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i . t f - I. . 4 i L ?> ?' - ?? ' - V VOL. III. NO. 20. CAMDEN, S. C., THURSDAY, JUNE 14, 1906. S1.50 Per Year \loi) pron) the j^nen)g. IS/IR^. ALEXANDER, TART II. CHAPTER L 2 Continued. **I had no Idea an olscure town like ?; Berustadt could turn out so flue a dis play," snld Steiuhausen, wlio had con trived to secure a table suited to a tete-a-tete supper, and was attending assiduously to the wants of his com panion. t Here s to our speedy and complete fusion! "To a United derma ny! Eh, melne ?Gnadige? I think Saxony is well dis posed to rest under the shadow of the Blnek ;;agle." , "You think so?" she said, in a tone ?of dissent, yet not refusing to clink Jier glass against his. "That is your deep-rooted conceit. jj "You account for all shades of national feeling in the way least offensive to jrour self-love. "Hanover shows herself a sullen Ir- I ? reconcilable ? that is but a narrow fa- ? natieism, which binds her to the ad vantages of union with her powerful neighbor. ?'Saxony, enduring her anguish in the silence or pride, is< supposed to hug her chains. "Ah, Major von Steinhauscn, long ' years will elapse before the forced fu sion you exult lu becomes real broth s erliood." "So your ideas are still the same!" lie exclaimed. ? "Would to Heaven you were un changed in every way. "But Prussia is right to seize what ?he desires ut the most favorable mo ment. "Hesitation, delay, might have blight ed her hopes, destroyed her prospects, as they have done mine. "You cannot affect to misunderstand me!" he added, as he caught a look of . .astonishment in her eyes. "You are a little enigmatical, I must ?ay," she replied, as a fat little man In uniform, came almost at a run, across the room to clink his glass ?against Steinhausen's. "So glad to have you among us again, lieber Ilerr Major. Six weeks ago 1 never thought you would leave the Lazaret, except feet foremost." ? "Thanks to your good care, my friend." ? ? Then more people cam s to clink glasst^, aud Steinhauren had to rush to one or two distant tables to per from a similar ceremony, and a break in his conversation with Lies was un avoidable. . Perhaps this spirit of enjoyment, per haps a sudden return to more gener ous food and drink than he had lately been accustomed to, combined with the mixture r>f bitterness and delight which Arose from his meeting with I Lies ,n her new condition, all helped to excite in Steinluiusen a reckless deter mination to enjoy this possibly last cnaucc of free intercourse with his lost love, and, coute qu'il route, to express his feelings lo her before they separ ated. Something in her manner and bear fog gave him an undefined sense of en couragement. ( His scarce-Veiled admiration was not repulsed with the cold dignity he would have expected from Lies as a wife. She was certainly g!nd to see him. And even her eontiadlctions and con tentions were more playful and indul gent than- formerly. Why had she allowed herself to be drawn, or forced into marriage with a fellow iu every way Inferior to her? ^ Why had he (Steinhauscn) not sought l>er out more perse ver I ugly ? Life had evidently gone hard with the kindly fniu'ly of Horgfelder since those sunny autumn days of four year's back, and hence perhaps this accursed marriage. At this point he drove away, with in ? effort, those whirling, intersecting cir cles of thought, and bnsteucd back to ! bis partner. "There"' he cried. "I think I have touched glasses with all my Bcr&stadt ? acquaintances, and I may repose my- . ?elf. I "There is a beautiful moonlight view k from a balcony next the cardrooin." "Are you prudent to risk cold while you are idill a oonvalcscent?" she asked. "No," returned Steinhauscn, with an expressive glance. "No cold wHl touch me to-night. Hut yrtu " He ca tight ' up a largo fur-lhicd mantle as they passed a stand full of helmets and \ military clonks. "You have not the ?nme safeguard, and at least for on Other blessed hour you are my care." Lies made no oepty, a a* they readied the balcony In silan<-e. Steinhnu^yi c*c?fully wrapped the telotk he mrrled around tho slight figure of hlW companion, and thej stood j a moment Contemplating th^ s<y?nc. Tho garden and lower portion