of ascertain
ing If she had Joined fflem. She had not,
and the husband became almost distract
ed with fear and panic. It seems, how
ever. that while the father was rescuing
the youngest and most helpless child, she
was making an attempt to save the life
of Mary, and In doing so gave up her
own life.
The house was entirely destroyed.
The charred remains of the mother and
daughter were found In the ruins side
by side. Both had been overcome by the
smoke before they could escape from the
room.
When the firemen arrived the father re
fused to leave the building without his
wife and child, and the firemen were com
pelled to forcibly carry him from the
burning building.
TO TRY MOLINEAUX.
Judge Overrules His Motion to Quash
Indictment.
New York, December 8.—Judge New
burger In the court of general sessions
today handed down a decision denying a
motion to dismiss the Indictment for mur
der against Roland B. Mollneaux.
The motion was to quash the Indictment
or as an alternative for leave to Inspect
the minutes of the grand Jury. Both ap
plications were denied.
Crazy Snake to See President.
Washington. December 6.—Crazy Snake
of the Creek Indian nation In Indian
Territory, and others of his faction,
reached here today and called at the
White House and the Interior depart
ment. They failed to see the President.
Commissioner of Indian Affairs Jones ad
vised them to return home. Crazy Snake
and his followers made serious trouble at
the agency some months ago. They are
here In an effort to secure a continuance
of the old tribal relations which have
been superceded.
Will Arbitrate Strike.
Rich Hill, Mo., December 6.—Governor
Dockery arrived tonight to confer with
other State officials already here In re
gard to the strike matters. The union
miners went Into session at once. Com
mittees representing both the miners and
the coal company will meet with til® of
ficials and It Is thought matters will come
to a speedy settlement by arbitration.
Bread Rioting at Prague.
London. December 7.—“Thousands of
the starving unemployed are rioting dally
at Prague,” telegraphs the Vienna corre
spondent of the Dally Mall, "and strong
forces of police are preserving order
there.
UNITED STATES A
DEBTOR COUNTRY
THE TIMES SAYS THAT IN SPITE
OF THE LARGE BALANCE OF
TRADE IN ITS FAVOR IT OWES
MONEY.
New York, December 6.—A special to
the New York Times says: The finan
cial editor of the Times in discussing
the foreign credit of the United States,
dwells on the fact that In spite of the
large apparent balance of trade in favor
of the United States against Europe, the
balance has really been the other way,
because of the borrowing necessitated by
the enormous consolidation and other
schemes In process of execution by Am
erican capitalists.
The United States, says the article,
owes less abroad than It did, but it is
still a debtor country, and must remain
so far many years to come, temporary
appearances to the contrary notwith
standing. Therefore New York exchange
except for a brief period, has been In
favor of I.ondon.
The writer reviews the conditions pre
ceding and following the Wall Street
panic last spring. He then goes on to
say that prices have been pretty well
maintained since; but that ‘ the steam
was out of the rise," although those
strongly desiring Its continuance were
not willing to admit the fact. The article
proceeds:
"Endeavors were made to keep up
the delusion that the rise had been only
temporarily checked and that It would
soon be resumed. The great prosperity
of the United States was pointed to as
evidence that prices would go much high
er, and the belief that the United States
was wealthy In the sense that the United
Kingdom and France are wealthy, name
ly, In the possession of large quantities
of cash or securities readily convertible
into cash, was steadily upheld.
It does not seem to have occurred to
those who hold these views that no na
tion, however prosperous, can pass over
in two or three years from a state of be
ing largely dependent on money borrow
ed from abroad to one of being a large
lender to foreign countries."
ADDRESSE3 STUDENT8.
Refers to Lincoln as the South’s Best
Friend.
Ann Arbor, Mich., December 6.—Col.
Henry Watterson of Kentucky tonight
gave a lecture before the Students Lect
ure Association on Abraham Lincoln,
eulogizing him as the best friend the
South ever had. In a brief reference to
politics while speaking of Stephen A.
Douglass Mr. Watterson said:
"The Democratic party then was as
hopelessly divided as it Is now." After
the lecture the Southern Club of the
University tendered Mr. Watterson a
banquet.
