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A JAPANESE-RUSSIAN FIGHT Prave Stand Made By Russian Ships That Went Down THEY GALLANTLY WINT TO DEATH With i?nuds Playing and Fleets Cheering ilia Uuesinns raced the tineniy. in I'rohpect of Certain Death. t ? ? wir Nagafcaki, Ky Cable. ? Tho vessols comprising the Japaneeo flo?t which cttacked and destroyed the Russian cruiser VnrlRau and Korletz at Ghana iyHO on the Kth ins', wore the cruisers ? N'nnhva, Akachiho, Akasbi, Suma, and | the Atsaina. Japan did not lose a man. The survivors from the Variag and the Korlet/,, the Russian cruisers that wcrtr sunk hy the Japanese fleet at Chemulpo last Tuesday, Btlll remain on boa^d th?j I tritifeU cruiser Talbot, the Italian cruised Elba and the French cruiser Pascal. I The situation In becoming acute as the Japanese hav? twice made demands on the commanders of the three for eign vessels that, tlio Russians be sur rendered as prisoners of war. Tho cap twin of the Talbot, being the senior ii'ival officer, each time replied that he awaiting instructions from his i government. None of the Russians is i r.on beard t.ho American gun-bunt VirkjB- j l^irg whose commander considers that.. Toklo Celebrate 5 Victory Tokto, By Cable. ? The ci&'nt cele bration far exceeded that of the day In noisy enthusiasm. Many impromptu processions of thousands of men were formed and paraded through the prin cipal streets, and (surged about the public buildings and the palace, carry ing banners and cheeWpg wildly. The; Russian legation was dark and client/ No unfriendly d/fen/onstratlon war made there by 'the immense crowd constantly passing it, but Baron l)e lichen'* associates plainly heard the din and noise of the triumphant people. Bauds, drums and horns n<lded volume to tho cheers of t'<o noisy populace. Every reveller cnrrie.i a lantern, flag oi" transparency. The people have been restrained and calm for so many months that they are pouring out their lonj pent-up feelings into a wildly en thusiastic colcbi'atlon of victory. It ?was Manila, Ladysmfth and Santiago nights duplicated, wltn an Oriental setting. ? ^ | Hurry Orders ?t Colon. Colon, By Cable,? Hurry orders Were received yesterday to embark a bat talion of marines on the Prairie. A special train left Colon thia morn ing and returned nt noon with the 4T>0 marines who were encamped at Baa , Obispo station on the Panama rail road. Tho Ptalrlo's boats were kept busy nil day exjiH^rklng the camp fittings, baggage, stores, etc., and this task is not yet finished. Major Lucas will i command the battalion and the Prairie | will sail uuder sealed orders. It has i baked out here that the mn sines aro I destined for Santo Domingo. Only j about 100 marines now remain at Bas | Obispo. Liberia (ro Russia) MAP OF-gUE^EfrE tfo IIQSl'ILli'l ES BETWEEN JAl'AN AND RUSSIA. tho .taiiam-sc'-J-are right In their de mand, as the ^Russians took advantage of tho clemency of tho Japanese in ittnrnfcig to tli? harbor, then taking vcfugo on the foreign vessels and re fusing to surrender, whereas .tho Jap gjMaO tScrt refrained from sinking tfyem In the open sea as they could have dTM;e. A magnTflceiU episode In the battle wag tho second sortie. of tlio two Rus f)!an cruisers. Wlth-baftds playing the national anthem. the International ?fleet loudly jluifcr'lng tho bravery and i gallantry oMhe Russians. the Varlag and Korcltz faced tho Japanese fleet In what was ccrtain death. The posi tions of the wreck appear to be such that It will bo easy to recover tho ! jruns: The Russian looses w(*re one : officer and 10 men kHled and 404 1 wounded. Two Killed; Seventy five Injured. Cumberland, Md., Special.? Two per sons were killed a^I about 73 Injured. ' 25 orVbOffl' were i-.rtoualy hnrf, In a1 trolley car accident In Frostburg Sun day.' The car ran away, on a steep ; grade and crashed Into a telephone , pole. Tho dead are: John dough, of Midland J J. Hoss. of Laconing. - : 1 - Gorman's Challenge. Washington. Special. ? In the report ? on the naval appropriation bill made j to the Houpo b> o.i airman Foas, of the i t --naval affairs committee, the gauntlet! thrown down by Senator Gorman In 1 ^hl?j announced policy of Internal 1m- j pravemerif* In place of naval construc- ; tlon, is taken up with, vigor. The re- j port BJJ.V3; "If we Judge public aentlment aright.) it Jr in favor of the continuance of the policy of building up the navy. If j we stopped now we would be left and : " "VeBTttd lUB leading ~ eountriea of the ; - world. "The American people are not will- J lug to leaseivUielr influence on this \ hemisphere, SorJ^aako their Interests j on the other.' [ ^ ? 