of the town sloped so me wh fit steeply down from the Kurgomcjster's rMdenct', the ?now-laden, frozen tree* nearest gut tering in the gleams of light from the nrlghtly Illuminated house; then eamo the irregular, pointed snowy roofs, and beyond, the gre?t quiet hjlls, sleeping In the silvery beams poured upon them from the now sinking mo0p. . "U is lovely r- snld Ltci* *>f?y. \\ben Inst we looked on a fair sceni together." began Steinhausen, quickly I was doubtful, anxious, but not hope-' less ! "V by were you so unsympathetic sc ?incommunicative? A word of explana. tlon might have saved me much suf fering. "Now a real barrier exists between ?8..' 8uPPosc an insurmountable one." "Yes," said she, and had Stein hausen been less disturbed he might have observed that the "yes" was nort Interrogative than affirmative; "then yo u must respect the barrier." It wqs the nearest approach to a re buke she had uttered, and before he could rep]y 8he wem on; "It is not prudent for cither of us to remain here. Fray, come downstairs again." She re-entered the cardroom and as Steinhausen assisted her to take off the cloak he noticed that she Lad turned very pale and her hands trem bled. ' "You have taken cold!" he crclaimed. "I should not have askod you to go out there." "It is nothing, Ilorr Major? a mo mentary chill." 'Ila, moine gute Frcunden!" cried the Burgomeisier. a little "breathless from mounting the stairs. "I have been looking for you everywhere. Herr Major, you have your horses here, nicht wahr? X\e have just been arranging a sleighing party for to-morrow? to Fal* kenberg. Herr Adjutant Stromer will be the leader. You will Join us will you not?" "With pleasure, gewiss! I do not care what Klesburg? what the doctor says." "He comes, too! lie says it Is all right. We assemble at noon, here in the market place, and"-to Lies, as he rubbed his hands extiltlngly? "the Hauptmann has consented to stay over another day." * So saying, he bustled away to com plete his arrangements. 1~?D WUI be my c?mpanion. will you not. asked Steinhausen. eagerly. "I-I fear I cannot," said Lies, hesi tatingly. The party was spoken of before supper, and I promised the Adjutant to accompaiy him. only Otto did not think he could remain-but I suppose l ? retch en wishes to go." A slight sigh, which Steinhausen In terpreted hastily to mean that CJret en. the little dark-eyed. dolMJke cousin's wishes were paramount to hers. What a scoundrel, to have such a pearl such a priceless jewel, and not to prize her beyond all else! "Oh, I suppose be thought vou did not care about sleighing." suggested Steinhausen, his heart beating at the possibilities suggested by this indif ference. "Oh. he knows I like it-botjer than almost anything else." ?"('nil you not manage to throw over Stromer. or-wlll you leave it to ine?" "I think the engagement had much better stand." , I* i or f org I vc me; I cannot call yon >) nny other name-you are unspeak ably cruel. "In a week or two I must rejoin mv regiment. I may never look upon vonr sweet face aKain. night or wrong, grant me this hour of happiness? come in my sleigh." "I would be wiser and better I should not. she returned In a low tone, and Steinhausen felt her arm tremble In his; and you? you must not. ought not. to forget the barrier of which you spoke." i They paused In the doorwav to ex change these words, and the l.'nnd lust th'Mi began the deligWtful "Soldaten Liedcr Valse." Steinhnusen's keen eye cauclit the nguroof the detested Hauptmann lean ncr over a chair on which the pretty ittle cousin was sitting, his eyes, bear fng. attitude, all expressive of the warmest, tendere?t feeling-he glanced nt Ilia rompn ii ion, and saw that she too. observed It. "Well, well!" thought Steinhausen. ivlth all the eager Pre of his nature. "'I* there no way of severing these tangled cords? T'.ut he only pnid. as the maRic of the music extinguished bis small re maining sto(^v of prudence: At lenst grant a last request: the worst criminals are not refused that one turn -a first, and perhaps a ladt, tour do valse." Mes ninde no reply, but as he put Mn arm round her she raised her hand !q his shoylder. and they whirled awnv regawlless of doctors, barriers and all r>t?ior considerations, floating