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VOLUME XII CAMDEN, S. C.. FRIDAY, DECEA1HEK 10. "t wua Chi IsUjjuh Kve. Tttft hiiow, svliieii had bu?n falling all duy now turned to rain. Tpe dre'ury drizzle lent a chill to the alr. Mra, Malllory stood at her drawing rooui window, held back the durk veU yet curtains and looked out on the ?llent avenue. There were few pedes trians |u Bight. Now and then a car riage came under the electric Mght, and the watcher at the window caught glimpses of the.dalnty rai ment of the occupants as they whirled (c?iyly past on their way to some Christmas* festivity. 'Christmas festivity!" she repeated aloud, and her voice wag low upd tense uiid expfe'ssed her pent up scorri and weariness of the whole Christmas season. She stood thus for a few moments, Jtaring out into the night. The damask portiere was pushed asido with a quick, light motion, and a slim, neatly attired maid appeared in the doorway. Her eyeB fairly danced with delight, and though she sppke with a demure dignity It was evident that something highly pleasing to her fancy was afoot. - "Does it please you that r come In now, madam?" she asked, with a Quaint little accent that would at once mark her Parislenne- ? had her tlim appearance not already done so. Mrs. Malllory turned slowly from the win -dow. "Ye?, Janette, you may bring In ? my Christmas gifts." There was a ? trace of irony in the last two words, <but her manner was entirely haughty" and indifferent. She crossed the room and sat in a large armchair of raro Italian hand-carved wood. The pale violet lamp screen on the table beside her shed a soft light, and the rose light from the great open fire caught i gleam now and then from the jewels on her fingers. It was a curious light, the combination of , the rose and violet, but it was almost wierdly lovely. Mrs. Malllory was a beauti ful woman? a fe.tern, classic beauty. "The folds of her blnok velvet gown fell about her In simple stately grace; her bare neck and shoulders gleamed white against the dark chair. Her hair was gray about the temples, apd her deep dark eyes were at times In expressibly sad. She was lonely, but ^?ho was proud, and none knew of her sad Christmas Eve. She had refused scores of invitations, and was keeping her Christmas Eye as was her custom, having her gifts brought to her there In the dlmly-llghted drawing-room. Her husband was keeping hi? Christmas Eve? as was his custom, in the great dense! forest. Mr. Malllory was what the world calls ,an upright man? ^-honored on the street, of a flint-like lutegrity in his business. His word was as good as a bond. He surrounded his wife with every pos sible luxury, excepting the one price less luxury for which a woman would sacrifice all others ? friendship and j -comradeship. These he reserved for va few old friends, men who had been through financial battles with him, ' tvho had shared his college frolics and studies. That afternoon he had hurried , in, gathered up his hunting traps and started off. He had given his wlfo a ?check ? a princely sum ? and said: "Just buy yourself a llttlo trinket, Victoria, my dear, and have a nice time at the Van Arden's tonight." "If he had only bought me a little something himself." she thought, sad ly. "If It wpre only a -few flowers!" Janette came In, followed by a foot man in Korgeous livery (Tarrying a large number of little packages of ?ll shapes and sizes. He came sev ~'?ral times and arra*vg3d the pack ages as Janette directed. The maid "was all little flutterlngs and happi ness and flitted from this box to that In a perfect whlrlwirtd of joy. Thia was a rare treat, opening Madame'* ^._CJb.ri?tni8fT "Oh, t not bo many! " she cried, know whioh one te open "I ?o Girt after gfft was held out tb~Klf?. 1 Maillory, but she looked at each in- 1 5g&^irret?