1 r~~ ? ~~ i,8oo Reported KNM. - Nagasaki, By Cable.? SI* Norwegian "toair.ers chartered by a Uneaten naval Vofttractor have been captured. The vi fuels are tho Lena, Actlr, Sentie, >*elAt?df, Argo and Hernia. They (?rrled coal cargoes. The Hersais ar 1^. Hiiaaty rad t nriter convoy Vemtoer. "If ? Hfflwd tfeat JfaoaneJ aoldlera have teen killed. - i.teeuffiably by the sinking of ? trene IMet^rbaneee . He reported in London, By Cable.-The Dally Mail, the' Dully Telegraph and other papers publish dispatches from Toklo, Naga hhUI and Shanghai, reporting tho de struction of threo Russian cruisers l>y mines or torpedoes In Tsugarl Straits. Tho Daily Mail, which at first doscribod the news as official, in a telegram says the report still lacks absolute confirmation. In the absence of confirmation the reports aro generally discredited. A statement that. China will main tain neutrality is published in Pekln It Is reported frpm Tien Tsin thnt all foreigners and civilians havo been ordered to leave Port A?tli?r. it 1* ftlno reported that tho Slborian rail road has been wrecked in six places, covering a distance of seventy miles. New Steamship Service. Boston, Fpcrlal. ? Announcement was made that a new Bteamshlp service had been Inaugurated bfetween the Med it er ranenn ports and this city. -The steam era of tho new line are all under Italian registry. On their outward trips they will not load here, hut will proceed t<. N<".v Orleans and Galveston, where tbcj will oad cotton, provisions and general merchandise for Mediterranean ports. ? i ?? i Judjre Brewater Dead. Danbury, Conn., ^ -Judge Ly man Dtnison Brewster, a jurist ., of na tional reputation, is dead at his home lu this city Sunday. He was a charte; nuiiU^^yOf tho American Bar Assocla-j tTfrffT Fn?m 18W> until the beginning of the prcselt year ho was chairman ol tho committee on uniform State laws. The unlMrm divorce % law, which 1? expected 'will be adopted by nearly every State in the Union, was drafted by Judge Brewster. He was associated with Joseph H. Choate, now United^ States ambassador to England, in breaking tho will of the late Samuel J. Tildsn., " 11 * ? T*trk^ Attacked. Berlin, By Cable. ? The Frankfurter Zcltdng 8aionTca cores pondent jelt graphs that a Bulgarian' 'num ber Ins 100, has been attacked at Dthumbala by Turkish frontier guards, who were reinforced by two companies of infantry. The battle, tho cotrespow dent adds, lasted a long time and the fled at night, letting tVclrc dead on Iks field. The Tnrklsfe loan was oas man kiled and tyo wouaded. PALMETTO LAWMAKERS tint I V Dolngf of tho People's Chosen Representatives. Several bills of more than general internet were finally disposed of?not ably the bill to control telephone sys stems of tho Stuto, the cotton seed meal bill, tho marrlago reeord (vltul statistics) and the industrial bide track bill. Kiual art ton on Senator Brice's dispensary bill was not taken. Henator Hardin moved to Indefinite -ly postpone Senator. Blake's bill to re qui.ro railroads to construct, operate and niatntaiu Industrial side tracks as soon as It was read. However, he with* drew his motion and a deuate ensued. Senators J. W. Hagsdalo, O. W. Hugs dale, llerndon and Gaines spoke on the bill, and Senator llaysor submit ted an tynendment making the length of tho side-tracks oae quarter of a mUo or less. This wa# adopted, The bill as sent to tho house pro vides that "manufacturing or indus trial ontorprifios shall if they wish havo connecting tracks (not over one fourth mile) with tho main lines," the rights of way to bo given free. The "reasonable first cost of construction' ? shall be borne by tho enterprise, but tho rajlroad 8h9.Il pay back annually 20 p<*r cent, of tho revenue derived from the freight received until the "entire reasonable first cost" 1h re funded. Thirty days