to the do Melons muslcf A sudden luimp Tvought Ktelnlnu fen's thoughts ati lAst down to earth or rather 4he parquet. ' It was the Hauptfnnnn and his fa vorite cousin, who were looking into each other's eyes, and unmistakably happy. They railed on Indifferent to the col 11*101), but. in the sudden effort to hold up his partner, Steinhausen felt the (julck bent of her heart against his awn, as no doubt the eight of such evident faithlessness must have ?mi her to the soul. "No, do not stop yet; once more round," as she made a slight motion as If to stop; and lie continued in low. deep tones: "If forbidden anything beyond, at least accept friendship the most de voted. "I see and understand all; nnd re member, if I can in any way lighten your sorrows, you may comma ud my life.'* He pressed her passionately to his heart. "Major von Stelnhausen, this ti too much," she returned, stopping reso lutely "You disturb and distress me. "You should not forget the obliga tions of which you have yourself spoken. "I scarcely understand you. Promise never to spenk in such a strain again. "And so good-night; I am weary, very weary." i There was a sound as of tears in the voice as she vanished from him. "What an accursed fool I was to 1 startle her," was Stclnhausen's reflec tion a 8 he looked after her. "I* must make matters straight to morrow. "I must win her friendship; better half a loaf than no bread." "Ah! Steinhauscn, dancing? That's wrong, and against orders, mein Inci ter. 1 have half a mind to forbid the sleighing party to-ir.orrow." "Have a whole cue, Ilcrr Doctor; it matters not to me." "What! In o;>e:i rebellion Why, you must be fit for active service." "The party to-morrow will be 'prachtvcll,' " said a civilian standing near. "Yes." said Adjutant Stromer, "six teen or seventeen sleighs. "Ilcrr Hauptmann Ghering has con sented to postpone his return home in order to join us." "I thought his pretty wife would bring him round to her wishes," said the Doctor, laughing. "Well, it is hard to say 'no' to a crea ture like that." "How little they guess the truth,** thought Stelnhausen, with the bitter ness of superior knowledge, as he wrapped himself in his cloak before venturing into the frosty air. "Now to dispose of Stromer and se cure to-morrow at least." CHAPTER II. The morning after the Burgomas ter's fete fulfilled the promise of the previous night. Bright, still and wonderfully clear, a perfect winter's day, as though be spoken for n sleighing parly, and near ly all Berustadt turned out to see the start. The mr.rket place looked quite crowded by the array of sleighs and their gayly en poisoned horses, and the various owners, who were general ly the drivers also, were going busily to and fro from their equipages to the entrance hall of the Burgomeister' s house, where the ladies had assem bled, orrangin~ their "parties," anil assisting to tail e out the furs and wraps with which each was plentiful ly provided. The snow-laden, peaked roofs, pro jecting windows, quaint carved pin nacles niul vanes, which make the street scenery of old German towns so charming, sparkled in the noonday sun: rosy-faced old women, warmly clad in woolen garments, looked pla cidly on as they sat, sipping smoking coffee, surrouniled by thnir stock, red apples, golden oranges, and great pule green cabbages piled up in pleasant masses of color, earthenware, felt slippers, fowls, still in their soft gray and browjti plumage, glittering tin pans and kettles, nnd the endless sundries which must charm all strango house keepers in Germany; potatoes, bright colored wools for knitting, toys gin gerbread, baskets, and boots, made in the centre of the space a variegated array, and in the interval between the boots and the footway the lint* of sleighs almost encircled the market place. Nearly all had assembled when Stein hauscn drove up. He lind contrived almost to cover a hired sleigh with costly furs, while his servant had seen to the decQjpaf'on of the horse, a favorite with muster and man; nnd n large powerful animal, black as night, and firry as his owner. Steinhauscn had not been able to make any move toward robbing Stro mer of his destined partner, but he hoped by some impromptu stratagem to accomplish his end ut the