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msp ?? /? n ^ ? * ? ?*" ? 1 ?.*<w VOL. III. NO. 13. CAMDEN, S. C., THURSDAY. APRIL 26, 1906. Sl.SO Per Year OR Q* MRS- ALEXANDER. CHAPTKIl II. Continued. His rcsenibluuct' to the young ladies sutHelen t ly marked to su^i'sl liis brotherhood. "I wonder Is who maid, wife or wid ow.'" exclaimed Steinhausen. clasping the book with a? impatient snap. ?*JJah, what is it to me*:" lie rose ami saw by a dork on flip console at tlit* ?'H<1 of tin; room that he liiul been occupied with the photo graphs for nearly thrcc-i|uartcrs of an hour, and s.? < ouipletcly that lu> had Hot hoard a very light footfall or per ceived a small figure tiiat had stolen through the veranda to peep at the Prussian, jusv as he hail closed tJie hook with the foregoing exclamation. "This Is slow work," h;> thought. "I will see what is to he found in the garden." \\ hereupon he descended the stops mid walked away down the first ullee which presented itself. Meantime the ipiict of the entrance court was broken by the unwonted ap pcaranco of an open carriage, driven hy an evidently hired driver, and J drawn by two weary, drooping horses, I the whole, as well as the two ladies Who sat therein, covered with dust. As they stopped at the ?>i>en door Ilans came forth to answer their eager demand tor "Ilerr <?criehtsuiutinanu." "Cone oiii!" screamed the vider lady. "Why, 1 was told at the flerlchtsnmt In Pirna that he must be at the villa, as he hail not been in town to-day, Jtnd, wearied as we are by a long rail w ay Journey, we hhvd a carriage and rami' 011. 1 really must see Ilerr CJerich t sa m I ma mi." Hans was 1 1? ?t a 111 tie overwhelmed hy this attack, lie was willing to do the Impossible at the command of so great a lady, but with the best of wills he could not evoke tin* < Jorichtsatut tnann from spuoe. So, as the next best thing, he humbly suggested an interview with the Frau Aiutuiaun. 1 his amende was no; graciously ac cepted. and the ladies, alighting, per mitted Hans to usher them into the Ilerr Amlimtnu's arhcltzimincr, or study, while he sought his mistress, and announced that Fran Itaronin and Fraulein von Wullunau -wished to speak with Ii-.t. !? ran (Jhering, by no means over powered by these specimens of no bility, although Jlicy declared them selves Prussians to boot, explained that she expected her husband's return every moment and begged they would repose themselves till he came, offer ing them a Dresden morning paper, and clearing a crowd of books and documents from a very comfortable easy chair that the Trail Ihironin n/glit rest after her long drive. Meantime the sound of voices, which h.? recognized as his brother otHeors\ led Ktcinh.iust u lrom one part of the garden to the other, and at last he caino up wiili thcr.i just as they were called in to supper by the smart Utile maiden who had i>howu him into the ?nlon. So you are awake ouce more. Ilerr Itit tiueisie. , ' sr.iil I.ieulcnant llurch ardt. "Oil. nieiu lleher Sicinhausen! This Is a perfect paradise after our ttnhe tuian quarters:" cried tlie boyish Plan It/ ">\ ith a I'eri to do the honors!" "I low?" snid Steinlmuscn shortly. " I he eldest daughter Is a most charming creature a little stitv and too coldly polite," said lbirchardt. "l?!cft'?Mod, you mean," corrected tin* Falinrlch. "Hell, deuced ly unconimuniratlve." eontlnued lbirclnirdt. "At all events, the Frnu Mamma seems too cast down to tak" part in anything, so after coffee thf? Fraulein asked us If we should not MK-ft <n walk around the gar den, conducted u.? to the tirst allee. and With a nolfto excuse, left us." "We have read all the paper* wo could Hud. gone round to the stable* made friend* with a bright little 'l'.aek' tischeheir (school girl), nnd now are ,-it the end of our resources. So come along to supper." ^ "l'Vaoi, .