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I THE SUMTER WATCHMAN, Established April, is??o "Be lust and Fear not-Let all the Ends thou Aims't at, be thy Country's, thy God's andSTruth's." THE TRUE SODTHRO.N, Established June lc66 Coso?datert ^ 5881. SUMTER, S. C.. WEDNESDAY. NOVEMBER 27, 1901. New Series-Vol. XXL N?. jfi Published S79rr ^?aesday, -Bf - ?ST\ CSr O - l;aeii5 rzRi?s ^1 OU per ia a am-tu auvacae A.DVSBT2 95MEHT Ono Square first insertion....52 00 Every subsequent insertion. 50 Contracts for three months, or longer wil be made at reduced rates AU cocitaonicationg which snoserve privat? interests will be charged for as ad ver tied eo ts Obituaries and tributes of resDects will bc charged for TRIAL OF MRS. BOBINE. Begun in Washington Tuesday Jury Panel Exhausted. Washington, Nov. 19.-The trial of Mrs. Lola Bonine on indictment for the murder of the young census clerk, James Seymour Ayres, Jr., in the lat? ter's room at the Kenmore hotel last May was begun today before Justice Anderson in criminal, court No. L The case was set for 10 o'clock, but it was several minutes afterwards before either the judge or the prisoner ap? peared in the court room. At the first session the court ?oom, even though of limited capacity, was by no means crowded. Mr. Bonine and Mrs. Meacham, husband and sister of the accused, were early occupants of the seats reserved for Mrs. Bonine's es? pecial friends, as were the five attor? neys engaged for the defense. At 10 minutes past 10 Mrs. Bonine appeared in the court room, accompanied by the veteran guard. James W. Spring man. She walked in so quietly that her entrance was scarcely noted, and took a seat beside her husband just back or her counsel and in front of her sister She smiled as she greeted her sister and the latter placed her arms gently around her as she sank into her seat. After the preliminaries of calling the names of witnesses and of jurors were disposed of, Mrs. Bonine was asked to stand and plead to the indict? ment She listened calmly to the reading of the document and when it was concluded pleaded "not guilty" in low but distinct tones. After a brief statement of the case by Judge Anderson the examination of jurors was begun, and when the court at 12.50 adjourned for the day the panel was exhausted. There were 26 members of the panel and of these H were excused, leaving 12 in the box. Of the 14 jurors who were ex? cused three were relieved by the court on account of ill health, seven upon challenges by the defense and four upon challenges by the district attor? ney. All of the government's chal? lenges were made because of state? ments on the part of the witnesses that they had conscientious scruples against capital punishment. Most of the challenges on behalf of the prisoner were on account of statements by the jurors that they had formed opinions in the case. In four or five instances they stated that their views could not be changed by new. testi? mony. Mrs. Bonine was as 'calm as any of the spectators during the proceedings. She spoke frequently with her husband and sister and only once or twice with her attorneys. During a part of the day her two boys, respectively 15 and 13 years of age, were in the court room. After adjournment she took dinner with her friends in the pri? soner's room in the court house, be? ing closely attended all the time by herg uard. She was then returned to jail. The trial will be resumed tomorrow. Washington, Nov. 22.-A few minutes of 3 o'clock today the jury was completed which is to try Mrs. Ida Bonine on the charge of having murdered James Seymour Ayers, Jr., the young census clerk. The court then adjourned until 10 o'clock to? morrow when a presentation of the case on behalf of the government will be made by the district attorney. Mr. Douglass, representing Mrs. Bonine, said after the court adjourned today that he would reserve his open ng until after all the witnesses for the prosecution had been heard. It is expected, therefore, that the taking of testimony will begin during the forenoon session tomorrow. The entire time of the court today was given up to the completion of the jury and it was after 2 o'clock before a single additional acceptable juror had been secured. All told, 39 name? were presented during the day and out of the number only three accepted, nine of those left in the jury box yes? terday being retained. The proceed? ing consisted of a round of questions intended to develop the mental atti? tude of the would-be jurymen on the question of capital punishment, cir? cumstantial evidence and prejudice for or against the defendant. During the day Judge Anderson directed that the names of two of the men called for jury duty be taken per nianently from the jury box because he said, the men evidently were unfit for jury duty. One of these was a white man, who said that he bad reached a conclusion as to the merits of the case and the other a negro who appeared very ignorant on all ques? tions. Quite a number of the men called expressed themselves as opposed j to capital punishment. Probably a j half dozen stated that they were op? posed to the execution of a woman. The defense used only ll arbitrary challenges, leaving nine of the number alloted to them unused. What Prosecution Expects to . Prove Agaist Mrs. Bonine. Washington, Nov. 21.