notice of application must bo given for a track, and if the railroad commission decides that it shall be granted, construction must bo gin 10 days after tho railrottd lias giv en the plans and surveys to the enter prise. Theso must be submitted with in tho 30 days from the application date. The track when fully paid for Is the property of tho railroad, but cannot bo removed without the con sent of the commission. Tlio telephone bill was very slightly amended. Senator Hydrick, the au thor, had the title changed so as to Include the firms, corporations, ctc., governing the lines, ami another minor amendment was inserted. Tho bill would probably have been sent direct ly to tho house but for a parliamen tary ruling by tho chair which main tained that It was not properly en grossed, being in bad Rhape from that standpoint. Tho" -rule was asked for and tho chair read senate rule US to show its position. Senator Hyrlck wished, tho bill to go to the house Just as It was. Senator Hardin had the cotton seed meal bill called up as a special order. This Is tho bill to put cotton seed meal under tho same Inspection a* fertilizers aren oiv. Senator Manning, fertilizers aro now. Senator Manning, reading, by inserting a section slating that tho meal shall be divided into three grades, yesterday substituted for this an amendment stipulating two grades, 0110 "standard" and tho other "low/' Tho difference in the grades is made by 7 per cent, of am monia. Tho bill, if ItNjjocomes a law, takes effect Juno 1st bf tho present year. An amendment } submitted by Senator Mayfield was adopted. It pro vides that when n violation of the law as to standard occurs, any soller of the fertilizer or meal may bo taken as an agent of the company and papers may be served upon him. It was sent to th& house, .. *y Senator J. W. Ragsdale on the calendar for second reading, providing for the collection of-ivitai statistics in the several townships aim counties of the State, was killed just a* the hour of adjournment. 1 Senator Williams had a third read ing bill on tho calendfit* ' to regulate tho practice of medlcino in this State, but. withdrew It to allow a house bill on the same subject to be discussed. The house bill is practically the same except that It does not contain the amendments exempting ostdftpatbs and homeopaths from its provisions. TI10 amendments will bo printed In tho journal and the bill discussed to day. ? Mr. Herbert's houso bill to nrevi^e uenenciary scholarships at cfem.son. 1 and Senator McLeod'o bill to regulated the traffic in seed cotton were m ado special orders. Senator McLood's bill j prohibits tho traffic without a llcensol between August 15 and January 15 Senator von Kolnltz bill to eloao a portion of tho Clemonts Ferry road in Charleston county is row In the house. Hils bill was suggested by Mavor tthett .at the request of tho govern ment, which wishes to use a portion of tho land in connection with the navy yard. ^ ur tho 32 second reading bills on the calendar only four wero read. All 01 tneso were practicaly local In chare ter and application. Tho House of Representatives spent all of Tuesday acting on the bill to provido for a record of marriages, and the bill to repeal the lien law. &aeh -of ~ these btttB comes up every year, and each is killed with persist ent regularity. The marriage record bill is killed on the ground that It is a step toward the enactment of a di vorce law, and the bill to repeal the alien law, is a protection to t?e poor, as It pcrmJts them to give a mortga^ on nweclo and to get money with whi*i to work Independently, whereas, If thcro was no such law they would not be able to work for thenwplves, but would be forced to work for others. Tho arguments lq favor of the bill repealing the Men law are that by fore tng the people to give up the lien cus tom they would get on a cash basis, could Wy their supplies cheaper at cash prices and would become cltzens. These points wero brought out very forcibly yesterday by Mr. Klbler. the author of the bill to repeal the law, but although ho and its other advocate? made a strong fight, the- bill waa killed by a vote tff 50 to 40. / Another matter (disposed of finally was Mr. Eflrd'a proposition to have the