moment of starting. He therefore paused to recommit cr before entering the house, on the steps of which he recognized Herr Haupt mann Ghering in close nnd animated conversation with the Iturgomeister. As ho made his way to where the lady of the house stood, various ex clamations reached bis ear. "Acli, It Is loo bad. too vexations." "Hindi an ausge/.eichncter l'uhrer (ad mirable leader)." "Who will replace him?" "Oh, the Ilcrr Burgomeister him self." "Ifo Is Just ns as Stromer." "What misfortune has happened, rnrin Ilcrr Burgomeister?" asked Steinhauscn, shaking hands with the worthy magistrate. ?"Why, the adjutant, Von Stromer. is suddenly called to meet t-ho command ant nt Kfnigstein, Miis ovening, nnd has already star'ed. s% we are deprived of one lender. "I wanted ITcrr Hauptmann. here? oil, he's gone!? to take his place, but he refuses." "We could not wish a better chief than yourself, Herr Burgomeister " "(5>me, come!" exclaimed the Fran Hurgomelsterln to her husband, "we nr? losing time." ... -? V To be cootinu(fd. GIRL'S BRAVE DEED Shoots 'Down Her Would-Be Assailant and Resumes Work A SELMA TELEPHONE OPERATOR Miss Pearl Jones, Night Telephone Operator, With Bare Coolness, 2*uts Fatal Ballet Into Negro Who Pre meditated an Assault Upon Her ? | Negro, Trapped, Confesses His Si tended Crime ? His Accomplice Landed in Jail ? Admiring Citizens to Present Brave Girl With Gold Mounted Revolver and Medal. .. f; Special. ? Saturday j niRlit about 11:30 o'clock Misa IVarl ? ones, (lie telephone operator at this Plaee, .hot and woum|<.d ? Richardson, a ?eKro, who, by his con I cssion, had premeditated an a8. sault upon her. The telephone office is locatcd i? ti ',o,"wn ? d the hank fronting on Main street ,r?r"1' ?"> omoe, enclosed by ? ' "al wal'. 's a smaii hack lot . * lho ?Perators. This lo! ? c? ered through a screen door i? ' "f '"<? "lice and there rtror',""r, "T" ",C I"' In Vl l" 1 is k?P' 1':' ??? --'I", a., "'c*0 >i mojjivi was (ki 1 1 ? r | * t r nt ?vcr (l,is ,r";r iof fV V. fr,(,Pl?'d into ||?. ,ot ""in ( lit* ollioe sJti. u b.V a negro iinn Tl? n,nl" Ii;i)>p('iio?] to I,,, ' ' s 11,0 "I ''rating 7" "'C (t"'y <?' sc?e the ncoro's baok'n T*"0' a fruitless chase. " ' . Fired Five Shots. . sc; ??* ? .na,,! ' ' (,'? *?wi, decided t? dM ??'??. "hid, they tudav ni^hj ,"km~ lu?* until Knt to tljis chwv J' . ,-V?. ,nt'.n """to ed jlniff store a^vahin^forWe'sU -iiiSr Tir>?: ilea rd a .>jSj0i s)l t they n,.n,'? quick succjJio rVT| ,>y l0m with the chief ?r " ? f',oso two, "tllec. when the,- i p the d.v with the pistol"/'"*! '"""K la '"Id then, the ! " 'lft"d. She hack lo and l,n OMi then " he jninped TT- 'mvar,i "lllce, trrahhe.1 ' hack ,?t? Ml0 on, -n. |u . .1 P?d"l and lire, I ? "f ?" she in the' ^Itr ?n""'" 7"? j; ? ?" '^Sw;ih,rter,i',M'Kiii'Ki,,i third and 1m, l, ,JVW? wais urolied r * ",p bullet eated Tl ' ! <0"l?l ,mt '>e lo The doctor 111 1 I 1 !? hoti*; |?,er ^ iTLin'r ? Vl ! irro's ?svoeiit<.w ,,,IS np* >'Hd in Z tL, V ?n" eive!, 4 "Vl"'.'k.s lay thev were all ?i pielinnuary Ircaiino- i,,.r n nuwiHt r-ifo ... ii: tie tore hein- reh as J . !'" hvo of t ri-it , l ,"ml <Wo At the wounded tiecrrn rc-.U-,;,, i ? ?ondition, said l?. , ,Z,n;r ]"? Wounded Nogro's Confession. fv 1 l*' ?>? n,ro''l,n, Johnston coun '>? Bud H.chardson, hein? savs: Jim AforvSn . V ? R?orn. hack lot of tl, , , ,,VC^, into Panv's ' s,/ i telephone ' "?i lie same purpose, hut i i l"" Sl,i'r<,c,i hv I,inw-ir. ' "?'is with us. ( <,,sr (Signed "Brn RirriAiuisox." \cra Cruz to Ha7e $6,000,000 Rail v,aY Terminals. Mexico City, ijil.- Work will I railroad "" "'7' terminal, )? nnd make transfer of -?ods and ' Oi l ,e The ""'I. \ ?t *>?: ;vill 'H.il, on 'tln'^H^'Xr'S ' , , 1 w teriaiuals will hv four railways Drowned In Mill Pond. Spartanluirif. S. <?? Sj?ecisl. ? Palm er 1 jester, a young white man 20 years of aire, was drowned in the Appalach-, ian Mill pond Snturdav afternoon. Lester and his companions were hatliinn; and he fell from the spring hoard into seven feet of water. Be ing unable t<> swim he sank to rise no more, after frantic efforts to save himself. No inquest was held. LIVE ITEMS Of NEWS Epitome of Current Happening* of Interest Briefly Told. Senator Joseph R. Burton, who was sentenced to