-The trial of Mrs. Lok Ida Bonine, on the charge of killing Seymour Ayres, Jr., was fairly launched today. The prelimi- ; nary presentation of the case on behalf of the government was made by Assist? ant District Attorney Hugh T. Tag? gart, and after he had concluded a number of witnesses were heard. Mr. j Taggarts statement consumed only ! about an hour and 15 minutes and | consisted for the most part of the re- \ view of the circumstances connected ! with the tragedy. Mr. Taggart stated j the theory of the prosecution to be that Ayers was murdered by Mrs. Bonine and that she gained admission to his room in the Kenmore hotel through the window, reaching that by means of the fire escape. He attempt? ed to show that she was piqued by his non-attention to her. Mrs. Bonine apparently was unmoved by his repre? sentations. Once or twice during the address she leaned over and spoke to her attorneys. The witnesses exam? ined did not throw any new light upon the killing. In his address Mr. Taggart contend? ed that there was a tie between the prisoner and the dead man in the fact that Ayr^was a student of dentistry and she iIrrf<otudied medicine. As a consequence, she became a frequent visitor of his room in the hotel where they both lived, not only in the day time, but at night as well, "and," he added, "the door was' not always open when she was there." He told of the quarrels between them, saying that Ayres ceased to speak to her and that she complained of his ingratitude. - "We expect to show," * he said, "that while she made advances to him, Ayres did not avail himself of the opportunity thus afforded, beyond dancing^with her again." ' He had danced with her on the night before the tragedy, but had shown that he was averse to a renewal of the former familiar intercourse. As an instance of his attitude toward Mrs. Bonine Mr. Taggart said that Ayres had refused to accept a carnation from her on the Monday before the killing. It was therefore evident, said the speaker, that while he was indifferent there was a disposition on her part to .mollify him. "We will show," continued Mr. Taggart, "that every act, step and proceeding on the part of the prison? er was the act of a guilty person." Mr. Taggart referred to Mrs. Boniness confession as being principal? ly intended to exonerate herself. He thought the facts indicated that the shooting did not take place as Mrs. Bonine had stated; that Ayres had not gone to her room at all, as she claimed. Outlining the government's posi? tion, Mr. Taggart said it would be contended that Ayres had retired when the person who killed him entered the room-and that she came in through the window ; that he arose and started toward her; that she shot him, the first wound being the fatal one, in the breast. Naturally his mouth had filled with blood and as naturally he' had put his hands to his mouth. Then he grasped the pistol, thus ac coanting for the blood upen it. Mr. Taggart concluded after an hour and 15 minutes and Mr. Douglass an? nounced that the defense would re? serve its presentation of the case. Several ladies left the room while Mr. Tamera rt commented upon Mrs. Bonine's visit to Ayres room, but their places were immediately taken by others. Thomas Francise,- the first witness in the case, was then called. He is a draughtsman who had prepared a diagram of the fourth floor of the Kenmore hotel, including Ayres- room. He identified the drawing and gave details concerning the location and dimensions of the room. The first witness in the afternoon sessio'h was Harry A. Wise, a photo grapher, who had made photographs of Ayres' room on the day after the tragedy occurred. The pictures taken by him were presented and identified by the witness. Mr. Douglass object? ed to their acceptance as evidence on the gronnd that "they did not represent the exact condition of the room when Ayres' body was discovered. He thought their presentation should be delayed until testimony should be taken showing the conditions were the same when the body was found and when the picture was made. The photographs were accepted by the court for the purpose only of showing the permanent physical condition of the room when they were taken. Julius Haack, another photographer, who bad made photographs of the Kenmore hotel and of Ayres' room, also identified the pictures made by bim, and they were admitted in evi? dence. The first witness who testified about the events directly connected with the death of Ayres was Daniel Wood? house, the colored waiter in the Ken? more hotel, who discovered the body of the young man. He said that at 8 30 on the morning of May 15 he was asked bv Miss Minas, who occupied a room next to Ayres, to go to the lat? ter's room, she saying that on the night before she had heard strange noises in the room. He first