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VOL. XI1.
THE PRESIDENTS"
SPECIAL MESSAGE
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Mr. Roosevelt's Recommendations to
the Extra Session
TREATY RELATIONS WITH Cl'BA
O"
Both Interest and Honor Demand ol
Our Government Prompt Action?
A Brief Put Vigorous Paper.
Washington, Special.?Congress coivvenc.'l
at noon Tuesday anil the mem- j
hers of both houses listened to th?
rending of the President's message, the
full text of which follows:
THE PRESIDKNT'S MESSAOR.
"To ihe Senate and House of Representatives:
"I have convened the Congress that
it may consider the legislation necessary
to put into operation the commercial
treaty with Cuba, which was ratified
by the Senate at its last session,
arid subsequently by the Cuban government.
I deem such legislation demanded.
a >t only by our interest, but by our
lion r. We cannot with propriety
abandon the course upon which we
have so wisely embarked. Whea tho
ar. eptance of the Piatt amendment
was ii'quired from Cuba by the action
<>f the Congress of the United States,
tills
n... v. ...iivui nici cu,v uefiuiu;ry
committed itself to tho policy of treating
Cuba as ocupying a unique position
as i^ards this country. It >vas provided
that when the island became a
free and independent republic, it
should stand in such close relations
wit>> us as in certain respects to come
within our system of internal policy;
and it necessarily followed that she
ntns. also to a certain degree become
included within the lines of our economic
policy. Situated as Cuba is. it
would n< t he possible for this country
to pi rtnit tin* strategic abuse of the
island by any foreign military power.
"it is for that reason that certain
linn ntlnns have been imposed upon
her financial policy and that naval stations
have been coti'-cdcd by her to the
Vniti 1 States. Tin negotiations as to
the tails of these naval stations are
on the eve of completion. They are
so situated as to prevent any idea that
there is the intention ever to use them
against Cuba, or otherwise than for
the protection of Cuba form the assaults
of foreign foes, and or the bbtter
safeguarding of American interests
in ii"- wuiatm sum a or us.
"These interests have been largely i
increased by tho consequences of the
war with Spain and will be still further
increased by the building of the
isthmian canal. They are both military
and economic. The granting to us
by Cuba of the naval stations above
alluded to is of the utmost importance
from a military standpoint, and is
proof of the good faith with which
Cuba is treating us. Cuba has made
great progress since her independence
was established. She has advanced
steadily in every way. She already
stands high among her sister republics
of the New World. She is loyally observing
her obligations to us; and she
1s entitled to like treatment by us.
NOT AN AMERICAN INTEREST
SACRIFICED.
"Tbe treaty submitted to you for approval
secures to the United States
vrnomir advantages as great as those
given Cuba. Not an American interest
is sacrificed. Hy the treaty, a large
Cuban market Is secured to our producers.
It is a market which Hes n.t
our doors, which is already large,
which is capable of great expansion,
and which is especialey important to
the development of our export trade.
It would be indeed short-sighted for
us to refuse to take advantage of such
nn opportunity and to force Cuba into
making arrangements with ofher countries
to our disadvantage. This reoiproi
ity greatly stands by itself. It
is demanded on considerations of
broad national policy as well as by
our economic interest. It will do harm
to no industry. It is in the interest of
our people as a whole, both because of
its importance front the broad standpoint
of international policy and beURIWP
u It InflmotoK? -'or..
corns us to develop and secure the rich
Cuban market for our farmers, artisans.
merchants and inanuf/w-turct ?.
A GUARANTY OF GOOD FAITH.
"Finally, It is desirable as a guaranty
of the good faith of our nation towards
her young sister republic to the South,
win so welfare must ever be closely
hour.u with ours. We gave her liberty.
We are knit to her by the members of
the blood an;l the courage of our soldim.
who fought for her in war; by
the memories of the wisdom and integ.
,tv of ovjr administrators who served
lo r in ponce and who starred ner
so well on the difficult path of selfgi)v<
mnent. We mus t help her onwarrl
and upward; and in helping her we
shall help ourselves.
