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IAD A SHARP FIGHT letwecn Officers and Supposed Rob I bers on Monday pONKOI: POI.ICtHC> UNDLIt HKL After Exchanging Mar:y Sii(>ts Foot* fteu# Supposed to Lie Safe Cr;*;k era, ar<; Captured. Monroe, N. C? ?P?:laL_MoW<?, or fleet b, have lagged*^ lie men who it ia charged, blew open tbo two safes lu the Heath, Hold ^ barren store at Matthews Saturday night, and the ones, presumably, who robbed the .night. There are four of them aud i they wore captured only after ay '? | work of, great vigor and exqitenwnt. I r~?J? UkCn Ebout 1 ??<! i *? ?mv tv-? at r' P. m. The details I * 9?|ifc?V1>4ure involves a fierce bat- ! xle with pistols, one with pistols, shot and Winchesters, and two 1 _ch??es with tho two blood hoiuj/Js k/.?f ; 5 by \U ?? peri n ten (Tent tho* Unio'iTI county chain gtMg, in which those 1 doga ran tho men, two at a Umo, for i several miles. The policemen of , the town had beep on their guard since the Mat- i tlitwij robberj' and were wJting at tho depot at each train time, expert ? ^ng that the robbers might come here to take tho cars. Monday night-Just before daylight as the early trainp got tn, two men got off the train froiti At lanta and immediately attracted tl*> attention ot Policemen William* and Laney, who were at the station. The men. called for tlckots to Hamlet, hav ing to change cars here. The police men followed them from the ticket of fice. The two strangers, seeing that they had attracted the attention of the officers, started up town, instead of going inter the ear. The policemen fol lowed ten or fifteen feet behind them. Suddenly, and together, the men wheeled about and opened fire with pistols. The officers quickly returned the fire, and it Is a marvelous fact that the four men thus stood f ac# to fa<;e and fired point blank at each other until ail ther pistols were empty with out any one being hit The battle ended, the men plunged into the darkness and crossed the town in an easterly direction. When day light came the policemen secured help, sent for the two dogs at the chain gang stockade, and took up the trail. The pursuit proved fruitless, however, nnd as they were about to abandon it, news came that two strange men had just been seen on the< Concord road north of town. To this spot the officers went and put the dogs upon the trail. It was followed until - the men were caught five miles above town, after they had secured break at- a fans: house through v They offered no resistance, and in deed had thrown away their arms. Qfcly a small amount of money and a professional burglar'%. mash was found upon them. They weft? brought to jail, and had hardly been securely locked before a Tmmer brouRht the news that two morft.meu,<if. like appearance and sus piciouK demeanor had just been' seen * In the same vicinity where these had ? been captured. Quickly. Chief Howie. Sheriff Horn, Constable Btvons and * officers and men armed with WIi|chesters. shotguns and pistols. - - wen* back to the place taking the dogs . with them. The hounds quickly took ths tracH ?nd l$d the men In a furious chase af^fcr the fleeing culprits. After, a long race, the officers came In 8lght'bf the men, who had already Bhot and wounded one of the close pursuing dogs. Only after continued firing had been poured upon them and they, returned it as best they could wad they saw the uselessness of furth er resistance did the two men eur ? render, as Superintendent Fletcher drew a Winchester upon them. These men had heavy Colt's revolv-' ers, $65 in money, and other articles upon their persons. They were also brought to town and lodged in jail, reaching here after nightfall. There seems to be no question of tho Iden tify of the men. Cigarette Law Holds Good. / Dee Moines. Iowa, Special. ? The Su preme Court has decided that tho Iowa cigarette law. which imposes a tax of $800 on nil dealers in cigarettes is ??lid. Bach of the three defccts In the law alleged against it by the American Tobacco Company, which brought a teat suit, was declared by the court not weli taken. Proiplnetit finest* Arriving. New Orleans, Special ? The Duke ry,lrh?in. Pf Manchester arrived ] here Monday night. Mrs. Yrenaga, the Duke'a mother, did not accompany them from the plantation owing to Ill ness. The couple w? the guests of * Mrs. .John P. Rlchardeon and will be "carnival guests with Miss Alice Roose velt, Ad?lial Schley nnd others. v Telegraph? Santo Domingo agreed to arbitra tion of. the disputed claims of the San-, 'to. Domingo Improvement Company, an American concern. . New York bank tMlrings yesterday wets n4,#n,*?. breaking the record. NfcJThe prospects of a' coalition of. the KDTU^Addfeks forces in tho Delaware Legislature are bright*1" It Straw**** head of the ?tor> firm of Strawb?idge Ar Clothier, PhiIa<Mpbla, filed- at Tfconaavllle. Oa. SBf'SJSrSS at feat St. uwis. IU. fSTta the - of over **??