members elected for Jour-year . terms should the people ratify the pro- 1 posal to have biennial sessions. The four-year terms resolution came ?p one day laai-ateek. and falling to re ceive the necessary 83 votes, the action of the House was reconsidered. Yes t? rday the number who voted In favor of tho bill was but 62, while 82 opposed It. Th^ action of tho House -could not be reconsidered a second time, so . the resolution waa lost, . The following passed third reading: , Mr. Btnckhouse'a WU to the Uiioduello*- of? the boll weevil. Mr. Haskell's bill1 relating to home stead exemptions of persona other than heads of f^mlllea. a . . Mr; Bowar's bill propoaln#U> let1 ?ho weeretary 01 state ameno enatiers granted by the Legislature. Mr. Whaley's bill providing that mortgages socurlug coupon bond# ot corporations bo exempted from the law whi<?h declares that no mortgage shall constitute a U?mi upon any real estate after ft lapse of 20 years from tUo era atlon of tho same. Mr. Whaley's bill relating to lower freight tariffs. Senator Hydrick's bjll lo establish libraries In the free schools. Mr. D. O. Herbert's bill to provide for a cavitation tax on all do#*. The- House had a stirring session after the now famous Stafo Housy report was road. The lie was passed, and other unparliamentary language freoly indulged in. Tho matter was, however, finally settJod by apollglos all around. TUo lloftR* th??n proeeed ed to regular business. The %er.ato bill to provide for the establishment of a bure-iu of com merce r.nd Immigration passed second reading In tho House, by a vote . of 48 to 56. ? Discussion on tho bilt'had commshcod Wcdi\osday nlgTit. A that time Mr. Win, L: Mauldin had mado a forcible speech for tho bill, and Mr. Morgajj had spoken eloquent ly of tho necessity for something to ho done for the upbuilding of tho State. Mr. Dorroh bad opposed the bill Wednesday night on tho ground thai, tho class of Immigrants might be objectionable, Mr. Eflrd moved to continue the bill. This was voted down, the result being 48 in favor of continuing and D<> opposed. Those who voted in favor of tho bill are Speaker Smith and Representatives Aycoek, Barron,- Dates, Bcamguard. Bomar, Brooks, Bunch. Calllson, Ca rey, Clifton, Coggoshall.-Colcoek, Da vl4, T)onr, Doyle. Ford. Eraser. <Ju?j ton, Cause, Gourdin, Halln, Harrolsou. Haskell, D. O. Herbert. .Ipiue?, .birn^ oran. Kniiv. Klbler Loverott, Lofton, Logan. McCain, McColl. Mar;il, Maui dni, Morgan, Moses. Pallet son. rob lock, Pyatt, Rulnsford, Hawlinson. .Richards, Russell. S?abrook, .lero mlah Smith, Stackbouse, Strong, Thomas, Toole, Towill, Wad*\ weob, Whaleyrw.Wllliams and Wise. Thoso Who opposed the bill and Aull, Ballev, Banks, Black, Carwlle, Culler, DeBruhl, Doschamps; DeVorc, i Donald, Dorroh, Dowlpg. Ed wards, i.Eflrd, Fox. Hendrlx, Hill, Hlnton, 'llolmnn, Humphrey, Irbv, Kinj?, Kir by, Lancaster, Lanov, Lesesne. Lido, j Little. Lyles, Mace, Mabaffey, Middle ton, Minis, Moss, Nichols, Pnrncll, Peurifov, Potts, Quick, Rankin, Readv, Richardson, W. C. Smith, Stuekoy. Walker. Wlngard, Wingo and You ? mans. !' The bill then passed second reading and was sent to third, to receive final consideration today. OTHER MATTERS. - ' There was only cno third reading bill. Senator Warren's bill relating to the summer term of court in Hamp ton county. This passed third roll ing and was sent to the Senate with an amendment by Mr. Youmans. Tho claim of tho State company for ,$5,209.34 was presented to .the House without recommendation by the committee on claims. Mr. Wlngo, the chairman of the committee, said he had no comploto information art to tho cljxl.m, and no roason why It had not been presented before. The claim was allowed to go on the cal endar for consideration. The correct ness of the claim was not questioned. Tho Black claim against tho State for services rendered in securing sat-. tlement from the Federal govemme t Is still pending. Mr. DeBruhl qffered a concurrent resolution to have u com mission investigate the claim. Tho judiciary committee, for Mr Bomar, Introduced a bill ceding cer tain lauds in Spartanburg to the Fedjr" eral government. The Librnry Dill Passes. "Mr. AulPs blil to provide for libra ries In tho public eciiobls