PLEDGE OF THE V \T10N MUST RE
KEPT,
"T^e foregoing consideration caused
tli" negotiation of the treaty t> ith Cuba
and its ratification by the Senate. They
now. with equal force, support the legislation.
by the Congress which by the
terms of the treaty Is necessary to render
it operative. A failure to enaet
such legislation would become perilously
near a repudiation of the pledged
faith of the nation.
"I transmit herewith the treaty an
amended by the Senate and ratified by
the Cuban government.
"THEODORE ROOSEVELT.
"White House, Nov. 10, 1903."
OR1
FOl
V
TUT: DOINGS OF CONGRESS
What the Nations? l.awnu.ktrs Slave
Been i)o?n^.
Represt ntative Hick, of Ohio .intrortu.
1 a suffrage resolution whieh. after
reeking the law regarding suffrage,
says:
"Whereas, it is a matter of common
information ami belief that the
right of some male citizens being L'l
years of age, to vote at elections named
in said amendment to the constitution
named aforesai 1. except for partieipn- |
ti<-ii in the rebellion or other crime. is |
denied an 1 abridged in certain States. ;
therefore.
"Resolved. That the matter he refer- ;
red to the committee on election of |
the President. Vice President and Rep- J
resentatives in Congress, whose duty j
it shall be and who shall have full and
ample power to investigate and in:piire
into the validity of the election |
laws of the several States and the I
manner o? their eonforcement. and j
whether the right to vote at any dec- ,
rion for the choice of electors for Pros- j
idrnt and Vice President of the United
elates. Representatives in Congre s or
the mem hers of the Legislature of any
State, is denied to the male inhabitants
of any States, being 21 years of
ig . and a citizen of the United States
cm for participation In the rebellion
or other crime."
After Reed Smoot.
Immediately upon assembling Thursday
the Senate at once plunged into a
discussion of the question of the eligluility
of Reed Smoot. of Utah, to a seat ;
ii the Senate. Mr. Dubois, of Idaho, j
took issue with Mr. Hoar's remarks. 1
"I contend that these various organzations
of Christian men and women." I
he said, "have a right to petition the
. ' mil'-, UIIU IL ir? ( 111*11' Hill V LU (III j
Of (oursp, we all appreciate that this
is a judicial question, which must he
loterniined by the facts, hut it is not
iti idle question, and it is properly before
the Senate. It is the same question
that v as involved in the ease of
lie polygamous Roberts, for whose unuating
hy the House of Ropresenta:ves
many petitions were filed.
"If the allegations now on lile with
l.e committee on privileges ami elections
can be proven. I do not believe
there is a Senator here who would vote ;
to nave Mr. Smoot continue in his seat,
out if they are not proven, I think we
would all unite in asking him to re- '
main."
Rut Little Opposition.
Washington. Special.?Speaker Can- j
non was assured by one of the most
prominent leaders of the opposition
to Cuban reciprocity in the last Con- 1
gress that there would he little or no
opposition among llepublleans to the j
bill < arrying into effect the Cuban rec- j
iprocity treaty. He told the speaker
that the attempt to form an opposition
had failed and that the Republicans
would not Join the Democrats in
voting the Morris differential amendment
on the hill. The Speaker was assured
that the sentiment among Re- <
publican;-, was to stand by the Speak- j
or; that It would be impolitic to have
a division of the party at the be- i
ginning of the session.
The House committee on ways and
means Friday authorized a favorable
report on the bill makyig effective the
Cuban reciprocity treaty. by a vote of
14 to 2. Mr. Metcalf, Republican, was ,
piescnt. but did not vote, and Messrs. J
Robertson. Democrat., of Ixniisiana. j
and Co?fper. Democrat, of Texas, voted j
igainsf the bill.
New Minister Received.
Washington. Special. President
Roosevelt Friday formally received M.
Philippe Runau-Varilla. the duly-aeereditcd
envoy extraordinary of Panama
to the Fnltecl States. The reception
of the minister marked the birth
of the new Republic of Panama into
tlie family of nations and paves the
way for negotiations between the Cnited
States and the infant republic precisely
as they may he conducted between
any two sovereign nations.