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COMPLIMENT MESSAGE.
London Reviews on Roosevelt’s Docu
ment Are Favorable.
London, December 6.—The weekly re
views out this morning, In opinions on
the President's message, are nearly all
complimentary.
As regards reciprocity, the Outlook re
marks In Its criticism:
"Selfish America will receive whatever
benefits Is squeezed out of the preambu
lator.”
Ayres Killed at Close Range.
Washington. December 6.—During the
examination of Dr. W. P. Carr, who
was called as an expert by the defense
today in the case of Mrs. Lola Ida Bo
nlne, on trial for the murder of James
Seymour Ayres, Jr., counsel asked him
to give an opinion as to the relative po
sition of Mrs. Bonlne and Ayres when
the shots were fired. The witness ans
wered that from the nature of the wounds
on Ayres' body the pistol could not have
been held at a distance greater than
twenty-four to eighteen Inches from the
body.
England Pays U. 8. £6000.
Washington, December The State
Department has received a draft for
£6,000 from the government of Great
Britain In full payment of the
claims of certain American citizens who
claimed to have been improperly expell
ed from South Africa during the Boer
war.
Where Is Herbert Marx?
New York, December 6.—The where
abouts of Herbert Marx, the central fig
ure In the recent shooting affair In West
Moreland County. Va., was still un
known to his family and friends this aft
ernoon. They thought that probably Her
bert Marx would return north by water.
“1C" O’KEEFE
OF ESP DIES
Landing on the Island Thirty
Tears Ago He Was
Thought a Demi-God
WHITE SKIN DAZZLED NATIVES
Savannah Woman Receives Word
That Her Husband, Formerly Cap
tain O'Keere, Has Died and
Left Her $1,000,000
Savannah, December 6.—Mrs. Catherine
O’Keefe of this city, received today a
letter from Joseph Michaels of Yap, Caro
line Islands, advising her of the prob
able loss at sea of her husband, Capt.
David O'Keefe, and the fact that he j
had left property worth probably $1,000,
000.
Michaels has applied to the American
consul at Hong Kong to protect O'Keefe's
property. Mrs. O’Keefe has engaged a
law firm to look out for her interests.
David O’Keefe was known in the ori
ental trade as “King” O’Keefe of Yap,
which island he virtually owned. When
O’Keefe first landed at Yap thirty years
ago the canlbal natives thought him a
demi-God on account of his white skin
and made him their king. He built up a
profitable trade to Hong Kong and owned
two barks that traded between Caroline
and Chinese ports. Last June he went to
Hong Kong with copera and other native
products, from which point he sent his
wife In this city a check for $1600.
After leaving Hong Kong his vessel
disappeared and Is supposed to have been
lost In a storm.
“King" O'Keefe was 66 years of age,
and a native of this city.
FAVOR MR. KNOX.
Senate Judiciary Committee Recom
mend Him for Attorney General.
Washington, December 6.—The Senate
commltteee on judiciary today authorized
a favorable report upon the nomination
of Hon. P. C. Knox to be attorney gen
eral.
The anti-trust league flWt a protest
with the committee against t « confirma
tion, complaining that Mi. Knox failed
to bring certain suits against organiza
tions said to be trusts which he was urg
ed by the league to institute. The com
mittee considered this document at some
length, but concluded that the President
should be allowed to choose his own
advisers, he being responsible for them.
The vote for a favorable report was
unanimous.
ACQUIT COLONEL MEADE.
Courtmartial Finds Charges Against
Him Not Sustained.
Washington, December 6.—It. was an
nounced at the Navy Department today
that the courtmartial which tried Col.
Robert L. Meade of the marine corps of
the Brooklyn navy yard on charges of
drunkenness on duty and scandalous
conduct tending to the destruction of
good morals has acquitted that officer
and he has been restored to duty at the
Brooklyn navy yard pending the formal
review of the proceedings of the court by
Judge Advocate l.emly and Secretary
Long's approval of the findings.
It Is stated the court makes no mention
whatever in Its findings of the connection
of either Colonel Denny or Major Lauch
helmer with the case.
flemmTlays
AT TIT FOR TAT
MASSACHUSETTS REPRESENTA
TIVE WANTS TO KNOW IF LOUIS
IANA MEMBERS ARE ENTITLED
TO SEATS—WHAT ABOUT MASS?