was. paused, by the House nfter Mr. Aull had. sub stituted Senator Hydrlck'B for "Tils own. All of the States In tho Union but eight have established such li; bralrles, said Mr. Aull. This is prac tically a copy cf Nortb Carolina's law. whore there were '487 libraries established out of a possible) 500. Tho per contago of Illiteracy In Ahe Stntos wliero there are no libraries Is the greatest The bill provides for sclf-holp. A school Is to receive noth ing unless It Is willing to contribute.. In view of the laigo appropriations to colleges, It Is but fair to gfvo some thing of this kind to the rural schools. WHAT THE BILL MEANS. The bill provldos that: Sec. 1. Whenever the patrons and frlondn of a free public school shall raise by private subscription and shall tender $10 to the county super intendent of education, for the cntnb I 1 1 W6HT 6T~ a" 1 1 bra t t to 1>e connected with said school, the county board of education shall . appropriate $10.00 from the monoy belonging to that school district, the State board of education shall then add $10.00 to tho fund In the hands of the county superintendent of education for, the library in thi. district. Tho local board of trustees Is to purchase the bocks with the $30.00 thus raised. Purchases are to be made from tho list adopted by the .State board of education, which shall mako tho rules for tho government of tho libraries. Tho trustees of every library shall carry out tho rules apd regulations for the proper use and, preservation of tho books, and shall make provis ion for having all books, when not ? In circulation, kept under lock and key. Tho trustees of two br mors -libra rlea may. by agreement, exehange libraries, but no exchange may be made oft en or than once In she months, and no part of the expense In ex changing libraries shall be borne by the public. " Not .more than twelve schdbl* - in any one rountV shall be entitled to ?'he benefits of this act, and no school district shall recolve any moneys un der Its provisions except schools op orated binder the general free school -aw of the 8tatn. Tne schools receiv ing this benefit shall be decided by tho ccnnty board. After ?&nkldArafele discussion the iillT was passed ? Itore Talk oa State Mqees Fraud ? THe matter of the State bona* coiA nletton was again brought up In foe dtnate by Senator Talblrd, who asked that his concurrent resolution, Intro Muccd on Friday night, bo considered Immediately after (his whd adopts Senator Aldrich offered a concurrent rraoluilon tli at suit be brought against Frank 1\ Mllbum and Contractor* Mcllwain, t'nkefer & Co., a member being appointed . frotu each house to supervise the litigation. This commit too shall have power to employ an at lorney who ahull receive not more than 2? per cent, of the m mount recovered. An appropriation of |600. i? made for the committee. Matter does Buck to Committer, Immediate consideration wa? asked for this resolution. Senator Talb'.rd wanted it referred to tho Judiciary committe which was done. The matter was later reconsidered and sept to the committee. Tho House of Representatives Sat urday passed tho resolution adopted by the Scnato Friday night, providing that cult bo brought against F. P. Mllbum, architect, and Mcllvalne Unkefer & Co., contractors, for al leged misconduct and breach of con tract. N Tho resolution had been Introduced In the Senate by Senator Aldrich and passed the House without discussion. Tho suit is not to be brought by the attorney general, but by coun&ol l< be selected by tv. o managers, oue to bo appointed by tho President of the Senate, tho other by tho Speaker of the House. Tho text of tho resolu tion Is: Whereas, tho special committee of the two houses of the general assem bly, apolnli d under resolution of the 17th of February, 1003, to whom was referred several reports of the com m'sslon for . hti completion of the Stnto llouro, "to consider tho same and report such fuels and recommen dations in reference thereto as they may deem advisable," Ik's made ltJ report, in which It upnears that th? State has suffered serious loss and sustained hoavv df.nnges bv reason cf th* misconduct and breach of con tract cf tho architect and contract or? employed to perform ouch w<yk, and