-" *?>gS >M OUR STATE LAWMAKERS. 'Matty N<rw fteatJU'eti Introduced ? A ? Number Unacted. NEW RILLB. Among the new bills in the houw# yesterday were the following: Mr. Clifton. 10 amend the rode in ref- i erence to demurrers. Mr. Wttde, t<i outlaw slot machines. | Mr. Kinkier, by request, to provide for a Stat*' bai-toi iolosist; also a bill to require towns raid ritics to lur nish mortuary statistics. M*\ (JaHtou, relating to increase iu guljtry pf eoronor of Chester. Aii'. Hill, to incrouHr number of mag istrates of Colleton county. Mr. Halnsfo'.d, to provide for thos;?!o oi' the State farms. Mr. Kelly, relating to a new jail for I Lee county. Mr. Moses, to change and dofllptttc certain townships in Sumter county, Mr Mn'Msintni' <o rsi.?/>rut f??? rl&htH I HIIU M illCliu ft ?;,? I'.lipiU/ttt t<( lillllKilu corporations as provided by the con stitution to employes of cotton and textile mill corporations and telegrnph companies. There were a majority. Unfavorable reports on Mr. Lnnhmn's bill ttj require railroads to allow each paseuger 200 ; pounds of baggage without charge, and Mr. M. .). Johnson's blJl to pro | vifle all railroads operating io. th.is}. jjn uiuiTv*(Tit! ra-twi? <?-?**?? rrnj-ji-r I stipulated in t li ^ bill tor carriage of. a*il freight, goods wares and nieivhan J "Ise. and to provide penalties for the violation thereof. There was also an unfavorable re port on Mr. Maulriin's bill to provide ! against usury. Mr. Pollock's dispensary bill was re committed to the joint committee on I public schools and the dispensary. Tbia | proposes radical changes in the ! dispensary law. i TE>ACH ICRS' I2XAMINATIONS. ETC. Mr. KJrby'fi bill to regulate the granting of certificates to leach in the free public schools came up as uulin | ished business and was killed, j Mr. D. O. Herbert opposed the bill. ? It is an abrupt and unnecessary ? junketing trip for the State board of .education. It also means that gradr j nates of normal colleges must stand j these examinations wbon the object ; of normal colleges is to prepare teac.ii ; ers for their work. He objected par : tieularly to members of the State board ' of education traveling around over the j suite granting certificates. He objected j to giving college graduates merely one I year certificates. Mr. Kirby defended the bill on the same line of his speech Monday. Mr. Herbert had endeavored to find all the bad points in it. but had overlooked the good features. Mr. Fraser opposed the bill. The ad vantages of a college education do not consist in the knowledge of a number of isolated facts, but in the training of the mind to fit itself to work. There is but one examination for doctors and in other professions, then why should teachers be subjected to such harrass ..ing examinations every fey years. Mr. Llarron. of York, opposed the i bill. In behalf of the most legislated ?i gainst, class in the State, the common school teachers who gets a miserable pittance for five days' hard work, he opposed the measure. Qualifications to teach do noT consist in the knowledge of a few feicts, but in common sense, patienco and general intelligence. There is already a paucity of teachers in this State and such requirements as this will still Jurthe'r cripple the pro fession. This 'was Mr. Barron's first 'eHorCUl the. house, and he acquitted hiniseW, very well. t Mr. Kichards declared that the bill ?had been reported unfavorably by all of the committee except the ahthor of the bill. ^ The house killed the bill "by an over whelming vote. . * T-herfe wai considerable discussion over a concurrent resolution to provide offices in the State capltol for .the Slate superintendent of education. Tlio resolution was killed on motion of Mr' Moses. Mr. Wingo contended that it "sidetracking" this official to have his offices on Main strest. Mr. Moses re plied that these offices are really more comfortable and as accessible as those In, the State house. . . Governor Hey ward informed the liouse that Lieut. -Gov. John T. Sloan had resigned from the board of trus tees of the South Carolina college. Jto ceived as Information. The house killed Mr. Wade's blP to provide for the office of commissioner of agriculture to receive $1,800 per aa nutn out of the privilege tarx fuad. Tne house did not seem to be much inter ested. Mr. Wade declared that agricultural interests are lagging, and the only sal vation is diversified farming. This is an