jail and fined for irreg ularities, resigned, and Governor Hoeh appointed Foster Dwight Co burn as successor. In a battle between striking miners and guards near Plum Hun Mine, in Ohio, four men were wounded, two l>erliaps fatally, and the militia was ordered out. The fight between Mexicans a*id Americans at Cananea, Mexico, is said to have been fomented by revolu tionists from St. Louis headquarters. Light of ^ the largo meat-packing concerns joined in a signed statement p-otesting against the Neill-Reynolds rc|*>rt. ihe State investigating board re ported on the San Francisco earth quake, which it claims, was due to ruptures in the earths crust causcd by geological changes. Richard A. ( an lie Id testified in his own behalf in the suit of John Del alunty against him and declared that he was "tipped off" on Jerome's pro jected raid. Drs. Harry Adler and J. C. Hem meter, of Baltimore, were speakers at. a medical convention in Boston, which is thronged with visiting doctors. Sixty anarchists, alleged to he from Baltimore, are believed to be in Wil mington, Delaware. Ex-Mayor Phchiu, of San Francis co. announces that the total cash re ceived for 1 he relief of the city is ?t 1.21.1,000, and anpeals tor funds to aid in rehabilitation. A big reception to William J. Bry an upon his return from abroad is projected, and is to have national pro portions. King Alfonso and Queen Victoria attended a brilliant military review. * The Spanish police are on the track of the homht h rower 's accomplices. Seven persons were drowned and four killed by lightning at Odessa. Senator Arthur Pne Gorman, of Maryland, died at his residence, 1432 K street, at 0:17 a. in. yesterday. The Virginia State Federation of Labor opens its session at Alexandria soon. Oflicers will he elected for the ensuing year. Addresses will be de livered by Samuel (ioinpers, president of the American Federation of La bor, and other labor leaders. Horrifying disclosures as to the conditions in the Chicago packing houses a re made in the report of ( harlcs P. Xcill and .lames l>. Rey nolds, which was sent to Congress yos teiday by President Roosevelt. Efforts will he made by this Gov ernment to secure laborer-. Iroin Spain to work on the Panama canal. Ihe British ship Lismorc was wrecked at Santa Maria, ( hie. and 22 ol the crew were drowned. Baron von Beck has been intrusted with the task of forming the new Aust ro- Hungarian ( 'abiuet. Two Americans wen? convicted of swindling in London and sentenced to hard labor. Another section of Vesuvius' cone has fallen in, and the showers of ashes and cinders is on the increase. General AliHhwnoft, Governor-Gen eral of Kut a Is and the "paeilier" of the Caucasus, wa., ser'ously injured by one of two boml.s thrown at him. Mr. Whit bridge, the special envoy sent by the United States to attend King Alfonso's wedding, presented the autograph letter of good wishes wiiftcn by Pres. dent Roosevelt. Fifty anarchists of England, France and S| nin are alleged to '.e on the way to Madrid to assassinate Alfonso on his wedding d.iv. Elks had memorial service."* over their dead at Bedford City . Eleven persons were killed, two so badly hurt that they are expected to die and a score seriously hurt in a trolly accident at East Providence. R. I. Carl Schurz was eulogized by prom inent men at a memorial service held in Chicairo, President Roosevelt ex pressed liiirh appreciation of him in a letter. ''Tricolor," the Rostock Icopard lion-lijrcr hybrid, died, an I a lioness in Mr. B- stock 's mnmr:cr ia ?:.tve birlh to a pair of putua-juvunr-jion prodi gies. Chienuo. Pittsburg and St. Louis re port remarkable advances in hiistnc.ss prosperity in tlu-ir respective sections of t he count ry. Richmond ('idleve and the Cniversi- i ty College of Medicine at Richmond n ay unite. Social Democrats of Wisconsin de mand the abolition of the I'tiited States Senate, fliar^-War it with being ' "a bulwark of capitalism and trust oeracy. " Manuel Morales, who killed himself when about to be captured, was iden tified ns the bomb thrower by the own er of the Madrid hotd from whom he rented the balcony. Rev. S. Baring-Gould, the noted au thor and churchman, died in Sou'*! Africa. ? GUARDS KILLIMS Difficulty Between