raid con mit too recommended as fol lows: "That appioprlato legal step* bo taken to recover from Frank P Milburn and Mcllvalne, Unkefer & Co., an much an possible of the dam ages that tho Statu has suffered through their misconduct and broach of contract, and such other legal ro dress as may s::em to be advisable." Now thorefore bo It Resolved, by the General Assembly of the State of South Carolina: Section 1. That tho said report of the Said special commltteo be adopt ed, and that cno Senator and one member of the Huso of Renresonla lives bo appointed by the President of tho Senate and tho Speaker of tho House respectively a? managers lo direct such litigation with power to employ counsel fr> r such purpose: provided that the compensation of such counsel, shall not oxcoed 25 per cent, of tho amount received in such suits. Section 2. Resolved, that tho sum of $n00 ho appropriated- if so much be necessiry, to defrav the actual ex ' penses of the managers herein provid ed for. to be paid out on tho warrant of the comptroller ponoral upon tho renusltlon cf the managers. Section 3. Resolvod, that said man agers shall bo authorized to make such settlements of tho said claims of the State as they may deem auvls ablC, sub'oit to the approval and rat ification of thn Qwtcrnl Assembly. WORLD'S FAIR TOPICS. ' Jmllnnn's claims to being the literary Centre of the TTnlteiY States ?will bo pushed nt the World's Fair, The American Angora <Joat TSrecd 01V Association will make n great ex hibit nt llio World's Fair. The Hankers' Worl-VsJFalr National IRnnk will ho locate*! or* tho grounds of the -Louisiana rhreham Exposition. Nevada's Stato mineral exhibit, whlfh lia* an approximate value of ?70.000, will be exhibited at the fair. SpnRon tickets good for every day of th?> seven months of'tho World's Fair will be Issued at >25 each. They will not be transferable. A enr!o?Vt of exhibits and Oriental furnishings for tho beautiful CJeylon pavilion at tho World's Fulr reached 8t. Louis a few ?*ays ago. r.lograph views of 40.000 San Fran cisco school children will he a unique foalyro of tlie Snn Frawwco educa tional exhibit at the World's Fair. Tho Summer Naval School of tho Northwestern Military Academy, at Highland Park, II!.,.* will visit the World's Fair tho latter part of Juuo or the first part of July. y Among the police exhibits from San "JTlfgo. Tra)., at: the St. J<ouis World's Fair will be a reproduction of the oJd town Jail. The Jail wa* built half a century ago, nt a cost of f3000. Mexico will send to the World's /air a model of tho penitentiary of tho Federal district of that Republic. A full set of photographs and Interesting data concerning the history of the fa mous struct uro will . nccompnuy tbo model. 1 ???* The big flagstaff for the House of IJoo-lloo has readied the World's Fair grounds. The timber is sixty feet long and twelve Inchcr, In dlamoter at the base. The House of JIoo-Hoo Js Intended as a handsome clubhouse for lumbermen. ' . Married Twice In Five Minutea. A young man from San Franclsoc aiet his afllancad bride in Abilene b> appointment. They went to a minis VfeT'and "were married with tho usual short eeremony. As the groom drew a roll of bill* from his pocket tct pay. the preacher the wedding ring, which he hud for gotten, fell" to tho floor. The brtd# looked at that ring regretfully, though iiHe said Nothing of h*r disappoint ment at not boing wedded by the ring ceremony. The preacher caught her look, how^ over, and told the couple to stand ui> hercro htm. l'hen he' married then aU ov?r again, using the ring , cere raojsy, to the v</$ palpable pleasure of the young woman. vxootn was hoard to aay: "W?U, I <tuess wo cot all That *** otoflhg to us that tima." ? Abilene, Kan., Chron .Ida. CONGMSSIOVAI. PBOCEfDINGS What the Nation's Lawmakers Are Doing Day ISy Day, .