Washington, December 6.—The proposi
tion of Mr. Moody of Massachusetts for
a Congressional investigation of the right
of Louisiana membei s of Congress to
hold their seats today drew a rejoinder
from Representative Fleming of Georgia,
who presented a resolution for the inves
tigation of the right of the Massachu
setts members of Congress to hold their
seats. Mr. Moody’s resolution asserted
that a certain class of voters were dis
franchised in Louisiana, thus invalidating
the election of Louisiana representatives.
Mr. Fleming’s resolution in part recites:
“Whereas. The constitution of the State
of Massachusetts, in contravention of the
provision of the Federal constitution, Im
poses additional qualifications for suffrage
by declaring that no person shaJl nave !
the right to vote who shall not be abl3
to read the constitution In the English
language and write his name.
“Resolved. That when the said select
committee Bhall be appointed It shall he
charged with the further dyty to Inquir
ing and reporting, by bill ar otherwise,
whether the representatives from the
State of Massachusetts are Entitled to
membership In this House »nd whether
the number of representatives from said
State should not be reduced.”
PLAY NINE GAMES.
Either Schaeffer or Slobsor May Win
at Billiards.
New York, December 6.—Nine games
have now been played In the Interna
tional billiard champion contest, and so
far . it looks as if Schaeffer and Slosson
will be In at the finish.
In the first game today between Ba
rutel, the Frenchman, and Howison, the
Canadian, Barutel won out after very
slow play by a score of 400 to 324.
Tonight Schaeffer, the Chicago wizard,
defeatew 5*u*ton afte»* a close and Inter
esting game
CONFLICTING ADVICE
ON ALABAMA AFFAIRS
PUZZLES PRESIDENT
Bingham Will Probably be Appointed Collector, Morton Being
Regarded as Out of the Race—Roosevelt Undecided
Who to Appoint as Postmaster
Washington. December 6.—(Special.)—
Collector Bingham of Birmingham had
an interview with the President this
morning in relation to his candidacy for
another four-year term.
The President has reached no conclu
sion upon this position, and it is practi
cally in the same unsettled condition as
other offices in the state.
J. F. Morton, who was appointed dur
ing the recess, is, however, generally con
ceded out of the race.
The President is obtaining all the infor
mation possible regarding the Alabama
situation. The advice gtven him has been
of such conflicting nature that it will be
several days before he will take any ac
tion in the matter.
The postmaster general said today that
the Birmingham postoffice case would be
reached in a week or ten days, and that
the President was as yet undecided as to
whom he would appoint. Judge Thomas
R. Roulhac of Sheffield and ex-Governor
Johnston returned to Alabama tonight.
The contending Republican factions en
dorsing Mrs. Carden, J. W. Williamson
and R. V. Hudson for the Auburn post
office seem in for a turn down at the
hands of the administration. The Presi
dent it is said will appoint Miss Annie
L. Dillard, the temporary postmaster
to the position. Miss Dillard has the
indorsement of Representative Clayton,
who saw the President today in her in
terest.
It Is reported that a postofflce inspec
tor who Investigated the Dadeville post
office has reported in favor of the post
master J. T. Howie against whom
charges had been filed.
Noble J. Wiley a son of Representative
Wiley, has been given a physical re
examination for a lieutenancy in the
regular army.
ROMANCE OF A QUEEN’S
WEDDING HAS VANISHED
London, December 6.—A dispatch to the
Evening News from the Hague published
today says: “Peace reigns again at the
palace, and the happiest man in Holland
is Major Van Tets who was wounded in
defense of Queen Wilhelmina by Prince
Henry, or as Dutchmen now call him,
“The German.”
Van Tets is one of ten noble youths
w’ho formed the body guard of the smil
ing young Queen when she was married
in February and who have since been at
their royal mistress’ beck and call on
every occasion. They pride themselves on
their servitude. It is whispered that ev
ery man of the ten handsome youths
who surround her Majesty’s carriage
when she drives abroad, skate with her
when she skates, rides with her when she
rides and dance attendance on her gen
eraly has been at one time or another In
love with her.
