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All the Victims, Six Men and a I Woman, Negroes. BOILER EXPLODES AT JAMES CITY, lwo of the Unfortunate* So Badly | ?Mutilated That ((identification l/t Possible Only By Clothing. Nowbern, Special. ? Monday morning about 5:30 o'clock the citizens of the town of James City, Just across the river from Ncwbern, were thrown Into ^a state of intepse excitement by the loud report of what, seemed to thera to bo that of a tremendous cannon tu their midst. Upon Inquiry It was soon found that the boiler in the mill of 6. 14. Sullivan had exploded, destroying * (ho nil 1 1 and killing seven people In-' f Kla.ntly. six of them worked In the mill, and a woman had Just arrived with her father's breakfast. All klllei wore colored. There was fifteen hands on duty when the explosion occurred. The mill bad Just stopped at the time of the accident to have some repairs made to a belt, and the day being a cold one, most of the hands were In tho lire room, hence the great loss of life. There were two men on the northeast :lde of the boiler doing repairs to th? belt, and lliey escaped without any in jury at all. All the bodies have been iecovered cxcept that of-' Sidney Prltchard, and It is thought that be was, blown Into Trent river. James Small wood and his daughter were eo mutilated' by the explosion that they could be identified only by tho clothing on their bodies. The whole top of the woman's head was com pletely torn off and her father was nothing but a mass of chopped flesh| The mill and machinery is a complete wreck. The names pf those who were killed are: George Blount, fireman; Will {am Sparrow, Sandy Smlthwick, Sidney Prltchard, Sam Neal, James Smallwood and his daughter, Mary ICHza Smallwood. Wrecked on Diamond Shoals. Beaufort, Special. ? The three-masted schooner Joseph W. Brooks, lumber laden, from Savannah, bound to Balti more, Btruck on the outer Diamond f hnals at 3 o'clock Sunda^ nwrnlng. Heavy seaa boarded fter, carrying rway the only yawl boat, which con tained the captain and crew's personal ? ffects, and the deck load, leaving them nJL the movcy of the waves. She set tled down and filled with water, and (he crew took to' jib-boom. At daylight the Cape Lookout litc-savlng station crew rescued Capt. Davidson and seven sailors. The vessel and car go will prove a total Joss, B ectlon Outrage*. Memphis. Tepn, Special ? The r rand- iuQLh as returned fifteen indict ments against the person "aIT6ged~Ta~ hnv? connected \yitl> the out tages In tbo reepriTrauhlclpar Rtectiow j snd "uot a-true btH'" against Chief of Police Mafeon/Tbe lgnored.blll again&t _ihe chief bf police charged him wlti lasault and billery. "-OaplaBBeB hare tiben issued and service will be se cured as soon aq possible.. Great se crecy Js maintained with reference to the names of the Indicted individ uals, and the exact nature of the ;harges against thettu ... Murder at Hot Springs. Hot Springs, Special.? Fred Avery, colored, shot Joe Bryant, colored, to death Saturday night at 9 o'clock In front of the Lumber Mineral Com pany's commissary here. The weapon,] used was a Winchester rifle, 32 callV, hre. There #ere two shots fired, both taking effect, one in the left hand, al most amputating the thumb, and tho other in the stomach, coming out be. hind. The trouble seems to have been over a woman. Avery was Immediately taken to Marshall jaifl for fear of further trouble. Tho entire negro pop ulation is greatly excited. Terrible Loss of Life and Property By Bursting of Reset y jr. Bloemfontcin. Orange Httrer Colony, By Cable.? AWut 30 persons were drowned and three hotels and 170 house a destroyed as the result of tho bursting $1 a reservoir here Sunday. Hundreds of person^ have been ren dered homeless and destitute by the disaster. ?/] rta.i Ruiigif VwJ^SJJS, - - ."?London, Special. ? The Danish steam. _er Patrla h%? arrived " at Copenhagen from Port Tampa and Norfolk and re- J ?"ports the captaHi and several of the "row-injured. The steamer experienced sovere weather - on the voyage* her davits were broken, one boat was lost, tad she sustained other damaged. . , ? - 7 > I?Ja fltchanlc. Th? Germap Emperor If a raochapiq as a\ ruler, musician, poet, etc. He has drawn plana |or ted automobile of elght-horae power. The KfUser will nw It in hts The nfacl^ la being made at Cologne. Dethroned. Roanoke, Va.,) Special ? A special to Tfne Times froifc Pulaski, Va., aaya C. ?feHMteaai a bjkhjy respected cltlxen, . aged 51 year*, committed autrtde there] ffiitffty al?ht hi hanglM ^maelf la - - with f piece of bale wife.; the W* <* hi* wide ai* gl MoldMt f a n^l^ii PALMETTO LAWMAKERS A Number of bills Passed By (lis Body. The hou?e of representatives tackl ed three important questions ou tho third day of Ita session. Ouo of those lb ih? uispoaiUou of tho tag tax on foititizora; another la tae punishment of .violators oi farm labor contracts, and the third 1b "treating" on elec tion days. I\o action was ia*en in the matter of fertilizer tax, aud of the in creasing tho penalty to bo Imposed upon farm laborers who fail to come up to their contracts, but the house by a large majority passed the bin prohibiting selling liquor aad treating on election days.