<???? rrneated StelnbansAo "Is this urouiloent personage, then, un married "I sonnos* so." sold the Ileutenanf ahrug'.'imr Ins shoulder*, "though *lm Is n lltti" too gr." ve and self possessed for a youM?r maiden." "Xo matter? to supper, comrade*, to ?tipper." The t'tr^e oncers ascender! the sten* and. pa ssl ng through the salon to the dining room, the door* of which we-, open, made their bows to the lady < f the Iiou.ie, to whom Iturchardt present cd Von f?Ppihau*en. With a brief apology for his non-ap pearance at dinner, the Iirtmelater looked round ns if to find Ills jdace. let In vain: only Fran (Jheritig and th" little girl he hail seen m the com . van! were pr.\?fii:. "I -re. T'r?;r Hittmolsfc r." cried lntu :? u i"i n (!? of mtieh Im-o - n!fv ? sit it -re oetwecn I. r?pi " * * y ? ? i ! in ' '*'??1 > ? d" tnoi * ,v j I The Hitlnieistor bowed, aud took bit appointed scat with alacrity. In another moment tiie object of his thoughts would be beside biin, and a do/. en opportunities must occur, bo fore the evening ineni was over, l'oi satisfying iiis curiosity. Tbe same homelike charm which pervaded the house and household was perceptible in the sallo a manger. Its pale gray walls, relieved by tin* warm red drapery of the curtains- the table, tempting from the fineness aud whiteness . f the Lausltz damask table linen -the brightness of 4 lie silver, the delicate forms of the Meissen china, and the };rnup of Held flowers which shed a Simple beauty over -11. struck the Prussians as elegant beyond what could have been expected in the neigh borhood of j*. 11 obscure Saxon country town. As Stcinhausrn took in those details while unfolding his napkin, the dooi leading to the corridor was opened and Lies, who ushered in two ladles in fashionable traveling dresses, saying as she did so: "My mother, these ladies have wait ed so long that 1 have persuaded them to Join us at supper." Frau tillering rose, and proceeded to go through the Introductions inev itable in Germany on uch an occa sion. No sooner was the name of Von Stciuhauso'i pronounced than the el der of the two ladies, with much ani mation, exclaimed: "I have surely had the honor of meet ing Ilerr hlttmelster last winter in Berlin, at 1 lit' <>ranll:i von CsV" "No doubt I have had that honor." returned Stcinhauseu, carelessly, as he watched the movements of Lies. "Pray, sit down," said the young lady, with instructing politeness, draw Ing back the chair destine*', for her self; and the lean and angular Baron In, "with nods and becks, and wreathed smiles," took possession of It, while Lies, dropping slight curt sey at her mother's passing introduc tion. "My daughter, llerr Itittmelster," led the younger guest to a scat oppo site, next to Lieutenant I'urehardt. "Lies," said I'rau < Shoring, "thou hadst better take the fatner's seat un til he eoir.es." "Yes, dear mot her," and she placed herself accordingly, with a glance of suppressed mirth aud covert meaning to l.cr .voi ngur sister, which indicated more of luuudaiu? feein g than hot '?aim, nunlike bearing would have sug -.o led. l.iit Stcinlmuscn missed this momen tary revelation. lie was helping himself, in deepest wrath. o> some excellent roast bare, i. id giving the shortest possible an- . avers to the Frail Baro;\In's fashion- ! ;il)le reminiscences. At the opposite side Frauleln von Wuthennu sat between Hurchardt and ? on 1'lanltz, whose neighbor, the lit . !o Ibiekflsehenen Clara or, more gen erally. "("archcn"? found it hard to ?ppose a cold reserve, becoiv.ing the ?conquered but unsubdued/' to the frank, merry talk of her companion, himself a mere boy. Burchardt meantime made himself exceedingly ridiculous (tftclnhauseu thought), by Ms almost troublesome attentions to, and persistent attempts :o converse wlih, the fair Frauleln or i-'rau at the foot of the table. Stcln unison observed that she wore a wed ding or engagement ring. Hurchardt was a genial, jovinl soul, much given to beer and tobacco, and not without some sense of humor. Mis devotion to one neighbor and negligence of the other struck tlio Ba ronin also as offensively foolish. And tho Hlttmelster, too! She had heard he was a hard, seillsh creature, but scarcely expected to find him so oearlsh. "The gnadlge Fran Is a great stu dent." said Hurchardt, setting