Constables and Strikers SEVERAL KILLED OR INJURED Indiana Mining Town is Scene of Fatal Clash Between Marching Strikers and Detail of 12 Mem bers of State Constabulary. ? Strik er Fired His Revolver at Troops, Who Responded With Volley From Carbines. ? Six <rf Wounded in Se rious Condition and TTiree Will Die. Indianapolis, Special. ? The new mining town of Ernest, on the Buf falo, Rochester & Pittsburg Rail road, five miles from here, was the scene of a conflict between a de tail of State constabulary and strik ing coal miners, in which two strik ers were killed and eight wounded, three fatally. Shortly after daylight a body of strikers, headed by a brass band, marched from Union Mines, in Jef ferson county, to receive one of the mine officials expected from Punx sutawney. On the way to the sta tion the marchers encountered a de tail of twelve members of the State oonstabulary and as they passed a member of the band fired his re volver at the troops. No one was struck, but the con stabulary immediately retaliated with a volley from their carbines. When the smoke cleared eight strikers were lying on the ground and others had lied precipitately down the hill. Two of those shot were killed in stantly and the six others were se riously wounded. DENIED BY HARVIE JORDAN. President of Cotton Association Has Not Advised Farmers to Sell Spot Cotton for Future Delivery. Washington. Special. ? President Harvic Jordan, of the Southern Cot ton Association made the following statement; 4'In view of the present misinterpretation of my position on prices of spot cotton which has been given general circulation in the press during the past lew d;?;.s, 1 wish to unqualifiedly deny any report that I have advised farmers or others to sell spot cotton for future delivery or to deal in cotton futures at all. My position in favor of higher prices i:J unchanged and will continue so long as present splendid trade con ditions last and no probability of abnormally large crops being pro duced.' ' Report Sent In. Washington, Special. ? In response to a request from the House commit tee on agriculture. President Roose velt forwarded to Representative Wndsworth, chairman of that com mittee, the report made to him by a committee of the Department of Agriculture regarding conditions in the Chicago meat packing houses. Ac companying the report was a letter from the President, in which he points out that there is no conflict in substance between the Neill-Hey nolds report and that of the Agri cultural Department experts. Telegraphic Briefs Gabriel Battaile, the negro who is to he hanged today for assault upon Miss Rogers, in King George's coun ty, confessed his crime. W. h. Francis, of Richmond, who was arrested on a charge of embez zlement, admitted the charge ami said he did it to raise money with which to elope. Supreme Court Orders Served on Chattanooga Lynchers. Chattanooga. Tenn., Special. ? United Slates Marshal Punlap serv ed Supreme Court orders on ail de fendants cited to apjjea r before the United Slates Supreme Court in Oc tober t<? answer for attempt in the Johnson lynching case. The mar shal was aided in locating the de fendants by sheriff's deputies, all of whom. <u addition to t h** sheriff, are included in Attorney General Moody 's in formation. Senator Gorman's Successor. Baltimore, Special.? The rumors ns to who would b? appointed to serve out. the remainder of Senator Gor man's unexpired term were put to rest Friday night when Governor Warfleld announced the appointment of Hon. W. P. Why to. Mr. Whytc has been governor of the State, may* of of Baltimore, and has twice heen in the Senate ? one by election and onee before by executive appointment THE WORK Of CONGRESS What it Being Done Day by Day By the National House and Senate. Danger to Quarantine Bill. There is decided danger that the quarantine bill intended to give Fed eral aid in yellow fever quarantines, which has passed the Senate House, will fail because of a deadlock among tho conferes on the seventh section of the bill providing that inter-State traffic may be carried on without in terruption through a state under yel low lever quarantine, under certain regulations; that in, that through trains may make their regular runs ' without