agricultural State, but the agricul tural Interests are neglected. Clemsoa College ha? not come tip to Its expec tations. Commissioner Stevens is worth a million dollars a year to Georgia. He eitcd instance* in which farmers had mqdp great success with Innovations In Tarming. The average farmer is a "alow coach" and doestf"t catch on to ideas quickly. They don't subscribe to agricultural papcts. We need a bureau where outsiders can get information. This is a very serious question and a very important matter. Tfaf -griory of the commissioner, $1,800 was ttf c<9ta? out of the privilege tax fund and he thought this a mere bagatelle In com parison with the good it would do. Mr. Tatum supported the measure. The bill was killed by an over whelming vote. Wood For Associate Justice. * Columbia, S. C., Special.? On the fourth ballot the General Assombly of South Carolina elcctcd Chas. Albert Woods, of Marlon/' Associate Justice of the Supreme Court to AH the unex pired term of Y. J. Pope, elected Chief Justice last week. Mr. Woods received 87 votes to 67 for Robert Aiancn, ot Barnvrrll. The new justice Is 50 years of age, and is president of the State bar association. Wm. Elliott, Jr., of Columbia, was elected code commis sioner. to serve an unexpired term of ftlght years. The follcw^sjf^ bills ^passed third reading Saturda/: Mr. Blake: ' A bill to fix the ana tor the payment of taxes and pcntlttoa thereon.* s Mr. McXvar; A hill to amend auction i$S0 of the civil code, vol. I, code of 1902, so ns Include tratttwaya In lta provision*. . Mr. Douglas: A bill to provide for h voting precinct In each of tho four ? wards In the town of Union. Mr. Cooper: A bill to provide for ; relndexing the public records in the | ofllce of the clerk of court for Laurens ! county. MR. LATIMER'S THANKS. The Hollowing letter (ron a. c. I J Latimer was read, it being addressed j j to the lieutenant governor and spvak* j | er: I "Having been advised by the i ! morning pnpera of my Ylecttou. on jibe ?:iis i n :<t . . (> t '?? ^'e n-ito of tho United Sint"? for 1 1-. ?' term, begin alng" h i, l by the unani- ! 'iVT'iit.s vote of the legislature. 1 desire ? tx> exprcuH to the members, through ' you. my deep jipproelatloh of the din j tlnguished honor you have conferred t on me. Ten years of continued service In ; the house of representatives has given ; me a keen appreciation of the nriuous I and dlfllcult duties which a seat in the j senate of th? United States entails, and inperfect equipment for their ? to the high standard de manded ??..%??- ? r roioanui.t copacloua of my responsibility. I } Pledge myself to. the beat service of | which l am capable, and to unromlt | ting effort, in behalf of the bcBt in j terests of all the people of the State I mid of our cpmmon country ih) lortg as | I shall continue to represent South i Carolina in that hljrtf office. L.,_ A n After the floyey Landers. | The Senate and House transacted ' quite ft lot of business Monday, most j of the Sunday absentees having reach I c?d tho city. Mr. Rainhford'u 1)111 to increase the I penalty for usury was given second j reading. j Tho law "as it notf stands provides ! that the party who is Wronged may I jeeover from the money lender the en | tire amount of the interest and the J monty lender shall pay aii costs of j prortceut'nn. Mr. Rulnsfird's bib proposed to make the money lender give up to the wronpod party 'J5 per cent, of t he principal. and the remainder of the d It. should be settled by the debuy without Cvny interest whatever. Mr. T. Jit. Williams argued that the. bill hurt the farmer, for there i:-: now usury law. This extreme penalty wouid drive the poor man from the opportunity of borrowing money and would put him in the bands of the merchant who would make ex cessive charges. Mr. DeVorc, of Rdgefleld. supported Mr. Kainsford in defense of the meas ure. The usury law now on the books is ineffective and the bill under discus sion would prevent the Joan of money at a rate of Interest in cxc^ss of the legal 8 per cent., for the money lender would not jeopardize his capital. By a vote of 43 to 30 the house re fused to strike, out the enacting words. and the bill passed. ANTI-SHYI/)CK BILL. Mr. Rainsford's bill, which will play havoc with the shyloeks, Irresponsible parties who have been bleeding ne groes and other people In the cities in this State, reads an follows: Section 1. That section H5B3, Code of Laws of South Carolina, be. and the same is hereby, amended by inserting on line 3 of said section, immediately after the word forfeit, "twei^.y-flve per centum of the principal and" and on l.ne 4 cf same section, strike out th? words "and