down iiis boor glass after a deep draught, tnd again turning to the daughter of the house. lie had called her Frauleln first, mil Ftclnhauson listened sharply for iter reply, but wluhi It came she took to notice of the change of epithet. "I <oc hooks In all languages yonder on ??our table." "A country life would be dull without <01110 such pursuit." she replied. "Doubtless," put in the lfanoiiin, con temptuously. "Without the advantages >f 0"cn*!ona1 residence in a capital like '.orlln, and contact with well-bred so '"l.v. the facilities are u |>t to rust." "Wo command the highest class of -O'-iety here," s;iid the young lady. rai:fptllly. "I' d^'d! Pardon me If I ask whore < It to he feur.d? "I could sec in croat residence as 1 j V?ve here today: of whom may this "?;h -class S'iclrty consist'.'" tlenvn named t'oetho, Schillci ?id Macanlay: lai!|es known as Hnrow, stael and .?Indu mo (Jeorgo .ff ? vir young 'ndy! your answer, ex ???so me, betrays the r istie!" remarked '.io lbironln, with Infinite conceit. "Very likely." returned Lies, Indlf fer.'Utljr, but with a siullo and glunc* so sweetly arch that for a luoiueut sli? ? looked quite neautiful. Moreover, ooth were directed to Stcln ha ukcii ? of whom she had hither to taken not tho slightest notice? J with an Irresistible consciousness that lie wan on her side. The effect on the ttittmclster was elect lie. His ryes met hers with a bohlfldmir. at ion almost startling, ami ccrtainly not agreeable to its object. "If lining a rustle insures pooil taste." lie said. "I should be Inclined to beat uiy sword into a ploughshare." "Hah! niein lieber Camerad! Where is your perception." cried Burchardt. "to accept the Fratilein's description of lie r self as a rustie! "One can well see she has knowu a wiiler world that Rergfelde." "Oh, yes," broke In Clarehen, "my sister has been in Dresden, and so have I; but she has been in Vienna, too, and also in England." *'I trust, then," said Von Plunitz, gal lantly, "that the gnadige Fraulein will come for a season to lierlln. "The court festivities are, oh! the most beautiful, tin? gayest! "Just, before the war Her Majesty gave a superb fancy ball. "I was one of tlie pages of honor, and held her train; mine was a mediaeval eostunie? blue velvet stashed with white satin and laced with sliver; my mother lent me her diamond aigrette for " "She should have added her apron," growled Hie Kittmelster. Von t'taiiitz blushed vividly for a warrior and a conqueror, and Clarehen came generously to the rescue. * I dare say you would have l?oen very glad to have an aigrette your self. 1 1 err Itiltnieister. had you been asked to ilie hall." she said, saueily. "Clarehen." said the warning voice of tiie elder sister. Von Steinliausen laughed good-hum ored ly. ' "Well, now we are ail united." re sumed the young Fahurieh. 'J do hope the Fraulein will come to Berlin, and see something of the court ga.vet ies." "Oh! at Berlin. No; I do not think we can ever go there! even to our own I court we cannot go only papa and my j brother. ' "Is it. not funny! Mamma," eontinucd the chatterbox, "used to go to <M)iirt, and now she is married she cannot; that does not seem quite fair." riien noble Frauleius should w<?d with nobles, and not forfeit their priv ileges."' put in the Baronhi. impatient to catch the ball of conversation, and speaking with a tone of superior vir tue. Chuvhcn was opening her mouth to reply, when her sister asked her to pass the salad, with a glance of re monstrance which silenced her for a few moments. No one taking up the thread of the discourse, 1'rau von Wulhcuau con tinued: "In these days it Is necessary to draw the line more strictly than ever.