taking on or letting off pas sengers or freight within the quaran tined state. Report on Packers Matter. The House Committee on Agricul ture decided to comply with the re quest of the Chicago packers to bo heard on the Xcill-Itcynolds report regarding the conditions in the Chi cago pecking houses. The request was made by Mr. K. Wilson, who said he was an employee of the Nel son Morris Company, but in this in stance was authorized to speak for all the Chicago packers. Secretary of Agriculture Wilson, Dr. A. 1). Mcl vin ot' the Department, and Mr. Neill were present at the hearing. Mr. Wilson made a general denial of the existence of the conditions in packing houses as set forth in tho Neill-Rcynolds report. Some of the suggestions jnadc in the report ho said, had already been complied with by the packers, such as additional sanitary facilities. As to the charge that canned meat a ire re boiled in water to ''freshen them up." Mr. Wilson said there was ab solutely nothing in this. What the cans were put in hot water were to souk o|( the old labels, which he said, was an injury to the appearance of the goods on sale. He denied absolutely that there were any deceased cattle or hogs butchered for food. Mr. Wilson de scribed in detail the operation of pre paring canned meats and when asked by Representative Scolt of Kansas, a member of the committee, "How about the rope and other foreign mat ter found with scraps on the floor," Mr. Wilson explained that what was probably seen in this instance was the string on the knuckle ami what had been dried beef. This string was used with which to hang the beef in a smoke house, and when the beef had been sliced off, his knuckle end was left. There w;. a bone in it. The bone would sma^li the machine if an attempt was made to n?e it. Flooded With Petitions. As Senator Tillimux suggested there was "A streak of yellow'' in the Senate due to the fact that practically every desk in the chamber was cover ed with telegrams ?.f protest against the Anti-Pass provision in the Kail road Rate Dill as reported by the. Con ference ( 'oiumi' #ee. They were all from railroad men and in each ease ?o!?sisled of pro tests against cutting otV the privilege of lid i iii* free. In addition there was a formal statement on behalf of engineers, firemen, conductors and trainmen say ing 1 1 1 ;< t they represented 'JoO.OUU railway employees. Bill to Be Sent Back. The discussion ol the Railroad Rate Mill con I erence report in the Senate shotted that the i>i!i would be sent hack to the conference. The confer ence announced that they expected that result. Busy Day in the House. Against the days when the House of Representatives was hi throes of a filibuster or "putting off until to morrow what it might have done the day before," must be set the work accomplished in the lower branch of the national Legislature. , In many particulars Tifsday wag a "red letter day" in ihe Hoese. not only in the number of hill, parsed, but in the general charai P-r of the legislation enacted. What I > i ? I fair to cause endless trouble, the natural ization bill, was passed under sttspen s i ? i . of the rules, ihe Speakei and the ?M'i.1 leinast ill charge of (lie bill, Mr. Iloynge, of Colorado, doing tfearn work of a superior kind. The House refused fo pass a bill leasing fo a private firm or corpora tion the right fo mine coal on th? Inland of Patau in Ihe Philippine group. although it was stated that such a lease would d'-crca-c the amount paid bv the government for i". -a I very considerably. For | wo hours t he House worked under suspension of t h * ? ?!?*-; and (hen, with ti.'.' lime s"i apart for these ineasrres exhausted, ami peace spi < filling it ; wings over tlx; mem ber;. the r< st <?!' the day. mil i 1 ad ,j >n fijment , war talv'U tip with the passage < \ ?> i i I < by mininmo"* con s'*. it. a form of legislation only pos sib! ? when there are no bteak'Ts in sight. Ncwb ItcaiS TJie village of Scot fotvn, in Ohio, was completely washed iw.iy bv flood, two persons being drowned. The Southern Stages' Imiuigrafion Commission elected ollieers and csfab lished a New York bureau. President Rosevelt i< said fo have determined on a complete reorganisa tion of the Bureau ot Animal Indus try.