*1 > ? There were four third reading bills, und each was paasej and sent to the Senate, including Mr. Wade's bill to outlaw Blot machines. The four third reading bills were: Mr. Ueamguard's to provide for the Immediate delivery of freight; Mr. Coggeahall's to pro vide for tho Immediate shipment and delivery of freight, and Mr. Uorroh's to regulate the size of cabs used by ' railroads. After the conclusion of the work of tho "morning hour" debate wan re sumed on Mr. Haskell's bill to require the recording of deaths, births, and marriages. Tho author hopod that this would not bo regarded as a mar riage licensQ bill, and hoped that no marriage license amendments would bo attached to it. ThlB bill will sim plify* matters in probate court. In recording deeda It will also bo of great value. Tho fee of ton conts for recording a birth or death or mar ago Is not a foe, but is to pay tho expense. Dr. Lancaster, of Spartanburg, sug gested a happy domestic picture and contended that while tho bill Is all right it required the physician to re cord the birth of a child within five days, when really many children are not named in that tlmo, the proud parents being too i(happy to select a suitable name. Mr. Fraser gallanly objected to tho bill on the ground that many ladies do not want their ages known. Mr. Wade favored the bill, as it would facilitate tho enforcement of the law against child labor in cotton mills, as tho exact age of children would bo known under thp. -proposed law. / Ily a ?oto of 46 ^6 31 tho house struck out the enacting words. There was quite a discussion of Mr. Carwlle's bill proposing to amend the law as to farm labor contracts. Mr. Carwlle's bill provides for an in creased penalty. Mr. Cooper offered a substitute bill embodying that fea ture and making Another proposed change in the law in requiring thirty days' notice of prosecution in order to protect the man who has unwlt I tlngly employer! a man who has bro ken his contract with a former em ployer. Mr. DeVore objectod to that feature of tho bill which permits an alternative punishment. He wants tb see these darkies who violate con tracts working the public roads, and this Is the sentiment in his county. -On motkMY of JJr.. DeYor<? debate was adjourned, as ho himself has a bTll of" ~ttko nature whteh Is ih thfl .ffiPBlgllt;_ tee^ Tooto. . There >Ka "uo event of particular import tn the proceedings of tho "house of Tepresentatlves Friday, The calendar was proceeded with In regular manner until every bill had been called. The most interesting event of the day wan Mr. Pollock's withdrawing a bill' entitled "a bill to further regulate the purchase and sale of intoxicating liquors and beverages within Che State.". This measure was Introduced at the last session and at that time Included a provision that all concerns must submit bids to the State board of di rectors. That provision became a law, and the part of the bill which Mr. Pollock again introduced And which he voluntarily withdrew yesterday pro vided for tho reduction of the stock on hand so that the county schools might get more money. Mr. Pollock evidently saw the futility of pushing tho measure and withdrew it as the wisost thing to do under thfe circum stances. In doing so he said: "This bill was thoroughly discussed at the last session of the generaly assembly, and the house in Its wisdom recorded its disapproval. While I still think that the bill should pass in the inter ests of the public schools ot thejJtate, I am unwilling to argue my views on the house in opposition to tfie wishes ot the majority, believing that the ag-> grcgate wisdom of the house Is supe rior to that of any one man. There fore, in deference to the will of the house as expressed last year, I move to lay the bill on the table and ask to withdraw it trom tne met ox xne ?^bouse.'