^pmk r T?k^ the Hit. Speaker Camion Friday took the bit in his teet || and ran complotely??away with sanctified legislative precedent In tho House. Incidentally ho hroke all previous record? In the dispatch of pri vate pension bills. Under Ills guidance 320 of these measures of relief received the favorable consideration of the eoin n* it tee of (he whole ami passage by the House in the short space of 155 min utes. Nearly the whole of this time, however, was consumed in committee of the whole. The House passed the bijia "cn bloc under unanimous con sent, which the- Speaker himself asked for. About half of the bills were dis posed of under this request? those without amendment. When objection waft temporarily made the Speaker plainly showed bis displeasure by drag ging the proceedings. The objection was withdrawn when the remaining bills were declared pass ed without even tho formullty of hav ing tho clerk read their numbers. Mr. Flniey, of South Carolina, was the ob jector. He made the statement that, bn dir*. not consider this mode of procedure piope,' for a legislative body, "Tho objection Is perfectly proper," replied Speaker Cannon. "This method of qrocedip'o could only be done by unanimous consent, and tli* chair has been very careful, and It is quite with in tho power of any member to ob ject." Then, -with a noto of disappointment In his voice, he concluded: "Objection is made. The clerk will report the first bill." The first bill contained an amend ment, and when tho elei li announced that fact, tho Speaker Inquired face tiously: "Does tho gentleman from Carolina desire to hear tho amendment read?" "Oh. no," replied Mr. Flnley. "Well," continued the Speaker, "the gentleman does not know what the na ture of tho amendment is. Neither does tho chair." He then insisted on tho rending of the entire amendment and, when this was 'done, his announcement of the third reading and passage of this b 11 was noticeably slow. In the meantime Chairman Loudenslager, of the pen sion commlttco, and several of Mr, Fin ley's Democratic, colleagues went to hlB seat to remonstrate with him for the objection. When a frenh request for unanimous constnt was mado no objection was offered. Mr. Orosvenor, of Ohio, mado what he decIarcdjyWlUi come heat, was his last attempt to get a day set for the cdnslderation of- the bill croatlng a olnt commission to consider tho ques tion of 6hlp subsidy. His request was that this measure bo mado a special order for Feb. 20. 8everal objections had been made and withdrawn. Mr. HardwJck, of Georgia, objected because Mr. Bartlett, his colleague, had objected -when-the- request wae-aaa4e previouBly aiM was not in h^s seat at the time. ? The Senate wfU vote on the Panama Cana] treaty ^ pn^on^a day between February 15 aitd 23. An Agreement was reached in executive session today to take actloh on Monday next to de cide rpon tt time, for voting on the treaty, and It was determined that such date should be on or ^eforo Feb ruary 23. The Senato was In executive eeeeton for tnore than four hours, and aftflr the agreement to vote on the "treaty had been reached nearly the entire time was devoTed to general discussion of th encroachments of the Senate and the Presldont on each other's preroga tive under the constitution. Senator Teller opened the debate on this subject. In a speech lasting more than two hours, and fined with inci dents whe;o iho Senate has Interfered with the President In regard to making Federal appointments, he aroused a number of the Republican leaders to the defense of President Roosevelt. *ome of the . Republicans agreed. .LbAL there had been many encroachments by the White house upon the rights of the Senate. The polltlcakphases of tho debate were flnaly eliminated, with tho result that several administrations were discussed and brought-under the ban of disapproval. The first was un der the Cleveland administration, In which It was said that the President used undue Influence for the repeal of Iho purchasing clause of the Sherman act. President McKinley's Influence upon Republican members of the Sen ato for the ratification of the Par's treaty and President Roosevelt's p-eaaure in bringing about tba ratifica tion of the Cuban treaty, and also the Influcnc^iho has brought to bear ?ooking to the ratification oTlhe Pan-" ima Canal treaty, werrf cited as J in-_ stancrs In which tho Senate has not been left free to deal wjl? these topics according to Individual judgment. The criticism was not alone of the adraln 'stratlon. and several 9enatorm, lntlud 'ng Messrs. Spooner, Allison, Dubois, lalllnger and Piatt, agreeing that the ?