*FOy end sometimes impatient ly. they w^re all given from a sense | offcuty. she knew that. Climbers on coolal ladder wished to be her j tends, they might tfcrotigh herj fhtenee open the olWd doom clet.wS* TKbse n pet liked as *ell as women who five foe and society ns? capable ol otm?U\ *H>r gwfSPfor she *|?j to .respond to their calls. tlif wnmen of her nr she went personally to the ? .{*' ' ? ! The maid placed tlx* trinkets on' the table for her mistress' Inspection of hep jewels that should have the power to give Joy to uay woman,, hut Mrs. Malllory looked ut them Indifferently, and toyed with them with her slender whfte fingers. 8he frowned with displeasure as the maid laid before her a wrap of costly fur, "My nephew should not have sent me this,*' she said sharply. "Ho can hot afford it. It was only because I gave them their wedding silver." The maid did not hear this, for she was lost In ruptures over a firmly maiiuce of reul laee and tyand-palnted chiffon. "Oh, the exauielte 'mouse.' " she cried, with more enthusiasm than knowledge of correct English. Mrs. Malllory smiled little at the maid's quaint happiness in the gifts. She was ratlxer fond of Janette and was often amused at the girl's extrav agant expressions. Janette was a happy, rare-free sot) I " and ' -always ready to cat^r to her every mood. She ran to her mistress with a veri table little squeal of pleasure as she untied one box. It was a fine gold necklace with a butterfly pendant, frail, jewelled, delicate as a breeze. Mrs. Malllory read the card and her face turned pale. < " ? "Cat!" she whispered, The gift was from a woman whom Mrs. Mnillory thoroughly disliked, and she had not tried to hide her feel ings. The woman, through ambi tions of her own, had persistently clung to Mrs. Malllory. and bad used her name as the entree Into many fashionable gatherings. As she looked at the Jewel, Mrs. Malllory could huve crushed Its delicate beau ty in her hand. ******* ' tho baby brother. Tho child had whow*+d this pink ribbon proudly to tho vUitor; l>er "Sunday ribbon," ahe told hfcfr'" ' Tho great ludy Angered the Boiled, gaudy piece of pink cambric and rib bon gently, almost rovwrently, and there wero tears In her voice ua ahe said softly: "Her one treasure, her bit of u rib bon -ahe gave It to me ylie gave It to me becauae It la Christmas." With a sob that was half Joy, half Borrow, ehe laid her head ovei* on the queer, shabby little offering and wept nway all tho grief and lonely heart' ache, for In the gift of a little child ahe had found her real Chrlamaa. ? Iloston Globe. ***?> W . .. A TOY TRAGEDY". ^hfcoiiw to \>\eo)c ? <jonp ^it-lie, rrom jar qcvosj rljc jeo. s ? Her locKv <Jp<l tujjyiV A doll <.^3) jbc Her l;air vfo} like H;c rW<?i)'j Oin?\ Will) fapdril/ [^ror)<? to curl oi)<J <1^^ TTvy pul- her inV^Mup'^ At)d coldly; \ejft tyer mere \ A l%r ot)d o beer, v Of coury,^)l)C jp<jpl" d dr<?ad/ul v . A)d ipotij jjcr f)<iir w ? ^bui^ilfc-.Couricr-Jourpdl., MADONNA IN CONTEMPLATION. . . The Stately footman canxThito the room, the picture of shocked dignity. Jauette was about to take the brown paper; pa rceV which the Irate man hold out stiffly f>efore him, then started back with a little scream. "The impertinence!" she cried. "What does thk; mean?",, oaked Mrs, Maillory, haughtily. "A very ragged little girl left this awful package, madam. She insisted on its being given to you." *? "Bring it to me." *Tlie footman gave the crumpled bundle to his mistress. "Misses Malry," was written in a round, childish scrawl.. A strange feeling came over the woman. . "You may go," she said to Janette and the man, and tlie maid withdrew reluctantly. "? WD6n thd" hard Tinots of tbe atrlng were finally taken off, Mrs. Malllory exclaimed In surprise./ A little note, written Jn the same childish hand, was pinned to the curious pink cam bric square.. The note ran "Dear Mlssea Malry: You dopV know mo but you c?.m to our house a wile ag<? and brot things wheat Jbnfhfo , the-baby had mesles. You wuz good to us, and wo like you. We wish you a mery Chrlamue. The thing I made you la for your hanJctrchuf.