* : ;-v> The ram through its calendar yesterday, but nearly every bill was passed over as the respective authors were not prepared at this time to en ter into a. dlooussion of the .measures. Today's sesston will be short, and thero will be no session Monday or 1 Tuesday*, the latter being Lea's birth day and a State holiday. There , It so little on the calendar that It wot con sidered that a session Monday would be ttme wasted. In consequence of theee adjournments, the elections will ; not qpcur unttt next Thursday, the house having agreed to the senate amendment to the concurrent resolu tion which had J*e4 upon yesterday as the d*y. ^ The AntKTreatlng WO. There was so discussion of Dr. Doyle's pm \o pretent treating ?T election days, tnd that measure was given Its third reading and was sent to the senate. .It Is singular that both this measure and Mr. Wade's ant tt-ek>t-machine bill had received .on* favorable reports, snd yet both were pMSod. Mr. W. * Johnson's bill to require the estate of a deeease* of Aeer to turn overoublte fusde to his seriiflitor within $0 days also had re ceivsd aa unfavorable report, lwl pass ~edroeeeM> and - third X9M joss In the hemes on successive days and was sent j third* majority gave third reading to Mr. DwUi uhl's Joint resolution pro posing to amend the "constitution ho as to permit the general assembly to enftCt local and special laws 011 lite subject of lanylng out, opening, alter ing and working roads and highways ,and as to the age at which citizen* j shall be subject to road or other pub* lie duty." The necessity for some leg islation -Is qhown by the fact that fow counties are satisfied with the amount of commutation tax. and a general law is not satisfactory. Priority of Mortgages. The house killed Mr. Lesesno's hill '?latin* to the recording of chattel mortgages. Tho bill provided thai mortgages of wares, goods or mer chandise shall be delivered to (he clerk of court for record within ton days after tho date of said mortgages, and upon the failure of the mort gagees of. such mortgages to ho do. they shall .have no priority over or share with othfer ordinary creditors: Provided, T4)at rtio provisions or this act shall noi'^.apply to uny chattel mortgage of f 100Nor less. Mrr Lesesne deHared that this la a bill to prevent frt^tid. lly recording the mortgages promptly their exist ence would bo advertised. Tho law at present permits a man to favor ono of his creditors. Mr. Cooper opposed the bill. He did not think that the majority of mort gagors are seeking to ftefraud. Mr. Beamguard thought the time limit of tho present law ? 30 days ? Is ample. I He moved to indefinitely, postpone. This was carried by a vt/to of 03 to III, These Passed Second Reading. Mr. Toole's bill to provide for a special township road tax was* passed without discussion. TJie bill provides that there must be an election upon petition of one-fourth of tho resident freeholders, und one-fourth of tho res ident electors. None but qualified electors can participate in the votlug, the township board of assessors to act as managers. The fund raised by the special levy adopted at tho elec tion shall be used for the improvement of the public roads .within the town ship. The house also passed Mr. Hum phrey's bill to- permit S. I#. Humphrey and C. T. Haync to open certain parts of Lynches' rlvor to navigation. Mr. Humphrey stated that tho gentle men named propose to erect a big 'lumber mill at the W, C. and A. bridge, but they will not do so unless they are given the protection provided in the bill. Second reading was given Mr. W. J. Johnson's bill declaring nil municipal charters perpetual, unless otherwise stated in tho charters; also Senator Williams' bill to authorize tho trustees of Kingstree to Issue bonds for the erection of school ' bluldlngs. Dr Lancaster got the nouso to give second reading to tho bill permitting tho county of Spartanburg to' borrow form the State sinking fund In order to pay past indebtedness. Two or three bills relating to vot ing precincts were tabled. " SENATE. The railroads must carry drummers' and other people's trunks free of charge "to the extent of 200 pounds, says the Senate of South Carolina. The bill which was killed Thursday was taken up again Friday, and with a slight amendment wbb passed by the I.a It was about noon when Senator Rlake, Of Abbeville, announced thut he, request, -twovod -k?