such" and ln3Pi*t In lieu thereof "seven ty-fiY*> per centum," so that, as amended, the sahl sectloi shall read as follows: Section 16G3. Any jifrson or r;or roration, who shall receive, or con tract to roceTvS, as interest, any *,r<-aler amount than Is provided for in the preceding section, 6hall forMt twenty-five per centum of the prin cipal and all interest, and the coai.3 of the action, %nd seventy-live per centum of the original debt, as shall be c.u? , shall bo recover- > I v\ It bout *n ter?.st op-costs, and wln.vj any amount so chi(rgetL\or conArao*.e' for. hac /15een actitallv) reeeivvl by such perjon or corporation, he or she. or they. Nshall also forfeit double the total amount received, in respect of in terest, to bo collected by a separate actior.. or allowed as a counter claim, in any action brought to recover the principal sum. Mr. Wm. L. Mauldin also had a bill to guard against usury. It wns reached later in the evening and was killed, although Mr. Mauldin made a spirited defense. His bill provided that every complaint on an interest bearing de mand shall be verified and shall eon tain an everment that no Interest In excess of the legal rate has been eljttigod. The bill was killed by a vole of 27 to 35. CHARTER FEES. The l C'rse gave second reading to Mr. A. J. Johnson's bill to change the method o! assessing charter fees. ? Mr. Johnson explained that this pro poses uniform system of collecting charter fees Instead of having a grad uated M-hedule of foes. The proposed law would add considerably to the in -com'.; of. the office of the secretary of State. ' A COTTON SEED ISSUE. Mr. Howling a bill to regulate the "*a!e of cotton seed was killed by a Vote of 34 to 33. fhe object of the bill was to prevent the sale of seed at night- o* thie would atop negroes from pilfering and selling at night to par ties who would not Inquire where the sfHHl (dm?< front. - Mr.- King. Mr. Ma haffey, Mr. Sarratt and others sup ported Mr. Dowllng. but the objection whfch defeated the bill was that a great t inny farmers watt all day at the tfin* and when they are flually reached in their turn after dark it would be a hardship on them not to by able to cell their seed to the ginner o\ the spot that night. Arsenic In Coffea. ..... Louisville, Special.? Arsenic la large quantities has been found by State Chemist Cashln In ths coffee which poisoned Mrs. Nancy Birch, her dsn* ti ter. Mrs. l*?t? Fearaaa; Mrs. Prsak Cannon, of Owsnsboro; Mrs. Kama Wads; Mrs. Birch CooMr and a nsgro servant, at Mrs. Birch's bomb, near this tlty. Wednesday morning. All of ths vtcthaa Bavs recovered, tfcouch for several days Mrs. Birch sad Mrs. Free man wars In s critical condition. It Is thought as attempt wss mads to arar- - der ths entire family. No arrest* have beea msds. ESCAPE OF UTLEY Walked Cut of Jail While Under a Twenty Year Sentence HOLLlNGSWORTirS 4 SLAYER I KEC. I - ? : believed Hint Ulley llribed His I'd j low Prisoners to A*.s?.sl hi H s l.s j tape. fc'ayettrvillo, N. C., S i t . K.lw.ud Utley, in j:til pc iuljny an appeal to the Supreme Court, niM ?.eate,nced to 110 yea is in the pciritau; lary. escaped Monday night. Jailor I 'ale t-nt *?i*o<.| the jail n?i7 o'clock to feed tin* pi burners, and found a hole in llu> bottom stair I removal of the woqdcui < asing of tho staircase, Ho found t'tley, as lie j thought, OKlrep on his cot trapped in ; bed clothes. Ho made tho round of ih<* i jail and found tho other prisoners safe. | He again went to Utlcy's rail, and i discovered that the shape in tlie bed j was made up of the boards wraptcd in j bluukc jy,ax' uiiv v' There were 7\\^"paTl!Tx*lis"ou~*ril(,y'8 cell; one was looked, the oUiei tui'ork ed. Pate admits that the door on the corridor opening to the ti<r of cells in which Ut ley was confined was open; also a door leading to the staircase outside the Jail. He says ibis was <us tomary. jf ITtley squeezed through the opening made by the removal of the boards, lie had but one door to pass instead of four. Whence he obtained the keys Is a mystery/ ! Deputy Sheriff Mnnnghau had the j other prisoners searched. Delia Wad ! dell, a negrci woman in the cell next to I'tlcy, had a $10 bill, a bun. li of tit ley's Keys and a note from Utley to a relative, asking ror the loan of a large ! sum ,'of^ir.oney, nnd bidding friends j gtjort-hye. (leorge Maxwell, who bad j access to the corridor on that floor, and i $f>0. Neither prisoner would talk, i Sheriff Marsh has sent officers to ac our the country around and has tele giaphed the police at prominent points to be on the watch. The sheriff says a rigoioiis investigation must he made. The county commissioners went Into an