A MINORITY LEADER Confrcsrnsn Plch-rdson Chcscn Cy CcKLcr.'tic Caucus. JiE HAKES CHARACTERISTIC TALK Counsels Harmony Amo:i? the fhni- I bers cf the flinority Party ? Arkj !i\ery Alan to Remain in His S^at. V Washington, D. 0., Special. -The Democratic members cf the House of y Representatives met in caucus in the hall cf the House at 11 o'clock Saturday. There are 131 Democrats an.l S fusioaists, Silveiites and Populists in the new House. Of these members of the minority 126 were present, including Mr. Shafroth, cf Colorauo, and Mr; Newiands, Silventcs. Mr. Neville and Mr. Stark, Populists, of Nebraska, declined to enter the caucus. Mr. nay, 01 vngimu. tuuu* man of the Democratic caucus, presided. Without opposition the following selections weie made lor officers of the House to be presented at the meeting of the House next Monday: Speaker, Mr. Richardson, of Tennessee; clerk, ex-Representative James Kerr, of Pennsylvania; sergeant-alarms, ex-Representative E. V. Rroocshire, of Indiana; door-keeper, Clias. Edwards, of Texas; postmaster, James K. Jackson, of Alabama. The selection of Mr. Richardson as candidate for Speaker, clothes him offl cially with the minority leadership. The four places on the House roll allowed the minority will be filled by Isaac R. Hill, of Iowa, assistant serg'ant-at-arme, and James F. English, of California; Felton B. Knight, of (Jcorgia, and Ewing Bland, son of "Silver Dick" "Bland, special employes. Mr. Richardson briefly thanked the caucus for the honors done him and said: "My best efforts shall be put .forth to have the minority on the floor of the House acquit itself in such manner as to command the respect and confidence, not only of our nnrfv hut of the country at large. I ask and have the right to ask ct each of you the fullest and heartiest co-operation and support at all times. -And I am such I will have it, for in no other way can I hope for success 1 shall not attempt here and now to discuss or lay down any principles by which we are to l>e governed as a party. It would not be appropriate for me to do so. 1 here is ono thing, however, I will say now at the very beginning of our service, because I believe It Is proper that it should be said. It is this: I urge upon you and each of you. the surpassing importance of attending the sessions of the House. Wo have a minority of about 160 members. If every member -4ml thts opposition will attend our so? sijpns and answer when his name is called we will make our opposition effective and often times will be able to defeat our opponents in their efforts to pass unwise and improper mcasares. If we are punctual In our attendance, although In the minority, we will be able to do much in the way cf enacting wholesome legislation, aud more, and above that, will be able to prevent the enactment of many bad laws. The country will when the session closes pass Judgment not only on the action and con-duct of the majority side of the House, but also on the minority side, and It we have acted wisely and patriotically we will place our party in the position to deserve and to command a decisive victory in the congressional elections of next year and a still greater triumph in the national contest of 1904." The Prosecution Rests. Washington, Special.?The government Saturday closed lis caso in tho trial of Mrs .Lola Ida Ronine for the -killing of James Seymour Ayres, Jr., and Attorney Keene, of counsel for tho defenre, made a > preliminary * > Mro Hnnlne l> 14It'ELLCUl 1U U^uuu ui ? w. It was made evident from Mr. Keenes statement that the effort will be to show lack of motive for the crime on the part of Mrs. Bonine and to# support her plea that Ayres was killed In a struggle after he had tried to intimidate her with a revolver. The principal witness on the stand was Prof. Schaeffer. a chemist, who me.de a microscopical examination of tiio wrapper worn by Mrs. Bonine on the night of the tragedy .and who said that he found no tracc.s of blood upon it. He also said that he saw no blond on the slippers which she had worn on thart occasion. Another witness was Avreft' father, who told of interview he had had with Mrs. Bonine > three or four days after the killing. outlined his efforts to arouse her Sympathy, but said that she did not rrenrmd. Ex-Marshal Shot. Roanoke, Va., Special.?A special tonight from Wythovllle. Va., says: "A message has just been received hero over the telephone via Bland Cou:thorse, saying that John G. Watts, a prominent citizen of Tazewell county, and former United Slates Marshal for the Western district of Virginia, has teen shot and killed by Robert-Jones, one of his farmhands. The telephone connections are very bad, and no details can be obtained other than that Mr. Watts had discharged Jones, who after his dismissal drew a revolver and shot Watts, who died a few minutts after receiving tho wound. Jones escaped." ft..'.: fife: Han*.. A PoEM OF PRAISE. lusp!cious Opening of Charleston's j Cr.-at Show. ! Charleston. Special.?Impressive ro igicus exercises intended as a pic.U'ie ty yenday's opening of the South Carolina Tnter-Stato and West Indian Exposition were held at the >x].eriticn grounds Sunuay afternoon. The naming of December 1 as the > jpenier hay of the exposition was xithcut consulting the calendar and hat December 1 was Sunday was disovered but a short time ago. it was then dc< ided that a proper way to iulfill the promise made ia the resolution as to the opening was to hold srercises appropriated to the day. Ellison Capers, Episcopal bishop of South Carolina, nade the invocation. A dedication ode by George Herbert Sass. cf Charleston, and set to music by Theodore Saul, was sung by a large chorus, accompanied by the First Artillery Band. 0 Lord, our God. whose all-embracing Love Binds us below to Thy bright Throne above, To Thee we sing cn this our festal day; hear, Thou, and answer as we prat:,e and pray. On Thy great might we build, in Thee we trust, Before whose feet the nations are as dust; i And .gathered here beneath Thine nroKinir clrioc We ask Thy blessing on our high emprise. From the wide plains of our dear Southern Land, From Georgia's hills, from far Alaska's strand. From tho^e bright Isles whose shores the broad Gulf laves. From Alleghany's peaks hud Balsam caves. ^ Behold, we come, in joy to celebrate The art3 of Peace, the deeds that make men great; And working out our Father's wondrous plan. To show te men the Brotherhood of Man. Then let Thy blessing on our heads descend, Be Thou our Guide, our Helper and our Friend; And still to Thy high Throne the song shall rise, ( And Thy great Glory fill the echoing skies. Addresses were made by several ministers and the benediction v.-^s pronounced toy Mgr. yuigiev. me ?xpcsltion was formally opened Menday afternoon. The ceremonies at 'he "Ivory Citv" wero preceded by a parade composd of marines. Naval Reserves, cadets. State volunteers ind various civic societies, under the "ommand of Lieutenant Colonel Charles Morris. U. S. A. The city is handsoraelv decorated and there were manv arrivals at the hotels during the dav. Hen. Chauncev M. Henew. United States Senator from New Vork. who is to deliver the dedication oration, arrived in Charleston Sun- i -'av morning and is being entertained at Summerville. by F. W. Wagoner, < ^resident of the Exposition Comoany. non/I o^off ur. iUl auu nut.i w> -ived Sundav night to participate in the exercises. Crime In Oconee. Walhalla. Special.?'These are record | breaking times fcr crimes in Oconee county. Saturday night added another victim, the second in 1?S3 than a week. Sunday night Rachel Howell was killed while fleeing with a young baby in her arms. Saturday u'ght Daaie Smith, a young white girl, just 18 ydars of age, wa3 brutally Killed with a shotgun. The work was done at short rangr No. B shot was used and the body about the ncek and breast was frightfully torn. Dasie Smith and Jim Barton, a black negro. went to Mr. N. Dunn's residence r.nd raised a row with Mrs. l)una. The women had a fight and later Daola Smith we,? sh:t, by whom, it has not yet been proven. Dasie Smith is a nolorious character and for some time I has been entirely too intimate with the negro Barton. Mr. N. Dunn claims to be the father of Dasie Smith. They :ame to town ana wfi'io nore, tn? n gro went to Dunn's house and inquired for Dasie. Mrs. Dunn warned the negro aot to !etui u. He waited near until Dunn and the Smith woman came and Ihen he started for Dunn's house with Ihe woman. Both of them making dreadful threats. Mr. Dunn had. a3 he thought, quieted the two women and was giving 1i!i3 attention to the team when the fatal shot was flrod. Mrs. Dunn is in jail, so is Barton, consequently their testimony wa3 not taken. Neither Mr. Dunn Tor his daughter, about 7 yars of 2g?. swore win ti?