- reeousider the vote whereby IIouso bill No. 402 which proposod to have railroads in_ South. Caroline carry baggage free to the extent of two hundred pounds was killed. The motion was granted and tne Dill was again in orner. Senator Hardin, Of Chester, mtoed to strike out the enacting words. The vote was very close, the tnptlon being defeated by 19 to 18 votes. Senator Manning offered an amendment chang ing the pound weight from 250 to 200. Senator Walker offered anotheraroend Ttnent striking out the words "sample case"1 and "sample trunk" wherever they occurred. This was practically an emasculation of the resolution, al though it stipulates that person^) bag gage, other than drummers, shall be carried free at the Increased pound rote. Senator Walker's amendment was tabled. There wbb a good deal of discusston over the bill, Senators J. W. Kagsdale and O. W, Ragedalo and Manning strongly advocating it. Sen ators Hay and Walker spoke against tbfe bill. It was finally passoU In its altered form. Senator Sheppard reported that the committee on privileges and elections suggested that the elections for the various State offices be held on Thurs day, the 21st Inst. The ofTlces are: An associate Justice (term eight years); two members of penitentiary directors' board -{term two years); jfllspcnrary commissioner (term two years); chair man State board of control (term two years); two members of the boaid of control (term two yearn); two trustees of South" Carolina College (term six years) three^ trustees of ;Clemson (term four years); two trustees of State colored School (term six years); two trustees of Wlnthrop (term six years. The offices ere to be voted for tn the order named, and no speeches are to be made In delivering ihc nom inations. If the*?lectlons are not com pleted, by 3:45 p. m., the Joint session will tAke a recess until & p. m., when the business will bp resumed aqd dis posed of. The Senate adopted this res olution and sent it to the lower house. Senator Johnson Introduced a Jalll to prevent strikes and lockouts. This bill, explained Mr. Johnson, *as passed by the Senate last year* and while not ontlrely satisfactory to him he would submit It to tire house for Ks consld fcraUoto.J~Hfc-tllou*M that perhaps the bona* had acted hastily on the bill killed Thursday. Senator Sfreppard asked that any Senators having amendments to the voting precinct laws would hand thenv, tohto before Werlnesday sex^ as on tfcst day be Intended to submU. a gen eral bill on the snbjeet. Three bills were read for the third time, namely: Senator Raysor's bill to apportion the dispensary profits for Orangeburg county. Senator Dean's bill relating to the lire commissioners I or Gnsenvltle. Senator AMrtch*s bill relating to bond! for schools In Barn weli; ~ " ^ * . Tho SUnlsnd btll against treating on I election daya belttf BPfl? urably r?r ? ported, waa killed, aa was SftAiSgf AI- , drtch's bill to fls the compensation ot 1 6wnrty o#lc?^? ftm which--* ^GBBSMBSi vldlng that "mitumer ami fall or wlu k.t (I'rrns of court shall bo hold by each circuit judge within his own cir cuit." Senator Butler's bill to exempt Confederate soldiers from municipal licenses as pedlara, etc., passed to a third rending. Senator Mower gave notice of amendments to be offered. The remainder of the calendar waa passed over. .^Honored Lee's Birthday. The House of Representatives, after being in session two boura Saturday, adiotmred to xneet at noon Wednesday. There were six third reading bills and live were passed and sent to the Senate. Mr. Bass withdrew the Senate 1)111 to permit Kingstree to erect a pub lic school, as auch a bill became a law last year. The other third reading bills were: Mr. Toole's, to provide for elections for a special township road tax. Mr. Humphrey's, to grant rights on Lynch'a river to S. L. Humphrey and C. T. Hayne. Mr. Johnson's, perpetuating charters of municipalities. Mr. Lancaster's, to provide for a loan to Spartanburg county. Mr. Slnkler'a, to amend law creating Irainage commission of Charleston aounty. There woi&^seveuteen new bills yes n-day. yrtaklng the total introduced in the p^at session and to date during the present session 784. Over 100 were presented last week. Mr. McCain pre sented the North Carolina insurance law, which he wants enacted In this Suto. j By Mr. Morgan, to regulate the man ufaturo and sale of cotton seed meal. By Mr. Maudlin, to provide for tho Investigation of incendiary flrea and to further prevent excessive /Ire Insur ance rates. Mr. Toole, of Aiken, to make it uny lawful for railroad commissioners to' accept passes anf providing $1,000 for Uielr mileage. Mr. Richardson, of (jreenvllle, to create the office of Jury commissioner. Mr. Ford, of Fairfield, to provide a tax on female dogs. o Mr. Holman, of Aiken, to provide for tho election of tho captains of the grard of the penitentiary. Mr. Aull, to prescribe liability as to road duty and commutation tax< Mr. Mlddleton, requiring counties to oro(!?ire bloodhounds. , Mr. Donald, amendment to Hen law, Mr. John P, Thomas, Jr., amend ment to chattel mortgage law. Mr. Haskell, amendment to home stead exemption law. , s Mr. Aull, relating to arrest and boll. ????