- ? "MAMIR O DONNELL - ~ "What does rn? child ws?rr thought ^lalllory in great sur-l priee, _ ; I ^The she remembered. The O'Don- 1 iteils were on her charity list, ijhe | l^iked at the glft.'Tf 9 ffnit fc^th brlc square, the Tour corners ittWed baek-, ami tied wKh^a ribbon. The j stitches were large "and uneven, the] brlc waa soiled and the ribbon :ed closely at the ribbon. >t had se4r evldw?t*y tke-* ha* ribbon. Sudden!* a thought came to the woman, ? she remembered the day wmmmm ?HH JBt ,-r$vn 'I'waa the liiglit before (Jnriiftmutf, when all through the hou^e Not a'vrrejfttli'e" VaV stirring"? flot cveh a mouse; _ The stockings were hung by the clumncy with care. In hopes that St. Nicholas soon would bo there. Dinner for Christ masi Tide CMRlSTttAS MENU ? Olivfcj Celary ? _Ve2*J0** fiojncd Fbrafocj ? . Dokcd TVxcaronl and Qvccjc "Tim^o jarui LcM'utc^ajod 'niony fUCC*3olQ mm Chrijtmo) TZddit^ Nufj . Clffiea ;R*i>Irv> ?nlWhwiri>ltet^g: Hcfcf. > fcrrad-and-CUittier * Aarm?Ude V-n-n >\ n rv nT\irvr\ *> r\-r\ . ? ' ?' ? I, r CliriNtuiHH '\V?y llOUn Houtli. 'v You hear dat fiddle's music? de tlappin' of do hau'ti? Dey beats dc jubilation of do Itulleluia MQ'tl You hear dat rto' a-crcakm'? . En don' you hear de call: "JiaUnce ter yo' partners, en swing yo' lad.es all!" Chria'inus times, good people! lleol en t</? you lif! Yander come do white folks Ketch' cm "Chris'inus Git'!" Who dat 'way off yander, rackin' down d? road? I)e ole-tiine, gray-head deacon* wid a con gregation load! De meetm'-houso is empty ? can't miss do Ghris'iuus chance ? Dey muster hecrd de music, en dcy comin' tcr de dance! Conic in (far, you pcoplo. En awing aroun' da hail! s Heel en toe, en roun' you go. Kn "Chris'inus Oil'' . ter all! De wry backlog's d.anein', en up do rod s|>arks j^o, Eu poll de hit nts wid lire, whar doy moan in' in de snow! Pey hcyer U\ko dt> J'Ottd home, cn hunt do holler tree, For din here tune is Chris'inus, cn do fiddle's fly in' free! Watch out fcr dat miatlctoo! Ketch you, 1 be boun ! - '?;> Kiss her fcr dat "Chris'inus Gif'"? Swing yo' sweetheart roun'! Come ip? de wjiole plantation? *?n jinc d4 daiicm' feet, En glimpse dat' peaceful 'possum? dat tur key, brown en sweet ! . De table piled wid plenty !?? come in, en take yo' place, ?. En see tie deacon smack his uiouf cn say amaxin' grace! Aain't dis .Italleluia ?r-'. ? Tcr d?r sold er you? -u ? * ? 'Pears like. Heaven come down ter airth En tell you, "Howdy do!" Chris'inus times, good people! Dei let do . 4 w nitikic roll!- - ?? - ?* De snow done' hide de medderfl, but do summer's in you' soul! 1 fan's roun' ? de ole Ferginny Reel! en let de sliadde.rs creep Like ghostp acrost do snowfjel's ? but we'll aance. 06 stars' tcr sleep! Chris'inus times, good people - lies' time senee de fall! Glory hallelviia, . f \ i En "Cnris'mus Git' " ter all! ?Frank L. Stanton, in the Saturday Even ing Post. ~ - ? ?e LIT Tin Horn. ? Sho' cz you bo'n, Dey gwino ter he fyn wid d^ li'l' tin ho'n! En pome folks'll growl, iri de ol'-fashion' \A._. way, . ^ ^ .. ' ' , \ tCase if iJtlie Vm fuin res' at dc breakin' or dry! But de li'l folk*, say dat (ley never shill keer-? T " , ^"Crib'ji^b des eoipe yncfc a year!" . Sho' pa you bo'n, Dar't> de life er de worP in dat li'l' tin ho'n!' ' . _dg Jif&a'jev- sighty".-^!