* " Y"'1 remeiubir. Bertha." addressing her daughter, "what a struggle Graf It. made |f? have bis Eliglivh wife re ceived. and siie was almost noble? only her people never went to the English court." ^ \ es. returned the young Baron ?ssn, "(Jraf It. was an enthusiast, and they ssi.v tinged with deiuocratie ideas. Hid he not quit Berlin, and abjures the court because the Grnlln was not admit led V" "Tiny said so, but I scarce believe it." Ife acted like a man of sense and spirit,' remarked the young lady, whom, in the uuccriainly as t:? her sur name, we must call ''Lies"-? she had hitherto been silent except to utter the small necessary civilities of the table. Ac?i (lott!' cried the llarouin, "we have revolutionists here, too." "And a dangerous one." observed Steinliausen, with a slight and utterly unnotiecd bow. "No, gnadige Frau!" said the lady of I he house, quickly. "We ladies are no politicians, and my husband is a strict upholder of law and government." "Nor do we care much to go to court." cried Clarehen; "our dear Princess Margaret he told me herself that the balls are tirccoiue, but the ffater parties to beautiful Pillnltfc? sometimes late In the evening in illumf. nated gondolas? they must be delight ful. "The Ilohen IIerrse!in ft en nil seem so merry and bright, and the princess 8n.y? ,,l0.v "re better than many balls." "The Princess Margnrethe." almost screamed the noble young lady oppo- i site. "Where did you speak to her?"? a I most uncomplimentary emphasis on I the "you." "Here, Fraulein v. Wuthernu." re turned Clarehen. with a little nod of perfect contentment. "Tiie royal family, often the good King himself, come here every hum "mm* once or twice to enjoy the view i.om our balcony, so wlien Hie princess was visiting bev gntr.dpjivtits. she, too, came." It^ seems, then," ?aJd T.icuterant I'urehardt. helping himself to a third cdl Hon of roast ha re. "that tl-.elr Muje*. ties of Saxony arc also revolutionary. "I am not asto.iidvMf. 1 due Grmdige, If jou give tlieiu sii'li j; bever'ige as this." and be dipped It i ^ muslache into the foaming goblet beside him. "We did not know how fair and rich n land the X. xoiiy is until wo tasted its benetits," said young Von Plar.il/.. gullantly. Itaj, Ilerr Jtiitni"istcr." rvtunied the T.aronin, 'which of our troops were cneng.q at Citv-hin? Had the ~th regimen t iiimi.v lossp*? (To be Continued,. The Turks never delight in the lux nry of tho Turkish hnth, while wax Is not a constituent of sealing wax and catfot is skecpgnt. EARTHQUAKE AND FLAMES Have Left Fair City of San Francisco In Hopeless Ruins LOSS BEYOND COMPUTING Streets of Ruined City Scene of Great Activity All Day Sunday by Plumbers, Electricians and La borers Engaged in Clearing Debris. San Fianciseo, Special.- -TIio jjrent earl hipiakc that wrecked I'm-; city last week, breaking the mains of the water works and starting a tin* that hurued ? ?'it practically the ent're city, lias left a trail ??t" misery and desolation that cannot yet lie fully estimated in its extent and magnitude. Refugees estimate the number ol' ?lead in ^au . Francisco at between 1.000 and 'J.O(K) and tin* property loss as h it'll as .f.i00.000.00t). fourteen men. suspected of attempt rohheiA near the mini, were killed by soldiers. Flevcn postel clerks were rescued alive from the wreck of the post office budding. Seventy-live bodies were taken from I the ruins of a lodging house and oft more are in Mirht. At lirst the greatest danger seemed to be t roin famine, hut the prompt re sponses of the whole e..untr\ have brought enough foot! to relieve the immediate IVais of distress on thai score. Sunday a Busy Day. Had it not been for tin' of the rude altars set up in the open air whcicNcr San Francisco's homeless thou-ands ..ere camped, one would : have had some difficulty in finding i any of the peaceful association^ of I the Sabbath in this city. K very win re i throughout the hurneil as well as the remaining section of the city tliere was the greatest activity. Streets; were being cleared of debris, laborers) were being repairing water pipes, sew- i ers and gas mains, electricians every- ! where were seeking fo untangle the j confusion of wire in fact. San 1 Francisco was in the lirst staler.