>nate had often Insisted upon tho ap pointment of certain men for execu tive positions against, the wish of the Piesldcnts mentioned. ROTH HOUSES ADJOURN. Roth houses of Congress adjourned m Tuesday Immediately upon the nnomrfcemept of thi death of Sena tor ttanna. ' No business was trane . tea in*elther haute. Th? ?mmiu?e? to attend the funeral on tKa < jaylUl-are al ball aa eat, ami will r+A lain so until after tie f antral. Tha esfc or f^ator HAnM in U* a?a*t* b amber is draped In monrnin* and *UJ remain so until / fc 'it ft* la bar HI nor Event# of the Week In a Brief Form. State New ? Itriti*. An unknown uigfo man wrs found on the Southern Railway uearttho iallroad cro?nlng at Seneca ' early Wednesday morning between the rails, ' ho verdict of tho coroner's July wan ? hat ho camo to his death by being run over tiy some south-bound train. Hts * clothing was found scattered from within a abort disUuc* of tho depot to whet o his body was found, somltbing ike 300 yards. HJs body was cut off from his thighs, one foot cut off, and the ^ther half cut off. Parts of the n sto were-.found as far as seventy yards from (he main portion of the body. The man wps a stranger, but It Is ealjl he was from North Carolina. New? reached Unfon Tuesday of a homicide that occurred near Carllslu, nil?.?* iUformatl<>? (OCOlved. It ftp J| f Will lOu banks, a whito V 'J: amended a iiegro "festibar near lot 1 nf? 8tUr?ay UM,,a? ?t>W took place and a fustladc of shots wcru "I Il'kH ?i'r? , ??'ks and passing entliely through ? body. -Ho lingered till Frkiy morn' ln?- when Uo died. The statement Riven out Ih to the e/Tcct that a negro by tho name of Silas I.y lea fired the Mhi i?fl~ tllOUgh 8evcr"' others are fni i v ? lVC Wticlpated in the shoot Jan. WaS aire8tod n"d lodged In H ,,**? P; T"PI? waH Injured tn the union" n " - ^?'unibla 'jfaesday morning. ill ZVhre about 4:30 o'clock to take tJ?hflJ" !?r A"K?sta- On attempting to oard tho train he slipped on an orange peeling and fell, his left arm t', n i"K UJ? tho whe?l ?t a movfng ' Jrolri. Dr. Kendall had to ampuMte f ?ar7! at the elbow. Mr. TnpnXfa well ki* fr0in FaIrflclrt county anqjia ?KJ,. ??!n ln plumbla. where he f . ? ,, ? while In tho employ of I at al 1 way as tt cou d"ctor. Term llv,ag In Nashvlllo, South Carolina postmasters effected PvenfS11 ThJV/1# ??~nib,a Tuesday t hi. mfn 5 te organization of itio men and women of letteis won a verv rrnHM^*1 of enthuflla8m and tha# ,t? y * *dea ^e. benofltn will accrue to the improvement of ;e,S ?; Over 50 w,ro in attendance 9nd letters were read in hi. "ea; f a8 ma"y More who desire clatlonimti08 m*mbe?e of the asto. hISia wboss presence was Imflos s^Ie for a variety of reasons. H _ Sheriff Coleman, of Richmond Tues day discovered tbat m Marks-/?* K,rM^,h""?"lM for murdw ?f jfSSIfSSl ! .,.n,e8,l"f"c<' dl?uil*rMb, mo. 0 ' ; '?"1? ,4^ i Jssa? saSB&jg pi ?j'? <? esss sgrssas !SrBSKSBM?i?& left'? flSW? ?mputaU(f hfi i ""J'uo, h colred rsllfc&fl ?>*> . Ploye, while . attempting to counie"tw<> ears In the 8ontlwS ylrd b"r* Wednesday. lorf bit muS^i m* k i1 armg **re painful v x jstr? H?nna*s Condition CrPfcM. I Washington, Special.? Senator Hah. y na's illness has reached a moat critical C WfK'W ffi?T Been unconscious for several hoars. Hypodermics and Oxy gen have been administered, but little ~ hop? is held out by those *t his bed sltle. A1J relatives have been sent for. At 5:45 Mr. tyvers stated Oust the doc tov had Just come oot of the sick room > and said that the sinking spejl was uu rlo'ibtoiiy caused by a chill three hours ago and that its effects gradually are ' wearing off end that his respiration ind heart action are llttla b?Uef. Phy sicians hn*e "prepared another solution to be administered In case they deem ? U nccessary. Lincoln's BIrthdav. Chicago, Special.? Lincoln's birthday^, was observed In Chicago by the Mar- ^ quette Club with ? banquet and a meet. Ing and speaking at "the auditorium. Secretary of t? Treasury,, Shaw was the prtnclfai speaker. He^ked on' ? "The. Democratic Quadrqa^U Search for an Issue.** . Representative Robert COustns. of too*. repned'Co^fie ^eaet, Abraham IJncoln." 1 Cotrtw'H BI-ctKmi, Washington. Special.? The voted the entire ae* fOTWfiim yfr Vtm: \ daring: >S33*