--===??? L -- Mr. Wlngard, increasing number Of election precincts In Lexington. Mr. Mlddleton, to abolish tho office of township commissioners in Hamp ton and to provide for a board of as sessors. v. SE2ANTB. Tho senate was callftd to order a few minutes after 9:30 o'clock, the ap pointed hour Saturday morning. There was not a quorium present, but the point was not raised. - Sena^T McCall Introduced a concur rentf,TOBolution asking the general as sefnbly to charter the South Carolina immgration society. ? Senator Butler, a bill to fix the sal aries of county treasuries. Senator Mclver, to amend the law governing the holding of court in th? Fourth Judicial circuit. Senator Ragsdalo arose to a ques tion of personal privilege. Ho referr ed to an editorial hi The State ofye*? terday criticising his action in saying mitr tm hupud none of Utu aupervla; ors would attend the good roads con vention and thus block the time inap propriate for any gathering of the character, to-hc- held.. . Two bills received their third read Ing ? Senator Douglas' bill to give $1,000 from Union's share of the dis pensary profits to the support of a public library and Senator Raysor's bill .with reference to holding a school bona election In Orangeburg. The cal endar was called and most of the bills passed over. The senate adjourned to meet at noon on Wednesday. I Editors Endorse Roosevtl*. ? ? . . .. ' C St. Joseph, Mo., SpeclaT.? The Repub lican editors of Missouri, in convention here, adopted the follmving resolution: "Resolved, TKat tho president of this association be instructed to telegraph President Roosovelt its congratulations upon his patriotic, consistent attitude In connection with the Republic of Panama, and inform him that the Re publican press of Missouri is a unit for his ronomlnation at Chicago next June." 6 Evangelist Arretted. Spartanburg, S. C., Special.? -9. L. Parks, a street evangelist, who has been In this city for two months, was arrested Tueeda.y afternoon. Com- i plaint that his preaching was a nuls- j mee was made to the council yester day and Parks was Informed that his services must cease. This afternoon he appeared at ui? accustomed place and began singing. Sergeant Woodward took ehargo of him. Parks made no effort. to continue his service, tut says ho will refrain from preaching until he case is tried tomorrow, .*? He ex ;>? c.u io make it a test Mlsslrg Hoy flurdered. Charleston, S. C., Special. ? The body * of young Howeil, who disappeared from. his home In Columbia on Christ mas day. and for whom such exten sive searches have been made, was dis covered by hunters this afternoon. He was murdered and the axe with which 'the deed was committed was found nearby. Huwell had beta struck from thfe rear on the brown of hie head, which was crushed. HoepeU went out j with 4 negro to cat holly hushes. The negro, who has slpce disappeared, ?returned to_ the city without Mm and reported that Howell had gone to hfi hornet , ? -T ha Tall and the - -Norwegians and Lappa, the fill? t and tho ahortsai fhafle ?* tha world, llff stde -fry- side. : ? _ - t y HID TO HIS REST] No Alarms of War Now Disturb (icn. John B, Gordon THE FUNERAL SERVICES THURSDAY The Qrrat Chicftluri l.nid to Ilia Rest Amid the riournint of South ern Pruple?ltlH I mural. Atlanta, Special.?-' Thursday was a day of mourning throughout Georgia and nil people of the State Joined In paying te last rlbutes of reaped and honor to the memory of Lieutenant Goueral John U. Gordon, whose mortal remains wore laid In their tlnal resting plnce. In every part of the Southland business wan laid asldo nnd tens of thousands gathered in memorial meetings in honor of the man who was loved as much for his personal worth as for his record in public life. An honored leader In the civil war, twice Governor of Georgia, thrco times rep resenting tho State In the United States Senate and since the war lead ing the struggle hack to prosperity, hia memory is revered as that of no other In all the South within the last decade. Few men have been borne to tneir last resting place amid such surround ing* and with such concourse from feyery rank aa was the body of General Gordon in Atlanta. Tho body had laid in state in the