} de.purt>cst. too, s Vleni rosy-red ? regimen t? march in' ter -? you! folks, dey may growl, but dc chillun don't kccr-~ ""Cria* nv:? des contoontr a year!" Christmas Eve. For fear one waif, thi/? winter night, * Should iHck' a gatiti6nt'tf fold, lirinj; iqrth fair vesture, warm and bright, l/<tet the dear Christ-child go ?old! ** ? ;..t V '* Nor let one hungry from- your door Fare sorrou"f?T^* irnfed.7 ~ The whitest loaf bring from your store. Lest the' Christ-child faint for bread! llur.h miHh, to hark, this blessed eve, ' k'l he tV^ndorei*V \Vtfakest' rt v? - ? ? The homeless at your hearth receive, Lent the Chrjnl -child puss you bv! ?Edith Hope Kinney, in Youth's Com , panion, ? . ? ? ? J mrr *. r > v ' ? \ ? ? J ? v . IM11 in Pudding. This Is a good recipe: Crumble a -am all' loaf of rnilk-bVead and pour over it one pint of milk. Soak until soft, then add three well-beateu eggs, one. cvtpfu) of dark UroWh nug)ftrr one' cupful of chopped and cr?Jirnrfed suet with all the stringy substance re moved, .one pound 'of seeded pud chopped raisins, one pound oif cur rants, one-fourth of a pound of finely chopped citron, one-fourth of a tea spoonful each of cloves, allspice and grated - nutmeg,- and one-half tea spoonful each of cinnamon and gin-, ger and one-fourth of a teaspoonful of salt. Boll four hours in a well buttered moid. ThiB recipe may be made in doublo the quantity, as it Will keep for a long time. When ready to use, steam well until heatfed through. Decorate with holly sprfgs. Servo with hard sauce, made by creamlrifc one-third of a cupful of hut too With .one cupful .of light brown sugar, and adding drop by drop, creaming It In, one teaspoonful of vanilla. Pile on a dish in a pyramid.^ and dot ^lthi candied cherries^ and blanched almonds. - "** , 7; /'f ?,'~ ,$t JI. ? ? ? ?.? ' ' ? 1 1 T ! The Christmas Pbiut. Tfoo poinsettla. or Christmas plant, ! as k is better known, ts ono of the | most useful for Christmas d^cora "tftffis; "till! 'Dfl^Tll fed ol'lHo flowers and green of the foliage giving the true Christmas colors. This season the plants appear lower then former ly, and consequently are better suited _?sJ; t?b!s cn:aipaaU?tio&. A* a rule, from six to twelve of tlje plants come in one low,;irM* pot, which t* often incased in ^ red basket, a NATIONAL CONGRESS FIRST DAY LARGEY A SOCIAL AFFAIR PRES. TAFT WAITED UPON ? > 7 ' " ' ' ' ? ' " Deaths of Representatives Lasaiter of Virginia aud DoArmond, of Mis souri, Reported aud House Ad journs Through Respect to the Dead. Washington, Special. ? The two houses of Congress convened Mon day for the lirrtt regular sssion of tho Sixty-first Congress, but I In* day's proceedings were in great part of a social nature and practical}'. no bus iness was transacted. Brief as was the Senate's J. '{-min ute fission, it was enlivened by an unsuccessful effort on the part of Senator Bailey to defeat the passage of the usual resolution that the daily sessions begin at no<Vn, suggesting that the Senate should convene in stead at 2 o'clock. Mr. Bailey suid he would like to see the Senate hold night sessions in order that Senators might devote the day to individual business. No objection was offered when a. similar resolution- was intro duced in the liouse, A joint committee was named by both houses to wait upon the Presi dent and to inform him that Congress was in session and ready for any bus iness be. might wish to lay bel'orv it. The President's .response constitu ted his annual message, the rejaing of which will consume practically all of Tuesday's session of tho two houses. . '? The JJkrtise session continued forty minutes, during which W. \Y. Mc Credie, the new representative from 'the scond Washington district, who succeeds the late Francis W. Cush iiKin, was sworn in. The greater part of the session was taken Up "by the roll call. Although only 341 members re sponded to their names, ulmost' ?a full membership appeared on . tho House floor and there were few among them that did not have one or ? moi'e bills to ofTer. These included one by Representative tjnrner of Pennsylvania- , for an investigation by Congress of the entire customs ser vice particularly in regard to sugar frauds recently brought to light; one by Represntative Hitchcock of Ne braska/ for the establishment of pos tal savings banks; one "by Represen tative Maun of Illinois for Federal