Official contradictions notwithstanding,
nobody at The Hague doubts for a mo
ment that the Queen and her consorts
have been at logerheads practically since
the wedding. Prince Henry is an un
pleasant person. He cats too much,
drinks too freely and hunting occupies
him far more than his wife.
Wilhelmlna is not a woman to allow
herself to be neglected with impunity.
It is said that she stanched Van Teti
wound with her own hands and Insisted
on her husband begging pardon of the
Jonkberr as well as of herself before
she would forgive him.
All the romance of the marriage of
Wilhelmlna and the man she herself
choose has disappeared.
A dispatch to the Central News from
Amsterdam says that Major Van Tets
died last Thursday evening.
HUNG AND IN COFFIN
WILSON COMES TO LIFE
Little Rock, Ark., December G. — Bud
Wilson, a convict, who killed R. H. Nay
lor, a guard of the Yell county convict
camp, last September, was hanged today
at Danville. The trap was sprung at
9:45 o’clock and at 10:06 the body was
lowered into a cofTin. Before the lid
was placed on the cqflln the body began
moving about. Wilson opened his eyes
and his whole frame shook with tremors.
He was taken from the coffin by the
deputies and carried up the steps to the
scafford for the purpose of hanging him
again.
When the platform was reached the
body became rigid, remaining so for a
moment and then became limp. Wilson
was examined by the physicians, who
finally pronounced him dead, death being
caused by strangulation.
MISS STONE WAS
WELL DECEMBER 5
WILLIAM E. CURTIS TELL8 STORY
OF HER CAPTURE—THE BRI
GANDS WERE PROBABLY TURKS.
SURRENDER IMPENDING.
Washington. December 6. — Secretary
Hay received a cablegram today from Mr.
Spenser Eddy, charge d'affaires at Con
stantinople, dated Perea, December 5,say
ing that he has just learned from Saloni
ca thdt the agent whom he had sent out
has returned and reports both Miss Stone
and Mme. Tsllka alive and wfell.
London, December 6.—A dispatch to the
Daily Telegraph from Sofia says that the
surrender at Salonica of Miss Ellen M.
Stone, the American missionary, and her
companion, Mme. Tsllka, is impending.
William E. Curtis, the correspondent of
the Chicago Record-Herald, now at Sofia,
has this to say about Miss Stone and her
capture:
Miss Stone is well known In Sofia and
in fact throughout all the Balkan prov
inces. She has been engaged In mission
ary work in this region ever since the in
dependence of Bulgaria was established
at the close of the Turko-Russian war.
'Her headquarters have been at Salonica,
a Turkish port on the Mediterranean,
which was formerly known as Thessa
lonlca. St. Paul addressed his eplBtle to
the Thessalonians to Its inhabitants, and
the city Is otherwise identified with im
portant events in the history of Christi
anity.
Rev. John H. House of Palnesvllle, O.,
whose Influence and usefulness extend
beyond the borders of Bulgaria, where he
was a pioneer in missionary work, has
charge of the headquarters at Salonica,
and Miss Stone has been associated with
him for many years.
When she was captured by the brigands
on the 2d of September, Miss Stone was
on her way from the little town of Ban
sko in Bulgaria to Dlumanta, Turkey,
and had crossed the border. She was ac
companied by Rev. Stefano Tsllka, pas
tor of the Protestant church at Monastlr,
and his wife, Katrina Tsllka; Mr. Dlrof
troff, her father, four theological students
from the missionary school at Zamakoff,
and three young Bulgarian women, who
had been educated at the same school
and were on their way to tako charge of
schools in Macedonia belonging to the
missions of the American board, where
Miss Stone Intended to locate them per
manently. The other members of the par
ty were two Bulgarians sent from Ban
sko to look after the animals and act as
guides. One or two of the men were
armed, but when they were stopped by
the brigands they saw that they were out
numbered and that It would be folly to
make use of them. The recollection of
different members of the party varies as
to the number of brigands. Some think
there were only eight or ten; others In
sist that there were as many as twenty.