rotunda of the Stufe capltol from early Wednesday morning till the hour of tho final services at noon Thursday. During those hours 60,000 veterans and citizens gazed on the features that were familiar to so many, Men, womon and children of both raceu have Joined in tho tribute of respect, nnd the demise of tho Con federate leader has boen the ocoaslon of the gathering of more old soldiers from every part of the South than has been scon at any but the ahuul meet ings of the United Confederate Veter ans, of whleh General Gordon was the first anit only commander sinco Its or ganization, 'hirteen years ago. Everywhere were scon tho signs of mourning. On all public buildings Aug* have flown at half-mast, from 8 o'clock In the morning till 4 In the afternoon guns have been firod at half-hour in tervals, niak'ng seventeen guns, the lieutenant co.ont^'s salute. During the hours of the funoral business generally was suspended, and during tho day bells on the city buildings and the churches wore tolled at minute inter vals. The streets were throngod with citizens and vtBitors from a dozen dif ferent States. The flrst exercises were held in tha hall of Representatives at 10 o'clock, over which Governor J. M. Terrell, of Georgia, presided.. The groat hall vaa crowded to itn limit and In the audi ence and on the Beakers' stand were many of the leading men from all parts of the" Sooth, Addressee were made during the twcv'Jjour s by Gov eTfTrtf Ttiimll, Qrnerwrlj. T). F?ee, whn [ succeeded General Gordon as crlef commander Of the United Confederate Veterans; General Clement A. Brans, eoiv.maader of the Department of Ten nessee of the same organization; JuUgd Thomas ,G. Jones, of Alabama, who wae a member of General Gordon's staff In tho civil war; Governor Heyward, of South Carolina; Chaplain William Jonei, of the Confederate' Veterans; General Bennett H. Young, of Ken tucky; John Temple Graves, of Atlan ta; Governor W. S. JeiVBtngB, of Flor ida. and ^lbert H. Oox. or Atlanta. The burden of these addresses wae the worth of General Gordon as a private citizen and as a leader in civil life and in public endeavor. At the conclusion of these exercises the hody was taken from the capitol to the Central Presby terian church, across the street from capitol, where the religious ceremonies of the day were held. The capacity of the church, 1.500, necessarily limited th? number of the attendance and after the family, the near friends end- the noted visitors from other States had been' admitted, the remaining space, by request of .Mrs. Gordon, was given to veterans and the doors were closed and guarded by police. The casket was laid on a bier covered with a profusion of flowers sent from all parts of the South. Among these -contributions was a magnificent wreath ordered by the ex-Confederate members of the present Congress A double quartette sang. "Lead. Kindly Ught," "Just As I Am" and other selections that were favorites wltb General Gordon. The services were conducted by JJev. Onne Flinn. Prayer was offered by Rev. W. J. Trobridge, and brief ad dresses were, delivered by Rev. Cbas. R. JJIsbct snd Rev. Ther?n Rice, nsstor of the church. The more personal char acter of .these services, which were at tended largely by those who bad had personal acquaintance with the dead general, were pathetic fn the extremi. The benediction was pronounced ? by ChsplaTn Jorie* and the procession W Oak wood Cejjnetery was begun, t The order of the proce*s!on Included military and civil organizations, be sides hundreds of private citizens. The Ions line was headed by a detachment of mounted police, which was fallowed by numerous other bodlla. Thee* ware the fllxteeth United states Infantry band; Sixteenth United Ststee Infan try, nnder Colonel Butler D. Price; State militia, led by the Fifth Georgia Infantry, wAhregl mental bands; eon. paniee fronTllf nnswtck. - Ma<von and . I other cities of- Georgia. Tha honorary escort followed the hearse. Folio wing thee* were the Confederate veteran camps from Georgia. Alabama, South Carolina and other Southern States; veterans from the 8oldlers* Home, . Daughters of the American Revolution,'] poets of the Grand Army of the ttapub* lie and the process? on wee ended with .a long tlae of private eltUena. Among tha veterans were eeen eome who In .