Telegraphic Brief.*.
The bodies of the wife and daughter
of President Monroe will be iv-j
moved from Oak Hill to Richmond (
next Tuesday.
The Charlotte: ville si ; ? < t ear line,
ice and ? lei trie plan.. were sold at
auction. '
Three men were killed and two in- :
jured by the wreck of a ear at the '
(} < nferrin mine, in West Virginia. 1
!
Dr. .1 Harvey Ander.-on. of Allegheny,
Pa., Is endeavoring to raise
sufficient money to take his talented
choir to the (k-ncral Conference and
World's Fair next May. <
The revolutionists of Santo Domingo
were reported to have taken
the capital and proclaimed tioncral
Jiminez president.
Emperor William was reported improving.
hut it was said he would
have to stop speaking so much in
public.
The Japanese declared that Russia
would have to accede to their demands
to avoid war.
Russia and Austria notified the
Porte that no change would he made
in their Jcmands for reform in Macedonia.
I i
iT MILL. S. WEIIN
no Panama" fight;
i
Reported Army Marching Found tc j
Be a Fake
ONLY FEW TRAMPS TURNED BACK
The Isthmus Will Never Acpinlietlie
Seat of Waifare While Under Our
Protectorate.
Washington. Special.?The State
Department has Tin knowledge of the
inarching of an army from Colombia
upon the isthmus an.i the officials
staic that if any such mo vein nt wore
in progress, would certainly be Informed
by its agents in the South, the
cables being still open. These officials
scout the idea that any such march
is in prognvs. as ihe President of
Colombia is reported to have described
to the I'resilient of Kcuador.
it is assumed here that the "army"
said to he marching on Panama was
nothing more than the few men. perhaps
500 all told, who were about to
embark at Ihiena Ventura, a few days
ago, when ihcy were turned hack from
the Isthmus by notice of the determination
of the ITniteJ States naval
commanders to allow no landings in
that quarter. These torops cannot
reach the Isthmus by wattr ami the
officials hero are positive that they
cannot do :< .? b> lam'., on account of
Phe nature of the intervening country.
1'iit there are mort than pliysical
obstacles in the way < f tin approach
of an army upon Panama. The officials
do not care to express publicly their
plans, but < a ugh has been leane d
from the instructions given to our
naval commanders to make it evident
that never again will the Isthmus becrnte
the sent of warfare, ro long as
the United State, government can prevent
it. The difference between the
present uituuticn on the Isthmus and
that which existed last year when
Command r McLean prevented armed
troops fronr crossing too Isthmus by i
rail is Just this. The authorities have. ,
now determined to extend the lines I
of protection to the railroad. They will !
not allow hostile forces. 110 matter
whether they are Colombian or Panama
troops, to come into collision anywhere
near the railroad and to prevent
such collisions it will be necessary
to extend the neutral zone eloar
to the north and south boundaries of
the Republic of Panama. Officials here
will not make such a statement publicly,
they simply say: "Walt till the
emergency arist s." Hut it is known
that such were the plans of the naval j
commanders and as there is no indication
of a change in these plans, not
the slightest apprehension is felt here
of the encroachment of any Colombian
army npon Panama.
fir. (lodger Returns.
Pnama. by Cable.?United States
Consul Gentral Gudgej* arrived here
Sunday evening and was met at the
railway station by a great number
;>f persons, including the members of
the provisional government, army officers
and other persons. General
fVb&ldia was also among thosepreoent.
(Vs Consul General Gudgor alighted
from the train a military band played
'The Star Spangled Banner." Mr.
Judger was welcomed by a commit
ieo composed of representatives of
he junta, and by Senor Brhi, representing
the municipality of Panama.
3onor Arias delivered a speech in
ivhleh he expressed the gratitude of
he Republic of Panama for the recognition
accorded it by Presiden Roosevelt
and also the pleasure of the people
of Panama at Mr. {Bulger's reurn.