regulation of., the "white slave .trade," and another by Mr. Mann for the free admission of wood pulp, and one by Representation Hamil ton of Michigan to grant Statehood to New Mexico and Arizona. The leaders of the majority and* tho minority were there and con-* versed amiably, all of the bitterness engendered by the tariff fight of last summer apparently having been for gotten for the time being at least. Resolutions of respect for the memory of Senator Johpson of. North Dakota and Representatives DeAr mond and Lassiter. who died during the reeess, were adopted, and as a further mark_of respect the two houses adjourned until noon Tues day, the Senate at 12:13 and the House at' 12:40 p. m. A round pf npplausc greeted the Speaker when ho entered the cham ber with his customary red carnation For a moment ho stood in* his place nervously fingering tho gavel. While,! the applause was subsiding the gavel descended with a resounding left handed whack. The blind chaplain of the House, the Rev. Henry Nv Calhoun, then of ferdo tho prayer, in which lie im plored the divine blessing upon the members of Congress, especially the Speaker and for the President and his adversers, lie prayed for tho pro tection of the President and his Cab inet "from all personal violence and from the machinations ol designing men." The chaplain in alluding to the tragic death of the late Reprc sctnafive I)eArmoi\d of Missouri, who was burned to (death in his home, prayed- for consolation for his col leagues, friends and especially the stricken wife and children. For the ne:-:t ten minutes or more the chamber was again filled with' chatter, while the roll was beiug Call ed. Tho Speaker announced that as 341 members , had responded to their names, a quorum was present juid the Houso was ready for business. -.'vffiV R?pF?snt-at ives Jones of Virginia^ informed the House of the death of! his C0l!&&?U.c, Francis R. I>assiter and j offered- a suitable rsolntton'^ which was agreed to. & similar resolution, Offered by Representative Clark of Missouri announced the - death of ! David DeArroond. ^Tf Avds also ? T ** W A ..'Mil ? ??'???< ni?M ? n . T~|1T y W?d agree dpt o. ^ v-?:: W. W. McCTedlo, the new Reprc scntative frotn Washington; elected to su weed the late Francis W. Cush :ttm?f^prMcnte4 BUr *rcdentmla and was sworn in. The House, as a further mark of ' ' tha k ? ' * ~ respctt to fdied dnrin at 12:40 p SOUTH CAROLINA AFFAIRS The Croam gf News Items Gathered From All ^ K)vor South Carolina and Boiled Down. _/ Commission Pays Sums Due. Columbia, Special. Chuirmuu Mur ray of the dispensary commission Thursday supervised the paying out of the la. st ?f the liquor claims al lowed by tho commission 'h recent judgments. Tho amount paid out Thursday wan +1 17,874.47, the larg est amounts being $0."j,000 to CltU'k liros., $45,000 to Flei^chnmun and ' $18,000 to the Schlity, beer people. The only claim allowed remaining unpaid is that to the liig Springs Distilling Company, which is sus pended pending appeal. This was tho only concern allowed anything which has appealed, The commission 1ms h'lt about ,+ !;>(? .000, which includes about #(00,000 " coscicn.ce money," halt' of which {foes to the lawyers. Chairman Murray said that after all attorney's fees are paid and all other expenses met 1 lie commission would turn in to the State about $320*000, Most of tho firms ???'id off Thurs day were represented by ex-Speaker of the Kentucky 1 louse of Repre sentatives A. .J. Carroll, whose fees will be lar^e and .juicy. Mr. Carroll gave the commission much valuablo assistance in t lie way of evidence. Biff Blow to Liquor People. ( 'hurlcst on Special, ? In Bending his monthly report to tin? Stat o Govern ment in Columbia concerning (lie umoiint ol' seizures made in Charles ton, city and county, during the hisff' thirty days, Chief Constable Bate nnin hud tlu> distinction of having been