-<-d the fatal shot. Dunn said that 3a: ton came from the direction in which the shot was fired. The negro cam? to ' Walhaila to notify Sheriff Moos and that officer promptly locked Barton up as he seemed so excited and could not tell a connected story about the killing. The negro "iaims that Mrs. Dunn fired the fatal shot, but Mrs. Dunn is absolutely mum. After the shooting Mrs. Dunn left home for the house of a neighbor, saying that she feared Dunn and the negro. She was arrested 'late in the night by Sheriff Mc<33 and brought to Jail. The place bf killing is five miles east of here. Barton i.s a notoriously bad negro and had- coxje here frem Pickens. Dnsie Smith has been in many scrape3 nndj has been in jail many timo3. Mr. and Mrs. Dunn are poor people. Th i for-1 [ mer, a'^Confederate soldier. 4 ) . A "7racV|?s* No Longer Day by day arriving passengers on the :;rcat Atlantic liners have fairy stories o tell which are both new and true. The latest marvelous tales are from those who came aero s on the Campania. En .".V.c they saw how an active conversation v.ms carried en with the sister ship Lurania, i;o i:.\ks av.:.y. They knew of an important message being vibra-ed to one of their number from Crookinvcn I station, on an invisible coast. These ac- I ctmpli.hmerts arc the latest and most important manifestations ct the miraculous possibilities which are in the wireless telegraph. Through tile multiplication of ships the ocean ceased to be trackless. Through lie Marconi marvel it has ceased to be a solitude. The very air now speaks of fellow-voyagers to "those who go down to the sea in shins.'" It spirits were indeed to be called "from the vasty deep" 'n these days, they would scarcely excite more wonder than does the calling of man's messages from the' very ether that we breathe.?AYzc* York IV or Id. BUELL & ROBERTS' CASH DRY GOODS OK We oontlnue offering Inducements to elonn out our SumtLer Goods. We can mention only a few of the muny goods reducedi Ladles' 80 Uuderveats lor 6a lOo Ties and Bows for 80, U5o 'i Irs and Bows t r 16e. Initial Handkerchiefs, H. 8., embroidered. 3 In a t>ox, lor 19o;26ogoods. 15o Men's Blaok initial 81ik Handkerchief for lOo. Men's large White Figured, Drawn-Stitch, Japonet Handkerchief for l&o; worth 35c. six Large White Floe H. 8. Handkerchief! for 60c. In fancy b< x; cheap at 76o. Three large White FIjo H. 8. Handkeroniofs, in tanoy box, fo - 40c- worth 5oa Black-bordered Linen Handkerchief for E3o; cheap at 16a Good Mourning Handkerchief for 4a Handkerchiefs for lo. Handkerchiefs for 9 l-9a E ndkerchlefs for 8c. 85-iuch Madras for 7 l-2o( worth 10a. 86-ln h Madras tor 6 l-2c| worth 8a LAWNS AND ORGANDIES FOB LESS THAN COST. Shirt Waists for maoh less than It oost to make them. JBlO iiEDUUTlUa UJN B1U.JV.L7X 40c Pique Skirts for 25a. B8c Crash Skirts (or 8lo. Ali Summer Goods are b*fag sold at re> iuoed prices. NEW GOODS. One case Lonecl ith 5cj no staralL Fine Block Henrietta at 60o. TINSEL DRAPERY SILKALINE, BALL FRINGE. Blaok Back at 8 and lOo. FURNITURE DKPART3IKNT. 10 piece Walnut Suits $70 to $100. 10 piece Solid Oak Suite $18, $22, $20, $80^ ?35, $40. $50. $50. Oak Hall Baoks, JTreaeh Plate Olaaa, $7, 18.50, $9.50. Wardrobes $8 to $211. ? ? * Afi All Boa XiUUDROB 9* ku fill, Bedfte&d* $2.35 to $1& Iron Beds, Iron Cribs. Parlor Suit* $96 to $60. Baby Carriages $1.1$, $7, $7.00; Moor Oilcloth 30c. Matting 10; 12, 16, 16, II. 20, 21, 21, 27 and Wo * " li-pleoa Cham bar Seta $119 to $8. Window Shades 11, 16,t'J, 95, 40o to $1.2$ Stores $6.60, $7 60, $10 to $11 Trunks $2.60 to $6.60. Mime Registration Notice. 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