Consul General Giulger return
ul thanks for his reception and said
hat. he and Rear Admiral Walker
nuiuii tun iipi>11 mo numiuvs or the
junta officially soon, 'i ho United
States cruiser Host on lots returned
rroni her cruise to the south, which
.vas without incident.
Dispersed Anarchists.
Barcelona. By Cable.?The police
Sunday dispersed a m fling of nnarliista
which had been arrangt d to
elebrate the anniversary of the execution
of the Chicago, in 1^1. The
lotion of the authorities was taken because
violent speeches were made at
the meeting advocating r?: uo.'ive propaganda
of anarchistic dc trine.
Beaver's Property.
New York. Special.? Notice of tlie
conveyance by George W. Beavers, the
former superintendent of the department
of salaries and allowances of the
Postofllee Department, who is under
indictment' for connection with frauds
in the Department, of his property to I
his wife, was mr.de kn >wn last week. '
The property conveyed lies in th section
of Brooklyn known as Borough
Park and consists of 15 lots. The transfer
was made for a nominal consideration
and tlie papers were recorded in
the office of the register of King's
county.
KSDAY. NOYEMIiliR
FIVE NEW RED HATS
More Cardinal:; Consecrated By Hie
Catholic Church
CORf MONIES VERY IMPRESSIVE
!
Out of the Numb.-r the American
Brnnch of the Church Hoped to Oct
On.* But I a led.
I
Home. By Cable. Pope Pius X. held .
his first public cons! Tory Thursday. !
Five iv.r.l trials. including the Papal .
Secretary <>f State, Merry d'.l Val. ro(?X
I their re I hats. Tito eereninnies
began v. In a th" li cardinals who i
\vi j to rc P. < t!red hat Mgr. Merry
del Val. Mgr. C.sllegari. the r.rchhishott
i , Padua; Mgr. Ajuti. the Papal
nuncio at Lisbon: Mgr. Taliani. the
Papal nuncio at Vienna, and Mgr.
Katsehtaler. tlie nreiibishop of Salzburg.
Austria vint to the Si^tinn
Chat" 1 to take the oath h< fore Cardinals
Oreglia. ilumpnlla and Macchi,
lit ads of the three orders of the S i- '
tied College. Mgr. Merry del Val and '
Mgr. Callegari wore their rod robes for
tbo tirst tune, and all the group of
pi elates formed a most striking picture.
the effect being heightened by the
hw-nmparnble singing of the Sistine
choire. directed by the Abbe llcrosi.
The Cuban Bill.
Mr l'uyne has introduced in the
Houso u bill making effective the Culi.ui
ruHnrnaitv treat v. The liiensnrn
provides:
"That wit-mover the I'rcsl lent of
tbi> United States shall receive satisfactory
evidence that the republic ??f
Cuba has made provision to five full
effect to the artieU . of the convention
between the United States and the republic
of Cuba, be is h? reby authorized
to issue his proclamation declaring
that be lias received such evidence
and thereupon, on the tenth day
aft r exchange <>f ratifications of such
convention between the United States
and the republic of Culm, and so long
as the said convention shail remain in
force, all articles of merchandise, being
the product of the soil or indlstry
of the republic of Cuba, which are
now imoprtcd into the United States
free of duty, shall continue to be so
admitted free of duty, and all other
articles of merchandise, being the produet
of the soil or industry of the republic
of Cuba, import-<1 into the
United States shall h? admitted at a
reduction of 20 per centum, of the
rates of duty thereon, asprovided by 1
the tariff act of the United Stat? s. approved
July 24. 1S!)7. or as may lie
nruviiltwl lie otiv invitT Inu* t Ito
United States subsequently enacted.