All agree that they were dressed In Turk
ish uniforms and wore the red fez, which
Is the distinguishing badge of a Moslem.
Crumpacker File* His Bill.
Washington, December 0.-Representa
tive Crumpacker of Indiana has introduc
ed a bill for an amendment to the appor
tionment act so that the membership of
the House of Repiusentatives will be
372. The representation is based on the
vote cast in Southern states and makes
Increase In Northern states.
SPEAKER NAMES
HOUSE COMMITTEES
REPUBLICAN MAJORITY ON EACH
COMMITTEE IS INCREASED—AT
12 O’CLOCK THE HOUSE AD
JOURNED UNTIL TUESDAY.
Washington, December 6.—There was a
large attendance on the floor when the
House met today, but there were only
a few spectators In the galleries. After
the reading and approval of the journal,
Mr. Gaines, of Tennessee, who has just
returned from the Philippines, appeared
at the bar, where the oath of office was
administered to him.
i Speaker Henderson then announced the
appointment of the following commit
tees:
■Ways and Means: Payne, New York;
Dalzell, Pennsylvania; Hopkins, Illinois;
Grosvenor, Ohio; Russell, Connecticut;
Steele, Indiana; Tawney, Minnesota; Mc
Call, Massachusetts; Long, Kansas;
Babcock, Wisconsin; Metcalfe, Califor
nia, Republicans.
Richardson. Tennessee; Robertson,
Louisiana; Swanson, Virginia; McClellan,
New York; Newlands, Nevada; Cooper,
Texas, Democrats.
Appropriations: Cannon, Illinois; Bing
ham, Pennsylvania; Heminway, Indiana;
Barney, Wisconsin; Moody, Massachu
setts; Van VoorhiB, Ohio; McCleary, Min
nesota; Littaer, New York; Brownlow,
Tennessee; Gardiner, Michigan; Burkett,
Nebraska, Republicans.
Livingston, Georgia; McRae, Arkansas;
Bell, Colorado; Pierce, Tennessee; Ben
ton, Missouri, and Taylor, Alabama,
Democrats.
Enrolled Bills—Wachter, Maryland;
Ball, Delaware; Burk, Pennsylvania;
Gurner, New Hampshire, Republicans.
Lloyd. Missouri, and • Edwards, Mon
tana, Democrats.
In each of the committees announced
today the majority representation was In
creased one and the minority representa
tion reduced to that extent. This policy
is to be followed in the appointment of
other committees.
Mr. Metcalfe of California is the new
Republican member on the Ways and
Means committee, and Messrs. BroWnlow
of Tennessee. Gardner of Michigan and
Burkett of Nebraska the new Republican
members on appropriations.
Mr. Underwood of Alabama was the
Democrat dropped from the Ways and
Means committee. The retirement of Mr.
Allen of Mississippi from Congress made
It unnecessary to drop a Democrat from
the appropriation committee.
Mr. Wachter of Maryland succeeds Mr.
Baker of the same State as chairman of
the committee on enrolled bills. Mr.
Baker was not re-elected.
At 12 o'clock the House adjourned until
Tuesday.
Charleston Races Begin on 16th.
Charleston, Eeccmltor 0— The Charles
ton Racing Association which will con
duct a six w.eks meeting during the
exposition, held a meeting today and an
nounced that outlawed horses would not
bo allowed to participate. W. F. Bruen
of St. Louis has been appointed official
starter. The judges will be John Mor
row of Nashville,; Henry Tuppor of
Charleston and George B. McGhee of Co
lumbia. One hundred and seventy-five
stable will be filled by tomorrow and
the meeting will begin December 1<.
COMMITTEE OF
SENATE DEBATE
ON NEW TREATY
Senators Money and OacITn
Oppose Retaining Article
8 of Old Treaty
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CONSIDERATION BY SENATE
All of the Committee Are Anxious for
an Early Settlement—An Old
Amendment Is Voted
* Down.
Washington, December 6.—The Senat*
committee on foreign relations today vot
ed to report favorably the new Hay
Pauncefote treaty providing for the con
struction of an Isthmian canal.