investigation of the matter, meet ing Tuesday afternoon. The county commissioner!; offer $400 reward for the apprehension of IHley; Sheriff Marsh offers $200. Utley is a wealthy man and it is thought had bribed the other pris i oners. I An Ultimatum. Washington. Special.? Minister Hnw en, Venezuelan's representative in the settlement of t.ho cWliua of that coun try. has sent through tho British ain bassndor here, what amounts practi cally to an ultimatum to the allied powers of Great Britain, Gtrniany and Italy, regarding their insistence for prefen?jTtlnl treatment in the settle ment of their clilniH against Venezuela. It is in retfly to the proposition sub knitted at a joint conference of the ne gotiations. by the British ambassador that the allied powers h-;; allowed two thfVds of the .10 per cent, of the cus toms receipts of thf ports <H La Ouiara and Porto Cabello and that the United' States and the other claimant nations. France, Belgium, tl'dland. licnmark, Spain i?nd Norway and Sw-odoa, con tent themselves with the remaining one-third of this per <*entagtf, that Is 10 per cent, of ?he receipts of these two ports. <vl n ? t he note received from the British ? Abasaador, by Minister Bowen, the latter refuses point blank to accept the proposition for a 20 and 10 per cent, division, fi-n the ground that to recognize the principle it *w bodles would be absolutely offensive to modern civilization. Whiskey Men O-ganl/.e, ixxdsville, fecial. ? The Herald snys: "It lias just been ascertained that ?at a secret meeting of over 20 Kentucky distillers, held in this city. Saturday night, it was determined to. begin an organized campaign against the anti-liquor legislation now being considered by the. various legislatures of the country and especially by the General Assemblies of a number of Southern States. A large fund has al ready been raised to defray the ex penses of the movement." Killed About a Dog. Florence. S. C., Special.? William Kmj shot and killed Samuel Rogers and mortally wounded James Rogers, father of Samuel Rogers, about seven miles from hero on the plantation of ' Alonzo Hewitt late Saturday evening. The killing Is said to have occurred about a dog. King has left and left no trace of his whereabouts. / / Want to Ksep Hobion. r Washington. Special.? The ^avy De partment Is unwilling to aUo"w Con? structor Hobsou to rltlre frond the navy, trvnn upon resignation outright and the abandonment of the privilege at going upon the retired list. The reason for the unwillingness Is the pressing need of the construction corps for the services of Just such young of? fleers as Mr. Hobson. and the ?Vort will be made to Induce htm to tjeraaln on duty. The construction corps* has lost the services of foAr ^?ble men during the past year and with the rapidly in creasing amount of construction work the Navy Departments feels that it must stop the drain. Sentenced to Prison. Washington. Special. ? Inclosing up the fiscal accounts of the Philippine government for the past. Qseal year It I was discovered ihat the icc&ints of Jamer^F. Behan, disbursing o#Hc?r for the board of hpatttr for the Philippines were In great confuslqH and upon de mand of Auditor IvOwhiw, he was ar rested and tried on cliarHs of forgery and duplication of publ;.? documents and sentenced to Impr'jicnmcut Tot 12 y?ars. Behan, who Is from Massachu setts was appointed jn HJU ? OVERMAN ELECTED. Cnd of North Carina's Senatorial Fifflil MANY BALLOTS V.i HI; NfCTSS ARY i I ? ? ? A S'mi'f; liut l'i;v(:JSy Contest Hu-.t tl..j)p.ly I'liJ I), vcloj'ic J No ' ri.kicv. Ski! | lly far the mor>t '.mpc; taut matter to ; V" with by ? pitaont KCtyrul < ' a^w.nbly \? .is the diction of o. l:n.(cd j ; ^tat^s Senator to ii.ivnd Hon. J. C. i t I'rltcnard. whoso te.m expires on ! Mm?h 4;h. The legislature b"!ng i I 8ltoM>:!y I v?m;vraii< in boih hraivlus. i ! Mr. frit- h.'.ul could not ho><e to succeed | himself. '!.???? cutiilhl lies moat. jnoiiil C. 11. ii'alaon, oi IVn.ytli; Hnu. I.olc* j Craig, ot IJi ncombc, and I ?>>n. l.?\ ri. j Overman. of Kopran. The immorraiiK ? onusAlfe has met and balloted for t li r*?o j j weeks v/'th but little fluctuation in the i result. No one daud claim a nomina tion for his favorite. tin Thursday night, however, the can r..'j Hcleoteil llou. l-ee H. Overman by a bsxak in both the Watson and Craig fon es. lion. I.pp S. Overman, of Ho wan. is a comparatively young man, lie be longs to the order of young men wuo grew if f i in the period immediately MSB 8. OVPttMAN. after the war. Ilia record as a lawyer and a legislator is clean, and above criticism. As a politician his record is one of conservatism, coupled with ab solute charitableness towards all who differed from him. The following account of his nomina tion is taken from the Charlotte Obser ver's Raleigh cor res pou tlen.Ce: Raleigh, Special.? At ten minutes to 10 Thursday night, Lee S. Overman, on the 01st ballot of the series and the fifth of the night received 7;< of the 142 votes of the Democratic . caucus and was declared its- nominee, .