discover? ed the body by looking through the keyhole and afterward saw it through i the transom. He also told of giving t! e alarm and of the subsequent in' vestigation into the tragedy, lie said that Ayres" body lay upon the floor and was doubled up. Before Woodhouse had concluded the court adjourned fort lie day. President of Venezuela Fears a Conspiracy. Caracas, Venezuela, Thursday, Nov. 21, (via Ha?tien cable-President Castro, believing that a conspiracy to overthrow him existed, caused the arrest today at Puerto Cabello, of Ramon Guerra, the minister of war. The president also brought about the arrest at Caracas of a number of partisans of Ramon Guerra, among them being Montauban, who claims to bo a French citizen. The arrests have caused a great sensation. Joachim Garido succeeds Ramon Gaerra as minister of war. _,_ - ? THE CASE OF MUS. BONINE. The Prisoner Affected at Sight of a Bloody Shirt. Washington, Nov. 22.-Five witness? es were heard today in the trial of Mrs. Lola Ida Bonine for the murder of James S. Ayres, Jr. Four of these witnesses were police officers who had gone to Ayres' room after discovery of the body by employes of the Kenmore hotel, and the fifth was W. W. War? field, who was proprietor of the hotel at the time of the tragedy. The policemen testified to details of the wonnds, position of the body and arrangement of the furniture in the room. Mr. Warfield's testimony was 'very brief. In response to question by Attorney Fulton of Mrs. Bonine's counsel, he said that Mrs. Bonine had made arrangements to leave the hotel before the tragedy occurred, but both question and answer subsequently were ruled out. It is understood to i be the intention of the defense to re? call Mr. Warfield later for the purpose of eliciting information from him upon this and other points in Mrs. Bonine's behalf. Mrs. Bonine's party in the court room was increased today by the addi? tion of her brother, Grant Henry, who lives, at St. Joseph, Mo. Only once during the day did Mrs. Bonine dis? play emotion, and that was when the bloody undershirt which had been worn by Ayres on the night of the killing, was identified by Officer Brady. * - " ? Conspiracy in Alaska. Ottawa, Ont., Nov.. 22.-All the facts in the possession of the interior department regarding the alleged con? spiracy to capture the government of the Yukon were made public today. Officials here do not take a serious view of the situation. On Sept. 21 Comptroller Fred White of the Mount? ed Police, was advised by Superinten? dent Primrose of Dawson, of a report from Seatle that some scheme was be? ing concocted to seize Canadian terri? tory in the Yukon. It appears that a man named H. Greight had told at Dawson that he knew of a conspiracy against the government. His conver? sation was to the effect that a secret organization intended to take posses? sion of the Yukon territory, their plan being to run White Horse Pass, take the smaller detachments along the river, it being an easy matter then to capture the barracks at Dawson. The organization had representatives at both Seattle and Skagway and they expected to be assisted by men from Circle City and Eagle City. Greght, it was said by a member of the Mount? ed Police, had been in the grocery bu? siness in Butte, Mont. There was nothing more beard of the mattre until the 4th of November, when Comptroller Fred White received the following telegram from Superin? tendent Wood, of Dawson : " Snyder reports discovered wherea? bouts in Skagway papers relating to conspiracy to seize territory. United States refuse to secure unless Snyder makes affidavits as to conspirators. This, of course, he cannot do. Am satisfied such conspiracy exists." The police were also .trying' to locate a man named Short who had been mentioned as having knowledge of a conspiracy. Courtmartia! of Co!. Meade. Norfolk, Va., Nov. 22.-When the officers who compose the court which is trying Col. Meade, U. S. M. C., at the navy yard, Brooklyn, resumed their investigations today, Capt. Benj. A. Fuller, assistant judge advo? cate, who was judge advocate at the court of inquiry held in the navy yard last July, testified to what had taken place there. He was allowed to refresh has memory from the record of the proceedings regarding the statements made under oath by Col. Meade in reference to Gol. Denny and Major Laucheimer. These statements form the basis of the second charge against Col. Meade and are spoken of by the prosecution as being false and malic? ious. " On cross examination the witness stated that once when he was on duty at Boston navy yard. Major Lauchei mer came to his (Fuller's) room and said he had just come from the Puri? tan club after closing it up. "What was his condition? Was he sober or tight?" asked Lawyer Sem ple. "He was under the influence of liquor," replied the witness. The witness then went on to state that he had induced Major Laucheimer to go to his own room, but the major returned later, having removed his outer garments, and Captain Fuller had to draw a curtain over the window in order to screen