- of j its regeneration. There are no hungry people now. | The gaunl sjK'ctrc of starvation has! been banished by the maguiticcnt re- j spous'e of the peowle of California in J particular, and by I in* entire nation in j general to (he ap|?e::U that wen! out for assistance. Overwhelmed With Food. Food by the car load and boat load ?nutred into Oakland mole, that the ] general committee made an appeal for skilled labor in handling of these sup- ! [?lies. (irocers, butchers and com-' minion men have been requested t(? secure men who are familiar with the handling of foodstuffs in order that 1 the distribution at tin* sources of sta- | tion-> established may go on without j confusion. The homeless people are no longer obliged to subsist upon bred and can ned stutT entirely, as they had been during the previous days of their try ing experience, but were given hot coffee and canned meats and even cakes and oranges have come in plen tiful supply from southern California and the sight of California's fomaus product was everywhere hailed with iVliglit. 26 Miles Burned. The Associated Press representa tives Sunday covered tho entire area of the burned section. The circum ference of the ari'a of the great con flagration, :?> near as could ce ascer tained by the ma rking of a cyclometer is miles and comprises the entire business district and a large section ?>1 the residence district, all of which was densely populated, it was esti mated by competent insurance author ities that the loss will aggregate $3U0, 0110,000, and on Ibis vast amount of property the insurance companies car ried approximately $175,000,000 in surance. The Homeless Cared For. All manner of temporary shelters have been devised for the thousands of homeless families, so that now comparatively few are compelled to sleep without some kind of shelter. The health of the people is better tluju was at lirst exported. An interesting item from the (lol den <?ate I 'ark district Sunday was the report of the birth of eighteen babes. These eases have received prompt and ctlicicnt attention and the mothers and children removed t?* the various maternity hospitals. Already Consult Architetcts. San Francisco, Special.-- Many of the most substantial busine*?*. men and property owners of San Francis co already are iu consultation with the architects. It is understood that ?lames 1). J'hclan will be one of the lirst to rebuild on Market street, llis plans call for a tine structure at Market and O'Farrcl streets. Prac tically every bank in San Francisco will be rebuilt. All of these insti tutions has Faster connections and many of them are affiliated with for eign banks. Owing to the great pros perity of San Francisco, the local in stitutions almost without exception have large deposits to their credit in New \ ork and Furopean capitals. This mone will be available at once and after the strain of the moment has been relieved building operations will begin. I*. \V. Lilicnthai, presi dent of the Anglo-California bank, said: "Now is the time for every man to pu his shoulder to the wheel to build up he new city. There is going to be a new city and I am going to do all 1 can to make i the greatest, city in the world. It will mean work and lots of it, but. the people of San Francisco are equal to the task." Strain Causing Insanity. San Francisco, Special. ? The terri ble strain of the last few days is be ginning to tell on the people. The reaction has come and suspense over missing relatives and friends is caus ing illness and in some cases insan ity. At Central avenue and Oak street a man became insane and at tempted to kill his wife with a clever. He had to be arrested to prevent him trom injuring himself and family. Million More From Congress. Washintgon, Special. ? An addition al appropriation of one million dol lars for the sufferers of San Francis co and other California cities was the distinctive feature of the legislation enacted by the House. A message from the President and a letter from the Secdetory of War prepared the House for the action of the commit tee on appropriations in reporting an other joint resolution increasing the amoiyit of Federal aid to two millions and barring a general inquiry as to the manner in which the money would be expended, the resolution passed without debate. Sustains Defendant. Akron, O., Special. ? The Circuit Court jti the ouster cases against the Mutual Life and the New York Life Insurance Companies sustained the motions of the defendants to have the State mnke its petition more definite The hearings were continued and no commissioner to take depositions was appointed. Southern Wholesale Grocers. Jacksonville, Kla., Special. ? The ?