-7,,' !'V 1 -^.n .1 I weight of year? came from Ion* dl? 1 tonees to Join thooir tribute? with 'oth er? to the dead commander. The throng that watched the prQCfMtyp numbered tidily 20,000 And Included st rangers from distant olttes and State?. The ceremonies at the grave wet# simple. A? the body was lowered 10 to the earth a squad from the Fifth Georgia Infantry fired three volley* and top? wan sounded. Prayer <?."as of fered by Rev. W. O. Woodbrtdge, pan tor of General Gordon's church at Klrkwood his suburban home. Tho hymn, "Near, My God, to Thee," was played by the Fifth Regiment band and this whs followed by prayer by Chap Iain Jonea. CONGRESSIONAL DOINGS, What the house and Senate Art Talking About ? More Smoot Testimony. "The Senate committer on election# and privileges mot for the purpose of hearing the representation of the attorneys on both sfdes of the case involving the right of (Senator Bmoot of Utah to occupy his seat Former Repfctfintatlvo Taylor of Ohio, ap peared ft?W8omo of the protestants and T. P. 8tepjM?j)8on for those who are roprosented^Tfy the Natlonl Reform Association. 8. A. Worthington and Waldomar Van Cott were present In behalf of Senator Binoot. who also was In attendance. The first presen tation was made by Mr. Taylor, who began his argumont by saying that ho did not know that any proof would bo presented In support of the charge that , Mr. Srnoot was a polygamlst. Mr. Taylorsjpald the protestants expected to prove ttM^ following charges'. "That the AMormon priesthood as BunieB to exercise supremo authority in^all things, temporal and spiritual, civil and political; that th^y promul gate the doctrlno of polygAmy without reservation; th?,t the president of the Mormon Church and a majority of tho twelve apostle? now practice poly gamy and polygamous co-habitation unci some of thorn have tAken poly gamous wives since tli 6 manifesto of 1890; plural marlrago ceremonies have boon performed by the Church and Mormons have taken plural wives since that time." Mr. Worthlngton in reply laid down | the general proposition that tho Sen- I ate wab without jurisdiction of off on- 1 bob which may havo bejyfr- committed before a member In Hfnnection with his elcctlofl. * "Do you mean,'' asked Senator l'et tus, a member of the~c<ynmitte<L."that this body is not perrfiittod to ^Inquire as to any moral quality of one of its members with a view to hi* expulsion ; that, no matter what he did or said before his election the election purl fled bim?" Mr. Worthlngtot) replied that such was hlsmeanlng. In reply to a ques tion from Senator Hopkins as to what) would be the effect if the offense* v should be of a continuing character, Mr. Worthlngton admitted that the Senate would havo jurisdiction. . I Mr. Van Cott made * statement In Senator Smoot'a behalf. He invited t he fulletfl tnqutry into Senator Smoot'u Ijfe. "We throw down the TJffnr,** bo irtrtd7 "and invHe you to la. . vestlgato his entire career/' j Sflboard Train. H-ld Up. McClenny, Tta., Spectal? Pesaenge*" train No. 76, east'bound on the Sea board Air Line, was held up one mile., oast of Sandeitycm, at 7:4S Saturday night, by four white men. The- door of the baggage car wao blown open with ' dynamite, the robbers mistaking this car for the expross ear. The engine was stopped by a vol. ley of shots fired into the cab. Tho , fireman and engineer were taken off the engine and escorted to the second- ^ class coach, and the robbers ran tho train ahoad about a half mile, ^Phen they blew open the baggage car. The train conductor went forward, but was fired on and driven back to the coa chos. Conductor L. S. Speck whij dead-heading over the line, called for fire-arms and volunteers. N. II. Har rison, claim agent of tke road; D. D. McCall, 4 traveling auditor and J. C. Williamson, traveling freight agent, responded, and the four wentfar.w&riL opesed fire and drove the robbers off. Conductor Peek took the throt tle and ran the train four miles down the road. The robbers secured! no booty and made - no attempt to rob tho passengers, but there was great excitement In the passenger coach. The shelffs of Duval and Baker coun ties went In pursuit with blood uCiiuuS. Postal f r<*utl T<M. Washington. Special.? In the trial of . August W. Machen, the Or off brothers and Dr, and Mrs. George E. Lorens, charged wltft conspiracy to defraudtbe government. the prosecution Ibtro. duced witnesses to prove the relations of Hachen with the Lorenses and th# Groft brothers. One of these, Ina Leib hardt, Machen'e former stenographer . and chief cleric, testified to vlaiU 6I.| Dr. and Mrs. Loreng to Hachen fit M? office, hut declared on croas-exami&a- , tlon that during the several converse- * tlone the was present and beard noth* | tug said sbou^ letter-box fasteners. 