his visitor. Major Charles H. Lauchiemer was recalled. He emphatically denied that he had in any way tried to injure Col. Meade and said he had never entered into any conspiracy or league with any person in order to injure or re? tard Col. Meade in his succession to the position of brigadier general of the marine corps. Smith and Dennis Granted Bail. Messrs. Smith and Dennis, who are charged with burning the town of Timmonsville, were delighted this morning when they heard that in habeas corpus proceedings Judge Aldrich had granted them bail in the sum of 83,000 each, a justified bond being required. Messrs. J. W. Ragsdale, of florence, and Rhame, of Manning, applied for the bail at Manning vester day. Messrs. Smith and Dennis have not yet been released. They do not think they will experience any difficulty in arranging the bond and hope to be out of prison very soon. They have been treated as well as could be under the circumstances, but royal comfort behind the bars is not quite the same thing as breathing free ar.-Florence Times. BOTHER GQL?MS?? TRAGEDY. Ed Younginer Dies From Stab, But Assumes all the Blame. Columbia, Nov. 20.-Ed Younginer is dead. The knife blade, thrust into his side by Willie Clayton, found a vital spot and the boy's life slowly ebbed away Monday night. Yester? day morning just as day was breaking he died after having pleaded in behalf of his friend whose hand struck him down. Like other homicides which have occurred in Columbia recently, this tragedy is the more to be deplored be? cause the boy now dead and the one who struck the fatal blow were not out of their teens. Willie Clayton was released from the police station Monday night as there were hopes of Younginer's recovery. He was taken in charge by his uncle, Mr. Albert Clayton, who gave surety for his nephew's appearance. The lat? ter went home and spent the night. When he heard of Younginer's death, he immediately gave himself up to Sheriff Coleman. Application for bail will be made at once. Judge Andrew Crawford has been retained by Mr. Clayton. From the external appearance of Younginer's wound, the physicians could not tell in the fore part of the night whether it was or was not a mortal one. There was no emission of air from the wound, which is said to be a favorable indication. But the almost bloodless character of the cut was a bad symptom. Physi? cians who saw Younginer about 10 o'clock thought his depression at that time was caused by the fact that he^ was getting over the effects of the' whiskey. At 4 o'clock yesterday morning he began to sink and at 7 o'clock he had ceased to breathe. He had literally "died by inches." There was a tiny cut on ' the left venticle of the heart, and drop by drop his life blood had dripped into the cavity round the heart until death came from exhaustion of the blood vessels. A REVOLTING CRIME. Mother Accused of Killing Her Little Daughter. New York, Nov. 20.-The police of Hoboken, N. J., are investigating to? day the mystery of the death of five year-old Ernaline Dale, who died yes terady of strychnine poisoning in Ho? boken. The child was the daughter of Harvey S. Dale, manager of a life insurance agency in Chicago. Mrs. Dale arrived at Busch's hotel Satur? day night. According to statements made by her, she has not been feeling well and had been taking strychnine tablets. Monday night, she said, she left the tablets on a dressing table, and while she was asleep her child arose and ate three of them, thinking they were .candy. "Her cries awoke me," continued Mrs. Dale, "and I summoned Dr. Kudlich. " Dr. Kudlich, who saw the child be? fore and after death, said :' "I was summoned to attend the child at midnight and remained with her two hours, when she hv.d completely recovered and was frolicking around the room. At 3 o'clock I was told over the telephone that the child was dead and I again went to the hotel. Mrs. Dale told me that shortly after I left the child's hands and feet began to get cold and that death soon follow? ed." County Physician Converse, who 'vas^'callea in to view the body, decilned to grant a burial permit and the child's body was held at the hotel pending the result of the police inves? tigation and the arrival of the father from Chicago. Mrs. Dale was a Miss Howe of New York city. Her father was a physician who left an 'estate from which Mrs. Dale received an in? come of 8200 a month. Mrs. Dale was arrested tonight on a charge of murder. Edward Waller, said to be a friend of Mrs. Dale, was also taken into custody, but not under the murder charge. Mrs. Dale did not show any unusual emotion when the detectives placed her under arrest until she was told Waller, who had just arrived from Philadel? phia, had been locked up. "Well, if he's under arrest then take me, too." Police Capt. Hayes and Assistant Prosecutor Vickers questioned her at length, after which it was decided that she be kept under police guard at her room in her hotel until morning. \Valler was kept in the lock-up and it is the intention to arraign the two be? fore the recorder in the morning. Into Trap Georgian Fell. New York, November 21.