<fhe excitement dyring the whole evening had been in tense as the first ballot showed a gradual increase for Overman, and it was realized jit last to which of the two, Watspn fir Overman, Craig had dec I (ft d to give the victory. It has been the finest gumc and the cleanest one of high polities ev~r known in the Btntc. ?'* "" Ab soon as the election - -m -xa ncAinced by the chairman, Mr. tyorlou. Charles Webb, Cra\g*q manager, movfd to mnke it unanVpiOus. This was sec onded by It. A. Dbughton. who wau Watson's foreman. On motion of Speak er Gattis -the chair appointed Messrs. Webb. GjJttis, Houghton, Murphy and Watts a committee to notify Mr. Oovqrman ofhlB nomination and escort him lo the hall witb an invitation to Craig and Watson, A mighty cheer went up when the candidate^ appeared and by a preconcerted signal, as Over man entered the ball, a snow-storm of Overman ballots, thrown frora the gal leries, covered the audience. Ascending thn? platform In front of the speaker's chair, as soon aa th? deafening applause had subsided, Mr. Overman said In substance: ?\Would that. I could give expression to the feelings of my heart. 1 can only say to you I am glad, that I am grate ful. profoundly, deeply grateful. This hat been a battle royal but a battle be tween Democrats. (Great applause). With the exaltation that comes with success there comes to me the sad re flection that two noble Democrats have been defeated. (Great applause). With the responsibilities that are upon me I feel gravely but it Is my greatest am bition to worthily bear them. With ob ligations to no corporation up special interest and pledget to none that will conflict with my service, with the blessings of God, I shall devote myself to the best Interests of all the peojftV -of my State and for my party, for which I have fought for the past 25 years. (Great applause). Great ques tions are upon us; the very basal stone of the temple of this republic? equal rights to all, special privileges to no man or eet of men ? needs to be care fully protected to prevent the encroach ments by the groat trusts and other combinations that threaten the coun try wlt^y indfllltrlal servitude. "God TTHPSs you all. my friends. For the gallant Watson and the great Craig I can but say they are noble In defeat as they have been in battle. (Great ap plause). Mr. Watson said: "It was a great pleasure to him to appear before the auVilcnce. It is not the flrst time I have suffered defeat or been borno from the battlefleld with wounds. As I have battled foe the Democratic party and my country for the past 35 years, I shall continue lo do sv for my party and my country." .Closing he said he was proud to night to defeat, having fought th<? great fight against" corporate greed and encroachments of the great common people thin to have won tho victory, leyroa filled |n the least of any one of iN'ae particular*, M?\ Watton eogclud t d i>> s;u> it?n h# would never forget the frit-ndg who had stood ho devotedly by hint during tho contest and for thone i,u t ] ? v' other sldu he hud no heartburn He only hoped ihey would hold i * ? tin* hands of the gonelleman they ' .i.l it*.' rusted with tho highest offlco in i:.eir gii't. Mr., (,'raljf hex ft ? by raying: "A tol- : r lost h );j bueUh r, but ih?*re i-5 !' ) rr'ef 1 "eauac uohiler has fo.;sid ..." uiii'i.t u;<id:?u.W). He auiU Un* ?Us-! ;? i.coin; nu?nt to i'? ! :v? w;ty treat, bui ? whs K??at eojn^i-ji/. ?t'.on in ,i ' . 1' th'.a hunt/' jii 'd been mil . ,v.;o ' t il,,) i.i; and ?< {.ojl e * :t>" entitt>d and ho v 111 wor!; wear the mantle t th* oiuh-r whuiui yoriralt he is now' t-ltt.n;. ?tl.v-il applauu^K 'I he I >rmo<.r;U'" irty owes rm> }? c ?? t? ? | ft wrt* j? ' i>j. <i any thins:' anT every yervleo 1 have" < vor given It was cue i.eiure it jriven. Uiu'Hi n>> piunsf). Tho greal <;!d Kom.it), (,'yrus M. Watttcj. and 1 ?? m continue to hi.iHo In tho tanks and will help to hold up the hajida ? >f lav S. Ov??.nru?, who I. is w ?*?**.. j t. . ev< r usuetiibled in the I; late. (Ureal ap plause). 1 L?.li< ve you have done what Vnti believed to ho for tho gr.ort of the State and what you honcatly thought would best b.tild up your Stale uud your paity." WORK OF CONGRESS Rushing W'QikOn the Appropriation Bills. 