The rates of duty herein granted by
the United States to the republic of
Cuba are and shall continue during
the term of said convention preferential
In respect to all like imports from
other countries; provided, that while
said convention is in force no sugar
imported from the republic of Cuba
and being the product of the soil or
industry of -.ho republic of Cuba shall
lie admitted into tin- United States at
a reduction of duty greater than lib
per centum* of the rates of duty thereon
as provided by the tariff act of the
United States, approv-. d June ill. lSf?7;
and no sugar, the product of any other
foreign country, shall l>c admitted by
treaty or convention into the United
States while this convention is in
force at a lower rate of duty than that
provided by the tariff act of the
United States, approved July 24, ls;?7.
and provided that nothing herein contained
shall be held or construed as
an admission on the part of th. House
of Representatives that customs flu- j
ties can be changed otherwise tlutn
by an act of Congress originating in '
said House."
The second section provides among i
other things "that articles of the re- i
public of Cuba shall receive, on their
importation into tho ports of the '
United States, treatment equal to that ! i
which similar articles of the United
States shall receive. 011 their imporui- i
tion iti the ports of the republic of 1 ,
Cuba."
Tobacco Trust Wins.
St. Paul, Special. The United States
Circuit Court of Apprals handed down
an opinion in the suit for treble clam- ;
ages, brought by .los. 1*. Whitwell, aj
1 cal tobacco dealer, against the Conti- j
nentai Tobacco Company, known as
th tohaeco trust, in which judgment
is tendered in favor of the Continental
Company. The opinion affirms tho
Judgment of tho United States District
Court, which held that the refusal <Jt
the tobacco trust to sell its manufac- J
lured product to who it will, did not |
constitute a legal injury, was not an
a< I in restraint of inter-State commerce.
and docs not violate the national
anti-trust law.
Passenger Agents Meet.
New Orleans. Special.?The annual
convention of the American Ac.so. iatlon
of Traveling Passenger Agents
opened here Tuesday. President T. F.
Fitzgerald, presiding. Nearly 500 members
were present, including several
dalegates from Canada. The first cession
of the convention was devoted to
welcoming addresses K1 Paso. Portland
and Mexico City a o after the 1'JOI
eon vent icn.
18, 1!)03.
11YF: ITEftlS OP NEWS.
Airily Matters ?>t tienernl Interest Ir.
Short i'arap.raplis,
Down in
Scv.n nu u v 10 burne I to de;rh i:i
a fire in -satn;' Millard's mine. Siinimit.
Mountain.
Mar l?trate lilijali rptnn killed
Tho:na.< Slcmin near l>o\v li::?? ("even.
Ky. in n dispute th.\t it row out of t In*
cl?. tion.
The jury in the rise of State Senator
Frank 1!. Karris, of Missouri,
ehir/itm! with legislative liril?rtry I'aUeil
to aoioo.
I'.n to o. tnt.rr tv a. :.iv'- to the
(* '1 *s Hureau's i tiniac .t -.i.>.*>"7
bale: of rot toil i! :* lie i:;?\v nop had
b? < n ;rinned.
' n Sham \V:lli:i:n of Mi .is...ppi.
has In !'ii unanimous' < u?s. n liy
Don .) rat ntninliet of tie Douse an
rain irity loader.
AT TSie N.itiaunl Capita!.
The battleship Maine 1,r.s n liurr'edly
ordered to Colon. I. 'I.runs of
i >..
I cl lUUII.I .
The Republican month. s of the
House n!" llcprcsi ntatii > s. in eauoils,
nominated Representative .!??s? :.1? (5.
Cannon, of Illinois, for Speaker.
The President conferred with Republican
Senators al.out the work of the
cm ra session.
At The North.
Chicago street railway men prohahly
will tro on strike.
Mi-'s Ho;, t. niece of a Montana ranch
owner, has elop"<? with a Cltinaman.
Samuel Parks, in New York, was
senten.ed to two years and three
months in prison for extortion.
Mutineer Pepper was killed and a
number of students wounded by an exploding
boiler at the Ohio Apricaltural
Col!e;;i<.
T.ewls Nixon testified at the Shipbuilding
Trust hearing that the trust
had 53.000 working capital on hand,
and that borrowed, at the time the
statement for listing stock wis issued,
announcing cash balance on hand of
5 i ..-tiS.Oni.