3 let* c PnXwiee'e Society. At a meeting of the board Of man agere of tbo modm*"* JM * and I Southern Bdncatloaal Society, held In caattttjjt Walden University at to* lit ?? wtM be POINTS AT ISSUE. ?>?M f?t }, Russia Mi Japan i'jApee On """ a iu>m STATUS OF FAR EASTERN QUESTION Kuaala Refuse* to Accept Dictation From Japan, and An tjiabrogllo Imminent. , ? / London, By Cable.?- In tiflSStt ft claims Is an adthorltatlv? stw^Bjinfc; The Daily raphlo Monday morning an nounces that the negotiations have ar rived at a stagfe leaving two point* upon which nelthor Rusisa nor apan U v Inclined to yield, and as to whlcli no meatus of a compromise have yet b*en found. Both theso poittts concern Man churia and their acceptance would not In the slightest modify^tjte legal status quo or change the administrative sit nation In Manchuria, hut apan Waists "that they be embodied in a treaty be tween apan and Russia, while Rupjrta* as a matter of amour popio, refuses to accept such dictation at the bauds of Japan. Much, however, is still hoped from the Czar's influence. The state-'" mcnt adds: "Of course any attempt of Rusisa to Increase very largely her naval force* In the far least by moving her Black Sea or Ualtlc fleets, would make war a question of only a few hours." This statement seems to be borne out ? by the Associated PresB dispatch front Tokio ynueulay y that Japan had re ceived Russia' scommunluatioh, saying' that Russia would extend the rights and pilvl.rgCB already acquired by the powers in Manchuria under the exists lug treaties with China, except In the case of the establishment of foreign ,~ settlothenis, which BhatVa'ttfat negotia tions are continuing on the question of"* Manchuria. The Daily Mail's Tokio corespon dent says that M. i'ayloff, the Russian minister at Beoul, has noUfled._the Corean govum.uont that Corean troops have crossed the Chinese boundary je pffhedly and committed excessca on the Inhabitants. ,Th Russian custom* ofRclolB on -th??witremo northeastern border repo?t stmTlar occurrences and j assert that the Coreans are burning villages and killing people. Minister j.Payloff warned the. authorities that such proceedings will necessitate se vere measures. The correspoudent says tttai riot* ~ have broken out at Chyung Olhyoogdo, in the piovince of Pyongan, fco?fc . : : The Daily Mail's Seoul correspon dent, cabling yesterday, makes no mention of these disturbances, but ac cording to Tho Daily Telegraph's Tokio correspondent the Secail corr*-. spondent of The-Jiji Shimpo learns that a general rising is imminent at Phong Yrng and that Corean soldi#** ? are, so-operating with tb* rebel*, ,<? Phong Vang wfttf the~ scene of -the *1*.. -lug which Jed to the war bttwwarr; Japan and China. j The Daily Mall's Seoul corre*pon 1 dent says mat an armored train with quick-firing gun* from /the ship* I* ready at a moment's notice. The oor rfLion.J??t tht faftTf secured control of the Corean-courtafi4L^ that the Jtujperor-hae- wired * Tokio advising a tripl* off defensive alliance, and to leave Seoul. -Accenting, to tho c Lc?vy. Brown. supervisor customs, fe cured possession of _ Acid gnns on the pretense tjiitt mey needed repairs, and locked them In th* customs house. The Dally Mall's Port Arthur corre spondent estimates that the totals*"? ber of Russian troops tow Iflr " churl* 1* 200.000. jylf 6f fbcfc,;w? - guarding the ralflfoy. -Thn~ iana?_ur spondent says: ? "China's firm stand since tft? re. occupation of Mukden baa complicated the Russian arrangements In Man churia fnr-defenee aiUMeuhlefl* The ftlfv..,; Acuities of guarding the long line of communication along the boundaries and the coast Hn?. m The council of war is sitting daily. The. Port of New Cbwang and port* on the Y*ln river are ice bound. ...... ; ~ Suit Comprom t?ed. Pensocola, Fla., Special-^-iTbe iuit of Judge W. A. lllHkan, of New York, against Martin H. Bullion, of this city, for $100,000, claimed as coni* in l?8 1 on lor iha a^lft nf it Tnrgfi body of land to Russell A. Alger and others, was settled, Sullivan depositing -a check |55,000,?abjectto theprderof the United States Court. The sale was made several years ago, and sliice that time several judgements hare ?,een rendered til favor of Judge Mill ken, the moat- recent one by the Sup1 fflteS Court O! ? lit* *** two weeks , ago. The r$8Ult of the com prom lee. A waa totaly destroyed by ftreBoadt?. A bot Joimialla supped t* few startedthe blase. The break* was oa* autre, bating a (spatnty oi ?JWOwpa? * day. it prepared coal for six op*? lao. - Upwards of 1JS00 bands will ^be i ?Em idle for two Usee salliristad at tllfcooa . ^ firs ; Atralfer, CiS,