'l*h<? Senate on Monthly hud the army appropriation hill under con* sldj'rnt inn. It was , about to ho passed when Mr. l'otius, of Alabama, re quested that it go over until tomorrow to permit some nmemltnrnta to in' of fered. During the reading of tho hill, Mr, Halo ami Mr. Coekvoll got Into a direussion ovor tjin general staff pro vision. t!ir former contending that it ".us general legislation and had jio phu ?? in the hlli. Mr. Cockrell insisted > otherwise. Mr. 'jtuny, daring tin; din ?. iiftiion interjected the remark that the provision was properly in the bill. Mr*. Berry criticised as remarkable a defense made ?< veral diiys ago by Mr. Prc-olor. of Vermont, of Captain BrowiYMI, Raid (o have been connect ed with the death of Father Augustin in the Philippines. Captain Brownell, Mr. llerry ho i?i . hail admitted Hiving the water cure to Father Augustin and yet- the autopsy in said to have uhown that he died of fatty degenera l.lon of the heart. Father Augustin, he declared, had been murdered, and yet Captain Brownell was to beheld up 8kn the highest specimen of th<P5|\.tnort citn soldier of American oftlccr! "lie plying, Mr. Proctor said with some emphasis: l4The Senator from Ver mont defended Captain Hrownell and continues to do so.'' Captain Hrownell, he said, was In a Kit nation wjiere he had to defend id;-} m< n against treachery in which Fath er August! n was the prime mover. Mr. Berry, answfrlng Mr. Proetor. paid that if Mr. Proctor approved of Captain Brownell'a conduct that was a question for him to decide. "/As to his saying he resenty it," ho said, "I do net know in what 'way he purposes , to resent it." Mr. Proctor made no re ply. The statehood bill was up for a short time 'and Mr. Quarleg spoke in opposition to it. After an executive session the Senate adjourned J^util to morrow out of reapeet-to the memory of the lato Representative Rumple, of Iowa. . . The Mouse pa3sed about -10 ' bills. The moBt important of them was t? bill to authorize a resumption of the nego tiations with Great Britain for the preservation of the Alaska seals and to give the Secretary of the Treasury authority if a modus vivendi la not concluded prior to the opening of the 1 jwdnKle sealing aeaaon this year. The Senate bill appropriating ft. 50S.00 for a new Department of Agri- ! culture building was paused. Among | the other hills were a number to ro- i store their former rank in the army j or nhvy and then retire officers v.' ho : resigned years ago. Ono bill advanced i Brigadier Qwnerul H. C. Merriam, re- j tired, to the grade of major general j on the retired list. ! Local Option Wind. White River Junction, Vt.. Special.? The advorates of local option Carried the State and after more than -half a century of prohibitum cities and towns of Vprmont will after March 1, he per mitted to decide whether or not intox icating liquors shall be sold in those communities. The total vote with seven small towns missing is 30,586 In favor of a license law, and 28,946 opposed. The missing towns gave a tatal vote of less than 300 at the last election. It Ij a coincidence thtt Vermont voted for prohibition In 18F>8 by 1.000 ma jority. HAVE YOU A PET ECONOMY? Most of Us Have a Failing in This Direction. "Got a match about you?" asked ths bookkeeper of the chief buyer. t "Wonder you wouldn't buy match?* ?TsrcWn a white!" grow 1*4 the bujr*r. '' Tvojbcen supplying you with matches for years." *l( never buy matches," raid ths bookkeeper. "It Is my pet economy. Nearly, every man has one." v And the bookkeeper was , right. Nearly every man has a pet economy, and wl'.l go to a great length to In dulge It. At a city club they still tell of A worthy old member who was par tlcWii^r about uelng a certain kind of soap, iKit was r.ot willing to buy it. They used the soap at the club, and h? took the cakes as fast as ho needed them. _ >-v The same rplrft-d? oeftfTbmy In small things makes other people stuff them selves with bread in order that no batter may be left on their plate and wasted. Hundreds of men would not dream of buying a load pencil. It save buying stationery othe.a write their letters at hotel*. And so It goes. Jt is . not so nwoh . nctnsl Ttoorjey^ saved that moves people In these lit Uo schemes; rathef sn Infcora desire I to economtee la something. ^ j * ft JEFFERSON HONORED Appropriate Monument to He Erected To His Honor. A.i'f'EAl. FOR FUNDS TO BUILD IT. $ot a Tablet to the riinjoty of the '* (li'cnt American ? CoiJtfrvs* not to lie Asked fo#" Aioncy. / Wa .hint-.Dii. 3j:e< :;tl.