uble to forward the best month ly report of any raiding constable iu this city since the beginning ,ol' tho dispensary law in this* State. , Tho report showed that an oven 1,000 gallons of whiskey, of all grades and quulitics, had been seized by the raiding squud during the moitth of November, together# with a total* of 0,500 bottles of beer. This immense amount of contraband liquor is vul ucd at between $2,400 und $2,500 to the county dis|>ensary. It is stated that these figures do not. ivpresent I Iip actual loss to the blind tigers and illicit, liquor dealers ontaijed by the ?seizure of the liquor. Hud the amount seized by the const ables been sold in blind tigers, it would in all prob ability have netted about $.'1,200; Hend-On Collision at Park's Station. Laurens, Special. ? A head-on col lision between trains 52 und 53 on the Columbia, Newberry & Laurens railroad occurred at Park's station Wednesday afternoon at about 2 :30 o'clock, result in" in considerable damage to the two engines, severe bruises to Engineer Dan McCraney of Columbia and a thorough shaking up for all the passenger**. It is learned that, every -passenger was thrown - frpiu his scat. The collision was the result of En gineer Joe (lute's confusion of Tues day's and Wednesday's puss orders, so it is reported. He hud both OrderB in his pocket und read the wrong one. "... - - Orangeburg Stables Burned. Orangeburg, Special.? -At 3 o'clock in the morning, fire was discovered by Policeman Fickling in the West End stubles on South Broilghton St., owned by J. II. Albrecht, and burned . so rapidly that notwithstanding this J the fireman arrived in good time aud did heroic work, the flames spread in two directions, consuming three small buildings and their ooutents. The stables and burns wei'e totally destroyed with eleven head of horses, eighteen buggios, three carriages and twenty-five sets %f harness, besides about $2,000 worth of feed. Ten of the eleven horses were the proper ty of Mr. Albrecht, and one was 'that of a stranger who left the animal with Mr. Albrecht on Saturday night. Dies of Injuries Caused by Prema ture Explosion. * CJuflfney, Special. ? A young white man named Lanier was injured last Wednesday night at the works, at the. Ninety-nine Islands by a prema ture explosion of dynamite. The young fellow lingered until Sunday morning when ho died. His rela tives believed that it was the result, of carelessness and - have en ployed counsel to investigate the facts in connection w"#tth ^h^Jtefcidetft-. Five Firms File Appeals. Columbia, Special.? Only five no tices of appoalfo the Supreme Conrt have been filed from the findings of tho dispensary commission. Thp time is out, and therefore, only about $60,000 of the scaling? of $226,000 will bo contested: Among the most t .notable appeal* is- that "of ttie'CfiRT- J Una Glass Company, of this city, whose claim of over $23,000 was i wiped out and an over- judgment of | nearly $30,000 found. The other eom 6 tiles who have appealed aro the ng County Big Springs Distilling; Company, Jiwk Cranston Ctftspatiy aud William Lanahaiv & JEfeto Uu* OhagJ* Buiu. ? Sj>0 C Jur*ction Company transferred to E \ 'then taidl UNGRATEFUL OFFICIAL. George P. Shcldon^tbo President, is Charged With Overdrawing His 8 alary, Uuloadlug Doubtful Securi ties on the Company and Using the Company's Assets to Secure HU Personal Speculative Accounts. New York, ftpeeisl/? Th* Phoenix Insurance Company ot Hropklyn ? its under investigation for 1 regularities which it is believed have impaired its surplus a< least $1,000,000 and to have reulted in conditions which Superintendent Hotel) 1ms of the State insurance department,, laid be?