-Confi? dence men have secured 81,360 from W. S. Hunter, of Goshen, Va., and Frank M. Bell, of Gainesville, Ga. Frank Palmer was taken into custody on a charge of bieng one of the operat? ors. The victims had jost returned from Ecuador, where they had been working on the construction of a new railroad. Hunter had 8170 and Bell possessed 81,190. They were accosted by a large, well dressed man near ('itv Hall park, who said he was a clothing manufac? turer and he induced them to go to a room on East Seventeenth street, where they wore joined by two more men, one of whom was gotten up to resemble a western rancher. He pro? duced cards and proposed a game. The two southerners were loath to bet, but were induced to show their money, which they laid upon the ta? ble. The stock man, it is alleged, grabbed and passed the money over to another, who quickly disappeared, while Palmer and the otner fellow held the two victims. Palmer and the other man then started to make their escape, but Hunter grabbed Palmer and held him until Bell ran to the street and found an officer, who made the arrest. ANNUAL MEETING OF ARCHBISHOPS. Work of Church in Island Terri? tory Not Discussed. Washington, Nov. 21.-The annual meeting of the archbishops of the Catholic church in the United States began at the Catholic university today. Cardinal Gibbons presided and the attendance included Archbishops "Wil? liams, of Boston : Corrigan, of New York, Elder, Cincinnati : Ryan, Phila? delphia: Ireland, St. Paul; Kan, of St. Louis ; Katzer, Milwaukee ; Keane, Dubuque, and Christie of Oregon. The meeting considered a number of mat? ters of interest to the welfare of the Catholic church. The only feature of the proceedings formally made pub? lic was that the meeting had adopted resolutions of lament at the assassina? tion of President McKinley. "Resolv? ed, That in the name of the Catholics of the United States, we lament, the assassination of President McKinley and deplore the fact that in pur land of enlightenment and liberty such a crime should, have been, possible. Resolved, That we invoke the bene? diction of heaven on the administra? tion of his excellency, President Roose? velt." The archbishops will meet again to? morrow morning. After they have concluded there will be a session of the committee on the distribution of the funds for the Indian and negro missions. This comimttee is com? posed of Cardinal Gibbons and Arch? bishop Kain and Archbishop Ryan. The committee will select a successor to the late Rev. Joseph A. Stephen, for some time the director of the bureau of Catholic Indian missions. The present expectation is that Rev. Father Ketcham, the assistant direc? tor of the bureau, will be chosen. It was expected that matters affect? ing the work of the Catholic church in the new insular possessions would be a subject of some discnssion at this meeting of the archbishops. It is not believed, however, that it received any serious attention for the reason that the jurisdiction of affairs over the church in those possessions has not been formally transferred to the Amer? ican hierarchy. The expectation also was that the status of the Knights of Columbia, against which organization Bishop Jansen, of Illinois issued an interdiction because it was a secret society, would .be considered but Arch? bishop Ireland, of St. Paul, is author? ity for the statement that it did not receive the attention of the meeting. Hester's Cotton Statement. New Orleans, Nov. 22. -Secretary Hester's weekly statement issued today shows for the 22 days of November an increase in the movement into sight over last year of 139,000, an increase over the same period vear before last of 196,000. For the 83 days of the season that have elapsed the aggregate is behind 83 days of last year 53,000, and ahead of the same dav vear before last of 177.000. The amount brought into sight dur? ing the past week bas been 425,670 bales against 386,268 for the same time seven davs last vear. and 420,222 vear before last. The total movement since Sept. 1 is 4,194,850 against 3,347,970 last year and 4,118,188 year before last. Foreign exports for the week have been 240,342 against 187,244 last year, making the total thus far for the season 2,184,988 against 2,108,897 last year. \ The total takings of American mills, north and south and Canada, thus far for the season have been 1,056.554 ag'inst 1,004,740 last year. Stocks at the seaboard and the 29 leading southern interior centres have increased during the week 59,372 bales against an increase during the corres? ponding period last season of 83,971. Including stocks left over at ports and interior towns from the last crop and the number of bales brought into sight thus far for the new crop the supply to date is 4,654,537 against* 4,470,504 for the same period last year. Springfield, 111., Nov. 22.