>uvention of the Southern Wholesale grocers' Association met here. Cap tain C. K. Garner, president of the Jacksonville hoard of trade, repre senting Mayor Nolan, and B. F. Bow en, president of the Jacksonville Wholesale Grocers' Association, <le- i livcred addresses of welcome to which | President Yon 1 loose, of Birmingham, responded. President Van Hoosc de livered his annual report, after which ; the association went into executive j session. Insane Asylum Demolished. I /is Angeles, Cal., Special. ? News over the Southern Pacific wires from N lies conlirms the rej?ort that the in sane asylum at Agnew* was demol ished, and further states that almost I every stone or brick building in San Jose was either badly damaged or entirely wrecked. It is not known if there was any great loss of life in Ban Jose, but evidently tome loss has ?Murred. Telegraphic Briefs The anthracite initio operator;; mado public their reply to the request of the miners for arbitiation, stating that their attitude was in no wise changed, but avoiding a point blank rejection of arbitration. Armed State constabulary patrol led the streets ol" Windber, I'a., and (he town was quiet. The special grand jury which is to investigate the triple lynching at Springfield, Mo., was convened and charged by the court. The Common IMens Court at Cin cinnati decided the State Senate had no authority to investigate public of licus in Hamilton country. The United States District Court of ivansas City, Mo., denied the plea of immunity tiled by railroads accus ed of violating the Klkins law. Clayton McMichacI, ex-|>ostmastrr of l'liilndilphin, and well known in that city, died Suddcqlv, aged (> j e?i s. The International executive board of the Cnited Mine Workers at lu diani polis authorized the West Vir ginia miners to negotiate on the ba | sis of a per eent. increase. I The trial of Congressman K. Silen cer l'lackburn, of North Carolina, on i charges of practicing before Govern ment departments and receiving fees he re for began at Greensboro, N. C. Kugcne Hnwley, of Wilmington, Del., is under arrest at Newport News charged with bigamy. $1,000,000 FOR RELIEF Appropriation For Suffering and Homeless in California Cities is Made by Joint Resolution. Washington, Special. ? The House appropriated $1,000,000 for the suf fering and homeless 'in San Frnn?.?s eo and other California towns, aud :*ave the Secretary of War, thft Sec retaries of the Treasury, Navy and Commerce power to co-operate with the mayors of the strict'*:! cities tint the very best results riv-jlit be ob tained in affordim* relief, Tiic reso lution was hurried to the Senate and late in the afternoon was returned with the announcement that the Sen ate had concurred in the action of the House. Speaker Cannon's signa ture was attached at once to the measure aiu! it was ru.-died to the Senate for lite \ ice-l'iesidcMl *s sig nature and I hence to the 1'iesident to complete the legislation. Horrible Facts The National House of Repre sentatives has voted SI. 000, 000 relief of Eiiilerers, to be expend ed under the direction of the Secretary of War. The San Fra-scisco mint, con taining ?300,o00,000 in coin and bullion, was saved only after heroic effort. Building is the only structure of like size that remains standing in the city. Americans in London arc to meet Soon for the purpose of subscribing to the rclcif fund which is now being collected to provide temporary quarters for the destituto. The total number of dead in all the California cities visited by the castastrophe will probably reach 3.000, and the improvished hcspitals are unable to care for the injured. If food suplies do not arrive from outside