/ fore tho dint rift attorney Monday for possible , criminal^ action* It is ? charged that the president has over drawn his salary, that he has ft n loud - ed doubtful scurities on tho company ami thai hi! has used the company ? asset* as collateral to seuro his owtb personal K|M!fulative account** In a formal statement iumied Mottr day night Mr. Hotobkiss admits that the pri'sent investigation is still un completed. ' , George P, Sluddon, a member of many clubs, and, as chairman of tho laws and legal committee of the mv" tionol board of tiro underwriters^ it i oiio of Hit best known insurance men - in the country, has been pre si dent of the Phoenix since 1.887, and it,, is charged that undor his adnilnistru tion Ihe annual reports of the com pany made to tho insurance depart ment during at least the last ten veanj, and prohahly longer, aro fulnu ni more than one particular. The insurance department alleges that it finds that questionable securi ties originally sold to the company by Mr. Sheldon have, yeuy after year, bussed through "Wash Hales"'r and by this method have boon concealed in the annual report. Speculative accounts have been maintained by President <Sheld*i, ac cording to Mr. llotchkiss, in iff least one brokerage, house, and the nsBots ' of the Phoenix liavo 'been put up as collateral to cover his operations. It rs charged iilso that for several yeaw the president 's sulary account , has been overdrawn and now is. paid up in full to October 1, 1910. NATIONAL EXPENSES CUT. Grand Total of Estimates For 1911 fm $103,370,303 Less Than the Appro priations For the Current Fiscal - Year? New Work Authorized Only Where Regarded as Absolutely Necessary ? Salisbury Will Got $60,000 For Public Building. Washington, Special. ? That there has been a careful scrunity of th* "~ estimates of appropriations for the fiscal year ending June 30, 1011, is shown by the figures submitted to> the Ilousc at' Representatives Monday by Secretary of tho Treasury MncYeagh, The grand total of estimates ,fer 1911 is $732,323,075, which is $103,370,303 less than the appropriations for the current fiscale yeur,. and $123,000,403 under the estimates submitted a year ago for 1010. A genei-al cut ho? bton* \ made wherever possible, the now work authorized only where regarded as absolutely necessary* Largo reductions in the estimates as compared with t he appropriations ? ? for ' tho current year are: In the Treasury Department a decrease of - $12,000,000 for public works, in the War Department about $6,000,000 in the military .establishment, made up of decreases in the estimates for reg ular supplies, construction works for the army, mounted equipment, trans portation, ordinance and manufacture-? of arms, and $2,500,000 for public works, exclusive of tho Panama can al; in tho Navy Department $26, 000,000, due partly to tho fact' that Secretary Meyer lias not asked for any money for new ships and that only $4,000,000 is required for armor and armament as against an appro priation of $12,452,000 for this year; in the Pestoffice Department a reduc tion of $5,000,000 in the estimated de ficiency in -the postal revnues, and in the: Department of Commerce and Labor a decrase from $10,000,000 to */ $2,000^00 on account of the thir teenth census. Oale Over British Isles. I^ondon, By Cable.? -In a terrifie gale that raged ovefr the British Isles, tho steamer Thistlemor went to her doom oft Appledere, In "Barnstable Bay. It is believed that her entire crew of thirty men perished. Four bodies from the steamer already have typen washed ashore. The Thistlemor was' in command, of Captafti?Yeo and. '??? - bou ivd- from- fcrr erpo*rt for ~ " A m ericarvPQjri.^. ? ' '\?riny . *: >? Canal Work Suspended^ ^ Baltimore, Special. ? Mr. Frank A. Purst, of the Furst-Clark Dredging Company, which has the contract for the Cape Cod Cnrral, said Sa'turdj that all work on the water end of tl undertaking will be suspended un. spring. This deeJaLoiv. was rtarfu atterHnie fearfnl experience of tl dredge Oeenral McKenaie, wh caught in a gale " "hour and which t*t lOfes. 5 more than . ho_*.? iinwilli