- Judges Humphrey and Grosscup in the Uni? ted States court today refused an in? junction to restrain the State board of equalization from assessing the capital stock of the Chicago Union Traction company and Union Traction company for 190?. Immediately after the deci? sion was announced assessments aggre? gating 875.000,000 and involving over 81,000,000 in 1900 taxes were made by the State board of equalization as the fair cash value of the capital stock of j the traction companies over and above | the assessment on their tangible j propertv. The 875,000,000 valuations made take the place of $3,500,000 val? uations made last year as representing i the fair cash value of the property as? sessed. The Teachers' Federation es- I timate 8125,000,000. i THE MONTGOMERYS' MURDERERS. - Will Mathis Tells Coroners Jury the Part He Took. - - ! Oxford, Miss., Nov. 21.-Will Mat ! this, the murderer of the two Mont? gomery's, who gave himself np last night to the officers of the law at Dal? las, . twenty miles southeast of this place, was brought here today by a posse. When first arrested Matth is confessed to having shot the two Mont? gomerys and gave a detailed account of the atrocious deed in detail, which tallied with the confession made by the negro Orlando Lester, Matth is' partner in the crime. . t? pon reaching Oxford, Matthis voluntarily made a statement before the coroner's jury which has been investigating the case since Sunday last. He denied having done the shooting and said, that be held the lamp and a ppistp? while the* negro Lester shot the marshals. Mat? this said he regretted, narring bumed the bodies, but also regretted not kill? ing other parties who bad;.-attempted to arrest him. Throughout the exam? ination Matthis maintained a look of unconcern and. defiance and. answered unhesitatingly all questions^asked him. At the conclusion of the examination District Attorney Roane^riead a mes? sage from J?^ge Lowery, oi Batesville, consenting to hold a special term of court and give Matthis aerial at once. The prisoner was carried^?, jail safely without any attempt, being made by the large crowd assembled to do him harm. The corner's jury declares that the two Montgomerys came to their death at the hands of Will Matthis, Orlando Lester, and Whit Owens. The men will be held in. jail without bail, George Jackson being, also held without bond as an accessory to the crime. Bill Jackson and Mrs. Matthis will be held as witnesses until they make sufficient bond for their appear? ance at court. Although the commun? ity has been greatly wrought up on account of tho crime there has been no demonstration made towards vio? lence. YOUHS PHYSrCIAK PfiOSECUTED For Practicing Medicine Without License-A Test Case. Bennettsville, Nov. 20.-? ripple of excitement was caused here today when it became known that Dr. Jas. C. Moore, one of the graduates of the Charleston Medical college, class of 1901, was arraigned before Trial Jus? tice Crosland on the charge of practic? ing medicine and surgery, without a license. Col. Knox Livingston has been retained by the State board of medical examiners to assist . in the prosecution. The affid?vit was sworn out by Dr. J. L. Napier, chairman of the board, and gave the names of T. B. Gibson, Q. P. Gibson, J. D. Mor? rison and other citizens of McColl, Marlboro county, as witnesses to I prove the same. When the preliminary was called Mr. T. W. Bouchier, attorney for Dr. Moore, submitted an affidavit made by Dr. Moore stating that on account of a statement made by Trial Justice Crosland the defendant could not get a fair hearing and the case was trans? ferred to C. D. Easterling, another trial justice, who proved to be a kins? man of the defendant. At this junc? ture Dr. Napier appeared before the grand jury which is now in session. This afternoon they made a special presentment to the court. Solicitor Johnson will give out an indictment against Dr. Moore tomorrow and the. issue as to the validity of the law exempting graduates of the South Carolina Medics.l college from passing an examinatioa before the State board will, for the first time, be forced to a conclusion. The United Textile Workers. Washington, Nov. 22.-The annual convention of the United Textile Workers of America, claiming to represent directly or indirectly 250,000 people, today completed its election of officers as follows: Treasurer, James Whitehead, Fall River, Mass. : execu? tive council: Thomas O'Donnell, Fall River, and Samuel Ress, New Bed? ford, Mass., representing the spin? ners: Matthew Hart, New Bedford, representing the weavers; John Wal? dron, New Bedford, representing the carders: Timothy Murphy, New Bed? ford, and Thomas Taylor, Fall River, the loom fixers: AnnieDougher. Pitts? ton, Pa., the silk industry: H. S. Whitman anud Miss Annie Nash, both of Jamestown, N. Y., the woolen and worsted workers: L B. Wilkinson, Danville, Va., E. H. Carter, Langley, S. C., and J. M. Miller, Columbus, Ga., the cotton industry of the south. A meeting of the executive council to map out the work of the year was held this afternoon at the close of the convention. i5 Minutes sufficient to give you most delicious tea biscuit using Royal Baking Powder as di? rected. A pure, true leavener.