within a few hours starvation will add many victims to the tlready horrible death list of the earthquake and flames. City of Santa Rosa destroyed; 10 000 homeless*, not a business building left standing. General Funson, in a dispatch to the War Department says that 200,000 are without homes in San Francisco and too many tents and supplies cannot be sent. Firemen who go to San Fran cisco are returned to their homes being unable to render any assis tance on account of lack of water. The heads of many families are forced by officers and firemen to stand by and see their proper ty go up in flames, and often times loved ones burned to death. Fanic stricken residents of several cities nre leaving in large numbers. New York Helps. New York, Special. New \ ork spontaneously responded to the ap peal for help sent out on behall of the sufferers in the California disas tei. More than half a million dollars was subscribed here. Mayor Me Clellnn issued a proclamation ap pointing a represiital ive commit le.' of relief. The I'enusyh u:iia and Kric railroads and Wells Farj??? Company have offered to -hip supplies free <>! charge. The Western Cniou Tele graph Company a\ i ! I handle all relief messages at the eompanv's expense. The bisr subscription li->t was head ed by John I). Rockefeller with a contribution of $100,000. The I nil ?(1 Kailwny* Investment Company, through its brokers, subscribed ^7 000; M. (luirirenboitn Sons eonlributed $.">0,000; the Carnegie hero fund and J. 1\ Morgan & Co., *'2r>.uoo. Help From Atlanta. Atlanta, <la., Special.? A special merlin? of Atlanta's city council au thorized the appropriation of $5,000 for the relief of the sufferers by the disaster at San Frcneiscd. The amount was immediately transmitted by telegraph to Mayor Schinitz, to the irovernmcnt appropriation beinpf 1 the tirst to reach the stricken ? - i t y . Subscription lists have been opened ' at the ofliees of the dadv papers here. Maries Complete Ruin. All efforts to check the spread of the llnines at Van Ness avenue hv blowing up a mile il' building on the east side of Van Wss avenue proved fruitless. The tin- has spread across the broad thoroughfare and from present indications tin* entire w: st ern addition, which contain* the homes of San Francisco's wealthiest class, is now doomed. The destine tion of the western addition of the city completes the work of the ravav insr flames and marks the devastation of the entire city. A Veritable Hell. San Francisco, Special.- Kleci u inhabitants can see from miles arouiio the pillars of fire towering skyward The crash of falliir.r ruins and tie mulTled reports of exploding dyne mite reach the ear at regular intci vols. A disaster that slashers c.?m prehension, and in point of tcrroi nnd ili'mi -e, is unprecedented on tl ? conBt. has not yet reached its cnlmi nation DOINGS IN CONGRESS What is B^iag Done Day by Day ?7 the National House and Senate. In the Senate. 1 lie Senate passed a joint res-.e .. tion ;t | ?) ?i. inline .>1.miiu, <)<)<) t?. <>< used in afVouHu^ releii' to San I'Yai. eisco *itii>.-:vrs; appropiatin-;- }<? to pa\ ihe expenses of bringing m?n.? tli?i bodies ?>i tli#* l\cai '-arsje \ ict in listened to :i 11 explanation l>y y.t Balfv . ning ii?. pro. ? i tJiii :s j the 1 !?? s.-i.ait?rial ??am* : heaid ?!ji? ti?vi |;ali til an eshauMn Speech l?y Mr. I.al'olet ;e ?u the road rate bill ami wiine?s(,| a d*e... edly > | ?: '-i i ?*?l ?<ii?>? Mint ?*r between M Tillman .? Mr. II.,,.],;. cancer., the !"???*: f t i:ica;'n bank failure. Mi". I : I i : 1 1 ; 1 1 1 read newspaper char-. ? to I lu* rfV. ? i ilia i ili> Illinois sena:. had iim'.I (.??, oili.-i;.: position to p. \etit i?ni?i"?! ar?js; f ? ?i violation ??i in hankie- law a,..! Mr. Hopkins v< . ponded l?\ , liarvriuu t South ?'a-. lina smito,- with a|.p -..via- il,e |Vii, . . iii.r ii?';.'?-i?t'< a in! wills *-i'?-:irii.;. i < ? election t,. |,v supressla. I III* ??* Ml ?? Vote. I i,- declared th.' Mf. I ill?;:. a: !:.i.; . haavei! t !:<? .? iVc:-. ??'poll Or 'lis |jlS? s peer 1 1 ii|| i||,. | ? | ? (iiesi ion >. as t. make it appea r ih:i: b?' l-Mr. I li.pl. ins) had evaded a pile lion, an.i to 1 1, i?; Mr. 