The Probate Court at New Haven,
Conn., decided the sealed letter hecpicnthinK
$ .'it),000 to Honorable and
Mrs. \Y. f. P.ryan was written by Philo
S I3eun< {? after the execution of his
will, and therefore is not part of that
document.
The IV leral District Court at Untie,
Mont., decided in fa. or of Senator \V.
A. Clark the suit brought by the
1 nili .l
iiiMin nit; *>-,iimi,1"uu
tvorth <>f timber land.
William L. Hikins. the multi-mill'onairc
and traction magnate. it; dead
at Philadelphia, aged 71 yearn.
The Probate Court at New Haven,
Conn., decided that Hon. William .1.
Ilr.van .shall net as executor of the will
et the late Phtlo S. llennett.
The Pennsylvania Railroad Company
declared ;? semi annual dividend
of .1 per cent, on approximately $2X0,- i
oou.ono capitalization.
Many steel mills in the Pittsburg
district resumed operations.
The National City Hank of New
York has ordered $1,000,000 in gold
from Europe.
John Mitrholl. president of the
I'nited Mine Workers of America. presided
for a wltjle over the American ,
rederalion of l*ahor convention in Hos- |
ton.
A rumor to the effect that the.
Rockefeller interests were in control
of the I'nited States Steel Corporation
was current in New York . Steel preferred
went below .70 and the common
st.uk touched 10.
From Across The Sea.
The Herman garrison at Warmbad.
Dartonland. in Northwest Africa, have
I.. m massacred by tribesmen.
Mrs. l)e La Mar, the noted Antori;n
beauty, married James H. Hartmaker
in Paris.
Hr. Otto Schmidt, of Cologne, claims
to have discovered a serum cure for
cancer.
A basis of permanent peace between
the Central American republics has
just ber?i arranged.
(Jreat llritain's case in the Veno
i.in .11 ii.u.uioil was ClOSC'd ai 1 HO
Hague.
King Victor of Italy wax reporter! to
have x ig. 1 to Thornier Giolitti that,
the Cabinet resign.
The Montana Legislature lias boon
er.fle 1 together ia extra session to pass
a fair-trial bill.
The n?\v British Ambassador. Sir II.
Mortimer Durand. stated in London
that, he would sail for America on No\
ember kO.
Lord Hugh Cecil and Mr. 'Vin ton
Churchill spoke against the Chamberlain
proposals at Birmingham and
came r.o.r being mobbed.
The Germanic Museum, containing
gifts from Emperor William and
I'rim e Henry <.i" Germany, was fornir.lly
dedicated.
Miscellsn?otis flatters.
The date fixed for the first of the
postal < i < hearings is November lid.
I'rcsi hnt Buchanan, of the Bridge
and Structural Iron Workers >f America,
has ordered a general strike.
A plan to corner the December wheat
market in St. Louis by buying up all
possible insurance is said to be contemplated.
Dowie's "Restoration Host" left
New York for Chicago, weary and
hungry, the net results of their work
being the baptism of li.' New Yorkers.
V^-3?
NO.
3TATE OF MILITARY
Interesting Report From the Army
.arid Navy Departments
SOMF: SOURCES HF OPPOSITION
Labor Leaders In Certain Ruarters
Contend That Our Army is An Oppressive
Agency.
Washington. Special. The annual
report of \ ing Adjutant General I kill
of the army. ? .as made pe.iili Wednesday.
It tb-.ils with every phase of the
military taiiP hmint. The actual
sliTiv.t':! a my on October t."?,
1w; :. ?;-i .,;ii-..-:s ami .".."..">00 enlisted
nu n. 0\<t one-half > the report
Is (!e\ot- ?l I ' ih< militia and it gives
n detailr*! : onnt of the workings of
jit*" :>r! i promote the ? (!? -ion .. of the
militia i:i time of national peril, the
Ail jut -*\ist (Unrral suites that although
til" obllr.ati ri;; of officers ai: l mi tt of
Hi" militia io respond promptly to a
sudden efill cf the Presldi :tt lias heea
on the slat tie hooks more than r. hun
drod years, anil of the organize 1 militia
of National (innrd for nearly forty, and
the ne^l ( i to so respond is punishable
by such penalties as a court-martial
may direct, experience has shown that
this ohlivaticn is a theory rather than
a fa !. Without t;oin>; farther bach
than tlm late war with Spain, the proportion
of the membership of militia
organizations who have actually responded
to such calls c f th<? President
has borne a very small proportion t?