The committee was In session for al
most two hours and went over In detail
the provisions of the convention. No
votes were cast against it, but It was
criticised sharply by Senators Money and
Bacon, who found In It many of the ob
jections which they urged against the
old treaty. They took especial exception
to the provision continuing In force the
neutrality provision of the Clayton-Bul
wer treaty and also made objection to the
clause specifically authorizing the United
States to police the canal as placing a
limit of power of this country to ahso
lutelj' control It.
It was contended that the effect of the
treaty as sent to the Senate would be to
deprive the United States of control of
the canal In case of war. Special atten
tion was called to the provision in the
preamble of the pending treaty reserving
article 8 of the Clayton-Bulwer treaty
from the repeal provision of the new
treaty.
The Old Article.
The position of this article of the old
treaty to which special objection was
made reads as follows:
“In granting, however, their joint pro
tection to any such canals or railways as
are by this article specified, it is always
understood by the United States and
Great Britain that the parties construct
ing or owning the same shall Impose no
other charges or conditions of traffic
thereupon than the aforesaid governments
shall approve of as just and equitable:
and that the same canals or railways be
ing open to the citizens and subjects of
the United States and Great Britain on
equal terms, shall also be open on like
terms to the citizens and subjects of ev
ery other state which is willing to grant
thereto such protection as the United
States and Great Britain engage to af
ford.”
Money and Bacon Opposed.
Senators Money and Bacon did not go
to the extent of voting against the re
port of the treaty and they acknowledged
they are anxious to see It ratified because
of their great desire to have the canal
built. Still they Insisted that the treaty
as It now stands Is objectionable in case
of war.
Senator Frye presided over the meeting
and he authorized Senator Lodge to re
port the treaty to the Senate on Monday
next In case there should be an executive
session on that day. It was also the sense
of the committee that the consideration
of the treaty should be pressed as speedi
ly as possible In the Senate, some Sena
tors expressing the hope that action
might be secured before the adjournment
for the holidays.
The committee also voted to recommend
that the injunction of secrecy be removed
from the treaty.
Amendment Defeated.
Senator Bacon moved the revival of
the amendment to. the original Hay
Pauncefote treaty which was suggested
by Senator Davis, then chairman of the
committee, and adopted by the Senate.
That amendment provided that nothing
In the treaty should “apply to measures
which the United States may find it
necessary to take in securing by Its own
forces thjAdefense of t..e United States
and the imkintenance of public order.”
The amendment was voted down viva
voce.
BUYS COAL MINES.
Another Large Consolidation Takes
Place in Virginia.
Roanoke. Va.. December 8.—Another
consolidation of coal mines on the Nor
folk and Western Railroad In what Is
known as the Thacker field, was con
summated here today.
The now company Is a Virginia corpora
tion known as Rdd Jacket Coal and Coke
Company, with a capital stock of $2,400,
000. They have acquired the Red Jacket
mine, the Logan mine, all situated In the
Thacker field In West Virginia, and con
trolling 6000 acres of land. The mines are
all In full operation. They produce what
Is known as the Red Jacket coal and have
a capacity of 1.000.000 tons per year he
officers of the company are: R. Mv
bert. New York city, president; H''Afc-,
Lafferty, Roanoke. Va.. secretary and5*4
treasurer: Frank A. Hill, Roanoke, V*..
general manager.
The general offices are at Roanoke.
SCHOOL CHILDREN WILL AID
Plan Devised for Them to Assist Mc
Kinley Memorial Fund.
Cleveland, December 6.—L. H. Jones, su
perintendent of the Cleveland public
schools, has devised a plan for receiving
contributions from pupils to the McKin
ley national memorial fund that has re
ceived the approval of the officers of the
national association.
The plan Is for a secret contribution.
Each pupil will be supplied with an en
velope on which will be written the name
and home address. Whether a contribu
tion Is made or not. this envelope will be
sealed and handed to the teacher, who
will send It to the designated treasurer.
In this way no one knows the amount of
the contribution or whether one has been
given at all. Every contributor Is given
a souvenir certificate. No amount will be
placed on the certificate.
The McKinley National Memorial Asso
ciation thinks so well of the Idea that It
will probably indorse Its uss for the en
tire country.