'l illmau res-pom. Oil lliat It" iiatl done hothiiiw n| f,l( kind. I it,- ?-o||o? ay at last became 1 Ilill'T I 111! t it u as liet-Cj.s.; f\* to Hif >"i:a!.irs to of? |t r. 'Ma- ? tin a\ ?. i;? win a Mr. !io,.k ..v. *.:it! : Modern Reformer." It Is* ' i in** the country shouie know who this im .. i<- r 1 1 n -former is ,\ho i< ||.. a . a! where does he fo>.,t l oin .' ' ' KVpl vint;- he snitl Mr. T.I I man .. from Son' it Carolina, with a wli ?jMilatioi, of and a black jko illation o! < Si?, 0(1(1. Tliis being tin ease Mr. Tillman had been able, saitl. i.i y( ( 10 f|u. ...euatc only l?y sin prcssin 1 |,t' colored vile seen rim: .1 majority by manipulation, which suit- in depriving tin* majoritv of in |Ht?pl,. ..f f hi' rights ?narai.tt*e llii'iu hy I li?? const it lit ion. lie won!.' ask 1 la' senator if he would deny th.i. in a -peech made in plili) he had ? that he had done all that lie eoidd . keep the 'Heroes from \ot in^'. "\\ hy .vaonld I deny It re-pom c<l Mr. Tillman, ??when I put it ?? 'I he lin'ont 1 d,, not denv it :: 1 am w 1 ? 1 1 1 . to repeat it."' Rooscveli Severe 011 the Beef Pucke; la a special mc>-aj:<'f tedi veretl the e. >i;-.: resv, I 'i .sitle!. 1 Ii'oiiscm!! . i. elan's thai I lie re* nil ? ? i" the I rial o! the ??bee!.' paeker^*' la ('hi.;, :;o was a "miscarriage of jawjie. and that the interpretation pla< >? b\ .In. Is;.' Iliiiriphreys an the will >" roijof, j.s -'is siii'l: as to make th:;? w i absolutely ahsarhat ive. ' ' 'I he 1'iessaite w h leli -t n^.it .;,J ehaiacier, is ba^cil lar,iM*l\ on a hi: t to ih. presidea! from .\Horn<-\ '.I. ii.il Alootly, in whieh t ne alloee\ i. II a I reviews tli<? proceed in^'s of *? ease ?, ilii? jftive; iiinenf abainsi tin. beet paeUers. The jue nleut va?" it i.- eh a?* that no eiitiei^m afiache' to < 'oinini -?-ioner (iarlieltl, as what did was ill pyrmanec of a dutv i' .. posed on hit.) hy convicts. lie ii?f, ??? sharply. ii-iwe\er, to the d.'ci^ioa >??' Jud'^e Humph tin--. ?ayin-^ that cor, pe>^ could not have for-ccu v.n h .. decision and that he can hardly b. 1 if vi! that, the rnl inir of .Imhie ihr: I?hreys will he followed by o'ii ? judi;e-i. Me declares that such iute. pre) at ion ol' the law a- that placed ? ? it by Judge Humphrey " comes men nrabl\ near making tlie law a f.u-ce And !;o rocomrnesids t Tin? pa?s a ileclnratory net stniing i;- r inl'-nt ion. The prc~idert also retjaev, congress to confer upon (be yover men t by slntue tl same i itrJit of peal, in criminal ea<rs, wliicli the feiidnnt u.?av' enjoys, where the mer. of the cases have not been de!en:.in' The Fa.-? Moil. The Southern nilway snb-idy ?? J? I ?j'J.oii' i lor riHMiiie.v train nuii.bcr !*". u ia-i mail and express, from Wast ington !o New Orl'*nr.s etinlinues call for t ; ? 1 k . I'hoiiuh pa-^'d b\ ; exreedinjriy s:n.< 1 1 inajority in the !io the vote h 'iri". !>7 *o 'Mi, still it pa -si I*', lends ??!' the *i|h .id\ vlniiii th it In then- been a fill attendance i ? ? in Iiii !?' that day i! would have cairi '' b\ a majority of -.omel him; like .?(). I ' ? i ^ 11 . .V Up to til" ? es.n e. I |e| to: o ; e has parsed thai body v. 'fhont am' a; pieeiaole oppi ?? i I io;:. I1 i < bi li ? l.owev. r. that 1 1|"? e v. ill be so!ii;' iio.i- opposition jo it t' is time. > li .a ii i- the a t . t i ion of the s? .i 4 ? ? lihxotocd ? . I ot!nv lu.MtM S wh'e i: consider of :rie:iti r pith and in|>tii',ii how e\ ir, that i lie y ure not thi.iki.i Kboiit 1 h i.i hllie at' air of a hnndn. thousand tlolluis or so. .*!.ui(', linn's senator have always voted i this subsidy, and tl '?>' ?'.'?> tli.ii ".'.iile there is soniethinv '.vhieh tliev v ' lio\v know fo cha:i?:e their initsd ? '! < ' w iil 'i i ' t.e for it (bis time. When about it Senator Tdlman ^riid, "I ha\o said on tin* lloor of ti > uenale several limes that 1 co.isiih ' fSis sub . idy a steal, but I Iiave \ote.i for it. beeatiKC it is the only steal, on; | of a good many which ore goin^ <> < that benefit* tlio Honth."