those actually Iwe-ne on the company
rolls." The Adjutant le inral comments
at ienp.th on the opposition developed
in some quarters to the miltl-ia
law. wlii "h lie says is h ss on tin whole
than was anticipated, lie says :i is
true that certain radical leaders of the
labor uti'ons regard the militia as a
menace I > tin .r purposes, allinuvh it
Is doubtful. In adds, if this it :: *t> ex
tenda hi any considerable p:ouorlH>m
of tin ir memi rship.
One Hundred Petition*.
Washington, Sp oial.?Several hundred
petitions protestiiiK against lteml
Snnxit retaining his scat as junior
senator from Itnh won* filed in the
Senate. Most of ihosc \v? re o!T red
liy Senator Narrows, chairman of the
elections eomniitfee, tnough nearly
i vi ry State register (1 objection,
through petitions filed l?y their Senator.;.
The churches, religious organizations
of ail kinds, universities, colleges
and other educational institutions
are among the organizations
which have filed protests. Some of
these petitions charge that Senator
Sinnot lias practiced polygamy, while
others rest their obpections on tlie
charge that he is a m miter of an or
ganization which countenances the
practice of plural marriages. Senator
Narrows said no action will lie taken
by the elections committee until the
one vacancy on the committee had
been tilled, and that it is not likely
the charges will lie considered before
the last week of the special session
or the first week of the regular session.
Brynn Interviewed.
New York. Special Nef ?re lie
sailed for ICurope on the Maj stie,
Wm. .1. Itryan was asked by an interviewer:
"Will tiie Democrats go to
the polls next year as a united
party?" "I think all Democrats will
lie united at tin' polls, hut not. of
course, those who are not Democrats.
Those who are not Democrats will not
ho with the Demoerats.lf all agreed
upon you, would you accept the nomination?
I am not a candidate. 1 have
said this before. I repeat it. I am not
a earn!i.late for the office. On my re
turn I shall simply resume my fight
for Democracy, and what I shall do
can lie gauged by what 1 have done in
the past. I hope to keep up the light
at hast 2"? years more. 1 will then be
f.s years of age. and In the meantime
there will lie six presidential elections.
FJven then I may not be too ohl
to continue the fight." Mr. ltryan
would not discuss the Panama situation
at this time.
(irandson of Patrick Henry Du.-u..
Roanoke. V'a.. Special. .1 R. Henry.
an ex-Confederate soldier, and a
grandson of the famous orrt r and
M.-iu'Hinjiii. ratine;-; Menry. wax . . ruck
l?y a Not folk A- \\*< t- rr. freight tiain
at I'lii-iton, ton utiles w t of Uoau
Dki>, \V? ri:i .day. and killed. Hi.' : on,,
Daniel Henry, was kiP <| b> an en
ir blow ing tip on hi lirst Uii> . . a
11 reman on tin; .same I road m vera I
j t at b ago.
Labor President Surprrscd.
P.oston. Special.- Janu Tanscy,
president of tln? Textile Worker.; of
America, who is here from Fall lllver
att -Mdin ; the ?t:?v< n < f tiih At <-rlean
F?-d< ration of Labor, cxp't -r.-.l
gnat surprlst at the nolle.' of a nitdown
at Fall Hivor. Ho said that ho
did not mo how a cut-down would
prove a r< mody for existing eor? lit kins
end would express no opinion whether
or not the operatives would rt sist the
reduction. In his opinion, other mills
in Massachusetts and Southern Now
Hng'.nnd would be likely to follow the
load of Fall River. In which ease fcO.nun
to 100,000 operatives would he affected.
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