*~The Thomas Jefrorson ivuiuiovlal As^-lotlon form cm I for t In? purpose of orectlng at tho untie nal rr.pltol nu appropriate and truly national memorial to the author of tho Declaration of Independence, throuKh it* president, Admiral George Dewey, has im-in d an appeal to the - . , .... i.a? . titty out the object of the association. The text of the appeal la as follows?; "Headquarters, Thomas Jefferson As Hoeiatlon of America. "Washington, Jan. 31, 1903. y\ "To tho, American People: "The Thomas Jefferson Mcmor' ' Association has been organized xtt take up the long-neglected duty / of everting a tilting memorial to memory of the man who wrot jf?vthe ? ! Declaration of Independence '^ye I have lure beautiful and cos jy- tfjb uteH to the memory of A me- ,*&mn qo! dlers, statesmen, physlclar j?4 invent i ors and philanthropists; a the sol i dlers and salloro of Frar ,oc nre holt i ored; but there Is not ' jne Lablet to_... the memory of that gr cat American, ' Thomas Jefferson. / i "Wo ask tho people , to contribute ac ! cnrdlug to their 11M ,lty to thle memo rial. Congress not j>e asked for I money, as v:?- ; cly nololy upon tli? ? people, Hit- yiPjtig and the old, the 1 children and iVoln parents for the buc . ce?n of thu -.uovement. The character ? hikI <*ost of the proposed, memorial I cannot be Hinted, hut It will he appro print*, to the grrntnesH of the man ftud the InVportnm-o of the document from, which Ills name |? Inseperahle, Jllgld J economy w'll he observed In tlue ex pen hob of carrying on the work. "lflvory contributor will receive a* certificate Acknowledging his subscrip tion and carrying with it membership lu the association. In time to come those certificates will be badges ot honor. "Contributions, checks, money or* dors, or drafts should be made pay a* j ble to tho order of the treasurer of the I association, Mr. Jobbo ft. Wilson, Lin I coin National Bank. \ The. people wills | be kept Informed of all Important i actloiiB of the aBBoclrftlon. The com ! municatlons addressed to the secre ' tary, W. S. McLean, will -receive j prompt attention. "GEORGE DEWEY, "Admiral, IJ. S. N." j The association is now complete iflh Its list of officers, every State being represented by a vice-president ami Hr?". j some cases by a roprcsonta^v* on. ; tho hoard of governors, the control^ ling body. No great moydmerit ot ftc ! similar character in this country, It? - is claimed, has had asOtte officers more ~ i men of natiohnt^haractcr am^ lnftm.r: ' ence than have become interested and^j j have -written to tho officers, of the ait j sociatlon expressions of approval. The i association, it is stated, Is throughly 1 ? nonpartisan. Troops Called Out. Waterbury, ! Conn., Special. ? Eight companies of the First Reglmottt.CoflrT' i neeticut National Guard, and ~"Bvg~' with two Gatling guns, were called ic , Waterbury Sunday night, at the cojo- V' mand of Governor Chamberlain, be* '* cause of "the imperative need" 0c<6fc< " sloned by the trolley strike situation*. ;< , Tho i:lot about the streets laatnighL coupled with threats of further die* |/ turbj-nees, led to the call for troope.. Theio was no repetition of the vio lence of Saturday night, but cronlw ? congregated about the streets an ^ had to be' dispersed by the police, while there were rumors of an attack to be m ado tonight on the car barn, where the non-union motorman and conduc tors brought here by the Connecttcnt: i Railway and Lighting Company were^ stationed. Mexican Earthquakes. Chihuahua, Mex., Special.? Rerort* from ITrlque regarding the earthquake** In that district state that there - four severe shocks thrqughput that section? One occurring on the t2ud. one on the 25th, one tm the 26thW?<I one on the 27th ultimo. AH were fol lowed by loud explosion*, but Blight damage reaul|pl: Eightaeaf houses were destroyed at Guasapares, v State of Chihuahua. Ti?e peonle of the district are panlc-strlclie j and 'fey: a volcano. CIpuda ot dust hung lis the atmosphere after each earthquake, 1jut thore ts ns-tmltcairon oTa volcaak eruption. Mobson te Lecture. Lexington. Ky-, S paciaL?Captsiia* Richmond P. Hobson arrived here from New York lM )is, the guest ot: Bishop Lewijk jv. Burton, a relative. . He confirmed the report that he ha* - -j resigned as Con*tru<^r7ttlfien^?? account of the condition ot hie eyes. As to liia plana Ji* aJOd Ao would eon ? tlnue to lecture for at leant threw years, going a? far West at the coast. His theme 1s an appeal Ibr * gri^e ~ navy, one that shell claim -rank above the greatest of any nation. - - i - - _ M -Minister Burned U Dnith. - Elizabeth, N. . 3>. ctxl.? ^he Robert Street, a retired minister, egedP 67 ye*?, was burned to death tea day , at his residence In Row' the explosion of an oil attempt to aarc ' tsrrtWy bevned and shoulders i German town, ?t PrtncsUNK